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55 ' list. "You he; you always wore 3V and mu always will be u hat. You tgld look éft'er myself I suppose. You for- ' n00, . . am only here mutter: g9» tiht‘t I _ LL- mn A, fhfl how- half of w ' for both. \Vhat. are ya mug to remember nowâ€"is i' back to you after a whole a all) going to quicken your me presently. I can tell you; II 11 19M . _3y, and I dare say u get it before you have ‘ mean to have my penn'ol‘ now. at. any rate? and- tears of anger that stood eyes away with the back the speaker proceeded to George in a most. dew” "Oh: Philip: don't! I’ll tell your ii that.” "Tell him! why. at course YO“ “u" 1 know that; but. you shall have some- thing to lie about this time.” ““1 .he ‘uh'anced to the attack with Sum determination not pleasant for his 00“‘ 5-11 to behold. m.» leuly nerun in me uek above tune turtle-dove. intensely preoccu- 1 mm as he was in 000mg 'W “new' muml mute. He did more than curee‘. c mught like a. cornered rat and “1le L15 [um-h chance as the rat with a". trained fox-terrier. In a few seconds ‘ his head was as sn'ughly tucked away .: of that name, and, to speak truth. §t| seemed quite possible that. when 1t ' emerged from its retreat. it would.’;‘ like the property, be much dilapidated and extensively bled. ‘ Let nanot dwell upon the 808118;} for George it was every {minimlomei wpalnful that he never quite for-I got it. His nose. too, was never so straight 88310“ It was 3000 even! though to one of the parties the time went with unnatural slowness. “Well. 1 think you’ve had about en- ough tor once." aoliloquized Philip. as be critically m ed. the writhflng' said it. ' . His curly black hair hung in wavmg confusion over his forehead. and flung changing lights and shadows mm the depths of 1113 brown eyes. whilst. hm passive and somewhat. heavy features were combed into a. more active life by tie of the dignity of justice; it‘was the (we of one who feels that. it 'hiaactiox; V'â€" vâ€"v â€"vv_â€" has been precipitate and severe, it has at any rate been virtuous. Tim {1111' but clear-cut lips also had their even pity were blended in it. Alto- gether P111119 (Decedent’s appearance in the moment of boyish vengeance “as pleaainq and not unmteresting. t""â€" w H Freeently. however. something of tlie same change passed over his face that we see in the sky y‘henaalgud page. ovmex themm ;t.he light. faded. out So! it. It. “as “mailing to note how Bull and heavyâ€"3y. more. how bad it made mm look all m a breath. ”There will be apretty basin” about this.” he murmured. and then. administering eelhnrp kick to the prostrate and groaning form on the ground. bebore him. he said, “Now, then get up; I’m not going to touch you again. Perhaps. though you won't be in quite such a hurry to tell lies about me another time. though I suppose that one must. always expect a. certain amount of lying from shelf- bred beggar like you. Like mount, like eon, you know.” This last sentence was accompanied by a bitter laugh. and produced e de- cided effect on his grovel'mg Geo who slowly raised himself upon 1?: hands. and lifting his hood. looked his ooudn'full in the face. It was not tho ghastly appeal-once bf his mangled 3nd blood-cooked counte- temance that made Philip recoil so sharply from the sight at his own handiworkâ€"ho bod taught too often at school to ho chicken-hearted about 3 little blood-chad. and. baiting. he know that his count: was only knock- ed about. not molly injuredâ€"but ruth- ' n. RIDER HAGGARD.) it's you 163 you to take will. er the mum and almost dqvnisp unl- ignity of the expresion that hover- ed on the blurred matures and in the half-closed eyes. But no attempt was made by George to translate the look into words. and indeed Philip felt that it was mntranslatable. He also felt dimly that the hate and malice with? which he was regarded by the indivi- dual at his feet were of a more con- centrated and enduring character than ,most men have power to originate. In the lurid light of that one glance he was able, though he was not very ele- Vet. to pierce the darkest recesses of his cousin’s heart, and to see his in- most though'ts, no longer through a veil, but face to face. And what ‘he saw was sufficient to make the blood leave his ruddy cheek, and to fix his eyes into an_e§pression of fears L‘ ”1 don"t:3 explain it at all. See here. ,_ Lobelia! Are you trying to make me _; 00". a. liar I" M “I am not trying to make you out a ; anything. All that 1 am trymg to C10 [5'15 to get. at the facts." . . y‘ “\Vnat difference. does It make, I L. ; should like to know 3" VJ V” --‘v Next second George dropped his 'head on to the ground again. and began to moan in an ostentatious manner. pos- sible in order to attract some one whose footsteps could be plainly heard proceeding slowly down a shrubbery- path on the other side of the {yard wall. At any rate that was the effect pro- duced; for next moment. before Philip could think of escape had‘he wished to escape. a door in the wall was open- ed, and a gentleman, pausing on the threshold. surveyed the whole scene. with the assistance of a gold-mounted eye-glass, with some evident surprise ’ and little apparent satisfaction. 1 (To be Continued.) It Is flu- (‘nnsu- M an Earnest Conversation Between Bllllgtr and Lobe-Ila. “ I tell you I locked that front door myself! I know I looked it. "’ The voice of Mr. McSwat was stern, highâ€"pitched and menacing. - “ You were the. last to go to bed. weren’t you T’ demanded Mrs. McSwat. “ And you locked the door, did you ?" “ Once more I tell you I did.” '“Suro of it. are you I" ”How many more times have I got to tell you I locked that; door the last thing before I started upstairs?" “I can’t help that, madam." “ I have no doubt, Billiger." said Mrs. McSwat. with a praiseworthy attempt to say it soothimgly, “ that you think you looked it, but the fact remainsâ€"" “ The fact remains exactly as it was before I" he roared. “ I don’t think any thing about it. 1 know it.” “Did you come down stairs in the night and unlock it 2” “I am not in the habit of walking “I'am not asking you about your habits. Did you come down in the night and. unlock that. Iront door!” “I did not." “ \Vell, l was the first one wnocame down this morning and 1 qund the door unlocked. How do you explam that! Billiger 2'? . fl_- ‘-A-‘A in my sleep." maku “ Well, I found it uniocked this morn- " Do ion “think I don’t know when I find a door unlocked. Be a. little care- ful 'how youâ€"_â€""_ _ “ Do you mean to tell me it thunder- } ed and lightened last night ?” “I certainly do." . tgflell, I certainly do not believe “You don’t." snorted Mr. McSwat. “ Will you please give me ”â€"here he be- came desperately calmâ€"“ some sane..de- cent. . trespectable reason for not behav- L08 1 n “ Certainly. Billiger.” responded Mrs. mm. with her accustomed sweet- ! nem. “ I refuse to believe that it thum- tdared and lightened last night because I was awake at the timeâ€"â€"" “ Well ?” "Ana I know it lightened and thun- dered." ~. Wherenpon Billiger went up into the garret and made loud. profane remarks to the dust-covered. moth-eaten gar- .mesm methane mm the will “3° “I have no doubt, Lobelia, you think you found that door unlocked. but the fact remains that just before I went upgtgjxs _I-â€"” . “'I‘he fact remains exactly as Isaid it did. See here. Billiger. are you tr)" ing to make me out a liar 2” 1' I am not trying to make out any- thing. I am only defending myself against an implied charge of falsehood. When I look a. door I know it. You have got into a chronic way of con- tradicting everything I say. When I tell you, Lobelia. that it thundered and lightened in the night I presume you YVLU try to find some excuse for disput- ing it." 'jIgsthht ?” rafters. looking ”wan and ghoutlike in the gray. gloomy twilight of the early morning. On the whole. said the aged mether prophet, I have found that the “feet course is to predict bad weather. How so! asked the neophyte. Because people are much more ready to forgive you if the prediction does notoometrue.. .11.:r, MUTUAL BENEFIT. Did'y your husband’s wheel-trip do him Yen; and it didmogobd. too. I did- n't hub to help him clean his wheel to: tmm; .. tnl M’SWAT’S FRONT DOOR. HIS EXPERIENCE. TEE DURHAM CHRONICLE, September 2, 1897. A Few In... Which may Prove Worth ludllto Fear-fifths of all the hail-storms oc- car In the day time. . The largest organ in ,the world is n the (gathedral of Seville, Spain. 1th” 53 Pipes and 200 stops. Kissing rarely occurs in Japan un- less between husband and wife. A mo- ther does not even kiss her child. . The longest distance at which a tele- Dhone is operated is between Boston and St. Louis, about 1,400 miles. - ~ There a}e 1'10 (â€"36%, Sheep. or pigs; in Jal).3n- ‘The Japanese do not drunk 71__1-1-Lk milk, eat 11â€"18%: Foo Ghee, a Chinese laundryman in Niles, Mich" rides a. bigyclg. and uses it: when collecting or dehvermg his was to his patrons. Voorhees, at New Hackensack. N.Y.. seven times within an hour, during 3 recent thunderstorm. St. Peter's, at Rome, required thmo and a. half centuries for its completipn: and while it was in course of erectlon forty-three popes reigned. fI’he. oldest poplar tree in France is in Dijon. Authentic records show that it was in a flourishing condition in the year 722. nearly 1,200 years ago. In Hindostan when the parents of a baby cannot agree upon a. name. two lamps are placed over the names. The one over which the lamp is brighter in that which is chosenl During a recent rain-storm at Leeds N.Y., a shower of white toads fell over an area of one hundred feet square. The ground of that space was literally covered with them. ‘ On the police force of Duluth, there is an officer, Royal McKenzie by name. whose height is 6 feet 10 3-4 inches, and whose weight is 265 pounds. His age is 26 years and he states that he is still growing. \V'hetn Mrs. John Elitch, of Denver. desires an exciting- and pleasant drive she harmesses a large ostrich to I light spring wagon, and gayly sets forth. The ostrich moves very rapid- ]y. easily coverimg eighteen miles an A body of water known as 'Uhe Lake of Ink. is in the Cocopmh Hills. Ariz- ona. It is of inky blacknes‘, but does not stain the flesh. Tpe temperature 44" A A“‘ 'u'VV ”v“-.. 'â€" of the water" }_a:lhu§'s from 11h 40 [16 degrees. Rhematic patients bathe in it, and find relief. . Charles H. Rhme, a Polored boy, aged twenty. of Howard County, VId" can lie on his bat-,1: with his anms'extended above his head. and let a mam'weiqbing 150 pounds stand on his palms. and then arise from the ground until he is (erect. and still sustain the man on ibis hands. A typewritten letter was sent to a farmer in Burke County, N.C., from the State Board of Agriculture. He thought it was an insuitiug intimation that he muld not comprehend “pen and ink writting,“ and he indignantly returned it, statimg that ‘he could "read writiin’ yit." “'00.! “'lll Very Scum Give “'ny Io l'nlwr Sticks. It is predicted that paper is the com- ing material for matches. The pros- pect of the wooden match thndustry being appreciably affected by a new" process for manufacturing matches Oti paper is held to be extremely probable,‘ panrtilsularly as the best wood for this purpose is constantly growing scarcer ,and more costly. The new matches are 'lconsiderably cheaper than the wooden iproduct and weigh much less, which icounts for much in exportationl. The sticks of the matches consist of paper irolled together on the bias. The pep- {er is rather strong and porous, and, when imnmmed in a solution of wax, stearixne and similar substances, sticks well together‘ and earns with a bright smokeless and odorless flame. \StriPG onea'half inch in width are first drawn through the combustible mass and then turned by machinery into long, thin tubes, pieces of the ordinary length of wood or- wax matches bemg cut off an- tomatically by the machine. 'When the sticks. are ‘cut to size they are dip- ped into phosphorus, 8180 by machin- ery. and the dried head easily ignit by friction. on any surface. . . - There is some talk of utilizmg the new invention in themenufacture of‘ matches on an extensive scale for ex- port in India. The invention involves no waste whatever. and the aper 18 ’ delivered in rolls like the elegraph : tape, and converted 'at one operation it!- _ to match-sticks, and by a second mto matches that would dry mthout. stov- ing for a large part of the year m In- . o A L1. - _ ... Lac-rowan. 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