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on him once more, when he would again fling to the winds all his settled dreams of flight, and, hugging closely the bright, deceptive present, refuse to lack forward into the bitter future. Such scenes as that just described had become of late very frequent be- tween themâ€"a warfare in which some- times one, sometimes the other, came off victorious. Toâ€"day, indeed, the game was in Miss Blount’ s small hands, however it might be to unorrow; and yet, somehow, in spite! of her tri- umph, the girl felt a certain heavy weight lying coldly upon her heart, as she closed the library door and walked forward into the hall. Indeed, the feeling among her own sex had been strengthening day by day against pretty, lighthearted Mrs. Charteris ever since her husband had first brought her home to his hand- some residence, and matters might have come to a decisiveclim:ax had not the all~pcwerfnl Duchess of Alwyn, been so struck by her prowess in the huntin; field as to demand an intro- for his own. So he argued; and nob all Katherine’s chilling speeches or hasty frowns could entirely check the mad, longing of his heart. At times, indeed; the utter hopelessw ness of his project would strike him- self, crumbling to atoms all his plea-' sant. castles in the air, when.- he _would make up his; mind to fly to the; utter- most. parts of the earth, and so escape the fascinations of her presence -- all which intentions were very wise and laudable so long as they lasted, which was precisely until Miss Blount’s ir- “Tita, my dearest, is it really you!" cried Mrs. Charteris, running merrily down the broad stone steps of the en- ;trance, to Miss Katherine, as the lat- ter flung herself impatiently out of the saddle without a moment’s warning. ,“I am so awfully glad :to see you. ,Come in and spend the day with me:- ,do. Charlie has just got some new in- sect with forty legs. and wings to cor- respond. so he is losu'to me fongood- ness knows how long, and it will be quite charitable of. you to take pity on me. But what is the matter with you, resistible, piquant, brilliant face smiled darling? Are you vexed about any- on him once more, again fling to the winds all his settled dreams of flight, and, hugging closely declared. the bright, deceptive present, refuse to good news ltok forward into the bitter future. Such scenes as that just described ,for about had become of late very frequent be-[ tween themâ€"a warfare in which some- times one, sometimes the other, camel off victorious. Toâ€"day, game was in Miss Blount’s small hands, however it might be to-tmorrow- 9 and yet, somehow, in spite! of her tri-l umph, the girl felt a certain heavy weight lying coldly upon her heart, as she closed the library door and walked lity, and a wee bit disa lhaps as I had ordered forward into the hall. “What can be the matten with me’?’ she asked herself, impatiently, pushing hat-l: “or ‘1 1:1‘ 'lur kn- tn...“ 1Ifo-1 F! Â¥1finm when he would ,‘thing?" "A o, it is only the heat." Miss Blount “0n the contrary. I have . Papa â€"- after I had abused him heartily in my inmost soul an hour â€" relented and gave me money to buy a new dress for the Tauntons’ ball; so I am perhaps just a little bit put out, you see. at indeed, thelhaving wronged him in my thoughts so much." “Nonsense!” cried Harry, leading her visitor into an exquisitely-furnish- ed little boudoirâ€"“you don’t say so! \Vell, I am astonished at his amiabil- ppointed, per- ‘ adress for you myself. 'lhere! You need not get so indignantly crimsonâ€"you are quite in- J-.. Yes, she actually hunted, not like most girls, who go to the: meet simply to see the hounds throw off, and then ride innocently home again, but straight over hedges and ditches, at the very heels of the men, in the most disgracefully masculine manner imag- inable. Why, it was only the Other day, that she actually got a fall jumpâ€" ____ ‘ L,‘ in time, if she would only consent to wait a littleâ€"and something whis- pered to him that he was surely more to her than all the other men who thronged around her and basked in her sweet smilesâ€"he would conquer forâ€" tune bravely, and claim her honorably for his own, So he argued; and not! all Katherine’s chilling speeches or hasty trowns could entirely check the mad longing of his heart. Bis attachment to Katherine Blount was the one ruling passion of his life. She was part of his existence. He wor- shiped the girl with blind idolatry, pouring out on her a generous wealth of love of which she was scarcely wor- thy. In his eyes, however, she was perfection, no flaw ever appearing to his stricken sight powerful enough to dim the faultlessness of his idol, while he ever dreamed fondly, unceasingly, of the time when this woman, who was tofhim a very goddess, should be his w: e. 'His poverty was an insurmountable barrier in the present, it was true; but “What can be the matten With me’?’ she asked herself, impatiently, pushing back her hair wearily from her fore- head. “Blackwcod’s face is haunting me, and I seem to have lost all long- ing for this ball I \was so ready to cry absut not five minutes! ago. I want air, I suppose, to dispel my fancies, so I shall just order my. horse and, go over to Harry Charteris to see if she cannot rouse me from this depressivsn," having come to which. de- cision, she gave her orders to a passing servant, and went slowly and listlessly up the stairs to exchange her mornâ€" ing dress for her habit. U ing over a high wall, tore her habit to pieces', and had every man in the field about her in less than; tWO minutes, when, instead of being heartily asham- ed of herself, and going home directly to her poor little neglected babies,‘ she must needs mount her horse again and corne in‘second at the "finish." This same relative, dying soon after, left his nephew two hundred” a yearâ€" whereas. he might quite as easily have left. him two thousand â€"I upon which, and his pay as lieutenant, Blackwood Craven found it excessively difficult to get through his days and live respecn- ably without incurring too numerous liabilities. Harriet Charteris was Miss Blount’s only woman friend and adviser; and naturally she was as unlike Miss Blount bath in disposition and appear. ance as it was possible! for her to be. She was fair, of middle stature, lived about three miles from Blount Manor, and was possessed of considerable at- tracrisns, a handsome house, ahusâ€" band, two charming sons, and as many admirers as any woman need care to count; she was “fast" she talked a lit- tle slang, she was adored by her hus- band, and by at least a dozen of his male acquaintances, and she flirted a good deal, besides all which. as might have been expected, she hunted. a Line regiment, a profession very much suited to the young man’s own tastes and inclinations His father had died when the boy was still in his infancy, and the moth- er, dying some few years later, had confided the child on her deathâ€"bed to her only brother, Archibald Blount, to- gether with a few hundred pounds, and ‘ an earnest prayer that he would do the best he could for her little one. This prayer Mr. Blount attended to as carefully as it was in his indolent, sel-i fish nature to attend ta’ anything un-: connected with his own personal inter-E ests, sending his nephew to school, and g from school to college, with the money? intrusted to his care, until the lad had; finished his education, and had come; home at last, .only to fall madly in love? with his beautiful cousin. Then it is‘ hard to say what would have become of; the handsome, restless fellow, had notf wU udu UWLI-IO, 1 UN vuu ....... ._..._ _ a brother of his father’ 3 come forward' and obtained for him a commission in CHAPTER I .éContinued. CHAPTER II. who was rather a “rough customer," and devoted to “pluck" of all kinds, gave it as his own private opinion that the woman who could take “that last fence” so gallantly “must be a trump, sir, begad! and game to no end,” with vari .us 0 her recommendations to the same effect, more foscible, perhaps, Such was Katherine Blount’s chosen friend, and to‘ Castle Park it’ was that she wended her way, riding slowly i nd meditatively through the green lanes and under the branching trees, which shed soft showers of faded leaves upon her head, until she arrived at her des- tination, where she made the slightly disconcerting discovery thit, in spi.e of her determination not to do so when leaving, she had thought of nothing but Blackwood Craven’s dark, dejected face the entire way. Charlie Charteris, her husband, was a confirmed bookwormâ€"a naturalistâ€" and spent most of his time. in a little “den” of his own, littered pretty near- ly from floor to ceiling with dried ferns, Wingless insects, obnoxious rep- tiles and torn, tattered parchments Here he spent the greater part of his day, and here his Wife _. whose favor- ite resort it was, and who had admis- sion at all hours â€" seated on the top of some of his choicest pa‘pers, seemed to shed beauty and warmth around the silent, preoccupied man to whom she was as a bright sunbeam, and who possessed, whole and entire, the deep affection of her warm, pure heart. than elegant. . This aristocratic intervention slight- 1y turned the tide in Mrs. Charteris’ favor as far as knowing her went though it only heightened private hat- red and resentment. Not that; she ever did anything to cause this unre- lenting animosity, beyond dressing better and looking lovelier and gaining more admiration in a _ day than her neighbors could ever hope to receive in their lives; but then what; woman can ever forgive any of these three things? Certainly Mzs. Chtrterls’ neighbors were unfriendly to the Last degree, which was perhaps the primary cause of the great friendship subsisting be- tween her and Katherine Bl-sun‘t, ~â€"â€"â€"-- really the case," Miss Blount began, angrily, “I shouldâ€"-â€"-” “No; you would not, my dear, pend upon it," interrupted Mre; Char- teris, provokingly, “as he is one of the nicest fellows I ever met. I know him enough to make Pluto himself loveiy in these degenerate days â€" and is just tne ‘very‘ man for you.” ~ - v ' T "" '.’*""" “‘ dependent. of my unpertxnent Interfer- ence now. Bur. tell me when it was your father became conscious of his inignity?" “More than an hour ago," Miss Blount answered â€"- ”just after Cap-i min Barrington arrived about some partridges for next month’s Shootinm partridges for next month’s shooting. I saw him pass the garden on his way to the square field, where papa was.” Mrs. Charteris laughed. “I don’t want to destroy the admira- tion you are cherishing for your fath- er‘s unprecedented conduct,” she said, “but I almost think Ican guess what. changed his mind. Did you not hear that Sir Mark Warrenne returne to the hall the evening; before last? Tauntons will be to have him at their ballâ€"and what a desirable match the wealthy baronet will be for Mr. Blount’s beautiful daughter? Now do not look so savage, Titaâ€"it is horribly unbecoming to your style; and do not make up your mindâ€"as I see you are doingâ€"to revenge all this on the poor young man himself. He is totally un- titude, as, but for his providentiai ar. rival at this particular time, you would in all probability never have danced at the Tauntons’ ball." by no ] viéts i . People who wear falsq hair will be 1nterested in the announcement of a strange discovery made at Antwer In that city, a bale of human haig; “v -¢u»vvcty. In that city, a bale of human hair, Weighing 17:2 pounds, was! stolen from a‘railroad station. It ,was afterward learned.- that the hair 'had been clipped from the heads of lunatigs and can. ":A‘- =â€" ‘ul" ‘ However, she made no further re- mark just then, but took the girl’s proffered hand fondly in her own, and led her down stairs into the tasteful, sunny drawing-room, where Sir Mark Warrenne was introduced to Kath- erine Blount, and where Miss Blount made herself as disagreeable as she very well could to that. exceedingly in- offensive young man. is the matter with you, Child ?”â€"gaz- ing anxiously at Miss Biount, who was standing nervously, irresolutely, in the centre DE the apartment, her cheek flushed and her fine eyes full of tears. A new idea SU‘UCk her friend. “Kath- erine,” she whispered, “tell meâ€"is there anything between you and- your cousin?” “Nonsense!" Katherine, answered, almost angrily, “how can you talk such utter folly? Do you not know that Blackwood and I have been brother and sister ever since I can remember? Come,” changing her whole bearing with- a visible effort, “we are only wasting valuable time here, when we might Lieâ€"according to your showing â€"so much better employed; so take me down stairs, Harry, and introduce me to your handsome hero.”’ And as she finished speaking she held out her hand to Mrs. Charteris with a pretty, wilful grace and a sud- den assummion of good spirits that only partially imposed on her quick- witted, watchful friend. Mrs. C'harteris was provoked beyond measureâ€"how could Katherine show herself in such an unfavorable light? and set herself with laudable persever- ance to turn the conversation into a more congenial channel, finally sug- gesdng luncheon as a last resource. This was always a pleasant meal at Castle Park, servants being strictly exâ€" cluded, and a general air of uncon- ventionality pervading the whole at- mosphere; so Harriet fondly hOped that Katherine might thaw if ex- posed to its influence. "Very,” Miss Blount replied, with abominable coolness, and without deigning to raise her eyesâ€"“quite the prettiest thing I ever heard, and so original. But unfortpnately, it has ________ J 5‘9 “a5 razher lost its charm‘ for me, ,as I am quite tired of being told how extreme- ly_l_ovely I am.” Mrs. Chart‘eris was aghast. She had never seen Katherine in such a wayward mood before, and could have shaken her heartily had they been alone. But Sir Mark was inexpress- ibly amused at the novelty of her im- pertience, and laughed. means ‘divine.’ And, it you very good little girl, and play your 0811.18 properly, I will put . telllng word for you: that u} t run he Will .infallibly; be ‘thine.’ ”. “1 do think, Hurry, that at timfes YOu have not a. particle of sense, Blount exclaimed, amused at the oth- er’s absurdity in spite of herself; Whereupon the two friends broke into merry «laughter, and went up stairs toâ€" gether to inspect Harry’s dress for the coming ball, and decide on the 0010“ most becoming to Katherine Blount. . __--.A . "Tita,” she said, “who do you think 1t is? The. veritable knight we have been discussing. How fortunate that he came just nowâ€"you always look so delicious in your riding costume ! Come down, my dear, at once. I have set my heart upon this match. “Tita”â€" with a sudden startâ€"“what o_n_ earth “I am afraid, for all that, you will miss the warm I‘talian skies and the eautiiul Italian faces more than you fancy possible, after awhile,” Mrs. Charteris went on, "and we shall be losing you again in a few months or an 7’ “I hardly think that,” he answered, “My tastes are not altogether so for- eign as you seem to imagine; indeed, to please me, I have seen more real beauty since my return to the old place than I ever saw abroad.” V“ 'UVV‘*CD, "HULL u “VAâ€"av w ing on the hard gravel arrested their SE'EPS- Mrs. C'harteris’s bedroom, be- ing in front of the house, overlooked a great part of the avenue, so, running hastily to the window to ascertain who the newcomer might be, she was both startled and delighted to per- ceive that is was no less a person than 811‘ Mark Warrenne himâ€"self. “I hope that you have come home for good this time, Sir Mark,” she began, presently, smiling in her pretty friendly manner at the baronet. “I cannot say whether it will be for good exactly,” be answered, pleasantly, “but I have at last made up my mind to give the old country a fair trial. Sweet is True Love. . You see, after you left, Mrs. Charteris, I found traveling about by myself just the slightest. degree in the world slow, so I threw it up after a few months’ longer wandering. A fellow does feel the want of friends at some time or other during his life, I suppose, and my turn has come now.” And involuntarily as he spoke his eyes fell on the exquisite downcast face of Miss Blount, who was sturdily demolishing her cold fowl in the most provokingly practical manner con- ceivahle. "There! what a compliment to our dear old England!” Harriet exclaimâ€" ed. “I feel quite proud when I recol- lect you am just fresh from the "Land of Beauty.’ Tita, will you not ac- knowledge that it was a pretty speech 2” "Very,” Miss I§lount replied, with ..l-\A...!--_ ‘ ‘Having at length, after a. some- What stormy debate, arrived at the satisfactory conclusion that Miss Blount would make a very presentable appearance in white and amber, the two began to meditate a descent on Charlie’s sanctum, for the express pur- pose of carrying off. its occupant forci- bly to luncheon from among his belovâ€" ed beetles, when a horse’s hoofs ringâ€" W'HERE IT COMES FROM To' be Céntinued Dear Friend. Immetisei fuâ€" C118“ part of the play you are equal to Irvmg. Amateur Actor. In what part was that. Charley? Dear Friend. Where Polonius gives hie parting advice to Laertes. Brooks. asked Rivers, do you what will cure a wart? ' I never heard of a wart‘ .beim Amateur Actor. I was behind the scenes then. Amateur Actor, to Friend: \Vhat did YO‘I‘I thit‘l‘kpf _my_ Hamlet, Charley? this new substance until 1894, when Moissan invented an electric furnace and found that by placing carbon and lime directly in the electric arc an enormously high [temperature was available at comparatively little ex- pense, and the resulting calcium car- bide possessed; the property of generat- ing a new gas very rapidly when brought into’ contact with water. Mois- san did not pursue his experiments much further because the proper and economical construction of el- ectric {Furnaces was then very little known. While doing so he found that the smattering of the molten metal in the iurnace frequently produced a conduct- ing path between the carbons of his arc lamp, so much so as to seriously interfere with and sometimes extin- guish the arc. To overcome this he plac- EXPLOSIVE AT FIRST. Capital was at once interested in Mr. Wilson’s discovery, and it was not long before companies were organized in ev- ery State to control the Wilson pat- ents, but ,it was also only a short time when it was discovered that acetylene Contrary to the advice of Mr. Wil- son, many .of the companies undertook to place the gas upon the market in a liquid form. In order to do this it was compressed pntil it became liquid, almost in the same manner as liquid air is produced. It was found, however that during compression the explosive qualities ol’ the gas increased rapidly until when, in a liquid state ,it was extremely dangerous. As usual) in such cases, the invention of Moissan was perfected in America. Thomas L. Wilson, of St. Catharines, Ont., was a. poor boy assisting his mother in' the management of a board- ing house. When twenty-nine years old he‘ crossed the border to the United States, where his talent was soon rec- ognized, and soon afterward he built a very large electric furnace, for the purpose of experimenting in the pr0« duction of alloys of different metals. In using the gas in this manner many disastrous explosions occurred, and the public quickly denounced the gas, but further experiments soon proved that if the pure gas were used without be- ing compressed-{there was only one way of causing an explosion, and that was by exploding in the gas tank a small quantity of fulminade of mercury or some other violent explosive. It was also found quite possible to burn the electric are within a tank of pure gas with perfect safety. PRODUCED AT SLIGHT COST. Calcium carbide was first sold at a very high price on account of the fact that it required the use of about five hundred horse power for twenty-four hours to produce a single ton, but there are now-‘ works at Niagara Falls where great quantities are turned out daily by the use of the inexpensive water power there. The use of the carbide, however, has become so general that these works will soon be doubled, and even then it is expecrted that it will be almost impossible to supply the rap- idly growing demand. The flame of acetylene is entirely dif- ferent from ordinary gas, and is much brighter and richer than the incandes- cent lamp. It; is a solid flame of twen- ty-five candle power, about one inch in height and one inch in width, and is controlled by a specially designed burner, which only consumes about oneâ€"quarter foot of gas an hour. At first glance it would seem from this that the new light is very much less expensive than the old, but while the acetylene burner consumes such a very small {quantity of gas the cost of the carbide is still so high that it is found that acetylene is very little cheaper than ordinary gas. USE [1F AGETYLENE GAS. It [a Dangerous to “query lt-Many Dis- aslrons Explosions Occurred While At- tempts Were Being Made to Compress It. It was. discovered by a German chem- ist in 1861, that if a mixture of lime and carbon were heated to an enorm- ous temperature the two fused to- gether and produced what is now known as calcium carbide. Nothing further of pote was accomplished with ed in the furnace a mixture of coke and lime,. which he found to his aston- ishment immediately combined under the great»hea,1‘: and produced beautiful, clear caJcium carbide at a omparative- iy‘ low, cost. It was decided that the gas would have to be used without being com- pressed, and this action was quickly indorsed by insurance underwriters, who will nob now permit the use of ace- tylene gas under pressure. gas, under certain circumstances; was 01: a highly explosive nature.__ BROUGHT TO PERFECTION BY THOS. L. WILSON, A CANADIAN. Dear Friend. So is Irving. BIS RESEMBLANCE TO IRVING. 'NO CASE ON RECORD. .eard of a wart‘ being sick. :, without looking up from know “’51, UL LUV -__ a likeness of 1' pended by ribbans of bia crease in Cause of the. prosp 9MP. Stockmen of the sol have that com will not be than 15 cents per bushel It will not pay ' nd n to the market now” Dr. Max Brent of the German 2 in Buffalo, has with the Cross 0 our for sav7ng seama'm Wthie. the doctor heal"1 was ill on a B! A. W'ashington and Lee Umverw: - the age of 16, bu’t.’ could n'othlm’ll his Course because he w ‘1. time alone in the world, and 11113the pay his remaining college Russell Skxge, at 83, says me“. that his has been an abso} “Everything I ideals I have real I. have to improv right on and curry on m am satisfied.” Neighborly Interest in In; of Moment and mm: 0.3:?“ Daily Record. New York District $30,000 more fice. Congressman-elect Gordon, of 0N who succeeds Mr. Marshall, of ' Stage, has the unique distinction com'ng from a district that never a Republican to Congress. Governor Joseph D. Sayers. ofTe ’ owns the first Federal flag capm by the Confederates in the waroi rebellion. He intends presenting my the State Historical Society. ‘ The assassin of President Heureau of San Dcmingo, received his odnt tion in the United States andmi ried an American heiress. HOW“ graduate of the Renssaiaer Polyted nic Institute, of Troy. The United States Treasurf D39” ment is making active preparaw for the fall demand for currency crop moving purposes. Shortage: currency, if it should develop. W1“ at with $5 goid pieces. Miles B. l-IcSweeney. Governor‘ South Carolina, won a scholarthiP: A syndicate is being formedto trol the next Uni ted States colt crop. ‘ Hailstones destroyed nea bushels of growing wheat in Norma kota. Russell thge accord 113 to the York T mes, has a £0: $20, 000 ,001) to $50 000 .000. Mlss nuen C. Witter, of Denverfn the only woman authorized tom, tise before the United States Lag Office. The trusts which have been format in the United States since the firm: the year have a capitalization 0187.; 370,783,383. Rear Aderal Bartlett J. Cromwell had the honour of ‘being the fin; naval cadet appointed from Nebrash He was graduated as a midshipmn on June 1, 1861. uc'akjcuua Ll ULLL (L L;%ux1uvv -â€" nnmad De Huoy, and the Belgianshavi put in a plea for him as DeWey. Out in the "bud lands" ofDakon a man from Maine has 'just b. hanged for being colour blind on 08‘ tie brands, and this emphaslzefi rd a thrash. no . :. adage, ”You must go away framh dBi It 1”?“ 3,6335; 80:: (1133:2116 air}; to get the noose." =il‘lythl'e'JOfned Ltmiua, and weDCIZOkL The assassin of President Heurea nd l:%?:°°§;:n 0f the sound A of San Dcmingo, received hls 9d? _ 8b the junéaa‘irtfulfali‘of ($th finn in H1». United States and m” hair 0:} and r .Y Stuuu Miss Ellen C. W" the only womana tise before the U1 Ofc‘flce. Surgeon Eugene ‘Wasdin. of l}. United States Medical Corps, hasbeu detailed to attend the medical confer. ence to be held in Brusselsin Sap} namgd Ue Huoy, and me beigzanzm put m a piea for him as Dem.“ Out in the “bud lands" ofDakon a man from Maine. has 'just b. back to 1:113 Mia”; y 1385 were a lj Farm 11. bouz‘ Co] In N cbraska (his fore. lfle.tlger, sahib‘” h u 53mm to aVeng-e '6 gasmd. It I"Down! down! Jump to one side!” :1 think I mbved a few inches, and hat unconscious act saved my life. 'J he mg, tawny body of the tigres-s struck esidoways and pitched me head fore- oet into the muddy pool. 15 I staggered to my feet, covered ith filth and water, I heard the roar 'a rifle. Then I saw the tixgress fivering in her death agonies on the band. She was quite dead before I ached the spot. Lucius stood on v 'That was a splendid shot I” I ex‘ imed. ‘Itwas adeuced lueky one.” he re- 'â€" Adventure In The Jungle, fl .8 yet at some distance. .' nedoLuoiua, and we 1001: rectlon 0f the souna. A a (1691), awful roar echoed 111-08 6. It fairly stood 1 end. ’ firm Pandu s mahOgany While' theh‘ Vfileasant prospect, ’9 ant prospect,” LII-I me. “The fellow is? This is where the5 of his big game. I} .d come so far. We E the jungle before now. When was sitt' recently J Eli F0 had bee _ .6. flash about 11° shock an tion. 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