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vlrllu'l. unw- "' Inn 4-:nmrnn In mm .-:t Hr", (Nutrition awn-r. o. wklvh is um!” quaralthho. moved to tho small"?! Inuit“ y ain't-noon. Thu males Oil the peat have. . . mm " in to Princess Chimay Makes Her Wince. , am from REFUSE ill SEE MI, " 11w c' “M POISONED? uh In 1W"! whagrined to mm that fur intoxic+ he would ide lav-tween when, and ' huulkwmu (an "My hull they buy on the won] to them tor [9.3- hotel. “out in very ox- umny cattle are on!- inng nickname]. There in Plnll' of but” licking. Nit-n: hum all British hr Rand are 113110me :nv, and "ottsisted in A the. "utett ”loses. mum! at the race tour» ml Tttrtonteirt. have far I.' MN! ot thing-5. They ' nu: "rrmittml towunt ' an! "r" "Wert allowed of th OF HER TOO. to kill dun Invslmrg is "I" w“. To ht'gin 4 [rum thi. dio- '" "any, Then i. then n ppr- Turm- arr only "r. Should any r wt to be out tprl " I" h Ito-porno I tho nth-“r " beginning waging Mid -ttl0mrnt in lung runun~ u-urrvspon- m "Intimates .ro-ur. Th» ttttrehtsmtitttt + Hwy still and there " Hr 1 tho Britls "nu-h 599m t an! tteter- utrnzglw I. "' Mrnngl) the union» lion-r can" nl rPport* w and the Which %tte wary, Then hon tt PPP- 46* arp only Should any r to be out neeptmarr " mm for- M so on and run. Egypt Inna-II an tion li'Pml't the tire o-Ir avtion r Hulda- n ham e.vt- I)! " by the musk. who [war con- hriug ad- .w- a all. prunes-n. in night. " v Alham- IKt-mvnlu g In nut- " rcatby ml! play 2:0.-er returnn) ms- local that the Mtronglr running P. "Still In tre. The bitterly I world. wupupor “:7er " In m'l) Ir Hrmrt, I half tll x mm m tho Nam?) nus. mth Ran" at " n Wit pr: tt "Ill Ind if. n " "m my; mama. Exam m “wed. "You are not agreeable this Morning! What poulble bushel can W CfrtPTF'.R XXX]. "I Mak" No Promise." l mnxlo- gluuu- from Mr. Subln in. b, Woitemien'" face was sufficient. "nun his breath he sworn a small, quiet oath. Woltondon'" appeal-unu- IM unhnkwl tor, and almost “ital. WW that did not prevent him from (rm-tin): his visitor with his usual mum-nin- but well-bred courtesy. "I um Cmurhing a late breatttatrt," tu. rmnurkml. "Can I "tter you any- Sun; " glass n! clan-t or Benedic- mu?" “34anth 'autrcely heard him. and “mu-rm! altogether at random. He mm smhlvnly [ml-mm: aware that Hb'lem- was in the room : glue was com- ing tummy: lum trom the window ff,",','.'"" with a brilliant smile upon her or. nil-mm. but at, least be m-nsible. Do not think any morn of this young kngtlirehm,utt. not at any rate as pre- mt. Naming but harm can come of it. ll.- is not the like the men of our Inn country, who know how to tak" a utsly's dismissal gracefully." ‘llo- is, at least, a man y' . Halon», why should we discuss him I' up shall 0mm- to no harm at my 'tarrh. Re wise, and forget him. Ho can hr nothing whatever to you. Tort know that. You are pledged to (router thine" 7 7 sm- moved back to her place by the wmdow. Her eyes were suddenly sort, her {are wan non-owlul. She did not Input. and he [mired her silence mom than her imlignutlon. When aimed: at the door came he was grateful for the interruption-grateful, that 'dr, until m- saw who it was upon the tttrerehobi. Then lu- stnrte-l to his GM. with a hula exclamation. "Lord Wulh'ndou! You are an early Visitor." Woln-mlmn smiled grimly, and ad. T ult-ml into the room. " Wlbs' anxious," he amid, "to run m. risk of tutttirttt you out. My misnlon La nu! nltugPtht-r a pleasant. one'." . m , new at once." "Oh'. Jou are lildemurly 03'an . I Wolfemkrn did not nuswm‘ her. As Ars ”claimed. "I may tr. 'ye?itiePr'!to',' pasted through the doorway she Pm it ire [or my country K tiotke. rr I i glam-ed up at Mm: he was not oven reign, the (‘nurt ot France shall be of I looking' at her. His eyes warp fixed L new type; we will at 'tef Pey 5 upon Mr. 8min. Tho fingers which tht, world that t".be " F'renelt-wo, I n-stml upon the door knob rammed man ite not. necessarily to abjurc mor- :' 1Witl¥hing with lmlmtimwe to close It. "Fo." . l FV. " s t 1 i , still tor a moment; the IV MtruRtteal h.” shoulldors. . ir'd'c."t,'r1 le,',.' rm-vks, and her eyes That," hr said, "will be am you i ' , " tt B' ' .. .1 not ancry any ' rill aes. Vuur Court I Krew no . . " “a. . ' who...“ You Wi ma . , longer Itwtinetivrlv rome idea of UN what .um please. Persmmlly. I try '; truth 'niiiiiiii in upirn her; she passed Now that you are right. Much Mntzt [out ii,iiir';i'L'//, Wolfendon closed turmui as you have 1y'Ter1 pro- ) tho 'loot. and tx‘lrnod to Mr. Sabin. perly ornveyed to thom, would make. ' F llo- ”Hugged his ulmuldera. “That." he said. "will be as you o4toir. You will make yuur Court what you please. Personally. I be- lls-n- that you are right. Such sentl manta m1 you have expressed. pro- wily apnveyml to them, would make your» airiectly half the bourgeois of bit-lump! Be as ambitious 'us you Ml'iw'. but at, least be m-nsible. Do not think any morn of this young Again ho had erred. She looked at mm with bun. brown and kindling new. V "Don't go away, please." he said, "I 1m sorry :hat you have read those ro- ports-more than 'sorry that you Aould have attached any particular rodent-e to them. As you know, the newspapers always exaggerate; in many of the stories which they tell I do not believe that there is a sin- wie word or truth. Bat I will admit that Henri has not been altogether (turret-t. Yet he is young. and there are many excuses to be made tor him. Apart from that, the, whole ques- 'ton of his behavior is beside the question. Your marriage with him "als - intended to be. one of at- fnrtion. Re is well enough in his way, out there is not the stuff in him to make a man worthy of your love. Your alliance with him is simply a ne- «weary link in the chain of our great undertaking. Between you, you will rem-monk the two royal bunnies of r'rarttw. That in what is necessary. You must. marry him, but atterwards- well. you will be a queen '." 'he room. Mr. Satin, recognizing the [not than the. situation was becoming mugs-mus. permitted himself no long- " the luxury of displaymg his anger. He “in quite himself again, calm, Jaimnl. incisive. She threw at him a glance ot con- ampt, and..Sut-"'.-.ss though to have 'ttethe'mrmangBREA'rH amazon-1mm . . ' as. mum lawman ”III. . 25° momentum . . . 15. At the Store- or by m, postpaid, for the Price. - - A Dentist): Opinion: " As an antise tie and hy ienie mouthwash, 9nd for" the care and 1,'rld'r"It"i?,'J' of the twigl and 3:319, I cordmlly recommend Sozodont. I consider it the ideal tifrice for dhitdrea's use.” [Nuns of writer upon application.] - HALL & RUCKEL, MONTREAL --that I was hardly troatod. The only letter I over had from her likely to do her the least harm I tlmtroynl fifteen years ago. when I first rm- barked upon what has been to n cer- tain extent a career of adventure. I told her that it was not in the wicket whloh we burnt together ymtnrday. If she understood from that that it was still ln mv mwssion. and that I was retaining it for any pnrpow whatever, she TTrtt'4 qriovously mis- taken ln my words. That is all Ihave to say.” He had said it Very well indeed. Wollnnden. listening lntently toevery word, with his eyes rlgldly fixed upon " As to mv Llarkmnllinz Lmly Dor. mghnm. you have spoken plainly to me, and you must forgive mo tor nu- 'ororinq you In tho sumo fashlon. It is a lie! I hnd loam-a of hers. whieh l voluntarily (behaved In hor prmenco: thor were only a little foolish. or I should have destroyed them long ago. I had the misfortune to be once a favored suitor for Four mother's hand: and I think I may venture to 'ttty-d am sure she will not r'onttttf1et_tye f should very nun-h haw- pwlnrrml naming openly at tho nnunl time. to _r:eakinq in awarding to hor dlmctiom through a window. tt was only n very Small favor I nskml. hut Lady Dorint hum persuaded m" that your Cntlwr's mental lwnlth and antipathy to atrnngors was such that ho would novpr ttive m" tln, iutortuntlon I do- siro-d. voluntarily, and it was: outlroly at her Ruggmt'ow that I adopt/Ml tho manna I did. l mu very sorry huh-ml that I nllowod tttymolf to ho ovnr [um alluded and planed in an undouhtodly false poaltion. annn are alwnyx nervous and imuzinotivo, and I am pom-mew! that if I hurl gone oIwnly to y0ur rnthor and In‘d my 01130 Mfum- him ho Would have trolpeu mo." "He would have dom- nothing of tho sort .'" Wollondon declared. "Noth- ing would indium him to show even " portion of his Work to a stranger." Mr. Slhin shrugged his shoulders gently. and continued without hood- ing the iutwrruptlon. .. - , rt Mr. wain's {mm did not darken, nnr did he mm in nnv w.1y angry or All» romposal. He puttrd at his (-Ignrvttn for a moment or two, and then looked Mnndly arrow at his visitor. " You are talking rubhish," he cniU, Ill his usual palm, oven tmtort, "but you urn marrow to blame. It is nltogrthvr mv own fault. It is quit» true that I was in your house hut. night. but it was at your mother's invitation, and "I am "xeeod'rngly sorry to have hu-n in the way for " moment," tilto will: "pray procovll with Four busi- ness at onoe." She rom' immediately with all the appeal-unca- or being genuinely offend. ed; there was a little {lush in her vlteeks and trhe walked straight to the door. Wolfemlun lu-ld it upon tor her. "I am not thinking ot playing golt to-day.' he said. "Unfortunately I have less pleasant things to consider. It you could ttise luv the minutes, Mr. Sabin,’ he added. "I should be very glad." _v -. .-..,,......., numun. _ "I suppose." she said. "that you wank to talk gull again.' Holt! Why, Ill!' hears nothing else but gull van Inert. Don't you over shoot. or “do. tor a eha.nge? Wolfendou was mum-my asmailed toy u horrible unup’u'iun. llc. could spurns- ly beliew- that her utteottsciousu+ was altogether natural. At the bare Huspiciun or her being in league with this man he "itttsrteti, [he answered without looking at her. conscious though he was that her dark 1-)”! were sec-king his iusitinitly, and thut her lips were curving into a smile. you hare with my uncle which dove not include me? I am not inclined to tr'l.fTN.'i I Shelli stay and Insten." - . - _...-.. .....,, um. now... Mr. Sabin smiled faintly; the girl was showing her sense now at uny- rate. Woltenden was obviously cur harassed. Heleno remained blundly unconsoluus of anything heriourc A.l_;,, .. _ II; Mr. Sabin sighed with an air of gen- tle relief. All! ir the men of other countries were only as may to do- lude as those Englishmen'. What a triumphant. career might yet be his! "Wp will abandon the dimumlon then, It you will," Woltenden said slow- ly. "I will talk with Lady Deringham agaln. She is in an extremely ner- \'ous state; It is possible that she may have misunderstood you." "Perhaps," lu- said, "i have been prrripitatn. It would appear so. But it I am unduly susplrlous, you have yourself only to blame! You admit that your namo in an assumed one. You retuw my suit to your niece without any reasonable mum». You arr l-viiivntly, to be frank, a person of Inurh more Importance than you lay Claim to be. Now be open with luv. if then- is any reason, although I manot roam-hr an honest one, for ronrealing your identity, why, Iwill respect your (-onliilmn-l- aht4olutely. You may rely upon that. Tell me who youarr. and who your niece is, and why you arr tram-Hing about in this myirious way." Mr. Sabin smilwl gooumumorediy. "W011," he said. "Nou must forgive me it I plead guilty to the ralselden- tity-and preserve it. For certain roarons it would not suit m" to take men you into my vontidvnvc. [insides whirh, it you will torgite my saying so, timrn doe-s not norm to he the Irast necessity for it. We "releasing hrrr during tiw week, and shall in all probability g.) abroad almost at OHCI'Z so we are not likely to meet again. Let us part pleasantly, and abandon a somewhat proritleim dis- mission.” For a monn-nt “hilt-mien was stag- gered. They were leaving England.' Going" away.' That meant that he would see no more of Hviene. His in. dignation against thr man, kindled almost into passionate anger by his mother’s story, was forgotten, over- shadowed by a keen thrill of personal disappointment. if they were real. ly leaving England, he might bid (are. well to any chance of winning her; and there were certain words of hers. certain gestures, which had combined to tan that little flame of hope, which nothing as yet had ever been able to extinguish. He looked into Mr. Sabin? quiet (are, and he was con- scious of a sense of helplessness. The man was too strong and too wily for him; it was an unequal contest. A "I can assure you," Mr. Sabin said. with an air of weariness. "that I am not the man of mystery you seem to think me. I should m‘ver dream of employing suvh roundabout means of gaining pussewlun n! a few math. ties.' "That,' Mr. Sabin answered. “I know nothing or. It you wish to ques- tion Miss Merton, you are quite at liberty to do so; I will send tor her." Wlenden shook his hand. "Miss Merton was fur too clever to commit herself." he maid: "who. knew from the first that she was being watched, and behaved accordingly. If she was not thorn as your agent. her position becomes more rrxtrnordinary still.' "Was it also a "oineidentw,' Wolf. cnden continued. "that in reply to a lawn attempting to bribe my tather's Sevrvtnxgv. Mr. P,latlterwlek, it was she. Miss Morton, who kept an appointment with him 't" Woltenden was silent. His vase was nltogetlurr our ot aurmiucs: he could prove nothing. "I can take but little blame to my- self." Mr. Sabin answered promptly. "The man was drunk; he had been, I imagine, made drunk, and I merely pushed him out of the way. He tell heavily. but the fault was not mine. Look at my physique. and remember that I was unarmed, and ask yourself what mischief I could possibly have done to tho follow." Wolfendeu relax-ted. "You appear to be anxious," he said. "to convince me that your desire to gain access to a portion or my father’s papers is a harmless one. I should like to ask you why you have, In your employ a 301mg lady who was dismissed from Deringhmn Hall under circumstances a! "mung suspicion ?" Mr. Sabin mused his, eyebrows. "It is the first time l have heard of anything susploious connected with Miss Merton,' ho said. "She came into my service with oxrellent testimoni- als. and i engaged her at Willing’s bureau. Tho tact that she had been employed at Duringhum Hall was merely it ('oinoidmn-o.” ia, or has hmm, u u-lehrutml authority. In tact I haul decided to do m; at th" instigation of one at the Lords‘ or your Admiralty. to whom he " persoutt1ly Well known. I had no idea or m-tlng 'xftr.'t in the we“. open mannor. and I when] at Der-inglmm Hull ymtprday afternoon, and Wilt in HIV can] in perfeetly ortholot ltt.Y, on you may have heard. Your mother took quite an unoxxw-tol virw of tho whole affair, owing partly to your father's uutortuunt. state of health and partly to some extra- ordinary attempts, whtvlt I am given to understand, have been made to rob him of his work. She was very anxious to help mp, but insiutml that it must he secretly. Last night‘s busi. MOSH was. I admit. a ghastly mistake -only it was not my mistake! I yielded to Lady I)r'ritiglrrttu'r, proposal under strong protest. in " man. I think I may say of some intelligence, I am ashamed ot the whole affair: at the some titae I um guilty only of an indiscretion which was mowtlonml and instigated by your mother. I really do not ewe how I can take any Home to myself in the mutter." "You could scarcely "tiiirTijtiie to Lady Deringhum." Woltendem remark. ed_._"tlu- injury to the watchman." are so anK‘oua to avail yu‘lrsl-h' of. HIM for what purpose?" Mr. S'lb'n drew " letter. trom hi» poit, and handed n oc" tr) “RM-tn- 'lon. It was trom the off-v of one ot the first. Fhtropostu [km-inn. uni Frrt ly Couta'inol u requust that M-. Rum. would favor them w'lh :m aetiolo on tho comlmrnt‘w naval strengths of European powors, with irtrtieul " rur- 8Ponuo to an arm'lmmt an] '"'o'trt defenms of Grunt Br'taiu. Wollondpn read it (-nrefully and pus-ml lt Inn-k. The letter $SrttR t"nine; than} was no doytn about thut. ."tt seemed to me," Mr. 3mm vou- tinned. "the moat, natural th'ng In tho world to "onxult your tathvr upon pertain matter» mmvernim: whic-h he tho. man'n voulntv-xmlll'e, null not slo- ttNet a ping}:- Col u not,“ mu’w'n-rv. He WM: puazlo". l‘m'lmp- h a “:0 h 'r hu! been nerxoasly PX'ILWI. nrri lull tttio tllktrl iome M-nt'hzr' . of ls'" cc. " rm t'rt threat. Yet lr, thought of h 'r var-nost- “9‘15. her turr'.rrle "arrtecttiect,'. ttttl " ”use ot posit'xvu btwilivrtttent erupt mer- him. " We W ll leave my tvrr'dter out of the llmt'on tiran." " ' .aiit. "We. will deal with thie manor lwtw on our- Selve'a I nhoull ' to Know “away What part ot my futlr‘r's work you Gi an very glad," Ine said. "that eoril not do- i you do In. the nonm- In (at? what I rtuyw"torts. H:. '. run :mmrc- yen is the oorrect New h' mo h 'r hm [ of the hitui-uiun. I iioitt' that Jo" arvi hm! taio ', will not hurry ttwtty '. mu‘ 1 (yin-r tun 'n tor " "rrstsrt 5 a triurarette.."' 't hwrtsarrutst-, “ldh-nlcn sat down for the first tttem. an! a tim '. Riding astride seems to be coming into great favor umoutsrhor.wwomeu. It is reported that at the Southern winter resort the smart. not tondot equestrian exercise use this method of seating nltogether. The Buffalo Commercial approvingly comments on the growing custom. "No one can see women riding in this natur~ al manner, as n. matter of course, as they do in Southern California. tor example, without approving lt. Neatly attired in the habit adapt- ed to this style of riding a woman is modestly attired. even in the narrowest conventional sense. ap- pears to far better advantage than on a side-saddle and ts insured against the-injurious effects caused in many cases by riding on the The Surrucenm purpurea. found of- ten in the month of June in peat bogs, from New England to Min- sesota. Northeast Iowa, and south» ward, tNitit to the Alleghunies, is known commonly as the side saddle flower. the pitcher plant or the huntsatan't, cup. The latter names are more descriptive of its nppettr- ance. and it is difficult indeed to see any resemblance in its purple flow- er and pitcher shaped green leaves to anything neurer " side Huddle. than the pillions of our ancestors. But whatever name it is called it la a notable enimhlv of the carnivorous plants and is represented by a striking model in the Harvard collec- tlnn.-N. Y. Herald. The Vmum fly-trap secretes nu acid fluid that aids thv dveoniporiitiou of its victim. The leaf " opening is found to Itave lust its treacherous sensitiVenoss. This. however, anon returns; yet it the loaf has been forced to closp over some object that cannot nourish tlw plum, such as It was begun at the tittpippotiort " Dr. (module, of the uniu-rsity, to whom it first occurred that the skill of those remarkable artists could be applied as well to flowers us to the models of marine invertebrates which thry warn thou. in 18256. making for the musvluns or Hump". and swarm! to Harvard through tlw genurusity ot Mrs. Elizabeth C. Ware and Miss Mary L. Warn, of "ostrm. Tho culllw- tion, growing with mph “weanling; year. is intomlutl to rppx'nm-nl the relations or tlu. variuus flowcriu,y: plants of North Atucriva. and our- quarter of a largo runw- is nuw de- \oted to n, typlvul vollvction of in sustlvorous plants. The Vpnns fly-trap is only on" out of a number of insrttivot'outs plants. a careful study or which has recently been made by Dr. Fowler, profl-ssor of botany in Qua: n's College, Ontariu. and which rem iv" even more pructical illustration in mm of tho must inter- esting, from n phpulnr point of New, ot tho many cases of glass tlowers in the Warn colleen-an of Harvard Uni xersity. m Cambridge. This collec- tion, the only one of its kind in tho world, is the work of thv [umuus Blnsclxlm family, father and son. One ot u Species Tttut Cntettes ulldi Eats Inset-ls. i Nearly every bo ly has read or heard . or the Venus tly-ttutr-tltr, biannual; uiuscipulu ot scientific 1sntariy--and of i the extraordinary seusitivtrlehs ut its; ln-uvu. so delittutely constructed that. . it a fly or insect lights mun out! tho i leaf closes upon itself and so inr prisons the unlmppy insect. killing and actually eating it, for that (hr insect rmxlly nourishes the plant has been shown by comparative study. Deprived of its insm-L fund it tails always to attain its best llt’H‘lIip-l went. a particle of earth placed on it tor the sake of experiment. it remains closed no longer than twenty-four hours. and upon opening is still sensitive and immediately ready tor its delayed meal. "I hau- nm‘nr had." Wolfvndeu said rulmly. “any mmpiviuu at all vou- m-rning your "love." "She won“ be, I am sure, much “at term," Mr. Sabin declared,. .. ht the same tirtw I can scarcely we on what groundn you continue to hope fora" impossibility. My ttiecche roman] seq-nu to m" explicit enough, vsptv1ally win-n coupled with In) own positive prohibition." "Your nivee," Woltenden said, "is doubtless of age. I should not trouble about your column. it I could guilt hers, and I may as well tell you ut once that. I b) 'to "11‘an despair or dung so." I? l hopc to leave it tor smorul yearn if not. lor eu-r. within un- courreu of a few wveks." "And your Him-v, Mr. Sabin?“ '"rheuuuvotttIrani,' Inn. of coarse:)." likes this nwnlntry 0ch less Mun I do. Perhaps. under the e'trcutttntnucos,oe departure in: the bust. thing that Null! lmmwn. it ii at any rabe up ports." Mi." Sabin bit his lip, and his dark P.Ves flushed out with a sudden ttre. "I Pnnnut :lgrw With pun. ., Wol. fptriett mid: 'tor IMP it ii moat in. opportune. I need 'scarcely my that I ttuse not abandoned my desirv io make your niece my wife." "I Humid harp thnught." Mr. Sn- mn said, with a fine note of satin, in his tone, "that you would hnw put tar nwn)~ from you all idea of any t'aynttevtion with .ule suspicious Irersouages." "Arr 3oz: in mu'umt." hr auto]. “Wm-n you rpm-nix oi [9.inng England rt) won ?" "Arman-WU! You will do m" tite Juetieo to admit, that l lmw m-vm- pro-teu led to .likc- your country, han- i? l hop" to leave it tor Funeral Women Riding Astrid». A STRANGE PLANT. gnu in Furlhv‘t." hp nuke]. you spank oi tuning 1".ttpilurol (To be Continued.) D _ “v hiitrs " Yes." continued Cupid. " After you have tried to crowd " lot of Rich Food on n, persecuted Stomach that looks up and says, 'Please Don't,' then you will start fur tho train. At this, Juncturn the Rice Throwing Comedian and the Wag who tin-q Whte Satin Ribbons on “In Trunks will get In their Cute Work. I sup» pose you will be very Jolly on the Train. with every one On to you bigger than n House. Little Oochklna will wen- her Gray Going Away Gown. She ought to call It her Gray Give Away Gown. Whieherer way yau turn you will hear the Slugn Whis- “I suppose you must," said Cupid, "but when tln- Florist, the Caterer, the {my Frinnln Manager and the Detective to watch the Presents 0mm in at the Door, Lovo mes out of the Window. Cupid (-unnnt operate in n Crowd. It my gontlv lnfhwnce could Prevail against thr Power of Pre vedent Itievr'r would permit you Twin to “and in front of the Frozen Farm and promise to Love, Honor and ou 'F. I am for the Whlmport-tl _ in the Dusky Corner with two Folks sitting in u. chulr built tor rrrte, but Nix tho Circus Pt-rlormnncr. I (In not hollow- that Truo Affection ghoul-l be hauled out to Show orr bcior" n vuriuus Mob. And when tho Gum: lmpiins to crowd up to kiss the Bridv, that is when Cupid wants to br. somewhere vine. Intewr could we the pantry in having tt Fink-ami-Whitt, Bride pnwod over by a. lot or I'm-lbs and Aunts, to my nothing of Cousin Charley, who generally manag‘ou to Ring In ac a Practical Joker. If I wer" you I would registenn Kick." "I’d lift" to, bat it wouldn't do any good," mid tho Bridegroom. "All the imbecllv Customs must he observed." "it Is gum; to he summhinp: Dire." and the Bridegroom. with a mournful tsunke of the Head. "Unw- evei, I must see it to a Finish." "That may be," replied Cupid, but about tomorrow Evening this (lame will begin to be too hot for any mere Child. so I tun going to take to the Deep Woods. I want to get away twrore you give your Faro. well Kick»Up to the Best Man and the Ushers and other Rowdy Friends. It is now the Practice in our most polite Circles to got the Groom good and Cry-Eyed about twenty four Hours before he Steps orrand then have him keep his Edge until the whole Show is over and he in loaded on u Sleeper. A Bachelor Dinner with a lot of Broken (illus- wnre. the Best Mun crying into the Olives and some one named Horace asleep in the Corner be no Place for a. tender Infant. I will have to out it out. And I must pass up the Es. ercises at the Church and the Ito. ception at the Home. Excuse me from getting packed in with a lot of Jar Relatives that you have to ask out ot Politrnexs. I hare a [wr- feet Horror of the Gentleman's Dressing Room. where everybody will be taking Bromo and telling what time he. got out of the Turk- ish Bath. Probably you will be u Sight. especially around the Eyes. Our Relations have been so Illyiliv up to this Stage of the Proceedings that I could not bear to see you approach these Nuptiulu in a Trance. " for the Reception, C, have no desire to be trampled upon by 235 male and rvruale lndiana herded into n Brilliance built to ttt" oommodute about nine." “That'v tho style of Talk 1 like to hear." said the dellghtrd Cupid. "t got you Into this Mix-Up wlth my little Bow and Arrow and justly upte- brntcd Love Philtera and i am well “[8:18in to know that you are going to stick. It was I who arrangrU that Firm. Mceting at the Summer Hotel when you Spotted Her in the Rod Jacket and the Short Skirt. You will recall the Fact that she did not wear any Hat. When you saw irer with tho Truant Loon blowing around her Eyes and the Dim- plud Cheeks warmed by a bona- tide blush you began to walk with» ways and Stop on your own Font. When I lured the two or you out to the Links and observed that you stood for her Slicing and Pulling and Doctored her Score, I saw that it wax; a Clear Cast-L It was I who shoued awny the Intruders whon you ant beside iret. on the Rustic Bench and gazed at her Foolish Like and wanted to let your Right Arm do its Duty. but you lacked tho Nerve and feared that it might Queer Mat, term It was your own little Cupid who finally convincnd you that you could go ahead and got busy without causing her to Faint or shriek tor Amistanc'e‘l braced you up to taking the High I ardlo attor you had Bulk ed a dozen tunes and shr- wna begin. ning to think that you were a stick. As Superintendent of all those Happy Hours in the Hammock and the Boat “idea on tho Lake, when she listenml to your Singing and pretended to like it, I flatter Inyrwlf that my Work ape-aka tor itself. I haw- hundlnd this (also to the Querrn's Taste. and now that the Match has boon (flint-lied by an Engraved Invitation and the usual Newspaper notoriety, l tevl that I am entitled to about Two erks' va, ration, "But you are not gum; to Quit me at thin Crisis. am you r" naked the anayed Bachelor. "Think of the Or am! that the Family of the Bride and otlvr Offlcloueo Friends, have nmppnd out tor us. In tho dreadful round of Ceremonies new hmrlng down upon us. we aoed you morn than ever.' ONTARIO ARCHIVE§ TORONTO Trunks I sup- on “In to you Just the Quantum. A Spanish ministor trim: om- dar "lunged In xisiting nonu- nMtm- hers of lilh‘ tlock rump to the door of a hon” whore “IN gentle tapping would not be heard tor ttw ttolqe at contention within. After waiting little he opened th" door and walked in, saying, with an author-Nat". voice, "I should "o to know who " the head at tho Imum T' "Weet, sir.” salt] the husband and rather, "lt ye sit doon a wee we'lt maybe bull!“ to all Fe, for we'tu, jun "yin: to scale that Polat." _ In Franco about the name ttme-- IMO-Henri H. opened hoctllitlmt agalnwt luxury in dress. and leaned odiettr setting duly forth not only the kind and quality. hut tho color of stuffs to h, worn try the ditterenti Maxims. An ontirn- w-sturi- of crlmoon huo was recermzl owluuively tor minnow and prlncvsm-a. The noble. were permitted to dimlay that royal color in only one article of co.- tumo. The noxt rank vonld not um It at all. while their interiors had very little left at their disposal but blaok. Thu sum:- scalv existed in silk and vvlvctn. Protests and lumentm tiong rose up from all ranks. and the ladle! of Franco handed together ‘n a. common cans'\ and fought tor each Inch of Uta" and valor. tor thalr jew- el. and trinkets. In Italy luxury hm! grater “venue. and tho Indies rufflud it in all the bravery their hearts, dealred. Holland and Germany followed moderately In the wake. mall runs werehvorn, tieareeir mori, than 001mm. and they went by the plg-tllgpsque nam' ot "round roman." It w hard to rmiiu 10-day. when people choose their own garment-MI they please. that mm; upon n time the cock of a bonnet the out of a cloak. the width of 3. “ounce were matters decided in law. The Ida; himsel! took a hand in the matter. all the Tudors in particular bola martinetu In regulating the up pure! ot the vottuututlt.v. t , Henry VIII. passed a law that no unmarried woman Could Wear new “union! she ridvri or goes abroad Into the country, on pain of three whil- iingv. tour pencv." The married wo- men were even munn rigorously deatt with, tor they mold not Wear nan gown or Petticoat of silk. and vol- wt for gowns or trimmings, any. French hood, or bonnet of velvet with edge of gold, pearl or stone. or' chain of ttold about that neck {mien her husband "found and kept alight horse furnished," always rvndy tor the..war, During this period only per behind you. 'Pipe the Bruin? You certainly have a HuUut of Hilarious Maximum! about! of you. I don't imaglnu. If C'upid had MI Way, every Marriage service would be muted in the still moonlight, wltl no .10 Preach-or to give the Can. and only tho Prowl“: Stars on Wit- treason. The Young Couple would r0- patr at oil-.0 to a Lodge In some V”. Wilderness. eight-tive Niles tron: . Hotel Clerk or n. Fresh "runner. But, as I am tolling: you, Love bu no Voice during tho so culled Palad- tiva. When you begin to Front tho Cakes and harm; Sum“ on Um CMI< deli_nri I tly mm Coop." - ¥++++++++++++++++++++++++¥ Get one [nu-k345- of It over stops at a package RUSS” HIGH GRADE UEYLON TEA ' '}'§'++++++§+++ .y +++++++++H+ "I will wan until you hum had your Fill of running tho Gauntlet ll Strange Hotels mud cowering bo- lore Head Wesitertr," replied Cupid. "You will have to stay on your Tour. toe. at least " low works. but to prove that you mun afford it. Wh- you come back and "Homo " Leno and count up your Pr: souls and begin to Swap duplicatn I’ll-He [unhe- and Lamps for something you can mo " tho Kitchen I may look in on you. [I you have managed to get along without [mung any Spats and no real-y anxious to keep away from tho Inquisitive Public 1 will come around and serum]: on tho Door and possibly you will pox-mil me to con- m and take olmrgu oi your renl Bon- eymoon. " 1 mm got the empa- ation, ot a good Cook I think I may ho able to show you a uh'oine qual- ity of Connub'ml llliun. Bat lam of! tho Contract until you get through with this leurgu." Ind Cupid faded away. Moiat: " It worv nnl tor the Pro- aontn nn Elopemmll would be Pro- fol-able. is tho beat vnlm- tor your many. t Get the 2.5 cvut package. "But you 'wm roturit T' asked the Groom. CLOTHES WORN " STATUE? I?