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#} he may be disguised. Do the best you an. and then hurry back.â€"Send Simâ€" cox to me. T‘ll khave the house thorâ€" oughly searched while you are away." The man saluted and went ; and preâ€" semly Simâ€"ox anpeared in his stead. Drumley drew a little nearer Mrs. Brooke. ‘"Without wishing in the least. ma‘am, to doubt what you have told me about Mr. Prooke‘s departure," be said, "I comsidet it my duty to search the nremises," > The piece of music Clara was holding felltoth» ground. "Tosearch the vreâ€" mises!" she exclaimed as she siooped to pick it up. She deliberately replacâ€" ed the umss on the piano before she slk400i, VUb ze wowdn t let me. 1 wish he hadâ€"he‘d got mor‘n a mile to walk. But a new silver sixpence] O crumbs!" Margery ended with one of her most eldritch and uncanny laughs. The sergeant of police, who was rather a nervous man, jumped in his shoes ; he had never heard' anything like it before. For a moment Mrs. Brooke stared at the girl in blank actanischnmant « more,. and to all appearance h She made believe not to see constables. "O mum," she eri do you think? He let me c bag al! the way through the at the gate he gave me a bt sixpence. I wanted to carry station ; but he wouldn‘t let wish he hadâ€"he‘d got mor‘ to walk. But a new silver O crumbs!‘ Margery ended of ber most eldritch and For a moment Mrs. Brooke stared at the girl in blank astonishment ; then a look flashed from _ Margery‘s eyes into hers and she understood. "M whom are you speaking, girl t"* asked Drumley sternly. "O lor! 1 didn‘t see you, sir.â€"Why w ho «.hn\_xl.l I be speaking of but Musâ€" n an absent In _ rushed more. and to She made be wils leadf Clira smiled assent. "1 am Superintendent Drumley of the King‘s Harold police, and this is emne of my sergeants. Bui our busiâ€" ness is with Mr. Brooke, and not with would ratrer p i@trsâ€"at least n aid before, ow Hrooke. May 1 home ?* "He is not at "It is a pity y little _ earhier." watch. "My hu fiveâ€"andâ€"iwenty tention was to w \\‘unlherriy Stat train to Londor The two men lor a moment o to ialk in eage was close by the leaf of music an 4 W ‘"To what may 1 aitribute the honour & this visit ?" asked Clara in her most gracious tones. Buih the men were evidently disconâ€" certed. This pale beautiful apparition with its great shining eyes was someâ€" thny they khad not expected to meet. "You are Mrs. Brooke, 1 suppose, ma‘am ?" said the first man after an Ww V\ er Geril? "Sha ref As Mrs. Brooke rose and confronted them, the first man amade a stiff miliâ€" tary bhow, while the second carried a couâ€" ple of fingers in kis forehead. She ceased piaying, however, when the portiere was pushed aside and two men came forward, one a liittle in advance of whe other. § D Fresently in came Bunce, looking very white and scared, carrying & salver with a card on it. Mrs. Brooke took the card and read aloud : ‘"Mr. J. Drumley, Superintenâ€" dent of Police.‘"â€"What can be want here at this hour of the evening?" sbe said.â€"‘"You had better show him in, Bunce." And with that she reâ€" smumed her playing. "Now, aunt," said Clara, "let us both try to look as if nothing was the matâ€" ter." So saying she sat down to the piano and began to play a waltz in & mimer key. Suddenly Margery‘s unkempt head was protruded through the archway. "They‘ve come, mum," sbe said in 2 stage whisper.â€""They‘ve stuck three vpen in front of the house and two at he back." Mrs. Brooke nodded, and the hbead vanished. ‘I am going to deceive theri.â€"But ob, aupty, aunty, surely in such a cause I shall be forgiven I" ‘"Very well, dear. I know that 1 shall be too mervous to say a word.â€" But what are you going to tell the police t" "Is he safe, Clarat Ob, tell me that be is safe!" * "I hope and trust so ; more than that I cannot eay. The police may arrive at any moment. You must try to look brave and unconcerned, aunty, dear. You need not mpeak unless you like,«but leave everything to me." P CHAPTER VIL Le@ alome. Miss Primby mechanically reverted to her embroidery ; but it is to be feared that her doing so Was little better than « pretence. She bit ner underâ€"lip very bard to help ber im wwntrolling ber nervous emotion which she had much ado not to E&Y way to. True to her promise, Clara was not mors than a few minutes away. When ahe came back sbe looked paler than befote, but her eyes were extraordinâ€" arily bright and luminous. May If + i to London." 1 e two iqen stared at each other i moment or two and then hvgani alk in eager whispers. Clara, who close by the piano, turned over a of music and struck a cord or two n absenteâ€"minded way. rushed _ Margery paniing ence . and to all appearance breathless. | made believe not to see the Lwo | ‘ables. "O mum," she cried. "what ou think? He let me carry hig‘ al!l the way through the park, and | ie gate he gave me a bright new : nce. I wanted to carry it to l.hol mt T0 IT Cvepnmaen o M ven dvkeds & UIL SOFFY iO n ird pau s not at houne," answered Clara. a pity you did not arrive a earlier." _ She consulted her "My husbhand left bome about dlâ€"iwenty minutes ago. His inâ€" was to walk across the fields to rry Station and catch the upâ€" OA Oré n unplea I ask th« wur excuse me, ma‘am, J ther noi enter into particuâ€" least not just now. . As i re, our business is with Mr. May 1 ask whether he is at U A DEAD RECKONING »U t 1 bope your ant one $" say it is a very unâ€" nature « work yonu ot th 1il De ut you n eII e deâ€" .â€"*"Of I that t vyou U ind D M CHAPTER VIIL P We are at Linden Villa, a pretty litâ€" tle detached house, standing in its own grounds, in one of the northâ€"western suburbs of London, and the time is the morning of the day after the murâ€" der of the Baron von Rosenberg. Two people are seated at brenkfa.stâ€"('r:m Crofton and his wife Cc mnte, For Mr. Crofton‘s 3 Retatior* obfir« s ME * w10 5s and objur gations notth:tand"' at the iniar- view between + '“fi and â€" Clara menkp tt 5 thought iE withih . a month afte. 434 , 1}'_"}“ 1t en ks o }_ "Hang me, if 1 ain‘t halfâ€"inclined to I "Hang me, if I ain‘t half inclined |to think she‘s humbugging me, after all," said Mr. Drumley to himself as ’he followed tha marjordomo. |_ Oh, the slowh exquisite torture of the | halfâ€"bour that followed, which seemed, | indeed to lengthen itsel{ out to several | bours. To thisâ€"day, Clara never thinks ‘of it without a shudder. From where |she was seated she could see straight |across the hall to the stairease beyond; | po one could go up or come down withâ€" ;OUL ber cognizance. || "Clara, dear, I bad nio idea you had | half so much nerve," said Miss Primby 'in a whisper. ‘"Don‘t speak to me, aunty, please," | she w hispered back, "or I shalf break |down." Then to ‘herself: "Will this | torture never come to an end !" | _ It did come to an end byâ€"andâ€"by. Mr. |\ Drumley and his man, preceded by | Bunce, came slowly down the stairease. |They were met in the hall by two | other men who had searched _ the | groundâ€"floor and cellars. it was evident [ that in both rcases their perquisition ; had been unsuccessfiul. _ A minutre or two later in marched the |sergeant. His journey to the station had been equally fruitless of results, :e.\('cln in so far as setting the teleâ€" graph to work was concerned. ] | _ Mrs. Brooke went forward to the | group where they stood in the centre of ‘the hall. "Well?" she said interrogaâ€" ‘tively, and with a faint ‘gmile. "Have !yon succeeded in finding Mr. Brooket" | _"No, ma‘am ; I am bound to say that | we have not." 1 wOOmmZ Emm mt mtemiett® down from his pedestal and came slowâ€" ly {orward. Margery fell back with & cry of terror, for not even she had been in the secret. But Clara rushing to her husband, pusked up his visor and clasped him in her arms. €‘Saved! saved!" she cried in a voice thoked with the emoâ€" on she could no longer restrain. "For a little while, my darling, perâ€" cuance only for a little while," was the mournful response. ing, when one of at the foot of t A minute later the men were gone. Then Mrs. brooke rang the bell and ordered all the lamps in the hall exâ€" cept one t obe distinguished ; that one but served, as it were, to make the darkness visible. No sooner was this done and the servant gone, than Marâ€" gery unce more put in an appearance." ‘"They‘re gone, mum, every manâ€"jack of ‘em; and ain‘t Muster Drummle in a rare wax ‘cos he couldn‘t find Musâ€" ter Geril !" Searcely had tha girl finicheA anaale. €ELLC2 F00° exquouuUs dulles? Mr. Drumley laughed the laugh â€" of discomf{iture. "I _ think pot, . Mrs. Brookeâ€"much obliged to you, all the same.â€"Come, lads; it‘s no use wasting our time here any loager.â€"Mrs. Brooke ma‘am, [ had a very disagreeable duty to perform ; I trust you will hear me oui with as little annoyance to you as possible," "You have been most considerate, Mr. Drumley, and my thanks are due to you." "I hope you have not forgoiten what I told _ you when you first asked for him," was the quiet reply. _ "But can I not offer you a little refreshment after your ardnous duties?" ‘"Bunce," said Mrs. Brooke, when that functionary responded to the summons, "you will be good enough to take a light and sho wthese gentleâ€" men over the whole of the house. _ You will allow them to enter every room without exception that they may wish to examine. Nothing must be kept back from theim." She made a little bow to Mr. Drumley, as dismissing him and his companion, and then composedâ€" ly reâ€"entered the rocm. "Hang me, if 1 ain‘t halfâ€"inclined to "Hang me, if I ain‘t half inclined "Of course. 1 don‘t blame you for,to the old life, 1 must say that I like one moment. 1 only say there is a|to hear about it now and again and grievous mistake somewhere, You wish| to know how everybody is getting on. to go over the bhouseâ€"I think that is|Can you wonder at it, now that you what I understood you to imply ?" leave me so much alone?" "By your leave, ma‘am." "For all that, Btepb, I wish _ you Without another word, Mrs. Brooke | would break off the connection." Then, rarg the bell ; then, crossing the room|after a pause: "! know that of late with ber own hands, she drew aside the|I bhave seemed to neglect you a little ; portiere that sbrouded the archway and | but if I have done so, it has been as fasteaed it back by means of a silver| much for your sike as my own." chain. The hall beyond was now lightâ€"| ‘"Ahb, yes, I knmow : cards, cards, alâ€" ed up by three or four lamps which Ways cards." shed a chastened radiance over the| ‘"What would you haveftâ€"as a cerâ€" seene. More lamps lighted up the galâ€" tain person sometimes says. I know a lery. The portraits of the dead and little about rards; I know nothing gone Crofions, male and fo:male, seemâ€" about anything else that will bring ed io have retired further into the soliâ€" grist to the mill. £ bought my experiâ€" tude of the‘ir frames, as though the ence in the dearesit of all schools, and lamplight were distasteful to them.|if I try to profit by it, who shall blame The leaves of the tropical plants maseâ€"| me ?" _ i ed here and there shone glossy green;', "Which means, that you are teachâ€" in that eoitened sheen the helmets and ing others to buy their experience in cuirasses of the menmâ€"atâ€"arms who kept the same way." watch and ward at the foot of the!| ‘"Why not?" hbe answered with a staircase gleamed like burnished silver.!laugh. "It is a law of the universe "I hope so, with all my heart," ans wered the superintendent drily. "Still I have my duty to perform." 4 "1 will take your word for it.â€"My busband the murderer of the Baron von Rosenmnberg! Impossible! There is s«j:lma incomprehensible mistake someâ€" “ ae.l' ‘"‘Not at all, ma‘am. As I said before, the evidence against Mr. Brookeâ€"cirâ€" cumstantial, of courseâ€"is very strong. If you would like to see the docuâ€" ment‘‘~â€"â€" "Murdered! ‘The Baron von ROoseDâ€" berg!" exclaimed both the ladies !P a breath. y it of "O aunty, that was a capital bVit ht makeâ€"believe on your part!" thouk Clara to tberself. "Then, after & P.““sle' to Drumley: "We are excessively shocked, sir, at your tidings. The Baron was a visitor at the Towers, and “ag highly esteemed both by my husban and mysel{. Still, you must excuse . mg for saying that I fail to see in wha way this dreadful tragedy connects it self with Mr. Brooke." s { "It‘s a very disagreeable thing 10° me to have to break it to you, ma‘am ; but the fact is that Mr. Brooke is suhs- pected of having shot the Raron. The evidence p against him is very stronk. andâ€"and, in fact, I hold a warrant for his arrest." "A wnrrantâ€"forâ€"tbhe arrest ofâ€"my husband ! You must be dreamingâ€"Or~ "It is my painful duty to inform yO4% ma‘an, that the Baron von Rose,flbeh".g was murdered this afternoon in D# own grounds at Beaulieub." _ _ _ spoke again. Then turning to Dru®â€" ley with her most dignified air, Sh* said: ‘"You forget, sir, that you bhavye 1t yel eplightened me as to the DÂ¥ ture of your business at Reechley ToWâ€" r that date to make an offer i the girl finished speakâ€" > of the men in armour of the staircase stepped o an end !" nd byâ€"andâ€"by. Mr. an, preceded by own the stairease. the hall by two ad searched _ the irs. 1t was evident their perquisition "Well. whoever toid you, told yoa n» mere than the truth. I did love Clara Panby, and I honed to make her my wife.‘ But all that was past and gone long before I meti you." . She did not reply, but only went on t&gg‘:lg' her teeth the more. ttimg aside my own feelings toâ€" wards Brocke," went on Crofton pTeâ€" sen*"; stawlss Fras SA« sn all thian hasth be arrested and found guilty of this crimte, what a vast differencet it would hake in your fortunes and mine?" . "Expliquezâ€"yous, sil votks plait." "Shovld Gerald Brooke ds wigkhout _ Putting aside my own feelings toâ€" wa';‘,‘;? Brotke," went on Crofton preâ€" *"uy, ‘"who has done me all the hartm that one man ¢Suld possibly de te &nâ€" other, don‘t you see that if he #hould "It matters not how I know it, so long as I do know it," she answered, looking him steadily in the face as she did so, and beginning to tap her teeth with her long pointed nails. _ . ‘"How do you know that ?" he gaspâ€" ed. "I never said a syllable to you about ‘"And the man who robbed you of the woman you loved, whomn you hoped some woman you loved, whom you hoped one day to make your wife." _ _ Her words seemed to rouse him. ‘"Stephanie, the day of my revenge is dawning at last!" He ground out the words between his set teeth. "This Gerald Brookeâ€"this wellâ€"beloved cousin of mineâ€"is the man who came between my uncle and me and defrauded me out of my inheritaunce." \C." "What is the name of that place in (the country where your uncle used to { live ?" she asked. | _ ‘"Reechley Towers!‘ | _ *"And the name of that cousin to whom your uncle left his property ? _ _ _ . "A little rouge, mon cher, would imâ€" prove your complexion," said his wife at length, who had been watching him curiously out of her halfâ€"veiled eyes, "If one were to judge by your looks, you mi?'ht have commitied the crime yourself." For a while, speech seemed powerâ€" less to expross a tithe of what George Crofton felt when the words of the telegram had burned themselves into his brain. WVhat a sea of conflicting emotions surged round his heart as his mind drank in the full purport of the message and all the possibilities therein implied! NVhat a vistage of the fuâ€" ture it opened out ! f What the public were told in the teleâ€" gram was that the Baron vyon Rosenâ€" burg bhad been found in his grounds, shot through the heart, about seven o‘clock in the evening; that strong circumstantial evidence pointed to the supposition that Mr. Gerald Brooke, a near neighbor of the Baron, was the murderer ; that he had disappoared imâ€" mediately after the perpetration of the crime, and that, although be was still at large, the police had little doubt they would succeed im arresting him in the course of the next few hours. "Gerald Brookeâ€"confound him !â€"But why do you ask ?" ? For sole reply she handed him the tnewspaper, marking a certain pasâ€" sage as she did so. If Mrs. Crofton was startled by something which caught ber eye im the paper, her feelings were as nothing in comparison with those of ber hnshand as his keen glance took in the purport of the paragraph in question. It was, in fact, little more thairn a paragraph in the form of a brief telegram, forwarded at a late hour by a country correspondent. At this juncture a servant brought in the morning papers. Crofton seizâ€" ed one of them, a sporting journal, and pushed the other across the table. He was deep in the mysteries of the latest odds, when a low cry from his wife caused him to glamce sharply at ber. *Vhat‘s up now, Steph?" he askâ€" efd. _ "It would be a libel to say you had touched the rougeâ€"pot this morning, because there isn‘t a bit of color in your cheeks." 5 e f "I don‘t know what you mean when you make use of suchk outlandish words," said Stephanie with a pout. "So much the better; learned woâ€" men are an abomination." on another. Iwas very nice picking for the kites once on a time; now I am‘ia kite myself. The law uof metempsyâ€" uhosi’S in such cases is a very curious one.‘ ‘"What would you bhaveftâ€"as a cerâ€" tain person sometimes says. I know a little about rards; I know nothing about anything else that will bring grist to the mill. A£ bought my experiâ€" ence in the dearest of all schools, and if 1 try to profit by it, who shall blame me ?" t that one set of creatures shoulid prey ‘"For all that, Btepb, I wish _ you would break off the connection." Then, after a pause: "! know that of late I have seemed to neglect you a little ; but if I have done so, it has been as much for your sike as my owa." _ & me. She looks eighteen when she is on the corde, but she‘s thirtyâ€"four if she‘s a day. I‘ve known her for five years, and many a little kindness she has done me. And, then, although, of course, I shall never want to go back to the old life, 1 must say that I like to hear about it now and again and to know how everybody is getting on. Can you wonder at it, now that you leave me so much alone t" George Crofton moved uneasily in his chair, but did awot reply. ‘"Besides," resumed his wife, "it was only dear old Eupbrosyne Smith who came to see "Que voulezâ€"vous, cher enfant ?" ansâ€" wered Steph without the least trace of temper. "You introduce me to no society ; you scarcely ever take me anyâ€" where ; four or five times a week â€" you don‘t get home till past midnightâ€"this morning it was three o‘clock when you crepi upâ€"stairs as quietly as a burglar. What would you have?" rusk: it was his usual matutinal Te past. Mrs. Crofton, who was one of those persons who are always blessed with a hearty appetite, bhaving _ dis posed of her cutlet and bher e£€€g, Was now leaning back in an _ easyâ€"thair, feeding a green and gold parrakeet with tiny Iumps of sugar, and sippinE at her chocolate between times. She was attired in a loose morning WTapâ€" per of quilted pale blue satin, with a quantity of soft lace round her throat, and looked exceedingly handsome. ‘"Steph, I think I have told you beâ€" fore," said Mr. Crofion in a grumbling tone, "that I don‘t care to have any of your old circus acquaintances callâ€" ing upon you here. i thought you had broken of fthe connection for good when you became my wife." ‘ had been duly ; uoca‘é:ed. And, in truth, the exâ€"queen of the Haute Ecole was a far more suitable wife for a man like George Crofton than Clara Brooke could possibly have been. Mr. Crofton presented a 'aomaw'hst seedy appearance this morning ; there was a worn look about his eyes and his hand was scarcely as steady as it might have been. His breakfast consisted of a tumbler of brandyâ€"andâ€"soda and _A of his hand and heart to Mademoiselle!lGsue, by the terms of my uncle‘s Stfiphnme' nie Lagrange, been duly aco:)te ONTARIO ARCHIVES TOROoNTO to Mademoiselle !iesue, by the terms of my uncle‘s will an offer which Beechley ‘Towers and al{ the estates 1. And, in truth, pertaining to it, including a rentâ€"roll Haute Ecole was|Of close on six thousand a year, cOMm® wife for a man(a@bsolutely to meâ€"to meâ€"comprenezâ€" an Clara Brooke|vous? Ah, what a sweet revenge mine een. will be I" ed a somewhat Yes ; I should think it would be raâ€"~ morning ; there|ther nice to live at a grand place like t his eyes and his| Beechley Towers and flve an income teady as it might | Of six thousand a year," answered Mrs. fast consisted of Crofton quietly. "So, if this cousin of andâ€"soda and _ a|YOurs is really guilty, let us hope for i matutinal reâ€"|Our own sakes that he will be duly who was one of|caught and hanged." o ‘"*When I was a young girl everybody bad to do their owin spinning and make their owin clothes. ‘The young people would meet at a certain house and all would bring their spinning so that they could kave a good time while they #Orked. "One evening a numleZ of young people met, as usual. On the way homs they had to pars the graveyard. Noi long before acompanion of theirs had been laid at rest there. So it wasn‘t strange that they shotuald think of her whan they were near the ceme tery At last grandma looked up and there sat Ralph almost asleep. She awoke Ralph and told him she was going to tell a story. _ When the children were ready she began. Lilly had been teasing grandma for a story. in her rocking chair, her usual place, and knitting. _ Near grandma, on a chair, sat Lilly, who was about eight years old. On the opposite side of the fireplace sat tenâ€"yearâ€"old Ralph who had been playing out doors nearly all day and now had gone almost to sleep. At grandma‘s feet on a footâ€"stool sat baby, who was about five years old. GRANDMA‘S STORY. On New Year‘s Eve the north wind blew cold against a little log house which stood in the country and no oiher house was to be seen for several miles. Although it was very cold and windy out. of doors, in this little house it was all bright and cheerful. In the sitâ€" ting room the fire burned brightly in the fireâ€"place. _ Grandma was sitting A loving, Christâ€"like spirit connected with any face, bhowever plain, always makes it bright and attractive, someâ€" thing as the sun shines through the clouds and glorifies them. This is the secret of attractive faces, and so all may have them, for God will give the same sweet spirit to each one that seeks for it. His Spirit within the human soul will always drive out the unlovable traits of character, and make it true and holy. As the summer sunlight and rain thrill the cold brown earth with warmâ€" th and moistare and cause bloom and verdure to spring up, so does His spirit bring out in the human life the many graces that make it beautiful. Human nature, like the damp, rocky earth, has not the principle of beauty within itâ€". self, until it is touched and warmed into life by some power outside itself.. As Christ enters the soul, it becomes true and holy, and the face radiant with light and true beauty. | 1)â€"â€" possessed the same sweet influâ€" ence for good. No rough words were ever spoken in her presence, for there was something about her that held them in check. She made the entire homeâ€"life beautiâ€" ful, and eyen the "rough boys," as they are sometimes called, became gentle and quiet, because they wanted to be like "Sister Minnie." Even the household pets and farm amimals felt her influâ€" ence, and knew that she was their friend. Outside of the home Minme The human face should certainly be bright, sunny and beautiful, because "man is the noblest work of God." It should be attractive and lovable, to reâ€" veal the spirit of its great Creator. A very plain face may become really beauâ€" tiful and an inspiration toall that see it from day to day. On« of the sweetest faces that we ever saw was a verK{[plam one, which everybody loved. innie Dâ€", its possessor, was a young Chrisâ€" tian girl who held a strong influence over others because she carried a sweet smiling face, a pure, loving spirit. Her smiling face, and a pure, loving spirit. Her presence everywhere was like a flood of sunlight. Of course, she was an earnest Christian, and the beauty of soul and face began to appear, as she took Christ into her life. The smile upon her face from that day beâ€" came sweeter and more constant, and her very voice grew gentle and loving. Her eyes that once could flash with passion were filled with lovelight, reâ€" vealing the precious new spirit that she had received. "I knew the Baron vyon Rosenberg some years oâ€"in Paris," answered Stephanie witf just a trace of heightâ€" ened color in her checks. "He was a man between forty and fifty years old, and said to be very rich.â€"I never liked him. Indeed, I may say that I had every reason to hate him. And now he is dead! C‘est bienâ€"c‘est tres bien." (To be Continued.) } Crofton turned to the table, and having poured out nearly half a tumblâ€" er of brandy, he drank it off at a draught. Excitement had so far unâ€" nerved him that the glass rattled againâ€" st his teeth as he drank. s ‘"But what could possibly induce a man in Mr. Brooke‘s position to commit such a crime?" asked Stephanie preâ€" sently. 1 ‘"‘That‘s more than we know at Preâ€" sent ; we must wait for further Enrtl& ularsâ€"By the way, I wonder who and what the murdered man was?t The Baron von Rosenberg they call him. J never heard the name before." _ God made beauty, and so it is right to possess and enjoy it. He never makes anything that he is not willing for his children to keep and enjoy. The world if full of beauty, and it is found every where upon the great face of Creation. It glows upon every object in the realms of natlure, and we love it inâ€" stinctively. _ Who can fail to admire the golden sunlight, the sweet gay flowers and the silent glory of the evening sky when lit up with its myrâ€" iads of gleaming stars f REAUTIFUL PLAIN FACES. Nearly every young girl would like to have ain attractive, if not a beauâ€" tiful, face. The desire is a natural one, and notsinful, as many seem to think. It, is the motive back off the desire that makes it good or evil. YOUNG FOLKS. and send anybody to a place where you yourself wvufd not like to go." PRESENTABLE HANDS. _ It is impossible for everyone to have beautiful hands, yet there are many girls who could have much nicer looking ones if they only tried to take a little care of them. Of course we all know that housework spoils the hands and that washing dishes makes them red, hut even then some women who do all that keefiu their hands in quite nice conâ€" dition. Dishwater is often recommended for sore or chapped hands, and no doubt it is good, being soft and greasy. It is often troublesome during the cold weather to keep the skin smooth and soft, and there are numerous cures recâ€" ommended. One of the best and cheapâ€" est remedies is muttonâ€"tallow. Procure the tallow and render it like lard. Pour it into a small dish or cup and it will barden intoa smooth cake, from which alittle can be taken with the finger nail. When it has been rubbed well into the skin an old pair of kid gloves should bedrawn on. Any greasy ointâ€" ment should be ptit on at night as it will then have a better chance to heal the skin. ‘The gloves are not onl{lll great help in softening the skin, but they protect the bed clothing. _ Beâ€" fore any cintment is put on the hands they should be perfectly clean. â€" Lukeâ€" warm water, good soap and a hand wush are necessary. _ "She had been in a burry to put the distaff on tha %rave and had fastened her dress with it. She must have thought it was her friend holding her dress and I think she wasn‘t as brave as she thought she was else how could she have been frightened to death ? _ ‘"Now, children, this story will teach you never to frighten one another or "But to their astonishment they found not only the distaff but also the girl too, who was dead. "A distaff is a staff for holding the material from which the thread is drawn in spinning, said grandma. "And they told her to put her distaff on the dead friend‘s grave and it would prove that she was there, and they would find it in the morning. "‘I will do it,‘ she said. "The others «went home while the brave girl went to put the distaff on the grave. _ , "In the morning they passed that way tosea if she had done as she promâ€" "‘If you will go and put your disâ€" taffâ€"â€"* _*"What Lilly. "‘Now, I wouldn‘t," said another, who considered herself braver than the rest. "‘It isn‘t very pleasant to pass here in the evening," said one. 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Talkative Barberâ€"Close shave Grufl Customerâ€"Yes a closeâ€"m shave. i LC CORCZCSS n J0ve, uIge= covers false {riends. June, agate. Health and rosperity. July, ruby. _ Corructs evSs o‘lnmx.- taken friendship ; discovers poison. A.u_fust. sardonyx. _ Means con jugal felicity. Beptember, ch?.olita. Antidote to madness; frees from sadness and evil passions. October, opal. Hope, * November, topaz. Fidelity ; preâ€" vents bad dreams. December, turquoise. Prosperity. 1 °& O G0 MC700 mTo Penerved Here is the true list. There varieties, but the one given is d from Poland : January, garnet Constancy. February, amethyst. Sincerity. March, "bloudstone. Courage, dom. April, sapphire or diamond. _ from enchantment, innocence May, emeraid. _ Success in love ; a part of everyone‘s toilet the face ar combing the rosewaler it is very good. Some peoâ€" ple also put a little borax into this mixture. Vaseline should nover be used on the hands, as it causes hair to grow,and that is quite undesirable fop & .{Ioung lady. o maitter how soft and white the hand or now beantiful the shape, it is never pretty if the nails are not atâ€" tended to. True enough everyone canâ€" not afford the services of a professional manicure, but #he can do much toâ€" ward keeping her nails neat. First of all, nothing miins the finger nails so much as biting them. They never get a chance to suuw into shape, and so deâ€" form the finger tips and keep them sore and tender. 'I‘})ey should be neatâ€" ly trimmed every week ani no kept too close. They a; besi if rounded and not ctat aniggl across. _ No one should be considered perfectly dressâ€" ed unless the nails are clean. It lakes but a minute or two and is as much a part of everyone‘s toilet as washing o [ V@p PV vierhimas Jn« poliam ced on th Another remedy, not so greasy is glycerine, rosewater, equal parts, and a fow d of ecarbolic acid mixed. Some peo;l»ie are very partial to this mixture. Undiluted glycerine should not be used, but with either water or rosewater it is very mood Sama nan. lost hopo?_ Are you contemplating marâ€" liseased? Heve you any '-Rnu.:g l?:- BRTHâ€"MQNTH sTONEs No. 148 SHELLY § :. DETRO!T, MICH. Synhilis, Emissions Varicocele, ‘Cured. Monitor" (illus‘rated), on one given is direct '."' \él&cl .‘t’.' Wb - diamond. _ Free nnocence weess in love ; disâ€" th and rity. vets evfl-_of‘ Mmigâ€" the hair. : shave. sir? closeâ€"manthed £; noame irritable: The Czar an to be greatly « second child is be named Tat The belief i Bavana that will be imm» Pr during It is believ at Athems th to fight for b The Czarin daughter. American ne an increase «a the cotton a but the ootto Southern cot duction . . 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