CHAPTER XV.-(Contlnuco..)
"Waa this what you were working
'for?" I demanded, with a sudden Jeal.
rous suspicion.
"Perhaps I was!" she answered loft
ily. "I hope .she will never bo Borry
Uhat she choso wrong."
"I hopo notl" 1 assented cordially.
"A rcdl gentleman," repeated Mlsa
Woodward "as free-handed and freo
tpoken as n prince a gentleman who
knows how to treat a woman, oven Jf
the Is only .a servant a gentleman I'd
work my fingers to tho bono for, and So
would a good many morel"
"You did your best for him," I could
not help saying. "You havo nothing
to reproach yourself with."'
It Avas true, as Wlddrlngton had
laid, that all tho women were fasci
nated by handsome, dare-do vll Charlie.
What wonder that Nona had felt his
.power? I. could only bo thankful that
ttho fascination had not gone deeper.
"No; I'vo nothlng to reproach myself
with," tho maid assented. "And I'll
pray night anfl day for my young lady,
that sho may seo her nilstako beforo It
Us too late;"
And with this parting shot the reso
luto virago marched sternly from tho
room without a word of farewell civil
ity. I finished my Interrupted letters, and
then sought Nona. Sho met mo with a
dismayed face . ,
"Such atrango thing has happened,"
sho exclaimed. "Woodwnrd has left at
a moment's notlco. Sho would not
iglve any explanation of her going, only
said that sho was sorry to lnconven
lenco me, but circumstances obliged
"her to leavo at once; nnd sho has
i gone."
"Tho most extraordinary proceed
ing," chlmeC in Miss Elmslle. "I told
Nona that sho could Insist upon Wood
ward's remaining until sho had found
another servant. If it had not hap
pened that a young girl from tho vil
lage Is at liberty to take her place at
once, It would havo been most incon
venient nnd awkward; and Woodward
was such an excellent maid. I suppo3o
"WHERE'S THE YOUNG
she has had some quarrel with tho
servants and she mver had a good
temper."
"I wonder," began Nona, and then
Etopped suddenly.
"What do you wonder?" I asked.
"Nothing," sho laughed, "only an
odd idea of mine."
"Toll mo your ideas; I like to hear
them all."
"I was wondering whethor Tillott's
leaving had anything to do with Wood J
ward's. I know Bho liked him, and
thought him a great Improvement on
Chnrles; but then ho was so much
younger. Of course It was vory silly of
me to connect tho two events."
"I don't know about that. I think
It was very sagacious of you,", I an
swered. "Then thero Is something. What
aro you laughing at? What Is it?"
"You aro right, my dearest. Wood
ward's and Tillott's departures do hang
together."
And then, Miss Elmsllo having dis
creetly retired, I told Nona tho whole
story from beginning to end, only en
joining on her the secrecy which tho
dear llttlo indiscreet Miss Elmsllo
could never havo been trusted to pre
serve. Nona's astonishment was unbounded.
"What a plot!" sho exclaimed. "It
Is llko u book; and Woodward, who
seemed so quiet and so respectable,
was helping It all. And that man TI1
lott was a detective. How strange It
all Is! I feel as If I wero In a dream.
Tho will wbb really stolen then, not
lost, and and now I understand; you
puzzled me so when you persisted you
had seon mo at Molton, and that I had
taken your bag. I was puzzled, and
and a llttlo angry" blushing.
"Yes, you wero thoroughly mysti
fied," I agreed,
"Oh, I do hope," said Nona, "that
nan, Wlddrlngton, will never, never
find Charlie poor Charlie, who was
ray playfellow and friend, and my poor
uncle's pet and dnrllng, treated like a
common thief. You will not allow It
promise mo you will not."
"It will not be so bad as that," I as
sured her. "Of courso ho must bo
mado to surrender tho will. However,
we will not taty about him any longor.
This ft my last evening, you know, and
I havo a thousand things to say. Tho
time Is too precious to wa3tc, my dar
ling." I left tho Rectory on tho following
day. Tho noxt few months wero
passed In a dream of happiness which
left mo llttlo thought for Charlie
Dranscombo or his concerns. Occa
sionally, it Is true, I was brought into
relations with Wlddrlngton, for my
connection with tho ofllco could not bo
abruptly terminated, and in the matter
of Forest Lea I felt that I had a special
responsibility to discharge. The de
tective was actively following up clue
after clue as they camo Into his hands.
prldo nnd his professional Interest
weio thoroughly roused by his first
failure, nnd ho was bent on completing
tho caso In which ho had nlready
Worked so hard. Mr. Charles DrunB
cotubo had not left England eo much
Wlddrlngton was suro of. Probably
want of means had prevented his going
far from homo and tho numerous
friends and ndhercnts who wero always
ready to help him.
"I shall run him down yet," Wld
drlngton confidently asserted. "Ho
must bo starved out sooner or later."
In tho meantime Forest Lea was
shut tii) nnd deserted, at tho Rector's
constant regret; nnd only a vague Im
prosslon of tho truth floated about tho'
neighborhood, whero my darling still
remained, under tho friendly protec
tion of Mr. nnd Mrs. Heathcote.
Sho had promised to bo mlno In tho
summer, when tho first anniversary or
tho good old Colonel's death had come
and gone. Then wo wero to havo a
pretty wedding In tho village church
a wedding all flowers and sunshine,
such as became our hopes and our
happiness.
I was fully occupied In preparing for
that supremo event. I was refurnish-
FELLOW GONE TO?"
lng my newly-acquired home a love'.y
old house In Kent, amongst tho hop
gardens and woods of tho Weald and
sparing no pains to mako it a fitting
nest for tho Bweet, gentlo dovo who
was to presido over It.
In such happy occupation, with fre
quent visits to tho MIdshIro Rectory,
tho months passed quickly away. I
had no personal part In tho next act of
tho drama which concerned Mr.
Charles Dranscombe, and must leave
Its chronicle to another pen.
CHAPTER XVI.
A little mnld In a blue cotton gown
and u white muslin enp was picking
peas in a cottngo garden. Sho was
taking her work In leisurely fashion,
Eitting on a throe-legged stool with her
basket In her lap, and gathering tho
plump pods as they dangled close to
her hnnd. Tho vines grow high that
year, and tho llttlo maid as she Eat was
almost hidden In tho green valley; not
so much hidden, however, but that a
hot and flustered police olllcer saw her
as ho tramped heavily up tho path, nnd
blurted out an abrupt question
"Where's tho young follow gone to?"
Sho looked up with a pair of tranquil
bluo eyes, growing round with aston
ishment, as sho repeated after him, In
a strong country accent
"Young fellar? What young fellar
d'yo mean?"
Sho looked so fresh and so pretty,
and the yellow frlngo which peeped out
from under her cap was eo lnfantllo In
Its Innocent simplicity, that Mr. Jame3
Drown felt a momentary impulso, In
splto of his flustratlou, to chuck her
under tho cool rounded chin, and even
perhaps help himself to a kiss from
her red Hps. If ho hadn't been so hot
nnd so worried whero tho dickens
could that young rip havo got to? he
would certainly havo taken advantago
of his opportunities. As It was he pur
sued his Investigation and resisted tho
temptation.
"A youn fellar In a light twoed suit
no was making straight for hero," ht
explained. "I saw him beforo me over
the fields not ten minutes ago, nnd I'll
Bwcar I hardly lost sight of him. He
must bo in tho house; thero Isn't an
other place this wny not oven n shavo
of wood to hide him and Smith and
Varlcy would havo stopped him further
down. He must bo in tho house."
"Maybe, yo can nsk," retorted tho
damsel Indifferently, reaching out her
hnnd towards a group of pods, as if
dismissing tho subjoct.
Tho offlcer went his wny, with Just
another ndmlrlng glanco at tho pretty
flguro In the chnrmlng green avenue.
The door at the cottngo stood wldo
open; n black cat was dozing in tho
sun; nil was quiet and sleepy; thero
was not n sound about tho place. Tho
omcer's loud knock brought a stupid
servant-girl with a snub noso and a
wide-open mouth to answer his reit
erated question.
"Whore's tho tho young gentleman
who camo In hero Just now? I want to
speak to him."
"Thcro's no young gentleman here."
sho replied "only my master nnd
misses, and thoy'ro both old."
"Whero aro they? Toll them Mr.
James Drown wants to speak to them."
The girl preceded him Into the parlor
nt tho end of tho passage, after knock
ing at tho door, and gave his message
verbatim
"Mr, James Drown wants to speak
to ye."
A decent old man of tho retired
tradesman class, disturbed In his after
noon nap, looked up with blinking eyes
at tho Impatient constable, whilst hl3
comely old partner put down tho stock
ing sho was darning, and prepared to
Interview tho visitor.
"Good afternoon, sir," rho said, civ
illy. "Won't you tako a Beat; It's
warm walking."
Was It real Innocence or only a
sham? Mr. Drown wns not going to ba
taken In; theso peoplo were probably
allies of Mr. Charles DranEcombe old
servants or something of that Bort.
Tho old gentleman's yawn was too
demonstrative, and he did not mean to
let tho old lady's civility put him off
tho scent ho was qulto tip to that
game. Ho glanced sharply around tho
room, behind the old man's ponderous
nrm-chnlr, at tho cupboard door, even'
up the chimney, beforo he nnswercd In
his most official tone
"A young gent entered this house
about ten minutes or maybe u quarter
of nn hour ago, Mr. Charles Brans
combo by namo. I'vo got business
with him very particular business, if
you'll let him know."
"Mr. Charles Branscombo," echoed
tho old man; "ho's not here, and hasn't
been, to my knowledge."
"Then It's without your knowledge,"
retorted Mr. Drown, who was gottlng
crosa. "I'll tako my davy ho's some
where on tho premises; nnd, as I hold
n warrant for Ills approhonslon, I shall
have to search for him with your
leave or without It."
"You're an Ill-mannered upstart
that's what you aro," exclaimed Mr.
Walker, very wldo awake now, and
starting up to fnco Mr. Drown. "And
I dare you to search my house war
rant or no warrant, I'm nn honest man,
nnd I'vo nothing to do, with your
tcamps; artd if I was ton years younger
I'd kick you out faster than you camo
In that's what I'd do" warming as
ho wont on.
"Hush, Samuel!" Interposed tho
dame, laying her hand upon his nrm,
ns ho shook his net In tho latruder's
face. "Never mind his manners lt'3
only his Ignorance. Wo don't mean to
reclst tho lav,'; If ho's got a warrant, lot
him show It, and ho's wolcomo to
search If ho llkos. Ho'll soon see It's
no use. My husband Is old, sir" asldo
to Mr. Brown, as tho old gentleman
walked to tho vlndow, and wiped his
forehead with his hnndkerchlof "and
he's apt to bo hnEty when ho's waked
sudden out of his sleep. Let us seo
your warrnnt, If you please, sir."
(To ho continued.)
MAN'S LUNOS SPOUNO A LEAK.
That Is AVliy tho Cleveland Hnckinan
Vn So drently Hvrollod.
From tho Cloveland Leader: It is
not often that a thin man becomos
alarmingly obese within twenty-four
hours. This, however, wns the experi
ence of Martin McIIugh, who, Is a hack
driver, and lives at 21C Hamilton street.
Wednesday morning ho was too small
for his clothes. Several hours lator ho
had a pronounced "bay window," his
hands, feet, legs nnd nrms wero twice
tholr natural alze, nnd his cheeks as
sumed rotund proportions that sur
prised tho members of his family. Ho
did not stop there, but continued to
grow big, finally being compelled to
discard his clothing nnd take to a bed,
Dr. D. D. Steur was called. Ho said It
was ovldent that McIIugh's lungs wore
lenklng. Thin, according to tho physl
clan, became more ovldent when It wns
seon that with each breath tho rotund
portions rose nnd fell. In speaking of
tho curious enso Dr. Steur said: "Mc
IIugh was injured by being struck with
tho thill of a wagon. He felt no Im
mediate effects, but was obliged to go
home lator In tho day. Every portion
of hla body seemed to ncho. He then
commenced to bloat, h!a body swelling
to twice Its natural sire. When called
In by tho family I saw nt once that
ono of tho man's lungs had boon In
jured nnd was leaking nlr. With Dr.
N. Stono Scott I decided on an opera
tion. Tho body was punctured. The
air oamo out with alarming force. The
disabled lung was then laid bare. It
had been Injured, a splinter having
probably entered tho casing. Tho
wound was cleaned and the lung care
fully sowed. From last reporta the pa
tient was dclng nicely and will soon
b at his old stand."
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Strange Creatures, tho Peculiar Charno
tfrlftlca of Two Pol Toads What
Young Wnsps Peed Upon Among
Tahiti's Sam era.
To Thyrza.
Without a stono to mark tho spot,
And sny, what Truth might well havo
unlil,
By nil, eavo one, perchance, forpot,
Ah! whercforo urt thou lowly luld?
lly mnny a Bhort and many a sea
Divided, yet beloved In vain I
Tho past, tho future lied to thee,
To bid u- meet no no'cr malnl
Could this havo been a word, a look.
That softly snld, "Wo part in peace."
Had taught my bopom V)v to I1.00U,
With fainter Blghs, thy soul' teleuHC.
And didst thou not, uln.-o Douh roi thee
Prtrnrcd a light and panglesu Can,
Once long for him thou no'cr whall hco
Who held, and holds thee In his heart?
Oht who llko him had watohid thro horo?
Or sadly marked thy glazing rye,
in that drend hour cro dja.h appear,
When silent sorrow rears to nigh
I ill nit was past! Hut when no move
'Twas thlno to reek of human wit's,
Afrectlon'H heart-drops, gushing o'er,
Had Mowed u fast us nov they tlcw.
Shall they not How, when many a day
In these, to 1110, deserted toworn,
Gro called but for a tlmo away,
Affection's mingling tears wero ours?
Ours too tho glanco nono saw beside,
Tho smllo nono clso might understand;
Tho whispered thought of hearts allied,
Tho prcssuro of the thrilling hand;
flio kiss, so guiltless nnd rellned,
That Lovo each warmer wish forbore,
rhoso eyes proclaimed so puro n mind,
Kvcn passion blushed to plead for moro.
The. tone, that taught mo to rejoice,
When prone, unlike thee, to repine;
Tho song, celestial from thy voice,
Ilut sweat to mo from nono but Milne;
Tho pledge we wore I wear It still,
Hut whero Is thlno Ah I whero art
thou!
Oft havo I born tho weight of ill.
Hut never bent benenth till now I
Well hast thou left In life's best bloom
Tho cup of woo for mo to drain.
If rest nlono bo In tho tomb,
I would not wish theo hero ngaln;
Hut If In words moro bleat than this
Thy virtues seek a Utter sphere,
Impart somo portion of thy bliss,
To wean mo from mlno anguish hero.
Teach mo too early taught by theol
To bear, forgiving and forgiven:
On earth thy lovo was Huch to me,
It fain would form my hopo In heaven.
Uyron.
titrnngo Creatures.
In a greenhousd in this garden I havo
two tamo toads, named Martha and
Juno respectively. Also thero Is a tiny
one called Babcttc, but sho can hardly
bo counted, as sho is small nnd seldom
on vlow. Theso toads aro strango and
Interesting creatures, differing much
from each other in appearance and
character. Martha Is stout and dark
colored, a bold-naturcd toad of friend
ly habit; Jano, on tho other hand, Is
palo and thin, with a depressed air
which suggests resignation born of
long experience of circumstances over
which she has no control, Somo of this
depression may be due to tho fact that
once, entering tho greenhouse In tho
twilight, I trod upon her accidentally,
a shock from which aho Eccms never to
have recovered, although, owing to tho
ndaptlve powers of toads, beyond a
Flight flattening sho took no physical
harm from nn adventuro which must
havo been painful. Indeed, I nm not
suro that of tho two of us I did not
suffer most, for I know of fow things
moro upsetting than tho feel of n fat
toad' beneath one's foot. Anyhow,
since that day Jano bus never qulto
trusted mo. Theso toads I feed with
lob-worms, or sometimes with woodllco
nnd centipedes taken from traps mado
of hollowod-out potatoes, which aro set
nmong tho, flower pots to attract such
creatures. In tho latter case, tho In
sects must bo thrown beforo tho toad,
which never seems to seo them until
they begin to run, although, its ears
being quick, it can sometimes hear
them us thoy move along tho floor be
hind It. When tho toad catches sight
of an Insect Its attitudo of profound
rcposo changes suddenly to ono of ex
traordinary animation. Its swivel eyes
seem to project and fix themselves
upon the doomed crcnturo off which It
Is about to lunch; Its throat begins to
palpltato with violence, and Its general
air betrays Intense and concentrated
Interest. Presently, from contempla
tion It proceeds to action. Dy slow but
purposeful movements of Its crooked
limbs It advances, pauses and advances
again, till at length It reaches a posi
tion which It considers convenlont.
Then, Just as tho ccntlpcdo gains a
sheltering pebble, n long pink flash
seems to proceed from tho head of tho
toad. That Is Us tongue. Another In
stant and tho pink thing has twisted
Itstilf round tho Insect and retired Into
tho capacious mouth, and thero, onco
moro wrapped In deep peace and rest,
sits tho toad, its eyes turned in pious
thankfulness to heaven, or, rather, to
tho roof of tho grconhouso. Rider
Haggard in Longman's.
AVlHlt Young Wusp Feed Upon. ,
Frm tho Chnutuuquan: Tho wasp Is
not a vegetarian like tho bee, and our
cornent-mnker has beforo hor tho prob
lem of supporting her young with meat
rather than with bread. As her eggs
aro laid out In hot weather and as
mough food must bo stored In tho cell
with tho egg to mnturo tho young In
sect, tho question Is how to preserve
the meat fresh for so long a tlmo. Sho
moots tho difficulty thus: After n tubo
Is finished except ono end, which Is
left open, sho flics off on a hunt for
spiders, Sho finds n fat, healthy ono,
pounces upon It, etlngs It and carries
It oft and places It in tho mud coll. Sho
repeats this process until sho has
placed as many spiders in the tube ns,
according to her Judgment, will ho
needed. Sho then lays nn egg in the
coll and wnlls Up tho opening. Tho re
mnrkablo thing about this performanco
Is tho mnglc effect of her sting. Wheth
er it Is tho result of n subtlo poison or
whether it is n special spot In tho
spider's nervous system whero tho
sting Is inserted wo do not know. Cer
tain it is that after being thus stung
tho spider lives on in n paralyzed con
dition for weeks and oven months. It
can movo only slightly nnd romnlns
helpless In its mud scpulchor until tho
wasp egg hatches Into a voracious
grub, which at onco falls to nnd eats
with great relish tho meat thus mirac
ulously preserved. Whether tho Wasp
sting renders tho spider Insensible to
pain or not Is a question not yet sot
tied. However, tho chnnces aro In fa
vor of tho theory that it docs. Any
way, wo need wnsto no sympathy on
tho spider, tho most bloodthirsty of nil
the llttlo peoplo of tho field nnd woods.
There Is a sonso of retrlbutlvo Justice
In tho thought of a spider helpless nnd
nt tho mercy of a small Insect which It
would hnvo morcllcssly dovottred hnd
It been nblo. So wo need not accuse
our nlert, Industrious cemont-mnkcr of
any unrcnsonnblo cruelty if she, llko
ub, Insists upon, a meat diet for hor
young, nor need wo havo any fear of
hor Btlng, for sho seldom uses it ns o
weapon of offense or defense.
Among Tahiti's Kaiagt.
At Tahiti, in tho Society Islands,
Partly by reason of tho extreme fertil
ity of tho soil which furnishes a sub
sistence without labor tho Inhabitants
nro Idle nnd dissolute. They flatten
their noses, and boro n hole through
tho middle partition of that feafuro to
nccommodato ornaments of flowers or
feathers. Their cars arc bored nlso,
and tho teeth of Bharks and of human
beIng8-nro Inserted. Chiefs nro distin
guished by largo circular markings In
tattoo over tho whole body, whllo
common folks nro tattooed only about
tho loins. Another queer custom re
quires all women, except thoso of tho
roynl family, to cut their hair short.
All over Polynesia the practice of ln
fnntlcido Is qulto general, but In Ta
hiti It Is particularly prevalent, young
chlldron being commonly strangled.
Eomo mothers on tho lslnnd nro known
to havo done awny with as many ns
ten of their children in this manner.
Pigs, on tho other hand, nro greatly
pampered, being fed by tho old womon
and actually suckled by tho young
women. Thoy are stuffed llko capons
with brcnd-frult dough, and aro
slaughtered at festivals, but, as n rulo,
their flesh Is roserved for consumption
by tho upper classes. Tho only other
Important domestic mammal Is tho
dog, which Is of a small species and has
no bark at all, being bred chiefly for
meat and not ns n household guardian.
Weapons mado formidable by tho at
tachment of shnrks' teeth are used by
tho natives, whllo small Instruments of
a similar description havo been cus
tomarily employed for torturing and
cutting up prisoners of war.
Sights In Constantinople.
Constantinople teems with monu
ments nnd relics of past ages, which
tlmo hnB consecrated and not destroyed
and which await tho contemplation of
tho visitor. Tho column of Constan
tino tho Great, erected in 330, still tow
ers, blackened nnd mutilated, but erect,
In tho center of his ancient forum. Im
posing rcmnlns of tho gigantic trlplo
wall nnd of tho moat still stretch from
tho Golden Horn to tho Marmora. Tho
ruins of Justlnlnn's palaco still rise
from tho edgo of tho sea and tho pnlnco
of tho Heblomon still crowns tho sev
enth hill. Tho monastery of Chora,
now Knchrio DJaml, nnd n dozen other
Dyznntlno churches still present nil tho
peculiarity of tho Dyznntlno archi
tectural school, Tho subterranean cis
terns, tho most enormous ever con
structed nnywhore, still oxlst, tho chief
or Royal cistern now called by tho
Ottomans Ycrl Datan Scrnl, or tho un
derground palace still standing, with
Its 336 marble columns in perfect sym
metry. In tho museum nro tho famous
snrcophagl from Sidon, two especially,
thoso of "Alexander" and of "Tho
Wcopors," unsurpassed among nil tho
existing legacies of ancient art. Most
precious of all tho gifts of antiquity
is tho bronzo sorpont of Delphi, cast by
tho Greeks In 470 D. C, placed by them
In tho favorlto slirlno of Apollo,
brought hlthor by Constantino 330 A.
D,, nnd still showing distinct, as If
cut today, names of tho Immortal cities
which fought against nnd defentod
Xerxes. Most vcnerublo of churches,
Sancta Sophia, still soars heavenward
with Its marvelous dome and Its uf
(lucnco of mosaic nnd Its uncqualcd
churchly history of moro than 1,350
years.
(It'tit Trout In u llurrnl.
From Greenville, Mo., nt tho foot 'of
Moosohcnd lake, comes a strango fish
story. Cyrus Hlggins of Olnmou wont
Ashing at Moosohend in u brook run
ning Into tho lnko, nnd for a tlmo
cuught only llttlo bits of trout. Thou
ha felt u mighty tug at his hook, and
thought he hnd hold of a Inker that
had wandered up tho brook on tho
high water. After much effort, how
ever, ho found himself unnblo to haul
In his line, and bognn to Investigate,
thinking tho hook had become fouled
on Bomo object nt tho bottom of tho
pool. With tho aid of a salmon gaff
ho raised a barrel to tho surface, and
was surprised to pcrcolvo that his lino
led Into tho bungholo of tho harrol,
Further Investigation Bhowed that
there was something moving about ln
sldo tho barrel, and that whatever It
was It had hold of tho hook. Tho
barrel was thon broken up, and out
leaped an enormous trout; not n laker,
but n real red-Bpotted brook trout tho
Blzo of a laker. Hlggins' theory Is that
tho trout went Into tho barrel whoa
small, nnd, protected nllke from fish
ermen and other enemies and with
plonty to cat, It had grown and grown,
until It beenmo a giant among tho
Bpccklcd tribe. Nov York Press.
PRICELESS PICTURES,
DISCOVERED IN TAKINO. DOWN
PICTURES OF GEORGES.
Aro tho Work of Vexrlo They1 Wer
Defaced by Null Holes, but Damaged
Parts Havo lleen Iteproduccd by lie"
tnrer.
An Interesting discovery has re
warded tho researches of Lord Echor
nnd other officials at Hampton palace,
England.
Thero has always lurked a suspicion
that tho walls of tho famous Queen
Anno's drawing room, which is In tho
center of tho east wing of Wren's
famous building, -which room forms
tho apex on which the thrco great
avenues of trees known to tho wholo
world converge, contained moro thnn
tho second rnto portraits of the
Georges. Never, however, was It sup
posed that an important work by thnt
onco famous decorattvo artist Vorrlo
had been concealed since 1735, owing
to n stupendous net of vandalism, which
It Is presumed wns carried out by
Queen Carollno in 1735, probnbly to
prevent tho npothcosls of Qucon Anno
from meeting her eyes in her draw
ing room when sho beenmo queen. And
ngnln In 1S33 tho beautiful paintings
now discovered wero covered up. Tho
dnto Is known by tho extraordinary
act of tho paper hnngor of that tlmo,
who, In covering up Vorrlo's work,
scratched his own nnmo and tho dnto
of tho paper-hanging. In taking down
eomo of the portraits of tho Georges,
which wero intended for Kensington
pnlnco, It wna noticed by an official
that tho top right-hand corner closo
to tho colling seemed abruptly cut off
from tho general scheme of tho beauti
ful colling, which every ono hns scon
and admired, and which represents
Qucon Anno, in tho chariot of Justice,
dressed in purplo, lined with ermine.
Over her head is a crown, hold by Ncp
tuno nnd Drltnnnla, while surrounding
and floating In tho clouda nro various
allegorical figures representing Peaco
nnd Plenty, etc. Tho discovery now
mudo shows that tho wholo of tho
walls wore orlglnully painted by Ver
rlo In the snmo manner, tho subject be
clng Queen Anno's npothcosls ns Queen
of tho Sea In tho four groat quartern of
tho globo. Tho lmportanco of tho
"And" was not really known until
Haines & Sons, tho queen's plcturo re
storers, bognn to clean away tho con
tury nnd a halt's dlro nnd dust which
hnd accumulated under the wall paper,
when It wa3 seen that tho very dirt
thnt obscured tho pictures had really
preserved their beautiful colors and de
signs and it Is only now, when tho
wnlls havo been nearly restored, that a
truo appreciation of tho discovery can
bo mado. On carefully stripping tho
red colored paper off tho walls it wns
found that tho vnndnls who first ob,
scurcd tho pictures had dono lmmcnso
dnmngo by cutting away much of Vor
rlo's mural painting to Insort tho bat
tens on which thoy atretched tho tough
canvas to hold a great Bilk damnak cov
ering. Dy carefully nursing every' hit
of tho design tho restorers havo been
nblo to roproduco theso fragments of
tho plcturo which wero torn away by
tho workman's plaster hammer. Tho
green silk damnsk covering wna Queen
Cnrollno's (Gcorgo ll.'s wife) design
for tho covering of Qucon Anno's pic
tures, nnd over this sho hung tho pic
tures of hor own peoplo, which sho
brought from KenSlngton palaco. Many
shreds of thin silk covering wero found
attached to tho battens. In 1833 this
silk becamo tattered and faded and was
taken down to glvo placo to ordinary
heavy wall paper stretched on rttdo
canvas. Tho workmen at tho lattor
dato, owing to tho dirt, may not havo
noticed tho splendors of tho work on
tho walls; however, no notlco was tak
en of It at tho tlmo. In Queen Caro
line's tlmo It evidently was forgotten
that rich paintings wero under tho silk
covering, for whenever It waa neces
sary to hang n new plcturo or rehang
another, or put up a piece of tapestry,
nails to hold theso wero ruthlessly
driven Into tho paintings at tho back,
and tho restorers havo found thousands
of holcB all over tho works. Luckily,
however, tho holos havo mostly es
caped tho faces and ilgures of tho
paintings. Evory ono who hns visited
Hampton Court palaco knows tho
king's great atalrcaso and its heroic
paintings by Vcrrlo representing tho
Triumph of Dacchus. It may be safe
ly Bald that tho now Verrlos In Qucon
Anno's drawing room nro Infinitely
hotter In color and design than thoso
on tho statrcaso by tho same artist. Tho
room Is now closed to tho public, but
will bo opon to all as sooa ns tho res
toratlon Is comploto.
A Poor Mental Diet.
KcatH! Do not suffur your mind to
dwell on unpleasant reflections thnt
sort of thing hns been tho destruction
of my health. Nothing Ib bo bnd as
want of health It makes ono envy
scavengers nnd cinder shifters. Thoro
nro enough rcnl distresses and evils In
wait for every ono to try tho most vig
orous health. Not that I would say
yours aro not real but thoy aro auclt
ns to tempt you to employ your Imag
ination on them rather than endeavor
tc dismiss them ontlioly. Do not diet
your mind with grief It destroys tho
constitution.
Substitute for u Corkscrew.
Corkscrews nro not always nt hand
when wanted. When this Is tho enso
uso nn ordinary largo screw, with n
siring attached, to pull the cork.
A Katutnl Inquiry.
Softlolgh A bwllllant aw Idea
Btwuck mo luwst evonlng, doncher
know? MIs3 Cutting Indocdl Am?
did It havo a fonder on It?
