TTT13 OMAHA DAILY IMIK: Vlll DAY, OCTO 15121? 12, 1000. ooctoao0Oooooov aooooo080otoc I THE HUMBLING OF STRENGTII-O'-AIRM. i.y ii. It. LKOC.Ki IT. O - o oooo8 00 90ooeooeoctoeoeoco08 090oo if'niivrluM lOw. by 8 It. t'rorkett.) iTho continuation o( the ad.etuurc of M . Harry Wedderbum, culled ' Strong h-o'-Airm,' wrtttm by himself and tran ciibed by Aloxandir McQublrr, M. U. ('. M.) This Ml out exceeding well nml the fact was murh bruited abroad llir uh u (be LuuJilutidK ol waiioway now th t v.ith tho tram of u bier I convertlt thirty threo men lp and about the klrkvalrd of Kelts In one day. Dill the flrit man hit t brsk the head of was Hoarln.: a f l'rlngle of Kirk, hrlst-attd I mgaid in the bands of affection with his ''' ltachel, tixpcrtlng to wed her with the first falling of the leaf. Now. Honrlng Half was so woishtpfully emitted on the palo that before he cultl It tin to hearken to the voice of ihO Little I.nlr Man he had r.ddcn tiorthwu d on his way nnd all his tola with 11 m- ' Now, when Half sat up and drew his hand across his brow ho asked who ll d OOi.e HiIh and when they told him t.itu it wll t ftlcnd Harry Wedderourn of the Hl.ick Crat who had lnoke Ii.b own famill.ir I henil with tho i r i of tbo dea i i.ie ho -. uii.i ,.,,, .mi swore in .Is unli 1 lowed wrath to sb .' mo If ever J . am anigh the In us "f Mri -hrUl m seo h.8 alfcter or for any other i rp.se. Now I wa ant anxious abut Ha"h 4 hctself. I knew tl.t whttl ll came to the point hhe cared not a dolt U r Koarlng Half or for Sice Tut l'i .tlftl-.-, he ctio nltig falher She was a fell clover 88 nd had always been a great toast am nt u . tin. ugh ever urging mo to firswnr al tl.g drinking nt the wine with wi d tuuaga o i ,n ,.i,.. .....ii riifnee li tines. ,t I , i. i ....... .ii in w i.v.t. lint on... havliK' been with her and Hoa in? ' thli.fj unheard rf tlirt they should de Half ut Dumfries, It was my got.d t r- I'" wl I. ut making ti erry In the h use tune to carry her acrs ho ted n- Holy ! Place and drinking of the h .mebrewed al . word when Nlth Water win rial Rt nd u I. n a lass of brandy to ear h tank- and aim i' that tluy stimuli w h e bad at- '' wuyH th' tipltt well ot me. i r we .eft the Itcarmi; One on Ihe D'lnif s sioro, bbnting like n mlf with f ar .nil lnU r. "I will go over on I bring hi III or on my back," sa'd 1. And tl d have piling. .1 In ngnln to do It. For I th ug i nothing f p. rl's of attr8, b in 'all nid li get .1 wirniM.r, to bcot. Hut li a V.a he I w nid lit iicwl.se permit. S c U-ll i.o ly ih arm and wiu'd not 1 t tin go b. ck r od will ou do somevhat less, Harry VP .i. rtium? If Half ihlnks so little of his ulster as to rotnoy her Immo disguised In ll.itio . o'en let him stand tho o on tho slioie biialu" till hu tire ot, -'.in take his way home by the Hrlg of Dumfries." And so I was very nmtcnt to do. deliv ering llarhel In'o the hands of Iter Undo Lancelot I'rlnxje of Quatrclwood In due time, but n longer time mayhap than In ordinary circumstances It took to traverse the distance between tho fords of Holywnol uur agaliiht Nelliorsolm und thu iiiausion Iiouso of Qimrrelwood. I'or the pl"nure thut I had In carrying of Haehcl rrlnglo through tho water had gone to my h"ii 1 tomo little and I was perlipp.1 not so clear ubout my way as I might have been. So. mlf. ling me on that heartsome nnd merroral b night. tneih'T with other things more recent, I whs not peihi'ps very anx oui alout Ihe nTeetlon of Knrhnel l'rlngle, for I thought 'hat It would tube more than th.j ord if Itoailng Half to change that little Hacli-d, whom 1 had enrrbd In my armn ocr tho swelling of Nlth water. I minded me bow tight she had held me, nnd how, when we got over, she whispered In my ear bt ft r- I sol her duwii: "H..rry. 1 like Htronj men!" Which s.ijitig .-o.mwhat delayed tn putting her down, for thu ground grew In continently bopgy and unstable Just at thai pot. So on tho evening of the lay aft;r I had fortaken my 111 courses at tho bidding nt tho Little Fair Man, I set out from the on sleadlng of Ulack Crnlg of Dee, leaving all thoro In the keeping of my brother John, a stark upstanding lad, nnd Tiose of (J.lher drier, my rh'ef hired herd. I told tnem not 1 whero I was going, but I think thiy knew well enough. I'or John bp. light me my father's bioadsword, which ho had sharp ened, Instead of my own HLiallcr whlng. r, and (lib. thu herd, took tin. pistols out ot my bolt nnd fuw to their prlniinp anew. They wero always very loyal and slh to my heart, theso two, and sped tie on my love adventure without a word. Now tho turn or twist Ihat I gat at the outdoor service nl the Kirk of Kelts was strange enough. It may seem that a man can only be turned by the application of rtaion or argument, hut It was not so with me. The Little Kalr Man crooked his linger and snld. "Come"- and 1 came. Fo also was It with tho others who wuru convertlt that day, aided, maybe, somewhat by my black quarter atari. Hut I have since read In tho Hook that even so did Mr. Hutht'rfnrd'b friend, when on the shores of the sea he called His disciples, "Come!" he snld to the fishermen, nnd forthwith they left all and followed him. Now, my call did no! cause me to follow the Little Fair Man. It was not of Ihat 8ort. Ho did not bid mo to that of It. Hut thoso who have been my neighbors will bear me witness that I never was the samo man ugaln, but through ninny shortcomings and n,M, ...l.. .....I. ... ... . 'rr,'Ve,r.. hV''fl" ''.''ring ! ....rf j..... nt.iiu iu.il ...ly. So, out I set on my road lo KirkchrUt with a roso In my coat, the lovennnted work ot reforn a ion in my heart-nnd my pistols frr th pll PrPnMv' , fo t m .sf prUed. I knew I would need a I three to , ,,,. thruh , nJ . win bonny Hachel 1, nglo out of ,he hand ; 0 , nrWsoino ,,eK , rePbmir(1 . of the Slee Tod and his son Half, the Hoa.-jfrnm tr(ip trun,t myH,f K nt'' against rocks Stones I hail str'ed span Now, Klrkchrlst Is one of tho farm towns l whirring abmit my ears and I heard 'ho of Oalloway. which In the ancient days have rip and rattle of shot fired af'er mo from boon set like fotillacea high on a defended ho mareln "f the Hnn. Mv wiidol nrm hill, indied, the nnelont towtir still stands sonmed ns If drawn from its sce''o . Then at ono angle of tho squiiro of houses, where I foil tho cool plash of water and I knew It Is used for a peat shed. Hut by an out- ' no more. sld.i Htnlr It is possible to get on tho roof j , ,,, u,v r b(.Pn ,,,.,,,, p Klr,,. and view tho country for miles around. On ,.hrl nn thnf ,,av. bm u not ,)P , ono tide the ( noraii bum runs down n deep j h. j.-or 1( P0 ,.hneoi that I fell Into the ravtm. full of hazel copses feathering to the ,vrpr.t pnnl frr m!lo and was rnrrled do'vn meadow ,.,Kl.s. here Hit. big bumblebees j ,,i bv the st-nngest current Inio the pben h.nc. their bykes, and where I llrst courted , ,), t, . raiPI, ,ho ''Hnrn-s Jaws " T'is Hachel sitting behind s cole of hay on tho , H ,t,ri.0mo spot, half cavern, hn'.f I rldgo great day of tho Ingathering. On the othor i iUr the ploomv nr-h of whnh 'he brown hrce sides the approach lo Klrkchrlst Is as ' wu water foams whl'e as fresh poured tile bore us the palm of my tuiiid. nil short. I nnd the noo of Its thunnng deafens th" BPiingy turf und not si. much as a daisy onr. When I came to mvelf I was Ivlng on It, grazed uver hi Slee Tod's theep. anil half out of tbo water and half In. on the cast up lu places by tonics, whoso whlto vrKn of a great fj.II. where tho burn tnl'ps a tails aro forever to be seen bunting about ' icxp of thirtv or fnrtv feet Into a blacw pool hero and there among iho narreny braes. , i imVed over and there henenth mo with one Now, somehow. It neer struck mo that ' of my own p'stols In his hnnd was Hearing Hoarlug Half w-ould bear malice. What ', .0f. n terrl'vlng sUht.wlthhlsblno.lv was it broken head that ho should tako ! -lout all nwrv about his head. Ho was' look, offense at his ancient friend' Had I not ; .,,B at ll. dripping wet as Ii had gone over had my own sconso broke a score of times, ' , M when I came down llko a runaway sti.l eer loved the hreakor better, prnt- cartwheel Ip'o the Pun of Klrkchrlst. tl. lug away with John and (lib till 1 could, "Ho's farther dnon the water, bnvs," I t -eak his for him In return? Why not ,h.-i.r' Ms cry. "hero's the pistol he has left thus Half I'rtngle? It was true Ihat ho , vMn Mm! S-nMer boys and o braw shel hud gotten an uncouth clout from tho bier ' ti to -he man Hint first puts end Into him " tram of Kells. hut I was willing to give pirn.enl, frrulvliig nature had thl him his revenge any day In the week, and I Rnie nonrlng One And I r?olvcd thai for my part bore no malice. though a converted man. I would dpi I with So In this frame of Mind I strolled up 1 him accordingly when I got him Into my toward Klrkchrlst when tho re.-k of thu clutches. great peat Urea was Ju.U beginning to go j The pl.ico where I found myself was not up Into a still heaven from thu cot houses uncnmmnlous To make the most of It I In tho dell, and tho good cottier wives , crawled haM-i-nrd t It 1 I ennie to ih. end of were putting on inoir pais to make their four-hours. I wns nl peace with all the world, for since the Kirk of Kells thero had been a marvelous lightening of my spirit. "Hachel Is yonder," I thimghl ns I went up the hillside toward the low. four-square homestead of Klrkchrlst "Her hand will be lajing the peat aid blowing up tho She will bo looking out for tnc somewhere, most likely at yonder window In the gablo end." Yes. so she was. Tor as I came In view of the yard gate I saw a white thing waved mightily and then suddenly withdrawn. "Dear lass!'' I thought, "she Is watching. And thinks thus to bid mc welcome. She has doubt less made my peuoo with the Roaring One." And 1 smiled within myself, like a vain fool, well content and soiurc. Also I iiuukcncd my steps a little so dial I mlKht arrive In time for the meal, bclnic hunser sharpened with my travel, and having out of expectance and forgetfulness taken but little notntng provender with mo from the Black Craig of Dee. I watched the window eagerly as I rami nearer for another glint of the kerchief, "tit nnl lhn beck of a head or the flutter of n little, hand Intimated that one of the bunnlost lasses In Oalloway v.aa waiting within, lut It struck mc as strange mat ih.rr, wt-ru no clamorous dogs about, or any sound of 1 If e w hutevcr. And over and anon 1 seemed to hear my tin mo called but whi n 1 slopped and listened, all war still ngntn -n tho moment. Now the entrance Into the courtyard or Inni r square, of Klrkfhtist was by a "yell or sir ng gate, iloscd when any raiders or iiub ful characters wero In the noighb.r lioc.d, an well an In the night season. Hut now thin yott stood wldo open and I could see the yellow straw In tho yard all freshly spread, tho stray ears yet upon It, whuh lost. tcgeihir with empty look of hi crofts, told mo that the outs had been siith. r.-d 111 that lay vwuro tin n. we.-o he men wh-. had done the work? It was The s'in wna low behind my back and I wca lotting toward the onatead of Kirk- hrlsi when Huddnly I saw Hometh.oB rilsicn In one of the llttln thren-cornered lrket wtndov.s of thn barn. It was brl?ht i. nd Mb no like polish-d mct8l--n ntetal pistol stock bellko. Hut nevertheless I ent on In the samo dead, unoenny silinc). fc'udd.pb, "blall! bluff! blnff!" Thr. e or ft ur shots went off In front of mo and to i the right. I beard Hie union! h liifcBing aound of lend bullets and tho whistle of sluss. Something atrtick me on the mui" . le of the ferenrm, stunning me llkf a Itb.w, then n kind of ragg.d tear or a sear ing of tho He Kb, as villi a hoi iron I eaii iii't describe- It better -not veiy painful at first, but rather oiuerlng nnd making me. but fur my recent conversion, a,ii to Btamp and swear like a king's trooper. This, hi wmer, 1 Had Ktnull time to do, even if I had wish, d It, f r after onu gtamv at the barn thnngh the threo-curncred fticket. of which, ns thrtigh the portholes of a ship In action, white wreaths of irnoke of gunpowder was curling, my right firm fell to my aide nnd I turned to run. F. en aa I did no n llitlo cloud of men, ptrhap half a doen, came rushing out of the mlckle y.it with a loud shout and mado for mc across tho lovol sward. Fore most of them was Hearing Half. So I knew he had not forgotten the clout on the head he had gotten. 1 knew him by his height nnd by th- white clout that wan bMind like a mulch nbut his brows. "Harry," fald I to myself, when I saw lu.m t litis inlce after me: ' tho U k f'ra g will never heo you more. Ye aro as a i tl.atl iran. You cannot run far wl h that arm draining the Ufa from you, and th rc ii no shelter within miles!" Then I heard the bralngo of brckl'-g elsss behind me and a voice. "Tho linn the linn, Harry WeddTburn; Hon to the Hun! It Is your only chance. Th?y aro mad to kill you. Harry!" And oven then I was glad to heir tho voire of my lass, for to kii'-w tint her heart and her prayers w-re wl h me. Si , ,urn(,(1 at tho word and ran r.dwu I f-r the linn of Klrkchrlst. n wild, steep plane, all cliffs nnd srrec3 nnd sll'h'-ry up u s of broken slate. I felt my strength fnst 1 av ing mo as I ran, nnd ever tho ommy slu ut"d nearer to my back. "Kill him! Shoot him! Tut a bullet Into him!" Wmdrotis iitlmutatlng I found such re marks nH these, made ICO or 2K) ycrdi lo leewrrd. with an occasional pls'ol bullet whistling by to mark the sense us In n printed book. This mndo me run as I tl.luk I never ran before. For th -u ii I was a changed man. I did not want to tile nnd go straight lo Ihat Abraham's b sum rf whl.h the Little Fair Man had sp-iken ns one that had lain there fnr a long sea son I did not eurmlse that tho accom modation wmild suit me. N- not yet rwh'le. with I'n.-hel Hrlnele pray'ng ror tny l'fe half a mile behind. So I ran and belt r ran. till th" sweat of my brow ran into l tny eyes and well-nigh blinded me. Now, I in thoso davs I was very yung and llmh"r. I I am none so stiff yet for mv age Hut then 1 could well-nlch have taken my great i too In my mouth like a baby. At nil evonts, when I came to thn tak'ng off of the linn I taw that there was noth " ing for tt but mv callant's monkey trick "wsnif down llko a whet. I hai, often pracMccd It on th- hea-hery ; slopes of the rilack Craig of D e so I cnucht myself behind the knees nnd w'th tt.v ltcf..t l.nlil 111.. l,nni, f1,.. n..,lf 'the rn?ks. I'ere wns n little str'n of snnd and over thnt a dry recess almost large enough for a cave. Pome light filtered In from unseen crevices above, so that I think It was not roofed with the solid ro-k over head. Haher It was pome falling In of the linn which had made th hiding place Hrr I was safe enough so long as the burn did not rise suddenly, for I knew well from the kindling. glet on the tones an I the li .s of s'Uk and dried ruahis that thi waters) tf 'In- atin catuo up here in time of flood Then I made what shift I ould to bind up my arm. I was already faint from loss of blood, but I bound a band tight about my upper arm, twisting It with a stick till I almost cried out with the greatness of the pain. Then I Hod a rag torn from my shirt about the wound Itself, which turned out to bo In the fleshy part, very red and angry. However, It had bled freely, which, though It mado tue faint at the time, together with tho wa.-hmg In the water of the I. nil, was piobab.y the saving of me. There was a eoft fanning air as the night drew on and In my wet clothes 1 shivered, now hot, now cold. Yet my bend was throbbing and overfull and I began to fee strange lights as the cuvo alternately grew wide and high as the firmament, and anon contracted to the situ of a hazelnut About me. That was the little touch of feicr which always comes after a gunshot wound. So In a little fell thu darkness, or rather If there had not been a full moon, the daik neflM would hnvo fallen. Hut being thirsty with nij wound, I raw-led down to tho watel'3 edge and bent my h -ad to drink with i he diummlng of the tall loud In my eais And o! in the pool I bhw tho round of tho moon tellccted I was nt the mouth of the llit.e cavo and there to the north the p ow liut.g updldo down ns fiom a nail in tho August sky, whtlo a llitle higher I saw one pioug of silvery Cassiopeia's broken i.gsett "W." The stars looked so remote and lonesome, so eafu and cnrelcxs u, there, they mindeii :0 little that 1 was wounded und helpless, that tf I had not been a cnaugod mau I do ciflte I could bavj curbed ihcni in my be.rt. Hut suddenly from a. nvc enmo a sound that mado all my bear Ka and quit or. It v. as a women cry. All oii who have never hei.rd how to.'t a wotuan can make her uoi'da when ho fears for her true man's l.fo, take this word. The e Is no soun.l no .ee., so low, to far-ke.trcbl ig In the world 'Larry! Hairy Wtddwbuin!" It aaid And 1 knew that In tho midnight Ha h i l'rlngle was searching fcr mo. Th .i thoro might bo danger, I could not buar that she Hhtuld pass nwny frcm me. "I nm lure!" I answ.ud as softiy ns t could. Hut the noise of the waterfall drowned my voice, th ugh my ears, mure accustomed to tho roar, had cnught hers easily cm ugh. So, sttad)lng mo on tho crtitih of a tree that grew perilously over the fall, I wmt ut nnd stood In tho full light of thu moon. takii.g my life In my hand, If It had tw chanced that any of my euemlva wcro In ambush round about. Hat ho saw mo Instantly, and I could ao her clasp her hands ever her heart, as bit" Rtnoil on the margin of tho cleiich, black against the Indigo aky of night. "Harry Harry Wcddcrburn1" "Hero dear love here! Hy thu water fall." In an Instant sho was flying down the slcpo, having lifted her skirt, and as we say, "killed" It ho that she might go down the HghtT. She wore a white gown, und I could ace her lilt like a moth tln-"u;h tho covert of blrk and hazel to thu water tdge. In another moment, without sup ping either for diiectlon or to draw breath, sho was coming toward me, her fate to the precipice, swiftly, fearlessly clinging to the little ragged rock rlfta from whl. h scarce a wind-rafted seed would grow or a tuft of gillyflower protrude about whlih to clasp the finders. Hut Haclui I'rlnglo enmo as lightly nnd easily as If she had been ascending the steps of her father'K hall. (Jo back." sho whispered, "go back, dear . ... . love. They may see you. I am coining. I know tho way! And with that I stepped back out of the mncnllght obedient to her word. Yet I stood near enough to tho wall of tho cliff to reach my arm over for her tq takn. so that she might have something to hold by during the Inst and most dimcult steps tf the gnats' path, the roaring linn being above, the pool, deep and black, below. Now, cither by chance or berauso It was the one which could reach farthest. I ten dered Hachel my wounded arm and as soon us she clasped my hand so rudo a stound ran up my wrist Ihat It seemed ns though pierced through ami through with n hot Iron. So nt last when Hachel leaped lightly on the wet rock I was ready to drop like a blown windiest rao in n December gale Into her nrms yes, 1, that was the strong man. called Strenglh-'o-nlrm. laid my head on her shoulder and she drew mo within the shelter of tho cave's mouth, tnolng ovor mo ns wood doves do their mates nnd whispering soft words to me ns a mother dnth to a bairn thnt hath fallen down and hurt Itself. Hut In n little whlln the stound of pain t.as.sod away, what with tho happiness of her coming, tho plash of the nearer waters and tho coolness of the night winds, whl. h blew to and fro In our refuge place its 'hn ueh n tunnol. Then Hachel told me thai sho had run from the house whlln they wvro all seurth Ing for inn everywhere, Hoaring Half and In r brother I'eter, together with (Jib Max well of Slagnaw, Haul Keddlck of tho glen and Hlack-Hrnwed Mncclellnno of fire, gorle, Will of Overlaw nnd Lmicalot Llnd ray, thn tutor of Hascarrel as blood thirsty a crow as ever raked the brim stony byroads of hell. Very well I knew that If they lighted upon us together there was no hope for me. Hut Hachel allayed my fear a little by telling me she did not hellevo that any in tho house knew of the cavo beneath the tumble of rocks save only herself. It had long been her custom to srek It f-ir quiet when tho Hoarlng Ono brought his crew about Ihe house nnd none had over traekod her thither. So she examined my wound In tho light of tho moon, which shone In at one end as wo sat on the Inmost crutth of tho trve. Now, Rarhel hnd much skill In wouud3, fir. Indeed, ner home was never free of them, her br.-therc I'ctor nnd the Hearing Ono, never being both skin whole at the same time. And ho wltli a handsbreadth torn from hr white underskirt sho bathed 'and bandaged the wound, telling mo for my comfort tint the shot appeared to have gouo thrrugh Iho fleshy part wit hunt lodg ing, so that moBt likely the wound would enmo togother swoctly and heal hy tho first intent i mi. Then, after this was done, wo arrived al our first difference. For Hachel vowed Hint she would In no wise go back to the .-nstood of Klrkchrlst, but would stop nnd tiursti .ne ho.-e In the linn. Whbii thing, Indeed, was mightily pleasant to the natural man. Hut being mindful of that which the Little Kalr Man hnd said, and also of the censorious clntter of Ihe conn- try side. I Judged this lo be Impossible. and told Ilachel so, who In her turn re- celved It by no means wl h . ekuess. but rose nnd slumped her little fool and said that she wt uld go and never return that V. A ..nc af.nn.. n l.n I.hhm. . - i . Hi' nun nl 1 ) . u lli-l 411-11 1 I nut' IIUII eiCC, eomo where she was so Utile thousht of, I wlttt innny other speecttes of that kind, such as spirit)- mnlds make wli'ti they are affronted nnu in danger of not getting their own sweot way with tho men of t heir iit-t-r.B. Now, It went soro against tho grain bus to ueai witn iiat-nei. And yet I could thltiK ut uo way oi appeasing tier but to , ' rmeu. Liiariea ncrionrr a feign a tiwnlin of falntness nnd pain fromiYoik. Price ?l.fiO. my wound. Ho when I staggered and np- pcarcd to h"ld myself up by thn roclt with dimculty. ho sisynl in the full flood of her reproaches anil faltered. "What Is tho mat- ter, Harry?' Then becnuso I made no answer, she kneeled down Lesldo mc nnd, taking my heid In both her hands, she kissed my brow. "I did not mean It Indeed, I did not, Harry. rlo baid with 'hat dclii ious con trtii. u whlih at all limes sat so welt on 1 her even after we were marrt. d which Is a strange thing and erv uiu omtnoti. So I touched her cheek with my lingers nnd forgave her a a man who has been In the wrong forgltcg n loving woman who has not. There Is ever a touch of su periority la n man's forgiving m a wo man's there Is only love and the desire for peace. "Then I may stay with you?" she said. And I will not deny but she tempted mu more. Hut swift H8 tho sunbeam that strikes from cloud to hilltop a thought came to inc. "Listen to me Hae," I said, "at tho break of day or thereby nil will be quiet. The Hoarlng One nnd all his crew will be snor ing 111 bed." "Or on the floor," said Hachel, with n quick and dainty sniff of distaste. "That will sufllte," I said, 'then will we go down and call up the minister; wo will cause him to marry us and then wo will fear neither traitor nor slanderer." "Hut he will no!," she cried; "Donald Haln Is ti bishop's hliellng and our Half's boon companion " Then I druw my dirk nnd held It aloft, so that tho moonlight ran llku molt.ii sil ver i.o n tho blade. "See," cnld 1. 'dear Hnchel, It this does not gar the curate of Klrkchrlst marry us to a galloping tune. Harry Wcddcrburn knows not .he breed, that la i I!" "Content," tald she; "t will do what you tn, Harry, Only I will not go luck to Kiiiichilst, nor will 1 part fiom you now when I tiaxo gotten you." Which thing 1 was most glad to hear fiom her fair and lov.ng lips. And 1 thought that Hnchcl's manner of speaking them became her well. .o there. In 'the 'tin of tho water cavern and uuder the wheeling shafts of silver light as the tin on swung overhead, we two u.ond. well lOiitttit. wa t.ng lor the .lawn And go. ti) this mati'.er. nnd for ail my brnvo woids, the wl ch got her way f I. j Current Literature -. Willis Hoid Allen, tho au-b.or of "Nav Illue," "Cieaiod for Action," etc., has aided mother work to his list. Th.s latest book has for n tltlo "The Head of 1'nsht." It is a hoit of a t.clettlie stoiy of mo.e than uu.il int'-rcst nnd Is exceedingly well written i he autho . x. els In his d' cript on of thril ling slum .ons and has slice del in tcli.ng a story full of Interest from I egmnitig to end. It Is safe in say that there aro very few readeis of Mellon who will not appre ciate "The Head of Haohl." H. I'. Dutton & Co., New Yoik. l'rlco J1.50. j Marshnll Mentoe Klrkman has written nn American novel, having for a title "Ho- ; trance of Ollbert Holmes." It Is a thrilling ' story of early western life. The nuthor'B home Is In Chicago and naturally enough ha j has chosen for his hero an Illinois boy. While the main current of the story deals with the experiences of this boy, Ollbert' Holmes, there are soveral real hls'orlcal characters, Ulack Hawk, the famous Indlnn chief, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis and other piotnlnent figures of the early days In tho west. Tho scene shifts to the neighbor bond of Hock Island and to other Miss ss'p I Hver points and other charicers .-omo In to occupy tho ntt.ntlon of C.llhcit Holmes. Th "''s I" roues mm, in tne Kfnpe ot a l.'iu-vnr .Irli'M Inn vnilth iphnnln tlv Ititn thr lawyer, drives tho youth icpeatelly Into the wilderness. Hut neither wild animals nor moro dreaded human enemies can break Hi1 superb courago of the hero, nor can any thing tomo lo ween h'ru and Ihe gentle Con stance Seymour. The. strands of lovo an i adventutc are woven'tojjether with supreme skill Into a romanco of ourpasslng sweet ness nnd power- In tho end tho vlllnlu meets the fnto ho deserves and unexpected good fortune' comes to tho brnvo hero und bis sweetheart. The World Hallway Pub lishing Co., Chicago. Trice $1.50. The hero of John Huchan's story, "Tho Half Hearted." Is a young S. otcliman of excellent family who goes through Klmi and Oxford nnd suffers from overtraining Tho tltlo of the story Is suggestive, not hi cownrdlce, but by Irresolution nnd lnd clslnn In the hero, prcduced hy his educa tion. In consequence of these ho loses In lovn nnd In a Parliamentary election. Hu' ho la thoroughly sound nt heart and he enters tho service of his government in India, whero he retrieves his character and hy supreme sacrillcn saves the empire The contrast between culture and ni'tbti Is drawn In vivid lines by a well-trained hand nnd the story Is ono of str ng In tel eat. Houghton, M I tit I u & Co., Huston, i'rlce. $1.C0. W'.ii-Uj. of l'ltt'l. Thero Is a good deal to Irani about books besides their contents. How books are made, how they should be handled, how as sembled and arranged lu tint library arc subjects very little understood by the aver age reader of books. In this day of large private nnd public libraries the carlug for books Is a science by Itself, which Is most e tertalnlngly written cf hy Alnaworth Hand Spofford In his new work, "A Hook For All Headers: Designed as nn Aid to tho Col tccllon, Use nnd Preservation of Hooks and ttin Formation of Public and Prlvato Ll- brarles." It Is a book that should bo In the hands of every person engaged in collecting a private library ns well as In the pos cs slon of every one connected with private libraries. A very good Ideal of the charac ter of tho work may be gained from the fol lowing selected nt random from tbo table of contents: The choice of l ooks, hook buy ing, preparation for tho shelves, tho ene mies ot books, tho art ot book binding, tho art of reading, the history of libraries, catalogues, bibliography, etc In nddlilon (here nro a number of chapters devoted tn llhrnrv tin I l.t I ,ifia nn.1 t ll rti I at, I ..a ......... - 4 ..... ..-; itiha, KiilllllKr- mcnt, regulations, etc. As Indlrated abo.e it is a most valuable uook for any person hnvlng anything to do with libraries, n. V Piitnnm'B Sons, Now York. Imbcrt do Satnt-Amnnd 1b pr-.-nmln niv i he historian of the rolgn t.f .Vnpoleo.i i I u( I'laoie. At different perl da f ur . f h s volumes have been translated nto .:ng hli , "lAUls Nnpoie u and M.v.o uoUcllc In ' Mor.tejo," "Nnpoloon III and His C u -i " ! "Th" Cc"rl of 1110 Second Umpire' and, "l-'iuneo and Italy." A flf Ii o iium lias ""n 1,,'tn published, whlih bears tho ti l', IIIU 11 1' , ot Hi- fo i wi g Napoleon in at tno Height l' wir." It records .ho ev nts 'he war with Austrln for tho liberal n of ''"' Tho purlod lr re rov red is ha a- hlfh Napoleon touched llv i i,t . f b s , "r or, both Initiated nnd c n rotol i o ll.l.ml inni-nmnii I u nf t'nat m,,nn... , a . '... iw.v,u.i., ... ,hwv .,( muni UII'l Ilg- ured as ih. real arbiter of Curope 'j'he ' prsent volumo contains sonio of th most Interesting events of modern Uuropi-an niftory. uiu peace 01 vu a I'rnncn l left s fo'- mt tf i tn !" rtnnt questions unsettle), it wns ivi nt ,1 w.Kpi lA'tuiiK 1 a.i usimcr.t ir the map of Italy. Tho arlin ma s rr s ' mm tno war wun i nina ore vlv.dly de- sops, Now 1 ' "A Manual of Personal Hygl n,-' ,.( ed ! by Walter L. Pyle, has for t 3 object tha j eating forth plainly of tho bes- means of deieloplng nnd maintaining ih H cat an? mental vigor. Throughout tho book ttier Is concise but adequite. dlsctisslrn of the anatomy and physiology of tho pans under cor.hldera'lnn. Although each ipe 'at ,)i p. ur la complote In Itself there haa bean purposive rrpct Hon cf rr, trui til ll -u. it it. s (,f u h neutral Itnerra' as latitig. drinking, breathing bathing, sl.-ci else etc. in order that tby m.o le ids cussed more thoroughly from se erst uud- pclnie. W. 11. Saunders H i . t'hliadel phln. Price $1 : liillilreii'K lltillility lltiiil.s. Three very uttractlvo children's books have, Just conn, to hand from the preM of I'rcderlck A. Stokc-t lonmanv. "Little Con. tlrentnls" Is n work of nrt. with ntitnarniH full puge color plates after palming In water colors by Maud Humphrey, und with Illustrations Iti black nnd white, together with new stories and verses, by Mabel Hum- phrcy. No less Interesting than the above Is "Ooop8, nnd How to He Them," which Is described In the subtitle as a manual of manners for polite Infants. Inculcating many Juvenile virtues both by precept and example. There are nlnoty drawings, nnd the drawings and accompanying verfo aro very funny, as will be readily believed when It Is ndded that they aro the oik of del- etie Hurgess Tho third book from the same publishing houoe Is "More Hunny Stories." by Joh? Howard Jewell. This Is quite a pro entlous wdume of close to 200 pages, with forty Illustrations by Culmer Harnes. It Is very handsomely bound and l altogether tin at- 'rartlvo xolumc for young ptople. The prlco of the first mentioned book Is $1.25. and of tho last two $100. "Creater America The La'esi Aqu'rel Insular I'osBesslons." Is a profusely lllus- it trcfiut'tiilv eaten into and ialvc-s aimm is a constitutional or bioob m$mt9 and far heyond the reach of mere local tetnedies. Those who rely upon them for a cure lose valuable time, meet with disap pointment "and allow the disease to lal firmer hold Onlv a real hlo.nl letncth can reach tins troublesome and dangerous disease. S S S enrrs Catarrh 1 cause it lust cleanses and bi.ilds up the blood, purines it. makes it rich ami hrnlilii , stimulates and puts new life into the sluggish worn-out organs, ami thus relieves the system ot all poisonous accumulations. Mrs Josephine pntlnll. nf Due West. l' wrl'es " t had Catarrh which became so deep se.xled ihat I was rut ii el v deaf 1" one cr ami .ill inl.le of tin nose in hiding pail of Hie houe slouched oil When the .Incase li.ol gone iu nt the pliikian gave tne up uicutal te 1 determined I trv 8 S 8 as n U't tfwiv ami began to inipttive nt mire. It seemed lo grl at the tent of the liea" and after a few weeks iiraliuent 1 waa entirely tilled, and for mote thau evcn yeair haic had no sign of the dUcase " S. S. S. is made of roots, hcrhs anil barks of wonderful tonical ami purifying properties. It is the only vegetable blood purifier known, ami a certain and safe cure fur all blood troubles. Send for our Wk on Blood and Skin Diseases, and at the siinc time write our iihvsicians ubout vour case Thev wiil cheerfully irivc vou any information or advice wanted. We I EDUCATIONAL VOTING FOR TEN The Bee has arranged willi Tliu International Correspondotieo Schools, of Sjcranton, Pa., to pruyunt J'tjn Free Suhoilarsh pa to tho ten portfolio i-t'curiiig tho largetst nnmboi'd ol voted between now and November 25, lyjU. ! 1. Frc Seliolarablii lu Meeliuul CRl IJniiluriiiitf. Inel . i ,,i ; mi In arithmetic, formulas, geomotrlcal drawing, me- uiiuiiiun j , eicil.cl.liu iiivuiiai.ici, IO -QibiiitcnaulcH, u.Kuoru, lunrithmj, plii-uiiiAlitu, lieul, btuuill una nuaul cut ". trnt,wi of materia. s. apinlea iiibcliunlca, steam UolUrs, mucinnc Ue iii i nu u iiiunuc and motors. 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The old-fashioned baby hooka vlth glaring lithographs or unlntoreatlng word-cuts have to give way to brilliant "J tasteful process engravings. whorln the clcarnes of tho sketches vie with tho delicate blending of tho colors, Among theso new departures "Haby (loose" stands ""t ami foremost. 1 "A l'airy Night's Dream; or. tho Horn of Oboron " Is by Katharine Kllso Chapman, U contains ten full-page half-tone lllusira- tlons, a number of exquisite tall-p.o o and a frontispiece In colors bv (Iwynue l'rl"r- The cover is a delicate gem In well cho-cn tints. Till- volume, of large n.jal quarto sire, will constitute a choice present i t in.- i t. wren n te not exactly a book for the b iblcs and entirely fit for the library t.ih'o of the older members of tho family. I-'ew realize what n -lceji-scatcl, olistitiate tltse.isc Catarrh is, reK'W''i"C tt as a simple inflaitiuiatioii of the tio-c ami tin ".it. lit'ie no .itletutuii is f;iven it Hut, however itisiniti, ant it may m-cui nt lit. -it, it is serious an. I Lit tea.' nij; m its tcsult!.. The foul semiuuis intiiinj; the circulatimi jioison the entile system. The stomach, kidneys in fact all the .iru.ins It el the t fleet of tin., catarrhal poison, ami when the hiiis are reached its progress is rapid and destructive, ami finally ends in consumption. lia)vtis that the senses til Hearing .urn siticll and tlestroietl, causitiL' intense suilerltii; ami may ijiic temporary relief, no permanent make no charge for tins. a 11 IE IE OF THE READERS OF THE BEE. The person receiving the largest number of votes will have the choice of one of the following ten scholarships. The pursuit receding the next largest number of votes, the second choice. 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