A NERVOUS WRECK
tuts. Geoea Gained 28 Peando end
FVeeover Her Hearth by TeWng
Or. William' Pink Pllla,
' Goaeral debility Is a term that oovwt
taailituUo uf nums whore Uxsre it na
K-iM disease, yet (be patient continue
JOBS I T CI VU RUN , m ,.wu-
clnea have no apparent effect. Tola it
the decline that leswis to dcathlf dmdI
axe not found to cWk it. la a arc
Majority of rase Dr. Williams' Pink
Fins will check it and restore health mad
streagth because they actually make new
Mood and so seud renewed vitality U
very organ and tissue of the body.
Mrs. 8. A. Green, whose address is
Box 29, R. F. D. No. 4. Franklin. Oa.,
aavs: "For three aad a half years I
tnffered with weakliest and nervous
Beta, complicated with stomach trouble.
At timet I was confined to my bed for
periods ranging from three watts to two
months aud waa under the physisiau'a
care most of the tune for tiiree years. I
do not know the cause oi my trouble but
I was prostrated with weakness and, al
though I took a great deal of medicine,
nothing seemed to give me strength. At
times my stomach hart me something
fearful and my head often troubled me.
I waa sleepless and what sleep I did get
did not refresh me.
" When I began taking Dr. Williams'
Pink 1111s, I weighed but 104 pouuds.
I knew I waa to bad that a few doses
would not enre me and I had patience.
8oou the pills began to give ma strength
my blood got in butter condition, I could
sleep well at night and help some with the
housework. Now I weigh 130 ponudsand
think nothing of wnlkiitfc half a mile.
X)r. Williams' Pink Pills have done won
ders for me and tha neighbors all know
this statement is true."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt of price, 60 rents per box,
sixboxes 93.50, by the Dr. William Med.
Idiue Go., Soheuectady, N.Y.
HOPI INDIAN WEAVERS.
R'ber Taotbt the Act to tha Navajeo
ef the Boathwest.
The nopl were the original weavert
of the southwest and taught the Nava
jo the craft that has made biro famous
"her", rather, for lt't the Navajo
women who do their weavlag, the mea
devoting their time end energies to
ward the business end, disposing of the
women's products at the trading posts,
aye the Craftsman. Very few speci
mens of the Hopl't exquisite ' work
rench clvlllzstion, for nearly every
thing they make la for the own use.
The women of the tribe ere most
conservative and adhere to the native
dress woven la one piece, folded, raced
together with colored yarns and belt
ed In with a ten-Inch tash of bright
hue. It Is black, a diagonal weave.
with diamond pattern. This is caught
over the right shoulder, leaving the
'left bare, and they generally wear a
mantle of a smaller blanket, or of cali
co, caught over the left shoulder and
flowing free behind. With this ar
rangement of costume and their own
odd method of balrdresslng It would
be a long trip to find anything more
picturesque than a group of women
and girls gathsred fo their dally trad
ing bee and "mothers' meeting" on a
klva roof, or on a house terrace, weav
ing their bright-colored trays, and
lunching, or particularly on the house
tops, viewing a "dance" In the plasa,
when each one wears her best At
ouch timet the unmarried girls are
supposed to retire modestly to their
homes before the close of the cere
mony that they may not have to mLav
gls with the dispersing crowd.
Overlooking- a Be.
Tom's a fool!"
"Why, Margery I I thought you liked
him."
"Well, we were sitting on the sofa
last night and he bet rue that I couldn't
whistle. And I turned to him and puck
ered up my lips to start and"
"Welir
"Well, be let me whistle "Cleve
land Leader.
His Fatura.
; "In this sentenee w resd that Thoaa-
)as strikes Henry,"' ssld the teacher.
l"Now, wbtt it the object of tb word
'strike ? "
1 "Shorter hours tad higher wagss," re
ipllsd the future walking delegate at ths
ihstd ef ths grammar alass.
Ho Faith in the SHalla,
Mr. Upmort What la your objection to
'yoaag Throggms coming to see anr Kaih
wriaeT I eomrieer hidr perfectly anobjoe
(tlemable. He's as oisaa as a hound's
tooth.
Mrs. Upstoro Just about. . ,
Oat mt tha Dtsa Put.
Belsaassai's attsatloa had boss called
to ths handwritten ea the wall.
"Looks Mke a OhlDose Uuadry check,'
ie said, earalessly.
Bat he loanssd later that H was i
erelgh check aad that be waa abost weight,
William Stealer Bralthwalte, a eoWrsd
man ui on, w iirw.uug irr-si alien-
- T . . ...
t.on as a poet. lie :s csnstssrod by
critics to bs oee of the finest singers of
the younger geaerstlea Is Anserica.
WELL PEOPLE, TOO.
Wise Doctor Olvoa Poatoaa to Cob
vol coats.
A wise doctor tries to give nature Its
best chance by saving the little strength
of the already exhausted patient, and
building up wasted energy with simple
but powerful uourUrhinent
"Five years ago," writ a doctor, "1
coinnieaced to use Poetuin In my own
family Instead of coffee. I waa so well
pleueod with the results that I had two
grocers place It In stock, guaranteeing
its eale.
"I then cotmnesK'vd te recomatend It
to my patients In place of coffee, at a
uurrttiout beverage, . The conaequeuca
I", every etore In town Is now selling It,
nt It hat become a household ueooswlty
111 II 1 M 11 V 1 11 1 HIA
'
"I'm sure I prescribe Postum at oft-fl
t-ii lis any one ri-uirij iu i ir iaiuriavi
. J I .. ,K II I.
Metla- In almost every case Of Midi-
Kiwtlon and nervoasnas I treat, and
with the bet rvauItK
"Wbeu I once introduce It Into a fam
ily, it it quite tare to remain. I tha 11
continue to use It and prescribe It in
; families where I practice.
"In cauvalcacretce front pneumoala,
tvjihold fever and other cutea, I give It
Bivfl liquid, easily abwrbed diet. You
may use my letter ss a referent any
way you nee fit." Name given by Post-
. urn Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Reed "Tha
Itoad to WellvlUe" la pk rrbertV
jft reason."
Prisoners and Captives
By II. S. MERglMAN
CHAPTER XVI.
There I no cloak for lean 11m
laughter. Ifa !a a strong tnaa who mere-
ly does nothing In the midst of tears.
Most men sitter laugh or weep, but some
there sre who remain (rare.
Matthew Murk Fusion was not a
strong man. The last meeting ot tbs
association be was pleased to call "Guy
ravkts" was looked forward to by him
1th poslti-s dread. lis did not hold
himself responsible for Pavloskl and his
thrse cotnnatriot. for he knew well
tnough that he himself was bat a means
to tbs end. If these four Russians had
not met with him, tbey would still bsvs
gons to Siberia; for tbey were brandsd,
their souls were seared by the hot iron-1-ths
thrice-heated iron of unquenchable
vengeance.
Bsrglua Psvloskl wss the first to ar
rive. Immaculate, cold, and self-contain-td
as nsual ; his old-fashioned dress clothes
scrupulously brushed, his lsrge amethyst
ehlrt studs brightly polished. There wss
a steady glitter in his unpleasantly veil
ed eyes, but his manners were always
euavt and courtly.
Ah, Smith 1" cried Easton ; "punctual
as nsusl. We business men know Its
value, eh? especially at meal times."
Whsn ths guests were sssembled, Fas-
ton led the way to another room, where
dinner was served. The usual silence up
on ths subject of their mesting wss ob
served until ths meal wss over, and all
chairs were drswn round the fire.
Then ths Informal proceedings com
menced. Matthew Mark Faston was a
trlfls more restless than usual ; his mo
bile features alternated between grave
and gay, while his dancing eyes were
nsver still.
Gentlemen," he ssld, "we have done
a vsst desl of talking, and now at last
some ef us are going into action. Each
One of you knows bis part, and each one
of you, of course, will do his best. Tbc
three gntlemen who lesve to-night for
Siberia take absolutely nothing with
them except a little money. There are
Bo maps, no letters, no Instructions, noth
ing that an enemy can set hold of. We
have, however, taken measures to supply
tbem with money at various stages of the
Journey. We have also completed a meth
od of communication, by means of which
ths safe progress of the trsvelers can
from time to time be reported to St. Pe
tersburg, snd subsequently, to the head
quarters In London. Hut In case of par
tial failure, it Is quite understood that
ths others go on. Mr. Tyars undertakes
to get his ship round Csps Chelyuskin,
and to wait for you at the metting place
arranged, namely, the wasternmost mouth
of tbs river Vans, not far from Oust
Xansk, wbese we have a rood friend. On
the 10th of July he ssils thence to com
plete ths northeast psssage, and reach
tne coast or Alaska. That date, gentle
men, Is fixed. If no one comes to meet
mm, ns goes on alone, but he hopes to
see you all three, and each with a party
ot exceeding fifteen persons."
roe three men turned their dull eves
toward ths two Englishmen seated side
Cy tide. Unconsciously the seven men
assembled had trouoed themselves in or
dsr, Tbs stout Itusslan and Easton were
sated aids by aids with their backs to
the table, and on their left were Disced
ths throe young Russians, while on the
ngbt the two sailors sst side bv aid
big man and a small one ths lesser and
ths greater power,
Ot course," went on Easton. "the dis
tances ars enormous, but we have endeav
ored to equslize them as much as nossl
bis. The meeting nolnt has been firH
Ith a view to this. It Is the southern
most aneborags obtainable east of Cane
Chelyuskin, though it Is far within the
Arctic Circle. We have succeeded. I mr
mlse, In keeping our scheme completely
secret. No one knows of It except our
selves; not even the Nihilist nortv in
London. We must remember that we are
not iSihlllsts, but merely aeven men en
gageu upon a private enterprise. We
nave friends who have been unfmMv ex
uea, many or mem without a trial upon
a . . . .
mere- suspicion. We are attempting to
rescue those friends; that Is all."
les, echoed the stout man. nnvin
m .i. ., .... . . '. rl
or ios nrst lime, "tost Is all. I aeek
my oaugnter.
And I my sister," said one.
And I my brother," said another,
it is, added Pavloskl. slowlv. "a wife
witn me."
xyart and Urace said nothln. Th.
had not quite thought It out, and ware
unprepared with a reason. Easton was
more at esse now. He consulted a little
noieoooK Ditberto concealed in his wslst
coat pocket.
1 navs endeavored." he contlnn.,1
without taking his eyes from the pocket
book, "to make every department lnd
pendent as far as noaaible. F in.f.n.
my own death would In no wise affect ths
expedition. The money and Information
would, after such an svent, continue to
filter through to Siberia by Drearranrori
channels. In case of the death or Impris
onment oi our srent in H. Tar.h....
m buio communications would be kept
ths arrangements sre an ilmni, . t.
i""' " rncu a suDsrirute. an
. ... - ... . ' "
substitutes will bava no nllllni.tf. I
rylna- them out. I noH .n
that heavy brlbet have been sent to the
right quarters In Siberia high official
quarters.
The ttout man grunted In a knowing
way, and signified by a little nod of..'.Jw
bead that no further Interruption need
be feared,
"In Hussia," continued Easton, turning
the pages of his notebook, "we all know
that every olliclal has his price. The
only difficulty lies in the discovery of that
price. The only parts that have not been
doubled are those of the three gentlemen
who go out to Biberla to orguniso the
escape of the prisoners snd exiles. I sur
mise that it is unnecessary to point out
that those parts cannot be doubled. There
ars not tbre other such men to be found.
As to our ship, she was built, above and
below, under the personal supervision of
Mr. Tyars and myself. In Mr. Tyars
and Lieut. Grace we have two sailors emi
nently calculated to bear the strain that
will bo put upon tbem. Humanly speak
kng. tbey mav be trusted in !,. all il,,.i
.1 - . . . . .. . ...
. , HiaU can uu 10 gei toe Argo around I a lie
tVielyuskln to the rendoxvotis by the dae
11 . .. ,1 'in. I I. I . . . r .
men, iuii in uur iaL uieviiug lu iaiii
1 " ouie or us may see each other
",n- "u o I lru.it
that He who knows no nationalities will
bring b of you together again next sum
mer." There was a pause. Matthew Mark
Easton turned the pagi-s oi his notebook
In a vague, aknleas way. Tbt-n lu that
arae position, without looking around, he
poke in a low tons of vol :
"Gentlemen, bs said, "my report is
finished."
CHAPTEU XVII.
Oa the evening of the Admirals' Club
dinner, early in lnTernlx. Helen bad
torn In the habit of diui;ig at the Win
tars'. Although Agnes W later waa bow
lone, she seemed singularly snilous te
eep np this custom, and Helen acceded
to her proposal readily enough. Oswiu
was easily dUposed of. A sailor return
ing to Iondon after an absence of some
ears ran usually employ hia evenings
satisfactorily.
It happened that Miss W inter wss sb-
sent from town during the three dsys pre
ceding the 'anniversary, and Helen was,
therefore, left In Ignorance ss to the na
ture of the entertainment to which she
wss Invited. As shs drove through tbs
fog and gloom of December streets tbs
thought came to ber, however, tbst had
there been other guests ber brother Os-
win would. In the ordinary course of
events, have been invlied. This thought
generated others, aud before the little
brougham drew up smoothly, ths young
irl was verging upon a conviction that
ha course of events had diverged already
rom the commonplace. Shs was not,
therefore, surprised to see Miss Winter
standing st the head of the brightly light-
d, softly carpeted stslrs to greet ber, he-
fore shs spoks Helen had guessed that
they were to pass the evening alone to
gether, and as she mounted the stairs she
did her best to quell an indefinite feeling
of discomfort.
The drawing room looked Intensely
cozy. Two armchairs, and two only.
small and low, were drawu forward to
tho lire, and between them a small table,
promising coffee. In response to a little
gesture of tbc bnnd, Helen took posses
sion of one of the chairs. Miss Winter
took up an evening newspaper, of which
the careful cutting betrayed no tamper
ing on the part of a literary cook, and
slowly unfolded it.
I want,' she said, "to see who is
scting !n thsl new piece at the Epic.
I had a note from Oswin to-day, propos
ing to make up a party for next Wednes
day."
Yes ; be spoks te me sbout It. I
should like to go.'
Miss Winter continued to unfold the
paper with a considerable bustle. She
was not looking at it, but at Helen, who
seemed interested in the texture ot an ab
surd little lace handkerchief.
"Who Is going?"
Tho girl raised her head and frowned
slightly, as if making a mental effort.
"Let me see papa, Oswln, you, my
self, snd and oh, yes! Mr. Tyars."
Miss Winter was not an Impulsive
woman. J here was a graceful finish and
sense of leisure about her movements, but
before Helen could move, her friend wss
kneeling on the wlil'j fur hearth nig,
drawing her toward ber, forcing hsr to
face ths light.
' Helen, let me see your face."
It was almost a command, and the girl
obeyed, slowly turning. Her eyes were
dull, as If with physical sgony. Miss
Winter relinquished the warm, soft fin
gers. She ball turned, and sat with her
hands clasped in her lap, gaving Into the
fire.
"When," she asked, "when was It?
Long ago at Oxford, or only just lately?"
"I suppose," Helen answered, quietly,
that It was long sgo at Oxford: but
but I think I did not know it."
This daughter of a sailor race was not
given to tears, but now her lashes were
glistening softly. It is not the bitterest
tear that falls.
My poor, poor nelen !" murmured
Miss Winter, stroking her friend's hand
gently. "And he Claud Tyars he has
said nothing?"
"Of course not."
Miss Winter's eyes fell on the new
paper lying open at her feet. Mechan
icolly she read the heading of a long
urtlcle on the ew Arctic Expedition."
Her heart sank within her.
Hut, Helen," she whispered, "do you
think he "
"Hush, dear," interrupted the girl.
"Don't ask me that."
"Helen, will you tell me one thing?"
The girl moved uneasily, keeping her
eyes averted.
"I think not, she answered, "you enn
ssk it, but I do not thiuk I will answer
it."
"Lonj ago," murmured the low voice
of the elder woman, "long ago at Oxford
did you think Helen, forgive my asking
did you think that he loved you?"
There was a long silence, broken only
by tbo officious little clock upon the
mantel piece, and the heated creak of the
glowing cinders. Then at last the an
swer came;
"No no, certainly not. But he was
different from the others quite different.
It seems ridiculous, but at the time 1
thought that it was because he waa a
Cambridge man."
"Then If you had not met again this
would not have happened?"
"No," answered Helen, gravely; "It
would not. I wonder why Oswln should
have saved him, of all men, In the middle
of the Atlantic ocean."
CHAPTER XVIII.
Oa this same do Oswin Grace dined
with Claud Tyars st his club. It was in
this manner that he disposed of his un
occupied evening.
During the actual meal, served In a
tall, hushed, and rather lonesome room,
by a portentous gentleman In rcd plush
breeches and pink stockings, there was
not much opportunity for private conver
sation. 1 be elder man was the first to
break the silence. He watched rh f re
ourn while be spoke.
'You have not," he said, Interrogative
ly, "got leave from the Admiralty yet?"
Not yet,' was the answer, returned
confidently. Grace evidently anticipated
no dilbculty.
"Then don't do It."
The little square-shouldered man sat
up, but Tyars bore with perfect equa
nimity the glance of a remarkably direct
pair of eyes.
"Why," he anked, "do you want to get
rid of me?"
I don t want to get rid of you. There
Is uo man afloat whom I would put in
your place. But I must be consistent. I
have refused many good men fur tho same
reason. You have too mauv home ties."
"What do you mean?"
It was an swkward question, for Ty
ars had been assured by this man's sister
tb'it there eiisted s distinct understand'
ing hetwuen him and Miss Winter.
"You see," ssid Tyars, awkwardly. "I
am quit) alone in the world. 1 have no
one to sit at home aud worry over my ab
sence or my silence. I should like all the
fellows who go with me to be in the same
circumstances "
A somewhat prolonged silence followed
the stately silence of a club room, with
padded doors and double wiudowo. Tbs
two men smoked meditatively.
"I suppose," said Grace, at length,
Ihsvt Helen has bwn gutting at you."
"I merely told her that you were going
She did not say in what way It would
affsct ber; only suppose ws ars away two
years suppose wa don't come back a
all. Your father Is an old man -six
wilt be alona la ths wotrld."
I Ovwln flrnre stroked his astly cropped
bsard thoughtfully.
"Helen," he eaid at length, "will mar
ry." Like most hlg men, Tyars possessed tb
faculty of sitting very still. During th
sil-'iice thst followed this remark he might
have been hewn of solid stone, so motion
less was be ss to limbs, features and even
nerves. At length he moistened bis lips
snd torned his slow gaze to meet thst of
bis companion, who wss sitting forwsrd
Id his chair awaiting the effect of this
argument.
"Yes," he said, "that Is probsble. and
she slwsys has her friend Miss Winter."
Oswin Grace relapsed suddenly late
the chair.
"Yes," he ssld, "she will alwsrs have
Aguj Winter, snd If she married, her
friendship would be only tbs mors use
ful." That settled It. Cland Tyars gave s
little sigh of relief, snd helped himself
to coffee.
"Of course," he said, "if yoo feel quits
free from the slightest morsl obligation,
I have nothing more to say."
"Thank you," said Oswin Ors"e. with
relieved cheerfulness; "that U exactly
bow 1 feel. But, old fellow, I wish you
would give ms notice when you feel a lit
Ilk that coming on. It gave me a beast
ly fright. Quite a turn, as my washer
woman ssld, when she saw my shirt-cuff
covered with red paiut."
(To b continued.)
DOOMED MEN STILL LIVE.
No I.earal F.seontloa Has Takes
Place In Kansas for Thirty Years.
"Although men are condemned to the
death penalty In Kansas, there hasn't
liccii a legal execution In our State for
thirty years or more," said W. I. Bid-
die, a prominent citizen of Leaven
worth and a director of the State peni
tentiary at that pluce, to a Vgt re
porter at the Raleigh.
"The reason la the law direct the
Imprisonment of those doomed to the
gallows for a year following their con
viction, after which It Is incumbent on
the governor to affix his signature to
the death warrant, a thing that none
of our chief executives in the time
mentioned has done, and as a conse
quence the condemned men remain in
prison year after year, getting what
may be a life term In lieu of hanging.
There are over fifty convicts of this
class now within the walls of the
Leavenworth prison, and among them
some of the most celebrated criminals
of this generation.
"Of these the most notorious, per
haps, It Emmett Dalton, whose three
brothers were slain in the famous tight
that their raid on the Coffeyvllle bank
brought on; In which Emmett himself
received fearful wounds, the marks of
which he still carries. He Is almost a
model prisoner, his conduct being at
all times e-eniplary. For many years
he has been employed as a cutter In the
prison tailor ahop and does first-rate
work.
"Another star Inmate Is Willie Sells,
who in 1SS0, at the age of 10, In
Neosho County, murdered his father,
mother and sister. Still another is John
Collins, convicted of the murder of bit
father on circumstantial evidence. Col
lins was one of the brightest students
at the State University and his arrest
for parricide created an Immense sen
sation throughout the State. There are
a few women also In the list, most
noted of whom Is Jessie Morrison, who
killed a woman for marrying her sweet
her rt
"One of the hardest things to get out
of the average convict is his true uame.
Occasionally this Is due to the unwill
ingness to brlns disgrace on his fiunlly,
but In the majority of cases It arises
from a fenr thnt such a revelation will
cause the sheriffs of other localities to
locate n man wanted for some prior In
fraction of the law. I have known m?n
serve an extra year in prison rattier
than tell their right names, for It Is
an Iron-clad law that a refusul on ibis
point Is a barrier to parole.
"Not very long ago a parole was
glveu a prisoner who had been behind
the bars for twenty-one years. . Curious
ly enough, he could have had his liberty
long ngo but for the stern and unyield
ing opposition of his wife, and wheu
at lust his release came It was In the
face of her vigorous protest." Wash
ington Tost
For B prlnoT.
"Hello, Ed, have you seen Blllyf
said friend No. 1 aa they met on the
avenue.
"Yes," answered No. 2, "I Just taw
him going into a seed store."
"What waa he going in there for?"
"Don't know, unless it was to buy
another package of wild oats."
Cheat Enooali.
"Isn't it ridiculous," began Ilenpeok,
"to say 'talk Is cheap' when as a mat
ter of fact "
"Oh! I don't know," Interrupted
Newltt "I can take you to a place
where you'd get dead loads of it and a
shave thrown In for 10 ceuts." Cutho-
11c Standard and Times.
The Need.
"Here Is another question that ought
to be brought before Congress," tuld
the earnest citizen.
"My dear sir," answered Senator
Sorghum, "Congress now has all tho
questions It can take care of. What it
needs Is some answers." Washington
Star.
Looking After Insect.
Bacon Why do they put all those
deud Insects, In the museum, In glass
cases?
Egbert They consider that la the
place for them.
"1 think it would be better for the
public It they put 'em In gluss cases
before they died." Youkers Statesman,
A Small IlearlanlBtT.
ElHle Your Uncle Harry seema aw.
ful young to be a doctor.
Willie Yes, but he ain't a real,
growed up doctor yet I guess he's only
Hendln' to children yet, so'a to get some
practice. Philadelphia IiCtlger,
Ills Mistake.
"It's no use talking," said bit wife.
firmly, "my mind Is made up and
"OIl It Is, eh?" interrupted her hus-
bnnd. "I knew your fueo was, but I
thought your mind was the rU
thin."
When a man is wrong and woo't
admit it 1m ulwayt gets angry
UaHburtoa.
LIGHT ON THE CTOtTD.
There's never an always cloudiest sky,
There's never a vale to fair,
But over It sometimes shadows lit
In a chill and tonglesa air.
But never a cloud o'erhung the day,
And flung Its shadows down.
But on Its heavcn-slde gleamed tome ray,
Forming a sunshine crown.
It Is dark on only the downward side;
' Though rage and tempest loud,
And scatter Its terrors far and wide, ;
There's light uion the cloud. I
And oftec when it tralleth low,
Shutting the landscape out.
And only the cMlly east winds blow
From the foj.y seat of doubt.
There'll come a time, near the setting tun.
When the joys of life seem few ;
A rift will break in the evening dun
And the golden light stream through.
And the soul a glorious bridge will make
i Out of the golden liars,
And all Its priceless treasures take
Where shrine the eternal stars.
Mlnot J. Ravage.
IN THE GLACIER'S KEEPING
PRETTY tough climb. Isn't It,
Max?"
The speaker was n tall Eng
lishman of perhaps fifty, but looking
at hard and tough and generally fit as
most men of half his age.
"Yes, sir," said the guide, who stood
beforo him at the Inn door ; "and we'll
have to start early If we are to get
back the same day."
Sir Robert Ballard turned and re
entered his room. From a desk he pull
ed out a sheet of paper, and picking up
a pen, sat down at a table and began
a letter.
"My dear Harry," he wrote, "I am
afraid I have not been quite fair to
you. Thinking over things again, I can
ee that your foolish pranks which so
much offended me, may have been In
deed, no doubt were the results of
sheer, youthful high spirits. I m,
therefore, again altering my will, and
Instead of my cousin, James Rennle,
being my residuary legatee, you will
find the bulk of my property will event
ually come to you. I trust this will
have been a lesson to you, and that
you will grow up a man worthy of the
trust I am reposing In you. Your af
fectionate uncle,
"ROBERT BALLARD."
Sir Robert sealed and stamped the
letter, and then on a sheet of foolscap
proceeded rapidly to redraft his will.
It teemed an easy enough matter
and took but few minutes. You would
"MUB1EL, WILL YOU CARE?
hardly have Imagined the amount
In
qustlon was something like 80,000.
The rapid pen ceased flying over the
paper and Sir Robert touched the bell.
"Call Max Schneider," he said to the
waiter, "and you, too, come in. I want
you to witness this signature for me."
He signed the document, the two men
affixed their signatures, and then he
folded It, placed it In an envelope, and
lipped It Into an inner pocket of his
Norfolk Jacket
"What time do wo atart to-morrow,
Max?" he asked.
"Not later than half-past three, sir,"
answered the guide.
"Very well, then. I thai) go to bed
t once, and I suppose you'll do the
lame."
And twenty minutes later be was
leeping like a boy.
"Fine luck having such lovely weath
ereh, Max?"
"Lovely, Indeed, Sir Robert ; but pray
don't tay anything about it till we're
clear of the Ice. It't the worst of bad
luck, sir."
81r Robert laughed tho lnugh of a
strong man who It thoroughly pleased
with himself.
Indeed he had reason to be pleased.
Few men had ever climbed tho
beetling cliffs of the Aiguille Vert at
all. Fewer still could boust of having
accomplished the feut within the hours
of a slugle day.
Half an hour later they reached the
edge of the Ice. The sun had now set.
end the air, chill with approaching
night, was no longer clear ns It hud
been. Pale wreaths of smoky mist
hung In light bands, which seemed to
hlft and change kaluldoscoplcally,
though no breeze was felt.
Still roped together, as tbey had Iteen
during the entire time, they crossed
the moraine and started steadily
tramping across the rough Ice, whose
surface was broken by a hundred deep
rifts and lumpy, yawning crevasses,
The fog closed and fell thicker and
thicker.
Some three hours later that night
one of the guides burst Into the kltch
en of the Moutvert Inn.
nis face was white and drawn, and
he was almost speechless with excite
ment, misery and fatigue.
At last he managed to gasp ont his
piteous story how they had missed
their way In the fog; how he had
heard a sharp cry of warning from
Wax, who was leading the party ; bow
next he had been Jerked off his feet
hy a tremendous pull at the rope rouiu:
hie waist ; and how he had desperately
aved biwaetf by driving hit alpen
l
stock Into the Ice. Next th'.ng he knew
he was alone alone on the edge cf a
ginnt crevasse, whose misty depths
yawned silent as a grave.
The Instant they understood him a
rescue party was formed, under the
guidance of Herman, the Innkeeper.
All night the devoted men worked,
and most of next day. But It was use
less. The glacier does not easily give
up Its prey.
A big, broad-shouldered, good-looking
young fellow of about elght-aud-twenty
was sitting In a dingy little room In
Bioomsbury, answering a letter he had
Just received.
Harry Ballard had been looking out
for a chance of accompanying a read
ing party abroad during the long vaca
tion, and by good luck an even better
billet had come this way. An old
friend of his father a Mr. Ffolkes
had written to him to engage his ser
vices ns tutor and general bear leader
to his son, young Everard Ffolket, dur
ing a forthcoming Swiss tour.
He had always wanted to get abroad,
and now the chance had fallen bis way
he was resolved to make the most of
It Young Everard, his pupil, was a
thoroughly nice lad, and the whole ex
pedition seemed to partake more of the
nature of a holiday than serious work.
The two trudged afoot through lovely
valleys, up turf-clad slopes, over rock
bound, magnificent passes, drinking In
the clear air and enjoying themselves
ruther like two schoolboys than a tutor
nd his pupil.
Everard wanted to climb a mountain.
Harry discouraged the Idea. He told
the boy the fate of his uncle, Robert
Ballard.
Yes, I remember hearing of that
when I was quite small." answered
Everard, sympathetically. "Were the
bodies ever recovered?"
"No, nvcr," nnswered Harry," and
probably never will be."
They walked In 6llence a little way.
Tuen Harry said :
"Do you know, Everard, I should like
t'j fee the place. Suppose we eo un to
Moutvert? We can do It in two days
from Chnmounlx. Your father put no
estrlctlon on our movements."
"Then let's go," replied the boy,
keenly.
Montvert had become quite a fash
ionable resort within the last few
years. Tne old inn Dad Deen much en.
larged. It boasted all sorts of modern
Improvements among tbem a drawing-room,
a band and a visitor's book.
Harry was studying the latter when
he was startled by the names. "Mr
James Rennle and Miss Rennle and
maid, Glasgow."
"My cousin, by Jove!" he muttered.
He had eeen nothing of tbem for
years not since Mr. Rennle had come
In for nil Sir Robert's m6ney. The
daughter, Muriel, he had never seen.
James Rennle be knew by repute as
a hard and canny Scotchman; and
here tbey were staying at the same
hotel.
Tbey met that evening In the draw
ing-room.
"And this Is my daughter, Muriel,"
Rennle said.
Harry looked up and saw a soft dot
of a girl In a black evening gown, who
gave htm a warm. Impulsive hand
shake.
Somehow, Harry and his charge
tayed on at Moutvert for a whole
fortnight.
Harry was a new man. The Inevitable
was happening.
Then the Bennies gave a picnic.
It turned out a brilliant, sunny
day, aud It was decided to go
up the valley to a wood near
tho lower end of the Algulllet Ver
glacier. It was at this picnic It for
the first time struck Mr. Ronnie that
Harry was a trllio more attentive to
Muriel .than there was any occasion
for. He did not sny anything, but he
made up hU mind to two things; First
to watch the young couple pretty cure-
fully that day ; second, to leave Mont
vert to-morrow.
Harry and Muriel slipped off
amongst, the trees, and soon found
themselves quite alone. They strolled
down to where, from under Its arch of
muddy Ice, the glacier river started on
Its foamy career, an 1 seated themselves
near by on a great mossy stone under
a pine tree. The blazing sun made the
shade nkost welcome, and the two sat
there quietly drinking in the warm
scent of the woods.
"I'm afraid our holiday will noon be
over," she said. We ba-ve to be home
by the first of October."
Hurry exiierieneexl a curious shock.
With extraordinary suddenness be real
txed what life would be without Muriel
"Muriel," he said, quickly and ear-
nesUy, "Muriel, will you care?"
Apparently she did, for when. Are
minutes later, an Interested spectator
Walked quietly up behind tbem over
the carpet of noiseless pine needles,
be saw a sight that made his smooth
face wrlukle w-lth rajre.
The two cousins were sitting closer
together than strict couslnshlp alto
gether entailed, and Muriel's head was
leaning on Harry's shoulder.
James Rennle lost his temper.
"You sneaking young scoundrel I" he
mid, with a sudden emphasis that
made the lovers Jump to their feet
"I beg your pardon, sir I said Harry,
quietly. There was a dangerous gleam
in his eye. "You were aaylng "
"That you are a scheming fortune
hunter. Your uncle cut you off, and
now you think to regain the money In
a low, underhand way by marrying my
daughter I"
Crash t A sharp, rending sound,
followed by a heavy fall, made all
three Jump back. )
A great piece of Ice, loosened by the
heat, had fallen away from the glacuer
end, and something else, too some
thing dark had slipped from the
broken mass and lay on the debris
JIS
below.
For a moment no one moved.
Then Harry stepped forward and
stood by the fallen figure. The othersV
followed. It was the body of a man.
He was dressed in rough tweeds, and
when they turned him over his upturn
ed face had a quiet, peaceful expres
sion. He might have died an hour ago.
Instinctively the two men removed
their hats. Then Harry looked at Mr.
Rennle.
"You know who It is?" be said.
"Yes, It's Sir Robert," he answered.
In a low voice.
They picked the body up and lifted
It Into the shade of the pines. Aa they
did so a folded paper fell from the
torn Jacket
That evening Harry met Muriel In
the hotel garden.
"Your father has told you what It
was we found?" be said.
"Yes, dear," she answered, "And he
told me, too, about your suggestion.
Harry, you are generous, and, do you
know, father appreciates It"
"I'm glad he doesn't think badly of
me any longer, darling," eald Harry.
"But, you know, we shall be rich oa
half tho money, shan't we?"
Muriel's answer quite satisfied htm.
Chicago Tribune.
RAILWAY BUSINESS.
Ita Evolution Under Management of
the Corporations.
The railroad business, as It was de
veloped in Its earlier stages, was large
ly speculative, declares the Review of
Reviews. A great part of the railroad
mileage of the country was built in ad
vance of actual needs, and the popu-
ation and wealth of regions traversed
by the new lines had to grow up to give
solid value to the transportation prop
erties. Thus, the railroad trafficked la
lands, promoted manufacturing by spe
cial rate concessions, made bargains
with grain companies and elevator
nrtf4 antnnrrlAil tnmcalirAO n.lrh
It ljo, aula. cuitiu&i;uk mtuioti w m
all sorts of side enterprises for the ex
ploitation of the country. It was cus
tomary to look upon railroads not
merely as private enterprises, but as
of a highly speculative and hazardous
nature. Most of the railroads at one
time or another went Into bankruptcy,
and several of them went through more
than one period of receivership and re
organization. As the country matured.
railroad property became more stable,
until finally the great systems were
well beyond the dnngcr of serious
financial reverse. Business Interests
all along the lines became diversified,
and it was no longer necessary for the
railroads to secure traffic by endeavor
ing to locate and build up particular
Interests.
The time came when there emerged
the clear conception of the rnllroads
as a great necessary public servant
with all the obligations of a common
carrier, and with no right, therefore.
to discriminate for or against any of
those whose business required them to
make use of the public highway. The
whole thing has come about by way
of evolution from transient, specula
tive, Immature conditions to those of
a riper period of industrial life and
civilization. Yet abuses even when
naturally outgrown are often hard to
destroy. For even at the tree grows
great, so also will the entwining para
site often have the stronger clutch.
And many of the privileged Industries
built up on special transportation fa
vors have been In a position powerful
enough to make It difficult for particu
lar railroad corporations to relinquish
the rebates or the other forms of fa
voritism. It Is probably true, however,
that even If there had been no Inter
state commerce legislation the very
growth of business conditions would
have complied the railroad to cease
discrimination and treat all comen
fairly.
An Ksnerlenced Mother.
The pleasant-faced matron who wat
looking through the "elegant and com
modious dwelling house In a desirable
neighborhood" was satisfied with It ex
cept as to one particular the balus
trade to the front stulrs.
"I am sorry you don't like that rail
ing." said the agent. "We think It It
unusually ornamental. All our previ
ous tenants hove admired It very much.
May I ask what Is your objection to
it?"
"It Is too smooth and polished. The
children will always lie wanting to slide
dowuetalra on It."
"But I thought you told me your chil
dren were all girls."
"Io you think thut makes any differ,
encer retorted the pleasant-faced mat
ron, with a twinkle In her eye.
Slacoro Compliments.
"She says she hears a great many
compliments."
"I guess she does ; she's got a phon
ograph and she mudo the records her
self." Houston Post
The members of a church consider
thmselves particularly lucky if the
preacher's wife is able to play the or
gan.
Nearly every muu U heupocked, bol
a good tuuny munuge to dlguUe the
fact
