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AUTHOR OP "THE BRASS BQWIa." ETC.
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SYNOPSIS.
David Amber, starting for a duck-shooting-
visit with his friend. Qunln, come tip
on n young lady equestrian who has boon
dismounted by her harso becoming fright
enod nth nuddon appaarnnco In tho road
pf a burly Hindu. Ho declares lip , w
Ilelmrl Lai ChatterJI. "The appointed
tnouthploco of the Holl," addresses Ambor
m a man of hlch rank and pressing" a
mysterious littlo bronie box, "Tho To
ken." Into his band, disappear in tho
wood. Tho slrl calls Ambor by nnmp,
Jfo In turn addresses her as Mlos Bophlo
Jfnrroll, diuiKhter of Col. Knrrell of tho
HrlHoh dlplomntlc service In India and
vUltlnir tho Qualns. Boveral nlghu lnlor
tho Qiialn liomo Is burglarized and tho
tironio box stolon. Ambor and Qualn bo
mintlnc on nn Island and become lost and
Ambor Is left tnarnonod. Ho wanders
nbout, finally reaches a cabin .and rtc
oxnlros an fin occupant nn old friend
narood Ilutton, whom lio loat mot In Kng
land, and who appears to tw In hiding.
When Miss Fainill Is mentioned Ilutton Is
BtranKcly nifltatod, Ohatterjl appears
and sunimons .Ilutton to a mosttng of a
wyirlorjous body, nuiton oelssos a revol
ver and dashes after ChatterJI. tie ro
turn wildly sxclted, says ho has killed
tho Hindu, lakes poison, and when dylnir
nsks Ambor to ko to India on a notori
ous errand. Ambor decider to Icavo at
onco for India. On the way ho sends a
letter to Mr, Labortoucho, a scientific
friend In Calcutta, by a quicker route.
Upon arriving- ho finds a nato awaiting;
Mm. It directs Amber to meet his friend
fit a certain placo. The latter tells hlr.
10 knows his mission Is to set Miss Far
rell out of tho country. Amber attempts
to dispose of tlto Token to a money-Ion-dor.
Is mistaken for Ilutton nnd barely
escapes liolnir mobbed. A message from
Lanertouclm causes him to start for Dijr
wtlnB. and on ths way he meets Miss
Idling-; on the way ho meets Miss
her to bocomu hi wife.
I CHAPTER XIV.
Over tho Water.
Tlnra Nath, pattont and Jmpasslvo
.,evor, had the tonga wnltlng for
Amber beforo tho Residency. Ex
wiled boyond words, tho American per
milled hlmaoir to bo drlvon off
through KUttnrpur'B Intricate notworlc
bf itlroots and b'ttokwaye.townrd a des
tination of which ho know as littlo as
1)0 cared. Ho waa a guoat of tho Btato,
officially domlcilod at tho designated
1ouno of hospitality; without ospoclal
permission, obtained through tho of
fort of tho Resident, ho could sloop
In no other npot In tho city or Its
purlieus. Ho waa indlfforont, abso
lutely: tho matter interested him as
mcantlly which 1b to say not at ali
as did the fact that an escort of troop--era
of tho state, very well accoutred
-and disciplined, followed tho tonga
with a great Jangling of stool and tu
rmuH of hoofs.
.Alighting in tho compound, Amber
disbursed a few rupeoatto tho trpop
jeraTpatd, off Ram ' Nath who was
n'wift to drive off city-wards, in mad
haste Tost tho gates bo shut upon
him for tho night and entered tho
ibungalow. An aged, talkntlve, nnd
Rtnlribio khnnsamnh mot him at tho
'threshold with expressions of exagger
ated respect, no doubt gonutno enough,
tnd followed him, a mumbling shadow,
w? the Virginian mado a brief round
of Inspection.
Standing between the road and tho
water, tho rosthouso proved to bo
moderately spacious and clean; on tho
lake front It opened upon a marble
bund, or landing Btago, Us Hp lnppod
by whispering rlpplca of tho lako.
Ambor wont out upon thin to dlucover,
Boparated from him by littlo moro
tb(n half a tullo of black water, tho
jhfriitly'whlto wall of tho Ra) Mahal
climbing in dim mafosty to tho stars.
Tho Virglnlnn romnlnod long In
rapt wondering contemplation of it,
until the wind blowing across tho wa
ters had ohtllod him to the point of
rhtverlng; when ho turned Indoors to
'MBLbcri. Uut ho was to havo littlo rest
trial night. The khausumah who at
Cendod him had hardly turned low
ftln light when Amber was disturbed
by the noise of an angry altercation
3n tha compound, Ho aroao and In
dressing-gown and slippers wont to in
yefttlgato, and found Ram Nath in
violent dispute .with thu sergeant of
it. V 1 l" . 1 1 I
to cHcori wtucu, k, appesruu, uhu
bulliod a fire and camped round It In
the compound; a circumstance which
'turnlHhod, food' for thotiKht.
PHmhhr liniran to ntiBioaot
roeps had been furnished as a guard
)eR of honor than of cnplonnco, losn
'la formal courtony than in demonstra
tion of the unslooplng vigilance of
tho Eye kindly assisted by tho Ma-
fe-u-AttH of Khaudawnr.
t S. mtn who, warmed.by the ardor of
Ills first love, feolo stUidonly tho shad
ow death falling cold upon him, is
apt to neglect nothing. Amber con
nldorort, that ho had given Ram Nath
no commission of any sort, and bout
an lUtcntivo oar to tho communication
which tho tonga-wnllah Innlstod upon
Making to him,
Ram Nath had roturned, he asucrtod,
solely for the purpose or informing
tMnber la accordanco with his dostrea,
(The telegraph offlco for which you
fcnnulrod, sahib, stands Just wllhln tho
JOawwfay of the Elephants," ho an
iouneed. "The telcgraph-babu will bo
dvrty very early in tho morning,
should you desire still to send tho
i "Oh, yen," said Amber indlfferontly.
TX'd rorgotten. Thanks."
He returned to his charpoy With
spirits considerably hlghor. Ram Nath
ltad not winked this time, but tho tact
wait Indisputable that Ambor had not
cxurosHcd any interest whatovcr in
tho location of tho telegraph olllco.
Wondorlug if tho tclcgraph-babu by
ny elinnco woro pink uatln. ho doccd
oK on tho declnlon that ho would need
to Bond a inoasugc tho drat thing In
lb uiornlng,
J
Somo timo lator ho was a second
tlrao awnlconcd by further disputation
In tho compound, Tho troopers wore
squabbling amongst themselves; ho
was ablo to mako this much out in
splto of tho fact that tho sepoys, ro
crultcd exclusively from tho natlvo
population of Kharidawnr, npoko a pa
tola of Hindi so corrupt that oven an
export In Oriental langungos would
cxperlonco difficulty In trying to Inter
pret It. Ambor did not weary himself
with tho teak, but prosontly lifted up
hlB volco and demanded sllonco, desir
ing to bo informed If his sloop was
to bo continually broken by tho bick
erings of cons of mothers without
nones. Thoro followed lnnlnntancoua
sllonco, broken by a chucklo and an
applauslvo "Sbabnnhr' add nothing
moro.
Amber snuggled down ngaln upon
his pillow and soothod himself with
tho fool of tho pistol that Ills flngors
grnspod beneath tho clothos.
Footfalls and hushed voicos In tho
bungalow woro rcsponBlblo for tho
next interruption. Amber camo to
with a start and found Himself sitting
up on tho odgo of tho ch&rpoy, with a
droarriy impression that two poOplo
had been standing Over hi hi nnd had
Just loft tho room, escaping by way
of tbo khanoamah's quarters. Ho
rubbed tho sleop from his eyes nnd
wont out to romonstrnto vigorously
with tho khansamah. Tho latter
naturally professed complete lgnor-
anco of tho visitation aud dwelt with
such Insjatonco Upon tho plausibility
of dreams that Ambor lost patlcnco
and kicked him grlovously, so that he
complained with a loud volco and cast
himself at tho sahib's feet, declaring
that ho was but as tho dust bonenth
them and that Ambor was his father
and mother nnd tho light of tho Unl
vorao besides.
Somewhat molllflod nnd reflecting,
at tho samo time, that this was all but
a part of tho game, to bo oxpocted by
thoso who patronlzo rcathouscs off the
bcaton roads of travel, tho Virginian
roturnod to his charpoy nnd Immedi
ately lapsod into a singularly disquiet
ing dream. ... Ho waa strolling
by the border of tho lako when a coot
swam In and hailed him In English;
nnd when ho stoopod to look tho coot
lilted an A, D. T. messenger boy's
cap and pleaded with htm to sign his
namo In a littlo black book, promising
that If he' did', so, it, would bo frco to-
dorr its dlggulso and bo Lnbertoucho
Ugaln. So Amber signed "Pink Satin"
In tho book nnd tho coot stood up and
said: "I'm not Labortoucho at all, but
Ram Nath, and Ram Nath Is only an
other namo for Har Dyal Rutton, and
besides you had bottor como away at
onco, for the Eyo thou dost wear upon
thoy finger nover sleopa and It'a only
a pasto Tokon anyway." Hearing
which, Ambor cnught tho coot -by tho
leg and found that ho had grasped tho
arm of Sallg Singh, whoso oyos woro
both monstrous omernldB without any
whites whntovor. And Sallg Singh
tappod him on tho shoulder nnd began
to say over and over again In a whlB-
per ....
Dut horo Ambor another tlmo found
hlmsolf wldeawako and sitting up, his
lolt Hand gripping tho wr at of n na
Uvo and his right holding his pistol
steadily lovolod at tho natlvo's breast
Whllo tho volcO lip hoard was real and
no figment of a droam-mused imagl
nation; for tho man waa whlsporlug
oarnently and ropoatodly:
"Hasten, hazor, for tho night doth
wane and tho hour Is at hand."
"What deviltry's this?" Amber de
manded sharply, with a threatening
gesture.
Hut tho natlvo neither attempted to
freo himself nor to ovado tho ptatol'a
mouth. "Have patlcnco, hazor," ho
begged earnestly, "and mako no dls
turuanco. u is into and tho sonoys
sleep; It you will be circumspect nnd
aro not afraid "
"Who nre yon?"
I wan to say. 'I como from, you
know whom.' hazoor,"
"That all?"
"In the ranttor of a certain photo
graph., nazoor.
"lly thundorl" Lnbortouche's namo
was on Amber'H Hps, but ho ropressed
It. "Walt a bit." Ho gulped down tho
last drogs of sloop. "lt mo think
nnd boo."
This last was an afterthought As
It camo to htm ho dropped tho pistol
by his sldo and folt tor matches In
tho pocket of his coat, which hung
over tho back of a bosldo chair. Find
Ing ono, ho struck It notsolesaly and,
as tho tiny flame broadonod, drew his
captlvo nearer.
It was a fat, mean, wicked faco that
stood out against tha darkness; nn
ochro-tlijtod faco with a wide, loose
llppcd mouth and protruding oyos that
blinked nervously luto his. Dut ho had
nover seen It before
"Who aro you?" Ho cast away tho
match as Its flame died aud snatched
up his weapon.
"I wan to say"
"I heard that onco, What's your
namo?"
"Dulla Dad, hazoor." "
-"And who aro you from?"
"Hazoor, I was not to say."
"I think you'd bottor," . suggested
Ambor, with a grim significance
"I am tho hazoor's slave. I dare not
oay."
, "Now look hore "
"u""w-, U was charged upon me to
uy, 'I como from you know whom.'"
"Tho devil It waa. . . . Well,
what do y6u want7"
"I was to say, 'Hasten, hazoor, for
tho night ' '
"I've heard that, too. You, mea
you're to lead mo to somebody, some
where you can't say whore?"
"Aye, hazoor, oven so."
"det over thero, in tho corner, while
I think this over nnd don't move 'or
I'll make you a prcsont of a nice
young hullot, Dulla Dad."
"That Is as Allah wills; only re
member, hazoor, tho Injunctlon'for
hasto."
Tho man, a small stunted MohamT
medan, sidled fcareomoly over to tho
spot indicated and waited there, cring
ing and supplicating Ambor with elo
quent gosturcs. The Virginian watch
ed him closely until comforted by tho
roflectlon that, had murder been" the
object, ho had hcon n dead man long
since. Thon ho put asldo tho revolver
and began to dross.
"Only Lnbertoucho would havo to
communlcato with mo by nuch
stealth," ho considered. "Resides,
that referenco to tho photograph "
Ho slipped hurrlodly into his cloth
ing nnd ostentatiously dropped the
pistol into his right-hand coat-pocket.
"I'm ready," ho told tho man. "Lead
tho way; and romembor, if thoro's
any ttenchcry afoot, you'll bo tho first
to utiffor for It, Dulla Dad."
Tho Mohammedan bowed submis
sively. "Ho It so, my lord," ho said in
Hindi, and, moving noiselessly with
unshod feet, glided through tho door
Which opened upon tho bund, Ambor
clono behind him.
In tho water at their feet a light
boat was gently nosing tho marble
bund. Dulla Dnd, squatting, drew It
brondatdo to tho stops and motioned
mbcr to cntor. Tho Virginian board
ed it glngorly, seating himself at the
storn. Dulla Dad dropped in forward
and pushed off. Tho boat moved out
upon tho bosom of tho lako with
HCarco n sound, and tho nntlvo, grasp
ing n doublo-bladod paddle, dipped It
gontly and Bont tho frail craft flying
onward with long, swift, and powerful
strokes, guiding It directly toward tho
walls of the Raj Mahal.
Two-thirds of tho way across tho
Virginian surrendered to his mistrust
and drow hln pistol. "Dulla Dad," ho
Remained Long In Rspt Wondering Contemplation of It
snld gently; and tho man ceased pad
dling with a shuddor "Dulla Dad,
you're taking mo to tho pnlaco."
"Yea, hazoor; that Is truo," tho na
tlvo answered, his volco quavering.
"Who awaits mo thoro? Answer
quickly I"
"Hazoor, It Is not wlso to speak a
namo upon the water, whero voices
travel far."
"Dulla Dad I"
"Hazoor, I may not Bay!"
Tho boat surged swiftly on, whllo
again and again Amber's finger trem
bled on tho trigger. Though already
the whlto gleaming walls towered
abovo him, It was not yot too late
not too Into; but should ho withdraw,
forco Dulla Dad to return, ho might
mlsa . . . what?
Ho did nothing save resign himself
to tho Usuo. As they drow noaror the
moonlit walls ho looked In vain for
sign of n landlng-Btago, and wondered,
tho lighted bund that he had seen
from over tho wator bolng Invisible
to him round an angle of the build
ing. But Dulla Dad hold on without
a pauso until mo momoni wnen u
Boomed that ho intended to dash tho
boat bows first agnlnBt tho stono;
thon, with a final dextrous twist of
tho paddle, he swung at a sharp anglo
and simultaneously checked tho speed.
Under scant momontum they slid
from moonlight nnd the clean air of
night Into a closo woll botwoen two
walls, and then suddenly beneath an
arch and Into a cavernous chamber
fllled with tho soft murmurlngs of
water and with dnrkness.
Horo tho ntr was sluggish and heavy
and rank with tho odor of sllmo.
"Hazoor!"
It was Dulla Dad's volco, sleek with
fawning. For nil tho ropulslvonesa of
tho accents. Ambor was not sorry to
hear thorn. At least tho natlvo was
human and . . . this experience
wasn't, hardly. . . .Ho leaned to
ward tho man, oyos aching with the
futllo strain of striving to penetrate
tho blackness. Ho could soo nothing
moro deflnlto than ohndowo. Tho boat
was resting motionless on tbo tide, ns
if susponded in an abyss of night,
fathomless and ompty.
"Woll, what now?" ho domnnded
harshly. "Bo careful, Dulla Dad I"
"Wo aro arrived, hazoor," sold tho
natlvo calmly. "If you will be pleased
to stop ashore, having caro lest you
overturn tho boat, the steps aro on
your left" ,
"Where? . . . Oh!" Amber's
tcntatlvo hand, groping In obscurity,
fell upon n slab of stono, smooth nnd
slippery, but solid. "You moan hero?"
"Ayo, hazoor.'
"And what next?"
"I am to wait to conduct you back
to your placo of rest."
"Um7 You are, oh?" Ambor,
doubtful, tried tho stono ngaln; It waa
substantial enough; only tho boat
rockod. Ho struck a match; tho short
lived flamo afforded him n fooblo, un
satisfactory Impression of a long, nar
row, vaulted chamber, whoreof tho
floor waB half water, half Btono. There
was a landing to tho left, a rather nar
row ledgo, with h tow, heavy door,
bossed with iron, in tho wall boyond.
Shaking hlo head, ho lifted himself
cautiously out of tho boat. "You stay
right there, Dulla Dad," ho warned tho
natlvo, "until I soo what happens. If
I catch you trying to got away tho
bont'll show up nicely against tho
opening, you know I'll glvo you'eauso
for repentance."
"I am hore, hazoor. Turn you nnd
knock upon tho door thus" rapping
tho gunwalo of tho boat "thrlco."
Amber obeyed, wrought up now to
so high a pitch of oxcltoment and sua
penso that ho could hardly havo with
drawn had ho wished to and been able
to forco Dulla Dad to heed him. As
ho knuckled tho third signal, tho door
swung slowly Inward, disclosing, In a
dim glow of light, stono walls a baro
stono chambor illuminated by a slnglo
Iron lamp hanging in chains from tho
colling. Across tho room n dark en
try opened upon a passagoway equal
ly dark.
By tho door a servant stood, his nt
tltudo deferential. As the Virginian's
gazo feu upon him ho snlaamod re
spectfully.
Amber entered, his oyos quick, his
right hand in his pockot and grateful
tor tho cold caress of nickeled stool,
his body poised lightly and tonsoly
upon tho balls of his foot In a word,
ready. Prepared against tho worst he
was hopoful of tho best: npprohon-
slvo, ho reminded himself that ho had
first met Labortoucho under nusplcos
hardly moro prepossessing than thoso
Tho elang of tho door closing be
hind him rang hollowly In tho still
ness. Tho wnrdor moved past him to
mo cnirnnco or tno corridor. Amber
hold htm with a sharp question.
"Am I to wait borer
"For a moment, heavon-born!" Ho
disappeared.
Without a sound a door nt Amber's
olbaw that had escaped his cursory
notlco, bo cunningly was it fitted In
tho wall, swung opon, and a remem
bored volco boomed in his ears, not
without a certain sardonic Inflection:
"Wolcomo. my lord, welcomo to Khau-
dawar!"
Amber Bwung upon tho Breaker
wjth a Bnarl. "Salfg Singh!"
Thy Btownrd bids theo welcome to
thy kingdom, hazoor 1"
Dominating tbo sceno with his Im
posing proBonco a flguro regal in the
regimentals of his natlvo army tho
Rajput humbled hlmsolf beforo tho
Virginian, dropping to hla knee and
offering his jeweled ewordhlt In token
of hlB fealty.
"Oh, get upl" snapped Amber Jm
patiently. "I'm Blck of all this damned
tomfoolery, Oct up, d'you hear? in-
loss you want mo to tako that pretty
sword of yours nnd spank you with
It!"
A quiver, as of Bolf-roprcssion,
moved tho body of tho aiau at hla
foot; then, with a Jangle of spurs.
Sallg Singh leaped up and stood at a
dlstanco of two paces, his head high,
hla black eyen glittering ominously
with well-nigh tbo sinister brilliance
of his vibrating emerald atgrotto.
"My lord I" ho cried angrily. "Are
theso words to uso to one who offers
thco his hoart and hand? Is this inso
lenco to bo suffered by a Rajput, a
eon of Kings?"
"As for that," returned Amber
steadily, giving him look for look,
"your grandfather waa a bunla and
"Is That Language Plain Enough for
You?"
you know It Whether or not you'ro
going to 'Buffer' what you call my In-
nolcnco, I don't know, and I don t
much caro. You'vo mado a fool of
mo twlco, now, nnd I'm tired of It I
glvo you my word I don't understand
why I don't shoot you down horo
and aow, for I believe In my heart
you're tho unhollcst scoundrel unhung.
Is that languago plain enough for
you?"
For an Instant longer they faced ono
another offensively. Amber cool
enough outwardly and lnwnrdly boil
ing with rage that ho should have
walked Into tho trap with hlB eyes
open, Sallg Singh trembling with re
sentment but holding hlmsolf lu with
splendid restraint
"As for me," continued Ambor, "I
suspect I'm tho most hopeless ass in
tho three Presidencies, if that's any
comfort to you, Sallg Singh. Now
what d'you want with mo?"
A shadowy smllo softened tho black
ness of tho Rajput's wrath. Ho shrug
ged and moved his hands slightly, ex
posing their palms, subtly signifying
I1I3 submission.
"Thou nrt my ovorlord," ho said
quietly, with a silky doforonce. "In
tlmo thou wilt boo how thou hast
wronged mo. For tho present, I ro-
maln thy servant I harbor no re
sentment, I owo thco naught but loyal
ty. I await thy commands."
"Tho dickens you do!" Amber
whistled inaudlbly, his eyes narrowing
ub ho pondered, tho roau. "-You protest
a lot, Sallg Singh. It you'ro so much
at my servlco . . . why, prove It"
By way of reply Sallg Singh lifted
his Bworil In ltfl scabbard from Its
fastenings nt his sldo and, with n mag
nificent gesture, cast it clanking to
tho floor between them. A heavy Eng
lish army pattorn rovolvor followed
it Tho Rajput sproad out hln bnnds.
"Thou art armed, my lord," ho said.
"I, at thy mercy. If thou dost mis
judge my purposo in causing theo tc
bo brought hither, my llfo la in thy
hands."
"Oh, yes." Ambor nodded. "That's
very pretty. But presuming I choso to
tako It?"
"Thou art free, no tho winds of tho
morning. Sec, then." Sallg Singh
strodo to tho outer door and throw
It open. "Tho way of escape is clear
not oven locked."
Tho lamplight foil across tho Btono
landing and mado vlsiblo tho waiting
boat with Dulla Dad sitting patiently
at tho oar.
"I see," assented Ambor. "Well?"
Sallg Singh shut tho door gently.
"Is thoro moro to say?" ho enquired
"I havo shown thco that thou art
freo."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Insane for Hiring Him.
This ono was told of tho late Sen
ator Dolllver. It is of tho trial of a
roan for murder, who was undoubted
ly guilty, but was acqulVted, greatly to
tho surprise of the presiding judgo.
Tho jury had been out two days con
sidoring the caso, without reaching u
conclusion. Thon tbo Judgo called tho
Jury Into court and asked what the
dlfllculty was. Tho foreman said:
"Judgo, thoro Is only ono thing that
is troubling us. Was tho prisoner's
counsel appointed by the court or re
tained by tho prisoner himself?"
"Tho prisoner Is a man of moans,'
said tho judge, "and ho retained his
own counsel."
Ton minutes lator tho Jury sent out
word that an agreement had been
reached. Thoy filed Into court Tho
foreman rose nnd announced tho vor
diet: "Acquit tod, on tho ground of In
Banuy.
Looklngfoi an Ax.
"Thero Is a certain kind of souvenir
flond that has pretty poor pickings
these days," said tho policeman, "t
mean the man or woman usually It Is
a woman who wants tho ax with
which tho door is cut down and the
turnlturo smashed In a gambling raid,
"Thoro aro Puritans a-plenty who
beg us for theso implements of de
struction. Evory raid that the publlo
gets wlud of brings out scores of let
ters from toes of gambling who havo
tho cotton batting all ready to pack
away tho ax mat Btruck a blow at
corruption.
"Unless the old ax gots lost In tho
shuffle Eomebody In tho crowd usually
scuds It to tho person who can write
tho most touching letter."
Man's Capacity
Only Limit '
Dy Rev. BARRY B. HALL
of Temple Bapilit Church,
Minneapolis, Minn,
Qod blesses man at every opportu
nity and furnishes every real Joy ho
Is ablo to appropriate Wo enjoy so
little, not becauso of God's unwilling-,
ness to bless, but because of our !n
Ability to recelvo and npproprlato hla'
blessings. This old world Is big with!
blessings to him who has tho eyes to
soo them. Thousands Bland boforo tho
most beautiful landscapes and see
nothing but hills and valleys. To tho
singing of tho birds nnd tho beauties:
of naturo they aro deaf, and blind,'
and dumb. A missionary saw African
boys playing with diamonds of rarest;
valuo. They were rocka and nothing,
more to the boys.
Beforo tho days of Franklin the air
was as full of electricity as now, but
our fathers went on burning candles,
doprlved of tho tolophono and tho tel
egraph, becauso none of them had
tho eyes to seo It All of our modern,
inventions woro as posslblo to our
fathers as they nro to us; yet they
plowed with crude instruments when
thoy could havo ridden tho cultivator:
thoy rodo in ox nnrts when thoy could
hnvo ridden on tho lightning express.
only becauso they had 410 eyes to seo
theso blessings and to appropriate,
them. And tho world Is big with In
ventions todayy Involving groat for
tunes to him who is ablo to soo them,
and tho business world Is big with
marvelous opportunities for thoso who
have tho oyes to soo. Thus it Is clear
that material blessings are limited
only by mnn's ability to seo and np
proprlato tcm.
But material blessings nro real
blessings only to thoso who havo tho
oyes to see them aright. If thoy seo
wealth as an opportunity to servo
their follows through tho channels of
legitimate buslucss or philanthropy
It will bless them, but If they bco it
through carnal eyes, simply an op
portunity for tho gratification of the
flosh. It will causo them to forgot God
and brothorllncss, nnd to grow cold
nnd haughty. It will load them Into a
mad rush for pleasure causing thorn
to commit Involuntary sulcldo, burn
ing out tho candlo of life at both
ends. To leave tho ordinary young
man 150,000 Is equal to a through
tlckot to hell. Wealth 1b a curso to
tho carnally-minded. It must bo seen
through spiritual oyos beforo It bo
comes a real blessing.
ThlB Is a glorious or horrid old
world, according to ones polnt.-o!
view. If his point of view Is carnal
Instead of Christian, ho will com
pleto this llfo In dlsnpolntmont;. bu
If ho vIowb this world with tho good
and not tho evil eye, ho will aso a
grand old world, oven Its clouds hav
ing a silver lining. Ono's point of
view determines whothor children'
aro a blessing or a curso. If bo has
been renred to view them as an evil
or misfortuno, ho will be ablo to find
no plonsuro In them; but if ho sees
them as God-given and a blessing, ho
enn say, as did tho woman of old,
"these aro my Jowols.'' Ono man
says, "Isn't It a Bhamo I havo to work
for a living?" Another says: "Isn't
It n blessing I havo n chanco to earn
living?" Somo Bay: "Isn t It a
shamo that people havo to got sick?"
Others, "Isn't It glorious that sick
ness In only temporary and gcl
health Ib the normal state."
A man's point of view determines
his happiness. Ho must vlow thin? ,
from tho spiritual rather than from
tho carnal point of view to ho satis
fled and happy. Thousands nro happy
with Htlo and others ore miserable
with much. Jesus oxplalnejl this by
tho parable of tho rich fool, who
thought ho had all ho needed to mako
him happy becauso his barnB woro
filled with plenty. And, tho fools nro
not all dead yot; because there aro
thousands who think that all thoy
need to be happy Is a flno home, thor
oughly furnished, and lots of monoy.
Theso poor, unfortunnto people havo
not the ability to seo that materia!
possessions nover did and novor will
make anyone contented nnd happy.
Ho who has not learned to bo happy
with Htlo would not bo happy wl.h
much. This world is big with bless
ings, other thnn monoy, if ono Is only
ablo to see and appropriate thorn. The
only plonsures which really satisfy,
that glvo contentmont, pence nnd
happiness, nro spiritual; and mate
rial blessings nro only a curse unlosB
they nro spiritually enjoyed. Thls"old
world la so big with blosslngs, mate
rial and spiritual, that thero Is an
abundance for all. and all of Its bless-(
lngs aro only limited by our ability to
boo and enjoy thom aright
"Thy Neighbor."
"Thou Bhnlt lovo thy neighbor as
thyself." We are all willing to love
our neighbors. But that Is Just whore
God tests us. He gives us nolghbors
whom we naturally would not chooao
in order to toach us to act upon tho
real neighbor rule of helping the man
next ub, whoever ho Is, Until we do
this, our nelghborllncss Is but a sham,
not tho Christian klna. J, R. Miller,
D. D.
Lovers of Evil.
Now and thon thoro Is n man who
appoars In every community, who
does evil becauso ho loves evil. Ha
goes about sowing tho community
with misunderstandings, undermining
men, poisoning mon'a thoughts, stir
ting up bittorness and Bowing tares
of evil on every sldo. Rov. N. D
mills, Congrcgatlonallst, Brooklyn.
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