The M
oman
By HENRY
OlIAPTHR XVI. (Continued.)
Drugged nnd rendered lnsonsiblo, Hol
no would bo ruthlessly Bliqt through the
.bond, nud left In tho little hut, while he
nnd Henri mndc their way to Gen. M
Olollan's headquarters either by iurrcn
floring to tho Federal pickets or by ovad
fag l cm.
Thoro ho would fdvc Information that
lady whom ho had promised to bring
through tho Hues to aeo Captiln Donon,
at Captain Denon's request, bad been
killed during tho night by a ahot from a
Southern patrol, ami that her bdy w
Ij-iur; Just outsido Uio lines. Upon thin
ttntomcnt ho felt Hiiro that Ueleno'fl
corpse would bo brought into tho North
ern camp, where her identification by
Dcnon, and afterward by Jack, would
naturally complete Ida diabolical scheme.
On tho Tuesday tnornlng Quaylo was
tanking ldn preparations. He had provid
ed Henri with a civilian's suit similar tx
Kill own, armed him with one of tho two
revolvers, find provided him with ft tin
cnnti'cn of tho typo lined by both nrmioa
for L'ho purpodo of carrying water.
Ho pased tho oarly morning hours In
tearing up moat of his papers and in se
lecting a few of paramount Importance,
Kvhich ho put Into his wallet for future
uao. Ho did not Intend to roturn to
Richmond, whatever thu uptfhot of tho
tntcrprlHO might bo, and tho papers
which ho carried about hhn had to be
ehoBon with great caro nnd judgment so
ns not to embarrass him iu case of an
q1vcmo investigation.
That being done, ho went at about
eight o'clock in thu forenoon to tho usual
place of rendezvous of tho Intolllgonco
Dopnrtimnit, for the purpose of obtaining
n pass for hlmHclf and u servant to the
-not'Ui of tho lines near Mcchanh'svllle. It
wus hero that he made tho only mistake
.In his otliorwlsp extremely cunningly laid
iplan. Ho lelt Monsieur Henri In bin
ti'oonH, mid, for greater Bccurity, lockod
Mu In.
Rfnn-ioiir Henri, having nothing better
to do, yalhod from ono room to the other
nftcr I ho manner of ui impatient caged
I i-n . kicking about tho odds nnd end
iiiih . h.ch tho floors wcro lHtored.
QulUi ly .in accident his glance nllght
! on i litltn square pdeco of paper, cvi
dd'ti.v it -'lilting from a newspaper, which
Usui Miir.l Uio goncral destruction. It
Who .hi idvertisi'tncnt, ami wan cut from
'Tho MonJtour of June, 1818. It was in
French, and ran as follows:
"REWARD OF FIFTY THOUSAND
FRAN OS.
' "A reward or fifty thousand francs
wj). bo paid to tho porson or persons who
Mill give information of tho present
n lioroubouLu of Heleno Borlnquay, only
slaughter of tho la to Herbert Berlnquny,
of Borlnquay Manor, Devonshire, who is
doppo.Hod to be living in Paris under the
euro of ii man named Rustromc Iarlowo.
Tho said lloloiio Borlnquay is sixteen
' years of age. As n cliild who was re
mnrkablo for hor sparkling, largo, deep
blue eyes. Rustrouio Parlowc is a crip
ple. Ilia right leg is paralysed. IIo is
about sixty yoars of age, and very likely
.looks older. Tho nbovo roward will bo
paid to any person who will give tho in
formation nbovo required, tho tuid Hel
cno Borlnquay being entitled to a fortune
jimountlng to nearly fifty millions of
-francs. Address all communications to
tho Honorable Walter Glaydos, at No. li'J
.6t. Germain, or to Mr. Oharlei Long, D
Bond street, London, solicitor."
1 Henri road and reread tho little paper.
"Iloleno Borlnquay!" ho uaid to hlni
eelf. "ITolonc Benlnquayl What has
Quaylo to do with ii newspaper cutting
offering a 'reward of fifty thousand francs
lor the dlmovery of Holenc Birinquay V
"As u child she was remarkable for her
I urge, deep-blue eyes.' Why," he con
inued to hlmsolf, "iloleno has remark
ably largo sparkling, deop-bluo eyes, and
i I como to thing of it, Jean Lemure
vna n cripple, and Ills right leg was par
ilyzed., Quaylo," he went on, "wants mo
o tholp him to do away with Holono.
'iSpmehody wants her dead, thtit'fl quite
evident. If anybody is willing to piy
fifty thousand I'ranoa to be able t Und
4ier uhve, most likely souiebimy else will
6ji willing to pay fifty thousand francs
i hi' ablo to prove her dead. I shall
3uv- to think this business ovor."
Tho nest tiling that Iloarl noticed
vis that Quayle poqred a quinUty of
4 llqii'd Into his oanteo'i out of a
li i.- btfttlo marked "Poison."
Kut vat forV" he nsked,
Wait's to help us in our busluoHS,"
t.yle wdd. "You needn't drink out of
. I'lintecn, nnd 1 won't drink out of it.
Yi, .nit's nil you have to take i-aro of."
ivwythlng being propared Quayle and
Ilonri imniodlatoly started on thoir eigh
,'Cccn miles' journey to Ashlan. It might
' Hiavo been seven o'clock when the pair
:tn'ivd. dust nnd travol st.vinod, at
' Cwki'tt's tuvorn. llrlene roso calmly
TfhftH who Maw Henri and Quayle. Tho
"-latter, of course, she did not recognize,
abut, greeting Henri With a smile, she
held out hor liaud to his companion.
, "I tuipposo you are tho gcutleimvn who
ban boon so kind to mo r slio said.
"I don't know that I havo been par
ticularly kind to you, Miss Lomure,"
.-Jiilil Quayle, with profuse courtesy. "I
mil ximply ulxuit to keep a promise sol
muly made to my friend and your
.friend. Oaplwlu Donon.'.'.
- "Do you think, you will be ablo to keep
your promise V" nuked Helono..
"1 seldom nil in newntplisUIng u task
il set myself," wns Quaylo'a grim re
''jbijidor, "May ,1 suggest that -wo shut
ImmotllatolyV Tho sooner wp nre away
from hero tho better."
Iloleno had taken but Httlo notico of
Henri, but Henri had pnssoil tho time
In looking at her closely, Intcut upon bin
own thought'!.
'tfr. jr9$f1, jfJntfycy -yct-'V-v
4
II W IWM iU UDWU'I MUJIUUiJUi
HERMAN
"Yes," ho said to himself, "thoro can
be no doubt nbont it. Thoao largo, deep
bluo eye: are remarkable. Thero arc no
other oyo like that in the world, I should
say. llt'lcne Lemure must bo Holono
Bcrhiqiiay, nnd sho is very handsome
handsorno enough for anybody even for
mo. No, I am afraid," ho continued in
his self-communiugH, "I nhall have to put
a npoko into Monsieur Quaylc's wheel.
After tall, I don't eo why ho should have
all iho profit, and I nil tho risk nnd
Mows. I want oomo of tho profit myself,
nud let him take his chance."
When they hail proceeded nbout a mile
In n northorly direction, Quaylo, coming
to a llttlo ominonce where ho could sur
vey thu Hiirrounding country, suddenly
climbed over n fenco, and struck out
through a coppice ot vinca, duo south
oast. Hero ilio oat down on n gnarled
root of a tree, and Invited Iloleno and
Henri to take ser.its closo by him.
"Wo Bhall havo to wait here." .ho
said, "until It gets n llttlo darker. Wo
can canlly cover tho dls-tanco wo havo to
go in about n couple of hours. It is only
about six miles. Thero you will bo ablo
to rest, MJ33 Lemure, mi wo will have
to wait until tho morning nrist rises to
con coal us whllo wo cross tho line."
On i sudden tho noiso of many horacs'
hoofs rcachod them from the distance,
and it soon becaino apparent that Qunyle
had chosen hla ivohit of vantago not
moiiy irfnutcs too soon.
"I shall havo to nsk you to lie down,
and keep out of eight, Miss Lemure,"
said Qunylo, crawling to a spot whero nc
could catcii ii glimpse of the road through
tho openings between tho pines.
A couplo of minutes passed in breath
less silence, whllo the tramp, tramp,
tramp of the horses approached closer,
and in a few minutes more a number of
horsemen, followed by a considerable de
tachment of aoutnorn cavalry, came
along tho opon road, sonio fifty or sixty
yards boyond them. When they had
passed nway, Quaylo cropt down to the
sido of the road, nud looked out toward
tho opon. Tho cavalry had disappeared
at a turn of tho pike, and no other being
wns iu Bight.
"Wo can go on now," said Quayle,
when he had returned to his companions.
And they immediately started cm their
journey, heeding no obstacles, climbing
over fences, crossing corn fields in full
otallc, nnd taking their course through
fields covered with brambles nnd black
berries. Tho road was a rough one for
a woman, but nclcne scorned detcrmin
etl not to bo beaten by tho two men.
As sho walked .along by Quayle's aide,
nnd looked nt t'ho rough red board, the
thin, eharp, unprepossessing face, nnd
tho crafty, cool, oblong blue eyes, sho
could not help Haying to herself that, this
waa not the kind of man from whom she
would havo expected gallantry and no
bility of 6C3tiniuut. But then she nrnod
with hcrsolf that nppearanrus were often
untrustworthy, and Henri's pre3om:e,
somehow or other, gave hor a focliug of
security.
Thus they journeyed on, ncross fields
nnd through woods, up 4ncliuos and down
little dalos, until, after passing through
a dense forest of pine, they arrived at
tho edge of n field whero Heleno could
see a ruined hut, probably formerly used
as n store shed.
"I want you to bo very quiet at pres
ent, Miss Lomure," whispered Quayle.
"Wo aro now dn sight of tflio Yankee
pickets. They cannot noUco us Ivecausc
we are in tho shadow, but if wo advance
farther they will see us nnd firo upon us.
We shall havo to wait hero until the
early morning, when tho thick mist,
which always rises from tho low-lying
ground, will shelter us. Then we can
creep Into tho lines between tho foiled
trees that you see on the left ther, and
nfter thnt tho rest of tho journey will be
ensy. What I propose that you Bhould
do, Miss Lemure, is that you will take
sholtcr in that Jiut there. I know the
place. Thoro is a qu.intlty of straw In
one corner, You enu rest there undis
turbed, and wo will watch outside."
With this, lie lod the wny cautlouidy to
tho little hut. Helcue's heart stood still
nearly as hIio poercd Into tho place. Tho
moon was shining through the broken
roof, and in the greenish, patchy light
it looked as if it Avere haunted by ghosts.
Tho corner whero the straw lay was
dark ns pitch.
"You need not be afraid." Quaylo went
on, in nn encouraging whispor. "The
llttlo nbed Is not a hotel or n palace, but
you will find it more bearable than you
think. It is a fino nigiht, and you will
not fool cold, I supiiose you must bo
thirsty," ho said, slinging -around his can
teen. "May I offer you a drink of wat
er?"
Ho had already unstopporod his can
teen, in which Henri 'had scon him pour
tho contonta of tho poison bottle, whon
Iloleno stopped him.
"T'hnnk you," she said. "I um very
much obliged to you, but I Iiavo in my
satchel a flask of cold tea."
With this sho opened her atchol to
take out tho ilask, and in doing so bcoui
lugly unconsciously showed a revolver,
a small ono, but quite big enough to
make hor personality respected. Quaylo
bit ids lips, and if it had not been for
tho treacherous moonlight, Hclcnc might
havo seen him turn gray with disappoint
meat and rage. But there waa nothing
to bo said. Helono entered tho hut
"Curso my luckl" muttered Qunyle to
himself. "That Is the first disappoint
ment. Are thoro any nioro coming?
'shall havo to wait until sho really falls
asleep of her own neenrd. It would not
do to attempt It while she is awnke, She
would ucremn, nud iu the silence the
pickets over thero would hear her, and
that would spoil ull poaslblo chance of my
tnlo being believed. Mr. Dcnon might
tithe It Into his bend to charge mo with
murdering the woman, nnd It would not
take him long to get mo hanged if hn
mndc up his mind that way."
Hn crept up to whero Henri sat at tho
foot of a tree.
"Sho would not drink from my can
teen," ho whispered.
"I should zink not," replied Henri,
grimly. "Your face not your fortune. If
I you, ven start on vork like zls, I change
face, sell fnce, get anozcr if must Bteal
it. Your face not inspire confidence."
"Silence!" growled Qunylo. "Why
don't you shout? Do you want her to
hear you? Wo shall have to wait now
until sho Is really asleep, nnd then you
will havo to do It. Whon tho mist Is on
tho land, sound travels strnngely, and
the pickets won't know where that shot
was fired. You will havo to bo careful
to fire it In the hut, ho that they shall
not sec the flash. Mind you aim straight
nt the head, so that, If possible, one shot
will bo sufficient. Remember Toulon,
nud avengo us both."
CHAPTER XVII.
Thoroughly wearied out, Heleno had
punk nslcep on n pile of straw in the hut
How long sho Hlcpt nnd whnt woke her,
sho knew not, but dim nounds n3 of muf
fled whispers in tho immcdlnto vicinity
of the hut, brought her n feeling of inse
curity, nnd nhe listened, without moving
on the Btrnw, nn If her heart were In her
eyes. At the nnmo time sho looked out
nnd saw thnt the whlto mist hnd risen
from the lowlands, and was lying outsldo
the hut nnd hnd partly filled It
"Sho is qulto asleep," said ono voice,
which she recognized ns Quayle's, In n
honrse whisper. "Now is the time. Go
nnd do It! Don't you remember Toulon?
Don't you remember the gnlleys? Don't
you remember what we both suffered?
Are you going to let her escape this time,
now thnt wo hnvo got her In our hands?"
Ilelone thought her heart wns stnnding
still ns she listened. A cold perspiration
pearled on her forehead, nnd, in Bpito
of herself, she felt the color fade from
her checks nnd neck, and her wholo
body growing chill.
"No!" wns Henri's reply. "I not do
it I not do It."
"Well, then," wns Qunylo's nenrly
hissed retort, "if you nre such n coward
and such n cur, I will do it myself."
Holenc hnd risen on ono knee, with her
back to the wall. Involuntarily her hand
wandered toward her satchel, and her re
volver was In her grip.
Tho most unexpected hnd hnppened.
Sho hnd been prepared to meet dangers
such as surrounded any expedition lika
the ono sho had undertaken, but to be
entrapped by a pair of dastardly mur
derers, for nwny from all possiblo help,
made her shrink in haggard tremor. But
when the first thrill of horror wns past,
her natural bravery asserted Its swny.
She bit her Hp, nnd, revolver In hand,
determined to sell her life dcnrly.
Thus sho waited, with her eyos afire,
nd the moments seemed hours. On n
sudden she snw a head appear in tho
doorway. A sharp-faced, bearded man,
whom sho recognized as Qunylo. wns
crawling toward the hut. She could seo
the profile stand out black against tho
mist of the outer nir, nnd without know
ing what she did, she raised her revolver
and fired. Quaylo started tin with a
scream, and nt tho same moment nnother
dark figure, n burlier one, Henri, nppear
ed behind Quayle, and gripping him by
tho neck, swung him round and hurled
him to the ground.
Ilelone rushed to tho door, revolver in
hand. Tho two men wcro rolling on tho
ground, shouting and screaming, seeming
inextricably mixed up ono with tho oth
er. She could see thnt nt last Henri
wns on top of his opponent, holding him
down with nil his might, when a flash
shot up out of the confused mnss of
limbs and nrms, nnd Henri gave n yell
nnd staggered away. At the samo timo
Qunylo jumped up and fired again, whllo
Henri loaned against the corner of tho
hut, and gripped tho wooden walls with
all his might.
Heleno could see Qunylo ratoo his re
volver, and sho was ubout to firo upon
him in her turn, when n hue of flashes
rippled through tho hazo in the direction
of tho creek, nnd n perfect hall of ininio
LulloLft hissed round tho hut. At tho
famc moment a long arm of flame burst
from tin rising ground beyond tho creek.
mm tviui ii iuui u nuuu uilliiu winrrillg
toward them.
Helene, with an involuntary cry, ran
Into the hut, and in the next moment an
explosion which, sho thought, resembled
that of an earthquake, shook the air and
ground around her, nnd Jagged pieces of
iron rattled ngnlnst tho sides of the shed
nnd pierced It in places. Sho heard ono
piercing scream outside, then a long
groan, and then ull seemed ailent around
her.
Thu firo of tho Federals grew stronger,
until the air seemed to be alive with
messengers of death. Helene, hardly
knowing what bIio did, with her hauda
and faeo cold as ice, nud her limbs quiv
ering, lay down on tho ground, her eyes
fixed townrd tho lino of flashes, which
seemed to creep nearer nnd nearer overy
moment
Another shell, this tlmo bursting in
tho woods behind tho hut, and then
Heleno heard words of command, nud
hnzy figures nppronched through tho mist
and grew dnrker and more solid. Heleno
wntcheil tho lino of skirmishers ns they
ndvnncud toward her, firing Into tho
woods ns they wont on. When they hnd
pnsscd tho llttlo Bhed she breathed a
llttlo more freely, nnd slowly nnd timidly
crept to tho door nnd peered around her.
(Jo be continued.)
Bhockinir.
Mrs. nystlle Poor Percy hnd a sad
experience on his last trip to Philadel
phia. Mr. Hystylc Accident?
Mrs. Hystylo Yes; ho lost tho Lon
don and Purls labels off his grip.
New York Press.
A llttlo brief oxperlcnco on tho stago
stimulates lofty Ideas as to salary.
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GOOD f
i Short Qtoriesf
Sylvester R. Burch, chief clerk of
ho Depnrtniont of Agriculture, cornea
'om Kansas. A Kansas farmer called
m Mr. Burch In Washington, and all
Jio farming marvels of tho Depart
neut wore shown to him. Ho was sl
cnt. I'o acemetl Impressed. "1 tell
fou what It la, sir," said Mr. Burch,
Mithusiaatlcally, "tho tlnio la coming
ivhon n man will ho ablo to carry all
!ho fertilizer for nn aero of ground In
no of hla waistcoat pockets." "I be
lieve It, sir," returned tho farmer, "hut
io will then be ablo to carry all tho
irop in tho other."
General Frederick D. Grant la re
iponslhlo for a story thnt embodies
In answer to quick-tempered people
ivho argue thnt they soon got over
Iholr tantrums. Grant had a friend
who, on account of his fiery temper,
.ould never keep a valet. Ono of them
icmalneU two months, and, on lcav
Ug, told his erstwhile employer blunt
t tho reason for his departure. "Pooh,
ooh, James," said Grants friend;
whnt if I am a bit quick-tempered?
fy anger is no sooner on than It la
ff." "True, sir," said James, retlec
Ively; "hut It Is no sooner off than It
i on again."
The Czar la superstitious, and often
onsults fortune-tellers. A young gyp-
y girl has been making a success in
!t. Petersburg along this line, nnd the
!zar, hearing of her, sent word for
tor to visit him. Ho told her of a
:roam that he had had, of seeing throe
ats, a lean one, a fat one, and a blind
no. Ho wanted the dream Intorpret
d, saying that it troubled him. "Has
t a meaning?" ho. nsked. "It has,"
aid tho gypsy, who Is extremely
rank. "The fat rat stands for Rua
ian officialdom for all your various
nlnlsters nud departmental heads. The
Ban rat Is your people. Tho blind rat
B yourself."
Tho Punkvlllo Debating Society was
h regular session, nnd Mr. G. Wat
:1ns Spurllng was making an earnest
ilea on tho affirmative side of the
Itiestlon, "Rosolved, That man's every
let is the result of a selfish motive."
'I go further than that, Mr. Presl
lent," ho said; "about three-fourths
if tho tilings a man docs is because
lo's envious of what somebody else
Iocs. The pln-hcaded speaker that
lad the floor last on the other side lied
ike n pirate when he said " Here
he president of the society rapped on
he desk. "The gentleman must not
lse such language as that," he said.
'Why not?" "Because it Isn't parlia
nontary." "It may not be parllnmen
nry, Mr. President," vociferated Mr.
3. Watklns Spurllng, loosening his
tollar und rolling up his sleeves, "hut,
y gum, it's congressional!"
A colored Virginia preacher an
lounced one Sunday morning: "Bred
lorn nn' sistern, I shall discourse dls
nornln' on de power of do miracle,
tn I am gwlno tor take as example
le chllloru of Israel acrossin' of de
(Zed Sea. Dor WU9 Moses on de brink
)f do sea, and right boliin' him wus de
irmy of Pharoh. An' all at oncc'st,
breddorn, de sea froze over es solid es
t rock, an do chlllern and Moses
walked across." In tho congregation
tvoro some young negroes who had
ocon to college, and whose orthodoxy
had been slightly warped. One of
hem arose, and said: "Why, parson,
fiat can't be possible, 'cause tho ceoc-
'iaphles tell us that water don't freeze
lt lhe C(1ntor." Tho old man hcsl-
i ted a moment, and then replied,
-omfully: "I Jest knowed ono of you
oung niggers wus gwlno tor dispute
o work of do Lawd. Young man,
ivhon tho Red Sea froze der wnrn't no
jtoography, and dor wam't no cqua-
:or.'
IN THE "GOOD OLD TIPIES."
l-'ncts Which Show How Much Hotter
Off We Arc To-dny.
Not until February of 1812 did the
peoplo of Kentucky know that Madl
ron wns elected President in the pre
ilous November.
In 1834 one of the leading railroads
of tho United Stales printed on its
lino-table: "The locomotlvo will leave
Iho depot every day at 10 o'clock, If
the woather Is fair."
Tho first typewriter was received by
the public with suspicion. It scorned
subversive of existing conditions. A
reporter who took one into a courtroom
first proved Its real worth.
In England, some centuries ago, If
nn ordinary workman, without per
mission, moved from one parish to an
other In search of work or better
Jvagcs, he wns branded with n hot
Iron.
When Benjamin Franklin first
thought of starting a uewspaper In
Phlladedphla many of his friends ad
vised against It, because there was a
nnpor published In Boston. Some of
them doubted thnt tho country would
bo able to support two nowspnpi-rs.
One hundred years ago, the fastest
hind travel in tho would wus on tho
Great North Road, In England, after id
hnd boon nut Into its best condition.
There the York mail coach toro nlon&j
nt the rate of ninoty miles a day, and
mnnv norsons confidently predicted Di
vine vengeance on such unseemly
liastQ. . .
"When Thomas Jefferson wns elcew
ed President of the United States, on
February 17, 1801, after ono of tho
most exciting political campaigns In
our history, tho gratifying news diet
not reach the successful condldatc for(
ns many days ns It now takes houra
to transmit the result of n presidential
election to tho whole civilized world.
When, in 1800, Richard Trovlthlclci
uttered tho following words, thcroj
wore many who considered him an iiw
sane, dangerous porson: "Tho prcscntj
generation will uao canals, the nexfl
will prefer railroads with horses, but
tho!r more enlightened successors wlllj
employ steam carriages on railways aa
tho perfection of tho art of conveyJ
anco," I
When Bonjnraln Franklin first toom
tho coach from Philadelphia to Nowi
York ho spent four days on the Jourj
ney. no tells us that, as tho oldj
driver jogged along, he spent his tlma
knitting stockings. Two stage conclw
es and olght horses sufficed for all the
commerce that was carried on betweonj
Boston nnd New York, nnd iu winter?
tho Journey occupied a week.
Napoleon, nt tho height of his pow
er, could not command our every-day,
conveniences, such ns steam heat, rmH
nlng water, bath and sanitary plumbi
lug, gas, electric light, railroads;
steamboats, tho telegraph, the tele'
phone, the phonograph, daily newspaj
pers, magazines, and a thousand othe
blessings which are now port of thai
dally necessities of even manual labocs
el's.
When tho first two tons of nnthra
clto coal wcro brought Into Philadel
phia, in 1803, the good peoplo of thai
city, so tho records state, "tried to
burn tho stuff; but nt length, disgust
ed, they broko it up nnd made a walJi
of It" Fourteen years later, Colonel
George Shoemaker sold eight or tea
wagonlonds of It in tho samo city, bul
warrants were soon Issued for his ax
rest for taking money undor faloe pro
tenses, Success Magazine,
MONSTER SPIDERS.
Some of tho Bird Katers Aro Nearly at
JSIk as a lint.
Tho bird eating spiders of Soutl
America, Africa und Australia art
beasts of prey worthy of their tropica
jungles. Their appearance is ropulsivei
They aro of immense size,. Som
which havo been caught have been
nearly as big ns a rnt. They aro of a
dark, dingy color, cither qulto black oi
brown verging upon black, and tin
hair with which they aro covered It
mixed with short, coarse bristles.
Like other leasts of prey of tropb
cal forests, they are essentially crea
tures of the night. During the daj
many of theni hide in somo natural
crevice in the ground. The more ln
dolcnt or ambitious pick out a pron
ising ,hole in a fallen trunk or in a liv
ing tree and line lt with a soft, delk
cute wob. Others elaborately spin foi
themselves a long tube in which thej
lie concealed throughout the day.
Curiously enough, they reserve theh
spinning powers for their nest build)
ing, entirely disdaining tho use o
webs for the trapping of their prey,
Their feeding timo is at night. Thej
go out to seek their food, prepare U
leap upon nnd dovour any living crea
turo unit they como across. Thcli
name comes from the fact that thec
have boon found In the act of devoxm
lng small newly killed birds clutchci
closely between their hairy claws.
Owns n Mammoth Mulo.
State Senator Gcorco II. Vare.
Philadelphia, is tho proud possessoi
of one of the biggest mules on earth
In his joy at the possession of thh
giant animal tho senator has beei
treating Philadelphians to a naindo
In which tho big mule Is seen in com
puny with a horse, tho latter lookinj
quite dejected at being soon in suet
compnuy, and obviously feeling qulb
small over the comparisons made bj
the spectators.
The big mule, which took a numbei
of prizes at St Louis, stands nineteei
bands lilgu, which to n hoiseraai
means that he measures six feet foui
inches from hla front feet to his with
ers. When he raises his head the tip
of his ears aro far out of tho roach oj
an ordinary person, so that u put i
bridle upon him without the bettst't
consent would bo considerable of i
feat.
Tho mulo weighs 1,900 pounds, Is 1
years old and eats three buckets of
feed every dny. no has. never bee
worked, having always been regard
ns a prize animal above such vulgar
Ity ns labor. It is tho Intention of hti
owner, however, to use him ns a draH
animal.
To Muoii of n Blow.
Sho Did you blow the lamp out
Henry?
HeWhat do you tako mo for, i
cyclone? It was all I could do to blot
out the light Boston TrauBcript
Tho man who ndvertises tor a wifl
will got a lot more replies than tbi
ono who advertises for a cook.
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