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t-.i.i If - . 'S . WONAt AGAINST WOMAN- BY MRS. M. (.HAFTEtt L Alice! Alice: Alice! The shrill tones resounded through the chill evening air. They reached the eaiu of a girl reading, curled up in a corner of a deserted old l.arn. At the angry tones, she dosed her boots with a sigh, and rising skiaiy. made her way the step-ladder that led from the barn to the yard. A woman ntood there - a course, -tout woman with arms akimlio. "Where 'ave you been. idle variant that you are?" 'he cried loudly, a-, the girl crept down the ladder. "in the barn." Alice answered. In the barn, indeed, indeed: I'll have that door lucked - that 1 ill. or else I'll know the reason why. l)oyou think I've got nothing to do but keep you in food and drink to let vou idle your days through as you like'' If yon do. you're mistaken finely. 1 can teli you." Alice s-tood silent as the angry wo man .colded on: her small hainl were clapped tight together, a mute I ( m k. wao on her face. "What do you want mi. iov'" she asked at last. The wumau ceased. Never before in her remembrance h:id Alice tak -n her scolding so quietly. "Get on your bat. and carry im- :his basket up to Mrs. (Jrey at the castle: it ought to have Immii there this hour past.' "To the castle." faltered Alice. shrinking back: "to-night? Aunt i Martha:" What, are you frightened':'" said Mrs. Martha Brown with an angry laugh. What are you tit for. Alice.' Your head's just stuffed with all the nonsense you can get out of books. Iff with you! Here's the basket." "It is iso dark." murmured the girl letting her great eyes wander from tie yard to the deserted country lane " and then there's 'Madman's Drift' b pass. " "Well, what of it?" asked the other fastening down the basket-lid vigor ously. "A place where a madman pu. an end to his life. Dead men do nc harm, you oor find !" Alice shuddered, but there was n. sign of mercy in her aunt's face. "Give me the basket." she said. iud denly. "Any message?" "No: unless you ask Mrs. Grey whe she wants the ne.xt lot of egg. Now . don't stay long: there's the boy's sup per to get. and I'm worked to death. Alice turned away without a word she pulled her thin'cotton jacket clow round her supple young' figure, for the autumn night Btruck chilly, and stepped into the lane. Her thoughts were a tangled mass a. he hurried along: anger and wearic ness of spirit, as her mind turned to her aunt, under whose care --she hao lived ever since she could remember disappointment at ieavingthe beautiful story in her book, and fright of the dark lonely path which grew greater at every step she took. "Oh, if Sam were only here!" she said to herself as sbe hurried on. not daring to glance to the right or the left for fear of seeing phantom form her vivid imagination supplied. Sam was one of the farm helps. Lnder anv other circumstances Alice would have shunned him. but now she would have welcomed him with open arms. She left the lane and approached an open waste of land. It was the dreaded Madman's Drift. A sudden break in the road at one side showed a steep incline and chasm, down which the unfortunate man who gave his name to the sit had sought iiis death. Alice crept towards the dreaded place, quivering with lear. Although grown out of her child hood, she still lived in a world of fairies, evil spirits, and phantoms. As she stole through the dusk, with her pale face peeping from )eneath the mass of golden curls, her small band clutching the basket as if for support. she looked almost a fairy hcrseii - a strange frail Dower to I h-long to so coarse and common a woman as the farmer wife she called aunt. All the village girls regarded this frail, slender creature with contempt. She was so white and poor-looking he bide their buxom charms tit for nothing but books. Alice heeded not their contempt. She would have been happy with her beloved books, but she had a hard life nothing but scoldings from Martha Brown, jeers from the boys and maids about the farm for her strange, quiet ways, and heavy work for her vounir hands, which brought tears often to her beautiful eyes and a sob from her lonely- heart. . When work was over and she was alone in bed. she turned once more to her beloved books, and her mind was crammed with weird stories of knights and chivalry that pleased and excited bar. She crept past the Madman's Drift with elosed eves, and gave a sigh of g lad u oss when she was once more sf from it. Her arms ached, her limbs trembled with her excitement and exertion, and her teps grew slower as she entered the wood which led to the buck of the Castle. Suddenly, as her heart was growing more nettled, it gave one leap into her mouth: she clutched her basket, stag ered to a tree, and then waited and listened. The rapid thump, thump, of her heart was the only sound in her ears at first; than came more terrible ones muffled frons and confused noises. then just before her she saw two men one uttering faint cries, while the other's arms were wound round him graaping him till he sunk tothegn and fay motionless. onnd Alice, leaning against a tree, saw ' all this, yet it seenisd to her like hideous dream she waa cold and sick almost to detth. Her basket slipped from her arm - she had no power to top it-and fell with a crash, causing the man who was stooping over the body to start, utter a loud curse, then , atriae towards her. Sbo had only time to catch a fleeting . r3efa of a dark (ace, with cruel ' 4 M, hot with amger, a torn collar, and f jaf ttood oa his cheek, to hoar te5T hvrrimi wwrda. "A girl, by all - , , 1 :H csaerahia!" Ud she lost all re---il Jmr. IfcaTrTM dated, her head E. HOLMES. drooped, and she fell into his arms in a swoon. '"Good." muttered the man. as he placed her gently on ttie ground: "she will know nothing: as for you, poor fool." mining liack to tne prostrate form of the man. "you have served my purjHJee revenge for which 1 have waited so long has come at last. Ah. you move. He bent over the man and to the muttered words from the pale lip-. "hur-tace give me your listened bet een hand: I - do not Is-lieve it. You will not take my hand! What - shi sav you villain - vou is fal-v vou bla k-hearted scoundrel take that! Got! God. - he ' is dead! Kiis'ace speak to me - ssvak he is dead- 1 have murdered him!" The listener rose: there wa a our ; ions li'ht on his lace, i "What." he whispered to liini-e!f: ("bethinks it was his hand. Could anything ! U-tter? He does not even remcmU r me. Stay, let me think this is delirium: it may pass when he i wakes" to his senses. 1 must impress ; this Is-lief on his brain by stronger evi dence. The girl doe-not move. Good in one moment more." He glanced round, and stole through the hod ire. In a few seconds a curious sound mk'ht have rea hcd the ears of the two silent forms, but they were dim. The man emerged again' he was dragging something with dlriicults; it was a lush . the inistv light of the moon shone on a dead face - on a limp, in animate form. "Now." muttered the worker, '"now all is complete. Kustace Kivers is dead -dead t the hand of his friend. Hoy Darrell. There is evidence enough to biinn an angel, and he will die for it. ow, l must Is- gone: he moves again. ml the girl will awaken. So. Bruce iardyne your revenge is complete." He stole gently away, and gradually form ol the man he had called Hoy larrell moved from the ground. With rembling hands he raised his weak sly to a kneeling josition, then let lis eves, dazed with laintness and nor- or. wander round. They rested on the figure of Alice A-ith wonderand scarce comprehension: hen they movedVlowly on till they ested on the dead man. and with a ti udder of horror he covered his face with his hands and groaned aloud. "It is no dream: it is the horrible ruth! Oh. Kustace. my friend, mv al- uost brother, dead, and by my band!" His hoarse whisper fell on Alice s , ars. She was recovering. j She helped herself to rise by the aid j f the tree, then leaned against it. faint , mil weak, to try and think. 1 Her basket lay unheeded at her feet. J he seemed yet to lie living in aj hideous nightmare, till. Iisiking round. her eves fell on the kneeling man and , the dead body. ' She uttered a faint shriek, and in an other moment Hoy Darrell was stand-j ing before her. (flaring into her face. "Who are you! he asked hoarsely. 'Where ilo vou come from' Answer at once! I am Alice Dornum."gasicd rather ' than spoke the girl. "Oh. do not hurt me. sir! I was on my way to the castle for my aunt. when, when " Her, voice faltered. j He grasped her hand. "What'" he demanded huskily. He would know the truth. For a moment a Hash of joy went through his mind. This girl might have seen the fatal blow struck, the hand that took the life of his friend Kustace. She might have seen that phantom third form that haunted his memory. I saw you struggling with that man. Al ice said, speasmg ai'nont won difficulty: "your amis were around him: you threw him to the ground. I hen you came to me, you said something to me. and 1 don t rememts-r what else. I must have fainted." The man released her arm with a groan. He moved witn stow steps u the dead IkkIv. Kustace." he said in tones of acute agony, "my friend - forgive me. uoa have mercy! I was mad - mad with your words. You tried me so bitterly but I would give all that i noid dear to listen to them from your li again. for then you would live: now" - he rose slowly, still gazing at the dead man. Now, you will never speak again -- you are dead --anil 1 have Kilieii you: he drew back and leaned against, a tree, then started suddenly i'andthey will trace this back to me. and I shall be -be hanged as a common murderer. A Darrell on the scallold! h. mother, forgive your son!" Alice 'stood in silence. It was night-time now : the moon had risen, and was shining down in silver rays on the strange scene. The girl forgot everything in the flood of pity that came over her as she watched the remor se of the man. The lateness of the hour, the fallen basket, her mission, her aunt's anger -all were swept away as sbe let her eyes rest on him standing with hands clasjs'd together, and white naggard face. His lips moved, and she could bear him murmur from time to time: "Murder! A Dirreil hanged lor murder! Oh. tha 1 could have died tefore I brought this shame on your head, mother: For my life henceforth will be death, for there is blood on my hands, but for you mother, it is differ ent, and there is no escape. He tranced around in the agony of his mind, and a sudden thought seemed to come to him: he moved to her so ranid'v that Alice shrank liack. "Do not shrink from me." he mul- i tered passionately: "but speak to me. 1 I't me know the' worst at once Were ; you alone when when- death came to i him. or - were there others with you'" I "I was alone." ! "You swear It!'" ! "f swear It." Alice said, meeting his eyes bravely: "few people would come this war bv niht." she. added wftly. touched bv the misery in his face. ''They lear the path too much.' "Hut you?" "1 was sent on a message to the housekeeper at the Castle." "Ah! f)o they know you, are com ing?" Aliceshook her head. "I think not." limy Darrell stood immovable, his face blanched with the burden of his sorrow. Cold ienrplration trickled down hi nagged cheeks. Watching him thus, the memory of that other face that had been be' ore her just as she fainted came to Alice. "You are not dark." she said, almost involuntarily. H turned. "What do you mean!'" he gasped hurriedly. A ray of moonlight touched him, glinting his warm brown hair and gol den mustache. "You looked so dark before,' t!ie girl said, slowly: "and yes. 1 am cure o' it. there a b'ooj on your chee: you have none now.-' ltoy grasped her hand. "God bless vou." he murmured faint ly: "whoever you are. you have done me the greatest blessing a-"human crea ture can do for another-you have taken a load from my heart, a weight of deadly pain from my head. 1 w is right, there was ano.her. but how did he come- Where is he now? Tell me again." be cried, turning to her swiltiy. "it was not mvfoce you saw'" Aiice looked at him stea ilastly: she was grow ing faint and ill with the hor ror ol the scene, but she forced her self to ss ak. "It was not you." she answered, with a shallow of remembrance: "it was a dark, cruel face, with eyes that looked like a beast's and blood on his cheek. 1 can see him plainly now." Hoy released her hand, and covered his face with his own.. "What can 1 do? He is gone, and I must ts ar the penalty of this crime. They know we left the astle together: they will tind bis lly; thy will bring his murder Ituine to me. and she will swear me to death. Alice started, and pressed her small ' she cold fingers on her heart. "What will thev do to me: liispered. "To you. child? Nothing: but your word will go against me. There is nothing to save me. I shall dieadis- graceih dishonored man!" "Die!" cried the girl. "Oh. no.no. You must not. Thev will not do this. I will not seak.'' "Thev will make you. Your friends know of your walk through the. wood. You must speak." "Hut." murmured Alice, white with horror- poor child! her strength seemed la-t going "but that other; I w ill tell of hiru." "it will Ihj useless. Where is he? No: he." pointing to the still, dead form, and sinking bis voice to a whisper "he and 1 were friends. We had quarreled. Kvervone knew there was a coldness between us. "You saw a struggle. He lies murdered. I shall be convicted." Alice sank back against a tree. She had no thought, no remem brance of aught but the horror of tho moment. The faint sound of a clock striking roused ber. "It is getting late, she said, glanc ing at him. standing with sunken head. ' If I do not go. they will send to look for me. Oh, what can I do? IV) not let them make me speak. I cannot bear to think of it: it is so terrible!" Koy i)arrell hsiked at her thin palo face, out of which her great eyes shone like stars. "i'oor child! you can do nothing nothing!" he said slowly, then, as if a ray of light had come to him. he checked himself, and drew a deep breath. "Yes, there is one way, he said, thickly "one way you can help ! me not for myself, but for my mother. ; I am innocent of this crime. I knew I feel it. O. for one instant's clea memory! But all is dense and misty, 1 must have been stunned, for I can l recollect nothing, save that I knew 1 that the death blow did not come from i me. Hut all is dark against me. I shall I be convicted. My mother will sink beneath the horror and the disgrace. ; You ar e the only witness. You can save me if -'" He grasped her slender hand "You are free," he murmured. "It is a great thing, but - " " hatever it is. I will do it. Alice said in a dream. "I am in your hands." "A wife can give no evidence against her huslmnd. Will you become my wife? Alice staggered luck, a blush gath ered for an instant on her cheek, then ' her eyes fell on his haggard anxioub face, on the still dead body, and terror banished all other feelings. "I w ill." she answerd sw iftly. Koy Darrell bent and kissed the girl's hand: she had soken the words ! that gave hira hope and life, i "Let me think," he said hurriedly; I "we -we were going to Nestley: I j mu-t push on there now. Can you join 1 me early? We will be married at the 'registry office. lefore- before this . i ...1. : : . l 1 s it may oe uwn:i . n is a u thing to ask of you. but life or death hangs in the balance. Will you be there?" "1 will Is there." repeated the girl, ''early." ! "Now we Will part for a time," he said slow ly. "and God bless you for your promise!" Alice turned away: something urged her to lixjk lck as she left the wood wih faltering step. iioy Darrell was kneeling by the ' body of his dead friend, and the girl who had promised to become his wife : pushed bravely on -on to face the. long dreary road with all its dark night ter rors: on to face the wrath of her aunt: ' on to sit and watch until morning . came, brintring work for her slender , hand and gentle heart in its golden sunbeam. TO BK CGN'TIM'KD. Yale'n (iil Growth. In point of number Yale will atr , tain her highest mark and cross the 2.000 line this falL Last year I.SHltf students registered, and with the av increased number of the fresh " , ... . . . men classes of the academic and gcl- entiflc department over 2, (too will be enrolled, irrespective of the antici , pa ted increase In the law, medical and theological schools. An esti mate by a lead ing professor of the 1,'nivernity gives the probable num ber this fall as follows: Academic, l,2:i;i, against Win last year, scientific. 6'0, against last rear; theologi cal, l ifj, against lO'i last year, law " school, 22-, against ll last year: ' medical school, 100, against 7(S last rear: graduate courses, 1A0, against 12. last year, art school, K, against 31 last year, and musical department, 10, against 7 last year. Total, 2,645, against !,(. We have seen lots of school teach- era, but bate yet to see one who was A FLOWER WITHOUT PERFUME. I tb, utbl of U Uic ,miOeti of fli yoo were tl I 1 (i( ". ! i"u ,.k bud tiMl luiii itr baart In i To.r-v- glatw nd urd usl tun wai-i j Ismci y, iru ti. iuwici-. I AiiJ "ui y ) be uj hon th&t g ori- An-1 ' I loll4 '.hro.b i1m bourfttuJ uream4 - 1'io-f ir"tin, A 1,11' uut ,"! flor tul tlli 11 u H , Aii i 1 lnUi io lujuLfclu druiik, witb full HI- I. 1 iu. .1 vnti uiea of funmuxt luk I xhuld n.y i:im D10.L fiut t.u iin -iii- mini mutamvr flow n will tuon i p t r nil. Ard Mil .Love i&i-turoua lom UL bouis sxw buriii n l-e' k el , lor ui .l-n-l.i ibm: nuUful mm.,k itut jrou m, - d U w , 1 dm u-tet' the eoqu.t bk And lftbue mm lLr. A JOVIAL PASSENGER. It was a lovely afteriKKjn .toward the ch sc of septenibi r when we wcigbe 1 am hor an 1 -ailed out of the river le,st-y. iio-ind lor Melbourne. We had a i.d ship Janet's 1'ride loaded with miscellaneous artlc es ou board were lourteeu p.is-cngers, j and take tliein a l iu all, a pleas-1 auter lot 1 ncv. r slccied across the t stormy sea-. I There were three old gentlemen j w ho were gomg out to share their I foituui's, come what might and: w liirii, poor old souls, they seeim-d to ( think fashioned in the b. igh test colors Ion l eiore the Knglish coast was o t! of sight. i Then there was a so itary old gen- j tleiiian, who. judging from the gen- j eral tone o! his conversation. wa ; seek ii g the new world for tn? os tens blc pursie of linding fault with it Theie were young married couples, ( all fuil of bo and activity, bent: upon making a new home far awayi from their native land, 1 There were also a very jo'.ly elderlv brother and -siste , neit cr of whom i bad ever entered into the bonds of , matrimony but, instead, had stuck by ea. h other thiough life. ! There were thiee old Australian; settlers who had liecn over to hae a j eep at the old country an I who were j now return, ng to the land wh.ch, to them, through long communion, had become the dearest to them of all others ' home, sweet home." Last, though not least, was a soli tary passenger who soon tcanje the pel of all on loard. He was a man , of 2-, wth a clear completion, a long; lieard and a silky mil tache. His , name was l.'eginald May. His le: on : for taking the sea voyage was the deiicite state of his health. There was not the least doubt that the poor lellow's chest was considera bly a ected, for his voice, though charmingly sweet, was one of the weakest 1 ever heard: besides, its hol lowess suggested consumption. He always wore a muiller round his throat In all my wide experience I never knew any one with so mny friends and such undivided esteem, In so short a t inc. as Reginald May. I be lieve there was not a sailor on tsjard w ho did not entertain the warm st possible likinu for him. As for the passengers, they neverseemed sohappy as w en listening to his amusing anecdotes, of which he seemed to possess an inexhaustible stor . And this delicate young Englishman had made his conquest over all our hearts before we had I een three w.eks at sea. He was, too, very clever with his hands. He could shape you anything out of a piece of wood, from an oys ter to an elephant, and at making models of ships I n veruiet his equal. He was beside most Kind and con side! ate toward hisf How passengers. w'hen the three elderly gentlemen who Imagined their fortu es made wer alllicted with sea-s ckness. he was the first to ofTer to help them aliout while they slowly recovered I He would insist on their taking his arm, weak as he was him-elf, and he would lea l them about on deck with a drmness that spoke well for his sea cgs I do not remember any voyage pass ing so quickly as the one on loard. I could here make a long pause to dwell fc, , j,.asant memories I Still ' . ' 1 . " n tcrtaln of that young man. We were within a week's sail of Melbourne. May had all but com pleted his model of the Janet's Ifc ldc, which he purjKised pres citing to me on th- night before we lauded, lie worked at the model on deck, choos ing for his table an empty water cask under the shelter of the bul warks. He was always at work in the morning long before any of the other passengers turned out of their puug berths. As 1 have stated, we we e but a week's sail from Melbourne. For the tlisttinie the Joviai passenger ap peared' at the dinner table with a solemn face and silent tongue. I ask"d him the reason for the change in bis wonted cheerful manner. At last he tried to evade my queries, but I pietscd blm untii I won from him an explanation. I'erha), after all, it is only fair that I should explain a little," he answered ' The fact of the matter is. my f r ends, that my watch has lccn stolen. " "Stolen!" we all cried. "I n loiibtedly. Hut I pray you, captain," he said, turning to me, "not to say pne word about It The only thln( that renders the loss of It of consequence to me is the fact that It was once my mother's. On that ac oount I would not hac lost it for any amount of money. However, it Is useless to cry over spilled mlik,as the old adairc has it" "If the watch Is in this ship we ought to tind It," I said. "My dear captain. If vou will leave the matter entirely in my bands 1 think I may recover it, This request I am sure you will oblige me by grant ing " Wby, certainly, my dear sir," . ,n-I Ejactly. he ititcrrtiteil. .to Ills pleasmt snide. "V ou would like to investigate the case to the utmost of your jewer, 1 know, my dear cap tain. l:ut 1 can trust you ta keep vo ir promise and le.i e the thing en- . tirdy in inv hands cannot if How could 1 e'use him? Vou may readily imagine what con sternation this e ent gave to I among the othe- passengers. 1 be j th ee old gentlemen at once Is gau to i explain that they, owned jewel y to i the value of tiw which they usually kept locked. up in a town leathe ; writing case: but unfortunately, at I the present time the lock was out of order. Mr. May suggested a safe deposit I for the r valuables. I The young married couples an- I nounced the fact, of the r having at ! least i2u0 worth of jewelry, and j they, too, consulted Mr. May as to j the safest plan for secreting it The kind-hearted brother and sis ter bad, it apared, more valuables in the way of Jewelry than any one on lioard, since l,.'io0 had never pur chased what ihey po sesscd. The whol evening was occupied in simulating as to the probable ierpc trutorof the theft, and In condoling with Mr. Miy on his loss. Kvery one turned in that night In an un easy state of mind, and it was with astonishment that they found tiicrn sclvig in the morning In full posses sion of their worldly goods. This improved condition of a airs seemed to reassure our passengers, who al once again began to look cheerful and at ease. Ucg nald May's face wore Its wonted stni e, and, as heretofore, he charmed and enlivened us with bis vivacity aud an cdotes. All the day long I.e worked o i the model of the ship, still using the lop of the empty water cask for a work table. That night we retired to rest with minds far mme at ease than on the previous one. Alas! What a scene of anger aud dl-trcss came with the morn ng! Kvery passenger on board owning Jewelry had been robbed dur-' Ing the night The three old gentlemen, the j young marrie I couples and the kind-! hearted brother and sister found J themselves minus every article they; posKe-sed. Kven the grumbling old ' gentleman had lost his gold .snuff-j box. j There was no keep rig matters ; quiet this time. The thief must lie I traced and brought to justice. What was the wisest method of procedure? What would Mr. May suggc-t? I would suggest though most re luctantly, that every saliorand every ! sailor's luggage be carerully searched," be said. "I agree to see to that" I remarked. "This," be continued, "must be most humiliating to the feelings of your crew, captain, and therefore, in common fairness to them as our fel low men, let me suggest that every passenger and passenger's luggage le also thoroughly searched." A little hesitation on the part of one or two of the passengers was shown before acceding to the last proposal, but our pi asant passenger soon contrived to.br Dg those who first demurred to ffis way of thltik Iug. "Of ipurse there is not a passenger on hoard who Is not above suspicion," he said; yet In justice to the feel ings of the crew, it is the least we can ao." This delicate feeling and thought fulness on the part of Mr. May ren dered him more pleasing In our eyes than ever. Many of the crew objetted strongly to lcing searched, but all were com pelled to submlc The old lioatswaln was wild with anger, and vowed that If Hcost him his life he would tra'e the thief who had aused him to be searched like a lonimon pi kpockct. Kven the pleasant passenger utterly failed to soothe his deep sense of In jury. Well, a thorough search was made by myself and the kind-hearted old gentleman and his sister. Kvery one's traps were ransacked from top to bottom without success. Further search was useless. What was to be done? That night, all having Icon made snug and every one having turned in, I went on deck, it being what we call at sea "the Captain's watch." About 4 o'clock In the morning 1 turned In, the second ortlcer then com ng on duty. My cabin was sit uated amidships on deck, and from my windows I could see to larboard and starlioard and from stem to st rn. Somehow I could not rest, so dress ing myself I determined to s tup and smoke. I drew aside my curtains and looked out. it was the gray light of the early morning and there was a stltllsh breeje blowing. To my great surprise 1 beheld Reginald May on deck. 1 was about to open my cabin door aud invite him to join me n my uore.st when the peculiar nature of tils proceedings riveted my attention, lie looked timidly around as if afraid of attracting olv servation. Then suddenly, as if as s .red that the coast was clear, he walked rapidly toward the empty water cask, on which he was accus tomed to manufacture his model of the ship. Once more glancing cau tiously about him, he then appl cd bis nanus to tne cask, ana wan a rapid movement lifted half the bodily off. i0p My astonishment and iicltement were intense. Another hasty glajce around, and he put his hand down Into the cask, then quickly withdrew It, holding in bis grasp a small bag which be rap dly concealed in the breast of bis coat He again took a hasty survey, ana was about making anotner dive into to strange recep tacle for bidden good when he sud denly withdrew, having quickly 1 replaced the lid on the cask. Io an , other moaMnt th cause of hi alarm was made apparent a a coup!) of nilors passed u w on their way to re lieve the man at the wheeL Q V hen all was again quiet for an , instant be seemed determined to re- turn at on e to the old i ask and no doui t withdraw something more that the Interruption had prevented rm taking in the first place liut sud denly changing his mind, he went down trie stairs that led from the dcek to the sleeping cabins M urct ly had May disappeared when another figure stealthily cross, ng the deck met my anx oiis olsc vation. It was the Uiatswain. I saw him glance towa'd the stairs down which May had taken his departure. He then made i.irectly for the ca'k. It wis row obv ous to me that the old tuatswain hal been watching the p.easant voyager. i,,.t ihc i,l I sudor reachea tne water cask a heavy green sea struck ruct the shirito windward, necessitati"! the l-oatswain's holding on by rones to keep his footing, and pre cisely at the runic moment May ap k ared at th top of the cabin stairs. The instant the ship stead e 1 be -self the old boatswain commenced his examination of the water cask. For a moment only May stood ga ing at h m with as evil a glance as ever 1 saw. With one bound he was upon the sailor before he could pf"iecl him-elf. I waited no longer, but (lung open my cabin door and sprang to the rescue. In a few minutes we had our pleasant friend In irons. ho you see he was the thief, after all, biding his knavery un ler the pleasantcst exterior 1 ever met with The manner in which he had manu factured the top of the water ca k was an ingenious piece of carpentry. In the interior of th sides of the cask he. had driven sevcial nails atxiut two fe t from the top. on which he had susX'nded, in wash leather bags, the jewelry be had stolen. You may easily imagine the sur prise evinced by the people on board on discovering that the thief was the ruan for whom each and every on of them entertained such regard. At the ixpiratlon of three days from the date of May's detection we landed In Melbourne and of course I handed him over to the pol ce, but as no one cared to remain in the town for the purpose of prosecutlm? him he was stimma ily dealt witbl The presiding magistrate sent DceTI him to six months' Imprisonment with hard labor. History of a flink Note. Hank notes have curious histories attached to them in the way of hu man comedy, tragedy, and melo drama, says the New York Home Jour nal. A collector at i'arls of such curiosities got hold, some years ago, of a t," Hank of England note which had somewhat of a tragic interest connected with It i-omc sixty odd vears ago the cashier of a Lherpool 1UCI Mailt IIIIU I lit wiivici ', a business pa.Miient a Bank of En gland note which he held up to the scrutiny of the ligrft, so as to make sure of Its genuineness. lie observed some partially indistinct red marks or words traced out on the front of the note beside the lettering and on the margin Curiosity tempted blnV to try to decipher the words so fn scrilicd. With great difficulty, so faintly written were they and so much obliterated, the words were found to form the following sentence; "If this note should fall into the hands of .lohu Dean of Longhill, near Carlisle, be will learn thereby that his brother is languishing a pris oner at Algiers Mr. Iean, on being shown the note, lost no time in ask ing the government ol the Dey to make interccssioais for his brother's freedom. It apjieaied that for eleven long years the latter had been a tdave to the Dey of Algiers, and that bis family and relatives bellvvrd him to t dead. With a piece ol wood h had traced in his own Mood on the bank note the message which was to procure bis release. The government aided the cfforis of his brother to set him free, tnls being accomplished on payment of a ransom to the l)ey. Unfortunately the captive did not long enjoy his liberty, his liodily suf ferings while working as a slave In Algiers having undermined his con stitut ion. Teach ( lilldren to Gargle. A physician in a paper on diph theria urges upon parents the im portance of teaching children to gur gle at an early age, and mentions the fact that during an epidemic of the disease In his 'city, hu taught hbt baby girl, only a little more than 2 years old, tfc gargle a, well as her -year-old brother, and kept up the practice regularly three time a day throughout the prevalence of the dis ease. This is one of the small point in keeping with the tendency of the age, which is towards preparation and pretention rather than relief. None, perhaps, except physicians and nurses, rcalbe the olwijcles which obstinate and skilled children make of themselves in cases of illness, and the helpless mother who -finds by with her despairing "he won't Ukt it and 1 can't make him," adds to the hois lessness of the situation. A child who is old enough to under stand what is said to him is not too young to learn that he must do bit share in the Hunt for ru.tr ' sickness assails him. ine same paper stale that it is a "JOticcanie ract that much larger "uniber of girls have diphtheria tban ! ascribing as a probable causa T I tnat irU 1'n1 time la dboWL ; tnan t0-"' which should he aaotbar Dota u( rntng to mother, and VUM lUtm "fteoer to tarn the girl s "u uw "'vor mo' hour tnan Is done. Thee bint are very tlmelr and should be put In practice bt aM mother. Kvrrv honest maa la, true tad aa far. ,- i.-.i...."