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' -J ' ' ?. 1 , jar- I v?i r 1 - - 77 ?- -Jl3 V'-HA.-.'.. chapthu xxx. Jane's resolution to avenge the in of Jacob I.yuu was by t ... m-a"- a ing impulse. The i!ifl.i'ii;';. s 'hat tu j.rot-nt thfra-flN i-n at irl in it, w isf tjijiitil l. r. ir .,! afraiii of the i!i.-.nery thiH nucht t oiit. ouie .f hi-r r. M nrr in s. t'.r ip h.-eT- t !IH'') Sht . t tie Ml. Ill -cmli) l.e more .t:h! than flint Hat" ti.rturiii her. no llateful "HllUI the t.'!Mi.-i"ti J'tlt she a olih.-.l to fet tl rtniriij in';re iii.-li at pre '. an in-ideii.-i' ..f tml htronL'er than any tual fitef was iw t'siiMi'.e.l that he h.i duii h.ause of lo r; ami i.one otin-r tli;in 8te,heu i'rillKep klt'.nilli: tln TieiHtHll kin- ha.i eniiiirwl at liis hnip!. it eeinMi oniy tiKi i lear wlierein lay tin- motive for the . rime, am! that he hail Wn the mnr crer he couhl not iloiiht. That be ha.l inne.l f.,r her sakf eount kI nothiiiK in his favoi-; it s.- in.-.l itiMearl to ail.J to the klier, ..f the ,-rinie l.r makinK her in a ay j .irs. ipator tit it. ?lai it not l,eMi sii she niiv'iit have fi it lets homi.l to iliKinter the in 'h. Krom first to last it i" .-n lief mu faulthers f.nly; or w. it eemeii n..v. She hail meant ail for tie oeM. hut j.l,e thought with bitterness t! :.t Inul he Keen welJ-intetitioiiPfl, things itmi'l hare tiirn fii nut Letter. Ilei lat tier's imp's re rnrreil to her that tne eousi .iieie-e re maiiipil uhen the ,'ntual fanit nils ilea.) Kr forgottfti. tin.i the aphorism snmeil the nisi-r that she herself had proved it true. Having dei ided that it va her duty to hrin the nmrderer to jiisii.-e. h .ivev'r it. Jnitfl.t onin herself-and she kneiv that it Witt id I"- le-s painful to suffer in his Ktead J, an I..-! ray Stephen I'riii.p she lost iii, tin.e in (.iittins her revli. inn, eenrioi . Il't Ill's! iiii.vc lias to visit the s;ot w fieri- Ln-oli I.j mi h.-nl l.i-en found dead; iilii: havii'i: lo:iliai.'d to ev ade h, r tiiolh--er r-.;i: i il ionsh '!. she --et out alone. I'.nt irrn ll sill found a Still II (rroup msly t - of I'.oiiie as amiiiin ihe eited hi- th embh d there. . .'round : tor t h. murder ha.l tlite beet 15- lie- KJ.rel'.d. 1h- pi 011 iiiii-k!y. and a few min utes.' v.alli l.ri-uirbt iier on to the pariiib irrotiml. I .' i Mat ins; for a u:i,tneiil iili. ih.-r tu return Infer, or to ivlin.piish her pur- m.s. for Thar day. lo r s'hmee hapi n d t fall UtHitl the end house of the married men's barra. I s. and remeuibereit that the woman who lived there had been ill, atnd she had meant f-.r some 'nine lo go and see her. Crossii; tlie p:ipadt thought stroek !n-r that was aeromp anied mi tii.-: murdered, ti." intiiii'.-s oi would be the illosf III-. . It was t.ei'i a os a or . ground, the if -laeob I.. vim - rnoon lie n as t :illt ,'lld house '., know of it. .- i-oilii-ill. nee that had br" The ivoi enoutrli to b was lyin;; ' the vi rand Itltf. tried t. "Jton'f k nut able ti flpeet you "I have t the last in 5ay Lynn i urh a sdio fnore than bim I shoe!. -bt hi i b. , !l W : I . lie. and a visitor. asy -ehai -.no appn .-!! She " on i. h- lo a s. n I ' ' I i-s. I'h; Vou i re I ;rn sii 1 il not Id I It of -:; s';ittir I WHS Ki'!;'l' '. 'O I.1S ... . : . thai ! v.-.s 1 : I;' )-: oive been :: d. of doors f,-oi- here the very i It itave me is thronn Link I !.'! l..-e t.,r i! i.v litis fiilie i - .r fellow." H II3C eifll nil 11. v as anxious to ii.., eouftised to However. Mrs. not that it was bis f'.nf. Jane ha 1 Uuk' ed ,.t ihe tion of ti e v. ry naine si introdnee. i,,,t she u.-,: take advniitni.-e of it. I'hillips teiiuifid no eneoura dement to 'iuitiiiue :'. "onversation, and went on briskly: "They ivoiild hitvi' had me up at the in tiuest. no doubt, but I was that upset I wouldn't have answered a 'juestion they sk.d me. And. besides, what I knew here were others knew us Well as I." "Von mean.' asked Jane, nervously, for ber role of amateur deteetivc was emi npntly distasteful to her. "you mean you only saw him pass alone?" "That's all. I saw the kliidmatuar puss the man n ho found him, yon know. I aw no one flsf eo by that afternoon, ex cept I had forcotteti that sotnelsly liassed in pray riot lira. I couldn't who be was, but he must hnvp atnn k across toward tlic hospital, for bin name 'Jidn't eomp out at the inquest. "Very likely. The two roads branch off at once. Vou did not happen to see who it wa5" "No; I never tlionidit of it till now. I just saw that he was tall and wore a jtray suit. And after all it didn't matter, aa he had nothing to do with it "No. of course not," agreed Jane, rising-. "I arn very (jlad you are bi tter. Mrs. I'hiHips. My mother will be jclnd. too. 3She has been talkinir almut coming to see Tou ewr since she first heard vou were ill." Kef uriiinif by the way she 'had come, this time there was no one passing alonu liy the short cut, and she stis.il in the deserted ((impound, wonderinir what itood nhe had done by coming there. If there hail been anything to lend to a discovery, it would have been found before this. Hut eridcine seemed to crop np without Iwr volition. Moving her foot restlessly against the broken stump of a tree an uutatanilmit twiir broke, and, as It fell away, he saw something wedged in be tasa the roots. She stooped and looscn dlt, It was a mother-of sarl button tra-brl to a piece of smooth gray cloth, nek aa mia-he hare been torn from a grntTMiaD'a abort (alter. Colonel 1'rlnarp wore anch short (altera h kMi; but then ao many others In the retiaorat wore then, too, that unleaa aha rwM actnally flt tha piece the held In her Imb4 late tlM part from which It bad bm lark, Mthtof coM b proved. That, of cnw, waa inpnaalble. and h 4afl m, all hr dlacoverWa war narleaa. LM ka4 Hatmarf haraelf to m pvrpnM, mat ttst md waa aa far away ai avar. s -' : I Wi'il the l.lltt Did, she u nlki c!asp.. iii fu r hoiue. think'n,; 'O r hat she air. Mill re ii lin.-.l to h -d. nt: " i. hat us-mr. (j. Sti- re- menilu-r.-i st.,r:. s he had r. ad of lathers Mho had si,, riti, ed their onn S'.lis tu a sells.- ir( jilstiet'. ajld U I l.-S 11 ie) h id yivfll "! !r li'isi' ili-ls, f.if-ettilii; their h.ie f-.r the siim.r in their loathing for the sins that l:a-l l.een ii.iiiiiiiii d ; hut she mis no luroine, aiel she felt relieve.) that nothing in. .re eoul.i he r.siur. d of her, ha vim; dot..- her utmost and j.-uled. The mystery of .la.-.d, Linn's Heath miybt re main a inystery to sll ti Tor several days after this he re Diaiiie.) ina.-iile. T.si troubled to dare to j;iie herself leisure to think, she upeiit most ,,( her time in rea.lini;-, and by a 'urioiiK . oin.-idetiee, in one of the ls,ki Hh iihi.li fbe bad ehoseii to disira.-t her tho lights it;s an a.-ejtint of a woman , tra.-iiii: out the details of a i rime and 1 eventiiallv diseoveriin; the murderer. My J means of a disfuise she had entered a hous.. that was otherwise effe. tually i i lose.i ajtainst her. and mi possessed ber I self of the neeessary pr.s.fs. Armed with , these, the rest bud Iwn easy; no further i.l.stii.le prevented her from vrrnlifyintf : ihe r. i eiife ivbi. h had tiri:ed her on. .lane let the bo,.k fall into her lap. It j floated uctn..r n. nms her mind that, if so inu.-li h.i 1 he. u already done by a wo ' man. surely she mieht have done more. It uas fi-oin no ii.-n,.ble motive she wisheil i to tirinx the inurdeier to justiee. but from j a fei-liiif,' of du'y sir-.i,-er 'ban her in. ; rlinatioii. It mn ivhi!e iindeei.!.-.!. still doiil.t; ul f .r ,, A p,,w.-rs. and whether if woulil I. rifht to use tliem so. that ; .Major Lurron enllisl. ! He eame ostensibly to bring her a niini j ber of the regimental paper. 'Ihe - tb Hussars had alnays formerly bad a pub . li.atioii of the s..rt. but latterly from ; varioup .aiises it !,a, fallen int. ."disuse, j and its revival u i s ,,ny r.H,.-,,l ms.n a month b.-fore. This was the first tium 1 !n r. "A l.y was ju-! cimii,- ,,i,t ,,f the priiitiiic room iiiih a bundle of lb. in as i passed: I tl;ou"'t you would I. so lo si e ..lie," he explain, -d, in (Artise f.,r Ins somen hat early i iit. "Von tire always very kind in thinking of me." she aiisn er.-d, soberly. "More be.uiise I i-aimoi 1,,-lp myself than from any eneoura i;ement I re.-eive." .latie's short upper lip. usually so mo bile and tremulously sneet. settled its. If int.. an expression of obstinate determi nation, liis friendship, nlnais patent, yet uei.-r .lemoiistrnliiely so, she valued liihl.v; but she had no intention of drift inii int., any , loser relation. To avoid meeting his utr.f she bi-iran cutting the I. ni-es ,.f ,1,.. r i... i, ...i ! i t i,..is "i'on't misunderstand me." be went on, with a t-rave iinpressii eness in hurmonv j with his dark, earnest eyes. "I don't re j (pure cni-iiiiriij-'emeni or thanks. I only j want you to trust in me, and believe that ! in no other position could I be happier or i prouder than I am now-as your slave." : "1 tin. unlit the days of slavery n ere j over" - tryint: to smile. "Compulsory slavery, no doubt; but it j is of my ..Mil free will 1 would r.-iuler the labor ..f nil hands and brain; and I would not be emaneipated ifI could." She did not reply. lyookinj.- up cun j tiotlsiy to see the effect of his words, he i saw that she nas frowning, more as : fhoc'h vexed than contused by n hat he had saiii. lie had spoken deliberately. I and not tioin impulse as n bad appeared, ! thinking that it was lime to press his Miit upon hi r !lll. ;liol, ' ))v,-rul ii,g .- ines to him who waits; j but it was p,.ssii,,, t wint ,, tlKt i,,,, i patieii'ly. i'atieiii-e inigbt be mistaken for u i itiitu ss of purpose or w ant of spirit. Ullllis k-m en..,,:.. n,,;n,i ,i j, woman. So he had thought; but discovering his mistake, he hastened to rectify it. No woman ,- I in such a humor as that .lane's restless frown portended was ever won. even though so skilled n diplomatist as himself should be the wooer. "I am Imrihg you: I can see it," be said, laughing pleasantly. "Men in lve are always prone to discuss their own feelings to the exclusion of other sub jects of livelier interest; but 1 won't transgress again, I promise. Have you heard B at Miss Knollys Las again re fused to be Mrs. lircy'!" "Is that the lust piece oi station jtos sip'r ' laughing, too. "The very last. He is his own betrayer this time. I fancy even bis isTsisleiice is becoming exhausted; lie was almost rude In bis abruptness to the Colonel at mess lust night." "Why?" "He has taken it into his head that it is his rivalry he has to fear; and"- slow ly "I am not sure but that he is right. No woman, unless she had Home more favored lover, could be indifferent to auch untiring devotion. What do you think. Miss Knox?" "I have not sufficiently considered the subject for my opinion to 1 of any value. I am afraid." she answered, coldly. A minute later the indifference she had assumed vanished from her face, and tin expression of horror and contempt took its place as her eyes fell upon something on the pas"r in her lap. "fib. how could he how could lie!" she cried, vehemently, and rising hastily, as though to nit away a frightful thought, she went over to the window at the further end of the room. The paper had fluttered to the ground, and Barry I.arron. picking it np imme diately, let bis glance travel swiftly over the exposed page. Only one item of any possible interest was among the mass of regimental matter; and even that at first sight aeenied inrapabb of having caused auch evident agitation. "Colonel I'rlnsep, with hia uatial gener osity and thoughtful perception of a feel ing now general that some monument ahould h erected to tha memory of Trooper Lynn, haa expreaaed hia Inten tion of providing a croaa hearing tha data and rirenmatanee of hia death, and taatl fylag to tha onlvaraal ragrat fak by tha raginent at his nyatarlona and nntimaly d." Turning aharpjy, Jaaa aaw that Major -:' rr. . j! I.1. 1 it.. paper in bm hut,. I. ami I r..iw. it -i i lii.i 1iv.inv read the i . ; .i-i .ij'li uimli had , xnicl li,r hct.g i..r; .: ." "I-. if fr-;e';" st,,- asl,-.!, 'aspiuff h-r lliltets llltpi'i-s. i V !j . S, iilr,L- lh.lt sic Ui k.:i: iv-sr li. .- .,.;., i-.iii-. i.. ll..- U!-.-..itf.. f p she fell a' I 1." tla.ivht tl ..r liinl- :. i-. r !.. I"- I1..' i" I.. ra:s- a in. -m, .rial ui er U.- ... n e - t;:n. I. ,ke a !:.!itnii i!nh. as she -p th.. -:i,e r. l.a... j ll.elf t Mi;j.,r I.arioii. : ! f.-r a-i install! i , i.;,, . ..,-, .. 1. j .,v . i.o room i:i Lis mi:,.) f-.r j-nytl .-.4 . ,. t: .- ..1,.- lb., neb t timi , ., 1'r.;.., ,. i . t ..h.le l. na .-..t,...:. :.-J .anable ,,) . , il.is'ai.i'y . -riti.- of hi.Viii nif.-iiii-.i,a iy or oil.. : 11 .s.- kilied a trooper in the 1-. ,.: u.. 1.!. if.- was aU.uf to h-iy re! ute to, .lilptltatloSI ll Lei H S. i-olid tl.oil.'tlt slf -l k him. that s-i hap, this ii.ie.i.i t. turn..' to his adiantn'i, and he restrained hii:. s. If. "Why sh .i:!.! it n.. be true? V! ,-t could he m.,r.. 1 atural than that tin- t .1 on.l should pi. . ut a ii.oM'ii,. nt as tj.. , ,. uas ii., rei.-n.-iital saus. r.pii.-n'.'" he added. toinrdi-.i:i . II. - t,,l !,., ,,p iii.. pat-r ami I. ml it ipiieiiy on .,i.e side. In his on 11 miii, I !,,. deei,..i ,l,a; be Ih-1 h.haie.i e....-r,.i,-.iy ill the ijiai'.r 111 tn.t Lain,., bv 11. .rd or fcilan. e d..n.. iii.itl.i.., ! sir.-niii.-ii ',. r U-hef in ii,.. ( ',,,,.-s c ult. 'I tiai j,, should put himself ,,i,t of the way to de fend him nas i,t to he en p. .-t.-!, V. t he b'.p.-.l that she would i:..i iiitr..du. e ihe subj.-.-t ii.'.-iin. j..r l.-e f. h L, ins. I: in..d,i,. emu p, s;i;,e!al,. . te.b. 1 i 1 1 . Indeed, a feelin- ,,f , ii.,.i.rad.-ne nlii. h he himself Would ham si imati. d as a weakness, and on this iiiiount hesitated t. a.-kiioiihd-e. made him absolutely i,ut.rj with hr for supp-.-iu s i. h a thiiu. Not in. til he had l. tt the house did the thought strike him that there n.i-ht ban been some metho-l in the ma. ss. Tu be i-ont inue.l. t OAK FOKESTS OF AMIR CA. Rap d lta.i; iir.inrc of V, ., ..I, thai W-re lime the Aation's I'riilr. The tnagtiilk-ciil oak fores; north ol the Mil., river, In the ren:i-,il p.u-t of tin- Northern Suites, have largely ajipearel. Within ti,,. Lis; tnc years there has been an hn-ic.isiii , I. in. in, J lor iKlk ill spite of business doplessh. !,. mure rsperially for stii-l, timber us . s into hnii-.,. finishing, including pi:':ti Hinl iiiai-t..r s.i wed oak and white iok The. duration of the Wisconsin rcl o.ik supply is now pivuy plainly hi l.ctii n, and In the inc. limine rciouu :i ; s .. ., (liana, i Hi!.., M i.-iii.iu and sou; iicrn Iiii 11. da oak will lime ii,-..ijijica red. , , , ; 1 in siimll farm holilii.gs, and the grc: bulk of iji.'Mi;-piy n il) iii. re.if,',-!-fr.i.ii s-.t h ..I tii.. H.i . tif . . L."'i'e is ...tl, in .iii iii S,, ;li r;,, s-,: but t!i.- iliiiiviiil l..,:: ,,:i la , -is ,i:i;-; ;-.i nisli tin- grc.it iei;!. .1! tlie t'.tiiii -r a-: 1 as Jcn; in ky and '1 .-U'o'ss -,- .m, v, -Virginia are p.iniy ,)-., lit !i-.;. ti; ,. slip;,!,,' will so ill !' derii.-d ft'iin lower illssssljil and ii,- tr.'liiti.t. 1 If tin' fill. 'si ili'e.i oi 0,1 k ; ! : 1 ; . " !" ill i World, li.lilicil. iiiii !irt !i of tl.e 11, river, has 1-,-en s'ri:,;'i d v. Iii;.- !.-.-coiiu-ry's pup'.il.i i ion an -I lii-itis. 1 ; Were coinpal'ii I iveiy siuail. li ra J...g w ill the i-ciiialiiing supply iast wln-n ice needs arc measured by our fu'ittv poo ul.t'.ioii and industrial devclojiiiicni ': Walnut is gone; cherry, birch and tua pie will pot last many years, and there fore the demand for o.-tk w'.Ii i- 11111 1 grcnicr ami will rapidly itn-reas.-. ii must be rciiiciubcrcd, tis,, that oiii. lauds arc good for agriculture after the tiliilief Is cut. aid for this feas-'ll the dciiit l.iti.iii will go on with greater fiii!di;y than on the lands less vub'tt li'ie for tillage. When the tide of e, ; graliotl sets strongly toward the a'lti vial area f the lower Mlssisip;i: tr.'.l its tribinarieK the hardwood f.,ri-s s ',!. melt rapidly away before 1 at; n k- : the fal'iin-r. It is for this rc,n.,!i bifgc holdings of sou:1ht:i 0.1k and -; cr hardwoods arc tion Icing sc-ur. . It) the S niili. After a few years jij,.,. utilities for siiii-ii itivcstnieitts mi a la.-: - scab" W ill lie gone forever. Dcaili of 11 Vagabond. Together they limped into the li lie shelter for animals In Mast one H.o. dred and .second strcci. 1; was a ipc--tioii wli'li b was the more ragged and (lisrcpu;.-! til'-, ill." uVg or the tramp. I.i one respect the tramp had the Ins; of it. lie limped viiliiotiiy two legs, ami his companion was lame in three. They stood there ill the little utile:' side by hide, lolh looking at the tiiiiii who sat behind tin- desk, making en tries in a bis.k. "Say, mister," said the tramp, "waat can you do for me frien' here?" "What is tlie matter with liitn?" "If you ran discover anything iliat ain't the trouble wltii Tin. you're an artist. Me frieu'ii suffering with pre mature baldness, one eye's gone, and he girt locomotor atackn. He ain't no I'.eati Hruniiuel, mister, but he's the wpiarest ptird I ever traveled with, and If you can fix him up we'll pay ye some day "If yer can't," and uiio.nl unconsci ously the tramp lowered his voire. "I want yer to send 'iin over the bay by the stiiisdliesi rinld yer got." The superintendent examlnc-d the dog gently, and then told ihe wanderer that there waa no hope. The weary 111 tie waif had outlived his usefulness and was better dead. Without a word the tramp handed the frayed rope to the superintendent, and when the official led the poor d ig Into the rH,ui from which no canine traveler ever returns, he followed. "(iood liy, pard." he said, reaching out hU hand. His friend solemnly raised his one sound paw, and they shook hands silently and reverently. a old friends do who are about to part for a Ion time. Then the tramp walked alone out Into tlie atreet. New York I'ress. Wrong; Klnt of Hoya In Nebraska. Young man, you are sending nk much money fuolUihly. By and ly you will wake up when the mercury la hov ering In the region of 12 degree below aero and wonder what turn can ho made to gt an overcoat without pay ing a pot cash. Hare yotir money, and atop your foollahneaa. Nehraaka State Journal. OOC)OOCKDGOOX)OOCOCOOOOOCCOO I ...THE i POOR COOOCaXfOOCXKX)CKDOOOOOOCOOX I f w a re.iily v ery bard mi tin- inr Ouches. espiH-ially after all tin :.,:1 and labor she u id iiiigriiilging ly cxpeinb-il 011 ber unattrai live prog eny. Her lot had always 1 ni hard eiiKtigli ever since she had been a din ii ess; even before her w e lding ( .1" bad grown stale she had ln-cn coping with difficulties, brnial difficulties which it icijuinMl all iter strength of mind l" face, and now, when a g xsl sh ire of those ilirticultics were laid t" I'.-t with her husband, the late lmke. in the fam ily vault at I.tigi uiils; now. w inn she had Just managed to retrieve the nat tered a. al fot tinics by bringing oft' the t tigageineiit of ber ugly, dissipated son. the present iMke, to ( 'laudiua rutnaiii. the richest American heiress of the sea son, now for this blow to fall upon ber. it w as really i.h bad. The only halm to her anguish was that it had fallen in Iyi-iiglaitds. in th" w ilds of Yorkshire, ami that the whole thing might be huslieil up and hustled Into oblivion without anyone being the wiser. She had gone to Lotiglamls to recruit after her superhuman expenditure of energy during the London season; her only guest was Claudia Putnam. Ic r son's fiancee, w ith whom she was busy plan ning alterations and renovations for the new regime. Hut the moment wan robbed of all Its savor by the horrible catastrophe; this -what else is, old Jie cull It'; this driv eling iiliis y of the least plain and most hopeful of her slv ungainly daughters. She would have kept the hateful s; on to herself if she could, but her heart was too full for silence; besides. Claudia had her fair share of Yankee shrew. liies--Khe might suggest a brilliant solution of the problem so, as they sat over a up of tea in h.-r boudoir, the Duchess (pencil ber new 1 rouble to hr future da ugiittj- in la w. ' Tin afraid. Claudia, dear," she be gan, "that we are going to have Kcr'oiis trouble with Henrietta." Claudia was lory f.uid of tiie I Hi-!( so she tried to 1 ,..k sympathetic, though "lib I-ady J I in ri,-t 1 .1, who was wtapp.'-l up in par ish work, wit., not',' ;iu;m, - 1,1c cl,,tn,-s, and did her hair grote.s.pe iy. she 11 .1 1 no sympathy whatever. "I. .ir ra.'l" siic replied. "I'm sorry to In-ar it; 1 hope she's tint si, 1,." "Sick!" repca-ed the I inches. "I wih ishe were, or anything ball o sensible. Tlie fact is, she has been ami got her self entangled in a most unbecoming love affair." Mis Putnam opened ber blue eyes very wide, and set down her teacup with a Jerk. "My!" she exclaimed; "and who on earth has been making love to Henrietta':" The I inches., lowered her voice. "My dear." she said, Impressively, "it ! Mr. Gibson, the curate. She vows she will marry him. Isn't it awful';" "Kathcr awful for the curate," thought Claudia to herself. Aloud she said; "Have I ever met Mr. (Jlbsoti?" "Certainly not, my dear: we do not Invile him here. He Is not a gentle man." "Then where did Henrietta meet lliiul'" "i Hi, In tlie cottages and at the school. You see. she liki-s parish work, and I encourage her; It si-1 such a good ex ample, am) we've itlw ays had a married I curate before. However, when Mr. Cibsoti came I never 'bought of chaper oning her. because, you sec, he isn't a j gentleman." ' "P. ut. I suppose, Henrietta thinks he will make her a suitable husband?" "My dear," cried the Duchess, "she can't possibly think so. Why. his father keeps a saddler's shop! He hasn't bom to the university. Oh. it's altogether dreadful! And she's as obstinate as a mule about il." She broke off as the door opened to admit a young man in a shooting suit. He w.m a plain. Inslgiiilicniit -looking personage, with an air of extreme self, approval. "I've Just been telling Claudia admit this stupid affair of Henrietta," went on Ihe Duchess. "And what doe Claudia think about II?" asked the plain young man, who was Claudia's accepted lover and who dejioslted h! long limbs on the sofa beside her and tried to in-slow a furtive caress on the hand uearest to him. "I guess I'm pretty well taken by sur prise," paid Miss Putnam, drawing her band out of her lorer'a reach. "So'm I," aald the puke, placidly. "I'm dashed if I can imagine what he sees In Henrietta. She ain't prrlty: t'other way Blxiutratber; she'a got no money, and she's yearn older than he Is. I'm dashed if I'd marry a woman like Henrietta, even if I was a Kiddle r'a son. I'm dashed If I could even feel stoony 011 her." Miss Putnam bsikesl at him. She was going to marry a mini very like Henri etta, and she did not fi-l very spoony on him; dhe had accepted him for sun dry reason, love being by no means the llrst or foremost. "He mint be an awfully susceptible chap," went on hia frrnce, "to lose hia heart to a girl like Henrietta. And he's ao obstinate, too, nhout It; seem aa If he really cared about her. I thought, jierbnp. It waa mowtly ambition her title, and that aort of tiling, you know and Pre offered him all my Influence III the way of a leg up to preferment, hut he won't hear of It Funny thing, alu t It? Now, If It bad been a girl Ilka you, Claudia " "Ducheaa," cried MUa Putnam, and denly Interrupting her lover, "I bare an Inspiration. Yon Juat aeud Henrietta away. Khe can go to Jericho, or any- X30CXXCM30COCOClOCXC--3CX10 r DUCHESS... 11 here else, for a inotitJi or so, and when "becomes back tl iigageiiiciit will be broken oft'. I'll manage It, jam bet." She wouldn't answer any questions. She said sh,. thought she uiidcrsl.Hsl :he exact lie f the laud. They might have it all to her. So to ber It was hft. and the rn-xt day Henrietta was parked off t., a married cousin lu South Wales. The following day, at Iidy Henri etta's ct'si.iiiHuv hour. Ml Putnam walked into the village school. room. SI: wore a dainty blue cambric fps-k. which fitted li r as 110 frock in all II--n Helta's lifetime had ever fitted her. Tiie little boy and girls opened their ey.-s wide to look ai her. so did the scl Imisfros, who was hearing the whole school In Its church c.'itrhi.sni. "Csid 111. .ruing," said Miss Putnam, swistl.i. ' I'm staying at the Towers. I have come in Daily Henrietta's place this ui., ruing. She has gone an ay for a few week, and she would like joii all to know it." She I, Hiked round the room as she said it. and finally fixed her eyes on the curate's frank, simple face. "I hope " he b. g.in, hesitatingly, "tha" I-ady Henrietta is not ill. This absence is so 1111 Unfol'esei-Il." "iui-ss not." said Miss Putnam. "She Isn't 111. she never was better in her bt'e; Inn tin- Duchess thinks a change u ill do ber a world of good." "Her grm e is very cruel," murmured tlie , 'urate. "I beg jour pardon?" said Claudia, blandly. "I was about to say," resumed the cunite. turning to tin- expectant chil dren, "that as her ladyship Is unable to cotne this morning you will be de prived of tin- interesting; object lesson she generally gives you. I'm sure you w ill all . very sorry." "Oh, they siliin't lllisS their object Irs- son." Kiid Claudia, still more blandly. "I've promised Daily Henrietta to give it to them f..r her." 'ihe cm ate had been In the habit of still ing for I.ady Henrietta's object les son -to keep order for her. lie would have said, had the Duchess questioned liitn. So he stayed to keep order for Claudia, which was quite superfluous. f..r if lief manner of administering Ins-ruction was not of a nature to keep the attention of restlesN children Ihere were ber fascinating gown and her pretty trinkets, not to speak of the 1 harm of her face, to hold her audience i- 1 1 ,. .1 1 11 I . And when the lesson was over he had got into the way of walking with her ladyship along the school lane nnd through the park. He (ssi-orted Mis Putnam to-day. because he wanted to ask how long his liege lady's banish incut w as to last, "1 don't know." was Miss Putnam's ri-ply; "f snppos,. she won't come back till the Ihlchess chooses." "The children will miss her sadly," moaned the curate. "Cues we must make It up lo tiietn." said Claudia graciously; "I've promised Henrietta to stand as much in the gap as possible." lie gave her a grateful look. "When shall 1 come and give another object les:,n," she wciu on; "to-morrow ?" "I Hi, 110." said the curate; "to-morrow's geography day. Her ladyship always gives a geography b'ssin on Thursday " So 1'iiMidi.i put on another bew itching ffo -k. varied her trinkets, and did her best with a geography lesson on Thurs day, which was mainly devoted to a flattering but Inaccurate description of the I niieil Staii-s. On Friday she w res tled with sum, and by degrees she learned the whole school routine. She also visited, under Mr. filbsou's escort, one or tu., of Henrietta's old women, who. he thought, would fi-cl themselves liegbs'ted in her alrsence. Her bailee laughed at her. "I see what you're up to," he said; "of course, it's a clever move, but it's rather rough on ,'1 susceptible ass like liibsoll." "Why do you call him an ass?" asked MUs Putnam, sharly; "because his fattier Is 11 saddler?" "It's a splendid opportunity for you to make yourself popular in Ihe parish, dear," Silid the Duchess. "Of course, when you are mistress here you will like to lie jMipular among 1he people." "I siiijH,se 1 shall," said Claudia, musingly. Hut In spite of her Incipient isipular Ity (the would not have the marriage hurried on; she was equally (leaf to the Duke's Impatience and the Duchess' hints. "There are such heii of things to do and to think of Ix'forc anything run be fixed," she said, vaguely. When her tlanre urged the matter upon her. "Well, get on with tin' heap of things, then," he retorted, "and don't trifle away ao much time at that confounded arhool." And I.ady Henrietta was still In Itan Isbmeiit lit South Wale. Dually, Miss Putnain'x slay at Ixing lands came to a rather unsatisfactory end, forahe went away to Ixmdoii lear ln fbe wedding day unfixed and the hangings of the new drawing room un chonen. The day after her departure there were two letlera for the DueJieaa one from the curate, the other from Mlaa Put nam. Khe opened the former first, becauac she felt more curloua aa to It con ten ta. "Madam." It ran, "although your grace did not aerloualy entertain my proposal for th hand of Henrietta, 1 feel myaHf in honor bound to le' yon tuow tint my .-ye have les-n 0)-ne, to the foily ami uu.-.iii:.".b!llty i-t tha marriage f..r which I would fain have bad your sail. Hon. I ba-e written to I.ady Henrietta explaining, as far aa I rati, the folly of our pa!, ami le-gg'ng Ikt to forgive tin. If she te I.i any way sufferer by our mistake. I am bioinK lamglands at ..lice, therefore the em-bit-ras-inetii f any further imftifiis will be avoided. Yours, faithfully W. ( lib". 11." I ho Dii. h.-ss heaved a sigh i.r intense n-licf. This was Claudia's d .lug. 'i u din wax a right down clever g rl. Hia b id certainly soiil a gnit deal of valil alde time in treading III Henrietta's footstep, but she had disenchanted Mr. Oibson and lifted a horrible im'il bn off the family eliouhlers. She was really far too gissl for that stupid, inud die -head.sl son of bets; still, she (the Duchcssi siiporil tji.it a title was an Infinite attraction to a horn democrat, so thing were, after all. not very uneven. Then she took up Claudia' letter. "Dear 'child." she murmured a-s she broke the ,-ca!. "My dear Duchess." she read, and with each succeeding line her dismayed astonishment Increased; "I'm glad I came to stay at U.nglands In-fore I took the irrevis-able sttcp l the altar. 1 don't want to say anything nasty or mean, but. really, I never did rare about Ihe Duke. I only acs-pted him bemuse, I tin, light you'd make up your mind to have me for a daughter In law. 1 should have made him perfis'tly miserable If I had married him. Mr. (libson limls. too, that he made n great mistake In thinking lie cared for Henrietta. He ex plained it all to me. ami I am quite sat isfied. He and 1 are going to lie mar ried before Advent. I shan't mind hav ing a saddler for a father-In law. Y'ouro, always. Claudia Putnam." The I Ill's threw the letter acroes the table to her sou. "Head that. South down." she said, "We've got Henrietta out of her sci-ajM, most splendidly." It rmlly was loo hard on the pitfir I ii i'hess.- St. Pniil'. Pasteur and (be Shepherd lloy. The recent death of Iiuls Pasteur, and the extraordinary honors paid to bis memory by both the Oovcruiiieut and the people of prance, recall the story of the shepherd hoy, Jean Ilap tiste .lupille, whose statu,- stands in front of the Pasteur Institute, .lupille was bitten by a rabid dog In July. ivc,. At that time Pasteur's discovery of a menus of curing, or preventing, hydro phobia by a system of Inoculation was a new thing, and young .fapllle was one of the lirst patients to whom ii was ap plied, lie recovered, and was after ward employed us an attendant In the hospital established by Pasteur, and has remained there ever since. Hi.S stllllle was creeled not merely as a iiicin.'ii to of bis cure by the new method, but also bccaiis-' ihcre was a lu-roic (lenient lu Ids adventure with the 'log. .lupille himself told the story in a tinniest maimer to those who, out of curiosity, sought him just after Pue teiir's death. It was a holiday in the little village of Villers -Parlay In the Jura Mountains, where young .lupille lived, and the chil dren bad wandered out Into the Mir routiillng Holds. Suddenly a mad dog made Its appearance lu a group who were playing near the spot where .lu pille was watching bi flock. The llttb ones tied crying, wliii the rabid animal at their heels. .lupille saw their peril, and having luckily a piece of w liipcord lu !:i hand, sprang upon the dog. Disregarding the wounds which ils teeth indicted lie succeeded In binding the beast fast, and then with one of bis wooden shoe he beai out Ils brains. His bands were terribly lacerated, and the nails were lorn from hi thumbs- bat lie had saved the children. The news of Pasteur's discovery had fort una lely rem bed the ears of the Mayor of the Commune, and he In stantly telegraphed to Ihe great savant in Palis. Puslcur had the boy scut to the capital, Inoculated bun with tint liiitirablc virus be had Invented, and saved hlm as he bad saved the children. .Iitpillo. who is lew about i!l years of age. w as one of the slncciesi mourner at the funeral of his benefactor. Ills name will always be remembered In connection with one of Ihe grealet physiological discoveries of modern times. I'olloivcd the 1'stinl Course, lsthcy any way I kin gita receipt for this here letter?" asked the thin haired iiimii with the crocheted tie. "You can K't It registered for eight cents extra," answered the delivery clerk. "If the letter Is one of Impor tance and Iin delivery Is of particular consequence, registration Is advlaable." "Oh. the letter ain't of no particular importance-at least not eight cents' worth, 1 don't think. I merely allowed nieblM' I could git aome kind f a re ceipt to show I had mailed it to give the old woman. I buck I'll aavo the elght petice on' put up with belli' (tilled a ole liar, n usual." To tlie l'oorhouse, at lOfl. A negro nt the age of lot), together with his aged wife, waa aent to tha poorhotiM a few daya ago nt Wllllams town, Mass. Forty years ago he ran nway aa n alnve from the South and up to ihe time of hia removal lived In tha anuie old cabin. The ncgro'a name ta Paraofia. He has n hard growth, a aort of horn, on the top of hia head, aud la famed for breaking with hia head n grindstone which he mistook for a cheese. A Midday Nap. For the healthy a nap lu the afternoon In not iieceasary, and the brain will not demand It. If a man find hlmaelf napping at that time either be baa eaten too much at hia midday meal or hia cerebral circulation la feeble. No white man la aa "big faaMag" aa tha negro who ba longs to a gataatnl how, and appaara ta tba ttreet arm. It.