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CHAPTER XXXII. If Colonel Priusep had been perturbed hy their interview June wan no Ie . Heaven forbid that he should condemn him fur her suspicions, she thought, and only find out their mistake when hi life and her nun were limb ruined. An w caaiuuul feeling of auger against him alw helped her to the decision to wbieb she at Inst arrived. She would herself prove his innocenceor guilt. An ojMirtiiiiity occurred a few days laler. The regiment was to go out into the country to practice nianeuvera, unc a on mi occasion like this all the olhcers would necessarily he nhscut from their finarters, June could visit the Colonel' tiuugalow without danger. For this wa what she finally resolved to do. Yet she felt her courage Hag, tav successfully eluded her mother's observa tlou. she started away on her mission. The two bungalow, were not fur apart and by good lurk ahe encountered no on on the way; yet at th gate ahe pause irresolute, feeling naturally unwilling to cross the threshold of her lover's home. While she hesitated the sound of wheels decided her, and she went in quickly. It would not have done to be wen slntiding thus outside his gate. Onco Inside she put aw ay all scruples and w alk ed on toward the veranda. Aa she had surmised, none of the servants were alsiut, and the bungRlow door being open she Blight enter if she chose. A deep blush suffused her face aa she stepped in. It was the Colonel's dressing-room, the room in wbieb the proof, if proof there were, would be. Directly for there was no time to be lost, at any moment he might be ilis- tnrlied she crossed to where his boots iM nod side by side on a pair of shelves. Kacb in its turn was reversed, and after a hasty scrutiny again set down in its place. On none whs found the triangular rnurk she had seen for au instant in the foot-print w hich Dip soldiers had on their arrival so thoughtlessly but effectually effaced. That clew having failed, another yet remained. In her ckct was the bit of cloth she had picked up near the spot where Jacob Lynn was murdered. If she could find the guiti-r from which it bad been torn, her doubts would become certainties; and she would know the worst, She knelt down beside a jsirttnnu teau, and slowly cannHingly, an on looker might have thought turned over its contents without finding what so nn willingly she sought. Another box and a wardrobe were equally Ineffectually searched; and as she rose to go, a sigh of relief escajwd her parted lips. But so much had Hot been required of her, and she felt very grateful, very glad t her non-success. Throwing back her veil, she passed through an open door into the next room. It was plainly yet comfortably furnish ed, lis owner having evidently hit the happy medium of having sullicieuf, yet not too mnny, things about him. Jane took in every detail at a glance, nnd moving slowly forward, mechanically picked up n closed velvet photograph frame that stood on his writing table. It fell open as she raised it, and her hrow, which had puckered into an anxious frown, cleared as she saw lo r own pic tured face. It was a photograph tb it bud been taken during their engagement, and underneath was inscribed, In a bold handwriting that sin- recognized as his own, "Jenny, January 2ith to April ltth," the dates of their first meeting and the parting on their wedding day. The girl's eye grew moist as she Itatrd. But the next moment her ex pression changed ns she saw an envelope lying on the same table addressed to Miss Kindly. , She put down the photograph frame and turned away. After all (die could not expect that he would remain true to a mere memory, Jet it pained her that he could turn so soon to one she had al ways looked upon us a possible rival. That he loved her and her only, with ft love incapable of change, was the only excuse she had been able lo urge for the crime of which she suspected him, an.) should it la-come no longer possible to (dead that extenuation her one solace amid so much misery would be removed. He would marry Diana, Knollys, she felt sure; everything seemed shaping to ward that end, and the match wa a more desirable one, of course, than that be had contemplated before. Vet a wild, passionate desire came surging into her heart that she had not sent him away from her-thnt she had condoned the irlme instead of suffering it to pnrt them, an her duty to the dead man bad seemed to dictate. It would have been so easy, sn perilously easy, lo forgive, even though she might never be able to forget. She sighed so deeply as she left the room that an unseen watcher, who had stood for the Inst few seconds half con cealed by a heavy curtain, which lie bold back with one baud intending to come in, made a hasty movement to follow her, then on second thoughts, refrained. Jane bad slipped out of iho bungalow unchallenged, but A he passed through the comisiund gates she came face to face with Valentine Graeme. "Are. yon going home. Miss Knox? May I walk with you?" he asked, Jump ing from hi lions and handing it over to bis syce' rare. Hhe looked up furtively into the Ad jutant' face. 1U wa frowning, and h gnctsed that the meeting w as un pleasant to him to herself. That h would not betray her (lit flt aure, yet wti equally certain that ahe bad fallen iretrievibly in hi estimation. "You did not fo with the rest to-day 7" "11 Oh, yes! We were all out; but it waa over aooner than w ei pec ted.' Than you are all back?" blankly. HlfflT "J think so. I did not hear of any one laying behind." "And-nd Colonel Princpr she fal tered, "Vou hare not seen him?" awkwardly. He looked into her face. She .was gsi I'lg at him wistfully, her eyes full of a mute entreaty, as though imploring for an assurance, which j et sho w as ashamed to lie;, 'I shall not mention that I met von in. e saw, hastily, looking away. "I w-ish I could explain " i on t try-1 am certain" the certain ty only growing on him as he spoke- am certain that you had good reason for wniuever you have done." "lie put her hand Into his with a and den, grateful impulse, then as suddenly wiimirew t. Jnank you so much," she murmured, hyly. I ne silent vow she had registered by jaooii i,ynn a grave to bring his murd er to justice seemed to her as she necte.1 on her way bark the height of Quixotic folly. Had ),. n so gtod to her that she should, for his sake, unsex herself, and do such violence to her feel ings ly taking on herself such a hateful task.' Surely It was self immolation suf nciont tiint she should lose all chance of happiness because It might be that the man she loved was accountable for the death of (he man who had so loved her. 1-or until he had cleared himself of that suspicion she would never again speak to Stephen 1'riiiNep, nor take his hand even when courtesy would seem to make it needful. Yet she herself would never lift a finger to either shake the faith of any one in his innocence, or to prove it. If every proof of the murder lay link by link in her hand, she would not move in tim matter. The onus of such a step must tie with some one stronger, some one more fitted to bear the opprobrium that would ha felt and justly earned. It waa belter to break so terrible a vow than keep it. If heroine were made of such stuff as this, sliu was no heroine. All the enthusiasm of keen self-blame that had urged her on at first seemed to fade away, and she saw the whole thing as it was In its bare unlovoliness. .She knew now that her heart would have brok bud she succeeded in her endeavor. How for a moment could she have believed herself capable of such cold-blood cruelty, even though she hud justified it to herself in the name of duty' II own heartlcssness shocked and initialled her. .She felt very humble ami contrite a sho made her way to her house. CHAPTER XXXIII. .Meanwhile the deputy commissioner had not been idle. That there had been a motive for the crime he felt convinced. and if this motive were at once disc cred it would materially aid the efforts of hi subordinates. Now, If there were anything at all in that letter in the Ar gus, which had finally decided him to move actively in the matter, Jane Knox could supply the missing clew. He re solved to question her at once, before she had time to hear from other sources that inquiries were on foot, and he would question her alone. Circumstances favored him. Two or three mornings later, as he was walking to the Cntchory, he met June driving herself, and she pulled up when she saw him. "My father went to (fill on you, Mr. Knoilvs. Did you see him'" she asked. quickly. "If he went to my office, 1 must have missed him, 1 am afraid, for I am very late this morning, and my clerks did not know when to expect me. Hut is it any thing you and I can arrange? J need not. any that I shall be delighted to help j on in any way I can" with a polit-'-ties that did not seem so terrible to Jane as generally it did. "Thank you very much. It is about the small house next to yours, in your compound almost. They said it belonged to you, when I asked about it for Mrs. Dene. She has been ill again yon know she is never strong and i coming here for change of air. That bouse would Just suit her, if you would not mind letting it for ho short a time." "Of course it is at her service. 1 will send Word to the balm directly, to see it is made comfortable for her. It Is partly furnished already, and whatever is want ed shall be sent over from my bungalow during the day. When does she ar rive?" "The day afler to-morrow." "ioil will be glad to see your friend." "Oh, very glad. I am to stay w ith her first, until she gets a little stronger." "Then we shall be very near neighbors. Diana w ill be ph ased w hen I toil her."' In spite of bis wish lo be iiigratiatiiis. there wa a touch of condescension in his kindness that Jano, instantly detected. She colored and did not reply. "And now, Miss Knox, there are some questions I wish to ask yourself," went on the deputy commissioner, briskly. "I will answer what 1 can." "It Is on the subject of the murder of Jacob Lynn," be observed, slowly, watch ing the expression on her face, and no ticing how gradually if grew while and hard with self repression. "I wa away w ben the court of Inquiry was held, and cm not satisfied that full endeavor were liiude to bring the matter to n just conclu sion. I have been Informed that at one time, you were engaged lo Trooper Lynn, Forgive me for Intruding on your private affair, but is It IrneV" "Yea." "And would you mind telling me when thl engagement came to an end?" "I conldered myself free alMint the flrt of April," sho answered, In a low voice. "Conldered!" sharply. "Va there any difference of opinion? Had Lynn any reaon to think that you were bound to him still T" "There wa come mistake. I cannot explain. It waa It waa " "Don't dlstreee yonrwlf, Mia Knot, Belter me, I do not wlah to pain you more than I ran help; but It la my doty to find out certain facta. Do you mind telling me when the exact date, if pos sible Lynn admitted you to lie free?" Jane Knox UA for a few moment in silence, her face flushing with the feel ings of alternate shame and Sorrow, which these question had provoke). "Did you complain to any one of of bia annoyance?" be asked, after a short pause, and bad to leau forward to catch the unwilling murmured assent. "To whom? To your father?" "No." "Then who was it?" -somewhat Impa tiently. "Colonel Prlnsep." "Colonel 1'rinsep!" Nothing but that ejaculation, yet Jam knew that the suspicion which had hem growing on the deputy commissioner hud become a certainty in his own mind. Fact after fact bad been forced from her, not rendered by her own volition, and with the. worst results. By her own lips she had betrayed the lover that she loved, yet only by direct lies could she have saved him. "Is that all you wish to know? May J. go.' she asked, wearily. It dawned upon him slowly, for the commissioner, though shrewd, was not naturally quirk of apprehension, that In had caused her more Buffering than he hail known of at the time. Whatever reason she had had for jilting .Stephen I'rinsip, iiH.n what should have been their wedding day, on her side at bast It had not been lack of love. Foreseeing many difficulties ahead, his brow was puckered into a decided frown as be continued his way to the Cutchery. He was only too well aware as what magistrate is not of the number of crimes that remain unproven, nnd con sequently go unpunished, and knew it were certainly better that this should add one more to the list than risk making a fatso or untenable accusation against ono who held so high a position, socially as well as in a military sense, in Stephen I 'rin Sep. When he went Into his private office he found the quartermaster had been there, and goiio nearly an hour ago. An accumulation of letters and business paper lay on his desk, and during the morning a case came on at the Cutchery, but he went through all mechanically and without his usual keenness. It was a relief to him when the thanedar came in with his report on the subject of which his brain was full. The report itself dealt principally in negatives. Trooper Lynn had no enemies among his comrades was not of a quar relsoma disposition even when in drink; no one in the barracks scorned to have a suspicion a to who was answerable for his denth, yet a vague opinion pre vailed that hud it not been for his fatal passion tor the quartermaster daughter ho would be alive still. When Mr. Kindly returned to his bungalow In the afternoon, ho met bia daughter on the veranda. "I am just going to send off those Invl tations for the dinner party Monday's dinner party, ' she snid, standing on tip toe to kiss bun. "Did you ask Col. Prlnsep?" Then, as she held up the addressed en velope in reply, be took it rather roughly from her hand and tore it in half. "1 won't hare him enter my house again. You understand, Diana. If you meet him in society, you must be merely civil to him, nothing more; if ho calla, he it not to be admitted." "Hut, pupa " "Not another word. You may be quite sure I should not give such an order without good reason." "Then whom shall I ask in his stead?" "Ask Valentine Ornome." "He was here the night before last. "Never mind. He is one of the nicest fellows m the regiment. I sometimes think he ha a penchant for you, l)i." "Nonsense, pnpa!" with a brilliant blush. (To be continued.) IRON IN FOOD. Bplnuch Contains More of It than Knits or Heef. Prof, limige, In the course of a paper on Iron ns a medicine, rem! before the Oermini Cimgrpxn of Internal Medicine, lifts been ventilating; some Ideas which arc ns much matter of general science (and therefore extremely important) no they are detail connected with the phy sician's domain, He is strong on the point that. Iron should reach our blond through the medium of our food, rntber than through the druggist's nM'cl;iltb's. Iron, an everybody know h, is n food ele ment absolutely essential for the proper constitution of the body. It Is us rigid ly demanded by ibe plnnt ns by the ani mal; nml It is from plant that Prof. ISiltige show we should chiefly receive our Iron supply. Spinach, be tells ns, Is richer In Iron than yolk of eggs, while the yolk contains more than beef, 'I ben succeed Apple, lentils, stra wlierrles, w hile beans, peas, potatoes and wheat, these substances beiiifr given in the order In which they stand as regards the plcntlfulnoM ofthelrlron constit uent.. Cow's inllk Is poor In Iron, nlniiclng this delicacy In the but. ns food of 1 the the young; mammal. It Is found that blood of the youthful quadruped contains much more Iron than the adult. Thus, In n young rabbit or guinea pig one hour obi. four times as much Iron w as found as occurs Iti these iininmls two nnd n half mouths old. -London Pnblle ( iplnlon. ilixl No I nn for Another Fortune-. A laborer employed in one of the Iron mills In Allegheny, canting the iiiiiulll cent salary of $1.10 it day for wheeling ore in n wheelbarrow, received a tele gram announcing that a relative In Ire land had died and left him $ii,iki. He left his Job, went to Ireland, si-cured the cash nml started upon a career of luxury and high living. Two year later he renpVcariHl In Plttburg, asked for his old position nnd w ent hack to wheel ing ore. One day another telegram came announcing that n relative In Kn gland bad died, leaving him $20,000. He threw up hi hands In despair, "lllv Inn!" cried be. "Must Ol trow up me job and go over ther and waslp another year or two In upending that? If a nhamo to handicap a dec.lnt workln' man like thot. OI'll alnd word to thlm Ol can't (Jo It" The lilgheet point ever attained by man was that reexbari by Coi anil Glalsher, In 18(12, thlrty-even thou sand feet a So re Um sea. ft ARE CREATIONS IN CORSETS. O fasbionabb' woman of the day dreams of wearing eorsem other than those spec ally made to suit the peculiarities; of her own life' lire. 1 ben there seems to be corsets for every occasion under the sun, for cycling, golf and riding, for high dress and for lounging. And so perfectly are they all made that there Is no effect of slovenliness, so that If blessed with any sort of a figure, the same girl may wear all kinds and still seem the trim gir dled beln; mutt loves to know her. A corset for a figure that needs to be held In a little, and yet leave the bless ed right to breathe, Is a short one of iinllued eoiitille, band made, and with the seams of the front running toward the steels In a distinct V. In a good quality of coutllle and with a eluny or valenclennes lace frill at the top, It can be had ready made for $15. A dainty little lounging corset has shoulder straps and Is hardly more than a bust supporter. This I especially suited to slight figure. With easy morning gowns, however, matinees or any frock on the empire order in which the waist line lg hidden, stouter women may also wear thepi to advantnge, n In these cases they confine the figure eutticlont ly. An elastic corset for cycling, golf and other athletic pleasure Is Ideally aulted to these sport. Thl Is hardly more than a girdle, but It I shaped In to the figure with gusseU, corset-fashion, at the bust and hips. Like a gir dle, too, It has only one opening, which Is In front and that closes with hooks over which the lacing loops. For rid ing there Is a corset with the lower portion very short, and ending In a wide elastic band that runs from a spoon busk over the hips to the back. These are declared to bo most comfort able and the only proper sort for the saddle. Again for athletic women who do not care to have the body kept too warm there Is a novel thing In stays. This 1 a ventllatlve affair made of linen braid, or narrow satin ribbon crossed In squares and liberally bound at the up j and down strips. Corsets for fat worn en are enormously long, but the newest ones are very lowest at the bust, which docs away with that ugly crowding up of the flesh so long seen. The bottom fits on the hips like a cap In almost a straight line, and Is flnllied with a wide elastic band that stretches or rolls up slightly In Hitting. This makes It possible for audi stays to be worn without great discomfort; and It N I'OK A TIILKTI0 GIRLS. Is claimed even that the size of the hips may be reduced through their constant wearing. Apropos of fat ladles and nil those who wish to do away with super fluous undergarments, manv slvilsh women are now wearing flannel hlnnuj- rs or knickers Instead of petticoats for walking. A skirt I worn over ii'in. Iionned Ulnom 'm din! I'alnted House. Miss Ida Miiuioe, of San Francisco, Is looked upon by her neighbors as n kind of heroine, been use she performed what she herself considers the very simple font of painting her mothers house. Her family are In the habit of speaking of her ns the "man of the house," nnd calling upon her to drive mills and tlx fences, so when the roof needed painting, and they could not afford to hire any one to do It, it seemed a very natural thing for her to lake the task upon herself, She donned her bicycle bloomers, and ways that she enjoyed the work Immensely. IliNponinu of tinllnon PleeTC. A practical woman ha proved that a very useful thing with which to shove, push, place, arrange, fix or cram whichever term best expresses the process of getting the flamboyant mod ern dress sleeves Into a Jacket Is a paper cutter, the larger the better, of course. Armed with this harmless knife one, without the services of a maid, husband or sweetheart, may be able to don an outer Jacket with some comfort and wear It with comparative ease. It Is rather dispiriting, however, to know that cliatelaln are out of style. Dangllnf with the watch, keys, purse, smelling bottle and other trlnk ets that were features of the chatelaine a huge paper cutter would be so useful now. It would add dignity to the jingling pendants and keep the all too dominating sleeve In fine subjection. J lies, sleeves stimulate the inventive faculty, however, ami it is of little use to raise arms or paper knives against them. Those who wish to keep their balloony arm coverings in a proper state or unwriiikled freshness hang their dress waists on frames scaffold ings, perhaps, would be the better word of thick wire, ingeniously curved like the modern ones upon which men's Coats swing In clot biers' shops. The ends are covered with sachets little pillows, really that keep the sleeves extended properly. From the Mikado's Land. Among all the students at the Cleve land rniverslty of Medicine and Hur- gery none is more popular than Tomo Inonye, a Jajmnesu girl, who began her studies at the Institution named last Keptcmber. Miss Tomo Is absurdly petite scarcely 4 feet tall. Her charm of manner and Inexhaustible good na ture have made her an Immense favorite with all who enjoy her ac quaintance. Usually she wears the complete costume of her native land, gar- but occasionally dons Western ments. 'the latter, however, seem to ninke her look smnller, and for this reason they are rather shunned by the little oriental maiden. Before coming to this country she had studied English at the American mission schools in Na gasaki, where she embraced the ChriR tlan faith. There also she made the ac quaintance of Dr. (limit, a woman phy- slclan, who had graduated at Cleve land. From the doctor Miss Tomo first got the idea of coming to this country to study medicine and It was chiefly through the American woman's efforts that Miss Tomo secured the necessary funds. Miss Tomo at the conclusion of her studies will return to Japan and practice her profession there. When Jack Proposed. I meant to keep quite ciilin and cool, And not behave just like a fool When Jack proposed. Intended to he dignified, And say, "Perhaps I'll he your bride, If I'm disposed." In Kpite of all 1 thought to do, My pi una ho cherished ne'er came true When Jack proposed. I laid my head against his breast, AndJack cun tell you all the rest If -he's disised. -Life. Funeral I-lowers. Funeral (lowers are no longer all while, and set pieces are not desired. Boxes of loose flowers are most often sent by friends, although small wreaths are st.lll used, but have become so full that they are more like a round mat of flowers. At a recent funeral each mem ber of a largo family laid a wreath of rlolets on the mother's coffin. The skin of fruit should never be eaten, not because I bey are not palata ble, or digestible, or are unhenlthful In them selves, but on account of the danger arising from microbe, which may bar penetrated Into the eoverln of the fruit TOMO WO.VV! O F JAPAW. WHEN LEAP YEAR SKIPS. Tbie Year the Girl May Propose, but Jxot in 19(0. As the nineteenth century draw to ward a dose, perhaps it may Interest your readers to know that the year ltMi, which ends this remarkable cen tury, will itself be a remarkable year. Those who live until that time will witness a peculiar chronological event, which has not occurred since LSltO, and will not occur again until 2100. I refer to the skij) of leap year, which will take place at that time. The year ISDC will be a leap year, as . everylwxly knows, but It may be that all do not know that 1!)0 will not be one. With the exception of Jefferson, all our Presidents have been elected upon a leap year, but the Presidential can didates of l'.MKf will have one less day to Impress their claims upon the people. The true solar year, or length of time it takes the earth to make a revolution around the sun, Is H(5 days, five hours, forty-eight minutes and forty-six sec onds, but we assume the fraction to be six hours when we add an extra day to every fourth year. Thus we are counting forty-four minutes fifty-six seconds too much at every leap year. In loo years this amounts to eighteen hours forty-three minutes and twenty seconds, or over three-fourths of a day. Hy calling each c( ntennial year a com mon year, too much would be dropped by five hours sixteen minules and forty seconds, or nearly a quarter of a day; therefore, each fourth centennial year remains a leap year, while the extra day Is dropped from the other three, which preserves the balance nicely. Thus the years 1700, 1S00 and 1900 contain each 35 days, but the year 2000 will contain :!(; days, as other leap years do. sTo determine whether any given centennial year is n leap year or not, divide it by 400. It is not a leap year if a remainder occurs. This is according to the Gregorian calendar, a correction of the Julian calendar, which latter provided for the leap years, but not for this skip of a leap year. Nearly all Christian na tions except Russia and Greece now use the Gregorian calendar, and there is a difference of alKuit twelve days between our time and that of the alwve countries. At the time the Greg orian calendar was adopted In England, 1752, an error of eleven days had to be corected. These days were dropped, which accounts for our celebration of Washington's birthday upon Feb. 22, although he was born on the 11th by the old style of reckoning. By the Gregorian calendar an error is made of only one (lay In 3,(XK years. It has been proposed to remedy this by allowing the year 4000 and its multi ples, 1(1000, etc., to remain common years. This, however, is too far in ' the dim future to call for any Immedi ate legislation or concern. Indiauaf oils News. Women Burglars in London. Women burglars will exercise a soothing moral influence on the profes sion if their example of always includ ing a family Bible in their plunder be adopted by their brethren, followed by assiduous devotion to reading the vol ume. One burglarious damsel named Sarah Cummins broke into a house in Fortcscue avenue, North London, and appropriated the family Bible, a clock and an album the last either through curiosity or spite and would, no doubt, have taken something else had her movements not been sufficiently noisy to awaken the sleepers and thus cause her own arrest. Sarah honestly ad mitted that she broke into the house for the purpose of stealing, and asked to be allowed to retain the scriptures. This could not, of course, be done, but no doubt a copy will be provided for her in her cell, although it might he ad visable for the authorities to attach it to tlie wall with a chain. She has been committed for trial at the central crim inal court. London Telegraph. A Tramp's Useful Companion. I met a very sensible tramp at Arcos a. man who ought to go a long way and not fare badly, either. He was accom panied by a tame nannygoat, with a fine, full udder of milk; and so, go where he would, his wholesome wine bottle was ever at hand. It looked odd, but why not a goat, instead of a '.weless dog? The dog is a dear, good fellow, feiding and sympathizing with all out cares. There Is no one like Iiim when the way is long and the heart is low. You can't mistake the charity in his eyes, lie is everything for you, and proud to be your companion in ad versity-few men and women are like him in this. But you can't milk a dog. and you must feed him. while this nanny" feeds both herself and her master. I am selfish. I would like to have been the discoverer of the nrl- intages of a goat companion, out I will give the Spanish franm bis duo May he go far and get fat on the rich nutriment which his little friend yields liim. i roni "A agabond in Snaln." Over the Hog's Bock. If you have to reprove a man, it is better, ns a general thing, to do it di rectly; but there are times when it is allowable to come at the matter In a more roundabout course. Two young clergymen were engaged in it warm dispute over sonic deep theo logical question, says an exchange, nnd finally raised their voices till they dis turbed a dog that had been lying by 1ho lire sleeping soundly. Thus sud denly wakened, the dog began harking loudly. At this an old preacher, who sat at a table slpplnj bis tea, turned and kicked the dog. "Be still!" snid he. "What have you to say about It, you silly brute? You know no more about It than they do." Java Spider. In the forests of Java a species at spider has been discovered which pro duces webs of such extraordinary strength that a knlfa la required to erer them.