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M . lflTftEi CHAPTER XIII.-(GntinuwU Portia, sinking further into hi-r dark enrtier, sickens with apprehension at these words. Suspicion, that now, alas! ban bfootne a certainty, is crushing hor. i'eriiap before this she ha had her donlits yague doubts, indeed, and blessed in the fact that they may admit of contradiction. But now now. W hat was it Slyme had said? That be nni:d either "make or unmake him:" that be "had hiui in his power." I.oea Slyme. then, know the the truth abmt him? Was it through fear of the secretary that Fabian bad acted a bis defender, mp portimr him against Sir Christopher's honest judgment? How quickly he had tried to turn the conrersation ! how he bad seemed to shrink from deeper in Teftiaition into Slvme' Impertinence! All eenis plain to her, and with her sup posed knowledce comes a pain, too terri ble almost to be borne in secret. The door opens and somebody appears upon, the Oirenbold. Thia somebody has bad an evident tussle with tbe butler out side, wbo, perhaps, would fain bave an aotmced bim, but bavint; conquered the kinr of the servants' hull, the somebody advances slowly, until he is midway be tween the center of the room and the direct (,-lare of the firelight. 'Il is RoK't!" oi es Dub-e, suddenly, in so ftlnd a voice, in a voice so full of de light and intense thankfulness that every one is struck by it. Then Roger is In their midst, a very sunburnt Roger, bnt just at. first his eyes ure only upon hnlee. and after a little bit it rteeomes apparent to everybody that it is litilce alone he sees; am! that she is hi fact the proud possessor of ajl 'b xijtbl be own. H baa taken between b'-rh his he -two little trembling hands she has ex-ttad-: to bim, and is pressing them warn, iy. openly, without the siighH-st idea f concealing tbe happiness he f'':s it; beini; at her side again. A iittie bappy smile wrr-albi-s her lip. s she sees this, and with her white tin pets s smooth dow n the gray sieee o; his i- - if be were a priceies- tre.-is BSC. ; ,ost. but I ' lestoted to j,c '. raiu. ilare likes 1 ..g looked npn ' ft long iost pri'-eiess : , e:'.sure. in "iin-i- b doe tsi.t move, ami i.i'v- lr '" ! I b he rein . ais s way. : ' line l litf rroivii riih again. Tbl.' .is though he woui Lhem, and makes ne being: bruslii.l i nev. e, ol... -tio; e 1 up :us like a hum!:' d thousand year it -ivent awa.v." sais iMilee, wit!, bappy sii-'b. af'er which everyone around him. and ! trorne joy into tb ie is v fa m. I ,uied ircle 'fill. f course, all i cry b specially to Stephen (lower, v, I. ting gloomily upon space, and ii with something be calls disg'i is S.t- lonred , bill might be more generally termed ihe cotu siotiesr fonn of jeabnisy. The olhers are all cr . vi'.ing rouno Roger, and are ndl lug tc.ti. in different binguac, bu: in one breath, how welcome be is. CIlAI"'! KU XIV. ' Jealousy is the keetiest. the most self hh. the most poignant of all suffering. "It is." mis Milton, "the injured lover's iell." This monster, having now seized mjxjr. Stephen, i holding htm in close etn bno r, and is swiftly crushing within h.ui all b pe, and .eace. and joy. T warcb I'ulce day after day in her emisin's society, to mark lo-r great eye grow brighter when be conn's, is now Siure thi.n he can endure. To iind hjn aeif sf-onl where be had b en !irt is in tolerable to n;ni. and a shrinking foiling th.it warns him he is being wa'. bed and eon iuented upon by nil the members of the Blount household, reader b in at times half mad wi'h rage and wounded priil-. N .t that I!iee aiigltia bint in any way. or ; eoid to bim, or give him to under 'a: d. even ini!Wl!y, t!mt be won! ! nbnMjr know ber cni.get.ieiit at an end. She is both kind and gentle much more so than la -fore but tiny doubt he had vi". y entertained ah tit her having o real (lection for bim has now become a cer tainty. He bad won ber unfairly, lie had wrought upou her feelings in an evil boor, when her heart was torn with an gry doubt and her self-love grievously hurt; when all her woman's sonl was atlaoie with the thought that she was ihe unwelcome property of a man who would giadiy be rid of her. Uer parting with Roger, and the un expected emotion he bad then betrayed, had opened her eyes in part, and bad shown her how ahe had flung away the thing desired, to gain naught. Even now she hardly knows how well she loves fter cousin, or how well he loves her, so openly displayed la her pleasure in bis so ciety, so glad is tbe smile that welcomes bim wbenerer he enters tbe room where she is, or seats himself beside her, which is very oftno or when he addresses her, which meant whenever he has anything M all to y to anybody. T-day it fine, though froaty, and every- kxIt. the children Included, is skating m the bike, which Is to be found nbout tnlf a mil from the house at the foot of t "wfad-bMtra hill. Th sun is shin ng eeldly, M though steadily determined y iTt ma heat, tad a snJlen wind la com nil tn from the distant abore. "Stern winter larw dirge-like aound," and moat t.' therefore, be happy, at Bortu 1 Mwrtlac hlMrif nobly both on Und and Dwiee, wW in dreaved In brown relret ,mi tar, la gliding gracefully hither and taiKW with hwr hand fait locked ia tw 'm. laSa ia BMctac rather aa k-Ja af haiaatf. and Portia, wbo asa ererrthlaa elaa to al aaaur turn, fct paat now sitting upon tbe hank will) the de vote Dicky by her side. I'uh-e arid It.,ger have passed al! tbe others, and safely over a rather sl.aky part of the ice that leave them at tin very fm iberesr c.,nier of tin- lake, stop somewhat out of hteath and look at each other triumphantly. Iiuh-e is looking, if possible, mie bonny ibim umihI, Hit blood is aglow and tingling with tbe ex citement of her exertion; her balr, with out actually having eome undone, is cer tainly under less control than it was an hour a eo. and in glintini: and -h:itiit:i,i j f rirn unburn to brown, and from brow n to i . wnnn T,.i(,. i,(.nc.:,,h . utt l-lsse. of the wintry mil. 'Where is Closer;" asks Roger, at length, somewhat abruptly. " es where'" return she. In a tone sngL'etive it the idea that now for the first time she has mied him. She says it quite naturally and without changing color. The fact is it really is tbe first time she has thoueht of him to-duy, but Roger firmly believe she is acting, and that she is doing it uncommonly well. "He hasn't Peon at the court s nee yes terdayhas be'.'" he asks, somewhat im patiently. "N o. But I dare say be will 'urn up by and by. Why?" with a quick glance at him fr im under her heavy lashes. "Io yon want him?" "Certainly not. I don't want him." says Roger, with exceeding emphasis upon the pronoun. "Then I doo'f know anybody e'se who does." finishes Dulce. biting her lips. "She is regularly piqued because the fellow hasn't turned ufi a lover's quarrel, I suppose," says Mr. Pare. savagdy. to himself, reading wroni-iy that petulant movement of her lips. "Did you erer once think of me all the time I was away?" he asks, presently, in a low tone that dis tinctly gives her to understand he believes she didn't. That in fact he wouldin bis prevent, frame of mind - rather believe she didn't. His voice is growing absolutely trasic, and altogether be is i, deplorably unhappy as any young woman could de si ie. "I wish. says poor fnilce, her voire quivering, "that you would not speak to me like this now, or-or that you bad spoken like it long airo!" i wish I had, with ail my soul," says Roger, fervently. "However." with a iiC'ny sigh, "yon are engaged to him now, .oil know, so I suppose there is no use in talking about it." "If I do know it. why tell me again 'oil! it';'' ;s Iiii'ce, reproachfully, her ' full o i earn. "Just like you to re- t.i'l nc of of my misfortune!" It is out. She bus been dying to tell iiiui for the last half hour of this trouble hat has been pressing upon ber for loonths. of this most distasteful engage net, and now that she has told him. ' o! h frightened. et she would hardly '"'all her" words, II, r lashes linger on her ehcci.s, and she looks very tioi- b n if she would like to cry but for the dis-gnu-e of the thiiiir. "our misfortune!" repeats Roger, in a s;-:,iii.-e tone. "Are jmi not happy, tl-en? Io you mean to tell ;ne he is not good to you?" "He is too good to me; you must not think that," eiolaima she, earnestly. "It is only that I don't care about his goodness- I don't are," desperately, "for any thing connected with him." "You ha ye made a keeoud mistake, then?" "Not a second." in a very "Then let us say you oh.Hised your uiindV" "No." "You liked him once," in tow tone, bave again patiently. "No." "You luiiJit as well say you did like me," says Roger, with angry warmth; "and I know I was actually abhorrent in your sight." "Oh, no, no," says Dulce. for the third time, in a tone so low now that be can hardly bear it; yet he does. "Dub-e! do you know what you are Im plying?" asks be, In deep agitation. "It is one of two things now: either that you never liked Stephen, and always lov lised inc. or else you are trying to make a fod of me for tbe swoud time. Vt bicb is it?" "I'm sure, at least, that I never liked Stephen in that nay," confesses she. faintly. 'And do you like me? Puh-e, there was a time, says Koger. after a pause. " J hen 1 might have dared to kiss away your ars. but I suppose that time is gone for ever. 'I suppose so," dismally. Tears are still wetting tbe sweet eyes she turns up to his. "Dulce! let me understand you," says Reiger, grnvely. "You are quite sure you don't care for him?" "Quite," saya Dulce, without a sec ond's hesitation. "Then ask him to give you up release you from your promise," says Roger, brightly. "I I'd be afraid," replies Miss Blount, dropping her head. "Nonsense!" says Roger (of course it la not he has to do it). "Why should you feel nervous about a thing like that? You don't want to marry bim, therefore say so. Nothing ran be simpler." "It doesn't sound simple to me," saya Dulce, dolefully. Just at this moment a yonng man, dressed in gray emerges from tbe group of alders that line the south edge of the lake, very near to where Dulce and Roger are standing. He la so situated that he is concealed from view, though quite near enough to the cousins to hear what they are saying. The last two sentences hare fallen on bis ears; be stands as If spellbound, and wait eagerly for what may come next. "He can't poasibly want to marry yoa If you don't want to marry him," aaya Roger, logically, "and yon don't," a little doubtfully itlU. 1 don't, Indeed," My Dulce, with a ad ilgh and a ahake of ber aabara At thia the young man la the gray aajt, I with a bittav awae turn a war, and, re irao mm aaa get im km mm qi , the lake utthotit bt-iui; n-i-u by e.ther I'are or hi couipaiiioij. Here be declines to tay or converse with any one. I'.i-i-iut' h l'ortia and the two nien wlm are Hill attending on her. he Ihiw slight' and pretends tint to hear Ii.k's v.. ice, as it ealls to hiui to stop. "He is like that contemptible idiot ho went round with tin- 'banner uiib the strange device.' " Py I'teky Browne, lo..:-'n after bim; "nothing wdl atop hit.i." "What's up with him nun ':" asks Sir Mark, sipi e.-y. iog his g!;i-s into his eve. the better to watch S!ej.lii-u'n Injure a it biirri"d!y dN.-ii, pours. "I e;. t be has eaten sutne'liin; that ba disagreed with hiui." snv Iieky, rheerf ul . "Weil. i..il,'y, .e l...,ke.l like it," snys :e; ";! un.re v i ; i-'i.-:i r ape, t it has "'obaii liii my lot to gu op.u, for which I av-Uu toy R.-iii'ude, My (b ar I'.itim. iiii'. -s you in'i l to go in for riif:it:.:. t i.-s bi-lore v.,,ir lino-, you will get up fr.iin thai damp gt:is :.nd come home with tie-." 'iiai'ti:r xv. "Did he- I mean d d you -ever Dulce, mil you ie , c r.v angry with me if I asl; u a ipie,: ion V" "No. Ri,! I .p,. ji e. oi;'t be a dis agreeable ovo." sl4s Dul'-o, glancing at him. en nil ,ii-!y. "That is just as jot! iony look nt it." says I!,.g. r. "But I si;i,.se I may say it nfier all. we are like brotb-r and sis ter, are v not '!" "Ye es. Oii.ie Pke a brother and sis ter," says I mice, but s-.r.-o how this thought semis t-i give li-. pi' asuie. "Only rte are not. you i.uow," puts in Roger, rather b,i-ii!y. "No, of curse -.i e are not," replies she, with equal lns'e. "WeH, then, I" ' here -" But even )rnv tf, l.e ha, got o far, he hesitate again, lool.s earnest i? at her, and pulls bis mustache uncertainly, as if half afraid to srn any further. It is the afternoon of the ncu day, and a the un has route out in great fon e, nd the mildness of the day al most resembles spring in it- earliest stages, they are all about the place, strolling hither and thither, withersoever p!iir.t,t fancy guides them. Roger and Dulce. niter lingering for '''"" tinic In the winter garden looking ; the siio" drops, and such poor f.istcr-b.-ibes as have t; ,st their millirf face .ibive the warm earth, that like a cruel stepmother lis driven them too early from her brBt, have moved slowly on ward, until they lind them-civo- beside a fountain that used to be a favorite haunt of teelrs Innu ago. Dulce seats herself upon the stonework that surrounds it; though the water is too chilly to be pleasant, she toys lightly with it with her idle fingers, just tipping it coquettishly now anil then, with her eyes bent thoughtfully upon it, as it sways calmly to and fro beneath tbe touch of the cold uind that passes over it. Just now she raises her pj'K aud rises them inquiringly on Roger. "(Jo on." she says, quietly; "you were surely going to ai-k me something. Ate you afraid of me?" "A little. I confess." "You need not be." She is still looking at htm very earnestly. "Well, then." says Roger, as though nerving himself for n struggle "tell me t!ii. " He leaves where be is standing and comes closer to ber. "Did-did you ever kiss (lower?" "Never never!" atf-wera Dulce, grow ing ivtite pale. "I h:ve no right to asl. if, I know that," says Koger. '"B.lt" Jepvraeijr "did he ever kis you?" "Never, indeed." "Honor bright ':" "Honor bright.'' A long silence. MNs Blount's finsers are quite deep in the water now, and 1 think she does not even feel the cold of it. "He has been engaged to you for three months and more, and never wanted to kiss yon!" exclaims Roger at last, in a tone expressive of great amazement aud greater contempt. "I don't tb:ng I said quite that," re turns she, coloring faintly. "Then" eagerly "it was yon prevent ed bitu?" "I don't care nnfb about tbnt sort of i'ling," says Dulce. with a little shrug. "Don't you? Then I don't believe you care a button nbout him," replies he, with glad conviction. "That is mere surmise on your part. Different people" vaguely "a re differ ent. I don't believe If I bud any affec tion for a person that a mere formal act like kissing would increase the feeling." "Oh. wouldn't it, though 7" says Mr. bin re "there's nil you know about it! You just try it, that's all. I can't say that I think much of (lower a a lover," be says, after a while, a touch of scorn In his voice. "To be engsuo-d to you for three bo'.e month and never once kiss i." You .were engaged to me for three whole years." replies bis eotls'n, quietly yet with a flash from her deep gray e; es l bat means much, "and I cannot remem ber that you ever cared to kiss me at all." I don't know what was the matter with me then," he says, making no at tempt at a denial, though there certainly were one or two occasions he might bave referred to; "I d'm't believe" in a low tone "I ever knew I wai fond of you until until I lost you." "Oh, you roust not talk to me like this!" entreats she, the teari coming Into her eyes and trembling on her long lashes. "I suppose not. But this new-found knowledge Is bard to npp.rejs; why did I not discover It sooner?" "Better late than never," says Dulce, with a poor attempt at lightness, and a rather artificial little laugh, meant to conce.,1 the sorrow that is consuming her, "I think you ought to feel gladness In the thought that you know it at last. Knowl edge is power, isn't It?" "I can feel only sorrow," says Roger, very aadly. "And I have no power." Pulce'a wretched fingers are getting absolutely benumbed In the cold water, yet ihe seems to feel nothing. Roger, however, atooping over her, llfta her ailly little hand and drlea It very ten derly, and holds it fast between both his own; doubtless only with tbe intention of restoring some heat to It, It la quite amazing the length of time It takes to do this. "Dulce!" "Welir She has not looked at hiai once daring the last Ore minutes. "If you are unhappy In your present en gagement and I think yoo are why not break with OarwerT I anoke to you of talg jaaaaiiay, and I say the same thing to-day. nu are cloinjt lioth buu and yourself an injitntke in letliiiK it a on any longer." "I don't know what to ay to b in." " I hen et sorjie ou- else in ay it. Fa bian, or I m-le ( 'hrislopher." "th. no!" a lii'i e. inth a true e!ie of deli. -.icy. "If it is to be done at all, I hal! do it inj eif." "Then do it. Promise me if yon cet the opportunity j mi will say soniethin,' to him ationt :t." "I pr-itnise." av! I'uli-e. vi-,v faint'v, I Then she wiihdrimH tin- hand from bis, nd nnhoiit another onl. not even a hint at what the irainii.c of her freedom i may mean to either-or ratio r both-of j them, i hey p !.. iy hack to the canb n, I wb'-re they met all the otle-rs siitini; in j a roiip upon a bnt-e eiri-ular rit-tic seat i beneath a hrain-hn, evergreen; a'.l, tliat is, exeept l alnan. u !:o of late ha U eom mote and more solitary in his habits. (To be continued. BARON ROTHSCHILD. t Imrai tt-ristii-M of One of the Great Moneyed family. li.-irofi William Rothsohil.1, the pres ent representative of tbe great family of t'.'ii.kers in Frank furl, is a very er ceiitrii' n tin. He I n recluse. lie lives within himself, and does not sif-m to ei-.joy the society of bis fellow men. Hi habits are those of an nnehorite. No monk of the mbHle nges was more Kcrtipitlotis nbout 111 n-ligioits duties or more abstention In bis diet. Huron Willi, mi ol.-erre all the Mosaic Injunc tion, lie takes fits nvvn cook und cook-- ' In j ntntisil wherever be goes, mi.1 ha his food preparefl n.-co.-illnc to tbe strictest Jewish regimen. lie will nev er sit nt tbe sainc tulde with n Chris tian, nor pnrtuke of fixe fiom which a Christian has rnton. He I ulwtiys very courteous, and even deferential in bin manners, but If he is In the wtnii' room with n Christian who 1 standing Baron Rothschild will !! down. If the Chris tian lt down be rise. In tbe plain little otiice where he receive those wbo bave btisi;ios with bint there I only one chair. The entire furnishings rf the room would not bring $5 ut fic tion. He has the same desk and other furniture that was used by hi father and gi'.'indfn! I. or. nnd I was Informed that be has vi fitleti 1th tbe same ijtiH) pen for more than lnrty rear, lint that may Im an exaggeration. He ha, how ever, worn the same bat for nearly a quarter of a century, nnd If is said that hi- buys a nr-.v :;.!! of 1 1 .ihe;-, rvrry fifth year. This Is not due to parsimony, becanse Baron Rothschild s resiliences are num erous and palatial. h has a host of ser vants, fine horses and carriages, and bin family fare sumptuously every day. lli' is very generous, nnd gives to sev eral men of bis race more money every year as a charity than he spend for tils own comfort. His wants are few. It Is bis pleasure to live simply, nnd be enjoys bis own society more than that of o'iier men. Another of Baron Rothschild's pecrj. Ihtrities Is to conceal his N-nevolence, He Is said to give away a great ileal of money, but If tbe man wbo receive It ever mention the fact so thai it comes to the baron's ear, be Is not likely to get i.ti.v in. ire. Ills r-oiilributii.os to geti.-ral benevolence nr.- always anony ni.iti or pass through the baud. of tbe rn bbl.- Chicago Record. ISon-Hit n Ililurail.in with Milk. Many boys and men bave worked their way through college, but. o far aa 1h known, Indiana holds the only one wbo milked bis way through. Martin A. Qulnn was a ragged farm band when he made up bl mind to get a col lege exluoation. a ad set about obtaining tbe moans. He bogati by trading with bis neigh bors until be ovt pel a pig, which be raised and sold to buy a calf. Tbe calf g;r-w into a cow, which was sulci, and mo.-f pig-i and calve bought By the time be was IS Qijliin bud earned ifZiXJ. With this money he bought six good Uillcb cow;;, which be shipped to Chi cago, riding along In the freight train to care for them. He reached the city with ills cowb and f 11 In cah. Leaving hi. cowh at tbe stock yards, he went straight to the University of Chicago and mutriciilated. Having done this, be sought the ntew.vd of the college, told bis story and laid a proposition be fore bim. Milk was costing the colli ge 2.5 cents a gallon. Qulnn agreed to fur nish It at '.'o ceiits. The deal whs mttde nnd the young uiidi-rniiMiilt1 ilalr; ii went to seek a J hii'c ti: li ,,i ! n nl. On- v in found. anl arrar.jreiiieniH for pasture made. For four years Qulnn cared for those cntvs, niilkcl tbnm every morning at 4 o'clock, strained the milk and car ried It to the steward. From It he aver aged J3.C0 a day, and on this he lived and furnished food and (shelter for tbe cows. When he graduated this year ho sold the "cowa for flW, with which he bought loks to study law at Lafay ette, Intl. New York World. Will He tbo Fastest I'.u.'it Afloat. There 1b now being constnn teil In tbe Ayer nhtpyardi, Npw York, a boat thnt will, If the expectations of the deslirm ' are realized, be tbe speMlest vcMet afloat Cbarlea D. Mealier ! the 'h' BlBTterof tbe new boat and he also plan ned tba Ellide, which Is now the fast eat It having covered a measured mile Id 1 aalnpte and 85 seconds. It Is ex pected that tba Viper, as the new vea Bel will be known, will be able to attain cloae on to 46 miles an hour, a reeor which would be most remarkable. Famous Diamonds. Mra. William Astor has paid $125,000 far tha famous diamonds known aa the "Indian Twlna." Tbej art cut cuahioo ahp weigh eight and one-half carata aaveh, tad art of a pale bloa color, ao fnl f flra that many perfect atonaa em loetarlaaa by coraparlaoa. "Tba Twlaa" wart tba property of Wama Hcatlnga wbea ba was Governor Oat oral af ladla. S-F ( MANAGING HUSBANDS. LKARN to rightly manage your self before jou attempt to man age a husband. Never by word or action say or do I but which may les sen your husband's r(s)Ms-t for jou. Ever maintain a geuUe dignity, avoid ing sarcasm, nagging, jests which re-ll.-ct upon bis personal appearance or conduct. Study his disposition and taste-. aNn your own. and govern your self accordingly. Be ever ready 10 compromise. Re patieiit. but not cring ing; keep your proper footing with your husband; be will respect you the more, if you as-ert your right:-, with zentletiesM and tact, it Is not wisdom to weakly yield to unreasonable whims. Resjiect his feelings and appro-Hai.-u'.H attentions. Keep home comfortable and cheery, properly care for bis cloth ing, rightly attend to bis meals. Iki no! waste time by recounting the iclfling iriuoyances of the day when som-ihltig of Importance about the household de maiwhs libs ati.'inloii. Wa':. if possible, until be is properly fil aiwl rettsl a bit before you .seek his counsel. lie ac tuated always by tbe spirit of love, as we'ti as wifely afTectlou, bearing and forbea. t.g. in! there Is no fear of fail ure vviili U.e average man, who Is a rt'uoona bio being. Vomie- Ciihinet Lady. Miss Helen Long, youngest daughter of the .Secretary of the Navy, who re cently christened the American built Japanese warship Kasngl afier the uniijue orieuial method of liberating a pigeon as she pronounecvl me Dame, must be really reckoned among tbe cab inet ladies, for Mrs. I-oug is so much of Hi Invalid that she is unable to do her full share of eiilvrUilnirig. leaving a ipxxl part of these duties to .e lsn-fie by ber handsome and talented step daughter. Miss Ixing was llrst Introduce! to Washington society last spring when she presided over ber father's home during the absence of Mrs. Long. She Va' tf'.'7.43ts1 1 'WW MISS IIEI.K.V 1.0.X1. ibowi-d that islie was fond of the social whirl, for, In spite of the limitations of hotel life, she managed to give some very enjoyable receptious in their apart mi'iiiM at the Portland. She has many trlemls In the capital, where she lived and w t u 1 1 : for six years during h'-r father's Congressional term. Secretary Long haw - still another (buils'itcr. older than Miss Helen, but i s 1 ,.r little time to devote to society. She is a young wouia'i of unusually brilliant mind and la nent on putting her talents to some use. Last year ahe was graduate! from Smith College, and hie Ik now studying medicine at Johns Hopkiux University In Raltl more. Won't Mind the Doctor, A prominent physician, who has what is termed a "fashionable" prac tice, recently told Home of his troubles to a friend In a burst of wrath over a case of a society woman. "When anaemic Rlrb. sleepless women and dyspeptic children are brought to me, I fee Hike golrm out of bivdm-sn." he b-c!ared.' "I have one patient, a girl of IS. wbo might aa well go to a fortune teller for advice for all the benefit she will ever get from a doctor. I give her a scolding ami draw up a aet of rule, for her to live by, prescribing certain things to eat, certain tlme to sleep, certain hours for exercise, give ber a tonic and dlstnlsa ber. "I o you think that girl Improve 7 Not she. In a fortnight ahe trails Into my oillce, pallid and melancholy. I haven't tbe heart to scold ber, but I an ticipate her answers to my question. Has she taken tbe tonlcT Ob, yea, ahe hasn't missed a done. Haa aba eaten pastry or lobsters or drank Ice water or Ice cream soda? Well rr onca or twice. Haa ahe eatrn tbe oatmeal aad raw beef and drunk tbe hot water and beef teal Tea. Hue doem't add 'ooce or twtoa,' hU bar aw?iaoa aaUa at Ad has she gone to bed early? Cot tj early and slept after lunch? Well, not every lay. And y. t the girl of Intelli-geti.-e and appantit common wn.se won. b rs why siie ,. .esu't get well. I am going to try .. e more. If fib loesu't ols-y me. then I shtill positively refuse to att.-iid her further." YVoiiiKM o: (.numerator. The only woman enumerator In the world Is Mrs. S.1...I1 A. Ricbart, of Kiins.-'s City. Kan. The canine census I i taker has the fnr- Jsr'.tV ther (llx'.inction of -..i.t-khiL' without Pit?- . tb- fruit of :'i r work being turned over to the public library. Her Iiitbtt are to see that the owner of .... 1 .. I .v. 1. jilts. !'., o n-r. every iog uj me .n pays tin- proper municipal lax. She iias apiMiinled by ihe Kansas City, Kan.. City Council at the Instance of (in' l ed' t tlion of Clubs, one of tb sit'ongest women's organization to the- .Slate. l-'or a long time the iiestlon of doff taxes bad been a botheration to tba city. Some people paid and Homo didn't, and it was next to Impottslbla to force the b'llniuents to oltedleuce. The condition of things was somewhat bettered when tbe dog taxes, through an ordinance, were turned over to the public li.. ,iry. ami the library waa Riv en charge of the collection. Tiie Feder ation of Clule. which is at the helm of the Library Association, was consulted as t what was tbe best means to rern ely tbe evil. It was the federation that stiggcste.1 the Idea of appointing lira. Rieli.irt to take charge of the dog; tax es. It was decided fo tall the offrc Mrs. ffichart was to bold that of "city dog enumerator," as It sounded better than "d..g impounder." Since that tlmo the !ie(Iou of dog; taxes baa beet sol . oil. Women's I'ockrtw, Ltnlie" fifty years ago, when going on a journey by slage coach, carried their cash u their under pocket. Thero were no railway opened In Wales tarn, and people wbo had not a close carriage either went In the mail coach or In a sKl chaise. Farmers' wives aud mar ket wotui u wore these large tinder pockets. I remember toy Welsh nurse had onij wherein. If she took ine out cowslip picking, or nutting, or black berry gathering, ahe curried a lxttla of milk and a lot of biscuits or a parcel ol sandwiches, often a clean pinafore as well. Her pocket. on those occasions w as like a big; bag. 1 was very proud whiMi she stitched up a wee joeket fqr me to wear under my frock out of some stuff like bedtlcklng, similar to that of which she made ber own big pockets. Motes and Queries. Their Hemitifol Hands. To American women belongs the dis tinction of having; the smaliift banda In tbe world. Next come the women of Austria. Spain, Frame nnd Italy. Rus sians have long but lieauUfully shaped bands, while those of Spaniards are often spoiled by the thickness of the. fingers, which are apt to round at the tij. The bands of arlsNsTallc Eng lishwomen are apt to be well nhaped, but are somewhat long and frequently bard. No one, perhaps, takes such good care of ber bauds as tbe French wom an of fashion. C.-rman women usually have large Hat bands, with flat fingera ARMr-TITF- 4 baby: Except for the christening rot, tha baby's drf, slips and wrapis-m ara all made quite plain, but of the fin French mi I Betook. When lave and fcia broiderles are used, only those of daln. tlcst pa-ttern and finest (juallty are la good tame. Main hems at ttn bottom, hand finished or bem-ltchi.d, are ln ple, babyish ami always In good tasta. In most dm'sses the trimmings aro con fined to the yoke, neck and sleeves, with perhaps a baud of trlmmlnai to mark the n 11 1st -line. Muy bave tba fullness at the back bold In with a aaoa of the same tnateirlal atartlng frota each aide of the fullness In tbe front of the waist, which makea a ganmept easy to launck-r and fashion Wom an's Home Companion. Modish Wedding Rise. The fashionable wedding riag hi e. graved with ornamental cbaalag aa4 enriched with prcctona atooaa, VlmtA fnl Idea ara allowed full ptar u tba choke of emblematic stooaa. Tbay a -a made to apell "Amor" by miaaa af aa) amethyst, a moonstona, aa apal aaal a rub7' f n fFi'i'-F''! r