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A DOCTOR'S MISSION
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OHAPTEK XXIV. tContioued.)
Holding ber away from him at length
lor another look at her beautiful fare, he
added:
"My child, yoa axe the perfect image
f your mother, and to my partial eyes
be was the moat beautiful women 1
wave ever seen."
These words were spoken id ao low a
luue that Che ladies pn-irt had not
taught their meaning, and uiunuurir.g in
Muni that ahe must introduce bi:n to
the waiting duche:, he allowed ber to
Wad liim forward while sue presented
kim aa "uiy father."
Drawing cloae to her grace, on bring
thua introduced, he turned a half quiz
ral look full upon her, which caused
her to spring up iintantly aa the met it,
rxclaioiiiig:
-Edward! Can thia be my oq Ed
ward?" "Jly own. dear mother! then you do
know me after all these yean?" waa the
inawcr aa he held forth bia arms to tarn
race her.
Amazed ai this unlonked for revelation.
Ethel and Lady Claire clasped hands in
kiutual sympathy, and looked on in si
lent wonder.
After thia fond greeting, the duke turn
M and aaluted bia sister's child, w hom he
sad never seen, after which he took
Ethel's hand and leading her to bia tuo: li
ar, said:
"Now, dearest mother, let me ask for a
hare of your loTe to be given to my
laughter, Lady Ethel Wortiiingtou, for
ki her you see your own granddaugh
Icr." "Edward, this ia a surprise, Inded," re
tamed ber grace, aa ahe pressed the
Iweet girl to her bosom and kiw-d her
bright young brow. "Ethel has already
woo. our ufl!;cti ns during her Lri f r.-si-t-uce
here, without knowing that she
tould lawfully claim them. I'ut now.
lease, tell your mother who you mar
fried, and why you kept your marriage o
king a secret?"
"l'.efore answering ycur question, my
lear mother, we will proo-d to open the
package left in Ethel's chsrge."
Taking the small bundle of what
e nied paper and lotlcrs from bia daugh
ter' hand, the duke cut the rring and
Irew forth the con tenia.
The first thing to met Hie eye waa a
aarriage certificate, getting for that on
Oct IK, lj , just twenty two years be
fore, in New York City, Edward Wor
Ihington, only son of Charles, tenth Duke
f Westmoreland, waa united in marriage
to Florence Nevergail, daughter of the
late John Nevergail of Ixiodon, by Rev.
Henry Morri.-, It. I).
Next came to view a magnificent circle
liamond ring which he had given to her
tthe time of their engagement and a
filaio gold band, containing their joint
nitiala and the date of their marriage.
The last waa hia wife'a wedding ring!
Then appeared I small locket, get with
liamonds, con-raining the likenesses of
both; and ag he tlirew the gold chain, to
Which it wag attached, over Ethel's neck,
fce bade her wear it hereafter, "for the
lake of her parent."
Aa the duchess and Lady Claire looked
It the beauliful face of EthePg poor,
foung mother, thpy were each atrnck
With the likeness she bors to the picture,
Ind thought ahe might almost have been
ka original.
"Now, my dear mother and daughter,
I will tell you why 1 have ao king con
cealed the fact of my marriage. You.
Mother, can acrtvly blame me, when you
remember the set and atern disposition
toy father ever possessed. Hia will waa
law, big rale a rod of iron, and a child
laring to disobey him waa sure to tie pun
ished with the utmost aeverity.
"When I was only a stripling of nine
teen yearg I had accompanied my father
to a fox hunt, and after the chase ws
ever, on our relurn ride he commenced
talking about my being heir to bis title
nd wealth, and about the intense desire
ke bad that when I married I should se
lect wife from a certiio number of ia
liea belonging to the nobility.
'Father,' I replied, 'I have always ex
pected to love some sweet young girl,
ml on that account solely to marry ber!'
" Then your expectations will meet a
sodden and grievous disappointment,'
waa his stern reply.
"Wheeling hia horse so that he faced
tie in the road, he extended his right
kand towards heaven, and then and there
look this solemn oath:
"'Once for all, Edward, hear me and
lark what I say; I solemnly call on
kNTen to witness that never will I con
sent to your wedding any person not in
four own rank in life! Never, boy; re
Biembcr that. Never.'
"From that hour matrimony and ladies
lost all charms for me. I, as you know,
tingled IKtle in society, and found my
chief amusements in study, hunting and
traveling. When about twenty-six years
Id I went to America, and while in New
lork I accidentally met Gertrude Never
fail, who was the daughter of Sir Geof
trey Glendenning, onr neighbor it the
kalL She, in making what they consid
ered plebeian marriage, had been cast
aff sod disowned by ber proud father and
11 ber friends and relatives.
"With her hotband and his young or
phan sister, Florence Nevergail, they
ad left' England: and Nevergail rmra be
came a talented lawyer, respected, and
eceived into the best society in New
Tork City.
"It was then, at their bouse, 1 first met
tad passionately loved my beautiful
Florence. Infatuated to the wildest de
gree with this young lady, I could not
leave the place, and before many weeks
sssssd I discovered that she reciprocated
ty warm devotion.
"When she did confers her feelings, I
Mff at once that asking for the consent
f mj father would be useless, so 1 urg
Nl a private marriage. To this she cos
wild. If I could ffiia the approbation
f ber krotk r and bU wife.
"la rssaembrssce of their ewi happy
tSs, brevgkt about by marriage solely
br km, tbklr cwaaat waa aooo giraa,
tzit Oslr liiiHH W WW MitodL I
BY EMILY TnOTO
Author of "Rov Kisskll's Rtlb,"
"The Fashionable MoTHtu," Ere.
lived with her the happiest year of my
life, under the simple name of .Edward
Worthington.
"But, aiae! our joy waa but for a brief
period, for wheD our IKtle girl was only
three weeks old, she left me for a bright
er world uever-fading heritage on
high.
"After her death I was incuunolable.
Ijfe for me was aimless; ao I cared Dot
what b-auie of me. Then Mr. Never
gail cam with her sisterly advice and
couftulationn, and in her pious efforts I
ajain regained my outward eouipooure.
"Mrs. Nevergail, with the consent of
ber gwKl hu:4and, then offered to take
charge of my infant child, saying that
perhaps at present 1 might not desire to
unnounce my marriage, or ber existence,
to my proud and stem father.
"After giving the matter conoideration
I coiueut-d to their plan, and made op
thin pa!tai.-e at that time, to tie kept un
til this birthday. 1 charged thcn to keep
my se,Tet sacredly, and to give my little
one their own name and bring her up
in every respect as they would had she
been actually their own.
"1 informed them that on this birth
day ahe might be told rtii story, but un
til I reclaimed ber 1 dc.-ired ber to re
main ith rhem. If at this (date my
father still lived. I should settle upon
her a suilahie allowance, and perhaps
visit her occasionally in New York with
out his knowledie.
"One year ago lie died; and I at once
wrne to Mrs. Nevergail the fact, and
told her that I had now inherited the
dukedom, and should consider myself free
to recall my child.
"She instantly answered to he addrens
1 had given ber, communicating the fact
that she was a widow, very near her end,
and begged me to leave Kthel with her
utitil i'ie nhotiM pa.-s away, or until, at
any rate, the lifrh f October. She told
me she should sail for England very soon,
taking Ethel with ber, and said that I
could hear of her u; tie residence of her
cousin, Mr. Kogers, at any time. I call
ed there last week, as directed, only to
bear of my kind friend's de.i1h, and the
astounding news that my sweet d inghter
was even then an inmate of Cattle Cairn.
"Gladly 1 repaired hither to meet at
once daughter, mother and niece. May we
never more be parted!"
"Amen, say 1 to that!" ejaculated the
happy duWiews. "I have lonely, in
deed, wiJiout my wn. Now I am old
and need a son's care and attention."
"Which care, rest assured, shall al
ways be yours," again repeated the duke,
as be s.'MiH'd and pressed a warm kiss
upon her still handsome cheeks.
When iu the morning Dr. Glcndenning
called and was told the news that the
poor governe waa no other than Lady
Ethel Worthington, acknowledged daugh
ter of the Duke of Westmoreland, hia
heart sank within bim, and he could only
whisper in trembling tones:
"Will this noble relationship cause you
to regret our engagement? Oh, Ethel,
Ethel, will thia part ub?"
"Never!" waa the glad reply. "My
father knows too well the value of a true
lore, and he surely will not refuse bia
consent to our union. If be docs, I am
of age, and have promised that nothing
shall Hand in the way of our marriage."
Nothing did separate them. The duke
waa much pleased with Dr. Glenden-
ning's manly demeanor, and when be tim
idly asked for bia daughter's hand he
smiled brightly and gave his consent.
So Lady Ethel Worthington married
Dr. Earle Elfenstein Glcndenning. amid
great rejoicings and vast display of
wealth, beauty and fashion, after which
the "bonnie" bride waa welcomed gladly
to the remodeled and greatly improved
hall, a place that still bore k strange a
history.
Sir Fiuroy lived nearly two years af
ter the marriage of his son, anil these
years were unclouded by a single sorrow.
He loved his children fondly, and was
greatly beloved by them in return. He
died at last quite suddenly, and was laid
to ret t-aide hia brother Arthur In the
family vault.
Sir Earle Elfenstein Glendenning, M.
I)., and hia beautiful wife, Lndy Ethel,
were ever regarded with true affection
by all their neighbors and tenants; and
when, at last, the duke, after his moth
er's death, did, in hii loneliness, love and
wnd a second time, a lady of rank, the
Countess Teresa Lovell, they found in
the new duchess a rare addition to tbeir
circle of dear ones, and the most happy
intercourse ever existed between the two
families.
Poor Constance Glendenning, -in losing
husband, title and wealth, became a mel
ancholy invalid. The fate of ber former
lover, whom ahe dearly loved, waa so im
pressed upon her heart and Imagination
that after she beard it in all iu bideous
ness the very name of her husband in
her presence brought on nervous trem
blings to such sn extent that the subject
had to be baniahed entirely from ber
hearing..
The horrible exposure of her husband's
sin produced at length another revulsion
of feeling, and with deep remorse her
heart returned to her early love, cling
ing ever to his memory, only to shed tears
over hia sorrowful fate and devotion to
herself, tears of unavailing regret.
So ahe bad lived and so at last she
died. Just two years after rtoe left Che
hall she breathed her sad life away, and
her last words were:
"Arthnr, Arthur, my only lore, I come
to thee now, nevermore to be parted."
(The end.)
Vale of Storks to Egypt.
Were It not for the multitude of
storka that throng Egypt erery winter
there would be no living In tome parts
of the country, for, after every Inun
(Utlon, frogs appear in devastating
swarms.
There la something about a mother-in-law
wblcb every wise son-ln law
racognlaa, and that la that aba la of
great strategic TsUa
ATLANTIC COAST SINKING
Facts fbo v ----1 ileoloslrat
Observations
The slow s.ukilig of the Atlan'lc
oast la a fact well known to Amer
ican geologist, but t!e definite iiic-n-irennnts
of the path of that mI.-1-lence
is a matter of acicutiftV iiit"re.t.
long ago aa l'a'.h, the latp I'rof.
it-urge H. Cook, state geo!ogit of
Sew Jersey, luveKtigated tills matter
ery carefully, collecting numerous ob
servations indicative of the em-rom h
went of the nca on the New Jersey
(bore. Later iiiventigatioiis made by
he I'uitetl States geological surrty
lave demonstrated that this i no lo
ral occurrence, but a condition cbar
icteristic of the entire Atlantic wa
Xa rd.
In other parts of the wurUl similar
ibservatlons have been made. Along
Jie eastern coast of England the ink
ng of the land relative to sea level
ws been a serious matter during
ecordetl lilMory ; villages lie buried
imler the salt niun-hes nnd the waves
low sweep over submerged fotesta.
u the other aide of the North wa. tli"
Norwegian coast is rising tapidly. that
s, geologically Blunting. Observations
(bow- that the Scatiiliuuvliiu coasts are
wing elevated at a mean rati- of 'J.5
'eet per century; the maximum rate
it the North Cupe being nearly twit
t much. The riicific nlde of South
Uuerica is rising rapidly. Charles
)arw-in, when on the I'.eagle. having
eeu one of the tirst to draw attention
' the raised fa-neliea on the coast of
'bill, where plaited reeds mid other
"viiience of human iiamiiwoik wet
found buried Among marine shell de
posit at a height of So feet nltovo tide
water. Such observations as these, usually
Jisregsrded by the iion-si iciitilie, le
nne impressive to the averi.-e man
when he finds, by the evideix-e of
auduiarks, that the ground tinder bis
eet ia very unstable. It brings lio;ue
he great fact which underlie the
tudy of psiUvy. ami suggests that
ven the njijiiretitly catastrophic
events of geologic history, as writi'-n
m flip ;a ;,' of rock and s one. are tr.e
-esu!t of iiii-t for res ac'in with that
inwearied paticii'-e "which l.a;'(!ens
he ruby in a million years. When Sir
'luirles I.vi 11 Kiw the sIiijh n lous fo.di
ind iiiver-1 ns of straw w hich cliarnc-
ri.e the Swiss AIjk. he remarked that
ill such apparently "violent r -u s
iii.'lit well have taken place without
my interruption of the habitable state
if these mountain, bad man 1 n tii n
y, existence, which he was not. Con
siderations such as thissc enlarge i no
iiiaglnatiou and serve, as iisii-oiuiny
lues, to illnstra'e the M)";ry whic h li
iften buried deep In dust, amid the t!ry
ingiw of science. Engineering and
Mining Journal.
SCOTCH MINISTER S REBUKE,
Public Lecture for His tVfv, Who
Went 1o leep In Church.
W. E. Burghimll d Hols, the iiutli r
if "Souls of Itlack Folk," was idm at-
il at Harvard and lierlln. and b:ig
uiiveleil much. At present M. ilil rois
s a tueinber if the faculty ot All.m.a
University, says the Kansas City Jour
nal.
About ns different from my own
peojiW' as the day Is from the night,"
lie Kiiid the other day, "are the Scots,
cherish a Ktory I once heard In Scot-
and a story that Is. I think, typical
( a certain portion of the peiple.
"This story concerns a minister wh
aught a member of his congregation
Kwplng at:d rebuked him from the ptil-
lt. 'Awake, Saund r,' he said. 'Man,
t's a disgrace to slicp in the kirk.'
Saumlirs w as much hurt.' He spoke
up Mild said:
'IKik to yer aln pew. an' maylcp
ye'II tind It hers sleepln' here Ix-slde
nywf'.'
"The tnluisner looked and there was
is wife ilumlerlng souiidJy. lie
iwakinid her, and he told Saumkt
that If she fell asleei again he might
all attention to hir tiy holding up
his band. Tin n he proceeded with h.e
sermon.
'8ome weeks went by and cue Sun-
biy Saunders, sure enough, put h
Siand np. The wife was asleep again.
The minister tbtimbred out her name,
fiade her rise to her feet, and said to
iter. Iiefore the whole corigrepntl'm:
"'Mrs. MacGregor, auybiKly kns
that when I got ye for a wife 1 c t
no beauty; yer friends, ken I got no
siller; now, If I dliniH get Col's gra-e,
I shall have a ptilr bargain indeed.' "
Not Ianifernis.
A New York clergyman, who was
pne of the guests nt n benutlftil sea
shore home, was asked lo supply the
pnlplt one Kunday. He had done jo
the year before, during his visit, and
the eonjrrefrntion had lKen large.
On Saturday afternoon, nn he sat In
his room, he beard two of the groom
talking as they returned lo the stable
after having delivered two rldiiiR
horse at the front door.
"I don't know but I'll go to 'ear'Im
it that Uafteruoon service," said one of
them.
"There! I knew you'd come around,"
said the oilier, in a tone of approval.
"He' a well-meaning man, and ns I
told you, I've beard him twice, and
what harm lias It done m-?"
To fie Considered.
"It looks to me a if some of tl-se
trust magnates felt themselves miv
l-ior to the government Itc4f."
"Well," answered Senator Sorghum,
'vou must not overlook the fact that
1 trust magnate I a great Ami surf
f hi Job than a government official."
Washington War.
Wlien the average man write his
wtme on a hotel register It look like a
f'hlneM prescfptlou for chill and
(evar.
SLEEVES AKKOKNATK
ELABORATION REACHES ALMOST
TO THE LIMIT.
t.mrr Aatsiaa Outlook that New Skirt
Fashions Were to Favor Mender Fis
ure Oalr Hos Hets Changed for
Henefit of fctoat fciater.
fiew tork eorrrsiwnileiife :
I.i.K KS remain
remarkably ornate,
especially in the
lield of dressy at
tire, and in current
evening bodices
dressmakers are
keeping pretty ehe-e
to the limit of elab
orateness. Little of
these evening
sleeves cornea below
the elbow, but be
tween theie and the
shoulder edge of the
cut out all is com
plexity. I.aee ruf- I
fyV' JAvtv a ""- fiil "i'"'!
Lamlsome gowns. 1
and very often the double or triple rullle
r,t delicate lace is not considered enough, j
bit over this must come other trimming, i
The outhsik of early fall was that all !
the new skirt fashions were to favor sleu-!
der women to the great disadvantage of
the plump sisterhtssl. What a cry wns!
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WnilOfT PAVOK VOU SLENDEHNESS.
there, my countrywomen! And the re
sMiise was quuk, for two out of three
fashionable dressmakers went right to
work to get up new skirt fashions that
would be more kindly to the complaiuers.
With so many schemers there resulted
many skirt models that were acceptable,
am) the styles outlined at tirst were so
mislified and so largely interpreted by
means of effects, that there U no longer
good renson for fault finding. So it comes
about that the dressmaker is heard now
isiinling out certain models aa favoring
Klenderucss, which shows conclusively
that that characteristic Isn't having it
all its own way. One of these designs
is sketched iu the first of the accompany
ing pictures. It was in fuchsia voile slid
heavy white lace, and with such bulk
added about the hips that no woman of
ample girth could bear it off well. But
a thousand and one ways are current for
CONTRASTED SKIRT TRIMMINGS.
rent ng like finish in effect, and not
. - of the-e are as close as the most
clS.i,' could desire.
"i too, there are many ornate sklrta
c I'lulicllishmeiits are kept away
i 'ie hips, or, if npiwiring Ihere, are
i: . d In sncli way Ihnt no increase of
"; vnis Is suggested. Pr'ucess mod-'l
if '1 tin good standing ns ever, and
in, .e pis 7 for the most part, ao
lirle belp ia given for the wearer boe
figure uu't almost all it shonld be. Msk
ing si line a diHure f natural turves
as ever at sides and iu back, these gowua
are planned lo present the stylish
str-iight fruit in all its glories. From
net k to hem in front iu me intslels there
is tuie baui of trimming, though more
often its top is liuii-lied in yoke fahiu.
but the t huraclenotic of all is the Hat
In of this section. From bust down
ward nil l-wsilile curve is elimiuatt-d, and
lh.it means ti.at u- luore is left ihao a
very sl g'.it t-out-aving. A gown of Ibis
tye apiM-irs iu the second illustration.
It was tlaVk green t-i..th trimmed with ir
ri. h-sct lit liendiiig. Velvet often is the
choice for the primes dress aiid makes
up finely iu the severity that is most be
coming to this cut.
Skirt trimmings at or about the knees
suilice in many cases to give an elaborate
n-pe;.ram where the up-r Mjrtions are
left iiiitnmmd. Strappings, appliques,
embroideriesno end of mtsliiiius are
available for this purMse, and all re
seiied ii;h.ii. for the entirely plain skirt
is iiniisunl. Tlie white nud red em
broidery on the green cloth of the skirt
at the center of the scond picture was
simple treatment. So was the arrange
ment of biin-litigs and fullitigs of the suit
beside it. Naturally a walking suit would
red have highly wrought blush. Then io
the next picture is nil odd trimming,
coining in the combination of plain
brown and piaided wool stuffs. The
companion t- this iu the sketch was a
dillei.nt type, with skirt trimming in ver
tical lilies. They were black bmges lace
over white. cloth, iu this case, the in am
goods being royal blue cloth. In ells
rate skirts lace bands are applied very
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lavishly, yet are kept away from the
hips. As put on in horizontal lines their
width is impressive, and enough ot them
are used nt times to cover more than half
of the dress material. In such skirts,
too. the hems are often made billowy
with millings nud pleating.
The zibellines and novelty suitings of
the many rather pronouueed sorts that
have very stylish standing look especial
ly fine when made up in long coat suits.
You'll see many such in ,any fashionable
gathering. Take a good look at the next
showing to see if this long coat is Just
what it appears to be. There is a trick
in many of these get-ups, an entirely jus
tifiable one, if it is so well concealed that
few but the wearers of such suits are
up to it. It lies in the fact that the
"long cout" really consists of a short
jacket and a separate long skirt. The
hitler is usually open in front, being se-
cured toward the top with two or thro
buttons. This msy be worn or left of)
at the wearer's pleasure. Ho the partic
ularly stylish long civil suit really is one
that is capable of double use aiid wai
plaaned just for such piirptsMs.
Mirror velvets are the lightest and
beet Blted for lockings and slurring con
eeita.
llUMOliUF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
Of THE PREsS.
Odd, Carious mad La a ha bio 1'k
vt (d14U Nuluri Graphical) 1'or
Irafed bf t.auineat . Word Artiata
Our Own Day - A Badges Fnsw
Smith Say. do you know Iongf
Tall chap with a spare ligure?
Joue Yea; he's tall, but be hasn't
a spare figure." ,
Smith What's the reason be hasn't)
Jones IXm't know the reason, but
w hen I asked bim one day last week
if he had a spare five he said h
hadn't.
Poor Proof.
"Where have you bceu Ibis time of
night?" asked the stern woman.
'"To an oyster supper given by ths
church," replied the little man
'l don't believe you."
"Well, I've brought an oyster hoins
that I found iu the stew to prove It."
"Another fib. Who ever found a real
oyster in a church supjier stew?"
Mind va. Mslter.
"Ciicle William, do you ever paus
lo wonder where those clouds are go
ing;" "I
think maybe they're goin' lo thun-
der.
la "
l'm glad I brought my timbrel-
Hinlilv AccnmiilUlir I,
Ida J ink says the girl be marries
must Im- accomplished.
May Well, Ernie would suit him.
She can play "Hiawatha" on the vio
lin nnd make fudge.
At the lies. I af the Class.
Ethel What makes you look so
pleased
Edith fib, .luck says I'm the first
girl he ever proposed to on his automo'
bile.
An Infallible Kale.
"He's a son for a mother to be
proud of."
"Ild you ever know a son whose
mother didn't think him a son for a
mother to be proud Of?"
Woman of It.
"Hut," protested the man, "I have
udtiiitttsl that I was wrong. Isn't that
enough?"
"No." replied the woman. "You must
also admit that I wus right."
In the Forest.
They were bunting chestnuts.
"Jniir me," said the pretty girl, "It
is chilly. I wish I had something
around me."
"I'll let you have my coat." spoke
up the gallant young man. "Perhaps
Just the sleeve would do."
Poetry vs. Prooe.
"Oh, for the wings of a dove!" sigh
ed the poet with the unbar!ered hair.
"Order what you like," rejoined the
prosaic person, "but as for me, give
tne the breast of a chicken."
Ilulibla MepntatloB.
"Hey say dut professor of mathemat
ics klu carry 80,XJO,0 figure in bia
head at ouces!"
"Hen I must be a wonder! I just
Iwat bim out of 8 cent' change fer a
paper!"
He Never "mllsd As-aln.
"I know an Idiot," said the mascu
line boarder In the flashy apparel,
"who believe In spiritual mar
riages." "Huh!" rejoined the female on tha
epIMwite side of the mahogany a she,
li.xed her outlc on hi ne-kwenr, "J
thought you were Inclined to lean that
vmy yourself."
"Ilecause whyf asked he of the
gaudy g.rments.
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