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CHAPTER V. Continued )
Helena waa Mr. Herbert Beriuquay'a
!y child. and the beire of hit vast
taa funded moneys. If she died
ut ben, all tit we niiUione reverted
kr Btidt, Mr. Kodlrt Berinquay.
was, therefore matter of great mo-
MM to Mr. Ito-iSert Beriuqaay Vt know
last to b able to prove that Heleue
pad, and while Heiene's eousiu on the
tiler' a aide, Walter U '.ay dee, went lu
cn of the girl in bis own honest.
ak fashion, la tbe boie of Sliding and
aria iter shve. Mr. Bodbeit Berin-
ay employed Mr. Bernard Quayle lo
her oat. and especially care sum
omioou Detraction that be waa la
luce proof a ef Ueleae'a death.
The morning dawned aa doudlese at
P prerioas day had been, Fans was
tfW aaleep after a day of carnage aud
a night of eaffeiiag a ad terror, when B-
Quayle awoke aud jumping from
bed irt tko aJertnese of a mia ae-
md to early rising aud speedy
ang. unlocked the Irtue room !a
Vaieh Henri dtifl slept. Ue steeped and
book tbe sleeper roughly.
"Uet npl" he cried. "Do yo want to
Bleep forever? Got a; and dreaa yoitr-
With thlo, be lung to tbe young man
anit of hia own clothing of Kuglisa
snake, together with a shirt, kat aud
boots of similar manufacture.
"Nobody will reeoguize yoa theee,"
Laaid. "Tbey will Uk ym for an
tft mam."
"I am nt aare about tkat," aald
Rri, atolidly. They may take me for
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. And he eqaippod bitumlf Id Mr.
Qaayle'a rarmenta. Barely tea mlnotee
tre taken op by dreaalng.
"Now go oad find out whether that
El la alla or not," aaid Quayle. "If
t eacapod, fin ) her aud let uie know
atediatcly. Above all, remember di
retloa aa aaaal. Speech may be Rilver,
tat ailouc la gold," and Quayle pulled
tet bia parae, aoal took out a teo-friiiM.'
"Tea fiwff grambled the young
K; "what fcV 1 to do with that?
att fm BMbVat lota of fellow., and
tftoA luJk It money in finding out for
Cn what you want to kaow, and that
nnot be done witb ten fram-."
"Hero ia another ten franca," aaid
Qnayle, adding another coin. "Surely
(hat ia enough. Now go on, and come
tack the moment yoa can."
The young man pnt the two gold
fJecoa in hla pocket, lit waa about to
go, when be turned.
"What la my name?" he aaked on a
udden. "Henri Sainton mJjfht be dan
geroaa. Surely you Know anme uame
which yon might father on to me."
"Let me aee, John Roberts ia Dot a
tod name.. I)o yoii think you can pro
Mnce it John Roberts? You are an
Bngliahman, born in Canada. Your
pother waa a Canadian, who apoke noth
hg but French, and yoa have forgotten
til the En g Hah yon aver knew. You hare
)oat eoane over from London to be my
aaeratary. Tha will do."
"What a cleror una you are"' ex
claimed Henri, admiringly. "Let me aee
Joan Roberta John Roberta," be add
ed, hi bia naint French prononn-iation
f the uama. "Yea. That will do."
It waa not yet midday when Henri
aotnraod.
"Well, la ato deadT' aaked Quayle.
eagerly.
"No." waa Henri'a reply, "not at aU.
"I kaTe aeen her."
"Seen her?" gaaped the Enguahman.
"Where la she?"
"Sbo ia nnnring the woundd at the
Ctrflow want of the School of Meilidue
aplUL"
"She ia alive, yoa aay, and numiug
the wounded. Yon are sure of that? Ltad
yoa I peak to her?" asked Quayle.
"No," answered Henri; "1 did not
tart, but 1 know her. There la do doubt
bout it."
Qiwyle clinched his fist, and at for
ajwbile in his armchair, wrapped in
thought. At lat he imlled out his ure.
"Here," he aaid, "take this, but ke'p
u eye on her, aud come back to mo t'-
morrow mornimt. Let me know where
the fa. And If she leaves thfl h.jitnl
loliow ber and bring me ber address."
About an honr afterward Quayle call
ed at the H'U-i Miiubeaj and akeil for
llr. Uoilbert Bcrinquay. After waiting
a little while be as unhej-e into a
room, where he met a tall, distinguished
looking gentleman, wboe pale face was
fringed by small iron gray side wiiin
ers, and whese ifray hair was smoothly
pombed and neatly dressed; not an uu-
fcaaant face, but bard. The agent stood
a second or two in bia employer's
frtaence without asying a word, while
iha latter looked at bus through bia gol.i
auble eyeglass.
"1 can see it In your face," aaid Mr.
ltodbert Berinquay, in a ton of perfect
-mmonplace. "That girl la not dad.
Da you know where she Is?"
"Oh, yes," waa the rejoinder. "1
know all About ber."
"That is well," waa rho biased rtort,
aatd Mr. Beriii(iiay pointed to a chair.
"tUt down and listen to me. I am going
f confide in you. Your iMeresta are
' avtiMt, and mine are yours. 1 hare kept
raw these years past, and kept you vrell.
Vat 1 have outpaced my Income, and 1
tort millstone of debts round my neck.
1 am nearly at the end of my tet ber. I
ajaay hold out two or three years mora.
!rhapa fonr, but that ia about all 1 cat:
a before me. Do you out think." be
Vldast in a hoarae whisper, "that tint
rM oai:4 b pushed out of the way to
sttk room (or me?"
-That ia banging Job," aaid Quayle.
' It rattnra) undertones.
a bk of it" retorted Berinqnsy.
da trvabllng roice. "Yoa would not be
fytk fool to do It yourself. You
jff there la young fellow who Is In lore
' jT ber a hat-boaded ynnng rerolutfou
V'ttsM) men are bandy with their
1 lm when they are angereii. Mske
: ' J aaloos of ber. It will mean" and
CiHeM Quayle'e hand aa ho spoke
' I win aneao not ten thousand pounda.
J-'- i ffty thonaansl posmda (or yon. Now
,' tbtak jrow ama aee jroar war
,tksBM1 powaafa, ywa aajrt Aa4
" f -- aj axaaatlaM. I caa hart
ef Tary
HERMAN
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CHAPTER VI.
Waiter Giayd bad heen ijlug for a
week in lr. Adutss' fcttle room nursed
by Heleue, whi divided her time between
the yjung EugUfchuiau aud the other auf
ferera downstairs, and as yt ba bad
hown uo appreciation of his p-witioo, of
pain, or of the piice In wbje-h he aa,
or of the pernio who aurtwunded bim.
Ha waa alive. That was all that could t
be said. He breathed and took occa
sional alight and stuulnung noarisb
meut, but uotion was nearly aUteut. Us
did uot apeak, and gara expreositMi M no
aiga or sound wicrk attoKod paopia t
jud.-a that be heard.
'i ia gjid f ne tbiua," aud Adznss
to the yvuug atadents who surroandvd
kom aa he diaguoaed the case, "that the
spinal coucusmoa la of the aiigbtvst kind;
but there ia other daaaage jut as seri
ous brain damage."
Meatinbile nut the abgbtasa proof of
bis ideuuty con Id be obi used. Oua day.
bowcrer, lieuri came In Mr. Quayle and
s,d: "1 hate found ut ooiuethiug nest.
11 tue ia nursing an Kuguman a tail,
fair, rast-Biustarhed Eufiuvumau."
TUat sbs me what yoa are worth,"
sneered Mr. Quayle. "Yoa tell sue what
1 bare kixnrn for these (are days past.
Do yoa know mho the young man is?
Well, 1 will trH you. Helen is nursing
ber cousin, a yuunz tosu Uo is madly lu
love nita her, and who has route over
to I'aris on purpose te i n l mvt aud mar
ry her."
"ller cousin, ywu sir?" exclaimed
Ueuri. "Aud he wauls to marry hr;"
"tV'by should nut be?" smiliagly asked
Quijle. "lit ia a cratlroian, aud his
heaps of tuouey, aud from all 1 am loiii
she is very fond of hira already."
Henri cliurhed his flt, and impa
tiently tapped hia leg with h't cane. He
lood for a moment wrapped lu
thought, then he burst out viciously.
"i kuow who he is. Of course, I
ought to know. Old Jean pointed him
out to toe ouce aud said: 'if you lor
Helena, keep from tb it msn as you
would from the plague. Warn me ef his
presence whenever you see him.' I fired
my pistol at tbe hound at the barricade,
but 1 missed him. 1 won't puu b:m next
time, 1 swear!"
"Not so fast, my frlead," Interposed
Quayle; "you are rash. Von forget that
if you get yourself in the slightest trou
ble by a dihturbanre of any kind aud
Ket yourself arrested, you will go to
prison. Therefore, don't excite yourself
too Hindi, but be guided by my adrica.
1 can Bpreciato your sentiments, a id 1
think with yon that Mr. Walter" ha
arrested himself aud went ou more 1
lilerate!y "thiit the young man is an nu
denirable acquaintance for Helena, espe
cially," he added, with a staccato empha
sis, "if she Is fond of bim, and you
would rather that she were uot fond of
him. There, now," be went ou, with a
cunning glance, "I do believe you are
jes!"n: bnt yoa usttst pat a enrb oa your
e motions. What you will have to do ia
to watcfa and wait, and, above ail, keep
a bridle on your tongue and do exactly
hat I tell you."
Heleue, Indeed, bad told bim that her
patient could speak English, but to ev
ery question Adams put to bia be only
answered "I don't know."
"Have you no friends with whom you
wish to communicate?" persisted Ad
ams. A sigh escaped the wounded man.
"I don't know anybody," be said.
"Nobody but but the young lady there.
She ia very good."
"Very well," rejoined Adams; "she
will continue her services while she may."
The troubled face became brighter a.id
a happier light settled in the weak eyes.
"Yes," said Adame when be was
alone witb Ilelene. "I have got It. The
injury to that ventricle of the brain has
crushed his memory out of bis mind, and
until we can sufficiently relieve the pres
sure and repair the wound he will not
remember anything of his past. We will
have to solve the mystery somehow, for
the cure may take years."
CIIAITKiU VII.
Heleue was sixteen years of age. She
had been brought up in a school in
Which many of her faculties had ripened
beyond the normal. From her child hood
forward she bad known her guardian
to play a game of bide-and-seek for life
aud liberty.
She knew little of what kive meant,
exi ept such love as the felt for ber pre
sumed father. Every one of the girls
he knew bad a sweetheart; aud when
Henri came, bright-eyed, warm-hearted
and voluble, Heleue's acquaintance said
that they would make a nice couple.
But Ilelene, though at times she liked
to be near him and with him, had to ad
mit to herself that Henri was not alto
gether the kind of man whom her girlish
mind had painted aa a hero.
After that came tbe time when Wai
ter could speak, first of all with his eyes,
and then with hie tongue, and, shrouded
as bis mind waa against all memory by
the thick veil of bia injury, tbe young
man's questioning became most curious,
and bia admiration for bis fair nurse so
unbounded that a child might have read
bia heart'a yearuinga upon his fare.
It was then that a new pleasure dawn
ad upon Heleue. She bad never been
able to conceive what a man's lore for a
woman could be, for Henri'a attentions
bad roused her to but a poor apprecia
tion. But when Walter touched her
hand, the contact sent a thrill through
ber which, whether it were pleasursble
or nearly painfal, abe at first could not
tell, but abe aooo came to think that It
waa not to be much resisted.
She was in tuia happy frace of mind,
totally oblivions of the fact that but a
short time previously abe be thought
Henri a very pleasant companion, when
in tbe late dusk of one erening, aa she
was returning from an errand, abe was
touched on the shoulder by a young msn.
The rounf man waa Henri, but his
appearance and hia style of dreea were
so changed that for tbe first moment
she did not recognize him. Directly af
terward, however, there came a glitter
Into the young fellow's dark eyea which
put her on the right track.
"Oh. It la year abe exclaimed, -Henri,
I am aa glad yoa are aMve."
"For gwndneee' aake, ba rareful. I
aura pest with aay Ufa, baa If I were
aa twa
Sow. I am awt Henri, bet Jjon Rob-
tr.i i
"I am very sorry," replied tbs girt "If
I d-id su;.i!ii!:g that might harm yoa. i
You are surely cert .tin thst I w-u.d not
betray you: 1 am very glad indeed U se j
that ya hive evaprd. How are y
giKling traH You seem to be dTsswed i
in su e'riordinary fashion."
"I aui." bejoineJ Henri, rather proud
ly. Yjb are rigii. I aui employed by
a man who gives uie whatever 1 ask."
"What are you dang, then? What
is your employ meat?" saiied Helena.
Henri gapd fur an ansser. Kres
bis audacity and want of conscience did
not aiios bim to go so far as to coufess
thst be was employed to watch tbe girl
who was even tbeu speaking to him. H
stroked his chin, aud muttered a few bb
intelligibie words.
"Ohl I do nothing much," be burst
out ou a Bidden; "take uruikM, aud
ell that sort of thing. My empioer is
au KuglUhman, aud you will soon see
Uiw, for he has taken the flat riht above
the ous io which you are living."
I shall U aial." answere-1 Helena.
"I r.i -I Vk! Ton ofteu. thea?" 1
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'thl verv iii " ras t ie Toung wan s
11 very .ieu.
rejuiuder; and the girl ran away, saying
that she wss hue already aud bad to re
turn hSM.
Aa she sat agalu by Waiter's bedside
she reuld not beip cvniparing the two
sea nhose figures were uppermost in
her asiud. To Helena tbe Uk of waiting
apou Walts U iiui a worn of delight
When at list Adams permitted her to
take ar patient, who was rapidiy broom
ing convalescent except as bis memory
waa eoucemed, as far as the public gar
dens, and lo ait t!i-j- with bim in the
suiisbiae, among the flowers, she waa aa
happy as a Little queen.
The euly thing vthicb darkened her
pleasusrs was Unit o'ten Henri would
stumble acruss her ia ber walks with
Walter, and wvuid stand near, or alt on
a soot close by, with his face as dark
aa night, and a savage, cruel gleam lu
bis ryes, sue h ss she had not vfien seen
there, bat dreaded nevertheless.
Matters eiit on tills way until one
morning Ad.iins, ba?mg risen earlier
than nsunl, sm sf'tinj ia hi t"''r. whea
be beard voirea ou the rtiirs. Heseue
wss saying to aomelkxly, "i'ou really
must not follow me about. I forbid you
to do so."
Another voice a jo.mg man's an
swered, "And why should I ut follow
you about? I have known you longer
than this Knglishmin. You did Dot treat
me l.ke ttus when Jenn Ix-mure wa
aLTe. If be were here now, be would
soon give you a pie e of bis mind."
Adams opened the dr and saw Iail
ene ou the top of the stairs opposite his
dour. There were tears in ber eye. He
knew uot who the young ruiu a, and
for the moment cared not. He said .iiiet
ly to the girl: "Come lu, my dear. I will
see to this."
., Ilelene would uot have willingly be
trayed her former swe.theart, but she
was a truthful girl, and, chailenge-I by
Adams about the perimtnlity of her tor-
mentor, she was bound to confess that
the young man was Henri Kuintoii, aud
U.it he was employed by the buglish gen-
iD1V ",,"tili' , , , 4K J efforts to keep "In the swim" of bual-
This led Adams to inquire who the f
BngUah gentleman might be. and when UJ "edety, Kauln everything
he was told that person was Sir. Ber- by tbe clo k and rustling from one ni
nard Quayle. a light dawned upon him. poliitment tj another nt literally elcc
Mr. Bernard Quayle's name, aud, indeed, trie aieeil. "If we are actually aick,"
bis former appellation of John Iloberts, 1 Mnj tbla physician, "unless we are ee
were very aell known to Mr. Adams, al- rtolwly ul fight and wrestle with
though Mr. Quayle was not aware that 6lnn wnaU.vw u ,nay be, In
hl. perm.my wa. no aecret to tto allowing
American surgeon. t . ., . . . .
When tbe Ixuisianlan learned who his U disease to be letnirarlly master of
fellow k-dger in the bouse was, and that the ceremonies." "Anil even our chll
he employed no less a person than a dren," declaivd tbe same csker, "are
former acquaintance of Jean Lemure, be ' early infei'ted witli this feverish, beud-
quickly came to the conclusion that
Quayle had com to the bouse for the
purpose of spying upon bim or Ilelene,
or perhaps upon both. Tbe ainie day be
paid a visit to the police of the liisirict.
Tbe very Deit morning, when Henri
entered his employer's rooms, a quiet
knock was heard on the outer door, and
Mr. Quayle, gently and guardedly open
lag the door, wae roughly pushed Into bl
own apartineiiT, -His amaaeroent chang-
ed to abject fright when he saw a portly
gentleman, dressed in a black froek cost.
with a tricol. scarf around his waist,
followed by four policemen. Invade his
privacy,
Aa neither Mr. Quayle nor ths pre
tended John Roberts answered the com
missary's questions as readily and gbbiy
as that gentleman desired, they were coa
vejed to the ceils of the prefei-ture to
give them time for reflectiou upon their
miHileme-jriors.
Mr. Quayle was a wily rogue, and
knew well that nothing could be gained
by revealing bis comiwtinn wiih Mr.
Iloiibert Berinquay. Hr affording a warn
ing to Adams be would, he thought, en
danger his chances of tlnne p,ilie fifty
thotHiiud pounds. Whatever happened
to bim, he surmised he could not lie kept
in prison forever, and once free again,
wealth would be all the sweeter if sea
soned by revenge.
At the end of five months Mr. Quayle
and bli friend Henri were tried by at
of the summary courts then sitting. IVct
obtained passes to Toulon, where ey
were given employment, not at all te
their liking, aa galley slaves on b
bulks.
(To be continued.)
lo! lie Conversation.
In the days when conversation rarV
ed aa au elegant art, to be cultiYft
with care, exception might have oe
taken to Mlaa Janet Miller'a applica
tion of tbe word. Miss Miller, bow
ever, had ber own ldeaa aa to what
constituted conversation iu Bramble
Til le.
Mlaa Miller waa entertaining the
aewlng circle on the day when -Mrs.
Gregory, a summer resident, made ber
brat appearance aa a helpful member,
and Mlaa Miller greeted ber with great
cordiality.
"You've coma a mite late,'' she aald
cheerfully, "but that's no mutter; tbe
folka are In tbe full tide of conversa
tion, two groups of m you aee, and
I'll IntNuInn, wmi xnima a . A- . ..
IUvuuv. ,.. .,..,, a. ,u
cituov u.u ,ouu .auier join, ana
can hand you your work. I clr'lnte I
from one group to the other. Tboae
alx ladica over In the bay window are
hemming, and their subject o' conver
sation just now Ii dlab-tnopa. Tboae
out In the back room are cutting and
baa ting, and they are conversing about
gaa etovea. So yon Just nam rout
choice, either one."
Ths) hardeat bird to catch
agio asi a 39 eldBiass,
the
:str.l7 vv Jem.
t: r -tv. if .r v ,r ,
New Kelts In Vrettr Patterns,
yuile the pre! lie t thiliga auiuiig
t'i-iis that bjve apix-ared for a loiif
tune aro nbown In tbe accouipauy ilig
Illustration. The firt.1, nn Oriental de
Sign, oiiurn stauiK'd lu colore after
tbe manner of tbe itihUM tojis so poii
ular Just now on a background tf lin
en colored crash. This particular pat
leru Is liiitesl lu grecna. browua. and
. ,. . ., i; .... l.l...... A I.. ....,11... I ii
tiiars aim inin-s, snu is
black embroidery silk. The epliler
webs are done- In cold threat. tr-eo
bi Ik forms tin! lining of tbe belt, which
ia flnihbeil with iiolnt at one emL
Tbe oilier bell Is uf heavy white
i.licii. The lU'i-igii, tinted In If la t blue,
and out lined with a double row of
Lenvy white lunlcr cotton. Is eepeeially
nrctty, having tbe effect of Roman cui
broidery, or mt-work. The dots arc
raised and workiil solid. The belt is
lined In light blue China mlk.
Collar and cniT buiwlo com In dc
tlgna to mnlcli the belts and tbe whole
makes a very attinctlve sej 10 wear
with a shirt waist suit.
Is Oar I'lice Too Kt,
Tbe New Haven ibj uicinri, who, In
t n-cenl address before tb American
riicmpeutlc Society, nsiTllMd tbe
rei'.ktiCBMoa of Hie heart und the clrcu
Intory system now a common stuiong,
rertnln clnisesi of men and women to
'the high tension of modern life, wai
uoui,tlis well within the truth. We
f avervwhere. In nnr
iou haste to do something. Tbey see
too uincb, do too nnx li, nre n mused too
much, compete lu achool loo mucb, nre
taught too much, are awnke too tuucli,
for the welfare of their nervous sys
tems." All this, or souK'thlng very
much like it, bus often been aald be
fore, but the warning needs repetition.
'.nrt, oerbapa. by and by, some will
htkHT ,.,, ,,,, u,(ore, lt 1(K) late
With all our many and ever-increasing
W""""""1 "
'remember that the laws of the human
organism remain tbe same, and tbe hi!
man machine cannot be run on the
electric-motor plan. A great deal of
Uie strenuosity displayed In modern
life Is totally unnecessary. Quite as
much could be effected in the lontf run
by taking thing,! more moderately..
liesllo's Weekly.
A ROUT TifF-
itf,--
Juat bow to make tbe baby eat is
often a more puzzling question than
what to give lt or when to feed It.
Very little children, especially those
that bars an early morning bottle, are
rarely willing to swallow anything
olid at breakfast time. Tbla is. of al
meals, tbe one that give anilr.ua
mothers the roost trouble, yet there
are some children who have so small
an appetite that their aversion to fool
lasts throughout the day. All kinds
of plana have been adopted by mothers
fc suit tbe particular child with whom
each baa bad to deal. I'biying up in
jibe Imagination sometimes) Mtcreeda;
I again the spirit of emulation is
aroused, or It may be that tbe child's
! attention la so Intensely attracted o
aometblng else that It enta mechanical.
1 urlthmir renlWIiifr what lt la ftotnir.
Blmpa br;b,, or rcwrds ar often ef
fw,Uv. hut ,he moral Influence of
these la q neat lonuble. This method
however. Ia better to use than tliMt
adopted by a maide n aunt who fed tb;
boy In her charge a 5-cent bag of furo
drops dally before be could be Induced
lo take bia egg.
' A Woman "Master."
A young woman of 1'blladclpbla baa
sucrceafully paased the examination
pre scribed by Congreaa. aud I'aa bvn
graatoi a hraat aa mmnm of ataaaa
' w Vi r!) rA srit
i-Ksels on all Keas. "Masler" she will
Iw known oflicialiy, al.b'iugh there
i-eems a certain iucongrurty in tbe
term. Hie is ald to be alone in hi r
honor lijx'ii tbe b'gti seas, Imt sb
must share tbein on tbe examiners'
books with a young Western wonnii.
who last year won a licence ss master
slid pilot ou steam vessels on tbe Ohio
and Miasimfppl Rivers. Her tnxk may
require les knowledge of navigation
than Uiat of tbe I'blladelpblan, but en
tails as a feat f memory an exa.-t
know btlge of every lend. bar, snag.
audliig, islaml, eddy, cutting bank.
and practically every other feature, at
all s'ag'-s of water, In II ft en hurulretl
miles of ronstantly elmnging rivet.
A trout Indian Wives.
From tl.e Mltcturl to Ibe Big lWu
-l.WSI stiuuw men testify that there t.s
1,0 wife like the Hloni woman, becut
lliere is no mother In-law like tlii'
S;oux mother-in low. 'Ih'a is wbv
uiauy a ranger argues that the r-'loux
tribe will be assimilated by the wU.tei.
Facts confirm this prediction, for re
ports from tbe reservation are that
more than 3J lndlnn mablens beia ne
the wives of wltltea In the list ymr.
Women H.irlxrs In India.
In India, whi're a tiiau's Hade is al-
niorft always determlnid by Unit of his
father, the village bnib rs tonn a cl. a
npart Tbey always marry In caste;
their wives, like themselves, nre de
scended from countless pe'ietfi lions of
barbers. These women shave and nil
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hair ns skillfully na their Lutibaiids,
futbem and brothers. Most ciiHtomem
fcteer clear of them, however. Tbe bar
bers' wives aro moHt In leoucsl ns
iiursca and are tueful in attending
sick chiWKn. 'Ibe barber's wife baj
regular customers In all the Brabmiii
widows of the village, who must have
their beads slinvel twbe a lnonib oi
so. In token of tjicir mourning.
About the Man.
He loves bis wife better the more hfl
walls niton ber.
He appreciates bts wife more If she
sometimes fells to meet him at tbe
door.
He 1 most gracious to bis wife's
friends w.heu she makes bis frlcniia
bere.
Ho drives tacks into the carpet twice
as willingly if Bbe stands by and band-i
him the tacks.
He does tbe man's work about the
house more willingly If be thinks be le
merely helping his wifo to do her
work.
He la most docile when most flatter
ed and most flattered by being credited
with virtues which be does not pos
sess,. He likes beat to do something kind
for hla wife Immediately after abe bai
praised him for being an unusually
fcood husband.
He Is always a little better than h
might be aa long as be thinks that his
wlfa believe that be la a great deal
better than be la.
Rosea for Palme.
When palms have outgrown the or
dinary pot, deep boxes will be found
very satisfactory for their further de
velopment It them be about fifteen
Inches square at the top, tapering to
about ten inches t the, bottom, and
at least twenty Inches deep. Twenty
four would be better. In inch boxes
tbe root can run down, ami that Is
what the palm llkea. They never
spread out very far, on all side. If
riven a chance to go down into the
soil.
Victims of Btaader.
Hlanderoue atorlea told of three
young women In Brooklyn three aia
tara kov two of tkaai is to tho Viaa-
rs rwi
bush Asy lum for tbe Insane, and preav
trated tbe third so that alie Ilea at thw
joint of death-r-a nervous wreck. After
tbe guealira bad done tbefci woe
tbey were forced to admss) that theaa
was no truth In tbelr accusatlnBsV
Tfcere should be a stern punlahineal
Inflicted ujion anch cowardly Bsssssaasi
of character. The common tbarf Ii
reputable In romparlanii.
Tabs finish many a bojlee haek.
riusb Is much used hi aiaart blast
gear.
Hoft fabrics prevail for afteraseaa
wear.
Thai rrenchy little velvet boss to
belug overworked.
Warm colors reign supreme In taa
complete wardrobe.
A curious red on the crushed straw
berry order Is favored.
Hand embroidery on tneka ks isalaaV
for the debutanto'a frock.
The tiniest fane are of peacaast
feathers with tortolse-sbell stick a
It ia odd to note that ana ay ef AW
new bats for full and winter wear hef
WIMt MODES.
tip on tbe right side Instead of taa
left, as always heretofore.
Hkirt flounces caught down at the
bottom In puff effect are ncr old.
-very gown baa Its ahoe or allpper
to match and tbe stocking follows autt,
Kxiiuialtely lovely are the pnle greaa
yrt nouveau comb wllb Jeweled floral
tups.
'Die blouse with atrapped front and
n long silk scarf pulled through 1 pop
ular. Hats of moss, with climtera of r4
berries tucked in the green, are a tuva
ly novelty.
Velvet blouses, both simple and elab
orate, are to be tukeu Into considera
tion this year.
Gold and silver touches hi re ais
there act a high lights to moat of taa
evening gowna.
Women in Counting Rooms.
Women are coming to the front rm
Idly a bookkeeper and accounUnia.
In 1W over 2,iO0 filled tb.se reapaav
slble position In commercial bouaea af
the United Mates, and In 1M0 then
number had Increased to nearly 74.001
or over 1C0 per cent Tbe number Of
men in tbe same business In INK) wag
'ol.OOO, and iu Wio lt waa Iho.oocl. a
Increase of only about 60 per cent
Gcorae Understood.
"Katie," be said, timidly, "I I bava
nlbpwed myself to hope that you ra
?urd ma aa some lb lug more than a
friend."
"George," she answered softly, wtta
half averted face, "you you are away
off."
And George understood. He came
nearer.
To Sharpen Pclswora.
Take a small glass bottle and gently
mltate cutting on its neck, turning
he scissor first to the right side, thea
to the left. Tighten rivet with taa
screw driver.
Wbea Hweeplas; a Booas,
When brushing a carpet a wee a
ward tbe fireplace; otherwise ths)
lraft from the chimney drawa the
lust In that direction, and aa aaanV
ter It all over taa rooat.
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