4 BY M.T.CALDOR. INTERNATIONAL MEM ASSOCIATION. CHAPTER IV.—fOtWTIirvin.) Tam,” said Mr. Vernon. In a thick, broken voice. “I'm not going to oe a hypocrite, least of all with you. I have mot looked Into that book since I was * ynnng man. I do not love It. Had yon brought me a Shakespeare, I should have bailed It more gladly than a chest mf gold; but a Hlble—keep It, Tom, I do not want a Hlble.*’ Tom hud dropped his hold of the cfectit to clasp the little book dearly to his breast. His eyes glowed; bin rough face kindled Into en thusiasm. “What, sir. with ail your learning msMl knowledge you don’t understand Kbe value of a Bible? Why I, that have mack a hard time a-spelllng out the srorda. knew its worth long ago. How sue we going to live here all alone on this heathenish Island? How are we jEDlag to bring up two Immortal souls without a Bible? How are we going to die and ship for a cruise that has no return voyage? Oh, sir, 1 don't be lieve iny own ears—how could you have lived all these years without a Hlble?" A gloomy stare was his only answer. “Poor soul, poor soul!” continued Tom, In a soothing, chiding voice, such a* he would have used to a wayward child. No wonder you’ve been so sor rowful and benighted. 'Pears to me I roe the Lord's hand In this. He don’t mean to lose bo useful a servant as you oauhter be. He'* put you here where your fine false books sha'n't hurt, and hats left you only one to read. Here It la; take It—oh. sir, take It, for poor Tom's sake-for your hoy’s sake.' Here Tom’s voice failed, and fairly sobbing, be thrust the book Into the unwilling band and darted Into the woods Mr. Vernon’s face was fairly ghastly hew aib his struggling emotions. Rid ding the children help Tom unload the raft, he turned and strode, not In Tom's idbwrUon, but toward the hills, Into whose verdurous depths his tall form speedily disappeared. They did not aee biro again that day. Rate In the evening when perturbed and anxious, Tkna was Just setting out to flDd him. he made his appearance. The intense brightness of tropic starlight showed Tons bis face. It was like a sea over wbich’a storm had passed or a green valley where a hurricane had swept. Ttwuv* were traces of great struggles, of mighty force* battling fiercely, seat teml wrecks, uprooted growths of many years’ mistakes and sin, the Marlefcd mark of the lightning's ncaUting, the exhaustion and weakness «f intense excitement—hut his eye shone clear and bright, like the sun that has dispersed the clouds; the air was purified, the tempest over. "Tam,” said he, holding out his hand, *my brother, my best friend, your hand has smitten the hard rock, and the waters have gushed forth. Here U your Bible. I will read it every night, and you shall teach us three children ft* divine meaning. Its holy encourage ments. It* beneficent forgiveness.” Bven a* he spoke he staggered and caught at a tree for support. IVU die auu v v» vuuiv, • i •aid Tom, anxiously. “You have fasted ail day, I fear. Let me help you to the house and give you a little of the brandy.’’ "Fasting and humiliation are for isnch as me.” answered he, " but 1 be-, lleve through your blessed Influence the light is breaking. Yes, let us go tn. Tonight, Tom, for the first time these many years, I have prayed with my whole heart and strength and soul.” Nothing more was said, although Tom laid awake half the night listen lag In sorrowful sympathy to the rest ive* tossings, the stifled sighs and gush log tears that came from the bamboo a was reiterated when M> Vernon earn* out from then tm mortal sou yotaed them ms rut "Ik sir" said Turn, "I lol wore flaw in iir i m tbt# the more I think on t Abel this Pea ul If at spot la i tght far a hdr to speed kts last day* la We ll anal hw hsaksstwg after war Mb good* mad f“*#*> x l\M*k |t> III# tl Af *#** ** sirtlwnp ta | shouldn t mind seeing •M (tngtaad aasis and my goal si*t»r Mata*. Vow Ms. a*f, she sad I was all TH-t- as* «ad so we kinder set aefe %* asm wauth • thru summon Mt* fit HSttil the paar soul haa cried he* agmo rad many a sight far waaiiag tn Upp Ms. Md ‘taut he • dreadful nods MM haowa the ship s lost Hat if tkeee t* • * I time evert plMf mikuw tfcis Mb I iiutsf * a «i«hty smart woman; sne n tunc cure ui mi self and other folks too. 1 wish she'd a-had all the wages the ship owed me, but, lawful heart, who knows perhaps the good Lord's rewarded her with great things by this time. I hope she'll get a kind, good husband to make my plare good, 1 ain't going to worry, anyhow -I'll be happy here where the Lord's put me." "You’ve always done so, I suspect, my brave-hearted Tom, and a useful lesson hnve you taught me; and here now is my hand to join you now in the bargain to do the best and be the best we can." "Not most like for the sake o’ them," ventured Tom, nodding toward the children, "but for that”—lifting his eyes reverently upward. “Ay, for that," answered Mr. Vernon, grasping the outstretched hand. And so the compact was sealed. Two months saw a great change In our Island. A newly-paved walk led up from the water to tne green; a com fortable, commodious. If not luxurious, dwelling peeped romantically from the embowering vines whose luxuriance Md the roughnessof the log foundation. Carefully tended flowers had beentrans plunted to Its little plot, and wlihln the house was tastefully arranged the pretty. Ingenious bamboo furniture up on which Tom was never weary of des canting, declaring that no one but Mr, Vernon could have produced anything ho good to use anil pretty to look at. Everything that was saved from the ship was used to deck the pretty parlor, which waH sometime to he given up entirely to Eleanor's use; and there was a shelf filled with the treasures Tom had concealed until Ills rjulck per ception was satisfied that they would not be able to Injure the preclousn< ss of Mr. Vernon’s Bible a Shakespeare, a dictionary, an old history, and "Faulkner’s Shipwreck,” besides a quaint old-fashioned novel and an al manac that Tom declared to he worth all the rest. Outside, Just far enough to suit Mr. Vernon’s fastidious taste which Tom respected, though he could not under stand It- was the former's especial pride and delight, whrrehewhlledaway in placid satisfaction many an Idle half hour - the plg-pen, whose unruly In habitant had been secured by strata gem of war that had delighted Walter hugely. Beyond that was set a large coop with some half a dozen wild ducks, and in a pen built over a small pool lounged In the sun three or four fat turtles. Here was Tom's field of congenial labor, although In no wise did he ne glect. any other branch of the business, as Walter facetiously termed it. In deed most Industriously and tenderly had be watched the few hills which he had planted with the corn found rcat tered round the ship's hold a forlorn and hopeless task, as he was Anally obliged to confess, for In that latitude of prodigal lavishness the hope and comfort of sterile regions refused to grow. Another useful task had the worthy sailor performed: he had nailed the ft.tg caved from the sinking wreck—field reversed as a signal of distress—upon the top of the tallest tree on the hill behind them, saying as he did so: “There! If only one of our British frigates get sight o' the old flag calling for help, I'll be bound they'll tack and come many a knot out o’ the way to see what's wanted." CHAPTER V, EN years have passed since ihf "Petrel" lay n broken wreck dashing to and fro on the coral reef ol the little Island Slill the patched and yet tal'eret flag floats off frou the cocoa tree or the hill and sill I the little tog dwelling, now enlarged ' and n perfect bower of glossy vine and X trgeoiis blossom, stands beneath tin i gtove of palm and cocoanut. At tin I lour of the "Hotrent" a name Mr Ver ) non bad given it at It ret -eat that gnu i tletuan himself Time bad added *a furrows to his forehead aud ecatterei | silver threads plentifully In hie lari ' hair, hut the (ace itself Was most esacti tlally changvtl t’«ul4 that beiugti tranquil euuuteuaare belong to th* y» leal ttilMBthrup* who r»lt**4 lit hi thla n!•«*•» tartraya th* ware! «l tin < bang* Turn • Itlbl* baa fcecagM i valued aaa abiding lM*«d. the i«w,» i Uarwl •ptrlI la wiwml aafeiy lu Ibi Math at Ige* baa found the gen,* tea the war 14 rannul give an4 * annul llfc • wav Ur Vernon a *»* waa rat** •tateily from the b«wb a* a m*rr> * tie lie >u4 maaaureU trevl broke lb* w*ill i *«a while font oar am* rwatth bright la< *«l taw tame it otg'wi ■htt* the MU Wub a gate hang will t»r«ad Unit u« bln bat h "Van are haaie early, turn Wa*r are th* iiHlliHur I ‘*tda t have u pt w hi u I tt potted Waller has gat a ane till* tan. tua reg tar haaalt** I 4i4n «at>h th# gig la the tiag tbta Um< ha the ether I re* hen wilt With bin tWk the vhtMtea th*» ntupt*4 at th iu»b Hatter «aUe Neliv e intone an as 1 come along I see—well, no matter, but I can't help laughing to think we’re celling them children. I begin to think they’re getting along to be young folks mighty fast." Mr. Vernon started up and said hur riedly, while a shade crossed bis fore head: “I will go and meet them.” "What’s the matter now, I wonder?’’ soliloquized Tom, removing the odd af fair, half bat, half turban, to wlpo his moist forehead. “I'm sure there’s no need o’ meddling with honest love making; it’s lawful for a magistrate to marry a couple, and since we hain't a parson, why won’t Mr. Vernon do Jest as well?” Meanwhile Mr. Vernon had tak<*n a path which led him up a cliff which jutted over the water. He paused a moment In Involuntary admiration of the scene before him. The huge white rock of coral forma tion rose out of the embowering green like a throne indeed, and all around It, catching here at a tiny stalk, there at a down-reaching branch, festooned vines, whose brllllant-hued flowers seemed like garlanca flung at the feet of royalty. Overhead canopied the feathered spray of the Inimitably graceful palm tree, and below, far be low, foamed the surf, dashing Its frothy columns against the coral piers that sup ported the rock, and above all spread out the Intense blue of a tropic sky, arching down afar off to meet the line of distant seu. Vet It was not upon In animate nature that Mr. Vernon’s mild gray eye dwelt so fondly, but on the graceful living tableau —the crowning charm upon the coral rock for there, sitting lightly un U Mil U U|/UU »»•*» I “ slender, willowy form, not round enough for childhood and too aerial for womanhood. A thin robe of thin muslin, gathered by a girdle at the waist, fell down upon the rock, hiding with an Illusive veil such rose-tinted, naked feet slipped clear from the awkward sandal as Aphrodite herself might have envied. The round while arm, resting carelessly on the rock, supported a head whose youthful gtace and loveliness no naiad's mirror ever rivaled. The sunny ripples of curls overflowed with their ring of bronzed gold the vine that garlanded her head; the clear eyes shone with a deeper blue than the starry blossoms knotted In her breast; the sweet lips mocked saucily with their vivid carnation the pale rose of the cheek. And this was little Ellle! The transformation was as marvelous as that which changes the hard, dull coll of green Into the wonderful beauty of the newly-opened rose. No wonder there was a look of al most Idolatrous affection in the dark eyes of the handsome youth who re clined carelessly at her feet. A sigh escaped Mr. Vernon as with newly opened eyes he read arfght the lan guage of his son’s face. For ten years had these children been his pupils; from his hand they had received the Invigorating draughts of knowledge; In his steps had they followed to the out skirts of the Immortal fountain of Science; for them had he delineated the beautiful sights bis artist's soul drank In so eagerly; and, more than all, tremblingly, solemnly had he knelt with them before the Throne of Grace. All his acquired gifts and natural gen ius had been exerted to the utmost to atone to them for the deprivations of their lot, and he, their guide, their teacher, their closest friend, had been blind to their Inner lives, and had needed the voice of sharp-eyed Tom to point It out to him. He strode a step forward, and then paused again, for Eleanor was speak ing. (TO BI CONTI.VUgD.I *600 FOB A SAUCEPAN. Hlghley Kept Ills Money In a Ka( Hag. and HU Wife Sold It fur IUg». Fletcher Hlghley, a farmer living near Liberty, Ind., received several hundred dollars last week from the sale of some stock and placed the money in his wife'B rag bag for safe keeping fearing that thieves might And it If II were kuown to be about the house. Th( repository seemed such a safe one that he added his gold watch and oue be longing to his wife. Saturday he wai away from home, and, a peddlar call ing. Mrs. Hlghley sold the rugs for hall a cent a pound, and received a lit saucepan valued at 20 cents. Whet Mr. Hlghley returned In the evenlnt and was about to deposit a few mart dollars in the rag bug be found It enipt) and hi* wife reported the aale of th< rags, and showed the saucepan will 1 ihw .«....tai Ion of bavins her shrewd in-no fomplUin-lilrd. Mi* tllKlitey was horrified to legri that ih« bag contained fKOO anil h* huaoatid'a watch#*. Mr. Hlghlay atari |a hnullMiy tin* tiny I «ti la ih< country. I M« S *ow aad Mi her will a rock, a dog Ml me. • *»w thasod m« > I toll oat of a wagon and a h## ■■-o*i w# aad Ik# old gokM#r «*pp#d m«, an< I went down to th* branch aad toll ti wad Ml my ganm* Her# I* a who! i aotvl tar you In •**«« in* ■ IS* i Ht4 a Hmt •• *•**••*•* ’ Nin*ty bland i*lall**# **ltow»d I lb# «f*»* lb* body wl n* 100*1 Coop# ,.i Imtawaiomm coonty Kaaaaa, an 1 aw. *4*g, with *••**» d#»*. a last* w* an#»ot tk* aor*t*tng dn#.*wdani 1 K’jruWi M# Tk* old man -llad •login a M#tkodiat kyma I No Mrd of grwy kgs Ik* gift at sold THE LADY IN WHITE. GHOST HAUNTS THE PALACE OP GERMAN EMPEROR. Tb* r»nou Ifl.torlc Apparition of tba Hohonioltara. Appear* One* Mora and f or**b*dotr* Death la Kvperor Wllllaae'e Pamllr. HE White Lady ha* again appeared In the Royal PalaMned »« **l»* any Whit* I only at other In ruder that might ha detmted prowl ing about the building Ideally the emperor hssti helteter (n ghuela. 1 Hut whether William II la ar la not 1 «m»< teail* strong minded la net aside I the traditional srarmruw of hb* family and dt* enrage the perpetual hut of au j». ••Hina the appoaHUtc# nf the White Insdy la u»vaaa> and prophetic Mia* * tery t*U* of her ttnau appearance* ' ||.4 u.usi touch •**» the truth uf th* *1 tab# * I l>wrtag I>mi huadr>| yeas* the Npend *. .i! th# Whim Udy haa hs»n aaamtated II Jwith the hist ary af th* Hohsnautlerna, "and *n«h vlaHattaa of the gru-oun# !, jspmfa* haa intartahli heed shM-ll fat IN DEEP SHADE And In Cool Htrssras mills riud Thsll Com fort It la easy to two that cattle are al home In a moist and wooded country. The feral cattle of Texas and Australia never from choice stray far from the woods Out un the Western ranches there are. of course, few trees, and the beasts thrive fairly well; but. for all that, the conditions of their life are ai tinctal. and are not such as they would Selec t If free to choose their dwellin'! (dace All cattle love to stand knee deep la water and under the shadow of trees. Thetr beads are carried tow, wen when they nre startled, so that the) ran see under the spreading branches of the fuieel Compare Ihe habitual position of the head of a eow with that of Ihe heads of the hors*, prneghnr* ne gitanaeu which live la i hr open and have to watch the hurt son for the approach of enemies Then the spilt houfs uf the cattle are wonderfully adapted (or prugrews over soft ground In galloping through logs uf deep mud an os nr g buffalo wilt easily distance g swift horww Their look spread wide, and so they do not stab In eu far as Ihe saltd hoofed enl u«*l Wtmt *» even mote Import eat, Ihi open cleft between the twee aitowa the Air tu enter the hole In the mud an Ike foot la withdrawn where**. a home's huwf slicks tike a "eweher," awing tw the partial vacant hetuw it. and can unit hw dr egged nut by a great muaewtar ef fort Mounted hunters Nave hwea Wvsr tahen and hilled by buffalo Afrtcas and Indian awing in ihta foci What tu Do With Kurd-Boiled Krp A man sent his daughter to buy tour eggs. Hbe bought them and ha put them in a sauce pan to boil, saying to his wife: "Just look at those eggs, will you and take them out when they are done.” He went away and came back In half . an hour. Finding the eggs still boil ing, he cooiy took them off, put them cold water, dried them and said to his daughter: “Take those eggs back and say you wanted ducks’ eggs, and if they hare no ducks' eggs, bring the money back." A Wonderful Pheuomuuuo. The man who should pass through life without experiencing twinge of Indigestion, might be Utly regarded as a wonderful phe nomenon. t ‘ml ■'•Ion Into I Ui® junior or Knikir Year, ot any of iha CotlvaU'v C«-utee*. A Ituiitad number of t'aodldalai. lor ilia • Ktt'lailMili'ii etata will ba reral*ad at sue. (at rataa. •L Me«H i Mall, for bo?a •' 4ar 19 *aar» I* unique la Cbwpialaaaaa ■ f ila e^ulptuvuie Tba IHM Twa will , apn Ikflfaber Mb, IIM IniltfaM .. at leva on «pi>li ffttioa to nil •»«. a, aoaaivtf v, t. A. t., ftallnA it>»M MA A, IVIf. ^ w&? missk;. Th* bent trull mwIIuii in in, Weot No drouth* A fulluru ot vniu <>,.ir kuowu Mild allnutt* ProdMClir* ,oU A‘■> tulaiu* ot *'-k1 pur* w*l*r K»r M»p» and rtrvulttr* (Iritis full df»‘*tp Mo* of til. Ho h Mior.1 fruit and AgiUuli r»l t.*...i» Iu kouth W*»t MlMourl. writ" to JOHN M »•» KIMf. Muimnor ot lit* Mlanp'dVl , L*i**t **d t.l»* Stock Company Noo.hu New la*0». Miaaourt M*pv> a aw vs r*v t>*as wtast v »~t \ I > BUI .uiMtMot . ... trtt i r.V™! stark trees rir.r:*. \ i / Al) 1/ ,Ab»>laKl> Wn ^wnifutiidu, lA/ I IK tv MvtiHMi at AbA bM.iHtkm, I » » v « % ■ % twwiaaaaa. Hm., *.» imi iu. TANKS-—--?* I rililXt) **** tiiou * kit, I HUIH *. noiny «•* ku t UrlUm —hmiwjuu.... tu.iuo i LINOSEt-OMAHA-RUBBER^! W N t*., OMMIt .At—|Aaa I WImim • run* n. * lt,rlt*rr*. I Holly iMviittub Hit* |ut|*r I ..y