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"Ah," thought he, "now I know why
•he listens to Indifferently to my bap
pleet word*, and ao deaterouely arolde
toy declarations.’’ And he sighed quite
as forlornly as Walter had done.
Lady Annabel at last turned to her
daughter.
"We will return home at once, my
love, if you wish, and 1 will commission
our kind friend, Viscount Somerset, tn
make Inquiries concerning the artlet.
It ■■ but nroper that we should seek oui
your gallant preserver*. 1 will also
write to your uncle to come up from
Bath to receive him. You know how
eagerly he always sought after a trace
of these Vernons."
Walter's III s writhed while he vowed
mentally the name should yst stand
proud and high even in aristocratic
London. So In sullen silence he watch
ed the group paes on toward the en
trance out of eight. He rose up then
and strode through the crowd.
The name of Lady Annabel Collln
wood arreeted his attention once again.
The apeakers were Immediately In front
of him.
"Lady Annabel? Oh. no, Ihct Is the
Hon. Mr*. Darre—ehe that was former
ly Annabel Marston, of Lincolnshire, a
/'infant rotative however, of Izady Col
HnwoodV she In tlu> violet bonnet and
gray pelisse, I mean."
A strange look of revengeful Ire flash
ed over the gloom of Walter's fare aa he
followed the direction given, and found
the lady Indicated—she that waa once
Annabel Marston of Lincolnshire.
She waa a fair woman, with dark
and roay cheeks, whoso beauty was so
well preserved one might have easily
believed her only thirty. Hhe was talk
ing gaily with a gentleman In uniform,
and her clear, Joyous laugh came musi
cally to Walter's ears. He ground his
teeth.
"She Is happy, the traitress, and my
wretched, ruined father sleeps in bis
ocean grave exiled by her from hts na
tive land,” muttered hp.as like a mad
man he tore his way to the street, end
hurrying to his lodgings, (lung himself
Into a chair and dropped his head upon
his hands. For a short time he sat thus,
and then rising, he unlocked a small
box and took from thence a closely
written manuscript, which he perused
attentively. Only the last of It Is essen
tial to the thread of our story:
"And now, Waller, you have the key
to the mysterious sadness of my whole
life—the dark secret that has eaten like
the Spartan’s vulture through iny heart,
finding Its svay only with my death to
your knowledge. I do not fear, my son,
that you will be harsh to your father's
memory. I know you will see that,
dreadful as was my sin, it was nothing
to the web of wickedness that was
wound around me to the terrible
atonement my life has made. Most of
all.you will receive cunsola .>>n In know
ing Tom’s Bible was the means of rec
onciling my soul with Heaven—of
bringing to my restless, sorrowful
heart the peace for which It had so
•one sighed. We are nearlr.a lb*
land every day—the land which for ten
long yearn 1 have known only in my
dreams: nut 1 nail t.evw ,-.t,<»>: upon
It. Too surely has the hand of death
laid hold upon me. 1 heard you anx
iously Inquiring of the ship's surgeon
the other day If there waa nothing to
help my cough. I could have answered
what he evaded. Ho not grieve for me;
I shall be happy—so happy to lay off
this cumbersome garment of flesh,
these blind • > t of doubt. For v’li
my son, I leave a rich legacy of experi
ence to warn you awuy from the rocks
that shipwrecked my peace and good
name. I have no fear for your future. 1
know your artist name will be honora
ble—that the wealth I fail to leave will
be more blessed won for yourself. Otic
.itsis. A L . a- I lhal a
to *<•.»'( out. when once mo.e you come
to mingle with yo> f country was in
Kngland, and »p«ak with Annabel Mar
•ton—her name may be (’imaged no#
1 flew from Kim land the scry niuruiiu
after that wretched day. I hare avoid
ed all knowledge of the --bahgtn tint*
may have brought, but you can eaaity
And her. Tell her all tlret you l»at«
learned from Oteae page* of the uttei
horror that followed my happy partlnr
with her; of the murdered ypeetre thai
at rode everywhere at mg aide, of al
the gloom and ruin that terrible da>
flung upon ma; aad then eb«w her hoe
yak* ki ll lorgtvei (*• til*' till. *
Tom • Hthle. «he will And all the p ** »
marked that refer la her gu It and mdre
aad ui to her the lad su*w>*»g of th<
maa the wroamed m terribly wee uttei
•argtveaeee, end an m #*»i pettttu*
that ahe would the aeeh the only ftuta
tala that east eaah away » > h ata thh
or dtreettuoa you will flat lit a am he,
place | am eahaueted a td ».uet reel
Walter read M through, ee I hate autd
aad Ihea with a groan he eeld
*“011. mg dead father, I have e*»a a
laat the etmaa fur «keu U*e you per
tied aa aek' da* le admired aad baa
ared aad happy, aad you. ter Uueeaal
ekektm. ata Iglag ta yuar uakauwa, aa
pawiwred grave’
fveaeattg Pla haag gwreertag Pit
gave wag ha a mm* >hr»*M t-a#
“tlaa ihUtg at Pares me* rereturt are
Iftetgk all otee Pa dlaMufteatag area
par la aamPaaged Mh« teatembera are
ga piadlg aa I ah-red pore ta «» Me
in UUI ■■IBIS'* ISIIIO, »«» "II --—
eratlc relation*. Well,I must be worthy
of an entree Into Indy Annabel’! draw*
tng-rooma. I muit answer this flatter
ing letter from hie grace of 0-. I
hear he la a generous patron of the arte.
He may make my advancement swifter.
I shall elude all Indy Annabel’* Inqui
ries until I have a position her polished
brow may not frown upon."
ftlgnor Vernonl verified the proud re
solves of Walter Vernon. The two Is
land pictures had made him famous.
Although they had endeavored to keep
It private, the story of the beautiful
Lady Eleanor Colllnwood tut connected
with them was whispered from cln I© to
circle, and contributed undoubtedly to
their popularity. Orders from the high
est sources poured In upon him. Then
It was he responded to Admiral Lord
Colllnwood’s earnest Invitation, and
preaented himself at Colllnwood Houas.
The admiral wa* fortunately In London,
and received him with the same friend
ly warmth he had shown on their first
meeting, laidy Annabel, too, was ex
ceedingly kind and courteous, but Wal
ter was Instantly aware of an antagon
istic feeling, despite her gentle expres
sions of gratitude, Hhe alluded quietly
to his own refusal to meet them before,
and acknowledged that It had grieved
her daughter.
When their conversation first began
to flag, Lady Annabel arose with her
Inimitable grace of manner and said:
"Now, my dear admiral, If you please
you shall come to the library and have
« ...1.1 lllll. .k.t H.(lk me uiKIU f sAllil
for Lady Eleanor to come down to the
drawing-room. She I* not yet aware of
Mr. Vernon's presence, ft Is natural
they should wish their first meeting to
he without witnesses.”
He smiled In cheerful acquiescence.
"A good Idea and very thoughtful In
you to remember It, Lady Annabel!”
five minutes Walter was left alone.
He needed thrice the time to calm bis
heart; then he heard a light, quick step
without, and the door opened for a
graceful figure robed In sea-blue satin
and sparkling with Jewels. Both fair
white hands were outstretched, and she
sold eagerly:
“Cruel, cruel Walter, why have you
delayed so long?”
Then she paused abruptly. The tall,
handsome man, with his glossy whis
kers and foreign moustache—was that
Walter?
The smile that broke over his face
reasKiired her.
“Ah, It l« certainly you-—I was almost
afraid. Oh, Walter, are you half as glad
ns I to meet again after this long Inter
val? foolish Walter—as proud as ever,
' ’» r/}■ ' I m* '•n* to >i< o!'l,»h/i* vrni
should wait till the honors wereeo thick
about you, hut 1 am too happy now;
and your father—he Is not with you?”
She had not given him a chance to re
ply before. Still holding her hand, he
said gravely:
“My father never reached th#land,
Lady Eleanor—his prophecy was ful
nuen.
Her ready tears showed how com
pletely she had kept her old nature.
Walter had meant to be very dignified
and reserved; but with her genial, old
time manner, it was impossible; and
when they parted—although no word
of love had been hinted they were
Walter and Elllc, as In days gone by.
If Lady Annabel's face showed sign
of uneasiness at Eleanor s efTecitonate
good-bye and earnest eutr*-.u> that he
should come often, there was no sign
of It In the courteous words with which
she echoed her daughter's invitation.
CHAPTER XII.
H B Nt'BFOR -
ward Walter min
gled frtely in ths
best and noblest
lie work
'd hard at his ea
se), but took time
enough to accept
M h i !tg| ."its to
fetlRI villas. dln
■ »- iters vud parties, as
he ft I sure Would
give him opportunity U> meet the Col
llnwowds, With Lady Annabel be was
always reserved, even to formality. He
could not pierce tb* Impcrt• IMIble but
ivy vet) that scented ever h.ugtng bo
twee# them, wad when one day h«
heard tb# Uukv of ft saying pet
tishly to the admiral, who had in suaas
gay way alluded to hta tevo'io#
"Hos'l Jeal, I beg iif go#! Lady Anna
b#l la peer bust) lovely, hot I wish Sb<
had a little of mortal frailty Abe Is ta
eoht I am a idle tn tl'cptirf4 Wallet
r*o*M hardly aympathts# with him an I
yet he had seen Iyer Attvittely moved
from her hpooglogwd e *'«■!*■ dignity
t * * whi , atlu ■ oa
was made ta bat husband's * M*r brat a
tf the Best laird I'otineu «d who s»
hilled by a tall atsg a yteeiptee a*httba
eaa relating the garth ul at ha a (Head
and h alter, happening to gtgose at <h<
lady Aaaabel be he 11 her pa>e an«
iremhttag- leaaihg agataat a pillar fm
support. lie «pr*ag to her assistance
oheO Oh# faltered to a Votes «t>-.«
sharp aileorr haunted him through va<
“It lg nothing | am twhjncf to fa’nl
log at lav an Iko t ho alar mod hut to
aae get nut gutetlv "
II# goe4ated he* to the carriage otth
end a* i reel tag at ten i too. and oat ready
to quiet Eleanor's alarm when toe Ora*
noticed her mother's absence.
There wae one little Incident to mark
the day. As he loitered by Eleanor'*
side he drew from her bouquet a spray
| of Jasmine.
"Ah, Lady Eleanor," said he, "do you
remember how these milky stars trail
ed their splendor over the rooks In our
old home?"
She smiled—then sighed.
"I have forgotten nothing—not the
most trlval circumstance."
"Then," said he, touching lightly a
diamond suspended from his watch
chain, "you have not forgotten this,
nor the more precious words that ac
companied It."
The blue eye* fell beneath his pas
sionate glance —a soft rose blushed over
her cheek, and the sweet lips faltered as
she answered —
"Yes, I remember."
"And you will not gainsay the prom
ise?" pursued he.
"Is that a fair question, Walter?"
asked she, archly, rising hastily to
cross the room to spook with her uncle.
Welter's heart hounded.
"What more can I desire?” thought
| he, "To-morrow 1 will moke my formal
proposal t>oth to the admiral and Lady
Annabel."
But when the next day came, and ea
ver nnd Joyous he sought (lolllnwood
House, he found a strange change In
Eleanor. Bbo was pale aud nervous
with a constraint and formality that
would have irrleved him deeply had It
not been evidently forced and unnatur
al. When he made known his errand he
was still more astonished and grieved.
Her cheek alternately flushed and pal
ed: she half rose •>*< If to fly from hie
presence, and then sinking back Into
her chair, faltered:
"O Walter, don't, don’t! It is heart
rending for me to hear there le no
hop®!’’
"No hope!" repeated Walter, blankly.
"Surely, after your word® yesterday
you cannot accuse me of presumption.”
She had burled her face In her hand*.
“No, no—not that! 0, what can I nay
In explanation?”
She set for a few moment* In per
plexed distress, and then calming her
self, continued more coherently:
"It Is best you should hear the truth,
Walter. Had your proposal come yes
terday, I should have boen the happiest
girl In England; to-day It only adds to
my misery, for by my own voluntary
promise I am betrothed to another."
"Another!" exclaimed Walter, spring
ing to hi* feet, "What can 1 under
stand by this, I>ady Eleanor?"
"Do not try to understand It," an
swered she sadly, "only be sure to real
ize the actual truth of the circum
stance."
He was pacing to and fro In uncon
trolled agitation.
Eleanor made no attempt to soothe
him, but sat like one stricken dumb
through some terrible calamity. Sud
denly I^ady Annabel’s sweet voice was
heard without the door. As If In utter
terror, Lady Eleanor dashed her hand
kerchief ncroe.i her eyes to remove ::!|
traces of tears, and whispered burrled
j ly:
"1* Is mv mother! Walter' Walter, If
: you love me, do not let her suspect how
unhappy I am—how much It grieves
me to give you up!”
"To give me up? Ah," retorted Wal
ter. bitterly. "I thought as much: is
L,auy Annauei ■ uomgs — sue never
liked me."
"You ar wrong, Walter—you are un
just to her! Ah, If you could know—If
you could hear as I did last night! Wal
ter, Walter, help me bear my fate brave
ly—perform my duty faithfully!”
He was looking dismally at her en
treating, agonised faoa.
Hu be • 'ST1XCED.I
HU firm h«r'«
We are all more or leas familiar with
that exasperating class of Individuals
who seem to feel that the simple com
mon s‘ nxe of the world la centered In
themselves and that the rest of ua are
in need of guidance and direction In
the simplest duties of life.
Mr. Ft was a young man of this
class. He was always painfully pro
fuse In details regarding anything he
; wished done. He had a parrot, of
{ which he was excessively fond, and
when he was about to go abroad for a
fow months, leaving his bird behind,
he bored and exasperated his family
and friends with senseless details re
garding the care of the parrot and his
last worda. screeched from the deck of
the steamer that bore him away, were;
"Ml, Jim!"
"What?" shouted the brother on Ih
pi»r.
"I.tok out for my parrot!" eatue
fatally over the water.
Aa If this was not enough he had no
sooner reached Id vended than he sent
I the following cablegram to bis bru her,
who had sssome I the charge of the p>r
roi
Ik »UN *04 f*#4 lit) |»4f tOt M
4‘ii ul i bl* i0«* |nfur||if4
bfottor < ibN ba<*b ot bro4b#f*o li<
poooo
I have fed her hot ah# Is hungry
»git ti What shall I do mii! Mar
Petr's Msgwrtse.
4s Isau-cs tir u*n«a
The be at scientists at llaitlsrf x’tly,
lad presto t that the Ins of salt aster
into the «tat*m>*sis river Imat the oil
• •Its ta that vtetattf oil) tanas the
i bass fer tsbMi the si room »e noted, to
II aeenase ss H teh VHer seem is bo ef
the ttHptesgtun that salt redish aad
maebrrel ate made so by the areas
i eater
iitnvtus
fbe rrnng fault of eor gsasistlae
1 hr Its l«i h of gentleaesa (brr *•• ts
batch ahea It judges. brutal wbea it
fctastes sad ravage ta Its sever ily«*
I Mar l>r Minis
THE EMPEROROF ELBA
HOW NAPOLEON CONDUCTED
HIMSELF IN EXILE.
The Power* Which Swayed the l.arfev
World Shown to Hood Advantage In
Ilia Pigmy Kingdom— Hie Let ten to
Merle Lonlee.
T-F1A was an Island
divided against It
self, there being
both Imperialist*
and royalist*
among Ita Inhabi
tants, and a con
siderable party
which desired Inde
pendence. Uy rep
resenting that Na
poleon had brought
with him fabulous sums the Austrian
and Kngllsh commissioners easily won
the Klhaus to a fervor of loyally for
their new emperor. Before nightfall
of the 4th the court was established,
and the new administration began Its
labors. Having mastered the resources
and needs of his pigmy realm, the em
peror began to deploy all his powers,
mending the highways, fortifying the
strategic points, and creating about the
nucleus of four hundred guards which
were sent from Fontainebleau an effi
cient little army of sixteen hundred
men. If In expenses were regulated to
the minutest detail both at home and
abroad; the salt works and Iron mines
which were the bulwark* of Elban
prosperity, began at once to Increase
thplr fiiitntil un/l tavallnn was r<»crn -
lated with scrupulous nicety. By
that auperemlnent virtue of the French
burgher, good management, the Island
was made almost Independent of the
remnants of the Tulleries treasure
(about five million franesi which Na
poleon had brought from France. The
eame powers which had swayed a
world operated with equal success In
a sphere almost microscopic by com
parison.
Before long the Princess Borgheae,
separated soon after her marriage
from her second husband, and ban
ished since 1810 from l’arls for Imper
tinent conduct to the empress, came,
according to promise, to be her broth
er's companion, and Madame Mere,
though distant In prosperity, name like
wise to soothe her son In adversity.
The Intercepted letters of the former
prove her to have been at least as
loose in her life at Elba as ever be
fore, but they do not afford a sufficient
basis for the scandaltj concerning her
relations with Napoleon which were
founded upon them, and Industriously
circulated at the court of Ixtuls XVIII.
The shameful charge has no adequate
foundation of any sort.
Napoleon's economies were rendered
not merely expedient, but Imperative,
by the fact that none of the moneys
from France were forthcoming which
had been promised In bis treaty with
the powers. After a short stay Hol
ler frankly stated that in bis opinion
they would never be paid, and depart
ed. The Island swarmed with Bourbon
spies, and the only convereatlon In
which Napoleon could Indulge himself
unguardedly was with Sir Nell Camp
bell, the English representative, or
with the titled English gentlemen who
gratified their curiosity by visiting
bim. I airing the summer heats when
the court was encamped on the heights
at Marclana for refreshment, there ap
peared a mysterious lady with her
child. Both were well received and
kindly treated, hut they withdrew
themselves entirely from the public
gaze. Common rumor nald It wag the
empress; but this wag not true; It was
the Countegg Walewgka, with the son
she had borne to her host, whom ahe
gtill adored. They remained but a few
days, and departed ae mysteriously as
they had come.
Base females thronged the preclncta
of the Imperial residence, openly
struggling for Napoleon's favor aa
they had so far never dared to do; auc
<■**« too frequently attended their ef
forts. But the one woman who should
have been at his side wee absent. It
la certain that she made an honest ef
fort to come, and apartments were
prepared for her reception In the lit
tle palace at Porto Kerrajo. liar fath
er, however, thwarted her at avery
turn, and Anally ahe was a virtual
prisoner at Hchonbrunn, So manifest
was the restraint that her grand
mother, Caroline, queen of the Two
Alelltea, cried out In Indignation, “If
1 were In the place of Marla Louisa. 1
would tie the sheets of my bed to the
window frame and Aee." Committed
to the charge of the elegant and sub
tla Nalpperg. a favorite chamberlain
whom aha had Aral seen at Dresden, he
piled her with such Insidious wiles
that at last bar slender moral Aber was
entirely broken down and she fell n
i victim to hla charms. Aa late a* Au*
* goal Napoleon received Impassioned
| letters front her. then ahe grew formal
land gold, at l««« enter Vtctiernleh's
urgency she ceased tu writs at all Her
Preach atteadaal. Meneval managed
> to convey the whole and story to her
husband, but the emperor was tarred
■ tiluua, and hoped against hope until
1 ttet-ember, Then enlv be i«a**4 from
hi# tn>eeeani and urgent appeals
MseaM
fiwkrr “I ant In n yaks' game lor
> •wenty seven hours straigbianny last
asrl, but as I » n I am satlsged "
i gbulBe H.*» nark did ?•* at*'
He* her 'ob ( Antehsg II sent*
.aa t " North AM*rl a*
a k ret* a t* tab
We wtah a man could peeve, % * ),,
la cab* Ilk* «u>n*t»-* «*,| uea it a
, mart* b hen • man dee* And |wy h*
. usually And* eats than ha can u*n nil
t at ante Atehtmen Ub>he
A SALTY TRANSACTION.
H.w tb« Onaaral Mada • Moat Narrow
K.rapa
*‘0f course I have been taken In oo
caslonally,” said the general to the De
troit Free Press man, "but I havs bsen
very fortunate considering the number
of devices there are for getting the best
of men who have a little money to la
ves! once In awhile.
"About ten years ago I came uncom
fortably near to being done up for all
I was worth. After Amsultatlon with
a few gentU-nien of means I concluded
to Join them In a mining speculation.
It was no trouble to And flattering ac
counts of mines that were on the mar
ket, but the boomers were not strictly
accurate In their representations, and
we concluded to send out an expert In
order to act with certainty.
"When our man came back he gave
a glowing account of a mine that was
doing the most extravagant advertis
ing. He had come to us highly recom
mended, but It struck me that he was
too anxious that we should buy the
stock. He had been paid for his ser
vices, but he was constantly urging us
to Invest, and each time be talked with
me my suspicions were Increased. One
day, without consulting any one, I
packed my valise and went out to look
over the ground for myself.
"Reaching the mine unheralded I
found a motley lot of men who were
chiefly engaged In patronising a bar
establishment In a Utile tumbledown
shanty. There was a big-bearded man
addressed as the colonel, who was do
ing all the treating, and 1 had no soon
er put In an appearance than be hus
tled a gang down the shaft with In
struction* to work the solid vein
alone. Then he began sounding me,
and I soon discovered that he was the
‘syndicate’ that had the mine for sale.
It suddenly came to me as a good
scheme to tell him that I was an ex
pert acting for New York capitalists
After two or three turns at the bar I
gave him to understand that 1 was on
the make, and It was not long until he
offered me $10,000 If 1 would efTcct a
sale of the mine.
"'Is it well salted?’ I asked.
" 'Never was a slicker Job. I salted
It twice to make sure.'
"I lost no time In telegraphing my
friends to hold off, and we were saved
a big sum of money. Meantime our
expert had scented danger and vam
oosed."
A NOVEL HORN BAND.
May H. Heard In the City of neper
hiatfrii o« fcfitnrtier
An enormous crowd fills the museum
court and neighboring square at Copen
hagen every midsummer day to listen
to a unique concert, says the 8an
Francisco Chronicle. A number of an
cient Scandinavian horns, more than
3,000 years old, called "luren," are
kept In the museum. Of this collection
fourteen are In good condition. They
have an elegant shape and the fl;;'
metal plates at the mouthpiece show
good technical perfection and a devel
oped taste for art. They are In differ
ent pieces fitted together. They were
found burled In moorland and their
good preservation Is believed to be due
to the turfy writer. They are of very
thin metal and generally seven feet
long. Th**y were always found in pairs,
the one In tune with the other.
A few years ago It was found by Dr.
Hammerleh that they could still be
blown or played upon. Their tones re
semble those of the tenor horn and
they have a soft but powerful sound
ovuiv nrc luneu m » aim re
others In D, K or (}, and these tone
form an accord but no "seala." On the
balcony in the court of the palace In
which Is kept the Northern Muaeu
two members of the •'oapella” blow
tunes on two of these primeval horn,*
to the delight of the inhabitants.
Animal* In Hot Wmlhor.
The dreadful hot wove that has hung
over the country recently proves once
! more that, after all, man Is the tough
est creature of the animal kingdom.
Hundreds of men have worked with
horses recently to see the latter drop
prostrated. Hogs, too, have suffered
dreadfully and often needlessly.
Water, shade and rest are the three
saving conditions for animals. Through
some wrong-headed policy In our larg
er cities It would munellmes look an if
there were a conspiracy in maka these
conditions ns difficult as possible.
New York haa been within a year
nearly denuded of shade trees The old
time watering troughs have been large
ly removed Teamsters who do not car
ry buckets on their carts often comM
j their b<>r»e« to wait for water until they
•»r« nearly choked. There ars no shady
j resting places on the streets, the hams
| are ill-vt utila'etl ovens and so upon < ,
| I'sslons of esceaslve heat the poor anl
j mala drop hy stores \ veterinary mr
j tc««m estimates that the mortality
| suiting work lag horses la Nets Yoih
during ih* past weoh has been fully
so per coat,
the sufferings of animals during hot
! oaveo ars largely n»**di*** r*»<- *>«*.
1 perted mad dog la often ttult hunting
i tor water Ignorant*# c mnwi he w >1!
j helped hut thus* paid to ktctw mw
| 'bug about the want* »f 4usnh animals
| went to ha vary puntly equipped Hu*
tlsgeoa Here, wallet what do you
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CORRECT BREATHING
’ It I* Halil to IVftlp thn Hfoot Woman to
iUrnmn Thlnnar.
It has been discovered that the dou
ble chin can be banished by correct
breathing, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. The woman with a short neck
must hold her head high, even stretch
ing her neck until conscious of the
tension of the cords. She should also
practice dropping her head and letting
It roll listlessly about This will give
a graceful poise to the head and the
exercise of muscles will help consume
the extra amount of fat. Lung exer
cises in breathing are the best exer
cises for excessive stoutness. The best
time for this Is before dressing In the
morning and after undressing at night.
Five or ten minutes’ exercise every
day will reduce the flesh In a wonder
fully short time. Htand erect with the
i bead and chin well up and rise upon
| the toes at each Inspiration, bolding
| the breath a moment, then expelling
It forcibly, coming down upon the heels
at the same time. Another good
1 breathing exercise Is to draw In a full,
deep breath. Retain the breath while
counting fifteen and then slowly expel
It. Sometimes stout women move arms
gracefully but the body has an utter
’ lack of liberty and free motion or sup
pleness. Drawing her corsets tighter
never did make a stout woman less
stout In appearance. The first care Is
not to lace too tightly; the second Is
to banleh all idea of being stout from
your mind arid lot the muscles bars
as free oluv as onsslble. All women
can learn to use their bodies grace
fully, even If there la a predisposi
tion to stoutness. Stout women are
often the lightest dancers, and there
Is no reason why they should not be
graceful In poso and motion. If a wom
an draws her breath freely from the
bottom of her lungs she diminishes
the effect of her size Immediately by
doing away with that ready-to-burst
look that Is generally associated with
stoutness. That Is the look that must
be avoided, even If the waist measures
an Inch or so more and the bust and
shoulders gain a little.
HANDSEWINO.
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It Is a curious and pretty reversion
to the customs of our grandmothers
that assails the woman of today. Not
only do wc find knitting usurping a
place long occupied by lace and em
broidery, hut what generally goes un
der the name of plain needlework Is
now taking Its place alongside the fine
arts. Machine sewing Is no longer to
he thought of in connection with lin
gerie. Indeed, It Is quite Impossible
for the silk garments so much affected
by the smarter women of today. After
so long a lapse of plain needlework
Into desuetude, some extra stimulus
was necessary to bring women back In
to good old ways; and one of those
clever women who foresee the signs of
the times grasped the situation and
started classes In sewing, thus Inaugu
rating the fashion. The prices de
manded for these lessons are on a level
with those paid for music, dancing,
painting or any other art, $1.60 for a
half hour’s private lesson being the
least that Is paid. Classes for teaching
sewing as a line art to the little daugh
ters of the fashionable set are also In
vogue.
HU Fatal Blander.
"Beautiful one," he said, "can’t you
forgive me? I will try to live it down.
I will become great for your sake, and
make the world envy you as my wife."
"No," the fair girl replied, and there
was a resolute ring in her voice, "It
cannot be. I must respect the promise
that I made to my mother upon her
death bed.”
He knelt at her feet and looked be
seechingly up at her. unmindful of the
fact that the flies were congregating in
droves upon his person.
"Jane,” be groaned, "do not leave me
out here alone. I cannot, I will not
give you up! It would kill me. You
are the only one I ever can love. Say
that you will recall the words that you
have Just spoke—1 mean spoken-”
"Ah," she Interrupted, "there It la
again! No. no, a thousand times no!
It must not he! I am aorry for you, but
we are not In the same class. I hope
that some day you may And another
who will make you happy."
Then she bounded lightly over the ,
fence and started on a dog trot back to
ward Boston, while the young man laid
hls cheek upon an ant hill and wept.
He was from Buffalo, and ten min
utes before had said: "I done It."—
Cleveland louid-r.
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The kingdom of heaven Is n state of
Internal self denial, which Meaaa love
te tUat and the neighbor. It te a state
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and human beings are best fltted for It
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neighbor established within them
| thruugh the activities and uses whh-h
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