MY HAllE SISTER
XXX By ELTON HARRIS XXX
CHAPTER I.—(Continued.)
Mollle waked to hear no more; she
was flying up stairs as fast as her
trembling legs would rarry her, her
plan of action made on the way. There
were only two servants sleeping In the
house that nlgh^. their room was right
at the other side; they were doubt
less barricaded In It, and would scream
and refuse to let Kate and herself Into
It until too late. She and the child
would be helpless in madamo's terribly
strong hands did she ones get hold of
them, and the lock of her door was
weak, so her plan seemed the only one,
and there was not a moment to lose.
"Kittle, get up at once, dead, and
dress as quickly as you can," she ,iald,
as she entered the room and shut and
locked the door. Don't ask any ques
tions now, and I will tell you all about
It presently. Hurry!”
She spoke as quietly ns she could;
but the poor little girl was out of bed
as soon as she had finished speaking
and pulling on her clothes in silence
with trembling hands. One look at
Mollle had been enough. Mollle, mean
while, dragged anything she could find j
against the door and opened the win
dow quietly. Then she helped Kat<*
Into her things and, tying a shawl
over her head, put her out on the slop
ing tiled roof of the veranda und |
crawled out uftor her,
"Now, listen. Kittle,” she whispered
Impressively. "I am going to let my
self down by one of the pillars, and
when 1 say your name and hold out
my arms you are to Jump. Then we
shall run as fast as we can to the
White house.”
“Yes, Mollle,” murmured the child
obediently, her eyes wide with terror.
Without waiting for hat or wrap,
Mollle scrambled down, and a minute
later they were speeding out on to
the road.
“Some one was rattling the door
handle,” said Kate, as Mollle puused to
open the gate.
Mollle’s only answer was to take her
hAnd again and run. It was for their
lives, literally a race for their lives
that they were running, she knew.
Was that the clang of the gate be- ,
hind them? She pulled Kate along
faster, for she felt It was, and a mile
was a terrible way to run.
"I must stop!” panted Kate. "Oh,
Mollie; I can’i run any more!”
As Mollie caught her up and hurried
on with clenched teeth, she felt sure
she heard footsteps on the hard road
behind. Every moment she felt the
poor distraught woman was gaining
on them—that she could hear madame's
wild voice; but she staggered on,
praying as she had never prayod be- |
fore for help, and that she might save
Kate, her mother’s baby!
But she had hardly any breath left
by the time the White house gate ap
peared in sight; the steps were com
ing nearer, then wheels came rolling
tip—a high dog cart passed her, in
which she could distinguish a well
known form.
"Reggie! Reggie!** she shrieked
despairingly; and then she remem
bered nothing more until Bho found
herself In the hall at the White house,
Reggie’s arms round her, Mrs. An
slruther’s and Joyce's kind faces near,
and Kate leaning against her knee,
sobbing out an Incoherent account of
what had happened, as far as she
. knew.
CHAPTER X
Madam Dubois was dangerously mad
from that night, enacting over and
over again the terrible deed she had
committed, the combined remorse and
terror of which she had gradually
thrown her mind off its balance. It
was found that she had broken into
i- Mollie's room, and, discovering the
window open and the room empty,
had evidently pursued them down the
road, for one of her shoes was found
not far from the White house gates.
Foiled In her attempt by the timely ar
rival of Reggie, she had returned and
smashed everything In the room, bury
ing the knife in Mollie's pillow.
Henri was telegraphed for, hut de
clined to come, sending word that he
was seriously III with the shock. The
general impression was that he feared
to set foot in Keverton, as he had all
along known more than he would al
low; but nothing could he proved
against him. Madame raved for him
perpetually; hut this one creature
whom she worshipped, for whom she
had stopped at uo crime, coolly de
serted her without the leuat compunc
tion.
Never once did he write to ask
about her, or did she #e» hint again;
but he quietly disappeared from
knowledge, though many years after
ward Mol lie received begging letters
at Intervals from him And It was
Motile who took mtapaslon on her
enemy and returned good for evil by
paylag fur her to tie well cared for
In an aeylum. where sh« lingered bur
some years,
Retag left without a guardian, her
trustee# were quite willing fur her t<*
accept Mr# Anetrmher s offer of a
home until her marriage «a effer et
tended to Male eleu. en everything at
Ckalfonl Was odd end the pis * let
and Mollle would have been happy in
deed, but for her anxiety about her lit
tle half-sister.
Poor child! She had been falling all
winter, though Mollle could not see
It, and as the spring advanced she grew
weaker and weaker, though she suf
fered no pain. They were all very
good to her, these kind people, bearing
with the fractious irritability that sho
could not control. Rpggle came home
a* often as he could, and taught Mol
lle to ride; while all Reverton called,
anxious to show that they were glad
to be friends with Colonel L’Estrange's
daughter. Rut the little girl was never
neglected or forgotten. Many an hour
would good-natured Reggie curry her
about In the old garden and amuse her,
and she was very fond of the tall,
handsome young fellow, watching him
with preternaturally large eyes; but
there was no one like Mollle toward
the end, her first love and her last,
her "very own Mollle!"
"Is she not beautiful, Joyce?” she
said one day, as she watched them set.
off for a ride, and they turned to nod
cheerfully as the tiny, thin hand was
waved from the window. "Reggie
loves her very much, but not so much
as 1 do. No one in this world can
tell what Mollle has been to me.”
And Joyce, softly stroking the tlaxem
curls of the owner of Ohalfont, thought
of that scene In the garden the preced
ing spring, when the over-dressed lit
tie heiress, sitting In the swing, hail
spoken so differently. Truly Mollle
had worked wonders!
"Everything I have Is yours, Mollle,"
the child said with passionate devotion,
one cold, spring afternoon, as the girl
sat rocking her gently to and fro be
fore the fire. "My heart, my life, ev
erything; but who would have Chal
font if I died?”
I should, my Kittle,
"Oh. then that Is all right.” And
Kate nestled closer Into her arms with
a smile of utter contentment. "We are
very happy now, Mollie, are wq not?
Will you sing mother’s lullaby again?”
Mrs. A nst rut tier's face was looking
very grave as she watched the child;
but with the courage that always came
to Mollie in her need, she began softly
to sing the old nursery tune they both
loved. Once Kate stirred and gave a
little sigh; but Mollie went on, though
to ears that heard not, for with thut
sigh the little girl had fallen Into that
sleep that knows no waking, and gone
home to the Heavenly Father whom
Mollie had taught her to love.
"you must not grieve too much, Mol
lie darling,” Reggie said later, when
she had cut off a long, fair curl, and
they hud carried the child away and
laid her by her mother's side in the
church yard. "Had she lived there are
many things that she must have known
as she grew older, which would have
hurt her. She is spared much suffer
ing.”
And Mollie, remembering her dar
ling's quick, sensitive spirit, knew It
was true. She was very happy as time
passed; it was impossible not to be
happy with Reggie, and though the
trials of life came to both as the years
rolled on, nothing ever came between
those two. There are no lives without
trouble; but theirs they bore together,
and tried to bear well, and they
passed, leaving them better and
stronger.
but even wnen cnuaren or lier own
lay In her urn.*, there was always a
very tender spot in Mollie's heart for
the child who was gone. And as one
spring followed another, and snow
drops, primroses and daffodils came In
their season, the sharp, anxious lit
tle face would rise before her. But it
was never the face of "my half-sister,
Kate.” Ix-onaid Barlowe’s daughter,
the heiress of Chalfont. She had gone
long ago; It was the wistful one of
the little sister who slept the last long
sleep by her mother’s side, who had
given her the whole beautiful love of
her child’s heart.
The Kud.
trl'iiliilu Comb t iplods*.
A curious accident which recently
occurred in Cincinnati warns women
of a frequent danger which is little un
derstood A woman leaned down be
fore nil open grate, and as she did so
a celluloid comb exploded with suffl
dent force to throw her several feet.
The comb ignited. burning <>ff moat
of the wearei • hair, eyebrows and
lushes, ami she wts severely burned
about the face and neck It aecnied
tmpcwslble to eatmaulsh the burning
comb as long as any of it w.ta left,
and lonsiderabie effort was required
in preveut the carp* t and furnishing!
from calihiug fits Hi - fait that cel
luloid. whu*e foundation )• g n ottou,
Is highly inflatnttl cble itui explosive,
seems to Ire little umlirsto.«|. suit the
woader la that mote Injuries do not
tesult. tor many women are extremely
■ oreleea when beating curling Irons
by a gas Jet or alcohol lamp, and
might wry neatly ci;»»es a celluloid
iubIi to Ignition, 1 ndvr *J! ordinary
ilivuiiotci > m, the ptetly, convenient
end luexp'usiv* celluloid It innocent,
it it mm 1 n ' *>• k ought tn ftw.Uct
, wag fire
AN OCEAN WATERSPOUT
The general understanding of a wa
\ terspout is that it is a whirlwind de
scending front a cloud overhanging a
body of water, the wind sucking up
water and drawing it to the cloud,
from which it falls as a very heavy
downpour of rain. Most spouts are of
earth from the under side of the cloud.
This column of water or vapor is sup
posed to be hollow and it whirls
around with almost lightning rapidity.
The lower end of the column, or fun- '
nel, does not drop dear to the surface j
of the earth, but descends toward it
ONE OF NATURES’- PHENOMENA OFTEN SEEN ON THE SEA.
such nature, but they are occasionally
of quite a different character. The
spouts sometimes occur when no water
except that in the clouds is near. In
such instances a funnelshaped mass of
water or vapor descends toward the
within a distance of from ten to fifty
feet. In such Instances the water of
the spout is. of course, supplied by the
cloud, but in rase of waterspouts over
a large body of water it seems quite
likely that at least In the early stages
of the formation the water from the
cloud descends until it meets the water
of the sea. After the union of the two
the water of the sea probably ascends,
taking the water from the cloud back
with it
It is said that many seamen believe
that waterspouts may lie precipitated
aud completely destroyed by a well
directed shot from a cannon. It Is even
related that upon a number of occa
sions this feat has been accomplished.
The theory Is that the concussion of
the air from a heavy gunshot Is so
great that it overcomes entirely the
force of the whirlwind and dissipates
It to such an extent that the gyrating
condition quite disappears. The best
method of bringing about this result
Is to lire an explosive shell directly at
the water column. If a shell with a
time fuse can lie thrown so much the
better, especially If an expert in cut
ting fuses of right length for estimated
distances is at hand on board the boat.
A shell exploding near a spot Is guar
anteed to kill it so dead that it will
never rise ugaln. Upon the ocean
numbers of waterspouts will sometimes
rise within a comparatively short dis
tance of each other, and when the
spouts are of great size, as they some
times are, ships iu their path are In
actual danger.
The same theory In regard to the de
struction of waterspouts by tiring
shells at them Is held by many in re
gard to the annihilation of cyclone*.
The project of using guns on these de
vastating and death-dealing storms has
been seriously considered in a number
of towns in the. west and northwest
which have been visited by disastrous
cyclones. The scheme which has been
broached contemplated the placing 01
u cannon or shell-throwing gun upon
some eminence in the town and pro
viding it with u sort of lifesaving
squad of volunteers from among the
citizens. Upon Ihe approach of a storm
tills squad, or a part of it, would man
Ihe gun and lie ready to hurl a shell
at any gyrating cloud of dangerous ap
pearance as soon as It should come
within gunshot of the town. Although
tills project has been discussed a num
ber of times, it has not yet been put
into execution.
DEMAND FOR LOBSTERS.
SI* Hundred Ton* of Them Kent to
Europe.
Despite I he fact that the lobster is
growing so scarce that the demand is
now hardly met during ten months of
the year and cannot be supplied in
February and March, a steamer sailed
trom Halifax, N. S.. one of the few
great sources of the American market,
recently, carrying to Havre 25,000 cases,
weighing liOO tons and valued at over
1150,000. The foreign demand for this
rustaeean is increasing prodigiously,
ays the New York Evening Post, muk
ng still further demands upon the
upply source. Three years ago lob
ster at 10 cents a pound was consid
ered expensive; the cheapest price it
brings today is double that sum. The
reason assigned for the heavy orders
from abroad is the presence of num
bers of Americans in Europe at this
time. It Is impossible to ship live lob
sters to Europe, for even in the jour
ney front Portland, Me., to this city,
from 10 to 20 per cent of those shipped
in barrels the usual way—are dead
when they arrive In the markets. For
export, lobsters are canned. The de
mand for lobsters In New York at
present exceeds the supply. The rea
son for this is that the lobster Is made
the basts of one of the most delicious
talads, and in the summer every one
wants it. The government is trying to
check the growing scarcity by enforc
ing strict laws regarding the size and
weight, and by stocking southern and
western waters. Portland, Me., pro
duces the best and must delicate lob
sters, and most of those consumed in
New York, but It cannot give enough
now for this market.
‘ I haf a hot time in my ineides an 1
wic-h I wood like to lie extinguished.
What is g<x>d for to extinguish it? The
inclosed money is for the price of the
extinguisher. Hurry pleas.”
IS REVERED BY THE YAQUIS
Sainthood is a
good deal like life
insurance; one lias
to die in order to
obtain Its benefits.
Yet there arc excep
tions to the rule as
regards both. Oc
| casionally a man
receives payment
upon his life insur
ance policy before
he quits this vale
tears; occasionally
there are persons
who have been
canonized either by
pontifical decree ot
popular verdict, be
i fore they have been
| gathered to their
i fathers. One of the
! latter is Santa Te
1 resa, the patron
i saint of the Yaqul
1 Indians, a tribe
1 now struggling to
1 retain their homes
i in a wild and moun
tainous region of
i Mexico. They are
having a hard time
| of it, and at last
i accounts there was
I immediate danger
! of their total ex
1 termination.
Santa Teresa is
now in San Kran
cisco. For several
years she lived In
ihe state of Sonora, and although it is
there that her personality and her
strange powers have been chiefly
known, her name has become quite
familiar in the United States, owing
chiefly to her supposed connection with
the risings of the Yaquis and other In
dian tribps that are in periodical revolt
against the government of Mexico.—
San Francisco Correspondence.
, - - _ ... _
REVELING IN COIN.
^•
A Boston merchant of great wealth
btlieylng that certain symptoms in- I
dlcutcd (hat lie would become Insane
consulted a specialist, and under his j
hdvtce became an Inmate of a private
asylum. For twelve years his recrea
tiou was the piling of gold coins and
then knocking them over. At times
he washed his hands In gold eagles
and half-eagles. At the end of the
long seclusion he returned to hN
count ins toom and In t» <lve months
coutlrmed the thoroughness of his r«
covery hy making fetsuHM) He died of
yellow fever in I'uUa, where he had
gone to look utter Ills sugar plants- i
lion.
A similar passion for handling gold
coin Is now and then exhibited by
men who suddenly become rich,
taeoige Augustus Sala. In his "T.ife
and Adventures.” tells of a lamdon ■
Journalist who speculated In railway
stocks His first venture netted him
$.1,000. Drawing it in gold, lie re- j
paired to a hotel, emptied the bags of
gold In the tied, and went to sleep
literally in the sands of Paetolu* The '
man was so erased hv his good fortune
that he (eit pleasure in reveling In a
golden bath.
Paganini, the wonderful violinist,
when he received the proceeds of hU
concerts- he insisted on being paid in
gold used to wash his hands in sov
ereigns.
A French novelist. South*, wrote n
hook entitled "The Memoirs of the
Devil." It took; the publisher paid
him for the first volume $10,000 in
gold The author carried the cofh to
hia bedroom poured It into a foot
hath and enjoyed for half an hour the
excitement of moving his feet to urn!
fro in a hath of gold coins smoking
meanwhile, the biggest of Havanas
I'ruyrpk* I'ruMitiUd Nf l't***ftf.
IHm»rty la an Incentive and a dl»
• iplltt.v If unat of ua ware lUh *ul
Ita-t nothtna to «otk for tha wort.I
auulil In laiy aiut il'HrMrit*. aoft
riwl with lugury. apulled t>> Ia< k of
healthful opposition Any condition
that deprtvaa ua uf hop* M a condition
of living iMaih hut a | that
makaa u* tnluatrtoua rwaolut* Hard
ana our Uodkya and aknrpotu our all*
ta far front unfortunate for It c«u
'nine oitkik l'a»lf ih- eMtwtt* ure
»*aAIWiM(WA(W(VWA«(VW«WVVVWV
an*! pi nna gnnnig Km wtlrtbutm u Hint
family of living In « fn*
Mira Hint linn u» offawt In Its part** I
naas lha family of hop* Hntiililg)
Kvanlng I'oni
llln Imho !.•»(#».•» IlgMnMag
l.lgklitlng turn hlllnl no many < altl*
abll* lha* w*r* laiiitn* ihhu »ir>
fi-M»w> innt it is piop.in.-d to dimmish
ih> >Uhi«i by in*-mi* of ground win*
• bub will > aailiiit id., at*, ir tally iglo
Ida aartd
* tllrtnaO I lay « U«Mh.
1 h«- ImniM of bulliilna a I’-mpI*1 »uh
owl iha mmiuiI of hmimi«r haa hlthrrto
l>a*n h*lil by riolimton. bill I hi* archl
I”1 »ho ili**iKtimi iii* «itrllh**l day
i bur* h In (‘hl'iiao tonip*l*n pratty
( • ItMaly «lib Iba laarnaU king Thar*
I* not an Hu h of h'wbrr or a nail In
iba abub* ilnrUr* I *»•> antlra call*
in« u of bn* ft an*l Ilia inulim*. lh«
hay aloft*-* M«| of larra - oils aa«i Iba
riba *»f lb* affhan ami groin* of aulilnl
bitob
It t§ ntvrays easier to forget bad hab
its tha» to forego them.
STBKEfEFS DRY BITTERS.
A Duuwh Remedy, or How to HaA*
Your Own Bittera.
ramie rx, Laborinpmen anil Every*
body em these Hitters for the cure of
Dyapcpsla, l.oaa of Appetite, Dizziness,
Mood Purl Her, Headache, Kidney and
Llvm Diseases. A perfect stomach
regulator. Now is the tiino to use them.
On receipt of 30c United States post
age stamps I will send one packageand
receipt how to make one gallon Hitters
from Steketee's Dry Hitters. A dell
eious flavor. Made from Imported
Hoots, Herbs and Berries from Holland
and Germany, lie your own doctor
and use theve Dry ^titters. Send to
Gro. G. Kteketee, Grand ltupids. Mich.
For sale by druggists.
When a man is as hungry ac a bear
be is Just about as cross.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
stain the bands or spot the kettle.
Every cat has her coat and every
dog has his pants.
FITS F#mi»n*ni'y unrH, So fit* or tt*rrnnfn»Maft**
find day's ti«# • f i»r tf!|n«'* Orrst N*rv« Kwntorwr.
F*nd for I HKK SH.OO Irfal huttl* and
Uu U. If. Muva. Lid.. Vi! Arch 8t.. I f a.
The fellow who has a boll usually
gets it In the neck.
ISMt for ttlft llnveMg.
No matter what alls you, headache
to a cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right.
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without a gripe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you Just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up In metal boxes, every
tablet has C. C. C. stamped on It. Ha
ware of Imitations.
In his will eveu the miser gives all
he can.
Thoughtful people *r* realizing more
end more Ilia folly and danger of taking
Into their systems strong cathartics and
poisonous drugs, and for this reason Oar
m-id Tea whir h In a rnllrl hut potent laxa
tive, composed entirely of llKKHH has
taken the highest pines In the esteem of
the medical profession amt conservatlvs
people throughout the world. It la a posi
tive Ours for Constipation and Blok Head
ache.
For the rich the poverty of others is
a law of nature.
TO CITRK A COLD IN ONK DAT.
Take Laxative ItariMo griMing Tami.etm. All
druggist* refund the money If It. falls to cur*.
K w. drove's signature la on the box. 2fci.
1/vve requitted Is often nothing but
grateful vanity.
As a drawing sort color restorer, rsnixa's Hsr»
JIai *„ * never felle to eetlsfy.
Uixdxxoubxs. the best cure fer euros, llct*.
Dust covers everything except wit
and feeing.
Throw physio to the doge- If you don't wan*
lhi* dog* but If you waul good atgemloo obew
lieemau* t'epaln Uum.
He who wishes to learn all his fault*
must become poor.
Plio'a Cure cnnnot be loo blghty ipoken of u
acemgh cure —J. W. O Ilium, 32? Third Av*.
N., MluneapolU. Minn.. Jau. 0. IMMh
No one holds the position which h*
thinks he deserves.
Hr*. Wlntlow’* Soothing Syrup.
for children tewiblng, (orient the |umi, red tire* Itr
SauiiuaUun.allayipalo.curet wind colic. Koabuttlw
The channel under the drawbridge to
eternity never changes.
Carter'* Ink I* Ju*t a* cheap aa poor Ink and
la the beat Ink made. Alnaya use Carter's.
Men seldom die for women, but
women frequently dye for men.
What Shall Wa Haw* for DeaswrtT
This question arises In the family
every day. I^et u* answer It today.
Try Jell-O, a delicious and healthful
dessert. Prepared In two minute*. No
boiling! no baking! add boiling water
and set to cool. Flavor*:— I^emon,
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At
your grocers. 10 cts.
We humble ourselves before others,
not for others.
Use Magnetic Starch—It has no equal.
The loafers do nothing else so they
talk a great deal.
If you have not tried Magnetic Starch
try it now. You will then use no other.
No one Is held to strict account who
Ilea about candidates or shows.
For starching fine linen use Magnetic
Starch
There are about 30,000 lepers In the
Philippine*.
■ loo Howard ■ion.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn tbs', there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been shle to cure In all Its
MtagCN, and that Is Catarrh. Hall s Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the
meillrsl fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu
tional d 1 sease. requires n constitutional treat
ment Hall s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly u|>on the hltxxl and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying Ihe
foundation of the disease, und giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting uature In doing Its work. The pro
prietors hsve so much rsllh In Its curultv*
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any casu that U falls to cure. Send for list of
Testimonials. . _
Address F J CHENEY & CO . Toledo, a
Hold by druggists 7&c
Hall s Family Dills are the best
IVople who occupy middle seat* at
the theater generally come lu lata.
TO HOUSEKEEPERS
and all lovers of good food, pur# food,
and food that oatlaAee, Wheat-O par
ticularly appeals. It Is made by a new
prove#* that eliminates all unhealthy
parts of the wheal and retain* the
pure gluten and strength giving pari*
of the grain. Ask your grocsr for
Wheat O and give It a trial.
Seven feet all Inches la ike greatest
height kiiuwu to be cleared by a
hors* *
MW COLONY.
A sew seta» M Vra'.S W U ee'i «f
|Mbflt |M to*. ««• Ift \ 1% ** t 1 Unus ft* 1*4
*%.'*»»» tfca t Lift. MUi MksikF. Mr
» N I «f iftU'mtt**** i« 1*4 • *4 bai lug
l» >* Mbi !»•* lb Ins m *»»
! uw4»*f»**n •» ■ •!
Jaatea (trier and James Calloway.
| negr»>ea, were lynched by farmers near
, l.l'wrty Kill. Ua While hunting the
negroes shot rev k leas I y Into a farm
er* house, frign’ening the whit* w*>
men.
