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They passed through Lon-i umI at
fntt reached Paris,
On arriving nt the station. Slither- (
Innd called no a lly. and ordered It to
drive with the greatest possible speed
to the Hotel Suisse, a unlet establish
ment close to the boulevards. Once
thcie, he ordered a private room, eon
ducted Miss lletherlngton to It. and
proposed that she should wait there
while ho went In search of Mnrjorle.
At first she rebelled, but she yielded
at last.
"Yes. I will wait." she said. "I am
feeble, as you ray, Johnnie Sutherland,
and not lit to face the fog and snow; ,
but you'll bring the bairn to me. for
I cannot wait long!"
Eagerly giving his promise, Suther
land started off. and the old lady, un
able to master her excitement, walked
feebly about the room, preparing for
the appearance of her child.
She had the lire piled up; she had
the table ladened with food and wine;
then she took her stand by the win
dow, and eageily f canned the face of
every passer-by. At length, and after
what seemed to her to be hours of ag
ony. Sutherland returned.
He was alone.
"The balm; the bairn!" she cried,
tottering toward him.
He made one quick step toward her,
and caught her in his arms as he re
plied: "Dear Miss lletherlngton, she hns
gone!"
For a moment she did not seem able
to understand him; she stared at him
blankly and repeated:
"(tone! where Is she gone?"
"I do not know; several weeks ago
she left this place with her child, and
the has not been seen bIiicc."
The old woman's agony was pitiful
to see; she moaned, and with her trem
bling fingers clutched her thin hair.
"Gone!" she moaned. "Ah, my Hod,
she Is In the streets, she Is starving!"
Suddenly a new resolution came to
her with an effort she pulled herself
together. She wrapped her heavy fur
cloak around her and moved toward
the door.
"Where arc yon going?" demanded
Sutherland.
She turned round upon him with liv
id and death-like face.
"Going!" she repeated, In a terrible
voice. "I am going to him! to the
villain who flist learned my secret and
atolo my bairn awa'!"
Miss Hethcrington spoke firmly,
snowing as much by her manner ns
by her speech that her determination
was fixed. Sutherland therefore made
no nttempt to oppose her; but he called
up a fly, and the two drove to the
lodgings which had been formerly oc
cupied by Marjorlo and Caussldlere.
To Sutherland's dlsmny, the rooms
were empty, Caiibsldlerc having disap
peared nnd left no trace behind him.
For a moment he was at a loss what to
do.
Suddenly lie remembered Adcle, and
resolved to seek assistance from her.
Yet here again lie was at a loss. It
would bo all very well for him to seek
out Adelo at the cafe, hut to tako
Miss lletherlngton there was another
matter. He therefore asked her to re
turn to the hotel and wait quietly there
while he continued the search.
This alio positively refused to do.
"Como awa', Johnnie Sutherland,"
she said, "nnd tako me with you. If
I'm a woman I'm an old one, and no
matter whore T gang I mean to find my
child."
At seven o'clock that night tho cafe
was brilliantly lit and crowded with a
rolsterous company. Adele, flushed
nnd triumphant, having sang one of
her most popular songs, was astonished
to eeo a man beckoning to her from
tho audience. Looking again, she saw
that the man was none other than the
young artist Sutherland.
Descending from her rostrum, she ea
gerly went forward to Join him, and
the two passed out of tho cafe nnd
stood confronting ench other In the
street.
"Adele," said Sutherland, eagerly,
eelzlng her hands, "where is that man
Caussldlere?"
"Caussldlere?" she repeated, Htarlng
at him in seeming amnzement.
"Yes, Caussldlero! Tell me where he
is, for God's sake!"
Again Adele hesitated something
had happened, of that she felt suro, for
tho man who now stood beforo her was
certainly not the Sutherland of other
days; there was a look In his eyes
which had never been there before.
"Monslour," she said gently, "toll mo
first where Is madamo, his wlte?"
"God knows! I want to find her. I
have como to Pnrls with her mother
to forco thnt villain to glvo her up.
(Adele, If you do not know her where
abouts, toll mo where ho Is."
She hesitated for n moment, then
drew from her pocket n pleco of paper,
tcrlbbled something on It In pencil, nnd
pressed It Into Sutherland's hand,
"Mwslour," sho whispered, "If you
find her II may see her? once only
onco again?"
"Yes."
"God bless you, monslour!"
Sho soi'ed his hand ami cagorly press
ed It to her lips, then, hastily brush
ing away a tear, sho ro-entord tho
cafe, nnd was soon dollghtlng hor
coarse admirers with another song.
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PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Sutherland hail Iippii ton iiiiii'h car-
rli'il away by the wotk lie hail In hand
to notice Allele' emotion, lie oponcd
the paper she hail given him, and read
the million hy the aid of the street
In nip : then he returned to the lly,
which stnml waiting for lilm rt the
eiirliHtone. He gave Ills directions to
the driver, then entered the vehicle;
taking his seat beside Miss lletherlng
ton. who sat there like a statue.
The vehicle drove off thiougli a se
ries of well-populated stieets, then it
stopped. Sutherland leaped out, and to
bis confusion Miss Hothoilnglon rope
to follow him. He made no attempt
to oppose her. knowing well that any
such attempt would lie useless.
So the two went together up a dark
ened court, nnd paused before a door.
In answer to Sutherland'b knock a lit
tle maid appeared, ami he Inquired In
as firm a voire as he could command
for Monsieur Caussldlere.
Yes. .Monsieur Caussldlere was nt
home, she said, anil if the gentleman
would give his name she would take
it; but this Sutherland could not do.
He slipped a napoleon into the girl's
hand, and after a momentary hesita
tion she showed the two Into the very
room where the Fienehman r.at.
He was dresced not In his us-iiil dan
dified fnshlon, but In a seedy morning
coat; his face looked haggard. He was
seated at a table with piles of paper
before him. He looked up quietly
when the door opened: then seeing
Miss lletherlngton. who had been the
first to enter the room, he started to his
foot.
"Madame!" be exclaimed in French.
"or sliall I say Mademoiselle neiner
Ington?" "Yes," she returned quietly. In the
saino tongue, "Miss lletherlngton. 1
have come to you, villain that you are,
for my child!"
"Your child?"
"Ay, my daughter, my Marjorle!
Where Is she, tell me?"
Hy this time Caussldlere had recov
ered from Ills surprise. He was still
rather frightened, but he conquered
himself sufficiently to shrug his shoul
ders, sneer and reply:
"Really, madame, or mademoiselle,
your violence Is unnecessary. I know
nothing of your daughter; she left mo
of her own freo will, and I request you
to leave my house."
Hut the old lady stood linn.
"I will not stir," she exclaimed, "un
til I have my Marjorle. You took her
from her home, and brought her here.
What have you done with her? If
harm has como to her through you,
look to yourself."
The Frenchman's face grew livid; he
made one step toward her, then he
drew back.
"Leave my house," ho said, pointing
to the door: "the person of whom you
speak Is nothing to mo."
"It Is false; she Is your wife."
"Sho is not my wife! sho was in.
mistress, nothing more!"
Scarcely had the words passed his
lips when the Frenchman felt himself
seized by tho throat, and violently
hurled upon the ground. He leaped to
his feet again, nnd onco more felt
Sutherland's hard hands gripping his
throat. "Coward as well as liar," cried
tho young Scotchman; "retract what
you have said, or, by God! I'll strangle
you!"
The Frenchman said nothing, but he
struggled hard to free himself from the
other's fierce clutch, while Miss lleth
erlngton stood grimly looking on.
Presently Caussldlere shook himself
freo, and snnk exhausted Into a chair.
"You villain!" he hissed; "you shall
suffer for this. I will seek police pro
tection. I will have you cast Into
prison. Yes, you shall utterly rue the
day when you dared to lay a finger
upon me."
But Sutherland paid no heed. Find
ing that In reality Caussldlere know ns
little of Marjorle's whereabouts as ho
knew himself, ho nt Inst persuaded
Miss lletherlngton to leave tho place.
They drove to tho prefect of police
to set some Inquiries on foot; than they
went back to tho cafe to make further
Inquiries of Adele. On one thing they
wero determined, not to rest night or
t'py u Ull they had found Mnrjorle -
alive or dead.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
WON Miss Hcther
Intgon wns hasten
ing to confront
Caubsldlero, Marjo
rle, with her child,
was walking wearl
1 y through t h e
streets of Paris.
As the daylight
fndod away tho cold
had Increased; tho
snow was falling
henvily, soaking hor through and
through.
Suddenly she remembered what the
milk-woman lir.-l told her; she would
go to tho English nmbassador pprhnps
ho would glvo her relief nnd enablo her
to get home.
She paused onco or twice to ask hor
way, but she could got no answer. Sho
was nothing more than a street waif,
and wns accordingly thrust nside as
such. At last n llttlo gamlu gave hor
the Information she asked. The place
sho sought was three miles off.
Three miles! She was footsore and
m
faint; she had not ; sou In hor pockot;
niul her child was fnlttlng with cold
mill hunger. K sootu'd td her that her
hist hope IkiiI
ged heiself and child to it. She had
just sulllclent sttcngth left to ring the
bell, when she sank fainting on the
threshold of the dour.
When Marjoile again opened lirr
eyes she was lying In u strange bed,
nnd a lady with a pale, grave face wis
still bending above her.
"Where am I?" she cried, starting
tip; nnd then she looked around for her
child.
A cold hand was laid upon !ier fever
ishly burning forehead, nnd she was
gently laid back upon her pillow.
"The child Is quite safe," said a low,
sweet voice. "We have put him In a
cot, nnd he Is sleeping; liy to sleep,
too, nnd when you waken you will he
stronger, and you shall have the little
boy."
Marjorle closed her eyes and inoaued,
and soon fell into u heavy, feverish
sleep.
Having seized her system, the fever
kept Its burning hold, and for many
days the mistiest of the house thought
that Marjorle would die; but fortunate
ly her constitution was strong; she
passed through the ordeal, and ono day
she opened her eyes on what seemed to
her u new world.
For a time she lay quietly looking
about her, without a movement and
without a word. The room in which
she lay was sninll. but prettily fitted
up. There were crucifixes on the wall,
and dimity curtains to the bed nnd the
windows; through the diamond panes
the sun was faintly shining; a cozy lire
filled the grate; on tho health sat a
woman, evidently a nurse; while on
the hearth-rug was little Leon, quiet
ns a mouse, and with his lap full of
toys.
It was so dreamy and so peaceful
that she could Just hear the murmur of
life outside, and the faint crackling of
the fire on the hearth that was ull.
She lay for a time watching the two
figures as in a vision; then the mem
ory of all that had passed came back
upon her. and she sobbed. In a mo
ment tho woman rose nnd came over
to her, while llttlo Leon inn to the
bedside, and took her thin, white hand.
"Mamma," ho snld, "don't cry!"
For In spite of herself Marjorle felt
tho tenrs coursing down her cheeks.
The nurse said nothing. She smoothed
back tho hair from her forehead, and
quietly waited until the Invalid's grief
had passed away.
Then she said gently:
"Do not grieve, madam. The worst
of your Illness Is over. You will soon bo
well."
"Have I been very ill?" asked Mar
jorle, faintly.
"Yes, very 111. We thought that you
would die."
"And you have nursed me you havo
saved me? Oh! you are very good!
Who who are you where am I?"
"You arc amongst friends. This
hotiBo Is the homo of every one who
needs a home. It belongs to Miss Es
ther Dove. It was she who found you
fainting on our door-step, and took
you In. When you fell Into a fever Bho
gave you Into my charge. 1 am ono
of the nurses."
She added, quietly:
"There, do not nsk mo more ques
tions, for you are weak, and must ho
very careful. Take this, and then, If
you will promise, to soothe yourself,
tho little boy shall stay beside you
whllo you sleep."
Mnrjorle took the food that was of
fered to her, and gavo the promlso re
quired. Indeed, she felt too woak to
talk.
(TO 111: L'ONTIKOI'.P.)
NAVAL BURIALS.
Ki-UMl.itloii liitlru Tlint ClirUtliiu In
terment lie l'rovlilnl,
The chaplain's official station In most
ship ceremonies and In time of bdttlo
Is at the sick bay, where He the sick,
says Donnhoo's. Discipline nnd fresh
air aro wonderful preservatives of
health, and a chaplain's duties to tho
sick In times of peace are very light.
At naval hospitals, howover, whither
are brought from the ships the very
sick nnd tho seriously wounded, a
chaplain finds ample field for tho exer
cise of that tender sympathy which
wins souls to God and for the minister
ing of tho consolation of religion. It
Is also tho duty of the chaplain to as
sist nt naval burials. Tho regulations
rcqulro that Christian burial bo provid
ed for all men who dlo In the servlco.
If possible, the body Is Interred with
tho rites of tho church to which tho
deceased had belonged. When this sad
duty Is required at sea the ship Is hove
to, tho flag displayed at half maBt,
and tho ofllceru and men aro mustered
on deck to pay their last trlhuto to tho
dopnrted. The funeral services follow
nnd tho body U t' iti consigned to tho
deep. A gum f honor flres three,
volleys over tl. t cry grave and tho
bugler sounds t ' last "taps" oad,
mournful notes o bo buglo which tell
of tho hour of sleep. If tho doath oc
curs at a hospital, an escort and a
guard of honor from the ship to which
tho deceased had been attached ac
company the funeral cortego to the
grave. As the procession enters tho
cemolery tho bugler proceeds, followed
by tho chnplaln. This spectacle Is al
ways Impressive. It naturally suggests
tho prayer that angels, led by the angel
guardian, may bear the soul of tho de
ceased before tho thronu of God as
friends bear tho body to tho grave;
that tho angol, at the Judgment seat,
mny proclaim welcome, Joy and glad
ness as the bugler at the grave recalls
loss, sadness and regret.
gone. T z' v V7U .r -i- li '."- .-.
Then she suddenly loutemboiod that ' IrtJinrt fiflrt Jr'fE! Iiii.JU.sji O
sr::i,r;:i'f ej?e Indian -AiiHfeAMwfcinfl Dear. ,
Pails for her destitute inuuirywomen. fYtXSvV'
Slip knew thp address, It was nearer J0iPA..r.w-,, Mtii ; S
than Hip HrltMi Kmbnssv. She drag- s--.j. "' j "'
MARTIN HUNTER IN
In describing the manner of taking
Rome of the fur-bearing animals of
tho Hudson Hay territory, the bear
comes first by Its coat being earliest
prime of all other animals of the north
country.
The Indians, who, since the finishing
of their last year's hunt In June have
become tired of a fish diet, are anxious
ly looking rorward to the Mth of Sep
tember. On and ufler tills date the bear
skins havo a market alue with the
company, nnd the Indians go into the
berry patches and swamps In quest of
bruin, who has for the past six weeks
been fattening undisturbed,
Considerable bravery Is shown by the
Indian In hunting these strong mid fe
rocious animals at tills time .if jear.
Few of them have other than a iiluglc
harrel, muzzle-loading gun, and if they
miss a fatal spot when firing, the ic
sult Is (o them serious, If not death.
1 cannot do better in those series of
hunting stories than to follow the foot
steps or Wa-S.i-Kejle, who was one of
our most successful nil-mound hunters.
He had a liking for Hie whites In gen
eral and, fiom his kindness, for me in
nrirtlmlniv At nn' (Inm wltm. It n-iiu
convenient for me to leave the post he
welcomed my company on his shooting
mid trapping tours. Still, hunting
the bear In a lint and dry berry patch
requires the gi eatest care and precau
tion to make It n day of profit. Wa-Sa-ICeJIc
lauds from his canoe on the lee
ward side of the patch he Is going to
recommit i e nnd useends a large moun
tain, whose wooded southern side runs
down to the river shore; from the (op
of this he sraus the burned lauds be
neath him with gieat minuteness for
several seconds. At last his face lights
up with satisfaction, for his eye rests
on a large black bear feeding to the
windward of a clump of alders. He
fore starting to stalk the game, he
notes the dliectlou of the wind, the
lay of the country nnd the number of
points of concealments between him
and his qunriy. All these essentials
mentally Impressed on his memory, he
loads his gun carefully and descends
the mountain. Wa-Sa-KoJIo, makes his
way swiftly from the base for about
a quarter of a mile; after that he goes
with greater care. At last thero Is on
ly one Intervening stack of willows be
tween him and the benr. From my
vantnge point of view I notice all his
movements and also that of the benr,
which Is lazily feeding on the ripe, full
berries.
At the extreme left-hand point of tho
clump stands an Immense rock,
brought there, no doubt, at tho glacier
THE MONSTER FALLS PIERCED THROUGH THE HEART.
period; toward this the Indian Is
sometimes crawling, nt others crouch
ing; at last ho Is safo In Its shelter,
with heart beating with excitement.
When ho left the mountain top tho
bear was feeding toward this very rock,
and had so continued. With gun on tho
full cock, Wa-Sa-Kejlc carefully ad
vances his head around tho base; In an
Instant It Is brought back to cover, for
ho hns caught sight of bruin not thirty
feet away nnd busy eating the luscious
fruit still townrd tho rock.
Wa-Sa-Kejtc wnlts five minutes
longer (It appears hours to me ns I
watch), and then, with belt-axo well In
front and gun seized firmly In his
hands, step3 boldly out from his hid
ing place. As usual with bears when
surprised nt close nuiutors, tho ani
mal nssunes an erect position, and at
tho same momont tho gun belches forth
Its death-dealing bullet and tho mon
ster fnlls pierced through tho heart.
That night the Indian's squaw and
children feast on horry-fed bear meat,
and the growing hoys listen breathless
ly to their father's description of how
he killed "Mus-Kwa."
Tho foregoing Is ono way of hunting
benr, and tho other Is by trapping
either dendfall or ntcol traps. This
modo of trapping Is only practiced In
tho Bprlng. Shortly after tho boars
come out of their dons they resort to
creeks and small rivers, where carp
and small trout spawn nt that season.
Bruin is an expert fisherman, and will
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stand on Hie low banks nnd with a
dash of his fote paw land out one or
two llsh at a stroke.
The Indian hunter knows these
creekii mid rivers, and It Is on their
banks he nets bin Haps with some
tempting bait such us musquash meat
or corn with maple syrup mixed to
gether, neither of which Is It possible
for Mr. Hear to pass without making u
try for.
Wooden traps, or deadfalls, me made
In the same shape ns the well-known
Ilgiire-of-four trap for tnnrlou and oth
er small animals, only many times hug
er, and the crushing weight or load as
much as two strong men could lift.
The bait Is tied on to u loop of twist
ed roots, mid the latter Is caught over
the wooden trigger Hint supports the
loaded cross-bar, and then on the peg
nt back of the trap. The bear, after
drawing In strong vhllTs of the tempt
ing morsel from the entrain e, ventures
boldly in. The depth of the trap is
almost equal to the length of his body,
so when he tugs at' the bait the middle
of his body Is directly under the cross
bar. The loop slips off the peg and the
weight of the logs and stones crash
down on poor old Mus-Kwa.
The Indian prefers using the steel
trni, as it is moie certain, and the bear
keeping alive for several days, the
hunter is not required to visit Ills traps
so often.
During the hot spring days a bear in
a deadfall very soon becomes fly-blown
and rotten, anil the meat useless, and
very frequently the skin also.
It Is In tho spring of the year Wa-Sa-KoJIc
takes his twenty-pound new
house trap and makes his way to a
small connecting stream between two
lakes. It Is the spawning ground of
carp. Here along the bank Is n well
trodden bear path. Fishing bears have
frequented this trail for yearn. Hero
he builds an obstruction on two sides
out from the trunk of a largo spruco
for a distance of four feet; the opening
In front is about twenty Inches wide.
A tempting halt Is placed on a forked
stick at the back of the Inelosuro near
the base of the tree. He next cuts n
sound, young birch seven or eight feet
long, diameter at small end live Inches,
and six or seven nt the thickest end.
The weight of such a stick In the sap
Is about seventy-llvo pounds. About
one-third up this drag the ring of the
chain Is firmly wedged, and the Im
mense Jaws of the trap Is opened. A
hollow In the entrance of the house Is
mnde, so thnt when the trap Is placed
the hole Is nearly on n level with the
ground. A bent root of small tree or
shrub about as thick ns tho little An
ger Is placed under the palate to mako
tho trap harder to sot off. This Is dona
so that small animals, such as marten,
fox or fisher, cannot spring tho trap
should they be drawn to the halt.
A layer of white moss or that from
about n decayed stump Is then placed In
ono sheet carefully over tho whole trap
and pulverized rotten wood or earth Is
then sprinkled over the moss to tako
away tho newness, ;nd tho trap Is
ready. Four or flvo days hnvo passed,
during which tlmo Wa-Sa-Kejlc has
been busy setting other traps at differ
ent points, mid now, according to tho
signs, It Is time ho visits the traps we
saw him set.
Ho emerges from the forest on n
small hill overlooking the trap-house.
Ono look, ho sees tho drag-log Is off.
Torn-tip ground and bitten twigs ind
branches mark clearly tho way tho
beast has gone. "Wu-Sa-KeJIc rams a
bullet Into his gun and follows the
signs. With a twenty-pound trap nnd
a drag-log almost ns henvy ns a man
can carry, It is a murvel how far a bear
will travel after being caught. But In
this rnso bruin Is not far off; an ob
struction of some considerable strength
has caught tho drag, and as ho hears
tho approach of the hunter ho rattles
his chain and lets' out a defiant growl.
Wu-Sa-Kejlo draws nearer and sees
ho Is well caught I. e., high up tho
foreleg, HoJs unablo to do the trapper
ny barra, wid the latter calmly looks
on the great beast for a moment or two'
before giving lilm his quietus.
Indians can carry Immense weights.
Suspended by a leather thong from the
forehead, henra wolnhlng up to threo
hundred pounds they i.m carry In Ihls
way ueross u porta go of half a nillo
without n itlug.
Hut Wn-Sa-Kfjie had ono now even
heavier than that. m he opened him up
nnd removed the pauueli and entrails lo
lighten his load. The trap was reiet,
and the successful hunter made hl3 way
to the en n mil then to his camp w
bring smiles nnd laughter to his wife,
mid family.
Some of the pooier Indians who do
not possess steel traps and are loo lazy
to make deadfalls, sometimes sot snares
In the benr roads, but this mode of
hunting is not successful as a rule.
COCKTAIL WENT WRONG.
('Iri'iiiuiri'l Mu it mill Suiinmrrvlre ulili
WiiIIit rtriKPtl Ibn Wiiiii'IH.
There Is a certain young mail who
Is Just at pieseut ruminating over the
truism that you can never tell about
women, says the New York Tribune.
He cunio to Now York n few years ago
from u western city more noted for Its
piety than anything else nnd has been
of lato living at an uptown hotol. Odd
ly enough, the early plely Instilled In
li 1 in wns not lasting; he hud slipped
from grace at divers times nnd In a
certain way cultivated u taste for tho
cup that cheers. Thcie nrilvcd at his
hotel recently n little party from his
home city. Tho party consisted of nn
old gentleman, his wife nnd their
daughter. The old man wan n friend
of the young man's father, mid tho
young miiti had a slight ncqiinlntnncn
with both father nnd, daughter. Tho
elderly man asked the younger man to
(lino with lilm In tho evening, and tho
Invitation was accepted. When tho
dinner hour rolled around tho llttlo
parly strolled Into tho dining-room.
They found tho room filled to over
flowing mid It was Impossible, to get
four seats together. After soma dolny
It wns arranged that the elderly couple
should nit at ono table and tho young
man mid (he daughter sat at another.
This man had acquired a habit of pre
facing a dinner with n cocktail. He
knew well the feeling ot his host on
this subject, but he wanted the cocktnll
badly. He know the waiter also, and,
calling him over, told him qulotly to
bring a cocktail In a teacup. Tho
waiter smiled knowingly nnd wont off.
Shortly ho returned with n lenctip and
the young man alone know It contained
a cheering mixture of whisky and bit
ters. The waiter was In his day and
generation n wise man. Ho had seen
this particular man drink In tho house
under nil conditions, hut never by
stealth. He net his gigantic brain to
work and ho evolved the Idea that the
secrecy was for tho benefit of tho girl,
and so he set tho cup down directly In
front of her and smiled with a self
satisfied smirk at tho man, Tho man
glowered and choked, but could
say nothing. Tho girl looked suspi
ciously at the cup, and then picked
It up and smclled It. Then a great
light came Into her faco and she fairly
beamed. Sho raised tho cup to her lips
and, pausing, smiled across at tho
man nnd said softly. "It was so kind
of you! Just what I wanted. No ono
but you would have thought of It. Pos
itively, you nto a genius," and whllo
the mellow liquid flowed down tho
girl's thront the mnn sat and blinked
and blinked. Now he thinks that tho
younger generation of that village Is
not so bad after nil, and ho Is talking
of making n long-postponed visit to
home.
Nut it Mltiiuinrr.
Dabbler "Why do you JournallstH
always call n news write-up a 'story?' "
Spacer "Regard for tho truth, my boy,
compels me."
THIS AND THAT.
Gambling mania Is now accepted in
France as a ground for divorce
Fow people In India eat moie than
twlco a day, and thousands only onco.
Tho greatest capo In tho world Is
Capo Horn, a precipitous mountain
over 3,000 feet high.
Thcro aro In India 200,000 widows
ago between ton and fourteen years,
and 80,000 less than nine years old.
Tho relatlvo size ot tho earth as com
pared with tho sun Is, approximately,
that of a grain of sand to nn orange.
As far as calculations can decide, tho
temperature of comets Is believed to be
2,000 times fiercer than thut of red-hot
Iron,
A recent Invention is a cradlo that
rocks by means of a clockwork mechan
ism, and, at the samn time, plays baby
tunes.
She Isn't Colonel Oldboro tho worst
fellow for firing off old sawH and say
ings? He A legular maxim-gun, eh?
Brooklyn Life.
Notwithstanding all tho efforts ot in
ventors, no ono has been able to dis
cover a substltuto for leather. For
shoes, belting, harness and a thousand
other uses, "there's nothing llko leath
er." Toronto hotels have been bothered
by a mnn who persists In putting six
names on tho n'glstcr and ordering six
rooms, although no ono accompanies
him and ho represents nobody but him
self. "Didn't you forget something, sir,"
asked tho waiter. "Yes," replied
Glmpy, reaching for his hat. "You
wero so long bringing my dinner that
I forgot what I had ordered." Phila
delphia North American.
First Passenger Would you ah
loud me your spectacles a moment,
plenso? Second Passenger Certainly,
sir. First Passenger Ah, thank you;
now, as you can not see to read your
papor, would you mind letting me hava
1 It, pleaBO? Tlt-Blta.
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