w THE RED CLOUD ClILEE. 3 1 V W,tMiii s LflSMT OUT OF MT.vj.;ttr,..vr,.T,t'.Gi INTERNATIONAL PfliSS ASSOCIATION. C'HAPTHP. XVI O LADY Yt.M12rc tool! Uit' :ttr and lead It. Jl'in." jlii' muttered. ' I'm (finlil tho wish h f !i l h r r to the thought, my lfur lioy." flip said, dry- s, !y. "It's title I laid it touch of toothache or neu- r a I g 1 a about a week ago, cntlre'y because Iip was con sumed with gaul though, utlnil. ho declines stoutly that ho hasn't nail the gout for mote than three months ami persisted in having the window open ill the way from Leicester. Hut as for my health or any one's health hut his own Riving him n moment's anxiety -why, the Idea is ludicrous, dinply lu dicrous. The gravest anxiety, Indeed. I I'm! If 1 were lying at the point of lentil, hia lordship might he anxious till tho breath was out of my body." "That was just what 1 said to to myself," &ald Dick, who hail been on the very point of uttering his wife's mime. 'However, Laily Aj liner, 1 am very glad to llntl that you ate all light and in good he-ill h." "Thank you. Dick." she replied, holding out Iipi- hand to him; then, af ter a moment's silence, iihe suddenly burst out, "Dick, what Is lie alter?" "Lord Aylmer'.' 1 don't know," Dick answered. "Ho is arter fiometnltig: I've known It for weeks, but I cannot make out what," Lady Aylmer went on. "First, by his persistence that he has not got the gout. I have been man led to him a great many years, but I never knew him deliberately deny himself the pleasure of gloating over his gout be fore. He must moan something by it. I thought, of course," she went on, with a nonchalant air, "that there was Homebody else. Hut his anxiety about my health, and his desire to pack you off to India, wliere he knows you don't want to go, mako one think differently. In any case, go to the library and sue him, and whatever you do, my dear est boy, don't irritate hltn. Don't con tradict him; tell him at once that you don't want to go to India-that Is. It you really don't want to do so; hut if ho Insists, take my most serious ad vice and temporize put the time on anyhow tell him you must have a week in which to consider the idea." "Yes, I'll do that," said Dick, rising. "Stay, wo had better send to him llrfit," said Lady Aylmer. touching the button of the bell. "Yes, Jenkins, tell Lord Aylmer that Mr. Aylmer Is hero and wishes to see lilm." "Host to treat him In the imperial way that satlatles him," said her lady ship to Dick, ns the man closed the door behind him. "I always do It when I want to make him a little more hu man than usual. I don't do it at other times, bccutiso ho is eminently a per son with whom familiarity breeds con tempt." Dick laughed outright. "Very well, I will ho most careful," he replied ; then ndded, "it's awfully good of you to give mo a good tip out of your ex perience. I have never been able to hit it off with his lordship yet. Per haps I shall be more fortunate this time." "You may be. You know, of course. Dick, that it was your steady refusal to marry Mary Annanilale Hint set him so thoroughly against you." "Mary Aunaudale's money," correct ed Dick. "Ah! yes, It Is the game thing," carelcsKly. "Hut I don't believe Mary Annandalo would havo had me," Dick declared. "Perhaps not. Still, you never gave her 11 chance, did you? Now, of couise, It is too late." "Very much too lntc," returned Dick, promptly, mid grinning gootl liumorcdly at the remembrance of how very much too Into It was for him to build up tlio fortunes of tho houso of Aylmer by means of a rich wife. Ho turned ns tho door opened again. "His lordship will bo pleased to sec you in tho library, sir," said Jenkins. "I will como," said Dick. "And good luck go with you," said Lady Aylmer, kindly, as he wont. "Como back and tell me how you get on." Poor Dick! ho did not get on very well. Ho found Lord Aylmer sitting in a big chair In tho library, looking ominously bland. "Good morning, sir," said Dick. "Oh, good morning, Dick; sit down, my boy," rejoined Lord Aylmer, quite tenderly. Dick gave himself up for lost at ojico, but he sat down and waited for "tho old suvago" to go on with the conversation. Tor a mintito or so Lord Aylmer did not spenk; ho moved his left foot uneasily, In a wny distinctly HUggostlvo of gouty twinges, and lld gctcd a little with his rings and his flngcr-nalla. "You got my letter," ho remarked at last. "Yes, I did, sir; that brought mo hero," Dick answorcd. "Ah, Hint's all right," said tho old lord, In a Bclf-satlsllcd tone. "Great pleco of luck for you, my boy, great ' pleco of luck. I couldn't havo got It for any ono else; In fact, I rather fan cy Barry Boynton had somebody elso 7.fir i VWl y T jwm TrSIi " Si I In his eye, though, of course, he oitidn't veiy well refuse me. Ki 111. of course, I hail to tell hint you were dov 1IUI1 anxious for the appointment." "Hut I'm not devilish anxious fui the appointment." Dlek broke in at last. "I'm not aiilons for it at all " For a minute or two the old mm looked at him in profound iiinazomer.t. "Damme, sir, do you mean to say you're going to turn round on me after all the trouble I've taken for you? Damme, sir, do you mean to tell mu that?" "Not exactly that," answered Dick, still keeping Lady Ayliner's advice in his mind, but-- --" "Then what do yon mean, sir?" roar ed t lie old man, losing his temper al together. "1 mean this," stld Dlek; (irmly; "up to now I have, as you know, alwa.vs set my face against going to India. I hate and loathe thp very Idea of it. Hnglnnd is good enough for tne, and I went into the Forty-third on purpose that I might not have to go to India, or lose a lot of seniority. What I want to know Is this: What lias undo you take a lot of trouble, ami put your self under an obligation to Lor-! Hkev verslelgh, in order to bring about what you know would bo utterly distai-tefii! to me?" Lord Aylmer looked at Dick as If words hntl failed him, but piesently lie found his tongue anil tiled it free l. "Danitup, sir," he roared. do you mean to accuse me of any sneaking, second-hand motives? Ton my soul, sir, I've a good mind tn write to laird .Skevverslelgh and aslc him to consid er tho appointment refused. Hut say." as ho saw by Dirk's face that this would bp the most desirable course he could take, "I will do no such tiling. Damme, sir, I've had about enough or your nlrs and graces. Hark you, and mark what I say! To India you go, without another word; or I cut off our allowance from this day week, every penny of It. As you yourself uald Just now, 1 go to a lot of tumble for you, put myself under a great obliga tion to a friend In order to serve yon, and all the return I get for It Is that ou get on your high horse and ac cuse mo of second-hand motives. Damme, sir, it's Intolerable simply intolerable. And I suppose you think I don't know why you want to shirk a year or two In India, eh?" 'i don't understand you, sir," said Dick, with icy civility. "No, no, of course not. And you think I didn't see you the other night at tho Criterion, and mopping your eyes over 'David Garrlck' afterward. Hah! you must think I'm a fool." For a moment Dick was stattlcd, but he did not show It by his manner In the least. "Well, sir." he uald mildly. &??Z&syS "WHAT DO YOU MF.AN. SIR?" "I havo never been In the habit of ask ing your permission to take a lady to a theater." "No," tho old savage snarled In re turn; "nor whon you wanted to stait housekeeping In Palaco Mansions, either." "No, sir," said Dick, (Irmly; "nor when I wanted to start housekeeping, either." "And that was why you refused to marry Mary Annandalo?" Lord Ayl mer snapped. "Not at all. I rofuscd to ask Miss Annandalo to marry me because I did not care nbout Miss Annandalo." "Hah!" grunted the old mnn, In n fury. "I suppose you bcliovo In all that rot about marrying for love." "Most certainly I do." "And you mean to do It?" "I don't mean to marry anybody at present," oa4d Dick, coolly. Ho felt moro of a sneak than ho had ever felt In all his life, to leave tho old man in his belief that his dear little Do rothy was less to him than sho was, yet ho knew that for her sake, for tho sako of her actual bodily welfare, ho could not afford to have nn open dec laration of war Just then. Sneak or no Eiieak, ho must manage to put tho tlmo on a llttlo until tho child had come, and all was well with Dorothy. Lard Aylmer roco from his chair In a rag? of tottering fury. "Listen to mo, sir," ho thundered; "It may bo all very pretty anil Idyllic and all that, but you wouldn't marry tho woman I choso for you, and now you shall go to India to pay for It. It's no use your thinking you havo any cholco in tho mattor you haven't. I had enough of your excuses nnd your shilly-shallying, and all your puling sentimentality, lovo, and all tho rest of It. What do you want with love?" "I bellevo you inavrled for love your- mimic4 i nr- v-- self, Rlr," niK-gdi nick, m his mild est tones. "And repealed it before three month Ini'' gone over my bead, anil have gone mt repenting ever slnie," the old man snarled. Damme, sir. that woman I J never tired of throwing it at me. V I'll ninriieil her for her nu'tioy sho couldn't very well have thrown that at mo been a fool If she had." There was it moment's silence: then the old lord went on again, "Look here. Dick, you've got to make up your mind to one thing -I mean you go to India, an you may as well go with a gaod grace." "I'll thin!; It over," raid Dick. "1 want an answer now," Irritably. "Tint's Impossible, Mr, unless you like to tali" no for an answer, tight away." Dlek replied (Irmly. "1 suppose you want to talk the matter over with the young lady In Palace Mansions," uald the old lord. In his most s iv age tones. "1 don't think that would interest you, whether I did or not," raid Dick, coldly; "but one tiling is very certain, which Is that I am not going to India without thinking the whjs and where fores thototighly over. 1 will come again on Friday and tell .von my In tentions." "And you'll bear in mind that a re fusal of the appointment cuts otf jour allowance at once." "I will bear everything in mind," said Dick, steadily; and then he shut the door, leaving the old man alone. "Well?" cried Lady Aylmer, when he looked into tho little boudoir again. "How did you get on?" "We didn't get on at all." Dlek an swered. "He means me to go to India by hook or by crook." "And 1 wonder," said my lady thoughtfully, "what It is that ho has in his ir.lml. No good, I'm afraid." CHAPTHIl XVII. J'THH this Inter view It was Dick's pleasant task to go home and' toll the news to his wife, it had to be done; it was useless his trying to shirk It, because Dorothy know why a n d where he had gone, and was too eager to hoar the result of his visit to his undo to let him even light a cigar ette in peace, until she had heard all that there was to hear; in fact, us soon as lie put his key Into the door sho Hew out to meet hltn. "Dick, Is it good news?" sho cried eagerly. Now Dick could not honestly say that It was good news, but then ho did not wish lo tell her how bad It was all at once; so he gently prevari cated, kissed her with even more than his usual tondernesn, nnd asked her If sho had been very dull without him and whether he had been too long nwa". Ills well-incaulng prevarication had exactly the opposite effect to Unit which he had Intended. Dorothy's sen sitive heart went down to zero at once, and the corners of her sweet lips drooped ominouslj-. "Oh, Dick, It Is bad news," she said, mournfully, "and you arc trying to hide it from me." "No, no, 1 am not," ho said, hurried ly, "but there's no need to tell all our private affairs out here for everybody to hear." "Hut there Isn't any everybody," said Dorothy; "there's only Barbara." In spite of his anxiety Dick burst out laughing. "Como In here, my darling," he said, drawing her toward tho drawing-room; "and you shall give mo a cup of tea v.iillo I tell you all about it." "And you've not promised to go?" sho asked, as she began to mako tho tea. "No, don't trouble, Dick, dear, It la lighted, and tho water will boll In two minutes." (To bo Continued.) A NOVEL HEN PARTY. Kncli flm-nt lirutiKlit 11 a Contribution 11 Hnil f.l IMitrlcun. The Boston Traveler tells of a now kind of hen party that has found favor In that titj-. It boars no resemblance to tho time-honored idea that tea nnd chitchat, gossip and smart hats, con stitute the necessary adjuncts to t'lese particular gatherings. Tho Interest centcra about a real live hen of feath ers, her chicks and her eggs. Tho party originated In IUIh fashion: A young btido nnd groom took a houso in tho suburbs and went to housekeep ing. A mischievous frlond called to nee them and discovered on tho prem ises a deserted honnerj', which sug gested nn idea to his fertile brnln. Ho at once communicated his idea to other friends, who arranged secretly for a gcnulno hen party. On a pleas ant day tho Invited guests met at tho railway station and proceeded in a body to tho now home. liach 0110 car ried a livo lion, a chick or n dozen eggs for hatching purposes. 'Tho sceuo which occurred when thirty-six guests arrived with thirty-six installments for tho hennery wns decidedly ludi crous. When tho llttlo hostess recov ered breath sho produced her chocolato cups and tea biscuits nnd tho groom showed hlniHolf a man of resources by offering a prize for tho most laughable Incident connected with tho purchase of tho fowls. Ono of tho rules of this now game is that tho lions must not bo sent by express, porter or other means of convoj'nnco, but must bo de livered by tho purchaser. It is sug gested that those feathered donations would prove a great success in chari table affairs, Hlbson "How much did Daubro got for his academy canvas?" Garner "Don't know. Thrco jear.s would bo about right." Tld-Hlts. ,-., -' fr i rrrrLT FOinVOMXAXIHlOM. ITEMS OF INTEREST FOH MAID3 AND MATCONIJ, ('crlmm. it I'ih'iii of l.uni; ,i;o Trltitniif tint I'rnfi sthumt Wimt'iti - Mttiiriiliu; (limns Hint In Dri'Mi the llirli I'.w llllIK tiontlH. t'nrlittiit, n HIS dopUiruif man's dark soul, e'er thou eoultlst tell of passloiH ilorro . VMS II V O'er which Its Ijft, .S.. w ' ' 't waves fV!J roll: V'P'lfVV' And all loo deeply VW h a d m t t h o 11 V .V learned Tho lou of wo linn's heart The thoughts In thine own bteasit that burned Taught thee tint mournful part. Thine never was a woman's dower Of teiitlernc.su nnd love, Thou, who coitldst chain the eagle'.! power, Could never ta:in the dove; Oh, Love Is not for such as thee; Tho gentle and the mild, The beautiful thus blest may be. Hut never l-'ame's proud child. When mid the halls of state, alone. In queenly pride of place. The niajchty of mind thy throne. Thy seeplie mental grace Then was I by glory felt, and thou Didst triumph In that hour Whon men could turn from beauty's brow In tilbute (o lay power. And yet a woman's heart was thine No di earn of fame could till Tho bouun which must vainly plan Kor sweet infection still; And oh, what pangs thy spirit wrung. K'eti in thy hour of pride. When all could list Love's wooing tongue Save thee, bright Glory's bride. Corlnna! thine own hand has traced, Thy melancholy fate, Though by earth's noblest triumphs graced, Bliss waits not on the great. PA HIS FASHION TIPS. Dlotiriiliif; Ciinrim. Mourning gowns no longer have the Hstlnctlvu air which made them so re pulslvo to the average woman. They do not suggest something apart, a thing In the world but not of it. They do not parnilo tho grief of the stricken beforo tho eyes of an unsynipathlzlng public. Damo Fashion no longer coun tenances buch garb. Sho says wear black if you wish, but do not wear it to announce your grief. Wear It rather because bright colors are Incongruous with your sorrow and jar upon It. Therefore, It Is that tho mourning dress of todny has few distinctive fea tures, but it Is made much on tho sam? plan as a black gown for any one. Lus tcrless materials aro still selected, but they aro not londed down with a crush ing weight of crepe, that mntoiinl which strikes n chill to one's very heart. Hero Is a gown which Is worn by ono of Gotham's daughters, who, v.iillo mourning a dearly beloved mother, knows that nn extreme In Fombcr attire 13 qulto ns lllbred as an undue display of gaudlnes3. Tho ma- terlal i circled Is tlrap ile'ete, which tlra pet and clings so delightfully. The skirt Is adorned with 11 braided de sign, starting at the walsl in a single line iititl branching out toward the bot tom in mini graceful scrolls. The bodice bad, In of the material, and mo Is the broad vest. At each side of th vest, below the arms. Is si pulling of black moiifsellue. The same pulling appears on the Mreve.-t, which are lln Mietl at the wrist with pointed and In allied etius of the material, and at the Hhouliler with short. Heart braided llounces. With the gown a crush toque of dull silk, with soft paradise plumes In black, and a dull e; buckle Is worn. Nothing un-.ro tasteful than this out lit can be Imagined. lli'i'ltti; tlii II111 U. Mrj. Alnietie Hugh Paget of New Yotk has been giving sump very pret ty dances to the younger set In honor of her bro'her, Captain Payne Whitney of Yale, and at all thrgn entertainments none 1 1 its tastefully dressed as the young hostess herself Mrs. Paget In herited from her mother, tho Into Mrs. Whitney, a talent for gowning herself and from her father a good share of Whitney diplomacy. At the last of her dinner dances she wore a gown in blnck brocaded silk, tho figures stand ing out In mauve. Tho skirt was one of the fitted ones hack and front, with tiny chiffon rulllcs around tho foot. The bodice was 11 pointed one, slashed In points over mauve tulle. Tho neck was finished with a band of black vel vet, below which fell a deep rulllo of ecru lace. The sleeves of the gown were mauve tulle over mauve silk. A gown of this kind can be duplicated in cheaper materials with precisely tho Eiinie elfect as Hie expensive one worn by Mrs. Paget. 4!tliiitlro)H Am I.naileil. Confectioners nowadays are turning their art to something besides tho pro duction of harmless sweets. For in stance, thero la the now-ntylo gitmdrop. It conies in little, fascinating red drops that come forth in tho dressing-room or some sly corner to do duty ns a rotigo pot! Think of the frauds thoaa red candles aro! Hut that's what the red comfit that leads this double llfo can do and nobody be tho wiser for It. It's not so easy to carry a box of red paint nnd n llttlo rag around, but a candy Is so blameless looking that no ono would guess It would ever, In pass ing between the portals of "pearly teeth," rougo the lips on tho route and say nothing to any ono about It. Thero Is another uso to which tho harmless little bonbon Is being put that of ear ning cologne to brighten the eyes. Eat a piece of sugar common "loaf" nnd put a bit of cologne on It nnd seo whnt happens. They say that It brings teara to the eyes and that tho volvet orbs h wlm In moisture that adds to their brill! tiicy, but it la something of nn experiment to try It. However, thero aro girls who do this sort of thing and no amount of argumont would keep tho cologne randy from their lips. Wlno C011103 In for a bhnro of tho confoctlon cr'u art hero. And when It come to French liquors nnd all their tempta tions It docs seem hard that tho choco late drop may not ho trrusted Ing with the other tilings pcoplo bellovc in. Anothor thing that must bo put dowii with tho shattered Idols of tho poivou who has lost faith In bonbons is l.fto fact that belladonna 3 carried nbout In them, which, when swallowed, makes tho eyes grow dark and largo aoout the pupils. All throe randies nru tnvlo In forms that rlocely resemble the olIi'M- flntpler ones, no Hint only an evpeit could tell Ihelr hidden charm. Hut the girls have fouio fort of a code by which lluv become aware of the contents of ihe mysterious ones and know how to buy ihrm with the eyo or Ihe coanolseuse. The wine cainllea 1110 hard to c.iitj tiboul anil soon per ish If they ere not speedily consumed. They wore originally designed to give Ihe girl a bit of choice rrfrashmcat "between the aclii." I'or 1 : ,n 1 11 u Wi'.ir. A particularly graceful evening gown Is made of clinging pale-blue llbetty satin and adorned with Neapolitan vlo It lit ami green leaves. A comfortable evening cloak hangs straight ftom tluoat lo feet and is of deep mange mirror velvet lined with ermine. A small capn goes round tho i.houtdcrii of 11 tawnier volvet, hav ing .1 high collar, This cape, likewise. Is ciinlne-llnetl. Several (luffy frills of pale yellow chiffon encircle tho col lar and form a Jabot down tho front, fastened with a diamond clasp. A nhort cloak for evening roaches only to the knees. It Is made of u tose-colorctl brocade, with branches of lilac on pale-blue satin ami tho lining Is while-fox fur. A huge white-fox cellar with an inner rttllle of cream lice and lace ties lit tho f-ut, complete T I A handsome clonk Is of Ivory bro cade, woven wltli threads of gold and cut.siiortcr at the back and sides than P Isn front, the front being cut In two long points. The lining Is first soft pink filllc and tlien white chiffon, tho chiffon lining being edged all around with chiffon flounces headed by a ruehu of violets. A deep shoulder capo of violet velvet falls over three llounces on palp pink chiffon nnd n plaited vio let velvet collar lined with tho pink silk and white chiffon. An lncroyablo bow of pink chiffon with Its ends fringed with violets and fastened with a diamond buckle completes this ex quisite evening wrap. t'lorchslniiiil Wiiiiicm'h Trillin. While the business and professional women of today go freely If not always joyfully along the line of their chosen work, it Is not long since woman vva.i pleached to and constantly reminded of her duties, lest she should step out side of the narrow circle known an "woman's upbore." Jane Austin, out of deference to the views of her rela tives, concealed her writings from tho gazo of chance visitors by laying 11 handkerchief over the pages of her manttficrlpt. Mis. Somervlllo was en treated not to bring disgrace upon bor family by persisting In her studies ot mathematics; oven the clergy wan dis quieted, nnd sho was condemned from tho pulpit. Cnrollno Herschel's glor ious work In astronomy was dono amid discouragements, and there Is some thing pitiful In the thought that her laborious llfo was embittered by social prejudice. Hut how thoroughly wom anly tho most gifted women over aro! l'rofossor Maria Mitchell left the most delightful memories to her ptiplln, and many a student endured tho mathe matical work of astionomy for tho sake of the professor's pcrsonnlltj'. Ono of these pupils said that she had forgot ten all sho ever learned about tho sun, moon and stars, but she never could forgot tho gatherings where Miss Mitchell wns tho hostess, and alio should always remember tho bouquets and souvenirs at every pinto, and tho poetry, In that print-like handwriting, made for every ono of her girls. NYilillnir A rriin commit. A reader asks: 1. Is it proper to Feiitl announcement cards to tho sisters of tho groom if they arc not at tho wedding? 2. Should ono wear hat aud gloves if married in a traveling dress? a. Is a bride over attended by two la dles and no other escort; nnd if so, where do tho Indies stand? Answer: 1. It certainly would bo good form to sond the cards to nil of tho relatives. Such llttlo courtesies should never bo omit ted. U. If ono Is married at homo tho hat and gloves aro not needed, but If tho ceremony Is performed in church good F.onso demands that they bo worn. 3, There is 110 reason why two ladles may not nttend a bride; Indeed, It. might bo a very pretty Idea, They should stand just at tho side of tho bride, and on a lino a trade back of her position. A I. title Learning lit u Diiiiitdih Tlilnp. Saunter A. Ixwg Dey may say nil dey want tor 'bout do pleasure in being eddlcntcd. I know dat my early oddl catlon in hj'glcno has taken away nearly half do pleasuro In eatln' fer me. Everett Wrest 'Bout nil do oddlca tlon a feller really needs Is enough tor bo ablo to tell do symptoms of fatigue. Saunter A. Long Dat'a no dream. But bow I can't even cat a twisted fried cako wlt'out nil do Joy in do act belli' knocked galley-west by mo knowln' dat I've got tor put in t'rea hours otlddy work dlgcstln' do ting; ills rittuii. He Maud Darling will nlways havo something to remind her of. her pot pug that died Inst week Sho ilavo him cremated and save the ashes? He No, alio had a sausage-maker convert him Into HqIj cuff-buttona.- To Date. Until .MlH-ilm; it. Master Pat, I havo been missing my liquor a groat ileal latelj-. Butler So hov 01, sir, I t'nk It would bo a good oidea to raypllnls t'o bottle Ivlry I'.olght. sor." M c 1 ,1 ii &Sh w 't J.A lm " ,i ,,r0imTrvrivm-iTitrrtfHtt,JmrTtT4, 1. m UWiii HW -yjMffpayir . ? V l -.. 7 "WTE-r-r-- - jfct -siS"- BHHPi