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fA Brave
By Robert Louis Stevenson.
CHAPTER V. (Continued.)
"MIbb Hiiddlostcno " I was begin
ning to Interrupt him when ho, In turn,
cut In brutally:
"You hold your tongue," says ho; "I
m speaking to tlint girl."
v '"that girl, na you call her, Is my
wife," Bald I, and my wife only leaned
little nenrer, bo that I knew she had
affirmed my words.
"Your what'." be cried. "You lie!"
"Northmour," I Bald, "wo nil know
you hnvo a bad temper, and 1 am the
last man to bo Irritated by words. Tor
nil that I propose that you apeak lower,
for I am convinced that we are not
alono."
Ho looked round him, and it was
plain my remark had In Borne degree
nobered his paBalon. "What do you
mean?" ho naked.
I only eald ono word. "Italians."
He swore a round oath and looked at
us from ono to tho other.
"Mr. Cnssllls knows all that I know,"
, said my wife.
"What I want to know." he broke
out. "Is where- the devil Mr. Cassllls
4 cornea from, and what tho devil Mr.
Cassilla Is doing here. You say you
nrc married; that I do not bellovc. If
you wero, Gradon Floo would soon di
vorce you; four minutes nnd a half.
Caasllls, I keep my private cemetery
lor my friends."
"It took somewhat longer," said I,
"for that Italian."
He looked at mo for a moment halt
daunted, and then, almost civilly, ask
ed mo to tell my story. "You have too
much tho ndvantago of me, CasslliB,"
he added. I compiled, of course, and
ho listened, with several ejaculations,
while I told him how I bad come to
Gradon: that It was I whom he bad
trlod to murder on tho night of the
landing; and what I had subsequently
r.een nnd heard of tho Italians.
"Woll," said lie, whon I had done,
, "it la hero at last; there is no mistake
about that, and what, may I ask, do
you propose to do?"
"I propose to Btay with you and lend
a hand," said I
"You are a brave man," he returned,
with n peculiar Intonation.
"I am not afraid," said I.
"And so," ho continued, "I am to
nndorstand that ou two are married?
And you stand up to it before my faco,
Miss Huddleatone?"
"Wo arc not yot married," said Clara,
"but wo shall be as soon as we can."
"Bravo!" cried Northmour. "And tho
4,bargaln7 D It, you'ro not a fool,
young woman; I may call a spado with
you. How about the bargain? You
know ns woll bb I do what your father's
life depends upon. I have only to put
my hands under my coat-tails and
walk away, and his throat would bo
cut before tho evening."
"Yos, Mr. Northmour," returned
Clara, with great spirit; "but that Is
what you will never do. You made a
bargain that was unworthy of a gen
tloman; but you aro a gentleman for
all that, and you will never desert a
man whom you havo begun to help."
"Aba!" Bald ho. "You think I will
give my yacht for nothing? You think
I will risk my llfo and liberty for lovo
of tho old gentleman; and then, I sup
pose, bo best mnn at the wedding, to
wind up? Woll," be added, with an
odd Binllo. "perhaps you aro not alto
gether wrong. But ask Cassilla here.
He knows me. Am I a man to trust?
'Am I safo and scrupulous? Am I
kind?"
"I know you talk a great deal, nnd
Gometimefl, I think, very foolishly," ro
plied Clara, "but I know you are a
gentleman, and I am not In tho least
afraid."
"She's a trump!" cried Northmour.
"But she's not yot Mrs. Casallls. I say
no moro. Tho present Is not for me."
Thon my wife surprised me.
"I leave you hero," she said, sud
denly. "My father has been too long
alone. But remember thla: you aro
to be friends, for you aro both good
friends to mo."
"Seo hero, Northmour," said I; "wo
aro all in a tight place, aro wo not?"
"I beliove you, my boy," he answer
ed, looking mo in tho eyes, and with
great emphasis. "Wo havo ail holl
. upon ub, that's tho truth. You may
tiollevo mo or not, but I'm afraid of
my life."
"Toll mo ono thing," said I. "What
are thoy after, theso Italians? What
' do they want with Mr. Huddlestono?"
"Don't you know?" ho cried. "Tho
black old scamp had Carbonari funds
on a deposit two hundred and olghty
thousand; and, of courso, ho gambled
it away in stocks. There was to havo
been a revolution in tho Tridentlno,
or Parma, but tho revolution Is off, and
tho whole wasps' nest Is after Huddle
Btono. We shall all bo lucky if wo can
save our skins."
"Tho Carbonari!" I exclaimed; "God
help him, indeed!"
"And now let us go directly to tho
fort," said Northmour, and ho began
to lead tho way through tho rain.
'V CHAPTER VI.
' We wero admitted to tho pavilion by
Clara, and I was surprised by tho com
pleteness and security of the defonses.
A barricade of great strength, and yet
easy to dlsplaco, supported tho door
against any violence from without;
and tho shuttors of tho dining-room,
intp which J was led directly, and
, which was feebly Illuminated by a
lamp, wero oven moro elaborately for
tified. Tho panels woro strengthened
by bars nnd cros3-bars; and these, in
their turn, wero kept in position by a
Coward.
system of braces and struts, some
abutting on the floor, some on tho
roof, and others, In fine, against the
opposite wall of the apartment.
Northmour produced some cold meat,
to which I eagerly set myself, and a
bottlo of good Burgundy, by which,
wet as I was, I did not scruple to profit.
I havo always been nn extreme tem
perance man on principle; but It Is
useless to push principle to excess,
nnd on this occasion I bellovc that I
finished three-quarters of the bottlo.
As I ate, I still continued to admire
the preparations for defense.
"We could stand a siege," I Bald at
length.
"Ye es," drawled Northmour; "a
very little one. per haps. It ia not
so much the strength of tho pavilion
I misdoubt; It Is the double danger
that kills me. If we get to shooting,
wild ns the country Is, some ono Is
sure to hear It. nnd then why, then,
It's tho same thing, only different, as
they say, caged by law, or killed by
Carbonnrl. There's tho choice. It Is
a devilish bad thing to have tho law
against you In this world, and so I tell
the old gentleman up stairs. Ho Is
quite of my way of thinking."
"Speaking of that." Bald I, "what
kind of person Is hc7"
"Oh, ho?" cried the other; "he's a
rancid fellow ns far as he goes. I
should like to have his neck wrung to
morrow by nil tho devils In Italy. I
am not in this affair for him. You
take mo? I made a bargain for Missy's
hand nnd I mean to have It, too."
"That, by tho way," bald I. "I un
derstand. But how will Mr. Huddle
stone take my Intrusion?"
"Leavo that to Clara," returned
Northmour.
I could hnvo struck him In tho face
for tills coarao familiarity; but I re
spected tho truce, as, I am bound to
cay, did Northmour, and so long as
the danger continued not a cloud arose
In our relation. I bear him this testi
mony with tho most unfeigned satis
faction; nor am I without pride when
I look back upon my own behavior.
For surely no two men were over left
In a position so invidious and irritat
ing. As soon as I had done eating wo
proceeded to Inspect the lower floor.
Window by window we tried tho dif
ferent supports, now nnd then making
an inconsiderable change; nnd the
strokes of the hammer sounded with
startling loudness through the house.
I proposed, I remember, to mako loop
holes; but be told mo thoy wore al
ready made In tho windows of the up
per story.
It was an anxious business, this In
spection, and left mo down-henrted.
There were two doors and five win
dows to protect and counting Clara,
only four of us to defend them against
an unknown number of foos. I com
municated my doubts to Northmour,
who assured me with unmoved com
posure that ho entirely shared them.
"Before morning," said he, "we shall
all be butchered und buried In Graden
Floe. For mo that Is written."
I could not help shuddering at the
mention of tho quicksand, but remind
ed Northmour that our enemies hud
spared me In the wood.
"Do not flatter yourself," said he.
"Then you wero not In tho same boat
with the old gentleman; now you are.
It's the floe for all of us, mark my
words."
I trembled for Clara, and just then
her dear voice was heard calling us
to come upstairs. Northmour showed
mo tho way, and, when ho had reached
tho landing, knocked at tho door of
what used to bo called "My Unclo's
Bedroom," as tho founder of tho pa
vilion had designed It especially for
himself.
"Como In, Northmour; come in, dear
Mr. CasslliB," said a voice from with
in. Pushing open tho door, Northmour
admitted mo before him into tho apart
ment. As I came in I could see the
daughter allpplng out by tho side door
Into tho study, which had been pre
pared as her bedroom. In tho bed,
which was drawn back against the
wall, instead of standing, as I had
last seen it, boldly across tho window,
sat Bernard Huddlestono, tho default
ing banker. Little as I had seen of
him by tho shifting light of tho lantern
on tho links, I had no difficulty In rec
ognizing him for tho samo.
Ho had a long and sallow counte
nance, surrounded by a long beard and
Bldo whiskers. Hla broken noso nnd
high cheok-bones gave him somowhat
tho air of a Kalmuck, and his light
eyca shono with tho excitement of a
high fevor. He woro a skull-cap cf
black silk; a hugo Btblo lay open be
foro him on tho bed, with a pair ot
gold spectacles in the place, and a pll
of other books lay on tho stand by hit
side. Tho green curtains lent a ca
daverous shade to his check, and, as
ho sat propped on pillows, his great
staturo was painfully hunched, and his
head protruded till It overhung his
knoes. I bollevo if ho had not died
otherwlao, ho must havo fallon a vic
tim to consumption in tho course ot but
a very few weeks.
Ho held out to me a hand, long, thin
and disagreeably hairy.
"Como In, como In, Mr, Cassllls,"
said he. "Anothor protector ahem!
another protector. Always welcome aB
a friend of my daughter's, Mr. Cub
sills. How thoy havo rained about mo,
my daughter's friends! May God In
heaven bless and roward them for It!"
I gave him my hand, of course-, bo
causo I could not help It, but tho sym
pathy I had been prepared to feel tar
Clara'a father was Immediately soured
by his appearance nnd tho wheedling,
unrenl tones In which bo npoko.
"Cassllls is a good man," said North
mour, "worth ten."
"So I hear," cried Mr. Huddleatone
eagerly; "co my girl tells me. Ah,
Mr. Cassllls, my sin has found me out,
you seo! I am very low, very low!
but I hopo equally penitent. We must
all come to the throne of grace at last,
Mr, Cassllls. For my part, I come late
Indeed, but with unfeigned humility,
I trust."
"Flddle-de-dee!" said Northmour
roughly.
"No, no, dear Northmour!" cried the
banker. "You must not say that; you
must not try to shake mo. You for
got, my dear, good boy, you forgot I
may bo called this very night before
my Maker."
His excitement was pitiful to bohold,
and I felt myself growing Indignant
with Northmour, whose Infidel opin
ions I well knew nnd heartily derided,
ns ho continued to taunt tho poor sin
ner out of hla humor of repentance.
"Pooh, my dear Huddlestono!" said
he. "You do yourself Injustice. You
nre a man of tho world insldo and out,
nnd wero up to nil kinds of mischief
before I was born. Your conscience la
tnnncd like South American leather
only you forget to tan your liver, and
that, If you will believe me, Is the scat
of tho annoyance."
"Itogue! roguo! bad boy!" anlil Mr.
Huddleatone, shaking his finger. "I
am no prcclalnn, If you come to thnt;
I always hated a precisian; but I never
lost bold of something better thrutigh
It all. I hnvo been a bad boy, Mr.
Cansllls; I do not Beck to deny that;
but It was after my wife's death, and
you know, with a widower, It's a new
thing. Sinful I won't say so, but
there la a gradation, wo ahnll hope.
And talking of thnt Hark!" ho
broko out BUddcnly, his hand raised
with Interest and terror. "Only the
rain, bleaa God!" he ndded, nfter a
pause, and with Indescribable relief.
For some seconds ho lay back among
the pillows like n man near to faint
ing; then he gathered himself togeth
er, nnd, in somewhat tremulous tones,
began onco more to thnnk mo for tho
share I was prepared to take In his de
fense "One question, sir," said I, when he
had paused. "Is It true that you havo
money with you?"
Ho soemed annoyed at the question,
but ndmlttcd with reluctanco that he
had a little.
"Woll," I continued, "It Is their
money they nro after, la it not? Why
not give It up to them?"
"Ah!" replied he, shaking his head,
"I havo tried that nlrcady, Mr. Cas
sllls; and alas! that It should bo so,
but it is blood they want."
"Huddlestono, that's a little less than
fair," said Northmour. "You should
mention thnt what you offered them
was upward of two hundred thousand
short. The deficit la worth a refer
ence; It 1b for what they call a cool
sum, Frank. Thon, you seo, the fel
lows renson In their clear Italian way;
and It seems to them, as indeed It
seems to me, thnt they may Just ns well
havo both while they aro about It
money and blood together, by George,
and no moro troublo for the oxtra
pleasure."
(To bo continued.)
PRIDE OF THE LITTLE FINGER.
ir Can Point Ilnok to Your Orandfutliofi
(Station In Life.
Tho fact that tho hand looks shape
Her and moro graceful when tho middle
and third fingers nre slightly curved In
nnd away from tho Index and little
finger is shown by tho models in tho
glovo store windows, nnd while it. is
affectation to hold the hands In such a
position, yet this exerclso, to make the
poso natural, should be practiced,"
wltes Katharine Eggleston Junker
mnnn in the course of an article on
"Physical Culturo for Girls" in tho
Woman's Homo Companion, which
discusses how to secure pretty hands
and to retain a natural grace of mo
tion. "Somo ono has said somewhero
that tho numbor of cultured genera
tions back of an Individual may bo
Judged by the dogreo of curve in tho
little finger. Observation will prove
this moro or less truo. When ono
sees a person holding n glass or cup
with tho llttlo finger thrust out and
curved until it resembles a hook, n
little investigation will almost Invari
ably ahow that tho dealro for culturo
has only Just awakened In that partic
ular family, and in its newness Is
somewhat overstepping tho mark. Af
fectation Is a sign of lack ot breeding.
Somo of the old painters understood
hands to perfection. Long, rounded
hands, with slightly curved flngora and
gently bent wrists, nro charactorlntlc
of tho women whoso beauty thoy havo
mado memorable. Sometimes, per
haps, the beautiful hands woro thnso
of some other model than the pictured
one; but tho painters knew that beau
tiful hands were as necessary ns beau
tiful facea in order to mako a harmo
nious picture. Tho peoplo of almost
every other nation have moro graceful
hands than, wo have; and those who
use their hands most frcoly whon con
versing nro by far tho most gracoful.
Tho hnnds which mako no superfluous
movomonts, which appear to obey read
ily and easily their owner's will, whoso
movements aro free, rhythmic and gon
tlo, are tho roally gracoful ouea."
Ntiturul Advice.
"Sail In Bight, sir," sang out tho look
out. "Flro or burgaln?" asked tho
captain, who had been lout in thought
ot homo and wife.
E011W03IAN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.
Choosing tlm Wedding liw:i rimvert
Not 1'ermltted at Military FuiieroU
Finery of tho Wlnmimu tllrl (Irnduato
Household,
Serenade.
Look out upon tlie stnr. my love.
Anil Mmmi' them with tlilim eye.
On which tlmit on tho light nboo
There tning more de-dlnles.
Night's benuty Is the hnrmony
Of blending flhailon mid Unlit.
Then, lady, up-look out und bo
A sister to the night.
Sleep not, thine limine wakes for nyo
WHbln my watching brouitt
Sleep not' from her noft leep Hhould fly
Who rob nil heitrtH of rent.
Nuy, lady, from thy slumber break
And ninke the ilnrlstuw gty
With look whose brlghtm-a well might
innKU
Of darker night n day.
L'dwnrd c. I'lnUney In liullu
napolh
Nuwu,
CliiMMlng the WimIiIIiir Clown.
Of com so the proverbial wedding
gown has been white satin from time
Immemorial, than which nothing Is
prettier. Vho now poplins are much
used for this purpose, and universally
becoming and Inexpensive. A flue
quality can be hnd for two dollars a
yard, and Is quite wide. Bcrege, an
old-tlmo material newly Bprung Into
fashion, nn open weave silk nnd wool,
Is much used for bridal gowns, nnd
comes In dellcnte tints as well as white,
hanging In pretty soft folds. It Is
made double width, costing from $1.50
to ?2.no a yard. For a simple homo
wedding, organdies mado over surah
or somo of the soft mulls and India
silks arc in taste.
Golng-nway gowns aro often used for
tho wedding gown, especially for a
morning or high-noon wedding, nnd
aro made of ladles' cloth or some soft
wool goods In seml-tnllor mado style;
or thoy may bo strictly tailor made.
Veils are usually of tulle, and reach
tho edge of the dress skirt In the back,
having a short face veil reaching half
way to tho knees In front, which is
dctnchablo and is removed directly
after the ceremony. It is fastened
with orange blossoms or a standing
bow of narrow satin ribbon. Shoes
and gloves match tho whito and tint
ed gown. Woman's Homo Compan
ion. A Home Gown for Summer.
Her Military Touclie.
Even if they can't go to wnr, tho
women aro going to bo Just as military
aa possible. Tho military hairpin,
long since discarded, lias been brought
forth and all tho buttons hnvo been
cut from Jack's West Point roat and
nro now displayed In a grand array on
tho front of hla sIstcr'B new tailor
gown, nnd thoy are qulto effective
They begin at tho shoulders nnd end
almost at n point at tho waist lino In
SUMMER EVENING HOME GOWNS.
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truo military style. If alio Is for
tunate enough to have an army belt,
of course It must be donned, nnd rows
of small army buttons sowed on tho
sleeves and collar. A late military
suit Is of Napoleon blue with a blouse
opening over n broad vest of cardinal
and bright rows of brass buttons usod
In every conceivable way as trim
mings. But tho rcnlly patriotic young
women will havo gowns of gray, the
color thnt possibly our noldlor boya
may soon be wearing. It Is a crosi
between the navy blue and Confeder
ate gray. Tho wife of nn army officer
Just received her now tullor-mado by
cycle suit tho other day. It Is of tho
now grny and lias a blouae coat, that
ends nt the wala, with narrow revors
anil two rows of brass buttons. The
belt la held by an army buckle and the
short skirt la trimmed on each side
with buttons.
A Tea flown.
jfil
Flurry of it Wlmtoine (llrl (irtiduate.
White dotted Swlsi Is nlwaya usod,
nnd la simple nnd girlish whon com
bined with Valenciennes lace and
white molro or taffeta ribbons. A
sash of somo sort seom3 inseparable
from tho graduation gown, and tho
old fashioned way of wearing It drawn
In folds around tho waist, and tying in
a bow In the back, with ends hnnulng
to tho bottom of tho skirt, Is quite tho
simplest and prettiest way of adjust
ing It.
Young womon who are studying
economy, nnd plan ono gown for nu
merous occasions, mako their gradua
tion gown with a dotachablo gulmpe
and sleeves, ho that an ovcnlng nnd
day gown can bo had with only the
troublo of adjustment. Of course, no
young g'.rl would in theso days wear a
low nock and sleeveless grnduatlon
gown, though a transparent yoke and
sleeve effect or elbow sleovcs aro in
ffood taste.
Tho grnduatlon gown should havo
shoes to match, unless thoy aro not ob
tainable In which caso fine French kid,
made severely plain, may bo used.
Patent leathers, too, aro sometimes
worn, Gloves may bo worn or not,
though most young women profor tho
arms ami hands covered. Whlto gloves
should bo worn if tho gown Is whito,
otherwise pearl color Is tho correct
thing. Woman's Homo Companion.
Hun Ilnniict In New No met.
Sun bonnota aro In voguo again.
Though thoy nro called golf bonnets
nnd garden hats, thoy aro nothing In
tho world but tho old-fashioned sun
bonnets thnt every woman hated, de
spised nnd utterly detested when sho
was a child. Sun bonnets aren't rum.
fortablo things. Thoy may bo moral
agcntB, becauso thoy mnko ono look
forward and not back, but at tho samo
tlmo thoy shut out tho vlow on the
sides nnd keep ono from henring a
great deal that la going on. But they
nro fashionable nnd bo they aro sell
ing llko hot cakes. Tho prattleat aro
mado of plain whlto or colored organ
die nnd trimmed with fluffy frills of
the same Tho poke part comes vory
far over tho faco, tho crowns nro vory
high, nnd tho skirts rnther narrow ana
very full. Figured organdies are also
used, but they nro not so offcctlvo
ns tho plnln. Dealers Bay that golf
ing girls, bicycle girls nnd uth
letle girls generally aio taking to tho
bonnets, but that Is hard to hellovo,
alnce tho girl who really love.i out-door
life docs not object to a ro.it of tan.
More llkoly 1: la tho glrla that protend
to llko these sports who aro tho pur
chasers of the bonnets.
No Flnwnra Allowed nl it .Military Funeral
"Flowers can play no part In a mil
itary funeral, (ho rtiloa of army or
navy burials forbidding them," ex
plained nn army officer to n Star re
porter. "Whllo I wns down at Chlcka
nuiuga recently, It was rumored that
ono of the soldiers In enmp thoro had
died. Indeed It was so printed in a
local paper. The rsult was that on
tho following day n largo quantity of
flowers wero sent by sympathetic ladlcB
and others with a roquost that they
should bo placed on tho coffin of tho
dead soldier. Now tho fact was that
no Boldler had died, nnd tho officem
hnd tho flowers sent to tholr quartera.
If there would bo n death In tho camp
tho flowers could not bo used, for thoy
aro not military in nny sense. The
only thing nllowed on tho coffin of a
soldier or n sailor Is a flag. Thnt has
been decided to bo decoration enough,
nnd among military men I hnvo novor
heard the slightest objection to tho
custom, which has always prevailed.'
Utility of Clean Collitrn.
Men often nssert that tho nvoragA
in an Is neater In his evcry-dny appear
ance than the nverago woman. White
linen collars and cuffs hnvo procured
this reputation for mnn. Tako n man
with a shabby, hand-me-down Hiilt ol
clothes on hla back, nnd let htm put
on n spotless shirt, cuffs nnd collar, nnd
he looks nplck nnd spnn. Put over so
rheup a rendy-innde dross on a woman,
with n white linen collar,, whlto wash
tie, nnd snowy cuffs, nnd nho'll look
Just ns neat as her brother. There'
ono weakness that nine out of ten wo
men have, though, when It comes to
cuffs nnd collnrs. They will think that
a collar will do to wear ono moro tlmo,
whon a mnn would toss It Into hla laun
dry bag. Nothing gives onn bo untidy
in nppearauco na soiled linen, nnd thorn
Is no oxcuso for women economizing la
this particular.
Ilrnrrleti Aro Worn Again,
Bracelets arc fashionable ngulu. Style
Is not limited to one design, und tho
girls can dlvo down into their boxes
nnd chamois bags where they thrust
pins, necklaces, chains, buckles and all
sorts of gowgaws ns fashion sets her
senl of disapproval on them, and bring
out Just the first bracelet they happen
to lay their hands on and don It, nnd it.
Is sure to bo In tho top ot Htylo. Bright
nnd burnished gold nro both much used,
and some of tho heavy, round bracelets,
which slip over tho hand nnd fit loosely
around tho wrist, nro elaborately carv
ed. Others, which hug the arm closely,
aro nothing moro than a gold wire
embellished with n slnglo gold leaf
frosted, or a flower with a precious
stono in tho center.
To Wrtili Conetf.
Remove the steels and scrub with a
wurm suds mado of whito noap and soft
water. When all tho stains havo bcon
removed hold tho corsets under a fau
cot and allow tho water to run through
them, or dip thorn up and down In wa
ter to removo tho soap; squoezo but do
not wring them; wot tho corsots in
boiled starch of moderate thickness.
Now squeeze thorn again, pull them
Into shapo and dry in the air, but not
In tho aun. When nenrly dry again
pull them Into shape. Do not Iron, of
tho process Is Injurious.
To Keep Fine Luce.
Drop It loosely without folding Into
a blue-lined box and cover It to pre
vent crushing. If it is to bo laid away
for storage, spread it flat upon a bluo
paper that can bo bought for the pur
pose. This will prevent It from turn
ing yellow. FIno embroideries, if
white, should also be kept In bluo pa
per.
Household I.ore.
The light Iron or brass bedstead, with
a mattress that can be easily aired, de
serves its present popularity from a hy
gienic standpoint.
Tho walls of a sleeping room should
bo linrd-pIaBtercd and pointed. If pa
per la used it should bo of tho washable,
non-absorbent quality which is seen
frequently nowadays In bathrooms.
Frcah air and sunlight aro Indlspona
ablo to tho healthful bedroom. Alcoves
and recesses for beds aro objectionable,
unless thero Is sufficient space for a freo
circulation of air nil around thorn.
Protect tho mattress by laying ovor
It an old blanket, which la far better
than a eheot, because, being woolen, it
absorbs perspiration without giving a
chll, and also can bo aired moro easily
than cotton.
Fcathor pillows should nover be ex
posed directly to tho sun's rays, an they
melt or soften the oil in tho feathers
and frequently cause nn unpleasant
odor. The pillows should, however, bo
aired and beaten with n light cane.
Physicians claim that sleop Is rooro
refreshing In n darkened room; there
fore It Is host to have inside shadoa of
dark green holland under tho ordinary
shades. Theso aro more easily adjust
ed than blinds. It ia woll to accustom
children from infancy to sleop In tho
dark.
A now garter buckle is ombelllshcd
with two onnmoled flags crossed, it
ia uselesa to say what flaga thoy nre.
A now silver poncll caso Is shaped llko
a cannon. Jowolors Bay that It is nn
exact mlnlnturo of tho ten-Inch guns on
tho Maine Whether this Is truo or
not makes llttlo dlfferonco, but it sella
tho pencils llko hot cakes.
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