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CHAPTER VII. (Continued.)
My hitherto matter-of-fact ltfo hail
suddenly received Us "baptism" of
mystery and ronmnco; and with It an
other Initiation that supremo revolu
tion which comes but onco In a man's
life, and having conic, loaves Us mark
upon it forovcr the revelation of
love
"Your message, sir," said the tele
graph clerk at my olbow. I tore open
tho yellow envelope, and read
"Molton Junction No Gladstone
bag left here, or Inquired for to-day."
Then Miss Branscombo had not dis
covered her mistake. Moreover, hor
destination was somo point beyond
Molton, or sho would certainly have
had tlino to detect tho change of bag
gage. I sent a message to Miss Elmsllc at
Forest Lea, announcing my return
that night nnd requesting that If con
venient n carriage might meet mo at
tho station, and then I prepared to
get through as best I might the hours
of supenso which lay before me.
My heart beat faster as the evening
express neared Molton Junction. I was
on tho platform nlmost as soon as the
train stopped. The station was un
usually quiet, and tho platform clear
from one end to the other; there was
no sign of tho slight', graceful figure
for which I sought eagerly. I did not
give up hope until the last moment.
After n hurried Inquiry at tho cloak
room I lingered by the carriage door
until the train was absolutely In mo
tion, and then resumed my scat with a
blank chill of disappointment. Miss
Branscombo was evidently not return
ing to Forest Lea that night.
The loss of tho will serious as such
a loss would bo to mo both personally
nnd professionally occupied no place
In my mind as I traveled on toward
Forest Lea. I believe I had entirely
forgotten the lesser misfortune In what
seemed to mo the greater tho disap
pearance of Miss Branscombo from her
home. That sho was tho victim of
some deeply laid plot on tho part of
her cousin I ncvor doubted; tho rec
tor's precautions had been taken too
late. Possibly had I spoken of last
evening's dlscovory.MIss Branscombo's
"IN AN ARMCHAIR NEAR THE FIRE
guardians would havo been on the
alert nnd this evening's escnpado
would have been prevented. A girl,
Inexperienced, Innocent, confiding
as, in splto of all, I could swear Nona
was might havo been drawn into any
step, however extreme oven Into a
hasty nnd secret marriage by tho fas
cinating and clever spendthrift to
whom sho had given her girlish affec
tion, believing him to bo unjustly
disinherited in her own favor.
Only n fow hours had elapsed since
her flight, however. Was It too late
to save her? Hardly. There could bo
no mnrrlago before tho morning, if so
soon. I would go at onco to the rec
tor and give him the clue I held. It
was Just possible a dozen things wore
possible.
Tho cool night wind blowing upon
my heated brow, as I sat onco more
behind tho splendid chestnut, seemed
to. let light and air together In on tho
subject and to lift me out of the
trough Into which I had sunk. Hopo
came to my heart. I was Impatient to
confer with tho rector. No, It was
certainly not too late, I doclded.
Tho rectory was close to tho gates
of tho Lea. I directed my Jehu to
etop there first.
"I havo to seo tho rector," I ex
plained. "They have not gono to bed.
I seo lights!"
"Tho rector, sir?" said tho man,
pulling up, however. "Mr. Heathcoto
went to Howmcro Just as I started to
fetch you. Ho was sent for, and he'll
not bo back yet, even if ho comes to
night. It's a good ten mile to How
mere." "Sent for!"thcn it was all right. I
breathed a devout thanksgiving. Hor
guardian hnd followed Noua sho was
safe.
Tho man's next words demolished
this hope.
"It's his mother, sir. From what I
WHmtPbta&s
can hear, she's dying. Sho was n
very old lady, and she's been bad this
six months 01 more. Sho was took
worse tonight.'
I groaned Inwardly. Then tho rec
tor's help was lost at this critical Junc
ture. It was a fatality; I must tell
my story to Miss Elmalie, and that
without a moment's loss of time. From
her I might gain the Information nec
essary to put me on the track of tho
misguided girl.
Miss Elmslle met me at the door of
the little morning room devoted to her
use and Misa Branscombo's; there was
no sign of ngltatlon or nnxioty In her
manner nothing but cordiality and
satisfaction at my 'appearance.
"So good of you, Mr. Fort, to come
back so soon!" she exclaimed. "And
how tired you must be after your two
Journeys! I am glad you were nblo to
return to us at once. Wo need your
help more than ever, for wo have had
another shock tonight. Tho poor dear
rector hns been celled away to I fear
his mother's death bed. Ah, tho
world Is full of sorrowful things! But
come in, Mr. Fori" as I stood rooted
to tho threshold. "Come In to the
lire. What what Is tho matter?'
What, Indeed? No wonder that I
stared with dropped Jaw and wonder
stricken eyes, for In nn arm chair by
tho fire, which the chilly evening ren
dered comfortable, I beheld Nona
Brnnscombe.
CHAPTER VIII.
Yc3, It was Nona Branscombo In the
flesh, and not a spirit, as in my first
utter bewilderment I had half Imag
ined. Sho was wrapped In a light
fleecy shawl; her face was pale as
death, and her whole attitude full of
listless weariness. She looked like
one who had wept until she could weep
no more, and had given up the strug
glo with grief out of sheer exhaustion.
I fancied that a faint wave of color
stolo oyer the pale checks as sho held
out her hand to me, hut she did not
speak, and sank back again amongst
her cushions.
Miss Elnislle pressed food and drink
upon mo with kindly hospltnllty, and
talked in her purling cheery way,
I BEHELD NONA BRANSCOMBE."
whilst I listened and ate as in a
dream.
"It has been a long dny," Miss Elm
lie said, "and there has been so much
to do. I made Nona keep her room un
til dinner time, and then came
tho shock of tho rector's summons.
Dear, dear to think that Mrs. Heath
cote should follow the dear Colonol
so soon!" Sho glanced nt Nona, and
changed tho subject. "Had you a
pleasant Journey, Mr. Fort?"
"Yes," I answered, rousing myself
with an effort, "It was very pleasing up
to a certain point. Then a little ad
venture befoll me." I had my eyes
fixed upon Miss Branscombe as I spoko;
there was no change In her attitude, no
interest In her still, weary face.
"An adventure?" exclaimed Mls3
Elmslle. "What wa3 It?"
I determined to make a bold stroke.
"I lost my bag," I replied, watch
ing tho motionless figure In tho arm
chair.
"Lost your bag!" echoed Miss Elms
lle. "Dear me I hopo you found it
again."
"No, I have not found It up to this
timo," I answered. "I believe it was
exchanged by a fellow passenger a
lady" still no sign from Nona "who
left her own In Its place."
"But the railway officials the the
telegraph," said Miss Elmalto.who was
always confused and helpless In emer
gencies "they can get it back for you.
Havo you made inquiries?"
"Yes," I nnswercd, steadily, "I have
made Inquiries, and" with emphasis
"I think I have traced the lady."
Miss Branscombo lifted hor hand at
this moment nnd leaned her cheek
upon It, shading her face from my
view. My shot had told at last,
"You have tracod hor?" said Miss
Elmsllo. "Ah, then it will be all right!"
"Yes. I hopo it will bo all right," I
echoed
"How very awkward," said M!s4
Elmslfe. "for the lady a3 well as for
yout Dear me, Mr. Fort, I hopo you i
will soon got back your own property.
Can wo send to the station In tho
morning? Or Is there now nnythlng you
want for tonight. Austin can attend to
it if you will ask him."
"Thank you." I replied, "tho bag con
tantid nothing but papors."
"Papers!" exclaimed Miss Elmsllo.
"Then you must bo very anxious, Mr.
Fort Do let us send or had you cot
better go yourself?"
"Thank you," I responded; havo
no doubt I shall recover everything
In the morning."
"How cool you arc!" said Miss Elms
lle. "I should bo In a fovor."
"I think I will go to bed now," said
Mis? Branscombo, rising languidly
from her chair.
"I will come up stairs with you."
said Miss Elmslle. starting up nnd tak
ing Nona's arm In her own. "I shall
not say good-night, Mr. Fort; you have
not finished your supper. Plcaso don't
hurry I am coming bnck."
Miss Branscombo bowed nnd held
out n limp, nerveless hand as I opened
tho door for her exit. Sho shivered Just
u little, too, and drew her shawl more
closely about her, but there was nei
ther guilt nor confusion only weari
ness and sorrow In tho eyes which
met mlno for nn Instant. Thon tho
two ladles crossed the hnll and mount
ed tho wide shallow stairs.
Miss Elmsllo enmo down presently.
"Poor child," sho said, "sho la abso
lutely worn out! She has cried the
whole day. I hopo sho will sleep now;
that Is the best restorer. She has had
no sleep yet."
My first glance on gaining my bed
room was toward tho Gladstono bag
which stood besldo my portmanteau.
Nona had probably taken tho opportu
nity of innking the exchange quietly
In my nbhouce she had shown her
self a person of resources, and I had
little doubt that this would bo her
lino of action. It would Involvo no
explanation of awkwardness. I lifted
the bag almost with a smile tho nd
venture Interested me. There at the
bottom was Btlll tho half-effaced label
"Hotel gla, Vcnezla." Miss Brans
combo then had In some way failed to
bo equal to tho occasion; possibly she
hnd been, as Miss Elmslle expressed It,
too "worn-out" to attempt the transfer
that night.
I opened my portmanteau, and there
amongst my own possessions lay 'tho
largo light gray dust cloak and tho
yellow paper-covered volume left bo
hind by my traveling companion; there
were the penciled words, "Nona
Branscombo" tnnglblo evidence that
tho day's adventure hnd been no Il
lusion or ense of mistaken identity, as
I was half tempted at times to believe.
I fell asleep, after much troubled toss
ing, and dreamt of Nona Branscombo,
at the Colonel's funeral, wrapped in
her gray dust cloak, and carrying In
her hand my Gladstono bag, with
"Venezla" in lnrgc letters on it.
(To bo continued.)
INTERESTING ITEMS.
Great Britain pays $90,000,000 annu
ally to America and the English col
onies for butter. Tho peoplo who buy
hlgh-prlco butter want It sweet nnd
fresh, and this Is possible only when
the cows are eating spring grass. As
It Is not always spring In England It
stands to reason that butter has to be
brought from thoso places where
spring Is. First tho Londoner gets his
butter from west England, Normandy
and Brittany. Then tho butter of
northern Denmark follows and Austra
lian butter conies next English winter
is Australian spring.
In a recent lecture by Dr. Charles B.
Dudley, chief chemist of a certain rail
road, it is shown how tho costs of tho
distinctively little things mount up in
the ofllce8 of a largo railway system.
For Instance, ho shows that It costs
tho railroad each year about $1,000 for
pins, $5,000 for rubber bands, $5,000
for Ink, $7,000 for lead pencils, etc. Tho
fact that It costs nearly as much for
stationery with which to carry on the
business as it does for Iron, as Dr. Dud
ley asserts, is indeed startling. Some
roads have realized the extent of wasto
in such directions and have, among
other measures, ordered that a large
part of the communications betweon
their various officials shall bo written
on pads of manlla paper Instead of on
regular letter heads.
There Is no one from John O'Broat's
to Land's End, England, who bestows
more of his means to philanthropic
causes than Lord Overtoun, to whom
his father, James Whito, left a fortune,
closely approaching $10,000,000. Sev
enty-odd years ago the father of Lord
Overtoun and his brother John took
possession of an old soap and soda
works near Ruthcrglen and converted
it into a factory for tho production of
bichloride of potash. It is related of
the founder of tho business that ho was
wont to stand Inside the gate of hts
works at night and if ho found any
particles of chrome a chemical for
which he received 20 cents a pound In
those days adhering to boots or
clothes he would stop the, man with
tho remark: "Hey, man! gang back
and daud your shin. Dlv yo no see
ye'ro calrryln awa siller when ye cair
ry crum on yor bitts?" John Camp
bell White, tho present owner ut ho
chemical works at Ruthcrglen, vas
created first Baron Overtoun In 18M,
taking tho title from his estate In
Dumbartonshire. Ho was born In
1843 and was educated at Glasgow uni
versity. Ho Is certainly one of the
busiest men In tho country, and besides
boinga deputy lieutenant and convoner
for Dumbartonshire, Is president of in
numerable religious and philanthropic
societies.
BLACK JAKE, OUTLAW
QIQ REWARD FOR HIM DEAD
OR ALIVE.
An Otitl.m from Youtli Who linn Tor
rorlird Arliona unit New Mnxlro 111
Carver of C'rlmn In Arltona Worth
FIo Thousand Dollar.
Black Jake, the Arizona desperado,
is worth $5,000 to tho mnu who takes
him cither dead or alive. This outlaw,
who tins been terrorizing Arizona nnd
New Mexico for several years, has suc
cessfully eluded the detectives and
cowboys who havo boon on his trail.
Black Jake has been a tough from
boyhood and committed his llrst mur
der when but 20 years old. Ho was
left $1,500 by n relative In 1893, and
spent nil the money In n month In
Phoenix and Yuma. Then ho drifted
down to Sonom, Mexico, and the fow
people who remember him thought ho
was probably dead down there until
tho nows came that ho was the head
of a reckless gang of bandits who were
nttcr gold coin at tho uncrliku of any
life that baffled their efforts.
About August 8, 189G, kovcrnl men
employed In tho general merchandise
store of the Huallpl Mining Company,
two miles north of Kingman, Arlzonn,
were roused from their noonday siestas
behind the counters one hot, blistering
dny, by four cowboys who walked in
and aBkcd to seo somo saddles. Ono
of the store men started to go upstairs
to show the strangers his stock of sad
dles. The others were too wnrm and
sleepy to move, but tho moment Uioy
saw each of tho supposed purchasers
whip out two long, murderous revolv
ers nt full cook thoy were Instantly
very much awake.
When each of the store men looked
Into the muzzle of a pistol as It Into
the mouth of a railroad tunnel ho saw
that he and his store companions were
in the hands of bandits. Whllo ono
bandit, a tall, dark comploxlonod fel
low, with deep-set eyes and mnmmoth
tattooed stars on his hands, wont
about the storo seeking money and
trnnsportablo valuables, tho store men
wero kopt looking nt very close rnngo
into tho muzzles of cocked, revolvers.
In ten minutes, pnrhnps, somo $1,400
in coin was taken, for there Is not tho
convenience of bank deposits iu fron
tier settlements.
Then tho storekeepers were bound
find "gagged. Ono of them, John A.
Bishop, resisted, and in tho BCiimmago
was stabbed to death. Tho bandits
bound tho other men tighter, and,
hastening out, were soon on their bron
cos outside. Before any of tho man
in tho storo could get loose nnd give
tho alarm tho bandits wero miles away
on the alkali desert, where no ono but
a fow poor, starved Huallpl Indians
live In a territory of about 700 square
mile.
The sheriff had no sooner set out to
seek tho bandits than the information
came that the offlco force of tho Reso
lute Mining Company, fifty miles over
toward Ash Fork, had been held up,
bound, and gagged by tho samo gang
on the day previous to tho robbery
and murder nt Kingman. Somo thirty
ounces of gold and coin to the amount
of $100 had been Btolcn from tho rnfe.
In tho latter part of the following
month Black Jako and his gang robbed
tho bank at tho rich cnttlo and mining
town of NogalC3, Arizona. It was n
vory bold deed. Thrco entered tho
Unnk. One covered tho president, who
was outsido tho railing; another
stepped to the window nnd called tho
teller, who was sitting nt some dis
tance, and ordered him to hold up his
hands. The teller promptly obeyed,
and started to walk to tho window, but
was stopped boforo ho could get there.
Tho third man went down to the ond
of the railing to get behind it and at
tho cash. At the end ho saw an opon
door leading Into a room where sev
eral men were planning an Irrigation
BLACK JAKE.
6cheme. He promptly held them up.
Each man was thus busy holding some
porson with his six-shooter, and there
was no one loft to shovel tho money
into the bag.
Realizing that something must bo
done to change tho combination, tho
man who had tho irrigation conven
tion at bay promptly shut tho door on
it Tho slamming of tho door at
tracted 'the attention of the. gentleman
at tho toller's window, and ho turned
to seo what tho trouble was. Tho In
stant tho robber turned, tho toller
made a Jump for his window, under
neath which, on a shelf, reposed tho
bank alx-Bhootor, which ho grabbed
and began shooting,
Over ono hundred shots were flrert
Inside of threo minutes. Every man
who could get a gun nnd n horse took
the trail. A sklnrilsh ensued nmong
the rocks In tho Los Anlmos canyon.
Black Jake lost his horse, but got the
one ridden by tho sheriff of Pima coun
ty and escaped Into Souora. Mexico.
Three mouths passed and tho .trl
r.onu people began to hopo and then
to think that the Black Jake baud had
decided to remain permanently In the
republic of Mexico. I.nlu one night, In
January, 1897, when tho nlr waH a lit
tle chilly in the semi-tropic regions,
five meu In masks walked In upon a
faro game nt Doming, N, M. Wiuir
four of tho masked mon covered tho
cloven gamblers and kept their hnnus
nwny above- their lieiuta, tho tallest of
the masked men gave his wltolo at
tention to the cashier of tho lnyout.
That ofllclal reached for IiIb pistol, but
ho was too slow. Ho was shot In tho
fnco and ho dropped forward on tho
green table. Thn robbers wero gono In
n twinkling.
Threo minders were added In 1898 to
tho catalogue of crimen attributed to
tho notorious baud. Ono was tho
shooting of a passenger on tho stage
from Tombstone to Grant Springs, In
Arlzonn, when that vehicle was hold
up and tho passengers idled their
watches, purses and other valuables In
n heap for tho use of' the bandits. An
other murder wns thnt of a switch
man for the Atlantic &. Pacific Rail
road Company at Navajo, bccauBO,
probably, he was susperted of having
recognized the gang nnd of having
pinna for telling his suspicions to tho
sheriff.
Tho Snntn Fe west-bound overland
MARSHAL HALT
was held up by the gang west of Gal
lup in Juno, '98. Tho express mosBongor
was shot, tho safe wan dynamited, nnd
a sack of gold und currency wob se
cured. Sheriff Lawrence and twenty
carefully picked men chased tho gang
for two weeks. Heavy lalns foil, and
not tho faintest cluo remained for
trailing tho outlaws across hundreds ot
miles of sunbaked soil In an uninhab
ited region. Tho general merchandise
storo ot tho Phelps Mining Company,
nt Hucncmo, In Yavapai county, A. T.,
wns robbed ono day last Novomber,
whllo two employes there were at din-
ncr, and tho two other mn In tho
storo wero bound and gagged, but only
a few dollars wero had.
This gang Is well acquainted with a
largo section of tho country, and
there are fow mon thnt will openly
and single-handed do anything against
them. In n posse it Is different. A
number of the men nro their friends
nnd help them with fond, horses nnd
Information. Others nro living on ex
posed ranches, where tho robbera can
como In, If they nro rcvongeful, nnd
kill tho mun who has helped an ofllcor,
or they can kill stock and run off
horses. Tho gang Is often seen by
cowboys nnd men living on ranches,
and to them tho robbers have told their
versions of tholr experiences.
Tho lust congress overhauled the
law regarding tho emoluments of
United States marshals, and now If a
marshal Bonds out a man to nfnko nn
nrrcst, nnd tho deputy does not got tho
man ho goes after, tho government will
not pay him anything. Undor tho pro
visions of this luw it was Impossible
for United States Marshal Hall to got
mon to tako tho trail. Even n dep
uty njarshal wants to know that ho
will he paid for his tlmo from when
he starts on a trail until he Is killed.
Ho objects more to working for nth
ing than ho docs to getting killed.
A Unique Violin, .
A unique violin has been mado by a
Missouri man. The back Is ot chorry
from a table more than a century old,
which formerly belonged to tho Howard-Payne
College. In tho center of
tho back are inserted twenty-ono
pieces of wood from tho Holy Land,
ono being from a grapovlno that grew
In tho Garden of GctliBcmnne. Around
tho margin are set In a row small
pieces of wood, diamond-shaped, gath
ered from all over tho civilized world.
In one end of the back Is inserted a
horseshoo mado of castor wood, nnd
In tho othor end is tho Imago of a rab
bit carved In cherry. There are In all
over ono hundred and fifty pieces of
wood, nnd tho only tools used In tho
manufacture of tho Instrument wore a
pocket knlfo and a half-Inch chisel.
Now York Tribune.
Whipped by Whlterap.
A mob of whltecaps near White Oak
church, near Owingsvllle, Ky the
other night took Willis Manley from
his homo and gave him 100 lashes with
hickory switches. Manley had been
notified by tho whltecaps to leavo Bath
county and hnd' failed to observe tho
warning. Tho whltecaps also visited
tho house of Ellsu Wright, near by,
and rnzed It to tho ground. Tho chargo
against Manley and the Wright woman
was for keeping disorderly houses. Tho
couple left the county nt once.
t'4ue of It.
Margery They say ho married that
rich old maid out of plquo. Llllio
Yes; ho was piqued et his uncle for
neglecting him in his wllL
FELL TILE WEATHER.
HOW TO LEARN KOW HOT AND
HUMID WE ARE.
Mm Hhurp. Too, Am Ablo to lnt on
rroiirt of Cool Whm ami
flielr Duration reap at tba United
Hlate llurrnu.
All sorts of Instruments nnd nppa
:ntun nro used by tho United 8tates
Weather Bureau to dotormlno motcor
ologlcal conditions nnd prospects. For
measuring the exact temperature at Its
various stations are tho thermograph
and tho maximum and minimum ther
mometers. Tho formor gives a con
tinuous record of tho temperature; tho
nttor two show respectively tho high
ist and lowest for each twenty-four
lours. For studying tho pressure of
ho atmosphere, tho stations of tho
.venther bureau are equipped with solf
eglstorlng aneroid, bnrngraphs nnd
.ucrcurlnl barometers. Readings from
ooth nro corrected for tho altitudes of
iho station, nnd tho latter for vnrla-
Ioiib in temperature. Tho determina
tion of humidity, or rolntlvo humidity,
is it Is called by tho woathur bureau,
s accomplished by means of two ther
mometers, tho so-called dry-bulb nnd
,ho wot bulb. Tho first Is tho ordi
nary thermometer, by which tho tem
perature Ih Indicated. Tho second in
almllar, excopt that tho mercury bulb
la surrounded by n cloth, which may
be snturated with water. When this Is
done, nlr Is nnulo nrtlllclully to pass
over tho saturated cloth, which cniiBoa
tho water to ovaporato rapidly. Tho
heat which Ih rendered Intent by this
process comes from tho mercury of tho
thermometer, making It descend in tho
tube with a rapidity proportlonnl to
that of evaporation. In dry nlr tho lat
ter process is much mora rapid than
In dnmp air, and by noting tho differ
ence ot tho rending ot the dry-bulb
and wet-bulb Instruments, and making
a slmplo mathomatlcal computation,
tho relative humidity is determined. It
Is rend In hundredths, 100 meaning air
saturated with molBturo, and zoro, air
free from It. Tho former point Is somo
times reached, though novcr tho latter.'
Tho signal service mnkca uso of two
Instruments In atudylng tho wind a
vnno with automatic electrical Indica
tor for showing lta direction nnd tha
nnomometor for registering tho veloc
ity. Both of theso nro oxpotcd to the
unobstructed vlolonco of tho wind,
though connected electrically with tha
Indicators which are in tho offlco bo
low. Both tho Instruments rogistor
continually upon a drum revolved by
clockwork, and nt any tlmo tho direc
tion nnd velocity of tho wind can bo
coon nt a glance. Tho apparatus used
by tho weather bureau for determining
tho charactor ot the day la known at
i tho "sunshlno recorder." It consists
of a thermometer, with Its bulb black
ened to Increase tho absorption of heat
from direct sunlight, Inclosed In a
vacuum tube, to provont ns far as pos
sible tho direct Influcnco of tho tern
poraturo of tho surrounding nlr. Tho
plcco of apparatus Is In such n posi
tion as to rccclvo tho sun's rays tho
entire dny. When tho direct rays
Btrlko tho blackened bulb tho mercury
suddenly rises nnd closes an electrical
circuit, which causes a record to bo
mado upon tho revolving drum In tha
offlco bolow. When tho sun Is obscured
tho mercury drops ngaln, nnd tho cir
cuit Is broken. Tho computation In
tenths of tho posslbla sunshlno hours
is mndo by the weather official, Tho
latest devlco usod by tho weather bu
reau for measuring tho precipitation
consists of a hopper or scalo pan,
which Is constructed so as to tip and
empty Itself, nnd at tho samo tlms
mako an electrical Indication of tho
fact In tho offlco bolow for each one
hundredth ot nn Inch precipitation. By
counting thoso records upon tho re
volving drum tho officers can tell tho
oxnet tlmo tho rapidity and the amount
of precipitation for each showor or pe
'lod ot rain.
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Animal That Kenp Guard,
It is well known that many animals
appoint ono or more ot their number to
act as sentinels to guard against sur
prise whllo the rest aro asleep, or feed
ing, or at play. Among the anlman
using tho word in Us widest sense
that are thus prudent may be named
the following: Wasps, ants, chamois
and other antelopes, prairie-dogs, wild
horses, rooks, awnnB, Australian cock
atoos, zebras, quails, certain monkeys,
flamingoes, Now Zenland silver eyes,
shags and other birds, marmots, mouf
lon and other sheep, seals, African
wild cattle, huancoes, elephants, etc.
A Coitljr llloyrle.
Tho costliest bicycle in tho world
has Just been' flnlshod at a gun factory
In Vienna. It will cost 500,000 gulden,
which la & Mttlo moro than $27,500. Tho
owner Is u rich Sofitb African diamond
king and mlno owner, who will present
the machine to his wife on her next
birthday. Tho frarao alono coat 1,800
gulden, and at the last Vienna exposi
tion It was admired by thousands. Tha
South African millionaire was so
struck wth tho exquisite beauty of tho
wheel that he bought It and had It In
laid with precious stones and diamonds
on ovory poaslblo part.
KnouKti,
She "You should read this article
about tho passing of tho horse. It'a
really pathetic."
He "Don't want to read IL I know
iho whole t'alng, pathos and all. I en
tered my trottor for tho matinee races
and every other horso on the track
biased hIia."Dotrolt Free Press, ,
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