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By ST. GEORGE
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In tho Street of the Steen.
It nil happened la quaint old Aut
werp, ami Charlie Stuart found rea
son to believe that seldom In romance
or history lin.il u more singular nd
vonttiro befallen a pilgrim from Ivm
don than chanced to hta lot on this
sumo day.
Tho morning wns half spent and
Stuart found hlniHelf somewhat ut .1
loss to know what he should turn to
next for umusement. He had Idled In
tho markets, dlsrowrlng new and at
tractive features constantly; hud
been through the various museums
and plcturo galleries In short, ex
hausted tho sights of old Antwerp,
and was on tho point of considering
IiIh exodus, which would occur just as
soon as ho could make up hl mlud
whero his next objective point on tho
map of Europe or the world would he.
Then It was that fortune, tickle
jade, took tho pilgrim Irom lmdon
by tho thtont ns It were, and radically
changed tho whole com tie of his exist
ence. Ah ho fitood there ldl twisting his
blondo mustache, he became aware of
tho fact that someone was hearing
down upon lihu at a swift puce, souvj
0110 whoso quirk, energetic move
ments reminded him irresistibly of a
hawk pouncing upon Its prey sonio
ouo who held out a hand In eager
greeting and seemed bubbling over
with nnlninl spirits.
Stuart welcomed him eagerly. His
name was liurunby -Artemus Wych
erly Claudo Ilarnaby and his profes
sion that of an amateur dramatic
novelist. It was slmpiy astonishing,
tho weird fancies generated In thut
erratic brain of his. each of which
exceeded nil others In phnntasmu
gorlo nnd, It must be coit'essed. some
times ludicrous Bplendor.
"Just tho man of till England I
wanted to see. Consider It a lucky
omen, by .love, to run across you In
this manner. I'm going to enlist your
riympathy nnd co-operation In a little
scheme 1 havo on foot, my boy, and,
you can depend upon It, I won't take
'no for an answer, so consider your
self ongagod as the second conspira
tor." "Well, I don't know about that; but
what wild, halr-bralned scheino havo
you on foot at present?"
"Charllo, l'vu run across the noblest
thoino for a startling drama that over
bobbed up In anybody's path. Why.
it actually opens tin opportunity for
fame and fortune to the gifted genius
who has boldness enough to grasp tho
chance."
"You have, of coiiisp, visited the
Stcen, that great castle down the
street yonder, once a prison of the
Inquisition, now a museum. Did
you tako n guldo with lighted flam
beaus aud explore the frightful dun
goons under tho castle, ouch cell and
corridor of which seems to exhale
hideous memories of the tortures in
flicted upon unfortunate prisoners In
tho Dark Agos, when Spanish cruelty
ruled this country with an Iron
hand:"
Stuart replied In tho negative. His
' artist soul had feasted on tho treas
ures which lay littered about tho
courtyard of tho onetime palace; but
tho musty dungeons ho had but hast
ily surveyed, being naturally uverso
to tho contemplation of such horrors.
"Oh, I am glad of that," nld Arte
mus, eagerly, "for you will bo bdttor
prepared to accompany mo to thoso
samo dungeons now."
"Tho dcuco!" exclaimed Charlie,
taken aback; but, not in the least dis
concerted, tho other went on:
"Toll mo, have you heard the story
or rumor that Is oliculatcd hero nnd
thero through certain circles about a
modern man In tho Iron Mask Btip
po3od to bo Incarcerated In the Steen
dungoons?"
"I remembor hearing somo little
talk nbout such 11 thing, but really
novnr pursued the subject."
"Hrlclly, then, It has long boon
whlspored that thero was recently,
and mny still continue to be, u secret
prisoner confined In a lonely dungeon
under yonder masslvo pile of ma
sonrya man whoso faco Is forever
hidden behind an Iron mask that Is
secured by a padlock. I havo reached
tho conclusion thnt this man of mys
tery might bo somo troublesome heir
to tho German throne, or else a son
of Louis Napoleon. Think for a
mlnuto what wondorful possibilities
this vista opens to tho drnmutlst! It
la quite enough to Inspire tho dullest
mind! And I am resolved to oxploro
thoso nuclcnt dungeons personally, as
no ono has ever done before, with tho
secretly nvowed purpose of learning
whether I mny found my great drama
upon a truth, or tho mere fabric of n
Dutch logend. And you will accom
pany mo, my boy, out of pure philan
thropy, to sharo in tho exhilaration of
success" touching a suspicious bot
tlellko pacltago ho carried undor his
left arm "or to support mo In case of
exasporatlng failure."
Charllo Ktunrt could not say him
uny; ho roally had nothing on foot
wltoreby to kill tlmo, and Artemus
wns audi 11 Jolly and original dog that
'it.rtore worth something to havo
'tvnlcnsuro of his society for a space
of time.
I Bo, hesitating, ho foil.
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And. thus sauntering down the
si not of the Stern, the two friends
ut rived In the shadow of the great
building whose hlstorj Mi etched back
couturle Into the dim past.
Together they entered, like other
pilgrims desirous of gazing upon the
art treasures which lay within those
undent walls.
Charlie had seen all these before,
nnd cast but u casual glance around,
being more deeply Interested In the
nctions of bis confederate.
An old datnc with her wide cap
started toward them, but one glance
from Artemus' eyes seemed to bring
about a decided change In Iut Inten
tions, for she stood still, nnd then
Iwicked away.
It was a signal litory. or. as Arte
mus expressed it, a 'howling suc
cess;" nevertheless, his tonipnnlnn
was still fain to believe the magic of
gold had mote to do with the old
lady's sudden blindness than the ex
ertion of rare hypnotic powers on the
part of the proud wizard.
Content to follow the other's lead.
Charllo soon found himself In that
apartment where seveutl tall brass
candlesticks stood upon an antique
table, to bo used In exploring the
mysteries below.
Artemus motioned that he should
straightway possess himself of one. In
order that their candles might have a
proper receptacle, and Charlie, having
enlisted for the war, come weal, tome
woe, took up the nearest of the lot.
which was in Itself n treasure of art.
Nervously Ai tennis tried several
keys In rapid succession, muttering to
himself the while in a way pci'iillnr to
him. At last carne tt little subdued
screech that unnoiinted success on
the part of the chattering Idiot at his
side. They were eldeutly in for It
since the ponderous door opened bc
foro them.
Charllo was not the one to hold
back, so he stepped beyond the portal
and went down.
Immediately the door closed, aud
tho clang of it was unlike any sound
ho could ever remember hearing.
That creaking, rusty key turned In
the lock.
"Now," said Artemus, in a shrill
voice, pregnant with eager anticipa
tion, "now we are in control, and the
devil dungeons of the Steen must
yield up their ghastly .secrets to a
master."
Down the Tcnciable stairs they
wended their way. Could those same
stops have been gifted with the power
of speech, what strange and startling
tales they might hnvo given forth, of
human misery, of historical person
nges nnd deeds that would have made
the bravest cheeks pule. Hut they
were mute. The dread secrets of the
dim past would ever be safe In their
keeping.
"Hark!"
Artemus uttered this word In a
shrill whisper, nnd at the .ame time
clutched his companion's arm. Their
surroundings were so eerie thnt It was
not wonderful that his vivid imagina
tion seized upon the slightest pretext
to arouse the ghosts that hud lain
hero for long centuries.
"What you hear Is only the gur
gling of the river Sheldt beneath our
feet. At the foot of the worn stone
staircase we descended there Is a
trnp In the solid stone, through
which opening many n wretched
condemned man met his fate. Yes, it
was only the fretful flood you heard
crying peevishly for more victims."
Chnrllo's calm manner quite re
assured the other.
"Perhaps you are right; but It
sounded wonderfully like a human
volco calling for help."
Thus In tiers tho dungeons lay, each
Individual one seeming to surpass Its
predecessors in awful associations.
Long had they been at their task.
Tho regular routine pursued by tour
ist nnd guide had been done; but
there wero other dark passages to ex
plore, gloomy as the river Styx -passages
that the ordinary voyager
nover saw, but which Artemus was
bound to Investigate; for If perchance
there was a grain of truth In the
story ho hnd heard, surely tho prison
er of the Iron Mask must be found
in such an unused quarter.
Charlie began to feel u bit anxious.
Ho was about ready to confess that
for ono he had quite enough of It,
nnd only figured on how he might
mauago to curb this irisntlato ambi
tion on the part of his companion.
The task was taken from his hands,
however, and In a most unexpected
manner.
Artemus was eagerly urging him on
to "fresh fields and pastures new,"
while Chnrllu held tho other In check,
fearful lest thoy fall Into somo hor
riblo pit, with rusty Hplkes at tho bot
tom, such ns they had discovered In
ono dungeon, when, suddenly, .with
out warning, tnerc came to their cars
a sound so strange In this uncanny re
gion, so utterly out of sympathy
with their surroundings, that both
men Btood still, as though paralyzed
and tho sound wna ns of n woman
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What They Found.
Thero were those who knew Prlnco
Charllo well who had renson to bc-
S'eve he had passed through some (in
plensnnt experience with lovely wo
nitin been deceived, perhaps Jilted.
Although always gallant toward
tho fair se.s. he seemed to be ever on
his guard, ns though quite detormlncd
no mortal who wore petticoats should
hnvo a second oppottuulty to play
hattlcdoif and shuttlecock with his
heart
Hut this was something entirely 011!
tif the common inn: ami as he stood
there listening, to make sure tficre
could be no mistake, he felt an elec
tric tin 111 pervade his whole being
such us lie neer before experienced.
Charlie determined to go forward
lie was surprised ut himself for tin
peculiar resolution that urged him
on. It seemed its though he were
being dingged forward by some Inex
orable fate, whether he would or not
Aud the sound of sobbing stilt con
tinned, stealing along the gaunt pas
sageways. Tho darkness beyond wns
apparently ns fearfully dense as that
which dost ended upon poor, plague
stricken Egypt at the time Pharaoh
declined to let the chllilien of Israel
go
As Charlie nilvanced ho noted that
the sound, which hud erstwhile reach
ed their henrlng but faintly, grow
morn distinct. Thus he was present
ly abln to place tho sobbing, and, still
ndvanclng, he began to discern the
dim outlines of a llguie upon the
gioiltid.
As he drew closer he saw thut this
was a girl In 11 long cloak, and thnt
she had hidden her face In her hands,
11s though to shut out the ghostly fig
ures cotijuied up by the gloom.
One thing was very sure when Ar
temus, In the earlier stages of their
exploration, declared he heard a faint
shout, it hud not been the gurglo of
tho greedy Sheldt gliding under
neath tho crypts and corridors, 'is
he (Charllo) had w confidently de
clared, but In all probability, this lost
explorer calling for help.
Well, thank (Sod they had found
her. aud were In a position to ren
der her the assistance she crayed.
After nil. It hnd not beon such a wild
goose chase as ho had believed when
yielding to the Importunities of his
adventurous comrade.
They nilvanced closer still.
A yet the dlstresse 1 one was not
aware of their presence, or the blessed
answer to her prayers.
Her attitude of abandon was most
efleellve. and Charllo could not but
think what a charming plcturo sho
niado there, overwhelmed, not by
grief, hut the terror of her situation.
It was not intentional on Artemus'
pait. but some sudden chill draught
caused him to give a vociferous
sneeze.
This was Instantly followed by a
little shriek ns the girl's hands foil
from her face, and she turned a pair
of very large and very startled cye.s
upon tho two comrades.
It was. of course, Cnarllo'ti bouuden
duty to Immediately speak and reas
sure the alarmed fraullen that they
weio llcsh and blood liko herself, and
not spirits of the olden murtyra who
had met deaths of torture In these
dungeons; but for the life of him, ami
perhaps for the first tlmo In the
course of his whole experience, ho
could not say a word.
For tho soft light of his waxen
taper fell full upon the faco that had
until uov. been hidden behind tho girl's
hands a face that, tear-marked as
It was, aud more or less begrimed
from contact with foul walls during
her groping lu the dark, electrified
him with Its peculiar charm of
beauty, and started his traitor heart
to heating as It had not dono these
mnny moons, since ho had quitted tho
preseuce of another fair woman, with
blttorness against the whole sex rag
ing lu his bosom.
(To bo continued.)
('ttuina for n Hrlrto.
The slender, girlish brldo who de
sires softness and Hulllness in hor wed
ding gown and yet has a penchant for
smart Louis Qulnzo effects will choose
a draped skirt of embroidered mousse
lino do solo, Its deep double Houucps
being festooned across the bottom in
a charming and graceful manner and
cuught at Intorvals with clusters of
orauge blossoms. Her coat may bo of
handsome, brocade and it will bo sim
ply ornamented with a fichu of em
broidered mousselino.
Ui-mii ths Prevailing Color.
Orccn Is tho color of tho Bprlng and
It appears In all shades. Mercerized
gingham, German linen or French
chambrtiy are ten times its durability.
Silk Klnghutns, striped or figured, to
bo mado In combination with plain
gingham, uie effective, and aro ruadn
up by fashionable modistes with nil
tho elaboration of foulard costumes,
and such toilettes uro consldorcd in
perfectly good form for nfternoon teas
or for church.
Corded llrllltnntlnr.
A charming white fabric for shirt
waist suits, also very light weight, Is
corded brllliantliio. It Is striped, u
triple-cord stripe, alternating with an
Inch-wide Btrlpo composed of satiny
serpentine, bayadere stripes. This is
lotB of description for a really simple
effect, but nothing less would toll tho
story. This coats 45 cents per yard
nnd bns tho glossy quality which
makes hiilllantluo popular.
To Htuily Anulotit I.:ikti Ilntln.
An expedition to Luko ISyrc, the
grent depression In Central Australia,
which Is below sea level, in churgo of
Prof. J. W. Gregory, It Is announced,
has recently left Melbourne with tho
object of studying the physical his
tory of the lake basin and tho collec
tion of fossils, especially of extinct
vcrtebruteB.
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LOVE AND A GHOST
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It was Cousin Susan's ldrii that the
house lu which Mie had been born nnd
renred was haunted by the ghost of
her fatln r who had died of yellow
fever Mimcwhcte In the early pint of
the nineteenth century. So she not only
refused to live ut "The Maples'' her
hclf. hut also lefttsed to allow others
of her kith and kin who had not a
-omfortable habitation to dwell there.
As Miss Susan Peunyfeiither was rich
and could dwell lu Kg pt or tho Phil
ippines If rile so wined, it was nil very
well for her to lcao the roomy old
house to the ghost of her progenitor.
It seemed very hard to the family of
Peter Crosle, her cousin, who hud no
plnco to lay their heads save ns Mr.
Crosley sold a poem or u song or a
piece of fiction by the error of some
publisher and rented them n plnce. In
other and more frequent Intervnls the
family srnttcied to relatives and Htored
their few bits of furnishings.
"Hut It has all got to stop," declared
Arabelle. the oldest girl, one summer
day. "I shall go and live ut 'The Mn
ples.' and when Cousin Susan returns
from India and finds It out she can
eject me."
"Hut the ghost?" protested Peter, the
father. "Cousin Susan says it Is there
and walks about tho house as In life "
"That Is highly probable." returned
Arabelle. Impudently wlnkln'g her left
eye, "but the ghoM must expect tho
friendly visit of relatives. How original
It all is! First cousin to a ghost!
Why, is it not dellclousV Anyhow. I'm
going. If Cousin Susan had not wnnted
me to do something desperate, she
should have traveled me. taken me
with her, and thus added to tho long
list of International marriages."
"Wo ceitnlnly must do something,"
said Mrs. Peter, "nnd thut quickly. We
have no money."
"I Bhull move to 'The Mnplcs' and
Invito you nil for 11 long visit," said
Arabelle decidedly. "Is there enough
In hand to buy me a laltioad ticket,
or must 1 sacrifice that hideous idol
Cousin Susan juM sent me to show me
that there was a crying need of mis
sionaries 10 Whtiugpur or some such
province?"
"I wonder whtit Lionel ;lll say'.'" nut
In Sophronln, the second girl.
Arabello swept her a uocklng cour
tesy. "As a young Englishman ho will re
joice In ancestral ghost. As n dis
carded second son trying to live on
nothing but work In Amerlcn, he may
say, 'Oh, what rot'.' "
Peter Crosley looked up fioni a bun
dle of papers frctiully.
"I don't see why Mr. Lionel Curr's
name Is brought in at all. Arabello
has promised mo to give, him no en
couragement.
Arabella's rosy mouth quivered.
"Mc encourage Lionel? Far bo tho
thought from me. Why, papa, I have
told you a thousand times that he
doesn't need or get any encourage
ment from me. There, are you sutlB
lled? Now, I shall sell my idol and go
to 'The Maples.' I will prepare tho
way nnd you will pack up ami follow at
once. Don't mind parting with a few
airy nothings In order to get there.
Dccause, once there, we uro housed, at
least."
Sho sallied forth, light of heart, gay
of speech nnd smile. No one ever
know whether Arabello Crosley felt all
sho acted or not, but sho was the life
preserver that held up tho whole fam
ily In their dark hours.
Tho Idol war, rather a cumberaomo
fellow and Arabello looked Mruugo
enough carrying tho awkward bundle,
head first, to the elevated road.
"I hope ho will sell well," cho was
thinking. "Ho'b a very holy Idol,
Cousin Susan wrote. I know that ho
is unearthly ugly and that his green
eyes make mc shudder. I wish I had
a half dollar to tako a cab."
But eho hud not tho half dollar and
etrugglcd up tho steps bravely. Sho
was a shrewd bargainer and was going
to tho best curio More In the city. She
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fellow.
was sure sho might get as much ns
ten dollars for tho thing, ninybo more.
Sho would go down 10 "Tho Miqiles,"
scaro out the ghost and tako posses
sion. In her heart she did not bollovo
in tho ghost. Tho ndveuturo had zest,
however.
Uut Arabello pioposed and could not
dispose As iho stepped from thu stops
of tho train station onto tho pavement
a hurrying man Jastlcd her and she
staggcrod with her bin don. Theio was
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mid Cousin Sufmn's Idol lay In srvcrnl
frngmonts. A ciowd at once gnthered
nnd thero was much laughter at tho
rolling hwul with Its horrible giccn
glass eyes.
Suddenly a htind grasped It, a long
brown hand that drew It away. Ara
belle Bprung forwnrtl.
"That is mine! Give It to me."
Sho wns clinging to n sinewy nrm
thut tried In vain to uhake her on.
"You shall not have It. It la mine!"
sho panted.
Suddenly a strong blow throw tho
man backwards. Arabello sprung for
tho Idol'it bend und saved It a rurthcr
humiliation. A voice said:
"Arabello! You?"
"Yes," she gasped, "and Cousin Su
san's Idol. Isn't It a shatno?"
The tall, fair Englishman was horri
fied. "Here, boys, pick up tho parts. Arn-
The Idol lay In several fragmentn.
belle, we muy bo 11 bio to pleco It to
gether. Hut what were you doing with
It out on thu street?"
Ero ho replied a stout gentleman
with gold spectacles pushed forward.
"1 was going to sell It," pouted Ara
belle at the Englishman. "It's a horrid
old thing."
"Perhaps," raid tho stout gentleman,
"the young lady will sell oven the
pieces or the bend. 1 will buy the
head as It Is."
Lionel Carr looked at tho man nnd
then nt the hideous faco of tho idol.
He looked from tho onu to tho other
and a light camo on to his counte
nance, tho light or knowledge.
"Keep tho head, Arabelle," Uo said
coldly and to tho man; 'wo will not
cell."
Arabelle saw him gather up the
pieces, then he called a cab.
"lct us go homo," he said tersely.
Thin wns Lionel lu a now phase, but
Arabello loved cabs and sho Jumped in
gayly. Lionel placed tho head In her
lap.
"Now explain," he said, "and I shnll
havo several things to tell you nftcr
that."
Arabelle related her project of tho
ghost hunt with gusto. Lionel wns re
lieved. "That is a great lark." ho said kind
ly, "but 1 must go with you. You can
not go alone."'
Out Arnbello was never foolish.
"You know thut Is Impossible," nho
said, coldly.
"Oh, no, not if wo JiiHt quietly Blip
away this afternoon nnd arc married
It ban to be you sny things aro at n
crisis. Now consent and I'll tell you
two large and oloomlng reasons why
after you Jiavo said yes."
Her curiosity got tho bettor of her
in half an hour. Anyhow sho had nl
wayB meant to marry Lionel. He suit
ed her. It was a half-hour moro oro
lie allowed her to question him.
"nut tho two things, Lionel?"
"Ono is that I am called borne to
England. My uncle has left mo some
money."
"Oh oh! And the other?"
"Tho other? Well, llttlo girl, you
do not havo to go ghost-hunting or
worry over your trousseau money. Tho
eyes of that blamed old Idol aro about
tho finest emeralds I over saw aud are
worth a pretty penny. Hut wo will
not Inqulro nbout that until after this
other little matter Is attended to aud
then wo'll invado 'Tho Maples' as a
very lively place In which to spend a
honeymoon."
Viirolnutlon Teni.
Vanity Fair thus describes a London
function;
Ono of tho most "fetching" social
shows of last week was the "vaccina
tion tea" given by a renowned hostess.
In onu drawing-room tho lady received
her guests, comprising notublo beau
ties, party leaders ami favorlto mem
bers of the household brigade In oth
er rooniB four leading stars of tho
medical profession waited to vacclnato
tho fair "companions In arms," tho
Bterner box being operated on In yet
another dulnty boudoir. Homo of tho
women displayed tho greatest ingenu
ity In the arrangement of their sleeves,
having had them divided at tho top,
then reunited with ilbbons, which,
when untied, revealed enough of tho
"marble arm" to enablo tho vaccinator
to net his seal thorcon.
God's visits It gratefully received
will bo graciously repeated.
Sewing on her pretty clothes la no
more work to a woman than peering
Into her looking glass,
is a bicholnr, and the reason is somo
woman,
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NILE THE SALVATION OF EQYPT.
Wonderful lllvcr Thut FortlMiaa tntt
llurn liroifn HMiilu ,
Tho Nile In Egypt and Egypt Is tho
Nile. Tho long, turbid tlda stretches
through tho desert nnd whoro 1U
waters touch tho beforo-llmo llfolesi
sand gardens spring up and cotton
grows luxuriant. It Is ti constant bat
tle between the Nile, a yellow thread,
and tho bare, brown sands for Egypt's
life, a conlllct continually In progress,
Each fall, fattened by tho Abyssinian
rains, the Nile, muddler than tho Mis
souri and mightier than the Mississip
pi, dnshes out upon tho sands nnd
drives back the encroaching desola
tion. Ench summer time It retreats
Into lis nnrrow bed, and the grim des
ert grasps tho hard-won r.andu again.
Sometimes the Nile docs not rlso to tho
conlllct with full vigor, and, In conse
quence, tho clutch of tlio desert Ib un
loosed, the thin onrH dtvour tho fnt,
nnd thero Is fiunlne, notual or threat
ened, In the lund. Onco upon a time
notnblo In tho last century's religious
calendar, It held bncR from Its fall
campaign against tho desert donola
tlon. There wan no rain It nover rnliiE
lu Egypt save a few drops ench win
terand tho Nllo-god Bulked or nlcpL
Then ramo u Btrange Bight In an old
Cairo mosque. In tho Gamla Amr
Ibti el-As, vhero BtnndH the gray nmr
hlu pillar miraculously transported
from Mecca, at the Khnllf Oinar'M
prnyeifl, tho whole of tho Mohamme
dan priesthood, tho Christian clergy
of every sect and the Jewish rabbis
bowed In prayer with 0110 accord to
petition for tho rising of tho Nile And
tho Almighty, to whom Moslem ami
Jew nnd Christian pray, heard anil
answered.
TOO TICKLISH TO BE MEASURED.
Anlli'llon Thnt Coinpntlod no Irishman
to Wniir Old Clollmj.
Tho Hev. Dr. Joseph Twlcholl told
n story at tho dinner of tho Friendly
Sous of St. Patrick, which won htm
tho hearty applause of the four hun
dred Irishmen present.
"T was making my first trip nbout
Dublin," Bald Dr. Twlcholl, "and I had
engaged n Jaunting car. Whllo I wont
into a store my 'jarvlc,' fell into a con
versation with another carter, who
was tho 1110M. tattered specimen of
hiimnnlty I over saw. When wo start
ed driving ugolii I nsked my 'jarvlo
If tho other carter was a friend of
his.
" 'Slnire, an' ho Is, ycr honor; ho'a
my best friend,' was tho nnawer.
" 'Isn't ho a bit ragged?' I aakod.
" Shurc, an ho ain't nawthln' else.'
" 'Ik It because ho'a bo poor?'
" 'Naw, ycr honor, he's plenty of
money.'
' 'Why, doesn't ho buy Bomo docent
clothes, then?
" 'Why, ycr honor, I'll tell ycr, ho'a
thnt ticklish thero ain't a tailor in
Dublin thnt can measuro him, bo he
htiB to wear whnt he has on.' " Now
York Tribune
Wild Animal In CuptWItr.
Once u keeper, by secrecy and much
guile, saw u lioness teaching her cage
born cul)Btwo Bquenllng, furry in
fantsthe nnclent lore of the Junglo,
which no beast over forgets. How to
leap from tho brush upon a buck'i
buck at tho exact angle to break thai
back nt n Blnglo blow through a pile
of Htrnw, sayB Everybody's Magazine
How to follow a blood trail to whore
tho qunrry lay through BawdusL The
prlzo was a bit of raw beef, but the
cubs did not care. They had never
known nover would havo known tha
fierce Joy of the hunt and tho kill, tha
lust of clean, hot blood In tho frca
desert. Not for them tho knowledge
of what It meant to send a challenge
rolling across the dcsoluto plain be
neath tho stars, to hear tho answer
pealing forth In distant thunder from
tho ends of tho earth; to know them
selves tho masters of their world.
Later on In life, tho blood and the
soul that was In them would teach
them what they hnd missed and lost,
ns instinct tenches nil wild things ovca
unto the third and fourth generation
of them thnt aro born In bondage
A Judge of Art,
Tha seller of pot-bolleru camo into
thu otllce of tho shrewd brokor with
tho air of ono who Ib about to sacri
fice a priceless treasure. It was a
seascape; a troubled sea beat upon
purple rocks, and wind-driven gulls
wheeled in wild circles nbovo tho fa
miliar pot-bollor ship. Tho Boiler of
pot-bollora looked upon tho trenaure
long und yearningly. It could bo Been
that n grievous strugglo between art
and uppetlto was raging within him.
"How much do you want for It?" de
manded tho shrewd broker. "Ono hun
dred dollars," said tho pot-bollor roan;
"It's giving it away." "Olvo you three
for It," Bald the shrewd broker. "U'a
yours," said tho pot-boiler min. "That
follow ncross tho way only offered mo
75 cents, but bo nln't no judgo of art."
Now York Post.
Cat Novelty for u llaxaur,
A rcmurkablo novelty It was alive
distinguished n bazaar recently hold
In Gotham by aristocratic dames, as
sisted by Binart belles.
This remarkable feature waa a cat
table Uvo catB nnd kittens of high
degrco wero sold at fabulous prices
and Tabby and Tom of no pcdlgreo
pretensions wero shuHled off for ra
tional Bums of cash.
Cat baskets', blankets, collars, shoos
and other articles of tho cat'8 ward
robe wero salable accessories of. tho
tuble
This Innovation in tho swell bazaar
Ih an adaptation of an English fash
ion. Dog and cat tables aro usual
sights in a London bazaar.
Youth Is fresh, but as It attains nge
It Is salted with tho tears of dlsap.
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