lie lie ill nan.
By JOHN R. MUSICK,
Author of ".My,5lou Mr. Hovvnnl," "TJm
Dark Stranifti." "Charlie Alletidale't
Double," Dtc.
Corr right, 1SJ7, bj ltonxar IIons'j son.
Ml rliliti reiorred.
CHAPTER VII (Continued.) ..
"iiavo you t ravel. -d in:''.'" asked
rinrciice.
Shipmate, thin old hulk Is about
on her lust cruise." said a feeble,
husky voice.
"It Is italston Glum italston!"
roared Old. "Where ye licon. Chun?
Tell mo whuro yo been!"
"I nm sick starving dying!" the
i x-snJIor moaned.
Clarence hurried him to lil.s house,
where n warm supper was hastily pie
pared for lilm.
"Havo you seen Paul Miller or
licad from him since you came upon
us In the pass?" was one of the first
ipiesllotiB propounded hy (Mat cure.
"Yes," he answered. "Last I saw o'
him ho wns on an Iceberg sullln' out
t sea, and his onl. fellow passenger
was a Kjlar hear."
.
It will be essential at this point to
return to I 'mi! Miller, whom we leit
on an lex-hen; floating out to sea. The
swelling Hood ami tossing al.es of
tee between tlio drifting Hoc and
shore mmle It utterly Impossible for
hfni to reach lat.d. The sharp mow I
of the nionst'-r above Imtlcated that a
crisis was coining, which would de
termine tho rights of ownership to
ihe mountain of ice.
Through nil his misfoi'tuties Paul
I'lid managed to retain Ills presence
if m'litl and Ills rille. lie executed a
-diillful flunk movement, and, scaling
,i shelf was several feet above the
bear and not over twentj puces away,
prepared for an assault. With nerves
as steady as If engaging In tin- most
rJInnry sport, he leveled his illle at
t ie sldo of the monster's head. When
Hiiro of his aim hu pulled t'e- tiller.
There followed a sharp report and
the hear dropped on his haunches his
nose In tho air.
Paul cocked his rub' and tired a
second shot at the b'-a.-l's head. It
iell on tho Ice and after a few spas
modic kicks lay still. He scut a
third Into the back of its head, hut
it was wholly unnei e-.sary, lor the
other bullets had done the work.
With hla knife he removed the skin
from tho animal, and, dlniblng as
iigh as ho dared, hung it upon one
of those spires of Ice. In tho hope
some scullng schooner or whaling ship
might see It and send a boat to his
relief. When night came he lay down
on tho snow and Ice, and, notwith
standing his pcillous situation,
actually slept.
Ho was awakened soon after dawn
by tho sound of voices near.
"What say ye nou?" oi-e seemed to
say to another.
"I say nowt," was the answer. "If
he ho there find him."
"Sure, man, ye ennna say as a hoar
ill peel his own skin from his back."
"Wool, there's a stlffenor," return'
ed another voice.
Paul rose and mechanically laid his
hand on the rifle at his side. Only
a few hours before he wns wishing
ho had not shot the hear, and that it
had destroyed him Instead of he
shooting it, but now that his life
might probably be In danger, It grow
suddenly very sweet.
He rnlsed his head a trille higher
ind listened intently at the voices.
"Push alongside anil let a lad go
ashore," said another voice.
Then he plainly heard the splashing
of paddles In Ihe water. Ho crept
along on hand ami knees, holding his
rlllo In one hand and a cocked re
volver in the other.
Then he raised his head just a little
nnd saw a large canoe In which were
halt a score of dark-skinned Indians.
Surpriso and curiosity overcamo any
fear he might entertain of his visitors,
and he arose and gazed about on tho
sea and shore. The glance filled him
with wonder and surprise. The shore
wns lined with green trees, and afar
off he saw a mountain towering so
high its peak pierced the light blue
clouds.
Ho saw chimneys to houses from
which the pale blue smoke was issu
ing, mingling with the atmosphere. It
was a brisk little village with men.
women and children in it, but what
brought peace to his tumbled mind nnd
relieved all Tear was the little white
"hurch, with Its spire, on tho hillside.
"Thero ho Ib! Thme he Is!" cried a
young man in the canoe, pointing at
Paul. "Ho, my biothor, you ride on a
atrnngo boat!"
"Who aro you?" asked Paul
"Tho Metlakahtla," was the answ or.
Ho tried to think where ho had
heard tho name before, but was unablo
to lecolleet It. Ho was asked to come
down to their canoe, They tossed a
lope to him, which he made fast to
one of the great cakes of Ice, and slid
down to tho boat. The tall chief stood
up to catch him, ami as he dropped
Into his arms said:
"My brother, you are safe. You
havo hadw very dangerous ride."
"It Is tltso weel, that boot yo rldo
upon," put In another Indian, with a
strong Scotch accent. The men with
the paddlon at once propelled tho
ennoo away from tho ice floe, ami It
glided out into the bay. straight foi
tho villngo of Metlakahtla. Tho iBland
was given by the I'nlted States to a
scanty tribo of British American ni
di ins whom an old Scotch missionary
liatl convened from uttor savagory
unto a civilized and Clod-fearing people.
, When tho cauoo touched tho shore
I'nul snw an older!: white man In tho
ri i rir iii iT'liTiriiiriiniafiiiBB"" , , '
-t-Zt MzzztiEaamiMiamEimmmmm
B'w i pi i i m iiw ii 1 1 in mm I w i i n m i i"
irjirrs-iTfc - - ;--;;w.t rvyv-y
throng Ho v.as dressed la the gaib
of civilization, ami his long, white hair
nnd beard gave him a patriarchal ap
pearand". His face was grave and
I; I nr
"'My son. a kind Providence hits vw u
derrully proservul you. We will go to
church to return thanks for your great
dttlivornneo. and then we will hear
your story
After Hong.i ami prayers Paul was
taken to the home of the p.iti lurch,
where he fared suinptunnnl.v. after
which he mutated his stiange adven
lutes to the good old mli-siiinury
"So you are another m son. who
has come to dig gold fioiu the earth
In the frozen ninth." Then, taking the
arm of the youth, he led him front tho
house, and. pointing to that great old
mountain, which, giim and gray, tow
ered Into the skies, and with his eyes
wildly illinium, said
"In mockeiy, at the gilm gateway of
Alaska, towers that mountain of gold
upon which no white uiiiii dares lay
his linger
Paul gazed at him In amazement,
and began to wonilei If he had not got
among a race ot mailmen.
"How was the gold discovered?" ho
.uk.'d.
"It's not discoveieil save b the In
dians and pet baits one other than
yourself. Hut conic in and I will tell
you what other while man than your
self knows of the Island and the moun
tain of gold."
When they weie sealed in the cozy
parsonage the old missionary proceed
ed to tell Paul the stoiy. but they
were Interrupted l the anlval of
some Indians with a pilsoner The
stor.v told b.v Father Duncan we have
heanl beli.ie fioiu the lips of ('Him
Knlstou No sm.iii-i did Father Dun
can see the eaptht than he said:
"It Is one of the two sailots who did
away with the poor laptaln."
When Paul saw the prisoner lie ex
claimed:
"Client lleavca: It Is one of tin
men who eaptined the old hermit In
the cavern!"
CHAPTER VIII.
I. aula's Departure.
While the many stilting events were
transpiring in Alaska, poor l.auia
lliwh was living a life of doubt, min
gled v. lib nope anil despair, at Fiosno.
California. Not a line had she re
ceived I loin Paul since the letter came
that he wn.i robbed and wounded.
Wa.i he dead or wan he still alive,
stie:gling to regain what he had lost?
It began to be whispered ovei tho
town that I auta HiNi was losing Iter
reason. Tluodore Lackland was
shocked and grieved at the thought
for in his si Itish way he loved liei
madly. He would have given worlds
to possess this matchless beauty, who
had wholly captivated his soul.
At this time a mont remarkable
event tiniisplii-d- -an event that was
more a surpil.-e to l.auia than any one
else. A bachelor uncle living In Wyo
ming died and left her twelve thou
sand dollars all he possessed.
"Tills will enable me to procure an
outfit and go in seaich of Paul,' said
Laura to Mrs. Miller. The widow en
folded her in her arms and begged her
to abandon such a mad design.
In vain she wept, prayed and plead
with her. Umra was so Impressed with
the conviction that she must go. She
hnd her way. Buying her outfit and
securing the set vice of a faithful,
trusty man who had worked for her
father, she prepared for the Journey.
Sho had made her last dip to San
Fianclsco and returned late one day.
a short time before her departure. On
reaching Fresno she started Ironi the
depot to walk home. It was so Into
the sun had set, and the shadows of
evening begnn to creep over the land
scape. She heal d ' footsteps at her
side and Lackland's voice said:
"Miss Bush, I have lieaid a rumor
that ou are going to start for Alas
ka."
"1 shall."
He walked on in silence for a mo
ment, while his pale face wore a pen
sive, sad expression, and his eyes were
upon the ground. His determination
to conquer made him selfish nnd
scheming. At last he said:
"Laura, you do not understand me.
I am a true filend to you; you may
not believe It. but I am. That other
time my passion was hot. I was wrong,
perhaps, In denouncing tho man you
loved, but surely you will forgive me."
She answered that she was taught
she must forgive In order to bo for
given. As a drowning man clutches
at a straw, he giaspcd at something
In her words, and was encouraged to
add:
"Laura. If you would let me sympa
thize with you in this loss, 1 would
freely mingle my tears with yours.
Oh, It you would only lot me bo a
brothel moie than a brother "
"Silence, Mr. Lackland," sho quickly
Interrupted. "I will henr no more from
you. Heie I am at homo; good
night." She darted Into the house, quickly
closing the door after her and leaving
him standing nut In tho cold, diuk
street. For a moment he stood gazing
upon tho door which had closed upon
the being he loved, and then tinned
slowly about, his thin, white lips com
pressed, nnd his fingers dosed tlrmly
as If he had the lockjaw.
As he boarded the midnight train
for San FrunTlseo he murmured, half
audibly;
"Something desperate must be done.
I shall now play my last trump card."
Meanwhile Laura was completing
arrangements lor an early departure.
Ben llolton, her father's faithful do
mestic, was tho only poison she en
gaged to go with her. A party was
forming at Seattle, and thither she
went with all her supplies. Mis. Mil
ler accompanied her that far.
Here they found anothor brave wom
anKate Willis ready to brave tho
dangers of the Klondyke. Sho was
-I
forty yenis of age, large, strong, nnd1
had determined to go to .luiienu or
Dawson C'ltv to start a laundry.
The Vfrisel pushed off, and Mrs. Mil
ler stood on the dock waving her
I'.'uiilkerchlef at the brave girl until
distance mingled her foim with tho
others, and then burst Into tears.
Theodore Lackland was a deep
schemer, and when he sepatated from
l.auia Keati he had by no menus aban
doned hope of winning her.
Willis on his way to San Francisco
ho was continually baying.
"So she Is going herself to seal eh
for her lover! Is Paul dead really
dead? May It not be only a mistake
after all? He Is missing, that Is sine,
but the young fellow has more lives
than a cat. I wish to I leaven I knew
that he was " He statted. and,
shuddering, begun to think how degen
erated he had grown.
Then ho leaned back in his seal and
closed his eyes, while the great train,
like a flying vulcan, rushed on In the
darkness until the city of Oakland was
reached. He went aboard the ferry,
and was transferi oil to San Francisco,
ami. leaping Into a carriage, was
driven to a ceitalu hotel, where ho
seeiued a room.
It was nearly daylight b.v this time,
but notwithstanding he had slept none
during the night, he summoned a mes
senger, wrote u note, and. sealing It.
dispatched the hoy.
Two hours hail passed, and the sun
was shining through the window,
when tin-re came a light tap at his
door, mill he opened it.
Before him stood a smooth-shaved
man with hair that was once sandy,
but so bleaihed with gray It was a
roan. Ills nose and eyes were promi
nent, and his face nnrrow. cheeks red
and steel-gray eyes twinkled with
something deep and devilish. The
newcomer was a peculiarly nervous
man who had a strange habit of cran
ing his neck and bowing his head like
ail eci oniric biiilesquc comedian.
Alter assuring himself he was not
being watched, he closed the door soft
ly and in a voice that was softness It
self asked :
"You sent for me." and craned his
neck like a choked rooster trying to
swallow a moivcl loo large for Its
throat.
"Yes. !apl. Fairweall-er. I want to
talk with you. When does another
ship sail for .liim-au?"
The captain, who was well up In
marine Intelligence, said:
"There is the President' sails from
Seattle In three weeks, ami the 'Occi
dent' leaves here a few days sooner."
"Will they both arilve about tho
same time?"
"Yes. tho 'Occident' a little ahead ot
Hit- 'President,' as she Is the fastest
boat."
"That is Just as I want it. Now.
captain, you secured men for me lie-
fore to
dyke
do some work in the Kiott-
Again the captain craned his neck,
choked and bowed, then cautiously
glanced about the room to sec if lie
was observed before answering:
"They got lu trouble there."
"How do you know?"
"Morris wrote that Belcher was shot
and In the hands of the miners, who
might lynch him," and Capt. Fair
weather placed his hands about his
neck, as if the very thought gave hlui
pain.
"Has ho given away anything?"
asked Lackland, with some little un
easiness. "No. He will die beTon- he docs
thnt."
"Very well. Falrweather, have you
heaid of the fate ot this young fol
low who Is causing so much trouble?"
"No."
"The girl says he lives."
"Bah!"
"Well, the impression Is so strong
that she hns determined to set out for
Alaska to find him, and sails In tho
President for Seattle."
"It will bo a lool's Journey, I know
lull well; he can't be allvo."
"Well, I have made up my mind to
go to Alaskn myself."
(To be continued.)
UNIQUE ACTION OF THE TIDE
Reversible Waterfall at St. John, New
Brunswick, Canada.
We have reversible vests, revers
ible windmills, nnd all sorts of rover
slides nowadays, but St. John, In New
Brunswick', Canada, has tho only re
versible waterfall in the world. In
tho morning t'u-re Is a fall downstream
of Hi feet, but in the afternoon tho
water runs upstream and falls ovor
tho other way. This phenomenon Is
caused by the strength of the wonder
ful tides ot tho Bay of Fundy, which
meet and overcome the water from a
river lfio miles long, which empties
Into die harbor of St. John through a
narrow gorge less than .100 feet wide.
Thero Is a suspension bridge over the
gorge where this dally marvel occurs,
and hundreds of people go to see It.
At half-tide Ihe water is smooth over
the dum ami vessels go up ami down
In wjfoty. Tho tides of tho hay of
Fundy are the heaviest In the world.
If you nro ever lu Now Brunswick
and it's time for tho tide to come in
jou want to make for the bluffs If you
aro not fond of the water.
Vessels come Into St. John harbor
and when the ildo goes out tho water
tuns clear out from under thorn and
they settle down upon tho gravel bot
tom of the slips. Wagons nro thou
driven alongside and cargo Is trans
ferred direct. It Is an odd spectacle
to sco schooners sitting up high and
dry, with no water near them, look
ing ns though the only way for thorn
to get to sea would bo to fly. Some
writer has remarked thnt water makes
nn astonishing difference) In tho ap
pearance of a river, and it certainly
does make a big change In thu looks
ot tlie St. John water front.
TV ' T
PE?J
i5
hearth ANnnounoiii
SOME FASHIONABLE FANCIES
AND FASHION FRILLS.
Early Fall Coat That Will Soon be a
Neceseary Garment Some Hints on
the Collar A Paris Novelty For
Cool September Days.
Swagger Collar,
The collar Is a patamouiit essential
In early fall costumes, of course, the
stock, or tluoat dressing of any sort,
is always tin important matter In tho
treatment of a woman's tompciumctil
and her gowns, so the term "collar" as
a pet fed l new Idea, appllei to some
thing roeontlv spuing b.v fashion
builders. This "soniet'.ilng" in latest
Importations Is an exorbitant, bertha
like nffati cut low lu the neck and
worn round the shoulders. In tho
front It sh iws a lelatloushlp with
rovers nnd Helms. You can ensl'y
Tea ami lio-ise gowns of the show
looms aie on the most elabotate or
dec. in all manner of handsome mate
llnls Horn the heavy to the transpar
ent. Most of them teflcct empire
styles, though there aie a few models
tight III lluv, at the waist, these usually
lu cashmere or luniletta cloth. Molro
in black, white and delicate shades Is
a new mat .ial for these gowns, and.
whatever Its shade. Is beautifully
trimmed. Lace, all kinds of embrolil-
iinderalniul il-'t this new collar gives
a chance tor orlglnnl volumlnoiisness.
A deep type of collar In jellow silk
lint Isle is embroidered In blnck and
cream silk and has Insets or ecru
lace edged with yellow silk. It adds
distinction to a gown of fobac
brown penu do sole.
Another collar Is of black silk molts
soline over black taffeta. It Is em
broidered in while silk and spangled
with tiniest cut Jet. The edges aro
finished with black silk lace nn inch
ami u halt wide loosely milled at tho
Joining.
For Cool September Daye.
Miss matched elfeels are not very
popular this senson with 'wo notnblo
exceptions. One is tins covert coat,
to be worn with skirts of daik blue or
black mohair or serge, ami the other
Is the skirt of shepaid's checked
cheviot to bo worn with dose tilting
body coats of dark blue or black
matching the check. In this costumo
the coloiitig is black ami white, tho
muteilal being brail in radiating
tucks, each of which shows a tiny pip
ing of black doth, and Is si I tea oil
with black Cortlcolll silk to within
about twelve iiiclum of tho edge,
wheie it Is riccd lo give tho flare. Tho
little dose lilting Kton coat Is inado
of the black cloth and shows tho
favorite xelvet faced coat collar. Tho
ixv.Tb an- faced with white molro,
and ornamented wltl. a slnglo row
of fancy braid.
A Paris Novelty,
One of tho taking Paris novoltles
Is a flat-topped pjrniuld braid, cither
In one color or in blnck and whlto.
Two or three lino silk cords outlluo
the pyramid, ami many dressmakers
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.L
MtrmnCmjmmmmmmmmmWmmmWlmW
J:" hi' m
In Paris nro putting the braid lu
double widths upon tho material, thus
forming squares. Another braid Is a
heavy, wide basket weave In bril
liant silk, nnd still another Is a scal
lop which has deep points lu Its upper
edge nnd Is bordered on tho scallop
with n cord and loop edged brnlil. Thin
comes In fourteen styles nnd colors,
and In sles varying from one-fourth
of mi Inch to nn Inch. Scythe brnld In
live sizes, with corded effects, Is nn
other popular braid for fall, and but
ton effects In braids, together with all
the flat braids of Irregular and point
ed outlines promise to hold their own
the coining season.
An Early Fall Coat.
The Dlrcdolre F.ton front, arrang
ed to bo worn open or closed a3 tho
exigencies of Dame Fashion and our
equally capricious cllninto demand, Is
a special feature of many of tho coatn
of the season, whether long or short.
This natty llttlo coat Is nn exception
ally happy cxamulo of this design. It
Is made of satin finished cloth of a
cry. cording, hi aid, rose ruchlngs,
chiffon, moiissellno de sole and Inser
tions appear among the trimmings.
Ribbon also enters largely Into their
mnhiMip, and some are alternate bauds
of satin i tblioti nud Insertion, while lu
other gowns the ribbon Is velvet.
Three different shndes ot chiffon aro
used for some ten gowns. Thus n
foundation is white, a middle chiffon
Is delicate green and tho outside one
Is lose pink. Fluffy rullles trim the
bottom of such a dress very prettily.
brilliant dark bluo color, all tho edges
being finished with a strap ot tan
broadcloth, stitched with Cortlcclll
spool silk In self tolor. Tho coat col
lar Is bordered by a similar strap, but
tho facing ot rovers is of whlto molro
antique. Tho buttons nro very hand
some oxamplcs of baroque.
Quite Informal.
A now social fad for the fall season
is tho "afternoon surprise" Ono
member of a certain set mukes It hor
business to. know when a certain
other member will be at homo on an
afternoon. Thou arrangements nro
mado for tho "surprise." This sur
priso Is mado up from six to twolvo
women, all frlouds of tho prospective
Burprlsod hostess, a tea given by tho
guestB, and a gift to the lady of tho
houso by tltose who entertnln her nnd
themselves on her premises. Llttlo
"surprises" of any Jolly social sort
may bo Introduced as "varieties."
Fashionable Frills.
While mousHCIIno Is banishing tho
green veil from tho smart hat.
In fall suitings Is a slcok nnd silky
shot stuff with a imp llko velvet.
The slzo of the season's hat renders
a parasol a mero accessory of dress.
An Imported gown distinctly pre
sages tho return of short gown nnd
petticoat.
Plquo Is less modish than linens
and crashes.
Thu Inco nnd embroidery voguo
innkos a yoko almost a necessity ot
tho modish gown.
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TifWtt imniiinLii '' L2BMhfca.iM ---gpn
WOMEN WHO STAKE DETC.
Are Never Satisfied, and Prove To De
Remarkably Hard Losers.
A marked featuie of the betting at
Saratoga Is that It. Is Indulged In by
pnoilcally all the women who attend
the races. The commissioners wrlto
on the same pages of their notdiooks
the wages of a Vanderbllt and the bets
of a Vanderbllt governess, while
others pass fioiu school teacher to
lady's maid nnd dressmaker to mll
llonaire's wife, listening respectfully
and writing down the order that, these
fair spectators give.
Tho lime of the commissioners' lives
conies at evening, when they aro set
tling up and trlng to explain what
bets and odds they played and why
tho sums of money that they turn
over nro all that the fair ones are en
titled to. I have seen four men ex
plaining o u rich woman that thu
18 given to her was all that sho had
won, after paying her bets and paying
back money she hud borrowed to bet
with.
"Why," she exclaimed, "I bet on
every race and 1 won on two out ot
nix, and on one race nlono 1 won
$20."
"Yes." wns the reply, "but you bor
rowed flit nnd have paid It back, and
tho agent bus taken his 10 per cent
commission, nnd you are ahead $18."
"Well," sho leplled, "if all you gen
tlemen say It is right, or courso It Is,
but I know 1 won over $30."
And that wns a woman who would
pay $50 for a hat or $r00 for a gown
and think far less of parting with
$1,000 than sho would of winning $30
on a horse race.
STEADY WORK IS WHAT COUNTS.
Masterpieces of the World Were Not
Produced In a Hurry.
Anyone can hold out a dumbbell for
a tow seconds, but In a fow more sec
onds the arm sags; It Is only the
trained athlete who can endure even
to tho minute's end, says tho Atlantic
Monthly. For Hawthorno to hold Un
people of "The Scarlet Letter" Btead
lly In focus from November to Febru
ary, to say nothing of six years' pre
llmlnary brooding, is Biuely moro of
an urtlslle feat than to writo a short
story between Tuesday nnd Friday.
Tho three years and nlno months of
unremitting labor devoted to "Middle
march" does not In itsolf afford any
criterion of the value of tho book; but
given George Kllot's brain power and
artistic Instinct to begin with, nnd
then concentrate them for that period
upon a single theme, and It lu no won
der thnt the resiiR Ib a masterpiece.
"Jan van Kyck wasnuverlna hurry."
snyB Charles Heado of tho great Flem
ish pnlnter In "Tho Cloluter aud tho
Hearth "Jan van Kyck was nover In
a hurry, and therefore the world will
not forgot him In n hurry."
RANG THE CHURCH BELL.
And Sent In Order From Pew Jwenty
One. A belated tourist from Florida says
that it is almost impossible; to under
stand how great xvnB tho rush of vis
itors at tho height ot tho season. He
says that a man camo ono day to ono
of the big hotclB and wna told that
thero waB not room for him in tho
house, but a plnco to sleep would bo
mado up for him in tho mcmorlnl
chapel on tho hotel grounds. He said
that would suit him all right. By bod
tlmo ho had all that was coming to
him In tho way of uiiBolldifled refresh
ments. When ho woko up In tho morn
ing ho looked for a push button, and
finding nono ho wnndered out Into tho
vestibule. Thero lie saw tho bell rope
and tolled tho bell until a man opened
tho door and asked him what was tho
matter.
"Bring mo a cocktail and a siphon
of carbonic, and bo quick about it,"
said tho guest, "and charge it to Pew
21."
And Father Was Right.
At a recent meeting of tho board ol
charities and corrections ono of the
members called attention to nowspa
por accounts of several dcatliB that
wcro laid at tho door of Chrlstlnn
Science snyfi tho Philadelphia Lcdgor.
Dr. John V. Shoemaker, who pas pres
ent, was asked if ho thought It really
possible that a cure could bo effected
by tho doctrine. In reply, ho told tho
story of a hoy who encountered a
Christian Scientist and waB asked:
"How Is your father?"
"Father's feeling bad and complains
much of his health," replied tho boy.
"Nonsense!" commented tho C. S.
"Ho only thinks Iio'b III. Tell him that
tho next time ho complains. Tell him
ho only thinks he's 111."
Two or thrco days later they met
again, nnd tho C. S. nsked:
"How Ib your father today?"
"Father father thlnkB he's dead,
sir," replied tho boy hesitatingly.
Dogs Like Jellyfish.
"When 1 was down at Cape May, the
other day," said a clergyman, "I Baw n
dog run up to a big Jellyfish that lay
on tho snnd and begin to cat it
greedily. Tho dog was a colllo, a vain
ablo animal, evidently. A lifo guard
rushed up, and, with n kick, drove It
away from itB horrlblo rcpnst. The
colllo departed regretfully, morsels of
tho clear-colored Jolly clinging to the
cdgcB of Its lips. Tho lifo guard told
mo that dogB havo a great fondness
for Jollyflsh, and that they frequent
tho beach at all hours, looking for
thorn. He makes It a point to drive
tho dogs away, for thero nro many
varieties of Jellyfish that aro poison
ous. The gitnrd said that ho know ol
two good dogs that died this Butnmei
through eating Jellyfish, and ho
thought thnt good dogs should not ba
allowed on tho beach excopt with muz
zloa that will prevent them from cat
inii." Philadelphia Record.
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