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CHAPTER XIV.
Bacon and Eggs. .
''"ilrca slept, not because of young
'ti 1 i.laafluh tint uhn ahmllil ulonn.
Iiii lIjMtso 8h( wns worn out from
v.m lfc('nnil outlet-, and foil Into a
'rvairfcifl Blunder almost us hooii an
h ipTdj touchtd the pillow; and It
wn troal dnyl.ght when she again
wn ftoivery-d.y life.
Mxflfeathcd htf; fnco In cold water.
! ii phc was tressed she went out
' Mi ibtjier rooai.
m VAlion haufljlnillod n lire on 1110
hi-iiH ijt and the
kettle was singing
iioi 1 ly ever the
lenpliiR (lauicH; the
ooffcr flni'd the -liom with fragrance
As 11 lores entcifd she spoke pleas-
sinn to her, no
ng the faint trnco
eks and the bright
of Co) (t-yln I ho ch
' 1 tltbeibrnve
lark eyes.
&s, ' mornln ;, Dolores. Break-
fast , JJ1 be read
011 the table In a
ready."
steadily into the
limine tijl' you ar
I'll, f kill looke
limll eyes oppcilte, her own very
i'iii rtiR,
Mi iriln tny fat
her?"
As ep'. Miss
phnaon-
aslecp and
Mtiiet JIti Is the best thing for him."
Dolores turned away and went out
to thjJjmtry proiarlng to go In the
inln finr. sho took the pail and went
In thijAeti to milt Brlndle. Mrs. Al
len pSie-3 at tin I window to watch
i !r
'wna a untesnuo figure strid
ing tli -out h the storm with her fath
er's hi t6L Und th4 boots pathetically
-it ol pktjo on her feet. The nurse
shook iTc'i I head as sho went back
Into t arrhm setting the dishes and
propni iSjtio bacon and eggs for the
doctor tbt Mind tho closed doors.
Dole reV'slas drenched when sho
rouch lltiiashed, but she minded It
appari illy lot at all. She pushed
hack lie 'shl.wl and drew the three
logged atoollout of th'o corner. Tho
stn'un aei njllk In the pail joined in
with 1 kftfraln against the windows.
It was kli' gbom in the shed. When
f ho pa lris ull Dolores pdlled down
home hy frcm the mow ovorhead
ami E rkidlo burled her broad, soft
nose litfyt.-tfitli a deep breath of con
tent. J
The sirl.carrhd'thq foaming milk to
tho he ise, ana strained It Into pans,
the ni rse wittulnR her curiously.
Then tke J pi-ypWrod tho feed for the
clilcko STand went out to feed them.
When lift j returned to the house Mrs.
Mien effloved per wet clothing and
reques 'hifr L change her gown,
lurs v I'sawctland draggled.
Dolu ts lookeil at her In surprise,
Sho vmb iuthollihk of performing
these mMIgs rai or shine, and It
i.i'vcr lirriied her; rain was but rain.
It ml Kit bo thatishe was used to it
was tlir reason wiiy she did not mind
it Tef'q'.her wpmen of tho sottle
mi'iit (id tho oamo, and not one of
them feared, a woltlng; they gave no
thoughtto it; thet knew nothing bet
tor trw ruin canw or the sun, and
tho work was done doubtless the men
would fiayo becn surprised had the
woinenjaraiplalncd.i, Sho moved from
her companion to tho Are.
hhe .saKfelowly, motioning toward tho
olosed Boor beyond a though it were
tho on i thought in her mind.
"Tin r"; hs,f 0 tholr breakfast," Mrs.
Allen 1 aid. She placed tho food on
I lie tat lo "Md drewl up tho chairs
wily. Ja. l ,
C'orr e, diar," she 3aid, tho mother
ly ton returning tollior voice, "let
11s hav ijouoi breakfast. I think your
undo lU'crno. over this morning in
.spite or thi rain, una I don't want
Mm t(
sed euch a pale little face
"The
will- want their breakfast,"
StrldlnaTthrough the storm.
for his WeCMH Dora, Is o anxious to
t,oc yf,,1KJejvl" doubtless send for
ynu as sfe q isnot come herhelf. Judge
dreon wlllB'd a closed carriage, and
you ni'Oil sot.'fear tho rain."
noIona-JaHdadropped In her lap
A "1
muignauon possessea
lirr iinrtw wore wiue nnu sieauy;
-V ..'' .i !. i ...
when fcirnpoifa nor voice was low
and prY M'- Allen was somewhat
nlsmayf'jSp-Mtougb. apparently sho
took it !
"Did I07say I W1H nt leave my
fathci 'Wywn'l0 " lives not for
anyone? Ki
By avi' jtPno the physicians
came ouHyjI.askod for young Green,
"Wo aVitlng for him," ho said.
He pronflF to como cnrl' an(1 staid
tt tho t.R on purpose"
r)o!o"JRf lo " " ajign
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JOHNSONS
Girl't Mtro," KU.
111 me iear isai vr otreet amim.
Concrett, at Wuhlniton, D. C.
frown wrinkled his forehead; ho
wished sho were well out or tho
house. .
"Glad to sec you, Charlie; I was be
ginning to think you were called away
to somo urgent case. 1 beg your par
don, Miss Johnson."
"It Is strange," Dolores said slow
ly. Some way everyono listened
when Dolores spoke. "It Is strange,"
sho repeated, slowly nnd distinctly,
her voice filling every corner of tho
long, low room. "He Is my father;
why can I not see him? Why does
no ono toll mo of him? Surely 1 should
know. They think I cannot nurse my
father; do 1 not know his ways bet
tor than anyonu elso's? Why can I
not sec him? Uven ho' with n slow
motion of her hand toward young
Green, "puts me off when 1 ask about
him. You can tell me If you will."
Her solemn eyes wore on Dr. Dun
wlddlo's face; sho trusted him In
stinctively; sho know he would tell
her tho truth.
You shall seo him," tho doctor re
plied, quietly, as though it wero a
matte- of little inomont. "Ho is sleep
ing now, Miss Johnson; as soon as ho
wakes you shull seo him. Your undo
will be here this morning, but unless
your father is awake ho cannot seo
him. Are you ready, Charlie?"
"Yes," young Green replied, his
eyes on Dolorjs' face. He crossod
over to her side aa Dr. Dunwlddle
left the room.
"I am glad you nlept last night,
Miss Johnson " he said. "I brought
this, thinking ou might like to read
it. It is full of new facts regarding
tho stars they have dlscovored a
new ttar, or think they have. Tho
wlso men of science arc puzzling their
heads over it."
Tho girl's soul was In her eyes as
she lifted them to his as ho stood be
sldo her, and his heart ached for her,
knowing tho truth to which sho was
shut out.
"They will not let me seo my fath
er" sho said, slowly, her eyes search
ing his face as though to read there
in why this thing should be.
He smiled reassuringly, and laid
his strong hand over hers, .resting
upon the dresser, though a shadow
waB In his oyes for very pity of tho
tender, wondering face lifted to his.
"Wo are doing the best wo can for
your father, Dolores, and as soon as
ho wakens you shall soo him. You
believe mo? I would not toll you an
untruth, you know. And why should
I?"
"There Is no reason," sho said, and
tho lashes drooped disappointedly
over the dark eyes. "Do they think
I could not bear to bo told? I can
nurse htm as well as they, and I am
willing. I believe you, but I must
know."
"And I promise you," there was an
Intensity in his voice that causod tho
lashes to lift from tho hidden oyes
and n swift, sudden startled glance
met his, "I promise you, Dolores,
that you shall know. You think wo
aro cruol, but wo aro trying to bo
klndnesB itself, Dolores."
Ho left tho book of which ho had
tpoken on the dresser, and her fingers
closed over It as though It might glvo
her strength in tho absence of tho
stronger handclasp of her friend.
She lifted tho book and clasped her
two hands around it. If Dora would
nut do this she would not ltko her,
but sho believed that she would. All
women cared for tho men of their
households when thoy needed caro;
thcro was no reason why she should
bo shut out from her father's room.
Tho voleo of the nurso broke in on
her thoughts. "Tho tone expressed
groat relief. Dolores fingers Instinct
lvelr tightened around the book sho
held1.
"lour undo Is coming, Dolores. I
knett ho would como. If Dora could
not come she would send for you. Sho
told mo so herself. I am thankful ho
is here."
A closed carriage stopped at tho
gato; tho team of powerful bays wero
covered In rubber blankets; tholr
hoofs wero heavy with mud; tho body
of the carriage was splashed, tho
whcolt; cloggod, When tho door was
opened a gontleman allghtod a short,
stout gentleman wrapped In a rubber
coat, with high boots nnd a closo
gray cap. He struggled a moment
with the rickety gate, and then hur
ried up the drenched walk.
Mrs. Allen tapped lightly on tho
bodroom door, and Charlie and Dr.
Dunwlddio caino out at once. They
met tho now-comor at tho door with
a fow hurriod words. Young Greon
took his coat nnd hat, and hung them
in tho entry to drip.
Dolores had not changed her posi
tion; sho still stood at tho drcssor,
tho book closely clasped In her hands
as though a friend. When her undo
advanced toward her sho eyed him
fcearchlngly.
Sho was disappointed in him; there
was nothing romarkable about him;
he was short and stout; she did not
like, short, stout men; his face was
ftord, his hair red.
Placing his two hands on her shoul
dorsho turned hor toward tho light,
eyeing her keenly.
"And this is Joe's girl," ho said.
Sheullsllkod him at onco; her.vwldo
brown'oyes met his bluo ones suave
ly, but the eager light had died from
thorn, tboy wero cold and calm; ho
could Bck no farther than tho surface.
Her mouth,, too, was straight and un
r iti.s i.m tni!il'i
that sWJdlsap
tiled him. it uus of
no connimienc
o her, however, ho
cnuso it!) 1I"U
I li 1 tn. Hut hIu1 hud
mtstnkj
nt the ;
his n
nlug As Ik looked
1m, tin
face, the large dark
eyoa t
were
clearly windows to
the pi;
soul
Ithlu, tho sensitive
mouiiu
rgo. 1)
well funned, full of
strong v
ful flgl
aract
the slender, grnre
In tl
print gown possess
ty, the wonder grow
Ing a (
and dc
Unt tlli
nod
his mind that the
brothc
bf his
ecolleetlons should
have s
a dai
tor ns this n woni
an one
,d not
eet every day even
in his
tU "fill whose soul was
purer t
"And
i iniiimif those ho knew.
Ih Is .' girl!" he repeat
oil, sin
have ft
No o
"ALfdeiir, 1 inn glad to
fl von
hnd e- yet told her n lie
and th
gvcryii
n. mnt 1 1
niennt what was
of course. It was
said w
n now
seo he
Ing for
Done to lie glnd tu
ml sli
ilniost liked him.
Tho
sho
touch
1 hor strangely, but
no ro
y, though Her oes
floftenoHhomowl
'My grt sent
hv
fcVou believe me7"
lores. Mb told rule to bo certain to
follow jujtructlonHl too; Dora is an
exacting iiung body, I nssuro you. Be-
tweon
; two my life will bo rather
hard
In to
i.n old fellow. I am going
at Joe. If I may not speak
to him:
JhenM return you will bo
ready, t(
(dear."
Ho til
ted away with a pleasant
laugh,
it joined joung Green nnd
ladle without waiting for her
Dr. Duni
roply. V
Sho loBifcd after him with unfriend
ly eyesJQi ho stood for n moment
talking ith tho others outside the
uoor, uiu.j4.uer n cw worus mat were
lndlstlngvdbablc to her they opened
tho doof Xnd passed in, closing the
door belied th'o in. Then she nroso
slowly, ui eyes darkening. Tho lit
tle sccnWJ note her undo had given
her follfvnljpedcd at her feet. Sho
spoko BidHly, but her words wero
clear; tHejo wok no bitterness In hor
voice, oiljt a great wonder.
To bo continued.)
WHVtf-E 8TOPPED FISHING.
!
Indian
;: Luck In Catching Salmon,
But
aa Compelled to Quit.
Jl Starr Jordan of Lcland
r university, tells a story
jilladelphla Saturday Post
Dr. Di
Stanford
in tho
which g(
to Bhow that once a fisher-
man alw
a fisherman, no matter
how muc
f an Ichthyologist one may
bo bcsld
He says:
In California, I hnd had
"Ono i
n remar
tlo run of luck and thnt
night as
I took oc
sat around the camp tiro
ton to say that my success
was duo li tho superior tie of tiles
I had useJt
"'You III iy flatter yourself on tho
string yofl'o brought In today,' said
on old fjrman who had joined our
party, 'bufibt mo tell you, doctor, that
I fiaw a Ijll'sor Indian catch more fish
In an hougjfn this stream than you'vo
landed alnltty with your flno tiles.'
"'Wliatijtlt did ho uso?' I asked.
"'Live ajisshoppers,' replied tho old
man, 'uutmj didn't impale them. From
his headfftt would stoically pluck a
hair andl.w'th It bind the struggling
insect to
hook. Almost upon tho
Instant th,!
his bait struck the water
a llsn woi
leap for it. After land-
ing him
peat tho
it Indian would calmly re-
formanco of snatching a
hair from
ti head nnd nfllxlng a fresh
grasshoppi
Jto tho hook.'
" 'I be
no fascinated, continued
the nam
had land
t. 'And after tho Indlun
tIn, quick succession a
mighty st
fpor salmon trout ho sud-
A T ....II... 1 1 1.1 ...
denly stodi
Ji . -"i'u iw mill iu Ki
eVexciting sport, but ho
ip .grimly and pointed slg
rhlb head.'
on with
incroly srrB
nlflcantly
" 'What
head?' I
'fijtho matter with his
KOdy snld Jordan.
"'Ho M
tho old in
rfiickcd It
if.
. ! '
bald,' replied
i I1
Choi ng Marriage Date.
A ourlol Qld marriage custom,
called locfl '(pc settling." still sur
vives in Cm ltyj Qonegal, Ireland, and
In tho, SoIsh I districts of Kintyro
and Cowafl After tho marriage has
been publfl'r announced tho frlonds
of tho cotB') moot, at tho houso of
tho bride' WienH to fix a suitable
dato for mi riarrlago. A bottlo of
whisky Is I toned, and as each guest
drinks to ialrtiappluess ho names
a dato. "vM Jn ,ecli guest has named
a dato on i9rib Ih struck and "set
tling" Is cBiPlete. Neither the brldo
nor brldeiiaver thinks of pro
jm
1st
testing agi
tho dato bo curiously
chosen, fj
Englll rTnr Canadians.
.fr nM InUn IwilAtT mnil.. -- I
Great enj
duco EnglB
!Br
ti
.. M--MIH tltlAWIJ IU III"
i IftlKiters to settle
In Canada.
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yielding! To
ft
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worn
mntfti
nil a message, Do
Jf
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n33sra?p7W'M,"r';
THESE SOULS OF OURS.
Thcro n mi wind tint nowotli tooiln
K a tiuiro tnu anil ojumi Ufo,
W blrh liiirI, uiiluukod for. lulu IiIru-
' HOlltoil llPOltH
With MiyKlitu tioauty rlfo
Hint within tlioso woul'i of euro
Sninr wilit Korinn of a lilKlior till Hi
Wlilrli lii this jioft's ttoplu hi'iirt tn'.in
Miiwoim
Wliiiio fiuui"iiu'i (Ilia tho rut tb.
Within tho limits nf nit nii'ii llo
Tluist iirotulin'H of wlilor lilies.
Willi h IiIiihoiu into Iiuiioh tli.it riiimot
ill.,
tu miiiny lioiiis IIUo this.
All tli.it b.ith Iii'oii nmjp'tlciil
In II f i' or iIimiIIi xltii'ii tlliio Im'UIiii.
Is niitivo In tlu Minpli' lioiirl of nil.
I'lu' iiiiKol lu'iirt of mini.
- JlllUOH UuhtII Lowell
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THREE OF A KIND
I 1 lly .). W. KKNNAItn (
I I i;ivj'j'ii, J Hit, tv The iuttori I'utilUilni Ciimniny I I
Miss Pringle cniuo Into her junior
nt the Overmen! with hor head high In
air sure ftlgn with hor of a pot tut bed
spirit and an nrousi d temper.
"Who do you s'pnso Is bore, f'lln
dy?" she asked, explosively.
"Why I can't guoss," replied the
girl, slowly. "Is It anyone I know?"
"Anyone you know! Humph! I
should think you oukIu to know him;
you'vo seen him often enough this last
year to know him!"
"Not" began Cellnda. tho pink
roses suddenly blooming In tho gulden
of hor pretty check.
"Yes, 'tis, too!" snapped her aunt,
"Roger Lyon! Now wlint d'ye think
of that for downright Impudence?"
"I don't really seo how It Is exactly
Impudence, nuntlc."
"Yes, It Is impudence, and you know
it is" replied thnt lady, testily. "Hero
ho has been tralpsln nfter mo nil win-ter-me
or my money, the Iml only
knows which and no sooner do I get
settled down for n quirt summer than
ho lobs up to spoil everything. If
thatlaln't Impudence, I'd lllto to know
vhal you'd cnll it! I souder how he
fount out whero I was?"
Did tho roses deepen In hue In that
sweet garden? If they did. Mlns Prln
glo didn't notice, for the shapely head
was llent low.
"Perhaps ho didn't know; ho may
Just hkyc happened to come here. You
know Dvermont Is getting to bo quite
a fnshlonnblo resort nowadays."
"Happened your grandmother!" was
tho forcible, If not strictly elegant or
entlrolv intolllglblo retort. "Ho know
I was llero, all right. Tho Idea of his
thinking that I want him! Why, he's
nothing but a boy! Not a day over
twenty-one, If bo's thnt."
And Miss Pringle, who confessed to
thirty yoars, but was coyly reticent
concerning tho other ten which tho
family blblo generously sot to her
credit, toBBod hor hend In lino scorn.
"But there's Just ono thing that Mr.
Roger Lyon has got to learn, and thnt
in very short order," sho continued.
"I'm not goln' to hnvo him snoepln'
'round mo any longer, nnd I wnnt you
to tell htm so, with my compliments."
"I I tell him bo?" gasped tho girl.
Tho rosos In that garden wero white,
ghastly white, now.
"Yes, you! Why not. I'd like to
know? Somebody's got to do It, and
of course I can't; so you must."
"Why, auntlo, I I couldn't do It!
It's Impossible! Don't ask me. Oh,
indeed I"
"Como in!" railed tho older womnn,
as n knock sounded nt the door.
"Gen'lemnn In Parlor A, mum," said
tho bell boy. presenting a card.
"Humph! Talk about you know
who, and you begin to smell brim
stone. Hero Is Itogcr Lyon's card. Now
you go right down and excuse me,
and give him to understand onco for
all that I want him to let me alone.
Oh, I don't know what you shall say,"
raising deprecatory hands against' tUb
storm of Ccllnda's remonstrances.
"Say anything. Bo polite, of course,
bit1, raako It plain that I won't liuvo
anything to do with him."
And she fairly thrust the girl from
tho room.
It wns a very fluiiliod nnd cm
barrasscd young lady who nppeuwl at
tho door of Parlor A a fow minute
Inter, and an equally embarrassed bti
eager young man who sprang to meet
her.
"Why, Cellndn," ho stammered, "I'm
bo glad! I hardly dared I hoped "
"Yes," sho replied demurely, "I
know that you wauted toseo auntie;
but alio was wbb busy, so sho sent
nio witu a a jjicssu-j-t. 0vj
. r1:
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i . , .l.ri .1 . .in. i i i, .hil,
"But It wns you that I wanted to
see," ho ptotestod. "You must hnvo
known that; only"
"My aunt's message. Mr. Lyon, Is
thlH: rIio wishes me (o say that you
must that is, thnt you must not oh,
dear! I am mnklug a mesa of It! I
don't know how to sny It; only you
nntsn't any mote, you know. There!"
"Mustn't wlint?" he Inquired grave
ly. "I don't quite understand."
"VERT FLUSHED m mSMMS&D'V
"Oh, you must understand! I can't
tell you!"
"I fenr that I must insist upon your
trying," he Hnld. "This Is a mutter
of tho greatest Importance to me."
"Well, It's it's about your your
following her about bo much. Sho Is
Is angry becauso you havo como
here. Sho enn't lo enn't fool townrd
you In tho way you wish, and your
attentions annoy her!"
"I see," snld tho man, thoughtfully.
"Miss Prlngln does me the honor to
suppose that I am n suitor for her
hand. Is thnt It?"
"Yes," very softly.
'And finding me ineligible she wish
es mo to withdraw my claims and my
presence. Am I still right?"
"Yes," as hofore.
"li-iHii! Of courso you told hor bet
ter?" "I? Why why how could I? How
did 1 know?"
Very rosy tho face now. Such deep
tinted blossoms, In such a. fair garden!
"Oh, Cellndn, you must hnvo
known!" ho cried pnsfilonntely. "I
was sure thnt you understood; that
you knew that when I sought your
aunt It was you whom I wns Becking;
that I haunted her presence that I
might bo near you I Didn't you know
It? And would it have made any dif
ference if you hnd? Dear, I lovo you,
and you only! Will you como to mo?"
Whatever the answer. It must hnvo
been eminently satisfactory; for nfter
a little a much tumbled head of hair
was lifted from Its pillow on u rhanly
shoulder, and n happy voice bald.
"Oh, Hoger, what a gooso you wero
to couit ono womnn when you wanted
anothor."
"And what a gooso you were not to
know that you wero being courted!"
was tho gay rejoinder.
Atid Miss Pringle, Just then looking
In nt a partly opened door, came to
sudden enlightenment, and stole softly
away, muttering to horsolf:
"And what a gooso I .as to think
that I was belli' courted when I
wasn't! It scorns that there aro threo
of n kind of us, nnd that I'm the big
gest gooso of tho three!"
She Was Too Enthusiastic.
Theie Is n woman in West Philadel
phia who Is the owner of n few houses
which she rents, but which nro much
of tho time vacant. Sho Is a thorough
ly good womnn, a prominent worker In
tho W. C. T. U. nnd tho church, nnd so
enthusiastic Is she on the temperanco
question that she places the Union be
fore the church.
The other day a man, whoso work
kcopH him out of doors, and whoso
complexion shows It, went to her to
rent ono of her tenements. Sho looked
him over nnd said: "I suppose you
drink."
"Yes, madam,"
"Hard?"
"Yes, I do drink a good denl this hot
weather,"
"WhlBky, I suppose."
"No."
C .3
"Then I suppose lt'a vllo beer." , . relll had a raco horso named afto- hoi
"No." frC-i ! the JockolB persisted li'l S!,-.
"Well, what do you drink?" ('I9t thv MoryT Mi'lft. mi fl J
"fco, m lWKMiifti flMjiiiimiii hut, ii 'ii i i -. vv. ''''"' JnUSH
iV, BMMMMliiMMiirniiriiiiii nmti . -"-'- '-- -"'"
STHANQCB FMOM THE SOUTH.
Starts to Explore the Wonders of
Broadway and Qeta n Trouble.
It was evident that n dignified
stranger from the South hud como to
town for the first time and was ex
ploring Brondwny. He stole n glnuco
at tho Mower girl on the corner nnd
Jammed his left shoulder Into a Wnll
Btrcet htnker. Both grunted. As ho
turnoib'to apologize to the banker a
t'lbwin his sldo whirled him uround,
bringing him fnco to face with n young
woman who seemed In u dreadful
hurry. Ho sprang lightly aside to let
her pnss nml enmo down on the toe of
n portly Vosoy street merchant, who
scowled viciously, paid no attention to
lilh "I beg jotiult pnhdou, sir," and
hastened on. A long beam nu tho
head of an Italian swung round, Ink
ing the Htianger's silk hat off. His
qulek stoop to rescue It stiddonly
cheoliod the inpld progress of n mem
ber or congiess, who sworo softly.
The Impact sent Sir Diugley down
toward the pavement so fnst that ho
put one baud through the crown of his
hut. Gathering In the wreck lijUnrt
ed to straighten up, when the lJ ot
his bond oniight the ehlu of the gat
man of the Park bunk, putting 111117'
v.orth's law out of business.
A l.liidhoartod policeman took
churgo of the old gentleman and gave
him some useful advice, which ho thus
Jotted down In his memorandum book:
"To see Brondway. Push right along
as If you are trying to catch n train.
Look neither to the right nor left.
Don't see uiibody. Don't try to get
out of anybody's way. Novor stop lo
npologlo oven though you knock a
man In the gutter. Walk straight
nhead and he will think It wns his own
fault. Don't lose your temper." Now
York Press.
PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES.
British Statesmen Rewarded by Their
Constituencies.
In former times members ot tho
Biltlsh parliament, who servo now en
tirely without pay, wero rownrded for
tholr services by tho constltuonclca
which they represented. However,
the member took his rownrd moro
often In goods than in specie, a not,
surprising matter, seeing that monoyl
was not the common possession of
those from whom ho levied tribute.
Tho last payment freoly made ot
which thero Is record was that which
Andrew Mnrvoll received. It waB a
barrel or herrings. In 1677 parlia
ment foi'mnlly discontinued paymSut
of Itself, hut tho practlco hnd been
gradually lapsing for somo tlmo, for
ten years earlier Samuel Pcpya had
lamented tho dlsappoaranco of tho
paid member, "so tho parliament Is
become n company of men unablo to
glvo account for tho Intorcst of tho
place they servo for." Tho old paid
member was very much tho sen-ant of
the house. Ho darod bo absent only
by permission of tho speaker, on pen-'
nlty of a tine equal to about 9250, In,
addition to the stoppage of his. wages ;
while Imprisonment wns nt times sub
stituted. Further, tho memhors who
appeared nt tho houso Inter than 8 a.
m., and so missed prayers, woro pen
alized, not oven tho spenkor being ex
empt from the order as to attendance
or payment of penalty in enso of re
missness. The Soapbox Garden.
Thorn urn RiirdCiiH lllli'it with lloworn thnt
nro worth tholr weight In kuM. .
Then.' ii i ii nuriloim whuru tho tlnlnty
hloHsoniH IjoiiiI, nml not), and blow
In xiich Klorlous iirufuxlon that you
novor ni'i'il tin tolil
Thnt a gootl hUisI fortune. lias been
spo'nt .upon I'Mch brilliant row. '
Yet I know a llttlo farclon thnt In better
than tlicin nil
Hidden In tho city, where life's cross
Iihh not n crown .
Anil tho Joy It hrliiK" Its owner Is a
tliliiK that's giind to Hen: '
The little soapbox anion here In town!
In an unpretentious courtyard It Is crow
Iiik ilny by iluy
A row of boxes, lllled with earth, ami
placed iiKiiliiHt tho wall
Ami llni white cords that lead up from
them senni cheerily to Hay
To tho HtriiKKlliiK Mowers, "We nro
hero climb up, you can not fall!"
Tliere'H u while faced llttlo cripple, who
wiitohoH o'er tho plants, .
And waters them, anil bIiikh to them,
mill pats the soft earth down,
Willie his eyes Blow with delight when
each new leaf shows ltnelf
In IiIh llttlo noaptiox gurden here lit
town. '
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It bo.iKtH no priceless blossoms, such ajl
thoNi; wo often see
Ulrfphiycd In rich surroundings, In tho
llorlifs window gny;
Hut tlioHD HtriiitKly llttlo flowers uro as,
dear as tboy can bo
To imp who lives his life apart nnd.1
plays with them all day.
And tlioiiKb tho buds ho Battlers may bei
small and overfrnll, .
Kneh ono, I'm sure, will straighten out;
tho deepest kind of frown, j
for the Utile crlpplo proudly picks and
Hives hlii (lowers uwny
Fimn lib llttlo soapbox Burden hero In
town!
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
Something Saved, Anyway.
Sonntor Henry Heltfold of Idaho
tells many a good story of tho days'
when ho was a "cow puncher" on tho
plains of KansaB. Ono day he mot a
woman, who. In summing up hor mis
fortunes, said: "Yes, Mr. Holtfold, It
has been a black year with us. FlrBt,
wo lost our baby, nnd then Martha
died on us; then the old man blmsolf
died, nnd thon tho cow dlod, too, poor
huzzy! But' hor hldo brought mo $0."
Washington Times.
Marie Corelll'a Nickname.
At a mooting of a society of women
writers In London Mrs. Kato Douglas
Wlggln-Klgga told of the numbor of
children in various kindergarten es
tablishments that had boon nnmod af
ter her. "That's nothing," said art
Englishwoman. "My frlond Mario Co-
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