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Ab a wonder, (ho two-minute trotter
lasted just about thai long.
"An nrtlnttc swindlo" 1b lmpornonal,
but It Involves onu or muro artistic
swindlers.
It would bo a weak kind of patriot
lam that could not mirvlvo If deprived
of tho toy pistol.
Mmo. Molbn refuses to ho Inter
viewed by reporters. MiiHt bo afraid
of striking n false note.
Every mnn lino IiIh price, but moat
. 01 us a ro nhlo to rcmuln ostensibly
honest bocauso we can't get It.
Tho ilny still may conic when tho
.American trotting horso wilt bo used
to sot the pace lor uutomobllu races.
Sometimes tho man who proudly
wears a campaign button In his coat
lapel has to fasten his suspender with
a nail.
You can never tnnko n woman be
llcvo that tho grocer who stops to ad
,mlro tho baby is giving her short
weight.
It Is reporteil that the recording
angel having chat go of tho Now York
political books Is sufTcrlui; from writ
er's cramp.
Probably a courldcrnblo part of tho
expenditure of $1,330,000 for target
practice In tho nnvy Is required for
new targets.
Tho Senate has been compelled to
hesitate In deciding Homo voxatlous
questions. Hut "Is marriage a falluro"
js not one of them.
It will pay you to bo Just as eco
nomical with coal this winter as you
were n year ago, evon though thero
piny bo no necessity.
Chllo takes this occuslon to Invito
jiubllo attention to several excellent
jmrgnlns In battleships only slightly
used and as good as now.
Hov. Anna II. Shaw declares that
tho Daughters of tho Hovolutlon aro
Inconsistent, but, nfter nil, Isn't that
lovely woman's pilvllego?
It is a Hue assumption of courngo
and sangfroid which tho Canadians
are now giving, considering that no
body In holding Algy Surtorls.
A couple who were married on top
of the Montnuk lighthouse came down
to earth noon after, just as do other
couples when they aro wedded.
Santo Domingo's peoplo aro deter
mined that they will bo no longer
ruled by a pel son of tho nnnte of Wos
y Gil, and who can blame them?
If the Princess Rudzlwill gets that
S7.000.000 from tho estato of Cecil
Ithodes, Charles M. Schwab might
show her whero sho could Invest It.
Most of the strike troubles aro con
lined to Spain and tho United States.
Maybe this is a punishment to tho
two countries for warring with each
other. .
I Miss KIltMi M. Stone has managed to
restrain any impulse she mny have
hud to write a llatleilng obituary of
Sarefoff, the Macedonian insurgent
leader.
From Sir Thomas' willingness to
give up the cup races it must bo in
ferred that being called a jolly good
fellow Is not quite so effoctlvu a Jolly
us had been supposed.
Never mind Ann. Tho Memphis
Commercial-Appeal says: "There is
a girl over In Iwondnn who has twelvo
different personalities. What kin Is
she to Joo Clinmborlnln?"
Japan and Russln continue to deny
that thoy are anything but tho beat
of friends, but no soldier or sailor on
either side would ilml It prudent to
isk for a leavo of ubsonco.
Two boys, 7 and 5 jours old, have
just traveled from Scotland to Seattle
nlone. It's a great deal easier to
cheek n child on a railway than It
is sometimes to cheek a child at
Jiome.
Tho report that a hen 20 years old
s on exhibition at Uudapcst Is prob
ably true. At least wo aro suro that
tho hen Is as far away as Uudapcst, or
our landlady would huvo purchased it
by this time.
That Canadian statesman who sug
KestB tlfat Uncle Sam Is trying to get
ho north pole preparatory to annex
ng Cnuada deserves famo as tho first
nan who bus discovered a practical
iso for tho polo.
II. I). Marriott-Watson, wno says tho
American woman Is a destroyer of
civilized society, should stick to
straight llctlou In tho form of tho
novel. Thero Is no demand for fiction
In tho diluted form of the critical
essay.
DlBhop Potior soveroly condomns
tho one-child family aud oxprossos
deep pity for that "most unfortunute"
child. By tho waj why don't some
of these propoundors of tho raco sui
cide theory specify about whut would
Ve the happy medium T
OVERAWES CHINA
The Russian Government Again
Bulldozing China
25.000TROOPS ON THE MOVE
Jrho Manrliurlan MntlKr Unilor Hnrlnui
Coimlilaratlnii Ittuftlii'a AgKrcttWi)
Attitude In tlin rrliirlinl Topic)
The Russian military re-occupatlon
ft' Mukden, Manchuria, has caused such
cnBlon and has arouse such an aggres
sive attitude on tho part of China that
tho continued dispatch of troops to the
.'far cast Is now said to bo directed
against China dcsplto the pacific turn
of tho Rosso .InpancRe dispute. Troops
'totnllng 2f0,000 were ordered to the
far east when hoHtllltlcs nppeared Im
minent nnd they are being continually
drafted from tho government of Mos
cow and tho nine surrounding pro
vinces. With the troops already in tho
far east this will give Russia an over
whelming forco with which to overawe
China.
Count Cassinl, tho Russian ambassa
dor, and the secretary discussed Rus-Fo-Amcrlcan
affairs for morn than an
hour. Tho Mauehurlnn matter wan a
subject of extended consideration nnd
tho assurances exuhnnged, It tan bo
stated, wore mutually satisfactory.
New Kn In Cnne Hutu- 1'roiluctlon
Tho department of ngrleulturd, In Its
oftlclnl "Crop Reporter," for November
announces that the Indications are that
tho world has entered on a new era In
tho production of cane sugar. Tho de
partment quotes estimates plnclng In
tho total sugar production of tho world
In tho yenr In 1003-04 at 10,425,800 tons
of cano Btigar and (5,080,000 tons of beet
sugar and Bays as to cane sugar:
"During tho pnst tlvo years the
wrold's output of this product has In
creased from .1,000,000 to upwards of
4,000,000 tons, quantitatively tho great
est Increase over tnado In any live year
period In tho history. Moreover, for tho
first tlmo In a half century tho tatlo
of Increase In tho world's production of
cano sugar has exceeded that of sugar
mndofrom beets, tho percentage of In
creaso In tho former product for the
flvo years being about double that of
tho latter. Tho four j-ears frcm 1900-01
to 1903-04, Incluslvo, wcro each In Its
turn record breaking years for the
production of sugar. The previous high
record crop (3,530,000 tons) was that
of 1894-D5, tho crop made Just before
tho outbreak of tho revolution In tho
most Important producer, Cuba.
"Tho high record crop In the history
of tho world's beet sugar production
was that of 1901-02. Slnco that date
thero has been a decline in production
.In lOurope, amounting in nil to about
1,000,000 tons, but tho present year's es
timated output still shows a consider
able lncreaso over that of tlvo years
ago."
The ropoit says that about 70 per
cent of the cano sugar of the world Is
now annually produced on troplral and
semi-tropical lslunds. Tho prospective
output for 1903-04 or the leading single
producers, Cuba and .lava, constitute
45 per cent of the world'B cane sugar.
Impt'i'tor of Inmilcriitloii for Oiualin
Through the effoits of Senator Mil
lard It Is said that Seeiutury Coitolyou
has decided to create a new olllce and
appoint an olllclal to take charge of it,
in Omaha's federal building. The of
ficer will bo known ns an Inspector of
Immigration. Word has been rccoHed
that tho decision to appoint such an
otllrer hns been reached and that his
appointment will shortly take place.
It Is said that Chinese resldonts who
rteslro to return to their homes across
tho I'nclllc havo oxprclenced a great
lenl of trouble In securing the papers
which would penult them to leave and
return to this country and It is to
straighten this matter out more than
for any other reason that tho olllce has
been created. It Is understood that
somo neniby towns will be Included In
tho tcrritoty over which tho Omaha
officer will havo Jurisdiction.
W hut Ihu Offlrlnl Vnlu It
Judge Barnes received a total vote
or 90,991 ; Judgo Sulllviin a total of
87,900. The total vote east for Sedg
wick for Judgo In 1901 was 98,993. The
total vote for Hollenbeek was 80.334.
Judgo Barnes ran 2,002 vot-s behind
Judgo Sedgwick and Judge Sullivan is
3.082 votes ahead of Judgo Ho.ienbock.
The uito at the recent election will bo
officially verllled by tho stato canvass
ing board, at tho olllce or the secretary
or state, to inspect and verify and elec
tion returns as certified to the secretary
of stato by the county clerks of the
several counties. Them aro but few
contests to be mado In the judicial dls
tnets, although one is expected In tho
T3leonth district by at least two of
the candidates. Judge Thompson not
llC UK WllllllL- In nmrWn ll. l.,,i r
Judge Ilanna. Tho republicans claim
tho dletilct for Ilanna by thlrtv-slx
votes, while Mr. Thompson asberts'tlmt
the plurality Is not more than flvo
votes.
I'rrftlilrtil'ii Nonilimtlom
The president sent tho following
nominations to the senate:
Register of land ofllce Hugh S. Phil
lips, at Vancouver, Wuslu
Receiver or public moneys Joseph
C. Auld, at Miles City. Mont.
Postmasters Illinois. Alfred Schuy
ler, Mound City; Iowa, Fred W. Wil
son, Ottumwa; Kansas. Orly O. Bil
lings, Marlon: Montana, Clarence H.
Drako, Chouteau.
Tim Opru Door Trent y with China
Tho long expected treaty between the
United Stutes and China, which was
negotiated In Shanghai by tho Amer
ican commissioners and the Chlneso
representatives, has Just reuched Wash
ington nnd Is now under exumlnntlon
by the state department officials. It
Is tho lntontlon to submit tho new
treaty 'or ratification to the senate at
tho earliest posslblo moment. The pro
visions of tho treaty have been previ
ously outlined. In brier, tho Impor
tant provisions aro those opening to
trado tho Chlneso ports or Mukden and
Antung In Manchuria.
Corn Itomiiln KIiik nf Crop
Two months ngo, when tho carlj
frosts came, tho United States suffered
short spasm of doleful dumps over tin
outlook for the corn crop. Now, how
over, tho government statisticians bo
reason to believe that tho 1903 crop will
bo larger than that of any previous
year In the history of tho country with
tho slnglo exception of 1902.
Tho estimate Is for a crop of 2,313.
000,000 bushels, grown on a llttlo less
thnn 90,000,000 acres of land, with an
avciagc yield of about 26.8 bushels per
acre.
Iost year tho corn growers not only
planted a larger acreage, but secured u
heavier yield. On a trlflo more than
91,000,000 acres 2,623,000,000 bushels
were grown, the average per aero be
ing 2G.8 bushels.
This year has an advantage over last
year, however, In tho quality of tlm
corn, the general uveiage being 83.1 per
cent as compared with S0.7 per cent last
year. In 1901 the general average wag
73.7 per cent and In 1900 86.6 per rent.
The corn crops of tho last deeado
have varied greatly in stae, the worst
being that or 1894, when G2.000.000 acres
produced only 1,212,000.000 bushels.
Since then tho acreage has ranged be
tween 80,000,000 and 90,000.000 bushels,
except In the two years 1901 and 1902,
when It wan above 90,000,000, and the
totul yield has rnnged from 1,522,000,
000 to 2,523,000.000 bushels. The low
figure was In 1901.
In 1900 tho total crop of the world,
outside the United States was only
about 700.000,000 bushels.
Tho good yield of this year, maintain
ing ns it does the purchasing power of
tho corn-growing communities, will be
a helpful factor in the commercial and
Industrial prosperity of the country.
AlHi-eilonliia HovoltitlimMtn Ho no ml
When Boris Sarafoff. leader of the
Macedonian revolutionists, arrived at
Sofia he was received at tho railway
station by thousands of persons whe
brought laurel wrcnths and flowers and
acclaimed Sarafoff as a national hero.
Tho Macedonian leudcr presented a pic
turesque appearance. His beard was
unkempt, his hair hung In locks and his
features were weather beaten. After
the delivering of patriotic speeches a
procession was formed and Sararoff was1
homo on tho shoulders of his admirers
to tho house of his parents. On tho
way Sararoff halted In front of tho
cathedral and thanked the crowd for
tho reception, declaring that the revo
lutionists were not only unconqucrcd,
but their work was but now beginning.
Thron l'lroninn Killed nt Ctnvoliwiri
Threo firemen wero killed nnd two
Injured ns the result of the largest
lire that the city of Clovclnnd has had
in mouths. The dead:
Robert Duffy.
Robert Reed.
James Schwcda.
Tho Injured:
Michael Corrlgan, lejs broken.
Harry Vandeleve, suffering from
shook. In hospltnl, outcome uncertain.
Battalion Chief Andrews, slightly in
jured about, the body.
Duffy and Shweda were killed almost
Instantlj-, having been caught under n
falling wall. Rcod died an hour or two
later In tho hospital. I
Opinion by Attorney (Innnriil Trout
Attorney General Prout has given an
opinion holding that personal tnxyi for
this yenr become delinquent December
I. The penalty Is 10 per cent nnd coun
ty treasurers arc supposed to havo au
thoilty to Issue distress warrants Feb
ruary 1 for the collection of such taxes
or suffer the pennlty on their bonds
for not cdmplylng with the provisions
of tho new icvcnue law regarding col
lections. Tho railroads which receutly
notified State Treasurer Moitcnseu that
they would jkij- their personal taxes
December 1, have Hlnco decided that
such taxes do not become delinquent
until later. The present assessment of
tho railroads means that thoy will havo
to pay $175,000.
Iron Worker Want n Nuw .Scale
Representatives of tho amalgamated
association of street railway employes
of which William D. Mnhon of Detroit
Is president mado a demand upon Pres
ident J. D. Callory of tho Pittsburg
Railway company for an adjustment
or wages and hours to take effect Jan
uary 1.
Colorado Coul Minm Still Oat
Contrary to the expectation coal min
ing was not resumed In tho northern
Colorado field, tho opcratois' position
to concede nn eight-hour day ponding
the result of the strike In southern
Colorado having been rejected by tho
minors. Information from tho south
ern field Is to tho elTect that neither
tho operators nor the strikers show any
signs of weakening und a piolonged
strugglo Is expected.
I'runre llu itn Iiniimnso Whrut Crop
Tho" department or agriculture bus
been advised that tho 1903 wheat ciop
of France, according to an estimate of
the French ministry of ngrlculture, Is
305.000,514 bushels, harvested Trom 10,
151,907 acres. Theto figure ropresont
tho largest nop and the smallost area1
or any crop harvested lu Franco within
the last ten yeurs.
Tim ilovr-riiuinnt Wlna A Cano
Tlie supreme court of the Unltoa
States decided tho casu of tho St. Louis
Hay nnd Grain company versus the
United Stntes favorably to tho govern
ment. Tho case Involved a conttnet for
9,000,000 pounds of hay, a part or whirl
wos not accepted within the time spe
cified In tho contract.
I.oril Kltchennr llailljr lujurail
Ixml Kitchener, commander in chict
or tho British forces in India, has met
with n serious accident while riding
home nlono from a country house neai
Simla, India.
Ho was passing through a tunnel aud
his horse became frightened and collid-1
ed with the walled side. One of Lord
Kitchener's legs was broken in two
places. Somo tlmo afterward collies
passing through tho tunnel found tho
commander In chief lying there helpless
nnd took him to Simla. He is now re
ported to bo doing well.
THE FATAL REQUEST
OR FOUND OUT
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By A. L. Hurrl Author of "Mlno Own FnmlUar Friend." etc
Copyright, 1881, by O a $ i 1 1 Publithlng V ompmny,
Copyright, 193, byStrtt A Smith.
CHAPTER III. Continued.
Mr. Burrltt was puzzled and ex
pressed as much by his looks. Why
on carfli did the man coma stealing
into his room In that strange, ttncom
fortahlo manner, and at that hour, and
for no apparent purposo?
His friend scorned to read what wns
pusslng lu his mind. "I nm sorry If I
havo dlsturbod you," ho said, slowlj',
"hut I could not bear my own
thoughts any longer, and so I " Ho
turned to leavo tho room.
Mr. Burrltt followed him with his
eyes. He still seemed to him to bo
part of his dream his strange, hor
rlblo dream.
Then, as tho other mnn reached
tho door, and passing through it,
closed It behind him, ho gave u' gasp
of relief. Tho next moment ho had
crossed tho floor and turned tho key
In tho lock.
"I could havo sworn I had locked It
before," ho said to himself. "At any
rate thero shall bo no mistake this
time," as ho shot tho bolt to make
matters doubly Btiro.
CHAPTER IV.
"The Secret Lies Between Us Two."
Next morning Mr. Silas Burrltt, und
his friend, whoso Incognito Is still pre
served, wcro sented at breakfast to
gether. In tho clear light of dny, in tho
presence of tho most appetizing
viands, tho former gontlomnu found
his mind completely divested of all
thoso gloomy nnd distrustful thoughts
and suspicions which had caused him
so much dlsquletudo provlously, to say
nothing of having ruined his night's
rest. It was astonishing what a wide
ly different view ho took of the mat
ter as ho discussed this enrly meal.
His heart warmed anew toward his
old friend, who sat facLig him, and
who nlso appeared to mora advantago
under thoso moro cheerful circumstances.
"Good Heavens! What are you doing ?"
"It Is quite understood that you re
turn with mo nnd stop nt loast ono
night," ho remarked, genially. "In
fact, thero Is no escapo for you, as I
havo already dispatched a telegram
to let them know nt homo that I am
bringing n friend back with me."
"You aro very good, Silas," was tho
reply, "and for ono night, nt least, I
will accept your hospitality."
"And you must como und stay with
us whllo you aro- looking about for a
house make us your headquarters,
you know. I'vo nt) doubt that tho two
girls, yours and mine, will bo bosom
friends In less than no tlmo; and as
for my boy Ted, he'll bo head over
heols In love your daughter If Hho's
nnythlng liko your description be
foro wo know whero wo are. I la. ha! I
shouldn't bo a bit surprised tho
young dog!" and his father laughed
aloud, delighted at his own perspi
cacity. "By tho way, Jim." relapsing
into n moro serious vein, "that would
not bo a hair bad Idea j'our girl and
my boy eh?"
Tho other looked at him lutonlly.
"You mean It?" he asked.
"Mean It? Of course I do. Why
not?"
"In spite of of everything that has
gono beforo?"
"Good heavens, man! what has tho
past got to do with your Innocent
daughter? That would bo visiting tho
sins of tho fathers upon tho children
with a vengeance."
Tho other man looked at his friend,
and bin habitually stern lace softoned.
"You aro very generous." ho said;
"more generous than I havo n right to
expect."
"Come, como," answered Mr. Bur
rltt, "don't talk liko that, Tor heaven's
sake; don't Jot us begin It nil over
again. Your secret such as It Is
and this is the last allusion I Intend to
make, or allow you to make, to It
lies bctwoon us two; which Is tho
same thing as Baying that it is perfect
ly safo."
Then, moro for the sake of giving
tho conversation a moro cheerful turn,
than for any other reason, ho said:
"I think jou made somo remark
last night, to tho effect that you had
mado a large fortune. If so, I am sin
cerely glad to hear It."
"Yes," was the Indlfforent reply; "I
am, comparatively speaking, what you
would call a wealthy man, and my
daughter will bo an heiress In hor
way."
"I am very glad to hear It," said
Mr. Burrltt heartily; "and at tho samo
time not that I wish to boast I may
I
also say that 1 havo not dono badly
myself. I havo mado my pile, too
not such a largo one as yours, prob
ably, but at any rnto, I havo the sat
isfaction of knowing that, if anything
should happen to mo" this with an
ncccsslon of seriousness "I should
leave ray family woll provided for. I
havo had my tips and downs as well
as others; but I have no fear of the
future."
Ho spoko those last words qulto
confldontlj'. unconscious of tho Ignor
ance and rashness of the assertion.
"By tho way," ho continued, after a
while, "aro you a bad sleeper, as n
ruin, or wns last night an exception,
as In my own caso?" (
"It was no exception, unfortunatolj',
for mo," was tho answer. "I am n
wrotched sleeper, nnd Inst night was
worso than usual. At tho samo time"
with nn air of restraint or awkward
ness "I had no business to disturb
yoif In tho way I did."
"Don't mention It," said Mr. Burrltt
carolesslj. forgetting the very differ
ent light In which tho affair had ap
peared to li i in at tho tlmo or Its oc
currence. "Though you gave mo
rather n start nt the moment, on
waking up suddenly as I did, and rrom
a very bad dream."
"I thought you seemed rather rest
less and uneasy In your sleep," was
the replj.
"Insomnia Is ono or the greatest
curses I know, though, ns n rule, I
do not suffer much from It myself. But
If, like Macbeth, 'you havo murdered
sleep,' you are much to bo pitied."
The other man started nt tho ill
sounding word.
"Murdered!' ho exclaimed; then "I
beg your pardon," ho muttered, some
whnt confusedly, "I did not tako j'our
moaning at first; In fact, I have al
most forgotten my Shakespeare."
"I beg yours," said Mr. Burrltt; "tho
quotation was most inapt. 1 had nlso
lorgotten for tho moment, thut it was
to the murder or Duncan that Mac-
both referred tho assassination of
tho poor old mnn In his sleep."
Later on In the day. Just beroro
sturtlng to tho station, Mr. Burrltt. on
looking at his watch, noticed Mint It
had stopped. Then ho remembered
that ho bad forgotten to bring his
wntch key, nnd had. consequently,
been obliged to omit tho ceremony of
winding it up tho night before. It
occurred to him that his friend, who
was packing his portmantenu in tho
next room, might be nblu to supply
tho deficiency.
Ho left his own room and knocked
at tho door of the ono ud joining. But
the occupant of tho apartment, whom
he heard moving nliout within, appar
ently did not hear tho knock, ho, after
waiting a few seconds, ho turned the
handle und entered.
Tho other was standing In front of
the dressing tabic and with his back
to tho door, so that his actions wcro
reflected in the mirror. Ho was dress
ed' all but his coat, and was carpfullv
examining somo nrticlo which caught
tho light us ho turned It over in his
hand. Ho wheeled round suddenlj
with a quick frown, on hearing tho
sound ot tho opening or tho door nnd
Mr. Burrltt's Involuntary exclamatlou
of nlurm whon ho saw how his frloud
was omployod.
"Good heavens!" he exclaimed,
"what aro you doing with that thing?"
"My dear fellow," said tho other,
regaining his composuro Instantane
ously, "what ou earth aro you making
such a fuss nbout? Did you never see
a revolver beforo?"
"Of course I have," answered Mr.
Burrltt, somewhat indignnntlj'. "But
there, for goodness snke, put tho thing
down. I hnto to seo you trifling with
It in that way. It gives mo the cold
shivers."
"You alarm j-ourself unnccossnrlly. I
nssuro you I have not tho slightest in
tention or blowing my brains out.
Why on earth should I? I was mere
ly oxamlulng tho thing to see that It
was all right."
"But but," stammered Mr. Burrltt.
far from reassured, "you don't mean
to say that you aro In tho hublt of
carrying llrearms about with you?"
"My dear follow," mimicked the
other, "I don't merely say It, 1 do it."
"But why?" was tho question,
"Why?" ho roplled. "In case of
emergencies. You never know when
you may need it, and I should never
think of traveling without -something
of tho sort."
"You mean to say," persisted Mr.
Burrltt, "Hint you carry it about your
person?"
Tho other nodded. "Look herolf
ho said. "I've lived a rough sort of llf
In a wild part of the world, for tho last
twenty years. Pvo seen men shot
down by my side, in a rerreshmont
snloon, more than onco, and more
than onco had a narrow escapo from
a similar fato myseir. In ruct" sink
ing his voice "I don't mind owning
to you that on ono occnslon I havo
killed my man in self-tlcfcnso mind,"
ho added, hastily, seeing tho look of
horror which, for ti moment, over
sproad his friend's face. "In nelf
dofonso," ho repeated, with emphasis,
"nnd with tho odds threo to ono.
Where should I havo been then but
for my revolver? As It was, I cleared
tho world of at least ono ruffian."
"And no ono I mean "
"No ono thought any tho worso ot
me, I nssuro you. Indeed," with a
faint smllo, tho first Mr. Burrltt had
seen upon his face, lurking for n mo
ment round tho corners of his mouth
"I oven had a testimonial presented
to mo by somo' or tho leading citizens
of tho place, thanking mo for ridding
them of such a pestilent character as
'Black Jake,' which was tho name tho
villain went bj'."
Mr. Burrltt heard him throughout
with astonishment, mingled with a
faint Bensutlon of horror. It seemed
hard to credit thnt tho calm, middle
aged, well dressed man beforo him
his own contemporary had passed
through fluch an experience as this;
nnd that the hand will oh he had shak
en with bo much cordiality had blood
upon it!
"Thank God!" ho cried, "that wo
havo nothing of this sort In England.
Thero Is no shooting peoplo down In
refreshment saloons In this country!"
"Perhaps not," was tho caustic re
ply; "but, for all that, It struck me,
on looking at tho paper this morning,
that you had got your own sharo of
most of tho crimes going nnd plenty
of 'Black Jakes or their equivalents,
too."
"Very likely," said Mr. Burrltt,
with eyes still fixed on the revolver.
"Bj'-the-wny, would you mind telling
me Is that tho same wenpon that you
used on that occasion you wero speak
ing of I mean when you shot tho
other er Individual?"
"Meaning 'Black Jake'? Yes, I'm
happy to say It Is tho very samo."
Mr. Burrltt felt that ho somohow re
garded tho article in question with
less favor than over.
"I supposo thero Isn't tho least like
lihood of Its going off unexpectedly?"
ho Inquired, dlflldcntl
"Not unless I pull tho trigger." wns
tho careless response, "and I'm not
likely to do that, unless you attacl;
mo first."
Tho joke If joko It wore struck
Mr. Burrltt as being In singular bad
taste.
"I must say," ho repeated, with a
llttlo perccptlblo Irritation In his man
ner, "that, In this Instance, I don't seo
tho necessity for "
"Very likely, you don't." Interrupt
ed tho other, resuming his coat; "but
If you had been In tho hnblt or carry
ing It about j"our person for as many
years as I have, and always been no
customed to sleep with It under your
pillow, you would think no moro ot
carrying a revolver than you would
an umbrolln or a watch."
This remark served to remind Mr.
Burrltt of his orlglnul errand. Ho
therefore explained the reason of his
Intrusion, and having been accom
modated by tho loan of the desired ar
ticle, turned to leavo tho room again.
Ho hesitated for a moment on tho
threshold and cast another glance
over his shoulder nt his friend, who
was doing something to the cherished
weapon with a bit of oily rag. Tho
latter looked up and met It.
"You don't really mean, Silas, that
you aro afraid to trust yourself lu my
company now that you know I carry a
rpvolvor?" ho asked, with another nud-
don frown. "You don't surely ?"
(To be continued.)
A Cure for Sissies.
One way for college athlotes to earn
their expenses nowadays is by acting
ns sort of mnlo governesses, sayn tho
Chicago Inter Ocean. Wealthy par
ents whoso young sons nro being edu
cated at homo by governesses fre
quently apply at tho employment of
fices of universities for the servlcos of
somo nthleto who can glvo their boys
flvo or six hours a week of compan
ionship. Thoy aro arraid that tho edu
cation of governesses alone may make
their sons "slssifled."
A number of nthlotes paying their
own way through tho various colleges
have such Jobs. Threo or four morn
ings a weeic they go to tho boys, romp
with them, play ball, and during tho
winter skato anil const. Usually they
aro nlso employed In vacation to stay
with tho hoys at their parents' sum
mer homes. Ono Northwestern stu
dent has held such a position for threo
years.
When Charles Lamb Said Grace.
Recently, when lSdmuiid Clnrenco
Stcdman was visiting in Now Eng
land, ho was called upon by tho head
of tho houso whllo at dinner to Invoke
tho divine blessing.
"I wns rather surprised, and for half
a minute sorely tempted," said Mr.
Stcdman in relating tho incident.
"Then I rose to the occasion and
asked a grace which I remombercd."
"But, Mr. Stcdman," demanded a
young woman of tho party eagerly,
"to what wero you sorely tomptod?"
"To do ns Charles Lamb did undo
similar circumstances."
"And thnt wns?"
"He lookod about tho board and
asked In his surprlso: 'Is thoro no
clergyman present?' Tho host shook
his head. Then Lamb prayed: 'For
this and nil other mercies, O Lord,
make us truly thankful.' "Now York ,
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