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By A. L, Harrla Author of "Mlno Own Familiar Fti-nd," etc.
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CHAPTER X. Continued.
Long before the service was over
there were ounds of lnmentatlou and
wailing from man:.' of thine present,
and several were compelled to quit the
church from the violence of their emu
(Ion. At last It was over ami the numer
ous ami variously compounded emigre
iiatlon broke up.
After partaking of a frug.il meal,
Ted Hat down to await the nrilval of
Dr. Cartwrlght. He hoped that noth
ing unfoieseon would occur to cause
him to Hit olT his visit, lor he was
beginning to rely a good deal upon
the energetic little man, who had
tdiovvn himself nt ouee shrewd and
kliidl in his dealings with him, He
could scarcely believe he had met
him yesterday for the first time and
here he became awaie of a lnisk and
familial voice below
"How do you 11ml yourself today,
Mrs Jinmnn, and how's your lodger?
Hope you're looking after him well;
giving him plenty of new laid eggs
and ct earn nml that sort of thing''
There's nothing like good living to
soften the effect ot a bereavement
Ted beard the voice gradually
mounting the stairs and the next mo
meiit the doctor's head was put in
side the door.
"Hullo!"' was his greeting, "thete
you are. Well, how are you getting
on?"
Ted said that lie felt pretty well.
"(Had to hear It," was the net
remark, as the maker of it allowed
the rest of his body to follow his
head, "lly the by, saw you In church
this morning. Sad spectacle very!
Shall we bo off?"
They left the cottage and made
their was la the direction ot the sta
tion When they came in sight of the line
they saw that there were still patties
ot men nt work, searching among the
heaps of rubbish tor money or jewelry
or litis tiling else that might have sur
vived the general ruin.
'I thought as much! A
The station master was watching I
their operations from the platform,
nnd to him Dr. Cartwrlght addressed
himself.
"Look here, Mulllns. I want to know
what you'vo dono with that carriage
the fourth from the engine that
we managed to save from being qulto
destroyed with the others. The one,
you know, In which we found "
He whispered the rest In his ear.
The station master replied, with a
glance of curiosity and sympathy com
bined at tho young man, who was the
doctor's companion, that the carriage
or tho lemalns of It had been left at
tho side of tho line, about one hundred
yards farther dow n. They soon found
it.
"Ah, yes," said the doctor, "this is
the very cairlage. You see. It Is a
good deal damaged; but I think, for
nil that, we may bo able to timl what
we aro looking for. The Ilrst torn
paitmont is tho one that concerns us."
Ono door or tills nan neon smasneti
and beaten In by the rorce or tno con
cussion; tho scat had been splintered,
and showed that the lire had caught
It In places, nnd the flooring was torn
up. The other end of the compart
ment, though less wrecked, had te
reived more damage from the lite, the
cushions had entirely dlbiippeaiod, tho
woodwork wbb black and charred, and
what remained of the door hung from
a single hlugo.
"Now," said tho doctor, taking of
his coat before clambering In, "y i
had better stop outside; there Is t
room tor two of us In here at otico.
It was In this comer" Indicating that
end of tho carriage which had re
ceived least dnmngo from the fire
that we found him. "He was Isiug
there, with his head against the hack
or the compartment, and the lower
part of his body Jammed between tho
biokon door and the seat. His head,
as you might say, rested heie," point
ing out a particular part of tho pad
ding which yot remained. "The bul
let, which passed through It, must
have lodged somewhere about thete.
If so, we nro suro to tlnd It."
Cutting what was left of tho cloth
In strips with his knife, he began to
pull out tho stultlng In handfulls. "I
Ion't know whether the railway com
pany would havo anything to say to
this," ho romarked, nH h carefully
lussed tho material through his lin
gers, beforo passing It on to his com
t ipanlon outside, who did tho same,
"but whenever I'm in doubt about my
1 I J' ii b I I $ hi n g I' o m p a u y .
y S t r t t t t S m i I A .
light to do a certain thing. 1 always
do It first and Inquire ufterwards."
There was a nose of something me
tallic falling.
"Hullo" cried the doctor. "What's
that?"
And. regardless of the consequences
to his clothes, he began to grope
among the shattered lemalns of the
Hooting.
In a few seconds ho looked up again,
Hushed and grlmp. but triumphant.
He held In his hand a conical shaped
piece of lead.
"1 thought as much," he said, ns he
handed It to the other "a ball ftoni a
revolver!"
CHAPTER XI
Dr. Jeremiah at Home.
The Inquest, which took place at
noon on Monday, was held in the
school house. The jury, having been
sworn In. proceeded to view tho bodies
and on their leturn from this mel
ancholy duty the coionor made nn
unexpected announcement, which
caused a great sensation among tho
closely packed nndlence.
"It having been brought to my no
tice that one of the Mipposod victims
of the late disastrous affair, instead of
losing his life, as win; concluded at
th time, through tho accident In
which so many have, unfortunatels',
perished, has como by his death
thioiigh foul play, it is my Intention to
hold a separate inquiry upon tho body
at the same hour to-mortow. 1 shnll
now proceed w'.th my inquiry as to
tiie inaiincr In which the other pas
sengers met their death. Call the Ilrst
witness."
Later in the day hundreds of people
gatheied In the churchyard to witness
me iniermeuiH.
The body of Silas Hurrltt had been
taken hack to the vestry, where it
would lemaln until his son fullllled
the promise he had made and brought
It home. "Karth to earth, ashes to
ashes, dust to dust," came the words
ball from n revolver!"
of the burial service, as one by ono
the cofilns were lowered, and tho
first spadeful of earth cast upon them.
Ted Hurrltt Rtood bareheaded be
side his new friend, the doctor. Sud
denly there wan u commotion among
tho crowd at a little distance and ho
heard a sharp cry. Then tho crowd
opened, as though to niako way for
some one, nnd he saw; a young man
leading u llguro In black, whom he
recognized as tho wltfnw, whose hope
less grief ho had beforo buen a wit
ness of, but who now was clinging
to the arm of the youth who support
ed her, and seemed as though her sud
den Joy were nlmost more than sho
could boar.
"I win never In the train at all,"
ho was assuring her over nnd over
again. "It was quite a mistake!
What made you think you recognized
me?"
"There was a hit of cloth Just like
S'our coal but oh, my boy, to think
I've got you again!" And the couple
passed on, followed by tho sympa
thetic lnurmrus of tho crowd.
"Well, now, what d'you think of
that for a sentimental episode? Sort
of tiling ono reads of but doesn't be
lieve In, eh? Dear me," and tho doc
tor took off his spectacles for no ap
parent reason, anil polished them
carefully on his silk handkerchief.
"Von didn't seo the meeting between
them, dhl you? The women were crs
Ing nil round me, and they've made
my spectacles quite dull."
Then, passing his nrm throiightho
other's, "Come along." he said, "you'vo
had quite enough of this. Come and
spend the evening with me. You
know where I live? No? Well, nny
ono can tell s'ou that. Good-bye. I
must bo off got a lot of sick people
to look after."
Ted had no difficulty In finding out
the house. Tho door was opened to
him by an oldorly woman servant,
who, as Ted thought, seemed to ro
gard him with a certain amount of
suspicion. Howholt, she bado him
enter. From an Inner room a voice
hailed him.
"Hnllo!thnt you? That's right
he with S'ou in a minute. Just wait
until I'vo finished poisoning off tho
parish." And, through tho half open
door came the clink of glnss nnd tho
sound of liquids being poured from
one leceptnelo to another.
The next moment Dr. Cartwrlght
emerged from Ms sanctum, nnd greet
ed him with nient cordlallts.
"So you'vo come thought you
would Glad to see sou. And what
do you think of my littlo place?" wtif
the next Inquiry, accompanied by a
comprehensive sweep of the hand.
"Pietty snug, eh? yot bad quartets
for a bachelor?"
His visitor expressed nppioval ot
his surroundings, which certnlnly were
well worthy of the appellation "snug"
bestowed upon them by their owner.
At the sanio tltno there was an air ol
compactness, of severo attention to
detail, which wns suggestive of the
fact that tho present occupant had, nt
ono tltno or other, been restricted lu
the matter of elbow room.
"Yes, I'm pretty comfot table," th
doctor went on. "I'vo got a vers
good housekeeper, on the whole. Hot
chief fault Is that she's so confound
edly suspicious!"
"Suspicious!" re-echoed tho other.
"Well, I thought sho looked nt ma
rather strangely when sho let mo In."
The littlo doctor chuckled, and
showed symptoms of great Inwnid en
joyment. "Ah! you thought so, did
you? The fact Is, bIio'h In mortal
tenor of my getting married!"
"Well, but that wouldn't make her
suspicious of me!"
"My dear fellow, alto's suspicions ol
everybody- Sho's Jealous of every
woman, single or married, because
tho single ones, being single, are open
to offers, while the mnrrlod ones aro
liable to lose their husbands nt n mo
ment's notice, nnd, ns widows, would
be more to be feared than tho others.
"But I belong to neither cntegory!"
said tho young nian. "Surely "
"My dear boy," cut In the other, "ns
a young man you are likely to pos
sess female relatives a Bister or a
cousin or mi aunt, either of whom
might eventually prove dangerous to
my peace of mind."
Ted Hurrltt actually laughed, to tho
little man's grent satisfaction, ns the
Idea presented Itself to him of his
Bister May as a possible aspirant to
tho position of Mrs. Jeremiah Cart-
wright. In less that a moment, how
ever, tho laugh had died away, and a
corresponding expression of despond
ency settled down upon his features.
"He thinking of that Inquest to-morrow,"
thought tho doctor, "and his.
fnther's body lying In tho vestrs'. I
must get him out of that groovo again.
Heio" stat ting to his feet "como
anil havo n walk round my premises
before It gets dnrk!"
Ho took him out through tho sur
gery, and showed him n nent littlo
domilln, which was divided Into por
tions, In which grew, respectively,
flowers, fruit anil vegetables. At tho
bottom was n fowl run and a very
small circular pond, about tho slo of
an ordinary wash-hand basin, In which
paddled n solitary duck, who, as soon
as he caught sight of tho doctor, for
sook his favorite element, nnd catno
waddling towards him, quacking loud
ly. "Ho seems to know you," said Ted.
(To ho continued.)
Simple Explanation.
An old man wandered Into ono of
the hospitals of nn Kastem cits'. His
eyesight was rather bad, nnd ho had
como In the hope of securing rollcf.
Ho wns turned over to n young doc
tor, who ndjusted a largo framo In
front of tho patient's eyes and placed
In It ii pimnln nt utrnncr niHnnlfvltit
glasses. Ho then held a printed card
some distance nwaj
"Can s'ou read that?" he asked.
"No, sir," replied the old man.
Tho doctor then put In stronger
glasses and brought the card nearer.
"Well." ho Inquired, "can you read
It now?"
Tho old follow shooft his head, sns'
Ing, "No, not a word."
After repeating this porformanco
soveral times tho doctor was about to
turn him over In despair to his inorcj
experienced superior, when tho old
man quietly explained:
, "You see, doctor, I never learned to
rend."
Not the Queen of Sheba.
Tho teacher was going over the
good old story of King Solomon ana
lilt wisdom.
"Now, denrs, who was tho great
queen who traveled bo ninny mllca
and miles to see tho king?"
Silence prevailed in the clnss.
"Why, sou do know, nil of you. Tho
queen who enmo to seo tho king?"
Tho nnmo had been forgotten by
the class. In order to help them,
the kind, but misguided teacher began
to offer a littlo assistance.
"You do know, 1 am sure. Tho
nnmo begins with S, nnd sho was a
very great queen."
Just then up shot a littlo hand, nnd
out spoko tho triumphant voice of tho
little, nuburn-halrcd girl. Sho trans
fixed tho listening schoolroom with
the following brief sthntcment:
"I know; It was tho Queen of
Spades!"
The Open Door.
"I don't know oxactly how It hap
pened," Itegglo was telling his host
friend over a gamo of bllllnrs. "I
never meant to propose, you know
that Is, not Just yet. I wanted to
knock about a little more. Hut after
wo got homo from tho theator and
sat In tho parlor discussing tho plot
of tho play, I ventured out on thltf Ico
nnd broke through botoro I fanow
whero I was. It came as a dcuco of a
shock, just as I should Imagine break
ing through real Ico would bo.
"Hut Jessie was all ready for mo.
Sho was oxpectlng It. First thing I
knew sho had mo by tho collar and
Inndcd mo on safo ground again but
I was engagod. No doubt about that.
Anyhow, I'm glad I'vo got her. Might
havo lost her through somo slip If I'd
waited. Hut I don't wnnt to road any
moro stuff about bashful follows stam
mering out proposals. It's all too
oass."
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The New Bridal Fan.
At a recent New Yoik society wed
ding u decided novelty wns In evi
dence. Instead of tho orthodox bou
quet of orange blossoms or whlto nnd
sliver prayer book, tho brhlo carried
a fan of costly point lace, which wns
attached to her wrist by means of n
narrow while satin ilbbon. Her long
nnd nnrrow point nppllquo veil wns
so arranged ns to coneonl littlo of her
hair. Tho top was twisted In n looso
fold, which was arranged In two loops,
ono much lower thnn tho other, nt tho
shlo of her moderately high coiffure.
A very long and full spray of orango
blossoms was fastened at tho loft of
tho tulle loops and trailed nlmost to
her shoulder A still linger uptay was
used on tho cot sage.
A Smart Storm Coat.
Itnln coats havo become so general
ns to bo counted among tho necessi
ties of life. This ono Is smart nt the
name tlmo that It serves Its purpose
woll and Is suited to all tho many wat
erproof materials In vogue. As shown,
4S4I ltc:n Coat, 32 to 40 buit.
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howover, It Is made of Oxford crnv
euetto stitched, nnd is trimmed with
straps of tho same held by bonn but
tons. Tho coat 1b looso and simple
at tho samo time that It Is nhapcly
and Includes sleeves that can be
Bllppcd on and off with case. The
shoulder capo means warmth as well
as style nnd tho fitter collar provides
both comfort and protection. To mnko
tho coat for a woman of modlum bUo
will bo required 0 yards 44 or 0
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Simple waists with deep yoko cal-
lnrs nro greatly liked for homo after-
noon wear both with matching nnd
contrasting skirts. This one Is mado
of reseda cropo albatross and is
trimmed with fancy black braid and
'carved gold buttons. The narrow
yards G2 Inches wldo. A May Manton
pattern No. 4541, sizes :12 to 40, will
tio mailed to any add teas oa receipt
of ten cents.
Housewifely Hints.
Rub light gloves with fin bread
crumbs after eacl- time of wearing. K
you allow them to get very dirty, homo
claiming Is seldom n success; but
treated In this way they will look
nice for qulto a long time.
it Inco Is Ironed directly after wash
ing, Ilrst under a cloth, finishing off
with nothing bctvveou It and the Iron,
there Is no need to starch it. Ironing
whllo wet gives it Just tho right
amount of stiffness.
After baking n enko Rtntul tho tin
directly sou tako It from tho oven
on u cloth which ban been wrung out
ot hot water. Loavo n few minutes,
and then turn out. Tho enko will
como out without any trouble.
When furnishing uso tho siuno pat
tern enrpet In nil bod rooms; then,
when tho enrpets begin to wear, or
you move to another house, tho best
part f ono or two can bo Joined to
gether, and will mnko quite a prcoout
ablo enrpet.
Inexpensive Oath Robes,
l'retty wash flannels In pink or bluo
nro Just tho thing for bath gowns.
Tnoy aro warm nnd comfortnblo for
room wear and snvo n more clnbornto
gown, says tho Philadelphia Bulletin.
Kor ono of averago height six yards la
enough, and as they need no trimming
tho cost of tho gown is trifling. Cut
In threo widths, ono In back or two
In front; hem, and mount on a doublo
Soke, finishing tho nock wuh a wldo
turnover collnr. (lather tho full
slcoves Into a wristband, and ntltch
hems, cuffs nnd collnr. Put a big
Bquaro outsldo pocket on tho loft
front, nnd fasten the garment with
pearl buttons.
Tea Punch.
Make a strong Infusion of ten, pour
ing a quart of boiling water over n
tablespoonful ot Ceylon or English
breakfast teu nnd letting It stand .un
til eold. Strain und add to tho follow
lowing mixture: Tho Julco of thrco
lemons and tho Julco of threo oranges,
tho pulp nnd Juice of a shredded pine
apples and ono pint of Btigar. When
tho sugar Is entirely dissolved add
ono quart apolllnarls and ono box
fresh BtrnwberrleB or raspberries,
used whole. Pour over a block ot Ico
In the punch bowl. A cupful of claret
and a tablespoonful of curacoa may bo
added If desired. ,
Contre La Migraine.
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A delightful cssenco to Inhnlo when
suffering from headache Is composed
ot ono drachm of oil of lavender, ono
ounco lump camphor, thrco ounces li
quid ammonia nnd one pint alcohol.
Dlssolvo and bottlo. Nervous head
aches are often relieved by applying
towels wrung out of hot wnter to tho
face and head. Use as hot water as
can bo borne.
Milliners' Ban on the Veil.
It will not do for tho pretty girl to
hide her pnRso lint under nn accumula
tion of gauzo veilings any longer. Tho
milliners havo found her out. In con
vention assembled they havo de
nounced tho veil nnd Jeered nt tho
woman who wears It. It gives too
much opportunity to economical wom
en to look smart at a trifling oxpenso
f 'Im
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No. 4557. -Design by May Manton.
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plastron front, formed by tho cxton-
Blons of tho yoko, Is peculiarly Bmart
nnd tho drooping shoulder lino marks
tho latest designs. A May Manton
pattern, 4557, slzos 32 to tOwlll bo
mailed to any address on receipt of
ton cents.
to Bitlt tho other women who llvo bj
tho hats they Bell. Mine. Hunt, nn oft
fleer of tho National Milliners' nsso
elation, Bays: "ft Is a dangorom
fashion, a style which puta monoy In
tho pockets of tho veil mnkorn but
takes It out of ours. Many women
conceal old hats under fluffy masses
of brown veiling nnd then forego th
pleasures of a now hat. Wo must o
poso this 'practice."
Princess Wrapper.
No othor garment yot devised
means th comfort nnd relaxation ol
tho wcll-mndo morning gown. This
4B65 Trfncs Wmppor, 32 lo2 bmt.
Design by May Manton.
excellent model Is well adapted to Us
uso nnd Is suited tomany mntorlals.
It also can bo mado either high or
with a square neck. Ab Illustrated It
Is mado of bluo challlo dotted with
black, tho yolto lnlng of ecru laco nnd
tho trimming black nnd whlto braid.
Tho wrapper combines .loso fronts
with a fitted back, but Is mndo over a
fitted front lining that means perfect
neatnos8. Ttio pointed yoko with th
elcovo caps glvo tho breadth of shoul
der that is so fashlonablo, but tho
Bquaro yoko can ho substituted and
the slcevo enps omitted If preferred.
To make tho wrapper for a womau
of medium slr.e will bo required 11V4
ynrds 1!7 or- 7 y'nrds 44 Inches wldo,
with Vi yard of all-over lace. A May,
Manton pnttorn No. 4565, sizes 32 to t
42, will bo mailed to any address on
receipt of ten cents.
Honvy whlto stltchlngs aro always
smart on black.
Fur ncarfs aro broader and longer
thnn last yenr.
Shlrrlngs form glrdlo effects on
many pretty frocks.
Whlto and palo colored .Inclines nrj
UHcd for dressy gowns.
Tho nverngo woman looks best In a
find net veil without spotti.
Havo two or threo Bets of Ungerli
slcevo ruflles for tho ono gown.
Insect forms of jeweled gunmctal
aro worn at corsago and In coiffure.
Safely lies halfway between a droop
ing blouse und a tight-fitting bodice.
Yoko nnd sleeves of gold not add a,
rich finish to tho whlto ovonlng gown.
Mirror velvets nro the lightest and
best fitted for tucking nnd shirring
conceits.
Most women are at their best In tlia
dainty Huffy things they call "homo
gowns."
Kor tho sheet there Is the coat and
skltt costume of navy bluo velvet In
wnlking length.
To Cook Prunes.
When prunes nre served they hould
fall apart from tho stones and bo very
tender. In order that the prunes
should reach tho perfection of tender
ness It Is better to soak them In cold
wnter for twenty-four hours beforo
cooking. First they should bo washed
thoroughly in scalding water; then
put to Hoak. After the soaking tlioy
may bo boiled with sugar not too
much or they may bo soaked a sec
ond twenty-four hours In milk and then
served with hones'. Honey Is ulwnss
better with cream than sucnr is.
Header of this papr can secure any Afar
Manton pattern Illustrated nbovo br nlllncout
all blanks In coupon, nnd mnillnc, with to cents
loK. i:. IUrrlson Co.. 6S Plymouth Place, Chi
cago. Pattern will ho mailed promptly.
Name .........,
Town
Pattern No..................
Waist Measure (If for sUlrt)
Dust Measure (If for waist)
Age (If child's or miss's pattern).,
Write plainly. Fill out all, blanks. Knaoi
lOo. Mall to E. E. nairlsoa-Co., 65 Plymouth
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