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BY MUTUAL CONSENT.
HE was scntcd on
grass, with her
shoulders propped
up against a camp
Btool; thero wero
two or three garden
benches standing
nbout, but sho said
sho preferred to sit
on the grass it
mndo her feel more
"country."
To Intensify this feeling sho had
clothed her fresh young beauty in a
marvelous organdy, so sheer that her
arms gleamed through it like alabaster,
and had pinned on her bright head a
great hat drooping with roses. By her
side leaned a white parasol edged with
lace.
Her companion, a young man in ten
nis flannels, who was stretched at her
feet, had commented sarcastically up
on her "rustic attire," and a hot dis
cussion had ensued, a discussion hap
pily interrupted by the arrlvnl of n ser
vant with a tray of iced lemonade.
"Ah," said Miss Gre3ham, helping
herseri to one of the frosted glasses,
"if there Is one person for whom I en
tertain an undying affection it is Betty.
I know wo arc Indebted to her for this.
She is one of those rare people who al
wnys do the correct thing."
"Betty," repeated Markland, lazily,
sipping his lemonade, "and who is
Betty?"
"Ho has forgotten Betty!" cried the
girl, "and has no more shame than to
confess it! Betty, who was always his
sworn companion and who has helped
him out of I do not know how many
scrapes. This is the effect, I suppose,
of college and travel and society."
"Betty!" again repeated Markland.
"Ah!" a sudden light springing to his
eyes "your old nurse, of course. Why,
certainly I remember her dear com
panion of my youth! But I did not rec
ognize her by so common a title. To
me she haB always seemed a beneficent
genius, a good nngel, rather than an
ordinary mortal." He lifted his glass
"To Betty," he said; "may her shadow
never grow less."
"Betty was asking me about you the
other day," said the girl; "she wanted
to know if you still rode and boated
and swam like yon used to. I told her
you had given up dancing because of
the exertion." She looked at him in
nocently. "Did sho ask you anything about your
own life?" said Markland, sitting up
"a resume of how you put in your time
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.
during the winter season in town
might be Interesting to her, and cer
tainly profitable."
"Anything I do is interesting to her,"
she responded, coldly.
"Do you know," he said, "I have been
marveling over you ever since I came.
I cannot quite realize that you have
been ten days in the country without
being bored. How have you accom
plished it? I thought that the day of
miracles was past."
"My good Tony," remarked Miss
Gresliam. patronizingly, "you must not
Judgo other people by yourself; it is a
very foolish and narrow-minded way
of doing Because you cannot exist
happily without your clubs and theaters
is no reason why I can't."
"I never knew you belonged to a
club," observed Markland, mildly.
"Have you developed into that won
der, a new woman?"
"Oh, nonEensc! You know I was
speaking figuratively! I mean that I
nm not wedded to any particular stato
of things that I can adapt myself to
circumstances and enjoy whatever
comes."
"Can you? How delightful! But,
jesting aside, has it not been rather
Blow for you here, without any girls
lor you to see through and scorn and
be amused by nor men to analyze and
draw you out and get interested in?"
"How do you know thero have been
no men?"
"I have your own word for it I
heard you refuse four of your best
friends permission to visit you down
here, and I inferred that tho common
herd had been no better treated."
"Yes" sho said, "you were right. My
solitude has been uninvaded. I have
been resting and enjoying myself thor
oughly. By tho way" suddenly
"who told you that you could comol"
"No one, but I had to run down to
my place on business, and I thought it
would look unnelghborly not to drop
In and And out how you wero getting
on."
"Vary thoughtful, indeed! So you
havo remembered your old homo at
lastl How long has it been since you
Tvero here?"
"Flvr years" pondering "five years
this June."
"Lp it muoh changed?"
"A good deal; tho old willow by tho
pond Is doi-n; fell In the August storm,
BaBtgn tells me."
"Oh, I am so sorry! Wo used to"
sho paused, blushing.
"Yrs," ho responded, "so we did."
And he glanced at her laughingly.
"And tho house?" she hurried on;
"how does It look?"
"Awfully everything gono to pieces;
dust, cobwebs and mold everywhere;
tho family portraits white with mil
dew." "Oh, Tony," she cried, "how dreadful!
You really ought to do something about
them."
"I shall," ho said. "I was fond of tho
placo as a lad, and tho trip down hero
has awakened all tho old feeling. I nm
tired to death of society, tho exertion
of dancing" smiling "and tho bother
of being agreeable to peoplo that ono
doesn't enro a rap about; so I havo halt
mado up my mind to marry and sottlo
down in tho country; mat is" slowly
"If I can pcrsundo tho girl I lovo to
consent to bury herself for my sake."
Miss Grcshnm looked down; her fnco
had lost a llttlo of its bright color, but
the pallor was in no way unbecoming.
"I thought tho best thing to do wns
to come and talk over the matter with
you," ho said, after a Bomewhnt awk
ward pause; "you always help a fellow
so with your advice."
"I imagine," she replied, "that if a
woman cared for a man sho would go
with him anywhere."
"Exactly, but that Is tho question
does she caro for mo? You see" gaz
ing at her steadily "sho is n society
girl, used to a good deal of gaiety and
movement and excitement, and it does
not seem quito fair to ask her to como
down here, does It? It looks conceited
and selfish, as If ono thought a good
deal of oneself, don't you know!"
She looked at him gravely.
"Do I know her?" sho asked. "Is sho
some one you have known a long tlmo?"
"Oh, yes, since I was quite a boy."
"Is she pretty?"
"Of course, you ought to know that."
"And clover?"
"I supposo" slowly "sho never says
unkind things or sees through other
people as as Eomo of your other
friends do."
"Unkind things? No. But as to see
ing through people" breaking into a
laugh "I am obliged to admit that sho
does. You sec, she has been out a lot,
and the rosy bondage Is a bit out of
place; natural enough, don't you
think?"
"I supposo so" doubtfully "ono
cannot go through life with one's eycB
shut; that is, if anyone has any brains,
and yet, somehow or other, I don't
quite like tho description. You are
such'a good fellow, Tony, for all your
affection, that you ought to marry some
body very much above the average."
"And so I shall."
"You always said," she went on,
"that I might choose a wlfo for you.
Don't you remember just beforo you
went to college that last ride we took?"
"Assuredly."
"How v;c agreed to ask each other's
advice auout tne people wo snouiu mar
ry, and how wo promised that neither
of us would get engaged without tho
other's consent?"
"Of course I remember. I am qulto
willing to abide by tho old contract.
I shall never marry without your per
mission." "Oh, Tony, really?"
"Really."
Sho gazed at him with parted lips and
shining eyes.
"You arc very trusting how do you
know that I shall not tako a baso ad
vantage of your Implicit confidence and
refuse my consent altogether? You
don't know how lonely it will bo going
out next winter without you. I havo
got so used to having you around that
I don't bellevo I'll enjoy myself In tho
least unless you are there."
She pondered a moment.
"Come," sho said. "I will compro
mise. I won't forbid tho bnnnB alto
gether, but you must not think of mar
rying until I am tired of society and
ready to take the fatal step myself.
How will that suit you?"
"Perfectly, If you don't put it off too
long."
"Oh, well, that I don't know. I havo
about decided to become a spinster."
"Come, now, that isn't fair. Supposo
we agreed to be married tho same day?
That meets with your approval? Well,
to keep that promise fresh in your motn
ory"reaching over und taking her
hand "wear this for my sake."
Ho drew her glovo off very gently
and slipped a loop of diamonds on her
finger.
The blood flashed to her cheeks.
"Tony!" sho cried, tho full meaning
of his action breaking over her, "Tony,
I don't understand. I "
"Oh, yes, you do," ho answered, draw
ing a reassuring arm about her, "but
for fear you might make a mistake and
go oft and marry another fellow, I will
make my meaning clearer. I lovo you
I havo always loved you. I havo
never dreamed of asking anyone 'else
to marry me. I would have told you so
before, but you aro such a dreadful
llttlo flirt that I was afraid to test my
fate. What say you, sweetheart? Shall
wo marry and settlo down at tho old
place?"
"And it was I all the time," Bho mur
mured, "and I thought you meant "
"Who?" asked Markland, curiously.
"Oh, never mind" hastily "I seo
now what an absurd Idea it was. So
you always loved mo, ever since I was
a chHld? Well, really, Tony, it was
only fair, for I never cared for anyone
as I cared for you. Como, let us go Id
and tell Betty."
I.-innrlilnt; a Hip Ship.
That it costs something to launch a
big battleship is shown by tho state
ment that tho expense of getting the
Victorious, the latest addition to Eng
land's fleet, afloat was about $10,000.
She Is a sister ship to tho Magnificent
and Majestic, and is 390 feet long, 75
feet beam, and 27 feet draft. There
were used up on tho ways over which
she slid into tho water 7,000 pounds of
Russian tallow, 1G0 gallons of train oil
and 700 pounds of soft soap. The gross
weight of tho ship, equipped and ready
for gca, Is 15,725 tons.
Unities nn lllrj Hen.
Thero Is reason In tho crusade which
hnsbecu begun ntSnn Francisco against
tho carrying of babies on bicycles. It
may bo tho children like it, just as
their fathers do, but tho real point is
that the practice is too dangerous. Ac
cidents arc always liable to occur, and
while tho rider takes his own chance
mid lias every opportunity to save lilui
belt, the baby lias to taku much great
er risks. 'flip mere fact that it is there
tends to rob tho rider of nerve at critic
al times. Thoso who arc managing
the campaign in California rely partly
on the law of that state which makes
it a misdemeanor to placo a child In
any position dangerous to life or limb.
Hartford Times.
Trout, frolic mill llimlti;.
Tho wind over frozen ponds nmt luW,
over Kuou-lteldhof plains mid open country,
is hcnvilv charged with Irost nud Hue. i ar
ticles of frozen mntter. It is tho most pen
ulrntliig vny for thill to set in. Kimtlou
warmth. Mi'rtden chill, nnd severe tolds,
tlirls and loys Hknlinp, driving for pleasure
or liiiftlnesx, nnd men at work alleld know
tho dllTuroueo in temperature. Yet tho
youngsters slmto away and with mouth
open lunching taVo In otiose of norcthrftat.
Drivers "and workmen throw nsldo wraps
und all know tho next day from soreness
and stiirnebs wlmt sudden chill means. Now
tho Lest tiling to ilo when housed in to rub
well at onco with St. Ja olis Oil. If tm do.
you will uot havo mrethront ; or If you aro
NtilT and soro, it will aire by wnriulng tho
surface to throw out tho chill.
Sunllnw-ril the I'oHj-wosk.
Tnclc .lack returns from a long walk
and, being somewhat thirsty drinks
from a tumbler ho finds on tho table.
Enter his little niece. Alice, who in
stantly sets up a cry of despair.
Uncle .lack "What's the matter,
AllieV Alice (weeping) "You've
drinked tip my 'qunriuin and you've
swallswod my free pollywogs." lie
hobcth Sunday Herald.
Dcufncus Cm Not llo Citron
By local applications, as they rnnnot
roach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
nnd that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mu?uus lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When the tube is in
flamed you havo a rumblliiK sound or
imperfect lienrlnrr, nnd when It Is en
tirely closed Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to Us normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever: nine enses out of ten are cuuned
by Cfttnrrh, which Is nothtiiB but an In
flamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. We will Rive One Hundred Dollars for
any case of DeaTness (caused by Ca
tarrh) that cannjt bo cured by Hall's
Cata'rrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Hall's Family Pills. 25c.
Tim Yahkcn Would Help.
A little Virginia boy, who was much
interested in listening to a discussion
of a war question between this country
and England, asked:
"Papa, if we go to war with England
will tho Yanlcccs help us fight for our
country?"
And ho added, "If they do wc can
whip the English to pieces. "
IOWA PATENT OFFICE hEPORT.
Di:s Mot.NKfl, January 13. Patents
have been allowed, but not yet issued,
us follows: To the Prouty-Fowlcr
Soap Co., of Des Moines, for three
trade-marks, to-wit: The word sym- '
bols, Bo-Peep. Peek-a-Boo. and .luck- '
1'nr. To. I. II. ICiiiscy, of Milo. for a i
wire stretcher specially adapted to bo
clamped fast to a post for stretching
fenco wires nnd splicing broken wires.
To Deborah Owen, of Van crt, for a
novelty for women, described in one of
the claims as follows: A dress pro
tector consisting of tin overskirt
gathered at its sides at the lower
portion thereof, and provided with
fastening devices to becure t lie said side
portions about tin unities of the wearer
and also provided with fuste.ning
devices along the lower edge, between
the ilrst named fastening devices, to
secure the same between the legs of
the wearer. Printed copies of tho
drawings and specifications of any ono
patent sent to any address for 'JA cents.
Valuable information about securing,
valuing and selling patents sent free.
Thomas G. ami .1. Kai.pii Oitwia,
Solicitors of Patents.
Fomo of tho Jaj auoi-c soldiers wiar pujier
c!othiii'4.
1 l.eiievo niv i ronift uso of I'iso's Cure
rrovented quick consuiii' tiou. Mrs Lucy
Wallace, Mnrquotto, Kan., Dee, I'.', '05.
Ho'flshness is sclf-robl ery, no matter
whether it dwells in n hutorin n ralace.
"KruiBon'o Mtglo Corn Salve."
Warranto! to t ui-m or money jufuruled. Afek yoor
drucjrtrt for It- 1'ilce li ceiiU.
Mntrimunia. tritiuii'hs of gentlewomen in
trade taiise more, to po into it.
TIT3 -MlFlttoppcil fnH-livDr.Kllne'sOr.it
rerii KfKtorcr, .So l-'ltuuttrr the lirliui) ' ",n.
Jiarv, louat'iiK'K. Tri'atlsunplS'Jlri.ilUtilrM' t
lUcuit. b.uaulr.Kllut',KUAi(.libl.ll'l.iJu.,lu.
BETTER WALK A MILE than fall
to get n 5-cent package of Cut and
Slash smoking tobacco if you want to
enjoy n. real good 3moke. Cut and
Slash cheroots are as good as many
5-cent cigars, and you get three for C
cents. Sure to please.
1 Bottlebinding. m
vlw' You can't iudze of the mialitv of n lmnk- Uv th hinrlin- ?- 5
You can't judge of the quality of a book by the binding,
nor tell the contents by the title. You look for the name
of the author before you buy the book. The name of
Robert Louis Stevenson (for instance) on the back guaran
tees the inside of the book, whatever the outside may be.
There's a parallel between books and bottles. The
binding, or wrapper, of a bottle is no guide to the quality
of the medicine the bottle contains. The title on the bottle
is no warrant for confidence in the contents. It all depends
on the author's name. Never mind who made the bottle.
Who made the medicine ? That's the question.
Think of this when buying Sarsaparilla. It isn't the
binding of the bottle or the name of the medicine that
you 're to go by. That's only printer's ink and paper ! The
question is, who made the medicine? What's the author's
name? When you see Ayer's name on a Sarsaparilla bot
tle, that's enough. The name Ayer guarantees the best,
and has done so for SO years.
SlI.VKll KINO ltAUt.KV, 110 lit;, VVAl
AOItli.
The barley Wonder. YleldH right
along on poor, good or Indifferent soils
80 to 100 bus. per aero. That pays at
20c. a bushel!
Salzcr's mammoth catalogue Is full of
good things. Silver Mine Oats yielded
20H bushels lit 180B. It will do better In
1S9C. Hurrah for Tcoslnte, Sand Vetch,
Spttrry and Giant Clover and lots of
grasses and clovers they offer. 3C
packages earliest vegetables $1.00.
If J oil trill rut title out mill arml
it with 10c. postage to tho John A. Sei
zor Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., you will
get free t: grain and grans samples,
including barley, etc., and their mam
moth catalogue. Catalogue alone Be. for
mailing. w.n.
1. milling Ship by Ktrrtrlrlt)-.
One of the most wonderful labor
saving inventions of tho day is tho new
electric stevedore or movable conveyor
for loading a ship with flour or grain
from an ordinary warf. Its length is
forty feet, two wheels In the center
allowing it to bo moved at will. Thu
actuating power is electricity. The re
volving belt, on which thu sacks aro
placed is of rubber, and passes over
twelve rollers. Tins belt revolves at
such a speed as to carry nil tho weight
in flour or grain that can bu placed
upon it. Tills apparatus recently
loaded u steamer witli three thousand
tons of flour at tho ratu of scvcnty-tlvu
tons per hour.
Tlin CUt of it (iiiixt Stomach
Is one of tho most lii'iilllcout donations
voucliMifort to us by nature. How often It
Is grossly uI.ummI! Whether the stomach Is
niiiursilly wi'iilc. or has been rendered so by
initirudoiice in eatliiR or drinking, Hostel
tor s Moiiincli Hitters Is the liesl aiient for
Its restoration to vlpor and activity, lloth
digestion and appetite ate renewed by this
tine tonic which ulso ocrcoines const I pu
lton. liillioiiMicsN, malarial, Uiilnoy and
rheumatic ailments and nervousness.
Wo can only do our lest when wo nro
sttro wo uro right.
"Huowx'8 HmixntiAi. 'Inociius" are un
oqtm'ed lor clearing tho voice. Public
speakers and dingers tho world overuse
them. '
Lovo can bo misunderstood, but never
overestimated.
I'lirkcr'n (Jtnircr 'l'milc ! piiimlar
for lt (toed wuik hnlTurliiK, tired, Hcei'nR. ncrr
uu wuiiioti Und nittilDR u auotulne nnd rerlThiK.
Modern woman sometimes stoop exceed
ingly low to conquer.
AVhnt ( rlitr of relief II la tn know
Hint yuu liavo n nn renins llltiiicno nsrvm to
them, nnd T-TJ Comforting It li. J to ul drumlkts.
Much doing is not so important as well
''0'11''
Ilrgvninn'K Camphor I t'vl tli (Jlyeoilnr.
The original nmlonlj Renulni-. CureClianil Hunilii
and r'acv, Cola Sol , Ac. C. U. Clark Ca.N.llm un.Ci-
Soeicty men add to their popularity by
lciii deferential to old ladies.
COl.OKADO CiOI.Il MINKS.
If you arc Interested in gold mining
or wish to keep posted regarding the
wonderful strides being made in Colo
rado, it will pay you to send fifty cents
for a year's subscription to The Gold
Minor, an illustrated monthly paper
published at Denver.
Pome uob!vinen nud their American
wives' money aro toon nllenated.
jyjjpffiGi
Xn$ 3E02JO
Bote tho method nnd results when
Syrup of Fig8 is taken ; it is jdcnsant
aud refreshing to tho tasto. and acta
gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys,
Livor and Dowels, cleanses the sys
tem ciFectitiilly, dispels colds, head
aches ami fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to tho stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from tho most
healthy and agrocablosubstnnces, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and havo made it tho most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all lcadim: drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not havo it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not'accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRAUCISCO, CAL.
lOUISVIUE. Kf. HEW YORK. tU
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n .and
The 5 cent piece is nearly as'
terge as you vget of other
high grades for o cents:
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