ORA'S iEST
MARY CCCIL HAY
C11APTI5U ll.-troiitinupd.l
"Mie.kj it * u-ry good , " slip sai.l , thought-
filllj. "Hlid ha Is getting Will. llo.v I
'
Wish ho could got worn that wasn't * every
very hard an the woik Slum makiB him
So. Micky HiiJ I are ulwn > wUuhig Uio- *
wi-io fairies. "
" think he had fuunl fl
"Ho Bu.'iuud to
lulry td-eluy , " obsoivcd Murk. AfiJ tu > J
lit1 poliitod out a upot open to the log.
and skcd hur vhelhtr lie wt 10 take
tjoruk through thnt hfokun g to mno.ig
thetrpp .
Ihafit-ihnfi TraveereAn Nora
poke huriltMl.y yd timidly , "That's lr-
tocroj biit 1 w nt ask jou to go n.r-
MilUrnndpn may bp-aideep.
"Bui wiili our unl.ed cflorta It may bo
noiwible to uwukcu him , ' piop.madeil
Mark , coolly. "I aui expecting bnu to
; < mo to diup with you. "
Wor e\cral minium Norn p nt I red til s
, tbougn she r .ul i
speech vn u > l.v unoai y
nut explain why. Horuk had turned into
whuh bordered
ntglpftod avoaiie
the ( short ,
gioatid. an Ion I
dered on one Hide by potato
on the other by a Ik-Id of llax-led up to
which the d. -
nn old siiinirc houiie , from
tolored plaster WHH half pe. lft ) nwoy.
rumbling In-low it.
ml theluickwork i
"Air. I'ojn/ , " site said an I no wuuhr
bo laughed at her ii.ialnt bolemniiy-
"Hint's Trnveore. Don t you won ler that
travelers don t coino to sco the ruins'/ "
' "That , " repented Mar. , , making a d
liberate pause , as ho looked in entl.v at
tlio dllapllated old IIOIIM"is 'Irmvio.
Is it ? Vour home wheio you sp.nl the
nimiuer dajs and long winter night *
Child , how do you do UV"
"I nm used to h , " who answered , very
oflly. "And I have a grandpa , an I olu
Kitty , anil the dogs , and Snow tint' *
our cow ; she's In the house a great dial
and Itornk , but he never conies bpyoiid
thu hall ; and there are MUIIC old liooks
that were grandpa' * * , and I've a few Will
J ft mo , and one CVll.i gave me once on a
birthday. Now , " xlie went on.Kli just
n Httlu unsteadiness In her low , dear
tones , "will jou toino , or wid ion change
your mind ? "
They walked on then , nmong wan lur
ing pigs and poultry , to the front door ,
which , wi.lp open as It was , awaycd to
nil fro upon one hiniie.
" 1 don't think , " remarked Nora. IIH they
entered a bare , unfnniiHliud lull , "thai
there is a Hlnglo door tit Trnu'eru uh.ih
will ijulte close. Some have both lilng 8
tint no lock or h.uulle ; Home ha.o 1,11
upper hinge only , some a lowei one. They
vary a good deal. This way , please. "
As she npo\c ! , Hhe with < > nie litt e
dilllculty imslieil uiicn a < .r > aUinnr door .n
cine corner of the hall , au > l Mr. PO.MIZ
fnllowed her into the moHt cu.lo.iH MI in
ho had ever entered. In ono corner a pile
of bogwood lunched Irom llo.ir to cv 1
Ing , and had a ladder plopped against It.
hi aiiotlur ; , a titack of tnrl Htoud hull 'd-
tnoli.sheil , 1t thick liroun dint tro.lt.cn
well into the threadbare carpet. Upi.n
the hearth lay at least a do/e.i d.gs . a.id
cats ; and la-hind them a small , Avi/.tn
old man nut Ktr.ii litcnlug the brim 01 a
wretched looking hat.
"Look lieu1 , chill , " he Ball , hearing
Nora's step , but without ( roabling him-
ni'lf to loo's up. "I've got a. lunxalii nt
last. I foim I tlih on a scarecrow up in
Elllot'Aheat , and ho I changed. Tin
brim was nearly elf mine , and 1 can HDUII
mend this. II a ! " IIP ehuckled. "this IN the
first bargain 1'vo met with this year. "
"Urainlpa , " H.ii.l Nora , the bright pink
Hpreading painfully from chin to brow us
che paihicd beside him , "here is a gentie
man. "
"A what ! " ho naked , Hcrewin his cyp
fast , and then op > nng them as \\lic as
ho could. Presently lie slowly rose , and
looUe.i beyond her to his visitor , raising
his hand once to rub his eyes , as If liU
xight were dim.
"Who ? " he asked , still looking at the
'cull , strong figure oppo-oto , uhlc Mark ,
In his turn , looked keenly down upon his
bhriveled form , buttoned in a siiaili ) >
coat , wearing no lollar , auj a patched
Mack cap over hl.s luil'l head.
"Mr. POJIU , " whihpered Nora , the
blush deeijen.ng strangely , and her breath
coming hnulOdly , in hqr new inoitlti.ti'
tlon , as Hlio looked into her.uratidl'ather'.s
face.
"From Knslamir1 .
"Yes , f loin IJogland , " M j-k answered ,
his long gray eyes fixed npoU
the old man. " ; ' . ,
"Krom Suny ? " ; |
"Yes , Irom Surryj' . ' *
"It's clull.v. and gcitjln you
can go and prop
i-lile it Illi-s open. a
needn't emne l.iek
Tied , cinerniloiiily , ns
ed to be go ng himsilf to w this torn
mntid. " | ' . \OH th.uk thewnilil nexpi
by any other term did old Col ? St. Uiorgt
designate his granddaughter liu.s.i t
sense enough to manaie auch a trille as
this ? "
Kor two or three minutes after Nora
had left the room. Mr. Poynz stood wait
Ing ; but when her face stld with the
cheeks llnsheil , and the eyes brilliant nil >
restless had appeared outside the broken
window , and was gone again , he lurno
coolly to the table and took a seat oppo
site Col. St. Georgo.
"May I smoke ? "
"Certainly certainly , " ncqulpsced the
old 111,111 , again speaking with ciuernloiiB
rapidity. "Is that the only question you
have to ask me ? "
Leaning forward on his unsteady chair
Mark struck a fusee. Not until his cigar
van alight did ho raise his eyes to an
swer , calmly :
"No ; theio are one or twn inoro ( jues-
tions , whith I shall bo slad If you will
HQ wer nit as frankly. "
CHAPTER III.
Norn's bedroom was a I6ng , low room
ivniuseoted , like most of the rooms lu the
house ; its scant items of furniture were
B old unil as bndly tu need of repair as
.were nil the other articles in the house ,
yet her gir'lth taste and neatness had
devised little methods of making th
whole attractive. In n quaint , whimsical
Ingenious \\ny. Hut what n grace of pic-
lurtsqiiiiicfis ioul : I fche supply fioiu he )
cant little wnrdrobit !
A faded munllu frock was brought out
ud ibakon and theu deunecl In perfect
From
Darkness
nni uiiQuesilouod conlput. After thnt ,
u lunny II tin now , wnieh ui'ght nrUinal '
lm\e bein a dob's eu corn. .em. was liid
to the end of be-r Lnx plan. ; and , when
she hud bit/ight the tliicU cod iiroimd to
judge of tut * i fleet , he rsm.Ld to her-
son" , ibitiicinir how guy mie win * , anJ
wendi ring w aether CJi l.n would consider
sh. * WIIH propei ly un-s. < cd.
"ADeve p.atifd jr hair nfrlsh , I
do declnri' ! " cs..u.nied Kitty , h.ilf .l '
ing her dim c.H' as sim s.rutiinied ; Nora
on her retiin to n.o hltchi n. "Wih , id
ilnak thut iinoiilile euoiiKb wunn * u day.
I m gl.nl y''f rl.idy. tho.iHh. 'ihe e.oc-
tbor'n rouni lu tue yurrd. '
"lieh , r.- ! " creJ .so.n , heir tone more
disuppoin.el ih.m surpr.iseJ. "AnJ on y
.
" \V.II. iin' w.n't thut IIP iimre'ii
apiece ? I vp bin in ad' sit ihe ilt.th ,
Norn ; yei'Kiaiidpa . .ti . the iia.l ni.ai s sat
inr npurt-sta l I tiiiiiK th.gntl
laituer apart thin > er gmti.pa. "
"And wh.it do you think of the
man ? ' ciui'atioiii'd the girl , lor slio uud
no one < 'Ue to < jucsiion ,
'Mist n.uigot , ' replied Kitty , provok-
irigly dc'VoieJ to lier saucrp < n ; "I jist
coul.iii t look nt Him for woiitli. ring ho
unild ha wusln u 4.1s loi.ar nod ins wrisi-
buns so white nich a waste o soap.c
needn't be lookm' so harrd at thee K-X
eggs , MiiK Norn ; the harJist btuiv lu
jer ojo won't make 'em eight. "
"I shall nut go in to d.nuer , " the gitl
said , with a sigh ; "I will ha\o some
liread anI cheese heiu. Th'-re ulil i ,
only two eggs each even tlnu. Oh , Kilty ,
If we had but a lUtie money now and
then ! "
"What tie's I to Hay about ye ? " as'ed
Ivitt.v , pausing witli tiw ili li in her hand ,
lleiidiiehin h the bc-Ht complaint lurrye. '
"Perhaps th.-y won t as. * , " s.ud .Nora ,
diHiiiaily. us she cut her bread nn I ih cse.
"If they do. I d better luue a headache !
but If they seem sorry , say 1 Hiiall bo
better In an hour , and will go in. "
"Did thi'j as. ; ? ' she ciuiHiioufl eager
ly , when the old sen ant letuin d.
"Yes , my dear one of 'em. Uh , don't
be < iucschimn' me. I Inir lthl.h it
wur. I've [ tut I very thin on the t.ude
now. Yer gramlpa KIIJI. ho wont need
me again. "
Nora , forgetting her biead and cbccsu
before she was half-way through it , rse
and passing through the chill , ) Hull , w. lit
into a Invorke louin of lu'i , \\heie s..o
uad tried to make the shabby old l.oo .s
.nto frleiuls as well as furniture , and li.ul
uer pet lounging place in a little window
K0.it in one corner , lle.p site had H..t
.or only a few minuics , when she lutu-ied
.hat the door In hind her had been pusac 1
ajar. But , \\li.n sue ha.I liio.\e I ion id
. .nd found that there was no one in the
room with her , xhc fancied one of the
Jogs had luo.tcd in , as lie went , about in
his inert search for fooil.
So she sat oa in ilio fading light ,
wrapped l > i a dtup , \\ide , wonderful
iliouglit , which bhe laiieied was un.y iho
continuation of an o.d day-die.iin unt 1
suddenly blie started up and listened , h. r
heart beat.lig , and IUT ejes soft and
radiant. Mia the step whioh crossed the
hall , and came straight up to tier with
out pause , was a fata.liar s.eti , and n..e
leaned back again in tier o.d poait on ,
and turned her eye * once nioie to tno
pale , piul. light above the droai ) bug.
' 'Nora , " haiil Dr. Aimsiro.ig , speaking
coiiMiigly , as he tool : up her ! c.U n..in.
wliicli lay nearest linn , and pressed h.s
lingers on her pu.st ; , "what lias givui you
a headncho to-day ? "
"IJggs , " said Nora , laughing ; but Nuel
Armstrong noIced how biVif.ly she trie I
to draw away her hand , and how icauily
her e\t's , H > large ami beautful l.i uu
pale light , went luuk : from his luce to the
distant sunset.
lie stood a moment in angry hesitation ,
and then he MI ! down beside her , still
holding the round , white ur.st in h,8
htion. ; , supple lingers , lie wn > a iiinn of
more than loityet ; lime had travel d
so smoothly wlili him tnat his fiuc w.is
uulined , and the glo > * y surface of his
light brown hair was iiudlMigurcd by .my
silver thread. If any one had l < dd .Norn
juit th-ti that Ur. Armstruiig w.is teu
jears oiler than the gentleman who h.d
drin'ti her home that day. she would hnvu
laughed at the truth us a jest.
"M.\ dear little Nora. " Nuel Armstrong
said , presently , In a soft , plausible vouc ,
"how inn 1 bodovo ioa are rca ly miller-
ing when you look 1,0 fresh and so loie-
I ) 'I Yet I feel sure > ou would not ted
me u falsehood. "
" 1 cll.l , " acknowledged Nora , with o
nod. "At least , I let Kitty do It for me ,
\\hli-li was worse. I'm touting in pies-
ently , though , to grandpa and Mr.
Poyuz. "
"lie you've seen him , then1 Dr.
Armstrong had changed bis speech too
swiftlj for Norn to uoiKe it.
"Yes ; he came home with me to-day
He is a friend of Will H. "
" 1 think , " observed Ur. Armstrong , his
voice low and harsh , "that , after n tin en
years "absence , it would bo maidenly for
jou to say Mr. Foster. "
" 1 suppose so , " slk assented , simply.
"Oelia did. Nuel , 1 wish I was eiliunt-
ed. "
"And what the hnppler would you bo ? "
inquired Nuel ArniHtioug. "Wait n lit
tle while and you shall be u.lmntctl
with n care and watchfulness which low
girls know. Kvery step of your educa
tion Khali lie an hour of bliss , my darl
ing ; and every lesson you are taught
shall be on a ilieme that women love. "
"I saw Miss Foster at the viear.ige to-
'ay ' , " Nora snid , without staying to Cun-
dder what Nuel meant. "She came with
Mr. Pojnr. to 11 eland. She looked su
legant. and she Is bo educated , Nuol ! "
"Sho came with Mr. Poynz , dl.l bhe ? "
he queried , looking into the Kills face
with a smile which she did not timlcr-
itaud. "Thene may naturally conclude
that they two are about to become bus-
band and wife. "
"Are the ) , d'you thinkV" she question-
d. bringing her eyes buck to Us face for
i moment , for she hud for years been to d
ivbut u * orj clever man Dr. Armstrong
ivas. "How strange that 1 never thought
of that ! "
"Why strange , my darling ? Others be
ing lu love is nothing to you , "
" 1 wonder what it's like ? " Nora spot *
'n lur fr sh , untroubled vol p , 'h < u 'i ' hpr
nl UHH u iiule cheamy "to be in
l u "
' L.Ke ! " rep nt.'d Sti 1 Arirnitroiu , ris-
itik' nii'l ' Hlaiiuiig user tin * g r 's I .ai.ii , '
luure , MX he iiiiMWirid in a lapd , ' .li
sa aly WnNper. ' Its HkfjUi otaer sen-
Sjitioii on ( Mirth no other ! t niaixcs life
c > ia > long strain after Hunetniu tunt In
mixcry us ue.l us happitiiss. It uiuken tm
iieiplest to rule oar own dt'stiuU-s fi/r (
good or ill. It mnxcft n m.iti stand in one
uai row i pot , IKIdn ; ? nil his WorlJ in hix
ni'iiiR , whiie his heart buriiH nnd bis liruin !
udi.'S. It makes iht uorll MO n.nal to ,
him that all 1(4 ( beauty U w < 'tiR face , nil j
Us mimic In emu volc-n , and all ius rapture
in one kiss. "
She hud H.HPII then , ntid was looUIng flt
him in fdmple , pained s.irprifO. Ho was
NO 111001 ti.ls iiu.et. c'levcr man to uli in
sh. > ha I been umgi.t to touk up with admiration -
miration so tinned 1
"I don't line to hear this , " bin- said ,
frnnkly , thoagn very gcu.ly. "I don t
wish to thi ili it. 1 should like to th u <
that love m.ikcrf us hup. IT i.nd I ) tt r ;
tunt ln.iio.iil of inukliiK tue wortI sin II-
or , It ma..es it lurger aud tin ire lienuii.ul
to us , tniil makes us help to make it larg
er , an.i inoro beautiftii lor otlicrs. ' ) hat
is my fancy , Nuel , and 1 like the fan.'y.
Uesides , 1 dare say , If I were to nsk some
one else "
Ills lace darkened nt her simple words ,
as if they had n covert nunn.ug.
"Don i a.si < anyone else , " he said , In bin
harsh , authoritative tone ; "it Is not right
for a girl to do. "
"Nuel , " cried Nora , with burning
cliiekb , stepping farther from him , "you
say strange things to me sometimes. If
you me much older 1,111 verj tlever. and
I am so su ignoiitui of ( 'veryth.ng , uu.l
so nn.ducatc.l "
Shu broUe down there , and stopped , for
fear of being hotraye.l In.o tc-ars befuio
him , but IKstarleJ lorward and cannht
her bund hurriedly.
"I'Mitcatedt" lie cried , with n h.iid.
quid ; laugh. "You will be educated soon
enough , heaven knows ! " Have path me ,
Noia : it is not time yet. "
"Take your h.iii I away , please , " she
said , looking gravely up into his face ,
utterly nncoiui Ions that he coii.d read
some new t'cilirage there bcjoild the idd
tearlesH , child-like spirit ; "I nm going to
gramkia. "
ItiiIK r slowly and almost timidly KIO !
pushed open the door of their gen ral sit
ting room ; but in the first moiin nt of her
entrance she saw that , except for Inr
gran Ifather's spare little ligure In hN
cushionless armchair , the long loom was
empty.
"Oh , you're tip again , nro you ? " he nnd. !
scrutinizing her. ' 'Armstrong went an
hour ago to fetch you to say good-by to
the Hug ishmuii , but be found jou were
gone to bed. "
CriAPTBU IV.
Whllo Nora had sat dieiui'in ; nt thni
favorite window of hers on tlio wcst.ru
side of the lion si1. Mark PO.MU , smiling
a little o > er her sudden illn'ss , walked
down the old avenue so silent and nliad-
owy In the April twuUht an 1 nut in n
the ro.id whl h SAirled the bog. Peril tps
lie was lliindn of the drive and emulat
ing Itoiak's pace , for , though he walked
without pause or looking back , hU step
was slow and leisuiely. And there w : s
another Himil.ir.ty , too. for wh n he
reached the cottage on the roads ! ! o nt
which Moral ; hud stopped , he stopped ,
too. A woman stood in the open ilonr-
way , ( ill.l he began lo talk to her in the
coolest ami easiest and mo t natural way
possible ; and whin , two or three minutes
afterward , h. ' was -itling on her hearth
with her and her invalid sun , it all scorn
ed the must ord nary tiling in the w , > r d
lie sat just opposi.e n little s eUh of an
Kiml'isli house ; and what more na.u al
than for him to cpcnk of It an I to ad
mire its pretty frame of big oak ? And
then , what more natural th n for tlu-
lOnglish woman who through all tier
early womanhood had lived nmi.ng the
English gentry , mil le.ogtiiyel one of
them by instinct lo tell the story of that
house-so far as she l.uew it ? And Mr.
PoyiiK sat and listened , looking now into
the low turf lire , and HOW up nt the pret
ty little sketch , but without a slia'e of
weariness , nnd never Ilimit ; n pleasant
look of interest on his lire it fiue.
"Bountiful ! You may we.I say so H r.
It was the most beautliul house I ever
saw , nnd Miss Kate painic.1 it just like.
Notice that one wide , low window be
tween the two towers , will you , sir ? Thut
was the youug master's room. The win
dow optns like two doors , on those wide
ste-ps ; aud theu th.it path lends straight
to the lake , ami the- park slup.g down to
it till round. Notice that , please , before
1 go on with my story. The jo ng mas
ter th.e muster he was by all rights ,
though wo always palled him Mr. Arthur
lived n good deal of his life in this
room , for he'd always something in hand ,
an Invention , or nn impiovenunt , or n
discovery ; and instead of riding after the
hounds , ninl shooting nnd farming , like
other gentlctmn. he woul 1 shut hinis , If
up tnere ; . : i ! . times there il be a
smell of chemist's tniii''B , aud snmVtlmes
there'd be the steam of engines , and some
times thereM lu peat litters , Mlsa Kate
went into his room but raiely , for she
was always with the old lady by thu
old lady , sir , I menu Mr. Arthur's great
aunt , who owned the money thnt w.is to
free all the land , which for \eirs had
been getting smaller and smaller , until
poor Mr. Arthur owned little beyond the
park. The very home , they used to say ,
was pawned like over his bend. Lint'oil
Mrs. Say had more money thin would
buy buck nil the big estate tint wnit
with the title coming to Mr. Arthur ; and
old Mrs. Say was dying slowly now , lu
this very house. What sort of old Intly ,
sir ? Why , about the very worst sort of
old Indy anybody could possibly know !
From morning to night , nail tram night
to morning , she woke only to eat and
si-old , and mnke Ml.-.a Kate's lift n long ,
miserable shivery. Why she ennio to
stny with Mr. Arthur through thut whole
year of fault-finding we never could
mnke out we always thought it danger
ous but that she shonlJ have brought
poor Miss Kate , lo show how she cou'd
murtyr u patient , pretty yoiins girl , we
thought more dangerous still. M.ss Kate
was some sort of n re.atlnn of the rkh
old lady's. So time went on , enl the
only wonder to us was that tho.r pa
tience held out so Ions , especially Mr.
Arthur's ; for I dou't think he ever mine
near her bed she lay in bed that whole
year without having spiteful worJs stud
to him about his want of money , mid the
misery of that great house with so few
servants in It.
"I needn't make the tale very lonjr.
One night the doctor ha T Inr to c < > out
h nr.c'f ' , B nt h .MI iug s I n > up I-
the Hall with n I ttie tin. an 1 u. wn i
bimseif to ixpl.'li ' ihp < on < in < v Mi t
Kale. Slip \\iis 10 puiir j i s \ d < > , is
into wattr , .ill I gue it to , h su k l.u\
if she roul I not lest or p | e.i Hit ill' ie
0:1 : ntiy necounl. Mr. Arthur a p.es-
e'lit mid liBieni'd at well an Miss Kite * .
I so well remember mj Inst vls.t ii to
the sick room that night The old In .y
fretting mil rompliun n-t , e\eii in her
sleep ; Miss Kate snt bj tue bed , eo ! c to
the little table which held the medic ii ( < .1 ,
nnrl great weariness in her attitude. Mr.
Arthur nut before the fire , looking thor
oughly worn and diT > < > ndttit. in tlo
.onier room the nurm > snt n > \\\nji \ \ In nn
onsy e'hnlr. I had begged MNs Knte to
let me nil up thin CUP night , but Blip
wouldn't hpiir of it.
( To lie continued. )
* nnd
An exciting buttle hotwccn it Rtc1or ] )
nntl n caterpillar , \\hlcli lasted ncMtily
nn hour , \VIIH wltiiPMsed by n crowd of
niPti mid l < n.vs in U est Mitlinytiiik yes-
tcrdiiy. The rd < lor won Iho context
niter losing two legs.
The light oeeurred on a fall fence on
Wllllfini Slilmllo's fiu-ni. Two lioys
were attracted by the combat , and
gradually the audience grew until there
wore about llfty siiectntoivs. Many wa
fers were inaile on the result , tlio spi
cier being the favorite. It Is believed
that the light was caused by the cater
pillar getting caught In the Kplder'H
\veh.
Melng wedged In the meshes of Us
antagonist parlor , the caterpillar wits
at great disadvantage , and could only
light from the one t-pot , while the spi
der could slide tip atiel down nnd at
tack the caterpillar from all sides. The
caterpillar fought with its head and
tnll. The spider punbdied with Its
deadly Ktings.
AH a last resort the caterpillar at
tempted to encircle ILs opponent. The
spider dodged right and left. Then
both closed In. When they separa ed
two of the spider's legs were missing.
Then they clinched again , nnd by a
quick move the spider got nt the icur
of the caterpillar and rolled It up like
a piece ol' cnrpet.
Then the spider carried itt opponent
In triumph to a secluded hole In the
fence. Later a feast was served In the
spider's den. - Philadelphia North
American.
Strenuous Illlnolsan.
A story of the life of Henry Mangers
for the last live weeks would read like
a dime novel , and Henry would really
make n gooel subject for a story of home
kind. I-'lve weeks ago on Sunday lie
went Railing on the river , and the wind
overturned the boat when In the deep
est part of the river. He narrowly es
caped drowning , but by good hard
swimming be caught the boat.
The following Sunday he was chased
about a Held by a bull In Weaver's
bottoms. The fence was near and
Henry was a good runner , ao Ids life
was again saved.
lie fought copperhead snakes the next
Minnuy. uue or the feimkes wrapped
Itself about his legs , and he beat It
off with a club. He caught the other
snake by the tall and beat the life out
of It on a barb-wire fence.
The Sunday following that he was In
the millrncc at the time Ihe young man
from Do Kalb was drowned. He dived
for Ihe body many times without suc
cess. The next day his neck was badly
swollen from diving so often.
Last Sunday lie was In company with
a party on the island , when nil were
knocked down twice by lightning ,
which struck a tree thirty feet away.
He sayH thai he Is going to Sunday
school next Sunday , but In the after
noon be will go 10 the river agaln.-
Sterling Standard.
itnlli'ond Tliroiixh a liletok ol'llouscH.
The new ole-trie railroad In Merlin
will run tinongh a block of houses , he-
Ing enabled lo elo so by Hie removal of
the lower portion of one of them. This
block Is opposite the Lutheran Church ,
near the corner of DcnnowlUs and I5u-
low streets. When the surveyors an
nounced that the line would have to
pass through this house , the railroad
company purchased it nnd ordered that
a requisite opening he made by taking
awav the llrst and second stories. The
upper portion of the building they de
cided to prestrve , as the room In It
could be easily transformed into satis
factory olllces for their clerks and some
of the other railroad olllclnls.
i Kuihvny in the World.
A narrow gauge iiillioad is In opera
tion tit Duillchlh.ind. Kngland. with n
locomotive t-o small that It would be
almost a plaything In the hands of the
average hoy. The engine weighs only
a trille over three and a half tons. It Is
the smallest locomotive In the world
used for business purposes. A man of
ordinary height is considerably taller
than thu engine. Including Its smoke
stack , while the width of the machine
In Its widest part Is only about seven
teen Inches. The rails over which It
hauls miniature cars are llfteeu Indies
apart.
Newspapers iu Inwu.
There ore more newspapers published
In Iowa , In proportion to tie papula *
thin , than In any other State of the Un
ion. Massachusetts , so long at the
head of the list , will have to give the
Urst place to the Ilnwkeyo State , for ,
In proportion to Its population. Iowa
has more than twice as'many newspa
pers as Massachusetts , and many more
than n large number of other States ,
1'oltcry Workorn.
There are 170,000 pottery wurkern In
tlio United States.
A proud and haughty woman handles
a lot of no-account Uln by picking a
lady-like quarrel with fliptn , and then
never speaking to them after It.
The eoclnl need of the hour la chap *
roni for chaperons.
STYLES FOJi BPitJM.
MODISH EVENING OOV/NS ARE
DESCRIBED THIS TIME.
There In a Wlele Variety of alielci'lilln
to Chnodf I'roiu mid C.rent Latitude
IH Allowed lit Mnklnj ; Up thcBiiiue
Notrn in Out ham I'liahlniiH ,
New T fc eorri'Stionilpnrr :
IHPFUNS and
organdie * nppenr
mining tlie goods
set out for spring
e v en I n g gowns ,
hut cut n small < ! ?
urc , although their
colors are of the
newest and tuodf
Mylinh. O t it e t
sheer fabrics lead
them easily for
these dresses ,
though they nro
well in list of IIP-
ceptnbles. Of all
the array , perhaps
the new silk
gnuxes nre the fin-
i".t. They tire in
white with waved
tine dpKign in
white silk embroidery , or thi'i have the
i ITcct of embroidery. Again they are
patterned with varied sizes of polka dots
some as hirce as a ten-cent piece and giv
ing a most striking effect.Hroehe lou-
lards are also used for evening wear , es-
PRINCESS KN'KXINQ STYLES.
pecially the light designs and grounds.
These silks show waved designs in irreg-
alar shapes all in one color with the plain
part , and over tills the pattern is thrown.
The result is n moire appearance at first
.rlniiPC and Is very charming. Moire and
Loulsine silks in all the delicate tints are
used for evening , nnd are made up plain
ly or elaborately as one chooses. White
and corn colored moire silks nre much
liked. A new sheer silk is crepe nil-
bicnne , which hns n crepe look and silk
tinish. It ponies in nil the delicate tints
and will be much used for evening. A
model gown of It in white appears beside
to-day's initial. White lace insertion ,
! > ale blue chiffon nnd black velvet trim
med it.
Silk and wool sublime is another new-
ULABOUAT10 RIVALS OP 8111KT WAISTS
onier.Vhilo not tratiHparent , it is a
> ft , thin goods nnd makes up beautifully ,
t may be obtained in nil shades , white
.id delicate tints predominating. Kig-
red organdies nnd chiffons nre beaut- !
d. unl are found in all shades. Peiviuu
tid oriental effects are plentiful. Some
signs linvo very large ( lowers in two or
DTP different shncles nnd resemble ere-
i.iiti' ' . Figured swiss is found In these
irge pntterns and makes up very pret-
| v wlirn trimmed with lace nnd ribbon.
lie Targe designs nre very effective for
e new style' of skirts. Not n few priu-
ss evening gowni un of haiuhome cloth
> civet. Some ore very tight almost
i 'lie knees , other * ripple perceptlbb
i-potly below the wnNt line. Others
i\o a loose effect from Uic cut-out Mig-
* ! itr. ; empire treat input. The princes *
o lel s hold the tioxt picture. The flrit
s ruby velvet nnd evcam lace , the oth-
Ji cpnnglod nut ver 'uito fci'U ' ,
with corn colored knlfp plpntlngs of chlf
fen , white velvet ( lowers , given follngi
and jetterl hire for tniniuliKS I'.lncH
ntid cream IJPP gowiiB made In thin ROD-
ernl fashlnti nre handsome , ton.
N > w skirth are ven full Indeed except
directly around the hips , and there nr
tnnn.t hip yokes of shirring , tucking 01
tiny bandM joined with an open srilvli. A
prettA skirt for mulls and Initiates Is Ii
Im-plciiU from waist to knees , below
which there nre insertions of cream Iao
around the horn otttliivd with the nar
row gathered ribbon In iolor. If the gown
be while. Some hi ) ) yokes on thl i gowni
are of Incc , nnd n pretty effect U tnadi
by adding one row of lucp Insert Ion an
Inch or HO below the yoke nnd joining It
with n lattice of narrow velvet. Narrow
ruches edged with black trim some thin
skirts at the hem. Narrow rutlles nn
also used , nnd there is the inevitable
shaped ( loutice with varied dcs.gns
ince Insertion and Ince-edged frills foi
finish. The old-fashioned pull-bnck i *
coming in , and ninny n'drts nre glove
fitting nhuost to the knees where they
llnrc out very full. Others nre tight al
most to the hem nnd there nre finished
with an embroidered nuinsook or batiste
flounce of white' or linen color. Tucking ,
smocking nnd shirring show on ninny.
Fnncj separate- bodices for spring dt
not ( llseliisc HO much of r.idicnl tiownesi
ns do skirts , yet they do not ' "soin nt-
tr.ictlven ss because of this. One- feature
grenlly in their favor is the'lr almobt un
limited variety , so tbnt one cannot con
demn nil because of several esninplej
that nre positively distasteful. All man
ner of < dlks , soft MI tins and sheer mate * *
rials appear in them , and lace is a no
ticeably plentiful trimming , with the lor
evitablc black velvet ribbon still in forco.
Then colored satin ribbon in baby width
is to be used extensively. Many of th
bodices nro of white , others figured ,
polka dotted , striped or checked. New
silk nnd cotton grenadines come in hand
some colors , in stripes nnd checks , and
make up handsomely in bodices whcii
trimmed with lace. Yokes nnd bertlmi
of lace areto be worn on such walsta.
Tucking , shirring , and smocking will bo &
common resort , too. Applications and la-
set pieces of lace will nlso be used.
Sleeves are elbow length , bishop , shirt
waist style or plain dress , with n deep
point over the hand. While a number
of bodices fasten in back , still those but"
toning down the front or at the side will
be more liked. Collars nre higher thaa
ever , ome coming awny up under tit *
hair nt the back. The upper loft-hnnJ
waist of those shown hero wan embroid
ered linen batiste and cream Irish cro
chet , with belt of black velvet. Uelo\r
this Is n green nnd white striped slllt and
cotton grenadine , with white lace , blnck
sntin ribbon nnd silver buckles for trim
mings. The central model was whlto
pauzo over pale blue silk and covered
with cream lace. A little | ) | ao ! { velvet
was used here , nnd much more of It win
seen In the upper right hand mode ] , which
was a combination of tucked corn col
ored I ulsinc mitlu nnd Mimicked white
silk , with Inco for yoke nnd Bleevu top *
There remains , n bodice of white untla
foulard polkn ( Totted in black mid bnndc-d
with emerald gn en velvet Moire and
IsOuUine silks4 > rnmit.e to be murli favor
ed for fnncy wninn. and there is no Indi
cation of n tesBPUin ; of bhtrk and whit *
