From
DarKness
BY MARY CCCFL HAY
ys siSifc
Oil AI'TIS U IV.-tOniiinird.i
III tin ' - ( in' < o I'1 ' w nlor
lit 1 iwnke Mi n Kivt ininnr. iof
orao on hail eomu ind de l. -n " > wf
soom. 1 don t know to tnix mom-nt who
jit was ; loirhe iimuint I hr > . < rd " ' * "U.u-
Bioas I HUP and wi nt io M * KllU'- '
Arthur lud gitiiior the docror. Mlm
Knto was prcxiojt brandy ibr.u/n ti.o
flOSOlI ( drill , till' < 'id 'I'0 ' ' tt" " < 1"nlin'J
one h.md ; hut I nan in minute ili.it
llmn.M , . ,
* I
t < t * i HA I rtf t 111 t H. I
the ino. . And she whincrcd IMI. It , w.th
her lip- quilt"hitc. . 'I was inlr-i | <
* hall nr-wr forgive myself. ' The iioe.or
ciiinu ami went ihreiuh Minnl l r.in , but
we kaeu ( linl nntiiing lonld IK- done now.
But HC nil knew \vn < a it mi-am " ' 110,1 Jt
took up ilii- tlil ; anil lonn I It omjpiy. An I
when ho looked ironi it no.ui n , on tne
olil ludj. we knew HIIIliail dii'il of piils n.
"On the Ihlr.l morning there w.is an , n-
quest in.leJ , iiHd tut"iiig uoctor made
It all clear enough , an Iwe I were ull made
tn linln. 1 Hull t klloW hat W..S f.'lid ,
iliur win her , ly In need " ( ' ( In1 oiti iiiay B
niuiicj. mil very.tiind of h , r temp , n.
mill Iiml to ilmp tinpoUon heeaii.se jil a
Knte nail fihliti ii-dcep. Something p.c-
vented Us being poiHibe to end me in
quest ilicn iltlu-r tin- great London pn.\-
iKIan hmln't fin.sued his osnm.uiitu n ,
or tla > Midden liuavy f.ill of H low hn < l i u | t
away fonieliody who \va l.npoifnut , .t
my rnic. the Inquest h.nl to lie adjourn-
d.Vliin \
Mr. Aitiinr .
caini.11 , l-nu t
of ull of us truin tins first imnust , I
was in the littk-
littksitting room at tne toot
of flint east to WIT. ulr von bee .li.1 twn
Kito. Wh.n .Miss
Knio ne.nd nis H.O.I.
sh.- got up very quietl. * Ironi her HI ill nil i
flood witii h.r tani.i iikn 0:1 : the i h in-
nt-y p.eee. 'Don t . '
go. K.icnd. she " < ' .
very low ; hut , tnongh she'd bfin i'ry n ;
* great dual. 1 - '
ban- she wasn't crjiii ,
tlll'll.
" .Mr. Arthur came line the ho.w-e !
tentiy. llo entered llulojiu hloul.t . n
quietly Ah ! no uondi-r wed uli HLn
the l.i.st of any ( ho
or siint aliu.it Air
Arthur ! HeMML up to I he lire mid
stood opposite .Mlvi Kate , lulling he
A'hat I've said ahoiit the iuilii'st. | I K/ok
d lh > i at one pale f.icu , niul tlion at tlie
oilier : niul tin 11 1 will ! uiif o ( LILlo.lll
i , and crii'il fur houi.s.
"
"As I I'liuio down ' .
H at.i'ii Item my room ,
utayi'd at one of tlie t\.iiiows ! oa ti.o
fftuil'H , Illlll IiH I HlOO I . !
) 0111 , .Ml.-S
K.ites
old nurse canuK. . nty up mi
stood huhiiid mo. ' \\rliat do you set1. * '
ehu wiiispi-reii , mixioiis.y.
I h.iil > -ei !
uutliin ' i lien ; lint it made me wnhh , mi i
in a iniiiute or two
altrrtuml I
in n d
sharp.\ 10.mil , mid ,
PIISHIII h > r , imi
ao.beas tly dinviisiairs aii.l . into the Jilt e
billing room \vliei'e 1 ha.I loll .Mis.- ' K.ile
in.I .Mr. Ar.h.ir. .Mi s KiUt < w.m HIII.II ,
mi.1 nil.n I told her , whispering ami
alnmmeiiii , [ li.U the house w.i.s ivat.h d ,
chu
omy raist'd it
very slowly an.I
weai-
ily , and loouud
me in he
(
laio
da/od
/ : li. . e.
tell .Mr. Art.inr , ' 1 in.io..t.d ;
wain him. ' ' \o.i '
KO. ii.e s.ild
in her n.itural tones , 'lie
' ' i.- > iu ti.o
library. 'I ha
is the roum , Mr , ili.u 1
tohl
ioti wita llio wide winlow np.-nin
| to the hti.'jiH. I kiioclce , ! at the door
HK IU
. >
en.l
api'ti , hut '
' ,
'ot
( no
am\\er ; i > o at las
I trieI
the hatiille , an.I limnI the d ui
TVurt locked on iluinside. . \ \ hen 1 tven ,
back to'.MI.ss
Kate , I
expected her to In
avrl'i > HH anI frigluinud
; but , Kuinuhovv , I
could ' not help lane. ) in , ; she \\.i.s mil s..r-
ai'JMi-il
- at all.
Km -
u-ntii 1 tol.l this 10
* ttcnipts to eseape on such '
' a n k'ht us
tills , site said , 'it will he as if he walked
straight into prison of liis own accord. '
" '
"Oi' course 1 knew , just as well ah any
one , that no escape cou.d he
pos ilde f r
ill1.
.Arthur that ni.rht. ' 1 he hiio.v lay.
unite six in lies deep all I
anuin I tlie
lioiise , and et therens
\ \
\\-ns no hope of an-I
oilier |
storm which could hide ihtt deep '
uiarKh wJilch
Hour any foots ep m.ist iva o.
. after hoi.r went on , and . \lis- > Kate
r.eumeil
to have
no ) , ; of gtA.ig to
lied ; so nurse and 1 . I
s.u
up , too , lis I
keenly to even Mi.m I , yet di
into .Mr. Arthurs
mom. It wiu htill
ubont lull' an hour before the
hour at
tdiiihe lia.l ealeal
lie I. tin re uo.ul be
dn.iliKlit , when a loiiK. sli.irp
nn at tlu'
Iiall IK II st.iri e.l'us ho h. .
, Vl.-.s Kaio
Lad
drawn the
holts e\eu
liefore 1
.
rea.h
til it , and
was
stniidin
there vIth iln
himpliKht heto.e her , Mith her head lieut
furuanl
bu.l , liitennij ; ea 'erii ( o a in.11 who
( oine up lUiO
tne very dnoruay. I
SJOH knew
Leai-d wliai it was. though I h.idn t
the lirst words. ' '
lie 'I'll H man had , . ,
Meat i omul the huii-e
-
even hetore the
first
n Iinmei' of ilnu'ii. .
so.ui ffi.ilinn l.--i
that wile \\iiulow of .Mr. Artaurs
down to the lake. There room
of - jvere no prints
a-turniiiK steps ,
and
he
miiHt he
ul-
loui-d to
enter that room. I don t kno.v
ivh.it
moie he s.ild , btc'ausj ihat
wn
eiuli -
a tei-rilde
Arthur's dour was morning hrokeu tor us all. Mr.
though opui : o' ' ,
we could
easily
have w.iKed
ill
through
ihe window , Itvaa
\vaa not allowed ,
tjfccau'je of those
footprints
in
nndnlie the snow
room was empty.
"
"They draped the
hike
mid
oiue , from
qmti- the m.ddle ,
they
Ar hur's coat brought up .Mr.
; hut ihu
hody
found. 1 HMH never
ivinemher .Mr. '
vho Arthur's < oisin
came over boon after h , ' uas ih
said the
be foua I , because hody ih > was Like never lUfly to
was full of
Btich
dan
erons holes ,
and 1 heard the
tnnKiKtrate say so , too. Years
and
yenr-
iefore
one of the
ehil
hud been Iron from the ll.ill
ilruwned
Iheie , and the
bodj
never found. That's
the story , sir. Do
yon wonder
th.it we few
Smd loved servants who
Mr. Arthur should
when he haie left
died
, even If
wo had had
* r reason ? " no oth-
"And .Mlm KnteV"
"MI s Kate. " returned
the
" woniiin ,
quietly , "went
awav from ( he II.ill wlih
her old nurse. I di/u't know
where the .
re now. I think her heart ,
was broktn
Poor Miss Kate ! "
"Was thereno
no faint chunco
of this
crime having been ( ommltted
by Mi.-s
Knte or the nurao ? " asked .Mr. I'oyuz ,
"They thought of thnt , dr , n they
ne me I to tulnk of "
everything , Itni-hol
forr nnpwpicd , * imply ; "but they Cutild
not think It long. "
"I will not auk you any more , " s.iid
Mark , hit toieu full
" of nympiithy , na ho
rose ; "ni : I I nm niUih tdi.lged tn -
tnflii fot-
iiHiTemiiiK me NO. Ill chnncr to May in
Ireland o or to-morrow tn.iy I < n.l in
iiR-lii ? I have a projinsal lo uiaho to
1U Illllli.V , Elll f Illljllll I'll ' . . .
llll' i. ' .ii li.
" uith n Kimlo townrd the sick lad's chlr ,
"I shfl.l he viry wl.id , sir. lie's like my
own JH "
, Micky.
.Mr. I'ojnic , | ninn wltli ono hnnd on
the kflohen chair from which IIP hal
risen , understood In iliMspue. h mi utu.v-
prcMHed reservation with regard ! Lcr
ildcr Ktepson , hut did not notice It in
words.
"Then jrood-evenitiK , now'he HII ! I , and
offered hix hiiad both tn Kaclnl and the
sick bo- .
" .Micky , " said hN mother , nftervat h-
lae Klo.im , "I like
him don t you , de.ir/
lie
ili < lii t look tired
o. me atul . "
" my ninny.
"lie knew the house , mother , "
observed
. \itchaol , "
"His
eyes went rol litly to I very
spol alon-yoii pointed it out. I watched
lilin '
, mid'I m sure I '
ve nothin'
to do l > ut
watch now , liavo IV Moher , " he wi nt
mi , prc.scnlly ,
loiikiiiK
up at hi r an sic
stood beside him. "I've IIn lh.n > in' an-
oilier thins uhile
I listetiod '
to it's
ye
little I
do hut
think
now. U'ns that
youn ' docthor '
.xou've bin speiikln * of
Dotlnor Ariiistn.n y"
"Dr. Nui-I Arm.stioiiK yci. "
CIIAITKU V.
Mr. '
I'dininnton had iierformod the
usual duty of 11 riving his Kiiest to Ionli
ICrne , and Miss
Font or had uttered the
usual remarks on Irish lakes in general
compared with the
KiifjINh
ones , and ex
pressed the usual admiration far boih in
a voice of
calm
indifference.
. And now ,
Kind to feel
that the duty drive
was
and over
her l > n\ must he
packed that
she ni ht ,
succumbed
to an
nation overpowering si u-
of mental fatigue , mid
llie made Celi.i
recipient of
many a languid
sltfh
the , as
two K'lrls took their
the ( | iiiet viiarawe afternoon tea in
drawing
" romn.
"Yon must come over and visit us. "
cup to Celia. "Thnt will be
a
great en
joyment for you , and do you hrood. "
Oella
received this
temptini ; proposal In
silence.
. Of coarse itwould
be
a p r-
KOOIM
tiling to drive in Hyde '
die .should I'ark. and
be
sure to have
new dresses
take , mid \Vill was such to
an old
friend ;
but
the
prospect had its
drawbacks
; and ,
liesi.les that , hhe knew
very well that her
parents would
.mil could not consent ? to send her ,
not well afford to do
if
HO they
wished it. So she
only
.itlle smiled a vague
appreciut.ite smile , and let the sub-
li tipped '
between'these
two.
"
"And yel , " Celia
sighed to "
herself.
. "It
must be
my fault ,
of
course
, because
'
.Miss l''oster '
is
so clever
, and so used to
lever
society , and
could , of
course
, talk
10 well If she had
10. " anyone worth talking
A pleasant
interruption
, iml Delia's first came ni last ,
idea was that this
the was
very pleasmitest Interruption
onld whiih
have
come. Unheralded
nojs this by the
lime , Will-came
In
. and unwed
.hem
in hi simple
,
ihe first cheery way ; but after
minutes , while
the
.mile with blush an I
which she
had
lingered ' met him .still
on Colin'4 f-i >
, he
went mid
stood at the window
, looking out , his
iiueal.
"How very nnxloiiNly you have hurried
your return ! "
observed
| ently. "How Ills sister , prose-
exceedingly
have been to make desirous you
.Miss IVnnliiKton yourself ngiceable to
and m elf ! "
"
.Miss Penuiiitfton , have I
been "
asked \Vill , in his frank , rudeV"
way. spontaneous
lie was MinidliiK
opposite to Tier
had , and
'
need
only to turn 'his
eyes from
the sate
to
see her
lace
hasty dinrient. full of pretty ,
"I mn so used to belnn
here
, you see.
"dial I fell unite
old naturally imo all m.\
ways , and (
Jelia
understands. "
" .
\Vhen
a jjeutleman Is
observed niiKentlemanly , '
Miss Foster "
, "it is a pity that
anyone should
understand "
him.
" "
1 think ,
returned Will "
, "it is far
more a pity to insinuate
anything dis
courteous of ' '
C'elia's
kindliest ,
to "
" me.
"If
you were not
picious. " said thoroughly sus
Miss
Foster , "
coldly , "yoi
would not say such a thins as that , lint
you always
were suspicious , Wld. "
'
Itefoio Will's
second
prompt rebuke
was uttered. Celia had
quietly left the
should , If possible
, bo conducted
privalo-
| y. -
"Yon seem to be
watching
" very mix
limsly ,
observed Genovlevo ,
" presently
1
suppose you arc in a hurry to go had
to
' What Is the name of that Irisl
girl's shabby old homo ? "
"Traveere , " replied Will , with plncld
ty.
ty."I
"
"I suppose you found the pnrtint/vcrj
hard to-day ? Was the KOod-by
exijnis
itely pathetic ? "
"I heard no gooil-by , " wa.s Will's care
less retort. " 1 shall
see Nora again to
morrow , and , beyond ( hilt , 1 hope alii
trust niio
Is
coming to London will
"Coming with us ! " cried ( Jonovlevc ,
raising her fair , arched eyebrows , am
speaking with wlo\v , mmihcd
" contempt
"There will bo more voices than
one ro
H Hired to .
arrange .such a ridiculous plan
Do .urn suppose I would travel with tha
bemi-barbarous girl ? If her relation
want her convoyed to Kngland , let them
pay Htuucono else to see her
bufoly
l hero. "
her , " put 'in Will , his voice be-
all hN own nnxk'ty. "I tele-
/rnphed to
mother
nfter
> on must have
left iiunie , niul nhe answered
moat quick
ly and Kindly.
Yon have no Iden , Uenc *
de\c , hu\v .
im.\inii.s I inn for poor littla
Nora
to hnvo can * nnd
teaching
time. " for n
"Oh. yes , I have nn Jdeii ! " returned
Miss Foster , "
scoiliiiKly. "I am not miito
no detis1 ns .ton Impc. And nn for tnnlh-
or , of < on rue , If jon took her iiiiiiwnrea
with n tch-gniu ) , and put your story
liluiisibly , she would < Ju whn lever you
wished , Von knuw how
ensHy she Is
wound " n round nii , body's linger , "
"Hold hard , Oein'Vievel" fiut in Will ,
guod-hiiuion'dl > . "She ia our mother , you
know , however flexible. "
"Ileniciuber , WilloiiKhby , " snld his !
tcr. with great ompti.iKin , "If y U utter a
word of thin iibsnrd
proposition
before
L
Mr. Pojnn I
, ahull hold
you up to th *
keeiii-Hi riilicnlp. "
' Therefore the lanjyh wn nil goti" when ' I
f'ulbi t-niiiu Imek , nnd lie coiiid plainly t
* ce whut
n relief
| her eiitninet'
yt\n to
him ; while In
, hoc innoicnt delight nt
seeing thin , whnt won.ler wns It that the
girl bliiNhed in Hiniie | ! , friink confuss.on
of It , even though Mins I-'oslor'n - eyes
were on her ?
tvln.lmtr "S'ee , " she snid , IIR xhe ciiine up to the
"flmi'd la \t '
t * I'fitfi9. ill Ittn fflfn.
i inn K"i" < ° ' > e iiooeu ,
to aniipij , iiuinii , ;
tSenevieve. as Will | iHNsed through the
'
open window to meet .Murk , "I mn very
gliid he cnnie this evening. "
"Are yon ? " questioned .Miss Foster ,
concealing tier otvn joy with inlinirablo
udirons. ( "Yon see , it Is so niitiirnl to mo
to fee .Mr.
Poytiis drnpplng in at all hours , '
for n little niiitdi ; with me , or n dint , that
I never could be tnirprisud , us I dare siiy
"
ion are.
ly ( this time Will Inid hurried down
the drive , nnd Murk
, who wiis not hurry
ing by any menus , had barely passed
met him :
"I mn gbid It is
well ; I was rnther
doubtful iiboat It myself. "
"No ; but really , " persisted Will ,
eager
"
ly , "whnt
luck have you hud ? Will the
old mini listen to "
" my propostil ?
"You will see when "
" yon nnike It.
"Hut " " you pleaded my cuiibe for me ? "
"Yes.
"Thiink yon , Poynz thank '
" 'ou BO
much.
Something In the tone made .Mark
turn to look , nnd his
idea
W > IM at once
confirmed " by Will s riibcscent face.
"Not in that way , Will. " he said quick
ly. "I
June only urged Ihe advisability
you mid your sister , instead of with Dr.
Armstrong. 1 um not such
n fool as to
plead unolher '
man's love-suit , remember
that. '
1 don't
believe
yon would ask it of
ny in.-in ; but if
yon ever asked it of me ,
should retnrii- without '
aiion. " n moment's lieai-
"Of course yon would , " returned Will ,
flther dejectedly. " 1
really did not .
e.\-
lect it. Pojn ? . Is Nora nloae witn her
; nindliither at Traveere to-nigiit ? "
"
" "No ; Dr. Armstrong is theio. "
"Yon Hceni vexed about it , " observed
he were alone. "
"It is a trilling evil to be alone , " re-
nrned Mark , coolly. And by tin's time
ley had reached the window
- , and he was
-icj'ting Celia , us she held it open for
hem to enter the
room thnt wny.
The dinner nt the \icarage on that
veiling was rather a hilent meal. Never
gre.it talker , there
was about
Mr.
'O.MIHiich
pilck / Hiich a keen HCUSC of humor , such
nppreciativeness , and such ready
i mini thy and clcnrue.ss of tlionght that
lis
prcM'iicc relieved
and brighleiied the
Will was thuronghly fnvnre that his si-
ence WHS ihe
Hilenee
not only of deep
,
tut
even of
disturbed
thought. And Will
van yet wondering over this when he and
Mark nml the
viuir followed the ladies to
the
drawing room.
"As we have
spent a whole dny with-
jul yon , Mr. " -
" PO.MIZ. oljser\ei | .Miss Fos
ter , "yon must do
.sour
\
nuke .sourery best now to
up for it ; mustn't he
, Mr.
" Penning-
on ? hhe added
,
smiling at the vicar
, and
thinking how \ery little tact lie displaced
to come and
beat himself in the
chair beside her. vacant
"We sleepy aboriginals "
,
answered
vicar " the
, "wlio
do not know whnt society
It is a week old , can he but dull
' enter-
miners. I'm
.sorry Miss Foster has
had hotter not
amusement to-day than
could give her. I trust . we
Mr. Poynz , how glad we .von should understand have ,
been to "
see yon.
"Your generous
hospitality
to tempted me
take that
for "
granted , ietnrne , | Mark ,
"
pleasantly
; "but , as yon tee , I am but
moody "
companion.
"Moody ! " edited Will. In utter
thoiij-ht-
leKsner-N. "I'm -
snro I saw no moodiucss
in yon to-day , ax ue nut on that old pine
tree--you anfl I
mil Nora. "
If. from a wide
Will repertory of remarks ,
hnd sought for the ono
most
calcu
lated to annoy his sister , he could
scan ely -
ly have
succeeded better
than in selecting
" .Norn , sue repeated
, turning to ( Jelia
with a smile. "Isn't that
the girl
told mo of , who you
runs wild about
country , und the
scarcely knows
etiir good from
" 1 I think "
bognn Colla ; but Will
burnt into
the digcnhion.
"
"Nora Is one of the be
t girls I kneKv
Gcuuvieu- ,
GcuuvieuHowever
vbc
miiy have
truis , . , -hj is been
u vn < ' I -i girl ut heart us
" 1 did not nsk '
you ?
" emilrd Oeoevieve.
.
"As
I happen
to h ivi h < * nr < l a good
. many
Himifiir .stories of your { ji.iu , . ii.-re , and of the
tastes of mis lri b girl
, you cannot -
not , of course ,
expect me to be iiuicli
pressed by your \iew of the " im
" matter.
.She
neier did
n thing
that
" was
wroiiB , Will
went on
, with bonuh
vehe-
mem-e ; but Mark interrupted -
quiet remark hiuj with n
to Ceuevie\e. !
Is nothing , Is It. Mnts
dare say ho felt bis onn
for aren't we told that iufcriority , too ;
women
are wiser than men ? " m mischief
"Sho was a
very smnll "
Will , laughing now. woman , said
"An a child , " observed
the vicar , "such
conduct
was
excusable in
olio who
ncu-i
was trained with
biU Nora is any care or exporter c
Hire grouing up now , and I uhu.iK
to
coo a little more
staidncss
and
cumsriectlon. " cir
" 1 Mipposc , " remarked Miss Foster
girl with found a smile for .Mr. Poynz , "that this
MUIIO wny of amusing
jou this
morning ? You
are
such n student of char-
"Am I ? Then I
must go again to Im
prove
my opportunities
her grandfather. " especially with
" '
"He's n very wicked
heard , " said old man , I've
Uenovlove
, more cheerful
now Khe had '
won Mark's
entire
" attention.
"Tell me does he look as curious
for
man a > < his granddaughter a
Kirl ? " does for a
"Well , thnt would be
paying a
deal-woiildn't it ? Uut Htill he has great a
cnrloiiH appearance. "
" '
'Sometime * be u-enrs an old brown coat
.
' .Sometimes
n poinpiidore ;
Sunietinii'ri 'tin
buttoned
behind
up ,
And Roinr-tinies down before. ' "
i " '
"He'd n fright , of "
. course ; laughed
I JJnt Will , nslr-ep to the hint
RO fiklll-
fully
prepared for him ,
put in his inter *
nmHon ,
Norn " 15nt Is unrely , Poyn * . you don't dmy thnt
very lietiiirlftil ?
Why , 1 never
WIIM so nntniiiihcd in my life OM when 1
Orit MIIW her to-dny ; yet I
1 knew nlwuys funded
" boxv pretty rdie would be. "
"Aw none of UH. " ret.irm'd Murk
, per-
fectly uwnre in what mood Miss Foster
awaited his reply , "have hurl
your
portnnifioVII1 , yon must not op
n tn ' . expect
.ei Ihlnx"
will ) exactly ns on do. I
either politely ndnnt
of Mix * St. ( Jeorge's your opinlni
beauty , or bo silent
ubont
It
whichever ymi like , "
( To cuiitiaiit-d.i
< \ ICctoft Ironi
Among the useful results of aerial
excursions nre the sntislactory
experi
ments in the w i.v of ecboes nnd rever-
Leratlons. .lolm Mackenzie lincon had
ninny oiiporttmities of
testing tlie
car
rying of .sound * to and from n balloon
at a great height , and Mr. Wise , the
American aeronaut , relates a case In
point.
He was ballooning one day above a
lenso clouds t ream ulifii he heard a
hopper's ax , whereupon to attract the
( lentlon of the laborer be shouted
'Halloo ! " lie was
Immediately
an-
wcted by another "Halloo ! " from the
ground.
He then asked
the
question : "How
ar Is this '
'from Lancaster "
? nnd was
nnnoycd by being mocked by his own
vord .
"Hemg In the "
clouds , he says , "and
lot able to see
things above
or below ,
fell
somewhat nettbd nt this clown-
sb display of wit , and In n very audible
one of voice , while tin' foregoing was
out : 'You're a fool ! " which In a very
w
seconds was answered by an
qually distinct
and measured tone of
'nice , 'You're a fool ! '
"Then it suddenly flashed
upon my
nlnd that It was the echo of my own
oice , which
opinion was ratified by
be dying reverberations of my words ,
vlileb bad now
become as numerous
s though n whole regiment had caught
he
watchword
nick and were passing It In
succession through the whole
I'lnn IVilar Animal I'nrk.
People in
Norway are now planning
o construct in the
northerly district of
heir country an Immense national
Kirl ; In which
animals from the polar
eglons are to be placed. Ilerr Mohn ,
scientist of ClirJstlnnla , Is the origin-
tor of this plan.
He points out thnt there are some
lolar animals
which cannot live In the
s the climatic
conditions do not suit
hem , and he claims Ihat the north of
Norway Is the only part of Europe In
vlilch a suitable home
can be arranged
or such animals. lie admits that
onze animals from the polar regions ,
uch as bears , fo.ves
, bares , seals , icln-
leers , IJskimo dogs and various species
if birds , seem to thrive well enough In
he zoological gardens in ( he north of
Europe , bill he claims that they would
) o much happier if allowed to rove over
a large domain In the north of Norway ,
ind , furthermore , be
points out that all
attempts which have yut been made to
gardens have failed , and that only by
daclng several specimens of this Inter
esting animal In a national park inNor-
vny can all danger of Its possible
ex-
ermlnatlon be guarded against.
Feminin
He Yon owe me ten hisses ! Pay up !
She Kxplain , sir !
Hi' 1 won'in ! You know very well
wagered a dozen
glincs
against ten
vihses and won ! I
She ( Hi ! lint kisses , you know
He ( firmly ) Kisses should bo paid
list as
religiously as any oilier debt.
She ( thoughtfully )
Ju&t the same as
i note ?
"Or a cheek ? "
"Yes. "
"Or-or "
n-draft ?
"Certainly ! "
"Thcn yon poor fellow , I'll glvoyon a
draft on mamma ! "
( lie never smiled again. ) San tTnm-
olsco Tiullutlu.
Olif-Tiino Custom in
Uio
Commons.
When the llotibcof
Commons
votes It
marches out Into the lobbies , , where the
members tire counted by the tellers.
The
average distance
traversed
by each
member from bin seat to the lobby Is
'
-MO feet , so thnt nt one all-night bitting
recently on nn Important bill
, when SJ5
divisions were made , each member
without counting inofficial excursions
( o the smoking nnd refreshment
rooms.
As a division usually takes 12 minutes
the liutiso was six hours and
ti half
on
Its feet that night.
Something New In Surgery ,
German burgeons havy diseovercd
that the delicate membrane
which cor-
ars the contents of an egg shell will
answer as well as bits of skin from a
human being to start the healing of
open wounds. The discovery has al.
readv been successfully tested.
Wonted tn He Sure of Her.
" 1 want to buy a monument for
Maria's crave. " said the IllUville citi
zen.
zen."A
"A large ono ? "
"Well. I '
reckon
'bout ten
' ton will do.
It'll take jest 'bout that much to hold
her down ! " Atlanta Constitution.
It lt > to laugh when
une < H-C
theatrical performances
advertised
tin
der the bead of "AmuscmentH. "
DUB BUDGET Oi'1 '
HJMOROUS SAYINGS AND DOINGS -
INGS HERE AND THERE.
ot < CH nml JohctctH that Arc Supposed
to Ifnve Iteen
Recently Horn Suylim
nnd Doings Hint Are Old , CiifioiiH niul
o The Ueelt'a Humor.
Stnmgllng PaHtor-Noarly all the
ngrcgatton 1ms subscribe , ! liberally
r the bulldi'i * i unit , nnd I feel sure
nt I can n- ! , have your iH-.irry eo-
ii'Mtlon. Hnw miirh will you
Mm. Lender > et me see. Oh. I nm
e only member who has ti carriage
iir ? f.fitr > llt i'itl T fllltllr
ins. i no rn.si nre prior.
"U'fll. I will drive n round mid collect
e HuJwcrlptlons. " Now York World.
Hiw I.Utic ( Tame.
' 'aiid.t ' Plkps-Yer
-
arc
prefty lucky
,
.Ily. Do
yer go rl'ibf up an' ask do
omen folks fer pie ?
Hilly Coalpito No. I asks fer a cake
f ) M > . Uat
ap. duxes
dom KO ( hit I just
nlk In and help myself to overythlng
. 'fore dey recover. Chicago News ,
t.
r
--.y
Caller Don't forget to u-il MI.ss May
I called ?
Servant I'll go up and toll bar right
' .wny.
No Dim \VJinlover. .
.Mistress Did you tell ( bo Jndy I was
Dill ?
Servant Girl Yes , ma'am.
"Did oiiu scum to Imvc any iloubt
"Xo , ma'am ; she snirt she know
' " you
wasn't. Olafigow 'J'line.s.
" Worth Miilccy the Price.
"Divorces , " salil the
innn wlio
wnnt-
nl to talk
and idillosophlzo "
, "cost moro
than maiTiages. "
" "Cerlninly , " sultl the practical num.
"Why not ? They fire worth more ? "
IJfo
lie AVoiililn't Tell.
l''lrpt ' Broker- Did
you win or lose in
S < H'oinl Krokcr ( loftily ) Thai's my
btisJiiChs. sir.
Say , cnn you direct me
o a llvo-cpiit lunch
counter ? Now
York Weekly.
The Truthful linker.
Mru. Koeplnhouse
Are you sure this
liri'ad Is fresh ?
IJnI.or Sure , ma'am.
"II Isn't yesterday's ? "
"No , Indeed.
Why , this IB to-mor
row's bread. "
Philadelphia Press.
Mod Soon IJettcr ] ) ny .
Dirty Diinnlgan Lady , I wasn't al
ways as 1 am IIOAV.
Dirty Diiiinigan ( gloomily ) No ; I
nice bad a wife an * six children to
sup-
iort me Brooklyn
Kagla.
Correct.
Tom This music
critic
' speaks of the
soprano's high notes "
as "full of
warmth" . Is that correct ? .
Jack Why not ? They come upper
regl-'ter , you know. Philadelphia
Press.
Illn IHnlcct ,
She Mr.
Niblack Is
a Tcry skillful
Kolf < > r , Isu't lie ?
Ho-I don't know about that , but he
certainly Is n very fluent golfer.
KIIHII.V
r f r
i.v Skinner Why do
B. K. MnrkB a ' they cell Mr.
'green grocer ? "
Mis. Skinner -Heeauso he trusts
father. I PUCKS. your
AM ay Up ,
Shu-I've been living
high rtls
mer. sum
lieWhat doln1 ?
Shi '
- -
Hunt-In'
on a roof garden.
Hasu I.ilict.
iluugry Hlgglns What do yon
A woman called mo an anliiia-
KM |
hcarecniw this '
mornln' .
\\'i-ury
Watklns 1'vo knowed
since tin * yon
early eighties , but I novcr
seen no animation
about you yet.
HheVoutd Have IInil
' More.
Wli'o
Beenis to me that Hince
wor- married we
you might
at least Imvc
( Joul'lcd
your Income.
" \ \ bat good
would that
have done ? "
tvid IJviilcnecH of Nccrlcct.
\tn > lirown I've
Just been
to
see
Mr '
* Swellman's new place. She has
itniiicd ghib.s all through thohotiee.
.
Mrs.
Parvenu The Ideal
Her
sor-
anth are too lazy to
remove the Btalns ,
-Strny i S tori eg.
linwlly Trnccd.
M.IUVlnkHWliy In the world didn't
yon write to me while you were ?
away
, Mrs. Mlnks-I did write.
Mrs. Winks-Then I presume
yqn
gnvo fho letter to your husband lo innII
nnd ho Is ,
still carrying It around In hia
pocket.
Mrs. Minks No. I posted the letter
myself.
Mrs. Winks Ah , then , It Is In
mjr
liitHbaiid's Docket. New York Weekly.
Mcillciiie.
She ( rather wc-arilj' ) It must be
ly to bo a man.
Hi' ( n late stftyor ) Why-
Slip--A man can spend the evening
with whom he pleases and not have to
Piiic-i'tiiin anybody that conies along.
New York Weekly.
Ifer Little Scheme.
"
1 hear that Miss Oldtimo
refused
.Skinner , and
now Is encouraging him
"
again ?
"Yes , he was her llrst offer. " Chi
cage Hecord Herald.
An Important CoiiHlclcrntioii.
She So you do not believe In earlj
marriages ?
You
think n man ought tdi
have made his way first , 1 suppose.
chietly with me Is that the later on
niarrius the less time one has to out *
live one's illusions. Life.
Appreciation.
Airs. Newlywed Ob , mother ! John
said this morning I was one woman ia
n bundled.
Her Mother I see In that no cauu4
lor tears.
Mrs. Xewlywcd But , mother , ha
used lo say I was one woman In
thousand ! Puck.
i fiim jis < i UK Muttcra
Knox Don't you believe In telling
jot.r wife everytliing that happciiB ?
Proxy Well er I can't say llmi
but I do believe In
lellinu ; her semi
( lungs that don't happen.Philadelphia
Ilecord.
IlnlliiciiiiitIon.
Ex-Juryman
There
was one
men >
her of the jury who wasn't quite right
In his mind.
FriendYon '
- Yon don't mean It ?
Ex-juryman '
That's a fact. Ha
thought he knew whnt the experts
liiHiilt to Injury.
don't Shlney Patches I tell yon , Wearjr , 1
particularly object lo having a
dog set on me , for It Is one of the riska
of the business and I am willing to
take my chances , but when that dog la
a water spaniel It's ju&t a little too
much.
. Wetting Patiently.
Station Master
What are yon slttlnj
here for , my man ? You've been around
Undo ' III I loaned a man ? -l In ncn
las' Thursday an' ho to ! " me to wait un
til be brought It back.
Un paced.
Commuter You Loneeoruccroft
pie didn't catch tlie 7:01 : train pee thli
morjilng ?
Other ( * ' -
'iirn-fi r-\o ; our monnted
policeman , u Un > ! )
: : -ned - to pace us ,
broke his bicycle just a we were slurb
Ing. Judge.
Tnfnrimit Ion Cheerfully Given ,
Inquiring Philosopher To what d
you attribute the increasing number oi
old maids In this section ?
Astute Native * 1 '
couldn't
quite say ,
to the Increasln'
number of old linclio-
lors about hero. Now York
Weekly.
Modern Moitlc CriHto.
"Is that the world ? " asked the Man
thin as their
exploring
airship changed
Its course In time (
o avoid tlie earth'
!
attraction.
"I think It used to bo called that , "
said the steersman "
,
"but now It ll
merely " the private estate of J. P. Mor
.
gan. Chicago News.
Iliintier in Delay ,
She Would you hesitate before mar
rylng n woman for her money ?
He Ob , no. A man who Is
innrryln
a woman for her |
money IIQK
no tlmo u
" No Hoot , No Klrc.
"Of course you have your furnltnn
Insured ? "
"No , I don't
see the use of It. "
"
"Your lint IH fireproof , eh ? "
"Seemn to ho. There's
never thi
slightest suspicion of heat In It. " Phil
adelphla Proas.
Not n Mlrnclo , Kithcr.
Uarry I'll wan thor Ivor
luytlilng |
nj
more wonderful *
then
( h camel
* golin
tlio til eye nv th' ii.ulle ?
Denny Yls. OI'vo
snno
mo 200
pound ould
wcuiian go tro mo vlst pock
A Preheat intent.
"
"I Jiavo a presentiment
( hat KOHIO
Uilng dreadful Is going ( o happen to
husband " mj
, exclaimed
the
South
lean lady. Ainer
"Is he engaged In another
tlonV" rerolti
"No ; there wasn't
day , PO ho any revolution to
went out
( o try his
" no
automobile. Washington
Star. Ev nlnj