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\ . ClIAI.'T It VlII.-tCoutinuell" I
Agttln shl' o\'l'rhenrll thi' lIl'dun It wa
tIle Queen's 'L'hC'atm' . Altaln Hltt' took a
c'nh ot\(1 ( tollllwed tlwlI1 to th" ( IIf'I'II'H , I
It wall lIoll1l'thlnl : IIt'W to hel' to ! ltrulnl"
, tllrough such a CI'OWIII1I1 flhl' COlllltl nt the
door oC the theatm' . 'I'ell IIIlnlltl'lIlIler
ahe wr\s lIelltud hi thl. 110I'qu.1 or the
. . th nter , her nil , Ira wu 0"1'1' hel' 11t'1111tl.
I itl \ youn ! : CaCl ! . hm' , llIrk clool ( dlllllIls.
) rlg tbe lo\'ellnes'l ! ' anll Jracl' thot wOlIlII
: ' bt\lrrwllo \ : hll\'e hetra " ' 11 her. For sOlne
. tnlnute there wall 11 clolIll o\'er hl'r l'ItI ! ! ,
' 1' and a'Round 1111 ot rllMhln ! : wnterH III hel'
earS. 'rlwu her 1I1lellruw ! clunr 1I11I1n.
'Sho 'Iookell rountl the hrllliant ormy
' ot boxes : her hl'lIrl.llI'ot , hl'r whnl < ' Crllllll1
, trc1 1bed ) , 'l'huy wm'o tlll're-ll hex on
j' I the firllt tlUI' , 0110 ot the wst In thl' tlw.
ateI' . nlxt ! to the I'U ) ' a 1 uox , Sh' IIlIlhlrl ,
loolchlg Il/lUIIRnllwl' / , hlH dlll'I ( , snll fl1cl'
Jlblnln ! : tl'lIlII the crlr\ll onh'I't hOIlJIIIJ1I
I alko It clellr.cllt cllnwo. III' WIIM lilli' of
l the tew/lllell who III o"NllnJ ; dhuHg IIUItIl :
. , ' leJUlwl1 ' ' Illch kill . 'rho
fJXoctlr : ho e\'er n ! :
Klcam oC hl/l , Ullmollil stllll/l , the light
ot the IlInlllolld rlllg hI ! worl' , the 0110
costl . 11(11'/1) ( / ' oC 11 0 WI'\/I-II \ II HIelllell ! to her
to ndd so mueh to hili Ilrllllel hellllt ) ' .
/ . , ' 1'ho Indy h ) ' hili Hide wnl ! the CYIIOIIIII'O
! \ . . of all eye-c1nrk ! , benlltlClI1 nnll hllllght ) ' .
, , She loolcil tIIce nn ellllrl'SR , , Coati ) ' jcw.
els sholle In thc colis of her rn\'ell hall' ;
her whltl. rOlln.lec1 . rms wcru ollcrlclcd
' " , . , . by rllhle : ! thllt looked IIko lite ,
. , . Next to IrllIo sat n gentlemen with his ,
. '
I 'wlte nllil dnlljhtor : tholr IImllllelllUl1t nt
: the thollter COIJllhltld : prillcllllilly oC poillt. :
,1111 , ; Ollt to ellch olhol' thl ! cellhl'ltlj ! : ( ot
the boxell , 'J'hwlto IIRked h/jr / hllshllllll
: It he Iwow thl ! dark , IU'olld IlId ' with the
diamond Ihlr : In her hiliI' .
; "Yl' , " ho anHwcrlI , "all LOlldon , I
ahould 1111) ' , kllOWIi her , COI' Hhl ! III COli.
alderoll tlw IIIUllt IlI'alltlful WOIIII\lI III ll , "
" 'Vho III sho1" l'ullUlltecl till' good wlt\J.
"Ilcr 111111I0 II : ! I.lllb' l.h'lI Gerlllll , 111111
8ho Is the IllIughtel' oC thl ! f1l1l101l1l : MOI'l
Gorallt , the gl'llIt polltlcllln. "
" 'Ybo Is thc gelltllmnll with her ? " nRk.
, ed the I1l1l1g11lm' , I1l1d lbell Irlll" hllrdl ) '
'brcathel ! 1111 she hellrd the IIIJlIWCr ,
"I do 1I0t romulllbur hili IIl1l11e , " wall
, ! lIO sldw , meaRlII'el1 reply. " 110 Is a
boronel , .uld a wealthy Olle. I hll\'c ottell
Aleen him with hlr : ho Is to morr ) ' her
Dcxt SIII'llIg , "
"Aud II'ery hnndsollle pnlr. they w1l1
/ \ ltc , " IIILerrullted the wltl ! .
Her wordli gll \ ' ! ! Irullt' uno Iwen , slltlden
abock ; the 'OUIII ; toco hidden by the clnrk
' \'cllloRl nil Its color , then she cOllld ha'O
/lAllghl.d / ! 1I10UII.
Mnrry her next spl'III ! : . Vllost nonsellsol
.Why , she herllolt wes his wltel lIow Sir
ltllllJert. wOllld 1Ia\'o , IIIUjhlll ! had ho hlJllrcl
.them. . . 110 to 1II01'r ' I.utly Llra-ho , who
'hatl alrelld ' IlIl1rrlcd hr.
) ! !
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11d e\'OIl ns she tlilt UUJI'I ! , ' III tlillt
ero.wdod thellter , wltll the srellt sensn.
tJol1ol II hi ) ' ot the dny ou the stOgO ue.
tore her , Bhu wall thinking ot th gloom ) '
room whll'oln Rho Willi mllrrled , nlld till !
.trunge 1)lllIlster who. hlld mnrrled hor.
8nd. "ho woke .trom what 'wIIs n tmllcu
ot II\1mory with these words ringing III
hdr eRrs :
" 110 Is to her ' , "
mnrry next IIprlnS' Whnt
nOllllensol . Next spring , III all pl'obabll.
It ) , thdr mllrrluS'o would ue mudo puu'
1Ic , ' , Rntl shn should bo known us Lad ) '
tlt1U re.
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. .I OIlAPTIDIl IX.
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There came a morninS' which Irene
1'I
'In Septolllb\r ; the aky wna us ulue nil
Itllnt oC Itnl ) . . und the green en\th Hllllletl
in the sun's wl\rm rll's. 'rho beautltul
{ morning air cheered her , IInti shl ! hoped
Ip , bin henr tha.t . Sir Hulbert wOllld COIIIO
homo 00 thllt dllY , The 1I0\\'lIllnper IllY on
the'table ; It WIIS one thnt she had chollen
.horMlt , because It contained 11101'0 news
- : 1 < IJf ho. uppl'r hm thousonll thnn on ) ' oth.
'er. , Olrdessly ! , and without a thought
C , what lay betore her shl ) OrlllIell It.
She read 110w the Dllke at ! 301l11110l'stoll
bnd gene to tllO mool's ; how Lord nlll ]
LallY IIcsls were ot Calluell , how th\ !
lInrchloness at Breut hllll gOlle to Itlll ' ,
8uddenl ' her tall' ) ' 011111 ; Cllce gl'W color.
llS , the "ery slsht tleolllod to die Crom
hj JeyclI ; tor , s o 'rcnd , tills : "
"ApIll'oachlllg l\1nnlllge \ In IJIgh LICe.
-We lenrn."th , ! t' ctlrQ : 1lI'pnratiolls oru
DQV b\jll \ ! mnllo tor , the marrlugo of the
Llilly I.lraIGerl\nt. 'L'h'u noulo hrhl grOOII ! ,
8111 HljJb rt tmlrc' ! , hall Illtrustell 'to
: M llllrll ( lI ndelll & SOli the ! lINk or I'etlec.
ol'atlng 1 hls l1l1gnlficellt 1I11\lllolI. . the
'MIre. ! , ' . , It 1111 expected thl1t the IIIlIrrlllg\ !
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w1ll' tak'trplocolJn l"'ebrullrr.
She relld 111111 re.I'nlld : shl ! reed with
) llghtor lld with teors. Whl1t 1I01l1l1'lIso
what , l\ttel'ly : crllel 1I0l1HIIISe , HI w
could /t / be , when 81)0 ) WI111 nll'elltly hili
. 1wlto ? h 1II11st he stoPP.oll , tllllllh ! , this
'cruel reporf. . which was so doubly CI'1le1
! to hcr , hu ! wlte. I
When IIhe hilt ! heard It In thl ! thellter
, _ Iw had thouht ! at It merely liS sosslll
anl , bllsoll's rUlllor.
) 'hlli , WitS dlfferllIt ; this plIl'nrllllh , III
, a tUllhlonaulo IllIpor , who hud hlsortetl
tbnt pl1rll rll\lb \ , ulld how hlltl tlJcllll'ed
'to 11\3' toulllch ; : tbot WI1S uot 'tI'III" ! What
' , ,01111 ] SII' ' '
" Hulbert 811) / Whllt would
'I..ntly r..lrn . SIlY ? 'She hnd hellrd hl'Co.'e .
how .cureless thosjoul'llnlll WI'rl ! , hut
alll'ely thl ! ! was somethlllg morl ! HIIIII
cUl'elessuess ; It wos. ! nlslly , wle1\Ctlly UII. '
trlle.
8ho I'esol\'cd the moment Sir Ulllul'l't
came tll Hhow It , to him ; nil wOllld he '
; " 'cl1 thull , She heurd the SOUlltI ot his
horse's glll1op , nnd stood III the IHlrl (
" " , altlng him ; the e 'e8 thllt IIIlt hili Illul
o the ullunl sweet lovelIht ) 111 thclII , the
lexqulsltt , tlleu hod 110 light oC woleollle.
"lIull/ert / , I WOllt to slll'uk to ) ' 011 , "
l Io 8111d , < jnt once. 1 hn0 somethllll ;
.oat particular to toll 'OU' " .
He lauglwd nt her ellgCl'lless , hili the
, kugh dlel } trom his 111111 wlwlI 11l' SII W
e mourntul expression 011 hel' Cnc ' .
" 'Vhy , ( ri'lIo , cvell 'ollr'olel' 11111 ; lO'lL
itts IIwe tnlNsl" ho cried. "Whllt. Is h.
Ill ) ' den re8t'l" ,
ot OUl' r'lItute ot hfr toce rClllxl'd.
ulJ'olloW mc , " she IInld , and slltt Ild the
t , Into the Iltetty morning 1'00111 , whtJre
t - 5ny brhht SUI1 sb 0'.1 I' on till'01110 1\1111
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I e white laco.
: : , Aft opln nI'WIII'aptr ! III ) ' on the tllbll' .
: I ! > rawlnf ; herllelt to 1)C'r ) tllil helht ! , with
11 I ' I 'tl'agody nnd dlgD1ty of . a queen , she
f' ' I ' : _ Id ; polntln. . : to It :
f , I "I In\ ' ' 1 ' that tor da's '
, \ ( < I'pt two da's'ultllll ;
! lti1 re tor ' u to sco It. "
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I "A \\'lIpl1lll'r , " he crlc'd , In tonl'lI ot
Jreat relict , "n IllIpnrl Why , Irene , 1
thollJht ht leRllt YOIl had IIhllt n bUI' ll1r ,
hllll n Ilellll hOlly to IIlww tnI' . Whut
III thcl'e III the II/Itler / worth 1111 this tra.
g.h' , "
silt , In II ! It bltoro ! him , and pointed Ollt
the IJlu'lIJrnlh. , III' bent hili dnrk , hnnd.
lIollIU hl'all over It , 111111 hillel. IlIIlt with R
IIrn II e , hult with n IIlIuer , to
" . \llllrOl\chl1ll ; Iarl'lnlC ( ! In HIsb Life.
Ah , thll ! III the cnullp ot the tl'agl'tly , Is It ,
Irene1"
"Head , " IIho snld , brleny ,
Alld he read thl'oush , Then for 11011\0
tew IIIlnllteli they stoOlI III allence , look.
III/ / ; lit cnl'll ulhor. '
"Well. " hi' crll'd , hnlt hnlatlently , "suy
wbllt ) ' 011 hn\'I' to . .ny , Iren ( ! . "
"Whnt dOI'1j thl" lI1'nl1'IIhe atlked.
1t 1) ' dUll I' , It I tdell to 1I : < lIlalll , OJ' O\'CIl
to 1Ill1lerl4ll1l1c\ \ thnt lJuWKInlJera , IIIY ,
I Nhllllll 11fO\'r hn\'I' flnhlhl'll , "
" 11111111'rt. ) ' 011 II\IIIH IiHHlk curllll4tl ' to
me ; II IIIdit WOI'cJIII'Ii \ 011 nw. I wallt to
kuu'hnt l'lght 111I ) ' jOlll'l1ol hnK to Pllb.
IIHb IIlIeh II thlll ) ; at u In 1111 who III III.
tllItl ) ' mnrrd. ( "
" Iy , ll'nl' Irl'tll ! , tbey w1\l \ pllbllsh nny.
thing ; tilt' ' dlmclllt ) , with them Is to kllow
whllt 1I0t to pllblhh. "
"Yoll mUlitnlt ! ! I\nd coutradlct It , "
she 'Iold , InlIHJl'loIIHI ) ' ,
"I 'o\\IIlIlel \ hu'nr ' " he IInld
' \ \'nr ) lIorry , ,
louhlllgly ) ; "It III not worth the trouble. "
"It Is II 1)1I1'Rtloll at III ) ' hOller , " Bho
Kllld ,
" . \ 1IIII'lition ot nonsenlle , " ht ! repllell ,
" \011 Imuw qllltn well thllt thul'O Is 1I0t
II IIIIII'I'III/I'nhio 1111111 III l nllInel ! ot whom
tlH' ) ' .c\u \ IIl1t 110) ' the 111111I0 thlll ) ; , "
"lIut tI.llt . III ch'cullllltuullnl : It , mtera :
Into detnll. Is It trill ! thllt 11ulllh'n & Son I
hll'I ! l"uh'IHI orllt'I'j ! to dcurutl ! the
It'rc 1"
"YI'II , " he nllswl'rud , "ee\'ernl \\elJs ! {
IIllIce : thllt Is trul' unougb. "
"A 11I1 It lit COI' 1II1 ! , tor YOII to tnko mo
homt ! thel'l ! , I It 1I0t , lIulhert 1"
'l'hern Willi sllnHthlng : ot Hhorp ontulllh , :
III her \'oleo thllt toucbed him , II/III ho
tlll'lIell 10 bel' with a cUI''lIslng glsturu ! ot
hlK hll lid.
"Xo , " IIho crIed ; "do 1I0t touch ml ! : I
mnke this cleol' to me-tell me how J'OIi I
w1I1 contrudlct It. IIIRt a 110 IIko lhlll
-0 110 thllt In\'ol\'l' ' ' lilY honor-go nhrolltl
to nil the wurlll wlUlollt contradlctlon'i"
U\I ; ) ' dlllll' IrtIII' , do not UI ! so'ery 1m.
petuous , I 11111 "er ) ' plltlOllt , aM II rille ,
but I eOllllol IItlln too milch Imputu.
oPlI t ) ' . "
" \011 do not Sl'elll to rl.mll11hcr ! thllt Jt
Is 0 mottoI' . ot IItt' or dee th tor mc , " ehe
crIed. " 1.011 ' ' ' hIlSUIIIIII I '
111'1' In ) , 1\111 'ollr
wUe. How , thun , do theJ' dllro to clrcu.
Into this Hlllr ' thn t ) ' 011 are to mnrl'y au.
ether wo nlll II "
1'hc IIweut'olco UII'lIll'd with poln , hilt
c ld 110t tnltlr : the benlltltul tnce flllllhocJ
with 1t"10 " nnd Inllgllatloll ) : hI ! SIIW thllt
IIhc wns In no moot.to \ bu trilled with.
" \\'hllt do ) ' 011 wish UIt' to do' , " hi' nllk.
ed , llOtI . . " 1'hls Is a licuuo-nncl I hllto
seenes-whllt do ) ' 011 wish DIu to d01"
" 'VI'lte , first ot all , to contrllillct this
' ' . Sa ' bold I ' thnt It III
1'\111101' . ) ) not true ;
Ihun mllke ) ' 0111' mnrrlnge with IDO Imown
to the world , Whntovel' IDOJ' hllve been
rOllr 1II0th'o tor kellllJlS ; It lIocret It cttu.
not be HO IlIIportnnt 118 III ) ' honor. Llstl'n ,
Hulblrt , the honor ot YOllr wlto emnn s
thllt YOII 1ilOlIltl do 110. "
"I do not BCI ! It , " he repllld"coldly.
"I1ulhlrt , hll\'o you ever loved tills
I.ocly , Llrn ? "
"Yoll ore the only women I hove C\'cr
lovecl , nnd YOII lenow It , Irene , " he re-
pUecl.
"Why hll\ , ( they connected tile nnme
with ) 'ourll ? " IIho nsked , "Wh ) ' , If thl'ro
bo no renllon COl' It , IIhOllld the ' lIay thnt
) ' 011 are solllg to lUurr ' her ralher than
nll 'Olle cIKI'1"
" 'rill ! saplcntllUblic h "e mude Ill } their
mind thllt It Is to UO a' mlltch ; end 111'1' .
hllps they think It II sllltl1ule one. It tlO ,
\\'h ) ' nOOlI I Interter01 1..l't liS leove It
nlolle , ( rcne. "
" : \0. " she rl'pliClI ; "there nr ! ! lIome
CIlIiI'1I where to ) 'h'hl Is 1t\IIc1ne ! < tMy
'h'lIlIng now would ue wrong. Write to
thlll jOllrllol' to eXllI'cliH 'our surlll'l 1 ! thnt
they shollid wOlltollly InKort whllt tile ) '
kllow tll ho ulltl'ue ; IIlcolldly : ! , write to the
1It1Lotly ( .11'0 Gel'allt-tloy thl ! SIII\I\ !
thinto her , thnt 1:10 : till' as 111'11 In YOllr
Jlower ) ' 011 apolOllzl ! tor the nIlIlO'nIlCC
thh rUl\lor IIIUst hnvQ call1lecl : Illr : then ,
to pro\'cllt n rellctltlon ot It. mllkt ! 'ollr
1II111'1'Ingo known to the world , "
. "Whnt It 1 dcclln ! ! nn ' ot UICSO III ells ,
, Irt'tlo 1" hlY nskl'd ,
" 'J'hell I 11111111 tnlo '
( nwastll'OS . to defend
11I 'lIelt , " IIho rl'lllIccl
Hu InuJhl'll : 1\11I1 there wus cnouJh ot
" SlH'l'r In hili IlIlIgh 10 1'01180 nil the pride
end 11IIjI'r wlthlll her.
"Whnt wOllld ) ' 011 , Io ? " ho RIIIl'el. '
" ' \1'11 ( ' to the "Illtor IIrlit oC all , tlll'n
to l..oII ' 'Oornllt , "
"YOII ,111 I'\ ! not , " ho rled. slldcll'n fierc\ )
1\11/:1'1' / Illwlng In his tnee , " 'ou dill'\ !
not , 11'1'1101"
" ] dllre , :1I1t1 1 wOIIIII , " shl1 repllecl. "I
10"e 'Oll with all \11 ' heart und " -0111 - , bllt
I 10\1' hOIlIl11I01'0. \ . I wOllld write to LllcI ) '
Gll'liut nlld S/I / ) ' hClw hOI'r ) ' I wns to tilill
\hllt \ Klich CIiIsl' 1'1111101'11 wel'e ch'cllilltl > tl ;
lI lll 11I 'lIllr ! hll0 the bllPlIllIl'SS ot hllI ! ;
Sir Hlilhert gstmero'lI : wICo , anel thllt 1
telt Indlgnallt ot blrlall1O uelng used
lit nil. "
"Yoll wOlIlII 110 thnt , lr'ne ? " hI' I1l1ld ,
'his tnco dClld white with nllger ; " 'ou
wOllld do It , IIftol' Ilrollllslllg to klep the
' ; CI'ret ot our mn rrlllJc' jUlit as 10llg as 1
.wlshcII ? "
"I did promlRo thnt ; bllt then ther\ !
wns IHI IUelltloll oC tlllch n thllll : os this.
I COIIoItIII' ! : IIUW thut 1I1 ' hOlloI' It ! lit stllkl ! ,
nnll Ig mor , ' dlar ! to 1110 thnn litl' . " ,
' .hDIl 1I0t 11rO\'okc IUC too till' , l1'mle , or
1 IIhn ) ) 811) ' thllt whleh wo sliu ) ) both wish
ulllh ] . " "
HIli' lJoked nt hll\l cnlml ' .
"HII ' whut 'II\I will. 1I1\luort \ : ( do 1I0t
! lhrlnk fl'om heorln ! : whnt ) 'ou do 1I0t
'
tlhrllll , frol1sa'lnJ ; . "
"YOII forrl' 1111' to 110) ' thot which I con
1I11\'l'r UII II ) ' ; that which Wf ! slalll1 both
\'l'GJet. : ; , thntIIIih : I 1.\ " . t V 0I'll , tn Illy.
611lr tI\'I" lu tllI ' ( jll ; Liut : r lir OWII ou.
' ' ' It fl'olll " '
sll1ll1l' ) rUl'Celi ue. _
SIll' fI'111111 ' 11 tl't' pIIllI'r on th tnhlo nllcJ
stoull hdorll hllll , clIllII , urlct , grnclnl ,
ulthonjb her tliCO WIIS qulto colorlells ,
anll hl'I' hllll111 ; 1I'l'lI\hll'l1.
"Yoll clltll10t hllull .thlnc to fjn ' that
I need drcad to hoar , 'rh Ircntl'st wrong
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ot III ) ' lito wnll 11'11 vlult hOIl1I' nul , trll'lIIllt
to ' :0 with YOII ; hilt ynll coul,1 , 1I0t call
thut ' clJull , l'cpl'onl'h
wrllllK : 'Oll 1I0t lIIe
with It , nllil I 1111\1' lIf1thlll elRc to feur. "
"You torco It CI'OIl1 IIII''h ) ' lire YOII
110 obKtlnnte ? " ho 11111,1 , ; allt ! Rhe ! law thllt
' ; I'I lIt Ilrops 1It0nI , 1111 hili tOI'ehend , " , hllo
hili Cllce wall pnll ! with ( 'lI\otlOIl \ , " \011
clet ) . 'M : 'OlIro'oku \ ml ! : .rOil clnrl' tIIo :
) ' 011 , ,1 1 1I0t IH'III''e'hllt I Mny : yOII re.
CIIIII' to tl'lIl1l lIIe ; II..W , HHlell to110. . r
hllh' thu worda ; IIl1dIS I IIllenl ( them 1
OWII 1II'slt ! the ! ; rtlIlcst11111111 ! I1l1der the
sun : uut , Irelle , ) ' 011 art ! 1I0t III ) ' wlto. "
ClL\P'l'loJU X.
'l'he wl'rdR IIl'e III I'll to tall , III the RI.
lelwe. like thl' hlu ot red.hot tonguls. !
Irolle hen reI thelll ; bnt 011 one who does
not unllerlltoncl , lIe relll'nted , them :
"I 11111 sorr ' ) ' 011 hll VII torc't ! the words
tro\l1 1I1l' . " ho sold : "uut 'ou nru not my
Wltl ! I"
'l'he benutlful J'oung tnee , In Its ghutl1
Ilollor. Its IIIlserable tear , Its awtul drend ,
W/lli I'nlsed to his : a voice , unlike any
\'olcu lie hod e\'l'r hl'ord , lIold :
" : \ot YOUI' wlte ? "
"Yoll mil ) ' 1I01le\0 III ! ! , Irene ; It I. Quite
true , " hI ! 811111.
"Trlle tllnt I nm Dot J'our wlte ? A.b ,
110 , I Iwow thllt you lire tr'lnl ; to trlght-
un lIIe : thnt III nil , tr 'llIg to frlghteu mo ,
dl'ar , "
She clung to him with thl' grusp at a
tlylull child. ile trembled , end hili white
fllee luolod trolUblllljb' Into hors ,
"I 11111 , your wlCe , Ah , my love , my
lo\'e. 1111) ' so ; Ilt ! me forjet those hOI'rl.
ue ] wClrelll , or I shall elle hel'e at your
teet. "
11 ( ' WI\8 telUptl'd to deny thllU ; but
lIoon 1111 tIll' IIcelll' mllst be relleuted.
"II'I'III ! , 1001 , up , lilY dlll'lIl1g ; I Ilid not
III lend to tlilitrelis 'ou so : look np , dar.
illig , I 10\'e you Ultter ! tholl all the
wol'lll bCHldes : but ) 'OU 111'0 1I0t lilY wi to. "
Wllltll' IItllI gl'IW thl' tllh' 'OII\1) ; tace
un,1 , the hlll'lIll1g 111'11 , more Ilendb' stl\1 \
the tlhnllow lit telll' III the IIweet , snd
e'OIl , 'L'hl' "II'r l'III'1' y of IIt'HPllh' CIUllO
to her : 11l ! lIu'otchetl out her IIrmIJ to him
with II pll'adlncry. .
"You elo 1I0t 1I11lIn It , Hulbor.t , " sbo
cried , "You f-nlllwt mean It ; you nre
flstlllg ! with 11I11 : but It Is lIuch II bitter
jl'st j thel'Is 110 mnn 1I\'lnl ; who could
ho 80 crue ! . " ,
She ralsel ) her mlsernble tnce to bls : IS
she nslwd hlllli
"Now tell 1I10'the truth ; no mntter how
bard , bow bitter It may be. . 1.1'011I the
first hOllr you so 'v mo did 'Oll lIIeun this
to bo-was It plunnod In your IIIlnd ? "
"I nlll ntrnld , It you press lIIe , I IIII1St
say 'es , " ho relllled. "I am nshamlod
ot It 1I0W , Irolle ; but then It seemed so
lItt10 harm. "
"Did no ImllUlse ever come to you to
paus ! ! , to plead tor me , to save me , to
lnclllle you to go on your way and leo\'e
me In pence ? "
Io bowed his head before bel' , remem.
berlng bow IIInny such good thollghts had
COIIIO to him ,
"Thoro Is a renson tor It , Irene , " he
ollid.
"Will you tell mo what that reason Is ? "
IIhe sked.
He wnll silent tor a tow mlnutcs think.
Ing deeply : then he answered her :
"Yell , I will tell you the whole truth ,
11'1'110. Ot course you cnn , In n certulrl'
Cushion , ruin mn by betrnylng me ; but
'Oll wl11 not , It you do. ) ' u mllst. You
will not , you nro too true alld too loyal
COI' that : but I wl\1 \ tell you the truth ,
Ireue. "
She co\'ered her facc with her hnnds all
the' blttr words Cell on her earll ; words
that uurned her as with red-hot finmo.
"I ought to have told J'OIl betore : but I
wes ntl'llid that I IIhould lose you. I
could not moko roe my 'wlte ' for this
renson. "
He spoke , slowly , ant ! the words were
long In coming. thl'1 scemed to dIe In
hot gl\s\ls \ all his lips.
tIlt was not all my tnult , Irene ; my des.
tiny was , ath'r a tl1shlon , settld tor mo ,
While I wnli quite boy my father ar.
ranged thnt 1 shonld mnrr ) ' Lndy Lira
(1prant-whllo wo were both chlldreu
thnt compnet wes made. Enrl Gerant Is
n powrtul mun , a grl'at statesman ; his
nnme III n power In the lend ; and I cnn.
1I0t break the contract. Wbon 1 letl
Oxford Lord Gerant sought me out one
Iln ) ' . "
" 'Sir ilulbert , ' he lIald , 'I wltnt to tnlk
to you auout this contract mnde yeul'g
no ) hy 'our tnther aUtl myselt. ( wallt
I.ndy Lira to ha\'o II few years III th\ !
world I\otol'o \ her tote III lite Is fixed. .Sho
Ig dghteell now ; lot lint hilibe \ snld oC
tlw conU'act r the mllrrillgo untll she Is
. '
t won t ) .
"I nssured him tlult hlH wi"b sl10uld bo
comlllled with. ' He Went on :
" 'You w11wOllder \ , Sir Hulbert , why
1 have sought 'QI' out to sa ) ' this. YOII
ueor 0 nnme OB Inol d ns my own-the
Estmel'es or the Mere are lIoconll to none
In the lond. I will tell YOIl why I Beck
) ' 011 as a hllsul lll tor lilY enl ) ' child. I
hn0 no sou to succeoll me : my whole lite
Is dt"oted to polltil'S Itnd to statesmlln.
IIhlp. I 111\\0 work ell nK tew lIIen work ,
olld ( dlsllle to think thllt whell I 110
tlown to dlo tlwre will ue no ono to cn rry
on III ) ' work. 1 hn\'e 1II1111110tl out a line
ot 110lltlcs which , III n tew ) 'cnrs , would
chnngo the Cnco at Burope , I 11110h'on /
the Inuor nlltl the thought of n IIfetlme to
It , 111\11 1 tlllIlIIe to tllink thllt when I
diu tl\l'rc will ue 110 one to tnke It up ,
to thlllk ot It 01' to 1\Inku It succeed. It
I hlltl ueell ull'ssell with a eon 1 should
hn\'c tl'all1l'tI hllll to tillce 1\1) ' 1lllIce. You
Itre nmultlolls , ' are 'Oll 1I0t , Sir lll1lbert'/ / '
"I told blm . > 'ell ; that It would ue n
plon811ro to 1111,1 to ser\'e my coulltr ) ' .
" "fhell talJI to 11I0 n SOll'8 plnee , ' ho
snlt1. 'Yo nro 'YOUIlJ ; 'ot : I \ \ ' 11gl'o \
YOII three ) 'cllrs to enjoy IItl'-to go
nhollt , to scek YOllr go 'etlcs olld your
IlleuBures as "Oll will. Dllrlllg thnt tllll\ !
come to see us when ) 'OU will : call on
Llld ) ' 1.11'11 , go OlltIth her Ilt Umes , uut
let ther ! ! ho 110 word at thu contrltct bl ! .
twoen Illir nUll you-r' 'ou alld 1\I'sult , '
"So we lInrlld , lrlllC-1 knowing thllt 1 .
hnll uut U shl.lrt thuo tor elljo'meut , nnd
that tlle rest ot III ) ' lito IIIUSt uo given
to hnrd wurk. AIIII though.l ho\'o soem.
ed to like 1t1l0nells , 'nnd hll'e enjo'od to
their utmost , all Joyetl's oml 111cIIsnres ,
) 'ot ( IInd mysclt lool\lnl ; torwlU'lI to thu
tlmo when lilY lito will bo great I\lId no.
ble , "
"GI'l'nt 111\11 noule ; " shl ! cried. "WIth
the stain ot ' ) 'Ollr cllssl'llco 011 'our hands ,
how cnll 'ou ue great olld lIoblo ? You
ure nwltner thnn the mellllest-slllnller
then lIIl\lIest-tQr J'ou hl\\'o done tha
1III'IHllstllceiJ. ! "
"Ullt Is ther ! ! no eXIIISo : tor me , Irene
-IIUUI ) ? I WOS COli tent enolllh ; with mf
IIfo IIntl1 ( sa w 'Oll. 'fhe prolllect ( at
\111\1'1'1111 ; I.lllly , .Ira Gurant , the Ulost
hellnUtll1 womnn ontll the richest hl'Irl's8
In Bnrlnnd , wes pll'lIsont cnollgh IIntil I
saw ) 'ou. Mhll ! , ( Willi no\'or In raptures I
. , ' . . , . . . . . . . , . . 'y. . . . " .
. - , . . . . - - , . : : ; . - . . - . . " . . , . . - . - - - - - - . .
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, : , -r. . . . . . . . . - . . . . . e - - . - . . . . ' .
If
ovOr It , hilt I IIna 1II0llt brllllnnt tu.
tme wnltllll' me-1luch ' .11 CnUII to the
lot ot CCW , Wlwn I met J'ou-oh , Irl'ne ,
bl'lIe\'I' mc , with nil lilY tnultR hl'lIe\'l ! Inu
-whl'n I Inet YOIl I kncw thlltst / ( Ins.
slonate lo\'u ot my life ; onll , lilY dnrllllJ ; ,
it I hn "e been "clfish , torgh'c utA , I can.
not gh'e you lilli"
tt ; . trlell to clollP hl'r In his armR , but
ap , . "lthdrew IndlJnnntly.
(1'0 ( ut ! contluued. )
ESKIMO BOWS AND ARROWS.
now the Nntlve. . UKC Twllltc(1 CorllH of
Jlcl/ulccr Slncw ,
Aa ever ) ' ono knows , the gakhnos ,
with , 'ery Cew exceptionH , Inhabit reo
glen which Is perCectly treelells , or nt
any rnte where nothing Jt.ows but the
plnell alld 81lt'Ucea. whose seCt , Inelnstlc
wood Is entirely useles COI' mnklll ; ;
hews , Iays Popull1r Sclellce lol1thly.
'I'hey have O\'UI'come this dHllculty'ery
effectively hy fils telling alollg the hnck
of. the how twlytetl cords of relndee
sinew In such a way thnt el1ch cord IH
IItretched when the how Is bent allil
filCH bnck when the bowstl'lng Is relent ! .
cd. As fnr as We know , 110 othel' rnce
ot sa\'ages makes use at this Ingenious
contrlmnce , Some tribes of IUlllnnH
are In the hnblt of stilfellln : ; thell'
bows by "baclclll ! ; " thelll with strln
of sillew. glued on , bllt the EIII.lmo
backlllg Is mn e of cords amI tIed Oil ,
As old Iartlll 1.'I'ohlshel' , the Ih't ! En : . ; .
IIshlllllU who evcr sn w the Elklmos. III
l 77 , tells us : " 'l'helr bowes lire ot
. wood a yurll loug , sluewed 011 the bnek
with strong sillews. lIot glued too , but I
fusl gh'tll'l1 alltI t'ed uu. " I
( n some regions th ( ' Esldmos whell
first \'Islted by white lIIen were stili
using bowl ! with a'eJ'y simple baelc.
Illg. mel'ely twent ) ' or thlrtJ' SU'I111dli or.
twIne runlllug from oue end of' the bow
to the other , twlsto. ! together tlghtl ) '
from the middle 1\1111 tied tlowlI to thu
bow lu two or thl'l.e ! 111nces , I ' frlelldi :
at Point Bnrt.ow and along tile nd.lll. '
cenl coasl , howe\'el' , had Jtolle on 111I'
pt'o\'lng the bow nntll It was the besl
made by Eslc1U1os nnywhel'e ,
'Vlwre 110 Got 011"
Detectl'e George " ' 1111 of the clt ) . hili. .
torce was riding uptown In'a 'l'hh'J
tc-entb street It'olley car Il1st Io'rldl1Y
when a colored mau f hl acqunillt.
ance cnme In and sat down In tbe next
.Beat. Atter a brief ehat the detectl\'o
snld : "Are ) 'OU superstitlouJ , Sam ? "
"No , suh , " said SaUl , " 'Veil , It'l ! a
good thing ) 'ou'l'e not , " said I.'all.
"Thel'e's a cross"e 'ed womau slttlug
opposite. " "Ya-as. suh , dat's right. "
chuckled 811m"And up In the corner
there Is a hunchback. " "Yas , suh , I
sees him. " "See the number at tbe car
np there ? ( t's 313. " "Yal ! , sur. " "And
this Is ' 1'hh.teenth stt'c-eL wo nro on ,
) 'ou Inow. " "You go 'long , suh. " ' ' 'l'he
cash register , as you may obser\'e ,
shows the figul'es 1313. " "Yas , sub. "
"And this Is ( 'l'ldI1Y. " "Ya-as. " "Also
It Is the thirteenth day of the month. "
"Quit yo' foolln' , Ulnn. " "It Is now , "
said the det'ctlve , pulllng out bls
wuteb. "just exuctly 13 wlnnteK past-If
The colored man hud risen to his teet ,
"I ain't supahstltlous. Mlstah Fall , "
he said , "but heah's where I glts otT.
You do mnl.e n mlln mighty oncowfn-
ble.-Phllndelphln Record ,
Climate of Alaska's InterIor.
In the vast Dnd almost unknown In ,
terlor of Alnska the climate Is arctic.
The winter Is ot eight months' r1ura.
tlon , dry , and , excepting certain restricted -
stricted localities , entirely Cl'eo trom
wind. The tempemture descends as
low ns 80 degrees , wIth a wean of , i
perhl111S , 40 degrees , ( ce Corms .In the
rivers and lal.es to n thickness ot eight I
teet nod more. SnmmCl' extends over
four months. During Its earllest
months high winds lU'ovnll. The bal.
ance oC this short sellson Is mild , and
the temperature pleasant , rnrel ' ex.
ceedlng 86 degrees. 'fhe snow nnd
rain nnnually precipitated Is about l , O
Inches. ,
It 'VUII Dolled Down.
Patrick Ryan was n section foreman
ot no mean ability. He never wastel
company material nor words. One tog.
gy mOI'Dlng while running O"CI' his section -
tion he col1lded with an extra freight ,
and Uyan's car was reduced to scrnll
Iron nnd kltHlIIng wood. The repoL't
ot the accident to his supCl'lor of11cer
was clmracterlstlc ot the man and .was
I1S follows :
"Pother Morlnrlty. Hoa master , . ! ! . .
qult'e : Au ust the wnn : fo , ; y 1II0rnln' ;
wildcat Crate , reen mnn at the brek ;
hnmllmr'smnshed to - ; where wI1 \ )
ship the wreck ? p , Ryan , see. mnll. "
-Spr:1ue ! , Colo" Nows.
Unyal Colors ,
The Sultnn ot Turl.ey Is nlways seen
attired In pnle brown , glll'lnents : the
Emperor of Austria affeets a grny. 'l'ho
Got'man Emperor has whl1t mny be
called a loud taste lu clothes , and Is
novel' so bapllY as when , wearing the
showiest of unlCol'\I1s or hunting' cos-
tUlUes. The Czal' of Hussla , on tlto Otll1
er hand , likes the sltnplest , darkest !
torm. 1' Qni1res , ' uniform.
Bhootlll& : 1 < ' 18h.
The shoptlng fish Is a' native of the
East htdle . It bas a hollow , c'lIn.
drlcal beak , When It spies a 11) ' sitting -
ting on the plallts thnt gl'ow In shallow
wuLer , with remarkable dexterity It
ejects out ofa tubular mouth 11 slnglo
drop oC watQ1' , which seldolU , mlsseR Its
aim , nnd , striking the 6y Into the wat.
er , the fish ma'kcs It Its prey.
Orow HuntA In " ' ,
18hln.ton
' or the State ot .
The , tamm's Washing.
ton ha\'o organized crow hunts to drl\'o
out Infetng C1OW8.
What has become of tbe old.fashloll.
ed Uln who spnt on his hands befol' "
beginning n pleco of work ?
old bachelor Rn 's that matrimony
AI
and not the "bndser"
Wtsouslll4ls
state , , . - . - , _ ' . _ , _
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DOINGS OiWOICN' ,
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EXIT THE NAGGING WOMAN ,
I
ng wonderful chlnges thnt 111'e I
tllCn ) ) Ilco In the experience Ild I
1 . cl/lructer / oC W01\10 \ II the I
( lst 1f yeura have not yet fOUld /
Jhrollclel' , perhnps w1 10ver tl11 one. I
I ducattn nnd enlnrged olportuDty : I
have not wrought their chlnges on
those alone wlo bave gulned the right
10 ( Hid the niaglc B , A. to their Dltes.
rie tW Illrulng has ftered througb
tle tUSR ot oclety , alld has leavened
the whole lump.
Certain tJ'lls famiar enough both
hi fcton and In real lite Itty yenrs
Igo hi'e become plcterll ' exHnct.
Ihere was the romantc malden , who
\\'n \ lI < e a hout the h"uBe In u dret l ot
lted lo\ers , el'uel pal'enll Ind mll. .
night fghts , She was a dUlcult lel.
her of n wel-regula tell (1Inl ) ' . ant
e'en sending hel' to hurdlnJ Ichn , I
\\'nR not sure to cleal' hm' mind of I
: I
I'oseato ul'calltles , Before the wh.llu.
J1e hr'ze of a mOl'e'Igorous el.la.
lou theJ' lil'el I 10 hi0 \'lnllhe .
'l'hen ther ( ! wal the delca te If.den ,
he wes famons for hcr Inck of Ippe.
lte , hm' dlsl'e lrd of ! ; eep nnl1 hel' In.
Il'estng IUIII' , She WII h'el to the
cOnSUtjHon : of slate Iencl . Chil. , '
weetleatf amI ! OlotltlWH . she even I
' dal'l hlllt , ' .
Ih'llpcl < of fllmllu.ly of :
tnlc. She tall < cl sWlet ) ot her
ner\'es , anl she could faint at tle
shortest notice. Ier shoes , her CMRS
all hI' ! earl'llgR were maters ot the
; reatest molUlt to hcr. ' : , golf ,
Ihe g'lllaslul Ind the hasl.et hal
tell have reforled the delcatl maid.
en , nnd she Is now In moro dUlger
u I
. hoyden thnl : \l\'ald. . I
There IR allothel' type which .has not I
'et wholy disappeared , but which Is ;
INIR comlon than of old , 'I'hll Is the
nag lng woman , She had no Rense ot I
proprton , The stopping of her watch .
WaR ns Important to hel' as a deaLh In
the fa mi ) ' . She hlrped 01 a slll leI I
- example , a persmml - I
strlnl-for Incol-
\'enlenceultl husbund a 11 gUeEtil
Ivel'e at the last notch ot 11ltl1ton , She
worrlcl her chidren Into open rell-
lon. She could ne\'er keep her ser"
\nts , She could brelk up a church
commitee It a slngfe session , alhough I
ho one dared to tllllk of Jler as au.-
thing but "a'el' ) ' gpo WOll1n. "
Slowly bnt IUely the Iladol' hOl'l-
zen , the I'lcher resource , the. bctlr
tl'alnlng are bunlshlng this woman
from moderu Hoclet . . She was . .
ot. 1
the unconscious victim of her own n- ,
erg ) and nmblton , 'To-lay theBe nre
and In the '
11rccted utized act\'ltet
of town n 11 cl . She begins to s'e
herself , 111 otherR RCC her , nnd the twen.
teth centuy w1 mark the dlMppelr
ance nt the nagglng'wom.an as the nine-
tee th has rejoiced over thc extnction
ot the romantc drelmer and the Invl-
ld by protcfslon.-Youth's Oompulon ,
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'fhe plln CO' moklng n Bhlrtwalst of
this muterlnl , the 'one appro\'cd b ) ' 1
( . 'rench Ihlrtwnlst maker , who II doln
the ahlrtf for , the junior 40 Is this :
'
'I'he bel slfO d be 1 wnsh lnen one ,
thn lolor of the oodf. I should hov\
h huclle II fl'ont , prerern hly n hlress
! l lce 'oC gold. 'fhe "c 'l's" " 1 he pUt
III the hel b ) ' any harneSHlnl el' for ; 1
Ccw centRo
' 10 mlke a st 'lhdl fHmmel gown-to
Ilrrow' word thnt hns rllel Into 111-
t o-J'ou IURt Imow how to 111lw I
. ' '
I.'rench Iwot. You must unle\stond'
the ' . of ' .
Imll'l. Ilhrohltl'lng COII\ltoll.
1.1 . dnlsleR. The m'sturles of ctstlch.
! lg mURt bl open to 'ou ; nnd how , to
hi'm-stll'h nnd how to zlgzlJ lu L 11
be as plnln 11 blnd"Rtchlll !
'fhere Ol'e IJlutful lew In WIS , fr'lh
with the Benson , In nl the lehlnrs ,
with Ilel HI'IIICS wo\'en III , thnt : Ul
Ixalt ) ' 11nptel1 to thl lal.hlJ of Bhlrt.
Wltlts , 'I'hlse come II tuquolRe hIle ,
In sall hlru , In ChlneRe blue , III 111' , III
"IUb ' " bluc , mid II duck's egg , not to
h ent0n the pnstc bluwhll'h Is HO
lght thnt I rell ' doeR 1001. rndrd ,
' .
i How'Icllghttul ) fortullte thllt the
aww Ilwnl , cUUhrlcs , luslnl hntRtt's.
lnens alll lm 1 ts come so freel.
tlhn 1 Il You 'cnu bu ) ' lawn h ) the
'lrd vlh lace strilles wo'enIn aul !
Hh'II'S ot sntn tbat 1001. ' lke satin rib.
hlnN. ' ob\'lates' nce sl ) . or
hhnmln , mil mnkes home dress1nk.
lnJ less oC a ! ( 'ourgo to ' , ' nnd'eJ'ds ,
Hummer shlrtwnlsts trlmmell
wih
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these nilorllll . stitches are XPFusl , ' .
ht'I'lhl eXlllIsl\'e , bllt ) 'on cuu l ) ' Q
' waist dnls ' . '
pnrtnl 1lalll nld .wol'k I
J'oursl11. 01' 'on can get ( lIe that Is
Ilrtect plain nnl treat It to
iprlnklhlg of Frencb knots , ( n making
thl'BO hemre thlt ) 'ou take a sUicl1 11
the kn t drawing I Ught and hal'd , or
) 'ou wi hlve' 'tnot that cme out tn'
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I string. the f'rst wash and Is noting but . :
I 'nkl YOI' mater/al / and tuck I acros.
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, the yole lu such 1 wlY thnt only te Y'
I open stripes of needlework , or lace ;
I show. 'hls malcs a lace yoke , wit
I the Ilc ! In11 In rows , ( 'or n stock us'
I the snme gools , tucked lengthwlsc. ,
'with ' the top plnln , so that I cnn be.
turned OVlr , RclenRe tbe tucks acrs
I the bUft to make a good Culness. rrlt
the "n Iqt Jn at the bel lne , so fB to
I gl\'e 1 : nt ) ot Il'ugth In Cront , witout
' ' .
n gl'l'il t deal ot bagginess.
Hllucaton nnll Enrb 1orrlole
I Is a tact worth notcing that .
I I 'ueaton creeps Into n couutry eal' ) )
larrilge8 Jrdully become more
! carce , Nowadn.'s youths and maids
'Ire taught to thlnl. before they leap.
.
I'helr mental ) 18 stloller nnd 0016
mature than In rOl'mel' ) , 'elrs , so their I
heads mOle oCen speak Cor or wih'
their h arts.
MluJ' at the unhappy marriage or
which we hel1r mn ) ' he traced to tbe de
lusIon ot yuutJ'ul Ideas. Lmmature
10\'e Is Ignoralt ntHl ul'enS011ble.
womall wlnts to be lo\'cl lS she loves
: nd mlln wants to he lo\'ed ns ho love
I and bllause Lhe thing Is Impossible
I they hu "C the most dlsc rdant results.
We Ilhcl'l this desire to love , whlcb
: ' at ni ear ) ' a e Ii 1(0 a frecl'ackm' . ,
'
'I'cnd ) ' to eXIlode at a moment's no.
t'e. It mnkll no dllel'ence who seLs
fh'o to the fuse , & we grow older ,
Il. 0mO'e Intle . lovc alfalrs wo attn -
tn h more Impol'lalce to the hlld that
l htl the tuse. We grow more dls-
crJmlllntlllg as we advance In years , . ,
Cor our minds expand and grow , Ind
the emotons , as wll as the intelet.
nre strengthene by age.
ColcJc for 'Vomen ,
The Irst techllcnl colle e tor womC
C\'er establshed In the country 18 be
Ing plnnned III Boston atter thirty-two
rlrs of wnltlng , I1 teach bouse
hold Iconomlcs , seel'tlrlal work , Ibrl-
r ' Inlagement. l1dustlnl deslgnln :
medicine nnd ' ' : Ilossibly hor-
.
nm'ser. :1.
.
tlcult\l Bnys the New York SUl. Us
111m wi be to help wOlen to ear 1
J\'elholld In occnpatlon1 tOl\ which
there hI now no special training on 1
sclelltlc basis ,
.Tohn Rlmmons"of Boston , dead theRe
thlrt ) yenr ! : nd more , Is the foulder.
anll the colege wi hl'lr his 111me. Mr.
Hlmmolls dlell lu 18 O , Whim bls
was ofered for Iu'oonte It was wi rls.
l'o\'ered thn t the 'el ter part of his
.
11'OpC.t ) " , conflstllg ot real estate , wag
lef to establsh and malntalu an In.
dustrlnl colege tal' women.
A'Vomnn " ' 10 Writes Sermon
' J.nlol. England , Daly lnU
sn 's tat mny ot the eloquent ser
mons herd nt the churchcs arc cm
posed by a lady : who makeR her 1\'ln
thereb ) ' . 'fh re Ivet In tbe north ot
I
J.ondon , the widow ot a clergyma
\ho. under the nnte ot her late bns
blnd , II writing fermonR for clerg-
men In the metropols and elsewhlre
Most of her - . are bought by
cltrgymen ot the Chuch ot Englant
who write to her under the Impression
.
that the ) are communicatng wih a
clerg'man who hnl retred trm te
mlniltry. 'he srl'lons are excelent.
nnd no doubt m\wh beter than they
could wrie themseh'cs.
Phi tlCA ,
A great mnny pcrsols are trouhlo
with pimples on the tnce , which art unsightly -
sightly at best , and especialy annoying
when they come , as they otten do , on
the nose. OC couse thcy arise trm
Nome Impurity ot the blood and nc-e11
constiutional treatment , but unt this
Is obtalnel a and ' ' .
slte en1) WI ) ot lIr.
\'cntng them Is to upply arnlCI to thl
sl.ln , A pimple ne\'er
COlCS wihout
wnrnlng , A few hous heflH'e thC'c 18
nh\'a 'f a slght Intnmmnton or swel-
Ing , and It a dl'op ot nrnlca he appled
to spot when the
.he Iwfll be 1113
hn\ n 107en nppllcltlonR III tll com'sn
o fl 11 ' wl\1dl'l\'e \ the pimple bnck un.
leI' the skill.
AH to Clrc of Hlna ! .
As the welrlllg of mnlY rlll R , hoth
In the afterooll 1111 e\'ellll , hns become -
come I 110wllel'd fld" tl eare ot the
Jems If worth ' ot Ittlton , If ) ' 0\ .
'our l'lngs to Inst '
\unt ) , Iion't weur
t1 m wih loveR , 'he CQlstllt Crlcton I
Wllrs off tw poillts thlt h01 the .
Rtoles In IlIacI 111 the stonCR wi drop
Olt nliess constlnt ntl'nUon Is 1111d to
thi'I , The wcarl'l' mllY lot detect the
loose Rtonl hnt juwellr at
1 wi ! Ct I
0111'.1 Hngs shoulll be sent to the jew-
cl'r'H at least onl'e a 'enl' to he o\'er-
hnnllll , If W01 1tCt' gloY'-Detat
' 111 OU 1 e ,
A ovcl Curtiin OeKIJn.
A ' bon\le ' '
II'W fi'IIO c\'tnlll desig
Is dl\'l'lolld III Illh'nshoe '
\hoe pre\'al-
Ilg t011 II lul I' 'd , r Id by durk
: md fnint . '
green Imher. ' 'hl bottol
hns In InsI'rtcn' of delp
rld fsh nct
which Is edgl'lf
wi h a rute oC th
mndnu ( Inl hed , wih Arnhlan Ince.
Other color effects nre carl'led out In .he
snml.wny. ,
l"rcclle 111 Hlnhnru Ielclly ,
Bomwlll II ' . '
f 1 l'oll wlter. 1wo tel
spoonflil of the rOlwr to It pInt ot the
later. Bathe rlel'I " for se\'el'nl min-
utes. mornllg ! ul flight , the
nvohlll
en s" , Alow t t mixture to , 111) upon ' . )
h klt , a n'lh ' , h\t ! l\'le )
I ; } ) ai .caretul-
Iy , In ie m rnlni . before It , bna " drl I'
.