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ClIAPTlm x 111.-Colltlllll ( tI. )
"Yo II IlIlIflt fillll It 1'1 ! > l'\\'hl'n' , tlWII. "
"YOII tIl'lIr tilt" ! "
" 1''II , \ ' III'II ' 'OIl'1"
" ) )0 'Oll 1'l'tII I'll II 11'1' thllt 01'1\1 ' \ I ! ielllllel'l'
n fl'W 1111 's 1110" "
"I .10 . , "
"It hils II h\slol' \ ' whleh tlllIY ClIlIse 'Oll
to nlll'l' JCllII' 11I111.1. . "
" \\'hut ( III 'UII Imow IIhollt It' , "
" 1'hllt li ! WUi ! IInl11 to Lillglll'.t . the o\cl- \
smith h ' n .1 ew , who , nil hi' hns , ,11)\ ) '
llnd 1'l'IISI1I1 to helleve , cUllle h ' Il IlIw
1101WlltI ' . "
"Anll Ir UII or 11III'hl'ew hl'l'lhl'l'li
llall I Wi'll lIl1t ' of n'tIlshulIl'st tIl'l'd , UIII
I to II ! ! IIIIWWI'I'uhll ! fOl' It' , "
" 1'011 111'1' III1SWl'l'uhll' fol'llIr 0\\11 1ll1i- !
deetIs , It wnfll1I who Holilit to hllll. "
" ' "
"I /
"YeH , nM CIIII hl' 1lI'lIved , "
"Nevel'l1ll'less , I Khnll lIot h.t YOII hl"'I'
'tbl. ' IIlIlIdre 11011111111 , "
"Nut It , 111 rellll'lI , I will 1IlIllI'rllllc to
IH'OCllrl ! till'lllhlllllt h's slIrlll'l' 'r'
" Otl'\1'1i thl'II. "
"If It CUll he I1I'ovI'11 thllt 'IIII slole tlillt
ollul , not 1111 tlw vIII' 0111 dotlll':4 : 'Oll hnvI !
colrll'd Ilito0111 / ffll' till' 11Ii'l1 I wI'h'p 'ellri :
will Mil \'n YOII CI'IIIII thl' 1llIlIlshn\l'lIt \ whleh
J YOIII' dlw , "
" 'Yhntlr I hllve tile 1III'\II'i : or .1Islll'O\ "
, Ing It ? "
"I nm 1\ot ofl'nlll oC thll t. YOII will : iC ( !
me 1I 1I111 , within t\\'l'lIly-Collr hOIlI'I'I ,
whell 'Oll mllY 1101 he 1IIIlte KO 1''su1I1tl'
111 'OUI' Ih'IIII1I , " .
' ! 'hl ! .Jew III II lit' 111I IIIIS'wrl' ' to lhli'l ,
though 0 IIlIIlIc IIf l ollteI1lJlt , In whlt'h
wllS mln led soml' hltterlless , III1S I'tl oVI'r
Ills cOllntellnncl' , ilK J'n1l\lnntl ; willl1hew.
GilA { "I'I'm X'V. \ .
Allee , 1II''nl'lllIl/ / (1lt'l'cllons ( glvclI
her h ' .Trllllthllll , Iwodl.d nt till ! dool' lit
the lerlllllllltlllll oC thl ! JlItKRII e. A rtpl' U
lItlle d\lu ' , It \\1114 IIIIHIII'd OIH'n , 111111 Mill'
tound her lClt III II dosel , ltnrullll CIICI'
to tllC" with olle who. 11M Ihe , Iew hUll
tel her , wnll ni : 'fl\ln \ nlill ilK filiI' U:4
bl'r81lt.
"I WIIK toltl to Imoel. lit lhl" 11001' , " filtltl
AlI e , " , h ) ' 1111 clderl ) ' 11I1111 I HItW III thc
shop. "
"It willi /I'IIUtllthl"l' ! wll11 tolll Oll ,
YOII IIrc wI'lcllII1l' . "
Br , IIl'nlill Ilicompr hl'nHlhlc to Allcl' ,
w110t IIhl1 hnll tllken to 1Il' the had ; ot a !
, 'Very pll1lnly conslructctldollpt , 'rnll IIIlIdll
to 6wln ) . : slow1) ' Imcl ; , till tlll'rc WIIR IIn
opening HulllclcutIr wide Cor IngreMs Into
an nllllrtulI'ut tlttd , lip In II Mt 'h' or 110
mnch slllellllOl' thnt It I'pmlll . 'tl Iwr or
1stOl'Y hc hnd O1IC ( ! heurll tohl ot 1111
enchlllll'dlIIIIICl' ! \ .
It wns not till the ulnsI\ ' . , door was
cl 1\1111 ' or 'l' 'I'lnn
os ffi. \ n tlrllpl'ry purple
embroltlrt'\1 wllh gold wa ! ! tlrl\wlI hnck
over It , thnt AIII' lulll oJlIIOl'tllnlt ' to tin
mol'l' tllllll nole till' gellerlll I\PIII'III'nnC(1 ,
ot hlr ! , hollte ! ! ! ! . WlwlI IIhe IUlll Reiltetl
I lIers'ctr on 1\ pile of cUllhlonll lit Iwr Hld ,
tlhe t01ll1l1 thllt hl'r l'yes , tholl/h / IIhnde
by Inslwl'I IlItmlR < 'ly hInck , werl' gray ,
overflowIng allll with n Hort 111111 hrllllllllt
lIg11t , I1er hllit' . 1'l'io1ll'alrll'tI from fllllln
over her tOl'elwlIl1 hr n jewelcll hllnd , fell
In free 1II111110wlllg' I1IIISS'S ! oVI'r hl'l' 11110111-
ders , and dellcelllll'tl to the clIHhlons whl'I"
she lint ,
Among the few Orllallll'lIt flhe worl !
there wns ulle which Ih'l'W thl ! uttelitlull
oC Allee CrOIll 1111 IIt1lCl'tI , It WIIS the ulIIII
sill' bu lust , 111111'hl'lI shu reenll ' wll11t
Silas WutIdlU ; lulll lullI Ill'r , It ut ollca
occurred to her thut It mh.lt : ! hnve heclI
h'en her hy 1'ulklllllll. Hhc oh'il'r\\'d t1lnt
the eye ot Alice WIIM fliKtelll'l1 UIIUII It.
"A blrthclllY presellt , " 1111111 shc , " 11I111
0111. ' thut I vlIllIl''el'Y hl III ' UII IICCUlIlit
ot the dOllor , "
" 'VIla mUKt bl ! u VeI'Y 11l1I ! I' fl'h'lItI ,
th'll. "
' ' 'rhe dcul'l'llt 1 hll'I ! III tlH' wodd , " lihe
rep1\ed. \
Alice wutl'1I1'tl hel : , liS Hhc Milid UIIII. hut
there WIIS till tllltl'rlllJ ; ot till' voice , 1101'
deepening at Ule tnlnt 1'0111' color whIch
tlngoo Ule pnre whltu or her tllir allli
BOttly rounded clll'c1ts. UliflUKlllclolIH ot
wbat WIlS lUKslng In the III 11 IIi uf AlICI' ,
she said : '
" 'VIU you lIot ( CUIIIl' YOIII' 11111111" ' "
"Allee nall- , "
"And mIne Is Ahl. I1 w 111111 I 11m thnt
you eamf' llerc thlll eVl'lIln ! You cuu-
not think how lonely 1 1111I. "
"nave YOI1 no mothel' nilI' slsh'r ? "
"None , "
"NeIUIl'r hn1' 1. "
"Yet ) 011 cllnnQt he 90 10 II e ! ) ' lUi r alii ,
, with 110 on\ ' hut A9Cnuth to Sllu"l ; : to , IX'
cept my aratlllCnther , untl hI' hils lIttl
time whIch can b sllIIrld trom blR llily I
\ toll to devote to me. "
"Oan it IItll''t'HSary Cor him In th
cvenlng ot hIs 11n's to attl.'nd su IIlrlctly I
to his dnlly task' , " slIltl AlIl'e ,
" 'Ve are , I\S YOIl dOllbtlt'ss know , oj
I\n oppressed and 11ffilll8'll licoille , lUll !
obllicd to bury aliI' luxurl.'Ii . , und l'\"l't
comtorts , under Ii lihow at wl'etehl'llness
or the prlncl"8 unci nohles at till' Inlll' '
would spl'CIU1y tlud flOIIIU pr text to wresl
from UII our wealth. Ilny / we , tor HIrICI
my tathl't" dlell u rear ago. I have hlui 11 <
one to look to tor lrotl'Ctlon eXCllt III )
grandtather. "
The el oC Allee were OCINI dlrectel' '
to the oplIl , us they Sftt chatting togetbr
tor atter whut Abl 11I1Ii luld her. shl
thougbt sbl' must be IIIIRtnkeo IIR to itJ
beIng tbe olle whll'll hllll II\l'n ! JlvI'1i hel
by , lIurlel h. But the more IIhl' l'Xllmluel
H , the more cunvhlcl'11 dltl iho hl'COIIII
thnt It WIIS tIle SUIIISI''I'ral tlrlll"l
'she was on the point oC ll'lIlIAbl \ / whll' '
she knew at It. but finally l'OIiChult'd tl
suffer Its hl.'ll'ory , UII Cur aN shc hl'rllet
was concerned , to rernnln UlIlUsclooetl
lest she might thInk that sill' wished It tl
be rt'stored to her , ' 1'he tnlr Ahl , ho\ '
ever , could not Iwlp noticing with whl
interest she regnrded it. thollgh 1111U rnl !
took the cause , She ImagIned that It WII .
lt trnrl ! ' beauty whIch attracted her atten
tIe 1 ; and she unclaApl.'d the gold chall
tofwhlch It was alllended , and handed I I
t .ber ,
' 'Take It , " said 8'1l , "so that you cal
" " " ' . . , . . , - -
tlw IJI'lIl'r pXllmllw It. 'l'huse IH'St Hldll'll
III IJI.dolls . NtO'Ws ' III'OIlOUIICI' It to hI'
II II Itl II I' , 110 IIIIP of Its Idllll ( hl'Y IUIVI' e\'ll' !
HI'I'II or III'ul'll oC IJl'iIl 1'IIIIni to It III t1w ;
111111 JlIII'III' , III' l'OUIPIII'III \\'lth It III lille
1111I1 111'11I111111 pillY of 1'0111I'1'1. "
" hh" hllll ' PI'I'SI'III , 'Oll sulll'1'1' -
1II111'1C1'tI AileI' , hOllitl thlll Hh. . . wOllll1 III !
Il'tI ' 0 SlIr Hom..tllill . 1111I1'1' HC It ,
" \'t , . 111111 whlll It'lull"/f Il 1111I1'1' SUI'I'cd
111111 IlolIlJl ' lIelll' , It OIll'I' IJI'lolIJell to III '
IIlIIthl'I' , Iy futlll'l' I'III IIhselit tlw Iiny
I WIlS lwel\'p 'l'III'S 0111 , III ) ' gl'ullllfuthm'
1I\'e It 10 lilt' . with hlK hlesHlllg , .1ud e ,
tlll'lI , flf III ' IlIlItl''RS , wlll'l1 the vel'y fil't
till1\ ' I \\11I'1' It fl'OIll hOllle I lost It. "
"I , " l It'/ / "
"Yes , 1111I1 I hllll 101lJ ; h'clI 1111 ull hOJlI'
or 1'\1'1' 1'\0\1'1'1111 ( ; It , fill' WI ! dlu'cil lIot
lIol . . uhl'oilll tIll ! lo'i or HO III'eclllliH II
I'III , Whl'lI , II few l'v"I1I1II:4 : ! II lice , Hllllle
fIIW I'UIIW 10 Ihe shop 111111 offel'l'tl It fOl'
Hltle , "
"WhH offel'ptl It ? DIll 'ollr gl'allc\ruth' \
.
el' 100o\\ ' / "
"I thln1. Ire Ilid. thollgl : hI' c1ltll1't tell
InP. III''IIS ) . :11111 to It It hucl. n lIllI.
for 11101' ' ' Ihllll two-thlrtli ! flf its filII VIlIt\l' .
witlllllll 1Iildul : ; IIIIY 111ICS ! iOIlH , "
. . . . . . .
1'lIl1dallll , , II : ! Iw I10wl ! ' 1'l'llll'lIPd to hlH
1011/III"R / , fl'll lit II 10lfs whllt to do ,
HI'III'I'el ' u IIII - JlIIRsl'tI. 1111t that Ill' rlck. !
II' HI ' cOlIll'UClI',1 , l'ilIIIW ' tleht , without the
1II1'11II1f of IIl1yln for It , 111111 IIOW thl\t
, ll'lllIlhllll , lhl' , J\W ! , hud I'l'flHll'll ' to lid-
\'lIlIrl' hllll till' hlllllh'l'11 JlUllllilfI fill' whIch
hI' hllllullllllefl , hi ! ! Illst eXJlI'IIII'lil fo Slit.
Isfyllll : till ! 1II0st clllllwroutl or his cl'elUt-
OI'If. WUII cut off. A thulI/ht slt'nele him
us Ill' 1IIIIcI'd till' Iwy III the IOI k of the
Iltllll' whlrh opelled Ilito hlK room , I1e
NtoPIICII , r..l1l'chll . ! II 1II01llellt , IIl1d then
1'1'1I'ul'l'll hlK sleJlII ,
'l'hl'l'I' WIIS II trllct ot 111I111 IIUII In hlR
IHlSsI'Hslon , llelollgoillg to thitlltt : ! luCt
hy hlH filth 1'1' . which 'Ieltlell hllll enl - n
trill1l1 1111'011I1' , III' 'WOllld offer thl ! .J l'W
II rnol'tgll p of this IlIn , Ir , IIIHlclIl1 of
lhe one hl\lllh'l'Il he hnd IIHkl.1 for , he
\Voul.1 J1\'e him two hUllllrcl1. lie COIIIIII
tlw .Iew Ilrl'llul'ill ' to cloRe the Mhop , All-
1I1I1II11I II IIl11rt ! l'olll'lIIntOl' ' IIh' thull whell
he Ilurtt' with hllll , he mu e Imowli the
renMlI1I or his l'l'turll , Ills IJI'opoRnl WIIS
Uccl'lltell , nllll the folinwIn 11I01'11 I II/ / ; \\/HI
allllointed fOl' lIll' trlluHncUon or tI\l' busl.
'Il'SS ' ,
Whl'n , nt last , he fOlln hllllself III hh ,
OWII IIpnrtment. lw suw n mUll lilt lIn ! ;
nenr the tnble , who , nil thcro WUfI no
1I/:1It. eXCelt whnt wnR ufforc1etl hy II lire
IlI'lirly hllrllt out , ha IIUI11IOSl'tI to bl' his
vall't.
" 'VII11'1' YOll ! Jack 1i0 110011 , Ite c1II1 ? "
slIl he , "I gll ve YOII lea \'e to stllY a WU ) '
till mornlll . "
"Yoll IIIlstook me tor thut rUflcnll ) '
\'allt lit 'our , eh ? " silid till ! lIIau , rising
/llItl eomllig forwnrd.
I "I llt 'ou. .reru Corlde ? 1I0w did ) ' 011
"et -through the key holl' / "
"AH till' dour wllsn't loclw'd , &lIch nn
eXIICI1IIntVIR unneccsllary. "
" ' ! 'hell I mllst hllve ror/otten / to lock
thl ! 41001' wll1m I rltllrnell nn hOlll'10 / ,
AN Helhllll hns n IIIl1stel' kl'Y , I SIIPPOCtI :
It WIIS ht ! . "
"You hll"e reat conll ence III thnt
vlIll't ot YOIII'II , I suspect. "
"No , I don't trllst him utullin nny nt-
tllir IIf Importunce , lIud thnt Is why I
HI'ut him aWII ) to-dll ) ' . "
. .
. .rlll're IR little IIct' oC ) 'OUI' trusllng
hllll , Cllr his c\ll'lolllt ) IR such thut hc
filltls thlnJ. : ' ! IIUt without belli ! ; trIlHted. "
" 'Vhllt dll YOIl meuu ' / "
" 'I'hllt overheurd ! the whole of what
you told mc , the otllm' evenillg , uhout al.
tl'rin tit ( > ( Iutu IIr thu will old BIIl'1lutun !
mlldu In Cn VIII' ot hlK IIleCl ! , "
"How CIIIIII ! ) 'OU to kllow ? "
" : > to lUattel' how IUIIJ '
, as ; : L'i what ]
tell ) 'IIU IK trlll' . "
"I Illn lost. then. "
"Not 1'10 111111 liS that , As yet , he hab
tolti only o III ! IlerRon , "
" 'Vllo , oC course , tlwu , IUURt be you. "
" 'Vell. to conCI'S ! ! thc truth , It WIIH , "
"I dldn't snsllel tthnt you were ou lIucl
conli ellUnl tI'rllls , "
"I1e hlill little IlIclluallon to bl"ltlHI :
hlK COnfilll'llIe ! 011 me , you rullY bl' cI'tlllu
'Vhell , on the ul/ht / In IlIeRtlO'l I I\tt ! yuu
1 OPel1l'tI the tlour rntber suddenly , whel
Home onl' arted awn ) Croul behlud It it
lIudl hl\Rtl' lilt tll lIIake me.llUlipect It WII ,
flome one who hlltI beeu IIlitellllll : . I IUIiU
uged to oVIrtltlte him , lIud'by < < 1lut ot pCI'
NuuRlou ulld threuts , succl'edtl ' In lIIuldul
him CllnCeSR thllt he hud hl.'urtl 1111 w' '
hll Huld , I didn't Ilart comllllU ) wltl
him , hl\\'l'Vl'I' . till I hll l'xtorted a prom
Ise Crom 111m lIot to meutlou whllt Itc hUI
beard to an ) ' III'r80U lI\'llIg. "
"A promise whIch hI ! will be lIure t ,
hreak , 1111 lie Is 1111 much glveu to tulkll
th'l'IleHS UR cu rloslt ) , "
"YI'S , IIntI I've bceu thinking It wll
necd a sha\'ll IIr/uml'lIt / to kecp his tongu
1 trom wlljglog. "
"Uut whl're shall we fiud olle who wll
UI ! wlllhig to mltke use of such UU IIrgu
" "
IIIl'n t
" { , enve that to rue. But theu tltr
IIIIUlt bl' tlmu an Ollpol'tuult ) . "
' ' ' ! 'O'1II0I\0\/ , evenllll : 1 will fiud som
pretext Cur selllllug hllll to the shop 0
JeduthulI , the Juw. "
"At Whllt hour ? "
" Ine , "
" ' ! 'ell would be the Itetter thul' . "
"Yl'S , but till- shop will be closed beCol'
tllI'lI , "
" : > t I III ! let It IH' , thlI. r remember
nice , lIuug plncl' cloBo bl tlt Jew'lI tun :
hle'down omlcIl ! ! , whel'e hI ! who III to b
1'lIIployed cun r.onceal hlmselt. "
"Alltl let him he SIll'O lIot to part con
Ilall ) ' with him till he hili IOllt 1&11 IIO\\ '
n oC telllug tales. "
I "Yoll needn't CIIUtiOU U1 ou the
score. "
"And tell him , It tb I1ffalr occaslo
IlIolHe or outcry , he will be III 110 dnllg (
I' at belllg surllrlsffi. nil the Jl'WS , who III
n the lIole Inhl1bltants ot that 11uartr , III
much lIke the snull. which , at WI' lut
IUUtloo ot dllllser , raVII Itselt turtht
I , , Into Ita sbell. ' 1'ell hlw , turthermorl
T .
. "
, , , ,
thllt Ill' rnn COllllt 011 n JOOlt rOllnd Rum
It 1111 III pertol'l1Icti with IIldli 111111 ( 'X'
' ' " I
tel'lty. ,
" 'L'halllc1 ! ' Iwlwl'ell ' him alill me. I will
tnl.e CIIot It , 111111 shlill Iuok to ) 011 Cor
the Iln ' , " I
.1uHt thl'lI IIOlm' 0111' Imoclwtl nt th.
,
door. Both 1Itlll'tell , I\I lIl1ly IICollle will.
" (10 , 1'ull'lnllll , , 111111 ol n thl' door , 01'
I will , " 11111,1 COI'lde.
lIe oh1' ( II , tholllh lIot wlthOllt Rome I
IIIls I\'hl H , A Iud of fourteen or fiftel'u ,
Jlut U ! il'lIll'll llOte Ilitu 1118 hllUd , nnd
wlthOlll HIIpuldll , wltllllrl'l'he ! two' '
hud 11C1'I1 slttlrl II ) ' the dllll Ih'ellght , n3
Ir thpy Ilid not cnre to 1001. ellch other '
In the fUI'I' , ' 1'0 l'lIahll' hllll to I'en hi ! :
lillie , I.'ulklull wnll uhll/e / to light a
f
11111I11. I
" 1'I'om cOIII'lIel' " sal
; a Indy or a ,
COI'I"p "liS ' ' Iwuw h ' till
, UIH' IIIU ) ! o or
of IIII1S" , Which IH It ? "
"A 11I11 ' - llIdred Dllcr II. "
"A IIl11et' ollx , then , I " "Ilpose ? "
" othllllt ot the Idlld , " sultl Pull.lnnd ,
l'nlhpl' IIhnrpl ' .
' 1'11f' llOte l'olltalrl'd only the followlllll
hrlpl1 ' wor l'tl l'efllCst , or rnther COlli'
11I11 Ilfl :
"COIIII' to lilt' to'III0l'I'OW lIIol'nlll ut
tell. wilhollt filII. "
"It III 1'llIlig IlIte , " snill Codde , lilt
III tlllll' fOl' IIIC to0. / . hJe o'cloclc to-
mOl'l'OW I\'enln ! 11'1 lhe hOIll'1"
" 1'011'11 finll 11I1' hl're thell. "
" 1'11 SIII'IIIc to 'OH throllgh the Ie '
11OIe , HO thllt 'Oll Iliny hl' sure who It Is. "
" " 'pil tholl"hl of. "
CIA 1111 liS I'ye aIr-cl\I ( ' chul'gell 'OI1 , mlull
tIlI\t 'ollr doOl' Is tnllt. "
CIIA I'Tlm X\ ' . '
Soon uftel' 1"III1"ulltI's " dellul'I\ll'e thl
II'CUIHI ( Uml' , the .few. cnstln ) . : uHltle his
cOllrse UhPI'llltle , which cOllcealetl II
rich 111111 Ilt'comlrll ; dl'PHR , jollied the tulr
Ahl nlill lhelr Pl1l1ulI ' rlllt' IIntl IllIeXllect.
ed lIest , Alice hlld IIh'el1l1 ' communi ,
clilell to A hi 1111 Ihut ! ille hersl'\ \ ( knew at
whut IIhe IIUPJloio1l'l1 to he II plall ror 111'1'
uhdllcllon , which 1I11\ ! now reillted to him.
"AIIII have 'Oll IIII ' RII'Iplcion who Wllii
till' emlllo 'el' or the 1'1111111111) ' fellows1" hI !
uHlwll.
"I hllve , " Rhl' 1'1'11111'11. "l1ls nllllle , ns
r hllYe I'ellllon to 1lt'lIl've , Is 1"IIII.lan " . "
" 1'011 lire rl ht : thet'e cnll be no OHht ,
I hn\'I ! hnd 11eullll H with him. "
"I hnve bl'ell ' thlnldll of m ' frlenlls , "
Rnltl Alice , uCter a few moruPllts' Rllence.
" ' 1'hey will Ruff'r much IIl1xlety 011 my
nccollllt. ulld r must let them l\IIow , liS
enrly 1111 IIORlllhlc. what klu hllllds I have
follell Into. "
"I wOlIllI tulu rellevt' 'Olll' nnxlet ' to-
ul/ht. / " sal the .Tew. "but the Illll lu IU '
lIel'\'lcI' Is IIl1fol'tUllutel ' IIbsent , nnd It
wOllld be hur ly 11\'U cnt for 11I1' to can.
\'l'Y Ililelligelice of rOlli' welClu'u myselC ,
SOllie aile mllht he IlIrldng near who ,
WOIIIII l'ecollIlzc me , which would be 111m'
Iy to h'nd to u sUIi strollger sUiplcion ! ns
to 'our hltHIIJ ; plllCl' , As there wllbl \ !
explnuuUolis to IIIl1ke nlld .1\rctlons . \ to
give , thl ! meisn : e hetter he a wrIttcn one , '
which Aseneth , our mul , shaH cnrry to
'our frll'lIc1s ellrly In thl' morlllng. " I
"Alld It mllst be'I'ltten to-night , " snltl
Alice ,
Eurly In 111' ' 1II0rnlng , ns the Jew hnc1
promlRed , he gnve ASl'ueth the note , wItb
the ' lrectlons whm'e
I1ecessar to cnrry
It. lillt whl'U RIle had leet whnt wus
cnlled the , rUWR' QunrtI' ! she bl'cllme be'
wll ered , aud lost her wn ' . Thel'u Wel'l !
liS ) ' ( 't tew IJeople sth'ring , bllt those o'r
whom IIhl' Inllult'e the wuy to tIll' strect
she WIIR III ll11rsult oC , answeretI her ouly
with gibes OJ' II Hlleel'illg 11I1I h ,
She WIIS uot aWllre thnt , dlll'lng all this
time , n lunn WIIS Coliowing her , At lnst ,
whell the stre't IHlsscllgers bl'gnn to lIIul.
tlllly , lIud she , becollling stili IIIOI'l' pm"
plexe , vellture once 1II0r ( ! to Inllllire the
WilY , hc stellp'tl (1IIIckl ' tOl'\yon ! .
"Whut plnce do 'ou wish to fin , my
good wOlllau ? " snl he ,
"A hOllse In Ohnrles street , where
wells the wl ow I < J\1iston \ , " she 1'eplle . I
"Fol'lulintel ) ' , " snld he , "I lIve In u
house Iwnr Ill'rs , IIn cnll show 'O\l the
WU ) ' , 1'ullow ! rue uutI ) 'OU will SOOI1 be I
then' . " I
( To be contInued. )
CHANGE IN LEADING MEN.
.
The Ially Settlell the Que.Hon UII to.
) \'lto 'Va. the Cnd.
' .rhey had heen enlnged ror n. whole
week , IUl met lit the sa.me social tunc.
tlon , Artm' he hlld missed her for nn
hour he eXlllol'l' the cOllser\'ator ' , and
wus mean elloll h to lIaten to a conyer-
satloll tllllt she WIIS hllYlug with II
YOUIlI : IUllU wholll tJh ! ! hnd rejected that
she ml ht accupt the eaYl'Sdropper ,
"Helleye me , " tlw dlscardl' one vms
1 1\'III . "I wIsh ) 'ou e\'ery hnpplness.
1 thou ht all the time that you were too
goot ! tor me , uu I think thnt he will
mnke you the best at husbunds , It ia
everything to mt. ! thnt ) 'OU lire content ,
It will probuhly Ue\'el' come ; but should
) 'OU e\'er nee a IOYl11 fl'lend aend tor
me , wlwrever I muy be. "
"Purdon m ! ! tor InterrUIt1ng so hapI ) , .
an Intorelmn o of contl ences , " sneerl'll
the jl'nlollll clalmunt , who suddl'nly all-
penl'l'll In trent or them , "but they are
wultln , : ; COl' ) 'OU to sIng , IIU naturnlly
wOl\llerl'll \ where ) 'OU were hlddeu , "
He lut ! her a WU ) ' , hut It wus Into the
hllll. " 81e lwre , " he beun , : , "It Is hlgb
time thnt you and 1 understand ench
otlll'r , I torblti you runnIng after your
ol tlnnws , aud IJIL1tlcularthnt \ cad
'ou hllYl ! just left , We're the 81\me as
lUurrled , Illlli there wus a rIng in tlmt
chnp's tOIiO that 1 llou't like IIllii won't
hll ve. "
" . \nd hm'e's Il ring that I don't like
nud won't hI\.Yl ! . " One swIft UlO\'ement
111111 he WIIS 111 one lookIng nt the spurk ,
ling lIolltnh'e In his haUl\ ' She cnlled
ut once Oil her " 10)1\1 frlmHl" to see hN
home , uull tllero Is not the slightest
chunco tlmt the real cud In the cas
will bo amon/ / : the wedding guests jus !
lifter 1 llstur.-Detrolt I"reo Press.
George W'llIlIUlIn , who Is now Chlel
SeCrltnry tor Irelllnd In the BrltlslJ
Cllbhwt , Is n direct descendant ot Lord
I' { t ! WII\'II l'ltzgerllld , one of the leatur !
I' of the Irish roheHlon at the close or th (
Illlit Cll\tury ! , Mr. W 'nllluun Is one oj
the most celohrnted orators In th (
House ot Com mOils.
At the Purls ExposItion Ontario al
a province capturl'lt 2 3 awur s , in
cludlng five gmnd prIzes tor educa.tlon
Onturio rectlvoo the only Ilrst meda
tor l'l1ucaUon.
DIED FOn , ANO PJIEH.
UNPARALLELED SELF.SACRIFICE
OF THREE SONS.
They Vllllllltnrlly Inbmlttcd : : ! to JJe
nevollrctl by II l'ucl , or JllIlllrJ''olvcI
In Orller to In\'c : : ! 'l'hclr Old I'uthcr
from u tilmllnr : I'ute.
-
WIalJ : Scue\'olll , In the dll 's of ancIent
Home , to show his contumpt tor u ty.
'I'unt's 1I0wcr , tllI'ust hla I'rght hlln Into
u tire 11II hel It thm'c ulltll It wlla
consumed. he gu Ye I1n uxnlUlllc of aulJ.
Ihlw coul'll/e / IIlu.1 llurlng which pouta
111)(1 ( OI'ntol'S hll'C sInce IlUmol'tllllzcd ,
lIut the story Is enl ' 11 legeml.
InlJnltel ' grcllter thun the legendllr '
dced of Scue\'olll , hecuuse of the sllcrl-
IIcc , wlla the IIclton of three 'ollng lIIell
In ltllasln , IIccol' lllg to Il story which
hils come fl'om the fill' lIortherll go\'el'n-
ment of AI'challel ! , alollg the 1J0r m's
of the WhIte sell , who yolullturlly
fucc < lellth III 1ls most awrul rOt'1Il ullll
IcnowIlIgl ' emlJl'uccd It thllt they mIght
\Jy \ the Hucrilice o ( hemseh'eH su ve the
futher whom tuey ench loyed ulIl re\ ' .
el'enced. ' ! 'he nnmes of these hel'ole
'oung' nwn Hre not revellletI , hut their
devotion 111 worthy II. pillee ut the helld
of the hl heat declla of self-sacrIfice ,
The young' men 1111(1 theIr fll thoI' set
out to mllke u jO\ll'ney b ' sleIgh from
Archllllg'el to a v\llage \ H O miles distant -
tant II10ng the shorcs of the White sea ,
-
tory "uulltlcs. Blrlls ellt the herrles ,
whlctt to men lire poIsonous. Cattle lUll ) '
cat the lcuves when grcen IInC fl'esh ,
lJut If Iwrchance they ahould ellt a
wlllctI lellf It woultt'lolson ) thcm , 'fhe
roots fit'e delllll ' polson , 'et the shoots
whlcll grow up six : IIIChes high In thl !
sprlllg IIrc un exccllent rood for man-
the 1'1\111 of 1181)1\I'UgUS aliI CIIUlllly
henltuflli. Scleuce IJas lit Inst pauned
to Inquire why this should he so , uUlI
somIJ tIllY the chemlcl\l IIctlon which
cun mllle II delldl ' Iloison lJy wilting II
leur when the fregh one 1M harmlcss
will lJe dlacovel'cd.
Shulllll'l ) ' It hl\a lJeen obsl'\"cd of
Amerlcuu fllise he1\ebol'e \ or Itchweml
thllt the sceda are poisonous to chicle.
eua , unll thut the Icuves IIml roots lire
poisonous to mcn anll hor6.s ! , lJut that
shecp und ell" which chew the cutI ,
atem to relish the Illl1nt. In ull the poison -
son , wheu In the s 'stcm , IICtS ullk ( ' ,
IH\I'ul 'zlng the hClII't und splllni cord.
The 1I0180noll8 element of eorncockle
hus lIot yet IJccn eXlllnlncd , hilt Its curIous -
ous uctlon hus ah'ellll ' lJeel1 olJaen'ell.
When ext1'llctctl 1l mIxes f1'cel ' with
wntcr , froths like SOllp IInll , though
odorlesa , will when Inhlllet ! produce
violent sncezln , Cllper spurge , th'J
comUlon gopher plnut or spring wort ,
If ! curious In thllt the lUcre hnnllllng of
It will polson to the extent of prollucing
plmlles ) unt ! otten gllngrene , It Is u
thing that cnUle can Cllt w1lhout hllrm ,
anti goats ent freely , \Jut \ the mille of
the Il1tter " ,111 then be deadl ' pols lon ,
In mcn a moderllte dose w111 produce
the worlll to come , knocl' ' at your door
and IIs1c for /1 muo Iu thla one. "
" . \IJ , yc.'i , my frlenl1 , I do , " s4hed ;
the archbishop , "I IJn'e felt tlnd Seen
all thut , lJut after all I I1ml UlIIt the
ollly11) ' for the most of Us to rendCl"
life supportable Is to work w1tIJout
rcaaoulJlg. "
DRAGGING FOR FLOUNDERS.
110\1' the Net Is Constructed end
Hunll1etl.
The scheme of our fishermen WM to
&crllpe the bottom at a illow pace. The
Det was a good sixty fcet hi hmgtb , 1\
sort or twine feDce that rOSe to n . ,
beight of thIrty feet or so at the mIddle. . . . . . , "
port uud wpm'ed to six or scycn reet , -
at the cn s , wIJlclJ were el1ch bound
with a stout pIece of wood \lnd bridled
on to tlJe draglIncs that lell to the
sloops.
On thcse drllglIncs were short wood-
een sluts , of about the stoutncss of
fence palings , placell from six to eight
feet apart. 'fwlsllng IInd twirling and
cyer mo\'lng forwarll , the slnts were
calcl ated to crcate u punic among nuy
tlounders that mhht be outlylnq nll
SCllre thcm towurd the center 01' lhe
11tH ! or advance ,
' .I'he 110unller Is a slow swimmer , and
It Is a sedately movIng IIrrnngelUont.
Indeed , tbat does not o\'crtnlw hIm. Ho
Is not ouly n slow lIshJut \ also one
of placl wa 's , und when o\'crtlll.en by
the advauclng line of netting , It Is bis
ha\Jlt \ to scek a quiet spot. 'I'he quiest-
est spots that he cnn tind In burrled
I
,
.L
. . .
- - UNPAMLLELED SELSAORIFIOE , I
Tbey bad taken a supply of ammunl-
tlon so as to he provIded agaInst an nt-
tnck by WOIVCB , with wblch the region
Is overrun. Unfortunately n storm 20
dumpencd the powder thllt It WIIS use.
leSa , and lJefore theIr stock coul be
[ renewed the dreadtul wolves to the
number of : : 00 nppearcd , KnowIng thnt
II : they remalnell together they wou1ll
ull perIsh , the sons determined upon a
llesperote scheme tbrough whlcb It wus
hoped one or more of the party mlgbt
escape , The scheme wus tor one of
them to leave tbe conve 'ance and give
tight to tbe wolves , threby delnylng
the Intter In theIr Imrsult of tbe sleigh ,
When he fell , as unlloubtellly he would ,
the wolves would stop to devour bim
and probubly to fight nmong tbem-
selves , for Injurcd wolves , cspecially
when stained wIth blood , are frequent.
l ' enten lJy tbelr strongcr comrades.
' 1'he delny would give the occupants of
the sleIgh a possible chnnce or cscape ,
Hut If the wolves lignin grew hot in
the trail another of the brothers waste
to mll.ke n. sucrIlIce ot himself , and so
on until the rather remnlned ,
' 1'0 determIne who would be the I1rRt
victim the sons drew lots nnd the
choice tell upon the youngest. Grasp-
In bls knife nUll with an ncrctlonate !
adieu to bls tnther and brothers , he
waited until the lenders of the wolves
wer at the bnck/of tbe sleigh und he
could almost feel their bet brellth ns
theIr red , hUII I' ' tonguea shot out In
I'uge nnd tbeh' bulerul ces shone In
sn\'Rge teroclty , Aud then with n committing -
mitting pru 'er to IIcayen he jumped
to the groulld , sheuthlng his knlte In
tbe I1rst brute tbut reached blm. A aln
I\nd IIgaln the bloody knlte was rnised
nUll al ! : otten round u l1esby scabbar
until ovurpoweretl by numbers he wns
drnlgClI to the ground and torn to
vIeccs ,
1"01' the occupauts ot tbe sleIgh , wblch
WIIM tpeetllug ; ulong as fust as tbe IWW-
ertul hOI'se.B coul draw It , It seemed
hut n tew minutes berore the crIes of
the wolves ugaln tillcd their cars , nml
soon the leudcrtJ ot the now thoroughly
nUllldencd puck were up to the Hlelgh.
Lotll : were hUltlly ! : drnwlI nu the wccon
son , kulre In hund , Jumped out IInd
fnceli the InCurlntedJcasts. \ .
lIe did not die unuyeuged , For a lit.
tlo latcr , UII : the puck ngnln took tbe I
trnll nnl1 cnmIn sIght there wns not
o\'er hnlt II bundred or them.
As the len c1's ugaln cume up to the
sleIgh the t'emlllning son , litter Implor'l
lug hlll : futlwr to driye to the utmost ,
nUll It necel sary to turn two ot the' '
horseH bnck toward the puck and rIde
the other to sOllie llosslble plnce or
sllfet ) . , Jumped out ot the conye 'anco
unit Cnced tbe unhull18 wIth hIs knlte ,
Ouly IlIIllglllntlon can pIcture that
SCl'Ill' , for the thIrd lion ICI'lshed na the
other two , But the tnther was not
n nln IHu'aued b ) ' the wolvcs , 'I'he de.
III ' 1'HIvell ' hIs lite , nUll he reached a
, sl'ttlellll'lIt III IIlltet ) ' . to tl'lI the horrl.
ble star ) ' orlis escllilo I\nd or the sub.
limo dl'nUls ot hIs heroIc children.
WEEDS THAT POISON MEN.
AnlmulH Cun l ut Tbcw " 'Ithout the
8lhhtcHt InJnrloult l fT ct. .
Out ot " , el'd stutl . 18 ccrtnhl to come
l'enHu'lmblo hltol'matlon , tor the polson.
I oUtJ pllluts nrl ! thl ! lIIoSt strangel ' can.
htltutell and gh'l'lI to nstouUlllug vnrlll'
. lions , 101' Instance. the OOl11UlOn poke
berry lresents It spectacle or contradlc.
general collapse and death In a few
hours. The polalon of the tneeze wce
develops mostly In the showy ye1\ow \
1J0wer& and Is vIolent , ' 1'he young
pll1nts nre comparatively hl\rmless and
even In the mnture ones the polson
vllries greutly-some bayIng scurcely
an ' at nil ,
In the cnse of this plnnt und the
woolly and stemless loco weed some effort -
fort has been made to find o t where
the - get theIr dcudly poIsons. Thllt
of the loco weed Is a most subtle
thIng , The polson of the woolly loco
produces strange hllllucina tlons In Its
vIctims. It acrects tbe eyesight and
sllently reacbes one atter anothlr ! of
the yltal functions , kl\lIng \ the victhn
In two years time ,
Some anlmnls atter cntlng It refuse
every other kind or rood nnd seck only
this. They endure n lingering period
of emnclutlon , chnracterlzed by sunken
eyehnlls , lusterless hull' nnd feeble
movements , and eventually dIe of stur-
vntlon. So m 'stlc an element guther-
cd trom the enrtb and tbe all' naturnlly
causcs wonder nnd the desIre to know
whnt Buch things may be und why
the ' ure-Alnslee's MagazIne ,
Bashful EliJah ,
rbere Isabel-we Noah well-
Woo'd by 11 bashtul tuller ,
l.'or 'l'heodora ot this belle
Adore but dared not Ella ,
At Illst one Evl' ! upon tbe porch
III Ernest tones he plel1ded ,
He'd give lip Pnul to win her heart-
ller love was Saul bl ) u edcd ,
" 1 wIsh tbnt Ida henrt to IYe , "
Unto herselt she Slth- !
"It lhebe Levi UIU n 1IIrt
11111 SI will close In death. "
ne'tol Ol1eSl\r Rnndal little while
As ' .itUB he was Abe1-
l"roUl his big Guy a teuder Luk. . .
lieawed Dora trC l'lI liable.
No sooner Adelaide hili arm
I About her wulst so clever ,
' ! 'han up abu Uose Andre\v away-
She wouldu't have it-neverl
In vaIn did he tor Mercy Sue-
'I'hls toollsh swalll Elljah ,
"Ob , Hugo 'Ira hall , " lihe jeered ,
"I never could Abljah ! "
lIe ne'er came Mary time I1galu
And nver aCter seen 'er-
And he's grown Grnce since that sad day
WIllie sha's arowu Evelina ,
-Eugene l"Ield ,
'Vork 'Vlthout ncn onlllJ : .
'fhe death ot Archbishop Oarrig-an Is
bringing rorth mnny stories at his kInd ,
ness , his cbnrlty and bls broad Yiew
ot Ih'iu . ' ! 'he
followlllg Is u stOI' ) '
told l1Iustrntiye ot the lutter poInt , ia'S
the New Yorle 'hnCB :
Last whiter lIe delivered a serIes ot
addresses on 6OclllllslU , setting tort
not only hIs ylewlI : on that su\JJect \ , but
nlso his Ideas ot the ! lrt or 1I\'ing. On
SuudllY morning artCl" ,
one ot thl'Se ad
dretses he was npproucbed by one ot
Ws auditors , who asked to all uk wltb
him a moment. The archbIshop stopve
to Usten ,
"It seems to me , " begun the person ,
"thnt you take quite 11 cheerful out ,
look upon ! ltc , ' ! 'Iw mlaery and mls.
tortuno at thla world don't trouble you
Hilling yourseJr in religion , you don'j
see tbe masses ot workingmen who
tired or wal tor the bapplntis OJ
iearcb are tbe Inviting poclets th'at
open out left and rlgbt on the net.
Th'se pockets were sufficiently wide
IIl1d hospitable to enwrap a wIne GASk :
nt the entrance , but at the Inner end.
so rupidly do they taper , it would take
no Infantue arm to wedge In a work.
Ingman's dInner pall.
' ! 'he crew of a flounder sloop arc two
111 Dumber ; sometImcs it Is two growA
men , sometimes a mun and a weU.
gl'own boy , In this case , OhnrUe , the
I1nna's skIpper , wus , a ralr-hendl'll fel.
low of 2G or 28. compact , mUBCular IIl1d
acth-e , The boy , Au/ust / , 16 years at
age , was a short and stock boy , rather
slow to grasp an Idea , but a sute cscc. : . . .
,
utIve once he understood whllt It was
tl1at his captaIn ordered ,
During tbls draggIng operation , 8U8
Jnmes B , Connolly , in Scribner's , , , .ith
the yessel sol1lng nlways ncross nnd
sometimes almo'jt Into the wind , the
creW9 tnke thln s comfortably , Everything -
thing was working nIcely by 8 o'clock ,
and then our two skIppers hnd an eas1
time at it to watch each other nnd sail
their parullel courses ; and , with -
glng lines tnut nnd wIth the net in the
rlgbt place , wltb everytbln working
properly. It bccume tbe boy's business
to boll the colfee for brcaktnflt ,
Thoroulb Paced Econom1.
A young mlln livIng on Walnut HWa
Is a cloie worker In money matteu ,
that 111 , he stays close to the shore with
his expendlturei , He bad tll4i ootl
luck to marry 11 girl wbose parents are
quite \vealtby , and Is at present living
with hli wlte III one or bls ratber-Iu.
la w's hOUilCS ,
One day not long iince , wblle d1sc .
Ing Iltralrs with a frIend , the latter
usked :
"DId the old gentleman Eln YOl1 tlaat
house ? "
" 'Vell-er-no , not oucUyTas the all.
s\ver. "He offered It to me , bat [
wouldn't accept it. '
"How's that ? " usked the triend.
"Well. ; ; Ilniwered tbo lWln who kad
nll\de tbo lucky matrimonial ventuce ,
"You see , the houie reall , . belongs to
me , I'm I1Ylng In It. rent rreu , and I'U
get It when the old man dlei , It lac-
Cl'pt it DOW I'd haye to vay the taxOil , "
-Cincinnati Enquirer ,
Ho J.'ollowcd Direction ! ! . . . . . . I I
Iul'Vhy beIng sick and alone In hla I
eabIn , lIognn yolunteered to take care
at Wm. 'I'be patlent had heen gett1n i
yery little sleep , so the dootor left 110m. , ,
powders and told Hogan to ilve 11. . . . . I
PU1 one about bed tJme ,
About 7 o'clock in the e\'enl H. .
i gnu went out tor a tew minutes ant1
when he returned lIurIlh '
was taJitt
nsleep , He IIleIlt soundly uutll I'
o'clock , when nO 1Il1 went to the bet1.
: illde , ihook the ileeplni
. Ulan , Igor'-
ousl , and aboutcd :
"WAi-ake up here. MoorIlh1 , tlU OJ
I IYI yez thlse ! po\vdbers t' I11Uake 70
IIlcep-Colorado ! Sprlnre ; Gazette.
Too Oau\loull.
"I have the greatest conthlence 1a Dt- .
Slocum 11.9 II I1hrilclun. ; " l1al(1 one or the
doctor's plltlents. "lie neY r gives . .
opInIon till he hU9 waited and we hed
. 11 cnse nnd looked ut It trom ever ' IIld . "
"Um'D ! " Ijnld t lIu IIkelltical frlcnd.
"That's all rlrht If '
you don't cnrry It ;
too tnr. There hnve been timeR , you '
know , when he's beeu 110 cautious thnt
, hLs dIagnosIs has como nel\r gettln ,
mlx UD with the 'Jost-mortuo. "