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A DOCTOR'S MISSION
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BY EMilY TlIOHNTON
. II Ir.'s RULE , "
.f.\"I ' ' ' Author of Rev RUSSI
II GLF.rROV , " lI'1'U l"ASlIIONAIJLF. MOTU : R , " ETC.
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CnXl'l'I'lt : 11J.CO ttllllll't I i
A. few dllPI lifter the Ilroll\llInlle \ 011
deck Dr. mf"lIsteill Willi Sll III 1110111.11 h '
MIs Ne\'crlIil 10 ntlewl hel'111I1 \ , who
WUK "cry 111 , o\\'llI to tIll' , 'iulellc ! ' of
the storm , l'orl111llill ; : OJIt. n . , Hetntin' ! ,
the 'onll ! ; ph 'slelnll tnrllt'll 10 I-ti\'e It to
Ills ClJlIIllIllIioll , nntl III hnlldlll It. th"I1'
filler : ! 11\1 , /lilt / ! nl Iht' 11IICh ! , his J e/lrt /
leupl'll 1'0'.f"I'dhl ; illto n IlolhhtfuJ tllI'lIl
thllt It CI\IIt'fl all In/o1tllllt fl'llhlltf ! lilli'S
tlolllll IIR tll It : ! ca np ! ,
Iheir 11 I"HIIe " : nerOI'R ' thf' 'Atnlltlcl'n'l /
1111 III1ltllintJ ' ( I'rr\IJltlfII \ ' ' ! " It Was with
relief to uoWI' tl.lo .llh 'Ri 11I1i .nntl IInxlnn"
nleco uSrtlley , / thottiorllllllniion of thr
vo 'ngl' , for In Sllltt1 of hl'h' nnllr' , IJf-
forls , lrK , XI'\'l'rJnil's sln'lIllh was r/.lJl' /
Idl ' delHlrllll ! ; , ,
Dr , mfPnl't"in , ' hIlIIII / nnusnall tender
nlld sympnthh:11I1 : : henl' ! . lie cOllld lIot
lIel' 110 rOIiIlA' a A'irl III slIrh Irollhle nnd
not III e"erYlhlll ! : 1108slhle Il'lId 11 hl'lp.
In ! : hnnd ,
lIe cllred for her as n hrolher , 111111 the
eloluellt loole of jrlltitllllL' thnt flnshed
upon hll11 , ns , ofter sl'elllA' them holh
liafely In till' LI\"erpool hOllll' of their
cousin , : \Ir , HoserB , glhl'l placell her
hnnd In hlR , nt IlIlrlltll-t , oml fnltl'rNl out
her thnnks , n he hade her fllrewell , never -
er expectillA' to see her lIIore , wnK are-
wl1rl1 not 1)01l to be forzolten ,
After leaving' his fellow YOJ'agerli , our
hero lost 110 tlllle III pnriuln ! ! ; his own
jonnley. Before n week 'hnd rolled by
his way \1'/1.8 lIIade perfectly plnln , end
a pleasnnt home was pro\'ltlell. He foulld
by IlIqulrinJ ; of Le\'i Perkins , the IOlld.
lord of the hole ] wlll'ro he Ilt11111ed , that
the plnce 110d jllst hcun excited. ntH1 al'
most stunned , h ' the slIllden II111esR of
Dr. Jenn tIA'fI. Ihe onh' Ilhysiciall for
miles arollnd , Ile hnd bcen rcndered
helpless three da ) ' " before , by n parlll 'tic
trokc , nnd : t.'J oil fcorffi , , would lIever
agnln be nble to IIttelld to his Ilrofes ,
111011111 dutlos ,
Instllntly , on hearlnA' thl ne\l'S , the
youn ! ; IIInll hnd'Isltl'tl the house of the
old lentlcmllll , rtmr showing hili letters of
rcconI11Cndntloll , and his writtell creden-
tlnls , he had otTered to ottend to the slcl ,
In his plnce , which otTer was Accepted ,
. and In 1\ few da 's the Htran'r had nil
the culla for medical ud\'lce that ho COUlll
nttend , nnll the result wnll that he houht !
the procUce of tile old : md 11'01'11 out mnll ,
nnd uecnme his nccepted 8uceelUl1r. Dr.
Jennings lived only two da 's nfter mfen-
Bteln's orrh'nl , for n third se\"l're shock
Inld him ot rest from hL'I earthly labors' I '
fore\'er.
'rhe funernl 'l'a5 0 Inre one , Alld after
the day , with Its mnny excltel11ents , hall
possed , Dr. Elfenliteln ugnlll visited the
house wherc the dead "lad so recently
loin , end osklng to see the dnus:1Iter , Mrs.
Stewurt , he otTered to rent thc cottage
furnlahe < l for 0 yellr , pro\'lded Mrs. Clum
would ren nln In It , ns formerJ ) ' , In the
copl1alty of houseleepor.
' , L'hls offer rellc\'ed Mrs. Stewart of
w11h : ! i1 b en nn onxloty , nnd 1s'rrH :
Clum wus delighted to stili retnlll her
home , 1\11 due arrangcmellts were Imme-
dlotel ) ' mode , pnllen drl1wlI 1111 und IIlglI-
ed , oUlI one week from the dn ' of his ar-
rh'I\1 11'0 find "Earle Blfelislelll , r. D , , "
upQn 0 sign , he.'I do tbe door of the prcl'
tlct : cottage III the llluce , ulld thnt 'uung
disciple of Oalell hu ! ! ' IIIht ; ulHI dn ) ' nl.
tlJlll1nJ ! : to the large 11ractiCl ! so sUlhlelll '
thrown oli' his hnnds , .
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cU p'rElt IV ,
Sir , Heglnnhl , lolldennlug wns out of
hi \ II ! one 61111n1 uornlu ! : In : \1 a ) ' , 'l'llI !
111 1l"lIIall hnd' heell hlluded him , as URU-
l r2jllst us he hlld communced hi ! ! ureak-
fnt , IIml olle letter thnt he hnd thell
ree'lved had dlsconlllOsed / mnd. , him
I1l1rl ' / Iud'Iolent , "
"Whnt luck Is this ? " hll " 'Illuttl'red ,
' fter 111) ' 1I0t golug to thl : fUIlt"r I of
1113" " sister , nnd , tllIIlI , lIy m ' . , u\sellce \ ,
1 1l1J'III : ' : lhut , I hllll 1I0t u\'erlool.l'tl hel
Illebelnll IIInrrtnJe , to lhllli. that these
people IlIl"e for\"ardcd " such a lettcr U !
this to lIIe"ls , ilbslJrlI ! I do not cnru If II
Wntl wrllle h' ' j 'r before her deaU.
'l'her t1lr htfhnvu hllOWII I did 1I0t wlsl :
. It , 'l'nl. d n'rgo of her huhand'li ! lIitJce
rnrloolh ! ! She m/l ' go to the 1I11111dlOUSI
for nil. IUI\/1 \ ! 1 wil } 1lot hu\'e II thill ; ; li
do , with hel' .
So IIn 'ill : ; , ' Sir Heinnhl tllrnl'll to hi :
II h ' ' ' tossed the on'ensh'e '
I't 1' ) , lotteI' Iuto I
drn\\'ef or his bookcase , locked It , OUI
IHlttillg thl' I.e ) ' III his llOl'll't , rallJ : th ,
UI'II , flll'iOtub' for wulter , orderin ! ; hln
tlJ have the groom brllg to the door :
'oullg hurso unllled 'rempest nt once , a
Ill ! intelldl'd to ride. Silringing UIIOII th
\:1cl. \ of the handolllo ! creatllre , Sir Hegl
1111111 Glendullnlng lIshed O\\'O ' , Just a
his nephew , Hohert , J'OIllII ; mall ah01I
t went ) ' ) 'ears of ue , o'1'peare 1111011 th
de orted 111117zn.
Ile was III personol oppel1rance
tall , wllh 0 m/lJnll / cent fi ure , dllrk COli
plexlon , hl1nl1l1oll1o featurl's nndl1'g \
t'peuklll ; ; blnck eYI's , while his whole n
Ilol'tra 'ed the llrltle thnt he hu so rlcl
I ) ' Iuherlled frow his own Imll1edlato filII
! Jr.
"Helle ! " he exelnhned , al his sister ,
hl'l1l1t1ful brunette , followed him , "SI
our worlh ' l'cnth'c ! da hlng down II
cnr1'l1lA'o wn ' lit that brenlmccl. lJlec
ullllds ! If I were to ride In that Kl1ya :
Wil ) ' he wuulll rate 11\0 tioUl\II ' for It f ,
the lIext three dn's , I wonder wh
IWWS thllt letter rouhl hn\'o cOllt/llncll /
l1furlate him nE It did. Do . yOU kllOW , I
IIllwlI ' 8 tl'rribl ) ' proyok.cd wheu I
rl < l's like thnt , "
"I do 1I0t , Ileither doeli Annt Co
stnnce. I shonltl like to : eo It thou ! ; :
WQuid not you1"
"YI'S ; I wondl'r where hl'fJUt It ? "
"Ill the drawer of hiolll.cnsc ! \ , whe '
bo I.eol' ' ! ! lettllrll not lIu8werl'd , ( wI
I could unlock It , hut the key hos go
dowu tIll ! cllrl'lnA'c way lu the old JcU
poclet , " rClllied the unllilal & :11'1.
: " " 'ell , since YOll I'XPI'\'SS 0 wll > h te (
it , perhllps 1 can IIltl 'ou , StJe ! thlll II :
lo ks 1111 thouIh It 1lIisht fit nny loel
r'tlll'lled the YOIIII ; ; lIIon , rendll ) ' enou
fnlllng Into the 8ugeill\'e t1l00d of ]
all'tcr.
I4I1uhlng , Ole YOUUI ; girl turned 'lull
Iy with him , and both it lid I.\ ! w
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! 'tenlth ) ' st'p toward ! ! Ihe IIhrllry nl1l1
th'lr ullclo's desk , 't'ho Ill'fittell . ; II filet
Hohl'rt well knew , liS , It Will ! not the ! irt !
tlllle It hnd beell tried h ' the ullllrin.
elplf'd nephew , onel till ! followlllg lItter ,
I\'ritten with 0 hnnd e\'ldentl ' feehlo
from siclwrsH , was I'IIjerly realI , then II ! ! .
' 1ulcJd ' retllrned to Its hldln plnee , nnd ,
the drnwl'r fL'locketl , os Ihl' ' hud fuulld I
II ,
On the e1l\'plope wns written , " ' 1'0 he I ,
! I'nt to Sir Hl' lnnld G lendennhl ! : , Uurt. , ,
uft'r m ) ' tll'nth , " i
" : -iI' HelllInld nJpndcnnlllJ ; : '
" ( ' Dear Brothcl'-You will duubt- I'
less he SIIl'IJr8ed ! to rl'ceh'r tlds letter ;
from whu hns bl'en ' ' I
OUI ! so mlll1 'cnr : !
Bl'pnrllll'd from her fIIUIl ' , III COIIe' !
qurllce of ha\'lng married , secretl ' , the
lIIan of her eholl'e. . \ Ilow me mf'l'II ) ' 10
SIIY that Wh < 'll 'ou l'oad this , the sister
thnt 'ou ollce lo\'ed will hn\'u II/Hlsed /
11 WII ' , nnd , thf'reforo , Rhe truIII ! ! thnl nil
h/ll'tl / feelln ! ! tlilit her mnrrlnl : [ ' mn ) ' hn\'e
oCclisiolled wll ! be hurled foren'l' . Hl'oth ,
er , I wrlto to you now In order to eraye
n fll\'or nt your hands1) : ' ollly child
died In InCnney , nnd jltst twent ) ' nlld n
hnlt ) 'onrs nloo , I , with the consent of
my hns\and \ , took ehnre ! of n IIttlo girl
of Iontle blood lIurl lIome plensant future' '
IlrOsl1l1clJ ; , nnd Knve bel' the lo\'c of n
trlle mother. On her twenty'first hirth'
lIay she will be nt IIberl ' to open certnln
documl'nta Inld ns ( e for her , nnd then
w\ll \ comc Into possession of her own
prol1ert ) ' , for some IIttic II walts her 111:1-
jorit ) ' . Ulltll then , nfter my death. IIhl !
w\ll \ be frlendle s nnd olone. Now , I nsk
if you w\ll \ earo for her until thnt dnte ,
October fifth Is renehed ? Cnn she not
be In some wny of sel'\'lce to you , nnd
I1ms compell.nte for her board nnd trou-
bl ! " , Do this for me , my dear bl'otller ,
nnd be kind nUll Cill'O for my beloved
Ilthel , nnd my dying Irntltu e will be
'otrs ,
"Your ntTectlonnte 1I1 ler ,
" 0 gR't'lt UDI , "
"Of nil Impudent I1roposnls , that is the
ellmnx ! " ! 'juculuted Belle , IlHligllnntly ,
" 'l'ake her Into hlf ! 0"11 famll ' , Illdeed !
'rho minx don't como here , If 1 con hehl
it. She Is no enrthly relntion to hilll ! "
"Yonr ol1ll1ion wllluot ue nked ! , sister
mine , " returned her comllanioll III e\'iI
lIeefls ; "nlld 'ou must remlI1hel' that 'ou
ure supposed to Imow nothing of the cou.
tents of that letter. But do not be I1lnl'm ,
cd , Our relnth'e looked too much like n
thun er cloud to be cujolcd Into reeely-
ing her here. "
Need we slol1 now , nfter rellltln such
a reene , to drscrlup the wholly hellrth sf !
chnrncters of these relntions of Lnd ) '
Uonl > tuneo G lendenninl ; ? Induled from
Intuncy hy their own parents ns much
liS b ) ' the flutl ) ' Constnnce , whose whole
I1ffectlons hnd cenlered npon them , In
consequence or the cold lIIanuer of her
mooll ' , l1/1s810nllte / hushnnd townrdll herself -
self , It Is not to he wondered nt thnt
they de\'elolcil ( with ellch year selish ! IInll
ullnmlahle bllosltious uuder her foolishly -
ly f01ll1 SWIlY ,
As for Ludy COllstance , her naturlllly
/lmlhlo / ! IIISlOKlllolI ( hllll rowu hurdened.
Life , with her \'Ioleut temlerell ( hushnlll :
hlld pro\'ed nn 'thln hut plellsunt , and ns
shu tillllll ' 1':1 : w his u ly fentures of chur'
IIcler 1"'iuA' Imitated by these children
under her ehnrgl' , IIhe hecnme morbitll '
! tHWrerellt uud colel to I > uch II delrco thllt
Iwr nearl'llt 1'l'lIth'e ! : ! could IIcurcl-ly ree'
olnizl ! In Ihe proud LIIlI ' Couitnnec
GlelHlenuhlj ; tlw once lIht-hcllrlel1 : and
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JII ' YlJuu coullill , whose fociet Will ! HC
1I111eh sou ht III former 'unri ! h ' the thrc (
hrothel'i : before their father's Ileath , whoI' '
life hl\ll IJCell so llitrerent for elich , 'l'hh
1I100'nltll : Lad ' Coniitllnce 'folt ullmulIlI
11IKIIIl'itell. lIel' nl1uthetlc hellrt hI\ ( '
hel'n 11I0\'ell Ihe nl ht hefore hy 11 sin u
Inrly , ' 1\1(1 ( d I'l ! lUll , in which she hall me !
ollee 1I10re her nl'yor for otten l'nrl ' 10Hr
IIII the fllee of Sir Art'hur ' hllll appeal'
cd lu thut m\clnlght \ hOlll' with nIl' tht
rcailles of life , while she Sl'l1me tl
hellr him wllil In Ih'slalr ( :
"Oh , COlIstllllce , Constance ! "
Stnrtllll ; from this drelll'y sleep. sh ,
I tosRed restiessly ulltil moruillg , nllLl thel
nfter rlsllll : . foulld that the Imprl'sslol :
IIIlIde UIIOII hel' 11I111I1 hlld 1I0t in the lunR
) \'allished , She sanl UPUII her knel's , 11111
wl'l'plu ; ; ultlcrl ) ' , 11I0 1111 l'Cl :
"Uhrthur , why WOII 1 so unfnlthfl !
10 thy 111'celous memor'h ' di
fOl'get theo 110 won , 111) ' own , 11own \
WI'ctdll'll . ullt\ ' woman thnt 1 hll\'o hee
to wed for.u title /11111 Illheritnllce , (00II'
feeling alld hOllrtless n ml1n nil I , IIllIt
ha\'e doue ! Oh , hen'en , forgh' ( ' this , 111
III1I(1 grant me l1eace with thyse :
IIftel' m ) ' wenr ' IIfo Is ended ! "
Lon ; : nnd bitterl ) ' Rhe th liS wreiltlc '
with her own henrt , nO\'l'r Rth'rln ! : fro !
her lowl ) ' Ilostllre ul\tll lihe wn6 IIlIdclel
Iy nrollsed b ' n horrified scream frol
lip ! > she knew to be Bolio's , while
Rtranle call In tOiles of nn nl8h for "Alii
COlIstnllel ! " couscd her to rise I1nd 0111
tile door , where IIho , too. wns htarth
to see the whole hOll8'holll n8semhled
tbe halls , nnd then the first Imowlelll
of hOllle 0 wful cal/.lmlty / fell UllOU h ,
o benrt.
ee -
III ! ClL\P'l'FJIt Y.
d , Lenylng Sir Iteglllnhl to hili wild I'll
; : e on l'hat lo\'cl ) ' May morning , we will I
or bacl. n Ila ' or two In our stor ' , 'nnd nn
nt reck Dr , ) olfrnstein : , In l\Iall ' ( If I
10 , 'I.lts , whlrh Wel'e nil Ilrofessionnl ,
he hnd , b ) ' IlroPlllng 1 > 0llle 1I'llIlhlyOI
he strh'en to dhcl\'cr the pllhlle mllll1
regllr to thl' 1I1\1l'IIl'r committed lu thl
III' ml si twelltJ't ) 'ears h"foru ,
h , ' 1'0 his tlllrlriRe ( , he met o\'l'r'whl'ro
Lleclllell l'eJuctnuco to tnll. U1l011 the IH
ject , nK the law had ucqllittell the III
're une liuRlectl'd ( , hilt the 110011I ) Ilioks 0
tlh whlo fjhnl.es of thl ! hend ho so oftell 11
no ttlld hlll1 well that the 'ollllglr ! bret !
t's l"ltzror WIIS still h111 guilty In the OIl
lonll of the geuernl 1IIa1l11 of the 111111
'ce Itlllllll ,
ev Rurry to lice thnt his friend wns I !
, , ; ' su hnrdl ) ' tholllht of , Enrlo Nlferll t
Ih d\'Olllod ( the slI ject. ,11111111111g lute
hili glA' , he II rove 0 woy to the , ,11I111:0 : , relic
I'd to 1:0 throll h the extentilYI ! "roUl
ck' of the " 111111 , " lIS IItrallgel'i wcre'lu
Ith dnllr h1lblt of 1101111 : .
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1)lelll1elllllnl : 111111 In ) ' next to III ; OWl
cot.lugo home , nl1l1 IItolllllul : nt tIll ! glltf
I ' ! ; I' , he nslle1 ! ( lermlllSloll of the kl't'JleJ
to drive nroulltl the IJremlses ,
'l'hlll lrmlsHlolI ! Willi enslly gailled , IInl
010 80n of the golekceller , nn Intelligent
boy of fourteell'olllntccrlod to ride wlli
him , to cXlllnln the pillcell ere th route.
So climbing tn his side , lIlIdy bfA'm at
once to chatter of nil th' oarno Into h\J \
) 'oullg hend ,
"You nre ! Jhe , new doctor , I klKlW thaI
' 1'11 , " he remarl.rd : " 110 It Is 011 r1ht : fOI
) ' 011 to know how to get to the IInll , In
cnse 'ou nre sellt for III n hurry. It It
quite 0 ride , 'Oll see , before the mm'
tlloll COIUI'S e\'en In shh t , 'rhls fronl
, lIl1rt of the hOllse I where the fnmll ,
1I\'e , nlld I ! ! of 8tone'ery hnndnome ; bul
1111 thnt win ! ; , or pnrt , thnt rllllS lJnck , II
\'er ) ' old , deCrled nlld nllllost fulling ta
pieces , "
" 'I'Ill're WIl'3 1IIurder cOllllultted here
ouco , I hn\'e beell told , 111) ' boy. Which
IIl1rt WIlS thnt dOllu 111'/ / "
" 1 t Is 1I0t 011 the front , hilt 011 the
- : side , where the bllud Is hnH
011011 , 'l'hnt wns Sir ArLhllr's room , nnd
Is uow oecuilled h ) ' Sir Hclnald ! , It Is
III the second slur ) ' ; bllt the hnlcolI ) ' rail ,
III ) ; thllt sUI'roulltls It , 'OU Hl'e , Is not RO
' fill' from tbo rolllld tIll' houlo
"er ) ! : , liS !
bets so low lit that elld , 'l'hL' hOII ' 11'IIS
swun/ / ( from thnt hnlcolI ' to the ! ; rulllul ,
u ' 1I1enns of n l'011\ ! 11"11 II lid 1'1' thu urll1s.
'I'he rOlle was dllllglln IhfL' , the next
dn ) ' , Iu the 11'hul , See ! this pnth hntls
to II hlllltiflll lal\C ; ) ' 011 clln SI'L' the wnt-
el' pl/lI'II / ' through tlio e lIartillA' tree
hOUKh ! ! , 'l'hl"re the hOtl ' \\'aR ullposed
to hll\'j' heon tlun , 1'0 hille It for n time ;
uut It must hn\'o heen cnrrll'tI nway the
RnJlle IIIht ; : , for It ne\'l'r hnl ! hel'lI found , "
"Thnt III'I'r ) ' strnne ! ! " quoth the doc-
tor.Vhel'e could the murderl'rs ho'e
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hlddell It ? "
"No 011 ( ' cnn tell , People thInk his
brother dl the deed , ns they hnd qunr-
reled the nl ht before It happened ; hut
when he wns tried It seemed to ho proved -
ed that he did not , "
"Yonder Is curious looltln ) ; hullding , "
remnrked gorle , polntlnl : to n sflullre
hrlck tower thot ! 'Lood be'ond , 'et lit-
tllcl'l Q to , the deserti'l ! wlni"hnt may
that be ? "
"It h ; cnllll ( } 'The Hnuntl'd Tower. '
Plensc drivc fnst pnst that , doctor , for I
shiver whene\'er 1 think of It , even , much
less pnsli nenr It ! " l'eturned Snndy.
"Whr1"
"llecl1uso It Is II fenrfnl place. It Is
haullted ! " wus the whispered repl ) ' .
" \Vho sa's I'o ? "
"Everyhod ' , No oue liI.es to tnke this
11nUI. Hen in dnyllht ! , such terrible
thlnls , nppenr nt those windows nt the
top of the tower on dark stormy I1I\'hts \ , "
" \\'ho , for one , hns seen thesli things ? "
"I hn\'e nlld hns ' ' " who
\ ; so e\'er ) 11Cl"son
lI\'es In n hOllse with windows fncing :
this wn ) ' , or who Is out lIIuch nights ,
You lice. thnt tower Is verr tall , IInd
soars wny nho\'e the trees , I saw It myself -
self Ole Inst time 11' ( ' hnd n terrible storm ,
I wns sta'illA' with ,11m CoJgrovo nil
III-ht. ! ( .11m lI"e ! ! just helow ) 'OU , in the
\'ilIl1'e ! , It WIIB nhout len o'clock and
we were In hi ! ! room , \Vhen we were
read ) ' for bed , .1Im pnt out the light nnd
1 rnn to the winllow to sce If it stili
( .tormed , when , suddenl ' , U bright light
caulht my ( , YO'S , in the top of the tower ,
and , looking up , I snw the most frl htfl1l
ohject e ' ( ) s e'ereheill. \ . dancing Insl e ,
plnlnly secn thl'ou-h ! ( the windows ! "
The uoy stoPllel1 hel , while his eJ'os
seemed ilnting with horror nt the re-
mcmbrance , IInd his IIpi ! grew pille.
" \Vhat wnll It like ? "
"Oh , I Ilon't wllnt to describe It ! 1
can't , renlly ! Jim looked out when I
screnmed , nnd wns as frightened ns I , so
we both jumped In.to bcd , quick , on coy-
ered up ollr head ! ! to shut out the sight.
It WII ! ! terrihle , doctor , terrihle ! "
Dr , 1 lfellsteln snltl no more , but In.
wnrdl ' resoh'ell to he on tlie lookout for
the sl1l'l1tpr of the Haunted 'rower , Yet ,
while he rl'tloh'l'd , he lallhed ! nt himself
for IHlttinj ; the lenst faith in this boy's
unllkel ) ' slor ' ,
"It Is n willI talc these villagers ho\'e
hl\'cnted , In order to excite strulerS ! , un
draw nttention tn this IIUil't. rurnl place ,
1 O not helle\'e one word nbout the
I ghost , 'et , for the j01.0 of the thlug , (
will 1001 ; ; this \\'U ' nbout ten , sOl1le reel
! ! .torll1 ' lllht : ; , nnd see what Is to be
I ! .een , "
I All If to IlCep the thing In remembrance -
brance , garle saw that thu sun wns sink.
I Ill , e\'l'n tJhllt , lute IInnk \ of clouds ,
- 11111111' ] cII\1I'I11111'II thnt a thunder stonu
woul burst oycr thom thnt'er ' night.
Oue thin : : : , howe\'l'r , garl ! ! 1 lfensteh ]
- 1I0ted. the Ill'eSl'nt hnronet's npnrtmcnt.
wel'O ou tlw sallie , ,1111' of the huil lns
J I.llI1t 'conncct(1 wltlt the ruiued portion ,
, , 'hll ( ' till ! tllll old tower which sel'l11ed 01
mol'e 1I1Utlel'n IHlIIII , stoot ! just hnck 01
e thl' wl1ole , whlll ! It : ! larI' ; : windows or
ench of tlt ( ' fO\l1' silil's , could he distinct
:1 Iy toell ; h ' the whole , ' ! II/lge / Inhlhltantl !
t at ! It rose so fnr oho\'e the houses
II nlld eveu I1ho\1' mlln ' of the IIUmeI'OI1 :
tl'L'eB thnt tilled tll ( ' JI'Olllld ,
II ( ' 1'0 IHI contlnuII. !
I
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, Plllnt with DI1I1I(1) ' Ollor.
n 'l'hl'l'o lire ( , I'llIIll1nls II III on ) ; plants lit
Iwell liS lunon IInllllal5 nllll hnman be .
; ! Ings , ' { 'hose thnt ha'e the l1\Ot slnJ.
I ; tel' l'l'lHltat 1011 HI'O Imown ns dent ]
plunts , which m'l' tound unly In th
'd'olcl1lllc IlIsl1'leiS of , J a'n nllli SUIl1
In ntra. 'l'hl' planl's 1IlllH , II'ancu quite be
11' lies Its Ullnll . fOl' It Is renll'el' ,
m nttrl1ctl\'e , IIl'ln n low rowth shrul
II with Ion ) ; thorll ' stems con'rl'd wit !
11 lwa IItltul broad lea Yes , ' 1'he uppe
L1 R\II'faCl' or these leu'es Is a vl\'hl Cll' '
In cI'alll , while the lower s\II'fl1ce Is n b1'l :
l' llnnt BCl\1'Iet , ' 1'he Hewers nre grcll
er wtlte ! bellshn)1cd ) blossoms , which eJ
hale a swcet atlll l1dlr perfume.
'l'he l1enth IJlunt gl'O\\'S III the 11101
ferUle BllOtS , but ull u out It tl ]
lIe gl'OlIt1l1 becomes bal"1''n ot ve etl\tlo
I'o nllli lIelther hiI'd 1101' benst I1Iny com
1111 within II wide l'lllIl1S of It. ' 1'11 ( ) ' Imo'
ho betlet' , but l'u8h 11I1111. with 'no wnrllll ]
: L1 , InsLillct to gUll1e him. will occaolonall
In Hilger too long III Its rklnlt ) ' , el
h' ( 'hnntl b ' Its delll'luus IIml hea ,
fl'ugrallcl' , until he eXIJel'lences t1
disl1'cssln cft'pcts at his '
bn hnlll'llIlenc-
:1 : : a hl1l1dlnt ; ' henl1o'he , Wlllch , It he st :
n 1 relllnlns , will bt' f rowed b ' tempoI'm
wt ( ll'nflll'Ss , connl181ons ot lIIuscles
ICr the ( nce aud Illsellslblllt ) ' .
ill'
Ib" 'fhu Brntul YOIIIIJ : lIulihn11l1.
l'rlulIll-But wlUlt sUll'te the qun
till '
t'Q1'1
, III 'l'l'lIrtul Urldo-Wh ) ' , I said It \ '
Oyer IUd qUinTal ho would bo ilia lit
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Ids to 110 It , unl1 he salll 1 woulll surc
the ho the onu to start It.-New Yo
'l'huc.i. :
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! -ceill" 'fhIIl1:8.
I ain't nfeored uv snakes , or toad ! ! , or
bugs , or worms , or mice ,
An' thlnJ.s 'nt glt'ls ore skeered uv Y.
think nrc II wful nlcel
I'm prutt . brave , I gneSSj uu' yet 1 h te
to go to hed ,
I.'or , when I'm tucked up wnrm an' snu ,
/In' whell my 1ll'lI 'ersIre said ,
: \Iothor tells " ' l'etluSI"
1110 "l1nlII ) ) : nlllli
tnkcs II wn ' the I I h t ,
An' I a\'cs 1110 I 'ill' nil /lIone I1tlll 8el'l- '
Ulings ntlIlht. !
Sometlmos the "re In the corller , some-
tillles tlw "re h ) ' the door.
Sometimes tlte "re nil a-stand In' In the
middle of the 11001' ;
Somethlle : ! lilt ! ' IIrt ! u'slltlll' down , ! 'onw-
times thl' "I'O wnlldn' ronnd
So softl ' and so creepr-liko the ' ne\'er
lIIake a Sllll11l1l
SOlllctlll\eN \ the ' arc nK hlncl , ns 1111" I1U'
other tlml's the\"re whill'-
Hut t.he color ain't ' ; 0 dllTereuce when
) 'on Nee thlllgs nt night !
Once , when 1 lIel.ed n feller 'at hn(1 ( just
mO\'ed on our street ,
Au' futher sent l1Ie up toJed \ without a
bite to cat ,
I wol.e up In the dark nn' saw things
IItll n 111 II' In It row ,
A-Iookln' nt me croEs.e'ed Iln' ( I'lntin' lit
me-so !
Oh , my ! I WU7. 110 skl'ercd thnt time 1
never slept a mlte- ,
It's olmost alltl7.hen I'm bnd I see
tJllllgs at nilht"
Lucky thln I nln't It girl , or I'd be
skl'el'ed to death !
nein' 1'1\1 II boy , I ducl , my hea nn' hold
11I ' brenth ;
An' I am , oh , so sorry I'm n naughty
bo ) ' , on' Ulen
I promise to be better , on' I say my
( lru'ers o aln ! '
Gruu'mn tolls tile that's the only wny to
11Iake It rlht
\Vhen 0 fcllcr has been "Ickt'd on' sees
tiliings lit night.
\n' so wilen other nnughty boys would
coo x mc into sin ,
I try to skwush the 'rempter's voice 'lit
urges 11Ie within ;
An' when they's pie for supper , or cakes
'nt's big an' nice ,
( wnnt to-but I O not pnss my pla.te
ror them things twice !
No , ru1.11lr ! let Stnrvatlon wipe me slowl ) '
out 0' slht !
'j'hen I should kecp o-Ii\"ln' on nl1 ! ' ( 'f'in'I I
thlnjs nt nl ht !
-Eugeno l'leld ; ,
HOllie , Sweet HOllie.
' [ jd pleasures nnd Ilnlaees though we
11l/lY roam ,
lle it cver so luunble there's no place like
home !
'J\ . charm from the sky seems to hallow
U8 there ,
\Yhlch , seck through the world , Is nc'cr
mot with elsewhere.
nome ! home ! sweet , liweet home !
There's no place like home !
An exile from home , splendor dazzles in
voln ;
0 , give 11Ie my lowly thatched cottagc
again !
'l'heIrds \ inlng ! ! ; n'ly that came a.t lll ) '
cnll-
Give me tllPm-and the pence of mln
dearer thnn 1I11 !
llome ! home ! sweet , sweet home !
' 1'here's no place like home !
-John 1l0wn Puyllc.
DROPS SPORT FOR WORK ,
Clftrcllce H.fnckny Follo"'ln in III.
Fnthcr' . l notltepJ.
Seldom has such n 1'11l1ieal change
been wrought In II 'oung ml1ll'S mode
of life as In thnt of Clal'lmce II. Inc-
. , kll.\ ' since the death
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of his father , ,101m
W , : 'llIcka ' , n lIt-
tit' ' ' ' '
O\'CI' n 'l'ar
n o , Pl'evlo1\s to
thnt eyent 'ouug
: \nckny ( " , ns one of
tI1l' a'est of the
1'l'hl'I' Sl't of Am-
cl'caus : , lIe WIIS
feud ot ! olIciet : ) ' ,
wns an n 11-1'0111111
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athlnte , nml owmd
c. H. 1 CI. y. OUl' of Ihe hest
racing slnlJll's In the Unlt d States ,
Imllll'l1ll1tely on the dlath of his
, fnthel' Ill' cahll'd to his trainer to sell
' und t1Ju ' sold at
- nll the hOl'set ; , were
n sacl'lfice , lIe wnutl"ll to hl' fl'l'e
to tlll.e 1\11 the eoul1uct of hi's falller's
hushll'sS uITlllr8 , nnl1 sluce then hns let
nothing Intl'l'fl're with this etermilln-
tlou. lIe , now occupies one of ! hc
most l1rollllneut positions In the husl ,
ness worlll as presldcnt at the Postnl
l' ' 1'ele 1'I\ph nml Comlllercllll Cable Com ,
pllnle8. II Is l'ule for business success
Is to devote hlR attention stricti ) ' to his
tast. amI to follow us c1oseb' as ) los ,
sible In the footHleps of his futher.
' 1'he son hnd n cllreful sChooling It ]
order thut he might tit IICcelJtuhl ' the
Ilosltion ot the ellll'l' : .rnl'l.ur. : As 11
director at the Postal 'l\'le l'alh ( Com.
pun ' e\'el' ' branch , l'\'I'I'.r l1elall of the
) llnnt amI ser\'lce was IJI1SS 11 bcfol' {
him , It WfiS his tnlher"s 111m In lIf {
to lea \'e his son IJ\'l'IIIII'l"ll to cal'l' ' 01
the wad. he 111\11 IW lIn III'urlons 111 ,
I'eclluns , 1\1111 the ! iOIl hus el'Jtl'll ) II
nnd Is mantull ) ' fult1ll1n his fathl'I" !
wishes ,
A l'ucll1c cnhle waR one of the plth'l
Mnclm "s hobbles , lie belle\'cd III It :
Jlrnctlcnll1It ) ' ul1Il In Its \lltllnutl' " l'
cess ns nn Inycstllli nt , " 'hen hi' 1111'1
bls son Clarcnc tonkII ) UIl' unllnlshe (
worl. anll cl1l'1'led It tht'ough to SUl'CI'SS
.r' tul completion ,
Mr. Mllcliny Is In bls omee III : > : e\1
1"0 York e\'er day from 1) to Ci o'clocl ,
'st and bls c.L > l\clt ' tor business Is tre
,11' mcndons. His only l'ecl'entlon Is tl1l'J
rk ut 11ls IlUmmer botllC' at Hosl'n , L. I.
. or on Ule ) 'ucbt which III1Uy tal.e ! ! hln
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to nml trom his officC' . Ills ltoslJ'u
110IDe Is one ot the finest III the COUll.
tIT. nnd WfiB built to sull the tU8tC8
ot : his wife , who wns Miss Kutherlne :
Duer , ot New York , nnd whom Iw mnl' .
rled In lSDS. It cost $1,000,000 , Mr.
l\1nclwy Is cllnrltu ly Inclined , but his I
bencfuctlons ure ( lone 111 secret.
HUNDREDS OF PIANOS RUINED.
} rloo1 C IIlClt LOll8 or $200,000 In
ll1lJlcnl JUlltrllll1Cllt8.
Iot'e thlln [ joe plnnos were totnlly
rulnud III the recellt fioolls In Knnsus
City. ' 1'he piano bouses ot the city nro
busy tel1rlllg fipart tbe wnter.soaked
Instruments , ltu\'lng souto of the hard.
ware , IUIlI senlling the pollsbClI wool1
to the Idll llng hellps ,
" ' 1'wre ] Is no snl\'lIge to n soulcd pi ,
IUIO , " I5n1l1 11 prominent plnno mUll ,
"When Ihe ' get wet up to the IWYiJ
' l'uillell , "
, they lIl'e
'I.'he .J. W. .1unlt\ns \ ltlslc Compnny
, est two cHl'oads ] of new plallos thut
.11111 not been 1I1110udel1 from tile cars ,
( 'hu ' were sonl.el1 und l'cncrelllselcss \
11\ the lJoxes In which the ' cl1mo from
the fl1ctOl' ' . ' 1'lwn thm'e were Uppl'O\- :
IlI\ntcl ' 3ilO I'elltcd plnllos In the 1I00d.
'J'hcso HI'C n totlll loss to the denIers
who hnd IJlllced them In the \'nrlolls
ilolUe .
A IJlano Is made lip at'el' ' dellcnte
{ lUl'ts , One ,1Ine.looldng InstJ'umcnt
, , 'hlch hl1dllpparellU ' farcd WI'll In the
InUI1(11'81011 was all III plcces nt the
wOl'ksholJ of the . .1enldnsllIslc : Com.
( luny 'l'stcrl1l1) ' , It did not 1001 , to be
11 ruin , good enl ' for the scmp heap ,
hut thnt WI1S Its I1nnoullced cOllllltion.
The 110llsh on the aliter surfl1ce was as
line liS eycl' . All the Interior mecb-
nnlsm was In IIppnrent1 . good shape ,
nut thcre were falnt1 . IJCt'eeptible
wnrplngs nnd fi trace at rust on the
metnl , 'he keys hnd bccome swollen
nnd warpell until they were Immov-
able.
It Is the Intention of the compunles
who ha ye llllmnged IJ\110S ) to make
Bonie cxperiments with the better ones
In nn etTort to 11nd out whethel' It be
possible to reju\'enate the Instruments ,
nut e\'er ' plutlo hOUSl' in the clt ) ' hus
announced thu t It will ne\'er senl1 out
for sale or hire nny of the Instruments
thnt huve been Hooded ,
The collection ot damaged planas In
1he Kansas City wnrehouses embl'l1ces
Instruments from the arlstoc1'l\
\ $1-
U { ) ( ) s 'mphon ' In mahoguny to the
humble $ lriO kind In Imitation of some.
thing which It Is not. And they ure
nIl yulueless. ' 1'he snl\'age Is not wOlth
more thnn the cost of tnklng tIie Instrument -
ment to pieces ,
" 'I'he hardware In them , " suhl one ot
the men at worl. wrecking pinnas in
the warerooms of F. G. Smith. "Is nIl
thut can bn sa'ell , It Is worth about
GO cenL ; In each Instrument. "
'rhe'alue at pianos destroye In the
Knnsus City tloo exceeds $2.QOOOO.-
Kansas Clt ) ' Journnl.
GERMAN CABLE CONSTRUCTION ,
Sccldu ( : Connections with All Im-
J > ortl1ut ' ' 'orld l'oiuh.
Consul General Guenther , at Ji'rank-
fort , reports to the State Department
the followIng Intormatlon :
"A new era In German cable construction -
struction began with the laying at n
cfible to Vlg ( ) , SpaIn , a IIlstunce ot
'
nbout 1:00 : : miles ,
" ' Uta Inst ' ' Ger-
"nUl'lng se\'en 'ears -
mun ) ' has lalll ,3ij [ miles of cable , at
11 cost of oyer $ ioooOOO , In 18DS n
cable , 3 miles In lcngth , was 111111 between -
tween Sussnllz 11I111 Trelleborg , fiIld In
18 ! } ! } German South west Afrlcn wns
connectell with the Internutlonnl tele-
gruph system ' fi cubIc 154 miles
lon .
"In 1000 the first Ger"lan.Amerlcan
cable between Emden and New York ,
\'Ia the AZores-a dlstnnce of 4.813
miles-was laid. At about the sume
mile Gm'man ' put llown the tlrst Ger-
Ulan ca les along tte ! Chinese coust ,
the cubIc ' 1'slntnu.Cheroo beIng : : ! Si :
miles and that connecting 'l'slntllu :11111 :
Shnnghai 4.18 : miles 1011) ) ; , ' 1'he 'eir :
1001 wItnessed the Inylng of the fifth
cuhle helween Germany alld Englnnll ,
connecting Borkum unll Haktou , n Ills ,
lance of : : ! 80 miles , ' 1'he telephone cahle
hetween Fehmarn nnll Lnalnud WIIS
laid In 1002 ,
"The construction at a second trans ,
Atlantic cable hetwecn Em en nnll
Now YOl'k , via the Azores , has been
comnwncNl , und It will , it is expectc ,
he l'eall ' for servIce before the explra'
tion of thl ! next 'ear. Germlln ' Is nlsa
contemllllting ) un Increase of her cable
net In Eustern AsIa nnll the South Sea ,
by constructing culJJes between Alenn ,
do IInll Gunm und the Pnlnu IsiatH1E
\\Illl Shanghnl.
"It Is said thnt the growth ot Ger.
mnn Interests , both military and com.
I merclnl , will In the future require the
bnlllIng ot more cnblcs by Gcrmnny
IlIllepen ent oJt foreign nnt1ons. Ger.
muny now hus cnble works nnll twc
I cable sleamers. "
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' .rruuhlo 1'lIel1.
Ascum-Ot course , your wlte nlwnYI
Insists U110n ) 'our doing hel' bllldhJg.
lIenpecl.-Xot IIh\'n 's. Once she
got mull hC'nuse I dill , She tool. 11\1
I to nuctlon with het' ono c111 ' , nnd some
how Wl ! got to blclllhl ) ; ngulnst encl
other without Imuwlllg It.-Phllndel
phln Pl'l'SS ,
III. . l\teIHmrBnumt.
"I don't see how rou cnn snr tlll\
, this < : oll\'lct Is a mn n who mensurcs UI
to the hlhest Rtllnll:1I'I1. : "
"You dun't ? Wcll , the Bertillon sya
_ tom Is the hlghl'st Htandlll'll I know of , '
-llnltlmore News ,
.
'l'he man who Is ulways tnlklnl
, nbout how much work he docs , shoull
I t'emumher that lomu people work Sf
hnrll1u1t they 1I0n't hn ve time to tel
11 nhou' It.
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AFGHAN IS A FIGHTING MAN.
l'ecnlll1r1He. . . oC the Arltl7 Created b
AtHtllrrnhrnnn.
I 1'ha Atghnn Is essellUnUy n llJhtln.
, tllnll , snys tile London Times , nnll ,
though tbe al'tII ) ' which Abdurrahman
crented hns , In the mnln , so far mndo
for pence by securing the Internal
tranqull1ty ! ot Atlhnnlstnn , even the
old ntl1el'1' discovered In the Intter pnrt
of bls reIgn thnt It wns necessary to
Itcep It OCCUIled , but tbnt It wlla not
( 'aay to find sultnble occupntlon for It. /
Tbo discIpline ot : n stlludlng nrmy In y
sucb a country ns Afghnnlsta'l Is apt
I to get In : ( In the il1le times of pence.
UlIdl'1' ol'lentnl
an mllitury despotism
the army exists for IIctl\'e figbtlng ,
nnd nil Its Instlllcts rebel ngnlnst long
perlods at luuctlon , It wnnts the excItement -
cItement and , nbo"e nIl , the 01lPol'tunr-
tles ot : 11l111\'ldunl nggrundlzement nnd
cnrlchment which nctlve ser\'lce nlouo
furnishes , I or II long' time .Abdurl'lIh.
man kept his IIl'my fnlt'ly well occu.
plc In ) Juttlllg down aU his own
rivals 11IId suhjugating the trlhes
whose lo 'nlt . he hlld cause to suspoct.
'Vhcn that wns 1\ccolIIJllshed ) Knfll's"
tun , with Its "pugnn" tribes , alTered
unothur outlet 1'01' the IIInrtlll1 enet' les
of the Afghunlussulmuns. : .
Hut In 111'OpOl'tlon liS the successlvo
delimitations ot boundaries l\1a1
sphel'es at Inl1uencc hn'e diminished
I tbe uren 'of doubtful ownership wIthIn -
In which tJw 1I11l1111r ' uppetite ot the
. \fghnn COlUllIllIHlers could be gmU.
fil'c1 without IIn ' sel'lous risk of external -
nal COlllllllcu tlous , the t1\sl. ot 1 > 1'0\111.
In occuputlon fol' the Atghan nrmy
bas become lJI01'e und lUorc difficult ,
and with the mnlnte1ll1nce of Internnl
peuce that U1lcult ' lUust go on In-
crenslng.
'I.'he sops which llublbulluh hns tram
time to time thrown to his nrmy In the ' ,
shnpe of increased pu ' nnd Improved
rutlons show thut he himself Is ullvo
to the difficulty , but mensUl"l'S of thnt
1.lud can hurllly be regnrded ns moro
thnn tcmporur ' mnlwshlfts. One Is .
bound to benr In mind In this connection -
tion thnt the fighting Instincts of tbe
ah\'n ' ' him In
Afghnn hnve \ 's Ilt'omptc
the Pllst to 1001. townrd the Bouth
rather than the north. 'I.'he plnlns of
India , which bls fatbers repeatel11y
rnnsacl.ell , nre still to him the leg.
andary land of conquest nlld booty.
unlI It once he cnme to belle\'e tbut
ilie English were powel'lcss to l\l'rl'St
tbe torces of Itussla1l grnv.ltntlon , ho
might well bc tempted b ' prospect of
such stnles ; : ns Hus'3lll woulll spreat
efore him to exchulI e n losing for a
winning IJnrtner.
PRETTY CIllLO'S fROCK.
fROCK.'f
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'l'hls Is fi ctlc ! frock , for a little miss
at sIx to ten : rear8 , mnc1e of white
India IIncn , trlllllllc with tucks and
IUliel'tlon. 'rIte zouave jacket Is of
white canvns , trlmllled with stitched
canvns bands , , \ hl'olld soft satIn
sllsh , of light rcll , tll'S nbout the long
bl01lse waist. ' 1'he wlde-brlmmcd
slmw hat Is trimmed , yllh a wr ath of
fadc red nUll ) 'ellow rosC's.
, ' \ New HlIlIce.
It Is p1'C-dlctell thllt the Amel'lcun
cnke-wnlk will soon glye wa ' In Paris
to a uew dunce which an nl'comlllsl1l ( d
French 1l1lclng mastcl' ! Jus III'en ted.
8a 's a curresJolldellt ) III 'I'ho Beacon.
It Is enlle the " \'elldance , " IIUll Is
descrllJl'd ns follows : "Ench lady
wenrs a WrUIJ of JUoussellne e sale
or other 111111) ' tlssua throwu nrollud
her waist , nnd WII yes the free cuds I1S
she dunces , unll the men uttcmpt to
1001. as 'regCtlCU' us Ilossl le , anll use
their closed crush huts as dnncers In r' .
the & r8ceful old Iinvaue u" d their
three-cornercd oue. 'l'he duucers form
In line , lJllrmlool' dance fushlon , und
to a tuue hllH waltz I1nd hnlf guyotte
the room Is flllc with graceful floutIng -
Ing torl11s , to which thl' hlllcl. coats of
the meu JUukl' nu effectl\'c hnd { "
gl'Ouud. 'l'he ( 'ITect Is n 111easlng ona ,
nnd the 11tl1lee , wheu well doue , Is al.
most stu tel ) ' . " ,
' .rho Pull MOI\HUrO of SUCCOR ! ' ! .
" \Vus 'our uuto race succcstuI : : ? "
"Successful ? I shoulll lia ) ' It wosl
'l'll re were two chn uITeurs 1.11I ed , nud
.
tlll'ce owuel's mOl'tall ' Inll't , null II\'o
I Innocallt h 'stlluders 1'eut to the hospl-
- tal , uud one lIutO cllmhl n Rtone wnll
IIU11 hun Itselt'110nl n stl'ep l'lIIT ,
end unother nuto Ulrl'w oIT Its
chauITeur IIml Is uow clIl'e l'llIg wlld-
I ' nCl'oss the couutr ' nUll tel'1'01'l7.lng
the cOUlmunlt . , lIu(1 ( 1l0 , > 1.lu'tj new
touring CUI' crossed the Yerlnlue l'a\'lnl )
" nt 11 single bound null then jumJed ) on l
the roar of n J.auwkeollC'l"S ' cottnge , r
nml-well , It cerllllnl ' wns the 1lI0"t
splt'lted nud thol'oUghl ' eujora le run
we hu'e ever hnll-Cleveluml Plnln
Deull1r.
Whnt hns beeome ot the ol , fusIt- 1
loned woman who made marble cako" ,