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NEW HONOR TO ROOSEVELT AS
LONG.DIS'rANCE SHOT.
PresIdent Stnndll In Washington and
Mala. : ! ) a Fine nlt/e / Score In the
Opening Event for Marko.
'men In Charleston , S. C.
Charleston , S. C.-President Rooso.
relt mn ) ' congl'Utulato hlmsolt on be.
'ng ' the challllllon 10ng'IlIstanco rlflo
shot of tlio world. Standing In Wash.
ington , ho shot a rlflo three times and
hit a targot. each tIme In this city ,
moro than 450 miles away. Whllo ho
dl not male n. bull'seye , ho yet mall , ;
aged to get within the 2.1 clrclo twlco
a\1l ( the 21 clrclo once , an GO scored
GD out ot n posslblo score ot 76 , n
"ory credltabe ] 1I00'fm'manco for n
l1eraon who shoots only between sos.
alona of congress , International Incl.
dents nnd othe ! : big an engrossing
thlnga.
The occasion of the target )1l'aCtiCO )
of Mr. Hoosevolt was the olenlng ) of
Hio fiftH triennial 8chuetzenfest of the
National Schuetz en Bund ot Amorlcu ,
in Cluu'loston. It was the wish of the
rlflemen to have Mr. Roosevelt there
in ) Jerson , so that th ( ) ' could show
him thut a rlfl.o could slleat ] ns well
in German as In rough rider. As ho
was busy In Washington , the IIresl.
dent coul not ohllge , but ho wanted
to shoot , and did so.
Here the secret must como out.
l'ifr. Roosevelt did not use UIO Whlto
House ns his shootIng gall err , l1I1llto )
the stl'OnUOU8 re)101'ts ) that somotlmes
llnll tholr wny past Pete , the bulldog.
Stl'utogy waR used , and Llcut. W.
Molten Farrow wa the stmteglst. It
must bo confessed tbnl } , lout. Farrow I
almod the gun , } jt President Roose. I
volt shot It 0 1 an the record Is his.
Llout. Fr..t'row brought a 32r.allbor
rifle mr..d6 by him s voral n ars aso ,
aud ' , her three woeks' work nd.
t18tel1 It on a pedestal on wl I ( " . It
could bo holll for sh09t1nc at he tar.
got. Attached to It was n magnollc
contrivance , which , by the completion
or an oectrlc ] circuit , pulloll.a . ell.
cnte hnlr trlggor and dl the shoot.
Ing. The , button to COm)1oto ) ] the
circuit was h1 tie White House.
But the bare pleasure or ) Irosslng
tM yulton W"S 1Jot al1 thnt the 111'0111'
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dent wnll to have for his part In the
porfol'lIIance. Nem' the rlflo was.
rlggp.d 11 hlg teophono ] rocelvor , null
when l\11' . Hoosovclt lIlado his shotf ! ho
was IIblo to hear the wecomo C1 lcl ; : of ,
the rlno.
Go ' . Ansol then convorod to the
) Iresldont the congratulntlons of the
Natlona ] Schuotzen Bund nnll Its
guests ou the excellent score ho had
made nnd the thanl < s of thom a ) ) for
oloulng ) the fost. 'rho band ) llnyod
" 1\Iy Country , "rls uf 'I'hoo , " anll there
was Ii g-reat save. of cheors. The
president rmlel that ho could hoar the
choerlng uull the ! llUslc .ery distinct.
Iy , nnll ho wus 11111'0 11lut ever 'bodY
was having a jor ) ) + .1mo , Conll ho would
lIltO to bo with thom.
SHAVES HUSBMID TO BUY RUG.
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Head of Family lJ ndergoes Torment
to Help Wlfn Get Carpet.
Trenton , N. Y.-Whon. the now rug
Is ] ald in Grace Bnlltlst church , about
four yards of It will bo consocratell to
the fortlturlo of Henry Lon dalo.
gvory thrend ropro Jents a whlskor
which Lousdao ] submitted to a. razor
wlolded br his wife ,
1\1rs , Lousdao ] Is a mombo1" oC the
Ladles' Aid soclot ) " which ) llnnnod to
bu ) ' the church carlot ) on t1 > o solf.d' ) .
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nlal ) Ian. ] 'rhoro 1:1 : S01110 ( lHTerenco ot.
opinion on this ) lolnt. , the mon assorlt
Inl ; that Lonsdale 'ahowed hlmsolC n.
mnrt " 1' , whllo the " ' ( HUOn are congL'at-
uatlng ] the wlto.
Whlo ] ether WOlmm balte bread
anl1 sowol1. Mrs. Lonsdalo decided she
would shwo her hunbnnd , and charge
I him Hi cents for th'3 OP01'l1t1ou. It Is
not on record how Lonadao ] fIrst re-
colved the llrolofllUon ) , but. the fnct
thllt ho consented to nct the victim' '
la proof that his wlf.a has the true r :
lIglous spirit.
POl' foul' months dill Ionsdnlu go
through the 511wln , ; process. 110 once
bolloved that a sha\"o once a dQ ) ' was
a nocosslt ) ' , hut \\111101' \ the skillful ,
manlpuatlon ] ot his wlfo ho dlscov.
ored that ho cou1l ] Y2t ; along on threQ
shaves a woek.
Only once 11 leI Mrs. Lonsdalo ask :
"Does the razor hmt ? " Ho dill not
swear : ho Illd not groan. but tbe look
oC anguish was onough.
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III , : ' . Growth of the Telephone.
MIllions of Inlitrul11ents Arc In Use In '
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Washington. - Statlstles lss\lol1 at
the close of the ) ' 0111' 1906 show that ;
there were In use in the Unltod States
1110no moro than 7,000,000 tol0)lhor.os ) ,
whllo nn aggregate oC a IIttlo moro
than 6,000,000 miles of wlro was used
Cor toophono ] sorvlco.
The tolelhono ) Industr ) ' glvos om. ,
plo'mont to 90,000 ) lorsons In the
Unltell States , an Increase of 171 ) lor
: ont. In six ) 'ears , whllo during the
same porlod the numher of statlolls
has Increased 23D 1101' cont. nnd the
wlro mlleago : HJ ! 1101' cent.
There is IIttlo ouht that much oC
this Increase Is duo to the general
adoption of th" soca1l0d I11S81\ 1'I1to
system In 11I1CO ] of the fiat unnllal
ehnrgo former ) ) ' In voguo. By making
the charges 11roportlonltl to U\O nUI11'
bor of calls the use of the tooJhone ] )
has been wldey ] exten ed hoth he.
cnuso of the grontor wlllingnoss of
people to become subscrlhors under
luch conditions nnd because the sys.
tem gives an IncanUyo to Iho
telephone companlos to glvo good 801"
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Ice nnd encourage n'o uno ot the too. ]
lhono.
Another callso for the Increase In
; ho number of telol'one13 In use Is
10.ubUess the oXh.ndlng ; number of
arg ( } bllSlnl1ss hullr1ngs ! In various
: Itles , slnco the toopllOno ] Is nn ah ,
solute necmslt ; ) ' In the modern ta1l
bull lllS , mal\lnl ; It JlOsr.l110 ] to tran ,
Bact huslnoss as well from the twon ,
tleth story as from the groul1d floor ,
' 1'ho Installation of the toOlh0110 ] ) 111
every sulto 111 the modern hotel an
Im'go nmrtment ) hOUKI ) r. : i\lllts \ for v
llOrllon of the Increaso.
Substitute for Beeswax.
A substltuto for he KwllX has boOt
Iliscovoro In the hiW H of the ral
pulm , a llroduct or U.o Island of Mal !
ng'llscar. 'rho wax Is oxtrl'.ct1 ! b ) ' tIll
sll11) ) > lo ) lrOC06s of bsatlng' the 111'101
leaves on a mat to limall hits. 'l'h ,
) lartlces ] a1'O then gaU.ol'od anI ! hollel ]
'rhe rosullant wax Is Imendo Inti
small cakes , l'Jxp-orl1neut > > are holnl
JJla e with the now UIIIIilnCo ] to fiUl
out Ita con1l110relal vnltur-whoUlOr I
ma ) ' he used for hottllng ImrllosoJ. : 11
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WEALTH AWAITS BOY !
WILL FORFEIT $50,000 IF HE : DOES
NOT RE.TURN SOON ,
Thirty Yenro Agol' ' When a Mere'
Youth , John Wilson Left Home
After Quarrel-with Pnrcnts-No.
Word. from , HIm Since.
Omaha , NolI.-Jolin Wilson wflll to-
colvo a fortune of aIlroxlmatoly ) ) $ IiO : , .
000 IC ho shnll return to his old homo
at 'l'cculllReh wlthlnl the next three
years to reclaim It. H ho falls toro-
turn within that time the money will
go to relatives of his ,
A starngo , sad story Is the story
ot this man to whom a fortune has
been left , but wllo wlII ) lrobaby ] novel'
Imow It. 'I'hh'ty years ago when a
11101'0 hey Willmn had a Iuarrel with
his futher , .Jolln Wllnon , Sr. , a proud ,
unylelrllng o ] . Scotchman , nnd in the
heat oC angOl' ho ran away from his
homo at 'reculllReh ,
Ills fnther , bellovlng that ho would
soon grow tired of ta ] < ! ng the bUffot.
Ings of the world and return to his
homo , made no off rt to flnd the boy ,
and wonld. ) Iermlt. no ono else to. do
so.
'I'ho days , lengthened Into woolel'l ' ,
the wcol < s Into months and the
months .Into years and younc John
Wilson did not return to his homo.
1110 father lovod. him rmd longed for
his return , and hlJ : mother was woU
nigh hel1rtbroleon. over his absence ,
but the fathor's longing amI the mo.
thol"s grief WOI'I ) futIle.
'rwonty.lvo ! years went bY' and no
word hud C0l110 to the parents concern.
Ing tholr nbsont son , now grown to
tuanhoOll IC 110 were living. They
were grown old and before they wont
Lo their final rest they Colt that they
l11ust once moro.loo ] ; : Into his face ,
A man whom they auspectel1 might
bo tllelr son was. In Dawson City ,
Alasm. ] Desplto the fact th3t they
were 80 yoar8of age the parents setout
out fal' there hopIng against lJOpe that
they might flnd. the son whom they so
longed to see. 'riley mndo the journey
to Alaslca safely , but Connd no trace
of tholr son there : and returned to
tholr homo with brolton hearts , With.
In a few months the father died and
soon afterward the m thor followed
hll11' to the grave ,
Sovou 'ears ago tbe ago couple
made n will In which a lar part of
theil' estato' was bequeathed : to tbor ]
absent' son on condition that be re.
tl11'11ed to TOottmseh wIthin ten years
to eahn ] it In the seven : fears that'
have oalsod ] ) since the will was drawn
the. sou's. JlU1t of the estat\ ! bas in.
creased until ! it is now estimated nt ,
$ OOOO. It , wIn bo hold fen him throo\ .
years longer. If bo shaL ] .no return'
to his old home moantlme the will
Ilrovldos that the beluest. shall be dl. .
vlded among the ether heirs of tho.
dead Illan an\1 woman.
The oUler heIrs have E ught to llUV6.
the wfll' sob : l.side and to. sc < : uro a. dl ,
vision at. that Jlurt of the estate loft
to the son , but the sup mc court hns.
held that the wl11 mUG I sttUld and that
the $501000. must bo ! wId for tho. SOI1l
threo. yoa.rs Jongor.
'Whore young Wllc ; n bas been , in
the 30 , " 0ars of his. absence froml ll1s
Ol ] hem nobody In , TecumsolL lcno\Ts.
lIo'1I\l1) ' bo dead : ha. may bo h.\\AIIlMa.
or . the PhllllplnoG. )
IUs. : loug nbsonQe- and tholr. disap-
) lolntnlCnt at thotr fanuro tI : : find him
\n \ Abska shorlQnell the lives. ot his
varerlts , who were old rosldents of
Tocmnseh and very hlgbJy , rospected'
b ; ) tbolr nolghbors.
H'OW NEW ViORLD GOT ITS NAME.
Albany MaD Tells St"ry , on 400th An.
nlversary of the. Event.
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! bany , on Sunday montlonod the facb
"that It wns the lour hundredth ann } .
versar1 of the naming ot Amerl : a.
He silid that attOlul1t had ever b en
made to comnQ1)1Ornte the o\"ont and
adllcd :
"Tho now world was nal11ed AUlCrl.
cn in a muo book wrItten b ) ' Martin
Wadsoomuoller ] , 11rlntod at Saint Dlo ,
In the Yos. os mountain , on the
130vont1\ the lcaends ] oC May in the
year lU01" , 'l'ho se\'outh of th kaends ]
ot 1tar wllon corrected : by the Gro , I
garll1\ calendar becomes l\Iny f .
. ' ' 1'horo waa nso ] an oomont ] ot unl.
YcJl'saJlt ) ' In the ceremony oC namlug ,
rOl' It was a German who Ilrol1Osoll the
name , It was an Itallnn nl\mo , the
1)001e was ) lrlnted In Franco and the
language o1\1llo'od \ ] 'as Latin , the unl.
versa ] me lum oC monta ] oxchanges.
It ma ' bo too late to eolebmto the
event , hut It should not bo too 11\to
to recall the fnct that the now world
receivcd Its 11111110 just 400 ) 'Onr8 ngo. "
EAT SWEETS , SAYS DOCTOR.
Sugar Most Strengthenlno and Chaco.
late Antidote for Fntloue.
I London.-A noted Harlo ) ' street
I _ ] Ihyslclan bids fall' to bocomo. the
L mOllt popunr ] IIh'slclan In London ,
' t110 'outh of both
l'spoclaJl ) a1\l0ng \ )
SHXOS 1\1111 among the dontlsts , Evory.
hod ) ' should ( 'at at least Ii IlIartor ot
Il ] lound IIf sweets dally Is his dictum.
" olhlug , " ho says , "Is maI'o
" strpngUll'nlng than 811Iar , It 18 ] IOS'
slho ] toor ] { fol' l\lHll's \ after eatlug
COllI' OUUCO ! ; or"chocoato ] wlLhout fee ] .
IUI ; tI1I' IlIghtollt : fatlguo. It Iliad my
way or ' Iodlor ] In the British army
8houlll ho allowed a quarter of u
110111111 or I > weots oVOI'y II a ) ' , ? II } ' ] 1rac.
lice Is 10 11\1ru ! lvo or six hlml18 or
Bugar In every CIIII of corroo or toa. "
Aswd ] 118 Lo toothache , the ] l11)'fI\cll1n \
roplled : "I cnn enl ) ' advlso ) I Ollto to
clean Ulolr lcolh oflenor. "
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I r.ROM THE PENCIL'S POINT.
A rockress chauffeur Is n sort ot
RutoUlaufnr. .
J woman fs always ] ooklng on the
I brlglit slile-oC n mirror.
I Any mlt ! ! who doesn't want what ho
.Iinsn't got hag. all ho wants.
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Just. now mo open 1I0Rson for coal
ch'utlng ls drnwlng to a closo.
Novel' jittJge' the dhnc = nslons or n
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, /Oman's Uraln' J' the s.1zc of her hat.
It Is necessary to shmv some people
1)10 Ollon bor I.n : order to shut thorn
tip.
WIth' , th' ' oxceptlon' of tIto undor.
taiteI' fow. . mon , 11nlsli , aU the7 unl1or.
take.
It Is .fortunato' t1\r. \ chO' best man at
a weddln ! ; : is. content toI take socon
) llace.
It takcs"a mll.n' to OX1lhin : to a woman -
man thlugfHtliat. 110 doesntt understand
hlmsof. ] .
Some "women' marry ih. or er to be
Ind lIendont , and : some mon' set l1n.
married jfol' , the sarna mason
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: \Iost mell' appreclato tllo' Itonnonso
of a ' ) lrot1y woman far moro' tnan : they
dr } the sense Of\1 : : : homol one : .
No , ' AJonzol . dbn't tliihk : liec uS'e' : t
woman Is swathed in un'automobITQ
voll that she , Is. the owner ofi a. II1D.lor
car. : .
POINTED. PARAGRAPHS' . .
Words never ; ' fall m smo"m l1no\o
crite. .
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, A funny story gots' moro' al1D ] , UBe'
thhn 'senslbo ] 1 [ k.
'I'here's alwarn.roolU.1 : fOr-'a.l'uwl more.-
-at the bottot.n
It's.'n woman's ) Ial2:1dtlt3' ] : \ to be. as :
handsome ns . .altO 'can
Jonah was , th'Q flrst' man I enl r.rcord : ; :
to gilt Insl o ' .lnforumU n.
. > "pularlt ) ' is , an nrtl l fuatJ isn't
dlsnlllyod on t'b rgailli oountoars.
lit takes al : Cool to , fool 11imsert' int.J !
thlt bellof tliat ho Irm\t. Coollah.
It's 11)1 ) tOl.a married' mMI to. be.j ;
hl.tSband-not meroy ] an ex.bacllelo1 : ' . .
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'Vllen' a socIety woman. attempts , to.
jlut on stYle ) , it loa's ] , much. J1te ] , n.
i'J.ke-off.
; No , AIQD o , a Ulan scll1om putg. 1'1ls
) foot In it : when Ita. tnl'o:3. : a. sh ) ) in : tho.
1 rIght dlr tlon.
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Femaeurrmgi ] ts , C"rdella : , . arc just I
plain wumen-nu tho. nlniner' they arc
the mOl ) , the ' fmtCer.
II Is nr better Cor III glr11 to' ; Tomaro-
slngo ] than marJ'Y' a f\Ood.loCJldng man.
for hQ' wlII monolol ) zo th . mlrrm'-
Chl a 9" Dall " News.
DY.SPEPTISMS.
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T ll' a ) sc-orot 00 atoman if : rou
want It syndlcatod' .
Our sln ; 'also' have an uncomfort-
alt10 habit of' find1ng us In.
A lot. ot : sYllJ'A\thy ) Is wasted on the
tUHler d and the old maid. .
A peult : of trouble Is easierto got
i Into than a plnt oC happiness ;
If marriage Is it 10ttor " , . alimony
. must be a sort oC gambling. dobt.
A girl must bo very Inlplledual noi.
to be able to teU what' . anoth r clrl
hap. on.
A feUo" . asles :01' atyirl's lumd , and'
the first thing ho knQW , ho Is U1.\.i1or
ber thumb.
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'When n man boaebi that he nove1"
did anythIng ho Is aslamod or , it'ma } '
merol ) ' Indlcato tl1t 1t : bo Is lac tJnc' ill
a sense of shamQI
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The poor man. . who can't afford : an
nutomobllo calt. console hhnsolf with
the thought that a mule d esn't cost
as much , anlI' Is almost ns dangerous.
COMM.ERCIAL PRO.VERBS.
The om-lIlng power Of , a dollar do.
] lends on , the brains of the wan back
oC it.
l'e ; ( ; < t your mind-tho fellow WftO
feeds : his hod ) ' onh' eCll $ on sho.rel.
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'rhe Iroatost combination It' ! the
wor ] Is abl1lt ) ' , ambitIon anll inltla.
tlvo , scasoned wllh honestr.
A thounand men do n. thing soso
and oxlst on IIVOI' to ono who Iloes It
weU and C0l111l1uncls 11ls own I'l'lco ' ,
When ! IIy stOlS ) gl'owlll its beau.
t . hobllu $ to fade , and when a mnn
< Iults \ul'lng his llr ln llCglns to
shrivel.
Putting 11)1 ) monc ' till a ehallco Is
gambling-whether In the mono ) '
market on stoc ] < s or at the race trnck
OIl a horse ,
I ( you want to succeed , olther work
I nt the thing In which you a'l'o Inttrcst.
ell or cultivate an Interest In the thlnr
Ilt wbtcb you work-Ccut POI' Cent.
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Hdrench&i rtJMVm'd , and took' " ber. '
handlfn his. : Jr r a. moment-it saomed1
to him only atW1natant oC tlmol : and ,
yet ftlwas jUltslbbr. } anough to convoy.
its ' 0W1J meaulng.-sllc. allowed tt.1 to.
rom aim The N3I1o"withdrow it. '
Ho vr.ts a wIso- young man. If 1ie'
had attcmptocP .ttj..purrmo cvon thb ln I
finiteshmal ad\.utt.\.go , and to rorCl1.
forward I again } ' dJubUllea ho wouldl
have b0611 rob keU in , Utat qucony ]
mannoI' which ullPnoocason she cnuldl :
so oaslIyJ comm'uHl ;
And SO',11O woo\conmn1 : to walt , andl
change lIw sub.tccb
It is prnper to. ' r-tnmj. liowovor , th'nt.
th now subject i7ffin. more In lIne ' 1lth ,
his real , buln olHhought than the old.
They had , when Jio , madO' bls ndvanco , .
been talkllC oro. . the commonpIllco'
topic ot U' ] ntelt : blstlr.lr.al novoll.
Now ho 'tUl'ne ' f1lowl " and 100HedJ
bel' squary In .tho' 0.0.
"I'm going to Imnrry y . , il ! " ho fffi\d.
"Aro 'O ind od ? When did ou I
make up ' "ur mlnl1 , tOI thnt ? " '
"Oh , som tlmo : BOJ D moan ft , YOU1
know. "
"And 10SG" ' mtHton/ ! ! "
Ho turnoll again , abruptly.
"How did you Imow anrUllng : : a'hout :
that ? " ho a51 < ed '
"Your fathcl' . toml mQ : "
" 'Vl1on ? "
"Oh , som . Hme. bO ) He caUe ;
" 'Vhy , yc.'U. . , must hn.vo knm.vItI
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"That ) 'OU : 'Nmtodlto1rntUTY moT-'N , ' . .
I didn't. All I know : was. tbat yo i l.d'
spoken to ymlf father : a.bout it. YOUI
Itnow ) 'on I mightl hn.vs' al1nngod ypurr
mind-afterwmdJ'
He Jmlled rJml 1 ; .
" 'Vl1at you : mean113' 3ald , ' 'is'thIs : :
that I thOUgjlt It. ! test to consu.1. thG" '
governor fIrst ; . . amI , flnd : out w)1Iro--
stood with him , ' lidDro'E ' : founl1.l outt
where I. stoo-l..wlthl you , , ' "
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Ho got , uptl1Jd'Dol ! ' : ; : ; : 4 turn $ .tJut !
t2J.o room.
"wen , thnt ; wasnl eQctly : ItJ , " li "
contlnuod. "Y' u' flue , .k.J l d Itjd ; Iat1Jy\
doubt a'btUlt marr.r.in : rou ( Oud.n't' ]
have do no tM.t-t wO\cld haH \uJn '
for : rou .fi1's't1ll.nilllct. tl10 ror.r. go , 'Sj ,
meant busln:3s : ; aUlL II thought..Jt'oua t"
to be done rIgl t. BlCSldes , ) ' .sal-11 . to , I
myself : ! 'If , Wo clW man t.urns. 1 ! tJ
down , then myOI'm.scicnco i . .clo ' "
She aDPn.'CJlU t unJH1edod . tho. In lt
part ot. , his .1'omarJc.
"May.J nk , " he' saId , "w-hntt nUldl
vou so .surf ) f'rHn' "
"I wasn't : . ! nut I waslre. . aft I "
Gelt. I kne.w' tl girl I wu : : teili ' .I11a.1 ! :
Ss : ever 'thlng : in" lo\'c , "
"Youl.so m t.J'ha\'c ' gottonw l ' 'Jd :
an oC n. . , sULldcl'.1"
Ho .grarilwd t ! IC top of tho.tJu'nmhoo :
gilt chair with ( both hands , andlleaned
agalUf .t ; ! . ! lI1tIU : J , as ho ] Qoko i.Il . her ,
eyos. .
"I'ye , h"'no. : : ed arolud' some , ' " hG.
said. " :5lnco-tl'vo : 10ft collc . JtvQ. run'l
with'tha Ne.wport eroll'd andJ the high/ / !
peopo ] it" \ wn. I'vo ha a : lolt of glr\ '
throWlnmy ) " , b\lt IlwOJ1J't ! ) : ] : glvo .t\t
whIte clth1 > 'for the whol gung. I'V '
Been them I at tholr bast a.nd wOv& : .
TbY : } ' . al".j rlght-fOruo Qf them , I ! s.
the Ufo 1" don't frIUCY' . I d011't rJj\r.o.
for" tIlta. p e. " '
It ! was ; 'her turnt to , 8'1D.Ue ,
"But tboro's nothfng. n.b.nut mo , : : ' sb. . ,
sald , "fuat ough , to. specially r cora.
DLeud' U : elI to you. , " ' , I eve : .ha.Ye
tooaru. my oWt.lIv : l1/ / ; .
"Bui. . ) 'our g n I':1otllOl' : : dldcltJ , did
.s11O ? "
"V'l'iy , no , 1 3UPp'C 'not. S 1 ' WAS a
P.urltan. "
"Well , mlI o , dto. . I've 1111l1rd the
gO"lernor telltho story. So w.hat's the
dltterc.nco ? ' A' lvw year of tlmo
m. ro or leEI $ , . a lJJnoration ! ot" so. "
She opor..ad' hf eyes rather wide.
"You se'un to. a.vo takr. > > on such a ,
sudden w hht I1C ; accum latCtd phIl08 : .
ophy , " she , snhiJ , "that I hardly reco
nlzo yot' W' tro's JaCiJt Walto fi 01 111
mombCJ of' : } I , ) , clubs : the gront 1100 ]
player , the Ibl'\vllng sw.ell ? That srt :
of foow ) ) d'I.:5I1't go ' } lIth such apth
as thl3 , , "
"Cm't , u.1man 'do h t sort oC ti1lng ,
nd stfll. bo a mrot ? "
" \ \ 'hyoC c'Ourso but they OJl't go
tOg.Ct)101' ) "
as a rulo-
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NOW SHE'S MAC.
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1\11' . IIuntom-l'm gong to India to
hunt for six months.
1I\lss \ Catchom-Antl I suppose you
will fOl'sot all ahout 11001' mo.
Mr , luutom-My dear , It w1l1 taltf ; '
a terrlb ] ) ' Ilol'co elolhant ) to multo mo
tOl'CAl you ,
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"Wetl , ' I > : ttybo 'ydU''dl'd ' . that' ror mOl _
or maybe the gO\'ornor' got mad , I ; "
don't know"whlch. Ho'sl1vel1 so much
: by bhnself , 'of late years ; that the old
I tenow Is eratbod , I guoss. > But. , he did
't\1l"D mo doWn hard. "
: "Wbn't dhl'IlO say ? ' " . .
"J 'don't , Itnow that' 'I' ' cnn" rol1earso
It al-It ] wus'csomo tlmo ago. But the
Imain point w s thatrlt. , I : marrled you ,
"fie'd dlslnh' 'tit me. ' My' allowance
:1 would continue , blit no moro. Ho ,
: m'ust have gene direct to YOUl.tO malto
'w' ura : thln f it , dliln't' ' h.a ? "
Sh.to turned" her head' slowly , and
Iboked far o.wn'j" . out ot tho" dlngy win. . "
dbw ; . beyond the street , past the whirl
( lr t1\ . " great .town , .into tho'unknow.u. . \
dltlta.nce , ,
"Yes , ' " shoo saId , "s'Ovornl' times. Ho _
'dbmm't want you to marry. mo. Not n. .
1nt. ' "
. "Well , it do sn't 1nalw' any dlffor-
nue' to mo whot1lCr 1m d os or not. I ,
. aaII' go out and , hustio' for mysolC.
ll\fOlmy isn't. every thing. "
; , 'Dbo boardnr. ; : 'hoUGO boll rang-not. t
hm' unusual occurrenco. Outsldo thero. . Ii ,
iwauthe. ' : . slow"snortJng : of an automQ4
'lHc ]
'lHcR'o
R'odrow' nenr.ol to'"hel' : Acaln be.
.
jttJolt her hand" . .
'j "Helon , dedr , " , 110''said,1 "what'stho. .
, answer ? "
I SIi.a brusheU'-away n , toar.
f fIr cannot nmrry . you , " she said.
! "Yon're too gQOd for mo. "
. Ho laughed-a sl > outaneous , hearty
; ] ug-ll.
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J " 'rhat's n- good 'jotO ' ] , ' ! hesald. , , "Too , I
'good' ' ' for yon ; Hal , Loole here ! ' liot's ,
I. . , _
IUO : uvnost .with each other. . I've.had , j
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1I I "M ne.y" ISIj't.Everything. . "
lDithers o\mone ' , and thero's nothing \
.I , ft. Wby spoil the , game just boo
I oauso of a.paJtrr. , million ? I tell you"
'lit's 'all riGht. I aasuro you , I'll nover.
mention I tbo. mDtte again , We ciln. .
Uvo. " "
She shook h r head , 3
"I canot ! marry you , " she saldo ! \
"You dQn't ] eve anyone else , , do ,
you ? " .
ThqfO. was no , nnswer.
"I know what it is , " ho sal.(1 ; . "It's :
your .prldo. NovoI' mind ! I can. walt.
Of course , Its. embarrassing for you.
You."don't. care anything n putJ the
money , of course , but your conscience
trou.blos ) ' 011 about my lQijlng it-
nD.turally. WOll , ne\"or mind. I'll
slto" . you , ! But now , dear ; can't you
g\'o ! mo SOUIO lIttle word. o encourago.
mon t ? "
A : caplcss maid ontQro the musty
draWlng room , holding : 1n. her red fl. .
!
gQrft a enrd.
"For you , miss , " rald the mall1.
"Verr well , l\Iart4a. Ask him Into
UIO. Bmall rocoltlQ ) room , as usua\ . "
t
Then she hold , O.ut the mlsslvo to , i
hlW.1
"I am afrald. . " abe said , "thoro Is w .
h.opo for ) 'OU , You see , I am goln to 1
luarry this gentloman. "
He tool , In the famBlar naow. fA
ono 1Iurnlllg glanco.
"Tho governor ! " he oxclalw. d. .
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SIMILAR PREJU.tHCE ;
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W "Iii1 t I , . . . . . , ' " " ,
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1\1lstrcss-I didn't 111m the ] oolt of
that mlln's fnce rou had in the leltchon
last night , Bridget !
rldgot-Just what ho said about
'ou , mum ! !
GenIus.
Mrs. Kawser-"How ia Johnn ) ' got.
tlng I\ong \ ] ns a grocor's clork1" 1\Irs
Crossway-'Yoll enough , I CUOSS. '
Ho can tlo up n III\cmgo ] with n Imot . .
that YOIl can't untlo to save 'our lICe , -.L. ' "
and 'ot it'll como untfed itse1r as
soon o.a ) ' 011. got on the train with it. "