. . CRiMES COMIVIlrrIED IN THE NAME OF LOVE , , - - - - - - , ; A Strange Epidemic of Murders in New" York , ; City in Whicb Dan Cupid Plays the . Leading Part. - . - . - . . , i Tl.lal . Ulere II : ! rcally an olldmule [ oC < < hucs 111 UIO sacrud ullme of lovn " .lglIt w U appeur ! 'roll1 the recent , n\urUlnf : ; reoord or ClLtlll trngclll08 , It JII-TCe , IIrollortlon or which hllvo hnd tftclr Boone In Now YOI'k. "I killed her lJecau/lo I thuughL aim Wag nol. tnte to 1110lllld . 'UIlUH HorC.I . I IIHUI , as ho lookoll from the Nm. York \IOlico to Ilrlng Dl'I\gn Selgol. "Will you tuke mn back7" dmnond. ) ell'I1eur- ltchner of .Johnnnn Huefor , nn oU.cacJro ) 'oltng wnllresn 'Tho WIIS I , on duty nL her unclo'n luneh 1'Uom , sn : : 'rontb a'ronne , nnd ns aho 11Idn't re. ! lIJ' ho ahot her down In cold blood , ' ; thcn hrl'ftCll the wealOn on hlma'Jlr. I' Tlmt , on Ule [ lOlIco blottur , within 24 hours two 0101'0 mllrdera were \ . chargcd t.o the hllnd Ullle Hod , Love. r" Why hag Cupid tradud his well. ill" : 101 and gonllo wlml10ns , the bow nnd ; : ' arrOrer t.he moro formldablo ren" . ycrT In the dn's wben I.ovo wafyounJ ! ; , una t.bo slmplo lIfo an actuulll ) ' , not Il t.beory , _ Cuplll lIlllled bls arrow with goldcn lovo-songo and aimed It with II. Int1 h. 'ro-day , In NoYDrk , 'W th Its strange commingling. of ( orlrn ) ; elements , Ita nervous tension , Ita glit. t.erfng [ Jlensures nnd Its appalling lonclhlN'J , Cupll ! orttlmca lends his nowlr neqtllrelt Weapon , vllh death. denlln ! ; IIlIlIetll and oonds thOll1 lIylng to t.he Itccompnnlrllent of Il ! ; roan or a curae. Within the [ last 2 months I.ave's hond llIls aimed morc deadly wcnJOUltblm ! Bucchua , or Greed , or Ito\'onge , or Hat.rod. Raco-hatred , Imd. don ( ury following on Ute heels pf 1L IJUslneBs quarrel , these n.nd nil ot1er callses muat rlvo Love precellonce as the power behind the gun , the knife , the aUletto. ' .Tun 1\ year ngo , In 1\11 obscure down. town Iroter , LouIs O. Hamplen , a man of ( amIJJ" , Boclal and buslnolls stnnd. I'ng" ahot and k II4d Orst the woman ! be loved nnd then hlnuiolf. ' 1'ho woo WIlU in the 'caso wlU Vlctorlu Tnc1. ' . .leo'l1 bcmdlfnl salesg rl In 'a 1I0pi\rt. oIJ1ent store. She WIlU 32 years the' ' , Junlol' or her wealthy and influential a < 1mlr , who' was an officlnl of the Unllcl , SuLtes 'l'rust .cOlnllun , . , of Wall J > tr ot. , She did not know ho WImar - , rled. sire WIlU wailing for the death of hlK ug d mother to rellevo him of cel'tnlu domestic responsibilities und Get him fren to marry the glrhe \ loved. Her 1 amo was nbove l'oprbach. , ( [ or family kno , , of her love affair and approved of the allpposol1ly proKIlect. lve marringo. Whitt. happened between these two , behind the barred door of the obllcure hotel no 011e IUlown. Perhaps the girl .had [ ellrned the Jlldoous truth , aud told the 11\1111 she no Jonger loved him -that she wns leaving him forover. 'l'hrcc ahnrp reports , scurrying foot. - - - - of 1I111ny ndmlrers treated with co. IlllottllJh lrullou by the belle of Carmine strlut ! and the SprIng street Cact.m'y , but. In time nil fell back In Cllvor ot VlnccJ1zo I.nvurcc. The boo I roUral or the handlomc couple WM nnnoullccd , tholr wedding day grew nenr-but with It cnlllo doaOI. An. tolnette , . not content with her con. qlwSt , had later made fun ot Fislla , who was amall nnd tmattrnctlve , caU. Ing him " ' 1'he 'road. " 011 the twenty. Ilxth : day oC November "Tho Toad" und the tnctory lwnuty mt.1 , during the noon hOllr at Ule water cooler. An angry IInestlon , taunting rClly [ , four relorts [ from a death.deallng pistol , a once beauUful form lying In a pool of blood , a Rullen mnn fnclng the omcers ot the \LW. \ "She mal1e tun of me , nnd I killed hor. Now aho won't mnrry anyone , aId If I die , too , I don't caro. " December , month of the Chrlnt. . chlll1 , pnlJsed without a murder In the name ot I..ave : but on January 2 the pollco gntbered Into their drag.net I.eo l\lItchall , who for more than four yeal1l hod been In hiding tor UIO mul'- dol' of 1I11\rle Lewrnzzo , a pretty girl who had refused to marry him , atter he bad 11U11l her II SHn.ge over from JtIL1 ' . To bo sure , tbls was becnuao Murle Irnd heard thnt I.co had an. OUlOI' wife In Ital ' , but the Jealous italian had passed the stage where 'lIIarrlage vows counted' against the power of the JIlUo god-and so he , too , raised his revolver and ahot tbe Irl 1Ilrpuih the hoart. . { < 'I\'e da's later George : I < "nllen , who rau a lIowor stn.nd at Elghty.flrst KtreeL IInd Coluwbus avenue , shot and killed Mrs. Mallellne Wiedman , the 'wlfo ot Jds bualne88 nclghbor , John WIedman , news dealer. Mrs. Wied- man \'I'ns a striking brunette who with her asBlntnnt , Mias Ratel , 1 > lIed the trnde of nrnnicurlllg at tbo Endicott hotel. She lived at No. 80 West Ehht.Y' cconlt street , , wbltber on the fatnl night George Fallen had been \blddcn , with other'gueats , to celebrate IL blrthda ' . As the guests separated , Fallen drew Mrs , WIedman usldo and again urged the unlawful love which she had orton apurncd , and , bolng spurned ngnln , that love crlud hoarse. Iy : "I'm tired ot this nonsenae. I love you , and I'm going to 'havo you. " 'fhen ngaln the rn.tal shot and nn. other at Mrs. WlodlUnu's IlSslstant , who cnmo to her rescue , and sUII n' third and 0 sharp Imlfo at his own Ulroat. Another tragedy In the name of Love had been written In New York's crhnlnal annala. , In ho e1rly ! dawn or Mnrch 1 Allle- Ullo Gallo , a young brldo of Northern Little Italy , went n.gunnlng ror the man wbo hnd atolen tro'm him , at a . . . . . . - - " - s elli ; nnd batel1 IIroathB In the ' way. without , and wlthin-Culiid wee hall'j [ ) . Ing twer hll : ! deadly worl , . ] \'cmbor-I\nd UIO Thn.nkHslvlng. . splrlL abroad In the hlg , bustling city. But no such spirit In the heart of GlusOpliO li'fglla , Working \Tlth him In t.he came taetory at No. 67 Sprlnl ; .street WllS beautiful Antolnotte Maclo. of. beautiful as an Italian woman Is anly at the ago of 19. Ffglla had Joved and " ' 00011 ho : " had brion ono \ I dnnce In the Now Star Casino , One Huqdred nnd Seventh street llIl Lox InlJton nvenuo , the belle oC the baJJ Bnndra Glovelli. . . . .But hla rival she firat. Shots were a1'most liS Ullck n : Hallnn cursoo , Ilnd for the love at on4 girl Oallo dletl nnll alx men were hole as his nS8f\slns. \ Juno 17 , ,11l1l1 n Wnrdoll nnd hi : wife , Lam'ulltercd Into 1sulcll1l pact , as the 1I0to fOUlH ! 111 their roon , provud : "As 10llg 1\8 I.aura Iy .lnJ . to 11\0 wllh mo nllo wHl never IIvo with Rllotlr { > r. Wo nr golllg to dlo tOJother. Lllllm IIn,1 .Jlm. " But the WOl11nn IIhot Iwrselt flnlt. The mUll 1111"11011 h/I / ! aim nnd Own weal , . oned. Jlrolwll marrlllJe vows , Qual' . rels Illl.tched 1111 nnd then renewed , love ono mlnllte , IIllhed the next. , douth for the wife , IIIISlllclon , arreat alld dishonor for the hUlband-n.nd nil In the name of Love ! "Three bllllotll for swceUlCnrt allel ono tor herselt , " fs the tabloid form In which MIII'le nulnsl's tragedy wns wrillon on Independence day. DoI I calved and ruined by Henry Stlnn , 1\ . strallJor In II strange land , nlld dooort. : I ed by the man she hud lrllatcd , poor I Marlo Balusl thus Cllllctl ( orevor tbo now 10"0 dream In which Stern hacl lost nll 1I01l10 of honor and obligation to her. On Jul ) ' 23 occurred ono o ( the most sonaallonal murders In New York's recent history. Mias EsOtcr Nor. ling discovered Urnt Frnnle II. War. ner , 011 co ber bllnlneaa cmplo'er , later her ) lnrtnor , WIlS not worUlY ot her trust and love , al1l1 thrust hIm out oC her lito. Drlnl.aotIden and belloT' Ing tbat the girl , by ber nct , htul I . I G.z : : . .d .rJ'LC. o . I ! The Clergyman Pinioned the Half Cray Youth and Miss Crouse Escaped to Her Family. . cpornted him from UJO , last , hope of earthly happlneas 01' a connection with a decept me , 'Varner shot and killed her In the vcry door of Ou atoro where she wall : employed an I cashlor , nt No. 3 'Vest Forty-second street. Then , bloodcrazed , he dtlShed I down town and killed a me.long friend , John C.Vllson , ml11lonalro hat manuCacturor of 'Vnvcrloy place 1\1111 Greene atreot , who was In the act of loanIng the crnzed mIlD money. A doughty and strong.armCiI minis. ter of the gospel saved Il ) 'oung woman - an from a hnted marrlago and [ ) er. hllIS [ from I1ctual death at Asbury Pnrk on September 19. Be'llo CrouBe , daughter of a Presbyterian mlnlltor ; at Stanhope , N. .T. , was engaged to Percy C. llIssell , a tudcnt at the state normal achool , Trenton , N. J. , when rumors renched her that her Intend- ( HI was confirmed gambler. Her l'a. ther found that the rumors were only too truu nnd. the engagement was brolwn otT. 'rho Crouscs wont to Ocean Grove , whither : roung Bissell followoll. The two young Ileoplo met on the street , and snrrepUUouslr Bls. sell Illsllayell a revolver and orllerd ! the girl to accompnny him to the liaS- torato of Rm' . C. M , Grlml1 , pastor ot the Aahbllry Park Methodist chnrch. In the mldillo of the sorvlco Miss Crouse btgnn ) to Bcream , naklng that slio bo [ lrotected from her too anxIous lover.Vhereupon , the clergyman , bolngstrong of nrm , pinioned the lratr. crtLzed ) 'onth , and ? lUSR Crouse es. 1mlcll [ to the bosom of her tn.mlly. But the enll was not yet , and friends ot the family assort that Dlssell should bo conl1ned , aa the girl Is' not Saf(1 so long ns ho Is at large. And last comes Julius Hottman , l11nrrled , formerly n 1I0utenant In the Ausll'hm army , who for love end jealouay 1 lJ\cd \ Drnga Siegel. For bp. hall given .up wife , children nnll frlonds. HolTman nnd his wlto IUlIl COUlO from Australia , bringing with thom Drnga , who 111\11 been an I\Iprcn. tico In Mrs. HorCmau's drcBsrnoltll1S establishment. In Now York they all llrospored un. tIl love , blind , Irresponslblo , unren.qon. ) Ing love , took a band In the gamo. . Mra , Hoffman left her husband and rnga wont to Hvo with 1famll , . b ) ' the name 'of l ca8. Hortman lived alono. 1\1111. Hortman brought suit against Dragn Slogel , who In an. ether year would como Into an Inber- Itanco ot $100,000 , for nJlenating her husbanll's affections : and Druga In turn hl'ousht suit for deCamation uf charactor. In tlto mldHt ot this con. fusIon ' oalouRY , nn 1 dJath app'ar" , . - . . , " fT' hnnd III l1nneJ. 111 AUlJtrnlla cnmQ some childhood frlenda of the pretty Drnga. Bl10 did the hOllom of Now York to her tormol : ' plaYDmtcs. Horr. man hoard and nrmod hlrllsclC for re. vonge. "I gave up everything , wife , family , standing , for love of you. You shall belong to no other Ulrut. " Again the fnwl fll1ot. Again a WOIO' an plcadlng that she 10TL d only the man whose hand hold the smoking re. vulver. Agnln UIQ rage-dimmed OYC8 that somehow regulate fntn.l1y true nlm. Again the rU1lh ot excited peo. plo , the clnng of the nmbulanco boll , . . the shouts of officers driving back ' 'I. the curious throng-and another erlme Is laid nt the door of poor , twontlothcentury worn Cupid. ' I TELEPHONE USED BY JAPS. Government Owns System Which Has Features. Many Up-to-Date In Jopan t.ho telephone sT8tem Is operated by the govornment. Tolo. phone , postlll and telegraph aorvlces are all under one head , being con. trolled b ' a group or officlaJn who Corm what Is known ns the depar mont of communications. Although thla department has had only a row years In which to bul\d \ up the tele- phone service It bas malle such prog. ress tlS to put t.he Japanese system In a condition which makes It [ iQ much superior to others [ n the ellEt that It Is not for n moment to be comparcd with thcm , says the AmerIcan Telephone - II phone .Journal. In fnct the , Japaneae . telephone men have adopted man ) ' Ideas In connection with the building and operotlon of Ulell' plants which ! show that they could give vnluable ! . pointers to many guropeans In charge of telcpllOno sYHterns under govern. ment control. Their IjroETesslvuncss , Cor example , In the use of telephonea to aid In i army maneuvcrs Is known to the wbole world. It Is acknowlel1gec1 everywhere that In the late war wllh Russia the ) ' developed fle1d telephone sorvlce to a Ilolnt or greater officlency thnn bas h'On reached b ) ' Itny ether arm ) ' . 'fo1do haR , ns would be expected , the InrgcRttelcphone s'stern of nny of the JOlmneso clUes , and UlO general teature of constructiun aud operntlon there scem to he typical of th prac. tlce throllghout the counlry. Out of n [ Joll11lalon ( of nenrIt \ mil. lion people nbout 15,000 orc sllbscrlb. orn for telephone Horvlce. 'I'he Jines are dlvldellbetween - five omces , 'rho rates nro 6G yen ( about $3:1) : ) for elthor buslnos8 or resldenco staUons. All HneK are IndJvldual , party line servIce hClng esteem cd unsatisfactory. I CleanJiness Is the moat noteworthy I t.hlng which I Impresses Itsetr upon a I "Isltor to ono of Ulese centml OmCe8. 'I'ho r < > ason for the absence of dust la mnllo apparcmt to the struner ; by the rcquest that he shall rerr..v his boots beCoro entering , whIch la courteously made at Ule door. AI. though 1llalr \ of slippers Is provided as a lIlhsUtuto ! fOI' the foot covering \\01'11 Ollt of doors , the shOllO of those shoea Is so peculiar that the w1'lter has In 80mo Instancls found IL 0101'0 convenlcnt to walk In hla ntooklng foet. 'fho advantnge o ( UIls urlental cllstom of removing the shoes betoro walking upon the floor of a room Is shown clcarly cnollgh bJ { the results. 'rho InllLneso ) offices are by long odds the nl'lltellt UIO writer has ever boon In In an ) ' part or the worlll. All the operators aru girls. The end- lesa successlon , or clmllenges , "Nan. ban" ( nul11ber ) , Is spoken In a well. modulated tone of "olce and nil cwls Beem to be answcred prowlltlr 1. , " , . II l' . . , . , cr..r..Q".r..r..r..c. . . - . . . . . . . . . = r. ) ' ; : : ; CIon"JJ. . > " - , The , Girl Who ead the Proof I S ) ; > , ' By MINNIE w. BAINES-MILLER -.J ' b .rJO" " ; OCr.r..r.r..r.r.r .r.r..r. < r. ' " .r - . , . . ( Copyright by Joseph D. DowICd. ) : nlC city editor was scrntchlng nway for dear lICe , hut ho couldn't keep up : with the calls Cor copy from bolow. It . was one oC those days when , to IIse his own oxpresslon , overytblng wes "balled up" In the offico. Ono of the aub.roporters was sick , another wns attending tbe fun oral of his father , nnd a Ullrd was on the chase aftcr a sensational "scoop" that would turn the other dalllcs green with envy , and sUbject moro than a tew well.meanlng young men who failed to g'3t there , t Qdltorlal acorlng. The young woman who read t.ho proof , and vnrled the occupation by broadening her finger lips on the keys of the typewrltor , after uneezlng all the forGnoon with an Incl\lelt \ aUaclt of the grippe , hod been excused and gene home. TJte city editor himself wa engaged on a [ lorUnent IIlUe "story" designed to expose the boodllnr ; methods of the opposite party In the Firth ward. There were certain appointed days tor UleHo exposllionEl , n.nd this wlla one of them. So , with bls coat oft nnd hIs ball' standing on end , n In porcu. pine qullfs , he was boning right down to it , wishing he had , 1I1eo Drlareus , a 'hundred handa to bring to tlJe varied duUes ot the hour , when the devil came in with a handful ot proosllps , and laJd them on his dosk. This scorned to be the last straw tha.t broke the camel's back. One woo \Vaa ccrtalnly treading npon an. othor'a heels , so faat they fo11ow d. The city editor groaned , and fo11o/ed up the groan with that which despera. tlon alone excuaed - a s01l10q11Y. " 'WItat In the thunder"-I am sorrr : to be obliged to wrlto It , but that waa what he sald-"what la the thun. der am I to do with thIs proof ? " "Give It to me ; I will read It , " came an unexpected answer from behInd - hInd him. " The city editor jumped as If a bomb had explodcd In the rear of him , anel Buddenl ) ' turned around. What his astonished eyes beheld was a youns woman sltUng at the deak back of hIs own. She wore a big blaok hat with "tour and twent ) ' black 1 > lrds , " more 01' IC1 > S , standing on their heads , with wings extended and t.\lJs In nJr , upon either side Its crown. He further - ther noticed , for , like most men , tIN city editor waa great CD detnJla of dress , that she hnd on a sllle shirt walat , "of some kind or other. " He guessed nt tbe wide skirt and tan shoes below It. "You ? 'Vho are ) 'ou ? " asked the cIty editor , In extreme snrprlne , lor- getting his manners , and scrutinizing her "with a power of cool stare In his eyes , equal to 4 brown stone fronta. " Yet , surprlacd as he was , ho couldn't help noting the absurdity ot the small young Caco framed In the ugly style of fashionably-parted 113lr , which CRUIICS maiden In her 'teens to appear - pear as If , like Buddha , sbe might havc been 51 one times her OWn anceator ; transforms the rosy curves oC a Venus - nus Int the severe lines of a Minerva. "n" She gave a musical Jlttle laugh , and her. serious conntcnance re1uxed. " ! am a young womnn In search at something to Jive by . You were ao busy wben I came In , I didn't like to dlaturb you with InQuiries - Quiries , " "Humph ! " ejaculated the city etIlt- 01' In that disagreeable tone dcnylng Fate hn.s 1)laced her Imtent on , and to which the young woman took hnmcdl. ate exception. For , alns , It Is not alwa.s that meekness la one of need's' dlatl\1ctlvo \ quaJlflcations. "I'm aure , " salll abc , a Jlttle splrlte - Iy , "It Is not tbo ) lleasantest thIng In the world to feel the neqd for doing -much less to nsl , for work. " Her voice Cnllered and cnmo near brealdng on the end of the sentence. 'rhe blue Ore In her eyes seemed about to bc quenched In tears. 'Vas she going to cry ? Good rnclolls ! What was to be done with her It sbo wont to cry- Ing7 The city editor was a BIngle man and did not know what might be the IlrOJm' ) thing to do In Imch all emergoncy. . "WolI , " saId he , : r. . IIttlo Imgrnclous. I ) ' ; "If ) 'ou can rend pl'Oof , go over this : " and ho buudled proof-sheets nnd coy \ onto the des It before her , lIoe. . Ing for refuge aclt to the Fiftll ward . : boodling scheme. Ho had succeeded In forgetting n11 about the yonng woman bohlnrl him , when her high clear voice broke In upon his conscIousness , saying : "Denr me ! I've forgotten how to mnke thu mark for ttansposlng , " I "Don't bothur ! " was the curt rOIII ' . I Ho wal ! just rlPIlng a counclJmnn lip the back , aud was afraid some ot his vltuporatlvo adjectiveR might get away. "Sir ? " wna the Indignant rcjolnder , In a tone crIsp at ; cl'lory and cohl a3 'w ll.frozen sherbet. But 010 clLy od. ftor 'Wont on cmtchlng , and palll no I attontlon. I But , by , and 1 > ' , when the corruption lrad n11 been OX)108lJd ) , aud the atory was COUlllotc [ , this terrlblo male rep. resontat1vo ot Nemesis , who IIhnros with .her In this age the dnt ) . of chas. Using all orCendlnJ ; malefactors , sub. sided Into his [ Iroper IIer80n of mcek , jQnUomnnly ) 'Olmr. ; mau1111 In hIs Bun..ost tone addressed her , snylng : "Now , madam , whnt. cnn I liave the ) Jlcns\1ro at doing for you ? " as ho turned on his swinging chair , 'n ' her direction. But 10 and behold t 11.10 blnc1 : hat I and silk wnlst with the youag woman under and Insldo them , respootivoly , had vanished. ' There were the proof.sUps duly 001'- rected ; even the mark ror traDllpolilng was all O. K. It it Jm ( ] not been for the pencil marleR n thooo sJllIo , he might hav Imnglnod the enUre atl'nJr only the astonndlng Jrnl1uclnatJon of an over.win'ked city edltoT' br:1ln. Could she , litter alJ , have been a female Pblo : ? But no ! lIe Jm no1'Ol' heard or a Plxlo with a whole nest of blnek. birds on hIs or ber head. 110 con. cluded. 'Ipon re1JecUon , tlJat she must bo n gcnulne bona fide womaa who had gone away In a pot b1Jcsaoo : he Wlla not sumclonUy pouto to her. And that WIlS where he hit the nnlt zsqune. I ' on tbo hend. Day after day wont by , but BM did not come agnJn ; and ns the city edl > r went to nnd fro In the street or on the trolley curs , It nnnoyod bJm to find hlmsolf peertng MXfousl , . Into , the taco of every young woman who worc a bIg black hat. On more than ono occasion be had chancd after silk uhlrt waists tbat bore 801&0 gen. ral rcsemblance to bls hazy Idea of what hora might have Jooked Hke , only to discover that they were J10t the ono which ho sought. What Impened hl n t.o this searcb , or what would have been the result. had 11. tonnd her , he could not cxph.in. oven io hfm- self. Day after day the Blck proot. reader and type-writer girl failed , as tbe dovll expreased Jt , to .t how 111 > . " " . \ " , . - . "If You Can Read Proof , Ge Over " - . This. " " - Word reached the office that sbe was down with pneumonia. Evcrrbody " and nobody read the 'proof ' , nud rival I papers perpetrated jokes over the fearfully-and-wonderfuJJy-mado head. Jlncs that got lo ked up In the terms and came off Ute pross. The editor- In-chlef gave notlco that "there would bo one vacant ohair , " 1t this state of \ atYars [ wasn't speedily romedlcd. Then , with a heart beallng with mingled hope end fear , the elty editor insort. ed In the paper this "ad : " "PERSONAI the youn Illdy In black lJat nnd Bilk ahlrt wlLlst who read proot tor the city e ltor In the office ot the - , two wceks lI. o last Monday aU- crno n. will cn.11 at this office Imm'cdlll.teh' . IIhe will hour something to her advan- tago. " . Next morning , the city editor looked over his shoulder and saw her sitting behInd hIm an on a former occasion. , . Allhough taken by surprlso , and aomo : , .f wbat embarrnssel1 , he lost no time In laying before her the proposition he was empowcred to make. She ncccpt. ed at once , and the contrnct was soon closed : but not until 110 had roe venged hh11Af ! upon her tor some of the CoUles hall , unconscIously , led him to commit , by the fonowlng ma. llclous catechlsatlon : "Does tobacco smoke malw ) 'OU sck [ ? " "Do you Icream : If you chance to see a IIIOUSO ? " "Do YOIl think It necessary to convert I an the reporters Into a trnln of special - cial admirers ? " "Do you make on. gngements WlUl your dressmaker to . ' talto cffect during office hours ! " She knew he was exceeding the 11m. It of hIs inquisitorial 'duUoo designed to determlno her Otness for UIC Vlac , , bllt she bore hersell humbly , con- , vlnced ot the certnlnty of future re- ! prlBals. \ . . . . "All h1l1gs como 'round to him 1'110 ) - " walts"-and her. When , a year atter- wal'd , the edltor.ln-chlof received an ' ' \ 1I1111t [ to a metropolitan journal nnd ' the city editor was promoted to the [ Iosltlon ho formerly' occupied , ho . Illlde a sccond proposlUon to the ' prooC.reader , nnd this Umo , she did the catechslng [ : "Do you stay out later at night than bl1slness strJctl , . rClllllre87" "Do you comoa homo sober ? " "Will you stop flmoklng cigars and put the money In the MV- I Ings bank ? " "W1I1 you bund the kHchen flrc ? " "Shall you thInk It nec. ossary to make In\1I110us comparisons between m ) . cooking and yo r moth. ' or's ? " "And , Inst but not least , maT ) ' 0\11' \ mothor.ln.la , , , Jlvo with U8 ! " ' To all these quesUons he b"'aTe satIsfactory - Isfactory replies , ntIdlng as he Jd od her lips nnd prevented her from pro- . ollmllng moro : "It the proof laIL't . ' . - ( cJea , .ou shan bo the one tQ < < 't't Y \ roct 11" dear. "