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i In your childhood days you worried
Over nothing , even rain ,
' And for nothing over scurried
, , . J 'fhnt some shelter you might gain
) ' All the weather prophet's errors
. Were forgotten In a trice ;
. . . .L" In the snow there were no terrors , yi .
i t And you rather liked the Ice. rV
c : heat or cold did not distress you , X
Or the changes e'er dismay ;
, . . . . Nothing would at all Impress you ,
. Just so long as you could play. ,
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, " ' " There cold December " "
" \ 'L" were games for oem : 'L" ' .
There was sport for pleasant June , . , ' "
r . . . , , And all seasons , you remember , . . . .L" .
. , ' " Drought to you some pleasing boon. . , ' "
, . " 'L" ' But , with passing years , you worry . . . .C
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Over every trifling change , "
. . . .L" And from homo to office hurry , . . . .L" . .
. ' Grumbling o'er the cllmat 's range : . , ' "
. . . . . . . , . Fearing heat that's due tomorrow , . . . .
And dissatisfied today : . " '
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. Finding time to trouble borrow
, L O'er the things to come your way
- , Just remember , sir , that whether .
- = . . You complain ot heat or cold , . '
When you growl about the weather
- You are surely getting old. _ . "
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" I "W-ell , there's one thing we must
j" y do . . together , Alice ; ' said Mrs Downs
: \ j , - "It your father and you have so posl-
Uvely arranged to leave Rome ned
r ! f Monday , I'm going to tale you to see
. . Gilbert Upton's studio I have a half
hour In prospect with my dressmaker
' at throb , and It's nearly three alr ady.
< < / Now , you hurry on your things , and
I'll tell you how we'll arrange It. I'll
' . , drive you to Upton's studio-It's on a
ground floor , and open to the public ,
80 you can go In freely Then I'll
hurry on to Mme. Bona's-she'll not
keep ! me long-and join you again at i I
the studio
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. Downs , who had alighted from the
' : carriage for a moment In order to In
troduce her friend to the young sculp-
tor. She raised the knocker a scc-
and time "Well , the door's always
o , open , " she went on , pushing it ajnr.
' ( ( 04Vllltors come and go So much that
: Y8 rlr. Upton never locks it. The old
, ; i concierge Is always about somowhere.
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I "HI , work la really wonderful. "
Now , just wander around , Alice , and
enjoy everything you see , and I'll be
i back in not over half an hour. "
t Miss Acton entered the large , dim ,
i ' artistic apartment , and was soon ab
aorbed In eager and admiring scruti
ny. It was unquestionably true that
this man's work had not been over-
praised. Each separate work had
meaning and Interest , and showed a
something within and beyond the
white , cold marble and the dim clay.
In her tour of the apartment , she
had come to a heavy , narrow portleIe. :
Supposing that tt merely hid some
choice figure In a. . recess , she Innocently -
cently pushed It aside. It proved to
bo the entrance to the sculptor's In.
nor workshop. There was no one
within , but the girl was abashed at
her Involuntary Intrusion , and was
about to drop the portiere precipi-
tately , when-
What was this before her ? Her
own face chiseled In the marble ? She
paused In a shock of utter astonish.
ment. There could be no possible mis-
take. The bust before her , In this
sculptor's workshop In Rome , was her-
self. Even the details of arrangement .
ment of hair she recognized , alter a
moment , as her very own of three or
four years belore.
Forgetful of place , time , and all
else , the bewildered visitor sat gazing
at the face before her , and trying to
puzzle out the mystery. She did not
hear the outer door of the studio
open ; and so deep was her pained
abstraction that not until the new-
comer's masculine footstep were almost '
most at her side and the portiere was
lifted did she turn with a start
To Alice Acton , the new surprise
was If possible greater than the one
which held her. She sprang to her
feet.
"Blair Lowes ! " she exclaimed
"Alice ! " he uttered , equally astounded -
ed : and he stood , his right hand holding -
Ing aside the curtain.
"Aro you-was It-she began.
"Yos , I'm Gilbert Upton-as far as
Rome Is concerned , " said the other ,
recovering himself , and with an attempt -
tempt at lightness
"I don't understand , " she said
"Well , after that affair at the bank ,
you know , " ho returned , "my own
name was rather In the way. Those
things get about even over here "
"And so yoU- "
'So I began all over. Took a new
name ; came over to Rome ; you know
hiow I've always loved the chi sol. "
"I know , " she murmured "You
ought never to havc- "
"Tried flnanclerlng instead tie nn = -
Ishett , sardonically "No. And after I
-after things-well , after I luckily
got out of that little affair with my
liberty , I determined on a brand } now
start And I've made ft , slice , " ho
went on , eagerly "I've gone Into
thls"-ho motioned with his left hand
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toward the studio behind him , 'with a
perfect passion for work and achieve-
ment. Am I'm succeeding , too , " he
added , with a touch of pride "Rome
has taken me up handsomely. Blair
Lowos Is a thing of the past I'm Gil
bert Upton now. "
She had turned halt abstractedly ,
during his words , and was gazing
again at the face on the pedestal
"You had no right to It , " she ftnsh.
cd out , Imperiously. "How did you
come-how did you dare-to make
It ? "
He moved nervously ; then ho looked .
cd at her with deflance.
"Becauso 1 loved you , Alice , " ho
spoke out , impetuously , "because I
love you now and always have and
shall and must. You turned me down ,
almost contemptuously , too , months
before that bank matter ; but ! It
couldn't change my foellng. And after
that-well , that money cxpOBuro-
dashed any hopes I might have had
remaining , 1 camp away with one
good thing left In me anyway-Jove
for you ! Other things were gone ,
hut I've clung to thAt desperately
And this face"-l've put my very heart
and soul into It , " he burst out passion-
ateJy. "It wasn't to be for other eyes ;
It was my own , my very own. 1 had
an old time photograph of you ; and
with that and memory I've put spare
minutes and hours and oven days Into
that one thing. 1 never thought to
see you : , yourself , again ; but 1 per-
suaded myself that perhaps-possibly
-oh , Alice , " he cried , holding his
hands toward her , "I'm not good at
bottom : I know It as well as you :
but I've begun over again. I've been
pretty straight since that time ; and
seeing you here belore mo fairly
drives me to ask the old question <
again. If you only. knew- "
The girl's eyes , at first sorrowful ,
had grown brighter with surprise and
cnger
"Stop , Blair ! " she burst In. "Do
you suppose for a single Instant that ,
knowing you as I do , I can possibly
listen to such words ? Why , the very
thought makes me-oh , what shall I
say ? What can I Bay that 18 strong
enough , unmistakable enough , with.
out being hard and harsh ? " She moved
toward the doorway , and he Instinct-
Ively held the curtain further aside to
let her pass Into the studio "I don't
want to discourage your new lift
work , " she went on. "Your secret Is
safe with n1e. You are Gilbert Upton.
I am glad 11 your life Is a better one.
But I am no part of It. I will not
sanction your making me part of It-
In thought or by Imago. To the face
In there you have no right by consent
of mine. "
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"Stop , Blair ! "
i She paused at the studio's outer
door.
"Will you please tell Mrs. Downs
she added , "that , could not stay ? "
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As the wide door closed , leaving
him alone , Blair Lowes made a Bud-
den , haIr.dnzOlI movement toward ft ,
and } than , dropping cowering Into the
nearest chair , hid his face In his
hands.
Presently ho rose , slowly and woa-
rlly. Going to the portiere , he lifted
a heavy metal mallet that stood near ,
and with dogged , repeated blows sshiv
ored the bust Into 1)loc09.
A GOLD.LINED DEATH VALLEY.
Philippi Waste , Guarded by Death
Dealing Gases.
There la a Death valley In the Philh
Ipplnes as well as In the United
States It Is situated ! In the island 0' '
Mindanao and although for many
years It has been known to contain
largo ( quantities of gold the treasure
has been lying unclaimed because of
the refusal of the natives to go after
It. At last this famed and feared
valley has been compelled to give ull
the rich treasure which for ages It has
successfully guarded by Its tall 01
denthdeallng gases. This valley , which
true to Its name , has dealt death to
many a venturesome searcher for the
precious metal , In located In the
mountain fastnesses of the Island and
according to the theories of the sclen
Lists It Is the crater or what was
once a great and violent volcano. Vol ,
canlc gases or 0. most poisonous nl1l
lure still rise from the depths of life
valley and . hang over It like a pall .
never passing away , and many natlvos
who have attempted to go down Into
the valley from the mountains Bay
that never before has any man who
ventured Into Its unknown depths re-
turnld , to tell of Its socrets. The dis
tanoe across the valley Is only a few
miles , but the bottom of It Is constantly .
ly concealed from view by the dense
cloud of poisonous vapor overhanging
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The Everlasting Round. .1 )
When Christmas holidays are 0'01" ,
1 slap my empty rocket .
And vows to save 1 straightway score
Upon my mental docket.
I settle down : my balance grows ,
By sacrifice expanded-
For laater ; clothes und flowers It goes ,
And I once more am stranded.
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A second lime I think that now
Fin done with wild expenses , ' .
And register anew my vow : t.o : ,
To patch my gapIng tences. i 1.1 :
I live within n sober law ] . , t. ) r , ; . ,
AU little pleasures ] ftoutlng- " "
And every last red cent I draw , , j
1'0 moot my Hummer's outing : , ' . - ;
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Hotel and other sundries palll ,
I'm home , completely bustel
To muse , with feelings sore dIAmnyc
On talents ] to mo h'\UltOll.
nut now I will BI\Ve-e\'ery great !
I'U knock off all thIs hummlnc-
And suddenly I get a note
Which says that Nell Is coining I ,
When Nell has J'onc-the ; time wo'vo had
With opera , drive and part -
A lIlnle account I have , egad
Still far from halo anti hearty.
And , while I swear with steadfast mind
Tlu . . nothing else shall queer me ,
And try again-aiasl ! 1 find
Tint Christmas looms a - near mel !
Emperor Memellk Flattered
Sir John Harrington , who has boon
made minister plenipotentiary from ;
King Edward's court to that of Mono
Ilk ! of Abyssinia , was appointed Brit
Ish agent In Abyssinia In 1898. He has
done many things to establish cordial
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relations l tetweon the two countries
One of his great achievements waite
to persuade her late majesty to speak ;
Into a phonograph a message to Mono
Uk and his ompress. It was the only )
time she ever consented to such az :
experiment , and It was done then Oli
the express understanding that when !
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the message had once been spoken
the record should bo destroyed. Hone
Hk was so excited when he heard thE
great queen's message In her OWl !
voice that ho repeatedly : stopped the
machine In order to have a salute tlrec
and his empress was so flattered tt
hear her own name mentioned thai
she called out her bodyguard as f
mark of respect.
China Not Overcrowded
A recent census of China shows thaI
that country , crowded with "teemln
millions , " has a population of 103 h
the sQuare mile. Belgium has 220 tc
the square mile , Great Britain 13Q
and . Germany 101
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