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CHAPTER XII. ( Continued. )
Harlcigli , while Falkland had lu-on thus
taking measures to procure by tlie means
of the former's gift to Alice , surrepti
tiously obtained by Mildred Dacre , the
means of liquidating a gambling debt ,
had been brooding over the sceno of the
preceding evening. While indulging in
thoughts and feelings little to the advan
tage of Alice Dale , the door opened and
a lady , closely veiled , was admitted. Har-
leigh handed her a chair , which she ac
cepted in .silence.
"Half sin hour I think you said was the
time you wish to remain ? " .said the war
den as he turned to withdraw.
"Yes. "
She did not move , nor again speak , till
the grating of the bolt was heard on
the outside of the door. She then threw
aside the. thick veil , which had entirely
concealed her features.
"Can it be possible that I see Mildred
DaeresV" said Harleigh.
"Must I infer from the cold astonish
ment you evince that yon confideme in
trusive , or it may be even , bold ? " said
she.
" ! supposed that you were in Amer
ica. "
"I came in the same vessel that Falk
land did , and I thought it likely that he
might have mentioned it. "
"I didn't .see him till lu > t evening ,
and then others were present. "
"I should think that you might have
found opportunity to inquire for friends
from whom you have been so long ab
sent. "
"I will not affect to misapprehend your
meaning , but I inquired for no one. "
"I rejoice to find that you are so in
different ; otherwise , it might give you
pain to know that all , and more than
all , I hinted to you respecting Alice Dale ,
has turned out to he true. But I came
not here for the purpose of accusing her.
I would learn froih your own lips in what
way I can serve you. If 1 must speak
more to the point , " said she , "you and
the others have been betrayed by one of
your associates. "
"Betrayed ! " said he , with an air of be
wilderment.
"Yes. You should have been careful
whom you trusted in a matter of so much
moment. "
"All that you have said is to me an
enigma. "
"In plain words , then , the plot to as
sassinate the king has come to light. ' *
"Yon say the plot , as if I was know
ing to it , but I assure you that its ex
istence is now made known to me for the
first time. "
"Even if it can be proved that you are
ignorant of it , it may not be easy to make
it appear that you are not involved in
another , brought to light by the detection
of this. "
"Respecting which I am quite as much
in the dark as relative to the assassina
tion plot. What is it ? "
"Nothing more than an innocent plan
of insurrection , for a simultaneous rising
of England and Scotland. "
"P.y whom formed ? "
"Some of the Whig lenders , of course.
Among others , Lord Russell , Sidney , and
your particular friend , John Hampden ,
with whom , unfortunately for yourself ,
you have of late often been seen in com
pany. "
"Not so often as I have with several
other gentlemen , who certainly cannot
be suspected of favoring any such enter
prise. "
"Still , as lie is one of the chief of the
conspirators , it has caused suspicion to
fall on you. "
"From which , as he never revealed to
me any of the secrets of the confederacy ,
I think I sliall find no difficulty in free
ing myself. "
"It may be diflicult to prove that he
never did. There is another thing , too ,
which will tell against you. "
"What is it ? "
"Your having , while in America , spent
most of your time in Mr. Walworth's
family , who was , as is well known , vio
lently opposed to the restoration. There
is no use iu disguising it ; your life , even ,
is in danger. "
"You magnify the danger. ' '
"Not so. But you shall be saved in
spite of yourself. I will throw myself
at the king's feet and plead for you as
never woman pleaded before. "
Harleigh was embarrassed. He hardly
knew what to say. The emotion she ex
pressed was too passionate , he thought ,
to be genuine. Still , though unable to
free himself from this impression , he
could not forbear feeling somewhat grate
ful for the interest she manifested in his
welfare. It was with a sense of relief
that he heard the door open and the voice
of the warden announce that the half
hour had expired. Mildred , who had
hastened to draw her veil over her face ,
stepped close to Harleigh as she left the
room , and in a suppressed voice , said :
"The mediation which I have offered to
undertake in your behalf , though now
rejected with scorn , may ere long be ac
cepted , if not sought. "
"You express yourself too strongly ,
Miss Dacres , " he replied. "I do not scorn
your offer , yet having never in thought ,
word or deed been guilty of what you say
I am suspected of , it is only natural for
me to suppose that my innocence will
prove my best and most powerful plead
er. '
Mildred made no answer to this , but
she bit her lips till the blood came. Court-
seying slightly with an air of dignity she
well knew how to assume , she left the
room.
CHAPTER XHI.
Although the vessel in which Alice
Dale left America for England was near
ly two weeks later than the one ia which
Falkland and Mildred Dacres took pas
sage , yet owing to its being a better
sailer , it arrived nearly as soon. It was
more than a week after Jier arrival be
fore either they or Harleigh had the least
suspicion of her being hi London.
Mrs. Elliston neither went abroad nor
entertained visitors , with one or two ex
ceptions. When she did go out she in
variably took Alice with her.
An old , lumbering carriage was , on
those occasions , usually brought into re
quisition , but one day , Mrs. Ellistou be
ing suddenly indisposed , a sedan was en-
gag 'd for Alice , who , .she insisted , should
visit her friend , Mrs. Wade , though she
was obliged to remain at home herself.
The chairmen who conveyed her were
instructed to go for her early , so that
she would reach home before nightfall.
As the evening had already set in ,
dark and gloomy , Mrs. Wade sent one
of her own .servants , and provided torches
for each. Alice had never before , since
her arrival in London , been out after
dark , and as she was one moment borne
swiftly along through the narrow street ,
the next impeded by the passing crowd ,
with the flaring torches borne before her ,
now lighting up a set of rough though
good-natured features beneath the flat
cap of the apprentice , and anon tin-owing
their red glare on the smoother or hand
somer though not honester face shaded
by the waving plume of the courtier , she
experienced a degree of apprehension ,
amounting almost to alarm. This sensa
tion was not diminished , when she heard
what passed between Mrs. Elliston's ser
vant and one of the chairmen.
"You mustn't turn into this street , "
said the servant.
"We sliall turn into whatever street
we please , " was the gruff answer.
"But it will lead us a roundabout way ,
besides taking us into more dangerous
and lonely streets , " remonstrated the ser
vant.
"That's what it will , " said the other
torch bearer.
" 1'C we are a mind to take the longer
road , it is our lookout , not yours , seeing
we have the burden to carry. We can
find the way without the aid of your
torches , so we will part company when
ever it suits you. "
"And the sooner the better , I say , "
remarked his companion.
"What say you , Bill ? If I take them
at their word , and show them by the
light of my torch that I have a light pair
of heels , will you follow me ? " said the
servant of Mrs. Wade.
"Willingly , if it were not for the young
lady ; but I haven't the heart to desert
her. "
"All that I can do , then , is to leave
you , for it may eat up half a year's
wages to get a broken head mended ,
which I shall stand a good chance of be
ing obliged to have done , if I stay here. "
"A good riddance , " said one of two
ruffianly looking fellows , who darted from
beneath a low arch which formed the
entrance of an alley.
At the same moment , the torch borne
by Mrs. Elliston's servant was struck
from his hand and trampled under foot.
"You had better profit by the example
of your fellow-servant , " said one of the
villains.
Instead of replying , he addressed the
chairmen , who had very coolly set down
the sedan.
"When there are three of us , " said lie ,
"are we going to suffer ourselves to be
stopped by only two ? "
"There's no hurry is there , Dick ? "
said one of them , addressing his com
panion.
"No , " was the reply ; "and besides , how
are we to find ourway in the dark ? "
"I pray you to proceed , " Alice ventur
ed to say. "My friends will suffer much
anxiety on account of my protracted ab
sence. "
"We should be glad to oblige you , " said
one of them , "but we think of stopping
here a while to rest , " and his remark was
chorused by a loud laugh from the three
others. "Stop your noise , " said he who
had excited their merriment , "or you will
bring the police down upon us , with a
score of grave citizens at their heels. "
It now appeared evident to Alice that
the four were acting iu concert. The
place where they had stopped did not
appear to be the resort of those on whom
a helpless girl would like to call fon. help ,
and except the wish she had expressed to
proceed , she had remained perfectly si
lent. This had served to divert attention ,
from her , and she determined to try and
make her escape. At the very moment
she was about to attempt it , one of the
men stepped close to the side of the se
dan.
dan."It
"It i.s certainly time for him to be
here , " said he.
"Who knows but that we've made a
mistake in the place where we were to
stop ? " said another.
"I know , " said the first speaker , "that
it is the exact spot where he told us to
wait for him. Hist ! If there's any de
pendence to be placed in my ears , that is
Falkland's voice. "
Falkland , then , was the person they
were waiting for. which , together with
the attending circumstances , was to Alice
a new cause of terror. Favored by the
darkness , she succeeded in leaving the
sedan without attracting the attention of
those near , and with feet winged with
fear , flew along the narrow street in the
direction opposite to that in which Falk
land , with some one with him , was ap-
pro'aching. She turned the first corner
she came to , and saw the door of a build
ing open , entered , and stood in the pres
ence of an elderly man who had some
thing in his appearance that inspired her
with confidence.
"O , sir , " said she , "give me shelter !
hide me before they can get here ! "
"I am sorry that it has so fallen out
that you should be driven to seek safety
here , " said he ; "for those who belong to
the remnant of the despised people of
Israel , have little power to protect them
selves or others. "
" 'Twill be only till I can send to my
friends , when There ! I hear their
voices. In a minute more they will be
here. Is there no closet no corner where
I can be concealed. ? ' said she , looking
wildly round the apartment , which sha
now found was a shop where were ex
hibited articles of old clothing and others
scarcely more attractive.
Jeduthun , the Jew , for he it was , in
answer to her appeal , opened a door
which led into an inner room , and handed
her a rush-light.
"On the further side of the room , "
said he , "there is a door which will admit
you into a long and narrow passage , at
the extremity of which is another door.
Knock three times , and it will be opened
by one as young and as fair as yourself.
I will remain in the shop , lest my absence
create suspicion. "
By this time loud voices were almost
at the threshold. Jeduthun hastened to
remove the bar , which , when Alice had
first entered , he had placed across the
door. He had only time to assume the
appearance of one who is ready to serve
customers when the two ruffians who had
waited under the shadow of the arch for
the arrival of the sedan burst into the
shop , followed closely by the two chair
men. Jeduthun stepped forward a little
and said :
"What is your will ? "
"Dog of a Jew , " said one of them ,
"you know well enough it isn't your vile
merchandise we want ! "
"What would you have , then ? "
"We would have the bird that's escap
ed from the cage standing just outside
the door. "
"I know nothing of bird or cage , " an
swered the Jew.
"Why don't you speak to the purpose ,
Dick ? " said one of the others. "One
would suppose you were a bird fancier.
Come to the point , and tell him that a
fair damsel in the guise of a Puritan ,
yet still more cunning thau fair , while we
were waiting for the arrival of the gen
tleman who was to give us directions
as to where we should carry her , stole
out of the sedan. "
"For which , as I was not there , I am
not to be blamed , " said Jeduthun.
"She fled hither , " said he who had been
called Dick.
"Which I could not prevent. "
"She was seen to enter your shop. "
"It is easy to be mistaken so dark a
night as this , but you have your eyes ,
and can look where you please. '
It needed only a slight search to show
that there was no place of concealment
in the shop.
"Here's a door , " said one.
"Yes , and we will see what is the oth
er side of it , " said Dick.
"It is a poor place , " said the Jew , "and
you will see no one there , save my maid
servant , who , having been abroad , re
turned some few minutes before your ar
rival , and was doubtless mistaken by you
for the damsel you are in pursuit of. "
On opening the door , they saw , as they
had been told , only a poor place , as far
as could be judged by the dim lamp and
the light of a few half-burnt brands in
the large , open fireplace. Near it sat the
maid servant , employed in repairing somt
coarse garment.
"Are you satisfied with the search you
have made ? " inquired the Jew.
"No , as you will some day find to your
sorrow , " replied Skellum.
After they had withdrawn , a few words
in suppressed tones passed between one
of them and the person who had been
loitering near the door. Shortly after
ward , Gilbert Falkland entered. A quick ,
almost imperceptible knitting of the
brows , accompanied by a compression of
the lips , equally slight and transient ,
showed that either the Jew did not care
to see him , or that some suspicion to his
disadvantage had entered his mind.
"I have come to make you an offer , "
said Falkland.
"I am ready to listen to it. "
"Either give me one hundred pounds ,
or deliver up to my protection the young
lady who is somewhere concealed beneath
this roof. "
"If you have lost a wife or a sister , and
it can be proved that she is beneath my
roof , she shall not be withheld from her
natural protector. "
"And what if she be neither ? "
"In that case , even if there were a dam
sel here , I wouldn't , against her will , de
liver her up. "
"Give me the gold , then. "
"I already hold your bond for twice
the sum you just now named , whichwere
I to tell you what I think , I should say
was of little value. "
"A minute since , I gave you your
choice , cither to deliver up the maiden
you have concealed , or give me one hun
dred pounds. I give it to you no longer ,
for , on second thought , a day or two will
place her where I can try the same game
over I have tried to-night , which I shall
take care sha'n't be a losing one ; and the
better to insure success , those employed
must be liberally rewarded , which can't
be done with an empty purse. You see ,
therefore , that I must have the money. "
( To be continued. )
They Always Have a Smile.
When the gentleman at the desk had
attended to the cases of various appli
cants he turned to a pleasant-faced ,
well-dressed man who was patiently
awaiting his attention.
"Well , " he said to him , with a smile ,
"what can I do for you to-day ? "
"Nothing , " was the quiet response.
"Ah , that's pleasant ; everybody
seems to want some sort of a favor.
Come in and sit down ! you are a re
lief. "
The pleasant-faced man bowed and
accepted the invitation.
"On the other hand , " he said , when
he was comfortably settled. "I want
to give you something. "
"That's nicer than ever , " smiled the
host. "I've heard that it was better to
give than to receive ; but I've never had
much chance to try both. "
The visitor took a book out of his
pocket
"I want to give you , " he said , bowing
again , "an opportunity to put your
name down for the finest work ever
sent out by a publishing firm In "
But he never finished the sentence.
Common to All.
Tess She and Mr. Gabble appear to
be talking very animatedly. They
have something in common , appa
rently.
Jess Yes , they're discussing the
weather. Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Annie Ray , of Oakland , Gal. ,
who lately filed suit for divorce , ap
peared as her own attorney and pre
pared the necessary papers herself
without the assistance of a lawyer.
i.
HONESTY IN WALL STREET.
How J. P. Morgan Taught a Lesson to
Some Shrewd Brokers.
A few weeks ago a Wall street firm
was agent for a coterie of street rail
road capitalists In Philadelphia. The
agents held about 60,000 shares of stock
for the capitalists on margin shares
that the Philadelphians were under
moral obligations to control. One day
the agents sent word to the Philadel
phians that those shares must be taken
up at once or they would be thrown
on the market. The New York men
knew that it would be impossible for
the Pennsylvaniaus to take up those
stocks on such short notice. Anticipat
ing their failure to do so , the New York
agents had agreed to sell at a low pric i
far more of the stock than they had
held. They expected that when the GO-
000 shares were cast upon the market
they would be able to buy at . still
lower price all that was needed to fill
their own. contracts , and that a heavy
gain would be made.
This was a scheme that in other years
would have worked , and to the serious
injury of many more than those imme
diately concerned. But a new power
had come into Wall street. The Phil
adelphia men took a special train to
New York and went to J. Pierpout Mor
gan. They informed him of their pre
dicament. "Tell those fellows to send
that stock in to me , " replied Mr. Mor
gan at once. The agents were in de
spair. They were forced to ask for the
twenty-four hours allowed by the Stock
Exchange in such emergencies. Next
morning the agents said that by a mis
take in bookkeeping it had been thought
that securities were in New York which
were really In London , and they could
not be delivered for a week or iuore.
Meanwhile the stock was largely
bought on the Stock Exchange , the
the price went up , and the agents were
forced to buy at very high prices in
order to deliver the 00,000 and other
shares they had agreed to deliver at
reduced prices. The agents had ex
treme difficulty in retaining their seat
on the exchange , and some very salu
tary advice was administered before
the incident was closed. World's
Work.
HIGH FRENCH NAVAL
OFFICER IN DISGRACE.
Two distinguished naval officers , Vice
Admiral de Beaumont , maritime pre
fect of Toulon , and Rear Admiral Ser-
van , commanding the Atlantic division
have been summarily relieved of theii
commands by order of President Lou
bet.
bet.Rear
Rear Admiral Servan's downfall is
attributed to sensational developments
VICE ADillKAL. DE BEAUMONT.
which led up to the recent suicide of
Commander Barry , who shot himself
in the cabin of the cruiser Tage while
off Martinique. Rear Admiral Servan
was aboard the Tage at the time.
De Beaumont's discipline is said to be
due to a recently published , but denied ,
Interview severely criticising the Minis
ter of Marine , M. Pelletan.
Told by a Tourist.
One of my favorite trolley rides In
Denver had as its terminal a road lead
ing to a country village. The latter
was perched nest-like on the summit of
a lofty hill and was reached by a prim
itive horse car. "With many a weary
step and many a groan , " a modern Sisy
phus disguised as a horse enjoyed all
the rapture of a toboggan into the vil
lage. But once there , think of his re
ward ! When the time came for the
return of the car he was unfastened
from the harness , walked quietly
round , boarded the rear platform , and ,
while his head and tail extended fun
nily from either side , the grip was re
laxed , the car sped down the hill by
Its own velocity , and the horse enjoyed
all the rapture of a toboggan slide ,
which he apparently appreciated to the
uttermost.
Chinese Documents.
Many ancient documents have been
discovered in the exploration of the
sand-covered towns of Chinese
Turkestan. They consist of writings
on wooden tablets , and are sealed and
tied when found , the sand having pre
served them In excellent condition.
Even the Ink with which they were
written Is still black and easily read.
_ t is believed that these documents will
throw much light on the life and cus
toms of the people that formerly lived
In this desert. The script In which they
are written Is of a kind still known ID
[ ndia.
Syndicate for Paris Tenants.
A. syndicate has been started In Paris
to promote the Interests of tenants.
rhe landlords already have their syn-
ilcate.
When It is said that a man Is rich ,
some little old woman present pipes
ap with , "Well , then , why doesn't he
3o something for his poor Ida ? "
OLD
FAVORITES
Plain Language from Truthful James ,
Which I wish to remark ,
And my language is plain ,
iChat for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heathen Chinee is peculiar ,
Which the same I would rise to explain ,
Ah Sin was his name ,
And I shall not deny
In regard to the same
'
What that name might imply ,
But his smile it was pensive and childlike ,
As 1 frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
It was August the third ,
And quite soft was the skies ,
Which it might be inferred
That Ah Sin was likewise ;
Yet he played it that day upon Walliam
And me in a way I despise.
Which we had a small game
And Ah Sin took a hand ;
It was euchre. The same
He did not understand ;
But he smiled as he sat by the table ,
With the smile that was childlike and
bland.
Yet the cards they were stacked
In a way that I grieve ,
And my feelings were shocked
At the state of Nye's sleeve ,
Which was stuffed full of aces and bow
ers ,
And the same with intent to deceive.
But the hands that were played
By that heathen Chinee ,
And the points that he made
Were quite frightful to see ;
Till at last he put down a right bower ,
Which the same Nye had dealt unto me.
Then 1 looked up at Xye ,
And he gazed upon me ,
And he rose with a sigh '
And said : "Can this be ?
We are ruined by cheap Chinese labor. "
And he went for that heathen Chinee.
[ n the scene that ensued
I did not take a hand ,
But the floor it was strewed
Like the leaves on the strand
With the cards that Ah Sin had been hid
ing
In the game "he did not understand. "
[ n his sleeves , which were long.
He had twenty-four packs.
Which was coming it strong ,
Yet I state but the facts ;
And we found on his nails , which were
taper ,
What is frequent in tapers that's wax.
Which is why I remark ,
And my language is plain ,
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heathen Chinee is peculiar.
Which the same I am free to maintain.
Bret Harte.
HUNTING MOTHS.
Elaborate Paraphernalia Used by En
glish Entomologists.
The paraphernalia carried by the
entomologist in night work in England ,
although less whimsical in character
than that used in hunting the "Snark , "
Is almost as varied. It includes a stout
wooden box , inside of which is carried
a big lamp , a "killing bottle" of cyan
ide and a number of pill-boxes of vari
ous sizes ; three eight-foot poles ; a
white sheet about ten feet long by five
feet wide ; a pot of molasses called
"sugar" by the moth-catcher ; a hand
lantern , a moth-trap and the indis
pensable net. With these articles in a
wheelbarrow , says Pearson's Maga
zine , the moth-catcher starts toward
sunset for his hunting-ground.
The Wickeu Sedge fen in Cambridge
shire is the place where some of the
rarest insects find an English home ,
ind toward this bit of wild fen the
entomologist makes his way.
He goes somewhat laboriously over
: he marshy ground , along narrow
paths , and after a walk of about fifteen
minutes arrives at an open space ,
where the sedge has been cut.
Quickly fixing in the ground two of
: he long poles , the moth-hunter
stretches out the big white sheet be-
: ween them. Ten feet or so away he
ixes his lamp on the third pole , so that
: he light will fall full on the sheet. Con
veniently near he arranges a number
) f the pill-boxes , the lantern and the
'killing bottle , " and hangs the moth-
: rap on an adjacent tree to take Its
mare of the night's spoil.
This moth-trap , although regarded as
> f secondary importance , Is a very in-
jenious contrivance , so designed that
yhen the moths , attracted by a light
nside , once enter , they cannot escape.
After the trap has been set a third
mare for the moths Is preparedthe
sinewy young branches of the low
shrubs , which grow profusely In the
'en , being twisted and tied together In
motty bunches , which are liberally
smeared with molasses , with a dash
> f rum In It.
When it is sufficiently dark for the
noths to fly the big lamp is lighted ,
ind its strong light is thrown upon the
iheet , so that is easy to see the small-
sst moth that may come within range.
Che moth-catcher takes his stand , net
n hand , slightly behind the lamp , and
n this position Is ready to rush for-
vard and take any moth which may
icttle on the sheet or fly into the light-
id space.
Should It be a hot , dry night , with
leavy clouds banked over the set sun ,
is often happens , particularly in July ,
he moth-catcher will have a very
varm time of It. The perspiration will
oon be streaming down his back , and
lies and gnats will sing and buzz In his
syes and ears.
On most nights the fun Is all over by
2 o'clock , but on a good night It will
ast until one or two o'clock , and in
the early part of July the moth-catc er' '
will sometimes wait for the sun , and
then stalk about to catch a beautiful
little geometer , which Is Itself the color
of the rising sun , and flies only from
three to eight o'clock In the mcrning.
LAUGHED AT WRONG TIME.
The Nejrro Idea of Humor as Seen by
the Ex-Actor.
"The difference between the white
strikI. .
man and the negro is never more
iugly shown than in the conception of \ f -
humor of the two races , " said a well-
known ex-member of the theatrical pro
fession several days ago. "I remember
a very amusing case of this sort that
happened along in 18S9 , which was re
lated to me afterward by one of the
members of the troupe that passed
through the ordeal which I am about
to relate. This troupe was one of those
10 , 20 , 30-cent repertoire concerns , play
ing week stands at the larger cities and
giving one-night performances at the
smaller towns.
"One of the small towns on their
route happened to be a prosperous and
pretentious mining town in East 'len-
nessee , where several months before
the arrival of this company one of the
enterprising citizens , who owned a liv
ery stable and an undertaking estab
lishment , had erected a brand-new
'opry house. ' Well , this company was
billed to present 'Hazel Kirke , ' and
when the curtain rolled up on the first
act the manager , an excitable and
irascible fellow , was gratified to see the
pit filled with whites and the gallery
crammed to overflowing with negroes. ,
Everything went along well , notwith-
standing the fact that the audience was
singularly undemonstrative , until it
came to that part of the play where
the old and blind Dunstan Kirke tries
to leave the house to save his daugh
ter , who is drowning in the mill pond ,
which is the most affecting and pa
thetic part of the play.
"It did not , however , strike the ne
groes in the gallery in that light. The
sight of the old man stumbling over
chairs and groping about trying to find
the door in his efforts to reach and save
his daughter excited their " ! * ibilities
to such a pitch that the gallery broke
forth in one loud guffaw. Mais' looker
dat ole man ! Try in' his level bes' to
get outen de do' an' cain't , ' were a few
of the expressions that came from the
gallery. This explosion of mirth on
the part of the negroes over a scene so
intensely sad and pathetic caused the
whites in the audience to forget the
scene before them and to burst out
laughing at the ill-timed mirth of the
negroes in the gallery.
"It should have been immaterial to
the manager what the audience laughed
at , just so they enjoyed the show , but
he was a peppery , hot-headed fellow ,
and made matters worse for himself by
going before the curtain at the end of
: he act and telling the people that if
they did not know when to laugh he
would send some one out to tell them.
This angered the whites a trifle , and to
jet even they everlastingly hooted and
eered the manager , who left that town
vowing never to return and saying they
were the most ignorant and unappreci-
ative theater-goers he had ever seen. "
PROF. ADOLF SLABY , WIRELESS
TELEGRAPHY EXPERT.
Marconi's rival , Prof. Adolf Slaby ,
inventor of the Slaby-Arco wireless
system , is head of the Technical High
School at Charlottenburg and one of
the most famous scientific men of Qer-
many. By his splendid work in wire-
less telegraphy he has won the esteem
and support of the kaiser. Slaby aid
Marconi no longer speak as they pass
by.
Lincoln's Hay Crop.
A story of Abraham Lincoln womld
have to be older than the one below to
lose its characteristic savor.
In the summer of 1857 Mr. Lincoln
was sitting in his office , when he was
visited by one of his neighbors , an ex
cellent farmer , but one inclined to in
crease the size of his crops even after
harvesting. He had given , on this par
ticular morning , a skillfully padded ac
count of the hay he had put in ,
"I've been cutting hay , too , " remark
ed Mr. Lincoln.
"Why , Abe , are you farming ? "
"Yes. "
"What you raise ? "
"Just hay. "
"Good crop this year ? "
"Excellent"
"How many tons ? '
"Well , I don't know Just now many
tons. Simpson , but my men stacked
all they could outdoors , and then stared
the rest in. the barn. " Philadelphia
Times.
They tell of a colored constable who
was hit In the face with a brick , and
whose mouth was knocked so far
around that he was compelled to back
up to a telephone when be attempted
to send to the police station for help.
