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Show CAME AFTER HER. 'MB) 11 ROBEIiT AMES BESSET mjrmowwwmTmi iracMuMciiCOi What Johnny are descendants, are people grandad? Grandad come after They us. Johnny Then the baker and milkmen are Marys descendants. The story opens with tha ahlpwrerk of on wlilrh Miss i lmin-as- , an lajrd an KiiKlialiman, and Tom Wake, . a brusque were tusn-The Hirer upon an uninhabited Island and were the only ones not drowned. Jlluke renm-ivfrom a drunken stupor. Itlnke, ahuniit-on the boat, because of Ida iiuiglim-HH- , became a hero a preserver of the helpless pair. The Kiik11k1iic.hu was suing for the hand of Alias Blake started to swim bank to the ship to recover what was left. Blake returned safely. Wlnthropo wnsleil Ida last match on a fur which be wns scored by Blake. Their first meal Anu-rtcui- Plaintive Protest. Smith of northwest Wyoming bore an appalling facade. Ills style of beauty h a blight. Depending upon his horrific exterior, he was in the habit of trying to awe newcomers. On one occasion, affecting some displeasure at the manner in which a pallid stranger watered his liquor, Mr. Smith announced, frowning, that unless he detected immediate amendment he would send the neophyte home in a market basket. Which Ill sure tear you up a whole lot," said Fog-Eye- . Half an hour later Mr. Smith was found groping about on the floor under the poker table, hunting for his glass eye, and muttering to himself. The stranger asked with some evidence of impatience what new line of sentiments Mr. Smith was now harboring. That injured resident, glaring malevolently from beneath the furniture, replied: Which I sure do hate a xnau with no sense of humor." e Nil Desperandum. Percy Parkington rose and brushed the dust from his knees. Then, drawing himself up to his full height, he gazed resentfully upon the form of Miss Muriel Muggins, who nonchalantly fanned herself the while. Very well, Miss Muggins, came in bitter tones from Percy. Oh, very well! You have spurued me, it is true! indeed, you have spumed me twice! liut, though despair eats my heart, I ahull not die! I mean to go into the busy world. I will fight! I will win! My name shall become known, and my riches shall become envied" Pardon me for Interrupting you, Mr. Parkington," interjected Miss Muggins, "but when you shall have accomplished all that, you may try me again. Llppincotts. Her Idea of Discipline. One day recently, just after the opening of the Baltimore schools, the teacher of u primary class had occasion right at tbe start to enforce discipline. Here, young man!" she exclaimed, indicating a pupil whose name she did not yet know, I saw you laughing in this school!" I was only thinking about something. ma'am," said the youngster, sheepishly. in Well, don't let that happen school again," said the teacher, sternly Sunday Magazine of the Cleve land Lender. Certainly Not Present. It was in one of the colored schools of Baltimore, and the teacher was an inexperienced one. There was talking among the little negroes before her. I want absolute silence," she said severely. Still the talking continued. I want absolute silence," she repeated again. At the third demand one very small girl spoke up boldly. Assalute Silence nin't hyar, sbe said. She's got de toofacbe. Magazine. Lip-plncot- Before she is married to a man a woman always wants to think of him; afterward she wants to think for him. TO DROP But Many Drop It. HARD A young Calif, wife talks about coffee: It was hard to drop Mocha and Java and give Postuni a trial, but my nerves were so shattered that I was a nervous wreck and of course that means all kinds of ails. At first I thought bicycle riding caused it and I gave it up, but my condition remained unchanged. I did not want to acknowledge coffee caused the trouble for I was very fond of it. At that time s friend came to live with us, and I noticed that after he had been with us a week he -- would not drink his coffee any more. I asked him the reason. He replied, 'I hare not had a headache since I left off drinking coffee, some months ago, till last week, when I began again, here at your table. I don't see how anyone can like coffee, anyway, after drinking Postura!' I said nothing, but at once ordered a package of Poutum. That was five months ago. and we have drank no coffee since, except on two occasions when we had company, and the result each time was that my husband could not sleep, but lay awake and tossed and talked half the night. We were convinced that coffee caused his suffering, so he returned to Postum, convinced that coffee was an enemy. Instead of a friend, and he is troubled no more with insomnia. I. myself, have gained 8 pounds in weight, and my nerves have ceased to quiver. It seems so easy no to quit coffee that caused our aehes and ails and take up rostuin." Read the little book. The Road to Wellville, in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Kvrr read the abate Irtlrrf A am ar appeara from lima limp. They re raataa, trnr, iai full uf hamaa lalrrrat. the last mile he hail been lagging farther and farther behind, and now the the steamer Fop-Eye'- s Fog-Ey- SYNOPSIS. who Win-flirop- e, Auit-rlcau- Wi-r- e Was a pusm-iiio-- d dead Itsh. CHAPTER To be sure, the Japanese eat raw fish," admitted W'lnthrope. Yes; and youd swallow your share of it if you had an invite to a swell dinner in Tokyo. Go on now, both of you. Its no juke, I tell you. Youve got to eat, if you expect to get to water before night. Understand? See that headland south? Well, it's 100 to 1 we'll not find water short of there, and if we make it by night, we'll be doing better than I figure from the looks of these hogs. Now go to chewing. Thata it! That's fine. Miss Jenny! Miss Leslie had forced herself to take a nibble of the raw fish. The flavor proved less repulsive than she bad expected, and its moisture was so grateful to her parched mouth that she began to eat with eagerness. Not to be outdone, Wlnlhrope promptly followed her lend. Blake had already cut himself a second slice. After he had cut more for his companions, he began to look them over with a closeness that proved embarrassing to Miss Leslie. Here's more of the good stuff, he said. While you're rhewing It, well sort of take stock. Everybody shell out everything. Here's my outfit three shillings, half a dozen poker chips, and not another blessed Say, what'a become of that whisky flask? have you seen my flask? Here it is, right beside me, Mr. But Blake, answered Miss Leslie. Stopped, Utterly Spent, It is empty. Might be worse! What you got? on bis hack and started off without i lie curse, for wheu hu again spoke there was nothing more than impahairpins, watch? No pocket, I sup- further words. tience in his tone. Come on. now; pose?" CHAPTER IV. get aboard. Winthrope couldnt lug None; and no watch. Even most , you a and long's Its the of my pins are gone," replied the girl, A Journey in Desolation, and she raised her hand to her loosely only way don't be all day about it. Here, Wiulhrupe, look lo the fish." colled hair. But, my dear fellow, I don't quite "Well, hold on to what you've got take your idea, nor does Miss Leslie, I left. They mnv come in for fishhooks. Let's see your shoes." fancy," ventured Wlnlhrope. OltXING was well advanced Miss Leslie slowly thrust a slender "Well, we've goi to get to water or and the sun heat down upon die; and as the lady can't walk she's little foot just beyond the hem of her the three with almost over- going on my hack. It's a case of draggled white skirt. have-to- . Good groaned Ithike. slip- powering fierceness. The heat would have rendered their unendurable thirst No! I am not I am noi nn.l heels do How at that! high pers. had not Blake hocked off for them hit die!" you expect to walk in those things? 1 eon at least I'm afraid you'll find try, replied the girl, after tilt of the moist roryphenc flesh. In a temperate climate leu tiilli-still spirit. enough Inter on. Miss Jenny. Slam "Hobble! pass 'em over here, Win- over flni ground is a pleasant walk by, Winthrope, to help her up. Do for one to the exercise. you hear? Take the knife ami iisli and nie, my boy." The slipper were handed over. Quite a different matter Is ten miles lend a hand." Rlake look one after the other and across mud-flatcovered with a tanThere was a note in Blake's voiee wreehed off the liet-- close to its base. gle of reeds and rushes, and frequently that neither Winthrope nor .Miss 1as-liNow youve at least got a pair of dipping ln'o salt marsh and ooze. Beflared disregard. Though seurlel slippers," he said, tossing them back fore they had gone a mile Miss Leslie with inorlifieaiion. sire permitted herto their owner. "Tie them on tight would have lost her slipiters hud it self to he taken upon with a couple of your ribbons. If you not been for Blake's forethought in Blake's broad shoulders and Mr them Uso dont want to lose them in the mud. tying securely. Within a obeyed his coiimiiind to elusp tier tile more than three miles the girl's hands a lion I his throat. Yet evi n at Now, Win th rope, what you got beside the knife?" strength began to fail. that nionieiil. siieh are the iurunsis-tencie- s "Oh, Blake." called Winthrope, for Winthrope held out a bunch of long of human nature, she could not flat keys and Ids cigarette case. He Hie American was some yards in the but admire Hie ease with which ho opened the latter and was about to lead, pull up a lilt on that knoll. Wc'il rose under her weight. thiow away the two remaining cigar-e- l have to rest a while, I fancy. Miss Now that he no longer had the slow tea when Blake grasped his wrist. Ieslie is about pegged." pace of the girl to consider, he adHold on! even they may conn in What's that?" demanded Blake. vanced at his natural gait, the quick, Jor something. We're not half-waWe'll at least keep tireless stride of an Anieriraii railroad yet!" them until we need the case. Winthrope did not reply. It was all surveyor. His feet, trained to swamp he could do to drag the girl up on the travel in Louisiana and Panama, And the keys?" Make arrow-heads- , if we can get hummock. Site sank, half fainting, seemed to find the lirmcsl ground as fire. upon the dry reeds, and he sat down by instinct, and whether on the half-drieI've heard of savages making fire beside her to protect her with the mud of the hummocks or in the shade. Blake stared at the miles ankle-dee- p by rubbing wood. water of the hogs, they felt Yes; and we're a long way from of swampy flats which yet lay between their way without slip or stuinlih. headland of being savages at present. All the them and ili Wintliroie. though burdened only show we have Is to find some kind of gray rock. The base of the cliff was with the eoryphene, toiled quartz or flint, and the sooner we start screened by a belt of trees; but the along behind, greatly troubled by the to look the lielter. Got your slippers nearest clump of green did not look mud and the tangled reeds, and now more than a mile nearer than the and then flung down some uni tied. Miss Jenny?" by ueky headland. Yes: I think they'll do." His modish suit, already misstep. Hell!" muttered Blake, dequiidetit-ly- . much Think! It's knowing the thing. damaged by the salt water, was Not even a short four miles. soon smeared Here, let tne look." afresh with a coating of The girl shrank hack; but Blake Mush and sassiety girls!" greenish slime. His one consolation Though he spoke to himself the was that Bluke, after jeering at Ids first Stooped and examined first one slipper and then the other. The ribbons about others heard him. Miss Leslie flushed tumble, paid no mure attention to both were tied In daltily hows. Blake ami would have risen had not him. On the other hand, he was cut Jerked them loose and twisted ihem put his hand on her arm. by the seeming indifference of Miss "Could von not go on and brine Ia slie. Intent on li is own firmly over and under the slippers and he about the girls slender ankles be foie haek a flask of water for Miss Is'sHe"" failed lo consider that the misery, giil might . Bso-dhe knotting the ends. "By that lime she will be lie suffering far greater discomfort and "There; thats more like. You're rested." hiiiuillnlion. f not going to a dance." he growled. No; don't fetch back nn More than thiee miles had Iio'-- covHe thrust the einpi.v whisky Husk water. Flie'ii going when I go. or ered before Blake stopped tin a huminto his hip pocket and went back to you can 1111111' on lo s'lii yourscJv' s." mock. Releasing M's L slie. lie Mr. Phile. oii yon won't go uni pass a sling or reeds through tie gills f the, stretched nut on tin- dry leave ill'1 ll'Te! If you have a of tin eor plieiic. knoll and called for a siiee of the fish. if your mo: her " "All ready now," lie called. At his uiciiig the cithers took a few "She db'd of diinh. :m l boHi my mouthfuls. alH.ouv.il their get a move on. Keep my coat closer ihrais were about jour shoulders, Ml Jenny, and si si ers did wore." so parelieil that even tin moist fiesh k ep ymir shade up, If you don't want i to say afford -- d scant, relit f. Fortunately for find, nui'i! do you a Sunstroke." ! ; yiiU'll uliaiidon a young nil IV" them till. Blake lutd been thoroughly Thank you, Blake. I ll see to that," Not a bit lnoro helpless ibuu w. re trained lo endure thfr-t- . lie rested said Winthrope. Tin going to help my s when you lich folks' guar- less than ten minulfs; Hun taking Miss Leslie along. I've fastened our dian of law and order jugged mo for Miss Leslie tip again like a rag dull, two shmles together, so that they will Hie wln'er 'cause I didn't have a Job ho swung away at a good Iere. answer for both of us." and turned both girls Into the street The trees were less than half How about yourself, Mr. Blake?" onto tire direct, if you htiow what mile distant when lie hailed Tor the I ho inquired girl. Do you not find the that tin ans one only 10 urul ;ho other second time. He would have gone to sun fearfully hot?" 17. Talk about helpless young girl.; them without a pause, though his mus"Sure; but I wet my head in the Damnation!" cles were quivering with exhaustion, sea. and here's another souse. Miss cringed back as though bad not Miss Leslie chanced to look As he rose with dripping head from she had been struck. Blake, however, around and discover that Winthrope beside tin pool he slung the coryphcne seemed to have vented bin anger in no Inturor following them. Fot lialf-nille- s e piek-a-liae- y g half-eate- Win-ilirnp- 1 ii.n-k-o- - mi-m- Is-sli- e he If.ul suddenly disappeared. At Bin girl's dismayed exclamation. Blake released Ills hold and site found herself standing in a foul or more of mud ami water. The sweat was streaming down Blake's face. As lie tinned imnuid. he wiped it off wliii Ids shirtsleeves. "Do you -- can it lie. Mr. Ithike. that lie lias had a sunstroke ?'' asked Miss la'slie. Sunstroke? No: lie's Just laid down, tl.at's all. 1 Ihoughl lie had more sand confound him! But the him is so dreadlully hot, and 1 have his shade." "And he's been iiiiubllng into every other pool. No; it's not the sun. l'vo half a niiml to let hint lie the patter-leggeswell! It would no more than square our aboard ship accounts." "Surely, you would not do dial. Mr. Blake! It may be that he has hurl himself in falling." "In this iuud?--bnh- ! Bui I guess I'm in for Hie puck mule stunt all around. Nuw, now; don't yowl, Miss Jenny. I'm going. But you chii'I expect me to loo the snob." As Ire splashed away oil Hie return trail, Miss ljcsllc dabbed at her eyes to check the starting tears. Dll, dear Oh, dear!" site mouiioil; "what have I done to he so treated? Siudi a brute. Oh, dear! and I am so thirsty !" In her despair she would have sunk down win-rshe stood had not the sliminess of Hie water repelled her. Shu gazed longingly al tin1 trees, in Hie fore of which stood a grove of stately palms. Tin1 lialf inile seemed an insuperable distance, Imt the ride on Blake's hack had rested her ami thirst goaded her forward. Stumbling ami slipping she waded on across the Inundated ground, and came out upon a mud fiat, where Hie walking was much easier. But the sun was now almost directly overhead, and between her thirst and the beat she soon found herself faltering. Sim tottered on a few steps farther, and then stopped, utterly spent. As site sunk upon the dried rushes she glanced around and was vaguely con scions of a si range, double-heade- d figure following her path across the marsh. AH shout her became black. The next she knew Bluke was splashing her head and fare with brackish water out of tire whisky flask. Site raised her hand to shield her face, and sat. up, sick and dizzy. "That's it!" said Blake. He spoke in a kindly tone, though bin voice was harsh ill'll broken with thirst. "You'ro i all i i; In 'now. Hull yourself her and we'll get to t lie lives in a Jiffy." "Mr. Winthrope?" 'Tin here. Miss Genevieve. Ii was b.id a if only a wrenched ankle, stick. Ithike, 1 fancy I could m.il.e u go of it over this drier ground. And lay yourself up for a mnnih. Come, Miss Jenny. Inner up for number try. It's only a quarter mile, and 1'vii got to pack him. The girl was gasping with lliiist: yet slw' made an effort, and. ipsisied to gain her feet. by iiliike, managed She was still dizzy; inn as Hlako swing Winthinpe iiisui his Lick, lie e told tier to take Dolt of his iniu. hi Id tlie shade over Iut head, Tims - i.led. mill slielieied Iroiu lire t iliieet of Hie sun rays, she tot-- n led iooiig beside (.lake, lialMmeoii-M-iiui.d half-bake- to-jc- Win-ihmp- ii- -. Hie remaining distance of bare dry si retell ground, for even iliake had all Imt reached Hu limit of endurance. Step by step he labored on, staggering un- Fortunately a lay iieriiss der the weight of the Englishman and gasping with a thirst which his exertions rendeii'd even greaier t Dan that of his companions. Bill through tho trees and brush which stretched away Inland in a wall of verdure he had caught glimpses of a broad stream and tlie Dope) of fresh waler called out every ounce of his reserve strength. At last the nearest palm was only a Blake clutched few puces distant. Miss Leslie's arm and dragged her forward with a rush In a final outburst of energy. A moinent Inter all three lav gasping in the shade. But Hip t river wax another 100 yards distant. Blake waited only to regain his breath; then lie staggered up anil went on. Tlie otliers, unable to rise, gazed after him in silent misery. Soon Itiiii.e found himself rushing tlirouglt the jungle along a bread trail pitted with enormous footprin's; Imt y-- ,1(J Wils S(J )f.ar ln.1(1 willl (hilt A Nation of Bridge Builders. Tit.' I'nileil Stales Is notably In advance of all oilier nations in the eieiiee and practice of bridge building. Tin- - iiu-- i easing demands of commerce Justified longer and longer spans, lire weight of locomotives and trains doubled and trebled, tlie single bridge member increased to one hundred feci in length and one hundred Ions weight, wonderful stcutn, hye draulic', pneumatic and electric tools were made to fashion them w'lth, ami costly special shops were built in this country and tqierated by thousands of men. The methods and facilities of crcclinii have kept pace with these developments. Enormous derricks, traveling towers and steel rope t tickles operated eight at a time ly a single steam or electric hoisting engine, with tunny other costly special appliances, have been provided for assembling the greal members quickly, cheaply and safely into Hie finished far In span. America stands advance' of all the worhl In the daring designs, high quality and economical and rapid const ruction of many great bridges. F. W. Skinner In Harper's Weekly. ma-ciiin- lo-da- A Model Man. BcriiNiiciilly there are published the names nl cc'letirliies who were famous before they were 35. But genius is The great mass of peoexceptional. ple might enjoy the facts about some desirable model whom they may hopo (o ecpial some time If they live and learn. For their consideration, therefore, we here set down the achievements of a certain man. At 20 our bem had lenmed to bathe properly and to sleep with the window open; at 25 he had loved a wholesome girl and murried her; at 35 he had tnaa-'ere- d his tcniier pud learned to reserve judgment; at 45 his children were proud of him; at 60 he had lehleved kindness, moderation, and :he respect of his neighbors. Collier's Weekly. Maligning Mother. Brennan's ten rhildren had gathered nl the old home for the first Itiue in years. She surveyed the group From Capt. Torn of 35 to proudly. Mary of II, she believed they were qually dear to her. 'Mother loves all of us," said little but she loves Mary, nieditalively, Tom l'st because hes oldest." , Mrs. Brennan protested that she cared for all alike, then Hpealed to her second son. "Dirk, you grew up with Torn, and can judge better than Mary. Did I ever trial him better than you?" "Only in one way, mother," said the big fellow, u twinkle In his eye. "On colil nights you used to come in and pull the covers off me onto Tom. Youth's Companion. Mrs. Cross-Eye- d Justice. These two items appeared in the tame column of a local paper: "Lillie Sumoii of Ocean Springs, Miss., an orphan. who had tbe rare of an invalid brother, was arrested for stealing five eggs and a liulf pound of butter, and was sent to prison for a term of seven "William Kevelwlch of Balyears. timore. a chauffeur, who ran down and killed Albert Pries, a little boy, in Buffalo. last July, pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter In the second degree, and was placed on probation for ten days upon the condition that hu would within that time pay to the 1.000." New York boys father Tribune. Permanently Cured. Iir David Htarr Jordan, discussing at a dinner in Washington certain rulings of the international fisheries coiimiission, said: "The fish there get no chance. They have as hard a time of it ns the whites In tin' interior of Chinn. "A Chinese druggist said to bis clerk: "Did I see a foreign devil cotno out of here as I came down the street ? "Yes. sir. tlie clerk answered. 'Ho wauled a permanent cure for headache. ami I sold him a bottle of rat he pahl no heed to the spoor o'lu-than to curse ll.e lird.-- for Hie trouble Ilsolt.' " they gave him. Suddenly tin- trail The Natural Question. turned to tbe left und sloped down a low bank into tlie river. Blind to ail Follower of Eieiits Harvard proelse, Idaho ran down tin slope and fessor favors n revision of the ten dr ping upon Ids knees plunged his roinmntiduieui. in ad into tlie water. Ultimate Consumer Gee whiz! Uptl'i hi: Cf)NTixn:i . ward or downward? r s - - l.lu If men would stand up for their religion like they do for their politics, how soon the lion and the lamb would lie down together. after we are married. He hns promised Hull on tlie morning of our warding day he will shave off hi dinky great and become iierfert all at once, Faith and Hope. Maynio If you don't love him why are you going to marry him? Maybeile (Mi. 1 little French beard. expect to love lxve does not spring up nnd grow but requires time and nourishment at thought. Dante. |