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Show r? 'Dear old John Lucky eld Hello whats the row? That rigar John' With Uncle Sams Regular sounds like Morris' I suppose he s trunk If he haa a spark of decency 'h d he with his father Hero he II 1 come.' CHAPTER XXX Continued. Tor Both accepted tlv invitation tome moments after Mr Hawkins had ieft no word was &oken between John Each was Burt aul James Blake pusv w'h his thoughts but John broke the silence When is Miss Carden expected to he asked, quietly return 1 said try to find out to night glakc looking his partner lull In the 'My head lias been so full of eyes stocks that I ve thought of nothing else But 1 11 knowr all about it John, before I meet you and Hawkins at dinner Perhaps Jessie or rather Who Miss Carden is back now This is your lucky day old knows fellow, and all kinds of things may Wouldn t it happen before midnight be great if I went up to the Bishop Of course house and found her there I wouldn t say a word to spoil the sur Well, I must pnse you have planned be going Hope 111 have good news for you when I see you later Farly in the evening Blake rang the bell of the Bishop mansion, and was greeted by General Carden It is a pleasure. General Carden, to tender you this check, which your share of the profits Dont say a word of thanks to me, for I do rot deserve anv credit Is Miss Carden at home, and may I see her for a moment She will be delighted to see you I will call her Tne general disappeared, and James Blake lay back in his chair, with his eyes fixed on the portrait of Jessie Caiden He heard the faint rustle of a gar ment and turned to see Jessie Carden A tender as she entered the room light glowed in her brown eyes, but there was something wistful in the smile, a blending of happiness, restraint and pity The eyes dropped for a moment as they met hia frank gaze but her voice was clear and 11 hi -- ai that anv one was here c to lit (imgratulated Mr Blaki w dc, ihly i corgiatulated hire was a tremor in the voic' hut a proud flash of the lovelv eyes ... Poith bowed slightly and brushing tin portti res aside left the room Don t go, Edith' cried Jesc e There was no response and Jessie wa too wise to follow her fair cous . in For moments no words were spoken am .. nng to tell you the story of that ponra t said Jessie The cum son tom in d hi r chicks and a light such as Blake had never sen was in her eyes Do aou rtnumbir what you said last night You .aid that it seemed as if we had been friends for years and the same thought has occurred to me m going to pre some on that occu't friendship and tell you a secret That portrait belongs to John Burt' John Bui t The John Burt I knew as a hoy? What do you mean, Jes sic She opened an album and handed it to him On one page was the faded duplicate of the pnotograph from which had been painted the por trait he had seen so often in John Burts study loom in San Francisco Opposite it was a photograph of John Burt The album opened naturally to these pages sure proof that certain white fingers had sought them out many many times It was only a week before he went away," said Jessie, softly that these pictures were taken It was a glori rus day in autumn and our horses had galloped miles and miles Near the bay shore in Hingham we saw a tiaveling photographer and I sug gested that we have our pictures taken We each gave the other one, and I have mine yet We "And he has his yet said Blake, a far oft look In his eyes "He has' How do you know, Mr Blake Have you so-1- 1 1 Morris pushed his way through the crowd and was followed by young Not until he was withli Kmgslev a tew feet of B'ake did he recognise his rival Though anxious to avou a meeting Blake scorned to retri or to tin n his hark Morris stop ed squaiely in front of him His lips ailed with a sneer and h a fingeis toved with a small Blake leaned careltss walking suck lv against a marble column his c e fixed or Ihe man who confronted him Had Blake been in a Western min mg camp his fingers would huvi r aihed for the feel of a gun but in a imliopolitan hotel he had no sense ot dangi r The incident was trivial hut disagreeable ' I end me a thou-an- d Blake de manded Moms A wlnsptr passed around the room and many turned to watch mese two men whose names had filled the pub lie prints of the dav Certainlv , said Blake a strange snnle lighting up his handsome face Is a thousand inoueh Morris Blake took a wallet fiom his inner pocket and handed Morris a bill And a match ordered Morris, ad valuing a step nearer (To he continued ) HE TALKED TOO MUCH Some Facts About Army Life and the Treatment, Prospects and Facilities for Education of the Men. (Spec ini Correspondence Although thousands of Amertiansl have v.sited Bt rn u la a it It ely slum in the i dime liw of them tven know that om t in noble sons of thur laie lies buritd m foiun soil so close to tin i own shores And now that the spii ot rtvtriiue and patriotism for the louniiv s di ad his 1 Comparison of Himself With Bird Was Good. . He is ot light step cairies a cam impnssivelv dresses in faultless taste i 'mil awaktnt md tint the botlv of Pud Jones has lmu runovid to the I mted Slat s eflu s will pel hups he struck the Fndvmions n an mast and a tew moments lakr it Wiut by the hoard Struck by Stray Shot Night was fast api teaching and the Ant rnan stamtn had d i os - i cit hi' in con i It ma Hi i woik of di sun in n id i n a si! " shot sn i k nt Dale shun i ng is lulu undaunitd lie ditiiiinmd lo hit li is gun om i rnoie and I nit ling on his blinding stump yidhil ihe lain us thin he till all in a leap onlv to me ag mi as a ptisoner of war Aided hi a in shining luttze am' giudid in i he sound of firing tour Biilish suppoits lame to the aid of I made to bmu tin ri m tins of Richaul Sutherland Dah to imiica hai from lilt Ldi of the casual tourist in a riintr of the el urchvard of Si Peters tin o'dt st i ci it si istical editioe the Pi i mu 'as his g ave may be tomid Ni.ii i led bv tie rountrv foi whose honoi in fought it is now cam! for bv im di n ndants of those who sucioren in i in his hoiu of need and strove to nliivc is distiess And whowa'Dile on ask Here is the simple stmv of Ins life as told bv the memorial labltt over his grave 111 -- -- a ob While the oidmaty citizen rntiv view with some (unit n pi the pi offer of $13 a month foi his dailv wink still how many toiling light ten and sometimes sixticn limits are making on an average of $60 a month or an This Is what miome of $720 a year the average soldit r in the United States armv is getting to dav when all clothirg medical attention, medi 'ties baths free gymnasium llbrar ies with books of all soils magazines periodicals post exchanges exclusive ly for the soldiers use where lie muv purchaie at tost such soft dtinks and articles as mav he deemed necessary for hi comfort and where may be found billiard and pool tallies and a good supply of games such as chess checkers dominoes and cards, can be taken into consideration In addition to thtB if the soldier be a good tradesman carpenter mason canister or anv kind of workman or a man with a fair education or It may he mentioned that even when a man enlists if he Is not up to his work, he v In M rrmi f I F RIOHARP Ulct M 11)1 m Palp of of Promoters I it must he home iu nund savs a writer that one ecstnlial for leading & tappr life iu ihe Lnited Stales army s good behavior and if any voice 'tom the lanks ti 'Is a (ale of uintees other hauls! ip. enduied oi ary gnevanees it is leitain lo be meiely he natuial result of hid conduct, and if leading a lazy amt d ssolme life imt thi sane man would hive faied equally had in anv othtu wain, of life ir that he is mexperUmid and does lot kuiivv how to taie foi himself or Tails to attend to the dhtouons re eived The arntv is neussaiilv governed tiv intelligtni rigulatiiMs and stiict obedii nee is h u'ud of all foi wilh mi this nothing iinild he done and w hat is tow lit wed bv the world as a iiagnlflient lighting fone would be tome of no mine use lhan an armed ) in H (hpnrll mud is I H in M I s I P I On I VI F it h ini i Phipniju iw u St (itoigpi d i of .!i il .0 P 1M " dipi v tli i m in ns iRt tin lift Hn ti t M I jin it lit UhiH idis M hi" I iimiiml m i Ihllil rm n s Ft u iu t) in in In ivu ii suit i h in h in of his and lives at the Waldorf Astoria M i ii i s shij s Hni pi All ib not gold that glitters O . ii !h of I IM He is having considerable difficultv H on It m ii i xi it om 4is in oigaming an outdoor club, which h in i s)i t pi nt in his t Minn d lift Uim Is designed to his provide racing polo golf and other spwits for the ultra is stot Is i) R ti u ut fashionables i m Of his lid m What I need said he Ms a well , it ints To those in) f si itts li t lull - s St. Peters Church Steeple g4 m Mils m wmten prospectus The bovs must lie nj ithv u d kin le list iittntions mj the Endyndon. and Decatur, beaten dazzled a little " o U s tt w hi) in ing Anti ho him He made his remark to an impt only by superior numbers and set ing U n d td cumous writer who was duly impress that further resistance was hop It ss ed because the bovs referred to w. re hauled down his flag in token of sur tender So Dale was tin hin of another gal George Gould Alfred Vanderbilt and Clarence Mackay After making lanl si aman who ton. lit bv the side of necessary repairs Just sit at my table here in these Amencas (list ai'mual J hn raid Capt Hope of t lie Endimion set ins rooms continued the promoti i Joins on t he Bonhoinme Richard ' course for Bermuda, hut sluied Into Write out anything that conies in Commodore Richard Dali sh ped as a eale and only two stoim swept t it vour mind Let it be descriptive a cabin bov whin 12 uats old and tit scaired hulks entered the ltaihor Never mind facts they dont con was a shipnasiti at 19 u irs of age of St Gi ot g( s A curious f ict in the tnstoiy o' the vince anybody Whin the iividm onaiy war broke out Be gorgeous Any thing veil would like to have in the in intt rid iln Cintimiual navv as a Dale family ts that one of Its memway of refreshments or dinner vu n h'slupn an hut si mi aft 'ward was bers acromial lid Sn Gcoig Font s can get bv ringing for it So ! will taken piiso'ui bv tin Bniisli and si nt om his v nage to tiring Mium to the disticsseil lo Mill henna ilainuton rism in tug an i Coti'm leave ysli to your inspirations Sou ing to isia i tiom ins giarl he sit its was wrieltd in tie Ihiinudas but Accordingly the promoter retired and the writer became absorbed in his out for Prauci while hi joined Paul Dale leached the colony on the n run land, was appointed mapistiate, and literary labors hut only five minutes Jones who appointed him lieutenant passed Gasping and excited the promoter shot into the room again He qnickly surveyed the apartment and drew a big breath of relief No empty glasses or s gmfleant dinner service were there to appeal to him with a vision of expenses What is the matter asked the writer The promoter mopped his brow I am too blamed parrot," said he ' Too New York parrot, entirely Telegraph I I i 4 ! i I i 4111 a i i i I K aa i t r ( t i A I 1 i i i iiti HE WAS Of course he has it Ill wagr dear old John has never parted wi h that little gift Excuse my intern Jessie, I m greatly interestec You spoke as if you knew, said Jessie, her heart beating wildly "The last day I saw him he spoke of you We sailed out to Black Reef and we talked of many things John said he was going to California, and won dered if you were there and if he would see you That seems ages ago, but its only five years And then we sailed hack to the grove and he You quarreled with Arthur Morris have heard the story That night we parted, and a thousand times I have heard the hoofs of his horse as he galloped away in the darkness She paused but 31ake, with his eyes on the portrait said nothing When you told me that you were John Burts friend I liked you, she said, in a voice which thrilled his You have been all that very being he said In your favor, and many times more I would that it were in my power to repa you Mr Blake You have at your command everything which money can furnish, and I and my prayer for your happiness He took her hand and impulsively pressed it to his lips "You have made me very very hap py, he said, rising to his feet as she I tenderlv withdrew her hand should like to tell you something which which but I must not tell it Some day you will know me better Will you promise not to be angry v ith me, then Will you promise Jessie Angry with you I am sure never be angry with you That is your promise That is my promise I shall He laughed gaily as she repeated the words, but his lips quivered and In his eyes glistened suspiciously a moment he was the careless happy Blake, chatting lightly on trivial sub Indians of Jewish Strain Alexander Mackenzie had an idea that the Indians of the far North west were partly Jewish in origin From Lake Athabasca in 1794 he set out at the head of an expedition in a birch bark canoe, 25 feet lon, 4Ai feet beam and 26 inches hold, with 3 000 pounds of baggage and provi sion and a crew of nine French CanaHe reached the Pacific coest dians and returned The aborigines he met were for the most part possessed of strongly religious instincts, said he "With regard to their in his report origiD all we are prepared to state, after a careful survey of their languages, manners and customs is that they are undoubtedly of a mixed origin, come from the North northwest and had commerce in their early history, perhaps through intermarriage with people of Jewish persuasion or origin Si'- - Had Fun With the Umpire. William Hayes acted as umpire at a jects ball game near Washington, Pa , last he Bunday, and his decisions did not I must keep an engagement. A friend said, looking at his wateh seem to give unmixed satisfaction. of mine is here from California and Toward the close of the game he gave I'm to take dinner with him Hes a ore decision which evidently gave royal good fellow, rich, handsome, great pain to the players on both cultivated, and and everything which sides Half a dozen of them seized a good fellow should be Id like to and carried him to a near by river and Introduce him May I call with him tossed him in Umpire Hayes scramevening bled out in a hurrv, whereupon the inAny fri'nd of yours is welcome, dignant athletes threw him back and especially a paragon with such be- held him under water until he was laughed Jes- nearly drowned Then they rolled him wildering attractions even on a beer keg until he recovered, Good bye, until sie. when they volunteered the informaing tion that he was not cut out for an CHAPTER XXXII. umpire On reflection Mr Hayes is prepared to agree with this Idea However, he means to sue a dozen of his Through the Heart It lacked several minutes of the assailants hour fixed for dinner when Blake German Empress Studies Medicine. strolled through the hotel safe and One of the most slucdous queens in thence into the lobby The babble of voices, the gesticulations and the Europe is the German empress who nervous energy which pervaded the cares very little indeed for pomp and atmosphere were not In harmony ceremony. Her majesty's favorite with Blakes feelings. study Is medicine and she has inJpssie was afraid I was going to structed herself so well in the art of and so she healing that she is regarded as quite say something told me that she loved John," he an efficient adviser in cases of ordimused, throwing away a half smoked nary illness t, WAS Dr Wells, a London physician, m 1818 in his published essay on dew, was the first to draw attention to the curious artificial production of ice in India Shallow pits are dug, which vr" partially filled with perfectly dry itraw, on the straw board, flat pans containing water are exposed to the clear sky The water being a won derfu1 radiant, sends off its heat abun dsntlv into space The heat thus lost cannot be replaced from the earth, for this source Bt fore sunis excluded by the straw rise a cake of ice is formed in each vesel To produce this ice in quantities clear nights are advantageous, and particularly those on which prac ticallv no dew falls Should the straw get wet, it becomes more matted and compact, and consequently a better conductor of heat, for the vapor acts as a screen over the pans checks the cold, and Pearsons Weekly retards freezing A Commodore Dale Honored Inltke those if his son the mortal ii laii ol Co i mo on Richard Dale lie at test in Chnst churchyard, Phil adelphia and ovir tin m has hten set a nonument which may will lie the pride of everv tatriot on which one can read the lav modesty told, of his achievements It was on the deck of the U S frigate President, thin in command that Richard Commodore Decatur Sutherland Dale his son, fell, serious with in an engagement ly wounded the Hutish ship of war Enilvmion During tins fight Dale gallantly took the place of a gunner whose head had been blown oil by a shot fired from one of the Endymtons foiecastle to at eetirmined chase guns of this the death least avenue deAfter two hours messmate in neither which filing sultory vtssel did t lie other much harm the I ndv niton sailed abreast of the Pri suit nt and both vessels fired broad sides almost simultaneously The cries of tiie wounded were deadened bv the t' planted new settlements on the lames river, near the spot where t lie city of Richmond now stands Death of Thomas Dale In 1611 Sir Thomas Dale was sue ceeded by Sir Thomas Giles subse qm ntly was placed in command ot the East India fleet, and (in d fighting tile Lutch near Bantam In the East Reference to Sir George Somers recalls the fact that historic interest from British and American alike so far as the Bermudas are concerted, Over the centers around his death tomb In which his heart lies bit' led there is an inscription recording the fact and stating that the worthy ad ntiral and colonizer of the Bermudas lost his life in carry Ing help to the infant and suffering colony now known as the State of A'irginia In full the inscription on the tablet, which was elected in 1876 reads Yi-i- r Aitlnlial Sir George Sorrt rs kt Mho no v -- an ttlied hm life to cairy Stteeur to the infant and Sufftiing plantation nowr 'the State of Vhginin to prt h rve hta ftme to future ages Near ttie siene of his memoiable hhiiwreiK of mull the genetnor and commandii tn ehltf of this lolonv for the time being caused the- tablet 1 r itid Disciplining Lawyers. Firedamp and Firedamp "afterdamp, words brought into terrible prominence in many disasters in mines, pre Public I edger adds It is fea-e- d that the profession is serve the older English sense of noxnot as altrt in disciplining its disrepvapor, and especially damp ious vapor Precisely where the word utable members as it was when law came from philology does not know, As the yers were not so numerous but the earliest existence of its use responsibilities of the profession in quoted by Dr Murray s dictionary Is crease with the larger inteiests com after the dragon mitted to its p'o ictmn it owes it to Caxton s (1480) 6hal come a goot and ther shal come Itself to maintain the highest stand ard of pro'rssional conduct among Its out of his nostrel a domp that shal Tile lawyer is a trustee betoken honger and giete deth of members Bacon is one of the writers from whom the utmost fidelity can be peple of his time who speak of the damps lit nows the law fairlv denandid of mines "Damp gtadually came to and he is aware ot the public tonfl When he be applied to visible vapors, such as dence in his profissior evening mists, and the transition to goes wring he deserves exemplary the sense of moisture is obvious punishment But in "damping down a furnace one finds a relic of the verb damp In doi a she take wonder nt up Its sense of suffocate the in t a she believe Doesn athletics referrirg to the fact that sixteen lawyers are now under indictment in Nrw Aork courty, the Philadelphia In 'b rv-- il v 45 V ( , t' hiz i So'- r '4 i'l ' if EDITOR WANTS A COOK LADY. Manifold Inducements Offered for the Right Party. We are willing to enter into a tract with a party desirous of performing the culinary duties ot our little household. We will pay more than anybody else in town, will give every afternoon off and no cooking on Sundays. The good wife will wait If there is a rush at the table; now, we don't mean a rush of grub, but a rush for a location We are trying to mortgage this plant, if we succeed we will purchase an auto, if we can raise enough to pay the first payment and freight, of course This vehicle is at the pleasure of the H. G. and her Ail we ask Is nctlce each friends morning when we are preparing our coffee and sinkers, which we would, of course, expect to do if we got anything that day Now, if this is not enough inducement then stay where you are and starve to death and see if we care For further particulars write this office and a stamp will be returned Echo Ore News. First Engiich Guineas. The guinea was first coined In Charles II.'s reign, together with the five guinea, and half guinea pieces, and came to be so call ed because many of the new coins were minted from gold brought from Guinea by the company of Royal Adventurers of England trading Into Africa The royal order to the mini added that thesa pieces were to ue marked with a little elephant In such onvenlent place aa you shall judga fitting, which we Intend aa a marke ot and an encouragement distinction unto the said company in the Importing of gold and sliver to be coined. Father-In-Law- ge Near this spot was uiteired in the lain the hi art of the heroic 1876 HARD TO SATISFY. Igh-es- y . Shrewd Very original was the idea of a barber who, on hia daughter becoming engaged to his assistant, determined to regulate her dowry by her sweetheart's ability A certain sum was accordingly set aside, from which a fine was deducted every time the fiance chanced to cut a customer when READ ON OLD TOMBSTONES. wielding a razor This had the effect of putting him upon his mettle, and Two Quaint Inscriptions That Gave his reputation as an easy shaver soon so increased the shops clientele that Strong Testimony. on hia daughters mar-iaFigaros I was a visitor to the West cemetery In Litchfield a few days ago (where extra takings more than compensated to my bones will ultimately rest, unless I for the money he was called upon am unfortunately drowned at sea), and disburse after inspecting the tombstones of an cestors I was interested in reading College Dons Mistake. the inscriptions on some othei s, to wit. Jewct enjoyed the company of th Here lies the body of Mary, wife of pretty women whom he invited tc Dr John Buel, Esq She died Nov. Ballioi, but I never heard of his bo One day & young lady 4th, 1768 act 94 having had 13 chil- ing in love dren 101 grandchildren, 274 great told him it would make her so happy 22 grandchildren, great great grand- if he would marry her Upon which children total 410, 336 survive her he assured her that he was much Another Sacred to the memory of touched by her proposal, but that b Inestimable worth of Unrivalled Ex- could not entertain it, as he had lonj cellence & Virtue, Mrs Rachel wife given up all thoughts of matrimony of Jerome B Woodruff, daughter of She hastened to explain that she wac Norman & Barber, whose etberlal engaged to some one else, and that parts became a seraph May 24, 1835 she had only ventured to ask him to Levensoo in the 22 y r of her age ceremony Correspond- perform the ence in Hardford Cc urant Gower's ' Bvgone Years Indie's to bi WORRYING. Even In Heaven Dieputatioue Eldet Had Grievance. Here is a good story about an elder In a northern congregaof the kirk tion in the north of Ireland there was an elder famous for his persistent No church meeting in grumbling which he took part was ever known to be unanimous on any point, and In his home the same spirit kept all in constant turmoil One Sunday morn ing when he was on his way to meet ing he was overtaken by a neighbor, who said, Man, Jamie, I bad a grand dream about you an' me last night I dreamt we were both in heaven, an' An' going about to see the sights when I met ye once 1 said, Well, Jamie, everything will please ye here, An ye All's right at last! surely never said one word, but just snapped off yer crown and said. 'Do ye call that a fit? Bermuda Homestead. Dutnig the famous engagement he tween the Sirapis and the Bonhomme Rtchard Dale was wounded, hut and after the war was raised to the rank of captain, and later be cante commodore may, by little application, and by taking advantage o J the chances to Inform himself, Xion become a good scholar or improve in his trade As in the case first cited he will receive in addition to the regular s pay 35 or 50 cents a day by be-!- i g detailed for duty in some of the places in which extra duty is paid at thej,e rales From tils it may be seen that an industrious man can earn from $10 to $15 a month In addition to his pay Any money saved can be deposited !n the treason in sums not less than $5 at 4 pet cent interest and cannot be forfeited ixiept by desertion, thus giving the enlisted man a bank and a surety for saving, such as no citizen in the United States can boast A private soldier with a fair education who pioves himself, by his conduct his duty well done his efficiency, and aptitude, will always sooner or later get the first step upward that of a corporal ftom where if he is ambitious and shows fitness he can be sure that his work and talents will be noted and rewarded by further promotion For it may be truly said that while we have no field marshal in our service and we cannot literally repeat Napoleon s assertion, that everv soldier carries a marshal's baton In his knapack still the ' t rank In our armv Is he by a lieutenant general, who was at one time a recruit He succeeded a man, Lieut Gen Aourg who also started as a private and when Gen Young relinquished the highest rank in our army, he sent to his successor a pair of lieutenant general s shoulder strap with the note "From Private Young 12th Pennsylvania A'olucteer Infantry to Private Chaffee, Troop K, U. a Cavalrv ' Of course these men en listed during the civil war, when rao (Ives for enlisting were different while those who enlist at present with commissions In view, mostly do sc from love of a soldiers life To say that a man loves the life is simply saying that he is a born soldier, and Ms success In the armv ts assured Bank Depositor Willing to Draw Check for Overdraft. Fritz Hlmmelsdoif, a butcher In a small western town, kept his money on deposit at the one bank the tov n boasted While not very well versed in the intricacies of hanking he was very proud of the fact that he possessed a bank account and never failed to write a check when he was compelled to pav out an amount, how ever small One day, through some for an mistake, he drew a check amount somewhat in excess of hiB balance at the bank Next morning William Jones, the collector for the bank, came to the shop where the butcher was chopping hamburger steak to the tune of Ach, du Lleber Augustin, which he was very earnest ly whistling Mr Himmelsdoig,' said Jones, you have an overdraft at the bank amount ing to $4 63 Ach, iss dot so said Fritz slowly. Vait till I get mv check book, Billy, and 1 gif you a check for It. yernon Wilder in Harpers Ice Made in Open Air. sweet as she offered her hand and said You have made this the happiest day of our lives, Mr Blake I Not arother word, interrupted James Blake You must not thank me Please dont, Jessie It s the only favor I ask "Why not?" The parted lips and questioning eyes were eloquent with surprise Because I dont want you to," he paid, releasing the little hand His heart heat fast as he gazed into her face, but in that moment he gained the final victory, and only the pumbing pain of wounded passion remained Less than a day had passed since fie had resolved to surrender all hope for the love of Jessie Carden Why bad he done so James Blake could He had pot answer that question pot calmly weighed his chances of success against those of failure Like a flash it dawned upon him that he could not that he must not be disloyal to John Burt He did not reason it out it was told to him in that voiceless, wordless language which has no name or key. "You must not imagine, he said, that your father is under the slightest obligations to me On the contrary, our firm is indebted to him. The stock which he held was the key to the situation Without it we could have done nothing We have simply been able to verify the generals confidence in Its value, and he is the one to be congratulated on the outcome I dont believe a word you say, replied Jessie Carden, laughing Im not so stupid about these Wall street affairs as you imagine If it had not been for you, Mr Morris would have defrauded pap out of all his property. "Speaking of Morris reminds me of something which has often puzzled me said Blake, changing the subject "It s about that portrait The first time I ever met Arthur Morris I saw Jour portrait in his library room. It has always puzzled me Some time 1 11 tell you why My portrait In Mr Morris room' exclaimed Jessie, the color mounting to her cheeks. Surely you are jesting, Mr Blake' It was probably a copy, though he told me it was the original, replied Blake He said you had it painted for him in Berlin, and that you presented it to him The first time I came here I saw this one and thought It a remarkable coincidence There is no mystery about it, said Jessie, her eyes flashing with anger. ' Mr Morris saw fit to take advantage of papa's bankruptcy, which gave him Possession of our Boston residence This portrait hung on its walls, and he doubtless had a copy made from it This is consistent with other acts from which we have suffered at his hands I The portieres parted and Edith Hancock entered the room Her eyes tested first on Blake and then on Jessie. she said Pardon this Intrusion, "I am looking for a book and did not NOT Soldiers I Shaded Lane Near Church. Bulwarks strenuous life" crash of falling timbers "Yes, but I think she finds husband-huntinwere shattered and guns dismmantled, a sufficiently strenuous occumen lay groaning above and between the decks of both vessels But Dale pation was spared the god of war had Few men have faith enough to leave watched over h tn And v ori the or Tan their umbrellas in the vestibule of a der was given to fire so as to tie the enemv a shot from Dale grn church g Cure for Insomnia. A writer In a medical journal ad vises people troubled with sleeplessness to have a list of words, so asso elated that each one suggests the next for Instance, ice, slippery, smooth rough, ruffian, tramp, etc and when sleep is coy to recite the list mentally This is said to be an infallible cure for insomnia the secret being concentra tion of the mind on each word so sug' not algested by the preceding one, to for an attention lapse the lowing The plan is certainly a betInstant ter one than counting thosenntcrmln-abl- e sheep Hours of Sleep. ancestors had an aage that tit sleep wa the proper quantity man, seven for a woman, and for a fool, says the Lancet-WhethIt Is that the strenuous life rf the present day Is akin to foolishTook a Chance. simple pheness, or whether It Is At a recent parliamentary election nomenon it is certain of evolution, candiIn Carlisle, England, one of the that many of our busiest men find dates was named Chance. His pla last mentioned allowance none too the Give Carlisle a Chance cards read' The quality of a long for them Those of his opponents read: Taka man work soon deteriorates If he Sanderson. for Vote no Chances takes insufficient rest But the electors took ajChance. Our hours' for a eight er |