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Show "tdmtw'"' N '' - I ... her perfect Not women who have happiness ver stood, trembling with love and If joy, close to the dear ones heart. on the very and be gray haired, they hoal of life, they must remember still hose moments of delight the little room, the drifting lsne. the fire-li- t boat, that Is linked with them. If they be young and lovely, end have hut to say, "It was yesterday," or, It was last week." still better they will understand the temptation that waa too great for Katherine to overcome. And. as yet, nothing definite had been said to her about Nell Semple, and the arrangement made for her future, so that in effect, she was still free, since Neil had not spoken. On the night of De Vries return there was a great gathering at Van Heemsklks house. Conspicuous In the happy, chattering company, Lyabet Van Heemskikrk bustled about. In the ery whitest and stiffest of lace caps. Very soon after sundown. Elder Semple and madam his wife arrived; and the elder, as usual, made a decided stir among the group whicu he joined. "No. no. councillor, he said. In answer to the invitation of Joris to come outside. No, no, Ill not risk my health, maybe my vera life, oot on the stoop after sunset "Well, then, neighbors, weM go InClean pipes, and a side, said Joris. snowball (gin mixed Btiff with sugar), or a glass of Hollands, will not I think, be amiss. The movement waa made among some jokes and laughter, and they gathered near the hearthstone. Katherine came and stood behind her fathers chair. She let her head fall down over his Bhoulder, and he raised his own to clasp it. What is It then, mijn. Katrljntje klelntje? It is to dance. Mother says yes,' if thou art willing. Then I say yes, also. For a moment she laid her cheek against him, and the happy tears came into his eyes, and he stroked heriace and half reluctantly let Batavlus lead her away. but few famAt that day there-we- rs ilies of any wealth who did not own one black man who could play well upon the violin. Joris possessed two, and they were both on hand, putting the fiddle and the bow. And oh, bow happy were the beating feet and the beating hearts that went to the stirring strains! It was joy and love and youth In melodious motion. The old looked on with the gleaming, sympathetic eyes; young forgot that they were mortal. Miss Katern Van Heemskirk and Mr. Nell Semple will now hab de honor of bilging de company wld de French I E1M Ing and believing mean to ! t t t The Bow of Orange Ribbon I A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK By AMELIA E. BAR.R. Trimd OUvl.. X Thou uid tti Other Cupyrurht 1B by Ducld Until end Com pain Avithar f -- Cr, Etc. -- eiM e made litu i (he CHAPTER ll. (Continued. jo ot expert Of an earth( said Mrs t loti things' A letter from that Jordon But she kept her own counsel, and poor child. She has doubted and deoated the matter In Ka'hepne tan HeemskirK mor sit t1 an expected So her het htait until the hands of the gie.it ioi k were- - rising quick!) to the hour lather ou t kt her tome to me Why, ol late Then she laid down her fine then upon nij word to her sill go Capt Hyde was Inlet ested at once sewing and said Mother 1 want to You will go he aahel, walk in the garden Whn 1 come " hack my task will .n and would it be betond good breeding 'That is wail. Joanna too, has let to accom; am you lndeeu nephew 1 think it would. her work fall own to her lap. Go Be patient tomorrow morning I will both of you, and get the fine atr from the liter " call upon our tan neighbor This was not what Katherine The next muining was (lamp for d but nothing but assent was there hai been hcaty rain during the and the girls studied slowly possible let night hut Capt Hyde would not down the box bordered-slks together. his aunt forget or forego her promise When they reached the rlxer banka A negro woman was polishing the boat towed by with two English solhra-- s ornaments of the door and over stopped just below them, and its spotless threshold stc pased with diers l.tv loc king on her oars Then an offl-out question or delay er in the rose and Katherine stern A few minutes she waited alone in saw (apt Hyd.e fling hack from his far-off c the best pailor, banned with its left shoulder his cloak, in cider to diB air and Eastern scents and then the bow of orange ribbon on his Madam Van lleemskirk welcomed her. piay hieast In her heart she was pleased at the kattuLi me went back to the house visit She thought prnateli that her as She chatted of merry as a bird Joris hal been a little too strict And this and of and sang snatches of that Mrs GordoL s praise of Katherine and songs old and new And all the time her declaration that she was Incon her heart beat out Its own glad solatne wit! out the dear creature so-cie-y- , My bow of orange ribbon, my seemed to the fond mother the bow of orange ribbon!" most proper and natural of feelings Do hut let me see her an hour, CHAPTER III. madam ' she said "You know my Joy in the House. sincere admiration. Is not that her Honored gentleman, when will you voice? I vow, she sings to perfection! pay me my money? And what a singular melody' Please The speaker was an old man. to set wide the door madan dressed in r black coat buttoned to the It Is the hrate sorg ot the brave ankles, and a cap of silk and fur. from men of Zealand, when fiom the walls beneath which fell a fringe of gray of Leyden they drove away the Span- bair. The inquiry wag addressed to iards, and madam stood In the open Capt Hyde. He paid no attention door, and called to her daughter, whatever to it, but, gayly humming a WelI, then, Katherine, begin again stave of Marlbrook, watched the the song of The Beggars of the Sea.' crush of wagons and pedestrian, in At the second verse, Mrs. Gordon order to find a suitable moment fin roee and said, Indeed, madam, I find cross the narrow street Honored gentleman, when will yon my good breeding no match against such singing And the tune Is won- pay me my moneys?" The second inquiry elicited still less derful; it has the ring of trumpets, and the roar of the waves in it. Pray attention. I do not wish to make you more let us go at once to your daughters. At work are they; but. If you mind expenses, captain, and Cohen, follownot that, you are welcome Indeed. ing the impulse of his anxiety, laid Then she led the way to the large liv- his hand upon his debtor's arm. Hyde ing, or dining, room, where Katherine turned in a rage, and flung off the stood at the table cleaning the silver touch with a passionate oath. Then flagons and cups and plates that the Jew left him and walked alowly towards hts store and home. adorned the great oak sideboard. He soon recovered the calmness Joanna, who was darning some fine which had been lost during his unsatrose and made her respects isfactory Interview with 'k linen, Capt Hyde. with, perfect composure. She had very little liking, either for Mrs. Gordon A wise man frets not himself, for the folly of a fool; and, having come or her nephew; and many of their to this decision, he entered hia house ways appeared to her utterly foolish with the Invocation for Its peace and of aln. But Katherine and not devoid on his lips. prosperity trembled- and blushed with pleasure Soon there was a little atlr in the and excitement, and Mrs. Gordon street that peculiar sense of somewatched her with a certain kind of more than usual, which can thing curious delight Her hair was combed make itself felt in the busiest thorbackword, plaited, and tied with a oughfare and Cohlen went to the bon; her arms bare to the shoulders, door d out ber black bodice and crimson pettiThe Great Christopher had come coat neatly shielded with a linen to anchor Capt. Batavius de Vries. apron; and poised in one hand she There was quite a crowd on the beld a beautiful silver flagon covered wharf. Some were attracted by curiWith raised figures, which with patient osity; others, by the hope of a good labor she bad brought Into shining re- job on the cargo; others, again, not lief. averse to a little private bargaining Conversation was easily maintained. for any curious or valuable goods tho , Madam Van Heemskirk knew the pedi- captain of the Great Christopher' gree or the history of every tray or bad for sale. cup, and in reminiscence and story an Joanna Van Heemskirk had had1 bour passed away very pleasantly In' message from ber lover, Capt de deed. Then Mrs. Gordon, after bid Vries, and ahe waa watching for his ding madam an effusive good-by- , arrival. There was no secrecy In her turned suddenly and said, Pray allow love affairs, and It waa amid the joy yoru daughter to show me the many and smiles of the whole household .ornaments in your parlor. The glimpse that she met her affianced lhueband. 1 had has made me very impatient to e They were one of those loving, see them'1 more particularly." couples, for whom it is natural The moment the parlor door bad to predict a placid and happy life, and been shot, Mrs. Gordon lifted Kath-crine- s the first words of Batavius seemed to face between ber palms, and assure it: said: My affairs have gone well, Joanna Faith, child, 1 am almost run off as they generally do; and now I shall jny bead with all the fine things I have build the house, and we shall be marlistened to for your sake. Do you ried. know who sent me here? I shall just say Joanna laughed. "I think, madam, Capt. Hyde." a word or two, also, about that, Bata"Paha! Why don you blush, and vius. stammer, and lie about it? Now, Capt Come, come, the word of two was Hyde wishes to see you; when can said so long ago. Katrijintje, mijn you oblige him to much? meisje, whats the matter now, that I know not To come to Madam you never come once? Semple's is forbidden me by my Katherine wag standing at the open lather. window, apparently watching, the Oh, indeed! Has your father for-- ' honey-bee- s among the locust blooms, down walk to your garden but really perceiving something far bebidden you jo- the river bank? yond them a boat on the river at, the 'Vv- No, madam." end of the garden. So the question of 3 Then, If Capt Hyde pass about Batavius touched very lightly her oclock, he might see you there?" physical consciousness. A far sweetThree?" er, a far more peremptory voice called The word was a question more than her; but she answered: "There Is nothing the matter, Bata' n assent, but Mrs. Gordon assumed the assent and did not allowI Katb- vius. I am well, I am happy. And "And prom- now I will go into the garden to make - crine to contradict it me a fine nosegay, and she walked ised to bring him a token from you that slowly ont of the door and stopped or jjg sraS exceedingly anxious about stooped at every flowerbed, while Jomatter. anna watched her. thoughtfully Katherine . looked Out of sight of the window, Katharound. There was a small Chinese cabinet on the table. She went to it erine ran rapidly to the end of the of garden, and, parting the lilac bnshea, and took from a drawer a bow stood flushed and pantlug on the river orange ribbon. Holding-I- t doubtfully Nicho- bank. Capt Hyde'a pretty craft shot St "My abe said, band, in her into sight, and a few strokes put it las ribbon. I can really wait no St the landing stair. In a moment he there! Tbere, Is already in a was at her aide. He took her In his longer. Some one Good-bagain, arms, and In spite of the small hands . fever of impatience. to your covering her blushing face, he kissed service oncejnore ' child: my her with passionate affection, vowing mother and sister, and so. with many and with every klst that ahe waa the moat chatting she passed compliments, adorable of women, and protesting langhlng oat of the bouse. on bis honor as a soldier that he beat parlor, the closed Katherine would make her his wife, or die She In act the and lingered a moment Mrs. Gor- bachelor for her sake. felt that she bad permitted And who can blame a young girl If don to make an appolntmentforher diaobedllistens and bellevea, when liatea- ahe of aense .lover, and a guilty 1 1 1 "l-he- c ' A and-looke- aen-sibl- ' a, y - COCOOOCCCOCCOC3 (3PECML COP - ' Now Mabel packed her trunks and sens to dwell beelde tho ana. he took more thlnga than aha will need to wear It aeema to ma are not played In the Casino. There took her dark blue etamlne, her isnt room A sumptuous club has ha ponseo and her volla. been established, and winnings from Twelve nainaooka twenty orfandlM, that coat me lota of totr: the Casino Company's coffers go back Foulards galore, two crepe de chinas, a to those same coffers via the club. mouaaellne de sole Two taffetas, embroidered mull Lord Monte Carlo is keeping up with the help poor old pa1 times It ts being run more and more Borne dotted eaiaa at fine aa mist, hall dreaaes by the bunch, in accord with the motto, "It you With gowns for breakfast, dinnet. Sea, don't see what you want ask for it and other gowns for lunch. The gaming tables now keep open Of cnowy mutlina ahe took ten, of shirt-wsis- ts until and you can even get a ninety-twOf yachting suits and white duck skirts ham Bandwlch on the premises to reto ideate a shrew. fresh your inner man and give you Bhe , aenough also got her bathing suit it awrely dream-Ma- de la a the fortitude neceaaary to lead you out of hardly anything worth g, to lose some more money. twould seem. Bhe u of t got d grots It has often surprised me that an petticoats, eight pair of hose. intelligent man of the world, a mem-- And hanc here hlefa enough to Mow each bleated human nose. 8hea forty-tw- o kimonos and a hundredweight of gloves And dressing gowns and plrture hats and The Superior Tribunal of Monaco the Dttk of Manche.ter one hundred francs for the legal speed Of limit on his motor car and five minutes later Indicted a penalty of twenty-fi- r irauo upon a woman coavitted of breaking one of the most Important of the Ten Commandments. moralist would say that Perhaps these varying penalties demonstrate the relative Importance of offenses at Monte Carlo. They may show that it la four time worse to scorch on an automobile than to break certain oth er laws. As a matter of fact the woman was fined exce-e-lm- x lam. o. men-ttomn- hun-dee- other things nm5r inneiuis 0 i c. 'i' t 1 '"n; v 4 A Musle Hall, Caalno. The Oldest Car in America. The car that stands In the roundhouse at Pialnvllie, Mast., Is the old-et- a railroad coach in the United States and aa such makes a pathetio appeal to all people wbo remember tbe earliest days of railroading. It recalls the days when 1 waa admired by all the countryside as It rolled over the rails between Boston and Providence at a pace which would be regarded as almost funey It standi neglected and real. many yeers, and enmeshed by countless cobwebs a rusty, useless old thing in n remote corner of the roundhouse. To the younger generation tt seems almost incredible that this primitive vehicle could possibly have been the predecessor of tha magnificent Pullman of Its outlines suggest a stage coach rather than a railroad car, and the Jolting of the crude structure was but little broken by the delicate-looking springs beneath it. The roof of this venerable conveyance was used to accommodate passengers on days when trsvel v aa, BVavy""or the Wtatbcr fine. Xiuse bas made many ravages on this old coach, and to keep It from further It has been necessary to nail boards across the sides and over tha wheels that mar the quaint effect. to-da- y fined twenty I - d f 1 y easy-goin- good-nature- d OEPEW TELLS SOMETHING NEW. by the Nov York Senator. Senator Chauncey M. Depew says that this Is his latest, and he guarantees tt to be new. He told It to group of friends at tbe Chamber ot Commerce banquet Tuesday nlghL I was walking down Wall street today, he said, hastening to keep an important business engagement, when I was stopped by a man who said: Pardon me, senator, but I see you have been taking an active part In this state election, and I am anxious to learn wbat you think of the result I am naturally much pleased by the election ot Gov. Odell, I replied. 'But there was a big slump in the Republican vote in tbe city and Odella plurality was very smalL I was afraid that this might have a serious significance for the future of our great party. I replied that I did not think so, and, remembering my appointment, sought to get rid of my questioner, but he persisted: You greatly relieve my mind, he said. So you are sure you are pleased with the result of the election! Quite so,' I responded. Then you will be glad. I know, to lend me fifty cents. I said that there had been a slump In the stock market that day and I could only let him have a quarter. New York Times. In tha endless race for wealth men arq too prone to forget the ordinary claims of humanity. It la always better to concede omethlng than to insist on a demand that la both Just and merciless. a peck of With bottle after bottle of the beet complexion stuffs. With thitty-aeve- n and things X s pose her ma parasols Knows quite a little more about than me, for I m her pa. We stood around to tee her ofT and shed some tears of fear She'd mlts her catch and make U buy her summer duda next year, tier bii'i luat words were: Mabel, dear, he sure and don't forget To wear your bathing ault each day-h- ut edont you get It wet! Baltimore American. fin franca because the ber of the Stock Exchange who has judges thought that this sum was looted a bank or a customer and 1 about all she tould yield, being an to be found out next day, should dra Impecunious dressmaker, while they matically blow hie brains out At high were sure an English duke noon In Tbreadneedle street ' wouldn't mind fou times aa much. As an Irishman might put it If he The splendid business capacity of had any brains be would not blow Monsieur Blanc, aho Is Monte Carlo, them out In such a public place while baa led him to make the discovery be could avoid all risk of by that some lucky gamblers have been doing it in Monte Carlo. publicity taking money any from Monte CarThere la a paradise tor eulcldea. If lo. This Is a defect In his system to sever your throat or you that he intends te remedy, as in his burn want ont your digestive apparatus opinion the Casiao company needs with carbolic acid until you are quite the cash much more than any ona afterward obtain all and deceased, else does, minuet the you want that you legal proof the tigated management died of a At this announcement, made by the old age, bring your lingering can circus. Traveling first negro violiUv there waa a sudden razor or your .acid he re with it- assortment of organ-Icesilence; and Nell rose, and with a low ficaftfence Ihs't; twin '' percentage der will ever bow offered the tips of his fingers to be adduced against you. of , their the beautiful girl, who rose blushing were the t baKcv the boss. There A man the other evening blew ty passer, the pickto take them. of hie head off to effect hi ' I fiammei enough t or short pocket, Neils dark, stately beauty was well It happened directly In distinguished purpose. set off by his black velvet suit and change maiiTJ4other front of the motor garage, opposite made kiey plenmonvy, specialists, powdered hair and gold buckles. And ty ot tt. Bit the circus the end of Clroe Gallery. In A few manager no lovelier contrast could have faced so needed that cub, they fitted np a eeconde two men In plain clothes him than Katherine Van Heemskirk; outfit in a railway car. and sprang out they were Monte Carlo gambling so delicately fresh, so radiantly fair, every night th9 astute swindlers lost spies and whisked the body off into she looked In her light blue robe and to the circus owners all they had a shop, whence tt disappeared In acwhite lace stomacher, with a pink rose won during die day. The strange cordance with a system that works at her breast who Inof it is that they all knew they like a clock. Passera-bNeil had a natural majesty In his part was were matter what the had no chanoe; that the odds were quired carriage; Katherine supplemented It against them, and .that the tablet that there had only been a dog with a natural grace. Aa sbe was In were crooked was' a moral certainfight, and any one who hinted at a the very act of making Nell a profound suicide waa denounced as a dangeroptild not resist tbe tempty. tbey yet courtesy, the door opened and Mrs. tation to gamble. ous dreamer who saw things that Gordon and Capt Hyde entered. The Without drawing any offensive par- werent there. latter took In the exquisite picture in allel between the circus gamblers and They must keep a tame coroner at a moment and there was a fire of jeal- those of Monte Carlo for It would be Monte Carlo an ousy In his heart when be saw Nell neither fair nor true I may say that fellow, with an accommodating lead bis partner to her seat, and with Monsieur Blant ha He ie a man, no doubt, who arranged that aa the deepest respect kiss her pretty little money a possible shall be ex- Jury. believes in natural death on princifingers ere he resigned them. ported from his principality. ple, and could diagnose the death of But he was compelled to control two hutdred active spies are a man smashed to a Jelly by a steam About himself, as be was ceremoniously inCarlo. They hammer as being due to gout or apoat Mont troduced to Councillor and Madam employed rooms, the gambling pick np plexy ha la not sure which. Van Heemskirk by his aunt who with throng about the catch and players, Any ona who has ever asked a a charming effusiveneaa declared ahe facts who London coroner to believe that a man track persona pickpockets, expel waa very nneasy to intrude so far, but, exude counterfeit colna and make wbo bad killed himself really died in faith, councillor, sbe pleaded, I themselvea generally useful to their from circumstances over which ha am but a woman, and I find the news had no control will remember the employer. of a wedding beyond my nature to retheir duties la to collect frigid reception which he encountered of One sist statistics a to how much the big and the frultlesenese of hia efforts. (To be continued.) winners win and what tbey do with it. Hera I believe things, differ. Latest Story Put Forth In droveR, Slie took a dosen mirrors and powder pufTa l t it Mabels Seaside Outfit. "V To-tla- to-da- in-;u- It Walked In. tbe morning L. H. Haney, landlord of tbe City hotel at Barns-borEarly In Cambria county, was aroused from hts slumbers by a crash in hi room. Opening hia eyes, be waa startled to see a big bear. The noise had aroused Mr. Haney, and she screamed for help. Her husband sprang out of Jtied and seized a chair to protect btmself and wife. Bruin came toward them, and Haney swung the chair. Mrs. Haney waa still screaming and the guests of tha hotel were coming from their rooms. About this time the bear concluded that things were getting too Interesting and be decided to leave. As ha emerged from tbe landlords room Into the ball there waa a rush to get out of tbe way. Arms were quickly obtained, and tbe bear driven off. Black Snakes Guard Southern Homes. It ia true that tbe rattle snake and the black snake are mortal enemies, and the black snake la the victor In their battles, breaking tba neck of hia adversary before tbe rattler has time to strike. The black snakes ot this country are aa harmless as frogs. On many of tbe ..large plantations In the south they are tamed and kept as a protection from their enemy, as the warm climate prevent keeping the bouses closed so as to keep them ouL Drove Away Hungry Lynx. As Roland Scribner of Stafford, VL, was out fishing tbe other day In a stream within sight of tbe bouse, ha happened to glance behind him and taw a lynx coming toward him from tbe woods, growling and snarling, hls mouth open. The boy waited until the animal got within a few feet of him, and as it crouched to spring, dealt It several blows with hls fishing rod, whereupon the lynx turned and ran back into the woods. Disproved Old Superstition. The performance of a Canaan, which hatched thirteen chickens from a aettlng of thirteen egg Grand Entrance, Casino. I I These gentry have discovered that when a gambler has won a thousand forty or roulette pounds at thtrty-anbe becomes tired of both distractions. He wants new worlds to conquer, and he goes off and loses all bis profits at Nice or Cannes at the baccarat tables. Hers you have tbe Moote Carlo fiscal question, and Monsieur Blanc has taken steps to prevent the deleterious exportation of bullion that might very well remain where It Is. So now you can play baccarat, or bridge, or poker at Monte Carlo. Tbey d So why a financier w bo ha gone eat ray should disgrace hi family by killing btmself in London when be can come to Monte Carlo and make sure of a perfectly natural and legtti mate decease I am at a complete lost to make out' The fare la not dear, and he who wants to die should always Invest in tbe extra sleeping car berth, as that will insure a strong probability of death by asphyxiation, thus saving hiipself the trouble of dying a natural death on schedule time In lovely n recently may be considered remarkable considering the tact that ah was set upon this nnlucky number of eggs on Friday, May 13, with one or two other unfavorable conditions prevailing. Proud of Big Duck Farm. A flock of snow white Pekin duck numbering 20,000 and requiring a carload of food every week, is the show to which the villagers of Riverton, Va, The duck farm is take strangers. said to be the largest In the United States. Monster Geranium. J. D. Fraser of Merrimack, N. H-- . has something of a monstrosity In the geranium line. The plant consists of a single atock which measures ia height fullr 814 feet under tha mis- -- |