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Show 1 The Queen of Queens. ul Btatas rlss fall; tha icrpttrtd kings y Arrayed In royal robes kluat pass with other earthly thing. Their fame aha 11 fade, their thro nee to-da- do-ra- y. But one proud queen will always reign And claim allegiance everywhere; Her realm la all of man'a domain. Her throne the peaceful rocking chair. She reigna by right divine, expreaaed Directly to her from above. Though kings muat pace, though natlooe wane. Tha glad young mother, proud and fair, While men are men shall aweetly reign. Enthroned upon the rocking chair. 8. K. Klaer. from him. Bah! She wa.-- . not wonh it! He pnt the pistol down and shook from bead to foot. And yet faithless or not, he could not live without her! And once more he look up the pistol and passed biudki'rchirf up and down its shining length and drew the crooked thumbplece to se if all was right. He could even see the stars shining through as he put his eye to the empty space and looked clear into the face of heaven. He remembered her last words "I shall be so glad to get back to the hills and the stars and you!" He was going to the stars himself. He would tell them how false she had been to them and to him. He panted as if smothered, and raised the window. The cold breath on his face seemed to rerive him. He could see the white and glittering like snow under the starlight, and far beyond the dim outline of the ghostly mountains. And all around him were the d miners and homes of the ranchmen. He looked once more down the still throat of the pistol, and then over to tue hills. stout-hearte- The reports rang clear and sharp1 The doors of every house in town were flung wide and the men, waving the women back,' rushed to the house where a bright light eeramed through an open window. thought Twould come," said one. "I feel shamed in my innards for such a man," said a big fellow' with He aint half a but one arm. " man "He aint . no man at an by this time, said another. And they stumbled up the stairs into Ellsworth's room. They stopped with their eyes open. It's all right, fellows." Tom spoke huskily, but there was a new Ilgnt in his eyes. "1 meant to, but she isnt worth it He threw the emptied pistol from him. "I thought it was the best way to let vou know. I shot straight up to the stars. In future Ill try to be all that youve thought about me. Thats it. 1 couldnt bear to lose your respect" He waited at the open window until he heard the last footstep pass out. A thin voice came up to him through the mist of the night Noy there aint no woman wuth that!" "1 mnE HAMPTON, Jfr. Copyright, 1(0, by Dally Btory PubHshlns Company. "Dear Tom: I might begin my letter Just eg that other girl did in that poem we read together. Do yon remember T "1 am Bitting alone by the fire, dressed ae I came from the dance, in a robe even you would admire, for It co it a cool thousand in France; Im bedlamoned out of all season; my hair Is done up in a cue; in short, eir, the belle of the season" is wasting an hour on you. "Its really true, Tom, Im called the belle of the season. I might as well hare a bell around my neck, for as soon as I appear anywhere there is a clatter of tongues and 1 hear audibly enough, Oh, thats the rich Miss Ethel Westover!' Every word sounds to my tired ears like the dropping of dollars and cents on a silver church plate. Go where you will, one cant get away from that Idea of money. In God we trust is all very well, but it is written on a dime. "Sometimes when I am sitting by myself it is not often, dear I try to dream the long hours away with happy thoughts of you, and then 1 think I hear Black Bess galloping under my window, and I actually run to see if yon wiH not pull rein at tha gate and stop. "Oh, how I do miss the oaks and flowers and the blue mountains! How glad I shall be to get back to the hills and the stars and you!" In a small town on the outskirts of California was set a square frame bouse with its four quarters over a long range of mountains. The house had the distinction of being the home of Tom Ellsworth, the well known fiance of the richest heiress in all the country round. Tom was anything hut rich, but he had "prospects and consequently was regarded as the most Important of all the ranchmen and miners in that region. He was a big, handsome, athletic fellow the son of a gentleman who had gone from Massachusetts out to California for his health, but almost as soon lost the money he had, and when he died left Tom, his only son and heir, a legacy of numerous debts. Tom had loved Ethel Westover ever since they had walked hand In hand to the one public school together. Ethel's father was a miner, but one day "he struck it rich, and Chen came the usual revolution. The mother had but one thought of Ethel, then a girl of sixteen. When the fortune came she was borne away to a fashionable boarding school In New Tork amidst tears and promises to Tom. Then came Paris and London. In that time the rumor drifted to the little town of "Rocky Mountain that Mrs. Westover was trying to forget all associations with her past But there was Tom I And Tom would not "I shall always love you,Tom at way. Oh, Tom, dont let them take me from you! "No, darling!" and he had kept the brown head to his breast and let his lips meet again and again the little mouth that had said such loving words to him. He had meant it no one should take her from him no one in all the wide, wide world! He vowed it silently to every living creature, and, God help him, he would keep It! Her last letter lay open before him DOES Here would be vengeance now. It said she was coming back and then and then? Ills heart best until he could hear it as he looked at the lovely oval face and the large, tender eyes of the picture he had carried for so long, and his eyes devoured hungrily every curve of the sweet face. "You must be true you must be true!" he cried, almost with a sob. And yet heart of my heart, will you be happy? What have I to offer you? Only love, love but a wealth of It that all the mines of hidden treasures could not buy one golden throb of!1 "He aint the same lookin Tom." "Goes pretty hard with him, eh?" "Belas as it should as hes "Hush, boys, here be comes!" Tom shook hands with each one. Ills pale, drawn face hurt the heart of every rough man present. They started in to tell their woes and trials In "rounding up the cattle." It was the principal event in their hard lives. The losses and hardships seemed as hard as any man could endur& They wanted him to know that other men suffered, too, and bore It like men. WASHING ON BICYCLE. Virginia Man's Device Makes the Day One of Pleasure. H. O. Hltner, has been exercising his Inventive genius, and the result of his efforts is that the weekly family wash day, instead of being a burden, as It is to most people. Is the day he enjoys most of any of the six whereon man is permitted to labor. He Is the owner of a rotary washing machine which he geared to bis bicycle after the latter had teen suspended in a frame. After the clothing has been placed In the machine, with the usual supply of water snd soap, Harry lights a cigar, mounts bis bicycle and wheels away. By the time be has pedaled enough to take him to New Market if the wheels were on the ground, the clothing has been washed, he has had an enjoyabls ride, and he and bis good wife are eorroFpnnciinply happy. This is only one of the many new things that have been inaugurated in Edinburg during the last few months, and It kelps to prove what every ono says about us viz.; "The old town Is surely on a boom." P. S. Since last week the weather has gotten too hot for Harry to pedal, so he has attached County Treasurer Hutcheson's motorcycle to the machine, and he now swings In the hammock and basks In the early morning sunshine while the motor-cycl- e does tbe washing. Edinburg (Va.) Sestl-ne- l. W ssver more attractive than when com- bined with lace. This very charming costume Illustrates that fact and shows a novel and stylish bolero, which Is made entirely of all over lass, snd trimming which consists of wife frills of the material headed hy lass bands. The waist Is one of the latest sad is full and soft, made with a little square of lace at tbe iront, and la dosed invisibly at the left of tbe tract. The bolero can be used or omitted as preferred and is arranged ovsr it, tbe two being joined at tbe lower edge. The skirt is circular with a circular flounce, that ia Joined to it beneath the upper row of trimming, and provides the graceful folds which The are essential to present styles. quantity of material required for the I see which fashions the frivolous looking Isco coat, and are much beruched and born moil with the same chiffon. The plain and dotted silks have appliques aud incnii'Ulions and of lace and embroidery, and some of tbe newest show fancy patterns cut from plaids snd sppll-quo- d to the plain silks, and vice versa. But no matter what the style of the parasol, it muat have a long shaft handle to proclaim it this season's style. a soft brush to remove any sand. Hava ready some fondant made ss for French candy and melt it over hot water. Take up a berry at a time, pull off tbe bull, dip it Into the melted fondant, and when entirely coated replace the hull. I .ay on oiled paper and chill In the refrigerator. Do not prepare long before they are needed, as they quickly draw syrup. Serve In small timbale or paper cases, two or three in each. Told in Her Boudoir Snake plumes are exquisite in mauve. Mallne chouz are still Important neck fixings. Bright green silk hosiery la among the novelties. Embroidered net Is set Into some silk stockings. Cuffs are anything from straight bands to pliltlngs. Carnations are coming into prominence in millinery. Crush belts of gold thread are charming for the white frock. A jeweled net for the balr la charming with a picture dress. To be smartly dressed one cannot escape this rule of much lace trimming. Applique flowers cut from colored taffeta on a gown of white voile or muslin. charming summer accessory Is tbe scarf of painted mousseilne de Wedding Gowns. White satin is no longer inevitable for a bridal gown, but has been exchanged for even lovelier materials, foamy chiffon, silvered gauze or softest silk muslin snd lace. Veils of tha latter have been superseded by tulle, while even that favored flower of many generations, the orange blossom, la noticeable by lta absence, myi tie or white Heather taking Its plica. White heather la looked upon as a wonderfully lucky flower, but like the d shamrock, its scarcity crested Its good fortune. Now it la said to be cunningly bleached in order that the supply may cover tbe demand. Exchange. four-leafe- , Corst Cover. Dainty corset covers that are well fitting and made for the Individual are always far more attractive than any other sort This one Is both pretty and simple and can be made from any one of the materials used for under- - sole. When kid shoes have been wet and become hardened, clean them at once and rub with castor olL A Useful Hint. When roses or other artificial flowers fade, the economical girl paints them with her water colors. The muslin of which they are composed takes paint readily, aud a little patience will rejuvenate an apparently pusse hat decoration. In tinting the flowers, make tbe petals deeper in shade In toward the base and leave the edges paler. It Is surprising how fresh the flowers will look after being recolored, Design by May Msnton. and they will hold the water colon medium size is, for waist 414 yards, 21, much longer than they do their origiDesign by May Msnton. Ift fards 27 or 2 yards 44, inches nal coloring. . wear but la shown, la llnea --batiste of with wlds lace; ft yard whlch is always satisfactory, both for bolero 14 yards 21 or 27 or ft Tea Biscuit Recipe. from tba standpoint of comfort and yards 44 inches wide; for skirt 13 Two teacupfuls fluur, one heaping that of endurance, and la trimmed yards 21, 11 yards 27 or 6ft yards 44 teaspoonful of baking powder, one-hawith German Valenciennes lace with inches wide. teaspoonful of salt; mix together and bits of fine embroidery between tbs sift Melt a tablespoonful of butter tucks which are worked by hand onto Bringing Skirts Up to Date. a Tbe woman wbo bas a good cloth and add It to Tbe combination ol cupful of cold the material. skirt of light weight such as voile, milk; flatten dough with hands and lace with this fine work la one of the etamlne or nuns veiling, left from cut with biscuit cutter; bake in hot latest whims of fashion and Is always last summer can bring It up to the oven until a delicate brown about charming. The corset cover is made mark of prevailing fashions by the fifteen minutes. This Is a very good with fronts and bnck, the narrow dexterous adjustment of taffeta or recipe when one is In a hurry, and tncks being arranged In groups and one that cannot fail to turn out well. stitched to the waist line only, so peau de sole trimmings. If she is a tall woman nnd desires a allowing comfortable flare over tbe yoke effect she can build the yoke Crystal Strawberries. hips. The quantity of material reHere is a delicious way to prepare quired for a woman of medium size Is (ram alternate strips of the cloth and taffeta. If r&nel effects are desired, strawberries, to bo served with Ice lft yards 36 Inches wide with 3 yards Select large, of lace edging and lft yards of beadtbe stitched bands of silk can bo so cream at a luncheon: laid as to slmulato panels. perfect berries and brush gently with ing. But the great point of divergence between laat seasons skirt and this FIGURED NET AND LACE. year's lies in the vent Last year tbe was fastened by rent books and eyes. This year it is comefpletely covered by a all-ov- lf two-thlrd- well-hidde- n box-plaite- d Bong of Hope. Children of yesterday. Heir of What are yon wr-- iiif ? Ijihor sml sorrow? Look to yiiui- Iooiiih again. Foster nnd foster Fly i lie ercHt shuttle Prepareil by the Master, Ufa's in the , Kooin for It Kuom! - Children of yesterday, Itelr of Lighten the lr.bor And the sorrow. Now, whiie the shut ilea fly Faster and foster, Ut. end he at It. At work with the Uniter; lie ItiMim Itouin! . To secure this effect In the made-ove- r skirt, lay on a Ikix pleat of the same silk used in trimming, narrow st the walat line and flaring slightly toward the hem of the skirt. This Is fastened tight to the skirt, and can' not be detected from the same effect In cloth. Nor does It give a botched or made-ove-r effect to the garment, bccauso of the general prevalence of silk trimmings in every Imaginable form. at your Uhuu, fur Him Children of yoHteMny, Hill's of Look at your fal.rio Of labor and sorioir. Bea my and dark r With dest-aland d'saster. Turn It. nnd lo. The ileiipo of the Master! The Lord's at the loom; Hoorn for Him Kooinl Mary A. Lathbury. He was alone now. He unfolded the Allison Tells of Changes, papers and read the notice again. The lamp-ligh- t seemed to make the letters Imaglno Senator Allison, many blacker. of tne Influential years "Married At the Church of All committee or. itnrnrlntions, in a long Saints, Ethel Westover to James, stritr.glo to recur the appointment Duke of Slromcourt." of a skilled laborer to help him In his Tom laid the papers, just as he had duties arenne the rap! to!! Then you done the telegram, into the fire. He have s picture nf the astute Iowan unlocked a drawer and took from It as he derr!lied himself recently to a bundle of letters. One by one they his colleagues. joined the holocaust of love and mem' During debate regarding the extenory. He took the picture with Its sion of the capitol building Mr. Allilovely eyes and tender mouth and for son became reminiscent about tba one moment he waked to the awful growth In the amount of public busitruth. ness that senators must attend to. "She has been sold sold! "he cried. He said that when he first came to "And she begged me not to let them tbe senate, th-- ty years ago, senators take her from me!" had no clerks .r other! to help them. He turned his suffering face to the "Alone by the fire.-- ' Several years passed," said Mr. down" and Ethel would not forget glint si steel In the open drawer. It Allison gravely, and still I had no and his fasclnuted him like an evil eye. He assistant Finally I succeeded in seTom was now twenty-fiv-e debts were paid. He had seen Ethel drew it slowly towards him and look curing the appointment cf a man as hot once in three years. She had ed deep Into the deadly hollow. Here a skilled laborer, who helped me in grown so tall and was so beautiful would be vengeance. He had stolen my cleric 1 work." Chat bo felt a little afraid of her. her that silly little Duke!" A smile went round the senate But why had she not resisted? If chamber at thla description, for nowBut she had thrown her soft arms aronad bis neck and clung to him she had loved him as he had loved adays every senator has at least a her no rower could have taken her clprk andameRsencer. Boston Post last as la the old days. w Whits Net With Lars. No material la more fashionable for the gowns of afternoon and dinner srsar than white cotton net and it is fect swi-i-ie- The whole town was talking about it Tom knew this but be did not avoid the town. lie had been fighting the hardest battle of his life for three days. When he had seen it blazoned In all the papers he turned white and sick and cold. He had refused to be lleve it. and ground his teeth over the kellow journals." He sent a telegram. Then he laid the yellow paper the answer was written cn Into the blazing fire and watched it curl and burn into ashes. Latest Ideas In Fashlonabls Garments Recipes Both New and Approved Delicious Way to Prepare Strawberries. Finger marks on varnished turn! tore are removed by rubbing them with a piece of rag dipped in sweet olL Afterward polish with a dry cloth. An ever ready glue pot is a most useful piece of property. It is prepared by putting no; litha in a wide-mouth- bottle and dissolving shellac in 1L When nailing Into hardwood, the calls are apt to bend. To prevent ibis dtp the point of each rail Into oil, ard or other grease before hammeri- ng them in. It will be found a good plan to keep pets, beans, rice, hurley, coffee and, In fact, all In glass dry groceries jars. By this moans a moments glance will acquaint the housewife with the necessity for replenishing ber stores. No material of the season Is more fashionable or more attractive than New Ideas In Sunshades. net In its many varieties. This very Then tbe parasols which shade charming waist Is made of the sort these dainty creations of the milli- known aa repouse, In cream color ner's arL In the morning, as already combined with a yoke of ,h!te moushinted, the linen parasol matches the seline overlaid bias bands of silk by Unn gown; and there are the colored of medallions and the trimming lacs, coachings, both In plain and plaids, being little lace ruffles. As Illustrated for various occasions. With the fluffy lingerie hat there la the waist Is made with long sleeves worn an equally Unify parasol, and that Include deep cuffs but those of these are frequently covered with the the fdbow sort, shown In the small -- cut, can bo substituted whenever p ferred. The blouse itself is full a soft below the yoke which Is pit and cut in a deep, becoming point front and back. At tbe waist Is crushed belt of messallne satin, a! cream lu tone, and the net is mi over silk and cotton mousseilne wh! la soft and pretty while of moderi cost The quantity of materia reqi ed for a woman of medium alze 3 yards 21, k srds 27 nr 1ft yai v wichea wlds. |