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Show THOSE HELPFTJL broadways They were on their way home at a. m. Aa they turned Into their own Quiet cross town street after tearing the cars Mrs. Broadway sighed wearily. "Dear me." she said, "how glad I am to get near home once more, but how very lonely It seems around here. I dont believe there Is a soul abroad except ourselves. Broadway looked sharply up and down the street "Yes, there is," he said. There is a woman ringing the doorbell at the house across the street She seems to be haring trouble to get in. The apparently forlorn condition of the prowler touched a sympathetic chord In MrB. Broadways bosom. She had been locked out herself on several occasions, and knew how it went The poor thing," she sighed. Lets go over and ask her. If we can be of any assistance to her. The woman on the doorstep gave the bell another push as she saw them approach, then turned and Meed them. "Im In a terrible fix, she said, helplessly. "I hare no key and this bell seems to be broken, and I cant make anybody hear, and I don't know how In the world I am ever going to get In." Mr. Broadway reached over the stone balustrade to the front window. I think," he said, there may be a way. I think I may be able to boost you In through the front window. I am sure I can If that window la not latched. He pressed upward on the sash and the window rose slowly and with a It Is all slightly creaking sound. right, he said, and pushed still harder. Now," he said, when the apera-tur-e had assumed proportions commensurate with the anatomical structure of the woman, If you can bridge the chasm you will be all right Oh, I can do that easy enough, S . past-mldnlg- ht said am the woman. T can crawl in, 1 sure." Very well," said Broadway, "here The Vigil of Love. goes. It required considerable When the morning sun la peeping At purpureal daybreak, sleeping In the mist When the drowsy hlrils are crooning their throats will soon be tuning; Lays As we list When the golden glow, oerspreadlng reaching and scrambling on the part of the woman and much lifting and balano ing on the part of Mr. Broadway, but the passage through the window was finally effected and the woman landed on a soft rug inside. I'm safe, she whispered. Thanks, ever so much. Thon she closed the All the canopy, is shedding Sunlight, kissed When the world, with gladness throbbing, Wakes to joy that sleep Is robbing. To exist Then my love to her Is winging. In a jeweled chariot swinging, Through the mist; And my cf hope Is dreaming. As my messages go window. The Broadways hurriedly descended the steps. What number is this? the she asked when she reached street Did you notice? One hundred and eighteen," he said. Mrs. Broadway was the first to see the sequel to their samaritanism in the evening paper. No. 118118, she said, wonder-lngly- . is where we helped Why, that the woman in through the window last night, wasnt it, Jasper? What about Yes, said Broadway. he.-ir- Siii-aiuin- To my queen. sun Is setting. When the gold-re- d And the wind Is but coquetting With the trees When horixon' blue Is tinted With expanse the sun has glinted Like a fricxe Is blushing. When the ralnbow-tk- y And the eventide Is flushing With the brier e When the twilight lingers lowly, Fades and fades, and sinks so slowly To the leas Then my thoughts to her ore winging. In a jeweled chariot swinging, As I please: And my heart with love ia toying. Hose, expectantly, la buoying All my dreams. "She she lied, panted Mrs. BroadShe made that up about living When the tiny stars, assembling way. In a galaxy, are trembling in the house. Nobody lives there lit the sky that is, nobody was home last night When the ghostly moon Is glowing. Silhouettes of fancy throwing Everybody Is away in the country. Ever nigh Even the servant in charge happened When the shadows, grim and sleeping winds come creeping to be away last night and that wom- Tremble as thesigh-When With a an knew She she was a thief. but God alone la reigning A Other pow'rs are merely feigning She must have had accomplices. Nearer by little woman like her could never have Then my thoughts to her are winging, a In chariot swinging, jeweled got away with all the stuff the papers Ar they fly; say she tookv It all comes of your Then my heart cries out in longing, and throbs, with hope prolonging. Yearns lifting her In through the window. Just for her! e man a The idea of of your age lifting Thus It Is at eve or morning, a strange woman, anyway! I didn't Love my life la all adornin'' Love for her! approve of It at the time, but I didnt like to soy anything; you are always so apt to accuse me of being jealous Honest, now, did you ever sit in the every time I open my head about such itr it things. But she certainly smooth. Broadway read robbery gravely.. he said, If the light on us as her to-da- y the account of the We'll be In luck," authorities do not accomplices. . . d neo-essar- y related an amusing fact regarding the old powder horn which is box. She Wanted to Be Sure Her Gift Was kept In a was The kora to the Of. presented Taken Care a Connecticut he said, lady, by of the Albert C. Bates, librarian and wo had removed It from the box, has Connecticut Historical Society, placing It, with other Hale relics, in had many inquiries from visitors to a largo case. One day this lady the collection rooms In Hartford re- came to the rooms and noticed that NathBn the horn had been taken from Its orlg garding the camp effects of spy, inal box. Revolutionary Hale, the martyred Oh, I cant have that! she ex which, up to a short time ago, were main hall. claimed, that horn is too valuable to In the case a in large kept Some changes in the disposition of be taken from its box at all. I must various curiosities has been necessary Insist that my gift be kept just as it this season, and the Hale articles are was presented. "So wo recovered the box, fitted now hidden from sight in the great safe in one corner of the room. In the horn In Its position, and there it Mr. is." New York Timesshowing them a few days ago, INSISTED ON THE BOX. Bates glass-covere- d co-ciet- y I Last fall when Parker went down Into his basement on the first really cold morning he found Collins, who lives In the flat above him, building a fire In his furnace. frame resiThey lived In a dence which had been made over Into flats. The owner had put ' in two hot-ai- r furnaces in the basement and each of his tenants was required to supply his own heat Collins hot-ai- r pipes passed up through Parkers flat so it was a nice problem to discover which furnace fed hot air Into the registers of any particular set of apartments. Parker went to work at the furnace which Collins pointed out to him filled it with kindling and coal, started a fire and went back upstairs. Collins had already disappeared, leaving his furnace glowing with heat Mrs. Parker greeted her husband with a smile of satisfaction. Henry, our furnace is splendid," Bhe said. I know how to build a fire my dear, remarked Parker with pardonable egotism. The succeeding weeks of cold weather proved that Parker had been justified in boasting a little. The flat was warm all the time and Parker did the work with the greatest ease. "How fortunate we are Bald Mrs. Parker to her husband one evening to have Buch a good furnace. 'Why, tho Collinses are absolutely freezing. I was up there and actually poor Mrs. Collins was numb with cold. The next morning Collins, a patient man, ordinarily, spread his hands over his parlor register and swore. Thera was only a faint trickle of heat. The confounded furnace can go to thunder he said. The landlord and the furnace man say its all right, but f know better. Its all wrong. I have kept It blazing full of coal up to the present moment but here I quit What are you going to do?" Going to let the fire go out and depend on the grates until I find c.o. blurted " out The lawyer looked alarmed and he dis- appointed. Oh, well, Hockley, he sold as he pocketed his paper and turned toward the door, let it go. If you go into court I couldnt hope to get Judgment against you in a thousand years. And that was the last Hockley heard of the Blobber Institute. 5 5 9 Students club have been paid for with shoveling snow or washing dishes. Prospective lawyers and doctors and preachers are at present learning preparation for future careers by developing business in butter and eggs shipped in from the home farm, or by working up a trade in coffee and spices (a popular business enterprise), or by assisting in laundry management. Others run boarding clubs, or clerk in' stores, deliver daily papers, collect bills or read gas meters. Some young men reach college equipped with a trade and can serve as barNot a bers, cobblers, or carpenters. few take stenographic notes and run typewriters, or report for Chicago newspapers the Impossible happenings of student lite. Many pulpits within a radius of sixty miles of Chicago are regularly filled by preachers who attend recitations on the campus from Monday to Friday and go to their charges for Saturday and Sunday. Uncle Sams life saving crew, housed on the edge of the campus, gives emstuployment to a group of dents. and pays them a good salary for faithful service. In fact there is scarcely any field of employment to modern life which has not been invaded by ambitious students, provided it is of the sort that will leave a margin of time for study. The path of the student who works his way is not strewn with roses, and the career of such a young man calls for genuine heroism. The time given to earning money must, of course, be subtracted from the total sum of working hours, and only the remainder is available for study. Consequently the number of years given to the course must be lengthened or else the wageearning student finds himself at a disadvantage beside the student who has no responsibility outside his books. However, this disadvantage is in no small number of cqses offset by greater sincerity and earnestness on the part of the poorer student able-bodie- ance of directions I am now able tar, and do, stutter every time I attempt to speak, and even my friends avoid me. ' You have Try f'liiest permission to print this testimonial." After several emphatic requests from Boston for tie $:0 there was a lull and Hockley almost forgot the matter. Then one day a lawyer with whom he was not on friendly terms walked LtJ IT.vMcy'a Mr. Hockley, he. bor. au, with a show of sternness, as ic i .IIed a paper from his pocket, 'T lave here a bill for $50 from the Eicbber Stammer Cure Irstltute for curing you of stuttering. If you do not pay it at once I am instructed to bring suit and will do so this afternoon if necessary. Hockley arose and glared furiously at his visitor for a moment. Ilia lips moved as if he were rolling a marble about In his mouth. moonlight, with the rays of heavens great candles glinting in your eyes, and dream you loved a girl like that? First stage! was Work Way Through College. The quality of ambition that led Abraham Lincoln to close a day of hard manual labor with poring over a book by the light of a pine knot is not known to the present generation. Scores of young men and women are repeating Lincoln's heroism in forms adapted to the demands of modern life. Brain and sinew are being turned to account to yield, beyond living expenses, a surplus sufficient to afford educational advantages. Abundant examples of this spirit are furnished by the Middle West. Visions of round dollars finding their way Into his pockets as a result of mowing lawns or currying horses have lured many a young feliow from the farm and from the miscellaneous occupations In a small town to the pursuit of knowledge. Ample Illustration of' such a movement may be had from the statistics of earnings of students in the Academy of Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois, during the last year. The Academy registers 485 of the 1.800 students on the Evanston campus, and of the 485,. 65 per cent have earned money, much or little, from September to June, amounting in the aggregate to more than $12,000. This sum is exclusive of the summer occupations, common to students, through which money enough Is often accumulated to pay a large share of the next years expenses. The $12,000 represents in some cases small amounts from Irregular employments such as clerical work, which enables the student to spend on concert tickets and general pleasure a dollar hore and a dollar there that the home allowance will not cover. By many a young man, however, his share of the $12,000 has been expended on the necessities of life. Raking out furnaces and building up the fires before daylight on winter mornings has meant lodgings for more than one young fellow with a. thirst for knowledge, while meals In a t Hockley had mounted to business success despite the handicap of a pronounced stutter. Though he 1b conscious of tbe credit to which he Is entitled for not lying down" on account of his Infirmity, it does not follow that he would not willingly part with It A year ago Hockley saw in an advertisement what he conceived to be bis opportunity. Tt was a Boston concern which promised to cure stammering in three months or no money would be required. Hockley was encouraged to forward bis name for enrollment and then he confidently began the treatment He kept faithfully at the course until the three months were up. lie even gave it an extra two weeks for good measure; then he dropped It. Promptly from Boston came a letter expressing pleasure that he had been cured and intimating a desire that be should send a testimonial A bill for $50 for his treatment was Inclosed. Hockley sent the testimonial. For the benefit of other sufferers who may be seeking relief, he wrote, I am very glad to give my experience with Blobber's stammer cure. When I first began I stuttered about every fourth sentence. After only three months and two weeks faithful pursu- - And late at night, when all Is still, when the owl car has made its last run, and you are out on the porch taking off your shoes that you may not awaken father, hare you ever looked into the face of the firmament to dream of her and seen the big dipper empty, of course, but, like the star spangled banner, still there? Second stage! 5 5 5 And have you when the morning sun is peeping at purpureal daylight sleeping In tho mist, ever wondered how she looked in a wrapper and curl papers? The next time you call, of course, stay which will be an hour longer and you can see the sun rise on your way home, hear the drowsy birds tuning their pipe organs preparatory to orchestral services in the wood, and reach the third and last stage! Then you can get married and furnish your own gas. t, 5 9 3 Wedding Expenses. The ubiquitous newspaper writer has figured tbe cost of a modern wedding as follows: $1,000 Ring 00 Flowers for bride 460 Gift to bride 100 man to best Gifts 200 Gifts to bridesmaids 100 Preacher ;.... 60 Cabs on bridal steamer, suite.... Passage Ten days at Hotel Carlton, London 250 bridal suite.... 600 Passage onat steamer, 00 Hotel Kits, Paris Ten days 125 to Berlin Fare 125 Five days at hotel n Berlin 15 Fare to Vienna 100 Five days at hotel in Vienna 40 to Rome Fare 100 Five days at hotel In Rome 20 Fare to Venice 100 Five days at hotel In Venice 40 to Geneva Railroad fare 150 the Alps Trip through 75 Fare to Madrid loo Five days at hotel in Madrid SW to America Return voyage GOO Tips Carriage from dock to new home.. Total . two-stor- y . whats the matter. That evening Collins came home expecting to find his flat colder and more dreary than ever. Instead It was warm and comfortable though tha registers were closed. Why, what In the world Ills wife flung herself into his arms, You goose, she said, laughing. when she could speak, youve been running the Parkers furnace for them all winter. As Boon as you quit they got chilly and made up a real lire in our furnace in tbe hope of getting warm again. Now we are receiving; the benefit Chicago News. 100 6 $3,600 Just for the sake of comparison, is appended the expenses of Cy Winkle, His friends admit that Jinkley Is not of Platts Corners, on the occasion of his nuptials. Miss Matilda Weiner-meye- r a coward, but what Jinkley prides being the other party to the himself upon Is his contract: Mrs. Jinkley had been on the verge License of ......$ 1.00 typhoid fever. The convalescent 1.50 One days wages 2.00 stage was progressing nicely, hut she Minister 2.15 Charivari party had been troubled somowbat with in2.10 Drive to county-seThe other night, however, ill somnia. Ice cream 10 she Peanuts into a restful slumber, and the got 27 Blue fiin for bride 70 faithful Jinkley proceeded to make up Dinner for two at 35o 5c, crackers 5c, pop for some of the sleep he had lost. Supper (bologna About five minutes after he had (8 New nightshirt for Cy 0 closed his eyes. It seemed, but In reSundries ality long after midnight, ho woke up $11.00 Total with a suddenness which beteken that And of the two parties Cy and Tildy at variance with the essomething time! had the bangest up Money Isnt of things had haporder tablished everything in thlB world. pened or was about to happen. 5 5 5 Sure enough, before the open winone to you love the best. the Drink and silhouetted against the feeble dow Heres to the fairest ever reflection of the street lamp was the And may she live, with ms her lord. Forever and forever! form of a man. It was a ground floor window and afforded easy entrance. Street Paving. There could be no mistaking the Bings The streets In our town are fact that the man was a burglar. paved with asphalt! Leaping from the bed Jinkley Wlngk Thats nothing. Where 1 grasped the burglar by the shoulders, and not live they are copper-linehim out of the window, men get pushed safe at that when hold-u- p slammed it down and serenely retired. busy I self-contro- at . d to-da- y, l. When he woke again Mrs. Jinkley was Bitting up In bed and shaking as vigorously as she could. him John, John! Wake up! Some one has been In the house! "Oh, thats all right, my dear, re"I took sponded Jinkley, calmly. care But It Isnt all right, persisted Mrs. Jinkley. My diamond pin Is gone from the dresser and I dont see your trousers or Jlnkleys complacency had departed. He arose and made a hurried search. Ive unearthed that old pair of trousers from the stair closet, he called out a few moments later as he stuck his head In at the bedroom door, "and Im going to the police station. Strange there were no patrolmen around all the time. All the silverware and jewelry, my money and most of my clothes are gone. No wonder that rascal was so easily persuaded to leave without making a fuss. H had already fired all cur valuables out of the window to his partner and wa ready to leave when I woke up and assisted him out |