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Show THE NO WAS KIPMAPER. Him ef Longohaeamao'o Story Acquit! larioui Charge t tal that W pound to LondJ-tt- ln.eTnlXbt 1 to4 into court dcwly fht hidnipw eftUed. B'li breed wes when bum no shouldered, Binocular, bug bandsClOM CSllOUBSd thlt bC could hutlj them, tbaaU to handling freight mi tend the grunt docks, bn stood with hla cWld bowed down. Tho mother whose had been stolen glared at him from a front seat Oa bar Up aat the golden She waved a haired and podgy little Sot at tho kidnaper off beamed and would have crawled tho maternal lap to go to the Wg fellow bad ate been allowed. 1 didnt oteal tho kid, God bless a eort her! aald fto kidnaper. of bam, 1 know, and I waa drinkla yesterday an' tryln ta forgot An' when I got Into the Battery part fte little on run to me on said. Tope.' An', judge, yer honor, olxtocn yearn ago X had n kid juot Uko that before her mottec ran away from mo an took tho little nu along. So wo wao alttln oa tho brack, U Ikin, on' 1 woo fendin' her oome candy I gut from n dago when all thcoe people came raanln up, an they pinched me. Youro no kidnaper, raid fto judga, Go downstairs tor 0 with dcclaloa. day and straighten up." Aa tho longshoremen turned ho addreased tho mother timidly: Please, ma'am, con I kiss tho kid-j- ust New Fork Cor. Cincinnati once? suy at ton Into tte or terak Wo cor- - round o olippetT dot 1 T tattoftoftM vithiuc to wort - wont into a high otodttdo friend with SLli rfftlOTOo. and aafoldod to - tba leader stated to Put .oButhtaf plan ho had drrirtd three-year-ol- T SVfto rilloto'o action, hlo wanted out Ztnt dnanrier ho homo J. while TjjTiroyfor forty-eig- ht Sued fte vF dlckwo with on the Stock th. toortoft. toanrt bo ouggootod to Wo tody and o yacht the etmploet moan, of toour- O JJjB bo nhaSiii eonmnod. They knew for the purpose. AsWp- iS a crew could ooolly bo ftorod eoucerntof fto Udy ZZ bo no difficulty whatever. hour. wo after fto forty-eighim back, oaid fto -i-n af cooroo bring Wo Hanotlot brightly, thinking of aTitty yht pro-BD- 2. T2ondf conio oror tho of bio If comoo, of Well. gurtoor. riUMe: !Triih It. bat It would ssvs ouch a y orottans being ookod If ho lootyrot quietly orer board, fto spokeuffeoeo Timoo-SU- r. j One May Foriiopo Grasp This Masking Foma la the oum total of all the advertising o man hao had, plua his superiority over others. When wo desire It How WHITEUDr. Dooth Phantom of tho Howe of Pruooia. Reign-bi- g moot It never comas, and when tt does coma wo have forgotten that we wonted It Foma comoo either before n man la dead or after. Whoa It comoo before it is not ao likely to loot after; but when it cornea after it grows continually. Generally speaking, those who crave It moot never receive It that is, until after they hove stopped craving tho night before tho battle of gaalgeid Prince Lou la of Pnoela and chat-ga- g hh adjutant Count fiootlta wen la fto BcWooo Bchwarsburg-Ru-gojfjtaTho prince wao andetpat-kririoty when be ouddenly turned ala and rooted from the room, pur-Zthrough the hall a shadowy obits mbed dgum The aontlnol eaw B aloa Host day Noetlti ond the prince now hill wringing her tho white lady on ta despair ao the Germane fell hack. A few mlnutro later Louis wao Nosttts kfflad and Moetlta wounded. Wt tho otoiy to Wo sou, and tho on h Unoor Pitta, no white lady, first appearance wh whoa oho wao oon In fto palace She appeared at Beirautk In 1488. right or ten rimoa in tho next century. were Quar-tm- d When tho French officer la Bolmoth ate frightened them, ta particular General d'Eopegna, who, tba day after ho had oeen her, pointed to a portrait on the won and cried: Tt k ate! That meana my draft!" killed oon afterward. Be The aupcnttttons Nspolsou wouldnt Bleep in the motto but fto white lady went to aoo him oloowbore. She wao oaen before the death of tho beautiful Queen Looks. of Frederick William III, ef Frederick William IT, of Un-m- r Frtto klmelf and of many other embon of the reigning bouoe of On Z, itFama to lteelf. It ia not rallgiovo or moral or wealthy or social or political. It riara above the Tea Commandments and, like nature, f Is peculiar creates Its own standards. Fame !o more common among the dead than among tho living. No man living can be ateolutely euro of tt But whoa it cornea to a dead man ho can bo confident that It wUl remain. Fame la the moat uralera thing In the world. Those who oucs realise this are the ones moat likely to receive It , To bo famous, therefore, live long enough to ovoid all rales, wort without ceasing, create with courage the thing yon toko the moot pleasure In, and then, haring died, calmly await tho result Judge. u Street Phrases. In connection with the changes of fashionable street phrase a correspondent of the London Chronicle recalls from a ooog book dating far back la fto nineteenth century n comic song, la which fto linger complained that Jtyl aa ho had got used to one Inquiry ' ftueia. FAME. ELUSIVE yta dnggeoted. THE Ta i listeners that thero waoa MOUSING EXAMINEE: Doe jour mutter know you're out?" If memory serves-- It suddenly changed, now and every little blackguard boy cries, Tell mo, who's your battery It la remarkable to now the persistence of the bat among catch phrase. Who1 your hatter? nappeared ia much later times as Whew did you get tint haty At another periixl fto wearer of a white bat waa greeted with, Who stole tho donkey?" tho "aborting bod hot time must also bo reckoned. I'll oat my hat and ,My hat!" as aa improvement upoa k conaciencv! seem to be permanent tributes to the hat's import.. In tho order of things. THIEVES Tho Horaes Nose. character It la easy to tell a by hla nose, according to an army officer. If the profile tea a gentle curve bar' and at tho same time the ears are pointed and sensitive tho animal may be depended on ao bolng gentle and at the same time high spirited. On fto otter hand. If fto bore tea a dent In tho middle of bis nose tt io aafe to set him down aa treacherous and vicious. A bore with a alight concavity In the profile will bo easily scared aid need coaxing, while eoo that droopa hla ears la apt to bo both iaay sad vicious. She Obeyed. "Ton promised to lova, honor and obey Mid the husband. Well, I don't love, I rant honor and wao fto rooponoo. one ond buy that now atroko haV bo ivJoined. thua at hio demolishing oil bra Ledger. - ou tbsortaa-Phltadsl-p- That's What Hurt drat Ilka that then lira Swell-ma- n at oil, raid Mm. Nurltcb. Well, yon ain't gnt to take no notice of bra, replied Mr. Nuritcfc. But tba trouble la ate drat toko so botica & mo. Philadelphia Prsaa Mora Speed Mania. to think. Aunt MaUlu Polly-J- ust tilda, Jaaon Ilardapple ain't been calling on Sue Waggs but two years and last night he actually proposed. Aunt tell! I declare this here Matilda-- Do Criminals, aa a Rule, Steal Bscaute They Dent Warn to Work. The theorist any that uii-- ere driven to crime by poverty aul aut, but the theorist! am not ale at right. of men There are no doubt some e testing or swindling to gw l.rvad. but they are very few. Not one criminal la a hundred In this country pUfera, playo burglar or highwayman because te'a hungry, but because he ia a crimand would rather inal from chok-steal than wort. He knows perfectly well that nobody ever mad a fortune or evoa a docent living by picking pocketa or brooking Into houses or rote blag poopl oa fto street. He knows, too, that tt ia only a question of time when the penitentiary gate will open for him, and yet he choose ft uncer-talntle-a of criminal life and idleness In proferaoro to study work at good wages. Good time with tte root of tho world algnUy nothing to tte criminal, except that tte man he rote la likely to have n little bum money la hla pockots. No matter how prosper-ou- a the ivat of tte world may be, tte criminate are always hard up. When a sneak thief make a haul or a footpad feta bold of aomebody'a roll the flnt Idea la to epend It It goes at cards, In diva groggertea. anywhere, to anybody that wants It, and, no matter how largo fto haul, la a little white tt Is all gone and another Job must bo done to get more. General prosperity meana nothing to tte rogue. Tte devil pays low wagea on small contract!. St Loula a peed mania has reached Bacon Bldge at last Chicago News ; i . OMyed In it ruction. Man of ttie House Terras, I told yon to call mo at T o'rlook sharp ftla Domestic I called ye aa morning. aharp aa I could, oorr, but I conldnt wake ye Chicago Tribuna. -- Globs-Democr- A Minute Fish. Tba moat vertebrate cnatnra la the world la raid ta be a email fish caught la a mountain lake 'Uool In tbe l!uli elementary a oTcccJ fur the best tsusy on prize the evil of Cr'.Lk. uud nearly 12.UU0 pupil roDiieled. Kxcrart from their were given by Dr. Eeeles conpot-itioi- ' In a lecture before fte Society For tte Study of Inebriety. He queued fte following gem: Today many people at la Jail for white under the Incommitting auk-idfluence of drink. Alcohol has an effect upon n medical o nun's conclusions. Doctors say that fatal diseases am the worst." Doctor say that tte increased draft rate shorten live." Some people think that the abuss of drink la right: aome taka It aa a medi- cine." London TltBita. In the Waist. She waa examining ter new watat by of fte lilg mirror. Dear me," ate exclaimed pettishly, rant ara anything pretty In thia! Wall, I can, chuckled tte young man who waa attdng oa tte onto. Really! And what do yea ara pari- tte aid 1 ttr ty la Why. yoo. And then aha blurted tad raid tte thought tte watat waa juat too lovely for anything. Chicago Nows. Prsgi-sss- . lYugrara In the Benae of acqnlsitloo la oomething, but pragrera hr the arose of bring la a groat deal more. To grow higher, deeper, wider aa th year g on, to conquer difficulties and to acquire more aad more power, to foal an ene'a tacnlttao unfolding and trath detruding Into tte oul this makau life worth living. Jamra Freeman Ctarta. In tte Lnaoa legion of tte Philippines. Tte targeat of the apactea la tara than BEER Auful Morning Meal That Waa One I Vegu I England The breskfa-- t apjiet ite arise strangely. Some persons are content with a cup of coffee and a pUwa of toast. Other make it the most determined meal of the day. One it was formidable Indeed. In Sir Juhu Hawkins' History uf Music" ta quoiud a alsteenth CMitury manuscript belonging to fte house of Northumberland which give tte breakfast arrangements of fte Percy family both fee Lent and for drah day, mini, oh, bow some of ns have fallen away la trencher wort! Hero ta tte simple Northumberland acteme: Breakfast for my lord and lady during I nut: Flnt a loaf uf broad In trmeben. two ma octets (a manchet was n small loaf of white brood), a quart of bora, a quart ef wla two ptocoa ef aalt fish, aix bacoon'd barring, four white herring or n dtob of prats. Broakfari for my Lord Parry and Master Thoms Percy: Item, half a loaf ef household broad, a manchet, a bottle of bora, a dlab ef batter and a piece ef aalt flaik a dlab of aprata or three white barring. Braekfeat far tte nnroeiy for my Lady Margaret and Master Ingenm Prrcy: Item, a man-cha-t, a quart af bora (ftla for tte nursery V, n dish ef batter, a place of aalt Art, a dlab of aprata or three white herring. At ordinary tlmre my lord and lady farad than: Tint, a loaf ef bread la trencher, two manebeta, a quart of beer, a quart of wine, half a china ef mutton or else a chine of beef boiled." Lord Percy and Muter Thomaa Percy dtapoaad of half a loaf of household broad, n manchet, one bottle of beer, a cheeking or else three mutton buoea boiled," while to tte thirsty noraery want "a maactet, ana quart of tear and throe mutton bonee boiled." Coro-hl- ll Magailns, This is the Place to Buy Your Drugs, Guaranteed and Strictly Pure a fevorsbla bearing tram bis Iraarlbla fatter by opening tte Interrlaw with fto words: T know n yon Oh, no," aha responded awoetly; homo. First-Cla- ss on ynar letter London Judy. 2273 1 from DORKINS felt In complacent pride Dorkins academy. He bad planned it only two year ago, and now thero wars mor than eighty pupil enrolled, om of them from state. True, he had been very literal In hla policy of teach ere and R. ag and had toileted that tbe teitlaa fete ehould be merely nominal. 8ut still be declared tte school was ((Mac on famously, and he felt a glow M Httafartkm at the end of each term wll,n ha made out a check for the out of ax pans not covered by the taeomc. Indeed, ha derived more pleaa-rafra- m thin very expense than he did frara th Income of hie two cotton fac- -! down by the river. Thto river property waa a rora grlev-t- o good Mr. Dorkins. He had la Possession of It only a few but Jrara already ha waa beginning to mi that tt waa a heavy burden for hla moulder. te operative wro of many nation- d of all degrees of Ignorance. Sjtajfarmer owners had not teen very Particular about their employee. WI11-- ? work fra low wages had precedence of character, Dorkins began the work of refor-raticheerfully, it did not aeem t0 hlm 40 any of the mm. Somehow discharge ho had a feeling that went wty with the property and that waa responsible ta a measure fra weir future. 1- -y on r. wft established, but they "duy became places of noisy revelry abolished. A night school and ,llw,r wing non were started, but tho few "1 I driven ho wore willing to attend away tte turbulent wnwnt : cb oolVv-h- e by and mugaslnM iuffd into the stove, and chairs a?" sea defense bcmo weapons of offense the wild mill boys, t U endamong of the year Mr. Dorklne active meeedres fra ,"t 51 .'lp-- --He would not own that bo F reviewing tte uattm- - Vbab0 said, in truth, ho wi a. e end of hla resources. Ha could bte w by which to smue tho raprobatea It waa at this time a.r fttwefeed the Idea of the acad- ' E?! ttemin'fc WV 5u,t targe placet and formed but a email por-raiu population. Mr. Dorkins that among tho tetter class he wus and aome active sympathy for new enterpriee. h disappointed. A first emF. with each ridiculously ,.,7.c, h wee prize not to be ted 0T'T,00fi- - Nearly every femily r dahter who was frwZ rrolM-by day Mr. benevolent faro grow more of . beaming and glowing. At fto end ef the first term there wan but one drawback to hi complete happiness. In tho long lint of names ho could not find a ingle one from either of hie two factorise. Somewhere back la hla boyhood Mr. Dorkins bad won a school prim and tho glow of tt had always remained la his heart New ho set to wort to bring that same glow to the heart of as many boy and girls aa possible. Prise were offered for almost every kind of excellence ho could think of conduct acholarshlp, advancement and n grand special prise of a years schooling for tho beet declamation te bo delivered oa the last day of each school year. Mr. Dorklne had a profound respect for a good speaker. He himself bad never been able tv make a speech, and this yery Inability had enhanced hie admiration fra fluency In ether. On th last day of tho second year a PRICES lOc Eta. Me PROGRAMME AT THE Nickelodeon ILLUSTRATED SONQ, Hair ta Curly. Gentleman Farmer. Bey Accuaor, Programme changea ovary after day. Ladiea aad children will find tba room cool aad comfortable. Not Became Your Electric Theatre Next the Road Hotel, tSth St. ILLUSTRATED SONQ, PAWNEE. HERRING FISHING. POMPEIL A dm I salon ,.. ...... ....So, la the character of tho traaafer aarvlra we npply eur patron. Prompt, reliable aad at tow rat, Any time yon ray well bo on yoiir Fhena SI fra your. ALLEN TRANSFER CO. Job and handle tt axptdltioualy and walk FOR MONUMENTS. aa ftay gri large commission and you have ta pay thorn. . Place your ordera at once. ' TARD OPPOSITE CITY CEMETERY. t quence la etlrrlng appeals to patriotism have thought It? A pair of mill chiland liberty, bat they were too con- dren leading th school! It will bo a scious of the audience to do liidr beat, rare Joka on Dr. Green and tho otters. and when they went down feum tho Thril have to admit that fig do grow Well, well platform tt waa with an uneasy feeling mi thistles sometimes. What do you want hero? of having fallad. At length a trim, Hello! bright faced boy of twelve or thirteen sharply. came forward and delivered an eloquent He ted reached tte gate which statement of tho Indian question. His opened bite the school grounds, and utterance was clear aad conctao and there, seated nonchalantly upon one of without the least trace of embarrasstte stone poets, woo o rough, shock ment Mr. Dorkins ted liked hie ap- hooded boy who might have bean anypearance from the first but when he where between sixteen1 and eighteen heard the distinct rapid flow of choice words his enthusiasm .became o great that tt was with difficulty he kept hi eeat As soon aa the exercises were over he drew the principal aside. "Who was that splendid little fellow? te asked eagerly. Tte one who dear account of tbo gave ua each t Indian question? ' I don't think I over eaw him before." "No? Thors was surprise In the principal's voles. That's strongs. I thought of course, you knew him. He's from tte mill district one at your own people, f had an Idea that you wart paying thdr tuition. Ttetr?" "Tee; his slater comes with him; that little girl who took tho prise fra singing. Bho has one of tte test untrained voices I over bend. I am very proud of thorn both. But It Is curious you didn't know where they lived." Mr. Dorklne looked troubled. T haven't been In the mills much lately, he said, and the principal noticed that his voice trembled a little. "Somehow I have felt that tho young people didn't like na They have a habit of throwing snowballs and things, and and" ba hesitated a moment, then broko bits a short, nervous laugh of calling mo New Jerusalem.' - Fra the past year or so I havg loft things largely to the management of tho superintendent. I I thought It would bo better fra me te stay away. But you haven't told me the children's names yet, be added, mors briskly. "They must be looked np. I bops their parents will be wining to have them continue at school. Moot of my taetory people don't seem to have muck respect fra education. Tee, tt would bo a pity fra them to leave Just now, when they are doing no Still I well," agreed tba principal. think they are aafe for a year at least. Each of them has won a year's tuition, and tt Is hardly likely their parents will take them away until they have WHO WAS THAT SPLENDID LITreaped tbe benefits of tho prises. But TLE FELLOW HE ASKED. you asked me who they were. Their names are Charlton and Charlotte BurI ies a very pretty combination. was extended to Invitation fte general think. They were brought bora on tte public to attend the closing exercises. first unday of tte term by a rough, One after another the classes came forward and went through their porta, gainly fellow, wbo said hie name was a twister In tte milk te said and One after another the self conactoue Bhdggs te was. pupils passed 'under tho fire of quesAs Mr. Dorkins walked down the path tion and criUciema. When It was time bo rubbed hlo tends together softly for tbo declamations Mr. DorklnV manner became even more attentive and ond Indulged In a lew 'chuckle from time to time. expectant. "Well, bs soliloquised giyly. "who'd Several pupils displayed their elo r ilk Jari arrived I ear toad ef marble aad granite to autoct from. Drat buy from agwta, WASHINGTON AVE. By Alice Cole & & How Mr. Dorkins Made a Discovery That Surprised Him Greatly nod Two Performance 7:10 and MITCHELL BROS. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded From, the Mill District Copyright, HOT, by C. N. Lurie. EVENINGS can aaea Th Boot Flatten. . Tte fond husband waa aeeing hla wife off with the children for their holiday In tte country. Aa ate gnt Into the train bo raid, But ny dear, won't yon taka aome fiction to read? ahall depend Chaage af Bill Every Saturday Evening. BRING RIG RESULTS. BRING BIG RESULTS. ORUJ G G 1ST iweat-tearf- a whereby . JESSE J. DRIVER Beginning Well. Begin your stories well, aaid au author, talking to a group of Uterary beginners. "There nothing like a good boginning. Indeed, lt'a half tte battle." Then, with a aialla, ftla excellent beginner of atoriea addad: Alwayo tear la mind fto caaa of fto young man who, desiring to many, aerurad way. air, money.' UTAHN A THRATER -- Ttt-Blt- a. portant article of diet among tte Philippine natlveo. Obviously tt la too email for any net aad la caught la crane muella ateete. Tte fish are prepared by being mixed with pepper aad otter apteoa and then dried In tte ran. They are a great native delicacy. AMUSEMENTB. FOR BREAKFAST. Th Tart Reply, Mrs Qauttoa (nullrlooaly) Ton aa Inch long, but tta amallneaa may be wore inch n charming debutant, my boat gauged by tba fact that It takea door, fifteen year ago. lira. Ingtefe-W- aa about fijOOO of thorn to mate a pound. I? I only mmamter yon made WANT AD8 Although ao tiny, however, fto fiah, each a lovely chaperon for me when I WANT ADS which la named olnanpaa, ia aa Im- came cut. London . , diminutive 1907. 19, Ysu:h;'..l CHOICE. nv "" I FROM AlV.l'ST MONDAY, u Latin In the Cam Soma of fto mors radical and perhaps Ino odnrated momtera of tho British parliament are j to find fault because a few of their colleagues are lacllnad ou occasion to quote foreign language. This recalla fto advice of fto Duke of Wellington to a young membra of fto honra: "Say what yon have to say. Dont quote Latin. And oit down." The celebrated Irish membra Bernal Osborne once made nse of a Latin quota doe In a Then he observed that bo speech. would translate for the benefit of the unlettered millionaires who eat around him. I wont obey, Ton go at TT.n. OO.DliX, knocked off by n snowball, and. looking te ted seen this sums No boy dodging behind a building. wonder ba bad been unsuccessful In remodeling such mate rial. What do you want here?" te repeated as tte boy looked up from a round quickly, programme te was intently trying to decipher. Hello, Jeru-er-obag pardon, Mr. Dorklne. Glad to see you! Tte boy slid quickly from bis perch and held h, out bis hand frankly. Mr. Dorklne hesitated but as Instant He liked straightforwardness above all things, and there was something particularly fine In fte dear, fearless gsas ef this young barefooted factory boy. And X am glad ts sea you," bo aaid heartily, and with tte touch of those strong, warm lingers tte last vestige of sternness left his fees. "Are you waiting for somebody? For the kids my children, you An eager know. Did you see 'em? light waa new shining In bis steady Did they come through all right yen. no breakdown nor nothing? . j& derstand the feller. They're a pretty good sort all round, but they ain't rattle. Flnt along, they thought you was trying to rope 'em Into soma kind of Bundsy school, and it mads 'em sort ef Independent But theyve been coming round lately. There's s good many more's one of 'em would Jump Into fte river to save you from drowning." a, "Really really!" exclaimed Mr. and thero woe a suspicion of moisture In bis eyes. "Well, I I never thought at such a thing. 11" It's solid, anyhow," Interrupted the But about the hide ye boy quietly. et, we'ra from England. Td saved up s matter ef UN or so and was coming to tte United State to try farming. I didn't bavo no folks. While I was waiting for lbs ship I got acquainted with the Burlees family. They were la tte same boarding house and were waiting fra a ship, liks ms. Tte place was unhealthy, and Mr. Buries took n fever and died. Then I took It, and . Dor-kin- Mr. Dorklne looked pusmled. I don't think I know juot whom you tnean." he answered doubtfully. Why, Chari and Ms! You muat Chari have seen 'em," Impatiently. waa going ta speak on Indiana,' and fils was going to sing. I dont believe any of tte oast endera could hold a can'Seem to me dle to 'em. proudly. they're an awful long time coming out . Ain't tte thing over? but tbe pupils era Tee, It holding n sort ef reception. ' They'll Do soon be out. they're some of your folks? Well, I am glad to ass you." Mr. Dorkins was beaming now. don't wonder you are proud at them. I myerlf. What does Mr. Burl see do In tte factory? I don't remember to have mot blm." Tte boy looked blm over for a moment before replying. "Thera ain't te Mr. Burlees nor Mra. BurteM either," ha said at last gravely. Ws left em on tother side. Tbe kids ain't get no folks except me. Im fata over, 1 in DODGING BEHIND A BUILDING. ream of age. Evidently he had but just come from the mill, for hie feet were hare and there were bits of cotton atlll clinging to hie mum clothing. It waa net often that Mr. Durkins frowned, but new bis face grew hard and stern. This rough, disreputable figure was not unknown to him. Only n few week before te bad seen blm In tte mill yard thrashing a boy who woe inch larger than hlmeelf. At flnt te ted not Interfered. The Mg hoy was able te taka care of hira-sel- L te thought. But wtea ho saw that ho wee really being hurt and that tte mailer boy did not.oeem to have an idea of d enisling te bad caused them to be separated. A minute afterward, aa ho wao walking toward hlo olfica, te bad glanced over his shoulder Juot In time to see the mailer boy clinch hlo flats and savagely renew tte attack. On another occasion bis hat had been ther and mother and bread provider for em. Mr. Dorkins looked his amasemenL "You don't moan to say that you sup- port the children and send them to school?" te asked Incredulously. X 8000 thats tte sis of It. But you needn't pile It up to my account" almost fiercely. It slnt nothin' to my credit. I owe em more's forty times os much ns that" Decidedly tt was becoming Interesting; and Mr. Dorkins' tend found Its Way to the boy's shoulder almost unconsciously. Would you mind telling me about You facKT te asked persuasively- tory boys dent seem to like me very welt but I assure you t have always cared fra me till till iht She woe that weak and run down she couldn't rally, tho doctor said- - So ho died, and the hide were left alone." Tte boy voice ted grown low and tremulous, and te now turned hi face away ao that Mr. Dorklnn should not bad your Interests at heart." 'Oh. that's all light" replied tte boy ee him furtively wipe his eyea. After I laed you up long ago. The a little hesitation he added abruptly: easily. trouble with you is that you don't un "That'e all. I took the flOS and brought Mr. Buries got it herself. ta the children over hots and went to wort." . What do you Intend to do with them?" Keep em at school, of course. The! folks were real educated gentry in I I'm going to bring up Chari an I .h. to bs like 'em. When they're done wli e. common schoole, theyre going to Ive got n pretty good knee .or working, and Ill menage It ootnehi ur. Mr. Dorkins looted nl him for n full minute In alienee. Well !" te ejaculated at length, "t am mors than glad to know you. But how about your own education?" Oh. thats all right." answered th I can wait till the kids boy lightly. get through. Besides, I'm picking np n little as I go elung. I help Chari a bit, and Chart he helps me n good dm. But of count Churl will get through flrsL" Mr. Dorklne saw his carriage approaching and took a few steps townid it. Then he turned end walked beck. 1 saw you fighting a few weeks Would you ago." he said, smiling. mind telling me what It was about?" Tte boy hesitated. The the big foll-- r was passing some of tte mill glrta" te stammered, and I couldn't help It. After you left he fired a mean word at yen, and and I pitched la og'ln. But ten come fte cnl-hg- AN AUTOCRAT IN THE BUD. 1 The caul's little daughters ths Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maris and Anastasia an by no means paragons of perfection or little prudea. but ara warm hearted youngster, tall ot fun and mischief and with an appreciation of their own exalted rank. One day la summer when the court was still st Pstsrhof tte four US grand duchesses were playing on the beech In front of tho Alexandrine pale ace when they saw n young officer supervising n number of ooilor engaged In n difficult place of work. Tte cMIe dren naturally went to see what they we're doing, and Immediately the men stopped their labor to salute them hi a manner befitting their rank. To bo saluted once was net enough for tho Imperial youngsters, wbv abandoning their play, now began to walk demurely backward aad forward In front of tte men. who wore thus compelled to neglect their labors Ilia they might give the proper solutes. on For a little white tte game wont quite to tho children's liking; but the tte officer, seeing that work was likely to bo hindered Indefinitely, quietly ordered the men to go on with their turn and to salute no more. A moment or two later the Grand Duchess Olga ted quite n shock. Bho came tripping by. and nobody noticed her. Bho looked first nt tho officer and then at the men, aa If at a lees to account fra this neglect; then, atnmplng her foot, her (moll Imperial hiRhnee crletL.1telutc.ai ouvf. or I'll tell papa. |