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Show THE C0UJIT1NG C()AT Hven a woman could hare aeen that N'ed Moore waj drawltir; anidll pleaautc from hla pipe "I reekon the doctor apoke the truth and l'vo got lo do It. but It'a the dcrll'a on luek." Ned Moore alowljr reloidctl hla pipe "A forlnlghfa holldnyt Well, t cmi manage the time, but bow nbout monejf'' Spring Lake will cut up a ISO bill In leaa than trn da) a'" Here pipe wai nbandonrd for a moment, mo-ment, while pockcla were emptied "What nbout clothe? 1 must huo one new rlK mimt, but how!" The pl- waa reauinrd. nml na the moke curled In meditative rlnrt. abore I he amoker a head, the line on hla foronead deepened 'I hate to do It, but hang mo If 1 lee any other a And the price was onljr 10, dirt cheap An how, who'll know the rig iu aoeoud-hand? And If an) one doca'gueaa, what the doll do I rare?' When Neil Moore nrrhed at Ihc tee-ond-hiud rhcip he mndc the painful dlarorery that the blue irrge ault be wlihed lo bit) waa built for n man twice hit ilie It waa hit flrat experience, ex-perience, howctcr, nllh n aerond-hand cluthlnR merchant, and rouatltutlonal liinlifiilniim mode him nn eaiy ictlm. Ten inlnulei later he left that ahop the owner of a tweed lounge ault, haud-aomc haud-aomc It la true, but n combination nf yellow nnd block aggreaalrel) "honey ' In color and pattern When N'ed Moore caught lilt flrat rlcw of tho crowded M'rnniln of the Monmouth Home he wished he hadn't come And after working hit way through a bevy of pretty girls eur-rounding eur-rounding the main door he decided to kip dinner In tho big dining-room and up modeatly In tho amnll cafe Later, na he flnhhrd winning tho Jeraey dint from hla pole face ho aiilllonuliul "I'll christen my new outfit to night There'll be nobody In the coffee-room, and perhapt I'll get rctonclted to the vulgar thing after wearing It In thu twilight " In a niot curious fashion the modest supper Ned Moore bad planned whllo I dressing developed Into a full-fledged dinner, llo seemed to have put on a I new appetite with hla new ault of I old clothes And a new thlrat aa well, for he found himself ordering n pint j of champagne That bottle of wine he cno)cd thoroughly Twilight deepened while he dined, and there came to the e-lnvnlld with the gathirlng shadows a strange longing long-ing for companionship. Through the open window came the heavy salt air, bearing lo his eara the mingled talk I and Inughter of the many peoplo on tho sands lie waa dominated by n new-born desire to draw nearer tho heart ot life to come closer In touch I with that crowd of pretty women down by the sea And ao he paid hla bill, put nn his hat, and waa aoon one ot the multitude Ilefore he had been on the beach five minutes he found himself smiling at n, pretty girl, and n moment later he winked boldly at n second. Aa he pasted along he oer heard that girl ay to another girl "Did you see that awful, Impertinent, handsome man wink at me?" Then suddenly ho came Into the pretence of the. prettiest woman he had ever seen She was all alone, and, halt reclining nn the annd, waa gazing ateadfastty across the ea to where the harveat moon now slowly lifted out of the green waters lleforo he knew what he wol doing, Ned Moore had atepped behind the girl, dropped on the sand, slipped bis arm around her waist, and was giving heron old-fashioned hug That the joung woman tnolt kindly to this embraco was quickly proved, for her head dropped against Ned Monro's shoulder and a llttto band stroked caressingly hla jellow and black coat sleeve "I must sa) something," thought Ned Moure, and he waa on the point of speaking, when another man spoko for him- "Well. I'm darned!" And when Ned Moore looked up, he taw facing him a man about his own site and bulld-a man whose faco was livid with palonThe Intruder didn't give Ned long to think, how eur, for he burst out! "What Is tills. Nell? What In taw I Jcr " . k I He got no further, for with n "' Ihe young woman aprnng nwa, " Nod Moore. When she facet nlm, looked an enraged tlgrew- the M too nngr) for words "Answer me. Nell, answer?" '0, It'a all n mistake, a dreadful mW take." cried the )oung woman. "Mistake? Nonsense'" "No. truth. Jack." nnd the preltr. tear-stained fare was lifted toward lb angr man '1 was sitting here.' ran on. her olce tremulous, "waiting for )ou And I had Just dreamed " way bock lo last summer, nnd was. II ao happy, living over those dear, sweet da)s. then somebwl) hi like )Oii passed pass-ed between me and the sen. fitting In. O no true, wllh my tweet dream Then an arm stole nround me the wnie old jellow nnd black eoat sleeve, and - "Why bles my soul, man ' cut in Ihe nngr) lover, oolng Ned Moore In lenll). )ou've got on my old cud'tlnr rig I see II nil now Nell, dear, don t sny another word, It'a all my fault I H no buslines lo sell that dear old courting court-ing eoat It wot rank sacrilege" Nd Moore found something more than health at the .enahote found his heart And he returned to New York n new man Something, lime noon testified, hnd opened bachelor c)c lo Ihe loveliness of woman, the lonellnesa of bachelor life for In six months he married martletl and tellled down to hard work and home life Uut for rett-sons rett-sons the nnture nf which he did not explain to hit Utile wife he never parted with his own courting coot, even when Its das of active service bad departed -lllti k and White. Ar'CC3TnAL HOME Of Ihe Aitnr Mill Mainline In lilt! Ilermiiii Ullage. Mannheim Correspondence Chicago Ilerord The ancestral homo of the Astora Is In tho little village of Waldorf, Wal-dorf, twelve miles oiithcnt of Mann- ! helm and midway between Ihe lthlne and the low -lying lill.s forming the northern part of the lllark forest J Their house, which Is still standing, Is an unpretentious structure of two Oil, IT'S ALL A MISTAKU. stories, facing on the open aquare and containing probably six rooms. Tc one sldo Is a small ord such as frequently fre-quently adjoin the houses of the peat-anta peat-anta In this part of southern Uermany. Tho Inhabitant ay that the family were butchers, neither better nor worse off than the average of their elm. Some of the descendants of one of the slitera nf John Jacob Aslor are still living there, one of Ihem being engaged en-gaged In tho furniture business He tells me that Billionth he Is not a socialist, he certainly wouldn't mind If his rich cousins In America should make n moderato division of their holdings. In Ihe vlllago square and toward one end near the old village church stands the rr.viiument erected, to the memory of John Jacob upon tht fifteenth anniversary of his founding the home for destitute nml Infirm old men and women The unveiling ol tbla monument was nude an occasion of great celebrating, the grand duk of lladen being present wllh a largl number of distinguished officials llltrnilure.l lo llu.kln. Mr. nutkln wus taking n morning walk not long ago near llrantwood, when he saw a woman scaled on n campttool making n sketch of the house, and with n courteous graco which la Intensely his own ha addressed ad-dressed her. Inquiring her reason for choosing Ihe house In question for her subject "II Is the house of Ihe famous fa-mous John Iluskln," she frankly answered. an-swered. ' Huvu )uu met Iluskln'' ' alio was asked "No, Indeed, ' she replied. "If f had I would have deemed Hone of the greatest privileges ot m life" "Then, madam. If ou care lo follow me I will show him lo jou" In a twinkling the stool and easel were packed up. nnd the artist eagerly followed fol-lowed the guide Tu her aurprlao and gratification, he led her up to the house and, entering, bade hla gueat to follow, which she readl!) did On marched the stranger Into the drawing room; then, placing his back to the fireplace, a familiar attitude be exclaimed, to tbe amaicment of his iompanlon' "Now. what do oii think of Iluskln?" . Reform .. In it .. MtC','b hM wrl,ltn lellM J?J i ellJIt ministers urging the aH. " ot ,he non Pnl" Pllo Atxwt 1M saloons went out of busl-new busl-new in Ublcjgo m.pt I The reason Clten wtt it,,, ,h(y m,, nol w A lw.Hr olrt Klr, n MIan Mlch f ."J t"JM,nt sun for llo 000 against ft . !'wt ,ml h, bnndimen for the rU'" "d1lh ot her Isther pm ''Kk' etallon agent ot lha lvv,.,!,.'", r""'heletn railway at .h ?""f' W" " "live member of hi. 1 Uw ""urcement league, waa aiscntr,ej In response to a demand made b, i-,pt ytfxi ,.,, ,ho M. i!- 17 ""r' "h0 on""1 an lorntth, iu Wlll(,raWll, of ,lU frdtl)t n'M.t. from Ihe road A petition ,,' ",lvtly signal by shippers and king for bis restoration rrTJ.t,V,C T l' "' Kingston. Mo, ld.B .'""" "w',t,1 Df M for , " !,h1 111 c'""t y l'on , ""''''I Plre The determlne.1 H V?," "" on"n m lntt Ihe Whit. Klephant.' a so-called n f inV"' M """ly MceeMful C ","": ,l" owner plead guilty to '" "'"' "H'T of Honor paid n fine oi iw and cottt and went out ot butl- nlfll.ll ,tWk " ,,0,,,,, Bam- uel Ilrldgewater. who promises lo conduct con-duct a ttrtlibi t,Mn Jrl1, or |