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Show A V' a moment be taouy.i.t of those letters of long ago, scented with violets and overflowing with sentiment. A letter that any careless eye might read with one smile for the guea and the spelling But this, this was for Mm alone. He alone could read the delicious meaning ao cunningly hldden between those rigid lines. Good heavens, how could he welt until the afternoon? And then it occurred to Mm that he need not wait. vision sweet of face. A CHARMING With witching manners, wit and pnet; A maid of whom stand iji awe. Whose lightest' wish to me is law1 A Queen of Hearts t 1 face oft pictured on a card, Which, though unsung by any bard, In sooth's a beauty bold and free Whose charms did once suffice for me A Queen of Hearts I A At times I've thought she did possess A wicked spirit aye, no less A fickleness unfixed by law, For oft, in vain, Ive tried to draw A Queen of Hearts I altars propriety. burned Up to Date. much incense it ever occur to you that It came high? - BY F. H. LANCASTER. Well, when all Is said, I love you. (Copyright. 19f2, by Dally Story Pub. Co ) What are you going to do about it? , His letter began abruptly: He sealed the letter without paus-tn- g "Its no use, mon ami, I love you. to read it over and shot it into And when a man loves a woman, the shute. What would she do about It? Hla friendship la but as stones to a starv..eart answered him promptly enough ing man. People prate of the possibilities of the platonic and such Yet be allowed hope to drag him things may be. Yes, If each party be through ten day of sickening unceraa coldblooded as a compressed air tainty. Luring him on with the memYou may smile at this, ory of those faded letters he had machine. Questioning: Are not all beings com- once pondered over, wondering how pressed air machines? My mind does on earth a woman aa wise as bis not run along scientific lines. I take mother could have allowed herself to little stock in the brazen Baals and slop over so In sentiment and bad fialklng fetishes with which you are spelling. This was before he began wont to satisfy all deep emotions. to crave such a letter. A letter that And I love you. Let the saying stand even so long as I live. "What then? And you would fain shrug your shoulders. But, think a moment, friend of mine. You may burn Incense before many altars yet what gift can the gods bestow that shall equal the love of man strong, tender, unfaltering? You will say that for pralBing my own wares I am close second to a Jew. True. But a modesty that stands between a man and Ms happiness is a foolish modesty. Do I not know whereof I speak? Seeing that It has forced me to risk my all upon a single" throw? You n smile there In your pleasant serenity saying: A man's love te.nffiUM MU,., M any' there be Vho will agree with 'you; yet what" say the inspjjed Paid of Tarsus? If I have not love in. my heart 1 become as a tin pan ) beaten by sticks' or something to that effect. answer thla for ten days, s .Do not mon uni. Give the gods of chance an opportunity to throw their dice In my favor. Would to the Lord I could load the dloeA Do not dopbt my sincerity, for 1 He drew forth again that thin, type- tell you stralghtly that should you written sheet , find it Impossible to give me love for love my life will be worth no more called bis dearest on each third line to me than a bad egg though the and spoke much of undying devotion. chances are that I shall go on living For ten days. Hope held It tan tall before him flue writing on tintpretty much as the next man does Custom and culture, like American ed paper. Then her letter came. Permanufacturers, strive steadily to re- fectly correct; mortally cold. He shivduce Individuality to a fixed standard ered slightly as he ripped open the that If one part be broken or mis- envelope and unfolded the crackling laid Its substitute may be readily sup- sheet But he set Ms teeth and forced hla attention through the formal openplied. But, dear, though this is true of ing. Anent your interjection touching the surface, there are myriads of tones and loaves. I would suggest men striving to content themselves with shadows instead of substances; that were paving atones eatable they and dear, dear, man of fow fears that would be no more plentiful than bread I am, my heart falls me at the though; and would be quite ns highly prised. of such life day after day without . And. my friend, do not let Kipling brazen lead you as tray yon. Mon ami, I know well that you Baals and greasy altars. They hare laugh at love, yet I lay my love be- - their uses and so long as they be fore you. Know, also, that you have confined to their own sphere they bitter prejudices against matrimony, stand for good. For yon -- will admit yet I ask you In all seriousness to the truth of this trite saying: There become my wife. What reply can you is no virtue that may not by exagmake? A quotation from the prince geration become vice.' To overdue of stoics? I fear on. And yet 1 am is the crime for which humanity sot so unlovable. .Women have loved stands convicted. The dumb brute alone knows how .to let well enough alone' An ox could give Plato or Aristotle lessons In philosophy. Still we have been bitten by the bad bug. Ambition, and the fever is In our velni- - We must go on or go down. You have upon It Did sea-gree- . ' Nobackward path through theblgh-way- s of the world. Only to keep the face steadily toward the goal and stamp on so sturdily as we may stamping alike over burrs and blos- HI letter began abruptly, sorrier specimens of manhood. Ah, but I know, you are not one of those women. 0, woman, woman strong of heart and steady of nerve, why could I talk sot be content with pleasant cannot a Why relations? easy and man live bn stones that are plentiful are dear? rather than on loaves thatinstrument? Curse a pen for a soulleas in my arms Why can I not take you and force you to feel the love in and on my lips? Why? Biy Because of tht greasiest of all greasy heart-beat- s soms. Brutal, you win say. Yet it is the sesame of success. And,. after all, while there are stars overhead why about should be trouble ourselves the silly snowdrops under foot? A misplaced tenderness Is surely weakness even as misdirected strength becomes brutality. Well, as you perceive, I stand In need of beans and my thoughts do not come clearly. . Concerning that other matter you mention: You have evidently examined the situation more carefully than I have yet been able to do, so I rest upon your judgment is the wisest course to be pursued. And this, 1 believe, answers your of recent date. Nothing has happened since 1 saw you Inst, so I have no news save, that, to judge, from present appearances, I shall not be burning Incense thla afternoon upon that greasiest of altars." It was several hours from afternoon, bat the man got up hurriedly and began looking around for hla hat Out !u the park by tha fountain he drew forth again that thin, typewritten sheet Crisp, correct and ever so eantloua. Had be published It, she would have stood unconfessed. For NEW DEFINITION Gift of Ring Edterard to the British ftfation OF USURY- - Phrase And It Seemed ae If the Right Had Been Used. During the active days a the great Muscle Shoals Improved conditions prevailed somewhat similar to those often found in new mining districts; ... nothing akin to calm. A fellow who had occasion to take a long ride In a great hurry, "borrowed" a native's horse without stopping to speak to the owner about it. But In the course of a few day he returned the animal. The native did not take a kindly view of the situation, but concluded to be content with legal redress. He announced his Intention of having the offender arrested. "WhatU you have him '"arretted for? was asked. "For horse stealln, of cours6. . How can you make horsestealing out of It,-- when - he , returned, . the . horse? Aint It stealln' If he. brought Tm , back?" "Im not a lawyer, but I dont bee how It could be. AH right, then; Ill have, fibi Arrested for usury." "I dont see how you can make us,., ury out of tt, either." . It all! he used 'lm, didnt Wy.ji he? Yes, sir. he used lm thrie or four days, and used 'lm mighty hard, too. by the looks of lm. Of course a thoughtful person would have seen at once that was the crime committed. New York ' Times. -- ! OSBORNE HOUSE, WHICH KING EDWARD HAS GIVEN TO GREAT BRITAIN AS King Edwoid of England has signalised, his coronation In a memorable manner by ih mrignlflcent gift to the nation of Osborne house, one of the Mvorlto residences of the late Queen VleJoila.- - T.ro giu u made In a men-eagto "his: people, addres.od to Prime Minister Balfour. , 9borne hoeee, In the Isle of Wight, was classed as the fourth of Queen Victorias royal manors. She purchased the property In 1840, to-- o down the old mansion and erected the seaside residence since known as Osborne house. It has been described as of Italian style, for lack of a more MEMORIAL TO QUEEN appropriate name, for, It la very bare and overburdened with the melancholy of the 40a and the 60s. The estate comprises 5,000 acres. A year ago It waa stated that King Edward waa desirous of disposing by private sale of Osborne bouse, because of Its Impracticability aa a royal residence and the comparatively great coat of Its maintenance. It waa later reported that negotiations bad been entered Into between the king's agents and certain millionaires for the sale of the house to one of the latter, and that these negotiations were broken off by the action of the law counselors of the king, who called his majesty's attention to A clause- - la Queen-- . ytctoria's.wlH by virtue of which Osborne bouse and the Immediate estate became appurtenances of the sovereignty of England. Under this clause. It war do dared, - King- - Edward, wa .stopped from disposing, of "the royal rest--' , dence, It was stated At f the time that negotiating among the millionaires for the purchase .was William Waldorf Aator, who, it waa said, desired H as a wedding present for hla daughter, Miss Pauline Aator. - ANCIENT HISTORY WAS FATAL QOLD IN THE UNITED STATES LAST OF FORT GUNNYBAGS. IVOfi SAUimZKOTCOSTCOl C?GC10' Cnoian y BsImmi Mattel Oismamv IMtrce grave Rvyi of Phlladstphus Evoked with Sad Results. The trio who sat In the lee of th deckhouse bad been doing Europe and the orient, and were homeward bound on a big ocean liner. The woman lived In Baltimore, one of the men called Philadelphia bis borne, while ttie other man remem bered with satisfaction bis bachelor quarters In New York, which he was. willing, however, to abandon, provided he could persuade the woman to accompany him along the ahoals and breakers of the matrimonial sea. The Philadelphian waa of the same mind. ' They had been dlsucsulng the various points of interest seen by them during their stay abroad, and unanimously agreed that Egypt, the play- ground of the east , with Its beggars and pyramids, ,lts bents and ruins, Its Sphinx and its donkeys, v aa by all odds the most entertaining and Instructive. Then the conversation drifted Into the history of that ancient country. All were fairly well informed upon the subject and for half an hour or more the dynasties of Cbeops, Tbot-me-s, Raineses, the building of th pyramids and other kindred subjects were thoroughly and learnedly discussed, until the Philadelphian said: Of all the rulers of Egypt none were greater than the Ptolemies, and of all the Ptolemies, Phlladelpbus oe- - ' cuples th first place In history. Among his other claims to greatness Is the fact that the City of Brotherly Love to named after him." I didnt know that" said the New Yorker, rather Ironically, but I can scarcely imagine anything more ap Shad From Its Windows San Francisco Murderers Were Hanged., ' What. Is possibly the most Interest lng historic building in San Francisco, the old .two-storstructure on Sacramento street, between Davis and Front streets, which served as for the vigilance committee of 1856, Is being partly torn down. It will be rebuilt and its Identity so merged In the new structure that Its historic Interest will be lost. It was here that organisation of ths committee proceeded, and in its rooms that, on the following, day, Casey and Cora, the' slayers of King and Richard' oa,.were .Imprisoned after their surrender bf the authorities to the' CottK mlttee. The trials were held here, sad from the projecting beams of the vtd betiding Casey and Cora were banged o7the- - Afternoon dTiiay 22, whit? thousanda of armed vigilant kept back the 20,000 people that crowded Into the vicinity of the scene of exe, ; cution. The committee continued to meet In the same rooms, and the subsequent fortification of the building with a breastworks of gunnybags filled with sand gave the place the name of fort Gunnybags." Not until William T. Coleman and Ms fearless associates had completed the work that struck terror to ths hearts of the lawless and had adjourned, did the building now being destroyed cease to be the center of fearful and wholesome interest A VICTORIA head-quarter- s . Through the treasury department of bis own gold money are shy and that his government at Washington, Uncle In truth the amount of gold money In Bam gave out rather startling piece the country Is close to $1,250,000,000 while all the of news the other day in the state- a billion and a quarter of the world possesses less than rest ment that thla country at this moment $3,760,000,000. This Is a larger sum possesses about a quarter of all the of coined gold than has ever been posy gold that has been made np Into sessed by a single nation in the PRESERVE THE WEDDING GOWN money in the entire world. of the world. Next to the United States, accordTo quote the official figures cor Meat Women Desire Some Memento there Is now in the United ing to the latest reports, comes ' rectiy, of the Most Important of Events. States (Including treasury coin and France, with $$10,600,000, followed by propriate." A womans wedding gown Is seldom of gold money, the British empire, with $769,700,000; Why so?" queried the others In , worn except on anniversary oeee-s- i bullion) fl.200,000,000 stock of Russia, with $724,800,000, and Oer chorus. world's entire whereat ths afteWthe-daycm upon iwiithjhs gold money. lajwarth less than $5,000,' many, . with . $721,300,000. So far as O, thats easy, replied the New nuptials are celebrated. Moat womea 000,000 ($4, 206,700, 000, according tor tcolnedguld 1 ceseernedltlwlRb baa been dead regard this garment as especially sa- the latest figure). New York finan- observed the United States Is to a TkfijrPhHAddphtt for many, many years, nd " o ess cred and taka extraordinary means to cier ? f .. believe Uncle Sama figures as to class by Itself. Philadelphia. preserve Tt In air Its pristine purity. cut that out" Angrily snorted O, The wedding gown box is a recent fad aa he walked th .Pennsylvanian, o for the bride to adopt, and TRIED THEM ON THE INDIANS. away, while the man from Manhattan TWO SOULS AND SO FORTH. It bids fair to have quite a vogue the opportunity to put the moThat every bride possessed . of any Diffident Youth Lesms Something Raspberries Looked Tempting, But seized mentous question to the fair rest' sentiment wishes to keep her wed He Was Afraid to Eat Them. From Summer Girl. dent of the Monumental city. ding gown In a state of preservatlo When I was out in Oregon, fifty were wandering about the They Is a foregone conclusion, and this el dark, deserted piazza, arm In arm, three years ago," said a pleasant-look-ln- g Chance and Change. gant receptacle is admirably 'suited to talklng softly, as people usually do farmer, whq has been in the red the purpose for whlch lt was fl under iuch Circumstances. They raspberry business for twenty-fivdun and dark ths skies, what It la made of light wood had only known each other two days, years, according to th Detroit Tree Thoughboot- - despair? signed. enameled withwhlte and having thl but the Tto but ths moment which Will soon were Jong at a summer Press, I first saw red raspberries be osr; J bride's initlals ln silver letters on tho hotel anddays and Ths morrows 7 growing wild in -- the thicket , time Is shorL. , dawn may b as bright sad outside. A lining of tufted whits of th wild but the a 'edges like seem along Oregon This paradox, (elr satin Is revealed on opening the box, it isn't may As though tho clouds were past tor- -' roads. They were saucer-shapeand evermore. and locks of silver and white leather ' He was a summer young man, as not ao deep as the modern berry-j- ust straps fasten 1L A photograph of the she was a summer girl, and ha was like those which still grow wild Nor be thou overjoyoua If tho day wedding gown Is often taken by ths not accustomed to crowding the in Michigan. As the Oregon berries Is glad and bright and Nature hath her modiste before sending it home and mourners, so . face looked tempting I picked s lot In notwithstanding that -in smiles; the morrow may making a collection of the photo- be had been very devoted, he had my hat but did not dare to eat them, En wreathed be grey, of or sny been wedding gowns graphs diffident in the ma- as I did sot know whether they were And leaden clouds come driving on other distinctive costume Is one of ths terial somewhat of his devotion. apace. poisonous or not expression present fads, the Idea being to pro The back to met a On I way note my to camp was but this, quick girl Darkness to light and light to darkness serve the pictures as mementoes for number of Indians whom I had seen had not caught on. yields. future generations and also a Illus- heHe knew to and be in was atm permitting I would" before friendly; Night unto day, and day again to night; tration of present-da- y fashions. while the cloud shades hover oer to wait on f dare not" fact they had taken such a faacy to Een ths fields, once offered to me and i So It was that they adopt they strolled up through them bursts ths Triumphant The Wedding Dsy. - suns down, np and down, on that plana, me into the tribe.'' To these genial glad light, I ' Indian I presented my hatful of the girl tired. It shall be, then, upon a summer's dan until with life. Be not too much cart As they turned at a faraway cor- fresh red raspberries, and my joy was So 'Us down The sun. my joys accomplice, bright Shall shins. ner, the saw a lonely chair waiting great when they ate them all with reb If darknaaa rests upon thee, nor slat And add, amid your silk and satin Saw Invitingly. tab. After that I ate all I wanted. If bright he all thy pathway; am 11a and To your dear radiance still another ray; frown In' old New England, I unde Mr. Jerome," she aald, coyly, Flit ewlftty eer' the countenance of Ths bee vent, like a sumptuous canopy. stand., they used to call the raspberry theres a chair. Lets alt down. fats. Shall shake out tapir blue folds te ; Permit me," he responded, the 'thimbleberry' on account of its gali and trail droop And that thy mirror la. She frowns oa -- About our drawing It forward. Take thla resemblance to A womans thimble." happy brows, that shall be lantly those 111 get anoth " pals Who weakly murmur and who fear ths With ao much gladness, such expectancy; A Centenarian Sexton 8b tea. But the girl didnt take it strife; A widow, aextoneu of the village Bat smiles on him who mocks at all her And when day closes, soft shall be the stood there laughing , a cut little blows. .. air gurgling, appealing laugh, and some- church of Wick, near Bristol, England, And bravely bears Mm through this That In your snowy veils, caressing, how Mr. Jerome tumbled to the fact has just celebrated beg hundredth A changing life. pisrs. - r one chair waa plenty for two if birthday. She had been sextoneas for Philadelphia Ledger. And with syss the star that a half but duties her over century, art a man only went about It right shall gas now performed by n deputy. Bsnlgnantly upon the wedded ' pair. Largest Stags in th World. Seed. of Distribution Early - The Verlaine, largest stage in the world te " Manufacture Hats. of and of flower Distribution vegetable of the Grand opera house, Paris, The United States manufactures that One Active cause of n shrinkage to seeds by the Government will be ahlch to 100 feet In width, 200 feet ln started Sept 1, three months earlier 65,000 hats every day, while England slues is the assessor's visit depth and eighty feet In height manufactures about 40,000. ' than usual. . jt Ms-tor- -- -- . well-to-d- e ,... -- - d, ' soft-emUl- - |
