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Show Papa, there are two policemen They say" they have ,como tor some one what does It mean?" Oh! only about the chickens that said her were stolen, my dear, father ' miserably. "But taere are no chickena!' You know you wouldn't have any, because you said they spoil the garden. "Hid I say chickena?" Mr. Bromley Brown's dreary expression was that of a victim being led to execution. Of course, 1 mean the forced strawberries. Valentine, my dear The young man was still gasing at Clot the lovely, puzzled face of bis hosts Quartern Preferred. Htfcn I wish 1 had some kind of daughter. ncktytment to cast over him lo "Your father has been so kind to me, Miss Brown, said he.. I am kcej i,tm fond of me. ''4 Why dont borrow you struggling over military drawing, and aorat? in daily terror of being plowed."'' ' Ok, dear! "Oh! You are studying at the colIm afraid no one haa to lend." lege! ky, yes. Distance lends enchant-Bwa- t "Yes 1 wonder would you' and Have yon tried that?" your father care to come over and see 4, and I'm not it some day? going to. Id "Oh, that would be delightful, papa, rathtt take my chances at close quantrs. Kansas City Journal. dear, wouldn't It? would." Yes, indeeed, indeed it Mr. Brown was still feeling half paralAlready Supplied. A took canvasser weut in to a yzed. Good-by- , Eaicotiri. my boy," said shop and ask the proprietor If Gen. Compton. "I have got to have a he could sell him an encyclopaedia Fiat's that? asked the barber. word now with Brown on some most I Itt a book that con'ains informaImportant buslnesa about which tion m every subject in the world." came down." Theie was a victim In the chair, Lord Estcourt drew a little nearer and to put In feebly, "He doesnt to Valentine. You will drive over very soon, peed I" then. Miss Brown?" A Sudden Departure. "Thank you I am sure we aha!) , 1 Ckgham Didn't your new cook ever so much! it enjoy I teavajou rather suddenly? "Then we won't gay good-byBrliton Yea, She got mixed In her think, said he, aa he took her hand. dates.- - ghe had a policeman and a King. Thp , burglar call on her the same even- here! Thi 9rMt GIX Whn all ths dancing feet srs atilt. Tha rose's bloom U abed and aped. Whan aha haa waltzed bar happy fill With Will and Jack and Ted and Fred. Tired of the whirl and Jollity, Her lovely eye weighed down with sleep. Then, at the laat. aha wane to me, And ahe la all my own to keep! I And her glove and tie her wrap. We nay good nights to left and Tight; Vow I'm the chap! Ah. now, Indeed. It la good night! Of lovera' Joy let wooara prate; What could a man aak more. In life, Than thla beat, deareat gift of fate To have a sweetheart for a wife? Madeline Bridges In Smart Set ' A DESPERATE CASE. -- bar-bei- "i , No one who had happened to observe the figure of Mr. Eromlejr Brown wandering about bis garden on a certain mild April morning would have imagined him to be suffering from an acute sense of regret for his wasted opportunities. A girl's figure leaned out and a young voice called to him: "Why do you look so solemn, papa, dear? What a perfect day It la! Warm and sunny enough for June! . "I was thlnkiqg, he, said. Impressively, of how very little material comfort signifies, and how few of us are satisfied! I know I may not look ft, but since my earliest days I btve often told you, I have-h- ad a curious, wild craving for adventure, for some excitement outside the deadly routine of a business life. It is hard that of a business life. Valentine laughed and leaned still further out of the window. She, for her part, was absolutely satisfied with the fair face worn by the world around her. Her father took off his glasses and laid down his newspaper. Ha! this Is most curious! said he. What a splendid chance If one could only light upon him the plausible scoundrel! The shrewd young Villain! Valentine turned her gray eyes on his shining crimson face. Listen to me Val, he cried ; you remember the general told us last week' that the Mumhys and the Jellicoes had both had their pantry windows forced open? Did he? , I dont think I was Us-- In answer to looked up smilingly. the remarks of the old gentleman by the hedge, be said that he bad oome a considerable distance that and this with a very pleasant laugh well, yea he was thirsty and that there would be plenty of time to finish his sketch after luncheon, and ' that he thought it a most kind sug, Hope. gestion of his questioner to Invite When all our dreams and alms have come to naught him to have some. And dark'ning clouds of fear and doubt For one instant Mr. Brown glanced assail; nervously at a silver box and candle- When all In vain some comfort we have v sticks on Valentine's sought. writing table. And all ou? friend and consolation Then, murmuring an excuse, he ran fall; panting to the stables; in a choking voice sorrow heavy-lidde- d the astonished When dispatched " waits coachman for the police, and a helper, tpon our souls, by poignant grief ope scribwith an impressive message pressed, bled on a card, to Gen. Comptbn. Deeming ourselves accursed of the Fates, On his return he found the architect-Who grant v neither happiness nor rcBt. burglar laughing 'over a favorite with beaming Thou comest, heaven-sen- t, e, sad-eye- " r, - heard the clock strike 12. t . - x: ' Inconsistent. Here, you!" cried big Mrs. Cassidy, sthroike or no sthroike, OITI not hov ye standtn round doin' nothin'." Well, oh, well, meekly protested little CkBsIdy, tls the most on Fas-onlwoman ye are. Last wake ye told me if Ol didn't behave meeel ye'd make me stand 'roun. an' now that Olm doin' It yere kickin." de- misty which wrapped our f souls around Are quickly by thy Influence dispelled; Anticipated pleasures then abound And JI, our fears and doubts are haply quelled; n : The lowring clouds their silver linings show. The weary road that once appeared so Broad Hint. Staylate Do you believe in long courtship. Miss Annie?" Miss Annie "Well. Im In favor " limit on each of a sixteen-hou- r . long Each moment shorter, to us seems to grow. -. Whilst all our sighs are turned Into 'Victims of Too Much Sympathy The Rev. Dr. Lorlmer, the minister at the Madison Avenue Baptist church. ObAnd these art lovely spoons, served the architect burglar, with appalling coolness. book of Valentines, the Diary of a Nobody" and they two talked, Mr. Brown for his part with a curious s of books and different forms of humor. The parlor maid interrupted them to say that some cold meat was ready, and the two men adjourned to the dining room. The guest seemed truly grateful for a whisky and soda. Thats a beautiful old cup," he remarked, pointing to a piece of silver of Queen Anne date In the middle of the table. , Mr. Bromley Browns expression of mingled triumph and sarcasm passed unnoticed by- the cheerful young visitor. The clock struck one and he rose quidkly to his feet. , Thank you a thousand times tot he said, pleasantyour hospitality, I am afraid I must be off. You ly. see. I am sketching for duty, not pleasure. There was a sound of steps at the door, and a voice outside, which sounded -- dike a word of command, absent-mindednes- . - Gen. Compton, young end alert for his years, stared at his friend with pair of very keep eyes under white eyebroms. "You told me it was some very urgent business," continued the general. Then his eyes fell on the young man by the further window. - "Bless my soul, Estcourt, I didn't see it was yon In the corner! Yes,-anbow are you, general?" said the young man, advancing with a cordial smile."-Mr. Bromley Brown felt a sudden cold perspiration oh .his forehead. He was entirely unable to utter a word. "Mr Mr? said the young man. was so. kind as to ask me to have a whisky and soda." Ah, theb you don t know- - each Brown, other?" said the general. this la. Lord Estcourt. son of my old often talked 'friend whom working like about, youknow.. He a nigger at the "college. . and the speaker pointed toward a distant view of a large white building miles away beyond the grove of pines. Estcourt, this Is Mr. Bromley Brown, one of my best neigbbors," Mr. Brown felt as if some one had struck him a violent blow ou the head. ; Papal papa!" A fresh young voice came echoing from the garden and In another moment a young girl ran Into the room. it ! Jf Is responsible for thla story, though oe does not vouch for the truth of it, useful as It may be to point a moral: A nestful of young linnets were In the corner of a field In India: Having lost their mother, they were cold and They flapped their little hungry. featherless' wings, thereby attracting the attention of a huge elephant which stood near by. Ah, said the elephant. 700 poor little things. You hare lost your mother, and have no6ody to nestle yon. 1 am a mother, and have a mother! heart I will nestle you and keep you And thereupon the elephant warm! sat upon the nest containing the poor little linnets." New York Times. Hurry Up" Lacking. Almost the first words which Italians learn in coming to this country are Hurry up!" and this also expresses the, flrstldea which they glean from their, new environment. A young Italian who has been in this country just six months found, when he welcomed a younger brother at the end of that time, that there was already a slight difference In their point of xlew In deprecating his brothers shortcomings to a friend he remarked: I see my brother eess too much ; Italian;' I see he eess not nuff hurry up. . see-alon.- song.,. iave middle class prcjperlty. ewlft feet, for two or three of the Another messenger local police. would hasten to Gen. Compton, the sternest of the county magistrates, and he would arrive in time to be a witness of the discomfiture of a mv torlous criminal and of the ingenuity and promptitude of his old friend " Brown. Meanwhile the young man had . Fairly Caught "Ah, my darling!" be murmured, what matters It that sorrow and trouble .must of necessity be lurking In the unknown future?- While I an with you I think of naught but the present the superbly beautiful pres... ent," 80 do I, dearest she replied. But you'll take me with you when you buy It wont yon? Men have such .queer ... tastes in "rings Stray,. v Stories. , The morbid - A model of COOLNESS. fair; d WriSa V A spair; about?" i?r THEN FOLLOWED Thou bid's! us lift our glances to the aky. When darkning gloom straightway A few yards away In the road he saw the figure of a young man. tall, falf, yes, and of unmistakably soldierAnd he was sketchly appearance! ing. A thrill ran down Mr. Brown's spine. He might not be the chief of the Russian police; but was he not on the eve of a discovery, an adventure, the possible player in a great and dramatic case? In one moment his mind hml been said: made up-- . He would invite this young Where Is the man?" man, obviously no other than the , The door was Sung open, and a tall, architect burglar, with friendly greet- soldierly figure stepped quickly Into ing, Into his house. , A hurried word the dining room. , to the coachman would send him, on what's all this Well, Brown, - ing. ' . eye, To raise us from ths depths of our gold-rimme- d Bromley Brown here proceeded to read aloud an extract from -the newspaper. for by this The architect-burglasoubriquet this accomplisaed criminal is now known, has been seen, it Is believed, not long ago in this neighborhood, although probably he is now many miles away from the scene of his late exploits. He is described as a young man of gentlemanlike and military appearance, with fair hair and mustache., and wearing clothes of fashionable make." Mr. Bromley Brown was soon absorbed in meditation. He pictured himself, resolute, terrible, cunning, down this distinguished hounding criminal, bringing him to justice. He fell asleep to the accompaniment of the lark's song and dreamed that he was the chief of police in Russia. Waking up with a start he t Mrs. Jackson life's powerful sick, doctab. He dun swallered a bar soap Instead of caramels, an ; ebry time he breavet lie blows a soap bubble, Cutting Hints I just found my hat on the ire cooler, I wonder on .what crazy thing I'll find It next? . Mrs. Cutting Hint Maybe on your head. Mr. Tabic-li.Mikii ) No C. ...... itu try your hand at rooking, dear? Mrs. Y. Well, I will If you t, will promise to continue to love me. It? Well." said Pat. ist the t world?" . 1 THE SAME THING. . Pat's Puzzle. Five or tlx men were recently chatting In a village Inn, when one of them (aid: I aay, ! beta ye dinners all round ye can t tell me the answer to a puzzle I knows of " I bet we can. Done," they said; What la .i why la a Journal- creature in the funniest v After vainly trying for about two kours they sadly said they must give R It up. Why," said the delighted Pat, "because his tale comes out of his bead, don t It?" London Spare Moments. Only the Truth,,,. . So your wife accused you of .tPpriJJag that extra dollar In hard drink," Interrogated Guyer, Yes," replied Rounder, but I told her I spent It In fruiC "But yon did not? Ob, yes, I bought cherries. Cet out! . Where can you cherries this time of year?" In find cocktails." Comprssed-Ai- Power. r the man who had never r attended a concert remarked as How ths Dahlia Was Named. ',' the corret soloist began his number, A strange spindly plant with nod- "who a the feller wavin' the little ding little flowers was sent from the ltkt?" "Sb! " replied his neighbor, thats city of Mexico to the Madrid botanl- cat garden, in 1784, and, being new to &e conductor of music." the botanists, was named Dahlia, after ( "Oh! and Is the feller with the Florists Dahl, a Swedish botanist soon noticed the great possibility of variation In the flower in color and Just to Oblige Him. "Oh, let use like a soldier die!" exsize, but it was . rare In Europe until Humboldt brought from Mexico; a claimed the leading man of the barnstormers. quantity of the seed. pb. If I only had a gun!" exclaimed some one In the gallery, in a Urges Change in College Methods tons that savored of genuine symProf. Dewey of the Boston Institute . f "Say! bo-fo- - ; of Technology, In speaking before the pathy. convention of educators and business . The First Rank. men at Ann Arbor, Mich., deplored "Ton say this cigar Is a bad one. the lack of fitness shown by college graduates'' for the hard realities of Wiy. I think Its might good." of the "Well, Ill admit that Its life.- - Prof. Ripley of Harvard univer'Urot rank. Herald. sity, lurgtod the enforcement of business methods of exacting attention1 to Dont Worry. study all through a university student's-course. . lie ha patented' anew fountain , - :: Peg. ' Cad lei gh- - Room Needed-- . I heard you would prob- ably have to make an assignment." Merchant (coldly )'Yott have been misinformed." Doin' well, eh? Oh, Cadlelgh well, I suppose everybodys business Is big these days. . Of course; Merchant otherwise you would ns be able to get your nose . into It." "Is . - that so? ."Yes; calls It the 'Independent' it doesn Ah, very appropriate; care whether it works or not" t Edith So she married a man over Sixty, worth three millions, but deal and dumb! I couldn't marry a man who was speechless. - ; Tom-rO- h, , . well, you knew jnoney talks. " One Woman'a "Wisdom. ' Talons Longing. Tomdlx They say that rich young Teacher You have heard about the terrible punishment of Ixion. Have widow across the way Is going to you ever thought of the agony he marry her coal dealer. What do yoe must have suffered? think of that? , f Pupil Yes; always longing for chatnless wheel, I suppose. - Hojax Sensible woman. She proposes to keep her money In the family. ! Slow Work.' Georgia $prlng Item. knowter Well, after all, You knbw, - Run here, daddy Jimmys done Kallow Yes, Im trying to raise a felled in the well!" , mustache and. Im wondering what bauty Is only skin-dee"Too bad!" exclaimed the old man, color Itll be when it does come ouL Newitt Yes,i and the people who 'refer to that fact most are usually and I wanted him to dig bait for me Mis Pepprey4Jraj. I should ear, i this mornln'! "Atlanta Constitution. at the rate it appears to be growing. about It extremely Hit " i , thin-skinne- d |
