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Show tfM-'H'fV &Y A.CONAN DOYLL- 'rtl in JNTRNtWCWL Woo fiSSOCIRJIOH. riM'Ti:it ix. a i i t .r. V t nn.i: .111 p,,,r 1 I ''v ''"IT Walker I111-I I111-I I 1 ' iiKlue ie ti.. s it at L .w. -V tlu. two HW...-1 Kiri rV H.K .in rlllcT x.. V rti-i. .r Mm .- ',' 1 1 :, V !' In n iMii-Mxr- . Mi V. Mil 1 tl.Hl ti-, (. tinin- titn Ini n'- ly Hi tll't ItlHtllUf. nuts 1 lit- victim nn-.'ilnut whom Ib !r 1.m w.-r- tl:inn-l P. Ml. 'iilly in. v wK. l tintil at IhhI llit-ir ni.nhnr .tmp 'II In 11 ImvuiW'ii .liiv." hr rnimikftl. 'It Kill !'. f..i .ff. U . flinil. nil Hh" thinking ot kivliiK a r-n "". Ihf Irlt yrl.-." Th.-ii h,. nntat f,. r.iry. ,Vp b-th Inlfhilnl to .. h-t iift-r lirmkriiNt." ' Mi, In.) I- Tin- 1m l.ir lookf il lHHfl. Y..11 know. 1 ' xuitl M it. "II im lo im tliHi wi ra I linvt t vi-ty t ndviinliiKi' In liin,: Mm. WVMtiiHt'oit HviriK mi n.t.r." "Why no. niy i if" "Will. t... uih th.. in no niiviui-rfil. ynu kiMiw. If w wly mtidv Iht why w.' nmy nlvatir oar . l t n h1h." "I think I huvt nl ynu my. mpn.' rinrii rtnmrkff1, "thiit mht in Iho lyp of tho w.inuin f tl future." I nm viry l--f to hinr ynu ppftk pn nt nuihly. my clt-nri. I riTlalnly think thiit hn u n worn in whom you nmy vry wll titkct mi yr moili'l. The mora Intlnmtp ynu r with hiT tho bottar plrNNP1 I Hhflll " "Thfn lhAt la arttl.," I1 Clfi.n da murely, and tht tulk drifted to olInT mattcra. All tha mnrnlnt tt two tflrta tat ex-training ex-training from Mra. Wi-atmacoti her tnoat eitrema view aito the duty of tha one net and tyranny of the other. At-anlut At-anlut equality, pvi-n Jin detnlla. waa her ldeul. KnuaVt.( the arrot cry of unwomanly and uanHldenly. It had bn Invented by mat to acare worn a way when aha poarhtd tim nearly up on hla prerluua prcwtTM-a. Kvery woman wom-an ahnuld be lmlarndent. Kvery woman ahnuld tvrn a trade. It wii their duty tn puwh In whera Ihoy were leant welfome. Thi they wera niar-tyra niar-tyra tn the muse, nn4 ploneera to their WfAker alatira. Why ahnuld tha wuati-tuh, wuati-tuh, the noi'rile, and the hnUrwkecer'B boolr be otiTUHlly ifi.-tm? Mlxht thev not reach hlxher, to the coniiltin(C-rnim, coniiltin(C-rnim, tn the hnch, and even to tha pul-flt? pul-flt? Mra. WVntnuimtt aarrllloed her trh-yrle ride In hT enKrnraa over h.T p.-t mittjr-t, ami Iht two fiilr dlMclph-a drank In every word, and noted every aiik'ip'iitlnn for future une. That afternoon after-noon thi-y wfiit ihtiiiti tn lndon, and before evuTilliK atrnnxe piifkiiKna b'-K'tu in l tmm Im1 In at the Ihu'tor'a door. The pint wim ripe for exTUtlnn, and one of the r 'tint lni t nra wta merry and Jul'lhint, while the oth.T wna very nerv-uua nerv-uua and tmuhh-d. When the Unc-mr came to the dlnlnff-room dlnlnff-room next niornlnif, he waa aurprlad to tlnd thut hla dauKhtera had already bin up aome time. Ida wna Imitiilled at one end of the table with a aplrlt- Vwmp, a rurved ithifa tnk, and aevernl bottled In front of her. The content! of the flunk were boiling; furlounly, while a vlllalnoua amell tilled the room. Clura lounKd In an arm-chnir with her ftet utMn a aecond one, a blue-covered book In her hand, and a huica map of the lirttlnh Inland" apread arrow lur Itip. "Ilullnl" crh'd the doctor, bllnk-tn bllnk-tn and anltniuf. "whre'a the break-fiial?" break-fiial?" "Oh. didn't ynu order It?" aaked Ida. "1! No; why ahnuld 1?" lie ran the bi ll. "Why have ynu not laid tha break-faat. break-faat. Jane?" "If ynu pleaae, air. Mint Ida was a workln' at the table." ()h, tf citurae, June." aald the younff Indy rnlrnly. "1 am ao anrry. I ahall be ready to move In a few nilnut-i." "Hut what on earth are you dotnir, Ida 7" aakeil the I km-tor. "The emrll ia in oil t nfTfiiMlve. And, irood Kmalu, look at the menu wlilrh you have mttile upon the rloih! Why, you have burnrd a hole rlnht thntiiKh." "(ih, that la the arid," l.lrt anawered rnntentedly. "Mra. Weatinacott aald Unit It would burn linlee." "You tnlKht huve tuk.-n lier word for It without tryhiK." 'Ud her father dryly." "Hut look here. ia! Rc0 wlmt the book aaya: 'The lintltlo mind tukoa nothlnif upon truHt. Prove all thlngal' I huve proved thut." "You certutnly huve. Well, until hreukfuHt la na-ly I'll tflanca over the Tlmea. Huve you ac.-n It?" "The Tlmea? Oh, dear me, thla la t which 1 have under my aplrlt-luinp. 1 am afraid there la aome add upon that too, niul It la rut h.T damp and Uiu. Here It la." The Imtor took the hedrnffKled paper pa-per with a rueful fur... "Kvery thing; ae etna lo bn wroiiif to-duy," be remarked. re-marked. "What la llila audden enthu-alnnm enthu-alnnm about chMnlMry, Ma?" "oh, I am tryltiK to live up to Mra. Weatiunrotr teuehlnH'." "ijultH rlKht! quliif rlirht!" anld he. thotiKli p'-tti.tpH with l.j-H hturlliH'H tbmi he bud nhnwii the day befom. "Ah. here In hreiikfiod nt Iiimi!" Hut iiulhlMK waa I'omrortitlth) that I niornltiK. There were ikki without . i-k'H-MJ"o..rin, toaHt wlit' li win leuDiery ftorn lieintf kept, drled-up ruMheiM, and IcrnundH In the coff- e. Al.nvo all, there wua that dreudful smell which )x.rvuJ--1 verythliiir and Ruve a hurrlblu twuntf to ever;' mouthful. I "I an-t wlAh to put a dumper upen yenr atmllea, 1,1ft." mth the i.-t.ir. no he puHlie.l Lit. k hi. ehnlr "Hut I d.i think It weul.l ! heller If y.Ml did your ctieinlenl experltueiila a llltli- Inter In the day." "Hut Mis Wcitmacett .nva llmt ivi.inen aheuld rife early, nlid do their Kerk l.ef..r.. Iireiikrnst." "Then they shiMlId eh.iiMC ...me other r.M.oi heal. lea tho liivukfaat-ni'ini." The luctnr nil. hee.iniliiir Jut a little riffled, A lorn In the open air would ""one him. he theuitht. "Where are HIV h.,la he lli.ke,l Hut Ih.-y were net In their aeeoalnmed i ni iier l.y hla i heir. I'll and ilitn he i. ;ir. h. d. while the three Hei VuiitS e..k j HP 'he .tlept, Slonplllir lllld ( V-IIIK lll- i d.-r l.,H.k-eaa..a iind ilrnweia. I. In h.el I t tn, ii. .1 in her atiellei.. nii.l I'liirn t" I her t-lue-e.v.-re,l votuine. i.liniiir nh-, nh-, 1-T.e. . ,.h,. reale,l lllnht the Pintle Pin-tle ii inl I tie rn.ket At l.ial n n-n-nil I huss ..f ciniriitiil-itlen a me em , . .1 thai I I'"' a bud dl vere.t the I....H I11IIIX 1 HO IMIimIik Hie I111IH III the l .ill. The I j I . t . very red and llualcrcl. ,lrew I i them on. ned -t..u. I ..if to j..lu the j A'lmlriil In hla ir.noln.r walk. Ah th .or al.iinnud l ie t.uit Into I a "limit of l.niuhter. "You a.e, fhii-n." 1 ah.. eii.,, "ih.. chiirm work, already. ' He hex Hone to liooih. r one lii-.l. ,.. of I lo uoiiihei- llii.-e 1H1, no ahnll win 11 aienl victory. You've la-n very itoo l, der; I colli see thut you were en 111. on. tn help him when he was lolik- Iiik for hla I " "I'oor tuiiiii! It la an cruel. And yet "l Hi, ho will enjoy lielng conifortJihle all II lore If we kIvp I1I111 a little illa- i.itnf.irt now. What horrlhle work thla ch.'inlalry lal l,...k nt my rroekl It la rulue.l. And thla .tr-il.tf ill aniellV Klie threw ..pen the window, and thruat her little Kolden-corh .1 head nut of It. harl.-a Wealmiiiiitt waa hoeing nt tho other ahla of the aurd.-n fence. "l'Md inornlna. air." aald Ida. "I I. aid mornliiK'' The hla man leaned upon his ho and looked up at her. "Ilav you any cliciircttia, Charles?" "Yea. cerlHlnly." "Throw m up .wo." "Here Is mo Laae. Can you catch?" A aral-akl.i caae came with a soft thud on to the floor. Ida opened It. It was full. "What sr then?" ah. asked. "Ksyptlana." "What are aome other tirandar" "Oh, Kiehmnnd (lenii, and Turklah, and t'atuhrldicr. Hot whyi' - "Never mind!" Hhe nodded to him and closed the window. "We must remember re-member all those, Clara," aald she. "We must learn to talk shout the branda ot cliturettre. Has your rum come?" "Yea, dear. It Is here." "And 1 have my stout. Come along up to my room now. This smell la too ahnmlnahle. Hut we must tie ready for til in when ha come hack. If we alt at the window we shall sea hhn coming down the road." The frcHh mnrnlng air, and the cental company of the Admiral hud caused tha Hector to forio't his trnuhli-a, and he came hack aliout midday In an excellent ex-cellent humiir. Aa he opened the hall door the vile smell of i li. inl. nl. which hud arellt hla hreiikfaat met him with a red. ml. I. d virulence. He threw open the hall window, entered the iltnlnK- room, and at I animal at the alalit which mot hla eyes. Ida waa still anting amona her bottles, bot-tles, with a lit clKiirolle In her left hand and a Klaaa of stout on the table bealde her. Clara, with another etaarette, was IouiikIhk 111 the easy chair with several mnpe apread out Uain the floor around. Her feel were atuek up on the coal acut-tie, acut-tie, and ahe had a tumhlorful of some reddlali-lirown composition on the amoklna Inlde close at her elliow. The lmetor gase? cue to the other of them Ihruuan the thin gray has nf amnkr. but Ills eyes rested Anally In a settled stare of aatunlahment uiain hla elder and inure serious daughter. "Clara!" he gimped, "1 could not have believed It!" "What la It. papa?" "You are smoking!" "Trying to. pupa. I find It a little difficult, for 1 have not lieen used to It." "Hut why. In the name of goodneas "Mra. Weatmneott reeommenda II." "(ih. a lady of mutura yours may do many IIiIiiks which a young girl muat avci.i." "Oh, no," cried Ida. "Mrs. Wesnna-cutt Wesnna-cutt says that there should he one law for all. Have a ititarelle, pu?" "No. thank you. I never smoke In the morning." "n? Perhaps you don't care for the brand. What ar Iheae, Clnra?" "KKyptliitis." "Ah, we niuat have some. Hlchmnnd Orai, or Turkish. I wish, pa, when you go Into town, yuu would get ma euiue Turkish." "I will do nothing of the kind. I do not at all think thin It Is a tilting hahlt for young Indies. I do not agreu with Mrs. W.atmacott upon tho point." "Heally. a! It was you who advised us to Imitate her." "Hut with dlHcrliiilnatlno. What Is It that you are drinking, Clara?" "Hum, pnpii." "Hum? In tha morning?" Ho oat down and rubbed Ida i yea as one who trie to shake off aome evil dream. "Ild you any rum?" "Yea. pa. They all drink It In tho pro-foaaloii pro-foaaloii which I am going to Hike up." "ITofeaalnn, Clara?" "Mra. Wesiiiia. ..tt suya Hint every woman should follow a calling, and that v.e ..ui-!it to cho-.H.i t:,o.u which women have niways ovoiiiid." "C,liille bo." "Well, 1 inn going lo act upon her advice. ad-vice. I u 1 ti going to be a pilot." "My dear Clara! A pilot! This is too nm. h." "Thin la a beautiful book. papa. . 'The l.lKhts, Ilea, on, Huoyn, Channels, and l.aii.Hiiaika of Ureal Hrltaln.' Here Is another, 'The Mnater Mill In. r s Handbook.' Hand-book.' You cun t Imitglnu how lutci'esl-Ing lutci'esl-Ing It Is." ) "Tou are Jnklntr. Clnrn. You munt an I K Joklmt!" L "Not at nil. pr.. Y.hi rnn't think wkM ' i ft let I have l-nrnrd alrculy. I'm M ettrry a arreeft Itrhl m atarbrd. and f red to port, with ft whit lUht at the ' tniiM-hi iid, and a flnre-iti every fifteen nilnutca." y ' "oh. won t It look pretty At night I V cried her alater. ; "And 1 know tht foR-Klffiinta. Ont s blunt inert nn thut a nhtp ateera to star ' boind. two tn port, three aftrrn, ff ) f ' , ttint It la uninntiiiitrenble. Hut thin maq - nnhn auch dremlful (pteatlnna at the end . of phcIi rhnpter. I.lnten to thla: 'Ynil T ' pee a red 'Kht. The ahtp la on the port tnrk ami ttie wlixl at north; hnt comae v la thut Khlp ateeitnK to a point?" The ltoi tor rn-e with a a-ature of da ' I "t-tilr. "I run t hnnulne whttt hna ponil i- over y.ni botti." anld he. A "My deui pupa, we nre trying hnrd live mi to Mra. Wintinucoit i atand- r nrd" . "Well. I niuat any that I do not ad- I nitre the remilt. Ymtr chenilut ry. U4 L nmy perhnpn do no harm; but ynu? V aeheme. t'lura. in mit of the ipieiitlon. f It ow a Kltl of your arnae rmild ever en- I tertuln ait h a notion la more than I I nn lmui:ln'. Mut I nui-t nh)tolutelf I forbid ou t,t it a further with It." "Mut. p:i." I;.-. I I .tn . llh n air ot Innocent Inquiry In her tta blue r "wbiit nre we to do when your com- 1 iiihikIm and Mm. Weatniao.tt a advb-a I nre npiHiHeit- You lol.l im t nhev hT. I Hhe n.iya thnt when women try tn throw I off their almckl.-r ih.tr f.uhera. hmth- I nnd hu .l.iiii, In nr.. the very flint to 1 try to rlv. t tti. tn on n'iin. un.l Hint In I u-'ti a mutter no num bun nny mil nor- I Ity." I "I to. a M ra. Went mue..t t tenoh yt ih.it I ntn not tie hen.1 of my own I hona,.-?" The I .... -r tliifticd, and hla I grhrxhd Imlr 1-iWtb d In hla ngr. I "f.rtjiinly. Hhe miya thnt all had I of In. linen me n Ilea of the dnrk aa-en." The lk.iet.ir muttered aoineitiinft- an4 alnmped bin foot upon the carpet. Then ulihmii ii word he piiro d out Into tha Mnt en, niul hla diuuttitera could "t him MrMinir furl-oinly up nnd down, ruitlng off the hcmla of the Iluwerft with a awltrh. "'Hi, ymi dnrllng? Ynu plnyed your part ao aptendldly!" crb-.l Mit. , "Hut how cruel tt la! When I aw thft aomiw and aurptlne In bla eyr-a I vrrjr I iiemiy put up my ii rum about htm and told him nil. ln.n l you think we have done eiioiiKh?" "No. no, no. Not uenrly enough. Toil mtixt not turn wnk now, Clara. It la an funny thut I ahnuld be hading yniu It la quite a new experience. Hut 1 know I am rlaht. If we go on aa wa are doing, we ahnll te able to aay all f our I1via that we huve anved him. And t If we dun't, oh. Clnra, we ahould never forgive ouraelvea." ;to aa cosriMuao.j J |