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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1899-1-5, Page 7LOLI CRA'SIIAY. By W. A: LARCHUOIINT. "Ab I Will you tell rue why Fais 1i time►" Lola glanced at Six Jaffrey. "There is .o use in further ooaossI. meet." be said in mower 10 her look. "It is a rather long story, bat I will tall 11 to you." And Lola told him. "11 is a very utr•ordinary tale." said the inspector skeptically. "You "I never bad any doubt," replied the admit, then. that you met the deceased taepscifu. "The chanes of weapous wan that night at t o'clock at the plass a little cheek, but there was Dever any ' where he was totted dud. That u a doubt." wry racing admission." I "I only wonder sDame book; that's "Yet It 1. the truth." all. she came Better have poisoned herself. Woo. "Why did you go armed? Why did der bow the trains go. L shall just torn FM take that dagger with you?" I into the servants' quarters and flud out. "I did not go armed. 1 know nothing 1 shall give 'em • hint, too, of wbat'e d the dagger beyond what I have read op. Weil, I'm glad to have met you iu —that be wan stabbed with • dagger this case- I like to see sharp work, even which may have been taken from bars" when I'm duue myself. What time shall "What of the bracelet?" you take herr I'm sorry for the baronet, "I Iwow bathing of /bet either. 'en -.pod -artpad I'm aura 'Purposely I left behind mievery bit of 7ibn't tbaflk OE" wb:ch had not been mine be. "I shall get the warrant tbie after - my marriage." noon and take her some time lata 4u the "Your theory to, then, that some one evening. 1 want as little fun as can be, Oust have taken the dagger and the bob it'll make a bit of •.pl. h, woe's bracelet and have gone with them to do it?" He spoke with an air of subdued this murder in order to put the blame but oouscioue pride, like a mac wbo on yew?" feels that be mu alight bot if be pleased. "I have no theory," answered Lola Writhes to appear properly modest. neolotely. "I tell you the truth. I had They parted then, and the private de• lbs letter from Pierre Turrlan in theive went into the servants' rooms .fteruoon. I met him at the time named'' asiraome qapstions about the (rains and at the place named I walked with and to tell them the news that Lady blm for about en boar in the direction Walcote was to be arrested that night of the Bran:ton road and left him at 00 • charge of having murdered the about 10 o'clock aloes to that road. -I Frenchman. is more, I staid to some purpose, as I then walked on a fast •s my strength Meanwhile in the library blank dia. tLiuk you'll admit when you bear what would allow to Branston, which I may had fallen on Sir Jaffray and I have to say." reached lost before 1 o'clock. That is Beryl, and Lola, as soon as the excite- CHAPTER XXVI. ail" meut of ber interview with the polios ?Hs STORY or THE (Ri ICL "How an you going 10 prove tb.1?" I inspector war over, had broken down all Inspector Borderbam took the tater- • asked the inspector. "We Lave Dashing the thought of the disgrace she was 'option by lir. Gifford in bad part. He alt far but our brae word. What bringing upon lbs man she loved. y Woofs bad persuaded himself so thoroughly "1f 1 were only dead," she mono _ Ames your" y thee be war going to make his repots- . "1 have wine hook to end them," re "all this trouble would be ended, bot I � over the case and was so convinced will Dot die till I have proved my in. piled Lola stoutly. "df I had done this aaenex, and then the saner Berth the that he had excluded the pesibility of deed, 1 ahod not have come tack; but, kWeor „ e.mistake that be war Mimpatient of any- ' Iuead, I should have put an end b thing that threatened delay. nay lift„ "Why don't you tats time leo tient ray ••I don't see the necessity of this in- t "Yet you went awayf" nay try to get some evidence of the terruption," be said in hie stiffest truth?" asked Bir Jaffray. o®coal manses. "How ecoid I sanity' she asked. Mr. Gifford . 111ii6. kith atf rift. "What do you mean?" and iustautly resolved to ponds him "Where should 1 wait? I could not _till more "I will not bare tla a.tp teat wan aesded, •nu mom vases.. eery delay. Tie soon I MOS the all his plans. shards the batter. b yeadatp 1n brinD b ' The telling of this was a relief to agsluat mot" wee eadafat•d aagrtly. them all. It enabled them to avoid tb..e ..As yea mut. Lady lealeale. I regret ides of the subject which were es ("- that I lure so alleraa$tvs There anrely .orwwfol, and, morwvsr, 18 certain tcroalittes b ow be eomplled with, he dame 01 hopet bat if you will agree to sarreader this Ons thing la certain, however," be eventing I will call Mrs" said in cosclosion. "There must be • "Much the MO way, Mr. Border -delay, at all everts until the Loudon bum," said Mr. Gilford when the two lawyers haus ben down and looked bad left the room. "Never beard • into things. II toast he so,Lula, and I lamer tale, did you? Tbie ought to be a must and a means of getting Borderbam good thing tot you. yaw,. gars u to wait for a few days at any rate." Knight as a good bound oar a keen Just then the police Inspector wasan• emit „ .otnotd and Came in, looking very grave, but very important. Beryl, who was .ittiug by Lala, felt her Kemble and her muscles stiffen for ab instant, while site bit ber lip I .1 "I (bink. Mr. Borderbam, that this' matter had better stand over for a day or two, after all," said the baronet, and be sham described what he bad doue and said that be would, of course, be re- spou.sible for Lala's surreoderiug when- ever the inspector desired. The latter lieteued deferentially, but at the close be .book hie bead slowly. anufraid that ►f is toovery p•iof 1T , tali weeveiy. "Ilea me, but after what passed this morning I have made all arrangements, tied"— "I am ready, sir!" cried Lola, •tis1nx" and feeing him resolutely. "1 will go with you at once." -At that moment Mr. Gifford entered the room, carrying a parcel iu bit hand. "Wait • moment," be said. "I have something to say." Sir Jaffray turned angrily to him. "I Ihoopht I ordered you to leave the manor!" be cried "But I didn't go, Sir Jaffrey." re- plied )ir. Gifford calmly, "and, what "Tor tbe same motive that brought nae back—regard for Sir Jaffray. I went because eight seemed to me the only Way out of ■terrible entanglement the stay here, and if I could not be here I rely way to avoid even greater trooblss,4mm 0 sow be In jatlL' "I know it's nnpf0.eesional," beset' honor, it w h6e eceers 51 Atha any d me p.tuow.ly. �"' Ie? estrccie 'aialre1ara k a iettetomit honor, It war tteceaaary that my name I ter of theft which I think ought to be Bir Jaffray bad no gnawer, for ber should he Neared 0f this suspicion." p>»d cleared Up before anything elle b done, reply a the other stream of hie" "11 is more to the point to ark Lady and Ladyrots'■ presence b.es ,en- Walcote bow abs war dressed when she trottDls concerning berand he ecoid tial for that1 purpose." for west away," put in Mr. Gifford, "and �`' nothing. bow 1t came that Sir Jaffray was able Yon could have come with one, taidentify her by hes dress that night" Lola," "id Beryl quietly, "1 think, j "I war droned u I am now." Bis with Jaffrey, that you should base 1111480 a plain black costume.waited, unless,that b"— She stopped i "I dentenI saw you in • cloak with nisi lett the 'sentence unfinished. a bead to it, saes a I remembered to „Onlees when' asked the baronet, boas men you wear on our Americas gleeeiug •t her. "What mode Its. Gifford turn rad- ially in that strange way?" she asked es an apparently irrelevant reply. . The baronet muttered angrily at the aeotiou of the name. "1 wan wondering whether be had Isip on board the boat." No; I was droned as I am." "The dre.t, in my view, is • secondary .5.11.r," said Mr. Borderham dogma". 11.117. "The important pan of the af- fair ie not what she wore, bat what alts some motive, after all," she added. did Much of that la quite clear frogs „But there ---one clinp to any straw.. bar own admimione—most damaging ad- •'!t b terrible, tsrriblel" eaclaitned adenoma, too—and painful sod nopiese- Bir Jaffrey. ' 1 cannot stand this 1n - 1N though 11 le to ms," and be corned sotivity. 1 mut do something or I deterenttally to Sir Jaffray, "I am shall go oat of my mind" Land to s.7 that Lady Walpole moat Then • long and most painful inter- eeselder herself soder .reeel. val of silence em as "Oertafaly. I gmits.grcewith 700," "Jafiva'," said Lola, rising abruptly said Mr. Gifford In so decided a tone from the tilt% `.,aitiog.ad b11111k TftY that the others looked .t him. "The now, It will be law suffering for you dory that we have listened to bob/!• when we are not together. GoocILy." wady • very difficult one to accept, and She held oat ber hand to him. "1 bare B very little sifting will tLOW its ab made en ill return for all yowlers., but Ardity. L would suggest, Sir Jaffrey, at ft be given out here that ber lady- bardwaomemory. tever pp1 utatttns, nottio b.11 ilo ar to Y . thlp is ander rorverllanae, that her d- eerity to pick out the course Ibat would nbtans amount toavirtual ccnfeesion, lead to the least trouble for you, and and that ber actual arrest will he made heaven knows I would have spared you as soma a the tormalitiee can be coin - all this it I Goold. Goodb pasted. With your permission I will y' " 1.Ure from the cafe, and I have only to It is not that whirl. troubles me now. Lois." b. answers... "I not empress' my profound regret that I have em been enable to help yea." each a brute ee to be tbiukiug of my - Aa he said this he rose, sod all the self at each • moment u this What e ethers stared at him in the greatest mar - prise w do i. to see •way for you. A» prise and indeed dismay. Bir Jaffray wee full of indignation. "I must mak you for an explanation of this 'indulin solum Nr. Gifford," b. said angrily. "The explanation lies on the surface. lir Jaffrey," returned Mr. Gifford bluntly, "Yon instructed me to find Lady Waimea. Bbs la foetid without sty oeslstaooe. You then oouimiseiond ms to look into this other matter, sad again I have been able to do nothing. though everything le as clear as mnd in a wineglass There is no age, there- fore, is my cooling my beet here at your coat any longer when there's n othing to be dose. I don't want to rob you. You must excuse my beiug blunt, but everybody is bound to take Inapeotl- • Rorderbam's view of what ber lady- ship has told as. The thing's as straight ae this table edge." "I don't take that view, for one" si- delined the baronet vehemently. "Nor I. for another!" exclaimed Beryl m. firmly, and Lola pressed her baud fervently for her support. "Do you mean. Mr. Gifford. that you believe I killed that man, Pierre T.rrian?" embed Lola, her voice vibrat- ing and her ere shining with sop - premed feeling. ' Yoar ladyship, it Is not for me to darn accuser," he said. "I only think bow a jury will view the care." "Then I will stand my trial," cried .j.ola indignantly, "and I will prove to the world et large that what you think le all wtodjf If you think 1t, others will think it, and I will clear myself ad all aoapicinn or suffer any penalty the law tnay inflict. What have 1 todo, 1e<f. lit.rderbam? Shall 1 go with you nowt film teddy. •' She roar, looking firm and resolved "Madams, I am placed in beery dif11- salt position. Bir Jeffrey meat feel well enough bow difficult ani how painful it 1e. Certainly I do Dot wish to do a thing which esu interfere with your wbaoos a 1•rming the bath of your Story. and it L have your samuras . and that d Bir Jaffray that be will be re - 'possible for your ermainfng bets I shall be quite willing to give you any S easonable time." II wane so same!" emelaiasd Iola pad.u.Mty "I see away to go with DOw" "I heist tbsla gbbrld bs ps.e ds1.7, " sat file Jaw. 11 dela than got some ase 10 took hobs H. matt"? who is ons 6Hni.1 t! irofaoe details." And ?I glanced angrily at Mr. Gifford. "11 must be possible eo prove the troth se We." "I think so, too," said the Is.pseter. ''llow j )s Lola long"— tat • you really resolved to give yourself up chi. evening? If you would delay it, the troth might come out." "I would rather face it at mice. If I wait, my resolve may fail me alto- gether. I am a ooward when I think of you, end death would be so much easier." "Don't, Lola! Don't!" he cried in a voice of pain. And then another long silence fell to the three. Sir Jaffray broke it. "I shall wire for some one to v'nme and take op the threads which Gifford bar bungled so terribly," be said, with sadden emphesis. "At all events it will be doiug enmething, and heaven knows we need a cool bead here now. In the meantime there is no goodby be- tween ns. yet, Lola. I may be away .oma time. but d shall get back before —I a 'ire the evening, - he said, chapa- tti; L. phrase wito some alight show of s mbnrr:uamenL Ile went away then, and Lola and Beryl both found in his departure dome relief from the .train. • They set together, their talking broken by long gape of silence, and B• ryl did ber Wilmot to comfort ber companion and to draw her coundeDce. tib. confidence Lola .hared with lee?. and the little .tory war both told. ami listened to amid welding tsars from both. The sharing of the secret dree the two women closer than ever to getber,- As this time pub Lola toffee.. nil: 1• SWUM. a firm and resolute ma .1., bot Beryl could see how oumplessly .be Wan overcome. With difilrolty Beryl Indeoed her 'n We IMP Tend and wins "Yon will need courage, Isola," the said, "tor Jaffray's and that other's wake." And at this plea site yielded. forcing herself to eat and drink. ' In the evening Beryl's agitation 1w• eregwed, and her .seal calmness' quite inserted ber, but Lola. on the other band, grew strong and d.terfined Y the thine of the .rrs.t .pprngobsd. It was obsreeteriatis d ber to meet the trouble when ft came olds def $ntly. When Bir Jaffray esme in, ha was surpris.d to and Lola en 000l and mad - dent and Beryl so agitated. Hp told the�mm what be had de..—hew he had nen Gifford and spoken oat his epinire in intron,' ternm end in the pt e.suem of nil* Or ewe d the .se,aats tied told him to inn the minor, then haw lee had telegraphed to Loodon to • well known firm at solitude, emus - toned to dm .ergnling of met mys- t.riva, sod had asked Own, to rem. duns .t ease awl Wog all ins .killed HIT BY A FALLING TARI Narrow Escape or the steamer Gaf- ifeo In Midocean. Beryl did her fumed to comfort her coa- panton. "This is unwarrantable trifling, Mr. OIffo-dl" exclaimed Sir Jaffray indig- nantly, and the inspector seconded this opinion with • look. "Weare here in the midst of the gravest crisis of our live+, and you, having backed out of the serious busiuene this morning, now Dome with some sort of tlippaut trivial By on your lips I Lomat ark you kr withdraw." "It is aro triviality, Sir Jaffrey," re turned Mr. Gifford apologetically. "1 ■m not given to play the clown in the middle of a tow dy. What I may le mor rest, however. I have a charge of theft to make against a servant in the bombe, Ind I repeat that it must be beard hero before ouythiug more is done" Be went to the door, and, opening it, beckoned to some one outside to none In. A woman who had been in charge d two footmen entered. She was Lady Waloote's French maid, Chriptelle Duval. She held bre head up with • saucy, flanoting air of bravado and looked nastily .t Mr. Gif- ford. �e4rLltrel>♦. Wife --Very well, Geneve. If yen will ge shooting, mind. It you get hl"wn to bits, don't °cone dinning 10 nim 161 .ynipathyt —Pnnrh A Fatal Title. "Yoe mese get him to leave town erns n ever return," "I have It. I11 make bim my oonfiden- 11wl, clerk. Tbsn he'll be sum to ab- o und." gat pe. to .5.dera R.eeltrem..ta. Mat.—He dews not seem to he • hell. limit conversationalist. Pater—No, tnfertamMely. lis ain't talk on tiny anter' t anises he knows owner thing .bat It -- "trav Sterne. A FIERY fl[AMM PROM THE SKY. The Belgian simmer iHttleo, plying be- tween New York and Brazil, wait recently ' etruok by a falling star and miraculously 1 escaped destruction There are not many people who know what an aerolite 1s ex- cept by report. Scientists will tell you that an *coolie' lea stony or met/1111e .I,. 4, of meteoric stone, which. falling from the skies, 1s Imbedded in the ground 1t may weigh from 200 to 1,000 pounds. and the frightful velocity of the fall Invests It with peculiarly destructive powers 8o 11 that wroth* had struck the Gali- leo In a vital spot there would have boon trouble. Albert Haskins, first officer of the steamer, is the only person able to give s eoberent aeeount of what happened. "Ws left Itlo on the morning of Oot. 6, and on the l lth touched at Balis," says Mr. Hawkins to a New York World re- porter. "Strong head winds bad prevailed, and toward the dawn of the 2010 had In- censed in velocity. The sky had changed from black to yellow, and then to that copper color that tells of the approsoh of a thunderstorm. I gnestled that its were in for rough weather, but little did 1 dream of what actually wadd happen "It was • Ilitle after 4 o'clock In the morning Captain Fisher, who had been on the preceding watch, bad gone to his bunk and I was on the bridge. Every one save the lookout, the man at the wheel and myself was in bed and feat asleep, when the wind soddenly dropped and the rain began to fall We were about 70 tulles south of Barbados. and It was 4:90 o'clock "The rain came down to a perfect tor- rent, the kind of storm that only • sailor can understand—one that Is never seen save in these latitude& I don't think I ever saw • rain to equal it "Then presently came the thunder to liven up matter& There were three or four heavy cracks and then one long sus- tained reverberating crash that lapsed, I shoeld say, for more than $ minute. It was just as 1t • whole division of heavy artillery was firing from a great height. "Perhaps my nerves were shakbn. 1 don't know. What i do know Is emit there followed two or three sharp flamhes of lightning, then another peel of thunder. Then a crack appeared in the sky—a creek that seemed to run zigzag along the sur- face of the heavens. And then, as 1 live to tell 1t, the whole great mails of red aloud split literally in half—clew In half—part ed, and out of the eky, right down upon us, cams a giant solid maw of rock or Iron or earth, I don't know which. "in the very moment that 1 jumped amide, as if to get out of Its way, i heard the deafening report M the roses struck It seemed to hit us on the port bow; but of course, most of It went Into the sea m we should have been ennlfillaled. A greet wall of water robot up In the air 75 toot. toppled, tumbled and smashed over our decks. Then there came a blinding flash of lightning that seemed to lift me off my foes, and the next moment I won lying fans downward on the hridge dazed. stun- ned and stupid. "Th thlrfleett wetsest then wee • wild sorec,ning. and up on the decks tumbled the crow end this pueengers, half deemed, some undressed, and all making s rush fur the tome. The .•row were beginning le neTp-h the berate. Me pnpwOIgen were mowdl,..• ,in then, Iile sheep Some had tulle, nn their knee, end Iw'gnn to play. t)on I-. ,'.v we .,. 1.1 hear the yelling of the Dollen, la the at.ermgc, while the asp a1n and other ofllter*, revolvers In hand, were trying to hrfng the anew heck to their senora end make the pessngere re - slims thea the ship strut safe. "The creel were the first to gat Melt their wits Quieting the Italians was the Forst job. We had to drive them hack by fours Into their bunks and hold them there Thee the saloon pstaenttsra, sewing thee the .at wee riding along all right, went to their r:.:,'. no. all exempt two. who did not go t, lid again that night 'Theeapaln had seen the thing, led nos as I did He heel Mem awakened b am rata and was welching the stone through the pert, so the. his eight Was burred by the twin "All tits ptaeseng.» and own agreed la • Orse4 Mestee$atlsse. Rendont Harry—Whet de terraced les git fin • Christman present di. year, T.detyi Theses Teddy—De same ee 1 get test feat --M dart —AltiNes'. Y*seelne r DISCRETION IN WHIST. How and When Information Should Be Given. DEPA10T11 MS FROM CONYE11T1O'{Y. Somber ekwwlag Leads la Tramps. DMfersat Treats's. et Tubes and Plata s.tea: small Card teammates,/ sad the Forth Best. Boue player' who do not believe In ops• • Ing • plain suit so as to show Its length or the character of the .ocompsuyiug trump holding nevertholess use the number sbowiug leads In trumps. Thus, (roan the non, king, queen and jack, with or with- out other*, of • (dein cult tbey invariably lead the ling, but from the seine c,nubl- natiuu lu trumps they lead the king or the jabk, aucuroing as 1he number of trumps Is four or more. With another Class of players, who uurnmonly premier Amerman leeda.In plain emu a euttne ret trumps, it is oustowary to -depart from the practice and refuse to show number when ever the advor,atiee have made a demon- stration of trump strength. In the face of such a dumontmtton many experts would open the quart major with the see and play it right down without an effort to give lefurwaliou of any gore Thesevarie- tlone teen ounveaUuiality or ".71.1.1' are tbswselves conventional to • certain degree, Inasmuch as they are resorted to only under peculiar conditions and then have a peculiar .igrllficanoe. In the 0011- alderation of conventions 1 shall point out the most Important variations or depar- tures (ruin urdlnery practice. They are not fregnont, and, so far as the openings are oonoernett they occur only when the player's hand Woo weak, per se, or In com- parison with the adversaries' bands, Out the yielding of information appears to be unwise. From combinations headed by see, king and queen, without jack the esverui dames of openings are: • - 9 (a). King, to *bow ace (the logical Convention); then queen. (b). To show number in suit (arbi- trarily), king from four, queen from lite or more. Queen followed by ace shows eaagttly As; follows. by king, dem eke 01.1"°.- ?inu.- t (cre). In- • plain suit, to show aconite g*nying trump strength (arbitrarily), king; trump weakness, queen or ace. • In the folTowfng classifications, as In the one just•glven, the letter (a) deelgnatee the simple, logical opening; (b), the arbi- trary number showing or American load; .iha.unwa.riwaif+a. k+yd.,tram sults, whit*, too, is arbitrary. From ace, king, jack, without queen: 5 - (a), king. 8 (b), king teem four, see from fivo og more. 8 (o), king with trump strength, ace without. From nue, king, without queen or jack: 4 (a), to plain suits, king; in trumps, the lowest. 4 (b), in plain suite, king from four, ace from five or more; In trumps, the fourth best. 4 (c), king with trump strength. ace without. Here I come tit"the fourth Met,"which is one of the moat powerful and widely practiced conventions of modern whist. I shall later treat it In extenso. Just now 11 will suffice to desoribs what 1t Is. Ii you have In hand four or more Dards of a certain suit, arranged in the order of th, lr denominations, the fourth card in rant beginning with the highest, 1. called "the fourth best" The terra is commonly ap- plied only to small earda—that la, below the 10. With ace, king, 9, 7, 6, 2, for ex- ample, the fourth best is the 7. In a snit of exactly four cards the fourth best is, of course, the lowest. It 1e. to be observed that from sum. com- binations heeded by high cards, one • f which Is conventionally led in s plain reit, the opening in tromps Is a small wird. Tire reason for bble is In brio( that tricks roust,j�e taken early with high plain suit cards lest they be ruffed, where- as high trumps will "keep." Itis • gen- eral rule that in trumps, as well es in a Alain suit, one of three or more high cards 1. originally hal, but 1f there are only two high cards In the trump suit the opening le • small one. When, however, the trump anti Is very long, say of seven or more cards, or when It Is necessary to get the adversaries' tromps out of the way quick ly, the better opening is one of the two high cards. From ace, queen, jack, without king: 6 (a), ace, then queen. 6 (b), ace, then queen, from tour; acs, then jack, from five or more. 5 (o), ace, then jack, with trump strength; ace, then queen, without. From king, queen, jnok, without sae: d (a), king. 6 (b), king front lour, jack from five or more. 6 (c), king or jack with trump strength, queen without. From king, queen, 10, without see nr jack: 7 (s)( king. 7 (b), king from foot, govern from five or more. 7 (c), king with trump strength, queen with- out. From king, queen, without as, jack or 10: 8 (s), In plain suits. king; In trumps, the lowest. 8 (h), In plain putts, king from four. queen from five or more: do trump$, the fourth best. 8 (0), king with trump strength, queen without. From king, jnok, 10, without ace or quern: 9 (a), ten or the lowest (practice varying). 9 (b), ten or the fourth best. 9 (0), jack with trump strength, 10 with - oft, 0r a,mxu ewrd. From queen, jwok, 10, without ace or king: 10 (m), queen. 10 (b), queen or 10 (practic(' varr•ing). 10 (e), jack with trump strength, queen or 10 without. From all weer combinations It 1s usual to lead itsmell nerd. The small card open- ings, Inrludlug the fourth best, I thall non eider next E. C. ilow[u. thio --thea the .erolta 1.11 obey we» thrown 001 of their bunk• by a reetnnd- Ing crash. TDs ,hip seemed w stop and quiver and shake from stem to stern To them it war lust as if we had run full speed on a rock. When we overhauled the boat, we found that the bad only baso brubmda11111*, "The captain figured It ant that when use aerolits tell we were In latitude 11 de' gree. 57 Minutes, Iongitu4g _Id degr.lga * minutes The fon. 01` the dtawrbanos had inroad the compass completely. Had the mem of the strolls Gess lout three 0.1 m.rer, the boat moat have crumbled like an eggshell and gone to the bottom "Then I took my plans again on Use bridge and smoked s cigar to think it all over, and the captain went back to lei. berth. Within ten minutes the rale stopped, the sky changed to blue, the sun 08010 out and the morning bad dawned placid and beautiful '• Alfred Roble ae4 Dynamite. This great Inventor, the son of • 8wt dish Inventor, was n men of greet daring and extreme acnaitfveoces, due, 1t is be- lieved, to physical III health. While his dynamite was distrusted he did the most reckless things with It, digging a quant) ly of the dangerous substance, for in - nonce, out of • caak with • knife; yM "he was particularly susceptible to bead• aches caused by bringing nftmglyoerin into content with the akin; they affected bio .o violently that be was often obliged b Ile down on the ground In the slue or quarry In which be was experiuenting." He was a man of vast reading and musk poetic teetfng, being, moreover, so fastidi- ous that he never could find • wife whom he thought up to his Intellectual level. He was deeply dieeppointed by not be- ing made a fellow of the Royal society, and bad, we gather, in his nature an ele- ment of whimsicality which his graft wealth, not all made from dynamite, for he was at Baku • great petroleum dealer, enabled him to gratify. Tieing very nerv- ous. eryous, and tiringat the pictures around him, he bad made an arrangement with one of the largest picture dealers In Paris by which he could select any pictures he liked and have them hong on his walla Aa soon 'she was tires of one get he sent them book to the dealer tiled selected otbers 1n their steed." Bowan the inventorot cord- ite, and died In 189!1 at the age of 611, leav- ing hie large fortune for the diffusion el soientino Instruction.—Spectator. Q.Ielklr Told. Phe—How do you like her voice/ He—St111.—Yon ken statesman. Now' tot or. 1 .• U.me Coral may be washed with seep and water. Jet molt be repaired by means of jaw• lets' egtntont. Turquoeset mut not he whetted, and are liable to rhanse .• .r Pearls should never he dampened Tbtttt should be gepomed 10 air as much es poo. sIble. ivory may he westd mnd exposed eo air and sunlight to ke-•r I1 a good white color. Opelt must he kept from fir and heat, ae • high tempenttere runden them lia- ble to spill and tall from their setting. Row He Hoerr ft. "It is nrpnn.nt In are," he said after • Parlay dinner, "that what the huteher *eel yen tot a chicken MY srooster rather Dian a hes:" "Why sot" die aoknn. "ItesoOie," replbd the sufferer tram dyepepslm, "It does not est walk"—Ohlna- go Post Ifo herd et Haste. AntTus C.ftlsen On danger of losing e 1Taln)—Why don't yon drive faster Instead el dragging along ibis way. fttr eft Car Leiser—dot's fir' twat 1 sari valt 1111 8 o'sloek maybe.—New York Ws tt . ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. The Canadian Order of Foresters has a larger Surplus per bead, and still larger for each fl,etoo of risk y.rried, than any other Society of for Kind in Canada. Surplus per member $2 1.83; per j1,000. oo of Insurance $.o All the money received from tit• monthly Insurance fees is placed into the Insurance Fund, and no portion of this fund or the interest accruing there- from can be used for any purpose what- ever other than the liquidation of death claim certificates. Not • fraction can be used for managing purposes. tiam AR risks carefully selected. Being purely Canadian, we contract no riska in foreign countr es, thus ensuring a low deatli rete. Our death rate of 5-44 of last year, and the average rate d 4.97 for the past nineteen years, speak for themselves. - Pnr farther particulars esgnln of any afire OOccrs or Members of the Order, or .ddreae R. ELLIOTT-' THO5. WHITE, 11 C a. Ingersoll. High bee'y, arantfo.fi ERNST OA RTU NO. 5.0., .rantfa.d NORWAY'S NEW FLAG. Ito AaoptIon Will tae Fought by the ww.dl.h t'.opl.. A gr.+at stir has been caused In Norway and iweden by the recent action of the Starsbing at Christiania in the meteor et the Norwelgen nag The Storthbng has voted that hereafter Norway's banner shall nowt without a jack—the symbol of the union with :iwechn. Soros say Shall should King Oscar veto thetenofutlbs two more diets must pose upon the mat- ter before it can go Into effect; others that the new flag will corns Into Immo j1gtgumSl .-nrg1,1:,4,1 4tOlgstlti.jelattons have wen malntabeebetween :Norway and Sweduu. Al that elms the flag of each nation was ',banged so that the leek In lbs upper left-hand corner conibined the colors of the other nation. For sev- eral yes» pest however, there has been ■ growing feeling of dlaoonleot In Nor- way ounoerning the elose relations of the two powers. This dlesatistaotlon King Cycle Tire. mid Water. "You they not believe in theme hydro- pathic tetras." say, an English cyclist. "yet t.bey en, feats nevertheless. To pe, vent tires I. sing air when no punotuns- exist and there Is no leakage at the valve deflate end inject a pnunpful 0f water, after which 1 :1,1e an usual. The meal. of air arises from the porosity of the rub ber. Let tires stand for a day or two and the water eceporating will fill up the eonntleee invi.ible hole* in the rubber Repent the proems 1f it Is necessary. 1, does not berm the tires. For tired anklee bathe them in (told water after a long ride and, they will soon feel quite braced ue Land yourself 'meetly refreshed." leteru$Iion*I %tenting. Germany's ,katingaestwlation, which le made up of e7 skating clubs In varioiu parte of the empire. Is 10 years old and le about to eel,hrwte that fact It will °o0 - duct an Icterentlonal'lskating tournament In Vienne this enter, In which the chain pion skaters of all nations are Invited to compete. A D.prsast$. r.au..e.. "Yon onght M be happy," said the Chinese philosopher. "You brave •Il that a man onght to with for. All you lack fe a fete empty signs of power." "Yes," *uttered isi Hong Chang, "i'm the reheat man on earth. and 1 .eppoa. I ought to be happy. But I'm tint I can't hegntnforablewhen I real - (rte that the taproom dowager may at any moment take It Into her had to nee my peacock plumage for • feather duster and my yellow jacket for • more "— Wasbingtcs Bear. WITHOUT TEN JACK. Oscar has etrivsn to assess. The fere. .centrism have entirely separate and distinct governments, bat are ruled by the same King, Oscar of /Sweden. tree\ se.ttry has Its own Parliament, wblab pawns law. for its reepeotive country. All laws sr* anbjoot to the approval et dtsapprovtl of the King. Zh• flag of Norway, with the jack left out, will be four red earners, with a Greek erose of blue through the mints& The Swedish flag has four idols corner., with a jack of red, blue and yellow la the upper Iett•band eoraer and a Greek cross of yellow in she tenter. The Nor, 'mitten flag had formerly the jack, whieh contained the bar of yellow .s • symbol of the anion with Sweden, but this will not appear In the flag In the future Qeeat Ion Verses Question. A worthy Yorkshire canon, who had been greatly displeased by an ass of diso- bedience perpetrated by one of his garden- e rs, fought an interview with the offender in order to reprimand hint. Knowing that If he were able to avoid the Interview ,until his mewts•k wrath *OW - had Abated be would come off with only • few mild words of censure, the man gee eon of the way. A few days afterward, however. whom the storm wase quite over. master era mus came rase to face in one of the hothouses, and the chnoe asked: !'Why have you avoided me In so polite - ed • manner of late, ,1oin:run?" To which the gardener very wittily re- plied: "Now, I'll put it to 700 as $ man, aft. Would you, if you eonld help 1t, steed is front of • canon to be blown op?"—Corals Cute, Ro Was Peorsr. "There goes • man," remarked the b bw-ennlst as a portly lndividnal pretend out, ' who hos been alderman from this word for nine years, anti he's poorer te•Ine than he was at the beginning of I... tine terve." "Yon don't say!" exclaimed the rtren- ger a. he lighted it perfecto. ' th •• - -Worn . res such an example of honesty and tp- rig ht uses." "Uh, It Isn't exactly dant," errand the other, "but you oro he ham ere h I MiMF able luck at poker."—Chicago News. Sores Healed. Nt'4tli!Ak' 1Ut4''R. A:B. for hea1tnf 'a'' - sores and ulcers, no matter hoer layge or how chronic they may ba. B., B. B. applied externally and taken internally according to direo- tion will soon effect a cure. It sends rii h, pure blood to the part. so that healthy flesh soon takes the place of the decaying tissue. " 1 had been troubled with sore Anger, and sore roes around the walls. The salve 1 was using did not help me Ind 1 wait getting w„r,o. 1 sant advised to trr Nord°, k 111.."1 Ritter,, and •Ree using nearly two h..ttl,•• my sores wows all healed "PI Burdook consider ■ R.R.R. woud.-rful M.ww1 Blood purifier." ENOCII II 0.IIORST,BIoom• Bitters. heals Oat. l a-. 111111..