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•• wbether $he would riot be happier— able me to retreat. •
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as another man s wife.
The first sound that reached me
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rv At times I detected a look h
in er was the WOIDATIPS TOice. be APPeal-
1 fitEETIN .•
et eyes that I did not fancy. A. wild, ed to ebe apeakieg to the visitor,
•••• heunted look or dread soomed to and bee tortes betrayed eonte excite -
y --i - I. thid expression in their depths. AS zooid. Finally, Bensen broke ie with
ll,
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en though elle lived in constant fear A questioe, and the diecuesion that
teetneeteettetneettentneteneetteeeenteenetet
followed was spoken in lower tones,
of something. Berhapa this incident
Bluebeard of a, husbAuct ill-treated
her. Heaven 1 I was beginning to
hate the loan though 1bardly knew
hira,
1.
From the very moment that
'ones" boarding house opened its
doors to the Ileosone, and extended 44T
Arn, more then pleased to meet
to them its unrivalled nosoitality I• oh ti
you. site said. sniap.y, Wt. ep
was seized bY a Prennutit,Wa af im' of feele te t t 1 r able
pendins evil. eig a sen a p easu e
1 thac a violent dislike to p .?, moll tmlfifiele1 tg.oli ng through every vein.
tfrotanhtiolt,lie moment I was introducee itnet of friends.„
we Shall be friends—the
'Perhaps I
them own special use, long before
I ehll anever forget our first meet- with a hen, morn fervor than the
ecboed the sentiment Tnieh'n
TItehreewda; oocioifelol. cI" enYelolles were designed and Put fn
movement upon circu:ation,
ling. It. was just prior to our en- oeenelon enameled. bet e eepreesed the part of someone. sounding like
tezing the Cautag-r°°111. Beason ace trie-seif in all sincerity, As I seated two bodies coming in sudden con- '-^t'rYtng " UP eo the light. he
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lcnowledgeci the introduction With A myself, a feeleg of contempt teweet tact. followed by a fall and 0, half-
noted the ;name, ant end ren to-
sirdster glue and an unintelligible over- smothered groao. The woman gave Pther' "attlieh IrvIns" Tenring it
mutableai
that frly sent the over me against the man to
she had linked her aesthete a half-stided sareara—theu the silence ;nal:Ts other
chills creepiog up mad dwelt my inning_ the coarse
rigid silence. iike
of the meal, of death.
The hornele truth flashed upon 3110
" view—fone email marks looking eome-
litete
iiet line a nealteSQ,PrOSS, And then,
perk clay was Alice Benson. It life wife
How utterly different—of What sue Benson maintained a
"Front door, south. ten paeee :
a thunderbolt, lereentan had
convereation. but refused to been murdered almost "Ware MY YerY I
entered gaily into the gene
seemed imposeible to realize tbat earl:nixes sii.;oeururnlloto4anamnt.:410yeeaasitnna eyes and o.aadmin had usantesoh4lutt:eilloolmtrals; ees,t.,:invfo.tirh7tc,-,0:74.1ccolanegsetrniiittb.Qutgize.,;; tote onen bemuse She ituadined when
they were :matt and W. eturely love nh,.
with this loan.
could not hew impelled her union
'
crept Into her eyes.
, hue/lane an that i on elook. A . s, mat e 01 „
4 d ‘ t t , bi d erineeme fepare 1 bee 1 - it . making a zumnierenda inspitecoof ottilite 1 4°.tlett°eVei,edthOal, sgbite teliTHISIr.ii'llstr III3,11nit
The blow had been struck with so envel°re 2 The 17".
•:.:••')++:••:•.:÷:••:••,:s.:04::••:•418.4:44,i#:..:41•0 rent covers part .of the greuret where
kfte• a row of ebestnut trees growed.
vet..
Gottlien was always a-plaritint treea
UNCLE
°, GOTTLIEB'S arid pottertn' arcoend in nie gardee
to the last. Them trees, end like as
BEQUEST 4, not some of them shevias between
-vane
el'e your boardin' bouse end the ceit-
thd"hd"Zeth'hi":"hi41•1":"histhin:*.hie test) are of ids plantion"
As the old man loused on about
Gottlieb, pointiog out where olden
objecta bed once stood, and declare
ing thAt if ever Matt was sae°, awl
truly that it 114d been Gottliebt Al-
len paced off the dietance given M
thet old envelope. The last three
steps led under the corner ot the cote
tage, If buried treneure leY these.
the -cottage et0Qd OVer it, he
thenglet.
One eight hie landlady saw him
gazing in a inusing way out of'
WitIdOW Itie room, overlooking the
rather gloomy grounds an the back
of the boarding house,
e'Do you know," she said in A tone
origlitly co:meeting, "one of my
boarders—such A nervous thing. any,
way ; why, she gives me the trem-
Ides just to look at her—made me
chAnge her room, (she was occupying
In the baseMent ot the boilding
tram as I would could 0ot hear wnich bia °Alice wee leceted,
hz
it. , he
Lound it, tumbling •oat of a box
Occasionally I oeught a word or With other papers placed there an
two, but they came At such diecon- g Ago, it seemed, from them yellow
nected intervals, as to give me no mildewed appearance, Dr, Alien
clue as to the conversation. Frew woold ecatnely have AOticeti it
was about to ebandon neY Pod"' had it not beeie for the qualut look
tion in disgust, when Benson's voice ef the ,pqoaro alwoopp, one of the
rang through the rocan, with bl000- Imo moset eueinees ewe for
miniling emphasis,
She was beautiful to a ebacieof A number of times during that little warning. and with seek deadly
loveliness that words fail to justify, '1,0u...boor nmen ,,:neelf sunning an. efect, that it gave me no ,ehasee tO
She appeereilof satia a gentle and,
. apprehensive glarce tile silent man ;i12te"c're.
WOUld bo stwo to io$o it," lie sent' things *nevem` under them trees. Did
aloud. "'Leeks as it ScogUe0110 Irtigitt Yon ever hear ten. of sick Molislle
hove been bithots a, trcaeure. Let Me, 'less ?"
" I ' ' 'wornanrape:. aeress tbe table. Twice I caught is rlioitell the murder of Freemau certain dietatice Away from Allen merely smiled rued Muttered
oble ot notch. aderodoe. of loving: uns nhanieh. as thnIngh be bad ootode .bed completely staggered we, com.legurie ft•ont door, then so fer frOM ,sowthing ;Mout nerves being AC.,
tiPiZ:g loved. that efetost uecoree tie e - te awl could not lug with suck abruptnesa eet. was ii a tertalit tree in a row of trees. eOmittable for man
any strge idee
nee, on 46S 41 •
'itiathtg it, fired hy the fierce determinatien that ri Wonder if that front door belonged and feelings. but a young, waiting
seeneseeeeteepeearreelleneee e Anne feesienn their meei the Ben, ,the Bensons should not triumph in: to A Meer 2" And with this. "dont- maid. Pas -sing the door, beard end
mum M
20LLION BOTILS het the roome 4 few moments their awfut time, Teter scheme eeei merit, the young doctor flung it into heeded in a. way tbe latidlarey Inlaid
IF
, _ 2 latce we heard the street door elose . been saree-fults Plum" and "cent"; the waste bosket, An hour after. 'Wive deplored bad the outcome turn.
POLD xvrals 'SWAB. et tahind OM. i ed, but the r 6 •I 0 4,(0,114 of t be 0 the wind Irmo an open window went ed unninet the finniwial ivelfare of
1 .. J ' 1 s
easily assured. To vetch teem ree„nfrieting down into that heaket, ni. Ionise as it did the Otte °Vona
.64 .,,,./.4:1,t)4:,,,,v,e11,11;g,,,,int,,,bey ottlePeneetnreent.:0,4174t :141110011 1.rould prove convieting eviei !ateleing UP the Old eriveloPe. threw tbe "CM and silt ubbete' • lot this
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i' t4itlarhtehh"nsith'd'un ''' ten leaving the theme. The police-etatiou ley but a' tt at his feet. thoee inerea now up. girl being eeat out on the grounds
i heuse, I retired to my room shortlen-tew streets "'al. To reAch it was:Pennost. With another glance of that eight on an engage came
1. ufterreardo, reedy the metter of minutes. iwoader at them tlile tiMe be flung screaming backdeelaring that She
e inn ben nicotine wooed my mind: i was down tbe stairs and out in I It. OUt (1 the WiltdOW• 00111g Out to saw a little old man digging under
ei .: ee___e_ _en. ems. slowly tee, the street in a. moment. eprintingd dinner. there eatue that old fragment one of the beshes. "It is the old.
II I" '''''''44't. 4';''''''' 1" 's
: Shi WI og cloud of smoke surrounding, for the station like a madunan, 1 r; blowing about his feet4 now the Miser that once lived here digging
11' me atismeed the form of a woman's ' forgot that I had on toy seaolting-Irnetile uppermost. for the gold he buried." she said.
!I . fere. The rediaut. smiling features ^jacket. and was hatless. People! "Well, Gottlieb," be said, with a. Amidst laughter and. Joking, the sere
of Alice Benson eftated boom me. i etopioa mut Mewed. 1 new on un- Javugh. 9t WM that you are bound vants sallied out to look.
..elo.d. bewlidered, I leaned towards Oterdingleh o get acqualuted with itle"'" Theniluothing, in eight but a, big. strange ;'4
"lere wasii -ow often do otherwiee methodisal
e in the matter of dates, for
,nne //eon wee. Again thop 1 reached my de nation distressed he asted •af the janitor, ihho was 'doge,
1 '3i3M itttO the building, "Vila is 410 was a didgin" fur a bone he wengen Imd': huek hal'ele'sllY hrt° the
was Gottlieb Irvin ?" had buried there, nut dog's your rece"e's (4 a treueherm's menmrY le
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LAVIE,
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nInttete.
-ff. ft Town
ac".fr,T47-4
PAIN
bout the
....House
irovin-#4-#6433-"-6-0,
is the exception rather time the
ride for the houeekeeper in Ude
country to keep A emAR deity ledger
for the petty acrounte of tbe famisee
The very best encyclopedias
publiehed on household matters fail
to take Any note at the benae ledger,
although =Any of them contain
eleberate easays written by
tinguished lawyers on all matters of
inw pertaining to the nousenold. It
is just this laxity in keeptng rice
coonta wbich 1;eeps^nie.ny larders de-
pleted and purses poor. It is a, sim-
ple wetter to keep A domestie led**
Tbe rulee of singe entry boonneepe
ing will mange. A simple Mrne is go
follows, the two pages of the ac-
count. book facing each other being
here repreSented. Mary Smith in
ceount with cash
1888, Dr,
Aug, 1, to cash in
Aug. 4, to 4.
CarriN over..,... VP, •••,435000
4888, Cr.
Aug. 4. 12 yds. calico."... „,s L20
Aug. 20. 20 lbs. ewe.... MI..1••• 1.40
Aug. 4, *MI. floine.. WAR 6125
Aug. 4, eervant's hire... 10.00-
T1td over...
At Ilw end ot each of Om twin
'pages the credit. siao is railatracted
front the debit side and the remind..
er ehotild correspend with the
tunount of money remaining in band.
This is a, form in which all items Of
receipt and expenditure with which
- busy housekeeper may be charged'
any hour of the day can be err-
ed. It will be [mold to be ot
emone monied and eltafted. Agein a, a,u'l breathless. but tierved to tuy
form elowlv eviale•en itself. Horrible duty By Chance I found the Me
plointriey ! se/venire head of sPe"tor at the sergeant's desk. In.
Waives nreportlione hung suspenden !.elieetor Little WAS a, man of ;Mien.
tie ehe triht recall just when sbe bought her last
rernheoinn.o,:twInostiehairnavitz,rthingH.Ohivn,7.. , Igvliaosstu.opit stacolldwitolcieetic.00k, De. . e b d .1. 0 -
4 ire of our or her last package
; Wheti 1 Olrened lite."' - ver thiefithig down the Street.
6•I arifild•-,:ill altd flfZetslviz,-",g7070C:S• ,' th?3tall"el11.:411:140.ete 'ulayfnualrlealtaP's3nt'ailift.°41e1 Vreatiart GQ yerrs ago and =aro:hoot Jong until the cottage oppeslte finatieral head of the houee wirma tlie
rieh old fellow that lived over al • totorlea breed more stories. It was s°0fnaseagiaole'lotieledn feteenelanYtiollilleeeeleTetor' tg,
6 it IlaW '114"V4 1 f•T-tyltiall,Zielr4A10.! Itv-Ivritr : Visi'f-i., ..lonee net iiis tit the door• and Inwed all his money away. This. ' • - mid MU"' the anneY Wit,r5 hi Whieh it
'411low. 4 was "" ' " ' ,a ' nee The sight of the olliver was -the first !bullet:I' .,
now. Ws follis Jawed over his MI:tin lialenennmtene atol'enlinborc.sellanleilt.dgdanillindeaufeedr last installment aetweilly was paid.
fl, :1;.:14e7itluiltale:34eFilliirtrlytal:gct-fIlitIllhililit::47,111:11s.tr4gloinn: ITilr'',41411:113111lite Ul:geeseitv-readnstItartnr,..";43rle ofintip.er intheol'irbedanadlitlii°aIst'SletitioerW13'11,111inadt 1 Aanlid 15:11411:linisatf°1:1-e're IF:111;1, of the home finauene and there are
WS the court house then. (them' 411 'Mann" Qf uneannY sights Was espended. It is also the mile
anunddheutree way of systematieing the espentiltum
to teen. mem, tele.n Lae been ateeghttisol..and nearly Fent:, to the floor ; we envelope arat 6unk away with pranks of boys," declared its owner. kw women who are either so poor
nith fright. A hasty ceplanation on !ether emirt int`itileset But tliis deeliaration did not stale t mt they do net twee an ateoine
• uptoelottlztaell.tolt.;tulflyolcraota,liSntiTligni'duIt'ille.:Lmypeetohnely feciezeltIt.ectIo vouasko luni.v,tteures ,t‘hy he did it iw could not tell. the eudelen departure of renters un-
til the house stood at last barred book or so rich that they Iney rif•
,1 intent ionally left my door sliglatin 1., worse.
b etairsF.Obbillg SO1114'.
t • • 1114 Dr. ierew doubled the paper and , a t f e
it into ford to spend money witheut eye,
ajar. alhe nitee°111;lhe ohnar bdheasaudtheYei inseeetor _Little halted at_ the bead stuck bis Pocket, finding ie s' would enter it and a ono
ea net the world, for no renter temeethat. is, without vetting aside
de, eoeld easily dist int:Melt their voiees. °I the stairs, allentlY 11°14- next call he made upon tho young a tramp
y CA1410 Opplo. • t, ,•
must 1111F0 force° an en the different purposes for whtch
there. rather to his suristritT. the w°1114 In 'molter ProPortionn arnne.Y for
;my it. Ana then. one &tunny night,
°John. to -night is stiur last ed out the (loot. Indy be was to mane? some doh, trance somehow, and on leaving spend it,
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0 mir ft-11;2V,Zriarnt,wile'rt :11117s wifQ.s Fi03030 rave a sudden coramotieri 'hnnhille'lher Selhileeti,:nintioinh‘eveiPthtwnoo.too blitolittrarttoftoesrs or retladradgebrtined of it
Ichanre. There must I,e no toistrilre.".ile, tl.'en. w..a.lkedeet.° the door and when his praetlee was assured and4orennee a coal (tom Inn ion It
no
htteonne eleven* noituy. ;inert; was no re- ire i„„. .
BENZOlZrel USES.
! nornn minor! 4.,1 tif 111..,‘ A ay. .i WA Ma. Little mile.' grinelo. Ilo ewer old marts ow," be said, turn- It was eome time before Allen "I could not esep houre without
no 1...., ti„,t, 1 neon toine oloubt tcbe lieneons were mature a -
- log to throw it. in the grate. a Mend said to me one
clew, toe pe nee rattly, ee win dee. limey tert,to conceal their crime. ihdi neatcht his bend, e
day. I happened in just as she wee
Tho, thought of the designated ripot. now benz°1111"
.hann Freemen in nunh a mum" Little did tatty imagine that justice wenn., en ii h- a gra" ax"11 free or the diggiug into. In fact it
Tee. Mr. Little was an . cer, and hnew ele.e.it.:;:tatileth°11rhry7ng'"7her7'ea'd• Then mind. And then, one etteningsilittttoe: awcillihnet taooll.t°4 whli•litesitIlletrellettotier.
0 ta a .
lien 2 -% en, wkil e-s.r. s'nfieet it of 4 w" already Malking at their heels. !WAS 3far4t Who brouniit it to WS "PkVing 6°111°111°g from a b"114
• I; Me tee v•ork of on maateur.
Ids .4..houlder in en. le enganation- "Rid you under pretence of digging for
" te ardson.
164' (1 l;11413. a we f";. r'w te ele' 'aillitsainitat% Prp4.*a°;:eilltg be surged for- "Imw th's urau wan IV great uncle')
tiottlieb Irvin was iny fo•antimother's balt, he went farther than bait "This Is a compound tincture el
'Mete. net I'd merrier a doeen If it
rward. • There was a sound of splIn-
benzoin which Amy be procured at
mode eton any the happier."
e ee ieped the mins of the el;air in iterin4 v"", and the dn°r fieW In- pherr°ittyhetl..x' nilifiet ahlltiojx"o' ininireeeriolti 1)nriciti which proved to be a
cedar box. m°IderIng any druggiet's." the continued. "It
usually crawhe striking a substance
ward with a shattered lock.
he forms a coating ot er the sensitive,
a freneied grasp oi horror.
°I heaw it, trobn," murmured the I took in the room at a glance. A e,„hed nil In trade
nert'e Of an aching tooth, Which ex -
coins and some jewel411-telitaot wheoro luttod "Rather light for treasure,"
woman eeftwe you're the beet hes- ' perspiring individual in the corner 4""
6'040 :Ty mother, 'then a little girl. rice it en chides the Air and very soon allays,
thought, as under hie coat. he car -
stared at US in incredulous amaze -
M iad a strange mania•for bid- the pain.
love you for in Ilut
lewd in all the world. and—and--I .
Th,, ere mire meet. Mrs. Benson seemed. on the ed but n. II
to his room. And it prov-
Ing away money in odd pinces. Ileght find—e. few silver "For cut.
you will not 'Weaken at the eruciai -
memeet ? It's a terrible thing to 4 •
Benson stood and glared, fully half
leishand's arm in white-faced terror.
her I
more than once by Oval and forced. fingers in cold weather, Jt is the
, verge of fainting. e he clung to
te, .
4; and brulsee, and Um
feared burg/ars anti was tortured 'pieces not exceedin fif dollars in
. g ty
cruets which so often aopear on the
.. 1 0 - . n ei fare srtli an ordeal." I . -
aerect ..na et ,:taVint,irS LI% n. crimson with unspeakable to disclose the biding place of ram- 4 "'And that was all ?" asked MeV best thing X have ever used. To ha
;1. Paid 22 Xing Zt. f: met
"Tu -1z ! My little woman, you are a minute.
'VOUS. A 'Benson loee his nerve 1 i rag.e' sure, It stains the lingers. but the
ables, but more thee burghers, he gravely, when he brought the box to
Finally lie found his voice.
stone as with an aching tooth, it
of putting four crosses to the end of her. Mazy was not of a serious na-
ture, except at the mention of 'Uncle direoloration soon wears off, The
feared banks. He bad a queer habit
11;00:30rItt.f: 03 Toren to
le Al surd ! Freeman will bo hero '
"How -dare you break into my
his nMne, and on all business pa- (443ttlieb 8 118.81°* "Now, 1 do not be- forins a glazing over the wound, and
F89)"S2'2'*ac12eGee'3.1=tseaftr.d.:t till.1).tria-;:noment the horrible role/Im-
o...—. room like this r,
x felt a strange sensation of weak- pers. But my mother often in those at the stone time allays the sore-
to
this Is all. 'Uncle Clottlien, so
• • - tion of whet 1 had overlicard fairly .
; days, before she died, told me that mether used to say, did all things
otess creeping into my bones. Could
;rtepined ire. My first impulse was
"For toilet purposes, the plain
be was not insane, and bad it net :;efflitl, ness. -
e7z A ,,,, mei :after the plothers and
, isitl alive ? Could I have made a been for his brothers going repeated-
coo- that num in the corner be Freeman— aporrielaosposup for doing them, ex.
the making of thoSe
° front I hem with my knowledge of Iv to law to prove that be was 321 four crosses. He did not bury this
:nustake ? My fleeli fairly creeped.
PI - their dm terder intentions. A eno- i
I '
t ment's deliberation proved its futil-h "1 knocked," began Little half
' itt:GC , apologetically, and receiVed----"
FitiLUNQ Ft n E,I "Knocked ?" snarled Benson. sav-
i 'Ibis ereatere, whem I had placedn agn n
r ST3CFA Mitt LYZ t upon the Ilfghest Pedestal of en- it WAS some fool trying to he funny.
y "We heard you and thought
notating eromanbood was only nt to This house is full of fools."
Ec.4.t". (.4.;54.4.1c,c,•,-,.,, vont: with the lowest of degraded
TO tr lee ended by glaring at me.
YIELD ;',° criminals. ITer beauty was mprelv 4)
Fnfrd 1i "total ILS6i1.0 ' limo- tbe wrile en her lips the sir-
nt ni ......, 4 4 1- ------ "Your arrival completed the list,"
W S' 330149 21 t en's -bait to ire men to. destruction. I retorted.
kif
He would have sprung at me, but
n tier husband's face bine the mint -
the inspector stepped between us.
0/ '0'
vg lible stamp of crime—fixed and mi- i , - •
0 ‘Z'l 4 'tie are laboring under some de -
h, changealde—but she, this irresistible
..
el
tt SECURITY: s goddess of infamy, was fax worse ePerhaps
te lusion, geetlemen," advised Little.
MTV RcIlin Mock t'Y ' than he' it would be wiser to get
es et down to more logical reasoning. I
* 'value S415000.00 tv. The unutterable stumense
that I
endured for the next half-hour can. was notified that a crime had been
well be huagined. The slightest committed here. I am willing to ad -
noise on the lower floor I interpret -Omit that there must be some rais-
ed as the arrival or Freeman. 'When ,.
I take."
the door -bell finally rano the deep, . Berhaps the occupants of this
continuous peal stabbed Inc to tne
.room can explain the suspicious
lea.rt like a point of steel. sounds that I heard scarcely half an
I heard Benson leave his room and hour ago," I said testily.
go to the head ef the stairs. A mo- "No doubt the gentlentan can ex-
go
later he greeted someoee en plain," interposed Inspector Little.
usively. My blood was at fever heat tain3heinteseea, leneekfeeedweeatliehiesawfolfoel, san4
to warn Freeman of his danger, but smiled back at him in her pretty
a linsty demonstration on ray
would avail nothing beyond placing ate,
part winsome way. The man in the cor-
grinned like a Cheshire cat. I
me in an awkward position.
The^' two pa,ssed through the hall saw nothing funny.
Benson turned to Little with mock
nd el-IN:red Benson's room. I heard
he metallic click of a key in the politeness.
"We were rehearsing 1" he an-
ock as the door closed behind them. nounced with cutting emphasis.
"Mr. Freeman, my wife, and I,"
Leaving my room I crept softly to fort to speak, "are members of the
ty a. Canaallatt lrorth- ‘44
tY era Railway
W Ilona's deposited
o
with trustee,„,
41/ $4:4.400o.
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INTEREST wti
,y Absolute Covenant nr
of Canadian Nor-
kti thern R.'ySystem
operating 1,500
9' miles of road and
• o wn in g nearly ty
klf 2,000,000 acres kr
niW of wheat -Ell -owing k4
kY lands. kn
DO Mani; SECUMTIES
CORPORATI01.4 Limited,
26 Kin Cr Street East,
TOR OiVTO.
Further
Par -
touters on
emelt.
cation.
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11.
continued Benson, ignoring in3r ef-
ensen's door and listened. .It was Ro3ral Greys Dramatic Company.
impossible for anyone in the room 11/frs. Benson stars as the leading
o surprise me. He would, first have lady, with Freeman in the corres-
_ ponding role. I play heavy. During
-.7"".1"-'4'.4morAmmizrazimmtatara the course of VA second act in 'Her
:Fing. Edward
lost4
1,‘ Headlight "
VI TO,
eaer.'
leg Eagle "
1000 s300
Little Comet"
nonst
Exporimprit
with
other and
infero'
brands,
USE
.ixraelseirAirs
tincture of benzom is a delightful ad-
dition to the bath. This, also, I
gra.ndmother wOuld have inherited
, small amount of silver simply to have prepared for me at the drug -
that which he wished her to have, hide it from burglars. He buried it gist's, and a few drops added to the
and through her my mother and my- to hide something greater. It may water imparts an agreeable odor,
self woeld have also inherited much be thatIt is also
below this is the greater and ,
my great-uncles to do. They were .1,11071 oe ems,
a shameful tiling for treasure. He /night have argued: 'et As VerY refreShing,
burglars force me to tell, I can tell
money. It Was said to prevent wrinkles.
hard, exacting men, and hated their and thinking there is
brother Gottlieb in les lifetirne, re_ nothing further in this place, they
fusing to give him shelter in his 'would leave it. Vow, you dig far -
young days when. he needed it. His (her down. I don't care who .that
sister at that time proved his only land belongs to, all the money hid -
friend." den in it is mine by right of will as
"And the box of coins and jewels?„ welI as inheritance, for I am the
queried Allen. last one of the family."
"It was never found. The ground It was some time before Allen
was thoroughly dug over and the could be induced to make further se -
house. razed to find buried treasure aret investigation of that spot, but
by these brothers. Between the when he did, below where the other
and burglars it must have disap- box had been, he found a metal box,
peered." heavy and corroded with age. ' Its
Somehow it came about that a contents clearly proved to be the
patient, brought back as she be_ box intended for Mazy's inother.
lieved from death to life by the un- "Foor old uncle," Sighed Mazy,
tiring exertions and skill of Dr. he meant well by us, lint those
Frew-, sang his praises so unceasing- days were net like tbese, and I sup-
ly to her relatives over in Freeman pose people thought they must hide
that they were constrained to send mone3r if they kept it safe. T. have
for him in critical emergencies of no doubt that had he not died with -
the kind. Before many months had ou t a moment's warning, he would '
rolled around, Allen, so little known have left directioes for the finding of
in the big , city., 'found himself his buried treasure. But as it is, it
mounting the crest of a high . wave is not so bad for us. This old stuff
of popularity in Freeman. is valuable, and with it we will buy
"I don't like the idea of going so the grounds it wee found Upon and
affianced, 'but it is the best for me "Isn't it strange ?" said the land -
build Our home." . ,
far front. you, MazY," he said to his there
to take up a perinanent residence lady -to Allen Frew' s wife, one day.
,
there. ' It will not be long. at this "Sence you built your new nnuee
rate until I will' have a homn fOr and fixed up these grounds, the
yon as well as myself,. • ha'rits all seems to hey disappeared..
, , ,
To his surprise on' questioning an Must have been intagination."
old resident, one who had little to
do by reason. of e old age but con
Creme, I am required to kill the over old time scenes for those who
hero. I consequently stab Mr, Free- stopped to listen, lie found that his
man, otherwise James Tressis, in
the back after delivering myself of
the melodramatic utteranee pre-
viously mentioned. Not being very
proficient in our respective parts, we
decided on ae private rehearsal as a
heal test, as the conmany takes to
the road to -morrow. I hope our
realism will not impress our au-
diences as vividly as _it has on this
°cTeahsewi°Ile.:Itness in illY hones was
rapidly nearing downright collapse_
I groaned inwardly as I gazed after
tne ietrea Ling form of Inspector Lit -
trusion, and was leaving.
tle.'He Nati apologized for his in -
boarding house was built on. (4 -rounds
once belonging to the cottage in.
which Gottlieb Irvin had spent the
last years of his life.
''Yes," explained the old resident
to Allen's look of Mquiry, "these
grounds all belonged to Gottlieb's
llonse in thent days. There it stood
frontin' oln what, was a -village street
then, but now is the alley way.
That cottage that's built there for
I turned to Tlenson.
"Mr. Benson," I began, "I wish to
expl ain "
'Go !,,
I went.
This, you see, is quite different
in appearance from the compound
tincture," she said, bolding another
bottle up to view. "Xt is milky
looking, while the other is of a dark
brown color, A few drops of the e
plain in a pint of water gives a e'
milky look and imparts a delightful
vanilla -like feagrance. The bottle
should be welt shaken before using."
"How is your tooth ?" I asked, as
she ceased spealdng.
"The pain has entirely left it,"
she replied.
I assured her that I should Stop at
a druggist's on my way home, and
lay in a supply of benzoin. -
"Be sure that you have the bottles
labeled, so as to avoid mistake in
using. Remember the plain tincture
is for toilet purposes, and the com-
pound tincture for cuts, bruises,
etc," she called out to me as I was
going clown the steps.
DOMESTIC 11111CIPES.
To Spice a Beef's Tongue --Wash
and trim the tongue, rub it with a
mixture of half a pint of sugar, half
a teaspoonful of saltpetre, a 'table-
spoonful each of ground cloves and
allspice, with a teaspoonful of black
pepper. Place in a strong brineand
let it remain two weeks. When
wanted, take out of pickle, wash and
GLAD THERE WAS nomEen.fiNe. wipe dry, roll in a thin pate of
flour and water, put in a dripping
"There are not a few people who pan and put into the oven to bake,
take a pitiable and 'morbid delight 13aste with butter, and water. When
ihi believing that they are assailed done remove the paste, skin, and
by an incurable disease which must let stand- till perfectly cold before
shortly close their careers," ob- slicing. served a •
'1 aiim surehereBaldwin Podding—Put a layer of
ere is something the buttered bread crumbs in a pudding
matter with my lungs ; please tell dish, • then a' layer of sliced apple
'me the truth," said a very anxious With chopped almonds, lemon juice
old lady to her physician the other and a few gratings of nutmeg. Al-
dayTjle latter made a careful examina. ternate crumbs, apples and season-
ing until the dish is full, haying the
tion and replied. "I find that your top layer of crumbs. Bake in a
lungs are in a normal condition." moderate oven three-quarters of an
The Patient, with a deep sigh , of hour. Serve with whipped cream
resignation, aehed "Arid about sweetened -and flavored. This pud.c
how long can Ilexpect to live with ding is asort' of Brown Betty fr
them in that condition rt mthae to many ctoolto