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THE WINGHAM TIMES
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'By J. Hartley Manners
4A Comedy of Youth Founded by Mr. Manners on Hif
Great Play of the Same Title—Illustrations
From Photographs of the Play
Copyriabt. 191$, by Dodd, Meed Company
CHAPTER X.
Peg Away From Home.
FOfl
the next few days Peg was
11U9y Pr'epar'ing herself for the
sjourney and buying little things
for her scanty equipment. Then
The cable came to, the effect that a
',passage was reserved for her and mon-
ey was waiting at a banker's for her
-expenses. This Peg obstinately reties -
ad to touch. She didn't want anything
except what her father gave her.
When the morning of her departure
-came poor Peg woke with a heavy
heart. It was their first parting, and
she was miserable.
O'Connell, on the contrary, seemed
full of life and high spirits. He
'laughed at her and joked with her and
made a little bundle of some things
'that would not go In her bug and that
be had kept for her to the last minute.
'They were a rosary that had been his
imother's, a prayer hook Father Cahill
;gave him the day he wits confirmed
•and lastly the little 'miniature of An -
Vela. It wrung his heart to part with
at, but he wanted Peg lo have it near
- cher,; especially as she' was going
:among the relations of the dead wo-
olen. All through this O'Conuell show -
!d not a trace of emotion before Peg.
fie kept telling her there was nothing
to be sad about. It was ail going to
be for her good.
When the time came to go the
etrange pair made their way .down to
the ship -the tall, erect, splendid look
g lean and the little red haired girl
er simple black suit and her little
lack hat, with red flowers to bright -
:en it.
O'Connell went aboard with her, and
fan odd couple they looked on the sa-
loon deck. with Peg holding on to
Michael, much to the amusement et
use passengers, the visitors sad fitew
aside.
Poor, stanch, loyal, honest, lane lit-
tle Peg, going alone to -what? Lee :
suis the one human being she aired ter
and worshiped-ber,playnnate, counsel-
-ot, friend and father -all in one!
b'Conneil never dropped his high
spirits all the time they were together
'on board the ship. He went aboard
with a laugh, and when the bell rang
•for all visitors to go nsbore he said
goodby tb Peg with a laugh, while
$poor Peg's heart felt like a 'stone in
•her breast. She stood sobbing up
-.against the rail 'of the saloon deck as
•'the ship swung clear. She was lookleg
• for her father through the mists of
tears that blinded her,
Just as the boat slowly swept post
•dire end of the dock she saw bim right
.at the last post so that he could wateb
,the boat uninterruptedly until it was
.out of sight. He was crying himself
„now -crying like a child -and as the
, boat swung -away be called up: "My lie
,•:tle Peg! Peg o' my heart!' How
-sbe Longed to get off the 'ship and go
• back to him! They stood waving to
each other as long as they remained
;in sight.
While the ship plowed her way to
%•ward England with little Peg on board
tbe man whom se was crossing the
,Atlantic to meet 'died quietly one morn
ting with no one near biro.
Tire nurse found Mr. Kiugsnorth
smiling peacefully as though asleep
He bad been dead several hours.
Near him on the table was a cubit
dispalcb from New York:
ldy daughter tailed on the Mauretania.
ttoday at 10 o'clock.
FRANK OWEN O'CONNELL.
�ltdrs, Chichester. whom we last sato
..under extremely distressing circum
-stances in Ireland, now enters Arend
esteettly into the story. She was lead
ei ing i[ secluded and charming existence
an old •Ctn_lepletut' rt)ut, villa at.Settf-
Was Troubled With
Smothering Spells.
wWoutd Wake Up With Breath All (oche.
Milburn% Heat and Nerve Min
• - Entirely Lured Her.
Mrs. Wm McElwain, Temperance
"Vele, N.B., writes: "I am not much of a
;believer in Medicines, but I roust say
Milburir's heart and Nerve Pills are all
,.right. .
Scene' years' ago" I Wale troubled With '
nightb
!smothering spells, In the gh 1 w ta1d
rbe Bound asleep but would waken alp with
Islay eath all gone and think I never
' -maul get it back. I *as tellinga
v rjehie and h adl)t_ it h
f fed o myaro e
rte tryMilbrn suH•ieart and Nerve rills.
Aloe also gave me a box which I tried, sled
I had only taken a few of theta ellen 1
.,coulri sleep all night without any treut:le:
I did not finish the ilox until solve j ears
:.aitch when I felt my trouble eeinies
weal ;ourJd iia, bee 1 teekti
e Flet of thrift thfd they y
Ivies Heart and Nerve Pille t
e
;:1 c
-per bow 'or 3 poxes for S1,'e3, at •ell
,.,healers er nailed direct sin teecipt Of
race by " e .T, iflburn Co,, Limited,
':froror-t', (.. 1.
iiorougli fu -tile north -of England: Al-
though her husband had been dead for
several years, she still clung to the
outward symbols of mourning. It add-
ed a softness to the patrician line of
her features and a touch of distinction
to ber manner and poise. She bad an
illustrious example of a lifelong sor-
row, and, being ever loyal. Mrs. Chi-
chester retained the weeds of widow-
hood and the crape of affliction ever
present.
She was proud Indeed of ber two
children, about whom she had written
so glowingly to her brother Nathaniel.
Marie was the elder. In hila Mrs.
Chichester took the greater pride. Be
was so nearly being great -even t'roru
infaney-that he continually kept his
mother In it condition of expectitllt
wonder. lie was nearly brilliant et
sellout. M college he almost got big
degree, Re just missed his "blue" ut
cricket, and but for an unfortunato
buil dribbling over the net at a critical
moment Iu the semi -anal of the tennis
eleimpionships be might have won the
cup. He was quite philosophic about
it, though, and never appeared to re-
proaeh Irate for treating haul so shah-
, He was always nearly doing some.
thing, and kept Mfrs. Chichester in a
lively condition of trusting hope and
occasional disappointment. She knew
he would "arrive" some day --come into
his own. Then all these half reward-
ed efforts would be invaluable in the
building of his character.
Her daugbter, Ethel, on the other
band, was the exact antithesis to Alar -
ie. She had never shown the slightest
interest in anything since she had first
looked up at the -man of medicine who
ushered her into the world. She te-
gnrded everything about ber with the
greatest Complacency, She was never
surprised or angry or pleased pr de-
pressed. Sorrow never seemed to af-
fect ber-nor joy make her smile. She
looked on life as a gentle brook down
whose current she was perfectly 'con-
tent to drift undisturbed. At least
that was the effect created in Mrs.
Chichester's mind. She never thought
it possible there might he lafent pee-
albitities In her impassive daughter.
Mee her mother admired Ether's
lofty attitude of indifference toward
the World, 'a manner that 'bespoke the
`aristocrat, she secretly chafed at ber
daughter's lack of enthusiasm.
How different from Marie, always fori
of nearly new ideas, always about tb
do something. Aiartc kept those arount'1
him on the alert. No one ever really
knew what be would do next. On the
other hand, Ethel depressed by her
stolid content with everything abbtat
her. Every one knew whet' She would
do -or thought they did.
Mrs. Chichester had long since abate'
. doned any: further attempt to interest
her brother Nathaniel do the children.
Angela's wretched marriage had up-
set everything -driven Nathaniel to be
a recluse and to close his doors en
near 'ant distant relatives.
Angela's death the following year
did not relieve the situation. If any-
thing, it intensified it, since elle left -a
baby that, ,naturally, none of tbe fam-
uy. could possibly "take the slightest
iititiee •of. -nor interest In.
,it,Wes tacitly agreed never to speak
of -the unfortunate incident, iispee1ally
be.fbre, the child! , it Was-etchit
tertible example for Ethel 'and 'ea dos,
coursging to the eager and emblem:Is
Marie.
Consequently A1O ,Offs name was
never spoken inside of Regal Villa,
And so the Chichester family pur-
sued qn, even, course, only varied, by
Alaric's sudden and definite decistoilp
to enter either pinblte life",- br athletlee,
or the army, or the world, of art --1t
Wits really extrenlet' hard `Yoe go well
equipped a young coati to decide to
limit himself to any one partkular'put-
suit. COnsegnently he put off the final
cboiee froth day to day.;
Suddenly a Most mi *ard lecidrnt
happened: .
Marie, rettee tlg froth s' lbsig want,
alone -during which he hed aimed! 'de-
surso to 'become a doctor --Walked . en
through the windows from the garb
1t`te the living room and found his
Meth r In tears. an 'Open letterco her
hand.
'Ghee was most unuattel: etrs.Cbichp±t.
tee Was not wont to gtte Fent to epen
emotion ft nhnwa a lack of breeding.
Se ehtetilWdyet eepprtiteed`it, it geetneedi
to glow Ism erd, '1'o find her weeping
--and. nituost .tutdibiy--impresses! Alarfc
that somethlug of more than usual it&
rtl
pOrsee had oocurred.
"Deets, tautteitfe he cried ebeerfullyy
thoiigh his looks belied the buoyancy
of his. tone; "Hecto! What's the matter! wool 's up?"
At the same moment Ethel Canto in
thtfbugh the door.
)tWas Shilend lit; thin
titrlblil'o hire,l!t' Attng R• el 0th tot.
1'
tylht tali, hour en dill. piano) -lo thief
she -bad the ntigbtt5t lntetest in titettle.
Fait it belied the mOrniag tie Much.
Slut 0.011h1 look farittitd tet it for an
hour before and think of it for un hour
afterward, laid thea 11 was lunchtime,
It practically ailed out the entire More,
Mrs, Chichester looked up as her be-
loved children came toward her, and
real tears were in her eyes. And a real
note of alarm was in her voice:
"Oh, Ethel! Oh, Alariel"
Alaric was at ber side in a moment.
Ile was genuinely alarmed.
Ethel moved slowly Across, Welting
vaguely that something must have dis-
agreed with her mother.
"Wheels It, meter?" cried Merle,
"Mother!" said Ethel, with as nearly
a tone of emotion as she could feel.
"We're ruined!" sobbed Mrs. Chiches-
ter. '
"Nonsense!" said the bewildered son,
"Really?" asked the placid daughter,
"Our bank has failed! Every penny
your poor father lett me was in itl"
wailed Mrs, Chichester. "We've noth-
ing nothingl We're beggars!"
A borrible fear for a moment gripped
Alaric-the dread of poverty. He abiv-
ered. Suppose such a thing sbould
really happen! Then he dismissed it
with a shrug of his shoulders. How
perfectly absurd! Poverty, indeed!
The Chichesters beggars? Suck non-
sense!
onsense! He turned to his soother and
found her holding out a letter and a
newspaper: He took them both and
read thea:! with mingled amazement
and disgust. rirat the headline of tete
newspaper caugbt his eye:
"Failure of Gifford's Bank."
Then he looked ut the letter:
"Gifford's bank suspended business
yesterday!" Buck his eye- traveled to
the paper:
"Gifford's Bank Has Closed Its
Doors!"
He was quite unable at first to grasp
the full significance of the contents of
that letter and newspaper. He turned
to Ethel:
"Eh?" be gasped.
"Pity," she murmured, trying to find
a particular piece of music amoug the
mass on the piano.
"We're ruined!" reiterated alrs. Chi,
chester.
Then the real meaning of those cryp•
tic headlines and the businesslike let-
ter broke in on Alaric. Ali the Chiches-
ter blood was roused in him.
"Now, that's wbat I call a downright,•
rotten, blackguardly shame -a black-
guardly sbamel" .His voice rose in
tones as It increased in intensity until
it almost reached a shriek.
Something was expected ot him -at
any rate, indignation. Well, he was
certainly indignant.
`"Closed Its doors, indeed!" be went
on. "Why, should It close its doors?
That's what 1 want to know! Why -
should -it?" ' And he glared at the un -
offending letter and the noncommittal
newspaper.
He looked at Ethel, who was sun
reptitiously concealing a yawn and
was apparently quite undisturbed by
the appalling news. He found no in-
spiration there., . Back he went to his
mother. for support. -
'What right have banks to fail?
',hese should 'be a:, low ugginst , it. ,
soul bemade to open their
They sh old p
doors and keep 'em open. That's what
*0 give 'em our money for -So that
Sloe can take it out again when we
*ant it."
Poor Mrs. Chichester shook her head
si►dly.
"Everything gone!" she moaned.
"ftuined, and at my eget"
CHAPTER XI.
The Chichestere.
ALAIIIC sat on the edge of her,
chair and put his • arm around
her shoulder and tried to com-
fort her,
`"Don't you worry,• mater," he said.
"Don't worry. I'll go down and tell
'em what 1 think Of 'Om -exactly what
I think of 'em. They can't play the
fool with me. I should think not, in-
deed. Listen, mater. You've got a
Idle thank God, and tine no bank call
take an'y,libertles with. What we put
In there we've got to have out. That's
all I earl say. We've simply got to
have It out. There: I've said it,"
Marie rose and, drawing himself up
to his full five feet six inches of man-
bood, glared malignantly at some Imag•
tnary bank ofcials. His whole nature
was roused. The future of the family
depended on biro. They would not de•
pe'nd,in vain. He looked at Ethel, who
was trying to make the best ot the
business by smiling agreeably on them
,both,. .
• "it's batikruptie. wailed" Mrs. Chi-
chester. •
"1Tafedl" suggested Ethel cheerfully.
"We're beggars," continued the tooth.
er. "I must line en charity for the rest
of my life, the guekt of relations I've
hated the sight of and 'vbo .have hated
Mg.., It's deeed nl�-eleCadittrr'
Alt Alarie's first glow of manly en
tin siasm b:egatt tamest - -
"Don't you think we'll get any.
thing?" Be accident he turned to
Ethel, 'She smiled menningiessiy and
said for the first time with Any 'real
Note of eonvtetion:
"Nothing!"
Alerie sat down gloomily i e:tde hie
Mother,
"1 alwaye tesoght bank directerit
*ere blighters., Geed heavens, what e
Mess!" He looked• the picture of alis.•
ery. "Whittle tie. become of Ethel,
noon!!?„
"Whoever shelters the Meet shelter
the1„n1a well," replied the mother sad-
, "Mit it's bard -lit my ege-to ke-'
Denoted."
Merle looked at Ethel, and a feeling
_ l
Pity tad* beet bltn. 1t Was die,
etfy to hie credit sine* his own
It,
Oeeilteeai Meet bf b!s Attender;.
t, after All, be could butet the world`
dad wring * living Oitt of it. All bet
!tad to do Was to inakcap batt mind
*WA *left to lite to NM& no was
tattooists,. • _ ..
Had A Lame Back
FOR A LO N TIME.
Sometimes Could Hardly
Turn. In Sec/.
When the back gets so had, and aches
like a "toothache" yon may rest assured
that tbo ..idneys are affected in some way.
On the ilrst sign of a backache, Doan's
Kidney Pills should be taken, and if this
is done immediately you, will save your-
self many years of suflertng from serious
kidney trouble.
Mr, 3. W. Fraser, Truro, N.S., writes:
"I have had a lame back for a long time.
Sometimes I could hardly turn over in
bed, but after taking six boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills I find that my back is as
strong as ever, I can't praise them
enough."
Doan's Kidney Pills are 8Oc per box,
3 boxes for $1,28; at all dealers or !nailed
direct on receipt of price by The T.
Milburn Co„ Limited, Toronto, Ont.
When ordering direct specify "Doan's."
Alario Drew Himself to His Full
Height.
But Ethel, reared from infancy in the
environment of independence -it would
come very bard and bitter on ber.
Marie just touched Ethel's hand, and
with as much feeling as he could mus-
ter he said:
"Shocking, tough, old girl,"
Ethel sbook her head almost deter-
minedly and said somewhat enigmattr
cally and for her beatedly:
"Nol"
"No?" asked Marie. "No -what?"
"Charity!" said Ethel.
"Cold blooded words," and Alarie
shuddered. "What will you do, Ethel?"
"Work,"
"At what?"
"Teach."
"Teach? Who in the wide world can
you teach?"
"Children."
Alarle laughed mirthlessly. "Oh,
come, that's rich! Eb, mater? Fan(y,
Ethel teaching grubby little brats their
A. B C's! Taste"
"Must!" said Ethel. quite unmoved.
"A' Chichester teach?" said :Marie.
W disgust..
semliymittaagmmaihmiasea
Your Liver
is Clogged up
That'e Why Yr)r',*t Tlred---Oat
Sorts -limb? a.. Appetit&
CARTER'S Li1'11'1E
LIVER PILLS
will put you right
in r few thee
They de
their duty.
Cute
Cense-
se",
ser, /sitigeNelq aha Sick Houlatcr.
rice
PA Small Small f''
11 tP to f
dentine *Imbue Signature
�'1M1e
smorwromporivivommompt
.4 ;
'"SettJtidi" from Ethel, and she swept
her 'fingers slowly across the plane.
"Very well," said AJarie deterxnlned-
Iy, '"I'll work too."
Airs.Chichester looked op pleadingly.
-Marie went ou: "111 put my hand to
the plow. The snore I think of it the
keener I ant to begin, From today I'12
be a workingman."
At tide Ethel laughed it queer, little,
odd, rn1 preilious note, summed up in
a single word, "Hal" There was noth-
ing mirthful In it, There was no re-
proach in it. It was last all exPres-
siop of her honest feeling at the bare
suggestion of her brother working.
Ataric turned quickly to her.
"And may 1 ask why that 'Etas'
Why, I ask you? There's nothing I
couldn't do if I were really put to it
-not a single thing. 1s there, mater'?"
Itis mother looked up proudly at biro,
"I know that, dear. :But it's dread-
ful to think of you --working." '
"Not at all," srdd Marie. ern) just
tingliug all over at the thought of It,
The only reason 1 bnveu't so far la
because I've never had to. But now
that 1 have I'!1 just buckle on my
armor, so to speak. and astonish you
nil."
Again came that deadly, cold un.
sypa"Ela" n!:h,
"'rpPleasethetic don't htug!froh int thattato000Ilosa
way, Ethel. It goes all down my
spine. Jerry's always teiliug tae 1
ought to do sarnethtag-that the world
is for the worker -and all that. llc+r
right, :ted I'm going to show ham." He
suddenly picked up the paper and loos-
ed at the date. "What's today -the
1st? Yes, so it is -June the 1st.
Jerry's coming today -1111 his fatuity
too. They've token 'Noel's Folly. on
the hill. Hes sure to look In hare,
Couldn't be better, t-e's the encu to
turn to In a ease tike this."
Jarvis, :1 white haired Menne! 0441•
ler, who had served the family man
and l;03, dune In at this Juncture with
it viSitint: cd on n lver.
:\litrie ptekedarIt upsaan<i ;lanced ui
It. IIe gave an expression of disgust
Ind thing the 401(1 hater on the salver.
"Christian Brent"
For the first . time Ethel showed
more Mau 8 passlug };lean) of inter,
est- the stopped strnlu nt14 the piano
and stood up, very erect and very Atilt.
Mr's, Chichester rose too "1 caul
see any ane," She said imperatively,
"Nor 1," added Alaric. r'i'm all
strung up." He turned to Jarvis. '"Tell
Mr. Brent we're very 50rt'y, but" -
"I'll see hire." interrupted Ethel. a1
most animatedly, "Bring Mr strep;
here, Jarvis."
AS Jarile went in Search 01 Sit
Brent i<rrs. Chichester went up the
great stairs. "My bend 0 throbbing
I'll go to my room."
"Don't you worry, meter." eotsnte,l
Malec. "Leave everything w we. re
thrash the whole thing nut."
As Mrs. Chichester disairylear d Alar
is turned to his calm sister. true
strangely enough. was showing some
signs of life and interest. ,
"Really going to teach?"
"Yes,"
"Right! I'll find something, too -
very likely a doctor. We'll pull through
somehow."
Ethel made a motion toward the door
as though to stop any further eonver
sation.
"air. Brent's coming." she said, a1
most impatiently.
Alaric started for the window fend
Ing into the garden.
"Jolly good ot you to lot hien bore
you. 1 bate tbe sight of the beggar
myself. Always looks to hie tike the
first conspirntor at a play,"
The door opened. and Jarvis entered
and ushered in "iter. Brent" Marie
hurried into the garden.
A few words of description of Chris
tian Brent might he ut interest since
be represents a type that 'society el
ways has with it.
They begin by deeelvlug others: they
end by deceiving themselves,
Christian Brent tine n dark. tette.•
eager, scholarly looking man of teen
ty-elght years of age Ills career ns a
diplomatist was halted at its outset hi
an early marriage with the only (1841814
ter of a prosperous utntinftieturet
Brent was moderately independent in
his own right. hut the addition of his
wife's dowry seemed to destroy all ata
b!tion. Be no longer found interest in
carrying messages to the various toga
bons or 00411:188108 of 811rope or in 1111
Ing a routine p41011011 Iia 80100 "ices
eeeretary. Front bring no intensely
eager man at affair's Ile drifted into it
social loam:or-the lapdog ot the draw
Mu ronin 5wh<•re tbe close breotli of
Some rare p 014)ne aural tai noire thou
the ehlsb of interests and the ounque"st
of a woman greater than that of it na
41fraI41mat at this petted Ethel Chi(hestet
nuts the 814peelal object 01 his ndora•
)4u
flet beauty epeeaieel to Mtn.
Het 1Uwnlute Indifference to 01w
slime 1414, es n etst4 It seemed to be
nue- bis p',0.,I,* "t 114traetioh Cause
yueut1S ile re(10ttt+le<t Ills efforts.
Ethel *hut' 4 44 meow) tete aur 411511110
-Piot n tutor of totevatlun Brent tie.
(verve this, 148 a dog n <'reanb. In the
hope of something more ntlhstantia1
to follow Ile had eutite that morn
We with n ilxed 1'e801ve, 1113 marl•
net ryas determined Ills voice wumed
lis n trta, went tenderly 10
Ethel the moment the door eiosed un
Jurvls
"clow site yo,l?" ha asked, and there
tvas n note of subdued passion in his
tone.
!ettr," replied Ethel without even
looking at hire.
"Where le your another?" eugge8ttng
that much depended on the *teener.."t,yir►,g dean,,'° answered Ettteltrntb'
orally •slut: WI t4h c, l ' telling. -
41hd• ; 11,4u 1,4••
In tare g*tdeff.w
"tLmuleu, have tl moment or twot.
Children Cry for F let cher's
TORIA.
The Mud You Rave Always Bought, and 'which has beets. ""
in use for over 30 years, has borne the slgnature of
and has been made under his per.. "
✓ sone.' supervision since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.,
All Counterfeits, limitations and 44Just.. ts-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Esperienee against Experlmentt.,.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria, is a harmless substitute for Castor 011, Pare,-
gorie, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It:
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotise
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it
Itas been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all, Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural Seep,
Tho Children's- Panacea -The lllother's Friend.
GENUINE
CASTORIA ALWAYS'
Bars the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
,1•11 CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CtYY.
alone?'` Brent' put a world of mean,
ing into the snggesrl.,n,
"Very likely," seid Ethel, pecking up
a score of "Bohentn" and looking at It ,
as if sbe saw it tot the first time, all
the while watching how through her
half closed eyes.
Brent went to' her. "Glad to see
one?" be.asked. ice.,,. ! eeees '
"Ville note" + ?„1 t'''eree tee r.
"I are glad to see you" -be bent over
her -"more than glad."
"Ratty
He sat beside ber. "Ethel," be whis-
pered intensely, "1 nm at the cross.
roads" 1 . -s ..:t.•
"Obi" commenced Ethel, withotit MAY
interest.
"It Came last night."
"Did it?"
"This is the end --between Sibyl and
myself."
"Is it?"
"Yes -the end. It's been horrible from
the first -horrible. There's not a word
of milk --not an notion -she doesn't
misunderstand."
"Row boring!" said Ethel blandly.
"She would see norm even in this!"
"tvhy?"
"She'd think t was here to -to"- He
stopped
"What?" innocently inq-lred Ethet,
"Make love to yon." And he looked
enrnestly into her eyes.
She met hes look quite frankly and
astonished Mm with the question,
"Welt, aren't you?"
He rose anxiously. "Ethel!"
"Don't yon always?" persisted Ethel
"Ions it seethed like that to you?'
"Yes," she answered candidly; "by
insinuation, never straightforwardly."
"Has it utrende(t you?"
"'?'hen you admit ft?"
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0N113 DANGE11 'OF AMMONIA,
This Sulntattce May Bring About the
End of the World.
The continuous decay of vegetation
generates ammonia. As many acten-
tisis have said, there is more am-
monia in the atmosphere now than
there was 10,000 years ago, and con-
siderable more than there was one
million years ago. Fresh supplies are
added year atter year, so that in a
future day there will be an exceed-
ingly great quantity of it,
Now, ammonia has a combustive
property. If the atmosphere should
get laden with it a universal can-
fiagration, would be inevitable. The
outbreak of a volcano or a flash of
lightning would be senleient to cause
the circumambient air to ignite—sit
space wouid become n. Mafia of raginf
flame which would, boil the rivers and
seas, converting thein into hot vap-
ors. which would devour alt living
creatures, all forms of vegetable life,
would bake the earth and perhaps
burn it to cinders.
, flat .e rt cp,uid be. convsrtg4 into
s>#p�� then a'sefrotid'.,, It tioultt Iter
ft>1i;'le out.oT itcad> .�r�' .etiXft d 14
'male into dreadful collision with an -
ghee elanet, of, thrseyenenengeroutly
near the sun, if would be drawn bar
the wonderful sellar attraction into
the fiery bosom of that bright mon-
arch of the universe.
The horror of such a catastrophe
appears unspeakably great --•>- some -
tieing from which the startled imag-
ination recoils and staggers. And
yet, after due reflection, we must ad.-
mit
d-mit that the prospect 15 sublime reth-,
er than itorrtoIe. Ateticipation of an
intolerable pain is worse than the
pain itself. A human being is cap-
able of pain up to a certain degree
only, as also of pleasure up to a cot
respondingly high degree, gn Ad
more, Nay, one person is capable of*
malt suffering and more enjoyment
I than another, and it Is altogether a
fallacious notion that there is as
much agony when a fly is crushed "as
when a giant dies," •
How often, after long and dismal
anticipation of a tragic event, we have
1 found at the last that the anticipa-
tion of a tragic event outran the reaI-
ity. This is caused not only by the
quickness and resourcefulness of
mind, but also by the cireumstanee
that we cannot bear more than a cer-
tain measure of pain and affliction.
{ Then, too, it must be remembered
that as every extreme causes its op-
posite, as a white heat gives a sensa-
tion of cold, as frost can burn. like
fire, as laughter can end in tears and
tears in laughter, as wisdom some-
times subsides into folly, and the jes-
ter will utter the sayings of a sage,
so excess of pain may end in a sort
of thrilling pleasure, and this may
account for the sudden ecstacies of
martyrs under torture.
The passing of earth, then, would
not cause so much human pain as is:
generally believed. It would prob-
ably be nothing more than the sudden.
awakening into a new world from an
outgrown condition of being.
Thumbs of the tortilla.
The gorilla and chimpanzee, which
belong to the higher order of apes.
have many points of resemblance to
man, but there is one thing they can-
not do ---that is, twiddle their thumbs.
In the gorilla the thumb is short and
does not reach much beyond the bot-
tom of the first joint of the forefinger.
It is very mire]) restricted in its move-
ments. and the animal can neither
twiddle his thumbs nor turn them
round so that the tips describe a cir-
cle. There are tbe same number of
bones in the hand of the gorilla as itt
the hand of a man, but the thumbs
of the monkey have no separate flexor
or bending musele. This is why a
monkey always keeps the thumb on
the same side as the fingers and nev-
er bends it round any object that may
be grasped.
Plaint English.
A Frenchman staying in an Arnett -
con town called at the postotlice and
inouired whether there were May let-
ters for him. "I didn't hear the
name," said the clerk. "My name is
Paul Lorendeau, Don't you know how -
for understood English?" "How do
you spell it?" asked the clerk. "That
is not you' business'," said monsieur.
"Just :give tars nay mails!" "I can't
give you your mail it I do not know
how you spell the name." "I don't
know bow for spell him, and I don't
citr,e if you don't give to me my mails.
but I tell you ono thing, you better
go straight off and sell die postoftsce
and buy some sell solhouse!" said the
Frenchman.
Pain Is it Ilint to the Mete.
One thing that should' be regarded
seriously is pain in any farm in any
part of the body. If there is a duct
headache frequently, find out what
causes it. Pain in the knee, the arch
of the foot or at any point should be
taken • seriously. 'Pain mean% sotate..
thing wrong, It may be bravo to
it, bat,
wira't'itie poo.w eome
fiti q'3,04is .t' the
osotx
lilt; ` -,
another part. See it Vase doctor about
it.
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