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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1905-11-09, Page 6REGINA FAIRFIELD; or A TERRIBLE EXPIATION. I i.trv♦3:(fri+C44 4):$.+fOi♦Q♦iO4): ♦f0E43R♦?Ci+04*4.0i♦fi4):(4<i0:4 E+ CHAPTER VI. the reflected rays of the morning Unobserved by him, 1, after the sun than the winter sky ubovo. st involuntary start, had fallen It was certain that wo wero im- :ck upon my pillow. inured in this snow -glen, within the The couIlict was too unequal to confines of these closely -circling and st above a minute. It. was a dead- ice -cumbered mountains, for an in- , silent struggle. Ito evidently definite number of days. 'There Mittel to secure her without hurting would be no fox hunting that day. r, or snaking the least noise. Ho or that. week. That was evident; dekly succeeded in mastering and that I did not regret. Not life ging her out of the rcoiu without, but life within the home - Soon he ca no softly buck. 1 was stead absorbed my thoughts, and I Ing still; he evidently inferred that turned from the flushing fields of was asleep; for, after throwing a snow and glancing peaks of ice rick, penetrating glance at ole, to look upon rho beautiful portrait rd looking hurriedly around the on the wall that had so powerfully umber, he silently retired, canto rsly closing the door after hint. You may judge that I slept no neo that night. 1 scarcely knew ith certainly et what point to pal•ato my sinister dream from the ystcrious reality; and doubts, and n anxious fears, agitated me. was that malign old hag? lIow she in the dead hours of the into my sleeping -room? What brought her there? Ilow Ifgang known of her vi -it? had come first, and which owed the other? Or, pos- d they conn together, and purpose? What meant that. truggle? What meant that agonized dread and terrible upon the ghastly face of ng? -the look of unutterable 'd and determined malignity up - he fiendish features of the bel - e? ain no coward, but I say that I d ico cold with terror, not so at what might have happened thor of the 'mortal foes, as at ssion silently raging in the of both. as dark and still in my room The lurid, dull -red glow of oldering coals on the hearth nothing. Even the imago wall was invisible to the' ning shadows of that darkest that precedes the (lawn of day. y in the misery of an energetic, ely-anxious mind, fretting Reel( gtinst forced inactivity of the y. t. attracted mo during th:e night. I wished to examine it, LO test its powers of fascination by sober clay - light. 1 turned and looked for it. It was gond! I gazed, doubting my own eyes. It was certainly gone. No sign of a picture over having been there -no pin, screw, or nail, or even holo in the wall was to be seen! I looked all around in an almost ludicrous state of bewilderment. I half suspected the whole train of sinster events of the past nigh;, to be merely the phantasmagoria of a midnight dream, or the creation of a morbidly -excited imagination, and I began to slake my simple morning toilet. I hail not got half through, when a rap at the chamber door arrastod my attention, and to my "Como in!" entered old John, who seemed to be factotum to tho household, with hot water, towels, and offers of service. I gratefully accepted the hot water and tho towels, and as gratefully declined his assistance at my dressing -table. Ito then informed me that break- fast would bo on the table in half an hour, and left the room. A quarter of an hour afterward, having given tho lust and most graceful wavo to my temple locks, in honor of my superb Queen of Egypt, I descended to tho hall. As I entered tho old wainscoted apartment, heated, as upon the previous evening, by an immense fire of hickory wood, I saw Mr. length the unknown sounds Wallraven, Wolfgang, and old John t usher in the earliest dawn of standing on the broad hearth In Hing began to ho heard. deep and earnest conversation. "Se - rose, drew on my dressing -gown cured," "Keep her own room," wero "taking some dry oak logs from the broken words that fell upon my od pilo near the fireplace, threw ear as I came in, when the trio sud- upon the smoldering coals, denly separated at my approach. and ' coon kindled them into a Wolfgang came forward to meet tic. fol and genial blaze. As, how- He was dreadfully pale and hag- " the roots was yet too dusky, I gard. IIe appeared really very ill. -ter the windows to open the After glancing at me furtively and I found some difficulty in keenly, he spoke to tno very aiTec- the windows and in pushing tionately, saying something about o shutters, for they were regretting that the inclemency of with snow and ice. When tho weather should oblige us to owever, the frozen snow postpone our hunt. down to tho ground, I told him there was no fear but (den dazzling sunbeams, what we should be nble to amuse early blinded the with ourselves for the few days during which the snow would confine us to d look out, however, I the vale. dark 1111(1 heavy clouds "And now, my dear Fairfield, ng (lay had not fallen trapping snow -birds and cracking f raid as had been pre- hickory nuts -for that appears to uring the still hours of be the only resource." d noiselessly descended "hooks, music, conversation, tales hose tremendous falls of of olden tunes. Miss Wallraven-" furnish paragraphs for "Ab!" began Wolfgang; but be- ous department of the fore he could proceed with his of the (lay, and made threatened sarcasm, old John tip - history of a lifetime. All peered at the door and announced retched fields of frozen breakfast. great depth of which I followed Wolfgang into the next partly guessed at by the roots; and there we found a good high gate -posts sticking it fire and a fine Virginia breakfast. es above the surface, and Mr. Wallraven was there, and. be- lie site of a buried line of sides the servants, no one else. Ifo ds of crusted and sparkling invited us to be seated rat the table, { oh flashed off in undulnt ing and wo took our places. I was the circle of mountains helped to coffee. buckwheat cakes, this whit e, cup -shaped broiled partridge; but my attention oso icy peaks scintillat- was divided between' the savory o cold. blue horizon. viands before nto and the door at -cup, snow -pit, snow- my right, through which i hoped and , sparkling. scintillat- expected every instant to tree my • glanced brig111er in "wondrous Quern of Egypt" enter. i wished so much to see her by day- light. At length I could bear the suspense no longer; and, turning to Mr. tVnllraven, I asked: "Are we not to have the happi- neSs of Miss \1'allrnven's presence at breakfast this morning?" I was not answered immediately. I saw that both the old gentlernan and Weltering dhniered color and ex- changed x- t r •1 char b d (;lances, as Ncltgai:g replied in a low tone of voice: "My sister left. home thin morning for an absence of several weeks." hen you go to a drug store i bowed. as in politeness bound; ask for Scott's Emulsion but how Mise Wallraven could have know what you want; the left home through the nvulnn•hot OTT'S mulsion and icebergs that blockaded us that an knows you ought to have morning urns a mystery to Inc. Don't be surprised, thought ` Without seeming to h►lako an ef- tort, both Mr. 1Vnllraven and Wolf - you are offered something gang certainly exerted themselves to le. Wines, cordials, extracts, entertain me. ef tc., of cod liver 011 are plentl• 7'hnrtks to lute!- aucce(lid null en- clenvers, the next week not pass I1 but don't Imagine you are heavily. although we were confined tint; cad liver oil when you alrnest entirely to the houses anti hear grminds. A well -stored library, them. Every year for thirtyvarious musical instruments, back - we've been Increasing gammon, chew. cards, billiards. con- versations with the olrl gentleman, les of Scott's Emulsion. who poss.•11sed n rich and highly -cul- t Because it has always tivated mind, a profound tone of or than any substitute thought, exalted sentiments, end n brilliant .tyle of conversing; spars for fres sample aOWNE. Chemists rents, Ont. t09. Ali druggists with the willful end fascinating Wolfgang, filled up tho hours of the short days. My growls( friendship for the old gentleman deepened almost into love: my esteem for him at least amounted to vetwiratinn! So patri- archal, so reverend, seemed his tail figure, his snort. -white hair, and his Doer KEEP HENS Make hens keep ycu. An increase of only two eggs a month for each hen will more than pey for the feeding of Hercules Poultry Food It will give this increz;e, and more, besides giving the plumage a better gloss, and in every v. y keep- ing them in tip-top health. also making the chicks hardier. For the winter laying cf cgus there is nothing as euod on this or any other market. Keep your hens from fretting by acing Ii£RGULCS LOUSE KIL- LER. Try it and see the difference in the weight and egg production. Nothing better for keeping the henhouse clean than CLYDES- DALE CARDOLINE ANTISEP- TIC. All Clydesdale Preparations are sold under a POSITIVE GUAR- ANTEE OF SATISFACTION or money cheerfully refuaded by the dealer. Ceires ea c erroCZ Foos Cp,, Leet Tenento. clerical black suit, so full of Chris- tian love and benediction seemed his serious smilo and his sweet., gravo tones. My reverence for the vener- able father greatly augmented my respect, it it could not increase my affection, for the son; but -the mys- tery! the mystery! What was it? My mind sometimes naturally con- nected the midnight apparition of Wolfgang and the malign hag at tho bedchamber with tho terrible secret of tho (entity; and at other times I entertained a rational doubt as to whether the dread apparition were a dream or a reality. Since that first night fay sleep had been undis- turbed. The end of that week brought Christmas eve, and also a consider- able moderation of the cold and a thaw of the snow, though the condi- tion of tho ground still precluded the possibility of a pleasant hunt. Christmas (lay we had a small party of gentlemen to dinner, and tho long -talked -of hunt was ap- pointed for the next week. After dinner, and when these sten wero about to take their leave, we were all invited to return the visits upon any day that we should fix, and I, as a stranger, was pressed to (10 so. I observed that. Mr. Wallraven, with a strange blending of humility and pride. courteously declined these in- vitations. 'Thee° gentlemen. I heard long afterward, were a company formed for some enterprise, and they wero trying to negotiate a loan of a very large sum of money from lir. Wallraven-an arrangement they fin- ally succeeded In completing, much to their satisfaction, however little it -night have been to Mr. Wall - raven's interest. Sunday after Christmas Mr. Wall - raven and myself attended divine service at tho 1•:piecopal church of St. Stephens. After the sermon, Mr. 1Valli even lingered until all the congregation had left tate church, and then carne out of his pew to meet the young minister, who was coming down the tho mountains and in the forests, aisle to speak to hits. They met as from which we would return laden intimate friends who hail a great re- with game; in exploring expeditions street for each other. Mr. Wallraven among the wild and picturompio or introduced him as the ]rev. Mr. awful and majestic scenery of the Davenport, and then they entered in-' 'the day of our great hunt. Mr. Davenport, of course, did not join in it, from that irrational and very deleterious custom which debars ministers of tho gospel from amuse- ments considered lawful and benefici- al to the lay members of their con- gregation, thus separat ing religion from innocent., cheerful. and health- ful p1t-nurs, greatly to the dispar- agement of the former. 'IYto party of gentlemen assemble•( early in the tnoruing, and the neigh- ing and prancing of rho hunters. and the cries of the hounds, made a gay and enlivening scene. We set out very early, and had a highly excit- ing hunt, and a rather fatiguing day. It ares late in the afternoon beforo the brush was taken. Wolfgang 1Vullr'nven took it. 11'o returned to sumptuous din- ner at Hickory Hall. After the des- sert. the guests sat long over limo wine, and it was late in tho night before they separated and left. the house. Wo were later than usual at as- sembling to breakfast the next morn- ing. After breakfast. wo were re- minded by a note from Mr. Daven- port of our proniso to dine at St. Stephens' parsonage and inviting us for tho next day. Mr. Wallraven, after some consid- erable liesitiaion and with evident reluctance, wrote to accept the in- vitation. Accordingly, tho next morning wo set out for tho parsonage, distant some nine miles, and wh 2ro wo ar- rived about eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Wo found the excellent clergyman anti his wife -friendly and hospitable as ever, but not so lively -struggling, in fact to keep up a cheerfulness, which was evidently maintained by great effort. The conversation, after some va- riety, turned upon church affairs, in the course of which Mr. Davenport Inadvertently let escape hila a hint that his congregation. (specially his vestry, wero much dissatisfied with him, and that his stay among then was now unpleasant as well as doubtful. Then old Mr. Wallraven arose, and laying his hand soleinnly and affec- tionately upon the shoulder of the young clergyman, said, in a low voice: "I have long feared this, my ex- cellent young friend. I know too well their ground of objection. Come with Inc. I would talk with then apart!" and, excusing himself, Mr. Davenport arose, and they walked slowly away in earnest conversation together. I caught these words: "lety dear, disinterested young friend, you must not injure yourself by your indis- creet attachment to me. Already ono dear Christian friend has fallen it victim to his love for mo and tnine. This must not go on. Let mo alone. 'Whatsoever a man sow- eth, that let hirn reap.' Thirty years of suffering, that has whitened my hair liko snow at fifty, has nevertheless accustomed mo to my sorrow, and strengthened mo to bear it. You must—" The remainder of the speech died would slake her an unprofitable cow. away, but at the distant bay win- The safest way is to raise the dairy dow T still sew them in debate, the herd by careful selection of (lam and patriarchal old man, earnest, sol- site, and using only the very bust ems, impressive; the tones and ges- milk strain to bo had. tures of the young clergyman, ener- Third --1 have learned that a cow will fail to yield her owner a prolit on nn empty stomach and the shady sido of a barb wire fence for shelter. Sho must bo satisfied with both feed and shelter for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week ,and fifty- two weeks in a year. in order to he profitable. Comfort means profit with n cow. It she is satisfied, sho will not need an iron yoke or a crotch of a cottonwood limb to Storni clouds were again mustering! keep her from going through the in rho northwest, incl we had a very (ewe brisk ride through the cold and fourth -T have learned that. keep - darkening twilight, in order to es- ing a record of each cow's milk, (,t cape, if possible, the storm of wind, both quality and quantity, will pro - snow, and sleet, that, nevertheless, mole better caro in feeding, also pro - when we were' within half a mild of mote better cows. 'Tho time it takes Hickory troll, broke out upon us to do this amounts to but very tit- in boisterc.us fury. We reached tho the and will detect the robbers in homestead at last, where the sever- rho herd. ity of the weather confined us for a Fifth -1 have learned in the past week. After it moderated wo had season that 111y cows running in 1110 nn occasional guest at dinner, but pasture would fall ofT gradually for went ol:. visiting no more during four or five weeks, then after a good our short stay. shower they would go hack to their Our time was paned, !however, former yield per day. If I had sup - more agreeable than before. We plied them with feed during that wero blessed with ono of those clear, time, my profit would have been mild. and dry spells of weather, much greater. which sometimes visits us even in Sixth -'Phut it pays to g. t good the dead of winter. Wo passed the tnilk breed. They aro generally of remainder of our tune, in the morn- a kinder disposition, and when you lags, in sporting expeditions upon feed a dairy cow, she shows it in the milk part, and net. in laying on flesh; with half-breed, it is just tho roverse. Seventh -That it pays better to nn with the boys, and say, let's (10 run dairy without. et dog, tho cows i this or that thing, we nee plished something. My wife and I expect to have a tiny off once in a while by and by, and know that the work will not be neglected. It is nn occupation that Is healthy because roe have the pure S f/, article for food. Pure milk, pure butter, end good Veen!, sill plenty of exercise. will mako the doctor wish he- had a few cows to milk. It beats all drug establishments in the Ti?� ami r;' a •1 =/I i. • world for health; neither (10 we need drugs to keep rho pure article sweet; we draw it fresh every twelve hours. I IL f t ✓@ �' , >1 �`t,Ct�a.�.' 4 (� �(I t i t e' t ' , �l• tin_ Yphat better do you want? Tea Delight ® "icDm Crraa)tera. %` om i» ia.CUM, ain-tz3 *312_ co albovt0 all rti40t'R,E3 CO- toau to it• SCES all par® iti0a. Sold only in Lead packets. 40c, sot., and 6oc. per lb. By all grocers. tifgilest Award St. Louis tgos Blue Riche or in sails upon tho Shenandoah; and in tho evenings in games of various kinds, in music, books or conversation. We had another great hunt upon the last day of our stay, and tho next morning wo left Hickory Hall for the North. (To be Continued.) 41.44-1-1-14/444+14441-14.44 Th e arra 14-1444+l''4•'l-1•x-1-lei-I-a•ft TIIIR7'EEN COMMANDMENTS. First -That dairy business cannot be learned in ono day, one month, or ono year, even if ono clues read all ho can about the business, says Mr. A. H. Harris. treading about tho dairy, and running tho dairy aro two different things. There aro things we must practise, beforo wo will learn them. Milking is ono of the things; wo become expert only by practice. One who can start and milk a steady gait., will have better results than tho one that milks fast, then slow, then fast again. Wo must learn to milk a steady gait, and as fast as it is possible for tie to keep it up, till tho cow is milked dry. Feeding is another thing we must experience before wo can feed success- fully. Khat each cow wants, and the quantity she wants, we must learn by actual practice. Second -It is almost impossible to buy a number one dairy cow; she is seldo,. •. if ever, for sale, and 1f sho is for sale, a friend or neighbor will get. her. Wo cannot tell the value of a dairy cow until wo have milked her through one period of lactation, and used the scales and tester in de- termining the quantity and quality of her milk. Sho may have a per- fect shaped body and udder, and yet be defective in some way. Sho may have the self -milling heteit, a kick- er, a breachy cow, or hold her milk, and not let it come down as she should, or seine other habit that gait!, denunciatory. I think that Mr. Wullravel convinced, at least, I know he silenced the minister; for, on returning to tho fire, the old gentleman appeared satisfied, while Mr. Davenport seemed melancholy, and even, perhaps, remorseful. When we left in the evening, no invitations were given on either side and the parting itself was gravo and sad. to a conversation for a few minutes. At parting, Mr. Wallraven pressed the minister to come over and dine with him the next day, an invita- tion that tri neceptrsd. The next day Mr. Davenport and his wife, who, by the way, was not included in the invitation extended to her husband, carne over to Hick- ory Itall. Mr. Wallraven received the clergyrnan with grave cordiality, and his amiable wife with scarcely concealed surprise and emotion. When we were once seated around the great tire in the old wainscoted hall. Mr. Davenport inquired with touch interest. for "Cottatance." "My daughter is from home for a few weeks," replied the old gentle- man. Mr Davenport expressed some re- gret at not being nbh' to see her, anti the contrre•ntion drupe -el, or rather changed. The defy pateeed very pleasantly. The minister nn•f Mr. Wallraven had n gauze of chew. Mrs Dnveepe'rt-who was nn ami- able. intelligent, and interesting lit- tle lady-Wolthnng and myself, play- ed and sang trios, or two of us duets. H'e dined early, and early in the. effete:nen ,.... . ,e rr „re de- parted, having very reluctantly drawn from Mr. Wallrnvcn a prom- ise to dine with them on New Year's eve. The next day, being 'Tuesday, was aro quieter. A dog that will nip th_ir heels. will cause kicky cows. The moment one touches the cow's leg while milking, sho will kick, thinl.ing the dog is after her. I used to think it was impossible to get along without a dug to drive rho cows with, but eine° wo have been without one, cows aro much quieter and they do not offer to kick. I have no fault to fled with a dog for other cattle. Eighth -That it pays to keep the cows clean, and (Leo the sta'.,lr, by having a floor of ;onto kind, and a gutter about six or eight ;nchcs deep and sixteen or eighteen inches wide behind the cotes; it is then an easy matter to keep the cow stable clean. The barn should bo cleaned. both morning and night. The heifer calf 1 hat is kept in a clean and dry place till she hrcomeS a cow, will not lie in filth if she can it.; also if a heifer calf Is provided with clean water, and not allowed to drink out of a mud puddle it will lam hard to got her to drink filthy water. I have three Jersey cows and ono heifer that wero kept and raised in n pas- ture that had only a mud puddle for them to drink out of, and, after I got them, they would drink out of a mud puddle, before they would drink out of a tank, when none of the other cows would do this. Ninth -Ry feeding the cows after milking, the milk will not have any disagreeable odor from tho feed we may give them. In my part of the country wo are bothered very much with wild onions or garlic in the pasture, and for a few weeks in the spring, we could hardly use either milk or butter, but when we take the cow out of the pasture three or four hours before milking, the smell of onions cannot be detected in milk or butter, 'Tenth 'That sugar beets. and sugar beet tops make very good fet,d, but must bo fed carefully, or they will cause tha milk to have a peculiar odor. Should not bo fed heavy, if cows are kept in the barn all the time on account of the strong odor cause. The tops make much better Gael, if cured, but. if (cd very heavy, it will take a long lino to churn tho cream Eleventh -I have learned that a calf given alfalfa hay as soon as it will eat it, will snake a better calf than any other roughness 1 ever fed. 1 have raised ns good calves on separated skim milk, oil cake and alfalfa hay, as can be raised running with the cow. Oil coke and alfalfa hay are cheaper than butter fat. 't'w'elfth -1 hnve,learned that it will take years to build up a very good dairy herd, and that we must be very careful in breeding and purch- asing our herd. My plan in starting lout would bo to purchase good 1►ei- Ifers, just a little before they come fresh. By careful selection and care, done can build up a good herd in a few years. Thirteen -I have learned a great deal in the past year, no doubt have learned only what others in the dairy business have learned years ago, and I expect to learn it great deal more if 1 stay in the business. 1 intend to stay in it. too. 1 find that it requires attention every clay; we have no days off; the do not. have to wait till the end of the ye•tr for harvest, it comes every' day; it is a very goo:l teacher to teach ono to tend strictly to business. When wo work by the month or day. and we lay of a day one's pay stops, too; we would lay off a great many (lays if we could draw pay too. in rho dairy business, if we neglect our work for one day, we not only suffer loss for that ono day but for days to cone. I find it is very good bitsinoss for ono that has a (pettily growing up, for it leaehee thorn to be Industrious and helpful, but i ihavo lenrneel that. I *cannot tell the limps to do this or that, but when I 1r tAlist ~.•nippy --Do you cull that thingon your head a lint? Mr s Scrappy -Do yoe cell that tieing in your hat a head/ fl)SNIL'1'ING 1'011 A FEE. in China elderly Indies are regular- ly employed as gus.sIpg, and they are Paid well. It is us:,al for therm to go to the best lupines. heating a drum to announce their arrival, an 1 to offer their services to the bele of the house as entertainers. of the;r offer bo accepted, they sit down nod tell the latest new'', the choicest Ile shuddered and teamed pale. scandal, nail anything that they "Yes," sho core inueel in a cold think may interred their hearerse should their stock -in -trade prove very delectable they very likely go away with a heudeotnn present, 1') addition 10 their regular fee, whielt is at the vette of about one shilling nn hour. Some of thee., gossips have n Inrge number of clients, whuin they vi+it at regular lutervals, ARE WOMEN UNDERPAID DO THEY EQUAL MEN IN DO. ING WORIC? Where They Come in Competition Their Work is Not So Good. Should worsen rocei"e the same salnrfrs for doing the sante work es 111 'Phis is 0. vexed question much dis- cussed nitt(ing wont: it wbmo heve to work for their lit ing, says a writer in Pearson'; 1Veekly. Ibd° u•ounen over do the saute workit as me•n-aud do it as efficient- ly? Outside the more essentially femin- ine occupations, such as nursing and dressmaking; I stake bold to say they do not. And even in these oti- cupttt ions they command less wage,f when in competition with men. Why? Because they cannot (10 the sane tvorlc When a big, powerful ratan lies de- lirious his friends say, "It's no use; the work's too much for any wo- man. Wo shall have to get a male nurse in." Of course, a hale nurse's sheer strength may account for a great deal of that. But what is it slakes the society drone, when sho wants something special in a flurry. rush ofT to Paris and place an order with a male costumier for ono of his ex- quisite creations? Is hint superior strength? No, it is superior ability. And that, too, as an intruder in woman's own par- ticular domain. ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. In offices women may bo quicker anti neater than sten in certain de- partments of work. 'l'hey may type- write quicker, for instance, and do ledger -work ns quickly and more neatly. But be angry with thein, or suggest that they should take a bit of responsibility, eine you see tho woman in them at once. The duties n woman can perform in an office or a shop aro limited. She can (10 a few thing. A man is expected to do all things. Barmen and wniters have a way of slashing through their work that no woman ever had -publican or res- taurant keeper will tell you that. And did you ever see a shop girl leap tho counter as a shopran does, or bang goods about generally in the hearty businees manner a shop - man has? A woman will do this sort of work prettily and conscientiously, but sho won't do as much of it, or keep at It as long. It n man came along and admitted that ho was only able to do his work in won(. --fashion no employer would think of giving hint a penny more than women's wages. There is another important point with regard to these wages which may be no logical nrgumenl., but it is nevertheless, n great soeial and moral fact. COSTS LESS TO .IVI: It costs women less to Ilive. than 010)1. '1'hey eat less and they dress on less. It a woman is a boarder, she expects to pay some cents less a week than a man. It might also bo ndded that then spend more on themselves--oa amusements and so forth. "Selfish things," I hear the ladies mutter. "Yes, they (le." Yes; but to some extent it is this very expenditure which tends to make them the active. virile crea- tures they are -able to tackle diffi- culties and take command of thing; where the usual woman would stat,. by helpless. 11 all melt were helpless it would boa poor lookout for mho women. Then, again, when a woman is out. with a inns on pleasure (lent - at theatres or elsewhere -the man 0 expected to "stand" ttll "exes." If men's salaries were brought down t e the level of women's, and their living expenses continued to bo greater, they would have peecious little to spare for taking 101111011 to theatres -much less marrying them and keeping them. '•slut we don't want their wage% brought clown," the compinininll ladies say. "Wo only want ours levelling up." WOULD DISPLACE: WOMEN. Yes, here's the rub. If they were all levelled up employers would want only then. This alone is argument sufficient to show that worsen will never command the same wages as mien. I•:niploeers get women foe choapntes. Of course, there are exceptions 1t every rule, and it seems a pity ex- ceptional women can't have except, tional wages. But even when thee, "exceptional" cases ere reckoned up, it will seldom be found that the lady is really the equal of a first-clasl lune in the saute line of business. She will he mote liable 10 liinesa, and will generally he glad to have a man around to whorn she can rap• peal 111 case of emergency. As r rut: the only way women can commend equal remuneration with men is where they shoot ep by their own abilitlee above petty considera- tions of weekly wage", and competi- • tion w ith weekly -wages teen. A bite.. act r.•ss. singer, or nuthorese can rc,nvetnnd her price like any men -ell and deat'rves it. NOT QUITE SO BAD. When ho came up the hallway she plucked something from his manly shoulder. "Vee," she cried, "n strange hair!' T011 are a base h,'eelvc " voice, "you hate allowed some beet - black to brush you eleven instead c( waiting for my lot ing hands to men- ipulato the brush. Oh, (leery*, yon do not love tee any more! 1 can tell it is n strange bristle." With a great feeling of relief ha told ler that she might brush u0 hie .oat fot,vstl.