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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1906-07-19, Page 6R Love Came Too Late; OR A MAN'S FALSE HEARD, (CHAPTER XXVI. orad, toe; I;Intartlenetitlsly With the, pubs' Fora moment Richard Barlow gazed le her in the deepest of astonishment, pondering If he hod heard urignt and stud grasped the truo meaning of her retnui'k, Sionly Estelle repeated her worsts: "I want to make sure beyond all doubt - Iwo that_ ration of the pendent, followed a long 1 n«+nunt Of t,awyer iflerlaw'e netlsn to milking ovee securely to Miss Estelle Hawthorne the whole of his good f.:r lime --the last paragraph went on to stain that not one cent had he retained for hlmselt or his son or daughter—till e)f N. nom were penniless by this act of hie. Mrs. Sheldon, the old housekeeper, brought the paper to Alco Warren, who was sitting by Ino window of her room, looking wistfully out over the distant hills, "Here is an account of your uncle's accident, my dear," who said, laying the paper down in the girl's lap; "I-1 think we had better send for little Corina at once and—and there is aotnelhing else in the paper, my dear," she added, with a herd, dry sob. "I pray to Heaven that it mny ben false report. Even after reading it, not once, but a score of times, I find myself wondering if tt can be true. Oh, if Mr. Rockledge wero but herel How unfortunate that ho went away at the time when he was most needed." Alice had been looking up in the old house -keeper's agitated face and wonder- ing what on earth sho could be talking about. Trembling with apprehension at her words, though she did not know why, the girl began her perusal of the fateful column in the newspaper. Slowly she read It through; she dl's not moan or cry out, but sat holding the paper in her hand, her eyes riveted upon the printed words, long atter she had ceased perusing them. "My dear!" exclaimed the housekeeper in alarm, "say something—do some- thing! Do not look like that! You appear to be turning into Monet I know it is a terrible shock to you, but you must arouse yourself—you must, indeed." "If my uncle has done this horrible thing he has made poor Gordon and Cor- ine penniless," she sobbed. While they were speaking one of the old family retainers rushed pull-mell in- to the room without the usual formality of knocking. "Oh, Mrs. Sheldon) Miss Alicet" gasp- ed the woman, "I am discharged. that strange, young woman, Mlss Hawthorne says; and she says that it is she who is bidding nue go; that sne is now the mis- tress of Linden Hall. Can It be true? Oh, Mrs. Sheldon! Miss Alice! can It be truer' Both the niece and the old housekeep- er had grown pale as death; ere they could answer, a note was handed in the door by another servant, addressed to the old housekeeper, informing her in a few terse words of her discharge frotn further duty at Linden Hall. Alice fell on ner knees between the two women, uttering a piteous cry that went to the depths of their hearts, for they both fell that her dismissal from Linden Hall would follow next. "If i could but go to my uncle end talk with himl" she cried wringing her hands. 'That is impossible, for she guards the door to his sick -room herself and refuses every one entrance tnere save some ser- vants whom she sent over to the village for and engaged. When I appealed to the doctor he answered, dejectedly: The young lady is indeed mistress of Linden Hall pest all disputing. and therefore her will must be obeyed." "\\'e will never leave Linden Hall un- til Corine comes back to take charge of her own—for it must be hers!" cried Aiice. weeping bitterly: "it was always my uncle's intention to leave it to her —1 have heard him say so a thousand times." \Vhen a lovely young girl rrosses the path of a widower all hls former re- solve In regard to his ?minify are liable to a very sudden change, my dear," re- marked Mrs. Sheldon, sadly; have you not heard the trite and true saying: "'A mnther'c a mother all the days sf her life. But a tether's a father till he gets a new wife.'" CI1:IPTE11 XXVII. 7r pT n yuunwcr (...�.. .. , •s t' a, believe me, every throb of my heart has gone nut to you." lie never remembered afterward what arguments she used to win him over to her way of viewing the matter; he only realized, though very dimly, that the thought had found lodgment in his brain that his son, Gordon, would in- herit a handsome estate from his uncle and Corine would marry John Rock- ledge, who was on the high road to for- tune. therefore there was no reason why he should lose his love through refusing to do as she desired him to do—the fever of love was so strong upon him that he seemed to have no will but hers —he was lost to the sense of duty which he owed to those nearest and dearest to him. In her presence he was powerless 10 oppose any request erhlch she might make had his very life depended upon it. He wns wax in her hands, end under this hypnotic influence which she cast about him it could end but in one way —her victory. Like one In a strange dream and scarcely conscious nt his actions they drove to the nearest village and then and there everything which he owned In this world was made over to the beau- tiful. avariclnus young woman who ac- companied him. "Nov 1 have proven my love for you, Fs-telle," he murmured. very wistfully; "von are now the mistress of Linden Hall and of all around and about it ss far ae the eve can reach—are you not snttsled?" "Yea," she replied: regretting that the enmenet would have to be ratified by the mnrrfage bond. "And you are now ready to become my wife. Estelle?" he said. "1 suppose so," she replied. 11.' danced rip at her quiekly; the charming AP.. r's which had w•renthed her lips hal given place to a hard. cold exrere:•eion which somehow alarmed hlm. "Surely yon nre willing?" he cried. 'n a slightly quavering. unnatural voice. She saw that she was showing her dislike for hirn. end the ngreement of marrying him, ton soon. "Certainly." she re:pnnded, for.ng ' the smiles beck to her lipe. She do not knn'.v that he was say".ig tc himself that he had done a very reeh thine in making over his fortune to her In ndvnnre of the marriage ceremony,' but her brilliant smiles quickly s • civ 1 p.at.•.1 these fears. his infatuation for ter w n, eo greet. "It is lent fur n few sh.lrl moments." h. a -,tired himself. "for w•Ithin 1li.' hn't • Alio wall ie my bri.le: we have '.tit to dr;we In 1h.' minister's and in a chart Alice Warren Inst no time in nannying space of time- that ran be room • 1 by not her plan of dispntrhing n servant momenta—che will he mine -Shia been. with the swiftest horse and buggy In lihr1, peerle:e creature whom any men drive over to Ashton and bring Corine on earth might well fall down an 1 w•n~ home nt once. shin. I Old black Joe was only ton Ihnnkful Mit !brit drive to th'' minist' is "'II to nhev curh an nyder with nlacrity. nol drelined In be ne uneventfel ns h' "Ebhry r'ing's done' gone wrong since lin+1 anticipat'.l. for, in turning in et little eff,.ev Corine's horn away from de the nrelie+i entrnnee gate• the vehicle Old hall," he said. wiping his eyes• but colli l d with one of the targe pasta* amt he did not give vent to the rest of the the" !here was a terrible nrrielent. the ,)ireful thoughts which surged across spii itod Horse had le •keel himself free ria tronhled ole) heart. fr tm the vehicle ^11.1- wheeling 41"11'. ( How bitter w•n'tld have been :\lira's had pinngeel through the wres'kege and grief nt !het moment had she bol known naw galloping down the rend in the di- Ihnt she had sent for the Idol of Linden re•'finn zit Linden 11111 at a mild pare, I Hall too int... it was atmos mina, ulnua ',int the,\Ve will go In ndvanee of old black vcunn,t hely should esespe injury, sus• Joe and learn mfr hnleb'ss hrrninr'., (ate. tinning not so much as a eerolrh. utile \\'h.n \fadue the maid bore the bot- her cnmpnninn, who had been t by quet M her awn room. which the on Men - one of the iron hots of the horse, nos PY had Intntste1 In her tn deliver to Firked up uncnnsr+ons, and more dead woven Ccrine. the first link was In one linn alive. 1 of the most pitiful of trngedtes. It was deemed wittiest and best that "It's a'w flys red roses Thal he sends he shook) be conveyed hack to 1 in len her, and that manna love. some noes 111111. there being litltp ar...m n o Inti n ene'e told me." she muttered. hnldln,,+ the for so injured a nem in the humble Co?. (ftend!ng blossoms off nt arm's length tawe w hick held more than its shave et and lnoktn w' say to the little hetreas that he writes! to her in this fasnion'' she muttered. Unfortunately for Madge, ahe could . neither read nor write, so sho decided to carry It to the old doctor's wife, say- ing that she had picked 1t up on the stairs. By the time she was at leisure fro'n her duties to seek her mistress' apart- ment, she fount that she had already retired and was asleep, so there was no- thing for it but to wait until the follow- ing morning. although she was burning with curiosity to know what the note contained. The more she thought about it, the more her suspicion.. were aroused that it might be something in the nature 3f e love letter: for, surely, the handsome gardener was audacious enough to aspire to be a lover of even the heiress of Linden Hall. Her suspicions were verified when Miss Conine sent for her and asked eagerly if the gardener had forgotten to send her flowers that day. "11 would seem so, miss," returned Madge, eyeing her keenly out of the cor- ners of her eye, and noting how discern- ; flied the young lady appeared by her answer. '1 am so disappointed," murmured Corine—and it struck the maid as most pecufar that the little heiress should be thinking of the flowers when it Waal quite time for her to retire. Madge knew that her duplicity would soon be discovered by Mks Barlow, and the young gardener ns well, but she trusted to tier own cleverness and , glib tongue to get her out of the !medica- 1 meat; she could say that she tripped and fell. and seeing that she had hope- lessly ruined and broken every flower jin the bouquet, she had thought it no harm to fling it away, especially as there were many more such flowers hi the garden and the heiress could have just as fine a one the following day. They might rail against her careless- ness and censure her for not acknow- ledging cknow- ledging the accident, but that was as far as it would le apt to go. Madge had left the little heiress sit- ting by the window, looking wnefelly out into the night, with her pink dime- ; led chin resting on the palms of her hands, supported by her elbows. I Madge would not have left her with that self-satisfied smile could she have • known all that was to take place ere she beheld that lovely, girlish ince Iagain. ,'I leave her to her own reflections," thought Madge. closing the door after her end going swiftly up to her awn little room, in another part of the house, high up under the eaves. How long Corine sat there she never knew. She was startled at length by the sound of her own name in a very cautious whisper: "Corinel Corinel" The girl leaned nut of the window, her breath coming and going excitedly; that voice could belong to no one in the world save Gilbert, her own, dear lov- er. "Gilbert!" she whispered. "are you there, or is It only my fancy?" "I am hero, Corine, and having a very uncomfortable time of it in this cherry tree, directly beneath your window, for I cannot climb quite up to you, the limb will not bear my weight; we must • talk from this distance, but be sure • to answer as low as I nm speaking now, otherwise we might be overheard, rind a nice mess that would make of our af- fairs." And before she could find words in which to answer him he went on: "This has been a day without sunshine In It for ace. Corina, my own darling, because you did not corse down' to the garden. 1 asked you in the note which 1 sent you in Inc bouquet toelay to let the know in some way --through Madge, the maid—if you were better. Cruel Corine, to ignore so completely such an ardent prayer as I made of it." Then followed explanations—Corina telling him thnt Madge had brought her no flowers that day, consequently no note. saying that none had been sent her. Like a flash the truth of the affair came to Gilbert Forrester: that !no girl had grown jealous and kept the flow. ers, and must, therefore, have -found the note. "Oh, whnt in the world Anil we do!" cried Corina. clasping her hands to- gether excitedly. "That is the very question." repented Forrester; adding• "This certainly pre- cipitates matters for us, my angel: but nne ..nurse is left ton we must fly to- gether to -night. despite the fart tnnt von nre still so week. If we would be all '1 all to inch other for all flue. Te- morrnw a reenter Move of war will he inserted ureen vie. 1 will he snm►nerily discharged in dire dievreee. find von will be put under guard, as it were. and kept under constant surveillance nnlcl your father can he sent for; they would come In all haste end take you away; it would simply mean that if we do not net tonight. they will part ns forever. and. If that shoeld happen. 1 would kill myself, Corine, for i could never endure life without ycu—never'' 10'1, dear! oh. clear:" sohbed the girt, wringing her little white hands franti- cnlly, "what shall we do. Gilbert?" "I will tell you." he whispered: "yell must mike your w•ny down to the front pent, end you will not have long lo Walt there ere 1 shall join von with the dr.etor'n horse and buggy --leave the rest to nne," "Steal the d-etor's horse and buggy:" gn pe.l Corine. Ile ground 1'Is teeth harder together to prevent anying sometnine ntetlt her emir etmc1e.1 elupelity, but checked hint• aelf jtret In time. "Steal! oh, tree A^r;ing. hew ran you u•'' such a weird:" he mermnred. in a deeply often led voice: "w o w'ntrhl he only berrmvinr it. turning the erluipnge poen. guile As s' -on es we renehed the rnl',•a'ny 4!nflon, and the ctnetnr would fine) hie horse grnzing quietly enough in !nn mra(lcw the next moraine+. Ile - member the old adage. my alanine: 'All Is fair In leve Find war.' We shall out - little children. (nn them: then.snlmy giving way with them in the most e1• ver manner The 'teeny nt the Inmates of Lin len flail can better he imagine,) than de- to a pass) m of jealousy which sho could ; 1f vnu err only mite tic and cin as f t',1 sc1111ed as the master, who had so t tf tv not repress, she began quickly to tear son. Do you ernsnt In .1" Ills. Corfne, e nr rn ng .row:, up- terto ianot one and stamped itt'.m out from emnnk them hill of life, nes nrought back nneli m ps one ea sad them beneath her feet. helpless upon an improve -led litter, ne-! This ruthlessly torn epart. It was compen e,1 by Mics Hewtharne: end not long hater' her keen ares t'eheld the more Intense still wss their Rrtet when'rtlfn of white paper folded close among the old doctor Informed there that. it he them' lived at all, he would In 1111 probe) Illy ! Ah' whet In the world can this bet" the bereft of hie reason for the rentatn.ler she' mntfpr«d• breathlessly. She saw of Ms lite. and that ..teeth nould be M.ihnt 11 "Pt 1 nate. almost long enough ter for hirn than that. ! 1" he railed a letter, it was so dimly "Yes." eame the answer from above, though very fetnlly. "We will have none too much time to get i- the station to catch thnt Lex• Ington rs'err:s: do not ston to gather sip anything save your jewels; don't leave them 1,ehtnd yon." "1 must wind a line tor them to ptve fnroullow 101.4 t'.celn», reeetulety; "he m1011 1Nnb 111,1 1 ha.i strayed %wily w nftPn. But etwen as pints? as this, but nnA was Aennnesl Ar that something PIN timely -trao•. #4407, mow coon Hisser./ "Now what has tbi gardener have Is Opt* rd lrrrllilt bet Walde tit teas Gilbert Forrester, who by that time had made his way halt way down the tree, did not hear those whispered words or he would have vetoed her in- tentions forthwith—and, taking his sil- ence for assent to her oxperessed wish, she set about writing her hurried lltte note at once. This accomplished, she pinned It se- curely to the pillow where they could not tient seeing it immediately upon en- tering the r on►, and then, seizing her hat and !acket, she softly opened the door and crept timidly out into the dark- ened corridor. Her injuries made her progress very slow, and then. again. she had to use the utmost caution in descending the stairs, remembering how fearfully they creaked under the slightest weight. It would never do to he discovered now and be token back in dire disgrace — n.•verl Conine was In the lower hell at last, end then she began to breathe freer; a few more steps now and the great oaken door, with its heavy bolts, would he reaches end passed, and then she would be with her adoring lover froin whom sh • w:,- re\ er more to part. Her heart fairly leaped into her mouth when she heard the dolor's horse sud- denly begin to neigh outside. It ions by the greatest force of will power that she did not faint outright; she sprang forward, pushed back Inc holt, and the door fell back on Its hinges with a !mid. resounding creak. (To be Continued.) 61111. COURTS fE.tTl1. Saturates Slhavings With 011 and Per- ishes in Fierce Flames. An extraordinary story of suicide by fire comms from 1:otull, a pretty rural village ne: r \Vof.c.harupton, h:ngla1, 1 - Mr. and Mrs. Archibeld Walker, of \Voodfield Oaken, in Codsall, were awakened nt an e.,rly hour the other morning by a smell of smoke. They saw fierce finrnes in the yard, which \Ir. Walker extinguished well a gar- den ho;c. The fire appeared to be in a heap of wood and shavings that had been satinrntrd w'ilh paraffin. The village polircman w•as called and 1Ir. Walker's household mustered, when it was discovered that the cook. Eliza Davies, was missing. An examination of the r: ninanls of the fire disclosed charred human rennins, which were Identified as those of the mi:sing cook. It appeared that the young woman found paraffin in the kitchen and made her exit by a window to the yard, where she built and ignite' her funeral pyre. The reason for her act is a rays• tery. She had been in Mrs. Walker's service two years and was well con- ducted. "THAT WEE. S\1 E .T VOICE." ! know a dainty little meld, With eyes of brown and hair of gold A winning ..elle The has for me— This dimpled darling, four years old. And often when I feel cast down, \Vith clouds of doubt before any view. She lisps into niy troubled car ; "I love you, papa—yes, 1 do." Oft, when the world seems all nwry, And 1 wou!,1 fain have peace end rest, The love 1 seek i always find Within the little maiden's breast. She only lisps a few short words; But strength Is given me anew. As, with her face to mine. she says: "I love you, papa --yes, I do." 1'd not exchange for wealth of kings, Nur honors of n hero grand. The love w•liich cannot he compared, Locked in env dimpled belly's hand. For, when alt hope deserts my heart, And strength I feel I must anew, That wee, sweet voice i turn to hear .. "1 love you, papa --yes, 1 do." A WHALE'S UNWEi.CO\lh GUEST. Thb whale's huge body forms n con- venient camping ground for innumer- able smaller animals, end sou,clirnes they are a scarce of greet annoynnee to their host. The wnales try to get rid of Them by rolling in the sand in shallow water. or rubbing themselves on reefs, end nne of them once made use of the sharp plate which projects from a bridge keel for this purpose. The boat Was ly- ing off the coast of Rrnzil, when n con- tinued tremor, vnriel by bumps, was felt. Soon a huge whnle rose slowly out of the welter alongside the boat. and the Iremnr ceased. it descend. d, tad the tremor was ngnin felt. Then the crew noticed barnacles and shellfl'n coning to the surfer°, and the seer was out. The whale tied been 't,+ing the vessel's bilge ns n hack scrat'mtr. Rut the captain did not rare for tush neighbors nne) before the huge crewure could resume nis toilet. a shower of polatoe.e rind real fell around him. 1 1 • pnid no nttentinn to the missileA, until " pieee of anal went Inln his mouth Then he turned tnil and steam -1 overly, hewing first sprinted n flood of flea voter over the steamer. -4--- LITTi.E THOUGHTS. As aeon as v u cease 'o ,:r w rp you begin In go down. if yon nre put In a place of trial count It n nierk of trust. spank well of your friends; of your enetnfr: speak not n' a11. 11•, is blessed with for'uno who 1)0e learned to bear misfortune. , The losses of truth are more profitable than the gains of trickery. A loving heart Is 11ke n surnmer'a der ; its influence can a1Wr,ys t, he fel CONTINUE Scott's enwW4n 101 MA 0140 ali nosh`Aleweeesemenemeoraemomewwwwwwwoonil. 3 Strong Points CIF 11 AD CEYLON GREEN TEA Unequalled Purity — Strength — Flavor Lead packets only. 4.o. See and •se per lb. At W Grocers. HIGIIFST AWARD ST. LOUIS, 1901. MAKE USE OF SPARE TIME SOME CLEVER RAILWAY MEN OF GREAT BRITAIN. Among Them Are Poets, Astronomers, Artists, ))Musicians, and Even Actors. A man who was known far beyond his own county was the late air. Boger Langdon, stationmaster at Silverton, in Devon, says London Tit -Bits. 1f he had been born a rich 1111111, there is 111110 1101114 Ire W0111,11111%.0become one of the leading astronomers of the age. tieing unable to tory astronomical in- struments, he made his own telescope.. Telescope -making 1s an art which takes most men 0 lifetime to learn. \ir. Langdon learnt it in his spare time. He rolled and soldered his own tut es and even ground his own glasses. lie mounted his telescopes himself and built an observatory with a revolving roof. will, his home-made telescopes he made discoveries regarding the planet Venus of such importance that he was asked to rend a paper on the subject before the Royal Astronomical Society. There is a \\'etsh goods-gunrd, Mr. T. \\'oozley, of Merthyr, who not only makes beautifully working models of engines of various descriptions, but is also part—we believe chief—inventor rf a spooling machine, which enables one man to do the work FORMERLY PERFORMED BY EIGHT. Another Welsh railway man, Mr. Percy Bown, who is assistant store- keeper at Newport, in Monmouthshire, and not yet twenty years of age, has constructed an electrical machine for use In X-ray experiments which, though little over 3it. high, gives a spark t 1 lin. Fretwork models of very high artistic value are the speciality of a Groat Wes- tern station -master, Mr. Arthur Evans. One of his masterpieces is a clock tower over 5ft. In height, with clock and all complete. It contains mechanism which plays eight different tunes, and the interior is lighted by electricity, shining through windows of rich stained glass, gives u very fine effect. No fewer than seven first-class science certificates have been won by Mr. W. P. Quelch, who is employed in the office of the chief goods manager at Paddington. 'I'tiis gentleman is also a roast expert mathematician. Once when a series of calculations some forty-five ithousand In number had to be checked, a task which under ordinary circum- stances would have occupied a staff of clerks for many days, Mr. Quelch covered a method of checking by which nineteen -twentieths of the labor was saved. ANOTIIF•1l ACIIIE\'EMEN'r of Mr. Quench was the Invention of n method for drying botanical specimens which was quicker and more effective than any known. A set of specimens thus dried and mounted by himself gnined for this clever railway pian a prize of £25. The collection is at pre- sent. we believe, In the care of the Regent Street Polytechnic Institution. Another naturalist in the ranks of railway wurkers is Mr. E. Cripps, of Llanelly. He collects British birds and stuffs and mounts Mein himself. His work has been greatly admired. The really beautiful gardens nt ninny railway stations testify to the skill of those who manage them. There is u platelayer on the Great Northern who is one of the cleverest toplarinn (rtlsle imaginable. Ilo has trimmed the gorse bushes along the embankment Into all kinds of shares, such as peacocks, dogs, chairs, etc. Foreman lticketts, of Brlstnl, 111 a very clover horticulturist. Ifo makes n specialty of begonlas, and has produced several new varieties of these charm- ing powers. Ills displays hnvo won hirn a number of prizes, It may bo added that he designs and constructs his own greenhouses. Ho is also A GOOD PRACTICAL GEOLOGIST. Mong the ranks of railwaymen may be found many poets, artists, rwtsiciwis and even actors. Mr. David Price, a signalmen at Swansea Valley Junction, has gained no fewer than eleven Ila -'tic chairs in open competitions at I•:i.stedd- fodau. These are the highest trophies obtainable. Thirty years ago, when only twenty years of nge, Mr. Price was received into the Gorsedd circle nt the National Eisteddfod. "Surfacentan." who is now librarian of Edinburg't University, w;is once a railway worker, and has published several volumes of exquisite verse Other railway poets are Mr. Henry Moss; Mr. Michael Rowed, of Swan- sea, whose verses are often seen in Welsh periodicals; Shunter R. Chap- pell, of Bath ; and others too numerous to mention. Finally, mention must be made of Signalman Timothy Owen, who has been stationed for many years at Aberavon, and who, after serving for a long time on the town council, was recently elected mayor of the town. Ills capabilities may be judged from the fact that. when elected to serve on the Gas Committee, he converted a loss Of £1,000 a year into a considerable profit. Aberavon has never had a more popu- lar mayor. FOiITUNE AT 16. Many ht the tnoet 11se111 tn•entfone 04'lulnni01i U% the minds hf boys, tilr d'shll f?i''t\v111 Whit Medd the first ('filled ht'Irtfli' pil$ileii hie lit►lllh ialtlna, was only fetter) Oil When he coneeivicel the hiee for ih? eamen) spring buffer for railway trunk+, whirr, titter u nlrtttlill�, brttulfht hint it fortune, Harry ',Wolin, inventor of the chain -driven IdeyMle, when s mere, lad used to try to rile a htph "ordinary" Wyatt) owned by a neighbor, 1t waw trio high for his short tags, however, Ito ho Mot himself the lack Of devising a bicycle whloh (+mild t'aelly ba adjusted to cult either chert Or tall men, The "sofety" lnachlno was the ''stilt. t{nmuo) Pompton was only alsle('n when ho invented improve- ments upon the spinning-meetiltre, and Lord Armstrong was still in his teens when ho perfected the hydraulic crane. NEVER GREW UP. in consequence of the death of her mother, the Omagh Poor Law authors• ties have upon their hands a woman who, although forty-flve years of nge, is in size and appearance like a child of seven or eight years. The woman Was wrapped in n blanket and carried by one of the officials in his arms to the infirmary. Ti REWARD OF VIRTUE. 'a'ata telemtnE shall 1 he* like you when I'm air ' der, It you're good. SHORT CHANGING ADEPTS TRICkg BY WIIICfI TIIE PUBLIC IS I:A4ILY TOOLED. One Bill Is Sometimes Made to Repre- sent Two Counting ihanye 'rung. The art of short changings is studied by waiters, l aI 1, i dors, sl fakers and various other servants of s public. The man to whom all o . er stunt changers doff their headgear is the ticket seller in the circus box oflicegeged next is the man who climbs `!bout among the seated throng -in the big tent disposing of concert tickets. 'Thera are two ideal methods of re- turning change in an apparently honest manner and at the seine lune retaining part of it. One of these is used when the change is in sit\ er and one is em- ployed when bills arc handled. For illustration, a two dollar note is tendered in payment of some article costing ten cents or a quarter. The per- son making the change counts it cor- rectly from his left hand into his right. Ile takes particular pains that his vic- tim shall see that It Is correctly counted. Then he dumps the handful of silver inteo the hand of its owner. This looks so fair that few persons take the trouble to RECOUNT TIIE MONEY. Here is whero they aro easy. In turn- ing the handful of money into the out- stretched hand the artist retains a half dollar or a quarter In his palm, which is slightly contracted to secure the pleco. Perhaps a ton dollar note is tendered In 1•nyment for a ticket. The man in the i'':d:d box first counts rho bills over to himself, 'Then he reaches out to the wniting )lands and counts the bills for ilio benefit of the buyer. Ila dons not piece the hills entirely In the vlcllrn'r hands as ho counts thein, however, but grips ono end of ilia bunch in his left hand while he counts rho free ends, laying the ends back over his hand as ho counts. Ile does this slowly and deliberately. ')'hen rolling the bills into a wad he an1111 ly placer them in the Impatient victim's hand. Tho operation is so ap- pare.'itly honest that nine times out of len the man pockais the bills without counting them. It ho should count the roll he would find himself $l or $2 short; for one oil the billy repotting In tho centre of the bunch its doubled in the middle, ends with tho two ends oven with the single of the other bills. One bill is thus t,Ottntod as two, tine of rho most brilliant methods of short Changing Is known among the profession as 'I'i iC QUARTER DODGE. A ay. -dollar note is tendered in pay - Mont for alt article costing a iquarter. `)'ltd /smooth ono picks up a handful of twenlytive cent pieces and counts than ane nt a time into the palm of the pars ehaeer, Ile ..aunts the article purchased as "one," the first quarter placed In the buyer's hand being "two,' etc. He says: "One, two, three, four --ono dollar; one, two, throe, four -two dollars; one, two, thee, four, four twenty-five, four fifty, four amenity -flee, five dollars." At every muni the operator places a quarter in the palm of the victim. The plocea aro counted rapidly, and there Is nothing suspicious in the operas lion; but the render will notice that the manner of counting changes when the 11drd dollar Is reached. Instead of say - Ing, "Ono, two, three, four- -three dol - ars," the artist says "Ono, two, three, four, four twenty-five, four fifty," etc., thus Ahlpping a dollar entirety. It may !cent preposterous that such it barefaced swindle could Lo successfully worked on oven a denizen of Podunk or Rah- way, but in practice it is successful ninety-nine times out of a hundred. A minor method of holding out change when selling ten -cent tickets to the "grand concert after the big show" is frequently used. If a dollar is heed- ed to tho ticket seller he hands back the ticket, counting it as "ten," t n in dines he counts, "twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety,' ooncluding "and the ticket is one dol- lar.' Tho ticket Is thus counted twice. THE CROWN AND \VOIIKING CLASSES There Is, In feel, no barrier to -day between the crown and the working classes, says the Loddon TimmIf there ever was one. Queen Victoria may to. said practically to have broken it down by her unfailing courlcsy to all ranks and her constant randiness, so often shown at Osborne or Rahuornl, to enter Into personal intercourse won Bra humblest of her subjects. King Edward and Queen Alexandra have gladly 1,1 - lowed Ihnt examThroue.0 the welcnnle resultple. that us the cresownabsl, pnliticly •vtking, as Hoar M the w'ork- Ing clanlss nsspto any other in the rntlnlry, and that nn class cherishes a more live- ly or spontaneous loyalty towards Its sovereign.4110 HiNT, SPANISH STYLE. A handsome English girl recently re- turned from Spain. WAS recounting her experiences to a circle of friends, among whom was a Spaniard. "The thing that delighted me most," she said, "was the charming practice they have in Spain of offering you in- stantly what you may chance to ad- mire.' "TM you approve of the custom?" ask. e-1 the Spanish friend. "0, yes." wast the reply. 'Senorita, you have very bee.. tifnl lips," exclaimed the Impulsive Spani- ard. ACCOUNTED FOR. Mrs. M.'s patience waw much tried by • slant who had habit of ..standing •round with her mouth open. One ,lay, as the maid waited upon table. her mouth open as usual, her mis'rpU : bier a wren look, p said: 'Maryelr � milli Wry, open." opened 10