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to bed, leu Mother
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y Lose- en Ler lite
(1, if !hereby s -'tee eould
wretched marriage as
ever been.
de the bed and -held her
1,811(15, a;lit Weed u*rain and
w de pito feel now,, Lora?
n,fortable? You :>itu'riot cry-
eell, rnainitta. It 1. so sweet
ne,".
res'the repl
y.
"And nd
tom48 .you will let him
Leo and tell. me about i1,
,y chili, snit . F: hope he will
lisegreee
ace -ruauitnn. '
eth 'hoped itt but their idea
differed widely,
lir be carne. 1' '• sat down on
of The bed, and took the young
lien, for th
it) your mo -
i11. You see
ray little aparl-
'orutu '1'ri.ja-
11 . hall go there
arc tired of all
, you shall made
orae for your old
good ler hint to take
in the eliciting, and
it round ammo; cafes
And hots delightful
m to show the wonders
City to a pair of )•oun-
A sat up in Led. "1 will
h -fell tae, is she married
•a: ynu see the
But there will
it is of no con -
her she is mar -
any case he has
,..,., ..•- velure, and leas
ignin.,t her child. Ile is n
any way. and -I beg your
eerie you wiU be s& arnted
. w•itatover happens."
k softty Mel: 011 her pillows
1 her hands.
I,.' consent to it. uncle?" she
., disappointed tone.
lied the ole general (leckt-
•oeld never. never give
1 in..... .he murnur-
r;•' i'nn:.i away: his eye
e, i. I1.' 'gab' not let her know
it(:• marriage one null and vol.*.
1u• tele leen the victim of a mon-
airous 17 ,.,.I; that in the eyes of the
world ele• would he only n dupe with
ne einem to the rights of n wife. even
n divorced one, if the affair were
settle,' ar'ording to law.
"y, s, he will give vnu up, Lora. it
you wish it," Ire said. "I1 1 nm notmho
ii,ken, fora. you do not love him. You
could not love such n fellow as lie Is,
eh, yon mouse? -or am 1 a bad reader
of character?'
"1. nn'Ie 1 eo+.e.l not have enrlured
ling with him. I vouhl rather have-"
Snc etopP(.l end hOkeil (town.
Did he i:rderslund her aright? Ile
leetlie,l suddenly with actual terror, al
her fa' -i. tit fuel, nt these words, had
late+ n sir an c\ptession of (k'icrmtia-
1lon.
47,a'1, then, the .epnratien will not
S: hard for yon. Lora; he continued
slowly, "and you can escape the gos-
sip In This little place. Afterward we
old get )nu bra; k your nnt.lden name."
"i:an you inu..'e:'
"Ole ye.; t . tvill do it as an
Ilnl. first, we will get
1. Pi"- • It' knit first of nil. we will
;., ,:I e,, ,I. d. 0)044 111;11 "
ia,• 1 I,a, k on her cushions with
plt were saying Among themselves,
and what was open! announced at all
the coffee parties. She suffered from
it frightfully dor her child's sake, but
it must blow over after awhile. And,
thank God, bora was far away and
need know nothing about it.
And to -day with the golden sunshine
n gleam of hope for better limes had
uleo fallen Into the little house and
info her *heart.
The postman had delivered a letter
from Rudolph, and the anxious look on
his mother's face, as she opened it, gave
way to one of joyful surmise as she
read the contents:
"It is all tree," he said, not very
pleasantly. "The scoundrel is married
1) the little American. 1 was really
sorry fee the fantastic old goose over
there, when she found the proofs of
the fraud, She was as limp as a rag,
end k.uked wretched enough. But
now you must keep your own counsel,
Marie. For Heaven's sake. ito letting
< ut the secret! Lora must be allowed
to think that are was legally married
mei legally divorced. Do you under-
stand?"
Frau von Tollcn put both hands up
to her head. "William!" she shrieked.
Cod
!'
'My , ea,n
"Yes, yes. You would Letter have
let that spendthrift run away 10 Ameri-
ca. Man force the poor girl into such
a marriage," he wanted to say; but he
kept it back, dor the poor woman was
too despairing in her grief.
"(af1ie. doti't give way like this," he
tinid geo,l-nnluretily, "but thank God ;l
is r:o worse. \ ' the tirlesti1Jler,
to•oe u►
sift such a
fellow, had z• 'g'}' ,.ereelf, into the
%valet some ` (lay. eh?'.
Ile was thinking of the look on
Lora's face a few minutes before.
Frau von Totten looped at him in
horror.
Ile nodded grnvelyt and then he
jeli;i' giik ly. "Go 11p to Lia, now;
and now good -night, Marie. All this
1:as trade me devilish tire,!."
When he reached the hotel. he sent
for Mrs. Becher, to °cine down to tite
public parlor.
"\Madam," he said, "if you will lake
my advlee, you will go back at once.
11 the ,steamer does not go for a day
cr two. ).tit can stay tin hamburg; but
you nuts* not. Slay lieu.. The affair
will arrange itself after that. You w111
Lave your husband batt: again; my
niece makes no claim to hint."
"Alit i do not wish to live with hint
again," she said sadly. "i only want
lion 1•► acknowledge the marriage, and
have the child !:sought up as his son.
i want nothing More Brom lin,. 11
Long, king since 1 ceased to core for
lien. Ali. the pool beautiful girl
whom Lye has SO bclraye4l1"
"\I,ir•(•uver, 1 entreat yet. ntndnno,
not 1:, say n word aloin the matter,
either here or There; If you (lo you will
send your child's father to prison."
"Oh, I will not. !fere General."
The old general then went quickly
away,
"Poor w'nrnan." he thnnghl: "what a
r,'^eplion she will get /rpm flint scoun-
drel!" and to ranee he loaded n pistol
anel aimed it at the thick-headed. brond-
hackcd felt •w', whose picture he had
seen to -day in Fran lilfrle;las scion.
"like n rand dog." he said, half aloud
"Pear Mother: -
"I
other:`I became engaged
to [i
schen Mai-
kat
yesterday; the tears of my letrolhed
finally conquered her father's energetic
opposition.
"Through this marriage 1 am placed
not only In a comfortable, but even in
a brilliant position; and, besides, my
future wife is very amiable and good-
hearted. You see, your wild son has
had more luck than he (Ie_served.
"1 shall very soon be in a .position
lc cancel my obligations to Becher, as
wen as to Victor; Heinemann and Levy
t of
givecredit on the
strength tilt
will
me
cr 8
my engagement. 1t is a delightful feel-
ing. to wake up in the morning with
the pleasant consciousness of no tenger
Icing a beggar, and of not being
obliged to ask your brother. or his ex-
cellency, in !tome, for a little pocket -
money. sole—
"As soon 4s—seam ntnrried,-arid 1
d:-o;e-rtTy ,tither -in-law will consent to
have the wedding after the nutunue
nuutauvres,-I shall try to improve
your ctrcumstances, my dear *another.
"Excuse so short a letter. A man
has his hands full of business when,
besides his daily duly, he must be an
attentive lover.
"My love to Katie, and much for your -
eel f, from
"Your faithful son,
"IRUDOLPII."
�.o ihnl the 1011' wailer who was light-
ing the letup in eta rooms. turned r tun,'
will n stat!. "Like a road dos." he
repealed; "it would be a benevolent
deed."
It was the month of \larch. lerillient
blue skies. golden sunshine. and the
wonderfully soft. warm air. had awak-
ened hopes of an early spring, of blos-
scros and green grass.
Frau von Totten drew a long breath,
es if freed front a terrible weight. She
was not disturbed by the very com-
mercial lone of the letter; she had long
looked upon riches as the. foundation
..f all happiness. She went to the door
and culled KaCe. The young girl, who
soon came into the room, which Was
hall of the morning sun, looked pule.
She was to pass her examination for
a teacher in a few day.,, and had Leen
working loo hard for the priet few
veek : she found This hard, dor all her
thought,. and all her interests were
elsewhere. She dreaded the examina-
tion; she would be very glad if sonde -
thing stetted happen beforehand to
make this torment un,teeass:nee, taint
would give her hope of something else
in life than being a governess.
"Thank heaven," she sail c.>►•.ly and
it Intently. "he is provided for, end.
when f am a govcrnesS, you and *.ora
can live here quite cotnfortubl•, mam-
ma."
As she s;s.ke she threw (own the
letter on her mother's w•ork•lahie.
"From Lora?" said her mother, tak-
ing it up quickly:
"\Iv dear sister," she rend. "1 wrote
to ntanunut the other (tiny; so now it is
your turn. Uncle Itas gone to sleep.
tire.! twill a visit to the eolle,•tions of I
the, \'ati.•nn. and 1 an sitting in myIS
sunny 7.4,;71, lls'ening fn the plashing
cf the fountain in the little court. and
looking at the crimson blossonie of the
camellias. peeping through their dart(
green leaves. In the quiet hours, when
1 am alone, as la -day, 1 feel an irresis-
tible longing f• r you both -for my
cosey little Mansard room at home.
"Katie. 1 have a favor ht ask of you
-give ane back my little room when
None home; it was my happiest resting -
place on earth for many king years.
Am 1 asking too much?
"i will write he mamma soon with
regard to the condition of my affnirs.
Soon, alt. very soon, 1 shnll be free.
1 shall come home to you."
talked end read aloud to them, some-
times playing_ duets with Katie; she,
generally, with trembling fingers and
numberless mistakes, which he pati-
entely overlooked, as he also patiently
permitted her attentions to himself.
Did he love her? Had he not been
quite different with Lora?
She threw the pen away, the end of
which she had been biting.
If his eyes evould only light up at
her approach, if he would only say
once, "Katie, my Katie!" She knew
well enough how he could say it, and
now, Lora would oome back free, quite
kee, with the same ardent love in her
heart. She wouldn't bear it --it would
simply drive her mad.
"This evening," she said suddenly,
P!;
ushin back her hair behind her _ dainty
y
ears. And as she gazed with wide-
open eyes down upon the now quiet
school -yard, she lost herself in tnc
sweetest dreams of the future.
It was nearly six o'clock when she
trent to say good-bye to her mother.
Frau von Totten was In the garden.
walking up and down in the mile air.
Rudoliptis engagement had leen like
taint to her soul; she had a feeling of
repose, for the first time since her lois-
band's death.
She looked up with a glance of
pleased surprise as her daughter came
up. Katie looked strangely beautiful
in the rosy twilight. of the spring even-
ing; she hall a little bunch of snow -
(hops in her bosom; her simple hat
with the long crape veil gave some-
thing danlastic to her appearance -or
was it iii'tin3-deep, glowing expression
of her black (Ito?
"Good-bye, team
"Good-bye. child;
Frau I'astorin."
Katie found the Selo rgS, raisersKer.
and son, in the open atilt. =1jeei- were
walking together through 11e6 box-
Lordered packs of the long harden,
!seething the warm air of the summer-
like March evening.
"Ilero conics Katie," remarked the
Frau Pastorin, and she stooped to nice(
eft a blossom *hut seemed drooping.
"Good -evening, child," she called out;
"what do you say to this weather? I1
is exactly. like May."
"Yes," said Katie, looking at the (fee -
tor.
"The air is almost intoxicating." re-
marked the tatter. after he had greeted
Iter young g:rl. "Mother. I ant sur.' the
violets nu,t he in blossom soniewher'
-you can smell them.'
"Oh. nonsense," said the oil lady:
The brown hues were swelling on
the lindens in the Tollcns' garden, and
Ittt swallows had come beck to (heir
nests under the eaves, and were sing-
ing and chattering about their travel-
ling experiences in the dal' south. Pos-
sibly that had brought the. story which
was circulating through all \\ c.le-
n
!.erg, the story that Lora von Toilers
was going to be divorced (Non her
husband; that he. tired of her haughty
airs. wished i1. What didn't ee'esten•
Ixrge rs know about 11? No one could
blame him. immediately after the
wedding, she had refuel to ac0(tnl•
puny iiia to .lmeri••n. She wouldn't
6e to the! country of shop -keepers, she
had declared. But good graceous, tf
he had his bur ineee there! 1t was, no
doubt. much more aristocratic to spend
the winter in Home with her uncle,
who was a general. There was no-
Ie:ne lett for poor l'rnu Becher but to
' she said.
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STUDViNG THE DIVINING ROD.
French Scientist Says Changes In Den-
sity in the Earth Cause Its Action.
Louis Probst, a French scientist sta-
tioned at Oloron Ste. Marie, in the
7'yrere,s, Il+ink; mire is something in
the divining nod. His theory is that 1l
does not point to hater or a precious-
metal.
reciousmetal. but that its action is coi'trollcd
ey any change in the density of the
earths crust over which the r,d..iertar
ried.
Thus he belteree'll" would make the
usual response if it were curried across
the 1j,tti of a su:blerranean watercourse
watch had run dry just the same as if
%voter wcra fiewing in it and h would
respond to deposits of oil or natural
gas just es readily as to water, ore of
precious metal or cowl. Ile thinks
that an important change in the earth's
density such as is caused by a subler-
raneuun river may be detected In pass -
!rig over it in a tilrringe or event a rail-
way train. If n subterranean water-
roulso crosses the line of a superfirial
one ho thinks the line a•I the hidden
one may ho (raced with the rn;i by n
person operating it in a bout on the
surface Stream.
The incl !het divining roil expert
cnn operate successfully when flit'
ground is covered with snow effeclunl!y
disposes of the theory !het they are
t•uele.l by surfn,•e indicallons. It would
h+ poeeible for them, he thinks, to Mel
a packngc' of hank bills buried in a
ploughed field just ne easily as if their
value in pole were there. For in re-
ality it woul•I lee neither the paper bill=
nor the go!d that would attract the
rad but the place where they were hid -
.ten. Ilse place where the homogeneity
n' the :-oil was disturbed. ile further
heeds Ihnl It Is not during the lime
when it i; over a sprint! or a vein of
nre that the rod Ls (I:slurhal, but al
the nrnntent when it peso's fixun or-
dinary ground lo the site of the hidden
pocket or from that site back to ordin-
ary ground.
Ile consider-. that late phenomenon
ie one of magnetism. The cat-Ih et -
tracts the rod differently according to
the hieden features of its structure. If
the Operator wears rubber soles er if
"that Is nothing but the birds sw-rlling
en the frees -it is line earth, the young
Brass, the water. and the soft air. The
spring is coming. 1)o you remember
Ernest." she continued, "how your fa-
ther used to sing the 'Spring Song,'
and do you remember ihow the spring
storms used to sweep over the mea-
(bw behind our house, and you used
to bring me the first anemones??"
"Yes, to I,e rare.' he replied. and
was (11)01)1 to say something more, hill
his another suddenly started off toward
the house. She had teen the male dig-
ging in the vegetable bed.
"Stop. seep," she screamed; "what
are you doing? 1 have sowed spinach
in That bed!"
fro be Continued.)
Frau von Totten dropped the letter.
"Yes. Katie," she said gently, ".•1:c
must have her room again."
Katie was silent; tier eyes were till
cf tea's, but her mother did not see
them.
"Yon Minn have my he.lroom," she
continued, "for wo shall go upstairs,
11 we let the 100111 tw'Ntw•. 1 will take
papa's bedroom, end we will have his
study for our sitting -mem. You will
d.' it. won't you, Kahle? And who
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EAS
SMI) TO
BE SIMPLE
Il.ti' MIXED RECIPE: EOR WEtK.
KIDNEYS AND BLADDER.
Tells Renders flow to Prepare This'
Ilonte-Made .Mirlore. to Cure the
Kidneys anJ Bladder.
Get from any •Ir(scriplion pharma-i
Gist th' renewing:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half!
ounce; Conipoune Kargon, one utmce;
(impound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Shnkc well In a brittle end Inks a
teaspoonful dose after each steal and
at bedtime.
The above is censldered by an emin-
ent authority, who writes in a To-
ronto daily paper, as the finest pres._rip-
hon ever written to relieve Backache,
Kidney 'Trouble, \\'eak Itlndder and 1111
forms of Urinary diflicuilles. 'ells mix-
ture acts promptly on the eliminative
tissues of the Kidneys, enabling them
to filter and slral
he grasps the rod with rubhter or silk
or other noneonducling (cloves nothing
will happen. A magnetized rod, on
the other hand, will give far more poet -
live r(sulls than a plain roe. Ile has,
ht says. arthenLeatcd this by giving
the two niternnfely to a blindfolded
nperntor. 'Plough he never knew
which rod he had, the rat: gnetized one
n\vnys showed far greater activity.
- Really, lenwever, it to indifferent what
materiel: ie. used. Operatnre usually
.prefer it hazel twig, hal \I. Probost
thinks wholeb one nr mala"cn better;
but !:.est of n11 is n thin rod of steel
about an eighth of an inch in thiel.•
rrss with the ends wrapped in fine
copier wire.
FiThe
TIit3V IIAVE TI EER itaiSI VL
ALSO IN SAVING' LFL
The Fire Exlinquisling Rocket Drops
Liquefied Carbonic Acta Gas
Upon Fires.
Rockets were known and used in war-
fare centuries before the first calf GR
was made and tired. At the stege o1
Cortsluniinople, A.D. 673, the Greeks d18•.
charged lire through tubes, And so de-
stroyed the hestik' Arab fleet.
in
now
• oh manuscript,
ht tvcitJ I
a
Paris. called the "Liber Igniwn;' or
(look of Fire, which was penned long
previous to the Norman Conquest, is it
deeeription of how to compound pcundcd
eelphur, saltpetre and charcoal of wil-
'ow, pack the mixture in a long, narrow
ease, and discharge it upon the enemy.
Nothing more nor les•{s than a war rock-
et, so it is curious, indeed, that it was
net until October, 1S(P6, that war rockets
were Iirst us(d by British forces. '1'hi4
was in the attack on Boulogne by Com-
modore err c missiles were
T lfi
taiore Owen.
Commodore Owen', rocket& They were
made ,of sheet iron. each weighed 32
pounds, and their range was a mile and
a half.
The success of a rocket troop et rho
battle el Leipzig led to the formation of
a regular rocket corps in Great Britain's
army in the year 1814. These nien car-
ried twelve -pounder rockets, which could
Lv� laid in the ground and tired. 'They
would then run along the gio)und, rising
and falling for at Last 1,200yards, and
et en at teal distance pierce a six-foot
wall of turf, exploding on the far side.
and scattering a shower cf bullets In
every direction.
The Congreve rocket was a wonderful
Invention. in this n seecalied "light ball"
detached iLmlf from the rocket at its
leghest point of !light, and, by means of
a small parachute remained suspended
in the air.
FO(' SIGNALS AND SEARCIII.iGHTS.
WINTER E4ite PRODUCTION.
Poultry keepers are everywhere eem-
plaining that their fowls this season are
very late in commencing to lay. The
came of this may, in putt, pet haps. be
attributable to the cold backward spring,
bet in most cases it arises front keeping
toe many old liens, lateness in the
moult, pullets too young, and not fced-
ing for egg production. Take the last
cause first. How seldom it is that Me
ordinary poultry keeper will take the
tremble to change the food or his man-
ner of feeding it. The bird's require-
ments will change with the seasons, but
tec owner and iris methods, never. Yet
common sense should teach men to feed
their birds accorwng to the circum-
stances under which they are compelled
to live.
Fowls in the wiuler require a hent-
ierducing diet &dell ue sound good
grain and some animal food; the latter
in moderation. Tl,e meat ie necessary
1111111 iI CO1'\Tl' ('J.\IVF:D.
,tu'Irnlian (Hopei to E'tablinh
(Naim to 87.10,0041,000.
1 e replace insects which they were able
to obtain during the summer month;.
It the pullets are sufliclently well (level-
ol ed end stimulating diet of this cher-
acter is supplied them, they will usually
lay early and continue to do so through
the tit inter months.
Pullets to lay early in winter should
be specially !tree for that purpose. As a
rule a pullet (Use not suflieiently ma-
ture to lay until she is at least six
menthe old, but some forward strains
will d(r letter, and it is ne uncommon
thing to have Plymouth (tock pullets
hatched early in May la) Mg early inI in all vea!bet s.
November. Signal rockets rc also kept In all
When suitable com'enicncee are alIcvnslguard stationr. and in sea-gouir
ships. The signal rocket carries a coup
o' dozen colored stars -red, green, btu.
oe while. The cases are painted the cot,
which the tocjrl3 will show in burnin
It is extrnora,nay the distance a
e Seem.
His
The claimant to the Page millions --
+111 estate covering one-third of
('minty of Middlesex, England, and
valued at $750,000,000, with an annual
revenue of $10.000.000• --arrived in Lon -
son the ether day.
Fired at night over a hesleged town or
a') enemy's camp. it gave light enough
1.: oheervc all their mcvPinents and dls-
p sitintts, A modification of the Con-
greve rocket carried a "floating carcase,"
a glass of chemicals which took fire on
k.l.ching anything and burnt with a
pante almost impossible to extinguish.
eh' modern light rocket is largely used
beth in peace and war. its head Is filled
with magnesium fire, which
fleetly ignited al the
flight, and throws a fl
wide Inlet of country.
Then there is 'lie ata
rockel, which carries i
signal just like those u, • 11411
in time of fog. Goaslguardsmen are al-
ways supplied with beth alarm and
light rocket, which are kept carefully
wrapped in tarpaulin so as to be ready
Band, it may be well to pr(xlu:e a few
broods (:f chickens in April to tarts°
early winter layers, (hough in our cli-
mate (twee early chicks require more at-
tention than the average harmer is dis-
posed to give them which light rockets cart
It is useless to expect any old hen M recent experiment a roeke
short laying early in the 'ender. she will
do so iA tier own good time, but it de-
pends entirely upon when she gels over
her nt'.ult. If 8110 i, tele. laying steadily
on I trough the summer and 1. not per-
mitted to sit. she will moult late, and
not lay again until spring. when eggs
are plentiful end cheap. If she is of
value us a stock bid, this is all very
well, but ss a -rnere egg prodncrr there
is no prcdit in her. r
Generally speaking. it will he 1mild
lea! pallets and hens in (heir f(1,,nd
year will ).e the Lest winter egg pro 14,.
CN. prm•ided they have Ism brouglu,
into winter quarters in go(.d c(.nditi•m.(
A very good method of feeding for
wetter is to give n mixture of Ingle re-
iese. meet scraps, bran and shorts in the
morning. At noon Throw n quantity of
i pro-
vided
tailings engines(to
Ile litter engines( n 1ro-
sided for a eeralching place. and at
night give a littered feed of who e corn
illi` with a P1(11111111 supple
grit and crushed oyster or
mussel shells will keep th'
'eying rondilion. Of
rnust be paid to
he uses, and dust
vided So that
crh'es free 1
As a subs
summer,
stray inn
'e refit
two places nearly eighty rt11I
The most *useful of all thew t
course, the life-saving rocket.
coast guards are regularly drilled
use of these inventions. The life
rocket is a twelve -pounder, and its
is of steel. Its stick is tune fee'
length. lis power is very great.
out its line, its range is over n rho
ynr(is. Attach( each rocket is
1.e00 feet le
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