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CHAPTER X71111.—(Contnuea).
Now he came to that portion of his
recital Mut was not so pleasant.
They alight guess why.
Larry jumped to cunclusions•
"Petoskey Is in town by Jove 1" he
said, as he nodded his head wisely.
"'Thal you have seen him?" oxclnlm-
ed lord Beckett, not a little startled at
the exclamation.
But the little nen shook his head
vignrously, this tide in the negative,
while a cunning smile swept over his
queer features.
"Not 1-slnipiy guessed it, you know.
Perhaps you remember, my dear boy,
that one of the witches In '?larbelh,'
referring to the approach of Scotland's
murderous king, says: `13y the prick-
ing Of my thumbs. something wicked
this way conies.' Well, live had a little
of That same pricking, and I thought of
Petoskey."
"We nut by chance, the usual way ;
that is, I accidentally ran ncross the bag-
ger in the street, and he acted as if
surprised to see me, though Cm secretly
of our arrival
i n
of the o oto he knew etv
all !Pe time.
"Ile tried to be friendly and all that,
but 1 froze on the spot. Then he
changed his tactics end endeavored to
tempt me info a deal ; my blood fairly
boiled I was so deuced angry at. his
miserable audacity.
"When I flung back his base offer in
his face, he mus amazed al Ilrsl, and
then his temper gut lite better of his
judgment, so that be begun to revile
rue."
"Then you shuck the beggar," said
Larry, eagerly.
"How do you know that?" demanded
the anter, with a Pleased. smile.
"Oil, my dear boy, credit me with
common sense, at least. I saw you
caressing your right hand several
times, and, unless 1 am mistaken, the
skin is bruised on your knuckles, 13y
Jove! you struck a blow for old Eng-
land,'
Plytnpinn flushed, whether with
pride or shame It might be hard to say.
"Perhaps It is not a fact that would
redound to a man's crab', to be engaged
in a street brawl, null ordinarily l have
avoided such things to the best of fay
ability; but there may arise occasions
'ashen one is irresistibly thrown into
such an ugly affair against bis will."
"I quite agree with you, sIl. '!'hose
.are sentiments I have heard expressed
by one in whose honor and manhood I
had every reason to place the fullest
confidence," said Avis. quickly,
Iter tuiswor pleased him.
"Thank you, most heartily. As Larry
says, ft was done in defense of old
England, and 1 stand ready to take
.such chances every day In the week it
a foul-mouthed braggart, I care not,
what nation he represents and dis-
grace,, dares to defame a pure woman
to my face."
Avis put out her hand impulsively,
feeling that in some way 11 was because
of her Lord 'Sackett had gotten into
this trouble,
"Let us be thankful there are few like
him abroad," she said.
"Why, of course, you understand
that never fur a minute do I Intend to
intimate that this rascally c01111t repre-
sents we better class of Russian gentle-
men. I have messed with the Czar's
officers, and fought at their side in days
gone by, so that I have many warn
legends among the soldiers of Nicholas.
Petoskey is in a class by himself. You
will find his like in Germany, France,
America and even Englund, I am sorry
to say—mon who, in their mad chase
of the golden calf, will sacrifice every-
thing that comes in their way, even
hunnul lire."
"Well, when he insulted ladies, you
drew the lino. What did he say?" asked
Larry, eager to get at the stirring
events.
"He swore at me in 110Ssinn AS well
as the circumstances would allow."
"Pray, what were those circum-
stances?" demanded the other.
"I think I saw him eject a couple of
teeth, and there were other conditions
that alight be called irritating," re-
turned lelymploh, grimly.
"You knocked him down, egad—
icnocked Petoskey Oat In the street 1
Two teeth gone—no wonder your
knuckles were bruised. That was a blow
not only for old England, but in mem-
ory of Dr. Jack—the first we have been
able to strike. Well, it's a
good thing
for he beast 1 was not present when he
sneered at my fair countrywoman—fol'
Inn an adopted Piccadilly man, you
know. By Jove, now, he would hardly
hava come out of it with only the loss
of two paltry. front teeth, you know,"
and Lamy clenched his fists and looked
as fierce as it hyena.
Some men are born luoky, and evi-
dently Peloskey was one of that class.
What a pity that he might never know
what he had missed, and how he came
within an AN of being annihilated.
"Olt ootmu, having satisfied nay con-
science In tie mater, I paid no alien -
lion lo his spluLterings, but, scribbling
the name of this hotel on my card, I
tossed it to him and walked away."
"Does that mean a duel?" asked Avls,
soberly.
Ile shrugged his broad shoulders
carelessly.
"That depends entirely upon our
friend, the Russian's, caprice. You
may be sure, 11 challenged I will give
him all the satisfaction he wants --al.
ways providing I am in the land of the.
living to necom3Odel0 bpm."
fi
"I hope nothing sennas of it," breathed
Ayes,
"If Petoskey tome.,., wont is good far
and, indeed, could that sane elan
from the Nova have gazed upon the
fierce aspect of Larry %Idle thus speak-
ing, he would doubtless have hustled
out of ('eking and sought the protection
of the heavy guns at Port Arthur with-
out an hour's delay.
A warrior may not always be mea-
sured by his stature oe the dashing
milliary mustache that adorns tits IN.
'There are bravo souls cost in a less
heroic Mould, and Larry must have in-
herited the spirit of some mighty Saxon
ancestor whose deeds won him renown
and fortune.
"At least I hope he will not be in a
hurry, for I could not accommodate
him until our !tide p10m0 is over,' said
Plyupton.
it pleased bio to so designate the
desperate undertaking they had to
view, and yet he was as well adapted
to appleciale the perils attending such
an enterprise as any man living.
He nolo endeavored to banish all
thought of the ogre, Petoskey. by de-
tailing elle arrangements tyle which he
had entered with the delectable mer-
chant Foo Chong, who had agreed to
have a reliable guide in readiness to
conduct thein into the Forbidden Purple
City on 1110 following night.
Many ateliers were avenged, even
to the disguises they were to assume,
which of necessity must be the regula-
tion Chinese costume.
Thus line passed, and Avis, weary
front her journey, finally begged (item
to excuse her.
Larry had suffered somewhat on the
rough voyage of the steamer, and was
also on the point of beating a retreat,
when Lord Beckett laid a (nand on his
shoulder and, in a 1'0100 pregnant willt
mysterious meaning, said :
"Not yet, Larry, my boy ; I have
something else to tell you—something
I did not wish Avis to hear, for reasons
not will dnubtiess be plain enough to
you---somelhitg that rney give .yotu an
electric shock, I believe."
CHAPTER XXIV.
When Tsarry Kennedy honed Plymp-
lon slake this remark, he turned and
looked the big man squarely in the
taco.
Ill a flash all signs of drowsiness had
been effectually banished front his eyes,
and it is extremely doubtful whether
Me little elan ewer looked More wide
awake.
01 course, he jumped to the conclu-
sion lint the other had picked up some
had news that he did not, wish to men-
ton before Ark.
What on earth could it be?
Larry recalled the anxious expression
upon the face of Ids comrade as he
entered.
Then, after all, that had not been
caused by his encounter' witit Petoskey;
at least something else had combined
to affect slim.
Strange what ground the 1111111011 mind
may cover in a few seconds of time.
Larry thought of 11e papers, and won-
dered If anything could have happened
to then.
Such a misfortune would be little
short of a disaster, and in spite of the
tact of the Britsh consulate in Shem-
in, the foreign section of Canton, had
been guarded by a force of blue -jackets.
Ile could not rest until he knew the
truth.
"Tell me—is It about the papers?" he
gasped.
Then Plymplon smiled.
Ile understood the naluee of the little
man's worry and seemed glad to re-
°aSllre him.
"'Che papers are as safe as though
they were in the Bank of England, de-
pend on that."
Leery had exalted Ideas about the
security of that dingy stone building
known as the Old Lady of Thread-
needle street in London, as, indeed, all
Englishmen and most travelled Amer-
icans have, and when assured in this
happy vein he Must believe,
Ile felt relieved.
Other troubles there might be, but,
well the papers secure, he could afford
l0 lake (130111 as they ca1110, philoso-
phically.
So Larry threw himself back upon the
bamboo settee, and prepared to listen
again while the other unfolded a second
instalment 01 his experiences ln. Pe-
king.
Truth to 1o11, Larry's curiosity was
fully aroused, for he could not even
guess aL the nature of the disclosure
Ptympton was about to mates,
Nor was there nn,Y need of guessing
when the 0t1er scented ready to speak.
"Go on with your shock, my dear fel-
low. l have braced myself to receive it,
you see. Has the Emperor bean
changed In his palace? fins Li (lung
Chang harried the Ilowogee Empress?
I'o Jove dye know, l'n1 ready to be-
lieve, 01211081 nuylhing 113 this beastly
cnunlry where just the thing you never
expect. bobs up settnely."
"•Thai's just (1—Ino unexpected is
ennetantly tuning up in Chinn," said
Plymplon, as he lighted a cigar in
order to 81100 himself from the vile
odor of the paper cigarette Larry was
getting in randiness to Cnn$unle.
"Thanks—believe 1 will use a light
And now, proceed to relieve my dread-
ful suspense," drawled the chute, draw-
ing his legs up under him on the settee,
Lord ltnek U hooked JWenly at him, as
111011((11 ht' \v0hlltl Inward a gums ns t0
hots the Utile elan might hake the 11e108.
"item' are yon, Len's'?" he asked.
"Eh? fly level now, that's a tplcer
t'er^(nth,
"I mean your nerves are they
"Good Heavens I you send a fiuttah
down to my very toes. it's cruet to
Iceop a chap In this condition. Speak
out, man—leas England made an al
Banco with the United States? 'Tell me
what wonderful thing has happened."
"1 have ('00501 to believe you made a
mistake."
Larry collapsed,
"That is beastly cruel In you, Lord
Beckett, seeing ray condition. A. joke
is good enough in Its way, but at such
a time--- Well I've made a deuced
pile of mistakes In my clay, but they
were of the head and not of the heart,"
"'Phis is a m1stake that may make
some change in our plan of campaign,"
said Plymplon, smiling.
'I'11ere was that in his manner to
arouse Larry's suspicions.
It was wonderful to see how like a
flash he seemed to leap at conolustons,
Inspiration gave hint a clew, and the
fest sprang [torn 111s heart,
"You almost terrify me 1" he said, In
a voice that trembled with eagerness.
"Then you can guess?"
"Good God I is (t—ab0ul—Item?"
The big Englishman nodded,
"Dr. Jack, 1 mean," pursued the
trembling dude.
"Ito is the party I had In mind,
Leery."
You said -1 had made—a mistake 1"
"Well, it is mit positive. Had 1 been
sore, I could never have kept it from
his wife, but I dared not arouse her
hopes only to crush (hent later on, It
might be."
Larry was apparently paralyzed ; he
sat there like a man of stone, only that
his features were working spasmodi-
cally.
Still, he had fair control over his
voice, if it did sound much like the
squeak of a rat back of the wainscot -
ng,
:Ann I awake or dreaming? I heard
1110 fleece cries of the Blaolc Flags, and
Kat Wang assured me this was their
note of victory when they slashed an
enemy's head off with their unwieldy
but keen swords. And yet you fell me
—you give ale hope to believe he yet
lives?" was his refrain.
Ilya -100n showed no signs of retreat.
"I have been assured there is a des-
perate chance that such a thing is hue."
"Heaven be praised 1 1 would give all
1 have in this world, and all I ever ex-
pect In gain, if such blessed intelligence
were true," and Larry uttered a heavy
sigh; "but, alas, I fear it is only a
chimera, what they call an ignis fatuus
at sea, a dream that can never be rea-
lized"
"Come, arouse yourself. There is a
chance, more than halt a show, that it
may be so. Let us work with that idea
In view,"
Larry found Ills lost energy, and as
(10 sprung erect, no one could complain
longer that he lacked in anything that
went to give flim the trails of manli-
ness. •
"iRlchoed is himself again. You will
now lend ale as keen as a Damascus
blade, From your planner. Ptympton,
1 am led to judge that thls is not stere
speculation on your part—(hat you have
more stable foundation than pure sur-
mise,"
ftls lordship looked a little surprised
and amused at the grave manner in
which Larry propounded this question,
and 10111011 might have done justice to
elle most learned advocate at the Queen's
13011011; but the manor was too serious
to be Nettled in a f'lvOtOtls way, so he
smothered his inclination to laugh, and
replied, soberly :
You shall hear. The news I had from
our friend, 1100 [:hong. I cannot even
guess how the came by it, as he failed
to volunteer any explanation. No doubt
Kai Wang has means of knowing what
Is going of within the Purple City,
where red tape and mystery abound,
Al least his agent seemed to be thor-
oughly conversant with the happenings
there, and coolly informed me that a
prisoner was secretly guarded in the
Emperor's palace, watched night and
day, and tient It was believed he must
be a foreigner. in my mind it was easy
to put two rind two together."
"With what result?" oagorb',
"I conjeCLueed that it was Dr. Jack—
that he was being held as a last resort.
If Petoskey utterly failed to secure the
papers of the great railway concession,
the party of the Dowager Empress
would offer to release Evans for the re-
turn of the documents bearing the
sacred seal of the Emperor."
Larry followed each slowly -uttered
word with the most eager attention, as
though the fate of empires flung upon
the result of their login. To his devoted
mind the existence of such a rate roan
as Jack Evans was of more consequence
than the rise and fall of many an em-
pire,
A new and almost overwhelming hope
had been started into existence by the
words whin Lord Da01301t had just let
fall:
Larry 1011111 as yet hardly (11081) (hen'
full significance, and still his heart was
e
S 0 penetrate
u acnes l
with t of p
in v 1
throbbing 6
t
g
the wail o[ the future, so that their bulb
or error might be proved,
"God grant that it may be so, and that
two niny live to shake his fearless hand
again,"
"Amen; said Ptympton,
'Then Larry, eemembo'in(1 something,
looked cu'lously in the tact of his Com-
panion,
"Upon my soul, you 800m nimOSt Ps
alive Sack e
cage' to find dear o my-
self I" he cried.
"Which scans odd to you in the light.
of 1114 Not th01 I once conspired to
make his wife a tvldow (11 Lhe hope of
winning her. 13018 a fool, my boy, a
cursed fool, and I've long since conte
to my eight senses. That passion for
Avis died 11 natant death when I came
to know wine planner of man her hus-
band really was. I regard 1100 holy as
a Sister whom I hare sworn to de-
fend; and it, by the grace of Heaven,
we nee lucky e100(1h to find the doctor
still alive, and pluck him out of the
clutches 0f his Niter, like a brand from
11,be burning, there will 110 mal rejoice
more heartily at, seeing him in his
wife's ems than Ptympton;"
your
"Gad, you prove that by risking
neck (0 discover the truth, indeed, .T
111111, 110 15 droll aJ 121,%50 ianenti And fl an proud .to know you, sir; proud to
devote Ma whole time i 1d altenl(o11 to slrndy?" chalk you by .hhn handl proud of the
5001115.0 de-:tti;t1" rsma"sed 11}o 0r00101' 1%W --I sea—you Wish to make surd privINge of Calling you my friend,"
"(fear, Hear I" laughed Plymplon, to
hide his emotion, for he was really
affected by his own feelings and the
blunt cOnmtenduljun O1 this eolnracbl.
Larry could not think of sloop now,
fie eat. there and plied the other rvi111
questions that would have taxed 21
Philadelphia lawyer to Answer; but,
after all, Lord Hackett was able to
give hila but scant additional Informa-
tion, since he had heard only the mea-
gre facts front Foo. Chong, meta evi-
dently knew .noliing more,
This lack of cent -lesiva lnle)ligenee
did not prevent these two sangulue
friends from constructing ninny
theories and plans which were. rosy -
tinted and glowed with newly -awakened
hope. If it cane to the worst, they
might surrender the papers In order to
save lite precious life 01 the mysterious
prisoner of the Walled City though they
knew full wall that De. Jldck, should
the captive prove to be Avis' lost hus-
band, would utterly refuse his liberlty
at such a cost, were the matter ever
placed before 111111, 50(11011 they did not
intend 1t should be.
AL any rale, a new vigor had been
given (o their during project; and
W11110 dreading lest it prove 1102 illusive
dream, both men secretly prayed that
competent success might attend this
secret invasion of the Forbidden City.
(To be continued).
PERSONAL POINTERS.
RS.
interesting Gossip About Some Well-
known People.
The Queen of Norway has a greate
fondness for the mandolin, which she
plays exceedingly well.
La Belle Otero, the famous Continen-
tal dancer, who has several times de-
lighted London audiences, lakes no
chances of loss through the twisting of
an ankle as she executes her graceful
but diilicult pirouettes, each of her feet,
it is said, being Insured for $10,000.
Lord A11ozlon Is a vast employer rt
labor. He learned employment by first
being an employe himself. Born at
OLley, in Yorkshire, he left the nursery
for his father's tannery in Leeds.
Roused at 6 a.m- by the tannery bell,
the boy went into the yard, worked up
to half -past eight, then, after breakfast,
walked some distance to school,
Miss Bertha Krupp daughter of the
great gun rnalcer, is known as "Queen
Krupp" all round Essen, where she
lives. The title is not ill -bestowed, for
in that town alone she hes 40,000 work-
men toiling for her. Besides this, she
owns gasworks, railways, telegraphs,
telephones, bakeries, and general
stores, Sha Inas also specially selected
men, 000 !n number, who are as much
a body of trained troops as any In
Germany. All these are well armed,
and in addition to the sentinels who
march up and down the terrace of her
castle, there are pickets throughout
the grounds.
Mr. Edison is a lover of a good prac-
tical jolce. When the phonograph was
but newly invented the great scientist
placed one in the bedroom of a guest.
Just as his friend was unrobing a voice
exclaimed, "Eleven o'clock—one hour
more" Slumber did not descend upon
the eyelids of the visitor during that
hour. At midnight a second voice
cried, "Twelve o'clock—prepare to die."
Tilts was too much for the astonished
guest. who rustled from his room. Out•
side iho met the inventor, who was
convulsed with laughter: 'The mys-
tery was soon explained, and peace re.
stored.
Lord Rayleigh, who is Mr. Balfour's
brother-in-law, is one of the most
scientific peens of the day, was Senior
Wrangler and Professor of Experimen-
tal Physics at Canlbrldge, is a Professor
of Natural Philosophy, and has been
for the past ten years scientific adviser
to Trinity House, before which he ws
secretary to the Royal Society. Ile is
also one of the little band of peers who
have gone into trade and hs practi-
cally converted his estate, Terling
Place, near William, in Essex, into a
huge dairy farm, from which he supplies
the three shops which he runs in Lon-
don, under the name of Lord Rayleigh's
Dairies.
Lord Halsbury was not always the
ready, confident speaker ire Is to -day.
lust on thirty years ago he stood at the
Bar of the House of Commons, the
newlytelected member for Launceston,
in a painful condition of nervous em-
barrassment. He had been sworn in,
but he sou... not Ilnu the writ. Flushing
redly, iho feverishly ransacked pocket
after pocket, turning out their contents
on the table of the House, to the exqui-
site anlusetnent of those within the
arena. The exhibits included,..accord-
111g l0 eornLo't, m
ham sandcoutwiccpch, a ry boost-inceles, a Laocrucoliapledr-
studs, and n ten -bladed knife. Fortun-
ately
ortn-
alely the last pocket disolosed the miss -
lag parchment, and the elect of Laun-
ceston passed hurriedly to his seat,
Sir William Bull one morning recent-
ly boarded a London tramway car, but
whett the conductor tante for tate faro
Ile found he had no money. The con-
ductor politely offered to pay 11
for
him, and also said it Sir William
wanted any more he would be pleased
to lend him some, 13311 Sir William
only wanted itis fare paid. Next morn
Ing the conductor was agreeably sur-
prised t0 receive a silver match -box es
a gift frown Sir William, and his card
with this inscription : "To a courteous
gentleman. —, who not only lent
Sir \Viiliam Bull a penny, but offered to
lend flim as much more as he vented."
arse. aide was : "A friend Ort Inn reverse s 1L d in
need is a friend indeed. Receipt for one
penny finally lent without, security,"
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FAMOUS FOR WEDDINGS
ROMANCES
OP OLD ST.
IN LONDON.
GEORGE'S
Notorious Lady Hamilton—.Glndslonc's
Signature Frequent — Stories
From the Records.
Many romantic stories Centre around
past ceremonies in the famous parish
church of St. George's, Hanover Square,
says the London Daily ;Mil.
The first, wedding in Inc registers at
St. George's is recorded simply, in
brown into, now barely decipherable:
"April 30, 1725, David Williams mid
Sura11 Thomas, both of this parish."
Commoners led the way for peers and
embryo Presidents, for Afr. Rousevelt
went there to be married the second
time in 1880. There, true enough, is his
lilted, rough -looking signature, "Theo-
dore Bonsevell; and below that of his
write, Edith Kermit Carow. Ile is de-
scribed as a ranchmnn, of Brown's
(10101, and a widower. In all lee many
thousand entries it is the only one with
the description "Landman."
Back a century In the registers there
Is tie record, on Sept. 6, 179[, of the
marriage of Sir William Benetton to the
well known "Emma, Lady Ilnmillnn,"
whom later Nelson loved so truly end
Ronu30y painted beautifully in a hun-
dred poses. Disraeli married there the
lady who proved such a practical help-
mate. On April 15, 1839, is the marri-
age of the Marquis of Douro, son of
the Duke of Wellington. The witnesses
are the Dunce and his two ht'othera. On
March 8, 1869, appears the written evi-
dence In her own hand of the bigamy
of the Duchess of Kingston. (ler hus-
band was alive when she signed the rag-
[seer at St. George's as a spinster. Sev-
en years after she was convected,
On May 6, 1580, "Genrgo Eliot," the
novelist, name to her wedding with John
Walter Cross. "the plainest bride:'
says Air. Maisey, who has seen 7,21(0
married during his 20 years at the
church, "i ever saw." The signature of
Afr. Gladstone is very frequent The
most. memorable occasion was lint of
the marriage of Aft Asquith and Bliss
Tennant, whom T.ord Roseberry and Mr.
Balfour signed, too. The names of three
Premiers end one potential Premier in
a space half an inch high!
GRANDEST IN DECORATING.
This wedding was the grandest fens
the point of view of decoration of the
church that the oldest parishioner re-
members, It was only approached by
that of Miss Evelyn Aifliard, the favor-
ite actress, who walked up the aisle be-
neath a continuous arching bower el
beautiful crimson rambles. The most
popular wedding was the one lest month
of Lady Mary f-Tamilton, when thou-
sands of eager would-be guests look
possession of the street, while within
everything was in perfect order, and lila
service was listened to with hushed at-
tention. King Edward was there and
signed the register. The clerk lrensures
lire pen he used. IL Is to be all heirloom.
Last year Lord Graham's opponent her.
H. M. Pearson, stood aL the sante altar
with Lady Beryl Spencer Churchill.
11 must not be forgotten in this Inst
of the famous and notable that Signor
hlarconl, the inventor of wireless tele-
graphy, and Lady Sarah Wilson, who
31118 8(1121 up in Mafeking, were both
married at St. George's. While the, only
time that Princess Ena of Denenberg,
now Queen 01 Spain, signed the register
was on Dec. 7, 1005, at the nlarrin(1e of
Viseomu Lewisham and Lady iluperla
Carrington.
The atmosphere of the St. George ves-
try is brimful of romantic and good
stories, f em able to dell a few, but in
many, for reasons that well be readily
appreciated, the names will be omitted.
I: was at SL George's on April 30, 1004,
that a lady of Lite married her concil-
mon. After the wedding 01 the after-
noon the verger wont to the house with
the mortgage cerltflenim Ho asked for
the bridegroom. "You'll find him round
at the back," was the reply: Tia mys-
tified messenger went to the mews.
There he found the unconcerned bride-
groom, in livery, as usual, getting all
ready to delve 111s bride out to make
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that certain ladles of their choice. wilt
choose (110111 nil be willing, but they
de not go to the lengths that one went
about Marton years ago. Ills choice
was Lady n—, the church, St.
George's. He called, duly provided wills
a license, and everything was made
ready. On the day the stood at the al-
tar punctually, The amen played to
time, too. But the lady did not entre.
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a few daYsleder, r the Ran
e solemn
Piece MS emoted. A
[herd tea the
wienful bridegroom wanted it in be gone
through, but now the chulrh officers
worn rightly suspicious, ant) he did not
stewed. His license, no doubt, lapsed.
There is qut(11 a Collec((on of "misfits"—
Tnpsed lteenses and boons completed
ihet never mode e.. merit -non. The
other dny a thenen lapsed which bore
the name or a 31011 -known peer's son.
CONFIDENTIAL WEDDING.
There aro many "confidential wed-
dings," es they are called, when the
ceeen1011y is kept unusually quiet. But
sometimes they are too confidential to
ple000 the relll.1(ves of the parents. The
coercion of prospective brides under
511011 t'irepmalalces is a proceeding well
I authenticated 11n fact and fiction. A
kidnapped bridegroom, however, 18 1(11)
[usual, though he happened at Si.
George's not long ago, Ile. wits it gen.
i
(10ma1 of position, and he wished .10
marry a lady who led nursed tum
through an Illness, There was leo cause
or just impediment save social rank.
The gentleman was determined, and the
lady seconded his plans admirably. But
the day and the details leaked out, and
before elle time fixed the bridegroom's
male relatives deployed strategically
through Maddox Street and Surrounded
the church. ile drove up in a hansom
cab. With his eyes fixed on the expect-
ant bride he prepared to alight An
athletic uncle and a brother sprang for-
ward, thrust him back with a "Glad to
meet you, old fellow," manner that de-
ceived the cabman, who obeyed the quick
direction he heard, and drove the three
away. The lady with tears in her
eyes. went Into the vestry, "There
will be no wedding," she said. 'They've
run away with hien." And that was
the last St George's heard of them.
The most romantic story of all is
that of Miss E. She loved Lord R., but
they were parted. Time passed, but
her love did not. She promised her-
self to another. All arrangements were
made the arr, w
be al. St.tar Peterm'fi• Enlniagetl Square-hichwas Afissio
le may have feared She moment, but
she showed no sign. The day of the
wedding was 11 Thursdny. On Tuesday
she met her old love at dinner- 1Te. too,
had not forgotten. A soliritnr called et
the St. George', vestry. and he end an-
other were the sole witnesses at the wed-
ding of the reunited lovers on Wednes-
day—the day be(nre Miss E. was to
have bernme the wife of the one to
whom she had been engaged,
UNIFORM T00 TIGHT.
Among the innumerable misadventures
with the ring al St George's, that of •1
well known society Guardsman who
was married In uniform was the most
amusing. Ile had put the ring in his
pocket. ftts uniform was so tight ilmt
he 001110 not extract it. He tried till his
struggles became too distressing for the
nerves of the pew -opener. She disdained
her womanly superstitions, slipped cif
her own ring, which she proffered, and
found an acceptable substitute.
Then there was the experience of the
bride who came in at the wrong door,
the big oak one opposite the vestry, in
a line with the altar. instead of walk-
ing up Inc aisle, she just waiked a few
yards across the chancel. Never was
ouch a mistake; it seemed such terrible
ill -luck. There sons no appeasing any-
one. The party lett blighted, in high
dudgeon. The next day the bride's fa.
thee appeared and demanded an expia-
nelion, The clerk had an Inspiration.
He remembered that the despised door
was the /loyal entrance. "Your daugh-
ter, sir," he said, "Is ine gainer by our
error. She Is the only bride who has
entered St. George's by the King's door."
The table In the vestry at which many
famous signatures are written is a mag-
nificent piece of old oak, a veritable
gale table of great size. Till a lbw years
ago it was imperfect, one flap was mis-
sing, but this was found in the vaults
and added. On it stands one of the fin-
est pieces of inlaid satinwood in Lon-
don, in the shape of a small Dutch cab-
inet given by a pious lady named Can-
adine Belfrage in elle year 1319, for rea-
sons not stated on the inscribed tablet,
and of which there Is no stint or side-
light shown even in the marvelous reg.
islets.
Bad
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WOMAN BIGAMIST.
One Husband in England and
One in the United Slates.
Mrs. Mary Ann Williams McClement-
Tibbits tried the novel idea of having
a husband in the United States and
another in England, but 11 did not work
well, end all she has now 18 a divorce
in England and a peculiar position In
America,
Mary Ann Williams was a widow
when William 1vicClenent, a Scotch -
man, married her in Manchester. She
had a son, who emigrated to America
and settled in Balsas. A year or so
after her second marriage she decided
to go (o Kansas and visit her son.
There she mot E. J, Tibbits, a well-to-do
Kansan, and became acquainted with
him, posing as the widow of Williams.
leo proposed and she accepted. They
were married and had a honeymoon
which lasted some months.
Then, Airs. TJbbihs, as she was, of
course known said showouldul
d
have to
visit Englandon business, but
would
bo beck in six months or less, In
England she returned to her hone and
husband, McC)ement. Thus her plan
MAS worked out. Six months she
would spend with him in England, 0114
lire same period with her other husband
in Kanses. But the English ]husband
found some letters and other things,
and began an Investigation, The result
e last
granting ndivorce here rel
was the g g ot
Wt:
Mrs. "Who(-her-legalalame-may-be"
is' not being resented for bigamy,
for she 1s with Mr, Tibbits in Kansas,
but the English court has now given
him a chance to really marry her.
Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife and secre-
tary of the Labor member for Black-
burn, England, 18 tamest as eloquent a
speaker as her husband, whose passlon•
ale 5001 fm' progressive democracy she
hilly shares, his. Snowdon is already
a. (miller figure in the Lobby, where
clay by dny she may 1311 seen In watch-
ful attendance 1tp011 her husband. Mr.
Snowden is badly crippled and is bath
nervously and physically delicate, and
this wife seems PS live to 800 that his
fiery :sp(r11 does not wear ;otic his trail
body.
HEALTH
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THE BABY'S 7'11111:1: NEEDS.
\'Then 11 e'bal thole
atter-life ofIs aOo118ld11m111aned tbehlglo 01113.wbo
tempered for good or' 111'by the manage-
ment of the first year 'of exlslence, it
seems impossible to yelped too 'often
the few fundamental rules that should
govern all 11100e who have the care of
intents.
One might sum up the needs of babies
in three words—fresh air, regularity,
quiet. Babies are but little animals, it
is true ; but after all they are little
animals with a great deal to do for
themselves, and they should receive all
the assistance possible from those In
charge of them, to enable them 1o' per-
form this work properly.
In the first year of life great changes
are going on in the body, and the baby,
needs all the help possible to meet the
demands made upon its tiny system In
the Ivey of (issue furrnatlon, A baby
cannot speak up and tell us that its
meals do not seem to set well, or that
a dissipated evening gives it a dis-
turbed night, so there is nothing for
parents to do but watch carefully for
the small but unmistakeable signs that
things are nal going well.
Fresh air comes 1(131 in the list of
requirements, because it is probable
that very few babies indeed get all of
it that they are entitled to. It has been
noted by a 20150 physician that babies
with pneumonia do best it they are kept
in the open Mr as far as possible, and
Ile even tells of nurses clad in fur -lined
gloves and coats because the sick -room
is kept it
iL sn cold- But the child who p
would die in a warm, close room re-
covers under these conditions.
As to well babies, never mind what
month they are born In, wrap them up
warmly , shield them from direct draft;
but let them breathe outside air day
and night. It the weather is really loo
terrible to face, then wrap them up 1n
a south room and open all elle win-
dows.
\\'hatever the baby's diet may be,
natural or artificial, it should be admin-
istered with unwavering regularity.
The tiniest. apennen of humanity is an
incurvation of artful cunning where ;Is
appetite is concerned, and If It finds
that bawling results in feeding, it will
trawl, and small blame to it. But the
enviable child is the one whose mother
is not disturbed by this fact, and who
rigidly adheres to limes and seasons.
Babies should never be excited by tort
much play. and especially is this true
of the evening hours. There is nothing
more entrancing than a gasping, gurg-
ling, hysterical baby ; but 11 is a cruel
entertainment, for which the frail tiny,
nanous system must pay the price.
FOR A TWITCHING NAND.
Hand trembling. an affliction akin to
writers' cramp,' is apt to result from
the long continued exercise of certaiu
muscles and the neglect of others.
The worst feature of the trouble, act
coding to IIealth-Culture. Is its trick
of coming on el the very time when
steadiness of hand would be most desks
able. The twitch of a map 0nisher's
muscles may throw a national fron-
tier 100 miles out of treaty lines ; typo
words may got glued together like the
noels of the Volapuk craze,
Hot baths afford only temporary re-
lief; drugs might as well be prescribed
to a stutterer; but there is one never -
failing mechanical specific—the grapple
swing cure.
Procure a couple of iron rings—say,
five inches in diameter—and fasten
them high enough to keep an experi-
menter's feet ort the ground when he
attempts to dangle by one hand for a
second or two. Practice will raise the
score to half a minute, and by that
time the tremors will have vanished
for the next half year.
SOUND SLUMBER FOR LONG LIFE.
If you wish to live to a good old age,
and to enjoy all your faculties when
you are old, cultivate the habit of sleep-
ing long and soundly.
Mr. W. P. Frith, R.A., who is eighty
seven years old, and sleeps only four
hours each night, says that "very old
people do not need much sleep." Ho
confesses, however, that he would bo
very glad of more hl he could get, it,
and most healthy old .men sleep from
seven to ten(tours per diem.
Lord Gwydyr, the oldest member of
the House of Lords—being nine(y-six
years 01 age --sleeps len hours out • f
the twenty -foe'. Earl Nelson, who is
eighty-three, sleeps seven hours. Sir
William Huggins, aged eighty-two,
sleeps nine hours every night; while
Sir Wiliam Leeee Drinkwater, who is
ninety -fur this month, sleeps from 11
p.m., till 6 a.m•, and gets about half
an hour's sleep during the day as well.
REST CURES.
A cup of hot tea is the ideal rest for
soma women, while hot Mille will put
almost anybody in a mood to sloop.
For a ft'esh-air rest, have you ever
tried lying down in e. darkened room,
will, plenty of warm, light covers
dream up over you, MI with every
window in the room as wide open s
11 will go? If you want to experiment,
be sure and take as deep breaths as
quiel.cand you son
will fallnerves
sleepwill
befo s
q
you know it.
CUBE FOR INSOMNIA.
An excellent way to ear0 Insomnia Is
to bandage the eyes with a hendker-
ehiet before retiring. The compress
scans to drive away the blood from
the eyes and so care, or at least tem.
porartly relieve, that feeling so often
experienced • by sufferers from sleepless-
ness, of trying to see in the darer.
Attorney for the Defence 1 "have
you ever been cress-exatelned beton?"
Th WJtnass l "slave I t tin a 1llprrlecl
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