The Brussels Post, 1907-9-12, Page 611.,ighl have unnerved -Min loe the past
he had resolved le play, for the real'
-table. We have hypnotized ourselves test/110r WO5 no longer invalid; he hod
ieto the belief that we rue really get- /assert away In les sleep, as the doctor
ling What We pay for in god results was to discever some hours later,
of eustenanee aed easy .digeelion., as The -few preparations required Mr
aS in pleasure of the pelate. Frank's successfully carrying out the
pert of 011 old man did not take long.
A few dcfl Muches added lo his smooth
remplexion the necessary wrinkles, over
which he had no difficulty In bullying
a deathly puller, in etriking contrast
with the vigorous flush of 11001111 lhat
had mantled there a few minutes be-
fose. Then followed the addition of a
wie and beard, both of long, etraggling
grey bans, and his transformation was
complete.
Seal•eely 11Ls nrrangements come
(pet
pliely when lie heard the front door
"Where is Mr. Frank?" lie heard hie
en:ployee say in a loud yoice.
"Ile hes gone to elethley, and won't
be Mick till late."
"How very enrol:Omelet He is Want,"
et lo witness Mr. Armstrong's With WO
514011 11C1V0 10 1.1.0 with you, Gorge. I
will come for sem when ull is ready.
This way, Ala Ifughes; take pare elf that
step."
"NI. Ilughe.s' eyesight \yes none of the
beet. Ile did not know 11, but it, WaS
that fact, and uot his iegel skill, that
I-011 guided Air. Wayinan's choice. Ile
look his place beside the bed, and put a
question or two to the aged Man be saw
lying ill it, who merely nodded in re-
ply, In a few minutes the introdue-
tery past of the Will Was. completed,
and the writer now paused for definite
instructions,
"1 think you mentioned, Mr. Wayman,
that the testator clesired to remember
in hes will eome of the local chavities "
"Yes, that is so. Acinstreing,, I
think you satd a -Mutated pounds to
each of Iliffins's Charities, the school
and the almshouses? 15 that still your
wish and intention?"
A IR of cougleng inlereferd with a re -
ley Joe some time, but at length the in-
valid was heard to sere-
heye always wished to do some-
thing for my old school; put down five
bundred." feere another spasm of
eoughieg cheked his fernier utterance,
during which the two lances regarded
tech other significantly. Mr. Hughes
thought also that there was a trace of
annoyance on the otherls countenance.
In a minute, however, he wes ready.,
'I give and bequeath eve hundied
peunds to the trustees of Billins's
Charities,'" he rend, " 'free of legney
duty, on behalf ol. lbe Billins's Cearity
School under Mete charge and divec-
tione Well?"
'rile same lo the trustee on behalf Cf:
Ihs almshouses," canie in a low velce
from the sle1( man.
I wila now Mr. Wayman's turn to
Wive a bad epasin of coughing. .
"Thal Is a thousand you ere giving
Blffinsis people," at -last he ejeculat.-
eel. very red in the face.
"1 always intended. to do something
good for them," the invalid managed to
say
"'On behaif of 131ffins's Almshouses
1111(141' their charge and direction,'" read
oft Ale. Hughes. sepal -citing les ear
only expeneive hilt Naha:less hem a ')''',1,11ra`.01. a g`aal tura ll'''' wrIt' '
ca„.„.gleill be glad to help you in any
se/telex-4] point ed view; that 200 eysters
'hese net Mc. snstaiiiing 11110)11y +LI 11 "I knew .-0.144 would. 'eerie remember
pound of beef; that a pint of beer is an e.1,1 gentleman tailing last meek atel eN hen Dr. lves relents -1m said he would
110101:1 seen) nourishing than a sinail l'eavtug justru',11ons ror a ww he want- look in ugain in the evening -it wile be
ed drawn 1.1Y: C1:8y fur 115 to have had the mattes
1 4--11Ie of ex•pensive claret, and that "Ate spa, A . i • 9,,
11111,1.4ing. contpleted, and 1110 elector none the
-Mere is no differeicee, chemically speak- "Ah. llow do You eenie to icriaW his Wisise. NleanwhIle I shall to
14.wn and bring ten icone from Bedford
, go up _ it wee peeteps wen see the due wee-
iog, between a • 5 cent and a 50 cent name?"
• "It was Inv grandfather who &reeled. e . , • , . Ing out of the scheme that Frank ffid
ciger. flenceour error exlends not 1111 -ray . . - . , Me 4-1 elumeety Lane to draw up the
tem to you, 'they wyre boys tegether wee 70 menu corm A, the meter or nol look lido his roam liefore he him -
to the puffiative necessities but to the I, I ,e, ee, ern, t .„ we t, ea eel ee . ' • • ' sell nseumed the role of involid. It
7.- . , . s 1%, g n . • ‘' - 11-.A. ettlef legatee it is 1 eller that Illy - '
comparetive luxuries and vices of the
Ci!rg,›.3.NT TOPICS.
Pereetes 11 Is egetunale that we have
'Vie London eeneel and Other medical
and scientific journals to hill back cm
in our leieurely studious moments, or
else wo should drift along in Missive
ignoriince of our follies; our extrava-
geaces, our disregard of the simplicity
Mat is premounced ueeessary to health
tind heppiee.ss, Oeensionedly the Lan -
cite neognizing sityingly our Marmi-
tes, uindeeeends eympatbize with
human winikettess. and even. goes to the
extremity of eneouraging us in our die -
steatite's.
Physiological seientiels tell us bent:ells'
that in the _matter of nutrition we make
serieus neetalei when Wi? eider ex-
pensive food; that turtle soup is not
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1,
"Yee, sir',"
Mr. Ne union, the solicitor, we's sn
engtoesed in his task that- be had not
need hie head when his articled
104 whom he had Nene entered les reom
in 01,,,,Ii•-ece to the sliiimions.
nel mind your folding another Mem
eend tor yourself, Thiak the matter
over, Bellect, too, on what 1 have
deno for you, and you w111 and you owe
me much. Fleeee yeers ago 1 look you
as office -boy, wheel you eould ltild
thitig to do, Five emirs ago 1 guide you
Mat be beld Me employer's consent In
11t, 110110 \I' 01 11114 bends, if he tally play-
ed his cards well.
The idleimoon dragged its slow length
elong, too $!owly for Ihe main weer,
whose feelings were now in 1.1 Mille ,f
legit tension. .1 lis preparations heti
a erteent of l'our ertlelee• I 'lee eelltre k.rig been made, even down to a 111.11e
a a few nendlie. Now it rests with] perling gift foc ete, Walmaltes own
yeueeelf to begets the weehe en yonr I hand, end he wailed expeetaney Mr the
emu' piende."
own areeunt with a capital of two Rem- 1 tierivio of the. hoiden train, Nothing
had oecurred lo tus:use the sue -pie -ions
The younger man's eyc•e sparkled, 11 lid , t .1 anyene in the lenise as to Ilie very
eaw lie had gained.
tlee $otieitor pees.sest Me atieeeitlee !lel eerions maitre of the ease lipetuies• Ile
had beefed in meal the Patient more
\\Men all le settle:I 1 sluill also make i teen once, only to find 111111 in a deel)
!.4.11.1 a present iii telditien to what you li sew. 11 was understoect ihat elle erne
tur 1° get ir-01 mr. Arill'Ir(410 Itik'n, S11,4,ng was on 114) aceonet to 1,0 dls-
0,011, are carried into effect." Imbed, that was nil, and nee if any -
emits ho emit, te itist leeeitig tee One moineul, Ine ee amen. ee lit thing \vete weented Frank would attend
yen, Franlo sit doevn foe et moment," 0-'0u tell me eelletle what it is Sou wish lo it.
ele lo do? You have oille dleffilled e 11 • lel be dark sylien the train
The e'thig me -11 the elleir 1""-- hint here and (here. I am unxioue reeehite‘nhe„ wheel, it wne yet
SerWei you if it can Le donee without
"I have eent for yen, Frank," the wreaging anyene, dusk the young mart left the house, be-
, rue eepectally careful 111a1 the two
tee -Yee went sm, "to heip me cell of a "Now, Diet listen. There I.s only Or. , ' •
el fie:idly, and, while doing .se, to do Ives and yoll 111141 I who know that Mr. ceres buey in the office should see tem
ge, and should be previously informed
Arnistrengs te so set -Sous. .1 line he would not return till late, lle,
nitly tell you now Mat his rec•overy
hoiselese. 411111 Mat his condition Ls suet
-- shortly aftee leaving, re-entered by 1110
teal he eennot make himself understood. side door, opening off a eaerow lane,
aml tmnoliced by 4111y, Made his way
to the room that had been nssigned
Lim in lieu of the ene to which 11r,
Armstrong had been conveyed in the
alarm attendent on his sudden illness,
ea, lo make his fortune us it turned
out."
"Well, I have been busy making a
shipshape copy ef instriestions, I
muy tell you, by the way, 11-011 you come
in for a theusand pounds youeself---l"
The youug num etartod, while the law-
yer compineently watched the effect Ms
words had preduced,
"I was net aware that he knew of my
existenee," said We Clerk. "
"Well, he has Mit you a thousand.
lee es I was obout M remark, a most
unfortunate thing has occurred, Mr.
Armstrong called en hour or two ago,
1 believe to have the matter carried
through. but the excitement has proved
,I much for him, end I fear you will
lese your legecy IndesS—"
"Ale. Armstrong has been taken ill?"
"Ile has had a seizure of some sort;
we have him lying upstairs -it. was the
tffing to do in the circumstances -
end the doclee with Mtn now. Ahl
that's hie step corning down. I will see
what he has to say. You may glunce yeu wilt let them know. 1 shall be
ewe the instructione lying there weile back from town In isse or (Mee hours.
1 am having. a weed with Min." I have arranged for you te have the
Ile had not read far when the other T.4.10n1 next to your old One, where Mr.
relurned seinewitut heatedly, Armstrong is lying. You elle of counce.
The elocter'es report, it appeared, was ,have the blinds drawn, and only 01141
not of the most enceuraging description. jet burning:,
!dr. Armetroug's advanced age wets de- "Well, as it is the only thing that can
els:telly against recevery, and a second be done, I aln willing to take it in hand,"
$eizere, which he 'night bave at any "There, that's right; I vvas sine pett
itionaml, would /member be fatal. weettee
"Se that's an end ef my legacy," said "Shall specify the various sleeks
ths yeung man. and ehares in „which, I presume, Ids
"1 am afraid il is; and there are no n...„„ey 1, invested?"
hdre• Tbe Crown will take- an, uvi" 'There is TIO med. I have the list,
Icss—" , ;Ind vele see to that after. Yoe simply
"enteee Me• Aerneleeng weevers?' wit' the whole estate over to Miss Way-
elr. NN'ayman smiled almost compas- man. You Nvill feeget yOur ONvil
nately al. the elivkius clutching at a legacy, and, by the way, appoint me us
sham. Ile knew Men the doctor that scle, ex„uteee,
reeovery was impessible. "I Mink Mr. ArMSITOng MenliOned 10
teetator bad devised end be" ne gientlfather that he intended le
benefit largely a local clinrily."
"Ah, did he? That would be flifens's
Charity Seheol. He yens educated there,"
"Wlint figure ehould I any?"
"Leave them a hundred -they don't
look foe anything; and, yviille you aee
mewl it, another hundred to the Rif-
fles's Almshoures. " 11 will give the
thing a good appearance."
"And the two tImusand I OM to -get
-Or wizS 1 three? -shall I leave that as
a kgney to the grandson of the testa.
ter's oid friend, Ianies Bradley?" asked
tee young men, with a twinkle of his
eyes. "II would. look w.ell."
"It would look well enough, or, rather
tit enough, to cause suspleion. What
mai you be thinking about?" said the
<Awe, lieslity. "Say one tlioneand, Mel
leave me to do Ilea rest for you."
"Well. I think I've got ley pert off.'
replied Feank„enilling half grimly, for
there was a omelet, of theught going
,0r, withen his brain. "And now to
change Ilie subject, ehe Wayman. You
know my feelinge regarding your daugh-
ter, and Catherine's for me. We have
.-erupulotisly deferred to yew' wishes
In tills molter, but-bul-now, seeing
what 1 have undertaken le do for you,
might I hope—"
The elder man looked annoyed for 0
moment. 11 lad that did not escape
Beadle -ye, close scrutiny.
"We ehall talk of Met when all the
business is completed." he said. "You
letew 1 had other piens for Catherine,
Lnd row that elie is geing M be un heir-
ees sshe herself limy have olive alibi-
11ens. For myself I will sny this inucli,
Mal if all gees wen you put me under
n liesevy debt of gratilede."
"And pm Wei levoe sue?"
wc11, let Ilie matter reel- \Ater°
11 is tit present., eliere will be time
enaugh le discuss the question or Blur-
ring t with elle Armstrong's win
have flrSt lo do."
Lend should not appear in It at all.
)011 will have to represent the testator
In his latices end, of couree, In his
signalilre. St14'1, there it is. You heci
eetter practice it a little."
"It seeme very, very risky."
"Thole is not the slighleet risk, man;
and think what you make by it! Two
thousned pounds -and if the estate turns
out as well as I expect I shall add an-
other thousand to that,"
"But, 11 is Miss Waymeres money, is
It net?"
"Yes, that is so; but I tun to be sole
executor, and I am willing M hese a
1111.1e myeelf rather Man that iny daugh-
tee should lose all."
"And eliss Wayman and the servant:
have you the/sight of the Ilicelihood of
their gelling to know?"
"They must net know, and there- 05
110 reason why they ehould, I lune)
leld them that elie Armstrong, is going
on well. and that y<411 51'e 10 see lo 111111
daring Ilie day. If anything Is wanted
And here the Lancet comes ably to
the rescue of the epicure, and the sci-
entist, with hLe prosy discusslen +of pro -
'Min and nutritive values, is put to flight.
It points 'mit consincingly, at least to
ilio good Mice, that (he eperntion. of the
Mind has not a little to do with good
thgestion and, eensequently, with the
eutrilien /Weeded. Of what value Is n
eound Leef to the penesm whe ethers
beef and whose palete craves oysters?
Why should a man of adequate means
&Ink the beer he may dislike when Le
prefers a more expeneive potatien? in
ehert, old Owls <If eliendeal aualysis
do not take into consideration the met-
ier of digestive opt -eaten as influenced
ty Me 0 01) of the mind, for, as the
'Lancet says, in conclusion, "svhen feed
eees net app4;al to the eye it is likely
slot to appeal to the stomach,"
A majority of peeple in this worel do
lieten to the warnings of the scien-
tists -or read 1110 Laneet, but content
'themselves with eating and (kinking es
their tastes dictate, and profiting or e.uf-
lering nceordingly. 'Hence these (list:us-
e/ens of food values never reach or ino-
leet them. But to the sensitive few
Who are anxious to do the right Ming queathed all hie preperly Nir. Way -
end vet Wi.sh occasionally to indulge the
caprices of the palnie there is a etore
ef comfort in the onclusioes of ligs
Lancet and in Ihe conlirmation of the
ted snying that what may be one niame
meat may be another man's poison.
le is .plea•eant to know on high authority
that the proscribed article willingly eat-
en eerves a better purpose than the pre -
seethed food swallowed with. a proteet.
Again the mind aeserls itself over the
betty and "geoel digestien waits oa ap-
„petite.”
ee--
COLD PL.e.TES AND 1101: PLATES.
Many of the •Pormer Still round, nut the
Letter, Ilappite•, Spreading.
"Wo and," said etr. Pluggintnn.
"many cold pluies. Lots of people stem
to regurd het /AWN' as ti Superuily, or
4rVen as 101 affectation of style (lint is
lee to be enisniraged, end so give you
celd plates to eat hot food from ; thus
really spoiling many a good meal.
"I ate dinner yeetereay at a place
where the toed exceilen1 Feel miner -
:II -1y cooked, where everything ihey give
yet) is geed anet appstieing ttiel /Ample
in imp) ly, but where the joy of the need
Ives ierneed by cold plates. •
Just. why they give y(n1 eted plates at
this pinee 1 don't irmee, lee it is eimply
the survival 01 an ancient custom, 1
guess,
"For hot. plates nee a meelern
le.rmerly pro/ile get utong very well
without Mein ; hut is Mee -rent now,
when it is S41 (11,Y 10 provide them, Awl
yet they toss le- re -i means, even toelay,
everywheee In be
"Yon /night eat teeley nt, the 0171111 -
dent, the wen supplied and w.•11 -equip -
pi -11 fable of a family svliese every mene
err was the „ persaninenlion id kindly
graeo and 110qpilitlily. and ye) Mid here
yoUr 10041 served to yen on veld Melee;
newel eenple, these, by whom, Olt of
some feeling bred ln the clays when
luxuries were Mss commie), hot plitles
would still le tangelo:7ot els mork of
conceseion egeminaey. Anil by steer
a reasen, indeed, might the eat elates
be acenunted for in emit., smell Neale,
oil the benlen track, though in /01111y
nnother hotel their presence, is due eine
reuiee dello-leer-his only child, as it
lappened to lie -with the exception ef
a legetey to same charily of the Mee
country town.
"I do not eee my name at all." re-
worked the cleric. niter he had limished
perusing the document.
"Er -no, that is an oversight of mine.
He cLnly menliened it as he was going
etee-ny. It can be put in at the encl. But
lea( Ls not the veal difficulty. elr. Arm-
elreng cannot. possibly put his signa-
ture to the will, und with es thoueand
peunds at stake I see nothing for it but
Bee you— Here. let ine whisper le to
you; ,sornetimes even walls have eare,"
The effect el 111e whisper witem start-
ling one in all conselenee. The young
num grew pale as death Enid scemsel
on the point of tailing.
"I cannot, eir. Wayinan," nt last he
managed to :claimer, "I ceenot; such
liting is inimeeible, quite impessibles"
"New, listen to reason, Frank. ante
abore tel. (beet give wee' to exellement.
Let just put Um facts before you -
ell the tects-and 1 feel sure emu will
ugree with me. There can Le no crime
Where no wrong is Ilene M unyonee'
el dispum it, mr. Welynian, You are
inwyer and can see Hie fallacy. Per.
eenation and fergery-for it amounts to
111111..-0)1•0 Cri1110S—"
"'A little iiqiriaug. is [t dangerous
!lenge Frank. itS WO L111 know. Well,
Well. yours comes...1,MM iny own teach-
ing. and perhaps el eun elle leech yott
something,"
"1 wise thie vilijeet neyer been.
lacuelied," held the other; eit Inuy Mean
ruin for us Isitle"
"11 menne ruin for me if don't go
on welt it. so Dow yoll Will perhaps
lielen. What are the Nets? A week
iige the old mull, now lying 111 your
ro(.011 makers. came to this. <Alice to
see 'red Mr, Wayneme 11 neptirently
hadn't occurred to him that during the
leet ferly yenre 1110 Wnymun whom
be knew had groves] \Toy old and
died. Boyle ver, in default of my lether,
Whoin he had 11114.iwn fiS a y01141,1 Mail
himself, 1te entrusts hie afters to the
eurvivieg eepreseetative 1.4 LIW (11111,
The fortune ed over 11 loindred thousand
seetude that lie had mithered leg:eller In
ameriea desiree le I:e tratieferred 14,
English eecurilies. Ile has noither kith
nor kin, met 11:- ishes 117)7 daughter to
ittLerits-tor her grawiterettee sae., WA
for mine, elte reminds. him of someone
11,
•
Dering 1he nbsenee of Ms principal,
Mr, 111-111414 Bealley Ited antp147 eine end
epportemily In review Me whole situe-
le 11. Though apparently W11110111 1111..
Iasi( assigned him was
ton4: !hitt 1111Ve notch preferred
14\ old. loWit(P)., It WaS 100 IMO to
111111 k Ma now. Probably, bad Me
seelytioni steevil it11y 81}(11 Of relenting
in le delerneentien frie as the
.ply 10 slnelmess, milliferenee or a failure he sees travve,toci 111 beene he left 40 1,11,s. 1,,vv 1,114111' was concerned, Frank
In rise It) inodeen ennelilione. would -helve ciebracee the scheme with
"13111 Ile) lee hy no menne a eign 91.1°' .
"V de what htie Impel . 11, 4, Dal, no, 40 lilt (11[1111SMSITI, nO felt
• clegenerney, bu°, one markeng eimply
rule eneeneey etetee tea, te Mose this moening to Mier] mullers cites n•nre Mau deelleful us to Mr. Arm-
' privileges, is everywhere mtnviiding it 110d 0 Slap 111r1lier, is seiZta.1 with n !if etieuses. uctunl ielortIons, Ile lind only
• 0„11,0 (my teceyeliete nit of eeme sore leeeigill on lei eeellemetil. elie Way -males ;eaten/eat to go u1:011,
ie new tying unconseeets upekdrs. and flemeli he was sure emoted' el
mennelille W11011 WO 0113. W1101%. it lure
not yet come let tie, I•e grnleful then km Put tr'r .'irl'ir11111*" 141.'s 111111°h' ho (11°11°1.;11°.' rt°1111ga as 1'40111°0
the food." \select have Innele a will in ttiv (laugh- whether she w ere AD 11011.(`SS 01' 1101, he
TriThACCO 1311ITAIN.
'ffie) tented Ielneelem is Ile litel inne
Let for ((deicer] in Ihe m•erld, Ils con -
bun -mean in the Brinell Islee hag in-
creesed 30 pee cent: In the lest lifleen
eters, Yee there 177 censerie
11,4„c except 1110 Of10115 Of 11 1engue
Incluse Inds to Meetatn feem cigneettes
he a Ai •
IMJS fa 1•44r. In sours too, though lo
Iseser ex'ent. Now, whet po-sibles harm
rim there be PI yen and me arranging
lo 110Na, bis Walies carried 01,1 10 1110
fee, and liming the will Ile weeld im-
doubleilly have neele isseettled in the
teem -dime? Yen are in lite 11;11,11 of Mk -
leg Wieling roles in Ilte An:alone Deis
reale- Seelety's eittertaiemente 1,1 mir
limn. 1 have seen you Wee, eld mores
parts to the lac. Why ree venliii•e. rem
170111 iheY mach ge mete with eo 11111(11 ut stale'? 1 he las
sane (leer le worthy. el his hive, antl I would as a riird, or lightning comes a LI 1
roug 1
eettle e•reeee geenier oppeeilion le
tlie nue h in the oyes of her falter.
Aiel thus it wee 11111111111 11101 les $ervice
te only a halehearied one.
"11 2:11 gree, 71,01 yo11 put ine under
.1 Nov y debt. of gralittele,"
These were,. of Mr. WAystian's oc.
innes1 eisnin end agent to him, but be
se:eget le vain 10 extract ally hope (NMI
Mom. Hes kneev that gentlemen 100
well roupd any delusive nuticipa•
Lions iliereupore" And Men there cane,
with his pen. "weep
-ro Mr. Frank Bradley," saki the M-
enthe whoee 1.0iC0 hal nerneulously
impeeved in quality 12141 clearness, 'I
wish to team three thousand pounds."
'"I'liree thousand pounds." sad eir.
Wnyin en.
"Yee, three] thousand pounds " came
simultaneously front the other t\vo, the
sick mares intonation being the clocker
and the mere preciee.
"These is only the residue 110w,"
"'And the residne 11131 estate I give
end beepicalle—" road Mr. Hughes,
pausing, with pen to mouth. At this
point the old man had.evidently gath-
ered fresh strength; his breathing was
hes laleired tnel les cough had quite
gene. Mr. Metyman's wieldy Mr the
end of 1110 will overcnine his annoyance
at Ile heglening, and for a nuameet he
hared 111111 the actor Wes 411)0111 to over-
eo Ids pert and perhaps bring about a
ea lash -mete,
"'I'lte residue of mi., estate," lie elow-
ly repeats -6, though clearly and distinct-
ly, enough, "1 give- .and bequeuth
Ceilliorine \Wyman, on condition ---e
"'Olt condilione---" wrote Air.
tingle -re
"Oa conclitien?" gimped ele. \Wyman,
as 110 enughl the back of a chair kr
Meaty belt:301f.
"Yes. to Catherine Wnyman, gond-
daughter of my friend, the Into George
Wayman, snlocitee, of Iles keen, thiva
yti11 got all that down?" he aseed querti-
muely.
"One moment," said Mr• Hughes, "`On
ceneillione—"
"Are you glue you mean 'on condi-
lien'?" prempled Mr, eVityman, who
1 egret to feet very anxious.
"On condition that she merry Frunk
1101,111y, Dr110100 c10.11 w1111 rtcriry Wuys
team seacitor, of this WWII, within six
speechlees with belignallon and from
poiley, and _mopped Ills bald head end
fece with his red silk handkerchief.
"1 Vs a, mercy 1140, 1,0011a don't kill
said the Itsclutor to himself, very inuell
totder Ills breath,
"AIM failing the condition, Mr, Arm-
strong?" aseed 1110 lewyee, looking im
-Isom bis writing. 'It is usual to mulct)
a bequest. (nee."
"Nu need here," was the reffil'•
know- -none better -the wishes; of the
young temple; 1 Ithow their wishes as
well iv levy do theineelves; reel, by the
svny, mule: brank livedley eule expecte
"George, come up and Melees the
Mennen -el" en11/01 out Aft'. Waymen,
voiee that George had difficulty in re-
,
When all had been duly execuled and
e two laAvvers were taking their leave
el the sick man, he menageel to raise
himeelf slightly Mom the bed. Will)
hurrird, IlerVoliS fiction he drew from
his linger a heavy gold ring.
"This 10 for 3,0u, Me, eVayttinn,
mcinote, of von father's old friend."
it WilS an net sig,neering. Me. Wily -
man knew 11, well, On 11 was. eneraeed
a hand hoeling a dagger, Will1 ilia le-
gend, "I make anc."-London 'Tits1311s.
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About tho Noose
4 4 4 4+++4-4-4-4-44-4+-4-4-44.4;
FAVORITE DISHES,
Fullest Potatoes. -Cut baked potatoes
in halves, lengthwise, and carefully re-
1110Ve 0011 lielitS; mash thoroughly, ]ads
ding warm Milk butter, end sae; bent
until light. the half shells heap-
irie full and place on linking tM -in a
hot oven until lightly browned.
Canned Blueberrles.-Take one cup ,
btueberries to two cups of pleplant; cut
in smell pieces; add three-quarter ellee
of sugar, end stew until pleplant is soft.
Put in cans, eirlight. lt is excellent
frr pies .or table use, ILS pieplunt
lakes away that flat Mete of the blue -
buries.
tett
tt,
Mayonnaise ee'ithout 011. -Fut one
cup of mills and four toblespoonfuls of
butler in a pan on the back of stove
where the butter will melt, but ,ieot.
cook. Bents three rggs, add one tea-
spoonful of' salts one tnble.spoonful of
Rene, one tablespoonful of sugnr, one
teaspoonful of noistaed, and a dash of
cayenne peppee. A.11x. thoroughly and
strain into the milk. Put all: over a
belles pliwo on the stove and aid a
half cm) of vinegar slowly, stirring am -
shuffle'. When thick -as eusterd,
move nue the stove and beat, for a few
moments. This dressing will keep 'or
a month in a eool place.
Surprise Salud.-elalte a jelly of sea-
senedeVipegar and geletine, coloring it
with green fruit coloring. Pour into
saucers, hasing tumblers inverted epon
them. Lel it sat, and then remove the
isenlikes, Fill spaces with cabbage sa-
lad tand chopped nuts or with celery,
applos, end uuts,
Attractive Lunch Dish. -Take nice,
eweet salt pork and freshen. Place in
spider find lry till brown. Remove from
flee mid dip in batter made of one egg
well beaten, half cup sweet milk, pineh
salt,. baking powder and Rowe to
make a good batter. Return to spider
and fry a gulden brown.
Spagliete.-13011 together one and 1
half pelmets of hambueger sleek, one
can keriatees, Wo onions chopped fine,
two large geeen Peeners clic:Peed, and
pepper and salt to taste. Cook one and
one -ling hours. 13011 one package of
spaghetti in eeparaM 1c01115; cook until
teneler; drain the spaghetti dry and pul
oe a large meat platter, Spread elle
pot of 1110111 and vegetables next, ns
layer, and sprinkle grated cheese on
lop.
Novel Luncheon Course. -Lay on each
Male leaf of lelluee. On this set a
little cup matle of wheat fibre. FM with
chopped pineepPle, -orange, cherries, 111'
al.* fruit in season. Peur over all a
good meyortnaise dressing.
Luncheem Disb.-Pare four large, firm
'ettcumbers, cut lengthwise, and place
in cold, sealed Wt110.1' for an hour. Stew
tn efiallow slew pan in clew', boiling
mater unlit transpneenl. LIM carefully
so us not lo break or make mussyeand
ley mil piece 011 a slice of brown, but-
tered load. _eine a sauce or dressing
pf und butter wills a little corn-
slarele pour over end ,sesee hot.
Salad Dreseing,-To four eges beffien
light add one-half cup 111011,cd Meter,
ono heaping teaspoon German prepared
mustard. Ione tableepoons vinegar, one
lablespeon sugar, one tablespoon sate
nnd one -11011 tablespoOn black pepper,
Doll an together or. ued cream tiller the
rest is boiled. If it emetics (eke the egg
lioder and heat Me anIxtuee WI 011100111.
Preserve Eggs. -For every three gal -
Isms cif water add ope pint of well slack-
ed 1101e. oncehalf pint cenonen
elix well, put hi a jae or keg, erel put
In fresh eggs; the slices :must not 1 e
cracked. \\Men fresh eggs npo put in
leey will COMO 0111, 01'0011 it 1.:Opit SIX
They 'must at ell
hs m• ger.
limes be kept under Me brine.
Teneelmes loincle-Irry elices of ham
as- for the table. Put through the mete
chopper, then return to the frying pan
welt 1110 drippings from 0141 frying.
Ilent neel 11111X 11101.004.4111y, 3111(:k 111 it
fruit jar or something convenient to eer-
ie, rind you have material for sand-
wiehes,
Snlad.--Por dressing use four
eggs, well bentee, with threeepenters
eilp vinegar. Next, rillx one-half eup
sugnr, erie teuepoonful sae, elle lea -
11,0011011 dry mustnrcl, one teaspoonful
pepper, Add the eggs and vinegor
the above 1111.xlin•e, with a lump of bet-
eg% Geste et a double boiler 1111 1111011,
Pour while hot over -creek cemenining
lAvo-Ilitrde eat/Mtge and oneellited celery,
Ceown await live pounds
of Iareli lease euell as is ussd Mr chops,
(Mee the bffieher leen ear 1)10 0flthr de
Mr hence. chops, end fasten legethes
le form a crown, Put an a roasting
tem tlie trininwd riel up nee.) renet
until leerier, When there Is delver -or
the ouls beeleveleg too tench leen,: the
teed is done wrap chein cloth atoned
them, Pill lelluee 11 ayes in Ifie omen)
111(julli'et1,s1''; teem Mr, Illethee; whde Mr, of n philter lerge ctiongil ect the
Vette-ellen threie7 bhueelf ihte a 33,11alry mem on; iine if. with large leauee
•
leaves to extend to the top, and fill 11
wile (Teemed green pens. Devorate the
1771tItIgIthpuolustlsolyel.o edges of the crown with
rose radishe1s tuid gurnr.,11 ate elettee
"liese thelishes."-Cut the skin from
Mu -end lo lite top of 111e radis1150,
MINIM strips, and put In lce Water 10r
(1,111,)0,s11111. 05111 1111441eir oilienfooe1ecisuessi..11g. They will
Bacon on Tousle -Toast $01110 Mead;
keep hot, Fry bacon nnei pie one Mete
en loose see, suers of tomato, salt, pep-
per, an elms ;dire of toast. Fey an on-
ion 111 the baoon deppings and pour in
a pint oe Imre ;111114; thicken, pour QM'
lonel, and SeITO a<J1-.
Good Cup of Tele-isidi the teapot -Willi
boiling wider ten 111111111e$ before 11
needed Pour out this wake, tend nut in
a scare tecispoo»1141 of tea foe omit cup
of belling \valet. poured 0Ver It, 1.1
11.11 wash 0111 a teapot, but 1.111SC 11. he
pet should hold trema of the I Pao
Dutch Stew,--'eake the smell pieces;
ot a beef ronet, oe any hind of beef -2110111,
cut In small pieces, add celery min er
att onion, as desired, a einall lump I
butler, and elew all together, es hen
clone Ihtelcen; have some slices of bread
loaslad, 111111 over the stew, and you
hove an appetiziug dish.
USEFUL HINTS,
Drive eilee Away. --A bag covered with
cayence peppers stuffed In a hole, well
c1calusse ihe mice to migrate to other guar -
To leeep Music Book Opere-Te keep
a hymnbook or other 1)0014 of :music
Operl 011 the plan° Mel:, lay atroSS
tal,110111 a hal' Of Solder, eaVe.red W1111
ribben fringed and lied 01 each end.
Be Your Own Carpettler.--Snve money
ly buying a few carpenter's tools and
make your own light furniture, such
as magazine racks, umbrella stands,
shirt waist, noising boards, and many
other- useful articles. A neat. finish
made by painting (lend or jet black.
liome Made Inks -Take one 15 cent
package of gray 51.11( dye; dissolve in
one pant of boiling water, and mix thole
()uglily. Set aside to cool and the 111k
Nev1.011111:se. ready foe use.. 11: is removed
easily with hot water if spilled on one's
Care of Umbrella -Always unroll (111
lentil -elle. when not in use. After 1.1 lie -
comes wet open and dry. When thy,
stand with handle down. This method
prevents cracking Mlle
Clogged Chfinney.-When your =Ale
beard beoomes old, cut up the zinc, and
011 a day Mien you heve a good Ike, put
it in. the stove, throw back all the dente-
veg. and it. will clears oet all the soot.
Teoublesome lelies.-When there ere
children in the fatuity, have a carpenter
delde the back semen deer at the (rose
piece, near the centre of the door, so
that only the lower part opens when
the children go in or out. The lees set-
tle near the top of the dor, so this ar-
rangement keeps out a greet niany flies.
These Ls a nareew strip of wood fasten-
ed to the lower end of • the upper part
of the deer, which overlaps the lower
Ipianic.e: so Mot the whole door open$ when
pushed or pulled above tho division
13ooklceeping for Housewife. -Young
brides tied also housekeepers who find
it hard lo llve within their incomes Will
find this system helpful to them: elave
a. book in which to keep account of OV-
c,ryllling you buy each day. Start with
pny day, and. on the right hand page
mare C. O. 0., meaning "case on. hand,"
Llederneath write how much money yien
have, and on the other side the date of
the moeth and the day. Weite down
everything you buy Mat clay. Also put
nettle 10 cents each sley fee your gas
LEI. Every week when you get your
house /money put a While amount away
Mc your rent, 111 this way you will
neVer run short when rent day -comes,
and the 1 0 cents each. (ley Oiliest will
eay the gas bill and yoe never will
mess the clime. The change that is lett
at the end al the week put tway for
your pin money. You mill Mel the syss
tem•interesiing and .also ecoriomical,
10.- there are lots of little things a wo-
:man will buy that she does not need
so when you look your little book twee
eneh evening you, will see them ane
try to be more paving each day.
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SECRET CHEQUE SIGNS,
1101V IMILLIONAMEre, PROTECT TIIE1117
SIGNATtleate.
The LIM of ate Man Is 310At
Minty Not a Happy Otte, If
Deports tie True.
There is ffille doubt tied a cerlain elasa,
o f criminals regard milLionnires he-
ti/vale prey, und nellionulres, lotow-
Ins 1111s, ore compelled 10 Contrive.
sahenieS to thwart their cunning.
The Modern method of doing buelness.
by cheque bee te a lnege extent, Provided
tho forger with opportunities for the ex-
hibition of hie weeknianship. There-
fore, many of the 11111110naireS schemes
014);. lciihsecproteet1401 relate Ur his Signature'
1110S and Mese schemes, whiell-
&orally consis1 of eeeret marks (entirely
apast from the signature) indicate lo the•
lank the geneineness of the cheque, arid
ate mostly of n simple eheracter.
Far and away Ihe 2110St alever idea 101-
Proleellalg cheque stgnature Is the one
utilized by an American millionaire,
weose name is well known in the Slates.
llis idea Ls On exteemely simple one.
It. is this : On the back of each ceeque•
that he signs he inekes a tiny blot, which.
100145 so Innocent end natural. eue.
&toted the blot, be missing, then the bank
wilt decline to lionoe the cheque, This,
Mlle blot saved the millienalre $50,000 on.
o ne 001051011 1110110.
Eaely one metering he was kidnapped.
Ills captors threatened violence unless,/
thee received $50,000 immediately.
THE MJLLIONAIRE TelOUGHle
Then, after hesitating for a few minutes,.
he offered to write out, a cheque kir lee.
money then and there on the under-
standing that, immediately the cheque -
sees cashed, he was to bo released.
Tho terms, were accepted, and the mil-
lionaire wrote out the cheque. But he -
left out the blot. He certainly had great
confidence in les plan, for it, was impos-
sible to tell what, might happen when 1110
cheque was presented and payment of it•
refused.
However, the kidnappers went, off to
the bank and presented the cheque. or
course the cashier looked for 1110 blele
and, when he saw that. it W113
he suspeeled that something setts wrong._
Payment of the cheque was refused On
the ground that 11 was incomplele, and
the mon went away, followed by official&
of the bank, who were fortimately tibia
to rescue the tnillienalee from the des--
peendoee' hands.
Another man of gseat wealth dispose&
of the signature difficulty in a, different
way altogether. Ile protects himself by
never giving
AN UNCROSSED CHEQUE,
and this tact has duty been notated to-
tlei bank.
Each day his bank pass -book 1s exam-
ined by his private secretary, and ill
there i$ tin entry in We hook which lias-
no business there, then the mailer can
be looked inte al, (mete Of course, if the
bankers pass a rorged cheque, then, gen-
erally speaking, they must beat the loss•
themselves.
This system has many disadvantages.
It means that the mail must never [Wove
his choque-book out of his possessien,,
and must place unreserved confidence in
lee secretary and Ms staff.
Tice private secietary supplies his em-
ployer wills any cash required, receiving
in exchange a duly crossed cheque for
lee amount. It is the private:secretive.
therefore, who has to looted les signa-
ler:, limn forgery, and this he does in a
very ingenious way. Ile has bad a copy
of his signature cut out of cork. Thle ho-
uses as he would an India rubber stamp,
and he claims lint it is as impossible to -
imitate the markings of the cork as it is
iolflipossible lo duplicate the impressions
'THE FIUMAN THUMB.
At nny rale, novelty, of the idea
LABORER AND KING.
An Incident Which Shows the Good Side
et George III.
When George 111. of England, in 1758,
mecle his toue through the southeigi
coenges, his. Pl'OPOSS VatS 71.4 1.1101 or 11
it -tonere!), but 05 a squire, M whom fresh
ond -exercise wereenecessilies of daily
life. "Society ill the Country llnusee
narrates null. the .leing inquired about
Addisnies• blethplace, and found les
pietist's,: in visiting placer; enviched by
literery associations, Ile refused lo be
feted, and stipulated that, there should be
no 011140 0010 1.1 ainineu Is. .
1)111411[4- Iles journey We King gore a
peoof of his kindlines0 end courage. 11 0
ltad recently eleileti Bereeley Casee. In
conversation wall his companion, on
Edwerd lies murder In that building the
King seemed preoCcugied.
A. 111111)11G 01' 1.WO ‘1•1111 1110 re-
mark that he woukl ride on a. little by
himself, he spurted his berme and met
n laborer riding lw the side of a \\Twin.
Attempting k) steer les hover, between
the rider 0011 lho eine, the king was
somehow let on Ihe leg by Iles rider, and
Pearly precipitated into lite wagon.
elnmeses, Ills companion, seeing Ilve
necident, quickly rode tip. Doubleig
thong of his hunt -Mg -crop, he Mel it
Against 1,11e liurn, exclaiming, "You
scoundrel I Don't you See, it 15 1110 King?'
The countrynum, pellitled with stir-
pilso, reM0117ed speechless, and in b01111,-
110111 pore of the vourtieres las11,
"Don't strike him on any neve-met 1"
ex -111110100 the eaveteIgn. "Afy, Mice Is
blue n 11111e, led it W11ti nllogether
neelelent, ntel will do me no harm,"
On retelling the med, elage, les Majes-
ty insisksil on himself applying they line
1110111 which hati been /woe -erect.
11 proved 10 be 0 eevore and manful
contusion/. fed the lCing would no! 000-
htSs himself disabled, and renlinued the
journey ns rr nothing hail (recurred to
lielerrept, H.
--
CONTINUOUS.
"Dote; ynur wife elsveys mating°. 143
1:42ve the 1114 word ?"
"1 11111 1 I geese (heel Mine P.
She, neveye 1111S 1110 111S1 000 010; then
elutes again en the these"
bar, semeed to eecese off wofficl-be forg-
ers, foe 11 is slated that no one lias o'er
alLempted eo copy the cork signature.
Placing cc small geese spot on the
cheque: is another protective idea, though
the spot has, in this ease, to be mecisely
in m prearranged posilleo, In a further
case, the etteque is never tern out of the
chequebook quite straight ; there is al-
ways a 111110 piece tern Off down part of
oee side, seetniegly in quite an nceiden-
tel manner..
leet still, these devices may rail at
times, and in every case the experience
end cuteness of the bank officials afford
additional protection. Indeed, this exper-
iferee is, perhaps, 11 gseatest safeguard
of 1111.-Pearsoit's Weekly,
CHINESE AS SERVANTS.
Mejority are Apt to - Disregard Con-
tracts.
These is no 410171)1 Ilia, with the
'shortage of 10 bole Chincee eervants have
become Very execting, says Mc Victoria
111. C.), Colonist. They .all went to be-
come cooks, and, ne every one knows,
Mere are other household duties for
which help is needed quite as much as
fee Nicking, Besides, there is a distinct
'tendency on the part of Chinese ser -
tante to disregard all conker:1s which
lhey make with Men employers. l'hey
leave en short, notice, and very marly
of them are utterly MS011511)10 to any
lerel of reeponeibffily. 'rue shortege ef
lobor Ls enabling 05 10 S00 1110 Chinaman
in Ills true light. and there is plenty
or' evelenee 11011 If he 00 allowed to ems -
hell the domestic eervice or lbe prov-
Ince our hoine$ seould eoon- be In the
Minds of 11 (neon ef Ovieeleis, well
whom we helve 111most. nothing in com-
mie, 11 would be a fool's Deputise, hi -
‘11111011 71/4111)(1 enter if the prnyer
tor the free nffilession nf Cffirieece as
SP1,0n1* Wet'r0 efill1P11(11 WW1). 01. pr0"
Tel' nffil 111711 among Chinamen there
ere many W110 11)110'0C1(110 111011' 01111[411.
14(4°9 10Wnrdt, 111V11' (111PIN'08, 1"'n 1.0
pod, 0101121g honeelye wlinet word cell
Le n1 eel -Moly 1-011ed 13111 steel nre
10 the 8111111 minority. It would 17e
creffingly bee i1C1110y TOD Ole Wi\T$
(11 (:olumbln to entrust lbele dos
1,11:11,isettenwhIr17115filneleoritrint,017,(1] 1111713inselsisof3114seifTe7177.--1111141-1-
wenhl heppen 1110 rogriptir 1111,11,
pod wIth,
71`00 11,11111001011 10 c011tIda Weal 00111.