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CHAPTER ViI.
At that precise moment the Eileen of
'Duncan Sinduir;s thoughts was looking
coyly up Into a young man's earnest
face. She stood at the open window of
a room, in a house cn the right side of
the park, and the clustering sweet -peas
•on the balcony were not snore fresh-
Ioolcing, more, brilliant (n their eolorhng,
than her beautiful, sparkling face.
"1 will not believe it, You fen in with
a family wish. You accepted him for
Mat alone. For you will love me some
day. ;I do not despair,"
Sho opened her lips with an expres-
sion of dissent, the hot blond rushing
1) her brow; but a voice behind them re-
called them both le their senses. Thole
Melees had appeared.
"Forgive me, Eileen, for leaving yet
ow strange that you also should he l se long, 1 hod to interview ammo
lunching here to -clay i she had just said troublesome parish wetter railing for
in the sweetest of voices, with that up- funds, 1 knew you could arouse each
ward glance that had driven more than other, it's a pity my other couple failed
'one Youth mad with love fm' her, me. But you like these informal lunch-
"Straege !" ejaculated her companion. eons, and so do 1."
"Heavenly divine, most providential, Adele Larkin, the wife of Sir Charles
MISS fliviet•er. I little expected such a Larkin and sister of Duncan Sinclair,
pleasure." was a small fair-haired women, ivlth a
She laughed. The rich color In her broad, cheerful face and dancing blue
cheeks deepened. eyes. Most people dubbed her homely,
"What a llradol" she .cxclalmed, but those who knew her well—neat is to
.stretching out her hand and picking a say, pierced beneath the outer crust—
sweet -pea, which site, laid earc'ssingty found her stauneh and true, o1 great
against her cheek. The flower seemed to moral strength and unselfish generosity.
pale instantly. Lord St Aubin smiled, So honest was she herself that she was
"Even Lee flowers acknowledge your the last to suspect another of evil doing.
suprainacy!" he murmured, Against She saw nothing but boundless good in
your cheek that one grows while. Your bumanily•
complexion is an envy to the women of Therefore Lord SL Aubin's embarrass -
London." ment and Eileen's sudden nervousness
"Oh, a truce to your flattery, my lord," revealed no genie, motives. Perhaps she
replied the girl mockingly, tossing her nctieed nothing pectdler in either of
ducky head. "Tell me what you have them, or, if she did, attributed it to her
been doing since we last met." apparent lack of hospitality in leaving
"And parted at four this morning, them so long alone.
wasn't It? Such an age age I But that Had she known what had really taken
hall was certainly the nicest of the scan place she would have been horrined,
sen. At least, I thought so," he added The rumor that Lord St Aubin had for
with emphasis, years admired Eileen had certainly
"Why?" asked Eileen, plucking the reached her, but, since the girl had cho-
petals of the flower with that most cruel set, Duncan, her cousin, In acccrdance
iusoticiance with which women so often with the wishes of the family, site at -
employ their fingers to hide their "feel- Inched no importance to it, and believed
ings. entirely in the integrity of both her
"Can you ask? ecause you were guests. Lord St. Aubin was a special
kind to tin old fliene ; because your friend of her husband's, and often
Duncan was not there. Thal is why, launched with them. Mere coincidence
fair queer " • had brought him and Eileen there Lo -
"You must not speak like Mate' site ex- gellter. Besides, she knew that Eileen
claimed, reprovingly, though a nriscbiev was madly in love with Duncan, whom,
ons smile twitched the corners of her a must be confessed, she thought rather
full red lips. "You forget that Duncan a casual lover,
Sinclair is my fiance, my future bus- "Have you' heard from Duncan,
hand.' Adele?" asked Eileen, smiling across the
He drew back with ostentatious hor- lunch table at her,
roe. "Yes; only this morning I had a long
"I forget! Never! The memory of that letter. He seems to like the place he is
is with Inc night and day. Eileen, why in—St. Lawrence, . an out-of-the-way
were you so cruel as le take him and fishing village. But, o1 course, you
leave me inconsolable?" know that. 110 writes every day, I sup -
She sighed. pose."
"Are you inconsolable? You hide it . Eileen blushed. She wished now that
well. And, really, now, such questions site had not broached the subject. Feel -
are rather out of place. Duncan is a Ing Lord St. Aubin's keen ryes on her,
dear fellow, and—well, 1 need not ex- sh.- answered nonchalantly—
chose Mm. Voila lout!" "Oh, dear no! We're not so demon -
"Yes, of course. But isn't he rather slt'alive as that. Adele. Once a week I
remiss? \\'here Is he now, In the mid- write, end receive my answer. That is
die of the gayest season we have had all!"
for years? Ile should be with you, by "Then you know nothing about the
your side continently, as though pro- village he is In, nor that he has disocv-
olsinting proudly: 'This is my future ered Uncle Ralph living about a toile qff,
bride. 1',00lc at her, ye jealous males; in a lonely cotlage, not about Sunbeam,
meek iter peerlessneesl She is mine, the beautiful, highly educated girl who
mine! Ah, how happily would I act that is the daughter of common people? She
role!" might be a Vero de Vere, he adds,"
"Lord S1, Aubin, I'm surprised at The color ebbed from Eileen's face.
yeti!" Lord St. Aubin alone noticed that. Sir
"Lord St. Aubite 1t used to be Jhn, Charles was too absent-minded to see
Olin Jin.!" he ejaculatedsadly. anything, and Adele had not looked up
"Well, Jim then, dear ,1lm, don't be so as she spoke, or perhaps she might have
su•cust.!c. 1 wee saying that Duncan realized that something was amiss,
hates Landon. It melees him 111. He's "How strangel" murmured Eileen,'
so keen en his .painting. We under- wile a poor attempt to smile. Then her
stand each other so perfectly. That is eyes met Jim's to proud appeal. -
why I do not mind his going; why I am He plunged headlong into a descrip-
ccntenl without has continual presence." tion of the latest play of the day, adroit -
"But he? 'flow cin he do !t? 'Those 17 keeping the ball of the convensalion
lips. Eileen! IJow can he forget them i on his side of the table. Eileen shot hint
Little girl, you should not have done it. a grateful look as, a few minutes, later,
Even now It is not loo Tale to say: 'Jing, he held the dooropen for her.
dear Jim, 1 love yet; I will be yours.' But whilst Adele chatted lightly -about
'Can you not? Surely no lukewarm most things pleasing to the feminine
lover is worthy of you. 1 leve you; 1 can mind, Eileen's thoughts were with Dun
give you eternal worship. Eileen, you. can; the man she loved. A sudden wild
must see it; you must be nine. Forget jealousy egulnst Sunbeam, the child of
that absurd engagement, my own dart- eemmee parents, "who might be a
Ing" Vere de Vere," had sprung up in her
Willa a quick glance behind Idol into heart;. For a moment she felt like a
the empty room, he moved nearer to her tigress about to shield her young. Den-
ote! put his nem round her shoulders. can was hers No outer woman should
' 'Eileen, I alone love you. I alone Can lake hien from her. She had won him
stake you happy. Comte to noel" he mur- after years of page/ice. She would not
inured, drawing her closer to hint, his give him up.
ince ablaze with passion. "Eileen," said Lord SL Aub,n, when
Then, ns -she began to spook and put the were alone again for a few min-
ce' her hands to push him off, he seized uLee, "you will come to me yet, I love
itet 10 him end crushed her lips with his ycul No village prodigy should take me
enc long passionate kiss.front you!"
She struggled wildly in his embrace, "Donal" site moaned, droppingher
but he was bigand slreng, more than eyes -from itis anxious to hide
the agony
match for her. It seemed a year before to them, "I am his. Village prodigy ok
he relen,ed her arid met Iter indignant net, he is mine.
eyes welt an exultant smile, 'Tho man of the world smiled to him-
"How dare yowl" she gasped, putting sell. He prided htnleelf on knowing
her hands to her disorderedhair, "Have Eileen better then she knew herself, In
you ne respect for me? 1 will never his inner heart he was sure she loved
Spealc to you again." him better than Duncan, and little
He looked 111.umble, ,The smile Vats- doubted what a toilnt of passionate love
teller) from his Lace, iia glri concealed for this neglected
"1 love you. Eileen, Can you punish nrLisl•cousm,
me for that? i was road, I lcnow• But 1 • Eileen Rtviee° was r'fch, flee 00051e
love you, , , . Of course you will speak Duncan was the squire of a midland
to me. Have we not been friends for village and the owner of mach land,
yea's? Send for your Duncan, if I may Blit his purse was meagre and the place
not speak 10 you.. 1 swear I shall do heavily mortgaged. F'ileen's money was
this again, If net:' Id alter all that, and bring back a reign
"It is foolish of you, and wrong," she of splendour to the dilapidated hall.
said in a low voice, the anger dying out Since thele childhood their names had
of her face, 'And you are too sure of been coupled by designing relatives,
my irieridshlp' to stand in awe of ono. set Duncan, feeling Ihnt Eileen lid not
But a rendition Of this w111 be the death- compel to grande passion" iri bit heerl1
blow to.nnr tntlmncy. Remember that.", had studiously avoided her, and only,
"Then i an forgiven?"as the years wont by and he met no
"This time, yes. But suppose Adele woman that he could prefer to her, did
had come in and seen you. What he come to look upon the proposition
would she have said? She Is lois sister, with willing eyes. lrtnally, reading the
and would never forgive me for being terra secret in her cell -tole face, and
disloyal to Ilam, for she would blame concluding that great love was not for
me. Site would not pause to think that him, he proposed, and, thele; engage -
you are as sl.rmig 05 a—a Vice, and re- latent was announcd at the beginning of
listless when roused." the semen.
She blushed as she spoke, and
glanced at him from •under iter long
curled lashes,, desire to seize her CHAPTER VIII.
again rose strong within him, but re-
alizing that ft would not be se easily "Put on your hat, Sunbeam, and come
overlooked, ine restrained himself, say with me," snidi Bill, rising from 115 tea.
Inil : table and pushing his chair back 00(511y.
Sill why did you choose 111111, Eileen?" "Where are yeti going to take her?"
Sho mads all impatient movement. asked hie slater, "As It gels dark the sea
"Why? Because /lame )tint, Yes, sir, fret will gel evorse, You ;dont know the
1 love liim, That Is my rcitson:'
ptaee, enough to run risks in a mist
wharf us had as a London fog at
lUni's.'
"Bosh I I know rely way like a cat.
'Sides, I know what I'm about. Don't
you flurry, Corn Sunbeam, and urry
u
p 01' tt'
o shalt be lute, I've to meet
sorno ono at 'nlf way 'ruse, and yqu'd
Thele miss '1111, i know,"
The smile accompanying his words
struck a chill into the girl's heart as she
turned to the door. She Icnaw ohms
they would meet. Also lhol in a very
short thus her father would osis her what
she
had decided to do,and their
equally
lly
strong wine would again COMMle 15110 0011.
tact for the second tirno that day. A
shiver ran through her as she entered
her ltllle room. If only he would kill
Mel Ile had been so good to her that
site did not like to thwart him, and yet
what else could she do? Had not Mr.
Sinclair said that cne must defend one's
honor at all costs? With a cry she flung
herself on her knees by the bed and
prayed for help In Me coming struggle,
The same fears had assailed her aunt.
For In her brother's face she saw no -
Ming but obstinate determination, and
Trembled for the child she wonehtp ed,
She could not understate' Bill's attitude
to all, Had his .seven years' hnpriscn-
tnent killed the love that had so softened
11111 In the days of old" Tears rushed to
liar eyes, but she blinked them back,
suying huskily 1
"You don't mean 10 he loo hard on
her, Bill, Won't you give her a little
longer is decide? That eddication she's
had wouldn't flt her for such ideas.
You'll be patient, won't you, 'cos you
Mee her,"
fie frowned.
"She roust sel.11e one thing or Pother
to -night. I want some return for what
I've done."
But you won't frighten her, will you?
You'll bo patient? I wish you'd let ale
come, ton, I might help her to give in."
"No, I clon't want two cif you. You've
had your chance all day. I left you
alone a purpose, That whippersnapper
with 'Is laugh beln' 'ere I couldn't bring
Dan as far. For all you know this gen-
tleman ain't as hinnocent as he looks.
\Ve can't be toe careful. Me an' Dan
meet to -night to fix up plans, 11 she
gives in, she'll be in them. If she don't
shell he frightened enough to snake her
give In to -morrow-----"
"You don't mean Gentleman Den
Lo .really marry her, then ?" asked the
woman, a gleam of hope In her eyes.
"That depends," he replied in a Mw
voice. "I don't show all my 'and el
once, you bet. You don't catch me by
Ute tail, Melly Green, 1 can Tell you,
Now shut up, 'ere she conies. And give
over Mania'. I haven't kept her so long
to suddenly get rid of her now she hes
mere value than ever before. If she'd
'alp wo might be millionaires in no
time."
Sunbeam canoe in smiling. She kissed
her aunt affectionately and turned to her
father, who was watching her thought-
fully.
I ant quite ready now. daddy," she
said in her old bright voice, which
brought a look of relief to her aunt's
anxious face, "it will be guile Iiko old
times lc go for n walk with you."
An expression of hesitation flashed.
across his face. Then, turning his eyes
110111 her face, he slouched towards the
door, saying over his shoulder:
"AL any rale, we'll show these bloom
-
in' villagers that you ain't ashamed o'
your ticket--o'-leave man, eh? And pre -
shoes few of them can walk alolgslde
such a line set-up young woman as yer-
self. You night bo a duchess if you
play your cards right"
She paled slightly. "I don't want to
be anything but myself, Sunbeam, your
little daughter," she replied, lucking her
band into his.
ile grunted incretulously, but drew
himself up nevertheless with pride. For
her sweet words were honey to him,
std, for a moment, an overwhelming
feeling of love for her possessed his little
soul.
Hely had asked Mm to be patient with
her. Of course he would be, Gentleman
Dan was hard to circumvent, but even
if Sunbeam refused to net as accomplice
in their plans she would not really
mar'r'y Dan. He would save her from
that somehow. In a day or leve he could
allay her feelings, after the threat had
worked the result he wanted. But the
threat would not be reiluired. lIa felt
sure. thatr.she had decided to obey. leer
very senile told him so.
He Mlle knew that her reassured Man-
ner -We
an-
m r -ii& due to the decision she had
made: to the peace that had seemed to
come suddenly as she arose Nona her
knees in her little room. For she felt
Convinced that she had chosen the only
right way the world and her own heart
could approve. A decision that meant
that her body roust suffer to keep her
SOW 'pure and intacl, Gentleman Dan
oras preferable to sineterribleeleough he
seemed, and at the last minute her fa-
ther could not force her (1110 such a hate-
fol marriage. Though she did noir rely
of that though).. Good as he had al-
ways bean to her she knew that, as
Betty Mid said, he was "terrible when
roused." She was- young and in his
pewee. Ile had TT right to do with 11et'
a? tteeer-islie'cl. She might refuse to mar-
ry Dan, but he could still foree.eher .,Lo••
)hat, lee knew thaj she would never be -
hey him by making n scene,
"Nevertheless I shall have strength,"
site mused, as they walked silently along
tate steep road leading from the village
to the town of Olney, flee miles ahead.
"And rte loves mo elall too 11111011 to be
really unkind I"
Once her thoughts flew to Duncan
Sinclair. He had promised help. If the
worst came to the worst, she could go
le hint and nremind h(rn of his promise.
The sea, fret deepened as they.waiked,
It hung like a heavy grey pall over land
and sea. A Ihin drizzling rain began to
falle Darkness crept up from the distant
hills. The road seemed quite forsaken.
(To be continued).
—44 _—
THE IiAG BAG.
There are 500 ways to cools eggs.
'rho Chinese like fried heap soup,
Cot lain Parlstmn decendenls drink pe-
troletuo,
A single crow destroys 700,000 insects.
a year.
Vermont marble generics -ars the
best In tlta world.
Adulterated radishes . now—they h
v Lay Heil
dipped in, aniline dye to give thein a
piny, 'fresh tools,
In '1.'tttbet, in geeeting a. friend, it is
polite to hold up the hand and stick
out the tongue.
The perftmte of the Caltfornla rose it
twenty per Dent, stronger that dint of
any other rose in the world,
MANY WEDDINGS RESULT
Il0(.IA.. CIRCLE INSTITUTIONS AT
lIAMPr'i'EA», LONDON,
Not a Mere Mateb-Mnk(ng Agency—But
Manynappy itla'rfttges
Result.
Great success has attended the "social
circles" for lonely people, Instituted by
the Rev, W. J. Gomersall and Mrs.
tkomer,sall, at Hampstead, Charing
Cross and J3rtxlon, London, England,
'J.'o a representative of the London
Daily News recently Mrs, Gomersall, the
inspiring genius of the scheme, volun-
teered the information that the move-
ment, since Its origin some twelve
months ago, has dsv.eloped so that other
centres are to be fennel In Canonbury,
Ketnsinglon, .and, later on, In Manehes-
ler, I3lrmingham, Liverpool and other
r vin
p i a cul cities,
"\Ve object," continued fire "hostess"
01 the Social Club at Stanley Gardens,
Hampstead, "to our institution being de-
scribed as a mere rnalchenaking agency,
A; my husband publicly declared, we
dc not make matrimonial bargains. We
simply invite people to joist the circle,
and to take the consequences That may
ensue, although we are guile willing
and, indeed, glad to encourage, friend-
slups which may lead to marriage."
GRATEFUL LE'T'TERS.
"Have the meetings here already led
ler such a result?" asked our represen-
taiive. '
"More Lhan once. Here Is, for in-
stance, a letter recently received from
one of cur members. 'I must sincerely
thank you,' he writes, 'for having
brought about my meetlug with Miss
—, 1n whom I have found one atter
my own hearL I have grown very fond
of her, and I feel assured that she will
making a loving, faithful and devoted
wife.' We have received not a few let-
ters of that descripticn, for people write
Its from all parts of the world \'ancou-
vet, the Transvaal, and even China. A
Celestial once sent his application for
membership, .with his subscription duly
enclosed, in a humorous note, as fol-
lows: Ale, no ohildee; me, no wifee; me,
sc, lonely; me want marry nice girlee.'
"Another correspondent, gifted with a
different kind of humor, also wrote to
Afr. Gomersall, congratulating him on
tee enterprise, which he described as a
real boon for lonely bachelors. 'And, no
doubt,' he further commented, 'you era
e lonely bachelor yourself. So I send
you my mother-in-law. She is a dear
old soul, and you might do worse than
have a look al het.'"
Meetings of the Hampstead fiociel
Circle are held every Friday evening at
the headquarters in Stanley Gardens.
BEST , EVER WRITTEN.
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Mix the following by shaking well in
a bottle, and take in teaspoonful doses
after meals and at hedlinte:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
Dunce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. A prominent physician is the
nuthortly that these simple, harnuese
ingredients can be obtained at nominal
cost front any druggist, even in the
smaller towns.
The mixture is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and mutative
Kidneys, overcoming Backache, Bladder
weakness and Urinary trouble of all
kinds, if taken before the stage of
Bright's disease.
'Chose who have tried this say it pos-
itively overcomes pain in the back,
clears the urine of sediment and regu-
lates urination, especially at night, cur-
ing even the worst forms of bladder
weakness.
Every men oe Woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act-
ing in a healthy manner should mix this
prescription at home and give It a Trial,
as IL is said to do wonders for many
persons.
PLEDGED NOT TO MARRY.
New Rule For Women 'Teachers Goes
Into Force in England.
A regulation which will practically
amount to an ()Metal discouragement of
inertiege among women teachers is
'shortly to be issued by Ilene Board of
Educii hon; says the London Mail,
•, It -will insist that every nteenber ef-
the teaching ,pagfessjon who e0tere a
teaming college which recebees State
grants shall sign en undertaking•not to
withdraw until after a term of years.
In the case of men the time vi1l Pie
eeven yea's, and in that of women flue
years. This undertaking will he in the
suture of tt legal brand, snot for every
twelve months W11ieh a teacher does not
serve a penally will be enforced, The
tpenelly has not yet been finally settled,
but. will probably be £20,
11 Is felt that under llto existing ar•
rangentent Iuncis are often wasted upon
the training of women loathers, many
or whom leave their positions soon niter
*becoming bully qunlinedin order to
marry.
"The new regulations nnay keep g'rls
ewes from the profession, but I do not
imagine IL will have n Brent effect in
this dh'oelion," the heed of a training
0001re said yesleed0y. "'reechoes will
have n little longer In n'h!ch to save,
that is ait."
An educe (tonal expert. • sin ted -Ma
6'11
is in the-flteet.Ilve years of their lives
aS leachers Ihnl woman are most plasty
to form an etiaehmenl. "After seven
yea's," he teetered, "a mistress hardly
ever marries 1111111 she becomes the head
of n school. The new rule is betted to
mean 111111. (ewe)' girl leachers will
inerry,"
The Melanolloty nlwnys have dark
(13'03.
ra,
TERRIER A VERSA'TiLE DOG.
(Inc That Was Devoted to Snake KB-
Itrtg--r,latihttf Sure of a Fox.
Of all our dugs ))term is none .50 vor-
salile in nand rind body as lire terrier.
There is 110 service that a dog can do
for las in apart or as a Companion, says.
a writer in b3leckwood's Magazine, that
he is not capuhle of.
I knew one terrier in. India who de-
voted herself to the dangerous and ex-
citing sport of siteke, trilling, bier me-
Iher1 wtta to irritate the snake Into sit-
ting up. Site would dance around it,
sparring for an opening. es le were.
Then ttdtli Incredible swibinese she dart.
ad at the rapliln and gripped it close
behind the head --.a sharp bite and the
snake was dead.
Sho was marvellously successful until
on an unlucky day when one of her
puppies was with her rhe found It snake;
the. ,puppy got In her way at the atilt•
cal moment and the snake struck Noe
Ile on the naso, The wound was slight.
it was oaulorfzed at once end a strong
dose of whiskey administered, Apner-
enlly Nettle was quite well the next
morning, but es she we,s ple$ng with
the puppy she suddenly turned head
aver heels and when we reached her
she was dead.
A fox once went to ground In a nar-
row drain; tw,o terriers were running
with Me pack, The first went in, and
unable to get up to the fox, caught
held of the brush, bee only point he
could reach.
The second 'terrier also went in, but
could not, of !coulee gel far. as his conr-
panlon blocked the way, so he caught
hold of the Iles( trrier's tail: Then came
the whipper In and he stooped dajvii,
put in his arm and feeling the second
terrier he caught e:old of hien and pull-
ed Mnt out,
There was consilrrable reslstence,
1 ui at length, to the amusement of the
felt, the second terrier appeared hold-
ing tight le the tail of his predecessor,
w;ito 1n his turn was holding on 'Lo the
brush of bite fox.
If your terrier is to do his best ter
you in the field he oust shave your
house, or I1 he lives in a kennel you
attest Le often with hien, but ray ex-
perience is that the dogs Met have
lean the best for work have been those
that have lived with me day end night.
A dog so studies your face that he learns
to anticipate your wishes, almost to
read your expression.
Moreover he *Its tip e good many
words when lie is always in the hem.
and f have generally found Ilial they(
ere some words which are so thrilling
that they hove to be spelled out by
members of the family. The sound o',
them is too exriting for the small
friends under the table or seated on
!heir favorite chairs.
The terrier tient lives in the house
develops a vocabulary of his own end
one 1 knew well hal three distinct tonne.
With one he callers his misters when
he was in trouble or wanted help; in
another, re.pettfully imperious, bre in-
vited a trusted friend to take hien out.
if he wanted the servants he would put
Its• head through the banisters of the
kitchen staircase and bark sharply and
Imperiously.
Eeach lone was known and rr ngniz-
ed, and I never knew hint to dn^eive
ry using one in the place of the others.
NINETY-ONE WOULD -DE BRIDES.
Maidens Who Dave "Proposed" to 0
Lonely Colonial.
Four score and eleven British maidens
Neve by letter avowed their desire to
rescue from Isis pathetic loneliness the
settler. in British Columbia who recently
wrote to the Guildford Board of Guar -
diens to ask them to assist in providing
him with a wife, says the London
Chronicle. Idow• many others may have
had the deslro but not the courage to say
s . 1t is impoosible, of course, to tell,
but Mr. Harry Newbury, who, in his
bluff, frank way, stated his require-
ments and described himself, evidently
touched the hearts of many eligible
young ladies.
Mr. Nowbury said he did not want an
angel, three nice, sensible girl, and near-
ly all the Lair applicants for his hand
and heart let it he understood in their
letters that whatever else they might be
they were at any rale sensible. One of
(hem said he [e-. ashamed of herself at
waling, but she wanted a friend. A
nculd-bo bride said she was et college
until a Little while ago. and she warned
lite colonial that, she Lusa still as full
of fun and mischief as any girl who had
just left nitric].
Another girl who asked Lo be intro-
duced do the young than said she was
not at alt a "bad sort, vete, nice and sen-
sible, fah' and dimpled." Another ap-
praised her charms rather highly, slat-
ing that she was "graeeful and ladylike,
with a fcgttre divine"; moreover, she had
an 4maculalo olive complexion,. aquiline
nToee, rosy red lips, and .was teem.
headed. Once she had been disappointed
FROM ERIN'S GREEN ISLE'
NEWS BY MAIL FROM IRELANDS
SHORES,
Uappenfngs In rho Emerald Isla 0f
Interest (o Irish.
Caner/lane.
Kerry Weakly reports a snort potato
crop In That district,
An $0 -acre farm held under the church
becly at Booladines was recently sold
Ma $7,500.
Dublin Gazelle prints notice that
Arthur and Jane Kirkpatrick are to sell
their estates in the County of Derry,
Derry infirmary Committee has unani-
mously resolved to 'support "as far es
Meltable," Irish manufacturers.
Gorey, Wexford, has $5,000 in band to
build a school for boys and girls in
memory of the late Archdeacon Fur-
long, P.P.
No cheap loaf in Belfast. Bakers just
added a oenl to the price of the h -ib,
loaf, the second advance inside of three
months,
The T. eV. Edgeworth caseate is being
sold to its tenants on "terms as favcr-
able as any gained recently in County
Longford."
A bust of General Griffin one of the
most distinguished Sons of the city of
the violated treaty has been unveiled at
Limerick.
Rev. P. Quinn P.P., is in the Slates
raising funds for new schools in foai-
island and a parochial house in Slew-
nrlslrwrr Tyrone.
Tenants have bought their holdings on
the Creaghe estate at Ballyhonock, on
the basis of Mee years rent for the free-
hold.
Omagh rural council is taking over
the local markets and increasing their
attractiveness by installing a coffee wa-
gon on the premises.
Carrickcn-Suir has been asked for a
prompt and definite reply to a request
i<t' en iucreaso of salary, from the five
medical officers of the union.
Al a meeting he Jordanstown, County
Meath, L. Ginnell, ALP., observed that
'Sir Anthony Macdonell was the most
sr•ntemptible man in Ireland."
A fierce baton charge by one hundred
iclice, lasting for over a quarter of an
tour, was a feature of recent evictions
n the Wass and Slack eslates, Dowra,
t:eunty Leiltlni.
Qatliy
fishermen, who reecued the
',raw of the French ship, Leo XIII.,
which foundered on the Clare coast last
week, will be recognized In Quilty in
some practical manner.
Alullingar welcomed a member of one
of its eldest families, Rev, Dr. Murray,
11. C. bishop of Peelh, Australia, who re-
visited the scenes of his youth after an
absence of forty years.
A charge against twelve Nationalists
Ler driving cattle off the grazing farun of
a man named, Seale, was withdrawn at
tat Stradhally Queens County Petty
Sessions in September.
A seven-year-old Irish boy, son of P.
C'Neili, Afnin street, Keody, had pertiois
of his lips eaten off and his cheeks and
forehead badly injured. IIc was trying
to seem a young girl from n large sheep
dog.
City leaders al Waterford are trying lo
join with traders in Duncannon and sur-
rounding districts, to continue the
steamers between Waterford and Dun -
cannon. Steamship company has taken
beats cif the route,
Tho Hemphill property at Moyglass,
Killemaule, Tipperary, tins been sold to
es dozen tenanis at a reduction of 30
per cent. an the previous price offered,
and the landlord is reinstating the evic-
le'l tenant, Mr. Murphy,
In love, but, she significantly added, her
capacity still held good.
A girl who was good at making things
homely, wrote that she was sure site
would make a good little wife for n
workingman. Another maiden described
her charms as "inclined to plumpness,"
whilst a representative of the Emerald
Isle said she was everything that was
rrquircd and was remarkable for her
good Moles. From Wales carte a letter
slating that the writer was holding a
humble position, but she had a heart
and was willing to comply with ail Mr.
Newbury's wishes, and would send on a
character if necessary.
A young woman, who wrote for Air.
Newbury's address, said 0110 felt sure
that she could help hien ottt of his diffi-
culty, whilst another "strong and
healthy", wanted a husband, and could
not find one in England. One who had
the misfortune lo lose her intended re-
eenBy, was now looking out for smile -
body else, and men of tills, kind were
scarce where she was living.
The fathe1, of a yo'Cmg women, who
would meet ell requirements, said he
would send her out it the young man
would toward the passage money as a
guaentoe of good tnilh,
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THE IDEA THAT WENT.ASTRAY,
ft was Danny's idea. Danny always
bad a great rrjany ideas, and sornetimes
.they were good, eometlmes they were
nut, as Is apt to be the mese With people
who haa great many of anything—
es��eelallyve Ideas,
Il wsuch m.
"And soillmbeething flew'," asoldgreedAJyyunle,
"Who'll cut the Lace?" asked Fred,
who always wonted bo )snow haw things
wero going to be done,
"Can't you, MIlly?" aslced all the OM
dren al once. "Can't you?" and they all
gathered around a tulle girl who was
dressing a doll In an automobile stilt.
"What aro you talking about?" she
asked. "What kind of a face, and what
fee?" Shewee fastening the odd tenses
from two pairs of Aunt Mlldred's spec-
tacles into a wire frame for goggles for
the doll.
"Why, pumpkin face, to scare Uee1e
Ned I He always laughs at us if we are
afraid of anything."
"1f you will get the pumpkin, -a nice
large one,—and will lend me your•new
Melt -knife, why, 1'11 see what I can do;"
she said.
Fred promised, and the rest of that
clay and the next the children spent in
preparation for the surprise. Uncle Ned
was a young lawyer in the city, but he
came home Saturday nights to spend
Sundays with Aunt Mildred.
Milly succeeded in making a very ugly
face. making enormous eyes and a mon-
strous mouth, in which she managed to
fasten two rows of corn grains for teeth.
Then, when the rest of the children wero
out playing, she took tier pumpkin head
up into the attic, and hunted for other
things to complete its make-up. In an
cq,t Trunk she found a heavy wig, and
this she fastened firmly on the head
with some glue. When at last she
showed it, with its great shock of black
hair, everybody agreed that it was ugly
enough to frighten anybody.
"Het think it's a goblin, said M111y,
who had read a great ninny fahrystor'ies.
"There ain't any goblins," said Fred,
wine was always practical,
in the evening, soon after supper, they
al, went out and stuck it up on the end
of a stray bean -pole, which they leaned
up against the post of the garden -gale.
Delve Peters gave theist a candle, which
they lighted and thrust inside of the hol-
low head,
"Ugly, how ugly" they said, and then
went hi the house Lc wait.
After a while Fred proposed going out
1.1 see how itlookedagain,and every
one of the children followed him. What
if the candle should have burned cut or
been blown out?
Fred gave it low whistle and stopped
before he reached the gate. and all the
children called, "What's the mailer?"
There the ugly thing hung, the light
shining through the big empty eyes and
grinning corm teeth, and just behind
there was certainly a great white some-
thing that looked like wings
"Wha:s that white thing?" said 041113',.
in a frightened whisper, as she clutched
Fred's arta.
Let's go back 1" begged Amy and
Janie.
'There's nothing to be afraid of," said
Fred, boldly; but he did not trove a step
nearer lc the gate. "You are always so
'frail 01 thin"
"Oh, go segse, iwhat it is! I'm scared,
scared!" wailed 01tlly. who scaecely re-
cognized her own handiwork in the
darkness. en strange it looked.
In the excitement they did Hol hear the
car whistle nor the sound of footsteps on
th't gravel walk,
JiL,t then a breeze sprang up, flaring
the candle, which sent out a long longue
of Ilame from the pumpkin head's
mouth, and the white something behind
began to nave. Like a flock of fright-
ened birds the children, Fred, Amy,
Janie and MilIy, turned and ran as fast
as they could, stumbling over each other
in their flight.
A man's figure darkened the doorway.
"Hello)" said Uncle Ned. "What's bap.
pened ?"
'Oh, Ute pumpkin—there's something
there behind it—we thought we'd scare
you l"
They were all talking together, se
Uncle Nevi did not understand at first.
"And you scared yourselves?" he said,
at last, "Come, let us see what the
'something white' is," and he went
straight up to the garden fence and
pulled down Aunt- Mildred's while
crocheted shawl.
"nutty forgot to take it in, as I asked
tier, remarked" Aunt Mildred, "and it's
htrlcy fout"
UncleyoNed laundghied so loud that every-
body else laughed, too.
T1hen he put his hand down into tele
overcoat pocket and brought forth two
big brown parcels' of nuts and candy,
and Aunt -Mildred brought in a basket
of big red apples, and after all, it was
a jolly evening, although, Its hfilly re-
melted, the 'getting scared pat • got
mixed up."—Youth's Companion,
WHITE MICE ON FLAG.
Subnmrine Branch of English Roan'
Navy Has Flag with Novel Design.
The submarine branch of the _Kcal
Navy has recently adopted tor' its ex-
cltlslve use a novel nag of a design
hitherto iniknown to the College of
Heralds.
The portent is of three Oclorsred,
blue, ane yellow—represetling the
three submarine depots of Portsmouth,
Devenport and Chautato, andis divld-
ed into four quarters, 'In one division
appears a submarine boat, and furan:
other three torpedoes, 'while tile=olltce.
lave arc adorned with mute ewe,.
The right of these little animals; 10 0.
place in (he flag may he a little pea.
?Meg to the lay iniad; but as n miler'
of fuel, no submarine ever goes to sea
without some of these. creatures 00
heard, They are extremely sensitive to
Ile plcsenco 01 noxious gases—twenty
limes more so than a man—and a Care.
(u1 watch is kepi on them while the
1'n1)n1ar01e is neer way
As e00n es the proporli0') at don-
gerous gas- elecny ra'bat1 mento ide...
1'ises above the normal, Ilio mice show
rtgos o1 exhaustion, but not unlit the
animals collapse is II neressary for the
'oat to rise lethe serf0ee. They have
far Tetany ye'n's been Used for tbe,Sattle
purpose Ila coal lnh1e3,
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