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CHAPTER X1.—(Cont:nued).
In Lhe dnys that followed my mind
was fully engrossed by recollections of
her charm and heathy. Like every
dimer anan, I had had, before my blind-
" roes, one or two minor aifatrs of the
heart, but never before had I experi-
enced the grand paseket, True, I had
when at college believed mysell hope-
lessly in love with the daughter of 4
pastry -cook, and later on, while still
1,n Oxford, had found my ill -formed
ideal In a neat young lady in black,
. who served at the ribbon -counter of a
shaper's in George Street. I had, le-
i deed, admired several other women of
various ages and various stations, but
110110 had ever approached in grace,
beauty; or rat1nement the woman who
bad so suddenly come into my life, and
so quickly gone out of it.
Sleeping or walking, my thoughts
were always of her, Almost every word
of her conversaLicn had become riveted
upon my anemory as upon the cylin-
der of a phonograph;and as I sett alone
in my dingy roost moodily smoking my
pet briar, 1 would delight in reflecting
upon her cairn, philosophlcal theories,
and seemed to hear the musical cadence
of her well -remembered voice as plain-
ly as thoue she were at my side.
Yes, I openly confess that '1, whet
et later years determined to remain a
bachelor, was deeply in love with her.
Indeed, for the time; 1 'actually forgot
Cho grim shadow of evil which had in
any blindness Sallee. upon me.
Hither and thither In the great world
e 1 London 'I went with my eyes ever
open in eagerness to eatch a glimpse•
et her, 1 lounged in the Row at the
fashionable hour; went to the apena, and
swept boxes and stalls with my glasses;
and strolledabout Regent Street, bo R nt Sl ee
ford Street, and High Street, Kensinge
tion, in the vicinity of those great drapery
emporiums so dear alike to the !erten-
' ine heart and to the male pocket. Fm•
tee days or so I spent greater part of
my time in scorching for her slim, erect
figure among the bustling London
crowds. 1 knew her address, it was
true, but my acquaintance was not sun-
Ox -
ticfncient le warrant a call, therefore 1 was
e. compelled to seek n chance encounter.
Alt, however, was in vain. I had.
firmly resolved to lake ne heed of the
Colonel's extraordinary premonition,
and laughed nt his dehortatory sugges-
' ! ' - tions; for 1 menet at all costs to meet
her again. Onieday f suddenly recce
lectcd that in conversation Mas. Anson
had _mentioned that her daughter was
4 g r
student L at h Royal the icy 1 Academy n
if Music. If so, then she would undoubt-
; edty go there alone on certain days to
take her lessons. 13y carefully watch-
ing I might, I thought, meet her as it
by accident. So 1 al once set to work
to make ingtthles, and discovered
through lipping me of the halt -porters
of the institution IbulMiss Anson came
there every Tuesday and Friday at two
o clock In the afternoon. The next
day chanced to be Tuesday, therefore I
went to liamover Square and waited for
her at the corner of Tenterden Street,
As I watched i saw quite a number of
-smart-leaking lady ,student pass Into
the inslitulion, but, although i remained
en the alert for nearly two hours, she
dirt not come., and at length I w8s com-
pelled .IO return borne wearied, unsuc-
cessful, and dispirited.
That night, however, n blow fell upon
me An incklent which I hod constant-
ly dreaded occurred, for by the last post
was delivered ono of those strange type-
written mandates from the unknown.
The envelope was a blue -grey one, such
es lawyers use, end the rose meek
showed that it had been despatched
h'o.ni the Lombard Street alike, in the
City. f tore it open in fear and Wept
dation, and glanced at the few even
• lines it contained. The dines 1 read
were signed by the worn "Axel," traced
with n heavy hand in rough Roman
capitals, and were as follow:—
or
'1'o v the L
m, rot c tin•
a toenlh of Oct -
y
0
• enter Park bet t the L I el, Gtbsvc»nr al
r
Gale
e at bee,
o clock, and wait at Lite third
seat on Lhe path which Reds to the
band -stand."
1 stood, silent, with themyslerious
missive in niy hand. Some secret ser
vice was evidently required of me. The
shadow -of that fateful night had again
fallen, crushing me beneath its weight
of myelory and crime.II
thought of o
f the
unktins n Edna and d .Icier
,p eel her in
e contorts -on will \label. In my Helpless-
ness 1 had become an unwilling tool
in the pends of the former, and now 1
, hided and despised her. This galling
I servitude which she hadImposed upon
L. andel• penalty of death_ /ens doubly
C's hksoine now ihat I loved; yet so mys-
terious and tragic were all the Mecum -
stances teen Ifeared to break iho bond
that .:1 hnti. given,
In' ot(Incry oircumstnnces I think I
should hnye been eager to obey this
sindcn demand' le g�oo to the Peek on the
following dny, Them was it distinct
ni"oRipe advert lure ht the ipeinitnen t,
.,arcl, eager l0 lithem 1 h 1 mystery sin
rounding* Edna, 1 sav that It's elect-
ing night furnish nue with some cle,
But '1 reeol'eoted Mabel, ail. sweetness
l s
and putty, and halted it all, Edna had
, a dc,alnre.l that go heeself was net the
,mystm'ious "Anel,? yet I had no rem
sell to dtshelleve her. statement. To me
it seemed 'as though ,she wero acting
unc101• instructions which ihad for their
it, Object the preservation of the Secret of
Me midnight crone,
Who was the young _nail who bad
Mien victim? His 1dentty puzzled me
�,plweys until the problem !tad become
so perplexing 1i.s to drive tine to de-
eP,air,' Although Lime niter time I had,
arched the newspapers, 1 had found
no oto ans err
t
J v to tied rl
n a ;rid t i n
g d
;**men11on0tl as aliasing, Ito had r:vldcienE-
ly been done to death and bis body die-
teaod of 1i►1'ieout 4 single Ii1jUlryl while
Ilte crime hurl been concealed with an
ingenuity which appalled ate, might
1, myself, not fall vietlm in e similar
manner if 1 refused la obey these strange
mandates of nm unknown hand?
These thoughts were the reverse of
reassuring, for even if 1 went to the
pollee they would be unable to assist
me. A detective might keep the appoint-
ment In the Park, but it was ceratin
on seeing a stranger in the vicinity the
person intended to meet me would give
him n very wide berth.
That hot night 1 lay awake through
many hours calmly reviewing the whole
situation, On the last oecasion when
1 had obeyed Lite order of any mysteri-
ous correspondent --sent undoubtedly at
Edna's instigation—I had profiled con-
siderably. \Vas the present order for
good or for evil?
Naturally, I hod always been fond of
adventure, for I came of a family of
sailors. But the gruesome Incidents of
That single night when I had wandered
alone in London lead utterly unnerved
me. I had become so surrounded by
mystery that each effort of mine to els-.
c!dalo it caused me to sink deeper and
deeper into the complex quagmire of
uncertainty.
Perhaps Edna herself desired to speak
with inc now that 1 could see. This
suggestion look •possession of me, and
next morning 1 was anxious and inter-
ested in the nppointment, Soon after
three i Look an omnibus from the Strand
to Iles corner of Park Lane, and on the
stroke of four entered the Park at Gros-
venor Gate and glanced eagerly around.
No one was in the vicinity save one
of two loungers of the "unemployed"
type an d two or three nursemaids
with children. Without difficulty I soon
found the seat indicated, and sal down
to wait. It was a pleasant spot beneath
a large chestnut tree, quiet and more
secluded than any of the others. Eve
dently my cort'espondent knew the Parr
well,
1
111
a cigarette and possessed myself
In patience, After some five minutes
or so a female figure entered the gate
and approached in my direction, It was
that of an elderly woman of rather com-
mon type, and as she come strabirt
1.wards me I awaited her with some
curiosity, but she passed me by with-
0ut a look, and continued on her way.
Then I knew that she was not the per-
son who intended to meet me, and
laughed within myself.
My position was one of curiosity, sa-
ting there prepared to meet some per -
5_m unknown. We have all of its, at
ono time or another, sat awaiting per-
sons WO have never before seen, and
we a have invariably found menial pec-
, tures of their appearance utterly dif-
ferent Irons their teal aspect. It was
s0 with mo at that ntonment. I` felt my-
self siting there in full possession ct
any sight, and yet 01L the threshold of
seine ilisoovrey which might, if I were
suflielenlly shrewd, lead to the solu-
tion of the problem which had for so
long held me in terrible anxiety and
suspense. Whomsoever ,[ met, bo it
anon or woman, they must, give me
some clue to the identity of those into
whose hnndege l had foolishly entered.
The afternoon tuns warm and bright,
for that October in London was unusu-
ally hot, ami ae Ilse leaves had not yet
commenced to fall, the great ches'nula
threw a welcome shade. The Park
looked a trite dusty, as it nlwuys doss
with the wane of summer, nevertheless
the light -blue sky, the golden sunlight,
and the soft rustle of the foliage com-
bined to render it a pleasant retreat af-
ter the unceasing whirl of traffic in the
great thoroughfares around. The air
was distinctly frostier there Than on the
men gloom of grimy Essex' Street; but
I eat waiting and wondering for half
an hour or so, watching narrowly all
who chanced to approach, until I a be-
'
1, l to suspect that for some nr
1 assn or
ether the appointment would not be
kept.
A innco
at m' WA MU
M& fi wet dt10
1 be
already twenty minutes to live. My
,patience was exhausted, and 1 felt an-
noyed that I should bo thus brought
there on a purposeless errand. Of one
nen whohad passed, a dark -faced,
dressed lounger, lounger, 1 had hal my suspi-
Mons, Ile had idled past, feigning to
take no 110 Lit' of my ,presence, yet 1
sem that ho was covertly watching 110.
Perhaps ho had been sunt to see who.
there I come had 1
ac o thuroaeon . e
1 waited
n t
and waited, but in vain,
The shadows had lengthened, the sun
sinking was e s g ] r ,hint! etatrees in 1{en•
singlon Gardens, and at length I cast
teeny Ihe cn
d
of my
last remaining n
l
n
g C -areae and rose to depart, Perhaps some
untoward incklent had occurred, and 1
should .receive a further communication
from my unknown oorrospendon1. t
had, nt least, carried cul iffy part of
the compact, 011(1 ons lhore(oro free,
Se I took my stick and sot forth towards
Grosvenor Gat' at a brisk pace, for 1
wee tired of wailing, and any limbs were
tromped by any long rind lruttiess vig-
il,
I had nlnlnst reached the gate lending,
nut to Perk Line when of a sudden, at
a sherd bond of he 1n11 a dark figure
hounded up'Ivefore 1110.
In ai instant 1 drew up speechless,
aghast,nnazee. The mystely was ab-
solutely dumbtuunding.
CHAPTER X11,
l'ho figure before me was that Cr n
wvinlan, colas, .weet.tweed, het' Conn -
teemed rendered piqualet by ils expr'}s-
51011 of surprise.
was
.
s mem nater than Mabel Anson,
Termed in lighleflth tg lailar-tltndc
gown of some dark cloth, and a neat
toque, she looked dignified and alio.
gethor Cha'ning. The slight severely et
attire became iter wall, for it showed
her ntarve1lous- Qgttre .to perfection,
While the dash lot ted l;d for hat gavb
the necessary touch of color to oornplele
a tnsteful'nftget: tiler eerie/Wynttoo was
concealed by the thinnest of gauze
veils, and as;go held forth het' well.
gloved hand with an expression et plea-
sure at the unexpected tweeting, x101'
bungles jingled anuslcally,
"This is indeed a test faineant sur-
priseMiss Anson," 1 said, when I re -
severed speech, 141' 80 sudden had been
Dui' enuunicr that in the moment of
my astonishment my koaglre refused to
utter a slund.
"And to me also,' she laughed,
"I've been wondering and wondering
when we should meet again," l blurt-
ed Miele "l'rn so very glad to see
you."
For the first few anemia -Ile after, she
bad allowed her tiny hand In test for
an instant in mine we exchanged con-
ventionalities, and then suddenly, not-
ing a roll of ntusio in her hand, 1 ask-
ed -.-
"Are you going home?"
"Yes, acroes the Park." she laughed.
"Mother forbids it, but I muni.' prefer
the Park to those stuffy omnibuses.'
And you've been til your music, I
suppose?" 1 inquired.
"Yes. f'vo not. been wellfor the past
fety days, end have missed several les-
soms. Now, like a gcod pupil, 'en en-
deavoring lc stake them up, you know."
And she laughed merrily.
"Flow many times a week do you go
to the Academy?" 1 asked, surprised
that she should have gone there that
day, after what the ball -porter had told
me
."Twice, as a general rule," she re-
marked; "but just now 1'm rather fie
regular.'
"And so you prefer to cross the Park
rather than ride by omnibus?"
"Certainly. mother doesn't approve
of girls riding on the lops of 'bassos,
and says it's fast. Therefore I'd much
rather walk, for at this hour half Lon-
don seems to he going from Piccadilly
Circus to Ilammer.smIth. 1 go right
across, past the Serpentine, through
Kensington Gardens to the Broad
Walk, and out by the small gate next
iht Palace hotel,' she added, with a
sweep of her gloved hand-
Her eyes were lovely. As she stood
blare in the fading sunlight she seemed
the fairest vision I had ever seen. I
beautstoody spell -hound by her marvellous
"And sea noact as your escort
on
a walk lo -day?" I asked.
"Certainly. I have no object:on; she
answered with graceful dignity, there•
fore
0d
turn..
7 and walked beside )0 c her,
carrying her music.
We took the road which leads straight
away le the Magazine, and crosses the
Serpentine beyond. There in the yel-
tew glow of the October sunset I loung-
ed at her side and drank my fill of her
loveliness. Surely, 1 thought, there
could be no more beautiful woman in
all the world. The Colonels strange
warning. recurred to me, but I laughed
it to scorn.
As we passed beneath the rusting
trees the sun's last rays lit up her beau-
tiful face with a light that seemed eth-
ereal and lipped her hair until there
seemed n golden halo about her. I was
no love-sick youth, bo IL remembered,
but a man who had a bitter experience
of the world. and its suffering. Yet
at that hour 1 was fascinated by the
grace of her superb carriage, the sum
pleness of her figure, the chant of her
sweet smile. and the snit music of her
voice es she chatted to me.
She told me of her love for anuslc;
and from Ole character of the pieces
which formed her studies I knew That
she must be a musician of a no mean
order. The operatic melody which she
had sung at the Colonel's was, she de-
clared, a mete trifle, Wo discussed the
ivories of Rossini and Massone, of Wag-
ner and Menrlelssahn, and of Verdi,
Puce1n1, 11•Iescagni, Perosi, and ouch let
ler-d:ty composers. I bad always prid-
e, myself that I knew something of
ntusio, but her knowledge was far deep-
er than mine,
(To be Continued.)
EIGi1'i'Y MiNUTES MORN DAYLICIIT.
The British House of Commons May Pul
the Clock On.
An extraordinary committee has been
appointed by tltc British Government for
the novel purpose of examining the pm -
[meals matte by a scientist named Wil-
liam Willett for terminating the present
waste of daylight during the summer
months.
Saving
As contained in the Daylight
bill, which has passed the second leading
in the House of Commons, n. fig
his suggestion
t o
t
is to obtain the use of, iegln y minutes
more, of daylight each day for several
months as the year by advancing the
clock twenty minutes on each of the four
Sundays in Aprie le similar manner
the clock would be set hack twenty mone
ales on each of the foul' Sundays in Sep-
101nber,
\'Ir, \Viltett, who is a lucid, sensible,
end businesslike nein, brought with him
end laid before the committee the signa-
tures of one hundred and fifty well-
known persons, including scientists, net
gcs, members of Parlianan, journalists,
lawyers imcI financiers. \ir, Willet put
in a small diagram showing hove al pre-
sentthe joyous
hours of morning
sun-
shine
n-shi e are teeing wasted while people
snore.
Sir idward Sassoon, who is presiding
ever tie committee, looked ratter puz-
zled no he traced the question of inter-
national communication, "A 111n11 who
hes business with America," said Mr.
Willett, "will suffer under the new time,
and a man in America who has business
with
the East will gain an advantage
so that one will be balanced by the ether.
Ae to continental railway tbno'tabies,
they wilt also be affected, but," ire added
confidently, amid laughter, "they will alt
conte found to Um English point of view."
DRIVEN TO IT,
"It yen didn't take so nnicit interest
In borers you would bo better off,
snapped -MM. Growler. "You have had
horses on your brain ell your lite."
"1 'guess that is hew I happened to
merry a.nng, retorted Mr, Growler, his
Ince anrbuscaded behind the sporting
papal'.
Dew will rest Illicitly 011 d, board
painted yellow, sliglllly on ono' peened
rgae , but
blti coot at all on bon.eds peened
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'l'ILEES FOR i'ENCE I10W PLANTING.
Now, 'since Dur forests .are becoming
depleted, thet•e is in many sections aemir-
city of Killable timber that can he used
l r fence lost purposes. During the !fist
few years, the plica of pods has 004-
tlnt wd to soar upward until now they.
have reached almost prohibitive prices
in some localities, The fanner, however,
who will go to the small 101)81140 and
trouble of setting out a.fem trees anal
year in a position where 111e fence of the
future will be placed, can taring this
[tare post problem well within uht-
tion upon his own farm-
It is a simple matter to plain out trees
and -have Item grow 11 one wilt observe
ardlnnry care in handling there, before
and after they aro set out. 1 ha icotnmotl
hard or sugar maple is the most sales -
factory to use for this purpose, Where
is 'cannot be obtained, basswoods, soft
maples, elms or other such varieties will
answer very well and in fact are pre-
ferred by some, These can be easily ob-
tained from .the farmer's own wond lot.
Should such trees not be available, they
can be obtained from nurserymen al a
comparaibvoly small cost. Failing this,
a farmer can grow ins own trees. 11 is
a small task to plant lite seeds of Lhe
variety you choose to propagate. A.s
soon as they have reached the size of a
few melee in height, they any be set
out in nursery rows and there be culti-
vated nulil they have obtained the ee-
sh'able size ter setting into the perman-
ent fence row, such as the Manitoba
maple or •• e cotton wood, can readily
be handled in this way.
When the tree hes attained suflioiesst
size• and one wishes to attach a fence
thereto, a picket or strip of wood should
be nailed to the tree and the fence at-
tached to this picket, When this practice
Is followed the fence will not grow into
the tree and fl. can be remelted at any
ante should It be desit•ed. The mistake
is aitch made oI wiring the pickets to
the Woos and in some cases c0011 of at-
taching the fence directly to the tree.
This should never be done as it is very
injurious to the tree, besides causing
an unsightly appearance of the tree.
Treesfor fence tow planting should
be at least ten feet in height and from
one to two inches in diameter. When
taken from the wood -lot, if possible, re-
move a lump of soil with the tree, Leav-
ing es much of the 1001 system upon
the tree es one can do conveniently.
Cut off all the lop of the tree, leaving
a bare pole about eight feet In length.
This tree, if properly set, will grow and
make a uniformly shaped head and in-
variably will cone to maturity more
rapidly than where the whole lop is lett
upon the tree. IL is not necessary le
practise anyparticular cultivation, but
it It is possible, .a mulch of siraw'y man-
ure, chip dirt, or other such material,
will tenet Io Lnsure tite sticcessful growth
of the tree.
WASTE UPON TIIi3 FARM. •
Authorities on the value of barn yard
manure ellulm that the manure from
animals fed grain rations is worth ap-
proximately $9 a torn. Most of us fail
tc realize the importance of tris fertility
while the mann'° is in the barn 'yard.
Cleating the yard, will many, is a semi-
annual ocurrence. The manure is hauled
to the field almost as much for We pun -
peso of cleaning the yards as fur the
purpose of enriching the soil.
Manure should be hauled to the field
as soon as possible after it is made.
The manner in which manure is hand-
led frequently represents a four -fold
waste. In the first place, there is a ioss
from leaching when it is allowed to ac-
cumulate in the baron -yard. 'Tire drain-
age from the barn yard generally goes
upon laud that docs not require it, and
Is frequently a detriment to the valley
which it overflows. It is extravagant un-
der aaly circumstances, but it is especial-
ly sopoint. when you loot at afrom this stand -
Another waste 000115 front spreading
it upon the field too thickly. 11 would
be much better to have it spread al the
rate of eight or tan tens to the acre,
\Vhen spreading with forks. it is almost
impossible to get on less than 20 ll 95
tens to the pore, here is a waste of
fertility and it often results in an actual
injury to the land Forane senson at least,
By oinking use of the modern matnure
spreader, light applications can be matte
and in this way, there need be leo loss
from the old time heavy application.
The expensive work made necessary lit
meaning up the yard represents a dead;
loss. When the \Vorlc is alt iott to Inc
done at one time, 11 cannot be done i
economically. If tdut nunure is drawn
out a$ feel as iI, is produced, it elintinateee
the expeitgive fall spring jobs, When
removed in this matinee, spare time is
hugely made use of and the expense is
px'Itcltrally all. Resides, the fertility is
gat upon the land, whore it will clo the
most good, before it has an opportunity
to delert01'ate.
i\nobler loss which Ls frequently over-
1o
okecis th0 inf
erS 41 Ire pile
does to Lhe buildings old to the stock,
When manure is allowed to accumulate
around the born doors, it causes fifthly
surroundings, end makes it impossible
he keep clean cows and .:produce pure
1ni.m. 1! allowed to remain in box stalls
or stables for any length of trate, it has
a, very injurious action upon the health
of the animals as well es lotting off the
posts which support the been. The only
rational way of over -coming these evils
is to maul iho manure out io Lilo land' as
rafter it is mad
some ae possible a
SAVE TIME.
n�--r'I hltend to pray llttt
youThee may forglvoPansoCasey for tlsowltg that
bn'ICk at you,"
Tim PaiJent-"Mnbho yet' rivercnce
fid be saving Mince if ye'd just wait Lill
01 get well, and then pray for Casey."
An old labour ono hnrryleg along a
eadtway platform to catch a train when
it porter suddenly collided with thief,
knocking hon down, A mfuisfer hap -
poled l0 Nene along e5 pie wee slowly
rising lo les feet, and .said lc hem—
My
eti.my good man, is this the wilslcy
again?" "No, yes honor,' replied tine Wel
Ditherer( "1t was the pato,"
THE .1v11OERN DETECTIVE
NOW AVAILS, IiINISI LF OF SCI1iNTI11•
IC DItIGOVJIIRY.
•
heeds of finnan Duyle's and Gaborlan'n
heroes Outshone by Present
tray IS1:1:11:171
cull' .
The moderndetecti e Inns of late been
t .mparee 11 e Is,'n n 11 rii cane' phy-
51 ilei. From it few apparmi
it rag, n. burin, a 1 tunik •rel , f. n f :ot-
1,1 in t. --11 h'' is 1111 'i l a 1,.r, and is e 1)-
d, a +i Walt Ile) gift necessary le his
profession. he will...Alen he able 1, re -
r usl•net 50 the different c• uh
ne•,,,ted with it dreuta, and di!,e, 'r 1110
cI 1prlL—just as un til,! • doctor minim
m
bt give the rmght ilitgnosis from a Is
exterior signs,
Pomo yen's ago at L1'nns n v.'onim
was found strangled. title lore on MI
nook five Ant, r.tuai» •.. four on the left
and ono 5111 the right, tvlriuh was broader
and shorter.
'11IE'l'OIIACt'0 AS1 1 (lI,UE.
The detective was sh'u..k I.y the irregu-
lar disposition of these etude, and tried
Lo apply Ills own lingers le thein. tie
feud it impossible, without folding his
fare -finger in a peculiar and al'normal
way, and thus inferred that the murder-
er had an 3lishaperl finger.
'Che fent made his searcli for the crim-
inal easter. The man wits discovered;
his forefinger had been Injured in an as
eidcn, He confessed his guilt-
ln a small Belgian. village a detective
found near the bouy of the victim a cylin-
der of cigatsttle ash. The detective, who
knew a good deal about tobaccos; was
aide to convince himself that the asli
camp tram Algerian tobacco,
This article being rare In that remote
village, he inquired from the tobaccon-
ist, who was able to give him the des-
cription of a man to wham the day before
he had sold a packet of these particular
cngoretcs.
Two hours later the presumed murder-
er was arrested, the packet of cigarettes
being found in h is pocket..
These examples, which could easily he
multiplied, show gifts of observation and
reasoning. How Ls it, then, that the
number of unddscA''er'ed and unpunished
crimes Increases every year?
N A
a
U1-T-
011ATE CRIMINAL.
The reason is that the methods em-
ployed by criminals have 'improved."
Their methods have become scientific,
most scientific. The criminal of to -day
handles chloroform, 'opium, morphia with
at' the cleverness of a physician.
Again, the tools used by the modern
jail -bird are unrivalled masterpieces.
One amazing proof of the scientific know-
ledge of the modern criminal and itis
keenness in keeping abreast of modern
discoveries lie_, In the follsming fact:—
Recently In k[areeilles the huge safe of
e bank was rapidly opened by 1118811
of a complicated apparatus which hal
only been inventcxl by n prominent en-
gineer ten months pr'+viouslyl
But the. detective also ,avails himself
of scientific d'scovery, formerly, in roses
of forgo'y, fur in h)n +e, rt drop of water
was peered on the forged words. II the
paper had been scralched end its .size
removed the water was immediately
se.'ked in; if the paper had not been
scratched the drop remained for a %Odle
on the lop, This proe,fss was primitive
end 0181111 the document,
Nowadays the suspicious t paper is peek
ographed, and on the proof the marks
et scratching at0 easily detected by very
clear diffeurii:+s in the color. Photo-
graphy aphy is i[In t used iu Ito ease of for-
geries
orgeries etude by meats of ehetnlen's.
TO 111.\11 L'GRNT PAPERS.
when a heap of burnt documents Is
found in n lir place titin sheets of gloss
are carefully inserted between the burnt
papers. As sawn aS one sheet is on the
glees itis rendered less brittle by means
of a special liquid nod 1t Is unfolded and
photographed, Tito peewee is rope° ltd
with every sheet and after a few hours
a'1 the documents arc easily road.
A process formerly used for the c1a8s1-
ficatfon of bloodstains consisted in ex-
amining them under the microscope, and
trona the appearance of the red globules
the investigators would draw—their con•
elusions as to the nature of the blood.
Unfortueiately tints examination gave no
result when the bloodstains wore not t'e-
oelt 1,
1'o -day 4 more scientific ,method Is
used. The slain is washed; a few drops
0f the teeter used air peered info a tube
centalning 50111a specific serum Mom a
fella dnoculuk'd with human blood.
Whim the addition of the water produces
in the ,senile a line deposit, and gives
e misty important* to the liquid, one
can he perfectly nerlaln that the blool-
slatins were hhrntul.
:\ dale[:tire anis( to, and usurally is
rx.tvuday:S, tit p.+ychuinglsb. Nnfessrn•
ylunstcrberg, luta ieee'n1ly invented a
r.ery nielh0d of e.sl81rimenpyeha
aly. 1't. Is hasrd Ort tiro aslnIaucinlins.tt Ol-
f
[leas, On a :sheet of paper a sanies of
wards leo written, a few of Demi having
5.0 connection with, and others having
direct or ilid,'reet connection with, the
!'role,
THE worm 'PEST.
The list is handed to the prisoner. IJe
asked to pronounce loudly the words
which—by association of ideas --cone to
his mind when reading the written
wods.
Lt has lx on discovered that for words
Isaving no connection with the cringe Itis
answer could atence. Al the word "ink,"
for instance, the mail will answer rapidly
"paper, pen, write," or a similar word.
If he Ls innocent he will answer In the
same manner and With the same rapid -
iv to all words whatever they may be.
But if he Is guilty he wbi avoid care-
fully those words having any relation
ei his crime, or will hesitate a long tins
before saying, for Instance, "blood, deg-
ger, heart," after having read aloud the
word kni.e" on the list.
A special electric apparatus placed be-
tween the ilps of the prisoner and con-
nected with a dna[ which indicates the
tenths Of seconds makes it possible to
register the length of the man's hesita-
tions.
The identification of criminals has also
made wonderful progress, and, as is well
known, Bertllon has made is a most ac-
curate science. The system is every day
being improved.
A GHASTLY BUSINESS.
To identify a dead body which, be-
cause of lengthy Immersion in water, has
become utterly unrecognizable, Professor
Mhwviei has invented the folowing cur-
ious process•
First of all he makes the dead person
look." It the eyes are absent artificial
eyes are placed in the sockets. If the
e3,% aro only sunk some glycerine is in-
jected in each of them. The eyes bulge
ctrl bright and shiny as if still living.
Next comes the revivification of the
Mee. To remove the puffy and violet
appearance on the face of a dt+4wned per-
son, it is besmeared with vasellne, then
with a cont of talc powder; then it. is
ntaasaged.
if tars not sufficient a thin incision
frons one cheek IMO to another Is made
with the bisiuy from inside the mouth;
then wtlh a plug of cotton wool Ilse flesh
is pressed so that the gases which have
formed 111 1t may be expelled.
The flesh then subsides and resumers
ii.; normal appearance. The lips are
crone l with some ermine, and e. photo-
graph taken nt once glve-s a very clear
id,1a of what the via.biut locked like when
alive,
T5
00011
"They say you're going to marry a man
La reform hhu, deer•"
"Yes, That is true."
"\\'lha is 11, Wray I ask?"
"11 is Mr. Gebel Clothe."
"Gobsa nolle, the old ntillionnire. But
i didn't know he hail any bad habits."
"Yes; his friends inform me he is mis-
erly."
Look Mere you leap; you can't jump
hent the fire bac!: into the frying pan.
llsisingfers, the capital of Finland,
bee a population of 75,000.
Theman who tells a funny story
usually enjoys it most.
Before following the aovlce of a man
who tells you how yott ought tat run your
business take a look at the way he Is
running his own.
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YOUNG
FOLKS
fs¢tanaao-o00,uoa1:74.1 *-0-0acx5t
JIMMIES I.ln r:•1.11`i:.
One fine, Leigh!, horning •the Fairport
Inys, who wvera wafting at thea end of
I'• ta.sotr's ttlutrl tar 1. nweeure) Dere,
were surprltt d 1;t1 enc !liar coming with
a new buy, a stranger to all of 'them.
"IL mien lie his omen from the West,"
Wet Juhtntiw' 111tver. "flu seed bis cote
:In was c<nualg Ills wick to spend the
root of the summer;"
Johnnie was right. The new boy,
Jimmie Jahn -r, was Lane's cousin, wile
lived in a smell town in the West, sod
had never seen the ocean, er any other
large body of water, till now. lie wn1
rather small, with slender arms and
legs, and did net look us if he could do
much; but he looked good-natured and
dt'ut of fun, and the oiler hogs decided
that he was going to be all right and a
goof fellow•,
This morning they were all going in
a big dory over to Bayley's clam -flats.
To 'Jimmie everything was now and de-
lightful. He kept snuffing the fresh salt
air and looking out across the bay, and
by and by he made everybody laugh by
saying, "My: I didn't Know there was
so much water anywhere in the world—
all in one bunch!"
That was not the only laugh the other
toys had at 111nnlie's ignorance. When
they reached the dere-fats, and all tack
off their shoes and stockings and waded
in the mud, Jimmie slipped' overboard
with the rest, and then gave a yell and
started to run toward the shore.. fid
thought he was going to sink over Ills
head, and was Terribly frightened. And
when he began to run, his feet slack in
the :.oft mud and he fell down,. flat on
his face. The other boys helped hon up,
and brushed off the amid es well as they
could, and he got well laughed at. But
when he /mind how foolish hilted been,
and that there was really no danger, he
laughed as loudly as any of them.
1t was a day full of surprises for Jim-
mie. He cut his foot on a clamshell,
and got one of his fingers badly nipped
by at crab which he found later on, on
the beach. And on the way home, when
h: wanted to row, and the boys let hien
try it. he "caught a crab," and when his
nee came out of the water, fell over in
Um boat, flat on his beck.
All tins was great fun Lo the rest of
the boys, and Jimmie himself did not
sem to mind it much; but when it was
learned that Jimmie could not swim, 't
was different. In Fairport every soy
learned to swim almost as soon as he
o•tuld' walk, and by r..e time they were
eight or nine years old tllof lhean could
float, do "dog -paddle" and overhand,
and dive and bring up pebbles. IL be-
gan to be thought that perhaps Jimmie
was a sort of "coward," and that made
him Leel very badly, and also made his
cons ti f.aronee, in some degree,
ashamel forwhint.
But it was not long bolero sorwthing
happened which. made them change their
rinds. The boys were all in swimming
one hat afternorat at the end of the
wharf. One after another they had
slipped off their clothes and piled teem
up on the string -piece el the wharf, and
then with a glad shout had leaped liko
big white frogs, head first, into the coral,
drop water. At last Jimmie was the oltly
one left on the wharf. Ile sat there
Msomily, watel.ing his playmates div-
ing end splashing totem hien, and wish -
eel that he could share Ther fun, but he
wilts afraid he could never.' learn to Swint.
11.: !hail tried and tried, in shall; W water,
but suc:ecdecl only in going his nose
and eyes and mouth full of water, and
then becoming frightened and sinking.
Now as Jimmie watched the other boys
he saw that Arthur Holmes was acting
strangely. I -lis face looked very white,
and his breath was coming in little sheet
gasps. He had turned beware the wharf
and was swimming in, or teeing 10. He
belaed up at Jenm'e and hied to call out
something, but with Iii shouts of the
other boys, Jimmie could not- make out
What it was.
Then iho oilier boys saw•, too, but in-
stead of doing anything, they began to
laugh. "Look at Alli one of lhmrcried.
"isn't he doing it great!" They thought
he was trying to make believe drown,
to fool Jimmie; and Jlinmk had had so
many Welts played on hili) that for a
moment he thought so, too.
Rut by this time Arthur land reached
Iho piling on which the wharf stood,
end made a grasp for one of the posts.
He clasped his arms about it and tried
to climb up, but it was covered with the
S i e
e 1,111 lel l
I ei to f I 11L t.d. ant '
g Y e was s0
slippery that not even a cat could have
ciumg,l.0 11, and slowly h.t shipped hack,
and with a pitiful cry sank out of sight.
.\'t the, other boys thought it was only
s, pike, but Jimmie had seem Arthur's
frigIsLoned eyes, and quick us a flash be
acted. Ile saw at a glance that theca
wee not a thing on the what that could
hells him except the boys' clothes. \Wilh
ono grab ho seized two shirts, knotted
the sleeves together, and dropped the.
Bungling end of ow of the other eiloeves
down the side of the wharf. Arthur had
come up again, end was hying to cling
ie the slippery post. By lying an his
stomach 1lnusic could just tench' him
shire -sleeve, ]
\Ito h Ili
v L cL h1 saw Ila the
e
e 1 1.. se'
11n would 'e ion short to do more than
hold the drowning boy up fora few nen.
ales. !w, still lying on his Stomach,
and holding to the shirt with one hand,
he reached for another shirt with hie
oilier hand, and wriggled along until he
seized it, 'Then wiilr Isis teeth and his
hots bend, bio bind tlu)Lshlrl Ic thoothers,
Ile voted now etOnd up, and with the
life4llnc In his hands, and crying lo Ar-
thur not to be served, end to hold on
light, he walked along the edge of the
wlharf, toward the shore; srC lowing Arthur
will 11101 until Lilo e wal'er
W88 shallow
enough ler Arthur to touch bottcun.
Tho other boys had seen by this time
That Arthur was not tooling, but had
been seized by tromps, and ,they had
acme swimming in to help. But the
r,aseuo was all over by the timo they got
aslsnre,
it ,w•as a pretty salter group Ofboys
That wont along, holptn,g ,tetter to hie
lame;; aid when old t apt. Alexander
Movers heard what Bennie, had done he
baited him dtt eu huesalrl,
"You are rnlodyli's `foolso, myldr boy, even
it yait disese >!r51011 salt wat,'s' till this
seminar, A cool, qulek head is solver
tmos 1 atter than a strong body," And:
111110 1'1lmlda st'cit ea.tl0ft0.0, _.. Iota's
,om a... on,