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" l would," said Guest eagerly,
"l1la? And pray why, air l" cried the
old lady sharply,
"I thought it would be better," said
Guest oonfusediy,
" For einneoue we know, eh ? No, no,
air, That's allover now. Some people had
better treat their lives as eohoolboye do
their elates; sponge ,them ,neatly, make
them clean, and begin all over again."
CHAPTER NV.
WIFE TOA einem OT,
Sir Mark awoke next morning thorough•
ly convinced that he had been the vjetfntof
a scoundrel, but he kept his word, and did
even' thing potable in the way of providing
able legal aseiatane for hie son-in-law, lie
had taken Myles and her cousin at once to a
retired aea•side plane within easy reaola of
town, and made Jetties Dale's naso the solo
bueineee of hie life.
It wan a two day's business, that tries
owing to the efforts made by the counsel
for the defense, who fought their client's
canoe gallantly, But ib Was a toeing game
from beginning to end ; the proofs were
utterly °rushing. ,James Dale had ob
tained a large income from the, foigeriee
for years, and hie companion In the in-
iquity had purchased property extensively..
The Weet Indian estates were certainly
in existence, and belonged to a fancily
named 'Barron, but,in the prisoner's case
the name wee assumed, and in hie real
batrouymio he, with his confederate, was
sentenced to coven years' penal servitude.
"Deserved it, every hour," acid Sir Mark
with a sigh of relief, as he drove away
from the court with Guest. "Now for a
few months of quiet abroad, and then I
shall have to see the lawyora again."
Guest looked at him inquiringly.
"Eli? What do I mean? Well, I don't
understand much about such matters, but
surely under the oircumstanoes the laws
of ,England wiU not keep my child Lied to
to such a rasoal as that."
Guest was about to speak, but the old
man interrupted him.
"Fancy, my lad, after en apprenticeship
of seven years to a aoaviot'a life, that fel-
low knocking at my door, and Andrews
coming up to any that he had called for hia
wife."
Guest shuddered • the idea was horri-
ble.
"No, no, my lad; that would not do at all.
But there, say no more about it now, By
and by I shall hear what the lawyers think
about a divorce."
They shook hands and parted, the admiral
goinghome and Guest straight to his friend's
chambers, where he knocked, but there waa
no auewar.
Brettison came out, though, from the
adjciutag room.
"He has not Dome back yet from the
trial," Brettison said.
"Indeed ! I looked round the court, but
could not see him there. You have heard,
of course?"
"The verdict? Yee, I was there."
The two men looked inquiringly into each
others' eyes, and just then a step was heard
upon the stairs.
"Here he is," whimpered Guest, and the
next minute, looking very calm and self-
possessed, Stratton joined them, and asked
them in ; but Brettison declined, and went
back to his own chambers, while Guest
followed hia friend into his room, thinking,
as he entered the quiet. retired place, of
how hie coming had changed the current of
Stratton's career.
"Sit down, old fellow," said Stratton
cheerfully, and he opened the closet by the
fireplace to reach down a box of cigars,
which he handed to Guest, and than took
one himself.
"Now for it," thought Guest as Stratton
sat back, looking pale still and thin from
his illness ; but he only went on smoking,
apparently waiting for his friend to speak.
"And I don't know what to say,"
thought Guest.
He was relieved from his embarrassment
et last by Stratton beginning to talk about
one of current topics of the day, and he
left the chamber at last without there have
ing been the slighteat reference to the trial.
Guest found hie way to Bourne Square
the next afternoon, and was startled to find
all the shutter, closed and the blinds drawn
Ol3APER X 1eL •
,"I SHALL ImAYE TO 00."
A yoar passed 'rapidly away, during
which time Gueat'a visits were pretty oon•
,taut to Beneher'e Ian, or to that iastitu•
tion where the now eurabor aeotned to have
thrown himself with eo much spirit into
his work that Guest often mime to the
oonolueion that he inuab have treated his
past after the fashion euggeated by tete ad-
miral's sister. For there were no friendly
confidences, and it, waeonly a attppoaition
that Stratton might be well informed as to
the doings of the family abroad,
At last one morning, after being expect•
ant and on theme for weeks, Guest made
his way to Bayswater, sanding the cabman
by a circuitous route, so as to pass through
Bourne Square.
The family had not returned, but there
were painters at work ; and excited by this
he rang at Miss Jerrold's, was shown up,
and as soon as he had shaken bands the
old lady tightened her lips and shook her
head as him.
"All my good advice thrown away, boy,"
she said. Now no deceit ; you've heard
news ?"
"Indeed, no," he cried. "I only came
through the square."
"On purpose?"
"Well, yea, and saw that there were
men at work paintiug."
"Pooh 1" ejaculated Mise Jerrold.
"That may mean my brother is going to
let the house."
"But Sir Mark is not going to let the
house; Miss Jerrold?"
"Of course not. Yes; you are right:
they will be back in about a week'
' In a week ?" cried Guest joyously,
"Yes, I wanted to sem you, though.
How about your friend, Mr. Strattou: ha
has forgotten g en all that mad nonsense: IseP -
pose ?'
Guest was silent for a few moments
while the old lady looked ar him enquiring-
,
&rotten uttered a low, etratage laugh, and
ae Guest suet hie wild eyes t
"No, old fellow,' he amid quietly, " I
Din nae going mad --unless it was madness
to obey the proluptinge of my poor, weak
nature, Better owe with the to my rooms,
for something semis to hoop on asking Ina
if life is oat all 011e greet nuebako,"
hfeauwitiieat Miss Jerrold's hotee, the
moment the door was olosed, Myra had
caught wildly at her ooutio's hand.
"Quick I" she oried In a boaree tvhieper,
"take me 1° QUr room," and with wilt
energy she hurried her oeusin apstaire . to
clone sad look the door before elle gave vont
to the wild, .hysterical burst of agony that
wag struggling for exit•,
"So oruel.—so heartless," she sobbed as
ehe paced the floor, waloglug her hands
and rejecbiugevery attempt as consolation
on her ooue14'8 part; "He meet have
known. Ola, it's maddcni"g,"
"Myra, be oaten, be calm,"
"Calm:" cried Myra wildly, "it is not
poesiblo. Da you think me made of atone
metead of flash aud blood like yourself 1
You—my father—nay aunt—all treat me
as if I were a child whom a word or two
will set free. I tell you again I am that
man's wife. In my weakness and folly,
blind to what I called my duty, I went
headlong into that golf of despair. I
swore before the altar to be his 'wife till
death should us part. It is my fate, end
there oan be no chauge,"
"But Myra—dear ooneial"
" I tell you, Edie, there is not an hour
passes without my seeing hint once more
before me holding my hand, with hie eyes
telling me that I am his wife, and," she
cried pasaiouately as a low tapping was
heard et the door, "'I am waiting for Lha
day when he will be released and Dome,
wherever I may be, to claim me and bid
me follow him, whatever may be his future.
And I shall have to go -I shall have to go."
Myra," whispered Edie, throwing her
arms about her cousin's neck, "hush, pray!
Pray hush! Auntie is at the door; she
meat not hear you talk like this. These
terrible fits are only for me to hear: my
OWE sister, pray, pray be calm."
Her touch, her kisses, had the desired
effect; and as the capping at the door was
resumed, Myra sank down sobbing on a
choir, and buried het -flushed face an Edie'e
breast.
(T0 BE CONTI\CED.)
A CURIOSITY OF LUNACY.
i Periodic Recurrence or Mania by Which
the Patient. Lives Three Lives.
There is a special form of mental disease
first described in France, whose definite
character ie given to it by its periodioity,
and hence it is called folie oirculair'e. In
it there are three sections of the mental
circle that the patient moves in, viz„ elem.
tion, depressionand sanity, and in thio
round he spends his life, passing out of one
e•
"You do not know Malcolm Stratton as
T do," he said sadly. "He has never men-
tioned Mies Jerrold's name—"
"Mrs. Dale's or Barron's" said the lady
sternly, but Guest shook his head.
"Since the wedding day, but if I know
anything of my friend she has never since
neon out of his thongbte."
The tears started to Miss Jerrold's eyes.
"Poor boy," ehe said sadly. "But he
roust not think of her. My brobher bad
certain thoughts aboutgettiog the marriage
cancelled, but Myra will not hear of it."
"Surely she does not care for this man ?"
"I don't know, my dear boy. She 18 a
mystery to me. I tried to talk to her
several times when I was near, but ehe
closed my lips at once, I am nobody now.
I can pretty well manage her father, but—
who in the world ren this be?" she cried
hastily. ''I'm not at home."
She ruse to ring the bell, but there were
steps already on the stairs, and the servant
looking a little startled, opened the door
"Mr. Stratton, ma'am, He says--"
Stratton was already at the door,looking
pale, but with a red spot burning in each
cheek.
into the other, for it is, when fully estab
hailed, a very incurable disease.
The patient takes an attack of mania,
during which he ie joyous, restless, trouble-
some, extfiavagant, and often vicious. - He
eats voraciously, sleeps little, and never
seems to tire. His temperature ilia degree
or above the normal, his eye is bright and
glistening, he ie enamored of the other sex,
he shows diminished self-control and no
cotnmoa sense.
This lasts for a few weeks, or a few
months more oomntonly, and then he passe
sometime gradually and sometimes rather
suddenly into a condition of depression,
during which he is sluggish, dull, looking
differently, dressing differently, eating
diflerently,fearful, utreliantandsedentary
iu habits.
This state will laeta few weeks or months
and the patient will brighten up into what
seems recovery, and is to all intents and
purpooee in his normal state. This, again,
sets for a few weeks or months, and he
gradually gets morbidly elevated. You find
to is passing through every minute mental
phase and habit he did at Brat ; depression
follows as before, and then sanity; and this
ound of three states of feeling, of intellect,
of volition, and of nutrition, goes oa, circle
after circle, till the patient dies. Ke lives
three lives.
"You here, Guest !" he said excitedly
"Miss Jerrold, pray ask your niece to nee
me, if only for a minute." 1
"My niece, Mr. Stratton," said the old
lady coldly, "is to Paris." "No, no," he
cried. "They reached Charing Crone not r
half an hour ago."
"•Stratton, old man," whispered Guest,
"for goodness c sake, n sin y
o t ourself. In-
deed they are not here."
"Ha 1" cried Stratton excitedly as a cab
drew up to the door: and he gasped how
he had in his excitement, outstripped with
a fast hansom the slow four -wheeled cab;
end without giving aunt or friend another
thought ite dashed clown stairs and out to
the cab door.
lelyre was looking eagerly up at the
house as the front door opened, and Edie
heard her give a hoarse gasp as ehe shrank
back into the corner of the seat with her
in the upper rooms. face convulsed by a spaemat the unexpeoted
"Out of town" seemed written plainly sight of Stratton.
all overthe house, for that nothing-seriousIE was only momentary. By the time
was the matter wee evident from a friendly he reached the cab door flung ft open, and
chat going on at the °rear gate between 1 held •
out his hand, she had drawn lceself up
two maids, who had dispensed with the
hated headgear of slavery—cape—and were
laughing with a rustic looking young milk-
man.
Guest took a cab and drove to Miss
• Jerrold's in Baywater, to find that lady at
home and ready to welcome him.
" Gone, my dear boy," she said, " Gone
to Rome first, and the beat thing too. Ugh i
I never liked that man, Peroy Guest. He
looked like silver, bub I could feel that he
was only electro -plate, Well, poor Myra
had a terrible escape. It was, of course,
her money, and he looked for some of
mines"
" But when are they coming back, blies
Jerrold?"
" Oh, not for a long time, 1 hope. It
will be the best thing in inc world for
poor Myra, and I have been thinking that
I shall go and join them soon. Not till
they have all chat time to calm down:
There is nothing to mind till then,"
She said these last words so meaniogly
that Guest gave her an inquiring look, and
the old lady smiled.
wee a calm, dignified, graceful
womaa of the world who gave the tremb•
ling man her hand to help her alight.
'Ah, Mr. Stratton," she said, and her
voice thrilled him, "I did not expect to
see you here. I hope you have quite re.
covered from your illness. Thanks. Mr.
Guest too. Yee, you may take my wrap-
pers, Ah, there is aunt, Aunt dear, we
have taken you quite by storm. Papa
had letters yesterday wh of he said must
be attended to personally at once, Oen
you take us in, or must we go to an hotel?"
This last in the hall, to which, tremb.
ling at the meeting, Aunt atebeuce. had
come down to embrace her nieces.
"Yea, yea, my dear ; come in. So glad—
so very glad. Mr. Guest, would you mind
—the cabman ?"
Site handed the young man her purae,but
Myra checked her.
No, no, aunt dear; papa did see to that.
So kind of you to have old friends here as
a surprise."
No, no, my dear,an accident; and—and
—they were just going away"
" You wane to know why I said 084""Yee," said Stratton in a strange voice
held out his hand and azed with
she `said. " Well, Pl1 tell you, Peroy as nes ed eyes wistfully in those which look -
y, aie l and 1trust you to d women °an be discreet The ed eo calmly in his ;"wo were just going
fact it' -Miss Jerrold,"
that eve
r breathe brother
is o et ne of
the besb mena had few "Mrs, Barron, Mr. Stratton," said Myra
officers who were his equal, but on shore Rp the rvool voice she gavust a e shim her eton af hand.
he is one of those men whom any clever, "Papa was talking about you the other
designing scoundrel could impose upoh and day. I am sure he will be glad to see old
if I don't go to them and play the dragon frfendeagain.
of watonfulnese we shall be having a She turned from him and shook hand
foreign count Without a penny, or some with Guest, while Jodie, with tears in her
other dreadful awihdler, hoodwinking hirn eyes, approached'Strattou,
till,tltere is another engagement, and poor
Myra driven half mad,
" What, nater such a lemon as this has
been, Mie, Jerold ?"
Of 00urse. Poor Mark will think the
beet thing for Myra to do will bo to marry
so 00 to get rid of the ambiguous position
in which she is placed. Wife to a convict
Reeving hie time. Poor child it gives me was matinees. Pray go, for everyone's
a shudder every time Ithink of it. There, sake.
I will not think of it any mare. I've madeGuest nodded,took his friend's arm, and
say mind up, and I shall go." the pair walked slowly away in silence till
o ----to see you again, Mr. Stratton,"
she whispered, with the "glad " inaudible
but it was of no consequence, being quite
out of place.
He shook hands with her mechanically,
but he did not' seem to see her or hear her
Words, and she caught Guest's arm,
Get him away, she whispered. " It
Shooting Stars.
According to Camille Flammarion, a
current authority, the shooting stars are
small bodies, weighing, at most, a few
pounds and consisting mainly of iron and
carbon. they traverse space in swarms
and also revolve around the sun in long
elliptical courses like the comets. When
these little bodies edter the earth's orbib
they ere deflected toward the earth and
great numbers are seen in a single night.
.Their brightness is clue to the heat en.
gendered by the energy of their motion.,
Their speed is enormous, viz., forty-two
and a half kilometers a eeoond, while the
speed' of the earth on its orbit ie onl y
twenty-five kIlometere a second forward,
Consequently when a shower of them
approaches the earth in the direction op -
posits to its course, the initial speed le
seventy-two kilometers a second; when
they follow on its course .they gain sixteen
and a half kilometers a second on it, their
mean rate of approach being thirty to
forty kilometers a second. The friction
engenders a temperature of 3,000 degrees
Celsius, subject to which they burst into
,lames. If under thee conditions their
substance is not vaporized, they pass
through and beyond the upper strata Mon
atmosphere and pursue their proper course
around the sun; but as a rule they are vap
orized, in which case the vapor mingles
with the atmosphere, to fall later as me-
teoric dust. In this manner we come in
coataot annually with 146 milliards or
shooting stars, which add considerably tc
the earth'a substance.
Coins of Enormous Size.
When the area and square inches of our
face are taken into consideration the largest
coins ever issued by any government on
the globe were those pub into circulate°ol,
by Sweden duriug the sixteenth wintery,i
Those mammoth pieces are neither round,
square, oval nor octagonal in chane, ,,tt
are great irregular alabeof copper desoribell
as "resembling pieces of a boiler after m
eeploaion," The smallest piece issued under
the law whbeb authorized thio giganfe
coinage was nu irregular rectangular ehb
of about twelve square inches of surface
and aboub half an inch think. 11 me
worth about 30 canto, The largest of tie
same series was about a foot square aid
had a face value of °$4. Each of thee
topper slabs are stamped in several plate
on the face, the various i0e0riptloue givhg
the date, denomination, etc. The $4 pito
mentionedlastabovo is nearly an inch 11
thlokoeee and weighs four pounds,' laekitg
a fraction.
A .1' I, hti;
THE IMPERTAL FAMILY :1F TETTS57A.
THE CZAR AT HOME,
VA••
L NEW LIGHT ON THE LIFE OF THE
LATE CZAR. ,
as Seen in the Privacy or His Faintly Ile
Was Vastly Dia'erent. From the Man
the Newspapers Described.
His extreme privacy at home, not less
than hie free and easy style of living at
Fredeneborg, made the Czar Dna of
the mythical figures of oontemporary
history. In Russia, court etiquette and
political reasons compelled Alexander III.
to deny himself to everybody, aside from
the members of hie family and hie Greeted
servants. Denmark, where in the summer
months the Czar mighb have been met
almost like any private citizen, is appar-
ently out of reach of the enterprising news.
gatherers..
The castle is a rambling old two storey
building of undecided architecture, con-
structed in triangular form. Over the main
entrance is a wooden cupola, flanked on
each aide by little turrets; the wings are
long and narrow, and the complexity of
buildings makes an unpretentious though
homelike appearance,with its whitewashed
walls and numberless slabe•colored shut-
ters.
Two sentinels are stationed at the en-
trance of the inner court formed by the
triangle, which is otherwise unprotected
against intruders, such being evidently not
regarded with any grave apprehensions
here, for even the guard indulges in none
of the pugnaoity usually displayed by
that sort of hinotionary at royal resid-
cares.
A very English -looking groom,exercieing o
o long-legged hunter in the 'amble grounds
near by, pointed out the door which led to
the Master of Ceremony's apartments, and
an the same time informed me that he was
the " gentleman " in charge of the Princess
of Walee'e riding -horse,
" They 'aven't .a'000 'ere that 'er royal
'ighness would mount," he added, eon- in
tomptuouely. b
FIRST GLIS11PSE OF TILE 00:1111.
Just then two gentlemen emerged from lo
the portal of the Greelt chapel, whioh has
been eatablished in the former equerry ai
building, running parallel with the main
angle of the castle and facing the open-air
riding -school. The younger, a long lanky w.
fellow with a ruddy fae and a pleasant en
smile, wore the field uniform of the Blue ie
Dragoons, high boots, spurs, and helmet, m
He looked for all the world es if he had just
come from a three hours' horseback journey,
and was talking lewdly to his companion
pointing to the heavy sword at his. The
other gentleman seemed to agree with him
In the matter under dieouasion, and the sol-
dier unceremoniously whistled for the
room whom I had engaged in conversabiou.
1'he Princess's man at once answered the
summon with a ready, " At your service,
Royal 'Ighneee," at the same time thrusting
the reins into my hands and running off to
the chapel. Half a minute later he returned
with the sabre, of which Ii. R.H. meanwhile
had divested himself.
" That's Prince Christian, the future
King of these islands," he explained.
" And the gentleman with him ?" I ask-
ed, eagerly.
' His Majesty the Czar, to be sure,"
answered the groom.
So this was Alexander, alternatively
described as a cold-blooded conspirator
against European pease, a madman, drunk-
ard, and even a red-handed murderer 1
If his unrelenti%g critics could have only
seen him on that bright September day, on
the arm of jolly Prince Ohriatian, starting
for a walk thr" ugh forest and fields I
THE AUTOCRAT OF ALL THE RUSSIAS
was a tall, broad -shouldered man, with
only me striking peculiarity about him,
that cl perfect self-poaeeaelon, relieved by
a ploaaing expression of countenance.
:Manliness and strength of character were
depicted in every line of his face, while his
roleer erred eyes bespoke a kindly heart.
Re was clad in a pepper-and-salt bung.
ing-:cult,' and wore a soft gray hat, turned -
down collar, small loosely bound tie, and
red Ruesia-leather shoes In hie hand ho
carried a nano, apparently fresh from the
bush, and Sniebed off by unskilled hands,
With this ho cut funny ropers in the air
as a sort o1 ascmpaniment to hie nephew's
description of "oma foncing exorcism, the
Dung man attended in the early morning,
elle I learned from their conversation,
overhead when the two passed my oorner.
Meanwhile I involuntarily followed the 1000,
example of several other people lou1ging tuns
m the yard, and turning "right about
lana," ns the phrase goes, raised my hat.
Prince Christian, on seeing me, at gate
brought his hand—which fo unusually.
largo, by-the•way—to his helmet; but the,
Czar quizzed mo from stead to foot wfth a
searching eye before he towelled hie hab,
Ho did not appear overjoyed ab meeting a
stranger in what he considers his "Sane
Saud."
TIER 00AIc. AT HOME.
ed byhim was the privilege of conducting
the ueen to the table, He was eourteoue
to everybody, unexacting as a master, but
full of the', kindly dignity that brooks no
interference, and exerts its pleaaure in a
quiet and decided manner. No person in
Fredensborg, or, for that matter in Den-
mark, ever heard bins utter a harsh word
or even a stern command. He rose early,
and visited the bedside of each of his child-
ren before he eat down to Ilia moaning meal.
Breakfast over, he worked for an hour or
so with hoe adjutant answering despatches,
ate. After that he was ready to join in
any playful exercise or outing. the children
or the other guests might propose for the
rest of the day. An offload programme,
such ae is eel forth in the usual court uirou•'
bar, was quite an unknown thing here, The
Czar always appeared in the simplest of
attire, whish he changed for the regulation
evening dream shortly before the dinner
hour.
THE 0(.AR'S DETECTIVES.
The following day I met Deteotive Kjeer.
He was not only willing,. but eager to talk
with me; "for," said he, "I have an
abundance of time on band, and anyhow
am glad of an opportunity to practice my
English. This le, indeed, idle bueineee., I
seldom meat anybodyamide from natives, s
very tiresome ohne of people from m stand-
point as a Russian deteotive, and I almost
hoped to have found a ease to work upon
when you arrived this morning. But the
conductor informed me you carried in-
troductions from the American minister,
and so I let you roam about at will."
"Then I had been watohed—a kind of
suspeot ?" I cried, in amazement.
" Of course you have," retorted the de.
teotive. "Every new arrival in Copenhageu
is, until hie identity and character are fully
established, The fact that the Danish law
does notrequtrepaesporte muebnot prevent
the polies from keeping their eyes open.
Mr. lipase added, aomewhat warm
"You should understand, sir, that we Da
consider it a matter of national honor
prefect the Czar while in our midst. T
foreign press Saye, 'Denmark is just
swarming with detectives,' but this is t
my in the sense that the whole of
people are watching over the Czer. I dare
eay 0f anybody tried to harm hia Majesty
in public he would be torn to pieces by the
enraged populace betore the polios could
get at him."
"Now, tell me truthfully, how many
eteotives aro stationed in Frodenoborg ?'
Kjeer unbuttoned his coat, took from an
aide pocket a long official -looking note•
ook, and to forestall all fear of deception
ended it over to ate and requested mo to
ok for myself, for it contained a list of
air names, revised up to date.
The roll waa of surprising brevity. Re -
dos himself, only four other detectives
were mentioned.
Next morning I arose with the birds and
ant to explore the Royal Park of Fred-
eborg Castle, with its numerous memor-
a of Thorwaldsen's and other Northern
aster's heroic genius.
I might have been strolling the broad
avenues, shaded by ancient trees, and
through natural thickets and deserted luaus
for an hour or so, when I perceived a group
of ladiea and children behind a number of
tall oaks on a modest slope, talking merr•
sly, laughing and singing. Now a' men's
volae rang out in a commanding toue, only
to have hie efforts to promote order spoiled
by. the youngsters imitating him.
TARING A PHOTO OF THE CZAR'S SAMILY.
ly
nes
to
he
now
rue of more definite knowledge."
the
All this time the crowd were frelliokln
about, the garden, in their jolly native
manner°. They jostled the royal rttyyrtt it
the shooting -gallery, and manyetood eta=.'
ing at them while taking their tea. ib wel
a very happy affair all around, and 1 eb4i
never forget the home like air, so different
from that I had imagined the Czar's house,'
hold would have, or the picture of the Ut
of the Royal guests at Fredensborg, and!
the.Ozar as he was—a strong simple man.
Are the Planets Inhabited?
SIr Robert Bail, in The Fortnightly,:
Review, shows how, slnoe the days' o
Wherwell and Brewster, the oontentioie
that the other planets are inhabited has
been strengthened by fresh disooveries.
For instance, spectroscopic research has
demonstrated that hydrogen, carbon, .1
sodium, iron, calcium and other elements
necessary for building up the framework!
of living beings are widely diffused through-
out the universe. There is not the same
emphatic demonatraelon of the existence of 1
oxygen, because it has been held that the �
well -marked linea insolar spectrum attrtbut-
ed to oxygen are dna to y
the oxygen in the
earth's atmosphere. But in all probability
this life-giving gas ie just as abundant on
many other globes as on this one. There
hems also
however,
been dieoove ie
t s tend.
lag to limit the contention with regard to
life on other planets. The varying size, 1
gravity and temperature of the planets i
have to be considered. The weight of e
planet must stand'in important relation to
the framework of the organlame adapted to
dwell upon it. SIr Robert Ball oonolude,t
"The character of each organiem has to be
fitted so exactly to its environment, that.
it seem in the highest degree unlikely
that any organiem we know here could live
on any other globe elsewhere. We cannot
conjecture what the organism moat be
which would be adapted for residenoe on
Venue or Mara,nordoesany line of reeea'reh
at present known to us hold out the hope
At last there rose before me ti,e figure of
a photographer, with his aye fixed to the
camera, his head and icetrument covered
by the black Moth. He was exercising his
art on the .jolliest orowd of royaltyevgt
ever assembled, the Czar and Czarina form-
ing the centre, with their young children
in front and at their aides, and withal
surrounded by their "sisters, cousins, and
aunts," from Denmark, England, and
Greene, fourteen in all.
Clink, Mick, went the inabrument, and
the assembly diepereed. The Czar spoke a
few words in an undertone to one of the
little girls, and then darted down the hill,
followed by the youngsters. It Boon became
apparent what mieoluef they were up to,.
for a few minutes eater a big landau, which
had been waiting, drove hurriedly away,
its mate occupied by the Czar and Itis
shouting body -guard, in white dresses,
soaks, and eeilor suite, who waved their
handkerchiefs at the rear of the party left
behind, with many mocking regrets at their
inab110ty "toacoommodate them."
This was the Czar—content to spend his
leisure in the eimpleet of country houses,
and in the society of young children who
pulled his beard and laughed at hia author.
ity. The inhabitants of Fredeneborg surely
had a better 'might into the Czar's charao•
tar than any one else.
AT THE FAIR.
Later in the day I met the Czar and his;
little friends in the corridor leading to my
room, and they all gave me a hearty " Good -
day" in differently accentuated' English,
11 the fair held in the beer garden ad -
ng Slots Hotel I had the first oppnr-
ty of closely observing the Czarina.
She was loaning upon the arm of her oft -
described and ever -youthful minter the Prin.
wee of Wales. The Czarina is of a slight
girlish figure, and her manner combines
great natural dignity with chatming,almoet
maidenly, impetuosity and franknoee. ,Her
complexion exhibits the soft olivetint in-
herent in Southern women, and almost
foreign to a Scandinavian. But her chief
beauty is her eyes—eyes• that would make
any face (aeeinating. The ladies were
otanding in front of the shooting•gettery,
e the Czar amused himself and the
ren by aiming et a eounterfoit pre -
moot of the ''Pat woman tram thallium
um," Later on they all eat down at
I the rough tables to tea, which the
himself made in an immense eamarra,
As I saw him in the narrow home (dole, wher
the Czar was therototype of a pateflami, ohild
liae,who lik0d nothing better Chau to aseem• dont
bie all his loved °nee around him for a joy. muse
fur chat, a long walk, or modest dinner one 6
,party" The only Special distinction 000011. Czar
Lost By Flattery.
1. Horse Dealer: Yes, sir; he'a the be 1
horse I've had for years. i
2. His father trotted against Nancy.
Hanks.
3. Undoubtedly, he's the beat horse in
America to -day, and --
1 -1 :-x,•-1
( ny"/1..ie%
4. The horse then thought himself too
good for this earth.
Evidence of Good Faith.
Standing in silence by the ohip'a rail they
watched until the shores of her native land
were loot to eight."
"Darling," he tenderly Staked, "" do you
look to the future with any feeling of un.
certainty 1"
"No, se 1"
To pr6V0 lion trust she showed kola the
return trip ticlrot she had purohased, '