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viromAN's LOVE
s OR, A BROTHER'S PRortise
• CHAP`PER
, Ainong its feathery': palms Feigane
itadreamed and gazed iazily out up-
set the sea: Vineyards and orange
Stoves ..shiPeci away almost to the
ox-cstrip of shore; and ever thrOngt
elics breaks of the purple end :gold
ond green of them Peeped tho sunlit
blue of the Atlantic. To Hector it
ivies the LOtee Land, where Stan foie
loWieg day, like strung bloesoms,
end Bite streing bleeeomp night fon,
lowed 'eight.
Vet it Wan not all folding of the
hand, and chemise M the ethade.
There Was much business with Don
Migeel, Whose eeyenty years were
not yet all eaten of the locept, and
who belied the lukewarm estimate Of
him in Brayo's meniesranclum, Some-
•timee, too; came the Orange Ring
out of up. Palm, City, bringing. news
of 4.•trnis :upon. the sea,. great stores
of ammunitions, boxes of shrapnel
and case, tuid Medicine chests .and
bales of surgical lint. nesunta, boro
her Share in the consultations', and
, helped Meek for sitio had at fingers'
• end. What this Anon Could clo and
cOuld not. what that inan could not
and could. It was she who in.able the
Suggestion about landing the con-
trabaud EspoletO, on tile north
Ode of the Wand, where Was a na,
'tural harbor used only by half 'a
deoin fishermen; and7-4ifost fortunate
-of all—wka,re only a weekly yisit was
• paid by the rfispatiolan customs
officor Trite, Espoleto was full hive
and twenty miles from Caldera, the
V11113 aamd :general head-
quarters .! but what aro five and
'twenty miles wl en the countryside,
• with its asses and itS.mules, is -afire
fen- liberty and Maddalena ? 'Why,
0.1:8Vt sunriee will „see the work
doee, •
The °rouge Ring praised her vim-
tdeuces of wit. Yet at the back of
'that cool brain of his, amid details
,of ordnanCe; and steam, pressures,
'and seecial :voile for oranges, and
Steck Exchaege prices, he stowed
•:away 0. fleet little bundle of dislike
labelled Amite, walked -through
the world by instinct : look at a
nem or a woman and say, "You'll
do," '.'You won't do," was
•enritigh for binn Ho did not mince
matters with Hector wben he got his.
C110000. •
reeler \1 as seehig him a Scots
Mile on the eoad to Palm City, tbe
.th-auge King stepping Steirdily, bride
le ,ovei: his WW1. -
"So she is on. the sea," Inurenne-
.12:1 'Rector, Sending his burning gnze
to the horizon, as if he saw there
-the ship that bore the Queen, .as if
1 e
On 11.0 'deep sky's verge a fluctuant
• light '
elleaMed, grew shone Strengtheaed
n to perfect s'ight.
As bowed and clipped and rose Lignite
ihe sail's clear white.
Tee Orange King had arranged it
ail. The Palmettos wanted. the
spark. Surely their Queen would firo
them. e He 'sent two cables, and
Maddalena was coming.
"Four days now—that's Mer-
chant-, has fell particulars about
Espeleto, and if he makes the island
by daylight he has orders to stand
out egain until nightfall."
"Do you come with us to meet,
her 1"
shall remedn at Priem City.
Not tliat I'm afraid, but I
believe the atithorities are be-
ginning to wonder what takes nee
out here so often,"
"Hang the p.uthoritioe
"With all My heiert. Only last
night, • Stiampa ehaffed ine. Said
fie ' didn't think touch nesunta
Smith' ite naine—es •
"Ho's a beast,"
'r0r. of nesunta Grant,' either."
',Met 1' -
"Well, you know, people will talk.
Sometimes they manage to get a lit -
tie truth into what theySsaY.". And
lie looked sieleWeys at Hector, with
tailzeiettl sort of air, as if inviting
confidence.
"That's the worst Opt you ever
made in Your life, Mr, Smieh."
"I hope so. But you one
thieg, my 'young friend. stake .My
reputation for itenteness on it; Dope
r. . big thing, 'An' will I see the
queen ?"
"Yes, Alasdait, you shall kleu the
Queen. She wilt be here ia a feet
'days now, But I'd tell you all
about it thenight,, whea you've had
some supper, Have you len, your
luggage at Palm City ?'
"Luggage l That's a good choke!
Luggage I Main Ileekie,, when I got,
your lettces I jist came away ass I
woes; I het. Stoppod to put on my
haininn kilt. Tbe people bore eon)
never seen a kilt pelore, i'lli be
thhiltinh There 'Was a (wood that
followed me two or three mile oot
0the toon.'' . •
Hector could not help smilierge at
the thought, Alas:deli. \vas) certain-
ly a siglet for the gods. Tall, ono -
eyed, red of hair 'and beard, brick -
red of skin, arrayed in fall majesty
ot kilt, plaid and bonnee, a groat
dirk at this hip, Alasdair might well
'have attracted a crowd of- the sim-
ple wonder -loving Palmettos. .
"And how did you like the sea ?"
- "0 ! salazi,, it wars good, but I
was always longla' : to bo at-hhe
chourney's end for the sake of seelif
you."
"Well, now ' that you do see mo,
what havo .you to say?"
Alasdair turned his one eye on
Hector With as much impartiality as
he could : to "dm his. foster -brother
'was' a -eery prince of men, in whom
was no flaw : but &tiny° as he would
be could not keep out of leis tiere
(which seemed•to hold all the keen.
new and eXpressiveness of the lost
ono in addition to its own) a
gleam of affection . half sorrowful,
half playful, . .
"It's too dark to See you proper
but yop're no so stoot as you wass.
An' your face is more pleasanter
than I liev .seen it pefore. An' I'm
thinkine'' 'he added, with a little
of satisfaction at his own acuteness;
"that you'll be in love 1"
"Alasdair 1"
"0 1 but I'm tellin' you. Did you
thiak 1 couldna see that? 'A man
never /oaks ass you was lookin' just
now, except when his hert is full of
the only lassie in the world."
"I've never had any secrets from.
you yet, Alasdair-- You're right.
But I'm half afraid to whisper it, to
myself--"
Tbeir talk had carried them up tho
avenue that led to the house, and
now they stood at the door openieg
into the patio, where a tiny foun-
tain plashed :maid green branches and
flaming blossoms.
Dim lights shone from imobtrusiye
corners, making soft and shadowy
the cool space. And now, against
the background of green and dusky
red, the shadows took shape, moved,
and Asunta; radiant in palest yel-
low, came to meet them with ant
-
stretched hands and welcoming •eyes
—rather, came to meet Hector, .for
Meech -Lir lingered in the darkness.
"'Your Orange King," she began.
"1 shale hate him soon. Every time
he Conies: you walk away with him,
and each time you ttay longer and
Longer." -
"Indeed, but this time it was not
he. Illy brother—" '
"Your brother ?" .
"Mye foeter-brother has =rived—is
hero. Come, Alasdair, come and be
presented.." .
Asunta bent forward and peered
forward and into the outer dark, as
ETector turned to ;the door and
beckoned. , There was a moment's
pause, and then Ala,edair stepped
forward into the light, making that
bow of dignified 'deference all High-
landers can flourish from the cradle;
that bow which begins with a low
Muting and ends with a straight
gaze into your eyes. .Alasdair rais-
ed his head. Aeunta clutched Hec-
tor's arm involuntarily, _and from
her cheeks went at a breath every
drop of blood.
"Dona, Asunta, my brother 2 les-
dail:—.1 "
s
Ho topped; for he felt now her
grip on his arm. Ire turned in EL
flurry of solicitude. '
"What is it ? , What is it'? Aro
you ill. ?" .
"No—no," • she whispered, making
the sign of the Cross. "It's, nothing.
I beve boon feeling faint all day. I
am very silly. It's all over now--"
Then to ' Alasdair, "You are wel-
come, sir„ to Friganeta." • •
"I am. proud to meet your leddy-
ship," said Alasdair simply.. '
"Senor Grant has spoken. Much of
you; ,you are indeed weletaim, sir."
"The foolish Iellow has walked .ail
the way-. from Palni Oity," laughed
Hector, "Everybody ridee . here,
here,: Alasdair—even the beggar has
bis ass."
The sound of voices Sleets; Don
Miguel from his study into the patio
se and again the ceremony of presenta-
tion had to be gone through. The
old man held out his hand to Alas-
dair, and received such a- grip as
made hini half repent of his ready
L• " courtesy. Then father and daughter
; confeered, and
e I dair might have. the room' next to
, announced that Alas-
lfector's, looking' out upon the vino -
yards and the sea. .
'"Bute" said Hector, with a smile
that hid his ical purpose, , "I fear
that Alasdair will not be able to
partake Of 'your hospitality, how-
ever willing he May be. Nor can I,
any longer, Don Miguel!' •
"How that ?" cried the old man,
and Asunta. paled. '
"Mr, Sman
ith d X have. 'laid a long
talk, and he Wants me—you know,
after all, he's the real Cominandor-
in-C.hief : he pays4o wants me to.
get to Caldera to -night, It is ne-
c.:esearY that all things be ready, for
the arrival of the 'Queen."
"There are Yet four days," said
Don Miguel, "Why go to -night ?
Manana—manana."
"It Will be manamt before I get
there., and there is so much to do."
'Wait until to -morrow, and I shall
come and help you; two heads wee
Asuxita woulda't need to he ,asked•
twice, if you Veto the mon that put
the geestion.,"
Hector stiffened. That sort of talk
Wes irlesothe to bine Ples knew Ascii).-
ta was a lovely woman.; he - was
thrown Much in hen societyS wby, she
was a. "working patriot," and he
teeated het frankly as a comrade-,
Just as he. 'Maginot' she regarded
him; but 0 ! this was too rieleu-
lous Ho had no oyes for a star
howsoever brilliant, he who was
mad With tbe moon; where the Queen
was, who 'looked at the slave ? No:
and ,he was euro thai, Asunta bad
no thought Ter him beyond thiste
he was the herald of Moldy, the
cle..Yal1;t-courior of Maddalena, to be
honored as SUC11. Nothing more.
"I Shall never—to utSe your phrase
—'elat the cpiestlezi..'
"I'm glad to hear, it. All the
same, take' a little friendly advice
from me. I Like you, Grant, or
Wouldn't worry to talk to you. If
you're wise, leave. Friganota
at once. Get un into the:Monte--
find some excuse—you have to make
preparations Ler the (Seem's arrival
neenythieg„ Cot away; and get
away soon. She's fond of you, num
I can pee it. Anybody with half an
eye can see that she'd give her head
to have you. The atmosPhere all
Frigemeta's getting tropical • Clear
out 1 Send me word where you bil-
let yourself. aood-night,"
Hector walked back to Friganeta
not altogether easy in his mind,. But
it was not so nruch of Asunta. he
thought, as of Maddalena. on the
eea. Yet Asunta's bold beauty. ob-
truded itself again and again, and
for the first time since he had . set
his hoed to this business or revolu-
tion he felt that success might not
be the certainty he had thought it
would be. Now that the Orange
Ring heed opened a now door in his
brain, recollectiens of little actions,
BUM speeches., little looks of Asun-
hies trooped out and set themselves
in disconcerting array; and lie saw
that, taken in the mass, they could
meen, but one thing. He wished for
a moment that he lied never entered
on this adventure, and the next sec-
ond upbraided himself for his cow-
ardice. Why, but for the adventere
Pc would never have seen, never have
known, never have loved Maddalena:
his love was all miserably hopelese,
but it was now the mainspring of
his life, the very breath of his nos-
trils. Madeleine° Maddalena ! She
was coining. She was coming.
Yete-and. yet-e-sticcess seemed to
'recede as Asunta's face rose again
in hie As'unta thrwarted
might be Asemta. an enemy, and with
her almost manes energy and power
of hate—he knew how great. were
both—G od alone could tell -the end.
'VCR, he must leave Friganeta—he
would leave it that night.
.A strangely familiar cry clove the
stillness of the starlit 'dark. Hector
stopped and listened. He heard the
fall of running feet. Again came
the cry—st, was his name, and wi th
no softness of Palmetto speech. He
ran_ back and fell into the arms of
Alasclair.
•
• "0 1 main Heckle, I thocht ye wad
never hoar me." •
"Alaedair, by all that's holy I"
"I met a man back thonder on a,
elialtie that could sneak tlnglish.
wass p'leastint to hear aifter the eer-
dine Jingo these safagep trialk."
Ici`i•I'lg'.h.,at was M. r, Smith, the Orange
"Man, men, waSs thou him? 1:1e's
a grate ohentleman." • ,
• "Have you walked all the way
from Palm City?"
"0 1, it's only a bittock, on' wass
there no you at the ond 0! 't 13131.
• L wouldna Mind a. dram. It's rush-
ionlees rubhidge they give you here."
"I- believe they have g.-01110 Ni.71116key
tLt Friganeta."'
t where ?' '
'Vriganeta, where am etopping-e-.
Don 'Miguel's' place."
s"."Man, I canna get my tongue
mond their mimes anyway, eelthotigh
It's porno like the Cawlic at times.
but tell. me, Heckle, what new ploy
ie this you're aittern-it must be
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"Truly, but I have my orders."
"OrtlerS from the Orange Nieg 1"
sneeroel. :A.sunta.
"Tre pays—and he knows be,tter
than 1 what is beet."
"But yeti are the representative of
the Queen, end take oklerti from
Mine, Semi order
"Again tree. But what woldil the
• Queen be withoet her chancellor, her
1)11111 01' experience, to IseeP 0 stSsetlY
luta' on the 110110 01 State ? co
although I ant sorry that nay star
ender this so hospital roof is brok-
en, I -agree with Mr. F3XEL1U; thOr0
18 80 Mtn% to do, So roach to dee"
''We shall eome With Yee/ then, "
cried Aeuntet, Clapping her lame's;
and to the servant who answered her
1orses or four , eon; at
senorita," 84] LreCtor,
"conelder; it is a, camp., a fortress;
there is none there but men, There
15, no comfort there for you---"
'Comfort For me ! Am I. too,
hot going to light? Ain I not to
Parc my blow of vengeance ? Am I
hot ready to slioulder a musket ? I
will take my sbare of the rough. so
plee,e.e you, senor.''
"Forgive me," said Hector with a
smile, "all that comes in good
time. When hen Majesty lands, I
shall ask you to be tiler° to meet
her; she will be glad of your pres-
ence, your sympathy, your sisterly.
help, Nay—I was keeping this for a
sisrprise, hut you have forced eny
hand—it is her Majesty' Pleasure
to name you her chief maid -of -honor,
and T, as her Majesty's representa-
tive, now formally ileela.re you in-
dueteel and installed into your high
office, from now until het MaiestY,
releases you.."
Tho honor was not altogether un-
oxPected, but the pleasure it gave
Aeunta was keen. For the moment
• sho forgot everything in it—every-
thing save to stoop and kiss T-Iec-
tor's hand, •There was nothing ridi-
culous M the action—it was out-
wardly a mere expression of thanks.
Yet behind Clete she did net let it
slip her that the hand was Hector's.
He felt her lips burn, and Mx with
ectievwairoitusa. trifle faster than -4e-was
, "And now," he went on laughingly
to keep the ,situation to comedy,
eiyou are under her Maiesty'e orders
—of those of her representative."
"Si, si, senor."
"Do you still. 'desire to come to
Caldera ?" ,
"0 ! but yes, but yos."
"Must I orderk then ? And Heal:sr
misingilueetli. with a side look to Don
Aeunta's face fell. She slaw . the
trap now, She, shrugged her should-
ers almost contemptuously, swept -
him an over -elaborate courtesy, and
left the patio on the top of a ninth
wave et dignitn and resentment.
rector looked queryingly at he
fatimer, and for reply the old mai
blew a thin spiral that was elo
quence sublimed.
"I have offended Dona Asenta.."
"Tut; tut Her mother was th
same—one moment a fire to warm
You, and the next to consinne you
to leave you white bones; But i
passes quickly."
"There is no place fitting, at Cal
dera."
"She knows that."
"It would be most unwise--"
"Brenana—manana--slie will hay
forgotten.. Let us talk of othe
things. Your friend must eat."
"That would not bo amiss, 'dare -
stilt; hut," .he added, with a little
return. of his lighter. spirit,. "to
drink is imperative!'
A. servant was collect, and to him
was AlaSclair entrusted. Ere he
went, however, he tvhispored into
R°"c`Itslaior'ns'seanr7o: her ?"
Praetor shook his head., and Alas-
clair followed the servant with a
satisfied spring in his stop.
A little talk of horses to carry
them up into the Monte, a little
questioning about by-paths and
short cuts, a little settling of when
Don Miguel and .Asunta were to come
to Caldera, and Iffectcn. retired to
his room to pack a valise and see to
1116 arms.
Came a tap on his door, Ire flung
it wide open, to see Asunta, breath-
less and teckless.
"You hate me !"
"Dena Aeainte,
"You. bate me i"
"That is not possible— Why should
"But you do not love. me'? Do
you hive me'?"
There was a desperate woman be-
hind every 'breath of it. Eagerness
crushed all softness from her face :
the cheek bones hardened, the chin
ond nose 'sharpened, the mmitli shut
on a line. 13txt with all sheer -desper-
ation, there .was -sonieliow—it, was
all sheer desperatiOn, there Was
eomehow-eit was in the eyes—a hint
o surrender,• of melting; such as (Inc
may See in frost -bound hillside
half a -thrill for spring and the green
. -
"But. .c1.0 you love me ?" The at-
tack was swift and dangerousin
fierce; yet it lost something of its
point and force in tbat it was not
*expected. Velum attack is counted
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mERs
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f. hints fee. tile ilttey .es
et tiSo Soil.
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OUR Fril.END
01 couxm there are pigs and pigs,
and, likewise there Etre fashiGns
pigs; as in millinery and other mer-
chandise, • Moreover, wholly aside
from the Matter of breeds or tyPcsi
there are at. Mast two radically dif-
ferent notions as to what n, pig
ought to be. Consequently, it is
rather .clifileult to state the points of
a good pig. Indeed, some say a
pig should bay° nor points at ell—
he ehould be quite) round, like a
sausage'.
The epicures, who aro saldelled
with nothing lase than the baeon
with a stieok of 'fat and a streak'
of lean, are ready .to deelare •as an
abominotion greasy, unwholesome
and unclean, the porker who has at-
tained his fortuee and fame through
the abeorptiou of India corn for
generations unntimbered. On the
other hand, inany Of the points
which pertain to what is called bac-
on hogs of Exiglish. Irish and
Danish types are not at till approv-
ed of by the average swine grOWer
of Amer:lea., who produces a great
proportion' of the pork products of
the world. After all, the lean, leg-
gy, lardlesS hogs, which mainiy re-
present the so-called bacon types,
are but a relatively small .actor in
the world's fooci supply; ond there-
fore, what is said here will be
ap-
plioable mainly to the opposite
tying, although there are numerous
points corcunon to all good pigs.,
WHATEVER Tim BREED.
A somewhat short, broad face,
wide between the eyes, terminated
sometimes, but not always, by a
slightly upturned muzzle, is deemed
extremely important for what it
suggests with further reference to
the individual posse.ssing it. It •says
to the pig's owner : This animal is
of a quiet 'disposition, and has
strong digestive . and assimiltive
powers, likely to extract the utmost
• from the food consumed, for conver-
✓ sion. into valuable product with
1 small probability of wasting much
- of it through restless energy.
Tho well-rounded and i•ather pro-
minent jowl along with the short
re head, suggests quick feeding quality
and „early Maturity in the animal
,• for such a purpose.
t 'A nxedium-sized, soft, silky oar,
thin. and inelined to troop, goes in
- most breeds with high quality and
light offal, as do large, heavy ears
and tail, thick skin and coarse hair„
and bone, with flabbiness hall large
e ofial; while the erect, foxy, pointed
• sharp ear, long nose and convex face 1
generally bespeak a hervous activity
mid perhaps viciousness.
A DEEP CHTeST,
which is wide betemen the four legs,
in*clicates that he is probably of roe
bust coustitution,. with plenty of
lung room for large breathing; it
also signifies a hardinees that suc-
cessfully resists or repels the many
diseases which seem to wait
for the defenseless pig.
If the top of the rump is built
backwOrd quite level; without inn&
slant to the setting, of his tail, not
too loiv 'clown, and his thighs are
fleshy, full and large, firm and well
down in the twirl:, with the meat
spread thickly an well down to the
hocks, this gives a large ham, and
it need not be said that the ham is
a considerable proportion of the very 1
highest priced meat in his •carcass.
This is an important cons/den:lion
to grower and, butther.
Sides of considerable length and
depth, with an even nnderline, mean
a goodly weight of meat, which if
not extrenaely fat, is accepted. every
where as a good -quality of bacon;
hut if vorenfat, makes much of what
is known as side meat.
M.11711HOD 7-0R—TI3RKEYS.
Such severe losses, have been sus-
tained in recent years by tnrkey
breeders, due lin•gely to lack of Nee-
ality in the breeding stock, that
many are beginning to. •practice the
outdoor. method Of raising their tur-
keys. The birds a,re given deither
shelter nor roosts, even in winter,
although some growers orovide an
_open shed to which the birds have
free access in severe eterms. The
turkey e are compelled to shift them- ,
selves, the idea being t� imitate nate '
ural conditions as closely as possi-
ble.
They are fed liberally 015 Ivilobe
grain and 10 the spring are provided
with, lsarrels for nests, but there is
as little, interferen.ce as poSSible with
their ways of living, Instead er suf.'
faring from this seeming neglect,
they zippeat, to enjoy better health,
are inore vigorous, less subject to
dieases, and t,he epide,mics Which
kill so Inany seltioni attnalt
theni, This method is 01)10E:Mite
only on largo farms or plaees whert
tbe turite,ys ctin have free range. 11
one has to' confine his stock to<
closely. he bad much better give 01
turkeys and keep ducks.
COSTLY* METAL PLATINTIK.
Only a Little of It Has Yet Bee.
Pound,
cdc‘illi'Atice'i Lwieismdi iisZielama atrhset cdoi
•covered. That it was lenosvii to thi
ancient nations there elan be litth
doubt. Some aut hori ties declari
• that it figured in the early history
of the world and was one of the
component parts used in tempering
copper, and that it contributed to
the :Damascus black: that ha* beep
the theme of speculation for con,
turies. The Spaniards knew of it;
great utility' and gave) its nam;
"Platina" (little silver) on account
of its resemblance to Silver in ap
pcarance and color, For several
hundred years the Spanish alche
• mists, knowing its strong affinity te
alloy with gold, and fearing its pe,
•miller fusion qualities, retarded RI
powers and veiled its value and pro,
duction 111 accord:nice with the big -0,
try that ruled that nation during
time centuries when its vessels plowed
every sea and its discoverers lefi.
trails of disaster and ruin in the
inad pearch for gold and conquest.
As time rocked the cradle of e•vente
the 'sunlight of truth dispelled, the
fogs of ignorance, and a ne-w era. b@.
gan amid the ruins of the most
lamentable failure in history rot
Spaniel). supremacy. To the mosi
careful reading of history the until-,
()lilies now generally agree that pla,,
Union, as it is now called, had a
modem definite discoverer as a useati
1 metal
ABOUT THE YEAR 1741.
Sir Charles Wood, assay masta
' at Jamaica, in testing the ores ob-
tained from the abandoned Spanish
mines of Ohoco, Peru, noted thia
strange, peculiar metal. It was not
fully described as a distinct inetal
until 1749, and since that time plar
thrum has occupied a position as the
nobleet of tne precious metals. It fs
an astoniehing. fact that, with. al;
the materiel advancement that has
been accomplished in the world, the
snpply. of platinum hits remained ob-
scure and practically unknown to
the 'general public.
Platinum is associated with . and
composed' of iridium, rhodium, pallin
diem, osmium, and ruthenium. These
are called the family group of pla-
tinum. Iridium is a great medicine,
and ranks with radium.
Virallaston separated the pladinum
family and opened up the keen dis-
covery that unearthed the rare qual-
ities of these rare and precious inete
als. Ninety-seven. per cent. of all
the platinum sands ruined in the
world come from the Ural Mountains
of leussia. Theer are transported 42
miles by horse and cart' to the rail-
road, thence 2,200 miles by steam
cars to St. Petersburg, and there
treated and smelted under • the
watchful eye of „the Ituesian G ovaries
Illtatiss worthy of especial attentioe
to 11010 that less than five thousand
P0111013 (troy weight) was mined, le
the entire world during the y,eat
1.0n2, and that a platinum lamina
exists. The demand is constantly in-
creasing, but the supply is not ire
m is only found in the na-
tive state, occurring in small gels -
telling granules of a steel gray
color which always, contain an ad-
mixture in varying proportions oi
the fondly group. Platinum .alloys
easily with other metals, for it iv
the supreme king of all,
on; reason shapes (even chuckles
over) a geed half lataidred plans of
defence; and then the blow smashes
in a fashion that calls for none of
your „fine schemes. But Jet the storm
:break on a sudden, instinet, not
reason, is the saviour; and tho
voluntarily uttered word, the in-.
voluntatily clenched lia.nd, preserves
peace not Without honor 11,alas!
wi th u t, open twee. So vas here.
"D(11—,VOu, love me ?" • '
"That is not possible,"
'rhe words canes of themselves: and
AO sonnet. were they -tittered than be
shrank from his own brutality. He
drew beck. a; pane or two, And the
;toyed over tbethineditild. Hip heart
Was full of Pity, yet he tla.re show
none; that word'," imly be added age
gravittion,
"Not ' poesi e ?"
"It is not possible, seno•rite.".
"Bet eee, I loVe yen—Hector. X
have even taught my tongue to say
Nqlup XOtthern naeneeelteetor, I
love yoti.''
"What do you expect; me to stiy,
semerite ee.- That I am Senora:1 it
T am. honorell—hew eitipte,"—"
no, Say that you love me."
"t Cannot.", - • •
'gut will make yoli leve
"Nay, seniorita---,-''
"Ilut t You do -not 'know
nxe S"et. You have not seen into
my boar,; but I will ehow eon. When
yea: leave.- how I can love ye,11, how
I do love you, you must, ;von
o ! tfeetoil; ani net Werth the
loving .
The harder:se Wae rill gone
a ClOtta thee the env.
WHA.1) DOWEINHERIT?
It is often remarked that the chil-
dren of a great genius seldom ex-
hibit corresponding powers. Nenex-
theless, Prof. ICarl Pearson, as the
result of investigations made in Elia,
land, ,,a.vors that, as • a general rule,
ability, probity, geniality and other
isythical characters are inherited
from parents as truly as physical
characters are. From this he drawe
the conclusion that although intelli-
gen& CEIL1 be aided and trained by
education, ne schooling can create it.,,
It is a product of breeding, and no
nation which finds Aself falling: be-
hind hi the intelleetual race den nava,
iteelf merely through educ,atioual ma-
chinery; it must go hack of the
schools and look out for, the quality
of, its lennan stock.
youltyou wr'1.1.1o‘e
0sTrtrlitbc . sloallY11.14;o'n
"Senorita, you make it very
diM-
emmlt for •
"0 ! but .1: could not hold my
J10000 any More. You: are going
p.WW:y.", you, will not let me come with
yon; 'it is not possible,' you say—
you say 'it is not possible' to every,
thing;. 0 I • if h Were. a 11100,
would niake, all things possible. But
I'm glad' I am a woman, 'for I 01111
give myself to you. I-Tector, you
meet love. me, love yote"
Ire took her .hands.
"SenOrita," he saki, "you aro 110.1-- h
sehooi,girl•—yOp are a wouia,», , and i
I will speak to you frankly and in t
good comeedeship. You offer inc 8
year lone. .Te isit great gift; but 1 r
MuSt put it aside—not With sebrin s
believe inee-I muse put it aside. 1 f
CannOt take What tnore r
say ? sovry.. '
'Aimd 110 .(1rOPPO1 her liancle. She e
woe all 11.6t. Meru, egain 1 in her eyes /4
the smoulder a Word WOuld Stir into t
hell, in ber yotee the verY his* of it. t
And—yone-careeshot. p
Tliat be1 one thing---iinother,'
Neitor Weald not desWer that.
'te it not 0.'2''
He betted hie head.
'Goods-nidee geed, 'Don DeRlas-
1111(1 01'0 flung OtIt of t110
1.'00111, With, never alt01,1101 \VOIll (16
WIC aler 1(1011; but 06 81)0 Went 8116
laughed leial with 1011(11 111- 1 hat wIto
net good t10t31..1i3ocn
(ec„ot.ititwou,)
DRIVING CONCRETE PILES'.
In the subtithp or Berlin morale
concrete has been tinnloyed ie nlate :
of wood in making piles to be driven
nto the ground for foundations to
uilifings. These singular piles, vary -
nen from 17 to ,i2,6 feet in length, are
riaeguiar in cross section, and 'con-
ist of I ortiand comenentixed with'
leer ballast, the corapoeition being
tayed with an armature consprisieg,
or each pile, 'three quarter -inch irim
Ods tied together at regnlar inter-
rals, the rods being set into the cone
tete. The headp. 01 the piles are
narded by bteeeres and, thin; pro-
ected, they cein be hammered MO
Pc gronad like Wooden 'Manes with a
ile-driver. '
• -- es.° --pe.- is tx. re 70to laist ,Thi
I
ballii5dedienb:Zsivroii:rtSit for :tole
I e. -
1 -•.s. charm:rot istatelit Is *Sofa(
. • and eSiitt Wel of Whin
ihe oienufaettnete Mee glietenteed it. aa tii
litiiiiiiklit hi the dal* Otte MA tisk yohi,iisll
Io t* what thog think mit, Yen teethe/Sib cni
ret,. yoUt *Oily Seek 0 nee eured. 0)o Ibex
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