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Exeter Advocate, 1904-6-30, Page 2eleeete'eS.Afee'3-eVeMeefeeeteteeeeii,etie+Ve:We'SK A Novel .45 Expennient moometemitvielesetinteiewiti tti don't know what he will eald Neelie Arkwright, as she looked intb her lover's face. "Sometimes, think he wili be nice, at others, •I fear he will be arose. But he's a dear old. dad, and loves me very dearlv—so he can't be cross long, c« he ?" %Well, 'darling, I must take my chance of a forcible ejection!" re- plied Ronald, with a sneite. "How many steps are there to your front door?" Nellie laughed. "You silly boy!" she said merrily. "I can't see my father 'doing that. rie's much too cool. 1 donee think he could be downright angry if he tried. Slut he could bo terribly stern." For a moment there was silence. 'And then- Ronald asked: abruptly,: "What is your father, Nellie? You have never told me his profession.'' ArkevrIght hesitated. "Dear Ronald," she said at last, "I know you will think it strange, but dad has foelaid.den me to mention the nature of his profession to any- one. It is an honest one—that I may at least tell you—but there e.re reasons why lie should, as far as Possible, hide his identity with the profession he has chosen. When you call to—to ask him for me, dear, I expect he will toll you all about it himself. But I—I mustn't, until he bids me, even to youe" She looked intreatingly into Ron- ald's handsome face. It seemed a strange thing to have to* say to one who should have had her every 'thought. But he understood and re- assured her in an instant. "You don't mind, do you'?" she saiel. 'Not a bit." He pressed her little ungloved hand with tender warmth. The publicity of a park seat admitted of no better demonstration of his feelings. Pre- nently they rose and moved slowly out of the park and in the direction of Nellie's home. Nearing it, Ron- ald's face became imbued with a sud- den resolve. "Nellie," he said, I shall have to speak to your father ere long. Why not to -night?" Nellie started and flushed as she heard the words. "Just as you will, dear," she murmured. "Dad's sure to be in." Turning into a quiet side -street, Nellie led 3iira to the door of her father's house, and, in a few mom- ents later, they were standing in a small, prettily -furnished room where Arkwright sat. "Daddy," said Nellie shyly, "this is Mr. Ronald Haldane, and. he has come to ask you a question. 'Aud— en d if you say 'Yes' to him, clear father, it—it will make me. very hap - She moved towards the 'cloor, her lovely face pink with blushes. But her father stopped. her. There was a curious look on. his face as lie eyed the young man before hint with a quick, compreliensive glance. Tepon man with the quiet demeanour of self - is true; lrovir father nets the who arrested am seven nears ago." respectins manhood, ' • "But—bat you Were innocent?" An tpo late he learnt to mliat depths the heman heart sink to naurmurea the girl brokenly, eePIY• grasp the empty bubble we call re - "As yourself," was the "But the plea of innocence, in the Yong°. face of convietion, one that has It was Ronald's dote- to keep the no weight with the bard official cheque-book of the firm under lock mind of a detective. Such men are exe.e hey, ono day_ea day no would rich in brains, but peer enough in never forget—he was« sentinelled into heart." ' the privote price of his employers He spoke bitterly, and Nellie put to find them deeded with a man he over his did not then k lier small white hand nOW4 but whom he lcuew now as Detective Arkwright. mouth, “lIusli!" she whispereo, "You anis • a judge him I believe you dear Ron- ald, and, when any father knows you better, he will, do the same." She would. have said Imre, but her father interrupted her. "Nellie," he said peremptoril,v, "go to your resent I will deal with thie —gentlemae! There wee mocking taunt in the last word. that escaped neither Ron- ald not his daughter. For a mom- other in helpless arctazemont. The eut Nellie stood still. Then she lift- power of speech seemed momentarily ed her skirt with one white hand, to have forsaken him. ,And then his and, with head erect aud blazing books were placed before him, and, eyes, turned to go. Ronald sprang to his astonishment, he found falsili- to open the door, and she greeted 'cations of which he had been wholly unconscious the day before. him with a radiant smile. "Always, alwa,ye!" She whispered, He had left the office earlier than and swept out of the room. some of the rest the previous even, - Ronald closed the door after her Ing, but this thought never even oc- and walked back to the centre of the curred to him. Ere was too bewil- dereci to think, and marched like a room, • "Now, then," said Richard Ark- man in a clream to the district police wright bluntly, "let us rnalee an end station, where he •-was formally, of this business. You have asked inc charged. And thee had come his for my cla,ughtet. I would rather nrst hearing, his remand and lastly, SCO her dead than as the wife of a his final triol. cony feted felon. Do you understand Even he, innocent though he knew himself to be, was staggered by the me?" Ronald: bowed. The hot blood was mass of evidence brought against surging_ to his temples, but he kept himself under control. "Quite!" he said coolly. "But I shall not relinquish my pursitit of this object, Mr. Arkwright. Your daugh- ter is of age and can. ace foe herself, and, if she stands by you for a while, can wait. ,And I will wait —five, ten, fifteen, twenty, years, if necessary—but I shall not abandon the hope of my. life!" There was a bright light in his 'dark eyes as they looked fearlessly into the face of the detective. For e. moment the latter regarded him in amazement. "Dy Heaven," he said at length, "you have your share of effrontery, any man! But you'll grow tired sooner than you anticipate; while, as for my, daughter, she has been too well schooled in obedience to act contrary to nay comman.cls." Ronald: smiled. - "You may have never heard of the power of love," be said coolly. "Oeedience is not one of the first forces in life. Some Clay you may realize this. And, in the meantime, permit me to wish you good CVCiir • He bowed stiffly, and going to the door, let himself out. When he was gone, Richard Arkwright sat down again in the chair from which he had risen. "I could almost have believed him, too!" he said to himself. "The fel- low's eyes were as clear and steady as my own e And when he dared nae, he seemed a bigger man than L By, Jove!. I almost admired him for what I termed his .effrontery! won- der— But that's absurd! A British jury is not a pack of idiots, and the evidence was incontestible. The man's guilty*, right enough, and Nel- Ronald's face, too, there was an ex- lie must forget him as soon as she pression of puzzled bewilderment • am. 'e' To his utter amazement, a e,heque was held before his oyes and he was asked if he could account: for it. It was filled an in his own handwriting, the signature was a forgery, and the cheque had been Aerie from the book in his charge. • His . own handwriting! Yes, it was his, and yet not his, he had fined in no such cheque. Ile could only look from One to the that was slowly resolving itself into one of apprehension. •But ere he could voice his request Mr. Richard Arkwright turn- ed to hit daughter, and asked cold - "Am I to understand that tliis man has come to me, with your san- ction, to ask to give you—the dear- est, treasure I have on earth—to him. —to him?" 'A strange, frightened: look came into Nellie's eyes as elle heard her father's words. Something—she knew not what—seemeil suddenly to threa- ten lier, and she glanced from one to the other in blank amazement. But Ronald, who had by this tirne par- tially recovered .himself, spared her the trouble of a reply. "Mr. Arkwright," he said resolute- ly, though his face was strangely • white, "permit me, in your Clough- - ter's stead, to answer your question ttiCi aftirAlotive. I came hero to So he dismissed the subject from his mind. But, though the days sped into weeks, and the weeks into months, Nellie did not forget, the man. to whom she liad given all the wealth of love in her heart. Her face grew pale, her eyes brighter, and she, lost all her former interest in life. The. songs that had once -been constantly on her red lips were never heard now. • She lead received but one letter from Ronald since his interview with lier father. In it he told her that he was very busy with his work, to which be was devoting himself with renewed energy. He was an author, writing always under a • nom de plume, and his literary genius . was rapidly bringing him to the front. He told her, further, that the dark secret attending his early life, had become so insupportable because of the barrier it created between them, that he had reeelved to clear nee the ifite....maypeealmeuTee„ . About the ...House , COOKING RECIPES. Spinach and Egg' Salach—Prepase and xeould the spinach. Have ready also. some cold boiled egg and may- onnaise. Turn the Spinach from the moolds on to nests of shredded let- tuce. Dispose, chain, fa,shion, arcamd the base of the *Mach, the whites of the eggs cut in rings, and press a star of mayonnaise in the centre of each ring. Pass the yolks through a sieve and sprinkle over the tops of the mounds and place above this the round ends of the whites. Cornstarch Puffs.—Rub one cup sugar and half a cupful of butter to a cream; add the beaten yonis of four eggs and a cupful of cornstarch al- ternately Wit,h the stiffly beaten whites; stir in two teaspoonfuls bak- ing powder and one of vanilla ex- tract; bake in well greased, heated gem pans, en a quick oven; ice with a boiled klieg. This recipe makes twenty puffs, and they hest fresh for several days. Shepherd's (Pie:—Cut up enough cold roast beef to make a quart of small, thin slices. Season the meat with salt and pepper, and after put- ting it into a deep earthen dish pour over it a sauce made as follows: Put two tablespooneuls of butter into a erone ten to fifteen deops of almond ,extract, The breadertunbe ehoula be thorouglaly mixed witli the baking powder, add then the citron, nuts, sugar, extract and lung added, 1.eold In last the whites gef the eggs, -stefelY whipped, and leak° in a steady oven for over gen hour, or urttil it is a rich brown and enoroughly done in the centre, Serve the pudding hot, with hard, seem, flavored with almond ex- tract, This pud'cleng can be baked in individual moulde, whieb should be buttered and sugared, or in an ordin- ary peddlog dish. It, will not need to bake so long if he small cups, USEFUL HINTS. When "hanging space" is insufficient in the closet as usually arranged, a hint may be taken from the show - frames in stores. By placing a wood- en or iron bar across from end to end, and using coat hangers, double if not triple the quantity of suite or gowns can be accompanied without crushing or tumbling, , inexpensive Nottingham and other lace curtains which do not require ironing are best dried on frames. Wash tb.om clean and starch them slightly. Pin them on the light wooden frames which come for this purpose, and on which they may be evenly dried. If they are ironed they are likely to be pulled out of shape. When there aro no frames on hand large lace curtains inay be pinned on. a clean carpet and allowed to dry evenly in this way. Curtains that are dried on.a clotheelin.e are so pian- o. out of shape by the process that can seldom be hung properly, him, and the sentence had struck frying pan, and when it has become Phe women who 'keeps house with him like a blow, to send him reeliug hot add twoscanttablespoonfuls of a cellar should pay it a daily visit down the steps that led from the flour. Stir until this dark brown, and see that it is aired, even if She dock to the vault below. and then add a pint of water. Sea- has to neglect her parlor. Eaough. How he had lived through those .son with salt and pepper, and boil germs may lurk in the wilting leaves two years lie did not know. • When he for three minutes. Pare, boil and of a ca,bbage or a handful •of ;decaying potatoes to cause inexplicable illness in neer family. Chamois is one of the few things which come out smooth and soft from washing if wrung directly from the soap suds witleput rinsing in clear water. The latter process tends to harden ite Lettuce and green peas cooked to- gether make a daenty summer dish. Few people know that lettuce is as, good when coolied as spinach. Boiled. with young peas and flat,or is delici- ous. Also it is very wholesoane. One of the reasons why spinach: is such a valuable food is that it is such an excellent butter carrier. City 'dwellers need more fats than most of them get and butter is almost the best fat in the world. Oil is better, but it is tco expensive fox every one t°Itualsiseins for fruit cake' are much improved by cooking. Let them soak slowly and then. simmer until the skin is tender. The old idea of putting oilcloth en - mixture is like baleing-powder biscu- der tlie washstand cover is now adult. - daughter. When she entered the •its. Roll out the dough and divide ted for doilies on highler polished room, he was again in his seat by in equal parts. Spread one piece tables the table. oHe looked up as she came in and smiled.. "Nellie," he said, "come. and kiss your old father, dear." , She went quickly over to him, and, putting her arms about his neck, kissed him tenderly. "That's right," he said huskily. "Now, I'm going to a.sk you a ques- tion. Do you know where Ronald Haldane is?". The girl started, flushed paiufully, • and stood erect. "No," she said, with just the least suspicion of hesitancy. The detective regarded her keenly... "But you could And him—eh?" he asked with a twinkle. Nellie's color had left her now and she was very white. "I—I don't know," she faltered. "Why, father?" "Because I want him." - "You—want—himi'' She gasped rather than spoke the words. • "Yes, I want him. I'd rather .,you went than I. Take a hansom at the corner and see if you can find him, and if so, bring him back with you—that is he added smiling, if he wants to come, of course." "Oh, daddy!" tut her father mo- tioned her away, and she sped up- stairs like a bird suddenly freed from long imprisonment., Richard Arkwright got; up from his chair and began rapidly pacing the Poor Ot the rOoM. lees than an hour he heard the stopping of a lean.- som outside, and a moment later his daughter Nellie and Ronald Haldane were in the room. Richard Ark- wright held out his hand. Ronald lie,s,Ditsgtedy.ou still regard it as the hand of a criminal're he asked. (N 0 The two men grasped hands and stood silent for scene time. Then Ronald, who had been closely study- ing the face of the old detective, ask,medr.suitclrdkewnliyig:Iii, surely you have not discovered. anything bearing on my case?" "Did y,ou know anyone by the none of George Tliorolcl?" lie asked. Ronald started. "Yes," said eagerly. "He was a fellow clerk of mine. Re never liked me, and, truth to tell, I re- turned the cornplinaent." "Just so," said the detective. "Well, foe tee past three weeks I have been hunting down a man who has committed some of the most clever and daring forgeries of the century. Two days ago I captured hirrt, and his name is George Thor- old." ysEurnespaetsed anir looked kin* at the man before him. "Yesterdoy," he went on, the magistrales granted a remand, and lie was conveyed to prison. In the afternoon ho asked to be permitted to write- a statement, and pen, ink, and paper were accordingly taken to his cell. He woe all right \Viten the warders looked in last night, but this morning lie vvas found in a dying condition, owing to a dose of poison which, in spite of the/Vigilance of the prison. outhoteties, he had con- trived to retain on hie Persort. eThe sheet of paper wee covered with 'Writing, arid the confession it eontaihe riot only ,bears upon the resent doe, but also completelY once more returned to the great world outside he found his commer- cial Career closed to him for eerer„. Then he had sat down one day to mash eight good-sized potasoes; then add to them a cupful of boiling milk, a tablespoonful of butter, and salt and pepper to suit the taste. Spread write a story, based on his own ex -Weis preparation over the meat and periences, and the editor to whom he sulknitted it wrote to him for 'sauce, beginning at the sides of the dish and working toward the eentre. Bake for thirty minutes. Other meats beside roast beef may be used in a sheplierd's pie if desired. Potato Salad Dressing.—Used in England with sorrel and onion salad; Boil and mash two leave potatoes, season with salt, pepper and a little mustard, and a teaspoonful of sugar. Stir into the potato gradually at first, as in ,mayonnaise, three table- spoonfuls of oil and a tableapoonful task should fall into the hands- of of vinegar. Beat until the dressing another. and that other the man he least expected. more, That was how it had begun. Genius, dormant so long, was as - setting itself now, and Ronald Hal- dane was a rising man M his profes- sion. But that heavy, dark cloud still hung over his head, and he longed to sweep it away for ever. So he waited, and hoped, and work- ed to bring it about, Bat he never did. nsk you frankly for noer daughter s •eavefery by liookeor by crook. • hand, ley position is adequate- to maintain a wife in comfort, if not quite in luxury. And I think I may be so bold as to ailirrn that your acceptance of me as a son-in-law will materially add to her owe rein sonal happiness." For a moment Richard Arkwright made no reply. He stood there sil- ently and sternly facing 'the man who asked him to deliver his daugh- ter's life and happiness into his hands. "Do you know who and what I gen?" asked. Ronald Haldane hesitated: "I am not sure," he said, a. flush rising to his handsome face, "Then I will tell you!" came the quick response. "I am Detective :Arkwright of New Scotland Yard. Now, be good enough to similarly introduce yourself to me, and to my doughter—not in your new character, but in the old." To this en.d to was devoting bo tli time and money to the discovery of the real perpetrator of the crime of which: he bacl been accused .grid for which he had unjustly suffered. By. this means only, he said,- could he reasonably. hope to establish his in- nocence. Ecu would not write again. Iler father liad forbidden it, and for the present, at least, he would not thereby add to the humiliations . she must endure. But' he was, she knew, just the same as over. Day. after day Nellie Arkwright waited for the glad neivs.,that would. restore her lover to the place she desired for bim in her father's h'eare. But it did not come. He was work- ing hard to bring it abeut, she well knew ,bet the task was not an. easy one, Seven years hail gone by since that 'darkest clay hie past history, and 11 he efforts seemed wholly futile. Fate, or perchance a higher power than Fate, had destined that this - •••e— Richard Arkwright sat at his little study table and glanced for the twen- tieth time at a long blue foolscap sheet that lay thereon. Presently he went to the door and called his is like cream. Add at the last half a cupful of cream. Strawberry Shortcalce.---Strawberry shortcake with whipped creaan col- ored green with pistache is attractive to behold and very good to eat. Nev- er make strawberry shortcake with cal,:e dough. The _original shortcake little room. Rechard Arkwright'e iing tha i Ere was . slowly but steahily mount - the golden ladder of Fame, and There 'was a dead silence in face was set and Stem as he fixed 1 with his increasing popularity came his keert grey eyes on the pan he- aa increasing danger of hie identity, ing, couldonly look from 0110 to the i !being cliecovered• with that other Ronald Betecirme Who stood, a cone Tore him. Nellie, pale and. tremble anxious dread as to what was to and r 1 blot in the dock of a, great other in. helpless beWilderment eome next. For it inoment Ronald stoo•d speecelese. Then it great, wave meemed ,to sweep over him, and he lifted his head. , "I am Ronald Haldane," he said quietly. "Formerly eonericted of forgery and sentenced to two years' mull oorvitudo. Dom that content , you, Mr, Arkwright?" But the delectivent eyes were on court and heard the dread eentence of two yeore' penal eetniteede passed upon him. He had begun life in a large eome mercial house as a. itinlor clerk, Rio progress line been rapid, and he had been promoted &boy° the heads of several. of hie setiote. Such promotioe too gives rise' to with butter and place the other Piece on it. Bake and while hot gently separate the two pieces. Spread with of ammonia the polish can be pre - the berries and put together ,again. servea for a long tinae. e Serve. with cream. Marble Calce.--:Creara half a cupful of butter with one cupful of sugar and then add yolks of two eggs. In another howl sift two cupfuls of the best pastry flour with two. teaspoon- fuls of baking powder or one of so- da anti two of criteria tarter. Repeat the sifting three times, gradually mixing the flour with the eggs, butter and sugar, and adding also half a If silver is washed every week in warm suds containing a tablespoonful Salted pistache nuts may be had at any of the pretentious fruit stores, "and down town they are sold on the street by swarthy and picteresque Tueles. The nuts should be carefully cracked, or better still, split with a small knife, and the outer skin re- moved. treat slowly in a cool oven. and shake in fins salt. • Any one who is in the habit of making snow pudding will find pre - cupful of saaet milk. After a smooth served pineapple a great addition to batter has been formed fold in the it. When the snow is ready peur it whites of the two eggs, stiffly whm- ped. • Melt four large spoonfuls of grated chocolate, and mix with a very little of the batter. Butter a loaf tin, and, just before putting in the cake fold .the chocolate batter into the other in streaks. Bake in a mod- erate oven for about threcaguarters of an hoer. Take it out when it has separated from the sides of the pan and turn it upside down to cool. This recipe can be made into a plain clio- condo cake if desired by mixing the melted chocolate at the beginning with the batter as the flour is added. Ice With any soft icing. A nice icing for this cake is either a. black choco- late icing or a gelatine frosting. The latter' is made as follows: Melt a tea- spoonful ,of gelatine in two of cold water, and in about an hour add a tablespoonful of boiling water. Mix it when the gelatine has dissolved enongli, 'with a large cupful of sifted, powdered sugar and flavor tvith va- nilla. Almond Pudding.—This is made with a heaping quart of grated breadcrumbs, rather firmly packed; two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a scant three-fteurtlis of quart of milk, a cup ot sugar, a cup of sweet lain -tends, blanched and shredded; a quarter of a pound of citron also shredded; the whites pf four eggs, 'and into the mould until you have a good foundation, add your pinepple, and then the rest of the snow. When it is cold, serve, as usual with soft cus- tard. Sliced young Onions and ripe olives make an excellent spring salad. The ripe, black olives are to be liad in all forge grcocery stores. The. taste, once accustomed to them, the green ones seem insipid. PIONEERS OF THE RAI SOME OP THE rutsT surrasit ENGINES. Seephansones Locceneetive That Averaged Four Miles an. Hour. Among the most interesting relies tnat one can wish to gaze on are the primitive locomotives which Still lin- ger here and there M railway statione and museums. It will be remembered that Sir David Saloatons recently offered to present one of Stephenson's master- pieces. the Invieta, to the London. Cowley Council. He suggested that the Invicta should be set out by the southeni approach to Westminster „ bridge, and offered to present Z1,000 for the pedestal. • The London County Council have not accepted the offer, as they ,« thought that the battered old engine would be rateter out of place close to one of London's handsomest bridges, At least three of the first locomo- tives are in their right places—the two which are to be seen at Darling- ton railway station, and the one tet the Central Station, Newcastle. STEPHENSON'S FIRST. On a pedestal at the south end of the island platform at Darlington stands "Locometi011.'' St0111011S011'0. faM0119 No. 1. She was built in 1820 and drew the first train on the rust public railway in the world—the Stockton aed Darlington Railway. She weighed six and a half tons with, end drew a load of ninety tons at a speed of four miles an leepar. }Tot a great achievement In these sixty - mile -an -hour days, but it meant the passing of the stage coaeh and the dawn of the Steam Age. No. 1 continued in use until 1841: Originally she was Stertnenson's work throughout; leirrher present boiler and its supports. and her wheels and pumps are the work of Timothy Hackworth, of Darlington, mealier famous engine builder. Hard by No. 1 titands the Derwent, an engine built in 1837 for the Stock, - ton and Darlington Railway Coma PanY, and afterwards purchased by Messrs Pease for their private lines. They presented it to the Northeastern Railway Company in 1898. It Is appropriate that the Derwent should rest at Darlington, for she' was built by a Darlingion Perhans the best known of all Step- henson's engines, by name, at least, is Pulling Billy, the old engine now ,at Newcastle station. Puffing Billy became a kind of -generic name for railway engines. Tee original Billy was built. at Rillingworth Col- liery. It was presented to Newcastle, on June 9, 1881, the centenary ikelee, Stephenson's birth. OLD RAILWAY COACHES. Little lase interesting than these old engines, are one or two old rail- way carriages that are still extant: When railways were first opened to. passengers, some of the coaches were' .stage coaches mounted on flanged wheels, just as the erst motor care• were built on the lines of horse vehicles. The lines of the old st coach can he traced in many up-to- date railway carriages. Railway men alwaye speak of -coaches.' to this day, and the term "booking office" survives from the thne when travel- lers had to book their places in the Eclipse or the Highflier several days: beforehand. The first railway carriages built as such were merely open trucks, with- out any covering, and passengers ar- rived at their destination black as sweeps with the smoke from the en- gine and 'exhausted by holding their hats on. The 'first covered railway carriage had tlie.door at the end, and strong- ly resembled a bathing machine. It, was called the Experiment. It is said that sister carriages to the Ex- periment are still in use on a certain railway which shall be nameless. That is probably a libel, however. To concliede with a forecast. Fea- sibly in fifty years' time electricity may have supplanted steam, and thei gigantic locomotive of no -day will' seem as primitive to posterity ns the old engines seem to us. HOW WE HEAR.' Some Curious Facts About Waves of Sound. Have you noticed how the sound of a bell suddenly changes as it cy- clist swiftly passes? There is a sudden • drop in the pitch of the sound' immediately the machine has gone by. A bell, when sounding, causes the formation of pulses, or waves, in the air, which, though in- visible to the eye, have yet 'been pho- tographed. These WANCS are not at all small, those produced by a shrill bell being about a foot in length. They are cmite easy to measure, and a very great deal is known about them. Those who have noticed the drop in pitch of a locomotive whistle when an express train flies through a station will have a 'clear idea as to the actual change in the note. Waves producecl by whistles or bells, or any musital instrument, yoers for eight long years'. Tlie man was not dead, and the state- rush through the air at a rate of went was read over to him in eh° about 700 miles per liour, and, in witnessee, who .aseee... spite of this great speed, fall gently eresence of on the ear. The pitch of the note heard is described by the nember of waves which reach. the ear per sec- ond. Some curious results might arise from this kind of plienoinenen• E. -41 -115 - pose a band to be playing and a per - sore hastening . away from it at the rate of 760 miles per hour, thee with liave attic your pardon for my ;the note hp -hears as he starts ring - treatment of you a year ego. An eing in his ears, he flies on., and hears old man like I am ehould bave learnt no MOM S0 1011g 03 lie keeps up hip miough of this Woeld's 'doings to .1 pace. Shoeld 110 1110VC towards the know that even the smartest, of men beta at this rate, eve,ry note nue caneot judge by appearances. I IleVe I mecliately rises one octave; while if aone you a wrofig, ancl it is now tuy , Ei rate becomes 1,520 miles per duty to make atonement for that 'hoer, overtakee the waves the wrong, trust you will be amply head has alreedy rapt in the opposite direceion, and then hears the tone backwards. wards affixed their sigeatures to the document. You cart read if for zour- self.'' II° held the paper out to Ronald, who took it dazedly cola read it through. "Thank God it has come at last!" he exclaimed fervently. "Ana now," said the detective, "I satisfied with that rttonement," Withotit another word lie left the his datigheer. She stood g‘s if trans- the bitterest envy, and young Ilel- roma, closing tile door softly be- tixotir gazing 'into tile fano or the mon ,dune found hie oast Oak) no es:cep- geed Nellie etooci Pacing each other. hind him. For it moment Ronald elie loVed. Then, with. a quick 'time to the rule. 't -Th was shunned ertovement, she Went towards him aadeostracised by Ins fella* clerke, Thee Nellie dropped her oyes 'do- nna laid her b and on his shoulder. studiously, ler I. out of their comarse- merely. "reoaald," she seed shakily,- "tell tions and discussions, emit made to "I stIppose 11 am the atenemenne me it's not truc—oli, toll me It's not feel that be tvrte not oft° of them, she said, 'Anil Itonald e„uppozed so, too, Or intent as we had a right to expect, true!" ' tut he paid no teed to the iriatter, Ilonald never stirred. though he felt the slight keenly clearS' you Plaid Haldane, of the at lecket, le ac ed a b ugh he id. eeeleg as Ms father Was.a hauction- 44 :Rector's Wife (to Toropkias, 1 hope you like the rieW curate.'' Tompkins—"Yea) 11111.'am, thank you, we like him very well— (PauSe)—but I don't think he'e as ..",1 cannot," he enid hUSIcily. "It dooming it best ' to live it 'detest" dishetbr and nano Which have been —Pearson's WeeklY,0 NO NEW WOMEN THERE. Pallid, yet firm, with the light Of the New Era shining in her eyes, the fourteenth wife of the Pasha of Boomtarara stood before Tier lord, "I will be your slave no longer," she said. "I shall demand.a separ- ation!" The Pasha smiled. "Yusef," said he to the function.- gry with the razor-edged yataglian, "will you, kindly separate the lady.? Just above the shoulders." And thus was the new woman movement quenched in its incipiency,. A DIFFERENT PROPOSITION% Mother (riotioing cut on young hopeful's face)--"Toenny, didn't I tell you not to nght any More? 'llonimyae"1 haven't been fighting. Mother—'13ut somebody struck you." Tomeny-a"No, ma, I wasn't fiht- ing at all. It was an accident,' Mother—"An aceident?" lioninay—"Yes, ma,. I was sitting on .Johnny Ginger, and I forgot to hold his feet." ,A CASE OF NECESSITY. ‘`My son," said the parson to ,a small boy who was digging, "don't yoti know that it is a sin to dig on Sunday except, In ca8e of necessity?", stir," replied the yintrigster. "Then why don't you fag* it?'5 asked the good man. "Crate° this is it ease of necessity" eerilied the young philoeoplier; ,"a feller cae't .fish without bait," "I don't want to -be tete easien Won, " She • aid, ''aturally,'' ho conceded, "So, If / sty '14onow,1'. tthe went on anxiously, "you won't get cresS about it aed fleece" Ask it• again. Well you?"