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THE HEIR OE SIITLEIGH
OR
THE STEWARD'S SON
"That's not so had, is it?" he said
cheerfully.
"No. 11 might have been worse."
responded (;etlldforel Berton, as ho
eyed the well-foruu+d limb, "but it
will be painful to gat buck. I'll try,
if you like."
"Of course!• said Cyril, holding
out his urin. COLD S'POItAG1:
Guildford Merton took hold of It
and performed the operation, which. Every grower of apples knows that
simple us it looks, reeperes u skillful just about picking time wo aro apt
hand and 8"1" nerve. 1114 hand w,IS to havo days, sometimes meverul
skillful, and as to his nerve, he would days u, succession, during which tho
'have inflicted any amOnnt of pain thermometer registers too high for
upon a fellow-creature—especially up-
.
p- his peace of mind, and much too
• on Cyril Burne•—as coolly, as he
high for the material w•liurr. of his
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ON THE FARM.
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CHAPTER XIII. t "I'11 stay till you're all right. You
Bocce, looking round swiftly, took might faint again."
the watch from his pocket and look- ( Guildford Berton waited only till
at at it It was a handsuuse ono, ho had heard tbo nu•ssnge g
ive11 then
with a monogram which puzzled her he glided on quickly and still in tho
and which few persons could havo 'shadow of the lodge. As ho did so was wet with perspiration.
disentangled. She put the watch to ;the door opened and Jobsun, the ..Paint?" said Guildford. "Wait,
her ear, turned tho key—Cyril won- dodge, keeper, came out. Ile was in I'll give you something."
dered the next day what on uaitit his shirt sleeves, and was smoking a He went to the cupboard and en -
had come to his first-class lever! - long clay pipe, with which he touch- locked It. and his hand wont to one
and ,then put it back in its lease. .ed his forehead as ho recognized Mr. of the bottles containing sal volatile;
As she did so she caught sight of an `Morton. then he paused, and, casting a quick he to apples headed up in a barrel. chines in everyday use. can operate
envelope In the broust pocket of his I "Good evening, sir." he said. "I glance, full of hate, over hia should- thus causing them to go into the this after a few lessons trout the
coat. Sho put her hand io and took j thought I h and veleta and just slip- er at the woary figure on the table, storage house is really bad condition manufacturer's experts. I find that
it out, and, looking round again ' peel out to see who it was. 'lhutn his hand went gliding to the nmull for storing. I can maintain any desired tempern-
warily, read it by the light of tho darned tramps bo about a sight bottle hidden in his breast pocket. With stnrnge facilities of the farm tore and my fruit has been preserv-
moun- There was not much in It to lately." leis fingers closed round the vial all this trouble Is obviated, and it od equal to the beat that I
satisfy her burning curiosity. 1 An inspiration flashed into Berton's like so many serpents, and hia heart is possible and practicable, too, to have seen.
"Dear Cyril," it ran, "I found on min('. beat qulekly. leave the apples on the trees until +
getting to town that your picture. Ito stole up to the eau and, lay -He had drawn it almost out of its they aro well colored and in prime
•'I'lte Reapers,' was making a stir. 1 lab+ a hand on his shirt sleeve, drow hiding place when Cyril su(Ideuly condition for gathering. Then gath- CRIMINAL THOUGHTLESSNESS
always told you that. It was just had him forward. stood upright. —
and tricky enough to catch the pub- "flush!" ho said, with an amused ..Don't trouble, Mr. Berton," ho er them and place them to harrels ur It Is the Cause of Many Serious
11c taste. Moses. the picture dealer, smile, "you did hear voices, hut it said with a laugh. "I'm as rigbt as --- a' without pressing, put them
has offered £80 for it, and I've made isn't tramps," and he pointed to the ninepenco now, and I've got all n into the cool room, there to remain
bold to ask £100, and will take that two figures seated on the bunk, until they aro brought out 1n the
ig ► child's horror of mdfr m cooler weather, repacked and turned
bum if I can screw hint up to it. "Why, who is it'." he said in a sub- The fingers unclosed from round the
!love you recovered from your mad- ducd voice to [Hatch Guildford Der- bottle, and allowed it to slip to its Over to tho eonsunner, orr to the
pass, or is tho dogstar still burning? ton's. "Ah, it's that young licccit— place, and locking tho cupboard over scion roan, every barel full
I don't ask you what you are doing, "Yes, it's pretty little Rocca and swiftly Guildford Berton came ha:itc and every apple good and firm and
for I know. You aro just loafing her sweetheart. 1 suppose," was the to tho table. In condition to hold up in good
about. smoking, dreaming, moon- answer, good-naturedly spoken. "Very well," ho said. "Oh, yes, shape until used. '('hese. apples, bed
Ing, anything but working. Oh, the "Just tho night for lovers, eh, Job- you are all right now," cause of having he •n left on the trees
brief madness which men call lova! son?" His face was sountil well [natured, havo the best.
Adieu, insane youth. Jack. ' ,� •, sir," ho assented. "Lor', PAIo, so white, In- flavor and tho best of keeping qua -
stand
deed, and there was so sudden and g V
Of course, Bocce. could not. under- what a flirt that girl bo! She havo strange a hoarseness In his voice, lities.
stand the latter part of the bote, but turned the heads of all the young that Cyril looked at hint with aur- �7`ORACt7 ECONOMICAL.
the earlier made her prick up her follows in tho village, and there'll prise.
ears. Tho handeome gentleman was be mischief among 'em presently, 1 ••JTnllot" ho said. "Do you feel Storage on the farm also makes it
not only amusing hiulself by painting do think. That's tho worst of a queer?"
possible to save the poorer grades
pictures, but getting a hundred pretty girl, Mr. Merton." "No, no," replied Guildford. "The of fruit until the weather is roofer,
pounds for ono! "She appears to bo able to turn a —the potting your arta in its plzce-- so that they may be tnarknted at a
Sho looked for more letters, but London head as well as a country it's rather a ticklish operation. and profit to the grower. It is possible
could not find any; in fact, there was ono," said Guildford Berton, with al- it, upset my nerves a little, that's to furnish this fruit to a class of
nothing else to reward her search but most a paternal smile. "'The young it .. nearby consumers, who could not
a faded and dusty rose, which she fellow who is with her is the artist., a ('yell looked at him with a feeling afford to buy a bolter grade which
found between his waistcoat and bis Mr, ileurne, who is stopping at the rather akin to remorse. After u:I, has been shipped a long distance.
shirt, lying upon his heart, indeed. inn.'' this sullen-browed individual, with We have seasons when the apple crop
She looked at this with a puzzled "You don't say so!" exclaimed tho strange repelling manner, must is light, and perhaps the quality is
frown on her warm, classical brow, Jobson, under his breath. "Why. be a better sort of fellow than he, nut as gond as it should he, when
then with a little smile put It back. he's a gentleman, boan't be. sir?" Cyril, had thought him. the buyer or commission dealer doom
In doing ao she touched his arta, "Oh, well, gentlemen admire pretty ..I've all tho more reason to :►n not come to buy our apples at
and the pain caused him to come to. girls. you know, Jobsun. Wo won't grateful to you," he said. "And I packing time. but goes somewhere
His eyes opened and his lips mos- disturb theta; wove all been young am. Good -night. I'll come over and el:
od, and Bocce, bending down her once, oh?" report progress to -morrow; but, nus- When that happens, apples at pack -
head, heard hire murmur a name: "You're young yet, sir. But that how, you ought to havo been a doc- ing time aro too cheap to be pro -
"Norah!" Mecca's a fUrt, she be!" tor, you know." (Rattle, and it is a question in my
Her eyes lighted and her face flush- "(loud night," said Guildford tier-
ed. She had discovered something• ton.
at any rate. This handsonio young -Good night, Mecca!" said the old
stranger was in love with her beauti- man, slyly, as she flitted past, a
fel mistress. moment. later.
She raised his head and fanned him She returners his greeting in a voice
with her hat, and presently he came of tho sweetest innocence and sped
round completely and eyed her at on; but Jobson waited, and present -
first with a passionate look which ly Cyril walked past.
changed to ono of surprise. Jobson was too respectful to ad -
"Why. you aro not—" ho said. "I
thought it was— It's Itecca South,
isn't it?"
"Vete sir," said fleece.
"Where ant I'?" he asked confusedly.
"In the Court drive, sir," she re-
plied.
o-
plied. "I found you lying hero, just
us you aro. Have you been 111?"
"I don't know. Oh, yes. I do," he
said, wincing as he felt his arm.
"Yes, I must havo fainted, like a ---+
woman," he added, with (itsgust,
"I've hurt my arm, Bocce."
Ile struggled to his feet and leaned
against her arm slightly, sighing a
would have wor ed a pump handle. apple's, writes Mr. W. T. b'tourney.
The grower also knows that often
after he has the apples packed. they
may have to wait it few days, or
perhaps only a few hours. for a car
Cyril sot his teeth, but a groan es-
caped hint and he sat dosed upon tho
table.
"'Thank you, thank you," ho said.
"Ily .level you ought to havo been
a surgeon!"
lie put his hand to his forehead; it
The Most for Your Money and
the Best for Your Health
111
LADA"
Ceylon Tea. Positively the purest and most de
licious toa in the world.
sold sour In scaled leaf packets. 40c. Sec. 6oc. By alt Boners.
Highest Award, et. Loris, 1904.
on which to lonel them. Even after
being loaded on the ear, there is of- This forced ventilation will be found
ten delay in gutting thein into the by all who use It to be very neus-
rouuns of tho cold storage houses, sary in the preservation and hand -
which are situated at a distance ling of apples. The machinery usrd
front the orchard. Only tho packer in a plant of this kind is so con -
and tho storage then know how dis- structed that a man of ordinary in -
estrous oven a few hours of heat can telligonce, who can manage the met -
here there Is a better crn
dross hint, but took a good look at
hint as he passim!, then went down
and locked the gate.
Guildford Berton had drawn back
into the shadow of the trees teethe)
the horse pond and waited until
Cyril carne slowly up to him. then
he stepped into the light.
"Oh, it's you."
"Yes, was the quint answer. "I
thought you would pass and I
waited to ask you whether you wero
hurt."
Cyril looked rather surprised at tho
friendly tone of the speech. The meat
little; for you see ho hail been half had maintained a sombre silence at
dreaming that Norah stood beside the hall door.
hien, and the disappointment was j "How did you pass mo? I came
keen. down the drive."
"Lor', sir." maid Mecca, "how did' "And I was tempted by the tine -
It happen?"
ness of the night to walk round by
"'1'00 long et story, Mecca. But the bridle path," said Guildford Iter -
ton. "Hut you haven't answered my
question. Are you hurt? Can I help
you?"
"Well, I don't know," said Cyril
wearily. ile was worn out with the
pain and excitement. "i've d
something to my arm," and he
touched it.
"I thought you looked rather pale
and done up," said Guildford Ber-
ton. "You'd better conte to my
piece and let me su'o what's the mat-
ter with it. I'm a bit of a doctor,
you know,"
"Ah, yes, 80 you said. Very well.
duet' on the bank again. It's very kind of you."
Bocce, perfectly content to remain Guildford Ik•rtnn led the way down
for Many tut nutes if she could glean • the gloomy lane and unlocked tho
env further information, seated her- door in the wall and motioned Cyril
self beside Ilion. to enter. A lantern stood behind the
.5s she did so a stnalthy footstep door and ho lit It, and holding It
cn over the grass behind thea) and above his head unlocked the door of
Guildford Berton npproached. ; the house.
'('here WAS no part boiler reason I If it had seemed told and dark and
why he should choose the grass of 'grim to Cyril on his riot visit, It
the path, but it was his habit to appeared doubly so now, and n faint
move about as noiselessly as possible' shudder ran through hits as he
and ns ho walked with his head hung, thought if ho ever wonted it scene for
low- and in deep thought, he did not a murder this cheerful reehlence
rite• them until he was close upon' would supply it in all its details.
them. , Ills host lit. tho lamp anti motion -
Then he pulled up and stepped be- ed Cyril into the ehnir. An he set
hind a tree. down he noticed again the faint smell
"Yes, sir. Lady Norah ham took tae' of chemic•nls, and it struck upon his
to lee a kind of companion," said jaded senses with an intros• repug-
Iht'c.e, with a touch of pride. Hance.
"I s.-•. Well. Lndy Norah will have' -Now, then, stand up," said Her-
a very pretty companion," be said ton.
m•ctranirally. Ile was thinl.ing Cyril did so and the amateur doc-
Whether he could trust this girl with for took the injurer) arra. , Cyril
n message for Norah. tie st ser. 'drew n sharp breath and a gleam of
her again—tnust lay his heart bare malignant enjoyment glowed In
to her. "Do you think you can take (suildford lkrton's eyes.
a message to Lady Norah for me. ••'I'11ke sour coat (i1," he said.
Ik•e•cn?" he Bald. 1 "You :night as well ask me to Mrs. Stu
bh-1 would like to nese
"You trust tae, sir," shesaid, eon- take off the roof of the house." so of my acquaintances to -day
thirty. I "Then I Must eel it." he salt', and without going to the trouble of vis -
"Yes." said Cyril, of think 1 will. , he took a knife from his packet end iting their houses.
15 i'1 you tall Lady Nornh that i opened a long, sharp blade, He held Mr. Stubb—That is easy. ,lust. go
shall be in the glade where 1 painted it for a moment. his eyes downcast' out on the street in your oldest
Casper. and say that I beg her to and bis lips twitching, and if Cyril gown and hat.
meet me there to -morrow at live could have rend the thought that
o'clock." 1 flashed through his conpaniott's mind
11e put his hand in his pocket and he would hate seized the knife and
found half-a-crown and gave It to leer , forced the Weapon front its (miter's
and Becca's beaten little paw closed ' grip.
over it eagerly. 1 But, otter n moment's pause. Guilrl-
"1'11 be careful and tell her the;ford Merton cut oft dexterously the
very wards," she said, "and now i 11 aleetc of the cont and rt Iled up the
t and get something for you fr shirt sleeve.
the lout}-•!" 1 "You've put. your aria me!" by
"No. no!" said Cyril. "1 will v.nit'snid, and Cyril nlnost fancied that, a
',nether minute till my heed feels len•ewe of satisfaction sounded in the regular exercise•. is the cheapest and
,andy. Your un home, Berea." tote. surest road to perfect health.
Morton forced a smile, and taking mind whether, In a year like this, it
a lantern, lighted his patient to t:lo pays the grower to pack his fruit
gate, and with another good -night
and repeated thanks Cyril Mopped
outside
The gato dropped to with a dell
clang, and Guildford Berton fell
against the wall, and, shaking curd
shuddering, wiped the thick drops et
cold tweet from his brow.
"Heaven, it—it ens a temptation:"
he stuttered brokenly. "Anoth.r mo-
ment and I should have done it!"
He raised his hand as if it wcro
heavy as lead, and shook his clinch-
ed fist after his guest.
"Curse you!" he muttered. "rake
care—take care!"
(To be Continued.)
I'm all right now."
"That you're not, sir; you're all of
a tremble."
"Nes. and my head feels like lead.
Htrcn, you neral not tell any one that
you found nto like this," he went on;
"they aright think that I'd been tak-
ing too much to drink."
Tor certain and sure they would.
'Ler', sir, how sorry my mistress
would be to hear of it!"
"Your mistress?"
"Vas, the Lady Nornh."
"Lady Norah your mistress?" he
said. "Wait a minute," and ho sunk
TOBACCO SMOKE.
The Reason that Some of It Ap-
pears Grey, Some Blue.
and ship to a distance to store.
Then again, In years of great pro-
duction. when there is fruit every-
where of gond quality, there is a
gloat in the market at packing time.
With tho faellitles of thn modern
cold storage at hand, the fruit can
)lo safely hold until the warn) wea-
ther and other causes have cleared
the market of thin excess.
Even 11 the crop is sold to the
commission dealer at packing time,
the dealer can put his apples into
this house cheaply and quickly, thus
delaying the transporatation until
cooler weather, or until he has a
market ready to receive them. The
fact that the apples can be packed
when the rush is over and more ef-
ficient help can bo obtained 1s no
small Item. Then it is of consider-
able moment thnt every barrel of
these apple's can ho packed under
Smoke consists of minute particles the per'onal supervision of an ex -
of solid or liquid matter suspended pet -fenced and conscientious man.
in the air, and its color, depends There nre• ninny other advantages
partly, upon the chemical constitu- that [night ho mentioned. and while
tion of such particles; but also large-
ly [upon their size. Exact experiment
has shown that as the size of minute
particles suspended in air is gradual-
ly increased they give rise to colors
varying frurn sky blue down through
the whole range of the spectral scale.
l'his Is tho cause of sunset and sun-
rise colors in tho sky. Its effects
can also bo traced in the case of the
two kinds of tobacco spoke, modi-
fied by the tuurky tints of the car-
bonaceous products. The smoke given
on fr the heated surface of the
burning tobacco In the bowl of the
pipe consists of matter all of which
has been highly heated and very fully
oxidized and decomposed. it con-
sists mainly of eteeeelingly email,
solid particles, exhibiting by virtue
of their smallness a bluish color. ()n
the other hand, thut smoke which
bas been drawn through the tobacco
into the mouth of the smoker car-
ries with it a relatively large quan-
tity of water and hydrocarbon, which
aro condensed upon the solid particles
above Inentioned. The relatively
my experience ix somewhat limited,
it Is in accordance to a very conser-
vative lino of reasoning. and not al-
together theoreticnl.
LOOK UP ALL SIDES.
In an undertaking of this kind, the
disadvantages should perhaps bo
more carefully considered than the
advantages. It Is itlways the thing
we are not looking for thnt trips us.
In the first place, the cost of the
building varies under different cir-
cumstances. The first cost. of a
small plantis greeter in proportion
than it is in a large plant where the
man, processes and materials are
used. This small plant is apt to be
situated ehern It it; not convenient
to be used for other purposes than
that of storing apples, thus leaving
your beetling fool machinery Idle
during the summer months 'Then
again, the cost of maintaining and
running a small plant. of that kind
on the farm roust be carefully con-
sidered, for there Is where the pro -
largo size of Ruch pnrttcles explains tit or loss of the venture is apt to
the well-known greyish color of the appear. Expenses trust be kept.
smoke which issues from tho mouth
of the smoker.
'1)ihhl•:It1E.NCE.
"Marriage and economy?" interro-
gated the benedict. "W'hv, farm, be-
fore 1 married I was broke half the
tithe."
"And what now," asked the young
bnrhelnr, enximisly.
"Noss i nun broke till the tithe."
SURE TO 311•:1•'1 halt.
I 4.000.000 people havo . migrated
'from Ireland during the past fifty-
four years, the number of males and
females being (Mout •rislnl. The
highest numtmr In env one year was
tt►(1,:122, In 15.12. and the lowest
was :12,2.11 in 1149S.
iteep 'treathin,g lira •tised ns n
(sown to the minimum, for the stock
of apples in the farm storage, which
is run oily during the apple weenie
cannot be handled profitably on ns
small n margin ns can tho very large
stock of a dealer who has stored in
it hnuiu of immense capacity, which
is run all the year round, and which
does not depend on storing apples
alone. T handle my small force of
nu•n that i use on my farm. Among
the tomato- I have s • 'tho are
very expert mechanics, as well nit be-
ing expert in the handling aged pick-
ing of apples.
By doing this 1 do not need the
services of n special export In the
cold storage business. t nee that nli
apples aro closed out early in the
spring, in oder that the work of
handling the old crop may not inter-
fere with the work needed in the
production of the now crop and with
the general orchard work. Many
fruit farms are situated where a
large supply of good cool water inn
be obtained. A scnreity of cool
water is it decided disadvnntnge to
the economical running of a cold
storage ;lent. My house, as it now
elands, has about 83,(W)0 square feet
insulated and piped ready for use.
It holds nb.•ut 3,3(10 barrels. Mine
is the a►nnrer.la peeress. direct ex-
pansion, with tercel ventilation.
small things, and I ala going to put
you back at work. l'tn not afraid
you will shirk again."
LANDING AT BIRD ROCK.
A Dangerous Place on the New-
foundland Coast.
Bird Rock lies out toward New-
foundland and '.abraelor, twenty-two
miles from Grosso Island. 'There is
ouly ono possible landing -place under
the tremendous clips; a pile of jag-
ged rocks which have fallen down.
Oftentimes, for weeks, writes Mr.
Job in "Wild Wings," there is leo in-
terval when it is possible either to
land or to launch a boat. '1'o this
Accidents. island Mr. Job sailed in a seventeen
"I don't think It would hurt any foot open lobster boat, accompanied
by a young native sailor,
one," is a common enough reply
from persons who have caused oris- It was hapast vino. under the
chief by thoughtlessness *htlessness or careless- last fading rays the day and the
silvery light of the welcome unoon,
ness. It is an "excuse which does when the great, stately clilTs at last
not excuse," but is offered as often towered above us, and tho sea -birds
as accidents happen. Not long ago screamed and issued forth to meet us
a Western factory put in a now set in clouds of ghostly forms.
of boilers, of great power. When A forte hurried down the ladder,
they were supposed to be completed and a lantern waved from the pilo of
an inspector from the insurance com- rocks, signaling to us where to utako
pauy went over them. Ifo found tho venture
that in a flange of tho joint of the Calm as was the sea outside, sono
main steam -pipe above the boilers, surf was rolling in upon tho ledges.
bolts had been used which did not Wo must run the gauntl.t and take'
go far enough through the nuts for our chances; there could be no back -
safety. He called the contractor's ing out now. A sudden concussion
attention to the place and ordered it almost threw um off our feet.; wo had
remedied. struck a submerged ruck. 'Then a
Tho contractor bought a supply of following wave picked us up had
longer bolts, gave then[ to a work- hurled us against the pile. We leap -
man, and told him to take out the ed out and held tho boat against
short bolls and put in the now ones. the undertow, and with (nighty ef-
It was a trying task. The space forts, helped by succeeding waves,
over tho boilers was narrow and got it up a pow tent farther.
hard to work in, the heat was very Tho keeper from above was lower•
-
great, and it was altogether an un- ing the cable by the steaun winch.
pleasant place to work. Ihut in two Down comes the wire cable with a
days, however, the workman report-
ed that the bolts were In, and the
inspector was sent for.
Flo looked at the flanges and found
three or four threads of a bolt pro-
truding from the end of each nut.
At first glance everything appeared cable slackens. Again the rope 1s
to be right. Looking more closely, secure and the heavy boat goes sell -
however, ho saw the marks of et saw ing, as it never did before, tip into
across tho end of each bolt. As it tho darkness like a phantom ship.
was not necessary that they should They awing 1t in upon a ledge, and
at last wo aro safe, and we climb
the Indder with Keeper Pater Bourque
who has come down to welcome us.
it is .luno 2:ird, and since Novem-
ber Mb last tho keeper's family
have not sten any other human be-
ings
o-ings 1111 now, save some fishermen
who landed on May 29th. A11 that
terrible winter they were frozen in.
Navigation was closed. All they
could do was to maintain the strug-
gle for existence. 'Tho ice enclosed
them in November, and granted no
release until the middle of Mity. Even
now they had received no letters or
papers since November.
Two hours after our landing the
wind rose and the gale started in
again. (lad we been only a little
later, our plight +soul(' have been
something unpleasant to contemplate.
rope to gird under the boat. A dash
or two into the surf, and it is done.
Now hoist away!
altp and crush! 'Tho stern goes
bumping over tho rocks.
"Hold hard there!" United yells
convey the intelligence above. The
be cut off to a uniform length he
wax astonished that it had been
done. He triol one with ills fngerw,
and to his amazement unscrewed the
stub -end of a bolt six or seven
threads long.
Tho others were all the same. Tho
v orkmart, trusting that tho inspec-
tor would merely glance ett them,
and not wanting to work in the
cramped space, had sawed off the end
of each of the new bolts at his bench
end inserted it In the, empty nide of
the nut. The joint was thus no
stronger than before. The inspector,
who happened to be a faithful and
careful moan, had detected tho im-
position. Be called the contractor,
and the latter called the workman.
"See here," he said. "See what
you have done. That was ordered
rebolted because it endangered the --+
life of every man who works on
these boilers and In this factory. SELF'S!' ALL THROUGH.
Why did you try to oiler the job?" flcorge— l'o matter how things go,
"Well, sir," was his excuse, "T the poor always suffer.
(11dn't. think It would hurt any. It .lock—Yes; the nabobs who owe
looked strong enough to me. and as railways don't think anything of
tar as I could see it was ,just a for- running over a poor man's, horse.
mality about. having the bolt stick "Yes; and the man who can afford
out. I didn't mean any harm by to own a horse runs down the poor
it... fellow on a bicycle."
The contractor dismissed hint. ".lust so; and the fellow on tho
Within a short time the workman bicycle runs down the; poor chap
carne to his former employer's omee, %the has to walk."
bringing a copy 01 n newspaper. On "That's It; and the roan who uv,elks
the front page was the account of a stumbles against the poor cripple
horrible bailer explosion in it Massa- who goes on crutches."
chusefts shoe factory, which had "'('hat's the way; and the cripple
caused the death of scores of work- on crutches spends most of his time
ing Hien and women. Jamming his sticks down on other
"Look at that, sir," he maid. people's corns. it's a sadly selfish
"Like enough some man slighted world."
that boiler just nn 1 did yours. I've
been dreaming of that thing every
night Rinse It hnppened 1 have
been trying to think if anywhere
there is ante her piece of my work
which might cause such it wreck. ft's
awful! And probably it will never
occ,lr to the man who caused that,
If any one did, that ho was to
blame."
The contractor talked with the
workman n while and then nut him
beck to work.
“Toni." he said, "it was careless
inspecting that. left the lend life -pre-
serve's aboard the Slocum, but
there were thoughtless workrnen who
he was told that his sofa was fend. ,
made thein. ('nreless inspecting 'et•ini; the doctor, he went up to
overlooked the fastened skylight hint and said. "Yell, doctor, vat did
over the Iroquois Theatre stage, end she die of—improvements?"
the bolted exits, hua et thoughtless
workmen fastened them You un-
derstand now what depends even on
DIED OF iMI•IROVEMi:NTS.
The following is told of a patient,
a German woman, who, taken seri-
Oualy ill, was sent to the hospital
In (ho evening her husband in-
quired how mho was getting along,
and was told that she was improv-
ing.
Nczt dnv he called again, and was
told she was improving.
This went nn for some tlme, ea'•h
tiny the report being that his wife
tees improving.
Finally. one night when he celled
Dime
SCOTT'S EMULSiO`i won't make •
hump back etraight,nelther will it make
a short leg lens, but it feed, loft bone
and heals dittoed bore and it among O
the few genuine meas• of recovery in
rickets and bon'! •sang ' en.
c -r..! p„ 1--. J.Tp:.•.
ltc(n=r A POWNE, C!oa"t►(L
Tomato. n,: 1�
sot. sad etmIall enest ..
elint.91MitiMet
SIMII.AI1ITY,
"Thny call these 'dog days.' " ro-
mnrked the tarn with tho wilted col-
lar and pnhnle'af fan.
"Any particular breed of dog?"
spoke up the warm -weather wit.
"Yes, I should say 'greyhound.' "
"Why so?"
"They are so long.•"
.ST,
"You will no:ic'," said the clerk,
"Gait this electric inn turns In two
die •' ens et one time. We call 1t
t!r ':111 i:u•..:a ' „
. {{ : •. f.t,'! ! ri'. eel
the. prospective
.. II , • is u rev. b tion on
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