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"No. 15 George street."
"Do you live alone
""Yes, sir, and I'm doing washing
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"Whey' did you leave the hospital ?"
"I'd scrubbed floors long enough
tor, nothing," Mary answered, with
a tinge of sullenness, in her tone,
thus showing that her reasoning
faculties were not entirely; dormant.
Then, reaching out one hand, she
patted Jamie softly: on the shoulder
and remarked: "This is a nice little
chap."
Mr. Carrol's heart leaped at }ler
words.
Was this a gleam of the old af-
fection for the child of her care
male Vetling itself?
""Do you like children?" he asked.
"Ye—s—I—think so," said the wo-
m,an, dreamily'.
"De you get plenty of workto do T"
questioned the gentleman, glancing
at her bundle.
"No, sir," she sighed ; "I couldn't
pay: the rent last week and the land-
lord said he wouldn't wait longer
than another. week.
"I will give you !some washing to
dp," said lir. Carrol, with sudden
Inspiration, "and I think I know
of..somae one else who will also !give
you work."
"Do won, sir ?" and a look of In-
terest for a moment sprang intos
the poor creature'face.
"Yee; if you wall come with me
t.. any lodginge—they are not far
from. efer —I will make up a pack-
age for -you now," the gentleman
replied. •
Sho !teemed to trust him instinct-
Ivaly, and, !turning about, signified
her readiness to go with him..as
Jamie had not once spoken dur-
ing the interview, but he appear-
ed to be greatly interested, and
frequently' tnrncd an inquiring look
upon the .woman as they walked
Ort toward home.Arriving at their lodgings, Mr.
Carrol clonducted Mary to his
i'oolns, and then telling Jamie to
remain there with her for a few
moments, he went directly to his
old friend and helper, Dr. Ir.oId, to
Whom he related what had oc'curr'ed.
"Note; will you take her in hand';"
ho eagerly inquired, adding; "I
-am. sure she could tell us something
very important in connection with
Jamie's ili:story If her memory
could be restored."
Dr. Field consented to do what
she could, and with a heart beating
high w:tili hope, Dr. Carrel returned
to his rooms and CondGl
ucted ary
to' the scientist's office, telling her
that while she was talking with
the: lady he would make up a pack-
age for her.
Thus It happened that "Crazy
Moll" became a patient of Dr. Field,
who .so arranged her work that she
would lie obliged to com•o to him
every! few days, and at 'the expira-
tion of a month .slio really began
to',show gleams of returning intel-
ligence that greatly eneouraged
her friends,
Mr. (Jarrol said nothing to Jamie
regarding the belief that the wo-
man. wars his old purse, or his hope
that her mental restoration would
result in his own identification,
for he did not wish to arouse iris
curiosity' or a spirit of restlessness
which would naturally fo'low such
a disclosure, but in his heart he
firmly believed that the time was
not deetant ,when he would be able
to restore the long -lost child to the
bosom. of his family.
It: Wass flow the last week in May,
and London was beginning to be
very hot and uncomfortable.
'"Jleinie, have yon ever ,seen the
sea 't" kir. Carrot enquired one morn-
ing during breakfast, as a sudden
longing for a glimpse of the ocean
fastened - itself upon him.
"'No, sir—I don't think I ever
have," the boy replied, looking
>aligl.tly ruz7.13CI, ""Let I've dreamed
about it }ate of times and it was
"How .would you like td go with
mio to the seashore for a little
outing ". questia'oiaed his friend,
""I should love 'to go with yenanywhere, ,sir," said the alilcl, with
ar fon,cl upward glance. ,s
"Thank you, ,ramie," and Carrol;
laughing. "1 am'rsure that I have at
least one true admirer in the world.
Well, then. I think that to -mor -
raw: we will go away and treat lour -
selves to a holiday of a w,eetc for
se, and get a good long breath
Of sea air."
Mr. Carrol had been arranging business with a view to this
rest and pleasure, for some Weeks
g
back, fellin; :that he had earned it,
1WP 'NOATI
and that it would do Jamife a great
deal of good. Accordingly, the fol-
lowing morning, they set off in
high spirits, and evening found
them very pleasantly located in a
quiet little town by the ocean,
Ini uiuissex County, and within walk-
ing :distance of far-famed Brighton.
Several days passed, and Mr.
Carrol and 1-d.s protege were enjoy-
ing themselves to their heart's con-
tent, r
Ono morning Jamio took it into his
hexad to }runt star -fish, and Carrot,
seeking his favorite resort, was soon
deeply absorbed in one of the lead-
ing magazines of the period.
Ito had been engaged thus but a
short tune when he caught the sound
of steps quite near him.
Ile glanced up carelessly to see who ,
was passing.
The next instant he E:pirttng to itis
tact, write as the handkerchief which
he had knotted loosely around his
neck, and confronted the intruder
with uplifted head and haughty
mien.
"You here in England 1" he ex-
claimed, in cold, bitter tones.
"S0 it seems. Is there any special
reason why I should not 'be `here
1n England' as well as yourself ?"
sarcastically responded Sir Walter
Leighton, yet, nevertheless, appear-
ing not a little disconcerted inion
recognizing his companion.
CI1APTElt XXV.
"Certainly rats;' ,gravely replied Mr.
Carrot, after a moment of reflee—
tion; "you are, of course, free to
go and come as you choose, regard-
less of my movements. At the same
time, I confess it Is something of
a pin -prise t0 nio to meet you here."
"What are you doing In England ?"
abruptly inquired Sir Waller, whale
he searched his companion's face with
a suspicious glance and an ntioaay
look in h.is eyes.
"Trying to retrieve my fallen for-
tunes," resp'onrlod Carrol, la.conte-
ally.
"Alt I and is this the way yciu ape
doing that ?" questioned the baro-
net, with a short laugh and a
scornful glance at the book in the
young man's ILand and the. rug from
which he had .just risen.
Ori, we are empty taking a lit-
tle much-needed rest—we go back to
town the day after to -morrow," Car-
not coldly explained.
"We ?" repeated Sir Walter, in-
quiringly.
"Yes, I have-- Well, what is it,
Jamin ?" queried the speaker, sud-
donly interrupting himself as the
boy came. running toward him and
calling to him eagerly.
"Olt, uncle, I have just found the
jolliest starfish," Jamie exclaimed, as
he drew, nearer and breathlessly held
up hie trophy, his face ,glowing with
plea use, for he had searched long
and diligently for }Lis treasure.
Sit' Walter turned and glanced earl-
ouely at the child.
"AML l s0 he makes the 'we', and
lie calls you 'uncle,' " he observed,
In a derisive tone. "i'JJay I inquire
who he is ?"
"A poor little waif whom fate has
recently thrown upon my protec-
tion."
"Ilumpli 1 you wore always finding
some pauperto sh•oulaler. But what
hear happened to his feet and legs ?";
Leighton queried, ars his glance fell
upon Jamie's :carrel limbs, which
would always carry the • !narks of
the flamos through which he had
passed.
"Oh, he was 'badly burned when he
But the next instant be askant with
bated breath:
"Se teens were both res, ur.•l ? What
became Of the nurse,"
"Slip wars .injured •011 the !nein by
a failing brick, and has ne-ver been
herself since."
"What le ti's., bay's other dame ?
-4amio, what ?"
"Be had •no other, save the one I
breve loaned h}m," said Cur role a ten-
der light gleaming in hizi eyes as they
rested upon his protege.
"What a couldn't the riUiue give any
account of him 7"
"No ;..she has never been able to,
are yet ; her mind was so shattered
by the blow, and the illness that
followed, thatslle could remember
nothing, on her recovery, that oc-
curred previous to that drea:lfu}
night."
A. look of relief swept over the
baronet's face at this information.
But he had been terrible shaken,
and was still all o•t a nervous tremor
for he was firmly convinced that the
"poor little waif" before hire was
non other than the son and heir of
Sir Julian Page.
Carrot's story regarding him :le-
cor'dod exactly with what M:'--l;rs.
Wellington & Mayes had toll him re-
garding the: mysterious disappear-
ones)
isappe liane) of the heir of :Worthing Towers
and hi_ nurse ; and If the facts to
which lie had just listened should
over reach the attorney,, hr'
that his own brilliant ca seer would
bo suddenly cut short awl be would
have to go back to sir: fot•:n:'r tread-
mill life.
"What are you going to 'lo with
the chap?" he wilted after a mo-
ment of silence,
"Try my utmost to ili: e rv'r his
identity and restore him to his fam-
ily ; but, failing in that, I wilt do
my best to snake a god ina n• of 111m
and give him .such advents ;:a;, as I
am able."
"%1'm! I see you are still up to
the ,same quixotic schemes for •which
You were aiwn.y., noted," Sir Welter
rejoined, contemptuously. Where 18
this Immo of whom you 1 ' it il-
inf, iso 7" he queried a moment later,
cruelly.
thce line, a:bent; his, mouth It i -de sing
, f
"L: Lorden, under tr'ra,tMent ; She
in improving, anti I erten-:t:1 strong
hope that her nt:'mory will in time
be fully restored."
Again Sir Walter last all hie; eoior.
IIS: realiy'd that he Ftc o 1 up , t the
brink of a precipiel.; for ir :,,1., i'.::a•;:.e
should 1'0rher ^r 1 )ug dorsi lilt
taltIe,, Master Jamiet eral;lai not hell
to Ye idontlibi at o: c, and ir:i,vc 1:1s
inheritance restored to him.
"But where is ehe?—whet is treat-
ing peer i h; asked. after a brief el-
'once, during which his thought:, had
boon working with lir,}using-like
iaphuity.
"That is a matter wldash doe's not
concern you, although you seem to
be strangely curious about it," Car-
rol coldly isespandoi1. "De you intend 1
to renin in abroad long?" he asked, I
with sudden interest.
"Well, that dc-p:nd1," Sir Walter
replied, in a •c:Leades1, tome, but with
art empihasie which 11114 Companion
conld riot understand. "I maty and I
may not ; why 7 "
"Because I wish to see you again •
—I I1211Nt insist that you re: tore to
me certain i.npot•ta-nt documents be-
longing to net, and I:•hich you hati
iii your possession," Carrol responded,
with some ste:nnese."
"TL+.i.' ;sou go te:ain Lctghton a
*101);.ti' 11t1�' Triter lar. ''I tltoug;iit than
(i1 -?'S 1.:,,' sea., s: tL.l th3 last time
we met."
"S:•talett:" r^i;:`flee} Carrot, with
•
eurlin tat:: ai:r1 bitter i'itonation;
"Son simply T•v:a.,le i t1, 1111 Sante an
you err, ;loin•; no -Ne i know that you
stele those pepees, ,:,a(i ilotliiig you
may say wi.l1 ever eiian;;e 111Y opin-
ion. Ick not Caro :.o much: for those
pertaining to bu_inves matters, for
it is too late now to rectify those
wrongs ; but with them, were other
doeulttents of a personal nature,
wliicit I wished to preserve because
of their associations and which can-
nootyou”of of the slightest use or value
t.
Leighton ;milled `t, peculiar smile,
and then ,shrugged his shoulders dis-
dainfully.
"I do not know wliy you persist
in that hallunination," lie retorted.
"I have no papers belonging to you,
and I beg"—with an arrogant look
anti mien—"that yon will never an-
noy mo by rcierring to this subject
again."
"Well, there will come a day of
• ;ockonieg for you—:Lt least with
your own conscience, if not vrith
me,'ell". Carrol gravely rotor•:led,
adding impressively ; "And I cannot
conceive of snail rank ingratitude, as
you have displayed, being manifest-
ed by any human being."
"1 think wo lave discussed that
subject sufficiently," : ai.i Sir Walter,
witli a sneer, 'so I will say au
rovoir, Moping til:,t you will be in
a less recr•iminn1itre frame) of mind
when wo meet at;:tin. ill the wry,"
ho added, as he darted a stealthy
glance at Jan)i 1, "tvhc 1 e fire you ;:top-
ping while you are tatl,:iug your much-
needed rest 7"
"We arse l.0 1iii:ig art heed C'ottuge
n yonder ;lila!,e,' aoioly returned
'arrol, with a glaro e in the dirt c-
- tion of 'tiro little town about a
was about two years old," Carrol 1
et\pinuie(1. 0
"Burned I—how?" demanded the
baronet, with a sudden inward
shack, while) he bent ai more coattail- b
Ing look upon the. boy, w io find- n
Eng Ids "uncle" engaged—and hav-
ing been told he must never interrupt
e. eonvorsation—had retreated a
row steps and was absorbed in the
examination of his starfish.
"ne and hie nurse were stopping at
a hotel which was destroyed by
fire, and they barely escaped with
their livor, through the bravery of
a plucky fireman," Carnal replied,
but With an air which plainly be-
trayed that he was wearying of the
Interview.
But Sir Walter Leighton had grown
ghastly white during his explanation,
and whooped suddenly to pick up a
pebble that lay at his feet, in or-
der to concrea,l the effects of the
shack, which, momentarily, nearly
deprived him of his self-possession,
M tncru.
Ther he p''c teed no Isis took and
010.1 to leo'+. f. r ILi+ plates, tixu.S !sig-
afyin ; that he e w -o :l t be glad to be
left; alone. His companion, taking- the p
hint, turned abruptly and walked
away. Ho paused a mordent as he
was about to r„n,:is Jamie;.
"Aro you making a collection of
starfish?” het questioned, while lie
studied the child's features atten-
ing like a corse out of the midst 01
Ithein ?"
Xr»," !aid the boy,. eh r'lu '. his
eyes to get a better view of the
slot
"Wells thea, if -will ill go there
i witli } o: r b 11 k, t hone: Morning, I
am wtu e, ;you w.11 fined all that you
will ears. for,' 1et,lL''(1 the baronet
with. a erns -1 look 1,11 hie eyes.
^"Thank you, sir, f will go the
first thing to-tn)1'row morning,"
Jamie respoud•'d nvitit animation,
and the man went Isis way, a treach-
ea'ous smile 0:1 his lips, u cunning
plot maturing in his brain.
Mr Carrol ter nw harn.sei, bnaek upon
the rug, as he disappeared, and tried
to resume hie reading. But his book
appeared to have lost all attraction
for him, for it soon dropped from
his hand and he fell into troubled
musing, an anxious . expression in
hie eyes, a look of keen pain about
hats :sensitive mouth,.
The fellow had not a particle of 1. "Aint I tole ter let dat turkey
lilonor in his nature.," he muttered; alone, san ?"
"he is selfish nail dr prayed to the
core. It is hard to believe that such
ingratitude can exist • id any hu
roan heart."
His thoughts were ev:el n dy of too
unpleasant a rat r:; to be borne,
and lie shortly rose, feathered up,
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REWARDED DISOBEDIENCE.
las rag, and enllilig to Jame. th
two returned to It ed Cotta'gc—Jami
informing ltiin oil th1' Way that h
rel:oar:1 go to t1x' rock: the gentle
man had. tool;1 Itinl about to hunt j
itn.r fis=h early' the next morning.
Mr. Carrot did not pay niuclh at
tention to what the led eaiii—he
MIR too deeply immernal i'1 ills own
taonb}r;xl relit:etio11,, e,.n:l only re-
phed to him at random. And even
if ho isex1 clearly understood what
the boy was talking about, it i
don'btftil if he woul,•l have made any
objr'c.tio a to Vie pe.p p reed exeurrion
or Fatspeet(ed that any evil woult
re`ntlt from it.
-wire• sun wa'• j 1st r.14:n'T-0. Inge bell
of f:ri—tram 1)>Ilin:1 the o.eean, the
following mornin-i, W111•n til•' lithe
11tt1 flour':' of Jamie irisin have
beea seen ti :d:i'i alone; the heard
tow'.iI:1 t'ilav gi'-ru;) i). rock.: ,there
"0 1' arose 111,.:• a code from the
mld.t nr ib'm," Ills fish basket slung
across his h, riders. bac Mort com-
ing neae t .e -til, 11' fo trel that they
Avers itrete1 farther nom the shoe
thee 11' 1:::x! :int7.'ierit('i, lot. the
tide was 1+:, and it was im oi'sih1e
tU 1';.tie . '111 •rli v;li 120«i'L swr iuIli:iliig t0
the r.
'i:ol•' Carto'," 1101t•"vi r, hid for-
b:cl.la':t all ewinlrn:n:'; or' hat: lag un-!
lees Ile wee n lour; t;i t .aldelt 1113
cliar;;e, ;;lz•:I Jitm:e, b •in;!,' 1111 ob
c'ztt little fell:llv, 1.tt r1nwn 111.021
the b:ach,olthou,'h wl Ii rat ll •1' a
rueful face, to writ for the tide to
go oat.
It was n ori' than three hours to
breakfast time'
and h e fondly hoped
if• ire' was i1::tient h woe.1 l yet be
abs,' to carry home a. hark=tful of
e:)ve.t: d tr'^.r,ures.
11e 1:041 rot been !itAar there
many minute:; wlleeu 1l1 :....arid of
steps upon tlu' b'-io:i made him
tura to 1,01e, who was a.pproaa11111 r,
and he was surprise:l to s::e coming
towner }aim tri, '•geatl•man" who
ixa•.i toil Itfm where to look for the
b ta.rf 1F7}I .
"asst, my lilt:1 a men," exclaimed
\'alter, In 00 sion:el genial
tone, and :main;.; uffally into the
e:}.t -r eel Seen, ", o you ar on hen.1
for your stars this morning. But
why de: yon conn' 1) ently e"
"I didn't think about tfi' tide be-
ing In, sir," Jami , exrl cin' cl, but
fllr:hint over the confe l:.si..n.
-"Chat is rather a jek ' on you,
i`n't it?" sui:l leis c:enii::r21},121 111 a
bent -rine tone, ' for I. ;:ill bee Tully
tw•0 hours before it goes 011t, so
that S00 01111 get to tltn iocks."
('1,1 be ten:tinuet)
-1
9s,
"' "Now, walk right behind me, and
, don't you bodder de Widder Smif's ole
• turkey 1"
1!
UP I'_v THE BILLIONS.
'I'he lion. .101 ;es Wilson, Seerelery of
Agriculture, luta at happy iacllIty of pre-
senting tine elaborate statistics in his
(01111tal reports, i11 very interesting form.
The report jest issued is no exception
to the rule. !'he only trouble is, that
the field is so vast, covering the entire
agricultural interests of the country,
that the figures are difficult to grasp.
After a careful estimate of the value
of farm products during 11)0.1, he places
the total at $4,900,00U,000, excluding the
value of faun crop,; fed to live :stool: in
order to avoid duplication of values.
Several soulp:nitto n aur necessary ry to the
realizathea r.f such an uifthin1011:1e, value
aggregating nearly live hilliuns of dol-
lars.
The fa Lettere el •lisle country have in
two 11car:, 1 e :lined wealth exceeding
the ort}.ut. e,: 011 the gold 'mines of the
entire \r"r111 :;ince Columbus unbus discovered
America. 7: hi, year`., pro,hlc t is over six
Once the amount of the capital stock
el all national 11a1I11$, it leeks but three-
fut:rtle: of :t billion d:rllors of the value
of the lcutznttaet.ur,^.. of 1;)00, less the
cess of material need; it is three times
the gree earnings from the operations
of the rail•veys, and rear time:; the value
of all Iaitaerals protnte':1 in this-cutlntry.
The corn creep et- that ,t ie hl.s a farm value
greater than over beaue. The farmers
011111 iron) 111:' pr: (1•ds of this single
crop pay i.ac n0tien• 1 debt, 1110 interest
thereon -for one ye'nr, and still have
enough :eft to pay 0 eousiderabic pur-
tion of the government's yearly ex-
enses. The cotton error, valued for lint
and sed at t000,000,(iuO, comes second,
while hay and wheat contend for the
third place. Combined, these two crops
will about equal in value the corn crop.
The steady Advance in poultry leads to
some astonishing figures. The farmers'
tens now fu'0duee elle and two -third lot-
ions of dozens of eggs and at the high
average price of the year the hens dur-
ing their busy season lay enough eggs
n a e.iiigle month to pay they care
nterest on the national debt.—Buffalo
:'ommereial.
Of yore love lorn maidens sent back
II gifts and pined away. Now trhey
onsider the presents llicasly affairs,
dearly paid for and sue for all they can
g
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" I'd like' to, sates cilia the boy, wi(lx I
a note of regret in tris tone; '•I
have boon Bunting for them over
dace we came bore, bat this is the
first one I have fonnd. He is a i
beauty, though," he continued, com.
placentl,y.
"I ea,n tell you where you will
find a lot of them," said Leighton.
"Where 7" queried Jamie, with a
boyish eagerness. c
"Do you see those rocks down
yonder ?-that group with one rise
•
3. What part ob de fowl will you
'hab1
o e•o
'THE OTHER FELLOW."
Ile is Not What He Ought to be by
Any Means.
The other fellow is an awful bother.
Ile is as reealeitrant and independent of
your reasoning as the weather. You run
vaunter to him everywhere yon go, You
must turn out for him when you meet him
on the sidewalk and bump against him In
Somers and make rom for hint on street
cars. Ile is somewhere about all the time,
and be always seems to be in the way. He
is a real nuisance, sass the St. Paul News,
but he is too dull to so consider himself.
He adds to the injury he does you by refus-
ing to recognize your superiority and right
to be favoree.
You try to treat him rospecttuny. You
condescend to give hien as far as your dignity
permits. You give him an much space on
the sidewalk as you can conveniently span
yourself and give him half of the car seas
or pretty near half of it; but when he
presumes 18 occupy an inch over hall of a
then you refuse to put up with his In.
solence.
Ile is ss, dull he dcesn't know how weary
you have o •own waiting for him to be
served first at the restaurant. It is iatot-
erable to you to see him in front of you
in 1110 line at rho post office window. And
at the intersections of streets it 0 posi-
tively humiliating to have to siaeken your
speed and give him the right of way in
passim.
If you graciously unbend so far as to
center into conversation with him' thet
chances are he will want' to talk just when
you have something you want to say.
011, he is, indeed, n mortification to the
spirit and to the flesh!
And when your patience is all gone, when
your dignity is rasped raw, and you ask
him in pompous tone, expected to com-
pletely squelch him: "Sir, do you know
wile I am?" he laughs in your face and
tells you lightly: "No; and I don't care a
continental darn."
Ile has neither discrimination nor man-
ners—the other fellow.
As a matter of course, he isn't always the
same fellow, but he is always the other
fellow.' The wo1Y,t thing about him is
that there are so many of him.
You have borne with his presence, his
impositions, his rudeness about as long es
your fortitudgg will permit. You are in-
sufferably tried of him. If you could, no
doubt you would completely suppress him
and put hint in his proper place, out of your
way.
But hold on, Put your finger to your
bulging forehead mid endeavor to think a
minute, IIorror of horrors) It may be
that he may be just as tired of you as you
are of bfnh. Yes, it 0 barely possible that he
is even more so.
You may recall many times when his dis-
tressing presence so nettled you that you
did not give him quite half the car seat or
the doorway. And to think that he never
offered a word of prote•et! Never said he
would punch your head off or kick you into
the middle of next week!
say! he must be almost a saint. And
maybe you wi11 tell hint so the next time
you meet him,
Talk it over with the other fellow. He
Is what is eommnn}y known as a human
being. Tie is effected by heat and cold.
love and hate, food and hunger, riches and
poverty, toll and rest, just about an you
are. What is good or bad for- you or dis-
tasteful to you is likely to be good or bad
or distasteful to him.
♦'
Taking Unfair Advantage.
(Llrookiyn Life.)
Clarence—Your Valet went on a stwike, dtd
he? !bless my soul! 1 hope you didn't ae-
rate to his demands, -
Claude—'Pon my 111e, I had to, Old chap.
Thecunning
m rulna when Ilwasahalf dwineen. leave