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" TJw yowivs tdy across tTae way says rfie saw in the paper' that some
- :t tiie aiisndfestB ta New York made a great deal . of money and it i certainly
Iaeat teie hera long to aocuatroxned to our Amearreaii ways. ;'.
XSOGS TIES ;FAR5t
SHEEP'S "WORST
.1? TU9 Jleraaico Wwe Rtmovol Amet
icna r3tocfc3 Oonld lie Easily itoro
Tana Doabled, -' . ! r
Washington, 'April -IS Tli number
j -cZecsbeep in the S6 farm states, which
r do not include uoy in the Wee tern di
'vision, could, be increased by ISO per
! coU it te estimated, without i1 ii
I placing other live stock. . Sim au
! thorit&aa believe - that the : Increase
I could he even as much, as 600- per
tect -without serious interference with
! the number of ether animaia. An
' iscrsesa of ; ISO per cent- in these . 88
states would main in money $144
267,000. Ilk a now pnbllcu.tion of
j the Department of Agriculture, Farm
I era Bulletin. 652, the responsibility for
rthis toss to the country is laid upon
the etieep-fcilling dog.
. . Sheep-kUlins dogs, it is tid, are
the principal cause of the marked
decrease in the numbers of sheep on
I American farms. 'In the 10 years
''between 1900 and 1910 the number
of sheep; in the country, exclusive of
: the states in Che Western . Division
t decreased : 3,000,000' head, in face Of
the fact that during these .same years
t the market value of sheep ' rose so
. irapidly .that the total value of sheep
; in this, area ' was 419,000,000 or ap-
proximately 25 per cent-more in 1910
'tean ls 1900. Favorable flhough the
' market conditions ere, they ..were
; not a sufficient Incentive to , induce
f firmoMi f n Tklr i,amr
! stray-dogs. '""';- ''.-J ''.V '' . :
-. The number of - sheep . killed an
nually by dogs cannot be stated ex
actly eince, there y. jare1' -many- cases
which are not reported at all. J((dgT
ins from the figures in those counties
and states, in which reasonably; -complete
reports' . - are obtainable, how
ever, ft .may be said - that fa. the 36
farm states more than 100,000 sheep
are killed each year by dogs.' ' t This,,
it is true, is less than 1-per cent, of
the total number - of ; sheep - in .- this
area, but a 1 per cent, loss oa a1 business-
that isbein conducted on 'a
profit basis of S or 6 per cent, cannot
e ignored; This estimate It , must
be remembered, Is also probably much
lower .than the" actual figures. . It'is
' certain too that many men have been
kept out of : the sheep. ..business
through fear that in their -own par-
licular cases .the loss would- be much
more than 1 per cent. . Any one who
has actually V seen sheep killed, i. In
jured or frightened by dogs' is likely
to think twice before engaging in th
rousiness. :. In many cases while only
one or ; two- sheep may be actually
T. Itten .by the dogs, the whole, flock
ta chased until it dies from exhaus
tion. -.. . - '4 " - "
If the dog question could fee. sat
isfactorily disposed of there; seems
to be no reason why the number of
sheep in the country could not "be
increased to the extent already indi
cated. In Great Britain there is one
eep or lamb for, each 2.6 acres of
tjie total . area. In - the -33;farm
.tates to this country there 'is one
;heep '.or laanb ' f or each -31.8 acres.
,'The-: British, farmer handles- his land
.on an ; intensive -baeis .and feeds his
, ehoep on forage-crop pastures; Such
i pastures not only iricrease , thel f ertil-
fity of the land but also free the sheep
from many ' internal parasites con
, iracted .through grazing upon " per
maaesrt. pastures.1 In particular the
use-.'b a succession of forage-crop
ipastnres will prevent stomach, worms,
, one o?- the most prevalent and disas
trous Boourgea of ; young stock, and
' will' enable the farmer: to market by
,, the end . of -June or the first .of July,
when -market prices are usually the
highest, the lambs that were born in
the late1 winter or early spring. Han
dled under such condition; and on
;highpriced farm land the Importance
f ra Email flock of sheep cannot be
overlooked. .
In addition to pointing : out these
facts the bulletin already mentioned,
"'The Sheep-Killing Dog," discusses
the possible means of preventing in
the future the loss from dogs. At
the present time the various state
laws on this subject differ widely,
sorno states usingthe money obtained
from dor licenses to reimburse sheep
owners, while others permit the sheep
men to recover damages, from the
dog owners and two offer them no re
course whatsoever. - Dogs, ho wove r,
are very seldom caught in the act of
killing: , sheep. It is always difficult
to determine their owners, and Where
the damages are paid by . the state
directly from , the1, dog-tax funds the
money very frequently is far from
sufficient to meet all the claims. -
A remedy that ia suggested for this
situation is a uniform state dog law
embodying the- principle of a tax up
on dogs' sufficiently- heavy to discour
age those who' are not willing to take
car of their pets from keeping thorn.
Utoder this plan all . dogs over six
monthsi! of age must 4e .licensed ,eaoh
year, the tax,- paid at the time of
licensing and a metal tag bearing the
license vnnmber attached to the dog's
collar. . Any dog found without this
tag, unattended and off its owner's
premises, may be killed. When found
unattended on a farm where sheep
are ., kept - the dogr may be killed
whether it has the tag or not, and
under any circumstances a dog caught
chasing or killing sheep may txa kill
ed. 'All' dogs which can -be ' proved
to be sheep , killers '. must bo killed
whether caught in the act or not, and
a reward of $15 should e offered for
any one identifying a 1 sheep-killing
dog. .;; The money received from dog
taxes-should be - devoted to reimburs
ing sheep owners for- their lost stock
and' the county should in turn recov--er
this money whenever possible from
the dogs owner's. A special -license
should be "Issued, for kennels where
large numbers of dogs are maintain
ed ; under - such conditions that , they
cannot possibly do any harm to neigh
boring flocks, , ',.''
.While some such plan as " this is
probably indispensable to the full de
velopment - of , the sheep industry , in
the " TJnited ,: States, , there ' are cases
where ; the flock master will. find, in
its absence the use of dog-proof, fences
very desirable. , The grazing of sheep
upon comparatively small areas of
land aowu to forage crops, instead of
upon- permanent pastures in larger
fields,- materially reduces the area Jto
be ' fenced ' and makes this a practica
tole' '.precaution In the west fences
have been built which prove a satis
factory defence- against! coyotes, and
the fence that will turn aside a coy-
ote will -turn a dog. : A fence of this
character can be built as follows:
Bosts7 1-2 -feet, in length, set 2 1-2
feet in the ground and 16 feet apart;
a bakbed wire " stretched flat to the
surface of the ground;. 3 'Inches high
er a 36-inch wovea-wire fence having
a 4-inch . triangular mesh; 5 inches
higher a barbed wire; 6 inches high
er a ; second barbed' wire; 7 , inches
aibove this a" third barbed wij-e. To
talt height 57 inches. V ,
' ; It is important to remember, "how
ever, that the 4ottom strand pf barb
ed wire must, be -stretched flat on the
surface of the ground at all points. If
necessary the ground should be graded-
before, the fence is built. Thereaf
ter such small holes as appear may
be filled in. f - It is not always neces
sary ' to" fence the entire pasture, for
dogs' usually .attack sheep at'-night
onlyi If a sufficient area can be fenc
ed to give the Cock protection during
the n-ight. . therefore, i they, may be
safely left to nninclosed . pastures
through the day. " This method in
volves a certain loss of time in . driv
ing the i sheep, to and from ' the in
closure, but in many cases' will be
preferred; to the 'expense of ' fencing
on a large scale.
FtmERAXj TJESIGBTS AKI
- - BOUQUETS
JOHN, RECK. & SOS
The most for the least
L money is not always the
least expensive.
Try Hanan Shoes and
buy them of
J. SAL1UELS GO.
1127 MAIN ST.
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Afternoon street frock of blue taf -feta,
with loose Eton jacket with set
on tabj. shaped side'partA and a satin
pr velvet collar.' Medici collar and
waistcoat edges-, of - organdie. The
sleeve frills are of tulle, lace. . The
skirt layout with, corselet effect. . t ,
TODAY'S POEM
SPACIAMiT JTM.
I Was mighty Kood looktn' . when I
. '- -. was young, t- . ..
Heert an' black-eyed an' slim.
With fellers a -co ur tin me Sunday
.)''-,'':'" nights v j .,,'
-'Spaoially Jim, ' v.-
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The likeliest one of em all wus he,
'' Chipper on han'som an trim, -
But I tossed up my head an' made fun
:". o the crowdj . i;
'Spacially Jim. ' , ',- ' .
I said I hadn't no 'pinion o' men, ,
An I wouldn't take stock in him,
But they kep, on a-comin"- in spite -o'
:J ' my talk, ; . , . - ' j
'Spacially Jim. ' '
I got so tired o havin'- 'em round,
. 'Spacially Jim! 1 ' ; - . -' , .;
I made up my mind Fd settle down
An take up with him.- , - .
So we wus married . 'on Sunday In
.-' " church . , .
'- "Twus crowded ull ,to the brim,
Twus the only way to, get rid of 'em
,;;- all . vt :r-,t--r:V.:;.--'w--:.-
'Spacially Jim. 1 - ,; .
Bessie Morgan, in St. Louia Post-
IJIspatch. , t i v
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CORNER FOR COOKS
Macaroni and Tomato - Sauce,
Get , a small package of your fa
vorite macaroni; cook this in boiling
salted , water until - tender; drain,
place in a buttered baking - dish, pour
over it one can of condensed tomato
soup, sprinkle the top with' buttered
crumbs and grated cheese, brown in
the oven. A wonderfully tasty dish
for an evening meal. '
Simple Tomato Sauce. t
Condensed tomato soup In its undi
luted state Just as you get it at the
grocer's is the best 'kind-of tomato
sauce. The favor is delicious; it is
all ready for use; and It Is cheaper
than any homemade tomato . sauce.
Try heating 1 the thick tomato soup
and pouring it over ,; slices of toast ;
place a poached egg on each slice and
serve for . breakfast, : or . make some
meat-balls ; or croquettes ' of beef left
over from ; the "day . before and serve
them with this thick tomato sauce as
a luncheon, dish. .. It is fine.
Rice and Tomato Soup.
Cook 4 tablespoons of rice In 4 cups
of brown sugar until tender. Cook 1
cups of stewed and strained tomatoes
20 minutes with a bit of bay leaf; 10
peppercorns, 2 slices of onion and 6
teaspon of celery salt. Combine the
mixtures and rub through a sieve.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter, blend in
an equal mixture gradually and sea
son with pepper and salt.'.
Cocoanut Drops. ' .
Grate cocoanut and weigh it, then
add half the weight of powdered su
gar and the white of , one. egg, beat
to a stiff froth. .- Stir the ingredients
together, "then drop the mixture with
a dessert spoon upon buttered white
MISS LIBBEVS REPLIES
TO YOUR LETTERS
Correct name and : address
must be given to insure atten
tion, not to print. Use ink.
Write short letters, on one side
of paper only. Address Miss
Libbey, 916 President street,
Brooklyn, N. Y. , .
TOO YOUNG AT SIXTEEN
TO KNOW, LOVE
Dear Miss Libbey: . y .
' I "am very much in love with a young
man of 18 years of age, although I am
only , 16. . 'We haven't been going to
gether steady; we only go to church
or to an entertainment once in a while.
He, r says that ; he loves me and ' I . am
very sure that I love him very much.
I jdo not think that he goes with any
other girls. . Only he took a girl to the
show, one night, after .; school, . but he
apologized , to- me and said, that.' he
would never do. .it again. . Do you think
that ' I could trust him? I have never
known him to' break his promise yet..
I think he' has always told me the
truth. He has asked me. to -go with
Mm for automobile and motorcycle
rides. Xk: yon think that I should ac
cept his invitations? '. Please answer
and. advise me what to do. -
' , ' ,- , " S. C.' M.
... A girl of 16 is too young to.think
seriously-of young men.. It interferes
with your studies ' and carefree girl
hood. It is unwise . to : allow your
thoughts to dwell constantly on one.
There is more pleasure,, at your age,
in: having half a dozen among whom'
to bestow your favors of .accompany
ing, them to amusements is turn, .RJe
member, "If one is fickle, .- and from
you shoaKK-go, you ought to have two
strings left to your bow."' Very young
men soon find it duU to be obliged to
pay attention to any one girL- - To be
popular and wanted do pot accept all
Invitations. - --
LOVE'S DEVOTION '
' MAKES . OR MARS
Dear Miss Xdboey: . ,v :c
Others have secured good advice. I
hope I may. . . I am a girl of 41.. - Am
goibg with a man' thirteen years older
than, myself. T Am engaged to him. He
tells me he. loves no one' else but me.
Others,, also my - parents, 1 tell me "he
does i- not care for me, '.causing me to
doubt htau;, EBs - was engaged to an
other girL No one knows why ' they
never- married. ; Do you think he loves
me?. Should I hot notice others. He
acts devotedly in love with me.'
"-' -: "-'-''" ,V;,-V KEVABj.
Tou are deeply.' 'perplexed between
love ' and nearsay.v -The better way: is
to ' have 'a frank heart-to-heart jtalfe
with-; him. CarefnUy reflect - upon- all
reports.-, The other side of hte merits
should not be lost sight of. Persons
who are emraged sometimes iisar more
about their one-time tendencies than
ever before. Love's' devotion makes or
mars life usually.
WREN IIER PARENTS
DO NOT CONSENT
Dear Miss Libbey:, i -. - ' -.
I have been going with a nice girl,
19 years old, and we were engaged.
Her father angrily said I could not
have her by his consent, as -' did her
mother i Ought I to marry her or not?
Should any ope write to a girt asking
for her company ? What ls a young
man to say to a girl's parents when he
wants to - marry 'the girl?; If a young
man and girl are together and the girl
gives the young man a Christmas!
present of; Jewelry, then they quit' go
ing together, ' should ''the- young i an
give it back to the girl or not? .
; L. D. A. '
.Parents' consent is -the richest bl&sa
ing which lovers who wtsh to wed can
have. . If at first you don't succeed, tryi
try again. -to. cause them to see your
paper.. Sift sugar -over thenx. Bake
In a slow oven 1 5 minutes.' , ,
Left Over Beefsteak With Mushrooms
' Cut cold' beefsteak! into strips' and
toss them in sizzling olive oil and
chopped parsley. Add. a quarter of a
cup of button mushrooms- the hot
tied variety, , Heap pa one side of a
large plate isurrounded with the steak
strips. , Dash some fresh cut par
sley over and , serve with a pile of
French fried potatoes on. the same
plate. .. , ' , . . ..
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Papo
Ma ' was down town shopping yes
tldday, me beelng' with her and sor
ry' I was .and aftir a wile" she sed,
Now ive Jest got this sampel to match
and then III be throo.
Aw G. ma, Im tired, I sod.
Wat rite . have you got to 4e tired,
yure not doing enything but Jest fol
lowing me, sed ma, Beelng enuff to
do, awl rite, and we went to about '4
stoars without , beelng abel to match
It, ma thinking nuthlng looked like it
and me thinking ewrything looked
like it , and then we went to anuthir
stoar and then - man showed ma a
lot of d iff rent stuff and ma.-sed Thare,
thats it, thats the kind of goods I
wunt, will it wash without fading.
' . Im af rayed not, madam, we cant
garantee these goods not to fade, sed
the man. '. . . . (-
good qualities. ' If they quit the young
man is in honor bound to return gifts
of Jewelry to her.
T1TE MARRIAGE PERIL
"Love- seeketh not itself to please, , .
Nor for Itself have any care.
But for another gives its ease, - .
And builds a Heaven in Hell's
-, despair." "
, ,.-(,-,..
If lads and ' lassies could have nice
old heads on their young shoulders,
and could fotasee where their merry
frolics and dancing steps were to whirl
them, the question ofi love and mar
riage would not be so serious a mat
ter. One writer asserts "Young women
should study the young men who call
often , upon them with ; much care,
weighing well their every word and
action, deliberating long and earnestly
whether Or not ; they; would be suitable
suitors,' etc,
. The advice is good, sound and heal
thy, but the arrow of ; Judgment is
aimed at mark it is not liable to fcjlt
once in a thousand times. - The av
erage maiden is not . supposed te be
any wiser .than her years, he has' not
had that grand, . hard-headed teacher
called 1 experience to : point out where
the shoals and pitfalls in love's path
may" be cleverly concealed, which, she
must avoid.
LOVE SHARKS
i.
She does not know the existence of,
she is therefore trustful and, true to,
her ; sweet girlish ; nature, 1 confiding.
The" heart of youth warms easily and
quickly from friendship to love. A
few meetings, clasping of the hands,
eyes looking tenderness into eyes that
respond and the sleeping heart of a
young girt awakens. That is love, i '
" She asks not if he has house or
lands, if i his- ancestors were kings or
peasants, in ehort what the future out
look is, to be.'., She only knows that life
would be incomplete to her without
the presence of him.' who has grown
dear to her. , .-. ;, ' -
"The woman clever wjth ' - the knowl
edge of years is competent to affix a
sliding scale of value tb a , would-be
wooer, first and foremost, taking into
consideration his ability as a money
maker, his possessions .inherited or ac
quired, n If . he Is rich, she shuts her
eyes to'1 many of tl moral delinquen
cies, but hers is not love. . , . ,
-The young girl does not realize that
here can be grave perils in choosing
and loving the wrong man, whosemor
als are gravely at fault,' and who has
no high ideals of the sanctity of love
and. marriage which should last a life
time. For that reason much care in
safeguarding innocent . "young girls
should be exercised by those who have
their welfare at heart, and the power
to permit the young man of good hab-
its to call id to bar their door to the i
handsome Lothario wbo has a mania j
for breaking girls' hearts and leaving i
them to mourn. It is murder pure and 'i
simple of the girls' hopes, peace, and
V. T . ' , . , .. I . . , . . !
net uciiii, uui t is noi fmnisnaoie oy
law.'- .;--v,".. t; r ...
v The majority of very young : girls
are. not competent to Judge between
honest young men and libertines. fJo
harm is done at the - first meeting of
the latter; ' it Is by - meeting the per
suasive ne'er-do-well aga-'n and again
the mischief creeps in. Great car
should be . taken to: keep . innocent
lambs out of the reach of these love
Sharks. 1 ' 7; '";. . .... ,-'..;. . V ,-; s ;'
. It is for the old and wise to decide
whether a t man should be welcomed
to the sacred family fireside or be ex
cluded from it. Touog girls should
be pitied for having such a responsi
bility thrust upon them. They make
their choice . blinded- by ' the trustful
ness of unsuspecting youth. There is
only one way in 'which i young girls
can be made to safeguard themselves,
and that is. to be taught the dangers
that lie in secret love ' affairs, and
above all else, not to have confidence
in the man who counsels it, no matter
what smooth reason he may artfully
set "forth -- Do -not -keep a love affair
from your folks, dear girls, if you
wonld have it prosper and turn out
well. -. , . :,- ' :.."..
Wy, how silly, sed ma, a grate big
stoar like this awt to garantee eny
thing thare asked to, ; . -
Its a elegant - grade of goods, ma
dam, but 1 wpodent state positively
that It wont fade, sed the man.
It wont fade, tho, will It. sed mv
" It mite, madam, sed the man.
This clawth is Jest wat I wunt but
J dont see how I can take It unless
you issure me it wont fade, sed rat
But how can I issure you , it wont
fade .wen X no it proberly will fade,
sed' the man.
. it you were a reely good salesman
I shood think you wood be abel to is
sure me it woodent fade; I think its
Silly In a grate big stoar, like this,
sed ma. ,. . - , ,
Well, madam, if you v insist and
wunt to,, take awl , the responsibility
for ttife statement. 111 .saythat the
goods wont fade, sed the man.
Well, my goodniss, wy inj the werld
coodent You of sed that lawng ago,
sed ma. 111 take 8 and a quartir
yards. , ... . '
Wleh ! the man cut it awf for her
and rapped it up and we went hoam,
me saying. Wy did you make him say
It woodent fade ma, wen he dldent
wunt to say it. ma.
Bekause now if it fades 111 take it
back and make them exchange it, sed
ma. Wich she proberly will.
President Gonzales Garza of Mexico,
issued an order prescribing the dress
that must be worn habitually by
Judges. , ,- ,
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN BEtK SON
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' 2 "T O TV " .c3t" l f :...;S:.
Copyright,, 1915, by George Btrr McCutcheoni
i,; : : HOmtanwAA r:sA I .!:' '
. 1 1 laughed heartily. "I must nave got
under his confonnded skin, after all," J
said. ; .j.'
,J The countess gave a little sigh of re
lief wiyen Z dashed ip upon her a few
minutes lateV. She bad It all oat of
me before I had quite recovered my
breath "after the climb upstairs. , ,r ,..
We sat'down at the table. "Now ell
roe everything all over again,", sht
said.
ix
CHAPTER XV.
v , 1 Am fnforwied That Am In Love. 1
f'vOOPEND'TKE' stared for a long
i ' time at the portrait of Lndwlg
4 . the Bed. "Isn't it odd that the
' countess, an American, should
be descended from the old Bothhoef
ena? What a email world it im, after
alir
I became wary." "Nothing odd about
it to me. ' We've all got to descend
from-eomebody." ' - ... "
"I dare say. Still- it Is odd that she
should be hiding in toe castle of bet
.ances" ' .'. ;, "r- 1
"Not at all, not at all.. It Jrjst hap
pens to be a handy place. . Perfectly
natural. .,
"Perfect tot," I added without rima
or reason. ..... T'- ..' -
He grinned. "Nevertheless' it?" the
general opinion that yon are," said he.
' I sat up very- straight.'. "What's
that?"
"You're . In love." said he succinctly.
It was like a bomb. ; -
"You're crazy!" J gasped.
v "Don't think weire all . blind, Mr.
Smart." . , ' f
"We?" I:murmured,- aj curious damp
ness asaailicg me. x
"That la to sa.T;-BrittoD, the Schmicks
nd myself." I " .
"The Schmicks?" It was high time
that I should laugh, ' "Ho, ho! The
Schmicks! Good Lord, man the
Schmicks!" , " ,
"The Scbruicks are tickled t death
' over It," saSd be:- "And so is Britton.'
r Collecting all the sarcasm that I
could, coMjrasnd at the instant 1 In
quired, "Are you. , Mr.' Poopendyke
are you uot ticklish?" .
''You will do well, air, to keep a civil
. : tongue in your head." . ". . v
' "Very," said he. ' ' " '
Well, I'm ' pot!" said I savagely.
"What, does all this nonsense meant
Don't be an ass, Fred." - ,
"Perhaps . you don't , knew it, Mr.
Smart, but you are In love," said - be
so convincingly that I was conscious
of an abrupt b inking of the heart
-"The deuce you, say!" I exclaimed
rather blankly. , j ,
"Oh, I've seen it coming! For that
matter, so has she. It's as plain as
the nose"-i- .. .'. ; - .--' - . . , .
, I leaped to my feet, startled. "She T
You don't . . Has she said anything
that leads you to believe . Oh,; the
deuce! What rotl"
."'.".. '. '-
"No usa getting angry' over it," be
said coTisolingly. ."Falling in love is
the sort of thing a fellow can't help,
you know. You are heels over head in
love with the Countess Taraowsy
and"-1- " V-i :'..- ' V" y-.
"Shut up, Fred! t You're going daffy
from reading my books or absorbing
my manuscripts or"
"Heaven is my witness. J don't read
your books, and I merely correct your
manuscripts. God knows there is no
romance in that! You are in love.
Now. what are you going " to do
'a , "?
' " '
mccutcii2g:i
about it?" . " . . '',',.. . .
"Do about it?", I demanded.
"You can't go 61 la this way, yea.
know," he said relentlessly. ; -t
won't" .-.' '.'.;; v ."- .' .;?'
Why, you blithering idiot," I roared,
"do you 'know what you are sayir. ;?
I'm. not in love with anybody. ISy
heart" is is But never mind! Kow,
listen to me, Fred, ' This nonsensa las.
f got to cease. I won't have it. Why,;
she's already got a husband. She
bad all stye can stand in the way of
hUSb" . '.;'.' .. ;;
"Rubbish: t She can stand a hoabaedf
.or two more, if you are going to lo&k
at it in -a literal way.. Besides, :
1 hasn't a husband. She's chucked him.:
Good riddance, too. Now, do yea ir.H
j agine for a single instant that a beai-
tlful, adorable young woman of rwea-ty-three
is goipg, to spend the rest off
her life without a man? Not raaciS
She's free , to marry again, and sbe4
wUl." ,;.., '-
. Admitting that to be true, vchy
should she marry me?' i
"I didn't say she was in love wi-J ,
you. - I said you. were in love 'wit t:s
.ber.7 . - - , , " . 7 . .
"Ob," I said., and my face fell. r
seer' ... : . y
He seemed to be conslderii: ? s
thing. After a few seconds he n
his head decisively. "Yes, I are .
of it. t If the tight man gets her t -make-
the finest, sweetest wifa i t -
world- She's never -had a cha- f 1
show what's really In her. She v
be adorable, wouldn't eheT'
The smddea question caught me cs
awares. , V
'"She would!" I said, with convic : . -..
"Weil," said he slowly and de'i:: r
ately,. "why don't you set about it,
then?" ,;.; - ",
He was so ridiculous that I thoogbi
for the fun of it I'd, hotaor blsa.
"Assuming that, you are right ia re
gard to mj feelings toward hei, Fre.l,
what leads you 0 believe that I vj-o-:". i
stand, a chance of winning her?" Is
was a silly j quefjlien, but. I detiare Z.
huqg on his answer with a tenseness
that surprised me. '
"Why not? You are good lo . , .
gentleman,, a celebrity and a 1
Bless my soul, she cowid do wo " ."
"But you forgat xat I am i "
see thirty-five, and she is but 1 1; ;
three." ; ' , . . " '
"To offset that, she has beea k
ried and. unhappy. That br"r.-i lr
about up to your level, I shov: i r
Her father ought to pay wt ; l
owes. He gave a maElon to s :
husband for her. IT ought to , ' ? ; -million
to be rid of him, so tlt t
could marry the next one wiliort 1
j ting him to any expense what " .
I told her I thought it was the cfif p-,
est and quickest way, out of it, ao I.
she said. 'I wonder! '
"Have you been discussing her moi .ti
sacred affairs with her, you tC- .er-;
taffy-i,. . . t. : ,
. '"No, sir," said he, with dignity.
has been discussing them with jae."
'I have no recollection of what I sail!
as I stalked out of the room. He call
ed out after me, somewhat pleadinirly,
I thought: . 4 .
"Ask Brittn what he has t ssj
about ft" '.','. -'
Things had come te a pretty 1
Couldn't a gentleman be ptVts f
agreeable to a young and eir x
lady whom circa instances had tijw- ,
in his way without having tis ii-c-- -t
misconstrued by. a lot of ? .
Idiotic menials whose osaly s- ;t i :
sprung from a temperamental t -cy
to belittle the Ms thac - "
Jarge upon the srnl ones?
Unexpectedly I met Britton!
"Britton, whars aO this r" ' '
going the rounds of the cas ,.a 1
my back?" I exelairaed.
. Confound ' htm,, he looked r" " "
"It's quite true, sir; quite true."
, "Quite true!" -. I roared "Xrt
quite true, sir?"
"Isn't it. sir?" he asked, fitamaye i.
"Isn't what?"
"I mean to say, sir, isn't it true?"
"My God!" I cried, throwing up t-y
hands in hopeless despair.' "You ;:-
wait! I'm going to get to the 1 t
tom of this. I want the truth, I ,
tori.' Who put it into that coxtfotm-! I
bead of. yours that I am ri 1 !
?lth the countess? Speak! Wbo C-.I
itr - ;.;, .'
He lowered Ids' 'voice, presumably t -cause
i I had dropped mine to a f r y
loud whisper. ,1 also had glanced e ?
both shoulders. , ' .
"Begging our pardon, sir, b?it I
must be honest, sir. It was yon j 5,
first put It into my 'ead, sir."
"I?" My face wect the co!er- ? sk
cardinal's cao.
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