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Don't mlml trouble, for tho world rolls on Roltln' nn' rolliu' I Tho ilny ilnwnt bright, but tho llglit noon gone Hollln' an' rolliu I Don't mind trouble, for the time noon files Flyln'nii'flyln'l Tho storms soon pnss from round blue skies Flyln'nn'flyln'l Don't mind trouble, for 11 life nln't long Qoln'nu'uolu' I Just swnp your sorrow for n glnil, sweet son Ooln' nn goln' t . Attnntn Constitution. Tie Silver Siren. (nv ritANCis i.ki:ds.) I wns walking along Ilegcnt slroor, London, In tho iiiiltiinn of M)2, with nn oyo itulllTcrenb to tlio chnrm of that guy precinct, when suddenly in splto of my preoccupation I noticed, In n brilliant shop window, n sign bonrlng tills nnnnttneument, "Latent Novelty Silver Sirens." It win In direct consequenco of tho doluslvo glamor of u Sliver Siren Hint my spirits wero, nt present, ho de pressed, that my luck seemed to bo a traitor and my whole- destiny thwart ed. Hciico ns I rend this sign I pnUHod. llolng nn engineer by pro fession, I bad gone to Nevada somo months provlotisly, to superintend n pumping process In soino silver mines, and while thoro my Intorcst in tho science of hydraulics had been superceded, owing to tho babblings of those sirens of tho West who whis pered their alluring deliriums Into my car. At tholr behest I laid n-ddo my professional work and launched Into tho vortox of speculation, with disastrous results to myself, my fam ily mid my friends. Tho briefest men tion of tho fluctuating liopo nnd annihilating despair of that under taking must sulllco. My telegrams to my "covornor" wero dally para doxes, tho buoyant optimism of one day defying tho predestined pessim ism of tho next. Defeated, disgusted, heavily In debt, my father sorlously hnndl capped by mortgages nnd forced sales on his property, I had coino to England to sco what could bo done, and It was on tho mornlngof my first meeting with my creditors In tho city, ns I was reluming from my club, that I noticed tho sign of "sll vor slrons" In tho shop windows. I glanced with grim curiosity upon that confused mass of burning gotns nnd burnished gold In the jeweler's window, and us I did so u shopman advanced to the light of tho door nt tondlngti young girl. JIo hold In his hand n silver whlstlo which I soon found was tho very object of my In torcst. I overheard tho man say, with subsorviont blanducss: "These nro whistles, my lady, mndo on tho prlnelplo ot our fog horn sirens or semaphores. Thoy nro tho latest novelty nnd nro much used by tho yachting clubs this sea son ntCowes." llo placod tho thing to his lips and breathed upon It. Although tho act was quite gently dono, it low, cronlng noise, which roso nnd foil with u plnlntlff gradation filled tho air with such n penetrative quality that several pcoplo on tho sidewalk paused and glancod Into tho shop. I determined under ono of thoso suddon Impulses which soum, soinotlmes, to iiiuko ot us Irresponsible factors In out' own destinies, to buy tho bauble, and u few minutes lator It was dang ling from my watch chain. In u short tlmo, howovor, under tho pros suroqf gravy euros, I had forgotten all about it. I soon began to sock somo moans of modifying tho distressing condition to which my absonco of caution and rollanco on chanco had brought mo. Fortunately for mo n company In London whoso confldonco In my ca pacity as an engineer had not boon shaken by my lack of judgment in tho West engaged mo to conduct a largo engineering schomo in somo salt mines In Russia In which much capi tal had been Invested. I need not say I was glad of tho chanco this olTorud mo. I was glad also to got away from London, whoro I found n subtle condemnation ot my acts In ovon tho glances ot my friends. 1 was very soro unci sensi tive, and when a man who had al ways boon ono ot my favorlto frlonds ana rolatlvos called out to mo from tho plor nt Calais, In one ot thoso ut tompts at pleasantry which so often contain a sling: "I say I Francis, don't go and buy n salt mlno In litis slul" I felt that tho tlmo had coino for mo to cancel such speeches by somo now lino of action. I was conlidont about my mission. 8ovoral engineers had fallod, It is truo, but tho many fall, tho ono succeeds. Thoso mines could not bo worked owing to tho percolation of wator into thorn. To chock this flow ot water and redirect its channol was my task. 1 hurried across tho contlnont, and had inado good tlmo. Hasto was lm poratlvo for wlntor was closing upon tho heols ot autumn and tho deep snows would delay my progress. All wont well with mo as I crossod thoso lonely vorsts, ovor which thoro sooms ever to dwell a brooding moltmcholy, My klbltka, or hooded slodgo, was vory comfortable It was drawn by sturdy Finn ponies, which woro ox changed at tho dllforont stations along tho route Whon about two days from tho ond of my journoy my yamschlk, or drlvor, foil seriously 111. Whon thoso strong and lutropld sons ot toll ylold to tho lnfluonco of dlsoaso tho on slaught Is usually suddon and vio lent, Uko a wind '.vhlch foils, with crashing fury, tho sale which has long swayed to tho storm's rough lashing. I wrappod tho poor follow In my rugs nnd plucod him In tho caslost part of tho klbltka. As tho lights of Wolokl twinkled In tho dls tanco, whllo I guided tho Finn ponies as doxtorously ns I could ovor tho ronds, I know from Vnrlku's torrlblo dollrlum and fovor that tho poor ynmcohlk was making his lust llfo Btrugglo. My Itusslan vocabulary was put to tho tost, as I pullod tho ponlos up at tue aoor ol tho station-nouso, i managed to explain, however, that tho lck man was tho yamschlk nnd that I was tho passenger. As tho stablo boys hold tho lights high, to onablo them to draw poor Varlka from tho slcdgo I saw that nil was nenrly over. "0' hi I" moaned tho host, ns ho showed mo Into tho eontraotoJ and smoky sitting-room, "O' lit, tho llttlo father's prayers aro moro necessary now for Vnrlkn than aro tho doctor's drugs. Tho poor lad Is callod to drlvo tho white horso Into tho pros enco of St. l'otor to-night and glvo him his reckoning." To my groat annoyance, I found that I could not procttro another yntnschlk nt Hint station to drive mo on that night. I mado bold promises of n vedro of vodka, If ono could bo found, but no one scorned willing to tnko Vnrlkn's place Tho mystery of death had for tho moment chocked tho Interests of lifo In thoso superstitious hearts. Whllo I was employing useless ar guments with n knot of men In tho room, thoro was a noise of horse's feot and tho shrill cries which an nounced tho nrrlval of a sleigh. A fat Itusslnn maid was In tho act of placing a steaming sntnorcr before mo when, with much stamping of feet outside, tho door of tho room oponed and a man of very noble bear ing enmo In. llo saluted Jno with dignity and thou withdrew, Imme diately returning with a young girl upon his arm. Her faco seemed to make a suddon summer spring into tho wintry place. My exporionco hacl ovldontly been told them, for, as tho girl glanced nt mo, I heard her sav : " Tho poor yamschlk 1 Door fathor, how awful Is suddon death 1" With a llttlo hesitation tho man advanced to mo and said In good English: "I beg pardon. Can this bo, by chance, Mr. Francis Adams, tho engineer of tho salt mines In ?" Then promptly followed a pleasant solution of my problem. Count llarhitliiskl, the owner ot these salt mines, was himself on tho way thither, hoping to roach tho place by tho tlmo of my nrrlval, and this cross lug of our paths had hastened our; meeting. i Tho count, ot courco, Introduced mo to his daughtor, tho Countess Stephanie, explaining that sho had I long wished for nil exporionco of crossing Itussln In n sleigh, and add-, ed that, as tho cold had Increased very much, ho feared ho hud lent a I too fond car to lier entreaties, In con sontlng to bring her. An hour Inter found mo vory much at my caso in tho luxurious sleigh of tho Count llarhitliiskl, tho young Countess Stophanlo's faco glowing with loveli ness just opposite mo. As I watched her, watched that sturtlod look, with which tho un known mysteries of a winter night on tho plains ot Russia spoke to her, I tried to analyzo tho quality of her beauty. Tho word "elusive" con stantly camo to mo, ns oxprcsslvo of tho character of hor charm, lleuuty scorned to animate tho fuco from tho depths ot her blue-groy eyes, nnd then whon I had fixed tho homo ot her attraction thoro, somo witching movement ot tho mouth n smile which chased from their biding In tho soft contour ot hor chocks and lips a rippling gambol ot dimples, would cliaugo my mind, and thou I would glvo to tho mouth tho dollulto noto ot boauty which struck tho first harmony ot tho whole Thus I watched hor, whllo tho old count twaddled on about mints and mines, and tho liveried yamschlk and footmon ot his oxcolloucy plereod tho night, o vory 'now and then, with tholr stridont Russian cries of en deurmontto tho Hoot horsos that cur ried us swiftly over tho snow. Pres ently tho old count began to nod, but tho young countess kept tin olortoye upon tho passing interests ot tho night. Tho road grow more Irregular now, and was brokon up In grout ukhubs or doop furrows, cuuslng us to sway, ovory now and thou, llko a sloop at sea. It was during thoso tortuous movements that I bogna to watch for the radiating smllo of tho Count ess Stephanie, whllo tho Count, rude ly jostled from his dozing dreams, would scold his yamschlk In u volley ot oxprcsslvo Russian. Whon this nttack bocamo violent, tho Countess Stephnulo would slip hor hund from horsublo mulf, and caress hor fath er's arm, till tho vltuporatlvo an gor ot tho Count would coubo, or morgo Into somo qualifying correc tion, It was sweot to soo tho silent lnfluonco' of tho girl, and ono felt that sho took tho pnrt of that poor sor vnnt, whoso cringing phrases showod how cruel his training had boon, en abling him to accept with pntlonco roprlmunds which ho did not do serve Tho snow had consod. It had only lasted long enough to voll tho troes and docornto with a soft, cloud-llko delicacy tho panorama of tho night. Tho intense stillness rocullod to ono dreams of a prlmoval age Tho vory hourt-bcatsof ran seomeil suspended. The sounds which wo ussoclato with man's Inhorltanco of tho earth seemed a strango suggestion In that hour. So far liavo wo uocomo romovou irom tho actual rosorvo ot nature that tho nuturul soomed supornatural, and tho hush which pervaded all was llko a palpable incantation broatod upon tho earth by somo mighty spirit ot tho air, which hold tho night sub sorviont to hor will. Wo had entered n thick pine Jorost. Tho trees, thoso volcoloss ehlldron of tho woods, woro Held in an ley calm. If architecture bo indeed frozon mu sic, tho brush seemed put In abstract form boforo us. Tho branches unci vortical linos mado cathodrul and vista aislos under tholr moulding ot Ice und snow. Sotnotlmes wliolo pro cessions ot cowled monks sooniod to bo lining our route, or spoctrnl arms, stretched outward frem tho gloom bockonod us to tho murky mystory of tho dark forest. Thoso soft thuds ot snow which fell whon tho top of our klbltka touched tho odgo of somo firotrudlngplno branch, foil behind us Iko ghostly stops trying to oscapo tholr thraldom to tho midnight by following our load to llfo and light. But no woird Influences ot tho night soomod to approach tho con sciousness ot tho young countoss. As I lookod at hor that song ot llolno's soomod wrltton for hor, "Thou art llko n lovoly flower I" All butpoacoand purity soemod separa ted from hor. Tho count moved unoaBlly In his scat. The slcdgo mndo a suddon lungfl, ns It hoavod through ono ol tho deep transverse ruts, and our near horso (wo woro driving t hreo abreast) gavo an ugly tug nt tho traces, as bo swayed outward from his place. The count, now fully awake, cried out: " Ivan Ivanovltch, nro you forget ting whom you nro driving?" " Xo, grnclous cxcolloncy," tho man replied, "but his lordship's horso, l'etrovltch, Is restive" Almost nt tho Instant, tho horso gnvo n second pull, which wns so vio lent that tho whohi klbltka wns jerked aslant. "Something Is out ol gear with tho harness I" called tho count, " lot one ot tho grooms sco to It." Tho two footmen woro half asleep, nnd I could bear Ivan muttering to them, whllo ho was bringing the sledgo to a less rapid motion. Suddenly thoro was a pry, piercing nnd petulcnt, like a peevish child's a cry which mado my blood curdlo in my veins. I glanced nt tho Count cssStophaulc und saw her faco blanch, ns sho shrank Into tho corner of tho sledge Tho count sprung to his feet nnd tho awful word was spoken : "Wolves I" In an Instant, tho horses having heard thai cry, felt somo subtle sonso of fright, which hastened tholrspced. The count unlocked his pistol case. I noticed that ho wns calm, und that he fit tod tho key into tho lock with accuracy. "Aro you ormed?" ho asked mo. I drew my pistol from my pocket, us ho spoke "I huvo nevor heard of tho brutes coming so fur south at this season," he said. Then ho turned to tho count ess, "llo very calm, my daughter," he said, "your father will defend you." "I'm not afraid," was the proud reply, though her volco was thick and her lips trembled. Tho count turned quickly, and cut the straps which held tho closed oponlngat tho back ot tho slolgh. "Crouch down, my child," ho said to the Countess Stephnulo; "crouch down In tho bottom of tho sledge and cover your head with this rug May heuven shield thee I" All tho concontratcd lovo of pater nity was lu bin voice. "Itslk, you nro your pistols ready?" ho said next. "Rcndy, cxcolloncy," wns tho re ply. Tho count and I poercd Into tho darkness through the opening of tho sleigh, llelilnd us thoro appeared a movement llko a rolling cloud, re sembling dust at night. "They aro upon us 1" tho count exclaimed, mid fired. As I Imitated him I heard tho countess glvo a little stilled scream. On came that moving column, and tho cries of angry, ravenous mouths filled tho air with a deep and ominous rumble. How they wero gaining on us! Ivan Ivanovltch wns yelling to hl3 horses, and thoy, bravo creatures, strained every nervo and musclo to oboy his commands. A sudden awful thought passed through me. What It there were something really wrong with tho harness 1 How long could any mal-udjustment stand tho strain? Somowhoro from tho recesses ot memory camo tho recollection of u story 1 hud onco road, of lutntlng wolves In u battue In Russia, ami that It was statod thoro that unac customed und peculiar sounds hud .1 j terrifying olllect upon thoso bents oven tnut u ciutcoring or pans count accomplish what pistols fulled to do. Again I fired Into the approaching muss of yelping horror. As my hand resumed Its position after doing so, it touchod tho cold surfuco ot tho little sllvor slron which hung upon my watch chain. Instantly It flashed upon mo to try Its elToct upon this pack of hungry wolves. I put It to my lips, and with all tho strength of my lungs forced that wolrd crescendo r.oto Into the ley night. A writhing sorpont of tho air was thnt python ot sound, which struck Its piercing sling Into tho frightened hearts of thoso wild beasts. The young countess fainted dead away. Tho horsos gained eloctrlo four from what thoy thought was somo now terror In pursuit, but, best of nil mlrnclo as It has over seomed that pack of angry wolves, with n hollowing howl of fear, tumbled poll moll Into tho black depths of the for est and disappeared llko a column ot smoke whoso forco Is spent 1 As they did so, Ivan Ivanovltch cried out that tho lights ot Riga wero in sight, and wo wero saved I A year lator I was again In Regont strcot, but not alone nor defeated nor doprcssod, for Stophanlo was thoro 1 I was showing hor tho shop where I hod bought tho silver slron 1 "Now take mo, doarost, to tho placo whore you bought my wedding ring," sho said. "Did you not say that that wns noar Uond street?" "Yos, noar Uond, Stophanlo," I began, but this has nothing to do with tho story ot tho sllvor siren, which has now been told . Balloon and Bloyol. Thoro flouted ovor tho linmlob ot VlllonouvoOu-Guronne, Krnnco, tho other n(toruoon,ln inld-ulr, u balloon. Smlilonly It appeared to burst and full rapidly toward tho oarth Four Inj; that iv disaster had occurred, tho terrified folic ran to tho tipol atwMch thoy oxpoetod tho norotat would ronch tho ground, whon, to tholr ainazomont, thoy saw a parachuto dotnch Itsolf from tho car and do Bcond gontly. Immediately tho oarth was touchod ono of tho pussontjorrt iumpod upon u small hloyclo which ho had brought with him from tho aorlal regions, and ho disappeared in tho direction ot Lovnllols, in tho neighborhood ot Paris, us rapidly as tho maohlno could carry him. Tho explanation of this singular occur- ron eo is simple Tho balloon was t ho Caliban, and tho ascent was mado from Ivovollols by Captain Cnpiua and M. Harvlou, tho latter bolng tho oyclist. Tholr object was to tost tho posslbllty of u balloon bolng usod for carrying wur dispatches, aim tho)' assumed that an onomy succoedod In destroying 11. 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