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The Man on T
the Box 1
By HAROLD MacGRATH \
Autborof “TbeGreyClo»k,"“Tbe 1
Puppet Crowu." |
«— J
Co^-yii^bi, 1904, The Dobbs-Mertiil Company,
CHAPTER XXII.
THE DRAMA UNROI.T.8.
It la half after eight; the curtain
rises; the music of a violin is hoard
•coming from the music-room: Col. An
timlcy is discovered sitting in front of
lht» vcpoil fire, his chin sunk on his
breast, his hands hanging listlessly on
each side of the chair, his face deeply
lined. From time to time lie Joels at
"the clock. I can imagine no sorrier
picture than that of this loving, ten
der-hearted, wretched old man as h°
Rits there, waiting for Karloff and the
Ignominlogs end. Fortune gone with
the winds, poverty leering into Ills
Tare, shame drawing her red fingers
across his brow, honor in sackcloth
anil ashes!
And but two short years ago thr-re
had not been Li nil the wide land a
more contended man than himself, n
man with a conscience freer. (tod!
Kven yet he could hear tlm rolling, I
whirring ivory hall as It spun the i ir- |
«*’e of that faial night at Monte Carlo.
Man docs not recall the intermediate
stops of his fall, only the flMt sup
and the last, in his waking limns the
colonel always heard the sound of it
■ nd it rat fed through his troubled 1
dreams. He could not understand l.nw
•everything had gone as it had. ft
■corned Impossible tl at In two yean
he had dissipated a fortune -uliiel
his honor, beggared Ms child. It was •
all so like a horrible dream. If only
he might wake: If only Cod would be
•eo merciful as 10 permit him to wake'
tic hid his face. There is no hell
*:ivc consoljnic makes it.
The mnsi • lauglmd and sighed ar.d
laughed. It was the music if love
and youth; joyous, rollicking, pulsing
music.
The colonel sprang to his feet sud
denly. his hands at his throat. He
was suffocating. The veins tvnaried on
bis neck and iimw. There was in
bis heart a pain as of many knives.
His arms fell: of what use was it to |
struggle? He was caught, trapped in
a net of his own contriving.
Softly he crossed the room and stood
by the portiere beyond which was the
music-room. She was happy, happy in
ber youth and Ignorance! she could
play all those sprightly measures, her
spirit as light and conscience-free;
the could sing, she could laugh, she
could dance. And all the while his
vheart was breaking, breaking!
? “How shall I face her mother?’ he
KToaned.
The longing which always seizes
the guilty to confess ami relieve The
mind came over him. If only he dared
Tush in there, throw himself at her
•feet, and stammer forth his wretched
tale! Shp was of his flesh, of his blood; \
when she knew she would not wholly
■condemn him . . . No, no! He
•could not. Site honored and trusted
him now; site had placed him on so
high a pedestal that it was utterly
Impossible for him to disillusion her
young mind, to p«e for ever and ever
the mute reproach in her honest eyes,
to feel that though his arm encircled
her she was beyond his reach .
God knew that he could not fell this
child of the black gulf he had digged
for hlmseif and hpr.
Th*> bcli sang its buzzing note: there
was the sound of crunching wheels
on the driveway; the music erased
abruptly. Silence. A door open'd and
closed. \ moment or so later Karloff,
preceded by five girl, came into the
■study. She was grave because she
remem her rd Mrs fhad wick, lie was
grave also, he bad various reasons
for being so.
“Father, the count tells me tkat he
has an engagement with voo.'’ ; he
said. She wondered If this appoint
ment. in an) way concern'd h« r
“It Is true, my child H'-avr us and
give orders that we arc not to be dis
turbed."
She scrutinized him sharply How
strangely hollow his voi «- sounded!
Was he 111?
“Father, you are not v.Hi fount,
you mi st promise m<" m.t to 1 ep
bim lorg, however important Hr* in
terview may be He is ill and i ■••■is
/ rail,"- anl her loving eyes c-ir - •<>)
♦•a'h H ie of care in h»r p-armt's f r
rowed dic'd s.
Anr-eslpy smiled rea^.iirini'lv f!
took a!! the s'rengfh of hi* will. lit
that remained of n high order of cour
age, to ere.ite this *nii!e lit v ml* i
to cry out to her that it wa a lie a
raokery Behind tlia' smile h t* *th
%;rat"d.
“I shall not I cep him long. Muktr tl
a* lie,’' said the count, fie spoke rent,
ly, but be studiously avoided her even
Fhe hesitated for a moment on ti
threshold, she I new no* whv. tier
lips even farm'd words but she did n *
apeak. What was it? Home Hi mg o>
f>re?s *d her Her raze wandered inde
cisively f run her father to the conn’,
from the *x>unt to her frith'**
"When y*«u are through,” she final1 ,
ssld. "bring >our cigars Into the music
room ”
“With the great, st pleasifTe,
Made r. .MasHe.” replied the count
"And play, if you so desire, our busi
ness is su*h that your music rill be aa
• Bsss^ure vd.lorL”
Her father codded; hut Ke could
rot force another smile tc his lips.
The brass rings of the portiere rattled,
and she was gone. Ihit she t«rt be
hind a peculiar tableau, a tableau such
as Is formed by tho?e who stand upon
lee which Is about to sink and engulf
them.
The two men stood perfectly still. I
doubt not that ea»*h cxi»erieneed the
same sensation that the same thought
occurred to each mind, though It came
from different avenues: love and
shame. The heart of the little clock on
the mantel heat tlck-t<Vk, tick-tock; a
log crackled and fell between the Irons
sending up a shower oh evanescent
sparks; one of the long windows giv
ing out upon the veranda creaked mys
teriously.
Karloff was first to break the spell.
He made a gesture which was eloquent
of his distaste of the situation.
“Let us terminate this as quickly
ns possible.” he said.
“Yes, let us have done with It before
I lose mv courage.” replied the colo
nel, his voice thin and quavering,
lie wiped his forehead with his hand
kerchief. H1S hand shone white and
his nails darkly blue.
The count stepped over to the table,
reached into the Inner pocket of his
coat, and extracted a packet. Tn this
packet was the enormous sum of $180,
000 In notes of $1,000 denomination:
• lint is to say, 180 slips of paper re
deemable in gold by the government
which had Issued Ihem. On top of this
packet lay the colonel’s note for $20,ooo.
(It Is true that Karloff never ac
cepted money from his government In
payment for his services; but It is
equally true Hint for every penny be
laid out he was reimbursed by Russia.)
Karloff placed the packet on the
table, first fa! ing nfT the note, which
ho carelessly tossed beside the bank- 1
notes.
“You will observe that 1 have not
bothered with having your note dis
counted. I have fulfilled mv part of
the bargain; fulfill yours.” The
count ihru.'-f Ms trembling hands In-i
to Ms trousers pockets. He desired to ;
Mdo this embarrassing sign from Ms
accomplice. Anncsley went to n small
safe which stood at the left of the fire
place and returned with a packet some
what bulkier than the count’s. He
dropped it beside the money, shudder
inglv, as though he had touched a
poisonous viper.
ne s.ti(i simply. "T
had never expected to sell It so cheap.”
There was a pause, during which
neither man’s gaze swerved from the
other’s. There was not the slightest,
not even the remotest, fear of treach
ery; each man Knew with whom he
was dealing; yet there they stood, as
if fascinated. One would have thought
’hat the cotongl would have counted
his money, or Karloff his plans; thev
did neither. F’erhaps the colonel
wanted Karloff to touch the plans first,
before he touched the money; per
haps Karloff had the same desire, only
the other way around.
The colonel spoke.
”1 believe that Is all.” he said rjniet
ly. The knowledge that the deed wns
done and that there was no retreat
gave hack to him a particle of his
former coolness and strength of mind.
It had been the thought of committing
the crime that had unnerved him.
Now that his bridges were burned, a
strange, unnatural calm settled over
him. .
The count evidently was not done.
He moistened his lips. There was a
dryness in his throat.
It is not too late.” he said; “I have
not yet touched them."
‘ W'e shall not indulge In moralizing,
if you please," interrupted the colonel,
with savage Irony. "The moment for
that has gone by.”
\ cry w < 11.’ Karloff’s shoulders set
tled; pis jaws lieonme aggressively an
gular. some spirit of his predatory
forbears tombed his face here and !
there, hardening it. "I wish to speak
In regard to your daughter.”
"Knotigh! Take my honor and he
pone! ” Ti e colonel’s voire was loud
and rasping.
K-rlosY resied his hands on thn tab'e
nn«l inclined his body toward the colo
nel.
"Listen in me." bo began. “There 1
Is in every man the making and the1
capacity c»r a great rascal. Time nnd !
opportunity alone are needed -and a
motive The other night [told you
that I could not give up your daughter.
Well, 1 have not given her up. She
mu«u be my wife.”
"Mint?" The colonel clenched his
hands.
. In * Trvn.Mit 1 am going to prove
my «-lf e '-rreaf ru ■P'al -with a great mo- i
V, 1 it . Um in to tne? Nothing. 1
V. hat i vo ir dishonor or my o„n? }
L* *• ** than nothing Thorp is only one i
thing, and that h my love for your
daughter " lie strmk the t.ildr {in,i
•he ti <i.*e of »be .f lent-lamp io.-e vio- I
' *>'• nine mi e* i
i ivc tried to win her n< an honorable
m n t»1 * in win the woman he loves;
' o* -he nii t l e won hv an art of ru
* I ■■ 11* > <n nor hell hall force me
to dv* l,. r tip. Yes. 1 love Mr; and
I lover mj ' .f to your level to gtln
her.”
To m le.H' Tn e > ire, | arn still
s t i w h a .nun’s strength,” cried
the colonel
Karloff sr ,t his hand n< ro Ms
foreM id I 1 i . *> lied |o m.self long
er.o-ijrh. and to you I ran see now
that I hu e been working solely to
•a ,• | or * e- | v. ormtrv 1 < no 'o
ue considered, neither j* yours. Fto you
ie;iH/.p that you s’ ind wholly and rnrn
pl'fejy in rnv power?" i!e ran Ills
tonrue a rtma hit lip*. whhh burned
with fever
”Wha» do jrfiii mean”’ hoarsely.
"I mean tbs o if da rht*-r trust t>o.
come my wife or I shall notify your
government that you have attempted
to bet ray ft ”
l “You d>«honorabie wrntcb!’ < The
i colonel nailed M.« flats and protruded
' his nether Up. Only the tab!# s*ood
between them.
"That t«rm or another. It does not
matter. The fact remains that you
have sold to me the fortification plans
of your country; and though It be In
limes of peace, you art* Done the less
guilty ami culpable. Your daughter
shall be my wife."
"I had rather strangle her with these
hands!"—passionately.
“Well, why should I not have her
for my wife? Who loves her more
than I? I am rich; from hour to hour,
from day to day. what shall I not plan
to make her happy? I love her with
all the fire and violence of my race and
blood. I can not help |r. I will not.
can not live without her! Good God.
yes! I recognize the vllliany of my ac
tion. But I am mad to-night."
"So I perceive." The colonel gazed i
wildly about the walls for a weapon.
T here was not even the usual orna
mental dagger.
A window again stirred mysteriously.
A few drops of rain splashed on the
glass and zigzagged down to the sash. I
"Sooner or later your daughter must j
know. Request, her presence. It rests !
with her. not with you. as to w'hnt !
course* I must follow." Karloff was ox- |
traordlnarlly i*i!e. and his dark eyes
reflecting the dancing flames, spar I« d
like rubies.
He saw the birth of horror In the
cider’s eves, saw It grow and grow.
He saw the colonel’s lipp move spas
modically, hut utter no sound. What*
was It he saw over Ills (the count's)
shoulders and beyond? Instinctively be
turned, and what he saw chilled the
Jjeat nf |,{s blood.
There stood the girl, her white dress
marble-white against the dark wine
of the portiere, an edge of which one
hand clutched convulsively. Was it
Medusa’s beauty or her magic that
turned men into stone? My recollec
tion is at fault. At any rate, Kn long
as she remained motionless, neither
man had the power !o stir She lu-iil
herself perfectly erect: every fiber In
her young body was tense Her beauty
became weirdly powerful, masked as It
was with horror, doubt, shame, and re
proach. She bad heard: little.or much
was of no consequence. In the heat
of Ihcir variant passions, the men's
voices had risen to a pitch that pene
trated beyond fhe mom.
Karloff was the first to recover, and
he took an involuntary step toward
her; but she waved him back disdain
i uny.
“Do not come near me. 1 loathe
you!” The voice was low, but every
note was strained and unmusical.
He winced. His face could not have
stung or burned more hotly had she
struck him with her hand. *
“Mademoiselle!”
She ignored him. "Father, what
does this mean?”
“Agony!” The colonel fell hack into
his chair, pressing his hands over his
eyes.
“1 will tell you what it means!"
cried KarlofT, a rage possessing him.
He had made a mistake. He had mis
judged both the fat her and the child.
He could force her into his arms, but
he would always carry a burden of
hate, “it means that this night you
stand in the presence of a dishonored
parent, a man who has squandered
your inheritance over gambling tables,
and who, to recover these misused
sums, has sold to me the principal for
tificaton plans of his country. That Is
what, it means. Mademoiselle.”
She grasped the portiere for support.
“Father, is this thing true?” Her
voice fell to a terror-stricken whisper.
“Oh. It Is true enough.” said KarlofT.
“God knows that It is true enough.
But it rests with you to save him.
Become mv wife, nnd yonder lire shall
swallow his dishonor—and mine. Re
fuse. and I shall expose him. After
all, love is a primitive state, and with
it we go hack to the beginning; before
it honor or dishonor Is nothing. To
night. there is nothing, nothing in the
world save mv love for you. nnd the
chance that has given me th'* power to
force you to lie mine. What a fury
an i a tempest love produces! It makes
an honorable man of the knave, a
rascal of the man of honor; it has top
pled thrones, destroyed nations, oblit
erated races . . . Well, i have become
a rascal. Mademoiselle, you must be
come my wife.” Me lifted his hand
some head resolutely.
Without giving him so much as a
glance, she swept past him atul sank I
on her line* a at her father's side, tak
ing hi* hands by the wrists and press
ing thrm down from his fare.
"Father, tell him he lies. TeH him
he lie;!” Ah. the entreaty, the love,
the anxiety, the terror that blende,; *
h r tones!
He gtrovo to look away.
"Father, you are all 1 have.” she
cried brokenly. “Look at me! |a>9's. !
at me nnd tell him that he lies! . . ,
You vv li not look at me? Co t have j
mercy on me. R hi true then!” She
rose and spread her arms toward
heaven to 'ntr«at Clod to witnfKF her
d >nir. *1 did not think or know that
s ich base thing* were done . . .That '
the'-’j* loving hand * should have helped
o en.T»it!pa.'*'* my father's dishonor,
hi-; degradation! For money!
V* hat is fnoney? You Knew, father, j
that what was mine w.is likewise |
yours. Why dM ,.»u not tell me? I
should have laugher*; wc should have
bf gun all over again; I could have
f «rr vd a living v*|th my music; we
sh*"» ild have been honest nnd happy.
And now! . And I drew those
fdan? v, ith a heart full of love and hap- .
pirn - ;. Oh, it la not*thai. you gambled,
th** hii have foolishly waited a
forti.ne; it Is not tho-e that hurt
h“rc, ' pressii g her heart. ”!f Is th"
knowledge that you. my father, should
let me draw those horrible things !t
hrrts! Ah. how It hurts!” A sob
t choked her She knelt again at her
parent’* side and Fung her arms around
th* ut-bappy, w.et/.uedi mao. “Father*
you ha*w committed a ctdxt.* to ihfell
a foollr.h art I know. I know! What
you have done you did for my sake,
to give me back what you thought
was my own. Oh. how well I know
•hat >ou had no thought of yourself;
tt was all for me. and I thank God for
that. But something has died here,
something h°re In my heart. I have
been so happy! ... too happy! My
poor father!" She laid her head
against his breast.
"Mv -heart is broken! Would to
f»od that I might die!” Annesley
threw one arm across rho hack of the
choir and turned his faro to hi* tlcevo.
KarloiT. a thousand arrows t& regret
and shame and pity quivering in hia
heart, viewed the scene moodily, dog
gedly. No. he could not go bark; thers
was indeed a wall behind him: prida
"Well. Mademoiselle?"
She turned, still on her knees.
“You sav that If 1 do not marry you,
you w’lll ruin my father, expose him?"
"Yes."—thinly.
"Listen. I am a proud woman, vet
will I beg you not to do this horrible
thing—force me into your arms. Take
everything, take all that is left; you
ran not be so utterly base as to
threaten such a wrong. See!”—ex
tending her lovely arms. "I am on
my knees to you!"
"My daughter!" cried the father
"Do not interrupt rne. father; h«
will relent; he Is not wholly without
pity."
"No. no! No. no!” KnrlofT ex
claimed. turning his head aside nnd
repelling with IiIh hands, ns if he would
stamp out the fires of pity which, at
the sound of her voire, had burst
anew in his heart. "I will not glvs
you up!”
She drew' her sleeves acrots her eyes
and stood up. All at once she wheeled
upon him lil.e a lioness protecting Its
young. In her wrath she was as
magnlllrent as the wife of Aeneas al
the funeral pyre of that great captain
[To He- Continued.)
AN OLD TIME SEXTON.
< Imrc-li Srrillur Wlut W u» I'liilo
•o pit It* mill Itfinl) for Act)
Glut-r Ke in* y.
Old "Jcems" was (he doorkeeper iu
Broughton Place Church, HhdTtburgh,
wli n Dr. John Brown's father was
pastor there. Doctor Bnwn, it ia
scarcely necessary to ad 1, wli tha
author of ‘‘.Majorle Fleming" and "Kab
and Ills Friends,’’ the best child story
and the boat dog story ever written,
says Youth's Companion
Jcems was a genuine Christa’n. hul
“like all complete nun” he had •
pift of humor, kimllj although uu
couth.
Due day two strangers In the
Broughton Place Church made Them*
selves over to Jecmg to be furnished
with seats. Motioning them to follow
he walked majestically to the farthest
corner, where be had decreed that they
should sit.
Thr roiiple. meantime, had found
Keats n*-nr the door, ami stepped into
them, leaving Jeems to march ahead
alone, while the whole congregation
watched hint with come relish and
alarm. Ifc got to his destination,
opened the pew door and stood aside;
nobody appeared.
He loo! ed sharply round, and th"U
pave a look o» general wra'.h *al
lairge. No one doubted his victory
His keen, deep-set gray eyen fell, 01
seemed to fall, on th« two rulpri.4
pulled them out im-'nn ly, and Lurried
them to their appointed pJai o. J -n«
showed them slowly In and pave theta
i pnrtlpg look they were not lll.ely la
misunderstand or forget.
On another ocearHon a pwrishnnea
put crown piece into the plate In
stead of a penny, and starting at it#
white and precious fa'e. a.u ed to bar
it back, but was refused.
"In once, in forever,” s:ild Jcems
"Aweel, aweel,” grunted the p .riah
nn°r, "1 11 pet < re«fit for it iu heaveni" j
Nn, na," said Jeems. "you’ll pet
credit only for the penny!”
At. that lime the crowds and thd
poor ventilation tna :<* fnln'lpg a r..m
mon occurrence in Broughton IMa «
especially among th« young hcrxaiit
girls. The young doctor bad taught
Ji'i*ni- the philosophy of funti:..' fits
and had Instrtreted him especially «•
to the propriety of laying the suffcreri
finite flat nn the Poor of the lobby
w ith the head as low as thi» r» *» ol
the body. As runny of th'' «* case
were owing to what Jeems r died "th it
bltt* r jerkin ” of the’r brilb ■« !r
other words, tlcht lacing he and the
doctor tost no firm In r< li< v n the vp
finis l»y (lifting thf'Ir st:iyb .. v nkt
ran before the l.nife, and "era : I 11 «
a bow Mlrintr." es Jcems sail.
One day a youm v <..,i u *- • ,vt
fainted wus slowly coming in .?• n i
came round to the doctor «nh vi
open pullv (knif* t In hand
"VVuIl I rip ‘or up noo?'* tee vh'i
pered.
It happened not to li» a < » for ’'r'j*
ping up”; and tbani « <o an -n n , '-1
1 nowledge of phv ifi!o . r.ery > - u
♦ here tvere fewer npj / ,-• ^:
mini.vfr ring the whole on-* ies-nn.
* hre,» ,i oi,| In,
Af a recent convent lea* of llbrarla a
sajs the New York Tribune, the f >*
lowing s.ory was told of Oronlmo th*
nu.'s? f olein ated Indian prison t v«.tr4
‘Ih* fi-dr al government has ever >»<|
"TV* not the podurt. of r.. |ll/.f-4 |if«
a tou'sh jou?” fjemrlmo was \j*-ct t>j
hi.( keeper, "Most r,f them do oof. for
I *~c how they - ome about.” sold th«
aged Indian "But." he added. 'H ey
took me on* e to New fulenns *a4
shf*wed nvr. where they n,» le |, e. At
one en-\ of a building I saw wood
thrown into furnv es and out of
othor end • ame bloc!:* of Ire. Bfsrt d'4
*t>t do that; on!; the Q; tat 3r'.ft ^al
uaLa lea iroaa I/a.**
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FRUIT INSTEAD OF DRUGS.
Remedial Qualities May Be Preserved
by Home Manufacture.
Tlio remedial properties of berries,
all of which are of great value in dif
ferent diseases, may be preserved
through the home manufacture of cor
dials, shrubs, vinegars, etc., and by
drjlng, In which state they are to
be steeped, strained, and the water
used a* needed. Cherries, greengage
plums, peaches and apricots share ia
* 1,3 'alue with the berries. Grapes
are second only to figs for use *n dis
orders which arise from a torpid or
congested state of the Intestines.
Health depends so largely ujkjp tlie
regularity of *«« functions or the
bowels that attention to them is of
the utmost importance. An excellent
preparation is an effusion by steep
ing ono ounce of senna in a pint of
boiling water; select one pound of
Plump, dried figs, and. having placed
them in a layer in an earthen dish,
pour over them the weii-steeped and
Btrained senna tea. Place this in
a moderate oven and allow them to
i r,,Ql«'n until the fruit has entirely
I absorbed the liquid. Put this in a
closed isr. and for use. one fig eaten
i on retiring is a dose .for any or
j dinary case (f constipation. Pine
apple. while of espeeinl worth In some
diseases when taken with other food.
| should never be eaten alone, as, fall*
Ing anything else to work upon, its
arid attacks the lining of the stomach
; Itself, it is claimed tnat It has an
especial value in certain forms of
dyspepsia and In diphtheria, as its 1
Juices will cut away mucus that noth- I
lug else can remove.
AM fruits, however, do not aiTect j
nil |*ersnns alike. One should seek I
I ,n kr*°w what is suitable in his own
| casp- an,> not eat fruits merely be- 1
cause somebody lias told him it is 1
"good for him.” Owing frequently
to idiosyncrasies, as well as to cer
tain physical conditions, fruits are
often the worst things one ean eat
Fach person must h* “a lv.v unto
himself" in this matter.—7ao Com
moner.
the butter bills.
Tw-o Ways In Which They Can Be
Materially Decreased.
A thrifty housewife declares that
»M-r butter hills have fallen off ono
quarter since site began serving her
nutter in the form of but ter balls.
Apart from rhe economy of the thing,
there no, question as to the com
parative daintiness ami attractiveness
of serving butter In one wholesale
lump, and in a collection of dalnt”,
symmetrical halls. Abroad, whore
fresh, unsalted blitter is served as
a matter of course, ft generally comes
on the table in a sequence of little
dabs or a long, shallow roll. People
who have acquired the fresh butter
ta--te hud It hard to go back to the
salty product of the American cream
ery. an i there is no reason v by they
should provided there is some one In
the family with sufficient leisure to
make a II*tie butter two or three
thin s a week. A quait of double
cream will make nearly % pound ol
butter, and any child with strength
enough to use u rotary beater caj
do the rest.
Witnessed Marriage from Afar.
f"!ettfng a man to witness a ninr*
rlnge ceremony at long distance by
looking through two windows and
Hrroiw ftn ur»'ji’ Ik 11 A'ijHccn*
buildings Is a rather novel way o*
obtaining a witness, but it served the
purpose nt Portland, fire., recently 1
of legally and securely tying the mat- 1
rlmonlal knot that made Manuel Plrea
and <Jrace Sophia Schuster one. The
t "remonv w«,h itctTornicd ra the law
office of Jn> tics Waldemur Seton. on *
the third floor or the Commercial
building \V. W Kspey, n, real estate
agent, v»a« at work at his desk serosa
the atea and Justice tf* ton asked him
to look acre s Anile he made the
couplu one. The mother of the hrlda
was the otbotr witness When Ihe
knot hud been tied r*|»ey noted that
the brldegiienn failed an kiss the
told** ' Ml. there. >o mg n.iin!" ho
sbiiufiel am » « the jh>s; “>ou for
got fit gin* the bride ' She w ,n't
hold sill] long enough,* sh<><i,« 1 htok
the bridegroom Tt«oi Judge Scion
brought rhe msrrlau' «. • iff, at*
u-oued to Kspey and secured his
natnw
act cal Worrwe 1 Club
Iff Win Mass ip,, vs’owaff i
club, thieu;!> P * t,, » ,rv , < ... >.
.< laying tbc exp n..rg and Wana-dr*
the bus In-** of a tU 4rt«t,tng faim g *.
<1« O. * !»cn- PI I hl'di rri .
rl >!*<•€ fti’Ufllt var; M»M, 9 fn.f Hf
U to » feet by . rm*iM wn .«|y I
xrUhb. win. h they r»a d. any-!
l^sg they Ilk *.!, h„, ,4
Ike ntoie |-.polar Invert. The « 0*... , i
meet twpc a w«-*t for an ^.„h, !
and If s pupil la ate nt ■ «n n«t la i
w.*f. A not I of of the«e w liiiffi * jirden a
Is mn by the It newer rafters < alld In
ccwseclhm wi‘h tk» ex ^rtn>e«i j
which tieorge jH Maxwell ha , initiated
st Waterto .n
Thai fo*i th Be. a
lie tffve .its if’#1 1 it fh'S gwafe I
I about love ,« eitremely U4l«h V. her*
I xver d'd thi« stupid brw-a worn# from*
i r • h
1 It showed S .ety ti ^d ta-*e
Hhe Ittttri 1 y 1 ~ll s ik# k row ,
1 gave rat dmlng • 1 b»t*e.nt a Behn.
we real *t U times tbs ft xt we«a »s
1 had ft.—Tit Hi's
Lit far Orson* k*xl.
If »h«n nia 1.; i"» »« *ea yo«
1 find you are » • ho.it a ten «n fr ft«
1 voriac uas In f»lar<- 1/ ? •a.eoieut 1
‘ grated p*>H of a ve y ta t «rsp|« |rf
, th# appl* sau « M Island #r^
*i04*,
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MISS LEOPOLD. SEC"?
LIEDERKRA hZ.
H'ritei • “ Three Years Ago My Sveirm
II as In a Itun-Uoivn Caudition. J
Ou-e to Pe-ru-na My Restoration */#
Health and Strength."
iss Ricka IeopoldM
= N
jWTlSS RIEKA LEOPOLD. 137 Mala
street, Menaslm, Wis., Sec’y L cd
erkranz, writes :
“Three years ago my system was ia
a terrible run-down condition and I was
broken out all over tny body. I began
to be worried about my condition and I
was glad to try anything which would
relieve me.
“Pc runa was recommended to me nm
a fine blood remedy ami tonic, and I
boon found that it was worthy of praise.
“A few bottles changed my condition
materially anil in u short time I wtia
all over my trouble.
“ I owe to Peruna m.v restoration try
health and strength. 1 am glad to en
dorse it’r
Pe-ro-na Restores Strength.
Mrs. HettieGreen. It. P. «>, Inka. 111.,
writes : “ T had catarrh and felt misera
ble. I began the use of Peruna and
began to improve in every way. My
head does not hart me so much, my
appetite is good and 1 am gaining ia
flesh and strength.”
POPE’S STRONG COMMON SENS!.
—_ #
Pontiff Refused to Be Made an Invalid
by a- Pen Prick.
The following story Is told of Plua
X. by the Rome correspondent of th*
London Pall M a IT Gazette:
The other dhy he was writing at his
desk, when his pen began to splutter.
He decided to change It, but it stuck,
and It was only after a strong pull
that It came out, promptly pricking
him under his nail, for which probably
he would have followed the natural
Impulse to put It In fils mouth, and w*
would have heard nothing more of th*
Incident had there- not been an Ink
Brain also. His exclamation brought
his secretary', who washed away th*
blood with disinfectants, to obvlat*
microbes, and hound It Hp. at th*
same time suggesting a doctor's visit.
“No. no," said the- pontiff laughing,
“It would be known to the press at
once; I should be-MJled and buried by
them before he could arrive!" Thos*
surrounding him would have liked to
make the slight mishap an excuse for
stopping the audiences, but Plus X.
was somewhat annoyed at the sugges
tion. saying, “Enough, enough! What
l« a pen-prick! You make me ridic
ulous I have mit (-eased to be a man
and become• baby!” So he was
present at ihe ceremony In commemo
ration of hi* predecessor, making
Jokes about hi* bandaged finger.
Origin at rtnlghtl-ood.
Knighthood \v,i;% intended to serr*
as a mark if dlnMnctlon for deeds ol
renown and nun*:. "Knight’ properly
■ gi<Iflcs a |wr*on who, for his virtu*
and majuM prowess, raised from,
the rank of gentleman Into a higher
class of dignity and honor.
MI**-omj»»y Work In Africa.
All mls< lonury societies at work I*
Aii l'a huvc nmw in round number* —
1 non piti,,tpnj mission stations, wit]*
all'.,it i,jmf i mt, stations.
SICK HEADACHE
CARTERS
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L«Nto PilU. |
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Aafltig. A pwf*- t mtOi
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l»ro* sjwm. I; 1 T wto
in th* H-o-Ttn. f '..>^4
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