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Alaska Sentinel
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Wrangel, - Alaska
Does anybody know whether the mot
to has been put back on the coins?
The worst things about being bald
•re the hair restorers ot one’s friends.
The Czar Is said to have a dozen
crowns. His head lies uneasy enough
with one.
Turkey Imported 6,000,000 pounds of
•oap last year. Turkey Is getting there,
all right _
“All In favor of apple dumplings
please rise,” says the Baltimore Sun.
The ayes have It
One of the Western colleges has given
the degree of "B. S.” to a woman.
Does this mean “Bachelor of Silence?”
Teddy, Jr., earned S3 cents on his
first day's work. This will enable him
to live the simple life with a venge
ance.
One could hardly tell whether that
youth who had to pay $4.80 for kiss
ing n girl got a bargain until one saw
the girl.
A Denver man has been sued for
$1,400 for hats worn by his wife and
daughter. We warrant he Is madder
than the hatter.
A $20,000,000 department store has
been opened in Berlin. What enterpris
ing American has gone over there to
start a branch?
The forest preservation society ought
to do something to make it harder than
it is at present for reckless persons to
get possession of matches.
We should think, In view of the lack
of troubles that come to Switzerland,
a lot of other small European States
would try their luck as republics.
The Ohio State Journal notes the
misprints look much funnier to the ed
itor when they’re In some other paper.
Yes, but they look about ten times us
big in his own paper.
The Crown Princess of Germany has
been made a colonel in the Imperial
army, where her husband Is n major.
Looks as if the net result is to re
duce him to a minor.
A Chicago man is accused of filing
■ix petitions in bankruptcy in nine
years. He seems to have been guilty of
gross carelessness in not filing some of
them somewhere else.
Turkey Imported 6,000.000 pounds of
■oap last year. Young Turkey's appar
ent determination to wash the grime
of centuries from its face will com
mend itself to the considerate Judg
ment of mankind.
A Berlin doctor says that most men
might with advantage study the man
ner of eating by the giraffe, which
masticates every mouthful 117 times
before swallowing it. But look at the
long neck he has!
A bright woman has established a
•hip-shape shop in New \*ork where
bachelors can get their clothes mended
at small cost and just as mother used
to mend them. If the girls work it
right, every one of them ought to mend
well enough to land a husband In no
time. _
An automobile ran over and killed
a dog. It was an unavoidable accident;
but instead of hurrying away, or even
making a careless offer of a bank note,
the owner stopped the car, had in
quiries made, mingled her tears with
those of the children who had lost their
pet, and when she returned home sent
them a sympathetic letter, together
with a valuable dog of the same breed
as theirs. The incident happened in
England, and the woman who gave to
motorists this lesson In courtesy and
good feeling Is the Princess of Wales.
It Is the universal testimony of
American street car men that a large
portion of the women passengers get
ofT the ear facing backward, and many
accidents are due to the practice. Xo
amount of warning or remonstrance
having cured the habit, a car-barn ru
perintendent In Chicago has equipped
forty cars with a new form of door
handle, so placed that it is difficult for
any one to alight in the wrong way
who uses the handle as a support; and
all other supports arc removed. Some
of the women who have used the new
cars are said to regard them as very
Inconvenient, and to be Indignant at
the loss of a time-honored privilege.
Paper can be made from cornstalks.
Such is the declaration of the govern
ment chemists who have been at work
on the problem of finding a satisfac
tory substitute for wood pulp in this
^juportant manufacture. If the results
the experimentation at Washington
■re shown to be practical ones the
•■hole world may profit from the dis
covery. The ancients went to the
rlv«* bank for their papyrus. The
modems may go to the fields for their
paper supply. There has been a good
deal of well grounded anxiety over the
rapidly decreasing areas of forest
lands containing trees from which
wood pulp can be made. The paper
trust has been accused of cutting and
■lashing the spruce trees until Its de
structlve work has alarmed whole seo
toms of the east. The scarcity of the
supply of raw material has been Its
plea In justification for high prices
charged for its product. If every tfirn
stalk in thousands of fields is shown
to have value for paper making pur
poses there will be no need of congres
sional action on wo<xl pulp and no
vote getting effectiveness in party plat
form utterances oa the subject. The
problem will settle itself. The giving
to the farmer of an opportunity to
make money out of a by-product will
mean much to him. The oppression of j
a trust will be curbed through the
bounty of nature. The fears for the
forests will be lessened. The constant
search for methods of using more ef
fectively earth's products will be en
couraged. The importance of chemis
try in its relation to daily life will he
heightened. The discovery of a new
source of supply for paper making is
the prime thing, of course. But the
attendant results of such a discovery
must not be overlooked.
It Is not easy fur Americans who
have grown up In an atmosphere of re
llglous freedom to understand, much
less to sympathize with, the feeling of
intolerance which still survives in Eu
rope. Religious liberty prevails in
England, nnd freedom of worship is
allowed to believers in all creeds. But I
there still remains unrepealed a section
of the Catholic emancipation act of
1S29, which imposes a fine of £50 for
every Roman Catholic convicted of ex
ercising any of the rites of his relig
ion or of wearing the habits of his or
der save within a church or a private
house. Tlie law has for years been dis-;
regarded, and it has recently been com
mon to have open-air processions in
the country on Sunday afternoons in
honor of what is called the Blessed Sac
rament. The host, the cousecraM
wafer of the communion service, is ca?
rlrd in the procession. According tc
the Catholic faith, the wafer has, by
the sacrifice of the mass, been trans
formed, nnd has become the real body
of Christ. Such a procession was ar
ranged to close the recent Eucharistic
Congress in London, but so vigorous
a protest was made against displaying
the holy wafer in the streets that tha
premier advised that the ancient law
be respected. The advice was followed
under protest, for nlthough ttie proces
sion was held, the consecrated wafer
was not taken from the cathedral nnd
the ecclesiastics did not wear their J
ceremonial dress. The streets were
thronged, but there was no disorder.
The incident has led to an agitation
for a repeal of the old law nnd a
guarantee of freedom of worship to
persons of all creeds. Of the Catho
lic countries of Europe, the restric
tion on Protestant worship prevails
only in Spain, where worship must be
in private, and no symbols of the faith
may be exhibited in public. Although
there is nominnl reliigious liberty In
Russia, all but adherents of the Greek
church find it difficult to worship un-!
disturbed or to enjoy the political free
dom secured to the members of the,
State church. Intolerance there, ns in
many other parts of the world, is due
more to the temper of the people than
to the laws.
In SI. Petersburg.
The Grand Puke—Whafs the latest
report from the plague? Speak, man.
The Aid—I regret to announce that
the disea.-e is spreading.
The Gland Duke—Send for the lead
ing sanitary engineer of the empire.
The aIc—He was driven out of Rus
sia last month, your highness.
The Grand Duke—Call up the city’s
best plumber.
The Aid—lie was sent to Siberia,
your highness.
The Grand Duke—Summon the chief
authority on epidemics.
The Aid—He is a fugitive, your high
ness. The secret police have lost all
trace of him.
The Grand Duke (after a pause)—
Well, go out and order the seizure of
three newspaper offices and the arrest
of forty suspected revolutionists.—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dlgcrtmi nation*
Wilden Woolly—How much to Sby
caggo?
Ticket Agent—Eight dollars.
Wilden Woolly—And how long does
It take?
Ticket Agent—Nine hours.
Wilden Woolly—Nine hours! W’y,
out In Nebrasky we’ve got roads you
kin ride on a whole day for $8.”—Bal
timore American.
Hnppy Immunity.
“There's one advantage in being col
or blind, anyhow,” said one marked by
this visual peculiarity.
“What’s that?”
“Why, all I know of the red necktie
Is based on hearsay.”—Philadelphia
Ledger.
Pump*.
"Women," declared she, “have bigger
intellects than men.”
“I won't dispute it.” responded he.
“A man can’t wear footgear that has
to be kept on by mental power alone.”—
Kansas City Journal.
—
Where III* Treaiar* Wa*.
“When they take women away from
the eo-educational college,” said the
speaker, “what will follow?”
“I will," cried a voice from the audi
ence.—Success Magazine.
Considering the number of hair do
ings a woman tnkes off at night, and
the number of pastes and lotions she
puts on, Bremen who nre expected to
rescue her in case of fire, Bhould be
paid larger salaries.
HALF-BREED IN DIRE PERIL, j
Yostc<1 by n Wounded Moose, Which
lie llnd I.assocd.
A tnle of being saved from drown
ing by a moose lie lmd shot, and which
abounds In startling details, has been
brought Into
Winnepeg, Mani
toba, by a hunter
familiarly known
throughout the
11 o r t h iv e s t as
‘'Traps.”
“Traps” is noted
for his honesty and
truthfulness. lie
says that about a month ago he wound
ed a great moi se on tlie banks of the
Saskatchewa Kiver, and that, when the
animal sprang into the river he Jump
ed into his boat and started in pur
suit, hoping for another shot at close
range.
While trying to reload and row at
the same time, says "Traps," he drop
ped his gun overboard and it went to
the bottom. Marking the spot where
the weapon went down by associating
tlie location with a fallen tree on the
shore nearby, he seized both oars and
gained rapidly on tlie injured animal.
When he reached it he made a slip
noose of his tow line and skillfully
threw It about the great, spreading
antlers. This done, lie attempted to
tow his quarry ashore by backing up
the boat, lint tlie frightened beast pull
ed him rapidly down stream.
The rapidity of the current increased
and soon “Traps" was terrified to hear
the sound of the falls. His most des
perate efforts availed nothing against
the current and the frenzied animal.
Having no knife, lie attempted to un
tie the line from his craft, but it was
water soaked and ills trembling lingers
could do nothing with it.
Tlie cry of the falls came nearer and
nearer and the boatman had given him
self up for lost when the moose s feet
struck bottom.
After some stumbling the beast
braced himself and walked to a little
island about five feet in diameter, com
posed of rock, and rising in the center
of the river ten feet from tlie edge of
the falls. "Trap's" boat swfttig around
over the fails, the stern projecting over
about throe feet. The moose braced ills
feet against tlie pull, fearful of being
swept from h!s point of vantage.
Seeing that his preserver could not
hold out much longer against growing
weakness and continued loss of blood,
“Traps" began cautiously to pull his
boat to tlie little island, hand over
hand. The moose looked on the ap
proaching enemy with terror, trem
bling visibly. When "Traps” was with
in four feet of terra flrma he sprang
from the boat and after a scramble
succeeded in getting to temporary safe
ty, wondering the while whether or
not the moose would gore him to death
in revenge. Hut his fears were ground
less, for the animal, in a frenzy be
cause of his nearness, sprang into the
swift current, and moose, tow line and
boat went over the falls.
“Traps" had been on his little isl
and without food for three days when
he was discovered by passing hunters
who floated him a line from a safe
distance and he was dragged ashore.
He recovered his boat and tlie dead
moose entangled in the branches of a
fallen tree eight miles down stream
two days after his release, and has
brought the antlers to Winnepeg as a
souvenir of his wonderful experience.
—Exchange.
THESE ARE WEATHER SIGNS.
Simple I ml leu t ion* (hat Show When
lluin or SntiMhlne Is Coming.
If it clears off in the night, look for
rain the next day. If smoke from the
chimney settles instead of rising there
is a storm at hand. When sound trav
els a long distance there is also a
storm near. Never ex|>ect much storm
in the old of the moon. The absence
of dew and unusually heavy dew are
alike forerunners of rain. Not much
frost need be expected in the light of
the moon.
An owl hooting in the hollow is a
sign of a cold storm ; on the hill, it fore
tells a thaw. If the hornets build low
the winter will be hard. When leaves
fall early the winter will be long. When
snow falls on a hard road it will not
last long. The Inst spring snowstorm
never comes until after the "sugar
snow," which may be recognized by
coming in unusually large Hakes and
lasting only a few minutes. If the
hog's milt is found big at the front the
flrst part of the winter will be most
severe; if the reverse is true, we may
look for hard winter in February and
March. Bright "northern lights” bring
severe cold. Sun dogs indicate a bad
storm.
Distant sound heard distinctly fore
bodes no good weather. If the sun
"draws up water” It will rain. The
pitcher sweating and the tea kettle
boiling dry also Indicate rain. Cobwebs
thickly spread upon- the grass are an
indication of fair wenther. Animal life
seems, according to the popular notlou,
to have peculiar warning* regarding
tne weather changes. Some of these
are explainable by natural causes. It
is a fact recognized by all Intelligent
stockmen that cattle have an Intima
tion of nn approaching storm some
hours before it is visible to the hu
man eye. There is certain restlessness
which the cowboy has learned to in
terpret at once.
When you see n pig pasturing in the
field build for himself n nest you may
look for a storm. Chickens take extra
pains In oiling tholr feathers just be
fore a rain. Peafowls send forth their
shrill cries as n warning, and when the
quail cries "more wet" from the mend
ow the farmer works briskly to get his
hay under shelter. — Putnam's Maga
zlne.
linlf llrcnl In Dylnff Off.
“There will be Indians In the Cana
dinn northwest when there are no half
in cods." Those were the words of a
veteran trader just from the far north,
Henry A. C'nhier—a stalwart Natty
Rumpo In corduroys. Consumption,
tlds observnnt Leather Stockings says,
is the blight which is fast wiping tlie
half-breed out of existence.
“Nine ont of ton half-breeds die of
consumption," he continued. “So swift
are the ravages of tlds disease among
these people that the fire in the ceme
tery is always kept burning to thaw
out the ground that the graves may bp
dug.
“The Indian does not seem to suffer
like his half-brother. After watching
these people for a number of years, It
seems to me that they are born with
the disease in them. Then his careless,
slovenly life helps It nlong. In the
spring the half-breed wades out into
the sloughs and ponds and catches a
cold. and. unlike the Indian, Is unable
to throw it off. The half-breed morally
is also weaker than the Indian. He
has all the vices of both the red man
and the white man, and but few of
their virtues."—St. Paul Dispatch.
GEN. SICKLES AND HIS WIPE.
After Many Vein In Spain Airs.
Sickles Is Amain In New York.
The unexpected return to this coun
try of Mrs. Daniel E. Sickles, wife or
the noted general, has created a great
deal of Interest
among the gener
al's friends. She
is a Spanish
woman nnd, at
the time of her
first visit to the
United States as
a bride, was ac
claimed one of
the most beauti
ful women who
i.i.x. sickles. ever crossed the
Atlantic. She is many years the gen
eral's junior, and still shows traces of
her beauty. Having lived her life in
sunny Spain, Mrs. Sickles found it
hard to accommodate herself to the
severe American winters and it was
not many years before her heart again
turned to the land of her birth. Her
mother, who was an invalid, grieved
for her daughter and begged her to
return. Duties in this country pre
vented General Sickles from accom
panying his wife back to Madrid. Her
mother died a few months ago and
Mrs. Sickles made arrangements to re
turn to this country and expects to stay
with her husband until death parts
them. They have two children, one
daughter, now Mrs. Brackenthorpe,
wife of the secretary of the British
embassy in Vienna, and Stanton Sick
les, formerly secretary of legation to
Spain, Belgium and lately to Greece.
General Daniel E. Sickles is a re
markably preserved man of 85 years
who throughout his long life has often
figured promin
ently in the news
papers and in the
making of his
country's history,
lie is a native of
New York City, a
printer by trade,
a lawyer by pro
fession, a soldier
when his country
needs his services
sms. su.Ki.ts. and a politician
and statesman of wide experience and
no mean ability. Iiefore the war he
was a member of both branches of the
State Legislature, corporation counsel
of New York City, secretary of lega
tion at Loudon and twice member of
Congress.
At the opening of the war in 1 SOl
he raised a brigude of volunteers and
was commissioned colonel of one of
tlie five regiments. lie was soon raised
to brigadier general nnd gained dis
tinction in many hard-fought battles.
In 1803 he was made major general.
At Gettysburg he lost a leg. At the
close of the war lie joined the regular
army as colonel and a year later was
breveted brigadier general in recogni
tion of his bravery at Fredericksburg
and major general for gallant and mer
itorious conduct ut Gettysburg. In 1809
he was placed on the retired list with
the full rank of major general.
General Grant appointed him minis
ter to Spain in 1809 and it was there
he met and married his wife.
Since the war he has been president
of the New York State Hoard of Civil
Service Commissioners, Sheriff of New
York in 1890 and in 1S92 was elected
to Congress.
Sad Termination.
Said She—Did the story you were
writing when I last saw you end hap
pily or unhappily?
Said He—Unhappily. The publishers
refused to accept it.—Chicago News.
A mother thinks her daughter’s
faithful piano practice Is music. That
is love.
HONEST BILL.
If Rill is on a job o’ work
lie never takes a chance to shirk,
But plugs on at a pace that’s tit to kill,
lie covers just the same old ground
As when he sees the boss around.
He hasn’t got a lick o' sense, ain’t Bill.
If he’s done wrong, the foolish guy
Will own right up ; he'll never lie,
It’s my opinion that he’d sootier grill.
He doesn’t seem to know what’s best
An’ most of his own interest.
He hasn't got a lick o' sense, ain’t Bill.
It’s easy for a guy to swipe
A chunk o’ brass or piece o’ pipe,
A hammer, or a shovel, or a drill.
But he ain’t in that kind o’ deal,
He thinks that it’s dead wrong to steal.
He hasn't got a lick o' sense, ain t Bill.
He’s married. Yes, you bet your life.
An’ takes his wages to his wife
When he could join the bunch and drink
his fill.
lie says a feller should behave
An' try to get a home an’ save.
lie hasn’t got a lick o’ sense, ain t Bill.
For all that Bill is such a guy it
Is best to keep my kisser quiet.
I’d like to tell him what $ think, but
still
He's husky, and I guess he might
Fut up a pretty ugly fight. _
He hasn’t got a lick o' sense, ain t Bill.
—Chicago News.
Ralph Breretnn was 22. a rising ar
tist—and in love. He worshipped at
the shrine of Kathleen Bevis, the fa
mous actress. Given the opportunity
Ralph would describe tier charms in
detail, starting at the inevitable red
gold hair and finishing, twenty minutes
later, at her dainty feet. Suffice it that
Kitty Bevis deserved most of her ad
mirer’s eulogies. Conway Boys, uncle
and guardian to the artist, was the
well-known authority on ancient archi
tecture. A cynical, interesting-looking
man of 40, whose chief hobbies were
dramatic criticism and his nephew s
career. Brereton's work fully warrant
ed the assumption that he would one
day paint a really good picture. Pos
sibly for the sake of enhancing the
reputation for propriety, lie spent as
much time as possible at ills country
house In the cathedral city of Rynces
ter. When, therefore, he heard from
Ralph’s own lips that ‘‘the only tiling
In the world worth living for was love,"
he felt annoyed. Rove, as Roys had
proved, had nothing whatever to do
with success.
The two men were something more
than uncle and nephew—real friends;
and were discussing tlie situation in
Conway's smoking room with consid
erable candor.
"Well" remarked the older man, "I
know It's no use my calling you an ass,
Ralph, telling you that you are neglect
ing your opportunities for a passion
that will be dead In a year; yon
wouldn't believe me. Besides, I've had
the complaint myself.”
Ralph got up from his chair and
came over to his uncle.
"You in love, dear old Con. I can
hardly Imagine it, though I was sure
you wouldn't rot me. But If you knew
Kitty Bevis-”
“I did know her,” Interrupted Roys,
"eight years ago. Now, look here,
Ralph. Why not find In her a source
of Inspiration? I.et your enthusiasm
get into your next picture; paint it to
the honor of the daintiest, sweetest,
and, in more ways than one the clever
est woman who ever Juggled with the
hearts of men. She is resting near
Ryneester for a month, as you probably
know. Execute your masterpiece, and
let her see it.” The two men parted
‘hat night better friends than ever.
The day following, whilst Ralph
Broreton was attempting to capture the
elusive half lights in the Interior of
the cathedral, Conway Roys called on
Miss Kathleen Bevls. The famous ac
tress was dispensing tea In the country
house.
“So good of you to look me up, Mr.
Roys, after all these years: I thought
you had forgotten me entirely.’
A mental cinematograph was run
ning through the minds of each. "He
looks well," thought Kitty. “Older, and
his mouth a trifle harder, but unques
tionably interesting.’’
“Same old Kitty,” thought Conway.
“Exquisite and dainty; same glorious
hair, same blue baby eyes. Xo wonder
Ralph was infatuated.” But he an
swered In an even voice. "Xo one who
has had the privilege of knowing you
ever forgets, Kitty.”
She smiled as she handed him a cup
of tea, and replied : “Remembers even
my Christian name. Come, now, why
am 1 honored with this visit?”
“I should Imagine,” said Conway,
slowly stirring his tea, “that you could
guess. I've called to consult you about
my nephew.”
Kitty's face hardened slightly but her
smile was sweet as ever.
"Ralph Breretou 1 Xice boy, Ralph.
Yes?”
“Well, he loves you."
“M—m; bo he has told me. Does he
find It necessary to consult his uncle
upon his love affairs?”
“Generally speaking, no,” answered
Conway hurriedly. "If he knew my er
rand here to-day he would never for
give me. But, Kitty, you're spoiling
his work, you're spoiling his llfa You
and I were pals ouee. I ask you—to—
drop him. Will you?”
Kitty gazed first at her tea cup and
then through her eyelashes at her vis
itor, and said slowly;
"Of course, you know, I'd do almost
nnythlng for you; but why should I?
I like him; ho Interests me. Yet you
ask me to dismiss him. I don't see why.
Yes, I will, though, on one condition."
"And that Is?" Interrupted Roys
eagerly.
“Very, very simple—some men would
say I conferred the favor—that you
take me to Sunday morning service at
tln> cathedral"
Conway Roys hesitated. Eight years
previously he would have Jumped at
the opportunity. Rut now Kitty
Revls was undeniably handsome, hut
she had paid one of the penalties of
popularity, and—well, a lot of unkind
things had been said about her. She
was known from end to end of the
country, and society in cathedral cities
is not to lie trifled with. He hesitated
a moment, and then, accepting the chal
lenge with good grace, replied. "I shall
tie delighted; the honor Is undoubtedly
mine. May I presume on our old friend
ship nisi ssk how may I expect you to
he dressed?"
Kitty's cup went on to the table
rather emphatically. "You do presume,
Conway. I shall be dressed precisely
as my fancy dictates. In fact, so that
you shall have an opportunity of seeing
your contemplated crime In all its hlde
ousncss. we'll have a full dress rehear
sal. I haven't lioen Into the cathedral
since I was a girl; you shall take me
to-morrow, there Is no service. To-mor
row. three o'clock, at the cathedral.”
• ***•••
Conway Roys kept the appointment
with a mind perturbed much out of the
ordinary. Eight years previously he
had admired Kitty Revls, and others
Somehow to-day there never seemed to
have been any others. He cursed him
self for having broken with her. Sud
denly he caught sight of the disturber
of his peace of mind. "Ye gods!”
thought Conway. "Lyncester would
never finish smiling.” A perambulating
rainbow floating towards him smiling.
No portion of Kitty's form capable of
sustaining jewelry had been neglected.
Rond street appeared to have been pos
itively flung at her. Conway almost
gasped as be took her band. "You said,
I think, a dress rehearsal?"
“Yes," answered Kitty. "Do you like
It?'
“It's simply astounding,” replied Con
way truthfully.
Into the dim light of the cathedral
they went together. Somehow Kitty’s
“so GOOD OF YOU TO LOOK ME UP."
bravado seemed to vanish In the solemn
atmosphere of the mighty building.
Down the aisle they walked, and. for
the first time in her life. Kitty Tievis
admitted to herself that she was not
dteased for her part. There is something
about the interior of a cathedral that
would a\\T the feelings of a company
promoter. They walked without speak
ing, their heels ringing up the echoes
as they struck the stone-flagged floor.
Neither of them noticed the easel be
hind one of tile columns, nor the tense
face of the artist watching their prog
ress. Ralph Rrereton was bewildered.
What was his uncle doing In the cathe
dral with Kitty Bev’Is? He stood in
silence—watching. A greater surprise
was in store. The worhl-wlse actress
was never afterwards able to give any
reason for what she did. it was entire
ly beyond the analytical mind of Con
way Roys. Kitty had ' never been. In
any sense, a bad woman: she had taken
the gifts the gods sent without ques
tion. reckless, frivolous, hut also gen
erous and good. Yet suddenly as she
reached the altar steps she flung her
self down and sobbed. Only for a mo
ment she knelt there, a most incongru
ous picture—the gorgeously attired
woman of fashion kneeling on the stone
steps. Then she rose, and, turning to
Conway, her eyes dim, said quietly
“Conway, I'm a fool. I never ought to
be trusted out without a nurse. Take
mo home.”
Roys made no reference to Kitty’s
amazing performance until her friend's
bouse was reached. Her companion
felt that for once Kitty, the actress,
had been lost in Kitty, the woman. As
they parted she looked up at him rather
wistfully and said, “You will take me
one Sunday?" And Conway answered
decidedly, “Next Sunday,” and added,
mentally, “even though you decide to
go as an Indian squaw.” Neither of
them had seen Ralph Breretou leave
the cathedral. Had they done so, his
glowing eyes and set face would cer
tainly have astonished them. When
Roys reached home he found a brief
note waiting him from his nephew.
“Con.—Have found It necessary to go
to town at once. Writing later.—
RAId’H.”
A woman exquisitely dressed—all In
black. A beautiful woman, with baby
blue eyes and sun-gold hair. Kitty
Bevls, and for escort the Irre
proachable Conway Roys. The elite
of Lyncester, bedecked for the church
parade, gazed and wondered. Presently
the couple found themselves alone by
the river. Perhaps it was the sunshine,
perhaps the presence of the woman;
anyway. Conway Roys was a youth
again. The old fascination had as
serted Itself. Me wanted Kitty, her only
—and for always. Suddenly he said:
"Kitty, its a long time since I made
love; I'm afraid I've forgotten how.
Another thing. It used to be easy to
tell a woman you loved her. I never
tried asking one to marry me. Will
you ?'•
The only unsatisfactory part about
the answer was contained In her last
three words, “What about Ralph?”
And then, the first time for a week it
occurred to Conway that his uephew
was In love with Kitty.
Conway Roys spoilt a sleepless night
trying to think of n reasonable expla
nation to give Ralph. What must he
think? Probably he had witnessed the
scene In the cathedral. A man In love
does desperate things—even proposes.
Conway Imagined Ralph In London,
lie pictured him thinking of the guard
ian who had warned him against the
fascinations of Kitty. What a humbug
he must be In Ills nephew's eyes. He
determined to go to London the next
day with Kitty, and endeavor to see
the artist. Much to his surprise, a let
ter arrived In the morning from Ralph,
requesting Conway's prosone at the
studio immdiately. Not the least puzzl
ing was the concluding sentence: "If
possible, bring Kitty with you." Roys
decided to see It through at once. Ralph
met them at the door, and, to thelt
mutual surprise, his greeting was en
thusiastic.
“I'm real glad you both came. 1
want your opinion on my latest splash."
Conducting his visitors to tile studio,
he flung open the door and waited. A
large canvas, obviously Just completed,
confronted them. It represented the In
terior of a cathedral. The dim Impres
sive atmosphere was unmistakably sug
gested. A shaft of light from a window
slanted down on to the upturned face
of a woman kneeling on the altar steps
—a woman dad In rohos eloquent of
anything hut the simple life. The face
held the attention at once—radiantly
beautiful, an eloquent epitome of hope
and love.
Kitty paid the artist the highest com
pliment possible by gazing In silent ad
miration. Ralph watched them for a
moment, enjoying to the full the tribute
they paid Ills art and then said:
“Well, what do you think of it? I've
called it ‘The Awakening.”'
“Ralph," exclaimed Conway sincere
ly. taking Ills hand. "Its the finest thing
you've ever done.”
“I'm glad you like It. And you.KItty?
Can you forgive me? Ton gave me the
Inspiration, and art reclaimed her
slave."
"I'll try," answered Kitty, smiling nt
Conway. “Having forgiven the de
serter who returned, I must grant a
free pardon to the one who has rejoined
his ohl regiment.’
Ralph officiated at tile wedding of
Kitty Revis after all—-as Conway's
best man.—Philadelphia Telegraph.
INVESTMENT WISDOM ABROAD.
European Conn trie*. In One Re*peot,
Lead the I'nlted State*.
One of tho great disadvantages under
which the nation suffers, owing to the
newness of Its wealth, is the lack of
knowledge on the part of the people as
to how to invest properly the savings
that have been accumulated nr tho
wealth that has been produced, says
the" Boston Transcript. The United
States is admittedly far behind Euro
pean nations in this respect.
It Is undeniable that a far vaster
sum of money is annually lost in the
country through unwise investment
than through pure speculation. Specu
lative losses often represent the loss of
money quickly gained either through
former speculation or through more
easy means, hut the average loss of tho
investing public is generally a loss of
hard-earned or Industriously accumu
lated savings.
The possession of wealth is frequent
ly not a measure of t ho productive ca
pacity of tho man. but rather of his
ability to invest money wisely. Most
of the well-to-do persons are in more
comfortable circumstances than their
neighbors, not because they have earned
more money than their neighbors, hut
because they put their earnings Into
something that brought returns. The
men of great fortunes of this country
are more notably great ns Investors
than as producers. The Standard Oil
group of capitalists, known ns the rich
est group of men In the world, are also
the greatest investors In the world.
The future of the United States pos
sesses great possibilities In the way of
Investment development. The business
of the savings banks—particularly the
mutual savings banks—has only begun.
The enormous development of the great
mutual life Insurance companies. Im
mense and rapid as it has been. Is still
young. Tlie distribution of securities
to holders throughout the country Is In
Its Infancy. As the country grows older
in the production of wealth with
It will certainly come the rise of the
United States to the position of the
wealthiest nation of the earth.
Hairbreadth.
Stella—I supi»se you have had many
hairbreadth escapes? Knlcker—Yes; a
woman’s coiffure was all that kept me
from seeing a play once.—Harper’s
Bazar.
A farmer naturally wants the earth
In his business, for without It be
I couldn't do a thing.