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vv. - Rebecca." said Miss Ives. hold your tongue and go out and feed the young turkeys. I am fully competent to manage this matter myself. A ._.I I\-I.--__ --I.I_.. I.-.._-I` ....A -' I-uurvwo -v-- I came here, went .on Mr. Robin- son. to look into the facts of the case myself. I have heard of your preju- dices agalnst me' --'- 1417... I LI_l..I. ...- ll l_L-..._-..-S IIl_... "`-;nd i do not blame you for them) said Mr. Robinson. Now that I am` personally acquainted with you. Miss Ives. nothing could Induce me to pros- ecute this"- vvuu v I'nI&:1Rous claim." interposed Iai- dora. u Inn 2.1 `own In: iniquitous ciaim." acceded Mr. Bob- inson.- with a repetition of the` swal- lowing sound. Just what you please to call it. I respect you as a lady. but I appreciate you as` a relative; but, of course. knowing who I am. you can- not tolerate mo any longer as your friend. I will pack` my "bag and de- part at once. I can only feel regrettul that I` have deceived you so long. I 3 feel myself to be a hypocrite and a swindler." f-`:e;..T-t"l;i1:l-xv so. interposed Miss Ives. U v on-unv He waited meekly to receivethe full tide of Miss lsidora's curbed wrath. She put out her plump little hand. with four dimples in the four joints. Don't go! she said in a low voice. What! cried the incredulous plain- Al There's no reason why we shouldn't be friends, said Miss Ives in her odd, brusque way. Things seem so very different. now that we are acquainted with each other. Couldn't we-compro- misc '1" ` on can. -u. V Isidore. said Mr. Robinson, we're cousins, you know. twice removed. I may call you Isidor`a?" V Oh. certainly. said Miss Ives. We are the two last seeming heirs. ; Plaintiff and . dei.'enda.nt. . nodded Isidom. , V1 `We ; }ZEf3iy. It would put an em: to all litigation. pleaded Marshall Robinson. Would you be willing to marry me? said Mr. Gideon Marshall. Robinson. vnauu uvuuvv urn: noun-so or cons u I could no; remember -t-int Slmcox had said anything to me about seeing any picture in particular. ' ' 11117-1! _.I_-A .1- ..-.- 4.LI..I- '.i (LII) GI... Exactly -so.` Now` it has just oc- curred tot me-I mean, I've been think- ing of it for some time-that If. we were to unite our clalms- - ,, ash A Q `V unnuvv vac vaun--an-up 31:0 get married. do you mean?" said-' Isldora bluntly. ` - ' ' ` ,u1v_.. ___. _-n.__t'_. IL ....._--i.l' ;--a. _.-. '-_'A. "7--'_?,5;s.i"' said Istdoi-a. "I think 1 shouid. I'm not young. but then six and thlfty is not absolutely old." lT7-.'_ _..- 4 .._..- l.'. -.II I.I_-... DI` .-QCJ Inna`; can-0 \.y cu nnvv IQluAa\:n5IU\-Ia \II\au You are a rose in full bloom." and Mr. Robinson enthusiastically, and I myself am not a mere _boy.. it must be remembered." . "`;;'nd -we 1llau_Agh. too." said the mid- dle aged lover cheerfully. ' _ - lI`I.A 12$ o-can pal`;-.-$<.-up` 64; an: -nancrvil V91`. gnaw`: uvvwn vuouvnnuuou The re was allofvea to go `down; the kettle cover taken 01!. the charges drawn from the gun and the tower pronounced tq. nohlonger In uzstate of siege. . 1...: 1.1.1.. n..`4|.- '_-...n_ -..I.I`|. `L- vo had`-rev! And this is the way In which the - famous case of Robinson `versus Ives} which had promised to swell the fees ` of lawyers innumerable for the next. ten years, was removed from the court ,9!` recdrds. 'An_d_no one V_,wa`ssorry ex"-v \c'feptthe* `legal gentlemen ntoresald.-'-_ i'Ol`1_lcazoHerald-.V`- e- . A - IILICl.lI IICI CFO " . And if people should laugh at us.. why, we'll let them 'lsiu1gh," said [Il- dora. ._ T -: `make. it "wt-can. Bend in your items of news when . they ._ are Jtrosb." I -says .tho Salisbury . (Mo.-`)_ Press. i We:don't.iike`;to publish it: birth after the child Via, wangd, _._n marriage;-nftgr the honeymoon in_oz5re_r. in` death` after the widow_,- is married again not-the_ notice of an entertuni-; Inent `uttex; ; th.`T1Qb,HW"0.l:k' in Nylons. 1eiuf-V ; 4-. r Iliou V to-- %.-`I:l`u_'lo"n.?.'. ell. what do you think orm"s1m- 1 cox asked me presently. V , 4 Flne," I said. V , 4 rsuppose it Is. said lmcox. "I sup- ; pose it is ne. People have been saying ` that about It fors800 years. '1 suppose all the lords and ladies of the Spanish court said It was line when they tlrst saw it. I wasn't there`'- - , _ ,4 _.__lA_. _. _IJ -.. _II AI__LC\II mm.rnwuFmn nmtnuuns % run my _nnnm- sixm wnm. - '. B!'.`Cdf0I`dS`t,L3S--L0t 11 Mid pt. Lot 12, fwith` bomfortable frame dwelling. . ` Cumherhhd St'., N S-Pt. of Lot 26. - Jaeoba1`ernce,' S 8-Lots 7 and 10. Marcus St, E, S--Pt Lot 23. ` J ' nA1}nxi-onnrnx mums. Dunlap Street, 8 8--La.rge Brick Building. known as " The Moore Bloc Collier Street, 8 S-Lots 40 and 41. John S_treg1., N S:--Pa.rt Lots 5 and 6. Q ` wnsr .WABD. 9 Bradford Street, AW 8-Pa'rt Lot 34. L. Blittereld " Foundry property. Bradfordstreet, E S--Lots 22, 23, 31 and 32. Lorsadford Street, E S-(Thompson's Block) 1'. . S ` Charles Street, W S-Pt Lot 49. Ellzabeth Street, (Boys Block) s S-Lot 5. Sanford Street. E S--Parts Lots 21 and 22. . Bay Shore-S 'of John and E of Ellen streets, 2 blocks of land, about 7 ac. Blake Street 14, 15, 16, Withexcellent solid 17, Collingwood St, brick Residence, 11 7 and 8. Adjoining rooms, furnace and Collegiate Institute other modern con- grpunds. vemences. Blake Street: N S--Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, S S-Lots 37 and 38. Cndrington Street, `S S--Lots 23,. 27, 28 and pt 26. . \ Amelia Street, N and S 8-Lots 6, 6, 7. Eugenia Street, S S-Lot 5. . Theresa Street, N S-Lote 4, 5, 6, 7. s E 1 of 24_and vtf; of 25 in 8thCon. INNISHH - Pt Lot 11 in 14th Con. This property in: c1udes'Minet Point, and has on it a number of beautiful building sites. I\`Dl\ IIIDVI E } Lot 20 in 10th Con. ._ SUNNIDALIL ' Pt E 12 in 10th, W S R, about 85 acres. . vnsmu.` PI; W Q 25 in 6th Con., about 90 acres. W 5 5 in 6th Con. E 1 of 10 in 6th Con. Lot 10 in 12th Con. Lot 18 in 11th Con. Park Lots 3. 4,5 and 6 on E Q 22 in 6th Con., 21 acres. Dub I AI R an OK :n "I-In nun K nninnn How We` Handle Goal. We make a. epecjaltv of putting it exactly where you want it, and dnvin in just where you ask, being careful not to break s or cut thelawn more than absolutely necessary. So much for our service. Our coal is high-grade. screened coal; aedustless as it is ible to get and full of heat-giving quality. Try It in preference to all others. j LI JljlL_- 31" CHI 0 IIIQIUAQ U Iran`: You're not quite Eh old as all that?" IA lnterjected. thinking of the mystery of his age. - ` 117. 9) L- ..-.IS Annng"h` C`-\A`1uu1I`4u At; ery ow n`nT1V1{ on Terms. .f.";"'ajsj-';;-_-;,_ nun-1-- (Lt .n___ FNEW BlAGK8M|IH sun?! LATE OP ORO, Has purchiaed the ptcmxau bv Chas. Mc- vGuir_e,` Just can of-the Vlemrlu Hotel, and has upload up business in all kindsof Black-V Imithiog. . etc All work will be dono prqmptly. at the lowqat urn. Remember thc place. l%%Auya:iisgT in "m:,anunc:."| EPPS 8 cocont 7 NearMarket_ Square. & wm. `l\_/lcl_arty,- EPP8 SMG0G0AI Halrcuttin` and Shaving` %% arlor V I W l PP5.V.1"34RR1FFT1+ % 1 L .-:a(A.:a::9.`::m'-. I D ` *in5nii..aad.onubuna.na*.dmun;% Lot 12. s s 7h{ec}' " V J Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Cop" Nottawasuga. UL U b\ao "fo," he said. smiling, notquite "so. old. And I wouldn't have been at the - court of Spain either. But there is one criticism the lords and ladies might have made. though I never heard that they did." A . What's that?" ' - Simply'that it isn't true to life." But you don't mean toisay it isn't 7 lifelike?" I said in astonishment. 1; l____IA. __ _..-__|_ `Ulla , BL 1.1! Park Lof `mon 25 in 7 th Con., 5 acres. 14-ly iork Serewkife Free] :9-\au--V-V -v.__ - BREAKFEAST QRATEEUL cum FORTING Olce. 97 Bunion.-StY., ilfan-lo. 45-ly lllbluu usuuuu wvuagwuvsu av.-. `Delicacy or Flavour. Superior uauty. and high! Nutritive ropertles. Spa 57 grateful and comforting to the nervous and dyapentlo Sold only in lb.` tins, labelled JAMES ESP; . . as 00., `Ltd. Homoeopathic Chemists. London. England. BREAKFAST - SUPPER Inleeinmehed everywhere for Su I-'10!` or-mlitv; and hiszhlv Nu ritive IILIFIIIAC 5 L _DbI-IIJ Ill Gwuvunuunoovaaww What I mean is` that it 1.51: : as much. like the original as it might have been. _,_-__I_-I I.-_- L--- 1....` `an anger: In-no J. (JUL 7312 WELps ; n. o . smut noon m., f\l\'I'f 7 I STRATHY Gs ESTEN. V Solicitors, &c.,_ RG99]! BOYS AND GIRLS can earn this extra ne Poitket Knife, two blades and Cork Screw, best Shefeld Steel, or Ladies` ne Pearl-Handled Knife. by selling 12 copies of our Book of :56 Popular Songs. words and music, at to cents each. Theysell at sight. No money Send name and ad- dress-we forward books prepaid. Sell them among your neighbors and re- turn us the hone)`, $x.so, and we will kmfe 'Menion this ADDRESS ooI.uN'Gwoon. `WARD. IIILC Luv vtlaluul an Iv an-can: Dcuuviv -cu---. It would have been just as easy for Velasquez to have made It perfectly true. I don't see why he dldn.'t-l never did. On the whole". It doesn't atter` his hlghness. His -jaw was not nearly such a cruel looking square thing as that. And yet the painter has taken the trouble to curl and lengthen and dandlfy the mustache almost out.ot recognition. o nu-:n_~_ cu_.--_ n 1 ...'..a 10.... 4..,n, .. -- mv-` ORILLIA. On t The omano Permanent Building and Loan Association i ` Callnatteption to the Special" Facilities o"e'red to Investors axndBm~rowe'r8. | gag | --wny pay rent. when, on such can monthlva. ants, you gan become your own Ian - lord ? nu vs the chomp of repayin at a monthly rate of $1.20, $x.5o, or $1.90 for :35: $100.00 bor- mwbd. taco at 91.20, x.5o, or 191.90 tor eacn $100.00 bor- mowed. ..J.l1 !:t!E:.',....r.`,L,';:..':?.::'.:'.,.*:` 39;? s?.`:.: Loan Association will yield you in about 8 year: A PRESENT of $100.00; or Q prot of $41.40 over your monthlv pavments. xoo.oo with the O. P. B. &'L. Ase'n and have it ouhled in :2 years. besjde receiving during the in- terval 6% per annum pad to you every six month: P In other words, for your $00.00 you wl receive no interest $66 and a lump sum of 8200. making a. grand total of $966. V p -v-.- V. 7-vvw An investment safe as government securities and much more protable, realizing the investor an equiva- lent to :5 per `cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matter and further information call on MHRRI 95 Dunlap-St., Ross Block, Barrie. O.H.LYON, II. _yvu nut: vv tuv vb -.5-nu. . .... ..-.... Wel1." be said, I dog ; and I do. You see. my dear fellow. to lgnow a man's astral body is about the same thing as knowing the man In what you ` call `the esh. You use the crude_t_ern[_I, of a wornout medlaeval philosophy. An astral body may produce attlmes a faint Impression on the -eye. but It stands to reason It mustbe exact." -- 4|.-1.. ..-l..L LI.-`L Make Your Will. ""r'r-1;-:_IN xoo.oow1th the . have it ouhled in m Venn. beside rpm-ning .3...:.... 51.. 2... VEo;(5BR-Why not plan: you: ` lmeAdvance Office WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, TENANT-VVhy pay rent. when, on such 4 nonthlvhavmenta. vnu mn ha-rnnsn unup m... I Will pay for `Will Form and postage` to any part of Canada. SEQTREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. 1:-if THE .010 nsunsis AUOTIDNEER G. R. FORD nmnnus Qua. xmns or woman .a.u,a.s. - * FARM s'rdcK SALES Ar'v`_:n-vacuity. and ptstxoo mtelgnc `to lav; ; %u '1` km % one. ` nnnndT `tn. fa ' 'm b. Ell up... a n.a. s..;.;ai;.;.`%`; _ ' But, you |mow.`they Z An ~ 11' r the `u should be aa.'sv`o"f!>y`- _A " 1:? `neighbour and `lalaourf arid And our friends must learn and\noxu_--jofggg The accurate ueeof the alphab_ota`3' 5 so the ship srrlved with its-precious freight . L V_ To bring orthography upto date. = ` ._ I 5%.. And the Yankees stowed thsvlettorl away" if por possible use on a futuro day; ` ` ~"': _ And lest the ship should a cargo lick; `-45: _ ;;,.;.sg.; Filled her with "h s and sent her back. '- "`.._n.a-.'.. '-slI.`.~........n_~'.i .- - Evenings at residence, 67 Ownist. `CUT FLOWERS-Roses. Carnations, Violets, etc, fresh every day, Bouquets-Button- hole. Band or Corsage. Funeral Token: in anv desi us. VEGETAB ES--Celery. Crisp and Tender; Lettuce. Cabbage, Panuips, Beets. Carrots, tc. SEE?DS-Flower Seeds, Vegetable seeds. Plants and Bulbs. WM. TAYLOR FLbRlST AND SEFIDSMAN. } Telephone :5. H :55 Dunlop-St.. Barrie seat: s-ror-2E` Blank Will Forms can be ad at Tana: MARKS Demons copvmm-rrs &.c. Anyone sending a sketch and descrltlaln may uncertain 1 1 tree ' ion to proba?>?;Ltenn ggble. C`')mmu;1: omaa condent Handbookon.Pa.tent.s sent dent or secnnngcgncenta. Puants t.nke'1:t onttah Mutant? receive QAZAAAAZQXA. 1`AAAAAA:A.AAA VT-7_VV.--W j ----V- -vvv-vv A hnndsomelymutnted weekly. Lament. cir- culation of any aolentlllo om-nu. Terms. 88 a : four months. 81. 80 d byan newsdealera. nun Q A- -_-.. . , II-... Il-..l. UIIIBIIIUII UL Du; uuavuuuav vu. -..- __.. 7. our 801d byuiii newsdeileri: WWI &%co.='=--v- New jgrk Bunch OHOO. 35 F St.. Wuhinzton. LCUUELII uuu. Why, Simcox," 1 said, you talk at if you knew the original in the dash! u1'1w-II M I..- .....lA M1 Anri cant` I (`A IIUIIII II Ulla" """ T" nun I human. 1).? 6 cts. GO TO THE "Maw ---0F-- . uuuuuu LU LIFCI-DUI-I ll: nuuuv -Iv v It occurred to me at this ;):);1'1'tvthdt Simcox needed treshatr. l_had`ne_ver-. before heard anyone talk in this glib , _ matter of fact way about astral bodies. Either Simcox was crazy orthere _was. something uncanny abouthim. In gpltey of his brisk, happy. everyday manner. HAL _-__n__- _.__.__..1.....I ..-A -ua\IV", Inn Us uan guguu, uuyyJg vvvnguug non ---- -. Oh. you're; surprised. age you? be said, chucklIng.~'to h1mself."~' I _m|8ht have guessed that a man`.'Who talks about knowing people `In the esh would be. Let s have aVpra. ctica'_l- dem- onstration." - .. - n `u _ J :13-.. vuuhl 1|. Lllll-Jo Good beaens! I exclaimed. Y._ don't mean to tell me that you are gozi ing to raise the ghost of "9 S9""`~ lard? ~ mace. let's go to my rtpms-`. f J`;-don't `raise ghosts. " ~8lmcox un-`_ swered. with some Impatience. "`0r.:'.b0j7 lieve in them. But if you are going 10' get dgety.. and as this I; .34.:-pJl1_1_y!i; _ ;-,_'_1:._; 1.. 'I`..1... ....'.. ......... .......a I.`-`...b\..ao=hmnIn.=v ' lmtlis. you_. 'see."x he"-` V `mo 1.1 I Acan;-o,n.l r-uu.u. Icl Ia 5v LU nu; suga--.-IF-. Take one more good look t |`fl_')`_,`7-`,`.-'1'? ture before you go," heisuidfahduii particular attention to the yc::i!`Vi_yIyI.';`='l3,1_"!"' tache and eyes. I want yet: to I69 I'm not right in my criticism}, .. When .we got to his rooms: seated myself. as comfqnali xgyll 113! nervous state of mind Awo9_igI' Simcox busied himselt`..:rnn7t_ifl,1 the drawers ot..s' roliftdp 8, "I don't need git *h'9:%?!*!' x "E; "5 oarnoenigni-ii? bill. very 'c!ear and exquisitely 'IiotTrhn'nnm`A M. a.`.; ...-_ .;-- ' ,s=*.9'I..!' Q??? ,e3,`,l._!,1`3'*J! , f2I'oun_dej_d..butJlotimauntd on` nny.:carv-.: __ __ ,_gt1_n_d.'=_. mic nygst qt thong -I Jnaye 'p?een.';;:t . % . 1 '_ Jun; hold tma.w:11-you?" he sai.`- ` I took the crystal In myhand. ' `-3? | ,-`you had better '..slt;'liere." he said. ` vwIthyour back to th'oi.wlndow'.< I4 .umn1> I-Ian II...|.a. 4.- -- der. ; c . .5... news t_o,`~(n8 A w1naov_v;?;'- If light to c9tpo" over your about-' c I ouch; toy" say in that ivin'dbw frame there was no, cul'ta.In_-..of...f.any k.1nd..='only a brown_ holland window ,b1in'g1., which wamrclled up. In trout `of me as I sat with my back to the light `was-"nctying but `an open carpeted space. Indeed bareness was the most -obvious characteristic of Slmcox si `room. .11: wasmore like a. lawyer's ore 1 ce than private sitting room. NAIR `can-n nusln... 4.- ..4.-...1 |_-u-n__; ._-- -_f... .. `:snvIl|vF Eltlulll` l'UUl.llo ` `_`Now. Liam going to stand behin you, it you don't mind." he said and acted accordingly. ' ' In -In-A.I-_-- L- LL - - -' ` -or - v - - w w v u unusual; c 1 In obedience to his instructions H held the `crystal in` n_1y`iap with both 1 hands and looked intentlyat it. Once =1` could not. resist the. temptation to look behindme and see what he was doing. He was standing with arm: extended. waving his hands about. u\1-..-_ ...I...1 _-.'II -7 v._--.__-- v-uue nan; |.l|oIuI\lD ilullilllln Never. 1'1'1'1'nd me. be said. - "Yon keep your eyes xed on that crystal." Afnn `R156 I. I-.\_'L ...-. ._A-. -- LI--` --_.. ,v-.. -, --..--`nu vu yuan. VIJDBGIQ After tho. I" kept my eyes on the crystal constantly. Presently a rqit `seemed to shut out the point of light on which l.was gazing. it was a white mist at rst. but turned to a dark brown. Out of the mist present- ly came the gray glimmer of armor: then ahovethearmor I could make out esh tints; then the curling chest- _nut hair. the peaked heard and the; mustache. The face was more clearly dened than it was in the portrait I had been looklng at. ` \Y..-. II _-I.I QI...--_ .._-_I.I-.. I..--.- ----- uuvwuu -vv----3 tutu Now." said. Simcox. speaking from Q behind. me. "was i` right? -isn't thoj chin much more humane than Veial-i quez made it? 4:11.. In I __.._...-..-.1 uA'...| LL- '........ Astral body was not .an::xj':rea;aien;.' entirely without meaning for me{;whe`_n`.: I first met Slmcox. It any one had- then asked me what the term meant. 1 would certainly have made some at-.-~ tempt to dene it. although my deni.-7 tion would just as certainly have been vague and unsatisfac_tory.. - 11. --.na- I-In-npsnunnln (`Inn-A-.A- 4.I.-A I ,__,; vuu-v- --u-u-u ov- Yes." I answered. `niche is smaller and cropped. But It Is a. ne__qn_he whole. -vow` A-77ft To-."ws:1la Simcox. And now you know what an astral body ls. Let : go and havooome oysters. 1 MIL. ...;I.-I- A.I.l_.. 1-- ..--- I --n-` Ihnnia IAIUVC wwlnov vg Iwhvo-an The whole thing was gone. I was looking at, the crystal ball once more. So we wenteont and got some oysters. n.__.. _.__'A.:__ |-;-.. nn...--.. |.I_....'.-Il W "7 "$IlUyKU U TVIOIE Y iian some months later Slmcox hlmselt was gone. But I gotby mall a mark- ed copy of a small sclentlc pamphlet. It was printed In ngland. The mark- ed passage was a terse statement ot `.`Case 10--Mr. x.. New York. U. S. A." `The essential facts of the . foregoing story were given in half a page of print. lwas Mr. x." llI`I___AA I I `Alp. yngr "jg I XIQ. ytluu I VVIOD when an ,"Clarence." I ea!d'next time I met that Interesting person. who the deuce le Slmcox?" II\|_I..lA. _-._ I--.`._..Q IL IIUIIUII ID IJIIIIBVQI 8lmcox?~ DIdn't you know? It 1 seems that Slmcox is a big" man. 8lm- 1 cox In Metner; the English doctor-'-ex- 1 pert on hypnosis and halluclnatlons."- \ I San Francisco Call. ` . ` - An linooutortulno rum. ~ A well ixnownadmlral has asserted that. even with a moderate sale and sea. an armor plated cruiser. it go- ing against the wind. will and herselt in conditions similar. to those of a storm--at least. the crew will have that impression. The movements of the stern of the ship are violent and very disagreeable. The waves. pushed l by the advancing prow. sweep -con-N tlnually over the ship trom bow to stern. All windows and portholes must be closed, and air reaches the lower -decks. when the heat increases `un- bearably. only through articial ven- tilators. With the exception oi the specially protected command bridge all the uncovered portions of the ship are impassable. Thus the whole crew must bear as well as they can the in- i term of the closed decks. . by now vs u-cv vow-uww -v--_. In such a ship no one can feel com- fortable.` and when there is a storm. in which a ailing ship would feel com- paratively at ease. the crew; of an armor plated ship imagines itself to he in a heavy hurricane, which threatens destruction every minute. .'The long. narrow tore part of_tho ship. which is not home lightly by the water` and is rendered extremely heavy by the ram and armored deck and the cannon and torpedoes. forces the ship in a high sea to pitching and rolling which are of: . kind that cannot be desc_ribed.-Pitts- burg Dispatch. ` mitted .the. unpardonahle. lfn. . it is con. ' ceivable that a prince or; 9. co,l.1.!1.t should p lucnuu LU nu cuu. . , In fact, It -is an earthly paradise. wherein you can daily with your life. dreamlly watch it slide away through asphodel meadows. and enjoy its pleas- p urea heediesa or time and tide. And. like paradise. it is reserved for the very elect; only those predestined from _ their -birth may enter on the Joys of the place. The uniform of an otcerot the imperial guards. for inetance. .iea`n open sesame to the bliss It bestows. and to follow a. trade iis"to have come; -v. i be driven tram 1the7fi>!`ecincits -.3:ot `thige ?..Ed,'-7_ thaws: beforeznnnereiumt ;bW'W**a t have;crq!.a.lt:thi`98ha|d;" `A ` . but iiheayen and ea-`rth"{ jvlill * ; Oil!` ca, ' lh. I Ata. chlldgenza charity .entertaInmet nzcollectgon-..wo;a being taken up. andgp `_ Lltttle girl Act [6 oered, _the_ plate to. '3 (wealthy `man well known `for h1s,nari_I_- ' _,]mony. _-I jhave notb_lng_;tq: V I7." v.;;\7v_Ii__If ;%;n;:i`sin-1y% i!_e`ja n'5,i_\s`a;'+ ff _=.:.:'j_ :`,; V` :; r` E531` _ `E1: j~'tik`;9i1 '6n1 eth1n`?`L*u1d..thp.` I -; -_' uquv- -..-'f -..Il.uullI'uI~'fn D Ch ? ygge-u -.._-. __-.._-.--uov-v It was through Clarenee that [I naet : slmcox. The two had been trlendsln` Ceylon. as .1 understood. though how or why Inever knew. and it always seemed strange. Clarence s "business In Ceylon was coffee planting. and it seemed that Simcox s was astral `bod- ies. The only natural thing about their old acqualntanceseemed to_ be that Clarence always knew queer pao-V pie, and surely simcox was `queer. ._ 411171.... I... `IA .3. ..--- 4-1-- __.- A- , In loalety In Russia. Russian society is an oasis in the wil- derness oi` the world. You take to it from the first as naturally as bees to the bloom of the heather and `never wlsh to be weaned from it again. for the charm it wields is unique. it is. not what the institution is in so many oth- er countries--a general clearing house where social` debts and dutiesiiare dis- charged and little love lost among the ` members. `Society exists in Rnssialfor its own sake, and not merely as-a means to an end. v A :4 1.. -.. 4..-alhdl-n ixnnnrllan EUVOUI. UIIlI7IlulllJ.9 wisp`: U`:-_-' ``=:W'%~.'*r .` *9 And `the mus? tbe hair closer wonderful like- when toFihewc.`:._weQi me `io:ihc;out~ 1 ..:..~; Where 'vloI_ete grew in the aephyI"I,e!nbrI.oo. , A grave we dug witlrthe pens, we had used In` writing mindvee IO dearly perused. Then gentled `him down In I neat comn made ' ' O! erosieu notes that did never upbraid. - ` But penned we then. ere the earth was returned. ; And. weeping. tell o'er the passion` inurned; -Iooothed her grief. for what else could I do? And kissed her next till the fondled me too. Our pain was wine io fhe boy Algming dead; `It can l_|1m_n_ew strength. and he littediyiu hand. Then rbse we straight. and did in hie; We three together-(or love cannot `die; ` ,_ I....|.-..;' 1---- Why, how old do you take me to be? he asked me suddenly -one day. when I had said that something or other had happened before his time. A_.I _._l.__.. I _....__-_-_.1 LI__L I, - u Yes." said` was ilsidox`-a Ives. the tower is mine still.` and I intend to keep it. Everything else they have taken away from me. because some ioggerbeaded old ancestor of mine signed his name to a deed `John B. Robinson instead of "John 0. Robin- son. As if one letter of the alphabet i could make any difference! I've no patience with people! The majesty of `the law. indeed! Pshawi" .;I\,,- - , l_ v-us vv up up u . uncut II lint t"l.1e;'est of tho property be- longs to your cousin Robinson so does the tower. suggested Mrs. Mllroy. an _-_o`4. |.-|.. 4.|.-;. n ...:.n I] .... I..l.1-....` v--~ vv vv u-I uuuua vwsvun won-av u---. I can't help :hat. said M188 lgiciora; Here 1 am. and here I mean`to`atay. law or nolaw." M-rs. Mllroy opened her weak eyes. Feeble as a kitten herself. she could scarcely comprehend such valiant reso- lution In another. |lI'I.-n ll LI.-- ---._-' I.-.-A --I4-In bun n-v-v-no v they come" hefe with the she'rIl!'A and 9. posse comltatus and a writ of habeas corpus?" she tattered. nun.-- n ..-a.1 111-- I..a.1-..- u4.I.-...9II . ......-.... -.......... .... 'l`hen." said Miss lsidora. they'll have to clear out `again. ' Common sense is common sense. The house is mine. and I mean to keep it. ` I've got new bolts and bars to all the doors. and I keep a kettle of boiling water on sun. we. v--. the stove nightand day. and my friend.` Mr. Jetfreys. who is a clerk in a law oice. has given me the hint never to let in a- man with a bag." .nuvu___ ..--un |__.__LI.I-....I_. ....-..4.l-..-.I All I Do AVA III 9`! Don't you see? said Miss Isidore." snappishiy. Because it will be Tull of law papers-writs and summonses and all that sort of thing.'A' _ 0h!" said Mrs. Milroy. The tower was hers. and the tower she meant to keep. And. Rebecca. her little maid. was stricken with breath- less` admiration for her warlike quail- ties. I?` III C. III Why n;:'I breathlessly questioned Mrs. Mllroy. ` ul-\-..!L _ . _ _ --v.m ..-l;I Illa... InlAa.-n- Iv IUII In wing: V `OBI?! But. of course. mo.'am." said Rebec- ca. nobody can stand against the law." ' .._;.q . .. ,. _ _A7_ __ ___A.`. "I.'l| see whether they can or not! said Miss Isidora Ives. Be sure you `keep the kettles well lled, Rebecca.' and don't let the `tires 30 out. day or vy..v- --- ._-.`.`----v- cw-w-V noun: vonagvo And when I answered that helooked to me to be about 40 he laughed quite heartily. _ IL ._- _ _ _ . _.AS 4.I__A_A.I_l.. ___,_,.._.,_AI And whenever she received through the `mail 9. letter with a legal appear- ance. or an envelope crested with-the rm address of Messrs. Tape & String- hum. her cousin Robinson's ,la'wyers, she invariably poked it between the bars of the grate and smiled vindictive- iy to see it blaze. ll.'?VI__L _.__ ____ A- .1- _._IA.I_ ..._-|. _ -__- cg --w -.w ------v- "'\; hat are we to do with such a case as this?" said Mr. Tape. when he heard all this. T --- no---an "Put in a s_her1"s ofcer at once." said `Strlngham. "The woman is 1 trespasser and has been all her life." uiv- ..- ..-vn ..-n.1 up- 911-..- kI.._.I'I... No. no. no!" said Mr.-Tapeblandly. She s a `woman; no harsh measures. It is Gideon Robinson's express injunc- tion that all courtesy be shown to the defendant. We'll try something else be- fore we proceed to extremities." n_.1 -._- __|___-..; (\_..'|..-.. _n;.-....--.. cv `ya-rwv`.- cw --.--'-_.---' And one pleasant October afternoon, when the air. was all blue mist and the setting sun shone a It through a medl- um of opaque gold. the landlord of the 'l`oplady Arms came pulling up the hill with a stout. pleasant faced` gentleman. and rang the bell. which-echoed like a _ double chime through thotlny tower. Ill`- -__-_.IDI _-l.I III..- I_I.I_.._ 0..-..- Unusua-~- Bless the man : heart!" said Miss Iamora. "Why didn't he Say so before? And what on earth did you want her'e. %.l;ikins?"_ - . ' ' ---v ----..o .--v-.-. ---v v -` -v -- '"Go away! said Miss lidora tvr-(;m the window. spying tho.tops of two bats. A 1 - P-i ' beg pardon. ma a'm. said the stranger. b`ut- ' n11- _._--_ I ..___III ..A_.._-'_- ..-___4....l' "`'(-13.` my.` tna aml" squeaked Rebecca over her shoulder. -Shall I get the uua-or u gonna -rv av -- - ' But by this time 15:35.-_ of the "l`-oplady Arms had simultaneously re- covered his breath and his presence of mind. --~, v-- ----w --.v-.--- When we had spent about a half: hour ranging through the galleries, ` Slmcox and I found ourselves standing ` before a portrait of `a. Spanish prince, who. I believe. lived somewhere about the time of Queen Elizabeth. b The gure was dressed in armor. except for the head, which was bare and showed a ne head of dark chestnut hair. nu-an--as... wu- _ Go away. I say!" sternly repeafed' Miss lsldora Ives. Rebecca._bring in` that kc-.tt.le!Tl l,l have you to understand that I am not to be tx-ied with. .-'33`!-is: lvs." ihe pued Vstertoronsly, `_`don`t beusttated! It's only Israel Jeukins.. A A ` ' ' I ,-ag |nI-,_ "ICED IIl O ' It's a lodger. `Miss Ives." said Jeh- kln; whohad married Miss fsldoras old nurse; and somehow felt himself` to "be connected with Vtlfie family; 1`. .u'-.-_nn .____.4. III... 'I_._ Irll IIV \` uuusvwu vvu mug an--.-.-a. "AA-;-l;odger?_ repented Mjgs Ives. ?'Thls` isn't a lodging houle. man alive!" '.,"Y_es .m--_I'm_q1;lte aware of that." mild larael meekly. And where. -no giytrense Is mended. It : hoped as none ;.`w'Il . ht?" took. - -But.J`khow In' Mfyou was a*!one*~a nd unprotect_!df'-- -' " -' nu` J--_o4. |_._-._. .._I.-A. 4....` .-II nonunion. IIUI-IV (DUI-I uuyu wuss. sun .: "17 don't_ know whatvyon cull unpro- ,tected." brnsqnely Interrupted Minn "Vlyges.g,_';Ifve_got-gt |oud_e.d.Eun and anal: _. ;gnIlon:.kett_|e o!..15ol1Ing_,`;water .her`e.", `AA A ._".I '9'. ` n-uII'4`I- AH ._"In KIIIIUU 5|`-'|.llD' UQ IIIIIQIIIHJVIDI-bu I-\-u `ti ".And."*mlldl'y v5_ve,nt on Israel Jen: ` k_l,ns.1`A`th_la `ere gebtleln; IDM;-. Mar- sliq.i|'ot A_l`a`ba`ma.: wanted a ple'a`aan`t;; y'mI;:In|z'7" In tbqf ng:gtmornooq.: vdj-lch :- =* m chnr';"`qu_!d" my coat; 2 at; the "'l`9pl`nc_ly `Gill `II _LO V'8, aunAL Iuuu. _\ucg -Joubettlevann. Nonrmmn; An VANCE." V ct1'p1et`l`.'\7V&iVti::.tAl1Ae':. .co:5`.io` ash." h.nd.._,Ih9o_.t~`j:hxio\'1gh `:...0ctober-an=d~. 1510- = vember~-and?`:it onilgt begs. consolation to you; M!ss*1ve,~.to have n gehtlemanf about the premises. - `In. II_.._I._II'....-..._J I_'I_...._I - .--.84`) aavuon -- It so happened that this conversation took place as we were walking. to- gether to Madison square. where we were to visit an exhibition of paint- ings, old and modern. V " "YYI.-- -_- I__.1 .._-._A. -I.-__A. _ I__I ---v-- -.-v cw.-o-our-n Mr. Mar;haii'proved himself a quiet and peaceabie "member `bf . the little` household . He liked dogs, and aliowedq Miss Ives King 'Charlea `spaniei to sleep, undisturbed. amid the papers on his table. ` .-s. -.-I q . ,,-n "I1\?EL,,puuu to. h'11-d.B`nnd entered n at` once` into the most friendly of all!- ances with the parrot and the macaw- He grafted Miss fIsldora s -orange tree for her andnshowed her a new way to train her wax plants. ` ' AL 4.1.. ._.a -a 4---- _--I.... lit-.. I'-I, Utllultl lJVin| VI Ind IIIIQIJIE. At the end of four weeks ` Miss Isi- dora_'put into execution a plan which she had long been formmg. ' ' 4111.. ll_..._1__II II _I__ __l.1 IIIJJ... .. ...-nab was A-Isou av `.:Mr.~ Ma'rsha'll,:;-she. 83.`!-c-i',rit s `a great deal of trouble for you to go three` times a day tramping down" that long -hill to the Toplady Arms and back again. You are" nolonger a stranger to us here. `We have learned` to re- spect `anon-us: you. `If you choose to take your meals with us here. I shall be quite wining to admit, you to my frugal table as a friend." ` _ nn-_-n_-Iu.. ......... _'.- -I............`l ca tlallul laglullu In!) In OoI\o.n\oI . Mr. Marshall's countenance changed i oddly. . He made a curious sound in his throatas 11' he were swallowing - s omet_hln'g. .Mlss Isidora," he said. "I can t."' Can't? repeated the lady. - V Nothing could` Induce me to eat salt under this root." said Mr. Mar- shall lncoherently. _ - _._ _._J ..___- --..I I` LL- _.-_ 0:-luau: Inlvvnauo vnavoa u Bless and save us! It the man mad ? crled Miss Isldora Ives. I am. socially `speaking, a fraud. said the stranger. a forgery." Miss Ives sat down on the sofa in a helpless way and stared at him. u*l"I-..A. ..... .....-..4. .........l.... -n4..-.n aunt` IIVIIJII-ww vv In. In-own was-new your gun...- But your sweet graciousness and kindness have conquered me." added Mr. Marshall. ' Wlnit do you mean '2 said Miss Ives. Just this," said the stranger. _I am here on false pretenses. I am your cousin. the plaintl. . My" name isn't Marshall. but Gideon Marshall Robin- -v an-u~-n~v va---w ---ou- . And Rebecca. tee:-111;; '1':-e-xzself put down. departed. - I11 _-_.- L--- II _.-_A. -_ Il.. II-LI- -vv Ma am."' whispered the heartless maid. who turned absolutely green on hearing the name of the family enemy. shall I bring the kettle of boillng wa- ter?" - an.-ngv V-- V- ---o-- v- --u ----- Thi; is the picture vluwanted you to nee." said Slmcox. Let's sit down on this settee and take it all in.