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hborinc of Bar- clau and tI,- public - is or elec--= jteml at i OJVVIJ uni hrvwwouuavg \lCnbIuUo-`nun : Mrs. Bender sailed out of the kitchen ' and condentially told Mr. Bender that `the new girl seemed exceedingly stu- lpid or else she had 9. very peculiar imanner. A_,_L ,AA-1_, _A _____ I Luussalun I She .13 In a constant state of sur- fprise, she added, and, I declare, I fsmell bread toasting. I told her not. : to" toast it this morning. 1.. -_-JlLI- ..I.--J. Ling... Ann i`vI;1v;:i1" 1'r?;eI1"1Birw`iaort time the 7 breakfast bell rang, and when the Ben- 1 der family sat down to the table the ' look of surprise was transferred from 3 _Christina s face to theirs, for on the ; platter lay a ne steak, fresh fromthe E refrigerator, and in place of the pot of , steaming coee sat a pitcher of ice ; cold lemonade. Mrs. Bender rang the ~ hell with exceeding energy, and when astonished Christina appeared they each made a frantic effort to convince the other that she was responsible for i the mistake. Mrs. Bender grew angry, and Christina resorted to tears, g and while Mr. Bender listened to their con- fusing explanations he made his break- faston toast and lemonade. suntan VA. I-vuwu urn.-xo -V-...v-.--u_`n Matters grew worse rapidly, and in spite of repeated and patient explana- tions Christina s ideas were in a state of hopeless confusion, but neither she nor Mrs. Bender ever thought of the little woman onthe bill as the author of all their troubles. At _the `end or two weeks Mrs. Render took a street car for Walnut hill and, seeking out Mrs. Mason, asked her if she would not be willing to take Christina back. Mrs. Mason artfully hesitated a moment andthen consented. 1:: up T\,_,1___ _._o:I I.IuA.I\5 IuJ.I\aa.l vvuwyna us. xno I am so relieved, Mrs. Bender said, for I keep her in tears half of the time, and she seems so anxious to please me. I can't understand how` any one can be as stupid as she is. re. l1'I__1_A..I_.. --..._.. I......I- .._.I 0.... AA ..- IOAJJ vnav \-I-.n.n uvv Urn: Al!-\n`a-\a u-uu -u.-- my So Christina came back, and for four years she _did faithful service in Mrs. Mason's kitchen, and for the rstftlme in her life that ingenious little woman did not live in constant fear of anod- er place down town.-What to Eat. ` - The History of Etiquette. I Etiqr fte is a form of fashion more. important than style in dress,- for the reason that the varying codes of, man- ners have inuenced morals, some- thing changing the cut of a coat can- 1 not be said to have done. When eti- } quette demanded that a gentleman ac- }. cept a challenge or acknowledge him- ; self a coward in the minds of his tel- ! low citizens, it encroached sharply upon ethics. Now that it has gone out 2 of fashion to kill, gentlemen nd small : difficulty` in keeping the sixth com- Q mandment. The less -formal etiquette 3, becomes the less wanton `taking of life there is among those who consider good breeding or consequence. A... Ll... AI-pI'l!-A.-I unnn 'Il\I'lP nfnnn AI`- 5UU\| ULUVUILIE VI. Vvuwvq As the civilized race now stands ei- ther man or woman can be rened, re- gardless ot shape of bat he or she wears. This was true in any century, but 200 years ago and back of that period a gentleman and lady could, ac- cording to..approved etiquette. gobble food with their hands from a common dish set in the center of the dining ta- ble and lled with the entire fashiona- ble bill of rare prepared for the occa- sion. Gratefully we now acknowledge such proceedings to be bad form" and in so doing pronounce ourselves two centuries removed` from the table man- uuuwvo I tiers of swine and one.point away from ithat brute. no matter how" similar to. l . him our turn of mind may remain in 1 some other respects.`--Nationai Maga- Salt Water Fish. The number of species of shes liv- 1 ing habitually in the salt waters of the ; _ world can only be approximately esti- mated, probably about 10,000. Those classed as shore shes live. as a rule. close to the surface and near the land and are well known to the salt water angler in his outings as. the weaksh, striped `bass . hklngsh. etc. Of the shore shes there are about 4.000 species. 1 `The -pe1aglc'shes." or those which in- ` 1 habit the upper waters of the seas, `are relat_ively_ tew in number. The _de_ep ; uea;_ shes.'_which= live in depths vary-_ j jug to 2Z?:00..fatho`g1s, cannot be -even. anvroximiuitlyel estimatdej 3?! T!19W} "3139; pains; eonstantli ND - Field ~- ~ ~ 1 . % BARRIE ST\EAM~LARY. V --_K I; u ,5.` 751 ~' "13 iu:/ _.:,. Work -received from the Country receives the same attention as work received from the Town. Parcels brought Monday will be ready Thursday. Parcels brought on Thursday will be `ready on Saturday. I We solicit a trial parcel. mueus%anos., Prop.` cement, ulvert Pipe, Field Tile, % Make no mistake! Thus is the GREAT Scott in the above lines. Has purchased the premnses oecupxed bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just east or the Victoria Hotel, and has 0 nod up business in all kinds of Black- : smithing. orseehoein . etc. All work will be done promptly at the lowest gun. Remember the place. _.. -- - --`-nu, A [THE "ADVANCE."| Office-91Dun|np Street, Barrie icnl": V knot` all Near Market Square. Vvrn. % |VlcLa rty, Sunlight %Soap Reward! % ll-'_~ NOT frnurz`. Agents vvanted. $5,000 An advertiseinent may iti- duce a. person to try an article a. FIRST time. Bt an advertisement won't has a_ sale larger than the combined sales of any other three soaps. LEVER moments LIMITED.` T Soap Manufacturers, TORONTO. aflxfertisement may in- duce people to try SUN- LIGHT SOAP once. y:.:.:: g :4-tf But it is quhlity and qual- Ity alone, that makes ..--..a . . . . .. cnmr rr:u'r induce a. pgrson to that article a. SECOND time unless it gives satis- faction. II -IVIIVg LIICLI. nnunwa people use SUNLIGHT SOAP continuously and Ll&LA; always. In Allfthe best; quality and gugranteed. 1-Auki" % and Repalrs, gg to I , ml,` &v Wholelc and Retail Manufacturgufs. Banspmucs, MATRESSES, PUMPS, W. H._rB_!JAN KER, BRADFORD s'rm.-:1-:1`. as-1y_ BARBIE. ADVERTISE m LATE or 0120. Phone 55. iw. 1uex.An"rY. :Ott-I me onzario mus and Loan `Association Specdaf Failities bered` to Investors a-nd-Ba*rr'ower.s.` u :.|1[V | ---w n)[ pay rent. wnen, on such can monthl payments, you can become your own - lord ? nu have the choice of repayin at a. monthly rate of $1.20, $x.5o, or $1.90 for ca $100.00 bor- rowed. ....I.t: E,S3.%.'.,$.%.-2} .':z..=*.I:,;:'.:*..:.'.`.z.`:' THE PUBLIC.-Wh d 11 sacks! money? 6oc. a Qnonth plac e dsv'Th te 3.0;? . 1! Loan Association` will vield van in about 8 veal-n A money r ooc. Qxontn placed mm the U. P. B. and ;Loan yield you in about 8 yearl PRESENT of $100.00, or a prot of $41.40 018! your monthlv pavmenta. ' THE lNVESTOBR-Why not place your $100.00 with the 0. P. . & L. Ass'n, and have it doubled in 1: years. beside receiving during the in` '.terval 6% per annum paid to you every six-months? In other words, for your $100.00 you will receive an interest $66 and a lump sum of $200. making a. grand total of $266. ` v--.. -- Yyvvu An investment safe as._g_overnment securities and much more protable, realxzmg th_e mvegtor an equiva- lent to 15 per cent. per annum. snmple Interest.` For printed matter and further information call on 95 Dunlop-St.,~ Ross Block, Barrie. Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. O.H.LYON, WOODSTOCK, . ONTARIO; Blank Will Forms can be had`at Make Your Will. Irnedvance [mice 'I;ENANT--Why pay rent. when, such nonthly payments. vou become vour own lam`. vWill pay for Will Form and postage toany part of Canada. ' ' '7 SEQTREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. 13-ti THE um HELIABLEAUCTIUNEER G.` 3.: FORD HANDLES ALL KrNI5s'- or AUCTION SALES. ' Are a specialty, and partia intending to have sales, will consult their own interests by placing their sales in his hands. .`-4u- _ln A gun as u Int THE Anwmcn oioe or his resi- denoe..Spruce Cottage, will bc promptly attended to. -2:. - . (ESE, FORD- . CUT FLOWERS-Roses, Carnations, Violets, etc., fresh every day, Bouquets--Buttom hole, Hand or Corsage. Funeral Tokens in any desi ns. VEGETAB ES-Celery, Crisp and Tendcr: - Lettuce. Cabbage. Parsnips, Beets. Carrots. Afr uvonuuvg \4IIUUIl6u' - I-lunalr-I, -v...., v-.-..., CC. SEISe.D-`-:-F'il``)sver Seeds, Vegetable seeds, Plants nure: ; SEED sToI=aE1 TAYLOR1 I` LU I Telephone :5. TRADE Mums Daslcus copvnuawrs etc..- Anyone sending 9. sketch and descri tion may quickly ascertain our opinion free w ether an invention is probably atentabie. Communica- tions strictly con dent nl. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest a ency for securing atents. Patents taken t rou h Munn an , receive 4 special notice. without c arge. in the Q .2.` `.4212 .. 1'I;AAAu2A.AAA ---v- - w vv-.77 hHTBVV---V g- A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest ctr. Terms. $3 3 culation of any aclentmc oumal. `ear: four months. 81. 80 d byall newadealers. nnnll n A- -_ __ _ u_;__ u___g, Inunuuu Us an -..- ._.., Y- .. meat: mo1'1t`1,1"s.."`871"."-'o'i?'1_t33.ii IJNN & (:o.36"m=d~=v. New Ygrk Branch Omce. 625 F St.. Washington. D. FARM STOCK SALES E. DONNELL, l\rI~I\1-an:-I n -u-`co.-.`.... _-___ pecuu novice, wuznout. cnargu. u.I Luu Scientic Ilmerican. n -n_-__1-......|_ an....c-..5.-ul -u.nI.ln Y.nu-anal ah: a, Etc uDlJD""I`vlO' and Bulbs. FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN, -~-- -- pun l`I....l.~n_Qb 5 C118. A Cas attqfion -to h'e'" GO TO THE NEW Limb- Permanent ' bxsnuamnn, :55 Dunlop-St., Barrie P I'OII'3DU)' IIICIIGGQ (D. G`. R. FORD. ... min. pun: --V . ins nrnV . L .- ,A_.nn- ITS 1 In new `ulcers V .lI|iW 2 . thfonil . 7 Pogatzlixily L 1 ' -},1at're 0 open: earo!lo' -` But 6 `Otpmionh itreu-'- '_ H med. through Ion: years. from t`h_I.wor1d'u- ' beginmnz: T -` ; . % _ Too tired-to wake ` . V wealth : loud call: It buutri whisper, win". V ninl _ it Plead, pi-use lnd`_'weep'- '_ ' mu anything onearth. nh,':-epun tweeter! Love lies asleep- ` , _ ' ' _ ' [,1 Two young bilsrims com" com closes, nu-Afnnt. vet :nv. ' closes, Barefoot. yet my, . T V b V clothed with scarce else thn garland` veil; of roses . . ' Sweet beggars, they- * _ A M _- pull of health : bliss, of life. of Joy, immortal, - ` Untouched by `sin, ' - ' - who know not why they sing beside love : portal Till love joins in. V T _ V --Madeline Bridge: in Life, 8onooA'AoonooAAooAAo9n : MY RlVAL.- --0-0-o~-- HOW HE 'GOT' THE. BETTER OF ME ?iN consequence 1 OF-`AN ACCIDENT. 3ovvoovvoovvoovvo(:`vvoav! I cannot say that I thought `much of Mackintosh. He seemed to mea great` pyig.` Goo looking? Well, yes. in a barber's block sort of way-curly, oil- ed. hair, pink complexion, white teeth. His teeth were good, `I `must say, and` when he:sinile_d his appearance varied from that of a skull to that of-a dog out or -temper about bones; In the summer I had met Dr. and Mrs. Cher- ry, who were friends oi. mine. We had been at Delhi once `together; They were going out again in December and intending to take their daughter `Ellen with them; She was an exceptionally nice girl, with light hair and, blue eyes and a low, musical voice (I must say I like biondes, and a harsh voice is one of my crosses), and I saw a good deal of her and should have seen more only Mackintosh was rather in the WILV. 11-...-.-..~.. '1 fnnn Anti llrhnf 4-vnvr \\ (IJ 0 However, `I found out that _my friends proposed to go to India. by the steamer leaving Marseilles on Jan.'2.` And that was just the time my leave It was -in -the days when was up. one steamer started from Southampton and a few days after another from -' Marseilles, and they met in Egypt. The journey was cheaper by the bay, and I had intended to take that route, but I met Mackintosh at the oice and found he was going from Southampton to please a chum. You would scarcely believe it, but it was the case never- theless, that the Marseilles passengers thought themselves rather more in so- ciety than the Soutliamptons. So I pondered, If my agents will find the money, I will give Master Mackintosh . the go by. I took a- Southampton berth, but the clerk said I might change it-for a Marseilles one after- Wa1'd if I liked.- And this I'dld. I. started from Dover the day after Christmas day and at Paris went straight to the Hotel Byron, Where I knew the Cherrys were staying. nr1,,s,__.1 1:- - I) 1' ....:.1 4.- .........~I- ll-c-ll-`s A A I v u Aty xubaus J \4 Livia. -..-- Friend Mac,: fs;;{ci to myself, With ' the brand of Southampton on his brow. will never be able to cope with :11 Continental prestige. V- 1 L.___,.I__'I __1LI_ _-__ 1..!-...J... IQ. an Vv \..4 g L.ln\rbuI.aa\/I 1Mi`1"ave`1-ed with my friends in T a _leisurely way. We gave 24' hours to Lyons and reached Marseilles on the evening of Dec. 31. Our inn, the Du Midi, was on the road-to the New Quarter, and I have been told, since the building speculationsvwere not successful, it has been altered and le out in ats. _But at thatday-it was in high, well like house, having a court- yard in the middle, adorned with pomegranates in green boxes, where We sat after table d'hote and drank coffeeiand cognac. - i ll ... rn.--..._ L- J - .I-1.L....',J.I;..L'....nn1nn v-..\.v uuu \.\lblJl-L\.Q Mrs. Cherry had `ajletter'ethVat`ev'ening by the post, and I observed that its receiptecreated interest, andg; heard one or two observations which did not, however, in any way interpret them- Selves -to me at the time. Really, after all? But is there,time'I How has it been managed?" and so on. A 1111 -.I.-.. I` _..I-..) ._-I.`..-L u\nA`nl|" ask us` "'-' AJ\a\l.I IJJKIIJLIECIJ I CQOILI when I asked wha? ;).;)j_ectI` were in view for seeing the place next. ay Mrs. `Cherry only replied, Some- thwlrng will suggest itsetf." T , A 1 ..._.. _ _-..-.._I I-A`I:InU III!` ""-05 vuu nuggcul. I|.I7Ll>o- 31111. 1 was a general holiday, arid A from an earIy' hour the streets began to ll, for the peasants came in from the neighborhood, and all the artisans; turned out in their gayest costumes. e ThGVCherryse had breakfast In their. nnwn .-......._L__,, "3 I _.. .._L....-gluon` v..\...a.Jn Lnuu uLwunLuwv _- y-v-- own apartments, and I.on returning from the sulle a manger went into. my own bedroom, which was high up. and sat at the window smoking a c188` rette. Hearing a noise below, I` look- ed out and saw the Chenrys startlnsr Without giving me notice. Ellen, how-.. "er. observed me. TIYL._., .. . Ann .-I __II-S' We are chug," she sa1d'.utO In the Canelgere. It will begfeat mm. Come along!" V ' Come along? or course `I `would! snatched up my hat and II dustcoat and on rushing from my 1'00 "b5"' ved slight Iron `gates and within 8 lift; ' A-stationary. There was no 8!! 19 _ 7'10! any attendant. and I had 9-'f ced It before or heard of De0i)1 3! 111) or down. But the thouht T--ck, V `De. I may as well useilt. tlm Saved. The grating wa8V,un1034?i.`~{.j `mtered. took a seat and l3,!111."-`,:,u%2?? _ `one. The lift began to deB,?!1d*".'Drk' 9933. but only for a momelllt-fl (`ind then another gmung. and: A the darkness agalm: :_Sug1_d!_117 hat the seat I was oeupyllll x 1 dhorlzontal poiltloh `I . V-H Where are you or to?" `I down to her. ` . ' " "I vuucl. vcu LUC- alled Tn- _, . -- - .. '..., __,_\n_ ~CI|IIu - ning meter, or answer make, 1- .. ...-n-`nnntl mini -::t?5vE's wAki ` Inuwcr lulnu, command and mlultrei. in alarm. I knew ~ -I -shbuld get out `in time, but Itill it might be a longish job. I did not hear much noise and 'conciud_- Ed I fl nvnnnn 51- 41- ---- `V v--- .9I\v.q_IUU_,UIl_\I-lJ|lllCIIl|l," sviulmongt `th!.lr-jvmns ifandaznot t 11911 3- Bfltlnko 311$ `the'r'e.was_ some: mmhlm .*d"`.39l1t!'_-iI`U31.9`Ilihit$ _a short'jtlme;.hoWever, all -was1;.stlll. 1 had not .ca`lle.5, jojlt. for)! was'an'xi_oui to shows!`-wascool and not disturbed by a `trlilingaccldent_o! the sort. `In-A: deed `It had planned -to come out moh- ing; for I had a tusee and a cigar wlth` me. As there was no vent, how- ever, I puto_ lighting up till my re- lease was near at `hand. I did not wish the air to becloser than it was. - I bad Just thought vaguely. They -will get me out,` and I will emerge smoking. `But two thing abruptly occurred to me, How will they get you % out? and then, Are you sure they ` will look for you?" By `heaven! '1`-`his V later idea became serious. The lift must have been out or repair, unit for use. It was careless to leave the "grat- ing unlocked. But still there was no r attendant, as there would have been if the thing had been in working trim. They might perhaps think the lift pass- ed down of its own accord and that no one was in it. _ _ _.v w---V 1 Inn 505 In point ot fact `this was so. The Cherrys, it seemed, `walked slowly on and, as I did not follow, thought I was engaged and busied themselves -about the drama of the streets. T No one was `near when I entered-`the machine, and it `had sunk away once before, it was said, without any one touching it, and indeed it was disorganized and not em- ployed. rn1.- -u___-u. NH 7 o - 1 1 --'.'l"h'e:-chambermatdts were _ at the win~` dows, the waiters at `the door,` the oc- ` cupants oi! rooms were among the gay throng on the pavements enjoying the eunhine of the south, which danced _in a thousand `dimples on the blue ex- panse ot the Mediterranean. I did not wish to -seem frightened or "frantic" and so only called out'tor help at in- tervals and in an-unexcited voice, and no one heard. or, hearing, failed to, localize the sound. --v--_-w ---v wvno---- The Cherrys were out "for three hours and on returning, nding no trace of me and hearing of the fall of. the lift, at last conceived the idea that.I might be inside ofit. Of course when this suspicion was once set on foot there was great excitement, but it was not very easy to do anything. 'I_ LL- Q.._.L _I.._- -.. _r-----_J. `G `Ll... `mental and behind cupboards, and to Uvvug vv `av u--.-J V-1-an In the first place, on account of the 1 fete, there was an unavoidable delay in getting workmen, and when they were procured `the part of the wall where the lift had jammed ran -down amldthe walls of several small apart- nd where the aperture. should be be- gun was no light matter. .With a fusee I could seemywatch. I entered the lift at 11 and at 5 was Vstillrthere. though the voices were close at hand,` and the plckaxes seemed to be pene- -trating the framework of my little . `box. Even then it appeared long be- . fore friendly hands helped `me down into the chamber, whence I .-reached the body of the house._ 3 1; _.-.. ..I. __-..1. 1...}... And: A-In-lnnb l'\P ft "333 }1eT{s'a{1ing an object of female kindness and solicitude. but Dr._Cherry was anxious and desirous I should keep quiet. When I went to -- bed, I, found" he had had reason for some apprehension. _Sleep entirely de- serted me, and an access of -`nervous excitement ensued. Twelve o'clock _ struck and then 1. It was intolerable. ' I should be altogether unmanned with- " out rest. I had hydrate of chloral in my portmanteau, but there was no a night light. However, I managed to get the bottle and the toilet tumbler - and measured with my" nger. ,The `. uid seemed a good deal in -drinking. } but took eect at once. It -4_I._- 1` I..-.;_.I A... ncyn`nrnn |0m; UUO LUU1 VILUVM -ulna vuwvu When I awoke, I heard an exclama- tion otdrellet. There were two or three persons in the room. It was" broad daylight. A foreign doctor, who spoke English with an accent, felt my pulse. He will _do now. he said to the oth- ers. and, turningto me, added. You have had 9.-squeav . ~ ` -- _L ._-.L --.. n `I .48.! fl'|lu.\.ann~rn-- mg; ' I soon learned that I had taken an o overdose of chloral, was discoveredin ` a profound stupor and could- not be ` awakened. Dr. Cherry had done every- thing for me. The Messengeries steam- er was going. the next day. and the P.` and 0. agenthad transferred my pas- sage most kindly to the French boat. kn- nu...-..u hn mailed in Bernar- lll1VU uuu av aqucap. _ I must g'et up," I said. '.Dhe-steam- er goes at noon. . ' There was a`laugh. 4 . T . It is long past noon," said the land- lord, who was a polyglot, and a young` man, an interpreter who attended the trains, put in, with a `grin, I `saw the steamer with my eyes pass Chateau d It and a long tail of smoke follow- mg, 7 ---nun Innnno lfhf I IIIOBI K11 -lull IA) LLIG L";-auwoc ~`-.... I Dr. Cherry had i called in do, a local doctor, and int:-usted my case to him. My pulse had been care- ully watched and suitable me sures taken to insure me against ta al ef- fects. ' . a By the way of cheering -me the in- terpreter said: Your friends have lost one comrade and `got another. A gen- tleman arrived from Paris early this 1 morning. He was aggrieved. at your ac- ; cident and accompanied yourgood doc- ; - - ~-: ---.a-`.... .....1 nm vmmc Indy 7 cldent and accompuumu JUUI ....... _-- ` tor and madam and the young lady` on board the steamer." A _ ` ' } What was his name?" I asked. 1 I cannot say his name. It will be In _<` thebook."'W * ` 4 e -...L 11. D! m:D`oV;l it." A e V The book was brought. Behold the entry.lJan. 2, from London to Bom- bay, M. Madklntosh,- rentler!" V confound the fellow!" I bawled out. "He must have changed his plans at `the ' last *moment!` Bandbox! P1-lg! Intruder: Oh. that11rt:" A ---I--- '_`.'.- hniln ll ln_ V Ion lire terpreter, b . A_1l)AlqloIIlt"7;Remove'd. - ' "Dickie, when you divided those ve ' curnmels with l1t_tl e ulster. did you give 1;erthr,ee?", V _ _ _ V :. `1`1SIo._:mg. .. I_.jueaed. they wou!dn x- non): qu1;,#ev_o;n..%iV%,,I,e t one. hore"i:- beggar Uh, tnut u:_.u 1'8 better." observed the ln-1 % but you must not overdo. ~ nnacuou y or by \I ll%\-FIIIIJDII-lad; I Assured"ot her husband s co-opera = tion, Mrs. Mason very willingly agreed : to take Lena s cousin, Christina, who i had just arrived `from the fatherland. In the week which intervened-before the advent of the new domestic one might have supposed Mrs. Mason to be 1 a blue stocking of the deepest dye, v for she carried a pencil stuck in her .hair and stopped to jot down burning thoughts onwhatever was most con- venient to rest hernotebook upon. The baby's back or the bottom of the dish- `pan were alike available. When the new Christina - appeared, fresh` and ; rosy and clean, she startedtat her task with vigor. Her former , experience taught herthebest method of instruc- tion, and, taking up one article after ` another, she told the names distinctly , and encouraged Christina to repeat it- ; until `she was sure of it. ,--_A_-` 1.. 1.1.. J........ `DI-DJ 0 av A-van: _ Entreaty vpve-Esuasion were alike in vain. It all ended with, I go next week." T A , , LI_!.. 41..-- II ..- `Kaua-Av; It was a. "charming little sitting room In whl-ch Mrs. Mason sat sewing dain- ty stitches. Before her stood the serv- ant girl, who, with a stolld stare, :an- nounced that she had found a` place down town. - I got anoder place down town. I say I go next week. ,_,-I _.-__.____-l__ __--A nlliun "v`!'3;t',' l;[-ury, you surely would not` leave me without help." Mrs. Mason answered. ' " I _would give you $3, but you agreed to work for. me for $2.50 if 1 would ` teach you to talk and do the/wo1_k. -_I|_A_ .1-_... L-_._ `I W GU50 Oneyear from this time Mrs. Mason was a wiser if not a better woman, andwhen Lena announced, I got an- other `place down town," she merely answered, Very well, . for this was the third girl that she had trained for the woman down town. , LL16 vv\.n.uau. up-vvu uv n no When Mr. Mason came home to din- ner that night, he saw at once that some shadow had clouded theedomestic heaven, but when his wife had poured out her tale `of woe_ she proceeded to lay before him plans for her future campaign. When he had full-y caught her idea, he laughed long and loud. 7,4--- - __-:..|_a... ............J- Ilbln urn, `?1'la'e:e ..'. mm; tlteie an who `hen clveto. `world the you hove. V _Ihjeh ih1)'cuIphokhyou. OW! 1079.. ltd love to your heart will low. .~ A A ettenttll inyour utmost need; Haveleith, end a score of heart: `will show` . Their tltlthjn your word and deed. -,l'oI' life in the mirror king and.e1ave;' "I'll jult whet you are and do; Then give to theworld the best you hove. - And the but will come back to you. \ .._. A nnnunnnul, ins- MC]. -166, LIV suuauvu av-.-5 u-. -v..._- You re a mighty smart little wo- man-, Marla, but if you -t_ry that game you'll fall down. he announced when she asked for his opinion of her plans. `.11 5-..... ___. l._...I-.. than `I BUG KIDBUU Ava. Lulu` vynu-vu V. n... I....-... ``I ll not fall down any harder than -haV"e in my other plans, and I believe `I can. do 11:. VIII 1._-I- _.-.. DI I..- an-p-can I \1QI.I.\I\I I? All right, 1'11 back you. he prom- ised encouragingly. _ V A_,______.I~ -1 L-.. I..-...In...-.39` 4Iu1\t\'\t\IIl'l_ I-ILILII DI-IV VVICD I31-ll`: Vt Inn The first performance` in the domes- tic act was to try potatoes for lunch- [JV mu. I-VVFDO After this the bread and the meat, the crackers--and the raisins, the coffee and the lemons, changed places, and 50 of the commonest utensils in the kitchen and the dining room were in a confusion that had no order except in the fertile brain of Mrs. Mason. But f she had her list well. memorized, and `her mistakes were few. Mr.` Mason i gave her enthusiastic support, and, though he feared to give an order to Christina without rst consulting his wife and his `appealing look at the ta- ble when he held up the cracker Jar to Christina and asked for more raisins was very amusing. he gave his wife un- stinted admiration for the glib--manner in which she could order a six pound bread,- tried rare, `or a small piece of roast beer for the water pitcher. _ - .4... _- mu. ._.|..L.|..- _.....I-.-I knoo CU I.lu eT_h1s, Christina, Said Mrs} Maon as she held up the spider, is a kettle, and these `are eggs, -pointing to the V potatoes. 10;..- J-t.I..u'&`|uv. lrnsnn.-I nn -I-I-no rnnof {Unt uccs LUI Lu: vvuua 3 uuuuu .. Unsuspectingohristina worked hard at her part of the game, evidently de- sirous of titting herself as soon as pos- sible 'tor the t ree dollar place" down town. She jabbered in her native tongue gladly with her Atriends. and her English, that chance might call into use, never. intruded on the ground with . which Mrs. Mason had tampered. The excitement gt her experiment added quite a little interest to the usually monotonous work of training a green A girl. andVMrs. Mason taught her many mysteries in salads and soups that she had heretofore kept as strictly private knowledge. Christina had reached that stage in her "development when Mrs. Mason could givefan order for dinner `gnd go out for an afternoon with some - assurance that a palatable. well served "dinner would . await her return. She . knew that the time was near *at hand \ tor. the . -Inevitahler _.announcement,y and 1. so when -`Christina said, a` little more P.-`shyly than some hot the former girls. vjMy*cousln, she got me place` where I "her. `every day: the `woman. she ~..u-;I 1. . just nInI'unhnf 111111 T IICI-' .VV`7|J ' "" """' say she glad to get` git-l""wh:'1t' 5:31; make: she have 10111` 81!`! anode!` tune."- -Mrn. Mason answered cheen-y: ._l ..I_A. Iilnnlnlrlnn kilns act: on 1. UJILQVI-I can-at IV v--- -_-__-- .All right. Christina, you'_ `can go Arlght along. -I'll get along without 3 gm. for awhile, -but Mr. Mason. is going to bringoompany home tonight. and} ' want anvery. nice dinner. 1_'.`_n_.I.-_' --A.-nillnti f an n` ?I"ot a placeA where I get 't ~ree dol- lli It VC|"- |lI\.E' \lllIlI\ on vCl,1.r1s_xina` sgniled at sowllllinz an` I.u=evsf,maoa. awn % '5 sixbmang ncqnle'ncexA1`c 1':V> h ef pl1iVns'- .an' asked; What I getter dinner? _` 41117-)!` |_-_.- --...- .'1 .n.-4. ma...` ...4- v--u'-- - act" -vu (`We'll have 3933-}; `that hlce oat- Vmeal cream, in cabbage fried cake.- some souped `eggs. .a chicken omelet, and you may get some of the best oys- ter cookles from the pickle. Make some colree soup, Christina, and make the freezer full. I think we'll have soda pie with it." All _.l...I.L 1' .1- 1:. n -_.._...-4.! (VI...-ta .. .. All. right. .I do it, answered Chris- tina willingly. And Mrs. Mason smil- ed as" she thought of the lady down lawn. Now. madam, you re welcome to the trait of my labor. ya .s.. 4.1; 41.- 1--.; 1.1; .....:u... in..- vv _UoIVa once-_w- Anni uuuwvcu If she felt he least bit gum,-, `gm `memory of the many hours of care and thought that she had given to the training of green girls came to appease her conscience. . I only wish I could see the other acts)? she said to Mr. `Mason. . I ex- pect to be in the fifth myself, but I feel .I shall miss the third and fourth. Christina reported bright and early at Mrs. Bender's, eager to prove her- self worthy of her advance. Circum- stances compelled Mrs. Bender to leave her entirely to her own devices the frst day, but on the morning of the second she came in haste into the kitchen. ` O `_n 11,,_L l.____I-A__A. Ian uuuwnn Christina," she said, get breakfast as quickly -as possible, i Mr. Bender o wants totmake that early `train.~ _We generally want toast, but we will get along without it this morning, and we like it rare, she said, pointing to the beefsteak, ' - , Rare! Christina exclaimed. Yes, rare. You understand what that is, don't you? s l.lC?-..,l d.!aDo Well, we `always take it rare and our coffee strong." You take coffee for breakfast? Always. And we would like_it as soon as possible, Christina. Ir..- 1-I-_n-._ .._n..,: ...-A. A 4.1.... `v-1|`np\C|