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if. ROFKD 'rnz Won“). â€"' i Ex-l'midcut )inshcn is EF‘l'l’ng; the hunting season at his aunt!) none. much more than be over coined the: so recs I: the Elysee. - Nut n mienf vaieruad. not a bank, not" a telegv-sp'w i iii e is aorta! in Calhoun“ '_ cr unty, 1d,. umogh 1'. lms a pI-pnis-i n' of about 9.000. Tue tchd xrsldchf. lal I said to be psrt huntergnodpanr farmer, ' leisure. :wlth a' deeded loaning to Prince island 8 hepartu has a novel idea. H»: propuus to have a cul.e<;'.lufl _o' the cnfcrcut uucivdizcd races in Pctis. E We constantly, he argues. bring together l the varilus product: of the globe; why not bring together the prod‘s‘cegp L- l I s > , , _, . H . '7 “2);... new-novlsl,"‘G‘é-n loaf?“ is pub- lished us a serial in the Paris Gil Ii/us , Herhu agree-1.21; furnish 30,000 inns at ifnnca line. When George Augustus Ssla wrote the Thanksgiving supplement to the London (1'01,th he was glad or a halfpenny a word. Dr. \loorhouse. Bishop of Melbourne, has refused to order prayers f-.r rain in his diocrno. llis lordship gives as his reason that, .befote complaini. g, people should do somethinz themselves toward storing up the superflui'y in the wit a: a- wn against the drought. Partly “to ascertain whc thcr lllr as- sertion of that sdentist who declared that everythu.g should be printed on green paper is as represented,” and partly to give it a distinctive applarance, the: £52.: Gr«.ce(Cht-sto.r county, Pa ) Independent will be printed on grteu paper next year. ' - One of the exhibitors at it n c nl: cattle show'in England, was a Mr. John Jones, of Llandudno. An animal hc sent “bore the cupholnoua us me of Llanfairpallgwy- ngyllgugerchivym ydrobwlfandisilmgngog- och. It is scarcdy surprising that this ox did not carry I lie prma, for discursi n of 1ts'n‘lorlts might hare resulted in luck- jaw. - - An Americrln c :ncert will be given at l he Prince's um, London, in on; early part of this month. ’l‘ao artists will all be American and the instruments of fAmerican manufacture, while a consider- riible portion of the music will be by American composers. Mr. L. Mel- bourno. who will manage the concert, is anxious to show what American musi- cians really can do. A dentist in Burlington, Vt.. is also ai mmher‘ of jthe fire department. He answered an alarm the other day so and- ‘denly that he left a patient in the chair, with her mouth encumbered with a war ety of tooth-filling apparatus. She was unable to speak for an hour, bu; uhrn her tongue resumed irs oflice, she bade him good'by very docidtdiy, and trans- ferred her case to another pr.ic:itioncr. i A Wisconsin grangor writes to 8. Damn- cratic Congressman at \Vashingtun that hepatitis a "form mishun," and bases his chtims‘for the office partly on the fact. that he has elevui children to support. An- htller m In wants to be an examiner in u “pention cilia ; “ and still another wants a piano woth $3,000 a year, and of such a na'um that he could take the work home'aud do it a; night, whic ho stucied law in the daytime. If things continue to goat the pme they are going at present, Uxouians who . went down in 1880 will be unable to recognize the face of their ullna mater in 1899. She is not only changing her nor- midioomplexion, but also her phyriral features most rapidly. Four new build- ings of important}: have sprung up with- in tho last two years. The most unport- ant, tho new schools, 'isyet in an un- finished state. ~Magdalln and Trinity aragrpstly extending thonirelvu, and a. no'sr college is nearly completed which will work great results in bringing old- fashioncd Oxford u.) to date. The dfusikrlfaches ll’rrhcnh'aft nn-, nounccs the; Uorr Schrodiock, tho Well-f known-German violinist. who is now in] Cincinnati, has discovered the tree frim tl'r'o‘wood of which the celebrated Cron.- J ona Violins Were mado. Iierr Schl’fldh; ock has long boon of tho opiiion that] the peculiar exot-llcncu of these instru- ments tcsu’tt‘d less from their consrruc- I lion than from their unteziul, and i. is, said that he has found in the United; Sta es the kind of Wood used by Go irnerius and other renowned . makers. i Alvioliri constructed by an Inslmlllvllfil maker .nudcr the (lll'eouun of lien“ Schrsdiock from this special wood is will to h'aio been brilliant. A i»' Fort ’l‘lltl min. :. thl'rlu: FltOsrimH.-Tne yolk of thrco eggs, and one-half cupful of pulverized sugar. Do not host the eggs scpsrato from tho sugar. Flavor with lemon. it is splendid on white cdto. Sxow CARLâ€"0:100“) of bu‘tcr, two cups of sugar, one "cup of sweet milk, whites of eight eggs, four cups of flour, two and a half tcsspoonfuls of baking powder ; tlsvi-r wi'.h lemon. ers Cuts. - Una cupfnl whito sugsr, butter sum of an l‘gg. nearly half cupful snout milk. one and a half cupfuls ll ur, whitesuf threw.) it“), one heaping tea- spo uiful ll-nlon. Bussxrss‘r ’l‘l,-ur.â€"- Mix two table- spmuiuls of sugar, is liLLlo salt, snd_a Woll- boazcn egg. in one half int of full: ; In the mixture dip slices 0 bread, and fry thr In on is immoral griddle until they are llgh: brown on one side. Witness: Cultâ€"(hm and one hdf cups l f sugar. falf a cup of butter. three C..pluf flour, one-half cup of milk, one teaspoonfnl - fervsin tartcr, half a. tear spoon of flier-ll s, half s pound of nouns, ' 99‘ .b..»â€"“ I a littlo nutmeg sud cusls. who.»â€" Jlother as :1 Barber. When a fond mother has to cut liar boy's hair she draws the from hur over his eyes and leans it there while she cuts} that which is at the back; '1 he hair which lies over his eyes appears to be surv charged with electric uroolcs, and that which is silently dropping down under his collar band apparc to be on fire. She has unconsclr-usly pushed his brad furl ward until his nose puler his breast in the meantime ha iniml with an irresis-g tiblc desire to blow his now. but he nu ! u cohorts that his handkercvixf is in thul other mom. Then a fly lighu in his; um, and docs it so uuusp C'rdl)‘ 1112s! he_ involuutuily d\dfl“.' anl mull \ flml palm of the shears in his l lr var thls he commcucs to cry ml wah he was a man. But his mortrr d.- s'.l notice film;- Whrn she ‘I tho-um . . holds 1.).“th millerb C‘s. from Llsh- u" and, back He ails her attention to 2h: fu- i" but she looks for a new llscc in his oral and hi's him than. sud uh him why hc didn‘t no on. melatonin. goes t and Ill iv. to go: do hairs . at of hlsounrck. and‘s‘iadxn what the of.th boys will my to him. .. _»â€"~..-â€"-_ooiâ€"o.-â€"~_...__ Unc pint of milk, ‘ rsro Mi. fuss.â€" ‘ 0 one «a. use - . um“, mashed. fisgnful of butter. I blazng Wood-fire ; its delicate cob-unng, 'l: ; - am under his heavy it}: her mouth. b on the shun b w' of hair [mm this top of his hrasi down hm; , ,1 _ y ' 1““ i“ i Lsmtswold." sho Npiicd, luring 2.10..” , .. ...._..__ __._.___- . ._. I 'VUL. .‘Lll. “Later on then i" he said. mudngly, _. ” “What aroused. it, Sidney l ' 5 xxxxfl. ; She did not an:w=:r. l In the library at B‘ssthorpc tltc lamps reamsufor refu<ing to go .to Lanibswold ,were burning Lsoitly, and the heavy I was Miss Greville‘s illness, ’ he continued “Oriental curtains were drawn clwely.;luti1c Bnmd musing way. as if le were shutting out the wintry night. With irsitrying to retail the events of that even- lreen winds and falling snow. ’I‘n- thorn} - iug "Was that your true reason i” {looked thortughly (.Ulllful‘tabilzalld. I "N ‘. ltically beautitul, wile its hands-Hut: c..- v- ' “I thought not. “What was it then 'l" 5 lugs and curiously stamped lt-hthc",'.t. d l 3‘ She raised her dim eyes appealingly to lrows of sober yet richly boon: \nlunics, j his loco; but there was no yielding in grleNEY’S .2 sure {.7 in l . land the only incongruous thing PFCS' 1.x. V Iln sunrises. was a nanny afternoon ten-advice (nil “What ans it i' be repeated. Sevres, which stood one value mar moi “1 Wall vi to stay,’ she faltered, ! "bcucllflj- because -" the glittering nLll/cl' of its appr.ii.:rnvl.rs,§ .‘lz-zcuul‘t} “In! .1" he asked sharply. f “There has been enough paltering with Let there L... seemed nioru suitable for the dauwmg- mom or Sidney's bouriuir than for the » the "11"“, [In-2n an Hunvsl sombre magnificenco cf the Iibrary. frankness in t ‘ - H: us now." Husband and wife Were there alone,i "Blcm e i“: hit Greville was coming in the first. haif~aournfter their return to _ here that night to see his sister." Esathorpc. Sidney was leaning, or rather “Frank Ureville coming hereâ€"to my lying, hack in a. great. arm-chair by the house l" Sirpflpu lxciaimed haughtily. lire. 'Stcphen 3st. opposite to her, hiai "Yes." _ elbow resting upon the table, his head , “It was his first \isit here. 1 ,pre- leaning upon Ill: hand. and u look on his .‘ sumo ?"â€"â€"”I\'o." face which Sidney had never seen tzzeroY "Hal he been here before! When? before, s look a.) stern, so Contemptuons, l For the love of Heaven, Sidney, tell me so intensely reproachful and sad that she l the truth now 3" “IL: came one night. dared not cam a second look upon his: “CG: 5116 dated not meet a glance from 3 Lloyd sail thatâ€"“ the dark reproachful eves. , ‘ Stephen looked at her keenly. The brougham had been waiting for "The man and Woman whose meeting Str'llilellai tllo sts'ion on the arrival oflhe saw in my grounds were you and the train at Asllford ; and husband and l Greville l ’ he said slowly. wife had driven home in silence. even as I “Yes.” the latter part of their journey had been , “You met by appointment 7" performed. No wczd had passed be-l “Yes. He came disguised. I saw him tween them after Stoplien Dflullud oxcla- fora. minute earlier in the day, and said matron of horror; he had not spoken. I would meet him there.” Sidney was literally incapable of doing “Well ?' her husband said, so. In u.ter silence ho had assisted her ! plused. into the brnghsm. and in silence too he “ i‘teplien, heâ€"he was starving !" had half led, halt carried her into the ‘ A hoarse exclamation broke from library on their arrival at Emthorpeâ€"for , Stephen Dannaâ€"an exclamation of pain she‘vms quite inmpsble of walking with- l and distress. out assistant». Lie had ordered soinol “You help‘d him 3" tea to bc brought, and had himself poured 5 “Yes. Not thatnightâ€"tho our: dayâ€"â€" out some for her ; but it stood untested the day you were hurt. I dr0ve to by her‘Side, as she c '-. ushed in the great , Lymouzli tomcat him ” arm chair. the hrel gut. falling upon her} “And did he tell you that. he was in- face, sow an, so pale. so knot-"tickers, , nocrnt andâ€"l guilty 7" that it had loch all its beauty, tam an i; ! “Noâ€"oh, no ! it was afterwards.” had lost it on the right when she hadi ' “Afterwards? overheard Christine Uit'chlle say that. “Yes« the night he Stephen Drum. was guilty. 5 'Jhrisalo 'f" It had needed \‘sry few minutes 1:»: "He told you then 7" convince Sidney of tho falsehood of such "Hr! (“£11105 tell me ; I overheard it." an assertion,the fallacy of such a. belicr. E “And did he urge you to have an en- The look on he! hUnbulid'a face as ho ' quiry madcinto theâ€"” realized her moaning had been suflicicnt : "No, no,” she cried eagerly ; “he to show her how loud she had. been to , wishedlue notâ€"die begged me not to do credit the statement for a ominous. How i to; bus it: was to» late." had she done soâ€"sho, his wife, who l "Too lute ! You had already done so?" know how noble and good he was, how! “Yes,” she answered faintly. inc ipnblo of bnsencss’l Ah, how mud n‘ho ‘ "Against my wishes ?"â€"“¥es." had been, culpably madond foolish! There was 11 momenh'fl Bllencel them No words of his had been needed ; he g she said. piteouslyâ€" had Ill t attempted to deny the accusation, “Stephen, I could not help it. He he had made no assertion of i1mcccuc.~, l know nothing of itâ€"-ho would go away, he had uttered no rt-proach ; bur Siuncy ‘ he saidâ€"go abroad; but he was so knew that he was as innocent as harm-if ; ' wretched, and Chrissie wm dying. and- me incredulous horror on his face, thcizzh. I thought my heart would break with exclamation which had broken from his { mill-my l” lips as he saw what she meant, llld been l “Goon,” he said hosrsdy, turning s/ You remember as she came to 81 c more than suflicient to clear him in her . face from her. . eyes. “When he loll; me that nightâ€"the \\ ould he ever forgive her? Could on first nightâ€"I determined to try to provl: inroceut mun ever forgive such crucl his Innocence. Ab, do not smile like unfounded EUSPlt'lf us, suth doubt of his 1 that" 5 Ho 18 Innocent " honour and good faith! As Sltlfli'yi “Yesâ€"since guilty,” he said I am . crouched there, ull tho h- rror of it; was ; bitturiy. lbofore htr, all the bsscnces of tho crlmrs I “No, no, no l" she cried out Wildly. sho had attributed to llll‘ husbud WAS “0h, Stephen, forgivema 2" i) :f--rc her eyes in blackout colours. She; “Tr-ll me first will: I have to forgive,” had bclicvtd that, guilty of murder, he , he replied coldly. “You Qctzl'illlllcd to l had let another man shill-r, that he luul , prove his innocence.” msu'riod her knowing himself to ho a: “Yes; lwxototo Scotland Yard,” she murderer, than he had deceived all those went 01!, Hfrugsling “’iflh tha fast-coming around himâ€"she had thought this of her: tours, fearing they would only increase husband. ‘ l l his displeasure. The fire dancul up chemily, the windl “1'0 S‘J'Jiililld Total 2 Well i" whistlcd around the house ; but not a; “A detective camehoro.”shofu1tererl. broith of its keen blast cntcrcd tho; “lime in Eisthorpc l" ho asked, turn- csrel‘ully-scrm'ncd room where they as: 1 ing to ll: r in surprise. ' v silrnt and motionless, this husband and “Yv's " ' wife between whom such an iron wall had l “When was that 1 How is it that I arisen, (routing a barrier which could I heard nothing of iu’l" ' never, Sidney thought in her agony, be “You wore ill.” 5119 Bald icobly. ul‘rf‘flll’uwn. ‘ , , “l unhrstaud. My wife took advan- Shc was cold and ill and faint from thof fags o! my illness toficmtinuc her do- lung day's journey, ulidortiken \vhon hor CcpZion.” . , . health was so unequal to it; tho flail! The pole face sank until it almost rssted no food all day, and her limbsfrcstcd upon her knees, the sobs were were strengthless and numbed. Was sho ; coining quickly now, in spite of all her dying? sho wondered vaguely, feeling the l efforts; but there was no compassion in lassilude of extreme nobility CfeeplnngCt‘lllIOll’B voice when be next addressed over her. Was she dying l Would Stephen forgive her before she died I . llzll'. “Will you go on l The sooner I He did outlook at her, and her dimfnndorstand what I have to expect the eyes, before whose vision the bright liro l butter. You did no: know, _1 presume, was a dull, rod, blurred mass. darodnotl when .you enlisted the services of the glance at him, even if their failing sight g (lutt'Cich. ti} 1?: the 111110961168 0f yourâ€"of could have distinguished clearly the grsvo‘ Frank Grovlllo couzd be proved only by uoblo face with itslook of bitter pain. It the guilt being brought home to your seemed to her that she was drifting away ; husband 5" somewhere, into some strange unknown’ "Stephrnf she sail brokonly, “be World, whence she was rccrlicd by her patient. be pitiful. Heaven knows that htsbsnd'a voice speaking gravely, but so 3 my suil'ering has surpassed my sin l” ‘ lie said nothing in answer to her appeal, he only waited in silence for her to speak again. After a moment she went on, strugglint.7 with her tears. "Yes," she answered faintly. "I‘he detective came," she said faintly, “You seem Very ill. Is I. crc anything “and said he would help me; and on that cm be done for you i ' he “on: on, i that nightâ€"the night of the ballâ€"I hull y Cohlly that she snlvcrcd as its tono fell upon her car. "Can you listen to me, Sidney l" he mired. in :he same c )ld mat-u toxic. “I surpl-so I a not: fn‘nl blm.:15lilllg run to meet him tho but thing Would be Lu send )Ull :o- the next day; and lszer. WhO'l you had bed; but I think we shall neithzr of us gone, Frank c.unc--in disguise of course. rat u, til W0 have had an explanation. ‘; fie calloi himself a doctor, and I told ltho servan s thst ho had come to see -» Wil; \‘iru have some mi: .3 l' ‘ . . - . l p - - “Noâ€"oh, no I l alil. drink this, ' size; (.‘FT'SSIC. r. n p‘icd, rousing herself by a strong (lion: “1 5w, Szl‘plien remarked oddly :0 less that she spilled part of the coir-1&4. ‘ happened thou i D.d Mr. Frank Gre- Stcphcn g’snco: ct htrcomwaimmrely - ville come into my liullfid and accuse me as she replaced tho cup. Outraged as he of x. ’.i‘:l' to my wife U was by hcrcrull suspicion, hc Could not‘ ,‘ tilt: ssid wozrily, “I was no: but pity hcr~she looked s) frsi; ;.ui "‘ ~~--l left them together. i was frightened and helpless; her hair, my .iu; luck to toll [hem nutâ€"i: was, perfectly countiol by he: hsuds in 12:..." cior f-‘rsnk to goâ€"whcn l overheardl » .zl: g. Lad bl. mm luv, and use, } tier voice shook and fslzemd and. .er. tunbang over her seale‘siu cm: in he» )- foil A * u: our. Lard Frank Uri-tulle s ac- x . . ,,'. . J alL I y. . I. ‘2 n, and you bcnevel it I disorders-d infuses, which can-go. of gold from the dancmn‘ brought a .. played over Lhuu albumin- as he as: you whom I loved and trus'ed 2 You not tho i i'i‘ul little attempt a: pilgrim-m and a only stooch to deer-pilot: and falsehood. r s. it punch-n that she made. but whichlbszyou believe) such a. horrib'c scans hrs been =ati..n as that! l u“. who had known mo‘ 1.: 5': user a “litre. “You are able to' ~ me, Sidtzfiy i “Uh, yrs." she .:.sal~1r.} batty. , ‘ Sumo wzmn has Lula m :f. h or: .3.» and nnrsxural suspici- n . tutor in your, "1: almost killed me 2’ lmm‘l l V “'1 "Ind ‘0‘“le r :e 3'... a: :i.~\t_ auin mini; her bind in slim: ’ N" i 3‘ r bun-mailer: “Would to hen-m: um but! yet more pyfbcr Sift-x3011, and i572?1 .3;ch wits: l have suzf'rvai .. i m z w it: carnal-:3. 'sz‘...» .5 . . H I _ _ and gist: .d at her. , “I (7-11} iuung. he ‘ujtlfik'zng ‘i 3 3Was it already in tour mnzd when a‘. her With a immenury whammy-f «u . , 7- a on: attend- ' dark eyes. "\ou thought your-sch :zur‘ ytume to me ts unis; y . . . d a“. a“ “an .mcs at the lull i" llls‘b‘d .o a murderer. an . .. ‘l “.\'oâ€"oh,no!" {and tho disgrace would fall upcn you. .2‘.’ : lior 5,) many yeus, you whoâ€" -â€" it is . [tun Lurxiblci “ ad? FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, "I think, if I remember rightly, your ho. “cl-Emu} lzp lgutv- supplcmon‘sd bitterly. “You, my wifeâ€" “nun-d bram- The “17 though: s’iller me and tho words choke me I" lb»: cried; ._ ‘ ’ could know been borne Wren she thought what means you meant to employ to clear Funk Grevillo and cannot your hus- band l" She was subbing piteonsly now, as she half knelt, half crouched at his feet, sobbing piteously and nncontrollshlyH unablu to speak, unable to answer his biztei question, although every cold clearly-rplken word went to her heart like the stab of a knife. 9 _ 'happy- .. r - " istherossitissllul v at ) if . - Ion would have tried behevmg incl 0 0 1:. l 10 are 01‘ l a” t wumm, a 1mm”. shad fallen upon her. "Dd you impart your suspicions to . the detective when you gave him an inter- View, as I presume you did, on the follow- l in mornino " he went on coldl “a d! - - . g =’ y‘ u .cried, with sudden passion. did he share them? And is the solving of the mystery you spoke of to-night in! consequence of your exertions~youry joint :xertions I mean, of oourae;'-' And] what did the detective think of the wife ' who could so easily betray her husband, even though he were guilty of such a. crimo as that l" ‘ ‘~l did notâ€"I did not l"*she subbed passionately. “Stephen, be patient with mu a. little, andâ€"and I will tell youâ€"â€" Wair just a little while.” ' ' She raised herself to her feet slowly and unsteadily, leaning heavilyzagainst the table ; her sobs were dying, away from sheer exhaustion, her checks 'and lips were colourless, and it would have been diflimlt for any one who had known her in her in her beauty and brilliancy to recognize the pale despairing woman as she I-tood there. . “I know that you must be angry," she said flintly, “that you can never forgive me for what I have done; but, if I was not mad, I was very nearly so," she added, raising one little trembling hand, and pushing back her hair from her hot brow “Frank was so wretched, it was such a cruel fate, and his sister was dying, and 1 had been so much to blame in th psat thatâ€"â€"” . . -- “There were many good reason, no doubt,” the young man interposed coldly â€"-“good reasons for acting as you did; the only reason for not doing so was too trifling to be thought; of. Your husband’s wishes could not hold againstâ€"-â€"" She raised her hand with a. little depre- cnting gesture, so pitifully appealing in its intense timidity that it silenced him. “Do not sly so.” she said piteously; “it is not so, Stephen. I did not disobey you untilâ€"untilâ€"I saw how wretched he was. .16 was so hardâ€"oh, so hard lâ€"to see him an outcast, whenâ€"â€"-” r “I know it was hard,” he broke in hit- terlyâ€"he had not left; his seat, and was sitting looking up at her its she stood leaning heavily against the tableâ€"“but your faith in his innocence was so great, Sidney, as great as your faith in your husband was small." She looked at him faith in. his led him through love was a- doomed him,‘r,_ it allâ€"through ‘ I «S doubts he had been dearer to her min life itself. “Do you remember that night of the ball?” she slid, struggling with her. emotion, and succeeding in attaining some degree of calmness. “I saw you go together, you and Mn. Rutledge ; and; you were away so long a time that. Ibe-I gan to fear something terrible hnd hap-! pened. Frank mot yonâ€"â€"â€"“ ’ Stephen started and looked up sharply. "lie iocn.zniz:d me then?” he said- hastily-~“Yes.” and starving, despairingly, If her ",‘93re small, her guilty as she “Then, if he be not guilty. i5 is no ‘ hittinking from the ungiypassionatc light mu ' W ‘ ; vo'culu. It 13 agreui. attincuou, null null ‘ ‘ " “""U‘l- _ luuuumcd plumm, no group of unloronls have ever made tiaurils over tho arm‘lmrl rcs‘orcd harmony in the system. wonder he thought me so,” Stephen z'e-‘ marked, rising, and beginning to pace up. and down the room. ' "If ho ho I‘O‘é’ guiltyâ€"â€" his guilt till now.” “You doubt now '2" she said eagerly.~ “Your faith in him has infectedmo," ho uns «voted with a, slight bibrorQsmilc. l “After all, it sccms that . thcro iszts much} proof of my' guilt "as ’of his. the ball-room, and wont to Rutledge, and I was absent some time; him 1 ' not run away, Sidney," ho wen“. l l keenly. “Did the .dctcctivo you cm- l played suspect me i" “I do not know," she answered trcmul-i ously. “I--lhinkâ€"ho did." ' “Then, when the papers state that the police are on me track of the murderer, it means tha: they are on mine 2" “I do not know, I do not know 2" she: cried out willlg‘. judge. Tho detective didâ€"â€"" "It is impcmtive that I should under- stand clearly oil that happcncc ." he said, gently putting her into a chair and re- suming his own scat. “Did the detective, tell you what his suspicions were i" l “No,” she answered more calmly than 3 she had yet spoken. “But on the morn- i in; after the hall at Lsuibswold, when I went to meet him I told him that I did not wish any further inquiries nude, and he said that it was well, and that I might} I do no: so: in able to! n be sure that he would loko no further 5"“ l” lhumoming steps, nor make use of any information! he had obtained." 5 “Was that why you thought he sus- ‘ peeled me i" She hesitated a moment. “No she answertd faintly ; “it was because he seemed so sorry for me 1" "if it be possible, we must solve the; mystery," Srephcn said firmly. “What- ever the cost, it runs: be done 2 longer lio under such a terrible suspicion. l Ah, i know who: you would sayâ€"that ' she may be, and “king ,1,” cu,,,,5,c,,,,,}wr1ip3 “ml My,“ we“, bee ,mmz mam acmmplilhcd I you believe me innocent now ! Ilut you l cycd I can be now that my own safety is of the Queen's bridal gifts to limtricu mm, 'hch we,“ ,0 u:,,,c.,(ly “.1 help. 3 and garb. . in ma 3,: ,-,f dew; \vhauluve thought ms cullty, and I will have 1 in danger. But 19.13 very late, and you : will be the pearls of {3.6: into Lady ()tho my innocence made clesr as the sun at; noonday, Sidney," he added impressively. 'you, since Bessie is not here, and you ; by her Majesty for 3200103. “if, in the future, sharper suffering thsnlmus: try to rest well to-night. Good-l in the p15: should be in store for you, do: not blame me i" “ There could not be," she declared ‘ or glance, without a kindly touch of the faintly. “There could not be." shag repeatel piteuualy in a moment; and,‘ throwing up her hands, the cuvcred her, face, and tears came in thinly, mm which seem to relieve the burning, aching “ Cr uld there not i he said half incred- ; lu'lsnly- “ Heaven knows your suffering; greaz; but, if. in the future,‘ Frank Groville's guilt should b) proved. ’ {mi-lisp: you will find that your cup of' sorrow list no: ye: been drained to the: drrgs I ’ .. .Sha ls'n.k’ml.s}.Nu\A1-‘~r' «3 ass in!“ ..' him guilty? Could any future ptzn' equal that pain, she wondered vaguelyâ€"- 122v sutfsring eqr al that suffering? ‘ :' But even now," he went on, his. heart throbing mom quickly as he caught the expression and partly guessed its meaning, “ 1 do not understand I no you undertook such a long jourusy alone, SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 1833 i1: ,was a painful 'pusigion. May I ask and in such health, It was most impru- v .s..â€"â€"â€"â€"- I'NDERGROITSD FIRES}. “ hat Causes Them In \an Vii-“lulu. g " Dolly did not know,” she answered. T113 ‘Wolcmd‘ in Highlind wum)‘. , “ Did you want to warn me of my danger ‘ “3mm. WNW“? FFEFMUH “ ~ Va i W!“ and induw me to mu awa)-_11ke Groville respondent, which is you no r thosubycct did‘l ‘ of so much newspaper comment, is no: of “Ithought you woum come 2110 “his, resent. origin, nor of. a phenomenal “Stephen 1w0u1.ihm-e,chsrscter. It has cxtstul since the I dent and very wrong of Dolly to allow ‘ _ it i , pared faintly. tried_1 would have been m tender and_ earliest recollection of the oldest inhabi-l I would have tried so hard to make youlmm- 1“ lllghhnd Wumy “"3 mum branch of the Potomac has its source. 1: its way to the sea, a noisy, turbulent it__do not “y it 1" aha stream. Straight creek, as the upper “Do not say bear it, Stephen.” “ It must be less torriblo to hear it than to believe it,” he answered, with a slight wesrinoss in his voice and manner, “and, since you once believed it, I must: even explain that night's proceedings to you, Sidney.” , “ Nay, I need no explanation," she said earnestly. “ Stephen, I am not mad now" , county. short range of high. blquy hills called tho l “Little mountains." Between these two -rangcs four streams have their sources. ! Two of tho streams run north, two south. This ridge or water-shed is known as the ; Oak mountainsâ€"a series of narrow preci- l “ . _ . I . pitous hills dillicult of exploration. . .But» "1 1”“!me mlefa Imusl” 51“ Everything indicates that centuries ago a you 9119» he repllcd Cilile; “ 13”“ lake spread its waters in the then basin now it hurts me to tell you, Sidney, find- between tho Little mountains and the 1“ (EON-d. ,1 WOUId 89MB yOU_ the PMn 0‘ Jackson River mountains ; that some I healing What I 1111“) to “Y: 31303 I mu“ great; convulsion of nature dried up “It!!! to a great degree dCSWOY your filth 1“ lake and raised the Oak mountains. Tho Frank Gf‘GVIIIG- Oil the afternoon 0f rocks in these mountains are ncitlierlnrge the day fixed for the Hunt b311," he went nor numerous, but the soil is waxy. 1t .011 gravely, “ I lenme‘i that he had is, without doubt, the accumulation of tho ,mdu‘ie‘i the unhappy “791313” Who W33 {110 growth of decayed leaves, grasses, and cause 0f 30 mneh 1111591”? to, PerlE? shrubs of centuries, and is in some places to ‘9? “031 he? husmn'fil and W1“! him 3 hardened into the seams of coal. separated Ah 1 by strains of peat~like earth. Gross grows The little cry broke from Sidney's luxurianlly upon the mountain sides, and White lips sharply; and, had her- husband trces and shrubs are abundant. In plach looked at: her, he would have seen that the rain has washed doep gullies into tho her tears were dried now, scorched by ground, showing distinct lnyers of soil. the sudden burning flush which rose over For ages forest fires have rngcd In tho check and brow, Uak mountains during the autumnal sea.- “She was not: happy at Rutledge. son. In some of these past fires a scam Her husband was not kind or patient, of coal that was “surfaced” in some ex- and she found the wealth for which she posed spot has become ignitcdrmd burned had sold herself insullicient for happiness. war since. Gradually the host has u'is- It is no excuse for her. I dare say, but l polled the moisture from the pasty soil l perhaps she loved Frank, and she yielded uhove it, and the smoldering dimes have to his cntrcatics. That night when you gnawed their way through their fibrousl saw us leave tho ball-room together I covaring toward the surfsce,h:e.lking ousl was taking her to he: carriage to go home here and there, to the temporary nitrrcst l to her husband, having With dillicuity of the occasional native who happened to l induced her to give up her fund project, stray on such a spot. 'l‘llO surface soil, Grcviile was furious, and, when I return- though it muss of half-decayed leaves and ed from seeing her to the carriage, he had roots of grass, is never sufficiently dry to . left the hotel, - and I could obtain no burn in any other than a smoldering information as to his whereabouts, way. It is porous, and holds the smoke, Fearing that he had follow/ed Mrs. Rut- w hich accounts for tho pretcnc.) of so ledge, I followed on footâ€"I did not wish much of it when the null it} turned up. to arouse suspicion by getting a carrizigeâ€" The extent of these unflergiound fires is A gentleman who reccnlly u 1 cannot part of it is called, has its origin in the: foot-hills of the Jackson River mountains, ; that rise near tho centre of the countyf and trend nhnost duo south, uividing tho ; In the northwest corner is o' l a“ ny. and just. as I was walking up the avenue Unknown. to Rutledge Hallâ€"it was snowing heavily â€"1 saw Frank come towards mo, ghastly pale and walking unsteadily. Iwaitcd to see if he had any intention of return- ing to the house ; but, finding that he had not, I retraced my steps. Sidney is visited that section, and who investigated the matter withconsidcmhle thoroughness, said to-day that tho fires were coming to the surface over a large extent of country, and it was this that had occasioned the , reports about a volcmo. During last. I ruptcl : suspicionsâ€"his flight. and hers. her in surprise. ioalgn 7" But I have never doubtcdlnot have tried t) degrade her to thciof P050138“ 0m" Um file, “"1 l5 “l” CW'~ lowest depths Of-misery’vm he did-’1 mum LU gnu“. at the heart of the, mum. . rkilh d 0:):‘ct‘vera lll lllHLl’. instant-cs lnu’u whispered trexnulously. ' then,” was the bitter retort, which 7 1"“ {00 .1953 [Stephen regretted as so spoken ; but his heart was sore and heavy . pdld i as he thought of Sidnoy’s faith in Frank, , , , . ~ ' fin. l who had been no false to his trothplight l undo“ “at a “mu” ‘5 80”" standing still and looking down at her? with her, , her husband, who had loved her so truly jsjn‘cly library, Will] its carvings and l richly-bound volumes and sombre Eastern looking hangings ; the firclight no longer, ,danccd up gaily; the fire had burrxcdchtrolhul of Princess Beatrice. unto a ' . forth a steady warmth. l i who was sent you from Scotland Yard ? ' . l asked Stephen abruptly, taking out his 1 pocket-book. -it down. i the inno:cn: shall no longer suffer.” Stephen, I am afraid l" Ican no and I will have ,itilfl and clinging to he: like a hear:- it any wonder that on the following day, ' September very extensive and fierce , When I learned what had happened, I forest fires swaps the mountlins. 'J‘ncy should conclude that; it was he who was lasted for works and the ground Wmll guilty ’i And his flight confirmed my cleared of all moisture. In many pluccsl I knew the drums from below found nut through than they had made some arrangements the gaping carth,und have c llflll‘lud ‘wl to facilitate their departure, and I cou- cludcd they hid gonc togclhrr. Sidney, my one thought then was for you." I “Nay,” she said faintly, “for herâ€". since you too have loved her.” County grow more interested, and the; l _, .‘xr‘nvh ‘ . .. . . \ ' _| , . A Lonely Dedt‘ln‘ I: was in Detroit. at one of the city hos- : pitals that 1 saw the saddest funeral ceremuiy I .ever witnessed. I: was that if a woman who fall liter- ,sny did by niches. Povo'tgifflu‘. and {sickness had bet-inher‘c'rvr. .. 'i-ozupsn- ions for :ers. smi when n: la~t on a 3 hospizal brd she dmw her his: breath, i: seamed as if there could be nothing left lto tool the pang (-f dissolution~nothirg I‘Lur Sign and bcnc. - ~‘;.: 2 the had bern‘ well cirefi‘f.r in her ilas: sickness by those who ‘svo their - time and son-ice f‘o‘tilo' Charity, but it is doubtfulfiif she Ti ,flor mind lived in tho‘psshfiii Q dlihirlnur- {m in ddirium of a happy, home and 'suv'n.ed to be anuyu caressing a little Child. Sow she would talk to it in a vswcut lumber-«tonsing um!“ and, , endearing langch offloa to; c to ,her; ayaiu she seemed to dread some itcrr.':-lo fate. tor it, and bosought God to issvo it, even 1ota‘rlo it many from the evil ,to come. Always i: was the child that fun: lll't‘St'llli with her, so that pain was naught-tl:o child thatchmsuutiuually :nddressedos “Darling .Enunu," and she died “‘th that. name on hrr lips. This was all there was of tho dead This pail of a dark past , It was onlykno 'n i that tho cllizd about whom she had rs ~d and pruycd wus still alive. and soniowhoro in tho cily. But so far all march had failcdto find her. , .. . The brief funeral ceremonies 4st rtho oxpunso cf tho city, for hers was it pauper burialâ€"worn hold‘ in the lurgo parlor of the hospital. A young clergyman who had just cntcrcd upon his Work. tho ss- Bitiflllffi of the hospital, tho uudortak hut in hand, and mm or twostmngo Were all who were present. l ’ Tho dodd woman lay in a highly varnished pine or liin, from which the metal shells woro already falling in a shower of tawdry splendor. so imperfectly were they fasten- ed on. Her face was composed and pencil- ful. Lifo and death had done their worst â€"tho battlo was now ovur. v , ., In tho chill and silenc‘o tho voico of the young minister, cultured and tuneful. sounded like a strain of music. All heads bowed as ho recited: "1 cutting “nun-conch niulthelifc.“ There was is screainvâ€"a will of heart- rcndiug grief, and the service Was inter- ruplcd. us a woman, young and haggard, ruslnd info the room and throw herself on tho collin; she was (irtsaod gaily in silk attire. A long {outlier dangled from u gaudy hntâ€" m‘orythii'g about her be- spokc a death sulldor than that in tho ccliiu. “Moi-her, mother," she nios’iie'd. “why did you not let mo know ‘I ()h, 1 would have conic to you and worked my fingers to tho bono to save you ! ()5), mother, lllUlllL‘I‘ l como back to mo just to any you forgive me. Mother, lf~i'l y- ur own littlo Emma! Do you hour on: ‘i l’, is l‘lluum! ()3), my God! l mu tu- lift.) 1 _ Shu will never rpcuk to mo again!" ' ‘ I’llying flicudsdrowthefrot ztiefl woman in n moment. she hid dnsholi them asido and louuiuzz tannin over tho dclid moth-1r sho l-l‘d-s .2 lur lips oncoâ€" twicc~ thrice to the Cold lips ( f the dead. Then sho clasped hcr l..'lll is and lifted her eyes to Heaven, while zho lips normed to be recording a \‘UW. ’l‘ho wintry sun shone out at that momcnt from tho west- (rn sky, and touched villi gnldvn linger tho End. and scene of llzslllll in life, and life in death, und the minister resumed the service where ho hml boon infor- “l um 112': not rrl u. -. 1;: l :..o l n. -â€" Dr‘mil It'r'cv l'rtsl __...-..._ .. ._.-.. .. ..-. -...._..~... Mercury's. 3-2 you-r). Mercury (lilies tho lzostul torrsslriul astronomers and llllll'nlluliutllllfl and spins lburn ever z-incc, us they will do f. r llll- ""105 “"‘Y: M" Pcrllllvll‘m W'lll‘v “1“?”- told years to cumu, The “(we (,1 the cing \vlzh accelerating .poml, In it fashion ‘ - ’mc unpichcnmlfle to abuse lust vcrsul lll fullt} of tho Voicmo sprcud. I’ooplofrom l “1" Ll” mm“ imm 1” l’mw “1‘3 “u” -~“‘l adishzlluo came to ace; the incvitublofhm “W‘lly “I “’“rl‘l’” 'l'no rebellious ' » . - l . . .r l v w u Luved her In he repeated, “flung at ‘ Hawaii“, “I. r J00 hruumtwnnmund ,1 out, 2 InllIILL X't fuses lo conm undo! the rolls, “ Yes, did you not 'f" sho whisporl d, ‘ plot which flushed from his dark eyes. , . “ if I had dono so, I might have tried ' common to be ono in an increasing degree, 0 wm her,” he mid bitterly, “ 1 would f for yr am to come. There is no po:a.-ihility1 u Loved Sibyl Ru,- 1 and [he volcunu Sprung int” Prim u ,,,1_:;.nd the faith that tho perihelion of his 1 . . . . : - . , - ’ i 11 aged unwusl “,m lam Hmmungfi' loll»: movie .ound tho [Llll fastorbllniun p. .5 (If scum”, and an “101M”: “,‘mclb . ougnt to moon Culllllllbfwl on cam lui L'l . ,m (,f u “MUCH”, madam, “w M: ’l‘hccllu‘zcoftlionuomuly husnot yotlwon I‘iu probimunlicill ‘Vulcnn, uo‘ illi- “ They did not go together,” Sidney; thins lllllll ithss consumed it; vitality and ' “’"n mil" imam“ W'l‘il’fl lbw" “ll” (‘zias of famine. “Did the' mt? y 1 "cos the crust breaks through \vnh u-‘ ; mills. It is only where n coal-satin pro- and anmrhck of faith“, him, are rugged holes of various diameters, ranging from an inch to n foot, from There was a long Enewco “mm,” the pulled by force. Smoko coming frrm“ uratcd with steam. ,.._-«6.4o-¢FOQâ€"â€"‘ ' r I . . glowmg red mafls’ whmh g‘we It is and that the Queen always oppos- ,l ed the h..trothlll, which is announced, of her youngest :Liztl only unmarried, (laugh-l 3 t« r, l’riucrss Beatrice Mary ' g Fouduro, to tho l Maurice of 11,.ttcnbcrg. [Hut unequal in point of age, for the " .l’rinco is :30 years old, and is lhrrtfoio , only one youryoungcr than tho Printers. ,7g {{1} is a cousin of the (land Duko Louis: “ V ‘ , ‘ ‘ ,,, V , of Hesse, wb) 11 arricd the late l’riu- if“ “C mit_â€" 011’ Ml‘phm‘ ices: Illico, 12.0 older sister of l'riucets I “'11 £50ng ‘0 telegraph f0? MV- Holl'l Beatrice, rm to whom the lntttr was at- . 110 “1153‘91'8‘1 Cllmlfi ’ one time :zl'fl ?o be betrothed. “ hay, there is no use, Sidney; the; 153"“, “WW mystczy shall be cleared up, if possible ;‘ “ What was the mum of the detective ‘ She hesitated slightly. “ llopgood," she replied reluctantly. “Thank you," Stephen said, writing: “Stephen,” she began breathlessly,l is a very clumsy youth gsklll, and looks well when mounted. llo ” ' is a honorary Colonel of a I’russilu regi- Ohi ment. llc inherits the traditions «.f n I long lino of ancestors and very little else. ? “Of what 7’ he lacked half bitterly, Princess Beatrice is arti-tic, devotionul ‘ “lint such mysteries are not always cleared up," she said icebly. half ssdly, “ Nay, you do not know, 1 domestic, and good-looking- for s l‘rin-i nor I. But this must be inquired into, i ecss. The Queen gave a reluctant convimm, Md gave done. It is no;scut to the mulch, upon the tf)!1(ll'.i(f.l however devoted that the young c, pl..- should always re- l'. is understh that one it Woman’s work, Sidney, And you will see how lvnx- 2 side near her. are worn out. I will send Mrs. James to l I-‘ingerald, which wcro privately bought Sing ln~lcadof Smoke. h I . Among those who want to stop pzison- hand “r Ono word ‘if “WWW.” Wild “‘9 g iug the air around them is l’rof. lilac-iris, { L-usskeeper, coming hurriedly into the 2 whomeommmd, - . Scotch songs as a sub} 13b”er V“ 3‘"??le “1d “find by her f stituto for tobacco. This somewhat; .‘ f . w 94““,‘Eif‘f’m‘e’wd Y°“."8 “infu” alarming suggestwn was m'de in tho, Lurszug into an hysterical passion of night." So he left her, without another word .chcstor. ‘ How people,” he said, "can ( 'ze: t'rm. vnh Elleir idle hours l don'tknow. lln fit say I: mint and other places I can .a numb” muting wiést they (all tobacw. , ; Well, whatever ms c said a ut it, it is Ira.“ '3 nigh!" “ not an intellectus or moral stimulant. “ llnbby, did you mail my letter? ' , and the lisvorcfltiuiogat slilikcggtgggu; “ ' Ms r. in... r-.. . o , " diyou‘; p39“: now." My amusement is to sing songs. .u “ Hey? l’mâ€"aâ€"ycs, so I’- isâ€"no, this home i am always singing Scotch songs ; isn't y4 in ! tzer; thisâ€"that is. this isn't and abroad when those wretches are tho Llli: zu'l wro'o; this is the one you smokmg l hum to mytelf :fxsots' “ha were ,1" ii : m write and forgot , llu,‘ ‘ A Man a s .‘lrIsn for a) fits}, and "Jth Henry 2" :songs of 13.4: had.’ Prof. Lise-us ihkl's. “No, Mary, I did not mail your advised his sentence “to do tho ume. letter." Their souls, he Informed them, would by “Well, l'm awfully glad. I wan: to this means becoms‘umgzng birds, and add s postscript." i the D v.1 won t go: near them. bl’t'h'vli child. (to as: L’CISTXNL'KD.) u The visible ufl'cc-‘cd futilihml l"°.“l’i’““‘“”¢" “l PIT-03”- ! _ ‘It was not his fault , 15 about (fight “luau, miles. .13 mmylobsonnlions, hmvllor, h no not mm: on as it» waagslight presuro, cxhibiliuga mans of suh-= “V” “W” , _ . , . .-...... mince: that has the appearance of lcuchod i F‘M‘m‘f‘ “Mm”?! '7 “ll-Wm"; m" "u" ' ‘ I‘.Ct‘. At intervals; I, . ‘ ivlglllmt watch. 1. land so well. which the smoke starts at times as if cx- .lml’ed "'"‘“1dl""v“ “mm” "‘“Ch‘h'flmd ‘ . ,cnuro: -f a “con-:zrt lecture" at .‘lan- : clnnfren. 'l'hcir I :onliruicd by ohm-rye)... uho for fifty ycnrs‘ .'. foir day to [mas ullowmi The transit of u. planet nb bigger hon u pin’s [oint would no: escape their llniiug total cell us my stars have l'vi-u l‘m'l'fl. that It uh litrn-Illorcnriul pliLllllfi. llut Lho' pro- mo“. “Mum,” dump and “mngly ,3, puidorouco of outlwm ll ngumst tho ulstcnco of the 111mm wundororu, and the problem remains l.l completely un- solved as it did Wille fh . Cilcrcpuncy was :hrs‘. 'lincovorcll. 3 . . ...._ M.-- av...“ ‘ Russian Justice. ‘ H ? The question his “flan hum asked , “05'4"”. , whether in lllmaia mun receive impartial young I “"00 Hem? ! justice or not. The marriage 18f whlch C: 1 rain.“ mention two cases 1U unticr my own observation. l'hu lumil .rd of my house entered an kCll\;ll to recover lho mun I f $2,000 owed or goods to that i:l.l Inn: delivered. Both pours bribed the lad, u, but the landlord g was the non: lavish, llllll ho allirmcll that ,ho paid $750, nfu r ill“. decision in his fuvor, on condition llm‘, ho received tho 'ythl r 81,250: lllj other was accepted and . , ‘hu pail tho sin-«nu: altar waiting two on foot; but hu rides a horse with lunch 5,51,», {0, hp, roomy. An Australian gentleman was ruhbcil a: a hotel where g to was stopping of properly toaconsldor ,hlJlif amount . ‘ amiucd by the police and one was selected as the prictur well know '1 ho fltrl'alllil were all or- probahlo illltl. The hotel pro- zho honesty of this but a character which Would have (twin-rated him irum the ,chargo. 1511'. no, the police determined that ho was the tiiio:.‘.z..'id actually flogged ‘lllln to the comfortable number of 300 . lashes. Ibefore tho tru-l thief was discovered to be ,quizc another person ; the poor servant, 'iustc.ui of being consoled for tho severe llrgeilltiou he had received, was sent out lof the city in order that tho business might be Scsmzly was this received forgotten. ._«OQ 1-.<D .0 Penny Dinners. The English are introducing an admiro lhlu system of pcldiy dinners for school " ’I‘horc is espccal need in Loni ion for some such provision, for 10 to 20 pm tout. If them is Ind rchml children «» who-u: plrems mum): at will not f.th- telvcs ltc-‘l ill: in regularly. on 13...! whole, p-llJl'J’sl Hit-.1 the scale on which the syntzzn is worked allows of: cnzh’ifit apparatus." it Very modom’c soul, has been need be no stint in order that every child may copy a dinner and have enough. Payment is, met. it is foUJ'l that there in vch uccossitun and selected car”, Wl.ul’d.€VUD the penny ccnn r. as a rule bs paid. a in: meal is provided. -vâ€"â€"â€"â€".- An exchange puu it thus: “Inc-yâ€" your spring poem is accepted, but its ‘puhlicatlon is indefinitely postponed."