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. armament? 5 up at», mIéyagry‘a‘a . s18, . ‘-RTW,;,..- :" av." ~-â€"- ~_ . A ‘ ing by the table, one a girl with a; his thonghls were by no means p]easâ€". El lhchicc OlleCl‘ly l. l m...â€" . it it A MIDNIGHT CALL if I is. _ OR' J._LLJ_LDJ_.LJ_A_1.""'L1_1_1_L1.L""""JJ.‘J.LIJ' ‘ V- l‘ln-id replied that she fervently hop- ! ed 50, and thus the st range .1110le proâ€" ceeded with smiles and gentle words cs contrasting strangely with hair as “.01”. Henson’. and, ’4 “111d 012mm.“ white as the from on a Winter’s land_;oi bitterness lrom the girl. ho far scape, more was a huguwmu straimgas she was concerned the servants' cd look in the dark eyes, as if they lulllght haw? befm mch auwmatons" were ever night and day looking for '1 herdfusl 10818: m Clones, the fluff! something, something that would:mmec idem 5" It “as,]o,t m #3:“. never be found. in herself the ladyimf.d gl‘lguany. the, infrm Emmi“, was clean and wholcsmne enough, but {gunned h ‘9 3' mm 0‘ e1 1 engon S m 3 he). evening dress of black Silk and I skin. At. the head of the table Marâ€" lace was l l l I I (.‘HAPTER X.â€"â€"(Continued.) As to the lady, who was tall and handsome, with dark eyes and featurâ€" droning into fragments,‘ Valet Hens?“ Sat like ‘3 womil" in, the lace was in rags upon her bosom, L 1‘1"”, (:fel‘. Ilel‘ufllal'lk _ 03915 though there were (mmmnds of greatl'seemed LO oe looting 021ch y mount: value in he.- whiu, ham zllnrsty men seeking precious watei And here’ sLmngely “med, weregm a desert might have looked like wealth and (lirest poverty ; the whole‘ her. Even and anon her lips moved, Place was filled with rare and costlv; but no Sound came “I’m them 00' thglcasionally she spoke to one or the ' guests, but, she never words with her eyes. lSuch a, sad, pathetic, pitiable figure, :such a. grey sorrow in her rags and l dream. i l'lllngse Pictures, 5' atuary, china; floors were covered with thick carâ€"EOthm' Of her Bets, and yet everything was absoâ€" fouow‘v’d her luter smothered in dust. A-thick, white, blankety cloud of it lay everyâ€"g . where. It. obszured the china, it;s'1,0‘V.‘” “an” _ - h dimmed the glasses of the picturesfl “‘0 meal Came to an end at 191131 : it piled in little drifts on the headsand Mrs' Henson "0S0 Slldgenlyi and arms 01‘ the dingy statues therml’l‘here was a grotesque suggestion ol - ‘ V I ' . . @110 Many years must have passed Slncc{the marionctte m t.he_1nov_ement t I bowed as ll to some nnaglnary pet- a houseinaid's brush or duster hadi . . . v «sonage and moved with dignll§ to- l l touched anything in Longdean I . G1.ange_ h. was like a palace of thezwards the door. Reginald T-lenson Sleeping Beauty, wherein people: stood aside and opened it for her. She passed into the dim hall as if abâ€" solutely unconscious of his presem-e. Enid flashed a look of defiance at him as she disappeared into the gloom and floating dust. Henson's face changed instantly, as if a mask had fallen from his snug Walked as in a waking dream. The lady of the house made her way slowly to the diningâ€"room. Here‘ dinner was laid out daint-ily and arâ€"g tiscally enoughâ€"a gaurmet wouldl have drawn up to the table with a' feeling of satisfaction. Flowers were there, and silver and cut-glass, china features. He became alert. and vigâ€" with a. history of its oWn, and he orous. He was no longer patron on whole set out on a table cloth thatlthc arts, at wideâ€"minded philanthroâ€" was literally dropping to pieces. Ql‘liSl, the man who devotes himself to It was a beautiful room in itself,ltho good of humanity. The blue lofty, oak panelled from floor to; eyes were cold and cruel, there was a roof, with a few pictures of price on E hungry look about the loose mouth. the walls. There was plenty of; “"l.‘akc a bottle of clout and the gleaming silvcr glowing like an arâ€"lcigars into the small library, Wilâ€" gent. moon against a purple sky, and ‘ liams," he said. “And open the. yet. the same sense of dust and dc; window, the dust stiflcs me.” solation was everywhere, only the} The dignified butler bowed respectâ€" dinner looked bright and modern. fully. lie resembled the typical bad There were two other people standâ€"1 butler of “(11'0" in no "OSDCC‘C. hm» handsome, intellectual face full oflant as he hastened to obey. 'l'Cnid passion but ill repressed; the otherlwas loitering in the hall as Williams‘ the big fair man known to the Viiâ€"l passed with the lay. ‘ ‘ ]age as "Mr. Charles.” As a matâ€"I “Sninll study and the window ter of fact, his namc was Reginald, open. miss,” he whispered. “'l‘here‘s: Henson, and he ins distantly relatr? some game onâ€"oh. yes, there is Some cd to Mrs. llcnson. the strange chatâ€"‘blcssed game on again toâ€"night. And“ elaine of the House of the Silentihim so anxious to know how ll‘l-iss Sorrow. He was smiling blandlyiChristianu is. Says she ought to now at .lllnid llcnson, the wonderfully call him in professionally. Personalâ€" iabout it. ‘ breast. 'hcr eyes. could look in her eyes and say that she was mad. it was a proud, passionate spirit, crushed down by some bitter humiliation. Enid’s eyes flaslhod. “That scound-rcl has been robbing vou again,” she said. “Two thousand pounds," mine the mechanical reply, "to endow a bed in some hospital. And there is no escape, no hope unless we drag the shameful secret. from him. Hit Iy bit. and drop by .drop, and than 1 shall die and you and Christiana will be penniless.” yet. no one “i dare say Chris and mySelf will survive that," Enid said, cheerfully. “But we have a plan, dear aunt; we have thought it. out carefully. Regin- ald llensou has hidden the secret. l lsoancwhere and we are going to find it. The Secret is hfctden not far off, because our cousin has occasion to require it frequently. It is like the lpurloinc:l letter in l‘ldgar .l’oe's won- dcrful story.” Margaret Henson nodded and innin- head. it seemed almost impossible to make her understand. She bab~ bled of strange things, with her dark eyes ever 'fixed on the future. Enid turned away almost despail‘iugly. At, the same time the stable clock struck the half-hour after ten. Williams slipped in with a tray of glasses, noislessly. ()n the tray lay a small pile of tradesmcn’s books. The top one was of dull red with no lettering upon it at all. “’l‘he housekeepers respectful comâ€" olimcnls, Miss, and would you go through them. toâ€"morrow ‘2" Williams said. “(a Lapped.1he top book sigâ€" nificantly. “Toâ€"inorrow is the last day of the month.” Enid picked up the top book with strange eagerness. There were pages of figures and cabalistic entries that no ordinary person could make anyâ€" thing of. Pages hcrc and there were signed and decorated with pink re- ceipt stamps. Enid glanced down the last column and her face grow a little paler. “Aunt,” she whispered, "l'vc got to go out. At. once; do you underâ€" stand? There is a message here; and I am afraid that something dreadful has happened. Can you sing?” "Ah, yes; a song of lamentationâ€" a dirgc for the dead.” “No, no; seven years ago you had a lovely voice. I recollect what a pleasure it was to me as a, child; and they used to Say that my voice was very like yours, only not so sweet or so powcrful. Aunt. 'I‘ must go out; and that man must know nothing He is by the window in the small library now, watchingâ€" watching. Help me, for the. love of Heaven}. help me." The girl spoke with a fcrvency and passion that seemed to wakcn a re- sponsivc chord in Margaret ll'enson's :\ brighter gleam crept into "You are a dear girl," she said, droamily: “yes, a dear girl. .\nd I loved singing: it was a great grief to me. that they would not let me go : But "i haven’t sung: n upon the stage. si ncc~â€"si are that ,‘move. had he lars and cufi‘ed them soundly. ;she led the way back so as to get Ion Henson's tracks. He was walking on ahead of her now, beating tima- softly to the mus- ic of the faintly distant song .his cigar. ithe sweep of the red circle. “Hold him, “an.” she whispered. “Watch, I’rancc; watch. boy.” There was a low growl as ghounds found the scent. and dashed lforward. . ‘l-lcnson none up all stamiâ€" l l ring and sweating in every pore. l’t .u'as not the first time he had been lhe made a bolt for it. l 'l‘wo grim muralcs were pro; "d four rows of |dim light. Then the dogs crouched at his feet, watching him with eyes as rezl and lurid as the. point of his Had he attenuited' to . tried coercion, they own cigar. would have falle upon him and torn him in picces. “Confusion to the creatures!” he cried, passionately. “1'11 get a reâ€" volver; ['11 buy some prussic acid and poison the lot. And here {‘11 have to stay till Williams locks up the stables. Wouldn‘t. that. little Jezebel laugh at me if she could see me now? She would enjoy it better than singing songs in the drawing- room to our sainted Margaret. Stea- dy, you brutes! 'l didn’t. move.” the stood there rigidly, almost afraid to take the cigar from his lips whilst Enid sped without further need for caution down the drive. The lodge-gates were closed and the deaf porter’s house in darkness, so that Enid could unlock the wicket without fear of detection. key on the bars. and a Jigure slipped out of the darkness. I “Good heavens. Ruth, is it really you?” Enid cried. “Really me, ’f'lnid. I came over on my bicycle. 'I am supposed to lie round at some friend’s house in Brunâ€" vants is sitting up for me. Is Reginâ€" ald safe '2 He hasn’t yet discovered the secrct of the tradesman’s book?” “That’s all right, dear. But why are you hcrc‘,’ 'llassomething dread- ful happened?” “Well, I will try to tell you so in as few life." “Don’t tell me that our scheme has failed!" “Perhaps 1' need not go so far as» that. The first part of it ‘ame off all right, and then a very dreadful thing happened. We have got Mr. David Stool into frightful trouble. He is going to be charged with atâ€" tempted murder and robbery.” “Ruth! But, tell me. l am quite in the dark." “It was the night whenâ€"well, you [know the night. It was after Mr. iStcel returned home from his visit Ito 21.9, Brunswick Squareâ€"~â€"” “You mean 218, l’tulll.U “It doesn't matter, lknows pretty well all about it by lthis time. it would have been far with l h'l'argaret? 'I‘Cnid could distinctly scelyou. lnot comc lwould rather lot everything go than? :that. l “ould rather sec auntie dead? the l and Reginald held up by the dogs. and he knew' I u o u I l “l’m afraid it's iby hard expcricnce what. to expect, it; against, his trembling knccs: he. saw; ivory flashing in the. She rattled the‘ swick Square, and one of the Serâ€"' words as possible. I never‘ felt. so ,as-hamed of. anything in my- because he - beautiful girl with the defiant, shinâ€" ing eyes. “We may be seated now that maâ€" dam is arrived,” Henson said. graveâ€":- ly. He spoke with a mocking humility ly I’d rather call in an undertaker who was desperately hard up for a {china and She pointed to the hud-dled heap of . . better for us if we hadn’t l “n uite glass and dried, dusty * W” q so clever. It. would have becn far I0l).” ‘ . .. ‘ . . . Q - . - ._ . , _ . J ..All ,.i .1”. Winning n sum ,.9_ :mmmfis m (me LOU)?" 11nd Shudflm \Vlser to have taken Mr. Steel entireâ€" v V 1 g ’- - ‘ H ‘1 - I "H1 “llgm‘ly “S She "mowed the dumâ€" llv into our confidence Oh oh l‘nud plied. My sister is worse to-nlght. “on or the extended forefingm._ . ~ » r : if we had only left. out that. little And unless she gets better l. shall she whisperâ€" and a queer wry smile on his l)1‘oad,iinsist upon her seeing a doctor. An-‘l loose mouth that filled Enid with all am obliged for the hint about Mr. speechless fury. The girl was hot.-; Henson. The little study commands} bloodedâ€"a good hater and a goodlthe staircase leading to my sister's friend. And the master passion ofibedroom.” her life was hatred of 'lj’veginald Henâ€"l “And the open window con’nnands= son.” the garden," \Viliams said, drily. | “Madam has had a refreshing; “Yes, yes. Now go. rest?” 'flenson suggested. “Pardonlreal friend, Williams, and I will nevâ€" our anxious curiosity." ler forget your goodness. Run alogg [Again Enid ragga, but “Ial'garetiT-l ’Eilll ilCtll‘dll‘V feel that lnun coni- T'l’enson might have been of stone forming- all the notice she took. The far-I “5 a "latte" 0f fact. “01‘3"” “'35 away look Was still in her eyes as l "'l’ln'oacmng “Gisela-“15’- 'Deslr’itg his she 1-,,” hm. “.113. to the table like‘great bulk he had the. clean, dainty one in ,h.eum_ Then She droppedlstep of a eat; his big, rollmg ears Suddenly 1,1110 a chair and begungwere those of. a bare. Henson was} grave in u high, chm. voice. 'always listening. He would have lis~: “And the Lord make us trulvd'encd behind a kitchen door toa pairl thankful. And may , Ue_ when i], j chattering seulleryâ€"maids. He likedl somneth guod to Him, remove the to flnd other people out, though as curse frmn‘ this House and in dueiyct he. had not been found out him-l season free the innocent. and punishlsell. ' “0 Stood before the world as; the guilty. For the burden is sorel “ “0"‘E‘J_ ""Hm‘me"; l)? “'“lle SPOCChGSI Upon us, and there are times when:at "‘-‘-l'l-’,“”1'S gatherings and affected it scents hard to bear.” all“? Women to tears. He vas’ known The big man played wiLh his knife fildlCV'OlO a considerable fortune to‘ and fork, smilingly. .-\n acute ob- ‘1‘”“95 M00“: ht} had been ilSkOd to‘ server might have imagined that the Sl"‘l'lfi_f()l' ‘ul'liament, where hisnreill! passionate plaint was directed at ambn'm“ 13.“ (“lend Gillies had ill-l him. if so it passed harmlessly over “med 1'0 “('t-‘Jil‘lilld Henson 21S lusl You are al his broad shoulders. in his iimnaâ€" right him“ “I‘d”- culau- evening drcss he looked st ‘anâ€" ll'c crept along to the study, WhereI gely out of placc there. Tinid had the lamps were lighted and the. silverf t.St-apod the prevailing dilapidation, , claretâ€"jug» sci: out. He carefully. but her gown of grey homcspun VHS ‘vdustcd a big arn'l-chair and began tol severe as ihc garb of a charity girl. smokc. having first. carefully cxtinâ€"v “Madam is so poetical," T-Tensonzgu-ishcd the lamps and 501*“ that thol murmurcd. “And charmingly sanâ€"Avindow leading to the garden was- guinc.“ ~widc open. Henson was watching “\l’illiams," Mrs. llcnson said. for something. In his felinc nature quite stoicnlly, “my visitor will have ' he had the full gift of feline puticnce. some champagne." v To serve his own ends he would have Slit: sot-med to have dropped once sat there watching all night if ncccs- again into the comn’uull‘lurt'. l'uillflll- Sal'y. He heard an oc'asional whimâ€" ly- “Kat-,1, as a hostess of breeding per, 'a bowl from one of the dogs; musl lll‘ to an unwclcome guest. And he heard l‘Inid's voice singing in the 3m shc ncwr seemed to see him: ‘ ' those dark eyes were looking. ever was quite funcrcal enough for him. looking. into the dark future. The in the midst of the drawing-room :ncnl procm-dcd in silence save for all Margaret Henson sat still as a staâ€" oily sarcasm from llcnson. In theftua The (list-(1,11,.“-,.,,,-_\. (.xmossiml. dense stillness the. occasional howl of never left her eyes for a moment. .-\s a dog could be heard. A Night'th stable clock. the only one going- flush of annoyance crossed Henson’s on the premises. struck ten Enidl broad face. crossed over from :be piano to _berz “SOUR! (lily I Shall [HilSUll 21” “1050 Hunt’s side. 'l‘hcro “'as “n izlgel‘ hounds," he said. look on her face. her eyes were Enid loode up at him swiftly. gleaming like frosty stars. ' "if all the bounds round liongdcan "Aunt," she whispered; "dean. f ucru poisoned or shot it would be u have had a message!" sood place to live in," She said. “Message of woe and desolation." Henson smiled cul‘GSSillgb'. like Vl't“ Margaret llcnson cried. “’l‘ribu‘iay iruchio might have done in his mildâ€"ition um] sm‘mw on this wretched or moments. house. For seven years the hand of; "My dear l‘lnid. yon misjudgo me," i the Lord has lain hca\ily upon us." i M‘- Sl‘tld- “BM 1 Sim” 19;“ Wall“): She spoke like one who was far' some day." iaway from her surroundings. And. 1 l “But you must try," f now who but. that man knowing, the. .may be. lost for over. = ed. the air. .ed. “It is for thc good of tlv. famâ€" ily, for the recovery of the. secret. Reginald ‘chson is sly and cruel and clever. is fur more clever. And, 'unless T can get away tonight with- chance Comel't Margaret commenced to sing in a soft minor. At first the chords wore thin and dry. but gradually they in.â€" creased in sweetness and power. The hopeless, distant look died from the singer's eyes; there was a flush on her checks that rendered her years younger. . “Another one," she said, when the song was finished, “and yet. another. How wicked l have been to neglect this balm that God sent me all these years. if you only knew what the sound of my own Voice means to me! Another one, Enid." “Yes, yes," lilnid whispered. “You are to sing till 1 return. You are to leave l-lenson to imagine that. I am singing. He will never guess. Now then”. Enid crept away into the hull, clos- ing the door softly behind her. She :mado her way noiselessly from the , house and across the lawn. As Hen~ son slipped through the open window into the garden Enid darted behind a bush. Evidently llcnson suspect- cd nothing so far as she was con- cerned, for she could sec the red glow of the cigar bclwccn his lips. The faint sweetness 0f distant. music fillâ€" So’ long as the song con- linuod chson would relax his vigiâ€" lance. ' He was pacing down thc garden in the direction of the drive. Did the man know airvthing‘? Enid \vondorâ€" ezl. He had so diuboli‘ally cunning a brain. lit-seemed to find out drawing-room. The rest of the house 1 t‘\'t’l'.\"l.lllllg. and to read othch liet'wl'ei-‘Nl' they had made up their minds for themselves. The cigar seemed to dance like a mocking sprite into the bushes. lisâ€" ually the man avoided those bushes. lf Reginald 'l'fenson was afraid of one thing it. was of the dogs. And in return they hated him as he hated them. Enid‘s mind was made up. sound of that distant voice should only cease for a moment. she was quite sure lilcnSon would turn back. int he could hear it, and she knew that she was safe. Fluid slipped past him into tln- liuslws :“d gmc a faint click of her lips. Something moved and “hincd. and two dark ob- jects bounded towards hcr. She. 'aught them lflgvlllvi‘ by their «:01- .But we have. one on our side‘ if thel isentimcnt over the cigarâ€"case! 'il‘hen we should have been all right." “lfilearest girl. my time is limited. I've got llcginald held up for the time, but at any moment he may escape from his bondage. What about the rig: râ€"case‘P” "Well, Mi. Stccl took it home with him. And when he got. home he found a man nearlyl murdered lying in his conservatory. That man was t conveyed to the Sussex County Hos- pital, where he still lies in an unconâ€" scious state. On the body was case set with diamonds.” “Good gracious, Ruth, you mean to say-â€"-â€"â€""' . “Oh, I do. i -an.‘t quite make out how it happcnod, but that same case that. weâ€"t hat Mr. Steel hasâ€"has been positively identified as one purchased from Walcn by the injured man. There is no question about it. And they have. found out about Mr. Steel being short. of money. and the £1.- 000, and everything.” “But we know that: that cigarâ€", case from Lockhart’s in North Street was positivelyâ€"-â€"-” “Yes. yes. But what: has become. of that? .-\nd in what strange way was the change made? 'l tell you that the whole thing frightened me. We thought that we had hit upon a scheme to solve the problem and keep our friends out of danger. There was the American at. Genoa who vol- luntcored to assist us. A week later ahc was found dead in his bad. Then llhere was Christianu's friend, who idisamicarod cnlirely. '.»\nd now we itry further assistance in the of lNr. Steel, and he stands face to face [with a terrible" charge. ‘fonnd us out.” ‘ ’ “llc has found us out? iii-coir?” 5 “Well. he mum to see me. He icullcd at 21.9, of course. And direct- :l_\' I heard his name I was so Sturllt-d lthal. I am afraid I betrayed myself. gSuch a nice. kind handsome man, Enid: so manly and good over it. all. l()f course, In» docIart-d that be had been at 219 beforc. and 'I could only .declare that be had done nothing of the kind. Never never have l felt don’t so ashamcd of myrclf in my life l~oâ€"~ fore. . “lt sci-ms a thoughtfully. about. 218?" “My dear. hc found it out. At. least IHathc-rly Bell did for him. Hathcrly lCnid said, nothing pity.‘ “You said Bell happened to be staying down with us. and Hatherlyr Bell, who knows Mr. Steel, promptly snlvml, or found a receipt. for a gunâ€"metal cigar, And he has. What do 1 ‘left an {Brownâ€"“He l . . Then ulialf sofved, that Side Of the proâ€" lblem. And Hatherly Bell is coming] here to-night. to see Aunt Margaretl Iqt-‘hâ€"I’ . - c "l-lere!” Enid cried. “To sec Aunt; ’l‘hen he found out about: At. all hazards Mr. Bell must hereâ€"he must. not. I. l-l'cnson master here.- You must in the distanci- came the rattle of harness bells and the trot. of a horse. too late," Rutlr Gates said, sadly. “1 am afraid ‘hat they arc. here already. Oh, if we had only left out. that wretched : cigar-(1218c! H (To be Continued.) i - :1.me , .. m *L +._.___ altruism Ill [lllllDl :communism in canada {PROSPERITY 01? THE DOUKHO- ‘ BORS IN THE. WEST. Taking to Modern Waysâ€"Trans- i l act Business Without i Money. 1 A special from Winnipeg to the- :G-lobe ‘d'aws attention to the proâ€" 1g] ess and prosperity of the [look-tho- ‘bors settled in the Ninthâ€"west. 'l‘h-cir crops are better and further advancâ€" -cd than any in the same rcgion. They iarc buying the most. improved imâ€" iplements and machinery. They now lown a liorseâ€"powor steam plough, lsix engines, two traction and four lnuovable threshing machines, and no llests than four saw mills, all of which iare run by Doukhobor engineers. Their genius and energy is not staâ€" tic, but stnuctural and inventive. ilVithout any knowledge of political {science whatever, and with nothing -but their Bibles. they have wonkcd fout a system of communism. 1 HOW 'l‘ll‘ll'lY TRADE. 5 There are ~15 villages, each Village lwith a population of about 200 and ‘with‘40 homesteads of land; that is, [there are. betn'cen 8,000 and 10,000 illoulc‘hobors altogetthcr, settled on a fsolid block of six townships. Each ‘village is a. perfect community by iitself. It has its biaoks-mxith, its :carpenter, its stables, its hemiery, its mill, etc. If a Doukhobor wishes to get some eggs he simply "nas to go ‘to the woman whose duty it is to keep the chickens, and she will give him his eggs for nothing. if be deâ€" ‘sircs a pair of boots, he can get them from the “head man.” of the village for nothing. if he wants a new 5house, he merely has to call in the village carpenters and they will build it. for him free. Money ias no ‘alue in the Doukhohor settlements. A COMMON? PURSE. The. profits trom the year's crops. and even the individual earnings of lloulk-hobors working on the railways and elsewhere, go into a common rpurso, and with this monuy l.ht‘ supâ€" plies-z for the whole community are bought wholesale. 'l’hc lloukuhobors always buy wholesale at \l‘innipeg. considering the mitk'llemau's profit. to be more robbery. Tho oversight 'of tho yua!"s business is annually dcâ€" ‘p'utt’tl to four commissioners, who do all the buying and selling and org-anâ€" i'Iinc' in accordance with the wishes of the as-scnrbly. These ('Ollll‘tllS'S‘lOll- ors are no higher than the ploughâ€" boys or the blacksniilhs. When their term of oilice ceases they return to tho plough or the carpenter‘s bench, where. they came from. The. success with which fhc system is wzounht is due to Peter Vern-gin. the. Doukhobor leader, who spent 1:") ycars in Siberia prisons. NOT EAT FLESH. . The Doukhobors will not kill or .eat any animal, believing that to be the teachingr of the Bible: Thou shalt. Enot‘ kill. Some of them havo gone ,‘so far as to prcadh that it is wrong l-to use horses and cattle for labor, gor to shear sheep, or to wear boots .ma‘dc of leather. Tt was in pursuâ€" z-ance of this belief that they turnch .their horses and cattle loose two. .ycars ago and started on their nale pilgrimage. it was this belief that linduced the women to harness them- lsclves to the plough and the men; to draw waggons of flour by hand. The Doukhobors have mil marriage ‘laws, but marry and wmnarry at. lplrasure. according to the agreeâ€" ;abloncss _ol' the alliance. (inc. is glad ito say that this license is not: almle land most of them live and die .lhn husband of one wife. They will 'not register births. marriages or death's considerng that an unwar- rantable interfera-ncc with the Alâ€" mighty. ’l‘hoy will not “make sol- dier." as they say. believing war to be a machination of the devil. _...__+ _____ Joncsâ€"â€""l notice that. your nnclc estate of half a million." iBIO\vn-’â€"”lt was not. his fault that. he idid." -..'oncs-â€"“Vl7'hat do you mean?’ would have taken it -with him if he could." "T’ankb', madam," said tln- honest outfitter, "I wouldn't. fldVlSt' you ‘to take that dress." “Why not?" asked the woman. “it ’loosn't‘ match 9your cmnplcxion," he explained. ,“()h, well," she replied ‘arclessly, 1‘“! can cl'iange the complcxnon." . (medleyâ€""Mrs. Chattcrs is 5 Mr. Tbctler. i hear. I'm glad you fallcd; ‘on her to-day." Mrs. (loodlcyâ€""Soi lam l. VT was ushered into her room just as the doctor put the thermomea for under her tongue and so for iive‘. full minutes 'I talked aWay at herl and she couldn‘t say a“ word." .A.“" v “m