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a to: Joave earlier! OR, LADY BLANCHE’S BITTER PUNISHMENT ‘ a XVI.—(Cont’d) ‘here was a basket of flowers:on E impatience and deep-rooted anxiety. At the sight of her Floris drew tae Mal a long breath of fear and or, aa step Josine was mak- ing good her ord, was producing eneence of the re is L Riterdks oa. V qutomined $00 oral eyeing rae a whom? We ae wae spoke Floris aaa a man’s oom from peat heen enacted was but dimly lighted. “Will mademoiselle Sr me. to |get her a glass o} v1’? Josine inguired, in a low we! Floris shack her head. “How soon—can 1 leave aeled painfully. Josine’ pricked up her ears, and slanced at the cloc the sre ee mail,’”” will not mademoi- see Lady Pendle- y? she ie sy “But et wait and ON, no!’? responded Floris, with a shudder. ‘‘I wish to see no cn I wish to go ne. they return—at Bas Will —she - hesitated ; the. er side. Her heart gave a great bound of and doubt, then seemed to dre: ined still» for the door. open and Lord Norman, as she thought, entered hurriedly and went up ‘ for a Floris uttered a cry; one, an hea and held it to Floris’ forehead. A’ entered, Lady Blanche etarted and turned toward him. ‘Have you come back ey va v she murmured, and was 80 Floris could scarcely catch i eY ek” were laboring under great aid te I would do ge Why met Did i think I should Ka ak my word, Blanchet” “T hoped you would not come,’ she taltered: And ‘you are not met lanche, you will ns fail me! ee Le ae aay my. very ae Blanche, tell me that you are tas fas' put pa shrank slightly. Floris noticed it with a vague won- 8-eetfulness for me; Why are oon not ready t you would ruce, I ci annot!’ she. panted, with a phddon gesture of despair. ask too a Soe Ry até is too late daw back new “Too late!’ he echoed. ot too late! You ee eak only Soehey and her. 2 you forget that are bidding m whole life pate you are tend ae to marry irl Ido not are ‘ehean I shall nee: o do it Sooner or Jet the worl will soon ae se forget. m ven. may sen a- better. Ha ed night do oe vile enough, goo ness know Come, ey get your aie everything is oudy o, no, not’ she 6 will not, Tearnot! Go bal ee, Bruce. nthe party; make @ for your ab. off But, than He aven, a Go back, B u “We=we—shal ays e frien You—you wll be happy with her, 7” “Ta t word }”” at ¢ still dprued faltered | Blanche 8 Janché seized Wi yee! ‘There i fs, me: ‘one com- 3 , go at once! the ser- Ants aes you chit ergo: With a smothered oath the man, who was so like Lord Norman that even Floris could not in the dim Jight sietinguish between © then sei Lin the vam and Lady Blanche, st as if she had sudde ily’grown Sespiisus of listeners, ane: and let them, fall over phe a Hl Sime aie comedy—or agedy = CH! APTER xVit. bie weary . steps Floris 0 her teow oe ing vind shran been. -any was 80 Sloe that it had pensive : AS intimate to mo- ment she did not move, she simply Oh, why her low and Leonthlons tay glad to ee Think of all L am tees good name BAe is hand on her 46 Oh, u do not think you the hest_end. "rhe world Seay talk i ae ee bore don’t car ‘ ncasae ‘rato ae and aS her, his from t and ‘whip and strode can do 201” Esonae stole out of the room and wont swiftly to Lady Blanche’s, and i i Kk she entered sere Lady Blanch: proud head bowed table with her in her hands. ing Josine’s step, she start- datand vob “p, facing her with angry indignation. “How dare 30 com n her Well?” she up pian—was and base, and that 8 guilty ! of treachery almost Phen HEARN Like a lost soul thrust from para- dise, she groped in the darkness of bi _mis' nd: could nee 10 ray 2 she mur- night, before I knew of this! But no, ¥ shall not die, T shall iiyevand ot fer—suffer| There will be no for- all my lite I "Blanche! dear Blanche ! there 1 AGS carry oe life 1 be aaubitteted by th em few shore, happy weeks! Oh, Bruce! Prete. if as had but left me alone—if yo had but had merey on me. But you had none, Heaven knows I avoided you. i Pee m me to love you, and now tamaht t Tes s too late to unlearn that Bruce, may Heaven you !-—may Heaven deal more ja ly oh you than you have deal | with eae eaith heart, she this, praser in “her ‘ose, and in q ew ‘minutes afterward Josine came Tah, ‘that is better! 1? she sai éncouragingly. “Mademoiselle ! But ma Josine will see ‘An adiness, she began to fill the large imperial. Floris Sane on to the ‘hed and : ed her with listless apathy: ture of Ra MERGE Wd now’ —she left: the room and qoaaned: almost immediatel with ; of s Dorailexenialls he pleaded with a shake of the i uch on she to be carrio tht would be oy i Aa sete ke ea hand for he s| a shud me et ' Pale drank an t til Lica 4 rivdemoiselle !” she ait “This has Sue feome Bh ae mademoiselle! W ae ity excl imed aesine: with mirably feigned anxiet; mother !’” e ped “My mate is it dying! LT must go al D ae heads, with a are forward with Hares jacket and ‘put! tut? but that is bad news Bat t tet not be that the poor dyi Oh, mademeiselle takes, too mach: ofits she sees is Floris. oor - Tt says on. at Mam hurdred: Heaven! what sh: ae do? Quic Dover 8 et tert ne, readed a ae for shall go ‘scene! be the r es! but for theslove of eects Ne eal mademoi: elle! Tk, may_not bo. 0. bad aig ins iva impossible, seated ab her ment it guard, ith me ;| 1x. Ne but I am so pat Floris oa heard ae With feverish eagerness she hurri her Hel and made straight for ‘the di The. eaught up-her own cloal and bonnet, Nich she had ie in with her vane eeay Pondleton—the mes- sage? “Give her this!’ panted poor Floris, ene: the telegram on her—I will write.’ distraught, stared at her white ied to the door, , as she followed, to whis “Bad news, Mademoiselle summoned h T The bro: eta Neo was Be id ith | § ‘ash- Th e. bang and the pair of os toward the stati Plor:s shrank into a corner and Se with clasped hands and closed eyes, ae Hae was too wise to Dees ay Sait the train came up. and 6. | Stretch their legs for a moment or wo Tosine had taken a first-class tick: et and found an empty. compart-|™ would have in, and Tosine 8. got more probably caused by excite- Good-bye, m He! You Bee il ee forget your promise << poor Josine?” she shook her head and turned awa neh “will not forge No!’ she onthe guard blew his whistle, and e stepped ‘As she didso a . gentlemen rushed out of the eh nm wit that you ! Josine—her unstrung—uttere ‘Milord ‘Cond Jol die. -eried, Hictyas are getting ee e's Mr my, lord ? said the who k ie well. of at right, » ie Maas “one meo- when he turned to Josine. “Are you going up to town! You t is mademoit Josine, with agitation. ue repeated. La the win- “pallor oh looked from her to Josi “Tt is “Miss Carlisle 2? he said. “And she is going up to London alone !” “We ois must be starting, ay said the guard coming u e, hurried+ » with a quite a yniaute. Then a curious expression gradually crept into her black An idea was develop- ing i! n her, acute brain isc am na Lord Clifforde, who had been her lover, leaving Bally- floe together! Surely that fact would fit into the plot "With a sinile on her lips she nod- d approvingly, n turned and aay went ba But she paused t ed ne the station aa racaoated the that gentleman the young lady who accomp mie dy sh: who departed just. now, pir FP? atked with smooth politeness. The man eed at her. Oh, yes, that was a great person- ge. sir. Ib was Milond Clifforde,”” said Josine, with an air of import- ance. “Oh, was itt!” vid the man, i ‘Well lord or ne lord, he p the ry said Josine. not! @ool-morning, air Then she returaed to the brough- arbleu!’? she murmured, “‘It is likely that Milord Norman wu ot beliave poor Josine. Soh! inlend the porter will bear situa hat Miss Carlisle nt off w Milord Clifforde! Bah! but. M hadi Blanche is not so clever as I thin! her if she cannot make something ch that! (To be continued.) SHAVING SOAP. It is commonly assumed that soap'is used in shaving for the pur- pose of softening the hairs heiag naturally oily, were shaye dry of with water only, razor would either the inconveniences ait which’ one experierices shaving. tinder “the existing condi- tions would be’ considerably inten- Unless you-haye: mote e spare time than xou aw what to do witht i foolish to that he is, foolish, Hlond Wookeds¢ her vaguely, then | & e | as 1} Too many. of number of ‘hairs, at ‘upon 0 « About the Farm enor er Ie PUMPKINS AS COW FEEL. In all of the Eastern Pinnet where pumpkins are exte’ grown they are used for cow feed in the late fall and early winver months, and as ong as they can be kept without deteriorat‘o only they could be kept all vane = proper conditions 0! but they are such a eee tout tied to rapes torres ‘are not nly hollow inside, hut their round shape inakes them space-consumers in storage. gard the pumpkin as Sates: silage for f but when we have it is much easier to will hold several Maes to build a receptacle for t tes Mr J. the pum, ie nt for the air preven a makes little difference if ‘it does not s| teach the point where it freezes ee haat in the Nees of pump- that we can feed about forty wounds per day per oovs to advant age, and with som: ws the miik Dr sduetion will be Arete inereas- Thave, however, had o al cows where the effect of vith pumpkins was to ca lay 6 a fat and de ductlow- “Pere ake! per relati pumpk Paore i pe 0 better place tee pumpkin seed than in the corn ae corn field, or a pre portic na af it, ae SMALL PRACTICAL SILO. stood that to ere a cow: mist h Grass meets to early f wiriter months, or a dairyman ten ed s tt tis well under plenty of milk succulent food. eed from late sp: ane silage in th But can a farmer aving frem one to afford a silo, and w jest) silo that: will prove practical? Phiis question bas been pro gtr 2 and a con an Alstyn <ivied on vit. Ib will pro- 20 Hee to build a silo— y the time this article ae is not the last year in : uch tiihge are needed, and M styne’s suggestions aaa ae membered: n comes to me again before. Its Fis couk ie would senate upon the amoant of Tack of thagsineaay grow, and the silage milk can be believe it is not # question. a ui less depth), across want hold thirty-eight tons, al just abeut thinty tons actual. One t and a te Tpe cars would cost but a t to build, and would hold enough more for a longer season, more cows or summer feedi either of these certainly a eee aul thing.” |) BRISTLES. Phe hog lots should be dry. Burn ater ss sontite places at léast nes aie have plenty of clean water to-drink, and their feeding troughs should he ke pt clean. Dry mie ean be fed in shallow troughs; hogs chew it well. When the little pigs ‘are weaned out of their hearing for & while.” Take care not to allow food to soir in the pig troughs. Feed just what the pigs will cat up clean; if any remains cleans it out Chareoal, supa and salt should be kept ia eve and hog lot, they are wortectives and are relished by the ‘ho; Breed for peitss every time. our so-called profes- sional breeders have become cranky ertai fancy points and ie aighttot everything else ia itheir: efforts to stamp uniformity ‘of markifgs. in their: herds. Every hiner should have a few oe brea Hogs a ¥ are waste Tree the’ ‘ong piss ovhole oat “on & platfo: ina 8) then enclostire Op the life Fight out of ‘can not>grow; they | with them. di 1 | tesqpue pe aehee s of like | <6, ann ee Young PS} ing the train for | durance: by tiling, would mean] | cannot take minute’ a anes solution is” better a nothin, THE WELL-BRE DCAMEL, — Manners of These Animdls are Generally. Perfect, _“Whenever I recall the sacred ‘ity of Kairowan, my ear is aware ot the dull, soft sound of the cam- el’s leisurely tread,’ Sas every occupation, humble and exalted. He draws the carts, he treads its wheat, he g) rn, and carries auch enormous burdeas of hay and fodder that one wonders if indeed, his poor humped back’ would not be eokes by adding the proverbial stra Although his “oectpations are me- nial, although igure is gro- and ungainly, al eyes are often covered with blink- mouth eel aed by a nose-bag, although his ie nuded of its long, ceca ale od heartless boys, he never loses his aint ity of bearing The manners of the gael are generally perfect, as is noticeable when one ore or more drinking at one of the ma_y wells éutside the ne Arranging themselves Je regular and onda. owe on either side of hi they stretch out their and shek up the water ity: and Srebeltess Traireones do aa to the formal etiquette ere is no re hustling for place, deco. ees which $1 courteous how of thanks, another takes his Every one knows that a camel is able to carry a store of water which will Jast him for many days when 1 flected all the colors of the rain- bow in the a es glare of the African noon. 0 ere cam! liquid, gurgling en as the passed down. the throat into. bid Toute It is really quite a pret- | fy spectacle. 1 A STRENUOUS WOLIDAY. Winston Chur ser’s Guest. , President of the British Doaed of Trade, has ben eee by the German Em- pero pr ealitaty ee month. las the ae Franz Austria-Hungary, and General aca Pasha, the irk 1 eee ein. sie Ruests to aon owenty hours’ a day to the manoeuvres, The ill be ee eved at 3 in the a okaiae: and tal field at 4 lock, an hour later, thie saddles for the 4 tions. Each day is taken up with hard, long rides on i The or wmerudgingly chepuah the fatigues of the mitnie campaiga, and delights to set his guests an example of en weathering a pelting rain-storm in the sad German, officer; of hich nition will be attached to Mr, Chuvehill .d General Hamilton ‘to inform and the progress of the ma the field operations are ave re- galed each night. with exhaustive debates on: the day's a eteran foreign efficers who have had experience bott of actual war- the Be the ‘Kaiser manoeu- y that the latter are in- ee more exhausting. RIGHT PLACE, Lag Gin chemist’s shop, to. small Db Baey LT to take this me- dicine in. my: la Boy" Yer ae ma’am.” ‘Mou weren't satisfied pate your first haul, were your, Yo uh ad to Now hea ae feller, just gimme fifteen * TH fetch sek ne stuff Tgive you me word of honor. "ie. 5 slehougt his | 0° hill to be the Kai- : is will be in a mr tos MANY “THINGS THAT STARE A BLAZE. MAY ~ nitioa—Be Careful ef Gily Regs: One of the things the average man | Knows little about is the chemistry of fire, He s occasionally of fires from spontaneous combustion, hut his ideas of the process of spon: < substances or combinations of substances suscep- tible to sich ignition is limited MYSTERIOUS FIRE, It is difficult to acquire the know- Jecus outside of the chemical lab- atories, for in the common rim aE experience, unless fires from this cause are discovered at their in- s of their origin. are commonly reported as bably incendiary’” ous origin.” he chemisty: of spontaneon us ig- ee is simple. Decomposition is slow combustion. The human dy slowly burns to ashes in the raver Capel oe with carbon Prodces heat. nite rap- idly enough, in sufficient quantities, the eibuanea is visible in flame. If they unite slowly, as in the decay of ae bodies, the heat escapes unnotice: OILY WASTE DANGEROUS. Rapid chemical action will start visible combustion as easily as npbiaeean cf the torch. Vegetable ver easily carbonized b aed such as cotton, rags or will gate the latter very snes n fore furnishes a sort of sti . are not se ona offenders a ae vegetable oils.—cottonseed, nut, castor bean,” dlive awe aiuesnby. oes An oily rag or oily waste never ahould be thrown into a rubbish es fires start in closets oes such. t after use. in cilinu |S Moors or pol factory fires ocenr consta ntly from neous ignition of turpentine dad linseed oilon tage Bad wale, GOOD. HOUSE RULES. There are not many men who give the same thought to this danger in At the ae of renovations, how- ever, it. i eep an eye on the een establishment, . with this hazard in) mind ryants are generally quite irresponsible. Products of petroleum such as kero- naphtha, al- house rule is that all greaty or oily rage should be burned in the cook stove without delay. ‘ +—_——— FAMOUS PIPES OF PEACE. Etiquette of the Calumet Observed by American Indians, When you read an account a the conclusion of a treaty with th dians you are pretty sure ae find that the calumet was Prone out, and handed around. The umet peculiar sea iat le~ acraks wi nen’s hair ee which Raoe from it like Th Hg pipe is the famous ‘pipe of peace,’ used by the American In- dian. eluded, pipe i filled w ithtobucco. ey must take af Joast one whiff of it. It is’ after- wards passed around among the key a ratifie’ and makes snered the, com pact that has just been entered in to. The passing around ae the cal met is an act of hospital an refusal to take it is souelered 7 aha offence. PRE: VIG Hi WITH A PAPER ROOF. Churches are always one of the}: place, usually be- tei Na there ia a little chureh aa bousts . paper roof. The bells are see two empty metal jars, which a Struck with an iron rode An ee ‘our-barrel itis oa, grees pul- pit, while the a ean iided from a box coy sth mh white cloth, The minister: who ofliciates at this quaint place -: worship also. nother, about curious, aly a dan The bait ie oe Mailer ised om Pother pution orm. is a triangular pie. ee ean rae with an old’ >Phors ‘ THERE'S THE RUB: Judge (to pr sae sf hen your | qn. te years’ imprisonment: is over “will have chee mooranit ot returning to a of beat mei eat yo mioee) wi is + toi Fires) Caused by Spontancous ig. selet|THE GHEMISTRY. OF FIRENIN Who Win Out is Above the Average. ‘bisa curious fact that the ratio of really ‘gifted blind people is out of all Pecpariion) to the:r total nw ber when compari set those who have full power to > ss cases Of Helen K Keller and of Sherlock Holmes,’’ as: he has called, a lawyer practising at she ¥ bar. “Acco n “Norden’s ~ can give you the di mensions of the room without walk- or, of the ing atu ie < has sol the mystery of ae dionsion ene has appar-— ently developed a sixth sense. In chal lenging nore this blind aitorney: displays a judgment of character that is puso to the man gifted with sere are honest and Sea yoices, ho says, and he makes astonishingly “ACCURATE DECISIONS. Walter A. ‘Kelly’ lost: ue sight when 11 years old. He is now, He was for the blind, 8 | course at the ae was Eadusied with honors in’ He explains his professional suc- cesses by pointing out that the hu- man memory can be so eultivated that anything read aloud:can be en- graved upon the mind to ue called upon at will, The ste of the blind whe have ce hieved a success at Teast equal to ee of, ageing men of their own ne eabion and intelli- nee Sieh a <continaed i seth of Thode Taipnde ‘ 2 lL closing covers, 88 | | generally providea but who ree NO MEAN Cpu ere is Prof, EB. D. Ca ae Be holds the ate ‘of chemistry - n Arbor, and another blind oH ot the same ieee is Dr. F. bell. LL, 0 holds the aah, att hbad int Sue bhostal Cole le in England. Blind as he is, ee Campbel climbed Mont Blane. s ward « Orewell . taught tat in at. area) At, fifty years, during twenty of which he was. peapeti the. his- Se: “4 sor of oatiomates mt the sity! ridge in the” Re uN of the poten century, Curiou ly enough he ur and the Piisot ‘of vision. cen Carmen Sylvia of mania has a blind~ COREY: who i3 also the machine for: Nanselt A BBIND SES Oe i There are 1,200 miele in New York city. Bind ale operators are now gro ber, ‘The first Lie wi was in a nk aes switchboard was installed at the OT teen for the Blind in- New mercial concer Brooklyn shas” a spurasteeg He blends the coffee eile delivers it.. There are blind stem miapbare and Peanut Vidaly ibe id tor, went intor a lion trainer aS and with ne runic fingers ae ed the epntosnaltsn of the animal's bod The rest ai ie a reels ofa deutiteent lion in angry» rebellion, — net Hay that ae ands: bordering the sen in ne ee rand Tunis were regarded as available for sarieuhte aan now, bods, the eee pushed r that sole orion? - sere the French occupation. py se ets newly introduc é tm: rly, veg! Bine ain bas: SER aoa se thateof oo nse! has soulless ned cattle: {ner Sean mrsed pe a x . a