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is. I-l.ll l.IU\.l ulo ucuu uvuu; "unu- When we came to that clump of young larches. poor Cruiskeen began to tremble. II was obliged to dismount and lead hlmhy the bridle. LI. - u-gnu` --I\ Ann IJIJI Inl-I10 VIIDNI Va \I\IC-DI `Well, I needn't give you all the de- tails of my search. Somehow I felt that I was looking for blood trails. but 1 found no blood. _I only fbund the branches broken and bent, making a trail right into the middle of the clump. And at last I found the body. ` , _.__ n_n-__ u-_.1 __4. L--- III-Ill LUIJLIIJ wvlaauvnannaa no wow---v All I could. see when I stooped to look at the bank of the drain wash mark. as if some one had kicked the earth away with the heel of 1 boot. Butthat was enough. so. II 1 _-___s..9L ..1_- _.--- .1! LI... A- KLIIVJ 25 IIbEU I b\I\Cl-I\J any tvwpgt Yes. the poor fellow had not been dead 24 hours. He had been shot right through the head. He had an empty revolver holster on his belt. and he \ wore spurs on his boots. _ o un-IL- ..---..L.I-.. _-_ I"l'7I..--us -us- Lkn ..... -. I Cruiskeen and I` solved that mys- ` tery too. The murderer. fearing that 3 a. horse coming riderless to the next ` farm. or. still more. to the settlement farther on. would arouse suspicion. had killed the horse. too, and. with the assistance of some accomplice. had dragged its dead body through the rail fence. evidently removing two rails for i the purpose." nu-n|__;. _.-- - -....I-.... -..l....IA.-.n.u-.7 I "\II\o uyunv vs: noun: nrvv The question was. `Where. was the. horse? q o I C .1 ,4 ,__A__ WI-I% VIII W99! . That was a `curious coincidence. I suppose. doctor? ' uvxnj 4.I_-._ --A.-L LL- .......4I-_-...'J" LL- IiI.l.Itl\Ihl\v. \ov\p nav- Did they cat-ch the murderer?" the young woman asked. V T An: _._- ___.__ 4.- ...._ ..._ A--- ..-..-..n .vv--- -------- -- . . I amvsorry to say; my dear young lady. said the major. that the mur- der was-traced to an enlisted man of ; my own regiment. and it came out that his wife, a halt breedllndian. bad sug- gested the crime and helped him in it. The victim was a young drug drum- mer." " `,----v Why. It : Cissy!" he orledand step? ped forward. The child : `gure sway -vi ed toward him. and he caught It s.ln h.la lLl\45l Theh the whole party lighted up and wheeled home, to the city.-_-Troy (N. Y.) Times. ~ . A Famous French Lawyer. - In the degenerate days of the third Napoleon, and in the childhood of the third republic. Maitre Lochaud was the idol of the French bar. He won his way by .a fine combination of wit, lightheartedness and eloquence. V He was hail fellow well mot among the journalists. who delighted to do him honor publicly and in private. No one suspected him of scrupie. He would attack a prisoner as cheerfully as he 1 `would defend him. provided his fee` was paid. And he did not invariably : take pains to make his ease up. know- ` ing. as he did. that whether h_is client ` lost or won he himself was tolerabiy ` sure of adding to his reputation as a sayer of bright things and an orator. ` A- LA.-.` Aduunn Inna:-I-nan an Allan-:6 anus nu.--- -- `q--._--_. -- _-..- A sh. like a maufreohiteus a per- petual supply of oxygen to his breath- ing apparatus. A than gets its oxygen `from the water. a man from the atmos- phere around him; Reverse the posi- tion of the two.` and the fish becomes what is calledtdrowned In the open air.fwh`tie,~.man" is drowned` .in the wa` ter. Ash.etakenWout 't- watexrdies from drowning. hecaus a- A ,e little blood ` Vcontaininig; -`i!lamenta'f:`*v`vhich comprise = come; Ii`iIife *0 '.*.7!.I I the zllu`hecom_e gtue toether. end of aria; V: vs `an -E-- -----Z`- -.-- -- v--vvv- ` An hour after hearing 9. client sen- i tenced to_ the guillotine. or to Mazas. i you might have found` him cracking jokes with his confretfesat the Cafe du Palnis. or dining en partle carree at the Maison Doree. His powers of repartee. `his epigrnmmatic felicity. and his hap- py go lucky. dashing. easy `air frequent- ly stood. him in good stead when. from unfamiliarityiwith his own side of the question he happened to be arguing, he was momenta rily` embarrased. . A; _n n|.____|. n...~_.'.:_._..- -1 -;---A "'6": ";iF':F;i" BE.-REES; 13': recent times` he was unquestionably the most brilliant. the most ingenious and the, most generailypopnlar`. But hewau not the most worthy.-.-Criterion. Fish and Water. - l Strange as It seems. a sh may snlrer death by -drownlngl When a stream l ls suddenly swollen with water that has fallen upon and drained tron": sur- rounding) soil which has been exposed for some tlmexprevflously to the sun's rays. the water is warmed and depriv- ed of Its power of holding a pt-op_er completnentlof oxygen.~ The vlvltylng gas In consequence, escapes.. and the % sh..d`eprlved ot.tl_1.e aids necessary for . presplratlon. l'a";lnt and die, as they i_, would If 'pla{! In tepid; water. A 41.4. In..- - ____ ..-..._n..-- _ _...., rm.tmaunm nuns .,romt; _ d _ " . `nLn1;nle`a1xruvsvAnn. _ Bradford St,r88-'-Lot II and pt. Lot 12, with oomforublq frame dwelling. Cumberland Sh, N 8-1 : of Lot 26. Jacobs Ternee,S 8--Lota_7 and 10. L Mu'cns8t:..,' E8-'PtLot28. Dunlap Sheet, 8 8-- Brick Building.` .known as The Moore Bl . T 4 Collier Street, 8 8--Lots.40 and 41. John Street. 8--Pa.Vrt Lamb and 6. nun-v- -__ .-v -u._.- What is it. Cissy?;;-:l<'ecA'l'-the ioung man a %he placed the-child sln th great `Padded `chair in the icovner and untan- vtened her big but and'anxlously.1ooke'd her over. ? . _ nruuuru. Dlolvuu, Iv I:r-:.uv uun 0 - L. Butter-eld " Foundry ro n7.'y'. - Bradford Street, E 8-- Lots2 2;: 31 and 82. LOB:-a`.dford Street, E S-('.l hompson s Block) 1: 8. - Charles Street, W B-Pt Lot,49. . Elunbeth Street, (Boys Block) S 8-'-Lot 25. Sanford Street, E 8,--Parts, Lots 21 and 22. Bay" i8hore--S of John ' and E - of Ellen streets, 2 blocks oflnnd, about 7 ac. nAnnm-_l'As'r WARD. Blelre Street 14, 15.13, With excellent solid l7,'Co1lingivood.' St., brick Residence, 11 7 and 8. Adjoining rooms, furnace and Collegiate institute -other modern con- grounds. . ` vemences. Blake Street: N S-Lots 48'a.nd 49. Blake Street, 8 8 --Lots 37 and 38. Codrington Street, 8 S-Lots 28, 27, 28 .. ....a rub on \J"lII'lIlI ind pt 26. A l'I|Al;& 5 \'IlII\-IV JILIIICI I VIII-I CIIIIL III beautiful building sites. ' E 4} Lot 20 in 10th Con. s E 5 of 24 and {V7571 of 25 in 8th Con. INNXSFIL. _ i t Lot 11 "in. 14th Con. This property in- cludes Minet Point, and has on it a number of 13:0-an . SUNNIDALI. _ Pt E l2,in 10th, W S R, about 85 acres. VEBPBA. P: W 1} 25 in 6th Con., about 90 acres. `W Q 5 in 6th Con. ' E {of 10 in 6th Con- V Lot 10 in 12th Con. Lot 18 in llth Con. Park Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 on E Q 22 in 6th Con., 21 acres; ' Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7th Con.. 5 acres. How We Handle coal. We makea specialty of putting it exactly where you want it, and driving in just where you ask. being careful not to break walks or cut the lawn more than absolutely necessary. So much for our service. Our coal is high-grade. screened coal; as dustless as it is possible to get and full of heat-giving quality. Try a xt in preference to all others. j gm :3 L: L T lT".""'L"E&'c";:'_';',_ `gnu--, nun: nn___ . uvn.1un--wn'r .wnu>. Bradford Street, W s-Pm Lot 34. II I `D.-Ls.-n 7 unnnwn vn-nu-snubs m`-L`-(-Seorge IIenderson." -`a; wired little voice panted. why don" xt won ilivefup to heaven and be done with -!t`'Z' ` _ ~ ,,,_II _,I, I 1: WIBWKSMIIH SHOP! Lnuvenisa in "THE AlJVANOE.I Wm comm: LATE on ORO, I Has purchased-the premxses oocupxed bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just out of ihe Vino:-In Hotel, and -has up business in all kinds of Black- smithing. oraeshoein . etc All work will be done promptly at the lowest` `me. Remember the plane. EPP8 SMGl1QQA| * Near Market Square. 3\}Vr'n. _A |V|cLarty, notice. II III! 8 Ameli:Su'eet, N and S-Lots 5, 6, 7. I Eugenia Street, 8 S-Lot 5. Theresa. Street. N S--Lots4, 5, 6, 7. Hanrcuttin and Shaving L arlor i : ; OP?0I1TEBABRI!.BD'I`IIa. ~ %_ ;3A.:a:a.:::m. '`" `W Lot 12. s s 7ii{ s'e$. T H Lots 41 and 42 in 6th 0011.. Nottawasuga. ';It" V.-t'hese eight -t1igh tT:s of stairs. "George. the faint;-voice panted. But ;I m all right. Just `gimme Itlme to get my breath." un__.--n---.. ru....._ Jan.` __... ._'_n_ ___~.nn 14-ly ,Bork Screw Knife Free] GRATEFUL ' COM FORTING 10' B1'3TIEi3'AtE Otjcve. I;lln'lop-Sb, Barrie. 45-ly Distinguished everywhere for Delicacy of Flavour. Su riot uallty. and highls Nu ritlve rope:-ties. Speci l_v grateful and comfortlnzeto the nervous and dyspemiio. Sold only in {3- lb. tins, labelled JAMIE: EPP 8; 00., Ltd... Homoeopathic Chemists. London. England. SREAKFA ST - SUPPER saw up-.v- --V-- w --v ----- -- She was a slender girl -of :'perhaps:a. -dozen years. Her-teatures"were prom- inent. her eyes keen. hereehln aggres- . ~sive. Her lighthalr was brushed tight- ly back from her ta`ce.*und this em- phasized the sharpness ofaher features and her look. She was svery neatly dressed and. under one arm. carried two handsomely bound books. V 1411:`... 1... 1.1.- ._-._I.i .'ll.1_)A.' '_-.. A...I-- J. OUL 7E1zWELL}s R. 0. SMITH BOOK ('70., r\r\I'I I I STFIATI-IY _&. ESTEN, Solicitors, &c. , Rap-3. BOYS ANDGIRLS can earn this extra ne Pocket Knife. two blades and Cork Screw, best Sheffield Steel, or Ladies ne Pearl`!-Iandled Knife, by selling :2 copies of our Book of 156 Popular Songs. words and music. at to cents each. They sell at sight. No money required. Send name and ad- dress-we forward books prepaid. ,Sell them among your neighbors and re- turn us the money. $1.20, and we will send knife postpaid. Mention this bane.-. oopnmawoon. Anmuiss L40. ` 31 -u:,'G:r'ac!ous. Cissy. `did you `walk up? Theftired bead weakly nodded. ,4-.. _ ._I4._.IL.. ...I..I 4'3 '_._-._I___.. _ .B1`2}v1.'1'.1A. On ,1 The Ontario Permanent % {Building and Loan Association Calla attention to the Special Facilities oered to Investors and Borrowers. pa eats, you can become your own In an vs the choicc of repayin at a monthly rate of Stan, $1.50. or $1.90 for eaci flim- T5IlNAN[:I'-Why pay rent. when, on such on 335': $100.00 bot- --Wh ....I.t',.$ ':.2?!.:.!.`.=... ....:..::z::.::`3?:t 5. ..... Loan Auociation will yield you in about 8 year: A PRESENT of 3:09.00, or a. prot of $41.40 on: your monthlv pavments. _,--- --w--an 7-v,-npunu-n THE JNVES OR-Why not place your $xoo.oo with the O. . B. & L. Asia. and have it doubled in :2 years. beside receiving during the in- terval 6 71 per annum paid to you every six month: '5` In other words, for your $xoo.oo you will reeeive u intereet $66 and a lump aim of $200, making a grand total of $266. V .._.--7 An investment safe as government securities Ind much more protable, realizing the investor an equiva- lent to :5 per cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matter and further information all on "3R>v":i'y"?B'Z'n'"vJJr'iE'a.ivE ;vou take the elevator, C1ssy?; .__LI_ ___._ --....l._.. I__-I_ -_1. Dunlop-St., Ross Block, Barrie. 0.1-LLYON, Make Your Will. Ithedvance llice WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, will pay for Will Form and postage to any part of Canada. SEGTREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. 1:-ti ' _-_-:-:- THE om RELIABLE AIJBTIUNEER G-.3. FORD Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. spunky , and consult their-own his. lunch. parties intcnding _to hnv_c interests by placing than leftttflu Anwutacewillbc cu. l`_.Q E!` El\ no.-:4 vuvv-no-any V-~-v . Her zbreath was coming back now. and slie smiled up at the young man and lifted one eyebrow in-a` whimsical way.- l(flII.A_-II __-_ r1......... 9! -1... .....-......-...I nmnms ALL Imms or AUCTION 1-gov-on ctrr FLOWERS-`-Roses. Catnatlons, Violets, etc`, fresh every day, . Bouquets--Buttom hole. Hand or Corsage. Funeral Tokens in an deg a. VEGEl'AB`fl1S-Ccle , Crisp and Tender; Lettuce, Cabbage. aranips. Beets, Carrots, att- etc. SEEDS-Flower Seeds. Vegetable seeds, Plants and Bulbs. ' WM. TAYLOR` FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN, Telephone :5. :55 Dunlap-St.. Barrie SEED WSTORE Blank Will Forms can be id at . % An onC IUIIQIII3 IKBIAHI uuu uuuuu uuu nun; asoe:-tun our opmlon free wfiether an n oloprobnhly table. Communica- onutrl oonnden Handbook on Patents aanttroa. laest 1 ocuringgoten . Pntenutakon rggyhogdgxnn & reotglve nodal uotiog. without (3 in the ~ VV-V-vvu-uv y--u--v--'v-_ A handsomely Illustrated woeuy. `IAares1:;lr- culatlon 0! any scientific onmnl. Terms. 83 a l...`.`:.".`:'.`:'l"';'.`:_ -""n}`f`.'.`.`ii`l3: UILIGIIIU ` any wvnvuuuuv meat: f':1I;'I7 months. 81.. S0f'll3;;'l'l n5I7sE'.l'e}s': 2:49. .s=.9;.~==---v New .19.. F` St.. Wlhllton. VVIIJD I 1i'=tell you. George." she answered. I went into the vestybool. way down by the-sidewalk. you know, -and I` was just going to step into the elevator when :the fresh kid in brass 'buttons that runsit pointed to a sign on the wall. `While I was reading it he runned the elevator up. You know the sign. It's the one that says. `No bookiagents, 'peddlers or dogs allowed in this build- ing. -1 read it and walked up. us-s--;. I .:I....n. an- ha.-nn 4-ha nnrntln FARM STOCK sALE'%s E. DONNELL, IHIIIIII-:13 an -u-u -u .A_ .. .__ __ Tun: lvlunns Dumas copvmm-:1 : Inc. Anyone sending a sketch and deem-`I tlon may "our w ether ion In m-nhnhlv namntable. o WIILDOUIE Ulllfgg Ill ulu 'S"ci"ti titic Ilmerican. n u___.n...-.I- nI-.A-.645 npnnlplv `flnpannt oli- S cts. GO TO THE NEW 52:1} not W I w .- `at IW1I!oW'`- ; , ' won-deotthe soul me ...' word: or the hem for when thbu Imllelt. ` ny life with joy. and V .13, than my lips and V xnowinz all lanculn 10 We my an my eyes. reed th_ere;.conle_d9p_:. ,7 The truest love has lento! art: ' _ not need: it words for it: expreeslon H when eoul speaks soul and hurt kqghgbg . .u_.I':....n nurnin `I; WIVAIIII ';lIi'A Ills: l'l.UIL\.J II. Inna Iv unuvu `Q11- But'I don't see- began the puzzled youngrman. ' 4111--..-- Y"I ..-.`-`I.V.-unou H nnln {-113 "311! ] Uuua - Luau. George Henderson." cried the girl. ` ``don't you look at me as if you thought I took myself for a `dog! I'm a A book agent, Cissy Jayne? Yes, a book agent. Georgie Hender- -son. Is there anything the matter `with my being a book agent? , ed out. I I I 1 book agent. , , 1 Certainly not." laughed the young man. It's an ancient and honorable profession. even if a rude and unappre- ciative janitor does classify it with peddlers and dogs. But how did you happen to adopt it? The girl scowled at him. V - , See here. Georgie Porgie, she snap- ped.` don't you give me any of your Harvard talk. Kindergarten words is good enough for me. I'm a book agent ' `cause dad put it in my head. "At the table yesterday he got mad at me and said -I had brass enough for a book agent. `Do you think I'd make a good book agent, dad? says `.1. `It s`,just what you're fitted for, he growled. And so this noon I` picked two books of mine from the big bookcaseand start- U UUL. ' See here. Cissy Jayneo" 01495 '9 young man. you don't mean. to say that you came all the way down t0WD alone? How did you do it?" ..---.. _,n-n_-l _...I an 6unnn"A"' uwue: now mu Juu uv no With a nickel and a transfer." 3139 glad the child. .. n-'..|.-- nu-ul_nntl M'Il .g1t:u we cuuu. And your ta'ther. and-and Miss Ethel don't know where you are?" No. they don't." I'll telephone-to them at:once,_ said the young `man. as be turned ;towar5_ the phone. u1\,...u. .1- u. n nnlnt` I-ha nhil, "Faun we puuue. ' Don't do it. cried the child. "Papa Jayne is down town at his oice and `of course hasn't missed me.-`and _S_i8tel'g Ethel is out to luncheon with Mame} Oliver and she won't miss me until she comes back. And now` let me ask, 10,01` tention to these nice books; The! 9-179 very choice. One is `Littie 'W0m9-' .7 `the author of `Little Men. and the Other is `Little Men. by the 93m.`3i,h.1'.' `They are nice. morn! `books."rhere-s;ri:.i Ilitchoors in them. Lemm'e':i1|1_t'd9V_"-:2: your name for both. - ..._- . Ilgqunann JUUI IJIILLIU lUl' UUIIJI Good. cried Georgo. `HndeP800} very good. You!` tatherwaiquite You have found your proifessl__0nj !i_|3_d,j you are sure to ri_se In It. ; ` . __~_..- `.=.-. .".2.{hI' Juu nut: BUYU LU Flue In no Haven t 1 alieady` c ?n'Ih>.%A`e1; 8Vmd stories? laughed the ch d. Th1eD`119 Quickly added. `-`D0. !!`?_;*11_k books? ""1 |-UC JUUUE luau. _. ' `Vv ': I V; ) You d better. take them." child. !r ~ve got sometblngiiu L!_l_.li ; tQf_` you about -Sister Ethel." , The yount m.8n..Iitm'te<.h" .. . . I ll te-n you wha. _I I1;dp; mg; said. rn take `thenma apg, 119.1 What's that?" ,5` lit means -t_ha't}. :1?-ll look them even" 4-" .' . 95` a5" 95 5 w is- 'a5f_` ' 95 `a5 UUUISB I ` I . , `, ,_ I, 1` I` I have so many books Vn9().v`3.'.' |_.__~l!!|_'- ed the young man. 1; ` V uv___p_1 l.-A.A-_- ..-n_- nil =vfh1`:.-J ...:,...,..._..,..;,-..; .. an ...v;ea'"'"say"`e; an h" "i."i.`i~&3:-`;ih.: us. 2155; .9n %.!9,!!%#.>Lm , 1!. V4 _ ...:fA|U'..ls!1t. Geom. nu an ,m-",., ~%"f4$n<!%v!9w :1:-:a;*=:=,vnat uav. mm M: |||I??."!;i!1?9.l`>0u 1l?!:lfIf';l?" } }-`;'.:i:t " :},t;:I_l_fO;':1(:hlld hadjilpgmhed herfiglt 63; thevbrtmd.wlnd0VZ`81l1jlookIng ddwn on` th`;Publlc s'quare`._nnd was softly; hum; ; min`. Hlln, IE1! Hal. M an... .._I.I -- ._v.w,...A..-,. ----vs `-1---_-vvy.oI qAu* WIDE wtuyg-uuuu 3 ?`Bcl;lo.-My'Baby." She paid no` tttelitiono Ge0t89'-ah*lI!inlrx- .Georco looked at,-her curiously. ` ; 10l9sx--- 3 "`~*`v f$how.. i:rould.. you 11,39 ijhevlnz pltnof 109 cream? . iV.'l_.`,lIe};`chld.'i1ot_!ded.j"`Iut did nofteeellao hen nine." George Imlledand ilanced at his watch. A ~ V ..?`Olss`,v'r;'.? he what do ' to getting: the `heaping platedof ice cream and then going over to tho matinee of `lack. and the Beanstalk? " . Cissy looked around qluckly. Honest? she cried. George nodded. Shh alumna hm-. 4|... __n--I--- -H` _ _. -.. V - ---v _v. IVIDI %FVU5W I-uIU\I\I=C .8119 sprang from the window dill. You?vo Q darling," she murmured. `and snathed up her hat. D`4u'Q6-n g A.I_.- I) .__lj Au --1 ---- ---Vun`-uvu uy uvs ullln Plenty of time." said. George. . Yon ' we re"3,oln_ to tell me something. you was." assented Cissy, "'1 know. It s about Ethel." V T ; `iws about Ethel. -softly repeated. : George. . `-`Well.-" said Cissy. she ain't been happyga. `minute since you `qua:-rele,d with her." 3'-1-, ti-I`('1.l;."t quarrel with her." protest- =ed'George. _ . V llI'I 1-II I I__-._.: .___,-- ,4 3; II .-o_u nun- ` Well. I heard some of it.v A said Ols- sy. and even ii` Ethel is my sister I don't, think you ought to"put all the blame on her, She felt awful bad about-`it; I slept with her that night , `cause Aunt Laura came to see us, and I heard her crying. And yesterday-. well. you know there s .a `basket of photographs on the piano. and ma ex- pets mevto keep, the piano dusted, and; sometimes I forget it. and I sneaked 7 in the parlor. and: there was. Ethel look- ing at your photograph. and when -she ; saw me she shoved it in the pile and. walked away. and I looked on the top of the piano and there was four high teardrops in the dust. Say. what was it you quarreled a'bout--Annie' Pleas- anton ? A . o 9 ____A_l-_.-SII What are half the handsomest homes in our cities? Museums! Andwithout orderly museum arrangement! What _ becomes of the comfort in rooms where even thecautious must pick their.,way and the careless may come. to griete `Woman is lnniteiy selsh in express- ing her whlmsi in__ her ho'me;su_rro,und~~ inzs. Men haterooms that are over; i run. end chiiqreg` are ham.p_ered*~o.nd op 4 pressed ; by 3-what to`_Lthe'm ,`'is *3. `meaning- _ `iess'iaggrezsftI6n`..of things that must` be r s:avo'id_ed. ??n6t_'-ha*nd_ied. .-'1`hi_s` hot ,i:`3'aj`1;)|y_,.ithia{t;hiitirenV should` [be uliowed g_E'%ha'pdlg _ tuum _in;_,i:he_ h6me-i_tt ) i9"fW`!??3s EIIIZOD I" I believe her name was mentioned." said George. un-_.-n.__1_. ;.-|.a -I-.1'a.|....l a.I....o A-tuna an-uni lluu ueurge. Somebody told Ethel that they saw` you and -Annie riding together in the park. didn't they? I believe so, admitted George. Yes," said Cissy calmly. That was You told her that?!" cried George. Yes." said "Cissy sweetly. "I told her." She wouldn't let me wear her. second best ha "` V * ,1 L _l_ A-.. _ ,...-...-..L George looked .._black for a` moment. then his {race cleared. He turned abruptly and stepped to the phone. "E, 7,301 L, he called. V Knows it [by heart, murmured Cissy. Is Miss Ethel -there? . lnqulred George`. Yes, I wish to-speak to her. `ur1-_..._- n ...a...: tu........ u.I....`u. -,..-. FVIQVO away 5 vv Ina-.n uv nvr\v-v-v -- ._--- "`George." cried Cissy, doxi t you forget that the girl at the exchange is listening to every word you say. 111.. `.|__4 _--- I'nLI..-.I 071 l..n.'InA:I l`.nnnnn\ "771? thztyou. Ethel`lui1`1`1fu-ir:e.(l'(}eorge at the phone. "Yes. it's George. I wanted to tell you that Cissy ishere M195; '1 I swith .me. Yes. she's all right, and 1 hope you didn't worry much. Yes. She came on business; She had a little `con- fession to make. George Henderson!" cried Cissy. I will explain it all to you -when l rcomeup. Yes, I'm comingto dinner if` you will let me. Cissy is going with me to a matinee and then we'll come What's that? Cissy isn't` up together. dressed to go anywhere? Why. I fancy she's got on her best clothes. ' us:-__1. _--_ |_..`-__ -I_-.-4. u. n.v.....-_;-.1 Irony uu anti \In- any. Iuririvw `-v--'~. ~ Much you know about it,-' snorted Cissy. V ` V ` V Anyway. she is looking charming. Ring off! cried Cissy. I-I think that s all until we meet- goodby." And George reluctantly rang o. - C I , 1, IL L - _.. I__.._ ll .._.IJ l`I_....__ Iof vvbav vow .- All Aread)v', ;"s;1iar(i's~s;w;vlth great alacrity. -And my stock-the books, you know?" ` ` I ll take care of them," said Geosg. ' Two more excuses for coming up, % giggled Cissy. ' 5411-..- n Inna 9 n-JAR Vllllluli :1 aura. ":1! I hedn t been here." said Cissy, you'd have most likely melted that __.l__. I albalwu sauna`, . Come along. cried AGeorge.-Cl_eve- land Plain Dealer. .. A Freak of Nature. IntheeYellowstone National park is a curious freak of nature not mention- ed in the guidebook. Along a little fre- qnented trail leading to the fossil for- est there stands asgreat glacial bowl- vder. twice as large as an ordinary street car. which has been split apart from" top.to bottom by a pine tree, The tree is now 30 or 40 years old. and it grows entirely through this block of `granite, spreading the pieces wide apart on one side, while on the other the-crevice re-1' mains comparatively small. Everything goes to show that the tree has split the rock by its own force, perhaps assisted each winter ;b;'_ the ice. It seems to ;have thrived on the task. Though it }' has moved: apart these massive frag- ments. each weighing hundreds of titans. it is the `healthiest tree in that 19- s ` j ICIIIIIIJ IIUE .II: as v w-_v ---`-`-y V;1I1 wow How-V 19$ VV I`\rI All ready? queried the smiling George as he took up his hat. u.n ___.a_ n .....:.: 11:... ...ul.. .........a ._._r__, Roma 'l`l;dt APO luemnn. . _.4 LL; n__._.a_-.......a L.) (cam x"`1i3i =" *""|:;' :-.`::n:~ arm'- A.n~......-...-.'..-... ... 9 _ tthcunllqonher lipuhis ;AIholonl|glylooked_down. , n--pokououua.bu:mpackea`upeck Otdulttmuhhcoutlg - Io such n we, little tiny Ieck-- ; U ` "Fran I Ann -1-. any an inn`) % In But it brought -her face so very net, In that dim. uncertain light. - _ That. n e thought. unspoken. up mule quite clear. Mad 1 heir `twee `n tweet Good night) . _' Auulnlvnn Inn-no` gpqboooooooqoooooooooobg gooooooooooooooooopooooog k Well, how, V major." oaiid one. of the party In knlckerbockors and golf stock- ings. `.`I would never have put you . down -as a believer in spooks. n-_. ._'_._;._._..n..... _II-_.1-.1 4.- _.-... .. '_..-, The party hero alluded to was a par- ty of bicyclists gathered together in thehall of a roadside inn`. which called itself -`fthe hotel 0!: the place. but i owed'lts prosperity chiey to the fact 1 that there was no place to `speak of 1 there-abouts. ` uuvsvuwv us: `I What A do you call `spooks, young man? asked the major in a leisurely -vvqga A spook." drawled the doctor of the party. may be dened as something at` the bottom at a happening that. never happened. -4A!I`!I.-4.!.. J--_'..-'.' '._-.;...I. 1 nnlpl I-I-:1; nan- III!" VI llIJytI\vIIl\r\QI That's funny" enough, said the `ma- jor. and. of course. it lets me out. I don't believe In the existence of any- thing at the bottom of nothing."5 uv A.I.--_..I_A. ..-4. I9 ....I.l _.-.~.I.u\.. Ann suntan` Ian: In-JV: Irvuuv-5 Vc v---- I thought not," sala numehet one. You don't look like a naturally timid man. Of course, I know that naturally timid people often make the best 1501- V diers-- _ . . .. .-an. . n, __lJ_I_ vs .':`W:ll: lt:s generally these nervous. tremulous folks who persuade them- selves they have seen what you may call `em, isn't it?" Is it? said the major. H m! Well. since you don't think me an easily frightened and tremulous person, per- haps you may be the more ready. to be- lieve what! can tell you, and- __--;-..IVn' _._.. 1.1.- ..-_......I w:`:n what has tlmidity go `do with !t?_"Vsa1d the major. Cvv-II IL... __-_._.._II_ 4.1.-..` -A--Aqua IIGYB WIl.E'l cuu Let; you, uuu `- Go on. major? was the general chorus. T ` _ And can swear to, it"- "`Never mind the swearing," laid the young woman in blue serge. I will tell you. But you will tell us, won't you? the young woman gently pleaded. (11--.. J` LL..- In Utah` nl Irnnuiv VLLIIL VI-I yaw Hugs `,`Now. about that fox trot of Cruis- keen s-he was an Irish horse with an Irish name-there was a certain indi- viduality which I learned by ear vfter a few months, just as you learn to know a familiar tune. If I had lent Crulskeen to any of you. for instance, and you were bringing home a party of horseback riders. I could instantly have distinguished 0ruiskeen s trot among all the others. Now I want you to pay particular attention to that point. . ' Well, one day-I was out west then -1 was riding Cruiskeen along a `bit of freshly made macadamized road. just as good and hard :1 bit of road as that I superintended myself. i It was about 10.o'ciock ih the `morning. and the sun was terribly hot. - 14 __ I ..-A_ A__ _ .I.._... `I ...-.--g the young woman genuy pneuueg. .Very well. then. As you all know, I ride a wheel now on all occasions .when a wheel is possible. Time was when I looked fdown upon bicycles-- looked down on them from the back of a ne._4bonn`y gray. about 16 hands.--a beast that would take me four miles in half an hour at an easy fox trot or carry me straight across country at a gallop, without stoppingto so much as wink at any ditch or fence that might occur on the way. Ax\ ` _I_-_..A. LI__L l-_. L_-L A` I`-nu]-, So here was Cruiskonu trotting on toward the north. we`ll say. and this other horse was oantormg ozpsily from the north. southward. I ought to have met the man on horseback in about a` minute. ' nu -nu-u. uuyu 5 use. uuuu only no frwnn wonder shduwnowen. Uclau wind: vvu-an yuan:-u-J novi- Just as 1 got to .a clump of young larches' that had been planted along the road about two years before I heard a horse coming along the road- comlng toward me. ` Crulskeen had been ata walk. but when I` heard the hoof beat of the other horse I spurred up. just out of curiosity. for there were few people about there who owned horses. and I knew all of them. - _____ ru__-_2_|_ ,_'. ....'.;a.I..... -- u-can-savv- _ But as wev ttirned the corner by the clump of larches [was very much sur- prised to se-nothIng. ' urnI........ .........!o angina no` man `inc haunt 'I\IU I Well, let me nish. While l` was wondering at the strangeness of. the thing. "`*~wlng that there was no othet-_ road where a horse's trot would sound like that within leagues. Crulskeen suddenly shied to one side of the road. "and shied so Vvjolently as to throw me elear out of the saddle. _ . - V Lnck_lly' I `was not `seriously hurt. only "9. _I1ttle bruised. And Crulskeen. beI_n _a seed, affetlonatet yeast. would not V.-gallop -`away and leave` me, He 'wanted` to`. ep'qor`_f_el16w,;; He was look-. In: Laws! @103: the road {n the. dh'ec'- -~tijo`n I he .h'1 d- co:ne;s_`t_";_-j1'_11f; ,ne'lghAlng. ;vlo- ?!rl&i#ti}#i!!l:anii;11%}; `;nA .'..~-..a. `.4 1.-I, lntly. with -hfs_._eyes__,~ sterl_ns,{;il, never V %.fsam<:>;a `tnuudttlmedtg %,sI 1ch:;`I : lll. IBUU LU KICK?" uvsu a nun V There wasn t Aa's,i,v.rn of man 61' beast anywhere on that road. V . 11;.` LL. -4..- 6'u\ru.` bl... Anna` nnnnu u`3i' M" """" " ,_ -- a son C -- "' "" '-v-:... IDIAJ Iv I.l\pu'v vu- wu--u- -w--. At the same time the ea-syeanter turned into a trot. ' __,_- n ;.I__ .I--A.-._ ...-.. lcI.ll.|.IC\I cu: in --vw _*Echo. of course, the doctor sug- gested. uI'\....&.-uh II anl 4-I-an nan-Inn nolv `>`l`!1 `UDI.cI.Io Docto1'." said the major sadly. did you hear me say I could wear to ,Cr_ulskeen s trot anywhere. or -were you asleep when I said that? And was "the ganter also the echo of Crqlskeen s trot'~ `L no and us the nducuon of `a nu- J Au4- II` In. uu_ lug llbjic V 94; noon cg}! could at my mm to- mt PHANTOM 11025:. Q CICTVUI ,d.fCI'o The all young man at by % the big window ocked up with ants":-t. There was somthing strange'ly`_I'ni1l- tar about the Mule gure I-n =t_he door-' UH WWI ~ .. .... .. ,,., `.1. V L `vw3_.-f'~?:r i .. umrtamter and~tsl"mere' s T '-you see."_ss1q,.t1;9Wyoung msn wo '_ had nrst started the conversation. ` that was an Irish horse. Irish horses` are` like Irish humans-1mn8il1atlve.' . sung-` -..s_. >____-'...z.... A-.. na....l..I..;-...I- "'.l`ha'.t only `aconnth to: C1-ni_4ske'en I shying. Mr; Perk8.f` the blue serge young woman "not\to'r-'th'e ma- jorfs ho-_arl_ng _the'hoot beats. And the major isn't Irish; he ls-- ` nu-|__-_-.\..I_'_..n- I'\--A.-I. ..-..__ In4`Iv 9 I.IIE_J\II DUI} I: ll-IBIIQ II? ID " Pennsylvnntu D\1t_ch,_ young lady." laid the `ma J or.n Now; it the company wants to_ha_1_- the rest of that story. or the qeqnel. i_f yon_`Iike. why. just wait till ! light this clgan T llV_l._I_A. I-....... _-.1 O...-unull inning was 5 uauv In-an `yuan-c ; m`?I;lght Imps ind tor;vard! came In chorus from all parts of the hall. unn_- _._.___I __ 1_-.._.I--l-.-.. 3-1..-`Ag Ill UIIUI [I5 Llvul has gusto v. on`. .----- The hequel. my incredtyousfriends. Vwas th discoveryot a murder. said the major in" his most - matter of fact manner. T n , nn____n._n_--_ --..I.I IIIELIIIIFLQ es.~ a murder. G1-ulskeen could hardlyfbe got to go any further. but 1 `bad business to attend to at the post. and that was still four miles away. _ 1.. ___-.I_-I-.._ -II --- CIIVJ Ioll VVGIU Slnlll Irvin: nun:-var uuvvuu - ' Considering how incredulous all you civilians `are. I need hardly tell- you ; that the fellows at the post `would not easily have swallowed a story like mine. Some would have called it sun- stroke; some might even have hinted at intoxicating liquors. an insinuatlon which I could not have home. So I said nothing about the matter at head- quarters. ! simply transacted my busi- ness. mounted Cruiskeen again and turned his head homeward. - _ 4_I_- _ A. -I-_...... J III-ILI [Gnu I-IIIII nag Iona`. uuuuu -- We had passed the spot vihere Crulskeen had shied on the way to the post when he gave a jerk atlthe bridle and pulled back. Then I knew that I had found somethlng-a. trail. ` ,,I,1 _-- ____1._.. 1 ..L--_-.1 L- Vigil?`-`hH ~e an `F " *`- ----V chair. h"``? `from his