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VQIIDILIJ ,uuu Ill]! UUB UIUI f f`H'ml He ta?s about-not being able td afford things`, does he" mused Tony. Then the rumor has some fqunda-. tion. ' , ur\__._;' 1 nova . ' \ . ..-. % , r, % ml had been suddenly .snatche'd 1 '. eyes, which `now `ashed with 3 ion`. In: ~a mgment ;the` `man 1 re`d. and he bit h1's_, lips` in deep, I mes Fozjgive. mar" '0'r1IIe`try allowed l7hAn Rnnnnnu __.`. uuuo GB L b_eto1_'__e,- and - up an through--him 3A neat figure of : ra `Wis { `Vs/5 it seemed ._mu_`r-._ cal ; anua U]. of water V Dencer .n-`.1 V --val} people Una ab. _ -.-....- my-av-q Vgouuuv 1 . "itiiiitghvt be incidentally mentioned} -,that case snot" 1': used mostly mi` bombarding a town, or against a big oibstaole, such as a; fort. It isfilleod wi;t11_,_small balls oi( iron, well arrang- -ed,` and the explosive . force is greater. Shrapnel would be used against an army in comparatively opeznground. (\...I__._ |____9 ;_ I ,....o. till you were going g "Yes; I was` going` to en ;thing.- he said. `fAll day In been persuading myself I gnotel was a cruel jest; all ,*I have expeoted`you; but w ;_ fell, and still 'you- kept `silen Ea horrible do-1r----' -*` ` __ ,__'-.v uau., UQC I ` was wqr1_'ied, and `it: from you." ` ' [V "'TI"-vie; -.""l:::.en I1`-nkind to D`prry," he continued, soft H1g1_yell!uw- - air; bgtv it \ -uyg Q an-...._2 - J ` I-I40 II-I `dearest-_-'-- '[\___ _ I , \A\KlL9Lf.--v' I Dora's arms ?about` hxm. ` |_ .u.n..... - L - _ ., ,.._. uucblo yuuf note` ,'*I expeoted"you; when night ; and you silently away, {a horrible 1 darkness settled on me, `and, with ruin and dishonbr starih me in the face, I was a cowar , >d_3_:_1 rest-_--'--" ~ -` ` day long % weapon from him. "Kenneth, Kenneth; my husband"-- -she almost screamed in th ' her blue eyes. dark with anguish; look- 1 __ A 1 his, and a gleam of hope, of passionate, thankful love dispelred the despair on the man's face {as he gazed {into the lovely features of -his run- awayt wife. at. ....... - - - ,_._ ---rv-p uuu LHC11, raising his hat, he re-entered the cab and drove home. 4 1 Dora trembled as she entered the dim hall. and James furtively watched her with pitying curiosity. "Where is your master?_ said Dora s quivering lips. Dora tore off her shawl and crept softly to the door, There was no isound within, so she opened it and stol_e_in without knocking, a -tearful _ smile on her sweet face. Yes. Kenneth was there. kneeling by the big table, with her photo: lying , . pointed at his temple. . Like a panther, Dora rushed noise- ilessly to his side and snatched the uweannn fr-nnn 14- -.-__.-., .uvst.cu Jlly: to enter the dark, silent mansion. With thoughtfuJ `consideration `he declined, however, saw the. servant open the hall door, and then, raising cab ` I -n `__ L__ I u - - _ .._.-g-' v Havihgrfeatnd the range, itisvprob-T table that Shrapnel shell _' "would be orderepd. This is a terribly: destruc-` tive shot, the case beima filled with `bullets with a small enarge od! p6w- der to opem" the! shell, and send the 'cqntents on their death errand. ' scious - J - V i ........u JULI wzul. 11 It were 1'onyb" ;ahe said unsteadily, No, dear, whiepered Leila, kissing ,her. You are right to go." ~ ` 1 Dora hardly waited to be covered ;`with a cloak and shawl. She ran :down into the hall and looked out inao `the darkness with dilated, anxious: eyes, _ ' ` "Take care of her, Tony, said Leila 'pityingly, "and help Kenneth if `you can, won't you? . . Tony nodded. kissed his wife, and `was just in time to hand Dora. into a `cab and tuck a great rug about her, `She seemed hardry conscious of his `presence and nnnlrn nnl- ...,.w UJULLCICU tne otner. l_ Leila was surprised and alarmed at :Dora s \iVl1ll'.6 face as she dragged her i 8.Sld6 with nervous fingers. aat once! Kenneth s in trouble. Let .David get me `a cab to the station, I must go-eoh, don't try to stop me! I heard Mr. McLeod and Mr. Waldron _talking. about it. Never mind my _; cloak. I Leila_ beckoned to her husband. "I! you will go to-night, dear, you must let Tony go with you, she said "but wouldn't to-morrow morning he ,soon eupugh to go?" . I Dora looked up reproachfully. I "Would you wait if it were Tony? her. ` DOr& hafdlv vunifad 6-.` L. --/- ` 3 1 They say the _firm can t- stand _the ` - strain anylonger.` Wigton must have ~,'=`been mad, and Erskine is-so blindly idevoted to his wife that he can't see 5 `inch beyond his nose, except`: where it ooncerns her. - . But does It mean. absolute ruin for ."I m- afraid so, and Mrs. Erskine s extravagance will` be the last straw, 1 She s'sim-ply no idea of the value of] _ rmoney. She d ruin a millionaire. and ; .Erskine can t refuse her a thing. ; I "Poor old Erskine! He looks glum . enough. . "I;n;leed' he does. 1 saw him this .`morning. and he seemed half crazy. If V: there was despair in a fellow s eyes. .there is in his! Of course he tries to `look careless when he is observed; but ;the last few weeks have aged him by ` ;years. 1 Dora stood like a statue. unable to move, while the full-meaning of the .`men s words came to -her; and then, 1 Wlth a sink aka ......I.....: ...--A- At A `zuvua woras to -her; and with a sob, she rushed past them, leaving them staring blanky after the f - golden haired apparition. "It s Mrs. Erskine! ejaculated one. , Who d have guessed she was alone here? muttered the other. ` t Inna n..--------1 - - " ' '. I-:15. " Suddenly sound of voices made her draw herself into a less tell-tale posi- ltion, and she slowly fanned herself withvthe massof white feathers in her hand. . lII'I'II_-,_ -C -- I-I-vv La-UPI Lu uli illlu. She seemed to see Kenneth s sad eyes .fixed upon her to hear hjs troubled {voice `speaking t'o - her in his usual earessing tones, and a sudden long- ing for his love came over her. She began to see how cruel she was to: tor- men,t his faithful heart, and she sob-` had a Inn. :. 1...- ........1..:-._ .4 :--n Luvuio HID :.uu.u|.u1 H8811, 8.110 81.18 500-" bed a httle in her revulsion of f_eel.-l -uuu uywuvus yuuauu 1111351.-I-ll-U. ` ,"Forgive me! he said. forgot : myae'lf . ' ` ' T ' T But `the stiftlittle figure did not- move nor the icy eyes soften. . G0 at onoe! . _ . ' And Spencer humbly obeyed. - ` 1 Dora` laughed a bitter little laugh,-_ sand resting her elbows on the edge of , . the fountain s marble basin, buried her 5 {hot face in her hands o Q1... ....-_..._jJ., _- `I ? 11. 1 I-Asinuau -Iii. DUUH an lllull. EH l.l.l.lDl' ` She po1ntad- frigidly with her fan. . but~-&pencer paused irresolute. ' "F`nm-u-Inn anal `I... .....:.I not c...........A. -v------v-` -oouu vvavu-ave l We will presume that abattery of artillery has got into position gthe officer in charge has: ascertained. by -the*ra.nge--finder that the enemy ois. 8,000 yards away. Orders are given,! gene:rally;" at the outset! to fire "com- mon shell," which is .filled with pow- 'delr. The object would be to` fire at an 3,000 y-ardqrange, and then, by the volume of smoke which would arise. from the explosion of: the shell at: the " range, the.` officer "in command would? "be ableto tell if his `calculations were "correct and adjust them longer or shorter accordingly. 71---! , J `_" }"-'-.D_< >r'aA drew herself up haughtily. ` I. dare you. Capt` in Spencer3I ishe `exclaimed indignant 5'. How dare 4 jyplrspeak suchwords to Kenneth Ers- ;kxne s wife? Leave me at once! I never dreamt of "such `an insult as this! I Q1`- ...-:'..A.- 1 L 5 ., , , ,,.-_-..- .wou.:.peuea. the man s as a Vite. 3 use joke. then? he sobbed in` at. You have come back.< _twmed[ more ---- -u-J A Ups. 1 that {am-. ..n .s_. then? in % back, ora xd _ K--.` .J_.u5 \ fused papers; His L his_lips moved Dora-`s heart` al-a as her eyes fel hnrrnl nl - --V _---J , 313 8 horrid, t WW8. dear; 1 DOW. she! shmui wilhj {I \ ninn I-`n closely __ Ln readings-the war news in your n__daily paper recently,` you have doubt- ed less seen it statedrthat the British gunners worked their guns with the most deadly eaffeot, "timinngI' `their a -. fuses with great precision," whilst, on the other hand, the Boers have in many instances--inore particularly in .' the bombarding of Ladysmith--v been doing little better than, wasting val: uable ammunition, their shells failing A to explode in innumerable instances." b The case of the Boers is brought 9 about partly by defective ammunition and partly by rank carelessness_ in tir- 3" 7.P9'.1i`'1,I5eV-;Mr-L Brown is the mom eu- t}9rtaini.n'8 manI have met for :1 Inns fl-me; L_ ' _. V . "Aph1`0'dita--1/Vhy.` I thought him jv`6ry:1:s't`upid..T _ ;;A m`P9. li13)0I1A-'30h," you. are unisiakvn. night hvvcal-led and I suc- gonvincing him that we are v .1`hbfWe.n-tieth[cntux'y. He was ,,1|=`;~.tir.t; !`but1"_atter list mi ng `i`I.i&`u-fl-.=..--`."':.`.l....:'4.a....1 . 5...: lm ouo OLLUUL UL 1113 VVOTK. . If the appearance of mm. hm! "4 not quite symmetrical twn v|-M!!'*7-* force the l_oga_o.1e way or am ..-n r with`their~ 1 tru1ks ti-1'1 `they gm Wm desired result: and the `p-erfecl L-W- ne'sS._`a'_nd `symmetry of .the fini.~;hv ;cub e are fa-stoun'din`g. They uv\~`I' {I'm-is5:a`lcula-te `the `number .requir:'<.1 M` 'eaoh cube,. and newer Overweigh 1L In aw 5198ree;A% U Elephants dc-thewhole work, 'l"h~.V convey the enormous logs down `n W16 waters edge and pile them one n'>.ve another, both lengthwise and H(?xL: 5. till a perfect cube_is formed. _ Th Y [show an intelligence and in\'ere.s5 in their work that seem human. :1 M-.`~ eye witness can affirm who *1 *5 Watched an elep-hunt at his low 11,; and then has seen him] move :1 a W Tpaices to one side `in order to juoigx N5 the effect. `of his work. ]f'`\cn -----~----- ` 'l`lIey' lllspiay A?mo.I Ilunmn IlIt('lllg(-nc In Tiuear Wm-k. Of the elephant s marvelous mruhe- matical precision and ability tom mt no doubt cah exist in the mind of ..ny one who has ever visited l\Ial1(L'1l:I_\' .n Upper Burmah. There large f0r.,~s:.\ wt teak are c`u!t.ivated by the govrrnxm-:.t forbuilding` purposes; the sqlxnu-.r1 ti;I1ber's are placed and Serured we above `the dther, till a raft. is forxm-ri to oat down the Irrawaddy for 4-my conveyance to various other .~'Lution.~'. T3I_,,l: vvnxn uavo LU U0 UIUUIB-.l. .. Of the several hu::(lred _Am-:ici1n mule drivers who Went an M-nth Africa, all, with one or two I"-lt`;I' tions, have re;urned._ They W:-n` :0 Cape Colony with the in=en.ion of W. maining there. believing 111.11 it mt r- ed opportu ities to energeiiw and pushing young men. They fuum 1119 situation there very bad and nu 571`u. ~J. pacts ahead, so they all took :mm11- tage of their contract with the Hm. ish Government to be brought ml: home; and they -would unanim..u~ly declare that they were harehly In-.;=~-d on` the voyage, ge ting in uf.i. iem md umatisfaotory food, and being \\' far too hard. The British (z'u\u.v`r;; ment has expressed a prr-feren('e~. {or American drivers as weil as AlIlt l`it an mules. hutit "Will not get them. ..-_- __-....-.........u.....vu. uu. LLJL L. Luca; loss was .04 the Cormch-..-,1 me; la-uded 508 of her cargo 01` uzul_-.~. a; Port" E;izabeLh. No soo._,.er hi i .1. am. mals find themselves on shone, `me: being cooped up for thl1`l_y-um`, M113`: one vessel. than they made 17.: me interior, and the en-ire lot. rm-3~_.q with the "exception of eleven, .3 re. ward'has been offerel for 1h` .r 11-. capture by the Brltnsh au hari 1-.~_ ruz withouL result, and a hero! of .~me -five. hundred American xnuies is now wandering somewhere in My ir; g-.i.xr of Africa. These losses re .1-r it quite certain that the 4,0.) ..\:.~;mua-.xn mules shipped or to-be sh}.-;,.--1 o South Africafor the use oi :h-: 1;. ;.i b Army will not suffice, bur a ire->11 lot will have to be ordered. n: n-.,..` .... ..-: L.- ~n _ ,,- 1.... ......u \.z.\ll L, ggu_ The British are buying mm .---m_`_ grade known as sxnm u;u;._. The large animals u>Se\1 on Hm .sua.-- plantations `in the South are veterinary surgeons Say, no 30 W orous and tough, although illllu ` haul larger loads, The Small 1% bought: by the British are tough H.-__ . wiry, with more vitathy L'n:.l :L, large ones, and less lizlble tn 1.sw.s All those bought in this counhy na~., been green--that is, they 11.`.-3 ng: been broken_ yet-an-d they .~~c.11 -,; have caused some of the t1'<::mt- _ Africa. From the day ihe Nu ,'me:.: of mules began the Briiish hp-.e h:.:'. trouble with them. lu.-_v ;,_-ukv.-; them too closely 0.1 one of. the .v`.`:;ae.5 and a` considerable proportion of an animals died in transit. Auo.~1.er 1;: developed glanders as soon :13 [13,] landed in Africa and either Hltedot were killed; `and quite a nu:n';:1` .: others die`;l`f.rom the ciimaiu `L. l in -sects of South Africa, to wh eh the? were u_.a c.:ustomed. Bu: them. :l.ic.{z Inna q.-&}\ A - A-L A ELEPI-{ANTS CA}: KEEP couw 4 - l`he accompanying diagfam will show `at a glancewhat. is known as: the time fuse, ovr percussion cap of a; shell. it is -a wonderful: piece of mechanism. and, axltho-ugh the workings are deli- cate, it is surprising. how reliable" it is when handled by- trained men. The drawing we give is on the most sini-V pie` scale. possible, a. few tech-nical de- tails having been left out as being`. un- necessary to those who want only an elementary knowledge. (17,. ---:n __,., .. . . .. - f Many oftlne British Purclm `N Die Voyage to .'~'ouIh .11`:-1.-,1, `While the British Goverrnne nounces that it is perfecuy Sn `with its investment in Am mules, and will buy 10,00 ) who have returned here Colony declare that lhe mum caused a great deal more men South Africa. than has bu-en ['91 Five `British ships are on =.l._-;. here, all of which will be 101.703! mules. Nearly half the xv {U-r 000 animals have been air.-lI_~ lchased, and so heavy a Lu 1. one time has sem the pricv .1` up $20 apiece, E gland hm n.; 1 some. $2e0 001) more than e.\1. 9,. IF]..- 'l'l..3A.f_,L AMERICAN MULES MAK L` . .a._vu yavo uu need to do 50.?` -pared Dora fpndly. I ' garsl` shall be happy W` will be good for me to 19 got `the serious side of ire; -endure anything - an ing you: . `Kennet,h only replied: God bless you, liLtle wireg. ything but lHeT."-E'i ssed her a, . a,What1 shall 1 43 ; I ten YOU the poverty" In time, with the help of I may retrieve poor W1 t ffievxggi? but it will mean yeargg (;~ en? and I, dread it fol` Y0`U (:I;,,l`:corc$_ `cu . _ L - You have no need 'n`eI'd nnra fnnA`ln M19 50'!) /._T-.--. VRATHER EASY. ish are a:._ ritakiay Lhm lb 8 to (1-AS( aS-'3 -this count ry 21, ` yr: reigroruegrj:-f their Aw;-, lumled Wifd c.;`u'. red 16:) . .1 .-.;:L ly pu-3.4 :/u hug V Scatcely onve person out_ "t every-. __hundred or more knowstha eaiaot mqn-t her in which a s:he1Il is made to explode 3 at 3. given" distance: in -its z_1erielL flight. % o `r Hluloa hi, .4 TRoua; f um.- 5` LOP1; L4" gfea 3 `V _thes ' this 1* , bran " the Menl ;'l'lf1e Difffqultis of1Ti%h1`ing tiie~Fuse How the English Have so Far Exclled th Bo':::rs%"inf `Ac-_ " curacy of Firing ad Buqsting. % % Mr Met Met BOYI to ea 3| year of S been al 8' has Whi to Last: _the ham` It ls TimeLd*%`to%Exolodei dver (least of S Fer pas vet the thr don. imixl ltd nnunuo av n tlmo mo any perennial up. \ How is your b1fothe'r.,'.!l`ommyf -5 {Sick in bed`: `he s\ hu_rtf.himse4lg, V . .*How did` he ;d'__that 9 - _ .L ,;.,,; . . :'Wej. were` playing .-at who could lean .1:afrtheat A_ qut_ at; tq~Vvw1naow,~~. and he I `in--.3. , ..._-- -- ..-vwu uuvu&' VVUII,| so that he canmore easily get what, he wants from them. But they have! to give up anything required; A lea- therv-me.rchan,tfs shop, for instance.` - may be cleared of every inch of lens; the: it contains {and probably the pay-? men: he will receive is a cheque on; his-Qwn" Government, to be cashedj when the wait is-over.` All the bread,l butte-i',Vmeaf;., cheese and vegetablesqofg a. district aypegaaten up by the yorac-l hio us,soldieyrsi'Eve~1`y kind of "clothing ` ' ` ' , U paid;for _by cheque. A` tarmerls required.-enot only tojeupply horses and 'wngg'o ns, but may -be`oom- . pelled to drive them, perhaps; to die- I tanoes ot two `or three hui1djred~milea'. " ..Perh'a_pe he-never gets home ;e.'1ive.y In V ;an'y_oo.aei1 his `ta1'rz'_n.*is-;like`lyy to up to ;` wreak W $19 56 i-NW4?-h1And`yth`:inbat` L} he can _h,fape`; to" be ga:i_di.is* egtew fshll-` " ass any hetero!-ee`*~ ` What people have V to suffer when the enemyjinvadesh their country `.18 terrible. Civilians _are hot hurt, of course, and; intact`, it'is tg`) the inter- es't,of the invade-rto tres'1t themwell,. nun; ...J. I.- -A-` " uuvo nu ma mane nu ma slgnting; It will be understood thzt the above has nothing to do with the discharge` of a shell from a` gun. This is alto- gether another thing, nut is too well known to need description. ' --auuug-U1. one gun. - _ Then` again, it is well" known. _that on leaving Vthe muzz'le of a gun, the shell is set innrotation. just asabul-. let is when discharged from a rifle or carbine. The etfeuts, of rotation on a shell arolarge compared with those on asmall bullet, and so allowances have to be made in the sighting.` be llndrfnryd `kn I`\IuI9t| V -.... euu-'uaI.1Hl.U.l.U Cu 8, level. 11 on 3b(1;118h ground one whsel _is slightly a ve or below level, a precise `allow- 39? _has to,be made for this in the Slzhtxngof the gun. A , . Than nmnin 8 It` -.-iI- L... ____._ LI: - A tion, and whennuts have to be screwed down tight, it is no -mean -task to keep the parts precisely as wanted. m "In additioxi to thedifficulties of a_ fuse, those in- charge of guns have to make allowances for the wind, from whichever quarter it is blowing and what is of great importance. see that the gun-carriag'e .is `on a 1eve]..If `B. 1'0-llh ornnnn-I nu... ...'l...-1 2- ..12_LL`I-t I: 3 - hold it in place, 5 mediately on impact, l the "fine grai I 1 dine and {use of vcomplications, and the reader 431 well. vays\n7I.Uu Lu uuuxruu On impact. _ The safety-pin having `been with- drawn the pellet is jerked back on the discharge of the shell from the gun. It falls into ;the receses--shown with V the dotted line-and the metal ball, beside the needle, having nothing_.to` rolls out, and fills on top of the pellet. . The steel needle is free to act, but it is kept in place by the rush of the shell forward- Im-| . however, the; steel needle iumps forward, as a new cessary consequence to a sudden |31'ors1.'ace, strikes a. cdeto:uati'ngl S119. and the flash from this passes 9' beside the needle and ignites` 1: powder, which `in I liutfn catches the "high explosive poW_- der.. The latter bursts 'open :the I shell. and scatters the contents._ _ 1 There are many other complicat one about a fuse, such as gas escapes, very 1 lmportant wires. In fnzt, -the 2 t c a shell is a -lelicate mass 0. imagine the difficulties under which artxllerymenvwork when such intr1.n';e work as setting a. fuse .has to no done under heavy fire. The decimal part of an inch out in Hm nan-:..... ....-c..'.-.-_ -av \l\IlIU under heavy fif'e. 'i7eVEi~m'a`-. l part 0 an_inch out in the setting probably lmeans the waste of-so much ammuni- ': 1"i{ `rnechanisni in the top lett-hand side of the fuse, shown in the sec- ond drawing, is the part that acts when the shell is required to explode whilst in flight. The safety--pin hav- ing been withdrawn, the pellet with steel needle attached is jerked back- ward, when theshell is discharged from the gun. A The needle strikes a cap, which explodes and ignites a slow burning powder. The latter is ar- _ranged almost round. the cap, and burnsuntii the time it is set, at, say, gfifteen seconds for 3,t`0'J` yards, when it will have reached the perforated pellet `shown on the right-hand side of the diagram. It ' will then flash. down the. perforated pellet and ignite p fine grain powder, and m a seriesot - minute flashes,` which all not. in less `; than .a second, the powder` within the 1 shell will become ignited. and the ex- . plosion will take place. .. ' - - The details on the right-hand side of the lower an explosion is desired on impact. The nnfn+v-n.in h":9Ith `Ln-.. ---2J.'I. part of the fuse act when 1 1 ... um: uceu correctly set. -- ` `Having: e plained how the fuse is sible. undertake to make cfear the in- shell ." ` ;set, we wit , in as few words as pos- 'ternal workings`-g"the brains of the ii e'i.: ' Eh? 8011 illpetl. the fhs to see that It. has been correctly set, ' 'HaVinu avnlninnd 1...... LI..- 4-.--._- '3- THE UNLUCKY I NVADED. .HE. w.oN :'cHE GAME In lnlnnul hunting 0: : an luv and vcnnun sun I115 ot: the Lwnvndowpand he Cnrut I Iun` ` G I ILOSNQ. PONBII RING \gn|OO'IWI$. Rlvourlo Ru! `V vi _ '"'I refaH y_\'can't:nndarstahd :iAt,"_ .I;i'1a aterwqrda.' when .she_` had 4 zconfidad` yer news, ab`ou-t the,Ersla #9 %h9{;%.hi13'99nd in, the p\ri1_ra'0`_0f ____M___ a.-nxnety. She wae sorry that ij E,` "And about this dance of yours," 'd?"d 3 ftn Wm ! him f0" 99.5 3,intermp,ted DOm_ ..Isn.t it lucky I nbegan to notice it; but Do_r_a`was - brought" that hapless pinkfrocki. 378 and ,5`m Pl that it 589! T'Very lucky," assented Leifa. Pm b3`"'_d "d" 1313 , ;afraid it your old adm1rer,~ Captain But `m'5h`f and. `1try 311` '3 Spencer-. comes he'll enyy Kenneth. his D01` 9% t a`1`e5 Wh .5 'Egood fortune more than ever. `Why, Posed that they shqulfi m' t I hre come, `my big A boy. 1- do be-_ deserted conservatory 1n the midst" l:.eve.n _ ` .3 waltz, They paused by a m . s-D0,,-t. t9u___n . tature fountain. the subdued strain: :1 `But Dora's speech was left untinieh- thf b`71 5"! H39 5? .9P133h W8` ed. to!` a tall, commanding figure had 31111811118 `_1 their 9818. ' 7 " .rec`eived ~ Leila. into his outstretched It '95 3". 3? 3590 35 Spem '|urms, n'nd~'was kissing" her cheeks with h`.`.- `xP1 . _ ` 1over-l.ike fondness. ' ` ~' . ., . _ . "Oh. Tony! And Dora- here. too! .33 he 'kd _P11- _th6' 11 ~: *`.[_'a;pologi`z'e ifomy manners offend," ,` ``'`'``' b5`.d. h-1m- ' .sa1d To.n'y, holding outhis hand as he" `Tn 8 mosnent he, had ~.advancedtoj Dor'a"s1 chair;"but,I sus- `Nth E1`5_k'n,,f . . ', , f;`1e=t;ahe isjueedv to'>7a eimilalr greeting "W3 P"`3`t. P9~85i0n8-_t. words it {very .*eveninz. 911.; Mrs; Erskine! De...hrD::- I V o t t ed ~ . 4; o'-_- -_A A .t _ A ,-._~oa-nno,m 93?? _y'm-`_'-; `S yK9`.1..-1,13. secret `am: -1 n-m.`..' ymf.1n?%.- kg?! . uuu It zl ILIU - W11) -" . 'I'ony.1ook.ed surprised. bu `made _sou_1e_. irrelgvanlt remark . wife. .cf.'r .'.~_`._'n-, ' `- IA ujji ..'.rI1v`e .1eft. mm at hon1$," `was the an. ` liver. l'tt 'd` i u % Tdowt;_a:khgwh;.antly. .And__>pleaso 1 H QII Q-u.-:3...` J 1 K -_ ! . naoabl-Q. DIV I mea.n-- IlA,-I 1 ` he doesn t realize his cu, ."And he's so dull and e.bsent-mind- ed, went on Dora, pouring out her troubles freely now. "I don't believe he loves me as he used to and I` won t be frowned att ed. Everybody said Kenneth was to be envied when he .married me. you know--another saucy .smiile-"and" if and scold- must be made -to (1 So I ran away to-night and came to see you. Leila crossed over and kissed her old trje-nd.~ - ` . Very imprudent of you, Pm edrnizl, dear. Surely you won't leave Kenneth in the dark as to your whereabouts? `Dora nodded mysteriously. That is. gall right, Leila. _If you '11 have me for a_dz1y or two--'-.-` "Halve you, childiet Why. you know I ,-shall be `delighted if n `I ypu mean-,-- really do. either, I good: fortune. he _ mun um. ruveulv Lo._ms gay, child-liked wife, ~a11d> -determined to question her} own husband, confident that he.` would i know all about the financial affairs of Erskine. Wigton & Company, if anyone did. 7 ` ' ' " ` ` [ did. IHLD. IOA us-an uugut. U6 LOIRIVED 1181',` y Leila thought of this. and wonder- ed it it-we-re possible that Kenneth Erskine had some trouble which he dare not reveal; to._his child-like wife, -dnfnrininn +.-. ........a.:__ L, V 1 Dora pouted her sweet lips with the air of. a spoilt child. She was so fair and pretty that she had. been idolized by her parents and brothers and now by her husband, so her little.imperio_us airs might be forgiven her,` I Leila fhnlinkf A4? 4.1.2.. --- I ` ` _ _ _ _ . _ .... n. Luna:-lb uu.l.lUBL LIEVO Been a groan --and crushed all my lovely lilies." ` ......-n. .s usau) Ul1lJ'~'l.'8.lI01`Il IL. "Me-n are always talking. about not bexng able to ,a1ford things. aren t Lhey l'And I suppose he saw._ that I looked hurt, for he caught ' and_ kissed me wiLh such fa funny lit- . tle souad-it might almost have been groan .-an:l nrnnhml all ...-- I----V'~ uusua nun` [HD1135-. ' "`Don t you.nke it. dear? Isaid. It is very nice. he said, slowly, `but, V Derry. you had that blue one only last `week. 1 really can~ t.a1or;i it. "I\/[An urn ulu--um +..n..:.__ --V -- - l ......u w uu, us actually` now; . Theta was a suspicion of Dora's long lashes- u Ll)",-.99 '1l\nI :v.I-.. 21. 1, Ac ~. ---- --~-'- ".1 -1 ' `.`Ah.` me! but Kenneth' looks black if I_ hint at a new, dress now. 1don t know what's ' the matter with him. Yesterday we went out to Baroness '].`essair s,A and I were 9. levely gown. -white lace over. p&nk.._ It is a per- fect iream. and `suits me so beauti-f fully; but when Kenneth saw it, in- stead of gonng xnto rap,-tures as he used to do, he actually frowned. . Theta was: 9 eum.n.:..:.... -4! ,`___`__ f I _. Lei; lctmked down at her delicate amber tea gown czirelessly. _ T "Do you like it? You were always a dreadful girl for pretty frocks. It came from Liberty's. T NAB`-nnl L._L 17. .u.. - I I -uu.uuvu; nuns 111.1115. "Would: `he, dear? What a. lovely gown you re {veuring now, Leila". Sure- 1y he `admires that- -' Where did you [get it! .' ` - ` m_ is Vtakenv out. , twig believed that the Bears have ~ pareless as to these pi1'1s,.which, e measure, explains. away the. 1 x`ejd to explode Von. i;npaot `the low- o as to make! certain otithe loding, our men frequently-" ' sboth piggp, Aso; thatit the. . o'u ld `meet 7 an, . obstahle " before ' "f`.theti- xnei-fusa jexpires.-7i't* Pm: so glad to see you. ohildie, for nowvyou can helpme with my dance Ilto-marrow, _night. Tony _isnt a bit of ?good, youknow, for receiving always bdres him; and I might adornthe !place with c.bba`ge' and dress myself `with an on sack and he would still I say we both looked. charming." ' I ",l\IIlA '5, ,)___.n `II ?! . - That isn t' like you. dear! `exclaim- ed Leila. "There's something wrong, a Do you mean that you are not happy, `you tv_vo-the most ideal couple under the sun?.Come.`now, you ve quarreled, I! -`au~ppoae?" ' . Nd, we haven_ t - at least, not real- ly.. replied Dora, rousing herself and taking off her big feathery hat and fashionable cape. The- maid came in and set down a dainty tray,- and Dora sipped her tea silently, Leila forbear- .ing to question her further for the time being. Aura , v- - - ! _ --_-~__.. .. ......w. . Ah. you are` ayvluoky -girl, Leila! Tony tells you everything, andgjs al- ways`light-hearted and glad-to, see you : enjoy yourself. : . - 9 , T..-.. ..-------u-- . _ 1 Data gave a litt1e.sigh' and" stared abstract;e:l1 y into the fire. v CIIIII. ; 0 ':'I :ded1i'5u' Pve run away. Leila, K'e"nnet_h doesn t know where Iam. . '1 _ _ You add child, _.what do you mean? 1 Leila 'rang for tea. and"then sat op- ; posits: her friend, leaning forward ` with clasp-ed hands and. puzzled eyes.`-` "How's Tony? aske.1,vDora abruptly. 5] Oh. he's always well. answered} Leila. with an affectionate glance` at` her husband's photo. AL .. I 1 Leila kissed her friend warmly. and gently pushed her into a chair. Dora. . pulled the _white gloves from her jewelled hands. and {then looked: up_ mischievously. ' ' I III L_II -- I f'l$i{a,. ion . vhhie met `l"v"e. run away." , ` `~ -I `I -21- 11- , ' .?`]5ora, tlviis is Ian gnexpectgd plea-. . I sure! Where's. Kennethli __-- wuuwiu `( i_|Zg'eiI`1a.V-Va;1r"gli'an"st`:'rbedL ui her cosy corner, and held out her hahde in astonishment to the gay lttlen woman who` had bur-st` s9.une'xpectedly into her room. .` l 1. :but_: only mark ha ha. 52;: h I- uuzy _us n\t\-OI V tears on %sg:a _1_ IE a van: UL EC! .` ` AForg1ve_ muted. , _ ya secret anylonger, When you lookj `as you look to.-mg-ht` I realize that I can never love any one; hot you. K -_D`orae "stepped back a'pa'ce' in` horror, `as ifs . veil suddenly .snatohe'd , 'from he_r. eyes, - indignation; ' In . -aw moment" i_the' ' ' remembere`d.- he hit hg's_ lips" .d _eep,_ ?.re'morse:_. . . ' - T ll'I'.1_-Ar .. .........._ .q.uu_y paused by min-1 iature the sl rains of the bantl and the soft( splash water-A minglingin ears. was just such! asoene Spencer had often `experienced a.` thrill of__admiration 'ran upon.` '_the gure of` _...- . .6.-.uv :.1u|.l.Ul. U1`. When Leila s hospitable labors left % her a little time to herself, shewatch. \ `ed Spencer and Dora` first with some . `danced so often yvighl hi amusement and thenrwith a little? anxiety. Shewas that Doraf m, neonle . I.-_.A-- ` ' a They min-vi strains or 3 ` please. Isn't it time wewere dress-' nu vaunucu Leila smiled. , , "Well of course,, you know 'best how I 9 deal with your own husband, childie. i |But, at any rate. write and relieve his , mind of any_ doubt. as to your where-3 [ I !abouts. Tell him you are with me, I _fdear. I suppose he'll thinkyou are _ `at your mother's. V ` Dora laughed wistfully. . l "Don t be curious. you. dearest of] I darlings! I shallwritegto him when I Ans? - A. 1 l Leila took outher watch and answer- ed in the affirmative. and they went `leisurely up to their separate rooms. '- .An hour later, and Dora looked ex. tremely lovely in her `softly glow- ing frock. with its priceless lace. Her `shapely white throat, her go] ' . _ Se faster * when he assured her that he hadnever _!` seen` her looking so < radiant before`, til even though she knew him! for `an in~;1 corrigible flatterer; -11 1373,, `l'..:`l..9.. L . ...,.u.._y ueuu a wee mt proudly. "And if he doesn't choose to tell me things and ask my advi . I m suge I'm not going to worry gbout musty. fustyl I business." -r_l`A _,,,ou -u , . _ . . . .......vuu auo uu ,r1gnt," `said Dora, with a little relieved smile, "Kenneth is just careless and. spoiled, and I won t have it, . _ 1 But have you tried to coax him! out of it? asked Leila doubtfully. ' } "No, ind eed. It is his (place to sue, _ . , . ....,.u. 1.6.1108 or preparing for Leila's dance. She had no time to think un- til after tea, when the twain sat rest- ing in the twilight before dressing for the evening, \ Somehow Leila felt very uneasy ;about her friend. ` ' I | "Do you think Kenneth is -in trouble about anything, dear? she asked, with easuddenness that startled Dore. - | Trouble? What trouble could he i have? she queried in astonishment, I i Well, say money troubles sug. gested Leila. : "Oh. the finances are all" right, ;. `said little I "T?n.......L'L. 2- - .... -......-J vuJU.yl1u Lne BXCIEBHIOHIZ and Importance of for thigk u1;- `1 til nffnr in... .`..1...... LI..- A---A! A ...... - uuua. cry to track` me,--Dorry. It was all true in fact. for Tony` had once been her lover inhis boyish 3 days, and his ardent vows, presented ` with bulls eyes and chocolate, were still an object of mirth, to herself and the Vaughans. _ - T V e i 4 The next day was a busy one _for the two young wives, and Dora thoroughly enjoyed the excitement and ` im.DOX't8_n('.A nf Y\`I`tIl\n1I:vu4-u 0.... 'r -21- o, ...... Luo u:uecEl0n tna.t ne deservedit, She hadn't told Leila of that deceiv- ing little note which some spirit of de. vilry had prompted her to` lay on his 1 table." ' I It tormented her now. ` : i "Dear Kenneth.-Good-bye; I can `en- dure this misery no longer. All love ' seems at an and between us. I am gone to one who has said he worships me. Don't try to_ track` me,--Dorry." ; true. in. f:m+ hm fl`----" Iv\I- `-1!!! V E IJ' So that in 3,000 yards range thel jgnumbexr 15 would beqbrought precisely _=love.r the lower broad: arrow `hown on ;?.the fuse. .?1`he two pins, are of vital f';_;i;mpuoa't'.ance. - If it is reaquiredl that the {shell shall explode in the aim` the `up- "par plan is withdrawn: but if it is re- DOW $00. in the pretty little robm Eslgxiled to her. began to wonder if. I he =1'd not treated_ Kenneth too; "}:3h1-Yo but She comforted herself I W] h the reflectxonthat he deserved_it, fl Shh hurl:-:31 tab: 1'..:I- -2 LI.-. ,2 ! , .. _ u.uuuL:u.uuu.,' ' `said softly: Leila sat` silent for a while; then she ."Dora ought`to know; a wife s phri-` . vilege is to comfort her husband in] -trouble, and Dora has awarm little heart un let all her frivolity." till ... .I...... __-_ In In - - .- - .._.-...-Iunnavu "I don't care; Dora ought: to know, insisted Leila. But she was impressed I by her husband s seriousness never.he-T , less. Well, if . yow wish it '1`ony,E I'll see what happens tomorrow. It is a mad freak of hers to leave him in ignorance of her whereabouts,- even . for a night. . I 'l'\__ I uycu Lu uua It 0V8l'." ': "s*51'~1. '1'q_ny-snrely th:re s no _:doubt of, that f gasped Leila in hor-..` 01`. -i"We1l.I ` 11 d wk ,d1" I '51! things axfgaasy tlgly sax:-`-Y-"at mg, i Wham fnnn :a new .1-..;........a,..: 1-..:1.. .I` I .u=nde'rst'and. A uuuga are as tney Hay---" I1 } Whose fault is it? demanded Leila, ~ : Well? Erskine left everything in 1 old Wigton's hands, you know, as his I father always did. and he's been fJing- a ing money away on wild speculations, III I ( T.n'In ....4-`..:l-_J. A-.. _ __-u_9o , .1 - preathe a word. It isn t our busi- wuuua uung to nor wnen' it` may not '1 be true. For Heave-n s sake don t 1 ness. and it was told` to me in strict- est condence. II?` `I - 9 4 , Jzsbnhllc sauna use I:uul.-'-"' ` "Oh. my poor little Dora! She hasn't ',the faintest suspicion." exclaimed ` Leila, - " ' . x * 4 ! Erskine doesn't like to trouble her, i ;I suppose, said Tony; "she s such a l light-he arted little thing, and perhaps he hopes to tide it over.: ".'... `In "V--- - H ` . 7 ' `"_ '-V- `:5 `CW5 LIIVUIIDJI _ 1` ' My d"!' 811 1-'-Tony wheeled round suddenly-"you mustn't. say such a senous thing to her when it` may not I trll FAT I-Inunn.n n nnlyn Ann"- v "Runiorl What vrumoiy dear 3-" ex-'- l claimed Leila excitedly. "The rm is l \a1l,right,-isn't, it!" e , . e "Well, de.ar,eI`wou1dn t `say ,any- thing`: about it if I -were _you,` but the % idea has got about that E1_'skine, ] Wigton & Co., are rather shaky. I z ..didn t {credit it. `for a minute, Vbutit. `Erskine talks like that---" "l\In runs: ..--.. 1244.1- 1\-___n ru__ 1, _n l a.sessa.;g;room; :KVQ-;n;a:}aiE1i . L.,."_a:b:<:ii'ivtf!y warahi'ps_ Dora, fund for` him; to be abs- tr1c`tedi`n her company ~ and to deny . her anything-_;-,-well, it sorungls reay ibsurd and improbable. n 1nI 13.. 4-1!... ..l.-..L .....a. |..-:..._ -|.1_ E V ""'`"""-"-i try`. B-`.-.2. -Orders having been given, say, for V "Sh.re.p-neL--3,000 yards," the man in charge of the emmuniti.on- would take _"e._.shell in one hand, and with -a key extract a piece of brass .wh.ich is _.n'c.rewed into the head. Having re- moved this, he would take 9. time-fuse, A of-which an outline! drawing is given, a_.n,d.would screw this! tightly into the *h e`a'd-.ot the shell. The fuse is about --three inches high, and] the exterior is 5:'0t- brass. He would them pro- need to unscrew the top nutr or cup, , theretby loosening the numbered: ring, which is moved rownd-, to a certain spoint. The numbers on the ring indi- ` irlcjete so many seconds, and a rough scale is that a shot `travels 200 yards .a second, varying. of course, with dif- ..fetreant guns. " : Q. 4l...+ :.. onnna ..-._.a- _--_ J