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. unnm--,s1x1-n wan. _ Bradford St, S S-Lot 11 and 111:. Lot. 12. with comfortable frame dwelling. Cumberland 8t.,*N 8-l t. of Lot 26. Jacobs Terrace, 8 S-Lots 7 and 10. Morons 812., E 8-Pt Lot 28. BA.)-313-OETBI WABD8. Dnnlop Street, 8 8-Lar Brick Building. known as The Moore Bloc ." Collier Street, 8 S---Lots 40 and 41. John Street. N S-Part Lots` 5 and 6. III'$IIUIII WW Ill 7 115103 El! DIIIA U00 L Bradford Stree , 1r. s-('rhon'1;`.?'3xI" Block) ot 8. - Charles Street, W S-Pt Lot 49. Elizabeth Street, (Boys Block) S S--Lot 25. Sanford Street, E S-Parts Lots 21 and 22. Bay Shore--8 of John and E of Ellen streets," 2 blocks of land, about 7 ac. .BARBIE-lAS'l`, WARD. Blake Street 14, 15, 16, With excelient solid 17, Collingwood Sn, brick Residence, 11 7 and 8. Adjoining rooms, furnace and Collegiate Institute other modern con- gvounds. - vemences. V Blake Street: N S-- Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, 8 S -Lots`37 and 38. _ Cndrington Street, S S-Lote 28, 27, 22 ....A no 05! .,........,.,..... ........-., .. ~ -v-- -~ +-- -' 1:4. J.J\JLVLV1w.l.414, d .26 . nmfltelia Street, 1.4 and 3 s_ Lot3 5_ 5, 7_ SECTREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. 10-Cf `Pagan;-s:n Qbnnnv Q K "!"'_!',"_ I I`I`~ III`? - TU Uiyii jgvwv roams At very Low Prices and on Easy Terms. Pt Lot 11 in 14th Con. This property in- cludes Minet Point, and has _on it a number of beautiful building sites. ` 030. E 4} Lot 20 in 10th Con. Suxxmum. -PtEl2inl0th, W SR, sbout85acres. ` VIBPBA. Pt W- 25 in 6th Con., about 90 acres. W i 5 in 6th Con. E 1 of 10 int6th Con. Lot 10 in ]2Ih Con. Lot 18 in 11th Con. Park Lots 3. 4, 5 and 6 on E Q22 in 6th Con., 21 acres. , Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7th Com. 5 acres. STRATHY & ESTEN, Solicitors, &c., I A 1,, D."--in _ ' .nAlI.nm-wls'r WARD. Bradford Street, W S-Part Lot 34. `C T. `D-1J>6nuo`:` nntuvu-`III; -nu-Ainnivf-I1 3'i'?&`tEIr'ni?1 ""1r`5$.?a}";'r3perty. Bradford Street, E 8 -Lots 22, 23, 31 and 82. D....l4`....l Qfnn` V Q l'r`\nvnw\ann o R`:-|n'r\1 wmoh W`: Responsible? a`aIa .. `A ......O-`and nnlun auluuu Dlluuu, J.` uuu u u uvuu v, v, ugenia Street, 8 S-LotE Theresa. Street. N. S-Lots4, 5, 6, 7. Lot 12, s s 7n Street. Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Oon., Nottawasvga. sE1o24ands-Tv'v1or5insthcon. A B|G.O_l`\`!%E_ j I CI yr - - _. ` . some People are Fond of Experimenting. VVe Know a. man who decided to get his coal 3 another place : the result was a. big bull for his house- heating-a good deal bigger than he 11 ad ever paid before for the same length of time. We believe our Coal is the most economical and sat- istactory fuel in the town. EPPS 8 GQQQAI LII . II. J. nlnnlsln harm or onto, His purhued the pcnuues occupied bv Chas. Mc- Guire,_ jun cap! of the Victoria "Hotel. and` has V up `business in} all kinds of Black- umithing. `oueahoem . ate. All work will be done ....;...m.. At` the lawn: care. Remember the_ place. A Near Market Square. [Wn-1.`AMcLarty, 7`.I.`.`Eu'a`.i:."{5f$':;..i.`S.a7."Z`;a promptly at the lowest gun *- ._.-u 3 I` GRA:l`EFUL. COM FORTING - --_..;1_ -..- J..- I-I&lViIoncI.nv-a u-v-_ BREAKFAST IIT:-Z Oce. 97 Dunlop-81.. Barrie. 45-ly Ia.vs---_ - Distinguished eirerywhero for Delicacy of Flavour. Su erior nnn.IltV_ and mnrhly Nu tive_ DIBBIDEUIBDBQ uvu1'J"" `V eaior uality. ar_1d 111311131 egg '3p'33R1$ tbs; le-rvous 23.: 93...-...m.1-. Sold only in 1- a.nd'comfort1ng to me nervous and dyspentic Sold only lb. tins, labelled JAMEH EPP 2. (`!n_, `l .+.d.. Homoeopathic rt. c.eso` 1 opened the door at once. and as ldid so Susan Ellen almost ran into my arms. looking white and scared mid almost ready to drop. V _ , Aunt samyra appeared a moment later. her hair done up in curl pa- pers, armed with a lighted candle. a revolver and 8 D0kel'- } got possession of the revolver im- nediately; not that I expected to do my more good with it than she could. ; Iuti hoped to do less harm. Susan Ellen. , said I in a stage whis-J ' in this time. ,9, did you see anything of the "rob- hers as you came in '2" ' But Susan Ellen seemed so paralyzed vith fear that she was incapable of answering and simply clung to my left am like a frightened child. shaking irom head to foot. . V Now. girls. follow me. and don't speak a word!" commanded Aunt Samyra. ascending the stairway. pro- tected by her helmet or curl papers. as it were. and with the candle in one hand and the poker in the other. We followed at a safe `distance. and = lconded to Susan Ellen on the way that the pistol shot seemed to have come from Uncle Ralph : room. and I was afraid the robbers had hurt him; or he would have come to our rescue -~~-I L-.. .......al-. 4.. g.-,,n`. Q L)I.IA\a. uq.._, -_ EPPB & 00.. Ltd.. Homoeopathic Chemists. London. England. BREAKFAST SUPPER OOLLINGWOOD. .4~=*. etc. `An won; wuv on com: um. thg place. `Building _ 2. and Loan Association 3-,,|0. H.LYON, Calls attention to Special Facilities efered to Investors andBorrower8.` T NANT-Qwhy pay tent. when, on quell month!" pa. onto. you can become_ your own 0|) lord ? ve the choice of at 3 Iuoutllh rate-:5 $1.30. $1.50. at 31-90 for 3100-00 500` {BIG 0! Qlolo, $1.509 UK {I-I}: IUI vauu vluu-UU HUI` rowed. TH `Puauc-why spend an curses: money (be a month placed with the . P. Lnnn Annnciatinn will viald vnu In nhmlt B Inll` KIIODOYI V alnontn PII%WIIlIUIG\Jo I : Do I; Loan Auochtion will yield you In about 8 you'll PRESENT of Sxeo.eo, or 3 prot of $41.49 ova vour monthlv pavmentn. THE _INVE$TOR-WhY 30` P1309 10 $100.00 with the O. P. B. & 1.. Asia. sud have It doubled in :2 years. beside receiving during the in- terval 6 7; per annum paid to you every 5:: `month! In other words, for your $xoo.oo you WI reeeive II Emma: S66 and A lumn mum of `non- mnkino n ennui III Ulllcf WOITIU, IOI' your `IX-I yO|l Wu! TV. ll interest $66 and a lump sum of Saoo. making a grand total of 5366. An investment safe as government securities III - much more protable, realizing the investor an equiva- lent to 15 per cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matter and further information all on wooosrocx, ONTARIO,` 95 Dunlop-St., Ross Block, Barrio. Make Your Will. Blank Will Forms cn be had at lrnendvance Office Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. `Will pay for Will Form and. postage to any part of Canada. ` Q `cur PLOWERS-Roses. Carnations, v etc , fresh every day, Bouqueto-Buttou- hole. Hand or Corsage. Funeral Token in any desi 3. VEGETABE`;S-Cel . Crisp and Teadet: - Lettuce. Cabbage, annipo, Beets. Carrots. Asa Ill um: Luuc. . She opened her_ mouth to answer. but her teeth chattered so that she could not. ,_ __'_. A|.-A. Aunt nvnwwn hg E. DONNELL, THE 0lD El|ABi.E AUCTIONEEII G. 13. FORD SEEDETORE tc. SEE?DS--Flower Seeds. Vegetable seeds, Plant: and Bulbs. ' WM. TAYLOR HANDLES ALL KINDS or AUO'1`ION sums. if FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN. Telephone 15. I55 Dun1op-St.. Bu:-in Are a. tpecalty, ind parties intending _to lava sales, willcunault then- salea in his hands. Q'Orden left 31: Ta: AD attended to. _ 35. own inteujuts by ghnngthdr wave: 05:: will hr ' ` UDPVKIVIPIIC tut Anyone sending a sketch and decor! tlon may quick!` ascertain our opinion tree I: other on Invent. on In prob ably patentnble. Communica- tlona utrlotlg oonadontlnl. Handbookon Pntanu sent. tree. most a ency for a u. Patents token rough Mnnn & roootvo . Ipoclal notioa. without. 0 use. intho Q .g-..4xnx.. 'l'IanAnIbaI| VVIVIUII I Iv A handsomely lllnstntod weekly. rnu. culatlon of any sclonuno m'.=.2`."L.':"- on 81. so dbysll NUIU HUI. We now saw that Aunt Samyra had ttepped in front ofTUncle Ralph's door and was making lnetrectual attempts to rouse him. J,_L I I_-.I LL- Iunwu 4`, -gnu "'3':-"V1."3? :K3t'xt'7I's7."71'."o1il'IiyTu'n newsdeskn-I. `My. 8. Bu.=m--v- New Y Bran 0oe.%F Bt..WashIn8t0l|.D. FARM s'rocK SALES too. without. curse. In W0 titic Hmericau. .1- lllnnfrnl` wnnklv. Lu-not G1 6 C118. GO TO THE NEW --AND- I0 IVUUDU uluh ' By accident I had the key of "my room in my hand. having unconscious- ly taken it out after opening the door 1 to Aunt Snmyra. This key I now ap- i i plied to Uncle Ralph's lock. The door opened readily. and Aunt Samyra step- ped in. but sprang back instantly with a cry of horror. for Uncle Ralph lay on the door under the window with I. pistol beside him. ` `L .11.! ..-L A...I-_ _.- -`nun -vulnnlrn `A yll-UI UUDIIJV I-IIIAII It did not take me many minutes to decide that he was dead with a, bullet through his heart. AlL__ |__-__-n..._ --.._l_--.I AI Okla lul-IIUUSL-I HID UCGILC After becoming convinced of this fact all my nerve left me. While gaz- lng vncnntly about with dazed eyes.` vaguely conscious that -Aunt Samyra ` was sobbing and that the cook. who had just come on the scene. was ut- tering horriedw ejaculations, I felt some one pull my sleeve. It was Su- san Ellen. i - n q Al'A.I'.. an Azllvua wTake me` away." she said. "11: ! chilly up here. I; 1.. -|.:n_ II 1 __._.__..-.I J--ulna .....u.; up ucnco It is chilly. I answered. drawing her am through mine. 'l`1...'.. V _-;_1_-.1 4I.-A. - ..L..-_.. annln -- unual |.LIl\lLI5Ll LLIIIJCO Then I noticed that A strong sale was sweeping through the room and that the upper sash of the window was out. . o4V\Il co1d!", '.'u't`she paid no attention. ` bed After I had put Susan El1e:r; `nd and managed to 89 .59 `J `mama, quiet with the assistance 0 b 1` ' salts and ngiass of wine 1 W9 T up stairs. _ -`i1:1`dmalready decided In m'y own 2 I I mind that Uncle Ralph had been mub E ` dered by a burglar. but the first glance A "Dd the room seemed to disprove this" ' theory. for on the dressing case 13! NM: vnntnl. .._.1 41,, _._____ -1 LL- anus`. v-vv the watch and the purse of the mur- `ed man. `Nor. after thorough Iearch. could I and even a pin mustac- Of course we had a coroner : Inquest. Ind this developed the fact. which VW9 Wendy know. that Ralph Morton had met his death at the hands of 1 part! 0!` parties unknown. Ln... LL , -- _.g-__.1" -si yIuH.C ULIKIIOWII." When the verdict had been rendered. I returned to the icene of the murdef Ind made another investigaom In der the window I discovered some bit of broken gins. `On examinin the window itself I not only found that the upper sash was out. but that one Dane of glass in the lower was mine- iD8- As I failed to draw any m' on from these circumstances I Wen` hack to Susan Ellen and asked if she `imposed the murderer had carried OH the upper window sash. ' She burst out crying hysterically. '-'iJ00k! I said. No vonder- we are LALI I)! the ....... .w ~ _,_,.,. uuuuuw `B3311 'rfc o She burst cfymgulgyget no In` and for a long time 1 co t It "9"" swer out of her at all. 3. pired - Ralph ! had been apprised Of Uncle nnex had his hero" W she had plenty me arrival ., . took out to clean the W'dw"' ,;j ..j "". .` 1; samy. ' at last that when A" V for-9 9` Dected visit the daystn tog`. sent Susan Ellen P mm -_thl.11` room ready- 5 ing -v ucuu cue wluuuwu. wun vuv "19 s:ishes-they were old vtuhiond Window .. * But :..'.'3 _"!sr.* cash them- AZ- I.'_.___ .. -AIUU . ;a,IIM .13 U time. have` `com. rue: tn! h them` , pact to W (g~h0l11"-. wane: oualph/-"'" `m .l!'Sl" ;unate1y I wa already dressed, ` sat up later than usual than waiting for my roommate, su. llen. to come back from the con- 3 _'Bu . ~ up mthanother bum otw any not think `It wbld `matte1'2.1lo7ileI"'iQ. out one lush. and`?! meant to `clan ltisnnd ' put I: In today." ~ . ~ W ' Iiinmabang ------ -2"` ` - up -- vvuugo vi uuderatood Quow. why mi; Oouatn Susan - was I0 powmuuy. .5: tected by the death of a great uncle ` whom aha had never seen till yester- i day. She thought` ltahe had" uotlett out that window sash the murderer could not have gainedeutrance. Attic` n 1 - . A . ----I--- ' V` `V-nu -v-, oguyw quvIl`wut| llI:Cu Aunt Samyraaemployed the nneet de- tectives to clear up the mystery.Vbut It remained a mystery still. I0`I|}.Ig. N --glpl ..._. __-_A. - _I. ""`-A"l'l;:.':- aunt `about of: month: steer the `murder, what In your theory onthio subject?-" C5` `an urn Q4:-A ,9 I _ _..-._--- J 1` I , V... ...--v.' var vuav nun-uuvlot - ` "I have gnone. I answered. "unless Itwas a case of suicide." V . . "1mposslhle! she ejaculated. What sort of mood .wu.he In when he bade you' good nlght?'2 Very bright and cheerful. How long` was It after he left you before you retired? T III I.-j-IA _._;.l__-_I _A _II n ..----- ,-.. .........u. - 1 I hadn't retired at all. but was put- ting up my hair in curl paper: when i heard -the pistol shot and went utter you." - IIHVL . - - . -_ I.-___j AI, , - - -- 'v-- Then you heard the report or the pistol shortly after he bade you good night? - ' "I did." - `_`And you nay he was in a bright. cheerful frame of mind?" V llC'-_, I,_ 7 95 i 20 2 95 1 so 2 so 4 no 350 up-v --uu nninlpl vs IIIIIIIJ fee; he went off witn a langh about being in the top story`. saying hecouid get a better view of thecomet. which was then attracting the attention of \ every one. as he would be so much } nearer to it." --v-- wv - At The enn of this conversation I was as much In the dark as I had been -at the beginning. _- .I).-A -_- LI.l_.. Lgj I.--_ I.A.....- l_ -__ `But one thing had been borne in up on my mind very forcibly of late. and that was the change in Susan Ellen. Ever since that memorable nlgbt she had been a dltl'erent girl and aeemed ` only the shadow of her former self. I -n.4....II.-..4.-.1 `LI- mm-.- -1 4.I.l_.... 4- - Via: nun--- 1'aE{&J&E'iu;' .'u1'u.-"c'1i.:n.a to . morbid. overseneltive conscience which would persist in attaching great blame to herself for having left out that win? i dow sash. One phase of her character. however. I was at a loss to account for. and that was the sudden and un- accountable aversion she had taken to i Aunt Samyra e poor old yellow cat. I-n_._...-..I_ I _-_.-....I.-...-.I -I... I.-A 133$ LIIGIJIJ Iii - v -c-- r V V - v -- a.---v v Formerly. I remembered. the had been the cat : greatest champion and many a time had shared a meal with pussy. hnt`now she `actually uhlvered If the animal happened to brush ` against her. ` ' 7)--` IL -.-_ snag..- ugn-n kgfnun I (Ha. ugululu. sun . But it was many years before 1 dis- covered the cause or that aversion. Aunt Samyra was dead: pussy had died and been buried by me with many tears under the cypress tree In the ` back yard: Susan Ellen had married 1 Mr. Wentwortb. the young man who had been her escort to the concert the night of _Uncle Ralph : death: the old home had been broken up. and I was drifting about the world In an aimless way. . Susan Ellen had invited meto spend` I. week with her. and as her husband was away on business we had ample opportunity for the exchange of long condences about old times. ..I_I_A -.. -.- ..-o kn OIIA I'D fh vy- caught my>eye. You remember it was such a bright moonlight that one could see very dis- ` tlnctly. You remember also about my windows. The bottom but hoisted on a piece of as to take the place of the top sash. leaving the bottom of the 1 Now. i walking backward and forward. look- ing at the comet. too. I suppose. was Aunt samyra s old yellow cat. while Uncle Ralph. with his head poked out from the window. was also regarding the comet with rapt lntentnees. My rst feeling was_ one of guilty dismay. - He was looking at the comet now. to be sure. but if he were to glance-in y direction and then to tell `handle that A i he broom handle. l am afraid, u put up in a very slanting. in- o . I realized this in a . ash s I noticed Uncle Ralph's pistol ' window sill. _Aud I had realized it when the broom` han- ipped; the window . came. down heard `the shot conuueucea uuuul. mu uum... One night as we sat by the are the subject happened to turn on Aunt Samyx-a a old yellow cat. I` asked her why It was that she took Inch n and- den and unaccountable aversion to that poor animal. `in. a`. ........ohInn I hnvn often want- D09!` Bll|l.IlIl.l., It is something I have often want- ed to tell you." she answered. '.`hut somehow always shrank from doingso. At rst l was afraid. and afterward I just kept putting it olhecsuse I knew I ought-to have told it at rst. You remember the night Uncle Ralph was killed '2" ' ' . l certainly do." i . Well. that evening I went to a con- cert with Mr. ,Wentworth. We got home about l0:30and stood-talking at the trontggate a. few minutes. he mean- while calling my -attention ',to .the.com- ; at. I teit`exuIitr~snta.ni!_nk5 It themte. for Aunt8amyrq;had often;told...me not to do so. and involuntari,lg_ fl glanced `toward the house. expecting to_is_ee her poking her head out of the window. looking at "me. Instead two curious objects in Uncle Ralph's window __--...I.L -nu! AGO _ ugpIauso`d._ I don't see `how. the date dunt. who . 3 very short and (at. could have-hum {ed the plaintf. `who in` remarkgbly ,1 ;_q_._ ltwuuot.,hokuw,!orthonnmooltho1nd Not the prldo of the loin: tint bore him; lot. not tor than did he die his death: Andoruahtothogotlcbotorohln. lo the yarn that In nought were empty yurl. And the hutch he nthered--their huxhtar; But. uh. not his veto the lip: that kissed Huh-her whom he hunmered um. I "loot it be tint the molest Jest: holds good. bet it come that I bow `to the curl Anduundnloollnthooyenotthoworld. But. oh. never 3 tool in hen!" NI. thoyeuizho wrought uoemod. wasted your. And his goodly strength was broken, AndhiIIhriveledheutlaydryuduIt._ And the wprd wu left unspoken. `let be utood. ut the end. in their wondering cyan (For all thgt it held than cum). at more of 1 god that: a tool` indeed. . But I-tool to the end in hers! -ArI_:hur J. `Stringer in Mnnle. _ A rich and distinguished relative is by no_ means `an unmixed blessing. When I wrote my name in the matricu- lation booknt the university. the rector raised his eyebrows and said: n L]. __--II--.-- ` Ah! A relative of his excellency. nuppose." ` _ Yes. I503 viva-Iov 173 u--- -w---- to.'g-1:); t;1:tt"'e:a-ac't'1 -l;rs_1;lpVs:2: i III; I- _-..-_-nun nnnnl-I1n'CI 155 VI: IJIV LIUV \vll\JIIDl$llIrI?I ``1t is necessary. 1intortuniLtely-tor the present at leas " - lI'!I.--... I I......:n nnnue I1IIfnIM'\l'.II'|` use ysjcucun. cu. scan. Thus I began under unfavorable auspices. I had all the notoriety at- taching to distinguished connection, with none of its advantages. for I was poor as a church mouse. - My comrades pointed me out to their friends, saying: He's old . Teleky s cousin, you know. He'll have a pile when the old boy pegs out.n_ . . . .-n Ll_l_... _.-.....I-.I _.- "I`IsnnA Vuh * This sortof thing worried me. There was one compensation. however. My name and presumptive wealth procur- ed me the favor of young ladies and _their mammas. and for several seasons I basked in the smiles of beauty. _,,_nI__ ._lA.I. .1! IL): Hannah- I UHBBUU Ill uu: Iauuncu ya. uuuu. . My whole family. with all it`sJbranch- .` ea-there must have been a score of persons all to1d-had. like myself. been waiting for the future dead. man : shoes until they had become almost barefoot. My cousin in the beginning had been nearly as poor as the rest. He owed his advancement and his wealth. to his rare political abilities. He had been a professional politician all his life. Now he was called `a statesman. -.__- -_..1-....'. -0 1.1. Onlnnf In ltuteuuauu. - He gave evidence of his talent in boyhood. The neighbors -boys used to rob his father's orchard. One day my cousin armed himself with a knife and I. big medicine bottle -with a poison label. He went to the orchard. where, ` in. full view of some of the suspected pilferers. he made small incisions in a number of the most tempting apples and poured a few drops from the hot- tle` into each incision. some of the boys -asked him what he was doing. He responded that whoever ate those apples wouldn't care for apples there after. Thencetorth the apples remain- ' ed undisturbed. --n |_'__II_ - I.I- inn-`I lllii f 9 VIII And yet you wish to take admin- , _ .__I_l_...l)!I cu unuuuurueu. . The bulk of his wealth came to him through a lucky chance while he was private secretary to 1 `certain high tunctlpnuy. A _:..I.. I-mnlynn nnnlln in H10 nlclal tunctlpnury. A rich banker applied to the omciai tor a concession. backing his applica- tion with argumentu of the most a weighty and convincing character. v\-_A 4L- Inc-u. nunfnnl-Iinflv .f`YIl_t Welgty Ell CUUVIHUIMQ u . But] the law-. unfortunately. stipulat- DIJIAD any we ed that the holder of the concession. must be 3 Hungarian. which the bank-` er was `not. ` ` ' * --- LA an-nnI\Inl`." I`l` (`JI- 2!` W113 not. It can be arranged." said the dis- penser of patronage. You have a daughter. I believe?" Yes. A Well. all you have to do is to marry her to a Hungarian as soon as possi- ble. Then you cantake the concession in her name-that is. in her husband's." At that moment my cousin entered. Here is` the man for you." said his chief. My secretary is a `Hungarian of good family and amenable to reason. ....u.u... - .11.... mg` in nmnent you to 01' $000 IBHIIIJ uuu caucus-nu. u. --....-__ 'I`eleky.' allow me to present you your future father-in-law." um... s....1m.- Innlmd at the handsome lutuc: 'lI.l`|u vv c The banker looked at the young Hungarian. and the bargain wa struck. the lady lnterposing no ohjec-V ytion. V . ` $101!. We never proted one stiver by my cousin's greatness. In late years - in- . deed he had shown the greatest ani- ; mosity toward the whole family. some % or the aillated M-anches ' who were poorer. and prouder than the Telekys themselves murmured loudly, and it Vwas their complaints. the Telekys in- sisted. that had hardened the great man's heart. On the other hand. these relatives insisted that it was all our fault. and so a family dissension was - added` to our other mortlcations. But in Hungary everything can be converted into cash-even expectations. i We had no legal claim on our cousin's . A..- ._....~..... o.mm'l nlnntv of usm-er] We 118.0 110 legal usunua vu V... --..~_-, , estate. but we found plenty of usure A wllling to take long chances; Thiswas carried on to such an ex- tent that the wit `of the family said he hoped the old man" would never die, as things were going on `most com- fortably as they were. and when the crash should come it would take the assets of a Rothschlld to meet the out- standing liabilities. The old manrdid die. however. while I -(was s't|ll"at-the unlv_ersity.- He was T .f_o1-.a_long .tin'Ie.. and-. the newspapers , ,__,,,.._.7__-..-w; r_ere.full or reports regarmu. ....... Illd. q.mo_nI other things. that `would? a.-._raepoeta-- I hle.boqueat.. And ..-~u.alfmatterg-ot fact. on the day after the old man : death I received a formal Invitation to the ` tnneral from hlacondentlal ltactotum. `l who added a hint that my future finan- cial weltare would depend largely up- on my presence or absence. An ----___ 1 .......o H was mu u-at VII Ill preaeuuv VI` Iuuvuuvo Of course I -went. It was my first `visit to the capital. but I had no dim- culty- in nding my late cousin : town residence. which wasin a large apartv ment house. ` .A hearse and carriage stood before the door when I arrived. and a great `crowd of Idlers had collected to see what they could of the distinguished man's funeral. I saw none of my rela- tives among the .few people who were i -_L-...I.... -_A Y Imlnvunrna lVlI7D`f fl`, he` V83 lunuug LUUJCVV ycvynu vv--v vv v-v entering, and I blamed myself (or be- ing the last to arrive. \ I 1..-; a.I...... 5-n. lnlnn nnfm-ad- ThV no given; . A ~ mu cudweI:e `ll; Woman`: Home 0013- mg the last to arrive. _ . Just then two ladies entered. They were richly dressed. but entirely In black. and they held handkerchlefs to their eyes. from which tears were streaming. I followed them to an( apartment on the second oor, where ` ~ -- n-.....i .. ......AIn nnmnhnv nf Indies apartment uu un: ncuuuu ...u..., ....--- we found a goodly company of ladies and gentlemen. many of whom seemed as deeply aected as the `two ladies i who had just arrived. 74.- __-_u.a L. .. Annhlv At fl-nu annn. WLIU uuu Juan. ussnvuu. There could be no doubt of the genu- inenes of their` grief. Their eyes were red and swollen, as it from pro~ longed weeping. and their ,handker- 1 t chiefs were used constantly. l 1n.nnI c _,-_ _.__- .1 mac! nnrntn-r.hn PA`. Clllets Were UBCU L'UI.lBul.L:\.aJ- A Still I saw none of my numerous rel- atives. Evidently they were all In the inner room. where the funeral no [ doubt was already in progress. while _,_|n..._ _._ Lag`; -nlfh fhn l'|'|`|+. Wu! EIICBUJ ll.) ynvauuwwp . ~ - . _- I was cooling my heels with the gut- aiders In the anteroom. , ,9 4--.": .1-.......bh. nln 1:7]-u-|I]\1 In sluers in we uutcruunu. A sad faced domestic. clad wholly in black. stood at the door leading to the inner room. I approached him and en- deavored to explain my connection with the dead man. but he cut me short at the iirst word. A . Not yet. he said. It is not yet time. You must wait." I waited. After a time one of my companions rose and approached the inner door, which was opened obse- quiously by the ilunky. In a little while another did the same. "When three or tour thus had passed behind the mysterious door. I made the at- tempt myselt. but was waved back imperiously by the sad facedservant. v --..4.a........I on male rnnnnflna the at. lulperluunny u; may nun. .......... ...-- ..._ I continued to wait. repeating the at- tempt at intervals without success. After I had waited some hours I dis- covered that each person before he left his seat received an almost impercepti- ble sign of invitation from the servant." } - __.._.a .....n ..4..r.+o..II hm rm nnr-h ` me Blgu U1 Iuvuuuuu Llvua uu. ..... ..._.. ` I waited until nightfall, but no such ` lnvltatlon came to me. Then my wrath rose. and I went to the door again. - I- --A- --A ..-..- 6-an slit ggi I Wtul. [U I-IJC \l\lVl Itasca: It is not yet your turn. s1r,_~ " said the man of mystery. us-u__;. ..-..4. -0 0..-"non! uvnu rnv . de_red. `LIE l1ll1l.l UL IIIJICLJO Turn! What sort of funeral was my distinguished cousin having, I won- ` _-_ ...-_ n 1 ....ca 01.1,. .,,,,, ,*.::gu'E`nn`n n*u`un s$T :3 THE CAT OR ,2 THE COMET "3 " """ I f`See here, my man." I said, doyou know who I am ?" "I do not. air. but it can make no- lam Franz Teleky. your deceased master : cousini I thundered. . The man's face relaxed into a grin. Deceased master? he said. Tel- eky? Ho. ho! Ha, ha! .The Teleky funeral. my dear air, was on the door ` below. It has been over for hours `| now. This is the ocu1ist s omce!" - \.._u_ L. 41.- ....a........n.... ,.,.._ IUWBE As I am well acquainted with the grasping character of my relatives I- teefcertain that not one o9them will 3 tail to attend my funeral if he thinks I he can make anything thereby. Never- " theless it in my whim to order, that it ` -__ _n ..-l.I ..-I..a.I....- aka`. nhannf IIUW. Lulu ID uuv \l\p\IQI-Ivan: .._...-- I went back to the university. curs-A in: myself for a tool and bitterly envy- lng my fortunate relatlves-to say `nothing of the a'mshouse. The next day's papers had a full ac- ` counter the funeral. and the reading of uv-n_-.._ '`I``nIAIvuv - hp.`-`gIf. A COIIIJI. U: Luv tuucuuv uuu nu. u........,, .. the will. Franz Teleky, a cousin of the deceased. they said. was the on- ly relative absent. ` ' mu- ....uI uuvnn (Anna in ac:-on wlfh I7 remuve uuacuu The will was found to agree with the forecast of its contents. which had been printed and which-had been given to the papers (I learned afterward) by the old man : order. About a quarter i of the estate was divided equally 1 among the relatives who attended the E funeral. and the remainder went to the \ 'l almshouse. ` - -I ._ AL- I-._.._-_ `Anni an nA(n Iuuauuuac. But then the lawyer read a codicll or recent date and in the handwriting of the deceased man. It ran as tol- lows: - -~- --.-An --_...-n..a...I .-I4-I. slug LQUIUBB Ila ID Ml; rVV Luau uv vsunvn mu..- -- any one of said relatives shall abseu himself from said funeral said rela- tive. in consideration of the independ- ence ' of character manifested in such action, "shall become "my residuary legatee instead of the almshouse. and he is hereby constituted such residuary legatee.` and my executors are hereby directed to give, make over and deliver unto him. the said residuary legatec, all the rest, remainder and residue of my property that may be left after the sums bequeathed to my relatives pres- ent at said funeral shall have been paid."-Translated From the Hunga- rian For the New York Press. 1 I The Reporter. The average reporter asks, What do people want? The great reporter asks. What shall I make them want? The public utters the average report- -..` _n.1. ...........-so guano":-an Van givg '.|.'l.lE puuuu uauunn uuz uu\....- . er with prompt success. You give us," it says. what we want. To the great reporter it says in its slowly awakened but innumerably decisive way: What will this man Kipling want next? Then we want it."' The average reporter. eternally gad- ding about for availability. instead of cultivating ability. cares more about succeeding asa writer than he'does about the thing he writes about. That is why he is an average reporter. The power -to make men interested in the things they have not learned to like is a power that belongs alone to the dis- interested man.-the man who is led by` some great delight. until the delight has mastered his spirit,_given unity to _ .hisl_"i1'e. becomethe habit and the_com- `vpanion of his `power. - led him; out into, `to p;eI`a`, _ leader ot`m'feII--.- inst. me am I'III'I llf