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'7-'1"1e&iEi?a}s11E,e7 Eiea the recent passenger. . - ur-_..- 1_--i_ 1 ..__o 1-7--- -_.- '_u_1.:_nu9 vague, ;-.-- no-gv -u.-- `up any. wu awn vu-any You have been _o old a ;friend I want to tell you something. I am," and she blushed, I am going to _be married. wujuu -- --v- ` Don t ta~k'e 3:1 30, John Henri," she I said softly. I m going to marry- you 1" ' fI'\1.-_ LL- ..4I._-_.. __-_ .-l..L-3 _-S -- ' Then the strong man,1'ainted, and as she bent over him a determined little line showed about her mouth, and she. muttered, I had to do something to byng him toit." : - "So he accepted. telggraphed back: You may come home, and the sooner the better. so as to keep the $250 for pin money. Tell Harry he's too sharp to remain a clerk and that I take him today into partnership; only he must re- member that partners never tell tales` out of school. God bless you! H. Summon. Amelia. Knew Her Bnulneu.` Amelia was all sweet, nice and nerv-A ous, and she said to her sweetheart: ll"-__ I____- I____. _, _I_`I - 3,. T %-V-IOQQQVJIIK -AJ.l- TZWQQU ` A curious lantern y discovered by naturalists in the Malay archipelago possesses the power of jumping sever- al feet without opening` its wings. It has `a projection `on its head which, when pent back and suddenly released, throwsthe insect -into the air. They,` $3911 to sump} from the to i `T d , , ____-,. iw;11;`i};.; m-: ejaculated M;H1- den when he had recovered his breath. 3 The lmpudent, disobe- -_J. I_-___ L- __A______-S ...l__.__.__1 A...` v vs`, a.n:|J\-n-I A.I\INI.\4A\r\.Io If you please. sir, he stammered, Miss Sheldon s `not in her room, and h the maid `says `that the bed looks as it it hadn t been slept in all night. The rich merchz;nt s jaw fell. - He started up. with a cry of agony, to go and see, but he was prevented by the footman appearlngat the door with } a telegram. ` HA L_I_.._-_.._lOI -,,n-,1 LL- ..--.._1--__; I __-.. ....l--:- -.. Say? Say what? Whatever are ye talkin about? I don't know the manin on t. Well! There's a gal! Bob began nervous'l_v. ` . A _ Ah! There's plenty 0 them, said Sa11y,unconcernedly. . A H1 .........L __ 1., 4-11 ,,, . A telegram!" cried the merchant, unfolding it with trembling hands.` What can it mean? Has she been` found dead anywhere? ' This was the telegram: Dear Fs.the1~-Harry and 'I were married at 8 ` o'clock this morning. I would not consent to an 9 elopement till Harry assured me you had advised i it and had shown me your check as proof. ` He says you promised tostand by us, and I know i you pride yourself on never breaking a. promise. We wait for your blessing. MANY. zzuoo an o n u . q - n "J;)'hn came back In about ve min- utes, looking very much ustered.` `(Y8 _.--- _1--...- ._.Q__ I) L- _,L H, ,_~I --vv--I-V --If LLIQBAJ I150? \I`IlI\I IIIIII-IO It was"t-he ctistom or Mr. Sheldqn to read his newspaper at breakfast while -waiting for his only child and daugh; ter, who, a little spoiled by. overindul- _ gence, was generally lte. `l).-L LL]- ...-_.__2_.. -Al-_L.L_ i,_-, u . The hahker had read ali the foreign as well as the home new and even pe- rused -Harry. s' note. and still she -had not made her appearance. H11... l..__ _...__on 1-- -,-s.1 _; Q, , . nu `._vq -..-.-v -.-we uyllyusuuwvo The lazy puss! he said at last. Then he looked up at the clock. Half an hour late! Now, this` is really toobad. John, he cried. addressing the man- servant at the sideboard, send and see why Miss Sheldon doesn't come down. Tell her, with a severe air, I m tired l of waiting. ' 'I`-l._ --_-- I__-I- n_ AI_,,,; n- uucu wuxuurruw, U810!` 81'. IEIUOWI III). g_Very_`tht'_hkmny,_ ` V - Inn! Gonna. ` The old gentleman brought _the"'n9te;- j with him to the table, opened it out he- {tore him, adjusted his spectacles and ; read it over and over again. ` I 6619.1 -3..- 0-Inn n I__ ___g; -L._-u_-n--,- i 7'-71':i':'v'. $36035 "fie" s`a'f&', cnucknng. ` to see the old tellow s face when he hears how Harry has done him. ` ` `IA. -...... LL- __;_;__--_ -L an-__ nu. -1V,1,, \rA\olI.lnlAJ CC `.l-?.-1'1;:, morning, Matty was late; than ever. . Inued vtomox-row, before Hr. `Meadow: 1: up. Verv thlkfnllv I-Iuapv (`nu-n nu ` Champion nigh Jumper. . .......l---.. I-..A___ 4.. _Il..--_.-_. w'Iio'\'vu 1 tell? asked Sally, with some show of reason." Do `I kngw lm..~rm ftixe inevitable and Has purchased the pretmsee oecupxed bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just out of _tl|e _Vleto1-In Hotel, and has canned up _buameu In all kinds of Black- smithing. otsulaoem , etc. All work will be done promptly at the loweet gum. . Remember the place. I-ms; ADvANcE."| Near Market Square. NlcLa rty, LATE OF ORO. BARRIE STEAM LAUNDRY. cement, culvert Piqe, Field Tile; Make no mistake! This is the GREAT [Scott in the3a.bove lines. 0ffice-91lJun|op Street, Barrie Hughes BI-os.. h e ll `3 , In the domestic aria of Lane dering, once well done is twice done. Be- cause we give our work extra care, it lasts twice as long before need- ing to be laundred again. - Deilucts + Adds -:- Divides Sunght Soap Maaufadurcd by A Lever Brothers Limited, -~- nu nun D0 she wear a fall `an gloves?" ask- ed 3311: slyly. reminiscent offraternal remonstrances at her own [occasional lapses into gentillty. _ . That she doan'1" said Bob. She Shan t wear noo fan nor noo gloves." VA!!! L..__ - :unn-___..1. 4... KW. B_!l_NKER, All|the best quality, and guaranteed. 1'Aui(."'% and Rqpalrs. go to 6:. CO. Wholesale and Retail Manufacturers. BEDSPRINGS, MATRESSES, PUMPS, BRADFORD STREET. 08-1! BA,RR!iE,. "ADVERTISE m Mnltiplies Pnornnwrons. ' Comfort in the Wet]: - to Cleanliness in ~ the Linen. " " V`-43 I-IUU Lall IJUK I-IL'\I EIUVUWU Ye ll have to treat.her di erentT to `Wit you do me, said Sally, "or she WOI1 t Dllt up With! T711 4.... L , on I'\_I_ __.-._. the Cares of Washing D9; from the House- syi e s busy life. ' by two the [Hours of labour. by tw; the Life of Iihn o':n`Aa u-uuninn DJ JI-UV earn V uuc uuc UL cleg washed. w. nlelaAR'l`Y._ :01 -tl HANDLES ALL KINDS OF AUCTION 8ALES.- ` nitmn HElIABlE Aucnnusz G. 3. FORD Are'ai. gnd intebngiing `to have eonau w t 1:: salts,` in. euro nmcfu placing `their ..._4- - -' - nvoraen M: at Tm: Anvalccs oaioe or his red- dence. Sptucc Cottage, will be promptly attended to. 35 V ca. :1. roan. ""~i{ri3y,"}2~im{1o1ii;i'1'}vant to`do that for? said Sally, who was getting in- quisitive and knew the only way to ex-' tract information from her brother was to evince no curiosity. But just as ye like. I can't keep muddlin about here all the moruin. Will pay for Will Form and postage to any part of Canada. Irnedvance ffice Blank Will Forms can be had at . ' 95 Dunlap-St., Ross Block, Barrie. I Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. Make Your win. _v.-- '. Vanna An investment safe as g_overnm_ent securities and much more protable, realizmg tlge investor an equivnn lent to :5 per cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matter and further information call on TEvNANT-Why pay tint, when, on such can month!` payments. you can become your own [an lord ? on have the choice of repayin at a monthly rate of $1.20, $1.50, or $1.90 for eac $100.00 bot- rowed. ' IFII. $too.oo v (Inn K'nA .' Special Facilities oered to Investors andBorr0wers. _ m"`IW v:'a'1;t5'- tell me Whatto say. Bob gasped out. ` I `n 1vvI_a- the Ontario Permanent i , Building and Loan Association CUT FLOVVVERS-Roses. Carnations, Violets, etc., fresh every day, Bouquets-Button- hole. Hand or Corsage. Funeral Tokens in any desi us. VEGETAB ES--Celei')y, Crisp and Tender; Lettuce. Cabbage, arsnips. Beets, Carrots, ah` , SEI:!.=3`S-Flou'er Seeds, Vegetable seeds, Plants and Bulbs. ` WM. TAYLOR FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN. Telephone :5. :55 Dunlop-St., Barrie SEED STORE: True: Mums" Dzsmua copvmeurs &c. Anyone sending a sketch and descri tion may okl aaoertain our opinion free w ether an agent 11 is probably `patentabie. Communica- tionsetri condent a . Handbook on Patents sent free. meet my for securing cxantenta. Patents taken t rough Munn & receive apactalnouce, without c arge. inthe --f4AAA.,`fA_ HAAAAAJLAAA E. DONNELII," SEC.'I`REAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. FARM s'rocK SALES v7171vf&1$W --_-v---wwv_`v A-handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cnlatlon of any scientific oumal. Terms, 38 3 ear: four months. 01. 80 d byall newsdealers. - nnnn n n- ---_ . II.... n...:. "' V (am. up WI L. I 1l trate her` prarper," Bob prom- `lsed. She shall hev all the grub she "1. get down bar, but she shan t hev 000 hare nor stout. They doan t dew ye 3 might 0 good. T-Ink ........ __ . ,__'; _._I-A.-_'JI..- UIIIBIIIVIL V mar: tour` :33x 1t`ii', i71.'"o1`"'1i n3v`7s'&"eu3'e L! ...!'.:..T2.'fL`.T`v`*.`.i;.!'.9.`. .! 32"` `+13: PUBLlC-Why: noney? 60c. 21 month ab:-pd WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, 6 cts. GQ TO THE NEW Calla attention to the ;-AND-- ..__o1r..._ Ill \vI5\-IJ \I vb \IllnIIhl\ul "D"ye-ti2ixii< soo? said Bob. who in 511 ceremonial matters was guided by his sister. ' 33113 . How often hev ye seed her? I doan t knoo much on bar. an tha'ss tack. admitted Bob. -She's in surv- Ice ed me it I'd like to goo oover." A U ' all 41...; -a.._.-__._. n_-_.__ A. _....ll That ould be best-to see her." said. 011i at Chetbridge, an har brother AL4I\`\.aaL\r\.- _.v.._,, P'Come an do, said Sally. Tell us what tis. Surely to goodness ye ain't afeard. u .... ..... "Will ye prarmus not to put the grin on tow me? Bob asked. `WW an x "9 sh 533 like that .. , ll-II: II 1'0 IIKG `CO oover." ` Well. that appears funny to me." Elused sally. keeping her countenance. ' chuckling inwardly. What d ye Wnt to write for?" erfm 3-gooin to dew the thlngrdprarp- .v Bob explained. -Not saam s as am yar chap what never came to nm:111- I want to hev a prarper one haiwandln afoor I git: engaged. an 1* "mt got noo mother, Wl1_8lllIck._ on . 9 38 yew'd help me}? ' ; V -' `G 9 get your onnerstandin u1k1_n.??. ""0 Sally. That tare` strange to 6 should set her oz; OD. `U ]|||t|Lw .. ..,.....- . Shall I sl11ci1 thelbrlcks down for ye? inquired Bob. f`1\v\\n nn r1n ,7 (M5311 'l\" u... aux; ' saliy b:1`st-1c.:d-z1-1A)'c>VhtVand deftly tihred up the kitchen. ' Out `of the corner of T her eyes she watched Bob hanging around uncomfortably with an evident wish to ask something and a reluctance to make a start. L1,- I.._.l,I_._ Q, , ,, A `1?`i`,,,","}71a'e3?{r ha come -to ye? said his sister. D`ye want anything? _ For years Sally had taken upon her- self the unenviable task of looking aft- 1 er her old father and of mothering her three younger "brothers. Her ef- i forts to keep them going in food and clothes were wont to meet with more unmerited abuse and foul language than any return in the shape of atten- tion, gratitude or help. This she felt the more as she was a woman with ideas of renement that Were. unusual` in the neighborhood of Frogsthorpe and took to heart the complaints of her great loutish brothers that they hadn t got noo mother. Bob's desire to assist her in any way surprised her. .. ..!....\..l!.."I nni.-I Y')-I. -I_-___ |,u uaoun. u... .._ ..... ...... -....--. ..-vs Nartheu to sigerfy." said Bob sheep~ ishly. Can t I dew narthen moar?, n_11_ l-uo1n4`*`l\l4 rI`\r\\I"' nrstl A404-In J-84381.43 Can I dew anything moar for` ye. sauy? said Bob Heron. the Cowman, to his sister as he nished banging the mud and muck off the mats against` the Outhouse wall. ..u-vu... uvhnf-over ha nnrnn -1-A vs? 7 _.... u- uu--. uua u\. u uuu Uubo ;`D ye want to walkout with her, n\,m"m ....:.1 n-n_ -+-4-ow~o~+~:~'~o~3 rs-`V A-sass; n61;._.;. .-. r,,%,...+~o~o~o~+-1 With a View toMatr1mony. mg sitteth at {he urn. . ' none more cup? Why, certainly)? While we watzclled Swiss sunset: burn I grew very fond ot-tea. Now we're married, in a at; she paints things; I write, you see: cheep and kisses and all that,`_. And we're very fond of-tea. ,_ -Robert Loveman in Crlerion. _______.______. Ids uitteth at the urn Every ntternoon at three. since that summer at Lucei-no 1 am very fond of-tel. , usu8.m.?n Thank you; just 3 lump. Ah, Pilatus. proud and free, now my foolish heart goes thump! 1 am very fond ot-tea. T AT THE URN. - s:,\v.l:e.~\'.v.I.\v-\>'.'.r!c\.:!-.\r.v\'.w.~:~:-scw~ y.-,w-_m-'-.v-..-. `we thins` sa6%5`h;;;;a"1;;;;;;1y. ' Arter that, he continued. we set un- der, the hedge for a hit. an she axed me to kiss har. S00 I did, but she stunk o bare soo I didn't think much on t. Then she kep a-scrowgin up ag in me till she 1 went asleeap. When she` woke `up, We Walked to Turlham, an I axed her if she'd like too goo to ch'a'pel. But she said that wuz "past 6, an she, wuz" dry. Soo we wentinto the Queen s Head. an she had Wee moor glasses 0 stout an a half '0 mud for me. .Tha ss vepence ha p n!y an one an t'reppence ha p ny is` one an nine. Gooin hooam to Chet- bridge that wuz gettin dark, but she `wanted to set under the hedge. ag in.` Howsomedever. I said the ground was damp, an she said as I wuz a sorft . fewl. an we'd best git on to ..the Swan afore they shut.` But I'd had enow on t 3 an come hooam. Thas s just like yew be. mixin me upalong of a wench what- cost meone an nlnepence an would he. done moor if I_ d ha let her. Now s the - time when I feeal I haln t got noo mother. _I_ shan t gi e~wew yar shillin this weeak out o my money. I must look arter myself same as yew dew. llvin hare. kep"like a. queean a-dewln` '. narthen. Nice dewin s I call it! _ I. _-A .._-_...I_II.... aply, ___ `guwuvn-$9 vs uusuaua VIII: I-LII; llllllbh `7B'laame it!" struck in Bob hoarsely. % V She an har brother met me at Chet- bridge just as the Swan wuz oopenin. She said she wuz dry. $00 I axed her in to hev some at. T ree glasses 0 stout fer har an t ree glasses 0 aale fer har. brother I paaid toor, tha ss ninepence, an a glass 0 mild bare ferme is ten- `pence, an neither 0 them offered to paay a farden. Then arterwards Tom left us, an we walked to St. Mary s-on- the-Fern, an she said-as we wuz trav- elers an walkin made har whoolly dry. Soo we went into the King's Head. an she had t ree moor glasses 0 stout an a ` half 0 mildter me. Tha ss vepence ha'p ny. an tenpence is one and t rep- pence ha p ny. She never paald` fer narthen. ' -Why,' Bob, bor, you must ha been a fool, said Sally, chuckling inwardly." For Bob is notoriously parsimonious. -llT\9_- LI-!..._ .._.I) - i ......,. . __ ........... _- This rwaahgleavlng it to `Giles with n v-engeance:"but._ 83 there was no- fur ther correspondence. the governor of Virginia must, have read satisfaction somewhere d -between_ the lines of Pat- rick Henry : brilliantly equivocal re- Ilttd Iulavano QVOVU \av vv no: no . yuan. no And Bob went up- to bed gsumbung and curing.` while his sister laughed silently down stairs.` 'fI-I_ 1.. '..A.lII - I..--I..AI.\.n `In-qb I`- in-\ UIAISIJUI uv Iva nuns Bob is Still a boehelor,` but he has an- other glrl in his eye and wants Sally to * test her quality before he commits himself to another one and nlnepenny Sunday.-Bla_ck and White. - Respectfully Referred. . As The Green Bag has it. Chief Ju tice Marshall used to narrate with great glee the following correspond- ence on a point of honor between Gov- ernor Glles at Virginia and Patrick Henry. The governor wrote: '-tuuyo Sir-1 understand that you hove called me in bobteil politician.` I with to know it it be true, end." it true.1 your meaning. W. 3. Gun`. Patrick Henry : reply came promptly: Sir-I do not recollect cellint you 3 hohteil politician at any time, but think it probable thnt I have. I cnn -t uywhat I did mean, but}! you will tell meivfiiet you think [meant I will say whether 10:}. correct or not. Very respect-V ' W V PAIBIOI Hnimr. `Way to lion-31' ltrentth. - `We can learn to~llve nobly only by acting nobly `on every occasion. It you shirk the ret trial `otyour man- -hood. you will so so much weaker to the second, and it the next occasion an-nd the next` and you nnprepared you will unqu_e_st.ionably_ sink` into ba'eenesa. : swnmm` memes stronisi 19: mtsnil To in may -.-v-up awv In Good nihvt`,;l1en, Said Selly, know- ing there was more to come, but mak- ing a. pretense of turning out the lamp. nlnnvnn um ..4......-.1- .1... 11-1. 1.-__.--I_ .....,-..u._n.. `av uuu uJAuuaJ Lucas. "She sat upVtor his. return at night. He came in about 10 and found -his sis- ter alone; The others had gone to bed: _HIs face. wore an expression of mingled indignation` and shame. (11'rv-'II n _-....-5-vo v-vv I-OIuIv\J DQIIIJJCI Well, how did ye get on?" asked Sally. Hev ye had your tea?" < (`T pinn-`SA _..._J. _-- AA ....-- ...v gv uuu JUIIL Lcuc - Iv ;1oan t' want noo tea, said Bob. `Le s goo to bed. ll(V--J_.1__I,4 .. n" -- ~ -- .When Bob had: nished the milking on Sunday morning and arranged for an evening substitute. he grew into a` fever of unrest. `Sally." he called, wheer s my clane shut? Wheerfs my collar? Will ye black my bewts for me? I'll gi e. ye tuppence. Come an tie my tie. Shall a weer a ower? D ye think she'll like to gooto chapel? How dew I look in my new clothes? A4. 'I.....:. n..n_. ._,- iv... and hug u\; vv LIULUCBI -last Sally got him off and turned her attention to the midday meal. kn an` Ian I...` `.8. _.-L------ A` --' ' -- --av I-nJ\II-l`\al LU ILU `V II.` VVUSS ll.lCK.'_'- It may beeincldentally remarked that Bob was 23 gears of age andgwith his, 'brothers. was always lamenting the want of 9. mother.["1`hat lady during her life left the charge of her young` children altogether to Sally and neg- lected them and her home equally. Yaw mow Main. .-....... -..u. -2 ALA: -- _----u- uaavnaa qua lll IJULIJU equally: "Yew may take your oath o -that, answered Sally rmly in reply to Bob's hint.` If ye got sucked in. ye d lay lt all on me. Yer-must hoe your own land, Ye dV better tell `her brother ye ll meet her 0 Sunday. - Il'I'\I_- 4I_.|__I, , , nun -- -- - _-- v aria f`D ye soo?" said Bob and sub- sequently acted on her advice._ ` 1 n - -- + - Take -her out an klssher, thj_eh,`an` be done wl t, said Sally, more expe- rienced in wooing. But do-,ye mind ye baln t sucked ln.. ` ` V ' What d ye mane? asked Bob. . They say as sh lmwkers cry stink- ln sh the loudest," `answered Sally sententiously, an har brother wholly holler tew. ' ` 1:31,, - - `-* ..v. .(v no ` "D yei think .800? muttered Bob, -alarmed at unconsidered possibilities. But hat eyes maak ye jump, `they be se bright. She's the prattiest gal ye ever see. I'll maak ye a bet on t," he added-by way of self consolation. T aaaa an I I... .__-;I ,.n- ` ..._--./, ..--.v-.\.u-...u\.unJo I want ye to tell me what to saay in a letter, burst out Bob. V Lor , Sally, ` she's a g1'e t Wench; She's bigger n yew. .Har hai1"s that black! Tain t like Earn." (Sally wasfair.) She s big as me. An har eyes! Lor. , har eyes fare to goo right trew ye they be se shiny a se black. ' VVI-IDUIG |.lUo IV p'<)voz'," i1`e'.s-IE1` after a pause-.-`_`I spooz yew ou1dn t write for me an ax bar if _she d walk out wi me. I bain t got noo mother to dew 1t,Awuss luckf_ _ - Y` is-un-o In- -.l_-.!.!-_.A_II `should `wholly 1lke' softly.` ` un-\..n-_ l_--' 17 - :ew;-- he adde_dV ` .___., _--` -w art u---vua-so Va. caaaaao _'1`hat s the secret of -success in life, 3 Harry, he said one day tofhis favorite y clerk. =Sharp s the motto if you wish to rise. I don't mean you should cheat. ; That of course is both wrong and un- gentlemanly. Mr. Sheldon prided him- ` self also_ on being what he called a gentleman and above all little mean- nesses. But always be wide awake _ and never let anybody cheat you. I ve __. terest. ? noticed, by the bye, that you ve seemed rather downhearted lately. If it's be- cause you ve your fortune yet to make, ` don't despair, but follow my advice. `An opening will come at some time for something better than a clerkship, and, though I shall be sorry to lose you, yet I ll give you up if it's for your in- --us-ans`: -vv nut-`cw-w n-`tn V- _Never forgive. you? 'I`rash and `non- sense! They always do torgive. They can't help it. Besides, with a con- dential wink. I think I know your man. It's that skinint, Meadows. I ve heard of your being sweet on his daughter. She's a pretty minx, though she is his child. Oh,` y'ou'needn t deny it. I saw how you hung about her at our party the other night, and when I joked. about it with my daughter the `next morning"she_ as good as admitted that it was true, saying it would be a very good match for you. Now. I owe old Meadows a grudge. He tried to do m_e in those railway shares last winter. and I mean to pay `him for it somehow. I tell you what I'll do. I must not ask, mind you, who the girl is. . Mum must be the word. I must not or course be known in the affair. -but I'll give you leave of absence for a month and a check for $250 to payfor your wedding trip it -you'll make a runaway match. Is it agreed? Well. there's. my hand on it. "Here's the check. elligadl Won't . the old man howl when hehears how Vwe_ _ve d_one-hlm_i_ V ` ` A - I __nj_A. . I , __', v.---'.- - gun. on. -v I V BI-I-I\J In love! exclaimed the rich mer-' Achant. In love and with only a clerk so salary to marry on. It will. never do-' never do, Harry. Marriage for one like you is fastening a millstone round your neck unless indeed-and he stopped, as if a bright thought had struck him- unless indeed the girl is rich. I._ 1.. ..l_I. A. _._.!II 1-, -r -`nu-.y .----vvvu - an. aw She is rich, or will be. I suppose, answered Harry, for henfather is a. Wealthy man. ` But that s Just the dim- culty. Her father would never let her marry 11- poor man, and she-wo`n t mar- ry Kithout his consent. I__L _ _ ._ I , A [III _na 11,. Ivy '7 lIuLJ\IllU I-II? \\II-IhW\rl`VI What a miserable tyrant! said Mr. Sheldon. It I was the lover, Harry, I d run off with her. I'd checkmate the. old curmudgeon in that` way.' And he chuckled at the imaginary triumph he would achieve. ' 'Pon my soul, I `would! I never, as I told you, let any- body take a rise out of me. -But would that be honorable? Honorable? Isn't `everything fair in loveand war? I thought you had some pluck, Harry. How I should like to see the stingy old hulk rave and stump about on his gouty toes--for he must be gouty--when he heard of your eiope-, ment! ";;He d probably never forgive me," said Harry dejectedly. And then what could I do. with a wife brought up to every luxury and only a poor clerk sv salary to support` her on '3 uiv-_-_. A-;_....l__ ._-__n fI'l___L _._.1`..-.. f"`:&ml;)'x"'e: letter? said Sally. No, Bob, I` don t know nothin about love. 1 311 gain to mix up along 0 no love. KVAA "II\I\", _ , A _,;___1-;_.1 1` 1- '- -vjov wvwu --vo- Well. said Harry. with some hesi-9 fation, I'm in love, ` and- A 317.. `l-__III ___`lA1,,, _ .1, , , 3 ,u _Xh'd he laughed till his portly sides shook at the picture he had conjured up` ((71-91 _..-I.-I_'I_ __..-.. 1-....l_- .__-n v V sov- ups: Harry seemed to hesitate,` however, and it was not until Mr. Sheldon, eager to see his old- commercial rival put at\a disadvantage, had urged him again and again and promised to stand by him that he nally consented and. took the check `which his employer persisted in forcing-upon him. i r 1111.- -`.-_.a.' ........I..... ll`. 'l.-l}I-_ -......- van non..- ow'..l?`h;.n<;xrt mornihg Mr. Shelden came down `to breakfast In high glee, for a" nqto.had reached hlmojust as he was shaving which ran as follows: ~ Thank you,' . said Harry, apparent- ly not a bit cheered up by -this cool way of being told he had nothing to expect from Mr. Sheldon, but it's not exactly that. I suppose lshall get along some- how. ` ' ' ` ' Whatbls it, my dear boy, then? I really take an interestiin you. as you know." And he did so far as words were concerned; Perhaps I can give you some advice. ' 1'09 0 n --- - UIIK 511*: IIIVI. Wllvll luuqu llll-IIUUIIJ pc.rluIu- ed her to elobo. It was not, however, till I showed her your check that she would conunt to dog. She said that the was unto you would not fi!w.Id thit WI! wants; that you _=won1d`udviu.hn'u it you won hot on hthet. `'9 "" " ,. _ \ i x \ Mr. Sheldon was the principal mer- % chant in the important manufacturing town of Torment." `He was proud of his wealth. but he was still more proud of the fact that he had made it all him- self. and his pride was greatest be- cause he had made it by never allowing A anybody to get ahead or him. ll'IVI__L!.. 1.1. - ..- -_.-. uucu usuu UBO IIUIJLCU ` Elly III` une, Ptinidus. . What happy destiny was thine. denied to us, To ky thy upient bones in such sarcophagus And forever buried in 3 book! `I'..I... n n:_.|-__ 1` -n., Their contents chew upon and inviordly digest, A I envy thee when o'er thy course I look! l'ot"twixt the vllum wills. at come meet clnnio tome, ' ` Ilid leaves ink acentlad thou didst have thy cloio-9 tered 11 me, o T ` All margined_ und with virgin fields in which to I`l'|I'I`I av--- yv a44Adl Hy l.ll\ll-15 \J I-I\l IUVUC m;1\;oo, noo! expostulated Bob. ""l`ain't come to that yit. But I see har brother t ot11er-daay. an, he-[axed me to 00 oover an see bar, an I axed him if ,I sl1ou_ld write an tell bar I Wuz a-com- in, an he said as he d nd out ? ` HT\!_- __ and when thou dst addied `thy mi line, 0 ` Ptinidun_ Oil. tattle storm, most wine, though oft ` | Cd ` Imv. I cg, .6lll|U Vqvlvlllg li W13. WIIUIIBII DI` ~ ~ wedtpe-t. Who didst the pigs of the ancients book: in: . kn . D7u`rH1--- 1 1n'n."wtth mud: dunculty, pm d- "! I... 6; n'I;n'\- It ran nA4- Inn-on-no {HI I moi`. 16* A aookwbnu. thou IIIIILIEIJ Ill 3 --John H. Fiify in Century. 1aon1?Hi}%r:N,Ab_vANcE.1 .. _,- H... Lv Ivul-ALL . uuu vvu.u us.-tg then?" said Sally. . "I do:1n't knoo azackly as yit, Bob answered. "D ye think she'd maake *0. good wife? 1 ' ' The runaways returned by the next , train. The marriage proved, too. an eminently happy one. The story never got out. We only tell it now in con- V . dence.-Woman s Life. . A Little Umbrella story. -One rainy` evening when trafc on the elevated road was dull a guard on the Sixth avenue line found a com- paratlvely new sill; umbrella in one of the cars. When a lone passenger entered the car at Park place, the guard proudly sho'r'.~d his nd. uiu. _-...-.. 2.. _.... .1. J-.. ...._ L-...l..I.L!I The two carried on a pleasant con- versation, only interrupted by stops at stations. In time the train reached the Eighty-rst street station, where thew`passenger was to get out. The guard had carefully deposited his um- brella in a corner of the front plat- form of the car. Whllehe was busy opening the gates the passenger quiet- ly lifted it from its resting place and left the car. As the _guard closed the gates and gave the bellcord a vigorous pull he saw his former passenger walk- ing along the. platform .carrying the umbrella-. ' ' Inwuvaa ya I I 3 - Qome back, I say! You are a`thief ! cried the guard as the train slowly pull- ed out. IaIn.\n :IQ\r\n\AJa -.:-av \I.n --av -... It comes in gr(`.'.t for me?onight," he said. This is my last trip, and I have along walk. I had no urpbre1la." fI\L_ IA..- __.._.._____._-_ A, vwu \v\-rt The new proprietor of theumbrella only smiled as he walked down the steps.. He, now shows the umbrella to his legal friends andquotes the `old adage, Possession is nine ,points of the law.--New York Times. Wait! he cried hoarsely. Before you go further, hear me. I must say it, though I have no right now, but I will have less right later. I love you. I adore you. v- I have loved you since we were children together. I do not see how I can live and see" you the wife of another. But at least you will know that I, have loved -you all these years. and when you hear the "wind! sigh over my distant grave-01 course that is nonsense- ' .--- -_-.`.. -.-`.---, --~v-av But here he stopped-stopped and \mopped his bald head, which, in his excitement, had broken out into great drops of perspiration. He remembered that he had himself advised Harry to `elope and that if the story got wind he would be the laughing stock; of the town,` inciuding-the hardest cut of all -Mr. Meadow. He remembered, too. that he had but one child and that she was allln all to him. ' I.li.l. (I. III!-J5 vvaxn. L uau LIU uluulcua. The lone passenger, who V'vas also" Without a rain protector, congratulated the guard. - ` ' III`, - A1. _ - _ __-_l _ 3 _ 4- - I ---.~_ .--.. - Hey-, `there! Stop'1t!. Bring that back! `shouted the guard. II? _.._J 11. _.._.._IA 1! _._._I2-S .LI__ _-__-L N00, Said Bob` But -she vain`: yew. She s a~strap_piI1 ;_f9nh' `ta .,am missus u1l hev. to wark *0. help 0 the grub.