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ound. l1Pv but he % cuanu mmt;... I um Am: cusnu You will nd it a pleasure to point to the clean things from our establishment. 1 ' We wash them clean. iron them carefullv. No garment soiled in any department, The water we use makes ygur elothing sweet and attractive ; the care we usefprevents rough edges or frayed ends. M Bement, ` Buliert Pipe, Field Tile, 5: uv. ., u..- -.--- -- ---'_ -- --_`. `.- That was how Mr. Leslie Thomas found` himself the `following afternoon outside a snug little villa at Sevenoaks. He hesitated before knocking.` The cottage,.he thought, looked". rather fine _for such humble inhabitants. and yet there was the name. written up_-over the porch right enough-Woodblne Cot- tage--in big gilt letters; Filmy lace curtains uttered T at the windows, through which a glimpse of` a daintlly furnished drawing room could be` seen. The window boxes were gay with ow- ers, and the whole house had a thor- oughly well `kept appearance. ____!__- 'S_,_I.4 _.--__,j!-__ BARRIE STEAM LAUNDRY. Make no mistake! This is the GREAT V Scott in theabove lines. A Office-91 Dunlap Street, Barrie Save { Time, lluvmise in "THEAlNMlCE."1 Hughes Bros.. ursrsvaansan-In \J\Iinl JVIIEIGVC IE3 coat in the cost of the coals un- used, not to mention the longer life of the articlei washed. A tablet of Sunlight Soap no now 3 ac:-ions item. Then why coals` for the week] [uh P Some Soaps won't wash linen without _ but SUNLIGH1. SOAP __ It : a wise economy to buy the best of all Soaps, whenby doing so the ggnntityofcoal used on washing y can be v ' The Be||Telephone company Burning coal to help inferior and low-priced Soaps to wash is like spending a. 5 cent tram fare to purchase 0. recent article; for 9 cents. . vnoc-.--., n Y1? ._..rv -rr-v.- vv`-w In some surprise Eva s" guardian reached up and lifted the shining door knocker, wondering`in spite of himself - that he had never had thecuriosity to venture here before. The door was opened by a spruce maid, to whose skirts clung a little, girlish mite of ve. llIl'!_i._ ?`f-..__I_-III L- 1.. .._-!_.`-j __2A.I. - Auuyw nu hl\lL`l4l\-Ill` LJ\ltll.' is asked for by three people to one asking for any other soap in the world. SUNLIGI-IT SOAP you save its Ann} :11 I`-In anal nf GI`- Ann's nu will do mdre work without coals.` -_J j_ 0 3"1I.'i't":Tsa'.Is`i3.-",v""""""":I.-"zIZ, that; two. tablets of common, cheap cnnn will An with coals- `Fl..- wvnoll vvlll \l\f " "" """" ABC majority of the public soon nd out the lines of true economy. That : III`!!! QTTNH It'll-VI" GOLD van. suv Jluwa UL |.l uc cuuuuluy. That's why SUN LIGHT SOAP :n Qn`!A4-I `An Inn `Lang; --A_I- A- Reduced 50 per cent. hy uai`ngtheAT,elepho ne.' A message by Telephone brings an immediate answer. V 2 Goal Bills By using -T_`_`Miss Herschel? ; e lnqugc-e;i'. ; glance of interest at the child. uvvvxii ____ __IA-_- -___ _ .___nIl _~.2A yuulsa VA wvulluun UIJGGP will do with -13- The ._'4_- -1` `I, _ 1 1- All the best quality and ' ' guaranteed. . BEDSPRINGS. % % MATRESSES, PUMPS, irAui(,"" ' and Repairs, go to W. H._Bj[NKER, 4. CO. Wholesale and Retail Manufacturers. BRADFORD STREET. 18- BARRIE. Travel PROPRIETORS. -....v- \r- --.-v-v-uu -- ---- v----- Will you please come in. eir?~Asaid' the girl, and Mr. Thomas followed the girl into the snuggest little drawing room ever furnished. He had hardly taken a chair ere Miss Herschel enter- ed, with Eva on her hand. _ _._- ._ A A _II ._.;- -_-_I .._!__I -L _I____L. OF` CANADA. and Money The Ontario Parmiiooiii Building and A Loan Association Calla attention to the Special Facilities ofored to Investors and Borrowers. I In `HIV I *Wl'|Y pay KOBE. WIIGII, OII I003 I I month! payments, you can become your own! -lard`? on have the chnim-. nf rnnauinnr at a nun. month! ybd ybur own Inn`- -lord? on have the chmce of repayin .at a. monthly rate of $1.0, $x.;o. or $1.90 for ac $100.00 bot rowed. raw or puo, 31.50. or $1.90 tor each $100.4 towed. THE PUBLIC-Why 895114 811 XOUI ` monev? 6oc. a month nlaced with 91.. , P 1 *'n;'Ea; a't;.`gaEEu'1' girl of about eight and twenty. with a sweet. wom- anly face, frank eyes and a rlch,_g1ow- % ing color. ` ll`If-. fII1_-___-_I TI..- ..- ._I_ J __-.'_I-- 1 nc. l'UBl..lU"VVnY IP31! 811 Om` money? 6oc. a. month placed with the . P. . and Loan Association will yield you in about 8 you! A PRESENT of $100.00, or a profit of $43.40 MI your monthly payments. TH E _ I NVEsTOR-Why not place your $1oo.oow1th the O. P. & L. Aas'n. and have it doubled in is years. beside receiving during the in- terval 67; per annum paid to you every six montlu? In other words, for your $xoo.oo you will receive an interest $66 and a lump sum of $a'oo, making a grand total of $266. ` .- .7 v... __ V_v-. An investment safe as government securities and much more protable, realizing the investor an equivlp lent to :5 per cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matter and further information call 00 ` 95 Dunlop-St, Ross Block, Barrie. Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. Blank Will"Forms can be Vhad at O.H.LYON. Make Your Will. lmelldvance fce Will pa.y _for Will Form and postage to any part of Canada. Mr. Thomas! I'm 0 glad you've come. I thought you would."_ she said, with a smile, betraying u bewitching dimple in either cheek. I did so want you to know your little ward. Isn't she a darling? I!;L`- __x__1 :__a_-3n ..;'-._-__--__ TENANT-\Vhy pay rent. when, such nnnthlv nnvmpntn. vnu rnn hnnnun Irnnr n-nu I wooosfocx, ONTARIO, SEC.TREAS. BARRIAE LOCAL BOARD. 1:-ll INEW BMGKSMI `withing. .pI_oag\gI:{v'fgt Iowa} _n.n - LATE or ogo. occup: Chas. M I(;`-I:isrc.:u':|cI'I|:.I.do2IIIp:t""`i.:o Vicar?` llotolc; ' l3;"........,.;.."" "-"`.:`;:' `Ku'.':`3.`:n`i`.. . L`:.i`; . Q ' , 4 _._A_ '_.:,`..-.`_._..:o Near Market Square. W M c La rty. CUT FLOWERS--Roses, Carnations, Violets, etc., fresh every day, Bouquets-Button- hole; Hand or Corsage. Funeral Token: in any desi us. VEGETAB ES--Celery, Crisp and Tender; Lettuce, Cabbage, Paranips. Beets. Carrots. etc. SEEDS--Flower Seeds, Vegetable seeds, Plants and Bulbs. WM. TAYLOR SEED STORE` FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN. Telephone I5. :55 Dunlop-St., Barrie A nice-fittatie girl indeed, .st'anSmer-. ed Leslie. I am glad you sent for me.-., She is now at an age when she should" mix up with other children. I will see nbout a boarding school -at once. A I_--_.J!__._ _-I.__`I, f"I.- __I-.. S-__ Tam: MARK: Dgeueus ' COPYRIGHTS ac. Anyone sending -. sketch and descri tion may qnioki ascertain our opinion free w other an invent on is probably atentabie. Communica- tions strict condent in. Handbook on Patents sent free. 0 dost s army for securing tents. Patents taken t n 1: Mann it receive special notice, without c urge. in the A -2 - A11: .. 'l'I.n4u2 `gm Vltllnlull Va. nu D nun .. ---.__ mar - four tnoi'xtl'a'." 51. -oT('1'6-ill newadeiliix-E gygh & some--. new ma Ofoe. % F St.. Wuhmzton. U7-VVU--V jg---v------- A handsomely illustrated weekly. Laurent 2. cnlation or any scientic onrnal. Terms, 88 n van-2 four months. 81. 80 d bynll newadealem. E. DONNELL, l'!lI\I\IAQ . --__.___-_ __,.__ pecan nouco, Wltnout. cum-xv, an we Amgquyic H-vasrm a ...4..4...I -n. 1'.-ranlf. MI 6 Cts. GO TO THE NEW 7--AND- We EIOIAAIHY. -vv`.--. v- -V.. _.--a ---"- -.- V-`vw A `boarding school! The color deep- 'ened suddenly in Miss Hex-schel's cheek, and her eyes ashed indignant- ly. A boarding school." she repeated A warmly, tor a delicate child like that! Nonsense! She wouldn't live a. month of it. Besides, I love her and cannot part with her." IYIL- I_A--..I..Ll - A _ - _-Z ___.-_.._.A -ILI_ which _:-epoled ~ . r n" I.`.' .--u III UH?`-I UV V" -1 wk of lit`; Wit this sh: ::v:f:f ,?,?wa1k1ng_ ter disdain I!!! 3 _ . _ *n1oc'ke`_d Q5. drawer and !1"eiv"f&i`l". .th"i"; @'.?A"`A`,`.."%`-`9} u M LI\.ol\Il\r tluuuvu-non In -a She could go tb Ihy school about. here, or--or I could spare tim`e to teach. her." ' V n, ; 1- _._`_-A-_ A`._ lj-- - UCLI Thank you, but I prefer the Idea of 1: boarding school. said Leslie Thomas; You forget I am_the child's guardian." A n; ._J _ A . . _ _-... L- l.._n.no bland I hang ruwnw . The haughtiness and assurance with which she spoke surprised and irritated` Mr. Thomas. who considered himself a masterful man in his way. , ,1 u n, - _-n.'I .1..__I_ uI'|_-;.> '41.- I: l.|.|IbL`Js\.-Io I Inc. .- -a-nu v Indeed.`; ..;e sald.dr'y`l-.' But `the future of the child must be considered before personal desires." tl(II-_ ----I.3 _- 4... .. An-o a-AI-nun` nightcl- I-vu l_UI6I:Ia I and: run. V--cu - 3 ---- -..._. And you seem to forget that I have taken the place of the child's mother." said the `girl quickly. A _ ' Weli. you have been paid for it. . They were insulting words. and Less lie was sorry the moment he had utter- ed them. `Even then he was surprised to see the effect they had upon" the girl. T ' ' - ' - - 3,- ,,4-._4I_.. ;...-_..I.`Il.-gm In nu-I- She rose Instantly. trembling in ev- ery limb. the color coming and going in her cheeks and with. her-eyes ablaze with indignation. - ` ` u'n..n.1 n... 24.9 17.... n -1... gml nnunlli `V I vu llclllel-I3Ul\IIJO Paid for it! Yes." she said rapidly. `_`And for all you knew and for all the- interest you took in me and the child! might have been _a wicked. worthless woman who accepted `the money for -_ her own use and `shametully neglected J and Ill usedthe.c_hlld.'. |1 , t : ,, w- I_;L A` `A: g-gaulzu wvwu.-W Jvi-W---J. - A ' Beneath the study uroenwood tree. I . ..F,;,- .11-," I said,` thy. vow_| are`-vdu; This heart is wrung with heavy pain. And he I love- Thou art not he_.f ..`_ my level: . , ` _' :13 then In naught capteomtqft`-nu! ;-gallant wooed me yesterday . u......m the shady rreenwood tree. With gauds of jewels and :0! gold And robes of pearl gnd-siklver thread Came a great loud who would me wed And give me all his heart to hold.` Q And then came Death. . 0 sweet and kit, _ i :' stretch forth thine arms and chip me there! Dear Death. do thou my bodyhbear ' There where my love-is Lying cola; only thy breast should stay her head who never may be comforted. ' ' . --Rosamund -Marriott`-Watson in u-peg-'._ HIS LITTLE WARD cmmsou. _iaIi;ToN.4 vg.yegrs."` It In nIce .ume qmm; rwm you -`please take lt~with* -hep now? I ...-.Il`. II'._...... 4......` . L 4 _ 1.-.: n._-_. ` ' v--_.r_q-wuw_v_ uuuyovl Itj IIIIIl"*W__`uU" I _,'.;lf hoiAnaaL %t.IIItILi.'I; bujheditrom the` Icorhtul brown eyeniaud by my 0! diversion picked up the. child, who but . him tm`.louIly; with her little doubled ~Q-L-.' ' `-7 vvxc j`-'She_ is a._.l!tt1e mate)? he.l.1d. `"1 ' suppose she will not. bethe w6i's'e_ for. I. { little more `coddling. What do you say! K Shall we keep the peace `for another 1 tvzelve :_n __ ' Emboldened by a strong sense of du- , ty.q which had never troubled him` be-` tore the interview with Eva's good friend, Leslie Thomas .pald_ frequent ' . visitsto the little villa at Sevenoaks. Miss Herschel was consulted about a school in the neighborhood for his little ward, her talents were discussed. her _toys chosen and her pleasures arrang- ed, `and in the mutual interest (or the child's welfare the altercation at their rst meeting was forgotten, and the two became fast friends-nay, `more. for the ne color in Miss Herschel s cheek deepened to an alarming `degree when the familiar knock cameat the door, and, although\ Leslie Thomas had as yet spoken no words but those of kindly friendship. his eyes were uncon- sciously eloquent. ' ' 'l'|__j. -21---- ----|.a ..-4. I... ......l..L..Iun.I .';"fuhheaI uwxwu-any let '=.r_9w9- ` " The girl swept him aideep courtesy. My lord is gracious,- she said. with mock` gratitude;`an'd then. with a sud- den` change or manner. she turned from him, with a sob-. and caught the child passionately to her breast. " .U\oI\J IIIFIJ \vI\I\` \I\-lulit But silence could not bemalntalned for long, and one day when Leslie had accidentally "met her returning-from a walk he purposely returned to the sub-. ject of a boarding school for the hap- les_s_ little Eva. . . mo n, ,| _.-_1..A.-l..-4I- . Early loehouul. _ t In America icehouses have been _ known for at least 200 years.- They 1 were met very primitive affairs. being 3 nothing more than deep cellars. the ooring" made of boardsor stone, upon x` which -was placed a layer of straw or - aawdnat; The `sides- wexje lined with aetfabout a,.toot i.'rom_th;ewalI,1._. 2` ;.'thin'_ space +_vvasvw,niA_i_e `in. with Tsaw-"_ f_ ICED I-I LIJC IN T This meviss Hersehel maintained` her composure and smiled severely. She knew her power now. A1v\_ ____ ___. 4- 1.- .;...'.a.u...1 ...uI-. H-m ILLIC " `ICU v\I `V `II Do you want to be saddled with the child all your life? he demanded. ' " It you put it that way--yes. Butyou may mn.rry.` this anxiously. In such an event,".began Miss Her- schel, coloring and with a swift, up- ward-glance. `_`she would still be in the care of her guardian." `""~~- ---- -----`-3 '4---A `stun-9 nnirn UGLU VI. H05 uusunuuu Then you would leave her? asked Leslie. - I-ICIU \vIlIl\l 0 `:Yes, I think 1 can)? said Rose, mu. ` ing. even after your `brutality. But listen, and don't think me quite disin- terested with regnrd to little Eva. Her [father was once betrothed to me. _,_ .1 3 __I_ '..- 0.l;: no. She would still remain as my little daughter. l`III..l... .54...- I... Am... _u.-u. uuplblnnntnn ll-[J llhlpli? tlikuelullavoo This time her eyes were withdrawn. for, with a burst of eloquence,_ Leslie had caught her in 9, close embrace. u-I-\_ _--- ._--lI.. .......... it Damn?" Inn nan --vv. uuu \.CIr|uIaI-Ila I-a\-5 III in vnv-av wu- Do you really mean it. Rose?" he murmured at" length. Can you really look upon me as a lover after-after my rudeness to you and my brutality to that child? so _-n.1 II`... ......II 'L(LI.uGL "uni Vuvu navvovonavnu vv --v- A'1`o you! said Leslie`. suddenly "re-V leasing her. 44:9... 1...; _;_- ..--.1...M. I..- Jnnlnnu IVVWIKD Yes, but you needn't be jealous. IQVOI dear. It was a most prosaic afalr; and 1 he afterward tell ln love with and mar- l ried Eva s mother. who died. as you know. soon after the little one s_ birth. Perhaps it was natural for my poor Herbert when he knew wthat`...e was dying to wish to place the little orphan ln my care. .u1-11,-.. _--_ I-_.- LL- -I.lIA Onnhnn Qn- nu Lu; cane. "Then you love the child for her fa- ther's sake? said Leslie almost resent- fully. 4111.. A_.'_ L-.. -_.._ --`A In-u kIa`nn ljo No; for her ownnnd for bls`sadt memory," said Rose gravely. "Is she to % be your little daughter. too. or` only` mine?" - II I ,___,._. II .._!S T Anlln 10". She shall be ours." said Leslie. with some fervor. She was the means or bringing us together. and for that alone I owe her adebt of gratitude I shall never be able to repay." . ` g, I.'_ L_l_._ ..--A L-'I..An- ant` I-ugh ILUVCK UV auav I.\_l ncyu-J0 Except by being good iaoher and he: adopted mother for the rest of yonri life. said Miss Herschel.` lifting her lips temptingiy. ' A ...I `I ;nAnI| llIl\!I`l\a `HQ Jma upu Lcnupuugag . "And Leslie sealed the compact.-Pen- iny Pictorial Magazine. " Verdi on Berlioz. I Berliozwas a poor invalid. `at odds. - with everybody. acrid and malignant I He possesed great. acute genius. The ; rare gift of instrumentation was his. ] He storestalled Wagner in many or- 1 chestral effects. The Wagnerltes will 1 not agree to this, but it is so `never-the ! less. He did not know moderation.` "He lacked the calm and. l_ will say, i _ the equipoise that are dispensable to completeness in art. e always went to extremes. even when he did a praise- worthy thing. He was treated badly enough while` he lived. Now he is dead. hosannal" 1-_ qnnq A..._:__|.-_- _.-__4 __ ._ _______ In 1871 Arrivabene sent some verse: on the nightingale `and asked Verdi to set them to music. Verdi wrote. his excuses. ` `I5o"n t be angry with me if Tl run I down Rossini a little, for Rossini need have no fear of abuse. (Art will `be the gainer when critics know enough and have the courage to {speak the truth About him."-Verdi'h Letters. _ . ` A Story Having More to Do with the Child's Governess Than the Child Herself. 3 ` .8 _ . `.8 ohoaoao`hoao`aoO1IOIo1Io&o3co%I O. O O Yon; verses are pretty. but you know well that I am not good at do- lng tugl_tl've pleces. And. then. do you imagine that after I had made a few trllls and a few ascending scales, thinking to -lmltate the nightingale. that I should have a `melody? Ah. not V Melodies are not` made or trllls and It was oneot those places which at that timesprang up in a night and are ~ deserted in a day along the line of the great road. Indeed,` they followed. the track, and wherever track laying ended * temporarily there a town was certain to spring up almost as if by magic.. 'l'Y-__.1-.. .1-.. -4.A._-I.-J 1.- LL- -.._.!_--.. -u..-`,---..--.c --v_----v-- -- --- w------- Harvard bred, delicately nurtured, ac- customed to all the renements of life a which wealth guided by correct taste ;may give in.an old and settled `com- munity, tlfe rude surroundings of his present life had at first disheartened Herries; but, `being at bottom a man of good sense and pluck and possessing a splendid constitution, magnicent bi- ceps, standing` six feet and over in his boots, the man who had been Yale's es- pecial -terror at right tackle and who had filled the seat in the varsity eight would hardly inch at hardships which other men bore without complaint, even if at times his soul grew weary of oaths and. liquor, maddened men and brawls and bacon and muddy `coffee and ha'rdtack. Indeed, he grew at last to like _the .wild freedom of his life, as all men will do in time, and he was fast _ taking on the exterior of a genuine frontiersman when he- - - When he met Chiquita! Chiquita was a sprite. She was the true daughter of rocky canyon and des- | ert mesa--a genuine child of the Sierras I and a woman withal. Her reputed fa- 1 ther was an evil, eyed old Mexican I named Ramon, ostensibly a herder of ' other men"s sheep, really _a gatherer of other men's coins. Chiquita kept house ' for him in a tumbled together shack on the outskirts of" the town andhere en- tertained her father's guests. She was ` brilliantly pretty, with the rich rose red ushing her olive cheeks, her white teeth ashing between ripe, dewy, crim- son lips, with glorious brown eyes un- : der heavy arching .brows and shaded ' by such long, curling lashes as would , make one s heart ache, especially the i heart of a frontiersman, in whose life i ' female beauty is a rich and rare event; Many a dollar-had Chiquita s eyes .' and lips brought to oldiRamon s sheep- ' skin pouch,.and still he was athirst for . ; more gold. IL ..__-.. J ALI- --v- . ?<;I'i%ifIf0f'I%JfII'i`iii`; Ned Herries. or. as his card read, Ed- ward T. Herrles, Q. E., stood In the doorway of the Rough Diamond and looked gloomily forth at the rain as it tell aslant the cactus growth and chap- paral on the red soil of the mesa. From the saloon within came. the rat- tle of dice, the chink of glass, the rattle of coin and the murmur of deep, hoarse male voices. The Rough Diamond was ya most -lucrative and ourishing instig _tution in the little railroad town of Picture Canyon. on the line of the Un- ion Pacic. vv auto---3 -`p -----v-v --- -- -v> --.-5-." Herrles was attached to the engineer corps of the _road and had been for some time stationed at Picture Canyon. 9. city of some 5,000 inhabitants, most- ly males, and which was nearly .9, month old; `so antique indeed that an election for mayor and common coun- cil was belng agitated by the more en- terprlslng members of the community. I'1'_.._.- ...I I_.._J .I.\`II--A...I.. ..--..A.--.....l n4 IIJVI C bVI\Do " t was of this Hen-ies was thinking, for he knew Chiquita, and it was this which , thinking of it. drove him out oi.` the warm and cozy barroom (the only place i where he could possibly stay. save in his cold and cheerless tent) gnd forced him to cool his heated brow in the cool, wet wind which blew trom the mouth of Picture canyon. .1 L_ - __.I-- -. `I..-- I.I.lU ulvuuu Us A IVBIIIV `no-cg vu- . He was roused by a voice, "9. deep. slow. plainsma.n s voice. addressing him: ' V - -;-- A .__-J _..- Q-->- I-IILLI 0 Pardner. you are a good one for 9. tenderfoot; leastways I've sorter tac- kled to you sence I seen the way you whupped that ere cowboy chump en belted him with his own gun. Some tenderfoots aln t `got no sand, but you have. en I ll not see you double teamed on ef I kin help It, sho s I'm tum Texas. ' whfch I'm known as `Black Waxy Jim) : V u1-I-n.'_.- -I....L9a. `kn u-uni-4-nn9. Iucnlrn in ougouolgonolgo anononogogggqg 1! any; u 0 Why, :vhat s the matter?" broke in Herries on Black Waxy s harangue -as he ttirned and regarded closely the . tall. athletic gure 31' the man beside him. ` " . ' ... ,_,A_ ;-..u--_i Ll- ;.|.._...I.. -...... LI- I-IILIIQ The Texan jerked his thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the bar- room._ -In that, he said _in a low tone. "I heetn` somethin-about--about you en-en-.- ' V Chiquito.?" . That's it. pard. You've called the deaL tlt s Jest about that` ere ilttle greaser gal. en you `ain't the rust. nor you won t be the iarst. I reckon, that : `-got his: hidebored `long of her." _ `ed you; so long. par .." What's up. then '3" Keei your .910 `skinned en don t_ go nigh _old_Ramon'.s.:shack. "I've warn- A.;.`l I'll-`Id 117..-- "tuicrrll nillir [ac ll QIJEI Illa I-nu`-0 -adv: _Ho1d` on! `cried Her-1-'.ies, rushing after him. _'1`el_l me st least who my 4 cnemy ll. ' . . * I'll- .1. `I7--sun . Lac -gaunt` 'nC|a` {ha cu Juno wv Av:-go runw- ` And Black Waxy lounged away into the gxnthering gloom and must. Andi I I ' `._.lll `--1-.` .tYn-4-s3n.t nnc1u'-|`l\lI yuczug as Black Waxy turnedand scanned` the young `englngerv closely In ` the twilight , Pete- -trons` nver.!_- he jerked out and itroderani, y 01!. L = " *-iLD~- --'--. - H-an-has j1Qh "\I". Ignlg ' llllll BLLUUIF luylyug vac Lerrles was a brave . inan. but his "_bvl9f9d-'_c,h1!led at `the mention. of that he Coma uh: ehurd 5...... I ' AAnd`lettVtho.cmwd twhilo r And called her pretty. and she `Upthrbugh tens to mile." he nah-c.thjz and been nd baton III...` ..|-A ....s_ ._.n ix..I.;.- nun `III! I'IlIl Inn uynsi _ /an laughed all day, anduageu amen? Aronndhu-bedatni`;ht.' VlIto'ldulie;Aherheewup1dAn; V II. Eng: Olunfvllv -nn an uni tau :5 us.-nu IIIEU win guulelj He `knew thntit was I0. V He lied Ind make her g'1ad._ud God_ forgave the lie,` I know! -S. E. Kiaer in Chicnjo Record-Eer\nld. DUI IIZITUIIII IX UVUII 1 I Wu` glad again And light; II: Innnlnnal nil A-Ina anal an-4 It was very annoying. Leslle Thom- as threw the letter impatiently on the table and gazed for some time into` the glowing embers of his bachelorreslde. nvkno I-and ho Anna? Wu, :1 unhar- % raj: roamvu Luau, wack- foed even In that wicked and bloodthirsty 1 little community. ` L ' u'l\`-__-._ 11.4.0 I._ ...'_._-.n um; L- 1... v ,-v---------g u -:";iienver Pete!" ne..a um so he is 'olng`to` do me up because I m t`1-yin; .to w_In;_that poor chlldtrom her hom- ble lite and save her. for something bet- tei-. I fear me. 7-Edward . jron re iwno I end of a bad scrape. T ` 4I'1l not be bullied. he added and frowned and shut close his `mouth and clinched hi hands. ~ "' ""' '""""' 1 "vjerries stalked iback tothe briiliant- I 1y lighted barroom. ' Among thoe pres- 1 ent was the `gambler against whom .1 Her:-vies had.beenwarned-a handsome. pale faced, tall. slender -man. dressed 1 with great neatness in black and with- out a single ornament visible--not even the belt, which nearly every man wore. a He had a mall,-keen, hungry looking. gray `eye, and as he looked at. Herries` he met the latter s gloomy glance, smil- ed and turned to_ his friends with the remark: . "`-`-'1`"I;e- seems worried about some- thing. I wonder if by any chance he has overheard us. "_""' "' 1 Guess not; he jest come In a min- ute ago. `_ * . i % Perhaps.i- perhaps, muttered Pete; but we will soon /know. 1 Iv --- -.'v- ._.-v ` `lav-'e'1i1.fs moved quic'l'{iyT in frontier; Ttowms. As Herrles wentou1_:' Pete arose from his seat. _ _ _ __ ` 2y...=.s,o.~. -- About two hours later the inmates oi the Rough Diamond were startled by hearing shots, cries. oaths. the heavy thundering of a horse's boots on the rocky soil of the mesa and then a long. loud Hurra-a-h! Then all was silent. _ As one man they sprang to their feet and rushed for the door, but ere the foremost man among them could reach it it was burst violently open, and old Ramon rushed in. followed by Pete from Denver; who, swaying and stag- gering. like a drunken man. called for brandy and then came to the oor with a crash that shook the windows. I`, --. v- .--- --.-._.-uv- _.- '--v- 6\JVha,'t3 Vhedvhe done? He, a sober; minded. single man. to be saddled with aechi-`Id for the rest of his days; he; who disliked children. to be the guard- ian and protector ofoa girl. who was nothing to him untilshe should arrive at an age to take care of herself. Yet he had promised the child's father. '-cc-. A_ n..-__L.l.._A. ..!..I. l_- _..I--J .--g His friend; also sprang made a gesture of -dissent. IKIT- 1.-.... I ___- A.I_2.. L. --- uu as--can-uv van ----v--v- -"N3, boys. Leave this to me. 1: 11 can't deal with one tenderfoot, I cer- tainly won't call In aid." T u-I-u__; L- ___n _u,._., ,.. __'n -1-3-;1t'he mlghi Eat the drap on ye, persisted one. `\_L_ _______._-$ I,l_. _.I.._,I$____. __.'Ix Pete shrugged his shoulders and deigned no reply. He opened the door and was lost in the darkness of the night. A _' A s- `A - Ur V.-no-uau ova nu-vv-. --v iv ---v - A babel of voices pre-ventea an ex- planation for a long time. and when Pete had somewhat revived he told them what had happened. When-e s Chiquita? some one asked. A spasm of wrath convulsed the tea-. tures of the dying man. un4,__-n I._ '..__.._..s. _.-_-'..-ILL Luna: Gone," he gasped; gone with that cursed tenderfoot. H How did it all happen. Pete? ' He was there when I got there. Chiquita was all dressed and ready to go 011' with him--womanllke, curse her! He saw me coming. His horse was there. He waited for me. Oh, the fel- low was game enough. I said nothing, but opened on him. The girl being there must have made me nervous, for I missed my man for the tlrst time. And then? . Why, he pumped me full of lead -before I could pull trigger. Hit me ve times. Then- be mounted and swung the girl up in frontof him. Old l Ramon came up and opened on him. i I got up and followed `suit. He got a back at us once-his last cartridge- ! and caught Ramon, tor`! heard him ` groan. Then the tenderfoot yelled and ,` rode otr. Boys. give me a big drink. : I'm done for. I `ma: --`uA~n"`Inn\u `unison:-'5` C And whenthey brought the drink a fast chilling corpse was all that `was left of Pete from Denver to drink it. And Chiquita? Chiquita went to a convent in St.- Louis, and left there four years. later \ a cultured and" magnicent beautiful i woman. ` 'v . I . on. c Q. _,n_A, __ _` `V VILIIIIJI She will be pleased to receive any or" Mr. Herrles friends at her lovely home, and it you "succeed in pleasing her, she will tell you of that awful` night at Picture Canyon when a ten- derfoot showed how tenderfeet can ght when a sweetheart is at stake. And old Ramon? When they looked for him, he was! gone. Nor wa he or Edward Herrien ever seen again in Picture Canyon. Imagination In Life. _ It seems probable that a little imagi- nation ls very much better as a posses- sion than a great deal. A little is to the daily incidents and events of life what salt is to meat. The rellshit bestows upon `them is just as good as a pleasure. 11. you` are in a sorry plight, you can see help coming by its aid', though. on the other hand. you are not tormented by grievous relapses of impatience and despair upon the delay of the arrlvalof `such help, as you ; would surely be it you were as Imagi- ; native as a poet. And in like manner, T when -you are in the thick of prosperi-V ty.' under its gentle. judicious suggest- ing you are able to look ahead. foresee the inevitable squalls which shall fol- low such a spell of line weather and be prepared `for them, In fact. a cer- tain amount of lmaginatlonis like hal- last to a ship, whereas too `much acts like a storm upon the sameship. catch- ing ltwith all sails set.-All the Year. "\____.` . ` Persian Prayer Rugs. About 200 years ago small embroid- ered rugs were largely. made _in Pen- sla._ chiey` at Ispahan. These were prayer rugs. and on each or them near one end was a small embroidered mark to `show where the hit of sacred earth from Mecca was to he placed. In * obedience-to a law 01' the Koran.` that the head musthe-_bowed'to the ground" In;-`prayer, this was'_ touched by the g toreliead; when the 'prost1-ationi. was 1 made, and;-so_'tl1'e letter of the law. was nrevam-. azrxeg ` up uuu Ia-v.-. . ~ - - . - v V - - . - ~ . - . . . V _- "With animpatient sigh, he picked up the letter again and -read the contents. Dear Mr. Thomas-I' trust you will not consider this a piece of interference on my part, but I thought it necessary for you to know that your little ward, Eva Gresham, has now .\reached the |ge,of ve, without once having seen the- face of i her guardian. tend to do in the way of her. education and thought perhaps you would better judge by com - ing down soon to see her. Yours faithfully." ' Ros: lisnscnnn. A piece of imp.ertin_euce. said the devoted, guardian. biting his nails. What is it to do with Miss Rose Her- schel. I should like to know? The child is nothing to me. However, I suppose I must do my duty by her. I'll run down to Sevenoaks and set matters right straight away,-packing my ward off to a boarding school and Miss Im- pudence about her business. She has ` had a` nice, soft time of it looking after that child, and now perhaps she will be sorry she had a finger in the pie. , I__ ._ I'_. 7 ....Il_ fI`I.-..A4_ I am anxious toknowg what you in- t