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A tnr.ned.."\ ---9 "How could you know that? Yonl said I never told you had to ' . I `on n- .z . .-- -F";-0'8 `_'Imt.'h'inH so." It's rather 19.5. ! ' She wiped away. the "offending col- I or and t|hen\xgo'in"g to the wardrobe took dowh an evening `toilet and in- sinnated `herself into the `maze and` mystery of it. "Do you like this `gown. Jim'l"~ -' 1:19-- `I )_|L9__I1 _,' `AI, .\ , ,- Oh; -about *a'mon'th"ago-or may.- be six ` weeks. Domt you remember sayingf-after the child was born- and died--t het you thought the most attractive thing atwnomim can pee? sess is a good complexion 3" H17 -.. .1....L 1' 22.1.1; __--_ -_ `---A' I.uLucuo.1'l T; - "Nor did you.` M'me.`A,rigle.'told me -her dmssmaker, you- know. "She made this gown` A too." - "Very likely. -but I wasn t talking of Mrs. Armitage. You can`.t be in` good `humor this evening,Amy. That's` the -irst time in .my,,_li`te I. even heard you speak smeeringly of any- !one. And I say! For goodness sake` my dear girl. do take" that dreadful red stuff off your cheeks. When .in the world did you begin topaint ?" A --.--~ -- uu evvvu vvnuynvglvll I Yes. but I dida't mean an `arti-J} ifioial one. There's all the world ct: diferems-el \v V % _ ` "You know Mrs. A`rmxiVta'. ge one just likait at the,operz_a a A 414.7.` dreary smile, "It seems just like it. Just like it. but you `haven't told` me yet how you like my .;hair done in V this 'way.." ' - urn. 7 In -A -- ' - ` ` yl "e;J:"1.; % said. {with a.-notiher `_ v... - ananu fa vvuan -cuuugu; uuly} it s a t rifle young -for you isn t it 3* ; -When a woma'.u"`ge'ts to `be 30- V ' "Mrs. Armitage is'over_30. andshe wears hers like this. ' I ["1 know it alreadJ_7--or I shall. when he sends in his bill." hen P04 .piied with the easy good humor of confidence. "Sort of new fad. this. isn t it-`-to shave `your room filled" _with roses. Shall Ileave -a stand- ing order for them at Budleigh s in the morning? Or perhaps you',d bert- togr let one of the servants do that. whcnl come to hink of it. 1'!!! BN9! 3 -feflow for ;forgetti'ng. ` "Yes. she concurred with a drary ' sort of smile. i'.You do Iorget. often. Never mind about vt'he flowers: it. is only at passing fancye-just for to- night. I thought when you saw this room full of .t'hexp `and the dinini T0011). too_. l_ . ! "Five years? Aren t you a little out in your reckoning? -Areyou surev? ( T " "Perfectly. Why aren t you ? "I? Oh. I'm never sure` of any-' thing. you know. Only--five years! Great So-ott! It seems like 25, does it not ? Seems as -"though we had never `(been anything -but married for ithat `matter? ~ - _ _ ' 1:? _.,-__ _..... 9...--uaaova VVGJQ U.I_L!.l _ f "I don't" know: 4yes,- I think s`o.T ;Is it any different from the usual 1 way 3" ` , I; '- 8 f'v'I.;)on`t yod'reme.1'nfbe'r? If is th way I wonefift five` years ago-when we were first married. T` uucu gnu. ; uiuull. 1008 mm thedining room. the inberurpted.- '`Why in the world s*houl.d I 9Wha.t`s. up`? Are you giving an entertain- ment `t anigh.t, F". - ~ dN.9I ` V. ` . I - "I .m_ug!a-d of that. It would have been mo end of a bore if you `had. `Don't mind my sitting here while `my 'ba.t`h is -drawing `do you 3' N! ;E `kn `Anal '\- ----~- "'7 __, ---- cu uauyvaug uu Juli! "Not in Lthedeast. Do `you like my hair done in-rthis way. Jim? at ,a,.,_u' |.__-__`_. ._-_ v -- - - ululike _it well `won 11: only -`Q 9 nnnnsmln v-A-- !.._IJ. 2-L - y -ear girl. 1 didn'.t lobk into I... .a- - - - - - .-.-n. _-_...'_ in IL, quixed in"washix_ag with com- ztains no ingredient injurious new by washing in a litter thus helping -to hfirng g` vlrore week Pret-` It is well `not toispeak too soon. :Randolph Churchill-only opened his `mouth once during .the first session and that was to ask a question. John Morley sat watching ' and listening for months `before .he ventured, to catch the Speaker's eye. and his first performance was Vby no means suc- cessful. We all know the history of Disraeli s early collapse. and a more tragic episode is thus related by Lord Nort-h s -son-Frederick: "I once attempted to speak in parliament. I bnougiht out two or three sentences when a .m_ist seemed, to rise` before `my eyes. _I then lost my recol,lec.- tion. and could see nothing but the Speaker s .wig. which swelled and swelle`d until it .c-ovnered the whole . house; I then sank into my seat and never tried to speak again.-`and im- mediately applied for the Chiltem Hundreds; - feeling sure. that Parlia- mentwas not my yo tion. Physio-' lo_gists have never `at empted to ex- plain why people who are loquaeoious and even" garrulous, so long as they maintain the sweet security tot a `seat. haltand stutter and perhaps. rbneak down hopelessly. when they attempt- ~ 'tosrp.eak `on t!l1e~ir`legs. Every _one~*-of _us must sometime or other hayesufn-' Jared fnom omeofe, these `lapses o_f. n1`emuo'ry.; Lolfd 'Bosebery~ -not long ~ago" camefeto a ..dea.'d -halt `in; theilmid-. ~';d1j'_ `of. o4"fsIi0_h' :f .Lpwe?s,s_` -h9p_1es..8" o,1+I 4 -g_fVla:ise'..' in" the`: noise of O_dnimo"ns,isf , ;,sti'll painfully 1f9iI1.m]`bmd3 : s,i.B31aoy: ~his.`1.pfi`r$t. ai#pn1'n5-- i V if. -:1.-*7'8'l"f1 5 '-13-.`."..h. mf.-the s 4:. '_,i_ ` 1 WJIVH .lJl``l HUI ! :lJJl'[V`l1 I'II_.V~-BIIII 3 1 ,'"1`he Ar.ic.hi_t.. ,hqmomb,le, '33` . 1 ` n -when ".,:a%-9:V ,:ng%'l)e13311-@135`-$53.3`? .. uvnn. ..:a. .M ......-..~.u.`.l.n..'.="rw.s.......*~ a.I.".x....' Lv.;9. v--v-c -uaU VAL IAIJVI `IIEIJDI Fora moment` or two she stood there in the darkness. not speaking, not making any sound; then. of a sudden, she sat down` on the sofa-- just where the man had been-and `laid her folded arms on the pillow and` forehead on them. "What is _'the use of trying 9" she said. "What is the nae? What is theuse I" ._--- v\' v v n a n v u av uelllllo The woman walked over to the dressing table and closed her jewel boxes. looked: deeply and searchingly at her reflection in the glass. and t`hen-shu_t off the light. V` -[`q__. __ _____A A__`_ u . u -v- ....v- - uoaw-o--wv ouruuavd {GL9 Then the doori biased and tth.e man began to whistle again. % I my... ...-_.-_- -------- "Yes, I know." he admvi tted. '71 was saying to Bella Armitage only the other. day that you are one of -tube moat even tempered women living." . "She is back in town agaimthen 9" 5 ~Wno?--Bella3 {Oh `yes. she rer- turned fnom Europe six `weeks ago yusterday. `Didn't I tell you I" "No." replied -tihe -woman with a curious tightening of the lips. "I have scarcely seen you for m_or_e than iive minutes at a .tim-e-unless3 one counts ou'r. breakf*asting and dining together-for quite that .period.Jim." Yes, deuoedly fbusy. But 1' say. where did you get all the owgnsj! The room is quite; filled with them. 7:`-o.u have been \busy, of course. ' "Oh. a little bird bnoug-ht themo me. Wouldn t you like .to know his `'1' ! Ir. 1: 7" yMy dear girl. it's impossible; I'm dining out this evening. I m awful- ly sorry. of oourse...but it s an en- gagement I made over ta week ago, ..-- vv can can land I_ really can t,"br-eak it. By Jupiter! I know that `bath tub is overflowing. Excuse me for rushing otf so azbruptly.` I ._say!-this from th_e bathroom has the noise of the gushing taps ceased--"I shall give you that check. all t`he-same; and there's a little beauty of a saddslla horse over. at Blake s, if you_would like t-o have it. Better change your mind about not going out this even- ing, Amy. .You are all dressed, you know. .and- t-here's always our box at the Metr-gmlitan. Don't sit up for me. I shallbet rather late." f'l\L 4,, _--- --- w-v `two V9.9 `IL KI-LI II\J$JI V "It `doeSn`.t `matter; you need not 1 hurry, she said. "Dinner willibe a little later than usual tonight,-Jim. I -ordered -it from the_ carterer who furnished our wedding supper.and. I tlhtought `tuba-t if just we two migh V sit down to it alone-.!" . n ` lI'If__ 1--.. .7` 5| A Oh. I domlt know exactly`; only: that I thought from seeing all your jewels laid out and you in a l0W\ mack g'own-Jupiterl Pm tor8ettin\g all about that -bat_h. and it W111 be brim- ming full if it's not looked to. What s+the time? Six-tzhirtyt And I've got to shave and dress all in-' side tfhrefe-quarters of (an hour. n`I`L J , _ _,JIL - . v- - .-tr win; J Irina BUD; avuxv I`:-III]-I30 "I 'didn .t` want to `buy myselfsbme 2 think, Jim. And I_udon tv want a" check. thank you. 1 \{h.ve_more_ mot weyv than loan spend as it is." You `are. generosity . itself where money. is concerned. and I have everything. t-he heart `could wish to:--of that sortfl .. Got a cold. Amy ? I NO: VV`hy?". I I - "Nothing. only I .thought your voice sounded a_lb'ii `husky. that s all Better wrap yourself up warmly it you aregoing out 'this evening. ., `.1 arm run.-5 nnn:4. -.-L TE... I `IVL-1 `v- ---v lvnaaa val: '\r&J&v3 \.tV\3l.lLLI5'o_ "I am not gping out,- Jim.`_ [ made you think Igvvtaas?" ` ` ' "1 know it isn't. It s-it s---Jim. don`t_' you remember the da`1_:e.j It s- the 10th of -.D`eoemfber-t:he anniver- sary of our wedding day. NVIW... J:-I.....__ : :_a. turn _.._v V- `pupa VV.\l\l\I'lJla `IQ 0 ' "The dickens it is!` Why in the ._w-orld didn't" you remind me of hit at breakfast. so I could give you ax check -to -buy yourself something. "I In!-u-5` `mm IL...-.. .._._.-A`l`-L Notable Failtvu-e in Speech. Making. "Oh. thanks` my much." But 'wna'_t made you think of buying things for me ?--and t0d:8.] at :t-hat! `It isn't? my birthdiiy." 401 I_..---- - v.- n.. _. . ` ` f`Why. oer.t a.in1y;1 I just }}.mind; I ' ratiher - like the :sme1l,iin~ fct ;}.AVnd.A `--Jim." 1 V " - - ' `fYes4"L ' ` A . . - Here's something Lbought for you- today.` I `thought you` `would like _it. ,It's. Just a little `thing to hang on 'your watch '_>hain . _-there's a picture--of me-.-inside. _ flfiaat; `in, V .mom. You know I am not ridicu-i '.`What an idea!" she answered. smiling at him over-`the curve of (her, shoulder as before, and going calmly` on with .t he, work of arranging Cher abundant hair. "Surely a". man may have a lj_t-tle '-respite from the rigid dicta of Mrs. Grundy in his ,wife's lously exacting in such small mat- ters, Jim, ` r -~m.:3;;.;La..;g. :.iVg.V\.i"::`.v','T"ouV"doa 1qV- t% look oomtortableorlnatural without} ...... `n axl .V alia.b1_e, energetlov .u;ze;it. for Barrie .-and { surrougdxug districts to" null` fruit :eees.....n, I4~:'.*:'.'._%'.'~ :\'.`:* "';';?.*::\"::.:.*`=:'q.'..:'"W:!3a=; '-...v-... .3 vaav uuuuuLJ V7 uxzu. 3 VV US$- It is proper to say that the gneater safety of British lines is very large- ly due to almost compete reliance on signals to guard their trains again st accidents. Since th-esblock system would prevent a large part of the appalling number of collisions and their Lresultant injuries and deaths, why then, it is inevitably asked, is not this mechanical supplement to discipline forthwith installed on every railroad in the United States! The answer is simple-. Because it costs money. A few of bhebest roads are installing the system. The other roads excuse the-mselves by .saying that their business has so developed` in recent years that -they have not enough cars and` engines and branch lines to handle it all-so that there are many more pressing matters to be attended to before they can at- ford to give attention to block sig- nalling. That isthey must arrange to carry more passengers before they can aford to make safe the `passeng- ers` they are now carrying. - But. in tact. would it actually- cost so much more-money to -block signal the roads in the United States! The number of collisions during 1904 was more than 6.000, and the loss in 4 tpnoperty was more than $5,000,000. We can -only guess how much more, the railroads lost -in damages paid for injuries and deaths; Perhaps an- other five _mn1`1ion. . ' Now.`~th4js ten million. or its far rea-ter art. coufcl have been saved` y `the. lock s s- tem. In ten yearscollisions cos_t,- he railroads about $100,000,000. Il"h_.-is _ amount. would comelver cov-. ering the cost of bloc _ .sig'nalliag _tl_1e'r-oads, _of `tll6'_i--Ullltd `States- Here t*hen_..1s`a very _simpIe_"problem._` I-f tthe,-iraulroads ._were- now; to lnw. stal -bla_o.ck,..signa:lsg at the egndtdf ten _ years wvhatywill have .b90n_`;hhQ/1"ai'0t -`.: n ma] cost: to the railroad-'_ companies! einothxne. `Andi uunk 0 o..f-the alive: _`th'9_.t:_`.'SIn0t Havfevbeien ;lo'_ll:_an&':: f the. ;:`:njumje g; that` `would mot -ssh rabeene ,1 `Y Writing of the thousands. killed every year in railroad accidents in the5 United States. Leroy Sottv makes the following indictment of the com- panies in the January World's Work. -1; - ` - 2 n n - _ . .....L- ..--__ L.`L,`1 A -- _-w. .;v.`.- and his troops may perform prodie-` gies of valor. all -to no purpose. What then is the end-to be ?' Russia must either continue the war until she can build a fleet strong enough todestroy that of Japan or she must j make peace .practi_cally on Japan's terms. the restoration of Ma-nehuria to China and the utter demolition. of all fortifica.tion.s.at Port Arthur. 3-15 on; .I.a.uun._uL UULUGL. - Even if she were to win next sum- mer and drive the Japanese back in- to Korea `and t`he Liaotung Penin- sula the further task before her seems to be an impossibility-. Port Arthur with a small garrison cut off from all re-infarcements. . `lacking food and `ammunition, besieged by land and blockaded by sea. has stood the siege ,for seven `months. . How long could the city hold out `with Japan commanding the sea and pour ing men and material into the har- bor at `herpleasure? The question carries its own answer. Port Arth- ur `never canibe taken bya land at- tack only. If the Baltic fleet re-a turns ' to `Russia and Japan` remains mistress of the Yellow Sea, Kuropat- kin may -besiege Port"Arthur and throw half a'million men into Korea _._.`I L - I ` -.-_- -~v v--ow vvu-viva II-QAJIIJB &I'?|IIJ`I You don .t mindfifb I take off` my coat in, here; do you ?-it`s so wret-_ uhudly close. he remarked with the 1 easy confidence of one who knows that he is treading upon private ground as he came back into the room and stvetohed himself` on 1 a e-02:1 close -to w here the woman stood. 0.1171. - .L , _ -..r-..-v-av an ta vGo&u'1:Gl6Ll) GIRIJU-IJLI LVLUKI den next summer can Russia cvergbeff gin to think of degeat._ .' I 711,. _ ,, . yvdvun 1 -uruvvvo It isia. na-tionalinccessity that con-` fronts Russia. She cannot give up hope of `reaching the sea through Ma-nchuria without relinquishing her position as an Asiatic power. "Talks. of peace is absurd. `_ Not until Kur- opatkin tries conclusions with the Japanese in a campaign. around Muki Ann -15-! ...._....A-- A---- T\--~ _- ......... ya-..u._uu vv-uuau `IJU wuuuub in Lutlet to the At1a'utio.saye by. St. Lawrence we get some, idea of what Siberia must be if ,.all her pro- ducts are, to `pass to the ooean by Vladivostock. ` - ` .._--.. --.\n"\l.\IIlvIJl'\J. out L1 "is for estimating the ef- . tent -of the fall of` Port ,Arthur on" the `future of Asia. Japan has ide- clared absolutely tJha.t' the city must never again fall into Russia's -hands. port for which Russia has fotfght her way across Mauczhuria is still `a dream. The great 'railwa__y. built to` `reach the open sea. can never have_a ; more southerly terminus as a Rus- sian mad than Vladivogtock. whicl; `is blocked by.- ice for. several months 1 every winter. If we will. con- = sider what Canada would be without I on ....+I..4. L- L-L- ':the:- West", by ,:p.a9l:ure7 of: Gone. ostanti-nople in }1453la.n"d the de.st`r-mg ' tioh of the `Greek empirehas,-`an Orieh -' tal and. hon-Christian power malev- `ed so great _a v"icto_'i'y- as that of Nogi over Stoesselo-at Port` Arthur. A ,That ita-ble we have all known since Oy- b're'ez6 on Atihe` forts that have cost ha Juan-\A-&....- EA.` - 1 f~::Not' .n..,., A the fall" of ithe-fortness -was inevrx ama hurled `baok7Kurppa tkin ih Aug-- ; ust. Now -that the flag at the Rising Sun is {again to be flung to the , so muoh blood and;-treasure. the time " mg maps .;..`... .T..;... Block Signal Sytem. wAu1an. % =;e_r~ zxe: in w , '~,'.'1;`he. V.'l| xhaki -` t if`? ,w:1$ld 1: ; "I a n is 3 f. the hp-' L H"ouaqwito. Tdnsses.tVion- _ ` ; ; - ~--.-.--c . s--yo-rc "You are earlier than usual this evening. Jin'1," she said as the man; came in. and.r'wit`h -a careless "HelhoU Dressing are you, -Amy 9" threw off} his coat andwhistling this way out: to thc_ 'bat.hroom.yturn'ed on the -taps ' and set the water `gushing noisily. van 4'4-\u-| + nan:-`ml . {C 1 L..I_- `1: --- -- `piggy $l.Iu!_'5 unagan 8.110. UWGD UUVFBI`, tn p.'_tldit`iom to the children's corner ` nwhxgh includes one of L. F. Baum -s ,_!gi:n;n11`laigti5y tTalsest.; gad a son { :'.1,.4..Y.':_...'., I 8.0: 37/ race ` _ac- 8gme% of `the early I78?f5h`Of_1l, and of fur- hnndd-;;.i-n-..*.`.'.....`...v :-.v n....~ -;.:... - The Delineator for February, with `a beautiful art cover and a varied table of contents. is a most attractive number. As '-a special feature. Lio- nel S. Mapleson gives an account of Grand Opera on its travels," a paper that is full of humor as well as gen uine interest and is strikingly illus- trated. The romance .of Chopin and . the "obeautif-ul,Co`unte ss Delphine Pot- ocka is__c'h'am.nin'g!ly related by Gus- tav .Kubbe*in the "Composers Ser- ic.s .'." and in. an interesting paper A1- lan Sutherland stells something of .the._.origin and romance of that mat- _pchIess~;hy1nn 5by{,H_nry Francis Lyt-e. _f_'_A**bid`.withpe`pme._ There are. also iwo *:';tbrJcs': Stewart Cut-. 93333:: -.,_..._-..v V- ....v_ gusguvua ugusun .In t-he autumn of 1847 his phy- sicians informed Mr. Lyte that it would be necessary for him to re- linquish his work and spend the win- ter in Italy. When the last Sab,-' bath of his stay in England..Sept. 5, 1847. arrived. he determined to preach once more to Ihislittle flock and to celebrate the Lord's Supper. In spite of the protest of his friends. he car- ried out h-is intentions, althouglh scarcely able to stand in` the chan- cel. pIn -VV!0!'dS of `melting tender- ness he pleaded with the people to live holy livesmand when he took his leave of them there was scar cely a dry` eye in the church. The day had been well-nigh perfect, and in` the late afternoon; recovering somewhat from ;the strain of. the- service in tube lchurch he walked slowly and feebly,.down the terraced walk tothe water he loved so well and which he -was about to leave for- ever. The spell of the hour was upon the minister. While the bright sunset*co1ors faded into the sober grays of the twilight. he slowly made his way back to the house in prayer iul silence and went to his room. When he joined his family a little later [he bone in his hands the words that were destined to move thous- ands. ' His prayer had been answered. His last evening in `his old home had pndduced tihat which will be a blessing so long as the heart turns toits.M-aker for help in the times of need! .` 4.; ' A oomposed largely of rfisher folk in _.---_-_-~ vv....._..uu-java, sxunuv VVIDJ-I me, for twenty years was a suifferer from consumption. During this time he was the minister over a parish ; 1 coast town of England. He labored faithfully among his .pe-ople, yet he always longed to .do something that would have an uinfluence for the good" ofhuriianity after his death -a longing which found expression in, a beautiful poem. The story of how this desire came `to be fulfilled through `writing Abide with me is related in the February Delineator in a-n interesting paper by Allan Sut-herlahd, giving the history and romance of t`he_ famous hymn. MY... LL- ..--J.___._. ,A un.-n . - , ..___ -..--v-nun. aaavvbldil-L |.uAa.I.1Ul.ln "Her poverty." pMr. Bacon" continues Vwill force . `her to invite "foreign capital to so 'great`an_ extent as to make fthis, development largely in- `ternational.`.a`nd do away with trade. exclusiveness in alarge measure %in oth China and Japan." Again. `Fhhe diversity of the peoples making up `the Chinese _ empire will prevent `.Japan s exclusive -suzerainty over it BF.-or many years, (Mr. Bacon _says. I 9 "this huge population has gone on under almosi: complete 'self-govern- ment, and with (but slight -heed to central authority. gradually develop- ing in each separate province the tangle of localtraditions which ser- ves as law, and which conqueror after conqueror has striven in vain to change until his followers were gradually absorbed into the vast. passively res,isiing mass. The Chin- ese inveterate hatred of innovation would `turn them.- against/an innov:a.'- ting caonquerorsuch as Japan, just as all Europe 'would resent the sub- stitution-ot Islam for Chrfstianity. ------_-- V -_.-. -.n.v-.4uvu_.u,-.1. |lLL5.'lI-011113 ), cuI.ll.l.Ull, After tthei-`vva-r-;vhat?" Most peo- V ple have alneadyx taken it for grant- -ed that the result, is to=be the prac- 'tical inauguration of _"the yellow .Cpe_ril" as-`at menaee 't_6_ Western oivil- 'ization. This is`not `Mr. Bacon's - `view. He points out.'what most sup '.er1'ioia_I spectators of "the war over- look. that while Japan has succeedetl and is likely to succeed. in check - jnating Russia, she knows little or -`nothing, as yet. of the service of |0iVil administration, and that is the .- problem that will face her "when the `war is over. and she attenipts to re- organize China. In addition to this. Japan will emerge , with a severe handicap in 'tl1e_sIhape of a heavy gdebt and `increased internal taxation. Ii-l'_l`.... __-._-_r, u -r How Abi:t with Me" Came to be Written; 1.: Henry Francis-iy-te..author of that matchless gomposition. "A-bide with _... H L-.. .-__,,_ ,4, V 7 ';Th ..htor5!f of, world is to be irifluenoed by, the Riisso-Japanese` ..war to" '~a.. greater extent 't~han by I other war since the overthrow `or; Napoleon`_is.the view of _N'. T. `Bz_1c.an.'who elaborates this thesis in a.singular1y clear and penetrating article in the January number of the Booklovers Magazine. entitled, H-A C-I-nu. `CI... -..-.... ;_,'L .'1nuu Delinetor for February. The man camezwhdstling up stairs and -'the woman. {hearing .him. was conscious ofalittlc quiokening thrill of the pulse and `of an almost im- perceptible trembling of the hand as she closed the lid of the rouge-pot. and pushed it out `of sight bemhin-d `the litter -of glass and silver on the dressing t azble. II 1- -- the `Wa`r-Whnt? Blank books of every aides- cription rulegl and made to order. Magazines neatly bound. 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