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Al ft < - s 9 - >â-  9 fi THE STEWARD'S SON MEETING IN THE DESERT. A Puny Englishman's Adventure in South Africa. A young Englishman who had in- vested his all in spans of oxen, wagons and slorus, started for the northern part of Uhodesia, in South Africa, to trade. He was acconipan- icU by a dozen paid blacks. His first and last adventure on his trading trip is given by the author of "Wouth Africa." The Knglishman was a puny man, but with quite a lowering .spirit. Among the "boys" he had taken with hiiji was a huge black, a Zulu, who had been cast in nature's largest mold. When thoy had loft the sparse fringe scarcely employment enough, unless "f civilization, the Knglishinan found chatted all day, but I thought! that there was plotting going on you could help make some of )ny among his followers. He was then dre.sses. That is a very pretty one a'o"<-' '•» a desert with a dozen blacks you have got on; who made that?" and he know their language well "I did," replied Hecca. enough to know that the Zulu was "You must be very clever," said Persuading the others in Scriptural , Norah. "I am afraid I could not j language, "Come, let us kill him, and In all her short life she had never make a dress to save my life. I ] the inheritance will be ours." Hy eavesdropping, justified in the CHAITEU IX. Ins you say, I am very lonely," said That evening, about an hour bo- f;"'"*'; i" bc-r sweet, frank voice. fore dinner, .\„rah was in her' own and I want to have .some one I can room, reading a Volume of Mrs. ' «>"'» V" ,?" "^u" ""L*?' . ^^ "?" llrowning-s |M.ems, which she had ' "'"';',t-'^'-'"'a''yth'"e that interests found in the library; that is to say. , '^T/,, <u„. „,, , ,â- â€¢ ^sked as tin she read for a few minutes, then her eyes strayed from the book and wan- 1 dercd over the view and her I thoughts wandered al.-K). j Nora had read a great deal, for i her life had lacked companionship, ' and most of her amu.sements had ' been solitary ones; but, though lovo had generally been the theme of the | novel or the poem, it had always ' been a mystery to her. I her "Is that all â€" my lady?" necca, adding the "my lady" afterthought. "Wei!. I'm afraid that would be She had put the lock of hoir back in the box, but thoro was no time to return the photograph, and as she ran swiftly into the neNt room and dropped onto the ottoman, she slip- pod the portrait into her pocket. (To bo Continued.) met the one man whose voice had have trimmed a hat and a bonnet, power to ra:se the strange echo in | |,ut they were not very great suc- the heart which proclaims tho birth cesses." "It's easy enough," remarked Boc- ca; "I could make that dress you have got on. of love. She had, for instance, nover fallen in love with the ciu'ate or tho young doctor, os some girls, for want of a better object, occasionally do; she had not only not fallen in lovo with them, but .she had given a thought to them after they had left â-  work. Are you fond of reading?" her presence. | •â- yes •- replied Mecca nodding. circumstances, he discovered that the propo.sal .seemed good in their e.yes. I They were to kill him, divide the I oxen and carts and the stores of mer- jchandise, to .separate, each man to "I think you coidd; you have made his own krnnl; and when the Knglish- your own so prettily. Cut I don't inan and his venture were (juite for- want you to be always at needle- gotten, they could tra<le with the spoils. The little Knglishmnn had a Hut to-night, as she .sat by tho I "Well, then, you coviUI rea<l to melspirit and true courage. Ho got open window, she found that though sometimes, or I could read to you from where he lay and went into Mrs. Hrowning was delightful, to re- while .vou are working." call tho face and wi)r<ls of the young ' "That would be nice. And am I to artist was more delightful still. , live here, sleej) here, ut the Court?" She felt sure that it was he whom she asked suddenly, her eyes down- Bho had heard on the terrace, and cast. she wondered why she had not i "Well, 1 had hoped that you would, plucked up courage and asked him. i '"'*• perhn|)S you cannot leave How frankly he had spoken! not I grandfather altoBeth<-r?" mincing his words and smiling the' "^'o, my lady; 1 don't think I conventional snnle which most young could," she said. men consider it nwessary to assume' "Very well," said Norah; "you when thoy address members of tho shall arrange with your aunt as to other sex; and how straight and how long you shall stay," steady was the look of his handsome 1 "I'd rather leave it to you; she's expressive eyes! She wondered hard to me." whether the earl wouUl niakc Incjuir- | "Oh, I don't think your aunt could ies as ho had suld, if so. whether he unkind, Hecca," she said at lost; they would result in Cyril Uurno'3"sho seems so fond of you." being asked to dinner; at the! "She's hard. She wants to chain thought, the fancy picture of his bi- '"o "P " ^ho stopped, as if sho ing seated, say, next to her, or op- had gone too far. and her black eyes posito her. Norah's face grow warm- I (lashed. ly colored and her eyes dropped; "rerhaps she thinks you aro a lit- but she did not uause to ask her.sclf tie giddy, Hecca. but 1 am sure r.ho why the mere prospect of eating her ' o>dy wishes to do tho best for you. dinner in the company of the young ' Hut there," she broke olT, feeling man with the manly voice ami i that she was getting "poachy," and straightforward eyes should bo so , that if she continued she would pro- pleasant to her. j bably nuiko this wild young creature It never occurred to her that if not ' dislike her, "I don t want to deprive already in love with Cyril Hume, the ', vou of your liberty, and you shall subtle poison had entered her ' stay ju.st as long as you like." being; the enemy was already parley-,' "Thank you!" sho exclaimed; "then big up the circle of conspirators, and stood in front of the mutinous Zulu and told him to get up. At first the man re- fused, but tho Kngli.shnuiii had a sjambok â€" a rawhide whip â€" in his tight little list, and .struck at his en- your iemy. .\nd then the little man gave I the word of command to the other conspirators to take tho Zulu ring- leader and tie him up to tho wagon, and so strange u thing is the will, they obeyed him, although reluctant- ly. Then the puny Knglishman used his sjambok until he was c.\haust;;d and the man well punished. The trader went on with his ven- ture, nuido a successful trip, and had no further trouble with hi.s blacks. NORWAY-SWEDEN AFFAIR THE POSITION OF THE COUNTRIES. TWO AIX COME FROM COAL. They Have Always Had Separate Ziilitary and Fiscal Systems. Tho union which has existed be- tween Norway and Sweden since 1814 is based on tho complete and the full independence in all domestic affairs of the two countries. Tho constitution of the two countries is dilTerent; they have separate I'arlia- ments. separate laws and form of procedure, separate churches, separ- ate customs and rates of duty, even .separate armies and navies; in short, each of the kingdoms has all tho institutions, rights and attributes of a sovereign state and tho union be- tween them is in reality nothing but a personal union, an alliance under ono King of two countries which from time immemorial have been sovereign states. Tho complete liberty and indepen- dence of each state in all internal af- fairs has never been called in ques- tion, and the two countries have, as a matter of fact develoj>ed along difTerent lines. In Sweilen the consti- tution is aristocratic; the King has considerable power, and can, by re- fusing his sanction, prevent a resolu- tion of tho Parliament from coming into force. Norway has the most democratic constitution in the world; the Storthing, or I'arliament, oil the members of which are elected by tho people, has a very wiile author- oty; the King has ouly a suspensive veto â€" i.e., ho can for a time, by lo- 'fusing his sanction, prevent a law or nn edict from takiitg efliect; but if it is voted by three consecutive Storthings tho resolution becomes law also without .sanction. DH'l'EUliNT SYSTEMS. In their fiscal policy the two na- tions have citosen dilTerent roads, Sweden bftiig protectioni.st, Norway having free trade. In practically all other matters development has like- wise been dilTerent; the armies are organized on dilTerent principles; .so are the judicial service, the muni 1- pal adiniiiislration, the system of taxation and so forth. As also the trade and the resources to a great extent aro dilTerent, tho two coun- tries have had little in common. Hut while the principle of the equality and independence of both kingdoms is fully recognized and carried out in their whole internal administration, this has not been the Some of the Many Useful Products 't^^".**" "'t'l tl'c copduct of loreign at- Obtained From It. Ing ot tho gate of her heart. I'll come." She was aroused b(;th from Mrs. I "Well, you are here now, huju j Hrowning and her own thoughts by i Norah, with a smile, and if you like a knock at the door and the en- | you nmy stay. Oh, but," she broke trance of Harnmn. jolt, as if she had sudilenly rememher- "1 beg your ladyship's pardon," |ed, "I must ask the earl. You wait she said, glancing at the op<'n book; 'hero until I come back. You can fairs. .\ccor(ling to the constitutions of both countries the King had a It certainly looks unromantic very free hand in these matters he enough as it burns in your grate, but could leave them to the Swedish there are more things in it than pro- , Mi„jjjter of Koreign AnUiisâ€" as ho bably you ever Imagined. Scientists generally didâ€" or he could have them of late years have discovered miium- 1 prcpa,.ccl and treated by a Norwo- erablo articles either in its substance | j,j„n, jf (ho question was of particu- .«• in tho waste products left behind i^p interest for this country; but, when u.sed for gas-making. S^'-cnts, Nyhatever cour.se he adopted, these oils, dyes of all colors, asphalt, med- ^ ,„„( i^rj, ^ere not subject to parlia- .1 I was reading, if Norah opened "I'm afraid I've disturbed you, my lady; but I've brought Hecca." Norah gave a little start. .She had been so absorbed reading and think- ing that she had forgotten all about Hebecca South. "That is right," she said; "where Is she?" "Outside, my lady," replied Har- nmn. and sho opened the door and ' smile; "I am sure we shall got beckoned Hecca in. | very well together. I'lease don't go The girl entered, an<l stood eyeing i in to hi^r. 1 have given her a book Korah with tho axpre.ssion of half , to read, while I go down and nak deliance, half curiosity, which hail so , the earl if sho may stay. ' impressed Cyril, then her black | Hecca turned over two or throe ©yes dropped before Norah's kindly | pages of Mrs. Hrowning and read a regard. lino or two; then she looked round Tho girl looKed prettier at close j the room with tho book still in her quarters, Norah thought, tlign at a hand. I look at the book you like.' Hecca took it, and the door. She found Ilarman waiting on tho stairs. "Well, my lady, will sho do?" «he |ask(^d anxiously. "Oh, yes." said Korah, with a on ilclnes, fertilisers, products for glass Bald I 'unking, soap, and paper, alum, blacking, blackhead â€" these ore but a few of articles innumerable. Hesiiles tlicse well-known articles, there are a Im.st of things familiar to chemists which play an important part ill the industrial world, but whose names would convey no moan- ing to those unacquainted with chem- istry. .Hxrc is the family tree of Mr. Coal: â€" Tho first three products are gas, coke and annnonia. From tho first of these, gas, conies coal tar, and from it benzine, naphtha, creosote oils, anthraceuse oils and nli.varin, which produces many dyes and per- fumes. From ammonia are derived hinelling salts, fertilizer, alum and sulphuric aciil, caustic sodo, used in paper and soap making. I'resontly tho girl got up and, stealing on lip tf)o to tho next room, opened thi? wardrobe and looked at distance, and smiled at Ilarman with a little no<l of satisfaction. "1 am glail you have come. Hn- bcccaâ€" or Hecca. as i should like to tho drosses call you." said Norah. They wore so few as to bo soon "Curtsey and say "Thank you, my exhausteil, and. still on tiptoe, as if lady,' " retorted Ilarman. sho feared some ono might hear bcr, Hwca nmde a very slight curtsey, she went to tho <lressing-table, parl- and murmuii'd something that sound- 1 ed an arranged the coils of her black ed like the words suggested. od and arrangi'd the coils of her block "Will you come and sit down hair, and surveyed herself critically, here?" said N'orah, rather amused at and .yc^t comploccntly, in tho glass. tho girl's half-shy, half-fierce manner. There were two or thrc'e knick- 8ho was like some beautiful, scarcely | knacks of Norah's lying on the tnbl "Why, Clara, you look radiant! What has hal>penert?" "I've i"si, received an invitation to a weddinv:" "Well, there's nothing particular In that to go into raptures ovir." "Yes; but it haopen.s to be my own." ami she .showed the new eiigngenu'nt ring. tamed young animal, who fears a blow, and is prepared to retort with a kick or a bite. Hecca crossed tho room and seated her.self on tho low ottoman near Norah's fihuir, anil Norah, thinking that they would probably come to an understanding much sooner if the aunt were not present, .said: "Leave Hecca and mo to have a little tolk, Ilarman, will you?" "Yos, my lady," said Harnmn, and she went out, but paused at tho door, to cast a warning glance to- ward her .young nieco. "Vou know why I asked you to come and see me, Hecca?" "Aunt told mo that you wanted to take mo Into service." "I wanted you to camo and help your aunt in various ways, but my idea was rather that you should come to tho Court and keep me <:ompany sometimes." "I should like that," sho said, al- most to herself; "bw*. it sounds fun- ny." she added, nith a candor which amused Norah. "Hops It?" sho aukad. "Why?" "Why should you. a lady, want such as me to keep you company?" â- aid Hecca. "IlocAuse, although I nro u lady. a ring and a snmll watch chainâ€" and Hecca slijipod the ring on her linger and hooked the albert in her dress, and surveyed them in tho glass. Then her black eyes wan.lorod about for something else to oxainino and try on. A small box caught her attention, and sho took it up and tried to open It. It was cither locked or shut with a spring, but she managed to open it with tho aid of a hairiiin. There did not appear to be much in it to re- ward her curiosity, for it contained only a lock of hair inclosed in a scrap of paper, on which was writ- ten, "My door mother's." It w,is fair, silken hair, and Hecca conqiarrd it with her own raven locks with n smile of satisfaction. In addition to tho lock of hair, I here was a photo- graph â€" a carti! â€" of a woman's face, and Hecca at once conclude:! that it was a portrait of tho countess, Norah's mother, but, turning it over, she saw written on the back, "Dear Catherine," Sho was looking at the portrait, and wondering whoso it wn^, whan the dressing bell rang, and sho hoard the handio of the door turn. "What did that man do to make hiniHi'lf so fainoiiS?" n»V:eil the in- ipiiriT, ga'.iUR curiously at. an Indi- vid al "ho forired the centre <>f a soci..l group. "To the best ot my Inowleilge." ri'i'liod tho cynic, "he did the public." montary control in either of the states. FKBR ALLIANCE. While the Norwegian always have I regarded tho union as an alliance of j two free, mutally indepondent states for tho defence of common interests > against any hostile attempt from ; outside, tho Swedes, from tho very beginning, have seen in tho union an extension of power for their country, and a compensation for tho loss ot Finlanil, which was ceded to Hussia in 180'J. Thoy have, therefore, nl- wa.vs trieil to gain un ever increas- ing preponderance in tho conduct ot foreign alTairs. From their (loint ot view, being the greater and richer nation, this was perhajis only na- tural: but it was not jw.sl to Norway and contrary to the principles upon which the union was based. IN.irsriCE TO NOUWAV. In 188.1 Sweilen decided that for- eign afTaii'S should be laid before the King and settled in a council of three Swedish Ministers, one ot whom was to bo tho I'rime Minister, and that their decision should be subject to tho Swedish rarliament. Norway, thereupon claimed a full ropreseiila- tiou in this council and tho justico of this demand was recognized by tho Swedes; but for dilTcent reasons no agreement was an ived at, so that j. Sweden was left with practically the wholo management of the foreign af- fairs of both cotmtrios. Later nego- tiations ill 1880 and 891 failed be- causo Sweden demanded that it should bo expressly formulated in ia» union treaty that the Swedish Ifu- ister for Fireign AlTaira should act as such for tho imion aakd for Nor- way, without any responsibility to tho Norwegian I'arliament â€" an ar- rangement to which tho Norwegians have never been willing to bind them- selves. POINT IN DISPUTE. After it had proved impossible for the two countries to ccmc to an understanding, Norway, in order to obtain a regulation of a le-tst part of the points in debate, and as a first step towai-rla tho solution of the the whole question, in 1891 took up the question of establishing a sepa- rate Norwegian consular service. Hitherto tho consular .service had been under tho Minister of Foreign .\(Tairs and had been common to both countries. Tho inconvenience of this arrangement during the first years of tho union was not much felt, but with tho enormous development of tho Norwegian shipping trade the situation had become very unsatis- factory Tho Norwegian Parliament, therefore appointed a commission of exports, and on their recommenda- tion resolvered on June 22, 1802, on tho establishment of a separate con- sular service for Norway. It would take too long to outline tho negotiations between Norway and Sweden concerning this resolution. During tho last thirteen years no agreement has been arrived at and tho long-drawn conflict has given rise to a very deplorable feelitv(f sf bitterness and acerbity bordering on hatred. „ â€" --, 4^?^ 1 ttr^^^ pi LijgLj ^^^ wk w^ ^^i^?r>--- "t^HHt^J/drWl [^^ FOR THE SUMMER. Monogram belt buckles may bo had now ready made. They arc two-let- ter monograms. A three-letter mon- ogram has to be made to order. Helts of cut-out suede over silk are handsome and a lovely green kid belt and beautiful largo Dutch silver buo- kles in back and front. A scrap basket with four tapering sides is made of burned and stained Ituither. The sides are laced with leather thongs ending in tassels. ISathiug suits are prettier than ever this year and mure than usually prac- tical. The best material, after all, is simple mohair, which sheds tho water does not fade, quickly and never splits as the best talTcta will when exposed to tho action of water. Traveling companions made of red or blue silk lined with rubber have pockets for all the needfuls of tho toilet. The cases roll. It is reported that it will not b« unusual ne.\t .season to see low-cut bodices worn in the afternoim. At fashionable teas and weddings^, in Ijondon a small square sometimes shows tho throat, and it is thought that the comfortable, though rather radical, change, may take on this side. Voile .skirts with smart little coats of talTeta, usually of the bolero or short sack type, are numerous and servicenblo, and loose, jaunty little sacks or boleros of talTcta in tho light colors aro donned over airy lingerie frocks in whito or delicate color. One of the new grn.ss rugs in green, yellow and brown with fringed ends i'' $4.35. It is eight by ten feet in size. I'Dlding workba.skots and scrap- baskets for packing in the trunk are covered with pretty and dainty flow- ered designs of cretonne. The designs of yellow roses and fruit are particu- larly effective. The loose box coat, in light gray or tan. with large pearl buttons, is inquired la the list of wraps requir- ed in tho summer wardrobe. It is scarcely on the linos of the conven- tional evening wrap, but, it must be admitted, is a most useful article of dre.sM and slips on .so easily over either a high or low gown that it is often pressed into service when a long drive before a dinner is planned for a summer evening. .\ white linen bolero suit trimmed with black has a box-plaiterl .skirt stitche<l well below the hips. The jacket hu.s two straps piped with black and tlnisV' d at the front ends with black buttons, coming over tho shoulders and oxlending half its depth. A lone narrow collar is black. The elbow .sleeves hnTe double flaring cufli piped with black. I'acking i trunk nowadays is auito an art. The bo.st safeguaril against crushing .summer gowns is the ;;ener- ous v.,-e el paner. Ono shoulc" have quantities -li licvy and white tissue pai)er on liatitl. Tho .sleeves of bod- ices should be Ktii fed with tissue, and I)aper laid in i. li folds. Sheets of heavy paper :ne: â-º, j;o between all the dilTerent ,(;.',nrer;. s MAKINO n" INTtUtUSTINO. (OFFICE JACKETS. Those little coffee jackets of linen or laceâ€" or both â€" have made them- selves wonderfully popular this sum- mer. They're hardly big enough to be called jackets, with their odd little sleeves which .show almost all of the blouse sleeve. .\nd some of them are hnr<lly more than deep bands hang- ing from the shonlders across front and back. Hut they make the pret- tiest little finishâ€" lilting a blouse and skirt to the dignity of a costume. The loveliest of nil were tho.se of Irish crochet lace; but, al.Ts, they're correspondingly expensive! Tlio sim- plest are of linen, just tiny tailored things, with stitched bands and tabs for their unusual tr./.miing. Some of the wide embroidery in.scr- XUinn put together with bands of handkerchief, or heavy, linen, mado unusual little Jackets, and an occiv- sional one is ini^onious enough In Its arrangement to bo K.isoluta(|r stunn- ing.