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p4HC^0>^^O4^>gH^<(4^>O>g>q>-<H-CH^>»>g>g><>^<^g-»-^|« A House of Mystery OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE «-fi:H-«+CH-JCH«-H5KH-«-fO>fif+^0^»+«+«^«'^«+«*«*'«^»+^ < Il\ni;i! \JI.- ,i.unLia\.i>.i). My gUxMny thougliLs thai nvominj; vcre iuildtjnly iiileiTu.pU.'d by llx' sounil cf ii !iitchk«!y in tfw ciul^r Oo«ir, »ii.I as I rose old Mi's. Parkw «iiU>r(Ki wilii an oxpicssioii -jf prnfoimJ »m-pri^. "Why, sir!' sh*> oii«'U. "1 I'i'.dorsloixl (liat v<3u'J goiw away iiilo Uic co un- ify 1' ' •"Into (h<i country?" I och-- ••!. "Wiio told you so?" "The lady you j>^nl lo 1^:1 itio." "l.adj .' Whdl lady?" I ii'.nrirc'l, umaz«J. "Surely, Parker, you've (akun leave o( your sensa&i' 'The lady caiiw about an t lur ago, «lr. Ajid said Ihal yoi tiaJ •ciU ln^r to tell ir.e tiiat you woiiiU \>o nitseni U;v {.'€rh«ps a week or so that you liad jfi>i!e dowft to your unck-'j iii Hani]>- 6hii-e." "I've .<;fiut r» on«," 1 r«5))on•J«^^, as- tound«»<l al this fresh ptu'^e ol the af- lalr. "What kindl of laUy wds sht-â€" â- Â«Id or voung?" "Middle-agod." "W«?r. dixsssed?" "Y<'.s, sir. She spok*' with a funny kind <if lisp, which mtO^ nie think shi> r light, be a foiyijjivei'. .Sho sxid sh" iwsv yuu quitd w«il. being a fii^end of jour aunt's, and that you wer.' trawi- linf dvwii t^ Hampshire UiU uiorniii},'. /â- rur iinol.) having taken ill. I iwiiark- cd Uial it wad strange that you .shou'dii'l fcom*? homo fnr your bag^ajiJ lliiiigs, /,'Ut shfi gaTO HKs a n;e&sago from you 10 sefni a bag packed with your clothes ty train f^o.^l Waterloo to Chi'i.sti-harcli Stati^jn niarkAl To bo called for."' "But didn't yoiL \i\Hi'< her sloi-y a vey-y laulo one, Parker?' I 83l:.>l. "«ii- gry that uiy old serv;i:;;-\vomaii should have Ihiii Usin niLsl-M and d»*ociv(>d. "Of course I did, .<ir, espocially us .vflu \v.;re aJasont rU night. I t.jld Ivr that, and sto .said Dial you had i-al!^t upon Iter, and flndoig your aunt. I.adjr Our4'ant, thcte on a visit, rwnainixl to .6upp«r. VVIiile at su.np<!r a t«l<»graiii had Rmvcil suinnionin({ voiir aunt homo as yoi;r uncl« had bc^n taken d^inger- •ously ill. luid at once .vou had r«solveJ Xn accoMipjjany her. But. you'v« hiul your hcft'i, sir, liavon't you?" she ad- â- tletl. noli.;ing my b.nvlago.*. "Ye<," I fta*w«i'e<l. "I foil down. It •ts nothln.T my own caielossnoss." Thiii story was, to .say t.h'e len^t, a itiiost ingenwus *ias. Whoevw Iho my^- lerioua waman was sivo apparently knew thai my uncle, Sir rhar!«s Dur- rani, liv<\l In Ihe neighborhcvij uf Cihrlstchurch; that ho wa.* at that wv iiKmt in a v<Ty critical stal^- of honllh, fuff<*rini< from parslys-ij, and further, "that I )'.*\d cnjn.'5idifrabl<> e.\ii)cotation3 from him, and vvouW not hesitate lo travel down to .sec him if I knew hinj U> bo worse. One thing, llvNiefore, was •quilo plain, namely, that my family af- fair.? were perfectly well known to theso .pcr.'ions whose movcmenU \ver« so mystifying. "It wa.4 fiiolish of you, Parlter, very foolish hiiJoivl, to havi> given credenre to sucji an ab.siurd tale as that," 1 said, ai>no.v«d. "You are usually a shrewd woman, but you have displayed no dis- •crclton in this affairâ€" nom' wliatcver. ' "I'm very siu'ry. sir,' the wunan an- â-  sw<^re<l. "But I knew that if Sir <â- hal•V^s wer» worse you'd go di.>wn lo the Manor at onoe. Did you ivally send nobody, sir?" "N>>: nolxxiy at all. Tlvere'.s some un- â- Oorh.Tnd bu.4ine.'« In all this. Parker, •»â-  k<.M«p your wits about you.'' ".\n<\ haven't you seen hei- la.lyshjp at all. sir " she inquired, in her tiu-n aslonisht\l. "No. oikI, tnoreovw, I know nothing; of 1h;.<4 m>>torious woman wlui came to .vou wilh Ihji CK"H?J\-and-bull .story. Did i^he stay whers she livwl, or give .«nv caiil?" "N'o. she didn't, sir." "I supiKise you'd know hor again ;f you .«:iw lierf" "Well." she answered wilh con.slder- «bte hesitancy. "I don't luiow ns I (>1ionKl. .sir. S'ou Siv. s>hi^ woiv on* of them white laet^ vi-Ms which makes It didlcult to dislinguLsh Ihe fealur^^." "But what object could any one hnv^ In coniini,' lo you an I tol!iti<: a fnlse- tlo<itl in that manner?" I eriiHt. my iin- jtor ini'reiisiNl hy the knowli^duo nf Por- kei's inability lo again n-cngnize Ihe l>ear;''r <if Iho fal.sf nn's.sage. "I dou'l Know, I'm sure, s.'r,"' was the w imiin's ivnlv, in a v^iice wliieh Rho\\i\l how dee-ply she regrotlc<l Ihe oeeurreni'e. "Il<iw l.ing wa.s .she here?" I inqniivd. "â- \l>'Ui (Ive m.inul«\s. ."shf a.ski^I me to lot her .'ee your silti«g-r<mTn and the roadiiiH-''i'>'''l<.'' w Ih the etnluus.'^Hl klters. 11 • .vhe was mueli iuU'r."ili-d in y<in. and hnd heard s<i niui'li of you from I.ady .Purranl." A "Anl vou sliow.\' them tJ tver?" • "Yes sir." "Thf^n .v<in Imd no right to i5(> :-o wilh- â- cnl luv ^erlni.ssi^m. Parker." I said • ngri'y. "Yon aie an old and Inuled *!crv.inl. ^nd sh.)u'J have known bel- â- 'I am very sorry, sir. The truth was •llial she .se.;me»l 6uj.'h a weltspoken lady, and hrr manner was so perfect that I thought you would not like to •..ffeiid her." "Iteoollel tl'.at if any other persons ai'.l Hvjy ai-e not Ii) enter my loonis oil any preteKi," I said decisively. "Very well, sir. I acknowledge that J was t-nUreiy in llie wrong in allow- ing her l«) pry about the place." ".\nd wlien slie had g->n.'?" "Then I went over t-i tlw bulel>ers ..:i IJie Stran.l lo get a bil of steak." ".\nd saw nollung moi'i! of her?" "Yes, ailr. I did *â- Â« her again. As I wa-s coming bark I m«i. her in the .Strand, at lli«> corner of Arundel Street, â- walking wilh a gentleman wImi looked Uk.j a City man. She said souH-truug to liiju. and ho turned and had a good ioik at me." "Then it mint have bivn this same woman who was in my chambers here wh*n I reliirned," I said. "\ wom-an heiv?" she ejaculattd. "Y'a*; wlien I entered I hero was a woman heri\ and she e.s-raixvil us tlMugh lilic were a thief. She mu,sL have gone I ut anJ wjoijied the man. who was awaiUni( Iser somewhere in the vicinity. That would bear o;it tlK? fact that you en.'ounlered her again." "But how could she gel in? I'm al- ways caiffii' lo see that tlic door 's properly closed." "Probably sl>e stole the extra latch- J»hy while i>rying about the place. See whe.lhiM" it M still on tlK> nail." .Slie crossed the room, and neat mo- ment gadpe«lfâ€" "Us gone, sir!" " Vh!" 1 sai I. "Just as I thought! The story jhe lo!«l you wa:i a mere e.vcuse lu obtain ailinillance I > the plao-., and, if possible, t-j g<H po8se.s.sion of Ihd key. Thus .ihe obtained, and, having walelied you out, rul'urnod and oonlinued her feareh for something she .Vs:R>d lo se- cure. We nut^l al once examine IN^ whote place, and seek to discover whats be<;ii stolen." "Do you think she wa.i a common thief, r>ivV' inqu'n-d Paiker. dumbfound- ed at tlie ingi'iiu ty w th wt-.ich the latch. J<ey hadi been .securC'J. "I don't know what to believe at pre- e*i'nt." I an.swereil. "We must investi- gate (li-sl, and form our oonclu.sions af- terwards. Now, iivake a Ihcrougli search and see what has Nvn dislurbed and what is mLssing." I had no intention of entering inio a long explanation with Parker regard- ing the events of that fateful night, or to disturb her pence of mind by relat- ing any of the tragic ciiviimstancas. TluTvf'ire I went to my room and locked away my Jiiuddy, blood-jslained clothing, and atterwar>ls retumeit, and wilh my haniftj felt Iho varioiLs obitvLs In my sitting-room, to a.ssure niysekf that none was displaced or missing. CHAPTER VIII. The visit of this mysterious woman in llic while lace voiiâ€" at that tim<> a fashionable fi-minine adornment,â€" was, I felt assured, more than a ooinc:dence. Thu.t it had some connection with the sirange evemls of Iho past night seem- e<.l certain, yet, try how I uvju!,!, I could form no dnilinite idea of cither Iht motive of the visit or Ihe ohjwt o' Jyer search. An f-or as Parker could dis- eover, nothing whatever had been tak- en. .\ writing-table, the drawers of which c*inla'n>>d s':nH> family pajvrs, had appcrently been hastily examined, lut no object of value, nor any paper ha<l been exti<icled. Therefnjre I con- cluded that I hadtfclurnetl before the inlrud'^r ha.;I had "inie to make the (•onmlcte exjimin.ition Of my effects which s!ie had intend'.'d. .\ curious thought oecnrnxl to me. Was the intruder in the white veil mu^^c ether than the mysteri'.tis Kdna hcr- ^••IP That .she knew my address she had ndinitt<>l when I had been lying tiolp!o*5 and hnlf con,s<'ioiis after my ncc:d:>iit, and the fact that an hour had elapifod bolween our parting an,I my relurn to my chambcre would allow her sulTlcicnl time to call upon Mrs. pur- kt'r, secure the Key, watch my old ser- vant leave, and then nsenler. As the day wore on I 1-eeaine more and nRire impres,seil liy the Ix-lief that my .surmise was the nelual truth. Vet Ihe cabman We-st had deolartsi Uial she was young and prelly. while. Parker cxpri-s^Hl Im^in.;'!! posilivf thai .she was midd'e-agixl. Bui of the two slalemenis I accepl«\l that of IIh* cabman as the ii'ore ivlialil.*. He Imd .s«vn her in Ihe liiviad daylight w'thoiit the veil. Th.> fact of her concealing her fea- <ur«'s in a sp^-cii-s of line window-cur- (ain provixl an attempt at disguise. (I'MX'fore what more likely than that hIk' st'.ou'd conlrive to rentier her fea- tures older, on I thus im|.H).<<» upon Puilier, whoso .^'ght w as not over giod? In anv cvso. however, if il were really r.lnn. she had certainly lost no time m coiTying but her design, and turllicr, filie must have b«en fully aware of my- intended return. Vet in this curious action I failed lo <listin[;u:sh any moUve whatsoever. In the tantalizing darkness that enveloped me I groped about, my cars alert for toery sound, but blind, blind, blind! Days pas?ed, hot blazing days and stifling nights, when the dust of throb- bing, ever, roaring Lxindon seemed over my heart. Each morning, with Park- er's assistance, I scarcbjcd the news- papers, but nothing appeared lo show Ihal that strange midnight crime had been di,»covered. Were there two vic- I'nis. or only one? How strange il was that although I ha.l been present I •jould PKjl teU. I only knew that the male victim was young and well dres^ ^-d. probably a gentleman, and that he hifd been slabbed by a cowardly blow which had proved almost iasUinlly 'a- lat That woman's scream that had >:ounJed so slii-iU and agonized in the dead stillness of th« night I remember- e*i plainly as though it were but an •hour ago â€" indeed, I remember it now fL> dstioctly as ever. Wa.s il t!ie cry cf Edna herself? 11 seemed as though il were, yel there also seemed many iJiscrepanciiCS when I came to calmly reasott it all out. In my hc-!plestness I could do nothing but remain silent, an<l koej) my terrbie St-ereti. ';o n.yself. Unable either to coan- muncate with the police or seeJi the los^istanoe of my friend, I found that any endeavor la seek a soiulwn of the ijjrobiem was mere sowing of the wiml. ,\ly thoughts iKJur after hour, as 1 sat alone in my dingy loom, my jxior blind »»yes a black void, were of the ghastly affair, and in all its phases I consider- .hj it, trying lo Uud some motive in Use {Subsequent actioos of the unscrapu- doiis peirsons iJito who.se hands I liad hud the niisfortiihe to fall. I heai-d of Dick through the office of i)is jounia!. He wa.s down with fever â- it seme .)Ut!.andish place on the .\fghan •fioniiar. anl would certainly not be ihome for a couple of months or so. A letter from him. wr.tlen lieforo hLs at- tack, was c1;eerful enougli, and full of hunur, as of old. He Iv.iped to be back i^on, he .said, .so that he might be ahle !,- lake "his baby." as he caUe-.l me, out forwiilK-s again. He was mjl aware that I could watk alone. How I would Burprlse tiim! I sjHiled grimly, alas! when I reool- Ie<rted how my "llrst wa'Ui alone had nearly Oijst me my life, and had placed upon my cons»:>ence Ihe shadow of a terrible crime. Parker noticed my con- 'slaiil pensiveni'ss, and remai-kol upon il. but I, of course, misled tier by isay- •I'.g that my mind was much overburd- ened with private affairs. .\t llrst I WLS puzzled how to get rid oi my soiled and blo-^'d-stamed ckithes i« that she should not discover llwn, and at laj*t hit upon the exi>edienl of making them int^j a bundle and going f' rth one night wlien she was over at Kennington with her daughter I.ily, tlio Uonoing-girl, and casting them into the Thames fiom the EmbaiiknKuit. It w«s a. risky operation, for that part of Lon- Ocn is well guarded by policti after dark; nevertheless I accomplished il in safely, and was much amused a fe^v Jays later by reading In an evening pajjcr that tiwy had bi'-en found near London Bridge and handed over lo Ihc river p<jlice. who. of course. .soent«xl a myster;'. Tho b!oo<l-slains puzzlel them, aiid the journal hinted that Scotland Yard hOil iastitiited inquiries into the •jsvncrship of the «l!scarded suit of clothes. The paragraph concluded wilh that ^n'ence, in'lispen-sablo in rep-jrt- ing a my.st<'iy, "The ix)lice mre very rc- t.cent about the matter." Fortunately, having cut out the mak- er's name and taken everything fmm ,'he pcckets which might ^I'no as a •zlno 10 ownershi.,u. I felt perfectly .safe. iMid eagerly iva I the Issue of the same «<iiirnal on the folI.>w ng evening, which tolJ how the stains had Lxvn analyzed iiikl f-amJ lo be lho.se of human bl-xid. \ i?';.llo more Hwn a w\"i>k ha<I pas.sed sinC'.? my remarkable midnight adven- lui'<'. wtien one morning I received a Jiriof note by post, which Partior read to 'nie. It consisted <>T only two lype- ivritten lines slating that at*1nid-<lay I would rec.'ive a visitor, and was sign<Hl witli the strange word ".\vel." II was. I Knew, a mes-sage from Edna, and I di-es-^Nl myself wilh givater care in expeclat'on that s!ie h(Tr.self would vi^it me. In this. Nnvever. I wa.s dis- .•iprontf-d. f'lr after ex'sting some three hours on lipt>e with sinxicty I found my â- \'^!ilor to ho a welKspoKen, middle^ a(T<<l man. whose slight aceent when inti-olucing hijn.'self betrayed that he was an ..\meriean. fTo be Continued.) HANSOM'S heform.vtio:* In a lillle town a few years a^ thei-e was a Sihiftless colored boy mimed Itiinsom nUike, who, after being caught in a number of petty ilelinqu«icie.s, was al la.sl .stMilenecd lo a short term in the penitentiary, where he was sent to learn a trade. On the day of Us relurn home he met a friendly whito acquaint- ance, who askeil; "Well, what did they put you at in the prison. Han.si'?' "Dey started in to make an honest l;<iy out'n mo. sah." 'That s li'Vul. Bans.^, and I hopi" Ihey succoode*.!." "IVy did. sah." "And Iwiw di^l Ihey foach you lo be hi.nesl?" "Diy don<' piil me la the .shtv &h<"io. .shh. nailin' ipasletoani onler sho.-s fo soles, sah." In three yirs the prug<"ny of a piir of rats numler 1.000. _ Oil THE f m DISCU.S.SION ON SEP.vn.VTOBS. The d-scussion on hiuid separatois l-jok lilace al tlie Eastern Dairymen's Cx-uveiition, al Piclon, January, I'Jtrti. following an address by J. Stonehouiie on "The Creamery Oul:ook." Mr. Stoneliouse. â€" Bosulls we have oh- turned in om' 'experiments at the King- sIilu Dairy .scliool wai-rant tiie slaU - menl that the percentage of fat in Ih* cream tixHU hand separators can L<. made lo vary 5 to 15 per cent, by vary- ing the .specil of t!ie machiae, and with- out cbangung the ci'eam screw at all. Q.â€" What effect wxjukl the lighten- ing of the cream screw have? A.â€" That means thickening the crewn. Q.â€" Do wo not lose fat in the ai^if milk by making a rich cream? A.â€" Not if the speed of Ihe machine .- high enough. If you are running your machine al too low a .speed, you an- losing tat, no matter whetUei- you ar. taking a rich cream or a poor creau'. The Hchnrss of the cream has but lit- tle lo do with the lo.« of fat in Uw skirr milk. The principal factor in the los.-- cf fat in tlic skim milk is the speed o! the mach n*". Remember tliis. how- ever, thai I am not advocating a high' r sr.'ecd than is indicated on the l>.and:<- of the machine, but don I get below 1. Whel 1 want lo impress, more partici:- larly, 'is that, by changing the sp».eil <â- ' Iht machine you alter the richness •;! the cream skinuned. Q.â€" Will we get as good results in separating miUv that has been warmeii UP .ns by separating directly from Ihi- ocw? .\.â€" Yes, I think we would, tf heate.! high enough; okl milk requires a higher ttnrperatui'e than fi-esher milk. Mr. GlenAiMi ng.â€" What is the b.^sl way lo heat up anilk after it has becom.; coidf A.â€" The be.st way is to put il in hoi water, but Ihe most c-jnvenient way i.^ to set it on ll»e stove. Mr. Glendenmng.â€" We have found i' satisfactory to take a creamer can an'' All il with boiling water, and set it ir the reser\o;r of the separator. Q.â€" You spoke of rich cremn arrivinp at your creamei-y in betUr condition than i'<Kir cr»?ain. What is your theorj t<,- that? A.â€" On account of there teing les.- milk in the cream. We 'know Ihal when we lake a rich cream from a st^parator it ha> bul litlU niilk ill il, and it will always keop in good condition long..T Unin a poor cream. Ibe.ausc il is the skim or serum which goes off in davoi', and not th'' fat Mr. Warden a.'^Jied a question ab.Mii not b<Mng ahle Uj get butler from cream st.melmies on the farm. What is tin- reason? A. â€" There are several causes. Xs u general thing, the whole trouble is u thin ur poor cn.>ani, and loo low a loin- perature fjr that particular cieani. Theiv are a good many people yel wh< Ihiiik there is a certain chiirnin^i ten? pcraluiv, regurdle-r^ of any ollx-r con- d.lion of the cream. Tlie churning loin peraluiv of cream may vary from 4:^ degrees, up to 70 or 7.''), and if one has •not the proper temperature for this sp^vilic civam. he will have trouble. I h.ive never yet seen Ihe ci^eam thai wou'd not churn if the temivrature was high enough at the talari. Trouble may Come from one or lw<i ows in tlie herd which have tx-en milking a long time, and their cremn Is very diflicult Ic churn. Keepmg their cream out. some- times .solves Ihe tKIUcuIty. Mr. Wai-den.â€" .\ neighbor had livubic Il chuinng, and he slopiped niiiiving two cow.s. and there wiks no furtlier trouble. The-e cows bad bcicn iiulking eighl or ten months. Q._l)o you think il makes any differ- ence to feed frozen feed to cos%-s? .\.â€" I never had any e.x4>er!encc with that. 0.â€" Will not such ftvd make the fit harder, and consi-qucnily more dillicult to churn? A.â€" I cannot sjieak definilcly on thai point; the two principal fais in milk become hard, especially with cows that havo l)een mi&ijig a good while, and .â- >re bt^ing fed on T>oor feed, and then tl'.ese fats wni not unilo U.'gel^'r. un- less at a high temperature. These two fate have a melling poiiil at IW de.grc^s, but it w(! feed a richer and niorc suc- culent ration we gel a larg<"r prct^ir- tjon nf a siifl or oily fat in Iho milk which has a melliliif p»iinl at 40 (k^t,'r<x>i; and it we have a goodly proportion of this oily fat, which we get from rich, succulent food, or from fresh cow.s. we will have but little trouble in churning. as the tats then readily adN're together. Mr. Elwood.â€" What etf<?ct ha;s acid on the creamT .\.â€" Wilh a thin cream, wo ne<!d lo have a ceitain amount of acid to make ;i chum lyvjdily, bul il is not nece*sary wilh a rich cream. Our principal (Ob- ject in souring cream is lo have a lit- tle more distinct flavor in the bullor. Q.â€" Do you think the ko*^ping ijuality of I'Ultcr'te ns good from sweet cr<?om as from sour cream "' A.- I do nol think there i.s much dif- feri^noe, if Ihe quality of Ihc cream Is equal. Mr. DtMiv shire. â€"Docs bulSer want to Lv Kcvr.' Why donl .vou soil il and have il-ea'en while il is fr>^h? \.- That is what Ihc creamerymen aim 1 1 'lo. Q.- Is it rot worth more money five ijys alter il comes out of Uje cUuni ;iaia it is at any other time? A.â€" Yes, 1 try to gel luf butU r ofl jnjf 'riunds w.ihiii a vvfxk, because 1 tiavs aover seen hu!^>r that unproved wiUi uge. Mr. Ban-. â€" Wilh iefei'ence to the i>-c.-c. i\am buMles, 1 agree with .Mr. Stone- iwuse and Mr. .Milcheir Uldl dividing 'he j>ample in two is an iniprovcnient, liut I Uiiiik that Ihe cream should be weighed. -4. nCASON liJii (ittATITlDE. \ Highland .Minis'er Tells o» Ihc .Scot<Ji Cliimtc. i'he ptwple who live in the SoolHsli i!:gliland6 d<.'ein their climate the bost 11 the world, a'.Uiough other people nnd fault with iU higii wnd.s. cold rinnj> uul hilly days. In ".Memories" Msj.-Gea- .-.i.- O. I'.Burne tells of a niiniiier in one if the Highland churL-he^i who wishwl ii's people to realize Ikjw much Ihey had ;o be grateful for. •'What causes have we for gratitudel : Kuk al lii>« place o; our habitation! Ilowr 4!atefui sliould we be that we do not .â- evie ui the tar north, amid the frcsl an^ n.; snow, the c<;ld and the v.at. where i.lwre'8 a laiig day lo half of the year am* .L lang nichl to the liliier, aj)d we should '/t shivering aboot in skins. ".\nd how grateful should wv be that â- .ve do not leeve in th.j far .south. b»- â- >ath tb.e equawtcr, the sun burning: th» kv iMt. and the eartli hot and tlie wal«« lot; and ye'ne burnt black as a snoddyl Vvhero there are tcegei-s and lions an4 rocodiles. and feairsome bea«!s gTo\\ ling iiul grinjiing al ye among he woodb â€" lial wo do nol leeve in such places! "Bul we should be grateful that we do .leve in Uil* blessil island of ours, called i.reat Britmin, and in that pairt of It â- \fnied Sc-otland, and in that bil of auM -^•otlami that loo'ns up to Ben Nevis, where llwre'.s neither frosl nor oold, nor .vind, nor wet. nor hail, nor rain, nor "ei gcrs, nop lions, nor Ijurning .sun-s.. nor iiurricanes, nor â€" " ller> a Iremejuloua blast of wind and rain fr'Mii Ben Nevis lilew in the windows of the kii-k, and >rought Ihe ,ircaPlier's eloquence to aa ibriipt concluston. SENTENCE SEB.MONS. C/onducl is simply chai-ackr yilaUzed. .\ jfood lover is sure lo be a lirsl-d?J<s» .laler. He rcjccU happiness wtio refuses all •ju.'riDce. the lather never drove any into U» r.ir country. You cannot lind a martyr by looking ;i Ihe niiiTor. lo 60W sellishncss Is certainly lo rea^ .•sorrow. Us hanl to believe in the goodness M iie grouchy. Tlie most wasteful thing in tliis world s selfish .xxinomy. .A hot scolding from the minister l» h., quickest way to cool any nieeling. The soul is simply that which sees lh« >\:i;ren!0 and the sublime. The cliurch is almost sure to hive par- ;ii\sls following a lit over dogma. Your use of your leisure often deler- 'ninos the usefulness of your life. He can never bo if.oiv than half edu- ^ted who Is nol educated in h.arl. The greater the opportunity the loa» likelp it is lo have an advan:e ai»'nt. There mu.ft be something queer about my faith Uial needs perpetual defend- â- "»?â-  .\ man's eonPidenee in p'oodness is usu- lUy depend. Ill ^i his own is'serves of <t. Infmite love would be a mockery with- .e.t infinite hatred of things that hann. It's easy to be pioite when 111-' childri^n -.r." aslep and Uie neij{hbor.s have left lown. The religion that docs nol impnovc hu- 'uan relations has no' business willl loimanity. There ar.-:» Uw m.-iny sain's who w^nild rather Kjad a mooting limn f<ilknv tlieir Mo&ler. Tlie man who say.s he is loo poor to s/ive will never be rich enough to be other llian iKwr in heart. There are Ih0s<' who when they hear finbriel blowing his honi will want to ki ow wivat he gets a day tor doing that. 4i THE NliXr.iy^ARY SHOCK. A college professor had been si^riously ill <j1 a fever for several weeks, but Ihe lover had left him al la-st. and he lay in a stupcu-. ulteriy exhausted. *n>is is the really crilxal pcrio^l. ' the attending i)hysiciau said lo th« watchers, in an undertone. "If he l-.a-j sulllcient viUilily Uj carry hiin lhroiigJ» this and I am strongly di>pos-xl t« licixi he hasâ€" he will recover. .M pr» sent theix' is nothing we can d'l but le patient and give nal'u-e ii chance, watch- ing in the meantime for an ooportimity I > awiik.'ii his inteiv.st in what Is going on about him." tUie of Ihc allendanls. who happened t'l bestamling near Ihe window loWvIng at the rosy suaset, remarked lo the doc- tor. "See what a lurid s&y there is.'' The .«iek man o|)ene«l his eye.s nnd lurnnl his head in the direction Indi- cated. "I.urid!" he exclainM>«l. in a lone of (1 .sgiist. "If you will consult vour <ru> ti(iK>ry, nir.dam. you will fiml that lurid n^tsins uloimy. ghastly, dismal!" "He will roc iver!' annoiuKYd Iho doc- tor, triuniiphantly. Every lime we hear a man 6'n^'e<i Iv-hind his back It iiinind-s ii* of Iho faol that we all catch il wh<xn wc a.-^ uot prcscni.