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THE WITCH'S HEAD.
By H. HIIjER HAGOAItD.
ITio bnll was drnwlii(t to n clow. Tho
ilanclng room, notwithstanding its open
windows, was Intemely hot, nnd many o the
dancers wero strolling In tho gaidens, nnioiiR
tbeni Ernmt nnd Kvn. They had Jmt dauasl
their third waltz, In which tlioy bad dis
covered that their stops suited better than
ever.
Florence, Dorothy nnd her brother worn
nlso walking nil threo together. It Is curious
how jicoplo In misfortune cling to ono another.
They walked In silence; they had nothing to
say. Presently tlioy caught sight of two tall
figures standing by a bush, on wliich was
Hied a dying Chlucso lantern. It Is some
times unfortunate to bo tail, It betrays ono's
Identity; there was no mistaking tho two
figures, though It was so dai k. Instinctively
tho threo halted. And just then tho expiring
Chinese lantern dlj an unkind thing; It
caught flro and throw a lurid light upon a
very pretty llttlo sceno. Ernest wns landing
forward townrd Evn with all bis soul In hij
cxpresslvo eyes, and begging for something.
Bhe was blushing sweetly and looking down
nt the rose in her bosom; one hand, too, was
raised as though to unfasten It. Tho light
was for a moment so strong that Dorothy
afterward rememlicred noticing how long
Eva's curling black eyelashes looked against
her cheek. Iu another moment It had llnrc.il
out, and tho darkness hid tho sequel; but it
may hero be stated that w hen Eva reappeared
In tho ballroom sho bad lot her rose.
Charming and Idyllic as this tableau trea
vlvnnt of youth and beauty, obeying tho
rrlmarylawof nature and making lovoto
ono another In a garden of Eden illumined
with Chlncso lanterns, undoubtedly wa, It
did not seem to pleaso any of tho threo spec
tators. Jeremy actually forgot tho prosenco of In
dies and w cut so far as to swear aloud. Nor
did they reprovo him; probubly it gavo their
feelings k o vicarious relief.
"X think mat wo had better bo going home;
it is late," said Dorothy, after a pause. "Jer
emy, will you go and order the carriage 1"
Jeremy went.
l'lorenco said nothing, but she took her fan
In both her bands and bent it slowly, so that
tho ivory sticks snapped ono by ono with a
succession of sharp reports. Then the throw
It down and set her beel upon It nnd ground
it Into the jwth. There was something inex
pressibly cruel about tho way in which she
crushed tho pretty toy, tho action seemed to
bo the appropriate and unconscious outcoma
of some mental process; and it Is an edd
proof of the excitement under which they
wero both laboring, that at tho time tho
gentle minded Dorothy saw nothing strango
about it. At that moment tho tw o girls wero
nearer each other than thoy ever bad been
before, or ever would bo again; tho common
stroko of a misfortune for a moment welded
their opislto natures into one. At that mo
ment, too, they know that they both loved
tho same man; before, they had guessed it,
and had not liked each other tho better for It,
but now that w as forgotten.
"I think, Florenco," said Dorothy, with a
littlo tremor in her voice, "that wo aro 'out
of tho running,' as Jeremy says. Tour sister
is too beautiful for any woman to stand
against her. IIo has fallen In lovo with
her."
"Yes," said Florence, with a bitter laugh
and a flash of her brown eyes; "his highness
has thrown a handkerchief to a new favorite,
and sho has lost no time In picking it up. We
always used to call her 'tho sultana,' " and
sho laughed again.
"Perhaps," suggested Dorothy, "sho only
means to flirt with him a littlo; I hoped that
Jeremy"
"Jeremy I what chanco has Jeremy against
himf Ernest would make more way w ith a
woman in two hours than Jeremy would in
two years. We all love to bo taken by
storm, my dear. Do not deceive yourself.
Flirt with hlml she will lovo him wildly in a
week. Who could help loving him?'' bho
added, with n thrill of her rich voice.
Dorothy said nothing; sho know that It
was true, nnd they walked for n few steps ill
silence.
"Dorothy, do you know what generally
happens to favorites and sultanas 1"
"Xo."
"Theycomoto a bad end; tho other ladies
of tho harem murder them, you know."
"What do you mean)''
"Don't lw fi ighteued; I don't mean that wo
should murder my dear sister. What I do
mean is tin-, that I think wo might manage
to depose her. Will you help me if I find a
plnnl"
Dorothy's better self had time to assert it
self by now; tho influence, of tho blow W03
over, and their natures wero wide apart
again.
"No, certainly not," sho answercL "Ernest
has a right to choose for himself, and if your
sister gets the liotter of us, it Is tho fortuno of
war, that is all though certainly the fight Is
not quite fair," sho added, as sho thought of
Eva's radiant loveliness.
Florence glanced at her companion con
temptuously, "You havo no spirit," sho said.
"What do you mean to do!"
"Mean to do!" sho answered, swinging
round and facing ber; "I mean to have my
revenge."
"Oh, Florenco, it Is wicked to talk sol
Whom aro you going to be revenged on
Ernest) It Is not his fault If If you aro fond
of him."
"Yes, it is his fault; but whether it Is his
fault or not, ho shall sulfer. Iteiuembcr
what I say, for It will como true; ho shall
snlTer. Why should I bear it all alone) Dut
ho shall not surfer so much ns she. I told her
that I was fond of him, and she promUed to
le.ivo him alone do your bear that) and yet
6ho Is taking him away from 1110 to gratify
her vanity sho, who can have anybody sho
likes."
"Hush, Florence I don't give way to your
temper so, or you will be overheard. Ilesidos,
I dare say that wo are making a great deal
out of nothing; after all, shu only gavo hlniu
rose,"
"I don't care if wo aro overheard, and it Is
not nothing. I guessed that it would bo so, I
knew that it would lw so, and I know what Is
coming now. Mark my words, within a
month Ernest nnd my sweet sister will bo
sitting about on tho ellH with their arms
round each other's necks. I lmveonly toshut
my eyes and I can seo it. Oh, hero is Jeremy I
Is the carriage there, Jeremy) That's right;
como on, Dorothy, let us go and say good
night and bo oil. You will drop mo at tho
cottage, won't youf
Halt an hour later tho fly that had brought
Miss Ceswlck and Eva carao round, and with
It Ernest's dog cart But as Miss Ceswick
was rather anxious about tlio injured w heel,
Ernest, as iu duty bound, offered to see them
safe home, aud ordering tho cart to follow,
got luto tho fly without waiting foran answer.
Of course Miss Ceswick went to sleep, but
It Is not probable that either Ernest or Eva
followed ber example. Perbaiis they wers
toothed to talk; jicrhaps they wore liegin
ulug to find out what a delightful comjiaiilon
ship la to lw found In sllenco; (lerhapshUgen
tlo pressure of tho littlo white gloved baud,
that lay unresistingly In bis own, was more
eloquent than speech.
Don't be shocked, my reader; you or I
would have done, the same, and thought our
selves very lucky fellows I
At any rate, that drlvo was over all too
soon.
Florenco opened the door for them ; tho had
told tho servant to go to bed.
When Eva reached tho door of her room
iho turned round to aay good night to her
lister; but the latter, Instead of contenting
herself with a nod, as was ber custom, caino
and kissed ber on tho faco.
"I congratulate you on your dress and on
four conquest," and again sho kissed her and
was gone.
"It is not like Florenco to lw so kind," re
flected her younger Utcr. "1 can't remem
ber when she kissed mo last,"
Eva did not know that as there are somi
kisses that declare eaco and sot tho seal ou
love, thero aro others that announce war and
proclaim the hour of vengeance or treachery.
Judas kissed bis Master when ho betrayiJ
Hun.
CIIAH'EIt IX.
EVA FINDS S.OMETUINO.
When Ernest woko on tho morning afto
tho liall it was 10 o'clock, and he hud u severe
headache. This the heudaebe was his flrsi
Impression, but presently his oyo fell ujion a
withering led icno that lay upon tho dressing
tabid, and ho umllod. Then followed I'tfloo-
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BLOOMSBUKG, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 24,
tlon, thoso confounded reflections that always
dog tho heels of everything ploasant In life,
and bo ceased to smile.
In tho end he yawnod and got up. When
he reached the sitting room, which looked
cool and pleasant, In contrast to tho hot July
iiinslilno that beat tjpon tho littlo patch of
bare luif In front of tho house, and tho glit
tering sen beyond, bo found that tho others
had done their breakfast. Jeremy had gono
out, but his sister was there, looking a little
palo, no doubt f rem tho lata hours of tho
previous night.
"Hulloa, DolII good-morning."
"Good-morning, Ernest," sho nnsworod,
rather coldly. "I have been keeping your tea
as warm as I can, but I'm afraid It is getting
cold."
"You aro a good Samaritan, Doll, l'vo got
suchabeadl Perhaps tho tea will make it
better."
Bho smiled as sho gave it to him; had sho
(poken what was In her mind sho would havo
answered that rIio had "such a heart."
He drank tho tea, and apparently felt bet
ter for It, for presently bo uskod her, In com
paratively cheerful tones, how sho liked tho
danco.
"Oh, very well, thank you, Ernest; how did
you like itl"
"Oh, nwfully. I say, Doll!"
"Yes, Ernest."
"Isn't sho lovely)"
"Who, Ernest!"
"Who! Why Eva Ceswick, of course"
"Yes, Ernest, sho is very lovely."
Thero was something about her tone that
was not encouraging; at any rate, bo did not
pursuo tho subject.
"Where Is Jeremy!" ho asked next.
"He has gono out,"
Presently, Ernest, liaviug finished his boo
ond cup of tea, went out too, aud camo across
Jeremy mooning about the yard.
"Hulloa, my hearty I and how nro you after
your dissipations!"
"All right, thank you," answered Jeremy,
sulkily.
Ernest glanced up quickly. Tho voice was
tho voice of Jeremy, but the tones were not
his tones.
"What is up, old chap?" ho Bald, slipping
his arm through his friend's.
"Nothing."
"Oh, yes, thero is, though. What Is It?
Out with it. I am a splendid father con
fessor." Jeremy lived his arm, and remained sulkier
than ever. Emest looked hurt, and tho look
softened the other.
"Well, of course, If you won't tell me, thero
Is nothing moro to bo said," and ho prepared
to move off.
"As though you didn't know I"
"Upon my honor, I don't."
"Then if you'll como hero I will tell you,"
and Jeremy opened tho door of tho littlo out
house where he stuffed his birds nnd kept his
gun nnd collection of eggs nnd butterflies,
and motioned Ernest majestically In.
IIo entered nnd seated himself upon tho
stulllng table, gazing nbstrnctedly nt a bit
tern that Jeremy bad shot about the timo that
this story ojiened, and which wns now very
moth eaten, and waved ono melancholy leg
iu tho air iu n way meantto bo inqiosiiu:, but
only succeeding in Incoming grotesque.
"Wi ll, what is it!" ho interrogated of tho
glassy eye of tho decaying bittern.
Jiremy turned his broad back upon him;
be felt that ho could spenk better on such a
subject w ith his back turned, and, addressing
empty space lieYore him, said:
"I think it was precious unkind of you."
"Whnt was precious unkind!"
"To go nml cut me out of the only girl"
"I ever loved," suggested Ernest, for ho
wns hesitating.
"I ever loved," chimed In Jeremy; tho
phrase expressed bis sentiments exactly.
"Well, old chnp, if you would como to the
point n littlo more, and tell mo who tho deuco
you are talking about"
Why, wliii should 1 no wilting auoutf
Tin re is only ono girl"
"ou ier loved!'
"I ever loved."
"Will, in the name of tho holy Roman em
pire, who issbel"
"Why. Eva Ceswick."
Ernest whistled. "I Bay, old chap," ho
said, nf'er n pause, "why didn't you tellmcl
I didn't oven know that j-ou know her. Aro
you engaged to her, then?"
"Engaged I No."
"Well, then, havo you an understanding
with her!"
"No, of cotirso not."
"Look here, old fellow, If you would jusfc
slew round a bit and tell mo how tho matter
stands, we might get on a littlo."
"It doesn't stand nt all, but-I worship tho
ground sho trends on; thero I"
"Ah," said Ernest, "that's awkward, for so
do I at least I think I do."
Jeremy groaned, and Ernest groaned too by
way of company.
"Look here, old chap," said tho latter,
"what Is to bo done! You should have told
mo, but you didn't, you soo. If you had, I
would havo kept clear. Fact Is, sho bowled
me over altogether, bowled me clean."
"So she did lno."
"I'll tell you what, Jeremy; I'll go away
and leave you to make tho runuing. Not that
I seo that tnero is much good In either of us
making tho running, for wo havo nothing to
marry on, and no more has she."
"And we are only 21. Ono can't marry at
21," put In Jeremy, "or ono would havo a
largo family by tho time one's SO. Fellow
who marry at 21 nlways do."
"She's 21; sho told me so."
"She told me, too," said Jeremy, determined
to show that Ernest was not tho only person
favored with this exciting fact.
"Well, shall I clear! Wo can't jaw about It
forever."
"No," said Jeremy, slowly, and In a way
that showed that it cost him on effort to say
It, "that would not be fair; besides, I expect
that the mischief Is done; everybody gets
fond of you, old chap, men or women. No,
you shan't go, and we won't get to logger
heads over It, either. I'll tell you what wo
will do we will toss up."
This struck Ernest as a brilliant suggestion.
"Illght you are," he said, at onco producing
a shilling; "singles or throes!"
"Singles of course; It's sooner over,"
Emest poised tho coin on his thumb.
"You call. But, I say I What aro we toss
ing for I We can't draw lots for tho girl Hko
tho follows in Homer. Wo haven't captured
her yet."
This was obviously a point that required
consideration. Jeremy scratched his head.
"How will this do!'' ho said. "Tho winner
to have n month to make tho running in, tho
loser not to interfere. If she won't havo any
thing to say to him after a mouth, then tho
loser to have his fling. If sho will, loser to
Veep clear."
"That will do. Stand clear; up yau go."
The shilling spun into the air,
"Tails!" howled Jeremy,
It lit on tho beak of the astonished bittern
and bounded off on to tho floor, Anally rolling
under a box full of choice specimens ot tho
petrified bones of antediluvian animals that
had been washed out of tho cliffs. The box
had been lugged out of tho way with dlfll
culty, and tho shilling disclosed.
"Heads It is I" said Ernest exultlngly.
"I expected as much; just my luck. Well,
shake hands, Ernest. Wo won't quarrel
about tbo girl, pleaso Qod."
'i'bey shook hands heartily enough and
parted; but from that tlmo for many a long
day thero was an Invisible something between
them that had not been there before. Strong,
Indeed, must bo tbo friendship of which tho
lioudsdouot slacken when tho shadow of a
woman's love falls upon It.
That afternoon Dorothy said that she
wanted to go into Kesterwick to makusomo
purchases, and Ernest olierod to accompany
her. They walked In sllenco as far us Titbo
burgu Abbey; Indeed, they both suffered
from a curious constralut that seemed to ef
fectually check their usual hrotbor-and-sls-ter-Jlko
relations. Ernest was just beginning
to feel tho sllenco awkward when Dorothy
stopped.
"What was thatr sh said. "I thought I
heard somebody cry out."
They listened, and presently both heard a
woman's voloo calling for help, Tho sound
seemed to come from tho cliff on their left.
They stepped to' tho edge and looked over.
At tbo reader may remember, somo twenty
feet from the top of io cliff, and fifty or
moro from tho bottom, thero was at this spot
a sandy ledge, on which were deposited many
ot the remains washed out ot the churchyard
by tho sea. Now this particular spot was
almost Inaccc&slbla without ladders, because,
although It was easy enough to get down to
its level, the cliff bulged out oil cither tide of
It, and gave, for the tpaco of some yards,
littlo or no bold for the hands or feet ot tho
climber.
Tho first thing that caught Ernest's eyo
when ho looked over was a lady's foot and
nnklc, which appeared to lx resting on n tiny
plcco of rock that projected from tho surfaco
of tho cliff; tho next was tho Imploring faco
of Eva Ceswick, who was sprawling In n
most undlzntfled nosition on tho bulco of
sandstone, wltli nothing moro between her
anil eternity than that very unsatisfactory
and Insufllcicnt knob of rock. It was evident
that sho couM movo neither ono way nor tho
other without being precipitated Ut tho bot
tom of tho cliff, to which sho was apparently
clinging by suction, liko a lly.
"Great God!" exclalmol Ernest. "Hold on,
I will come to you."
"I can't hold much longer."
It was ono thing to say that ho would
como, nml another to do It. Tho sand gave
scarcely any foothold; how was ho to get
enough purchaso to pull Eva round the
bulge! IIo looked at Dorothy In despair.
Her quick mind bad taken in tho situation at
a glance.
"You must get down thero abovo her,
Ernest, nnd IIo flat and stretch out your hand
to ber."
"But thero is nothing to hold to. When
sho puts her weight on to my hand wo shall
both go together."
"No; I will hold your legs. Bo quick, sho
Is getting exhausted."
It took Ernest but two seconds to reach tho
spot that Dorothy had iwlntcd to, and to lay
himself flat, or rather slanting, for his heels
wero a great deal higher than his head. For
tunately ho discovered n hard knob of sand
stono ngainst which bo could rest liU left
hand. Meanwhile, Dorothy, seating herself
as securely as sho could above, seized him by
tho ankles. Then Ernest stretched his band
downwnrd, nnd gripping Evn by tho wrist,
began to put out bis strength. Had tho threo
had any tlmo to Indulge their sense of humor
tlioy might havo found tho apiienrance they
presented Intensely ludicrous; but they had
not, for tho very good reason that for thirty
seconds or so their lives were not worth n
farthing's purchase. Ernest strained and
strained, but Eva was u largo woman, al
though she danced so lightly, anil tho bulge
over which he had to pull her was almost
perpendicular. Presently ho felt that Dor
othy was beginning to slip nliovo him.
"She must make an effort or wo shall all
go," sho said, In a quiet voice.
"Drlvo your knees Into the sand, and throw
yourself forward, it Is your only chancel"
gasped Ernest to tho exhausted woman be
neath him.
She realized the meaning of his words, and
gavo a dcsjierato straggle,
"Pull, Doll, for God's sako pulll 6ho's com
ing." Then followed a second of despairing effort,
and sho was beside him on the spot where ho
lay; another struggle, nnd the three sunk ex
hausted on tho top of tho cliff, rescued from a
most imminent death.
"By Jovo!" ejaculated Ernest, "that wns a
near thing."
Dorothy nodded, she was too exhausted to
fpeolc Eva smiled and fainted.
He turned to her with a little cry, nnd be
gan to chafe her cold bands.
"Oh, 6bo'a dead, Dolll" ho said.
"No, sho has fainted. Give me your hat."
Beforo ho could do so sho had seized it, and
was running as quickly ns her exhaustion
would allow toward a spring that bubbled up
a hundred yards away, and which onco had
been tho water supply of tho old abbey.
"Ernest went on rubbing for a minute or
more, but without producing tho slightest
effect. He was In despair. Tho beautiful
faco beneath h'm looked so wan and death
like; all the red had left tho lips. In his dis
tress, and scarcely knowing what ho did, ho
bent over them nnd kissed them, once, twice,
thrice. This modo of restoration Is not rec
ommended In tho medicino chest "guide," but
In this instance it was not without its effect.
Presently u faint nnd tremulous glow diffused
Itself over tho pale cheek; In another moment
it deepened to a most unmistakable blush.
(Wns it n half consciousness of Ernest's new
method of treatment, or merely the return
ing blood, that produced that blush! Let us
not inquire.) Next she sighed, o;eued her
eyes, ana sat up.
"Uh, you are not dead!"
"No, I don't think so; but I can't quite re
member. What was it! Ah, I know," and
sho shut her eyos, as though to keep out somo
horrid sight. Presently she opened them
ngaln. "You havo saved my life," sho said.
"If it had not been for you, I should havo
now been lying crushed at tho foot of that
dreadful cliff. I am so grateful."
At that moment Dorothy enmo back with a
littlo water in Ernest's black hat, for in ber
hurry she had spilled most of it.
"Hero, drink some ot this," she said.
Eva tried to do so, but a billycock hat is
not a very convenient drinking v e.ssel till you
get used to it, nnd sbo upset moro than sbo
swallowed. But what she got down did ber
good. Sho put down tbo hat, and they all
threo laughed a littlo; It was so funny drink
ing out of an old hat
"Wero you long down thero beforo wo
camo!" asked Dorothy.
"No, not long; only about half a minute on
that dreadful bulge,"
"What on earth did you go there for!" said
Ernest, putting his dripping hat on his head,
for tho sun was hot.
"I wanted to seo tho bones. I am very act
ive, and thought that I could get up quite
Bafely; but sand is so slippery. Oh, I forgot;
look here," and she pointed to a thin cord that
was tied to her wrist
"What Is that!"
"Why, it Is tied to such an odd lead box
that I found in tho sand. Mr. Jones said tho
other day that bo thought it was a bit of an
old coffin; but It is not, it Is n lead box w ith a
rusty iron handle. I could not move it much,
but I had this bit of cord with me I thought
I might want it get'Jng down, you know so
I tied ono end of it to tho handle."
"Let us pull it up," said Emest, unfasten
ing tho cord from Eva's wrist and beginning
to tug.
But the coso was too heavy for him to lift
alone; indeed, it proved as much as they
could all threo manage to drag It to tho top.
However, up it came at Inst. Ernest exam
ined it carefully, and came to tho couclujlon
that II was very ancient Tho massive Iron
handle ut tho top of tho oblong caso was
almost eaten through with rust, and tho lend
Itself was much corroded, although from
fragments that still clung to it it was evident
that it had onco been protected by an outer
caso of oak. Evidently tho caso had been
washed out of the churchyard, whero it had
lain for centuries.
'This Is quite exciting," said Eva, who was
now sufficiently interested to forget all about
ber escapo, "What can be in it! treasure or
papers, 1 should think."
"I don't know," answered Ernest; "I should
hardly think that they would bury such
things In a churchyard."
"Perhaps It U a small baby."
"Ernest," broke in Dorothy, In an agitated
way, "I don't liko that thing. 1 can't tell
you w hy, but I am suro It is unlucky. I w ih
that you would throw it back to whero it
camo from, or Into the sea. It is a hoi rid
thing, and wo hnvo nearly lost our lives over
It already."
"Nonsense, Doll I w hoover thought that you
were so superstitious! Why, pel haps it is
full ot nionoy or jowels. Let's tako It homo
nnd open It,"
"I nm not superstitious, nnd you can tako it
homo if you like. I will not touch it; I tell
you it Is a horrid thing,"
"All right, Doll, then you shan't havo a
sbarooftha spoil. Miss Ceswick and I will
illvido it, Will you helpmo to carry it to tho
houso, Miss Ceswick) that Is, unless you aro
afraid of it, liko Doll."
"Oh, no," she answered, "lam not afraid; I
mn dying of curiosity to seo what Is Inside."
CIIA1TEH X.
WHAT EVA FOUND.
"You aro suro you nro not too tired!" said
Ernest, after a moment s consideration.
"No, Indeed, 1 havo quito recovered," sht
answered w Itu a blusn.
Ernest blushed, too, from sympathy, Prob
ably, and went to pick up a bough that lay
beneath n stunted oak treo which grew In thi
ruins of tho abbey, on tho snot w hero once
tbo altar had stood. T'jU ho ran through the
Iron handle, and, directing Eva to catch hold
of ono cud, ho took tho other himself, nivl they
started for tho house, Dorothy marchinj
solemnly In front
As It happened, Jeremy nml Mr, Canlus
wero btrolling along togither smoking, when
suddenly they caught sight of tho cnvalcado
advancing, and burned to meet It
"What Is all this!" naked Mr. Cardui ot
Dorothy i" was now nearly fllty yards
abend nt tin uner two.
" V 11. lUvuuld, It U a lona ktory. First,
1887.
wo found Ev'ft Ceswick slipping down tbo
cliff, nnd pulled her up just In tlmo."
"My luck ngaln," thought Jeremy, groan
ing In spirit "I might havo sat on tho ledgo
of that cliff for ten years and never got a
chanco of pulling her up."
"Then wo pulled up that horrid box, which
was found down In tho sand and tied a conl
to."
"Yes," exclaimed Ernest, who was now
arriving, "and would you liellovo It Dorothy
wanted us to throw It liack again 1"
"I know I did; I said that It was unlucky,
nnd it Is unlucky."
"Nonsense, Dorothy I It Is very Interesting.
I expect that It will lx found to contain deeds
burled In tho churchyard for snfoty and
noverdug up again," brokoln Mr, Canjijs,
much interested. "Let mo cntch hold of that
stick, Miss Ceswick, nnd I daro say that
Jeremy will go on and get a hammer and a
cold chisel, nnd wo will soon solvo tho mys
tery." "Oh, very well, Ileglnnld; you will seo."
Mr, Cardus glanced at her. It wns curious
her taking such an idea. Then they pro
ceeded to tbo house. On reaching the sitting
room they found Jeremy nhvndy thero with
his hammer and chlssiL IIo was an admira
ble amateur blacksmith; Indeed, thero wero
few manual trades of which ho did not know
a little, anil, placing the caso on the table, ho
set about tho task of opening It In a most
workinnnllke manner.
Tho lead, though It was in places oaten
quite away, was still thick and sound near
the edges, and it took him a good quarter of
nn hour's luml chopping to remove what np
jieareil to lw tho front of tho caso. Excite
ment wns nt iU height as it fell forward with
a bang on tho table; but it was then found
that w bat had been removed was merely n
poitlon of nn outer caso, there being beneath
It an inner chest, also of lead.
"Woll," said Jeremy, "they fastened It up
pretty well," and then ho set to work again.
This Inner skin of lead was thinner nnd
ensler to cut than tho first had been, nnd ho
got through tho job moro quickly, though not
nearly quickly enough for tho Impatienco of
tho bystanders. At last the front fell out
and disclosed a small cabinet made of solid
pieces of black onk, and having a hinged
door, which was fastened by a tiny latch nnd
hasp of tho common pattern, that is probably
as old as doors nro. From this cnbinot thero
camo a strong odor of spices.
Tho excitement was now Intense, nnd
seemed to lw shared by overybedy In the
house. Grice hail como In through the swing
door and stationed herself in tho background;
Samispn and tho groom were peeping
through the window, nnd even old Attcr
leigh, attracted by the sound of tho hammer
ing, had strolled aimlessly In.
"What can It bo!" said Evn, with n gasp.
Slowly Jeremy extracted the cabinet from
its leaden coverings and set it on tho table.
"Shall 1 open It!" bo said, and, suiting tho
action to tho word, ho lifted tho latch, and,
placing his chisel between tho edge of tho
littlo door and its frame, pried tho cabinet
open.
The smell of spices became more pro
nounced than over, and for a moment tho
cloud of dust that came from them as their
fragments rolled out of tho cabinet on to tho
table, prevented the spectators who, all but
Dorothy, wero crowding up to the caso, from
seeing what it contained. Presently, how
ever, a large, whitish bundle becamo visible,
Jeremy put in his linnd, pulled It out, and
laid it on tho top of tho box. It was heavy.
But when ho hail done this ho did not seem
inclined to go any further in the matter. The
bundle had, he considered, an uncanny look.
At that moment nn Interruntion took nlam.
for Florenco Ceswick entered through tho
open door. She had como up to seo Dorothy,
and was astonished to find such a gathering.
"iv ny, wuar, is it nil about!" sho asked.
Somobody told her in as few words ,ls tins-
siblo, for everybody's attention was concen
trated ou tho bundle, which nobody seemed
Inclined to touch.
"Well, why don't you open UP asked Flor
ence.
"I think that they are all afraid." said Mr.
Cardus, with a laugh.
He was watching tho various exnressinrji
on tlio faces with an amused air.
" ell, I am not afraid, at anv rate." said
Florenco. "Now, ladles and gentlemen, tho
gorgon's head is about to bo unveiled. Look
tho other wny, or you will all lw turned to
Btono."
"This Is getting dcliehtf ull v chastl v." said
Eva to Emest.
"I know that It will bo somcthine horrid "
added Dorothy.
Mennwhilo r Iorenco had drawn out a heavv
pin of ancient make, with which the wrapping
or mo uunuio was fastened, and begun to un
wind a long pleco of discolored linen. At tho
very first turn another shower of spices fell
out. As soon as these bad been swept aside,
Florenco proceeded slowly with her task, and
as sho removed fold after fold of tho linen tho
bundle begnn to takoshapo and form, and the
shapo it took was that of a human head.
Evn 6aw It ond drew closer to Ernest:
Jeremy saw It, and felt inclined to bolt;
ijoroxuy saw u, anu Knew mat uer presenti
ments as to tho disagreeable naturo of tho
coutcuts of that unlucky caso were coming
true; Mr. Cardus saw it, and was moro in
terested than over. Only Florenco and Hard
riding Atteilelgh saw nothing. Anothor turn
or two of tho long winding sheet, and it
slipped suddenly away from whatever it in
closed. Thero was a moment's dead silence as the
company regarded tho object thus left ojien
to their gazo. Then ono of tho w omen gave a
low cry of fear, aud actuated by some
common Impulse, they nil turned nnd broke
from the Inner room in terror, and calling, "It
is allvel" No, not at all. Florenco turned
jialo, but stood there by tho object, tho wind
ing sueet in tier nana; nna oia Atterleigh
nlso remained staring at it, either paralyzed
or fa-scinated.
It, too, seemed to stare at him from its
point of vantage on thooak chest, in which
it had rested for so many centuries.
And this was what he saw thero upon the
box. Let tho reader imagine tbo face and
head of a lovely woman of somo SO years of
age, tho latter covered with rippling brown
locks of greath length, above which was set
a roughly fashioned coronet studdod with un.
cut gems. Let him Imnglne this face, all but
tho lips, which were colored red. palo with
tho bloodless pallor of death, and the flesh so
Arm wul fresh looking that it might have
been that or a corpse not a day old; so Arm
indeed, that tho head and all its pendent
weight of beautiful hair could stand on the
unshrunken boso of the neck which, in somo
far past ago, cold steel had made so smooth,
Then let him imagine the crowning horror of
this weird right. Tho eyes of a coiuse are
shut, but tho eyes In this head were wide
open, and tho long, black lashes, as perfect
now as on the day of death, hung over what
appeared, when the light struck them, to bo
two balls of trembling Are, that glittered and
rolled and Axed themselves upon tho face of
tho observer liko living eyes. It was these
awful eyes that carried such terror to tho
hearts of tho onlookers when they cast their
first glance nround, and mails them not un.
naturally cry out that It was alive.
It was not until ho had inado a very care
ful examination of these fiery orbs that Mr,
Cardus was afterward able to discover what
they wero, and as tho reader may ns well un
dcrstaud at onco that this head bad nothluc
about It different from nny other skillfully
preserved head, ho shall lw taken Into conll
denco without delay, Thero wero balls of
crystal fitted, probably with the aid of slen
der springs, Into tho eyo sockets with such In
fernal art that they shook and trembled to
tho slightest sound, and even on occasion
rolled aliout, I ho head itself, bo also disco v
erod, had not been embalmed in tho ordinary
fashion, by extracting the brain and Ailing
tho cavity wltu spices aud bitumen, but had
Iwcn preserved by means of tho Injection of
VclllMi ni cnmA Ll.lil cl..t.,., I..ln
s" brain, veins and ai terles, which, after pcr-
moating an tno uesii, baa solldlUed and inado
it liko marblo. Some bi llllant plglmeut hail
been used to give tho Hps their natural color,
nml tbo hair had been preserved by means of
spices. Hut perhaps tho most dreadful thlmr
about this rello of forgotten nges was tbo
mocking smilo that tho artist who "set It up"
had managed to preserve upon thuface, a
tmllo that just drew tho Him un enouirh to
show tho white teeth beneath, and gavo tho
idea mat us wearer haa died In tho fullen.
Joyuieutof Boino malicious lest or trluumli
It was a terrlblo thing to look on, that long
dead, lwautlful face, with Its abundant hair,
IU crowning coronet. Its inovlnc crvstul
audits tmllo, mid yet thero was something
awfully fascinating about It; thoso who hail
soon It onco would always long to tee it
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXI. NO 25
COLUMBIA DBMOUBAT, VOL LI, NO 11
Jtr. Camus hail fled with tlio rest, but as
soon as ho got outsldo tho swing door his
common sense reasserted Itself, and ho
;toppod.
Come, come," bo called to the others.
don't lw so silly; you aro not going to nm
awav from n dead woman's head, are you!"
"You ran too," said Dorothy, pulling up
and gasping.
"es, I know I ilia; thoso eyes startled mo;
but, of course, they nro glass. I am going
lick; it Is a great curiosity."
It Is an accursed thing," muttered Do
rothy.
Mr. Cnnlus turned and ro-enrered tho room.
nnd the others comforting themselves with
tho reflection that It was broad davllcht. and
drawn by their devouring curiosity, followed
li t in. lliatlsllicy an rbllowod lilm except
til Ice, who was III for two days afterward.
As for riaunisou nna in? groom, wliobad seen
tho sight through tbs window, thoy ran for
a milu or two nlong tho cliff beforo they
Itnpjwd.
t hen fhey got back Into tho room, they
found old Atteilelgh still standing and star
ing at tho crystal eyes, that seemed to lw re
turning his gazo with conqioUud Interest,
w lillo lorence was them with tho long linen
w rapper in her hand, gazing down nt tho
lienutiful hair that flowed from the head onto
the oak liox, from tho box to tho table, and
from the tahlo nearly to tho ground. It was.
oddly enough, of tho same, color and texture
ns her own. Bho lint! taken off her hat when
she began to undo tho wrappings, and they
an noticed tno fact nor aid tbo resemblance
stop thero. Tho sharp, Duo features of the
mummied bead were vory liko Florenco s; so
w cro tho lwautlful teeth and tho fixed, hard
smile. Tho dead faco was moro lovelv. in
deed, but otheriviso the woman of tho Saxon
era for, to judgo from tho rudo tiara on ber
brow, it was probablo that sho was Saxon
and tho living girl of tho Nineteenth century
might havo been sisters, or mother and
daughter. Tho resemblance startled them all
as they entered tbo room, nnd they said noth
ing. They drew near and gazed again without
n word. Dorothy was tho first to break tho
sllenco.
"I think sho must havo been a witch." sho
said. "I hope that you will have It thrown
away, Reginald, for sho will bring us bad
luck. Tho place where sho was burled bos
been unlucky; it was u great abbey enco.
now It is a deserted ruin. When wo tried to
get tho enso up wo wero all very nearly killed.
Sho will bring us bad luck. I am suro of it.
Throw it away, Reginald, throw her luto tho
sea. Look, she is just liko Florenco thore."
Florence had smiled at Dorothy's words.
and tho resemblance bocatno more striking
than over. Eva shuddered as she noticed it
"Nonsense, Dorothy I" snid Mr. Cardus. who
was a bit of an antiquarian, and now had for
gotten his start in his collector's seal, "it is a
splendid find. But I forget," ho added In a
lono of disappointment, "it does not belong to
me, It iwlongs to jilss Ceswick."
"Oh, I nm suro you ore welcome to it so
far as I am concerned," said Eva hastily. "I
would not hove it near mo on any oceount."
"Oh, very well. I am much obliged to you.
I shall value tho relio very much."
Florenco bad meanwhile moved round tho
table and was gazing earnestly into tho crys
tal eyes.
"Vt hat aro you doing, Floroncer asked
Ernest sharply, for tho scene was uncanny
ana jarrcu upon mm.
"I! ' 6ho answered with a littlo lauch. "I am
Becking nn inspiration. That face looks wise.
It may teach mo something. Besides, it is bo
Hko my own, I think sho must bo some far
distant ancestress."
"So sho has noticed It. too "tlmimht Prnoef
"Put her bat. In the box, Jeremy." said
Mr. Cardus. "I must have an air tight eoss
mudo."
"I can do that," said Jeremy, "by lining tho
old ono with lend nnd putting n glass front to
it."
Jeremy sat about putting tho head awav.
touching it very gingerly. When he had got
It back into iho onic caso he dusted it and
placed it upon a bracket that jutted from tlie
oak paneling at tho end of tbo room.
W ell," said Florence, "now that you have
put your guardian angel on ber iiedestal, I
think thnt wo must lw going homo. Will any
ot you wane n nine way wltu usr
Dorothy said that they would all como. that
Is, all except Mr, Cardus, who had gono back
to his ofilce. Accordingly thoy started, and,
as they did so, Florence intimated to Ernest
that sho wished to speak to him. He was
alarmed and disappointed, for ho was afraid
of Florence, and wished to walk with Eva.
and presumably his face betrayed what was
In bis mind to ber.
"Do not bo f lightened," sho said, with a
6llght smile; "i am not going to say any
thing disagreeable."
Of cotirso ho replied that he knew that sho
never could say anything disagreeable at any
tlmo, at wnicii sue sinned ngaln tho samo
faint smile, nnd thev dronncd behind.
"r.rnest," sho said presontly, "I want to
speak to yon. You remember what hap
pened Iwtweenus two evenings ngo on (his
very beachr for they were walking home by
tno ucacn.
"Yes, Florence, I remember," nnswered Er
nest
"Well, Ernest, tho words I have to sav oro
hard for a woman's lins, but I must say
them. I mado a mistake, Emest, in telling
you that 1 loved you as 1 did, and in talking
an tno wiui nonsenso mat 1 talked. I
don't know what mado mo do it, some fool
ish Impulse, no doubt Women aro very
curious, you know, Ernest, and 1 think I am
moro curious than most. I suppose I thought
I loved you, Ernest l know I thought It
when you kissed mo; but last night, when I
taw you at tho Smythes' danco, 1 knew that
ft was all a mistake, and that I cared for you
no moro than you carol for me, Ernest.
Do you understand me!"
IIo did not understand her In tho least, but
he nodlcd his ltead, feeling vaguely that
things weiii turning out very well for him.
"That Is light; and su here, In tbo same
placo whero I said them, I renounco them,
t o will forget nil that foolish scene, Ernest
I mnilo a I.Llo mUtake when I toll you that
my heart wns as deep ns tho sea; I find that
it is shallow as n brnok. But will you an
swer mo one question, Ernest, beforo wo
close this Conversation! '
"Yes, Florence, if I can."
"Woll, when you you kissed mo tho other
night, you did not really mean It, did you)
I mean you only did so for n freak, or from
tho impulse of tho moment, not Iwcauso you
loved me) Don't lw ariald to tell mo," Lo
calise if it was so, I shall not lw angry; you
seo you havo so much to forglvo me for. I
am breaking faith, am I not!" and sbo
looked hliu straight in tho face with her
piercing eyes.
Ernest's glance fell under that searching
guze, and tho He that men aro apt to think it
no shame, to use w here women aro concerned
rose to his Hps. But ho could not get it out;
bo could not bring himself to say that be did
love lier so no compromised matters.
"I think you wero moro In earnest than I
wns, ! Iorenco."
Sho laughed, a cold, littlo laugh, that some
how made bis llesli creep.
"Thank you for being candid; It makes
matters so much easier, docs It not! But do
you know, I suspected as much, when I was
standing thero by that head to-day, just at
iuo (line mat you took i.vn s baud."
Ernest started visibly, "Why, your back
was turned," no said.
"Yes, but I saw what you did reflected In
the cr)stal eyos. Well, do you know, as I
stool there, it seemed to mo as thoucb I could
consider tho whole matter as dispassionately
and w Ith as clear a brain as though I hail
been that dead woman. All of a sudden I
grew wise. But thero are tho others waiting
for us,"
"Wo shall part friends, I hopo, Florenco,"
Baid Ernest, anxiously,
"Oh, yes, Ernest, a woman alwava follows
tho career of her old admirer with the deep
est Interest and for about five seconds you
wero my admirer, when you kissed me, you
know. I shall watch all your life, and my
thoughts shall follow your footstens Hko a
thadow, Oood night, Ernest, good night"
and again sho smiled that mocking smllo that
was to Hko that on tho features ot the dead
woman and flxod her piercing eyes upon his
faco, He bade her good night, and made Ills
way Homeward with thootbers, f eellng an un
ueiinnuio ureau neavy ou bis heart,
CHAPTER XI.
DEEP WATERS.
In duo course Jeremy duly fitted up "thi
witch," as tho mysterious head came to be
called at Hum's Noss. In her alrtlcht cabinet.
which ho lengthened till it looked like a clock
raso, in oracr to allow the beautiful hair to
hang down at full leugth, retftlpjng, however,
the original floor aim ancient InMi and hasp;
Ills next step wot to fit tho pinto gloss front,
and exhaust tho air as well ns was feasible
from tho Interior of tho case. Then ho
screwed on tho oubildo door, and stool It
back on Its bracket Iu the oak paneled sitting
room, where, ns has been said, It looked for
all tbo world Ilka nn eight day clock caso.
lie spent whole hours ns be sat In bis work
shop In tlio yard, tinkering nt tho nlr tight
cose, In weaving histories In which this
beautiful creature, whoso head had Iwcn thus
marvelously recovered, ployed tho leading
part It was to strnngo to look at her lovely,
scornful face, and think that, long ages since,
men had loved It, and kissed It, and played
with tho waving hair.
Ihero It was, this rello of the dead, pre
served by tho consummate skill of some old
monk or chemist, no that it retained all Its
ancient I wnuty long after tho echoes of tho
tragedy, with which it must have been con
nected, had died out of the world. For, as ha
wrought at Ids case, Jeremy grew certain
that It was tbo ghostly memento ot soma
enormous crlmo; Indeed, by degrees, ns ha
tacked nnd hammered nt tho lead lining, ho
mado up n history that was quite satisfactory
to his mind, appealing on doubtful jwints to
tlw witch herself, who was ferched on tha
table near him, and ascertaining whether sin
moant "yes" or "no" by the simple process of
observing whether or not her eyes trembled
when ho tjinko, It was slow work getting tha
story together In this fashion, but then tho
manufacture of tho caso was slow also, and it
wns not without its charm, for ho felt It on
honor to lw taken Into tho confidence of so
lovely a lady.
At last tho caso was finished, and, for an
amateur, a very good job ho mado of it
Y hen it was done ho placed It back on tha
bracket, and showed it to M. de Talor.
But from tho day when Dva Ceswick
nearly fell to tbo Iwttom of tho cliff In tha
courso of her antiquarian researches, things
negan to go wrong nt Mum's Ness. Every
body felt it except Ernest, and he was think
ing too much of other things. Dorothy wo
very unhappy in thoso days, and began to
look thin nnd miserable, though the sturdily
alleged, when asked, that sho never had been
better In ber life. Jeremy himself wns also
unhappy, and fur a cool reason. Ho had
caught tbo fovcr that women Hko Eva Cos
wick havo it In their power to give to tha
sons of men badly enough. His was a deep,
self-contained naturo, viry gentle and tender,
not admitting many things into its affections,
but loving such as wero admitted with all tha
heart and soul nnd strength. And it was In
tho deejwst depths of this loyal naturo that
Eva Ceswick had printed her image; before
ho know it, beforo ho had tlmo to think, it
was photographed there upon hit heart, and
he felt that thero it must stay for good or
evil; that placo could never lw used again.
But If nobody else was happy, Emest was:
that is, except w hen he was sunk in tho
depths of woo, which was on on average
auout turoo unys a week, un the occasion of
tho first of theso seizures, Dorothy, noting his
miserable aspect and entiro want of appetite,
felt much alarmed, and took an occasion after
supper to ask him what was tho matter. Be
fore many minutes wero over sho had causo
to regret It; for Emest burst forth with a
history of his love and his wrongs that lasted
tor an nour. it appeared that another vounz
gentleman, ono of those who danced with tho
lovely Eva nt tho Sinythes' ball, had been
making tho most unmistakable advances; ho
naa called lurco limes; no had sent flowers
twice (Emest sent them every morning, be
guiling Sampson into cutting the best orchid
blooms for tho purpose); he had been out
walking once. Dorothy listened quietly,
till ho ceased of his own accord. Then aha
spoko:
"So you really lovo her, Ernest!"
"Love her! I" But wo will not enter
Into a description of this young man's rap
tures. When ho bad done, Dorothy did a
curious thing. Sho rose from her chair, and
coming to whero Ernest was sitting bent over
him nnd kissed him on tho forehead, and as
sho did so ho noticed vaguely that sho had
great black rings round her eyes.
"I hopo that you will bo hanpr. mv dear
brother. You will have a lovely wife, and I
think that 6ho Is as good os she is beautiful."
bho spoke quito qulotly. but somehow her
volco sounded liko a sob. He kissed her In
acknowledgment, and tho glided away.
lirnesr. aia nor, tuinn mucn or tho Incident,
however. Indeed, In five minutes his thoughts
Were back with Evn, with whom ho really
was seriously and earnestly in love.
Eva was plcuscd nt her cuuquet, mid took
a malicious pleasure in leading Ernest on.
V ben she knew that ho was coming sho
would mako herself look as lovely us jiossiblo
and put on nil her pretty littlo ways and
graces in order to moro thoroughly enslave
him. Somehow, whenever Ernest thought of
her In after years as sbo was ut that period
of her life, his memory would call up a vision
01 her In tbo pretty little drawing room at
tho Cottngo, leaning back in a low chair in
such a way as to contrive to show off ber
splendid figure to tho best advuntage, and
also the tiny foot nnd slender nnkle that
peeped from beneath her soft whlto dress.
Thero sho sat, a littlo Skyo terrier called
'Tails" on ber lap, with which his rival had
presented her but a fortnight before, and
yes actually kissing tho brute at intervals,
ber eyes sliming all tho time with Innocent
coquetry. What would not Ernest havo given
to occupy for a single minute the position of
thnt unnppreciatlvo Skyo terrier! It was
agony to see so many kisses wasted on a dog,
and Eva, seeing that ho thought so, kissed the
animal moro vigorously than ever.
A lost ho could stand It no longer. 'IPut
that dog down!" ho said, iiercinptorlly.
bhe obeyed him, and then remembering
that ho had no light to dictate to her what
sho should do, mado an effort to pick it up
again; but Tails, who, lw it added, was not
used to being kissed in private life, and
thought tbo whole ojieratiou rather a bore,
promptly bolted.
" by should I put tho dog down!" tho
asked, with a quick look of defiance.
"Because I hate to soo you kissing it, it Is
so culminate."
Ho spoko in a masterful wny; it was a
touch ot tho curb, and thero aro few things a
proud woman hates so much as the first touch
of the curb.
"Whnt right havo you to dictate what I
shall or shall not doT sho asked, tapping her
loot upon iuo uoor.
Ernest was very bumblo In thoso days and
ho collajised.
Jiono at nil. Dju t bo angry, Eva" (It
was the first timo that ho had called her so,
till now sho had always been Miss Ceswick),
nut me met was i coma not bear to see you
kissing thnt dog; I was jealous of the brute."
Wbertuuou she blushed furiously and
changed tbo subject. But otter aw hilo Eva's
coquettLshuniS began to bo less and less
marked. ben thoy met sho no longer
greeted him with a smile of mischief, but
with serious eyes that onco or twice, ho
thought, boro truces of tears. At tho samo
time tho threw him into despair by her cold
ness. Did ho venture a tender remark, sho
would pretend not to boar It alas that tho
mounting blood should so obstinately pro
claim that sho did I Did ho touch her band,
It was cold and unresponsive. Bhe Was quiet
er too, and her reserve frightened him. Onco
ho tried to break it, aud liegan somo passion
ate appeal, but sho rose without answering
ana turned uer race to the window, lie fol
lowed her, and saw that her dark eyes were
full of tears. This bo felt was even moro
awful than her coldness, and, fearing that ho
had offended her, ho obeyed her whispered
entreaty and went. Poor boy I bo was very
young. Had bo had a littlo experience, Lt
might, perhaps, havo found means to brusX
away her tears and his own doubts. It is n
melancholy thing that such opportunities
should, ns a rule, present themselves befora
peoplo aro old enough to tako advantage of
them.
The secret of all this change of conduct was
not far to souk. Eva had played with edged
tools till shu cut her lingers to tho Iwne. Tha
dark eyed boy who danced so well and had
such a handsome, happy faco, had Iweome
very dear to her. Sho had begun by playing
with him, and now, alas! sho loved him better
than anybody in the world, That was tha
sting of the thing; she had fallen In love with
a Iwy as young as herself a hoy, too, who, so
far as she was aware, had no jinrtlcular pros
pects in life. It was humiliating to her pride
to think that she, who had already, in tho few
months that she had been "out" In London,
beforo her cousins rose up and cost her forth,
had tho satisfaction of seeing ono or two mon
ot middle ngo uud established position at bet
fcctj'anil the furthcrsatisfactlonof requesting
them to kmel there no moro, should iu the
ujishot strike her colors to a boy of 21, even
though ho did stand six feet high, ami had
moro wits in his young head and moro love Iu
his young heal t than all her middle aged ait
inirers put together.
iTO UK CONTlSllKnl'lV Ol'U NEXT,
Not ArcuiuuHidatlng.
"I supiwso this is a good nelghborhoodr1
told a visitor, addressing Mrs. Pretense,
"Yes, iu somo rcwcts."
"Tho Potworthlos, across tha street, arq
good people, I supis!"
"They nru very unaccommodating,"
"I am surprised at that. Do they refuso to
lend anything I"
"Oh, no-, they do very well in that miwct."
"How, then, uro thoy unaccommodatingl''
"Well, you see, when my daughter's baby
was buried, only threo of them cumo to tha
funeral, ulthough they know that wo were
were well, bucking against thoso Putter,
tout that boust of having such largo fuucr
al3,"r-Arkaiisaw Traveler- ,