6 The Man on | the Box J W By HAROLD MacGRATH \ ■ Author of " The Grey Cloak," "The Puppet Cruwu." V, r> « * Coi'>iit^Ht, 1904, The Uolibs-Mcrrill Company. CHAPTER VIII. ANOTHER SALAD IDKA. When tliey found him missing, his bed untouched, his hat and coat 011 the rack, his inseparable walking-stick in the umbrella-stand, they were mightily worried. They questioned Jane, but she knew nothing. Jack went out to the stables; no news there. William, having driven the girls home himself, dared say nothing. Then Jack wisely telephoned for me, and I hurried over to the house. "Maybe he hunted up some fi; There was something disquieting in those magnetic sapphire eyes looking so serenely into his. CHAPTER I A'. THE HEROINE HIRES A GROOM. | Remarkable as it may read, his first | impression was of her gc.wi —a gown I s.a'li as women wear on those after noons, when they are free of socialobli- | cations, a gown to wa!k in or to lounge I in. The skirt, which barely reached to j the top of her low shoes, was of some j blue stuff (stuff, because to a man's ! mind the wort covers feminine dress- j goo.ls generally, iiberalv. and handily.) ! overshot with gray. Above this she hud i>'Jt 011 a white golfing-sweaUT, I a garment which at that t'me was Just beginning to find vogue among women who loved the fields anji the road. Only men who own to stylish sisters appreciate these things, and Warbur ton possessed lather observant eyes, • She held a -jiinch of plucked ; popples in her hand. It was the see on. i t;m« that their glances had met I and heb'. In the previous episode (on J the day she had leaned out of the cab) | hers had been the first to fall. Now it was his turn. He studied the tips of his shoes. There were three causes why he lowered his eyes; First, she was mistress here and he was an appli cant for employment; second, he loved 1 her; third, he was committing the first bold hishonesty in his life. Once, it was on the very tip of his tongue to confess everything, apologize, and take I himself off. But his curiosity was of J greater weight than his desire. Ho remained silent and waited for her to speak. "Celeste, you may leave us," said Miss Annesley. Celeste courtesied, shot a killing glance at the tentative groom, and de parted the scene. "You have driven horses for soma length of time?" the girl began. If he might only look as calmly and fearlessly at her! What a voice, now that he heard it In its normal tone! "Yes, Madam; I have ridden and driven something like ten years." "Where?" "In the west, mostly." "You are English?' "No; Mi-dam." He wondered how much she had heaid at the police-court that morning. "1 am American born." "Are you addicted to the use of in toxicants?"—mentally noting the clear ness of the whites of his eyes. The barest flicker of a smile stirred his lips. "No, Madam. I had not been drink ing last night—tha* is, not in the sense the officers declared I had. It is truo that I take a.drink once in a while, when I have been riding or driving all day, or when I am cold. I have ab solutely 110 appetite." [To Ui? Continued. 1 I'rceoeioi:* YituiiK UiMisnriun, The judge of one of the Missouri county courts went to his home the other afternoon, and. becoming ac quainted with some flagrant act of his seven-year-old-son. summoned the lad before him. "Now, sir, lay off you' coat." he said sternly. "I am goins to give you a whipping that you will remember as long as you live." "If it. please your honor," said the hoy, "we desire to ask a stay of proceedings in this case until we can prepare and file a change of venue to mother's court. Our application will be based on the belief that this court has formed an opinion regarding the guilt of the defendant, which cannot be shaken by evidence, and is therefore not com petent to try the case." Stay was eranted, and the boy allowed 25 cents attorney fee.—Kansas City Journal. I'nrnon iiml riirnlc. A well-known Pennslyvania clergy man recently received an invitation to officiate at the Sunday services of a church in a neighboring town, and entrusted his new curate with the per formance of his own duties. When he returned home that night he anxiously asked his good wife what she thought of the curate's sermon. "It was positively the worst I ever heard," replied the ministerial help meet. "There was absolutely nothing in It." A little disappointed the clergyman sought the new curate and asked him how he had made out during the day. "Oh, very well," was the rather startling reply. "I didn't have time to prepare anything myself, so I preached one of your old sermons."—Philadel phia Telegraph. I'flt* Willi ted to Know. Fritz was the meekest looking of fice boy that ever put glue 011 a book keeper's stool. He worked for a law yer, and one day the lawyer had a woman client, whose brute of a hus- ! band had beaten her and for whom he filed suit for divorce. A week' later the husband, six feet tall and broad ! in proportion, came into the office 1 drunk, announcing his intention of \ whipping every one there. Every one I was too busy to see him and he was ' let' to Fritz. Fritz held conversation ; with the man and listened to his trou bles. Finally the man declared loud- ! ly: "I've buried three wives, two of ! them in this county." "What county ! burled the other one?" inquired Fritz. \ot Timothy. Frequently in the south one finr',3 among the negroes as remarkable Chrlstain names as those bestowed upon their offspring by the Puritan fathers. A gentleman of Virginia tells of a negro living near Richmond who for years had been familiarly known to him as Tim. it became necssary at one i,.ne In a law suit to know the full name of the darky. The not un natural supposition that Tim stood j for Timothy met with a flat denial, j "No, sail!" exclaimed the negro, "nia'u ! name ain't Timothy. It's 'What-tim- j orous-souls-we-poor-mortal«-be Jack son." Bey jest calls me Tim f' sho't." —Success Magazine. Sometvluit Different. The scai.ty-l-p ired bachelor at the; pedal 1 11 'ir.it \ of the mahogany was sawing away at his steak. "You remind me of a picture I once ) saw,' remarked the rlbbon-countcr j clerk, "it was- entitled 'An Imitation ' of a Man at Work.'" "You've turned to the wrong page ! in the art catalogue, young man,"l growled the old bachelor. "The pic- j Mire I represent is a war chromo en- j titled 'The Battle of Bull Hun.'"—Chi- j tttgo News. RULES AND ETIQUETTE OE GOLF "A ball lying In the fork of a trp« must be played or the player shall los« a stroke." A Lucky Cast. Shp was a freckled country maid. She 'lid her mother's ilu;y. A city fellow married her To Ki't a. speckled beauty. —N. Y. Sun. In Memory of the Departed. "What a beautiful locket you have I presume you have a memento o some sort in it?" "Oh, yes; a lock of my husband'; hair." "But your husband isn't dead, if he?" "No. But his hair is all gone."—Mil waukee Sentinel. Different View Points. "The anxious lover imagines thai when the marriage ceremony takes place all his troubles will be ovei with." "Well?" "Well, when he is married a whlk he realizes that that is just when life's troubles commence."—Houston Post. A Business Man's Opinion. "Think of the men of genius whe lacked the necessities of life!" ex claimed the studious young woman. "Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox, "and In nearly every case it was because they didn't know how to advertise."— Washington Star. Reason for It. "Why, Mr. Knox,' said fhe landlady to the new boarder, "you have let j piece of butter fall in your coffee" "I did it on purpose, Mrs. Hasher, re plied then. b. "I believe in compellint the strong to assist the weak."—Chica go Daily News. Getting Information. Mr. Coodthing—How does your sis ter like the engagement ring I gave her, Bobby? Her Young Brother —Well, it's a lit tle to small; she has an awful hard time getting it off when the other fol lows call.—Tit-Bits. It Would Never Do. "Let's go round and call on Mrs. Gossip." "Not for the world." "Why, have you quarreled with her?" "No; but I happen to know that she is at home."—Houston Post. Hard to Bear. • Lady Visitor—Oh, Mr. Smear, these ostriches are simply superb. You should never paint anything wise but birds. Artist (sadly)— Those are not 03- triches, madam. They are angels.— Cassell's Journal. Comparing Notes. "I tell you, it's a serious thing to TM the father of 11 daughters." "I can understand that, old fellow It keeps me busy clearing away tht cold wads of chewing gttta for six.— Chicago Tribune. Took First Prize. "My dog took first at a cat show." "How was that?" "He took the cat." —Judge. Getting Even. "What makes you think the markei went wrong to-day?" 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