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OSEEIITS slc-? r'i' I WrT ELLWANGERiBARRY,
HEK LAST DANCE.
Klie was not a lieauty. perhaps, hut
sho was a.ssurelly a fascinating htitter
t of a rrcatiire; even litr wouii-a
friemls almi1tcl that. Autl tliouj.'!i
sven-:irnl-t v ent y, ami the mother tf
a rirl f seven. Slip still retained s
nmeh of virj'iiiul expression amJ con
tour that iiuaiinat ion was loth to a
cept the fact of mat 1 on lioixl. tlnefell.
iinieetl, that if the "Kwi-je Weililieh,"
fl-aiiirf fully clia lifeless, railiaut I y soul
sat i.sfy i iijr. were to lie personitieil, here
was the model. ( ! raeif ms anl (LTaeef nl.
tri-ntle an. I joyous. -she possess-J
talents innumerable, all eultivatetl to a
certain ileri-e to :l detrree that had
iiitcsiillicfd for her w n enjoyment and
the ediiicalioil of a host of adiuirii f;
and not too eit-t iufx friends, I'.n
thought her a delifrlitful priKlirTj" and
- sjioiled her 1. col li mirly .
Cut, now. eiitiirel the stiinmil brain
as she would, no real capability "of
marketable a.Iue," as it had been so
bluutly put to her even in these earlj
hours of misery Cousin Sclina ahvays
put t hint's a bit blunt ly, she felt w it h a
little shiver of annoy ance no resource
could she discoxc.t tostaiiil her in rMd
utt.nl in-t he 1 leaded day that htnliome
at last. The bolt hatl fallen that inorn
iiiir, and, with ntiinb, folded hai.tls and
dry, terror-lilled eyes, she sat in the
darkest corner of her fay little drawing-room,
beneath t he (,rha.st ly chamber
l. nee w ere soon t o In- lNrne t he eart h
ly remains of her husband.
What was she. Ui lo? flow v;is she to
procure, not the luxuries wit hout -w hieh
she sciirii' imatrined her child could
exist, but the linre necessities f life?
ICve.ry piece of furniture in the louse
was mortia-red to its full value, ai.d
Iut last jewel had pone to pay ti e r-Mit.
Thank heaven, they would have this
haven for sonic time to come. Stic w a.-.
111 debt 1 butcher :mnl baker, and slic
had not had a new atr of plovei; foi
mout hs. Sliilliliirs had lmnnie t.'ie basis
of e-v.p'nditure as (ruineas had bin'ti
hitherto.
In the niornin"; syTiiKit hiinp fri.-uds
came to sup"rt atwl assist her thr. tirli
1 he trying orileal. All passl like a
drejsm. '"Tout p;i-se, tout .;is-s.," sh
said, over aanl over, "but my hart is
st roiiir."
When, a mouth later, she sat with
CoiiMitt Sclina in the same room, in the
same chair, lit-teniiu' aain to t he frusty
rain as it Wat afrainst the windovvs.it
w;ijitii h-r at if iioappreciable time had
interveiied Uresumily she to-ik up tin
thread of her thoughts where slie h.-id
lropd it that sad tiij.'ht, and the
straiirj" conceit came back toiler.
Women, less brilliant but sf il'd ami
pjodilinir. were ensx-onced ill journals
where she had ilisila in.d even to allow
l.er verses to appear. With voices in no
way comparable to hers, she saw -hers
succeed; while she, who s.ii;.f like a
bird but like a lird, too. only w'.cn in
spired could mnk- no impression.
Ami so. flowered as she wuc, she v ar
jmorer artfl more helpless than the
hiiinhlcst woman who could conscien
tiously knit a pair of stockinps or em
broider a feaoloth.
The pretty face seemed pinched and
weary; two deep lines iiean tt int l ise
the ilroopiiii.' mouth. "I slniK- en
pan-tit hese," she. s-tld, to Cousin Sclina.
as she turned fnm tlw- tnirror. wlierc
she wa.s trying 1 eJian-je the expres
sion of those (piiverinp lips, t hat even at
the moment curved upwards, a Cupid's
I mw, at tiieipi.aint coni-cit.
More surely than ever she knew she
coiiM ask no favors, hut must put her
own shouider to the wheel. I tut. what
totlo w hen all else failed? To (km -eon
tbestajrc! Why not? She could cl;. nee ;
JI tier life she had loved to ilane In
her greatest joy she had ever fouml full
est exp'ression in ilniicinp to her ov n re
tleet ions sTefoie the loiiir mirror in her
iMj'ifioir. A hundred times her darlinir
had Ik'imi lulled to sieep. -ascl of her
Kiin by the daneintr of ' her "pretty
Miilusie." Once, with her husband, she
had si-en a famous .actress a woman
chaste as herself - dance a pracefully,
yet. with an aba miotic so erfect as to
ca pt i ate an audience accustomed t n ex
hibilious from which she had turned
in loat inns'- to his annoy ance, since
his taste trrew y early less re titled. Kven
then, "The pity of it," she hail sirhed.
And how much even then was implied
that she should say. 1 urninir to him :
"That I could do, I am certain."
"May you never need."' he had an
swcnil. fervently. For he loved her and
was proud of her, tliouirh his paths in
life were devious, though he would not
follow her. It all came hack to her v iv id
ly the (ray scene, the eairer faces, the
murmur of delight, theapplaiee that
rose a rain and ajrain. and could not W
stayed. Her heart Wat. fast; yes. she
w ould dance. It niitrlit cost her 1 he few
friends she still lossessctl, but. as Jotit'
as she helped herself she could maintain
her pride.
Next day Wiran a tiresome round of
interviews w ith impiU iciit, incredulous,
or impertinent maiiiurers, w it h a heart
trrowing daily heavier and a hrain
shar-K-ui-d almost to vtciousness. At
last an impressario. touctied by her
g-raee and the expression of brave des
siir in her htmtjry eyes, prantcd her a
trial, fixinir an tiour at the theater on
the following- Jay in theearly foremxia.
Amid a concourse of women, some sym
pathetie, some brazenly inquisitive, all
so dilTerent from herself tiuit she scarce
felt they were ber sisters, she made her
first essay. How unreal it seemed; a
dream, she kept telling- herself, iiilrcam
from which she would waken in a mo
ment. She kept her glanee f-fraiirht Wfore
her. try ing to shut out Uie crudity of
her surroundings. The "sets" all
awry, the glimpses of busy carpenters
ami scene-shifters, the flashily-dressed
men and women waiting for rehearsal
and .familiarizing in a way that gave In r
a mental nausea. A row- of raw girls
in soiled dancing shoes and Hesliin-j-i.
their upMT halves clothed in ordinnry
bodices, went, awkwardly through their
matutinal drill. The odor of dust and
oil and paint lgan to overjiower her,
and she was on the verge of losing her
ielf-ossssion when the kind voice of
the inan-ag-er. close ls"nK her, said:
"Your turn, madame will you tell
nut what music you desire?" The or
chestra, coluprsd of one violin on the
j-tage, began the swinging aeeompaiii-r.-ent
of I-a I'alotna. and at t he end. and
while the blood Wat and surged in
deafening throbs iu her heavy head.
again she heard tin- oie of tin- man
ager, seemingly a great distance olT:
"Accept my compliments, madame, 1
shall hi glad to olfer you a salary of
ten pounds a wck. I am sure you wiil
have a success." "l"n sueees foil." ho
said, turning to the orchestra, who
.'race fully waved his fiddle, Wwed low
and replied: "Sans doute." I'oor wom
an, she looked into their eyes to see if
they were mocking her; then, con
vinced of their good faith, she mustered
all her strength, and with the strange
surging still in her ears, smiled. sa:d
"I thank you," turned quickly and left
the theater. How she got home was
always a mystery to her. Martha
heard a faint pull at tin Wll, hastened
to the door and fouml her tnistres,
ilc as death, but with her eyes wide
on and a .set smile on her iips. She
put her to bed. held her quivering Ixxlv
till by degrees the tortured soul begti::
to still itself ami t he overwrought brain
found relief in such healing- tears as
had not come Wforc in all those
strained days of trial. And now there
was practicing and preparation of co-s-t
nines, then the first appearance and
the many succeed i tig, a 1 1 just i f y ing t h.
acumen of her friend t he iiupressario.
(Gradually all pressing need, the in
debtedness, t he grinding care disap
earcil. ami she could have Wen com
paratively happy.
All day. save for the morning hour of
rehearsal, she kept Ma'zic beside her.
1 was Maizie w ho made a daily holo
tnust. of niioi. ned billets-doux ami
adorned her nursery w it Ii t he flowers
that invariably accompanied them. It
w as Mai.ie w ho lirst enjoyed, almost in
sp'red. the dances she invented, and
who first, praised her "Sweet Mumsie"
in her artistic costumes. Kvery cvein
ing she left flue, child with a new pamg,
though she could not but feel her safe
with good Martha, and flew on tlie
wingrs iff love to her bedside on her re
turn. IN-soliitcly sh" shut her ryes to
all that displeased her in her new sur
roundings, ami so. in her dancing W
came to her an infatuation. For t he
time she was on the stage all else was
forirotten. Her grief fell from her like
a dismal garment, and she stood the
personification of laughing youth,
grace and joy. Always garbi d in white
and w ith a. gauzy, wijig-irkc scat f
"11 Palo n .a." they called her after her
first dance she 11. Kited iu an atmos
phere chaste and netic. too delicate to
he mistimlcirstood, ami. as I wforc. e.i-n
the women were charmed. Yes. she
iniight have become content, but daily
Maiz.ie grew weaker and more fragile,
and In-r In-art faded within her. She
would take the child in her despair! tic
arms a.ml hold her so close- that the
Ft lie one would cry out. yet was happv
w ithal Tji the mbrace, for she loved her
"Mumsie" with a deep devotion, and
seemed w it h a si range pretscience to un
derstand muck.
tine night it wasaWmt three months
sifter her debut- she left home a little
lighter of heart than usual. Maizie ha. 1
Wen feier-sh all day. ami had gio.vn
quieter toward evening, and they'ial
had ti royal p:in:c of ntiis and a "bi-r
hiu huir am) kiss" when she lift.
Toward the close of I he cv en i ng she I w
:in to !row ill at case. ard. thrwi: ir
'.er f u r-lined ma lit lc about In r. w it hout
hanging lor csti.iiie. she left the
theater hurriedly, and. jumping into a
Iiansom. was driven Imuiic in all haste.
The front door was open. From the hall
came the voice of her phy sician:
"( ' qiiM'k.1 v. or she will not know
her."
"Who will not. know whom?" she
said, to herself. "Who will not know
whom?" she reiterated to the physi
cian, as she walked quickly into the
house.
lie took her in his strong arms, car
ried her to the nursery ai d plae:-l her
in a cha.ir I m --side I hi-child. The dear
little face, already fanned by the wings
of the angels, flmshi-d softly .
"1 was waiting-, Mumsie." she whis
pered; "you will dance for me now, will
yon not?"
She fell on her knees Iwside the
couch, and took the little one in her
arms.
"Sweet, lovely Mumsie," said the
child, kissing the bare arms; "you will
he a real dove in Heaven."
"Maiz.ie, Maiz.ie, do not leave me!"
wailed the t reuibliiig woman.
"No, Mumsie," answered the child;
"you shall come too."
The mother gazed at her, speechless
and wild with alarm.
"Mumsie." said the little one, Irving
to raiise the heavy little head with the
short golden curls i n da in p ringlets tin
the pale forehead, "Mumsie dear, do
d-'iicc. Perhaps t he angels don't dance,
and I hive it so."
With a great sob and a supreme effort
she rose from her knees, threw off the
le-avv cloak which was still aliout her.
a !! Wgan to dance. Was ever such
martyrdom, ever such bravery? Ah!
M. '-t her and Saint, in other days canon
isation w as often more light ly won. On
sin danced in the dimly-lit death chani
Wr. those, outside standing with bated
breath not daring to enter, yet seeing
alJ. Sweetly the child smiled, lifted
the little hand once as if to thank her,
then the fluttering eyelids closed, the
long lashes rested on the pale checks,
and she was still. Closer and closer
danced the mot her. t i II she leaned anx-io-isly.
breathlessly over the child, fear
ing to stop abruptly lest she should
waken her. Then with aery that rang
througii the house, and rinirs now" in the
ears of the two who waited outside the
door, she fell on the couch Iwside her
angel, and the brave heart broke.
P.lack and White.
ARROW POINTS.
If pigeon-twd people knew how fun
ny thev look they wouldn't walk that
way.
A woman's idea of Wing a dutiful
wife is to keep her htisWnd supplied
with slippers.
A woman thinks that if a man doesn't
know jt'sl how to fold his napkin, it is
a sign hi lacks culture.
If anyWdy should try to make us do
t he fool t lungs w e do of our own accord
how we would Wwaii our hard lot.
We wonder why the reading which
explain what is in the pictures in liooks
is alway s so far away from them?
We don't can how long any loafer
Imitps us. just s.i 'ong ns he diwsn'f buii I
up false hopes by saying half a dozen
times: "Well, I must be g-oinjr."
A KEMAKKAIJLE CASE.
A Young Man Twice Wooes
and. Wins tho Girl He Loves.
Throorh Mental Disorder He Is Led
to ttanilir from Home. hdiI For
gets All About Kvents of
the 1'MC
Ar; the finale to an exceedingly singu
lar anil at the. same time a romantic
ease, information was lately received
to the etfect that William K. lliggins, of
Sandusky, and Miss Kilith Marchus, of
'JiY.t Forest. t recit, Cleveland, were mar
r'cd in that city some time ago, thus
joiiirtig two young people who were
separated for months by unprecedented
circumstances.
Several montlus ago the. medical au
thorities were nonplussed by the w
eiiliar malady which atllieted Mr. llig
gins, and to this day there ha been no
.-til-factory explanation of it mail".
The young man is about 22 years of
age. ami up to t he summer of iyj5, lived
with his parents in Sandusky. He went
to Fly.ria. w here he obtained a situation
on the electric railway, and one day in
August of that year, while at work as a
lineman, an insulator fell from a cross
top and struck him ou the forehead. At
the time he complained of a jwculiar
-ensation al-out the head, and a time
passed by he daily Wcame more con
fused in his thoughts. Fearing that In'
would W ill. he returned home, and was
prostrated for four weeks. When he had
-ccovercd his health apparently, he re
turned to Flyria and reentered the em
ploy of t he rail way comjiany.
( ne Sat unlay evening he announced to
his landlady that he was going home to
spend Sunday, and she Wcame alarmed
when the young man did not return.
Mr. lliggins, t he fat her, went to Klyria
in search of his son. Tliat was the first
intimation that, anyone hail that a mis
fortune had befallen the young man. It
was thought for a time that the young
man had Wen murdered for his money.
This idea wan explodid w hen hia hank
Wok and a sum of money were found in
his valise. The father returnd home
thinking he would never see his son
again. Me communicated with the au
thorities of various cities, asking for
"nformatioti regarding hi son. IJe
jiorts came of strange young mn in
various sections. and the father
traveled hundreds of miles to identify
his son. So many disappointments
awaited him that for a time it seemed
hope was vain.
One day a friend of the family told
the father that he thought he had seen
Will in St. Iaiu'is. Mr. lliggins at once
left for that city and fouml his sun.
The father wiu overjoyed at the re
covery of his son and threw his arms
around the neck of the young man. Tic
consternation and horror of the fatWr
can ha.rd!y W imagined when the son
said: "Fxcuse in", hut I do not know
you." Then the terrible truth flashed
across the mind of the father, and he re
alized t lint his son had lost his memory.
The father worked with the young man
lor hours trying to recall to him scenes
of hi home and mother, but all to no
.'vail. The young man said he remem
bered nothing antedating his living in
t boanling house in St. Louis. Where
e came from. lie. said, hedid not know.
He said, however, lie was desirous of
-olving the -mystery of h-s past, and ac
cepted his father's inv itat ion to ret urn
home with him in the hope that his
memory niiuht Iw awakened.
It was supora-il Ciat when young
lliggins would arrive home and see his
mother lie would again W himself ir
ery respect, l'ut hedid not know her
although she wept on his shoulder and
ri-t-eaNil to him all those fond names
she used ill addressing him w hen he was
an infant and a grow mg child. He could
not recall any thing-of his pat-t.
Then a delicate surprise was ar
ranged for him, which, it wa.s
hoped, as a last resort, would awaken
his memory. Miss Fdith Marchus, of
"in Forest Mreet. this city, whom Mr.
lliggins had been engaged to marry in
OetoWr. 1!Ij, was sent for. She ar
rived, and was much moved by the
presence of her lover, whom she had
mourned as dead for so many months.
The young man trcaled her with n
swct. but his demeanor plainly indi
cated that Miss. Marchus. whom he
would have married but for his mis
fortune, was as a st ranger to him. Miss
Marchus had formerly lived in San
dii.sky. and having moved to Cleveland,
she was prevailed tinm to remain at the
lliggins home for several days, in the
hojw that, constant association would
rekindle young lliggins memory.
All efforts failed, however, but Mr.
Higirins developed a strong attachment
for Miss Marchus, which ritwncd into
love, and they were finally married in
this city. Cleveland Wader.
Why He N'rudMl a, (ion.
It was a western town, aud the young
fellow had Iwen arrested for carryimr
a concealed weapon. Fresh from the
east, he imagined that bad men lurked
in the shadows, ami he had liought a
pistol that had a bore as large as a
cough-drop. When arraigned before
the police judge he had no defense to
make, and the magistrate said : "I shall
have to line you."
"Please let me off. said the young
fellow. "I have no money to pay a
fine, and if you tine me I shall have to
go to jail, and that would disgrace me.
1 have done, nothing wrong except
carry the r folver. and I am sorry for
that. I have no friends from whom I
could secure the money to iay the fine."
"What did you carry the artillery
for?" asked the judge.
"Why, er er to protect my valu
ables." "To protect your valuables? What
valuables have you? You say you have
no money to pay a fine. What else have
you of value?"
"Why. you see that is er I have
the gun. It cost me $12.
He went to jail. X. Y. World.
Feminine Lorlr.
"The female sect," said M. Calino late
ly, "is the most illogical in the world.
"What new proof have you for the
want of devotion of women to the can
ons of logic?" lie was asked.
"Why, take my wife." answered M.
Calino. "I had all the trouble in the
world to pet her to enter her thirties,
and now, a doz.en years later, I can't
get her out of them!" Y'outh's Companion.
A HOPELESS CASE.
BY CLAKA MILUOLLAMl.
It will Mtich me sore, I.ydia," said
Mr. Waddilove, sadly. "Things are in a
liad way with me just now, and it w ill
lie a great exwnse."
"We must make saerities sometimes
for the sake of our children, James," re
plied his wife, severely. "I wonder you
could hesitate for a uionicut,"
"Io you? Well, don't, and I can't -see
the necessity for such a move. Why
shouldn't tW girls W happy at Wine?
Why should they require a season in
Windon? What giod w ill it do them?"
"Had I not sjx-nt those two months in
tow n wit h Aunt Susan long ago, James,
I'd never have met you."
"Humph," he grunted, "how lo you
know? You were my fate, I'd have
met yo.i MMiiehow."
Mrs. Waddilove shrugged Wr shoul
ders ami smiled; then, folding her
arms upon her lap, sighed heavily.
"Flu not a Wliever in fate. I pin
my faith on op'tort unity.
"Well, who knows, an oportunity
may arise."
"Here? In this quiet country place,
wWre no man come from year end to
year end? Imjioshible. Miriam and
Selina are 23 and 22. They are pretty,
fair, attractive girls, but their youth
is passing, and if they go on as they are
doing, they must live and die. unkiiow
atwl unsought. We shall have three old
maids to provide for
"I'oor little Madge, too. Well, you
do look far ahead. The child is lutr-elv
13."
"." with a quick decision, "she is a
hopeless rase. A plain girl like Madge
is as weJl in the coutrtry as in town.
Fate or opiiortunity would do little for
her. Hut the others are different."
"Very," he said, grimly. "So you
would not take Madgte to Wtidoti?"
"Of course, not. She w ill keep house
and look after you."
"Yet she would enjoy the theaters
and tW various sights. At IS
"It would W a, wastei of money to
take Madge, and she is quite happy at
home." .
He smiled, and the expression of his
face, changed; his eyes grew soft and
tender.
"Thank God. yes. And Madge and I
will W very happy together."
"She was always yonr favorite; so
it's a pood thing you are not likely to
lose her."
"Yes." thoughtfully, "and yet. if any
one came to know her and her sweet,
bright nature, he "
"Hon't W afraid. Sweet natures
don't count for much nowadays Iteau
ty or money is a ueesity. As Madge
has neither
"Poor little girl. Then the hive of
her old father must suffice. When do
you think of going?"
"At once." Mrs, Waddilove cried, re
joiced to find him give in so e:uily.
"I-ady t;taiitley hasa ball on Thursday.
Mrs, Tovvnley one on the following
Monday, and more are sure to turn up.
As soon as Miriam and Salina are seen
invitations will jiour in. They will
both be enpaged Wfore the end of the
fcearion, of that I am certain."
II.
The Manor house was Hooded with
sunshine. Kvery window was. wide
oMn, and every room full of the scent
of nvses, the jwrfumeof new mown bay.
Mrs. Waddilove and her two handsome
laughters, Miriam and Sclina. had lwen
gone some six weeks, and as yet show ed
no signs of returning. Madge and her
father had grow n accustomed to their
aWenee, and felt no very strong desire
to see them come back. They were the
W.st of friends, these two, ami jwrfectly
happy in each other's society.
In the presence of her mot her and her
good-looking sisters. Madge had lwen
shy , quiet and reserved. Hut alone w ith
her dear old father, whom the adored,
the payety of her heart asserted itseif,
her whole nature expanded, and she tie
came what she had never Wen Wfore
a merry, laughing-, Ww itching little
maiden.
"With such a jiair of dnueing dark
eyes, and such a bright, happy face,
who could call my Madge plain?"
thought her father one day as he
watched her flit backwards and for
wards among the ros-s, "Hut I'm glad
she tlid not go to Ixuidon. Somehow,
the world might rub off the bloom
bring sorrow to her loving little heart
and I want her to W happy always."
Across t he law n came one of the gar
den rs in hot haste.
"If you please, fir, he said, pausing
in front of his master, "there's twen an
accident, just at the gate a gentleman
thrown from his bicycle by a "
"Dear me, dear me, is he hurt?" cried
the old man, starting up.
"I'm afraid, sir, he's sprained his
tinkle. He seemed in pain.
"He must come in, Madge," he called.
"Madge, pet the vinegar, Wmlages;
there has Wen an accident. I'm going
to bring the man in. (iet everything
ready .'
"Yes," answered Madge, and laying
aside her roses, she ran into the house.
III.
Three weeks later Madge strolled be
neath the lime trees, a tall, fair man by
ber side.
"You are walking Wtter to-day," she
said. "I think your ankle lit almost
well."
He sighed and dug his stick into the
sward.
"I fear so."
Madge laughed merrily. "How un
grateful! And surely a sprained ankle
is not a pleasant thing?"
"It has Wen a piece of real good for
tune to me," he replied, earnestly, "for
through it I made the Wst friends I
ever hail you and your father."
"I'm glad you think so, aud I assure
you," looking up with a bright, sweet
glance, "father and I feel it was a lucky
accident for us, (jilWrt. We have had
a pleasant time since you came to us."
"And I? O, Madge, if you could only
real ie what it ha lwen for uie '. Since
hit father and mother died, when I was
nine IS years ago. I have known little
but loneliness; and I came dow u to the
W'arren for the first time since I came
of age, never guessing the delightful
neigh bors 1 should find there. That
evening I went out on my bicycle to
while away an hour, when luck, in the
shape of a clumsy van. bowled me over
iu front of your gate. But now the
happy time is at an end, and I feel that
1 mum go Lome."
"Yes." Maif?e -Kip-h.! "I . ..-..-. I
must. Aud, you sec, jwrhaps it is iu-t '
.. .....II I . . L , . .
..,., hit an.i t ne girLs are com
ing back, and then things will W dif
ferent." "l'ut you will Iw the .same?"
"I?" blushing and dimpling. "Not
quite; everyone, even the dear old dad.
changes when they are al-uit. Yui
see, our lH.si dolus are not what thev
are. when far away. We are n., lonti-r
master and mistress. We go nowhere.
M-e no one, stwak when we're si-,kei.
"O, Madge!" He reddened and looked
at her in dismay. "That's rat her much.
Hut I'll tell you what you and your
father must come and pay nw a "long
visit. My home i.s charming. I've gilt
servant and horses, and - and every
thing tomakeyou happy, and we'll have
all our nice t ime over :gain."
"'t t sounds delightful. Hut," her
lips trembled, "mother would not allow
me to go. You see, I am not out. I am
the youngest. Miriam would go. She's
the eldest, and very handsome, with a
tall, slight, figure, fair hair, blue - "
Her eves tilled with tears, "o. vou
you will surely like Miriam, and -and
forget your -Kior Madge."
"You know I won't," he cried, ve
hemently. "And I don't want Miriam,
and I don't care w hi t her .she's handsome
ornot. I want vou. And. what's more,
I'll insi.-t iimiii v our coming."
Madge gazed at him iu o-wn-eyed as
tonishment, "You don't know mother, tiilWrt,"
she said, solemnly. "Not one of us dare
turn the word w it h her, and if he told
me"
, "Hut if it if it if the Warren was to
W one day your home," he stammered,
catching her hand and draw ing her to
wards him. "If-O. Madge; we have
known each other three whole weeks.
We have -iK-nt hours of the dav t-o-gcthcr,
we have talk over everv thing.
You know .;;e. all about me, Wl ami
good, ai d i l tiow vou" his voice -ho.k
with cu. i ll. .n "and I love you."
"O. I.UWrt," -he paswd. "tiilWrt.
"My darling. I have startled, alarm.-.!
you. Hut if you could love me--W niv
wife?"
"Poor, plain little me?" She raised
her eyes, then turned them quickly
away, her face crimson, her w hole frame
trembling, Wr heart f all of a ncw-.-w -.-t
joy.
"To me, as you stand thus and always,
you are Wautiful, for I love you au've
everv thing on earth. Madge, answer
tie.
"Yes," she whispered low; "ve-"
then laid her face upon his breast.
The following afternoon, some three
or four hours earlier than t hey w ere ex
wcted. Mrs. Waddilove, Miriam and Se
lina arrived at the. Manor house.
As he stood watching his men stai-k-ingt
he hay. M r. Waddilove w as in formed
that his wife and daughters had come
home, and. without an iiistart"s delay,
he hurried to greet them. The thn-e
ladies were tired after their journey,
and answered his various inquiries ith
but scant courtesy. Then, as Madge
lid not ajijwar to welcome her, her
mother became extremely irate.
"My dear, she has gone fcir a walk,"
her hu.-band said, soothingly. "She -she
will not lw long."
"A walk alone at this late hour? You
are a strange wrson to have charge of
a young girl, James. I supjiose Madge
has done exactly as she pit-used while 1
was away? Hut that will hkii W
changed. Out for a w alk alone "
"She is not alone, dear," he Wgan.
knowing full well she was with tiil
Iwrt, and wondering how he should
break the news of her engagement to
her moUier. "Site's w ith a friend."
"Well, this sort of thing must Iw put
a stop to."
"Yes, ves, of course. Hut have you
any news for me, I.ydia?"
She glared at him. "Noue." she an
swered sharply.
"Then your time has Wen waited.
The oportunities were of no avail?
Miriam and Sclina have made no con
quest." "You are rude, Mr. Wadd . And I
am glad the poor girls have gone mi
st airs."
"I don't mean to W rude, dear. I
am content to keep my daughters at
home. I w asonl v follow ing up t he con
versation that led to vour going to Wn
don. I Wlieved in a sweet, bright na
ture, and fate. You put faith in wh.it
you calld Wauty and opmrt unit i.-s.
Without Wasting or iu any way annoy
ing you. I wish to say, without taking
any credit to myself, that my idea was
the right one; that here, in our home.
Madge and I have Wen more success
ful." Mrs. Waddilove flounced over to tlw
window. ,
"Pray explain"
She stojijwd abruptly and put up Iut
pince-nez. as a slim little girl in pink
cotton walked at-nss the lawn in cl.-e
conversation with a fair, blue-eved
man.
"Madge?" she cried. "And who. pray ,
is her comanion ?"
"That," he said, hurrying to her side,
"is t;ilWrt Hastings, the wealthy young
owner of the Warreu, and our Madge's
atlianced husband."
"liood heavens." She sank into a
chair with a cry. "Hut but W gen
erous, James. 1 Ki not triumph over me
too much."
He took her hand and pressed it to his
lips.
"Xothitip, my dear, is fart her from my
thoughts, ami I am very glad that you
have come home to rejoice with meit
ur chil.l's great happiness." Ixindon
sketch.
The Care VV ould Follow.
The KuroM-au friends of the late John
Chamberlain, and be had many, were
iained to hear of his sudden death at
Saratoga, He was a gournieiit tin. and
the Wst-ktiown hott!keewr iu Wash
ington. His restaurant had a national
reputation, but the prices were excc
t "tonally high. Aproos of this. Col.
Tom OchilrYee and a young friend from
Texas were aliout todiiie. The latterex
pressed a strong desire to artake of a
orterhoiise steak and fried onions, but
said that he ould not do so. as he was
going to the theater with some Ladies
and his breath might give him away.
"Ion"t W afraid, my friend." said Col.
tk-hiltree. "go right ahead an.l liavc
your steak and onions. When you get J
your bill for the mal it w ill take your I
breath away." LondonChaU i
Hit MAN."
He 11 ad U,. a
and Hadn't Forf ot-
t i lc
We call him f: funny man Iwcaus
hn was sad and - .-riousand said little
but gazed right ii. our . sou I.swumI made
tell him just w !iat was in our mind
at. the time, and theu came out wit't
some magnific ntly lum-nnus Mlgges
tion that .Vared every cloud nwav.savs
Scribricr's. Wh.T was more, he wouid
then go oT w it h ns at once and play the.
right thing out to its finish, earnestly
and devoutededl,. putting U other
things aside. So we called him the fun
ny man. meaning only that he wasdtf
ferent frotu those others who thought
it incumbent on them to plav the jiali.
ful mummer. The idea as op-msed to
the real man was what we n-ant. only
we were not acquainted with th
phrase. Thus.- others, with their he
boid j.-sts eliim-y contortions,
doubtl.-ss rl.ittcr.-d t hems. Ives thai
th.y were funnv men; we. who had to
s:t. through and applaud the painful
pel foriiiaiice. kn.-w better.
He pulled up t.. a walk a.s soon as ha
aught sight of u., and the dogvai t
crawled slovvlv along till it stopped ju-t
' -Pl-o-ite. Then he leaned his ohin oa
his hand and reg ud.-d us long and m.ul
fuMy. y.-t said never a word; while wo
jigged up ami down inthedui,t. grin
ning bashfully, but with exjwetauor..
For you never knew exactly what th
man might say r do.
"You look Ure-1," he remarked, pres
ently ; "thoroughly Wrcd. Orel.- let
me see; you're not married, are vou?"
He aked this in such sad earnestness
that we hastened to assure him that we
were not married. TWugh we felt he
ought to have known that much; we
had lwen intimate for some time.
NEW SCHOOL FOR MONKEYS.
They Will lie Trmlnvd for llnmrallr Serv
ant. Tl-r- has just lwen founded at Cal
cutta an institution for tW. education
of monkeys, says an exchange.
A young monkey is taken and be
fore bun it, placed a set of block on
which are painted in capitals the let
ters of the alpha Wt. These hhwks are.
in. fact, exactly similar to Those which
ei.ilJ.rcn piay with in every civilitej
ouj.try iu the world, and they are
used in pn-casely tW same way as if
the m.Hikey were a young sjweimen f
t tic human rae. T'lere is one pmfessor
f ' r e;ich monkey, ami the monkey is
t.-.ugiil by means of Uie blocks to sw!l
certain words. If llu- word is "fru.t,"
for example, the monkey, after having
been taught t arrange the blocks so)
as to s-ll the word quickly and With
out error, receives a bit of fruit as his
reward. The same cxcicise is rc"eated
wiJh other words: and it is hoped that
in time the simians will leatn how
to read and sped and ut-derstand Knp
l.sh. if they cannot spe-ok it. An effort
will als-i Iw jiiade. it is said, tiirtlucatr
t he e Wasts so tJiat they may lecouie
fairly e'iic'tent domestic servants. The
sefi. nil is so young as yet. however, that
what it wiil a. c.,riip.isli is entirely
matter of speculation. Its "professors"
nre enthusiast.'..- al-out their novel work
an. I seem to think that a new field of
usefulness will lw ojwned up for llki
viatic ring little leasts.
ANY OLD PLACE WOULD DO.
He Couldn't Spell 4ss,tomle Her Could
the Stenographer.
A short mail, with red whiskers,
sham tiling gait, and the remains of a
j.ig. wandered into the. Midland the
oilier evening, and asked for a type
writer's studio, says the Kansas City
Journal. He lives in Kansas, not far
from T qwk-i, and had lhen here at
tending the footiiali games. Luck
had walk. si on the same side of
the street with him in the matter
of Wt--. and he wanted to stay an
other week. Hirthis w ife expected him
home, so he whs in search of a tyH
w rit-r to send home a letter to serve a-
an a!ogy for his nonappearance,
"Kansas City, this date, !"," he mut
tered to the typewritist.
"I have that."
"Mv dear wife."
-Y."-s."
"Very iuijxirtant businests will re
quire my prv-sen.e in Osawatomie for a
few .Lavs "
"WCs see," interrupted the artist.
"How do you spell that Osawatomie?"
"Swl it yourself. It'n. your type
w riter."
"I can't,"
"Can't sjwll O saw atomic?" he asied
in disgust.
"No."
"Then I'll go to Fort Scott."
IMPORTED FLIES.
Insert Caught In the Ssrnmpe of MmIm
Hrnuiht Here.
The report made from Laredo to th
treasury department at Washington
make constant reference to one of the.
queerest articles of itn'iort brought into
this country. These arc dried jj.-x.icau
Hies, which are brought to the I'uited
States in large quantities to W Used as
food for wt singing binls.
These tlies live in the iuii ill vari
ous sections in Mexico, where they are
-aught by men who devote their lives
to the work. The fly catchers use a
siiren net. and make a large haul at
every cast. The individual fly is called
mosc.is. It is small and delicate, anj
its w hole Ixnly fius the appearance of
having Iwen gild..!.
The flies when alive are Wautifvrl -nd
harmless. There is a duty on these
MovK-an flies, doubtless to encourage,
the home fly industry, but up to the
present time the moscos business has
not flourished in this country to any
marked extent The imported flies are
lacked in tiarrels, and tiiey sell for a
high price.
Told H! Morj In I -at in.
At the time of the wa-e jubilee Tr.
C. 15. Porter, of lioston. ret urn.-d to hi-i
olhce one lay. and found the slate in
the ball covered with 1-atin words
a'n! signed O.-W. Holmes. He imme-
lintely got down his dictionary, and
w il h touch effort discovered that tie
had Iwen in t he jwa-e jubilee, liad soiled
his Ik Mts so thoroughly with dirt that
be did not like ti go down town .
such a plight, and had stopped and.
a-k-l Mr. Porter's servant for a foor
lru.h that be might clean up his toot.;
aii.i he ha.l liginti.d this rather me
nia' wrforin.iiice by writing it all out
ie l-lin and leaving it ou the slate.
Chicago Chronicle.
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