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nivcincnts in the
OLD SHEIMKLE MILL
1 ni'i tunv ir(kiiirc(I to turn out
f- - - . W W at w M r m.
uticf. Soliritinn a portion of your
LUDWD.
DENTISTRY !
I)in"t vmi know that you c;in tia vo thit'
ilci-a vtii ami ntN-fiM vc leflli resiori-il to a
liraltliy i-iiiul it lull at a
Very Moderate Cost ?
I)niit you know that I ran do your den
ial work a jrrt-itl deal -han-r than vou ran
ynt it (loin-Isi-w hen-?
D.ui't you know that It N a very dariL'cr
ou 1 1 i i lt to lake C'hloi oforui, Klher or
l.;iuhiiiir ia.'
It vou dun't know, cunir to my tiflii'p ana
I will dt inouMrale to vou the truth ot the
alxive.
Odontunder !
Tlii i the only safe aiiaesfhetir known
to day to the dental rofes-"ion. I have
the eieluive rik'ht of IOIonhur?. 'lVeth
eviraeteit po-iti vely wiilioul pain.
Teeth tilled with auM. 91 and up.
Teeth tilled with alloy, L'." cenls and .VI
CTlt!.
Teeth filled with Silver, 2." cents and .i
rprts.
Teeth cleaned. 2.1 rent and -Vl cents.
Teeth extracted. 2."i cen.
i;oLI cliowx.s as l.ov ASf.vmi.
Gold Filling, Crown and
Uridine Woiku Specialty
FeeMnir omlident that I'Ot h jrice and
w hi k will prove yaiisfoclorv, I solicit your
patronage.
Dr. Richards,
Kl KftF.ll irisi.
Julian St., Ebensburg.
Maj 7. IWT.
"EARLY to nn"
is a welcome call when
the bed is made of
CORK
SHAVINGS.
Cl.FAN.
CoMKOKTAIiLE.
Dl'kai:i.e.
Ycur dealer sells thcra.
JtjJt...-t J a 4 d
I Lennox Marvin. 1
, BY OHfiliY
11 A fllAUMIMJ tulileau do I in
terruptV" qurlioiu-tl Lennox
MiiCMii, as lie stopped for 11 liniment on
the threshold of the pretty iiiorniii,'
room, where two (rirls sat sew in. I he
picture thus presented to him was in
deed one no artist eye eouKl idly scan.
The sun shed its rays here, not with its
usual du.linjj brilliance, but through
eunniiif,' device of blind and cuitain,
witSi a shaded softness, playing at liht
and shadow with the tinted wall and
the iiKiss-frreen carpet. Ilirds iu gilded
eaes eariled sweetly, ln-ri- and there
hiiiifr some ffcm of art, flowers, color
exery where, but color so exquisitely
blended that it scumcd one perfect
whole. And tittiii' the setting were
those within. Tu Ia iiiiox Man in"s iiii'S
tiou both heads were raised. Over the
fair, sweet cheek of one crept a rosy
flush; the little hands which held the
work trembled, then the blond head
bent lower, ami the loiifj lashes, with
their dark fringe in such contrast to
the pure skin, hid the itilet eyes from
intrusive (raze. One swift (rlance if the
man rested oji that liowcd head, then
!m advam-ed to take the hand the other
extended him.
"W hat welcome shall we offer to re
ward you for showing us the li(rht of
your eounteiianee at this hour? 1
thought you eschewed early risinir."
"On the contrary, I am fond if if,
but 1 did not dream Miss Merle ever
favored those who presejttl them
selves before her at so u iiseasona hie a
time. What say you. Miss Core? Can
you not put to hi usli tli is slur ukh inv
habits?"
"T :im tM much in ignorance if Mr.
Man iu's habits to venture an opinion."
A quirk shade of niinoance crossed
: he handsome face, as l.cnuox t urned to
lexote himself with all the eiitprcssc
meiit he could so well assume to his
fair hostess, and in a moment a li'ht
foot fall announced that I Iclcn ( iore had
left the room. Alone, his manner
changed; the empresscmeiit fled, and
an imlitTereiiee lirely veileal by (Kilite
ness took its place
"How lonir has Miss Core ln-en with
ou?" he questioned.
""Three years. Vou know she lost
her parents in the same year my father
ilhil? I had know n her since we were
children, and when she was left de
pendent I olTcrcd her a home with me
as a companion. 1 have neer had rea
son to repent the -tTer. Had you ecr
met her before this winter, Mr. Mar-
ii V"
"Some four years ntro. during ihe
summer, we spent Several weeks to
srether at a fashiouuble waterinr place.
She was very oun(r then, an idol with
Initli father and mother, and as joyous
hearted as the birds. 1 1 must have liecn
a sad blow to her, stricken of parents
and fortune at oi.e fell swoop."
The next afternoon Helen Core, slow
ly sauntering up the broad avenue lead
ing to Miss Merle's spacious (.'rounds,
heard a quick step behind her. As it
came m-an rand nearer, ami linally side
by side fell in with her own slow tread,
the same scarlet flush mantled her
cheek, but she Km ik no other not ice.
"Miss Helen, why so cr.uel?" Lennox
Marv in earnestly axked. "Are you never
(Toinj.' to (riv e me one w ord of wch-ome?"
"Never!" broke from the pirt's lips.
"For you I have no welcome."
""And why not for me? Why do you
single me out? Have you so entirely
forgotten the past?"
"1'ard. n tin, Mr. Marvin. When vom
asked me if I had no w elcome for you. I
forjrot you were no lonper addressing
Miss (iore, who leaned upon a father's
arm for protection, w ho soblx d her
(rrief a way upon a mother's tender
bosom, whose wealth brou-rht friends
and lovers to 'her feet but only Miss
Core, the dependent, who lias none to
shield her from w hat-v cr cruel w inds
fate ordains should bjow uMiti her. A
different tiling, is it not? With that
past time she has nauirlit to tin. ft has
ifone out of her life. Allow me, then, to
bid you welcome," and one w hite hand
was extended under the shade of the
elms.
The man waved it back. "Not thus
can I take it. True, you have lost your
fortune and parents. Take care lest
with them you have lost your own (rcn
crous heart. Is it possible t he frirl w ho
has jnst said such bitter words is she
who. iindrr the pale lilrt of a voting
moon, looked into my eyes with trust
and confidence only four years u(ro?
('an time have wrought such change?
Helen, 1 puttered then!"
"Vou suffered!" the (rirl interrupted,
her seeming calm all (rone. "What do
vou know of sulTeriii(r? It is an idle
wortl an empty breath to such as
vou. I am contented in my new life,
Lennox Marvin. Leave me in peace.
Miss Merle, the heiress, awaits your
coiniiif.
And. with flying feet, she Sed past
him. ehnliiifr his detaining grasp, into
the friendly shelter of the house, lie
followed slowly and reluctantly, with
a face white a her own, on which was
written a vague wonderment as to what
it all could mean.
Tn vain Miss Merle lavished her sweet
est smiles that night. True, I'imox
Marvin was ln-side her. and she it was
whom he addressed, but his eyes ever
wandered t the slender little figure on
the other sido of the room, of which he
could see nothing but the glimmer of
the golden hair and the little hand as it
rose and fell with each stitch she placed
in her embroidery. Hut of all this.
Helen knew nothing. She caught only
the tender murmur of the toi-.es, heard
the low, rippling laugh in answer, and
on her work there fell one large, scald
ing tear, which blurred the present
from her sight, but brought into vivid
reality the past. She saw it all herself
as she st.-od one ni5T upon the piazi.
with Lennox Marvin by her side. 1!
was going uvva Hie next morning. She
was not to see him again until their re
turn home, but us he said good-hy ajid
v;M'itil: ""When we meet again,
linen. I shall have a story to tell vou,"
she had looked her willingness t lis
ten whe;i he should bo ready to tell,
arid gone to her rest with tin- wild,
sweet dreams of him. Then came the
sudden crash in the commercial world,
followed hy the loss of bo U" parents,
.tu v, ieil, iiiiiiir aim llpr.tc leti. mu
turned to look for the strong arm which
should lie. her shield, it had failed her.
One cousin, adopted iy her father and
almost u brother to her, haul been her
only stay, and he w as powerless to aid
her; anil so, w ith her young heart full
of desolate bitterness, she turned to
face the world. Then came Lina
Merle's offer, gladly, eagerly at cepted,
and in the quiet of her life she was
learning to forget, until he crossed her
path again, when there swept over her
the humiliating conviction that, spite
of treiu-hery anil deceit, she lovi-d him
still, and that she must leave this
house ere her secret broke its bounds,
ere he reajved his last full Humph.
In vain when she tohl Miss Merle of
her resolution, for which she would as
sign no reason, did she seek to alter it.
"1 must go," had been her answer. ""1
have so much to Ik- thankful for. Do
not ask me to lessen the obligation by
trying to opHise me."
When from Miss Merle's lips the fol
lowing morning Lennox Marvin heard
this decision, he turned to her with
fierce inquiry:
"How happens it that young ami
Iicaulitul .Miss (iore stamls thus alone?
Let me tell you a story. Miss Merle,
and ask your womanly sympathy,
l-'onr years ugo 1 loved this girl madly,
desperately. Heaven help me, 1 love
her yet." In his eagcmc:.s the speaker
failed to note how deathly white his
listener's face hail grown at these
words from the lips of the man who.
once had said he hoped she might lie
spared the knowledge sutici ing brings;
hail fallen the cruel truth which had
taught her sorrow's lirst lesson, but,
with woman's pride ami the strenirth
given in her need, she gave no further
sign, as he continued: "One night, the
last time I saw her ere we met under
your roof, 1 hail uluiost told my secret.
I thought niy face hud left me naught
to put in words. 1 thought she had
been glad to read therein the story.
Alter sir- left me and 1 still paced up
and down, thinking of the eves which
had last looked into mine, and whose
wonderful violet depths 1 dreamed I
had penetrated, her father joined me.
Whether he, too, hail read my secret
and wished to spare me further 1 know
not, but he told mo his daughter's
hand was promised to her cousin ; that
the i lea rest wish of hi life was to sev
them united. 1 asked him if it were
with her consent. "She is but a child.'
he answered, "but she has always loved
him, and has never opposed my desire.
The next week I sailed for Kuropc. Of
all that followed I heard nothing for
months. Of her absolute marriage I
dreaded to learn the certainty, but you
may imagine my surprise when I found
her under your roof on my return
found her regarding me with aversion
and hatred even driven from the home
she had found with you. because at
times desecrated by my presence. Tell
her from me it shall not In- so. but that
once again the vv idu sea shall roll 1k
Ivveen us. if she will but remain under
your protection, Cood by. Miss Merle.
Heaven bless you. J leave her in vour
care."
Kre she could find words; to answer
he had gone out inlo the clear, flesh ai,
. i li hasty strides; he put. as he hoped
the past forever behind him. until a
si.ui'd reached his car a sound which
made him stop as if turned to stone.
iMiiy a horse s hoofs dashing madlv
down the avenue! Only a riderless
'oise flvii'tf past him! Mi.-s Merle had
old him Helen had gom to ride. He
had determined never to 1 ok on tin-
ace which luid caused him such agony
again. et, w ith a great anguish at his
heart, he now hastened onward, prav
...g only that once more he might Ik--hold
her. free from sear or slain. On
and on, until by t he roadside his quick
c noted a something w hich made him.
strong man though he was, reel as if
intoxicated -a form which lay as it
hail been throw n, in a disordered heap.
Ccntly. tenderly he lifted it in hisai ins
and looked at the fair, sweet face, with
its etfcct beauty uiiniarred. but the
eyes veiled by lids w hich qui vered not.
the mouth half aiart. from which is-
ued no breath. A great dread rose in
Lennox Marvin's heart. True, he
clasped the one woman he had loved
to his breast, but it was only her life
less form. He rained mail kisses upon
cheek, lip and brow, called her the thou
sand names his heart had so often si
lently uttered, implored for but one
little sign in answer, ih.ifed the cold
har.ds. breathed his breath into the
parted mouth, until at last a fluttering
siirh escaped the lips; the eyes, looking
like vioVts wet with dew. opened soft
Iv and met the gaze of the mati who held
her. "Vef. Helen, you are lying power
less in his arms w horn you so hate. Spurn
i.ie. scorn me if you will; only L t me
feci yon I've; only let me know jnur
sweet form is somewhere on this wide
f-arth. and I will not grieve you by my
presence. W'hv. oh, my djirlin:? why
could ou not love tue? I, who have
loved you all these years who would
s.i willingly lay down my life to win
one answering word of love."
The wordss burst from the man's
white lips almost unconsciously. Was
she dreaming? Was it death's w aking?
In the eyes which met hers she read
only truth, and whem strnnri-r hc
h r.rd a'l the explanation of the past,
the mistake of a father who had not
known his child's heart, and her own
after error. She looked into Lennox
Marvin's face w ith the sweet confidence
of a child shining through unbidden
tc: r?. and the next moment her head
was drawn iVwn to the heart which wns
to 1h- her shelter forevermore.--X. Y.
Lt dger.
Corned licef Hash.
. Cr.rt coffee cupful tf cooked cornet!
Ik-cI' chopped tine, two and a half coffee
cut. fnl f r eohl boiled potatoes chopped
line, one-fourth cupful of water, and a
litile over oi.e-fourth cupful of milk
mixed together, butter the size of a
walnut, one-fourth teaspoonful salt, or
to taste, and a sprinkling of w hite pep
per, and a bit of i-ayenur jieppcr. Melt
the butter in the water and irilk, then
add the other ingredients, and cik1 un
til thoroughly heated through, then put
in a baking pan n-.d place in oveu till
brown on ton. Indies World.
Mrntfuy.
The point in training- children is to
get them off to a neigldior'u house first
in the evening, in order to keep that
neighbor's children at home. Atchi
son Clirbe.
CAJOLED THE JURY.
Intereatlnir Incident of a. Memora
ble Lnivkutl.
The jury in the Martha Washington
ci.se, a famous trial of 40 years ago,
wherein the captain of the steamboat
Martha Washington and others were
charged with burning he Uiat to se
cure insurance, was chosen wi'.h dilli-
ulty. says Mct'lurc's Maga.ine. Dur
ing their five weeks' service the n em
Ihts of it were assailed on every side
by the zealous feminine sv mpat InV.ers ..f
the accused. l!y every ait possible to
youth, beauty and wit and the rvKU-ss
abandon of lives largely spent in the
companions-hip of adventurers were
they approached "If j ou dm not go into
that jury room and vote 'not guilty in
an hour you will be a dead man." said
the wife of the captain, confront an
aged juror on the staircase. S;irung
from an ohli and respectable Massa
chusetts family, she was a singula! Iv
beautiful, brilliant, dashing woman.
She had gone in early girlhood to the
west and became enamored of the pic
turesque river captain, w ho did not sec
fit to marry her and went off to Mexico
ami opened his gambling house ou -the
llio (irande. One iy as he at h-aiing
faro there his n ma need- presented her
self. Disguised in a man's attire and
armed with a brace of pistols, she had
tiKide her way without detection to the
Kio Cr.inde. She was a skilled sh t and
could hit a dollar across a room. I cv cl
ing a pistol at the recreant lover's head,
si esaid in a short, sharp voice: "Marry
me. or take this in your head!" The
astounded captain rep!icd: "Why,
OMie. my dear. is. that you?" The mar
riage ceremony was performed that
day.
CONTINUOUS STREET RAILS.
The Contraction and Kspanalon the
-Metal Were Katill) Overcome.
'ont iuuous rails, made up of ordinary
rails length welded toget her elect i ical
iy, are in use ou many miles of elect t ie.
street railvvuys in Ihe l"nitcdi Stales.
a s t'assiier's Magazine, and with ex
client results, too, hav ing f-hown iliein
.ives to constitute an idcctl tiuck
Whatever misgiv ings may have arisen at
me lime as to the serious pranks w hich
-xpaiisiou anil contraction might pltiy
with such continuous tracks have been
-iTcctivcly allayed. a exieri-n-e ha-
hovvn that Ihe ditlicultie likely to
M-ovv from these causcirare not ext raor-
linary. lt is interestinir, however,' to
ante that of the troubles from tempera
ture variations in the track, that due
:o a temperature lower than the one at
which the rails were Wi-Med is the onlv
.n:e requiring serious consideration. It
is found in the tendency of the rail to
-brink in a longitudinal direction, and
ih is must Ih counteracted by a pull ou
he eiuli of t he rail sufficient 1o produce
i corresponding amount of M retch.
Teiiip.-i-it uresi almve that at which the
-:ii' were wcldvd cause compression,
-null this has never been found to make
trouble where the track was at all se
cured by the roadltcd,
Experience, therefore, would seem to
point to the winter sen son as the time
for welding coi'.timiotiM track, as 1hen
the rai!s are ma icr'ally contracted, and.
though exceptionally cold snaps' may
be productive of a slight Mate of len'oi,
in the rails, et the maximum stress
would le nothing like that in rails
welded in t he summer, iind'prcbably far
below the strength of the welds.
OUEYED TO THE LETTER.
Hut the W alter hilrn W hat W aa
What, Juat toe Mur.
He is an old. disg i uui iedi looking
bai lieior, and he times eveiy evenit-gin
i chop house not far fiom ltri-aoway,
.iv s l he .New Vol k lleial.l.
"Waiter," he said, the other evening,
"now take this older anii'see if ,u can
ot along vv ithout eternally sug sting
i hings. No, I don't wa nt any t hi i.g from
he bar. I'll say so if I ouL .cc !
ry. eh? You w oodcii-hcaih-d idiot,
.lulii't 1 tell you t hat 1 had'sci.sc ci.oii-h
.ii know what 1 wanted, without any
suggestions from you?"
"Yes, sir," said the wuiler, submis
sively. "Now, then." resumed the old chap,
"you may bring me Lyonnaise pota
toes, coffee, small cup. and- ah y es. a
'.it tie old Stilton. .Now, hurry up; don't
.and gavv kili."
The waiter went away and returned
w ith t he ordVr.
"What! HowS (his?" exclaimed the
man, h. muling with his fists upon the
table. "Wleres that sirloin steak I or
dered?" "You ordered, noue, sir," replied the
functionary, with a low how. "1 would
'ave suggested as much, but I feared
to dis.ph-u.e you."
"You're a nice waiter," yelled the old
mem. and he turned as red as o'd I'.ur
gundy. "All you need is an in n fence
ind board of lunacy commissioners t
be an insane asylum. Why did v n ask
me if I want a sirloin steak if I didjt
order it ?
"Yes. sir." said the waiter.
Two minutes later he returned with
the steak. He had called for it when
he sent down Ihe original order.
HE WAS REAL NICE.
Ttala Telesraph Clerk. Mil She Will
falrimlir Hint Kvrl unlrrl).
She sailed into the telegraph ofticf
ami rapcd on the receiving clerk's win
dow. The receiving clerk rcmem
lered that she had Ix-en there :. lioul
ten minutes before as became forward
to meet her. He wondered what sh
wanted this time, says the Cincinnati
Knquirer.
"Oh." she said, "let me have that tel
egram I wrote just now. 1 forgot some
thing very important. I wanted to un
derscore the words "perfectly lovely in
acknowledging the re-eipt of that
bracelet. Will it cost any thing ex t ra ?"
"Xo, ma'am." said the clerk, as h
handed her the message.
The young lady drew two heavy lines
lH-n.-ath the words and said:
"It's awfully good of you to let nif
do that. It will please ('harlieso much."
"Don't mention it," said the clerk
"If you would like, I will put a few
drops of nice violet extract on the tele- !
gra..i at the same rates."
"( Mi. thank you. sir. Yon don't know
how mi.ili I wouhl appreciate it. I'm
'going to send all my telegrams through
this office, you are so obligini'."
And the smile she gave him would
have done anyone good to have seen,
with the possible exception of Charlie
A SLIGHT MISTAKE. I
it
Maukiaci:
young ma
is the saving of a
an, said my Aunt
Ta I In t ha, sen tent iously.
I assented, for 1 find it lnys to give a
ready acquiescence to abstract proposi
tions. "You must marry," continued my
aunt.
1 hesitated, for the assent to the con
crete is more dangerous.
"I am still very young," I said, meek
.! My aunt turned to my mother.
"Whom shall Alfred marry?"
My mother shook her head.
"SoiiicSmmIv nice." she volunteered.
"What- do you say to lA'titia ISrown
low ?" asked my aunt.
"I would prefer to say nothing to
Letitia liiownlovv," 1 interposed, hasti
ly. "Or Amelia Stafforth?"
"Is she not rather" my mother
waved one hand "luid Alfred Is so
slim."
"'1 think she has a very fine figure,"
responded my aunt. "Or there is Ccr
trude W illiams; she will havea fortune,
if she on! lives her sisters."
"'I here aie only live of them," I said,
hopefully.
"Or Mabel Cordon?"
"Sin' has taken a course of cooking
lessons." observed my mother.
"No, none of these!" I cried, decisive-
l.v.
My aunt looked offendi-d.
" cry well, then, choose for vour
self." she said, tartly .
I thought for u moment.
"What do you say to Winifred Fra
ser?" "That minx?" cried my aunt.
"Oh, Alfred!" echoed my- mother.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Such a dreadful family!" suid my
mot her.
"So fat!" interjected my aunt.
"Hut have you never not iced the KUIl
on her hair?" I asked, innocently.
My aunt drew hersch' up.
"We have not noticed t In- sun on her
hair." she said, with much dignity,
"nor do we wish to olserve the nun on
her hair."
I was justly annoy ed. "I really think
it must be W inifrcd I'niser," 1 said.
"She is very fond of me "
"How can you lie so cruel to me!"
cried my mother. "Have you noticed
how- gray my hair is getting? Vou v. ill
not have tue long." She tlrew out ,-r
handkerchief.
"You will come to a Lad end," said
my aunt. "I alway s thought y ou were
depraved. If you marry that painted
hussy y ou must not expect my eoun te
nant c."
"I'lidcr the circumstances I will not
marry Winifred I'rascr," I said, with
great magnanimity, for i did not par
ticularly want my aunt's countenance.
My aunt sniffed. "Vou had letter
not."
"I merely joked," I said, soothingly,
rememliering 6he had not made her
will.
"Indeed:"
"The truth is" I dropped my voice
"I am in love with some one else."
"And you never told me!" said my
niother. reproachfully.
"The girl I love is not free.
"Manicil," cried my aunt.
"Not married but. engaged."
"Who is it?" asked my mother, gen
tly. I w-a.s silent for a moment, and then
I sighed.
"It is Constance Hurleigh."
There was a momentary silence,
broken by my aunt.
"I did not know Constance was en
gaged." "It is a secret; you must not repeat
what I have told you."
"I don't like these secret engage
ments." said my aunt, brusquely.
"Who told you?"
"She told" me herself."
"Who is the man?"
"I do not think I should rejieat his
name."
"'I hope Constance is not throwing
herself away ."
1 shook my head doubtfully.
"You Know the man?"
I nodded.
"Is he quite quite
Airain I shook my head doubtfully.
"What have you heard?" my aunt
asked, eagerly.
"1 don't think I ought to repeat these
t aim's."
"Yon can surely trust your mother,"
murmured my mother.
""And my discretion," said my aunt.
"Well." I said. "I have l.ecii told he is
cruel to his mother."
"L'eally ." cried the two ladies, in a
breath.
"His mill her told me so herself."
"How sad." said my mother.
"Another relation of his told me he
was depraved.
"I'oor. MMir Constance," whispered
my mother.
"And would probably end badly."
"I exK'ct he drink," said my aunt,
grimly.
"Does Constance know this?" asked
m y mot her.
"I don't think so."
"You diil not tell her?"
"Of course not."
"I consider it your duty to.-
"I really cannot." .
"Then I will," said mv aunt, resoute-
y-
"What I have said has been in con
fidence." "I do not care."
"I U-i' yon not to do so.
"It is my tLity. I am too fond of
Constance to allow her to throw her
self away on this worthless man."
shruffed my shoulders. "lMnsyoit
pleare. but don't mention my name. Hv
the way. Constance said she .v;.d'i
probably call thi afternoon." , .
At. that moment the bell rang.
"That may be she," said my aunt, fly
ing to the v i-.l-w-. " - "
l got up slowly ami saumerea into t tie
conservtory, which adjoins the draw-ing-rooui.
Froui In-hind a friendly
palm 1 could see without Ik-ing- seen.
1 saw my aunt look toward my mother.
"If we open her eyes," 1 heard her
whisper, "it may pave the way f.r
Alfred."
My mother said nothing, but I saw
the sauie hope shine from her ey es.
The door opened bud the b-rvaut an-
I
nouiicetlCoiistai.ee. She came forward
with a little eager rush, then sioj -.i
short, cmUirr-.hsst.il by the w..:it ,,t
reciprocity.
"We are glad to see you." said mv
mother, and kissed her.
My aunt came forward. "We v. t re
just t-peakingof you." she said, sob im.
ly. "Sit down."
Constance looked a little i rii-l.n!, -j
thought Alli ed would have t,.;d v ou."
she murmured.
"We have heard" Wgm mV aunt.
"Hush." interposed my" mo, her.
Tome nearer me. Constant e. W on't
you take off your hat?"
Constance came anrl sat bv l.crsid.-.
"I was anxious to come ant tell ot,
that that -"
"If you are alluding to y (),lr vt .
metrt." s.ihi my aunt, soui.-w 1 at -ly.
"we have a.'ready heard of it."
"Vou have heard?" t rie.! Conv-;,,.ee
"With the tlcejM-s-l sorrow."
Constance tlrew hcrvcif up.
"Vou do inn approve?" she akcd.
proudly.
"We love you too much," said mv
mot her. gen t ly.
Constance looked bewildered.
"Vou are ttK gtMid for the wre'eh."
cried my aunt.
"What! Oh. what do you mean?"ex
claimed Const i nee.
"If y ou iihiirry this man." continued
my aunt, vigorously, "vou v.i:; r.-- i. t
it."
My mother took her ham. "Mv s;v
ter should not te.'I you t L i - .o v,t.
uVnly."
"It is my duty to speak, and I will."
cried my aunt. "I will not It- (',.,.,;.,.,.,.
unite herself to this man with her cv. -closed."
"What have you airainM him?" de
manded Cni:M:ince. a red spot ! in
niii-r ( lie: n in each check.
"I'e t! " ! " answered mv aunt, ai
most t ri'-7.,,,.a 1 1 v.
'oi via: cc -.ink back in the c iihi.iiiv.
"I t'oi,! !.. l .-ve it." she said, fail t' .
"He i'l ca-s his- mother-In at to r.
I hc'ii v e." c. it: i in tied ni v a unt.
"This c:i:-M t be true." ri.-.t Con
Stance. "Mrs. Cr.mville. tell i".e."
My mother no.hV, ,1 v-idlv.
"Alas! I cannot deny it."
Constance arose. "This iu awful!"
she said, holding on to the l a. k . f t'..
sofa. "I coiihl never have believed - "
She put her hand to her forehead. "It
is like a bad dream."
"My jx.or. dear Constance." r ur
mured my mother, rising and puMii
her arm round her.
My aunt brought up her artWrv.
"He i thoronirt ly depraved, art' v i!'
come to a bat! en.!. His relaii.Mi- :ir.
at one on t" ' - p- "
Constant- ' '' ' " c- fn-e in
mother's h: :n. ' i ,i. . e::i! h. tVar
anil I loved Lin so!" she si I. bed.
In. the ad ioinintr room I was hecom
imr uncomfortable.
"We 1 bought it rifhT to tc!! vou." snid
my aunt, moved by her tears, "iboi'i-i
Alfred begn-etl and iinvdored us t,.-t tc"
"I could never, never Lave be!icvd
it." sol.lN-d Constance. "Poor, jm ..r Mrs
C.raiiv1!Ic!"
My mother soothed her
"How ii..-u von must have ft It it !
to tell me this!" exclaimed or. t a ! .
drying her tears. "It was so f,, .: ,,r
you. I xvill not give him s.n.-th. r
thought. To treat his mother s t ru !
ly ! Oh. Mrs. Cranvilie. I am so son
for you!"
"It is I who am sorry for you." said
my mother. tL.ul.t fully .
"Anil no one would have dreamed ;t.
We always thought you wire si fond
tif him and sHilcd him i.ttctlv. And
nil tho time you were hiding y our s. .r
row. How noble of you!"
My mother hwdx.-d at Aunt Tabitha.
who returned her .-tare.
"Whoever is it?" said Aunt Tabitha.
whispering. "Find out."
"W here did you meet him, dearest ?'
whispered my moiher.
"Meet him? Why. here, of course."
saitl Constance, w ith cjier.ing cy t s.
"Yes;, yes, of course." said my mother,
mystineti.
"I thought you would lie pleaded ant!
I hurried across to tell y ou."
"Ca-i Alfrctl have made a mistake?"
multeretl my aunt, hoarsely.
The two cMer ladies sttiotl s,till iu the
tit most embarrassment.
"I shall never be happy again." saitl
Constance, mourn fully.
"Don't say that." implore. 1 my
nuther. "Perhaps there is a mi- take."
"How can there be a mistake?" asked
Constance, raising her head.
"There can be no mistake." saitl my
aunt, hastily.
"How could he lie cruel to vou?"
cried Constance, kissing my mi thcr.
"Cruel to me".' cried tny mother.
"Vou said he was cruel t.i yen."
"Of whom are you speaking?" cried
lot h ladies.
"Of Alfred, of course."
The two cliter ladies sat tVown sud
denly. "You are not Mipaifd to Alfred!"
they gasped, simultaneously.
"To whom else?" said Constance, in
amazement.
"There is some misunderstanding." I
obsenetl, smoothly, coming in at the
moment.
The three fell upon me toilet her.
It took at least an hour to explain.
Yet 1 said nothing w hich w as not st rict
ly true.
"You will not allow these practical
jokes when you are married, will yon.
Coniiy?" said my mother, fundly.
"I will not!" replied Constance, tight
ening her lip.
"Marriai'e is the saving of a yoMtur
man." rrtwatcd my aunt, grimly.
Chambers .lonrnal.
Excellent 1'ln In Krilbra.
An excellent plain fritter is made as
follows: pa.il a cup of milk until it is
reduced or.-vhalf. Flavor the boiling
milk with a few droits of vai.itl i make
a batter that cleacH from" t he sauce-
pan. add tvvt eggs ami stir iu a table- j
soonful of whipped cream, poll H is '
' atter lightly on a floured I oard and !
-it it into balls the sire i f Fi glish vv; I- j
nuts. They w ill awell like ream t akes
after frying in hot fat three minutes.
Dredge them with sugar ami serve nt
once. X. Y". Tribune.
Ar.y Old Helen.. I
Hertha What is the height of your
ambition, dear?
Marie (blushing) - Oh. somethinr 1 e-tr-een
five and a half and si.x feet
Tit-Litt.
BORROWING A MATCH.
A In, larldrai. 1 hat tteaaea a
" lulnillriil llrqut-.!.
Yt.u might think that iH.rr.iwing
liiatth i, ,l.e Mm-t is a simple t lung.
Hut any man w le has ever I netl it will
assure y., i ti, lX it ai,,
preparetl t.. si r to the tru;h of my
experif.ee ,,f the ot ii, revel.liig.
1 was H;i!i.i.ii.. tl i m r of the
street Villi a c:--ar tli.it 1 wanted t
I'f-ht. 1 had no i.iatch. I wuite.1 till a
decent, ortli i.ai y -lo.k iujj maU tame
it..: i !,.-!, 1 .u.l;
"... use n.t . s,l. I. i.t ecu, y ,,u blit't
lac Willi ti e !..., , ; majel,--
'i he in i.. s,.,j j,..,; ,,,, , ..t
"A '"-'t i?"" i. - s.o.i; -v. In. certain
ly." '1 hci he un! int.. nt d 1 i-. tocit tit
and put his I. in. I j,, t,e , . ,., t..
v-.:.is(,-o.-it. " I l.i.ovv 1 have , he
vt ..t on. "and I'd i.iinoM svvc.tr it's ia
tin b. :. m ,,. ;.. i i.i.i.i ,,, th, n-h.
I ; i.'-N M ii.a. oc ii. the l.,p jiistw nt
'''' -"t M.cse parcels tlovvu on t tie
s.t.. vv al
illi. don't trouble." I kui.I; "it's
rcas 1., ... no .- !..-. p, ,.,,,..."
" .h. i:, i... tio.u.l.-. I ll have it in a
mm. He; I know there must be one in
here son., vmici " he vas t!ii,--imr bis
tn,-. is it..,, h.s jK-kets as 1,.- s(.ke
"n. .t ..:i s.-e ;ios isn't the waist, -oa i 1
gt'lier.iliy -"
I -av. that the man was gettn.jr ev
t itcl alM.ut it. "Weil, nevci n.ii.d, ' I
pr. .teste I; "if that isu't the .vaistcoat
lii.l y...i generally why. it t,K-s.n"l
matter."
loll oi:. now; h.,!l on!" the man
sent. "I v.- i;,.t ,,f , . ,.iis.-d things
in here somewhere 1 n. ssii must !.
m vvitli n.y w-..eh. No. it's lot there,
either. V....I tiil 1 tiy in my coat. If
tl...t c.:i , d Unlor only knew
h " !..:! c .; j i.. t .so tl...t a man
could vr.-t ..i it !"
He v.as f.-ui'i:' pretty well worked
"i "' - He ''.ii tl.r.wu tlovvu hi.
walking s:i; k a .d was pi u nu i nir at his
(tickets with his teeth set. "It's tliit
curs, 1 y. in.y of 1: , i i.e." he h isse.l ;
"this .-...iics , f 1. s f.H,!i.r i ,v
tts. ;. I.,,! .,l,:,.s v,.,,-t warm
bin. up win ,, ,(.. Slv -n (i.t
that ii :. ii, mv hip pocket. I jUst
h- Id Uj. the i.ol oi ix oven oat a s.-coutl
tiil 1 '
"No. !..,." I prot.st.-d a-iin; "pleas
don't t..:.e all tins trouble, it r.allv
d.t-M.'t matl.-r. I'hir-iir,- j,,iHiei.,lii t
take on y.n.r t.-.treoat. i.n.1. oh. pray
1. i:'t t:,i.i aw ay your letters and
t! mi's ia i;,.- SH..V. ;,;. that, and tear
. u; ;...i.r ... I., t by tl,ei...t,! Please,
pi as 1 ! r.:l. .e t v t r y I I. r ov ,1 t-o:i t
ti.d j.n ..i.r :..i tin. .ugh the par. el
! t... ., i.;,;,. t . h.-:.r y ou sw . a; ii,!5 s,t
.our ImUv boy. wiili that j-ci.,iar
hi;.c i.i y.-ur voice. Dnt - plca.se
i--..'l tear ;.o.;r clothes so savagely."
t .''!:. '. he M.ia ;.-:,, a gruat oi c
uitatiou ..ud dr. w his hand i.p li..:u
insitle tin- liniiiir ..1 his coat.
"I've i-.,t it," he tried. "I-.re y OU
are!" I ..cii he l.ioiihi it out ni.dt-r
lite light.
It vv as a tool hpick.
Yield, ,l;r to ihe iinpnlse of the m,
ll.clit. I pushed L i Ii, under lie wheels
I u iroih y car. and ran. Truth.
PEARL FISHING.
llow It l Manned li the ITi.prlr-
i'f til the I unrr.kl.iii.
The agent of the iinglish proprietors
of the ct.iiffsssioa : l.u.t.sl i,y the Mexi
an rcpiib.i.- for a nioii. .p .ly of pearl
tishiug in iheCi.lf i ." 4 a li fori.i.i recent
ly arrived in S;;n 1'ianeisco and gave
..me iiiterestinir details ot the j.rts
ci. t n.t 1 1.t - eiii j i. - v c.l i ii t heir i ia i us! i . .
v. hi.-h has com in n.-.l vcr si.u e the o -t
iq.atii.li of the count ry iu the tiuic t.f
(. "i trtez.
1 he w I oh- co.u-t of t!;e Culf of C:,h
f rnia abounds in .c.irls. and thee .1,-tt-ssious
. . nlrol tin- entire territory.
Fniil within the i.i.st few vcais nat:e
divers -.vert- cn-j.ioyed. nn.l thetlcpla
to which t hey colli. I descend did not ex
its I feet.
Willi tl-e introtluetion of tliv inp- a p
pa ra 1 1.. t he limi t of tlept h was inert as .1
to ::u fathoms. The best tlivcrs conl I
fo.tiM-rly remain ii;..!. r water not t
cxctttl two minutes. m.Hlerii .liver
tl.iaks nothing if a tvvi-h .ur stop in
w : ter l'li feet in depth, though at ;Ten -cr
ilepths ihe t-tay is ntt-essat ilv shott
eii.il ou account of 1 he cut.: men- I c -sure
of the sii -t-i i uciimbeiit water.
tliver when upon the lloor of thet e.-..ii
Iim.!.; aliit for the oyster, whith he
tears from the niil.i t to which it is at
tached, and places it in a small hair
ha airing tfi a ...-. whic!i is haulet! i -t
the boat on a iri-.eri signal. S luetimes
the iiumbcr if ov s t ers seen red i& I.t n-.
:.t other times only a few :ne caught .
The diver docs not confine hiniM-If 1 1
the pearl oyster alone, but if he sc. -s
i rare spci-iinen of coral or a new spe
cies of shell he plates it in his bag j.n.
se'itl- il to the snrfa e. w here it becomes
the property of the concession and the
sources of its large income.
Last year ti e cable of the pearls har
vested in liwer California wa-salo i,
$:T..).OiMi. 1 n ad. lit ion. a.inKi tons of sh !'s
were -XMirtetl, which were valued at
!J"0.i l more. Pearl lis'dnrr is ti.e
entire ot iipation ,f the milives. x i I
La Pa. t!ie li. :i.'. iiarters. a t i t v t .f t'-.-peninsula,
w it h about J.uoti i nhabit a n l.s.
is s.dely t'cpci.dctit upon 1 he i t:i!.-st r . .
T he l'i:siM ss is one of chant e. ,-u .1 t l.e
put-suit is a fascinating one to t!:e na
tives, w ho are iMirn gamblers.
livery oyster docs not contain its
t-arl. ami only at intervals, and rare
ones at that, is n really valuable pearl
discovered. The largest one ev er Ion n 1
was about threc-qiiarters of an inch
in diameter, and was sob! in Paris t
t!ie emperor tf Austria for flit.' :.
Many black pearls are fouml in Lower
California, and are valued higher than
the pure white. The large majority arc
seed jK-arls. ami j,re t.nly t.f motlerate
value. San Francisco Call.
shadlna- Marhle.
A newly tliscoveretl process for treat
ing marble ir ot her vimila r stoi.es. iii
order tt give tin ui any c.1or.-.i .-hade,
veins or sjtots. ctmits in leaving thev
stones in one or more iaths cunijHisol
of a stilutinimf alcohol ami one or more
colors of aniline or other coloring, ma
terials. The coloring materials are
fixttl by leaving the colored stones in
a lith f oil or any other fat sult
stanee, or by applying npt.n thelonea
layers of the sjune stuff. The abs,,r .
liori of the rg:inie ctil.iring materials
and of the fat substances bv the s'oue
may be accelerates by Ileal m cr Is -if-ing
the bath which coiiUiin tlie btull
to be treated.
ii