BEHIND THE SCENES.
Behold her gown! How wonderful,
how grand!
How deftly fashioned in each iittle
part.
What hopes, what toil, before it could
be planned;
What hardships led to its
art?
Think of the weary
looms,
The tirad
seams,
Think of the sew
rooms,
Unvisited by happy. hopeful dreams
spinners at
fingers stitching at
ing girl in
Behold a whereia
fold
masterpiece
deep thought;
Those laces made by fingers worn
old,
with
the)
what worlds of
were wrought
Ah, patient
Behold the the ma
then
Consider he:
eyed
languid she
She
gown
whom it
And sits idle
shows the thoughtles
pride
Chi
The Adjusting of Things
of mere
Record-H
ago
He was
trees when he saw her first
. chatting
ing
the desire
18
ile A
to tou
pain
quietly
always
it must come
The band
tance. People
ly toward the
canvases of green and
uncertain what to do
He lighted a fresh
a rapid turn. But smooth
would his thoughts
After all,” he
can't wait to lose his
he's found it.” And flinging the cigar
away he strode on to tne path down
which he had watched her pass
The nearest
when he caught her up
ais steps He
dicate a seat; he
her nod and turn
ation he heard the
voice and
had kn
ad times
Memory
fear and hope
he went
She was drawing u
the path
and seemed engrossed
til his shadow ci
she raised her
“Joan,” ne
After four years
striking start
She lifted
fled across
pale
“Joan,” he said again
By a little accident
ped. In the moment his
she recovered her mental
When he raised his head her
calm.
“Peter,” said And the word
seemed to carry everything and to
imoly everything that was fit
He realized in a flash that she was
perfected and improved. He felt
she had learned the knack of th
“Peter.” she sald, “and after
age of time.”
“Four years,”
“How exact!”
about..
playing
were (
Was
rowding res
y
tents, will
H
tea
white
cigar and 00K
things as he
were swinging
said suddenly
chance because
tent was in full
saw her
saw
AWRY
gaw her
He
Was rampant
and even
forward
with the
ened
eyes.
Then
few
sald
men
her
her
head, and
saving
her part
of
balance,
smile was
she
nost
that
ng
all this
he said laconically
She blushed again
and raised her hand, touching her
cheek. “Am 1 very--very prehistoric,
Peter?” she laughed.
Ha studied her.
said, “perhaps.”
“Peter!”
“Well, some women make history,
you know.” He looked fixedly at the
bed of mignonette by his feet
She glanced up, but even to her a
¥
ue
“In a sense,’
be seen,
tell me? The world Is bigger to you
mow than it used to be?”
“And to you?’
“Oh, 1 find it smaller
is concentrated so; even otrselves. No
body is uncommon now, becsiuse no
body has time. But we have still to
shake hands. Welcome back to Eng
land.” She held out her hand.
Peter, when did you get social? You
used to run from garden parties and
things. What in the world brought
you here?”
it in his own. “A lucky chance” he
sald slowly, “that was all”
Her smile trembled a little, but she
corrected the indiscretion with a
langh. 4
“What isn't chance? Even
clothes hang on the mood of
dressmaker. Am I smarter,
than | used to be?”
She stood back, and he looked at her
with considering eves. From her slim
neck to the swing of her skirt she was
one's
one's
Peter,
worthy of being seen,
“Wonderful!® he sald quietly.
it is still always black?”
She raised her evebrows for a mo-
ment “Why. ves” she said, “of
course.” They were silent for a space,
and moved uneasily With
{ the time for silenc:s had gone by and
had not vet come back
“Now, she lat
i ciimate has done for you.”
| him and “You're
and but
improved, Peter; decidedly improved.”
He laughed. he in,
tous to ask a better
this
I've
couldn't
“And
she
what
She looked
said me see
up down
| you Know, scorched;
foan,” broke
iy
I've there's
Shall
sent Mig
3
De 50
seal
search?”
my
{ than suraly we
“But
tea, |
Playfair fo:
unkind.”
There are
women s
“Don't worry about that
| always women to drink othe:
sides, we have debts of four
Come along.’
up at him and-—it might
he could have
far ili
Uriise-
yen cen
came a
sOrry, but
ungodiy. and
was still
when ne gravely
liers was at home he
the calmness with wnich
i name. Jt
of
was its unfamilis
lack reonal sound
K him
He passed
heard himself
voloe
pe
most
and Yagu
Then
and
subservient
It was his
it came spontan
upstairs
announced
the silence
Joan's
crossed every.
that
areet
{ thing else became
“Joan!” he said
ing of yesterday
eously
{to
but
I must give
and you must talk.”
He dropped Into the seat and sat
staring at a bowl of roses by his side.
! that he had m ant to say seemed
you my very best chalr,
All
i futile and absurd
She carried a fragile cup of tea
across to him and stood looking down
pened
the air.”
Carstairs looked gloomily
{ his boois
“Peter, vou nev
crets from me.”
“Nor you from me He took the
cup from her hand. “You might have
| written and told me.”
“Told you what?”
“That you had married.”
“Peter,” she said, “you don't mean.
Oh, but that's absurd.” She savok her
! head, '
“I always was absurd, you gee—-more
or less.”
“But It was so long ago—-the first
year you went away. Peter, it is ab
surd. You must have known.”
Carstairz smiled grimly, “I remoeoe
ber that first year,” he sald. “I was
up and down with fever all the time.
And-you forgot to write”
She moved back to her chair. "You
are a little wrong, Peier-—or forget
ful.” She blushed. “I did write when
dad died.” Her volen fall
I can fee! it hanging about in
down at
or used to have se
“When you father died?’ He passsd
his hana over his hair. “Gad, I have
He looked at her and hig face changed
“Poor little Joan!’ he sald suddenly
And afterwards?”
“Oh, afterwards.”
“Well,
straight
She
across at him “You
didn't write and Alec turned up and
and that all.” "The
in a whirl
Thera while
fitted events and thelr results
he laid down
“Of
you
Hie
was words came
Carstair
At last
was Hence
his cup
he sald slowly, ‘1 never
letter You redit
course’
the give me «
(there was a quis
“1 give you credit for
I've
a dogged
w that always loved
pleasu
her
pw the
Aros
FIRST DINING CAR MADE
it Was Called
Was Crudely Equipped.
the “Deimonico” ang
GININE CAr was
ean
NAF
mand
eat
ohstrad
a Ki
other
those
have
not
brass
wdule
1 with
wis supplied
day
swept
fine In
ndoubtedly
had they
the Hit!
timed
lad
The
ordi
* »
spite of
fernity
them into «
tripe down
strictly according to
itcher i
range, Still in
uliar disadvantages
that onnid
laborate
coal
those ped
f time was «
ered most «
however
as the way In
kept tab on the
entered
the
The most Interesting thing
the Deimonico
When a
the conductor
pass nger
handed
pasteboard ileket, which the
walter straightway deposited in a pad
locked tin box in the kitchen. At the
terminal station the ticket agent came
into the car, unlocked the tin box
and with due ceremony “counted up
the house The conductor and other
employes, while not. being required
to give an exact account, were expect
ed to make an approximate check In
accordance with the number of pas
sengers served.
Talk about your graft
Are there
~Joslie's Weekly
Mother of Her Country
Six men held the title of "Father of
or of Her Country.” She was Maria
Theresa, the great Empress of Aus
tris, according to the New York Press
It is said she made only one mistake
in the course of her reign—corgenting
to the partition of Poland. On the
edge of the document given her te sign
she wrote: “I consent because 20 many
great and learned men will have iL so,
will gee the consequence of thus break.
ing through all that has hitherto been
holy and just.”
unhappy Marie Antoinette.
a a
The selfish man may live for him.
on others,
ct en * | THOUGHT HE WAS HONEST
Leading Sins ¢f Society. | :
By Rev. Dr. Wm
Unkind Comment Made on Unfortus
i nate Lawyer's Story.
A young lawyer who had only hung
out his shingle some months before
came into the office of a friend, who
had already made some money and
quite a reputation at the bar. As the
elder lawyer saw the visitor enter he
sald inquiringly
Vell
IR. Huntingion.
HAT are
trollable
leaders of
the
possible
these stories we hear about uncon
are
lend
spread of an
gambling?
in all the
{fo forms
What
against poo! rooms and policy shops,
Is It that there
chief cities of the couniry
that
111 Or
passion for
society who
their countenance of amusements ire agalnst the
avails crusades leading cities
if behind
ventures to pass such things as thes
of the spirit of digciplin if
very law of the land?
which no
¥
doors
on’ in
what is
how are vou ge ng along?
You don't
natter how
accounts
out You
wart to get tis
much you get 1
always put up
well, A
his looks
detective look sort
modern society there is
become of society?
With Sunday
England mystic:
bone of om
holiday; with
gO
need not
lapsing mere tradition; with the
not aver friendly to Christianity, made bold
civilization” turned common consent Irom a
marriage, the corner stone of the family iife——which
i the corner stone of the stats with holy wedlock generating
und contract and with of pleasure so omnipresent and
as to have obliterated the very landmarks of
call for a revival of the spirit of discipline is ili-timed?
gpeaking of the social li ) uy gre; ti { i ig Tot
2. And now that 3 have spoken about
you
Ung I
into a aay ] and dress
to call soedy shows
Can't doling
tranger don’t
hol lawyer
by MOLY .
»y be
into a much husiness
SY fA
loose love any connda
ad
That's
decency. who sha “Glad you frank
fon May "sald the
renewal But an he reason | » around We you
n Park
f the
wird
Women ano Men
As Audiences
|r.
Cruaildd,
Ye
Rich but Wretched.
3y a1» Miserable Millionaire.”
goes straight to the
scat of the pain,
no matter whether
it comes from
J Rheumatism,
4 A Neuralgia,
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oA SPRAINS, HEADACHE,
“3 STRAINS, STIFFNESS
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whatever concerned me, now devotes hersell 10 SOCICLY. TRS TST - Bb : by rubbing only.
disturbing thoughts every instant of the day, my WIG 0 C500 5, ning. m " / rf Equally good for
con | to m s and fort a = : ivanbly hai ia da MAN and HORSE.
servants are 28 cts. per bottle,
of when fr ym . DODGE TOMLINSON
But this 450 MN. 30d 8, Philadelphia
born rich are only apps
happy
Whe
not
beat
gente of In
finest wines
my nature rough
the best
COMmpar
mis
x Ie
ing to be
complete,
my daught
2 Yad
dap]
When
ment for 1
A Friend’s Influence
is Worth More than
Ss, Marden.
Gold.
in
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the careers of the of this country
them owed their success almost entirely to strong
“Men are bound together by a greal credit system.’
writer. “the foundation of which 1s mutual respect and esteem
No man can fight the battle for commercial single
handed against the world; he must have friends, helpers, supporters or he will
fail” :
Aside from the importance
of friendship
fany ©
{riendships
says a
irace
the
men
to
successful
SUCCeER
developers of character, thes
di id f irs introduce us to men and
: iv aiding ue in worldly affairs They | and
a4 CUBLILUALY ‘ our interests. They help us in society
pv saitions to advance
omen Who are 8 Bored circles which, without their infisence, would Fema
closed to vs. They unconsciously advertise our business or pre sale by Ne
ing people what they ksoy shout our latest, book, out skill Surg As medi,
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“What is the secret of your Hie?” asked Elizabeth Barret! Ai : ol
Charles Kingsley, “Tell me, that {I may make mine beautiful, to ar :
gwered: ™1 had a friend.” .
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[we
The hat manufacturers of the Unit
od States import from England thous |
ands of rabbit skins every year, the |
fur from which in used in making folt
hats. But before the skins are ship
ped here, they are sont over to fhe :
Continent, where the long hairs are | sa
piitled out by cheap hand labor. No BIRD MANRK 1
machinery to do this work hg hi The, Sserohof tie ennery Brower af
been Inventod. It ix only the cloge | vs 1 Sie of vane Mind,
Lair that the manufacturers Can use .
The tree on which grow the origin.
Rhode Island greening apple is
still In existance on the farm of
Thomas R. Drowne, at Foster, R. L It
was a sapling 100 years ago, and now,
though its branches have to be prop
ped up with poles, it is ten feet in cir
cumference at the base. Each year it
bears a few apples, notwithstanding
the fact that it was supposed to be
dying a century ago.
oom be pond amd Bion ¥
the sense of shedling fodtlene BR
chery the |e warn Woreah Bis
erithnl 4 withend 100 hae of
Bont by meld wa raesidd of 1%, In
Sed by wll droppin Bie Peek Brees
HOHE Bn Pou Ola,
$00. 400 M. Thinu Si Dialed abun, Pie
ARR SR ANN BG IR,
Of 200 boys attending one schoo! at |
Dover, England, 100 learned to awim
fast winter at the corporation bathe
Love laughs at locksmiths, but he
daren’t laugh at wodlock,