THE KING'S DUST.
By Harriet Prescott Spofford.
“Thou shalt die,” the priest said
the King
’
spring.
Like the dust of
One day thou upon the
blow!"
£0,” the King said. “I
any common thing
winds
great sun in
day;
Heaven and
away,
in my tomb I wait till all things go.”
earth, when [I do,
and nard,
ied with palm
linen hard,
d in naphtha
guard
Iii cadfast
King.
tury fled to century; still he lay
ie as when they hid him first
away:
the
say,
He, it seemed,
thing.
gum, and
tomb, they laid the
priest had nothing more to
the King, knew every-
One day armies with the of
doom
erthrew
tomb;
tramp
the blocks
w them
was not:
A Portrait.
The
his eye
vhat
nean to
i mounted
the man's
earnest.
had
had just
met
ii
Straightaway
him, and the;
ent
was evening of a nme
fashionable watering place
just arrived and wa insta
rounded by
who claimed
nition
el Looking b
about him
ing gaze was in
held by the vi in
pair of wonderful d
an
in the carriage
Who is she
attenti
after his years of
yond the
into the ballroom
* stly
tantly
of
caught and
girl
exquisite face
of
and
knew the
Felton.”
“Look out!” he
cannot be accused of flirting.
attracts all men and always
them down.”
She saw
nearest
Sawer
be
him,
ame
' ;
Lacile
he
turns
him coming across
brown eyes that were still the
Years before,
recalled himself to her memory. “1
remember all my old playmates.”
Then she turned to a man immaecn-
late in evening dress who claimed her
for the waltz,
Paul Willis stood gazing after AT
all his ardor and impetuosity damp.
ened by her nonchalant greeting She
smiled softly to herself through the
waitz. The “little” Lucile Felton
aetat thirteen, had at last been re.
venged. All the evening he watched
her dancing and chatting with her
rtners, always gay 09d careless
is whole heart went out to her.
Just before the last dance he Sound
an opportunity to speak with her
alone. He was tongued-tied from this
new sirange feeling.
“Are your parents well? he finally
asked abruptly. A shadow came
her face. The fan zhe held trembled
“Did you not know? They died four
years ago.”
“Forgive
aver
me-—1 did not know,” he
said
‘And
Hfting
the old home,” she continued,
saddened eyes to his,
is
more
HOITow
“burned
down and all content
beautiful still with
in her
Your
She wa
this sudden
“And
“I live with my sister Mrs.
home city.”
Ye
home?”
j.0t hrop
you-—where is
in your
Then
was outside the little circle
But the next day and » many that
followed showed no more of her mo
mentary softening and she re
her old carele manner
The season ended, and they
turned to the city, where he
a frequent caller at Mrs. l.othrop's
Always was the longing in his heart,
but Lucile did not relax
Her chided her
after he had left them
“He loves Lucile,’
others came up to her and he
1
sumed
toward him.
both re
oecame
sister
you,
I don't knov
turning away her
say he has
by women,
a borat
always
fothrop
humming
and
brary
in a
There
her
hood,
lv at
upon
She began
hear heart beats
“Paul,” she said.
“Laicile!” he gaid
“Lucile
I have loved vou so |
“Paul,”
pass
can't
nate
ove you?
very softly, have loved
since the night at the ball.”
“Lacile!
He gathered her in his
“But you were se cold--so indiffer
he said,
ently. “How could you hurt me
“I was afraid,” ghe murmured, “that |
you did not really care. 1 hoped you |
did, and then | remembered your tone
when you said: ‘And this must
little Lucile Felton'*™ His laugh
pres |
807"
i
be
And the children so long separated
wore again upited. New Orleans
Times-Democrat,
THE ARMY'S NAVY.
Eig Fleet Controlled by the Land
Branch of the Service,
Moat persons forget, fays the New
York Times, that the United States
Army maintaing a considerable navy.
In fact, the various departments of
the army own and run nearly 350 craft
of all kinds and sizes, besides tho 50
vessels belonging to the Mississippi
River Commission, which are mainly
run under the direction of the army.
the ahonut is
trans
of these,
public hears most
There
running
rts
“ wing
¥ wiich
has
who
SEVEN CHILDREN IN FIVE YEARS.
Triplets and Two Sets of Twins—All
Rode Freep on a Railroad.
poke
hated
were
Iiren ind}
each other
New York
they
and
Sun
emblod
emall
Seagull Shot With a Cannon.
An interesting illustration of the
hehind
the
men the
uring
naval
guns, as developed
ingpection trip of
ommitteemen on the Uni
ted States Ship Dolpin. has just come
to light. Representative Roberts of
Massachusetts, was of the party. Ap
proaching Gunner's Mate Spoer, of the
ship, Mr. Roberts offered him $1 to
hit a seagull. Spoer took a 40-pound
millimeter Colt's automatic gun. and
after a trial shot he popped a seagull
on the fly at four hundred yards. One
of the representatives was firm in his
declaration that the shot was an acel-
dental one, whereupon Spoer shot an-
other gull at three hundred and fifty
yards. The crowd of astonished wit.
nesses to the feat finally came to the
conclusion that S8poer was the crack
shot of the ship. This 8poer modest:
ly disclaimed, saying, "We've a ship.
sad of ‘em, sir.” Spoer got his dol
lar Washington Star.
Five hundred and sixty thousand
persons in the United States are Je
pendent upon the street cars for sup
rocent
7 fo Ten
ified $A
A Si
Ep]
New York City. —Long coats made |
the severe tailor style
features of the se
worn both
are among
ison and are greg
as separate wraps and
Two Novelties of the
1 sla gira
i i ! i #
Renson.
¢
of the
SHIRT WAIST
wool waist
oot
When the
ing. which
back
to thi
fect
ind a
cut
aon
to the
over
attached
buttoned
the
season that
and
gleeves are fashional
the are
elbows and
straight
of
the
finished
neck is a
The quantity of material
for the medium size is four and three
bighth yards twenty-one inches wide
four and one-fourth yards twenty sey
en inches wide, or two and three
pighth yards forty-four inches wide
All broad shoulder effects are in
vogue, The other very siylish blouse
shown in the large drawing is trimmed
Dove
enffs
tie
small
with
novel stock with
required
waist and sleeves and is
araceful amd smart The model is
made of cerise erepe de chine and is
frimmad with heavy net with ap.
pliques of silk cherries and a ruche of
chiffon, but all materials safficiently
pliable for fine tucks are suitable and
the trimming can be ‘ace or applique
bf any sort. Ihe sleeves are wide and
full over puffs of cream chiffon that
are charming in their effect, but the
tinder sleeves can be of the material
if preferred.
The design ig simplicity itself, all
the effect of elaboration being obtained
by trimming. The lining Is smoothly
fitted and both it and the waist are
closed at the back. The yoke Is sep
ficate, made of combined tucking and
net, and below it the front and backs
kre laid in narrow tucks, those at the
centre front full length, others extend.
lug to yoke depth only. The sleeves
\ & HTN SS!
er fitted
full puffe and which, are
caps below wih h
portions
arranged oy
rt the
to form the
shaped are
ri: i 3 1ire ad
yards twen.
nd one-half
wide
y-four
+ yard of net forty
ard of chiffon and haif a
ag illustrated
Persinon Lamb Trimming.
Koft Graceful Effects,
f {Te
y #3
ile LAA {
gned
cape
all 1
SLURIIOW
does
new
8 fitted
The
de
yoke,
ler seam,
1i81 Drone
down in
line, but the
pleats at their
and the sieeves
at their upper portions,
The
bertha, is cirenlar and
drawn
waist
1 in box
both they
necks providing fulness below
80 giv
The
distance
fall
are
the arms-oy«
effect of fashion
eves are snug for a short
the shoulders, but form
at the where they
wer SCANS,
broad
:
clow
puffs wrists
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is five and three-
FAN 'Y BLOUSE,
four and oue-half yards twenty-seven
Inches wide, or {wo and one-eighth
yards forty-four inches wide, with
three-cighth yards of lace for yoke. i
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