"THE EXILE. By L. M. Montgomery We told her that her far-off shore was bleak and dour to view, that her sky was dull and mirk while ours was smiling blue. only sighed in answer, “It even as ye say, But oh, the ragged - the sun bursts gray!” And She is when the splendor through We brought her dew-wet roses from our fairest summer bowers, bade her drink thelr fragrance, we heaped her lap with flow ors, only sald with eves that yearned, “Oh, if ye might have brought pale umscented blossoms by my father's lowly cot!” We She The We bade ber listen gang so madly sweet, dimpled at her feet. ok,” she cried, “I weary for the music wild that stirs When keens the mournful western wind among my native firs!™ “But We told her she had faithful friends and loyal hearts anear, We prayed her take the fresher loves, we prayed her be of cheer. ve are kind and true” she wept, “but wo's me for the grace tenderness that shines upon my mother's wrinkled face!" —Youth's Companion, "Oh, of BRASS RDRB ISGP RORSNPND BARBARA'S ESCAPE BY HELEN FORREST ORAVES, “Engaged, really and actually ew gaged! It is a strange sort of feeling, and yet it isn't unpleasant!” Barbara Esmond stood in the dle of the room, one slender poised by Mts forefinger om the table, the other holding back the tresses from her pure, low brow, was very beautiful, ing style of beauty, gant room she one of a pearl in its satin Black-eyed and biack-haired, creamy skin, fine-grained as velvet, and straight, delicatelychiseled fea- tures, bers was an ty, yet strangely years She and in that ele. might have casket. fascinat old, and It was a new fe : a as as it was ing engaged to leaf in the Eighteen be married! of Ii fon book sensat ful. *1 wish I had a mothe a Jovi Ya Barbara, derstand my own if 1 do love himas I » man I intend to make Husband!” she added, shudder. “The word im deal And Harry my husband!” Barbara was estless, : bars ence: captured yet half novel to, or ED ing, tender, restiessly scarcely un- ings 1 wonder should love the my ns band with a little lies a Millbrook is fee] great to be lke a flutte of newly-caged ring against prisoned exist. with her own tolls, disposed to break away solitude and Independence once Mr. Henry Milbrook, troubled with no such vague ideas He had won the heart of Miss Es mond, the heiress, and rather more consequence to him. had won the right to ghare her wealth “I'm a fellow of talent,” mused Mr. Millbrook, “and fellows of talent nev- er could endure work like mon ca~ horses. Therefore It fol lows that I must have money: but, possessing none of my own, I must marry the article. And. although 1 object to red hair and crooked spines, I am quite willing to accept the in. cumbrance of a beautiful girl along with sald cash!” That was the her more, 4 to decidedly practical Millbrook contemplated his approach: ing felicity! of romance and soft, ings for Barbara's ear alone, and she, like any enthusiastic girl of eighteen, believed him. She told no one of the precious se- cret enshrined in her heart: have seemed almost like desecration: but her lover was by no means so delicate, “So you're to be married, Hal!” sald Mr. Joseph Piercy, at the club, “Yes, I'm going to be married: to a cool hundred thousand, too,” answer- ed Mr. Milbrook, rubbing his hands. “Who Is It? “Oh, the lady, you mean?” “Yes, ‘1 mean the lady.” “It's old Esmond’s daughter.” “What, the star-eyed Barbara? “Exactly so.” “1 congratulate yom, old fellow,” “Much obliged,” answered Mr. Mil brook, indifferently pulling his mus tache. “I flatter myself it's a pretty good speculation for a fellow that travels on his good looks alone.” “1 wish she had a sister for me,” observed Mr. Piercy, “I don't. I can’t afford to go halves in the cash.” There was a general laugh among the youths of fashion in the clubroom at this scintillation of wit, and Mr. Millbrook leisurely sauntered out. “1 promised she should have my picture,” thought Mr. Harry, “and 1 suppose the cheapest place I can have it done is at the gallery of that poor devil of an artist in Grove street, 1 guess I'll go around there.” It was hard for so exquisitely got ten up a youth as Mr. Milbrook to be compelled to hide his light under the bushel of go obscure a street as that toward which he now bent his foot. eteps, “but ‘ecanomy was Just at pres- ent something of an object with this modern Apollo of ours. i ~ Signor Fernelli, the artist, was at home, a dark, courteous little Italian, with a wife and seven small children, and very glad he was to receive Mr. Milbrcok’s order. “On ivory, 1 sup- pose, sir? “Yes, 1 suppose so. It's dreadfully expensive,” thought Harry, with a grimace; “but engaged girls must have their way, of eourse.” As he sat walting for Blgnor Fer nelli to bring out some specimens of his art, to select the most appropri: ate size and style, he saw through the open door a dark silk dress brush by, and the pure, clear profile of a face that he well knew. Barbara Esmond’s face, “Hello! oars " sjaculated our hero. “Fer- nelli, who the deuce is that young lady, and bow came she here?” “That young lady, signor, brown dress, and the beautiful and the head like the goddess Diana?” “Yo” “It is the ine Delatour, upstairs; twice of the week, and word, like a nightingale.” “Who is Pauline Delatour?" “A signor, whp sews on dresses: but day she will come out on the she will sing at the opera.” mistress of Paul- she ines sings, musle my poor girl, one stage Hilbrook stared at Signor demented. Harry Fernelll “Which “ll { tion t {ke one did you say, sir?” think I'll make a selec I will call! tomorrow.” And Mr. Milbrook rushed headlong { downstairs, greatly the surj { Signor Fernelil. “The | self, as | street. self who glze don’t day. to deuce!” to him- he with he ejaculated strode along the difficulty restraining him- tumbling over the swarmed on the mistress? Giving as that. Upon my preciously near being So it's all wealth of hers, to entrap a hus- My stars! hair stand head I saw thr «trategem before 1 escape.” He lifted beads of head. “No. i mond.” he muttered {a bitter, sarcastic Bnwr his lips “I am not quite fool thank goodness.” Esmond had fluttered up the narrow staircase, 1 of the from lessons in word, taken show | music | such a I've come in and i and and band it's noe for! that going r ren gth of it. , make feilow's done pretense, she on th ne st was enough t the | straight a iy i the Pp on a thing it Was ugh Was past and wiped from hat wr hia Fharn pers] fis ore- you don’t, Miss {io y gmiie himself ath as that Barbara i Hghtly unconscious al eyes that were Fernelli's entered a above A SWeel noting her, through Signor partially opened door, and I room amall in the story young girl, pale with a her sowing by OK 9) brighte as spar ituelle the window She the delicate figure “Miss Esmond, it | to remember «Not at all { worshiper, Pauline, face, sat at ned in is so kind of you punctually.” kind I am a gen i 1 hav and I Dave up came me so ius dis covered : in vou.” ‘How shall yer pay you, Miss | Esmond?” “By Heaven Nay, nay, wing out a cultivating the upon | has bestowed Pauline, am pet whim “And the piano, that you sent { here. Oh, Miss Esmond, one of Heav- {en's angels could hardly be more gen- t erous!” “Hush, hush, Pauline! I mever thought, when first you singing at your work, { and paused to listen to the flute-like notes, that you would be halfway | through the exercise book In less than six months When you sing at the opera | shall be the first to throw bouquets at your feet” Pauline looked with shy brightness at her benefactor Would that time | ever come? The lesson was longer than usual that day. Pauline and Miss Esmona | were both deeply Interested and it was nearly twilight before Barbara { emerged from the house, closely | veiled and walked swiftly through the darkening streets. “There's a note. for you, Miss Bar. bara,” said her hopsekeeper, as she went down to rest a minute or two in the reception-room of her own mansion before she laid off her things, “A note? Let me see it. When did it come?” “About fiftean minutes ago, A little boy brought it” “Light the gas, please, Mrs. Moore, and take these wrappings upstairs.” A soft rose-tint flushed over Bar- bara’s cheek as she recognized Harry Milbrook’'s handwriting. She broke the seal and glanced eagerly at its contents: but as she read the soft, crimson flush died away Into pallor. It was very, very brief, but cruel a blow. Migs Esmond,” It read, commenc- ing curtly and sternly, instead of the “Dearest Barbara” she had expected, “allow me to claim back the troth I have plighted to you, 1 had sup- posed, whon 1 engaged mysell to you that 1 was about to ally myselt to a lady, not a music-mistress in Grove Street, It will scarcely be worth while for you to reply to this letter, as 1 can never, under any cir cumstances, forgive the deceit that has been practiced on me, Therefore, I shall take it for granted that all relations are ended between your self and Yours very respectfully, “H. MILLBROOK.” Barbara dropped the insulting lev ter with a sparkle In her black eyes, you but fol} » too, begin your { lesson {1 heard miss, as » a curve 6 her ip. which were Wonks rously eloquent, and as it lay on the carpet she ground It down into the deep purple pile with her contemptu- ous foot. “The puppy!” she mutt tween her get teeth: ‘the poltroon! How could | fancied for a single loved him? Reply to this letter? Of course, I shall not reply to it." And Miss Esmond walked upstairs, carrying her head high in the alr, far, far beyond the reach of Harry Mil brook's petty spite, That young man was seated at his breakfast next morning when Rufus Kenward lounged in. “Hello, Millbrook! [I've just heard a little item about your ladylove, Miss smond, that is, to my mind, better than all her bonds and mortgages What do you think? She's giving singing-lessons to my wife's little amatress, one Pauline Delatour, because the child has a grand voice and can't afford to have it cultivated. 1 wish you could hear Pauline rave benefactress. 1 think her would satisfy even Really, it fress like perform ered, be. miserable ever have second that I table enthusiasm true lover's ten that daughter stoops 10 some a task that.” Harry Millbrook chocolate cup and was glassy eves at Mr, K “Why, what's the ed that “N—nothing “Dyspepsia, “NO I Harry had that your isn't Esmond’'s 80 Ogi ear of- an he old as had set down his staring nward demand. ortly matter?” gentleman, oh? tell you made ¢ was lik deuce suct he was in demanded cf satis {1 ried along residence, The the nole—Ba boy might not have rbara might jt-—there “might nots.” try his “Is luck, ev 1 Esmond at home?” housekeeper, who came ! ’ wished me Wag never at Wrestling. elve years Forsent od scored to the crown vict later bout of Gotoh Farmer” the 8 1 and aspir Way vanced trie ¥ from and finally big Tom out of form and decision in Worcester ly had no meritorious ciaim quest, cach man had a fall and Jenkins complained of ailment in his leg and left the mat in a heipless condition However, Jenkins ed his crown at Buffalo a few after, throwing the French Canadian in two straight falls. Gotch then feated Jenking after a seesaw of bouts, Gotch's by DBeell New Orleans was a shock ling foHowers, but the hig lad quickly retrieved himself by floor. ing his lighter opponent in two straight falls in Kansas City recently Frank will do to keep his riva's down in future. Of course, accidents similiar to the one Gotch is said to have received will lay the best of them out, but wrestling students know that CGotun at present has nn peer in America, and when he is boat ¢n the affair 3 bound i» create sas pleion. His dafeat by Beell was 1a stantly followed by cries of “Fake!” “It's Gotch's turn next!” and other yelps which are sure to knock the good old winter sport down and out if allowed to circulate Washington Post, caught was given the MelLeod reals in a oon. as rons regain months 1 gories At to wrest Humboldt defeat well A Doubtful Question. Superintendent Mclaren, of San Francisco's system of public parks was inspecting the work of restor: ing Union square to its former beau ty, now that the little 8t. Francis has been removed. “I'm for heavin' this un out; it's a bum little bush” remarked a gare dener with a brogue, “Which one?” inquired McLaren. “You don't mean this beautiful little Scotch heather? All it needs is more water and it will grow as tall as you are.” “You're not very tall yourself, Mr, Molaren.” ‘ “Not extraordinarily so.” “1 say, Mr. McLaren,” reflectad the gardener, thoughtfully, “did you ever try water yourself?”--8an Francisco Chronicle, No Machinery Lissd. “But,” protested Mrs. Newliwed, “1 don't see why you ask 25 cents a half peck for your beans, The other wan only wanted 15 cents.” “Yea'm,” repMed the huckster, “but these here beans o' mize e 3 all hand pleked. "Philadelphia Press BY TELEGRAPH Dormestic fllustration of the efficiency school fire drill was furnished An the the biggest industrial school the East Side, New in less than two minutes after a slight fire in a chimney. None of the scholars is over seven years, while many are less than four, As a result of being shot while a passenger on a Pullman traveling from Columbus, 8. C., to Augusta, Ga., former Judge O. W, died in a hospital at Augusta. investigation of the it was accidental, the shot having apparently been fired by boys playing with a rifle on The that Judge Rich- of Chicago, released retary ard 8 a boy that the lad would enlist in the Navy Passenger trains in the subway under the Bast River were stalled pearly an hour in darkness and smoke owing to a fire way tunnel, The North cf the Navy Tuthili, German Lloyd liner from being sent to the botton as the result of a collision in the fog off quarantine, New York, with the British tramp Crown of Castle Mrs. Mabel Woodham Neeley Kalamazoo, whose infant son died of pneumonia while being treated by mental healers, 8 under arrest charged with mansiaughter. Frank C. Marrin, convicted .in Philadelphia of using the malls defraud, was sentenced to four years imprisonment and to pay a fine of $5,000 The drawn in Georgla from being Honey Postmaster David J. Smith, of West Nyack, N. J., single-handed, drove off three burglars who had dynamit- ed the office safe The town of Braham, Minn. the Great Northern Rallroad, miles from Minneapolis, was wiped out by fire Former Pre ly celebrated h seventy day at Lakewood, N. J. cellent health Every cotton in will announce a 10 per redaction The home 1ilis, farmer near Louisville, was by night riders Mr Bryan celebrated his ¢ighth birth 1 speeches in ( The United Mine Workers’ tion took which will general soft coal strike Teachers’ salaries are re- duced in Mobile to meet the loss of school funds formerly derived (rom saloon licenses Daniel LeRoy cape Southern Railway has with- funds from all its banks to prevent attachments served on the road's its on 60 nt Cleveland quiet. first birth- He is in ex- island WARE Rhode cent on a tobacco burned forty- two } Ling makiag da) ul ‘hieago conven- avert a action to be Dresser, former president of Trust Company of the Republic, New York, was arrest- ed, charged with misappropriating $4,000 of the bank's funds. He was paroled in custody of his counsel Jere Knode Cooke, the unfrocked rector who eloped with Floretta Whaley, says he is earning a week's pay for a week's work as a painter and decorator Governor Hughes has appointed Chief Judge Charles Andrews to in- vestigate the Jerome charges Raymond Hitcheoock, the was acquitted of one of the of assaulting young girls Tammany Hall has dropped Bourke Cochran, alleging that he is not a Democrat Mrs. Beulah Angeles, Cal. 40 days Attorney General Jackson has re- sumed hie attack on the Ice Trust. rs La € actor, charges Hawkins, of Los has been in a trance Foreign The German Emperor has dismis- ped his cousin, Prince Joachim Al- brecht, from the army, temporarily exiled him from Germany and warned him never to show himself at court again because he persists in his at- tentions to Marie Sulzer, the actress, despite the fact that he has not as Colonial Secretary Deruburg, of Germany, in a speech on the colon- fal budget, foreshadowed the organi- zation of better governments for the ministration. ruzzi, who Is reported engaged United States Senator Elkins, Rome in February rather mysterious ly, and though he promised to send his address to the King, he falled to do so. it is reported that the contemplated tour of America and urope this summer. many to the Prince. 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