er CER, AE or rh A Dury oF HEARTS ison wo 550 Jie ’ Cou. ROHS \ SAL She was sitting astern, In a pretty frock of blue and white, and a big hat shading her eyes from the sun, She was reading a book while waitiug for the boat to start, The Spray, a small pleasure steamer, tugged at her mooring ropes off Brighton pier, The Honorable Geoffrey Mannering watched, from the deck of the West Pier, this fragile figure of a girl, There was something more than admiration in his gaze, “I've been eaddish enough,” he mut. tered. “The girl is scarcely more than a stranger to me, The loan of an um- brella in a soaking downpour made us acquainted. I should not have presums ed upon such a triviality, but—but"= hoe broke off as the siren of the Spray ghrieked impatiently—"but I fell in Jove with her upon the spot,” he added, “and that's the plain, sweet, madden~ fing truth” A band commenced to play softly under the bridge of the boat. Verna Moore glanced up at the sound, and Ceoffrey turned away swiftly, moving off with long strides. “1 must not go; I must not, really,” he told himself. Heaven forbid that 1 should win her heart!” Verna had ¢ Geoffrey as he turned away. A glow of color swam d 100N into her cheeks, { 1 by a look of ’ snnointment Appointment, ‘Verna Moor had bes as a governess . Bhe mn to Focoy er ow n sent to B from the of an kad met ffrey Manner the first ne. “Yes, I'm in love) hoe here for coming dow n ton t ne For the Hon, Geof- v Mannering was engaged to be ried to Claire Ashberry, baro- s daughter, and an heirs sa, It had 1 ; it had grad- ngagemen ty sted th a fshed, Mannering's resolution had broken down at the last moment. He would make the trip to Worthing after all, . * . * * . ® “Put your hands higher up, Verna, nearer to my neck, We are safe if you keep still.” The swimmer rose on the crest of a long green swell travelling shoreward. A terrible explosion had occurred in the engine room of the Spray. She had sunk in less than fifteen minutes, with her return journey but half ac- complished. There had been no panie, but her two boats were filled to the very gunwales with their human freight, Six men were venturing to swim to meet the boats, putting off from the shore. Geoffrey Manncring was one of them. He had assured Verna of his ability to save her If she would trust herself to him rather than to the overladen boats, Verna kept perfectly still, Her feet trailing in the water gave her a terrls fying sensation as of floating upon in. finite depth. The strong frame of the swimmer supporting her moved forward with its steady strokes, How calm he seem. ed; how confident! At that moment loved him most; yet at that moment she knew that she might never be his. On the ret Geoffrey had his confession. urn journey to pri told her He ghton all; : had ss: “IT WAS NOT GOOD words which Claire spoke to him, “l have always liked you” she bad | h your > wi ashing sald, “and am willing to become wife; yet I must tell you that anoth- er—-you need not know his name awake a feeling deeper than liking, and claimed my heart. But there were stacles in the way; my parents ca between us, and he went abroad, pr ising never to so¢ again.” Again the Spray shrieked for passengers for her trip to Worthin Bhe would start in five m Geot frey hesitated. A band was lald upon his shoulder, and a voice sald, speaking in a low tone: “Why, Mannering, is It you Geoffrey turned H face with an exceedingly man “Molyneux-—you!" “Hush! for heaven's sake!" lated the other, ture “Ah! Yon watched—as usual? Bull your deep and perilous | gncs? “i I'm in a bad fx, a tight corner iust hide for a spell” “What ingland? In Brighton? 1} I oi wi # tr Qe ) La toi nutes, face to andsome expostu ng pale Yi8 years back, A political ho steals a secret from the Aus might as well be In Vesuvius on Austrian soll, sande" “No, you are wrong, I'm wanted In England, Certain papers | obliged the German Government with, You under stand? Geoffrey drew back, his face flushed with anger “What!” Le exciaimed, you stooped so low as that?” “A fortune was io It." “You traitor!” “Curse it! Speak quietly. to no nationality. [I serve all who ask mo. You kaow that, Come, hide me somewhere! For old times’ sake!” A bell clanged on board the Bpray. Geoffrey snatched at his ecard onan, scribbling a line, “There,” he sald, “go to the Hotel O-, give my man that eard. He'll look or you until I come” Geoffrey. If “A thousand thanks, over" The sentence was left unfin iI belong Ashberry once m re | a it in V lenna—whers BYE AFTER ALL!" with cold. The girl's welght which h fel t so light at first, now pressed lower and lower . The sea kept over his face. Onward he am, though drawing now upon that hob gth which pair will give, At a furlong from the shore he was seen boat turned his way. Then came 10 to keep afloat. He was rd with his burden it of utter exhaustion shoreward gave hi er strength, With his own hands he | 1 Verna into a cab They were driven to ner lodgings In Ola Steyne. He her in his as and gave her one long, passionate ) Then, with a& repressed sob, he | her He wa never to meet vin. od : » — uty, and 0G | hotel, Lt was afte every Cones { rolled alc ) | Brunswick lawns t« front at a mad speed motor ear. The driv at his side, close! Hearcely perceiving Geoffrey erossed in fr fi shout and a furious be w from a horn | made him look up as he dashed for ward, Surely he knew the driver? And that velled lady? Something in the poise of her body suggested a name-—-but no, he told himself that he was half silly, nearly dropping with fatigue Geoffrey staggered Into his rooms His valet met him just in time to save bim from falling For at that mo ment his senses left him, and he lost consciousness, * LJ * * » L » It was an hour before the aceldent which sank the Spray in six fathoms off Brighton beach Richard Molyneux, exarmy officer, gamenter, spy, ducllist, walted in much perturbation In Geoffrey's private sit ting room at the Hotel Cee, Molyneux noticed that the space be tween the portico grounds and the distant sen was patrolled by a gene ticmanly-looking fellow, de mn . DOK firey turn of age moo ion ind of carr ad. By the along the came a powerful a man, and ed, sat a lady. the rushing oar nt of It, A loud R wring rr Was “Again!” growled Molyneux, “I seem unable to give that brute the slip.” Through the open window he heard the roar of a motorcar, It ceased as it drew near to the building. Up and down paced the fugitive, fuming and fretting. Suddenly he turned swiftiy, The door was open, and he heard the volce of Geoffrey's servant: “No, he will not be long, madam; and if you will wait-—ah, I had for gotten,” A well-dressed and beautiful figure entered the room, Seeing Molyneux, she uttered a sry of astonishment, Molyneux, whose feelings never bw trayed him, dismissed him with a couple of words. Then he faced the newcomer; he took her hands; he looked 1ong and ardent ly into her face, which paled, then purned with erimson, “Claire! You here? After all these years!” The woman trembled, In a moment the deeps of a passion she believed sho had sealed forever, broke forth. Sho clung, almost fainting, to his broad shoulders. Richard Molyneux it was whom she had loved in the past, He exercised an extraordinary fascination over Claire Ashberry. “1 came to sco Geoffrey,” plained hurriedly. “I am Hastings, He expected me at Briga- ton to-day. I came over to tell him that I must defer my visit. That is all. And you—you—what are you do {ing here, in this room? Geoffrey's room?” “Didn't you friend of mine?” “A friend-—to you?” Claire dls ed herself fi those arms, she ex- staying 2 know that he was a nm strong ran at the rear of nute later they were ule down the King's Road. o * . * * “You mean that a to tell me wusly, I have b ' lays? » th ar r. the good Lord that 11, Oe 2 Ty roach And, leaning over he hair uddenly, he w= pered | ont A it was not good-bhyo-—-after all! _ LION AGAINST 7568p. Greater Bravery Shown By the Smaller Animal, The owner of a onering elreus tray eling through the West this summer found himself in sore straits through the death of a mn advertised lion which was the star attraction of the show, With a fertility born of ne cossity he advertised In the nearby mpers for a “brave man” A pood ich trapping Irisaman applietl for the po sillon. A | “My pet lion has Just died.” sald the showman, “and [I will give you $6 a day If you will robe yourself in his |8kin and go through his tricks. All you have is two performances a day | cash money.” The Irishman readily assented to the proposition and being of bright wit and intelligence soon learned all that was required of him The first afternoon of the show he went through the paces well, enclosed in a large iron cage and occasionally emitting a roar to startle the guileless countrymen. In the evening the man ager thought he would eap the climax by announcing to the audiences that be would place the lion in the cage. On hearing this the son of Erin was terrified beyond comprehension However, with trembling steps he wes into the tiger's cage, but at once crept up Into a corner, praying to himself “Faith, God help me in this terrible trouble” he moaned. “"Kape away from me the scratches of the big eat” “G'wan” roplied the tiger, “phwat yor snaking up there like that, ain't meself too a wearer of the green? —-— Flight of Balloons, On his recent visit at Ostend, the Shah of Persia had a whole lot of fun when he cut a string holding 100 toy balloons which a woman was offering for sale, He laughed heartily at her distress, but later paid her amply for his Joke, turned to the servant and | Experieuce of an Old-Timer io the Wilds of Idaho, “In the winter of '67,” said an old miner, now In Uncle Bam's service, at Washington, * 1 was living in a cabin by myself in the mountains of Idaho, about seven miles from Idaho City, my nearest and only neighbor the postmaster, an Irishman and bachelor, who kept the toll house be tween Idaho City and the adjolulng mountain towns, “My cabin was about to the East, directly mountains, The snow which had falling at intervals for several 4, Jay about 10 feet on a level my cabin, and my only thod of travel was by snow shoes, “1 had made my tri-weekly run to sco If the stage had brought any let ters to the toll house for me; and while adjusting my snow shoes, pre para tory starting back, I heard a bellowing and pawing. A Texas steer, w bi ch had separated himself from the herd which had lately passed toward the town, was angrily thaking his head at me about 100 feet distant, He had run past the house from the rond up the little straight path which Pat had kept open to his spring, and after drink ing and turning around, had become bewildered, the snow being at least eight feet deep on either side of the + phi two miles among the | been to pa Ug wns my direct route home, and if T had kept on top of the could not have pursued me, [ my schoolboy days re moved my snow shoes two little fey angles with her and a red to a from two although snow, he the cabin dismay fastened the out tiger's | i off ti woollen hirt a rnely most of! down vantage, 1 from utly Deve my point thanked r fails to drunken men devo a) good and fool watcl WHEN LOST IN THE WOODS. If You Have Have Axe an + You: May Not a Bad Time, tha w= M : 5 not an ’ t to do and mping d do Irse on It fine leaving tha satis — tourses and ha Ye passed, that ir you other landmarks Then make must stay out all alone In the woods, It Is mo matter, but likely an Interesting ad venture, [aving recovered your men tal balance, take note of the lay of the land around you, the direction of its drainage, the character of its vegeta tion, and the hospitalities that it offers {to a night-bound traveler, In the way | of drinking water, sound down wood natural shelter and browse Then blaze a tree on four sides—make big blazes that can be seen from any di rect Do this even though there be several hours of daylight ahead. and al though you have no present Intention of staying here; for you do know that this spot Is only so many hours from camp by back trail, and that you may have good reason to return to it “Now try to get an outlook over the surrounding country. In flat woods this will be difficult. If you can risk climbing a tall tree do so. Belect one that you ean climb, and having gained your outlook, note the compass direc tion of wate reourses and other land narks, mapping thems on a bit of paper, for a Jost man's memory Is treacherons The courses of small fireams show where the main valley len. Decide where to go, take the com pass direction, note how the sun strikes it, and descend “Now, as you travel, make bush | marke by making blazes on trees or {breaking a shrub bere and there along the trail, so you will easily follow your war back should you have to pass the night in the woods ™ night, m —_— Americans Going to Mexico. During the last two years over 1.500 immigrants from Oklahoma and other parts of the Southwest have located in the single State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, They have made a settlement known as the Blaylock Colony, Per west of Escandon on the Gulf 18 way, and have built churches, sehool houses and stores, and enjoy gg fullest liberty of action. So it seems that Americans are crossing the sonthern BS oe act, We te as you | up your mind | killing | COFFEE DOES HURT Make the trial yourself—leave off Coffee 10 days and use POSTUM FOOD COFFEE in its place, That’s the only way to find out. Postum is a sure rel cofice and use health, for the You may TH until INK you kn after the trial. e membet r “There’s a Reason.’ Cet the little book, “The Road to Wellsville,” in each phe THE RACYCLE SPROCKETS Like No. 2 Grindstone are Hung Between the Bearings Met (Bicycles) Nez (¥Ratyele) / Which Stone will Turn Easier? The Racycle Rides Further with one-quarter less work MIAMI CYCLE & MFC. CO. 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