fcfefcligTSSKSJgliv ff'mwtrJ9f"iYr vC Ws? c r. 1 i. r THE HORIOF AFRICA. Plans of Young Chanler, "Who Goes to Explore the land of the Gallas. THEY UEYER SAW WHITES, And Their Neighbors, the Somalis, Never Permitted Any to Land. AN INLAND SKA ON THE BILLS. The Eipedition Has Many Strong Points Compared With Others. SOME CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEOGRAPHY nfimiX rOK TEI DISPATCH.1 HE late Captain Bur- H i ton said five years ago f V that Terr few white men had ever entered the mTsterionsretrions vyyr' i of the Somal and Gal sj aS ia 'witnont feeling a r i inife or spear. A lit tle earlier, Captain "Wharton, of the Royal Ifavy, landed on the Somali coast to sur vey the harbor of Kis imayn. His officers had hardly set up their inxtrnmpnto - ' when they were sud denly surrounded by fierce natives, armed with spears, who said to them: "You go; we cannot allow you here;" and the inhos pitable people literally carried the officers and their instruments and rifles down to the boat, which they pushed off, and then !i. Utlt.. . waved '"goodby." On the water the British carried on their coast survey, while 5.000 natives sat alone the shore. At night the beach was alive with fires, turning darkness into daylight, so that no boat from the ship could reach the land without detection. A Jfervr Tonne American. A -wealthy youn;; American, "William Astor Chanler, left London on June 4, hop ing to spend two years in this forbidden land and to clear up Its geographic myster ies. He has been in Africa before as a Ximrod, hunting big game around the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, and on the ele vated plains of East Africa. But this is his debut as an explorer, and the vonng man, not yet 25 years old, has a mo3t ambitious project in view. He has with him the costliest outfit an explorer ever took to Africa. His only white com rade is Lieutenant von Hohnel.'an Austrian army officer, who, with Count Teleki, was the first to push successfully into Gallaland from the south. His caravan will number 200 men at the start, and every dollar of the expense for a journey of abont 3,500 miles, which Mr. Chanler thinks will occupy two years, is paid from his private resources. He is a brother-in-law of Amelie Rives Chanler, and has a home in New York City filled with the trophies of his African V-nntB. He has been seen very little in New TTcSr&. however, for since he was ffradnsiei? ,f at Harvard he has given full bent to his love for sport, and most of the time has been chasing the elephant and bnffalo in African jungles. Other Famous Man Failed Hen.. Mr. Chanler has started now for the least know;? part oi Africa, a region stretching 1,200 miles from Cape Guardafui to the upper Nile, and of which scarcely more than a fringe has been revealed to us. He will attempt to win laurels in a field where "Von der Decken, Luceran, Sacconi, Fana josi and others have lost their lives, and where a dozen explorers like Miles, Hilde brand, Graves, Bevoil, James and Borelli have failed completely, or met with only moderate success. A sincle sheet of one of the largest maps of Africa embraces an area of 90.000 souare miles in this region, and not one ceographio fact shown on mis Eiieei is Dasea upon anv thing better than hearsay information; and our maps of the "unknown horn of Africa" would be even more barren of detail than they are if it had not been for the tireless industry of the Rev. Thomas "Wakefield, a missionary, whu.living on the East coast sinoe 1865, has lost no opportunity of collecting all sorts of information about Gallaland from natives who have straggled down to the sea. The large mass of manuscript notes he placed in the hands of Dr. Bavenstein, the leading authority on Africa in England, Types 0 Gallai. has been a mine for geographers, though, of of course, its information is not of the high est value, nor so accurate as to make good mapping possible. Iiorde of Unknown Agriculturists. Wakefield's industry, however, and the glimpses explorers have caught of regions to which hostile natives bar access, have shown that, in spite of the semi-desert character of a part of Somaliland and of the country North of Mt Kenia, most of this expanse consists of fertile and elevated plateaus, densely peopled here and there by tribes that a're rich in horses, asses. camels, sheep and cattle. We have reasons to believe that in some of these Galla tribes men and women work together in the fields; that thousands of these primitive farmers, who never saw a white man, till the soil WIii ,nat'Te plows drawn by oamels or bullocks; and in a rough way we knew a little about the drainage systems, the mountain ranges and the regions where game is abundant or scarce. A great lake is said to exist somewhere northeast of Lake Budolf, and Chanler hopes to find it or prove it a myth. "We know, at least, that it is an exceedingly interesting country, and there is reason to hope that the young American will be more successful than his predecessors. It is snp posed that the Somalis and Gallas number about 6,000,000 peonle. They are not negroes, though the Western tribes hares, strong infusion of neero blood, while in the East they have mixed with Arab stoolc. They are undoubtedly of Hamltio stock, a 'great family of which the Egyptians are the most Important member. Whether they Originated In Asia or the Dark Continent is i IT a point upon which philologists and eth nologist differ; bnt their languages cer tainly bear some striking resemblances to the Semitio tongues of Asia. The Second Mountain of Africa. Chanler will begin his journey at the mouth of the Tana river, and until he comes within sight of the great snow-crowned mountain Kenia, through whose gentle northern slope the equator passes, he will follow in the footsteps of Pigott and Peters. He carries a good mountaineering outfit, and he hopes to reach the top of the great mountain, about 18,500 feet high, whose crowning 2,000 feet have thus far baffled ex plorers. Nest to Kiltoa-Njaro this is the greatest mountain in Africa. For his journey north of Kenia, Chanler will have resources and advantages' which, it is hoped, will greatly contribute to his success. He will take inland a large num ber of camels to carry his baggage, thus economizing the strength of bis men. "When Count Teleki discovered Lake Budolf his men carried 60 to 90 pounds each on their backs, and 50 of them succumbed during the terrible march. Suppose his camels be come useless on the unaccustomed, moist, hot journey up the Tana. In that case Chanler knows, what Teleki did not know, that in Marsabit, a few days north of Mount Kenia, lives a large tribe that is rich in camels, and before the carivan leaves the mountain efforts will be made to replenish the stock of draught animals from Marsabit His 200 men not being exhausted as weight carriers, and having 170 improved guns, MbCTlJpJtitrtMm T&m (JSw MARSABTT-Sr ''Jll ' 1 CHAXLEB'S ROUTE will be in a position to overawe hostility by force if they cannot disarm it by kindness. The Stroncest Party Erer Orjaniied. No exploring party, comparable in strength with Chanler's, has ever entered ths Somal and Galla countries it we except Teleki's, and his men were crushed to earth by heavy loads. The Somalis alirays ex pect that European parties will come to them directly from the coast and are pre paredto resist them before the expeditions are fairly organized and disciplined. Chan ler will approach these nomads unexpect edly from the land side, and his force, having been together under arms a year, should be an effective military body whose guns, if unhappily need be, will probably make them irresistible. Chanler has better knowledge than any of his predecessors of the sorts of trade goods required by travelers in the regions he will try to cross. An explorer may have (Treat quantities of clots and beads, but be is a begtrar if they are not in demand. The Massai, for instance, want no cloth that is not made up into war dresses. When Teleki reached the Beshiat Gallas north of Lake Budolf. he was in straits though he had an abundance of goods. The one thing needful, blue beads of the size of peas, he did not have. South ot the lake also his goods did not meet with approval. Tobacco was what the people wanted, and if he had had the weed to sell he might have bought hundreds of cattle and camels. Bas a Very Able Assistant Besides having in all respects the finest equipment ever taken into that part of Africa, and one that is better adapted also for the requirements of the country, the voung American has the advantage, in Lieutenant von Hohnel, of a thoroughly tried and competent explorer who, it is be lieved, with his experience and peculiar fit ness can succeed it success is attainable. If the explorers are fortunate the most interesting discoveries are probable. Be sides the big lake which is rumored to exist there are reports of active rolcanos ot whose location we hare only the haziest ides. There are also some very unusual hydrographio problems to determine. Both Teleki and ron Hohnel assert that the large lake Budolf has no visible outlet; and yet its water, while slightly brackish, is palatable,and the thirsty caravan drank long and deep ot it when they first reached the brink. Sweet water lakes without a risible outlet are a rare phenomenon and usually occur in regions undermined by caverns with which the lakes have hidden connec tion. Whether the waters of Lake Budolf hare such means of exit is not yet known, but it is more probable that their compara tive sweetness is due to the fact that dur ing the four months of floods, the great quantity of water suddenly poured into the basin, causing au enormous' overflow upon the flat northern shores, carrying with it a large part of the salts that would otherwise make tne waters undrinkable. May Bare to Walt for Bain. Lake Stefanie, a little east, is bitter salt. It is probable that for a considerable dis tance to the east of these lakes the party will be able to advance only during the rainy season owing to the scarcity of water at other times. Another peculiarity ot Lake Bddolf is that its shallow northern waters hare a yellow tinge, while in the southern part of the lake the water is dark blue, whence comes the native name Basso Norok, or Black Lake. Stephanie is Basso Naebor, or White Lake, The explorers will thoroughly investigate these interesting lakes. They will try to learn the truth about the big Bass river, which, the natives say, flows into the lake from the north, though no white man has yet seen it They will ascertain if the Omo river, which Borelli followed for some dis tance south, really empties into the Nian amm, the other northern affluent of the lake. Then they will march several hun dred miles east-northeast through a country as unknown 'as any in the world. It is Chanler's purpose to find the headwaters of the Juba, and than to follow that most im- Eortant of all - the rirers in "the unknown orn" from its source to the sea. Not long ago a great lake called the Samburu was indicated on all the maps. It was entirely wiped out by the investi gations of Teleki, and the name is now applied to a district of the country. If the expedition succeeds it may greatly change our preconceived notions of a vast territory now known only by hearsay. Eighteen Months in the Dark. On the march to the Jnba's headquarters Chanler is almost oertain to meet many thousands of Gallas who have never seen a unite man and have hardly heard.that such beings exist The wide distribution of this family is shown by the fact that along the Tana river, on the threshold of his journey, he will first encounter Gallas. When on the last stretob, homeward bound down the Juba, the party will see all they want of the wild Somalia. It is the opinion both of Chanler and von Hohnel that these people, instead at tiring to drive them back toward the lake region," to inoite ineir mortal enemies, tne (Dallas, against them, will be glad to get rid ot their visitors as soon as possible by aiding them in their Journey to the sea. If this large programme of dlsoovsrv can be carried out the party probably will be THE entirely cut off from communication with the outer world for at least 18 months. Cykus CL Apamh. THE POOS 1ST LASOS CITIES. Philanthropists, Instead of Bettering Their Condition, Bring; More Into Them. The overwhelming tendency of modern life is toward the cities, writes Joseph Kirkland, in Scribntr' Magazine. It almost seems as if they would have to be walled about in order to keep in the country the proportions four-fifths at least which must remain there in order to provide food for all. Everything done "to alleviate the condition of the poor in great cities" works in the direction of bringing more into them; and no argument or persuasion, or more solid consideration of betterment, prevails to get them out after onee immersed in the pleasurable excitement of gregarious exist ence; they would rather starve in a crowd than grow fat in quietude especially if the "crowd" is sprinkled with aromatic "charity." Humanity, like other semi-fluids, mores in the line ot least resistance and most pro pulsion. Idleness drilts toward where com miseration and alms-giving are most gen erous and unquestioning; love of -drink to ward where beer and liquor are most plenti ful. The free soup kitchen is a profitable neighborfor the saloon. Labor is a blessing I1T EAST AFRICA. in disguise; and a free gift is often a dis guised curse. Then is a part of the preralent philan thropic feeling, though cominsr from the noblest part of our nature, tainted with sen timentality and sensationalism? Is it, to a certain extent, the vagary of good men and women who, consciously or unconsciously, regard physical labor as only a necessary evil? Is it part ot the new creed which sees in drink not the cause but the con se ntience of want and misery? Quien sabe? At any rate, if any statement shonld be made of the Western aspeot of the matter as it appears to men who regard duly paid toil as the condition of well-being, whioh statement did not present this possibility as at least an obtruding suspicion, it wonld be false and defective. LEAB5 10 6WH. It Should Be the First Lesson Taufht In Physical Culture. A whole sermon might be preached on the folly of going upon the water without know ing how to swim from a sad occurrence at Bangor during the recent cyclone that swept over Northern New England, says the Worcester Spy. ' Prof. Charles E. ' Adams and his sister were on the Penobscot river steamer that was lifted bodily from the water and cap sized. Prof. Adams was rescued with great difficulty, while his sister was drowned. Now, here was a man who has been an ath lete for years, and a gymnasium instructor ever since he left college in 1884, and who, next fall, will go into one ot the most prominent universities of the West as pro fessor of physical culture, and yet he is not able to swiml Such an accident ought to call the atten tion of those who are moving so earnestly to meet the growing demand for physical education to the serious defect that is now prevalent Boys and young men are trained in all the wavs that go to make them strong and able to make their way In life with, rigorous strength, but are left helpless as infants when thrown into the" water. Very few members of society in these days do not at some time go upon the water where, judging by the drowning cataitrophies that are constantly occurring, there is always danger of accidents. The matter is espe cially timely now when the hot weather is driving thousands to lakes, rirers and sea shore. OBU. GBAHT IK 'IBISCO. How He Was Entertained There on Bis Return From a Tour of the World. When General Grant reached San Fran cisco on his way home from the trip around the world, in 1875, part of the entertain ment afforded him by the oitizens was a series of foot races between a number' of Indians brought up from the southern part of the State. Nothing seemed to please the General more than the speedy perform ances of the young bucks, who ran like greyhounds. General Grant added to his souvenirs photographs of the Indians and the Cali fornia! whose idea it was to trive the races. That Californian lives in New York now, says the Recorder. He is the military-looking doorkeeper of the Bijou Theater, "Charlie" Cobb. By the way, he is the grandfather ot "Little Tuesday," the most remarkable child-actress of the day. SIMPLIFYING THE U3EOFCHLOE070K1L The Danger or Administerlnr It Is Now Re duced to a Minimum. It is olaimed that the danger of adminis tering chloroform is reduoed to a minimun, if not entirely obviated, by a new inved tion, says the St Louis Globe-Democrat. The inrention consists of three main parts, namely, a two-ounce graduate bottle, closed by an air-tight fitting cap, through which two tubes are made to pass. The tubes are of unequal length, the long one being connected with a Bichardson's bel lows and the short one attache'd by means of rubber tubing to a vulcanite face piece. The face piece is provided with a respira tion indicator in the shape of a tiny feather, by which the respiration of the patient oan be oonstantly observed. The quality of antesthetio vapor giren is regulated by the compression of the bellows. Objects to the Title ot Doctor. Mr. Huxley, it seems, though M. IX of Breslau, and M. B. of the University of London, and the happy possessor of endless doctorates of all sorts, objects to the title of "Dr." Huxley. He ran stand being called Professor, but draws the line at "Doctor." Mr. Freeman and Matthew Arnold, it is' said, objected to being called "Professor." What Ton Moltke Liked and Disliked. Von Moltke had at jrreat prejudice against beards as Schopenhauer. He con sidered a bearded man eating an especially unsjsthetio sight. He never spoke while cHwug, uuv oniy oeiweeu Tne courses, tie disliked beer and beer-houses, but was fond of wine and tea. PTTTSBUBG- DISPATCH, BUNTED FOR HIS COAT. The Intelligent and Interesting 'Otter Past Disappearing. Sea WORTH M0E1 THAN FUR-SEALS. A Million anda Half of Dollars' Worth of Skins in One Cargo. TALE OF 1 BESflRVATION FOE THIM iwtrnit roa the dism.tcb.1 A marine animal of greater ralne than the fur-seal is being rapidly exterminated in Bering Sea and in the waters along the northwest coast, owing to long-continued neglect by the Treasury Department at Washington to enforce existing laws for its protection. As a result this Government is likely to hare to undertake the support of several hundred natives on western islands of the Aleutian chain who hare hitherto de pended on the chase of the sea otter for their living. The final destruction of this interesting beast signifies the reduction of the population in that region to absolute savagery, and even to starvation. Already the formerly prosperous inhabitants of cer tain villages hare been brought to such ex tremities as to be obliged to subsist on sea weed. The fur of the sea otter is the most beau tiful and most costly of all peltries. It has as fixed a value in the market to-day as any of the precious metals, a prime skin being worth $150, while an exceptionally good one will sometimes fetch as much as $350. Prom the earliest times it has commanded as high a price as to-day. The Japanese prized it above all other materials lor gar ments as long ago as 1,000 rears before the discovery of America by Columbus, and mighty Tycoons clothed themselves with its shimmering velvet. A Magnet for the Explorer. Geographical discovery in the Northern Pacifio was originally due in great measure to the incentive offered by the demand for the coat of this persecuted oreature. When the Bussians first opened up the Aleutian Islands, and the Hudson Bay traders secured the coasts of Puget Sound and Oregon, they found the natives commonly wearing sea otter cloaks, with wtiich they parted for a trifle, not valuing them equally with the nair seal or tne sea lion, tne nesn ana sons of the latter being more palatable and serviceable. The offers of the traders made hunting for sea.otters brisk, and more than 10,000 per sons were annually engaged in pursuit of the animal from 1741 until 1815, when their numbers were so far reduced as to render the industry on such a scale no longer re munerative. Borne notion may be got of their original plentifulness from the fact that in the year 1804 a single vessel carried to Bussia 15,000 skins, worth then as now at least 1,500,000. The work of extermination was carried on at a frightful rate. During the year after the discovery ot the Pribylor Islands, which are the breeding ground of the fur-seals, two sailors killed there 5,000 sea otters. The next year they secured 1,000. Six years later not a single sea otter reappeared, and none has been seen there since. A Spot Where Banters Dare Not Go. It was recently suggested by Secretary Langley, ot the Smithsonian Institution, that the United States Government should set apart certain reservations for the per manent protection of various marine ani mals now threatened with extinction, where no hunters at any season should be permttted to pursue and kill them. Already an attempt in that direction has been made with regard to the fur-seals, tor which se curity will probably be obtained eventually on thePribylov Islands in Bering Sea by in ternational agreement The same thing ought to be done for the sealion and the walrus, which otherwise would soon have vanished from the face of the earth. For lack of such' easily-taken precautions, the sea elephants, strange and huge, were ex terminated off-hand a tew years ago, to satisfy the rapacious greed of persons who thought nothing of destroying a whole species for a few hundreds of dollars, butchering the helpless creatures as they lay on the shore. In like manner the Arctic sea cow has been caused to disappear. In the case ot the sea otters there should be a reservation established on and about the western Aleutian Islands ot Saenach and Chernolours, where these animaisre sort in preference to any other part of the coast They find there at all seasons a great supply of the crustaceans and mollusks on which they feed, and the small areas of sheltered waters and outlying reels afford them a suitable playground. Furthermore, the shoals in that neighborhood furnish an anchorage for immense areas of kelp on half-submerged masses of which the crea tures breed. The kelp is a gigantio species of seaweed, with stems over 300 feet long, resembling clotheslines, which are kept afloat by large air vessels crowned with bunches of leaves from 30 to 60 feet in length. Habits of the Beautiful Animals. Sea otters spend most of their lives at sea. The mother brings forth a single yonnffone, for the safety of which she exercises the ut most solicitude. During infancy it is car ried most of the time on the body of its mamma, who floats on her back, while her offspring uses her as a sort ot raft to play about on. When frightened she takes the pup in her mouth and dives. If surprised by the hunter on land she nerer thinks of deserting the pup, but clasps it tightly in her arms and turns her back to receire the spear or the bullet In feeding, the animal usually fetches a number of shellfish to the suriace and eats them while lying on its back in the water, laying them on its breast and breaking and devouring them one by one. Crabs, fishes, and the tender fronds of seaweeds form a portion of its diet, while of sea urchins tt is particularly tond, and it is said to break tbem open by taking one in each fore paw and smashing them together. The Aleuts declare that the sea otter is the most intelligent and clever of all ma rine animals, just as the bear is the wisest of all beasts on land. Certainly no living creature surpasses it in keenness of sight and hearing. The hunters know better than to light a fire within five miles to windward of its haunts, and many an ebb ing and flowing tide is required to so wash away the scent of human footprints on the beach as to satisfy the animal of the safety of landing there. Its Costly Coat of For. The mother sea otter sleeps on the surface of the water with her pup clasped in her forepaws. The latter can never be reared by hand. Attempts to bring up young ones are often made by the Aleuts, who very commonly capture them alive, bnt thev in variably refuse to eat and die of starvation. The new-born animal has a coat of coarse brown and , grizzled fur, which becomes gradually darker, thicker and finer as it grows older, so that at 2 years of age it is in prime condition. At fire years the creature is full grown, and is then a little bigger than an adult bearer, measuring about four feet from the muzzle to the tip of the tail. It has a white nose and white mustache and whiskers. The fur Is glossy like velvet, with white hairs scattered all over it Its legs are short, with webbed feet and'nails like a dog's. The hind flip pers are powerful swimming organs, by means of which it can travel very rapidly in the water, and it is a famous diver. The creature is extremely playful and will lie on its back in the water for a long time together, tossing a piece of seaweed into the air alternately from paw to paw and catching it at each toss before it falls into the sea. , Last year only 820 sea otter skins were secured, although rapid-flying naphtha launches were brought into requisition for seOnrlng the waters, the hunters employing explosive bullet. One of these hides of Terv nnnsnal luantv wii m1A In Waw VnvV I City for 1850. Bjant Back SUNDAY, JULY 8. 1803. . mUm0wfmL r& 5 If v?i) WBITTJSK FOB THH DISPATCH BY DORA RUSSELL, Author of "Footprints in the Snow," "The Broken Seal," "The Track of the Storm," "A Fatal Past," Etc SYNOPSIS OF 1REV10US CHAPTERS. Two lovers, Sir James MacKennon, Bart., and Hiss Miriam Clyde, are standing by the seashore, and the former Is ursrlnv her to name the weddlnjr day. She pleads for delay. In the meantime an accident occurs, a soldier being wounded bvA firing partv. Miriam binds up his wound and saves his lire. Glanclne at each other's race a mutual recognition tnkes place. On arriving home the doctor who was summoned to the wounded man gave her a note whioh the soldier had hastily scribbled. It contains the words "For God's sake keep my seoret." Miriam, Jv means of Dr. Heed, sends to her soldier-patient r brief mes sage, "Do not be afraid!" whioh he receives as ha is lying in the hospital. In the meantime Miriam's mother, Mrs. Clyde, makes up her mind that her daughter shall be married to Sir James in a month, and tells her so. But Miriam, thinking of a life dearer than her own, hanzlng in the balance, pleads earnestly for more time. Mi. Clyde writes to her other daughter, Jnan, who is married to hard and stern General Conway, asking them to the weddimr. Conway thinks it's a good match, but pains Joan by intimating that Miriam should not so soon forget another affRtr In whiott his nenhew was the hero. He and Mrs. Clyde aeree it is best to hurrv the wedding for fear Sir James should hear at that. Miriam is obstinate, and pets Sir James to ask Mrs. Clyde for postponement. Colonel Clyde is unable to chanse Miriam's mind. She worries herself slcr, and Dr. Reed is sent for. By means or notes through him, Miriam and Private Dare arrange a clandestine meeting. Miriam tells her seoret lover he must leave the country. He says he would have to buy his way out of the army. At her next meeting with Sir James she asks him for the neces sary money, and he gives her double the amount Then she arranges another clandestine meeting, and jnst'as she is returning to her room in the night Mrs. Clyde catches her. COPTE1GHT, 1892, CHAPTER XL TWO HTODBBD POIWDS. Mrs. Clyde was greatly pleased when she saw Lady MacKennon's gift to Miriam. She was a good judge of stones, as, indeed, she was a good judge of most things, and when she entered the drawing room after Sir James had gone, she at once saw the old-fashioned jewel case lying on a table, and Lady MacKennon's letter beside it. "I saw Sir James go out, Miriam," she said; "is he coming back?" "No, mother, not to-day; it Is a guest night, and he expects two men to dine with him." "And has he brought yon this?" said Mrs. Clyde, laying her hand on the. Jewel case. 'Xady MaoKennon sent It," answered Miriam, with'a blush. "Lady MaoKennonl That is very nicoj mav I look inside, my dear?" "Yes, of course, Mother." Then Mrs. Clyde opened the jewel ease, and as she did so a delighted exclamation escaped her lips. "What a splendid tiara!" she said. "Why, Miriam, it is magnificent, and," she added, bending down to look at them closer, "these stones are of great value and beauty. This is, indeed, a compliment, my dear!" "I think it is very handsome, and it is very kind of Lady MacKennon to sjnd it" "It is more than kind; it is most gracious, most generous. I am sure," continued Mrs. Clvde, smiling, "I should neverhave parted with them to any son's wife of mine." "That is her letter," said Miriam. Mrs. Clyde read the letter critically, Just as she had examined the stones. "This is a proud old dame, evidently," she said; "proud, old-fsshioned, and devoted to her son. My dear, she will think no one good enough for him you must be pre pared for this." Just ftep inside our store and you' 11 soon be convinced that our claims of superiority are based upon solid fatts. You'll find that every claim in regard to size of stock, assortment and variety, and, above all, prices, is more than sustained. MfOUR BABYns- Won't care whether the Carriage it rides out in be of pure white em bellished with gold or theplainest of plain wicker. An equal amount of comfort and service can be bad with either. Still, if you are set on getting something really stylish, we've made it possible for you to do so without a large outlay. A fine assortment, to choose from at prices that please. OUR CREDIT PLAN. When joined to reasonable prices and easy terms is proving a boon to thousands of people in this vicinity. It is more than possible that you have a misconception of the in stallment business and its benefits when properly conducted. It's re spectable and respected here, and the number of those who avail themselves of it increases monthly. BT DOBA BTJ3SELL. "lam sot good enough for him, 'said jviinam. "You think very highly of him, then?" answered Mrs. Clyde, looking at her daugh ter. "I think he is very good and kind most generous." "As I hare often told you, yon are a lueky girl to hare won the affections ot'snch a man. Tour future life my dear, will de pend on yourself, for I feel convinced that Sir James will never give you any reason to regret your choice. If you are not thoroughly happy and content it will be your own "fault" Miriam did not speak; she moved across the room restlessly and repressed a wistful sigh. "And where will you keep your treas ures?" asked Mrs. Clyde, onee more begin ning to examine the diamonds. "Ton can not wear this until you are a matron, you know, and I dare say Sir Jamee will be pre senting you with other diamonds. You had better give them to your father to lock by in his iron safe." "Very well, mother; will you taks care of them?" "I feel inclined to steal them," said Mrs. Clyde, with a light laugh. "No, my dear," she said, "these are fam ily jewels and must grace no one who does not bear the proud name of MacKennon. I shall hope to see vou wear them when yon are presented, Miriam and about Lady MacKennon's letter? You must answer it. "I am sure I do not know what to say." "Oh, between us, I ihink, we can compose a proper epistle. She is of the old-fashioned school evidently; I can imaginelier, erect, white-haired, dignifled,looklngat the world with somewhat somber eyes." "Sir Jamts said she was very true hearted." "Of course; true to her husband lying in his grave, and to 'all the family traditions. Well, my dear, you must not disappoint her; but I am sure you will not." "I don't know that, mother." "I am not afraid; and when she sees how cON THE A Chair riLJLil We place on sale Tuesday moraine a line of Corner Chairs, ofwhlcn the above Is a eorreet Illustration. Hardwood, Sfa hOBny ftnfsh, upholstered In Bilk Tapestry, various color. These chairs were made to sell for not less than SIS or S14, hut we offer them at the small sum or -$ 7.50 JErery housekeeper that has a vacant corner should se cure one. They are really S5 below value. How Ions; will they last depends upon how maay people see them, for lookers will he buyers. devoted Sir James is to yoa, ske wfll ley yon for his sake." Miriam sighed. ' "Shall I take them to your father now?" continued Mrs. Clyde, closing the Jewel case. "I am half-afraid to "lee them lying abont, they are so valuable." "Thanks, mother, I wish yon would." So Mrs. Clyde carried away the diamonds, and Miriam stood thinking, after she was gone of Sir James, and feeling guilty towards him. "If he were only not so good," she thought remorsefully; "and then he trusts me so, and that makes it worse to deceive him. I shonld not marry bim, or I should tell him the truth, and I cannot do so for Joan's sake, for poor Hugh's sake, my lips are sealed and yet It seems so false, so base." And she thought this again and again, and her heart always reproached her. She had never liked Sir James so much as she liked him now. But it was not love that she felt The subtle passion which comes and goes, unsought for and unretainable, never came near her with its fitful breath when she was with Sir James. The grey eyed soldier in the hospital", the man whose life was wrecked, and whose fortunes were at the very lowest ebb, she had loved, she did love, though she knew that love must be always silent and secret as the grave. And her heart reproached her even yet more strongly on the following day, when MAT I COMB TO-MOKP.CrW? HE ASKED. Sir James arrived with 200 in notss and placed tbem smilingly in her hand. "There!" he said, "this Is tho money, darling, that you wanted." "Oh, Sir James, how good of youi Have you really brought me a hundred pounds?" Sir James laughingly shook his bead. ' "No," he said. "How much, then?" asked Miriam, hold ing the envelope with the notes in her hand. "Well, there is two hundred." 'Oh, that is too much I cannot take all that" And then her thoughts for a moment took words. "I am not good enough for you, Sir James," she said, timidly; "indeed I am not I am not worthy of all your kind ness." "What makes my dear one say that?" asked Sir James, almost gravely. It trembled on Miriam's lips to say some thing of the truth. To confess, but no, no, she could notl The consequences might be too terrible, and she shrank back. "You are so good," she faltered, with downcast eyes. "What nonsense, darling! If I am ever good you will have to make me so; you. INSIDE Special tipMitffffi love will have to help me to keep straight Withont it I don't know what would ba4 come of me now, Miriam; you don't know, what you are to me," and he took both her hands. "I will try," said Miriam, still with downcast eyes. She was thinking, "I will try to repay you; try nerer to let you know what would grieve you so deeply." She did not even know how deeply. Had Sir James guessed her secret it would have wounded him so sorely that, the scar would hare lasted him his lifetime. He thought she was a young, shy, lovely girl, with half awakened emotions, and he naturally never dreamed of the strong and passionate love that had stirred her souL He had never seen the light in her eyes that had shone thero for Hugh Ferrars. Miriam was ia truth a woman of deep feelings, and her coy shyness with Sir James arose because she knew she was behaving dishonestly to him. And now as she looked at him with, his gift in her hand the money for Hugh Perrars she felt she was more1 dishonest still. "But he shall never know," she whis pered again to herself, and as she did so she put her hand in Sir James. " "About your mother?" she said. "I want to write to her to thank her for her beauti ful present, and shall I tell you the truth? I do not know quite what to say." "I think she would like to hear from you , ' 1 WfflwF ds. tSH i"5" , oh, say something in your own pretty, natural way." "I mean do you think she wishes us to ' marry?" asked Miriam. Sir James laughed a little uneasily. "Well, you know, she is an old-fashioned woman," he answered, "and if she had been choosing a wife for me she certainly would have chosen oue with a Mac to her name. She's prejudiced, and would have preferred me to marry a Scotch girl, but for all that I know she will love you when she sees you, both for your own sake and mine." "Then she did not like our engasement?" "Not at first to be quite candid; but she knows now I will have no other wife." "But, Sir James " "I will listen to no Tuts': do you think, darling, that 20 mothers conld change my heart to you? From the first time I saw you, Miriam, something stole over me I had never felt before; I seemed to live in a new world and I could not go back to the old one now." Sir James spoke these simple but impas sioned words in a voice that trembled with emotion, and Miriam felt their truth. "But" she said, hesitatingly, "the .-:2 :3& REFRIGERATORS. A Refrigerator is for service more than for show. It need not be beautifully em bellished or finely polished on the outside, but it should be strong, scientifically built and with a moderate appetite for ice. Our line is complete as to size and style, and every one we show will give the buyer good 'service and more than satisfy. PLEASE DOFTFORGET That we have every other requisite for the complete furnishing of a home. Parlor Suits, Bedroom Suits, Carpets, Draperies. Lawn and Porch Furniture in great variety. Single pieces of Furniture or complete outfits for a mansion. ' Out Prices- Please Out Patrons. 1 y - - " 1" ' S vi m
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