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A WEATHER PROPHET.
CM One Woodrhnrk jcs look wis
Aa' whiff de smoke fnm out bis eyes.
"Feasor." said BrVr Rabbit, den.
YY hen II spring b bore again?
"Dar's some rumors in dc town
lut slip's been a-snvakin' roan."
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.Ole One' Wooden tick jes" look v.-ire
Am' whiff 4 saiok turn oat his eyas.
" Tensor. raid Br'er J ark. perlite.
"Folks dry t'ink yob knows a sight.
"Yob'e a wedder prophet, shore
Wen 70b shudder's at de doah.
"Is spring csmin'7 Fnm de smoke
Ole Unc Woodchuck looked and spoke.
"Tea, I reckon she'll be bean.
Like she comes 'boot every year."
"Sake aliver Br'er Rabbit said. -."But
Unc' Woodcbuck's got a headr
Vogae.
THE KISS OF DEATH.
HE schooner yacht
Cloud glided like a
spirit over the
calm water; the
winter sun smote
her white dazzling
sails and spotless
decks. The great
canvas wings lay
asleep under the
light air of wind.
A couple of miles
away tne purple
bills lay In shadow, the white houses
and villas scattered at their feet
amongst the green. "Pie smooth sea
was streaked with olive tints where
the cloud shadows lay. elsewhere it
ihimniered blue In the sunlight; the
beautiful vessel's bows divided it wit'j
1 soft, bubbling kiss; other of Nature's
founds there were nunc
A whlte-f ro ked seaman Rprawlert
aver the heel of the bow-sprit. Two
women In s.immer gowns stood by the
fore-rigging, talking. Abaft sat two
men. one of whom held the tiller.
"Well, Trevor, say what you like. I
flon't care for foreign women; even the
best of 'em a-e quite different from
our girls. These two, now; you we
icarcely know anything of them. She
may be the Countess Verskala. and the
other may be her younger sister."
"Hang II Mandevll! Didn't Ixml
Exham himself introduce her to nie?"
"Yes The credentials seem all right,
and yet, I don't know. They don't seem
to expect us to take liberties with them,
tnyhow."
"I say! Shut up, will you! ' I er I
am "
Trevor's exclamation was so pointed
that Mandevll begged pardon abruptly
and confusedly.
"I had no idea." he said. "I might
have guessed, too. You were always
rather drawn to Russ women ever
since you were attache out here. Aw
ful enthusiast you used to be In those
days, old chap."
"Tes, I was. I'm not ashamed to say
so. Things are too awful in Russia. I
wasn't doing right, either In my posi
tion." "Belonged to one of their secret so
cieties, didn't your'
"Tes. Heaps of their military and na
val fellows are members. It was a naval
Johnny persuaded me. But I dropped
'em. The beggars were too forward
for me; they're so awfully In earnest;
murder Is nothing to them. I saw one
poor fellow after they had given him a
dose of prussic acid by some strange
means Lord knows how."
"Ah! There's no antidote for that, is
there r
"Not that I know of. old chap, except
an antecedent blameless life."
"But I thought you couldn't clear out
when once yon belonged to those so
cieties. Ain't you afraid they'll pot
yon some day for a defaulter?"
"No. Safe enough. They don't even
know my name since I came into the
title."
"By Jove! I wouldn't trust them. I
should have been shy of a job like that
one of catching Steplnsky the other
day. poor devil!"
"Coaldn't help It. my dear chap. On
service, you know. I didn't like it.
myself, I can tell you."
"They sent him to Siberia, didn't
theyr
"Tes. poor brute!"
Feminine voices disturbed their con
versation. Looking up they saw that
Trevor's other guests were walking to
ward them. Both women were gracious-looking
and slender, with wine
brown batr and dark eyebrows. Both
were undeniably beautiful with an at
traction of their own. Their eyes were
thoughtful and deep. No one could for
a moment have taken them for Eng
lishwomen and yet both 'were speak
ing that language.
"Lord Hinkley," said the elder wo
man. "Dolly wants to go on shore; can
you send her? She has a garden party
engagement."
"Certainly." said Trevor, rising. "And
you. Countess?"
"I oh, I am tired; I will stay till the
yacht gets In."
"May I have the honor of escorting
Miss Dolly?" said Mandevll. The
younge woman smiled graciously with
pleased acceptance.
"Mr. Ratsey, have the gig manned."
cried Trevor to the master.
The whlte-frocked crew came tum
bling up from below; the polished gig
was lowered, clattering from the dav
its, and took the water with a slapping
splash: a couple of luxurious cushions
were passed down into the stern-
sheets, and the master, touching bis
cap. announced tbe boat ready. In an
other moment Mandevll was banding
bis pretty charge down the little lad
der which bad been swung over.
"Good-by. Dollnka," said the eldei
woman.
"Will you come back with the boat?"
asked Trevor.
"Ko, old chap," replied his friend.
Tou'll be coming In pretty soon. I
think I'll go to the garden party."
And the boat dashed away shoreward
"I'm afraid you'll be tired out bcrort
we get back to the shore." said
Trevor turning to the woman at bis
dde. "It will take us some time to
work home against this light wind."
"Oh. no," he answered. "It Is dc
Ightfully restful, if you wiU let me
Ireain and be lazy I shall be happy.
Vou will be the one to tire." And she
looked up sideways.
"I madam " he faltered.
"Deal me! madam."
"May I say 'Darya?"
"Why not?"
II.? looked round. Had they beer
ilone he would have ventured inor
;;'atly. but the bright sun shone dowi'
upon tliem and several of the crew 1
stood about the deck; the master, too.
bad taken the helm. Trevor" eyes
showed bis sadden passion. Tbe wo
oian seeing, smiled.
For tbe past week he had been In at
tendance upon her. She wo a change
after Enxllabwaiaaw. aa mmm
tove gloriously he felt certain. Now,
they were alone upon tbe sea for the
next Tew hours. He" would at least
make the time as long as possible. He
paced over to the helm.
"Ton needn't hurry." he said to t
master. "Don't keep ber too close te
the wind. If we are back by sanset 11
will do very well
"Aye. aye. sir," answered the man.
He went back to her.
"I told my man be aesaTat take th
cacbt back till sunset." he whispered.
She locked sideways at him for an
wer. A look of veiled invitation. He
longed for evening; under the naked
inn glare love-making was Impossible.
Dare be ask her to go below?
"Don't you think the sun Is rathei
flaring?" be said.
"Oh. no. I like It, Lord Hinkley.
" 'Hinkley'?"
"Well, then-Trevor."
But even now Nature stepped In ts
tpoil his moment.
"My lord!" It was Ratsey wh
poke.
lie looked np In annoyance.
"Well, what?"
"Something on the water out ahead,
dr. Looks like wind."
He rose and looked. Across the pur
ple hills a thin veil of mist seemed tc
Jrtft; boneath It on the waters, was a
lark blue line slashed with sparkling,
white wave crests.
"Turn the hands up. Ratsey," he
iliouted. "It's a white squall coming
Jown. Up helm! Haid!".
The men came runniug on deck. Or
Jer after order followed swiftly. "Low
r away the mainsail! Up aloft there,
secure the gaff topsails. Down with
the jibs! Smart tow, men!"
With almost naval alacrity the sallf
;ame In. The t'ark line on the water,
zrept nearer, the misty cloud wreath
whirled heaveuwaid and disappeared.
Trevor had time, hurriedly, to say: .
"Will you not go bflow? You're not
frightened are your'
"Frightened? I?" she smiled faintly.
Co on with your work," she contin
ued, "I shall remain on deck."
Hardly bad she spoken when tlx
tquall struck them; the half-lowered
foresnil burst from their hands, with a
single balloouing flap, and set hard
sgaiiKt the lee rigging; tne staysail
blew out of its bolt ropes and slattrd
itself Into ribbons and shreds; the
cloud lay over, over, making the watoi
boil and bubble furiously In ber Ice
scuppers; at last obeying ber helm,
she lighted and fled seaward like a
frightened horse.
All round them was the whirr and
scream of the squall; the sea wag
whipped into spindrift and swept
across their decks in a misty cloud,
that smitten by tbe sun. made a great
rainbow arch over tbe forecastle. He
turned aud looked at ber.
Iter milled hair swept about ber face
and neck In wispy curls, her gown
waved about ber form in billowy fold;
standing there erect, holding with one
hand to a backstay, she seemed a
maenad directing the storm; her flash
ing eyes showed power not fear; he
;azed In admiration. On they swept
before the wind, the mists of the flying
spray enwrapping them, till at last the
squall spent itself, and once more there
was quiet peace. He bad covered her
with a boalcloak, so that her dress was
Iry. The sun in a few moments dried
:be decks, and. whilst tbe crew again
mads sail and brought the craft to the
wind, he placed her In a deck-chair and
sat at ber feet, and an they talked she
Ulowed bli yes to meet hers.
Presently she subtilely drew the con
versation to anarchy and socialism.
"I was a member of the society
once." be said.
"Indeed!" And her brows rose It
arches. "I have known many, many
poor Stephlnsky. for example."
His face flushed. " " He said In
wardly. "I couldn't help banding the
fellow over. A sailor is bound to obey
orders. I was not so bad as Nelson
with Caraccloli."
"What did you say?" she asked, foi
he had begun to mutter aloud.
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"I didn't speak. Bnt are yon rssilj
f the Nihilist partyr
"I nay have been," she said.
-I have left them."
"Ah! they are terrible societies es
pecially in their vengeance. A rene
gade Is never forgiven."
Her voice had sunk to a low. level
tone.
"Tes." he said, carelessly, "one read
f each things."
"Such things are."
The same deep, steady, expression
less voice. It sent a momentary shud
der through him; for an Instant II
seemed possible that some member ol
this terrible brotherhood might bt
tracking him; that In some secure mo
ment his Ufe might be taken. He e
Himself a shake, and laughed a short,
unreal laugh.
Suddenly the great mainsail overhead
cave a soft Sap. He looked aloft, then
ver to the helmsman.
"Falling or oal um. sir." said Ratsey.
He looked at her. Calm! They could
lot get back by sunset without wind.
Alone there with ber through tbe
light!
"What Is itr she asked. "Is tbe wind
'caving usr
"I'm afraid-1 think so. Do yon
mind?"
"Then can't we get back? We must
jet back!"
"Won't yon stay?" he implored.
"Here? with no other woman? Im
Msslblo!" "You will be quite safe."
"But, Lord Hinkley, I shall be com
promised!" "Compromised. I can arrange so thai
:hat shall not be." He arose and went
iver to the master.
"Ratsey." He spoke that she might
hear.
"Tes, m'lord."
"See here, now; pay attention! We
may be out all night now that the wind
has dropped. The Countess wants to
sret home. I will stay on board; I shall
;o and have a lie down. You take her
1 shore yourself; leave Jarvis In charge;
lie needn't call me unless he wants
my thing. You quite understand? As
oon as the Countess Is ready take her
i.sliore. I don't think we are more than
two miles or so from Belcaro. see her
safely to the railway station."
"Yes. my lord.
Cha ttiankAjl lilm vrtttl h.1 .TM fl
ook such as a man will give much for
and yet, what Is there on earth more
false than a woman's look?
"Lower the boat, Ratsey," he said:
then to her, "Will you not come down
ind get ready? The snn will set in a
few minutes."
Atthefoot of the stairway she turned.
"Good-night," he said unsteadily; "1
wish you would stay."
"Lord Hinkley! Impossible!"
"Well, but look here. You could
nave the cabin all to vouiwlf ; I'll stay
deck. Here! Here's the key; lock
vourself up." And he smiled.
She took the key; her eyes thrilled
Uim. .
"No." she said, softly; "even If I
trusted you, what would your Mrr
Grundy say?"
She had secured her wrap, and turn
id to go.
"Trevor!"
With a gasp was by her side.
"My love!"
Then what was it? A look of per
mission? A woman daring enough can
manage such things so easily; she was
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Bven In that supreme moment a
thought intruded. "What strange
scent be uses!"
"Let me go," she whispered, "till to
morrow." She struggled. He released her. A
strange qualm passed over him. In a
moment she was outside the cabin and
Had locked the door. He sprang aftet
ler and beat upon the panel. In the
xct be was conscious of a frightful
creeping within him, moving upward,
which teemed to embrace first bis
limbs, then his body. It flew to hi
jraki. and. with a cry be fell prone. Hit
Jmbs contracted against his will. Hit
right hand clutched something; was it
i letter? Had someone whispered,
'Steplnsky?" His eyes started, hla
teeth gnashed, bis heart leaped and
sense departed.
"Could yoc take me ashore now?'
she falttred.
"Yes. my lady, it Is quite smooth
low."
"I am ready."
As the boat rowed away she wept
ind choked behind her veil. The sun
set and darkness came rapidly on.
"I'm afraid something's wrong, sir;
die door's locked, and his lordship's
lever come bu deck all night."
"Trevor!" cried Maudevil, bat no an
iwer came. He flung his weight
igainst the flimsy door, which burst
from its lock.
Lord Hinkley lay dead across the
:bresbold.
When the first moments of horror
lad passed, and they bad laid the body
n the bed in the state-room, Mandevll
said:
"He's quite cold. He's been dead
lours."
Ratsey and the steward bad no an
swer; both were speechless with terror.
With dlfflt-ilty Mandevll released a
paper from the dead man's right band.
"(iood God!" be muttered, as, having
read it, be tore It Into shreds.
"The brother No. 414. having been
proved a traitor, has ceased to live
Witness. Sister No. 301.
"By the order of the Brotherhood."
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ley was not feeble-brained enough to
rouimlt suicide."
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fou know?"
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it was the uneasy time of day. II
was likewise the time when the hands
f the clock went around altogether too
!ast to suit Janet.
"Yon seem to love to say It's my teo
dme," she said, looking crossly at the
Dig clock. "I wish I could sit np once
ta a while and see what a good time
the grown folks have after we hare
rone to bed."
"We" meant Janet and ner aoiis.
"You can sit up to-night If yon wish.
fust as long as you like," said Janet
mother.
"Truly?" asked Janet.
"Truly." said her mother.
"Oh. thank you. mamma. Won't we
aave a good time, though r
Then she went to ten the dolls.
"Dear ones," she said when she had
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Isavg have kmown just bow yon feel
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Inst what good times tbe grown-up
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Then they all went downstairs to tbe
library, where the family were. It was
very quiet there, Janet thought. The
alder children were studying their les
sons for the next day, grouped around
the long table In tbe middle of tbe
room, and her father and mother werr
reading.
Do tell me a long story, please.
mamma," said Janet, bringing ner lit
tle chair un beside her mother's; bnt
ber mother shook her bead.
"It would disturb the children study
ing." she said.
"Can I have an opera with my dolls?"
"No. dear."
"Isn't there anything to amuse me?"
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lour for the grown people and you will
live to keep still."
So Janet sat down and looked soberly
it the fire.
By and by her head rested against
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"I don't think grown folks" she be
ran. and that was all. until ner ratner
was carrying ber upstairs "have a
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sleepily.
Since then she goes to bed cheerfully.
"For It's really better for all of us.
my dears." she told the dolls. Youth's
Companion.
Pearl'a Nuisance.
& boy is a terrible nuisance.
He botbera from morning till night.
He teases and playa jokes upon you,
And laughs when he gives you a fright.
Why, to-day, when I sat jnst aa quiet
With my beautiful, new picture book.
My cousin slyed close up behind me
And when I turned round, for a look.
What do yon suppose he had hold of,
and dangled right over my head?
Db! a great ugly spider! My gracious!
I screamed, and my heart sank like lead
Twaa only a Japanese spider;
But my! such a horrid, big thing!
knd it looked 'most alive aa it dangled
Ground at tbe end of tbe string.
Then he laughed, when be saw how it
scared me.
But I managed to grab his short hair
Knd I palled it until be begged loudly.
And declared his bead was "snatched
bare!"
He said, "cross his heart." be would never
Scare me like that any more;
But he couldn't quite make me believe it.
Cause he's said just that same thing be
fore. I let him off easy, be begged so.
Though I know that, most likely, he'll find
Some new way to tease me to-morrow.
But I'll just pretend I don't mind;
For that makes him feel worse about It,
I'han if I Bhould scold him, or cry.
For boys like to know that they bother.
Though I never could understand why.
Yhy can't they be kind of quiet,
And act more as girls alwaya do?
' think they'd be lots and lots nicer,
Iml worth twice as much, so! Don't yon?
-Ohio Farmer.
Children in Holland.
Wandering through the crooked
atrcets of the little fishing village of
Schereningen. from which the famous
Dutch watering place takes Its name,
t heard many shouts of laughter Issu
ing from a garden inclosed by high
walls. The gate was open, and I peeped
in. My curiosity was rewarded by one
f the sweetest sights I have ever wit
nessed. About twenty little Dutch
melds and lads, their ages varying
Trom three to six years, were enjoying
i game of ordinary American tag.
a-hile a little attendant of about twelve
rears stood by, busily knitting while
ibe watched them. A bell sounded;
:bey all fell In line behind the 11' tie
tnitter and walked demurely, two by
two. In a serpentine line around the
garden and disappeared In a long hall,
it the door of which each child took off
ts little wooden shoes and held them
n one nana ncnina us d.ick, says a
writer in tbe Washington Star.
In the meantime tbe principal came
out and Invited me, by signs, to enter.
In the hall I noticed tbe little sabots
laid orderly side by side. There were
three bails in the kindergartens in each
were fifty children, between the ages of
three and six years tbe girls In gowns
to their ankles, held out In balloon
fashion with haircloth petticoats, little
white shawls pinned over the shoulders
and caps covering their straight yellow
locks.
At this free kindergarten the chil
dren of the fisher folk, many of them
fatherless, derive all care aud atten
tion. They are taught by the same
methods used In Germany. All seemed
bright and happy. In one room they
were singing quaint little nursery
rhymes about boats, to one little fellow
trv walkta
the floor, rolling like a aauo
going through the motion, of rowing-
boa? and pulling In neU. H.
great glee made ma nde !f
newould be a fl.lerm.B wheobe wm
"so big." stretching P f"?
J.Wng a. imaginary plpa- Tata
Idthechildren so much and mad. them
Sont and . -o lond that tho teb
eTwa. obliged to send them to their
seats and end our fun.
Mow S.a Arrived at It.
A little girl, who had Jnst entered
school. Jubilantly announced h
father that she had beaten all the glris
above her In the arithmetic class and
gone to the top.
"That was clever of jou." aald no,
encouragingly. "How waa Itr
"Well, you see, the teacher asked tne
girt at the head how much was laK
6. and she didn't know, and said 1
and the aaxt girl said 9. and the next
one aald 11. and the next one wM H
Such silly answers! Then the teacher
asked me. and I aald 13. and sh. told
me to go to the top. 'Course It was 13.
"That was nice," said tho father. I
didn't think you conld add so weu
How did you know It was 18?"
"Why, I guessed It Nobody said 13.
A DANGEROUS COAST.
Mow Bmos Now Bel-at " k
"Atlantic's Graveyard."
"The Graveyard of tbe Atlantic" ta
what seafaring men term that part of
tbe ocean which lies off Cape Hatteras.
Since America was discovered, this
long, low piece of North Carolina, pro
jecting far out to sea. ha been more
dreaded than any other cape In the
Western Hemisphere. The bottom of
the ocean there Is strewn with the
wrecks of vessels, and the great loss of
life which has occurred there In marine
disasters has well earned the place Its
title. A powerful light gives some
warning to the mariner by night, bnt
by day the dangerous shoals, about
which storms rage sometimes for
weeks together, are only revealed by a
line of foam-capped breakers.
To prevent. If possible, further ship
wrecks In the daytime, the Government
has constructed a beacon, the only one
of Its kind In the world, which It Is be
lieved will do much In warning away
ships and their crews.
It is what is termed a "day beacon,"
and is built on solid steel rods, forming
a skeleton structure, which will stand
about forty feet above the water at low
tide. The skeleton holds a huge cage
of Iron, which It Is believed can be seen
through glasses at a distance of fully
ten miles.
The question of fastening the struc
ture securely In the treacherous sands
at this point has been a great engineer
ing problem. Four steel disks will be
sunk to a point fourteen feet below tbe
bottom, and filled with concrete. They
are of such a sise that engineers be
lieve they will form a huge anchor, pre
venting the skeleton from being thrown
over by tbe great force of the waves at
this point.
The framework alone weighs thirty
tons, and was towed to Cape Hatteras
regtlngon pontoons filled with air, which
are forty feet long and seven feet In
diameter. If the beacon Is successful.
others are to be placed at different
points on the coast.
RECENT INVENTIONS.
A New Yorker has patented a neat-
looking gear case, consisting of a rub
ber tube, split on its Inner face and
stretched over the chain and sprocket
wheel, with spreaders to open the tube
as it runs around the wheels, allowing
It to close over the chain as It passes
from one sprocket to the other.
An Improved valve for bicycle tire;
Is formed of a tube extending Into the
tire on one aide and having cone-shap
ed shoulders at either end, with a stem
In the tube having a head at each end
to engage tbe cones, tbe outer head be
log opened by the Insertion of tb
pump, while tbe Inner bead opens au
tomatlcally under pressure of the air,
A new voting machine has a set ol
levers for each office, operating num
bered disks to register the vote, with a
locking mechanism which fastens the
set as soon as one lever Is used, repeat
ing the operation for each set of candi
dates. The levers are unlocked by the
next voter stepping on the booth plat
form.
In a new bicycle propelling mechan
ism the crank shaft carries a toothed
wheel meshing in a second wheel
mounted on a shaft close to the crank
shaft, the power being applied to the
face of the rear wheel by means of s
friction wheel carried by the rear shaft
Drawbridge openings can be automat
ically closed by a new safety gate,
formed of a pivoted bar set on a post
at one side of the bridge and operated
by a system of levers to close across the
opening when the draw opens and open
.gain as the draw closes.
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