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8YN0PSIS.
Cnunt dl Rnslnl, tha Italian amhat
aadnr, ill nt dinner with diplomat when
a messeimer summon lilin to the em
bassy, where a beautiful young woman
d"k for a thket to the embaaav hull.
The ticket In made out In the mime of
Mia Isabel Thome. Chief Campbell of
the secret service, and Mr. Orlinm, hla
head detective, are warned that a plot la
hrewlim In Washington, and lirlinin kom
to the alate ball for Information. Ill at
tention I culled to Minn Isabel Thorne.
who with her companion, disappears. A
shot la heard and Benor Alvarez of the
Mexli'un li-KUtlon. la found wounded.
Orlinm la ussiireil MIh Thorne did It; ho
visits her, demanding knowledge of the
affair, ami arreHta Metro I'etronlnnl. MIh
Thorne vlslta an old botnt-miiker and they
dim-UK a wonderful experiment. Fifty
thouaand dollar la atolen from the offl.ee
of Senor IlodriKtiex, the minister from
Venezuela, and whlliwdeteetlves nre In
vestigating tha robbery MIms Thorne ap
pear aa a Ruest of tho leKallon. (Irlmtn
aecuie her of the theft and threaten
her with deportation.
CHAPTER XI. (Continued.)
"But If I am Innocent?" sho pro
tested. "You must prove It," continued Mr.
Grimm mercilessly. "Personally, I am
convinced, and Count di Hoalnl has
practically assured me that "
"It's unJuHt!" she Interrupted pas
slonutoly. "It's It's you have
proved nothing. It 'a unheard of! It'i
beyond ! !'
Suddenly she became silent A min
ute, two minutes, three minutes
passed; Mr. Grlmm waited patiently.
"Will you give me time and oppor
tunity to prove tuy Innocence?" she
demanded finally. "And if I do con
vince you ?"
"I should bo delighted to believe
that I have made a mistake," Mr.
Grimm assured her. "How much time?
One day? Two days?"
"I will let you know within an hour
at your office," she told him.
Mr. Grimm rose.
"And meanwhile, In case of accident,
I shall .look to Count dl Roslnl for ad
justment," he added pointedly. "Good
inornlng." One hour and ten minutes later he
received this note, unsigned:
"Closed carriage will stop for you
at southeast corner of Pennsylvania
Avenue and Fourteenth Street to-night
at one "
lie waa there; the carriage was on
stakes are high. She played and won,
and played and won, and on and on,
until her winnings were about eight
thousand dollars. Then luck turned.
Sho began to loso. Her money went,
but sho continued to pluy desperately.
Finally some old family Jewels were
pawned without her father's knowl
edge, and ultimately they were lost.
One day she awoke to the fact that
she owed some nine or ten thousand
dollars In bridge debts. They were
pressing and there was no way to
meet them. This meant expuBure and
utter ruin, and women do strange
things, Mr. Grimm,, to postpone such
un irdliig to social aspirations. I
know this much Is true, for she re
lated It all to me herself.
"At last, In some way a misplaced
letter, perhaps, or a word overheard
she learned that fifty thousand dollars
would be In the legation bank over
night, and evidently she learned the
precise night." She paused a moment.
"Hero Is the address of a man In Bal
timore, Thomas Q. Grlswold," and she
passed a card to Mr. Grimm, who sat
motionless, listening. "About four
years ago the comblnntlnn on the lega
tion safe was changed. This man was
sent hero to make tho change, there
fore some one besides Senor Rodriguez
does know the combination. I have
communicated with this man today,
for I saw the possibility of Just such
a thing as this Instead of your steth
oscope. Dy a trick and a forged let
tor this girl obtained the combination
from this man."
Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.
"Sho intended to take, perhaps, only
what she desperately noeded but at
sight of It all do you see what must
have been tho temptation then? We
get out here."
There were many unanswered ques
tions In Mr. Grimm's mind. Ho re
pressed them for the time, stopped out
and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
The carriage had turned out of Penn
sylvania Avnue, and nt tho Utfiment
he didn't quite place himself. A nar
row passageway opened before them
evidently the rear entrance to a
house possibly In the next street. Miss
Thorne led tho way unhesitatingly,
cautiously unlocked the door, and to-
past." She extended both hands Im
petuously. "Please be generous, M,r.
0 ri mm. You have the gold; don't de
stroy her."
Senor Rodriguez, the minister from
Venezuela, found the gold In his safe
on the following morning, with a brief
note from Mr. Grimm, in which there
was no explanation of how or where It
had been found. . . . And two
hours later Monsieur Ilolssegur, am
bassador from France to the L'nlted
States, disappeared from the embassy,
vanished'
CHAPTER XII.
The Vanishing Diplomatist.
It was three days after the ambas
sador's disappearance that Monsieur
Rlgolet, secretary of tho French em
bassy and temporary charge-d'affalres,
reported the matter to Chief Camp
bell In the Secret Service Bureau, add
ing thereto a detailed statement of
several singular Incidents following
close upon It. Ho told It In order,
concisely and to the point, while
Grimm and his chief listened.
"Monsieur Ilolssegur, the ambassa
dor, you understand, Is a man whose
habits are remarkably regular," he bo
gan. "He has made It a rulo to be
at his desk every morning at ten
o'clock, and between that time and
one o'clock ho dictates his corre
spondence, and clears up whatever
routine work there Is before hlui. I
1 Mil
I
'Now, Monsieur, There Are Only Two
Entrances to the Embassy."
"But If I Am Innocent?"
; nnd my lady 0f mystery was In
-U-. I U nri.ttttl..! In ..-.1 .1
m uuu iney
Grimm responded
a reputation?"
swung
1 "1U Pennsylvania Avenue, noise
wsly over the asphalt.
Should the gold be placed In your
lands now, within tho hour." she
queried solicitously, "would it be nec
essary for you to know who was the
the thief?"
'i would," Mr.
without hesitation,
''ven if it destroyed
no piuaued,
The Secret Service rarely destroys
"lu at Ion. Miss Thorne. although it
holds Itself m readiness to do so. I
a say this case there would be
, "m'8t or Prosecution, because of
"reasons which appear to be good."
I here wouldn't?" and there was a
iTl'. engerne" In her voice. "The
neer appear?"
In I! d becora matter of record
n our offloe, but beyond that I think
mT 8t ln th,B one "stance."
or moreThrne &t 8"ent for B b,ock
Zfnl aJdmlt' Mr- Grlmm' thR y
able l:,C.?d me..Int most remark-
1 -onion, you seemed convinced
me.
mv ..,ii. "7" "'
Win,.. ' "na' " yu 11 Pardon
"i reason- ih. j
, juu iiiaue 11
lth
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tanocenee' t t0 establl8h my
C 1LV finJ the BUl,t5r 0n8' 1
If. ill?,, ,U' and rm 8orr'. bBcause
little tragedy."
r; Qrimm waited.
clety'u .rl bIgh ,n "Pomatlo so-
orablB ;e.u h,"', P8ltln an hon-
he ha. h!r than 8 lucrative one;
' c.ri? rtlme- Th'9 move
wrlaJu et devoted to brld, and
gether they entered a hall. Then
there was a short flight of stairs, and
they stepped Into a room, one of a
suite. She closed the door and turned
on the lights.
"The bags of gold are In the next
room," she said with the utmost com
posure. Mr. Grlmm drugged them out of a
dark closet, opened one there were
ten- and allowed the coins to dribble
through his Angers. Finally he turned
and stared at Miss Thorne, who, pal
lid and weary, stood looking on.
"Where are we?" he asked. "What
house Is this?"
"The Venezuelan legation," she an
swered. "We are standing leus than
forty feet from the safe that was
robbed. You see how easy !"
"And whose room?" Inquired Mr.
Grlmm slowly,
"Must I answer?" she asked anneal-
Ingly.
"You must!"
"Senorlta Rodriguez my hostess!
Don't you see what you've made me
do? She and Mr. Cadwallnder made
the trip to Baltimore ln his automo
bile, and and I" She stopped. "He
knows nothing of It." she added.
"Yes, I know,'' said Mr. Grlmm.
He stood looking at her In silence
for a moment, staring deeply Into the
pleading eyes; and a certain tense e
presslon about hla lips passed. For
an Instant her hand trembled cm his
arm, and he caught the fragrance of
her hair.
"Where Is she now?" he asked.
"Playing bridge," replied Miss
Thorne, with a sad little smile. "It Is
always so at least twice a week, and
he rarely roturns before two or half-
have known Mm for many years,
and have been secretary of tho em
bassy under him in Germany and
Japan and In this country. I have
never known him to vary this general
order of work unless because of 111
ness, or necessary absence.
"Well, Morsleur. last Tuesday thin
Is Friday fie ambassador was at his
desk as tibial. He dictated a dozen
or more letters, and had begun nnoth
er a private letter to his sister In
Paris. He was well along in this let
ter when, without any apparent rea
son. he rose from his desk and left
the room, closing the door behind
him. His stenographer's Impression
was that some detail of business had
occurred to him, and he had gone Intc
tho general olllce to attend to It. I
may say. Monsieur, that this Impres
sion seemed strengthened by the fait
that he left a fresh cigarette burnlns
ln his ash tray, and his pen was be
hind his ear. It was all as If he had
smerely stepped out, Intending to re
turn Immediately tho sort of thing
Monsieur, that any man might hav
done.
"It so happened that when he went
nut he left a centi nee of his lettel
Incomplete. I tell you this to shou
that the Impulse to go must have beer
a sudden one, yet there was nothli'i
In his manner, so his stenographel
says, to Indicate excitement, or an)
other than his usual frame of mind. I1
was about five minutes of twelv
oclfK'k high noon when he went
out. When he didn't return linmedl
ately tho stenographer began tran
scribing the letters. At one oVIocl
Monsieur Bolssigur still had not ro
turned nnd his stenographer went K
luncheon."
As he talked, some Inbred excite
ment seemed to be growing upon him
due, perhaps, to his recital of facts
and he paused at last to regain con
trol of himself. Incidentally he won
dered If Mr. Grlmm was taking tin
slightest Interest In what he was say
lug. Certainly there was nothing Ir
his Impassive face to Indlcnto It.
"Understand, Monsieur," the secre
tary continued after a moment, "tha1
I knew nothing whatever of all thii
until late that aftrnoon that Is
Tuesday afternoon about five o'clock
I was engaged all tiay upon some Im
portant work In my ofnee. and had
had no occasion to see Monsieur Hols
Fegur Blnce a word or so when he
came ln nt ten o'clock. My attention
was called to the affair finally by his
stenographer, Monsieur Netterville,
who came to me for Instructions. Hu
had finished tho letters anil tho am
bassador had not returned to sign
them. At this ajilnt I began nn in
vesligatlon, Monwleur, and the further
I went the more Kneasy I grew.
"Now, Monsieur, there are only two
entrances to tho embassy the front
duor, where a servant is in constant
attendance from nine In the morning
until ten at night, nnd the rear door,
which can only be reached through
the kitchen. Neither of tho two men
who hud been stationed at the front
door had seen the ambassador since
breakfast, therefore he could not have
gone out that way. Comprenez? It
seemed ridiculous. Monsieur, but then
I went to the kitchen. The chef had
been there all day, and he hud not
seen the ambassador at all. I Inquired
further. No one In the embassy, not
a clerk, nor a servant, nor a member
of the ambacsador's family had seen
him since he left his ofllce."
Again he pausxd and ran oue hand
across bis troubled brow.
. (TO BIS CONTINUED.)
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For the Hostess
A Daisy Table.
In m.iny loculltlos daisies grow
wild In profusion, a hostess who re
joiced In fields of tbem used this de
lightful combination; she made long
chains of daisies and smilax and out
lined the places at table which was
set with a cluny lace cloth over pale
blue. The candlesticks were of glass
with white. candles shaded with white
over blue with a fringe of white beads.
The center piece was a gilded basket
with daisies, the handle tied with a
huge bow of white and blue satin rib
bon. The guests were all members
of an embroidery class, so for favors
there were gilded embroidery hoops
lied wlili pale blue satin ribbon. For
place cards there were hand-pnlnted
marguerites tho petals cut out, names
of the guests being dono In gilt.
At each plate was a corsage bouquet
of dalHles tied wltb blue ribbon.
Every one exclaimed "How lovely"
when the doors were ppeuod and the
pretty table disclosed; the china was
white gold band and tho effect wos so
cool and refreshing a simple sum
mer menu was served, the salad being
the only thing characteristic of the
decorations. It was made by bard
boiling eggs, cutting the whites length
wise to make petals and mashing the
well seasoned yolks to form the round
centers of tho "daisies" which were
carefully formed on the blanched
hearts of head lettuce.
For a Japanese Party.
Write the invitations as the na
tives do up and down. Instead of
across, using the regular Japanese sta
tionery, which comes In rolls, or use
paper napkins. Sometimes I have
seen llttlu notes enclosed in tiny lan
terns or tightly clasped In the arms of
small Japanese dolls; If either are
used, of course the Invitations are de
livered by messengers.
There Is scarcely any limit to the
decorations, no there are so many arti
cles to use, screens, fans, parasols,
bead Mrtleres. bamboo tables and
chairs, with a profusion of pink tissue
paper cherry blossoms. Burn Japan
ese Incense; If cards aro played, lovely I
ones are obtainable with Jupanese
scenes on the hacks; Instead of a
bell tiso a gong for starting (he gamos,
and for keeping score use small Jup
unese favors of which there Is a great
variety. For finding partners It Is a
pretty Idea to match fans. Any num
ber of Oriental articles are obtainable
from which to select prizes, such as
dollies, lacquered boxes, bronzes,
carved ivories, handleless cups ln Can
ton china. Serve Ice-tea punch during
the game, then a Japanese salad com
posed of a number of vegetables
served in chrysanthemum paper cases,
cherry Ice, rice cakes, Chinese nuts,
and, for tun, chop sticks could be pass
ed tied with yellow ribbon for souven
irs. Use on this occasion a gooil qual
Ity of tissue paper napkins. While
there Is nothing very new In the Jap
anese scheme. It Is always effective
and people never seem to tire of It.
The Tin Wedding.
Invitations for this delightfully In
formal tin wedding anniversary party
were Issued on cards smoothly covered
with tin foil, the writing being done
with a dull pencil. The hoHtcss car
ried a bouquet encased In a tin funnel,
and tho guests sent all sorts of tin
presents most elaborately wrapped;
a tin dipper held white roses, a bread
pan served as a punch bowl, a dust pnn
arrived tied with white satin ribbon,
tin candlesticks, apple corer, tonster.
canisters for tra and spices were all
carefully sent In boxes by special mes
sengers. Opening these parcels and
reading congratulatory telegrams and
special delivery letters furnished a
good share of the evening's entertain
ment. All of these had been cleverly
planned by the guests, and there were
several good toasts arranged In
rhymes. Refreshments were served
on tin and the bridegroom was the re
cipient of cigars ingeniously done up
In tin receptacles
MADAME MERRI.
Usually the Case.
"Harold never has told me what be
paid for the engagement ring."
"Welir
'I'd like to know,"
"What do you want to bother hlra
for? It's a cinch ne paid all he had."
Dresses for Girls
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REGARD ALCOHOL AS POISON
In Some Cases Gives Little Evidence
of Pretence Until Strain Is Put
on Organism.
Pr. Howard lUcklnson, In an article
In the Lancet, on the relative Impor
lanre of exciting and predisposing
:auses In disease, expresses very de
elded opinions on the question of al
sohollsm In relation to tuberculosis.
Thirty years ago, ho says, In the
jourse of mine Inquiries on the path
ological effectB of alcohol, I came up
on evidence, which npieared to me
conclusive and which has inlluenced
later medical opinion, to tho effect
!hat this agent does not prohibit but
encourages the growth of tubercle.
With a view of ascertaining the ef
fects of alcohol In tho production of
srganlc disease I applied myself to the
tamirublo records of this hospital and
by their means Instituted a detailed
comparison between the postmortem
appearr.iices of persons whose occu
pations had to do with liquor brew
ers" men, potmen, waiters, and the
like and others whose callings neces
sitated 110 familiarity with It. I re
lied upon the general rule, as applied
to the class from whence the London
hospitals draw their patients, that
those who get drink for noihlng will
drink moro than those who have to
pay for It. That comparison. It Is
needless to observe, was not between
liquor and no liquor, one difficult to
place on u sure and sufficient founda
tion, hut between more and less, based
on the fundamental character of the
Anglo Saxon. The records to which I
have referred presented In thirty
years the postmortem examinations
of 149 traders In drink, to which I
opposed the samo number of post-mortem
examinations of iiersons not so oc
cupied. The results with regard to
tubercle were striking. Of the alco
holic sixty-one had tubercle of the lung
and of the non-alcoholics forty-four.
With regard to other organs and struc
tures liable to tubercle the brain, the
liver, the kidneys, the spleen, the bow
els, the mesenteric glands, and the
peritoneum, every one of these ln the
alcoholic class displayed tubercle at
least twice as often as In the non
alcoholic. Nothing could be more con
sistent In associating tubercle wlt'i
drink.
Commenting on the above, at tho
annual meeting of tho British Tem
perance Association. Dr. J. M. Cowan
remarks:
Alcohol, then, must be looked upon
ns a poison, sometimes acting alqne,
at others assisting the poisons of disease-producing
organisms, or again,
acting along with the waste product!
of the body. It may In certain cases
give little evidence of Its prc.vncc un
til some extra strain Is thrown upon
the organism, but when that extra
Btraln comes tho parts and tissues that
have been affected by alcohol aro the
first to give way. Those who take al
cohol are reducing the margin of their
reserve to a limit that may be too
small for ony extra and special call
that may oe made upon It. It Is for
this reason that insurance companies
nre so anxious to obtain total abstain
ers as policy holders, and that they
look with a 10 per cent, suspicion up
on those who do ont abstain from tho
use of alcohol, however moderately
they may use It.
Finding of the Book
of the Law
Sunday School Lutoa for July 30, 1911
SpaciaJly Arranged for This Paptr
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I.KSSON TKXT-II Chronicles W:14-M. 1
MK.MDUY VKHHK-SI. . I
UOI.DEN TKXT "Thy word have I hid,1
In mine hoart. Hint I nilg-ht not sia
SKUInut tht:e."-l'Ha. Un it.
TIME-H. C. 61. ln th Hth year of
Joslali'i rlt!n, when he waa 2d years old
BlHirii IV of th liiHt lisniir.
I'LACK Th Tempi and Puluce at)
Jeruniilem. '
l'EKSONS-Jnalah the kln. Huldnhi
tho (irupheteM. Illlklah the hlh print.
Bhapliun tho crllm or secretary.
With hundreds of millions of Hlbles
ln existence and several millions mort;
printed every year, It is somewhat dif
ficult for us to Imagine how knowledge
of the written Hible, nnd of the exact
tenor of its teachings could be lost
Some facts will help us to understand.
There were at that time very few
copies of the sacred hooks In exist
ence. They were very expensive. It
was customary fur these copies to be
kept ln the temple, while the copy
which (according to the law) was
made for the use of the king, would
most certainly have perished under
su h kings as Manasseh and Anion.
Very few of the people could read the
law even If It had been within their
reach. A modern illustration is tha
ruse of Europe before the reformation,
where even In the monasteries the Ul
hle was almost un unknown book. Lu
ther was twenty years old before b
ever suw a copy.
It is plain that the finding of .this1
bonk "was not tho discovery of some-
, Suitable.
'That young painter's wife Is not
pretty nor clever, but she la as good
as she can be."
"Then I suppose he married her for
economy's sake."
"What do you mean?"
"Why, Isn't It economy for an artlsl
to marry a model?"
To Do Great Things.
The power to do great things gen
erally arises from the willingness to
do small things.
THB first Is lor a girl of 8 to 10
years, and looks well In navy
blue casement cloth; two In
verted pleats turning towards the
front are made each side; the top Is
set to a prettily shaped yoke that is
in pale blue braided with navy, a
band of the same being placed acme,,
foot. The sleeve trimming and wt.Iki
bund match the yoke.
Materials required: 3 yards 40
Indies wide. i yard 24 Inc'iea wide
for trimming.
For tho second blue zephyr and nil
over embroidery nre used, tho dress
Is for a girl of 10 to 12 years.
The Bklrt Is slightly full at the
waist. It Is trimmer" down front and
about five Inches from foot with
bands of embroidery.
The yoke of the bodice Is of em- J
broidery, so are the straps down 1
IN fOQUD
Large dots of chenille are seen on
many voiles.
Tailored suits of linen or silk are
showing revers of bright colors.
Some smart tihoes have white buck
skin tops and patent leather vamps.
French millinery shows the ten
dency for ribbon, silk and velvet
bows.
Two shndes of blue, one very much
lighter, are used on linen tailored
suits.
Urald Is a factor to be reckoned
with In the planning of new dresses
or suits.
Irregular shnpes and plenty of un
curled ostrich plumage mark the lat
est large hats aB a rule.
Striped sheer linen Is favored for
simple little frocks, china blue and
white being the most popular.
Artlflclul flowers are being worn In
Vnnquet fftu on tailor made stflts
iront, and the bIucvu bunds are of the
same material.
Materials required: 3 yards 40
Inches wide, 1?4 yard embroidery 18
Inches wide.
The third Illustration shows a very
dainty little dress for a girl also ol
10 to 12; It Is In cream veiling ol
good quality.
The full skirt Is lightly embroid
ered round the top of hem, the fronts
of the Magyar bodice are embroid
ered to match skirt and are arranged
to cross over a vest of niusliu embroidery.
The under-sleeves reach Just below
the elbow, they are finished with lace
like the neck. A waistband of soft
silk fastens at left side under a ros
ette. Materials required: 3 yards 40
Inches wide.
or afternoon dresses, the small flow
ers being used. The Illy of the val
ley, sweet pea, heather and forget-me-nots
are claiming great favor.
Many of the lingerie dresses ara
distinguished by the new collar. Tha
latest evolution of the collar Is s
deep, square, or rounded lace cape
collar reaching the belt In the back,
and sometimes banging Just a little
below It.
Instructive Experiment.
Recent experiments to demonstrate
tho effect of alcohol on animals. In
which spirits were given regularly to
one pair of dogs and withheld from
another "show," says Science, "that
of tho progeny of tho alcoholic pair,
twenty pups, born In three litters,
eight were malformed and six bora
dead. The normal pair produced six
teen wli)lps In three litters, and not
one of these was born dad, and only
one was malformed. During an epi
demic of distemper one of the nlco
hollzed dogs died, and all save or.o
were seriously affected; none of tho
other., clogs exhibited any serious
symptoms of disease."
Sashes for Vanity.
One of tho greatest aids In yarylng
the white summer gowns Is the use
or the sash, which Is the style as
much as ever.
The velvet sash of the winter Is
superseded by the pastel colored
moires and the lighter chiffon ruches,
block In color, as an edging, this fin
ished with black chenille fringe and
flowers of the same at the ends, some
being decorated with wreaths of gold
roses at tne ends ln place of the other
decoration
These are some of the newer fanctet
that seem at once to become popular
as they are shown ln some of the most
excluslvs shops.
Can Serve but One Master.
The use of wine, or abstinence from
It, Is no longer a private, but a social
matter. All men are now divided
whether they will or not Into two
camps. Some fight against tho use ol
this worthless poison, both by word
nnd deed, abstaining from it them
selves, nnd not entertaining their
friends with It; others support by
precept, and still more forcibly by ex
ample, the use of this poison. Who
ever thou mayest bo, thou canst no
longer remain between two camps;
thou must inevitably choose one or
two courses either to resist drunken
ness or to support it to Bcrvo God
or mammon. Tolstoi.
Liquor Shops In Normandy.
There Is one liquor shop for every
seventy inhabitants in Normandy.
Taking account of children and ab
stinent women nnd men, It may be
said that every liquor deuler is sup
ported by twenty-three people. The
daily bill of food and drink of a well
paid worklngman, on the 17th of Jan
uary, 1903, was as follows: Three lit
tle glasses, G cents; coffee with
brandy, 11 cents; two absinthes, 10
cents; two bitters, 10 cents; Madeira,
8 cents; food (eggs, bread, cheese),
22 cents; coffee with brandy, 15 rents:
two absinthes and two Uttlo gasses.
24 cents in all, 84 cents for drink to
22 for food.
Our Burdens Made Light.
Every Christian Is called upon, by
the very fact that he Is known as a
Christian, to take Christ's yoke upon
him. The yoke, It has been well Bald,
"Is fitted to the neck of the patient ox
not as a load to carry, but as a means
to make burden-bearing easier. Christ's
yoke Is the way In which he bore the
burdens of life. If we bear our bur
dens In the same way, they will not
gall nor fret us." Hefore one rench
es the rest ln heaven It Is possible to
find rest on earth. If only the yoke of 1 whether It Is received
the Master, In mercy given, Is sub-
thlng unknown before, but the rescu
ing of the temple copy of the law from
the hiding place In which It hud lonoj
lain." It must have been the anclentl
copy of the law, and not a book writ
ten, as Ro'ne critics think, by unknown
persons In the reign of Manasseh.
never se. n or used among the Jews
before. That an unknown book with,
no authority In-hind It should produce
the effect on .Ionian and his people,
wh'ch this book of the law produced,
borders 011 the absurd. Moreover many
of the laws must have been familiar to
Joslah for they bad been acted upon
by his ancestors In every reform, and
by himself In the reforms he began hIx
years hefore. In the twelfth year of his
nimi. It would have been Impossible
to Impose upon the people, nnd make
them believe that a new book, never
before heard of. was the law of their
kingdom from Rod.
When they brought out from the old.
chests In the temple the money con-
tributed for repairs, which had been
deposited In the safest hiding place.
Illlklah the priest, who had charge ot
the money, In searching the chest
found at the bottom a hook of the law
of the Lord, the law given by Moses.
Illlklah delivered the book to Shap
han, King Joslah's secretary of state,
as the fitting person to show It to the
king. When Shaphan reported the
contributions and the work on the tern
pie, he brought the book with him. told
bow It had been found, and read It to
the king.
The king heard the honk read, ond
he assembled the elders and priests.
and the Leviles. They made a puhllo
covenant and pledge. The king him
self first made a public covenant bo
fore the Uird, to walk after tho Uird.
nnd to keep his commandments, with,
all his heart.
This was very similar to the great
meeting under Joshua on the slopes of
Mount Ehal and Orlzlm eight centu
ries before, on taking possession of
the 1'romlsed Land. The same motives
were presented, and the same cove
nant made. And the king might well
have sal.l to the people ar. Joshua did:
"Ye are witnesses ngaliut yourselves
that yo have chosen you the Iird, to
servo him." And they sild, "We are)
witnesses."
The covenant was mai.e tinder the.
power of the strongest and best mo
tives thnt could be brought to bear
upon them, when their minds were up
lifted Into clearest vision, above tho
smoke and clouds of earth. That was
the right time to mnke a decision. God
has given us feelings on purpose to
move us to decide aright.
Joslah restored the regular temple
services under the priests and La.
vites; and he celebrated a passover,
such as hud not been celebrated from
the days of the Judges that Judged Is
rael, nor In all the days of tho kings
of Israel, nor of tho kings of Judah.
From all parts of the land the peopla
flocked up to tho renovated temple and
Joined with every demonstration of
gladness In the eight days' festivity
prepared for them. Thirty thousand
mah's of full ago attended. Pining all
these days the services of the temple
choir were brought Into requllstlon
the singers of the famous clan of
Asaph chanting, In relays, the psalms
for the season, appointed centuries be
fore by Pavld, Asaph and Jeduthtiii.
The Pllile may be lost today by neg
lecilng It neg'erting to read It dally.
Neglecting family reading and prayers.
Neglecting to read Its stories to little
children. Uy disobeying It. Disobey
ing Its precepts dulls the conscience,
nnd the whole moral nature, so that It
may bo srfld, "Eyes have they, but
they see not, ears have they but they
hear not." i
Ky being so absorbed In worldly
things that while he heareth the word,
with his ears, "the care of this world,
and the deceltfulness of riches, choke
the word, and he becometh unfruit
ful." By keeping the Word far from
dally life, so that all Its blessed truths
are admired, but not geared on to right
action. They nre to be hearers "as a
very lovely song of one that hath a
pleasant voice and can play well on an
Instrument; for they hear thy words,
but they do them not."
Ily making the lilhle unattractive. I
have heard a number of ministers read
the Bible so poorly that people wera
not Interested In It, listened careless
ly, and liked It less than If It had been
unread. Then the printing of the Re
vised Version Is so solid as to be un
attractive and difficult to use. By les
sening Its authority. It makes a vast
difference In tho power of the Bible,
as only the
thoughts of men, or as a message from
mtsslvely and Joyfully borne and endured.
God. By neglecting all the light that
Is shining upon It from many sourcaa.