m. MAM'S
jg)LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
lUUSTRAXIONS
SYNOPSIS.
rmrrctt Cnast. a younir man of Nw
York t'lty, inouH Itouglui Win kutock. who
Invites film to a card parly. Me arcrpt,
allhouKl) he diallkos l)lai kto k. tlie rca
im liflng Cliat both art In love with Kslli
rln Thaxter.
CHAPTER I. (Continued.)
He felt ber eyes upon him, seriously
sweet and questioning;, end frowned
slightly, wishing be bad held his ton
gue, though aware that be could Dot
have, caring the way he did.
"Why not tell nie? I'm waiting,
Garrett."
"Well. , . ." It was difficult: an
Impertinence; Incredible, besides. Hut
now that he bad committed himself,
he stiffened a resolve and plunged. "It
was said that your engagement to this
man Blackstock would be announced
before long."
That out bluntly, he' caught n long
lirrath and. divided between fear and
faith, sat watching her.
The seconds of her silence spun for
lilin tin hour of anguish.
"Katherlne . . ."
She turned. "Yes?"
"Have you nothing to say?" be
asked Involuntarily, and at once re
gretted It.
"What do you wUb me to say?" Her
tone was dull, as If she spoke me
chanically, with a mind detached.
"Either affirm or deny. You owe me
that, at least." .
"Do I?" She seemed surprised.
"But what," she pursued, rousing,
"does this man Bluckstock' "
"You know I don't like blm, Kath
erlne. I can't."
"nut I can and do, Garrett."
There was simplicity In that, almost
confessional. Ilia fears assailed him
mure Imperiously.
"Then It's true? Don't tell me that!"
"What does Mr. Illackstock say?"
"I haven't Interviewed blm, of
course. I seemed too absurd"
"Why?"
The only report be had at command
was pitifully Inadequate: "liecause I
love you."
"Is that any reason why Mr. Rlack
stock thouid not?"
"There are reasons why you
shouldn't let your name be coupled
with his."
"And they are?"
Sho put It crisply. Ills heart sank,
foreseeing defeat, lie veered at a
tangent, evasive. "You haven't an
swered me. Is there any truth lu this
rumor?"
"Not yet"
"You mean It may be true later?"
"It's possible." she affirmed quietly.
"Mr. Illackstock has asked me to
marry him; be hasn't as yet had my
answer."
"Katherlne! . . . You can't real
ly care for him?"
"I'm trying to be sure, Garrett, be
fore I tell him so or you."
"Hut but you mustn't! . . . The
thing's Impossible. . . . You"
"You'll tell me why?"
Her composure wag sobering. He
cot himself more In hand: she was
not to be moved by storming, be
knew i Reason, logic, an appeal to ber
Intelligence: she would require these
of him. Yet when put to it be could
not bring himself to tell what he knew
of the man by hearsay, If very cred
ibly. Personal defects, lack of breed
tng. and the like were all unstable ob
jections. ... In the end (be best
he could do, since some sort of an an
swer was essential, was to frame a
halting, Inconclusive: "He's not the
tort "
She misinterpreted his confusion.
"I know what you're thinking: that
he's not a spoke In our particular so
cial wheel; an outsider. Must I con
demn him for that? Are there no
right men, Garrett, but yourself and
others of our 'Bet?' I know be has
his lacks; I fancy you'd call him
crude, If you were candid with me.
Hut men of bis genius, big upbringing
. . Not , that I concede any
crudity n him; It's hardly that: be
merely lacks something difficult to
name It; not cultivation, not sensibili
ty, but, I'd say. friends."
"He hag many. . ,
So she cared enough to fight for
him! There wag bltternega, surpass
lg the bitterness of aloes, In that dis
covery. "I mean the right kind, yourself, for
Instance; friends to bring hlra out.
He's quick, adaptable, of a good fami
lyIf not a wealthy one."
Coast fell back upon the one men
tlonable objection of which be had
rertnln knowledge. "He's got a vil
lainous temper."
"Friends would teach him to control
- And there are excuses tor that:
h8 sight-hls eyes are In a bad way.
Ha injured them seriously, somehow,
' his work something about the
spark, bolleve."
"Those wireless experiments of
his?"
"Yes. He's going to do great thlngi,
Carrett."
"Late In the field."
"He leads It today; they all look to
Hlg Inventlong, dlBCOverleg, im
provements will make wireless as
fvery-day a thing as the telephone.
' ' 1 dol't mean he couldn't win
without friends: he'a strong enough .
erliie" "tUe UM for bIra, Kalh"
"Women have."
pat strangled temptation. . . .
1M n,a8netlsm."
th.Ji and 8trenKU. ambition, en-
asm. He's worth being a friend
ilk. m nnt you t0 know nln better, to
htm. Garrett."
Til'1.61" a "ttIe he managed to aay:
" tr. W you wish."
do wish. Please, Garrett"
cuu ''m t0 understand you aerl-
, y C(template marrying him?"
!r"Yes!"wa. absolute,
foi th? 1 yu 8ee"-n ated himself
rlner aft8r yUr m0Dejr' Kalh"
TaT
BY 7&ymp
"Garrett, that Is unworthy of you."
He suld nothing, doggedly taking
what comfort be might from the
knowledge that be was right.
Gradually he comprehended ihat In
the course of their conversation the
car had left Fifth Aveuue at (be Plaza
and was crossing Central Park at the
Seventy-second Street entrance.
"We're near ttie gale," be said
abruptly. "If you'll drop me there,
please"
"Certainly. Tell Put rick."
('oust groped for the riienklng tube
ti 11 communicated with the driver.
When he sat back be wai conscious
of the woman's softening regard.
"You're not angry, Katharine?"
"No, Garret t; but I'm very, very sor
ry." "If I've seemed presumptuous "
"To me. Garrett? f 'tin you remem
ber the time when we were not
friends?"
"No. ... I want you to under
stand that It wasn't altogether be
cause I want you myself need you,
because I love you as you know
have loved you for years. ... It
was Jealousy of your happiness. I
said nothing that I didn't believe."
"I know. Hut you were are mis
taken. You'll come to understand."
"I don't want you to make a mis
take. Walt. Kaiheilne, wait a little
before deciding. I'm sure of your
heart: it won't misguide you."
"I believe not. I know my heart
and mind."
"You know mine." be said gently,
and no more.
"Brains, 'Rather," Observed Van Tuyl Blandly.
That stBbbed her; she winced,
wondering why. Hut the personality
of Iiouglas Illackstock stood forth so
largely, limned In such vivid coloring.
In the foreground of her conscious
ness, tbat there was left little room,
even for old friends such as Garrett
Coast.
Afoot. Coast lingered at the door,
keen eyes searching bers almost
plaintively.
"I'll drop In for tea tomorrow. If
you aak nto. Katherlne."
"Have you ever needed an Invita
tion, Garrett?"
"Then I'll come."
He nodded to the driver and the
car swept away.
Long after It had shot out or sight,
he stood staring. Then discovering
himself bareheaded, hat and stick In
hand, an object of amused regard,
with a curt laugh of confusion and
awakened self-consciousness, be
turned buck through the park.
CHAPTER II.
Resigning with little reluctance his
place at the card table to Dundas.
whose turn It was to cut lu. Coast
Religious Part in Health
It Is the interpreter of Sickness and
Death. nd of Health
as Wall.
There Is a great deal of nonsense
written about religion - and health;
there Is a great deal of sense In real
ly connecting the two. There are a
great many religious people who get
alck and die. A great many Irreligi
ous people who do the game thing. It
would be possible to get figures to
prove anything you like In thla connec
tion. Out tbey would not prove tbe
truth. A clear mind, a pure heart
and a cheerful spirit etand a better
chance in the face of disease, than a
muddy mind, a dirty heart and an
ugly spirit. Health la a by-product,
but a sure product of religion. Hut
there are few of us who get religion
enough to successfully combat our
own foolishness In other directions.
So we get sick and die. And there
are many worse things than these In
life. ' Religion Is tbe Interpreter of
sickness and death, and health as well.
Fearsome things are those which are
not understood. Religion explains
sickness and death and we can adjust
lighted a cigarette and wandered
round the dining-room of Ulackstock'i
u part men i. idly inspecting tho half
dozen hunilng-prlnts that adorned the
green burlap walls.
rtiKpeakubly bored, he went to the
buffet, where be poured a very little
Scotch Into a tall glass, drowning it
with Icy charged water. He bad re
fused to drink up to that moment, and
was thirsty, but as he sat sipping and
watching the players, Van Tuyl's un
natural pallor, moist hair and fixed
smile affected him with a faint dis
gust, and he put the glass aside, not
half-emptied. Ills brows knitted in
big concern for the man, who bad
been drinking heavily and would pur
sue that madness until satiated or
sodden: no Influence that Coast knew
of would restrain him; he was as un
manageable as a wild horse, and as
spirited.
Slender, graceful, high lord of
Devll-may-Care. Van Tuyl sober was
Inimitable, more loved than feared In
spite of, perhaps Iwause of, the wit
he wielded like a whip-lash. Ex
cesses funned tbat brilliancy to a
burning fren.y; al such times ho knew
no friend, and those who knew blm
avoided blm; his wits, submerged,
frn'beil with a satiric humor that
etched as indelibly as an acid when
he did not lav on with a bludgeon of
vituperation. . . . A dungeious foil
to Itlnckstock, Const thought, com
paring them, wondering that they
were fo much together. Contracting
them he thought: Are and tow, rapier
and broadhword!
ICacksiock was the broadsword of
that comparison, heavy and cumber
some If capablo. Without an effort be
dominated the others. Van Tuyl al
ways excepted; the sheer weight of
Hlnckstock's personality forced them
Into the background. Little Dundas,
with his deferential smile, delicately
pink face and permanently rounded
shoulders, seemed the veriest shadow
of a man: Hluckstock's shadow be
had apparently constituted himself.
Truax, round of face and blandly prac
tical, if unquesllonably independent.
was only less dwarfed by his host.
"A good brldger" Illackstock in
tho current slang: giving himself
wholly to (he game, playing to win,
"wolfing the tricks." Van Tuyl told
him.
The comment brought a darkish
smile to the man's fare
"What d'you want me to do with
'em?" be growled semi humorously,
flipping a card from his band and ns
swiftly making his play from dummy.
"Make you a present of 'em? . . .
Play to that, now; come through with
that ten-spot." He chuckled as be
gathered In the trick und led the
final card from dummy. "That'll tench
you to double my original make. I
gueBs. . . . Game and rubber,
Ounny: six without, doubled, and a
little slam. Cot that down?"
"YeB," replied Pundas, grinning
feebly as he Jotted dowu the score.
"Tough luck, partuer," Truax ob
served to Van Tuyl. "You couldn't
help doubling on your hand, of course,
and equally of course I bad to be
chicane In hearts "
"Hralns. rather." observed Van
Tuyl blandly, shuffling.
(TO t!K CONTINHKIU
ourselves to these great blessings Re
ligion explains health and shows how
It means opportunity and obligation;
that la religion clariflea all experi
ences, we see them as they are, adjust
them to each other and ourselves to
all, and such an adjustment is not
far from a condition of health Re
llglon will not set a broken leg. but
will contribute very largely to Its beal
Ing. through keeping the sources of
healing pure A clean heart produces
a clean mind, a clean mind Insures a
clean body and a clean body is con
ducive to health. Unlversallst Leader
Different
year ago you
"Why, a year ago you told ma
this place was easily worth $15,000.
Now you estimate Its value at less
than 110,000."
"You must remember that I was
trying to sell It to you then. Now you
want me to sell It for you."
Shoes of Snake Skin,
Shoes made of snake skin are worn
b,- many ultra fashionable English
women this year.
Christian Art bf
Getting Mad
By Rev. INGRAM E. HILL
Pmor of Norih Shore Baptlu Church.
Chicjgo
TEXT Be y angry nd sin not. fcph.
IV.
It Is a great thing to know how to
get real angry without making a'fool
of one's self. Not everybody knows
how to do It. It Is an accomplished
art, tbe ability to get mad like a gen
tleman. To know when to get angry
Is a criterion of character. It is an
accomplishment which Is not learned
In the schools. It Is acquired In tho
relentless training of practical expe
rience. It Is not a sin to get angry. Any
man with balf an ounce of ginger In
his system ought to get angry occa
sionally. Temper Is the Impress of
God upon the soul. It Is the mark of
personality and Intellectual stamina.
Tbe scriptures say that God is angry
with the wicked every day. Jesus
got angry. Can you not see him stand
ing at the temple door? Can you
not see tbe market scenes which
were enncted there? Can you not see
bis eyes kindle? Cnn you not see
his Illumined countenance blaze fierce
and glorious? Can you not see the
miraculous energy of his personality
as he cast out all them that sold and
bought in tbe temple and said unto
them: 'My bouse ahall be called a
house of prayer, but ye have made It
a den of thieves.'
Christianity Is something more than
a religion of love. Jesus said: 'I came
not to send peace, but a sword.'
Passivity may be all right for weak
lings, but action is tbe birthright of
heroes. The man who tries to be
sweet with everybody will find some
day that be is nothing but a lemon.
It Is very easy, however, to get
angry foolishly. Sometimes It Is prop
er to get angry, and sometimes It is
not. It may be proper at times for a
man to get angry with the Janitor.
It may be proper at times for a man
to get angry with the umpire. It
may be proper at times for a man to
get angry with the family upstairs.
Hut It Is never, never proper for a
man to get angry with his wife.
There Is many a man who will say
nnsy things to his wife that he would
not think of saying to his chauffeur.
Temper Is good. A bad temper Is
what you have made of a good thing.
A rllle is a good thing In good hands.
Hut when it has become rusted and
out of repair It Is going to explode
some day In the bnnds of some cheer
ful Idiot who did not know It was load
ed. If your temper gets tho best of
you what you need Is to go off to
the repair shop and be made over.
These fits of temper, this sour disposi
tion, this Iceberg atmosphere, this
spiteful spirit are as contrary to the
Christian as light is opposed to dark
ness. Tell me, what do you got mad
shout? That Is the practical question.
A man calls you a liar and you retort
In similar language. Hut men are
making God a liar every day and you
do not get angry. Wherever there are
wrongs to he righted, wherever there
are evils to be trampled under foot,
wherever there Is Justice to be meted
out. wherever there is Iniquity in high
places or low, there Is your opportun
Ity to show of what stuff you are
mode.
Somebody treads on your corn and
yon get mad at him. This very night
a courtly and attractive son of perdi
tion will lure a girl in her teens to
one of the wlnerooms of this prodigal
city. He will give to her a drink that
will inflame every passion and deaden
every moral sense. He will lead her
forth to her ruin and laugh like a
devil over the havoc he has wrought.
If you are going to get angry, in
God's name get angry at something
worth while.
We are In the midst here of a so
ciety which Is fond of wine and Joy
rides and clandestine flirtations. A
society that Is rotten to the core.
Gilded resorts or doubtful chnracter
flaunt their disregard of high moral
ity Fiends In human shape are stalk
ing the streets and outrages are com
mitted at our very doors. There is
a time to be angry. There Is a time
for Christian men to speak out, and
that time is now. When the good peo
ple wake from their lethargy and be
gin to tackle something that Is really
worth their mettle, then shall right
be triumphant and Justice win tbe
day.
The Law of Love.
The consecrated Chrlsttan brings to
the lowliest duties the loftiest mo
tives. His consecration to Christ
curries with It consecration to tbe
service of his brother men. The law
of Christ Is the law of love. We ful
fill It In doing well our part of the
world's work as well as In dlroct acts
of sympathy and burden bearing. The
holy man Is the more energetic in
business on account of tbe fullness of
divine life In bis heart. As Christ
came Into the world to do the Father's
will, so be sends us into the world
to do Mb own will, which Is always
the Father's will. Business becomes
ministry when It Is Inspired by fidelity
to Christ The salvation of society,
tbe redemption of business, the sub
ordination of power to principle and
love, can only come through the law
of love, which Is the law of Christ.
Fellowship With Christ.
"Did not our heart burn within us,
while he talked with us by the way,
and while he opened to us the scrip
tures?" Luke xxiv, 32.
"While we talked with him by the
way?" Oh, no. . . . "While he talked
with us.' There Is a burning of heart
(hat will never come ns long as we
are talking to him, but when we let
him talk to us, lot htm open up the
scriptures, let him make the old dead
bones move with new life, then will
come the burning of heart, the final
evidence of personal, close, Intimate
communion. ... If we will find in
every day some sacred minutes In
which to wait alone with him, there
will break upon our life such a new
consciousness of fellowship as well
transform It to the lust point of Its
reaches." Hev. G. Campbell Morgan.
pro
FOR CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE
General Sir Ian Hamilton, K. C. B.,
Makes a Striking Declaration for
Total Abstinence.
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, K, C. H,
was the principal speaker ai the Gen
eral Assembly of the -Presbyterian
church held In the Scottish capital and
delivered an address which was a
striking declaration for the cause ol
temperance. Sir Ian, It will be re
membered, pledged himself to total ab
stinence Just a year ago, and It Is
candidly stated by personal interview
era that twelve months of water-drink-Ing
have not In the least Impaired the
health, soured the happy disposition oi
diminished the cheery outlook on 111 e
of tbe distinguished general. Incident
ally his pledge has had a most benefi
cial effect on the rank and llle of the
army and has given a new stimulus
to temperance In both services. In
opening his address, Sir Ian said be
bad come there to strike a blow for
Scotland. He thought the finest stroke
for Scotland was Ihat of Hruce at
Hannockhurn. when be raised his bat
tleax and crashed the casque of Sir
Henry de Hohnn as ir it were a nut
shell. Hut he believed as tine a de
llverance for Scotland was to be
gained by dealing a stroke at ajiother
sort of cask the cask of whiskey. No
longer advancing at the head or the
English army, that cask was In the
middle of their own camp, and It was
there poisoning and lowering tbe vl
tallty and pride and honor of tbe
truest, bravest troops to be found any
where. Continuing, the general said that
he thought that they in the army
were rather showing the way to the
civil population. He believed honest
ly that any mother sending her sod
into the army could do so with tho as
surance that her son would run a less
chance of ge'tlng a taste .for drink
than he would In most civil occupa
tions. These were no fancies of his,
but they were supported by figures.
India was a most astonishing case.
In tbo Indian army there were 47 per '
cent, who were temperanco men, at
home there were 28 per cent., and
they were Increasing every year. To
put it In another way, the number or
temperance men In the army, taking
tho past two or three years, had In
creased at the rate of 2,;no a year.
From tbe medical department of the
war office he learned that during the
past twenty years the number taken
to hospital per thousand had fallen In
India to the extraordinary extent of
from 10 to 1, and In England from
2.6 to 7. The head of the medical I
service told him that, directly and In-
directly, be considered that the great
er temperance was very largely re
sponsible for It. Disease had do
creased as temperance Increased, it
was his opinion that the enemy were
on the run, and that they could afford
to be bold; and he believed that If
anyone could lower the drinking In
Scotland by 20 per cent, he would do
more good than by adding another
province to our empire.
LIQUOR AND LABORING MAN
Saloon Has Much Better Chance to
Exhibit Its Fruits Among Work
ing Class Than Among Rich.
The Christian Evangelist contends
that the liquor business Is tho great
est foe of the worklngman, and that
be Is the greatest loser by the sa
loon. The rich man, It says, can got
along fairly well. "The money he
spends for liquor Is not a serious mnt
ter to him. He runs no risk of los
ing his Job for drunkenness. Ilia
family Is not often brought to starva
tion or beggary, and when ho gets
seriously Intoxicated his valet or the
servant nt the club can take care of
him. Of course, even among the rich
a large proportion of the divorces are
produced, directly or Indirectly, by
whisky. Hut among the laboring
classes the saloon has Its best oppor
tunity to exhibit Its fruits. Its effect
on character Is no worse, but Its
economic results are vastly greater
and worse."
Blessed Assurance.
The thought of Christ's presence
was a magnificent Inspiration to the
early Chrtlan believers, who went
everywhere preaching the word of
Him who was himself with them as
the living word. The apostles found
constant Inspiration in the apprehen
sion (if not quite the comprehension)
of Christ Incarnate, ChrlBt redeeming,
Christ omnipotent, Christ pervasive,
Christ the source of life and the soul
of. action. "I am with you alway!"
was the parting gift of Jesus to his
disciples. No assurance could have
been more welcome, and no confi
dence greater than that which those
words Inspired. It was as though tho
departing Jesus had said to the men
ho loved, "I will be with you even
unto the end of the world, nnd then
you shall be with nie in a world that
shall never end!" Faith in such an
ever-present Christ overcomes the
world.
What Ruins Girls.
Of all the ten or twelve thousand
unfortunate glrln and wrecked women
arrested every year In Chicago,
among those who tell their woefc to
me, ninety-nine out of every hundred
attribute their downfall to the first
glass of wine or champagne taken
generally with a male companion, al
ways for good-fellowship's sake.
That first glass Is the beginning of
the end and here you see what the
end Is
When a woman once begins to
drink, even In a social way, her fu
ture la threatened with either moral
wickedness of utter ruin. So many
women who come here tell mo that
the first sparkling glass of champagne
was the beginning of all their misfor
tune. Mary K. Keegnn, Chief Matron
of the Chicago Police Department
Esther Pleading
For Her People
Suodtf School Lrusa for Nov. S, 1911
Siciallr Arranged lor Thi Ppr
I.KRCOK TKXT-Kntlmr 4:1-S.
MK.Muf'.Y VI-:HHKS4;I3. 14.
OOI.IUlN TKXT-"The Lord pren-JvUh
all their that lovn him." fun. Mi:2n.
TI.MK--A-i-elnn of Xerxeo, H. I'. .
XrrxM conqueri Kgvpt, 1st and Id ymr.
H. ('. hj, 4. Ma prire to Invndo
;rir. ;, to Mb year. It. f. 4M-4M.
VBKtitl depomtd In It I ft 3d year, It. C. M
Invai'es (ire)-, It. f, 4M. Defeated at
Thoroiopylue ami ShIhiiiU, H. C. U. 4SU.
Kutlxtr hitroinoa guenn, It. ('. 47S. Ha
inan's plot and defeat by KMther (occtipy
In nearly the whole yean, II. 474.
li.At'K-flnman iHiua) the winter capi
tal of the IVraliiii Kniphe, atioiit W miles
southeast from Itiiliylon and l.'i iiillea
nui-tli or the I'erilun Uulf.
There are two principal theories
concerning tho historical nature of
the Hook of Hut her: one, that it Is a
veritable history; the other, that'll
is a historical romance founded on
fact, like Shakesppare's Julius Caesar
and Henry VIII., or like Scott's novels,
or Homer's great epics. While there
are a number of setlous tlimcullles,
yet there are few ir any unanswerably
arguments against its being a true his
tory Xerea is the Creek shortened
form of the Ahasuerus of Ksther, as
York, for instance, Is a shortened form
of the Latin Khoracum. He began to
reign It. C. 4S3 and ruled for Uu years.
We can beat undevntand Ksther by
means of those parts of bis history
which reveal hi character. XerxeH
at the very bet'innlng of his reign
completed th conquest of Kgypt
which his fetner Darius had begun.
On his return he immediately began
tc prepare for the Invasion of Kurope,
and especially of Creece, which tnen
stood, in culture, development, ability
and interest, at the head of the world.
Thus Xerxes would be manter of the
world.
To arrange for this invasion of Ku
rope, Xerxen held a great assembly
of the noblest Persians. It Is prob
able tbat this is the banquet with
which the etory of Ksther opens, a
festive celebration that continued six
months, while all matters pertaining
to the expedition were being arrang
ed.
Xerxes sought a queen in place of
the deposed Vashtl. The one select
ed from the most beautiful women
of the empire was Ksther. a charming
Jewess, a descendant of one of the
exiles, ber greatgrandfather being
among those carried captive to Ilaby
Ion by Nebuchadnezzar in 098. Her
Hebrew name was Hadassah, the
myrtle, a beautiful and favorite shrub
In the east. "Ksther" means "a star,"
and many think it the same as Ishtar
the Habyloulan equivalent of Venus.
She must have been quite young at
the tlmo of her mnrriage, not over
15 years. Four or Ave years pass,
and then begins the tragic story of
Hainan, his rise as a king's favorite,
his pride Incensed at the conduct of
Ksther's cousin Mordtcal, bis attempt
to bring vengeance upon the whole
Jewish race on Mordecai's account,
his success In obtaining a decree
from the king, throughout his empire,
"to destroy, to kill, and to cause to
perish all Jews, both young and old,
little children, and women. In one
day."
Great mourning and terrible dis
tress came upon tho Jews all over
the empire as they learned of the de
cree. Mordecal sent word to Ksther,
now about 20 years old, asking ber
to go to the king and request the de
liverance of her people. Ksther re
plied "Whosoever shall come unto
the king Into the inner court, who la
not called, there is ono law of bis to
put him to death. Except such to
whom the king shall hold out the
golden scepter." There was, there
fore, a possibility of Es' ber's reach
ing the cara of the king, but with
the greatest uncertainty as to how
such a capricious king would act,
especially as his love for her had
cooled. The mission Mordecal com
mitted to Esther was one of great
danger and dlfticully. It required the
utmost heroism.
Ksther put on her royal apparel.
She was a sensible, practical woman,
and used ber beauty and charm of
persbn and of dress to accomplish
her object.
She wnited for tbe fitting time.
The king held out the golden sceptre.
The sign that he received her, and
that the most dangerous part of her
mission was over. Instead of asking
her favor, where she would be aur
roufided by gplcs and possible ene
mies, she invited the king to a ban
quet lu tbe seclusion of the Harem
gardens. She Invited Haman her en
emy to Join with the king and thus
ward off all suspicion, nnd at the
same time have him where be could
not escape.
Esther presented ber petition in
wise words and pointed out Haman
aa tbo enemy who was seeking her
life and tbe life of her ieople. The
king was very angry and Immediate
ly deposed Haman, and had him
hanged on the gallows he had pre
pared for Mordecal.
The result was a counteracting de
cree, permitting the Jews to gtand
up In their own defense, and large
numbers of their enemies were slain.
The Jews were saved from destruc
tion, and exalted before the people.
Mordecal took Hainan's place In the
government. The feast of Purlm was
Instituted with great feasting and
Joy, and has been celebrated annual
ly ever since on the fourteenth of
Adar, February-March, one month be
fore Esther.
One of the most interesting stud
ies In the story of Ksther Is to trace
the ways of divine providence, and see
bow God makes all things work to
gether for the good of his people.
Ood's sovereign grace and man's free
will are here seen In perfect har
mony. Heroism In Every Da) Life Is the
expression nnd cultivation of the he
roic spirit In our ordinary dally liv
ing. We cannot all be heroes In great
things, but the field of heroism la ev
erywhere. In every home, in every
town. There are great enemies to
overcome In our own hearts, there
are powers and principles of evil on
every hand.
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Address
Looking on the Bright Side.
"1 cannot toll you bow sorry I waa
to bear that your son bad eloped wiia
a chorus girl."
"Tbank you for your sympathy Ol
course, we leel dreadfully about It;
but things might be worse."
"It Is very brave of you to take
such an optimistic view."
"It lan't optimism, exactly. You see.
our daughter Is so boinoly tbat we
cnn be reasonably sure no chauffeur
will wUb to elope witb her "
Remarkable Acquaintance.
Gadabout was bonstlng of his exten
sive acquaintance. No celebrity could
be mentioned unknown to blm He
was intimately urquulnted with all of
them. Finally Dobson Inquired:
"Did you ever happen to meet tbe
Siamese twins?"
Gadabout reflected a moment, and
then said:
"Well, I am not quite sure that I
met both of them, but I knew one of
them very well."
Explained.
An old lady, the customer of aa
Irish farmer, was rather dissatisfied
witb the watery appearance of her
morning's cream, nnd finally she com
plained very bitterly to him
"He alsy, mum." said Pat "You see,
the weather of late has been so ter
rific hot that It has scorched all the
grass off tbe pasture land, and Oi have
been compelled to feed the pore bastea
on water lilies!" Ideas
Trying and Doing.
Draggs You never know what yon
can do till you try
Wnggs That's wrong You never
know what you cun do until you auo
ceed. Craggs Well, perhaps ihnt's betr
ter.
Waggs And then you're wronaj.
You never know wliat you can do
when yon succeed You only know
what you huve hecn able to do Lire.
A Surprise for Swagger.
"Yes." said Swnggcr. "this Is a tur
keze ring "
"Excuse me." snld Hangs, "the cor
rect pronunciation of that word la
lurkwolse.' "
"No, turkero. excuse me."
"1 say turkwolse"
"Well, let's go to the Jeweler and
ask him."
"night "
"In order to settle a wager." said
Swagger to the Jeweler, "would you
mind telling me If the correct pro
nunciation of the stone in this ring la
turkeze or turkwolse!"
The Jeweler took the ring and e
amlned li carefully "The correct pro
nunciation." be sa.J, "is glasa." T1V
Hits.
Old Landmark Gone.
Another historic old landmark baa
passed. A storm recently felled the
tree near Ncderhemert, under which
Florts 1, count of Ho'land. was peace
fully Bleeping, after the bnttle of
Ncderhemert, In lOtil, when he wai
trcnrherously murdered by Herman
van Kuyk. Tbe tree wns believed to
be over a thousand years old.
Joke With a Sermon In It.
A noted sociologist tells tbe follow
Ing story of a woman In a manufac
turing town. Approaching her for
statistics, he asked: "Madam, have
you any children?" "No." sbe replied.
"1 have to work In the factory my
elf." Life.
One Issue Gone.
One of Uncle Sam's custom mea
found 30 pockets lu a woman's skirt
Now let the women forever bold their
tongues about not having equal rlgbu
with men. Milwaukee Journal
German Students and Their Dogs.
Dogs are nowhere in sucb favor aa
companions for men as among tbe
college students of Germany. Each
Student Is apt to have one or more
marked by the coilege colors and
trained to render service by carrying
water, baskets, bundles and the like.
Cause and Worry.
Defendant's Wtle Don't worry,
dear. Tbe Judge s charge was cer
tainly in youi favor. Defendant
(moodily) I know that It's the law
yer's charge tbut I'm thinking about.
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