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ELOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
IUUSTRATIONS BY T&yMftoiS
CO'Ytwr. W or lolij JOStfTt YAtCS rp
8YN0PSI8.
rsnrrett Const, a yonn man of New
York Cliy, meeis DuiikIhr lilueksi.ock. who
Invites htm to n chtcI pnrty. lit) uecepta,
HlthoijRlt ho dislikes Hlnekfltock, the re
mn b.'liix Hint both are In love with Kath
arine Thaxter. Coast falls to convince her
Hint lllarkstock I unworthy of her
rrlent'Milp. At the party Count mn-t two
named Dunduii and Van Tuyl. There la
a quarrel, and Itlarkmork shoots Van
Tuyl dead, fount struggle to wrest the
weapon from nun, thin the pollee dis
cover them. Const la arreated for murder,
lie la eonvleted, hut aa he beiflna hla aen
tnce, Oundaa namea niarkatork as the
murderer and killa himself. Coast bo
comea free.
CHAPTER III. (Continued.)
Ills Journey uptown In the subway
which ho accomplished without misad
venture, shloldlng himself behind a
newspaper, was his first taste of un
restricted freedom and by that token
a delight without alloy.
At a quiet and Inconspicuous hotel
In tho Forties, some distance from
Broadway he registered boldly as
"Hrnlnerd West, Philadelphia," and
paid for his room in advance, explain
lug that his luggage would come In
later. ' The open stare of the room
clerk irritated him but little, whose
thoughts were preoccupied with a hun
dred half-formed and less than half
considered plans.
In bis rooms, forgetful of his prom
ise to telephone Warburton, he threw
himself upon the bed to ponder the
next move; and exhaustion, suporln
dticed by excitement, overcame blm
almost Immediately. For the better
part of an hour he slept without stir
ring, and awakened in the end only
to the shrilling, prolonged and not-to-be-denied-rlng
of the telephone by the
head of his bed.
Still a little stupid with sleep, he re
quired a moment or two to grasp the
Import of the switchboard operator's
odvlce. to the effect that a Mr. Cross,
representing the Evening World,
would like to see Mr. Bralnerd West.
The niersnge was repeated In accents
peremptory before he comprehended
that he had been run to earth.
' "Ask the gentleman to come up at
once." he said, and, seizing his bat,
left the room as soon as be had fin
ished speaking.
Ascending a single flight of the
stairway that wound round the .ele
vator shaft, he waited until the car
began to rise, then rang. As he bad
foreseen, it paused at the floor be
low to discbarge the newspaper man
before coming up for him. Aa be
stepped Into the cage he pressed a
dollar Into the operator's palm.
"Down," he demanded; "ground
floor. And don't stop for anybody."
A single minute later be was In the
street. Hatte being the prime essen
tial of the situation, be dodged round
the corner Into Sixth avenue, walked
a block uptown and turned through to
llroadway.
There suddenly, as he paused at the
ller end of Longacro square, doubt
lug which way to turn, what to do, he
quickened to sensibility of his soli
tude, and knew himself more utterly
lone In that hour than ever he bnd
b en throughout his days.
A passing hnndsom pulled in to his
Ignal. He entered, giving the address
of Katherlne Thaxter's home.
There was a crimson glare of sun
ict down the street when be alighted
id paid his fare.
"Just In time," said Toast; "I was
to conic to tea today I begged the
privilege ouly yesterday. . . ."
He paused, silenced by a presenti
ment bred of the aspect of the house.
At every window tho shades were
drawn level with the bills. The flight
of lirownstone steps, littered with
Mnd swept dust and debris, ran up to
heavy oaken doors, tight-closed. The
'al of a burglar-protective concern
tared nt blm from a corner of one
" uiu urawingroom windows. Only
In the old-fashioned basement were
there signs of life; the area-gateway
open; a gas Jet glimmered
ui!gn sasn-curtalns.
Heavily Coast turned into the area
and rang the basement bell.
Aftnf 41
Dunn- Hum lne aoor was
opened to him and he entered, to have
iihiiu caught and fawned upon by
-v- B.- oHuer wll0 nad 8mu.;ed
mn sweet, when Coast In the pride
-m ..unip oi nis nrst knickerbockers
come to stay with Katherlne In
her nursery.
"Oh Mr. Garrett. Mr. Garrett!" the
old voice quavered. "God bless the
sin i ve seen the papers and I
'aid that you'd be here. sir. as goon as
vw you got back how.. I knew
twould turn out so, sir. from the
nrf. I ve never failed to stand up foe
)ou and say you never done It,
ut a black shame it U Justice was
o long In coming"
ennT'n r,ttmbl,'0 CD' KOrrulous "
UalnS I' jy- C088t kHned wei-"r
5 ?' !lth n beart 10 ""or
voice 8tb- hWeVer' he f0und
jou'd been Leen sent away barely a
month when she married him "
"Blackstock?"
"Yes, sir. ... She didn't know
whut she was doing, sir. I've thought
It was what I've heard called Infatua
tion. She didn't know her own mind
when he was talking to her. lie car
ried her clean off her feet, so to
speak. ... So they were married
and wont away."
"To Germany, I understood, sir."
"You've heard "
"Never a word not a line. I some
times wonder at It, sir. She left me a
bit of money to run things on till she
nturned, but that's gone long ago,
sir, and I've had to draw upon my
savings. ... She must know.
Dllndly Coast turned and reeled Into
the servants' dining room, where he
fell Into a chair by the tabK pillow
Ing bis head upon his arms
A passion of blind, dumb rage shook
him by the throat; blackness of de
spair succeeded thnt; he sat motion
less, witless, overwhelmed.
An hour or two passed before the
butler aroused him with an offer of
biscuits and a decanter of rare old
port; all tbo house had. he protested,
fit to offer to his Mr. Garrett.
Coast ate and drank mechanically,
CHAPTER IV.
To the boatyard and ship-chandler
Ing establishment of a certain Mr.
Huxtable In the town of Falrhaven. on
the eastern bank of the AcuRbnet
river, there came or, rather, drlftod
with the tide of a casual fancy to
ward the close of a day In June. Gar
rett Coast.
A declining sun threw his shadow
athwart the floor of the chandlery.
Huxtable glanced up from the muddle
of papors on bis desk. Coast lounged
eaBlly In the doorway, with one shoul
der against the frame; a man notably
tall and s'ender and graced, besides,
with a simple dignity of manner that
assorted oddly, in the Huxtablo un
derstandlng, with clothing well-worn
and travel-stained. Out of a face
moderately browned, his dark eyes
glimmered with a humor whimsical,
regarding Huxtable.
The object of their regard pushed
up his spectacles for a better view.
"Well?" he Inquired, not without a
suspicion of grim resentment, who
was not weathered to laughter at hla
own expense.-
It happened, however, that Coast'a
amusement sprang from another
cause; his own utter Irresponsibility,
which alone bad led blm !-, the chand
lery, he considered hugely diverting.
"I was Just thinking," he said, smil
ing, "that now would be a useful time
to buy a boat."
Huxtable, possessed of an Inherent
predilection for taciturnity, liable,
ever and anon, to be sore beset If not
wholly put to rout by the demon Cu
riosity (a familiar likewise legitimate
ly handed down to him by several gen
erations of New Kngland forebears),
with a mute nod 'o signify that be bad
heard and now awaited without preju-
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RELIGION
AND FUN
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By Dr. William S. Jacobs
Pastor of Fint Pmhvterlin Church,
liouiion, Tum
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"He Carried Her Clean Off Her Feet. So to Speak."
ly"Tn,l!,ny,?u Soame8" he 8ald.
'X. Hut-Miss Katherlne?"
Gone, sir-gone this many a
day.
Pened, sir?"
I .
1 cn guess.
Mr
You know what hap-
Of What , Bgl,lnBt the "Closure
"Mrs. Gresham'dled-you knew that.
tint u-itt. J iainerines
,,?urig my trial-yes. I knew."
Perha. "eVer blloved J Bullty. sir.
re.rhaps you'd like to know . . -nut
Miss Katherlne?"
'ullv ..m J"an Bhook hl head mourn
bH ad' ,lr' mad "-be mum-
that you say?"
UrtVifn W" mad' ilr' t0 d0
M it a decent three months arter
Oresbam passed away, lr-,
without tense of taste or refresh
ment. Kven the generous wine lay
cold within him.
Still later he asked for writing ma
terials and scrawled a few lines to
Warburton, briefly requesting him to
look after Sou mum and advance him
money from time to time, according
to his needs, pending the return of
his mistress.
Then, rising, he stumbled forth Into
the night, at once unconscious and
heedless of whither his feet were lead
ing him, walking far and blindly un
der the sway of a physical Instinct
dumbly demanding of blm action and
exertion.
Midnight found him on a hilltop lar
beyond the city limits, Insensibly com
forted by the great calm of the tran
quil countryside, blanketed with kind
ly darkness, lighted only by the arch
ing stars. There was a wind of free
dom In his face, sweet with the keen
tang of the sea. Itefore him thre
was only the mystery of chunce. the
grateful oblivion of the open spaces;
behind him a lurid sky. ovtrhanglng
the cttv of his renunciation.
So, plodding, the night enfolded blm
to her great bosom, warm with peace
dice a more expilcl' declaration.
"A boat," Coast added, "preferably
of the center-board cat typo, with a
hard-working motor auxiliary."
Tho Huxtable mind, which you are
to believe typical of its ca.sto, like a
ship wisely navigated, moved cautious
ly In well-buoyed channels. It clung
to tradition, whether in tbo business
of boat building, which It pursued to
admiration, or In the lighter diversion
o humor, to which Its attitude re-'
scmbled that of the ancestor worship
ing heathen Chinese Premonitory
symptoms of a reversion to type in
tho matter of wit were betrayed by
the corrugation of the Huxtable
wrinkles.
"To go snllln' In?"
After this utterance, tradition
flapped Its wings and screamed; Hux
table himself condescended to
chuckle; Coast, to a tolerant smile.
"Possibly," he conceded. "Have
you such a boat?"
"I might have." Huxtable admitted
cautiously "Come along." He rose
and led the way through a back door
Into the boat yard.
(TO UK CONTINUKD.)
Lure of Lost Inheritances
Many Centuries Old Fortunes Await
ing the Claim of the Law
ful Heirs.
In Rhenish t'avarla two associations
have recently been organized to obtain
a $400,000 Inheritance left In 1676 by
the Dutch Field Marshal Baron von
Ornholra. In Bavaria there Is a new
effort under way "to secure five tor
tunes now estimated at about $17,500,
000, the amounts left by Ave Dutch
men to their German relatives, be
tween 1636 and 1703. plus the interest
that has accumulated since that time
Every one of these Ave fortunes, the
largest of which was $1,120,000, baa
completely disappeared.
There is a record that the money
left by Johann Jobs, an Amsterdam
hip's captain, who died in 1707.
reached the representative of hla heirs
In Augsburg In 1785. In the next year
the heirs were Informed that $700,000
had been deposited for them In an
Augsburg bank. The heirs of a leath
er dealer. Van Oratx, received small
Payments on account, and even ob
taining $40,000 about 1791. In 1855
an Augsburg; banker by the name of
Von Halde confessed on his death bed
that the Inheritances had been de
posited In his bank, and that by
means of them bo had made his own
fortune.
Since then every effort has been
made to trace the bequests through
the municipality of Augsburg, the Ba
varian minister of the Interior, and
the courts. There are endless docu
ments In the case, but the money has
never appeared. Recently the Dres
den bank absorbed tho Von Halde
bank business, and the heirs are now
of the opinion that It must account to
them for $17,500,000 and they have en
gaged a distinguished Mnnlch lawyer
to devote bis time to a search for the
money.
Good Advice.
Rub elbows with the least of the
world's people. If you -would quicken
your brain and aoften your heart-Exchange.
H Needed One.
She "Jack has a strong face." He
"It has to be. You should see bis
wife." Fort Worth Record.
The world generally respects long
faced Christians, and some have the
Idea that they are more pious because
of this. But I don't like that kind of
a man. You remember the poet was
once calling In his old classmates
after they were old men, and after he
had enumerated all, be spoke of the
laughing boy, the one whom you
might think was all fun, but others
laughed at his good deeds, and his
poor friend laughed loudest of all. I
believe It'ls true in the great poem
Jf life, said Dr. Jacobs, that the best
life Is given to the man who can go
thnu gh It with a smile.
I have had some experience with
this matter. When I was In college,
when I needed help and encourage
ment, I did not go to the austere man,
but to the man with the smile. It
seemed I could approach blm easier.
I have bad some experience along
these lines since I have been in the
ministry. Many men with sorrows and
trouble have come to me for advice
and assistance, and 1 do not believe
It was because of any profound Im
pression I had made upon them by
profound exposition, but because I had
met them with a smile, and they felt
they could come. If the little bit of
good 1 can do Inside tho church was
all that I could do, I would resign
from the ministry and take up a secu
lar calling. Preaching sermons Is not
tho main work. The meaningless of
words. Any man can say things; any
man can preach. If I had nothing to
do but get up sermons I could get
'.hem up by the barrel. My opportunity
for real work Is to go and meet peo
ple with burdens on their hearts, aud
to help them.
We find out a great many things
about the world when wo get out in It.
After all. It was not the sermon on
the mount, but his life In the valley
and on the Peashore that gives us
our conception of Christ. All the world
Is trying io get away from Its sorrow
I think we have grown more and more
itito Incorporating sorrows Into our
faces, voices and manners.
What kind of a memory do you wish
to leave? Are you going to leave
your friends a happy thought that
will strengthen them and comfort
them alter you are gone? This busl
ness of long-facedness Is one-half self
ishness and one-half a lie. If your
aoul Is as sorrowful as your face ap
pears, you are not content. The more
I see of long faced piety, the more
convinced I am that It Is not genuine.
i always had respect for tho Methodist
"amen." It Is a sort of applause al
lowed In church, which serves to en
courage the speaker and help him
along. It may not be as formal as
the amen of the Kplscopnllan or as the
sllv-nce of the Presbyterian, but It
L.eans something. I wish enougn
Methodists would Join my church to
furnish an atnen corner. I like for
you .o respond when I talk. Some
Umes I see someone nod bis head and
I see that I have met with his ap
proval. And then again I see another
shake his bead, and I know he doesn't
Lelieve It. At any rate, whether you
like It or not, I like the response, aa
I feel we are talking and there Is
something between us.
There is ub much religion In happl
ns In sorrow. I say there Is more
There should be only one kind of sor
row, and that Is godly sorrow. And
there Is more reason for godly ha-
plness rtian sorrow. After all, there
is not very much to worry about In
this world. If we will but keep up a
smile. If we only look at It In the
rlslit way every sorrow has Its mean
ing The bitterest sorrows of my life
have been my greatest opportunities.
They have enabled me to find myself,
to see whether I was right or wrong.
Christians ought not to sorrow as
those with no hope, but they should
rejoice. Have you ever noticed how
set Ions sin Is? Who are the people
who laugh They arc the people who
have down In their hearts tho con
sciousness of purity and right living.
The happier side of life is the tri
umphant, the other fatalistic. A long
face Is an Indication of defeat and
despair The Christian needs no long
face. The man on the way to Inherit
a great fortune does not stop to grieve
over a dime lost In the sand. So with
the Christian. He ought to go laugh
ing as he walks, even to the tomb,
making stepping stones of grave
stones to higher things. If you are
on the way to your Inheritance, you
should be happy. Next to the gift of
Immortality la the gift of the possi
bility o. Joy.
Some men ask, what about God's
house? is It a place for laughter and
merriment? What does the church
Btand for? Is It a morgue, or Is It a
place or resurrection? I will let you
answer the question. The Bible says:
"Make a Joyful noise unto the Lord"
But this doesn't mean snickering In
church.
Let. me Impress this thought upon
you. Go Into the world and see how
happy you can be and make It God's
Idea was to make us eternally happy
and not eternally Borrowful
The Name Above Every Name.
If there be one name sweeter than
another In a believer's ear, It Is the
name of Jesus. Jesus! It Is the
name which moves the harps of heav
en to melody. Jeaus! tho life of all
our Joys. If there be one name more
charming, more precious than another
It Is this name. It is woven into the
very warp and woof of our psalmody
Many of our hymns begin with It,
and scarcely any that are good for
anything end without It. It Is the
sum total of all dellgl ts. It Is the
music with which the bells of heaven
ring; a song In a word; an ocean for
comprehension, although a drop for
brevity; a matchless oratorio In two
syllables; a gathering up of the halle
lujahs of eternity In five letters.
Charles H. Spurgeon.
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From Curly Locks.
What Is a girl to say when told she
Is pretty? After a dance, should the
luily thnnk the gentleman or the gen
Human the lady? Curly Locks.
It Is a man's privilege to thank the
lady for the dance she has granted
him. When any one Is kind enough
to say you are pretty, Just say, "Thank
you, It Is very nice to hear pleasant
things," or something llko that.
Card Etiquette.
Is It necessary to leave cards every
time I make a formal call? When
culling with my husband, which one
has charge of the cards, or do we
each take care of our own? Montl
cello. In making a formal rail It Is always
necessary to leave cards whether the
persons are home or not. It Is cus
tomary for the wife to carry the cards
md leave them at the proper tlmo
when paying visits together.
Sending "Congratulations."
I wish you would tell me at what
time, and to whom, to send a telegram
of congratulations. The groom-elect
I know very well, but tho bride-elect
not at all. Anno R.
Tho congratulatory telegram should
be addressed to the bridegroom and
timed so as to reach him about the
hour the ceremony Is to take place.
Have It get there a bit early rather
tliau too late.
Ing the afternoon. Would you serve
any kind of refreshments? M. L. U.
I henrd recently of a very Jolly
"travel party." Each lady was ahked
to tell her most Interesting experiences
In travel; each one was also asked to
wear or bring an especially prized
object obtained while traveling. The
result was a most fasclnntlng time.
Regarding tho refreshments, I hard
ly know what you mean by "most any
klud." Don't make tho mistake of hav
ing too much; a deliriously cold salad
with sandwiches, nuts, glared fruits,
coffee and chocolate Is sufllcient, or
on Ice with a variety of small cakes.
mEEl
An Afternoon Gathering.
Please suggest some way of enter
taining twelve or thirteen couples dur-
For a Christmas Present.
I am a girl, seventeen. Would It be
proper for me to give a Christmas
present to a man very much my seni
or? He gave mo a little gift last Xmas
and we are very good friends, if )ou
think so, please tell me what would
he suitable. "Brown Eyes."
Certainly, remember your filend
with a Christmas gift, and I think If
you could make blm something that
It would be nice. If you riui embroid
er, make him a half-dozen handker
chiefs or "clork" a couple of pairs of
silk hose.
MA DA Mi; MKItltl.
New Motor Veils.
The newly Imported automobile
veils are tempting to feminity. One
seen was a perfect sunset of color a
blended pink and gold yellow; anoth
er shaded from moss green to pea
cock bluo, and still another was In
moss green and shaded violet.
Vogue.
Dresses for Girls
STRONG DRINK IS CONDEMNED
3y Is Rapidly Parelng When Alcohol
Is Considered of Value in Pro
ducing Better W.ork.
H Is not generally known thnt the
'ast majority of n en of genius are
trong in their condemnation of In
toxicating liquors, writes T. Dai ley
Allen In the Cumberland Presbyte
rian. Thomas A. Kdlson Is a total ab
italner. Mistral, the poet of Proven
cal, says that, although be Is In the
habit of drinking a small quantity of
wine with his menls, he Is convinced
mat tne use or Intoxicating liquors In
ny form Is fatal to Intellectual ef
fort. Jules Claretlc says he never
irlnks anything of an alcoholic nature
when ho has intellectual work to do.
f'lerre Ixul Is a total abstainer, and
Paul Ilourget declares alcohol In every
form and In :he smallest quantities to
be detrimental to creative labor. Jules
I-emaltre gave up wine drinking be
cause he found It Interfered with hla
work
George Bernard Shaw Is a total ab
stainer, and the late George Meredith
" an abstainer and a atrong advo
cate of total abstinence for others Al
fred Russell Wallace, the scientist;
William IIiiKKlns. the astronomer, and
John Gorst. the physician, are emi
nent octogenarians ho, through their
lives, have condemned the use of al
coholic drinks.
Vincent dindy says: "I have never
regarded alcohol as of tha slightest
value In producing musical Ideas I
would even go further and add that
creation. If due to artificial means,
like alcohol, has every chance of be
ing vitiated.
The testimonies of many other men
of genius should h added to the fore
Kolng to show that tin. day Is rapidly
passing when alcohol Is considered
as of value In helping one to produce
better work than when In his normal
condition. Alcohol I. not helpful to
men of genius or talent In the produc
tion of their work. but. on the con
trary, Is a detriment. And this la
rapidly being recognized by thinking
people everywhere.
T
HESR two little dresses may be
made up In linen, casement cloth
or nun's veiling.
The first Is In blue casement
cloth. The sides of bodice und skirt
are made separately and Joined to the
snme belt; but the panel front Is con
tinued from shoulder to the lower
edge of bodice.
The sides and back of bodice are
laid In flat, well pressed pleats. The
sleeves are cut In with' tbo sides of
bodice;' the little square yoko Is of
piece lace. A line of feather stitch Is
worked on the etlge of square open
ing, at each edgo of band and on
wrists.
DYED FURS OUT OF STYLE
Christianity alone seeks and secures
both happiness and heroism. Rev B.
T. Rcot. Congregatlonallst, Provi
dence. '
Natural Skins Have Supplanted Them
In Popular Favor Leopard for
Automobile Wear.
' The dyed furs so prevalent a few
years ago are steadily being pushed
Into the background, and natural
skins, even in such rather becoming
and mixed tones as are to be found in
oppossum and natural fox of various
kinds, are taking their place. Nat
ural raccoon Is to he a favorite among
the reasonably priced skins this win
ter, and leopard Is another striking
fur that Is in no way toned down by
dyer's artifice.
One set of leopard recently brought
out has a scarf that Is shaped to fit
the neck In back and has two long
stole ends that touch the hem of the
gown in front. Leopard Is popular tor
automobile wear.
A special automobile fur set baa a
huge muff that may be spread out to
form a lap robe or rolled Into ordinary
muff size when the wearer leaves ber
?ar It is made of white arctic fox of
fui beauty. Tha scarf to match haa
Materials required: Three yards
forty-two Inches wldo, three-elghthi
yard lace eighteen Inches wide.
The second Is in pink casement
cloth. Here the skirt Is pleated all
round, the pleats being taped at the
back to keep them In position. The
right front of bodice wraps over to
the left and has buttons sown on
which slmulato a front fastening,
though tho actual fastening Is at the
back; a yoke of finely tucked muslli
fills In the space. Muslin ruffs linlsh
the half length sleeves.
Materials required: Threo yards
forty-two Inches wide, one-half yard
muslin thirty six Inches wide.
two full skins of the fi, the hend
of which como together on the ieH
rhnuliler, resting on a bow or black
Mtid white velvet and ratln. The tails
hang on tho right side, one In front
and one In back.
ALCOHOL HURTS THE MEMORY
Physician Who Drinks Beer Regular,
ly Is Unable to Follow New Range
of Ideas and Retain Facts.
A medical wrl'er In a recent Isvie
of the "Journal of Inebriety" make
the following striking statement re
garding the effect of alcoholic Indul
gence on the memory:
"A physician who drinks beer reg
nlarly Is unable lo follow any new
range of Ideas and retain the facts
Tho Impressions made at the tltma
seem to be very transient and quick
ly disappear. The men. one an ab
stainer and the other a moderate)
drinker, were sent on a commission
to examine and report on the water-
shed of a Urge lako.
"The abstainer snw many thlnge
and gave a minute, accurate report.
The moilerato drinker's report waa
very Imperfect and omitted Important
facts and failed to put down reveral
data that were necessary Both
wrote the reports the day after the
examination. The difference was the
fault of memory.
"It has been noted that moderate
drinkers more frequently rnrry note
books to put down Items of facts and
Information which they fear may es
cape their attention. Men who are
engaged In absorbing business re
quiring Rxnct attention to details al
ways depend on notes mnde at the
time and place, and this Is frequently
tho Indirect result of spirits and
damngod memory."
Mohair Rugs.
Imported mohair rug In one color
schemes are to be had In a great va
riety of colors and shades and In
many sizes. The centers of tho rug
are woven In a kinky stitch and the
plain stripe borders are a darker
shade. There are several shadea of
green and blue and such unusual rug
tones aa dull purple, old rose, the tana,
terra cotta, etc.
Tulle Plumes.
Quite new for hats to be worn In
propitious weather, whon . the sun
shines forth, are feathers or plume ef
fects evolved from shirred tulle and
the middle part of a blcck or white
quill. Tbe tulle Is doubled and the
quill hides the shirring; there Is also
an under wire by which this artifi
cial plume may be curved to J
rV becoming angle.
Love Never Faileth.
Since the world began, love has
never been n failure. If we have
our doubts as to this, we need only
turn to God's word, to read there,
"Love never faileth." There ran no
more be any element of failure In
love than there can bo darkness In
light. Love never faileth, because It
never censes, nor Intermits: It Is In
exhaustible and Incessant In Its sup
ply and action. Also love never fail
eth In that It Is never a failure In and
of Itself. Its object or purpose may
fall; the one who Is loved may fall
to respond to that love and so may
fall to receive all the blessing that
love would confer; but that Is not
love's failure; love continues Its lov
ing work in aeltlcss. tireless outgo,
always working, thinking, caring,
praying, living, spending, dying If
need he, for the loved one's Interests.
Love never faileth. It Is very s'mp'e.
But when we really face the full
meaning of love In this sense we be
gin to wonder whether we have ever
yet learned to love. Perhnps we have
not We cannot love with the love
that "never f.-.lleth" while there If
any Iota of self left In us; for self ll
a fnlluro. and rompleto love and self
rnnnot exist together. God Is love.
Christ Is love. Christ as our life,
having rrcclfted and forever replacd
ourself with himself, alone can show
forth through us the love that Is the
never-fallli-g kind, the only kind that
Is love. It Is costly; but It Is worth
more than It costs; for "love nevel
fareth."
Good Reason for Condemlng.
"The Provident Savings Lite Assur
ance Society of New York has this
year Issued to Its policy holders a
health bulletin for the correction of
popular fallacies in favor of drink by
a plain statement of the scientific
facta. The Sunday School Times Id
Its last temperance number published
an article by the medical director ol
the same company sotting forth some
of these scientific facta whl-:h he de
clared show "that In addition to sucb
moral objections as may exist to the
custom of alcoholic Indulgence, w
now have well-grounded aclentlflo and
economic reasons for condemning IL"
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