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Ha Kuw Batter. '
"But two," protected th young roan,
"can live as cheaply as one."
The old man looked at him pity In fly.
"Before a young man marries," ha
aid, "he ought to have a little espe
rienoe." "In what way?"
"lie ought to bring up a family of
girls, and then he wnuki gain an ap
proximate idea of how each individual
woman adds to one's expense account.'
Chicago l'ost.
Alwara Writ Attract.
X. Teck I'll bet a dollar that the
Coagulated Tullets' association', to
which my wife belong, is the best
attended orpanl.ationVn earth.
Cumso Why? N
N. Peck Well, you see It Is composed
of a lot of women who have It in for
each other, and the one who stays
away is always roasted throughout the
entire afternoon. Los Angela Her
ald. Tit far Tat.
"t don't see why you keep propos
ing to me," says Miss Cayenne. "I
have never given you any reaaon to
suspect that I would ever change my
mind."
"That's Just it," answered Willie
Washington, seriously. "I know your
mind is made up. Therefor I feel
perfectly safe in paying you tha high
st tribute of esteem which it is
possible to offer." Washington Star.
Raw M Taraad Oat.
"When I married," he explained, "1
sort of thought I had annexed a wife,
you know."
"And wasn't that the way of Itr
' "Well, not exactly. A few years of
married Mfa has convinced ma that I
am the annexed party. You know; it
make some difference ia tha govern
ment as to which does the annexing.''
Chicago Post.
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you say that hair restorer la a
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thing?" . .. i i.
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Is 75 cents." Washington Bur.
aik. - ' J
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tion of pipes, including a rare old
water pipe. Ever see It?
Dick Yes, and it Isn't a water
XoT i ,
Dick-e-Xo I've smoked H; It'a a
seerer pipe. Philadelphia Prose.
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CHAPTER L . .C&
cntiritAa xrx in a Lnan cam, .
IT was due to a mysterious din.
Ill pensation or rroraence and
a good deal to Leslie Graeme
that I found myself to tha
heart of the Selkirk! for my Christmas
ere as the year 1882 was dying. It bad
been my plan to spend my Christmas
far away in Toronto with such bo
hemlan and boon companions aa could
be found in that cosmopolitan aad
kindly city. But Leslie Graeme chang
ed all that, for, discovering me In the
Tillage of Black Rock, with my traps
all packed, waiting for the stage to
tart for the Landing, thirty mllea
away, be bore down upon me with re
sistless force, and I found myself re
covering from my surprise only after
we had gone In bis lumber sleigh some
six miles on our way to his camp no In !
the mountains. I was surprised and ,
much delighted, though I would not
allow him te think so, to find that bis
old time power over me was still there.
He could always In the old yarslty
days dear, wild days make me do
what he liked. He was so handsome
and so reckless, brilliant in his class
work and the prince of halfbacks on
the Rugby field and with such power
of fascination as would "extract the
heart out of a wheelbarrow," as Barney
Lundy used to say. And thus It was that
I found myself Just three weeks later
I was to bare spent two or three days
on the afternoon of the 24th of Decem
ber, standing In Graeme's Lumber
Camp No. 2, wondering at myself. But
I did not regret my changed puns, for
In those three weeks I had raided a
cinnamon bear's den and had wakened
upagrlzxly. But I shall let the grluly
finish tha tale. He probably sees more
humor to It than I. -.
The camp stood Jol a little dearlng
and consisted of a group of three long,
low shanties, with smaller shacks near
them, an built of heavy, unhewn logs,
with doer and window In each. The
grab camp, .with cook shed attached,
stood to tha middle of tha clearing; at
a little distance was the sleeping camp
with tha office built against K, &n3
about a hundred yards swty-to tha
other sMe af thf vfeartof stood the
stables tnrfnear them the antiddy. Tha
awontalna roae grandly oa ev-ary side,
torowlng up their r great 9eks- iota
tha aky.k Th clearing to wtecfc.tk
tamp stooa was hewn out af a dense
pine forest that filled tha valley and
climbed half way up tha mountain
aides and then frayed out la scattered
and stanted trees.
It was one of those wonderful t)aae
dlan winter days, -bright and -with A
touch of abarpneas in the air that did
not chill, but warmed tha blood hke
drafts of wine. Tha men were up In
tha woods, and tha shrill eeream of ihe
bluejay flashing across the open, the
impuacnt chatter of the. red somlrrej
from tha top of the grub camp and the
pert chirp of the. whisky Jack hopping
bout en- the rubbish heap, with tha
tog, lena cry of the wolf far down the
aBey, only made the silence felt the
Aa iVoodrlnUiaf in with all my
soul the glovtoes beauty and silence of
aged forest, with, tha Christ-
footing ataaltof Into me, Graeme
easMat freaa hia aflka aad, catching
algkt atLjate, ysaHad. out. ."fllortoas
thor..al.ahaAaai.
taeVSaV AVaVi-a I.W..4.
n av exn.
that the Cbrlata
rtle.hvawlnvkatA
feeUag amaaavkLm
taai a t .' -w
PTTl
JsLuraM srataAT wtCh ntt bal apparent rttaetanec to kt'Mttt4 at.iaa.aavta.
aaaJsjrtatlrU u . .a- ta.tahaV AMhwjeattbas sf Wi I bto vHi 4 awtabH Casaji
-I tassaal aagarli to sn wisds IrbJA, o:iaaaa waa a bto lW ssl tm t?" wlfl step, nMr-Canto aaagkt nay
MdkakMkof suffaylBg to Ms toea tW.W tor the arnWeaded Oaleu.O M. atapptor aver to OaapbeU,
aAa-totohtr lw9aaw
rlaaealaaktaIaaM
reakwCMaie auatsJMCal tt
idtoato.kJto.tM. tvwf.
aajslaajto aaWaatonidt? a v atsrla an
to Ahtoc chaJU fAe ftgak
nrhaaeaavJtttla-wUd tonight"
OfSMane, ajafl mia- aWyTl paint
Black stock red."
Bafere naaay minutes bad gone the
waa weened op" aad all
tbsat . waiting . Impa
tiently far tha soak's stgnal-tha sup
par tonight was to be "something of a
feed" when the souad of bells drew
their attention to a light sleigh drawn
by buckskin broncho coming down
tha hillside at a great pace.
"The preacher, I'll bet by bis driv
ing." said one ef the men.
"Bcdad, and it's him has the folne
nose for turkey," said Blaney, a good
natured. Jovial Irishman.
"Yes, or for pay day, more like,"
said Keefe, a black browed, villainous
fellow countryman of Blaney's and,
strange to say, his great friend.
Big Bandy McNaughton, a Canadian
blghlander from Glengarry, rose op in
wrath. "Bill Keefe," said be, with de-
liberate emphasis, "you'll Just keep
your dirty tongue off the minister, and,
as for your pay, it's little be sees of
It or suy one else, except Mike Blavln,
when you're too dry to wait for soma
one to treat you, or perhaps Father
said
Ox
I f . I Srr. J
Ryan, when tha fear of bell fire la on
to yon." ; ;
Tha men stood amased at Sandy's
sudden anger and length of speech. 1
"Bon! Dat's good for yon, my bully
boy." said Baptists, a wiry little French
Canadian, Sandy's sworn ally and de
voted admirer ever since tha day when
the big Scotsman, under great provo
cation, had knocked him clean off. the
damp into the river aad then Jumped
in for him.
It was not till afterward t learned
the cause of Sandy's sadden wrath
which urged him to such unwonted
length of speech. It was not simply
that the Presbyterian blood canted
with It reverence for the minister and
contempt for papists and Fenians, bnt
that he had a vivid remembrance of
how, only a month ago, tha .minister
had got him out of Mike SUrin's aa
loon and out of tha clutches of Keefe
! and Blarln and their gang of blood
suckers. , i. v I , it ' U.
Keefe started up with a curse. Bap
raavu
tlste sprang to Sandy's side, slapped . well a-going, one of the men took down
him on the back and called out: - v. - a violin from the wall and banded It to
"You keel biml I'll bit (eat) him up, Lachlan Campbell. There were two
me." J brothers Campbell Just out from Argyll,
It looked as If there might ba a fight typical hlghlandera Lacblan, dark, si
when a harsh voice said to a low, say- lent melancholy, with the face of a
age tone: ' .'J' , ' mystic, and Angus, red haired, quick,
"Stop your row, you blank fools! Impulsive and devoted to his brother, a
Settle It, if you want to, somewhere devotion be thought proper to coyer
else." ? " V ' J under biting, sarcastic speech.
I turned and was amased to see old Lachlan after much protestation, ln
man Nelson, who was rery seldom terspersed with gibes from bis brother,
moved to speech. . ' !..; took the violin and, in response to tha
There was a look of Scorn on his call from all sides, struck up "Lord
hard, iron gray face and of such set- J Macdonald's Reel." In a moment tha
tied fierceness as made ma quite be- floor was filled with dancers, whoop
lleve the Ules I had heard af hia dead-! Ing and cracking their fingers In the
ly fights to tha mines at tha coast Be-,
fore any reply could be made tha mln- the ' Bed River Jlg, most intricate
ister drove up and called out In and difficult strles of steps, the men
cheery voice: keeping time to tha music with bands
"Merry Chrlstmu, twys! Hello, Ban. ind feet
dyl Comment ca va, Baptlste Ho W When the Jig was finished, Sandy
do you do, Mr. Graeme r , called for "Lochaber No More," but
"First rate. Let Introduce my Campbell said:
friend. Mr. Connor,' sometime Baedical "No, no; I cannot play that tonight
student, how artist, hunter and tramp Mr. Craig will play."
st large, but not a bad sort" Craig took the violin, and at the first
"A man to be envied," said tha mln- Bote I knew ha was no ordinary play
later, smiling. "I am glad la know any er. I did not recognise the music, but
Meadof Mr. Graeme's.': --. . I It was soft and thrilling and got to by
I liked Mr. Craig from the first 1 Ha tha heart till every one was thinking
had good eyes that looked straight out bis tenderest and saddest thoughts.
At lyeu, a dean cut strong face, well : After he had played two or three ax
set aa-Ms, shoulders, and, altogether qnlslte bits be gave Campbell bis vio
la upataadlag, mealy bearing. He lav Un. saying; "Now,, 'Lochaber,' Lacb
stated ongoing with Sandy to the sta-lsn." ... . , .
bias to see Dandy, hia broncho, put up. I Without a word Lachlan began, not
"Decent fellow," said Graeme; "but, ,"Lochaber-be was not ready for that
though he Is food enough to bis bron- yet-but "The Flowers o' the Forest"
cho. It Is Sandy that's to bla mind and from that wandered through
now." !. .. I "Auld Robin Gray" and "Tha Land '
"Does he come out often? I mean the Leal," and so got at last to that
are you part of his parish, so to
speakr. -. '!-.'
"I have no doubt he thlnka so, and
I'm blowed If he doesn't make the
Presbyterians of us think so too,'. And
he added, after a pause: "A dandy lot
of parishioners wo are for any man,'
There's Sandy, now. Be weM knock
Seefe'fe head off as a Mad sf rntlgieua aa Graeme, beyond the Bra, drew a
exercise, but tomorrow Keeca will be , short, sharp breath. Wa had often sat
sober, and 8andy will ba drunk as a Graeme and I, to our student days, to
lord, and the drunker be is tha batter tha drawing room at 1 heme, Itetenlnf
Presbyterian he'll be, to the preacher's to his father wailinf out "Lochaber"
dligust" Then, after another t9ausaiPon the pipes, and I well knew that
be added bitterly; "Btnt it la not for.
me ta throw rocks at iandy. . I am. not
thai sanse kind of taW but., dm . a fool :'
af avaw!4aweMaA.'' F
tha cook nisi 1st gsjd lisil
tarn the ttltiai , ,aavpAvt.tba! hills and lochs and glcaa af lfar-
aWptteU atarwarafi ayieh ratU Ktwy hativa land and making is. toa,
tkongtr keanly' tnefry. taaa .woaid see strange things art aff the dim past
ilrm san iblmssb? d atbsr than wnak
Gea of
.aaaeaiJ.sajuca. alatas af butter.
jrViandamsrlar
la ik erne
aa mtt
fi TJ P,W" , eytosT gUat jPo
mvr iuJHx? tfiwaet By aad BaV". .tUtor ptoytof tha.
a - -a ; - a a-t a- av-.ta. w ...tAa aav.
at a nod from Graema, Ua. Oralg rote
L and said: I
- n deal kow bewyau feel about It,:
me, bet to me this kasha goad aaaagh '
ft
1
. to ba thankful for.? 1 1 . u-i u..
' Tins ahead, sir," eaOaS wot vetea
omite respectfully, and the minister
beat bla head and said:
'"For Christ the Lerd, wba came to
save us, for all the love aad goodness
we have known and far those thy gifts
to as this Christmas night Mr Father,
make us thankful. Amen."
"Bon! Dafs fuss rate," said Bap
tlste; "seems uk dafs make me hit
more better for sure." -
And tben no word was spoken for a "Men, with Mr. Graeme's permission,
quarter of an hour. The occasion was ( I want to read you something this
far too solemn and momenta too pre- Christmas eve. You will all have heard
dons for anything so empty as words, it before, but you will like It none the
but when the white piles of bread and less for that"
the brown piles of turkey bad for a His voice was soft, but clear and pen
second time vanished and after the last etratlng as be read the eternal story of
pie bad disappeared there came a pause , the angels and tbe shepherds and the
end a bush of expectancy, whereupon
J tbe cook and cookee, each bearing aloft
a buge, biasing pudding, came forth.
"Hooray!" yelled Blaney. "Up wld ( radiant drama. The wonder, tbe timid
ye!" And. grabbing tbe cook by the ' Joy, the tenderness, tbe mystery of It
shoulders from behind, be faced him t all, were borne In upon us with over
about . - powering effect He closed tbe book
Mr. Craig was the first to respood and In the same low, clear Voice went
aatatitg ttia muVm im u
way. called out:
"Squad, fall in! Quick march!"
taa moment every man was to tha
orocesaion.
"
MOi-IL. W a tun aaa
oirw up, aaicoeea, jm uoie angeir
ahAittxt niana ann.ii.tt.
cession to the minister's presence, and
away went Baotlste in a roUlckln
French song with the English chorus
Than blow, re winds. In the moraine
Blow, ye winds, ay oh!
Blow, ya winds, in the morning.
Blow, blow, blow!"
And at each "blow" every boot came
down with a thump en the plank floor
that shook the solid roof. After the
second round Mr. Craig Jumped upon
the bench and called out:
Three cheers for Billy the cook!
In the silence following the cheers
Baptlste was beard to say:
. n.nt riafa mak ... I.W t.lfr JI.4 I
puddln all hup meeelf, me."
"Hear till the little baste!" said Bla-
ney in disgust
Ba tehees," remonstrated Sandy
gravely, "you're more stomach than
manners."
Fu sure, but de more stomach dat's
more better for die puddln'," replied
the little Frenchman cheerfully.
After a time the tables were cleared
and pushed back to the wall, and pipes
were produced. In all attitudes sug
gestive of comfort the men disposed
themselves In a wide circle about tha
fire, which now roared and craekled up
the great wooden chimney banging
from the roof. The lumberman's hour
of bliss bad arrived. Even old man
Nelson looked a shade less melancholy
than usual as be sat alone, well away
from the fire, smoking steadily and si
lently. When the second pipes were
wildest manner. Then BapUtte ,Hd"T
most soul subduing of Scottish la
I ments, "Lochaber No More." At the
.first strain his brother, who had thrown
himself on some blankets behind the '
fire, turned over on bis face, feigning
sleep. Sandy McNaughton took bla
pipe out of his -mouth and sat op
straight and stiff, staring Into vacancy.
the awful minor strains ware now aat-
Mt their way into bla soul
- -Over and over again the blghlander
tMyad bla lament ' He had long since
f irs tl i us and vras siriaw jTlstoaaiaf
vf ttfaacaa at aid
aav thajBtalataff his toisisiat. 4 . ,
Wlthawt.nemaapwasoaMwito
the apel -a "t-acaabet Vay-atSl upoaj
atClaAa'atoq.us tha arts tasja; m inslwli am.
fan toto iaaarraaapoC tost tomatoes
refrain. After tbarat era fha ma
Joined to the eoorwA, atituwt tiAaldly,
but by the time the third area waa
taaenea they were snouting with
1 threats fall open, "Wa ahaU meet en
'that beautiful shore." When I looked
reached they were shouting with
, at Nelson, tbt eager light had gone oat
lot bis eyes, aad toltoplsse wasa kind
of determined hopelessness, as If la
this new music ha bad no part
After the voices had ceased Mr. Craig
played again the refrain, more and
more softly and slowly. Then, laying
the violin on Campbell's knees, be drew
from bis pocket his little Bible and
said:
Babe, and as be read a slight motion
of the band or a glance of an cyt mode
us see, as be was seeing, tbat whole
t ju ia toi us new, in nia noma years
I to t,n1 on Christmas era
' Uta ,to tfeU"
I nether telling him the story, and how
I .fv A. a . a
( . 4. " '
uw avcu co mmmm Dim m xmm I
shepherds
i kuu vua MRy DMBuaa near 07,
I aura near ue aneen Dleetlnj
1 w the sudden burst of glory need
jump.
"I used to be a little afraid of tha
angels, because a boy told ma they
were ghosts, but my mother told me
better, and I didn't fear them any
more. And the Baby, the dear little
Baby we all love a baby."
There was a quick, dry sob. It wan
from Nelson. r
"I used to peek through under to see
tha little one in the straw and wonder
what things swaddling clothes 'were.
Oh, It was all so real and beautiful!"
He paused, and I could Jiear the men
breathing.
But one Christmas ere," he went on
In a lower, sweeter tone, "there waa
no one to tell me the story, and I grew
to forget it and went away to college
and learned to think that It was only
a child's tale and was not for men.
Then bad days came to me, and worse,
and I began to lose my grip of myself,
of life, of hope, of goodness, till one
black Christmas, in the slums of a far
away city, when I bad given up all
and the devil's arms were about me, I
beard the story again, and as I listen
ed, with s bitter ache in my heart, for
I had put it all behind me, I suddenly
found myself peeking under tbe shep
herd's arms with a child's wonder st
tbe Baby In tbe straw. Tben It came
over me like great waves tbat bis
name was Jesus, because It was he
that should save men from their sins.
Save! Bare! The waves kept beating
upon my ears, and before I knew I
bad called out 'Oh, can he save mtV
It was In a little mission meeting on
one of the side streets, and they seem
ed to bo used to that sort of thing
there, for no one was surprised, and a
young fellow leaned across the aisle .
to me and said, 'Why, you Just bet he
ennr His surprise that I should doubt,
1.1- ..k. X M i A I
uia ui igui im buu vvnuucui luue, cava
me hope that perhaps it might be so. I
held to that hope with all my soul,
and," stretching up his arms and with
a quick glow In his face and a Httla
break in bis voice, "he hasn't failed
me yet, not once, not oncer
-'He stopped short, and I felt a food
deal Uka making a fool of myself, for
In those days I had not made up my
mind about these things. Graeme, poor
old chap, was gating at him with a sad
yearning In his dark eyes; big Sandy
was sitting very stiff and staring hard
er than aver Into tha fire; Baptists was
trembling with excitement; Blaney waa
openly wiping the tears away. But tha 1
face that held my eyea was tbat of old
man Nelson. It waa white, fierce, hun
gry looking, his sunken eyes burning,
bla lips parted as If to cry. r . .
Ihe minister went on. "I didn't mean
to tell you this, men. It all came over
ma with av rush. But It Is true, every
word, and not a word will I take back.
And, what s mora, I can tell you thin-
what be did for me ha can do for any
man, and It doesn't make any differ
ence what a behind him, and," leaning
alightly forward and with a little thrill
of pathos vibrating In his voice, "oh,
boys, Why don't you give him a chance
at yeu? Without him you'll never be
the men you want to be, and you'll
never get the better of that that's keep
lng some of you now from going back
home. You know you'll never go back
till you're the men you want to be."
Then, lifting up his. face and throwing
back his head, he said, as If to himself,
"Jesus ho shall save bis people from
their kino," snd then, "Let ua pray."
Graeme leaned forward with his f ace
la bis hands; Baptlste and Blaney drop
ped aa their kasaf, laadyr tha Camp
bells and. noma others, stood up."01d
man Neleen, bold hia ayes steadily aa
tha minister., ':. , , A
Only once before had 1 eeen that look
oa m haman face, A young Callow had
broke, through. ,the Ice aa aha, Avar ai
borne, aad aa tha black, water , was
dragging bis fingers one by one from
the slippery sdgis aba 1 amai u 1 11 hia
face tbat same took.-. I asad aaawaka
up far many a night after la a , sweat
aCilkwai seeing tha white toe WW'
Ha sarong bps wnd .lto ptteona, dam
erpcall tlw.bta waier slowly
auMbinf n'oowa,-:.r
a Volssara tocabronamt ft aQ back, ha .
dorteg.tba prayer tha fata aaasgad.
Memed to settle-lata gsaatoa of ,
aort, atom, a!taeet.Aleemy,,as of
aananwUh,hls iart euue kf him,
Altar tbe prayer Mc JDralg tarattaa
tna .man-., a CartotosM
day to toak Beekv "And
are aa toaopssdent tot aasfll sharps r'
ftoem"..Thi; leaving a folio af :
mags since- ana - illustrated papers -oa
rbo table, godsend to tha bmo, be
paid goodby and went out
I was to go with tha Sinister, so I
Jumped Into the sleigh first and watted
while he said goodby to Graeme, who
had been hard hit by the whole serv
ice and seemed to want to say some
thing I beard Mr. Craig say cheerful
ly and confidently: "It's a true bllL
Try him." . -' ,'t . . .-..
Sandy, who bad been steadying Dan
dy while that Interesting broncho was
attempting with great success to bal
ance himself on his bind legs, came to
aay goodby.
"Come and see me first tblng, Sandy."
"Aye, I know. I'll see you, Mr.
Craig," said Sandy earnestly as Dandy
dashed off at a full gallop across tbe
clearing and over the bridge, steadying
down wbon be reached the LIU.
"Steady, you idiot!" '
This was to Dandy, who had taken
a sudden sldo spring into tbe deep
anow, almost upsetting us. A man
stepped out from the shadow. It was
bid man Nelson. Ha came straight to
tha sleigh and, Ignoring my. presence
completely, said:
"Mr. Craig, are yen fiead turs of
this? Will it work?"
"Do you mean," said Craig, taking
him up promptly, "can Jesus Christ
and aw
The old man nod.
hungry ayes as the others face?
wen, neros ua message n .
The Boa of Men Is coine to seek tL
save that whtrfc is toat. "V
"To me? To me?" said the old .'
eagerly. .
- "Listen.. This, too,-is Ua word V
that cometh uuto me t will
cast out That's for you. for berT.
are, coming.". . -
'You iloa'f know Bjc MrvCrti
t mi liahr flftoMi mm '
left my baby fifteen
i caikw"
ago k.
' . "8teprf snM the mlnister,Tiw'
tell me at least not tonight,
never. Tell him who knows It aQ
I and who never betrays a secret a?
it out with him. Don't be arV.iT?
t TO.e Hrr. "
1 Kelson lookad at him. rit. .. . t
' .. ..1 .
aaa a aaeaja sauvt BMBIU la m llUaV T nalafkt
j M this is no good. It's bell for nT'
"If It's no good," replied Cri -
most sternly. "It's bell for all of ot 1
The old man straightened himself a.
looked up at tbe stars, then back a'
Mr. Craig, then at ma and. drawiat
deep breath, said: 'i
"I'll try him." ' ' '
As he was turning swsy tbe mlnlit
toucbed blm on the arm and said 01
ly: : . ,t
"Keep an eye on Sandy tomorrow,"
Nelson nodded, and wa went on, bt
before we took the next turn I look
back and saw' what brought a lump .
to my throat It was old man Nei,
on bis knees to tbe snow, with his
hands spread upward to the start, ta)
I wondered If there was any one abort
tbe stars and nearer than the ttirj
wbo could see. And tben the treet 14
him from my sight . .
To BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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