f eurishine fonched : on Hester Palm ¥ { ways seemed so very kind.” is m oar from hone, and spend an hour in the ety. the 8.80 I can return by the En 4 He “Hold ked at bis watch, y reach the gration” from the table t until 1 get back. » me ar of John, He’ ared Hammond, and no Fellow full of visions n practical about him. Alwars 3, Of course he's coming for a : po Jdea how much be owes visionary vagabond.” lo you let him bopose e of soft heurt, I guess, dear. 1 father so well, and —1'd fo think he might be in actual keep him bere until 1 Investigate him sharply id If he isn't perfectly foe rn turn bim adrift for oa | ady.” laughed the girl, ho is the other man? Hill, the confidential ad: mn & Goldie. Looks after | business, you know, and sing big salary. Wonder or figures. Goldie told me ed everything to him. He's to settle a little deal that | Ann together. 1 it goes r dear, it means six months pretty gown she ad, “that ® i to be so dread Bon of an oa eters attention wos ar- oe click of the tron gate at as a tall man, sttired in man with gray batr and gray He was pale and stooped a nd his glasses covered a palr of t gray eyva. off his soft hat and gravely | Hester. . Richard Palmer at home?" pr ammiled down at hin from the What a strong old face It was hat fine gray eyes. And the the hend-no wonder the shoul «under the burden of gar Jou be sald. “I will cheer. will oy it cool here in the r. There are papers and books Interest you. Make yourself howe.” : you, young Indy” sald the man, as he dropped into the £ “And might 1 ask you biscuit and perhaps a cup of walk bas been 0 litt tle fatis- * eves opetied a little wider. : “I am sorry for that. And be has al “He is foo kind.” sald Hester quick- Ir. “And too easily Imposed upon” “That's the penalty of having a syn» pathetic heart.” said the young man, How indifferently he spoke of this t+ { How toughened he must Le. “You are not so old as 1 you to be.” said Hesier, “1 am older than 1 look, 1 fancy,” he aid. “I feel at times that I don't look old eponeh. It's really a drawback with most people.” “Sou have been in your present busi noes for some time” she sald. “Nearly ten years,” be answered. "1 went at if pretty young.” “You like ft v7 “Oh, yes. It's second nature to me now.” “Yon do not find it & “No.” He locked at her curfousiy. A ratler singular girl she seemed to Lim--and singularly attractive, {oo “1 know something about your mis sion here.” she sald in freezing tones, “Do you? “Yes, and 1 do not approve of 11." "You do not approve of it? May 1 ask why?" “It does not appes! to me. I Lave told my father so “May I ask what be said? “You know his kind heart.” “Perhaps nobody knows it better” “Well, be declined to take my 8d vice.” “Which means? “That you are to wait.” The young man looked thoughtful, “Dio you object to the scheme?” “1 object to all such schemes” “But there seems to be a lot of money Init” “1 belleve,” snld Hester, sarenstically, supposed tstasteful dT “that that is a peculiarity of all your schemes,” The visitor slightly flushed, “1 will admit,” he sald, “that I have been reasonably fortunate” Hester stared at him. That Oush upon his clisek was actually a bissh of pride. “And yet 1 bez of you” she sald, "aot 10 Work upon his feelings again It distresses Lim to think of raying po to you, and yet there must be 8 stop to this.” The visitor slightly stralglitened np. 1 wonder what your father could Bava seid copeerning me?” ho sald. UIt sectos to have grently prejudiced you” Before Hester conld speak again a sudden interruption drove the repartes | 4 from her Ups. There was a sharp crash as of some solid body fniling from a height and stefking on an egal ly solid object. Hester sprang up and turned toward the door of the iDper apartment, “Was it here?" querind the viaitor, a8 he hurried forward and fared the study door. “Amd may 1 have your permission? And without waiting {or an answer he quickly opened the door. It was a spell room asad 13 sonnets were taken in nt a glance, The chief of these wax the venerable stratger, te was spretehad back in the easy chalr with his feet on another ehnir, sand asleep, manth came a paulongel He had eaten his hisealts ad emiitied We ten cup, I was the fall of his can frow the table to the Boor that Bad arogsed Hester amd the young oan. But iL 44d net arouse the leer, For a moment the two stared (nto the room, and then Hester drew Lnelr and mationed to the Young man to Clore ths door, He latched it goftly and turned to Hester. There wis a question io Ws glance. “A friend of the family” sald Hester stifly, “His face seoms familiar” the man remarked. “Pm muttering Sh ¥ LRES sure I have seen Phim before” ing as he approached. 1in a gray summer suit, : sight of Hester. hort when he your pardon,” he sald with a “Tm afraid 1 was a lit admitted to herself that his e Wart wholly weak. If anything rag more inclined to be crafty. ¢ Wis 8 twinkle about bis eyes she didn't appropye. And he 0d Altogether too free in Lis man ») ‘ou have called to see my father?” he said in her ecldest tones. “I think I may safely answer yes,’ led with a little bow. “That is, ean take it for granted that I am ressing the charming daughter of ir. Richard Palmer.” “I am Miss Paher,” Helennaswered, "Will you come in? My father expect ed you. He has been called away, but } return before noon. He requested to ask you to wait.” “Thank you for conveying the mes- ge,” said the young man as he fol her into the roomy lbrary. “Of will wait. I am used to wait. Hester pletured him waiting outside doors of bis victims for the crumbs F might see fit to toss him. What bas he to appear so careless and rent? She pointed to a chairand : ated himself. She took a chair on 0 ite side of the room. She neglect the little sérmon she y promised him. tather hag Spoken of you,” rRNA she stared «1 him Wm Ruse all “Yery Hkely,” sald Hester drily. “Very Hkely., He lids the reputation of being generous.” The young man looked at her quererly. “1 1 rememiny Yig sit,” be sald, “bis generosity bad nothing to do with the circumstances I recall. I should Hike to have this impression cleared away if 1 am mistaken in the wan” Hester flared up. le certainly was very bold and very Ingunisitive, #1 can't gee how ft ean coneern you in the least,” glie suid, “but the gentle. mak in the study 18 Mr. Barclay Hi | of whom no doubt vou have hear” Ha made a quedr gurgling noise In A throat and # adie aly 1rd 3 window, aria, “It 48 nothing,” hogy ity gad turned and enught her Jock. a Httle—that's ail” Hoster Ws flushed face. aeniy soflened, “Rit down” she said, bring you a glass of water.” “Xo, no, don’t bother” gut of the Yioater Her expression “Perbaps—peradaps you are hungry? I don’t expect to be hun- “Not yet. gry before luncheon time.” Hester froze again at his tmpudence, Whereat he laughed until the tears caine in his eyes. : “I b-beg your pardon” he stam- mered. “Whenever I choke that way 1 have to laugh" Then he straightened up. man Hil? he sald. “About this “Is he so very She shuddered at his slang, “Mr. Barclay Hill is the legal adviser of the great house of Barham & Gol die. He Is one of the leading men in his profession, a gentleman of whom La men speak highly. We are proud {10 acknowledge that such a man is a {friend of the family.” She sald this with s withering en: 2 1 guickly. { fully polssd head” And from bis balf.open | i wes eomtenpt, PoiAE wh Erg ER Les oT ehiakied | 1d not remove her eres from | std | and I owill} And he laughed again. | But again. | “t wasn't much Impressed by bie locke," he sald, ie “He has a fine face” sald Hester “A strong face, and 2 beanth “It struck me that the poise slanted hile head a little too sharply backward,” | gad this incorrigible, Hester frowned, “We will drop the mmlilect” she eatit “Pears don’t’ salil the fncorrigitdn “1 have never Lean] Barclay HH dis essed] before, There fs a delightful povelly shout it that of course may not appeal to you, © Yon know him Bb well?” “$e {8 an old friend,” sald Hester se» Yore by “Ite looks older than 1 supposed” persigted the incorrigible. “1 have po doubt that the business tairdens he curries have dane much ty age him before his time.” said Hester, ‘he nearrigihle suddenly choked again, bat this tioe be controlled tha afliction betler. IL I am not greatly mistaken” he said, “vou wonld have me regard this Hil as a model upon which to pattern my own ropduet 7 “You couldn't find a better” she sald, Ones mors he ghowed xizns of choke fug sgaln, but happliy warded It off. “Tay afrald” be sald, “that yoo are gxking me to aspire a litte too high” “1 don't expect go much of you.” said Hester, “but 1 really feel that it is not | too iste for you to strive to Improve ta drop your foolish scheming and fo | cultivate a higher degree off finan | vial responsibility.” “Very well pm be said, "and 1] 1f 1 understand yon aright thank yon. you are afraid that 1 mean to borrow mopey from your father. Come, 1 promise not to ask him for a cent” “Thank you sald Hester. “But if Lie Porovs money oft you?” “TH make hin take it back” He promised him this seriously, but his eyes werTily twinkied, “1 bogin to have soe confidence 10 sou” said Hester, Ehe hesitated “If you really are in want 1 would be gind to ald you mymeil.” Bhe produced a little purse. “But don't ask father.” He put up his band quietly. “Pon't ternpt me,” he cried. Then hin tone suddenly changed. “By jove, he £4, “here comes Your father” and he pointed to the window, Nupe enough the bead of the hoase bold was ascending the sieps, “Hie mum have caught an early car” enid Hester ag she turned toward the door. “Well, well” sald Richard Palmer, paneling in the doorway, “I scarcely oped to find you two together. Are you really seqoalnted “Not tarmally” ski the young man, | his twinkllog eyes rested oo} aud Hiwrer, Hester, der.” sald her father, “et rw present our viry good friend, Mr Barclay HL Mr Hi Miss Paimer”™ Hester felt the blood leap in her cheeks, vat dare to look tp She wamed dros through the floor Lily, “And now where Is the Impacunions guest? he cried ss be looked around. “saveiy be coed” “ties in he study, father” Jiow strangely her voloe sounded, “Ul see him in there As the door closed behind ber father the young ea quickly steppad towand Hester, “Not a worl” he softly sald. “Only remember that you owe Be an expla. aiien, and that it bs my right to collect it when apd where and fis often as please, Is that sgreed?” Hix eves were very bright glance was tepder, And Hester Josked down with o LW, R. Rose, in Cleveland Plain Dealer, but thelp An nig The Bleep Herdae's Life. ‘ Few people in our Eastern cities have the jenet lea of what sheep herdisg ipedns on the lmense ranges of thy West, netiopalities, principally Swedes, Nor, sinng, Germans, Mexicans andl Americans. Any man can herd sheep It he possesses opdinary intelligence and exercises a little care. A shee) Yerder, however. 8 Jooked upon with sud t= considered] the per: sonification of laziness, If he rewnaing Wwne fn the Lyeindss, Young men sometimes come {rom ihe Fast in search of bealth apd take i Hag A more healthy Hi cannot be ined for the saamer hs entirely in the ee nally, ng plenty of plain food df a man wonme ten lazy To onek 14 iid, pure water rarrents and pot a urid 1 if he Yoferg hd ahd 156 xf CaYe In Comins o $4 aval lon tagnist of these A Fess, 5 Dredpait MOTOGY t FEA NEE With Liaison a an Last of Louals Philippe’s Family, Princess Clementine Orieans ated her elghiy-sixth birthday a few fays ago at the Chateau of Ebenthal, ep seat in lower Austria, whither aia has just returned after passing the winter and kpring at Mentone, Prin core Clementine. who ig the only sur- vivor of the large family of Louis hl lippe, is the widow of Prince Augustus af Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, younger broth er of the late Ring Consort of Porta. gal who died in 1881 Prince Augus tus was the son and heir of Prince Fer dinand, a brother of the late King of the Belgians, and of the Duchess of Kent, who settled in Hungary in 1815, when he was go lucky 8s to marry the oniy child of the last Prince of Kohary, a great territorial magnate, possessad eelis of a vast fortune and imaense estates, | which now belong to Princess Clemens tine's oldest son, Prince Philip, sondn- jaw of the King of the Belgians. —Lin- don World, Her lips trembled. Bhe did } Fortunately, Lier father falied to notice ber agita The herders are men of many fromm value of those who suffer it By Androw Carnegie. wy 1 Inte years 1 pever hee a fishing feet got gall without pleasure. J thinking this js based upon the form which is probably to prewiil § zeneraily. Not a man In the boats fs paid fixed wages, Each pets § his share of the profit That sefms to me the ideal. It would be | most interesting if wo could compare the results of a fleet so manned } and operated with one in which men were paid fixed wages; but 1 gnestion whether such a fleet as the latter existe From my ex. perience, 1 should say a crow of pmployes ve & crew of partners would not be in the rave, The great secret of guccess {nn business of all Kinds, and especially In man factaring, where & emall saving In each process means fortune, ts a liberal division of profits among the mien who help to make them, and the wider distribution thie betior There le latent unsuspected powers in willing men around os which only need appreciation ang development to produce surprising roetilts, Money rewards alone will not, however, insure these, for to the mist sensitive and ambitions natures tiers must be the nette of sympathy, appreciation, friendship. Genius is sengitive In all iis forms, and it ix upusyad, not ordinney, ability. that telis even in practical affairs. You must capture and keep the Geart of the original and supremely able man betore Eis braln cas do jis besil-e World's Work, By the Edi or of Harper’ s Weakly, OCIOLOGIRTS continne to discuss “rape suicide.” This goestion, &) vigorously brought into the forefront of public concern in the early part of the year by ihe President's pronouncement, hes had quite # Jong inning and §3 topical interest is still far from being ex. hansted, In the North American Review, one “Paterfamilize” a . gentleman who has “for many years bean laboring privately sod : publicly In the interest of many kinds of social reform.” takes up what he ronslders to te the common-sense end of the argument aod says “some plain things because they need to be sald” He protests that the logical deduction from the Presidents expressions on the subject, In his fassous prefatory Jetter, and in letters to begetters of frie familios, Is that “the nearer Atnericans approach the physical status of rabbits the more patriotic they become,” His own view Is that “we need better citizens, pot more of them" and he sees no reason “for a min bringing loto the world a larger number of chiidren than he is able to cars for,” which practicn, he contends means deith for pomie and a state of social degeneracy for the rest. With frankiess amd, it must te designed solely for the propagpition of the human race,” averring that this theory §8 a mere assumption and that it is contrary to human experienon Ha denjes, too, that marriage is solely an institotion for the promotion of self. sacrifice and the unlimited proymgation of children and misery. pelloves that the present generation is entitied fo a goodly share of well-being and happiness, and that iis i 1 to them should not he made completely sabservient to the claims of the pext generation. The change in the econonie rondition of women which har ome about is a large factor fn the dimingtion of the numerical size of families, “The wives are to Jonger pack-mules, but are getting some of the comforts of life” says the writer. they? he seis, Why, indeed? will be the answer of many women asd WILE Nels : " Some Experiments. at Jona Hopkins Uni- gersity--From the Scientific American. Fin which tas torn Be Any ought to ont hoi sy 8 member of the medical staff of that lostitation, ia well worthy of record. The experiments were conducted W084 a box that was divided into two compartments, in the fie of which was exposed some food toaterial infected with an easily recogrirable species of bacterts-bharmiess Yactirla, of forse, wing vsed-while In (he second compartment was placed ap own Aah containing a sterile nutriont such ax is used as a cnltere medium {or hao teria. Flies were placed in the first compartment, and, as woon as & Duislher of them hand been seen to wraik wpon, or eat of, the infected material, they were sflowed to pass through a rmall door ute 1 he geoond. compartoest, whee they had a chance to come in contset with the culture medium In the dial, | The result was that bacteria deposited upon ie surface of the gterile untrient wultiplied there, and formed charactiristie IN, In these experiments molasses roised - h 4 growth of yellow Iooterin wa gpresd on a plate in the fest oo mpartment, and a dozen fies were pat info he apparatus Half an hour later the door between the tWo compmrunents es opened, and ns soon as severcl of the ites had been gen to colne I VOD. inet with the sterile putrient, the dish that contained it was coversl and put away to develop. A few days later there nad grown on the nuirien? over a bundred colonies of yellow bapleria The epetime: it was repeated with red anid violet cultures, and colonia of corresponding color were obtained. To prove that the perms from whic infested material In the frst ponpariaent, and pot frown acoide further experiments were madi with otlier groups of ties, bat w oi no Infected material in the first compartment. In this cnse, howeser, cole of the labes gsed In the second compartment developed yellow, red or islet colonies. To prove further that the files were the only means of transiting the bacterin, experiments were made with infected sites in the first compartment, bat with no flies in the apparatun The dishes contatulog the nutrient (a these experiments alzo developed Bo enionie i = 2 ateurs vs. Professionals. By the Editor of Harper's We kiy. N the days of thirty years agp, perhaps even lalir, very few, 1° any, of the country played baseball, or ras, er vaulted, or leaped, for money, Prod ably there wire wen who mweld fur the po cusiary galas: of vicigly, or for gute-money, © ng Lito mney tos am s, their breath, and their knowledge of IXS of ticles 3 of men. Other aad more boom en pers foo pully, alse for Fs Bio which Boentermd the HY REVERE great chase the Havmalters of the later SL sonnen, $ + fas wv % Snfgls Tile dies &y ems af our collie thus Tu baseball we Bad Lh . and the BE cele ¢ 3d { Drootiyn, pions; the Unlons of Harlem, the Kx ni er gers of Albany, Lansingburg and a cigb in Rew Yorsg ty the title of whi champlonshin b to thi metropolis as i days of professionalls Manpers have shanged. to the invand of professionalise that we owe the char and it bas net fo the beter, 1et us pot be unilers stood] gs saying aug £ht against the occupation of the professional. Baseball is a good trade for thioee who gave po better, snd it Is no mors prone inlean. perance and ldieness than, say, stevedor ing or than sirikipg, although steve. doring may, in the end, be mote useful to the world than baseball playing. The latter in ax Jofty, (00. as any siher acrobating, while the dirg plowed up by the slider of bases is more ensily got rid of than is the black of business. It 18 also a much better occupation than the “bunching” of ballots on election day used to be. Ht is respectable, but not peble, while II ix ensily geen by the clear of mind that baselall playing is not among the great urts dy which the world advanses. Jt is a pity, then, that the professional plier of games should set the fashion for amateurs, and it 1s especially to be regretted that the spirit of professiotalism has invaded the colleges, whose stlileticn should be not only secon pot of its sordid side. In England the mmateur still rules, and his spirit Is sitll manifest. A defeat in a game is not an event in his life, any mote than the a od BT pl AES 2% 5 “a> =] 3 5 wing 49 gare dh visitor It is largely ¥ deg oe. fide ny Stubling of his toe or the tearing of his cout on a barbed wire is something w be recollected throughout the life of any ope. Defeat In spirit js only fm. portant to those who make thelr lviog by sport, for define impairs the market | | I | 188, Gig fall title help megus negasti mean. prisvinees. gwror, and (tis remarkable t 21h Croren of BE Lit efherwisn he mre sald, some courage, he denjes “that the sexual relation is a fonction | In short, he | “Why shouhin't | 1 these colonies grew sans from thei! fangrraction of the wlipitrel’s | dary, but an expression of the joy of life curtulnly . Th LL Meneitk's Titie and He is » De #eendant of Solomon, And wha is the Emperor of Etiiepia? {Tiss who Bappen fo Know may cone shider it an absurdly easy question to Atswer. Bot such ta the jgnorance of things most necessary 10 know in which our peoples are sunk that otly 3 few are aware thst Menelik IE of Abyssinia hag Korne (vat title sinee He axed to be called the Dogue, » fan king of kings The Abysunian puitiavel used to be a mere King of Clits. But pow be rules the united kinzderas of Chos, Godbam, Dilnios, Kaa and Watamo, with some ofier Consequently be Is a0 ol pear. Ancien? blood 2 expected in ay e0- that he of Aligsginia, ths post of the tmperial band, #8 of the okdest stock of At Teast that fs bin elaten. Al, hig father, enrae of the oid roral family of Ethiopia that traced its descent 10 Mepolik 1. son of Soloraon by the atin. Allg was okiest son of a great chief named Rell Selassie, gnder Ww Bove the Elagdem af Cook attained to its highest pitch of power. Nitw. Rella-Relsssie's own name iad formerly been Menelik, Lut be jad best warssd by 8 fuonx 19 cndage he wauld suffer great ailsfartns Fle should however. sid this monk. call the son of iis Get Lorn by the mage of Menelik. and the ehid oy christened would ane day be the eotiqueror of all Ethiopian and the grontest of her rulers since the days of Mepalikx 1, son of Solomen. As gouty, therefore, as the grapdscn was fpny Be was named Meneiik, The veal. thimr shout this sory = that was ceriginly told and retailed yy an Italian traveler some years ber fain Menelik “sonquered Ethiopls” and eoisal] idatad his realin. London Nowa son PR BE AH Ke RNA AI 7, iwi Epitaph in the Cemetery of Failare. HN worry Killed him. tHe was too sensitive, He couldn't say “No” He did not find his place A jittle success paralyzed him He dil not care how he looked le did not guard his Weak spat. He was tus proud to fake sdvice, Fle did aot fall io lov with his work. He got into a rot and cceuida’t get out. He aid not learn to do Saksh. He loved stags Ha wan the vietisy of he] Gasca IL 0 8 sage: Be dids't BRe to last man's ‘gdvice. He wor loaded down wilh bagsagy. He lacks? tae facully aliing with others, He could not traneminte Ls else Into power. He tried to ples he his orennation. He Loew a grest deal not make it practical —Sgocesa A Batidiex Fest. New foundatisns nuder old bulldinge are a feature nf gote of the uporiast aildiog construction Bow in progress in Chicago, says Engineeriag News, I thar business district a i aber of ballds fags are to be torn down and pepiaced ba otiies or fore od a tinge of stes} tripe constroetion. and 6 ander to re Useiony af pun Brows mers out of 3 ES hd Pele k &y Ghd duos the Joes of rental In 8 mizimom, ths foundation work fer the new build fag (which ds often the siowest part of the works a done before the old building fs vacated. The basement of eelisr openings are used for deliveritg utteriala, wine the huiliding sud side wills are supporsed by shoving 6d tmlerpianing wheres the otiginal sap ports have to be removed. The cals sons dre (hen snok or other work ears tind our before the Jazes of tenants exe. When the oid balding is va cated It fakes very Jirtle time fo des makiah §t and clear the site, and the the pew builling can then be commenced At ONCE CHO To foundations bullet in advanen, His Bargain is Postage Seximps, “Ila you niake aay reduction in price when you sell pos Ny stamDs in gua tr inquires) the funby wan wie trivoently bothered the coruer dug: 1 iat “As You gre a comatant customer and the hour is Inte said the druggist, “1 will fet you have the eutire stock of tw-cent stampa | have on hand for a senit and a quarter. I happen to have faa thirteen” “Al rights, I'l take them,” sald the frusay man, Who i a bargain The dru im the thirteen Pregegant slimes 340 ok fuil pay for footers ont ¢ Bil whieh dh wigs I any NA tent lesed, saying that a cent and 2 quarter am anted to just twenizalx : cents, ~Now York Pros Sid HO i Ea As It Was Printed. sie Worsan poet In New will read prood carelully Bh ar of & recent error Wells Rie speET TW days BR 3 roa poe, the phvetal Hoe of whieh § tL - is 1 . A> gq “My soul is a lghiheuse Reeper.™ When the pribter fnlsd ed with it the line read: “My soul t# 3 light houseReaper™ -Now York Tribune, First Scivatiet in Mammy Caves, Professor Edmund 8. Meany, of the Si-ithsonlan Institution, is the Horst golentiat to vist the mummy caves of the Alvats of Alaska. Many mug toies, to be sure, have bevn sent from Alaska from thine to time, Dut Bo man of learning Bas ever examined the eves themselves. The report which the professor will doubtless prepare will be looked for with some iulerest. A Costiy Argument. A tem-cent argument oftin cols fn 8 wo. yuanrel ~Chicago News.
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