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put in a carriage by the two men and
driven rapidly away. More dead
than alive she finally tainted quite
away.
When Mrs. A. came to herself
she was alone in a strange room, lying
on a sofa. Ali the most recent dread
full occurrences rushed owe her dis
tracred mind as she came to herself.
The cause for the desperate piece OF
villainy was not difficult to find; her
costly diamond and ruby rings, her
pocketbook containing a roll OF notes,
her watch and charm, and even the
little pin that held her collar-all had
vanished. But thanks to heaven, she
was alone. Tottering to her feet, she
found she was in a bare, clean little
room, with an open window looking
out on an ill-paved courtyard.
She opened the door and looked ont
into the hall and an angular, freckle-
faced maiden appeared at the foot
of the stairs. "Does madame feel
better2" The girl spoke in French, a
language with which Mrs. A. was
familiar. Your brother says you
will get all right soon; he tells
me he will be back soon" The
kindly voice and the comforting
sense of a woman's companionship
caused the distraught, terrified crea-
ture to burst into a storm OF sobs, and
she brokenly told her story. 1t nat
urally excited incredulity at first, but
the people OF the house-she really
was in a respectable private hotel
believed her at last, and a telegram
was sent to her husband. .
Although the greatest efforts were
made, no clue has been found to the
daring robbers. The nan who drove
the carriage said they engaged him to
drive a crazy lady to the hotel to
await a train for Brussels which left
in a few hours. She arrived at the
hotel in a faint, her natural weakness
probably assisted by chloroform. Her
so-caIled brother" explaining to the
landlord that she was ill and subject
to such Sinking" turns, left her in the
IRE of the chamberlnaid, and it was
all done so naturally and apparently
in such q straightforward manner,
that no suspicion had been engen-
dered in the minds of any one. Dread
ing the publicity, Mr. and Mrs. A
have not prosecuted the inquiry very
far, and have kept the matter as quiet
as possible.
How Colds Frequently Come.
Many mothers appear to accept
with resignation the repeated and
violent colds from which their chill
dren suffer as providential and I'M
avoidable. A cold is by no means al
ways due to exposure. Indigestion,
constipation, a lack of scrupulous
cleanliness, the unwise habit of Sleep
ing in the underclothing worn during
the day, unaired bed chambers, all or
any of these may have far more to do
with a child's tendency to cold than
the keenest breath of the bracing
winter air.
Mothers should understand it is a
fact, whether or not they can say why
it should be, that numerous colds and
sore Threats are directly tracea5le to
indigestion and errors in diet. Guam
titles of greasy food, fried meats, pas
try and the like, ill-veutilated rooms
and continued constipation have to
answer for many cases of Group and
putrid sore throat. All these things
weaken the system and render it far
less able to resist changes of tempera-
ture. Every bedroom should hove a
thorough airing each day, more espe-
cially if several children are obliged
to sleep together. This is to be avoid
ed, if possible; if not, always lower a
window slightly from the top, or, if
this cannot be done, raise it from be-
low. There is frequently bad air
enough generated and breathed in the
sleeping apartment of small children
to supply them all not only with
colds, but with q sufficient number of
so-called ''malarious" diseases to last a
year, perhaps longer. -PeterSon's Mag
ANNE.