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they are my wife and my house. You
are not going to do any more writing,
Harry? We shall only just be in time
for dinner"
Harry Hastings was standing at his
desk busily arranging papers, and it was
quite perceptible time before he an
swered without turning his head.
every sorry, but l really can't come
tonight. 1--we an engagement. Some
other time shall be delighted to make
your wife's-acquaintance."
Brown was quite distraught that even
ing. His thoughts wandered to his old
pupil with tiresomle persistency. He
hardly noticed that Alice wore new
and bewitching tea gown. He did not
see that though her eyes were fixed on
her book she never turned page.
Alice, too, was distraught, but pres
entity she yawred and looked up at her
husband with a slightly unamiable ex-
preston on her calm, fair face.
"What On earth are you thinking of,
John? Do you know that you are a very
dull companion this EVENING"
JOnu SIdfJeu OuU Ol Ills reN6rle.
Gam I, dearest? know I'm dull old
fellow. I was thinking of my old pupil,
Harry Hastings. I've often talked to
YOU about him, you know. and if you re-
member I met him last week in the
city,
eyes, I remember" said Alice indifer-
emily, picking up the book which had
slipped from her hand. "Well, why
poor Harry Hastings? thought he was
very rich young man."
"He is very unhappy man just now.
He's got into an unfortunate entangle-
ment with a married woman"-
"Really, did he tell you sop
Eyes, he told me. 1t appears he met
her years ago in India"
'And who is the woman?"
"He refused to tell me, and he was
right. Whoever she may be, I pity her
and him."
He took his wife's pretty hand in his
and looked at her fondly.
"Ah, Alice, if there were more women
like you the world would be very diff
ferent place"
She drew her hand quickly away-a
sudden flush Of color on her pale cheeks.
'Don't be foolish, John. You run my
rings into me. We are not on our honey
noon"
Brown felt trifie chilled.
Some weeks passed, and Brown saw
nothing more of young Hastings. He
called at his rooms several times, but
never found him in. He wrote and re-
.seatte5 His iis IL 70 dinuer but Har.
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CHAPTER III.

Brown had seen a light in Harry's
window, and convinced that the mar
was lying according to orders pushed
his way past him and went quickly uI
stairs. He opened the door gently. The
room was in confusion. The table was
strewn with papers. On the floor lay q
portmanteau, strapped and labeled.
Harry was sitting at his desk busily
writing. He started up with an excla-
nation as John entered, his cheeks turn
ing from red to white and from white
to red again.
Brown, you herel thought He
broke off with gasp, staring at John
with as horror stricken face as though
he had been ghost.
Brown glanced quickly from the young
mans pale, changing face to the port
manteau and from the portmanteau to
the scattered papers on table and floor.
$50 you've made the last plunge, Har-
ry. You are going tonight with her."
Harry had recovered himself trifle.
He plunged his hands into his pockets,
looking doggedly down at his pointed
boots:
Eyes, I'm going tonight with her."
"And where TOT"
"Paris."
Brown spurned the portmanteau with
his foot.
'sTo Paris-and where else? To the
devil, Harryl To ruin, to disgrace, to
shame, and you are dragging her with
you'll"
81 know it, but it's too late now to
think of that"
sit is not too late. Save yourself; save
her."
''She doesn't want to be saved. She
loves me, tell you"
'sNow, perhaps. But how long will
that love last when she realizes what
she is and what you are? How can she
love you when she remembers that you
have betrayed another man; that you
have ruined his life. made his home des-
olate? And you? Can you love wom-
an capable Of such baseness? Love
founded on inaratitude and crime can
not last. And when love has gone, what
have you left? You cannot honor or re-
spect one another. Each must feel how
vile the other is. What will become of
you? Oh, Harry, my dear boy, for Gods
sake think before you face such fu-
ture"
Harry turned fiercely away.
II have thought of it all. I've thought
till I'm nearly mad. know my future.
Its damned future, and I deserve it.
WHY did vnr1 nn,nn hero PrOvnf 7 never
meant to SEQ you again. don't deserve
your pity or INTEREST," don't deserve it,
I tell you'll Fer heavens sake go! You
don't knowl You don't knowi You are
driving me mad! You are torturing mel"
Great drops stood out upon the young
mans forehead. His face was livid.
IF I had only met you three months
ago, before I'saw her, should have been
saved. If l had only met your wife.
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mary ending by tine entrance|of large
sized bat into the room. which swoopcd
down over the table, causing such scat
tering Of the fair sex, including the host
ess, as an earthquake could scarcely
have accomplished. The innocent cause
Of all this disturbance sought refuge in
the upper folds Of tho window draper
les, whence it was impossible to dislodge
it, and as the ladies persistenly refused
to return to the dining room while the
intruder held possession there the re-
naming courses were served informally
in tho library to the scornful amusement
of the men. Ono Of the latter is report
ed as saying, "And yet women consider
themselves cur equals and want to votel"
Boston Saturday Gazette.
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ry was deep in engagements and coult
not spare his friend an evening for week.
to come.
Poor Harry" said John TO his wife
II am anxious for him. Hes going K
the devil rapidly. He knowsit. and he's
ashamed to see me. Poor unhappy bovr
Il don't know that he needs your pity
John" said Alice, without raising her
eyes from the toy terrier on her lap. q
dare e'say he is happier going to the devil
in his own way than he would be if he
led an absolutely virtuous and unevent-
full life."
For awhile perhaps. But for how
long"
Alice shrugged her shoulders.
"What does Tennyson say? Better
so years of Europe than cycle of Ca
thayr Anythingis better than dullness. y
John looked at his wife a little anx-
iously. There was an unusual ring in
her voice-a touch of bitterness that
Jared upon him.
my dear, are you trifle dull?' he
asked anxiously. perhaps it is little
slow for you to be all day alone here
while am away in the city. wonder
what / can do to make your life q little
pleasanter. Let me See-businessis slack
just now. What do you say to week
in Paris?"
Alice looked up at him quickly. It
was q hot day, and the heat had made
her unusually pale.
''You are very good, John, butt don't
care for Paris. l am quite happy as
am. lam not in the least dull"
She smiled at him, and that smile com
pletely dispelled any vague anxiety he
had begun to entertain ON his wife's ac-
count. But his anxiety for Harry was
not SO easily dissipated. The young man
possessed an extraordinary power of win
ming affection, and he had won his old
tutors heart completely. He took as
much interest in him. as though he were
a younger brother, and Brown deter
mined he would make one more effort to
save him. That evening he had promised
TO dine at his club with an old friend
who had returned Unexpectedly from
India. Under ordinary circumstances
Brown would have gone on after dinner
to the theater and not have returned till
late, but tonight he hurried away from
the club soon after and reached Harry's
lodgings before 8. Colonel Holt had
grumbled little, but an irresistible i'm
pulse drove John toward his friend.
"Mr. Hastings is out, sir" said the
servant.
"Then I'll go up and wait till he comes
in"
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CHAPTER II.

Harry Hastings looked up from his
letters with bright smile of welcome.
"Here you are at last, Brown. Aw-
fully glad to see you" He put away
his unfinished letter with curious look
of confusion on his handsome face. 81
4 was just writing toto her, you
know"
'And whois she? Whoi is the woman?"
"Ah, that's my secret-and hers" said
honor, You know, though don't suppose
you will think l can have much of that
about me when l tell you I'm in love
with married woman. You are so
much better than most fellows, you
know, that I don't expect much pity
from you, old man."
John Brown sighed.
81 am sorry for You, my lad, and for
her. Does she love you!"
''She tells me SO"
GLOW long has this been going on?"
Harry shifted restlessly in his chair.
ooh, for years! I'll tell you all about
it from the beginning. l met her out in
India ages ago when she was a lovely
girl of II, and tumbled head over cars
in love with her, and she with me. She
tells me now she has always loved me-
If had proposed to her at once, it would
have been all right, but-but it does
seem plunge for fellow to bind him
self for life when he's only one and
twenty, and-and funked it, was a
whole week making up my mind to pro-
pose, and before | had quite decided l
got knocked out Of time by tiger and
landed for six months in hospital.
When got on my feet again, she had
gone back to England, and didn't fol-
low her.
"Well. never saw her again until a
month or two ago when, as i'll luck
would have it. l went down to see some
friends in the country, and she was
staying at a neighboring house. I met
her out walking one day. OF course I
knew her at once. She was lovelier than
ever-ripened, matured and all that sort
Of thing, you know-and l felt that I
loved her as much as ever. told her
so, too, never guessing but that she was
as single as am, and then she blushed
and sighed and cried q little and told me
she was married. OF course ought to
have gone away at once-never seen her
again-but she looked at me SO sweetly,
Brown, and admitted with so many tears
that she didn't love her husband; that
she wasn't happy; that--that deuce take
me if I could tear myself away"
"Of course you couldn't" said Brown
grimly. II suppose you expected her tc
be brave for you both and point out your
duty to you? Well, is she in London
now?"
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SOMETHING'S WRONG, HARRY, MY LAD
low ever out of a mess, should like to
know? I came a cropper over the Derby
last month-always was fond of bet
ting, you know, Brown-and-I'm down
on my luck-all to pieces, don't you
know"
He plunged his hands deeper into his
trousers pockets. His half smoked che
root lay slnoldering on the floor. Brown
picked it up.
You are trying to put me off and
making a mess Of it, Harry" he said
quietly. you've got something on your
mind-something more than cropper
over the Derby. I'm man of tle world,
and you can't deceive me. Who's the
woman?"
The young man started. "What the
DEVILS that to your he growled; then
recovering himself: "There is no wom-
an. wish you wouldn't startle fellow
with such deuced awkward questions.
What woman should there be? don't
know why you should catechise me like
this Upon my word, Brown, if it were
any one but you should call it id i'm
pertinent"
Harry paced up and down the room
like an angry young lion. Brown moved
toward the door,
81 am sorry to have offended you,
Harry. II wanted to be your friend,
but as you take it in this spirit He
paused and came back few steps. 81
can't leave you like this, Harry, dear
lad. You want friend. Let me help
YOU
Harry looked up into John Browns
kind, gentle face, and his anger melted.
He took the others extended hand and
pressed it warmly.
"Sorry was angry, old chap. You
are right. Your worldly wisdonR sur
pFises me. There is woman. I'm in
devil of mess, and heaven knows how
l shall get out of it, II can't tell you
about it now-no tine-I promised to
meet Dicky Jones at the club. Come in
next week, old fellow, and look me up"
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Electrically welded Steel barrels.

1t is reported that large industry is
being built up at Barrow, England, in
the production of steel barrels for the
conveyance of petroleum. The barrels
are made in halves by means of compress
sion in mold when hot. Afterward
they are welded together by means of
electricity. The barrels are intended for
use by the large oil carrying companies
engaged in the oil trade in the east,
where the temperature has great effect
on wooden casks and results in SO much
leakage. New York Telegram.
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searchllght ror wounded.

The Militar Wochenblatt mentions an
invention for finding the wounded on
the battlefield. 1t consists Of telescopic
tubular pole, about 90 yards long when
fully extended, with gas or kerosene or
electric light at the top. 1t is made of
aluminium and kept steady by three or
four thin wire cords, large white re-
fiector being placed above the light. It
is said to light up a large extent Of
ground most effectually and in man
ner much more serviceable than that Of
an ordinary searchlight.
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"And you see her often?"

'sAnd you see her often?"
Nearly every day"
"And her husband-what does hi
think of this?
81 have never seen him. She won't
even tell me who or what he Island
don't care---it's all the better. It's bad
business, Brown, and I wish to God
was ont of it."
"Then get out of it, Harry. It's in
your own hands. Leave England al
once. 1t is your only chance"
The young man bent his head on his
hand and groaned.
II can't--I can't love her. And she
is so lonely and unhappy 1t would be
brutal to leave her all alone with that
husband of hers"
as he unkind to herr
"Oh, she never says that, but-but she
implies good deal, don't you know. She
never loved him, you see. though she has
tried hard to do her duty. He is slow
and dull and uninteresting and all that
sort of thing-a regular old buffer,
suppose. Poor girll She says her life
would be miserable without me. How
can leave her?'
''Then where win this end? Oh, my
boy, where are you drifting to?"
'"rhe divorce court, l suppose" said
Harry recklessly. "Some day imagine
we shall make bolt of it--and them
s'And then you will realize what it is
to ruin three lives. If you love this
woman, you will give her up"
81 do love her, but l won't give her
up! burst out Harry.
Its no use preaching, old man; I'm
not good enough; can't rise to the prac-
tice."
John Brown was silent few moments,
thinking. He pitied the young man.
What could he do to save him? A sudden
Thought struck hiln-Harry had never
had happy home. During his wander
ing existence he could have seen but lit
tie of domestic life. What could he
know of the sacredness of the tie be-
tween husband and wife-the tie that he
was doing his best to break? Who could
tell but that glimpse into a happy home
might arouse some of the latent good in
him.
"Look here, Harry" said Brown alb
ruptly, 'I'm not going to preach-I see
it's no use. Come home to dinner with
me instead and see my wife. The very
sight of good woman and happy
wife is good for man in your frame of
mind. Come and talk to Alice. She is
the best medicine can recommend you"
Harry started.
81 didn't know you were married,
Brown; 'pon my word I didn't. Happy
manw
John smiled-a smile of trust and hap
piness that lit up his rugged face into
positive beauty.
II am happy man-thanks to Alice.
When ! think of my own good fortune in
having such wife, it makes me very pitt
fui to You poor bachelors"
He took out his watch-a large gold
timepiece as absolutely reliable as him
self.
"Half past 6-we dine at 7. Come,
Hastings. 1t doesn't take more than 90
minutes to get to Curzon street. Aristo-
cratic neighborhood, isn't it? / dare say
you have often driven past our house
Bijou house, and a gem of place it is!
If there are two things am proud of,
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rhe vice rresisent,s candlestlek..

The desk in the vice presidents room
at the capitol looks very desolate during
recess Of tho senate, and the space that
used to be taken up by the large silver
tray, candlesticks and writing outfit
which had been on the desk for four
years seemed larger while it was Vacant.
1t was very handsome outfit, and ac-
cording to time honored custom was
presented to Mr.. Morton by special Or
der from the senate. During the recess
the sergeant-at-arms went shopping and
purchased new desk furniture, which
four years hence will become the prop
erty of Mr.. Stevenson. Kate Fields
Washington.
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Mamie,s Fire Shark.

Oh, mamma dear. frow down your work.
And hurry awful quick
And bring pail of water, too,
Else fetch great long stick.
Cause, way up in my cherry tree
Among the pretty flowers,
A spark Of fire flied just now.
1t shined bright red like ours. u.
/ see 1t sparkin In the grass
And huFried quick to frow
Some water fore 1t burned us up
As fast as could go. xess
But fore the sprinkles touched It quifa s,
Away it fied so fast 4
From bush to bush and landed IN i.
My cherry tree at last.
And I'm most sure 'twiT be burned M !
Like gran'pa's house, 'ithout n;
You fetch pail OF water here
And help me put it out. pe*
--Marah Rookie In HoupekeopGrs
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FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A Christmas Surprise.

Phillips Brooks, the great preacht
who died few months ago, was yer
fond of children, as one may know fro1
q letter to one Of his nieces. The Ger
tdry Magazine publishes the text:
Very Privatelll
GRAND HorEL. VIENNA, Nov. 10, 1852.
DEAR GrRrrE-This letter 10 an awful secrs
between You md me- II you tell nybody abor
1t, will not speak to you all this winter. An
this Is what 1t IL about. You know Christina
Is coming, and am afraid that shall not gt
home by that time; and 80 want you to 60 an
get the Christmas presents for tho childrer
The grown people will not get any from m
this year. But do not want the children to q
without. so you must find out, in the mos
secret way, just what Agnes and Toodio woul
most like to have and ret 1t and put In thei
stockings ON Christmas eve e.
Then you must ask yourself what you wan
and got II, too, but without letting yourscl
know about it, and put 1t in your own stock
ing and be very much surprised when you fln
itthere. And then you must sit down and thin
about Josephine de Wolf and the other bab
at Springfield, whose name do not know, an.
consider what they would like, and have
sent 10 them in time to reach them upon Christ
mas ove
Win you do al this fer me7 You can spen,
S5 for each child, cnd II you show your fathe
this letter he viii l.ivc You the money out Q
somo Of mine which ho has got That rathe
breaks tho sccsei, but you will want to consul
your father ng,! mother about what to get, os
pecially for t,.e Springfield children, SO 70,
may tell thcrn about Il, but do not dare to le
any of the children know Of II until Christina
time. Thcn yqa con tell rae In your Christina
letter just how yna havo managed about It al
The herald., 1893-10-08
Kerosene OIL In China.

Kerosene oil is rapidly growing in fa-
vor as cheap illuminant in China. The
consumption, which was 8,256,000 gall
Ions in 1882. had risen TO 40, ,348, 900 gall
Ions in 1891. OF this amount so per cent
was imported from America and 20 per
cent from Russia. The illuminant be-
fore kerosene was, introduced was bean
or tea oil. The Chinese have discovered,
however, that kerosene is cheaper and
gives .lpIc much bet better Igbfs It is called
fire oil by them. ,r.s F.oa n-a t4o-s -4'si
The herald., 1893-10-08
Cleanliness tho FIRST Law Of neal.h.

The following words of the late DIR.
Richardson should be ever kept in mind:
Cleanliness covers the whole field of
sanitary labor. Cleanliness, that is
purity of air; cleanliness, that is purity
of water; cleanliness in and around the
house, cleanliness of persons, cleanliness
of dress, cleanliness of food and feeding,
cleanliness in work, cleanliness in habits
of the individual man and woman, clean
liness of life and conversation purity of
life, temperance-all these are in mans
power"
The herald., 1893-10-08
Income From German Railway stations.

It is the custom in Germany not to al
low persons on the platforms of railroad
stations save the actual travellers except
on payment of a small fee, which fee in
large cities constitutes quite an income.
Thus during the eight months from Jan
uary to August. 1899, the Friedrich
Strasse station in Berlin took 24,578
marks, the Alexander Platz station 49,
779 marks, the Silesian station 12,20A
marks and the Potsdam station 8,a21
marks. Register.
The herald., 1893-10-08
Dueling In Russia.

A st. Petersburg correspondent says:
Dueling in Russia has become so COM
mon that the government has been COM
PEELED to decree severe code of punish
ment Killing an antagonist will cost
six years in prison; severe wounding,
three years; duel without injury, six
months; provoking duel, six weeks to
three months.
The herald., 1893-10-08
Iaaiir. onion dlanEsos arEssIu Iuis Nalnue.. ll "a

Mr.. Walter Orion lnee Onion) writes
from Pennington that he is pleased to
say that the superior court at Colfax has
granted his petition for change Of
name. ~ would be infinitely obliged to
you," he adds, ''if you would kindly an
nounce the same in your paper, as many
are ignorant as to the result. have
many friends in and around Spokane
who would be pleased to know" ."-Spo-
kane (Wasll Review.
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To Cure the Laws D,lsv.

The chief justice of Georgia isinfayos-
of the admission Of women to the bspch.
If this were done, it is quite probable that
there would be less Of the laws delay
The faculty woman enjoys for getting at
the truth Of things quickly should make
ler very desirable judge Memphis
Appeal-Avalanche. saa
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The new carpet for the house of repre-
sentatives will be Of q dark green design,
with a crimson figure, conventional in
its character, believed by cream col
ored star.
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Look here, Brown, don't forget this: /
never knew you were married, you know,
until-untl it was too late. You--you
won't forget that, will youf"
Harry spoke wildly, almost incoher-
emily, and Brown looked at him, puz-
zled. He was an unimaginative man.
81 don't know what you mean, Harry.
What has nv marriage to do with-with
The herald., 1893-10-08

A metallic pavement is to be tried in
Paris. The project of the Seine, with the
approval Of the municipal authorities,
has sanctioned the laying down Of an ex-
perimental length.
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Ladies Fear For Their Hair.

A dinner party in the suburbs one
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The new programme of public instruc-
ton adopted in Franco devotes more
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the study of German.
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