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with much graciousness of manner. So
she was popular with the men. Cat-Eyes,
therefore, in spite of her environments, re-
ceived some advantages of speech and pol
ish from the woman.
Cat-Eyes led the young man into Mrs.
Squeers' place. Vernon Allinson, which
was the young mans name, did not stay
as Cat-Eyes had hoped, but went to the
little hotel, whose creaking signboard
seemed always lamenting better time.
Alinson's stay at Shady Canyon heightened
into months. He took Cat-Eyes on long
rambles up steep heights where they had
to use their hands to help them up. On
these long rambles their talks were grave
and quiet, and on many subjects. She
learned much from him, and was an eager
though an unobtrusive listener. One
evening she was called into the saloon to
recite. She had a marvellous voice, and it
amazed the crowd. Barty, a sport, in his
enthusiasm attempted to kiss her, when
Vernon struck him blow on the face.
There would have been bloodshed had not
Mrs. Squeers interfered. Barty swore that
he would have revenge. AT the same
time Atkinson peremptorily told Mrs.
Squeers to send Cat-Eyes out of the place
and never have her in the saloon again.
Frightened and stupid with amazement
she was sent to her room, and never again
recited in the saloon. But from that hour
she was self-abnegated slave to Atkinson,
and was afraid that Barty would take
vengeance upon him.
One crisp, cold morning in the late fall
she stood among the fading flowers and
yellow leaves in the garden, with an ache
of intuition in her heart. She had changed
much in a few months-no longer child,
not vet a woman. Presently Atkinson
| called to her, as he had done on other
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mornings. A dull red. painful to see,
darkened her face.
He carried the gripsack which he had
brought to the place. Silently, entirely
subdued, she walked beside him down the
canyon, and though he tried his best he
could not get word from her.
Just beyond the great bowlder where he
first met her he said "good-by." He made
q pretty speech and gave her advice. She
only gazed and gazed at him with help
less vacant stare, which so lrrltated him
that he dropped her hand and walked
away.
Stupid creature" he said to himself,
"I've wasted summer trying to put a soul
into this odd creature" While she in the
dead leaves where he had left her standing
dropped to the earth, shaking from head
to foot with fearless sobs. She bit the dry
leaves and scratched her face with her
hands, and there in the afternoon OF the
day Mrs. Squeers found her.
It was seven years since Vernon Allin-
son left the little girl Cat-Eyes standing
in the mountain path. He had just re-
turned to San Francisco, and stood shak-
ing hands with an acquaintance, young
man much younger in years than he, and
knowledge of years.
Chow long have you been in the city ?"
LANDED on California soil at 10 this
morning."
Straight from Paris?'
"In a roundabout way, straight from
Paris.
s.Then you have not seen the Tigress."
"Nor heard of it; what is it?"
att Ha ha! hal It's at Maguire's, and
it has set the town crazy in three nights.
"a woman, see, said Vernon, indif-
ferently.
"a woman you do not see," said the
other, Tor you would not speak SO lndif-
ferently. Oh. Vernon, such woman! A
glittering, dazzling creature, whose acting
and face are indescribable and incompara-
BILE. You have never seen anything like
her. know"
Hard hit you are, my boy; very hard
hit. You forget that l have dined on the
theater beauty OF Paris, London and
Madrid, and had my virtue chilled in the
cold of northern loneliness and scorched
by the fires of Georgian eyes. Do you
think I'll be captivated by an amateur in
your primitive metropolis at the Golden
Cater"
"You may laugh at me, but you will not
laugh after you have seen her."
"Then by all the saints take me to her
at once"
They were comfortably seated. A storm
of applause announced the appearance OF
the debutante. "a glittering, dazzling
creature, incompatible and indescribable. .
He caught himself repeating MS friend s
words, and from that moment his eyes
never left her while she was in sight of
them. "Tigress! Tieress! Why the
Tigress2" he thought, then felt the appro-
priateness of the title.
Only a tigress with the freedom of the
Jungle in its limbs could have such a
superb grace of movement and perfection
of contour. And such eyes, what were
they? They were mirrors of topaz reflect
ing the gas light. And her hair. what a
glorious crown it wasl He thought it rich
amber in the shadows and spun sunshine
when the lights fell upon it. And yet it
was the impression rsther than the APP
pearance that made him repeat again and
again, "Tigress, my beautiful Tigress," so
quick are we to lay claim to what pleases
us.
In the middle of the play he took the
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to as great an extent as in San Francisco. Inc
condition of workshops, restaurants, ETC., are
in about the same condition. The employment
agents flourish here under the same conditions
they do in San Francisco, and are bold enough
in their operations to warrant mask and cut
off shotgun in their work.
The people complain great deal OF their
fleeing methods = I approve of your
methods of advertising the bureau. There is
one thing note with great deal of pleasure.
That is. the people of Los Angeles are as deeply
interested and as well posted OF the WORKINGS
of the bureau as they are in San Francisco.
They all agree and hope that branch office
will be established here by the next Legisla-
ture.
During the last day or two several good
orders for help have been received at the
Labor Bureau, which were easily filled,
and more have been promised for next
week. Yesterday fifteen men and seven
teen women were sent out to fill situations.
Tomorrow sixty men will be sent to the
hop yards near Perkins, in Sacramento
Valley. They will be able to earn fair
wages, and the work, which is light, will
last a couple of months or more.
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prosaically said: "Mr. Atkinson, I'm
pleased to meet YOU"
This cold, beautiful woman, whose name
he did not know, had evidently no prior
knowledge of him.
"Cat-Eyes, it is not fair" These were
not the words he intended to say. 1t was
what he called her in Shady Canyon. He
said it now with so much of the plaintive
and petulant in his tone that Cat-Eyes
laughed. And such a laugh! Clear as the
ring of silver bell. A musical ripple of
merriment. Then she shook hands with
him again. The ice was suddenly melted.
They sat down facing each other, their
knees nearly touching, so close were they.
They lived over that summer in Shady
said THAT l made you a wreath of man
Zanita berries, and crowned you queen,
you, my little Cat-Eyes-Miss -? What
is your name? Strange that l should
have known you SO long, and not know
your real name"
can evidence that you have been very,
very much interested in me"
Remember stayed three months longer
in Shady Canyon because you were there. "
II remember"
"Then pity my EN- barrassment. You
have outgrown Cat-Eyes. Your friends
call you"
1.-THE Tigress"
"Tigress, be it then; my tigress, my
precious, royal, dangerous, jungle tigress;;
My arms shall be your cage" He leaned
forward TO clasp her in his arms. There
was something in the laughter of her shin
ing topaz eyes that stopped him.
There are forty-nine other cages with
the same placard on them all ahead of
yours"
"But love you," he said.
"Same announcement that the other
forty-nine make" as she glanced at him.
but you loved me little bit, did you
not?"
"May be, but that was seven years ago.
They say one changes utterly in seven
years. And If Cat-Eyes loved you it has
exhaled and evaporated, and been shorn
from her head, and clipped from her nails,
and rubbed off on towels. 1t is the Tigress
now"
"You are cruel; you know 1 loved you
so, seven years ago."
"You must have loved me. How you
must have loved me then!"
The yellow topaz eyes were laughing,
the mouth was still smiling, but the words
were cutting, and ended in a moan like
that of wounded wild beast All the
days of her joyless childhood were crowded
into it. The nails of her hand, which
rested on the arm of the sofa, dug into the
velvet till her wrist was raised from the
looked white because of the tenseness of
the skin
He got up and sat down beside her and
took her hands. II love you terribly now.
Ny love is an avalanche broken from
every restraint. love you, Miss Ii
gress."
are not afraid to hold a tlgress' paws. You
might get scratched"
"You've scratched my heart into shreds
already. But tell me, you do not live here
without any protection
"No; have the most protecting of
protectors. One who will not go away and
leave me-
Goods, who is he?"
She laughed a happy laugh, -peeped
around into his eyes and said: "My man.
ager is my protector. live with my
manager"
He flung her hands savagely from him
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PRISON DIRECTORS MEET.
Warden Hale Will Attend the
National Prison Congress
at Denver.
The Consulting Engineer Recon-
mends a Building for the In
sane Ward.

The Board of State Prison Directors met
at San Quentin yesterday. Directors Hayes,
Neff and DePue being present.
w. B. Larzalere urged the board to grant
release on parole to Thomas King. King
was concerned in the burglary of Neu-
berger, Reiss e. Co.'s store two or three
years ago when a wagon load of valuable
dress goods was removed from the store.
King was sentenced to five years at San
Quentin, two of which have passed. Lar
zalere used the expression that it twas a
shame" to keep King in prison when he
had chance to secure steady employment
and to reform. Chairman DePue con-
strued the words to be willfuI reflection
on the board, imputing improper motives
for not granting the parole. As result
Larzalere was very effectually snubbed.
Consulting Engineer Eckhardt reported
that it would cost $3.50 to fit up the old
prison laundry as an insane ward, and ex-
pressed doubts of the strength of the struc-
ture He recommended the erection of
new building in which the old material
should be utilized, and he was ordered to
prepare plans for the same.
Director Hayes reported that the prison
water rate had been reduced from 1875 to
80 cents thousand gallons, saving OF
$40 month.
Warden Hale was authorized to pur-
chase 40 tons of bitumen for use in the
prison yard and about the stables.
Samuel Taylor. a convict. who lost a
hand in the jutemill machinery in 1892,
will be soon released. He asked the board
to buy him an artificial hand and give him
money enough to take him East. The Di-
rectors will grant him $40 when he is dis
charged instead of the usual SIS.
Convict George Mitchell, sailor, who has
been in prison for fourteen years, was re-
stored enough forfeited credits to make
him free man. His friends have raised
money enough to send him away, and the
Warden will see him aboard vessel
bound for British Columbia.
Fred Mayne, whose term would have ex-
pired three weeks ago except that at the
last meeting he was deprived of two
months credits for stealing Photographic
material from the prison gallery, made
pitiful appeal to have enough credits re-
stored to free him by the 21st inst. The
22d inst. is the anniversary of his mar
riage and the 23d is his child's birthday.
No action was taken by the board.
Warden Hale was granted leave OF abb
sence for fifteen days to enable him to at
tend the meeting of the National Prison
Congress, which will assemble IN Denver
on September H.
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ewes, "Cat eyes" was his first thought; a
repelling fascination crept over him as the
impression deepened in his mind that
there was an indescribable feline express
sion all over the child. So swiftly do ones
thoughts take shape, before he could bring
his lips to form a question the ridiculous
idea had come and gone, that should ne
turn away from the moveless stare OF those
curious yellow eyes the small creature
would spring upon his shoulders, Zero
ciously wild cat.
stMy little girl, can you tell me how far
it is to Shady Canyon?"
She bobbed her head over one shoulder,
thus indicating both distance and direc-
ton. "See it ?"
He flushed slightly at the nearness to
the town, or may be at the implication
conveyed in the tone and the gesture.
Nobody ever said that to me before
since he died"
"Said what?"
"My little girl"
srWhat is your name?"
"It's Cat-Eyes since he died."
The creepy sensation again came over the
young man when the child uttered the first
thought which had come to him about her
eyes. He conquered the feeling and asked
her very kindly, "How long has it been
since he died2"
'It has been hundred years, think.
Anything in that" nodding to the valise
which he carried, "that'd get out?" As
sured that there was not, she continued in
her quiet, quaint way: "Then I'll carry it
up to the house for YOU, cause you called
me what he used to-"
Ae let her take it and followed her up
the trail Just to see how the adventure
would end. To him anything that prom
ised a new sensation would surely be fol-
lowed. He was only "a, but he had been
born rich, artistically, intellectually, ply
siologicallv and financially, and had been
adventurously prodigal with all these gifts.
A few steps below the trail, one of some
boys who were picking gum from burnt
pine log said to his companions, purposely
loud enough that the girl might hear, BY
Jehose PLAT, it's Cat-Eyes Allowing green
horn up to Mrs. Squeers'."
She put down the valise and turned upon
them in fury of rage and shame, but they
had vanished in q chorus of laughter. The
girl could not have told why she was
ashamed, but ashamed she was. Cat-Eyes
belonged to Shady Canyon, but not a
child in the village would play
with her. They said they were
afraid of her cat eyes, and that sparks
would fly from her yellow hair. One boy
declared that he had only given her hair
the least little touch and that she had
turned into an angry yellow cat and
scratched his face. Some of the people
said her mother had been frightened terri
bly, by cat.
Three years before, on a chilly Sunday
afternoon, she had been left crouching on
her fathers grave. Each kind-hearted
woman thought, of course, that some
other kind hearted woman would care for
her. And so 1t happened that Mrs.
Squeers, returning from a walk in the
woods, took the sobbing child to her saloon
and gambling resort. The childs father
had squandered many gold piece in her
place. and when the child chung to her in
her desolation a feeling of protection
sprung up in her heart.
Mrs. SQueers was an educated woman
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1.-THE best laid plans of mice
and men gang aft aglee.'

COME OF OUR planning has been turned topsy-turvy.
For instance, planned to sell certain goods
$125-now they fifty cents. We bought ribbons
sell Csc yard and this week they're 12c
is all through the Summer stocks policy
makes imperative that all closed
price then another. getting
ready-gainng space for extraordinary exhibit
fabrics these stocks
sons goods To increase the sale this
further the prices The greatest bargain
Summer Sale begins Tomorrow. Watch
lists weeks of August The bargains
ncOmparable-unmatchabIe.
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One day when the stage arrived at Big
Flats a very handsome. well-dressed,
athlete-looking young man alighted and
took the trail for Shady Canyon. Turning
the corner of huge granite column, out of
whose perpendicular split center grew q
stunted pine, he stopped short and laughed
outright at the kittenish antics of small
girl playing alone by the trail. The girl
stopped her play and stood before him
with hands down and clasped, looking
straight into his face, not boldly nor yet
bashfulIy, but with sort of wonderment of
expression. She was very small crea-
ture, and as to age might have been any
where from II to 16. Her hair, which was
a peculiar yellow, was cut close to her
head.
The young man started slightly when
he met the full gaze of the strange, yellow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
A Mining Engineer seeking Divorce.

M. Maryanski, an Austrian mining engineer,
now located in California, is suing for divorce
from his wife, Jadwiga Maryanski, on the ALE
cation OF desertion. The case was before Judge
Murphy yesterday, but continuance OF one
week was granted. The Maryanskis were mar
r1ed in 1881. They have one child.
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THE FREE LABOR BUREAU.
Commissioner Fitzgerald Wants
Branch In Los Angeles.

Labor Commissioner e. l.. Fitzgerald,
who is taking vacation in Los Angeles.
has been doing little quiet investigating
on his own account, as may be judged from
his last letter to Deputy G. L. Dam in which
he says:
1 am taking in Los Angeles both from an
official and social standpoint. In the former
find great need of Deputy Labor Commits
sioner in this section of the State, as the laws
relative to laboring people are being violated
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WHITE BEDSPREADS - 75xs5
lnches-never sold at less than 81.
If you need spreads buy now
they will be much higher after
this sale-These 81 spreads to-
morrow and until sold .
HEMMED SHEETS-made Of heavy
Boston Sheeting, the strongest
competitor of Pequot = 9Ox9O
inches, 60c each, and Slx9O inch
at.
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Association Meeting for Young Men.

The meeting for young men only at the Asso-
citation building Mason and Ellis streets, this
afternoon, will be especially interesting. A
delegation from the Oakland association Will
be present, and d. Edward Collins, president
of the Oakland association, will deliver the ad-
dress. The service commences promptly at 8
O'Clock, and young men between 10 anu Az
years of age are cordially invited.
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Suing for n Commission.

William Reynolds and W. NJ. Coward are
suing George s. Montgomery and William
bennett for $780, claimed as commission
for selling the Lytton Springs property. Mont
gomery is the Fruitvale millionaire and Dem
nett Is the restaurant man.
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The Townsend Divorc, Suit.

A default was entered yesterday in the d.
yorce suit of Sarah S. Townsend vs. William ).
Townsend, and the case was referred by Judge
Trout to Court Commissioner John r. PINK
ham.
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FURNITURE moved, stored, packed and
shipped at low rates by Morton Special De
livery, $50 Market street (Chronicle build
ing) and 40S Taylor street.
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Park Music To-Day.

The following attractive programme has
been arranged for to-day's open-air concert in
Golden Gate Park:
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Z5c, very Special indeed. .....,.-..
PLAYING CARDS = Three good
qualities OF glazed cards. We
can't mention the name; come
and see for yourself. 35c kind,
tic pack: Csc kind, 14c, and zoe
Kind. ................-.
LAUNDRY LISTS-Ladies', mems
children's and household lists, all
in one, board covers Everybody
needs one. Instead of l0c we
charge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...........
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COTTON HOSE, fine quality,
plain, sizes 71a to S1a, double
heels and toes, only .......
LADIES FANCY COTTON HOSE,
extra fine quality, all black and
tan shades, silk embroidered
boots, very cheap at 8 for 81, sale
price, ....--..........-...
LADIES' BLACK COTTON HOSE,
40-gauge, high spliced heels,
double toes,a value at 25c,special
bargain. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-23
Keep the DuckIings Dry.

1t is claimed that the Pekin duck
will thrive well without ponds. II is
true that the ducklings can be more
easily raised away from ponds or
streams than when allowed to have &C
cess thereto, but this is due to the fact
that most ducklings are Matched with
incubators during the winter season.
when the cold waters of the pond
would chill them and cause loss Young
ducks will thrive better if they are
kept away from the ponds until they
are well featbered; but despite all
claims in favor of the Pekin duck as
being adapted to dry locations, my ex-
perience is that the adult ducks are
more contented when they have pond
Like all aquatic birds, they enjoy the
water, and though they will thrive on
an open field away from water Except
for drinking), yet they give the best re
suits when they have the privileges OF
a pond.-Farm and Preside.
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LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Don't let the young pigs get raven
ously hungry, but do not overfeed
them.
IL calf is half fed when young it
will never be the most profitable ami
NAL to keep.
GIVE the horses the best feed you
can get. They work hard and should
be well treated.
USE pure bred sires always. Pick
the best females for breeders, and
never breed to scrub stock.
EVERY man who practices mixed
farming has just as good reason for
keeping a variety of live stock.
Do YOU ever give the horses a drink
in the morning before feeding them
grain? If not try your own breakfast
that way once.
A YEARLING sheep that has been
carefully attended to will sell in the
market with as much profit as any
other animal that is kept on the farm
STOCK that is allowed to fall off in
condition is always kept at more or
less loss, for it costs as much or more
than it originally did to put them
back to the weight they have fallen
from.
Is YOUR horse well shod and does his
harness fit him? If not put ON pair
OF boots one size too large or small
and let down one suspender and find
out for yourself how he feels.-Farm
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-23
THE FARMING WORLD.
TRAPS FOR DRoNEs.
An Easy Way of. Getting Rid of Useless
Honey Consumers.

An Easy Way of. Getting Rid of Useless
Honey Consumers.
Almost any warm afternoon one may
see numerous large black bees buZzing
about the hives with a noise equal to
more than twice their numberof work.
ers. These are the drones who toll not,
and are useful only to fertilize the
queen AS this is necessary but once
in her lifetime, it is evident that by
far the greater part of drone's life is
spent in useless consumption of stores.
Nor is this all; as soon as honey be-
comes scarce in the field the attention
of many of the workers is taken up
with destroying these idlers. and the
working force depleted to that extent.
It is no uncommon thing to see two or
more workers hauling out drone,
and either executing him or driving
him into exile.
1t is important to save the bees as
much work as possible, and thus econo-
mize their time. That is just what
drone traps are for, and the one here
illustrated is regarded almost univer-
sally as the drone trap for all apiaries.
A close examination of the cut will ex-
plain the method of its use, l think,
appearing as the trap does to the OBJ
server, when in place across the hive
entrance. The back is open sufficient
~ to admit the bees readily, but the
front is closed with a strip of perfor-
oted zinc, the perforations of which al
low the worker bees to pass through