, 1896-11-02

Even in the half hight every feature
was clearly dlscernible. There wac the
soft black hair waving acres "A white
forehead. the eyes. deep and full Of
Unreasonable good things, the nose,
the mouth-everything that l had been
seeking for. ! gave an exclamation o!
JOY.
lyon see her now. sir? Does thu
rings show up good:' This remr:k from
the astronomer brought to mind a for,
gotten fact. I saw her through IL tele
scope. Where was that window that
| could seek her out? l had found her.
Better never to have seen her than uu'
der such appalling conditions. There
she was gazing calmly at me from the
other end of a long tube. l could al
most touch her and reached out my
hand.
"'Hold on, there!' cried the astron
omer. You'll upset the machine.
my involuntary movement to EN-
brace what was not there did indeed
disarrange the apparatus, and so badly
that she disappeared, and where she hat
been a star was winking at me. As if
cared for stars!
Il paid for one more look at Saturn,
but could find nothing. In vain IswcpI
the skies and the housetops and win.
dows with the telescope and with my
naked eye. She had vanished. l wen,
homo disconsolate. As surely as l sit
here. Dockboy. 1 saw her. 1t wa not .
hallucination. She was sitting in a real
window within the range of that tele.
scope, but where l don't know and per.
haps never will know. Ny ideal has
become a reality, but under what trying
circumstances. Do you wonder that !
am miserable"
Il surely do not" 1 said. eff what
you have said is true and not q mere
imagination.
"How romantic!" cried my wife.
Lieutenant Swash sighed.
"Come,' l. said, rising from my
chair, eve will go together, and perhaps
I can help you. will have q look q,
Saturn"
Not long afterward my friend and
were at the corner from which he had
viewed his ideal in the flesh. The itin.
Grant astronomer was there, too, with
his telescope pointed hcavenward in
readiness for use. He greeted my com
panion pleasantly and apparently had
been expecting him.
Maybe you'll see that planet you've
been looking for tonight he said.
Give cleaned off the lcnses so they'll
work better"
"Planet! Beautiful luminary rath.
er. " muttercd the lieutenant, stopping
and screwing his eye into an end Of the
telescope. Il can see nothing but black
ness now. Lower the other end Just a lit.
tle-there." He began adjusting screws
with the skill Of one initiated into the
mysteries Of the heavens. While be
searched the skies above and the house
tops for miles about l scanned the heav.
ems, the house tops and the windows
with my naked eye. and with my naked
eye l accomplished more than he.
"Allow me to try the glass, " I said.
MY dear fellow" he cried, sit is Of
no use. If l can find it, after searching
every night for weeks, you can't. There
is nothing i'll sight. It's only II question
Of patience. Of waiting until it again
appears"
LET me try" I said peremptorily.
He accedcd to my request. With the
assistance of tho astronomer l got the
instrument in the desired position, fixed
my eve to it and focused it.
"Pshaw," cried Swash impatiently,
YOU'RE looking right down Broadway
"Them's electric lights. sir, not plan
cts" ventured the astronomer politely.
These remarks had no effect OH me. !
bided my time. At length it came.
"Swash, don't be excited" said,
"but just fix your ego here"
cts she again." he cried before he
had his optic thoroughly adjusted.
You're right, Dockboy; we've got her.
Now mark where the telescope points
to. Don't lose it. Get tho direction"
Have you read what is below the
window" said l..
'Jove!' he muttered. Miss Maxy
Mumps, the actress, writes, II have
used DR.. Hoaxer's harmless hair tonic
and find it perfection
"We've got her, Swash. Well spot a
"ihtoN wan tlt.t SiSll-NH ~ COulUuHu
it, she's Gone!'
Swash Strengthened up and seized my
hand.
"Dockboy," he whispered so the as
tonished astronomer would not hear,
"I've found her. thanks to you. I can
spot her window by that sign if it's
within ten miles. Miss Maxy Mumps,
the actress
Look again. said quietly, land
tell me what you see"
Once more he looked, but only for a
second.
"Confound It'll" he cried. "Am ]
crazy? | saw n girl in a bicycle and un-
der it letters saying that if you bike
you should ride a Duster."
"Gentlemen.' interrupted the astron.
omer, I'm afraid you amt seer Saturn
nor 10 other planet. You was looking
at that advertising canvas down Broad
way"
Lieutenant Swash has gone to the
country for a few days.-St Louis
Globe Democrat.
CAUSES OF NERVOUSNESS.
Tho maladies which ahove all others