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want to know. Goodnight, Sir An
drew"
Stop, Lady Gwenapr'
She stopped against her instincts,
which were telling her that unless she
revolted now she would leave the room
a conquered woman.
Il shall not apply to Lena Cumber-
land for information which my wife
can supply. If you fail to remember
the place at which this concert was
given you at least can tell me the
names of the vocalists to whom you
listened.'
There were so many. I had no pro
gramme," she said, in the fever of en-
barra ssment.
Their names cannot all have es-
capped your memory Tell me the name
of one at least?"
He removed his cold, little, gray
eyes from her face for a moment in
order to turn out an electric light
which was dazzling his sight and that
moment saved her. Her hand had been
On the door handle, she turned it, and
by the time the electric light was out
and he had turned his head In a dig
nltled way to transf1X her with his
cold, impressive gaze again, she was
! gone.
The maid who took in Mrs Cumber-
lands early cup of tea, together with
that lady's letters the next morning,
conveyed also a note from Lady Gwen
ap:
Come to me at once and let Us
settle what to say. Sir A. is furious.
[ leave all the telling to you"
Humorous little noodle, with I'M
feigned scorn for her weaker friend.
I don't mean to be lugged into a do
nestle dispute. Let me think What
will sound most plausible? All, have
! it,
She jumped out of bed and into her
dressing gown and wrote rapidly:
Dearest Maggie: A business letter
/ just received Of the most vital import
ance calls me out of town for a week
or TWO. All, you rich people little
know the troubles that assail US DOOR
wretches who enjoy what ignorant
! people call d modest" competency.
Tell Sir Andrew anything you like |
/ vii never contradict you. Do be kind
to my Poor cousin, Guy Vereker. and
tell that charming brother of yours
. that I shall expect him to bring me his
magazine and newspaper articles. as
he promised, when I come back to
town. Adieu, dear-be very careful
not to form any intimacies with dull
or dowdy women while I am away.
On the ether hand, don't get in with
the ultra-fast ones! At least not until
you are perfectly strong and steady on
+ your society legs. Yours ever,
Lena"
/ Il don't believe in her business let
( ter! l believe it's a mere ruse,'' Lady
! Gwenap muttered when she had her
g friends letter For a few minutes she
/ gave way to depression and despair
as she realized that unless Sholto
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came TO her rescue she would have to
fight her battle alone, rather diplo-
Matte herself out Of the necessity for
going into action unaided. But pres
emily she strengthened her soul with
the reflection that after all if an i'm
prudence had been committed she had
not been the one to plan it. She de-
termined to put on a bold front and
face Sir Andrew with the whole
truth-merely emitting Mr. Vereker.
The fault-if fault there were-was all
Lena's, and Lena had been introduced
and specially recommended to her
warmest consideration by Sir Andrew
himself.
There happened fortunately to be a
paragraph devoted to a description Of
very laudatory order of the previous
nights entertainment at the Empire,
SO armed with this she met her hus-
band fearlessly at the breakfast table
Read that" she said, and going
and leaning over him confidently, as
she pointed out the notice with a del
icate finger, ''it has logged my mem
ory," she went on, with delightful
assumption of happy assurance; lit
was to the Empire we went last night,
and Albert Chevalier was one of the
singers. You must take me to hear
him one might. You have no idea how
touching! His coster songs are as
touching as any of our Scotch ballads. .
L have heard of him." Sir Andrew
said, laconically, and he did not think
it necessary to add that he had heard
the popular singer only the previous
night at the ALEXANDRIA before the lat
ter went on" to the Empire. Uncon-
scIously the millionaire ,baronet emu
lated his Wife's reticence She SUD-
pressed Mr.. Vereker in her narration
OF the last nights proceedings. Sir
Andrew did more. He suppressed not
only all mention of the place wherein
he had whiled the hours away, but also
the companion in whose society those
hours had seemed to fly. He was
discreet elderly gentleman, moral with
a stiffnecked morality that never I'M
bent, and looked leniently aside from
any OF the slips of youth. He was a
fL'Ito C4OV1lS S6ullSlIIdll, LOO. ana ne
regarded it as "providential" that he
should have gone the previous night at
3 to the Alhambra instead of at 1920
TO the Empire. It would have been
distinctly disconcerting to all con-
cerned had he and his wife seen each
other at the latter place. AS it was he
was the man in possession Of the
whole case. Lady Gwenap was only
acquainted with half of it. Conse-
quently LAZY Gwenap was the only one
to he disconnected and as a good. pro-
tecting husband ne felt it to be his
duty to discomfort her to the best OF
his ability
I will overlook the affair this once
as you weakly allowed yourself to be
led by Mrs Cumberland. who probably
proposed the expedition in mere gave
" Of heart, never imagining for AN in
slant that you would stoop to such
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leave without waiting to witness the
chill flood of disapprobation which
would inevitably overwhelm Maggie
before long. The same instructive
aversion to a disagreeable domestic
scene sent Mrs. Cumberland swiftly to
her own room, where she amused her
self by writing a graphic account of
their reception by Sir Andrew to her
cousin Guy Vereker.
Meantime, greatly against her will
Lady Gwenap had accepted her hus-
bands invitation to give him brief
interview IN his study. For a moment
or two she had thought of rebellng
against his choice of place wherein to
conduct his court of inquiry. But her
spirit failed her and she reluctantly
gave up the slight advantage which a
position in her own special quarters
would have given her.
Sir Andrew motioned to her to take
a chair-a straight-backed, rigid, high,
Writing-table chair in which she could
not lounge and look at east. Then
seating himself opposite to her he be-
gan, speaking slowly and distinctly:
you omitted to tell me before I left
home to-day that you had an engage
ment tonight, Lady Gwenap."
1T was not am engagement: it was
a sudden thought on Lena's part to get
ShOlto to take us to-" She paused
suddenly in confusion. The small,
spare, elderly man, with the cold i'm
passive face anG manner, would be an
i'll one to offend, she felt sure. She
felt equally sure that he would be Of
Tended when he learned that she had
been without him and with a strange
man to questionable place Of amuse-
ment.
ITO get Sholto to take you where?"
he Intercepted, more coldly that be-
fore
ITO a-to a concert" ('Why didn't
Lena stay and tell her own lie?" Lady
Gwenap thought Indignantly
What concert was it?" Where was
it held?"
How should I know the name Of
places? You know I have never BEEN
in London before. We just got into
hanson and Sholto took US some
where" she said, impatiently.
Sir Andrew drew the advertisement
sheet of the times toward him ard de-
Iiberately read through the list of con-
cert arrangements for that night.
Read them through aloud, after telling
her that she could stop him when he
came to the one she had attended.
81 tell you, Sir Andrew, I can't tell
you the name Of the place we went to.
Names fall unmeaningly on unaccus-
toned ears sue said, pettishly, and
by way Of asserting her right to Iiber-
ty of action she added, as she rose
from her chair and walked toward the
door:
you can resume your examination
| of the prisoner tomorrow, when she
will have a counsel for her defense.
Lena Cumberland can tell you all you
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PAID TOO MUCH FOX THE BABY.

Caleb has three children-Bchn,
Mary, and Jane. John is the eldest
and so the most inquiring. He had
heard that babies were brought from
doctors, and one day asked his mother
about prices.
Mother how much did l COST" he
inquired.
AS some reply had to be made, his
mother said $1,000 John thought it
over for a moment and then asked:
How much did you pay for Mary?"
Fifteen hundred dollars"
why, she cost more than me-"
yes, girls always cost more than
boys"
'fWhat did you pay for Jane?" Jane
is little self-willed tyrant.
"Jane cost $4,000 said Mrs. Caleb,
and John lapsed into deep thought.
'In few moments he said: NAM
ma, I don't think Mary cost too much,
but you got stuck with Jane. New
England Farmer.
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% Be Continued.
RIVAL CHURCHES.
Both Want the Attendance of President
Mckinley.

Two Methodist churches at the ma
tior2l capital are engaged in a friendly
. contest for the privilege of securing
President-elect Mckinley as a worship
per. These churches are named
+ Foundry and Metropolitan, respective
ly. Foundry church was built in 1915
as a thank-offering by Henry Foxhall,
whose foundry near this city was pre-
served from destruction by the British
by storm which destroyed the expe-
dition sent against it. In the deed
from Mr.. Foxnall conveying the ground
and building to the trustees Of the
Foundry church it was provided that
pew should always be set aside in
the church for the use of the president
Of the United States"
For many years the presidents pew
bearing a silver plate with a suitable
inscription, was a curiosity in the
church. When the old pews were re-
placed BIZ new ones this silver plate
was lost, and it has never been recov-
cred. When the present structure was
erected it was determined to set apart
the fourth pew on the west side of the
church for the use Of the president of
the United States and his family. but
no plate or inscription has ever been
used for the purpose of identifying it.
The Metropolitan church is famous
from the fact that General Grant and
his family attended worship there when
Bishop John P. Newman was it's pas
tor. This church is also noted for hav-
ing the tallest spire of any church at
the national capital. In this spire is
the only chime Of bells in Washington.
A pew for the president of the Uni
ted States was set apart as the gift of
Thomas Kelso of Baltimore and upon
the handrail is a silver plate bearing
the inscription 'the president" Gen
eral John S. Berry set apart pew for
the use of the vice president, and Dan
lei Drew, of New York, performed a
similar service for the chief Justice of
the supreme court of the United States.
General Grant occupied his pew for
eight years, and Vice President Colfax
and Chief Justice Chase each occupied
their pews four years. Pews are also
set apart and marked with the names
OF several states and the large cities
OF this country.
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SHE WAS A SOCIABLE WOMAN.

she read the sign, do not speak 70
the motorman," and she said: 81 won
der why not?" Then in winsome
voice she inquired of that functionary,
''Why mustn't one talk to the motor
man." He told her it was against the
rules. "But why is it against the
ru'es?" because it is" Then you
don't like to be talked to-" ooh, yes;
but-thunder! I came within an ace
o. running down that old gent" But
should think it would be nice to have
somebody to talk to, instead of talking
to nobody all day long" Lady, you
are going to stop talking or there is
going to be a smashup on this line,
and a big one-see?" "The hateful
thing, And I did so want to be So
cieble like He's married, I'll bet; he's
just like Henry when he's got the paper
under his nose Boston Transcript.
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DEAD GULCH CHRISTMAS TREE

Yes" said Broncho Pete. AS he
toasted his spurs before the stove of
the Hail Columbia saloon and directed
a stream into the open door thereof
that would have shamed a Water-tower
IN action: yes, tn feIlers decided =
hev regular or-fashioned New Eng
land Christina tree So we rugged IN
a pine in tn chapel, en- every cuss
chlpped in four slugs, and we sent AL
Kali Ike dawn t. Raorin Gulch t. buy
candy en- oranges en- candles-candy
en- oranges, mind We fer eye~v feller
wuz goin' t. git a bag Nv candy en- a or
ange, jes' tn same ez when they used
go Sunday-schooI in tn blessed
land Nv punkin-pie Wa-al. Parson
B1fbang he'd rugged up tn tree, en-
every teller in tn chapel he'd his hat
on en- most Nv 'em cryin'; en- when Ike
come out dressed up like SANITY Claus
why, stranger, the boys jes' simply
bruk right rown en- sobbed. But when
the boys lined UP t. git their candy en-
oranges en- found out tibet Ike he'd got
blamed drunk in Roarin' Gulch tibet
he'd bought lemons stead Nv oran-
ges-why, stranger, thar want nothin'
lef t. do but t. string Ike up right thar,
even eff he WIZ Sanity Claus. But, he
added, wiping a we'll developed tear
from his eye, eth boys is goin' t. put
up nice jim-hickey tombstone on
Ike's grave t. make UP fer it-painted
black with gold Ietterin', same ez tn
new sign on Schwartzenburgh's brew
cry, en- with a white stone lamb a-lay-
in on top Nv it." And Pete sighed
deeply and remarked to the bartender
that if he KEEP letting his fire 20 out
like that he'd stop coming round
thar. Judge.
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HIS HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE.

One day recently, in a Dundee school,
the teacher was examining a class in
history and asked one of the boys,
How did Charles l. die?"
The boy paused for moment. and
one of the other lads, by way Of
prompting him, put his arm up to his
collar to signify decapitation.
Boy number one at once grasped, as
he thought, his friends meaning and
exclaimed, to the great amusement Of
the class, Please, sir, he died Of cho-
1era 4"
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FIGHT OF A PIKE AND AN OTTER

The other day a tragic tussle was
witnessed between the fourth and fifth
locks Of the Pocklington canal east
forkshire) when a splendid dog otter
was observed to land q huge pike on
the canal bank. The fish made vigor-
Gus attempts to regain its native ele-
ment, and actually tapped its way
back into the water; but its foe knew
no truce, and, Selling the pike, brought
it to land again Then began a battle.
which lasted some three quarters of an
hour. the fish eventually succumbing
to the terrible onslaught of the "var-
mint" On being disturbed Il otter
made speedy tracks, and the fsal was
carried to Pocklington, where it turned
the scales at IA lbs, and measured Sc
inches in length: with circumference
of IL ches-Howdenshire Chronicle
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| at No. Hyde Park Gate for the
( season. l suppose she will be calling
/ on you soon"
~
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CHAPTER VIII.
One glance at Sir Andrews cold. dis
pleased face decided Sholto 10 take his
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II don't believe in her business let
ter! l believe it's a mere ruse,' Lady
Gwenap muttered when she had her
friends letter. For a few minutes she
gave way to depression and despair
as she realized that unless Sholto
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Should but a meaning smile It see.
This rose Of btusbjng red
| d lavish its perfumed riches on h bee.
71nd take Thy beart IDstead.
Were it to feel Thy lips soft glow,
This messenger Of mine;
Wide open its s|ken portals 'tVoV|d throw
Rare5t Of gems were tb'ne.
ED@l7NE
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E.JE NOUFELLE SECIE.

Les Etats dOklahama ct de Texas
sont en- riyalit6. Cest a lui produira
la religion la plus bizarre. Al Texas
on bafoualt Sam Jones pendantquun
autre geai atiirmait serieusement,
qu.un enfant mort eternualt sept fols.
Voici que lOk!ahama Went de
donner lie jour a M sectc qul lette
toa,es les autres dahs lomble. Les
devcts de III nouvelle religion Sc
aonnent lie tire de "Mangeurs de
S~erpents." Tous ecu qui font partle
de la nouvelle congregation auront
Favantage de tenir DIES serpents dams
leurs mains, de Sc faire meme mordre
par eux sans en- r%essentir aucun NAL.
Naturellement, cette religion Sc
propageait tres ditficilement. Or
les "Mangeurs de Serpents' vlenEent
d'ajouter a leur rite quelGue chose
qui va les rendre populaires. Apres
ohaque office, quand toutes les pre-
res sont terminees, les tideles s'appro-
| chent tous de %l'autel, ct la ceremonie
relioieuse Sc termine par une en-
/ brassade generate. On nous assure
que-la ieunesse du pays est en- tralr
de devenir tres devote.
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LIZ REGNE Du JuPoS.-Les spiri-
fuels auteurs du Royaume DIES
femmes ont transporte leur piece
dams II planete sublunaire quelcon-
que.
lis n~'auraient pas besoin d'aller 81
loin aujourd'hui. Car voiei en- Anne
rlane bien entendu, M vile de
auinze cents habitants OH la femme
reene en- souveraine absolute.
Cette heureuse cite Sc denomme
Decatur ct est dams lie Michigan.
Ellie realise les reeves plus extrava-
giants du fameux part de l'egallte
/ DIES sexes. Non settlement la femme
regne, mails l'homme ny compte pas.
lie MARIE est une femme. Les con-
SELLERS municipaux sont dies femmes
ct tous les emploies de la VILE, a
fexception dun seul-soyons ~justes !!
l'attrapeur de chiens, sont remplls
par DIES femmes. LA direction de la
poste, eui est un emploi federal, a
apssi pour tltulaire une femme.
Meme phenomena dams la vie
prlv6e lie clergyman est une reve-
rende, qui a une femme pour sacris-
tain re~staurateurs, cordonniefs,
ebenistes, SELLERS, charrons, tous
femmes. Eft pour terminer sur une
note gale, les entrepreneurs de pom
pes funebres, les croque-morts ct les
fossoyeurs sont DIES femmes.
TT les hommes, direz-vous !?
Eli bien tout CONNIE dams lie
Reyaume DIES femmes, de lEldorado,
lis servent aux travauX du menage
ct soignent les enfants.
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Tn grand meeting democratique a
ca lieu dimanche dernier ,an Lafour-
che Crossing auquel de lnomhreux
citoyens sc trouvaient presents. Cette
assemble, tres respectable en- nombre
ct en- aualitt 4 etc ~haranguee par
plus,eurs orateurs distingues, eXtre-
autres par l'Hon. G. Montesst,
Where, Cyprien Dufour, Chretlen
ct plusieurs autres qui, tous ont sa-
yamment traite toutes les questions
p~o,itiques ct 6conomiques du jour.
81 tous ceux qui ont Gu Iavantage,
d'entendre leurs arguments ne sont
! pas encore convaincus de Ia bonte
DIES princlpes de Ia democratic, ont
peut augurer qu'ils ne lie seront
iamais, ct que lie p%atriosme chez
cux est une lettre morte qul ne peut
| atre.ressucit6eque par l'appat du gain
on par un emploi ~lucratlf. Nous
faisons des v9uX pour quill en- soft
autrement ct que chacun qui aime son
paws votera lie ticket dGmocratlque.
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Une grande foire, pour lie benefice
de la bande de muslque de Lockport
a ell lieu samedi ct dimanche derniers
dams cette derniere VILE. Les radi-
caux de toutes les nuances en- ont
profile pour fare I'm meeting. Leur
porte-Gtendard lie capt. Pharr qui
Anne certainement Il parlera tort ct a
travers ma pas etc nj plus eloquent nj
plus loglque que dams tous ces dis
cours presidents, car il a annonce
que sill est elu, Page dor reviendra,
que les travailleurs seront payes
$l.G0 par iours ct Ia prime Oh quelque
chose d6quivalent sera retablie. II
est bien entendu que ses prophecies
ne Sc realiseront pas plus que celle
dune paire dc mulet ct quarante
arpents de terre que Warmoth devait
, bonner aux n6gres.
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Aujourd'hui grande Overture dune
foire donn6ie i Labadieville au bene-
flee du Central Pare ct Ia fermeture
Sc fera demain vers lie milieu de la
mutt. D'apres ce qn'on nous rapporte,
de grands preparatifs auraient etc
fats pour bonner Il eette fete cham
p6tre autant d'eclat que possible, ct,
par ee fait, Ia rendre DIES plus attray-
antes. On y trouvera toute sorte
d'amusements, DIES Bullets garnis de
toute sorte de franchises ct IN res
taurant DIES mieux approvisionnes.
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Nine. j. \. Wright, n DIES modls-
ties les plus populaires de "hibodauS,
informe ses AIMS ct ses clients qn'elle
Went de reeevoir un grand assorti-
ment darticles de printemps ct dete,
tells Que Etoffes pour robes, une
erande yari6t6 de garnitures, DIES
chapeaux non garnls, DIES casGuettes
d'entants, DIES heurs, DIES rubans ct
des articles de fantalsle quelle ven
dra a dies prix exceptlonnels.
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Tn elephant faisant partie dun
cirque ambulant, a tue, lautre jour
a Chicago son garden, I'm nomme
Scott. Celui-ci etait monte Il la
tete de l'animal ct faiguillonnalt un
peu trop fort pour lui faire
executor ses exercices quotidiens
quand tout a coup le malheureux
Scott a glisse par terre. L'elephant
IA empolgne ave. sa troupe ct Ia
assomm6 Il lie sol. C'est lie troisie-
me gadien que Get elephant tue.
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On Sc dispute deyant les tribunaux

On Sc dispute deyant les tribnnaux
de Washington un vleux chapeau qni
a appartenu autrefois a Abraham
Lincoln. ZJne femme qui tent un
musee exlibait lie chapeau avec
d'autres reliques, un constable est
venu lie saisir SUI Ia plainte DIES
heritlers dun mlnistre a qui Nine
Lincoln l'avait autrefols dome, ct
un long process decidera qul en- est lie
veritable proprietaire.