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CHAPTER XIII.
(continued).

Surprised and somewhat anxious at
heart, Sholto cast over in his mind all
The deeds, good and evil, which might
procure him the honor of an interview
with Earl William Douglas, but could
think of nothing except his having in
voluntarily played the spy at the young
lords meeting with the lady in the
wood. 1t was therefore with some nat
ural trepidation that the young man
obeyed the summons.
AT any rate" he meditated, with
some return of complacency, as he
butted and showed his way castlewards,
he can scarcely mean to have my
head. For he was all day with my
father at his elbow, and at the worst 1
may have another chance of seeing -
he did not cali the beloved by her
Christian name, even to himself, so he
compromised by adding somewhat
lamely-'.her''
Thus, Sholto as he put speed in his
heels and swung along over the tram
pied sward with the slow, tireless trot
of a sleuthhound treading his way
among the groups of villain prickers
and swearing men-at-arms, who cum
bered the main approaches of the cas-
tie.
He found the earl walking swiftly up
and down a little raised platform which
extended round three sides of Thrieve
outside the main defenses, but within
the neither moat, the sluggish water of
which it overlooked on it's inner side.
Earl William was manifestly discom-
posed and excited by the events of the
day, and especially by the fact that the
Lady Sybilla made no allusion to ever
having set eyes upon him before, and
appeared entirely oblivious of having
received him in a pavilion of rose-col-
ored silk under the shelter of a grove
of tall pines. The young lord instinct
lively recoiled from any mmunication
with his master armoref whose grave
and impassive face revealed nothing
which might be passing in his mind.
Then the earl's thoughts turned upon
Sholto. who had been the first to see
his companion of the Carlinwark
woods.
Earl William was even younger than
Sholto, but the cares and dignities of a
great position had rendered him far
less boyish in manner and carriage
than the son Of Malise MacKim.
His head released from his helm, rose
out from the richly ornamented collar
of his armor with the grace of a flower
and the strength of a tree rooted among
rocks. He had laid aside his helmet
and, as Sholto was announced, the
earIs ancient retainer, old Landless
Jock of Alternately, brought him a car
of soft velvet. which he threw on the
back of his head with an air of SUI
preme carelessness. He walked up and
down, carrying his armor as if it had
been feather weight, whereas ii was
fitting harness Of double plate and de-
signed only for wearing on horseback
Sholto marked in the young lord a
boyish easerness equal to his own, and
his impatient manner recalled his own,
as he had stood on the bridge and de-
sired to be left alone with his thoughts
of Maud Lindsay.
Sholto stood still and quiet on the
topmost step of the ascent from the
nioat bridge, waiting for the earl to
signify his will.
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companion, he assembled to the roof Of
the castle, thrusting aside the turret
door and issuing upon the wide open
space with an assured step. The cool
breeze from the west restored him to
himself in moment. The waning moon
cast pale light across the landscape,
and he could see the tents on the castle
island glimmer gravlsh white beneath
him. beyond that again the shining
confluence of the sluggish river about
the isle, and the dark line of the woods
of Balmaghie opposite. He had begun
to mediate on the rapid changes of cir
cumstance which had overtaken him,
when suddenly a shrill and piercing
Shrek rang out, coming up through the
castle beneath, again ana again repeat
ed. 1t was like the cry of child in the
grip of an instant and deadly terror
Sholto's heart gave a great bound.
That something untoward should hap
pen on this the first night of his charge
was too disastrous. He drew his sword
and set in his lips the silver call which
depended from the chain of Office the
earl had thrown about his neck When
he made him captain of his guard.
His feet hardly touched the stone
stairs as he flew downward, and wings
were added to his haste by the sounds
of fear which continued to increase. In
another moment he was on the last
step of the turnpike, and at the en-
| trance of the corridor which led to the
rooms of the little Lady Margaret and
Maud Lindsay.
AS Sholto came rushing down the
steep descent from the roof he caught
sight of dark animal running on all
fours like a dog just turning out of the
corridor, and taking the first step of
the descent toward the floor beneath.
Without pausing to consider, Sholto
! lunged forward with all his might, and
| his sword struck the fugitive figure be-
hind the shoulder. He had time to see
in the pale blush flicker of the cruisie
! lamp that the beast he had wounded
! was of dark color, and that its head
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castle was closed at the foot where it
opened upon the hall of the guard by a
spared iron gate, the key of which
was put into Sholto's charge. The
night closed early upon the tasteful of
wearied folk. The marshals of the
camp caused the lights to be put out
at of the clock in all the outer tents
and pavilions, but the lamps and can
dies burned longer in the castle, where
the earl had been giving a banquet to
his guests of the best that his estates
could afford. Nevertheless it was yet
long before midnight when the cheep of
the mouse in the wainscot, the restless
stir or muffied snore of a sleeper in the
guardroom, were the only sounds to be
heard from dungeon to bannerstaff of
the great castle.
Sholto's heart was tumultuous and
insurgent within him. And small is the
wonder! Never in his widest dreams
had he imagined such a fate as this, to
be actual captain of the earl's own
bodyguard, even though neither title
nor emolumentS were yet wholly his.
Better still, to dwell, night and day,
within arms reach, almost, of the de-
sire of his heart, flinty- bosomed and
mischievouS as she was. These were
heights of good fortune to which his
imagination had never climbed in its
most daring moments.
No longer did he envy his brothers
good fortune as he had been somewhat
inclined to do earlier in the day, when
he thought of returning to WELD the
forehammer all alone in his fathers
smithy.
The first night of Captain Sholto's
responsibility in the castle of Thrieve
was destined to be a memorable one.
To the youth himself it would have APP
peared so in any case. Only door di-
vided him from the girl. who, wayward
| and scornful as she had ever been to
him, yet kept his heart dangling at her
waistbelt as truly as if it had been the
! golden key of her armoir.
The ancient Sir John of Abernethy,
dubbed landless Jock, would not be sep
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CHAPTER XIV.
CAPTAIN OF THE EARL's GUARD.

CAPTAIN OF THE EARL'S GUARD.
"ShoIto MacKim,'' said the earl Of
Douglas, abruptly, saw you the lady
who arrived with the foreign ambassa
dor?'
"She was, indeed, wond1ous fair to
look on, answered Sholto, the whole
heart in him instantly wary, while out
wardly he seemed more innocent than
before.
Have your eyes ever lighted on that
lady before?"
NAY, my lord, of surety. no In
what manner should they, seeing that I
have never been in France in my life,
nor. indeed, more than a good score Of
miles from this castle of Thrievel'
Thou art a good lad, and also ready
of wit, Master Sholto." said the earl,
looking at the armorer's son musingly;
clear of eye and true of hand, so they
tell me. Did you not win the arrow
prize this day."
Lord William raised his eyes to
where, in the bonnet Of the youth. his
own golden badge of archery glistened.
And I also won the swording prize
at the last wappenshaw at the moot
hill of UrrI' said Sholto, taking cour-
age. and being resolved that if his for
tune stood not now on tiptoe, it should
not be on account of any superfluity
of modesty on his own part.
"Ah,' said the earl, II remember. It
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was two golden hearts Joined together,
with an arrow and a star in the midst
a fitting Douglas emblem, by the bones
of st. Bridel Where hast thou gotten
that badge that thou dost now wear il
along with the other?"
Sholto blushed and muttered that he
had left it at home. be was all of a,
breaking Precipitation lest he should
have to tell the earl that he had given ii
TO Maud Lindsay. as indeed he meant
to do with the golden buckle of archery
II the dainty, mischievous-hear
maiden could be persuaded TO accept
thereof.
An said the earl, smiling. Il com
prehend. There is some maid in the
question. and IL I advance you to the
command OF my house guard, you will
of a. surety be ever desiring to go CAD
ding to the greenwood. and around the
loch Of Carlinwark are most truly dam
gerous giades."
Nay. indeed nayi" cried Sholto
eagerly. IF it is my lords win TO an,
point me TO his guard, by st. Bride and
all the other saints l swear never to
leave the island-uniess it were some
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You really don't know what COM
Portable travelling is if you have
never Travelled via the Burlington.
Holds the Worlds record for long
distance fast running 1,o25 miles,
LOAF minutes.
The Burlington Route is 1887
miles long-nearly One-third the dis
lance round the world.
Offers wider choice of routes than
any other line, to and from Chicago,
st. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City and all
eastern points.
Two through trains each way daily.
VestibuIed buffet smoking library
cars, Pullman sleeping cars, reclining
chair cars (seats free) coaches. Fin
est dining car service in the world.
Dining cars operated on the cafe
plan; that is, you pay only for what
you order.
Tickets at offices of connecting lines.
I. A. BENTON, Ticket Agent, r. G.
W. Ry., Dolly Block.
R. F. NEsLEN, Travelling Pass. and
Freight Agent
W. f. M'MILLAN, Gen. Agt.
ga s. W. Temple St., Salt Lake City.
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seemed immensely too large for its
body.
Nevertheless the thing did not fall,
but ran on and vanished out of Shol-
to's sight. The young man again set
the silver call to his lips and blew. The
next moment he could hear the soldiers
of the guard Gathering upward, and he
himself ran along the corridor toward
the place from whence the screams of
terror seemed to proceed.
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TO THE FARMERS Of Utah.

If you haven't seen the Utah Land
Guide, - send for it at once.
1t contains the most useful information
for farmers ever published
Mailed to any address on receipt of p
cents w. NJ. MAINLAND
PIP South Main. Salt Lake City.
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ARRIVE.
On Effect July It. 1899
From Chicago. Omaha, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Denver, Park
From Helena. Butte. Portland.
San Francisco. Ogden and IN
termediate points ..........:... $3.50 am
From san Francisco, Cache VAL
points :.........-................... Ills pm
Kansas City Denver and Og
'Erom Frisco. Milford sanpete. ~ '-'-
Provo, Eureka, Mammoth. Sill
points ................,'...... $40 pm
Tooele and Garfield Beach...... 400 pm
DEPART.
For Chicago Omaha, Denver.
Kansas City. st. Louis, Ogden
For san Francisco. ogden. ~ GILL;
Cache Valley and intermediate
For Ogden, Denver. Kansas City. ' '-'''''
=, intermediate points. 49,. SIS pm.
land ana San Francisco. s:45 pm.
ftor Ne-cur Eureka, Silver City,
Provo, Nephi. Sanpete. Nil
ford, Frisco and intermediate
mixed train for Garfield Beach. ''' '''''''
Tooele and Terminus. 7:45 a m.
= TRAINS south Of Juab run daily except
E'Dafly except Sunday.
CITY TICKET OFFICE Under Masonic
Hall: No. 200 West Second South street.
Telephone No. $50.
Railroad and Steamship Tickets on sale
to all parts of the world
Pullman Palace Car ticket Office.
s. w. ECCLES. d. r. BURLEY
Gen. Trf. Mgr Gen. Pass & Ticket Agt-
w. n. BANCROFT
Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr.
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THE COLORADO MIDLAND R R

Two Through Trains Daily.
Salt Lake City, Ogden and Lead
vile, Cripple CFeek; Colorado springs.
running THROUGH CHAIR CARS.
Through sleepers on both morning and
evening trains. This line, in connection
with the Rio Grande Western, reaches
Denver earlier than any other line via
Colorado Springs. No change of cars or
delayed trains. Take the Colorado Mid
land and save time and enjoy the finest
ride and grandest scenery in Colorado.
For full information cali on any r. G..
W. Ry. agent or
w. +. BAILEY, o. A. BROWN
G. p. a. Gen Agent.
Denver, Colo. Salt Lake City.
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$780, Current
OK SALT LAKE I'D
ssSSSouIF1& Time Table.
LEAVE SALT LAKE CITY.
No. 2-For Provo, Grand juno
ton and an points east. -.-..-- $50 am
No. For Provo, Grand juno
ton and all points east. I;4O pm
No. 6-For Bingham, Lehl. Pro-
Vo, Mt. Pleasant. Manti, Bel
KNAPP and intermediate points. 500 am.
No. S-For Eureka, Payson. Pro-
vo and intermediate points,. SOD pm
No. 3-For Ogden and vest. 900 pm
No. For Ogden and WeSt......12:3D pm
No. 42-FOr Park City...----..... 6:20 am
ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY.
No. 1-Fro1n Bingham. Provo,
Grand Junction and the east. .12;D p m
No. 2-From Provo. Grand juno
tiOn and east OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 900 pm.
No. 5-FrOm Provo. Bingham.
Eureka, Belknap. Manu and
termediate points ..-........-... 3:32 pm.
No. From ogden and the west $40 am.
No. 4-FrOm ogden and the west 1870 pm
No. From Eureka. PaysOn.
Provo and intermediate points 1000 am.
No. 4-From Park City, 6:45 pm
Ticket office. 1O3 West Second South.
POstOffice Corner.
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SALT LAKE & OGDEN RAILWAY.

Daily time card. in effect September
18th. 1893
Leave Arrive Leave Arrive
Salt Lake. Farming Farming Salt Lake.
ton & La ton & La
COON. COON.
700 a. ~. 7:40 a. m. 1850 a. m. $50 a. m
$50 a. m. 1910 a. m. 1880 q. m. II 10 a. m
$3.50 p. m. 4:lU p. M 4:3D p. m. $40 d. m
$50 D. m. 6:10 p. m. $50 p. m. 7:1O D. m
Additional trains Sundays and Holidays:
Leave Salt Lake, L:3B a. m: 80 D. m
Leave Lagoon. 1890 D. m; 2:30 D. m.
Round trip to Beck's, including bath,
% cents.
H W. EARLY, SIMON BAMBERGER,
Pass. Agt. Gen. Mngr.
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OREGON SHORT LlNE*
.ATER DAD

Trains arrive and depart at Salt Lake
City daily as follows:
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dog. But saw. as it seemed, figure
enter this room, and, upon opening it,
1 find-the Earl of Douglas. That is
all l know, and leave the matter in
your hands"
The naughty look gradually disap-
peared from the face of the earl as
ShoIto smoke
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-04-13

There Is sometimes more wit i'll the
application to the business in hand of
words already chosen for another pur-
pose than in the invention of an appro-
pirate phrase Bishop Whipple, accord
ing to The Church News, loved to tell
this story;
A devout colored preacher whose
heart was aglow with missionary zeal,
gave notice to his congregation that in
the evening an otfertory would he taken
for missions and asked for liberal gifts
a selfish, well to do man in his congre-
cation said to him before the service
Yer gwine to kill dis church IF yer
goes on saying give. give. No church
can stan it. Yer gwine to kill it. -
After the sermon the colored minister
said to the people:
Brother Jones told me was gwiue
to kill dis here church eff KEEP a.askin
yer to give, but, my brethren, churches
doesn't die dat way. Ef anyb body knows
of IA church dat died cause it's been
givin too much to de Lord, I'll be very
much obliged eff my brother will tell me
whar dat church is. for Ize gwine to
visit IL. and I'll climb on dc walls of
dat church under de light Of de moon,
and cry. Blessed am do dead dat die in
dc Lord >"
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UNCLE NOSES PRAYER.
lie Prayed EIoquentIy. but Gestured II
Little Too FOrcibly.

He Prayed EIoquently, but Gestured "a
Little Too FOrcibly.
Uncle Nose came down from the
country to visit his son, who worked IN
the livery stable. Uncle Nose was u
deacon i'll little country church and
was noted for his long. feryent prayers,
but when his son Ike took him to tho
colored church i'll the city and when he
heard the organ and gazed upon the
well dressed darkies he felt as if the
Lord was long ways off Uncle Nose
had met the parson the day before, and
what was his surprise when that person
said during services. We'll all join i'll
pra'r wild Brother Nose Smith" Uncle
Nose went down on his knees and threw
his deep voice and soul i'll prayer
which shook the rafters. AS he came to
the close his old white head was shak
ing and his voice was bringing each
saint and sinner to the shouting point:
20 Lawd, we know dat we is weak
in dy sight an hab been follerin after
things which sabor nv do debil, but,
o Lawd, we know dat dow in dy rich
ness Of mercy gwine tuw swipe hit often
de big book an say, 4o' count is squah.
Huccome We hahn been dom right ez
durin de las month, ner de las week,
ner dc las day. but, o Lawd. please
swipe hit often do big book--yeah,
swipe hit off. When de pale hoss an de
white rider cum ridin down from do
valley NV de shadder NV death, de pale
rider gwine swing his lef laig outen do
stirrup, eoteh US by de shurt jerk us
benin him an bar us way to de blazin
sun, an when we put our foot upon de
san s Nv dc sho' foteh dc boat up close
to de bank, an ez we gifts i'll de seat den
waf' us an row US away to de glory
Ian. Amen.
"How did dat prar go. Ike" said he
rs he went home.
Pap, dar wern't but one lection,
specially your gestures. When you
talked bout de pale rider sWingin his
lef' laig outen do stirrup, you kicked
Sister Brown right in de side Louis
willie Dispatch.
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The secret Of having croquettes firm,
lies in their being mixed for long
time. The meat should be chopped very
fine after being freed from all fat and
gristle, and about half pint of milk
allowed to each pint of meat. The milk
should be put over the fire while a la
blespoonful of butter and = tablespoon
fuls Of flour are rubbed together. The
hot milk is then added, and the whole
cooked to thick, smooth paste. Mean
time to pint of chopped meat is added
II tablespoonful OF chopped parsley, salt
and pepper to taste, the grated rind of
lemon, and IA teaspoonful Of onion
juice, il that is liked, or some cooks
simply rub halved onion over the
mixing bowl. The seasoned meat is then
stirred into the paste and the whole
turned out to cool. The meat should be
allowed to stand for at least hours be-
fore it is nodded into croquettes Dip
first in eggs, then in bread crumbs, and
fry i'll smoking hot fat. Powdered shred
ded biscuits will be found pleasant
variety to the bread crumbs 1t is u
caution, by the way, in the use OF these
biscuits, where bread crumbs are re-
quired, that they are very unsuccessful
in escalloped tomatoes. They are too
starchy, evidently, to be of use there,
and they form gummy mass that is
not appetlzing, New York Post,
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old Alb Drake was ono Of tho odd
sticks that dourished in Vermont
rural neighborhood Il coed many years
age His wife WAS meek, obedient,
spiitless woman. over whom Alb tyran
nized for 30 years. when she quietly
slipped out of this world Old Abs
panegyrics on his dead wife $ virtues
were loud and long. Before the funeral
he said to one of his neighbours "She
WAS the best woman on the top of this
earth. jess thought the world and all
of her-yeS did always thought it,
and hanged if there want times when
| come mighty near telling her so-yes,
sir And | would IA told her SO, only
I've always held, and still hold, that it
amt safe to praise anything that W 'ars
petticoats Ceptin for that. would "a
told Lily Ellen what thought of her
many n time-yes, would" Boston
journal.
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Beautlfying Alabama Towns.

The village improvement associations
are increasing in number i'll north Ala I.
bama. Florence and Huntsville have
them i'll full and successful operation,
and the Guntersyille Democrat brings
news OF the formation of such an asso-
citation i'll its town. In each town the
good women are foremost in organizing
and conducting the associations, man
or two coming ia as helper. The plans
are all made by the women and SO are
the steps taken to carry them out. But in
every ease tho men stand ready to second
tho efforts of the women. The beautify-
ing and cleansing of the towns in the
state is neither small nor an unimpor-
tant task. 1t is not only benefit to
every resident, but it will prove an at
traction that will secure more residents.
A town i'll which the paint brush and
whitewash brush are freely welded, in
which fences are kept in repair and
yards, both front and rear. are neatly
kept, will be preferred, other things be-
ing equal, to one-well, the other kind
can DO seen almost any day. The less
said about the latter the better. They
are not pleasant TO look at or to talk
about Birmingham Age Herald.
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Simple Ruby Lamp

Secure an ordinary quart size red
Rhine wine bottle and by gently tap.
ping ON tho bottom thereof break out
enough glass to allow the insertion Of a
candle. y hammer can be used for this
purpose, If a little care be taken Then
wrap piece of ruby paper all around
the bottle, securing same by paste or
mueilage. The lamp is now ready for
use, and by standing the bottle ON n
triangle Of burned matches and lighting
the candle, will burn without any trim
ming of wick and other oil lamp incon.
venienoes. The little white light ema-
mating from the top will do absolutely
no harm. New York Mail and Express.
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Deacon jackson was very pious but
very determined old oolored citizen of
Owl Greek valley. He had "a young
mule which his boys We're unable to
ride, and their failure to break tho ami
NAL SO exasperated the old man that he
determined TO ride IL himself lie was,
however, no sooner located on its back
than he was thrown into an adjoining
lot, where he was picked up with both
legs broken and his neck badly sprained.
What on e1rth did such an old man
AS you mean by trying 10 ride wild
young mule like that asked the doctor.
WAL, sub, said Deacon jackson,
~ never does undertake TO do nuthin
widout fust consultin ov de Lawd an
seem whut he dun thunk erbout hit. !
axed him If | orter ride dat mule what
my trifiin no ercount boys couldn't ride,
an de Lawd he sed, 'Yessah. jes' ez
plain ez l am talkin to you.
We'll, but he seems TO have given
you bad advice "
mo, doctor, his Judgment was all
right, fer de I.awd knows dis ole Niger
never seed de day when he was Altered
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FIGURES OF SPEECH.

While aunty MS t"ading "a story one night,
To good little DIVERS smiling delight,
She came upon something remarkably queer
That good little Oliver wondered 10 hear
And this was the something she placidly read
Jane Ann then determined to enter the shed,
And cautiously dropping her eyes on the floor,
They fell on the snake which had caught them
before. "
interruption was rude, the dear child had been
taught,
So he said not word, but he thought, and he
thought,
And the longer he pondered the stranger it
grew
The thing that Jane Ann was reported TO do.
He felt OF sais eyes with mysterious doubt
And wondered how she could have taken herA
out;
And how--this was really what puzzled him
more
They could fall on IA thing which had caught
them before.
Mary E. Bradley in St. Nicholas.