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the glory of seeing themselves in print.
She smiled with self satisfaction and
went on:
This woman used in her published
writings a pen-name made from the
letters of ler own name. 1t was my
idea, and everybody who knew her
guessed it was she and they thought
her immensely clever. But. now sne's
gone and I'll have to look for some
enc else. I"ll find the person, man or
woman, who wants me. I'll keep on
trying till I do"
The younger woman could but adj
mire the enterprise of this professional
writer, who made her talents pay in
this, perhaps, rather questionable way,
but she showed her out at the close of
the interview rather sad at least.
That there were other women who
hang their small top of literary reputa-
ton in other peoples hooks she hap
pened to know.
There was clever little married
woman she had met at club, who
turns odd sums into her purse, from
time to time, by writing special
papers" for other woman, who are to
read them in public on various oc-
casions. Her clientage is mostly
among well-to-do out of town women,
who send her the topics they are sup
posed to write upon and she fits them
out to order, the same as if she were
a milliner or a ladies' tailor
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We had prospecting dredges, which
were only iron scoops attached to a
long pole. The game was to row back
and forth on the bay, taking up samples
of bottom as you went along, until you
hit black sand. We had miners gold
pans with us, which Pete, on our boat,
and both Capt. Perkins and Santiago,
on the other, know how to use.
The boats were not far apart and we
were hailing all the time with the same
cry. "Get anything" OF course, both
crews were anxious for first blood.
There was a stronger desire to beat
each other as time went on and We
fetched up nothing but plain sand
My, but it was eXciting l shook so
could hardly work the SCOOP and CAL
orap, that most polite man in the
world, swore at me like mule driver.
Here" says Pete. You blame ten
derfoot! You can't raise a color; let
me try"
He spat in the palm of his hand.
Spit. spat, spy!" says he and brought
his finger down. There you are-right
over there. Make her walk, boys!"
Caloran and Sam started a white-ash
breeze in the proper direction. Pete
! crossed the two first two fingers OF his
right hand and touched the scoop ham
die with them, for luck. Then he
II GOWN. We were ali DuHCuSu
with our heads together as the scoop
/ came up.
1T looks darker than the other, "
whispered Sam, as Pete drew it up
Every slowly ''H'ist, there. Pete!"
What's the burned hurry?" says
! Peter, moving slower than ever.
] The stuff in the scoop did look black
| er.
"Adios!' growled Caloran, beside
/ himself from Pete's tantaliZing. He
I grabbed the handle and the scoop pop
! ped out of the water-full of black
/ sand.
] Don't yell," commanded Pete quick
/ ly. "Wait till l pan her; you fellers
/ hide me so they can't see in the other
/ boat"
We went on scooping as though
nothing had happened, while Pete
washed that pan of dirt.
"Yer-whoop!" he yelled. There you
! are! / told youi"
! He held the pan out. In the bottom
4 edge of it was crescent of black sand,
dotted with yellow specks. 1t didn't
/ look like much of a find TO mel had
| yet to learn that a little bit of gold is
/ quite a good deal-but IL was the me tai
sure enough. and we set up howl
that rang out over the noise of the
breakers
They Strengthened up in the other
| boat
Got it," beloved Capt Perkins.
his hands 10 his mouth.
you bet"
The captain lifted Santiago from the
| rowing thwart as though he were "A
| paper Of dried apples. took the oars
! himself. and the whaleboat split the
water Ike steam launch snap"
went one oar and the captains boots
appeared whore his head had been. He
| jumped up with powerful words Ia MS
| mouth and checked the broken end OF
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most fell off the porch. He could not
bear it to have any one speak to him
in his private voice, 80 he went off to
Mr.. Rooster at once, and told him that
he had found the bird who had caus-
ed all the trouble.
7 Mr. Whistler was arrested, and taken
before Judge Owl. He broke down
completely and confessed how he had
fooled Mr. Rooster by initiating the
voices of other birds; so Judge Owl
decided that Mr.. Whistler should pay
MIR. Rooster all of the extra charges
or the bills of the other birds. Mr..
Whistler could not pay, for the amount
was so large, so he had to work for Mr..
Rooster for two years to settle the
debt. He was never able to speak or
sing in his own voice after that, and
as he kept hooking the other birds,
they changed his name to Mr., Mocking
Bird, and that is his name 10 This day.
He has never tried to fool Mr.. Rooster
again, but every summer you can hear
him knocking the other birds the same
as ever
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LITERARY SHORT CUTS.
A Professional Builder of Literary
Reputation Advertises to Do the

A Professional Builder of Literary
Reputation Advertises to Do the
Work for Low Prices and With Alb
sOIute Secrecy.
Not very long ago any one glancing
over the professional Situations
Wanted-Females" column of a GER
tain Sunday papers. might have come
across this notice:
CONFIDENTIAL literary secretary
desires engagement for exclusive SER
vices with person wishing to secure
reputation as author and amusing
writer. Address x 1893.
A certain young woman, who writes
with a bit of success, was tempted to
look into the matter and find if pos
sible how this confidential secretary
could aid one in securing a literary
reputation.
So this this young woman answered
the advertisement and asked the terms
for the services proposed. In response
she received this note on heavy blue
paper, deliberately monogramed in
gold:
Madam-I fear that you did not read
my ad accurately, since you ask for
seek those who are wholly destitute of
literary reputation, and without ability
to acquire one by writing, yet desire
to secure name in literature, at least
for the day, and will pay we'll the
one who can do the writing for them,
allowing them to publish her produc-
tions as their own. Such employers
are not numerous-but they are proft-
able. Respectfully, \ 1893.
or 70 build haT- lif r
reputation this way, the writer smiled
to herself and considered the affair at
an end. However. twice during the
next few days a strange woman called.
1t was the advertiser-the builder of
literary regulations.
She was tall and thin. with a keen
face and quick eyes. Her hair was
gray and smartly dressed. She wore
a neat dark tailor suit and was al
together alert and business-like. She
began talking in a rapid voice. the
tones a little hard, but not altogether
unpleasant.
well" she said. II am X 1893. 1 am
out of a position right now and l am
looking for another employer. 1 have
been confidential literary secretary 70
a rich woman who died about three
months ago. She paid me a handsome
salary and l did work for her for the
papers and magazines. for her clubs,
and also wrote her letters. Her
friends supposed she did it all. and she
couldn't write a decent letter alone
How II came about she saw some
things l had written and she said she
would give anything in the world Il
she could write like that I told her
she could II she wanted 10 pay me Tor
doing II for her"
Here y 1898 showed some specimens
OF the work that she had done for her
employer They were clippings. OF a
cheap style cut from third rate publi-
cations such as have their pages filled
by contributors who are satisfied with
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CHAPTER VII.
TROUBLE BEGINS.


1t was broad daylight next day when
Captain Bill called US.
Turn out, in there!" he yelled.
LAND land!'
We didn't need any second calling.
] stumbled out on deck before my eyes
were open. Sure enough, there was land
on our starboard bow.
lar we there?" / asked stupidity, for
! had no idea the end of the chase was
so near
Almost" answered the captain.
Santiago says it's about ten mile
around from that point-see the figure
on top there? No missing that land
mark"
1 looked where he pointed and saw
the gigantic semblance of a man on top
of the cliff, leaning forward and point
ing A spindle of projecting rock made
the hand and arm. 1t must have jut-
ted out horizontally a hundred feet
from the cliff side, and it was full 500
above the water.
The captain was excited. There was
a nervous twitch in his voice for all he
tried to be offhand. We three boys We're
certainly excited, and we didn't try to
be anything different, but Santiago
was the worst worked up of the bunch.
He drew long breaths, like a man hold
ing on to himself, and ruined three out
of four of the cigarettes he rolled. We
doomed around the point and stood up
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the oar to kingdom come; snatched
Knut's oars and made her hum again.
What strength he had! AS they near
ed US he turned his face over his
shoulder, red and good natured, while
Pete waved the pan at him. In the
bow stood Santiago. grinning through
ha bit, but scowling al the same time.
Bully boys!" said Capt. Perkins.
Santiago blew some Spanish at US
that wasn't as pleasant, 1 judge. for
Caloran. who now felt himself one OF
our party, answered him with so much
birthstone crackle in his tone that the
half breed shut up instantly. Any
thing We did that brought US into
favor with the captain was NORWOOD
to Santiago. 1 thought at the time
il was only a sort of savage hate made
up CT prejudice. l didn't know his
reasons We were too full of our for
tune to thing much about him at that
time, though. and the pan was passed
from hand to hand. while we laughed
and shook hands over our success.
After the excitement quoted down
we prospected the run of the streak.
we found it to be over forty feet wide,
and lengthways it extended nearly
across the Bay.
All we had to do was to warp the
Lucky Venture over the bed and get
to work with the big dredges.
This was instantly started. BY night
fall We were anchored stem and stern,
the dredges fixed to the booms a sort
of sluicebox, that was the captains in
vention, rugged up on deck, and we
were ready to haul out all the gold
there was in Bayo del Orc.
From the sand taken up in prospect
ing the streak we found, on the cap
tain's weighing it. that we had clean
ed up over an ounce of gold. This, the
captain assured us. was an enormous
yield. With the dredges working, he
said we ought to take out from $500
to $1,000 a day, If the bed were equally
rich all over. which it was reasonable
to suppose was the fact. as our pros
poets were taken from hither and yon.
Such a gabbling as there was on the
Lucky Venture that night 1 never
heard before. We didn't eat much and
we couldn't sleep at all.
It was probably about in the morn
ing when Pete, Sam and l were talk
ing together that l noticed a light out
of the corner of my eye. On turning
/ saw it was the reflection in the sky
of a fire on the cliffs.
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The little fan has it's own story to
tell. 1t is now a fad among fashion
able women to own a number lof these
small and inexpensive paper fans.
hardly any of which cost oyer 25 cents.
The principle outgo is taste, not
money. In design they should be in
teresting and artistic and harmonic
well with the gowns they accompany.
The continuation of the fad is that
every woman should notice and admire
eXtravagantly the fans of her frien1s.
The response in answer to this noble
burst of enthusiasm is invariably 1t
is yours" The fan should then be de-
tached by its owner from the chain
and presented to the woman whose
heart it has won. So at present num-
bers of these little fans are constant
ly changing their owners. 1t is as
though a great wave of generosity had
overswept society. They are ubiquit-
Gus also, and are carried in the morn
ing quite as we'll in the afternoon and
evening. Ladies are seen tanning
themselves while shopping. in tram
ways, in carriages and even in the
street. Whether the well-remembered
heat of last summer, or a desire to
ingragiate with American charm the
Spanish woman's fascination with the
fan, is the inspiration of this custom
still remains a question for individual
settlement.
More than ever this year women are
wearing imitation jewelry which
through the summer will be regarded
from the standpoint of decorative
value rather than for it's intrinsic
worth. Probably this is because very
large stones are in vogue and every
one has not a fortune to place be
hind the real articles. Large Shield
pins with oval stones in the center.
chains and enormous belt buckles are
the pieces mostly seen nowadays.
There seems, in fact, to have come IN
to use shirt waist style in jeweiry
and which would hardly be appropri-
ate with other than outing costumes.
The turquoise matriX, very large, ana
set in a dull, bronze-like looking COM
position is undoubtedly one of the
smartest among such bits of Jewelry-
Old Chinese pieces, in which great
stones. almost powders, are set. may
also be recommended as ranking very
high among the novelty belt buckles.
Ladylike rings of eighteen carat gold
and flawless stones will safely be iald
aside during the summer months.
Many fingers that through the winter
are heavily laden with gems are now
stripped OF all adornment Queer ana
quaint, antique pieces, and heavy
bracelets, one might also say AD-
normally large. have quite replaced
them for the time being IN the favor q
womankind.
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81 WONDER 1 PULLED

HAIR. "

strange to me would not give me any
pleasure. I am quite rich now. thanks
to you both, and I prefer to remain
right here in my own town and dive in
a quiet way"
But | must have Nigni" said the
Snowman.
We'll, 1 have been thinking" con-
tinued my father He is now about 8
years old, and has been travelling for
nearly two years. While he is only II
inches high, and his weight is only nine
pounds, think he can almost take
care of himself. Couldn't you hire
someone to go along and watch out
for him a little?'
II can and will. l have a nephew
named Arak, who is a steady, sensible
young man, and he will be glad to go
along for the wages l offer He will look
out for Nigni with all the care you can
ask for
1t was settled in that way, and then
1 astonished Mr.. Yeddo. While on ex-
higition l had seen but few English,
French or German people. and not even
one American. l could only speak our
language, and had no idea of learning
any other. When mother died and l re-
turned home, it happened that an Eng
fish family with a little boy 10 years
old came to the village to live. The
other on sight. We could not converse,
but we soon set about learning each
others language. We would point to
houses, fences, trees, animals and 9TH
er thinks, and l would give their names
in the Japanese language, and he
would give they in English 1t wasn't
long before we could pronounced the
names of everything to be seen, and in
three or four months we could converse
in either English or Japanese. We
made some queer blunders and funny
mistakes, of course, but the great
Snowman was dumb with surprise
when l said to him quietly:
II speak not English like a boy Eng
lish. but him I very we'll speak"
What! Have you been learning the
language?" he almost shouted at me.
1.-The language I learn till almost
English I am" replied proudly.
How grand! Why. Nigni, I was
feeling cast down over the thought
that you would not be able to speak
one word to the English people. and
here l find you talking like a parrot
You have been a sharp boy to pick
il up. and ii will add greatly to your
popularity. You need not mind French
or German, though you will pick up
many words as we go along. / will
now say 20 you in English:
My little man, when able will you
or this journey start?"
I'm two days will / ready. be-" I re-
piled, and my father laughed and said
that the English tongue reminded him
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the coast for all we could get, out of
her.
Here! I'm going to. tell Knut and
Louis, now" said Captain Perkins
Its mean to keep them out of the
fun" so he called them aft. and ex-
planned our mission to them, the rest
of us looking on.
Yah, dat ISIS gude!" said Knut when
he finished. Very goot!" added
Louis. They both smiled amiably.
We'll. durn your hides Is that all
you've got to say?" cried the captain,
completely taken aback, and the rest
of us roared. Louis and Knut joining in
as hearty as anybody, although they
hadn't the slightest idea what it was
about. They mad not much romance
in their clothes, those two. but they
were good, faithful men, just the same.
Ealf an hour later a white streak
marked the cliff side. Santiago scam
pered up the stays like monkey. He
poured out windy mess of Spanish on
our heads, waving his free arm wild
ly.
That is Bayo del ORC, he say"
translated Senior Caloran calmly. Not
a muscle betrayed the fact that the
senior was interested. but there was Il
red spark in his eye, it's a hard head
that isn't affected by gold.
The white streak widened. Soon we
found that ii was the sun shining on
a wall of rock at right angles to the
cliff side. Then we drew near enough
to see the opening as an opening
- "By the Lord! THIS a risky look
ing inletr said Capt Perkins Can
we make il safely, with this sea run
ming. Santiago?r he roared. Isl, 81. 81,
sill" yelled Santiago. rs t'ousan' feet
feet water there-no rock-nu'tin
bad"
We'll here he goes. them" said the
captain. and he sent the Loeky Ven
ture around on her keel, as we stood
in for the inlet with beam wind lift
ing as.
Mani How we tore through that
passage. We were almost broadside
to the swell, and in spite of the fact
that our boat rolled until the wind
was spilled out of our sails on every
wave, we travelled like an express
train. l thought we were over a
hundred times. However, the Lucky
Venture was not built TO turn turtle.
Nothing but a derrick could upset
her
As we crossed the inlet we saw a
splendid sight. The bay lay like an
20" with it's top of the opening 10
the sea. The swell ran so as to part
ly cut in and as II broke and foamed
and tore at the other side of the bay.
you had an exhibition of waterworks
worth all the trip 10 see. There q be
a fash Of dead hush as a twenty-foot
breaker upended itself. and the next
instant you'd think the world was
tumbling down. Sheets Of foam raced
halfway up the side OF the elm.
streams Of water the size OF geysers
burst out from between the rocks;
cloud Of water fairly knocked into
powder covered II all. swear. /
thought could feel the shock Of those
breakers aboard the boat And noise,
= Coed heavenl The bay was almost
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Mr.. M0CKINGBIRD'S
GREAT FOOD SWINDLE.
By Raymond FULLER Ayres.


At one time the birds were in great
danger of starving to death, for there
had been no rain for long time, and
as nothing could grow without rain,
there was almost nothing for the birds
TO eat. They got along very we'll for a
while because almost all of them had
some provisions put away, but when
those were gone they were really in a
bad fix. They all got as thin as could
be, and If it had not been for Mr.. Roos-
ters store they certainly would have
starved.
Mr.. Rooster was very we'll acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Man. and could get all the
corn, oats and other grain that he
wanted in exchange for eggs, with
which his family kept him we'll sup
piled. He had little store just on the
edge of the woods, and here the birds
usually went for their provisions dur
ing the famine. Mr.. Rooster had to
trust them all, for their money was
all gone; but their credit was good.
and, besides, Mr.. Rooster charged
fearfully high prices. Even Mr.. Hawk.
Mr.. Crow and Judge Owl were obliged
to go to Mr.. Rooster to get provisions
on credit; and there were so many
of the other birds around the store at
times that Mr.. Rooster became afraid
that they would break in and steal
the whole storeful of things. So he
built a shelf outside of a little win
dow, and made the birds stay outside
and ask for whatever they wanted
through this window.
Mrs. Hen would put the packages of
goods through the window on the shelf.
while Mr.. Rooster sat inside before
big book and charged the birds with
whatever they bought. Mrs Hen was
kept so very busy handing out pack
ages of corn and other things TO the
crowds of birds that come to the store
that she seldom looked out of the win
dow when a customer asked for any,
thing. for, as ever yone knows, birds
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were all right, for he had kept the
books himself. and he never made mis-
takes. Then the birds were very an
CRY and said that they would not pay
for those extra charges, and then Mr..
Rooster was angry and said that he
would see about that.
Mr.. Crow had appeared with the rest
to protest about his bill, but when he
heard all the other birds complaining
about their bills, he was astonished.
and made up his mind that Mr.. Roos-
ter must be trying to cheat every one.
So, when it came his turn to talk with
Mr.. Rooster he asked him to look at
the books again. Mr.. Rooster was
perfectly willing and told Mr.. Crow
that he could look at them, too, if he
wanted to, so they both examined the
books very carefully and sure enough,
there were a lot of charges against
Mr.. Crow for goods that he said he
never had seen.
AS they were looking over the differ
ent entries Mr.. Crow happened to no.
tice Mr. Whistler's account and he
saw that it was scarcely anything,
compared with that Of the other birds.
Then he remembered that all through
the famine Mr. Whistler had been
plump and strong looking when every
one else was thin. He did not say
anything, but went off at once to find
Mr. Whistler
Mr.. Whistler was sitting on his front
porch smoking a pipe when Mr. Crow
found him. Mr.. Crow said that he was
surprised to see Mr.. Whistler looking
so fat and strong after the terrible
famine they had all ben through. Mr..
Whistler said he was surprised himself,
but that it was doubtless because he
never Worried about anything.
Then they talked about the weather,
and other things, and Mr.. Crow noticed
that Mr.. Whistler would talk, FIRST in
the voice of one bird and then in the
tones of another. He seemed to have
forgotten his natural voice completely,
and Mr.. Crow would have believed
that there were 80 different birds on
Mr.. Whistlers porch. if he had shut
his eyes.
Mr. Grow was astonished at this at
first, but when Mr.. Whistler spoke in
Mr.. Crows own voice, Mr.. Crow al
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GNE-AWAY FANS.
Continued. from Page Twenty-Five.

Continued from Page twenty-five.
small price. These long strings of
coral are worn hung about the neck
and knotted just below the
waist line. AT the lower end there
is usually attached to them either a
small round box, looking like one for
bon bons, or a tiny fan. The purpose
of the box is to hold a little powder
puff, that all traces of undesirable per-
spiration may be frequently removed
Vances.
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NIGNI, THE DWARF.

Written by Himself.
NO. She SAF%S FOR ENGLAND.
Mr.. Yeddo's plan was for a tour of
Europe, exhibiting me in all the cities
and towns, and 1 was pleased with it.
The idea was to have my father go
along, as now l had no mother, bat
ne shook his head and said:
Il am getting to be an old man. 1
have never Travelled, even in my own
country. and to go among people
whose customs and language are
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(To Be Continued.)
-Conyressman Norton Of

Congressman Norton of Ohio is the
possessor of a watch charm, made
from one of the canncns captured by
the first Napoleon in his famous Egyp-
tan campaign. and which was worn
10y the famous Marshall Ney of France.
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Marshal c. f, Clay of Elmn, Wash
ington. owns a silver cup presented to
his grandfather by Thomas jefferson,
August Is. 1879.
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Ccopyrght S. S. Mcclure Coz