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CHAPTER VII

went to my bed early that night,
but not to sleep for long. At about
10 o'clock | was sent for very hur-
riedly. Miss Elizabeth had been
taken suddenly i'll. | remained with
her all that night and the next dav,
sending word to my house that Glori-
anna must attend to the wants of
Aunt Jane Mary and my boarders.
In the early afternoon l went into
the little sitting room. where Amar-
anthe, who had regained her calm
some days ago, was lying on the
couch. Her foot was almost well
now, but still she humored it. She
was reading, and as she laid her book
down, | saw her eyes glance up
ward. Mine followed them. She was
lying just under that mantelpiece.
| saw that she was looking at the
paper with which Miss Elizabeth kept
the upright slab in place.
She said nothing, and neither did
L. felt then that if Miss Elizabeth
intended the jewels for her niece, it
would be better for her to take her
into her confidence, show them to
her, and then send them to bank
or some place of safe deposit. l de-
termined to speak to Miss Elizabeth
as soon as she could bear it. She
had suffered great pain all day, and
was forced to lie in her bed, and what
worried me greatly was the fact that
Miss Evelyn had also been attacked
and in the same manner.
what do you think is the matter
with my aunts?" asked Amaranthe,
when l went into the little sitting
room to get cup of tea.
Pm sure l can't tell" said I. 81
am somewhat anxious, as DR.. Will
liams is far away at his fathers bed
side, and this young man from the
village does not seem to know much'
Amaranthe now got up with my help
and walked about the room and along
the corridor. l was so glad of this
that l begged her to go in to see
Aunt Elizabeth.
Her face flushed scarlet, always
sign of agitation with her. Don't
ask me" said she, earnestly. 81 can
not bear Il sick room. [ am afraid
that you think me very heartless,
but | am so constitutionally. Dear
daddy was just so. 1t mortifies me
dreadfully, but SO it is. | had to do
it to earn my living, but always
hated it, | think we should have
nurse mt you?"
'9es, |, 81 think we should
Il wish .ou would speak to the
doctor" said She.
| went back to Miss Elizabeth and
sat with her until nine o'clock. Then
when she had fallen quietly asleep
| returned to the little sitting room
again. TO my surprise stranger
arose and greeted me. 1t was wo-
man in the dress of those pious sis
terS who go about among the sick
and sorrowful. She bowed and left
the room by farther door. l sat
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pay, pay it out of this purse" Miss
Elizabeth took fat pocket-book
from under her pillow and held it
out to me. / went back and took
it from her hand, and passed out
softly, closing the door. l went
straight to the little sitting room,
expecting to find Amaranthe there
still. The room was but poorly
lighted. AS | opened the door the
strange nurse came towards me from
the fireplace.
"Is Miss Darlington here?" l asked.
The woman hesitated, looking inquir-
ingly at me. / now noticed how very
black was her hair, smooth and f1ossv
under her white Golf, and saw also
that one of her front teeth was
gone.
Miss Amaranthe, perhaps l should
have said"
"Oh, the young lady with the yell
low hair. She went out of that door
just now" The woman was thin,
as thin as Amaranthe herself, and she
spoke in queer, cracked voice with
an almost childish lisp. Her whole
appearance filed me with distrust.
II will look for her later" | said
AT present l have come to tell you
that Miss Elizabeth Darlington is
quite nervous, and prefers not to
have strangers in the house, and she
has asked me to tell you So"
Ihe young woman drew herself up
stif11y.
This is very strange proceeding"
she said. "The Doctor-by tho way,
has he left the house?"
He left at eight o'clock" said I.
He said that he should not return
before nine in the morning"
Il am sorry that he is not here"
said she freezingly. "Then he would
have to bear the brunt of bringing
me into a house where l am not
wanted"
II think myself that it is great
piece of presumption" said I, as l
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der how we tolerated plain ones. The
plaits are rather trying to the pos
SCISSORS of large hips. and in their case
the plain yoke at the top of the skirt
is employed with good effect. Some
times this yoke is cut in one with 5 tole
pieces reaching to the hem. The plaitS
may be wide or narrow tucks, or
stitched box plaits. They end about
seven or eight inches from the hem
the fulness forming tiounce
The weight of a plated skirt rem
ders il advisable to dispense with a
N lining. 1t should be worn over a sill:
petticoat with a full founce. The
amplitude of the full skirts hem rem
ders it difficult to keep out of the mud
on a wet day, and it is a good plan to
have wet weather skirt. with plaitS
stitched all the way down to the hem
widening as they reach it, so as to pro
vide a certain amount of flare This
skirt should clear the ground sutfi
GENTLY to keep the edge free of mud
and if it be made of cloth with ''pirle'
finish no macintosh need be donned
The Russian blouse is still with us
-'ld a smart little example thereof fol
early spring wear is shown. The gowr
is Of rather light gray tweed. and the
three shoulder capes have 4 auain
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Where Men Own Hon,e..

Manchester has often been point
ed out as a city of homes; that is
city in which larger than usual
proportion of the people own their
houses. According to census statis-
tics there are only - cities in the
United States in which over As per
cent. of the families are owners OF
the houses which they occupy as
homes, and these cities are Akron,
o.; Auburn, n. Y; Canton, o.: Cedar
Rapids, Ia; jackson, Mich; La
Crosse, Wis; Racine, Wis; Oshkosh,
Wis, Saginaw, Mich; South Bend
Ind; Springfield, sll., and Youngs-
town, o. 1t is pointed out that near
ly all of these cities are in what is
known as the middle west, and are
manufacturing towns. That Man
chester is not in this list may at first
appear surprising until it is consid.
cred how large a floating popuk ton
is credited to this city.--Manchcstss
IN. H. Union.
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dered why he had asked the question.
She knows perfectly that she has
nothing the matter with her but fat
pure, unadulterated fat-and lazi-
ness, the one caused by the other"
81 will not have you speak so of my
relatives, Elder Wynne," l said. 81
am sure that President Smith would
never have
ooh, yes, yes, he would" said the
old man in his weak voice.
"How do you know all this, Elder
Wynne?" I asked.
Just the way l know all the other
things. Just the way that 1 know
about the Lost Tribes" He smiled.
But 1 forgot, that subject is ia
booed. l learn by study, and inter
est in my work, and various expert
ments. Do you suppose that the
faint creakings that are heard at
night all have their origin in the
meanderings of rats or denizens of
the spirit world? No, Mrs. Brath-
waite, l have walked about your
house and grounds for many an hour
after you are in bed"
81 never hear your cough" 1 said.
mo, 1 manage at such times to
suppress my cough. 1t has it's uses,
but not at midnight. AS have said,
L walk about your house and grounds
when all the world is wrapped in
sleep, and l have never met with
rats or mythical spirits as YETI
SHave Won aver mat with
any-thing-one?" I asked, nerv-
ously.
Never met with them. They know
nothing of my being about, but there
is a great deal going on in your
house at night, dear Mrs. Brathwaite,
while you are sleeping your weary,
tired sleep, that you do not see, even
in dreams"
1t gave me an eerie feeling to
think of people being about the
house, our own home, being wide
awake, and passing up and down the
stairs or through the halls. when I
was away in the land of oblivion.
'Be comforted. dear lady," con-
tinued Elder Wynne. "NNhile 1 am
here they shall not harm you or
your, and l shall not go until they
60"
He gave me comfort, as he always
did when he spoke seriously to me.
'But about Aunt Jane Mary?"
There is not much that can tell
you," replied Elder Wynne. Il have
discovered that she is night
walker, but not sleep-walller. I
should not jump and run so fast on
those poor tired legs of yours, if I
were you, dear Mrs. Brathwaite,
when her damned little bell rings,
and | should not wind that electrical
machine for an hour or two every
night just to give her fat old legs
tickling sensation"
[ was shocked at Elder Wynne's
profanity and vulgarity. 1t seemed
impossible that that dreadful word,
which | had heard but once in my
life, and that from man whose
horse had run away and thrown him
out in the road by our gate, could
have been spoken by this gentle APP
pearing old man. An elder of the
church. All. There l had forgot
ten Bob Jennings again.
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there wondering who had sent for
her. L had not seen the doctor since
an hour earlier. In few moments
Amaranthe came in.
who is that woman?" she asked.
You mean the sister?" said L. II
thought that you had sent for her"
For Amaranthe was assuming now
the role of mistress of the Hall, as
the ladies wished and urged her to
do.
"No," she said, 81 never sent for
her. Probably it was that little doc
tor. Well, 1 don't know but it's a
sensible thing, after all, only I
should not have let him send for a
sister of charity. I don't like them.
Dear old Wibby, you must go home
now, and let that woman-ugh! /
don't like her looks-that sister, take
the care off your hands,
1 promised her, because I saw
that she was determined, that I
would go back to my home and rest,
but l had no intention of keeping
my promise.
very WE'LL" said I. 'Good-by,
then; 1 will come over tomorrow"
l went back to Miss Elizabeth's
room. There she lay in the middle
of the great bed where the squire
had breathed his last. She was
awake again, and as l came in she
raised herself up in the bed in very
excited state, her lips trembling
nervously.
What is this?" she asked, "about
nurse having come into the house?
| told that little doctor-you know
who he is, Sophronia, old Allibone
the butchers son; of course, he
knows nothing but anatomy"-she
smiled faintly-"I told him that I
would not have nurse. l positively
forbade him to send nurse to this
house, and yet what does he do but
go right off and get one"
Its too bad" said I. "If you
don't want her, you needn't have
her. | will go and dismiss her, if 1
can find her. Perhaps she has gone
down to the Kitchen" l went to-
wards the door, but remembered as
| touched the knob that there was
yet something that | ought to say.
II want to tell you" 1 said, that
Amaranthe is greatly distressed at
your Illness"
Dear child!" exclaimed Miss Eliza
beth with fervor.
''She said that had her foot and
ankle been all right, she should have
come in here and taken the entire
care of you. She referred to her call
ing as a trained nurse"
''No child of Eugene Darlington's
should ever have worked for her liv-
ing, Sophronia," said Miss Elizabeth,
sternly "rell the child so, and tell
her that should not allow her, weak
as she must be, to stand over me
and nurse me. When I am better,
please God! tomorrow, l shall be
glad to have her come in
''Shc has been to see Miss Evelyn"
said L. for Amaranthe had told me
so. land sat with her for half
hour"
Dear little girl. So sweet! so
unselfish! What treasure we have
found, Sophronia. What a treasure!
Now, Sophronia, do you go and dis
miss that woman and then come
back here. If there is anything to
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An Example of Fortitude and De-
termination Tint Did Not Go
for Naught.

1t has been the fate of many men
of letters to have i'll health bearing
them down as they struggled on to-
ward literary achievement. Thus
beset in recent times were Stevenson,
Richard Jetfries and j. r. Green.
Each of these, it happened, had a
high-hearted wife to keep him up,
even to help him with the actual la
Dor of writing. The Life and Let
tiers of j. r. Green" show forth a
great and sweet man; they show. too,
a wife, whose sympathy and forti-
tude helped to make his accomplish
ment possible, says Youths Com
panion.
In copying the vast amount of man
uscript of her husbands books Mrs.
Green contracted writer's cramp and
was forced to stop using her right
hand. This looked like final OBJ
stacle in the way of the invalid, who
did much of his thinking in bed, and
could not write himself. But Mrs.
Green set to work at once learning
to write with her left hand.
One of her first practice pages,
which she was about to destroy with
the rest, her husband took quietly
and put in his pocket. Years after
ward, when i'll health seemed I'M
bearable and in encouragement he
felt that he could not work, he used
to take out that piece of paper, a
living record of his wife's triumph
over difficulty. When he saw the
painful, patient strokes by which
Mrs. Green had learned to write with
her left hand, he could work on with
something near to inspiration.
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perfuous fulness forming jabot. III
conjunction with sable or other good
fur real lace berthe has a fascinat-
ing charm, and it will transform the
most ordinary of evening cloalls or
capes into quite an opulent-looking
wrap.
The correct tone of lace is what Is
known as Paris tint, which has Won
derful way of making quite cheap lace
look far better than it is by suggesting
the peculiar tinge of age. 1t is pro-
voking. however, to find our '.old-lace-
tone" ties return from the washtub
shorn of their charm and reduced to
commonplace cream color. The sensi-
bic girl who washes her own laces, or
sees to their being carefully cleansed
by her maid, may be glad to know that
she restore the exact Paris tint by
making weak solution of permanga-
nate of potash and immersing the lace
therein. She must be careful not to
make the dye too strong, or it will
stain hands and materials brown A
piece of common lace should be used
for testing till the right tone is OBJ
tanned, and the solution should be
strained through muslin to prevent
possible stain by an undissolved flake.
The assumption that the short coat
was completely put out of court by it's
three quarter relative has! proved
somewhat hasty. The rage for thesac-
backed three-quarter tweed coat for
travelling and morning wear has in no
wise abated, but for smart wear the
Russian blouse, with or without
basque, will hold its own for awhile.
ELLEN OSMONDE
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name of the authors necessarily for
publication, but evidence of good faith the
part of the writer Write only on one side of the pa
9bef BE particularly careful in giving names and
gates to have the letters and figures plain distinct
Iropernanes are often difficult to decipher because
OF the careless manner in which they written
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the present. 1t is impossible amid the
distractions of a big drapery sale to
think of the precise use to which
length of desirable material may be
put, or to calculate the exact number
Of yards of lace for its bedecking, so
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What to do with the Purchases
from Winter Bargain Sales

he winter sales have left
bargain-hunters with vari-
GUS remnants, robes, rib
bons, and other fal-de-rals.
What shall we do with our
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Dear little girl! So sweet! so
unselfish. What treasure we have
found, Sophronia. What treasure!
Now, Sophronia, do you go and dis
miss that woman and then come
back here. If there is anything to
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HIS wIFE's TRIUMPH.

ITO Be Continued
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ket today holds the seasons record in
point of advance. During the afternoon
May sold at II .6S cents. an advance of 80
points. July sold at 1.26 cents, an ad-
vance of 50 points, and August sold at
1880 cents. an advance OF 10 points.
\ feature of the afternoon was the pur-
chase OF a large line OF short cotton in
July during which the entire market be-
came very excited with prices advancing
rapidly. One broker had an order 10 cover
20 bales Of May cotton. The price was
Il - cents. and he started in 20 get the
200 bales at the best figures possible. He
bid IL 5S cents. Il. o. II o.. II o. and finally
II IS before any cotton was forthcoming.
Soon after a broker had 800 bales OF May
10 sell and he sold the market down TO
II 60 before dispOsing of the cotton. Not
until July touched TX was there anything
like a reaction. and at that heavy selling
orders reappeared that brought about a
reaction of about 10 points during the az
ternoon. May closed at II %. July eased
off TO II Il and August closed at 1886.
The market at the close was steady, how
ever, and net 10 to A. points higher for
the day. The advance in futures was &C
companied by an advance 10 81 for spot
cotton
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MARKETS
WERE EASIER
July Wheat Closing 3-8 Cents
Lower
PROVISIONS WERE EASIER
September Products Closing
From &c TO Shade Lower

Chicago. May 1s.-There were no feat
| ures of interest in trading on the board
OF trade today and the markets in general
were somewhat easier. July wheat closed
sc lower. July corn was off 3sdAc and
| oats unchanged. Provisions were easier.
the September products closing from &c
lower to a shade higher.
Wheat ruled rather quiet and the un-
! dertone was easier Opening prices were
of a trife on reports of rain in Mani
toba and on the unfavorsble cables. the
action of the French minister of agricui-
| ture in announcing that the price of wheat
did not justify a reduction in the import
duty on that grain being an important
early feature July opened shade 10
AsGLc lower, at 11Ssq l3lzc. and with con-
siderable long wheat for sale and some
selling for short account the market be-
came weaker. July declining TO 75d151sc.
Later in the day reports of damage came
in from the southwest and as these re-
ports were accompanied by buying orders
from St Louis a change in sentiment
WAS experienced, the market becoming
quite strong. Toward the close. however.
offerings were too liberal for the demand
and prices eased off again. July closing
&c lower. at 73lAG73Ssc. Cle2rances Of
els. Primary receipts were $50. CO. bushels.
against 10000 bushels d year ago. The
amount on passage increased $4,000 BUSH
els while the visible supply decreased
l. 81. 90 bushels. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported receipts of 20S cars, which. with
local receipts Of Il cars-l of contract
era de-made total receipts for the three
points of 300 cars. against 245 cars last
week and 2S2 cars a year ago.
Corn experienced a good volume of
business during the first hour. The late
weakness in wheat had depressing in
1uence and the close was easier. with
July ls4l4c lower, at 441zc. after selling
between 44I2c and 44a4c- Local receipts
were 137 cars. with of contract grade.
Oats were relatively firm, in spite Of the
easier tone I'm other grains but trading
was not large and was confined mostly
To local traders. July closed unchanged,
al 331sd3314c, after selling between BIC
and 33lhc. Local receipts were - cars
Liberal receipts of hogs and lower prices
at the yards caused weakness in provl-
sions at the start. The market received
some support from packers at the de-
cline and the tone in general became
firmer September pork closed &c lower.
at sl6.5712; September lard was 21sc. at
ss971z. while ribs were a shade higher.
at s917Iad920
Estimated receipts for tomorro y.
Wheat a. cars: corn. SO cars; oats, 30
cars; hogs, 1900 head.
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American League.

DETROIT. L, BOSTON ].
Detroit. May ls.-Wild Bill Donovan
had the Bostons under e spell this after
noon His support was perfect The
Detroits hit the bah hard In two innings.
when Boston made errors Attendant P.
3 250 Score: X II =
Detroit ........--.--.5 o o % d o x =
Boston ..............0 q % % % G T. .
batteries: Donovan and Bueiow; Glib
son and a. Smith.
WASHINGTON, Z; CHICAGO, J.
Chicago. May IS.-Washington easily
won today's game Callahan was the
only one OF the locals 20 gauge Ice :
pitcling. while the visitors pounded
White. Attendance. 20. Score: X n J.
Chicago ..-......-...e1 30 o 0 O. I
Washington ........0 . o @ - ID /
Batteries: White and Mcfarland: Lee
and Clark.
CLEVELAND. :. NEW YORK. .
Cleveland. Nav 1s-Clevelaud made II
three out Of four from New York today
bv taking the game 60 easy style. The
New Yorks did not get hit or 81 Moore
rntH the eighth inning. when the
bl,ucbed three singles and scored two
rms Attendance. 2.551. Score X II =
Cleveland .....-...2 ! > o - 3
New York ......e 0 , 70 % . e.
Batteries. Moore and Bemis, WAiz.
Howell and Beviile.
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BASEB BALL.
National LEAGUE.

PHILADELPHIA, 5; ST. LOUIS. 3.
Philadelphia May lS.-The home team
displayed more life than usu5s>< oday and
won from ST. Louis by timely hitting.
Attendance. 2.27O. Score: II z
ST Louis ..........2 cool 00O0-S !
Philadelphia .......OI00 0211"-5 10 I
Batteries: Brown. Mcfarland and
Ryan: Frazer and thinner.
PITTsBURG, 3; NEW YORK. >
New York. May lS.-The Pittsburg team
won today's game at the Polo grounds.
Doheny incensed the spectators by throw
ing his bat up in the air when Bower
man was about To catch his popular fly
in the seventh inning. Attendance. lI,0oo.
score: Ri e
Pittsburg .-.......-.O . . - .
New York 100 OF / o. o.
Batteries: Doheny and Smith; McGin-
nifty and Bow',s1an.
CINCINNATI. :; BROOKLYN. ,.
Brooklyn. May 1S-Cincinnati found
Jones for fifteen hits today. scoring seven
runs. while the Brooklyns only made
three runs off Harper in five innings At
tendance. 800. Score: Ri z
Prooklyn ............0l1 0 1 0 0 o 0-3 : l
Cincinnati ..........2 ] 30 ! 2 10 b
Batteries: Jones and Jacklitsch: Har-
per. Phelps and Bergen.
CHICAGO. 4. BOSTON. .
Boston. May 1S.-Boston was again out
classed and beaten by Chicago. Weimer
allowed Boston but six scattered hits,
while the visitors pounded Piatt and Ma
larkey for ten hits. with total Of thin
teen bases. Attendance, 29Z2- Score;
RHE
Boston ............1oOO1OoOo-2 . ;
Chicago ......-....-.1 0 o o 90 O. 10 /
Batteries: Piatt. Maiarkey and Nit
tredge; Weimer and King
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WILD SCENE S.
On Cotton Exchange Thirty-tvso Point
Rise at Liverpool.

New York. May 1s--This was another
exciting day on the cotton eXchange-in
fact. the scenes surpassed those witnessed
last week II started al Liverpool first
becausa trading there began fye hours
cartier than our time and the rise - =
points in the price 81 spot cotton IN that
market and o. - to - points in futures
did not need any extensively cablec re-
marks % show what was happening there
Ia was however. stated that the followers
~ the New Orleans bull clique nd food
"a the marke. earlier IN the day with
buy ne orders and their appearance was
enough 20 excite tire shorts and cause
them 20 scramble 20 cover All records
for the present movement were broken
Nav sold as high as 1LGsc and July %
L. u ~
VILE transactions n ths New YORK
market did not aggregate a. large a total
a. the record day q last week. the mar
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York. May 1S-The dry goods
market is somewhat improved and al
though buyers are not speculatively in
clIned. they are inclined 10 huy more
freely for future needs than during the
last few weeks. Jobbers report slight
Il improved condition The store trade
l. not of large proportions. The cUrtsil-
meut policy will be adopted by a good
many mills. although no general agree
rrent Is likely 10 be enteeed into.