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CHAPTER discontinued.
The Survivors.

cit surely cannot be possible that
the Sirdar has gone to pieces-a mag
nificent vessel of her size and
Strength"
He answered quietly-"It is too
true, madam. I suppose you hardly
knew she struck, it happened so sud-
denly. Afterwards, fortunately for
you, you were unconscious"
@ How do you know?" she inquired
quickly. A flood of vivid recollection
was pouring In upon her.
- '.I-er-well, I happened to be near
you, madam, when the ship broke up,
and we-er-drifted ashore together
She rose and faced him. II remem-
her now she cried Historically. you
caught me as I was thrown into the
corridor. We fell into the sea when
the vessel turned over. You have
saved my life. Were it not for you I
could not possibly have escaped
She gazed at him more earnestly,
seeing that he blushed beneath the
his face. why" she went on with
growing excitement, you are the
steward I noticed in the saloon yester-
day. How is it that you are now
dressed as a sailor?"
He answered readily enough There
was an accident on board during the
gale, madam. I am a fair sailor but
transfer. AS the crew were short
handed my offer was accepted
Iris was now looking at him In
tently.
"You saved my life,'' she repeated
slowly. 1t seemed that this obvious
fact needed to be indelibly established
in her mind. Indeed, the girl was
overweight by all that she had gone
thru. Only by degrees were her
thoughts marshaling themselves with
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sided over by the kind of gorgon
known as a "nasty-particular" house
keeper would not have hesitated for
a moment. He would have preferred
goodness to cleanliness and taken it
at the first offer.
Either of these illustrations is an
extreme and this is what the woman
who holds her own strives to avoid.
The middle course that has been de-
scribed as golden Is the end of her
efforts.
In order to win this she should lay
to heart the truth that something
must be crowded out. One woman,
with one head, one back, one set of
nerves, hands and feet, cannot &C
complish everything. If she does,
there is very little left of the woman
but lot Of assorted fragments and
the memory Of a strenuous life. There
are far better things than these to
put into the family collection. When
modern surgery reaches the point
where it is possible to insert new
backs, and replace defective nerves,
a woman may accomplish all she
wishes she could do and all mere
man thinks she might do. Until then
she must be contented to be as the
Creator made her.
crowded out. I have spoken. of the
advantage Of diversity of occupation.
A woman must not be all housekeeper
lest she neglect the Weightier matters
Of the law. She must not be all wife,
| for fear her children should suffer,
nor should she be all mother, under
| penalty Of causing her husband to
feel like an imposed-upon boarder in
his own home. Still less should she,
in her desire to keep step with the
march Of events outside, devote her
self so unreservedly to women's clubs,
m others meetings and cooking classes
that her children bring themselves up
by hand and her husband finds his
only satisfactory gastronomic greet
ing at the club or the restaurant. In
the ghoulish phrase of a sprightly
young man, she does not wish either to
keep in front with the hearse or come
trailing along at the back with the
buggies.
1t Is no small thing to be wife AND
mother, and the fools who yearly rush
into a relation where angels might
we'll fear to tread, open a terrifying
prospect for the future of the race
Still, the fools are not in the MAORI.
ty, and the greater part of the Womer
who make mistakes do it thru igno
rance and false sense Of proportion
When we start classes in girls schools
for the study Of a perspective that i:
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gentleman and tried to pose as her
inferior, who had rescued her. with
the utmost gallantry, who carried his
Quixotic zeal to the point Of first sup
plying her needs when he was in far
worse case himself, should be so ut
terly Indifferent to the fate of others.
He waited silently until her sObs
ceased.
''Now, madam he said, cit is es-
sential that we should obtain some
food. I don't wish to leave you alone
until we are better acquainted with
our whereabouts. Can you walk a
little way towards the trees, or shall
T assist you?"
Iris Immediately stood up. She
pressed her hair back defantly.
Certainly I can walk she
answered. What do you propose to
do?"
1'Well, madam
'What is your name?" she inter
rupted, impGiously.
"Jenks, madam. Robert jerks
t"Thank you. Now, listen, Mr.. Rob-
Deane. On board ship I was a pas
senger and you were a steward-that
is, until you became a seaman. Here
we are equals in misfortune, but in all
else you are the leader-I am quite
useless. can only help in matters
by your aQlTeCt1O0, So IL 10 IlOlS WISH "
be addressed as madam in every
breath. Do you understand me?''
Conscious that her large blue eyes
were fixed Indignantly upon him, Mr..
Robert jerks depressed a smile. She
was still hysterical and must be
hunored in her vagaries. What an
odd moment for a discussion on Ell
quette!
s.As you wish,aMiss Deane," he said
.The fact remains that I have many
things to attend to, and we really
must eat some thing. =
tssWhat can we eat ~
.'Let us find out he replied, scan
ming. the nearest trees with keer
scrutiny.
They p1odded together thru the SAND
| in silence. Physically, they were
superb couple, but in raiment they re.
senbled scarecrows. Both. Of course
were bareIeaded. The sailors jersey
and trousers were old and torn, and
the sea-water still soughed loudly il
| his heavy boots with each step.
But Iris was in a adeplorab1e plight
Her hair fell in a great wave of COLDER
brown strands over her neck ant
shoulders. Every hairpin had van
ished, but with a few dexterous twists
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so that they will. be as much COM
fort as possible to their families and as
little nuisance as feasible to the neigh
bors; to keep house so that no one
but the house would suspect it did not
keep itself; to manage servant so
that she will not look upon the mis-
tress as her natural enemy; to be ready
in hospitality without making it a
burden; to be on good terms with the,
neighbors, near or far, without con-
descending to pettiness; to be a mem
Der Of a womans club without leav-
ing the stockings undarned; to attend
church without losing her temper on
Sunday morning: to post herself upon
current events without taking the pa
per from her husband at the break
fast table; to read a new book occa-
sionally; to practice outdoor exercise
enough to keep herself in good bodily
trim; to dress herself tastefully with
out forming colossal bills; to bestow
sufficient attention upon her figure
and face to preserve her good looks;
and, having done all this, to save her
self from nervous prostration by the
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stage and then goes to the other side
in a fresh capacity. Unlike the orig
inal Pooh Bah, she does not draw a
salary for each pursuit. Instead Of
this, she usually has the privilege of
finding virtue it's own and only re-
ward.
The woman who does not keep up
with the times, drifts easily into
monotony. This is a blunder.
Never should you let yourself get
into rut, my friend the housekeeper.
1t does not pay. Perhaps it may seem
to tighten labor to have the wheels
run in a groove, but in the long run,
and often in the short run, too,-
it will be found to be a mistake. If
it is your sense of duty that puts you
and keeps you there, go to work to
try to remodel your perception of
what constitutes duty. If you have a
New England conscience of the viru-
lent type, take chloroform and have
it extracted. Sometimes the roots GO
too deep for this, and then the only
thing that will help is constant treat
ment.
The woman who means to hold her
own should consider seriously what
her own is. First and foremost, she
will probably tell you, are those who
belong to her household They must
be cared for, fed and clothed. Granted
But men-likeWise women and chill
dren-do not live by bread alone, and
the life is more than raiment. We
all of us know homes where the
bodies of the inmates are fed and the
souls and spirits go starved.
Once upon a time I knew a home
where everyone was happy. 1t was
a badly kept house-from one poin
Of view. The mother was no house.
keeper and she knew it. There were
holes in the linen, Sits in the window
shades, frayed spots in the carpets
The service Of the table could only
be described as higgledy- piggledy
Yet I have never known a more
united family. There may have beer
cracks in the china, but there wa.
none in the domestic unity: The chill
dren were loving and obedient, the
father and mother were companion
able and charming.
asOf course, it was not because thu
house was in rags and splinters.
might have been patched and thu
family peace still unbroken. But any
one who had to choose between living
In such home and in a domain pre-
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Cbe(l)in0$ Of TIE Informing
A Thrilling Tale Of ShIpWPeck and Adventure.
BY LOUIS TRACY.
Copyright 1903 by Edward ]. Globe.

lucid conference. AS yet, she recalled
so many dramatic incidents that they
failed to assume due proportion.
But quickly there came memories
Tozer, Of the doctor, her maid, the
Tozen, of the doctoE, her maid, the
pleasant life aboard ship. Could ii
be that they were all dead? The no.
ton was monstrous. But it's CHASTITY
significance was instantly borne in
upon her by the plight in Whieh she
stood. Her lips quivered; the tears
trembled In her eyes.
"Is it really true that all the ships
company except ourselves are lost?'
she brokenly demanded.
The sailors gravely earnest glance
fell before hers. "Unhappily there is
no room for doubt" he said.
Are you quite, quite sure?"
II am sure-of some" Involunta-
rily he turned Stewards.
She understood him. She sank tt
her knees, covered her face with hel
hands and broke into a passion O.
weeping With look of infinite pity
he stopped and would have touched
her shoulder, but he suddenly re
strained the impulse. Something ha6
fort to be callous, but he succeeded
His mouth frightened and his express
| sion lost its tenderness.
"Come, come. my dear lady" HI
exclaimed, and there was a tinge O
studied roughness in. his voice, yol
must calm yourself. 1t is the fortune
Of shipwreck as we'll as of war, 70,
know. We are alive and must lool
after ourselves. Those who have gon,
are beyond our help
| "But not beyond our sympathy,
walled Iris, uncovering her swimrnin.
| eyes for a feeting look at him. Ever
| in the utter desolation of the momen
! she could not help marveling that thi
queer-mannered sailor, who spoke like
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might have arisen between the ships
officers and the native members Of the
crew. He hoped the cartridges were
uninjured; but he could not test them
at the moment for fear of alarming
Miss Deane.
Both officers carried pocketbooks
and pencils. lii one Of these. contain
ing dry leaves, this sailor made a care
full inventory of the money and other
valuable effects he found upon the
dead, besides noting names and docu-
ments where possible. Curiously
enough, the capitalist. of this island
morgue was a Lascar jemadar, who in
belt around his waist boarded more
than 100 pounds in gold. The sailor
tied in a handkerchief all the money
he collected, and ranged pocketbooks,
letters and jewelry in separate little
heaps. Then he stripped the men of
their boots and outer clothing. He
could not tell how long the girl and he
might be detained on the island before
help came, and fresh garments were
essential. It would be foolish senti-
mentality to trust to stores thrown
ashore from the ship. Il
Nevertheless, when it became. nee
essary to search and disrobe the wo-
men he almost broke down. For an
instant he softened. Gulping back his
emotions with a savage imprecation
he doggedly persevered. At last he
paused to consider what should be
done with the bodies. His first in-
tent was to scoop a large hole lin the
sand with piece of timber; but
| when he took into consideration the
magnitude of the labor involved requir-
ing many hours of hard work and a
| waste Of precious time which might
be Of infinite value to his helpless
companion and himself, he was forced
to abandon the project. It was not
only irnpracticable but dangerous:
Again he had to set his teeth with
grom resolution. One by one the
bodies were shot into the lagoon from
| the little quay of rock. He knew they
would not be seen again.
| He was quite unnerved now. He
felt as if he had committed a colossal
crime. In the smooth water of the
cove a number of black fins We're cut
ting arrow shaped nipples. The sharks
/ were soon busy. He shuddered. Gods
providence had ferried him and the
girl across that very place a few hours
ago. How wonderful that he and she
lshould be snatched from the ses
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He answered slowly: please oblige
me by remaining here at present. In
less than an hour I will return, and
then, perhaps, You will find plenty to
do
She read his meaning intuitively
and shivered. II could not do that
she n1urmured. Il would faint.
Whilst you are away Twill pray for
them-my unfortunate friends.
AS he passed from her side he heard
her sobbing quietly.
When he reached the lagoon he
halted suddenly. Something startled
him. He was quite certain that he
had counted fourteen corpses. Now
there were only twelve. The two
Lascars' bodies, which rested on the
small group of rocks on the verge Of
the lagoon, had vanished.
Where had they gone to-?
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HE KNEW.

whilst hundreds persisted! Why was
it? And those others-why were they
denied reScue2 For an instant he was
nearer to prayer than he had been for
years.
Some lurking fend of recollection
sprang from out the vista of bygone
years and choked' back the impulse.
He arose and shook himself like q
dog. There was much to be done. He
gathered the clothes and other articles
into a heap and placed portions of
shattered packing cases near-to mis-
lead Iris. Whilst thus engaged he
kicked UP out of the sand a rusty
krfss, or Malay sword. The presence
of this implement startled him. He
sight.
Then he went back to her, after
donning his stockings and boots, now
thoroly dry.
are you ready now, Miss Deane2?"
he sang out cheerily.
Ready? I have been waiting for
YOU
guard my tongue; it betrays me-" he
said to himself.
Iris Joined him. By some. mysterious
means she had effected great improve
ment in her appearance. Yet there
were manifest gaps.
IF only / had a needle and
thread" she began.
IF that is ALL said the sailor. fun
bling in his pockets. He produced
shabby little hussif, containing a thin
BILE, scissors. needles and some skeins
of unbleached thread. Case and corr
tents were sodden or rusted with salt
water, but the girl fastened upon this
treasure with a sigh Of deep content
Now, please she cried, L want
telegraph office and a ship.
It was impossible to resist the infec-
ton Of her high spirits. This time he
/ laughed without concealnlent.
I've will look for them. Miss Deane
Meanwhile, will YOU oblige me b.
wearing this? The sun is climbing up
rapidly"
He handed her a sou'wester which
| he carried. He had secured another
for himself The merrinent died away
from her face. She remembered his
errand. Being an eminentiy sensible
young woman she made no protest,
even forcing herself to tie the strings
beneath her chin.
| To be continued tomorrow.
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material can be substituted for these
last and all the materials in use for
aprons are quite correct.
The apron is made in one piece and
is without seams, the ties holding it in
place at the shoulders. The fullness
at the upper5edge can he tucked at the
front, gathered at the back, or gath
cred at front as we'll as back, as may
be. preferred. The back edges are
hemmed and the closing is made by
means of a button and buttonhole at
the band. -
The quantity of material required for the me-
dunn size e years. is u yards SO inches wide
with 2B yards of embroidery inches wide, Us
yards OF insertion and Ia yards of ribbon u
inches wide to make as illustrated.
The pattern, 46G1, is cut in sizes for girls of
| 2, 4, and years Of age.
| In ordering pattern fill m this
cOuDOn.
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she coiled the flying tresses into a
loose knot Her beautiful muslin
dress was rent and draggled It was
drying rapidly under the ever-increas-
Ing power of the sun, and she surrep-
tltiously endeavored to complete the
fastening Of the open portion about
her neck. Other details must be left
until a more favorable opportunity.
She recalled the strange sight that
first met her eyes when she recovered
consciousness.
You hurt your finger she said,
abruptly. Let me see it,
They had reached the shelter Of the
trees, pleasantly grateful now, so pow
erful are tropical sunbeams at even an
early hour.
He held out his right hand without
looking at her. Indeed, his eyes had
been studiously averted during the
past few minutes. Her Womanly feel
ings We're aroused by the condition OF
the ragged wound.
ooh, your poor fellow she said
"How awful it must be! How did ii
happen? Let me tie it up.
TT is not so bad now" he said. I'll
has been well soaked in salt water
you know. I think the nail was torn
off when We-when a piece of wreck
age miraculously turned up beneath
u.s."
! - LIS SIlTeQQeu a SLflpsIEOrl ner* dress
She bound the finger with deft tender
ness. ~ 800
Thank you,'' he said, simply. Their
| he gave. a glad shout. by Jove
Miss Deane, we are in luck'ss way
There is a fine plantain tree. - .
The pangs of hunger could not be
/ resisted. Altho the fruit was hardly
ripe they tore at the. great bunche:
| and ate ravenously: Iris made M
i pretence inathe matter, and the sailor
was in worse plight, for. he had beer
on duty continuously since e 1o'cIocl
/ the previous afternoon.
i - Atslast their appetite was son1eWl1a
:Iappeased. tho plantains might not ap
a peal to a gourmand as the solitar.
i Joint.
Now decided jerks, you mus
rest here a little While, Miss Deane. .
am going back to the beach. Yo1
/ need rot be afraid. There are n.
animals to harm you, and ! will not b.
4 far away
What are you going to do on tn
I beach?" she demanded.
To rescue stores for the mos
i part
May I not come with you--I cal
! be OF some little service, surely? ~
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PATTERN NO.. :.

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wanted. When the pattern is bust
measure you need only mark 80, "a
SO or whatever 1t may be. When in
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It may be. When misses or child's
pattern, write only the figure repre-
write ''inches'' or years
Patterns of this garment will be sent
postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Be
sure and mention number of pattern.
Address
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not that of drawing and a proportion
that is not to be found in the arith-
metics, we may hope better things for
the future Of the nation.
In the meantime-"don't throw
things at the performers they are
doing their BEST" Their very best,
poor things! It is not the fault Of the
young girl that she has not been
trained for the great career Of wife
hood and motherhood that, if God Is
good to her, lies ahead of her. AS it
is, she can only do her possible.
It is a big thing when a woman has
learned how to make a man happy,
tho married; how to bring up children
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he mu a
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PREACHER ADVERTISES BALL GAME

Johns English Lutheran church, at
tracted considerable attention as he
guided a high-spirited horse thru the
city streets.
AS result of this novel method
of advertising, notwithstanding au-
dience turned out to witness the con-
test. The manager of the basket ball
t team is a member Of ST. Johns church
and worked hard for the success of
a bazaar recently held in aid of the
church fund.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS
FOR THE NORTHWEST
For Minneapolis and Vicinity: Fa

Minneapolis
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Thursday; variable winds
4 Il &
andT
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with possibly
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Y1I'P-To-T ! Il !, MINUTE Ne
~ FASHIONS 81 g. i.
a Daily Hint Of Practical Value
to Journal Readers Of The
ri&.a Fair Sex.

The fashion pictures given daily in
this department are emlnently practi-
cal, and the garments pictured can be
reproduced easily from the paper
patterns, which may be obtained at
trihing cost thru The Journal. The
models are all in good style, pretty and
original in effect and not 10 elaborate
for the ambitious amateur to repro
duce.
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BUILDING PERMITS,
Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune.
Patient-What are the things must avoid,
doctor? .
Physician-Pork, mackerel, tea, coffee, oat-
meal, rye
Patient with gasp)-Rye7
Physician--In the form of bread.
Patient-All right, doctor; go on.
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GIRLS PINAFORE 1861
TO BE TUCKED OR GATHERED
AND MADE WITH OR WITH
OUT THE FRILL.

Pretty aprons always are in. demand
and are both sensible and attractive.
This one is quite: new and allows a
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1NrRopUcrIoN TO THE SERIES.

From all over the country inquiries have been
nouriup In upon me for advice upon various
topics of interest to women They have asked
me about housekeeping and home making, how TO
keep ones good looks how to keep young, how
10 preserve the figure, what to wear, how to eS,
crcise, how to keep the husband good natured
and how properly to train the children
The rapidity with which the number OF these
rennests has increa sed and the widespread terri
tory represented, have proved to me the impos-
siblity of meeting these requests by individual
letters, and have SO impressed upon me the UNI
versal demand for information along these lines
that I have been persuaded to write series OF
articles Of which this Is the first.
@ T. FL.
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system and moderation she brings to
them all.
And yet there are women who main
tain that the domestic career does not
give full scope to their powers! In
the name Of the great goddess, Com
mon Sense, what more do they want
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
New York Sun.
Bring boiled egg, my pretty maid
You're taking a chance, kind sir, she said.
Sir, she said
Sir, she said.
You'd better take hash, Kind sir, she said.
COMMERCIAL.
Washington Star.
'sWhy don't you try to do something for pos
terity?"
''My friend,' answered Senator Sorghm. "for
number of years I have read the market re-
ports with great care and have never discov-
cred that posterity was paying any dividends y
OH, NEAUX.
An automobilst named Jeaux,
Raced an automobile to Bordeaux;
When picked up half dead,
He soberly said,
Hereafter I'll always geaux sleaux.
The Tyre.