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The Hearts, very sweet on Miss Doris"
-Hol Els. is 'e?'
Yes. overheard i'm say so last evening"
when"
Here Thomas the footman broke of with
n cough, noticing my presence in the break
fast room.
or course, l gave no indication that
had overheard the remark. / merely
opened the paper and scanned it with an
apparent indifference that was very far
from feeling.
What Thomas had remarked to the gar
dener did not exactly surprise me. but had
hoped and deceived myself into believing
that such was not the case The Earl was
undeniably a good looking man in spite Of
his forty-odd years, and with his title and
cool fifty thousand year was husband
that any girl might be proud TO win. 1t
might be really true that Doris cared mora
for Lord Ewell than she did for-some one
else but nevertheless the thought stung me
with sense Of jealous rage.
Just then the Earl entered the room.
Nice day" said he, looking up from
pile Of letters in his hand. Sorry cannot
join you shooting this morning he went
on. smiling easily
why are you going away?T enquired,
hoping that he was
Yes. beastly nuisance. OH Good morn
ing, Mrs Blackstone as Doris's mother
entered the room. Il was just telling
varleigh that shall be obliged to leave
you to-day l shall return by Thursday,
however, if you will allow me-
You know you are always free to do as
you like here, said the lady. smiling agree
ably.
My heart sank lower than ever, and did
not know which hated most. the Earl of
Ewe or the lady who so evidently desired
to become his mother-in-law.
One by one the rest of the party came
down and We began breakfast Doris
looked adorable. as usual, but she seemed
rnther bsentminded. and paid almost no
attention to my remarks.
Presently ! caught her in the act OF eX-
changing glances across the table with Lord
Ewell. Evidently their understanding was
complete. was so agitated that / could
scarcely ait still, but, alas! when | left the
table and stroled into the billiard room 70
find nv cigar case, found Doris and Lord
Ewer alone together. heard her say
You'll writer
aware Of my presence they both looked
guilty and confused.
1t did not require any superhuman in
genuity 10 s,e that they had been spoonng.
The sunlight suddenly grew dark IA I re-
allied that the light Of happiness in my
life had been quenched forever.
How | got through the next few days
cannot clearly remember. suppose it
was the recklessness Of despair that kept
me ling in the daytime, as it certainly was
whiskey and soda at night
Indeed. ! imbibed so much Of that con.
soling fluid on the evening Of the second
day that challenged all the people in the
smoking room to game Of bridge at nrir.a
points. TO the eat scandal of my host, who
held very str0itlaced views on the subject
of gambling The next morning he talked
to me. in a grieyed fatherly sort Of way tel
ing me that it would certainly gneve him
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10 ..a tho s.;,, ~ ,,,, NO., ,.r,l,,.i go, .t,.,
90 St ,h ,e ZIP 81 I,y en-. ne |Iecheu On me
I nnologised nd .nnnied Gi,r H. III
hind 5d,,iee h,t I'D ,,nt tell H., ~, , ,
iifa bad Lean ,ire,d,, "a i,, IL 90
daughter and / dirn't caro- teot,e,,cc b0,,
soon vent tn niaSe-
The neyt ,narrin, tho nos+ wac In r.,
We we're nj break fast when n letter ga.
handed to Dori..
She opened il eagerly. and soon her face
was wreathd IN sniles lad rec",ri@ad
the bandwriting. II uas 1nrJ WAN H..
the rest of the INV Doris eeefned r4rfertly
hapny
fbe Earl himself arrived in time for din.
ner Vas present when he came NJ, IN,
drawing room. and | saw the elo1uent look
i''nv yn ,ny ;nd iio, o2 Ii' ga hca e
could not Stand If any Longer
When announced nv unexpected ard
immediate departure. b5th nv ho-t md
hos . showed tbemsay y tiloereIjv d. IN
appointed. Even Doris did me tf.e honor
TO sav sbe was sorry
1T occasions me ne great regret to leave.-
I said coldlv. hut the circn,,1,,. nee. ueces.
stating nv departure are nntirol, bevn,d
INV control.
as your business so srriousgH Doris on.
ouired with a mock gravity that -tnie,
me as the worst possible taste. Perl.aps
it is the same as Lord Ewelrs- BIT
no. il is too late in tbe week for thut
lb U continued her eye. snark,ing '' Win
mischief
You are more in his lord .hin's con.
fdances than - said .erca.t'caliv
why Lord FwelI ra,IIv Ven, 49, saa mo
St. I,eger races said Doris launching aflt.
remember. IL ia a dood secret Fatb,n.
ia So strict about such matter
u had no idaa Hi inrJsnin ,yas intcr
estad in racine II s.id coIdiy spofnrc
90 vo,, rn,,st aIloug me &, cor.,,r,,,,l,ta
Sou Mis- Rlactstone iinou your ertrerne
good L,ck
NRrt ~, did ,,o,, l,no,r3r criod tho ,ir,
hor 60 ~ IL; '''o s'''
- ba,.e n ,,aiS ~ go ratdrtod stirn,
-Resides 10 iordsbin I,os r,ade az ,ecrs,
81 81 o,j,,ir.tinn 90 ,n,,
III rrhntg1 a;.c,,Istnd Dori- a,,.bi,.,
.n-+iI,- ''''7' ''H
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or,aii 81 49, T't,,,,,, ,i IL,
-, 81 :. - II ~. -
~ ,,it '''"' '''o iie"'i was wy 81"
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NOTIFYING BLUNDEp OF A KENTUCKY GENTLEMAN
Mistake Tor Time Put End the Esuds

I SEQ by the mawnin' papah. said the
kentucky Colonel that they all takin'
advantage of the Christmas festivities to
tech up feud or two in Breathitt county
Begins to look promisin'.
-'Taint whut it used 10 be. Kentucky.
Used to be that Christmas was the merriest
time OF all the yeah TO- wipin' out OF ole
feuds and beginnin Of new ones. Whole
fam lies cleaned out at one festivity, whut
with the whiskey and the boss pistols and
sky rockets and one thing and anothah.
We celebrate Christmas ve'y difunt
from you Northern people anyway. |
mus say that of'n miss the whisitey and
the fahahms myself and get to hankerin'
altah EN-.
II seems laik ole time. to see Breathitt
county comm 10 the front again. Laik ole
times. II used 10 be that that theah county
run a putty swift race with Harrodshurg.
Onct or twice It come putty nigh to takin'
the shine of ouah little ole native town.
That all theuh was to that.
And It may do II again. Theah amt
no tellin Only one killed you say and one
wounded Well anyway. it's a stahtah.
why | kin remembah when the Jedges
wouldn't hold cote in Breathitt county
unless a military company accompanied
them upon their succut. When the Gov'nor
refused 10 allow sech company, theah
wa'nf no cote held. Then them theah
feudisi- took the law in their own hands
and theah was somethin' don'.
"Oh yes, il was ve'y gay in Breathitt
county In the good ole times OF the fust
class feuds
81 onct had the pussonal acquaintance Of
a teudist in Brenthiit county, Shootin'
Ike. di-tantly related to the Turner's of
this same Turner and Strong feud we've
oeen readin' about.
Isl oOtin Ike was one of the hravest men
I eyah knew, but he come by his death In a
way whut would maik you weep. lt is
heartrenderin' to think Of the way he come
by his death. You hahdly believe it when
tell it ~ vow but il was lailt this.
AS | tell you Shootin' Ike he Was ve'y
brave He wan afeahd Of nuthin'. That
+, to say he want afeahd of nuthin' he had
evah seen or heahd Of up 10 the time OF his
death. He would walk about in the dahk
without any fahahms. carryin' Of Ian
tern maxim Of tahget Of himself, carryin
of lantern II talks putty brave man
70 do that, kin tell you. in Breathitt
county
but nobody shot him He died n
nu'crll death Died Of NORTHEASTERN.
You see Shootin' Ike he was whut you
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Breathitt County.

might call a connozier Of fahahms. He
made collection of 'em. He was allus
lookin' out TO some new kind OF fiahahm
whut would shoot further and quicker
than any fahahm he had. He was said to
have two or three that would shoot through
sevvul men at onct. IL was great time
saver.
He was 40 Jealous about practisin' with
'em, too. aftah he got 'em that he was
soaser Of neighbors than any othah man IN
that paht OF the country.
Well. to come to the pint Of the story,
one day theah come shyin' around his hut
theah on the edge OF the mountain
strangah. And ne didn't seem as if he
was at home out theah on them theah dan
gerous mountains Of Breathitt county.
But, TO give 'em their due. that's one
thing about them theah Breathitt county
people. While they'll peck away promis-
Gus whut you'd call reckless occasionally
at anybody at all related 10 their own
pahticulah feuds, they won't shoot at
perfec strangah.
-Shootin' Ike want no exception to
the rule He was kind hahted ole man.
Had a good many notches on his stick.
mo- than usual even In Breathitt county.
but theah want no doubt in the minds OF
his friends that he thought it was alb
soIutely necessary to put them theah, or
he wouldn't a done IT,
"Shootin' Ike he had good deal of adj
vertisin in one way and anothah as a ter
rible shooter when he got stahted but he
was really at haht kind ole man. and
timid too, about some things as you'll
see when finish this story.
We'll as | stahted out to say, when this
well dressed strangah come a shyin' around
the secund day. old Ike he went into his
hut and sat down by the fahside. He had
a kind Of scahd look in his eyes Ike did,
the fust scahd look anybody evan saw
theah, | reckon.
''Whut's the mattahT asks his wife,
who was a settin' in the othah side OF the
big fahplaoe a smokin' OF ole cob pipe.
Muffin TO amount to anything an
swahs Shootin' Ike softly, only theah is
a strangah in these heah pants and he's
got new kind of gun. a gun he goes on
10 explain 'whut appeals to go of with
out shootin' anything
His wife TOOK her pipe out OF her mouth.
"A mighty quah kind of gun says she.
I reckon I'll jes get up and talk a look
st it.
with that she gets up and goes 10 the
do and looks out. At the same time the
strangah he comes mincin' toward the
hut talks q peep at her. lowahs his eyes
holds his gun In front of him, talks aim
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TWO PRETTY FEATS DONE BY FIRE DRIVERS.

while live sparks drorrcd oh a'crr from
between the furnace lars IS tie cIF.uc
few along A stirring spectacle az It al
ways is.
But when the engine had gone, some
at least Of those who had seen it pass were
moved to admiration by something il lad
left behind it. this icing the trucks OF it,
wheels in the soft slushy snow.
HAY ng the block al TO himself the driver
had driven along plumb and exactly in the
Crowning middle Of II, and he had drv Il So
straight that his wheel tracks were ar
true as the para lei rails Of a railroad track
In fact, the wheel tracks that the engine
eft suggested a once a railroad ira
II was nothir g less than wonderful driv-
ing q al did that but another wonder was
coming. Two seconds after the engine
had passed the hose waFon came flying
along with its bel clangn g, driver cool an d
easy and some OF the men on the wagon
casi-a ly putting on their rubber coats.
When the hose wagon had passed and
the people looked for its tracks. 10 see how
well the hose wagon driver had done
they couldn't find EN-. He hadn't made
any. He had driven the whole length Of
the block with his wheels running true as
a d q in the burrows made by the wheels
o The fire engine!
Fl driver, sure enough. the man on
the fire engine. and what do you think II
that man on the hose W gonf
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The girl had left over Christmas carol
in her heart. 1t was impossible to sing 1t
aloud in the street, but she felt the need OF
communicating IL somehow or other; 70
she said TO herself:
y will wish everybody meet a happy
New Year
She began at the Flatlron building and
went along Twenty-third street. buying all
the mechanical toys she could find for a
baby she knew The baby had had full
Christmas stocking, but he must have a
New Year one, too,
First she bought him an automobile.
A hsppy New Year TO you, she said 70
the man as he handed her the box.
.Thirty-hve centsl' he yelled to the new
crowd that had gathered 10 see the toys
work And az he yelled he looked straight
oyar her head in a way that made her feel
that she wasn't there
The girl went on 10 the man who stoiidly
and without change Of countenance sold lite
trains Of cars for Is cents.
"A happy New Year, she SAD 10 MN as
he pocketed the money
HUH he returned
Nothing she answered, and. approach
ing the corner OF Sixth avenue and I've nty-
third ret. where the man showed how
the monkey on the string was succe ssfully
operated purchased one.
A happy New Year, she said to him
timidly.
you put your foot on one end OF the
string he called out, and hold last 10 the
other. II works by itself
Further down she bought the rOostcr- that
frht on the street but don't fight after you
got them home. and the tiny mirror set out
with goblets and glasses all for five cents,
ands III further down a mouse that ran IN a
mechanical but lively enough way 70 scare
any woman and another mouse that popps d
out at one end Of a match box and in at the
other
And to each and every one a. these sellers
Of toys she wished happy Ne~ Year with
the same result
Then she entered the express Office, where
she cent the package to the taby boy.
BE sure you give directions, she said
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Of course everybody knows that the men
who andc rhc lines over the horses that
u' The cty'- tirr engines are dandy drivers
70 i-n'l often that one can get exactly
roh demonstration Of that fact us this
Pore was on uptown reside nee street,
a-ntalted that was lust now covered with
$ inches Of soft sushy snow which WAS
marl with many footprints and scored
I'LL over straight and crisscro=s and zig
gag Win riir tracks made by many wagon
wheels
Into one block Of this street, which was
NJ that nome Mt vacant Of all other vehicles,
came booming a fire engine. People living
au ile block heard its whistle a. it APP
preached and ran. as they always do, to
che windows 20 see It 60 by, and enjoyed
the stirring little spectacle that il presented
a- it passed The three fine big horses were
zal.oring mad,y, the driver sitting strapped
nto ais perch at the front Of the engine,
Doe lines stretched OFT like ribbons
steel The smoke, with the speed at
which the engine was moving, trailed back
Gar from the mouth Of the Furnished smoke
F-et The captain and the engineer
r in the fuel box back Of the boiler.
i'' captain pecung round at the side, look
Hs ahead and keeping the whistle going,
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at St Nicholas. One o'clock. o'clock.
3 o'clock-sill YOU did not come. Surely.
! thought, you must be dead, and l was
filed With desrair.
At last left the asylum and returned
to camp just as the day was breaking
They told me | was in time to see a batch
Of prisoners shot
Suddenly the thought came 70 me.
suppose Basiio was among them, | hur-
ried 10 the plaza where the firing had al
ready begun.
At first / could see nothing | was so
distressed Then | recognized you. Two
more and then il would be your turn. |
ran TO the General:
Not that man. cried pointing 10 you.
Why asked the General kindly. for
lis he a musician"
Yes. replied, a ray Of hope sprnging
up. He is a fine musician and he plays
the cornet wonderfully
SO you are safe, Basilio; but can you
play the cornetP
"A shudder ran over me.
Not in the least | replied; I don't
know one note from another.
'Gracious' and the band in which you
are 10 play must be ready in two weeks,
groaned Ramon. If you can't play by
that time they will shoot us both without
mercy
Shoot youl' I exclaimed. No. you
shall not die through fault Of mine. In
fourteen days will play the cornet'
For two weeks my sole thought was
10 learn music. ! spoke and thought Of
nothing else And l learned TO play In
deed / did but it affected my brain and |
became almost music mad.
i could not be separated moment from
my cornet. But two years later. when
my friend Ramon died, the grief felt for
him restored my reason was sane again.
And had lost entirely the skill TO play my
cornet All my knowledge was gone and
IL has never come back.
$50 now you understand why l cannot
play for you.
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A Christmas Carol That
Nobody Cared About

10 the man. for them to hustle this out in
plenty OF time for his har py Now Year.
And happy New Year TO you she added
The, man behind the counter frowncd
slightly.
No matter what message we send with
it," he told her rcprovinglv. they won't
hurry il any, and at that she sighed and
went out Of the door into the cold the
Christmas carol still in her heart but sing
ing more softly for want Of encourage
mpnt.
She went thereafter into a dry goods
store whore she bought a few liitle things
and tried the Happy Now. Year roclet On
several Of the girls ono after the other
But they were too tired 70 respond or
they failed TO understand until She cemo
70 the counter whore they sold silver
mounted things for presents and n n tnll,
auburn hnired. rosy checked girl who stood
serenely back Of it, fresh uriired and
beautiful as If she hadn't stood there an
dav long.
The girl bent smilingly over the pretty
silver things
! believe. she reflected. that ] will
buy him peir Of curling tcngs lie wears
his hair 80 long.
The auburn haired girl behind the counter
laughed.
IT, a funny present for q man. sho snid.
Take this little soft brush for his velvet
But suppose he has ones' objected the
IF he ios he won't let YOU know it,
smiled the auburn laired grl. 1--WE got
a sweetheart too. II is what 1 gave hum
for his Christmas gift
The girl picked out the very rretiie4t
brush. Il was little enough His Christ
mas gift 10 her had Teen -arcaiwcrd Zen.
viii YOU have his initial Fut ON itform
she asked
i will. said the auburn haired girl j
will zee 10 it myself and you shall lave IT,
too. IN plenty Of time. will mark it
Special"
The girl looked UP at her. TIE Christ
INNS carol had found an answering chord
II sang ana sang
i viii take H. she said, and wish YOU
a happy New Year
The auburn haired girl dimplcl and
smiled and biuzhed
a happy New Year" She answered.
10 you and 10 your sweetheart
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and pulls the triggah.
Then he turns a little wheel at the side
with u wheezn' sort of noise and goes
away. Shootin Ike's wife walked back in
the room a latin
Laws mussy,' says She don't you
know whut that Is? 'Tain't nuthin',' she
adds but pocket camera. That's all IL is
-Shootin' Ike he was hurt to his haht
He was hurt in his pride so bad he ncvah
got ovah ithurt TO think that sech con-
nozier a. he was should n mistaken a
pocket kodak TO weepon.
lie jes laid down and died Of morti-
fcashun, and that put an end TO his feud
for a little while in Breathitt county, put
an end to 1t in fact until it stahted up Christ
mas Day with this unexpected little me'y
KILN whut seems TO me 10 sort Of promise
that theah will he some mo-
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Fr1m he ,Sp1nfsi


Il asked after my friend. and. 70 nv
horror was told that he had undoubtedly
been killed, as he had not been seen since
the battle. | leave you 10 guess how
suffered that night. Only one CLEAN a
hope rpmained-that Ramon was waiting
Tor me in the asylum Of st. Nicholas and
this was the reason that he had not returned
to the insurgcnt camp.
In the early morning an army chaplain
entered my cell
All. death" exclaimed.
Yes he answered, gently.
At onceP
No. b t within three hours
A moment later the companions who
had been arrested with mo awoke TO learn
their fate. Only one prisoner escaped.
He was a musician, and the Carlists were
in need OF bands for their hattalions.
And you were musician, Don Basilio.
were you not?' asked one Of his auditors.
is that how you were savedf'
No, answered the old veteran. Il was
not a musician. l scarcely understood
note Of music.
AT the end Of three hours I was marched
with my companions to the place Of GU
ton. Tho square was formed and we were
placed in the middle. My number was
ten; that is. ] was the tenth 20 die.
The firing began. was blndfolded so
/ could not see my companions. tried to
count the volleys. so that ! might know
when my turn came, but ] soon lost count
Those volleysl / shall never forget
them. Now theI seemed a thousand miles
away, now so close they seemed to have
been fired at me.
1t must be my turn now thought.
Il felt something clutch me by the shoul
ders There was a roar in my ears and
fell forward ina ginning was shot dead.
The next thing ! knew | seemed TO be
lying on my bed in the prison and Ramon.
the friend whom believed dead, was bend
ing over me.
Where am ~ | murmured, doubling
the evidence OF my own senses.
Listen said Ramon. i waited for you
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-Oh. Don Basilo, do play MS tune upon
the cornet. so that we can have a dance
yes. yes, Don Basiio' Do play the
cornet
Il really cannot no said graVely. Then,
noting the disappointed faces about him,
he added. Il will tell YOU why l cannot
play any longer. If you like.
There was an appreciatlye murHur OF
assent, and the old man. pausing only TO
light q fresh cigarette began his story
1T is some years now since the civil war
broke out in Spain had friend, formerly
n Lieutenant in the same battalion as my
self We nad fought many a fierce battle side
rs side hat at ne time | speak Ramon
tic innocent victim Of an act Of bitter in
utstiCe had determined TO separate from
the party with which fought and Join the
enemy. He was high spirited lad 9nd
rasea he would kill the Colonel who had
1t wa, about midnight when Ramon
entered the tent and aroused me
'Bailo.' he whispered. Listen he
continued as | half rose from the bed where
| was living Should we meet on the field
tomorrow, for l am certain there viii be a
Yes yes. I cried. understand. We
will salute ono another and pass on
If we both survive let us meet at the
ST Nicholas Asylum at / o'clock tomorrow
night II either does not come the other
viii know he has fallen
Agreed, / answered. 'F5rewell'
Ramon vanished in the darkness Of the
night
As we expected, the insurgents attacked
ne on the following day. The fighting was
fierce. | saw Ramon once; he was wearing
the Carlist cap and was already a Com
mandant.
Toward the end Of the fight was taken
prisoner At / o'clock the hour Of my
appointment with Ramon was confined in a
cell OF the prison of a small town occupied
by the Carhsts.
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While poking round among the clouds
The lean giraffe began to sneeze;
He went forthwith TO DR.. Monk,
Who always gave his troubles ease.
MY neck is sore tho patient said
The doctor murmured, looking wiso.
let your ambition soar no more
Toward the trees Of parad.sel'
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College Chums.
The hippo from the banquet came.
His voice was hardly mellow
Although, fear. that was his state
His song was -Jolgoofelow
The monkey COP agreed with him.
They sang the song together,
Under the lamp post and the moon.
And. as appears, the weather
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A Suicide Pact.

A Suicide Pact.
Two sentimental young orangs
Loved in the olden fashion.
And, as of yore, their parents put
A veto TO their passion.
And then they hired leaky boat
Which Ger the water bore them:
They Ger the water cared at finst,
But now the waters DER them.
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The pelican smoked on the sand
And noted the volcs OF the camel,
Remarking. in critical mood,
Il think that your solo Is damn ~
II cannot distinguish the tune
You seem 70 believe you are hummlng.'
IF your ears were "a big as your bill
You'd know it's the 'Cames are Coming"
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An Affair of the Heart
and an Affair of the Turf.

stotg Of Enal9h co-nir. Aouse LIE.