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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

and went TO the safe. TWO minutes
later Ripley swung on Second avenue
ear with the ring in his vest pocket.
He never hesit&ted an instant, but
made his way uptown until he stood
again in the little familiar square with
its four rows of aristocratic old resi-
denceS.
As lie waited on the steps of % he
noticed with a queer throb of remem-
brance the rows of yellow crocuses
Frightening the baroness of the park.
1t had been just Il year ago,
Miss SearleS was at home The serv-
ant was stranger and Ripley merely
told him to say person wished to see
her with reference to personal in the
papers. He waited in the reception
room. and as she entered his back was
toward her She came across the room
eagerly
You have brought my ring:'
He turned and held the ring up that
she might see it,
Il have brought it back"
"Kiplcy" She cried 'Kipley, how
, could You have it: lost it myself. 1t
SLIPPED oil in ny glove"
"}on were werl.n@ it. them"
r She flushed and hesiiatcd under his
Stea,y gasc.
n! G.d You find it," she asked.
r.. ~ referred t. the personal in his
harl.
There were to he no questions
a>..od. he said. and there is also men,
ton of liberal reward. The ring
must he precious to It's owner"
She caught her breath with Il half
sobnug cry ANA held out her hands to
him
Give it back to me. Ripley.
would not have lost it for all the
world"
"A liberal reward" Ripley repeated.
IF you will give me my reward"
"Well:" She met his gaze with eyes
full of entreaty and hurt dignity. "Of
course il you wish to retain
is the ring so much more precious
than the one who gave it, Audrey? Can
it be more to you than all the world,
when you merely liked the giver?" He
crossed to her side ana laid one arm
on the mantel back of her. IF you
can say TO me now 1 love you and
will let me place the ring back on your
finger as it was at first | will give it
back but if you cannot, even now,
Audrey
She lifted her face to his lips slowly,
open confession shining in her dark
eyes.
Il love you now she whispered.
please give me back my ring"
"a liberal reward and no questions
asked" laughed Ripley as he slipped
the diamonds and ruby heart back in
their proper place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
An old ministers Rcvenge.

The Rev. Thomas Mason had been
settled in the town of Northfield. Mass,
for life. As he approached seventy
years of age his people came to think
that they wanted younger minister.
You want me to give up my flock"
he said. Il am old and cannot easily
find Il new field of labor If my young
brother wants to take my place and
you are satisfied will turn You over to-
him for $1,000"
The old clergyman's proposition was
not considered unfair, and the money
was paid to him
Not long after goodly number of
the citizens were at the poStoffice.
among them the old parson. As they
stood there drover came up with
lot of hogs which he was driving to
market. and the people gathered
around them
Friend Drover." said Mr.. Mason.
what do you expect to get for that lot
of hogS?"
The drover replied that he ought to
get $500
Il have done vastly better than that"
said the old minister. casting a smiling
glance around upon his former parish
toner's. a score Of whom were there
Not long since sold n lot Of just such
critters-pot half so decent looking as
yours are and got $1,000 for EN-
Boston Herald
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
No Questions
Asked
By IZOLA FORESTER
Copyright. 1905. BY lola Merrifield

II was not often that Ripley read the
personal column in the newspapers
but the Sunday edition. with a per-
tinaclty all its own. invariably gave
this column first place on the front
page. and il caught his eyes before he
had even opened the paper. 1t was the
description of the ring which attracted
him. Also the engraved initials We're
given as a means of identification-K
G. to y. s
Ripley read the personal over again
after he had given the waiter his order
for breakfast:
Lost.-A ring; seven diamonds surround
ing ruby heart; initials * G. to a. S.
Return 10 ., Gramercy square. Liberal
reward and no questions asked.
There could he no mistake. The adj
dress was Audrey'S. the initials he had
had engraved himself, and the ring had
been their engagement ring
\ ruby heart surrounded by seven
diamonds 1t had been a fancy of his
own. The ruby was her birthstone.
The diamonds were the sacred number
of the ancientS. seven.
He remembered the last day, the day
when she had broken their engage
ment. They had been in the music
room overlooking the little park on the
square The lilac hedge was green
with bursting buds. and, though the
ground was brown and wind swept.
crocuS cups rose in dainty rows i'll all
the bare flower beds and there was Il
hutterng of nesting birds in every
bush and tree.
The breakfast lay before him untast-
ed. As he gazed out at Broadway
from the lace draped window. the pa
per still in his hand. he seemed to see
her again standing tail and slim and
girliSh in the deep bay windows that
day
She was sorry-it was wrong-it was
entirely her fault-but he must have
known she did not love him-not that
way. They had been thrown ut each
others head by kindly intentioned
relatives. He had been her brothers
college chum. and even before she left
school he had been the one man she
had seen and known intimately 1t
had been only natural that she should
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

In the Magazine of History Robert
Dewey Benedict, writing on Ethan Al
lens Use Of Language" gives this IL
lustrat.on of Aliens quaintneSs:
When he was taken prisoner at Mont
real he was brought before the Eng
fish General Prescott Aliens nara
tive tells Us: He asked me my namt
which | told him. He then asked me
whether was that Colonel Allen who
took Ticouderogl. | told him | was
the very man. Then he shook his cane
over my head, calling me many hard
names, among which he frequently
used the word rebel | told him
he would do well not to cane me, for
! was not accustomed TO il, and shook
my fist at him. telling him that was
the beetle Of mortality for him If he
offered to strike" The Eng.ishman
probably had seen enough logs split
with beetle and we lgas to recognize
the Appropriateness of the figure of Il
beetle as descriptive of Aliens heavy
fist and when it WAS described as a
beetle Of mortality" he recognized
that it was welpon which he would
DO we'll not to meet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

A young man. inheriting vast for
tune got the mistaken notion that
great Inheritance makes a great man.
In three years he ran his course and
is now serving as point to many
moral tale. Those who were fawning
and flattering Il few months ago are
now tittcrinS and pointing as he passes
by. And. if the Young man has any
brains left, he is probably in the most
pitiablc state of humiliation.
1t is an everyday occurrence. The
Office boy who does not know how to
take Il raise of 80 cents a week is just
as good an Illustration as this very
conspicuous young man. And the
moral Of his disgrace will be missed
entirely if every man, however OBJ
scure, does not take it home to himself
Not always does swollen head" re-
suit in disaster Most of the very
worst penalties in this world are penal
ties of missing great benefits one might
easily have received had he conducted
himself with honesty, simplicity and
modesty Evening Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

There can be little doubt that the
Church Of Our Saviour in Moscow is
supreme in its magnifcence 1t was
erected to commemorate the deliver
ance of Moscow from the French ana
cost about $5000000 hy the time it
was finished. The building is of white
stone, crowned by a g.ded dome and
cupolas. on which there is nearly Il
thousand pounds weight of gold. The
interior decorations which are won
derful combination of precious stones.
marbles. gold and silver. are of I'M
paralleled splendor On the walls diff
ferent colored and rare marbles rise
from dado of Jasper tier on tier.
the whole surmounted by magnifi-
cent frieze of frescoeS and carvings.
The building will hold 10000 worship.
ers and covers two acres Of land.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
The Wine of shirax.

The Persian wine of Shiraz is power
full and somewhat astringent and is
not so agreeable to European taste as
the lighter wines produced in Hama
dan. Besides hemp. lime and other
ingredients are added to Persian wine
to increase its pungency and strength,
for the wine that soonest intoxicates
is counted the hest, and the lighter and
more delicate kinds are held in lit
tie esteem among MOfammedans. The
principal vineyards are in the environs
of Shiraz and are situated N the foot
Of the mountains to the northwest Of
the town, where the soil is rocky and
the exposure extremely favorable
Washington Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
ProGl and Loss.

Here is story illustrative Of the
tribuiations of an editor of paper in
the west in the old days. Away back
in the early eighties of the last century
a notice appeared in a journal publish.
ed at Dodge City which ran as follows:
I'm view of the fact that we cannot
pay the road tax of $40 assessed
against US this year we have been SEN
fenced to a certain period of confine-
ment by the judicial authorities Of this
state; consequently there will be no
issue of this paper for the next three
weeks But as the state will of course
have to board us, we figure that we
shall come out some 500 ahead."-Har-
per's Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
A Liberal REWARD, LAUGHED RIPLEY.

"a Liberal REWARD" LAUGHED KIPLEY.
like him best, and she did-best of all.
She turned 10 him suddenly from the
window with pleading. regretful eyes.
There was no one else Life was so
long. Only real love could make it
seem all too short And she did not
love any one.
1t had been simple, cruelty simple.
and unanswerable, yet he had loved
her all the more for it, Another girl
would not have missed love in the
longest life as Mrs Ripley Gerard,
with the prospect of million or so at
her disposal.
She had worn yellow. he had remem-
bered a Grape silk morning gown, and
in her hands were the yellow crocuses
he had brought her He had not ar
gued with her, but had merely asked
her to keep his ring.
1T would only signify pain to me-"
he had told her, because | have lost
you, but to you there will be no pain.
only remembrance of one whom you
liked"
And she had kept it, He had caught
the CLEAN of its diamonds on her hand
when he left her standing in the gold
en- spring sunlight, her face bent over
the cr0cuSes
The waiter moved the cooled dishes
toward him invitingly, and he made
an effort to eat. When he left the res
taurant the personal reposed safely in
his note case, torn slip of paper that
bridged the empty months between
two springtimes.
The following week Ripley Gerard.
millionaire prince of good fellows in
the upper town, took up the role of
private detective in the lower town.
the town as it lies on the sunrise side
of the Bowery. His methods We're not
sleuthlile. They savored of the upper
town and consisted briefly of a system
attic canvass of all pawnshops and a
request in each for n ring with a ruby
heart Surrounded by seven diamonds.
The regularity with which the per-
oOn1A epltdlNu III llt NttklN ndleFS
encourag ed him. Particularly he liked
to dwell on its last line. Liberal re
ward and no questions asked"
It was the beginning of the second
week when he reached the end of his
quest Squeezed in between quick
lunch room and Yiddish butcher shop
on Hester street. one day, Ripley dis
covered pawnshop he had overlook
ed. 1t was a one counter affair, with
woman in attendance. AS he asked his
usual question she eyed him curiously
and denied having seen the ring.
1T was a ring of betrothal," said
Ripley, with an easy courtesy that
women loved in him. Il am to marry
the lady. 1t is no question of money"
The woman hesitated, glancing over
her shoulder at the back of the shop.
Ripley drew out fifty dollar gold GER
tihcate. She gave him a swift glance
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
Viking COurnge.

Whether on the high field or below
the roaring foSs or in the wild fishing
life which is common to the Norwe-
gians along 1000 miles of rock bound
coast you cannot fail to mark the ex-
traordinary GOODNESS of the Norwegian
in the moment of peril, his marvellous
Indifference to exposure, toll and physic
al rain. He is the strong man. Born
of a hardy race. bred in air so keen and
pure, he is physically powerful both by
inheritance and habit. What the
chance visitor might mistake for stolid-
ity experience shows is unrufled pa
thence and an unquenchable persever-
ance. \ liberal education in the heroic
legends of his forefathers from before
the memory of man has endowed him
with soul to enGeavor, and deep down
in this soul, quite ineradicable, you
will find a whole love for his country
and a whole faith in her future.-Lon-
don Express
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
DUE TO AN
ADDRESS
BY AUGUST FINCH



q wish' crieI Mildred. that you
would 20 away and never come near
me again"
Il will come around in the morning
said Kenlrick Fal!ows soothingly.
You are all upset. The passing Of the
customs after that rough passage is
enough to try the strongest nerves,
You viii feel better in the morning"
Il shall not bc at home to you in the
morning or any other time you call"
she announced spitefully Il want yod
to keep away from me-
"What is the ma, ter. dcarT' he asked
anXiously. Have | ofendcdy
offended" She repeated shrilly. "As
though your very attitude were not an
offense."
why" he defended, Il thought /
carried il or very well. l battled no
bly, against desire to take you in my
arms before all those people and
IF YOU had" she broke in sayagely,
81 should have Lilled You Was it not
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

Master rryuue the Puritan who in
1888 wrote an attack upon the stage
tells us that in his day tobacco pipes
were offered to ladies at the theater
in lieu of apples between the acts. A
French traveller. NJ TOrevin de Roche
fort. who published his journal in 1911
confirms this by telling us that he
found smoking a general custom in
England as well among women as
among men Both sexes, he adds, held
that life without tobacco would be in
tolerable because they say it diSsi-
pates the evil humors of the brain"
When ladies stopped smoking they
took to snuff Women of quality about
a century ago would not stir without
their snulfh0XeS. beautiful euameled
receptacleS of perfumed midi rappee
Lord Bolinghroke said of Queen Anne
and her grace of Marlborough: The
nation is governed by pair of snuff
ers. No wonder the light of its glory
is extinguished,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
1 only cabled papa when he sent for

me.
THAT the only cablegram:"
II sent two. The first was when re
.eived his message and said would
.ome and the second was to tell him
the boat l sailed on
Did you send both:" he asked,
smile beginning to tighten his drawn
lace.
Il wrote the first The second the
steamer agent sent for me
Would sou mind" he asked, writ
ing the address agdin:'
Dehantly She moved to the desk and
presently handed him a slip of paper
with a few words in fashionable and
uncertain characters. Fa!!ows gave Il
shout
Il suppose" be explained, If you nd
dress a cable To Fellows, SO Eroad
way and the e looks Ike an "A and it
is delivered to Fallows at the same al
dress that | am cleared of charges Of
presumption. Your father only receiv-
ed the second message was given
the first | supposed you had received
my letter ana that was the answer. DO
YOU see how it wasT'
Fallows had to lean very close to the
bowed head 10 catch the whispered
Yes"
(Which Yes is that" he asked ten
derby that you understand or that
you viii answer my letter in the affirm
ative:"
lie had to bend closer yet to catch
the 10th" SO close that his lips brush
ed her cheek and fingered for mo
mont un.enrlvcd.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

A red lettice is not a vegetable
freak, bur an English equivalent for
the morning colloquial pub" In Eliz-
abethan England alehouse windows
were, as a rule. unglazed openings pro
tected by latticcwork. which was gen
orally painted red; hence came the
use of the term, as shown by the fol.
lowing old rhyme:
Where the red lettlce doth shine
tbs an outward sign
Good ale is traffic within.
In Shakespeare's Henry ". the page
says of Falstaff He called me even
now, my lord, through a red lettice."
Probably the old name still survives
in few signs. There was an inn
called the Green Lettuce which looks
like an Obvious corruption-in Brown
low street, Holborn
In an old book dated 1901 there is an
amusing description of hardened
topper spending hours in an alehouse.
peeping forth occasionally and sam
ping his nose with the red lattis."-
London Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07

Time was when advertising was re-
garded as blowing ones own horn"
and there have been in it at times
fakes and frauds, Just as there have
been in other lines of business. All
that has changed very perceptibly in
the past three or four decades. Bust
ness men have realized that the world
is too large to ask the people in it to
hunt around and find out for them
selves what the manufacturer makes
and what the merchant has to sell. The
possible consumer must be found and
told about what is for sale and why
he should buy it. That is all there is
to advertising. Indianapolis Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
Emerson,s story of AIcott.

asked Alcott what he would do
when he came to the gate and st. Pc
ter demanded his ticket what have
you to show to justify your right to
liye?" l said. Where is your book.
your picture You have done nothing
in the world" NO" lie said, "but
somewhere on hill up there will be
Plato and Paul and Socrates talking.
and they will say. Send Alcott over
here; we want him with us "-Rebec
ca Harding Davis Bits of Gossip"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
Merely Existed.

A number of lawyers were exchang.
Ing stories of their experiences with
witnesses under examination. One of
the parties told the following: He was
questioning witness and said: you
have lived in New York number of
years. How longY Just twenty-five
years" Where did you live before
that timer asked the lawyer, hoping
to prove an important point. II didn't
i've" replied the witness. II was sin
gleT'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
SIZE HAxDED HIM A SLIP OF PAPER.

SIZE HANDED HIM \ SLIP OF PAPER.
enough Insult that you should press my
hand ana tell me how happy had
made your
Insult" he echoed. Wherein lay
the insut?"
THAT you should suppose that
would have come back just for your
sake
"Of course he said deprecatingly,
Il knew that your father cabled you,
but | supposed that you We're glad of
an excuse"
Mildred stamped her foot in veXa-
ton There you 80 again. she fumel
why should YOU suppose that would
be glad OF an eXcuSeY'
why" vaguely, ITO get back. to
see everybody and me"
II suppose YOU thought that | paid
attention to what you said when I
went away"
What was that?" he asked interest
eddy.
you wanted TO bet would not be
gone six months"
81 remember" lie said, with sudden
enlightenment. The stakes were ten
pounds of candy against He blum
dered a little.
MY penalty was an engagement to
you" she finished.
81 had almost forgotten" he CON
fessed. "Ycu grew so angry when l
suggested it that put it out of my
mind
And yet" she insisted, you appear
disposed to claim the forfeit"
Mildred" he said tenderly, Il
thought | had won your heart through
something more than bet"
well she sobbel, you made me
feel so Inundated at the dock
WHY" he urged.
Surprising that had come back to
see you and that | was so anxious to
become engaged that was willing to
dispense with the formality of "A pro
posal?'
IN propose again now, if that win
help any" he suggested.
Its too late" she said between her
sobs.
Then you did care for me?' he said.
with an unfortunate ring of triumph In
his voice.
Mo- She sat up very suddenly,
dry eyed and angry. Il did once think
liked you, but when you were so nor
rid this morning l realized my error"
How was h1rrid this morning." he
asked patiently.
"Supposlng that we were engaged
just because I came back sooner than
wanted to"
'But did not suppose that" he
denied. Il knew that your father had
cabled for you"
"Then why did you take It all for
granted" she demanded. hurt pride in
her voice. Don't you suppose that
woman wants to be asked before she
becomes engaged? Don't you know that
I'd have died sooner than come back
had | known you would put that con
struction on my actions?"
But didn't" he repeated. Il knew
you had to come home because they
were afraid poor old Bob was worse"
"Then why should you suppose we
are engaged if you are not trying to
collect that horrid bet?" she sobbed.
Because you cabled me you would
marry me-" he explained.
Mildred rose to her feet. her eyes
flashing. ut seems to me-" she said
angrily, you could find better excuse
than wicked falsehood like that"
but you did, he persisted. Il wrote
and told you that simply could not
get along without you and asked if
could come over and make your tour
our bridal trip. You cabled back Yes
and then before could get a steamer
your father told me that you were
coming home"
i never got such a letter." she de-
clared, "and l never would send such
q cable"
We'll wrote the letter and got the
cable"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
New Shepherd Plaids,

i'll neat checks in blue and white and
black and white, fine soft finish, for
shirt Waist or Shirt Waist Suits, ~ in
ches wide, SOC yard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
Black MOhairi


beautiful lustrous silk finish, in fac DC
pretty as silk very often used for Tact
cts instead of silk, 3S-inches wide. 70.
yard, 44-lnches wide, SI.oo yard
Black MOhair Sicilians.
Unusual values, fine weight and finish
extrawide, can't be duplicated, so inches
wide, o9c and 75c yard.
White MOhairs.
Just the thing for Shirt Waists and
Shirt Waist Suits, for the coming spring
and summer, in self dots, stripes ana
figures, 3S-inches wide, soc and 20
yard.
Silks for Summer.
The Silks mentioned below are all new
all good and all beautiful. But thew
represent only small part of the diff.
erent binds our Silk Department has to
show you. To merely mention the
kinds, to say nothing of the varieties
each kind, would make a pretty long
list. So we simply say, come, see and
compare.
New Silk FOulardS
IN neat dot and figures in Champagne.
Navy, Brown, Grey, Black and ROYAL,
24-inches wide; SOC yard.
New Satin FOulards.
Beautiful soft finish that will not crush.
in dots and figures; colors Champagne
Navy, Brown and Royal; 24-inches
wide; 75c yard
New White Jap Silk.
Fine soft finish, washable for Shirt
Waists and Shirt Waists Suits; ii and
27-inches wide; .371ac, soc, 75c yard
New Taffeta Silk
in neat check for Shirt Waist Suits and
Waists, in Black and White and Blue
and White; also all desirable shades n
plain colors; I9-inches wide, at 75c
yard.
New India Silks
for Shirt Waists. Fine finish, full a.
inches wide, in all the popular shades
at soc yard. Black Habuta Silks
water and perspiration proof; 81 and
S6-inches wide; z5c and 81 90 yard.
New guaranteed Taffeta Silk i'll Black,
full 36-inches wide; SI.25 yard. New
guaranteed Peau de Sole Silk in Black,
full 36-inches wide; $3.50 and 81. 50
yard.
New Spring Jackets.
Jackets of Tan Covert Cloth, with and
without collar; plain and strapped
seams. Price, $500, Sc so, $3.50 and
$40 Jackets of Black Cheviot and
Broadcoth, notched collars, plain and
strapped seams; lined and unlined,
Price, $500, $500, s.. so and $40.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-07
New Scotch MIXED Cloths,

excellent for rough and ready wear, for
Suit or Skirt; colcrs, champagne, brown,
light and dark grey, and black and
white mixture, 3S-inch wide, SOC yard.