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"Ah, Cousin aoul, rival of thine
in polite batteries" she sail. To me,
You are welcome. In a lsdy's tram
Of followers there is, ! believe, al
ways room for one more"
"In this case, though. MPeter Quen-
tin Waters, the card is fun said Sir
Raoul Dwight.
THAT is for the lady to say" | re-
piled. and looked at her.
Before she could answer the near
est fellow began:
1T seems to me ! like not your
tailor's fit; your coat does not hang
to suit my eye"
Your points are too dazzling
bright; they glitter with an up-coun-
try newness," the next fellow took
up the refrain.
Your lacing goeth crookedly; It
offends my eye drswled the third.
why waste breath?" cried. 1T is
more than enough
threw my gauntlet on the floor.
He who had begun the gibbering
stopped to pick it up, but Cousin
Raour stopped him.
Nay. George. thou all-round fight
er." said he, It's to me this game be-
longs"
He handed me my glove with the
tip of his sword.
Il would have the pleasure, sir?"
said he.
1T is mutual, sir" replied. Time
and placer"
Back of Montague house is a good
place" he answered. CAS- for the
time-there | must plead for indulg-
ence. In less than an hour | am due
at court, where his Majesty has com.
manded that ! be in attendance to go
on a three-days' trip up the country
after that am at your service the
evening of the third day, and | do not
think the few days waiting will rem
der our meeting any the less joyful"
art satisfied?" burst in Mistress
Rosemary Allyn. ready to shift the
blame upon anyone's shoulders but
where it belonged.
NO" | replied; but three days
hence | shall be-" And I smiled at
her.
"A brave man boasts not beforehand
of what he thinks he may accom-
plish." she retorted.
Nay, you misjudge me-" ! said
"The satisfaction lieth in the thought
that I may e'en oblige Mistress Rose
mary Allyn for once"
You have obliged me before this,
she murmured.
"If | have knew it not" inter
rupted.
"And she requires naught at YOU
hands" she finished with a toss OF hel
| head.
ut would not belittle her to do so
since she accepts the services OF sucl
as these" said, and, confronting thu
men, swept their faces with an in
solent glance.
Ito be continued.)
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CHAPTER H.-continued.

oh. youth! mad loving youth What
IL were ever disappointed. | still
pressed hotfoOt after the slightest
clue that might lead me to my love
can language tell or thought measure
the strength of lover
! asked many Of the young sparks
about the town whom I soon met IL
they we're acquainted with OF knew OF
lady named Mistress Rosemary
Allyn? She seemed to be unknown.
! came TO the conclusion that in spite
Of her beauty and imperiousness. she
was Of small means and station. and
had come to Castle Drout by chance.
OF the lady whom had escorted
into London. also had as yet heard
nothing. she had asked my name,
and where / should stop, saying
would hear from her anon. As the in.
cident no doubt faded from her mind
I had also
One day ] was strolling down Hol-
born with Mister Arnold, the biggest
tonguester in London, but withal a
fellow with little malice in his most
malicious stories-in fact he at whose
Lodge in Sussex county | had won
the promise OF the hand OF Lady Eel
ton. ] had been equally unfortunate
in not being able to see that lady:
twas said that she was out of town:
had gone TO France. Concerning the
paper ] had more, Mister Arnold had
displayed a great curiosity, but as he
received no encouragement from me
to speak upon it. he soon deslsted.
II was day of rosy sunshine and
baby breezes. Summer was fiount.
ing her flag Of wanton brightness into
the very face of winter, thereby
throwing over all the land such graci.
Gus warmth as made one wish she
nigh. forever linger with us. Spar.
rows flew about the half-clad trees
and bathed in the puddles along the
thoroughfares. They shook their
plumage and pruned themselves, twit
tering increasingly, joyous in the pres
ent warmth. We were as satisfied
and as thoughtless for the moment
as they.
Mister Arnold was relating a yarn
about Jack Howe-a most notorious
liar-who had unwittiDgly told the
truth about an episode OF my Lady
| Castlemaines. The gossip pertainett
not to this tale and is not worth re
peating for its own sake. We heard Q
rumbling Of heavy wheels, and the
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around with a suspicious quickness
dad the lady seen me following her
coach? | was certainly admitted as
If expected. | recognized the one at
her feet as my foe of the Lodge, Sir
Raoul Dwight From a darkening of
his countenance. hardly preceptible,
| felt that the recognition was mutual.
and that that recognition brought
gladness to more than one.
Flight was out of the question.
Naught remained to me bat to ad-
into the room, where was waited for.
Mistress Rosemary Allyn's eyes met
and crossed mine when had straight.
ened myself from my lowest bow.
A ripping laugh escaped her.
"'Sdeath," she explained. Whom
have we here, cousin? One of your
friends?" she queried of the one still
at her feet.
None of mine, sweet coz" he said.
The quick reply came with an insult.
ing look at me
His task was now finished, and as
sure you my advent into the room
had not FASTENED 1t. He stood up,
tall and straight and insolent. He
strutted toward me with his eyeglass
on and looked me up and down. The
fellow smelt SO of bergamot, | vow
twas offensive.
| returned his look quite as flxedly
for brief second, when | turned to
something more to my taste.
II am Quentin Waters at your sery-
Ice" said to the lady; "and am come
to pay my deyoir to Mistress Rose
mary Allyn"
The fishmonger OF Long Haut
metamorphosed into a gallant" she
whispered in loud aside.
The fellows roared.
looked steadily at them. More
than one pair of eyes fell to occupy
themselves With something beside
myself.
YES" retorted. 'T would join
her followers"
"Followers!" she repeated. "Ah, l
see"
She stood up.
Gentlemen" she cried. permit me
to introduce a confrere-Master Quen.
tin Waters"
They all bowed with mock humility
before me.
| humored her. Time enough to
deal with them, and my face at the
thought became darker than its own
dark hue. as | returned their bows
sternly.
- am at a disadvantage" | said. 81
apologize for my unceremonious er,
trance into your presence. Let thy
beauty, which dazzles. plead my ex.
cusc'
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A couple Of old antagonists meet on
a Scotch golf course every Saturday
afternoon. They we're all square
at the seventeenth and the loser Of
last week had just played his third
in the shape Of a nice approach TO
the green. Last weeks winner came
up to his ball with grim purpose. He
had an easy pitch to the green, but
a number Qf young sheep were uncon-
sciously browsing along the edge.
Rim forrard. laddie,'' said last weeks
winner to his caddie. and drive ava
the lambs!' Ma. ma, vigorously
protested his opponent; bide where
ye be. laddie, Ye Gamma move any
CROWN thing! That's the rule Of
gowff.'
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cracking Of whip. 1t heralded the
of the town. We stepped hastily back
against a house, for usually they came
at so great a speed the mud and ofal
collected in the cutters were splashed
Unfortunately about, and in this
case it might be to the hurtfulness Of
our attire. We were both dressed
faultlessly, and out for an airing.
The coach swayed and whirried
along the unpaved and rutty street,
while the footmen had all they could
do to keep their seats. 1t slowed up
when opposite us. We both looked
indifferently at the gold and buff
eduipage. In the coach sat the woman
I loved-Mistress Rosemary Allyn!
I met full gaze-she looked at me
for quite a second, with the lowering
coquetry OF great beauty, sure OF
her conQuest-and then she dropped
her lids In languid haughtiness. There
was no recognition In her glance; no
return to my gracious salutation. The
carriage rolled past.
me- w HO 10 Ah' bNohNg Va
claimed Mister Arnold. you seem
to know her"
What | answered him | know not,
How | excused myself, as hastily left
him, know not also. The insinuat'
ing smile | caught upon his clean
shaven lips recalled to my mind that
he was not one to stop at any scruples
he ought to have when dressing up a
story 10 suit the over-nice palates OF
his score of cronies, fitting II out
with that spiciness OF flavor which
delighted those scandal-monge:s. !
trusted somewhat In his being my
friend and his good nature. IL they
held him not, | was no pulling infant
and could take care OF my own honor.
Il was well for me that the coach
had not far to go and went the rest
of the way in a decorous manner,
else I'm afraid my maroon-colored suit
with its gold lacings would have suf-
fered. For. God, had a good pair
OF legs and proposed meeting the
lady.
The coach turned in Bow street-a
fashionable neighborhood, where
many stately piles reared their crests
and stopped before mansion. The
coach door was opened, the steps let
down, and Mistress Rosemary Allyn
slighted. She then went up the mar
BILE fight of stairs and was admitted
at once.
followed her. So rapidly did
mount the steps after the lady, the
portal was yet warm from her pres
enee. The lackey opened the door
at my knock Immediately. He uneere-
moniously told me the door to the left,
II was levee day evidently, &C.,
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Satisfied With the LANGUAGE.

Prof Adolphe Cohn of Columbia
university recently, in discussing the
teaching of French and German in
public schools, said that the attitude
of a good many people on that SUBJ
ject was explained to him very aptly
by a remark he had once overheard
in street car. Two elderly Irish
women were talking about their cEil-
dren, when one remarked: Il won't
let my child be taught Frinch."
why not?" inquired the other
Sure" replied the first, IF Eng
lish was good enough for st. Paul to
write the Bible in it's good enough
for me. New York Times.
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SALUTE FROM THE PRIVATE.
Specially witty Remark Credited to
Representative Allen.

Representative John Sharp Will
Jams says that the wittiest utterance
that ever he heard from Private"
John Allen, for so long the wit OF
the house, was delivered one evening
in a hotel lobby in Washington dur
ing the period of Cleveland's second
administration. Allen, who was sur
rounded by party of friends eagerly
listening to his stories, was in partic-
ularly fine form. He had paused in
one OF his yarns to salute Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson as he passed. The
Illinois statesman. however, did not
perceive the greeting, for, with his
head bowed, apparently in deep medi-
tation, and with his hands clasped be-
hind him, he strobe on without a
glance in the direction of Aliens par
ty. Gentlemen solemnly observed
the Private there you behold a man
with nothing under his feet but Moth
er Earth; nothing on his mind but the
longevity of the executive. '-Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-20
Oddities Of ZooIoav

Zoology has 81 oddities" said
John Lover, the 100 keeper. "and
that is why ! study II at night, after
my regular work b. done.
There are certain animals whose
circulation reyerses its direction al
short intervals The blood flows one
way In them for a while. then ID turns
and flows the other way.
There are insects that have their
ears on their legs Others have their
ears on their tails. As for the eyes
well. they may be found on the back.
on the shell. on the limbs, practically
everywhere
There are animals lHft Hy two
and three different kina Jt cpzL and
there are eggs that Carl produce
from two 10 eight yolase
There are Siamese twin animals,
with two bodies perfectly united.
There are males that live in the gul.
lets OF females. There are animals
ihat commit suicide rather than be
slain.
Altogether zoology Is odd and In.
teresting. would rather study II at
night than go TO the play."-Philadel.
phia Ledger
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-20
The Mind Needs Diversity.

Put variety into your mental bill Of
fare as well as into your physical. 1t
will pay you rich returns. No matter
II you are strong and rugged and able
to work every day in the year, your
body does not. Ruskin's love of the
beautiful gave his whole life an inde-
scribable charm and loftiness. 1t kept
him looking upward as well as out
ward. II purified and exalted. while
It held him spellbound. Put beauty
into your life. 1t is the twin of love.
The union of the two in their highest
form would make earth a paradise.
and man. indeed. only "a little lower
than the angels.
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Nations Quarrel over Islands.

Australia is afraid that France will
annex the New Hebrides islands, but
there are many people living in these
isles of the western Pacific who would
be glad if they could be annexed by
any power. For the blessings of rule
under an Anglo-French convention are
somewhat mixed. The Briton is for
bidden by his own rulers from import
ing spirits, while the Frenchman does
merry trade. selling his liquid fire
for substantial acres, thus gndually
establishing his predominance over
the fettered Anglo-Saxon.. England
has historic claim to rule in these
regions, Tor il was Capt. Cook, who. in
1913. gave the islands their name, un'
der the belief that they were the most
westerly isles in the Pacific.
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DERAN GED NERVES
DISTRESSING TROUBLES LEFT BY
ST. VITUS AND GRIP.
Woman Afflicted for Years by Strange
Spells OF Numbness and Weakness
Receivers Perfect Health.

When she was fourteen years old, Mrs,
Ida l.. Brown had st. Vitus' dance.
She finally got over the most noticeable
features of the strange ailment, but was
still troubled by very uncomfortable sen.
sations, which she recently described as
follows:
Zone hand, half OF my face, and half
of my tongue would get cold and numb.
These feelings would come on, last for
about ten minutes, and then go away,
several times day. Besides / would
have palpitation of the heart, and my
strength would get so low that could
hardly breathe. AS time went on these
spells kept coming oftener and growing
worse. The numbness would sometimes
extend over half my body"
"How did you get rid of them?"
"It seemed for long time as if never
could get rid Of them. IL was not until
about six years ago that found remedy
that had virtue enough in il to reach my
ease. That was DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, and they have since en-.
tirely cured me-"
"Did il take long to effect cure?"
"Noi / hadn't taken the whole of the
first box before l saw great improve
ment. SO l kept on using them, growing
better all the time, until had taken eight
boxes and then was perfectly WELL aud
l have remained in good health ever
since with one exception"
"What was thatI"
"Oh that was when had the grip.
was in bed, under the doctors care,
for two weeks. When got up had
dreadful attacks of dizziness. / had to
grasp hold Of something or l would fall
right down. was just miserable, and
when l saw the doctor was not helping
me, began 10 take DIR. Williams Pink
Pills again. In short time they cured
me of that trouble too, and have never
had any dizzy spells since"
Mrs. Brown lives at No. 1905 Dewitt
street, Mattoon, Illinois. DR. Williams
Pink Pills are without nm equal for the
rapid and thorough cure of nervous pros.
tration. They expel the poison left in the
system by such diseases as grip and arc
the best Of tonics in all cases of weak.
ness. They are sold by every druggist.
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To Test Wool and Linen.

It often happens that woolen goods
will be doctored with cotton. To dis.
cover this there are several tests that
can be made. One is the match test
BY applying a lighted match to a
sample of the goods, the manner in
which il burns will be evidence of it
genuineness.
Wool will burn slowly, while cotton
will go like a train of gunpowder.
Another test is TO unravel the threads
and the cotton can then easily be
detected.
To the experienced buyer the feel"
of linen is a sufficient indication Of
the quality. but for those who lack
this knowledge there is an old-fash-
ioned test which our grandmothers
used which is unfailing to show il
there is cotton in the wool. Dampen
the finger and apply TO the surface OF
the linen fabric. II the moisture is
seen on the other side you may know
at once II is linen. Ii IL is slow in
coming through. without doubt there
is an admixture of cotton. Another
method is to unravel the threads, al
in the wool test
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BY nILLICEST r. Mann

through the halfopen door | heard
many voices and the gayest of laugh
ter. Cad zooksl methought this was
not what wished. and drew near
reluctantly hesitated upon the
threshold Of my desire.
peeped into the room-a room aft
er Gibbons, frescoed ceiling and par
quetted floor of yew. The furnishings
were from Paris. saw a number OF
swells. yes. upward OF a dozen or
more who had by all the signs been
awaiting the lady. She sat in state
in large fauteuil with her tiny feet
resting on a stool.
A fellow knelt before her unlacing
the high-topped driving boots, which
imprisoned her feet, while another
waited with a pair Of satin slippers.
/ knew where there was one that
might claim kinship to them. He
ogled the slippers as though he could
have swallowed them with the great
est relish, whilst he alternately looked
with petulancy at the one at the
lady's feet. | did not wonder at his
| impatience, for so long did the fellow
/ linger DER his self-imposed undertak-
/ ing, It had never been completed had
not Mistress Rosemary Allyn called
/ him to task.
Cousin Raoul." said she, hast thy
| fingers the megrims that they tumble
so over the lacings of my boots?"
Cousin Raoul sent an upward fond
| glance at the lady.
They become as confused as their
master, being part of him, upon touch
! ing aught of yours" he said.
"Poof!" she said and shrugged her
shoulders. you set a bad example
to your friends, mon cousin"
Back OF her chair another fellow
lowered. He held in his hands a
carafe and glass, and begged her to
let him give her a dash of rum. Yet
another strobe across the room. a
most inane expression on his face; tC
him had fallen the honor of removing
her headgear
A bevy of insolent youths with their
boving and scrapingl
Twice | made the movement TO en-
ter, and twice | hesitated. My dila
toriness was my undoing. for as
was slipping backward. intending tc
leave and choose a more apropos time
for addressing Mistress Allyn, my
sword clanked against the wainscot
ing, and gave out metallic sound.
| The simpering fellows looked
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Prutea IN Comnanx-

Down in Mazatlan the other day. on
the western coast Of the dreamy land
OF Manana, a bear broke loose from
an itlnerant circus and sought lair in
a native saloon. There his beership
met crowd of thirsty peon loafers,
who with unknown celebrity forsook
their aguardlente and fed All but
one. He was too drunk.
'Pr'tty-hic!-doggy." crooned the
paralyzed one and made as to stroke
the wild beasts fur. "Gr.r.rr--" said
bruin. and in the midst OF the intl-
mate festivities that followed a good.
ly jug OF Mexican whisky vas dis.
lodged and largely uncorked.
When circus folk came upon the
scene with ropes In search of what
was theirs they found drunken bear
and a drunken peon rurbinR noses on
the floor in a perfectly friendly test
as to which could lap up the most be.
fore the fluid birthstone should soak
away.-Los Angeles Times.
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unns,,erina Recommendation.

An Odessa tMoD man found II
necessary a few days ago to lay aside
his good clothes aud put on a dirty,
ragged suit and help clean up the
machinery in his place Of business.
Then he went home. and az he en-.
tered the front gate he met a tramp
coming out The tramp mlstook him
for one Of his kind. and. IL reports be
true, said: g There's no use 10 go in
there. pard; that's the meanest white
woman living
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-20
Bear Broke loa Jam,

A log jam on an Illinois river was
bear was noticed Icy one of the river.
men prowling around the skids, and
later was observed crawling over the
piled.up timber. Gradually Bruin
worked his way down TO the key log
and attacked It frantically Instantly
the mass Of logs broke The bear
was crushed to pieces. Later II was
learned that the key log was filled
with honey
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Doinu Great Work.

Ward. Ark. March 9Th Especially
From all over the West reports
come OF cures Of different forms OF
Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kidney
Pills. and this place is not without
evidence OF the great work the Great
American Kidney Remedy is doing.
Among the cured here is Mr.. J. V.
Waggoner, a we'll known citizen, who,
in an interview. says: "Dodd's Kidney
pills have done wonders for me. My
kidneys and bladder were badly out
OF order. ! used many medicines, but
got nothing to cure me till | tried
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Two boxes OF
them fixed me up so that have been
well ever since.
Tell the poor kidney and bladder
diseased people TO take Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and get we'll"
No case OF kidney complaint Is too
far gone for Dodd's Kidney Pills TO
cure. They are the only remedy that
has ever cured Bright's Disease.
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Turkey Properly "stuffed. 4"

Mrs. Pratt of Moores Corner had a
Joke played on her at Christmas time.
She received letter from a sister in
the west. saying that box, contain.
ing among other things, a turkey, all
stuffed, was on its way, starting the
first of the month On its arrival she
hastened TO get out the turkey fear.
Ing II had spoiled, having been so long
ON the road, and behold. It proved to
be a papier macho turkey, with 81
greenbaCk for stufnng.
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Simple Cause Of Death.

Mrs, Horace + May OF Wilmington.
VI, recently lost valuable pair of
two-yearold steers, in a peculiar man.
ner The steers we're chained togeth.
er in stall and in some manner they
became so entangled In the chain that
both choked to death, Apparently one
had lain down ana the other had
stepped across its neck and then the
first one had attempted to get up
with fatal results 10 both
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease CAtarrh Il blood conztl
tuoua disease and In order 20 . you must take
internal remedies. Hairs Catarrh Cure f. taken In
ternaily, and acts directly the blood and mucous
S1rfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure Is not quack medi
cine. lwas prescribed by Of the best physicians
in this country for year. aud IL regular prescription
IL IL composed % tho best tOnics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers scting directly the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination Of the
49, t--- Ants 10 that prydu.Hys saeh -~a'isi.sf-t
tUlts In curing catarTh. Send for testimonials free
F.J. CHENEY CO, Props, Toledo U
Bold by Druggists, price 15c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
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Cur System Of Civilization.

In England the upper class CANDLES.
but does not drink; the middle class
drinks, but does not gamble; and the
lower class both drinks and CANDLES
II is a characteristic circumstance
that the upper elias makes laws TO pre-.
vent the lower class from gambling.
and that the lower class is in favor OF
legislation TO prevent the upper class
from drinking.