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CHAPTER l. service I was given to understand that

I service I was given to understand that
she was French; and I became con-
vinced, from evidence which she her
self supplied, that she was English.
| Mademoiselle, therefore, being convert
| ed into Miss. Rosalie might quite as
likely be Jane or Betsy, and Lenor-
mand Smith or Jones. Introducing
herself under false p%retenses in respect
to her name and nationality, she must
be capable of other duplicities, and
consequently an unfit companion to
my dear daughter. After some deliber-
alton I communicated my suspicious
to my wife.
"You may be mistaken" she re-
marked.
II may be-" I replied; "but I do not
think I am in this instance"
MY DEAR" said my wife, gently,
women are the best judges of women"
"Of women's failings," I said, cor
recting her out of my wisdom.
"Of women's virtues also," said my
wife. "Consider, Richard; have you
seen anything in Mile. Rosalie's con-
duct of which you disapprove"
I did consider, and could fix upon
nothing definite except the subject mat
ter of the pictures. I spoke of this.
"Mlle. Rosalie," said my wife, has
explained all about them to me. She
has had a hard life, Richard, and has
been compelled to turn her talent as an
artist to profitable account. 1t meant
bread and butter to her. The dealers
would purchase only certain subjects
of her, drawn from low life, or, rather,
dear-not to be unjust-from a poorer
life than ours.
$50" she continued, "Mlle. Rosalie
had no option. How grateful we
should be for the blessings we enjoy
and for the evils we r spared! Mile.
Rosalie is above %reproach; she has
come safely out of the fire of tempta-
ton and cruel suffering. Eunice is
deeply attached to her. She is an
orphan, too, and bee>gratitude for the
home she has found with US is bound
less"
"Well, WE'LL" I said, feeling some
what helpless, "let it be as you wish"
"Thank you, DEAR" said my sweet
wife. "We will say nothing of this to
Eunice; it would grieve her. "And just
now" she added, with a bright look,
I'VE must have no clouds"
Later in the day I met Mile. Rosalie's
frank smile with a smile as frank.
She seemed grateful for the response,
for she raised my hand to her lips and
kissed it: and then, as though ashamed
of herself for this ebullition Of feeling,
she turned and fed. 90
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love found expression. Happy, sacred
hour! Never, never to be forgotten in
| all the after life!
Harry stopped later than usual; Eu-
nice had disappeared; she was waiting
in the garden for her lover.
Goodnight, Harry" 1 said. "You
are a fortunate young fellow to have
won the heart of our darling child"
Il am the happiest man in the world,
| sir" said Harry. you may trust her
| safely to me; I will prove myself
worthy of your confidence and her
love-"
On the following day Eunice in
formed me that she had promised Mile.
Rosalie that she should remain with us
until the day of the wedding; and,
moreover, had promised that her gov
erness should be one Of the brides
maids. I would rather not have had it
| so, but I had not the heart to cross
| Eunice's wishes at such a happy time
of her life Is this.
"What does Harry say to it" I
asked.
Harry says yes to everything" re-
piled Eunice, with delicious emphasis.
HE is enchanted with her. And what
do you think, papa? She is going to
make my wedding dress"
"a dressmaker as wellw I exclaimed.
"She is a paragon, this Mile. Rosalie
of yours"
Indeed she is, papa"
"She can do everything, it seems" I
said, except teach languages and
painting"
81 don't want them now, papa"
"Of course not-now that you have
Harry"
Eyes, papa" said Eunice, with per-
feet seriousness.
1 pinched her cheek. what if the
dress shouldn't fit, my dear?
"Oh, but it will, papa. Mile. Resale
declares it shall, and it will be made
weeks and weeks beforehand"
If anything could have induced me
to hasten the wedding day it would
have been the thought that we should
be the sooner rid Of a woman to whom,
despite the glowing eulogiums of my
wife and daughter, I had taken an un-
accountable dislike-unaccountable for
the reason that I could find no just
cause for the feeling she had inspired.
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MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt ordered the
name of the training ship for m1dshlp
men changed from the Chesapeake tc
the Severn.
The proceedings in Che case of Major
F. De l.. Darlington, tried by court
martial in the Philippines, have az
rived ut the War Department for re
view by the President. Major Caring,
ton was in charge of the battalion OF
Philippine scouts at the st. Louis EX:
hibition. and his trial was based OF
charges of misrepresentation of funds
and the duplication Of accounts. Ihe
court sentenced him to dismissal. Car
rington was tried by the civil authori
ties of the Philippines and sentenced
to sixty years and five days.
The President was made the benef
:, ciary Of an act Of Congress passed Sly
years ago granting to all soldiers VINO
served out of the confines of the cou
try during the Spanish war two
months extra pay.
President Roosevelt issued an order
calling for sweeping reforms Ill the
methods of conducting the business OF
the Government.
The President has approved the find
ings in two trials of Captain George
W. Kirkman, of the Twenty-ffth In:
fantry. sentencing him to dismissal!
from the army and confinement in the
Fort L~eavenworth (Kan.) penitentiary
for three years. Kirkman was con.
nected with the sensational case re-
sulting in the suicide Of the wife OF an
army officer in Omaha.
Secretary Morton removed the engl'
neer in charge Of constructing a dry
dock at Charleston, S. G.
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CHAPTER II.

My wife's words, "And just now we
must have no Clouds" were an allusion
to a joyful event which we were human
~ certain would take place during the
day. Within the last two years we had
struck up a friendly acquaintance with
a gentleman of Independent fortune
who lived a few miles from Boscombe
Lodge, and on the morning Of the fore
going conversation with my wife I re-
ceived the following note from him:
my Dear Mr.. Pardon-Unless I re-
ceive a telegram from you to the effect
that you will not be able to see me,
1 shall do myself the pleasure Of call
ing upon you at about l o'clock to dis
cuss a matter Of the deepest and ten
derest interest to both Of US. With
very kind regards to Mrs. and Miss
Pardon and yourself, believe me, faith
fully yours,
HASTINGS CLANRONALD."
There was no mistaking the purport
of this letter. We had long suspected
that MI. C~lanronald's son Harry was
in love with our daughter, and it had
formed the subject of many serious
conversations between me and my
wife. Eunice's heart, we saw, was lost,
and Harry's father was now coming
to ask her hand for his sop. A peculiar
self-consciousness on the part of Eunlce
convinced us that she had been in
formed by Harry of the impending in
terview. Loving she always was, but
there was a clinging, pathetic tender
ness in the morning caress, the mean
ing of which, having read MI. Clan
ronald's letter, was clear to meas
though she was pleading to me to place
no bar to her happiness.
At the appointed hour Mr.. C%lanronald
came, and we soon arrived at an under
cstanding that the projected union was
suitable in every respect; but it was at
my instigation, and not at the instiga-
ton Of Mr.. Clanronald, that the bust
ness aspect Of the affair was postponed
for future consideration. l had the
best of reasons for this postponement.
There will be no difficulty l pre-
sume," said Mr.. Clanronald, and his
eyes wandered to The evidence of
wealth by which 1 was surrounded.
None whatever" I replied. "Eu-
nice's great uncle, whose heir 1 am, is
absent from England, and it will be
naturally agreeable to him that he shall,
have a voice in the matter. He is very
wealthy, and the ~postponement will be
in the interests of the young couple.
"Quite So" said Mr.. Clanronald. 81
am prepared to do what is necessary
and proper, and you will meet ne in q
like spirit:"
He put this in the form of a question,
and l replied, "Yol nay rest perfectly
satisfied"
He expressed himself so, and then we
went TO join my wife and daughter at
luncheon. He shook hands cordially
with my wife, ard kissed Eunice, who
knew by that sign that all was well,
She bluShed and tremblel and moved
closer to her mother, whose tenderness
toward the deAr child We were to lose
was reGoubled.
Excited AMI eager. Harry Clanronald
came in the evening. and had an in
terview with Eunice, i'll which mutual
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DOMESTIC.

Jealous of his wife, William Board.
man killed her at st. Paul, Ind, as she
lay in bed, and then killed himself.
Nearly forty fremen had to be taken
from the building of the Columbian
Rope Company, at Auburn, N. T., the
dense smoke having overcome them.
Rear-Admiral Sigsbee's squadron Of
four cruisers sailed for CherbourS
from the United States to bring home
the body of Paul Jones.
After killing her four small children,
Mrs. Paul Klass, at Keller, Wis, COM
mitted suicide, i'll health prompting the
deed.
The National Association of Credit
Men at Memphis, Tenn, elected G. Il.
Ferguson, of New York, as president.
A mail train on the Lake Shore road
ran down and killed, near Edgerton,
O., Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Brown and Mrs.
Rathburn.
A surveying party Of twenty has left
Seattle for Chilcoot Pass and kotslna
River to locate the division line be-
tween the United States and Canada.
DR.. ". E. Woodehd, a New York
City broker, was arrested in Philadel'
phia, Pa, on the charge of having OBJ
tanned S27O0 by false pretences.
A meeting of the Citizens Associa.
ton, of Newport, R. l., was called for
the purpose OF trying to secure the
peace conference for that resort. 1t
was said that twenty villas had been
offered for the use of the conferrees.
Thomas F. Ryan, at New York City,
stated that he was the sole buyer OF
the 500 shares of the Hyde Equitable
stock, for which he pail S2,50O,Oo0.
Samuel Greason, a negro, who was
sentenced to death as an accomplice OF
Mrs. Kate Edwards in the murder OF
her husband, has been set free by the
court in Reading, Pa. lie was declared
innocent on retrial.
The trustees of Otterbein University.
O United Brethren college at Wester-
Vile, Ohio, have decided upon the es-
tablishment Of a chair of philanthropy
and practical religion.
Harvey Smith, John Collier and vii!
Jackson, colored, were hanged in the
Jail yard at Decatur, Ala. Troops were
present, but there was no disorder
among the 1000 people who surrounded
the Jail. Smith and Collier murdered
Miss Belle Bloodworth, of Decatur.
Jackson killed a policeman.
Otis Bolts, twenty-one years old, was
hanged at Peoria, ILL.,, for the murder
of his girl wife last January.
Pittsburg is to have a Soldiers Me
mortal Hall costing not less than So.
100000, and it is understood that II. G.
Frick will give 100000 toward it.
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Finding Our Lost Stars.

Over the dreary wastes the Nal
followed their star. It drew dear
them in the long silence Of the ntg1
journeys. It blazed for them like
beacon Of hope, alluring and assuriA
them as they pressed onward, Th3
were men Of the desert, accustomed
gazing into the starry deeps, aecp,
toned to naming the constellation
They belonged to the trustful chill
hood Of humanity, which can find d
very near in the distant stars and VI
great in tiny flowers. In this
stinctive trust and sense Of safety
Magi followed their stars across
wastes of sands.
Then they came to the city. III
even came to Herod's court. It u
a new world. It was utterly unlike
mysterious tents Of a sheik in the fl
dom Of the desert, this thronged, 81
plotting Jerusalem. The Magf w&
not at home there. Yet the city wdo
Its spell about them. Their hearts w4
sti1ed in it's narrow walls; but t
charm Of its midnight and the splend|
Of iS noon were over them. Th1
gained access to Herod the King all
saw his glory. They found themselv|
at last made the unconscious messe|
ger Of bis crafty, cruel purpose. Th}
lost their star, too.
But God kept it waiting for he3
At length, after many days, the char
Of the great city was lost, and II
Magi set out on their quest once mon
Suddenly the dear, familiar star TIL
they had followed and loved in II
earlier days burst forth in clear shi|
ing before them. "And when they sal
the star they reioiced with exceedt}
great joy" Perhaps they followed
and loved it all the better after tho
experience in the great city.
The whole incident may be read
a parable. We follow u star in q
simple faith and mistaken trust
our childhood, pressing forward in i
quest which our mothers teachinI
made holy for us. We follow our st
until a. length the great tasks Of III
absorb US and we are tempted to I'd
get the earlier guide while We
dazzled with the artificial and the q
in this great city of Worldly Endeayd
We lose our star.
But God is keeping it ready to shiS
again for us all the time. Some dS
we are sent out to resume the d
quest or we tear ourselves away fro
what threatens to become a bondad
Then, thank God, the old star of chi
hoods faith shines for US again, al
we take up the task gladly under
pure light.
To every one who has had this q
perience the joy Of the Magi on fndf1
their lost star will be very clear. Tho
too, have found their lost stars al
nave rejoiced. 1t is the divine kindnd
that keeps the star for us, and ev
Heaven reioices with US when we fl
our dear old star again.-Zion's Hera
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Mark the Bright Hours.

A sun-diaI, in Spain, has this app1
pirate motto engraved upon it:
mark only the bright hours" Be II
like the sun-dial. And bear in mil
too, that there are no dark days to Ga
The Godward side of the clouds is
ways bright. Another hint: One
the most beautiful photographs i
have even e was taken in a raj
storm. You can make beautiful n
lures at any time, if you only knf
how. "All the black storm clouds
life are going to be rainbowed, a
shot through and through with tra1
figuring light, and made things of
and rejoicing forever" Look for /
silver lining and you will find it.
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Where Wealth Stops Over.

Probably the most remarkable shoes
ever produced within recent times were
those worn at G function in London,
England, the other day by a lady well
known in society. In keeping with q
gorgeous gown she wore a pair of shoes
that were literally covered with fash
ing jewels-diamonds, rubies and
pearls. Five hundred dollars was the
price of each shoe.
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The LARGEST Diamond.

The largest diamond in the world
that was recently found is not of the
crystalline sort used as a gem. If it
were its value would be fabulous, for
it is seventeen times larger than the
famous Victoria diamond, the largest
of modern finds, which was sold fol
St. 900. 900.
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The Happiest.

Those who have the most Of han
ress think the least about it. But
thinking about and in doing their d1
happiness comes, because the heart 4
mind are occupied with earn
thought that touches at a thousi
points the beautiful ard sublime n
tiles of the universe.-Thackeray.
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Why Not Rejoice?

God is more earnest for me
saved than 1 am to be saved! He
loved the world that He gave !
Son." He loved not the saints,
penitents, not the religious, not TIL
who love Him; but the world" Sc
lar men, profane men, hardened reb|
hopeless wanderers and sinners!
gave not q mere promise, not an AMI
~ teach us, not a world to ransom
but His SOn-His only begotten!
much did God love the world, SHINE
me!
l believe this. 1 must believe IL
believe on Him who says it. How
I then do otherwise than rejoice
Luther.
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mg6
WvKadY
RTehk1AM
lunble
A DREAMER;

J. 4. EDaERToN.
I'd rather sing of Liberty,
Though nameless to the end,
Than fawn to prosper, and the knee
To Mammon bend.
I'd rather stand for human rights,
Though to the world unknown,
Than walk on Fame's aIlurina height
For self alone.
I'd rather IN a cabin dwell,
Unmentioned all my days,
Than to desert my principle \
For wealth or praise
I'd rather feel some work I'd wrought
That would my brother bless,
Than prostitute my honest thought
For mere success.
Id rather ever hold in view
The white Christ as my goal,
I'd rather know I had been true
10 my own soul,
Than be required to Sacrifices
My spirits inner light,
And give my manhood as the price
To gain the height.
A dreamer? So to you he seems
Who can such notions hold?
| am content to keep my dreams,
Keep you your god. \
Rams Horn.
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Driyers Must Be Tslnpcrate.

The Illinois Milk Dealers Associa-
ton "said things" to Chicago milk
wagon drivers the other day, and af-
ter this any driver known to smoke or
drink intoxicants while on duty will
be punished by the loss of his job md
expulsion from the union.
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An Awful ExDeripnco.

When the steamship Wellington
rived at San Francisco: Cal, rece1|
she brought q Japanese whom she
picked up at sea after he had b
standing four days and four nig|
without food or water, on the bottom
q %capsized fishing boat.
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Corn Cob Like a Hand.

Thomas Bell, of Evanston, ILL.,, has q
.orn cob in the shape of a human hand,
dat and with thumb and fingers dis
tinctly outlined.
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An Enormous Spider.

In Sumatra there is found a spI
which is the largest in the world. |
body is nine inches in circumfere|
and its legs spread seventeen inchd
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hat to Cultivate.

Seek to cultivate i buoyant, ioy|
sense of tie crowded kindnesSes1
God in our daily life.-AleXaIder 4
laren.
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Hospital For Fishes

There is a hospital for diseased fishes
at Vienna University, where the pathol
Ogy of fish is studied.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-29
WALL. STREET REVIEW
HEAVINESS AND IRREGuI.ARITY IN
 THE PROCEEDINGS.
Markets Both at Home and Abroad Showed Effect of Peace Negotiations at Portsmouth-Hardening in
 Money Rates. y

New York. August 7s.--The heaviness and irregularity of today's stock market may be of them more or less plausible. if moot en- tirely logical.
 sean. comfort from the situation at Ports mouth, Consols Tn London and Rentes at Paris shading some. while further pretext mands of the head of the anthracite miners union. and the widely heralded utterances sumed his at.acks upon the coppep % stocks It is noteworthy that the coal shares and Amalgamated Copper were materially lower.
 To the foregoing conditions should be added a tendency to the hardening of money rates and further drain by the West upon contrary statement 1t is now the opinion of observant bankers that the years crop re- quirements from this centre will be quite large. If not larger than last year. While there Is as yet not ground for belief that the banks are likely to advance money rates abruptly; 1t is believed that money for freely.
 Initial prices throughout the active list were lower. including In addition to Read Missouri Pacific. St. Paul, Atchison. Penn Penn hand. sains a aAh Sere made de % Metropotsn nas Si street Railway. Metropolitan Securities. Sugar and Pacific Coast. the latter n ~'-'-~
 The list rallied freely in the first hour. such support as the market received coming Operators tested the market by switching from one group to another but finding little demand for their offeroings, turned sellers again the list going lower than at the open- Ing. The chief points of weakness at this tuncture were Reading. which fell points, the balance of the lisi trailing along at re- sessions of 1a3 points
 One of the few conspicuous exceptions was Republic Iron preferred, which advanced on news Of the resumption of the dividens and was taken by commission houses hitherto prominent in that issue The absence of any marked selling pressure steadied the market In the early morning. and the trad ing then became more narrow and bull buy ing of Union Pacific which sent 1t before Saturdays closing, attracted some attention among traders. who followed the movement With purchases of Reading and other active issues until many early declines had been recovered.
 The closing was firm, an influencing fac LOT being the news that Japan had agreed to waive her claim to indemnity, and a re- turn of call money to last weeks rates London's moderate sales here were largely caused by home demands to meet the fort nightly settlements Among the days rail- road returns was that of Chicago & North western. whose preliminary stateemht for the fiscal year showed but slight increase or net income over the previous year Re- ports of gross returns for July by n number of minor lines were about equally divided as to issues and gains.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, S2.5s5,000. United States bonds were all unchanged on call.
 NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-29
THE rAGGART CASE.
Sensational Scenes Witnessed in the
 Trial nt Wooster, Q.

Sensational Scenes Witnessed In me
 Trial nt Wooster, 0.
 Wooster, O., Aug. 2S.-I nanticipation of Mrs Grace Taggart's appearance as witness the courtroom today nlled rapidly.
 gart was not placed on the stand at the opening. A controversy occurred between the attorneys about letter referred to in some papers received from the War Department by Captain TagRarts attorneys. MT. Wertz was put upon the stand and asked some questions by ex-Judge Smyser about the letter.
 After considerable discussion the let ter was read. It was from Adjutant- General Corbin and referred to the charges of General Miner.
 It was to the effect that the report had been shown to the secretary of war and he regretted this unfavorable re- port from a man who was an efncient officer: that Captain Taggart should De admonished about his conduct; that strict watch should be made that he keep the pledge he made and that TOT some time a monthly report of his con duct should be made to the war depart ment.
 The inference by Mrs. Taggart's at torneys was that the letter had been re- moved from number of papers recelN- = ed al Washington. This was presented by Taggart's attorneys and when MT Wertz left the stand he made some re- mark to sx-Judge Smyser which the lat ter resented.
 At this point Wertz called Smyser a liar and a great deal of confusion prevailed. The feeling was intense and bitter for minute. Judge Eason H. nally quelled the disturbance.
 Captain Taggart was again called to the stand for a few moments and asked about the papers received from the war Department. He stated they were Just as they were when they came; nothing had been removed from them whatever
 Mrs. Taggart took the stand In her own behalf She said she was S5 years old. She stated that she was adopted by the Culver family in Chicago when she was 8 or years of age and that her adopted father, who at one time was president of the Chicago Board oi Trade, had given her every educational advantage Asked as to her marriage with Mir. Taggart, she declared that Il had been pure love match.