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cashier filled Hamilton 3 place for thS
present, but it was uncertain how long
he could be retained, as his health
was delicate and his means such as
placed him above the necessity OF Co
ing any business.
Tory was still there, but his position
seemed at times most irksome. The
strain on his nerves and temper dur
ing the investigations left an unpleas-
that for several days he had been
looked uDon with suspicion. This fact
placed him in sympathy with Hamil-
ton. and he had more than once been
heard to say that he believed the
missing cashier to be an innocent
man.
He had been informed by President
Hastings of Bruce's discoveries in tie
West. He had not called to see Ars-
Hamilton since he carried her the
ominous statement OF her husbands
return to the bank. Somehow he
shrank from going there, but when he
CHANGED to meet her he bowed with
anu iCSPSNN'
The summer was wearing away.
August had come with its willing days.
and bathers often sought the shaded
river for a plunge in its cooling wat
ers. On the other side new railroad
had recently been built. The hilly pOr-
tions had been leyeled, hollows filled
up. and immense rocks blasted. Hun
dreds of men were employed, and the
different gangs were located about five
miles apart. Many of them were
Italians, and four of them were
drowned in crossing it in quest of in
toXicants, and it is said they were
buried in the dump, uncoffined, and
without service of any sort, by their
companions. Low and degraded they
must have been, and it is no wonder
the people were glad when they left.
All this occurred to Osborn one day
in August, when, changing his bathing
suit for his ordinary clothes, he saw in
the bushed, not two feet from the
place where he had deposited his own
suit silk cap with weather-stained
satin lining and an embroidered mono.
gram.
The letters certainly were V. c. H.,
however they might stand in color.
The c. or the Fl. was as likely to
stand first. perhaps. but Tony felt con-
vnced that the cap he held in his
hand was once the property OF Vane
Hamilton.
1t was Just such one as wives.
sweethearts and daughters make for
their masculine dependents to travel
in. and Tony thought he recolected
that Mr.. Hamilton carried one in his
oyercoat pocket. His wife would know
and whether he took it on his last
trip. If so. it proved his presence
afterwards in Grovedalc as conclusive
ly as the gold shirtstud had. 1t was a
peculiar coincidence that in both in
stances he should be the finder.
Ito be continued.)
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Innocence Abroad.

Booker T. Washington told the fol
lowing story of an old Southern darky
who was sent for the first time to the
postoftice to mail four letters:
His employer not having the neces'
sary change to pay the postage, told
the darky to pay it and he would re-
pay him the next day. The old negro
started down the road, and about an
hour later reached the postoffice.
Boss" he said, looking in through
the stamp window, ''how much do it
tex fer sen TO letters for Massa John
SOM"
Eight cents" replied the clerk,
from within the window.
Dat so?" interjected the negro.
"Yes, uncle
The old darky studied a while, took
out leather bag and worried eight
coppers out of the lining. Laying these
on the counter, he drew long breath
and said:
"Well, yo' en- let 'em go long"
But where are the letters?" asked
the clerk.
"Whar is day? Why. done drapt
'em in de hole 'roun' yonder."
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droop of her form, showed her to b.

droop of her form, showed her to be
both pretty and graceful.
Mora Ashley, as live!" calculated
Mr. Hayes with great excitement.
Nora, did you say?'
"Yes, that is what Ashley called her,
and that is Ashley himself"
Bruce scanned the figure with more
interest even than he had the beauti-
full Nora, but never having known
Hamilton personally he could not tell
whether it closely resembled him or
not. In a general way he thought 1t
Hooked like the photograph he had, and
which Mr.. Hayes had already declared
to look like Ashley. The description
given in the advertisement also agreed
with what might be said of Ashley, en-
cept that the latter, when in Val
paraiso, wore long whiskers.
Soon after the two men separated
with mutual good words, and Bruce,
going straight to his room at the Will
loughby House, wrote detailed ac-
count of what he had learned at VAL
paraiso regarding Ashley, the bank de-
faulter, who he was inclined to believe
could be no other than Hamilton him
self. Indeed, the presence Of the
woman, called Nora by Ashley, and
having emerald colored hair, seemed
almost proof positive.
After detailing the account. Bruce
went on to say. or rather to ask,
whether Mr. Hartwell would take
pains to learn without doubt what
beard Hamilton wore two years ago
during his customary May journey-if
he had long whiskers in addition TO a
mustache. Also. Bruce desired to
know the exact date when Hamilton
left Grovedale, whether 1t was as early
as the 10th. for 1t now appeared that
Ashley came to Valparaiso the 18th.
Mr.. Hastings. on the receipt of this
letter from the detective, was much
perplexed. How could he gain the de.
sired knowledge without going to Mrs.
Hamilton herself? Mr.. Hastings was
a straightforward man. To approach
her with subterfuge or concealments
was so repugnant that he would not
entertain the idea for moment. He
made various futile inquiries and final
iy decided to call upon Mrs. Hamilton
and plainly state the case to her, ask
ling at the same time for the informa-
ton. If she chose to give it.
He did so. though not without ex-
treme reluctance. Mrs. Hamilton re-
ceived h IN in a polite. If somewhat
distant, manner. and after few COM
monplaces, Mr.. Hastings broached the
object of his call.
"Bu. please do not consider my re-
quest to be in the least imperative.
There is nc coercion about It,"
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CHAPTER v.-continvsd.


"Have you no photograph of them
OF either'Of them?"
mo. I haven't. But l can tell you
something stranger than you ever
heard In connection with this very
matter. Whether 1t will help you in
identifying Ashley can't say. You
know I told you they took house on
Main street. Well, shortly after they
. left 1t. and before a new tenant was
found. the story got afioat that on one
of the windows from the outside could
be plainly seen the photograph of a
mans head and shoulders and those of
q woman. The panes are large and
the outlines are said to be very dis
tinct. They are said to be photographs
OF Ashley and his wife, and the theory
Is that they we're looking through the
window At the river during a storm
and nash. of lightning photographed
them indelibly on the glass. The pic
lures cannot be seen from the inside,
but that they can from the outside is
vouched for by good many people in
town. don't understand photography
myself. and haven't been up to see
the pictures. but the cashier of the
Somerset bank has, and he says they
are excellent likenesses of Ashley and
his wife"
Il should like to 60 up" said
Bruce.
so should L." said Mr.. Hayes, "and
If you will call again after business
hours-for must go to my Office now
i will take you there behind nv
bays"
Bruce gladly accepted the friendly
offer and in a few hours was RAPIDLY
driving through the principal streets
of Valparaiso after the handsomest
span Of horses in the city. Calling
boy to hold them after a short drive.
Mr.. Bruce and Mr. Hayes approached
handsome house on Main street, and
easily got permission to examine the
window which bore the photograph.
1t was on the first floor, and lighted
the dining room. The Ashleys dined
late. and they perhaps, arose from the
table. probably after dark, or it may
be they turned down the lights the
better TO watch the storm, and stood
looking out at the river Be this as it
may. the outlines of two figures,
mans and wOman's, were plainly in
dicated on the pane. His arm appeared
to be about her shoulders, her head
rested lightly on his breast, and
glorious veil Of hair reaching down
out of sight covered her right shoul-
der. The curves of her features. the
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The face, though calm in the repose
of death, with lips slightly parted, is
the impersolation of force. The chin
hespeaks the bulldog determination
which characterized the man in life.
The prominent cheekbones tell that
q trace of cruelty blended with his de-
termination when obstacles blocked
the way to his desires, strikinaiy evil
denccd by his putting away the only
woman who ever loved him by the
cruel hand of ambition.
The faculty of reasoning is brought
out in bold relief against the base Of
his massive forehead, and the firm
lines of the mouth are G striking fea-
ture of the face Of the man whose per-
sonal magnetism changed mems blood
to molten steel kissing through hearts
of ice to fight like demons at his COM
mand
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Blind Girl Singer and Athlete.

Helen Masow graduate of tho
Stale Institute for the Blind at Berke-
ley. Cal, is well known in musical cir.
c,es through her fine voice and she is
now creating much interest because of
her participation in athletics. She is
an expert skater at the skating rink,
besides being an ardent horsewoman.
riding through the streets and lanes
with as much confidence as her mo:s
ia :Inatc sisters.
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they did1,'t really mean.
'All tbs, mind you, in the presence
Of a mildmannered maid OF some for
ty years.
THE Ia ly, afterward, was ashamed
and frightened. She wished to remove
from the maids mind the impression
that there had been family quarrel
She called the young woman TO her
and said
81 suppose you heard my husband
and me cnnversing rather earnestly
this morning. Nartha?
"The maid bushed.
"'Yes, madam she replied.
"I hope you thought nothing nm
Usual was going on-nothing worth re-
peating or talking about?'
"'Oh. ma:lam, | wouldn't say a
word the II aid exclaimed earnestly. I
once had man myself. and, | assure
you, never a day passed that the
neighbors didn't believe one or the
other of us would be killed."
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A New Brain Weakened.

The railroad clerks in Washington
are puzzling their brains over a new
problem which they claim is better
one than the How old is Ann?" prob
lem, says the Baltimore Sun. 1t is
known as the Gladys. West Virginia,
problem, where it had its origin. Here
it is:
"A train one mile long starts from
the station of Gladys. The engine
leaves the station and the conductor
waits until the caboose comes. He
jumps on the caboose and walks for
ward over the train. When the engine
reaches the next station, OXley, four
miles distant from Gladys, the con-
ductor steps off the engine. How far
does the conductor ride and how far
does he walk?"
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it would be found. according to- a
standard auti GRITTY that twenty res
taurants, including the st. Regis. the
Astor the Waldorf-Astoria, the Hol-
land, Delmonico's and the Imperial,
around the theater center of New
York, realize on an average of $1,000
apiece an ordinary night from persons
who have been TO the theatcr
1t is by no means out of the ordi-
nary for party of twenty-five to
spend 81 1000 for music and flowers
and supper. The supper is mentioned
last because it really costs the least
The food rarely costs more than 81
cover; the wines from $375 to $40
more; while the charge for flowers is
frequently fpm SIS to s25 for each
member of tie party. One will cease
to wonder at the floral cost when men
will pay $1,5D apiece, as they are do
ing now. for single white gardenia
to be worn in the buttonhole.
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A new region of the unknown Arc.
tic is about to be entered. Our map
shows it between Banks Land and
Prince Patrick island in the east and
the New Siberia islands in the west.
The southern boundary of this I'M
known part of the Arctic ocean Is not
far north of the coast of Alaska and
comedies with the line on the map
showing the track of the Jeanette as
she drifted through the ice. Its west
ern boundary is the track which Nan
sens Fran made from the New Sibe-
ria islands to the northwest. This re-
gton includes more than one-half OF
the unknown Arctic. Four or five lands
as large as Alaska might be placed
in 1t, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
The leading geographers of Europe,
such as Supan of Germany and Mark
ham of England, bold to-day that it is
far less important to reach the North
Pole than to explore this unknown
area to the west of the North Ameri-
can Arctic world. Here is to be solved
the problem whether there is more
land in the Arctic domain.
Scientific men say that a knowledge
of the distribution of land and water
is the foundation of physical science
They say this because the relative
size and the distribution of the lands
and waters forming the earth's sur
face profoundly influence the regime
OF winds, currents, temperatures and
many other physical phenomena. This
is the reason why they say that the
next expedition should be sent into
the Arctic ocean to the north of Alas
ka and East Siberia
In the part of the Arctic shown on
our map is believed to lie the last op.
pottunity to discover new lands in the
Arctic. Two small expeditions, one
led by the Englishman A. II. Harrison
and the other by the Dane Enar Mix.
kelsen, are about to enter this area
in the hope that they will find some of
the islands. large or small, that are
believed to be there.
Before relating the plans of these
two expeditions it is best to tell why
it is thought that there are undiscov-
cred lands in this part Of the Arctic.
The latest contributions to this prob
lem have been made by DR.. Harris and
Prof. Spencer. Of our country, and Sir
Clements Markham and Dr.. Supan, of
Europe.
Harris argues. from his photographs
ic studies, that as the currents flowing
north to Bering sea turn to the east
and west when they reach the Polar
ocean, there is probably land in the
unknown sea which turns them aside
from their northern course. Spencer
reaches the same conclusion from his
study of all the soUndngs made to
the north Of America and East Asia.
Both these scientists concur in the
view of Markham and other European
polar authorities that there is land
between Prince Patrick island and ST.
IBERIA.
In the Arctic the continental shelf is
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machine referred to-a churn which
makes butter in sixty seconds. 1T is
so handy" we are told. that it might
very well be placed on the tea table
as an accessory to the cups and tea
pot and yet not look out of place.
Given the requisite amount CT cream,
with temperature of sixty degrees
butter can be made at any time when
desired"
Such an invention is really of great
er Importance than it may appear at
first sight. There is high medical au-
thority for the assertion that there IL
nothing Americans need so much as a
greater supply of easily digested fat.
Fresh butter is the best of these fats
and the more pure and tempting we
can make it the more will dyspeptics,
invalids and all hard workers be ben
etited.-New York Post.
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THE TWO GREAT MYSTERIES

We know not what II means, dear, this
sleep so deep and still:
The folded hands. the awful calm the
cheek so pale and chill:
The lids that will not lift again, though
we may call and call.
The strange. white solitude OF peace that
settles over all.
We know not what 1t means, dear, this
desolate heart pain.
This dread to take our daily way and
walk in it again.
We know not to what other sphere our
loved who leave us go.
Nor why we're left to wander here; nor
why We do not know.
But this we know. Our loved and lost,
II they should come this day,
Should come and ask us, What Is life?'
not one of us could say.
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His Self-DenjaI.

At the beginning of the Lenten seas
son, mother was trying to instll
into her two small children the prin.
ciple OF self-denial. Addressing her
eight-year-old son, she said: Your
father has given up his cigars, mother
is not going to the theater little sister
has promised not to eat any candy;
now what are you going to deny your.
self"
For few moments he was lost In
brown study. then his face bright
ened as he exclaimed: 81 know! I'll
give up salt herring. for VIC only have
it about twice year, and | don't like
1t nohow"
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Only the Man Who Does Things.

"You have been with that firm a
long time" said the old school friend.
yes" answered the man with the
patient expression OF countenance.
What's your position?
I'm an employe."
But what is your official title?'
Il haven't any official title. It's
like this: When the proprietor wants
something done he tells the cashier.
and the cashier tells the bookkeeper
and the boolikeeper tells the assistant
bookkeeper, and the assistant book
keeper tells the chief clerk, and the
chief clerk tells me-
And what them?
"Well. ! haven't anybody to tell, so
l have to go and DO it.'-Judse.
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Owing the Tailor in Maine.

Owing the Tailor in Maine.
Ex-Mayor George F. Owen tells the
following about the late Owen b.
Chadbournc, for years proprietor o!
a large carriage mandatory:
farmer from North Saco came ia
town one day in search of Daniel
Owen, the tailor. who was located
where eX-Mayor Owen now conducts
tailoring business. Directly across
the street from the tailor shop the
agriculturist accosted a man and in
quired where Owen the tailor did
business.
Pointing to Owen B. Chadbourne,
who stood on the other side of the
street. the citizen. who was something
of a wag. replied You see that tall
man standing there; well, that is
Owen the tailor"
The farmer sauntered across tho
street and, approaching Mr.. Chad.
bourne, draw!ed out: Are you Owen
the tailor?"
Mr.. Chadbourne replied: Sure, I
am owing the tailor, and every one
else in town; but" he added. II don't
cut coats for living"
The farmer looked at the carriage
manufacturer full minute before he
"tumbled," and when he did, his
laugh could be heard In the suburbs.
Boston Herald
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Something New.

"Oh. yes, he's making money run
ming a correspondence school of mem
ory"
Jaw! that's dead scheme: teach
ing people how to remember--'
You're way off. His scheme Is to
teach you how to forget and his clients
are Insurance magnates and Standard
OF oficials. s.'-Philadelphia Press.
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of great extent. All the Arctic lands
yet discovered rise from continenta!
shelves. The widespread Parry arcti-
pelago, north of our continent. stands
on the continental shelf In the long
drift of the Jeanette to the west the
water under her was only 300 to GOO
feet deep.
From the fact that all the known
Arctic islands stand on continental
shelves it is believed that the islands
yet unknown will be found only In
shallow waters over these shelves.
The circumstance that the drift of the
Jeanette took her for hundreds of
miles only little north of west
points strongly TO the conclusion that
land to the north of her prevented cur
rents from carrying her in that d.
rectiCn.
For these reasons 1t is believed this
section of the unknown Arctic ocean
contains the most interesting geo
graphical problems. A large part Of
it is occupied by sea bounded on
the south by the American continent
and on the east by the west coast OF
and. 1t has received the name of the
Beaufort sea.
A. H. Harrison 3 the first in the
field. He has two companions. and
is himself defraying the expenses OF
his expedition. His party with their
equipment descended the Mackenzie
river last summer and is supposed to
be wintering in the delta of that riv-
er. This spring he will endeavor to
reach Prince Patrick island and TO
traverse part of the Beaufort sea in
the hope of discovering land. He Is
trained geographer. and the Royal
Geographical society has given him
its encouragement and countenance.
Mkkelsen will also explore the
Beaufort sea He has already select
ed two of his three European com
panions, and counts also on aid from
the Eskimos. The Royal Geographic
cal society and a wealthy publisher OF
London have supplied the funds he
needs. Mikkelsen is expected in this
country in a few days.
His geologist, Leffingwell, and nat
uralist. Ditlevsen. and a third man
will go down the Mackenzie this sum-
mer to the polar ocean, Mikkelsen will
make the Journey on San Francisco
whaler and join his companions at the
mouth of the Mackenzie late in Au-
gust. He has arranged to have hii
provisions and gear taken with his
party by vessel to Cape kellett. on
Banks Land. The party, which. if his
plan succeeds. will include two Eski.
mos, will then endeavor to transfct
three or four tons of provisions by
sledee TO Cape Prince Alfred. farther
north. About the middle of February,
next year tho entire party, having
wintered at Cape kellett. will 90 north
to the supply depot. from which hn
expects to start with thirty dogs. a
pony and provisions for 1870 days west.
ward over the Beaufort sea
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but he stuck to his post and compile,
ed his act. His wife stood in thr
wings. Ward approached her expect
ing to find her in tears. but her face
was wreathed in smiles
I'm sorry your husbands act d!in':
go better" remarked Ward
go better!" exclaimed the prnaG
and happy wife. 1T was splendid.
This is the first time ar audience H.:
ever let Him finish"
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Life is mystery as deep as ever death
can be.
Yet oh. how dear it is to us. this life We
live and sec.
Then might they saw these vanished
ones, and blessed is the thought.
so death is dear to us. beloved. though
We may show you nought.
We may not to the quick reveal the
mystery Of death:
Ye cannot II We would. reveal the mys-
terry OF breatn.
The child who enters life comes not with
knowledge or intent:
So those who enter death must 20 like
little children. sent.
Nothing Is known; but believe that God
Is overhead.
And as life is to the living. so death is to
the dead.
EXCHANGE
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Actor Was Improving,

Happy" Ward tells OF speciality
performer that he met in the days
when he was a variety performer. The
actor in question was a charming fel-
low personally. and was blessed with
an adoring wife. but his act was so
bad that he seldom got an engage
mcnt. One night Ward happened TO
be on the bill with him. The unfor-
,"nete actor was hooted and !ieered.
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Thought King Brought Rain.

1t is said that the people of Tangie-
received King Edward SO enthusiastic
cally because it was raining on the
day of his arrival. The country had
been suffering from want of rain, and
the Moroccans thought he had brought
IT,
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form! They might never be lifted,
never while she lived. while her chill
dren lived, and they would have to
suffer the shame, unmerited of having
had a father who abused the conf
dence of a trusting community. Could
she bear it to know this were really
true of him? Could she bear it to
know he were dead?
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