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THE CAR OF DESTINY
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idea that they were particularly anxious to
keep me away, and wondered if there was any
new reason. | am not surprised that Don
Ramon is worried. One can see that Senior
Waring has never been in Lowell"
"Oh, haven't l" exclaimed Dick; which, of
course, made matters worse; and to mend
them, he went on laundering; "What do you
know about the symptoms?"
" Girls are born knowing things it takes men
years to learn" said Pillar.
1t did not allay my anxiety that she should
have noticed what / had noticed. But l chung
to the Cherubs assurance, hoping, when we
had set out on Our explorations, to meet her, to
see her face light up with the radiance knew.
We wandered-Pilar keeping at my side,
and leaving Dick to her father-from gate to
gate outside the mosque cathedral which once
made Cordoba the Mecca of Europe; gazing
up at the tremendous mass of honey colored
buttresses of stone lingering under the bell
tower of the Puerta del Perdon because Pillar
felt as g if something would happen there"
But nothing did happen; and we went to face
the bl1ghting of renewed hopes in the Court of
Oranges. whose melancholy charm and sensu-
Gus perfume was sad as the song of nghtin-
gale when summer is lying. She was not there: :
nor could we find her in the marble forest of
the pillared cathedral, though, while Dick and
Pillar made up their differences over the jew
eled mosaics, searched for her.
Il tell you, Ramon, there is some satisfac-
ton in feeling that you are looking at the best
things the world has to show" said Dick al
most in my ear, and there are lots of them in
your country, especially in Cordoba, though
suppose the Moors would weep to see it now.
But you don't seem to be enjoying them, in
spite of risking such lot to come where they
are"
l didn't remind him that the risk l ran was
for the one best thing in all the world, which
was only temporarily in my country, and that
my depression came because it was not at the
moment visible But Pillar did not need re-
minding, and, in the way of sweet women,
tried to keep my mind occupied by talking
history and legend, confusing them deliciously.
So Dick ceased to argue, and in silence we
left, to wander once more through the wilder
ness of cleaning columns, that were now like
over arching trees, now like falling fountains
When we had seen everything | left my
friends in the hall of the hotel choosing curios
from glass cases and went out again in search
of news concerning the automobile which had
passed in the morning. Presumably it had
attracted crowd, yet no one seemed to know
anything Of it; until at last, just as l was Civ
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The two cars came together again at Burgos,
where Triana and Dick met Colonel O'Donnel and
his daughter Piarcita,. Spanish friends of Angelo
de la Mole's who had given the pair letters of
introduction.
Pillar proposed that Triana impersonate her
brother Cristoval, who was Spanish military
officer on leave, and that she and her father go
with him and Dick in the motor car. This plan
was arranged. and the following day Triana was
introduced to the Dukes party as Lieutenant
O'Donnel. He managed to have few words alone
with Monica.
There ensued a race through Spain; the Duke,
suspicious of the bogus Lieutenant. trying to keep
out of the way. However accidents to his motor
favored the others: till finally, in desperation,
Carmona managed to confront Triana with man
who knew the real Lieutenant ODonnel This
man, however previously prepared by Pillar, saved
Triana by pretending to recognize him.
When in Madrid an employee of the Dukes stole
gear shaft from Triana's motor car; and Ropes
retaliated by secretly disabling Carmona's car
Trlana arranged to use a shaft from an automobile
belonging to friend of Colonel O'DonnePs
The parties speeded to Toledo. where they had
few words together. The Duchess of Carmona,
the Dukes mother, made Triana promise to give
them two hours start when leaving town.
Trlana overhauled the Dukes party, whose car
had broken down, and lowed them toward Manzan-
He prepared note for Monica, and gave it to
Spanish maid to smuggle in to her.
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IMPROMPTU VERSE

THE majority of poetry writers compose
J. slowly; but there have been instances
of remarkable impromptu verses. An old
man named Gould, having married young
woman, addressed himself to friend at the
wedding reception:
SO you see, my dear sir. though eighty years
old,
A girl of nineteen falls in love with old Gould"
Quick as a shot the reply came:
"a girl of nineteen may love Gould, it is true;
But believe me, dear sir, it is gold with
out u"
Fox the English diplomat was once told by
a woman that she did not care three skips
of louise" for him. He Immediately drew
from his pocket notebook and pencil and
wrote the following:
"a lady has told me, and in her own house,
That she cares not for me three skips of a
louise.
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ing up hope, met an old man who had seen
large gray motor car at the railway station.
A few minutes later, had solved the mystery
of the Lecomte's disappearance. 1t had arrived
early; its passengers had been conducted
round Cordoba in the smallest possible time
by Carmona: it had then been driven to the
station; and with its late occupants had gone
to Seville by the same train. There might have
been several motives for this move. The car
might have been partially disabled, not having
been properly repaired at Manzanares; or
Carmona might have determined to thwart
the destiny which so far had kept me near him.
! was inclined to accept the latter theory, and
it did not tend to promote my peace OF mind.
l was glad to hear. however. that the train
was not due at Seville until late that evening.
If we made an early start next day, it was not
likely that the situation could be much changed
before l arrived, free of obligations to the
Duchess.
Of course, said Pillar. before I had time to
ask. they would be ready to start early-oh,
very early. 1t would be beautiful to be in the
country before the sun had drunk up the dew
on the grass. and withered the roses of dawn
in the clouds. There was no fear of cold, now
that we were in dear Andalusia. Yes, we
would have coffee at six. and leave at half past.
/ should not have dared suggest such a trial
OF moral courage, but accepted the sacrifice;
SO the roses of morning which Pillar loved still
doomed in the garden of the sky, and trailed
their reflection in the Guadalquivir, as we
rolled over the old bridge and past the white
Moorish hills
A morning in Paradise could scarcely be
more beautiful. Dignifed country houses no
longer raised brown tiled roofs from among
groves of olives: but an iimitable sea Of
waving downs lay bathed in the amber light
of Spain. Then, olive woods again. Beyond,
high hills up which the Gloria stormed boldly,
frightening the horses of troop of laughing
soldiers who rode without saddles; to a village
which first showed itself like a white crown on
a hilltop, and proved to be inhabited by
women and children of surprising beauty.
Peasant houses by the wayside had matched
roofs, gray and gistening as silver plush, and
outside ovens ike huge cups turned upside
down. The fields were gay with flowers; the
distance floated in waves of azure gauze which
touched the sky.
So we flashed out of the Province of Cordoba
into the Province of Seville. The color, and
the music, and the day went to my head. l
knew that was young, and wanted my chance
of happiness-wanted it much that | felt
/ could kill who dared try to snatch it..
To be continued next Sunday
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

FARQUEs CRIsT0vAL DE CASA TRIANA,
NJ the son of former partzan of Don Carlos of
Spain, and himself under suspicion by, the
Spanish police, because of his presence at Barcelona
simult aneously with bomb throwing episode,
was motoring near Biarritz with his American
friend, Dick Warning, when he encountered the
young King of Spain. The latter was accompanied
by his fancee Princess Ena, and Lady Monica
Vale, and had Just suffered accident his auto
mobile. Triana helped the royal party out of their
plight but not before he and Monica had fallen
madly in love with each other.
The difficulties of the young Spaniard promised
to be numerous as he had been travelling under the
assumed name of Christopher Trevenna, and Mon
ica's mother planning for her to marry the
Duke OF Carmona, powerful Spanish nobleman.
who was inherited enemy of the Tranas.
Nevertheless, Crist6val managed to smuggle him
self into mask ball. confess his love for Monica
and receive her avowal in return. But Just at this
moment the pair were discovered by Monca's
mother and the Duke, and Triana peremptorily
ordered from the place.
The Duke and his mother, and Monica and her
mother departed from Barritz in an automobile
and were followed by Triana and Dick in their dis
gused motor car. Coming up with them, the Duke
suspected Triana's identity, and telegraphed to
the police at Irun, the Spanish border station, to
arrest him: Triana, however, had exchanged dis
guses with his chauffeur Peter Ropes, and the
latter was left behind a prisoner.
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forgive the dear creature for what she has
said,
AS women will talk of what runs in their head. )"
A wag of Northern Vermont named Barty
Willard who was known for his wit and re-
markable facility in extemporaneous riming
was once sitting in the village store with
party of other idlers. In course of the con-
versation the storekeeper asked Willard why
he persisted in wearing the battered hat which
rested upon his tousled head. Barty replied
simply that he could not afford to purchase a
new one; whereupon the merchant said,
Come. Barty. make me good rime. and the
best hat in the store will be yours"
Tossing his battered headpiece on the floor,
the wag replied:
Here lies my old hat: and pray what of that?
IT'S good as the rest of my raiment.
If buy me better. you'll make me your debtor
And send me to jail for the payment"
He got the hat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
The Warmth of a Snow House,

Usually our snow igloos allowed each
man from eighteen to twenty inches
space in which to lie down and just
room enough to stretch his legs well.
With our sleeping bags they were en-,
tlrely comfortable, no matter what the
weather outside. The snow Is porous
enough TO admit of air circulation. but
even gale Of wind without would not
affect the temperature within. 1t Is
claimed by the natives that when the
wind blows snow house Is warmer
than in period Of still cold. could
see no difference. A new snow igloo
Is, however, more comfortable than one
that has been used, for newly cut
snow blocks are more porous. In one
that has been used there Is always a
crust of ice on the interior which pre-
vents n proper circulation Of ar.-Dil-
Ion Wallace in Outing Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
WATER AS A BEVERAGE.
FIattest After an Apple and Coolest
After a Peppermint Drop.

"Water is the finest drink in the
world" said the epicure i'm little
things, but not every one knows how
10 get the most enjoyment out OF
drinking II.
"For instance. water should never he
drunk Immediately after an apple has
been eaten, for as beverage ii then
has taste more fiat and insipid than
as If it had been taken from cold
teakettle.
"On the other hand, there is nothing
to my mind that makes water taste
more cool and refreshing mot counting
actual thirst than to eat Il peppermint
drop before taking drink OF it,
"And, while peppermint stands at the
head, n drink OF water is particularly
and noticeably good after any wafer
or lozenge. Popcorn, on the other
hand, takes all the animation out Of
subsequent swallow OF water
"Nor do bread and water go well to-
gether. The water takes the sweetness
ont Of the bread, and the bread takes
t.it liNfIlltNS OUT VI lllC WdltT anu
makes IL fiat beyond degree.
"The tyrant who first hit upon bread
and water as prison fare Of punish
ment knew his business.
"Thc enjoyment Of drink OF water
varies, too, with what you drink it
from. You would not offer TO n sick
person n drink OF water I'm cup, but
rather I'm n glass, the thinner the bet
ter. The fact that the water itself In
all It's llmpid clearncss is present TO
the sense Of sight stimulates an expcc-
tation that Is gratiied along with the
sense Of taste.
81 have frequently observed men
about 10 drink some other beverage
than water, and il appears to be
very common habit with them to re-
gard the liquid steadily for some sec
onds before swallowing II, often hold
Ing ii on a level with their eyes In
order to see IL rs clearly as possible.
surely this lesson should not be lost
upon the man who knows that there is
no drink like water. While you are
drinking IL enjoy ii.
"For my own part, like water from
a big tin dipper even better than from
thin tumbler, but best Of all drink
ing dishes for me is newly made
birch bark dipper, all the better If
have made Il myself.
Din full dippcr from the center !
OF the bubbling spring. take look to |.
see how llmpid ii is against the clean
yellow freshness Of the dripping dip !
per, put your lips to the water itself |
and then take one OF the sweetest gifts
the gods provide. Brooklyn Citizen.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
Our Dirty Ancestors.

The daily morning bath was by no
means popular with our ancestors in
the good old days, for soap is really
quite Il new factor In the worlds life.
Most OF our ancestors were very dirty
and dissembled the fact by the use OF
sitting perfumes Washing ones hands,
which was only done by the very best
people, meant dipping the fingers in
rosewater and drying them on a nap
kin. Even the Romans OF the time OF
the decline" who were probably the
clcancst as a community. simply bath
ed in water and rubbed themselves
with oil. II sounds nasty To us. but.
then. so does, for example, Chinese
music, which millions OF orlentals
think elightful.-London Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
MONKEY HELPED TO FISH.
Accompanied His Master and Was
Valuable In Landing Catches.

For some years | lived in q small
town not far from Fromc, and, being
very fond Of fishing. / was able to in
dulge in my favorite pastlme very Of
ten, as the little river abounded in
trout, and had permission to fish
about eight miles Of it.
The only boat OIL the lake belonged
TO Captain c., who rented a large
house with grounds coming down to
the lake, and he very kindly allowed
me the use Of the boat at all times.
The captain was perhaps the finest fly
fisherman | have ever seen, an enthu.
sast at the sport and was often to be
seen i'm the boat, his page boy rowing
him about.
The other occupant Of the boat was
invariably n monkey that sat stolidly
In the stern sheets, but when the cap
tain hooked fish Jocko was all activ-
ity, dancing about the boat in most
excited manner, and as soon as the
captain had drawn the fish near enough
vale with one hand, would seize the
fish with the other. throw ii into the
boat and then resume his usual seat.
never saw the monkey lose a fish,
and Captain 6. told me that he very
rarely did miss one. He never took a
landing net with him when the monkey
accompanied him.-London Field.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
BEAUTY HINTS.

To reduce your flesh increase your
troubles.
TO develop n bust get on the wrong
side Of the market
Nails which do not yield readily to
the manicure may be driven I'm with n
hammer.
Briliancy may he impaired to the
complexion by powdering with dia-
mond dust.
To remove frcckles pry them gently
out with nut pick. Should this fail
try blasting.
The dropping lash, SO much affected
by some may be encouraged by sitting
up late O nights.
Failing hair may be avoided by step
ping nimbly aside whenever you see il
coming your way.
Hair on the lips may sometimes be
avoided by requiring the young man to
shave before calling.
When crows feet will not yield to
massage, fill them suddenly with &C,
ment and smooth quickly with a
trowel.- Bohemian Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
LEGAL TENDER.
The Status Of Coin, Bank Notes, Gov
ernment Notes and Checks.

Unless an agreement is made the on
ly payment known TO the law is cash.
Primarily cash Is gold or silver Gold
is legal tender for everything. Sill
yer coins except the dollar are legal
tender for the amount Of SO only and
the minor coins, the five and one cent
pieces. TO the amount Of % cents.
There are many kinds Of paper mon
ey. only one can be used In making u
legal tender in all payments, the notes
issued by the United States govern
mcnt and commonly called legal tender
notes National bank notes are legal
tender to the government, but are not
II legal tender in payment Of debt by
one individual to another
A check is not an absolute payment
OF IN obligation. Ii Is no better than
a note and note is not money. Most
obligations, however, are settled by
check. The receiver has a distinct duty
TO perform. He must present the check
within n reasonable time to the bank
on which it is drawn. Should he carry
II i'm his pocket for several months and
in the meantime the bank should fail
he would be the loSer.-New York
prpss
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
NOTRE DAME OF REIMS.
Nc Cathedral In France Its Equal 10
Wealth or Ornament

Wealth or Ornament.
The place where 1t (Reims cathe-
dralJ stands is far too closely shut ia
by small and insignificant houses. But
the strongest light, the meanest sur
rouDdings, could not lessen the marvel
Of so marvellous a church. and mag
nificent Is the word that occurs to one
on the threshold, as To Arthur Young
on the distant hilltop. There Is no ca
thedral in France that can equal IL in
wealth. In extravaganza, in gorgeous
ness OF ornament. The facade Of NOtre
Dame Of Paris, while something like II
IN general design, Is OF Puritan sim
plicity beside the facade of NOtre
Dame Of Reims. No other west doors
are more deeply recessed, more richly
charged with sculpture, row upon row,
tier upon tier, some statues being as
Unexpectedly Greek in character as
others are Gothic. No other sculptures
are on so large and imposing a scale.
No other gables over the doors soar
upward In such high, acute angles. No
other show such an ENHANCEMENT OF
figures and traceries. And the great,
tween are so beset with ornament that
hardly an inch Of bare stone remains
about them. In the gallery Of kings
the statues stand under carven cano-
pies, intricate, delicate, lacelikc In their
elaboration. The tall central gable,
fretted and famboyant, reaches up still
higher, and on each side of Ii the tow
ers, with the long lines OF their arches
and windows, seem bent on carrying
the glory OF ii all to the very heights
OF heaven.
Nor were architect and sculptor less
lavish when they turned from the west
front. Everywhere it Is the same. The
buttresses stand firm, mass Of ar
cades, inches sheltering wide winged
angels and tall pinnacles, or they go
flying across aisles in as light, graceful
and ornate a flight rs IL beauty were
its only object. They are the most
beautiful buttresses in France. Fergus
son says; the grandest pinnacles, Mr..
Moore declares, and both are right.
The transepts are only new spaces for
new ornament; the apse Is only new
motive for the new arrangement Of
buttresses and pinnacles. The gar
goyles somehow seem more mon
strouS than those that look down from
other cathedral walls, and around the
top of the apse, perched on high bal
ustrade, are grotesques-owls. mer-
maids, grifIins, unicorns-strange be-
ings that come of the same family as
the devils Of Notre Dame in Paris, only
the grotesques of Reims are where
they can be seen from below. where
they serve in the decorative scheme
breaking the horizontal lines of the bal
ustrade with the effect Of still another
row of plnnacles. l have wandered for
days about the cathedral without COM
ing to the end Of Its inexhaustible de-
tail. 1t is almost incredible that one
church could be so covered with orna-
mcnt, that its walls could bear upon
their surface such rhythmical con-
fusion Of sculptured stOne.-Elizabeth
Robins Pennell in Century.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
Henry Hudson.

Beyond the fact that Henry Hudson
was English nothing Is known Of his
birth. In 1907 Hudson sailed from
London i'm Il tiny vessel-the crew con-
sisted Of ten men and a boy--to discov-
or the Northwest passage. On this voy-
age the navigator passed the eightieth
degree of latitude. Two years later
Hudson sailed for North America and
discovered the Hudson river. up which
he sailed 100 miles. In 1910 Hudson
sailed in an English ship named the
Discovery and discovered Hudson
strait ana Hudson bay, where he win
tered. The crew mutincd and set Hud-
son. his son John and seven intirm sail
ors adrift in boat Nothing has ever
since been heard of the great sailor
who gave his name to New York's
river.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-17
ODD WAYS OF POETS.
rsnnyson ArtistieaIIy Fastidious, Wss
Personal SIoven.

Tsnnysor ArtistiealIy Fastidious, Was
Personal SIovsn.
There 10 q sort Of idea In the public
mind that the poet Is what scientists
call fixed genius" that every poet
u the exact counterpart Of every other
tet. There Is probably no class Of
Zen in the world-if class II can be
called - whose members differ more
widely in personality.
Pope. for instance. was miser
Dryden. Sedley. Rochester and Shelley
seemed To Lave no use for money and
"splashed il about i'm the most insane
fashion. Shakespeare was a keen man
OF business. His contemporaries, Mar
lowe aud Massinger. did not leave
enough to have their bodies decently
buried.
Coming down to modern times, Ten
nyson was artiStically the most deli
cate and fastidious Of men. A mis-.
placed comma. an epithet which was
not the perfection Of expression. gave
him nights Of Insomnia.
Yet he was perhaps the most utterly
careless man OF his generation regard.
ing his personal appearance. Had he
not been carefully watched by his de-
voted wife, he would have been quite
II dropped off him bit by bit in obedi-
ence to the law Of gravitation.
A great admirer of Tcnnyson once
described his first meeting with the
great poet.
IL occurred at roadside public
house IL the Isle Of Wight. The late
laureate was seated by the kitchen
fire. with short black clay pipe he.
tween his lips. burning grease spots
out Of pair Of check trousers wit
the point Of Il redhot poker.
1t was probably Tennyson's faculty
OF silence" which helped him 70 secu
the friendship Of the greatest talker-
IN both senses Of the phrase-of mi
genera tion. Thomas Carlyle.
Carlyle had occasional fits oe silence.
and he and Tennyson would sit on op-
poste sides Of the hearth for six hours
at stretch without exchanging as
many words
AT the expiration Of such period
OF silent intercommunicat ton Carlyle
would knock the ashes out o: his last
pipe and remark with every symptom
OF the kccnest intellectual satisfaction
"Aye Alfred mon, we've had n glori
ous nicht."
Tennyson's great and friendly rival.
Browning. was as different from h"'
In his personal peCuliaritics rs he wa
In point OF genius.
He always looked rs II lie had Just
been turned ont Of n bandbox Ten
nyson was one Of the most silent OF
men. Browning one Of the most ebul-
lient and loquacious. Tcnnyson was
peSsimistic and somewhat morose.
Browning was always bursting with
optimism and expansiveness.-Chic
Inter Ocean.