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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26
3 I'm c9en Snare.

Sru aaSierer 2urenbal bar frpg'
teIig plnget al Sfinip9e. Sum Eoooe
lprae baot fin Sr. 8emnl miStGntt
Tor, ar ban itp0 / Iiot for tutiut Sor'
hoIo til 2iie S~offepige. Grom bop'
Sc bun ingen 9cuiier. Den Sts'e
maattc ifaife tiIpeie, % "a be
Dem begge.
Sum uperocieoe Ipnge paa &rpoS
% SperS. boorIeoeS bun itrtIoe iongc
Sen trolsie g@gtentoub % Ben frefte
SGruc. enSeIie III him Ell Soc,
Nennnoo Sen Eio, bun perteSe Sr.
9ilrcnSol bicm ira aortoret iettbte
bun Site ct aGrtroe no | Spet. Der
paa iisrte bun fla aottepigetS alG'
Der % penteOe ion en- gooertcp't ii
Ret.
Sun bapoe giort oct lue9et befcemt
for im @enraI. San bebsoeoe life Ell
gang at riuse paa, &isffenNsren ltof
paa uiot Sob ina ban fuube ie berloe
Ser bum iao meS Rpg8en moo Ssren
iaaIeoeS, at ban life frurSe fienS;
beItSe.
Grip - trap - ser fprmner bar
- Sen eIeuhige! CT Bar iorte, be
banSiteoe SrnSer Iuttebc ig Iprinar.
ON benSes Zine, % btm bIeo int
runSfpsiet, at bum life enaaug II
Sib I'll at itrise, ioa gierne bun bible
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

opbrdenbe; "tror 9e life, ieg fien.
ser min eget @ierbom9"
ltbrmaeeren iasoe, at ban betpt'
Ieoe set, % efter en- fort Sroperling
inogit De ct @abbemaal. Sen 5rem'
meoe latte op ii tuienb 6rancs, og
Gosiini iatte op lit llbr.
Oa ltbrnlageren bupbe faat llbret
/ Soanoen, trpffeoe ban paa en- ltoen
Sier, bporpaa uret beswnOte at iprlle
Ell Iselooi, &osiiut life fer bapoe
rtSit ON, % life nof meo bet - bart
oabneoe ogIoa en- bemmeli9 &ap'el,
paa bpis enc Sioe Dor anbragt ct
Gortrrt Of 2ltooie BEN 13be, 90 pan
oen anben bar tliitret en- gapiriap
meo aonsens Sfrift, bporpaa Der
itoo: "@ialber for 100000 5rancs."
Ga Ielisiier en- St1sno bapbe mo
ret Tia oper 8omponiitens ~ilntsreoe
llSieenbe, forfIareoe ban belle Sam'
men6ensen og iIutteSe meb De Orb:
Seq pil raabe Gent til for 6renrtt'
ten at piie mere Spfligbeo ligeoperTor
Sonsens Senoeb,lb."
Rosftni nlaatte neSldoe itg til Of
bebe pent ON l1uoffHoning og tog
famine Dag @rtrapoit og rerite til
9oria for of bGue fine 100000
Trcs.; men bon bar life fommet lGn'
GER emo til Sorino, ba ban TT bsre,
al Saris bar I Sprsr og aonsen fip8'
tet.
9ermeo bar osiaa anoisntrtgen
paa S~totsfasien ,toen @ploig6eo.
9ten bermeo bar life ulptferue
forbi; ban fpn iiben til at mite ieloe
llbret. Set git til paa ben Wfadoe'
at bet Ifltloe reporeres, og bet trrroe
han life ooerIabe til nogen mtoer
ems Sobrifnnten ieIp. SAM Ie1tote Del
meS en- fcrtrolig Sen til 9aris. Sen'
ne toa iltS / De for &ositni reieroerte
@nreIie / Eeuter Supurt. Solhme
gsot reobrpnbte Seatret, og 8ennel
reSbeoe itg I bare Sficrten reo Nso
ca ucppe ODER SrtStagete.
llbret blep aloris iautbet. 6orrtto'
bcntIis blco bet sotife sSaa9t l Den
f~orferSeIige Slbebrrne.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26
&attene bleo fpr feoe.

Sano6rt9sminiiter @iIion bar Be-
itanbtg ct Sorrnab al Sunsr pna
Saano og er aIlninbeIig anieet iom
en- AT De met eIifoerbige al BrGii.
bent R~ociepeltS Rnabgiuere. Siuans-
miniiter Sbarp Mep ofte tiGlIeret iont
Iegieringers "9apto Sariim", OF
bris benne 9enGpnelie pasier, fan
man gierre toIoe 8tlion "&cgierin'
gems "8tn gspe".
llmio6el6art efter Soerra9eIIen Al
lit a~rfnarSfuIoe @nbebe loo @iliQr
en- Del Soranorin8er ToretogeS poa
lit &ontor. Senutorer % ReprPlen'
tanter TOM og proteitereoe, men alt
til ingen Iptte; tbi Winiiteren iaa |
bisie 6oranoringer en- aarli9 8eipo'
relie al flere tltieuo Collars. Su'lut
font ogioo en- al bans @etiente, bpts
Sorflptring bar bleoen beItemt, ror
of "oeiIeoe" i'm Soerorbneoe. "Sr.
WtiuiIter," beermote ban, LEG er ban
&c for, at bui$ Ge a~fifeoiger flere or
bore Maqr0, uil bette 0epartements
Gfiettioitet Iibe beroeb, o9 leg amer
BET for min 8ligt at uroerrette Tenn
nm bette" Serpoa ipareOe 8ilicn:
ger bar en- 6ormer / Soma Ell
Sang, iom 9apbe 3 feoe aatte. Sans
2aSe peobIep imiOIertib at bare fuIo
al M1lS, % en- paffcr Dag gap ban
bort fine 3 aatte cg fit en- anoen iite'
tet - en-, iom life par iaa feo. San
tar oIbrig beiupret meb 0fus efter
BEN StO."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26
BLISS.

In a country churchyard In Massa-
chusetts lies a broken messy head
stone inscribed with the date 1880,
and the following verses which, with
patience, can be deciphered on the
crumbling stone.
Here lies a poor woman who always
was tired.
She lived in a house where help was
not hired.
Her last words were, Dear friends |
am goin'
Where washin' amt done, neither
sweepin' nor SEWN;
But everything there will be just to
my wishes,
For where they don't eat there's no
washin' OF dishes.
I'll go where loud anthems foreverW
be ringin'
But havin' no voice I'll get clear of
the singin'.
Don't mourn for me now, don't mourn
for me ever,
For I'm goin' to do nothin' forever
and ever"
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

The experiences Of Bishop Talbot,
long the Cowboy Bishop" but now
bishop Of Central Pennsylvania, have
been many and varied, and his book,
recently published, My People of the
Plains gives a fascinating picture of
lie IN the early days Of the great
West.
Miners, cowboys-all loved him and
they still tell a host OF stories about
him.
Once, while still bishop of Wyom,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

Sct bar Iettere. Ser par en- &rl'
ftioniaallt, iom fit InSGttelie oeo
S,erubonen. Spirit nar ban Senle'
marS, iaa SprbsSer, % en- Dos bIeo
han / ct altibetag iat til at tere Ell
2otomotip.
San ereieSe 2ofomotioct Ut nOtIna
Bro; ban frnSe bare life Hoppe
meS Sen nsopeuoige Sr9ct'ton; Tor
bet frGper Ipneere SpeIie.
Sirr par ser en- Citation, bpor ban
'bopSe uteget strGp. Sort fisrte
han en- balu bunbreoe Wteter torbl
iaa log ban agteroper, men t1srte
Iiaeiaa Ianat forbi Stationen Den an
ore geieu. San ifuISe netcp til at
|aisrc Ell treble Sorisg, Sa StattonS'
nreitereu itaf Sppebet no al @t1ouet
GA roabte I'll BAN:
"Nei, bIip MI itaoenSe, Der on er,
h,t areIfiou, - pi ifal beller fstte
citation bort I'll Sis!"
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26
Oct bemmeIigbeosfutDe ttbr

S SegpuoeIier al 2itSuig oen tSoes
Regiering bar &onsponiiten Rosiini
Gireftsr for ben itaIienife Opera /
8aris og iamtiOig oe,ls fsrite aapeI.
meter.
Rosiiiri baoSe peo aputraft for.
pligtet Jig til at fonrponere rrpe Ser.
fer peo ~bsitiOelige @rIeoninger, % til
ZEN foreitaaeRbe aroning / &eims
blep ban arr1rooet ON at fomponere
en- &antote for at forberIise bertne
Gambling.
Men &oRiini tog Jig i'm Spsaue
meget let. San benpttebe fIerc gamle
Ielobier, ba1t fsr bapbe fontponeret,
iatte Iibt NIT til, og berupeb bar aan'
taten frroig.
8oneen bar aIigepel ioa bel for
reiet me0 bcrt, at ban itbnaunte Ho8'
iini til Observation-Disclosures meb Ell
oarlig Gage at 5000 Sruncs. Iar
taIte beslloeu on, at &%onrponiiter
ff,Loe tilSeles en- Srben.
On Morgen tom oirfeIig ogina e
Serrer ira Soflst til NeIterens go
Iig % bIcp al en- Siener fsrt inc
Salonen. Gaa Sieueres Sis itilte
ban Jig oergaa iioenFor 2sren og gar
ia til at lutte efter, bpao De TO Ser
rer talte ON.
San opinappebe bIanbt moet Or
bene: "Gr oct cptruffet?"
&oSimi, icn bar Grgerltg ooer al
bIi fortprret | i'm Wsorgenfsm'
iralrQte Sicncren, ont Serrerne fan'
ife bap0e meo ia et liben sGife.
so. set bapoe Se, ia Sienerrn, o.
ban f~ortaIte ogiaa, GoaS ram bapbt
bort aumncrberreu iige til I'm Seo'a'
ger, lom life oar noget anoen emf
GolrpreS bersmte llbrmager, $r. Es
IiSiier.
o. Ro&itri fom til Oct &eIuitnt, a
zen lille GGfe life ~irbebclot noger
SrScn, men ct llbr, bIeo ban Ina 9r
oerIia, at ban penbte iig on poa oer
ouSen Sioc % lagSe ito I'll at loo'
;gien.
Sonoe,8 l~loieroinser mantte pent'
en- bolp Simc; nteu oa blep De nt11!
moSi0c % ienote Sicnerer tto II
@eItercu, inn etroeIig beba9et at lto'
cp.
Snbt Ioarct ouer Sen llbefIissee
iom por nit Dem, Ioueee De TO ser
rer binmnSat, at Sc life ifitloe mo
uie Rositri t SenmcIigbesct me-
Sen foroeIioe @ape. De git tsr bal
ill tlgot itg paa, og Sd ban 'aa Ion
inc SaIonen, fann ban bare acr'
oens @ope. ct pibimoerIia pafter
lin, beiat meS eu IGargSe seoel
itene, og ioa ihtbrig inSrettet. at be
cuaup Sumerre meo Slae, % oert'
ypiueoe set WsclpSier al &osftn1s e9r
Speroer.
@oaIe g(ar ienere opbolSt &osItr
iie i Girru5e os fon ofte til en- Dc
ticrtSt Safe. en- Sas, Sa ban lao oe
% peutcoe paa en- al ihle betienot'
bleo ban iaa utnaImrSig, at ban to
llbret trent % loo BET repctere.
On Serrc, ionr iao ! HGr5eoen o
iom life por ncsen aueen emo SellS
iicr, uarmcSe iis % ipurste, ON ba
Ogiaa tienSte ale acknowledgement
req llbret.
50, uatlrrIispis," foareSe Ho$iu
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26
Oct bar Salien, iom bar for fort

Oct bar Salien, ipm bar for fort.
Snoeren: "Wten Oct bar Ga nosen 90.
ielige &raper, on 9aor meb, 9ut! De
mao ba bare mtnSit TO Sommer for
bsie; for De naar Dig 10 Iise opunSer
9rene."
Ssnten: "aa, poa ingen Wao6e,
Bapa! Oct er on beIer min SAILS,
Iom er for fort; 8raperne er al
riabt."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26
BADLY MIXED.

During my long career as a teacher
in the public schools OF B, |
think the following badly mixed ex-
cuse. all too plainly recognized as
having been written by the small
truant's own smudgy hand, ranks as
the gem among my collection of odd
excuses:
Deer Teecher-Please eNcuze Will
lie ! tore my pants. Mrs. brown.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

@t6r ~fortGIer at fra 6err Dag al
gif ben u~mn6Iige Sefo(fning / SIir6
til airten - boabe fltttig % ofte.
Den 8reit bapoe paft oeres ~SSSrterc8ie
- bam fit De 2pit til at bore.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

On Then Ont fra 3bie gtaee fom.
mer neo til Somilien / 2ben og flyer:
Sean iee faa 2oo at bore bos 8ere
en- Stuno, for babe 9opu og Ramn
8isen % 2ampen oores er sanet
,tA2"
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26
German-American Spelling.

A salesman at a restaurant once
,strd ! German Aaiter how to spell
Mississippi, and the following is the
answer he received:
NJ, /, two times yet ;, l, W times
vet more s, |, two times yet P. l.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

Samcn: "aau Sc ii9e mig, naar
bette Eoget fomnter til 6reSrifS'
hoIo?"
Serren: "Nei, set er life 9oot at
.Iioc. Tor oette er @ltrtigtoget til
.Srouobieu."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

Yaa @aScu. ~Srsfen, uiaa ieg
bpSe Fem min Grm?"
"ssei Sat, ies bar to ielp."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-03-26

su fammeIig GpfcrieIl" iosoc
I 6rt SieISing oa itirreoe met
" piotopipiIte Cine poa fiji
&I5 9otter.
"Seiit uipSoarIipt!" mo.
renmeoe gtbel. Seq bar oIArig
bort Moaen.~
~Iet bill ieg life babe foarcoe
ssrm 5ielSiug. "SoaS pIOe Din ialig
sSur 9n Tngt, boiS en- ing @arb bauoe
friet I'll Sa og naar ban fit g1Iag
bapbc ioat, al ban oiIoe BIZ her hos
rS, til on ia Sa? 9oe BAN til OF bare
fait betentt paa bet?"
"SSarit, og on ifitlbe let Den be-
itente Sogeu bans. Der funoe lapeS
tire iom min Of ben"
@$aab ia SUP" inrgte 6ru 5ieI'
bling.
~$oob FfaISc ieB Fl? Seg bar for
toIt Dig aItfammeII. Seq traf boul
Dos Raincoariugs 90 ian bonn foen
nGSfeu boer Dag | ben fagenoe gfua'
req. Itenen for ieg fon tienl, frt'
eOe Ban til mig, % ieg - ia, on peo,
buoo ieg "a. Sua ertlGreoe ban, OF
ban oiIoe i2srge mig igier boer iiette
Rau1eS, % iputeS life at brp fig oct
minoite ON, at ieg iG at NIT Soor
riLSe bIi bet idnrme, bpor ofte BON
iplrrqtc mig. %hag CT bet offIrat
fer Raane0er, iiben ieg fsrite Sang
ia, at ieg aForig / Goigbe0 ttu6e tGn'
fc pna at egte lam-"
90 ina erfIGrebe BAN at ban oil'
&c BIZ Der - / bette Slts, til on ia
Sn?~ Gtbel uiffeOe. "Saa rraa Ui
ienbe @llo eftrr 9SoIitiet."
"gtei, mel, oct nfan on life gisre.
San - ban ipueS at bore Ell iuIo'
elSt 8cutIcmor, % iea er iiffer pnn,
at ban oil opfsre iig bra, bri8 bon
bIir. NSer oct Gier bau oift life"
~oycq uil ido tale uteS Sen urgc
Gerioul" uobrsS cen 9Iore Dame
m%aiGtrtiif.
"GGr life for ifarp( Ttor," ia
Gtbe meo en- ipa8 8pOnten; "unar
oft folmner til alt, peo on 10, at ban
er -"
"6ordfct / big opoocr beige Gre.
ne? GatlirIigpi8 er han Oct. &otS
ban life pur bet, piloe ie8 mi&tGltte
ban FOR at ba ilcte Seuiigter. 0oer'
lao ban I'll mig, etbcI!"
Deb Si8ie Orb ieie6e 6uu 6icl'
oiug ufnicit9tiif itto / SuIonen. WSen
hpor itrcnpe beube8 SrO % oIoorIi9
ten0es 9tine ero par, piIoc Did @o'
tcrburr life al zig. San u~rOifplotc
lin nogct brltaIc SptrGocn, men
ncatct aliaebcI at trGffe Jig tiIbagc.
Huber SamtuIcn epSogehe 6ru 6ieI'
DING, at ban par en- ing Serre poa
lem og tppe meo ri9elige Suot98tcr
% ct libet @oSS, iom bgilig trTtgte
I'll nogcn, ionr tlutoe III it8 al oct.
Gpuc 0dmrtcr eiter penote bltn TIL
bagc til fin Gutter.
"aQe mine @rmoe gioroc ittet
Sn0trpf pno bnm," meooelte blllt
gtbeI. San utaa piit bIi - ialfaIo
mat. Ramfc ran imoraen n fcrnt''
tioerc. 2ab fife Gieuerne foa otoc
nooet ON oct, men lao iom NJ bar
iuSbllOt ham til al nrrc her, % fig,
at bans Baggage ptI foulrnc ~iGnerc."
Sa1 blCD N1 Ridaro &%uterbltrp
son @eucu1e, og Ejenerne treeee
urrmcIt. at BEN lrlrge Serre bar en-
Grtadatpr, iom uor ielbt for at paste
pau, at irgen Al Wteblernc bip tIer'
net.
Did @otrrburp huobe oTrct hos
TicIomgS en- ll9c % piitc enbnu tlltct
Gcgn til at bile fortrUfte. San lon
fL0Ituuoig, iom ON ban mr bicu'
me; bau bQcSc brubt Eien pro @tto'
H~oGSboroet SEN ferite Gittn. 6rlD
Sicl0irg oG beroe8 Gottcr bc8pnOtc
mco at bchnole hom mcO IStoIo @e''
Arizona republican., 1907-12-17
SIO.22 Today
FOR HOLIDAY WAISTS

formerly sold at $12.50 and $l5
 INCLUDED ARE WAISTS FOR STREET AND EVENING WEAR. Good style is written ail over them land the extremely good finishing is apparent at every point. High-class French Mesaline waists in pink, light blue and white; beautiful Lace Net Waists. perfect studies of how to com bine Net. Lace and Medallions. Re member, regular s12.5O and S15 values today for. r.......... S1O.22
Arizona republican., 1907-12-17
S5.I5 Today FOR HOLIDAY WAISTS

formerly sold at $b.DO and $f.5U
 AS HANDSOME 4 LOT OF TAF- FETA, NET AND MESAllNE WAISTS AS ONE COULD HOPE TO SEE FOR so LITTLE MONEY. The regular prices tell you little of their real beauty. Silk Waists in black. solid colors, handsome plaids and fashionable stripes. Net Waists in the most striking effects. Bear in mind just today at..-.......-..S S5. .15
Arizona republican., 1907-12-17
25 per cent discount on all other evening Coats in Stock

Christmas Waists MY! WHAT A LOT DAINTY DREssY NET WAISTS ARE onder fancifu in Sik sandpla
  get-the class by hemsev O a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

1 but poverty shared by the girl he loved AT last
he made up his mind.
Here goes for the clean thing" he resolved
II don't see that l could stand much of Rhoda
anyway, and if the worst came to the worst
can get taken on as somebody's secretary,
should think Hope Murie will have mel"
And so he went straightway and proposed, in
quite the orthodox manner, to the little American
girl. She accepted him in quite the orthodox
manner, too; and as they sat together in a shady
corner among the palms and listened to the
band, both of them felt the old orthodox thrills
of pleasure in their knowledge of confessed love.
"Apd now, NIuriel l have a confession to
make said Lord Vernon when their evening
was drawing towards its close. Perhaps ought
to have made it before. I'm horribly poor. Do
you mind? I'm sorry but my elder brother was
a bit of an ass, and when he died and l came into
possession, found the whole thing was swamped
with debts and mortgages, and goodness knows
what I'm awfully sorry, really"
"It doesn't NATTER" said Murel soothinglv.
"You are sure you don't mind much? | think
the best thing | can do will be to let the estates
go under the hammer, and take little fiat in
London or somewhere. Or we might manage Ger
many. | was thinking l might try to get post
as secretary to one of these Parliamentary fell
lows"
"Oh, but Arthur that wouldn't really be neces.
sary"
"Well, I'm afraid it might be, for you see"
But how can it? We can't be so poor as all
that Why, if you have absolutely nothing at
all"
(Which isn't very far from being the case"
"'Well, there are my fifty thousand dollars a
year. Surely we could manage to live on that, you
silly boy!"
Lord Vernon gasped.
"Your fifty thousand dollars year," he stam
mered. but thought thought"
"Well, but what did you think? You surely did
not think | was beggar, did you?"
And Muriel laughted at his bewildered face.
Il thought that you the youngest daughter
and had nothing because your father died with
out making provision for your appearance in the
world" said Vernon determined to make the
matters clear.
Muriel laughed again.
"Oh, you dear old stupid" she said. "You
took me for little Cecy. Why, we left her at
school in New York But | am not sorry, after
all, that you made the mstake!'
Neither am l., remarked Lord Vernon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

something. You'll be able to take your pick of
them. The title will fetch them all"
Lord Vernon rose and rang for the waiter in
tired manner habtual with him.
"Dcuced wet" he sad as he buttoned up a
light overcoat, and regarded the uninviting pros
pect of Pail Mall. Shall see you round at Mrs
Somervilles tonight, Ftzgerald?"
Il may look in. / say, are you going to Harrow.
gate Nernon?'
Lord Arthur yawned.
Il suppose So" he assented.
"Oh. Lord Vernon am delighted to meet YOU!
have heard that dear creature Austin Fitzger
aid, speak of you so often Great friends. arc you
not? DO allow me to introduce YOU to my girls
They will be charmed | am sure Here they
come. This is Mary, my eldest, and this is Rho
da. | know that you and Rhoda will get on to-
eether. And this is NTuriel"
1t may have been fancy on the part Of Lord
Vernon, but he certainly thought that Mrs Van
Puysc uttered the name in a slightly different
tone from the other two, as though its owner
were person of considerably less significance
Certainly she assumed less, and appeared to keep
in the shade of deliberate intention, although un
doubtedly she was far the superior of the other
two far personal attractions were concerned
Vernon laid himself out forthwith to be agree
bic to all the ladies, but particularly to Miss
Rhoda Mary, he saw at once was an utterly
one theme upon which she eloquent was that
of womans rights and woman's wrongs; and
moreover. she was one of those happily rare girls
who are totally devoid of taste in the matter of
dress.
There was some suggestion of masculnty about
both the elder Van Puyse girls though Just
where it lay in the case of Rhoda it would have
been hard to define. Vernon found his greatest
objection to her in her somewhat obtrusive voice,
which was never silent and which at times got
upon his nerves. She had an irritating habit, too,
of talking of the most remote corners of the earth
though they were in the next street, and
would hint at the likelihood of their running
over to Cairo though it meant no than
taking walk up to the moor. Vernon acknowl-
edged himself to be hypcr-sensitve, and an
noyed because he felt the girls faults so much;
he ready to admit that, in spite of all, she
fine, handsome creature. who would not in
any way disgrace him should she become his
wife.
After few weeks in the society of the Van
Puyse family it sufficiently obvious to him
that he might marry her if he wished. Rhoda and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

| youngest sister should attract him as neither OF
| the Others could do: and when he could turn away
| from the loquacious Rhoda and take a seat III
some quiet corner with the despsed, portioneS'
Muricl, he felt the of restfulness that d
man feels when he comes out of hot, NOISY
Gathering into the stiffness of moonlight night.
Muriel was pretty and graceful and possessed OF
the most chatninply delicate little hands ana
feet; but, best of all, she was altogether devoiu
of that selfassertion which rendered her sisters
at times almost obnoxious to the young man
cit is deuced hard lines on a fellow he re-
Elected more than once, he stood watching the
girls in his listless way. 81 believe I've been
such fool as to fall in love with the only one oi
the lot who hasn't a cent. The matrimonial pill
will be worse to take than | imagined, now
! He struggled as well as he was able against his
infatuaton for Muriel. For days together he
deliberately avoided her; and then, worn out
with Rhoda's efforts at pleasing him, he would
allow himself the luxury of a few hours OF her
soothing company. with the inevitable result that
he became more unsettled than ever, and all the
fruit of his previous selfdcnial was DESTROYED
He was in one of these reactonary moods when
Mrs. Van Puyse greeted him, in the kursaal one
dav with the information that their stay III liar-
1owrate had almost reached its close.
'Rhoda wants us to run over to Monte Carlo
for n week or two." she said, "and Mary has set
her heart on lnterlaken; we intend to leave
England next week. we are gong TO Lohuoh TO-
morrow
"Going to London tomorrow" echoed Lord
Vernon. rather surprised. "You have made up
vour minds rather suddenly, have you noty
eve usually do smiled Mrs. Van Puyse; and
she did not tell him that the decision had come
about through an emphatic statement on the
mart of Mary to the effect that she was "sick of
seeing Vernon about, and it was time something
was done to help him to make up what mind he
had"
And so Lord Vernon was confronted suddenly
with the greatest problem of his life. lie had
TO propose that very night, and he did not for
the life of him know to which girl Could he
bind himself to Rhoda and her odous--but neces-
sarv-dolars, when his better nature cried so in
sistentlv for Muriel? He walked backwards and
forwards among the palms for some time, lost in
thought. and honestly endeavoring to look his
situation squarely in the face. On the one hand
he saw wealth and a continuation OF the com
forts. uxuries and privileges to which he had
been all his life accustomed; on the other, what
by comparison was nothing less than poverty
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A City in Pawn

threatened dire things. Finally his threats crys
tallized into a demand for an enormous indem-
nifty. The money had to be raised at once The
duchy of Mecklenburg advanced 25S,OOO reichs
thaler and took Wismar, Neukloster and the isl
and of Poel as security.
Under the conditions of the loan the city of
Wismar and the two government districts were
to remain in pledge for one hundred years. At
the end OF that time Sweden would claim and
obtain the pledged city and land by paying back
the original loan, with per cent compound in
terest. A further provision, however, of the loan
was that should Sweden fail to take any notice
whatever of the expiration of the time, the con.
tract would be thereby renewed for another hun.
dred years. The sum which Sweden would have
had to pay if she wanted to claim Wismar and
the two government districts is figured ne
amounting to $27 100000, and this alone. quite
apart from considerations of policy, operated
doubtless, as bar against the assertion of her
rights
1t will be seen that while the immediate bus
ness transaction dates back but about one hun
dred years, any diplomatic squabbles over the
city now would have to revert to the surrenders
and armistices of the thirty years war-161S.4s
And the fact that heretofore Wismar has been
Swedish territory explains why Germany has moi
fortified the port, which is considered the finest
harbor site of the entire Baltic coast Under The
Swedish-Dansh treaty fortfcations were not tC
be built, and when the duchy of Mecklenburc
! took over the place the stipulation was renewed