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CHAPTER XXII.

On the second morning after Mrs. Cas-
tleton's interview with Jenkins, Mr.. Wy
lie was somewhat surprised to hear Mr..
Fig announce that that lady was in the
outward office.
IL have not come to draw any more
money, or to ask you to lend me any"
she said, pushing aside the clerk, and
entering the room before Mr.. Wylie had
time to speak.
She threw herself into q chair, with
her usual air of bantering jnsolence. Mr..
Wylie turned green, which was his way
of turning pale, and bit his nails. He
both hated and feared his visitor, and
with every succeeding interview these feel
ings increased. Her scornful, defiant
bearing stung him to madness.
IF that is all you have come to tell
me, the sooner our interview is ended the
better" he answered.
"Have you the vanity to suppose that
I have come here for the purpose of con-
templating and criticising your ugly fea-
lures? Oh, dear, no; l would not be
so rude as to so annoy my dear rela-
ton How surprised you look l repeat,
my dear relation 1t is a melancholy
fact. | have discovered that you are my
dear relation" !"
''What do you mean?" he snarled saw
; agely. "Are you going to vamp up some
lying story to extort money from me?'
~ try to extort money from your she
CRIED fiercely; mot if 1 were starving,
although you have robbed me of many
hundreds. Yes, strange as it may sound,
I am your relation-a distant one, /
am thankful to say. With all your cum
ming, James Wylie, and all your prying,
YOU never found out one secret of my
Iife-my real name is Eleonore Soissons.' u
"Soissons?" he echoed, looking aghast
"Yes of the Breton branch of the fam
ily. My father was Adolphe de Sois.
sons"
"Adolphe de Scissors had but one child
"a girl-and she and her mother went
down in the Genevieve off the coast OF
Cornwall. Every soul perished. l know
the family history too well to be deceiv-
ed by such shallow, himsy lie / knew
Adolphe well, and his widow, too! She
came begging to me more than once while
she was in London. What put this trum
perry story into your head?"
She turned very pale at his last words
and bit her lips until the blood came, ant
there was baleful light in her eyes a.
she spoke. ""Take care what you say abou
my mother-she was fond, doting moth
er to me! When the occasion requires,
can produce ample proof Of my identity
The only one condescend to give you Il
this"-throwing a paper upon the table
'my marriage certificate, upon which yot
will see inscribed the name Of Eeonor'
de Scissors. The Genevieve did 60 dowl
off the Cornish coast, and every soul per
ished-except one. The man who save
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and he pursued 1t without hesitation or
one thought of retreat.
One dark, foggy November morning
they were married by license, with only
Mrs. Freeman for a witness. 1t was a
cold, cheerless wedding, and the clergy
man shivered in the raw atmosphere as
he offered the usual good wishes.
As they came out, a funeral was slowly
passing down the road.
"The poor young lady was married in
this church only a month ago." said the
sexton, with that love of garnishing hap
by events by opposite and doleful anec-
dotes which characterizes the vulgar.
Eleonore shuddered, as she could feel
her husband press her arm more closely
to his side as he hurried her into the
brougham. Passing his arm round her
waist, and drawing her towards him. he
said: "We must think no more of oInens
now, darling; let us leave all such dark
shadows behind us at the altar. We are
defying augury-let US now think only
of love-"
Never had her spirit been so softened.
But the next moment came the blighting
memory of how cruelty he was deceived
in her; by what lies, and trickery. and
deceit she had gained his love. She had
not even confessed to him that she had
once borne the fatal name of De Scissors
But that secret he knew inwardly, as
clearly as though she had written ii
down.
"Shall l tell him now?" she thought
mo; let no other dark shadow come be
tween us on this day."
The cheerful drawing room, with 1t:
blazing fire, and the table laid out dain
tily for the wedding breakfast, revived
their tagging spirits. There was to b.
no honeymoon excursion; they were t.
remain at Brompton.
"Ours has, indeed, been quiet wed
ding" she said, as they sat by the fir
together
"You know my reasons, dearest; in tn
present state of my fathers health an
affairs, l could not break SO importan
an event to him. But, hereafter, ther
shall be another wedding-one worthy o
you, and of the future mistress of Per
rhyddyn."
What sweet music those last word
sounded in her ears "And it is VIII
will save Penrhyddyn," she thought. Blu
even with this feeling of triumph came
revulsion. "If Wylie should play m
false ~
"You shiver-are you cold?" asked A
thur.
"Oh, no; but l fancied l saw hid
GUS face in the fire." she answered.
That evening letter was forwarded
Arthur from his own lodgings. 1t al
nounced that Sir Launce would be
town on the next day.
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CHAPTER XXIII.

Not until a fortnight after his visit
to Jerome could Stafford obtain his Gag
erly desired interview with Constance.
He had travelled to Guildford the next
morning by the first train, and hung about
the neighborhood of Linden Grange in the
hope of accidentally meeting her. But
the hope was not fulfilled. The next day,
by dnt of indirect inquiries, he learned
that she was confined to her room by a
severe cold. He contrived to get letter
conveyed to her and to receive a reply,
making an appointment.
The day on which they met was Ar
thurs and Eleonore's wedding day. The
place was the same which had witnessed
their meeting some ten weeks back. Spite
of himself, he could not prevent his first
greeting being cold and restrained
what has happened, Edward" she
asked, anxiously. "Why have you writ
ten so urgently to met?
For your sake more than mine," he
answered ; ito clear your name from a
blighting calumny."
She turned very pale, and asked family
what he meant. He observed the look
and tone, and it struck a pang of fear
to his heart. But it brought him at once
to the point, and made him speak plainly
and concisely. So, without one word Of
preface or observation, he told the story,
every incident of it, from Jerome's first
meeting with the so-called Katie Doran
on Westminster Bridge, to his, Stafford s,
discovery of the picture in the gallery of
Penrhyddyn, and the conversation he had
heard upon his last visit to Jerome's
studio. Then he waited her reply.
During the course of his narrative the
pale, panied look upon her face had grad
ually changed to one of puzzled inquiry
"But know nothing of all this" she
said, when he had finished. II never
heard of this Jerome or of his painting
"Thank heavenp ~ he cried, seizing her
hand and pressing it passionately to his
fps.
There is only one circumstance in the
whole story that | have any knowledge Of
| perfectly remember some men staring
rudely at me in Harley street one day
as | was stepping into my carriage; aud
| that they afterwards came up to the W IN
dow, which my uncle drew up in theil
| faces"
"But Jerome told me that you turned
quite pale at the sight of him, and in this
assertion he was corrcborated by sec
ond party"
"I could not be disturbed at the sight
of Mr. jerome, considering that haC
never before seen nor even heard of thu
gentleman" she answered, flushing
NThere was, certainly, one person in tn,
group the sight of whom might have pro
duced such an effect
"And that WAS"
"a man whom l once knew under tn,
name of Parsons" she answered, in a low
voice, and with downcast eyes; "a mai
who once cruelty wronged me-"
"In what way?" eagerly inquired Stat
ford.
She was silent for moment, then an
swered, quietly "I cannot tell you now.
| ITO he continurdi
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as a suitable location, says the Boston
Alaskan.
The experiments at the Sitka station
are now devoted chiefly to horticulture,
and the work carried on there may be
grouped into two classes: First, the
introduction, propagation and testing
Of fruit trees and fruit bushes, with
view to ascertalnlng which sorts can
be successfully cultivated In Alaska;
and second, the testing Of varieties Of
vegetables best suited to the climate
and soil in various parts of the district.
Among the fruit trees the apple has
been the subject of closest study at the
station, but sufficient time has not yet
will be. Interesting experiments are
being made with the native fruit
bushes, and new varieties of raspber-
ries, currants and gooseberrles will
doubtless be the outcome of the work
which Is now being successfully car
ried forward. All the hardy vegetables
are grown at the Sitka station, particu-
lar attention being paid to the potato,
cabbage and caullflower. The people
of the vicinity cooperate with the gov
ernment experimenters, and aid the
work by supplying reports Of the beha-
vior of the seeds supplied by the sta
ton for the use of residents.
AT Copper Center station the work
| Is devoted chiefly to grain growing,
though experiments in the production
Of grasses and vegetables are also con-
Quoted. Wheat, rye and oats, clover,
peas, beans, turnips and rutabagas
comprise the list commented upon In
the report of Special Agent G. c. Geor-
geson who has charge of the work in
Alaska.
At the station located at Rampant,
one degree south of the arctic circle
the principal experiments conducted
during last season were directed to-
ward the production of early varieties
OF grains, those which mature before
the winter season sets In. The results
are being reached by selection. Seeds
are planted and those first maturing
are selected and planted the next year.
1t somtimes occurs that an unusually
early winter destroys the grains In pro-
cess Of selection and the work has to
be begun again. The hardy varieties of
Russia and England grain are used as
seed. Wheat from Karhoff, Russia and
Finnish black oats are crops which sell
dom fail, even so far north as RAM
part. String beans and peas have been
successfully raised at Rampant station
and all Of the hardy vegetables, par
ships, carrots potatoes and rutabagas
have also matured there; thus far the
potatoes have shown the best results.
AS at Sitka seeds are distributed, the
people coming many miles to obtain
them.
The station at Kenai, where formerly
experiments In grain growing were con-
Quoted, Is now given over to dalrying
and the growing Of feed. A herd of
Galloway cattle was introduced last
spring, and from this station interest
Ing reports may be expected concerning
the raising Of cattle in Alaska, as the
Galloways are said to be particularly
adapted to the climate of the district
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CHApTER XXI.-(Continued.l }

CHAPTER XAl.-(Contlnueu.
"In making my claim for this proper
IT," she said, 81 shall have to prove my
identity-would you have any objection to
state all you know"
"I'd much rather not have anything to
do with It," he answered, bluntly. But
however, If it's necessary, | won't stand
In your way; you sha'n't say l show
you any malice. But what know would
be nothing in a lawyers eyes. find
you, child, lying, apparently dead, upon
the seashore; but fancying can see some
symptoms of life, carry you home. AS
you know, l was a Coastguardsman at
the time. When you come round, you
tell me that your name is Eleonore Sois-
sons. | find Eleonore S. marked on your
petticoat You tell me you have friends
in Britanny. Eeonore is too Frenchihed
name for my mouth, and l call you
Ellen, and scissors becomes Lawson but
after time you are called by my name.
and pass as Ellen jenkins. That is all
/ know"
"And that would be most important
evidence" she answered, quickly. And
have you that petticoat by you still?"
"Yes," he answered. hesitatingly, as
though ashamed to confess it,
Zone more question, and / have done.
A strange story has recently been told
me by one who had no conception that
was an actor in it. Before you found
me, had been saved from the shipwreck
by gentleman-I and my mother We
were taken to fisherman's hut, laid out
for dead, and the gentleman was after
wards told that we were buried next
morning. How came l, then, down by the
sea again, where you found me?"
81 have lately heard the story myself,
he answered 'The gentleman who saved
YOU was Sir Launce Penrhyddyn. But al
soon as he was gone, the fishermen carried
the bodies back to the coast and put ZEN
where the tide would wash 'em back int
the sea again. They've superstition
about drowned people, and don't like Zen
In their houses"
"How horrible !" she exclaimed shud
dering. "But what had become of m
mothers body? Did you not see that?"
Just as / came up l saw what nigh
have been body washed away by
wave. Whatever it was, it sank directly
There was not light enough for me t
see very distinctly. 1 was only just i
time to save you"
"Would to heaven that you had bee
too late ~ she exclaimed bitterly.
"And now have you anything more
say to me?" he asked, resuming his col
stern manner because my time is vall
able, and is not my own to waste"
Nothing MORE" she answered, sadly.
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Judging by a Sure sign.

Wise-He's very wealthy.
Mrs. Wise-Yes, and very stingy and
mean.
Wlse-Come, now, you're not sure of
that You mustn't Judge man by his
clothes.
Mrs. Wise-I don't. I'm judging him
by his wife's clothes.-Philadelphia
Press.
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Insormntion Wanted.

Mrs. Enpeck-There's no use talk.
ing, Henry, l.
Enpcck (interrupting) Then why
do you do It, my dear?
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Perhaps the new woman Is failure
because there Is no new man to play
second fiddle.
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FARMING IN ALASKA.

Four Agricultural Stations Carried
on by the Government.
The government maintains four agri-
cultural experiment stations in Alaska
at sitka, Copper Center, Rampant and
Kenai, and reservation for another has
been recommended; point midway be-
tween Chena and Fairbanks, and ad-
joining the Tanana mine railway which
connects the two towns being selected
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
liberation.

If the peculiarities of our feelings
and faculties be the effect of variety
of excitement through diversity
of organization it should tend to
produce in us mutual forbearance
and liberation. We should perceive
how nearly impossible it is that per
sons should feel and think exactly
alike upon any subject. We should
not arrogantly pride ourselves upon
our virtues and knowledge nor con-
denim the errors and weakness OF
others, since they may depend upon
causes which we can neither pro-
duce nor easily counterfeit. No one,
judging from his own feelings and
powers, can be aware of the kind or
degree of temptation or terror or
the seeming incapacity to resist
them which may induce Others to
deviate.-Abernethy.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
Tcld to Tourists.

Prominent among the innumere-
Bile freaks of nature is the Balanced
rock, situated in the heart of the
Rocky mountains. This mass weighs
about 500 tons and is poised, slight
ly tilted, on a base perhaps five feet
across. The local inhabitant will
gravely add when tourists are about
that it turns completely around
every twenty-four hours. This
sounds startling at first, but on re-
Election one has to admit that the
rock undoubtedly possesses this fea-
ture in common with most things
established on our rotating globe
Wide World Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
Eiahes on Land,

Among fishes that are able to live
a considerable time out of water and
that habitually invade the land is
the climbing perch" which can re-
main for days out of water and
which is even said to climb palm
trees, whence its name. The shop
ping goby," which leaves the sea to
skip along the shore in chase of in
sects and sand haunting mollusks,
has an elbow joint in its fore fin
which thus serves for a leg. It3 gill
cavity is enlarged so that it can con-
tain considerable air. 1t is believed,
however, that respiration is aided
by the thin skin of the tail fin. In
the climbing perch the gill cavity
contains a special organ, which
seems to play the part of a lung.
Land crabs possess an analogous or
gan in their gill cavities.
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AU SABLE CHASM.
Second Only to Niagara Among East
ern Natural Wonders.

orn Natufdl WonucTs.
A real canyon in the east, having
ON a miniature scale much of the
beauty and marvellous carvings Of
Arizona's Grand canyon, is the Au
Sable chasm. A product of precise
ly the same operation of nature
which has produced the western
marvel, it gives to the easterner a
splendid idea of what erosion
through solid rock can do. Who
ever has not visited this wonderful
chasm through which the Au Sable
river has cut its way from its source
in the Adirondack mountains to
beautiful Lake Champlain has yet
to enjoy a marvel of nature second
only to Niagara among eastern won
ders.
From Port Kent, near by, one
may wander north or south, finding
in either direction fascinating spots.
Lake Champlain, the largest lake in
the United States east of the great
lakes, is superbly beautiful, with a
restfulness which brings relief to
overweight nerves and tired brains.
The broad expanse of the lower por-
ton, guarded on the far side by the
blue line of the Green mountains,
and the narrower portion Of the up
per end, where the Vermont inter-
wales on the one side and the rocky
foothills of the Adirondacks on the
New York side, form a vivid con-
trast and afford variation in seem
cry such as few lakes may offer.
All of this country possesses his
torical interest for those who de-
light in tracing the progress of their
country's development. At Crown
Point, where the lake narrows al
most to the semblance of a river,
are the ruins of the old Crown Point
Notifications, with Fort FredericRs
ruins on Chimney Point directly OPP
posite. Here it was sought to stop
the invading French and Indians in
their sallies upon the New England
and New York settlements. But a
little way off is famous Ticondero-
ga, now little more than broken en-
bankments and crumbling stone
Good Housekeeping.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
Smoked In Church.

Although the present universal
habit of smoking is of comparative
ly recent date, the use of tobacco
was carried to a great excess when
it was first introduced. Our ances-
tors smoked even in church. All
such offenders were solemnly ex-
communicated by Urban VIII. in
1924 and again by Innocent XII. in
1890, when the practice seems to
have extended to Rome itself. There
was William Breedon, too, vicar OF
Thornton, ga profound divine and
absolutely the most polite person
for nativities in that age" Of whom
the astrologer Lilly says that when
he had no tobacco he would cut the
bell ropes and smoke rhem."-Lon-
don Chronicle. ~cr'..e 81
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
Gene In Verse
Rudolph the Headsman.

Rudolph. professor of the headsman's
trade,
Alike was famous for his arm and blade.
One day a prisoner Justice had to kill
Kneit at the block to test the artists
skill.
Bare armed, swart visaged. gaunt and
shaggy browed,
Rudolph the headsman rose above the
crowd
His falchlon lightened with a sudden
CLEAN.
AS the plxe's armor flashes In the stream.
he sheathed his blade; he turned as IL to
go;
The victim knelt, still waiting for the
blow.
"why strikest not? Perform thy murder
Gus act!'
The prisoner said. Oils voice was slight
ly cracked.)
"Friend, i have struck" the artist
straight replied.
''Wait but one moment and yourself de-
cideY
He held his snuffbox-"Now, then, If you
pleased
The prisoner shifted, and. with crashing
sneeze,
or his head tumbled. bowled along the
floor.
Bounced down the steps The prisoner
said no more!
oliver Wendell Holmes
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
30 Ready to Make the Most Of It When
Il Comes.

A crucial period comes into every
normal life, the psychological mo-
ment which, if grasped, brings sue
cess. 1t comes to the young surgeon
when, perhaps, after long waiting
and years of drudgery, studying and
experimenting, he is suddenly con-
fronted with his first critical opera
ton. An accident has happened
and the great surgeon is absent.
Life and death hang in the balance.
Will he be equal to the emergency?
If so his reputation may be made.
But if he has dawdled when he
should have been studying, if he has
idled away his precious hours at col
lege, the opportunity will offer only
danger to the patient and ruin to
his reputation. Everything depends
upon the accuracy of his knowledge.
An opportunity confronts a
young lawyer. In a critical case
fortune or life may hang upon his
skill, upon the faithfulness which
he has put into his preparation. Has
he laid a solid foundation? Is he
we'll read in similar cases? Does
he know all the precedents? Can
he convince the jury? VIII he drag
into his brief and plea the wasted
hours which he has put into his
preparation, the neglected oppor-
tunities in his law study, or will he
bring to bear a sharp, keen insight
born o. earnestness, exactitude,
thoroughness and conscientiousness +?
His opportunity cOnfronts him.
What will he do with it?
Every now and then a critical OPP
portunity confronts clerk in a
store. A member of the firm has
died or retired or the firm changes
hands, and they are looking for a
partner, manager or superintend-
ent. This test will bring out what
is in the clerk. Has he been watch
ing the clock, stealing the time Of
his employer, doing dishonest work,
putting in short hours of service
all these years? Has he been in
different, impudent, gruff or curt
to his customers or has he been
polite and obliging, kind, defer
entail and accommodating? The
opportunity confronts him. What
will he do with it?-Success Mag
azine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24

A man who plumes himself on his
fascination for the other sex was
not long ago presented to an at
tractive New York woman. In
course of their first tete-a-tete the
man with the winning ways at once
took occasion to turn the converse
ton into his favorite channel. 81
observe that you are wearing an
especially fine locket," said he. "Tell
me does it contain some token OF a
past love affair.""
Aware of the mans weakness, the
handsome woman thought to humor
him a bit. eyes," smiled she; ct
does contain token Of the past a
lock of my husbands hair"
"You don't mean to tell me that
you're a widow" exclaimed the man
in delighted surprise as he nudged
a trihe nearer. 81 understood that
your husband was alive"
"True," answered the beautiful
creature; "but his hair is gone. =
New York Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
Ye Anciente Halidom.

Mrs. Green, who was deeply abb
sorbed in a romance of the seven
teenth century, suddenly paused
and looked at her husband.
Gregory" she said, "listen to
this: ""By my halidom," exclaimed
Sir Hardnge, lit is past the hour
of 12r' What is halidom?"
"What do you suppose it Is y re-
sponded Mr.. Green, with a frown.
Cant you tell from the context,
Marie? Sir Whats-his-name said it
was past the hour Of II by his
halidom, didn't he? | should think
anybody could tell from that SEN
tence that he had just consulted his
halidom. Halidom is the old Eng
fish name for watch, of course
Why is it that some women don't
seem to be able to exercise theirrea-
soning faculties ?"-London Globe.