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Dorothy'c
Dime.
By CARL WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted, 1907, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham

Grayce looked grim as he threw open
the door and stumbled over the roll OF
rugs that lay just within.
Another night has come, and that
landlord still lives his evil life" he
called. and from the dimly lighted par
lor came an answering sniff.
Bert Grayce hung up his coat on the
half shrouded hatrack and entered the
room. The furniture was swathed in
burlap and excelsior, and the piano
was covered with old blankets and 9th
err soft wrappings, and trunks and box
es We're piled with some attempt at
order along the bare walls and upon
the equally bare floor.
On top Of the upturned soap box Il
group of candles guttered dismally.
their feeble rays serving to accentuate
the absence Of gas. Desolation-the
lesolation of an eXodus-brooded ev
erywhere, even upon the face of the
woman who sat in a low rocker beside
the candles and vainly made pretense
Nf reading.
Hers was lovable face. framed in
masses Of silver hair, and Grayce's s
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/ more. Come on please"
/, She turned to lead the way as thoug!
there was no argument to be made,
and Bert, grinning over the ridiculous.
ness of the affair. followed after He
! saw with pleasure that the other apart"
| ment was only across the hall from his
| own. 1t was a much smaller place.
and it did not take Eert long to paint
F! the floors. The girl stood in the door
way experimenting the work, ana
Bert was sorry when at last he rose
from his knees and announced the
completion Of the job.
"You will still have time to finish the
other apartment" said the girl severe
| ly. "NeXt time do as you are told. ana
you will have less trouble. You know
very we'll that the agent told you to do
this apartment first. He promised me
that he would"
"He'll promise anything" began Bert
grimly but the tiny foot stamped Il
warning. The girl did not care to ar
que the point with a workman. and she
dismissed him with nod.
"Come in tomorrow and give it Il
second coat" she commanded. wait
q moment" she added as Bert turned
to 60 BUY yourself good cigar
she finished as she handed him Il coin,
Bert dropped the dime in his pocket
with nurlnured word Of thanks and
backed out of the door. Once on the
other side. his embarrassment died
down, and he paused long enough to
ascertain from the card on the door
that it was Dorothy Remscn who oc-
cupied the apartment. That she was
q china decorator he already knew, and
vaguely he remembered having heard
of her skill.
He was tired when he sought his
home that night, but the thought that
he would see the girl again on the
morrow gave him a feeling that the
day had been well spent. He carefully
slipped the dime in a locket which he
wore on his watch fob and smiled as
he thought of his Tip"
He painted the studio floors the
first thing next morning and then
turned his attention to his own apart
ment. 1t was late in the afternoon
when he had finished and was clean
ing up. There came a ring at the door,
and he opened it to confront 4 young
woman who radiated confusion and
penitcnce.
81 have come to apologize" she said,
blushing redly. II stopped in to thank
the agent for sending me a painter.
and he did not know that my floors
had been done Then he recalled that
/ you were painting your own place and
explained my error"
Its u very natural one" he said,
with a laugh. IF you were half as
desperate as my mother. should not
blame you for kidnapping me with Il
full knowledge of the facts. am only
glad that l have been of service to
you"
"You don't know how greatly you
have aided me-" she cried. II can new
er repay your kindness. l am SO sorry
that / was abrupt yesterday Will you
pardon me?'
The long. slender hand was clasped
into the brown eyes that dropped shyly
before his gaze.
Dorothy slipped back into her own
apartment. and Bert, closing his door
drew the dime she had given him from
his locket.
"The jobs going to cost you more
than that. little woman" he said as be
smiled to himself Its going to cost
you your heart and hand, and they are
worth millions of dimes."
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Peculiar "cure Stones"

Occupying an isolated position on the
moors about five or six miles above
Penzance. in Cornwall, a peculiar trio
Of stones is to be seen. They are ar.
ranged in straight line. the two out
side ones being four feet high and up
right. while the center one is a little
lower. but much wider. In the last
mentioned there is round hole large
enough to admit of man passing
through. This pile Is known as the
"Men-an-tol." or "holed stone" Popu-
lar tradition states that any one crawl
ing through the hole in the center stone
will be forever immune from rheuma-
tism and allied complaints. In times
gone by the country people used to.
bring their children to the holed stone,
and pass them through. Strand Maga-.
zine
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COMPLETE ?' SHE ASKED, NOT QUITE
CATCHING HIS MEANING.


was the most accomplished matron of
his acquaintance. She would extrlcate
him from his trouble. Together they
left the apartment. and while Staley
ordered lunch Billy Blaine hung over
the telephone in the restaurant.
She'll bring her over tonight at s.,
reported Billy as he took his seat.
Eat with good appetite and con-
slider yourself settled already
Billy's words restored confidence.
and when Dick Staley met Marion
Wadleigh that evening his last doubt
vanished. The girl did not laugh at
his blunders nor even at the wall pa
per. She listened with sympathy and
took from her chatelaine the tablets on
which to make notes Of what she
wanted. With increasing admiration
Staley followed her through the vari-
GUS rooms, noting the quick. business
like way in which she condoned DIS
errors and approved his successes.
II can do it over in four days." sne
said briskly when she had shut up her
memorandum book and returned to the
parlor where Nell Blaine. Billy's sister
in-law. still sat in rapt admiration OF
the garish wall paper. Suppose. MT
Staley, that you drop in here Friday
afternoon? Then you can suggest any
last changes you wish made. ana tne
place will be ready for your mother
Saturday evening. Shall get you a
servant also?'
"Can you?" staley had heard OF the
servant problem, and he had worried
greatly. This businesslike girl offered
even to take that trouble of his nanus'
He was rapidly coming to regard Mar
ion wadleigh as tailor made anger.
He dropped in the next morning on
his way to the office and found pa
per hanging crew already Installed
removing the paper that had proved SO
disappointing. Marion was there III d
gingham apron even more beconlhs
than the cloth costume of the night pe'
fore. and Dicks heart beat faster III
answer to her greeting.
There was something "homey III
her appearance that appealed strongly
to the man who for years had enJoyeu
but an occasional glimpse of home IN
vacation time. The soft dark hair was
hidden by cap and the piquant race
was flushed with exertion. but .he
heightened color only added 70 her
beauty, and the cap did not shadow
the tender light in the brown eyes. !,
Dick went to his office with his head
in whirl. Ever since he had come !,
to the city he had sunk himself ~ y
/. work. Fortune had come his way rap.
idly. and up to the present ne nau
found work all sufficient. Now ne pc
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Settlement
In Full.
By LULU JOHNSTON
Copyrighted, 1907. by N. E. Daley.

Dick Staley, perched on furniture
crate, looked disconsolately at Billy
Blaine, who was regarding the wall
paper and trying hard not to laugh.
In spite of .Blaine's efforts the twitch-
ing corners of his mouth curved, and
as he met Staley's eye he exploded in
a roar of laughter which served only
to deepen Staley's gloom.
Laugh, confound your growled Sta
ley. Its funny to you. It's not so
funny to me. I've got to get this place
settled in five days, and upon my soul
/ don't know what to do firstv'
"The first step is easy" chuckled
Blaine. Get man in to scrape the
walls. The paper is the worst ever
saw"
'It looked all right in the book" said
Staley defensively. SIT was the pret-
tiest thing in the whole book of sam
pies"
s'It may be all right in a sample. 50
admitted Blaine, with another glance
at the flowered monstrosity, but there
is only one square yard of the sample.
IL looks ulllS4cul, DlCA, Wucu YOU uufc
roomful of it,
'I know it, admitted Staley, "but
that doesn't help matters. 1t only
serves to make them worse. l want
ed to surprise the matter by bringing
her to her own home instead of tax
ing her to hotel. She hates to give
up her old home, and l wanted to
make the change as easy as possible"
The smile died from Blaine's face at
the allusion to Mrs. Staley. He was
Dicks chum, and he knew how tender
ly Dick loved the gentle faced woman
who within the month had lost both
husband and daughter. Now she was
coming to live with Dick, and for
weeks he had planned to take an
apartment that she might not feel too
keenly the loss of the home that had
been hers since marriage.
'I'll tell you what Well do, Dick,
suggested Blaine. Lets go downtown
for some lunch. I'll phone Nell for one
of those professional tiXers for you.
She knows :, crackerjack. a girl who
used to move in good society and
whose father lost his money. She
knows what's what and how to do it,
and Nell will get her to do it for you
Dick patted his chum on the back
while his eyes glistened. Nell Blaine
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IN BERTS OWN.
smile softened and grew more tender
as he bent to kiss the still smooth
forehead
"Cheer up, mother mine," he said
laughingly. 'All is not yet lost, though
the painters remain on strike. Tomor-
row the new home will be painted. BY
Saturday we shall be comfortably set
tied"
Are you sure?" demanded Mrs.
Grayce wistfully. IF you are, we will
not have the gas turned on again"
"There are electric lights in the new
home." he reminded. You will forget
these nights of Egyptian darkness, and
the next time we move we shall not
order the current turned off until we
are safely out of the house."
ITO think that at the last moment.
with all packed and ready to move,
this strike should have come up!' said
Mrs. Grayce, with groan. Are you
positive. Bert. that the painter you
have engaged will not be won over by
the strikersy'
"Never more certain Of anything in
my life," was the laughing response.
'"The painter is no less person than
your accomplished son. l stopped in
and ordered the paint sent over this
morning. Tomorrow shall go and
WELD the brush, so you must wake
and call me early. l must put in full
day."
Bert passed on to his own room,
lighting his way with matches. and his
mother heaved a sigh Of relief. For
eight days they had virtually camped
in the apartment they had given up.
waiting for their new quarters to be
finished The packers had done their
work. the man had come to cut off the
gas and the moving vans were backed
up to the door when telephone mes
sage came to the effect that, owing to
a strike of the painters, the new rooms
were not yet ready for occupancy.
From day to day the landlord had
promised that something would be
done at once, but now full week had
passed. and hope had commenced to
fail until Bert decided to do the work
himself.
He made an early start, and 8 o'clock
found him in a suit of jeans applying
the paint with as skillful brush as
though painting were his regular occu-
patton. He worked rapidly and we'll
and the rooms had begun to assume a
habitable aspect when he heard the
Lon 11@
up, expecting to see the landlord.
Instead he faced about to encounter
the gaze of q pair of brown eyes
which seemed to pierce his paint stain
ed jacket and give him an oddly queer
sensation about the heart. The pos
SCISSOR of the eyes was fragile slip Of
girl whose pure oval face was oddly
like picture by some old master. The
slender form was wholly concealed by
a brown holland pinafore. and this
was splashed with color. A dab of
blue which had sought higher resting
place made a saucy beauty patch
against the dimpling chin.
$50 you have come," she said at
length 81 was beginning to think that
you would be out on strike all winter:
I was promised that my floors should
be shellacked first"
Eyes. BUT began Bert.
II want no answers" said the girl,
with stamp Of her tiny foot. II am
to have an exhibition day after to-
morrow. and the floors must be done
by then. do you heary
eyes, ma'am." said Bert meekly.
"Then pick up your pail and brush
and come along" was the quiet com
mand. ''1f had not smelled the paint
in the hall you would have spent the
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you driving the princes sledge just is the
boy who risked his life win his fathers pardon.
Now, worthy and most excellent sirs. here is the
station This is as far go; you will get another
driver here"
Ivan babe us good-by with many smiles and bows.
and stumbled into the warm little the
station fast half frozen feet would let US.
In the host with his kettle of tea. and Crab
tree Immediately scalded his mouth with it-he had
done that regularly at every station at which
had stopped
How long will you remain here, most worshpful
gentlemen: asked the host, with a twinkle in his
eyes as he poor Crabtrees disturbed face. 1T
will soon snow, and he gave a careless glance
the sky.
Can you give a good room?'
Excellent, worthy gentlemen and tomorrow you
will have the best horse between this place and
Moscow
well, Crabtree, what do you say? 1t does look
like snow, and"
And smell something awfuy good out there"
said Crabtree, whose burned mouth permitted him
to speak again Let stay. by ali means. We
don't to play Dmitry and the secretary tonight.
all events"
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his cloak and loosened the pistols in his belt.
Boy, are you you know the way
mo, Sir Secretary said Dmitry, modestly; I
cannot be sure in this storm but 1 know Feodor
knows the way
The secretary shrugged his shoulders. =
mad to attempt it, he muttered
Colder and darker grew the night. The secre-
tary dozed sometimes. Feeders bells jinged slowlys
it was heavy work. drawing the sedge through the
unbroken snow. But whenever the secretary walked
there Dn,itry slapping himself to keep from
freezing, or talking cheery to the pony He always
seemed alert and wide awake, by and by the
secretary forgot that he was not in his
Portable bed, and he fell fast asleep,
He walked by the stopping of the sledge.
Lights moving about. and Drnitry was saying:
We at the station, Sir Secretary. Do you wish
for anythng"
The secretary jumped out, yawning and stretch
ing himself,
Have you been awake all the time, child?'
"'-All the time. si-.'
How have you managed it,'
''Dmitry smiled. and drew the knife one of the
men had given him out OF his. belt Sometimes
was forgetting; then see'-shoving up his sleeve and
showing small pricks in his arm.
We will stay here half hourp shouted the
secretary. If all the dispatches in the dominion wait
Some of you fellows rub down this horse. Shall ne
have something to eat:' he asked Dmitry.
Some salt hsh, please, Sir Secretary said
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"Only to see the prince! That is easily done. for
he has requested me to bring you to him. said the
secretary; but come, now, what will you have for
YOURSELF?
"'Only to the prince, said Dmitry, softly.
"'We, come, then, you odd child; and the sec
rotary led MIN through room after ROOM till they
where the prince, in fur-lined dressing
gown, at breakfast.
There is the prince said the secretary. Now
if you have anything to say, say 1t.
"Dmitry hurried forward and threw himself at the
feet OF the prince, who was sningly garding him
My father he gasped then burst into loud sobs
The prince kindly raised him. and then he told how
long he had hoped for chance to plead Tor his
father, who had been now two years in prison-for
saying what he did mean sobbed Dmitry. He
told OF his mothers prayers and tears, OF the lonely
home, OF the hope, that had sustained him all the
previous night that if he could only the prince
all would yet be we'll.
The prince and his secretary exchanged looks
of sympathy; and then, raising the child, who had
again thrown himself at his feet the prince promised
that if his influence could do it his father should
be free.
+ "And now." said Ivan, "Dnlitry the elder is mas
ter of the post station yonder, and the young man
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BE ready in quarter of an hour. will leave
my man here your horse will have light weight
to the residence of the prince. Can you do it?
1--WE can, Sir Secretary; and Dmitry hurried off
to get Feodor ready.
him cloak and the other gave him knife y GU
may need it, Dmtry,' he said gloomy. But the
boy only laughed
1T is too cold for the wolves tonight. isn't it,
Feodor? and the little horse whinned softly in reply
The secretary standing in the door. wrapped
in his long cloak He jumped into the sledge with
out word, and in moment they were off. Dmitry
waved his hand to old Stepanof, who stood shaking
his head after them
ooh. how cold it was, and how the drifted
in their faces! The secretary pulled up the collar of
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again.
"On. on into the stormy night Feodor shook the
snow out OF his eyes and plodded steadily forward
They nearing the residence OF the prince
The secretary wide awake Sometimes
Feodor would stop and snort, if to say, Where
now Then Dmitry would to the secretary
and after a few words Feodor would trot again
AT last the great gates we're reached The
rotary sprang out and rang bell which they heard
Gathering and changing long way off. Lights
moved 10 and fro. voices talking and presently the
gates opened: and the secretary walked into the
COURTYARD followed by poor tired little Feodor, with
steamirg sides and dropping head his half-frozen
little master still holding the reins.
a splendid parsonage in velvet and gold lace
hurried out meet them
=. His Highness has been expecting you anxiously,
Sir Secretary: he said bowling low. but had given
up all hope. the night being stormy
II would never have reached here had it not
been tor this child said the secretary, lifting Dmit
to the ground. Take him and treat him we'll
But Feodor-' rurmured Duitry half asleep.
HIS highness's groom shall see TO Feodor,
SAID the secretary, reckoning to one OF the men
Feodor is the best little horse / ever saw. Ana
Dmitry went off we'll pleased.
Next morning the secretary sent for the boy.
Well my young friend. what reward shall
give You for last nights work?
The boys face flushed. Only to see the prince,
Sir Secretary. he said huskily
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Dmitry, thinking of Feeders pleasure.
Come, now and the secretary half carrie ed the
boy into the room. He called the host, and soon
bread and sausage and steaming kettle OF
tea placed the table.
Here, drink and eat, said the secretary. push
ing the things toward Dmtry.
He drank glass of the scading tea thirstily,
and by and by began to eat.
watched him kindly but anxiously What sturdy,
faithful spirit" he said to himself, The prince
ought to have him.
'Presently when he saw the boy had finished,
he said briskly:
"'Well Dmitry shall we go on again?
"Dmtry quickly 1 ready. q.
"'Thats rght-"deeds not words,"' said the sec
rotary, laughing, and in few minutes they off
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lnl were on our way to Moscow Arthur tn,
GUM, and it tedious travelling
alone accepted his proffered company;
besides. of course, if he chose to run the
~ risk of having his nose frozen off he
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-05-24
knuBCi0 de SuhaSta.
D0paTllm0ntO del Interior DO Pu8rIo Rico.
BUREAU DE OBRAs PUBLICAs
Ofoina del Superintendent.

San Juaq, P. R. Mayo 13, 1908.
ProposicioneB On pliegos csrrados para
la adjudication en- pdblica Hubasts de Las
explanacioneS de kil6metroB. mas 6 me
nos, de Ia CsrratsTs CialsE-J uara DiaB,
SscCi6n VillRlb8 DiviBoEia, He sdmitiE6n
en eEta Ofciaa haata las 10 q. m. del d1a
% ds Mayo, 1908, On gus So abTir6n pd'
blicamenta.
El pTesupueRto apToximRdo de las obEsB
Rscisnde & $31, 10000
Todos los datoB neceyATios, impTesoB de
propoBicioneB csntgstoB instruCciones &
los postoYaB Be dRFSn On ssta Ofeina Tam
bic se facilitaTan Rzules de los pianos me-
diRnts un dsp6sito provigional de SO que
sarSn rasmbolBadoB al devoIvsE dichos
aztleB.
Sara condici6n suancial del contrato que
81 centratista, partiF del uegundo mes
inclusive del plazo para IL termination de
los trabajoB, execute Cada mes obTaH por
valor no manoT de $4,000 manEualsF.
La Administration Ba reBeFvR el deTs
cho de rschazaT cuslquieEa todss las pro-
poaiciones de a5jadicar el cortEEto b'jo
otrsE considsreCiones gus Las de pFscio 90
lEmaote.
Por oEden del Comisionado del | terior,
J. J. Jimenes.-gupt de Ob'as Pdb'i az,
Tvs. No. 6
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La FUENTE De RIQUE-
"a del turiSmO.
Sc GaIGula que a Italia le TiDds un
capital de Glen miIIOneS.

Los tuFistaB que viaitan IR Francis, gas
tan Rllf unos 500 miIloneu de duPoR 81
aio. Eata ciffa represents mas de ounce
duros por hSbitante; mientras que Il ciffa
total deexpoEtaci6n del comercio Ia in
dustriR, solo rspYe5sntRn unos 25 duEoa
poF habitante.
A ItRliR, gs le cRlcula que Einde 81 tu'
RigmO unos 100 milioneg de duroE.
Los turintag no solo dejRn dinsFo, Rino
que oOntEibuyen RnimRr el pats y me-
jOTar Lar condolences de vida. Por sJem'
plo: LondFeB, que haCe diez amos era la
ciudad que tsnfR lRI psoTsg fOndaI Gs hR
Viato obligGdR por ID invaIi6n dc extERn'
jeEou, conRtTuir mas de unR doconR de
hotegeB de 10 mejor del mundo.
En- millones de duroB Be cRlouIR 10
que gastsn los tuFiatsA en- Ejipto.
Anteu eran los ingleSes lo1 que mayor
contingente dabRn 81 turisme; hoy los
yanqui1 10 supsFRn en- "a n6meTo GA
dineEo, y los frRnceaes van entTando en- la
compstenciR Runque gRstRndo POGO. FL
autom6vil eB CRuBa del aum0nto del tuEiB'
mo en- Francis. Las msgnffcaB cREEete'
TRs de lR Tepdblica, Vianen coatORTBs por
u BolaB CRUsa de lR gran Cantidad de
orc que los RutomoviliatAs deJan Rnu8l'
msnte en- el pafU. Ests verano, hubo en-
CieTtoB dias 5000 excaFHionsB en- Rutom6'
vii. Los gastoS dc los Rutomovilistas re-
preaentan IL CRntidRd de 25 milloneE de
duros.
En- SuizB, los duefioH de hotelsB han
duplicRdO las gsnsnCiag que tenfRn en-
1880 Dursnte los iltimoB veints amos.
ha subido eI ndmsro de hotales de $50
1000. El afo paBsdo, dssds eI mes de
Mayo hastR Novismbre psBaron poT Lu'
ceTns, 1876 227 tuEistas, cuyos gaBtoU ~
csndiarcn & 100000 duEoE, Bsa 345
duros poE habitants de LuCsEna Los
400. 600 turiataB que On 1906 visitaFon
Suiz', SO cAlcuIa que gastaron 31.000,000
de duEoH, sss nnos 10 duros por suizo.
Cads Rflo visitsn sl pafI noruego, unoB
20, 900 turisthy, qEe hacen gabtoB pOT valor
de unoE 3.00O 600 de duTos.
NADIA puede daTBs mss elocuente que lR
cifrA francois, nsgda IL cual, loB tuTiEtas
que visitan aqusI pAfg, rspFegentan para 81
una fuente de Fiqussa qus eguivals mas
dc la mitad del comercio de expoTtaci6n.
Y 81 aquf los gastos do loa turiataB no
excsden en- mucho la compTa de un gdi'
chaTo una dits, o. sin duda porqus ncs
viaitan cusndo vieuen de todas eHaH parties,
despuas de gaEtaE tantoa millones.