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IT wanted our advice. sir. I don't
know what to do, and my whole life
seems to have gone to pieces"
you wish to employ me as a con-
sulting detective?"
mot that only. l want your opinion
as a %judicious man-as a man of the
world. 1 want to know what 1 ought
to do next. l hope to God you'll be
able to tell me-"
He spoke in little. sharp, jerky out
bursts, and it seemed to me that to
speak at all was very painful to him,
and that his will all through was over
riding his inclinations.
Its a very delicate thing" said he.
lone does not like to speak of ones
domestic affairs to strangers. 1t seems
dreadful to discuss the conduct of ones
wife with two men whom l have never
seen before. It's horrible to have to
do it. But I've got to the end of my
tether, and I must have advice"
my dear Mr.. Grant Munro" began
Holmes.
Our visitor sprang from his chair.
WHAT he cried, you know my
name.'
IF you wish to preserve your incog-
nito." said Holmes smiling, IT would
suggest that you cease to write your
name upon the lining of your hat, or
else that you turn the crown towards
the person whom you are addressing.
I was about to say that my friend and
I have listened to a good many strange
secrets in this room, and that we have
had the good fortune to bring peace
to many troubled souls. / trust that
we may do as much for you. Might
I beg you, as time may prove to be of
Importance, to furnish me with the
facts of your case without further de-
lay?"
Our visitor again passed his hand
over his forehead, as If he found It
bitterly hard. From every gesture and
expression I could see that he was a
reserved, self-contained man. with q
dash of pride in his nature, more likely
to hide his wounds than TO expose
them. Then suddenly, with a fierce
gesture of his closed hand, like one
who throws reserve to the winds, he
began.
1.-THE facts are these, Mr.. Holiness
said he. 81 am a married man, and
have been so for three years. During
that time my wife and 1 have loved each
otl s fondly and liv | as happily as
any two that ever were Joined. We
have not had a difference. not one.
In thought or word or deed. And now.
since last Monday, there has suddenly
sprung up a barrier between us, and /
find that there is something in her
life and in her thoughts of which 1
know as little as If she were the woman
who brushes by me in the street. We
are ~estranged, and I want to know
why.
Now there is one thing that I want
to impress upon you before l go any
further, Mr.. Holmes. Efile loves me.
Don't let there be any mistake about
that. She loves me with her whole
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had followed his reasoning.
you think a man must be well-to-do
if he smokes a seven shilling pipe"
said T..
''This is Grosvenor mixture at eight
pence an ounce" Holmes answered,
knocking a little out on his palm. "As
he might get IN excellent smoke for
half the price. he has no need to prac-
tise economy"
'And the other points,"
He has beer in the habit of lighting
his pipe at lamps and gas jets. You
can see that 1t is quite charred all down
one side. OF course a match could not
have done that. Why should a man
hold a match to the side of his pipe?
But you cannot light it at a lamp With
out getting the bowl eharred. And it
is all on the right side of the pipe.
From that I gather he is a left-handed
man. You hold your own pipe to the
lamp, and see how naturally you, being
right-handed, hold the left side to the
flame. You might do it once the other
way, but not as a consistency. This
has always been held so. Then he
has bitten through the amber. 1t takes
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Jack said she, when you took NIX
money you said that if ever I wanteaE
any / was to ask for it,
Certainly said 1. It's all your
own
"'Well,' said she. I want a hundred
pounds
Il was a bit staggered at this. for I
had imagined it was simply a new
dress or something of the kind that
she was after.
What on earth for?' 1 asked.
"'Oh,' said she, in her playful way.
You said that you were only my bank
err, and bankers never ask questions,
you know
IF you really mean it, of curse
you shall have the money said I.
"'Oh, yes. 1 really mean it,
"And you won't tell me what you
want 1t FORE
Some day. perhaps, but o just
at present, Jack s
so l had to be content with that,
though it was the first time that there
had ever been n secret between us.
1 gave her a check. and 1 never thought
any more of the matter. 1t may have
nothing to do with what came after
wards, but l thought it only right to-
mention it.
well. 1 told you just now that there
is a cottage not far from our house.
There is just a field between us, but to
reach it you have to go along the road
and then turn dow a lane. Just be-
yond it is a nice little grove of Scotch
frs. and I used to be very fond of
strolling down there, for trees are al
ways a %neighborly kind of things. The
cottage had been standing empty his
eight months, and 1t was a pity, for 1T
was a pretty two-storied place, with an
old fashioned porch and honeysuckle
about 1t. l have stood many a time
and thought what a neat little home
stead 1t would make.
well, last Monday evening / was
taking a stroll down that way, when l.
met an empty van coming up the lane,
and saw a pile of carpets and things
lying about on the grass plot beside
the porch. 1t was clear that the cot
tage had at last been let. I walked
past It, and then stopping, as an idle
man might, 1 ran my eye over it, and
wondered what sort of folk they were
who had come to live so near US. And
as 1 looked 1 suddenly became aware
that a face was watching me out Of
one of the upper windows.
! ITO BE Continued Tomorrow.l
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a muscular. energetic fellow, and one
with a good set of teeth. to do that.
But if I am not mistaken l hear him
upon the stair, so we shall have some-
thing more interesting than his pipe to
study"
An instant later our door opened and
a tall young man entered the room.
He was well but plainly dressed in a
dark-gray suit, and carried a brown
wideawake in his hand. 1 should have
put him at about 30, though he was
really some years older.
II beg your pardon" said he, with
some embarrassment. Il suppose l
should have knocked. Yes, of course |
should have knocked. The fact is that
I am a little upset. and you must put
it all down to that" He passed his
hand over his forehead like a man
who is half dazed. and then fell rather
than sat down upon a chair.
Il can see that you have not slept
for a night or two" said Holmes, in
his easy. genial way. THAT tries a
mans nerves more than work, and
more even than pleasure. May l ask
how 1 can help your"
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heart and soul. and never more than
now. I know 1t. I feel il. I don't
want to argue about that. A man can
tell easily enough when o woman loves
him. But there's this secret between
US, and we can never be the same until
il is cleared"
''Kindly let me have the facts. Mr..
Munro" said Holmes, with some I'M
patience.
'Ill tell you what I know about
Efie's history. She was a widow when
| met her first. though quite young
only %. Her nam then was Mrs.
Hebron. She went out to America
when she vas young, and lived in the
town of Atlanta, where she married
this Hebron, who was a lawyer with a
good practise. They had one child, but
the yellow fever broke out badly in
the place, and both husband and child
died of 1t. / have seen his death GER
tificate. This siekened her of America,
and she came back to live with n
maiden aunt at Primer, in Middlesex.
l may mention that her husband had
left her comfortably off, and that she
had a capital of about four thousand
five hundred pounds. which had been
so well invested by him that it returned
an average of 7 per cent. She had only
been six months at Primer when met
her; we fell in love with each other,
and we married a few weeks after
wards.
II am a hop merchant myself, and
as / rave an income of seven or eight
hundred, we found ourselves 'comforta-
bly, off, and tool a nice eighty-pound-a-
year villa at Norbury. our little place
was very countriied, considering that
it is so close to town. We had an inn
and two houses q little above us, and a
single cottage at the other side Of the
field which faces us. and except those
there were no houses until you got
half way to the station. My business
took me into town at certain seasons,
but in umner I had less to do, and
then IN u country home my wife and
1 were just as happy as could be
wished. I tell 0 that there never
was a shadow between us until this ac-
cursed affair began.
There's one thing I ought to tell
you before ] go further. When we mar
ried, my wife made over all her prop
crty to m~e-rather against my will, for
l saw how awkward 1t would be If my
business affairs went wrong. However,
she would have 1t so, and II was done.
Well, abou six weeks ago she came
to me.
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very words, sir. You'll only need to
wait a little longer say I. Then I'll
wait in the open air, for l feel half
choked,' says he. I'll be back before
long, And with that he ups and he
outs, and all I could say wouldn't hold
him back"
well, well, you did your BEST said
Holmes, as We walked into our room.
TITS very annoying, thoughs Watson.
1 was badly in need OF a case, and this
looks, from the mans impotence, as IL
1t were of Importance. Hulloi that's
not your pipe on the table. He must
have left this behind him. A nice old
brier with a good long stem of what
the tobacconists call amber. I won
der o many real amber mouth
pieces there are in London? Some
| people think that a fly in 1t Is a sign.
Well, he must have been disturbed in
his mind to leave a pipe behind him
which he evidently values highly"
How do you know that he values 1t
highly?" l asked.
well, l should put the original cost
of the pipe at seven and sixpence. Now
it has. you see, been twice mended,
once in the wooden stem and once In
the amber. Each of these mends, done,
as you observe, with silver bands, must
have cost more than the pipe did origi-
nally. The mar must value the pipe
highly when he prefers to patch it up
rather than buy a new n with the
same money"
Anything else?" I asked, for Holmes
was turning the pipe about in his hand,
and staring at it in his peculiar pensive
way.
He held it up and tapped on 1t with
his long, thin forefinger, as a professor
might who was ~lecturing on a bone.
Pipes are occasionally OF extraordi-
nary interest" said he. Nothing has
more individuality, save perhaps
watches and b~ootlaces. The indications
here. however, are neither very marked
nor very important. The owner Is OBJ
viously a muscular man, l~eft-handed,
with an excellent set of teeth, careless
in his habits, and with no need to prac-
tise economy"
My friend threw out the information
in a very off-hand way, but I saw thai
he cooked his eye at me to see If I
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simple thing which will tend to induce
sleep more quickly? Any suggestions
will be greatly appreciated by
WORKER.
A glass of milk as hot as possible
slipped slowly just before retiring will
be found of wonderful benefit and will
In most cases induce sound, dreamiess
sleep. If your insomnia is of long
standing would advise you to consult
q physician.
VIII you kindly give to an apprecia-
tive reader of your column a recipe for
making breadsticks. l think they are
delicious, but do not know how to ore
pare them. You win win the thanks Of
L. d. N.
Breadsticks-To one cup of scalded
add one-fourth cup butter, n
and one-half teaspoons sugar and one
half teaspoon salt. When luke-warm
add one yeast cake dissolved in ono
fourth cup warm water. n egg white
beaten and three and three-fourths
of flour sifted. Toss on a Toured
board, knead, return to bowl, cover and
let rise to twice it's bulk. To make the
sticks first shape as small round bis
cults. roll on the clean board with the
until about six inches in length,
let rise a little and bake In a hot oven,
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TO A s%TENOGRApHER.

Lady typist, blonde and fair,
Sitting so serenely there!-
Pray forgive me if l dare
To ask q favor.
I. who am your humble slave,
Tremble as this boon 1 crave,
Feeling CASUALLY bravo
My courage wayer.
For, tomorrow morn at half
Past eleven (do not laugh!)
l expect my better-half
And-her dear mother.
Who are curious to see
What my Office life may be-
So your scorn for them and me
Please try to smother.
An, although you've naught to do,
1t were best for me and you,
If you. lady, made a few
Attempts to hustle.
1t will please them. 1 confess,
If you wear a simpler dress;
Try to a little less
Like Lillian Russell.
Be prepared you part to play;
Don't appear too smart or gay,
Work as IL you earned the pay
For which you're hired.
Show a more subservient air:
Shake your naughty languid stare
Or, by the pencils in your hair,
They'll have YOU fred!
Puck.
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SOCIETY FUNCTIONS
AND NOTES.

Valentine parties are in order this
week and many members of societies
in the Oranges are planning small
luncheons n bridge teas.
Mrs. Graham Bradley McGregor will
be the guest OF honor at a bridge party
given by Mrs. Wainwright Ripley to,
morrow afternoon at her home. 1871 Or
chard street, which will be an informal
affair.
Mrs. Edison Il. Seitz is arranging a
small tea to be given in the near
future.
Among the society people of the Or
anges now in the South arc: MI. and
Mrs. w. j. Andrus and Mr.. and Mrs.
G. S. Foster, of East Orange, who are
registered at the Hotel Concede Leon,
st. Augustine; DR.. and Mrs. Martin p.
Waldstein. of South Orange, at Ormond
Beach; Mrs. Edward ID. Duffield, of
Scotland road, South Orange. at Palm
Beach, Fla, and Miss Isabella bod, Of
Scotland road, South Orange, at At
lantic City.
DIR. and Mrs. George r.. Emory, of $50
High street, this city, win start for
a months visit in Cuba Saturday, Feb
ruary 10.
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THE ENCHANTED SLED.
BY A. B. LIE MASSENA.

Little Johnnie liked the snow, there
was no getting around that fact. Every
morning during the winter months the
first thing that he would do after
jumping out of bed would be to run
to the window to see If it was showing,
and great was his joy II he found the
White flakes falling down and the
streets and pavements shrouded in a
dazzling blanket. Then it was sure to
be a hurried breakfast, a quick bun
ding up in warm o%yercoat and muller,
and out with his new Christmas sled.
Long Hill was %Johnnie's favorite
playground, for here all the boys and
girls would gather with their sleds and
enjoy the coasting. 1t was situated on
h outskirts of the town, and 1t tool
a long while to go from the top to the
bottom, and l am sure it must have
taken a much longer time to go from
tho bottom to the top-at least Johnnie
found ii so after spending an entire
afternoon trying it both ways.
One day, just as it was growing
dusk, Johnnie vas slowly climbing the
hill, pulling his handsome sled after
him. He felt quite tired, for he had
climbed that hill, oh so many times,
but he was determined to have just
more coast before going home.
He was half way up when he decided
TO rest awhile, so. bringing his sled
under a tree, he sat down and rested
his head against the friendly trunk.
He had hardly settled himself COM
fortably when he was surprised to see
coming from behind the tree one of
the funniest creatures Imaginable
little fellow in a peaked cap and red
boots, who could not have been more
than a foot high.
Can I take a ride with you?' asked
the dwarf. 81 enjoy coasting so
much"
Il would be very pleased to have
you" replied Johnnie politely, and pc
fore he knew it they were flying swift
ly over the snow and going faster and
faster every minute. They soon
reached the foot of the hill, but. won
derful to relate, the sled did not stop
its flight, bu kept on going and going.
Right through the village, past the
old bridge, over fences inc fields they
went, until at last they came to an
immense forest through which they
tore at even greater speed, nearly up
setting several times.
How long the ride lasted johnnie
never could remember, but he knows
positively that they ran into a snow
bank as big as a house, and that he
was buried in snow up to his chin,
and he has a distinct recollection of
how cold it was when it sifted down
inside of his coat-collar-and yet it
puzzles him somewhat to know how
he came to find himself sitting beside
his sled, half way up the hill, at the
very place he started from. !
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HOLMES W


man who seldom took ex-
e-cise for exercises sake.
Few men were capable of greater
muscular effort, and he was undoubt-
eddy one of the finest boxers of his
weight that I have ever seen, but he
looked upon aimless bodily exertion as
a waste of energy, and he seldom be-
stirred himself save where there was
some professional object to be served.
Then he vas absolutely untiring and
indefatigable. That he should have
kept himself in training under such
circumstances is remarkable, but his
diet was usually of the sparest, and
his habits were simple to the verge
of austerity. Save for the occasional
use of cocaine, he had no vices, and he
only turned to the drug as a protest
against the monotony of existence
when cases were scanty and the papers
undressing
One day in early spring he had so far
relaxed as to go for a walk with me in
the park, where the first faint shoots
of green were breaking out upon the
Gins. and the sticky spearheads of the
chestnuts were just beginning to burst
into their flvefold leaves. For two
hours we rambled about together, in
silence for h most part. as BELTS two
men who know each other intimately.
1t was nearly 5 before we were back
in Baker street once more.
BEG pardon, SIR" said our page boy,
as he opened the door. "There's been
a gentleman here asking for you, sir"
Holmes glanced reproachfully at me.
so much for afternoon walks!" said
he. Has this gentleman gone. them"
Eyes, sir"
Didn't you ask him in?"
Yes, sir; he came in"
How long did he waltz"
Half an hour, sir. He was a very
restless gentleman, sir, a-walkin' and
a-stampin' all the time he was here.
I was waitin' outside the door, sir, and
I could hear him. At last he out into
the passage, and he cries, Is that man
never goin' to conner Those were his
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TO THE
NEW H0USEKEEPER,

One woman, who does her iron
ing, has a high chair made for the pur-
pose. in which She sits before the board
while she is working.
In %dampening clothes use a clean
whisk broom. This will dampen the
clothes evenly. all over, and make the
weekly ironing a much easier task.
To keep the silver from furnishing,
put a piece of gum camphor in the
trunk. chest or drawers where the sill
is kept.
Whipped cream served on top OF q
freshly made squash pie adds much to
its appearance and flavor.
A mixture Of olive oil and black ink
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I am to attend a fancy dress valeh-
tine party on the fourteenth, and would
like your suggestions as to a proper
costume. 1 do not want it to be very
expensive, and would like to make it
myself. With many thanks for your
aid, / am MONA i.
A pretty gown could be made .of
white tarlatan rufled, and covered with
red tissue paper hearts. Have a bodice
cut to a deep point, square neck IND
with short sleeves. Paste hearts on The
bodice and arrange on in the hair.
This is quite inexpensive, and is
quickly made.
My work is of uch a nature that I
often come home at night so tired and
nervous that I cannot go to sleep for
a long time. Can you suggest some
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80
{ ASHWNRS

A dainty waist is of very thin ma
terial. in Oriental shawl pattern. The
predominating color is a dull orange.
This beautiful blouse is on sale at
Bamberger's.
A very beautiful pin for the collar is
a small fiat bow knot of gold set with
tiny turquoises. 1t is to be found at
Frank Hollis.
Bargains in rugs can be found in the
rug sale at Snyder's. One especially
good design has a mocha background
with figures in soft zone of blue.
Pretty kimonos in good colors, made
of warm outing fannels, are finding
quick sale at the David Straus store.
Coffee ~percolators in the most up-to-
date and improved models are offered
at J. Wiss & Sons. Until one has
tasted the coffee made in these pots
real coffee is an unknown quantity.
A lavender dinity frock is one of the
prettiest models shown at L. S. Plaut's.
It is made princess and deliberately
trimmed with tucks and narrow valen-
ciennes lace.
Exceptionally pretty are the lingerie
sets displayed at Miss Theresa Smiths.
They will suit women of all tastes.
Some are plain, but well made. others
are more elaborate, and some are a
of lace and fine embroidery.
The loose-bottom cake tin is a bless
ing to the careful cook. These are
found designed for all shapes and sizes
of cakes and bread at Hahne's.
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ALWAYS TALKING.

MY wife tells me everything she
does" said the benedict, proudly. "She
is like an open book"
81 wish mine was like an open book"
sighed the meek little man with the
chin whiskers.
"You do?"
"Yes; If she was like an open book
perhaps l would be able to shut her
up."-Chicago News.
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SLOW.

20! yes" said Subbubs, "our voIun-
teer company has secured a fire engine.
but We haven't had a chance to test It
YETI
No barns or houses on fire, Ell?
queried Gilman.
yes, indeed. but they've always
burned down before we got there.
Philadelphia Press.
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bear. The following ten children won
the book prizes: ROBERT MAC
NAUGHTON. aged 10, 261O Broadway.
New York city; GEORGE KOCH, aged
10. 122 South Orange avenue, Newark;
JOHN LUBY, aged 10. 40 Chadwick
avenue, Newark; LAWRENCE KOHL,
aged 8, 40 Crawford street, Newark;
HAROLD R. WILLIAMS. aged 10, 293
Market street. Newark: HAZEL cos.
GROVE, aged 9. 70 Elm road. New
ark; ELSIE ROSSBACH, aged 13, 500
Springfield avenue, Newark; AGNES
MOFFITT, aged 10, 151 Hillside ave
nue., Newark; HAZEL RUSHMER,
aged s, East Passaic avenue, Bloom-5
field; OLIVER GALLOWAY, aged 8,
$50 Bergen street, Newark.
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NO NEED OF A FIRE.

Wasn't it awful?" exclaimed the
apartment-house girl. THE furnace
was entirely out last night"
II never noticed It," replied her chum.
what? Never noticed il? And you
sat in the cold parlor for two hours
with that young Who was he,
anyway?'
AN old flame. '-Chicago News.
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IN THE STORE WINDOWS
AND SHOWCASES.

Summer hats.
Attractive wells.
Parasol novelties.
Lovely swisses. y
silk ST. ckings a-plenty.
Slippers to match all gowns.
Striped linen collars for shirt waists.
Bargain furs that are wearable now
Clever outfits for the South-so far
away.
Pretty silk dresses for spring recep-
tions.
Furniture appropriate for the parlor.
Shoes for young and old.
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will be found useful to paint the tips
of black kid gloves which arc slightly
worn.
The best polish for engraved silver is
whiting and ammonia. 1t should be
applied with a soft brush, then rubbed
with c%heesecloth or soft cotton cloths.
TIE remove cream spots from em-
~broidered centrepicces or doilies,
dampen the spot with household mn
monia, then lay a fresh piece of blot
ting paper over it and iron lightly.
This treatment will remove any grease
from white goods.