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who has been the guest of his father
in-law, Capt. 1. T. West, for the holi-
days, returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Agnes Ledrirge and Miss Vir-
ginia M. Hainline, of Mt. Sterling,
who were called here by the death Of
Mrs. A. E. Stephens, have returned
home.
Mr.. Julian Chinn,' of the Buffalo,
Forge Works. who has been the guest
of his parents, DR.. G. w. Chinn and
wife, for the holidays left Sunday
for home.
Mr.. S. S. Bush, Jr., and Mr.
Geo. Bush. of Kenwood Park, Louis
vile. who have been the guests OF
Col. Geo. F. Berry, at Juniper Hill
have returned home.
Mr.. George Smith, the noted violin
list. en- route from New Orleans tc
St Paul, MINI. was the guest of his
mother. Mrs. A. w. Smith, at Mrs
C. w. Saffell's, this week.
Mr.. Geo. M. Gayle. of Kentucky
University, and Miss Mary Gayle, o.
Hamilton College, Lexington, spen
the holidays with their parents, DR.
j. w. Gayle and wife, this city.
Miss Mmae McEwing Of Beechmon
who has been the guest Of her motbe
Mrs Sam'l McEwing, left Monday TO
winchester to visit President H. K
Taylor, of Kentucky Wesleyan Col
lege.
Mr.. Russell s. Penn, who has BEEF
visiting his parents, Mr. 81 Penn AM
iwife. for several weeks, left Wednes
day for his new home at Detroit
Mich, where he is with big electri
cal company.
Mr.. Robert S. Sims had as hi
guests New Years Day, Cadets Ora
ham McCoke, of Eminence, Waite
Keisel, of Carrollton, and Rhode
Arnsparger, of Lexington, who wa
his classmates at State College.
Mr.. Ross A. McCalIum and wife
(nee Miss Kathryn ]. Dryden), o
Montgomery, Michigan, who hav'
been the guests of her mother, Mrs
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HOW is YOUR DIGESTION.

Mrs. Mary Bowling, of No 22S, 9Th
Ave, San Francisco, recommends a
remedy for stomach trouble. She
says: Gratitude for the wonderful eff
feet of Electric Bitters in a case of
acute indigestion, prompts this testi-
monial. l am fully convinced that for
stomach and liver troubles Electric
Bitters is the best remedy on the
market today This great tonic
and Alternative medicine invigorates
the system, purifies the blood and is
especially helpful in all forms of fe-
male weakness. SOC at all druggists.
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Jno. B. Dryden, ST., left yesterday
for Camden, Ohio, to visit his sister.
Mrs. Jno. L. Deakins has returned
to her home in Louisville, after an
extended visit to her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Quincy Nets, at the Forks of
Eikhoron. Her sister Miss Tabitha
Nets, accompanied her home and
will return after a weeks stay.
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CURES BLOOD, SKIN DISEASES.
CANCER, GREATEST BLOOD
PURIFIER FREE.

If your blood is impure, thin, dis
eased, hot or full of humors, if you
have blood poison, cancer, carbuncles.
eating sores, scrofula, eczema, itching,
risings and bumps, scabby, pimply
skin, bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism.
or any blood or skin disease, take
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. Soon
all sores heal, aches and pains stop
and the blood is made pure and rich.
Druggists or by express 81 Per large
bottle. Sample free by writing Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. is es-
pecially advised for chronic, deep.
seated cases. as 1t cures after all else
fails.
Mar. z-1y.'
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the guest of her parents, Mrs. T. P.
Lewis, West Side.
Mrs. Nellie Garrard Cheatham left
Monday for Chicago, Ills, to visit her
daughter Mrs. Baker.
Miss Terese McDermott, of Paris.
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jno.
P. Hanley, this week.
Judge T. j. Num- and wife re-
turned Tuesday from visit to heir
old home in Marion.
Miss Alice Farmer left Tuesday
for a visit to Miss Esther and Sara
Burnam, at Richmond.
Nj. Richard X. Mcclure, Jr., who
has been in the far west for several
months has returned home.
Miss Lily Benckhart, of Lexington,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. j..
Lynch, east Main Street.
MIR. Clarence Wash of Louisville,
is the guest of Mr.. Jos. c. Hubbell
and family, second street.
Miss Lillian Shaw, of Lexington,
who has been the guest of Mr.. Geo.
C. Shaw. has returned home.
Mr.. Jas. Callahan Of Gethsemani,
who has been at home for the holidays
returned to school Tuesday.
Miss Elise Montgomery, who has
been at home for the holidays has
returned to Smith College.
Mr.. Walter A. Roberts, of Hunting
ton. w. Va, who spent the holidays
here, returned home Sunday.
Mrs. W. S. Morris was called to
Princeton, on Thursday, by the i'll.
ness of her brother-in-law.
Rev. R. L. McCready, of Louisville.
was in the city on Monday, the guest
of DR.. ]. w. Gayle and wife.
Mr.. ]. P. Swain, wife and child, who
have been guests of his parents, at
Smithfield, have returned home.
Mr.. Theodore o. H. Samuels, OF
Louisville, was the guest of his cousin,
Mrs. Edward OHara, this week.
Mrs. Laura White, of Ashland, who
has been the guest of her sister Mrs
S. w. Hager, has returned home.
DR.. j.. Mitchell Lewis, of Richmond,
Va, who has been the guest. of rela'
tives here, returned home Sunday.
Col. Jas. A. Scott and daughters
Misses Hattie and Bertha, were al
French Lick Springs, Ind, this week
Miss Bette Noel, of Midway, who
was the guest of her daughter, Mrs
Eugene Triplett, has returned home.
MIR. Luke Albeit, of Georgetown
who has been here the guest of hi
cousin, Mr.. Leon Albeit, has returned
home.
Mrs. Susan w. Quire and daugh
ter, Miss jamie, of Georgetown, wer'
guests of Col. w. S. Dehoney on Mon
day.
Mr.. John A. Tinsley of New Oh
leans, La, who was called here b,
the death of his mother, has returne'
home.
DIR. w. Lee Crutcher, who has beef
the guest of his daughter Mrs. Rich
ardson, in Louisville, has returned
home.
Mr.. Adam K. Stephens, of Buinton
N. j., who was called here by the
death of his mother, returned home
Sunday.
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Mr.. c. A. Sutherland and wife have
gone to Paris.
Judge C. E. Booze and family spent
Saturday in Paris.
Miss Jane Holmes spent New Years
Day at Eminence.
DR.. J. S. Coleman returned from
trip to Chicago, Ills.
Mr.. L. BRIT c. ye1e visited in Win
chester, this weeh.
Mr.. E. w. Howser left Wednesday
for Youngstown, Ohio.
Miss Lillian Todd, of Louisville,
visited here this week.
Judge w H. Holt, Of Pewee Valley,
was in the city Tuesday
Mrs. Sam e. James has returned
from visit to Louisville.
Mr.. A. B. Hammond visited his
mother at Smithfeld. this week.
Miss Una Wright has gone to Gin
cinnati to attend the Art School.
Miss Elise cambridge left Sunday
for Winchester to visit relatives.
Mr. Gunter Hoge and bride have
returned from their wedding trip.
Mrs. Jos. Rupert has returned
from isit to friends in Lexington.
Miss Mary t. Scarce, of Nicholas
Vile. was vivsitor here this week.
Postmaster Thos L. Walker, of
Lexington, was in the city on Mon
day.
Capt. Edwin Farley, the new State
Treasurer, arrived in the city on Tues
day
Judge Jas. Breathitt, the new At
torney General, arrived here on Tues
day.
Mr.. Nelson Rodes, of Danville, was
the guest of Judge w. E. Settle, this
week.
Misses Gertrude and Florence
shaw visited relatives in Lexington
this week.
Mr.. Robert Peter and Mr.. Geo. A.
Bush. of Louisville, were in the city
this week.
Mr.. A. L. Zeigler left Monday fol
Southern, Ohio, to spend the rest Of
the winter.
Mrs. Julia Thompson left Monday
for Newport and thence to Washing
ton City.
Hon. ]. Banford White, of irvine
was in the city on legal business
this week.
Mr.. Roger Ross, of Louisville, wa
the guest of Misses Scottow, Steel
street, this week.
Miss Jessie Cox left Monday 10
Big Stone Gap. Va, to visit her siste
Mrs. Robert Burgess.
Col. Thos. A. Hall, who has beef
visiting his mother in Nelson county
returned Sunday night.
Mrs. Buford Hendrick and Mrs
Chairman Coleman visited in Louis
vile this week.
MT. e. L. Samuel and. niece, Miss
Annie Samuel, left Monday night To-
a trip to Florida.
Mrs. Jno. r. Prentiss, of Lexing
ton, was the guests of Miss Cordit
Jeffers, on Monday
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OH RI zEES j w

Mr. Robert G. Stephens. of Louis
vile, who was called here by the
death of his mother, returned home
Sunday.
Miss NJ. Lockett Smith and Miss
Pattie Williams visited their cousin,
Miss Miriam Gaines at Crescent Hill,
this week.
Mr.. M. c. Rankin, the new Com
missioner of Agriculture, has settled
down to business and is learning his
new duties.
Mr. NJ. H. Thatcher, who is stated
for State Inspector and Examiner, un-
der Gov. Wilson, reached this city
on Monday
Capt Jackson Morris arrived in the
city on Wednesday and has taken
rooms with Mrs. Geo. A. Lewis, 321
Second street.
The local Y. M. 1. entertained on
Tuesday night and danced the year
out, after a delightful lunch, served
by "Frenchy."
Miss Clara Annetta Nelson, who
spent the holidays with relatives and
friends in Louisville, will return
home Sunday.
Mr.. Jno. P. Hanley and wife kept
open house on Wednesday, Jan. L,
and a large circle of friends attended
the reception.
Col. Graham vreeland, Managing
Editor of the Courier-JoJurnal, was
the guest of his brother, Mr.. Hubert
Vreeiand, on Monday.
| Mr.. Ed. E. Albeit, Jr. of Rose Poly
technic Institute, spent the holidays
with his parents, Col e. E. Albeit
and wife, this city.
Mrs. Lucy D. Williams, of Pitts
burg Penn, was the guest of her
cousin. Mrs. Thos. Tanner, Logan
street, this week.
Master Neville Grady, of Yer
sailles, who has been the guest of his
grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Blakemore
has returned home.
Mrs. Geo. H. Watson and daughter
Miss Nellie S. Orbison Of st. Louis
we're guests of Col. Geo. F. Berry, a
Juniper HILL this week.
Mr.. w. H. Mcclure, Of Weathers
ford, Texas, who has been the CUES
of his parents, Mr.. r. X. Mcclure anC
wife, has returned home.
Mrs. Genevieve Lindsey has gone
to West Pascagoula, Miss, to spent
the rest of the winter with her brothel
Mr.. Jno B. Lindsey, Jr.
Prof. C. W. Bell, the new Insur
ance Commissioner, OF Harrodsbure
is in the city, ready to assume tn
duties of his position.
Mr.. J. L. Butler and wife, of Somei
set, who have been guests of he
father, Mr.. w. ]. Hughes, returne
home Sunday afternoon.
DIR. Ben L. Bruner the new Secrt
tory of State, has arrived in the cit
and has taken rooms with Mr.. Gee
A. Lewis, Second street.
Mrs. w. e. Bradley, and son, Mas
ter VIM. e., Jr., left Monday 70
Pouchkeepsie, N. Y, where youn
Bradley is to attend school.
Mrs. Robert Searcy, Miss Evelyl
Dickson, and Mr.. B. s. Tunis, of Re-
Bank, West Va, are guests of MI
j. c. Hubbell, Second street.
Mr.. Robert M. Bergman, of Irvine
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g MA-,r-

This signature Is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO-Q Tablets
the remedy tibet ~'-"~ cold in one day
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Birthplace of the Book Agent
By WILLIAM Il. CURTIS.

Hartford was the birthplace OF the
book agent. The name of the first
man who pcddled books from this
city by SUBSCRIPTION has passed out
of the memory of the oldest inhabl-
tant and does not appear in the local
histories. But somewhere during the
earlier part of the nineteenth century
an enterprising citizen Of Hartford
started out with sample copy and
blank book, travelling from house to
house and asking people to subscribe
for the publication for future deiiv-
cry. Nor is it certain what book he
peddled. Some Of those who ought
to know believe it was the Cottage
Bible," so called because II contained
simple comm entaries and explana-
tions as marginal notes. But what
ever the book may have been. the So
licitor was so successful that his ex-
ample was Immediately followed by
other Hartford hustlers, and an enor-
nous business in book peddling grew
up, with Hartford publishing houses
furnishing the goods. At one time
the subscription book publishers OF
that city had $1,000 agents in the
field offering from house to house
throughout the entiro country the
volumes that were printed there.
Hartford has always been centre
of the printing trade. Webstcr's Un-
abridged Dictionarywaspr printed there.
Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad"
which was the first great success as
subscription book, was Published and
sold by subscription under the aus
pices of Hartford house. Rough
ing It," his second success, was writ
ten there at the residence II his pub
Usher to catch the wave of popularity
that had been caused by the first.
For many years, and until recently.
Hartford took the lead in the sub
scription book trade. - Washington
Star,
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Survivors of Seminole War.

The Seminole war was put down
seventy years ago. At Watrous, N.
M, there is a venerable and worthy
patriarch named Madison Horn.
whose neighbors boast that he Is the
sole survivor of the Florida war. He
is eighty-eight and as spry as crick-
ct. At West Palm Beach, Florida,
there is certain Judge Andrew
jackson Lewis-born in South Caro-
lima, by the way-who bears honor
able scars as the result of wounds re-
ceived while he was fighting as pri-
vate in the ranks of South Carolina
regiment against the Seminoles. Judge
Lewis is eighty-nine. and although
he fought four years IN the Confeder-
ate army he looks strong and active
enough to shoulder his gun again
and keep step to the drums tap.
One unidentified veteran is being
presented by Indiana. but as the Hoo
siers have not yet published his name
or shown by the records that he is
drawing pension their claim is be-
ing flouted by Florida and New Mex-
ico.--Washington Herald.
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BROOD OF PYTHONS.
lively Young Family-First Instance
of Hatching in Captivity.

Many people know that vipers
bring forth their young alive and
that the common English grass snake
deposits it's eggs to be Matched by
the hsfGt of decaying matter. Some
of the great constructing snakes, how
ever, exercise certain amount or
care over their eggs, gathering them
into a heap and coiling around them
till the young make their way out or
are helped into the world by the kind
ly offices of the keepers who break
away the hardened shell.
A case of this kind occurred with
the Indian python in the Tower Men
agerie in the early part of the last
century, and other are on record at
the. Jardin des Plantes in Paris, the
Regents Park Gardens and at a later
date in those at Leipsic. An 1ncu-
baton which has been unusually sue
cessful is just recorded from the Tier
park of Herr August Fockelmann at
Gross Borstel, near Hamburg.
In August last he bought largo
reticulated python from sailor trad
ing to the East. Within a month
she began to lay eggs, and when one
was examined it was found to contain
q partly developed embryo. AS time
went on others were opened, and IN
this way the proprietor obtained
series of specimens of young IN dill
ferent stages of development. the
mother python paid the greatest at
tention to her eggs, leaving them
only at night, when she went for
time into the bath.
The general results appear to be
far better than have hitherto been OBJ
tanned. At Regents>Park, though 1t
was found that the eggs had been
fsrtilized, no living young were pro-
duced. At Gross-Borstel twenty-sev-
en- young pythons came out, and
their owner described them as very
lively little reptiles, with much the
appearance of common grass SNAKES
measuring from twenty-five inches to
thirty inches in length and biting
readily at anything offered to them
with sufficient force to make an i'm
preston on ones finger.
On November 25 they took food
for the first time-white mice OF
pretty good size. All appear to be IN
the best possible condition ana
should they reach maturity the fact
of their having been Matched in con-
finement will no doubt enhance their
value considerably, for this appears
to be the first instance in which this
particular species has so bred,-Lon-
don Tribune.
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Strange Coincidence in Deaths.

A strangely pathetic tragedy mas
been revealed by the death Of man
in the casual ward Of the Tonbridge
workhouse. The man arrived there
in the prosecution of his search for
his wife, from whom he separated
many years ago, and he died through
breaking of blood vessel.
He told his story to the workhouse
master, who made inquiries and as
certained that on the same day a
woman had died from precisely
similar cause in the same workhouse.
It was the missing wife. Both bodies
are buried in one grave to-day
London Globe.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE NUBIAN DESERT.

There was an encampment at the go
ing down of the sun in the desert.
The great Nubiar Desert is a ter
rible desert indeed. 1t covers weary
waste of country which, if you will
examine The map, you will find lying
between the Nile-that part of 1t where
the Second and Third cataracts are
marked-and the Red Sea. 1t is re-
ported by those who have been across
this desert-the number, for certain
reasons, is now much greater than of
old-that there are mountains in 1t, all
arid and bare, level plains covered
with sand, rocky passes, and low hills
surrounding small plains Of sand. The
sand is everywhere. 1t is hot and
thirsty country; those who live in 1t
are a thin, parched, and drled-up peo.
pie, who are said to regard their abom-
Unable country with affection.
When the sun sets over the great
Nubian Desert he paints the noun
tains and rocks all manner of colors
but especially those which have to do
with purple, crimson, and yellow; he
places the same colors, only paler. in
the sky, and he condescends to light
mp the level sands with the most beau
tiful and wonderful mirages. This
evening, for example, those of the peo-
pie who cared to look for it might have
seen In the southwest, and apparently
within easy access, most inviting
oasis cf verdure and beauty incom-
parable in any climate. Saw one ever
such green grass, such blue lakes, such
waving palms, such suggestion Of
bubbling springs, green shade, frag-
rance of flowers, balmy rest, and uni
vsrsal delight? Yet there were two
In this encampment who gazed upon
the scene without joy and without ad.
miration.
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The Door of Doom.

Many old houses in Holland have a
special door which Is never opened
save on special occasions-when
there is marriage or death in the
family
The bride and bridegroom enter by
this door, and it is then nailed or
barred up until death occurs. when
it is opened and the body is removed
by this exit. From the Reader.
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Rooseyelt's scarfpin.

one of the recent pictures of the
President showed him with stick
pin in his black four-in-hand cravat,
Lese majestic! or I'm fakir. When
he last sat to portrait painter In the
White House he posed himself In his
own style and offered numerous sug-
gestions. After week or two OF
these sittings, as the artist was lsav-
ing the Executive Mansion, the Fsesi-
dent rushed to the door and shaking
his fist at the retreating form,
shouted: "Heyi Hey Don't you dare
to paint me with stickpin! Do you
hear? No scarfpin! never wore
onel New York Press.
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Made Him Laugh,

Church, see the Public Utilities
Commission nave ordered the trolley
people to put on more cars"
Gotham with a chuckie) ESQ ]
see.'
But what are you laughing at?'
81 furnish the straps. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
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Amusing,

Hostess Ito distin yuished foreign.
er)-"I do hope you won't find 1t
dull here"
Distinguished Foreigner (politely)
-"Ah, no. l will not find 1t dull,
Are not you and your husband amuse-
ment enough ?"-London Taller.
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His Point of View.

Landlord-"Sir, the other tenant
will not stay in the fat if you insist
upon playing the cornet."
Mr.. Toots-"I'm glad of that. They
were very annoying" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Presence Of Mind.

TT6ScIICC Oh WInU.
They were sitting in the acove,
She'd niece upon her knee;
Chaperons, although unconscious,
Children very well can be.
Pauses in the general chatter,
Sometimes come-a thing to rue,
Suddenly voice, beseeching,
Cried, "Oh, aunty, kiss me too!"
Every one at that reception
Crowded-'twas sunny day,
Heard that artless little maiden
Give her pretty aunt away.
Here one smiled and there one Uttered,
Spinsters murmured, "Not quite nice! T"
From the alcove came distinctly:
Grammar, pet! Say, Kiss me twice
Grand Magazine.
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Not a Follower.

what profession does your son
intend to follow after he gets CIT OF
college?" asked the visitor OF Farmer
Kornkob.
81 don't think he'll follow any," re-
piled Farmer Kornkoo. Il think
he'll just sit down, smoke cigarettes.
AM, let them all go by him. Will
waukee Sentinel
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CHAPTER XIII.
Continued

1t was past eight when Katharine
woke up. Mile. de Samarie was stand
Ing before her.
"I-I-I beg your pardon" said
Katharine, II have been asleep"
you've slept for three hours and
more, Miss. Pretty tired you must
lave been to sleep in all this racket"
"Tve been walking about all night
because l had no money"
"Have you, now? All night? just
think! And lady, I should say-well'
now, miss, If you'd like to brush your
hair and wash your face and make
yourself tidy upstairs, you can."
Was there ever better Samaritan!
Katharine followed her. She would
have cried again, but that she was
stronger, being no longer hungry. But
she kissed that woman OF Samarla
when she came away, and when For
tune smiled upon her once more, she
sought her out, and shed tears when
she found that the good creature was
gone, and that no one knew where she
was to be found.
Then, refreshed and strengthened.
end with renewed hope. and with six
pence out of the policeman's shilling
in her hand, Katharine went forth
again for the third days tramp.
She thought that perhaps If she went
back to st. James Park she might
fnd Lily waiting there for her, or per-
haps Dittmer Book. .
Katharine walked slowly up and
down the whole length of the walk.
Dittmer Book, she now remembered,
must be in the cit at his office. Ii
she only knew where that office was!
There was no sign Of Lily anywhere.
She left the walk and went into the
park. There she sat down, and tried
to think what was to be done next.
She thought that she would go to
Doughty street and see her old friend
Mrs. Emptage again. Perhaps there
might be some help even from that
poverty stricken household.
She walked all the way from st.
James Park to Doughty street. II is
q good step. You go along Long Acre
and Great Queen street and Lincoln's
Inn Fields and through Gray's Inn.
For girl who has been walking about
nil night 1t is longish walk. For
tunately she had eaten good break
fast, but it was at five in the morning.
When Katharine arrived in Doughty
street she found that the Emptage
family had gone away, and they had
left no address.
1t was about eleven o'clock. Kath-
arine turned away wearily. BY this
time she had fallen into that strange
state of mind when nothing seems
to matter. The Emptages were gone,
and they had left no address. This
intelligence affected her very slightly.
She saw that there was gate on
the left hand side of Gray's Inn open.
and that it led info oardnn where
there were trees and grass and seats.
She turned in, took the first bench.
and sank down upon it. AT the other
end of the bench sat young lady
dressed in deep mourning.
''You look tired" said the young
lady, presently; you look ill-are you
i'll? Can be Of any service to you?"
Katharine turned upon her in reply
eyes so haggard, face so worn, so
full of despair and misery, that this
young lady started and shuddered.
''Tell me-" she said, "what it means.
Tell me what is the matter with you"
Katharine tried to speak, but she
was past speaking. Her head dropped.
and she would have fallen forward
upon the ground but the young lady
caught her In her arms.