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you mean you want to put aside
something of your own to buy lol
and start housekeeping
"No," she fared. II mean a settle
ment upon Mr.. st. Aubyn directly"
'You mean you want to give it tn
him."
IF that's the only way e make you
understandings" she flashed.
How much do you want to give
himy' asked Pike thonghtfully.
"A hundred and fifty thousand
pounds" said Ethel desperately.
Pike whistled
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.'
Precisely thatw said Ethel.
"Well. he has made you care for
him." said Daniel. Il guess he must
be the prince of the world! He must
be q great man. expect you're right
about me nor meeting him. probably
wouldn't stack Up very high alongside
a man that's big enough for you 10
think SO much of rs you do him. Why.
I'd have to squeeze every bit Of prop.
erty your pa left you.''
rs it your property?" she Jared at
him.
i've worked pretty hard to take
care Of it for you.' he answered gen.
tly. and instantly she regretted the
sharp speech.
Forgive me-" she pleaded. 1T was
unworthy OF me-unworthy of the
higher aud nobler things that life calls
NE 70 live up to-that shall live M
10. The money means nothing 10 me.
I'm not thinking Of that 1t Is aeces-
sary FORM"
Pike looked at her keenly.
Have you talked with Mr.. st. Au-
byn about this settlement-thls present
you want to make to him. he asked.
Not with him"
Il thought ust" be went on amused
~. You'll see. He wouldn't take II
II I'D let you give II to him. A fine
man like that wants to make his own
way. Mighty few men like to have
fun poked at them about living on
their wives money"
"Oh. ] cant make you understand.
cried Ethel despairingly. "A settle
ment isn't gift
Then how'd you happen to decide
that just a hundred and ffty thousand
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that Horace had drawn forth Dor,
down upon Ethel's mind with crush
ing weight.
To her artificialized understandings
the disgrace was more than she coult
ever hope TO bear. and Horace's ex
pressed thought that he should never
be able TO hold up his head again was
but a vivitication Of her own.
Surely II would have been bad
enough. she told herself. If this fearful
thing had come upon them privately
but TO have it appear in the full light
of day and in the very hearing OF thu
family Of the man she was about to
marry was too cruel.
And with an Inward groan she leaned
for moment against the terrace wall
where the countess had left her. When
the first establishment had passed and
she had time TO realize what had oc-
CURED. events that had seemed but
fleeing impressions rose up before her
in all their vivid nakedness. Nine. de
Champlgny had looked at her with
astute contempt. she was sure. and she
dimly remembered seeing the look OF
Mortified Amusement upon the patrician
features OF the Earl Of Hawcastle
Then. with TN awakened resentment
the fighting blood of the sturdy plcbe-
Ian Simpson stock. the stock that had
upheld Its end in the battle against
oppression in several wars. came back
to her with rush. and she decided to
see this awful man and give him to
understand that he must go away at
once and never insult her again BY
bis uncouth and Vulgar presence. Such
business as had TO be transacted could
be done Though an Intermediary.
With bracing Of her spirit she
stepped forward resolutsly and came
mp close behind Pike as be stood with
dropping jaw gazing in perplcxity
after the retresting Horace. Ethel cast
look Of loathing upon the straight
back Of the guardian Of her peace and
ground her little boot heel into the
stone tagging. She glanced up and
saw that the common German was
looking at Pike with grave sympathy
and even understanding. and instantly
she hated him for II. Then she saw
him take bis cap from the obsequious
Mariana and turn away. When he had
gone she said In low voice:
i am Miss Granger-Simpson."
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Tn. Point Of In. Pin.

Mechanically the interviewer
droned out his well worn questions.
"And how. Sir William. did you
get your start in lifes ?"
Il got my start in life. young
man. said the pork merchant.
Through picking up a pin in tho
street. | had been refused en-
ployment by a butcher. and on my
way out ! saw a pin. r.
"Quite 50" chimcd in the sea-
soned interviewer. 'eYou picked il
up, the butcher was impressed by
your carefulness. called you back
and took you into partnership. |
know that pin so wcllw
Excuse me-" broke in the pork
yender, "but you proceed too fast.
] saw the pin and picked IL up
quite true. But ! sold IL for fi00.
II was a diamond pin" London
Mail.
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ing. yes, sir; all the way from In
dianaw
Both Ethel and Horace started ii
Mortified amazement and looked at
each other With stricken terror on their
faces If this should
IL can't stand this. l shall go
for STROLL" said Horace Historically
and rose from the table. while Haw-
castle looked at Pike tixedly.
by Ioye!" he said slowly.
Il expect. doc" went on Pike calmly
that won't be able to eat with you
this evening. You see--you see I've
come mighty long way to look after
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CHAPTER TX.


"HE German was frankly enjoy.
Ing bis guests conversation
and quaint mannerisms and
went on:
Il wonder you make this long Jour.
pey. my friend. instead Of spending
your hoiida- az home.
Pike looked up In establishment.
''Holidsyi Why, never even had
time to go to Niagara falls. I'm here
on business"
Ethel. who was still standing by the
countess. looked az her friend with
pained entreaty. and Horace. catching
Lady Creech's bssiIisk eye fred on
him. Redeemed with modification.
Daniel carefully folded bis napkin
and sat back.
Il expect it's about time for me 10
go and end the two young folks I've
come 70 look after" he said.
You are here for a duty. Them
asked the German quietly.
Il shouldn't be surprised IL that was
the name for r.. answered PIKE, ris-
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Difficulties With Which Young Ac.o,
Had to StrugaIs.

Difficulties With Which Young Aeto,
1 Had to Struggle.
An actors life, although often
interesting and frequently useful.
is by no means easy. When Fred,
erick Warde, the English tragedian,
brought his wife and children to this
! country to live with him while he
made his way here he was, after
| various ups and downs. engaged IN
Mr.. Booth to play certain prom.
nent parts. In Talks In Ii
brary" Mr. Laurence Hutton re.
lates some Of the difficulties with
which the young actor had TO strug.
gle.
TIE company, lors associated
with Mr. Booth, with the s;ne,e
exception 81 Warae. was not IL.
sembied. and there could be but
one or two rehearsals before the
first performance. Warde had ney-
er even seen the play OF ''0theln'
and had no idea how to dress it
a very important item to man
who had Little money to devote to
costumes.
There were. of course, profess
sional persons who could have fitted
him out from wig TO sandal. but
to those he could not afford to 60.
He read the tragedy many times.
studied his part till he was what Is
called "letter perfect" and at the
Aston library copied many draw
ings, colored by his own hand. of
the dresses he had to wear. These
garments and effects we're made
out Of the cheapest material from
his own patterns. cut and sewed by
his wife, and for six weeks nothing
in that house was thought Of or
talked about but "Othello."
The Young man. realizing what
It all meant TO him. was exceeding
ly anxious about the results, as
was his wife. They lived in poor.
humble little apartment. and he
was TO take midnight train 10
the scene Of his great effort only a
day or two before he was TO make
his debut in one OF the most i'm
portans and trying parts Of the
English drama.
| wen: 10 the train with him. and
Just as we we're starting Mrs.
Warde came down and said.
"l've just been putting the chill
drcn TO bed. and ! must tell you
what Arthur prayed."
Arthur was then a lad not out
Of his frocks. II seems that the
child. kneeling BY his little cot, had
gone through the regular formula.
"0ur Father" Now | Law me-"
"Please. God. remember papa and
mamma and little sister and dear
grandmother in England" and had
then added. as an impromptu. "and,
o God. do please help papa through
with 'Othello.'r
] told this story at dinner one
night. as ] am trying TO tell 1t nov.
and was startled by an inquiry
from the wife Of a clergyman, who,
with wonder and doubt in her voice.
demanded. DO You mean to tell
me that sectors children say their
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chap under the clif.r
pounds was what you wanted to give
himT' he demanded.
1T was Mr.. 81. Aubyn's father who
fixed the amount" replied Ethel des.
perately.
His fatheri what's he got to do
with IT,
"IIe Is the Earl OF Hawcas,le. the
head 81 the ancient house
"And he asks you for your property
tsks you for u In so many wordsr'
"Yes. as a settlement"
And your young man knows it,
Il tell yon. Mr.. Pike. have not dis.
russed II with Mr.. 81. Aubyn."
Pike laughed.
81 reckon not" he said amuseS,y.
We'll. sir. do you know what's tie
first thing Mr. st. Aubyn will do when
he hears his father made such prop
ositionf He'll take the old man out
In the back lot ana give him a thrash.
Ing be won't forget to the day Of his
death!-
She was about to answer when from
distance came the roll Of drums and
then the sound Of bugle. The sound.
came from sfar Oh. as II below the
cIir.
They both stopped to listen. Then
the servants came running. with Mari.
sno Mt their bead. They rushed 10 the
wall and leaned over. all esci,e,ssnt
Mariana turned to call to them Eer
bis shoulder:
The bandit Of RussIai The soldiers
think be Is hidden 10 a grotto under
these cliffs.-
As he spoke Almeric ran down the
steps with shotgun In hts hand ana
made for the steps leading down the |
face OF the cIir. Pike turned 10 Ethel.
II saw that fellow on the road here.
What's he meant forY'
Ethel turned angrily from the law. |
yer and called sharply to her fiance:
"Almeric~
foorrsxvvut "
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CHAPTER <.
THE EQUALIZATION.

~ INSTANTLY Pike turned with q
1.-THE twist Of Ills lank body and
half lifted his hand as Ii be tx.
pected blow Then his arm
dropped again. and he stoad looking at
her In calm and Interested fashion. As
he stared his expression changed 10
one Of mingled tenderness and pride.
and when be spoke there was a world
Of patios In his voice.
why" he said In a low. astonished
.one-"why. knew your pa from the
line ] was little hoy till he died.
and ] looked up 10 him more'n I ever
looked up 20 anybody in my life. but
! never thought he'd have a girl Ike
you Fed he mighty proud II he coulc
see you now"
She turned from him IN q smoth.rec
rage and then faced hin again with
cold disapproval In her tone.
Perhaps IL will be as well II we
avoid personal aIlusions.- she said re-
sentfully. This man should have no
opportunity for bringing up those vuI.
gar. half forgotten family remInis-
cences II she could help II. He smiled
a tribe wanly.
Il don't just see how that's posi-
Bile" be answered, and she waved her
hand Indignantly.
"Will you please SIT DOWN. she said.
and Pike made an awkward bow.
Yes. ma'am." he replied meekiy.
with the faintest accent on the last
word. and obediently took the chair
that Horace had vacated so precipitous-
~. She shuddered at the word he had
used and glanced nervously at the hat
be was holding In bis hands.
"Are-are you really my GUARDIAN
she asked nj last. with a trace OF heat.
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her. and she-that is. they-will prob
ably want me to have supper with
them"
The, horror was closing fast around
the other party. and they simply
stared.
do not trouble for me-" observed
the German. Your young people
they have a villay'
mo" answered Pike. with a smile.
They're right here In this hotel"
Horace. with fear lending wings to
his scattered senses. sprang to his feet
and began % walk toward the grove
Pike looked up.
I'D better ask" he said. and then.
observing Horace. went on addressing
him: Hey. there, Can you He
stared as the young man. paying no
attention. proceeded on his way. Pike
raised his voice.
Excuse me. son. amt you an Amer
ican| AS Horace paid no more atten-
ton he turned TO Mariana. Here.
waiter. Tell thar gentleman want n
speak 10 him.
Mariana sprang after the retreatipg
Horace
Pardon. m'sieu. the gentleman, be
wish to speak 10 you"
Horace whirled In an angry fash.
What gentlcman:- he demanded.
and Pike regarded him calmly.
Il thought from your looks" he pro-
eeeded quietly. you might be an
American"
Horace planted himself squarely be-
fore his interrogation.
Are you speaking to me-" he de-
manded haughtily.
Il shouldn't be surprised" said Pike
genially. Amt you an AmericanY"
Il happen to have been born In the
States" replied Horace aggressiyely.
and Pike smiled quizzically.
We'll. that was luck" be comment
ed and as Horace turned again TO 20
be said: Hold on minute. I'm look
ing for some Americans here. and
expect you know 'em-boy and girl
named Simpson,
Horace flushed deeply to the roots Of
his hair.
is there any possibility you mean
Granger-Simpson" he asked. with
elaborate sarcasm. but this was lost
on Daniel.
mo. sir: Just plain Simpson. Gran.
gers their middle name. That's for
old Jed Granger. grandfather on their
mothers side. want to see 'em both.
but It's the girl I'm really looking for"
will you be good enough TO state
any possible reason why Miss Granger.
Simpson should see your aud Pike
started In genuine establishment.
Reason be reiterated why, yes.
I'm her guardian
The effect Of this simple statement
was terrifying. Ethel reeled dIzzIIy
and WAS supported by Mime. de Cham
pigny. The earl rose to bis feet. and
Horace staggered back.
what" be cried.
"Yes. SIR" went on PIke-"Dnnicl
voorhees, Pike. attorney at law. k0k0-
mo. Ind"
Horace fell back from him IN horri.
ned amazement
Il shall ask her" be began weakly
and shamefacediy. III she will consent
10 an interview"
Pike looked at him In amazement In
his turn.
Interview be said. why. I want
to talk to herr
Hawcastle. with some OF bis finer
feelings aroused, picked up bis sister.
in-iaw with his eyes. much as q clever
hostess picks up her feminine guests at
dinner. and arose, turning TO Ethel
This shall make no difference 10 us.
my child. be said and. turning sharp.
". took Lady creech By the arm and
left the terrace. Pike looked az Hor.
ace pityingly.
-Don't you understandT' he said.
I'm her GUARDIAN"
For feeting instant Horace stared
It him and then dropped bis chin and
walked away.
II shall never hold Up my head
again." be said.
The sudden horror Of the revelation
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PERSONAL RECOLLECTI )NS OF
A pa.
By A. Newdad.
Edward Payson Westoning.

TT is wonderful how an amateur faith
er's ideas change regarding babies. Dur
ed a child as fragile flower which could
be bent by breath and totally destroyed
by blow. | picked up her royal high
ness with caution and stirred her around
trembling. My idea was that a baby
was made of peach blossoms, spider fill
ments and cobwebs and was consequent
ly to be handled with care.
of ideas. This is after her highness
learned to walk. When She had Travelled
as far as from Chicago to St Louis hold
ing onto my finger she started out one
with great success ever since. 1t is her
walking that has revised my Ideas con-
corning the component parts of babies.
A baby is made of india rubber, steel
piano wire. These materials enable it dn
our case herr to travel from & a. M. to
6 p. M. at a trot with no stops except
for meals and diversions They also en-
of breakable materials from their places
during the day and lower them with more
or less violence to the floor; to fall an
aggregate of eleven feet at various times
during one forenoon; and to whoop with
frantic energy for thirty minutes at a
time without showing the least fatigue or
want of breath.
Little by little my wonder at the physi-
que of babies grew as | watched our
darling take our house to pieces faster
than two women and man could put 1t
back. When l arrived at the home in
the evening and our darling ran to meet
me. clutching her favorite kitten by the
neck. | found it difficult to believe that
two small hands assisted by two chubby
legs. could mix together and stir up such
a bewlderng mess of books. magazines.
ware, clothing, bric-a-brac and shoes in
an afternoon. AS l wearily worked until
long past dinner time to straighten out
the mess the wonder grew. And when
realized that her work in accomplishing
this ruin was interspersed with innumer-
able side excursions of investigation. pur-
suit of the kitten, demands for ga"
which is specially designed name for
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night hour while the corpse is slid into the tepid
sea-such is but too often the final reward of
stoker's
The process of firing liner for voyage begins
some twenty-four hours before sailing time, where
the fires have not been banked-when full shift
of stokers, twelve fremen five stokers proper,
and a fireman, who go to make up the watch, be-
gin putting the coal in the furnaces while water,
to the amount of 80 to 81 tons apiece, is poured
into the boilers in continuous stream for four to
six hours, according to the port. In order to has
ten the initial work the donkey boiler is set to
work, heating and circulating the water, that,
at the end of perhaps thirteen hours, when the
actual flames applied, the temperature has
reached about 200. Once, then, the coal is lit, all
goes merry for all concerned. save the stokers-
who get the devil from the flames. or else from
the captain.
For hours at shift the stokers stand guard,
heaping in the shovelsful of % to 35 pounds OF
cnkerless COAL to the number of perhaps ten
twenty, thrice every hour; while the underlngs OF
the stoker world shovel forth the ashes. other
wise aid at the fires. 1t is estimated that in the
of single day, 1870 tons of coal
sumed by the liner. Only six feet below the stok
ers floor surge and gurge the fresh-fown waters
and, forty feet above, patches of the blue sky
peep in, but of cool water and sea breezes there
is no evidence in the realm of the HEAVIER.
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Down Below With the Stokers
Continued from page SIEVE

Continued from Sevenl
cling in, shoyeng out, and pausing never to rest
or draw a long deep breath.
MANY a newcomer gets sick at the work, an
old stoker, old to be in the service, that is--tod
u.s. as he paused from shovelng the heavy load,
though at first they're seldom kept at it more
than halfhour at time. While the tempera-
ture on deck registers only So degrees Fahrenheit
there is hardly breath of air stirring here be-
low and the open glow of the glory holes quickly
brings the extra heat. Further, our pores get
pretty we'll clogged with the coal dust and SCOT
which, under perspiration feels particularly sticky
and when, with each bath, coming deck
this coating is suddenly removed the contrast is
both tremendous and sudden. Hardly has the
body become accustomed to it, when must re-
turn to the stoke-hole. OF much as
eight hundred tons of air is often pumped in here
in an hour, and under great pressure, but when
you remember that the steam temperature is kept
at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, you can understand
what work there is to be done here. 1t is hard
work, plus tremendous heat that does us the mis-
chief, and with the unpleasant glare OF flames and
constant dirt thrown in, beside.
A wooden casket with two cannon balls to make
it sink winding sheet of over all, the
brief hating of the vessel precisely at the mid
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M E--G o Id Eagle J C k
By Aileen Cleveland Higgins

Continued from page Seven
sad, in digniied way, that is, and end up awful
humble.
oh, it's all right-me, Gold Eagle Jack Bruce
sized up to about three cents. How do yol
think fellow feels to himself bawled out
like this in black and white with everything he
ever said right down here plain for him to see
what a fool he's made of himself? It's like meg
aphonin' sell to the whole world
1t struck me right away that it was regular
Washoe trick, and made for showing the book
straight into the stove. Then | held up a little
easy and thought minute
Pretty soon. l could see. lookin' at it way,
she might have meant it for nice compliment.
Maybe she did
What do you think?
One day it looks one way to me and the next
the other
1t don't seem-remembern her FACET don't
seem like she could be any kind of CRATER but
it does look little like she got the drop me,
don't it? And little thing like her too
But then-if it hadn't been for the book |
wouldn't have got to know her, would I? And,
then, the kiss! Amt plenty big to stand a PIC
ture of myself for that?
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lunch and tours up the stairs and down
mot always right side up), | have often
tiptoed into the bed room and viewed
this tiny sleeping steam engine with I'm
mixed awe.
believe one of the great problems be.
fore us is to conserve some of this infant
energy We are prodigal of it, as we are
of all our natural resources. A little of
this unnatural vigor carefully preserved
for fourteen years and applied to the
necessary but Understanding job of wash
ing the dishes. sweeping the floors and
making the beds would be invaluable.
Alas, too often 1t entirely disappears long
before this time.
From my experience when her highness
was one-growing- | became able to
go into a strange house and tell at O
glance the age of the baby who lived in
it, together with her height II the baby
is eighteen months old and can reach
three feet, a bare space around the walls
of the room, swept clear of everything
breakable or movable will indicate the
fact. Babies who small for their age
and who cannot reach far enough over
on the library table to pull off the cleo
trolier, the tobacco jar and the ink bottle
are in great demand all over the nation.
Tin the concluding number of this series
Mr.. Newdad will discuss such subjects as
THE Black Hand" The Babys Dog
and How To Sleep From a. N. to
Breakfast Tlme.')
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ESSAYS ON MOST ANYTHING.
The Picnic.

n HE picnic is a charity affair." gotten
up for the entertainment of certain
varieties of bugs. A picnic consists of Il
basket of dinner, hammock and a rain
storm. The dinner is shared between the
owner and seven varieties of ants. The
hammock is shared by the owner and the
carrier of the basket. The thunder storm
is used by the picnic as terminal facil-
titles and by the unwilling victims as
an excuse for getting home as soon as
the last piece of pie has been exhausted.
A picnic is composed of people and
lunch in equal parts 1t is usually sew
eral days in incubating and coming to a
head. 1t takes three days to prepare
the lunch for picnic of the first grade,
three hours to hunt a satisfactory spot
and lay it out. and thirty minutes to
make it look like the contents of a pie
wagon that has been struck by an auto
mobile. Like bringing UP children, women
do most of the work at picnic. They
prepare the lunch. pack the baskets and
persuade the men to come, the latter