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CHAPTER XIII. (contlnued.)

But what the cook had told about
Bella and Jimmy was not divulged,
for the HARRISON man caught him up
with a jerk and sent Flanagan, grum-
bling, with his rugs to the roof.
1t did not seem possible to carry on
the deception much longer, but II
things were bad now, what would they
be when Aunt Selma learned she had
been lied to, made ridiculous, general
ly deceived? And how would / be
able to live In the house with her
when she did know? Luckily, every
one was SO puzzled over the mystery
in the house that numbers OF little
things that would have been absolute
lly damning were lever noticed at all
For instance, my asking Jimmy at
luncheon that day II he took cream in
his coffee! And Max coming to the
rescue by dropping his watch In his
glass OF water, and creating a diver
sion and giving every body an oppor-
tunity to laugh by saying not to mind.
It had been in soak before.
Just after luncheon Aunt Selma
brought me some undergarments Of
lJin's to be patched. She explained at
length that he had always worn out
his undergarments. because he always
lsquirmed around SO when he was sit
ting. And she showed me how to lay
one of the garments over a pillow to
get the patch In properly.
1t was the most humiliating moment
OF my life, but there was no oscar /
took my sewing to the roof, while she
went away to find something else for
me to do when that was finished, and
j sat with the thing on my knee and
stared at it, while rebellious tears
rolled down my cheeks. The patch
was not the shape Of the hole at all,
and every time l took a stitch / sewed
It fast to the pillow beneath. It was
terrible. Jim came up after a while
and sat down across from he and
watched, without saying anything. /
suppose what he felt would not have
been proper to say to me. We had
both reached the point where ade-
quate language failed us. Finally he
said.
a. wish / were dead"
so do l." ! rstorted. Jerking the
thread.
Where Is she how?"
Looking for more OF these" In
dictated the garment over the pillow.
and he wiggled. please don't
squirm." l said coldly. you will wear
out your-lingerie. and l will have to
mend them"
He sat very still for Ave minutes,
when ! discovered that ! had put the
patch in crosswise instead Of length
wise and that 1t would not 1T. As I
1erked It cut he sneezed.
sOh, Areexe." I added venomousIy.
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You VIII tear your buttons off. and I
will have to sew them on"
Jim rose wrathfully. Don't sit,
don't sneeze,'" he repeated. Don't
stand, / suppose. for fear l will wear
out my socks. Here. give me that. II
the fool thing has to be mended, III
do 1t myself"
He went over to a corner of the
parapet and turned his back to me.
He was very much offended. In about
a minute he came back, triumphant,
and held out the result of his labor.
! could only gasp. He had puckered
up the edges of the hole like the neck
of a bag. and had tied the thread
around II. "You-you won't be able
to sit down." | ventured.
Don't have any time to sit" he re-
torted promptly. Anyhow, it will give
some, won't it? 1t would II It was tied
with elastic, instead of thread. Have
you any elastic?"
Lollie came up just then, and Jim
took himself and his mending down
stairs. Luckily, Aunt Selma found
several letters in his room that after
noon while she was going over his
clothes, and as 1t took Jim some time
to explain them, she forgot the task
she had given me altogether.
When Lollie came up to the roof,
she closed the door to the stairs, and
coming over. drew a chair close to
mine.
Have you see much of Tom today?"
she asked. as an introduction.
Il suppose you mean Mr.. HARRISON,
Lollle." ! said. "No-not any o
than l could help. Don't whisper, he
couldn't possibly hear you. An If it's
scandal | don't want to know It."
Look here, Kit" she retorted, you
needn't be so superior. If | like to
talk scandal, I'm not SO sure you
aren't making it,"
That was the way right along; l
was making scandal; | brought them
there to dinner; l let Bella in!
And. of course, Anne came up then,
and began on me at once.
You are a very bad girl" she be-
gan. What do you mean by treating
Tom HARRISON the way you do? He Is
heart-broken."
Il think you exaggerate my infiu-
&C. w him." / retorted. 81 haven't
treated him badly, because | haven't
paid any attention to him"
Anne threw up her hands.
There you are!" she said. He
worked all day yesterday fixing this
place for you-yes, for you, my dear.
| am not blind-and last night you re-
fused to let him bring you up"
HE told you'll" / famed.
He wondered what he had done
And as you wouldn't let him come
within speaking distance Of you, he
came to me-"
Il am sorry, Anne. since you are
fond of him." l said. But to me he
is Observation-Disclosures. My rea-
sons are quite sufficient"
Kit is perfectly right, Anne" Leila
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Fudge Cake.

One cup sugar, two-thirds cup but
ter, three eggs, n cup milk, "a cups
of -four, n heaping teaspoon baking
powder, o%ne-fourth cup Of chocolate.
one-half cup of English walnuts bro
ken up coarsely.
Cream butter and sugar together.
add the cup Of milk and then stir in
lightly the -four, In which the heaping
spoonful of baking powder has been
sifted. Stir in the chocolate, which
has been dissolved by placing in a cup
and setting in hot water; add nuts
and lastly the eggs. which should be
beaten, whites and yolks separately.
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PLEASING A PATIENT
SOME GOOD DIVERSIONS FOR THE
SICK ROOM.
Must Never Be Forgotten That I'm.
mediate Surroundings Exert a Great
Influence-FIowers Always an
Interest and Delight.

The immediate surroundings exert a
great influence upon the general state
of the mind and health of the patient.
Take a Dom with the walls of a plain
color; the pictures are a source of IN
ceastng pleasure. Have about eight
prints; the next week, under the pre-.
tense Of cleaning, replace the pictures
with others.
The patient will discover after a
time an entirely different lot hung in
their place. Each week the same
thing can be done. The patient is sure
TO take an interest In them, and be
glad to talk of them with friends.
A second interest and delight are
the flowers. OF course, only living
plants would be allowed to stay In the
roo all the time, but a broad shelf
a be attached near the bed, and the
patient will love to watch each new
leaf and bud unfold day by day. An
ever blooming cyclamen and a red
geranium are good plants. A glass
bowl, with two or three goldfish, are a
good idea, as they will interest a pa
tient wonderfully, watching the grace
full movements and exhibitions of In
telligence.
l heard Of a patient who was too
Ill to read, but a friend brought in
some seed catalogues. 1t was wonder
full what a lot Of pleasure the patient
got out of them. 1t required 80 little
mental effort to Just look at the pic
lures and read the names. with here
n there a description.
1t Is like greeting old friends.
And the announcement of a new
variety Of some favorite kind Of flow.
ers was quite exciting. AS the patients
mind began to regain some of It's &C
tivity he planned what he would have
this year In his garden.
Then he drew diagrams, and laid 1t
out carefully-here the formal garden,
here old-fashioned and wild flowers,
and beyond the vegetables. OF course,
1t took endless arrangements, and
he was brought all the illustrated gar
den catalogues p%rocurable.
IL was great fun and amusement
A friend coming in would greet him
with: I've discovered a new variety
Of such a flower we simply must have
and discussed the garden quite seri.
ously. AS spring approached a small
box was brought, In which he put two
or three seeds Of several kinds of
flowers. After the third day some,
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broke In. II tell you, there is some
thing queer about him." she added in
a ~portentous whisper.
Anne stiffened.
HE is perfect" she declared. "Of
good family. warm-hearted, coura-
geous, handsome. clever-what more
do you ask?"
Honesty" said Leila holly. That
a man should be what he says he Is.
Anne and l both stared.
1T is your Mr.. HARRISON" Leila
went on who tried to escape from
the house by putting a board across
to the mex roof"
Il don't believe It," said Anne. You
might bring me a picture Of him,
board In hand. and l wouldn't believe
It,"
Let him get away with your pearls;
they are yours. Only, as sure as any
thing, the man who tried to escape
from the house had a reason for es-
Gaping. and the papers said a man in
evening dress and light %overcoat. l
found Mr.. Harbison's overcoat today
lying In a heap In one Of the maids
rooms, and II was covered with brick
dust all over the front. A button had
even been torn or"
"Pooh!" Anne said, when she had
recovered herself a little. There isn't
any reason, as far as that goes. why
Flanagan shouldn't have worn Toms
overcoat, or-any of the Others"
'Flannigan!" Leila said loftily.
Why. his arms are like piano legs;
he couldn't get into 1t. AS for the
others, there is only one person who
would fit, or nearly fit, that overcoat,
and that Is Dallas, Anne"
While Anne was choking down her
wrath. Leila got up and darted out of
the tent. When she came back she
was triumphant.
Look" she said. holding out her
hand. And on her palm lay a lightish
brown button. IL found 1t just where
the paper said the board was thrown
out, and II Is from Mr.. Harbison's
overcoat, without q doubt"
OF course l should not have been
surprised. A man who would kiss q
woman on q dark staircase-a woman
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Wool Flowers

The very latest Paris modification
of the artificial corsage bouquet is the
single flower, an orchid, a ~chrysanthe-
mum. or what not, worked in delicate
shades OF fine wool, wonderfully
wrought both as to form and color
and nestled within the scarf around the
wearers' throat.
This does not sound very attractive,
I know, but really these wool flowers
are lovely, and anyone who knows
how to make paper flowers should
know how 10 make these also. Tn,
are much more durable than the sill
and riceoaper creations. and can h
easily cleaned.
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thing pushed through the earth, and
nearly every morning there was an
other seed coming up.
1t was exciting to guess which would
come up next, or which would get Its
second leaf first. When bigger a few
of the seedlings were planted in pots
and kept on the window shelf, When
they came into bloom he was proud
Of them. Fond as you may be OF
plants that are given you those you
have watched grow seem much nor
your own.
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Bow Knots.

Add one-third cup of sugar to two
beaten eggs, one tablespoon each OF
melted butter and milk, a pinch Of
mace and cinnamon. flour to make q
stiff dough, one-half teaspoon baking
powder; cut into strips, form into
bowknots, brush with egg; fry In
deep fat, dust with powdered sugar
and nuts.
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further proof Of up-to-dateness, and a
welcome freedom for the neck, too,
which will be specially appreciated as
the season advances and the weather
grows warmer. Fancy net is the
fabric which is thus advantageously
used, the pointed revers being Of
handsome lace, while the chemisette
which appears between is of finely
tucked net with pipings and buttons
Of satin to introduce some dainty
touch Of color.
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BLOUSE FOR SPRING WEAR
CclIarIess Garment That Will Be
Appreciated as the Warm Sea-
son Comes On.

The new aspects Of our old friend,
the blouse, are so distinctly attractive
that there will be special interest and
pleasure in making choice Of those
which are to complete your spring
costumes. The design shown here is
one Of the best, its Magyar modelling
making it most comfortable, while the
absence of any collar-band gives still
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When you are running brass curtain
rods through lace or net curtains you
can avoid tearing the delicate fabric
by slipping a thimble over the end OF
the rod. Be sure the thimble is not
too large, or you may lose it in the
meshes of the curtain, and be in worse
trouble than before. /
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For knitters,

Just a word to women-few though
they be-who knit socks and STOCK.
ings. Do the heel with a reel OF or.
binary machine twist, using 1t and
the wool together. The stockings will
wear twice as long as If they were
Of the wool alone.
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o.

Homer-Did you ever see q mum
my?
T~rotter-Yes.
Homer-What did It look like!
Trotter-Did you ever see a dried
apple?
Homer-Yes.
Trotter-Well. that's q mummy on
a small scale.
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FOUR BREAD PANS IN ONE
Novel Baking Device That May Be
Found Convenient In Bakeries :
or Families.

A baking arrangement which ON
bines four bread pans in n yet
bakes foul separate loaves has been
designed by an Illinois a The ad-
vantage claimed for 1t are that the
baker is saved the trouble Of handling
a number Of separate receptacles.
The device consists of a rectangular
metal strip large enough to incloss
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Liable to Chance.

Redd-Why Is Footlighte so chesty
today?
Greene-Why. he's Just discovered
that a cigar has been named after
him.
Has he smoked any Of them YETI"
Certainly not; that's why he's
chesty."-Yonkers Statesman
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Too Free.

Seymour-What caused the Allcome
Life Insurance company to faill
Ashley-It was altogether too free
In accepting risks: I don't believe IL
would have even refused to insure the
life of a turkey the day before Thanks
giving.
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Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor.
tie family laxative.
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1t is In the minor acts of our daily
life that our character is revealed
Lee.
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Garfield Tea, invaluable in the treat
ment of liver and kidney diseases!
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Who SO neglects learning In his
youth, loses the past and is dead for
the future.-Euripides.
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The time you a depend upon q
woman II when you are sick or In
trouble.
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be drawn round your head, and tied
In a jaunty little bow rather towards
one side at the back. 1t should meas
ure, say. seven inches at its widest
part, In the center. and taper at the
ends to two OF three. and l am quite
sure that you will be SO well pleased
with it's effect that you will speedily
provide yourself with other scarves to
repeat and emphasize. some special
touch of color In all your different
,gowps.-Lnndon Madame.
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Some women are like some old hens
set In their ways
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
RECIPROCITY MESSAGE
President Calls Night Meeting OF
Cabinet to Discuss 1t.

Washington, Jan. 2o.-After day VI
almost incessant labor on his message
which will he sent to Congress to-mor-
row with the reciprocity agreement re-
Gently reached by the representatives or
the United States and Canada, Presi-
dent Taft called a special meeting OF the
Cabinet at 10 o'clock tonight Tor the
purpose. il is understood. Of discussing
the measure. The President. 1t is SAID
has prepared an exhaustive argument
explaining in detail the principal feat
ures Of the agreement.
II Is reported also that statement
analyzing tho effects Of tariff laws on
trade with Canada in the past and the
probable results that would be OBTAINED
bv the proposed reciprocity agreement
will be transmitted through the Presi-
dent from the State Department. a
statement by Secretary Of state Knox
concerning the reciprocity negotiations
will be sent TO Congress with the mes
sage Of the President.
All members Of the cabinet joined IN
the conference with the President to-
night. When the meeting was concluded
no statement was made public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
LOOK FOR BUB0NlC PLAGUE
Prevalence Of Disease Abroad
Stirs Health Authorities.

The unusual preValence Of buhonlc
plague along the routes Of travel from
the Orient and Central Russia TO the
various European seapOrts at which pas
sengers embark for New York has caused
Or. A. II. Doty the health officer. 10
take exceptional precautions in looking
for the disease at this port.
Dr. Dotv has been advised by his rep
resentativcs abroad that the plague has
started up in Manchuria and Russia and
that cases have been reported on the
western coastline of Europe. The health
officer sees nothing alarming in the sit
uation AT present. however.
"Bubonic plague is not an easy disease
To- recognize" said the health officer yes
terday. "A person may have the plague,
appear wcll and feel no sickness what
ever. have caught five or six cases at
this port. one Of the patients being the
captain Of ship which came here from
Santos
There had been an outbreak Of the
disease at that port and on the way up
the coast one Of the stewards died. !
made the entire crew strip and examined
the glands of the groin. on examining
the master I found he had mild case
Of the plague I detained him at Quar-
antine for several weeks and he got en-
tirely well"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
DEAD, ERECT AGAINST TREE
Flatbush Suicide Still Clutched
Revolver in His Hand.

With ? self-inficted bullet wound in
his head. Charles II. Schott, Of No. 300
East 10th street. Flatbush. was found
leaning against a tree al Cortelyou Road
and Ocean avenue last night. He had
been dead for more than an hour. The
revolver was clutChed in the right hama
Although the district is thickly popu-
lated no one had heard the shot James
Fitzpstrick. of No. 173 East 34th street
noticed Schott as he passed on his bicy-
Gle. Patroman Meyers. Of the Park
willie station. and Or. Bent. of Kings
County Hospital. were called.
In Schotts pockets were found notes
which said that he thought he was going
insane and might become menace TO
his friends. and that he hal decided TO
kill himself. His brother-in-law, VIII
lam 3. Lewis. Of No. 361 Clinton street.
Rrooklvn, identified the body at the
parkville station house. Schott was a
,oanufacturer Of buttons at No. o64
broadway. Manhattan. He leaFes
wife and ono daughter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
EXPLOSION ON WHEELING? ?
Report of Accident on Gunboat
Not Confirmed.

Rumors were current early this morn
ing that there had been an accident or
an explosion on board the United states
gunboat Wheeling AT sea. No confirms
tion of the report was obtainable. The
Wheeling is on the way to Guantanamo.
cuba, having left New York on the
morning OF January 22. she was carry
ing ammunition and was bound for
Bluefields Nicaragua.
None Of the wireless stations on tn"
Atlantic Coast had heard of any such
disaster reported. Naval officials at
Washington and the wireless stations Gt
the Norfolk and Charleston navy yards
reported early this morning that nothing
had been heard Of an accident on the
Wheeling.
The United Wireless operator at Nor
folk. Va. at 1:30 a. m. sent messages all
up and down the Atlantic Coast. but all
efforts TO pick up the Wheeling by wire
less were unsuccessful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
OH! AN OPERA COINCIDENCE
Dark Secret from Paris Comes
TO Light at MetropOlitan

An amusing incident occurred yester-
day afternoon at the Gilbert benefit at
the Metropolitan Opera House that was
not on the programme and Of which the
audience was unaware.
Miss Destinn and Mrs. Homer were
both in Paris last summer and both
chose the same dressmaker. What Is
more. both chose unknown to the other'
the same dress. and behold, when they
arrived at the theatre Yesterday, they
we're dressed as alike as Twoedledee
and TWeedledum.
Mrs Homer was first on tho pro-
erammo and. as prima donnas arc after
all but as other women, there was moth
ing for Miss Destinn TO do but telephone
~ the Ansonia for another gown.
The gown arrived within fifteen MIN
utes in Il taxicab. in ample time TO he
donned by Miss Destinn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
GERMANY WATCHES CANAL
New Minister to Mexico Chosen
to Report on Developments.

London. Jan 2G.-German newspa %
pcrs maintain that the appointment Of Il
naval man, Captain Won HintZe, TO be
the German Minister in Mexico, is di-
rectly due to the Emperors intense in
terest I'm the development OF the naval
situation in the Atlantic and tie Pacific
which will result from the opening of the
Panama Canal.
Captain Won Hintze was formerly the
naval attache at ST. Petersburg. Re
ports sent from that capital showed him
to be possessed of great political per
ception and diplomatic skill
In his new post he will he required TO
report fully on the entire Central Amer
ican situation and TO. watch carefully
the development Of The international
commercial situation, as IL is affected
by the opening Of the canal. His ap-
pointment is regarded In some quarters
a. a special step made necessary by the
plans 10 fortify the canal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
A FURRY AT RENO
More than Six Months Resi-
dence Needed for Divorce.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Reno. New. Jan. 25.--ln granting a
motion for a non-suit for want Of juris-
dicton in the case Of Sarah Catherine
Ford, Of Norristown y. j., against Mil
ton Ford. for a divorce on the ground
of desertion, Judge John S orr threw
a bomb into the divorce colony here to-
day He drew sharply the lines which
mark what constitutes a residence as
defined in the divorce courts, and indi-
Gated that no longer would the mere fact
of having lived here six months be re-
sarded as sufficient grounds for estab-
fishing residence.
The opinion is vital 70 those who are
here awaiting DEGREES. BY reason Of the
contest of residence the entire colony Is
excited over the case.
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lRYlNG TO GET GALAPAGOS
united States Said to Offer
s35,000,000 for Lease.

"u"yaquil. Ecuador. Jan. 25.-The
tn'ted states is pressing it's proposal
Toy The lease Of tn, Galapagos Islands.
inc oh'r of the American government.
Il Is now stated. is Ss5. 600 .OOo for a lease
ot nin"ty-nine years. and Ecuadorian
sovereignty is guaranteed
President Alfaro Is arranging for a
meeting Of prominent men from All
parts of the republic. in order to ascer-
tain tho country's opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
NoRpIcA's LIKES AND DIsLIKEs
Doesn't Care for Woman Rooster
Nor for "Salome' or "Elektra.
fPy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

pi,tsbIrg. Jan. 25-"I don't think
should care for a woman rooster" said
Mrs Lillian Nordica Young this evening
Her comment on the rooster Of doubtful
Gender was called forth by discussion OF
Maude Adams as Chantecler
.I don't care for men in women's parts
mr. for women in mems. The great Bern
hardt In LAiglon' is an exception. but
like even her better in woman's part"
But "Salome" and "Elektra' were tar
oe,s for her most pointed shafts.
opera is ideal and must SAVIOR OF
coetry." said Nine. Nordica. The old
heroic style of opera is more interesting
- me than the old clothes men and sewing
giris and all the sordid life pictured in
e ouise' | do not care for such awful
subjects as 'Salome' and 'Elektra.' The
S;irl OF the Golden West does not seem TO
me To treat Of a subject that lends itself to