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CHAPTER v.
The Golden Autumn.


Sabron longed for a change with au-
tumn. when the falling leaves made
the roads golden roundabout the Cha
teau d'Esclignac He thought he
would like 70 go away, He rode his
horse one day up to the property Of
the hard-hearted unforgivIng lady and.
finding the gate open, rode through
the grounds up to the terrace. Seeing
no one, he sat In his saddle looking
over the golden country TO the Rhone
and the castle OF the good King Rene,
where the autumn mists were like ban
ners floating from towers.
There was a solitary beauty around
young officer with a sweet melancholy.
He .fancied that Miss Redmond must
often have looked out from one OF the
windows. and he wondered which one.
The terrace was sdeserted and leaves
from the vines strewed II with red and
golden specters. Pitchoune raced after
them, for the wind started them flying.
and he rolled his tawny little body
over and over in the rustling leaves,
Then a rabbit, which before the ar.
rival Of Sabron had been sitting com.
fortably on the terrace stones, scut-
tied away like mad. and PitchOune,
somewhat hindered by his limp. tore
after It.
The deserted chateau, the fact that
there was nothing in his military life
beyond the routine to interest him
now in Tarascon. made Sabron eagerly
look forward TO a change, and be
waited for letters from the minister OF
war which would send him TO 4 new
post
The following day after his visit to
the chateau he took a walk. Pitchoune
at his heels. and stood aside In the
hlghroad to let a yellow motor pass
him. but the yellow motor at that mo
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Marriage is form of speculation in
which the women participate on equal
terms with the men.
SHE QUIT
But Il Was a Hard Pull.

It is hard to believe that coffee viii
put person In such a condition as 1t
did an Ohio woman. She tells her
own story:
Il did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said | liked it
SO well / would not, and could not,
quit drinking 1t, but was a miserable
sufferer from heart trouble and nerv-
GUS prostration for four years.
Il was scarcely able to be around,
had no energy and did not care for
anything. Was emaciated and had
constant pain around my heart until
thought / could not endure 1t.
Frequently had nervous chills
and the least excitement would drive
sleep away. and any little noise would
upset me terribly. was gradually
getting worse until finally asked my
self what's the use of being sick all
the time and buying medicine so that
could indulge myself in coffee?
so | got some Postum to help me
quit. l made it strictly according to
directions and | want to tell you that
change was the greatest step in my
life. It was easy to quit eoffee be
cause now like Postum better than
the coffee.
One by one the old troubles left
until now / am in splendid health,
nerves steady, heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medi-
cine, can do all my house work and
have done 8 great deal besides."
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breeze without me. lie had been run
over by a bicycle and be needed some
very special care"
Miss Redmond's hand was on Pit
choune's head between his pointed
ears She looked sympathetic She
looked amused She smiled
1T was a question OF life and death.
wasn't ~" she said eagerly TO SAbron
Really. II was just that" answered
the young oficer. not knowing how
significant the words were to the two
ladies,
Then Madame d'Esclignae knew that
she was beaten and that she owed
something and was ready TO pay The
chauffeur got upon his seat and she
asked suavely:
Won't you let us take you home,
Monsieur SabrunP"
He thanked them. Tie was walking
and had not finished his exercise,
AT all events" she pursued nov
that your excuse is no longer a good
one. YOU viii come this week TO din,
ner, will you nots"
He would. OF course. and watched
the yellow motor drive away In ths
autumn sunlight. wishing rather less
for the order from the minister OF war
to change his quarters than he had
before.
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CHAPTER Ill--cOnsInusd.

That evening the MarQuise d'Escli-
gnac read aloud to her niece the news
that the Count de Sabron was not com.
ing to dinner. He was absolutely des-
olated" and had no words to express
his regret and disappointment, The
pleasure Of dining with them both,
pleasure to which he had looked for
ward for q fortnight, must be re.
nounced because he was obliged to
sit up with very sick friend, as there
was no one else to take his place. In
expressing his undying devotion and
his renewed excuses he put his homage
at their. feet and kissed their hands,
The MarQuise d'Esclignac, wearing
another very beautiful dress, looked up
at her niece. who was playing at the
piano.
"A very poor excuse. my dear Julia.
and q very late one"
1T sounds true, however. believe
him, don't you, ma tante?"
Il do not" said the marQuise en-
phatically. "a Frenchman OF good
education is not supposed to refuse a
dinner invitation an hour before he 10
expected. Nothing but a case of life
and death would excuse II"
He says a very sick friend"
Nonsense" exclaimed the marquise.
Miss Redmond played few bars of
the tune Sabron had hummed and
which more than once had soothed
Pitchoune. and which. did she know,
Sabron was actually humming at that
moment
Il am rather disappointed" said the
young girl, but If we find 1t is a mat.
ter Of life and death. ma tante, we
will forgive him?"
The Marquise d'Esclignac had In
vited the Count de Sabron because she
had been asked to do SO by his colo
mel, who was an old and valued friend
She had other plans for her niece
Il eesl, my DEAR" she answered her
now, quite safe in promising that II II
Is o question Of life and death we shall
forgive him. / shall see his colonel
tomorrow and ask him pointblank."
Miss Redmond rose from the piano
and came over to her aunt, for dinner
had been announced.
We'll, what do you think" she
slipped her hand In her aunt's arm
really, what do you think could BIZ
the reason2'
please don't ask me-" exclaimed
the Marquise d'Esclignac impatient
ly. "The reasons for young mems ca
prices are sometimes just as wei
not inquired into"
II Sabron, smoking In his bachelor
quarters, lonely and disappointed
watching with an extraordinary fideli
ty by his sick friend" could have
seen the two ladies at their grand soil
tary dinner, his untitled place between
them. he might have felt the pictur,
charming enough to have added to hi
collection.
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ment drew up to the side Of the road
while the chauffeur got out TO adjust
some portion Of the mechanism. Some
one leaned from the yellow motor win
dow and Sabron came forward to
speak to the Marqulse d'Esclignac
and another lady by her side.
How do you do, Monsieur? Do you
remember u.s."
Had be ever forgotten themD He
regretted so very much not having
been able to dine with them In the
spring.
And your sick fTfend?" asked
Madame d'Esclignac keenly, did he
recoverf"
Yes" said sabron. and Miss Red.
mond. who leaned forward. smiled At
him and extended her pretty hand.
SabrOn opened the motor door
What a darling dogl" Miss Red
mond cried What a bewitehing face
he has. He's an Irish terrier. isn't
her
Sabron called Pitchoune, who d.
verted his attention from the chauf.
feur to come and be hauled up by the
collar and presented. Sabron shook
OF bis retieenee.
Let me make a confession" he
said with a courteous bow. This IL
my very sick friend Pitchouns was
at the point Of death the night OF your
dinner and ! was just leaving the
house when | realized that the help
less little chap could not weather the
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CHAPTER ~.
The DOG Pays

The Dog Pays.
Pitchoune repaid what was given
him.
He did not think that by getting
well, reservlng the right for the rest
of his life to a distinguished limp In
his right leg, that he had done all that
was expected Of him. He developed
an ecstatic devotion to the captain,
impossible for any human heart ade-
quately TO return. He followed Sab
ron like shadow and when he could
not follow him, took his place on a
chair in the window. there to SIT. his
sharp profile against the light, his
pointed ears forward, watching for the
uniform he knew and admired extrav.
agantly.
Pitchoune was a thoroughbred. and
every muscle and fiber showed Il,
every hair and point asserted it. and
he loved as only thoroughbreds can.
You may say what you like about mon.
grel attachments, the thoroughbred in
all cases reserves his brilIIancy for
crises.
Sabron, who had only seen Miss
Redmond twice and thought about her
countless times, never quite forgave
his friend for the illness that kept him
from the chateau. There was in Sab.
ron's mind. much as he loved Pit.
choune. the feeling that II he had gone
that night
There was never another invitation
"Voyons, mon cher" his colonel
had said to him kindly the next time
he met him. what stupidity have you
been guilty of at the Chateau d'Escli.
gnac?
Poor sabron blushed and shrugged
his shoulders.
81 assure you" said the colonel
that / did you harm there without
knowing It. Madame d'Esclignac. who
Ia a very clever woman, asked me with
interest and sympathy, who your 'Very
sick friend could be. As no one was
very sick according to my knowledge
told her so. She seemed triumphant
and | saw at once that had put you
In the wrong"
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The Proudsnt Momsnt.

"oh, no! A fellows proudest mo
ment was not the time he came out
on top in his first scrap with "the kid
next door" Nor was 1t the first time
he saw" Mary Jane home from the
party. Nor, again, was it when she
named the day"
1t wasn't when he made his biggest
business deal; got his largest raise;
became a partner in the concern and
was paying an income tax.
And while this, too. was a proud mo-
ment, the proudest of all was not
when the first-born came, nor was 1t
when the youngster first lisped dada .
All those we're big moments, mo.
ments most every fellow remembers
long and happily, but the real proud
est moment was the first time when
He wore his first pair of long pants!
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New Kind of Sport.

He had taken a day off to go fish.
ing, but, alas! his luck had been bad,
and when, on his way home, fish.
monger's shop came into view he was
tempted and fell.
II want half dozen large trout"
he told the man.
Yes, certainly. sir" said the other
masking a number one size grin with
a correspondingly large hand. will
you take them with your"
Eyes, please. And l want you to
stand over there and throw them al
me-
'"rhrow them, sir?" echoed the be
wildered shopkeeper.
Exactly! My wife is sure to ash
me If l caught them, and cannot tell
a lie,"
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Needed the Hammer.

A gunner OF the Garrison artillery,
who had successfully passed an armor-
er's course. was at home on furlough,
wearing the usual decoration of the
hammer and pincers on his right
sleeve. when he was accosted by a
civilian, who asked what the decora-
ton signified "Oh," replied Tommy,
humorously, I'm a qualified army den.
tist." 81 see," said the civilian. "Of
course, the pincers are for extracting
teeth: but what is the idea of a ham
mer?' We'll, you see," rejoined the
soldier, some OF the chaps are BIT
nervous, and are afraid to take chloro.
form, so as a substitute we use the
hammer to knock them unconscious
with"
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AT POINT OF REBELLION
Jimmy Had Reached the stage Of Boy.
hood When kissing Became
Rather Tlresome.

Little Jimmy had reached the con.
clusion that everybody In the world
had kissed him or wanted to badly.
He could not help being a boy that
all the ladies wanted to pet and be-
stow their kisses upon. In fact jim
my longed for the day when he would
have say so IN the matter of being
kissed, One day a famous woman
came to call upon his mother. Jimmy
CHANGED to enter the parlor and was
directed by his mother to come up
and see the noted Mrs. So and So.
Jimmy knew what was coming, but
he could not prevent the occurrence.
The visitor took him by the hand and
gently gathered him up into her lap,
and as she let him down to the floor
again she graciously bestowed kiss
upon his pouting lips. Jimmy jumped
away from her and began to rub his
lips in a vicious manner.
What, you are not rubbing my kiss
of, my little mani" questioned the
woman. Jimmy was puzzled for q
few moments, then replied:
mo, ma'arn, I'm just rubbing it in, y
and then vanished through the door
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1t would have been simple TO have
explained to the colonel. but Sabron.
reticent and reserved. did not choose
to do So He made a very insufficient
excuse. and the colonel. as well as the
marquise. thought III OF him. He
learned later, with chagrin. that his
friends we're gone from the Midi
Rooted to the spot himself by his du
ties, he could not follow them. Mean
while Pitchoune thrived. grew, cheered
his loneliness. jumped over stick
learned = trick or two from Brunei and
great many fascinating wiles and
ways, no doubt inherited from his
mother. He had sense of humor
truly Irish. q power of devotion that
we desigT ate as canine. no doubt be
cause no member OF the human race
has ever deserved t.
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Inatructlona souoht.

everybody" observes a New York
woman, knows one or more of those
conscientious cyclists who cannot rid
themselves of the notion that no
one can be trusted to carry out the
simplest details of routine work with
out their personal supervision.
at was one of this sort who went
west, leaving in his brothers care
q parrot Of which he was fond. AL
the way out he worried about the
bird. and at Chicago he sent his
brother the following telegram:
"'Be sure to feed the parrot
"Whereupon brother telegraphed
back:
Have fed him, but he is hungry
again. What shall do next?"
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The man whose bFogue was thicae
and the one whose bTogue Was thick
ar we're arguing tho question Of inter-
national courts on n Fifteenth strese
car
There ain't no international court
one atoutly affirmed
"shure. there H." the other declared
Il see by tha paper that Austria may
sue for peace. Just tell Eso how nh@
ID going to sue II there Amt no eDsFs
TO ane in"
He OF the minor brogue was slumpe4
for only a minute,
she might cue II Cas- weleasss
court"
Fshure. but that would be a digty
trick on Gas. Some OF ihe Irish ar@
for Germany and some are fernins9
her, and he'd have to offend q ioe 81
the Irish any way he'd decide it,
Kansas City star.
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DADpY,s CROUCH FApEp AWAY
Little Bohby's Question Gave Him .
Chance 20 Recover lila
Good Humor.

Papa had crouch. and an atmou.
phere Of deep gloom settled over the
family dinner table Even little bobby
felt that something was wrong. but he
had to talk or burst. and he preferred
20 talk.
Daddy" he asked. why did they
throw the tea overheard In Boston
hRrb0r3"
Daddy twlrled the spoon In his cup
while no thought up this mean thing
TO say; "lf II was anything like this
stun they certainly had a mighty good
excuse for throwing II overheard
Having gotten this remark on his
chest the old man felt 80 good that
he actually smiled. and before no knew
II his Crouch was gone.
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True Hospitality.

:, They tell this story of one Of the
forest rangers out in the Sierras. II
should be noted that this is not typi
cal Of the western attitude toward
strangers, even forest rangers.
A forest officer took an inspection
tour up on the high range last sum.
mer, and one day late in the evening,
during heavy rainstorm which had
soaked him to the skin, came to "a
ranch house where he decided that he
could get dried out and stay all night
He knocked at the door and someone
one the inside hollered out:
who's there?"
The ranger told him who he was
and added ingratiatingly. Il want u
stay here all night"
'All right" replied the voice in
side, "stay there. Outing.
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RIO DE coNTrNuED)
worth while Quotation.

The pleasure that we take IN beauti.
full nature Ia essentially capricious II
comes sometimes when We least look
for IL, and sometimes, when we expect
It most certainly. It leaves US TO cape
joylessly for days together. We may
have passed a place thousand times
and one. and on the thousand and sec.
ond II will be TRANSPORTED. and stand
forth In a certain spIendor OF reality
from the dull circle Of surroundings.
so that we see 1t with a childs first
pleasure" as Wordsworth saw the DAT.
fodlls by the Iakeside.-nobert Loals
Stevenson.
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ekuIIs a. nrInklna CUPS.

Tho old Scandinavian naacN repr@'
sent aa among the delights Of tho I'M.
mortals the felicity Of feAatlnK mma
drinking 10 drunkenness from the
skulls OF the foes they had sanauiahea
on earth Vaudeville goss further. ana
represents tho dnebrea a. exposing
the dead bodies of their parents TO the
fowls of the aiF until nothlnE bat the
skeletons remained. and pFcHeFvtf 8
the skulls 10 BE- used ~ drinking espa-
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hut It ls not 30 often the wind AZ &c
10 the birds. who have deposited the
seed Sometimes # has dropped from
their beaks II eight, but more aften It
has passed undigested through the In
testines and falls we'll fertilized TO
sprout This is especially true In dry
seasons. when the birds swallow less
grit and so the seeds swallowed are
not 20 readily ground up
II IL we're not for the birds our
Christmas supply Of mist.etoe ana
holly would be very scarce. AZ IN the
ease Of he parasite mistletoe especial
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Honslaaa.

"Oh. dear" said Mrs. nloecher. II
wish the home team would win n game
or two. They've been losing steadily
for two weeks"
II didn't know You took any interest
in baseball" said her friend
~ don't: but ] want a new gown.
and there's no use asking John for II
until he's In better humor."
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itching and Stunning eoothsd BY cUtI.
ours. Trial Frss.

The Soap 70 cleanse and purify. the
Ointment TO aootha and heal Relief.
rest and sleep follow the use OF these
supercreamy emoillenta and indicate
speedy and complete heaiment IN most
cases Of young and old. even when tbs
usual remedies have utterly failed.
Sample each free by mali with Book.
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aue. 70 ost what ns W.n,sa.

Tue doctor told him he needed car.
bohydrates. proteids. and above all,
something nItrogenons. The doctor
mentioned q long list of foods for
him 10 eat He staggered ont and
wabbled into q restaurant
Hoe about beefsteak7s be asked
the waiter. is that nItrogenOus9 ?
The walter didn't know.
Are fried potatoes rich In earbohy.
drates or not3"
The waiter couIdn't say.
We'll. III Ok H." declared the poor
man In despair. Bring me : large
plate Of hash"
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MANkIND's DEBT TO BIRDS
Work Dens by Winged Carriers Of
Seeds la - . General Thing
Underestlmated.

Nov ana then We zee 3 thriving bit
Of grass or n lowering plant perehed
in some impossible niche. high In q
wall or chimney Sometimes the sind
has carried the seed there and With
the help Of q little dust and some rain.
the seed has found sufieient encour-
.Rement 70 snrout
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CHAPTER ".
Ordered Away.

He had received his letter from the
minister of war. Like many things
we wish for. set our hopes upon. when
they come we find that we ID not want
them at any price. The order was On.
welcome Sabron was to 90 TO A.
giers
Winter Is never very ugly around
TarRseon. Like a lovely bunch of fruit
In the brightest corner Of happy
vineyard. the Midi is sheltered from
the rude experiences that the seasonal
know farther north. Nevertheless,
rains and winds, sea.born and Wig.
orous. had swept IN and upon the H.
tie town. The mlstral came whia-
thing and Sabron. from his window.
looked down on his little garden from
which summer had entirely flown. Pit.
choune, by his side. looked down a.
we'll but his expression. different from
his masters, was ecstatie. for he saw
sliding along the brick wall. a cat with
which he was on the most excited
terms. His body tense. his ears for.
ward, he gave a sharp series OF barks
and little soft growls, while his
master tapped the window.pane 70 the
tune OF Miss Redmond's song.
Although Sabron had heard II several
times. he did not know the words or
that they were OF a semi-religlous. en-
tremely sentimental character which
would have been dlficult to translate
into French. lie did not know that
they ran something like this:
God keep you safe, my love,
All through tho night
Rest close IN hls encirciing aFma
Until the light.
And there was more Of t. He only
knew that there was a pathOa In tbs
tune which spoke 10 his warm heart
which cAressed and cAptIvated hin
and which made him long deeply for 1
happiness he thought II most unlikely
he would ever know
There had been many pictures addeC
to his collection: Miss Redmond al
dinner. Miss Julia Redmond-he knew
her first name now-lbefore the piano
| Miss Redmond I'm a smart coat, walk
l ing with him down the alley, while
PItchoune chased flying leaves and Ap
partitions OF rabbits hither and thithsr
The Count de sabron had Away
dreaded just what happened to him
He had fallen in love with q woman
beyond his reach, for he had no for
tune whatsoever, nothing but his cap
tain's pay and his hard soldiers life
a wanderers life and one which b.
hesitated to ask q woman TO share
In spite Of the fact that Madame
d'Escllgnac was agreeable 10 him
she was not cordial. and be underStooS
that she did not consider him > part
for her niece. Other guests, a. vel
as he, had shared her hospitality. HI
had been Jealous Of them. though hS
could not help seeing Miss Redmond'I
preference for himself Not that b.
wanted 10 help IT, He recalled tina
she had really sung to him. decided.
walked by his side when there hae
been more than the quartette. and b.
felt, In short, her sympathy.
"Pitchoune," he said TO bis eompan
Ion, we are better on In AlEiers. mon
vieux. The desert IL the place for az
We shall get rid Of fancies there and
do some hard fighting one way or an
other"
tTo DE coNTTNuED.)
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Limited pIssIpatlon.

A small, henpecked little man was
about to take an examination for life
insurance.
You don't dissipate, do you?" asked
the physician as he made ready for
tests. mot a fast liver or anything
of that sort"
The little man hesitated moment,
looked a bit frightened, then replied
in small voice, II sometimes chez
a little gum. Golfers Weekly.
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Pride. III nature. and want Of sense
are the three great sources OF III man
neFs: without one Of these defects 40
man win behave himself III for SAINT Of
experience OF what In the language Of
tocls i called kBOSiss he woFlas-
Dean aalfi.