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his love, which was surely mani.
fest enough. and within three
days after the old kings death
offered to divorce Claude and
make Mary his queen. When she
refused this flatterins offer his
surprise was genuine.
DO you know what you re.
fuse?" he asked in a temper. II
offer to make you my wife
queen OF fifteen millions Of
the greatest subjects on earth
and are you such q fool A. to re.
fuse a gift like that. and a. man
like me for a husband?"
THAT I am. your majesty. and
with a good grace. I am Queen
Of France without your help. and
care not SO much as one penny for
the honor. It Is greater to be a
princess Of England. As for this
love you avow. would make 30
bold as to suggest that you have q
good, true wife to whom you would
do well to give 1t all. To me 1t ts
nothing, even were you q thousand
times the king you are. My heart
is another's. and { have my broth
er's permission to marry him."
"Another's? Gods soul! Tell
me who this fellow IL that I may.
spit him on my sword" -s. ..
mo! no! you would not: even
were you as valiant and grand ~
you think yourself. you would be
but a child In his hands, "
Francis was furious. and had
Mary's apartments guarded to pre-
vent her escape. swearing he would
have his way.
As soon ~ Brandon and I ar
rived in Paris We took private
lodgings. and well II was that we
did. I at once went out to recon-
hotter. and found the widowed
Queen q prisoner in the old palace
des Tournelles. With the help Of
Queen Claude ! secretly obtained
an interview and learned the true
state Of affairs.
Had Brandon been recognized
and his mission known in Paris. he
would certainly have been assas-
sinated by order Of Francis.
tcopyrisht. 1881. BY Bobbs- Merrill CO.
To Be Continued TomorrowJ
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THE STRANGER A Da"n. aaaa,."s
STORY OF MYSTERY, LURE AND INTRIGUE

not' ~ "ABht " ueasSoSs
Careyr'
The tall mans eyes narrowed
with inexpressible scorn.
II would as soon Join forces"
he said quietly. with q pack Of
canaille from the gutter. When
I had the honur to lead this coterie,
It was effic. .ent. and II was loyal.
Had you thought I was alive. you
would no more have dared start
this campaign than have brought
yourselves within striking distance
OF a cobra. You believed me dead.
therefore you thought fit to single
out my daughter and make her
l'fe a hell on earth that you might
profit.
"For that" said Lord Tallbois,
icily, "there can be neither truce
nor forgiveness. You were all
frightened over the hanging OF
Robert Mardyke, man worth
twenty such as you. You imagi ed
the torture and blackmailing. Of
defenseless woman would be a
safer refuge. Instead, II Is by far
the most perilous enterprise on
which you ever embarked. I had
more respect for Slaney than !
have for you. Callaghan. He did
honestly attempt to kill me when
he came across me at Knayth. II
was a fight, though . very brief
one. But enough Of that. My
time here n up"
His face cleared ana the mock.
inE smile returned to his lips
"At this point, since the game b
now In my hands. I must express
a certain gratitude to you all. You
really did collect the proofs very
capabiy and install Lady Tallbols
In her rights-a task that for me
was obviously fraught with great
difficulties; though you charged q
somewhat exorbitant fee.
"Your attempt to levy blackhinil
on the strength Of my past record
was clumsy; however. rs the entire
sum remains In my hands, ] will
make no further comment, save to
express my obligation. The
money" he said blandly, remains
In the family. ! have insured that
you will not repeat the attempt
II appears, then, that you have
PLAYED your cards out, the honors
rest with me, and having thus
ClehI otoeVt Whs sNeNN wv
to your reflections and return to
my duties"
A faint sigh Of relief escaped the
partners. 1t was Drummend who
first spoke. La.
"i think. Tallbois, you shoulo
certainly delay no longer" he said,
cor you viii find yourself disci.
plined by the Knayth butler"
Lord Tallbois smiled apprecia-
lively.
THANK you, Harold" he said.
There was always q gloarn Of hu.
NOR In you. I gather that CallaG.
han II In the habit Of addressing
his confederates AZ gentlemen.
He In scarcely competent Judge;
YOU are the only one Of them that
had originally the slightest claim
to that title. though you have very
little backbone. I am on the best
TERMS, you. will bs glad to hear.
with the butler. Ny temporary ab-
sence viii be forgiven.
fCspyrtght isfs. by King Fsstsrss
Service. Incl
Ce Bs Continaed Temerrvwl
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drop platform. On more than
one count. q life sentence awaits
vaille. l do not think we can al.
lot Harold Drummond more than
ten years: he Is comparatively q
model character. and should be
held up as an example TO those
desiring to lead q pure life. But
the rest Of you seem to have had
a somewhat shady past, And un.
less ! arrive back at my humble
quarters before the 8 o'clock postal
delivery In the morning. you wall
account for that past In full"
He took the pipe from his lips
and contemptuously elected q
stream Of smoke mo Caliaghan's
face, enveloping him In q thick
haze.
'shoot, Mr.. Callaghan." he said
ironically. Il am a large mark;
you can hardly mss me-" .r. ......
Mr.. Callaghan's usually immo-
bile face twitcned q little. He
stared at Carey, and slowly lower
I'd the barrel Of his pistol.
1T does appear" he admit ID,
that this IL something Of an I'M
passe." = "s
1T ID q deadlock" replied Carey.
so far from securing your own
safety by killing me, you will
destroy yourselves. And I, too,
cannot give you away without be-
traying James Carey"
What. then. was your object
in com ng here?" said Callaghan.
Il considered lit was time we
should face each other and clear
the air. Having laid my plans and
delivered myself to you unarmed,
I wished to see whether you would
have the pluck to Kill me. II
seemed to me quite possible" said
Carey quietly. "and not unde-
sirable. A clean sweep Of the
whole five OF us. That, on the
whole. might be the best thing
for Lady Tallbois Of Knayth."
His brooding eyes considered
the four men thoughtfully.
Il almost hoped for II Gala.
CHAN. But you were bluffing, a.
) usual. You have q pitiful propen.
sity to bluff. II IL q thing I
never do myself. When I get
to the limit I've always got the
cards. hold them now. And 40
your. pistol is useless. Perhaps
after all II II well. For. of course.
I cannot be quite sure. even with
the four Of you disposed Of and
myself out OF the way, that LADY
Tailbois would be wholly safe"
you've guessed right, Carey" I"
said Callaghan gently. You've
guessed quite right on that ques.
'Exactiy 10 I shall remain N
my post--in spite of my humble
position and my apparent peril,
dan"
''what is II you want?" az.
claimed ,Caliaghan mpatientiy.
Are you here, then, to toin
forces with us again--to come 10
an understand nsf" There was a
! note Of hope n his voice. why
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1T 10 this: the Dauphin. Francis
d'Ansouleme. hath fallen desper-
ately fond Of me. and is quite as
importuns and almost Al foolish
a. the elder lover. This people.
in this strange land Of France.
have. in sooth. some curious no
tions. For an example thereto:
no ono thinks to find anything
unseeming In the dauphin's con.
duct. by reason Of his having al
ready q wife, and more. that wife
the Princess Claude. daughter to
the king. t......s ->-
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len KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER
4 d-Famous Story of the All Con.
quering Power of Love Over the =
Heart of the Willful and Beau j
tiful Sister of the Auto
cratic King Henry VIII.

doubted me, and WIN - that
thou hast hereafter only good
cause for better faith.
MARY. Regina"
''Regina- That was all. Only
q queen! Surely no one could
charge Brandon with possessing
too modest tastes.
II was, I think. during the sec.
ond week In December that
rave this letter to Brandon. and
about fortnight later there
came to him q messenger from
Paris. bringing another from
Mary, a. follows:
Master Charles Brandon:
"Sir and Dear Friend. Greet
ing-I have but time to write
that the king II 90 III he cannot
but die ere morning. Thou know.
est that which last wrote to
. thee, and In addition thereto !
would say that although have.
a. thou likewise knowest, my
brothers permission to marry
whom I wish. yet as ] have his
one consent It II safer that we
act upon that rather than be so
scrupulous as to ask for another.
So Il were better that thou take
me TO wife upon the old one,
rather than risk the necessity cc
having to do II without any. l
say no moro. but come with all
the speed thou knowest.
MARY"
It 10 needless to say that Bran
don started In haste for Paris.
He left court for the ostensiblo
purpose Of paying me . visit
and came to Ipswich. whence We
sailed.
King Dies.
The French king was dead be.
fore Mary's message reached
London. and when we arrived at
Paris, Francis I reigned On the
throne Of his father-in.iaw. 1
had guessed only too accurately.
A. soon a. the restraint Of the
kings presence. light ~ II had
been, was removed. the young
king opened his attack upon
Mary In dreadful earnest He
begged and pleaded and sworo
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CHILD'S LOYALTY

in surroundings a. unattraetfvs
as those Of q typical market
street. Recently some one who
should know better made the
mis- AXE Of referring 20 these
pupils in pity ~ poor slum-
mers."
Naturally ana very properly
the children resented this state
ment. In ways characteristic of
the fifteen nationalities there
represented, they cried out sub
stantially: I'VE are not Door
summers, but happy American
boys and girls. We viii show
you what we can do" And 30
they did.
Guided and trained BY their
devoted play-and-social leader
they secured an appointment to
put on q playlet or a sort Of
pageant at a big fashionable rec.
reation center. II was the repre-.
sentation Of a play party for
grandmother, who was assumed
10 be lonely and neglected. So
they came bearing flowers and
other gifts and crowned Sher
queen. a., .s-
Many hearts were touched BY
the thoughtful homage rendered
to the Grandmother" I'm. the
paly. But more significant than
that was the manner In which
the so-called poor siummers
proved the inappropriat teness of
the epilhet. "The prettiest par
formance Of the entire season."
one critic remarked. why,
these children perform with all
the grace and ease Of profession.
als," said anoih her, a.. -.
Now. The moral Is this: SO long
an a group Of children are b<,p-
sessed of the decent comforts of
life and are reasonably healthy,
10 not pity them; love them,
Stop for a frolic on their play
ground. Ask them q few Dues
lions and note .h..p quick, clever
replies. Stand aside and watch
their genius ana .nsn inveD,ive-
ness In the playing Of games.
IL was my pleasure to mingie
with these ''poJr. stummersv, for
q half hour. where one can. learn
more that 10 cheering and worth
d while than we can pick up In IN
all night round of the caDaret.h'
At the midnight carousal, OF
adults. where. all participants are
often bereft OF common sense
and naturalness, the oonduct 40
STALE and sr pid. especis;iy lack
Ing tnvenuveness, But, whsn the
throngs Of boys and gi.ls or. the
playground thrilled with q hat
ural .exuberance. are % fresh,
spontaneous and originaL the
sympa. .hetic intelligence SCARCELY
ever tires Of their conduct.
Out Of this piain school ground
melting poi" Of fifteen nalt6na
alities ! visualize for the future
many clear-cut captains Of finance,
many masters Of sclence and art,
many managers Of Industrial pro.
ducion anu many loving mothers
and caretakers OF the babies of
q generation hence.
Not poor Summers" but beau
tiful promise OF future worth and
achievement: these boys and girls
are to mA .aFt..
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A Vivid Romance of the Days of King
Henry VIII With Its Wealth of
h Colorful Episodes and a Wom-
? ans Devotion to Her
Ideal.

men. for I am Jealous Of myself
for thy sake. and save and garner
every little touch for thee {.
Sir Edwin will tell you dance
with no one else and surely never
will. You remember well. I doubt
not. when thou first didst teach
me this new dance. All! how de-
ughtful 1t was! and yet how at
first 1t did frighten and anger me.
Thou canst not know how my
heart beat during all the time of
that first dance. I thought of a
surety. 1t would burst; and then
the wild thrill Of frightened costa.
sy that made my blood run like
fire! l knew 1t must be wrong,
for 1t was. in truth. too sweet a
thing to be right. And then I
grew angry at thee as the cause
of my wrong-doing and scolded
thee. and repented It. ~ usual
Truly didst thou conquer. not win
me. Then afterwards. withal 1,
so frightened me. how I longed to
dance again, and could In no way
stay myself from asking.
AT times could I hardly wait
till evening fell. and when upon
occasion thou didst not come. /
was SO angry I said hated thee
What must thou have thought of
me. SO forward and bold! And
that afternoon! All! think Of It
every hour. and see and hear, 1t
all. and live It o'er and DER. a. 1t
sweeter grows, with memory's rip.
ening touch. Some moments there
are, that send their glad ripple
down through life's stream to the
verge of the grave. and truly blest
Is one who can smile upon and
kiss these memory waves. and
draw from thence q bliss that
never fails. But thou knowest
full we'll my heart. and I need not
tease thee with it's outpourings.
There Is yet another matter Of
which wish to write In very
earnestness. Sir Edwin spoke to
me thereof. and what he said
hath given me serious thought.
thank him for his words. Of
which he will tell thee in full II
thou but importune him thereto.
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II laugh at him and let him
say what he will, for In truth I
am powerless to prevent 1t. Words
can not scar even q rose leaf.
and will not harm me. Then. by
his help and example I am justi-
fled in the eyes Of the court in
that SO treat the king. which
otherwise It were impossible for
me to do and live here. So. how
ever much loathe them. yet l am
>driven to tolerate his words. which
] turn off with a laugh, making
sure. thou mayest know. that It
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An Acknowledged Expert In An
Matters Appcrtaining to House
hold Management.
I(THERE are only two Of ~
In our family. and De.
Il spite my best efforts I
frequently have a cup Of milk or
say--half q cup Of cream on
hand. I feel that there 10 some
way we can use this. but as my
husband does not like hot griddle
cakes that means OF using up the
sour milk 10 not for me. Can
you suggest something else7"
One Of the incest candies
know In made from sour cream.
And since candy keeps q long
time-if Il II not eaten almost
immediately-or perhaps you will
like the recipe.
(An measurements are level A
standard half pint measuring cup
IL used.)
Two cups brown sugar. one
half cup sour cream or one.half
cup sour milk and two table
spoons butter, one teaspoon va
nilla. Mix the sugar with the
sour cream or milk. Boil most
gently until little dropped into
cold water forms q soft ball Re.
move from the flame and II but
ter is to be added. add II. Beat
the mixture until II thickens. Add
vanilla and pour into buttered
pan. When cool, the candy ID
ready to serve.
Another recipe calling for q
small quantity Of sour cream II
that for sour cream cookies.
Cream six tablespoons Of butter
or other shortening in the mix.
ing bowl. To II gradually add.
one cup sugar. Then add one
beaten egg and one.half cup sour
crear,. Stft three and-a .hnN Guns
Of flour with one teaspoon of
baking soda and two teaspoons Of
cream Of tartar. Add this flour
mixture gradually to the mixture
In the bowl end suff cont extra
water az needeO to moisten the
mixture to a dough. sufficiently
stiff to be rolled out on hoard.
Chill and roll small portions at q
time. Cut with cookie cutter.
sprinkle with nutmeg and bake
on q greased baking sheet In a
moderate oven about ten min.
utes.
Then. cream that Ia only slieht.
~ soured may be treated with q
speck Of baking soda. Start with
a few grains on the point Of q
knife. Stir II Into the sour cream
and then taste II. II II still
tastes sour, add q bit more soda.
Cream 20 treated may be whipped
and sweetened and favored and
used lust a. II II had never
soured.
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HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL

made a concession to be . good
sport and get into the spirit Of
, the party." my friend said, 10y
ally.
And for the opposite example,
Mary Parsons probably thought
she was sacrificing much In Civ.
ing up her Characteristic style.
and In reality stumbled on the
mode that best suits her" ! sup
plemented.
II you don't know the type Of
clothes nor the colors that most
effectively enhance your beauty.
your dressmaker and your friends
can help you solve an interest
ing problem.
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THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaehs-
Things We Overlook.

AKRS. TIMOTHY TUTTLE
M kept house In a fiat where
she had mighty little to
do; but each morning she raised
a big fuss about that, for 1t
pleased her to worry and stew.
"Oh. my sakes!' she declared, II
must make up the bed and must
give the canary his bath: ! must
phone to the baker to send mo
some bread (woman's life 10 q
rocky old pathD. And the tailor
man hasn't come by for Tins
suit, tho8sh he promised to be
here by ten; now. when grandma
kept house there can be no dis.
pute things were simpler and
easier then" There are some
things the lady just viii overlook
when she sighs for her grand.
mothers day. how her grand
mothers laundry was down by
the brook, where she washed In
an old.fashioned way. And her
grandmother's bakery was right
on the spot where she stood by
her big Iron range; summer days
when the kitchen was sultry and
hot grandma never left home for
a change. Yes. though grandma
was pining for seashore or hills.
she continued to stick to her
most, for the farmhands kept din
ing and life's only thrills were the
meals that were grandmother's
boast. Mrs. Timothy Tuttle. like
you and like me. was too prone
TO see only one side; she thought
grsndmother's life was N soft a.
could be, but hat life Mrs. Tim
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with
from Of motion

the thread Of his life 10 like rot.
ten flax. and when he dies thou
must come without delay, since I
shall be In deadly peril. have q
messenger waiting at all hours
ready to send to thee upon a mo-
ment's notice. and when he comes
waste not q precious ins'ant: II
may mean all to thee and me. !
could write on and on forever,
but II would be only to tell thee
DER and o'er that my heart II
full Of thee to overflowing. I
thank thee that thou hast never
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BY William A. McKeever.

Oy w 1u101kt xAs uASAASSNSAs
Widely Known Lecturer and An.
thor and . National Authority
on Juvenile Problems.
TT Is natural for children to
enjoy life in the plainest Of
Il surroundings and to become
loyal to the place Of their bring
ing up.
with reasonably good health,
with simple. frugal meals and
with the plainest Of things to
wear-with even 20 little - these
modest blessings ordinary boys
and girls viii 80 on their way
rejoicing.
It is we older ones who become
envious. jealous and filled with
false pride. It is we who have
become spoiled from having over
much and from struggle for
more, who are inclined to be
unhappy with our fate.
AS evidence Of the superb con-
duct of common children there
may be given the instance Of
certain large public school, con-
Quoted In q very old building and
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Opera Company and Famous
for Her Beauty as Well
S&sr as Her Art.
EErrYPE" is word often quoted.
We hear Of blonde type:
and brunette types, and
that "So-and-So 10 the type that
Ghould wear vivid colors," etc.
n wonder how many Of us take
m the full meaning Of this word
sstype" and all that 1t stands for.
And especially I wonder whether
you realize what q full understand.
iug of dressing to your own type
means in its effect on your beauty.
This thought. was impressed
anon me while conversing with Q
friend who had recently attended
asmart social function which took
the form OF q barn dance. She told
me Of the ballroom and its effective
decorations Of corn shocks and au-
tumn leaves. She told me OF the
smart people who were there and
Of the simple ginghams and cali-
Goes that they wore.
"Do you know the thing that
IMPRESSED me most was how much
rrettier and more attractive many
a the women looked In those sim
Sls things than In the Jewel.
Sedecked costumes they usually
wear to evening parties" she con-
1Ided.
swhy. do you suppose7" asked.
Cor I wanted to get her opinion on
the subject.
"Simpiy because In their usual
mode OF dress many OF them are
alaves to fashion and persist in
wearing things that ere not becom.
ing at ali." she said, by way OF ex-
planation.
.of course, fashions in the past
few seasons have most often
stressed simplicity" she explained.
-'"Yes," agreed since plain
nttle bingham frocks and Pals
~ print dresses have come Into
1cshion, many women I know
I've looked ten years younger.
ySsThis youthful appearance was
Ehat impressed me about sew.
srai of nv friends at the party
Sst night" my friend continued.
sTor. though most things are sim.
"a there are sophisticated styles
~ he had by those who look
them sup. and several women
lave in mind win wear them
Whether or no."
aNow, Mary Parsons looked
years younger in her simple. blue.
checked eingham frock sunbon-
net" che commented.
.That's because she's essential
- tn, girlish type. and shouldn't
year tho vampish clothes she Al
vays effects" analysed.
@On the other hand. Adele SYM.
mons wore pink gingham. ana
Boked older and positive skin
nv" she continued
"Adele's figure 10 slim ana
stunning in the clinsing green's
snd bincks she always wears"
uaId. "Rut I can't imagine her
type as being suited to gingham
and sirlishness."
/, .Adels knows her type. and
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come to nothing moro than Words.
And thus II Ii, however much
I wish II not. that do use him to
help me treat the king a. I like,
and do then use the poor old
king as my buckler against
this dukes too great tamil.
larity. But my friend. when the
king comes to die then shall I
have my fears of this young
Francis d'Angouleme. He is des-
perate for me. and I know not to
what length he might 60.
The king cannot live long. a
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Bv Charles Major.
KIN OR all this I do srieve.
but have no remedy.
- nor want one. ! some

but have no remedy.
- nor want one. I some
times do almost compassionate
the old king. but l cannot forbear.
for he turneth my very blood to
hitting gall. and must cen take
the consequences Of his own folly.
Truly Is he wild for love Of mo,
this poor old man. and the more
] hold him at q distance the more
De fondly dotes. do verify be-
lleve he would try to stand upon
his foolish old head. did I but in.
sist. I sometimes have q thought
70 make him try It.
HE doeth enough that Is sense
less and absurd. In all conscience.
- 1t is. At all of this do the
courtiers smile. and laugh. and
put me forward to other pranks:
that is, all but few OF the elders.
who shake their heads, but dare
10, nothing else for fear Of the
1Auphin. who will soon be king,
and who stands first In urging and
abetting me. So 1t Is easy for me
to do as I wish. and above all to
leave undone that which I wish
not, for I do easily rule them all.
% good Sir Edwin and dear Jane
win testify.
Il have q ball every night.
wherein ! do make q deal Of
amusement for every one by dane
ing La Volta with his majesty
until his heels. and his poor old
head, too. are like to fall off.
Others importune me for those
dances. especially the dauphin.
but laugh and shake my
head and say that will
dance with no one but the king.
because he dances 90 well.
'This pleases his majesty might
~. and maketh an opening for
ne to avoid the touch Of other
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Hints

Dissolve some washing soda IN
boiling water--one pound Of soda
10 . gallon Of water--and pour
over the coai. When this has
dried the zeal WIN busp nness
slowly.