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A NOVEL.
I3v rQrs. Slizctbclh (7. tirtcr.
(ISABELLA CASTELAR )
(Sopyright, 119: and l?3, by
CHAPTER IX. .
rONTINVKI).
"Right you oro, my boyjbut as you
know of old, Hurry, I am nut a marry -iug
mail, and an insuperuble objection
exists to my getting hold of a million
in tbut way. Still, I bad about made
np my mind to take tho plunge. Ami
since there seemed no way of getting
old Hamilton's tnouoy without his
daughter also, I had determined to
morry pretty Polly, when, lo and bo
hold, a fabulous fortune, that is mine
by light, has almost dropped into my
hands! I am on the track of the
hidden treasures of the Mendoza
i family; and as I and one other are, so
' far as I know, the only living de
scendants of tho man who concealed
these treasures, and, consequently,
i. their only legitimate heirs, there is u
11 reasonable hope that I may be able to
get along without Miss Polly if I
, choose. Now, listen, Harry, and give
.,', me the use of all the mind you're got.
Is there really such a thing as clair
: yoyance, or is it all stun and nonsense
!v that yon professors talk on that sub
",j joct a clever trick to gull a stupid
'I public?"
" "Such a thing as clairvoyance!" ex-
claimed Van Tassel. His' sunken eyes
v gleamed, and a flush lit up his gaunt
.'.' face with momentary fire. "Ask mo
if such a thing as light exists, if elec
tricity is real, if sound travels through
vibrations of the air. Kvery small
schoolboy knows these things now, and
: ,,' can tell you about tliom better, per
baps, than I can. Hut I know that
,': clairvovauce is as real as any of these
. J things; and no one but fools and con
j ''! ceited prigs, who know so much they
will never truly know anything, think
of questioning tho fuet of genuine
" clairvovuuee."
Stanley luughsd provokingly. He
bad expected some such outburst and
.; was amused by it.
'i "All rigbt, Harry," he said. "I
am only asking for information. I
ft uu It wuilk Hi uiniiiir joio ittvifl. i
wlon't know much about those tiling.
, The truth is, they bother mo; and
:ji vhou I try t uuderstaud them, they
make my head ache. Rut it makes a
lot of difference to mo just now to
know it thev are genuine or hum-
t li"K'"
5 "Of course, there are occaus of
humbug mixed up with tho real
V, thing," said Van Tassel, eagerly, "but
,f. tho great men of science nil over tho
-'s world, nowadays, are investigating
thesu wonderful truths, and, before
i; the end of the century, we shall ttuder-
stand the mystery of the various de-
grees of the secondary consciousness
'J and of the sub liminal self "
f' "f.,i,l SI,.,..'" .T,.,iimi.,l St,m'.v
J.-' with u gesture of comic despair, "f
't' don't wunl to hear u locturo on psy- j
chology. My dear fellow, you .should ;
. ' hire a hull. Haven't I told you j i
can't understand these things? They
make my head spin. I see you uio j
v, in earnest. I always knew you
iwere. And what I want to learn t
.'of y n is the modns oper
andi low to work this clairvoyant
and iu-'sinerie racket when you hup
. peuedt j have the necessary niuguet
' ism to produce it."
rj'.vaid, with a long sigh, as his mo- !
-il 1UL1 M t'USY vuuiiliu. Ull iUVl i
i.'iueutur;- outliusiusui left him and ho
'' "dropped again into the submissive,
ilojecteil manner that had become his
ordvuar condition. "The operator
must possess certain meutul condi
tions as well us a peculiar physical
temperament, great concentration of
.. will stronger than that possessed by
, the subject, and tho peculiar maguet
? ' ism which you have more strongly do-
veloped tliau I have ever known iu tho
, f case of any other person. That being
given, tho process is purely mechani
cal, and consists simply of a certain
number of slow, even passe made by
tho bauds over the person to be mes
meri.ed downward passes to induce
; the trance, nn.l upward to dispel it.
, ! You know the parses wed enough."
J "Yes; and g'ud enough 1 was to
remember them a couple f evenings
a;o. And that's what I want your
ailvieo about." And brieily but
cleni-1' Stanlev
lat.-d ti.
Miiiruiur
1 '.lI'll L i
d to her.
iMi. nl. rt
:i.i! ir a
l.'M hi-i
i to have
vtie!t of iii: pveseiice up. ill
Mem'iozu when Ihst iniru.liii-.
I'luTe sor Vu:i Tu-S!-! M;!
nd i:::-i-sted; . . i - 1 1. - t
luoii.tnt tho tlaed,
face and once innu- he .-i". la.'
a 1 ir-t i lift in -iividiiality.
"Wiiat vn:: t - 1 1 me i- '.!:t
tercsliu. J'li.'U you:- '.-cr:
liiu young lady, I .-lee:! !
she pes -.r ises i i.f e::t :
ia its highest utid i ' I v
hcr power !'.ollld v r 1'
she lnilit be 1.1 L I., ,ie
yai..-"
a: hi it
world.
"I'm im: t v.i.il.-; :i : :.:ys. !f ::!.. ":
that," Stanley i:i: iv. i.... i !!i; .. i..v.
'l only want her po.vcr i :er !.. I for
mv 'iieuhu' l-ee.ef.t -and hers, t .o,
perhaps, I've no parti. aiar ul.jeetiou
to making it a partnership affair."
"Sho said that she hud u visitor.'"
asked Vim Tassel, musingly.
"Yes; but (die didn't seem to re
member what it had been when she
returned to consciousness, although it
had evidently been uuplea-aut."
1 "And can you guss at the nature
of it?" asked the professor of mes
merism, with a peculiar look; to which
Btanley responded detiautly:
i "Yes; and it is iu order to ' learn
bow to gain control of this mysterious
gift apparent!? vossessed by this girl
FloBEUr U ISKKft'a SON'4.)
that I am now talking with you.
Hurry. Ret ween you und me there
rod '6 no disguises and no mystifica
tions. I have always treated you per
sonally, with kindness and even with
generosity, and in tho manner of
which wo both know, uud to which
you refer, no one knows better than
you do that I uoted iu self-defense.
It was his life or mine. As to nil
that has happened since, and the uso
I have made of various advantageous
cireumr'tanees, I have never been able
to see anything particularly criminal
in uny part of it. lint it is my secret
and I choose to have it remain so; at
the same time, I choose to make use
of this girl's extraordinary power,
though I may be able to got on with
out it. I am coming to that presently.
The awkward thing about her is that
if I am able to throw her into the
clairvoyant trance at will, she may say
a great deal more than I care to hear
besides giving me the information I
want; and she may also remember
things that I prefer to have forgotten."
"You have only to forbid that,"
said Van Tassel.
"What do you mean? Will sho
obey me?"
"Certainly." was the nnwer, with
a -smile. "That is the simplest
form of hypnotic suggestion. Reforo
you awaken lwer from the trance, bid
her forget everything yon don't wish
to have her remember. You may al
so suggest such ideas as you desire to
remain in her mind."
"Tho deuce! That makes the whole
affair ns eifsy as a walk-over."
"Always provided you are able to
put her into the trance. A clairvoyant
such n ehe appears to bo is often very
difficult to manage. The trance you
saw may havo been quite independent
of any mesmeric power that you pos
sess, ulthough your presence may
hive affected her; and if so, sho is
liable at any time to pass into what
wo call the superior condition, in
which case she might read the whole
past history of any ono present, nud
you could not even silence her. It is
very desirable, for your own sake,
that you should gain nil the power
over her that your strong tempera
ment and will give you the oppor
tunity to do."
While ho listened, Cl.ireucn Stan
ley's countenance went through vari
ous changes of expression, from ani
mated, buoyant triumph to perplexity,
impatience and anger.
"Oh, confound it!" be then ex
claimed, as his companion came to tho
end of his remarks. "I don't under
stand half you are saying, anil I don't
believo the other half; but if you are
speaking the truth, the seiiorita's
clairvoyant i;ift ii likely to bring me
airb mure trouble than benefit "
"N'ut if you can gain control of it." in
terrupted Van Ta-s.d, eager'y. ''Can't
you give me a chance to si e her'.' 1
have studied this .subject deeply; it is
the nuo thing in the world that still
bus power to iuterest me; and I think
1 can detect the quality of any form of
clairvoyance by tho psychic atmos
phere surrounding the subject. iivo
mo a chance to see this young ludy
aud judge of her power. "
"You may see her fast enough,"
said Stanley, promptly. "Reforo wo
part, 1 will give you money enough
to get yourself up respectably; but
remember, there must bo no back
sliding and making yourself a dis
grace to mo if I introduce you to tho
Hamilton family. How is it with you
now? Whisky or brandy or both?"
"Neither. Drink has been worn
out with mo long ago; nothing sup
plies the neeeisury stimulus but
opium. I have almost wholly lost my
will-power, nud with it, of course, my
power to mesmerize. 1 abused tho
gift, aud it lias left me. 1 only live,
now, under the inllueneo of opium."
"Poor devil!" exclaimed Stanley, in
a tone of pitying contempt. "Ry the
way, you used to be great on reading
ciphers and all manner of hiero
glyphics. It was, as you would say,
a gilt. Have you lost that, too?"
V!iilp epeakiug, Stanley hud un
locked the drawer of the table beside
hiin, and now takio.; out the pice ot
parchment mid all t:ie papers on which
lie ha l been llgiiriu; and drawing, h."
pre id them out before I'rof.-s.ser Van
Tus-.d.
"There. Hal, oM hoy! (i-t your
rye over that, an 1 tell me if yo:i have
still tuu powti to rea l the secret. :'
Ag:;in a g'.ea::
den tire lit up t
intercut and
;urd
..f ti
.. bei
ileiiur.i!i;:e.l me. nievi.:.
au e;:-T g.i.e k.i t'.ie
pap.
Iv.ore him.
"1 ilon'l know il' I i-.v.i u
mystery here," he i :'.i.i.
you H-ie.U nt was a part - f
girt, and le-iv have ".eio it. . i
docl,
the
:'it-. li'l
y other
me itli
t! ! rest. Hut I will try. I wiiltry."
With trembling li Hirers, be began
s i: ti'irr ii'id urrangi.i.i the serapa which
Stanley h.;d so carefully cut out, uud
!ns touch seemed to have a strango
magic iu it, for the pieces appeared to
dovetail nud lit into each other an if
suddenly endowed with independent
volition, nud from the completed pic
ture emerged tho figure of a tall uud
slender Indian woman, iu flowing
drapery, but iu her lineaments,
though tine uud delicate, nud iu her
long hair, ornamented with fohhers
and beads, the uuuiidtakuble traces of
her race.
"Ry Jove!" exclaimed Stanley, with
nntisnat excitomcut. "The Indian
princess our aboriginal ut.cestrcss.
This is interesting."
"Thero arc letters of tho English
alphabet, apparently there are twelve
of them, and twelve pieces to make up
tho picture."
"Yes, I counted the pieces and tried
to make out the meaniug of them, but
I hadn't got at it. Your arrival inter
rupted mo iu the midst of it. Hut I
detected no letters."
"They aro plain enough, howeves
-wrought in with these line linen that
lor ui the picture. See!"
As he spoke, Van Tassel traced with
the point of a pencil tho outline of tho
letter "F" iu t lie lines forming tho
face of tho picture.
"Yes, I see it now!" exclaimed
Stanley, with a momentary feeling of
chagrin at not having discovered it
himself. "(!o on with tho rest. I
will write them down as you trace
them."
Van Tasfel continued, slowly and
carefully and with many failures, but
with continuous perseverance, to hunt
out the hidden letters. 'When thn
twelve had been thus discovered and
written in order, they spelled the fol
lowing words:
"Flower of fold."
"Flower of gold?" repeated Stanley,
completely mystified. "It is an in
teresting phrase, but what does it
mean?"
Van Tassel put his hand to his head
in a dazed manner, aud then leaiied
back in his chair and drew a long
breath of disappointment. It was,
indeed, a sigh of heartbreaking disap
pointment. "Alas!" he said, bitterly, "I cannot
tell you what it means; aud yet it is
all here here!" aud he clasped his
trembling hands id ion t his brow,
"but so confused and lost I cannot
find it."
"You know and caunot tell niv!" ex
claimed Stanley, his tone quiet with
concentrated and impotent rage. Ho
saw that the man wus perfectly sin
cere, although ho could not under
stand his condition of mental wreck;
ho felt a brutal disposition to shako
the remaining life out of tho helpless
specimen of humanity beore him:
and then iu a moment he was calmed
by a new thought that had not till
then entered his mind. Perhaps it
was fortunate that tho professor ccnld
go no further; it would only be giving
another tho secret that belonged to
himself exclusively; and it was with
almost ludicrous amiability that ho
continued: "Never mind, old fellow;
don't bother your poor old head ub-jut
it! Perhaps I will work it out some
day, myself; and, if not, there is al
ways the wonderful Seiioiita llolores
Mendoza. Now, if she is the extra
ordinary clairvoyant you suppose her
to be, she could read off this iufcruul
puzzle like print."
"Yes; if I could get my impressions
into form I could do it myself," said
Van Tassel, fixing his gaze on the
parchment with an expression of long
ing eagerness and utter hopeless
nes, that even touched the culloiu
heart of Clarence Stanley. "It is
nil there. I feel it! I know it. lint
I cannot tell what it U! but "
and he seemed for a moment
to rouse into the brightness and
energy that hud once chai acterie I
hiiu "you must gain control of the
n'Hoiita. Your will is strougi r than
that of iuo: t men you can surely
control a woman-- remember, yo i
must control her, she must never con
trol you!"
"I guess that is all rieht," said
Stanley, quietly, and tlure was a
dangerous look of evil, concentrated
power iu his face us he spoke. "And
now give me u little further instruc
tion about these mesmeric passes."
Van Tassel explained minutely;
and Stanley, absorbed in the idea of
using the knowledge he was now ac
quiring on tho susceptible tempera
ment of Dolores Meiulozu, stood be
fore the professor, his entire will ap
parently concentrated iu his magnolia
gazi , uud slowly performed the long,
slow, downward passes exuclly as ho
had been directed to do, till, on
a sudden, Van Tassel's head fell
backward against his chair, and Stan
ley saw that his even were closed as if
in death, his face colorless and his
breathing so faint us to be almost im
perceptible. Tho professor lay in a profound
mesmeric trance.
to r.r. I ONTIMT.H.
A ruitilly ItUti grt-riiieiit.
In a hoiiie out in the country, not
?r from town, we are informed, them
may be seen quite a pile of setting
lying on the Moor, nearly iu th" mid
dle of the ioi.Iii. that I. us been Uiitg
there undistur'oe I fer ..i.n thai.
mouths. At that time tin- head i-f ih-lion-
e v:r:'.e 1 a chair, i:ud. M-e.e-- I ,t
i t. e han.lv, he d. imped lo the ib.iu- the
sew iug which lay upon it. Ill ; v, IP- :
r. -!:e 1 him to pie!, il up. lie sai-l he j
wouldn't d-i i:. he t -l.I h::-i i s he I
tlinw i; thiic u c.-ul.l i- ie.i.o in : 1 ;
he got lea !y to i.-L it up. See1
would never touch d. Andthiic .:
remains a menu ri.i! to an i;:eo:- ,;-i-bility
of dispe ii'ioo. NV.v Yuri l".
i.icrciai Ad. ril-vr.
A IIorc .ill M.ui.tiin M lien
bit mi the l.aramlc i.'ai
t:.
I.ar.ieiie, Wy.u liti.r, there h -i : '...i
monument b the terrors of the -f
rig.-rous winter. i'.itwccti the t.vo
l.ar.vnu' rivers there stands a le o
which was frozen to deal it during 1 '-o
i f tho very st'v. re storms ..f tic pu.-i.
season. The animal was froci nhile
standing, tho snow having diiitc.liu
about him and held the carcass creel.
The snow has since un ited away and
the horse is still standing, his four
feet being extended iu a bracing esi
lioii. Of the cargo steamers passed througk
tho Suez Canal lust year, l'.Wl were
British, 241 Gorman, 8t Dutch, aud
73 French,
A Qu.Htlnn.
Five Easter onus in a soft nest of straw.
The biggest ni enns that ever yon saw.
They're still very warm, as though but just
laid.
Yet, strntiKi-ly enough, of sugiir they're
made.
Now, tell ih, dear readera. oh! what would
you do
If one (it tht-.-e eggs should be 'vcn to you?
Would you peach it or boil it or serve it
well fried,
Oi color it nicely for guy Eastertide?
Ga'EKfiFlia
bQfcOl
ASTER was at hand and Rru
netta Roth hurst uiieereliinu
iously into her friend's room.
"Mary," she crieil, "is It pos
sible you have refused Christopher Pat
ton V"
Mary Vane, a tall, pretty girl, who
was adjust lug her fur collarette before
the mirror, turned quickly, her soft
cheeks Hushing scarlet.
"Mr. Pattmi told Tutu last night that
you had thrown him over. I don't see
how your conscience allowed you to
ju t so. lie Is such n catch young und
good-looking. Rest of Ml, he Is enor
mously wealthy."
Mary smiled as she speared n crown
of her demure little turban with a long
pin. She was thinking of a man who
wus no longer young -near forty, pnr-liaps-who
was handsomer In her eyes
than nil other men, uud who was by
no melius wealthy
"I i -ally believe," went on Miss Koth.
"that you have an absurd fancy for
Charlie Everett 1 do, indeed!''
Mary's smile beianio quizzical.
"Really;" she said.
"Oh, I've no patience with you!" de
clared Rruiicttu wriilbfiilly. "You've
known Charlie Everett three nr four
years. .Ml this time he has been most
devoted tn you. but not one of your
friends know to this day whether you
lire engaged or not."
The smile faded from Mary's lips
"We are nut," she answered, mid the
gay little cousin lancieil ln-r tone was
sad.
"And yet ymi have been tr.i.re gra
cious to him than to uny of the mil
ers," pursued Miss Roth, relentlessly.
"Mary, .-ire you in love vith him':"
"Isn't thai," counter-quo i ioiied Mary.
eva.-iVely. "what the lawyers would
call a leading question? 1 don't wish
to seem rude, or lo hurry you. r.runel
ta, but I have .In engagement to sign
some papers this afternoon at the olliee
of Deal A. Rtirritt. Can't yen come
Willi me':"
"Yes. I must see Mine. Miivau
nboiit my Easier hat. One must ar
range with her in time, as she is al
ways nislied witli orders. Are those
papers connected with your uncle's
will?"
"Yes"
'He left you everyihing. What n
lucky girl you are! I suppo-v'u.iw you
feel you can afford to marry whom
you please."
The conversation again lurried on
Charlie Everett as the girls rode down
town together on the Metropolitan ele
vated. "He is a mysterious fellow," Rru
Xictta remarked, s"
E
j irB- ft A Vi-J." C y j"9 A ' '"' ,! "'':'.v '" '.:":!'.. : ' ' a In-for.. I learned to low von. Mv first
-i ViSV) V :U'j.f 4 ! -:! n "i in;,, ins, em dls.-ma--, : l.c ,;, v v. es u. le r. The ! : .rs aure.-d
I 5-:' - )'$?V I h or.! -r. she'e.midnot live Mr.:. A f..r trusting I ""''" ''' '-'venhmises could not
I "r-.'s ,'Vifl3, l I "'.: i iili.-s." h- -.v.:! I1IV ,!,-:,;-,..,. von must i. rg v.. it.,. :,.r 'o supi.ly i lc demand. Many aro
i - jW iV, F Ul I'';.. ' '.;m. i', , . ., v. , hi ,ci"l,,Mg ei.tind-.l in ; 1 f. '" 1 " ' 1 1 111,5 1 1
' ' W! ' ..:..:.! ui.nc s.r..n rli.b..:,. Sen.! .!...- ,-..,. t-r, ,.f .. S-. x r .on: "ll ' 1 1,1
iM& 1 fell V'.::; ,,, iM-;., VV ' U""
i I? ' A ' 1 o' - .' IU -C--XJ, rf-iVy 1 '.:...- ;m ..a,-.! ..! -. b"!'.. t:i ,.:' lb - Scb' ..ii i..o.l..ii.:
j i'' """ii j ' "" ''' ":'S' l'Ui'1"'"''' "VJ" " ' ' Tr:!;m''- '"""""
A If I a if d&2&GStf4 the snbuf. in winch his mysterious ae- ' ' :i' Vt li I ' ' . -'.V "V. .. .:.
''il V Mmun.an.eof whom I told you lives." - rf xp ; . , i . .A f. r ' l"
MfJil KfM3 '!.. m,: street, place, l,r,,e,l ' , , A ' ft '
j(S.Elflfe i Ma,y brai,,. She parted from , - i'lXi I f A -' H'.
iiuiRiir.w iViiLvi-.u ii i uuii lui'i'tiivi " . t.r . -.. i - , j , vt v. .: . -.' ..
"Mysterious!" Mary sent her a sud
den look of Inquiry. "What do you
menu?"
"Well, there really is reason why
he should be considered u good d'-al of
an enigma. While not wealthy, like
Christopher Pat ton. Tom tells mo. he
has a good salary, und adds to this by
his writings. Rut you know lie does
not spend money as other men iu our
class do. He is not liberal in the mat
ter of theatres or (lower?. He lives
quietly. He has no expensive habits.
Where, then, docs his money go?"
Mary Vane was silent.
"There is one house in I In- suburbs
where be is known lo frcqmiilly
visit." the other went on. Rruucita,
us will be observed, vvjis not above en
joying a bit of gossip. "Two women
live there. One is apparently a supe
rior sort of servant. The other is u
pretty, delicate looking little creaiure
of about twenty-live or thereabouts.
Occasionally Mr. Kvcrcti takes her
driving through the parks. Has he
over mentioned her to you?"
Mary forced herself to answer "No."
"Nor to any one else. Rut I have
seen him out with her. Who Is she?"
A feeling of unrest, an iudc lintihlc
fear, thrilled the lienrt of Mary Vane.
She recalled the night Cliurlle Everett
had told her of Ills love. "I cannot
now ask yon to be my wife," he had
said. "I will some day. Cod willing.
The time may not be far off, but I love
you too well to bind you by a promise
you might Inter find burdensome. And
you ileur, will you trust me and
wait ':"
That was a yenr ago.
And now she had to acknowledge to
herself that she knew little m-..v of
his private life or of his pe; -,.iiul af
fairs than she knew then.
l'.riuieiia paused suddenly he.'.ce a
ilorist's window.
"O, I had almost forgotten! Mamma
told me to order some Mowers lo.' to
morrow. Will you conie in with u:e':"
They stood a few minutes admiring
the display ill th'e window, the gohlcli
daffodils and shy bill- crocuses, pure
lilies of the vaih-y, Haunting ittlips,
starry .iasui.no and cool green ferns
forming a tender background for thein
all. The attendants were buy v. hen
they int. 'red. The girls stood 1 -i.-U of
a hmh rubber tree admiring some rare
In y :;ni hemum-, wh.-n I he door v-as
tiling open and a gcuiteiiiau c.v-e in.
' address
It Purest avenue, ldh-wihl. That i-
the subiir'i in which bis mysterious ae
iiiaini.in. .- of whom I told you lives."
The inr.iib,-". street, place, burned
imo Mary's brain. She parted from
Iti iiiiet la and went home. A fierce
fever of .i.-aloii-y possessed her. "Vho
was i lus woman to whom ho ut
I.euten lilies? ldlcwild was ilirec
south ot her own homo. A cable
ran out to the pretty place. She would
go there. She would cnll at the house.
All the UiuJd wciQ Uywu. The eu-
' Si''iSWvUi v Vi ' '- .ii'S :Wf
tranc? sho chose brought her to a side
door. She rang flic bell. A maid ap
peared.
"May I" Mary Vune began, then
faltered. For whom shuuld she nsk?
"Yes," replied the girl. "Come in."
Marveling, Mary followed her. Sho
led the way into a front, room. The
curtains were drawn. Tapers burned
In the dimness.
Then she saw that there was some
thing else. A collin, utul in it lying a
white-robed form with folded bunds,
mid lilies lying on the pulseless breast.
Mary shrank back.
"Oh!" she cried, "fbe is dead!" ' ,;
"Yes, miss. I thought you wished to
see her. A good many of the neighbors
were in last evening. She hud many
friends hereabout for all ln-r misfor
tune. Ain'l those lilies bi-:iiitll ill ? Mr.
Charlie scni them. Twi-iity eight for
twenty eight years."
Mary went nearer, looked down on
the dead face, u young l:n e which had
once been lovely, tun bore the unmis
takable impress of sorrowing and suf
fering. "It's not ninny men," went on the
servant, wiping her eyes, "who would
do what Mr. Charlie did. After his
brother was Injured iu that railroad
wreck four years ago. bo begged Mr.
Charlie in dying to take tare of his
young wife. Mr. Charlie promised him.
He has supported her. und given her
every comfort since. Mi was always
weakly, and when her mind gave way
out of brooding over ln-r husband's
death, and she was such a charge, Mr.
Charlie was that gentle and patient
with her my! She had spells of uu-
ilci'standi!!?. Then she'd beg not to be
sent to an asylum- not that Mr. Charlie
would think of such a thing. She
wouldn't hurt a bird, poor dear! There!
That is Mr. Charlie now!"
A step ( tossed the hall. Looking pale
and worn Charlie Everett came into
the room. His face lighted up at sight
of bis sweetheart.
"You - Mary!" he cried.
' Hush!" she begged. She broke down,
crying bitterly, "l'ou't you look at me
don't speak to nic until I have told
you how It is that I urn here."
She brokenly wliispofed the truth.
"You can never trust ine again." she
said, in conclusion.
lie took ln-r in his arms.
"Perhaps 1 sh-uild have spoken to
y.m of In r. bin 1 hated lo east so d irk
a shadow over your young life. 1 could
lint keep till tWO II i ills . I lohls llllll sill'
was pi un'tl, -s. Sic w as my charge
"Lady, I can't get your Easter bonnet
through the doorway." Life.
No child's basket or nest is complete
without a "Klondike" egg, says Oood,
Housekeeping. Rlow a goo.se egg,
gild the shell, and letter across one side
"Klondike." The egg is tilled with
nCMPTI DCMPTTi
gilded or bright yellow candy pellets,'
nnd a piece of gold paper Is pasted over
the opening. Amusing little rocking
or floating toys may also be made from'
eggshells. Place the eggs upright
on the round end, and pour In melted
sealing wax, Iheu melted lead, taking
care lo hit the centre of the egg, or,
the balance will not. be obtained.
Humpty I.nimply Is droll. Paint his)
face and hair and make him a pointed
paper cap with a turn up red brim
to paste over his cracked head, Then
PIERnOT AND TIERROTTE.
paint a short white jacket and baggy
trousers on the egg. Collar and pock
ets are red, as are also his slippers.
Master Humpty's hands are thrust la
his pockets. v
Pierrot and ricrrotte are ti quaint
little couple and will prove the most
fascinating of toys. Roth are dressed
iu white crepe paper. Pierrot's ruff 18
very full, and little lozenges of red
paper should be pasted down the front
of his jacket and on his sleeves. Ills
skull cap is red. Pierrotte has frilly
skirts, a ruff and peaked cap. These
little figures would give a very attrac
tive touch to n white enameled candy
box. The rabbit or Easterharemust not
be forgotten. The egg Is very easily
transformed into this little iitiimiil by
the addition of a pair of paper oars,
Runny may either sit upright on his
hind legs or lie crouched on the ground.
An owl is also amusing. After paint
lug the egg like the breast of a bird add
a paper beak and a pair of wings.
For Hie little girl's doll bouse is an
eggshell cradle. If the maker Is skill
ful It can be cut iu one piece from the
eg,-. Pasteboard or wooden rockers,
AN EASTER CRADLE.
are glued on, and the cradle fitted witli
mattress, pillow and silken spread. Tho
outside of the cradle is decorated fan
cifully with lace and gold paint. It is
needless lo mid that a small doll il.'lil
in its "nightie" should repose beneath
the covers.
1 Hips I'm- Itiiftti-r.
New York City is a big market fop
lilies in Easier time. The churches re
quire thousands of those beautiful and
appropriate HoWors m the season. tU'
Ri.i.nie "Hold on there, Johnnie.
Don't shoot. We're the rabbils who
lay the Easter egg." JUurytu-'a Ruzttt, .
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