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THEfYSTER.Y OF-TiE
C- "I -n
1 mrencc waracn,
Author o..w7hc Mouse on T.vl Harsh," cfc.
C"l'JTirUt, t-5. U b?it Bi'iincr's H.m. I
CHAPTER XX.
Continued.
"Thnt'll tli), sir," snld the sorgonut,
ns, with a shrewd look, ho saluted mill
went buck to thu c:il).
Clifford walked on, therefore, at no
Very rapid pace. Indeed, ns the cab
passed liim, Willi the sergeant ou the
box beside tln driver. In- saw Noll's
fare at the window, with a little sur
prise and reproach in her ryes ut the
flow progress In- was making iu car
rying out her In-liost.
She, poor girl, sat upright nnd list
ened to the sound of the horse's hoofs
mid to the wheels upon the road like a
person iilcapahle of steady thought.
Hie had known that tills Mow was
('online. She had passed hour lifter
hour of many a weary night lu frying
ti devise means of eseape from it.
Hut every plan had ended in failure
even hefofe she could put If in prac
tice; for day alter day she had found
that she was watched hy the police,
nnd it hud ln'coine clear to her that
wherever she went she would bo
shadowed, and that nt the time they
chose slie Would lillil herself iu tho
grip of the police.
It was to th" house of one of the
local justices of the peace that she
was being taken. The rah soon too.;
a turning to ih- right, and presently
nrrlved at the lodge gates of Home
Park.
Home Court was a largo building,
brand-now and iiiany-gnblod. hullt
of hrllliaiit red Prick. It had so many
little turrets and towers and steeples!
springing out from the main rdltlce !n ;
all directions, that It looked like n
puzzle, and set t he onlooker wonder- ,
lug whether one could get from one j
portion of the building to the other
without the aid of a plan.
In was in the study an oddly j
shaped apartment, with an Imposing
gallery tilled with books -that Nell;
was brought before the local magis !
Irate.
Sir Neville Pax was a bland and
imperious gentleman, with a l-oid j
voice ami a dominant manner, who, ,
having married the ugliest woman iu I
the rn.tnty, sought to palilme this i
ini.-deiil ly posing us a great admirer :
(if the rest of th" sex. lie sl;'ired lit !
rs'cll with an approving eye.
"Well. Mi.-s Claris, and so I hear you 1
have a statomuif to make to mo':'' Ic
began In a benevolent tone which
made Null wince.
Nell did not immediately answer.
"Well, don't he afraid, (inly speak
(ut and speak th" truth. It's the best !
way in fact. Ii's the only way- vvlcn. 1
lis I understand, the pjlice know :-o :
liilteh already." j
Nell shivered. i
' "I understand." continued ho. "that i
you have some important information j
concerning the robbery at your uncle's i
luu. the Who I.I hi':"
"It's only a very little thing that I I
Snow," pleaded Nell. j
"All, but little things soiu. times lead i
to great results," retorted Sir Neville,
luioyanilj. "Von know that there was
sleeping on the premises ut the r.ille j
I. ion, on tin' occasion of the first rob- '
bery coiniiilued there, a person whose
presence there was Limwu to you J
only?" j
'4'es," faltered Nell, and burst Into
tears. I
chapter xxr. ;
In tho'' ineantlnit. Clifford was pro- j
feeding slowly on his way to Shingle '
End. It was dark by this time, and
t' way seemed even longer than it
had done when he wa on his way to ;
Courtstairs that afternoon. There was ;
n faint light over the gray sea, but on I
the right, over tho lnnrsh, nnd nw.ty i
os far as the ridge of hill ou which old j
Fleet Castle stood there was Inky
blackness. It was a lonely road nt j
ulghf, this lout', dreary stretch of j
straight, hedgeless highway, with only j
tin occasional bit of ragged bush or a
still more infrequent wayside cottage j
to break up Its wearisome monotony.
Even the cry of the sea-birds was j
startling as it came to Clifford's oari
ou the clear nlr. An ugly fancy took
possession of him, too, as he drew near
to Shingle End nt last that the cries lie
heard were not all I hose of the sea
birds; that it was a human cry, shrill
and weird, which came to hlui over
the flat meadow laud oy the sea.
He stepped, lie heard the sound
again. And, forgetting his promise
not to hurry, ho went on toward Colo
uel r.ostal's house as fa.M as his tired
feet could carry h;m. U- was sure
now that the eiis had l ; hi en thos- J
of tho birds; sure, to . tie" I hey hid i
proceeded from the tiii i.m of the j
tpot to which he was hastening, i
There was a ragged pl.iiit.it ion .-:' j
UCU'iuiuied trees and tlio.-a b;: i .- i :
the right side of the road lci...v i. 1 I
came to Shingle End. Jus: as he ni- ;
preached tiii.-. the darkest put of th
whole road, a man sprang out upon
him from the shade of the overhang
ing trees, and seized him from behind.
Clitiord shouted, struggled, trying in
vain to turn, so that he might see tho
man's face. Hut his assailant, who
did not utter a word, frustrated all his
efforts, and hold idiu fast.
Clifford s cries, however, soon brought j
help and deliverance.
From out of the darkness there ap
peared a figure which Clifford thought
ho knew, and a voice which he iveog-
tuiul iiOki v.W ill AliUwiliuUii iuui'?i
a.yf'S5&T--X I itfVJr-sN
MifiiiiiUiaimiiiUil "
"isow, tiien, stop that!"
Clifford's assailant obeyed this tough
command without a moment's hesita
tion, and when Clifford, feeling him
self suddenly released, turned round,
he only saw a glimpse of a man',-;
figure as it plunged into the dai'Iawss
again.
"Who was that?" asked the young
man lu astonishment, as he perceived
that his rescuer made no attempt to
follow him.
It was Hemming, the London detec
tive, who stood before him, and ho
only shrugged his shoulders.
"Duly 11 mail I've got to help me In
this business," answered In-, with a
gesture iu the direction of the Colo
pel's house. "He made a mistake, liiar
was all."
"What business do you mean';"
asked Clifford, uneasily.
"Well, sir, I think you ought to know
by this time," replied I lemming, eva
sively. Clifford pondered for n few moments.
Then he asked:
"Ilsvo you been to the hoilsor"
"No, sir. I nm waiting for further
instruction first."
Clifford looked at the little weather
beaten dwelling, which had lights in
Ivo of the upper windows. He fan-
cic.l he coiiiil delect 1: watching figure
I behind the narrow curtain of one of
i them.
I "I suppose it was your man," Ic
said suddenly, "who has alan I liie
poor lady ho much by his knocks and
thumps at the doors and window
Ilouilillng'S face could lint lie seen
distinctly in the darkness, but Clifford
had a fancy thai ho was smiling as he
answered:
"Very likely, sir."
Clifford, who was growing more puz
zled, more curious, every nilmile,
turned abruptly away and wall:"d
round fo lb- leick d i..r of the hoitso.
by which iiad hn ;i admitted tiia;
morning.
lie knocked two or lliivo tiiiies wi.ii
his stick against the door lo-foiv po
heard a window above his head so;'iiy
opened. Looking up he heard a whis
per hi Miss Theodora's oiec;
"is that you, Mr. Kill;;':''
Yes."
"You arc alone':"
"Why, yen, of ceur.-v. I Inv,' Jiff
hOcll Nell. '
As h" had expected, litis answer
brought the II. tie lady down la the
twinkling of tin eye. He heard the
bolts drawn. Mid a minute later Ic
found himself dragged Inside the door,
while .Miss Theodora, panting with her
exertions, hurriedly fa- tciied the door
again.
"I have reon your isogy," said Clif
ford, "ilie man wh i fcremnfs you at
night. He att.u-l-.t d me just before I
came to the corn".."
"Ah:" died Ml:-s P..i: l.il. Willi n
shake of her head. "I ha'. e found out
who he Is now. He is lie man who is
t:i the bnllolil of ail these loiihili' S
and of the murder of poor .le:n."
Indeed:" said Clifford, p'ditely, fat
Without deep cxcili men;.
For he rather looked down upon tho
lit il l uiy's iutclligcm e, which lie
thought was by no means so strong as
her kindness of heart.
"Yes," she said, "he is the man who
got such a hold upon poor Nell that ho
got her to do whatever he pleased."
The notion was so shocking that, Im
probable as It appeared, it made Clif
ford shudder.
"Hut why," lie a d Impulsively,
"should lleniniiug let him come hero
nnd worry you':"
"Heuiining:" echoed Miss llniinl.
Then she wna silent. They remained
ill the little stone passage for u few
seconds, unable to see each other's
face. Then she passed him. and run
ning quickly to the dining room door,
threw It open nnd entered, beckoning
to Clifford to follow.
"l'apa," said she. breathlessly, and
in a little llititcr of excitement, pat
ting her little hands softly ai; 1 rapidly
tho otto against the other, "it Is the
detective Hemming who is s-ndin :
this wretch to annoy us. Mr. King
says 5,)."
The Colonel, who, as i; seemed to
Clifford, had ivv. d in"e tli' l.ioinitig.
ot up slowly fro:, i ids chair and
stared at ('liti'ord with hagg.iid eyes.
"Hemming!" said lie in a broken
voice. "The detective! ha-a-t is
ho here for':"
"You don't understand, papa." piped
Miss Theodora's bright, shrill vim-.1.
"I didn't say h was here. Itiit Mr.
King tells mo it is h ' who . ends ti:e
man to knock at doois. and windows at
niiiht. Iddu't yoa. Mr. Kin-i':"
Clifford did not immediately answer.
He saw that ho was up ..ti the thresh
old of a mystery, to which the sra.-iug
ryes and trembling limbs of th.' un
happy old man hfforo hint seemed al
ready to give him th" clue. Witho.tt
waiting for Clifford's answer to her
question, Miss Theodora suddenly
went on again:
"You said you had Just left Nell, Mr.
King. Where was that':"
lie hesitated, lie was overwhelmed
with a feeling of pity for these two
forlorn people, shut up nud barricaded
within their poor tumbledown house.
So that, Although he certainly bad a
vague belief that the old Colonel was
In some unknown way involved In the
crimes which had made so great a stir,
yet he loured fur his trapu an much,
or nlmost dr much, ns he longed foi
Nell's. So lie answered lu a troubled
voice:
"I left her in the hands of the po
line." ,
There was the warning, if the Colo
nel needed it. The old man shook so
much, ns he heard the annonneein'iit,
tlmt Clifford began to fear the "stroke"
which (he police sergant had pre
dicted. Miss Theodora turned pale and
clasped her bunds.
"The police!" she exclaimed, as if
scarcely aide to grasp the dreadful
fact. And she twirled round, as If
moved by a spring, to her father,
"l'apa!" she almost screamed, "If the
pol lee have arrested Nell, I shall be
called to give evidence against her! I
will never do It never! I would die
first."
Clifford was lunched. It was only
of Nell the poor little lady thought.
Then surely Miss Theodora could Hot
have the slightest suspicion Unit her
own father had anything to do with
tic crimes;
The Colonel, meanwhile, bad recov
ered lunch of bis self possession.
"Calm yourself, my dear." he said
to his daughter, but in. such a hard
lone of despair that Clifford began to
fe. 1 i li.it In' was an intruder upon grief
so deep. "If Neil is arrcs.ed "
II" stopped.
For ill the inidill" ,,( his speech there
was a knock nt lie front door. Mi.-s
Th lor.i. Clifford nulleod. drew her
self up iu a:i attitude of rigid alien
lion. There was dead silence in tho
lii'le dmiiig roo'n. until the knock was
repealed louder than before.
"I shall go upxl.iirs," said Mis.s Theo
dora, softly, "and see from the win
dow who it is. I'.al if it Is the police,
collie for my eviih lice. I will be put lit
prison rather than give ii."
She had scarcely uttered tin' Words
when a third knock was henrd al the
front door. Miss Postal glided out of
the room ami ran up.-ia!rs without un
ci her word.
Then again there was a pause. Tin
two men looked at each other by the
light of tin- lamp, which gave but a
dim Illumination through Its smoky
glass. In Ihe old Cob. m i's face Clif
ford became conscious that there was
s tit ion a most pitiful history, the his-
lory of a lifelong shame, of an Indeli
ble diagr.iee. still only groping inward
the truth as he was. ihe young man
s.iaid sib iit. revert ut. wondering what
awful thing ho was next to learn.
For ihe fourth lime Ihe knock, loud
er and more Imperative than before,
i-eliocd through th" house. Thou the
Cob. uel dtvw a deep sigh and went
slowly Inward the door.
"I nm sorry you are here," lie said
with calm courtesy. "Whatever er
rand brings ilie" people, and whoever
i hey are, ynii. being hero, wiil be sub
.ieeit d to some anno;, ing iiitei rog.ito
ri; s. I'. rhaps there may still h lime
for ;.ni to get out by the garden way
before I have to let ihein in."
Tlic old man was talking, it suddenly
recurred to Clifford, to fill up ihe lime,
for lie made no tnovci;;ciit iu ihe direc
tion of the i.arileu way of which ho
spoke, l.llf S.eo.l III M attitude who'll
shoved that h" was listening inlcniiy.
Hark! Whit was thai':" he asked
idi! uptly.
Clifford had heard nothing. A doubt,
born of hope rather than fear, of iho
Colonel's complete saulfy crossed his
mind.
"Fpstairs upstair.;!'' went on tho
old man, Impatiently, as he nt last
movid, In a ihuilllng step, toward tho
door. "I liiiuk I heard a window
I op n.
! "Shall I go upstairs and see?" asked
Clitiord. "What ere you afraid of?"
"My daughter- is very determined.
She has made up her mind that she
will no; give evidence," answered
Colonel Ilosial, in a shaking voice.
"Yes, you can go up and see."
Clifford wi nt. up flic narrow stair
case, and calVd gcutly:
"Miss llostal!"
No answer. Hut he heard some one
moving about softly in the room on his
right. He went close to the door mid
said, with his mouth so near to tho
Ic yl.ci'.e that she could not full to hear
him:
"Miss Theodora! Your father has
:;ont mo."
Thou lie heard something a little,
weak cry, followed by silence. Ho
drew back a step, and he saw the Col
onel standing at the bottom of t lie
stairs. ,
"Shall I go in':" Clifford asked. k
Tho Colonel hesitated. j?!
"Is Hi.' door locked':" he asked
Clifford tried it and found that it
wa:'.
"Then come away," said Colonel Itos
till quickly.
At that moment there was a thun
dering knock at the front door, which
threatened to split the old wood into
fragments. The Colonel walked slow
ly along the passage, and. with as
much delay as possible, drew the bolts
and opened the door.
Clitiord. still ou the upper floor,
knew that the voices were those of
Iho police sergeant and of another con
stable belonging to Stroaii.
"You've 1 u a long time opening
the door, sir." began the sergeant,
dryly.
Hut the master of the huts
waiied to inquire his visit
had not
r's busi-
ncss; Le had already re.ie.iied into ib.'
rtmiug room.
Tho two pol ice in ' n held a shot
hmrii.l consir.t.'itioti in xeiy low
Then the sergeant eiii'ivd the ii
nnd
miig-
leoni and reappeared qllicl.i.v.
"He's all by himself. He la'ies it
quite quiet." said he.
To le Continued.
If erry man capable of luarini;
arms were put into the field Hritain'a
army would be l.yui),0UH. agaiiiht 11.
UOO.OUl) Frenchmen, or 12,500,000 tier
mans. Tho deaf mute usually has thingi
A i.ihkua:, EIil'CATION.
The modern girl's education i.s in
complete unless she has learned:
To sew.
To cook.
To mend.
To be gentle.
To dress neatly.
'I'o keep a secret.
To avoid idleness.
To be self-reliant.
To darn stockings.
To I'i'spcel old age.
'I'd make gooil bread.
'J'o keep a house tidy.
To be above gossiping.
To make home happy.
To control her temper.
To lake care of ihe fie!-.
To take rare of the baby.
'Jo sweep down cobwebs.
To lead the very best books.
To lake plenty of active exercise.
To k"cp clear of trashy literature.
To b" light -hearted and lice! footed.
When she has learned all this. If she
does not grow wings utni Hy away Ii:
a better laud, she will make Nome
lucky mini a most excellent wife.
THE SFMMEK F.OA,
to the new sioles a great many
A
of i hem arc fashioned with a special
view to l lie requirements of the Wo
man "of a certain age," and there are
some lovely schemes evolved out of
black chiffon and ecru lace which un
making insistent claims on our no
tice. Tho wide white marabout stole is
considerably enhanced by the little
fi aibi ry tufts of black which occur at
Intervals, end which always consider
4i iily raise the value of a stole of this
de.-erlpl ion. 'flu re are others to be
bad, however. In wltft" ami in colors,
gray and pale blue being especially
effective.
'I'he in-west of all, however. Is the
haiolpainteil slide, and It certainly de
serves ail the eulogies which are be
ing heaped upon it as I Ik present inn
in nt. Cue seen the other day was
l-i auti.'til 1H..1 original to a degree. It
was composed of Irish crochet over
!,;M with graduate,) bands of white
t:;';V:a. tic- two centre bands being
painted lu a design of moss roses car
ried in a tiny straggling trail down to
tho very edge, and the wide ca.elil:e
effect over the shoulders wes stlil fur
ther accent mited by th" deep frills of
accordion-pleated chilloti which edged
Jr. New York Commercial Adver
tise r.
MEAN1 Nil LESS i ; Hi MACES.
There is one thing which never fiills
to Interest- ii;o, but at nil times to::
tini'.cs to puzzle me," remarked n well
);') vn piiysie!an to a writer ?or tin
Was!ii!!'r:o!i Post", "and tlint Is, why
women who are frequently beautiful
v.lil deiihciateiy, and for no reason,
persist in marring the contour of ihe!
coimenai cos by facial distortion until
ii assumes outlines of ugliness.
"The practice of working the mouth
Into all sorts of meaningless grimaces,
which are particularly noticeable dur
ing the pauses of conversation or when
occupied with deep thought is ex
plained by many as 'just a habit tiny
have formed,' nnd this seems to awak
en satisfaction concerning the matter
and servfs as sufficient reason to con
tinue the practice. It Is here we get n
glimpse of the proverbial inconsistency
of woman, for notice the very same wo
man who twists her mouth, the most
attractive part of the face, into all
sorts of the niot remarkable- shapes
Is Just tho woman who is apt to be n
devoted reader of the beauty mid hy
giene columns of the magazines and
papers and equally likely to be n dili
gent pupil in the school of beauty cult.
"Singular as this may seem on the
part of the sex that craves ami slrlvis
toward beauty of face and comliucss
of person, it is none the less (rue, and
you need be staled iu u car only a
short while when you i an witness these
grimaces, to be convinced of the fact."
FATE. CHANCE Oil WHAT?
As we Jog along life's pathway we
know rest to nothing of what is al
most within our reach on each slue of
us, ami yet by merely pushing aside
the thicket of Ignorance bordering our
load we would undoubtedly discover
no end of delightful possibilities.
Sometimes, houe.or. fate, or iliatie..
or l'ro ldeiiee, wnalever we may rail
it, suddenly hriv..s Us to an opening,
and we lind tail Wo hive all along
been In ' l.-o eo.iipauioiishlp wiiii some
congenial spirit whose existent e even
We hate never s-.lspeettd.
"The wax I loci my wife is a curious
exemplification of this." said ihe man
who had In en wniarkiilg how litile
one knows I - t i d his immediate range
of visio'i. I v. as tak'iii: a walking
tour through tiu Tyrol with a couple
of other fellows, ami lnteiidc I en that
eventful day to make a certain village
before nightfall. And now please note
coincidence No. 1. A violent storm
came up and we were obliged to go
out of our way to take refuge In a
little wayside Inn. There we found
that another parly, consisting of a
man and his wile and the hitter's niece,
who were driving through that pit
turenqUe region, had also sought a
lilghl' lodgUn uii,d kid ,UKil iiA-J
Hlon of nil the available mom-. They
were most kind, however, the women
insisting upon giving up one of their
rooms, ami we all became very friend
ly, foraging the larder for our sup
per ami cooking it with out landlady
In her little kitchen. As I was sup
posed to be the culinary genius of our
party, and the nieie hail atieiuled a
cooking t-las- in New York City, wu
were Installed as a coiiiinltteo on the
commissariat, and we became neces
sarily very 'chummy." especially as
the rain continued the next day, and
we all voted to remain where we were
until liie roads gol into condition. Well,
to make a long story short, the niece,
as you probably Lave surmised, is at
present my wife. The oddest part of
it nil Is yet to come, for mutual In
quiries soon elicited tlie fact that we
were both ft New York City; but
It was not until some time afterward
that wo discovered that we lived In the
same street, : ml, what was stranger
still, actually next door to each other,
ami had grown up without knowing
each other, separated only by n wall
of brick iiinl plaster, my boyhood uf
school and young manhood at colleL-e
making the clrciimsiaiiees a perfectly
natural, one, osp chilly as our pun Ms
were not acip:aii:i' d." - New York
Tribune.
IpOfoydoiV
Three hundred and twelve American
women have ma-riod fof Igu titles.
W'.-llesley College. ill W.-liesil y.
Mass.. this year graduated b"iS young
women.
The Princess of Wales as Jluchcss of
York always iuist'-d up m having
plenty of rose b!ihes in the gardi n.
The Vienna I'niicisiiy bids fair tn
become a woman's in-tit ut Ion, so nu
merous are liie fair candidates for tie
adeinieal honors on lia- hawks of ihe
I laiiuhe.
(ibcrlili Colicg" vmue'i are working
liar, I to secure funds for a woman's
athletic lb-Id. Each studet t i nau'.-s
lo colli I'll Hit : till ll-'ilai.s. Jll-d lies of
them ure taming the money tliem
s.Jvis. King Edward has coffc-n d the dec
oration of the R-.yal lb d Cross oil
I.i'iiy Maeiioiiaiil. wife of Sir Claude
Maxwell Ma.de'eil.l. in recognition of
lor services i i an-tiding the wounded
soldiers during Iho licfeieo of the lega
tion i.t P. -kin iu P. i. i. Sir Claude Mae.
iloiiahl was then the H.itish MinisiiT
iu l 'hina.
Ir. E. Cashier, of Marl. iilYnic. near
l'.cr.ii.'. who was ooe of ; in- lirsi Her
man women to tome to ibis country in
study a plot, ssion closed to he,- In b-r-niaiiy.
has given up lor prnf' ssion of
ileMislry after many years i f success
fill work, and is devoting herself to a
school of boriieiilMiro lor women
founded I y hers If There are now U
number of women dentists lu tier
many. After two years of litigation the
lii'.-liest toii'.t ill Mexico lias decided
that tho Kanelio Fiat e d- ur.i, worth
millions t.f dollars, belongs 1" an Attn r
ieau girl, Miss Moua Clair Ilr-kanc. of
Illinois. Miss Ei-skaiu- inherited a
claim to the lands in Mexico from h'-r
father, with the advice In sillily law
and Spanish ami to tight for the claim
in i ho courts. She di 1 as iliivettd,
making la r own brief arguing the
ens - before liie coillt.
O ell
Square lace yokes iiiloin both dresses
and tailor rigs.
Plaid cravats are odd, an I, if becom
ing, very ph-.'-tug.
Pongte collars v illi l.'.ce ell applique
are tremendously smart.
Some handsome costumes show panel
fronts from throat to toe.
Hue row of poaii is a charming fin
ish for a rich Empire comb.
Embroidery roses are stuffed into
silt-ll relief as in scclil life-size.
Tassels stiil play a more er less im
portant pail in dress aid tloak mak
ing. Floated skirts tire best like,! when
set on a yoke which is extended into a
panel front.
There seems to be less and Ic.-s dif
ference bclvvee:i dresses for women
and for misses.
A tiny marabout plume the shade el'
the dress is a pretty uuieli for the ev
ening coiffure.
(Jlii-iint, old -time rullles are a feature
of many of the dresses licit might well
be culled picture gnu us.
Ii is whispered that many an old cur
tain h is i ecu sa.-riilcc.l to trim a new
dross with "antique lace."
Scalloped i P'ccts wiih strap tinislns
are col'spieiioiis oil some of the ham!-
ouio impifcd tailor costumes.
In luekcd dr- s- s ii's no rely a mat
ter of laste wbetlier the lin ks go "mini I
nnd 'mm:
'rout.
Appiiqi.l
Vogllc. tl.,
il or an- in it veil down in
f all sdiapts are in great
b ing li:t:e ei c I c.
t ' 1 1 ! i sou:.: , , voiii.il, i v . I and scroll
-hae s.
All Ill-do. ''. i.s,- of led lined! while
l.iiieiiy is i-Vfeeiive on a piv'ty poii.r-.'
model, tiic tints showing up lei.-i.iic-ly
in the abbreviated sash us well as
the front and the undcrslocvrs.
Paradise plumes have become is
ceeilinglj fashionable i,i Paris, though
their expense naturally limits the pro
duct inn. Tin y are to bo si en in yel
low ii ml white on burnt straw toques,
and the combimilioti is one thai for
the moment is considered the height
uf chic iu millinery.
MOV
7 --ssjjwiss
k PlucK and
A 1'I.ITKV ClItL.
JKSSZSATK SMMI.l.Y'S CFHVE.
mssm ,",,. Moio,,,,,.., !.. ha, a
Kill
history with which every
J- one in this section was
mW2 familiar in the early "vis.
In fact at thai time th' whole coun
try was ringing with the praises of
"Iowa's Craco 1 i.-irling." from whom
the place takes Its name. The fast
mail was wrecked just at the approa'-h
tn the lies Mniii'-s Elver bridge, which
is ai the foot of Moingoiia Hill.
In lss-l Kate Slu-lly lived with her
Widowed mother on the banks i f the
river, which in ordinary lime nt I hot
point was a mmpai-ativcly insignifi
cant slli cm. She was the daughter of
tl railroad man who had lost bis li e
lu an ae-idi'iit on tho Northwestern
road. Iler mother and herseif earned
their own living ami neither dr. amid
that some day Kate Sicily would le
famous and il.e story of I. or heroism
would be ii-i'd in thousands of school
rooms throughout the land to impress
upon tic Hit!" oi.es the Inip irtani e
of rising lo the oeca.-ion when duty
rails.
From h--r hum! I" cali'ii ib;or sh"
daily vratib d tic irains rusii by a
they ram with the inmuconini gained
on th" !":r. steep bill, or crowded on
nil steam ! enable tln-in to nrike the
climb. No trainman ever vent by
withoui wa ehbig for ihe girlish tiuore
sure lo be oil t!'" lookout in lie- da.v
liiiie, or without mentally marking iu
Il.e ni-.'iii I. :ii is K;,i -' Sicily's home"
Sic was always a favor!!-- with ila-li-ahinc!!
and vv.i.-t soon io liecouie
their idol.
us;, ad of ;1." -,i.uh-";i stiu -lure
-which new- spans ihe stn.-im tl.t-:c
Was In thos.. da-. - a long woodci
bridge, tip Hi,, night when Ka.e
Shelly sprat. g Into fcnie tin- ordinary
lnslg'ilii. ani sireani had I ee:i swollen
by heavy rains it'Hil il was a r.igiiig
lorrein. None of the railr. a I im n
ever dr-aicd that tin- water would
ever coin'- up hivrh cliourii In reach the
toil i f the brid-.e. Aiit" Sh !!;.- had
been watching the rising f.end all day
and when ni'.-ai eaiee she sa v.- it was
I'carh-g th- tl-iimt i liie. Th" railway
rtui.p.-'iiy did le- Pa -,e at y wal-hn n
ou duty, bin lie ti,i:e was coml-ig for
Kale Sh -iiv ! rcp.-y I'c el., cry gre.-t
iligs and many ! l::i'i: --.- s of the rail
rnil'l I i p.
Ill i!c i'.r-.; I i .- - s'.e w::w the w.-:l-rs
lapl'll'g ihe 111. i!.: is no m which th"
rails rc:-d. The Hood t . n: iiiiied to
rise, in , as iia- t-e ., ,p-..-- l e n- tor tin-pass-:,-'
of liie )...; .. 'ii mini i.lghl
t-Mi'.-e-s ih,. v-.-inr wa.- over i'c r.'i!
and !': beg., v.-' ftntctur,. v.vs
swa'-.ng in Fie torn n; lii e a tree i:i
ft guio. Kate Shelly I:t vv that the
l-rliUo !n !:s weakened cnndlt!n:i couitl
jicver 1 ear ihe weight of tl:'' engir.e
.'Ml, I i.'-.'-vy train which would be the
iu a few ninnies, rushing down the
s'l-ej i -t -!-ad" i ti ih" Not ; iiwci"!-ti
j-.eo ' ; si,.,.. of s-y miles ,-ltl otp'.
The ,-ie-.v i-n-l n--i !i :e-s of tliai
train iri'sr be raved . -.-I t o mc was
Here t-.i do it but frail little Kate
Shelly. Tic nliht w u pl!--hy dark,
th" rain was -o::ilr- in torrents, and
v.-ph ihe v.-at.-f rev! ovt : tl:.' vall
fl.d ih" b--i. !.- I., i.-rhi-. to its fall tl c
task of crn-siug il a-:-! Il iggiug tii.-tqeu'o.-icliiiig
Irain was one whii h
might li'-live ih-- s',-'ies- in -hrlii'-:
let Ka'e Sl.-ily v.- w t budt rut ol
that kind of timber. K ali.dag thai
not a mono.':! wns to b,. lost, she got
down on her hands ,i;id knee.-! and
foot by foo, feit her way through tho
water ovii- ih.' swaying stru-;ure.
The rumble of ilc h-avy train, ns it
sped tbiwti ih" i.m-r hip, was alrtiidy
audilde above the sound ef tia- le.sb
ing water.
It was sl-nv ,.-,': feeling her way
fiver 111 til" tlitl li. but at List her feet
were o:i solid irr-'ip-d. With nil her
remaining sireng.h she hurried up the
track to warn the approat hing train
ef the danger. At the curve, which
still boars her name, she (-might the
first sight of the gleaming headlight
already dangerously rinse to th" j-lver.
The engineer e-pii d the girl ou the
track frantically gesticulating, ami It
required no second look to tell him
thai something was wring. The
heavy train with its human bin den
was speedily Put i.oue ton si.oii bromJit
to a standstill, and the lives of the
engineer, i.-.iu iiv-.v an. I pa-seugers
wen- saved ly the licroisoi ,,f a girl,
fi-r i:o liuucli hi ing could po-sib'e
have escaped alive had tict ioudcvniis
engine and the henry caches nice
gol.c iqion the bridge. Wi'hout Kate
Sheliv's warning the engineer could
not have seen his danger in t.me to
Slop.
As the t-ugii.icr realized whit tic
little gii whom he had watched so
many times ai tie- , -.-i l.iu door had dune
he gathered Iht iu his brawny alius
and hiigge 1 her lor joy. The excite
ment over and tic in cntivo vviinh
laid nerved It-i op gone. Kate Shelly
was en tic i -lilt if eoilap--. Stln'-g
i-MIIS bore Icr lie); ,,i " sleepilc:
till- ill:-! I a-setig, ,.. ami clew did idl
tint era.- i .-sib,. tor ill" wet ai-.l e
haustid gill to whom the.v al! owed
iht I liv-s A few in iimi s i.ioii- an,!
lit" briti -e -;ave v,.iv i n ,er tl .- pri -
Mire of lie rill lout al'.tl floated o'f
lov, ii lie- sue.-ii::.
liailio.nl lin n not only on Ihe Ncrlh-Wt-siern.
I ut all over the land, sub
s. ril ed liberally tn a testimonial fund
for the brave girl. The passengers of
the train she had saved gave her a
beautiful gold watih suital'ly he
scribed, and the gem nil public iu
many ways testified its appreciation
of her act. Finally the railway com
pany t diteated her.
l'roui that huuibl h.gm
o ty,
Adventure. UUU
knew lcr nr.-l tinne dreamed of the
latent heroism which was enveloped in
a modest garb and still more modest
demeanor. Kaie Sicily stepped uneon-seiou-ly
into tin-glare of publicity and
heard her praises sounded on every
band. She bore her honors modestly,
con tinning the ev. u tenor of her way,
meeting as they came life's pl-asures
and burdens as she bad doLe iu thu
one supreme moment.
Such in bri-f Is th" story of the event
which gave to this ph'co the name of
Kai" Sicily's Curve.-Oiii-iha lo.
;i:ci;i: acainst ciiinese.
Mokil is too of lie islands of Ili8
Caroline group of tic Western Pacific.
Tic following grews-iine story of an
American who once Jived mi tic Island
is vouchi. 1 for by a writer iu the
Pail M-iH Unctic:
one day in November. I si ;t n small
Sydney iradin ( schooner called off
Mokil. Tin- on.- while trader living ou
the island mine off In his vviiali-bont.
lie was an Amriv-au of aboiil fifty
years, bronze-faced, stout and luuscr
l :r and quiet and unassuming. II'- had
just i:g- I lo supply tic captain with
si lie pigs, poultry and lurlie 111 return
for some lluroponii pro'. i--iniis, when
the I'liim-.-e cool; ami steward mine
into the cabin. Tic under looked ut
the man curiously for a moment.
"Is he a Cantoin sl ;" he asked the
skipper.
"A.v 1 la- cones from tie- Kwang Tuns
Province. 1 b'-lieve."
"Thon-.-hi so, by tic run of bis ey
'lo ii with you long, sir':"
No. I only shipped li'ni in Sydney
!iii triii." replied the master.
Fr.-eiitiy tic American rose. "Well,
I gi:.-s 111 t.-.-i ah a, g shore, cantaiii.
Perh.tiis il w..u!d bo just as well If you
bt jour si'-ward ioiic with liie and
pa k iiit lie pigs lull went. Trust a
I 'i:i::an: :ti lo ..l a gc'i l pig."
The eaplain assented to the proposi
tion, and in a few minutes the trader,
a., p.inicl by ihe steward, left the
ship I'll'l Weill I'll shol-e.
An liniir afterward tic boat returned,
bring, eg tic pigs, turtle ami poultry,
but w itiioiit tic Chinese steward.
"V ic:--raptaill.
"lie s i'i
ly. "I sh
inside n, y
captain,
at- .ir-1 'V
ce-vard n
s my sjeuiiidV" askt d the
ad." repilid tho trader, calm
it him the iiioiiRUt I got bllil
house. Now, don't got mud,
lb-re's a man I've brought
l.o'll make just lis good U
s the Chow."
"Why did you murder lb" man?''
gr.spid th" asionishe-1 seaiiian.
"I lildti't ir.i'rdi-r bim. I shot him lis
1 ii-.au In sii-.ot every Chimmnii I
cosiv i!-:r.-s hi the South Sens. I can
di If down i.-.-rc." Then he told his
si-ay :
"When I was n lad of fourteen I
s.-iiicd with r.;y faiii.-r In n big lump of
a Icrmnphruhto brig called the I.tib.l.
We wi-ro Pi iho China-Valparaiso trnde.
l.cl'l Hiuig Kofigoue time under ihartej'
t-i take thit-iy-six toolic.s to Tahiti. My
u'l il:'-i-. two younger brothers and my
sister were aboard-hid been saillnf?
In the T.uh.i for nigh on four years'.
M.i'o wr.i my uncle. Fegular family
ship. Wo rnrrcd nine hinds. I lived
foi-'ard. Oi: ill; hi, when wo were two
days out. the cb iws made a sudden
t o.-h. I was ulofi with the Swede stay
ing the topgallant sail. They llrst
kiih l every man of the watch on
deck, il.cti they went below and sluugh
i -reil every living soul, for'ard nnd nft.
In half an hour it was nil over, nnd
they lowered the two boats nnd cleared
m:t. The Swede and I came on declt
and this is what we saw: My father,
mother nud sister's heads were lying
on the main dee!;. My two little broth,
ers, five and ft-ven years of age, were
lest trunks hainc, feel, heads gone
and my sister's body ishe was seven,
tien or more, maybei was dlsembow
clod nnd thrown nerosg tho fife mil.
And every other body was hneked ami
slushed about, chunks of flesh lying
around everywhere.
"The.v had set ihe brig on fire before
they left. The liii ehiiifin nnd I put
it out We were picked up by a French
barque l he same tbiy,
"Thai's why I always shoot one of
the Chinamen when I get a chuncc."
1
ON TOFCHINC. SPOOKS.
Haunted pt ople experience various
sensations while touching ghosts. The
rough clothing of an invisible spook In
Volt to brush against the skin of one
young woman. Another spectre hud nn
icy baud when grasped hy n terrifltd
woman. One woman mi going upstnlra
at i.ight saw a tall n'.nn directly ill
front of lur. Ib-eognizlng him ns a
dear friend she leached out to touch
him, but her band simply penetrated
space I.atir she received word from
Iiil.a that this friend had died on the
'civ date of the experlcni e. Another
wo-o.-in. wlio seized a ghost In her
muni, says that it felt "soft, like flimsy
limp ry." and si' -n i'd tn be dragged
lioiu her by some invisible power ns It
sank into the Poor by a wave of cold
air, which hills those who draw uenr
if. .-mother is app.-irt mly warm. On
Vcrv b"t tli'lllts he Is s. en to mop his
I !,: wiih a li:'lii!..en-l"e,
j A spook which lay down by a fi b ml
j ill bed placed its "froell lips" against
j li.-r cheek. Thai some phantoms have
appreciable weight is perhaps indicated
by the case of a certain woman visited
by the shades of two dead friends,
j They appeared behind her while she
, was seated ai her ten table, and, lean
ing upon her shoulders, rendered her
immovable. She was vnnwnre of whnt
bad hnppciict until he. daughter,
across the table, out UUd gav th,
uuiit of. tut iuti'udeis.