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-n » . f i.iiii ■■ • »•••>« i u _ »-■ K < n frthat / I The re wa* a Umj’< <f 01.. M-übb ten* ; ■ f i t • ‘ — j7 *" > .~r< L r «l j-—;? j t ■ ■' — ■« t—=zjfe- — itr.ct orders aot to allow him to talk, ano I hare just been tcolling- him for ”That*> r 'ht- Mak? tlm ke**n his t ■■!>• ne. and if he refuses to ober orm ment err/- *.ae wan face of tne soldier, he aakk **Pnratc Hrowu. I a.a a jrcnti«'man. Mr. and I think I know what is due f - your r He. gallant r cie of the light of ®y life, this swe»-t jriri here. f r m a -rl > fa’ * at the i r 4 s of tl >se £Bur’ , ler*> r is AdbcF<*s by ’ f r tout attacked by rerwhelming nurr. ers. our action was that of a srdd.-'r. sir. sod you UfMv/T the uniform yon wear." 1 * ‘•Col Sanford. I—” tntemq *«3 wb.j Broom r-< 1 to 1 *p-ak. Y 1 bar.- - -r- • a-. talk, ’ «t> 4 4g ’1 suldkr si way* r -Jers. Eh. Sunshine? Not a w »r-I. -..r. nor an attempt to utter aw. .-.. I b..,»-v> soon .'. O-.- you ready to return to duty When 1 port to me foe instruct. no. I w ill aee you again. sir Sun*h:: «-. "■. ke good care of him.” And the id officer walked away CHAPTER XXI What a bright, genen “.* ’ od rs sun- | J ght he left behind him Two young heart* glowing withan eneour gement , that filled their souls with happiness , supreme 'lhe days pes.sed rapidly, ar -1 despite the pain In suffered they were happy days to Private Brown, for Alice wax ever by hi* cot encouragit t’ him with her devoted love. Nor was she alone in her attentions to the wounded man Every officer and lady in the garrison called daily and bestowed upon him the kindest attention, their hearts plowing with admiration fur hi* hero-j ism. I said every officer That was !;■ t tru . Lieut. Vat.oever never came near him. That officer now kept close in the seclusion of his own quarters i on *y when obliged to r m<- f r’h on I dntv When hi* troop was ordered h... ly into the saddle to ■ ,_.• t-> the as- ' distance of Brown in hi* defense of the c.mmander’a daughter Vandever pleaded Hines* and took to his led for a <l;»v Toe looks of eonte upt which ■ we- • cad at him by the ther o®c< ra as «r that day ma<l«- !>’► life one " d to ; U envied, and it was u t 1-ng 1. fore. ' tt h : sown request, he was transferred , to a fustantgarri -*n, where he vowed . he <uld Legiu hi mill ary career anew V.ith tender, lovisy ho. i* Alice ad- i nu-, -ered to her lover's every want,! and the rose* deepened in her cheeks. I her < yes grew brighter and her musical J laugh Uv>k on a more joyou* ring a* . e« l his fast increasing strength. When he was at last permitted to rise from his cot an I walk slowly about the ward supported by her arm. she see med happy and joyou* as a child. One fine morning before Alice had come to the hospital on her daily mission of Jove, the surgeon and Brown sat talking in the former's office.

■ x • i X ‘ K *’**' A *Fj r * t r t ".ft \ * ‘ -■ * A * The pat ‘ *it hid oq the preri<msd*r w«il walk saowiy and not orer-exert . rmirw.dfyoii caa 4T’ surprise the I and jr ir title &wm» with s i ca’l I sure they will wsrnxljr weT ife oevded no seeood bidding, sod teraiairu’ oa a cane for sappurt, walke<l V» t,e c^••*- •*€l • —ajrters* On we n > f re. but o«>t Dow with fear Et. rir. r the hall he rapped lightly at the 1 Bei t d«x. The *ame sharp. .i *«.<] i. i.-?*.. i*u H.m wri u*i a .ar UXiTirate br .Irn. 7aU the srods of war7 cried the btaff old soklier. ari> That* rijrht. Take a chair. I am 1 * .a f ao L’ -r they c •□versed rerardr 7 his wound, his return to duty and van ms other topics, but the with nis loved one. and he longE*<i to greet her fjr the first time in her own home. Tnable v> suppress 1 **aaf rd. bes re I r to the hospital will y>»u not permit me to pay my respects to tay faithful nurse. M.*s Toe old officer's face assumed a cold, ‘ten. ! - 4 at.d Li. gcx-lal a.r seemed to vac:-h a- f an icy w’*.nd a. be rrBn wn. we may as well e me to an nnderstanding right now. You n >bly risked your Life to restore my 1- loved eiil i to my arm*, and I am •!> ■ ply pratefol toy f r doingsa It was but her simple duty to nurse you ton ugh the 1 ug -*y~ of suffering which y-a were cal. 1 upon to endure from a .*ev re at. ) ceived in uer defeme. She performed that duty, and with my full appr 'Vai and consent. Her duties as your nurse are now at an end. and I regret that I may give you pain after ail you - ffered f t her if. in <1 what I c--n---skier to be a father's duty. I use harsh language toward you You may think it cruel and heartless, sir. when I tell you that 1 cannot perm:t her in her own home to receive a call from a private - .1 iier. ao matter how worthy Brown's face paled, as the cruel words cut into his heart as a knife. A great fear cape up>n him, and he almost groaned aloud in hi* agony of spirit. lie tried to speak, but with a gesture the officer stopped him. "Nor. sir. hear my decree, from the ens >reement of which I will never swerve a jot. After tl.q visit Private lliehard Brown will never again be permitted to enter this house, and J shall forbid my 'laughter to ever again mention his name in my presence. This may seem damnably cruel to you. sir. after j what you have done for us. but there J are rules of propriety tn army life that cannot be disregarded. My daughter cannot maintain friendly relations with a private in the ranks.” He paused and regarded the young man cl -sely. Brown sat as dumb a* a marble statue and almost a* pale, for his heart was completely crushed at i the cruel decree. “But.” the colonel resumed, with a stran-e twinkle in his eyes. “Lieut. Edward Thornton will always be a welcome guest at my home. There is your mmission. sir. you trembling rascal, fresh from the hands of the secretary of war. Lieutenant Thornton, let me be the first tocongratulate you upon your pr< unction, and to assure you that if ■ you prove as faithful in the discharge , of your duties as an officer as Private Brown always proved as a soldier in the ranks, the stat* of a general may I some day rest upon your shoulders." As he spoke he harried the young i man hi* commission, and warmly grasped hi* hand, while a grim smile | played over his face Thornton took the paper mechanically. In hU wild astonishment be could not utter a word. He stood there trembling and turning white and red by turns until the old officer broke into a ’ loud laugh over his embarrassment. "Paralyzes you, my boy? Just petrifies you with amazement By Godfrey. I have had that document hid (way for two weeks just to have thia

fun with you Never mind, lieutenant f.!app.ng him familiarly ft® the *h.>ul der vott'H get over it and regam full uw of t or paraivard tongue after w ile I will find* methUg that will re«:*>re y»»®r »»weh AU*tl Alleef “t - oimg, pap®, in a moment." came a silvery •vdew from amtlber part of the Like a rav >»f loveliest sunshine she entered, and an exclamation of pleasure fell from her lipa at sight of her ' Jorer. “Lieut. Thornton, allow me to present my daughter. Mis* -anfoo! Alice, dear, thl* is first Lu-ut. fid ward Th->n»-pm, a tww offi.-er just assigned to duty wnh B Troop, b sth cavalry The ■■l't man darted out of the <!••< to h l> the tears that hec -uld n-> !•’tiger f »ree back, and the I were were els-i-si In each ■ ther » arm* “Ned. <lvar. what is the matter with papa? " bat did be mean by such an to . *answer he placed the commlssion in her han !*, and a hasty glance at the document told her all. With a glad cry • u- agau- cl .-ped ber arm* *’V 'if fa"% r •<-v* t nu»l Cdef •i* . t - <■-* llpowd “t ju*t< nl care wb-t papa I will always lore h.m He wn* my first always be a cberiahed one .n my heart. Hour haadMt&e be looked In hi* new aalf«jraia with the straps t * a Urat lieut•.• * r tin# n h ’h< “• vrx. .ted v „ i av, . n (\,i Sans ’•J introduced him to the officer* of the j ; r; re>»D as a s.jcf Qsiicer bd<i a* ms into the • ’ k’ n**t cd* *f t l «*m - *t ft * h- nZi ’ h Doi !**••□ f 'K • Lieut, and Mr*. Tbmrn were sitting en .ving a cigar and watching the everwife sat scanning the redunin* of the last issue “f the Army and Navy Jour“O. Nell Here 1* an item a'-uut Mr. Vandever," *he exclaimed “I'i-m:*--1 fr m the service Lt cow-ar-ii'*e in the fece of the enemv in an Indian campaign in Wyoming." ..!• * . • . •.> ’ •touch unworthy men but rarely get into the service reproach up c the m at bone-red profession on earth. | and they invariably meet with their i 'u*t dt--erts. An tsietr ha* been removed from an otherwise healthy 1 Premotion came in Msecesoire steps 1 t • our hero a* the years rolled on 1 Maj. Thornton now co mmand* one of 1 the m«~t important posts in the far west- lie i* yet in the very prime of , manhood, and is the idol of hi* beloved | Aliee. a h t marital life boa be»-n one of unel To-led happiness. The maj.-r’s 1 aunt, wlrm he ar, I All w *»-veral time* , visited in her Brooklyn h >me. died several year* ago leaving him a large f irtune. yet he remain* in the service i where be foaud *ucb great happiness, i and expects to serve hi* country until i retired by reason of age. ftften they ait together in the I’eaatifnl western twilight, the dignified. ; handsome officer and his lovely wife, j and talk of the strange event* which ’ clustered around their cxmrtship. and | the sweet woman is never so happy as when tie gently chide* her for her lack t>f taste in falling in love with an Lambic private in the ranita Heaps of Idle Gold. Since the present year began the I stock of gold at the Bank of England ha* increased by £9,? , 'i1.0U0. and now amount* to £34.111,000. This Ls a , ! smaller total than that of July, ItTV. { £35.<9*,00Q, which was the highest ever | j seen, says the Investor. But the note I i circulation is also now smaller by £3,- ’ 9~'>.'joopi?und*, and a* the fiduciary pa- j per money of the bank has also been i augmented by £1300.000 during the ' same period, it follows that the reserve | in the banking department of the Bank i of England was uu the 23d of May last fully £2>>.3oo.<XKh or the highest figure ever known. — An Irish lawyer • Qneer Habit. Sergt Kelly, a celebrity of the Irish bar. ha-1 a remarkable habit ; of drawing conclusions directly at variance with his premises, and was consequently nicknamed “Counselor Therefore." In court, on one occasion, he thus addressed the jury: “The case I is so clear, gentlemen, that you cannot possibly misunderstand it, and 1 should ' pay your understandings a very poor compliment if I dwell upon it for another minute; thtrtforc, I shall at once proceed to explain it to you a* ! minuU-lv as no** !’>!? ” --Out on a *»wln<." ' “When you hear one railroad man remark of another: ‘He's out on his " swing,* don't think he's swaying to 1 and fro under a tree in the park," said a railroader to a Philadelphia Bulletin reporter. “Y'ou can rest assured that he is attending to his duties. A swing is a run where the men make a trip in the morning and finish up late at I night. In the middle of the day they s rest”

l PARIS USES LOTS OF »C£ r*» UlW* ItiKUiV ARMMtg the first of the many eur.oua tu< r\i» lor to' Bari. .. Gw «»y the french hsrejrf <te- -*• d t custom of icing their drink* ami tb«-re-New York World. Notatttotanc ng all thio tho cnoautuptio® at ice la raprrially for dots • ■ u-» Em la ereused rapidly during the mt few tear*, and If it coatiaue* at the same j rate it w ill not be long before It «urtause* that of New York. Tac last tw«|vr nioc -• »; w a total eaa»»n-p---t ior of over 11 -’JAX’Jsv poutKost of the natural ire la I'uri* la taken from tl»c lake* in the eavirons at ( aavilte. in the wools atuvut Y'ere aailks end St. t'ioud. and even from and Vinrertre*. Ice is asada artificially in targe quantittae, bow rer. «sd is sold at a much higher prire than the DMtuml ftrt ic!<t \xtur*J ice« ixifirccia ibe .Ica iriiijr of Xi’dicifcO say*, is full tion aiitl tite doctors rrxx>niTU**nd that Mxljr artificial ice be aseu for dooestic TbeVgheat-prired ire romre from Knr'* iv * I fn i?• »vit<Ecr’Si •., where it to Starred fruw the g*ac er. ami ice .xMrtJi bat a trifie. >.% but that w(rich >* gatbeml in and about I*ari* is sol-1 from nine to U-n frntict a ton. The .-it i of Paris harvests the ire in the takss in the Boi* !e fkmk<M and I pocked in the mrni-i;ail ire house*, for AfHY FROST EXPANDS IAATER. Mso«Mt A-eMIU t-enlM Over ths Wellh*BuNti |*.>ras»H*rnon One of the most curious natural phenomena. and one which h i* neier yet been ex-Jained by the philosiphera. * that iu reference to toe -xpansion >f freezing water. The cu*e of water, ar except on to all natural taws of * expansion by beat and contraction by xiid. u inch apply in cases of all other <nown liquids. When water is Ireezng it contracts in bulk down to the >oint * here tLe mercury reaches the . zree* above freezing, from whkh point ■ t slow ly expands according to the intensity of cold. No other liquid is ißowo to possess this remarkable proprty, excv ~t that certain metoisexjiand ghtly in pa*- ng from a I > » ton -olid state. But if beat be applied to rater after it ha* cooled down to .* em;s-rature of 39’, degrees (the joint i there it is ready to begin expanding ‘hould a greater degree of cold be ap- j plied) it will immediately expand by , the universal taw. But should we low- ! r the U-inperatur' to 32 degrees it will I xj<and by its o«n special taw. An- •■ Aber curious point to be noted here is j this: That the amount of expansion . is as great in water lowered from 39*. ! legrees down to 32 degrees as it is la rater that has been heated so that the ’vmperature runs up from 3'.<' , to 47 degrees. These point* are certainly >Jd and curious and worthy of attenon and experiment. » A MUSICAL MOUSE. B< Chase to Make Hi* Home Is toe f’iaoo. A nice little anima! story is given ia Nature Notes, which ra ses the interesting question whether mice have a fondness for music. It is contributed ->y a musician, who says: “One evening I was sotnew hat startled at hearing my piano suddenly giving forth sweet sounds, apjiarently of its own accord. \ mouse, o it proved, had got inside the instrument, and was making music >n the w ires. Whether this was intentional on mousie'a j-art or not, I cannot -ay; jierbaja he was try ing to make a aest for himself there. Some years igo, however, w hile a piano was being played in the dining-room of my old borne, reveral mice came out ujion the hearthrug and began to jump about, apparently with deligh- at the sound of the music, and one allowed himself to be carried away in a tongs by the i oousetuaid." After this, tadies ought to lose their antij'athy to mice; indeed, we may soon expect some humanitarian ■ lame to commence musical parties for ■ 'heir delectation. It would be anus- 1 ng to see them dance, and form n real- ! ly humane method of catching them. A lyoeer Re<ulatk»n. A novel rule regulating the riding of liicyeles on the sidewalk* has been de- ■ vised by the ixrard of selectmen of the , town of Stonington, Conn. No one will be allowed to ride a w heel on the ; ,idt-walk between the hours of six p. tn. and six a. m.. but during the day all l bicyclists w ill be unmolested while on the sidewalk*, jirovided they dismount j when within 50 feet of any pedestrian. Thus if a rider prefers to use the sidewalks during the day be must not forj get that when he sights a jx-destrian it i is his duty to dismount and wait unfit ! the person on foot covers the required distance of 50 feet. Then he can again mount to pursue hi* way without fear I »f falling into the Lunds of the constables. Female Firetn«-n. In Wasso. Sweden, there is a feminine branch of the fire department. Their duties consist in filling four great tubs which constitute the water supply in case of fire. They stand in two continuous lines from the tubs to the lake, about three blocks away, one line passing the full buckets and the others "‘ending them liack. Whenever the fire alarm sounds they are obliged to come out. no matter what the weather may be, the daughter of the house as well as the serving maid, and often their skirt* ’ freeze like bark from the w ater and the cold. If the men are away they not only carry the water, but bring out the hose and ladders and w ork the pumps.

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