Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 10, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 August 1889 — Page 2

By John Strange

CHAPTER VL

THB A0OKY OF "If*. TOUl" At the time of To-To Antrobos' marriage to Herrick Brentham, Blankhampton society had been pretty well kept agog by the various reports which emanated from the River house concerning the ffreat event. Such a wonderful marriage sad never before taken place within toe memory of man. and the stream of grand Ideas which was let looee on the world in general by each and every member of the Antrobus family, had been really so gorgeous, so grand, so oat of the common, that people began to think there was so me thing in this talk of Russian bridal tours, continental travel. Mediterranean yachting, town houses, saddle horses, riding habits and the like.

But all their grand expectations ^ad re solved themselves into a trip to London to see the pantomimes, and a joint stock wedding present from the Brentham family of a plated tea and coffee servioel 80 now it was no longer the custom of the Antrobusee to speak of Mrs. Herrick Brentham as a young lady who had made a great marriage. Mrs. Antrobus, on the contrary, invariably spoke of her with a tender and gentle pity. "To-To married so very young, poor child—and qui to a love match!"

Since Polly's engagement to Mr. Mandarin, of Liverpool and Shanghai. To-To and hor spouse had shrunk into very small potatoes indeed. Of a tmth. there never was to much money gathered together in one heap before as that which constituted Mr. Mandarin's fortune—that is. If you In any way wool by what Mrs. Antrobus had to say about It. And not only was Thelston noose tho most exquisite museum of art treasures ever gathered together in any private house before, but Polly would have men servants and maid servants as boots and shoes are bought for the outfit or trousseau of a royal princess—by the gross she would have carriages and Horses as other people have cups and saucers, and Thelston house was so well furnished with silver plate of every kind and shape that Polly requested her friends In general to be kind enough to make their wedding presents penosaU and la the shape of Jewelry.

And she was to have a house In town, to be near To-To In the season, which some

play say. And then people began to ask, just as Beautiful Jim had dons of Mrs. Traflerd, what Mr. Mandarin was like. Mrs. An trobus skillfully fenced the ouestlon. "Oh, a perfect gsntleman in evory way, and de-vo-ted to Polly. Not tall"—as If for a man to be tall was as great a disadvantage as for a Loudon houso to be big— "but very athletic—quite an athlete, In fa ct. Out ovary morning by 0 o'clock for a swim, winter and summer then has a few miles' run on his blcyole before breakfast. He huuts and shoots and belongs to tho Yoomaury"— and really then Mrs. Antrobus was obliged to slop short and look at her hoarer as if to say, "What more would you havof'

It is surprising how accession to or contact with great woalth smooths our path. For m«uy weoks Mrs. AntrobuB had been in a complete auandary about Lord Char-

Knowing whether It would

tcrhouso, not

bo best tc call upou his bride or leave It

alone yet one afternoon when she was calling upon Mrs. Trafford and the Charterhouses were announced, Mrs. Antrobus was more than equal to the occasion, which was oertainly just as well, for little "Mr. Wiuks" turned as whito as chalk, and his kneos fairly knocked together as if he had met with his death blow.

Polly was not there. Mrs. Antrobus sat iu a fat mass upon a sofa, Hko a queen upon a throne, and received Lcvd Charterhouse's deprecating greeting with the blandest and most charitable sciile in the world. "Oh! How do you do, Lord Charterhouse?" she began. "I am so charmed to see you. Pray introduoe mo to your wifo.'

And then sho apologised for not having called upon Lad}* Charterhouse long be fore. "The fa—ct is," she explained to Mrs. TraJTord's Intense amusement. "1 have been to stay with my daughter who lives In town. Poor child, sho Is very young, and I have to go and look after hor now and then." "1 hope she is well," said Mrs. Trafford, politely, while "Mr. Winks"pive a murmur, which he meant for an inquiry after the Antrobus family in general. "Oh, quite well, thanks. Very much

Blighted at her sister's engagement, of course,** returned she, more blandly still.

dellg her sister's en

is Miss Antrobus'*—began Lord short and sat

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Charterhouse, then sto., staring at the stout lady on the sofa with all his soul In his eyes. "Yes, Polly ts going to be married im r." replied Mrs, An mediately. Antrobus, com-

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lacently. as lr the match was entirely of making and she had a right to be proud of It. "Indwd! No—I—I—had not heard of It," returned the wretched "Mr. Winks'* •with a stammer which would have betrayed him to his had not she just at that moment been ting to Mrs. Trafford, who, by the bye, contrived to keep one eye and one ear open, so that nothing passing between "Mr. Winks" and Mrs. Antrobus might escape her. "Really, that is surprising.** returned Mrs. Antrobus. In quite a patronizing air of indulgence for his ignorance. "I thought every one knew it."

In truth It was not at all surprising that he had not heard of it, for he had been on the sick Ust for ten days past owing to a kick from a hone, and this waa the first time he had been oat. True, several officer* of his own and the Biankshlt 'mer* ^J been to see him •1*r*a be N but not one of tl 1 had quite liked mention PoUy Antrobus in Li.V CI rhonse*s pn-^a«r r* as they al: 4r her am*: tk.^- 1selve*. "Mrs. Wlnka. "No I had a I H** *i ui*. I "I got by a day. And Miss Antrobus la going to be married? I hope she will be vet

Winter.

H* *cateh«d th« two

He looked at the stout and old lady with a wtstfali*** which would hav* touched the heart of any UW up with her own www, —«y tmu-v Mrs. Trafford saw it. aad pitied the little told pro# bat Mm tnilm,* j^resived end babL.v.1 Wwiliif oa. oh, vw»~ye*—H Is quite an Utad

lurtr^jr wrttbed. If

he could away but as h*l a»t w»ie to net In

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slgnillohls wllp Ihailiewasted lo be moving on. Even had they come before Mrs. Antrobus, he did not know that signaling to Neil would have the very smallest effect. Be had tried It several timee, bat without suocess, for Nell, with her gar, bright, breesy manner, and her outspoken unconventional spirit, had not nntW hi* signals of distress.

Meantlme/Mr*- Antrobus had changed her seat, and to "Mr. Winks' horror n»l dismay bad established herself on the very sofa upon which Lady Charterhouse was sitting.

He watched the two in an agony of dread, no leas, for he knew Mrs. Antrobus

in an

agony of dread.

and he knew Nell, and was desperately afraid of them both. In a way, afraid of them apart—and together! well then his fear amounted to agony—to agony.

But he could see, and he saw that his wife and Mrs. Antrobus were sitting very close together with their hats or bonnets, or whatever they were, almost touching one another, and he guessed by the oily smile on Mrs. Antrobus' fat face and the satisfied nodding of her head and the outspreading of her broad fingers, that she was fully set going on', the subject of Polly's engagement! And oh! what a sigh he gave when his thoughts got thus far— a sigh so big and full of regfet that Mrs. Trafford said in her most tender and sympathetic manner, "Is your knee very painful, Lord Charterhouse?" "Not the least In tho world now," he returned. promptly, waking out of his ro Sections with a start—then suddenly remembered that he had given a tremendous sigh, and made hasto to retrieve his mis take. "It's real Iv better, vou know, Mrs Trafford," ho saif, gratefully, and beginning to nurse the in lured limb very gingerly "only I get tne cramp In It everv uow and again, a touch of rheumatism, I shouldn't wonder rheumatism docs seem to get into sprains, doesn't It? Any way, It's a horrid nuisance, for being easy at times 1 forget to move it about as I ought to do."

Very cleverly fenced, but the explana tion did not take in Mrs. Trafford in the very least.

E&iU

Mm. Antrobus

and Lady Charter

house chatted confidentially on, the young lady's attention becoming more ana more Interested, and the old laHy's nods getting more and more pronounoed. And at last Mrs. Trafford rose and went to join them. "An -exquisite string of pearls worth threo hundred pounds, was what Mrs. Antrobus was saying. "And what lucky woman possesses those?" asked Mrs. Trafford, In her most winning tones. "I was telling Lady Charterhouse about Mr. Mandarin's last present to Polly," Mrs. Antrobus replied. "What a lucky girl," cried Lady Charterhouse, In her loud, hearty voice. "And Mrs. Antrobus tells me she is so pretty." "Pretty Is n«4» the word," answered Mrs. Trafford. l*retty Is not the word with which to describe Miss Antrobus. She Is lovely—quite the loveliest girl in Blankhamptou." "And the girls seem to be remarkablj pretty here, put in Lady Chtrterhouse. so situated that she could who was also afford to be lavish in her prai

rals45. here,' unusual

Yes, they are pretty girls admitted, with

Mrs. mod-

Antrobus eety. And at this point "Mr. Winks'" knee took a bad turn and became much worse, so that he got np suddenly and declared his "cramp' was so bad he must go home at once, in the face of which Laay Char terhouse had no choice but to say good-b it

"What was that old woman saying to you?" he demanded roughly of her as they reached their carriage.

That old woman!" she echoed. "Why, Charterhouse, I understood that they quite the—well, great friends of yours." "Oh, I knew them but what was she saying?" "Telling roe about her pretty daughter's engagement, that was all. Is she pretty?" "Mr. Winks*" heart grew sick within him at the question. "Yes, she's pretty," he said, shortly.

CHAPTER VIL SWISS PAUL

Miss Earle was still a visitor at the Deanery, and was to remain yet another week in order that she mifht take'part In a basaar, for which the ladies of every age and grade In the neighborhood had neigh for many a month past.

She had enjoyed her visit far more than she usually etrioyed visits of any kind, and in spite of the season of real hard grinding work under which every officer and man In the garrison was then groan* ing, she had seen a good deal of that iieuteaant of the Blankshixe regiment, who, in com n, went by the name of Beautiful Jim. more she nw of him the better she liked him. wfa Beautiful Jim waa on his part, as be gra sally pot it, "So dead tr-H?**be wa «f ^oons tiut b» could 1 tly be any brokier. basaar waa to s"Sir. If -nui 11 beep A.

an usually funds

*& In t*-* at awry*' -«--v large and spar ions garde ?**. by raP'*" ftT* a 1 'fft«r t. lalso a inaakof Bower* aad a

x- aa to be

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Tw^—«• -. re than twenty

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open fronts being the basaar proper, and others scattered here and thers for such purposes as fortune telling, refreshments, flowers, art gallery and a cafe ehantant where almoet all the amateur singers in Blankhampton were to hold forth as sirens who would charm shillings and half crowns out of the pockets of all comers for the benefit of those who were poor unH sick in the community.

There was a fish pond without any w» tor an dairy where the sweet est and freshest of milk was dispensed (for a consideration) by the sweetest and prettiest of dairymaids and there was a very amart little shop with the sign of the red glove, next door to one in which pipes and sticks of every slse and shape and price might be bought.

The whole was wonderfully well TT»T.»g«wl tfw.b chalet had its double set of ladies, one a permanent saleswoman whose

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hung over the door the res*

bright and as far as was possible beauteous young who divided their labors between acting as assistant shopwomen to their head far the time being and taking part in the mask or pastoral in the

^it was noTyeTthe hour for the bazaar to be thrown open to the public, and the Leslie girls, after setting their own stall to their satisfaction, went off In two and three to see the effect of the others. "Let as go and see how Lady Margaret's stall looks, suggested Sarah Leslie to her sisters as they went up the narrow street.

But before they could reach their goal they were stopped by the sister of the member for the city, who was standing outside he? stall contemplating the effect thereof. This waa Miss GerVase, perhaps the most energetic and charitable, and certainly not the least popular woman, for many a mile round Blankhampton. She was very tall and wonderfully fair, with crinkled golden hair, bunched up at the back of her head into a sort of cloud of glory her eyes were blue, bright forget me not blue, and she had lovely hands. "My dears, she said, in a brisk, fresh, bustling voice, the voice of a woman who could get through twice as much work as most of her kind "my dears, how do you think my stall looks?" "•Oh I awfully well, Miss Gervase," Sarah Leslie replied, heartily. Everything these girls did was hearty, and they were like a se£ breeze on a bright summer's morning for freshness. "I got my picture done In time, you see. Oh I my dears, I worked like a slave to finish it and there's my embroidered screen at the back. Like it?. Yes. 1 think thoso water lilies on it are pretty good any way. they took me three months to work. And then I've got all that old china in the corner, and a case of curios, which, by the bye, Jack has bought already." "Dear Miss Gervase, It puts us all in the shade completely," struck In Violet Leslie, cheerily "for so it ought, for you've worked harder than any one, and the whole thing Is your doing from beginning to end.*

The Leslie girls passed on then they come to Lady Margaret's chalet, where the dean's lovely daughter and her friend Miss Earle wore just putting the finishing touches to their display of fancy goods, with the aid of several other girls, all dressed alike as Swiss peasants.

They stayed there a good while laughing and chattering like a flock of birds, and presently Sarah LbsIIo noticed that Aileen'a visitor kept looking toward the house. "Are you looking out for somebody, Miss Earle 1" she asked, with frank curiosity.

Nancy Earlo smiled

Mr. Beresford said" 'Ohl If Beautiful Jim la going to take him up he will be safe enough," broke in Sarah, whose admiration for Beautiful Jim was very great. "Ohl I say, there Is Mrs. Antrobus and the fair Polly. I suppose the bridegroom elect will be in attendance today."

Nancy Earle craned her neck so as to look at Polly, who was to help at one of the stalls, and wore the Swiss dress, in which she looked lovely. "I have never seen her before," she said, though I have heard such a lot about her—Lady Margaret doesn't know them. How loveiy she is, and how the costume becomes her bat"—with a flash of that quick humor which had made hor so infinitely attractive to Beautiful Jim—"it's jost as well her mother did not attempt to wear it people would have taken her tor one of the Alpel" "Yes, there is plenty of her, that's true," laughed Sarah Leslie, "bat her daughter is awfully pretty—quite the prettiest girl in Bianxhampton. lord Charterhouse was fearfully In love with her, in fact he waa her shadow from the time the Black Horse came here until he went away and got married to his cousin without saying a wort to a eouL I fancy," she said reflectively, "that he would rather have married hor"—looking In the direction which Polly sad her mother had taken—"only he couldnt get off his engagement to his eonsin." "Oh! here Is Stuart," cried Nancy, gladly.

Sarah LesUe looked round and agleam of recognition came Into her bonny eyes. •'Tommy, you shsmelssi boy. Is that foof she exclaimed.

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"Yes Lady Margaret has asked my young brother to come and stay for the bazaar and he, you know, is just gazetted to the Blanks hire regiment, and so delighted at the chance of coming and seeing his brother officers. He Is very young, you know, and it is almost Unpossiblo for mo to think of him as an officer yet." "Dear child." laughed Sarah Leslie, kindly, "we are rather fond of griffs you must hand him over to us and we will helpto complete his education." '•How kind of you," cried Miss Earlo, Impulsively. "Ho is really a delightful boy, though he looks what he Is, awfully young 1 hope hell get on all right with the regiment." "Well, he la sure to have rather a rough time at first," returned Sarah "It's part of the system. I don't think, though, that they carry their system to quite such lengths In tho line as they do in the cavalry. You must try and interest some of the others In him a little."

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M£m3 Ifiss Earie cmoed bereyes to their full ea*extent Inter aotonisnmentat Sarah

Leslie's «i •Ob, have you me "Stnartr Miss

Leslie's greeting to her young brother. Stuartr ahe said. Leslle langhed. "No, I know no Stuart, bat know the shameless boy

n. used to call Tommy,' at •A r—unm. Do you know on. in teasing tones, ed -1 with me for* 1! little Violet.

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while he was Id the front?"So just slipped into the background, and, thinks I, *ni let them get comfortably married, and perhaps there'll be a chanoe forme.'"

There must have been some shade of truth in this assertion, for Miss Leslie flashed up In a very guilty way, though she made believe that nls desertion had cut her to the heart.

Nancy Earie was only too delighted to see her boy had met friends wno were pleasant and glad to see him. She watched him proudly, as he stood tn the midst of the Leslie girls, shaking hands and exchanging boisterous greetings with everyone of them. She was quite contont to be passed over with just a careless touch of his cheek against hers, and to wait until it ahonld suit bis lordly pleasure to give her the last details of her father's welfare.

How proud she was of him too, the smooth fsccd lad, who was the last of the Earlee—the last to count, that la. had been well drilled in her family duty, and honestly thought herself far inferior to Mm in every way, and of Infinitely less importance for he waa a boy, you know, a lord of creation, and ahe was —well, in her own estimation, nothing, as far as the family tree was concerned.

He was a handsome lad, very much like her sister, but with much more importance of manner, and none of her sweet, shy ways. Not for a moment did it occur to him to study any wishes savo his own, and as soon as he had spoken to Lady Margaret and the lovely Aileen, who was not one of his divinities, he went off with the Leslies without troubling to give his tdwtiw another word.

Lady Margaret had noticed it all, trust her for that, and ahe said sharply enough to Aileen: "Young Earle does not seem to have anything to say to his sister." "It's the way he's been brought np," answered Aileen—as if a boy. and the last of the Earlea, had a prescriptive right to lord it over his sister, who is only a woman, a sort of excrescence which the family tree would, if anything, be rather better without.

However, as Nancy herself seemed thoroughly delighted by the simple knowledge that her dear boy wfts within reach of ner, it was no use for either Lady Margaret or Aileen to worry shout it. As a matter of fact, they very soon had something else to do for just then Lord and Lady Mallinbro* arrived, accompanied by a houseful of guests, and Lora Cordelia, looking as moody and miserable as only a manimh a settled trouble ever can look and the ceremony of declaring tho bazaar open began.

Lord Mallinbro' made the shortest and that could be afterward went with Lady Mallinbro* on a round of the chalet ana other attractions of the place. "Polly," said Mrs. Antrobus, in a loud whisper, "have you seen Lord Cordelia?" "Tujs, mother," Polly answered. "Did he speak to you?" "No I've not seen him sp«ak to any one yet." "I think the least he can do is to introduce us to his fathor and mother," said Mrs. Antrobus, with dignity. "If ho comes to speak to me I shall tell him so." "As you please, mother," said Polly.

most appropriate speech wished, and immediately

Polly was not a good saleswoman, and was not as yet doing good business if the truth bo told, Indeed, ahe utterly loathed the whole business, and was in hourly, at least momentary, dread of her future husband's arrival. "Is ^lonty coming?" asked Mrs. Antrobus, who had no aversion or such like feelings to fight against, and was looking eagerly forward to waddling round the various stalls with her son-in-law to be, oovering herself with honor and glory out Ojjhfiia fat pur*°-

S'i believe so," said Polly, assuming an Indifference she was far from feeling, "Did ho promise to come?" persisted her mother. "Ho said he would come," returned Polly. "I hope he will your clasps and ornameuts uro lovely," her mother whispered. "I havo seen nothing like them so far. Really, it was most lavish of Monty to send to Switzerland for them after ail the costly proseuts he had given you."

Polly gave a glance at her great silver clasps and ornaments, such of them as were visible, that is but she did not answer. Truth to tell, she liked the clasps well enough, for In themselves they were lovely. But after Eliot Cardella and Lord Cardclla, his brother, whom she had seen a few moments ago looking the very picture of misery, and after Lord Charterhouse, whom each moment she eapected with dread to see, it was impossible to be particularly enthusiastic about the appearance of a Moses, or, as Mrs. Antrobus euphoniously and with affectionate familiarity callod him, Monty Mandarin.

But thero is a proverb founded on the probability of bad shillings turning up again, and, sure enough, Mr. Mandarin put in au appearance very soon after the opening ooremony wns brought to a close. He mado his way quickly to the stall at which Polly was helping, reaching It, in fact, just as Lady Charterhouse, followed by the unhappy "Mr. Winks," approached tt from the other aide. "Oh, that is pretty!" exclaimed Lady Chsrterhouse, stopping to look at a

carved whip stand which graced the si "How much ts it?" addressing herself to Polly, with undisguised admiration for her beauty. "Thirty shillings. Ob! I'll have that. Pay up, Charterhouse, please."

Thus bidden publicly, the unfortunate "Mr. Winks" had no choice but to go forward and doff his hat to Polly. At the tame moment Mrs. Antrobus bore down upon them from behind, snd greeted Lady Charterhouse with affectionate effusiveness. "And I must introduce my daughter," she said, Indicating Polly, who would willingly have died at that moment if by so doing she could have escsped the ordeal through which die had to pass.

She tried hard to torn Lady Charterhouse's attention upon a pipe rack exactly

TOff*Atiig

the whip stand, hoping by so

doing to convey to her mother that she need not Introduce Mr. Mandarin to anybody. But Mrs. Antrobus was much too proud of her wealthy son-in-law elect not to make all the display dte coold of him so before Lady Charterhouse could turn to look at the pipe rack ahe had done the deed. la spite of bereonfutoa aad misery, PoUy Involuntarily looked at "Mr. Winks," who was looking at the odd German Jew and John Chinaman with unotik**1*"1 horror then he looked at Polly, and saw that ere her eyes fell before us gase they were filled with tears.

It was a miserable moment. Lady Charterboase declined the pipe rack, and with a pleasant word passed on. But as soon as tbcygotootof esr 4,sh- tamed to him eagerly. '•Charterhouse," she said, "Is that girl going to marry that

•I suppose so," retained Winks," guying «*?aight in front of h_ and ssy-

^•Goc jLvensr cried his wife "What a poor .4 the men bee* mui. be to

Poor Tittle "Mr. Winks'" heart gave a great sick throb, and his wife gabbled on. "She is lovely, perfeeUy lovely. Did you know her pretty well?*^ "Pretty well," he answered, woodenfar. "Well, I can't understand it. Did you know her before you got engaged to meT

you frankly, I cant think

how in the world yon came to thlnk of me, when you might nave married her and to let that littlo monster"—— "That littlo monster is anew acquisition," said "Winks," with a ghastly effort to be facetious. "It's a sin," declared his wife, with conviction.

Of course, she had not understood bnt there woro other eyes upon the stall just then, who not only saw but understood precisely what had happened. They belonged to the Leslies, whose stall was in the next chalet, and who were all hovering about outside it. the better to waylay any likely looking purchasers who might be passing along the street.

It happened that Beautiful Jim, who had come in about the same time as Mr. Mandarin, was brought to the Leslies' chalet just then by Nancy Earle, that he might moke young Stuart acquaintance, and he, too, saw more than L*ay, Charterhouse had done.

Nor was that all he saw, for just as &Os8 Earlo pointed out her brother to him, that gay young gentleman was very busily engaged in fixing up a heavy plait of Violet 1 dalle's hair, which had escaped its pins. '•H'm—plenty of cheek," said Beautiful Jim to himself.

MUa Earle waited until the plait of hair had been properly fixed in its place, End t-*yn ahe went forward and inthnated to her brother that one of the officers of his regiment was waiting to be introduced to him. "Ah! How-de-do?" said Toswny, with perfect composure and a hall fellow well

perxec* wuipvauni *uu uw met style, so«h as would have to a general just appointed to the district, and to v&om It would have

v—done

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command

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been much more suitable than it was to him, a not yet joined subaltern. They stood a few minutes making conversation, and parted with relief

both

sides, for Beautiful Jim was in that frame of mind which found everything but Nancy Earle flat, stale and unprofitable.

Nor did he at any time particularly affect the society of youngsters and in this instance he set down "Tommy Earle," (as he was called in the regiment from that day) as "an impudent young devil, who wanted licking into shape and his cheek knocked out of him."

Nor had Tommy any desire to stay. There were five bright and pretty girls close at

hand, with whom he was on the best of terms, and he felt that he would like Mr. Beresford better in his proper place, that Is, at the moss table or in tne banttck yard. "What do you think of him?*' inquired Miss Earle, eagerly. "He is rather like you," returned Beatttlful Jim, In atone which conveyed that If Tommy had been lrtoro like his sister ho would have been more to his liking. "Oh, he Is far better looking than' I," she cried—at which Jim laughed outright, and she protested further. "He is more of an Earle, you know, 1 am more like my mother's family." "That is lucky for you," said Beautiful Jim, gravely.

Miss Earle chose to pass this compliment over without apparently noticing it. "Do you think he will make a good soldier, Mr. Beresford?"

Beautiful Jim laughed "It is impossible to say," ho answered. "I could hotter answer your question next year this time." "Noxt year this timet Oh, we don't know what xany bnppen 1» y«nr," kIio said, quickly. "They tell me that Stuart will have a terrlblo time at first among the other officers." "I daro say ho may find the first few months pretty rough," answered Jim, composedly." "But what will they do to him?" she asked, anxiously. "They'll try his temper a good bit," Jim replied. "Ohl .Mr. Beresford," she exclaimed. "I don't know how ho will stand it—ho has such a hasty temper." "He must have had a pretty fair test of his temper already at Sandhurst," said Jim. "Well—1 believe it was an awful stumbling block to him," Miss Earle admitted "and If I only knew that some one was looking after him it would be such a relief to my mind—I can't tell you what a relief. And he is such a dear ooy —quite the dearest boy I ever knew." "I am sure he is," said Beautiful Jim, telling tho lie boldly and promptly. "And, of course, if it will make you feel more comfortable, Miss Earlo, I will keep an eye upon him only—if you want to make a first rate soldier out of him, you must let things take their natural courec."

But Naucy Earle, caring more in her steadfast and simple mind of the personal comfort and welfare of her precious boy, "the last of tho Earlcs," then for tho advancement of his qualities as a soldier, did u°t heed the advice. In truth, she scarcely understood it, and certainly did not realize sufficiently how viduablo it was. To her, first rate soldier meant one who would dash proudly on through fire and smoke, who would storm a battery single handed, and, if need be, die with a proud smile upon his lips. That was Nancy Earle's idea of a first rate soldier but to Beautiful Jim, who loved his profession ss his life, though he could grumble with the best at an extra field day or at a court martial, and bated an Inspection like poison, a first rate soldier something verv different. It meant somebody who would learn to obey before he* should attempt to rule, one who would follow as well as lead, one who bad learned patience and forbearance, and the value of that groatoess which consists in ruling his own spirit. It meant, in truth, a good deal less dash and a good deal more sound, plain, common sense.

However, ancy Earle did not know all this, snd Beautiful Jim was either too weak or bad not the heart to toll her so she got ii»m to promise that he would be a sort of fairy—or at least a regimental— godfather to young Stuart, and try to keep bim out of harm's way.

Pleasant task! [TOOJtUSCO mm coj

"My love, whatmgejggl Is thrown Upon roar faeef Iw ehaim I own. Whence came thy pare and pmrfr thy rosy Hps? pwtemed breath She said In aaeent* gweH and clear, 1

U» only flOZODONT, my dear." f':

Hw Atmosphere «'t*ve

Is a pare, sweet breath. This desideratnm is one of the results of usiosr HOZOIJONT. mil* Invigorate* and nM(ii| 11 ths 1" h. b'-ti renders the tnouh as grant ss a rose. {ic/s €»i.i tody about the lux nd* everything.

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We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's^ New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handied remedies that sell as well, or thathave given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee themevery time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits, Carl Krietenstein Druggist. (l)

To Cure Kidney Troubles

Use "Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Kidney, Liver and Bladder Cure." It relieves quickly and cures the most chronlo and complicated oases. Price 50cSnd $1.00. Pamphlet Free. Blngharopton, N. Y. Sold, recommended and guaranteed by J. & C. Baur.

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Dr. E. C. West's NkrveahdBrainTreatment, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Diszlnestt, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by tbe use of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental Depretsslon, Softening of tbe Brain resulting In Insanity and lending to misery, decay and death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power In either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermatorrhea caused by over-ludulgence. Kach box coutalns one month's treatment. $1.00 a box, or six boxes for 95.00, sent by mall prepaid on receipt of price.

WE GUAKANTKK SIX HOXKS To cure any case With each order received by us for six boxes, accompanied with 15.00, we will send the purchases our written guarantee to refund the money If the treatment does not effect a cure. Guarantees Issued only by J. & C. Baur, druggists, sole agents, corner Seventh and Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Ind.

KILMER'S

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I'but ltuuicuy tcuuiutcs, relieves, corrects sua cures. MTPrepared Dr. Kilmer'a wrRNKAttV, Ttlnirhamton, N. V.

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