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PortupU Is the most Illiterate coun- ' try In Europe; 67 percent of Its population cannot write. In Italy the proportion of illiterates is 63 percent, in Bnssla 36. in Spain 9. In Britain 3 1-2.

Two of the late T. S. Cooper's paintings have just been sold In London for $1,000 each. As he lived ninety nine years and painted for over seventy years, this is not a case where price is made high by scarcely of porduct.

The present population of Siberia is about 8.000.0$ Asuming that its re- ' sources are equal to those of Russia in Europe. Siberia is capable of sustaining a population of 80.000,000. It is believed that Siberia could produce 10,000.000 tons of wheat annually, 5,000.000 tons of which could be available for exportation.

The suffrage laws of Italy are very liberal, and being based upon educationU qualifications, have proved an incentive to learning. All men above . the age of twenty-one, who can read write, all who pay 84 a year in taxes or 830 a year for rent for habitation or $100 a year rent for farms, or any one of these can vote, and anybody can go to parliment who is thirty years old except priests and officials of the govsnunenc

r Some woman has calculated that 20. | - 000,000 mince pies placed on top' of one another will make a monument of ' indigestion 315 miles high. What an absurd thing to do with pie! If the monument were built it would not be three minutes before the base would be unde^miied by boys who would . ~'bflng the f^tic crushing to the earth, thus distributing stomach aches and plenty te 315'mlles of the pie belt.' Glorious dream! Useless calculation!

A Prohibition journal claims that fully 30,000,000 of the inhabitants of the United States, or more than o*ethird of the entire population, are now living upder prohibition, either by State law or local option. Forty one ' states of the forty-five are included In the numeration, either in whole or in . part. Even Kentucky, in spit© of Its undeserved notoriety, has 90 out of its 118 counties under prohibition's sway. The four excepted states are Idaho Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming.

Complete reports of the customs for last year icdlcaie-fhat'^here was an extraordinary importation of diamonds and precious stones at the port of New York. The importations for 1901 of diamonds and other precious stones, all uncut, amounted to 80,702,056.05 In value. The year's importations of the same kinds of stone, but cut, were valued at 818,160.511,02. Thus the tgtal value of the cut and uncut stones was 824,862.567:07. Many other diamonds and stones came by express packages, so that it is estimated that the total recorded imports amounted to 827,000,000, not counting those! which were smuggled. This seems to* be pretty good evidence that the American people bad considerable mon to spend In luxuries last year.'

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JOJJN WINTHROP’S DEFEAT.

Noscl.

JEAN KATE~~iuDL(JM. ;

CHAPTER XT-

Illars of farce. And the

(Continued.) ie halls of tr, t on the ptl wheels In those grinding mills are fashioned from such spider films of fineness. And they walked' up the promenade—that strange group — as though nothing had happened to mar the sunshine In any of their lives, ut-

oartliquate, no fearful

en to change the face of nature, because two souls were struggling be-

tween pride and love.

Beatrice was waiting for her sister. She was standing on the plaxza talking with Gregory Bensonhurst. and there was the old stern expression upon her face as when first Alccla made known to her the failure of her pleading with Palmer Earle's counsel. A strangely hard look to be upon the face of a girt, scorn and pride and indignation burning within. Sbe was not smiling as Beatrice usually d'd smile for the man beside her. Her eyes were lifted to his. snd she was speaking very slowly an<f with evident effort, as though the topic of their conversation were some cruel

thing, hard to comprehend.

Sbe recognised Instantly her sister's

talk, no might} fire from beav

not much to say to you. and you will

If 1 detain you for a mo-

stantly bei it© no slgi

business, of course, and

intelllg

sol. on took t

Gregory Bensonhurst. and her slender figure erect and gracefuL j ''Beatrice," said A •side her. while the others pai to the dining-room, “are you ready,

dear?”

“Yes.” said Beatrice, quietly. “But let me warn you. Alec la. that you will meet In there the man whom I hope you hate as earnestly as I. Palmer Earle came over In the Banjo with

He came on some

op-

I sincerely

Banjo, with her usual

Ugence, did not sink, knowing

that he was sailing In her.”

“Well." said Alecla. indifferently. "I shall not let Mr. Earle or his counsel affect my happiness. Bee, nor my

appetite. L*t u%go In.”

"But there is more that I have learned," said Beatrice, Intensely, her

her sister's calm face. “I yon know It already Alecla.

Mr. Bensonhurst told me. They shall

learn “What

was an earn*

voice that betrayed her fear. “Never mind,” said Beatrice, slowly and very distinctly. “I shall have the pleasure of speaking the truth once, Mrs. Graham, as I havi hoped. Did I not tell you time came I would tell John Win-

eyes upon think that

it, too, presently."

hat do you mean. Bee?” There

•nest gravity in Alec la’s

have so long a If ever the

hurst Is a man as well as this grand mogul counsel, and he does not tell me 1 am unjust." “I think,” Gregory Bensonhurst said, gravely, “that it may do John

“TP*

throp good Ao bear the truth from Miss Beatrice's* point of view, Mrs. Graham. He is a thoroughly honorable man, but he overstrains bis code of Justice sometimes, fearing that his heart shall make him weak. I have learned to know him pretty well during these past two years, and that Is the only flaw that I discover in him. He Is a very noble man save for that” “A man's nobility Is proved In small things as In great Mr. Bensonhurst!" cried Beatrice swiftly, with waking anger in her great dark eyes and around her quivering mouth. “There can be not true nobility where there

Is no heart!"

"Then you shall

ild Alecla. q

•oftly within her sister's arm. "They ydll believe that we fear to face them

unless we go in at once.”

"They shall shortly learn that I do i npt." said Beatrice, as she turned •ylth her sister apd frlend and entered

German inflnence in Asia Mlpor, which has grown greater from year to year, will become predominant when the railway to Bagdad and the Persian GuK shall have been bnllt under the concession Just granted by the sultan to a German coYnpany. Sooner or later the rotten fabric of Ottoman power must crumble, and wben the time shall come for a division of the Turkish spoil a steel roadway from Berlin to the utmost frontiers of the sultan's empire will be of incalculable-advan-tage to Us Gemaa pntaaaanrs. Mean‘while the German commercial conquest of Turkey in Eurofee and Asia tore on apace, and the German consul and mer- - chant may at no distant time be followed by the German artisan and husbandman. 1* la eastward that the star of German empire lakes Its way. sad

tie ashes of the oae-ttee i el the verM and cradle of reaM be a task worthy the

the room. And that

Impetuosity,

ipportunl

his counsel with her truth, came upon them in apparent unconsciousness as they loitered on the pier with their cigars before joining the ladles on the piazza. Beatrice bad been promenading with Gregory Benionhnnu. but giving him no chance of uitering the words so

pardon me

meat.

“Three

years ago,” sbe said, ting levclly now the cold er Earle, now the anew*

ihlng eyes of his counsel, "my sis- , Mrs. Graham, went to you to for leniency toward her busYou, Mr. Earle, with your con-

BUglade.

ter, ,

plead for leniency

band. You, Mr. Earle, with your conscience touched by her words,

gested that some concession be mat But your counsel,” bow her eyes scorned the tall, commanding man, with hi* haughty face never flinching from her gaze, "deemed it but a fool; ish prompting of heart’weakness! He would press to the utmost the man touched by misfortune, never by dis-

honor 1"

Very low and steady her voice, bnt how it cut the soft air* floating In from the quiet sea? With one slim hand she seemed to push aside any detaining thought, and continued her denunciation. “Mr. Wlnthrop judged—so he said— from his standpoint of Justice and honor! Was It honorable—was it manlike—I do not ask if it were kind, for fhe heart Is to have nothing to do with this—but was It slmptest JnsUpe ihat the. man iialiXcg. *ho claim of money against this other' man she old turn a deaf ear to the yielding of even an inch in his arrogance and pride? Docs that man who was eo immovable that dap-1 speak to you. Mr. Earle!—never think of how he wanted in Justice to the man who placed hla own life In the balance to save yours? Oh, you start, do

ir I. a

and wonder how I. a woman, can a

moment to come, wben I might face both with the truth of your acthat day! The world justified

yon b tlon t

that same world say should it dlscoverJls I have discovered, the nobility or the man you pushed down to his death r , “Pardon me,” said Palmer Eai coldly, “but you do not look matter in its true light. Miss Field! One could scarcely expect that you would, however, as you are Mrs. Graham's sister!” "What could a woman like yourself know of business claims ?” added John

Wlnthrop.

"Oh, yes!” cried Beatrice, teriy distinct undertone,

gesture of the sweeping band. "That Is what you say. in your own ignor! once! Listen to me but for one moment and then Jndge. not from a woman’s standpoint, bnt as men— both of you! Do you not know, Mr. Earie. In this great Justice of yours,

my

his great nobility of soul you would i fai

r Earle. : at this

rice, In her title. that swift

rie. In

it but for my sister's husband and great nobility of soul you would not stand here facing mo to-night?

Do;

not know—or were you too oc-

ib y< _ _

-to discover who It was

d with your weighing o

saved you from the water that night when your yacht went to pieces out

there F’

Her passionate band touched for one instant the direction of the point where the struggle occurred. “You offered a reward for the man who acted ao nobly that night, but coulB discover nothing definite enough satisfy you In placing the reward, u let slip the bravery that

sUD

judgment on them! Only a man as noble and proud as Harold Graham would have withheld the know that might have given him claim

i knowledge

onhorst. for most of the guests on the piazza facing the pavilion tt. on U*. sands at akmjjbe prompn-. adc. This one girl came upon them alXDoat a stranger, bat utterly dlsregardfui of the fact la hat desire for Justification of Graham’s memory. Both lifted their hate as she paved before them. “Mr. Earle,” she said, in her leer.

bat the cease JwMfies the Thv Mr. Wt* thee* via ha wna>—>a 1 Uwk. 1 haw

prom

would hare withheld given him claim upon

your leniency! But would he accept It from the hand that would ao carelessly and arrogantly push him down?

No!”

Sbe laughed shortly apd scornfully and flashed her great black eyes upon them standing motionless before her, struck speechless by the truth at last. “Harold Graham bras the man .who saved your life-that night. Mr. Earie— the man who died six months later, through your hardnessyours and that of your counsel! And what reward did you grant to him?' John Wlnthrop roused himself from the stupor that seemed to have touched him at the full knowledge of his bard Justice. He also made a movement as though pushing down some obstacle to his pride.. “You are mistaken,'Miss Field.” he said, coldly. '“If it were Mr. Graham, as you say, there were those present who would not have kept silent, especially at such a time.” "Would they not?’ she cried. “But there are those who are governed by friendship at times. Mr. Wlnthrop. even In your world. If you have the daring to the men who were present that night. I have this from the Ups of one of them myself. You find It somewhat too bitter to accept, do you not? Indeed. I wonder that the truth not strike you dead. I wonder that you can face me and not blush tor cruelty te a woman as true and as you are hard and unjust snd In yew arrogance andjuide. Vfere It X. I think, like Judas. I could not en dure coasefcace ” Palmer Karie stopped her as she was turning proudly away. Bren kin

hit own? Would he not have placed himself lu u better light with the .world, so doing? There was no man dared breathe a word agalust him, but might they not feel that be had

bo<yi unnscesrarlly harsh? "Miss Field? be *811

He would not speafc until

tnd his

, with her scornful eyes

voice, but he must exonerate himself

he cot

command bis voice before thin slip of.

1th her scornful eyes and

a girl, ■

eyes upon b:

■pie falling upon lighted only by tl

ended heavei

t day. 1

from blame.

flashing nlng pur-

m the world of uigbt, the amber star* In the

iven.

“It this'be true, as you say—and I do not doubt it—I must not stand iu sucb n light with you nud Mrs. Graham as now 1 fear Is the ease. Had your sister or her husband made known this truth to me that di would have paid the debt I owed old Graham by free gift of his debt, and Mr. Wlnthrop would have given me his perfect acquiescence. It placed me in a hard light most unjustly." The girl flung out her bauds, as though she would set them from her as far as the world would admit. _ycrc It In her nower. and a quiver

■truck her own face-

“Is it possible, after hearing the truth, that Mr. Earle can speak of Injustice to himself?' she asked. "Was It not from the height of honor that Harold Graham scorned to win your

t of

the acknowledgement Itely greater deut to him?

rong my sister's husband even Mr. Earie—you and your coun-

Justlcc by your luflnlt

You •

in that,

seb"

John Wlnthrop's voice struck like ice upon her passionate words. “You are a woihan," he said, coldly. “Miss Field. It Is your heart that speaks now, not your Judgment."

“Though you grant a. Judgment,” cried the girl,

ly, with her beautiful face flushed in

:h strikes from a wom-

i your pride. >p, to defeat

, woman no

times the an's hands

you men, Mr. Wlnthroj

you!"

ig the plank walk to her waiting friend, a sob struggling with her pride, her hands trembling with excltemebt and anger.

CHAPTER XVIL A MOOD WOMAN'S AN8WEB. “Mrs. Graham.” Alecla was alone lu the oavllioii op the following morning, watching the early lights upon the ocean ere the breakfast-bell summoned the guests from their rooms. She was an early riser, and enjoyed the freshness of the morning ere she was called to assume her quiet pride for her friends. The voice uttering her name startled her, although she Instantly recognized It. In the first moment of surprise she turned her exquisite eyes upon the speaker, with a flush deepening in her cheeks. Then a slow smile of perfect indifference parted her lips. “Mr. Wlnthrop ventures out early;”

she said.

old spirit of rebellion, mlnj that .subtle power that held

pm T

brought this face like the

some far-off lightning gleam, eyes smouldered fire into her cool, steady eyes lifted to his. But he would not be daunted by this one woman wben he had lived his life apart from the power of a woman's

faco and voice.

The c ivltb th

Ingicd d him

strange quiver to his flash and fading of

. His

side her very

but with a stcrnfdctermlnation upon bis face that forced from her a feel-

of

to be seated, 1 ry still and pro

ion ui .■r a f< ignlficc irt fre

Ing of respect for his magnificent self-command, even set apart from him as she was lu her memory of his

barahucsB.

"Perhaps Mrs. Graham will find it difficult to bear or believe what I have to say.” he said, after a moment of utter silence, save for the seething

~ the

ter a i

nee. save for the seething

upbn the sal

■harp screaming.of a gull swoopii

surface of the wftte

just over the

“As I told you that day. 1 try

- - die

d you

to be Just. I advised believed from my heart was right

urged upon him the oaslf yielding to your wish,

for It was my desire to do so, but I deemed It unfair to the man whom I was serving. It Is always easier to grant happiness to others, unbelieving as Mrs. Graham may be of this from me; but I felt that I must not yield to you. Iom - know the result. There Is no need of going over that old difficult ground, that contains only

sadness for us both."

“For you?' queried Aleda. tmilln, coldly. “Is It possible that Badnes also sometimes touches Mr. Wh:

throp?"

“I cannot expect kind words frot you.” said John Wlnthrop, patlcntlj though his baud* were clenched “Yon believe me beyond tbe pale o feeling. Mrs. Graham. I will not fll tempt to argue that poll it would only be palnfu

“Not

again. eyes upon the gl the ocean before them. -Mr. wmthrop can cause me no more pain than he gave me three years ago. He no longer has Influence lu my life. I •■sure him." 8till very quirt and proud the tall figure stood beside her. with tbe clenched hands sod stem face and burning eyeA He was looking down 'epou her: she was watching the dintaat ships, and her aHa hands were UlMtr lying, riatped. In her lap (To be renamed.)

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