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The boy King ol Spain owes a groat u deal to bis advisers, for their discretion In not ovcr-advcrUsing him as an Infant prodigy. I The nn!v.-ff*nlos of the maritime t. provinces of Canada have sent me L. moria.ls to the executors of r' 'Mhodes' will, asking that the terms L of that Instrument be amended so aa »' to extend the Iree scholarship provlaions to all the provinces. *As now l^firterpreted the will only recognizes Ontario and Quebec. h Pennsylvania Enoch Arden returned home the other day. after an absence

Kow. *i»ere was no place to which I Nell would not rather have gone than to Shlngie< t Et»fl. For was not sentimentni Mlgs Theodora,the very^mut ! of the oub^se which had pu^ll j ford's life in danger? If It had a< I been for Mis* Bostul's well-meaning 1 but ill-judged encouragement. Jem ' Stickels would never have dared to : think he conld have a chance ; with a girl who was so far removed | from him In every way as XelL Now.

. Miss i Jem’s

part against Clifford, especially when It reached her ears that the latter had come clown at Nell's own request. So that It was with slow, unwilling feet that Nell made' her way to the colonel's bouse. Everything turned out* aa ahe erpected. with this exception, that Misa Bostnl was so much more concerned about Jem than about Clifford that she

t very o condltii

there as his wife's consort. Ho had . , , hero, and refused to follcw his exam-

ple, but promptly lucked the usurper j «f his wife's affections into the street. '

At first Nell absolutely refused to to. But she had to give way. being touched by the self-reproach of the

t p*-»«»•«*. -tc i gss.s'^^-rsrs;

K toccsely human. ; M n c h blamed herself/or Cilfford's. "It was all jpy. faulP I feel that I

ff It Is a good advenlsemeht for vege- I bare brought It upon the poor fellow

|? tarfanlsm that a pedestrian who | “y**!*-” Ibf burden of Miss

international walking matrn between She even shed b v teriin and Drosdeh. The winner made | of facing the young u

’ had bro

the 125 mlk-s.in the recorJ-brcaklng I

rnght m

at the thought an upon whom thou one mis-

- , ing bjs'assault upon seconds. This beats the famous run [ other grievance of Jem’s rather than ; of the Greek from Marathon to Athens, ; of the hated rival’s. C iiQ miles in 48 hours, - * j KtI1 little as ther went along. —«- ~ 1 She was on the one hand deeply anx-

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people do, that because bombast and ^ laugh at Miss BostrV* extravagances ; efflorescence are no longer tolerable j or to cry sympathetically over her

there Ehould be a neglect of the art 6 rie f-

«t public speaking. Indeed.' there I. ! Tb ' W "' ~l!«ce ’ebere Jen, lodged

was soon ’reached. Miss Bostal s

1 Blore Dtcd 01 a now than thcre knock was answered, unexpectedly when heroic stock phrases and pro- j enough, by Jem in person. There tended erudition and a robust voice ! seemed to be little the matter with

euuld- c»rry . ^rfes ^

through a public meeting. In both j Clifford had felled him. If his bodily 'Bpeaking and writing the man who Is ' state was sound, however, this was all rot able to arrange his thoughts with i that could be said tor him'. A more •cue de E r<a ol .kill, „d u bo bui not * ; or .“' 1 '"“‘ ‘""™ ""f 1 '

, , , . ! ty than that which his face wore as he

, «e«u,rea . eleut und ^mple .tyle, bu ; „ c „ rata . d hl , „ „ oul d be m-

no right to stand before an expectant possible to imagine.

crowd oM.is fellow-creatures who are 1 t dull enough to be dup^l by coun- i

regardless of the fact { upon his face, and woman with whom “it’s Stickels;

"Ob. so it’c you, is it?” was his surly ‘ greeting, as with a scowl he made a

ytel, pmlon iu,d wurdn. | ”".7“ M * 1 ‘“ , ^ ^

i But bis patroness was ready with

S. Holden Howie, of New Zealand, J the soft answer tha* turned away the origipator of rhe carrier pigeon ! wrath. Pressing forward quickly and i poata! service in that countrv, haa ke *I ,5D S N *‘ n ' 8 band ln ,,er9 ’ w,th * bee, mukln, . .cur .h™ S b .be UM.- ! *■'

cd Stales. Is thus quotedJm The Kan- | that the man

sac City Star: "My carrier pigeon str- | Jem lodged were present, addressed Tice would not be satisfactory or ncc- j ,bc young •, boor in the genUest of f assary in the United States cr any | , , t . , j j ' t , » ! "Ob. dear!-oh. dear: don t send us Mer pl.ee u'b.re .be t.lempb I, Wc „ verj „rk used fur the transmissina of messages, '.for what has happened to you. We In New Zealand there are many small ; want to know if' we can do anyislands where teleymph itnes are uir- • ' ’ . . / , . . _ , ,. Nell was frowning and trying to get For m,cy >ears tbt rw!a onU ^y. indignant at the lo^lp-hpr of fb*_sns,icr islands have had r.o ( companion was mklng. A.nd it 'vtas j means of communication - except' by ■ upon Nell that Jem's eyes were fixed I slow beats. I established a carrier ’ a * 1,e lDlcmj P tel the Other lady^ plkeeu «r»W 'ibU U uuder Ue cop. ! l' 1 ” “fV.^ , .... ." , . nothin'—as yet. But.” and hr.raised trcl 4 the-gtyertnnem. It is a suCceme ( bls volcc ^ lifted his fist against an ever}- detail. The rate for pigeon* j imaginary foe. a* he stared border at gram; is,one shilling, dr 24 cents in i Nell than ever. 'Tin blest If yon won't

find aiore'n enough to alo to. answer the questions as 'll be put to you folks

; American money. I came here to pur- ; chase American hotnhig pigeons. I 1 expect to visit all the big lofts in tha' [ United States before I return to No | Chicago is rapidly coming to tho [ front as the centre of American cul- : tore. The other day a Judge in that dtr decided that not Rostand but a ^ local man was the author of "Cyrano j 4* Bergerac, • and ordered all royal- !' ties on the play paid to him. W# re- ' grot to aay that this decision has not ; beep met with that spirit of acqulea; r 'c*»e> in lllerary. circles which is con> 1 hfctOBt with the dignity that the bench

to receive, remarts the PhitoInquirer Bostkad and his laugh at it. and even Ameri1 incredulous. And now an Chicago' Solomon has decided

I 1

t a person who subscribed for 1

net need not pay for then l - a of law we do not

Into the to to ga

Mt# a rather odd deciakto and cce will ssake book aasats’ cautious Mot aa to the moral qt^lW a works there aria* scare What * the h hi u> u« ul* the ultimate smoral caara* t*r of Utwh-

—some of you—to-morrow mornlngi” Nell suddenly erased struggling and fixed her eyes upon Jem's swollen and excited fare, in which the veins wenrising like knotted cords. "What do you mean, my dear young man?” piped Miss Bostal. in the gentlest accents, her mild efforts to calm the excited monster appearing every moment more futile and inadequate. "Ob. yon know* very well what I mean. or. leoatwgys- Mint Clfuti aoesl” panned Jem, In the same key. and with a swaggering c-onfifienre. which caused little bliss Bostal lo recoil a few steps, as if before a physical httaek. “And If yon don'Cwhy yen'll know soop enough. Pm juit a-gol*'," jiroecedecl Jem. with snllen emphasis, “to have ray pipe and my 'alf pi#*.*' and *e took Us beloved clay out of bis

ke. "and then I’m jurt over to Tbs Beil, at

Sttosn to ask If a reruto gcnTemsa

from Lon'ou is to.”

Ami. wiliiont farther eeremony. Jjrm tarntd bis back on the isdirs. c^a

if lie room uy U.i < rough the back door.

Wrm no aiternstlve but to retire. Nell was. utterly dl»;uMeJ. not only Uy the pan sto had l-re* made to play la tbia ubpleasant »ceto>. but by her eoarpauwe* bambk dea.earc: and dew’* ov.-a rndeato* As for his threat of speaktog-te the ds;«ctiT«sh#»reawd u W fast earing whetiNe bo carrM U iato «»sct «: not. Mtor said k«tb as trey waJMM V*,h to Muagi* Rad,

this young rulUan a little more than was meet,-was silent also. When they reached the house the elder lady gave a little sigh and fell back upon her usual solace In times of

anxiety.

“I think we shall both feel better,” she chirped, as she carefully opened the front door with her latch-key, "when we're had a cup of tea.” It was about a couple of hours after the termination of the scene between Jem Stickels and the two ladles, and the dock of the tower of St. Martin's gt Stroan had just chimed a quarter past ergnt, wnen a smair doj~ otirst Into the bar parlor of the Bell Inn. startled the company by the

d exprw

been running fast, and It was some moments before he could articulate. In the meantime the questions put to him were so many that the confusion of tongues delayed the lad's announcement still further. # It was Hemming, the London detective. who finally drew the boy out of the curious group and made them wait for him to speak. With another scared look the lad at

last panted out:

"TEcrc's’ a man lyin’ out there on the road—the Courtstalrs road, a little way past the big house. An' I see him layln'—an' I speaks to 'im—an' ho didn't answer, an' he didn't move. An'—aA—an' so I run right away, an'

come hero to tell you."

U^scmed pretty evident that the boy had not said all he knew or guessed. There was a rush for the door by the occupants of the liar parlor. and in n few moments there was a stream of people trickling out in the darkness along the IKllf quuy by the little river, past the barges waiting to b^ unloaded, cask Abe oaciejjit Atone gateway of Stroan's prosperous days. Over the brand-new bridge>tfhey went, in twos and threes, and oof noon the flat road over the marshes, taking as their rightful leader the detective Hemming, who. being afraid that the frightened boy might give him the slip held his arm ns if in kindly comradeship. The night was dark, and one of Hemmlng's nearest followers held a lantern, which threw a ray of dancing light to right and left upon the white

be is seriously hurt!” whimpered Nell with the tears,, at last released, running down her cheeks. But It was not for him that Miss Bostal spent her sympathy. "It will be a lesson to him!" she repented, rather frigidly. "And Jem—ho will certainly keep bis word and give Information to th» police this time! 1 ' "Information of what?" "Why, of—the robbery: of what hi says he saw!” said Nell, fixing anxious eyes on her friend, and dropping her

smiled. In 1

amused

Miss Bostal

way.

"ETaven't you got over your dread ol

. - T «*

hen something is known. My

father has beofrat the

.UiAt yet? For my part, I shall be glad when something' ii ki

it the exp

back-door since this

scare bas been about; and I myself can never sleep more than an hour without Jumping up with the fancy that I bear a burglar In the drawing-

room underneath.''

Bnl Noll said nothing. She remained I sitting in a constrained, almost awkward attitude, crouching over the fire, and throwing sM^ her companion., from time to time, ginneer roll' of shy im ■y and of unmistakable alarm.

Iss Bostal began to with looks, if not

of perplexity.

It was plain that the old dlfflcnlty of a maid and her lovers had /fSegun to cast the shadow of estrangement be-

tween the friends.

There had been silence on both sides for some minutes, when, at last, the colonel's knock was heard at the front door. It bad been his ho«>lt. until the news of the robberies at the Blue Lion was whispered about, to let himself

Into his house by simply

handle. But now. in

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Miss

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stretch of mai dull line of the sea far away on the

right.

Just past the “big house." a lonely mansion standing in flat, wind-swept grounds between Stroan and the sea. they came upon the man, lying, as the boy had desejbed, by the side of the road, with his head hanging ol'er on the grassy bank that sloped Into the

ditch.

"There—there be Is."' whispered the boy. hoarsely. Hemming beckoned to the man behind to bring up the lantern. -Kneeling down beside the manot. the ground he lifted his bead and threw the light

With a sigh of relief Miss Bostal sprahg up and hurried out to admit

her father.

“Why. papa, what makes you so late? Nell has been with me. or I should have felt quite nervous." The colonel came in "with much quicker rteps than usual, but be stopped short ou hearing the girl's

name mentioned. -

"Nolli” exetaimed he. And by his manner Miss Theodora saw that some thing jtausual had occurred. Before,

hojtover. she had time

questions, he added, with a allgh of the head: “Oh, well, the girl

hear It. Where Is she?”

sk any :ht toss

must

Nell had not moved from btr seat by the fire; but she held up her head.

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lollowed by his daughter ' 5,0 earnAct {mrital

«pa. what is this wonder!

opei

1, followed

"Well, papa, what is this wonderful -Ofijrs?" chirped Miss Theodora, quite anxious for a little bit of gossip. "Well It's something very serious, very dreadful. Indeed. A man was

found 1]

ig. Just outsit

it Is Jem - Stickels.” ir. dear, not intoxii

hope, after all his proi Miss Theodora, anxlousl

"Dear. dear, not Intoxicated again, I

Is promises y said Theodora, anxiously,

fel'

"No.

father.

How." :

"He \

Ing t And

It's Jem Stickels!”

exclaimed more than one voice, recognizing the heavy, sullen face of the fisherman, who was well known in the

neighborhood.

"Here! Give him some of this; It's brandy." said one man. handing a flask to Hemming. But the detective shook bis^bead. "He's had his last drink, poor chap!” said he. "He's dead 2'

CHAPTER XIII.

In the little dining-room at Shingle End Miss Bostal and Nell were sitting by the fire, the latter still absorbed In thoughts of Clifford, while the former to divert her companloU'B gloomy le by gossip about the doings of the vicar's wife and the high price of

egetables.

Miss Bostnl looked anxiously from time to tiiae into the coal-scuttle, divided between a wish to be economical with tbc fuel, on the one hand, and •6 have a good fire ready for her father's return on the other. "How late he Is to-night T she presently exclaimed, with an astonished glance at the clock. It was nearly ten o'clock, and the colonel, who spent most of the day. on all week-days, either af his club at Stroan or at the golf-links, was In the habit of returning home punctually at

nine.

Nell looked up with a start

And Miss Bostal took up the toags. tud picking out from the grste ihe lit•Je bits of cinder which had fallen from the fire, she arranged them julicloutle on the top to prevent a wasteful blaze. "Do ir said Nell, trying to stnile. but shivering as s^e did so. "Well. 1 bare had enough to scare me to-day.

haven't ir

“Oh. up dsar, X shonidn't worry too 1 moth if I were yon. It was a very: terrible thing, and I felt bound to

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tonishment and horror. "But It's not possible! .They must have made a mistake." urged Miss Bostal. "Why, Nell and I were talkto him a little before seven o'clock! be was then quite well, perfectly

recovered."

The colonel looked from one to the other In surprise. "You were talking to him! Where?’ “At Mrs. Mann's cottage, where he lodges. He came to the aoor and spoke to us himself. He was very llisagreeable and rude to us. poor fel'otv." said Miss Theodora, who seemed onable to graspjthe fact that the man I who had heefiro very full of life and j its ^salons three hours before should I , now'be lying dead. "Ah. well, then you will both have to 1 make your appearance as witnesses^, that’s certain. For there will be an inquest held to-morrow.” "As witnesses? How dreadful! Bolides. what can we prove? He was quite well then.” "That's what you wil^hAve to prove. Afld I hope you may succecfi.” said the rolbncl. -dubiously. ■’For if you don't. lAe young fellow that knocked him down end *1 untied him ” Nell looked up. pallid with fear—“this King, will certainly be had up for manslaughter.” Nell started up with a heartbroken

cry.

"Ob. no, oh, no’. How can tbst be possible? He had .quite recovered whin we saw Wm; Miss Theodora tells you sor Mr. and Mrs. Mann can prove it. too. He spoke Just as you da He looked just the same aa ever. He cysM havn got tit)*T afterward; everybody knows he was always getting tipsy- And he must have quarreled 'with some man and been . thrown down, or else he must hare fallen Into the ditch, and been suffocated, or— "I don’t think yon ought to try to throw fresh obloquy upon the dead." said Miss Bostal, gravely. “He waa quite sober when we saw him. and It must htve been vary little later when he died.” "But If the fall In my uncle's garden id killed him ” ,

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