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KnUr*’ at the poet office at Cape May. K. J., 4a aacoaa>olaaa matter, March lllh. 1901.

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Author of u The Aou^c on IUk AaLrsh,.’

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CHAPTER XXIII.

Continued.

•Til go and sit with him. If beTH have uie."* said Clifford, who was re-! tnorscful. knowing that be had had ispiclons of the father, and not of the

ioprrtsht. MM. br B«h*rl Booo«‘.

"I knew, when yon got the police-

man to call me, that it

“Do, sir," said the sergeanfT who wanted a watch kept upon Miss Bostal's father, and was quite willing that

It should be a friendly on*

So Clifford, not without diffidence, qntered the house as the sergeant carried his bundle to the gig which was waiting for him at the old turnpil

The Colonel heard the ainw fool outside the diulng-room door

called out:

“Who-a thttr

Clifford stood In the doorway. “It’s 1. Colonel. May I come Ip?" The old man raised bis bead quickly,

and gave 11m a Mttle wan smile, as be

held but his hand.'

“Come In. come In: yes.’’

Then, having held the young man's farm hand In bia own cold one for a

the young man . “1 know her

I—I hafe waited—for some :nd us this —for twenty-five

all me,

hers.” he said. King.” he went reddened with

tricks, such i years."

An exclamation. In which astonish-

ment and sympathy were blended, es-

caped from Clifford's Ups: Colonel Bostal rose from his chair, and unlocking a cupboard in the corner of the room, took from It an old desk, wblcb be unlocked, and taking from It a bun-

' die of cuttings from old newspapers.

! put them Into Clifford’s bands. They all referred to cases of “klep-

[ tomania"' which bad come before the | West End magistrates from twenty- | three to twenty-five years before. Iff | which a “ladylike young woman, of

superior manner and address,", bad been charged with shoplifting. “They nil refer to my daughter." said the Colonel, quietly. ‘And in all

hand Iff bla own cold one for a j we managed to get her off. on the plea

Lstepa

and

Although there Is an anti-duelling law in Germany, and although Em peror -William has profesacd hostility to the ancient and barbarous Institu tions. both the law and the profession - are mere mockeries, as seen by many succeeding events. The greatest encouragement given to duelling In any country in many years was the pardon by Emperor William of Lieutenant HUdebrandL who “killed Ms man" not 'long ago and was sent to prison. No one can now hesitate to admit says the Logdon Hospital. That th« , elementary schools of En Blind are the great central exchanges til which diseases of diverse kinds are distributed from house to bouse and from street to street A medical officer found. In one school forty-three percent of the pupils afflicted with pediculi and coo- ■ tagious diseases, such aa :tcb, and ringworm. “the prevalence of which already threatens to bring education to • standstill In some towns." !‘ Down in Georgia the other day. Id the good city of Macon, they were telling experiences during the l ; earthquake ulsturbanecs of 1886. This | was given by an old town official: ' “The gouncU was in session thst night and when the quake shook the city j bgll from basement to attic the coupcllmen ran out thinking the house 1 would topple over. The minutes of the meeting, as c^n be seen by the records, conclude with the following • sentence: -On motion of the. city hall the council adjourned.'”

lents. be let it fall, and. In-

viting him. with a gesture, to be seated. relapsed Into Ysilence.. Clifford

asked him Is be should make

•W’ff

log.

dauj.

‘And in all

ec np t . and t

tliat she bad suffered from hysteria.

And that was true.”

“Then she Is not responsible for her Veil911 suggested CHfford in a tone

of relief.

sweep “Frankly, my own belief is that she

through the bouse from open window is fully responsible. Fhe Is a highly to open door. intelligent woman, and her"astuteness “Yes. yes. my lad; warm yourself If and cunning are unsurpassable. There you can. It would take more-lb^'than I Is. some moral twist in her nature there Is on earth to warm my old i which causes U-r to,love the excltebones to-night" | ment of crime. That Is my own' opinTho stern sadness of his tone sent a j ion. 1 took'her away from London, shiver through Clifford, who. Indeed. ! hut wherever we went she theatened had little comfort to give him. He had | to get hcrsdlf and me irto trouble, and some difficulty in getting the Arc to | at last I brought her here, where it burn up, and when at last he succeed- j seemed that she must honest for ed he found that the coal-scuttle was want of opportunity to le* anything empty. - else. And I thought, mti'l a few “I will fetch you some coal.” said weeks ago. that I had succeeded. I the Colonel, who was proved lug to swear to you I never had a suspicion rise from bis chair, when Clifford that she was mixed up with the thefts stopped him. - at the Bloc Lion until the inquest on “No. Tell me where to get It.” said young Stlckid*. Then, when 1 saw that he. quickly, snatching up the scuttle. , It lay between her and poor little Nell “Oh. well, if you will, yen will find I Claris. I knew who was the—the cnlthe lid of the water-butt on the ground prlt. But bow could I confess It? My outside, gt the back. If you lift it— , heart bled for the poor girt, but I but really I don’t like to trouble yon— knew the trutM must come out. and I you will fipd the entrance to the cel- | had not the courage to hasten Us com-

lar underneath." ! lug."

Following this rather curious direc- I For a long time there was silence in tlon Clifford went out by the back j the little room. Then Clifford ven-

door of the bouse, lifted the lid, ad- | tured to ask:

miring the ingenuity by which the I . “Do you know -where she has gone?" cellar waa concealed, and began to de- ! “All I know is that whatever she ocend the wooden steps into the dark- has done la the best possible thing for ness below. The Colonel had provided | her own safety. I can trust her for

him with a candle, but this was sud- that.”

denly extinguished as he reached the | Clifford was shocked. That the little, bottom step, and at the same moment 'Jaded woman was a monster, nn nnbe became aware that he was not • natural and depraved creature without alone. moral sense, was dear. The Colonel

Involuntarily he ottered a little cry.

ARE WE BECOMING BCWLECGEO?

w —- .

An Expert BulMer nf Trnnaer*, Wha Onsbt ta Know Saya so. “Bowlegs are certainly on the increase." Maid a weil-knowblallor. “and while It makes no particular difference In my line of business, wo cannot help noticing It What special reason is to be assigned /for the Increase

In bowlegs la a question I am not pro-

answer. But really it docs

not require the experience ot a tailor

pared to an'

A hand, the little, soft and slender band which he remembered so vividly, buL which be had never before Identified. was placed quickly on his mouth. “Hello!" they heard a rough man's voice cry. muffled as it came clows Into the earth ffom the garden above. And Clifford beard a soft whisper In

ral sense, was clear. The Colonel rose~ftgaln. locked up his desk and held out his hand to the yotmg man. “Go,” said he. gravely, but kindly. "¥00 have done all you could for me, for us. and I thank you. Now you

-must leave ua to take our chance. And

remember What I have said: There la very little cause to fear on my daugh-

ter’s account."

Thus dismissed Clifford took leave of the old man reluctantly and startet

*' It ic hard for Americans to bellevt that only 40 yean ago the use of bank checks In England for sums less thao - $25 was unknown: It is still hardei to believe the statement made in Eng ' Ush papers that the late chancelloi of the exchequer supposed that it was the rule still. “He was not alone 1* l^a Ignorance." says The Spectator j - “At least two Liberal statesmen ofcabl net rank shared him delusion. ‘DU you ever know a check drawn for less it. than £5 was the question one of these gentlemen put to a colleague on the front opposition bench during the course of the. debate. It seems In credible to any one acquainted with modern business method* that such Ignorance should hare prevailed In

high quarters."

his own ear:

“The policeman! Send him away on , of the old man reluctantly and started seme pretext. 1 only want a moment, ! for Courtstalrs. where be easily found

Just one moment T- j a lodging for the night.

The young man shuddered. Although ! Ob the following morning at daybe had no fear that Miss Bostal would ; break there arrived at tbl County Ludo him any harm, there was-something untie Asylum, sixteen mlk-s from uncanny about the idea of being left ! Stroan. a weird, wan object, shoeless.' alone with a murderess, deep down In ■ wild-eyed, voiceless with cokl and

the bowels of tbe earth. In the grasp of - with terror.

the little hands that had done such The creature cried when the porter

stabllsh the fact that bowlegs are more common now than ever before. Of course, the tailor, measurements 'he Is it may notice things of this a The men who a alks of life. We^havi measure a man’s legs when an order for a {suit of clothes Is left, and we natuh^ly notice the size and shape of •■flotye time agd my attciPRin was directed to the matter ot a man whose legs were Just a little above the average when It comes to crookedness of this kind. 1 made up my-mind that I would conduct a little study along this line. The results have surprised me. I have found that, but very few met? have straight legs—that Is. legs that are normally straight. The surprising fact about .the Matter Is that in a majority of Instances a billiard ball may be dropped between the calves of the legs. “Knock knees are -not uncommon, but this affliction. If It may be called such. Is. I Imagine, very largely a matter of Inheritance. Bowlegs, in some Instances, may be accounted for In the' fame way, but In a majority of Instances they owe their existence to other causes. No doubt the habit of pushing boys of tender years out Into tbe Industrial field has much to do

with It.

“Boys are forced out how before the Joints of the limbs are hardened, and they are required to carry heavy loads and to do oilier things which are calculated tcoproduce the results I have been discussing. There Is no doubt In my mind about this practice being an important factor In the development of bowlegs. Of course, there may be other reasons for the conditions I have noticed. At any rate, there are more bowlegs now than ever before. You may have noticed It yourself. If you have not, St is because your attention has not been called to it, for one may see them oh the highways If one will but take the trouble to look."—New orieans Times-

Democrat.

eUAINY^MO CURIOUS.

There are 1100 Chinese pupils in Queen's college, Hong Kong, varying In age from nine to 23. and many of them Rave family cares in the shape of a wife and children at home. Each year sees a decrease in the proportion of married schoolboys, and tbe average ago becomes greater every' year. - Curious specimens of opals have been unearthed at White Cliffs, In New South Wales. A party of miners. while sinking a shaft, discovered a collection of opalired spherloda resembling oranges. When broken the Inside had all the appearance of a sliced section of an orange, the veins and seed cells being perfect. -Other specimens resemble cinnamon fpuit, some being curtoudly an«f beautifully

colored with opaf rays.

Probably the most expensive book kpown is that wblcb -the Amec* of Afghanistan has presented to the Bosh of Persia. It Is a manuscript copy of the Koran, the binding ol which is worth 8150,000. This binding ta of solid gold, two and three-quarter inches thick. The canlngs./'Whtch “aenThe work of an Afghan goldsmith, are. In crusted -with pi-clous stone*---167. pearls, 122 rubigs and TVS

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Tbe policeman'll voice startled them both. He .dashed his lantern down into the cellar, bat already Miss Bostal bad released Clifford and hidden beraelf in the corner behind the ste

ops.

'Hello! -Who's that down there? Is

you, Mr. King?"

•Yea." said Clifford. “I'm some coaL Would you ask tbe

Is, 122 rubles and 1V9 d

the purestfwater.

a every m-oman la aValki

1 getting i e Colonel I

Prophecies, even when the prophet*

are politicians, sometimes come tree Her* is a"notable Gladstone -Baerenc* which wc can now look back upon ar quite prophetic, remarks the l^ondor 8t. James Gasetyx speaking or writ lag 25 years ago/bf the “mcnaco which In the proa poetise development of her

resource*. A mat lea offers to tbo menial presfalDeuce of England,

Grand Old Man predicted that Amcr lea. aasl America stone, “can. and . probably will. wYsst Utm ■* l**l com aterclal ' primacy. We hare no UUe. I have no Ir.tlinatloa. to murmur at the preapetf. Tf -ahe acquires tt, she will make the aequislUsa %y the right of the sfaongrrt; bnC la »hi* Instance. Ihs stroapeat moans the beiL‘ She will probably bstom* whit wa are wow. the hsad sevreat to the great hoasehfiM of the world, the employer ef oH •mptorsd; bscsisd bse retY ire win t* (aa tetsa aid ablest. We

have as tod.* t:tU- agalcst 1

YcsL.ee. or Oreoa or IMtoad has had

came to ber summons: -TTake me In. or 1 sball do myself tome barm. Take me in! Take me

In!"

It was Miss Theodora.

No lunatic- who bad ever ^>cen ad- ! mlttcd withlmbe walls of the asylum ' had looked half so mad as she did. i Tbe doctors saw hnrranff' advised her i detention. And when tbe storm broke

.for a scoop, or A shovel, or something j over her. and the hue and cry reached

to get It ap by?” ■ the' asylum, there was no dobot ex-

Tbe man flashed his . lantern round t pressed by any of tbe doctors as to her “d Saturday in more sombre, darken the celUrotu.^ more, and answered: Insanity. She was duly brought up ' b,ue - with sapphires 16 match...

“Well, sir, I can’t go IrnyBut 1T1 call ( befsre the magistrates, remanded,

him.” • N ' j brought up again; always with the

He drew back, -and the tponfent he i same result. She smiled, she chatted; did so. Mis* Bostal, with amazing bold- | she appeared wholly unconscious of uess and celerity, crept np tbs steps her position, wholly Imsi onslblo. And sud out behind bif back, as be called , at tbe last her trial -for murder was

to Colonel Bostal from the back door- : * voided, the doctors all certifying that

way. she was unlit to plead.

Clifford stood stm. with his heart In And wl

In Slam every womanTis a Valklng calendar. On Sunday red ailkywjth a parure of rubles la wo rn on day.. brings a silver and p-Uty grew and a necklace of mqonstqneaf .Tuqadag la dedicated to light fed.'wjt^ coral ornaments ; Wednesday ' la '^fleyoteJl’ 'to green, with emeralds T ThunlBaJ'wrar a display of variegated effldrfs'. vrlrtf • cat's eyes; Friday the Tadyf* arrayed In pale blue, with flashing diamonds.

his mootb. .He Was intensely excited; he was listening with all his power. But he did not know whether be wanted the woman to escape or whether he

wanted her to pay the ]

well deserved. All

the few moment* of suspense seemed never-ending. Then tbe voice ft ibe police man. measured and Chlm. was

beard again:

“Ah right, sir. He's

JtiM-Iheodoca.^lould be couflpDl during Her Majesty’s pleasure, every one concurred Jn the Justice of the dccision except Colonel Bostal. who said

penalty .be. so- tb Clifford, when the, were alone:\ “sw was that -j (aid you ibe would get off! JBbe la

anlng.’

had gat away, then! After all. it was no more than was to be expect 0 snlte of himeeif. be felt an immense relief that he had hdped Wr to re tape. Be could meet, if not the policeman. st least, the Qohmel, with a tighter brert He took the she which was handed to him. and n prered to the dining room with

The Catoaat I

I at him keenly

it was anouuced that

-Wd rre sre-horr re a*red re a

fcrel Sxghof raret -JSS , >'/-*.

to think. But then be had something so much *j4eaaanier to think about. Fbr Neil Claris was no longer able to ■ay “No* to him. instead of being a suspected criminal, she was now a heroine. U was honpr-and not disgrace that she could now bring to her husQ*c thing on]y Clifford had ta wait ‘for. Nell would not leave her uheie .

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