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A DEFIANT BEAUTY. (MIAPTKU U. ] "Very well. Indeed. Engaged to her, T)h, who shall lij|liUy s*y that Fame tgn't n e"" I nothing hut an eni[,iy r "As fi r ttat no i n* Is quite sure. At A* the pretty heroine f the hour (l jj PVenlB jf ,heri' Is an engagement It irew her bow fur the Ut tint* acro* oan on)y ^ , n tn< , nrlt . tag - e . How- ' her flddle. and l-at h-r swift n-ti'.TU. ,. v ,. r ,|, P w , r id talks of It. The uld I under corver of well d. 'served applause man> j^,^ Carbyne. Is all for It. and ! that rt'i- 'id her artiBllc finish. :i t.i'.l, ag he ( , an arbitrary old person, ai.d lc.G*>ly I uiU man. who had ben speech- i,^ lg a br,olulely di-penflent upon him, I trssly attentive all through her playing, dnresay It will cc me off ." tuni* suddenly to his companion* ! "Not |f she Is Inclined to rebel." says man also : Hartx ur. having In hie mind that small "Prc-fessiiinal?" ask he. as If a little mutinous face, that but a few moments puxxled. since held all the roi.m in silence. "Good Heavens, no!" say* Sir John, ..g ,5,,,^ fancy for that matter that Amory, with a slight laugh. "Though, : thtre IB muoh love lost between them, ' after all. your question should not BO Fays Amory. with a fhrug. "on her part much surprise me. She can play, cuu't , a u events. But a 'little aversion. ' he?" you know. IB generally supposed to be Play 1 It wan astt nlshlng! Notprc-|, n ,. XI -,.n-nt Ingredient In the com- fee,ionl then?" There Is a touch c-f Wlief In hid tone. A professional, and inich a one and he not to know it ! mencement of a matrimonial career, j and I darsay (the will give In In the 'nil. Jlke most women. Persistency to] the thing that conquers them. Thy would do anything rather than be wor- ried." "Would they T" says Barbour, who ivms amused. "Most sapient sage ! where did you gain your depths of knowledge?" "Not from you, at all events," says Sir John, laughing who evidently re- gards Harbour with a curious affec- tion. "You. who believe In everything and everybody. Well, she Is a quaint little creature anyway: so perverse! The very fact that her grandfather wishes her to marry her cousin would no dcubt militate against his chances. She No. the world has not come to ah end yet "Mere amateur. Do you mean to say you have not heard her before? Your Ignorance, my dear Barbour. Is astound- ing Noi to. know her argues yourself urknown. Why, where huve you been, man, not to have seen her. here or there throughout the season?" "Can't bear crushes; very seldom r to them." aays Barbour, as If In self- efence. "And I suppose she neve' Bets out of strictly proper society gr.ove*. Who Is Bile? It Is ulffioult to believe she Is only that Inconsequent creature the amateur " "The orthfdox reading of that word m | a a || f or rime, and glory, and violin certainly a libel on her but she must "j t (> interesting. One would like plead guilty to It. for all that. She to keep an eye on her. to follow It to U the Hon. Kleanor Fairfax, grand- the end. says Barbour. dv lighter o* old l/ord Carbyne. an.l "The law doe* not forbid such mIM htirmi to his immense wealth." Inspection." say* Amory. "Keep your "An heiress, and a fiddler 1 " sayB Bar. fyf on her by all means if It so pleasea hour, with a groan. ytu." "T can see how you regard it. Yes; "j n the event of her quarrelling wt 1 quite nn Imi^rtant little person In her- her grandfather, she would be left to a* If. even If vou leave out the marvel- her own resources T' k>u gift " "Quite so. Not a penny can he her* "But what a b-tlse; Mother Nature unless the old man so wills It." IK aid be K< hir.Ticd of herself." say* the "There will probably be an entr 1 - blg man. with an angry shake of his tcte," says Barbour slowly. Uc.nlne head. "I c >nld have made that ! "Dear m. no;" says Amory easily, girl'* fortune, and here she has oi "How stagey you always are! Poverty without my aid. It Is an act of un- | no painful a thing that she will prcb- paralleled Injustice." ably do anything to escape It." "Tut. yir ran never take your mln-1 "You have not taken her chin and off the boards." says Sir John Amory. her vlolm Into consideration." says lightly. "You would not let the p<->r Barbour mildly. "I t-ll vou. It will be- rich folk have any of the tit-bits <-t Interesting. I should esteem It an life. Pray try to come down for a honor If I might be Introduced to her." moment or two to our poor level. an1 "An eye to future possibilities?" say ee that talent may occasionally be of Amory. with an amused glance. "The service to a private Individual, though world Is right, you are a great man! he may not neod to make her living 'An opportunity once lost, says th* out of It." moral copybook. "Is never to b* re- "I have come down." says Barbour gained.' You lose no tlm- V"'i believe quaintly, "yet I rannot help thinking how Immeasurably of greater use a genius such as hers might be to a ptor devil without n farthing." There to some honest feeling In his word*. though they are uttered Jestingly. An :!., r for many years, until compelled him to leave the stage, he la now the lessee of one of the most popular theaters In town. n authority among the artistic' I'' and a man sought after by fa-shlonahl" Indon. A kindly man. with a hea-t you will have this distinguished younK \ i.. Hills' on your hands before long" "I hope not," says Barbour gravely. "But If ever It was In my power to give her a helping hand. I should llki to do It From all you have told me. it Is possible she may come to logger- h.-.ids with her grandfather." "Always the dramatic Instinct; you are Incurable." says Amory, shaking his head.' "Well." says Harbour, apologetically, "I only think that she Is young. pr>-ti>- as large ns his body which Is saying land rebellious. If I am not an utter a good deal. Sir John, a young man of thirty or thereabout*, laughs a little "You evidently grudge Miss Fairfax. fhe divine spark." says he. "Don't tll her so. she might not forgive yon Th* Fairfax Mood In famous for Its warmth, and she was horn with a goodly heri- tage 1 henr. so far as tamper go.'B " "I grudge her nothing." says Barbour. "I only say to myself, 'There goes a Comfortable, competence for somebody,' and It Is absorbed by a little girl who doesn't want It at all; a rich llttlo girl, and one with beauty thrown luto her bargain." "It certainly sounds unfair as you put It." "It Is monstroui! And Pnganlnl In petticoats, and all for nothing." "Not quite that. . duffer about humanity. And I have helped many a one to a good living, or to home again, as the case might be." "I know I know," nays Amory. who Indeed knows of many a case where Harbour has been a* an angel un- awares. "You will Introduce me." says the l.nt'-r. l>r---ikliiK through the other'* nii'morlen. "With pleasure! She has a crate for 'the prof.-sxion.' as you call yours, so you may he sure of a pretty weliim. OV me this way I saw her Just now, going with Dicky Sylvester toward th supper room." CHAPTKH III "I would do what I pleased, and doing Miss Fairfax draws I what I pleased. I should have my will; the chief pleasure of her life from hrrlnnd having my will, I should be con- ttlent"- "<>i;nlua. my dear fellow!" "And manages besides to soothe the temper of that ti-rrlble old pagan grandfather of hers, hv means of It. His evil lUM.d.n :n r- jin verblal, and she nd her violin alone can sometimes In- duce him to listen to reason." "We * r determined to turn her Into a boy." says Barbour laug-hlng. "First. I makf> her a Paganlnl. and now you would have her play David to y >m Saul. An .it"oird conceit! I dare say Kmethjng might be made of It," mus- ing "i)h. don't" nays Ainorv. with an 1m- flnrlng gesture; "forget the beloved tagp for a momen\ or two." "Right rUht," says Harbour, who Is the soul of good humor. "Laugh aid a-row fat." says n merry old sage, and truly M* wisdom has been exemplified In the of this rtout "m*rryman," who Is of a glilh that might well by Dominie Rim|*ni have been call*! "Prode^ejJous " "SUM." says he. 'yoi. must confers y.,iirsi-lf that she lends herself to the Ideal! That little cli|>- ped heart of hers, with Its crisp locks, might well be a boy's; truly, 'tis a rhame," nays he, stroking his beard, jand longing In this speei i>, l.ui unfo.-- I and when one Is conterrte-1. there Is no more to be desired; and when there Is no more to be deslrod, there is an end of It." "No. gr'nd;ipa. I will nt '" "And I t.-ll you. you shall!" "You tell n\c- , great deal." says Miss Fairfax, wi'h a little scornful smile. "Sit down. Eleanor I Insist up"n settling this matter onc for all. Your cousin Is not only willing to give In to my whim and marrv you. but Is vio- lently attached to you " "Pshaw!" says Mls Fairfax, prompt- ly, and with mm h elo.|iieiire. "Don't attempt to 'Pshaw' me!" roan Parhyne, now thoroughly Incens- ed, and started with every favorable Bymptom on the road to a fine rage. "Do you tjilnk a little absurd girl like you Is to frustrate a plan of mine? I tf-ll vou. I've set my heart on this mar- riage: I can't last long, and there Isn't a soul In this worl'. -o receive you when I am gone. Therefore." striking his crutch upon the ground "marry you must. In my lifetime, that I may be sure of your welfare before giving myself up to the worm." There Is extreme kindness, and love "Beauly and genius, both to find sh?l- ter under that one small roof" "A well 'h.-ilched one!" says Amory. Innately, all are marred by the I 1 ress which he utters It "I can lake care of myself." says shv same. Tou fancy yo hre genius *- cause you can bring out a decent not- or two from that flddl* of yours; but I can tell you" "Well, If you despise my fiddle." says she. catching up that beloved friend, and preparing to beat an Indignant retreat, "you certainly can't want 10 hear It to-day: so there was little use In my coming. And what a story tel- ler vou mut be. grandpapa," turning flashing eyes on him. "to pretend, so often as vou have done, that you found pleasure In my playing." "That's one thing, to please an old man; to pl.sise a cultured public quite another. There! where are you going. Eleanor? Sit down again, I say. You have not at all understood me about tl Is proposal of Noel's." "I;IM| Heaven's, what is there to un- derstand?" says she, with a stamp if her foot. "You want me to marry him; I don't want to marry him. Th-re It all lies in the palm of your hand. Quite a little affair; and the victory lies with me. Marry Mm I never shall " "Then I shall disinherit you," cries her grandfather, hitting the ground with his crutch. "You understand that, too, I hope. Not a penny not a penny." "I don't care." says she. after one long minute. "I still have this." tap- ping her violin. "Well take It and go; I've done with you See what that precious bit of wood will do for you." says he. still In a fury of anger and disappointment. "See If It will bring so much grtat to the mill as will compensate you for Csrbyne Castle, and all It* lands." "You are rather vulgar, do you know, grandpapa*" says Bhe. gathering up hei violin and moving toward the door. "There must have been a wealthy bour- geola somewhere In your family. You t Ink monev |s everything I don't You have threatened me; you have said vou will uisiiuiciil UK', yuu sua'u't do that twice." "I don't suppose I shall." says hi with a, chuckle. "You will reconsider It, and give up playing th* fool." "I certainly stoa'n't marry Noel If that Is what you mean." "But why net? What Is there against him* H< Is young, handsome, rich" "Possibly nothing He may be Im maculate for all I know or care. The fact remains that I don't want to mar- ry any one I am" pausing, and giv- ing a tragic tone to her voi'-e "married already!" "What!" roar* the old man. "To this; to my violin." say she. laughing In plte of herself, and lay'nr her lovely flushed cheek with Ineffab:* grace upon the beautiful Instrument prwss.-d against her heart. "A truce to such rubbish." says Loi'l Tarbyne. "There, go. Quit my slg'.it. You have heard my decision. Think It over. I advise you " "I am not easily frightened." says she In a low. curious tone In truth, just now. It seem* to her that It w >-i' 1 be a swen experience to find hersetr alone In the world, with her violin for a sole friend. With It to carve a for- tune. That strange man. Mr. Bar- bour. had hinted to her of dellgh'f'il possibilities on that night before sh Ifft town. m>w a fortnight ago. The cool frehnes of the country had n^.". killed the longing to which his words had given life. Oh' to be free; pen- niless, indeed, but with a fortune l*- f.ire her. and a wild hope that. In tlmo. the tr-.ith of fame micht yet descend upon her head. To escape, too. fro-ri *n enforc-d m:irrlge!-<ind. with N !. of all ->eople! A man who sneered at h.>r longing for a public career who s&ld she was not suited to th.it . ort f thing Well rhe could show him! It all runs through her wilful mind as she stands there, apparently bent on Immolating the roses In the pretty Ktrusoan Jar beneath her fingers, while tier grandfather storms freely, and savs m.inv a thing that to-tnoroow he will regret. "Above all things," he winds vip, fur- iously. "I consider Noel to be the one man In the world for uch a headstrong chIM us you. He has character and : m sense for two He will hold N n well In hand, and control your r. II -ill , us vagaries." "He shall never control me." says he. In a little choking tone, and with- uit nnother word she throws up her r. ttv. proud head and marches to the door. There she turns and looks back at him. her face pale but det^rmln*.!. "You have fald your last word grad- paria." says she. "and I have laid mine !" (TO II OONTINOID) Found Her Purse In Her Horse's Hoof. Mrs, Jacob Uarue, living (ew mile north of Cautodkigut, N. Y., drove to that town the other dsjr to do tome trading. .She tie I bar hoiae on Main itrci n<l mxU Mvsral purohams, but found that her pocketbook contsininv $50 wu miuing. After Marching through the carriage and the Horn the advrrtiiml in the veoing paper offering a r*w*rd. On her w*y home ih oolimd that the hone w*i tumewhal lm, and ih lamencu inoreased until inn alighted from the vahicl* and made an ex- amination. The kininai lifteil tin foot at her bidding, and Mn. Darae wa lurprUed wh*n in* found, firmly embedded in the hollow of the hoof, the mitting purse with all the money. Mm. lUrue believes that in alivhi n from the carriage the purs* fell from her dresa and under th* horse's feel. A BLESSING IN PEACE. In War of I ur.il.n.l.u lmp*nanrr i t.rr aar. Work on the Baltic Canal wai begun in 1877, when th* old Emperor William laid the fintttt/ne. The plan* were drawn by a Dane, Kerr Pahlmrom, and the water- way run entirely through Holitein, the Daniih icrritory Mixed and anneied by Pruuia 10 lsr>4. Th* c.inl itaru at the town of Holtenau on th* Baltioiide, ihree. ud a half mile* north of Kiel, and runs south by w**t to the port of bruniimtiol, on the Elbe, a lull* above Cuihavcn, the- wapjrt of Hamburg, and twenty-eight mile* from th* city. The uretch of tiny- three- mileetrareree.) trom the Baltic loth* Elb* la almoU l*v*i. The greatest difficulties encounirred ware In croMing itreami, highway* and rail way*. Th* latter w*r* provided for by brido,** of great height which allow the paiifag* of tbe ull*al vessel!. The eniraoc** at both termini are pro- id*d with dock gate* 37 1-3 yards wid*. inclosing a *p*>c* of lot yard* ID length. Th* loweit depth of water at euher and ii tire fathom*, while in th* canal propel (our and a half fathoms i* th* loweit. Tb bra.ith of th* canal at bottom 11 24 1-10 yard*. Tugboats meet vessel* at the entrance* to render necessary MSietanca, and *p*oial pilau are required for th* paaeage, which cannot b* maxl* at a ipoed *ioe*ding fiv* and Uireo-tenthe knot*. It i* fUurad that th* avrratt* tint* of paasag*, allowing for dclaye, will b* thirteen hour*. T* allow v*u*l to g*t out of tbe way of peedinu war v*a**I* Mten widened pataag** '273 yard* long and 27 yHi wider than ne canal iU*lf are provided a* temporary harbori. BBJDUIS AMI nCltHIKf. Th* canal I* cruM*d by Mveral (wing bridge* and a*T*ral ferrl**. The pi*r* of th* permanent railway bridge* have case- mated buUr*e*ea with portnolre for gum and proTinoni for the gariaoniog of lrge bodi** of soidien to prevent an enemy'* "Her cousin. Ml as Sylvester, you know | sullenly poking her small foot to and her I think She Is wonderfully find .fro across a dark patch In the turk <y of her" It would seem as though, n ci.rpet. Bir John's opinion, to he .-tdi.iiied l,y "Thut Is what you can't do you. with Mlsi Svlvester Is a p.is.^port tu nil the ' v r '"r Infer a ahem : I n> vi virtues. - i \v a girl who could put me out so "Mis* Sylvester her cousin! Oh, ho! much ns you do. You can't take carw be hk* another cousin, then." us If nf >'i'urrlf Your solo longinc Is to recollection ivdden!y returns to h'm. I""' nw*v from clvll!7..-d life, and try "Colonel Palrymplo man In th* Lire >'" ur fortune on the stage." unrdi.' Tou kiow hlrar* i no. not the Htagiv" says she. "Stage concert room It la all the London Orooer Too Considerate. A niiiry i* told of a grocer engaged i butincH in a London niburb, to th* effeo that he once declined to attend a very popular concert, even though a free ticket wan nlT'-reil him. " Ye *ea," h* (aid to i he person who gave him the ticket, " if I went I'd ( en many people who owe me money for grncene* it would ipoil inv fun, iul the light of m* would ipoil them. I'll stay at lion.*." At'K <nd*burg a v***el of l*u than ten feet draught can pa** through a lock into th* Enl*r River ami thu* reach th* North Sea. Count von MoUke, however, ued to declare that in time of war it would take an entire army corp* to properly guard th* big canal. The canal u lighted throughout with electricity lurnuho.i from power *latiun* at either terminal. The maa* excavated from the uity-three mile* of waterway amounted to 67,000,000 cubic yard*. From 5,<>OO to 1U,UUO mn were en- ploy <i cooitajilly. Ski, led artisan* were paid from f I to $1.50 a day. The total co*t of th* canal ha* been MMOOjOML On* of th* impediment* wa* a mora** impoMihl* to drain. Heavy und wa* brought from Kiel and placed on the *wamp ground until it* weight diiplaced the auggy soil and gar* th* machine* a par- chase. Th* commercial importance of th* new canal can scarcely be *ipre*ied in figure*. Te bring it down to *om* comprehend bl* comparison it i* nece*ry te give (*w ap- parently disconnected fact*. PIHIUs Or OLD Kol'TK. Since IH.I.S there have been recorded 3.&OO wreck* and the **m* number of lew eriou* rnwhap* off the f >ani*h coait, dine* IHT7 more than 1,000 live* have been loet in i he*e acciden'i. Then i* hy the new rout* a laving of 2.19 nautical mile* in the trip from London to the Baltic, while from Dunkirk and other point* along th* French, Belgian and Dutch coait* th* laving variei from 230 to 2SO mil** A umilar laving u of couree ff*ot*d for th* rUltic port* of lluxia and Ruuia. Thi* chang* in th* channel of commerce meant a lemning of th* imporlanue of th* Daniih and Scandinavian pert*. Copen- hagen, long the greatest port in Northern Ruiope, ha* already f*lt the effect of th* now mute and ha* been declared a fre* port in the hope of retaining *om* of her threatened commerce. Th* itraugic unportanoeof th* big canal i* iiiaiiifi-st. It inure than doubla* the efTectivnnee* of th* (ierman fleet*, as in oai* of war they can be unified from the Kibe to the Baltic in a few hour*, while an enemy would be compelled to lote **veral dayi in a ilangeroui coasting voyage. A* a ; m* of oommunioation or ba*e of operation* the canal will certainly be of great importance m the next (Ierman war a* it* varioui point* ar* itrongly protected by fort* and ar**nl*. THE FOLDING BICYCLE. I Nay i*a* II* r<1 1 r? Spre. Bi ycle invention* come thick and fa*t. Kvery week tome inventor come* forward with >nv new device designed to mak* cycling *a*ier or infer or falter or to mak* wheel lighter. A folding bioycl* i* th* newt-it novely in the il**l hue. By a imple and ingeniom arrangement, th* con- necting rodi of the frame may b* folded until the machine i* reduced to th* nz* of one wheel, anhown in the illustration. Inventor* claim for tb folding bioyol* th- nouibility of itoring it in on* room, the e**e with which it may be carried np or down itairi or honied in dumb waiteri or elevator*. It can be readily doubled up for carrying on the ihoulder up and down Was How a Talkative Woman Quieted. Theitory told about th* doctor who got a talkative lady to put oat h*r tongu*, and who, after ihe had prolMted that h* bad be*n writing all the time, and had not looked at her tongue at all, replied that he had merely made the request ID order to get a moment of quiet to writ* a proscrip- tion in, called out a companion itory from a ii*nti*t. " On day," he said, " a young lady oame to m* for *ome tienliitry. Her mother cam* with her, and remained *it- ting on a *ofa ID the room. Ai the aat tnere, ihe talked 10 mueaiantly that I t>e- cime nervous, and hardly knew whether I wa* conducting the operation properly. Pr*. ently the woman began to talk about her own dieth, and to complain of a certain vague dutrei* that ihe often felt in them. I law that my opportunity had com*. I called the lady to the chair, looked at tier teeth, and then applied a liberal bruihing of Iodine. 'Now,' laid 1, 'if you will fco back to the *ofa, and keep your mouth clo**d *o a* to ticlude the air from your gumi, 1 think you will have no further trouble,' From that time on in* cat with her band* over her mouth, and did uot, it i* needle** to lay, ilnturb m* any more." Like His Impudence Landlady I clmi't ki.ow what I ihall do There'* no water for the disliwtttr. Star Hoarder Why not ua* thi* cotf* BII.'TCr.B. bid road*. Snch a incycl* oan b* readily plac*d in a oairiag* or other vehicle for traniportalicn. Doubtle**,al*o, th* polios- man who ha* had an *ip*nenc* m leading the bicycle of a prisoner to the italion- houie will apprecikle the merit* of a machine that can b* folded up and carried umler th* arm, whir* it i* pow*rl**i to work injury. Th* inventor* claim farther that la it* folded chap* th* bicycle may be tecnrelj locked, hat ieeii.1 to forgei that in it* port- able ihap* it pre**nt* an extraordinary iniiuoement to th* intending thief. Th* folding bicycle u on* of th* thing* that, now that it ha* been invent*,!, will caua* people to wonder why it had nol been thought of before There 11 no re**on why it ihouMn't b* hong up on a peg oat f everybody'* way. The man who invented th* baby carnag* which could be flattened out and jerked under th* b*d or ilood ugainat th* wall behind a *ofa work*<l a great benefaction. It wa* th* beat thiog mce the jointed fiihing rod. Then a Brooklyn man invent- ed a piano which could b* readily taken apart and carried up the narrow itairway* of an apartment house and then **t up ia a little room, initead of being iwnng into an ouUide window, a a lafe n generally put into an umce window. Bat there ar* mure bicycle* than there ar* either baby jam. a?e or Diano* la New York, *o for th* preunt the inventor of the folding bioycle i* entitled to a *at on the right *ide of th* throne. New York World. Bottle of Catsup Exploded. Mrs. Aleiander Baitercf Newtown.L.I., met with a aerioui accident at her horn* th* other night from th* explosion of a bottle of caUuD. She waacoming from th* cellar, where th* caliup it *tored, when the bottle exploded, knocking her down. Her cream* brought her huiband, who found her in a pitiful condition. The blood wa* flowing from **<reral cut* about th* face and head, and h*i left eye wa* completely lorn from th* iock*k A piece of gla*e two inche* long in length wa* ituck in her cheek an inch deep. Fragment* of th* broken bottle were inbedded in her lore- head, ohm, and neck. Her hand* war* alao leverely cut. & phyiician wa* called, and h* removed th* iplintr* of glasa from liri fac* and bandaged the wounds. The light of OD* eye u totally dmroycd, but th locior said with careful tn j ai nient that o the other may be saved. paa Growth. Do you know them a tim* in on*'* life When the weed* grow wild and high. And we're hedged in by many a *in And we nothing oan * but iky. There'* -nany a mountain walled fiord That when we it cloecr *cu Ha* gate* where a thousand could abreaal, Thu' they look too email for a man. If your mill u bound with iron band*, And your baud* are held with a chain. And the weed* grow bold and rank around, And into your life falli rain- Know then 'ti* your growing time, Your *ea*on of lowing and tear*, Of longing* fraught with cruel pain, Of hope* that ar* partly fe*r*. Ruth Ward Karn, In Bo* ton Tranicript, The Clock Hopped. Mr. Stay late Dear m ! I don't I*|IT thi* clock i* going, wit' Hlie(wearily) No. We alway* wind it up before going to bed. It ran down an hour ago. One Exception, Anyhow. Tupman The more man ha*, th* mure h* want*. >nodgra*i Did you ever have twiu* at your IIOUM? No Cause to Grumble. Ala* ! I m not in it, ex< -iniined, honitleK dog a* he paudl the Uctory. tn*