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The Wedding Eve ; Or, Married to a Fairy. CII.U'TKH XVI. i "1 <iulte underiUanJ. *iut 1 wan not Kolnt! to commodate Minn suxon She n-tuniH to school Kpi-ak In her about ehooiclrl Mrs. Jiu'kson. :i*k you to "''- another night. to-day. 1 Will these tirefome of hers. Meantime, will yon tell me what 1 owe you on her account?" "Schoolgirl pranks!" ejaculated the worthy .Mis Jackson, falling buck u tep In extreme, disgust at the small effect her bombshell appeared to huve created. "Well, of all the- "I will give It to you In change," 1 nld. "If you will tell me the amount: mid I am very much obliged to j ou for your care of .Miss Saxon. She seemed Inclined to dilate upon the subject of 1, tilth's dellnijuciicicM. but lifter u glance ut me she was shrewd enough to realize that I WHS not to be Imposed upon, she contented herself with nainiiiK u moderate sum for l-'l Ith's expense*, having received which. to my Infinite relief, she look leave of me. .My calm and apparent Indifference to the Hurtling nature of Mrs. Jackson's dlM-lo.-uii-s wen- wholly assumed. In reality. I was perplexed, distressed, nnd astonished beyond measure. 1 hail not the heart to face I.llith Immediately: but 1 walked stupidly up and down the several men gravely considering her, realised one of her notion* of happiness. ".Shouldn't 1 have made u capital ar list's model?" she asked me more than once. KH with light touches, every one of which sent the blood tingling to my llnger-tlpH. I Hrrunged her hair, or mov- ed her head or hand MO that U should be ell In focus. The photographer and his assistant were actually enthusiastic. "1 have really never taken studies of a more beautiful subject." the former (unfitted to me before 1 left. Far from being tired after her experi- ence in the studio. 1,111th almost bound- ed along Itegent Street by my side. "Wouldn't It be lovely if life could be always like this?" she observed artless- ly. "Going about and spending money, and having nice ii.n.iv and being ad- mired?" "With me. for companion?" "Of course. You are always so nice to me." "Would you really think It lovely to lie .-ilways with me?" "1 think so because It Is impossible." she answered, averting her eyes as they met my gaze. "All very nice things In life are impossible, aren't they?" 1 did not answer Had she been an experienced old hand Instead of a schoolgirl, she could not more skilfully parry all the attempts at love-making but I walked stupidly up and down me , '"to which 1 every now and then slip- hall, and In and out of the two ground- . l' e< ;- fl looms, revolving in my mind what I After lunching together. I.llith 1 should suy to her. It was il must be, some mad freak on;"- - - - the part of the child, disgusted by Mrs. I [,?5 8 ?? t< ', np<l Jackson's vulgar curiosity nnd spying ways. Vet. why should she have been no fearful lest I should hear of her es- capade.' And why. only a few minutes ago. hud the color left her face at the mere Idea lhat 1 should hear Mrs. Jack- Ron's slor.v'.' Why had she implored me not to see the vv oman '' Why -oh. Heav- en, It was terrible. It was sacrilegious compatiled me iiuite meekly to u tele- ' graph office, and stood beside me while r l despatched a message In her name to i Mrs. Morland. 'Expect m- by "Of course, she will be surprised at getting a telegram from you in London, when she thinks you are at Weston." 1 said: "but you must to suspect lhat Innocent, blue-eyed "child I her as best you can.' of aught hut schoolgirl folly! I. "I think 1 can make her understand,' .imibt assail- And here another horrid ed me. Would the. when I taxed her with last night's Might. even tell me the truth'.' Already she had lied to me on more than one occasion, and over trifling matters. Could 1. therefore, hope to coax the truth from her? A sense ol' the liquidity ot my posi- tion, loo. us>alled me. How could eight- and-t vvrlit v lertui-' seventeen'.' Had 1 had to ito with a l:ul. words would have come f-HMlv enough, and strong v.onls. too; hut with a Kill, ami a girl whom 1 passli null ly Imed. It wa* a \i-ry differ- ent matter, .s'o much hung upon her an- swcr almost , Indeed. nt> liellef In wo- manhood M \ I<>I,|,IM-I j;rew ilanip with the Intensity of my unxiey and grief. Had llii-r- only be* n a woman within leach to whom I could have transferred the duly of bringing I.llith to book. It would ha\e been a n Infinite relief to me. A Woman would at least know what to say. and f that I had no Idea. At l:ist. after what Heeined a long In- terval or worry ing thought. I went slow- ly iipsiatis t" the Mudio and opened the dour. Tli'-ri- WHS the culprit. In her snowy mtishti dii-.*--:*. curled in the big urn i hair, with S., la.lln in her lap. the sun striking tlirouRh the slaiitiiiK north window ni'iiti her yellow heail. Her hair vv.i- a I'C.i 1 1 n; 1 '. not to her liking, Illld Mo v, :,: engaged In I'laltiljK It up iigain As it fell about her shoulders she |. "l."d a child again, and this help- ed me to the tone I should take with re- gard to her. I drew a chair Hi' just In front of hers, and hcKaii. much n. the tone one adopts toward* a M-frailorv child: "Wh.it it-- all this I hear from Mrs Jacksi n lit, ', nt voiir |nittliiK the .--craper In the door, and going off for a han- som illive last night at twelve o'clock. and never rctnrninK till one? Where In the world .in! v mi no t. l.illth returned. Something In her tone made me look at her sharply. Her eyelids were lower- ed, and an odd. almost a sly, smile was playing about the coiners of her mouth. "1 have rather lost confidence In the management of Morland House." 1 said. "It Is clear to me that 1 must look alter you more, closely In future." She looked up in evident alarm. "Oh don't think that!" she exclaimed. "I am sure you are doing Mrs. Morland an injustice. You have no idea how i kind she Is Just like a mother to me. And she doesn't at all like being inter-! i fered wilh she hates surprise visits and that sort of tiling, it argues want! of confidence, she says. And 1 think she Is right, don't you?" "She ha* no right to let you go about 1 shabby and In boots down at the heel." "It was all my fault. And lhat re- minds me. Mr. Hcrvey. I have home- till up I very, very much want to ask you. Hut 1 am afraid you may be an- gry. And 1 wouldn't vex >uu for any- thing." Her voice shook. 1 looked at her In KUrpr.se. Mtc was quite pale, and ner"T lips trembled "Why, what In the world Is tin- mat- ter with you. child?" I exclaimed. "You know quite well that you have no reas- on to be afraid of me, and that 1 will do anv thing in my power for you." "I have got In debt." she faltered. "In debt?" I repeated. In great sur- prise. "To whom, and ho\v much'-'' 1 "To lo several of my school fellows tered the room. Hut It was not I. tilth's laugh. This wan u. fuller, richer voice, and e'ven before 1 turned my head 1 heoaino HeiiHlblo of that exotic fragrance of pel fumcil hair. perfumed face-pow- der, uttrl perfumed clothea which hunK about my dunce, I-udy Margaret I,orl- mer. I M:I r led from my chair nnd faced her, lllpptBMt I. Hull's picture within the pocket of my pal n ting-coat. Mad^ei did nut appear to notice the action. She was exquisitely dressed in a sort of traveling wrap of tan-culored silk, with many dulnty capes, and a big straw hat of the same shade, and she held put both liiiiniM loward me. 1 took them mechanically. I couM not find It In me to pretend to welcome her with any show of pleasure. The sight <->f her Inspired In me nothing but senna t lout of regret, defiance, and Irri- tation. Hut for UUH brilliant, fashion- ably dressed, artificial-looking woman of the world, with, her money, her dia- monds, and her trenchant wit, 1 could take my lovely childlike Ullth to my heart; and Ihls thouKht helped to make me constrained and self-conscious aa I lightly klssrd the Koented and powdered cheek Aladgc proffered to me. "Vou did not expect me." she said, linking gracefully into the armchair I had Just vacated. I mu.de un Instinctive movement to prevent her from taking It. I could not benr to wee her Jnst where I always pic- tured I^lllth, thougrh. esthetlcally. I was forced to admit that she made a most attractive picture of the Tlssot order, with her abundant hair tinted a ruddy chestnut, which was the most popular shade at Hninburpj that year, and curled and frizzed to perfection. offering a piquant contrast to her bright skin, which no powder Beemed able to spoil, and to those darkest of hazel eyes of hers. . "Vou didn't expect to see me," she re- peated. "Clearly, you weren't thinking of me. Are you very busy?" "Very. As [ wrote In my last letter, am doing Home studies from old Illg- gtns, the model wiioui Nature clearly intended for a vlklnK. I expect him this morning In half an hour's time." Her j^ii/.c roamed about the room. \ It rested on Ullth's photographs a doz- en larftre panelfi and two heads of cabin- et size, besides the one I had thrust In- to my pocket I felt the blood rise to my chek. Madge made no remark just then, but turned a^raln on me. "My mind Is so much set on your giv- ing a one-man show in Bond .Street Gal- lery next spring," she said. "It would do you all the Rood In the world Home of tha.t work you showed me on the explain things to yacht 'when papa and I were at Cowes was rea.lly very beautiful. During the lust year. Adrian, your painting Rained a quality you fore." She was looklnK spoke. You paint," she continued slowly. the four-thirty train. "LIHth Saxon." has never showed be- hard at me as she . . as If you felt Hie bejtuty of things more than you used to." "I i, -ri growing older," I said. "A painter Mhould understand nature a little better every year If he IB worth any- thing. Hut. Madge have you come all Ihe wnv from lloint*urg to tell me this? And ts my uncle with you? And your) niol her".' And when did you arrive In! town?" "This* morning. Only Henrlette Is with rue." She i>ausp<l. Her eyes roved round | the roor uKiiln. I knew It was coming. She rose. and. walking straight to I. II- Ith's priotOKraphs. f xamined them atten- llvely. Then, htanrliinf before them with her baok turned to mo, slip remarked In clear, level tunes which betrayed no emotion whatever: "What a very pretty girl! Is she a model ?"" (To be continued.) HON. J. S. IH Fl'S KKl'OUT. I will never borrow been iilllti- miserable about It. thirty i nds!" "Thirty pounds!" I re-prate*.: low vvhiMU- of astonishment, the world did you manage thirty pound!'.'" ;IH ;.t cards." \\liat lie Says in Regard to Finan- cial Comlilioiis in Ontario. "In rogard to rural finance, a loiter -was addressed to the District it IB I Representatives, *>f whom \ve have with n' now tliirty-spven located in tliirt.y- How inppven different centres in the I'ro- ince, asking them to secure wli.it have answered, inform ation they ooukl on this sub- she had bci-n changing color and look- seeming to gain confidence as sin- pro- n " -.1 . r,,,. ig thiUHiifhlv frighi-m-d when 1 tii M . .-ed-d. "OIK- of the. girls Is an Aim-rl- ]<' especially With leteience U) i I i ,--. M lait as I ri-ntinuid speaking her (are cleared. "I will tell von the truth." he ex- (Jatni(-il. In a Vi.ire nf t-udden decision, lairing li r head and throwing the hair an. and she taught me to play poker, (he fol lowillR poi fits : And I liked the excitement. We played rru rr In our bedrooms, (if course. Mrs, Mor- 1 1. -I he percentage ot Ur can. A I land know nothing about It: bill th others were rich, and played for moncv, and I well of course. 1 ou^ht to h.-ivi- M-ineinlier, d lhat I haven't any money hut what .vou In your kindness give mi 1 . Hut I KO| led away, ami I kept on lo. 1 :- Ing night after night as I went on. In tin- lio| r getting il hack. Ami the Kit-Is don't know alioul vou, or they would ti-ase mi' dreadfully. Mrs. Mor- land told me not to tell them, and they think I have rich relatives In Londoii; i nnd when they know 1 h.'ivetieen to Lon- don, they will expect inu to have K"t i mo money; do you see'.'" sec." I answered, vi-ry gravely. county the hankers estimated that the deposits had increased from 20 per cent, to 30 per cent, in the last few years, in another county it was estimated that 70 per cent, to 90 per cent, of the money deposited in local ba-nks was deposited by the farmers. Another county estimated that 75 per cent, of the farmers had savings running from $700 to $12,- 000 each. As to the total amount of deposits of farmers' money, only a general estimate can, of course, be given. One county estimated that be.twe*n three and four million dol- lars of farmers' money was deposi- ted in the local branch banks, while other estimates ranged from two to five million dollars. Under these circumstances it would seem Bafe to estimate the total amount of farmers" deposits in rural Ontario at one hundred million dollars for tJie entire Province. While this may appear to be a very large fig- ure, it should be remembered that the aggregate farm wealth of On- tario, including land, buildings, im- plements and live stock, is placed at $1,405,950,940 by the Bureau of Industries Report, and that a very large amount is required as a work- ing capital in conducting the farm operations on a plant which repre- sents such a large investment. This would only mea-n an average of about $600 per farm, but of course at the same time it is recognized that all the surplus money of the farmers is not deposited in the banks, although unquestionably a considerable proportion of it is. "As to the demand on the, part of farmers for loans, the consensus of opinion apeared to be that the de- j mand was not very heavy, repre- senting only a small portion of the total deposits. The banks, of I course, do not loan money for the j purchase of land, but the opinion is | general that no farmer who enjoyed a good reputation and could give reasonable security had any diffi- culty in securing money needed to finance his farm operations, which was the chief purpose for which loans were Bought. The rate of in- terest charged varied from 5!^ per cent, on long-time loans to 7 per cent, on short time loans, with occasionally rates of 8 per cent, and 10 per cent, in some of the. newer districts. 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(-'iiilv vi. u didn't want lo see me again MI si nn' And did \ou l.nork or ring? I W;,N slllltiK 'II 1 . 1 mil!-! lia\e heard you." "No," --tic answered slowly, with her i \ i - lix,'d MI-HI, Saladm's tiiffl,-. with Which ln-i ringers |, laved. 'I dldn t dare to. I nil dull. I hatr-d Mrs. Jackson's house. I lik,- driving In hansoms: and of iur>e. I knew no .me In London b'lt you. ami had nowhere el*-c to gi,. and 1 Wi-Mit ;-l-''i>' . and I wanted to be hear a friend, so I ilrm" to the studio." "You fltmo here" At that time, night? I 'Id you rei nut?" Yes. i, ml I Walked about R >>lt. and I lolrt tin- man to drive home the longest way. as I didn't want to go to bed. Thais all Hut I didn't waul >mi to know I was so silly " My heart beat favlei wilh n Jov which I could hardlv repress. The thought of this Illlle. lovoly, lonely creature aclliul- ly ilriviliK lo Hie house where I vvns and wandering up and down in front nf It. to l,e mar her onlv friend in London touched m" deeply. Hilt It behooved Illf to be Very slcrn ill out so mad a prank, and [proceeded ns well as I could to lecture her on her conduct. "Think how vou frightened poor Mrs. Jackson," I i aid. "and the stories she will tell about vou Cirls can't be too i aid ul |,i-otiie are so ready lo say un- tlnd things, especially when Ihe girls it,' .-'< pi et I y as you." "I HIM preily, am I not?" she said, miling at me. with limpid blue eyes through a tangle of soft hair. I am Klad tliat \\rcnshavv cntcied at that moment wilh some fivsh tea, lor Which lie plelrllded Ul llllllU I III, it 1'UIIg. < M h, i v. i.' ,> I mot certainly have kissed her. for my slock of self-control was rai'ldlv P', a poi atlliK. and Ihe stm'.v nf her escapade had made mo more In love with li-'i than ever. \\reiisliavv seemed to divine this, for he would keep pottering ahoul the room, pi t lemiiiiK lo dust and liil.v, and ar- ruliRc Ihll,;;-". Willie l.llllh and I were I, r.lsd 1 1,;: breaUlasl. going evt-u the length at Ian of taking Madge's last Idler, which I had left on the mantel- piece, and obilcquiOUCly offeiinu it lo ..... before. 1 parllcularl v love London "Must have dropped out of your coat i of season. Hut 1 very pobn found I iiocket. .-ir." In- said: and I could have ' Knocked Hie mans head (iff. farms mort- gaged and per cent, of mortgage on j value of farms, .ami whether in- creasing or decreasing. "2. Tho extent of deposits by farmers in suvin^s banks. "3. The extent of the da-mand on the part of farmers for loans. "I. Hate of interest jjukl both on long Ji n*l short tiinc loans. "5. "Whether the limns are on th? purchasing of Uin<l only or for financing farm operations. "In gathering this information they <_< inferred with hankers, busi- ness men, lawyers, registry office "Hilt. I.llith deal, if menihi-r. 1 am v, ry inK a ildi man > on must give mi -.vi'id of lionor never to Kamblc ;ni,ic. Will you do this?" "(Mi. 1 swear it. on my solemn word!" he yaid hurriedly, cvidfnly much re-- . i ijiievrd. "I've been (mite miserable uboiii i officia Us and prominent farmers. AS] it. and shouldn't think of touching n card again. And you will let me have Ihe thirty pounds, won't you?" I wrote her out u Chech while we were having a cup of tea by the station, and with II gave her a long exhortation, to which she listened with HIP greatest (tenth-ness aid submission, hut without!,- 4. Tl I (ear. paying any very dose atenilon ,ll\t'<l . longtime in the (list rict. 1 lie to my words. A few minutes later 1 stood upon Ihe! [datfoim while the Bristol train took from me a flower-faced girl, who smiled and kissed her hand gaily from the car window. is well known, men of this type arc usually inclose touch with the con- ditions of their communities, both by rea-son of their position and bv reason of the faot that they have I was certainly some fiv e-and-forty lu.undH the poorer for her visit to Lon- don; but al the ni'tmcnt of starting she had tin-list her head out of her compart- ment and had given me a IIIIIK. soft, tin- asked-for kiss upon my cheek. "(iood-by. dear Mr. llervey! T shall never forget your kindness never!" Then the train had taken her from JHllolint me. before I hnd even time to make a fool of myself by telling her I coni.i die for her. CIIAI'TKR XVII. The next fortnight was a difficult one. to live through. I had come to town for several reasons. I wanted to choos<> paints and canvases, as well a clothes lo last me dining my next long sea-trip:., and 1 also particularly wanted to get | some studies of an old model who was tlrsl-iale for vikings there being a vlk- iiiforniatiijii which bas thus been sc 1 - cured should, therefore, be reason- ably i-eliuble. "Answers to t.he first question pertaining to mortgages elicited the t fact t/bat about 45 per cent, of the I farms of the Province Are mort- Igiigeid to some extent, nnd that one- third would be a fair estimate of the | 'junount which the mortgage repre j sents to the total value of the pro- j perty. This means that mortgages against farm property in the Pro- vince ri'prewnt only about 15 per wnt. <jf thi'kitiil value of farm pro- perty, which must be taken as ft very encoiirnginp; sign. Moreover, consul* ruble percentage of these . Hut I knev. my own danger as well us he did. and was resolved lo havu no inoie !eie-a-ieicH vv i I li my bewitching and IrreHpnttmhle protoge. AM mini us hrenKI'afit was river I took her 0:1! MiopidiiK attain, noting w*ll the f. r u r (hat from her own account she flp- 1" a i ed in |,c almost destitute nf any waiiliohe bill what she wan actually wenrlriK. mid lavliiK up In my own mind a very unfavorable reckoning MtUinSI Mrs. Klanhoiio Morland'M Mewnnlship KIT my mvn spHctnl dellKlit I drove I. i, Hi to one of the ) i plioioK- apherx 111 tin. 1 West Knd. and lieie we speni fully two hours nnd u hull. nu.klnK the child turn her head this wnv aiel take hi r hair clow n and put It up mule, look serious. Ho curled up on n conch, nit 11,' It-lii nn n i i. .HI. utilka n dancing attitude and rest her check UKiilnsl a < iishl-in with closed tye8, as thoutili ii.'b-ep. \\'lin lever happened, I was rcsolvc'l at least to poMKeH.'i ph-r-tv of pictures which \voul, I le-iill to inn my little marsh fnliy. (iii'l In "ni- ^ti:d> In p;ii i n-u!,ir 1 WHS most o, ireful |o nrriinKe the light KII Ihal. as sh Ktood with imlllllB face H'.ii Im sene'l llftlr, ti'irl one foot pointed KM llii>u|;li beKlnnlllR to dunce, thl rf- . ; might re.iemiile Unit of llio siinlil , M upon which I l-iid lirsl liasted in> )* ut I.yihiiiKe. illlh was n perfect model, nnd enjny- ** the poplriK ll.< rouffhlv. To look etly pfel'v in i.vtnus i,iii|,..i wli;, mortf?.ages are hold hy farmers. Opinions wore al*=o unanimous that mortgages are steadily decreasing. Practically every county reported that payments were being kept up very jmnnptly and a large number of mortgages were being wiped off each year. In many cases it was pointed out that mortgages, while they a,rc froquentl.v taken as a, baro- meter <jf prosperity, (ire not alto- gether nn unhealthy sign, as many apns were rniny m\e ~ i - i i>roof, vTiiich. rcKiird-jare placed m order to secure money to extend the land holdings, erect buildings, plant out orchards, put, | in uii<Jcr-<lraimif<-e, or effect othe improvements whi'-h were in the na- : It happened to be an exceptionally fine and sunny autumn, and, us t have, said out was too much in love to put my heart In my work :is I used lo do. My first moment nf real happiness came wilh the arrival of Lllith's phoiogi nphs, for as a corre- spondent she was hopeless. Not ono word had 1 heard from hrr since wot purled at 1'addliigton. though 1 had written her a lontf, long letter of gritnd- falherly advice, just for the pleasure of talking to her. Hut the photographs were rpnlly like her. Fltlcen less of Wienshaw. I Pluck all about the walls of iry studio, after giving slrcnu "My Uncle," writes a Youth's Com- panion contributor, "had a contract to Install a heating and ventilating system in two school buildings out West. I had t!:e supervision of the contract, and 1 had to see that the plant did its work properly. As the success of the. whole system depended on the proper making of the tinal con- nection, 1 decided to do that myself, and not trust it to my helper. "The two buildings were about two thousand feet apart. One was old; the other had just been finished. The boiler rooms and furnaces were sit- uated in the. old building. Leading from this building to the new was a tunnel, four feet square, and lined on all sides with concrete. A foot from the floor a network of steam pipes ran fhe entire length o' the tunnel. "A gigantic fan in the boiler room pumped air through the tunnel In passing over the steam pipes the air became heated, aud kept the new building at the proper temperature. "The stystem was controlled auto- matically by compressed air. When the temperature In the new building rose too high, the thermostat auto- matically shut of the fan, and turned cold water Into the pines in the tunnel. When the temperature fell too low, the thermostat started the fan. and turned the steam back Into the pipes. "The plpa that carried the compress- ed air ran through the tunnel, and It was on this pipe that the connection was to be made. "1 put on my overalls and jumper and went after my tools. My flash light was missing, so I took a stub of a candle that a plumber had left, aud entered the tunnel. "I crawled along until the light from the. entrance grew so dim that 1 had to light my candle. Reaching Into my pocket, I discovered that I had only two matches. But I went ahead, assisted by the feeble light from the taper. The connection was exactly in the centre of the tun- nel. I reached it In a few minutes, did the work, and started buck. "In my haste, 1 half rose to my feet, and was going along as fast as any- one In that crouching attitude could go. Suddenly, without warning, my foot caught in an opening between the pipes, and I fell. My head hit the sharp corner of a reinforcing rod that projected from the concrete wall. The fall knocked mo unconscious. I lay (here about two hours. "1 came to with the consciousness that I was in imminent danger. My head ached. Under me I heard the snapping and creaking of expanding steam pipes. In an Instant I realized my danger. Thinking that I had made the necessary connection and had left the tunnel, the Janitor, according to directions, was getting up steam. "I tried to rise, but my ankle was sprained, and I fell back, with a sharp* exclamation of pain, on the hot steam pipes. My wound opened afresh, and I could feel the warm blood stream- Ing down over my face. Again I tried to rise, but the pain was too much for me. "The heat of the pipes was getting Insupportable. They began to burn my hands and legs cruelly. To make mat- ; ters worse. I was so confused that I had lost all sense of direction. "Suddenly, in the distance, I heard i the grinding of the huge fan. The ' janitor was just starting it. In a few ' minutes It would be going at full speed. "An idea flahed through my dulled j brain. I groped over the pipes until I I found my candle. I carefully lit my j last match and touched it to the j candle. The almost imperceptible current bad at first no effect on the I candle, It was so slight. Almost in- j stantly, however, the tiny flame bent ' to one side, and showed me plainly the way to safety. "The pipes were so hot that I could no longer touch them. I tore off my juniper and shirt, and wrapped one ' round each hand. I began to drag myself along. The pain from my wrenche-d limb was so inte'isr- that I nearly fainted. "Suddenly I remembered the com- pressed-air control! If the air-supply pipe were cut off, it would have the same effect on the system as a rise in temperature. The fan would be stopped, and cold water would run throuKh the pipes. "I made my way painfully back to my tool kit, and found a hammer and cold chisel. Then I found tho air pipe, and attacked it as best I could. "The last thing that I can remem- ber is the hiss of the escaping air. I fell back unconscious. When I came to I was lying on tho Janitor's cot In the engine room, and a physician was dressing my wounds and my burns." 111! AMKKR OF BOKHARA. Hi- Annual Saving* Amount to More than $S,(MMUMIO. The largest private hoard in the world is probably that owned by the Ameer of Bokhara, the Russian vassal State in Centra! Asia. Ac- cording to the Turkesstanskiye Kraj the Ameer possesses in his strong-hold a vault 315 feet long, 45 feet wide and 20 feet high, com- pletely filled with gold bars, and coined gold. Some years ago the Ameer had another vault built to hold his sav- ings, an<i the new storehouse is n<rw also almost full. There is at the Rokharan court an enormous cash book, which has served for genera- tions and in which all revenues and expenditures are supposed to be put down, but also for generations it has never been checked with the "cash in hand." Grafting is the easiest thing in the world at Bokhara. The Ameer's officials draw no salary. They are apjxiintcd on the understanding that they must keep themselves on what they can make out of their various offices. There is no budget, and the largest permanent charge on the Ameer's income is one of $15.00O annually for a local hospi- tal. Then there is a small contribu- tion toward the upkeep of the Rus- sian police in the protectorate and the maintenance of the B-okharan "army," which has shrunk to a mere bodyguard. The Ameer's annual savings, it i* calculated, amount to more than 8s, 000,000 a year. He is by *radi- tkmal usage compelled to send every year a number of valuable 'presents" to the Russian authori- ties at Samarkand and Tashkent. These presents consist of carpets, silks, and the like, which are imme- diately sold by the recipients to na- tive traders, from whom the Ameer as regularly buys them back at fixed prices, to be stored up and to serve again as "presents" the fol- lowing year. Proof Posilhf. They were trying an Irishman charged with a petty offence in an Oklahoma town, when the judsre asked "Have you any one in court who will vouch for your pood char- acter?" "Yis. your honor," quick- ly responded the celt ; "there's the sheriff there." Whereupon the she<rifl-evince<l signs of great amaze- ment. "Why, your honor," de- clared he, "I don't even know the man." "Observe, your honor," said the Irishman triumphantly, "observe that I've lived in the country for uve-r 12 years and the sheriff doesn't know me vet ' Ain't that a character for ye?" Many a gol man has let ;i !; ( >od K>h get away from him because he harbored the delusion that no nther man was smart enough to get his place. "Willie, come right into the house. I don't want you to play with t'na! little boy any more." "All right, mother, I've just won his last marble, anyhow." itui-c of invoFtnuMit. In a few ca> OUR orders that no one was to ho ad- mlttf.-d. nnd Hint I was "out of town" to ev ( ryhody. 1 snick them up. as I say; ami then thai, i leaned back in the armchair- her arm- chair. UK. 1 1 n. i the thrice-blessed i cushions of which her fair head had I llllfur t unalfly, it was reported tll.lt I'Mi'ted evc'sSan'e^mm'one 1 "'or !55t t rnortKaRea hnd been placed on farms anotluT and return to one 'large, smll- in orclor tn I'ilis-e money for specula 1 8 h aSW'9j%aK i Ml d so ,os, tionm western real estate, ami that In (he mudv id the lovely curves of her t-he.ro are Uw lllttn.V MKllfat-lons that Him tor:n_i,r,'! Ilia ladiant youth of her ft Brea ,t tlll of money of Ontario closing my flU'r, Uiut. half I>VCK, I m. ilil nliiHisI m<f her before me. lillioi-. the air vvltti Minhlin> and laugh- li-r, unrt fctliiiiiK my heart to bltMTUl pain, "l.nitli!" 1 murmured, under my lirenth. lialf dreimlnf In an erstiisy of love. "I. Illih 1,111th!" A -.' i . I. - )&\.'Kh Hounded close he- I Mnl me. My I'hwlr wx turrinl with Us l.,tl< tn th(; door and .om one had en- ot money o f urine rs hns liei-ii used for this pur- pose ami hns not brought the re- turns anticipnt"*). "In the matter of deposits of fanu-ers thc.re wa-s also a una\iimity of opinion that- t-bes-e hail increase 1 materially in rot-ent years. In one For nursing mothers Na-Dru-Co Laxatives offer the important advant- age that they do not disturb the rest ot the system or affect the child. ,250. a box at your Druyjist's. National Drus and Crtrmicl Co. of Ciuuda, Limited. 17! % ' ' Tho I'rincp of Wales as u Prinoo of Sport. Since the Prince of Wales went to Oxford he has from time U> fcim* shown himself keenly interes'tod in all fovms nf sp-oi't, not only as a spectators but as a participant in games and exercises of a spoiling nature. The latent g,m>e which his Royal Highness lias Uk.-.n vip is |K)!o. Thp photo shows the. Prince of Wales prafltk-n;^ jKk> at Ox; v-rd prior to a maitch in which he played un Maj li. - '. ' *