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 ^BB^BSr W,!l.!fl(J, â- /'•m Ri-1 I Ml m ill!" 'Hi ' :l i I A CAST FOR FORTUNE. Bt Chbiltain Reid, in «' Lippincott's Magazine." CHAPTER n. But beautiful faces were no more than epi- sodes in the life and thoughts of Derwent just now. After a youth of remarkable free- dom from that form of care which is the most universal and harassing ot all known to the sons of men,â€" the care that springs from money or its lack, in one form or an- other, â€"he had by the death of his father been suddenly brought face to face with fin- ancial difficulties which threatened more than the loss of luxury and ease. The loss of honor was involved. A fortune held m trust had been risked and greatly impaired, if not wholly lost. Derwent felt as if he had passed at one step from youth to age when he found himself confronted by this terrible discovery. To replace what had been lost- even if by the sacrifice of all his father's pro- perty it could be accomplishedâ€" would re- duce his mother and and himself to absolute poverty. To do him justice, he did not think of himself at all but such an idea connected with his motherâ€" the most luxur- ious, delicate, fastidious of beings, accus- tomed from her infancy to wealth â€" wrung his heart He asked him- self what he could do to avert a calam- ity so great that he could not foresee the end. To replace what had been lost by ordinary methods of business, and within, a very limited space of time, would have been difficult for any one to him, without business training or experience, it was simply impossiMe. Speculation is a fire that scorches, often fatally, those most familiar with it. No: gambling in any of the seductive forms known to the Stock Exchange would not answer. " If I venture to speculate," he said to himself, " it must he in something with a solid value." Vague- ly he thought of the gi-eat mines of the West but if the desert hills of Nevada held any more Comstock Lodes, he knew that they were not for men of moderate fortune. And then came the recollection of days that he had spent as a boy with an uncle in â-  Western Louisiana, of visits to Texas, of the old Spanish town of San An- tonio, and of stories told there of Mexican bonanzas, â€" of ranges of mountains rich in silver ore of flooded mines where the water had grown too strong for the primitive native methods of draining, and men had stood by and watched with tears the great veins, shining with native silver, hidden from their sight of mines only a hundred or two leet deep that had already yielded millions •and were to be purchased for little or nothing in consequence of the refractoi-y character of the deeper ores. All of these .stories, -with 'many of the romantic histories connected with faanous Mexican mines, the boy had drank in, and looked wistfully toward the southern bordor, where lay that wonderful land which had already yielded a wealth greater than that of the Indies, and which now awaited a new race of con- â- guiKtador â€" men armed with the mechani- cal inventions of the nineteenth centuryâ€" to wrest its still hidden treasures from the grasp -of nature. When the memory of these things came to him, he said, "I will go to M take that marry the pretty orphan heiress whom his mother already loved as a daughter. It was probably because the marriage was so desirable that he, with the contrariety in- herent in human nature, had never felt himself drawn toward the idea-; although he thought it likely that in the course of time propinquity and the family wishes, not to speak of Miss Lenox's own charms, would finally bring such an end about. But now, with the revelation of his father's meaning, â€" "marry the girl, and she need never know that I have -lost her fortune," â€" he felt his whole nature rise up in passion- ate protest. He said to himself that it would be a vile thing to do, â€" to offer to this girl, who might be won to love him, a mere semblance of affection, in order .that the knowledge that she had been robbed might be concealed from her. Yet there was his father's honor to be saved, and, hardly less in importance to him, his mother's comfort and happiness Stung by these thoughts, the young man groaned aloud, and it was then that, amid many wild plans, the recollection of those old Mexican stories came to him like an inspiration. He resolved to make one bold fight for fortune and honor and lib- erty. Yes, liberty, too, for if he ever went as a suitor to Sibyl Lenox he wished to go with the freedom of an honest man, and not with the feeling that he would cover robbery by that worst treachery vbich masks itself under the name of love. In view of this resolution, it seemed to him a very fortunate thing that the year before he had met at the Mardi Gras Carni- val in New Orleans a young man whom in his boyish days he had known as the son of a Texas planter, on whose "ranch" Derwent with his cousins from Louisiana had once spent a week or so. Mutual reminiscences and inquiries had elicited the fact that young Morell was now so- journing in Mexico, "lam speculating in mining properties," he said, frankly. "You see, I speak Spanish and know the people pretty well, so I can find things that a stranger could not. Have I done a good business Yes, so far I have leen fairly successful but I hope to do better yet. If you ever want anything in my line, let me know or if you come to the city of Mexico, â€" and lots of tourists are coming now every winter, â€" look me up. Here is my address." The card he placed in Derwent's hand had luckily been presers-ed by the latter, who wrote at once inquiring of Morell about min- ing properties, stating clearly what kind of mines he desired, and giving a margin of price. Morell lep'ied promptly and en- couragingly. Hati just the property for him, â€" a very valuable mine in an almost unex- plored mineral district, a mine that in the great markets of the world would easily bring half a million, to be had for twenty thousand dollars because it Mexican owners were not able to obtain the machinery to work it with profit. " There eould not pos- sibly be a finer speculation than this proper- ty," he wrote, " and, as I take it for grant- ed that you want it to sell again, I advise I Iv " except that I am sorry to worry you m i^y way. iid yet it is reaUy necessary from a busine^ point of view, that I should *°t. this journey." "Oh. if' it is business,â€"" she said; word meant to her all that waa vague and disagreeable "but I did not know that we had any interests connected with I^6xico J "Not directly,â€" but indirectly," answered her son, hating himself for the^ evasion that savored of falsehood, which of aU thintfshe most despised. Then he added, quickly, "You" must trust me, and believe that I would not unnecessarily leave you alone. Besides, you will reaUy not bealone. As I have said, Sibyl " „ "Oh Sibyl is always ready to come, said Mrs Derwent. "My own daugiter could not be more devoted. Ah, Geoffrey, if I could only hope that some day she would really be my daughter " "It is best to let the future take care ot itself," replied Geoffrey,' rising. This was the last subject he wished to discuss. The very name of Sibyl Lenox was like the touch of fire to a bum. "I will bring you all the pretty things I can find in Mexico," he said "and meanwhile you must take care of yourself and not fret. There was a tender farewell, for the mother and son were truly devoted to each other, and then, with a great sense of relief, Der- went found himself speeding as fast as steam towards the distant again, ' you to lose no time in securing it. " The re- And this resolution was confirmed by the port enclosed was of sudi a nature that Der- fact that he had acquired, through sheer went immediately made his preparations for love of nature, one branch of scientific knowledge which would prove of value to him there. From his school-days he hail liked geology, studied it with interest, and become almost uncon- sciously a ;good minei-alogist. He had never been near a mine without examining it and a, tour through the West had derived its â- chief interest for him from- this source. The idea of utilizing the knowledge ' so acquired 'ha.fl never occurred to him imtil the present time, but now he felt sure that he would not treed the ser\'ices of any expert to determine the value of mineral property; he was cer- tain tliat he would know a good mine when he saw it. " And unless things have changed very much," he thought, " many good mines are to be had for mo«lerate prices in the ob- cure districts of Mexico. It is there I will go." He told no one of his intention. In the first place, he could tell no one of tlie reason for it, â€" that was a secret he was determined not to share with any human being, â€" and, secondly, he was well aware how visionary and wild such a scheme would appear to either his own or bis father's friends, who knew him only as a young man of fortune, totally without business training, and unsus- pected of scientific knowledge. Whatever he did must be done witlwut counsel and without help. And. here the latent strength of his char- acter showed itself. He decided and acted promptly. He would go to Mexico he would look for investments out of which money might immediately and rapidly be made, and in this speculation â€" which meant financial life or death to him â€" he would risk twenty thousand dollars. The amount was fixed by the sum which he found he could at once and without trouble obtain by the sale of certain highly marketable securities. If the money was lost, he could by his own exertions hope to replace at least as much as that but if fortune favored him, he might make it the means of retrieving the great loss already incurred. At all events, he would try what could be done, before letting the world know that his father had proved faithless to his trust. That it was not a deliberate faithlessness â€" certainly not an intent to defraud â€" wovdd not mend the matter, either in the eyes of the world or in those of the persons im- mediately concerned. The fewtune that had been used for speculative purposes and so greatly impaired was that of a young girl, distantly connected with his mother, whose ' large inheritance had been placed in his father's hands with absolute confidence by her father's will. She was now nineteen in two years an account of this inheritance must be given. On his father's death Der- went had assumed the guardianship and bound himself to make this siccount, before he discovered the grim fact that was later to overwhelm him. He remembered then some words uttered by the dying man when he understood that the end of Si things earthly was at hand for him. ' ' Sibyl " he had said, drawing down his son's face to bis own pal- ing lips, â€" " Sibyl â€" ^yoa wiH find â€" ^it was all a mistake â€" bat you oan make it right. Remember," â€" ^what a grasp that was of the dying hand â€" " you can make it nght." Derwent understood then what was meant, and he understood it with fretQi force when he discovered the truth. He liad long known that his father willed him %o departure, and when all his affairs were m order told his mother that he was going to New Orleans on businessy and would prob- ably " take a run into Mexico" from there. Mrs. Derwent was surprised and not very well pleased by thisi. She not only adored her handsome son, but she depended upon him in a way common enough with women who have never known what it is to stand alone. Men like sueh women better than those who are more self-sustaining but there are times when this clinging depend- ence becomes a little trying.. Fond as he was of his mother, Derwent felt that he suffered in his freedom, and, although he had pre- pared himself for the protest certain to- come, it nevertheless annoyed him. "My dear boy " â€" in an accent of mingled astonishment and remonstrance, â€" "why should you go to Mexico?" "My dear mother," he replied, smiling and endeavoring to keep the annoyance he felt out of his voice, " why should I not go â€" for a little change The country is becoming immensely pc^ular as a place of travel, and must be very interesting. I shall probably not be gone more than a few weeks. " "It is a terribly uncivilized country," said Mrs. Derwent. "Just think of the people, â€" regular brigands And the revolu- tions, If you go, I shall be miserable about you all the time. " "I hope not," said Derwent. "There is not the faintest reason why you should be. This country, from all that I can gather, is quite as civilized as our own, and the people are eminently kind, hospitable, and not at all giA'en to brigand- age. You remember how deliglited the Sterlings were with their visit there last winter." " I remember that they brought back some very pretty things I did not pay much attention to what they said about the coimtry. But why should you go â€" and leave me all ahme? I do not think you ought to leave me alone, Greoffrey. Your father would not have done it." A black-edged handkerchief was lifted to a pair of violet eyes that time had not r.obbed of their beauty; and Derwent, with an aspiration for patience, could only reply,â€" " You ought to know that I should not think of leaving you alone. Sibyl Lenox is ready to come to you at any time, and Hal- bert" â€" this was a cousin â€" "will look after you in any contingency that might arise requiring masculine assistance." " Why should Frank Halbert be expected to look after me, instead of my own son " demanded Mrs. Derwent, with tearful dig- nity. " But all young men are alike in these days, â€" all selfish and thinking only of their own pleasure." â- ' If you believe that I am thinking of my own pleasure, yon are greatly mistaken," said her son, gravely. " I was never less disposed for pkasure in my life. I wish you would trust me and believe that I would not go away in this manner without a good reas- on." Something inhistone â€" some nnintmtional betrayal of tJie constraint he was patting on himself â€" made Mrs. Derwent forget her pet- olanee. She looked at him witb a qaick, aolicitons glance. " Is anything the matter, GeoflErey r she asked. "Ifotiung, mMnma,"hean»weged»jOareâ€"ing- ELBOTKIOAL. Old 8t««l.oiir« Cattedral «ow Us^ted by Electrlelty-Advamtaiws -r the Kleetrie Motor-Electricity im FletlOK. A method of transmitting sketches by telegraph has been devised: The fuptive from jiMtice will now find his path strewn with obstacles, for his portrait (»n be sent to any number of points along his Ime of travel. The first German CathoUc church to be lighted electrically is the grand old cathedral at Strasbourg. Arc lights have been used out- side with fine effect, and it is stated that many of the noble lines of the architecture are accentuated by night as they never have been by day. It was feared that the electric Ught would spoil the dim, reUgious effect of the interior, but the Ught of the incandes- cent lamps which are disposed around the piers and columns is described as soft and uarmonious. The tendency of authors to use electricity to assist in the working out of their p ots has of late been very marked. Some start- ling effects are secured in a new romance by following the possibilities of electricity and showing that the relatively inconceivable is by no means the absolutely impossible. The hero is an experimenter in electric path- ology, who restores his patients who have lost their vital force by bis own peculiar elec- trio appliances. Another character thinks â-  He recharges himself PEAEL^OFTEinj, orTi CkimssC«*^1 yHtlsh Col^ The man is not wise who ♦ • one woman to be kin «« ** ground that she is tn%n, What we see exclusively »,» with some mistake of BroJl?'*-t« Eliot. P'^oportioul, WV, "*» â-  ***h*^drSs o1 miles. What men caUlnck â-  "-^^^fvaSTways of m Th. f.^lf T^'" of vaUaS ;. â-  t-l^llSat laid dow The fealty life pays its ^i.^^ H g^^na I have â-  â€"Jame, RuSr^ ^B i^^lftr, form on the r -^areafe'«^7®' SSodumbia rivers. J«f5S^aowinthewrl ^Jr«aaBt in going t| MjSoftheEockj "**nftture wbde th •ilifter going m t^el ^^iredsot miles •**peculiarwaysof rV- •*i,Q.t. laid a could carry him towards the distant, mys- terious land of New Spain. ... l,„+4.„„. He met Morell in the city of Mexico and he is a storage battery, ^.,,- ^^^ was thrown in the way,^-wLther a real hero In ^^^^^^^^ «f "'^^ jj^^ P^^^^ obstacle, or merely a trick of trade, Derwent which may be f °;tiy/«°M felt himself unable to determine; b«it hi^ ^t^^rfv,*^^- I ^iu i^JoSS firmness seemed to have an effect, fora day ingin the air fixes itself m conjunction with oriwo afterwards Morell announced that the exhalations of the breath on the surface theâ„¢e rSdy for investigation. " You of objects exposed to it, and that this fihn re- wiU go to Sa aLa," he^said, " where ceives an imprint of passing incidents which win go^io yruauaw,jd,i«,, f^erward be developed m tl;c same way :yt«it, â€"James ^nwi -s* blessed they on whosepiUoJ^,^' tion^fflr,:^^°^--^i;j Folks who think too much of »i ing, most likely won't attend tnlv " ia.-Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney. '^*1*. What a state of societv ii ti, • the birth of a child mavVa ofi "" "»4 family.-4r/A«r SchopiCn?^' Happiness gives nothing but Balzac. When one sees life as God nothing left to do bnt having made death.-.4 i«m,-,/;., Thrice is he armed that has'lii» just, and he but naked, thouah £ The gentleman is solid mahoia fashioniable man is only veneer ~r land. ' "â-  is nothing left todo" bnt'^thM??' ** tte In jthe beauty seldom another. â€" FiekL forming „r temale frie^fe recommends one wc^ of female II) ij. ivcaiaiito Fernandez is ready to make all arrange ments for showing you the mine. You will have to make a trip of sixty or seventy miles on mule-back into a very rough coun- try but I suppose you don't mind that " " Not in the least," said Derwent, quietly. "I don't think it will knock you up, â€" you look like a man who could stand hard- ship pretty well, â€" and you will be rewarded by the sight of such a mine as one does not -see in the States. Don't try to talk to the owners. It will do no good. Let Fernandez manage them. All you have to do is to vervify our state- ments about the width of the veins and the value of the ores. If the property suits you, we will keep our word about getting posses- on o it. I will give you a letter to Fer- iiEOidez and telegraph besides that you are on the way, so that he will be ready for you. I hope all will go well. " "As far as lam concerned, there is no reason why all should not go well," said Der- went, who was mentally set down by the other as the coolest person he had ever seen engaged for the first time in such a business. His mind had undergone a rapid and com- plete change with regard to the yoting man during the few days of their personal imer- course. A^nticipating complete ignorance and an unlimited capacity irr imposition, â€" of which, however, he had virtuously deter- mined not to. take advantage, â€" he found a man concerning whom he fbrmuliatedhis opin- ion to Senor Fernandez in characteristic terms. "There- is no goodf in attempting any tricks with him," he wrote. "He is wide- awake and shrewedto' the -last degree; We must do a square business with him, if we- are to do aaiy at all, and be satisfied with a moderate profit. I am sorry we did not put a higher price on the mine, but there is no hope of advancing it no-w. j^He will pay what he agreed, or nothing. I sounded him, and am sure of that. Keep Barrera quiet if you can. As for the mine- it can stand on its merits. I have no fear of that." Preceded by cautions like these, Derwent finally took leave of the city of Mexico and set his face toward the beautiful city, with the Spanish name, which lies in the love- ly valley of Lerma. (to BE continued) Pearls Will Bwra. The Queen is said to have a great fond- ness for pearls. She has taken care that all her daughters shall have fine pearl neck, laces. One of her first purchases after the birth of each has been two or three pearls, and every year until their marriage she has added a pearl or two to her stock until the necklace she required was ready. In this quiet, economical way she has been enabled to make up a rope of pearls for each of the princesses, and those who have seen the necklacesat court say that the daughters are, so far as pearls go, well supplied -with jewelry. Thereby hangs a tale. Some years ago her Majesty bought from a well-known London je-weller three very beautiful pearls, the united cost of which was not fu,r short of £500. A little wliile after the purchase had been made the merchant was surprised to receive a letter from a lady at court which read "The Queen wishes very much to know whether pearls will bum." The reply to this scMnewhat tardy sciraitific inquiry was an assurance that if her Majesty wished to oxygenize pearis for her amusement, she would find that they would bum in an or- dinary fire. The rejoinder brought the sec- ret to light. The Queen had placed the pearls on her -writing desk, wrapped in a piece of tissue paper. As she was -writing one morning she used the tissue paper to â- wipe her p^, and then threw it into the fire. The pearls, all unobserved, went with it. ITie ashes of the grate -were searched for them in vain. They had been destroy- ed so utterly as to leave no trace. The Queen had oast three splendid jewels, worth more tiian the average income of her middle-class subjects, into the blasse. It Â¥oiddii't Suit Her. Georgeâ€" "Accept me, Lucille, and I will feed you for the rest of your life on angels' food." Lucilleâ€" "C^eorge, I cannot be yours. I have it on the best of aathority tliat anirela do not eat." '^ispa A Test (A Baohelorliood. Landladvâ€" "That new boarder needn't make me think he U a bachelor. He's either married or a widower." Millings â€" " How can you tell »" I^dhidy-^" He always tarns his back to mejjMi he opens his pocketbook to pay his bylTt'â€" t^/^'"""^°-^y^-«d It seems to me that a truly lovaliV ,. is thereby unfitted for friendship, S I a woman fitted for friendship i? kt i w 'fitted for love. -^/«-a.d^r Wor Repentance ' is second Ronald. Reputation is like money tne pmcinii '?r"^ifr° if* ' ""'"2 it out to inW_ H. W. Shaw. uinocence.~i), money the may afterward be developed in tl;c same way as the photographer's negative. A murder iias been committed in a roonl In which there is a large mirror. The room is imntediately shut up, and no trace of the iiiurdered ia dia cover. Years after, an electrician with a taste for photography comes by chance to the house, and hearhig the story of the mur- fC'Sl calamities.â€" GoW-sWiVA. der resolves to put his theories to the test. I SiJcnce is one of the hardest kinds of arm- The mirror is taken do-wn and treatea as a mcito i-r» .A„t ti,„-„ ;„ 1 ..^' neo-ative, and by the instantaneous flash of an electric light of immense power a picture is developed on its surface which reveals the whole history of the murder. The complaints in regard to the Paris telephone system have induced the Minister of Post and Telegraphs to decide upon the erection of a large telephone exchange in the centre of Paris with accommodation for 30,000 subscribers. It has been said that the Japanese possess more imitative ability than orignality, but it must be admitted that they exercise wonderful discretion in the choice of many of the points which they strive to imitate. The Government of Japan is about to establish a meteorological observatory in the Lin-Chin Islands, a position of considerable importance, more esptecially -with regard to observations in the course of the typhoons which are encountered in the China seas. Systematic observation in these regions may be made most valuable to shipping, particular ly in conjimction with a complete system of telegraphic communication. That the Jap- anese thoroughly grasp the situation is shown by the fact that the Government is con- sidering the connecting of the Lhi-Chin group with Japan by mtsans of s submarine cable. Mortifications are often more pamf ul thai ments to rOut. There is no good sabstit'te for wisdom but silence is the best thtt bs been discovered. â€" H. W. Shan:. Sophistry is only fit to make mennwrecoa- ceited in their ignorance. â€" Locke. God intended for women two prevenfoes I against sin,â€" modesty and remorse.-Kj. randa de Piedmont. Women should be doubly careful of their conduct since appearances often injure them as much as faults. â€" Abbe Girard. Age is noble and grave, but youth is lo very Ijeautiful in its follies.â€" .4 mne Hou- saj/e. We are surrounded, ambushed, by therob- 1 ber troops of circumstances.â€" 5'o/:. Decency is not defined by statute, but the I laws of instinct are stronger. â€"i)«rfo(i.- Some European railway companies liave adopted a system of portable- electric ligiiting plants on their lines. The object is to have a light at hand for appKcatioB at any given point for importaait purposes, such as the illumination of the scene of an' accident, the disembarking of troops, c. A system of str imging wires in cities, called the Aerial Conduit method, has just been made public by Mr. A. A. Knudson, a well- known electrician. The condroit, which is but 6$ by 8 inches, and will contain as many as 500 telephone or telegraph wires and twenty or more electric light wires, is sup- ported on hollow -wrought-iron pillars, from. 18 to 20 feet high, placed 60 feet apart, on the sidewalks on a line with the gas lamps. One of the signs of the times in electrical devlopments is an order which has just been received in this country from a mining com- pany in the Transvaal for dynamos, motors, and other electrical apparatus for the trans- mission of 75-hor8e power. SoTue time ago a well-known motor company erf this city received an order from the same company for a plant for the transmission to their mines of power from a waterfall three miles away, and the present order is simply the result of a conviction on the part of the min- ing owners that electricity is the most con- venient and economical agent for transmit- ting power over long distances. The effi- ciency of the -whole electric system -will be about 70 per cent. When finished this will be one of the largest transmission i^ants in the -world. London Bridges. Including" London bridges and Hammer- smith briclges, there are fourteen bridges over the Thames vrtthm the metropolitan area. Loudon bridge sustains over 30 per cent, of the whole traffic, which averages about 400,000 foot passengers and 80,000 vehicles in every day throughout the year except Sundays, when, of course, there IS considerable diminution. Mrs, ette. The Secret in Painting. Artlessâ€" "Good morning, Mr, Pal- f^ii â„¢ J® 2"*^ » moment to spare can you tell me briefly the secret of ydur art V' ' Artist Palette-"Certainly,madam'e. You thJâ„¢^^?!.*^ ^iT^ the right colors and put them on the nght spot " Mrs. Artleas-««Oh,Isee. Thank you. very much." J^"" At the Bute's. Minkterial Patronâ€" "My but vou seem bent on carnage this momiig. sJZ Z« Barberâ€"" am sony I can't vznT^ih H'l^'t/'*^ «« I ^•t cKhl^tJdly •nd heard one of your sermons." """' Mrs. Brmdleâ€" " Si The Sabbath Chime. "Spirit, leave they house of clay Ling'ring dust, resign thy breath; Spirit, cast thy chains away Dust, be thou dissolved in death " 1 Thus the mighty Savior speaks, While the faithful Christian dies: Thus the Iwnds of life he breaks, And the ransomed captive flies. "Prisoner, long detained below, Prisoner now with freedom blest, Welcome from a world of woe Welcome to a land of rest "â€" Thus the choir of angels sing, As they bear the soul on high, While with hallelujahs ring All the regions of the sky. Grave the guardian of our dust, Grave the treasury of the skies, Every atom of thy trust Rests in hope again to rise Hark the judgment-trumpet calls- "Soul, rebuild thy house of clay; Immortality thy walls. And eternity thy day." MoXTGOMffir. A Clerical Admonition. A young clei-gynian, at the first weddini he ever celebrated, thought it ^afS^ time to impress upon the couple before MJ the solemnity of the act. " I hope, Dennis," he said solemnly, J have well considerd this .important step life." -red "" I hope so, your riverence," assverea Dennis. ,,n„j. " It's a very,'ve.-y Iwld step you retata^J- Mary," said the minister. w " Yes, sir, I know it is,' repV W whimpering. "Perhaps we had better awhile." „. "chif' " Perhaps we had, your riverence, ed in Dennis. •nirhis' Tlie minister, amazed, and ^^^ x^,. vanishing before his eyes, took a more ful view of the situation, and saw • " Yes, of course, it's solemn and "P^^^^ ant, you know, bnt it's a '^^/"Eos. after all, when the people love.^f^ Shall -we go on with the service '• Yes, your riverence," they both^reF^ and were soon made one "J" -^.jif inti*- minister is now very careful " f^tim' duces the solemn view of marnafc couples. â€" [English Ex. WhySheOayeiaHalt. "George!" ^hasthe*? It wasn't what she said somucD* ^^ in which shesaid it. She took 7^^olo«« drew it out until it was » '°"6-a»ti«? filament of sweetness. et there of reproof in her tone. « in r«»f •• 6eorge " She only «^V^ "f!^***" ity, but it U customary with sWiy^^jj^ say George twice under these oes." .,j "What is it?" •„„™vh»o*!!: "You have been squeezing my ^^ ,0 great regularity and empn*»° time." ,. ^*h the f^ « I know it," he repUed, wij «^ ness that was characteristic fflorei wlii«] nature. " Please don't do it ^y ,^j^. j, voice dropped ahnost to a " /jje l" "NomSi^?" This soundj ^) *J throbs of anguish (whatever t»,/^y»o«- his form shook with emotion- Becanse," she faltered. • ^„„ to form on tne rl *rt«^ ia globules, liT '-^""tSs often gro. •^tSl'v reaches the surfj Ifffs away in large :^ Sers for many mile^ ^ia December entirej 2^d ice adrift, the glf «S and cohering like ?:isr uivff "Cl^low Field statid Seiiaslateformatl S^wUto present shal !Lsant to walk upon PSerontheCanadJ ^noticed the snow bd waet, but there are rec^ Sf I think I have hj Hoiiiathco River, biit of_ veUous story i^ told. 1 da descending out ot thj the north, and this m aJ richt across the valley, 2e^ from the heiglj Stickeen flowed under tl and at very low water t| snuJlforit. although tbi been banked up into a F freshet. t t j Uow, the Sicane India! ley used to regard this tl Iffiiding to the " sweat bj were therefore very anxioiT But once the tribe was 1 above the glacier, and thl man and his wife with 1 mean to die because of tl a funeral feast. They w no use, and had large aj relatives at last consentet They were therefore set canoe and consigned to t the people, conscious of on the bank and watched into the timnel, and felt old people were very f rigl a good deal, but when th the ice closed over them t were dead Indians, and ])( presently the old lady tli' light. Ajid became curioi her. Then she kicked asked if he didn't wish funeral feast. He looke canoe out in the open behind them and the wo usual. They got ashore poles, and prepared to g old man began to be huii and berries, and they 1 get home for the banquet sisted at the funeral. W ing the old lady work, v.- gave good advice, they si their way up through tlit and were in ample time fact they lived happily e^ how shall we condole whose sweetest and mot had been shattered aboa by? Not least among the ii the coast is McKenzie P the westward of Kingco: chasm about six miles in the base of an isolated 5,665 feet high. The w; together, vertical and sn sun never shines in this vapor from its waters ha cold, unmoved by any w being enters its solitude, cords of this place havii white men. Scarcely less wonderfi ary to Dean's Canal, and the most important e history. It is thus deso "The width pf the cha where exceed three-qua shores were bounded 1 more perpendicular thai seen during this excurs summits of the mountai it, particularly on its there fell several large Were extremely grand largest and most tr'emei ever beheld. " In concli nription he named the p eel. Two months afterwar greatest of Canadian ex] the first man to cross Ni threatened by a large bo tified himself on a rock the next day mixed s grease and painted on t tain wall the foUo-wing McKenzie, from Canada ty -second of July, one t wed and ninety-three." the explorer says that rocks a native spoke to. 'At some distance f ron ^ned to us, at soutl pointing that way, he ii that Macubah came t canoe." La Perouse, the gre Altered Lituya bay un ot Elias alps, and sai this is the most wondei World." This bay, enl fpw aperture, was shap the head of which was "UToimded by mount ^Jttee miles of vertica Woke off the summits â-  â- n icy cornice from wh feH at times into the se J^onnded more heavi thunder. The tides ?»iH8e an overfall, anc out mainly on I Was caught in th /*itii the loss of all ban '^Sorne of these tide si s'P^ «nd many lives in ^^*at puzzle they W( jTOJound cataracts «to many of the inlets S ^* existence behin "Why the flood tide, ' •••B for its ready esa "Goon." ^ra " Because, I'm getting » »^ finger." eitH lil*