indict our catsuit
Arena mmfits‘ti““ .
non-r a chu‘Frve
30.
ever, for there came another tcrrltic
carom. this line from the tree directly
over his hand. ,
"I'm ready tor you newt", he cried,
all“, sighting mothers panther directly
between the scintillsting eyu
lle tireslund mug aside,
animsl tell. we the ground with a
heuvy thud. clawed the earth and sir
cunvulsively for s tow sounds and then,
lay quite still.
”This is getting interesting," muttered
Clyde grimly eyiug the two huge, tuwny
Milieu, thcdeud dog and the sknlhing
living ones, while he threw huh wood
upon the scattered tire and peered in
every direction.
“Meow! Meow! Son-t!"
Hennnedshnrply toceethe heads of
two panther cube thrust out of the hole
mr the tree. their ears laid close to
their round heads and their eyes sweep
trig the scene in fierce inquiry.
Numomnrirmnm
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there lives George Rondo", s mining
“Winn-mi- um sad it— “lie, ha: Aregularfnmilypsrtyl'vc
tdlraryssmarcnpttobc when they stumbled on." laughed Clyde. “Sc—s!
‘scquiro sudden riches. In addition to geeky... boyfiz"
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hepuc-cdsnretreasure in
olhis daughter Bessie, as
s scyenteen-yesrvold maiden u
cvcrlivcd.
MyBcdedidnotlnch for lovers,
sudqniteas mturslly the favored one
wusthovel’ymothstherfnther ohject-
cdto.
ClydeBrownwss trunk npokcn,with
6m. manly face. atrue, loving
Mondlittleelce.
”Why, Hinheth”——hev tether always
callcdlscr thntwhen displeased—“howl
And the dogs pulled one kitten out to
his death, while the other scrambled
back in the hole“ ‘
Suddenly there) was a slight noise in
the edge of the» forest, and two hull
grown pnnthere mine cautiously into the
circle of the light, chilling the ninth-
wiiy and evidently afraid of a trap.
The smell of the scorched hair and the
blinding glare of the file puzzled them.
But Clyde did not wait for them to
become mtistievl of the safety of In It-
tnch. He tired two shots in quiche»
melon, killing one animal and badly
wounding the other, which the dogs utr
W'h‘wj at once.
When the sharp. short fight wus over,
one dog limped hack toreccive the praise
of his muster, while the other lay deud
halide its view! foe.
"You and l are alone now, Brave, my
boy," said his “Mister, putting the dog's
head. "Well. when daylight canes
we'll ces- nfrer that little vururint in the
hole."
The night mired without further mo
location, but Clyde kept the tire burn-
ing brightly while he buried himself in
skinning three of the panthers—the one
which had sprung into the fire hoing
worthless.
Two wére monstrous brutce, male and
fenude, evidently the parents of the
smaller pair as well no the kittens.
Alter a generous hreuhlnt of routed
venison he enlarged the hole with his
pick and shovel, and, utter examining
his revolvers, crept in cautiously with a
lighted torch, while the dog retrained
outside protesting against such fool—
hardy conduct by diurnal yelps and
whines.
The cavity under the spreading roots
waedeaerted, but a larger opening led
into the rocky mountain side, and
through this the astonished young man
crept. to find himself in s natural
cavern.
He nxm ducorered and killed the hit-
ten, but could find nodgus oi any more.
The do)! 0! the cave was covered with
nines, and s neatly mode nest of ctichs
and leaves was in one corner.
But Clyde did not notkc these; he
was examining the rocky sides. which
were 0! n peculiar veincd grsyish stone.
There wasa smile of satisfaction on
his nice when he had finished this exam-
ination. and when he crept forth into
daylight again he muttered, tweaking
Brsvc’c ears until the dog yelped in pain
and wonder:
a?
littleW.dsughter—ayearor two at
themost—sndwewill goeastund live
motherpcnplcdo. Thenmyjcwelrnsy
ludnwurthycetting.”
”I wont noonc hut Clyde, papa." pro-
' WWW;
But tears made no imprcmion upon
tlrchurdlrcartochorycBandolt.
Howeverflre curdmcended togive s
conditionalconseuttotheirunion—nrch
sushurdccnditioothstpeoplelsughed
andshnohtheirhcubsndBc-ie'smerry
hcegrewgrave.
"Whenyou show the M
ottlfl,“ you an have hurl-e said
grimly. in answer to Clyde Browne's
manly petition. “one: then I’ll hear
oomcrcnhontit”.
""thclursflcrdolt," subbed Bale
whathystoodsloneinthenmlight
hytheroadstewmoments later.ch
hertnthcr watched angrily from the
Minnow-Bandwsitlorme.
uoumttcrwhatmsyhappcn. Will you
prairie-sew
“Indeed I wfll. dearest! You know
M I would helm you asked,”
“But do not try me too
mumbuhardassroch!
“I must goswsy for awhile, my dar'
ling. Somewhere in endlc-
"Min-elements“.
”God grant that it myhcm'sho
added.
Am] their she walked slowly to the
mwMngrcatrelicf.
Thumhgmwthrm
gold enough there to catisiy even Gauge
Bansloll, I should nay. and lclairn it as
the panther’u bequest."
Gangs Randell could say no more, al-
though heindsted on visiting the pan-
ther’s den to sec for himself.
"W folks are lucky." he admitted.
reluctantly. ”it that mine is worth
3100.000 you car have her. for s Randal!
never goes back on his word."
Thutwasonly a year ago, and the
mine has-Insdy netted its owner over
$00.0“.
Butheregsnls as s dearer price the
loving wile who rules his heart and
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stopped tor a tow days with
way trout lrkutaktoflt. Pstcrshurg. Upon
hing asked where these acquaintances
ware.haropllcdthsthcdldnothnow;that
they usually want out after dinner and re
turned Mtwsou ll and 12 o’clock. Alter A
hrlcl consultation the police ofllcers de-
cidadthstaa they had noordersto search
personal ham of the hon wnsr's
goats they would notr tovcct ‘lochs ol
the trunks. but would merely cord and
seal them.sothatthc contents could not
be tempered with, and Iron them until
morning.
When Shumarln and Peterson returned
to their quarters about mid lght they
tonndthelr trunks corded scaled so
that thoycould not be opened, In once!
then were many letters from political ex-
iles sod convicts in eastern Siberia and
friends and rslstivesln European Rossin—
lettcrs describing my lovestlgstlons and
the nature oi the material that l was col-
lectlug. and asking the friends undula-
tivcs in European Bursiatoco-opernto with
Inc—sud a photograph of myself thst I
had given to Shamsrin with adedlcation
orinscrlptiou on the buck that would re-
veal toany intelligent police oflccr the in-
timate nature oi my relations with pull»
lcsl convicts.
Whntwustohedonet 'l‘ohrcskapollcc
seal under such circumstnnccs would he s
penal oflrnse, and would probably lead to
llnywlsoument and an investigation. To
leave the letters and photogrsph in the
trunk would he toinsurn their discovery
and connection on the tollowlug morning,
and that might create a very orphans-sing
fltusuontwmuweflutorthenuthors
of tho latterlaudthelr lrlenda. Thctwo
youngmcn dually concluded tomaka an
attempt to get the trunk open without ro-
rnovlnx thcwrdsov hrcahingthc scale, and
the Isttws Ind photograph worenenr
hottom.and lathe lid could not he
rah-dares: lithe trunhwcrs unlocked,
thymus-keen: npnrtol thehotr
torn and afterward replace It.
By working all the rest of the night
they succeeded in getting out one ol the
bottom hoards. obtained the danueroos
letters and the photograph. but the board
hack without disturbing any oi the scale,
and when the police came in the morning
stood by with unrullled serenity and saw
the trunks searches]. 0! course nothing
more dsngerous then s hsirhrnsh and
nothing more incriminating then a hotel
hill could he found—George Keenan in
Century.
mm cold It It. Illcln.
Once! the most curious tact-given by
Dr. Par-cousin hisrcport on i new re-
lnteatowhas is culled “strsng7evs' cold,"
an epidemic from which the little corn-
Inunity living at St. Kllda, in the broad
watersotthsnovth Atlantic, coders every
timonv-l from snyother part 0! the
worldurrlvcs. lndadJosurelydovc this
onthraaktollowthearrival oi shostthat
ithullsdhythoishnders “host. cough."
lnothcroccaie islands the some odds!-
tactshavahccnohasvvcd.
Innuhlsud fl) mil-custol Nchcar
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" was the reply.
, The was closed and the retailers
drove all. Toward cluht they returned.
and once! them stepped into the elites nod
tendered the proprietor sis dollars.
”Oh. no!” he exclaimed. “Your hill is
twelve dollars." ’
"Bow to that!"
“WM. you asked me how much (or a
team to take you to Watervllle. and I said
six dollars; hot you come huck.didn't you?
I meant six dollars each wsy."
The two friends. after a little conlerence,
paid the swindler the twelve dollars and ‘
went away without a word.
Ahoirtuwcck later s soldier again up-
penrrd ut the stable odlce and inquired.
“How much {or a team to Watervlllsl"
recognising the mun upon whom he had
played so mean u trick the week Mlore.
The soldier took the tenor and started
on. About It o‘clock in the afternoon he
appeared, on foot, and walking into the
once, said:
"lion’s your six dollars tor that teem I
hired this morning."
"But where’s the team!" was the astou-
lshed rejoinder.
"Oh. I only hired it to go to Wetervllle,
you know. 1 no it a the hotel sum. ‘
down there. It cost meat: dollars tohriug
it back last week. no I thought I'd return
by cars this time. It's so much cheaper.
you see," and he lelt the proprietor to his
meditations about the comparative enmw
nae oi civilians and soldiers—Youth’s
Companion.
'l'ho Intenlgowt Maw Abroad.
"You know,” said a lively compatriot
who had recently 'arrived "from the other .
side." ”that the thing in England ls {or it
man to be quiet and monosyllshle in s
drnwing room, and {or the women to he
lively and amusing; that lswhy our women
are such s concern over there. They can
talk about all sorts oi things and untrue
people. On the other hand, however. the
average American man is not much cared
(or.
An American at his best is witty, eu-
tertalning, versatile—a conversutloulct in
fine, and thnt is just what the court set in
England do not like; torn young men to
heau Intelligent talker is considered at
most had term. Then- my be certain
privileged Individuals that hold the plea
of licensed court jurors, no it were, but it
is so unwritten law that. the fashionable
young mun nhould be deadly quiet, unless
he in among his intimates, when he seem
to enjoy is con 0! horsepluy “till it rest that
strikes on American to llmnnl. mum. not
rd say imbecile. But introduce the mine
lively youth ton stnngcr,and he (renal
Into a solid polite!” that is Almost crush
lug.
”So our clever young countrymen ore
wally too clever and too naturally chival-
"Six dollars," replied the proprietor, not
NEW stone.
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die aged America: in london. particularly
it he heol noteln his own country. lie.
like the Ameriun girl. is expected to
'nhow his paces.‘ and the English world is
rendyto applaud him, dine him sod llnd
him vastly entertaining. In short, he up
he nosed olasnocns. It he is In nrtist,
poet or Ilternryrnnn o! anyklnd hehas
the open sesame to a dcllghttul act. at poo
pier—New York Tribune.
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The streets were crowded with padre
triaos hurrying aluita. Among the throng
won an and lady attired in shabby black.
From the srmlul ol bundles, which some
kindly clerk had encirclpl with a strong
cord. acmall pooh”, which brooms time
had been slipping away from its compou-
ions. suddenly its cscupc and loll
with a crui- upon thc dirty pavement,
bursting open sod scattering u down
reels of thrasd in every direction.
Tears stood in the old lady's eyes.
Benevolent looking gentlemen paused
by, never oderlng to help her to her trou-
hlc and even smiling a little at herdi-
lsroma; Indies frowned hsnxhlity at the
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way.
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