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A NOTE «(.10 WARNING.
There had never heena beginning—mt
fleast that. we could remember. Since we
had known ourselves Ruth und I had
known and loved each other. Together we
had played on the sands when we were so
little that ouch one was :i care to the. other.
Together we bud tnddli-d. hand in hand, to
the private si-liool uud Hflllliiiil'f‘il arm in
arm to the Fout‘idutinn. Together we had
sailed within the retreat of tin- luirbor and
then over the rolling bur into the rock-
lmmid buy. until “u (lured venture on the
mighty surges of the Atlantic and bud
tested and proved our blood by circum—
venting the isluud.
And when i left for the university there
had been no r-oqurtry, no doubt. “(hid
bring you buck to me. llalph," suld liuth
us she stood within urm's rcuch of me on
the point. of the pier. “I‘m not leaving
you. dear. I‘m simply preparing our
home." said I as l leuucd ovvr the ruil
from the deck.
Each day of tho four years. varying us
it did in storm nnd sunshine. limit. and
cold. was constant in this single jov - it let-
ter from limb to me and u letter from lllt!
to Ruth.
And when I returned with my degree,
and we snilmi ugulu over the rolling burI
beyond the dark. shadowy waters of the
bay and out. on llii' lirntill ocean. until our
island home What but. u smudge like u sea
scud on the horizon, i-very wave which
embraced us tlflil liftwl us up seemed to
any. “It. Was yesterduy that we greeted you.
and tomorrow we shall greet. you again."
All through flint. summvr “'t' sailed over
the truckload wuti'r \vlulsc illilllrl went well
defined to uk “'0 “‘|‘r|' both expert, but
Ruth WIL‘i the better sailor. us she Will-i my
superior iti all respects. l was apt to be in
different, uuuiiuilful. i'uwruppod with
dreams. but, then- “us uu instinct of
Births \\'Ililil‘ i-wry impulse was timely
and complete. Hill-u when 1 mm far away
within the temple of fume, at work at
that niche which surely was to be mine,
front capsiziuu. l’vrhups l mu: the more
careless siuri- i felt that wherever Ruth
was there ulso “'t‘l'l' lit‘llllt' :iiid sw-urify.
never had burn n time when that. future
hadn't lll'i'li ours! l was to no to this city
in the nutuniu und \‘lllt‘l‘ the luw school.
Ilow faithfully 1 “mild work and how
learned i would lu‘l'olui-Z And then when
I had established Iiiysclf in my profession
we were in be murriml and buy it cottage,
with surrounding grounds. in llli' suburv
ban university town whose fillilllt‘ri Iiovcd
so well, l|llll ituth did. too, lun‘uuue I did.
and ever after we were to be happy, as we
ever linoi been, lnw-lllt't‘. '
Weeut'h find it little money. sriuill enough
in aggregate. yet “‘0 believed flint. it. would
kGBp its litilil my success ('iltlli'. My sliv-
cessl What. u brillluut huml likeness of it.
we drew! l was to i n grout advocate. of
course. ii dread to all designing llli‘ll, but
a tower of strength. miwclully to the weak
and the. unfortunate. llrsiiles~>fiiough this
“besides" wuu gi-uernlly my own-Mthrre
was my divine gift. my poetw. What gold,
on showers might it. not conjure for us! I
had indeed won quill! u muue for mvcnv
siotuil verse, for \Vlili'll l bud fuoillty. but
this wns nothing to whtit tho l'topiun
“some day” should brim; when the grant
poem of which i wusulwuyetlri-unilnu tvns
published uud the buy lt'lin'H wo-ru hound
about. my brmvu by admiring througul
"lint riv-wr mull-«rt. the run] for the
ideal.” Ruth would snygruvnly. “We can
get along without the plnumzlu, but not
without the fouudutlun. .Fuluro funny is
plunsunti-r tluin [)TI‘Hi‘lih duty. but. I prob-r
our enttuuu to your temple with its niche,
don’t. you. dour?”
flwci-t little llutb. so prudent. so “'ltwl
She should have Iii-r uottngu surely, i
vowud, but nu wu nuts on its voruudu nt
nvelitldo we i'i'ould si‘ofliu sunlight. “lid:
ing the iuimirets of llmt temple tilt-ill.
'l’lu: Iiutumn mum und brought the tiny
of my departure. Aunlu iiuthstomlon the
point of the pli'l‘. "twin 1 li'llfiifll over the
ruil, again We talked on if never lu-fornwe
had l-llllit'il. tllll ll flio captain tillnlllt'd. tho
gungwuy wuu ilmwu llllfl the lmwsers
loosed. Then its the paddles churned Iiuih
stretched on tlptoo. “ More. ibilpb. dour."
she'criod. and she reached llltt u note.
llutlier puzzled—4m this was not like
Ruth—ml iveul. into the cabin null rend it.
It was but a line:
Blini’fi—d ask you to be suspicious of Frank
Dunbar. Iturn.
» flow surprising. how luromprehensibiel
I might also on WP" be suspicion» of Rutht
Yet thnt“nlmost" was a word. believe
me. But Frank Dunbar. my friendt My
roommate at the university. and now again
to be at the law schooll How could I be
suspicious of one who was constant in kind
use to me. whom I respected tor hischar—
aster and honored for his ability? Surely
annealing which i had Mild in my binna
daring wsy must have misled ltuth. Yet
what had i said, except praiseworthy
may For the first time faintest doubted
Bu 's judgment. lint again that“ai-
most" was a long word. believe me.
l‘rsok Dunbar! new lemhownohla
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mm titanium. unis!-
uoullrsstsriisat’ basil-rt
her quick hand ou the sheet luid saved 1,...
How \vu tullu-il ovi'rour future, for there‘
pmwork that told. HIM
Md hlaelasu. but this had not ruffled.
His exuberant energy had mastered the
madam languagrsund the theory“ mule.
Yet. he was never a prig. lie aympathiud
with the weaknesses of others. though he
had none himself .
No one could laugh more heartily over
scrapes nor picture revelry more enticing-
ly. But. when others. after such a conver-
sation. rushed headlong and heedlbaa into
trouble Frank returned trauquilly to his
books. lie never profit-bed, neve’r sought
to inculcate his principles. That. is what
we all liked in him. Often he would any
to me: “Go ahead, old boy. What’s the
difference? Enjoy your youth!” Yet. he
was a your younger than I.
lie was such u prudent fellow. too. was
Frank. He lived like the rest of us. but be
discriminated between comfort uud rx~
travugancu. So while we were generally
in debt and sometimes in distress betil~
ways had plenty of money. I used to be
sorry for him. lie couldn't lend, for he
had prululsrd his father. and he would
grieve lest his inability should be miscon-
strued.
Frank was ambitious truly. _..\'o young
squire, emulons of his spurs, could have
been more so. Yet he wus ilistmstful of
his txiwcrs. “I can‘t do vvhnf. you fellows
do,” he would any humbly. “I must stick
to my treadmill.” And while we all reul‘
lzed his mental us well "3 moral superior-
ity we liked him the better for veiling it.
We respected his honest urrrupleu rind never
sought to tempt him from his course.
limv bent-t siiiitle, too. was Frank!
Though not ti handsome man, for he had
small eyes, red hair and a short, squtll.
figure. he wus fascinating iii manner uud
speech. lie nttructod and retained inter-
est. There were many sides to his nature.
and that side which would be "lost. cou-
snnnut and agreeable ton companion he
intuitively revealed. We all com-urrcd in
the opinion that he would prove lrresisti
ble to any wnmun if liesbould ever cure to
exert himself. lint. he had no time for m
mum-e. so be solid.
And yet win". It l-utiiliiziut he was -_
Ilt'i’i‘l‘ prying. never f'ilf'lullh, but luuruliuz
out-'5 secret. thoughts us if in Hilllt' of llllll-
self. Why, he knew ull ubout Ruth. 1 llllll
tallied nl' lli'l” for hours tit it time. and he
find lll‘t‘ll just us interested. ho bud been
just. as helpful when I finished us when l
begun. i had read her letters to him, iiilil
he, would say, "Good night, Ruth."
"lined morning, Ruth.” to her little pic-
ture which was enshrined in u blue cabinet
on the mums-l of our study. just. M I did.
lilitli knew fill nbout hint too. Why. my
letters and our folks had been full of him
for yours. “us that not. nuturul. siuceho
was my hero. [is she was my duriiux?
Ilt'hlfll‘fi they bud met. and were such
good friends. Ruth had attended events
at the university. and during the past
summer Frank lmd visited me at our is-
land bout:- and had sailed with us over the
bur uud through the buy and out on the
broad surges. (if nll our buppy duys those
when Frunk lmd lli‘l‘ll with us were the
huppimt. liow versatile. how brillitiut.
how charming he linil been! For once he
bud tried all his giftsto their utmost, out
of loyalty to me. his friend.
And yet. Ruth had written this note of
warning. i‘ouldshehe jealous? lluughrd
at. the. thought. Ruth was Ruth. Besides,
if such an lmwssihle emotion had entered
lll'I' dour little heart, perfect love would
have rust if. forth immediately. No, there
“'1” no i-xplnuutiou. lt. “us simply it llllrt
tippri-lu-usiuu. u mistake. I kissml the lit-
lll‘ unto uud laid it. away in my pocket
ruse. resolve-d never to think of it again.
Should i doubt friendship. might. not my
fulfil be so bllilllt'l‘i'll that [would even
mum to doubt. love him.”
i reached the city station of cventidv.
rind [bi-ri- wus l’riiuk utvnitim; Illi'. quit-t,
self contained us ever, but, oh. so glad to
see nu"
"My dour buy. what. imppluess to have
you with me iiguln'” he exclaimed “And
how bruvu and bunny we've grown. to be
he indeed by such uuiulfo-st. affection?
“Some of
llluuu’s.” snid Frank.
plui-v, must resin-ctiibli' We might jolu
limit for uwhllc and renew old times.”
.igh-i-d. \\:i} went and spoutsuch ll jolly
evening of song und reminiscence and
“mid chm-r! llut the next morning when I
awoke with such it dizzy head there was
Frank. cool and lib-rt, plugging away lif'his
desk. . ..
“i must do it," he said ritmloircflt'ully.
“'l'hunk your slur-i you're notn tortoise
and take another doze. "
The next duy i started briskly at my
studies, determined to muster the law.
For weeks Fruuk uud Itgorkrd steadily
sldu by side —weeks of commitment. for
me, for i felt. I was doing my duty and
pleasing lluth. The little nut-i didn’t dis.
turb me, I never referred to it in mydaily
letters. My present course seemed its best
answer. Alli-ruwhile, though. came iti-
iivrruptlons. Uur merry friends of the first.
t‘i’t'llillu begun to drop into our rooms. 1
bulb-veil that most of them were not. pru-
di-ut. conqmnionu, and i told Fruuk so.
”You're right," he rvpllird. “Still.
tlu'v‘rvuui'li dour. good follotvs. A little
reckless perhaps. but it's more froth. uud
lli'llf‘fiili is worthy substance. llm'uusi‘ m-
um list-d we mustn't. lit‘lllllll'll'iillt‘lll. llulpli.
We own u duty to our old vnturuili-s. don”.
you tlillili"' ,.
i did ihllllt mul \‘l'llli filililllt'. ilow open
rind muuly l"ruuk mm in every Why! So
M‘i-nluus then- ivus opt. to best juvllil truth-
i'l'lllig in our rooms. No min Willllll be so
lolly. on full of ulmgwlluus of swirl. ns
Hunk. until suddenly he would clutch his
buir with mock uruvlty and shout:
“ Now clear out, you fellows, every one
of you. lliilpli ”ill go with you. “1' lfikt'ii
to lliii biw llkmluivk tuwater. but. i am the
plmvuuui who must plud his m-ury way."
And all we'd go, ut. henrt quite sorry for
Fruink.
(hue dtiy hi- suld to me, noticing thatl
wns yuwuinu ili‘i'i' my books as i had
you nod much of late:
"How's the epic. linipli?" .
“There’s no need of ridiculing it." I re-
plied rather sharply. “You know very
well what. I hope ammo day to till-«‘The
Adventures of Alvarado,’ in heroic verse.
Doubtlms it will never see light. butt-e.
spout its prenatal condition.”
"My dear boy. don’t. hegemony. You
wrong me. You know what faith 1 have
in your genius. I want you to tslte up this
subject in all seriousness. Let me do the
burning; you can achieve success in a leap. "
“Or fall in the ditch."
"0r wake some morning like Byron to
find yourself famous.”
“But the features. the mmmintnlha
moot courts. What would Ruth think
should I neglect than ohllnatlonst” '
“What would she think should you re.
eelve your due and be halted ssAmerica’a
laureate before nature 25? ”Its woman
truly who clings to tho moguls“ and
m “it horn ”mi N
Innis at
hm season one»
i
sure. lliulit. foot forward and on to sun
t'i-ss. liny" Well, well! Oh, fortunate
youlhf" And tours shone lu Frunk'si
eyes. i. too, was moved. Who wuuldii‘t
the fellows are around utl
“A nine. quiet.
E
m. I is «
You know that your judgment .,
, , You son, 4 “a
makeup-the worker a quarts: in s" ,
night. But. the profeaionwlii nevi: be
even aulucidentto you. believe rue. No
man will grub if he can fly."
0h. rare and beautloua vision that rose
before me! The little cottage with Ruth in
the quiet university town, the delightful
toll in the study, with "Ruth by my sideas
an inspiration, the society of the cultured.
the praise of the worthy!
“Surprise her," suggested Frank. ,
Aye, I would. Iwould refine the gold of
my intellect. I tossed Justinian into a
corner behind the lounge. and there he lay
until the dust was as thick as his age might
warrant. Thereafter I dreamed and
dreamed until 1 was aroused.
How careful Frank was of my moods, for
of course I became moody !, He taught me
that a poet must be achlld of impulse.
not. a man of habit; that when the spirit
moved him he must drive his thoughts
until they tattered from weurlness, but. ex-
cept when that mysterious spell settled he
must suffer them to recruit in apparent
idleness. Ile led meta believe—oh, so eas-
ily—that I. poor I. indeed. was as one set
apart. and chosen. not answerable to the
call of duty nor accountable to foibles.
lie would instance Homes and Dryden
and (.Ihnttertou and Savage an Shelley
and Byron. Byron especially he consid-
. ered my prototype. and I was dolt enough
to think so too. “Here, you fellows!” he
would cry. “take llulph out of this rush
for a hurrah. I’egasus’ wings are droop-
ing.” And the lively. generous hearted
lads would oil the downward grade with
sincere adulation.
I did work feverishly, unnnturully. turu~
lug night into dtiy uud burning tliecurulls
at. both ends. I became nervous. irritable.
overwrought, but ouch manifestation was
green-dos a proof of the divine nfllutits
which filled me. I grew curt-less of my tip-
pearauce. My collar was rolled back. my
hair disheveled—oh, what. nu egregious
ass!
Astor money, i disdained it no dross.
When i had it. lilting it. broudt-nst, but
the luck of it never restrained in». l» bud ti
credit which would have been illi'xplli‘lllllti
tourutioiml mutt. but I nut-opted it as
tribute to mygi-uius. No jm~kdmvever be-
licved in his burrowud plumage or strutted
as urmgnutly us did I, _ I {stand before the
distorted lens of rout-elf. and thought its
reflection real, in one thing alone I was
cousinut~-I wrote to Ruth the some ('on-
tented, cheery duily letters as of yore. Oh.
how hard it. was! Sentence by sentence I
dragged through u'tusk that. bud formerly
been such a delight. Yet. I succeededwut
least I thought ldld,
The spring crime. After infinite copy-
ings and rhuopyiugs ”Alvarrido" “us fill-
ished.
“Don't prune." warned Frank us i hesi-
tated over pussnges of my wildest mo-
ments. ‘.:l'.uxurlum-c is the poet's attri-
blue."
And so i bound the mighty pile of tunn-
uscript together and sent it. confidently to
a leading publisher. Cutifiilently indeed.
for ~ 1y useuruut‘o had achieved a brief
amtlu-usis. 'l'hvu followed up intolernblo
wnitiuu. bringing doubt, «it-mid rind mis-
ery. ’l'he fever bud pressed and left my
mind. too weak for any exertion, u prey to
worry.
Ill y any mmpnuionu were any no longer.
In the face of the approaching examina-
tions they were thruwimz up earthworks
of desperatediligence. Yet when I tried to
dig also I found Iwns absolutely impo.
tent. “here now was my intuitive knowl-
edge of the law. where that judgment so
accorduut with equity? Alas, I compro-
hendi-d that I had risked everything on a
single rust, and l dared not. think what
this everything might. include,
’l'hv-u it “as that i noticed it singular
change in Prank.
"Just look at my dune." lsuid to him
one duy uuxiously. holdliu.r up u minds of
bills rind letters, “it seems impossible thut
i could have been so reckless. Why, I
must have been crazy Z"
“You certainly huve bud riu :itzrrenble
faculty of ignoring such little mutters.”
”lint, wliut shrill lilo?"
“Do" You have money. huvcn't you?”
“Hour. all gone.“
“l’ln-tv' You have been going it,
haven't you. in spite. of precept and ex»
ample? Uh. well, your precious ‘Alvn-
rudo‘ will settle everything, I gums." and
Frank lmigln-d. »
It. wusut a plcusaut liiuuh, nor did it
sound like Frank. but I was so troubled
that 1 source appreciated it then.
“Do you really think so?" [questioned
eagerly.
"I mean what i say.
rrythlutruyou included.
Ruth will pliy."
llmqml to my feet. inn rugs, Frank
confronted rui- for an instant with cold.
sarcastic eyes: then he shrugged his shoul-
ders disdainfully and left. the room. ,
l sunk in n chair. trembling "fill. snap
lug. What. did it all mean? Wits I held by
a horrible dream? Such words. such looks
front lt‘rimk, my friend. my I’yladee, my
mentor! Could it be that he had changed.
that I had changed. that. the future was it
void. that the past was a sham and thnt
nothing was real except. the present. debt.
the npprmichiuuexamination. tlin imprndv
lug disgrace?
Iopeued my pocket case. I read the note
of warning from Illlth so long unheedml.
Again l i-iuildu’t comprehend it. but. I did
thoroughly ri-ullze that whatever she said
fillOilltl have been observed with utrue lov-
er's fruity.
For hours i sat pron-dug my throbbing
head within my hands. trying to shut out
the disordered visions which flushed before
me. Then t‘anion‘knnck at the dorm i
opened it. and u momma" entered. lnid fl
laruu yellow purrol on the table and with-
drew. Did i t'Pt'ngtllm the wrapper? 0h.
didn‘t it A huudml yours weighted me all
I glanced til. it. The very psperl The very
string which i hnd knotted with such ex-
oltcd fingers! Uh. dear. oh, dear. too well
did I know whet had huppeueill There
was a note. which I read in a flush.
“Remap—evident. merit-«voluminous—
expense to warrant piiblloatlonl" I threw
"Alvarado" into the corner. behind the
lounge. where its fall scattered the dust
from Justinian. Then I moaned. Therooin
faded away. Again i saw the harbor. the
rolling bar. the rock hound buy. the broad
surges of the Atlantic: but. alas. sober and
melancholy were their sweeps. s Ilium.
notu welcome, for I was alone. ere.
oh, where was Ruth?
Time were heavy steps on the stein.
The door opened. and my principal creditor
entered. accompanied by a msrsbsl.
“I want you. my man.” said that fune—
tlonsry.
“But you can’t arrest for debt." I stem»
It will settle ev-
llut doubtless
"How a t fraud and fake represents.
titm and set This man claims that
you have deceived him into banning you
a young; millionaire, when you haven't a
cent.
“i never said such s word.”
"No. but your insinuate did many a
“I." W my creditor. “Ola:
«was a mats. sassh tut
mm.
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If ‘,
fled. I only remembered our old intim-
“Ob. Frank." I cried. “help met"
Ile looked at the 0mm and winked
amusedly. ,
“No green there,” he ejaculated. Then
he turned toward me. "You will have to
excuse me.” he said suavely. “if I decline
togwalk the floor instead of our confidlng
friend here. Besides. I have an urgent en-
gagement. I'm off to the island home to
see Ruth."
Theo. while the blood roared within my
ears and clouded my eyes. a wonderful
thing occurred. Again t edoor.opcued. A
little form glided to my’sido and threw
her arms nlmut me. and Ruth's voice ox-
cluimed. oh. so blithely:
“That won't be necessary. Mr. Dunbar.
You can find me here for the future with
my husband.”
Then she wont to the men and whim
pered a few words, and they sneaked away,
shamcfat'ed.
“I told you she would pay, you cur."
sheared Frank. ,
“Hush. dear." she intermeed. “Why
shouldn’t I? Whatever is mine becomw his
on our wedding day. ” _ ,
Then at length Icomprehended the note
of warning, for as Frank departed from
my sight and from my life his glance as it
rested on lluth changed front one of fierce
malignlty to one of uuuttmiblo longing
and despair.
What more shall Isuy.’ The sequel is
the old unreal ending, hilt for us most.
real. “They were ever after happy." We
were married thut'duy, for Ruth scarcely
(lured irust me from her night. in a few
yours the little cottage in the quiet univer—
sity town become an actuality. I was
nevcrii ‘ ' dread" nor u “ tower of strength. ’ ’
I am sure. but. I honestly turned my daily
bread.
And. more, during onesumnu-r vacation
I picks-d up “Alvarado." rind l slashed it.
well. remonelessly hewiutz away all that
luxuriuucc which is a true poet's attri-
bute. and l soul. it, much shrunken. to a
publisher,
(mo evening as I sat on the veranda
Ruth brought me‘d“ *tter. It. contained a
bewildering oflo'r for t u poi-m.
"My dear." said 1 us lshmved it to her,
“perhaps we may yet s .thc sunlight gild~
Int,y the mluarets of ill t temple."
“You see." .Hlm exclaimed. “all things
come to you. "
"lit-cruise in you [have everything." I
replli-il. ~ilurtforvl 'l'luu-s.
The Motion Was Denied.
’l‘hi-y tell a good story about a judge
who is wvll known in Butlulo. Some time
ago a mun who is n “shyster” lawyer
clinic.- before him to make a motion. This
man lived in one of the suburban towns.
and be, “"i“ not particularly scrupulous as
regards bismuth“ appearance. lie walt-
ed until he had nu opportunity to address
the judge and than made his motion. It
was merely u perfuuvtory sort of A motion.
to ()[lt‘ll up a cuse or something of the
kind, and not ouv in a tlinlisuud is refusal
by any judge. Everybody in the court—
room was tin-refore- greatly surprised when
the judge thundered nut,,“l)euicd"’
'l‘lm mun himself was completely. taken
aback. lie row to his feet and stummered
and stuttvrml and finally said:
“ lint, your honor, i think you must be
laboring under it niiwipprebouuiou. This
is of no impurmum». There isn't it soul on
earth who isn't willing fill". the motion
should bv granted "
“it's tin-nirai. i tell you." shill the judge
again.
“Will your honor kindly state the
grnumh on w hich the denial is made?"
The judgi- straightened up in his chair.
took of! his eyeglasses and looked severely
at the lawyer. lie extended his blind and
pointed one of his long lingers at him.
“The motion is denied for two reasons."
he said impressively. “First. you are not
It ri-irlllur tun-mlu-r of the bar rind not eu-
lllll'il to prut'tli‘r iii a court. of record; sec.
and, you need it buth."~liuff:ilu Express.
Juwett and the Prince.
ll. was .lowett.'u rmisfless energy that
made him, as an undergruduntc. work ill
hours a day. as he once told a Siamese
prince in my hearing. The said Siamese
prince had. as tho porter pompously ex-
pressed it, “conned into Balliol by the
master's front door, sir," had entered for
his "sninlls." bad telegraphed. so it was
popularly uuderstcxxi. to his father that
he was in for this his first examination, and
had paid for it reply telegram, which, it. hi
asserted. I’iIIl as follows: “It is well.
Fourteen youths of the nobler sort have
been sacrificed. " But the pmpitiatory ofler-
ing in Siam had failed to help in the hub
tie of the schools. The prince had been
plowed and was sent for by the master.
“l um much ashamed of you." said
Jowett in his sternest and jerkicst man-
ner. "You are very idle. very idle. You
are no Irmllt‘to your country or to this
college. How many hoursudny do you
work!" ’
To which the. Siamese [mum-red suiil
inuiy: "Aw. muster. I do Work very hard.
Sometimes three hours. "
To whom replied the master: “You
ought to work at least eight hours. When
[was your nu». i worked l3."
It is true flint one was cmivul-«zd lit the
time by lwuriug the prince my, with a
grin from our to our, but in all igoml faith.
“Aw. but. muster. you hnve such .i very
big hemlt" lint thnt “i used to work izl
hours It tluy” sunk deep into one'n mind.
--—i.‘ornhill Muttuzlne.
The rats Kept Coming liar-ls.
This cut story comes from it Free flap-
tlst. clo-ruynmn; consequently it must be
true. in his parish lived it man and his
wife. very poor in all their surroundings.
at firm in the faith. They wero very anx-
us for the minister to visit them. Iledld
so and found it poor hunt-r. smiiiL-very
small. The minister was given a bed—the
only bed. He must. tarry another night.
He learned that the woman lodged on a
lounge in the living mom. said room com-
bining all the "attributes of kitchen. din.
in“ room and parlor. while the lord of the
household slept on the floor. in some way
the miulsmaavs them to understand that
it would delight him to lie on the lounge.
When about to retire. he mentioned to the
man that it would be advisable to put
out of doors two cats in the room, which
was done. After lying for a few moments
on his conch out came two cats from her
heath the lounge,apftting and crying. lie
arose and threw them out. Very soon the
same seens'was enacted again and again.
until he became disturbed with super-lb
tious emotions. liekuew not what. to do.
find still they came. and still out they.
want. and in they came all the long night.
In the morning when the man came in
the domtnle asked: “flow many cats have
you beret I have thrown out 60 or more.
and! don't know botwhat thmsrsmors
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