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.Mt hot bread knives, ioc.
uni carving sets. swell handles, Goodall make, 75c pair.
“ " “ ebony handles, 13-inch blades. 91c pair.
Ilamuwone'vh Son, England, two pair.
rubbcrhttndlcv, Meridcn make, $1.35 ypce. set.
Milton Co., England, 2.50 ypcc. set.
extra line handles and steel capped, $5.00 3-pce. set.
J. Russell lit 0)., half price, 85 per pair.
outflows. Fine steel 6 knives and 6 lurks, per set 42c. /
W ,‘Ebony. bone or. cocoa handles, per set tnoo.
Fine stag. Goodell make, per sentry-5.
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at serrated knives. 3 sizes in set, “)C per set.
“It “eel nickel plated, ladies' shears, 6 or 7‘inch, 25c.
Barber and paper hanger's shears at half price.
"1 Wade k Butcher guaranteed razors, 75c each.
. job of sample pocket knives. 2, 3 or 4 blach, 15c each.
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Anti til-Jon shirt: t _
ago not qunrmln, Inn and tool.
. t on n mun! follow
Ioowl at tho World . you’ll find It Ilium
- The very name urlmaoo.
‘l'liil world ll like n'looklnu (loll.
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And I! you wlnh to hr it.
On pin-ant terms will all who pull. .3 .
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——l’rl|clila lmonyr-d in the t‘hnrohmnn.
MISCH’IEI'OUS NELL.
"I am out-o, (.‘ousin Molly. that Mr.
{Beaumont is in lovo with "till."
"Nousorlnn, Nolliol Ilo knows very
about mu. 1 lawn only been ntuy-
th you thrco wet-kn."
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‘ I am sure I don't know. hut—"
“Now. be netiaiblo. Molly. You know
you are very fotltl of him."
. "But don't you believe in love at first
"I don't know anything of tho Hort. l i
don't care a bit about bim~l think he-
is very agreeable and hnuduomo, and
kind-lionrtod, and all that-—"
“You might add ‘cluvnr, virtuous and
Imiuntiug.‘ "
"Why?"
“Because than you would have git-on
hlmiull the qualities that a woman can .
expect in the man she would marry."
“Really. Nollio, l bi-licro you uri-
nothing but u achtminu little mulch
maker."
“In this lustunco perhaps I am. lint
itls certainly a wry dcairahlo mulch,
and you uro both head ot'ur earn in lovc
with adult othcr."
“I protect; I don't love him a bit."
"You don't know your own mind."
“Oh. yea, I do. I don‘t low.- him.
and I wouldn't marry him."
"Do you mean that?"
“\Vcll, of cournp I do."
“Thou I’ll marry him myself."
"You?"
"Wh y not ‘1"
"Oh, of course, it is nothing to me."
“Quito so."
"But I think it very mean of you“
vury. very mourn—not to Intro told me
that. you carod for him."
“Now, Molly. jun. listen. Mr. llcau
mom, 1 am our». thinks you do not ilk»,
,him, and that you would rcl'um: hilu it
. he asked you to marry him."
my
“Do you think so.
"Yes; stiI lit-licvc, l'rmn noun-thin}: .
ho dropped, that ho is going to propmo
to mo this allcriioon. Now. it you slip
1 into tho drawing room and hide bchind ,
tho screen—“
“I shouldn‘t think of doing any such
thing. The idea!"
“lilo as l toll you, dcar, and you will
hear mo reform him. ‘I twmonly jcslingj
when I said I would marry Mr. Bcau- 1
mont myself."
“Thou you uranium you don‘t love
him the Ietmt little hit. Nollie duu'?"
“Not in the least. \‘on will hcztr me
tell him so if you wait.”
“Well, Mr. ‘w'tlllm-ltl; I- have
sounded my cousin Molly."
"And do you really think I may hopc ;
for success? '
y “I am surc- of it. She in vcry fond of
you, but not yct fully aworcol' tho fact.
Wo womonnro curious l‘l'l‘llilll'l“."
”It was Vcry grind of you to oll‘cr your ‘
sown-us and ln-lp."
“Not at all. Wuaro wry old ll‘ltdlllr‘o
Now, dpn‘t. you be rash. or you will
spoil ovurythinu. You must do cxucll)‘
M I tell you. You mint coino into the
drawing-room and propose: to inc."
"Propose to you?"
“Yes. and mind you act the part
Well.”
“I don't understand you."
“Well, whilc you ill't' proposing to mo
Molly willlio licliind llii' HA‘I‘UI‘II. thu x
aho hears your [Il‘ulcfiiltllmin of into for
me she will think :dic hm lo>t you and
will thou discover the true stutt- of her
heart."
“But. rcally. this seems rathcr—"
“Now, don‘t arguc. Do just as l tcll
you. (.‘omo into tho drawing room at
‘onoo. or sin: will suspect. collusion."
“Ono momcnl. Don‘t you i.hiuk——"
“Not a word. I hear Molly coming
downstairs. I will sit lil'ro on this
sofa. When I raise my hand begin.
Can you tell mo of a good novel, Mr.
Beamnont 1/"
"well—01"“. is rather a responsibili-
ty recotumcnding novels to ladies now~
aduys. Thorn am as many dilforcnt
schools of rcadors as of writcrs."
"But you Intow by this limo my taste
. in fiction."
The Evening Sentinel
"Not. so well, I not afraid, as I could
wish. Hem! ]f you would—er——only
let me becomo your sole literary reader.
taster and adviser for lil'c."
"I am alraid I don‘t understand you.
Mr. Beaumont."
"Cannot you guest what has brought
mo here this afternoon? Let mo be
frank with you, Uh, Nellie. wohnve
been friends nowa long time. Every
year you become dearer to mo and more
necessary for my happiness. Will you
become my wifc‘: ~Speak. darling! Say
you consent. You cannot guess how I
long to have you always by my side.
Say ‘yos,’ and make me the happiest
man in all the- wide. world!"
From where shesat Nollie saw the
flutter of a light blue gown as it passed
quickly from behind the screen to the
open door. Molly had prematurely
lied. .
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“Do not keep me In suspenso,’ he
went on. “Say you will bu my wife."
She bent bier head to hide an irresisti-
hlo smile. '
"Yes." .
Mr. Beaumont leaped to his feet in
amazement. Kellie did not speak a
word. With a look of anger on his face
he stepped behind the screen. There
was nobody thew. '
- "Whatdoes this mean!“
"It simply means. Mr. Beaumont,
that. you have. asked me to marry you
and I have consented."
"I merely did no at your “imitation.
banana-1' .
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your . mondlhopolnhcll not haw
”noon to regret it.”
"Rm Xin- Nilllol You have
It was only in hair I like a “mid pm
tlcal joke, but lately this one is a little
3 undixnillod. It won under-loud that
v, you would rota-o."
! “I made no such promise, Mr. Benn
, moot."
I O A O O O O
“Why.“olly, whatom b the mat
tort”
"Don't come near tun! I‘ll uc-novar
for-forgive you. You lift! a horrid.
. moan thdhing. I'm packing up and go
going away."
! “Now. don’t be. silly girl.
, have I done?"
i " ’ou promland to refusu him. and
, thou actually accepted him. You
‘ trem'horona creature! I'll ttcvcr xpmdr
. to you again. To play such a vile trick
you me! How could you ho no livart
loss?"
! ”But I saw you leave tho room before
i I gave him my anawcr."
“I ctttuo back and lixtcnod ouhdda the
‘ door—J hoard you ucccpt him and tin-n
rtubud away. "
"My dcnrcut Molly. it was all a prac
tical joke. llhouuht you Wt'l‘t' out of
. hearing. and l was just tcasing him. I
am moon-y l huvo Intrt your I‘m-linger.
‘ and will eonl‘csu all. I have bueu hon»
but both of you."
“How?"
"Mr. Beaumont never meant to pro
pom to mo—ho luv” you alom-——lmt ho
went through tho Int-coal my l'I‘Illll‘Hl.
flu is waitingdown~tairs to so- you. i'in
halite your cym, makc yt‘illl‘m‘lf prctly.
and como down.
‘qnito u lright, but I was awlnlly pr-ni
: tent and ho ha~i forgivcn Inc. I will
, lcll you till about it. There. wu'rcgood
‘ lriun again. aren't wot"
What
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mu so happy.“
"lintdon't you fool a terrible bigot
‘Illlit~fl(ft't'[ilt‘ll by two Within“ in tin-
alltuc, day?" "
i "It was a cruel jcst of Nollio‘s."
l “th nhc meant no harm."
E “Novvrtludvne. I should likc to pay
‘ her back in her own coin."
i "ch; how can w“ mamm- it?"
! "Look, Molly! licro in (‘npt Dur
slou coming.' up tho driw. Wu will
pretend that Nollie and I are on
caged."
! “Dclighlfllll”
'I‘thaplain entered and cxchangml
greetinua.
“lluro you hoard tho news. Captain
Dalston?" said Molly.
“Whnt hows?"
. “Nellio has accepted an oil’cr of mar-
ringu."
"You; I am delighted to say I am quitv
iawaro of it."
Molly and Mr. Beaumont exchanged
glances.
"Why. who told you?”
“Ila! ha! Who in the wurld should
tell mo but. your cousin hem-ll?" .
“Nollic? Impmsiblc!"
“Not at all. I law ju.~t authorized
tho announcomcnt in thc country new:-
paper."
"Tho dmicc you have!" exclaimed
. Mr. :Bcaumont. cxci (idly.
'lAud why not. sh?"
"Becausu it is utwrly falsw. sir!"
“Sh—uh! What is the inutlcr'r" cried
Nollie, running lulu tltc i'oolti. "Surely
you two gentleman are not. going to
quarrel horn?"
“Capt. Durrion status» on your author-
ity, Mien Ncllic. that you aro cngugcd
l to be marricd."
i "It is perfectly true.
lam."
Molly thrcw horsclf into an ezwy
‘chair and hogan to sob and :show signs
!
i D o a t o
l “My darling Molly, you have made
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!
I believe I
§0I bccoininj.‘r hystcricnl. Nollio and
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Durston stood looking lit'wlltlt‘l‘t‘ll.
i
i while Bcaumont rogardcd Nl-llic with a
‘glauco ol’ minglcd surprise and con
"tctnpt.
i "I thought." said I’lcamuont.
'Iurco was at an and. Miss Nollic."
”Farm!" What do youinca'n'f’
Suddcnly a stuilc hroln- ovcr her fact‘.
and she burst iuloa pen! of laughtor.
AS 80mins nho was capable: ot'spocch
nho cxpluincd thal shc wusprivntcly on»
gagud to (.‘apt. Durston thrcc days be-
low. and that. ho had uv-tuully t‘unw
that aftcruoon to announce tho fact.
She aim cnlightcncd hcr l'ulurc husband
as to tho causo of all thc contusion.
Then everybody laughcd. cvcrybody
congratquti-d everylmdy clsc, and
ovorylmdy was in tho cud cktrcmcly
happy. But throc of thr- cmnpuny in‘
“no.
dlcstrmc, mischievous lilllo thing and
that. alto would burn to bc kcpt woll in
hand when sho became. Mrs. DIII‘SIUI).—
Tit: Bits.
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NOTES OF NOTED PEOPLE.
The (“281‘ has ordcrcd u largo painting
of his nmrringe ceremony with c. canvas
sixteen foot long and thirteen feet high.
Tho painting will ho done by Hon
Tuxon, thc Danish court paintcr.
Spcakcr Reed can talk in tho French
language with case. and is fond of read
ing French novels.
Mrs. Loasc. it in said. has written a
long poem which is soon to be pub-
Iished.
“'ottlri Ilc Appreciate-d.
, "You can trust the man who sings at
his work," still] the cheery citizen.
"Yes," replied Sinnicker: "I wish
some one would porsumle the man who
works around my Wood pile two or
three nights awuok losing loml enough
for me to heur."--Washington Star.
Binding Sold thnill‘nok.
Lady—I would like one of the clan
aics.
Clerk—Certainly; which may lgiye
you?
Lady—Ono with a rod
Fliegende Blaetter.
When Way!" Will Get It.
Gen. Campos will feel better when
his meoouor also got. it where the col-
ic: wilt; in August-Detroit Nam.
binding !-~
I KIIVU lllc poor man 1
sistcd that Nclhu wasu wickcd. med- ,
Now!
RIGHT NOW, in the myriad 0! lb m’ob-
ma .
RIM” NOW, rvlton you on looking mod for your
spring out/it.
RIOIIT NOW. when the luv-rm of big profit: it ought
6 other dealers. .
moi/7 ”DIV, when our atoclr contains (In new nonl- ’
ties In Men's, Boy‘s' andiittb Folh' mm, and
the GREATEST ASSORTNEIIT of fly or and aim
to choose from.
But/geport's largest Clothing Home give: a potent {il-
lustmtion of its buying] and selling pom
We buy ear/y, ‘we have t a garment made our my. 60t-
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We pay mom to have this than and you pay a: no
more than you pay claw/mo for poorer made
meats. Our label on may garmentemy shirt, col-
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we tell you this thmugli the medium of the pun it’l
the same as if you were Ivy/I t Item in the cm, and
we are willingnnyflma to refund the mom; if you
are not satisfied with your purchase.
Our Top-Coats at 810-700 seldom see better at 815.
Some of the more extmvagant dnscm profor- our
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