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eo be y i ~ te ee a > : a - & , : ay \ 8 4 4 » . f ¢ ‘ a ~ a ee - . s- - ~ w : McKa te —- mem! ~ JEFFERSON-VALLEY LODGE, No. 60, —. WW. Burdick, ree ae > - f Nene om a0 A i a calm ce eee ‘VOLUME 4: WHITEHALL, MONTANA, FRIDAY, hi . eae ee ahhAAA woes “_ Mere’s More For Today. Dry Goods and Clotting Go Down, y& Carmichael Co The People’s Store. Mystic TIE LODGE, No. 17, is hy Bede AM. Meets on the SECOND and FOURTH T8ES- Bigs Sree : cs eee ™ Acacia CHAPTER, No. 21, 0. E. 8. FIRST and THIRD TURSDAY of each month at Masonic Hall, are cordially invited to Lavina Cooney, W. M. AN MCKENZIE, Sec. Mects on evenings 1.o. Oo. F. Meets the First.and Third. Mon- day. Nights of Each Month. - ee J. en, N.G. ~ Ww. Mooaun, Pin. Sec. “THE REBECCA LODGE, No. 29, 1LO.O.~. F. Meets the Second and Fourth Mon- days of Each Month. —_| Visiting members cprdiallyanvited. W. DAVIS, MM. D., PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, ©ases requiring hospital care given special attention. Hospital, Office and Residence on First strect. Whitehall, Mont. Dentist. Whitehall -- - - Mont. E2 Ofte at Residence. 4 IKE E. O. PACE Attorney-At-Law : Whitehall Mont. FRANK , SHOWERS. Attorney-At-Law and Notary Public. OFFICE OVER J. V. T. STORE. The Wire Fencing. Fo and i i prices “Siow, of Whitnai, . Cedar Posts aeaempnntoappspamuarih—emeingigapapannnesinlitietmasti G. B. Franks’ TVeat Market is the!place to visit if you wish to procure the Choicest Steaks, - ‘ | Frozen Fish, Fresh Oysters. | ve ‘ FISH ANDIGAME IN SEASCN. | OUR SPECIALTY, Home-rendered LARD } Fresh and Salt Meats. | | Quy market isa G. B. Franks. | model for neatness. , Opposite N. P. depot. A.LESS, the Whiteball UNDERTAKER and FUNERAL DIRECTOR, tearries the most compicte tint -of—Coffins, Metalic Caskets, Burial Robes, and shows all the latest. Has certificate from the State Board of Health to EmbBaim Bodies and ship all over the world; deals in Monuments —Sewing Machines and Supplies. need of Coffins, send orders.direct to A. Less, ot Whitehall, and your orders will receive prompt attention. A.Willoughby Chenier, Returns on all work.- Whitehall - = Montana DEDICATION Of Montana’s. New State Capitol at Helena on July 4th. The new state capitol will take place-.at. Helena on July 4 next. The members of -the executive ii v. Jos. K. Toole, | Geo, M. Hays, secretary of State, and Jas. Donovan, attorney gen- eral. _ Addresses will be delivered by Hon. A. D. Peck, Hon. Geo. M. Hays, Senator W. A. Clark, Senator Paris Gibson, Ex-Gov. R. B.. Smith, Chief Justice Theo. Brantly- and Hon. W. F. Sanders. ne ee ‘The silver jubilee of Popé Leo XIII, was celebrated at Baltimore last Sunday. Cardinal Gibbons | preached the sermon. Apostolic Delegate Martinelli participated in the services. . # Tell mé not in idle jingle, marriage is an empty dream, for the girl is dead that’s single, and things are not as,they seem. ' Mrs. Smithencan will open a res-’ taurant at the corner of Railroad When in SBAD4 TREES AND FLOWERS. Paper Read by Mrs. J. ©. F t the papers’ Tnstitute at Wititehall, Meret bots, Of the esthetic value of shade trees rand’ flowers no“home maker has doubt, and there is no question that» a town. with shaded streets, green lawns and _ vine-covered houses is much more attractive to a homeseeker than one where all or any of these may be lacking. One has but to see the eager faces > we eT , . § (gue ENTIRE STOCK of Mews § pas eS cope ‘ $ and Boys’ Clothing must be 3 to be conyinced of this. ae closed out at once. We can save a But why, what, how, are some ; -$ you money on clothing. gS ys of the questions presenting them- $ — ‘8 selves. Because green things 3. HOES—45 pairs Men's Shoes, $ ¢ growing make home more ee >? ; . w' jive, more homelike; ‘because if is < e ae eT “t $ easier to be good and glad when 3 en ie $ surrounded by trees and pi $ ie : Ege , ‘and a garden patch has keBt many 33 ADIES HATS. We have just : a child, big or little, out of mis- ei received & small assortment of $ chief and given health, wealth and $ Ladies’. Trimmed --Walking-and $ happiness to the toddler*who digs $ Sailor Hats—no two alike. $ up his seed to see how much it has $ re 7a grown over night, and to the ong 3 OU are cordially invited to visit : with hoary head, and gives ® rest 3 Gir Hore'on April’'31, 29 aad 3 to tired nerves not found elsewhere. a : $ Water, more water, most water, 3.73. to try a gap of Runkel Bros.’ $ with a kindly absence of cows with $ delicious Cocoa and Chocolate. $ keen appetites seems to be the se- j $ Will be served free to all. age cret of “success with shade trees. 3 eee $ We. have had cottonwood and ‘ » « ? ; m * os ai 3 RST OIL 20c¢ a Gal? Georgia poplar trees grow six feet 2 : va $ ina season, and Carolina poplars $ =< a the Feople’s Etore. $ from four to-five feet, those re- 5 WAAR, ceiving the most water doing best. Last summer nine varieties of roses bloomed profusely in our garden. Some were -sét in May, 1901, most in April of 1900. These we cover late in the fall and do not expose until. hard freezing weather is past. The soil is made rich atid mellow and is kept so. Nearly any annual flower will do well-liere, but-the sweet pea and nasturtium, with pansy, California Lpoppy and ¢entauria seem to stand the most neglect.and give the best results....We have had these in bldom from June 20th to the freez- ing up of everything. The first of last November we picked twelve kinds of flowers from our garden. the first flower coming in April! and early May. set increase, giving added beauty each year... When these blossoms are gone the bed may still bea thing of beauty, whether planted idli. Theaster must be started in*the house and the gladiolus stored in the cellar over winter, but their rich and varied colorings more than repay all trouble: For the porch or window we can vouch for the wild cucumber, whieh should’be planted in the fall; for the hop vine, which you can almost see grow, and the wild clematis which, when transplanted in. the spring, is easy to make grow and will climb to the eaves the second summer. mon white-flowered variety—we have not had the purple-flowered long enough to know how far that may be depended upon. We have proven that atleast three hardy perenials may be sue- cessfully’ growan—the bleeding heart, blooming all through the late spring, the hollyhock, offer- ing its spike of flowers. the entire- summer, and the rudbeckia’s gold- en glow from August until severe frost—a mass of golden dahlia- shaped flowers. But a8 every rose is said to have its thorn we have found that every early rose has its snout bug sucking the sap-from the buds and spoiling the flower. Not knowing a remedy we picked them off isto a can of water. We have since learned that bushes sprinkled with strong tobacco tea. will not he so infested. But worms seem to have a weakness for sweet peas,and cab- bage worms for nasturtiums, Hol- lyhocks attract’ the fuzzy catérpil- lar. These we’ -picked off and crushed. : And will not someone please tell green aphis which come in count- iess hordes, and how to free the cottonwoods of the little black lice which are accompanied by so many little ants? And do these. insects prey upon each other? And which, * @leeperreservations. . ; ae : : yf W. B. Suerann,.Agt. and Whitchall streets: if either, liarms the tree? And ‘that isfound under the bark? Tulips can be depended upon for | The bulks ence | This is the more com-! jus how to rid our pansies of the} how can we best destroy the grai And i why. do these trees crack open! De the cracks kill the trees? For the best results with any stub or plant a deep, rich: soil, ! free from éyery Timp, root, stick | or stone, quantities of water and frequent cultivation are necessary. And let every one whois plant- ing a home yard plant «lover, red, and. white, for the babigs, and set | a tree for each child to ‘elaim as | his very own, and whenevey and | wherever possible plant aw tree; | each is a growing blessing. Juta C. Frrevs. News From the Hub. Dastrict @purt opened on Mon- | day. There appears at present | only onecriminal case+thataguinst | F. Obmstead, who jvas arrested nt) Whitehall, charged with killing beaver-eoritrary to law. in Mr. Christopher and others, recently leased the B. F. Forbes iron mine east of town, iatedioie| to take out 2,000 tons of ore, bet affairs are ‘not going along quite | satisfactorily, owing to the reluct- ance on the part of the Kast Helena smelter to make contracts for that class of ore. Nathaniel Soldati of Woodville, made complaint in the justice court here pf~one George Thomp- son making threats to. kill. Thompson pleaded not guilty and his hearing was set for Saturday, the 5th. J. M. Lewis; deputy Saperin- tendent of schools, made an oflicial visit in Boulder last week. Miss Emma Brandenburg of | Bozeman’ épent’ last week with ithe family of A. J. Holloway.. Henry Shiveley on’ ‘a tour of inspection location for the betterment of his health, has decided to settle in the Kootenai county, in eastern Wush- ington. r : J. D. Prichett; tas disposed of his lease on .the Baltimore mine near—-here—and—swillprospect_in Idaho: this season. He and his | two sons will outfit at Idaho lalls. } | for a HINTS FOR FARMERS. Good Results With Peas aad Corn. | At the Tennessee experiment station | Professor A. M. Soule has found it | very satisfactory to sow cowpeas and ' corn together, This is xontrary to the practice of many farniers, but it hae to poppies or set to asters or glad-! always been noted that when the peas! & aud were put in considerably later than the corn they never made the same growth | as when given an equal chance witb it. | Professor Soule says that in spite of | the views of-many-he has never, seen | peas grow £0 vigorously as to detract | jn any way from the corn crop. In ex-| periments“ where the peas hare been sown later than the corn they bave +nerer-amountedto tnteh.—_Some—may— | urge that peas planted as early as corn in the spring’ wiil often be lost by reason of frost. This may happen) | occasionally, but results show conclu- sively that it would be better to take | the risk of loss than to diminish the | pea crop by late sowing.. In ary event, if the peas are destroyed by the first planting they can be easily replantel by running a single horse drill by the | } and we chatted for bait an hour. who Bap been | looking over the menu whew a faniMar | was really my companion of the day} MY FELLOW | <, TRAMPER s (Original) During the “season of the White Czar’s first visit to Paris fF was walk ing through Evrope. -I bad tramped through Switzerland and clinibed the! Alps and was now about.to descend | inténding to make my way to Varia te be present at the great reception, Paising to take a last view from a great height, I sat Cown on the xround| and fell to dreaming. I was recalled te) myself by a soft voice behind me ask ing in French; “Can you tell me, sir, Low far It It | to Montbard’” | I looked up expecting to yee n won) | an. Instead the person who had “ad | dressed mé Was a young fellow appar ently about tweaty, though there was) | not a sign of a Lair on. his face, and he} wight have been younger or older, “Moutbard? There ts Montbard db rectly north of ua, You can’t distin guish the place, for it Is twenty-five) tiles from us in a direct Hne.” “So far?” with an expression of dis appointment, “lL am going that way, and I will go with you.” The young man sat down beside we | Hie | was One of the most attractive persone I ever met, There was 80 myeh enthu | singm_in him, Everytning in which he took an interest he took a deep inter | est. To one who has-beegine blaze and finds most other people so, such a one is very refteshing. Resides, he very inteliigent and Gisplayed consid erable learning. One thing about bin} 9 | Rest awhile wae i nothing was rea al ex erything was felt; sofiéd. At least his\ reasons were ways absurd. For instance, he pressed a firm belief tu the divine right of kings because this rightavas neces sary as. basis for their autbority. We started down the declivity, but had not gone far before we were over- taken by a diligence, and my young man got aborrd. I} continved to-tramp, but I confess the rest of the Journey seemed dull and unjuteresting. The next evening I reached Nont- bard, where I found railway trahepor- | tation to Paris, but was obliged to wait} Pseveral hours before getting: a tran.) Going into a cafe to get something to eat, | seated myself at a table aud waa) monsileur ’ voice asked, “What will have?’ The last time I had bea that voice was when my companion bade we adieu before board ing the diligence. Looking up, 1 saw a waitress standing beside sue, and her face was as much like the tramper as the Voite. She was looking down upon me with no sign of recognition, amused me, Me was very iWlogical, By | trampling}: an@for the moment I considercd the likeness a mere colncidence, | gaye) her an order for supper, but before | leaving the cafe I made up my tulnd | that I was not mistaken—the waitress | before. : A week later while in Paris; where} 1 had many frienda, 1 attended a recep. | tion at the house of m prominent Amer } ican ianker, who theu ived near the | Bois de Boulogne. The eser bad arriy all Paris was taik about This story was told me by a detee- tive; ? “A young Itallan girl dirappeare a. | Ller--character’ was beyond reproach, On questioning those most Intimate with her we learned that much un- kindness of feeling Lad arisen between her various suitors, naturally Inspire jealousy, .but there Such a girl would Was one person in particular whose feelings had onee found expression in the most bitter and intense animosity toward the rest, but it was only once that he suffered himself to become so fur forgetful of his interests. “Naturally he was taeitura und re pelled familiarity, Although young and etrikingly handsome, it Was sah the girl had conceived for this mdn the most intense repugmance. He had a dark, sinister loess, # sort of subtle, secret Intelligence about him, strangely at varlanee with ber free and open! character, She tad rejected bis suit, | but be had sworn yet to possess.her. | He left her prescuce with a balf utter ed threat and a Jook that froze her blood, “That ulght she disappeared. Of course our, suspicions fell upon the man, The facts, Dowever, here detailed Were not aseertaingd without patient research aud carefal investigation, but | by slow degrees we did discover them and watched our man from that hour with tncessant serutiny. At ce wtatn | hours, however, la the day he left his} place of business, and, although we tu variably attepipted to follow him, we | were as invariably baffled. In some of | the nunecrous streets that shoot out in | every (lrection In that part of the elty/ we lost him, Solétimes It was in an | alleyway, sometimes by ascending a4 flight of stirs, sometinies by entering | Q private residence, that we lost bin buf jn some way he tavariably eluded} our Vigilance. You may -reasonably conclude that this ueliher suited Mr. 1; nor myself.” We determined we would | not be cheated the next time. One of these -absences octurred about 10 o'clock every night. “It wan Hear that tine then, and we watched the Italian with an eagerness and intensity doubly “whetted by re peated disappointment. A drigaling rain | Was falling, and the lamps shone along | the Curk streets feebly. It sulted us ex- | actly. The man came out soon and étaried In the direction he invarlably took. We huang on his path like shad- | ows, [lis tron beel rang on the pare- ment. Our feet fell softly and lightly. Up one street and down another the chase led for more than an hour, At last he paused before a large brick | buliding. cas an old Spanish house} thd Youked Curk aud gravd enough to! be 9 castle or Lastile. Its shutters were | closed, nud vo ray of light shone from the heavity- draped windows, “The man} paused and looked around! before be tn. | serted the key and turned the lock, We crouched low to the walleas be did so, | vat the door had barely swung on its] hinges before we sprang upen him. | Fheostruggle was flerce, but brief. Tle; could vot contend with two men, elther | of whom was etronger then himself. “We belleved we should tind the girt | bere, and our suspicious were cokrect. We cid. find ber, a prisoner, guarded by ap old quadroon Woman, “Whe she sew us and knew we had bim.. As I entered the ddiwin; wt} heard a lady, whose back was toward | come to release her, there was a eud- me, say In tones that were familias | dew lighting up of ber face, a yietd | “Without authority from heaven ke would have. no more right to rule than you of 1.” 7 | Moving to a-pgeilion where. 1 could entch a view of her face, | sew—my)} tramplag companion, the. waltress of | Magntburd. | BCT. | gleam of pleasure, a seream of delight, but as suddenly it darkened In a look ef terror. wilt with pain) She tinptored ua to leave her. She tated wildlg..ker eyes fixed feertully on the man, white | he looked on ber with a cold, sullen I téMt her it was Impossibie to j j | Was absent occasionally, ; satisfy DISAPPEARED THE RESULT OF AN EXPERIMEN {Originek} ~ “Good gracious, mamma,” sald Mish Louise Hewlett at the Breakfast tavie “just listen to this: “Wanted,-A woman twenty. years o}}, with artistic tastes, capri fond of golf, lawn tennis and dan to act ab secretary.” “Singular,” said the nother thou fully, “that the advertiser, whom I sup pose to be @ man, says nothing about beauty.” Slace Miss Hewlett was looting for a position she answered the advertise. meut and was invited to call, whici she did in the company of her mothe. She found a man of thirty-five, serious, reticent and apparently Im bis right rulad.* $ f “E need also,” sald the adterticer, Mr. Dudley Vinton, “a hodsekeeper, it Mrs. Hewlett will take up ker resi- dence bere with you Ja wy apartments, filling that ‘position, | will pay each a handsome salary. Pardon me for betng -so frauk, but it ts better that I shou!4 eay.in advance that love or matrimony has nothing to de with my intentions. At this announcement Louise tossed her head, ’ ‘Phe offer was accepted, av 4 srothet | and daughter weut to live in Mr. Vue ton'’s apartments, rom the rst he trented them as guests, th ugh Misa tiewlett .was oceasionally called upor to write a hote Or a detter or copy sone papers relating to property, -At the end of the first month Mr. Vinton paid the salaries and sald that he wenld Le glad to continge the arrangement in definitely. Louise pouted, ~“She- filled the terms of the advertisement Another month passed, Mr. Vintoa etimes Ly day, sometimes in the ey Once or iwiee he was away eovpernl Gays to gether, What called lim where he went or what ke did he never told Loulse was piqued and delicately: bint- ed that some reference to these fl» sences would be at least civil, She did HOT TIKE TH DE Treated Trew CNINT Or Ws entiref stranger. Mr. Vinton falled te her curlosity, whopeiipon ebe tossed her bead and declared that it was high tine suéh a ridiculous et rangement was trrminated, Mr. Vir ton made no comments cpon ler action Indeed be seemed to be rather pleased with it, egging her onto more of the same kind, Mnally ebe became angry and ended the interview in teor&, Ath Vinton then left her without the slight est sign of temper, Indeed rather with the appearance of great entlsfaction. One morning a delicate little missive came for Mr. Vinton which. fell lars Loulee’s hands. She took {t to him and watehtd bim while he read it. Ila countenance was notto te réad, Plac ing the note In bis pocket. he went te his bedroom, and soon after Loulsa who was watching him from a .wis dow; saw bias go out with a suit ease, “Just what 1 expected,” she sal “That note contained fa lavitation He’s gone to the country (o Visit pome girl he’s in love with.” Vinton remained awuy a week, When he returned, Lowise asked blin when he Mnteénded to be married. , “Lam not engaged,” he replied. They were sliting in the Nbrary,at the time, and Vinton toek ww) a@ beok, Loutse tried Ih vain to keep her tongue iu her bead. Finally sive «Ould endtire the slience no. longer and asked A number of inadmissible questions Some of them Viton answered, others he parried, while otliers be received ia silence. But not for a moment cid ka manifest any dissatisfaction with het for attempting to pry Into lis affulin leave her; that we mast take her fo ber “Who is that lajy?\ | asked of my | host as soon asl coul@@And hi. “The Countess Nichalowsky.” | “A Poelander?”’ STea\ “Tease present me.” The countess received we graciousty, but without the slightest s'an of recqag nition. 1 was fully aware that any ref-| erence to. our former acquaintngce would not’ meet with favor and if per } corn row on either side, | j | sisted-in would be resented. The Calture of Rhubarb. Rhubarb seccs may be sown ns early as the ground can be worked. ‘The soil | should be tvel! fined and in good con | dition as regards fertility, The seed is rather light and should be thinly sown | and well trodden down after covering | an ineh deep. The rows need not be more than a foot apart. The secds are! always somewhat slow to germinate, and it is csseutial to keep the soil clear’ of weeds, Which would soon strangle | the little: plants. Clean and careful | enltivation should be given the seedling throughout the whole growing seuson. The roots may be transplapted to per wmarient bed either in fall or spring. set ting themyjabout four feet gpart each Way. Thé soil should be heavily ma. nured and plowed or spaced as deeply | as possible. The same thorough culti ¥Yation should be kept up during! ‘growth, No stalks should be pulled the first season eafter-planting, so*that fo} return should be expected until the third year frony seeds. - Terkish Delight. The orienta! sweet called “Turkish delight” that traveicrs tm the east’ are sure. to taste_is not difleult to make. Have ready an ounce of. gelatin, pret- erably the clear imported sheet varie- ty, Which has been soaked for: two - hours in-a very little cold water. Bring to a boil in a porcelair pot a pound of granulated sugar and half a cupful of cold, water, adding the gelatin, and boll till the mixture dropped in cold water éan be held in the finger. After It h boiled steadily for fifteen minutes add the juice of ore lewon.and a table spoonful of brandy. Pour to cool ina clean tin which has been wet in cold water, cutting the mixture as it stiffens into squares like caramels, Lach piece }- way I there- | fore refrained from mentioulng eliber |} of our meetings, but led the conversa | tien Into the same channels as when! we were resting on the Alps. Every! topic she handled differently from her} treatment of {t at that tin. but with even greater brilliancy. When I begyed | for permission to éall-upon her, she} suid, “I am very sorry, but I leave Par- | Is tomorrow st dawn.” . T returned to America by stenmer from Cherbourg. | am troubled with seasickness and kept my room till the voyage was half finished. Then one ~-dey; the weather being delizhtful and, the séa smooth, I’ took my. stenimer chair and my rug to the deck, 1 lad rsearcely emerged from the companion: | when I was startled at seeing sented before me my tramping friend the Countess Nichlalowsky.1 had at- least a right to recognize the last, nutned personage and exclaimed: “Why. countess!” . My words were met by a cold stare. “You are mistaken, sir.” she said in| tolerable English. “You address Mime. Bourdalone of Southampton.” I apologized and passed on. The Indy | did not come on deck again during the voyage, but whens we were docked I took a position where I’ could see her as she went ashore. Her maid first Went on to the dock, walked back and | forth with ber eyes well open, then | niaide a sign, whereupon the mistress, followed. Curiosity led me, to Pinkerton's to take inquiries. They told me that they bail beer advised of the coming of the Countess Nichalowsky, a Polish nt hilist, but too late. A plot had beet discovered. to assassinate the czar on his way to Paris. but had failed. The countess ras implicated. “+ JOHN TURNER WYETH. ed In waxed paper.—New_York Moet. is dusted with powdered sugur ov roll}. # $ L | parenta | of the Alps, the waitress of Montbard,. 1 told thelr grief and despair it Was plain to see that cach word | pleresd her with a pang keener than | the thrust of a degger. [er face was deathly pale; ber. very lps writhed in agony. She tried to speak, and as she did s» the man raised his finger and shook Ht at her waruingly. ‘Tie’ pres- ence of the archiiend could not have alarmed her wore, She pleaded again with a wild, passionate entreaty, fall of tevror, full of anguish, we could nel- ther appreciaté nor understand. Sle sirvagied as 1 lifted ber Into the carriage Mr. L. had called, but sudden- ly became quict and still. idle to her home, while Me. 1. the prisoner to the station. “All the. way_she did not stir. carried She had fainted ard lay pallid and still on | the cushions. As we lifted her from the carriage nid conveyed ber into the house she opened her cyes, but there was no light in their glance. Lier ren- son bed fed. The girl was a maniac, “Mouths roiled by, a year had come aud goue, but the mystery of the strange occurrence only deepened: “Day by day the hectic flush crept upon the young .girl’s cheek, and-day by day her footsteps pressed closer to the brink of the still waters whose icy currents lave the shadowy tand:—tHer reason wrecked, ber hopes in life bad fled; but vo word ever passed her lips ‘|.to tell the secret that was wearing soul and brain away. “At last she sickened mortally. Over “her covéh hind friends bent ‘hopelessly, \but before the spark of life went out her rensou returned. I[t was* then-ler secret was revealed. Sle bad become the Italian's wife. To escape a fate far worse si:e had yielded to a compulsory marriage.” Havoc of Responsibility. The funniest case of nbsentminded- ness was-one that happened Im St. Louls the other day. A pale, nervous looking young fellow caime Into the grocery With his baby ou ove arm and 4he@ coal of} can on the other, the can on the counter and said gently, “Sit there a moment, holding the baby to the dazed clerk, hé said, “A gailon of kerosene iu this, | please.”—Lippineott’s Magazine, He set dear.” Then, t 4 bk dfove sap | Finally be told her that be had been | to see an Jnvalid who had died dari his absence, -Loulee arose and strode eliently out of the room. - Vinton cated | her back. “If you don’t mind,” he said, “I rim curfous to know what has offended you.” «. “You have iced me to believe what was not true.” She stood waiting for him to ¢ontinue the debate, but as he only said, “Thaw | you very much,” she weut out and | spent the rest of the day i her rota with (he door lecked. At the end of the ycur Vinton invited mother and daughter into the library and annouticed to them that-he desired |to terminate their prerent. afrange urent. “And how,” he continued, addressing Loutse, “I din satisfy your curiosity. A-yeir agé 1 wished to make.a very advantageous match. The lady's charm acteristics 1 described in my advertise ment. I am a ‘theorist and lave a theory about women. His thar if 4 man wisbes to knoW what a woman will do under certain circumstances he must infer that. she will act exacny eontrary to what he would expect. i desired to test this theory and if it proved a law I would apply It to 4h lady I’ wished to marry and thus en: hance my chances of success. During the past year I have applied the tert to you seventy-eicht times, and you have fulfilled the coiiditions Sixty-t ine times. You will readily bee the ads tage of lnving two woe of like chats acteristics, the one to practice upom the other”’— - | -At this point in the theorist’s éxpo:T- tion of bis methods Louise rose front her séat and was sailing majestically out of thé room when Vinton ‘caught her about the Waist and held, bev. “Darling,” he said, changing bis 401. “there is one result ofthe experine t yet torbe told. The prietice piece tc caine the object piece, and the ahject piece has passed from the problém, Toc invalid.who died while I was fiwas Was the girl | was endeavoring to win, e never became more than strong © friends, and while 1 was planning for the advantages that world have av crued in macryiig ber 1 Was falling if jlove with you” PL AL MITCH EL | ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ rf
