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HOW DAN KENT MISSED HIS
THANKSGIVING BANQUET.
The Kents—father and soo—cama to
Chicago when Dan was a small boy,
so tUat the latter aoon forgot about all
la> hia-w of Oldshurg and Ha people. If
bo bad been older he might nuve been
gladder to forget It, for there mister-
tune had overtaken hia family, hi*
mother had died, and hia vague recol
lection of the place pictured tlie one
long, dismal street down which he rode
in a carriage to the cemetery, where
the autumn leare* reeked In a cold rain
and the clay falling Into a grave Bound
ed like the thump of bis old toy drum.
Dnu Kent having a merry heart,
didn't want to cherish any such dreary
memories, go be bad grown to man
hood without revisiting the home of bis
infuucy. Mot so bis father. The old
man managed to stay away from the
scene of hia dlaaster till Joshua Colvin
died. Then be went to the funeral of
hia old friend and partner, and ever
nfter, up to the time of his death, main
tained a habit of periodical visits to the
old home town. Dan thought this odd
nt first; then he began to suspect that
there was some old, long burled ro
mance between his father and the
Widow Colvin,
-you’re right, Dan,” said tbo old
man, when Ills son twitted him about
the Oldshurg visits. "I'd marry her
now If I wasn't so old and poor, mid if
yon take my advice you'll go after her
daughter, Kate.
They were like brothers in tlielr
fruuk and lovlug relationship in those
days, and Dan, who liked to banter
bis father, waa almost glad to “have
something- on tbs old man. But when
the elder Kent grew feeble he talked
nlwny* more and more of the Colvins.
If they were a Joke with Dan, they
were not so with Ills father.
“I wish you’d go up and see them,"
lie would say. "I can’t any more, and
—Dan—I wish you'd see Kate—young
Kate. Bet you'd fall In love with her
In spite of yourself, I wish you would
' Tber,”
or her mother, will you do what you
can for tbemf Promise, Pan. 1'ou'll
write to them, anyhow."
but he let a lot of sentiment Into It.
Sentimental passages never look right
to a sensible girl who reads them !u a
letter trem n man she has never seen.
Besides, Dan wasn't exactly a master
of rhetoric at that time, anil what ho
wrote could have been couched in terms
of infinitely greater tact and delicacy
by any second rate romance writer.
Ills first faux pas, however, was in In
closing a post-ofiiee order for ?50, "a
loan, of course," he wrote, "which 1
Dhst you will accept until such time,
he.
It waa awful, of course, but Dan was
young and be meant to do a kind office
to the orphan girl in Qldzburg. When
he mailed the letter it dawned upon
him that he had made on use of UIiu-
eelf. The more be conued over the
•enteneea which he hud meant to be
the finest, the purer lie was that they
were coarse, impertinent, idiotic. She
would be offended at his tope, insulted
at hia offer to loan her money, “i
feel that there is a bond of sympathy
between us,” etc., had been the best he
could think of ns “an approach** to the
mention of a loan, but now it sounded
inexpressibly silly.
Ho got her answer by return mail,
nnd when lie tore open the envelope the
fell on the lloor. “Serves pity
right,” he gasped, but his eyes began to
bulge when he sow the first line of
the letter itself:
“i>oar,duur friend,” it began, “Sad,
sad, indeed must that heart he which
cannot be cheered by the sweet dell*
cacy and soulful sympathy of a friend
Hko you. Q, how my lonesome heart
goes out responsive, and yet "
“Slush!” f
That’s what Dan said. lie could
hardly force himself to read it* I* his
letter had been badly framed, hers was
the dregs of gusli. A wild hope that
Kate Colvin hadn’t written it seized
him, hut the narrowest comparison
showed it to be hey handwriting.
There was nothing absolutely Immod
est in her hysterical epistle, but it fair
ly oozed sentimentality, which Pun
was sure ha would always despise in a
woman.
“tilud to get back my fifty, anyhow,”
make an end of an escapade which was
Just beginning to cloy.
As he grew serious ho reflected up*
09 the folly—“folly? Perhaps it was
mean of mo." ho thought, and this last
idea hold him so that ho went home
and wrote on honest* manly letter to
the girl, in which ho strove to exoner
ate himself, He knew, eh© would for
give him tor returning her photograph,
he aaid, and for asking her to forgot
the whole episode, which, he hoi>ed,
had given her as much harmless merri
ment as It had given blip* The tone of
this letter w«« so modest, so sensible
so self-deprecating, and so completely
disillusioning that pan thought as he
dropped it in the mail box::
“Pud would have liked that letter. I
would never have written the others If
he had been with me."
That was Monday. Thursday was
banksglving Pay, and as Dan Kent
us to be the guest at a banquet that
evening, he resolved to get a bite in
his favorite cafe. The place was crown
ed with diners, nnd he looked In vain
for a familiar face. The head waiter
found a place for him at a table at
which sat a woman alone. Sim was
modestly, but quite fashionably, at
tired, young—perhaps twenty—at egso.
with an odd mixture of confidence and
shyness. Her black eyes shone with
the light of a brave and quick Intelli
gence, Her awart hair drooped about
her small ears in smooth glistening
tresses. Her red mouth—
Pan had got thus far In his sub
conscious cataloguing of the beautiful
woman opposite him when she darted
one angry glance nt him in which
M8SIP fUQM ABROAD.
Tales of Diplomatic and Court In
trigued
The Earl of Mlnto, Governor-General
of Canada aud auocogsor to Lord Cur-
son as Viceroy of India, first cumo to
Canada as Military goerptary to Lord
Panadowne In 1883. He was then Lard
MeJgund. Three years later ho served
on the staff of General Middleton iu
the Northwest rebellion and distin
guished himself by his bravery. He
was sent back to England for slapping
the face of the colonel of a Montreal
’cglmopt with whom he bad a disagree
ment
The reason given for the Czar's
fusal to permit the Grand Puke Cyril
to marry the divorced Grand Duchess
of Hesse: the Princess Victoria of Sate*
roburg, Is that Cyril aud his brother,
the Grund puke Boris, had prominent
roles in the scandal which recently was
disclosed at Kharkoff. noth grand
dukes were members of tho so-called
club of Sybarites at Kharkoff, where
indescribable orgies took place. Tbo
dub, as l urn informed, has only twen
ty members, ull the sous of the first
families of Hus8la. No males except
slip parted one angry ulance at him.
When his father died, Dan grieved he sneered, pocketing the order and
Hl>e a map, and regained Ids spirits like
the wholesome, clvup-liearted youth he
was; but he forgot olsmt the Colvins
aftpr he bad answered the widow’s let
ter of condolence. He remembered
them again when he saw In the Olds-
hun? Bauner tho obituary of Mrs. Kate
Nlebllng Colvin. lie ought to have
gone to Oldshurg to comfort the orphan
girl, but ho disliked funerals and he
couldn’t got over bik glbomy impression
of the old town. So he wrote a letter
to Kate, as he bad promised his
father, sending such words of comfort
{i* a stranger must, but offering to be
of any assistance in his power. He
icnrcely expected a reply, but he got
one within a week.
It was a stilted, studied letter. She
waa grateful for kind words from the
son of her mother’s kind friend. She
Would do quite well, she thought, when
she got hack to her work ns a school
teacher. Her work might help her to
forget It was a dismal letter—Just
\Uv oldshurg. be thought-end he did
not answer It. A month later be got
•another from her. Would he kindly
buy for her Kinyon’s pedogogical chart?
It would cost about $1, which she in
closed. “I will be ever so much
obliged,” she concluded. Ho found the
Chart, which cost *•**. and sent her a
pote in which he said he was glud to
he of service. He didn't mention that
pe was loser by iq the transaction,
Within a fortnight another letter
came to him from Kqte Colvin, in
which she said that she hud Just
learned the chart had cost $3, perlteP*
more, and that she “would return the
balance the moment her salary was
paid. They are In arrears with me for
the last two mouths,” the IftUCf
“M I am sure they will pay us before
Christmas.”
To Pan Kent there WA9
poignantly sad in the plaiu. i
is wmething
ignautly sad in the plain, simple, but
Uncomplaining statement of the eoun-
i ry school teacher’s poverty. Two dol-
jfg! He was making money and
spending It as lavishly an a setf-re-
apecting young man could. Evidently
poor Kate Colvin could not spare $2
from a scanty hoard that might not be
TCplenlstwd at once. He was a getR
erous, tender fellow, and, some|mw,
that bald, almost childlike confession
Uf a girl’s lonely struggle for the bene
fits which he won so easily and regard-
ed SO lightly, CSV. n sharp sting to to*
gentle spirit and clouded h|s radl.nt
Then ho made a natnrpl tot S u*p*t
egregious mistake. He wanted to write
p kind, sympathetic and helpful letter,! autograph oh Its hack to retired to
te aring the letter with one angry Jerk.
Then bo paused, put the torn edgo of
her eouiuiunleutiou together, and re
read it "Ob, how my lonely heart
goes out resiHinslyo." Tuat lino started
him, and ho laughed till the bookkeeper
stared and the stenographer Joined In
the merriment.
"I'll get hack at her," thought Dan
Kent, ns he opened his desk. And he
spent two hours that evening trying to
outdo the Uorld periods of his Olds
hurg protege. But he didn't sand back
the fifty. On Kuturday lie got go an
swer that fairly scintillated with
flashes of Cupid's arrows. He tod sup-
isised that his letter rooe to every
flight of sentimental hyperbole, but It
seemed commonplace and tuwilry be-
shin tho glittering fabric of her latest
epistolary composition.
He hud to get “Tho Children of the
Abbey" from the public library before
he could answer Unit letter, mu], |n or
der ta stluiulsto her to s still more gen
erous effusion, he wound tip hi* ecstatic
billet with a superbly servile petition
for her picture. Ho sahl "counterfeit
presentment" first, but for fear she'd
regard that as n mercenary allusion, be
scratched the words away and substi
tuted "ftor linage." The photograph
that arrived In the next letter w»s
worthy of the foolish girl's correspond
ence. A simpering, weak audio, evi
dently calculated to display two pretty
dimples and a row- of the white teeth ;
a muss of fluffy blond half, falling al
most to the eyebrows: a white lawn
dress of tho Style that had been con
sidered “smart" a few years ago; ban
gle rings on the dainty Ungers I
"She looks the part,” laughed Dan,
“nnd If l don't send her my picture
now thla sport will come to a sudden
letter suggested an exchange,
nnd Dan, In the exuberance of what
seemed such a capital joke, determined
to send her the picture of his barber, a
dashing young gallant with melancholy
black eyes and a tightly wuxed Wil
helm mustache.
It wns Kent's Irrepressible love ef
fun thgt led him Into this thoughtless
nnd. for him, unkind correspondence.
But the letters had passed so rapidly
and with such Increasing and almost
outlandish expressions of romantic
emotion that be bad not taken time to
look at any but the funny aide of the
affair. Hff tod (town t*« Wte«to no
body, destroying them as soon as they
were toad- When he bad mailed the
barber’s photograph to Kate with his
Ids fascinated stare. It vanished ns
quickly at It came. She drew from her
reticule a parcel of papers, read a Clip
ping, and then unfolded his letter t.i
Kate Colvin with the same photograph
of tb, Oldshurg school teacher that u-
had mailed on Monday 1 He started,
looked again, stood up, nnd betrayed
Ills curiosity by leaning forward.
Sbo glared at him, looked frightened
for nil Instant, nnd then flashed with
anger,
"Hot* dare you!” was all she said,
but .the emphasis of her low voice
helped him.
“I beg your pardon, madam," bo an
swered. sitting down, "I wrote that
letter uyeolf to tho girl whose picture
you have there, and It startled mo to
seo it to your hand, t am the ‘Dan
of that letter, Daniel Kent—”
Ho stopped short Her face wns
wreathed In smiles.
"Why, Dan,” sho commenced, to that
same sweetly singing voice, “No! Arc
you Daniel Kent? Tho picture I Any
how, If you’re Dnnlel Kent, or just n
friend of hts who helped him try to
make a fool of a country girl, you’re
hoih mistaken. I'm Kate Colvin.”
She began the scntenco with a COO
nnd ended It with n rasp.
Dan was dumbfounded, but ho got
out his card and gave It to her.
"Well, you might have known I
wasn’t the kind to borrow money from
a man I bad never seen,” she s lid,
smiling, nnd her bruno cheeks red.
“Von might have known I wasn't fool
enough to write drivel to ait utter
straugcr. As for you, I thought you
were a downright Idiot until i got that
last letter. That raug truo, I canto
down to Chicago to pay you the *2 I
owe you, and to—”
“But, KRtc,” asked the delighted
Dnnlel, “what prompted you to Btart
the—foolishness }"
"Oh, I didn't like your sending that
money, and—well, I didn't want to he
pitied, either. I lmnglnod you were
one of those Chicago smartlos, nnd—
well. It was dull to Oldshurg; It's ab
wnys dull there."
“And now we’vo met and found oach
other out, KateV
They laughed like children, looking
frankly Into one another’s happy fuces.
"It't Thanksgiving. Dan." she said,
“I’ll give thanks that this (bolding
out the picture of the pudgy blond)
lun't vAft " Ha Inncylifwl.
Isn't you,” he laughed,
"And I’ll give thanks that you
couldn't look Uke thla 1" And sho hold
out the picture of the dashing barber.
And they dined so merrily togelbei
that Dan forgot everything but Kate,
and Kate nearly forgot to pay hack thu
.‘kk—Chicago Tribune.
The Goal of Rhh Awarleaat.
Charlemagne Tower, the American
Ambassador to Germany, was speak
ing of tho American's love for Paris
nt a dinner he gave In Philadelphia.
“Our love for Paris Is no doubt
great,” he sahl, “but I am sure It Is
not so groat at our European cousins
would have ns believe. We all, of
roursc, have heard the European say
ing, ‘when a good American- dies, be
goes to Paris.' In Berlin, from a
boarded French dlplonmt, I heard last
year a nevnl variant 'of this. The
diplomat said ho was sure l would
sympathise with the profound and
Ingenuous emotion of a young Ameri
can girl, who lived, he said. In a lileak
western city. There wore to these
day* no Institutes for tho treatment
of rabies, save In Paris, Tho young
girl's llfo wss vrty monotonous. One
day she hurst Into a neighbor's bouse,
almost beside herself with Jeyous ex
citement.
"Her dark ores flashed. Her cheeks
had a delicate rase (lush. Punting s
mile site cried in a tremulant velcet
“ Thunk goodness, w* are going to
Paris nt Inst. Dad has been bltteu by
u mad dog!’"
CZAIt N1CHOI.AH AND IIkilt.
the members woro allowed to enter the
club, which was a pnhtco at white mar
ble. All tbo servants wore females,
tody guests, however, wore welcome.
The minimi subscription to the club
was $1,000, but tbore wore enormous
extra expenses. All dishes ware served
on gold nnd sliver plates. The drapery
was of the costliest material, and waa
embroidered with Jewels after designs
by Cyril, who, it will bo remembered,
In company with bis boon camimnlons,
Indulged la orgies similar to tboso at
the club cron at the front In Manchuria
until the Cznr recalled hint.
King Edward Is mi enthusiastic
golfer, and has a little course of his
own at Windsor,
Tho Princess of Wlpd, who Is a prom
inent flgure lit the court circles at Ber
lin, and whose husband is lit tile line
of succession to the throne of llollnnd.
buys all tho Ill-used horses that come
ta her notlco and gives them tho benefit
of a stay In her well-appointed stables
and meadows. y
While the Emperor of Germany docs
not fall to transact a largo amount of
public busImsH during bis various voy
age* foe rest and recreation, when
on bln yacht at sun ho 1* a very dif
ferent man from tho ruler of a great
Ultlqn living In state at Berlin. ,
President toubet of France has taken
tho lurfoot cure; that Is, himself, wlfo
anil daughter have gonefbarofoot, ox-
it sandals, orf all but core-
this hotjram-
cept for light saw
nionlous occasions during
mcr. The sandals worn by the Presi
dent nnd bis family come from Africa,
living tbo approvod Arabian kind. Tho
President uuvlses sandal wearing In
summer for these rca*ous: 'The
naked foot not only benefits that mem
ber, keeping It cool and allowing it to
breathe, but benoflts tho whole physi
cal system and the mental na well.
Mbe.ate the foot of the customary en
closure*, socks and shoe*, and you r
nerves will grow stronger; If you arc
excited or worried, It will wear pir
easier."
Tan Oalava
Modem Dogs of IFor.
TUo German Army, fighting In Her.
rcro land, under Gen. Von Trothn, em
ploys a corps of "„uu dogs. One of these
■logs was recently struck and WQUUdcd
by a bullet In the engagement of Opn-
Jbo, while scouting In front of the
skirmishing line. He displayed the
greatest fearlessness under fire and
worked faultlessly until disabled.
The Japanese use using a number of
dogs for rccannoltcrlng purposes. They
attached to long ropes and wall
trained. The Bosnians are employing
dogs for sentry and messenger work.
t’apt. Pershlsky of the late Count
Keller's stall, writing from Odessa,
says; "In finding the wounded men
with which the millet fields are strewn
nothing has succeeded like bur seven
dogs; their intelligence, especially the
English bred ones, I* extraordinary.''
I have' been naked several times to aup-
ply dogs to the Itnsslan army, and only
quite recently was commissioned to
purchase sheep dogs In the highlands
for the German ambulance dog-trsln-
Ing establishment. Perhaps Instead of
breeding and exporting dogs for for
eign armies, we may some day And o.ur
dogs of service to their own country.
Ne\r Blood la Koval Engineering.
Itons tbo Baltimore Ban
It may be quoatloned. In View of the
Bennington explosion, whether the
Navy Department’s policy of restrict
ing engineering appointments in the
nary, to graduates at Annapolis Is best
for tbo scrrlco. Tbo graduates of tbc
Naval Academy are bright fellows, no
doubt, but only a few of them liuvo a
talent for mathematics, physics, me
chanics and othor like aclencos that
underlie the engineer's equipment. It
ts well known that there la dllllculty In
getting from their number enough men
to take post-grndnato courses at the
Boston Teehnologleul School, nnd tlius
prepare tiiemielves for tho engine room
and machine shop of the modern bat
tleship or cruiser. The result Is that
the service Is short of capable traliu-d
men who know how to handle hollers,
engines, repair shops, electrical Instal
lation, etc. Tho Bennington la not the
first of our warship* to bo Injured by
reason of Insufficient attention In the
engineering department. Tho remedy.
It seems, Is to Inject some new blood
from civil life Into tho engineering de
partments of our ships. It is all very
well to reserve good berths for the An
jKipolls graduates, but tbo practice Is
carried too far when It results in starv
ing tbo engine rooms. There arc tunny
graduates yearly from onr technological
schools who nro ns capable as any that
can be found. The engineering depart
ment Of the navy ought to bo recruited
In part from tho outside talent, which
ha* been educated In the art of ship
construction, management and repair.
It Is possible to carry too far tho policy
of keeping pl| appointment* to the navy
far naval officers, especially wboq no
exception Is made of classes of ap
pointments for which Annapolis grad
uates have no especial qualifications.
Not a Meaningless Phrase.
From tb* Chicago Chronicle.
it la nqt meaningless that earth Is
called our "mother earth." it was
somehow from the earth that mankind
•prong it tbo dawn of Ufa- it is into
htr arm* he must go back when Uf* is
ended. It Is from her Intto
touch that he must win the
*a long as life 1* his.
timpts, loving
t bust to ur«
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