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no good?’ • Have you
- ——iw Miiaa wut’U III? UC'Kttll
w * C * k m T ork ' There was no work for
Um. They wanted young men. He
wail too old; he couldn’t stand the
Au <l »»mo were less gentle
with the rehoir. Gradually his little
fand dwindled, and at last he made
i Egging at farm houses
along the road. lie found shelter In
hayrick* sad bams, sneaking In after
dam and tearing before dawn. Laffk
or Tood began ,to tell. The wrinkles
deepened' iu his foce; liis eves took
on a hopeless expression; his gait was '
slower; his back began to bend. In n
few weeks Jonas was an old, old man. '
And with weakness came the feeling j
of dependence. His pride melted. He 1
wanted s strong arm ahont him." But ’
there was only one In all the world on
whom he might calI~"Sonny.” And
where was “Sonny” now? 1
There was ample time for Jonas to
regret the past A* be plodded along
the frozea road he recalled the occur-
rences of ten years before, when
“Bonaj" bad passed oht of bis fife.
On the boy's shoulder* had fallen the
harden of the farm, with Its mortgage. •
Together they had worked. Bill doing
the lion's share, to raise the encum
brance; and when the money was al-
moat In hand, Jonas had loaned It,
against Billy's earnest protest, to n
*2?? on 4,1 unsecured note, at heavy .
Interest And when the friend failed, I
Billy saw the fruits of ids labor swept
sway In a night Was it any wonder,
then, that he proposed giving up the
farm end moving to the city? Were
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Jonas was cooking a bit of bacon! whipped the
0,1 ill,' little Stove when the door open- feet with
,,1 and ,1 rasping'voice spoke fnmll-ners an' \
iarly: ‘‘Goto’ to sell out, I see, Jonas, “ 5
eh?"
Jonas looked up In evident displeas
ure. He was a slender, old man—per-
groun’ from under my
ye re consamed pretty man-
™./ e ri r t f nk account, and took
P“ ont °. my ® rms > a a' married
her, damn yo. Mebbe ye don’t remcm-
low-down-'V 5 ' 0 "' hC ' p ' yc lyInd My.
, for J he Stlt'lre that his
breath failed, for Jonas was up in an
flaRbin S. bi3 nostrils
white and dilated with sudden, virile
an g er He leaned with one hand on
the table, and in his grasp was the
Ion g bread-knife. Ills voice was om
inously quiet:
“Steady, Squire. I don’t allow no
man to insult me in my own house,
’showing the pink skin beneath, for
Jonas was In prime health as a result
of his regular, active farm Ufe. Now
ks were pinker with Irritation.
Squire Barlow was not a welcome vis
itor. JoDas's glance .. encountered
another old man—as advanced In years
s himself, blit not as well preserved.
He was short and stout, with black,
beady eyes deep-set to a yellowish,
leathery face. lie looked the mean,
hard-fisted man he was known to be;
and as Jonas was not pleased with the
Interruption he tnrned again to the
stove, giving enrt assent to the
Squire's Inquiry:
“l’e see right, Guess ye know the
moanin' of red flags Jes’ as well as
I do, serin’ as how gcu’raly ye happen
to be ‘roun’ where there’s bargains.
Will ye shot th’ door,' Squire? I ain’t
got no plans for heatin' all ont doors.”
Jonas spoke impatiently. Then, as
the Squire closed the door with an
FaDatoas Coat of Solomon’s Tctupla
Solomon’s Temple flourished before
the days of modem “Graft,” but it
may be wondered what became of all
the jewels and precious stones, for the
talents of gold, surer and brass used
In the construction of the temple were
valued at about thirty-live billions of
dollars, and the Jewels about the same,
according to Villnpandus. The conse
crated tosscIs of gold amounted to two
and three-quarter billions; of 'Silver
two aud one-half billions; the vest
ments and musical Instruments to
eleven and one-quarter millions.
There wore ten thousand men em
ployed to hew timber, sfcven thou-
saud ns burden curriers, twenty thou
sand as hewers of stones, thirty-throe
hundred overseers, all of whom were
employed for seven years and upon
whom Solomon bestowed as a gtfc
thirty millions of dollars. Adding the
food and wages the total would be
over four hundred and fifty millions
of dollars. The costly stone and tlm-
lier equalled twelve billion more and
IJjo whole total has been carefully
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they to continue there, with noses to
the eternal grindstone, merely eking
ont a living? The mother agreed,
faith tahte son being deep and a bid-
but Jonas Said No, and v/hen,
after months of argument, Billy an
nounced his Intention of going alone,
Jonns rose in wrath and showed him
the door, bidding him with a curse to
“Go, and Hay, and never show your
face again.” Now, ta his bitterness,
weak and weary, Jonas sat down by
the side of the road and wept qnletly-
the first time in years. Oh, If he could
only find “Sonny.” “Sonny” would
forgive him. His heart went back to
this old home; (o the sorrowing mother,
who had ptacd away grieving for her
son. He did not know that on tho day
of his departure, Billy, prosperous and
genejous, haring heard of tho air
.reaching sale, had appeared before
the astonished Squire Bartow and up-
aad th.4. lewll-IJ it a. *
/ DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER.
, Fen country, ta a spacious, well-wood-
' cd park, Hose to tho town of Hunting-
• don. Four centuries ago It was the
; dower palace of Queen Katherine, of
; Arragon, after her divorce from
i Henry '.TH. ‘ It would stlU appear to
, be the residence of her spirit, since
, her ghost, ta long, queenly robe and
royal crown, Is sold to roam IK iur-
rldors even yet. The Castle, however,
has another ghost, less dignified, per-
, haps, but distinctly Interesting ta Its
estimated as $77,521,005,030.
Cron and Parrot FlghL
Adam Forcpnugb, the veteran shew-
mun, had a white parrot which had
learned to say, “One at n time, gentle
men, don't crush,” acquired, of course,
from the ticket seller.
Ono day the parrot got lost, and
after a long search Mr. Forepaugh
was overjoyed to hear Us familiar
voice from an adjoining cornfield.
Ho dismounted from his buggy, en
tered tho cornfield and found the par
rot ta the middle of a flock of crows
that had peeked him until he was al
most feathcrlosa. As tho crows bit
and nipped, tho parrot, lying on his
moters of American colonization,
hangs ta the great hall, and Us origi
nal is said to keep a nightly vigil for
rogues and poachers, accommodating
himself, according to Inclination and
moonlight,, by either sitting astride
the park wall or secreting himself un
der tho shadow of the mighty elm
trees. Trobably the ghoqt of Kir John
Repeaters
Is an Immense saving of gamekeepers’
salaries to tho ducal purse.
Lord Denbigh, who Is well remem
bered In this country from bis visit in
Boston n few years ago, at the bead of
tbo Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company of London, Is the chief of the
family to which tbo famous novelist,
Henry Fielding, belonged. IIo likewise
elnlms relationship With tho Imperial
Austrian House of Hapsburg; this
claim, however, being ridiculed by
many eminent; English genealogists.
Ho Is lord-in-waltlng to the King,
and ouo of the forty Roman Catholic
members of tho Upper Ilouso of the
English national assembly.
Tho Bradley-Martlns, It Is learned?
have mado several efforts to purchase
Ilalmacaan outright, the magnificent
place they occupy In Scotland.' But,
though they have frequently raised
their figures to a fancy price, they
cannot Induce the owner to part with
it The fact that they merely lease tho
place does not prevent them from
spending a mint of money on It. It
Is now far more luxuriously fitted up
than Balmoral, the Scotch royal resl-
lenee, and. Mar Lodge, the Duchess,
side nud defending himself with Ills
claws, was repeating over and over,
“Ono at a time, gentlemen, one ot a
smoke lying low on the horizon. The
road .was lined with beautiful resi
dences, and as dusk came on, lights
E Ud shield of in
tween.ilia *hoot
ad and the cartn
time. Don't crush.
appeared ta the windows. Thera was
warmth and cheer. Might not food
Colorado’s Fine Capitol.
The State Capitol of Colorado was
erected at a cost of $3.600,000 and Is
constructed entirely of Colorado ma
terial. The cxlerlor Is of selected gray
granite and the interior of polished
ns LAV still, the precious bundle clasped in his arms.
angry slam, he lifted the meat out of notice, Jonas. I’ve bought c
the pan with • fork and put It on a
blue plate that noted, warming, on the
edge of the stove.
Ye don’t seem very glad to see me,
Jonns.” The Store's voice was a cross
between n whine and n snarl, and his
black eyes gleamed malignantly.
Jonas conitai * ’ ’ MM
automatic
**!”». {jjj
marble and onyx. It stands In the cen
ter of a ten-acre tract and required
about ten years to complete.
here,” ho growjed. “This ain't no
place for hoboes.” Jonas turned and
went ont again. He would not beg
from a common - stable-hand. He
would push on to the city.
As be passed the side of tbo house
he glanced up at the root and stopped
suddenly. There wns a glow ta the
attic window. The gloss shivered and
a gash of smoke and name told him
Instantly that tho bonso was on fire.
With quick stops.he no to the front
“It Is reported that our corner drug
gist Is about to fall.”
“Goods a drug on tbo market, eh?”
1 on the fust mortgage. It's the sweet
est day I ever dfawed breath. Pack
up ye’re duds, ye wbitebetded pup.
It's my turn now.”
He dodged the heavy too of Jonas’s
boot and hastened down the graveled
walk to his buggy at the gate.
Jonas went back to the kitchen and
cleared up the breakfast dishes Then-
he sat own with his pipe to think It
over. The Sqnlre’s words were no
surprise. He knew that Bartow bad
bought up the notes; he knew that
there was no hope for him after to
morrow. He find already packed his
few clothes In a grip, and was ready.
To-morrow, before the sale could be
gin, be would walk ont sad leave the
old place, with aU lta memories to Its
new owner.
Jonn's nature was self-contalnea,
and he did not show his emotion*. Yet,
as he wandered shout tho house,
thinking of Eliza, be came very near to
tears. It was all so lonesome and for
lorn. The dust lay thick on the per-
lor table, something bo had never
known in the old days. Hi* mtad
went back, as It had done a hundred
.. thn waAtr frt “Snnnv.
Jonas con tinned his preparations for
breakfast Ha gave a final stir to the
coffee, set the pot and -the plate of
meat on the table, and cut a thick
Slice of bread. Than, as be sat down
to sat he looked up at the Squire with
-'fold, hard eyes: -
“i didn’t ask ye to come ta, Squire,
an' I'll not ask ye tor go long as ye
. behave yerself.” He spoke very quiet-
ly, almost us though lie were talking
to himself.—And a* the Squire’s face
reddened with suppressed snget (for
be had expected Jonas to cringe be
fore Mm) Jonas calmly stirred bis cof-
_fee, looking meditatively ont of the
window across the bleak, frozen blu-
Side.' .
Jonas's Indifference was too much
for the Squire’s temper and he let him
self out with an oath. “Ab-h-bj” ho
snarled. “Ye nay well say ye dldnt
ask me In, Jooae Updyke. But ye
dassent ask me: why I come. For
though we’ve lived here In this valley
ntgnSeventy year, boys together, and
men'togather, this 1* the fnst time In
■forty year gone that I've crossed this
bore doorallL But It won’t be the lash
Jonas, it won’t be the last, me boy.
There was an unction* sneer in hto
voice that grated ojLjevery fibre or
Jena's being • . .
“There wouldn’t be no tears shed,
Squire, If ye wasn’t to come tack no
more. An’ as for crossln my step In
a M— hnttPIH Ter*
and op on the broad porch. The door
was locked, bat be pounded on It with
his fists. “FIREI*’ ho shouted; and
again, “FIBE! FIRE! Thcdooropened
suddenly, showing tho white,-scared
face of a woman.: “FIRE!” Yon
house Is on Oret” ho cried, as be
poshed post her.
Women screamed and children ran
hither aud thither. Hardly knowing
why JonaB hurried up the broad stalra.
Ah he turned Into the upper ball a
cloud of smoke enveloped him. He en
tered the first room and ran to Ipo
window. Opening It, he shouted into
the Stttl night sir, “FIBEI FIBEP*'He
beard men’s voices, but as taa dream,
for the smoko was stifling him. Ho
mast get back or die, like a rat In a
bole. As ho groped his way ho fell
against a bed. A tiny voice startled
him. It was a baby, choking ta the
dense smoke. He reached out blindly;
his hands came upon the child strug
gling beneath heavy coverings, lie
grabbed It up, dragging off tbo blan
kets, and wrapping them around tho
or lather, Princess of Fife's place,
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Tho Bradley-Martlns have been so
long ta England that one almost for
gets their rise to Influence ta tho so
cial world, l'hclrs Is a success duo to
riches-at least, so It would appear,
and, In fact, such success makes small
Impression on tho thoughtful. Yet,
when you look Into It, you find many
things that urousu your admiration.
It Is no mean thing to make an en
trance ill the London world of fashion.
It requires a deal of tact and knowl
edge of men and women. The Earl of
Craven, the son-in-law of tho Bradley-
Martlns, passes most of his time look
ing after his forty thousand acres, and
ta attending to his duties as county
magistrate near his Warwickshire
home. Lady Craven hi keenly inter
ested In poultry farming, nml at
Coombc Abbey has bred birds .hat
have stirred up the keenest sort of
competition amongst English fnnierH.
Moreover, it Is agreed on all hands
that the lioy-and-glrl marriage of 181)3
has turned out more pleasantly than
the wiseacres of that date predicted.
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Wake Up, Old Man,'
Wake Upl
no longer. Jonas was up long before
dawn the next morning, as Squro
Barlow bad pred , -*~* ”
last breakfast, si
ready to depart-,
the yard without. » »««« *—— --
f r . • hirp ,r. lt r
but be swung awsr
s gait that set bis j
onsly. Over his ilwuw.., — ~ —v
camv be carried bis csTpet grip-sack.
In Us pocket was money-not “
to be sure, but enough to keep him for
a month. And why worry beyond
even sf seventy
If you bad asked*Jonas whither ho
wai bound he could not have told you,
bnt be feltTi his beart thst ta could
make his way to one of the large dues
and find work, for hi* spirit was yet
young. It was his boost, admitted by
his neighbors, that ta hadnotaged a
day, ta look or manner, In the post
ten yesre. So he strode on with a
light etep, and for »
ahont twenty P««ng «P
at country hotels. *be fw«b tor wns,
like wine: the varying tondscape was
s delight,' He lived again the days of
ilxty-three when he tramped OP and
dowm the State of Tennessee, fighting
-and being fought, day after day,
torongb 'that terrible campaign.
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little one’s bead and body.
Somehow he reached the door, stag
gered Into tho hall and foundtbestalr-
way. As he started down ho tripped
over the end of a blanket and rolled
down, down, over and over. His head
struck a sharp corner at the foot of
tho steps, and be lay still, the precious
bundle clasped ta bis arms.
An Immeasurable space of time
passed—then-Jonas awoke slowly, no
•ted,.bo cooked bis
l*by sun-up he was
reuuy *u He stepped outof
the yard without a look back. The
—— s-ot#h Vnvnniber .frost,
down the road at
m»b «rv -eart pounding joy-
Over his shoulder, on ajieavy
r 1- uii C*TpCt rT-P-SSC—.
tet was money—not so much
but enough to keep'him for
And' why worry beyond
a a', sarpniv YMfl Of IZC?
And the Countess of Craven grows
prettier a« she grows older.
rrinee Nanseta Pehnsmez Monte
zuma, who claims to be the lineal de
scendant of the famous Aztec King of
that name, 1-. a email, olive-skinned
youth, with large, heavily-fringed
gray eyes, a full, red mouth and long
hair. He, wears civilian clothes, a
broad-rimmed sombrero, and usually
carries an Interesting, carved cane.
van Calava.
Then n familiar voice sounded In' Ills
'‘Father, father,’’.It said. Surely
“Yes, father. It was right here. It
was uur baby, and you saved it for us.
The fire’s out There's no danger.
And I've bought the old home, father,
and you can go back If yon want, and
never work or want any morel”
But Jonas did not hear. A great
peace came over 1dm. no knew only
that “Sonny” hold hi. b; that “Sunny"
that was “Sonny’s” voice, and he
back III tho old home, anil it was i
to get up and milk the cows .
struggled against the* heavy si
nis eyes opened and looked up
Billy's face. "Sonny, Is It yen?"
tek^l w^^jjM'ker^ajn^l
Slowly, the truth dawned upon 1
He closed hi* eye* again, tryln;
remember. “Sonny, there was a
and—a—a—baby—
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