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aUNBAY MOUHIS* THE HONOR Of the TENTH The honor of the Tenth hag been smirched. The rinik ami Hie growled It out In barracks, the officer* Wilts pored It to each other, nnd us the vo!o> net snt on the veranda of his bunga low and admitted it to himself he laid tuueh of the blame on his own shoul ders. The robber hands of India, known as ducnlts. laid been busy around Aliwal, and squads of ltrttish eavalfj were be ing sent out every few days to destroy them. Your true daeolt is not only a robber, blit a tighter as well, lie robs Ills own race whenever opportunity of fers and lights the British whenever and wherever he meets them, lie Is a good shot, a brave foe, and there are honor ami promotion to lie had In will ing Idm off the faee of the earth. Young Panforth had lately joined the, Tenth. He had family ami political in tluenee and n fortune belilud hint, and he laid a personality which made friends. There could lie no greater privilege than- to be sent out at the head of a- detachment to give the da eoits a whirl When the lime came that the cvilfojW could do young ltam forth this 'hi Voi-. he hud a long and quid talk with him. lie posted him as to the eharaeteristtes mui tactics of the foe and warned hint of the pit falls that even veteran office)'* might fall into, lie was to Hud the enemy and destroy him, but he was rantlohed against tmpetuouslty and useless sac rifice of men. This expedition was to 1> the young oil leer's “try out.” He hud never been under tire, and he could not claim full kinship with the regi ■ ment uflttl lie had. They gave young Pan fort ii a British sergeant Olid eor|siral and thirty-eight fslkh troopers. Under an miner in whom lie has confidence there Is no better soldier Uml the Sikh. Ills only weak point is (hat he must have his fin> hi front of him. Dattforlh had the luck to strike a bund of robbers with hi twenty mill's of the jmst? They had captured a village and were pillaging. It was testified to by a diueen Sikh* that he was as cool as an old veteran. He sent scouts forward to ascertain the of the enemy and the lay of the laud, and at the Head of Ids forty • men he charged Into the village and ff: routed out the band of 150. lie lost ’two men and killed n down, and It was i a little affair to be proud of. lie held ;i his tntru well In hand and was on the watch for trickery, and had all the trooper* been Buropenna all would have ...Ifouc . wfli. jkathe robbers retreo ted over broken ground men were filing off froth either flunk to create an ambush. They were' few In number and only half hearted, hut as they opened fire the Sikhs bolted. There were con fusion and a rout and the pursuers became la turn t,.he pursued. When the flight end ed, the sergeant and corporal were Blissing A court martial was demanded by young lJnuforth. No sooner lutd the detachment returned than the remnant of (lie Sikhs began to whisper about Jneoinpoteney and cowardice. They praised the officer for !i!h light at the village, but they declared that his cow urdk-e when lie (wind himself In a tight place hail bnVught about disaster, ills defense was straightforward and clear. There was not an otllccr who doubted one of Ills atutoinenl*, and he was honorably acquitted of the charge; iin a Stahl had been left behind. It was felt by men and officers that to be even suspected of cowardice was a smirch Cos the name of the regiment. It was agreed that the Sikhs had lied to exeitse their owft cowardice, nnd there was tlie verdict of the court martial, yet l lie cloud was not dissipated. Young Pantorth could not fall to no tice the change in the attitude of his brother officers. They did not cut him, but they had to make an effort to be friendly. Pretty soon hints were thrown out that It would he well for him to transfer or leave the service. Then he went to the colonel and suld: “1 was charged with cowardice by tbs Sikhs. Had my sergeant, and corporal lived to come back with me 1 could have had witnesses to prove to the con trary. The court martial took my word, .however, and I was honorably acquit ted. 1 reaJi/.c that I am tainted. There are hints Uml 1 ought to transfer or re sign. With your permission I shall re main right here and hope for something to happen." . *'l believe that the Sikhs perjured themselves,” quietly replied the colonel, “and perhaps it will be the wisest thing you can do to stay on.” The words were kind ahi fair, hut no grip of the band accompanied them. In his heart of hearts the colonel had hoped the subaltern would go away, though at the same time lie readied' that only an Innocent man woplil have eared to remain. Young Panforth led no mote expeditions, anil months rolled away before anything happened to put ; tils east' In a more fa v ora Me light. Then a number of dacolts were captured. Among them were two or three who Mil fought him that day. They boast ed of how they had driven his Sikhs; they praised the courage lie had exhib ited in seeking to rally them. There was an Increase or cordiality after that, but the subaltern gave no sign that he noth ed it or was pleased over it. A lew months later there arrived a jinrty of civil officials and their wives who were on a junket. They had sev eral elephants with them for tiger hunt ing, nnd within twenty miles of the was the flame tiny were after. 8) Owen t.'. ■ /I'l-'hiirttoon Acceptable 'Christmas 9resents . Huyler’s Candy in Fancy Boxes and Baskets. Perfumery, imported and American makes, in attractive packages. Fancy Merchaum and Briar Pipes. Cigars of leading brands in Christmas Boxes. Other Xmas Novelties. W. ft. SiutU. . ouuiui ,u iu> uue of the three officers detailed to arrange and manage the buut. With the civil commissioner of Nepal and his wife was body C’ltf ton, and the two ladles were by no means novices In the sport of tiger hunting.' When the hunt bad been fair ly entered upon, they occupied a how dnh on the back of a btg elephant to gether and would not admit any one else. A tiger had been driven by the beaters Into-a swamp a tulle long by half a mile broad, and into this spot, grown up to feed* and bushes until the eyes could scarcely penetrate, crashed the elephant* and horses. The idea was to drive the tiger out tqion dourer ground (o (lie west, where lie could he reached, and everybody made as much noise as possible. lie was a crafty beast, amt lor two hours he refused to break cover. The elephant on which the two Imlh s were mounted had taken the lend and been steady enough, hut after awhile something rattled him. and lie bolted across the swamp toward the trees. Ills mahout used every exertion to stop or turn him, hut the old fellow was In a panic. To the surprise of everybody, the tiger followed at his heels, though in a furtive way, as If bent only on es cape. With the elephant linking a uiad rush for a tow branch tree that he might get rid of the hut den on ids hack I,ady Clifton took swift aim at the tiger and wounded him. The wound provoked tils anger, and lie sprang forward on the elephant's rear Just as the tri'e was reached and the branches swept the howduh to the ground. A second later and the two ladles lay on the earth among the frag molds, l*oth stunned hv the fall, and the tiger stood with his paw - ifpou the body of Lady I'iifUm and growled and snarled at the dozen spectators. Fortune had given young Panforth his opportunity. Asa sort of terror held everybody else helpless, lie tiling himself from his horse, grubbed a hog •pear from the hand of a chattering native and advanced upon the beast. He had to cover sixty feet of -clear ground, and those who looked on said that the,tiger's eyes blazed lire and ev ery hair on his back stood up" as the officer walked steadily forward. A dozen voices called to him to look out. hut he made no halt. As he drew nearer the beast crouched for a spring, and when he was within ten fi-et the spring was made. Down went the man on hi* knees and up went tYe spear, and when the onlookers gjauetd again the man was mi his feet and un hurt and the tiger was rolling over and over on the earth with the point of the I spear sticking out of his back. The ladies had not been seriously hurt, hut at least one of them-bad been saved from the tiger’s maw. Young j Danfortli was the hero of the hour. Every officer iu the regiment took him j by the hand and offered vongratula i tlons, and his colonel patted him on the ■boulder and said; •rnn bktwswick daily jcw. * “My dear boy. It was the coolest, bravest thing I ever heard of, and It makes ns all proud of you.” "But the Sikhs swore that as a h*ailer I got tattled and lost my head,” replied the officer. “I was honorably acquit ted, but 1 have been made to feel that I smirched the honor of the Tenth. Until I can wipe that out I am au out cast.” TM civil commissioner wanted to show Ids gratitude, and Lady Clifton had Influence she wanted to bring to bear, hut the subaltern remained the subaltern. He was hiding his time, and he had nut long to wait The dacolts cauie down from the hills again, and lie was given the chance he so longed for. This time his fifty troopers were oil Englishmen, nnd he not only at tacked Mooltan. the greatest robber chieftain of them all, in a chosen posi tion, hut routed his force nnd captured tlie lender. That would hive been a deed to I must of. but the subaltern was not sat(sited. Leaving pert of hi* force to hold the position and the prisoners, he pressed on Into the foothills with tl' remainder and attacked and cap tun .1 a camp and brought off the sor getitir and corporal who laid been made prisoner* In the first affair. There was a second court martial at Aliwal ou the return of the troop, and when the sergeant and con*ral had proved that the Sikhs were liars and cowards the old Tenth held a jubilee and declared that It* honor was never so bright. At the dinner they toasted “our comrade and hero.” A Hurt* \‘amf. Pew persons, tiro a ware tlmt the Chi nese language Is dependent on intona tion for its meaning and that a slight difference in sound may so distort a per-oii's meaning that a courteous sain tatiou may be turned into a cause tor regret. A young woman in San Frauci*eo, who had hreonte Interested in the Chi nese there, went Ui one of the men who oWi.i 1 :i paper In which he wrote ta>th Climc-e and English editorials, and asked him to Teach her some phrases. When told that tin 1 language consisted of something like a small library or two of reference 1 rooks, she was about ready to back out. How ever. beiilg anxious to learn even a few things about the mysterious people, she undertook a lesson or two. The young lady being apt at b-arn tug new things, thought she was better posted than she was and. meeting the watcher on the street one afternoon, put Bet newly acquired information to the test. H was wit u unusual confidence that site bade him "good afternoon” In a Withe voice and was stepping down from the curb to Cross the street. "Walt.” said the editor. “1 cannot let you go. Miss C.. without explaining. You think y >u sand n goo,l day to me, but instead you have called me u very black, hard name.” XShe Eleven th Hour By LEWIS ALLEN BROWNE C"1 •in-taht, ml, hn % A. Itrmt c “Oh, Tom,” cried Kathryn HQL as j she unceremoniously entered Tout (kite's studio with the air of one al ways cert a in of ft welcome. “I've found Just the word t wanted for my story. Yon know that hateful Miss Squills had 'dynamorphostcopalinblaster' In”— ; “Merciful heavens, Kit!” exclaimed; Tom in mock horror. “Gome up early j next Sunday morning and bring the rest of-lt with you. Besides, can't you see lam terribly busy this morning?" , ‘Tot boiler, isn't it?" she asked as' she glanced earclesaly at tlie sketch,! and as Tom noddl'd, his mouth being occupied with various draw:- : imple menu, she continued liglul/: "Oh.! bottler! Let it wait, Toimno, and listen to tue,” "No, Kitty, dear." he made answer solemnly. “It is an unhappy fact that n poor artist's masterpiece may wait indefinitely, while his pot hoi! r* must to? finished at a specified time: hut you Duty talk to me just the same, only, please, please do not leave any more such words lying around locs, for me to become entangled in." “Now. Tom, do not become desper ate, will yon. when I tell you 1 have another word about twice ns long: You see, as I was trying to toil you, that horrid Miss Squills Used the word ‘dytT " "Stop!" commanded Tofh, with a look of horror arid a wave of ills unoccupied arm. - “That lit lie word, Tommo. d-ar. Is the name cf au instrument used for the breaking of falsely united fnn tures. and Miss Squills worked it lute her story of ‘A Surgeon's Love.’ Git* Burleigh spoke in such praises of hei apparent knowledge, al tl•■rough use of tti.-i: word, that I Iws-auie a tiny, wee hit jealous, so i”— "Gits Burleigh!” sneered Tom. "What does he”— . “1 have the floor sir." Ynterposed Kitty. “You're out of order. Allow me to continue, if you please. • 1 have a story mapped out that will positive ly put hers to shame.” “Make tt look like Ihir"— "Hush, Tommo, don’t use that dread ful slang phrase. 1 sha.ll call my story ‘The Pent lot's I>alighter,’ and tin- new word I have Just learned and intend tc use Is ’met hylbenzotnet hoxyetlieylte trahydropyrldineearlioxylate!' Now. Isn't that a- a"- “Corker!” ejaculated Tom. “'Veil, yes, it i* all that.” admitted Kitty, “and don’t you think Gus will cansMi r me marvokniffiy learned When 1 be sees that';” j "If ho ever tries to ,• nopace it, you will bo obliged to orfcae out In black for the poor boy, but does It—er—mean anything In particular?” "Certainly it does, gixwte! It le chemical for cocaine.” Tom worked t silence a few mo meats before he said: “Er Kit, I suppose our long stand ing and successful platonic friendship will soon he n thing of the past, eh?" “Not necessarily, Toronto, dear. I’m sure Cus will he sensible.” was her so ber reply. “It will He an innovation for him, then," Tom could not refrain, from say ing with 111 concealed savage ness. “May I Inquire when the momentou* event will take place?” “If yon think you should know, I have promised to give him a definite answer tonight.” she confessed. ‘Tonight!" tie echoed. “"'hat a co incidence! To tell you the truth, as is due : ft. Kit, I intend to throw mjwelf at the fort of Clara Bogartly tonight. Shake!" lie put out his ink stained hand and clasped hers, hut neither cured to look each other la the eye. "'Too bad we were never suited fot each other, now, wasn't it, Kittle?” ht asked, with a forced laugh, after a de pressing silence. “That is not for me to say, sir,” she replied with assumed dignity, “hut be careful. Tom, dear, remember we are stu'li an excellent example of true pla tonic friendship to all our friend* and acquaintances.” “To be sure,” ho hastened to affirm. “And, say. Kir. this—this--our proposed step will never change al! that, will it?” “Never, Tomtno, never!" she an swered him, whereupon they shook hands, and Tom procured a bottle of ale from his icebox, used In the coh coc: :on Of rarebits. Of this they drank twice, once for her “intended” and again for ids “intended.” as Tote, grave ly worded It. -While lie was replacing the bottle and glasses Kathryn leaned over tin easel to examine Toni's “pot boiler.” In so doing she tipped over a vast catching it before it fell, hut *<-latch lug her wrist upon one of the metn tipped arrows it contained. It was but a mere scratch, yet ft pleased her fancy to tease him by pro tending serious Injury. “Oh, Tomato, Tbmruo." she cried “see how your ugly old arrows hsrl scratched, me!" And she liekl up hoi plump wrist that he might see the lit tle red scratch upon which a few red drops were slowly appearing. Tout turned white a* the lace encir cling her wounded wrist as his glance took in what had happened. He sprang and picked her up in his arms, placing her upon a conch, from which be brushed tlie accumulation of hooks, pipes and tobacco jars with a sweep of his arm. “At* God, Kit!” he cried. “Those DECEMBfcn Z\ were poisoned arrows; some that sent, on from 1 lit? accursed V. 'pplnw! Oil. Kiltie,'' he groaned w be knelt be side the couch end cla ■] and her in his arms, “wlint shall l <lo?" Site became white ns Tom as she realized what had happened, yet she 1 smiled. “You might try a doctor,” she sub gested, seeing lie was too wild to act Tom heard her murmur something about “doctor" and made a dash >r t the telephone. It e*nued ages before 1 central connected him with a physl-1 elan. After telling the doctor to cornel ns Quick ns Ood would let him he re-1 turned to Kit, who was lying white! and still, with closed eyes. |l Tout placed the wounded wrist to his 1 lips and endeavor; 1 to draw out the poison from tli Kathryn open j od lier eyes. “Tommo, dear," she whispered. -sjP “Kitth? oil. my darling, tell me, do you f el I tetter? Oh, what a fool 1 have been what n blind fool!. It is you, only you, wUotn I Wye'" cried Tom, With deep etnoTSSn. Her. disengaged arm went around hN tusk. "You were not alone, Toinmn. dear.” she said. “I have been another fool. And now, oh. Tom. is it too late: Just then the doctor arrived. Tom told him in a few words wild had <x’ Cur red. The doctor examined the arrows and commenced to laugh heartily. “Poisoned fiddlesticks!” he ejaculat ed. “Why, those things arc made right here In town, just to sell!” “What!” shrieked Kathryn as sh* landed upon hi t- f, -t with one bound. “Than 1C Hod!" murmured Tom as he sank into a chair. Tlie doctor daut>od a little collodion upon the scratched wrist and left the room, laughing Tom sal staring at ICatliryn as site wound her iiandkerchi. f about ir wrist. liis ; s , steady si n blushed nud lmc<i away. "Kittle," he said * ntrcaUngly, “did you mean wh it yon add?" "What din i say?" she asked in a in’ voice without looking at him. “You knou what I mean, Kittic. Tw you ye lie :•• v. ■ e beer, fools? jjM do!" he said > -1 -jH “Thunks!" she s; id, with a poorly dH stuned dignity. Wt “Oh. Kit. Kit," he saitl as he wentjH her. “won't you say ‘No’ to Uus H night?” “if you will stay away from Clara's,-J she vvhisp ; ■ jjt •'This will I- .u. twfnl blow'to pis* tor.it no.-:: aip . : well as p<- ■ pi" w's I: v. ■ know,** said JHft handed K.uhryn into n Carn^^^Lii hour later. * I Dancfrons Kconpmy. *.?o the en gage in ejgAo if' ’ “Yes. She to practise economy, and lie tM§MMr* mv getting her an im station .-etroit, 1 WiM Praia. ’