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CHAPTER XVII. 11 I <
Continued. 5
"Tell me his exact words again,''
she said. (
Enid obeyed. f
"Seven o'clock!" Dorothy said next.
She moved across and looked at a j
jeweled watch that lay on her table;
"It is nearly that now. I have no |
time to waste." She stood still for an *
instant, then said suddenly, "You ?
must help me to meet this?this
hound, so that I am not seen or discovered!"
Enid turned a shade paler. She
had not thought of this, and her
heart smote her with a new and great
pain as a vision of Gervais floated
before her eyes.
"What can I do?" she asked
OiUWiJ. J
Dorothy mused. Her brow was
knit into a disfiguring and deter- ^
mined frown, her small hands well
clinched together.
"You must go down into the con- ^
servatories, the kitchens, the gardens,
everywhere, until you have found
Virginie, and then you must keep her
away from the house till the tower
clock chimes a quarter past seven;
you understand ?"'
While she spoke, Dorothy picked
up a long cloak that was thrown ona (
couch, and hastily tied a scarlet hand- j
kerchief over her head as she had
seen her maid do many times, when j
sent suddenly out into the cold, damp
air; the end of the handkerchief
ffapped over Dorothy's face and al- t
most hid it.
"If I am seen," she said, quietly,
"it is "Virginie sentj into the garden by t
my orders." o
Enid could not repress a sensation t
of astonishment and repugnance at c
the cool, matter of fact way with a
which Dorothy met this affair; there t
was an air of preparation, of knowledge,
that told its own tale, and let
the girl see that her beautiful cousin E
was well versed in little acts of decep- i
tion and double dealing. r
"Now understand me," Dorothy
said, quietly, "you are to keep Vir- n
ginie away from me till you hear the t
clock chime a quarter past the hour, t
What, are you afraid?" she asked, ?
scornfully, catching a glimpse of
Enid's white, troubled face. "Pooh! v
it is very easy; say that you want a e
walk, and that I told you she was to i,
accompany you."
She walked deliberately across to d
the inner door unlocked it and gassed a
ou* h
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CHAPTER XYin.
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George Laxon Again. ]j
George Laxon had never left England;
his name was on the passenger s
list, as also that of the child, but f
neither had gone. All this Dorothy P
had gleaned from the wretched man
who had come down from London,
thinking to get hush money from the I
countess by simply breathing George s
Laxon's name. a
He had heard Laxon, in a drunken t
bout, speak of her in a jeering, slight- t
ing manner, just enough to know that
there was some secret, but not gaining
even a hint of what the secret I
was. <3
Dorothy had soon discovered this, a
and she did not spare him; on the r
other hand, she rejoiced, if such a ^
term can be used, to think that he C
had given her a hint as to Laxon's r
movement, and put her on her guard.
After dinner, when the ladies were d
in the drawing room, there was a *
great commotion in the hall, and a
Dorothy, asking sharply what it
meant, was told that Virginie had *
caught a man stealing into Lord Der- 1
riman's writing room, which opened ^
on to the side colonnade, and had
captured him as a burglar. With a t
sharp exclamation, Dorothy put down s
her cup of coffee and swept to the c
door. c
"Gcrvais!" she cried, standing be- s
fore the crowd of excited domestics
and the gentlemen, who were all talk- *
ing at once round the unfortunate 2
man, held stoutly by two footmen. j
"TVhat dees this mean?"
"Virginie says this man was found |
in my writing room," Gervais said, |1
looking troubled. I 1
The culprit threw a glance at Dor- c
othy. She understood it.
He did not know how much, but s
he could make things horribly unpleasant
for her. If George Laxon's
name were mentioned and any weight 3
thrown upon it, she shivered to think *
of the questions Gervais would ask.
"Absurd! Nonsense!" she declared, .
sharply. "Virginie is much too clever. c.
I know this man. He is not a thief!" 1
The earl's face cleared like magic:
he hated the thought of pain and
harm to any man.
"Let him go, Stevens," he said to 1
one of the footmen. "Her ladyship }
has spared us much unpleasantness. 1
Come here, my man. don't be afraid. '
With that he held out a fivp-nnmni 1
note, offering it to the grimy creature
whom Dorothy knew in her heart had c
fully intended robbing him of all he 1
could conveniently lay hands on. '
With a dazzling smile Dorothy
swept over to the man, who stood
blinking and gazing at her sparkling
diamonds with sullen and covetous '
admiration. When she was close to ]
him he shivered at 'aer angry glance. 5
"Be off!" she whispered in a faint :
voice; "be off, at once. The next time 1
you will not be spared from prison
so easily. Go! Do you hear me?"
Then, lifting her voice, she said, so !
that the others might hear: "Yes. i
sleep at the village to-night and then j
go home. I shall not forget all you
have told me."
Overcome with surprise, and not a
little fear at his detection, the man
slunk away; and as he vanished
through the wide open door Dorothy
.turned to look at Gervais with a :
smile.
"Now, let us have some music," she
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iried, brightly. "Enid! Enid! Come
ind sing!"
But Enid had crept away; she
:ould not bear to stay and bee the
:omedy played out. Her head ached
rom nervousness, and her heart from
>ain and dread, and when she reached
ler room she flung herself on her bed,
md burying her face on the pillow,
>he burst into a flood of passionate,
;orrowful tears.
Two days passed. The episode of
he .thief and his prompt capture had
lisappeared as quickly as it came to
ill but Virginie and Enid.
On the morning of the third day,
vhile Dare Broughton was in the picure
gallery finishing one or two little
)dds and ends, Enid came in with a
elegram in her hand.
"I met Parsons with this, Mr.
3roughton. She *as asking for you,
;o, as I was coming up here, I
irought it."
Dare opened the buff envelope, and
is he read the telegram his brow
:ontracted.
"My sister is ill. I must be off at
>nce," he said, hurriedly.
Enid looked round, her eyes full of
lympathy.
"Oh, I am sorry!"
Dare gazed at her eagerly, but his
tagerness died as he reaa her face,
or he saw nothing to give him the
lope he longed for so earnestly. s
"You will come back soon, Mr.
Jroughton? We shall miss you very
nuch."
He came up to her and took her
land.
"And I shall miss you more than
can say," he answered, with a grave,
ender smile, that robbed the words
if the meaning he put on them. "I am
tonored and delighted to think I may
all myself your friehd, Miss Leslie,
md I want you to promise me one
hing; will you?"
"Tell me first what it is," she said.
"That you will write or call upon
e at any time if ever you should be
n trouble or need a friend. It is not
ouch to promise, is it?"
"On my side, no; but on yours, how
ouch?" and Enid'^ eyes grew lusrous
with the gratitude she felt for
his man. "But, if it pleases you, Mr.
Sroughton, I will promise."
He bent and touched her hand
irith his lips, and then, making an
xcuse about seeing the earl at once,
eft her.
She was still gazing nut of a winlow,
the smile gone from her face
nd the look of pain creeping round
ler mouth again, when a servant
ame into the gallery.
"Her ladyship desires to speak to
ouvmiss,'' he said; "she is in her
ioudoir."
Enid went at once, not without a
light fluttering at her heart, and
ound Dorothy in a loose gown of
ale gray, seated at her writing table.
"Oh," she said, looking round,
Gervais wants me to drive Mr.
Jroughton to the station; it is the
essions, or something of the kind,
.t Loxton, so of course Gervais has
o be there. I don't feel quite well
his morning. Will you go instead?"
"Certainly."
Enid waited. She seemed to think
)orothy had a commission for her to
o. But Lady Derriman did not make
,ny further remark, and after a monent's
pause Enid went away, and
ras seated behind the ponies when
Jervais and Dare Broughton apteared.
r
"Dorothy does not feel equal to the
Irive, but Miss Leslie will make a
uost delightful je'nu," the earl said,
,s he clasped his friend's hand.
Come back soon, Broughton; you
[now how welcome you are, old felow,
and I am anxious to see' my
life's picture."
He stood and watched the carriage
owl swiftly away, then with a little
igh, given he hardly knew wherefore
>r why, Gervais got into the dogart
waiting and drove in the oppoite
direction to Loxton.
Half way between Knebwell and
joxton there was a small inn, and at
i word from the groom the earl
>ulled up and let ths man have a
ook at one of the mare's shoes.
"There's nothing wrong, is there,
Jarch?" he called out, after a monent's
pause, during which he had a
:heery, kind word for the landlord.
"A trifle loose, my lord; but I think
he'll stay till we get to Loxton."
"I hope so."
Gervais looked round at the animal
i little anxiously; then his eye caught
iome one looking at him, and he
rowned half unconsciously.
This some one proved to be a man
Iressed in showy, sporting-like fashon,
with a huge cigar between his
ij?s.
"If his lordship would like the use
)f my cart, he's very welcome," this
nan said, swinging forward, and
jointing with a stick to a smart horse
ind trap close by.
Gervais smiled, and his frown vanshed.
"Many thanks. I think I shall be
ible to manage?I am much obliged
n vaii oil i Vi a eo m o n r* H _ H a \' Wat.
;on. Come along, March; we must
lurry."
The stranger pulled on his gloves.
"Poor devil!" he thought to himself.
"Pity ain't worth much, but I
)ities him all the same. He's made
i mistake what many a man's done
it'ore; but somehow 1 think when he
finds out his mistake he'll go to the
ft-a 11 as clean as possible."
He paid his bill, mounted his cart
find drove away in ine airecuoa 01
3roombridge.
CHAPTER XIX.
More Money.
On three thousand a year George
[.axon found it easy to live in comfort,
not to say luxury, and lie did
not stini himselL
At Groombridge he drove up to the
principal hotel, or inn, as it proudlj
called itself, and ordered some food j
for himself and horse.
There was a well to do air about 1
him, and he was waited on obsiv | A
quiously.
"I'll go and stroll about a bit tlli j
my chop is done," he observed, light* I
ing another cigar and swaggering out |
with his hands in his pockets, highly i .
delighted with his own importance ! ^
and the smartness of his attire. j t.
At the doorway of the inn, how- ]_
ever, he came to a standstill, and his n
swagger took another shape. C
His eye rested on a grimy, dirty t:
figure just lurching out of the public S
bar, and he recognized it with an Joath.
t(
It was the man who three days g
previously had been caught by the a
French maid at Bromley Manor as a e
thief. s
Laxon went up to him and struck
his hand heavily on the other's shoul- j 5
der. I a
"What are you doing here, Jim c
Coates?" he asked, in a short, angry, a
way. o
Jim Coates had taken juct enough t
beer to be pugnacious. j:
"Oh, it's you, is it, Mister Laxon? j !'
Well, and what's it to do with you j .
why I'm here?" j ^
"That ain't a -plain answer. You t
know me, Coates; I ain't one to be i d
fooled. Speak out; what are yer do- j d
in' here, eh?" t
The other looked at him with a , E
drunken grin. .i ?
"Suppose I'm here on the same ! t
herrand as you is, Mister George ! r
Laxon?" he said in a mysterious fash- ' l
ion. ] f
Laxon's grip closed on his shoul- j a
der. j t
"Now out witb it, you old snake; ' f
confound you! If you don't speak, !
I'li break every bone in your body!" I 0
"Do it! Do it! I don't care! The a
Annnfiicc nn nt tho lilp- hmiSP 'till Save i C
me!" I E
Laxon suddenly dragged him out of i t
the hearing of the various men scat- j 6
tered about, and when they were j
alone, he shook him like a dog.
The action roused Coates, and he '
looked at his adversary with not a !
little fear in his dirty face; he knew |
what Laxon's temper was; he had
seen exhibitions of it before, and he
shrunk from the angry glitter of
those handsome blue eyes as from j
some deadly weapon.
"Now speak out! Tell me the !
truth, d'ye 'ear? I ain't goin' to j
listen to no lies!" *
With that grip on his shoulder, Jim !
Coates felt in no mood for telling lies, |
and in a few seconds Laxon knew the j
reason of his presence in Groom- |
hHHco town sn rlofiG to the home of i /
the Earl and the Countess of Derri- j t
man. - j
Laxon listened carefully.
"I know you ain't no fool, Jim,'' J
he said, planting his band;; deep in j
the pockets of his loud looking coat J
and clinching them to keep them from '
striking at the dirty wretch before j
him; "and that's what makes a chap j
wonder why you stay on here with i
the chance of somebody sayin' some- !
thin' nasty about thievin' an' so on.
A country place ain't like a town, yer
gets a bad name in a minnit. Now,
if I was you, I'd make a cut for the i
borough; you're safe enough there." !
He plied the man with drink, und j
so eager was he to get, what seemed j
to him, the half-witted creature, back !
to his old haunts, that he went with j
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ill I LI up LVJ uc oiatiuii, a.nvi aan iuiu
safely into the London train, having !
first bought his ticket and given him '
a sovereign into the ^argain. j
After her return from Groombridge i
station, Enid went up to the gallery i
and sat down to her painting, and as I
she sat a sense of desolation crept
over her.
Most of tte party had gone to a
meet of the hounds not very far away,
but Dorothy, urged by Gervais, had
promised to remain at home for this
day at least.
To Enid's surprise, however, she
found Captain Leicester one of the
luncheon party, and her surprise was
not altogether touched with pleasure,
for she did not like the young man,
and resented the familiar air with
which he appropriated her, as it were,
arranging himself as a cavalier at
every turn.
She went quickly to her room, put
on a hat and cloak, and determined
to make her way to the grounds.
Her feet moved unconsciously on
the path Gervais had led her in that
first momentous riding lesson, and
she was already a good distance, paving
quickened her steps from the
chilly nature of the air, when to her
extreme vexation she heard some one
following her, and was overtaken by
Captain Leicester.
To be Continued.
Not Pierre Loti.
Those who aspire to literary fame
or who are in anywise puffed up with
pride and vainglory because it has
come to them may be surprised to
find it is not a thing which is envied
and coveted by all men, for in a certain
French journal there appeared
recently the following announcement
inserted by a rat-trap maker of ;
Lyons: "To All Whom It May Concern:
M. Pierre Loti, of Lyons, sole j
inventor Ul Lilt; auiuiuaui; i ctl u ajj, ?
begs to state that he is not the same j
person and that he has nothing in j
common with one Pierre Loti, a writer
of romances." We should have
liked to have seen the face of "one
Pierre Loti" when he read this notice,
and hope that any tendency which he
may have shown toward sinful pride i
may since it appeared have been t
chastened to a becoming humility.? J *
The Tatler. . | j
Handshaking.
In the barbarous days of old. when c
1 every man had to watch carefully 1
f over his own safety, when two per- *
' sons met they offered each to the
! other the right hand, the hand thfrt
wields the club, sword, knife or other
; weapon of war. Each did this to
show that the hand was emntv. and r
that, therefore, no trouble needed to c
be feared. The handshake was the J
treaty of peace?in a word, the way t
they had of showing each other that
they meant to be friendly.?The
! American.
I While the Chinese do not care for
alcoholic drinks, but are addicted tc i
* opium, the Koreans like strong drink ?
' and do not care for opium.
THE PULPIT.
BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON
THE REV. HOWARD C. IVES.
Theme: Faith of God in Man<
' New York City.?The Rev. Kowan
!. Ives, pastor of All Soul's Uni
irian-Universalist Church, of Nei
.ondon, Conn., preached Sunda
loming in All Souls' Unitaria:
!hurch, Fourth avenue and Twer
ieth street, the Rev. Dr. Thomas B
licer being the preacher at Corne!
fniversity. Mr. Ives' subject wa
The Faith of God in Man." Th
ext was in these words: "God hat
iven man dominion over the eart
nd over every living thing that mo>
th upon it" In the course of hi
ermon Mr. Ives said:
We cannot too often remind oui
elves that man's idea or ideal c
rod has constantly, though so slowl
s .to be almost imperceptibh
hanged aa the ages have rolle
round. From a faith in God as thz
f the savage who trusts Him to pr<
ect him from plague, fight for hi]
a battle and guide him in his hun
og, through many upward steps ma
las come to havo faith in a God c
ove and Fatherhood. When to-da
he leaders of scientific and religioi
hought speak of a faith in God, the
lo not mean any acceptance c*
[eflnition of His attributes and fum
ionB, nor any description of H
towers or dwelling place. Both sc
nee and religion accept the univert
,s the developing worK of a rations
tower. Every intelligent man to-da
egards the universe as an unfoldini
iving organism. Every scientist a]
iroaches the study of this life wit
in awe and wonder exactly propo:
ioned to the depth and sincerity <
* --1- - ? J Vi nn f f 1
us cnaracier; auu cycjj iuuu^uui
nind sees in it all the working out <
.n immutable plan, the expression <
.n indwelling God, the unfolding <
i life which is material or spiritui
inly as it is viewed from differei
ides and by different grades of ii
elligence. It is only by tracing .the:
low developments of spiritual lif
?f an appreciation of the worthfu
less of purity, honor and truth; <
he constantly developing ideal <
}od, that we are able to see that 1
vorship an arbitrary Being, ei
hroned at the centre of the univers
o whom prayers for selfish gratiflci
ion may be addressed, is just as tru!
dolatry as if we were to set up
irazen image and pwj to that. T1
inly faith which a finite being ca
* *- ?
)OSslDiy nave 1x1 aii luimne uuu, win
>ut being intellectually ridiculous,
o accept the highest ideal of the af
n which he lives as the God wortt
>f worship.
Now, is it not plain that all th
turden of progress,'of developmen
>f faith- in himself, of faith in Go
las be?n thrown upon man's shou
lers? This infinite God, this powi
hat works for righteousness, th
iternal energy from which all thinj
iroceed, has literally said to me
hrough all history, "Go forth at
iave dominion over the earth at
>ver every moving thing which mo
ith upon it. Plow into the ocea
vlth your ships; girdle the wor!
vith the electric spark; trace tl
nighty sweep of worlds and sum
unnel mountains, water arid plain
raverse the air like the bird, swi
he ocean deeps like the fish, separa
n your laboratories the elemen
* * ' +y
rom wnicn i nave cuiupui uucu n
vorlds. Do all this and a thousam
old more, for, lo! I am with you 1
;uide and uphold." And men hai
lone It simply because God has trus
id them with the edged tools of tt
vorld.
But He has trusted us with sti
jreater power. How did we evi
:ome to replace the idol of a wrat!
ul, vengeful God with the spiritu
:onception of God as love? Simp
hrough God's faith In us as His spi
tual children. In the fullness <
ime a great soul?the first of thoi
rue sons of God for whom the ere
ion had leen in travail through tl
iges, enunciated the simple, tr
nendous truth that all this galaxy i
;arth and sky; all the meaning <
listory; all the lessons of nature ai
;h? voice in the hearts of men, co
ferge toward the proof that God
)lans involve nothing but the ull
nate happiness and goodness of H
ihildren; that He is not pleased wii
;he death of the wicked; that He so
owe over the prodigal and that the
s joy in heaven over one sinner th
epenteth. In a word, that God
ully, completely, scientifically d
scribed in the words, "God is Love
But this tremendous truth had a
vays been in the world. God did n
.uddenty become a God of love. M<
lad been slowly learning the lessc
hrough the sufferings consequei
lpon ignoring it, and they learned
jy experience, simply because G(
.rusted them to learn it and h?
'aith In them. That after it wi
earned they would turn with joy ai
lope to the new ideal of Him and i
u ui? nhlldran
.UCIIIDCIVCD ao 11119 vunuivw.
When God gave us the earth to po
>ess, He also gave us ourselves, ar
;rusted us to learn that the only wi
o really possess our own souls is
)refer others before ourselves; tl
rnly way to be first Is to be the eg
rant of all; the only way to conqm
s to love. This is the whole messaj
)f Christianity. We are no longi
old we must be good in order to ga
leaven after death. We have learn<
hat we must live purely and u
lelfishly in order to make a heav<
lere and now for our brothers; ar
n learning that we have, learned
ill. We have only to adopt th
iimple rule to the involved conditio]
)f modern life; only to make it effe
,ive in shop and home, Senate char
ler and school, in street and farm ar
)ress, and, lo! God's age-long faith :
3is children has been justified ar
lis kingdom has come on earth as
s in heaven.
A Supplication.
Give me, 0 Lord, a mild, a peac
ible, a meek, and an humble spiri
hat, remembering my own infirm
ies, I may bear with those of otl
irs; that, considering my characte
may rebuke with all long-sufferir
md gravity; that I may think low
>f myself, and not be angry whc
>thers also think lowly of me; that
nay be patient toward all men, gei
le and easy to be entreated. Ame:
?Bishop Wilson (1722).
To Find Peace.
Give me good work to do, that
nay forget myself and find peace i
loing it for Thee. Though I a:
ioor, send me to carry some gift I
hose who are poorer, some cheer 1
hose who are more lonely.?Hem
,:an Dyke.
God'y Habitation.
A quiet state of mind, a state (
nind free from its own troubled in
iginings and operations, is God's hal
tation. His inward kingdom and tea
ile.?Ituvsbroke.
I Religious Truths\
j From the Writings of Great] j
I Preachers. |!
REST FROM THE BURDEN.
J
For Thou hast been a strength to th?
v poor, a strength to the needy in his disy
tress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow j
q from the heat?Isa. 25:4.
i- | God sends sometimes a stillness in our i
t. life?
II The bivouac, the sleep,
s When on the silent battlefield the strife >
Is hushed in slumber deep. '
? When wearied hearts exhausted sink t(J |
jj rest, '
h Remembering not the struggle nor th?
r- quest.
is
We know such hours, when the dim, dew> |
r. night,
* Bids day s hot turmoil cease;
When star by star steals noiselessly in j
y sight.
" With silent smiles of peace;
d When we lay down our load, and half
it forget,
j. The morrow comes and we must bear it
a yet.
We know such hourc, when after days of
? pain
? And nights when 6leep was not,
y God gives us ease, and peace and calm j
is a8ain>.
sy Till, all the past forgot,
a We sa.v, in rest and thankfulness most i
e. deep
E'en so "He giveth His beloved sleep." j
i* When some strong chain that bound us,
ie by God's strength
ll Is loosed or torn apart;
iv Or when, beloved and longed for, comc at
/ length,
^ Some friend makes dad our heart;
v We know the calm that follows on such
b bliss,
r- That looks no farther, satisfied with this.
)1 . j
il God does not always loose the chain, nor |
3l give
jj _ The loved ones back to us;
,? Sometimes 'mid strife and tumult we must '
! live,
11 ! Learning His silence thus:
it : Ihere is a rest for those who bear His will, i
l- j A peacefulness, than freedom sweeter still. ;
56 |
o i He mveth fest. more nerfect. Dure and i
l' true.
J While -we His burden bear;
Jj It springeth not from parted pain, but |
through
-0 The accepted blessing there;
1- The lesson pondered o'er with tearfui eyes, '
e, Ihe faith that sees in all a meaning wise. I
EL*
Deep in the heart of pain God's hand hath !
* set
a A hidden rest and bliss;
16 Take as His gift the pain, the gift brings >
ID yet
tl- A truer happiness;
ic God's voice sneaks, thrnuch it all flip ViitrTi
,g behest
' That bids His people enter into rest.
* ?Lucy Fletcher, in London S. S. Times,
is
^ Say the Right Thing at the Right i
I. Time.
When you come to the choice of a
is profession or trade, how important it
Z* is for you to say the right word and {
to do the right thing. If you make a '
id mistake it is often very difficult to
^ right it. And the issues may be most
v* serious. More serious still is it when
in pou come to make your choice of a
:ife partner.
16 If you are a parent, there is a j
31 message to be delivered to children
s< it every stage as long as they are
m with you. .If you miss giving them
te what they need up to the age of ten,
ts I rou can never give it later on. Many
ie j parents give the devil too many years
J itart, and they never quite overtake
t0 i ais work.
,e j Never was better counsel given
[ than this: "As ye go, preach;" don't 1
ie ! pass a station in the hop? of coming j
back to it. "Redeem the time." or. i
^ is Luther translates, "Buy up the opI
portunity;" an opportunity lost never
k* precisely recurs. This line of reflecp
tion has to most of us its gloomy
ly side. We look back, and, oh, how
r: many blunders we have made! Well,
01 go back we cannot; we cannot be
se i now as if those mistakes had not
a" ! been made. What then? Shall we
10 j despair? No; we must rise to a
e! | manly and brave life, to make the
| best of the present, and turn the fuD'I
ture to good account. If now we
I have learned a message, let us de- j
,* j liver it with fidelity.
;.? I And surely we have not come so !
; far without learning something, and
tV| I something of importance. We have
j failed much; but from failures, too, !
I if we take them rightly, we may learn ]
^ much?much of man and life and I
jQ God. Upon' what wp have learned,
' let us live; turn it into practical wis- j
, dom, and give the good of it to those j
about us.?T. Rhondda Williams, in ;
pj the Divine Artist.
;d '
Business and the Cross.
at
it The law of the cross, by the sweet i
)d and strong compulsion of love, will I
id compel captains of industry to con- j
is duct business, not simply for gain, i
id but for the good of those who practi- ;
of cally are their partners in the labor j
of life. The talent for organization
s- and for the conduct of a great busiid
ness will be regarded as a talent to
iy be used in human service quite as
tc much as the talent for teaching or for
ie the practice of medicine is now ref.
garded.
er Hitherto in the sphere of business
je, tjie talent necessary for eminent suc5i
cess therein has been regarded as enin
tirely free to be used wholly for the
jd gain of its possessor; henceforth the |
n- talent for business leadership must i
;n be regarded as a natural qualification |
id for serving other men by combining
it and directing them to do what they
is could not do for themselves. And the
is man inspired by the heart of love and ,
c- dominated by the law of the cross,
0- will take as much interest in his busiid
ness and in its success when he feels
In himself to be the leader of men for
id their good as ever the man who
it worked wholly for himself has done.
?Homiletic Review.
The Source of Spiritual Power.
The sympathy which opens up
e- fountains of penitent tears, the burn-, i
t, ing love which wins and constrains !
1- the soul, the unwearying patience J
ti- I with the slow or neart.to Deneve,1 uur,
I tiring diligence in seeking the lost
ig I and ruined of the world, constant
ly hopefulness in the face of sin and
in I despair, unflinching courage in the
I | presence of arrogant opposition?all
a- these are found in Jesus, the highest
u. revelation of gift as well as of grace.
?Rev. J. D. Robertson.
The up-to-date butcher shop is now j
j 'provided with an electric meat saw,
In and the old handsaw is relegated to
m the junk 'pile. In its place is a small
to handsaw, driven by an electric mo0
tor, which severs all bones in a neat
y. and expeditious manner.
Trouble ATteaAT' v
"Isn't it too bad!" sighed Mrf.
>r Lapsling. "I snan mave to go 10 iue i
dentist's again. I find I have anothJm
er vicarious tooth in niv upper jaw!"
lm ?Chicago Tribune.
THE WARFARE AGAINST DRINK
TEMPERANCE BATTLE GATHERS
STRENGTH EVERY DAY.
The Wrong Face in the Rogue's
Gallery.
Prohibition is coming. Already
half the territory of the United States
is dry, and the gains in recent years
have been rapid. And yet we muft i
admit that certain parts of our country
(notably the large cities) will
have saloons for many years to come.
As long as these saloons remain, the
questions of saloon regulation and
responsibility will be important.
To an outsider It would seem as if
the keeper of the saloon had no rir
sponsibilities except paying his
license, closing his front door at X
o'clock and (this in a whisper) keeping
the police captain sweetened.
Tsey seem to be above the law, or
perhaps, below the law.
For instance, suppose you own a
little fox terrier whose canine soul is
stirred by the sight of the moon to
such a pitch that he just cannot restrain
his voice. You find that you
are maintaining a nuisance and that
you and your pocketbook are responsible.
But you can hear the strident
piano thumping and the maudlin
shouts from the saloon four blocks
away long after midnight. Is this a
nuisance? It is still going on at any j
rate.
Some day a neighbor's child tor- |
ments your terrier until it nips him j
with his teeth. Then a fat police- j
man calls upon you to shoot the dog
and the tongue-twisted lawyers serve j
notice that you are guilty of trespass, '
although you had always supposed j
that trespass was invading someone# i
else's land. And yet the same night [
the saloonkeeper may let loose a wild- f
ly drunken maniac with a revolver to I
make night hideous and, incidentally,
to put a bullet through the shoulder I
of a passerby. Is the saloonkeeper i
responsible? Why, he isn't even men- j
tioned in the case.
Perhaps you left a small wooden ,
oox out in front of your store. Some- ;
one stumbled over it and you were I
responsible for neglect. But do you :
know what "kind of pictures they ;
have in saloons, what sort of games
they play in the back rooms, what i
kind of-places they keep above them? \
If stumbling blocks are actionable, j
why not these?
You have read of drunken assaults; j
drunken flghta and drunken murders. !
Your morning paper tells you of the j
trials of the drunkards. What do j
you hear of the responsibilities of the ;
arunicara maKerr?nome neraiu.
Noble Response of Illinois.
Illinois has responded nobly to the
sail of temperance. With a large
foreign population, she has difficulties
in the way of prohibiting that many j
States, whose populations are more
aative, do not meet. Of great encouragement
to her workers should be the I
ringing address which Abraham Lin? j
coin delivered in 1842, February 22, i
on the occasion ofWashington's birth- j
day. First of all, he naturally spoke
of the glorious Revolution of '76. j
Then, with the tongue of prophecy, i
tie spoke of a still greater revolution, j
"Turn now to the temperance revo- I
(ution. In it we shall find a stronger (
Jondage broken, a viler slavery manu- j
mitted, a greater tyrant deposed; in j
it more of want supplied, more <Vs- j
sase neaied, more sorrow assuagea. i
By it no orphans starving, no widows J
weeping. By it none wounded in feel- |
ing, none injured in interest; even t
the dram-maker and the dram-seller |
will have glided into other occupa- 1
dons so gradually as never to have !
felt the change, and will stand ready
to join all others in the universal j
song of gladness. And what a noble
illy this is to the cause of political 1
freedom; and with such an aid its j
narch cannot fail to be on and on, '
cill every son of earth shall drink in
rich fruition the sorrow-quenching |
draught of perfect liberty. Happy. ;
Jay?when all appetites controlled, :
all poisons subdued, all matter sub- i
jected?mind, all conquering mind,
shall live and move, the monarch of
the world. Glorious consummation!
Hail, fall of Fury! Reign of Reason,
ill hail!"
Abraham Lincoln lived to see the ]
day when slavery was no longer permitted.
Is it too much to hope that ;
his own son may live to see fulfilled
the father's prophecy in regard to
temperance? The work that Illinois
Is now doing is a worthy sequence to
those eloquent words of her most
illustrious son.
Hard on Women Drinkers.
Society women who are addicted i
to an immoderate use of intoxicants j
are less susceptible than men to ,
treatment of hypnotic suggestion, ac- .
cording to the view expressed by Dr. i
J. D. Quackenbos, of New York City, \
before the American Society for the
Study, of Alcohol and Other Drug
Narcotics. They do not wish to be ,
cured in most instances, he asserted, ,
and are prompted to Indulge to ex- |
cess too frequently by the added I
sense of pleasure they feel in the j
flattery of their admirers. Dr. Quack- j
enbos emphasized this point in giv- ;
Ing the small percentage of women j
drinkers who are possessed of powers i
of resistance.
"11 TTn^s, VJro
lUiinauncc vaavava a mv.
The applause at the second RoseDickie
debate showed that the audience,
composed largely of Chicago's
business men, was fully half in sympathy
with the Prohibition side.
The marked issue of veracity over
Professor Dickie's assertion concerning
the policy of Milwaukee policemen
in not arresting drunks is not to
rest. Court records will be produced
\o condemn Mayor Rose's position.
Temperance ZTotes.
Mexico has a new temperance instruction
law. reaching 70,000 school
children.
Prohibition is not only to be the
rule at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
opened June 1, but the sale
of liquor is prohibited within two
miles of the grounds.
The Supreme Court of Kansas on
May S decided that no brewer, distiller
or wholesale wine maker can
invoke the aid of the courts in collecting
a bill for liquor in Kansas.
A table giving the statistics of the
medical, law and theological schools
for the United States shows tnat tne
investments on ground, buildings and
endowments are far heavier for theological
schools tlian for lay. medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary
medicine combined.
The liquor men, to head off the
growing sentiment against thtir business
in Michigan, have secured the
passage of a law providing for high
license, no saloon within 400 feet of
a church, abolishing liquor advertising
outside the saloons and limiting
the number of licenses to one for
each 500 of population.
hi\r^aij-hchoot I
9 BR
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMWlfl
MEXTS FOR AUGUST 1. HB
{MM
Subject: Close of Paul's Second
sionary Journey, Acts 18: 1-22-t^HM
Golden Text: John 16:33? Conv^^M
mit Verses 9, 10?Commentary. BH|
TIME.?A. D. 52. MM
PLACE.?Corinth. 9H
EXPOSITION.?-I. Panl Condnct^M
tng a Revival in a Synagogue at Cor<^H||
inth, 1-6. Aquila and his wife Pris-^^H
cilia became very important members^^B
of the church of Christ (see v. 26
Rom. 16:3, 4; 1 Cor. 16:19; 2 TlmflB
4:19). It was, apparently, a matter^^H
of small consequence that threw Paal^Rfl
In with them?"he was of the same^^H
trade." But God uses things jus^HB
like this for the promotion of
kingdom. It would be well if we^^H
would make more of them for the^Hfl
same purpose. Are you a merchant?^HH
Make a point of getting hold of mer-Hfl|
:hants for Christ. Are you a black-HH
smith? Cultivate the blacksmiths.^BH
\n unrighteous edict of Claudius had^Hl
driven Aquila and Priscilla out oCHH
Rome. It doubtless seemed to them^DH
a bitter thing, but God turned it to^^B
their good, to no less a good thaa|^H
their eternal salvation (cf. Ps. 76: HH
10). There are men to-day who^Bj
think it wrong, "a lack of faith/' toHBj
io manual labor or any secular work|^H
(or their own support or that of thelr^^H
families, because God has "called""^^H
them to preach. If there was ever
nan about whose call to preach there HH
:ould be no possible doubt, it is thi&^^H
jaan Paul, and yet he wrought with^^B
lis hands (cf. ch. 20:34, 35). He-|^H
?ot right down to honest toll, and set BSG
i wholesome example for the church HH
ind for us (1 Cor. 9:6-12; 2 These. IH
3:8, 9; 1 Thess. 2:9). We need I
many Pauls to-day, men so on fire HI
with the Gospel and love for souls ^Hj
that they will not wait for some one HQ
co promise them support before they BH
will preach, but, if need be, ?up-^H
port themselves. Paul preached, HH
'.oo, while he worked. To anINE
ludience of two; a small audience* IB
but how those quiet meetings
counted for eternity. Probably ne bH
got pretty tired during the week, but
svery Sabbath found him at his post.
Note a very expressive statement ia I
che R. V,, "Paul was constrained by
Che word." Paul had meditated upon<^H
the Word of God until it had so got- HH
ten hold of him that he could not
keep still (cf. Jer. 20:9; Acts 4:20).HH
It impelled him on. It showed him IN
uid overpowered him with the HH
thought that Jesus was the Christ,
ind he muBt tell it out. But the Jews BBI
vere not willing to receive Paul's tes- BB
:imony. "They opposed themselves WB
ind blasphemed." The most faithful Hfl
testimony will often be received la HH
:hat way. That does not prove it un- H
:rue, or that it has been unwisely
put. It simply shows the thorough- HQ
'going badness of the hearts of even bBI
religious men. But Paul's testimony BB
was not in vain, after all. A large K
ind singularly gifted church grew up BE
in Corinth. Paul, in the face of all BB
their opposition and rejection, could
jay, "I am clean." It is a great thing ^Hj
Cor any man to be able to say that.
We can only say that we are. "clean BB
from the blood of all mep" (Acts 20r BB
26), when we can say, as Paul does HI
in the next verse, "For I shrank not ^B|
from declaring unto you the Whole HB
counsel of God" (R. V.). BB
II. Paul Conducting a Revival to H|
(ho Home of Justus, Corinth, 7-11. ^B
Paul's labors bore abundant rtuit. ^B
Even the ruler of the synagogue re- HB
seived the truth and with him his ^B
whole bouse. Many others believed BE
also, and openly confessed their faith
In baptism. The order of experience- WM
is given in verse 8 is igestive; ,'^B
heard, believed, were baptized. But ^B
still tnere was opposition, maeea w
apposition doubtless increased with HE
Paul's success. "Then spake the Lord
to Paul in the night." That is just
.ike the Lord. Paul had had a pretty HB
bard time of it in Corinth, and was to HI
bave a still harder time, and the Lord Effl
lppears and comforts h? and"
strengthens him for the coming trial. HH
The Lord often spoke to Paul in this HB
way (ch. 22:18; 23:11; 27:23-25). H
So He is ready to speak to us, but we
do not need visions, as Paul did, for^ Hj
we have the written Word. We can WM
carry the voice of G'od around in our |0
vest pocket and have Him speak to I
qs whensoever we will. Listen to the
Lord's message, "Be not afraid." That
is one of God's favorite messages.
There was to be opposition, but Paul B|
must throw fear to the winds, and H|
gpcak right out the whole message of H
God. The Lord gave Paul an all-suf- H
flcient reason for not being afraid r H
"For T am with thee." Of course,
then, Paul couldn't be afraid. Air HH
Corinth was no match for Christ. It
is no use telling a man not to be |H
afraid unless you give him some rea- H
son lor ieariessness. eui nere is an
all-sufficient reason and every child"
of God who is obeying Christ and go- ,
ing out to do His work, has the same
reason (Matt. 28:19, 20; comp. Josh.
1:5, 9: Isa. 41:10; 43:1, 2). PauF
was to "speak" in face of all opposi*
tion and not hold his peace, and the
Lord Jpsus tells him why: "For T .
have much people in this city." The
Lord had people there and the Lord'e
people are called out by the spokea
Word. It was a reason, too, for nc
man setting on Paul to hurt him. He
never allows us to be really hurt
(Rom. 8:31; Isa. 54:17; Jer. 15:20.
21). Corinth, with its wealth, itp
luxury, its profligacy, its vileness, did
not seem much like a place where th&
Lord would have much people. But
eo it was. Let us take courage concerning
our modem cities.
Australian Factories and Railroads.
From a report by Consul John F.
Jewell, of Melbourne, for 1907 it Is
noted that during that year therewere
4,530 factories in operation in
the Australian State of Victoria, employing
90,003 persons, consisting or
59,691 males and 31.212 females. The
products of these factories are estl?
mated at a value of 551,557,437. While
there was no extension in mileage,
- - * -o ^
me railways y; vitiuno iiitu a jjiuoperous
year, having increased tha
number of passengers carried by 5,*
706,433, as compared with tbe previous
year, and (the carriage of freight
by 289,775 tons.
Fastidious Nora.
Mistress?"Nora, why didn't you finish
winding tho clock? You only:
gave It a couple of turns." Nora?
"Shure, and I'll be lavin yez termorrer,
mum, and I'd not be afther doin*
anny of the new gyrul'a wor-rk!"
As many as 4,061 muscles have
been counted In the body of a motl*.