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CHf^i^Tf\A^ yrorW' on
^ \. 8*. - -<=??.*? She
waR the kind of child that peo- .
pie called "Jnst ?he sweetest thing," p
and no one doubted that she would !
grow up to be a beautiful woman.
8llky, golden rlngleta covered her
head, and large eyes which seemed
sometimes gray and wistful, but
oftenest just the tint of the violets,
lighted up a round, chubby little face. |
The scarlet lips were usually parted
In n frion/llv iilu J'?'?1__ I
? _ ?m t?, uiMiuDiUK a ruw
of snow-white, baby teeth, and the
no:-> confeased to the slightest tilt.
Maiy Elizabeth, sk? had been chrlst-.,
ened, but when only a. few months ?
old she had-been pronounced by her
proud nuraa "simply angelic?Just
the image of a wee little cherub."
and since then all thought of the real
name seemed to hare been forgotten;
thenceforth this fat, rosy little piece
of humanity was known as "Cherub,"
and only as "Cherub."
Everyone loved her, for she had
an amiable disposition. and when she
laughed and each cheek dimpled prettily,
she was Irresistible. But woe to
the person who Incurred her displeasure.
A frown from her meant trouble,
and during the five years of her
life her parents had grown to know
that when that little face puckered a
storm was brewing, and that it would
be well to take Miss Cherub In band
at once.
This young lady was bubbling over
with mischief, end generally when
they found her fitting alone aith that
faraway, saintly expression, they
knew that way down beneath those
runs a pian or action was being
formed which w^uld surely get some
one into trouble?undoubtedly Bobby.
Her chief delight was found ill
making this small brother her accomplice,
leading him on to efcrry out her
campaigns and Laving him receive
the punishment. When she was confronted
with the charge, "Cherub,
you started that!" she would raise
those wide, innocent eyes, look
straight at her acc iter, and say with
the slightest droop to the cornem of
her mouth: "Bobtayvdld it." At present,
however, she vas being "awful
, good." for to-meTow he
' ChriBtmas and she lad placed n-any
letters up the chimney of the *ne,
big Fifth avenuej residence, asku?
Santa Clause for ad sorts of nice
presents, which she was sure not to
get unless she was an ol.'jdlent little
girl.
Christmas morninr l^ifnre *nv one
In the house b\fct tb? servant* waa
awake, the two ehildren were excitedly
whispering together about what
jolly old Saint Nicholas bad left for
each, for sleep was far distant, and
nurse's scolding and attempt at persuasion
was of no avail.
Near breakfast time Aunt Glady's
Dupont, their mother's pretty young
sister. Just two years out of boarding
school, who had lately arrived to.
spend the holidays with the family,
came to the nursery and with
hearty "Merry Christmas!" kissed
each of tho children, and told therjn
that they could get dressed and com|o
to the dining room. , J
Immediately on finishing breakfast
Mr. Baldwin would unlock the library
door, where eacli year the tr?fee
and stockings awaited them;
course, the children would eat notling.
?At last every one was ready aiyd
stationed just outsldo that enchanted
room. Impatiently jumping up and
down, hardly daring to breathe, the
little ones urged father to hurry.
When they burst into the brlghtlfy
lighted room it was good to see their
faces. Their shouts and screams of
delight and loud "Ohs!" and "Ahs!"
mulH hn hoorH nil rvtror thn hnnao ???
each discovered his many Rifts under
the brightly decorated tree.
When, an hour after. Cherub and
Bobby -were "dragged off to church,"
* "as they were pleased to express It,
they left their hearts as well aa dolls
and woolly dogs .n the library at
home. Naturally they siiulrt&ad and
twisted through the whole service,
and occasionally whispered to each
other in eager tones. .
That afternoon they were allow* <1
to invite four of their little frleodB to
a small party. They wero all playing
under the tree with the Christ max
things, and us Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin
had gone to walk Gladys proposed
having a game of "I spy" with the
youngsters. A's she announced this
Cherub, who was always the leader
yelled. "Hurrah for Aunt Gladys.
Now she can bo It!" and then whlspered.
Just as audibly, "No, Bab, 1
choose to get under the sofa; stop
pushing me!"?as they were hiding.
"Coming, ready or not!" called
^j| Gladys, as she started ofl on a hum
that proved fruitless. As she r?r
Intd the hall to continue the eearcl
she came face to face with tit* roar
to whom she had but recen{{|)(Vb?ai
engaged. It was the first time ghi
had seen him since the nlghj^tjare*
explanation which woul^-ha^^^^^
f tLIZABtTH DoHNtY
c^v'*><**?>$-&' Q ' !;wm
lm the (wrong, she Was determined
that he should neve^ know It.
There was the old Dupont pride
agafa!
For one moment they looked into
each other's eyes, and then with a
coll cod stS* thrned away and busied
herseK with the game, whl :h for the
time being she had forgotten. Very
little interest she felt, however. In
anything but the man who lad so unexpoctocly
appeared on the scene.
and who at that very moment, before
her?astoaished eyes, was coolly lounging
In a Morris chair, glancing carelessly
over a magazine.
When the llret surprise was over
she became embarrassed. As though
reading her thoughts Jack Burrows
spoke. "When will Fred and Fan bo
in? You Me, I wrote Fred at least
two woeks igo that I would come to
spend Christmas day if possible, and
\ FaHt-SS*
))
I EK&l^Nb - 1
having never heard anything mor
from mo I suppose ho entirely forge
it. How long have you been here?'
Cherub, hearing a familiar voiq
ran from her hiding place, and w?
soon comfortably settled on Jacf
knee, while the other children, wh
had followed her, jumped aroiu|
and shrieked, no one knew just vA
for. Jack was a great favorite
house, and the broken eng.i^<^H
with Gladys had been ,vdisappointment'to
all, espe<
Mr. Baldwim wlt^i whom
been intimate ever since the
Yale together.
Gladys fled furiously to her r^B
> where all the rest of the after
; she nursed her woes. Just b<^|
i dinner time Mrs. Baldwii carnal
i comfort her, and tell her how **
i had never even mentioied Ja<H
> taiKeci-or visit, an<l ,how tie meet in
i at tbu house was a big mistake
, which all wished hud beeij-*"ol^w
But the Injured <*1,3 would A'^ffiotl
lng of It.
[ "It was verylinklnd of1 you an
> Prod to brlhg uahere together whe
you know how If^ute him. I do ha*
1 him," Bhe sobbo^l with a lit do starol
t "and I refuse to have* anything to d
i with him whatsoever. I know im
i ho was In the pitn. too, an^ you *
1 thlak you can nake overythlA/.a
i ?Knln? hut |ou can't^ you Btft'
1 ^ t( entertain ^ ^ ^
should she punish tyerself in tills vraj,
cooping herself up.In thab gloomy old
room, &nd what harm would it do to
be simply friends/With Jack, were ths
questions Bhe had been iurnlng over >
in her mind.
At last down she ca?n*, much Uf
the bewilderment and secret pleasure
of the gentleman musing before-the
fire, and cosily settled herself in i
huge chair beside him. . Neitherspoke,
for neither knew just how to
open the conversation.
The,silence was becoming unbearable
when a. tiny noise heard in the
mall caused them to glance toward
the door. There on the stairs with
her night drees clutched a bit up on
one side, displaying her little bare
feet,/ anl with her eyes wide open as
though sleep han never visited them,
stood Cherub. i]
As she caught sight of her friends
her face broke into the most mis(hlevoss
of. smiles, for did she no
kndw that the place for her at tha
hour was up Stairs in bed? Gladys
who welcomed any interruption ^0
the suspense, ran, caught up Oe
child, and cuddled her warmly iu ver
lap.
; _ / sS
^ -
k i
. ., , . it of my stocking
?ver ? > b? chal>/, When lx you BOs.
ins joM! n?mehe quo.tl.jns ,.ell!"
.V.""!' w be answered.
to how Che hapo
j)on^^^^Bvn stairs in the
|, she replied that,
'and couldn't get j
ould be nice to
th the Christmas
ts and play dolly.
; in bed, 'cause I
the explanation
to think justified
s the young coubeau,
aunty, and
s much?" was her
po time stretchfar
as her chubtte<l.
"You love
jr. Jack? I love
ipi^?himii i mil
and and Bobby." I
doobtft^^^^^Hb-s r, ;ii good "
? i*y lVmvH ,iiceWA* rlna"
a son, auT angry!*, r0sfi|ln her oy?w.
e Tho idtltt of beiiiTmad? a laughing
>, stock, dven by 4Sild! Then ?? the
o It^tle a|ms ntoU' Jo u nil her n> ck all
t. I gL to get tiiiuv;i7 ; I'm ^.in^to
it yijBfh.' when 5 ask:1 a ic g tlrtJ*
fSew'* ratt)e<t on ?hi ntwe'WicHtu
ft muffiet, but yery temter, "Tea,
CherOb, Very, ich just I
reached ack's' earn. If* star tod joyously
from his chair.
I "Oh! Cherub, it's so 1st* you must
go bac\ to bed. What unit mother
say?" And Ohtdys pidked^up the little
faiy and harried her to the stairs,
whereshe kissud'her maiy times.
Th? with happy, spi&ling eyes,
and (Ilftle hrtffht spot 01 each cheek,
she sent back Into th? library and
^ ifij
? J*'
ganized, * Kb rival bobs. Let thefe
be a competition for distance, carried
out over the level snow of the ro4d
or hake, at the foot of the drop. A
marking apparatus can be constructed
with evergreen lines, which wTll
be etched out in green against the
i white anow.
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KC&PIN6 The. SEXRfcT..
L / hate a jecret Santa Ctauj,
Aed Ac Ml nailer tett,
He /rmJj jo many jecretj becauje
H' harp j them nil jo Mil.
' Out 0 dear mpther, if you couldyury,
IhO %*mt yjrpnjrd you 'd be;
3W nobody knoOj Ike Jm$tr)t tfuqg
but Santa CAu/j nnd me.
/ air jh 1 could Ml you. mother dear;
lb jure you ubu/d lot* to tinoU,
Co* you ub/t ttflChnj/moj do you rtanki ? *]
The dayj are jo <hry jio*)'
//} tjoii your
i made it. ? it\ alt from me. iiaflMH
It 1 jft/orr and pt, vt and colored id A Am
And itt name heac.nt Octh Cf
vl/ mu^tn T hnoO until Chrijtmaj One/. .
Qh. my, nrrn't \rart} fun?
Afxt I enn keep thm. cirntl, mnnuia?
Ufujpnr onn!
Christmas Anxieties, j
Dolly?"I^oean't it worry ? ou *vJ
fnlly to tht^k what to buy I or Tom "
} Polly?"()f course, but it wowi*
mo mora to think about vhaflMM*
j !U?to t#**y for nw." ^TT|
?urn
PLAN IS INADEQUATE
Bankers' Scheme of Currency
Reform Not Sufficient
SECRETARY SHAW GIVES IDEAS
Sec. Shaw Appears Before House
Committee on Banking and Currency
in Advocacy High Tax Credit
Currency Suggested Five Per Cent,
aa Desirable Bate.
Washington, SpeciaL ? Secretary
Shaw appeared before the House comntttce
on banking and currency in
advocacy of a high taxed credit currency,
suggesting 5 per cent, as a detirable
rate. He emphasized the peed
for greater elasticity in currency* ut
expressed the-wpinion that the plan
traced by the American Bankers' Aslocation
will not bring out sufficient
In k* vprv iiufiil I I van tin*? that tkn
bankers' plan results in the issuance
>f $100,000,000 additional in national
bank, notes, Mr. Shaw said that in his
opinion not mure than $20,000,ODD
wortlt of these will be redeemed.
Mr.? Shaw thought the banktrs'
plan wholly inadequate to meet the
requ^Kftuieuts of tlid commercial world
and said it was eitfumliered with too
aauch machinery-for the limited good
remit**--be foe Is it .is capable or acfomplisUing.
He would not want to
be regarded as an opponent of the
measure suggested by the bankers b.>causa
he feit that any step toward
relieving the demand l'or greater elasticity
at certain seasons of the year
was desirable, but uriped that the
committee strive to frame a more effective
measure.
It was urged by the Secretary that
au effort should he made to make
all oiir'*ettrrs?T!ey elastic, rather than
to impart elasticity to a certain
amount of emergency currency. Under
the bankers' plain, lie said, only
the credit currency- jyhyji goes into
i. clemptiqS" 1 Tii :re woult bo no veason
hi >nks [should se^k
?e ildd 0' \iq Ltinu-,-' hank i ol ->s
ali<t 'e-f nsequenll.i tliey Ngould me :a
fio effort to do s< I
In th?rbankers iplan national banks
are to be permitted to is^uo $25,OOQ
additional note* far every ($100,000 of
their capital at in interest rate ot
i>er Cv'nt. ami an additional $12,500
(isith interest at the rate of o
per <jmt. |
Episcopalians Withdraw.
Norfolk, Vh., sjtseial.?It developed
that the Episcopalians, as a dcaomination.
havy * withdrawn from
the pipo|x?8ed inter-denominut ion evaugelwtlc
campaign to be conductel
during the Junnsifown Exposition
period. A 'meeting of the Virginia
:lx . it a! i i?. .t .. -1 .1 M,vtk
sioie Dapnsini-irsoy ermll Mini nieiiiodist
committees has'Teen called l'or
December IB, jwhen the local committee
> of these drnninnatmnH will discuss
with |ha Statr renresentatives
the situation as p* escribed bv the
withdrawal of the Episcopalians. It
-w stated 16v- the Episcopal inns that
their withdrawal wis because of no
disinclination* to co-operate, but because
of tho- rather nusettied conditions
in two of the leadings Kpiscopnl
cburchei here, and Jfuruier because
it pea# ;iot regarded that, there
was as grenj' need for the evangelistic
campaign a4 some thought.
Tor Ship Subsidy Measure.
Washington, Special.?That President
Roosevelt will send to ("ongreaa
a special message advocating' tho pas
jage as a ship subsidy measure ni tin
present session, was stated by several
members of the I louse. It was s?i I
that the 1 President had dcelared that
message was misunderstood. In that
message ho said if it was found inexpedient
to pass the Senate bill, a
measure should be passed to pn>v:de
Twafew jinoA fo Sodth American
! ports. He did not mean to minimis'
[the improtince of other features <?!'
j the bill, it if -aid, and now purp<>; < !
to torreet n \ false impression that
| may have b gained by the House.
i Twelve Business Houses Burned i ml
' ' f
j Their a>nt<*nts Destroyed.
U JBlinron, (la,. tfperiai.?j-Shijron *vas
{Friday morning visited by ajdisipicrfire.
T%r ho^es anu
loss jof ^0,000,. wii^11^^ i a nee
THE MARKETS
PreVaSmg Prices of Cotton, I
/ Grain and Produce J j
I General Cotton Market. I
Gwvcston steady .10 ?-4 / i
K^v fWlonMB ^ M
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Mobile firm ; 10 o-S '
Savannah dull 10 3->8
Charleston steady 10 i3-5
Wilmington firm 10*'3-8
Norfolk firm 10 3 1
Baltimore nominal 11 1-4
New York quiet ,...11
Boston quiet -..11
Philadelphia quiet .'. .,11.25
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These prices represent the iiricea
quoted to wagons: F
Good middling JlO 1-2 r
Strict middling /10 1-8
Middling.. 10 3-38 I
Tinges and stains . . . .0 1-2 ta 10 1-4 '
Baltimore Produce Market.
Baltimore, Dec. IS.? Flour steady L "
unchanged.
Wheat easier; spot eontracd 74Vi
to 74 3-8; Southern by sample 00 to
08.
Corn easier, spot old 50 1-4; new
48 1-4: Southern new vrliit? .>.\m Jill/
? - 71
to 48y2.
Oats quiet ; No. 2 mixed, .'50.
Rye linn; No. 2 Western, 7(j to 77.
Butter, cheese uiui >ugar sload",
unchanged.
Eggs flrtn, unchanged, 2<> to 2S.
Charlotte Produce Market.
Chickens?Spring J, ..12
liens?Per Head .... 28
Ducks .
Eggs 27
Ryo ?3rt
Corn 72 N. ^
Cotton Seed J."Hk
Outs?Feed .v'c^
Onts?Seed *183
! ,
Contract Has Been Awarded,'.
Norfolk, Ya., Special?The contract
for the building to he erected ak thi
Jamestown Exposition by. the l)iugb
tors of the Confederacy all ov<* the
country, has been awarded. I The
building' will cost $5,000 and will be a
reproduction of ' B'eauvoir,' w th?
home of Jefferson Davis, PresiAfit of the
Confederacy, at Gulfport, Hiss.
? '
Enrique C. Creel Mexican Ai^Bassador
to United 3tate3. ^H>
City ot Mexico, Special.?h*?
re
a n d
Ch I
this
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dv
was
IN O'TWS ^B
"I spent twenty years writing tbat^HB|
loni; poena," he said.
"And it didn't, take?" B
"Oh, yes?tcok all I had."?AtlanLs^^HB
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atod beside Jack..; "together they
wached the child climb the s\eps.
'Good nlfbt, little Cherub," they
caled after her as Jack took both the
giTakands in his, sod
By this time Chertb had disappeared.
and was. cravlinK happily
jack into bed.?The Pithllnder.
A . CHRISTMAS OCkBtlNG.
Rivalry For IHetaare Al*ng Marked
Coureea hskea F?? aad Cheer.
Girls often are a little:neglected in
the Chrtstjnas aporH. aays Country
Life in America's Ctrlstniq^ Annual.
For their benefit, aid noir omitting
the boys, a eoaattngrartv may be or?-A?
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