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®POOL °f
tUMi
fey LOUIS JOSEPH VANQ
JILOSTRATIONS^SY —^ ’
KLLSWORJfl-YOONC.
COmiCHT 1900 ty LOUIS'J OSEPH W.NCE
CHAPTER XI.
The 'Villa d’Orleans proved to be a
tiandcorae houro of white etoDe, situ-
«ted hi extensive and well-groomed
grounds, ou n lioiRbt outside the town,
overlooking the Mediterranean. 80
complete and elegant scorned the es-
tablishment, Indeed, viewed from wlth-
-oul or within, thnt OTtourke’s susple
Ions were stimulated and his certainty
that he was being played with resolv-,
«d Into a pretty definite conviction,
es he waited In the broad hallway,
ft wns Inconceivable that a man like1
Des Trebea, go reduced as to be un-
der the necessity of stealing—even of
stealing so considerable a sum as a
thundred thousand pounds—could mein-'
<aln so Imposing an establishment.
.Ills unexsy conjectures were Inter-
word when the vicomte appeared to
welcome his guest Suave, dressed
properly for the occasion, shoving
traces neither of fatigue nor of his
•«ntlpathy for O'itourhe, blandly ignor-
ing the peculiarities of the situation
which his own inexplicable Invitation
fiad created, he presented hinutlf In
Ahc guise of a gracious host. ins w
“Monsieur," he declared, bowing to could.'
O’itourhe (but with a care not to Ti,» ,, .. ,
offer his hand), “overpowers nit with 0 e ’
ills condescension ard punctuality.
O’hourke whipped hill to chin with
consummate grace, his heart singing,
Work such as this be loved. The
night wns pitchy black, the windows
barred It with radiance. In the dark
spaces between a sman might easily
blunder amt rim upon his death. . .
. Somewhere In the shadowy shrub-
bery a night-bird wns singing ns
though Its heart would break. There
was a sweet snu’l! In tho air,
Ills Made touched tho vIcomto'B
with a shivering crash, musical as
glass.
O’Rourke Whipped Hilt to Chin With
Consummate Grace.
could I do?”
"Precisely. lira convinced that, be-
ing what yo art, ye did on’y what ye
.. I
*an only regret"—with a significant
<?latee nt the bulge of the adventur-
-cr’s coat—"that he thought it wise to
come armed.”
“Tls a habit I find it hard to break
tneself of.” O'itourhe offered the In-
adequate explanation in a dry and
■coolish tone.
“It was unnecessary, ! assure mon-
•eicur.”
“Faith, I’m convinced ’twill prove
Co,”
Tactfully the vicomte digressed
-from the unpleasant topic. "I have
disked you here, monsieur," be said
with an air of deprecation, "to confer
With me cn business after to have
tilned. I trust the arrangement suits
your convenience.”
“I'm content, monsieur.”
"I regret that circumstance.- pre-
vent me from receiving yon -under
«y own rcof-tree. The Villa d’Oricans
Is the property of a dear friend,
eierc-ly loaned me during my stay in
Algiers.”
- “Ye re fortunate in veur choice of
friends.”
Over his next remark Des Trebes
/altered a trifle, with a curions smilo
Chat O'Rourke failed to fathom, -"Mon-
sieur Glynn," he said, "Tr-sh-a trifle
Indisposed—the sun. Nevertheless, I
believe he will Join us daring dinner.
If you will be so kind as to excuse
Win—r
"I could do very well without War.”
The Tieomto caught the eye -of a
«ervari. and. “Dinner is announced,’’
ie said. "Do me the tor:or u ac-
company me to the table.
—, amusement
flickering la his glance. "Touched,”
he admitted. . . . "Well ... I
have the jewel you the intormation.”
"And ye hare to propose—?"
“A plan after your on., heart: I do
your courage the credit to believe it,
monsieur. With another man, whom
I had studied less exhaustively, I
should propose a combination of
forces, a division of profits." O'Rourke
made an impatient gesture. "Rut with
you, Colcnel GTlonrke, no. I esteem
your address and determination too
highly and—pardon me if i Epcsk
plain’y—I despise and hate you too
utterly to become willingly your part-
ner.”
"Go on—I begin to like ye better.
Ye grow interesting."
“That docs not interest me. . .
The situation, then, b simplified. Es-
sentially it inreilves two propositions:
first, we cannot combine; second, di-
vided we both fail. While both of u,
live, mon colonel, the Pool of Flamo
will never earn its value.”
"’Tis resell takes exception to
that. Let me cnee get me hands cn
the store, mosaic :.-, and I'll tack me-
relf againrt a dozen vlcomtes—and
hcuorablcs,"
"While l live." too Frenchman stat-
ed, unruled; •‘yem will net touch tho
Pool of Flame: while you live, I can-
not dispose of 1t to the bc:t ad-
vantage. It would seem thnt cue cr
the etker of us must die,”
“I am armed,” remarked O’Rourke
slowly, "if yo mean ye've brought mo
here to murder mo—”
"Monsieur speaks—pardon—crude-
ly. I asked ycx you csr.e of your
own will-io fight for the Pool cf
F: OT^-rtSagHntof.
joined flrem; and 0, ■£?OiSe “7 7 ^ T*
diagnosed the “Indisposition" as pm'n u*w . Iff® yoa CSlCb °y
intoxication. The Englishman ‘ i,, tavJ“I! ’* ,fc“:
deep in his c- tflape “® 1 ' , ' ,1 ‘
the urbanity of kis heat. He favored ^ardwf h,£°
O’Rourke -with a curt nod and a sariy Ln, 1^, ' a J'e..... lh‘3
ioak, then slumped limply into a chair p,a"oln7--’r
*ad called-for champagne, which its j.-;‘anT * ' r"""t ‘ ° 1t;oi 01
drn:> /TcedHy anj with a sullen air,
avoiding the ricointe's eye. Refore
•dessert was served he passed Into &
-blat-1: humor, and tat mutely glower-
ling at -nis glass (what time- be was
,not ::,steadily filling it) without re-
gard for cither of his companions.
When ti:o cloth was cleared and
-you see 2 trust ycu—is here.”
O'Rcurke gift upon kin feet with cn
exclamation: tkc vicomte was play-
lag a told hand. E,to the Irishman
had groped his hriention he had
thrown upon the table a niky as large,
cr larger, than an egg: an exquisite
jewel, superbly cut and polished.
Ft re baud. O'Rourke remembered
"uva utv i-4-j..i v-.t’iurj ;»nu ........~*'** u
dike servants had withdrawn, Dts Tre- and cat dawn,
lies definitely cast aside- pretence. A “Yon cec." The vlcumtc's cold in-
-iflg-.cltc between hi;, lips, he lounged Clf-vc' loncs cat the ricnce. Slow.y
;fn Hs chair. c?c!idn drooping over 1,9 tended a hand ant tcok up the
reyes that never left bla guest's while Sreai ruby, replacing it h h'> pocket.
^cither spoke. A cynical smile pre- "There fc," he said evenly, " a level
liacad Ills first words. stretch of grass beyond the veranda,
; “So."' he said, "the farce iz over. 7h(‘ Bi*kt- 1 ailmiH, Is dr.rk. but (he UiCB*c* #»wrnsTe.y purling at a mc-
jfiome regrru fer the conventions was iigIlt from-these tens windows should dIocr- c!i'3r «”d tipping black coffee
Jr.ece vary Lcf e the rervaats of my i;’-' **®cl**t lor us. If ycu slay .ne, *rtT.:; thf' ^wi-t, .’ at hb dfcev.
CHAPTER XII.
Rnrty in the dull hot dawn a clat-
ter of winches and a bustle ol
shadowy figures on tho deck of a
small trading vessel, which had spent
the night between the moles of the
harbor of Algiers, announced that the
anchor was being weighed.
While this was taking place a small
harbor boat, manned by two native
watermen and carrying a single pas-
senger, put out from the steamship
quay, the oarsmen rowing with a wiH
thnt hinted at a premium having been
placed upon their speed. The coaster
wag htr.ely under way, moving slow-
ly in tbs water, when the boat ran
alongside. A line was thrown from
the ship and caught by one of the
watermen, tho boat hauled close Is.,
and its passenger taken on deck.
An hour lator, n pipe between hu
teeth, O'Rourke stood by the helms-
man, staring back over the heaving
expanse, swiftly widening, that lay be-
tween tho coaster and tho Algerian
littoral. The world behind was gray
and wan, but the skies ahead wero
golden. “A fair omen!” breathed tho
adventurer hopefully.
The bulk of the great ruby in his
pocket brought his thought back In a
wide swing to the girl who would he
waiting for him at Rangoon. "Faith,
and i arnst be getting below and mak-
ing a dab at writing a letter to her.
. - .. That was nothing."
He nodded with meaning towards
the hold profile of Algiers.'. .
An 111 wind it was that blew C-olonol
O’Rourke into Athens. ... it has
blown itself out and been forgotten
this many a day, praises be! but that,
cnee it had whisked him thither, Im-
mediately it subsided and stubbornly
it rcfuscd*to lift again and waft him
forth upon his wanderiags, in the
eouree of time came to be a matter of
grievous concern to the Irishman.
All of which is equivalent to saying
that the dropping breeze of hia
finances died altogether upon his
arrival In the capital of Greece. Ho
disembarked from a coasting rtearner
in the harbor of the Piraeus encum-
bered with a hundred francs or to, an
Invincible optimism, a trunk and a
kil-kcx, and a king’s rsmem on his
reason in the shape of the Pad cf
F.ame; which latter was hardly to
he esteemed a negotiable asset. There-
after followed days of inaction, while
his hopes diminished.
Nearly two months had elapsed
rirco he had promised two people—
bimrc.f and one infinitely more dear
to him to be la Rangoon In ninety
days. In little mare than a month
che’d bo waiting fer him there. . .
And where would he he? Still was
he far by many a long and weary
mile from the first g tsway to the
Last Suc-z; and still he lacked many
cn aloof and distant dollar the funds
to finance him thither.
If only he could contrive to get to
Alexandria—1 Dancy was there_
Danny Mahons, he of tho red, red
head end tho ready Arts; Danny, who
held the O’Rourke as only second to
the Pcpo In dignity and importance;
v.ho had been O’Rourke's va’et in a
happier time and of Into in his hum-
bler way an adventurer like his mas-
ter. He was there, in Alexandria,
haii partner in a tobacco importing
house, by -virtue of money borrowed
from O’Rourke long since, at a time
when money was to be had of the
mam far the asking. . . . And
Danny would help. . .
Y ./u must see O’Rcurkc revolving in
his mind this unhappy predicament of
k:s, cn the last of the many afternoons
thnt he spent in Greece. Draw ('.own
the corne-c of his wide, mobile mouth,
stir up the devils in his eyes until
they flicker and flash their resentment,
P-ucc a pucker between the brows of
his habitue.:y serene and unwrlnk'.ed
forehead; and there you have h’m J
who sat lie-ide the little table in the
purple of the Zappolon, with a head
bgred to the cool of the evening
breeze, alternately puffing at a me-
»r-
this and »Jat about him to toll
O'Rourke more plainly than words
that Ills profession was something
nautical; ho was moiit probably 11 cap-
tain. from a cortalc tlr of determina-
tion aW command that lurked be-
neath his free-and-easy manner.
Therefore, haring Bummed the
Rtruuger up la a glance, "And when
dhl ye get In, 'captain?" Inquired
O’Rourke.
The man Jumped with surprlso and
shot a frightened—nt least a ques-
tioning- glance at O’Rourke. Then,
seeing that he was smiling in n friend-
1 ly fuihlou, calmed and continued to
cool Ills face and heat his blood by
fanning hlinsolf vigorously with a
straw hat.
”'0\v the dooce do you kuow I'm a
captain?" he demanded, with a slight-
ly aggrieved manner.
"It fhouldn't take a man an hour to
guess that, captain—any more than
It would to pick yo out for an Eng-
lishman.”
The Captain stared, gray eyes wid-
ening. "An’ perhaps you’ll tell me my
nymo next?" ho
truculently,
"Diwle a bit. 'Tls no clairvoyant I
am,” laughed O'Rourke. “Hut I can
tell yo me own. Tis O'Rourke, and
'tls delighted I am to meet a white |
man in this heathen country, Sir, your
hand!” j
lie put his own ncroas tho tablo and
Slipped tho captain’s heartily.
"•'fine's Ole,” tho latter Informed
blra.
"Ole?" queried O'Rourke. "Olo
wliut."
"Not Olo nothing,” said the cap-
tain with some pardonablo asperity.
"I didn't s'y 'Ole, I s'yd ’Ole.”
"Oi course,” O'Rourke assented
gravely. “I’m stupid, Captain Hole,
and a bit deaf in mo off ear.’’,
however, was a polite lie
the latter
adventurer
MADF A THING OF THE PAST
further conditioned that
was to accompany tho
ashore at Alexandria and not part I -
from him till the money was forth- Pl,y8lc*1 Culture In Schools Has Don*
coming: something which irked tho 1
I Irishman s soul. "Why could he not |
take me word for It?” I10 demanded
of midnight darkness tempered by '
feeble lamplight. "But, faith, 1 forget
what I’m dealing with. Resides, 'tis1
s«tre 1 arn to find Danny."
Ho arose and resumed his packing,
blowing an inaudible llttlo air through
Ida puckered lips, "Dlvvliish awkward
if I don't ... By the Godn! I'd
all but misremerabored , .
Ho failed to Btate exactly what ho
had mlsromembered, but stood mo-
tionless, with troubled eyes Blaring
at the lamp flume, for a full five min-
utes. Then—
"I’ll hnve to chance It,” ho said
sjowly. “ 'Tlsn't as If It were mine.”
Ho unbutton, d tho front of bla shirt *7""' ’n!!""' <’!lll,lrr'n m‘''d Bhou,d’
id thrust a hand betwee n bin 'under. T!!lJ <fP'”"'r lll0J' 1,ftVo lllcm
Away With the Old-time
Shoulder Braces.
Borne things of common necessity
have been passing away without no-
tice of their leave taking. Not infre-
quently, 11 few yeurs ago, at the break-
fast table, tho mother of Hie family,
addressing the putative head or the
household, would say: "John, I'm
really disturbed about Jane. She'a
growing right up. I've had to take
two tucka out of her drens.” "Humph!
I suppose gills must grow." "Yos,
John, but that’s not what I mean to
call ultentlon to. She stoops awfully.
In spllo of everything 1 say she won't
stand up straight. And there's Hilly,
too. Ho bends ’over like un old
woman. Thoso children need should-
and thrust a hand between Jiia under-
shirt and his skin, fumbled about un*
/i.u .i urn 1110 my j dpr hls llft armpH. Ills brown still
suggested rather 1 1 thoughtfully, Presently ho
Rave a llttlo Jerk and removed lilu
hand. It contained a chamois-skin Irig
about the size of a duck's egg, from
which dangled the
tho better, li mustn't be put off an-
other day,"
In that yesterday every drug nlcre
had a shpply of shoulder bracck
They were advertised In the newepa-
pern In liberal space and there was an
active demand for them. Very little
which dangled the stout cord by «T T Ury 111110
•d II would 1 iplodo. O’iiourko ei»nm! * "'**>1 “““*
nt the window, drew the blind tight ti, , ,
and tiptoed to the door, where ho T" cf,,!c
turned the key In the lock. Then r* 7 7™ f°‘' Cb"dren w!I1 fco
turning to his bod and making sum Thatarkof 7 7 ment!<)m!<"
that ho was out of range of tho key- °ff d7;1nd "'hol!y
hole, lie cautiously loos, red the draw- 1 i f , Ut mRr° n;ientlou
string at the mm.ih „f tin. w ‘ no'v Paid to physical training m our
"That explvns It." agreed the molli-
fied man. "It s 'Olo, plyn Wlil'm 'Ole,
master of the Pelican, fryghter, just
In from Malta.”
A light of Interest kindled In
string at the mouth of the bag.
Something tumbled out into hls
palm and lay there like a ball of red-
fire, brilliant and coruseant.
______ O’Rourke caught at his breath sharp-
This, | ly* Ms very voice had an ominous
I ring In its timber when ho spoko at
length.
"Blood," ho said slowly, "blood. .
. . I doubt not that rivers of bicod
have flowed for tho siko of ye. Re-
liko ye wero fashioned cf blood in tho
that’s your color,
aRlUicU IU ...... •’« "V
O’Rourke’s eyes. He reviewed the man J beginning, for 'tls
with more respect, as duo to one who ~'
might prove useful. "And bound—?"
he Insinuated craftily.
Alexandria. ... I just dropped
in for a d'y or two to pick up a bit
of cargo from a ch:p down at Piraeus.1
it s dev'ish 'ot ar.d I thought as 'ow
I'd tyke a run up and seo tho city
avlrg a bit of time free, y’knov."
“Surely," sighed O’Rourke, a far-!
away leak (n hta eyes. "For Alexan-
dria, eh? Faith, I’d liko to be sailing ,
with yo."
Again the captain eyed O’Rourke of Flame back into tho leather br.g,
askance. "Wot for?” he demanded and the bag into the depths of the kit-
directly. ^ “Tho Pe’ican’u a slow old ! bex; which he presently locked, and
tramp. You can pick up a swifter pas- noiselessly moved beneath bis bed
B8f °*> 'arf-a-dozen boats a day.” After a'l of which he lay down and
Tis mesclf that knows that, sure,” wi£h another sigh slept tranquilly
assented the Irkhnmn. “ 'Tls hut a 1
public schools than was tho case a
few years ago. Tho girls nre greatly
improved thereby. They walk hotter
and carry themselves better. As for
the boys, they aro encouraged to en-
grgo in athletic exercises which lend
to better them physically and carry
out the old Roman saying cf “a sound
mind In a sound body.”
For tho advance that has been made
prn! e is duo to tho gymnastic train-
ing advocated by a large German de-
ment here for
-blood! » CI’° WOrd Birls B(>t c « ‘’cr they will slip
I’m thtafita" a,Tw "m '’■ti1 PUtrU aW“7,' ““Sr1 how'tfshi'flt^s^thTy hen
ry ft that "wav any 10^7? S will11 “'T C? tt8i they
tb'nc shouVl catch t* 11 7 ? Wl!I not be <’aa-f0i’racd •> hour-
bra” d and rln it L?Hn n h, ^ raM' rn : 33 "^dliy as If
a moment's purch-se I'll h'de li in ?v! ,V'h J “' A ful t!:e bo>'3'
me *“ "■«>'■»»'« S7~
“ 'rtih f° •'« «■«"... s’ssrsrsssss
N’0W3.
trifling difficulty about ready c.onoy
Thocc Old Lencr.ds,
"Beautifd view hero from the
veranda."
“Beautiful!"
"This Is a most picturesque old re-
sort.”
"Oh. very!"
CHANGES i» FLOWERS **“•!cl:Me “lra-
1 "Peautiful!"
(To he Continued)
MODERN TASTE AS COMPARED
WITH OTHER YEARS.
Gardens of Today Would Be Things
of Wonder to Our Ancestors—
All Countries Called on for
Beauty of Color.
Gripped
Hand
' ............ - •'Viv.llllUI j
cru are purely modern productions.
Three centuries ago there ware no
flower gardens in England. What
were then thought of as gardens wero
Jcece- tary tefore rhe : ervaats of my 8«iTcieat tor us. if you slay me,
jfriead, tho owner <f this villa. Now, ,Ijo and go in peace: this
<we cur: be natural, nsieur lo Colo- -0t"-w!th a contcaptuons glance nt
* e" ,, . 1 tht1 unconsclcuB honorable—"will nev-
... ‘ , 7 5iC7,s: 1 “nn.ot *">’1 fou”d «>• binder you. If you die I take the
; !e ! : 7cr-{7 dt' :' Uj tte °*! fiot* from your pocket. The 1: sue is
Jff,! r77; , , la:7 58 wiBh ‘ak w® m fight. Irishman?”
Jn7' 7*773C£S?,-^Cj~ n‘ Walt I °’Ecark«'3 fiat’ crsehhd upon tho
. 0 ;:iUr"e puf 81 2 cig“r> ‘able ns he rose. “Fight!" he cried,
jhc.icring the man with a cat-lii:e at- "Faith. I did not think yo h A this la
'ter.tirn. he had no longer to watch , yc. Pi to’? shri1 If be”"
7 honorable; the latter h-.:i wil- "TLrnl: you. ' said U:’- vkofiuc vl’ii
\ ; ' ; ! tbt "!i ■ a QOOT ly bow “b
Ycd have teen then.' pursued tho
without further circumlocu-
itfcu, "to the palace cf Monsieur lo
jCouvcrxcur-Gcnerulo?"
"I l:::ve—unfortunately a few days
jtoo Isie, it ceems.”
, "Ycu arc satisfied—?*
, "I'm re.tisfkd that tho Pool cf
’Florae has Lceu stclea.”
*- “Then ycu will prebahiy bollevo
- -'tire when i declara myself the malc-
. ifactSr. It was an easy matter: I
Shrrpozfly brought up the nemo cf
jXFLnmh. zt in ccnvcr3aticn with tho
•Governor chd by him was iafoi-med
iof i.Lo existence of the packet—’Rhich,
of course, f had already surmised.
Afterword . . . the secretary was
;F :r , the rafe open, the name on the
\P?-al:ot stared me in the face. What
eat chat. Had you ckc-.en rapiers at
.'Icnte Carls cue oi us would never
hare left the (Ic’d dive."
lio went to a*iilc table, reluming
with a chcc: cf paper, an envelope,
pen and ink. Ami when O'Rourke had
dipped’the paper ix.to.hi3 pocket he
asw the v'icbate waiting t'er him by
tne of the windows, two naked
pic^s. Si; der and gler.nlnp and it-fif.
beneath his arm. As. the Iirixba.::q
curie up, with t tow. tho F.-mekS- x
error:;.- - (lo hilts of 'coiji weApaus'1
lor his choice. ’ '
Together end in silence they ’nfL V
A
uci i..:q s.ueace tncy hid
the cinir.g-rpoia, strode acre's the vet-
Nowju.tr.other-n was rinklng be-
hind (he mountains and My^eltus v.£v.
clothing its tong slopes In vague violet
l.ght of mystery and enchantment ifor
this view ali'i'.o O’Rourko took btmself
to the Zappcfon daily) the Ifi;b;r.a::'.i
toirbcr meditatma; were intcrrupied.
ihew.' ’Otter'a the seven brass
'inrjes cf ’Clli" i r-rrar. rt;-■:] a ckeerim
voice, net two foot from his car.
O’Rourke turned wfi& an. imper-
tcptlblo star, i:-0; ••.tally ota-
tied. "True for yc,” he assented, rak-
ing stock of bis, rko, v.i h v.-
cr-wixe r?::.::l: fw- ax In.ralqmioii,
calmly pc*rc:;:.( ;t itimatlf of the-
emit choir ct the otl cr ride of he
Li.nlo and grinned a rubicund giin
across It.-
i'.s nhowcil b'ri:.'k' a men In "atcrc'
uft. whit inferior to tho |r! !.•..„• as
to gh;; sed < -h-’r- ... „
ctoro ,t.ic heavier oi ::■ •• ,(«
lacked, ecthemf. ., O'll.vurLc t
I'.cbi', ysvof a :,cer• t'.o.il
:,r.d. beefy liv'd. . . . ...
' Wd-.e ■ . . < , ■
the Captain’s
Heartily,
thnt detains me.” he pursued boldly,
wiih a confidential jerk of his head.
Theres a bit of stuff—no matter
what—that I don’t want to pns3
through the Custom House at Alex-
aciiria. I m not s_ying a word, cap-
tain, but If I could smuggle it into
h-S.-pt. the profit would be great
enough to pay me passage-mone^ a
dozen times over. I'm saying this to
vc in strict confidence, for, being an
Englishman, yc- won't lot on.”
"Never ienr," Hole asserted stout-
?>• Tom. . . . Hr—I don't mind
telling you, Mr. 0 Rourke, I some- J
timon do a little in that line mysolf.
Being a casual tramp and sometimes j
lyd by for weeks at a stretch for wast
of consignment—”
"Not another word, explain. I un- inq unfortunately lean every year. A
cerstand perfectly. Will ye be having . mall army of collectors Laiways at
a ■ of a drink, now?” work In every ccrnc: or the world
Faptaln Hole would. “It wontt art :,l-:MT-hb-S for new treasures to enrich
to talk thta over " he remarked. "Per- °’"1' Horol store,
ups we might njyke some sort of a - 'em South America •erne many
^’ker-’; ^yenrs ago the recently unfachlcnailo
FaiGi,’(is mescif that's agroeatlo/’ !t:'f:b-ai ft’o-,:. :hc liiiis c nc. th.-irr.
j "You have been here before, 1 pre-
1 sumo?"
"Vo como up every year.”
"There must be some krmnds con-
nected with this delightfully quaint
old place."
"There are.”
Uont-you tell us ibo stories of
some of them?”
Me.!, that fat woman yonder says
her husband Is a rich broker; that
• It In n truly astonishing thing to re- caLe'°rT7E 7
fleet that Shakespeare lor all his low. n! ? ,lrrd of I-OTdon "nd
0’ flowers, would have bo(n nb’e to hp'if',!' U"n ’"'rl onc wlth
name scarcely a single bloom in a h»h 7T 7d ,n08<?' a3'VS sbc's wor‘
twentieth century wrden. Tays the tVs T ,;cr I,;!ren'8
rs ,s, “ff *-* ^sars? * d,”ip,M “j
able iO distinguish tho queen of flow-
ers itself, no greatly has the roso T “
changed in the last three centuries. 1 pois of G’ats-
Aa for (he 'jegonias, the chrysnnthe- ^ process has recently been invpnt-
mums, the dahlias, thn geraniums, the cd ln Branco to produce glass (lower
inschias and carnations; these wore p0,s at very Iow ccsl- The pots are
unknown even to our great grandfath- iilie cr,iinar>' flower rots, both in size
e . Many of our most beautiful flow- Wld f’bapa' Tlmy are said to lie more
substantial and have proved to resist
the pressure cf ice or frozen earth
better. Being handtomo in appear-
ance, they pro fins for potted sale
herbaria, placea war-re rosemary^ mint" corfr7s ,,mt 30-n C* sci’-rl. Whoa
' rue, thyme and sage grew, and per- sunk :n'3 1,19 cartb t!:cV remain clean,
H- D3 a tew primitive blooms, such as ?s.ncli::pr d!rt nor ,!lcsg adheres. The
violotrs and primroses, were suffered ‘r‘t'do v,al's being smooth, plants can
to exist, much as poppies and corn- l’;; i,y b3 Ri|l|Pcd out, and they are,
Cowers do today. therefore, excellent for petting plants
Many well Imown plants have been .T,th ?"'ny roctB’ Thc ,!l1:rcss of
developed from rpecirr.ens dlzcovercd t !'! s, ;.8' v;!ttl tho cenrequent lack of
ia various parts of tho world, and thcro 1K'ror l" ,s a!so w-M to be an advan-
is no doubt that a number of rbarm- , , tho air rc-;2-ns longer
iug novc.tics aro r,:i'l lurking unti’a- “ pot than ,n an rot,
cove red In rem.c.e ryots. Thc chances ^ X'?n d8nT«r c' drying out.
ot valuable finds ore, however, becoai- ib? "J ni co: ’ cf '»
• tmf.-,rfiipa,oi~ 1,...........l___ . somewhat hr-her, they are rca’ly
cheaper in tho cad, because moro
durable.
-"'j.’l'JMi at: iirt :
Z. -i«d—a »ccWil p.
auda r-J doa.n, a short nop, lo t'i'c .. . •
lat a. Th4,.vb'cmt* ntded ssfcSs rWt- -i’-iri - rc:‘
I”. hrTfff-!"'-kji- fer* <i-j- - • . h'-’.tc't
JutJeg'j;; thfc full g’aro of liVat.' ’ " ^ ” v-$-
•unu'-o fi.;,n-
:trj act'.
.....
.'rik
ft*
t
laughed thc tri.hman lightly.
wb n a: midnight that ni.-h%
Parted Hom a nicit:; anil sonti-
menial ;:.!A man. whose capacity for
R tor—vca including the indescrit-
'-hi uativM retslnato and mifticha—
I = u proved enoiraouz, the anaugetneat
I'0-' arrived at, signed, scslod
I*V' IC;- by a clc.:;>;•••: of l auds,
• was 0 Rourke was tkc- hapoy
11; Dr.nr.y who’il he glvin;; mo
1 ' ' vb'Ofiie." ho ti cured ltlnucif, sit-
: on the t -.’go of h': feed and .oar-
inr t<101:rtbtfully ir:o the dlzhevelk-d
" I’ Bi» " I*-' I- , -refi *:««•--| kit-box
]’}v- : "verything be owned ir.
world—-for h? • ::j packing to join
•‘-0 P|;ll:,in i t rr.-uH.
auiifi to Ulven l-e has llv>
■ ■ i later,
1" : !n;; dvl.if ur.ly,
I’ itappehed to la: (ho
run ho had rgn.-cii to par Capt/iin
Ho'n for the R'-femidatloc] It bct#g
iediu aad TlV.t have Iccn Iv-'mght
many useful varieties: fretrt China wo
have had amon-j c:: cr things many
new p..Trias; Japan b.r- yielded
-ondcrful irir,.s; Afrltft many varied
plants, usually of rat brilliant rnd
gorgeo-; (..finrlt:--; v. h.’lo nur: crouz
.:har.;:!;::p r.':t>mbcto of tho narcissus
-7) beer diicovered In tho
P pwpnA * c»
Rot f';!.: canned certinua indcflaito-
ly. at.-J (,• a in the rc:.Jm cr orchids,
i‘. V1 l-ri) i:rkv - mast ryrtcmatlc
uvrt'j of all m :'c, tncro .J* not
1 tit to h. ejsplcuji. Far our fu-
uro tiyritifs we shall hare to rely
• 1 tWr-l.v c 1 t’ fri.t-l cf our hybrid-
;i'", nh0 r.ro wt.i.-, ar.iy ntgeged in
mr.tjgg ''if/eren: reUca cf tho samo
: . faat *. tad mr w t' hil-
1a-'* doir.;; • ir >l»r work with
ni vcn«;l«-; :f: ;»«j no BitcclaH.
'’owe-: -7 rr tjc result cf
c:t”- iedih". r —Ia*<-d by clectrl-
1-ty. tliUKs tad he*, water baths,
In Mr. Balfour’s Early Days.
Apparently Mr. Balfour's powers as
a politician did not, impms those
with whom >ha came In'o contact dur-
)nT bis early dayc. Accoidiug to that
fiamoii3 votoren parliamentarian, Sir
John Elf mi Corat, who was a promi-
nent. member cf the famous "fourth
Pzrty" to which Mr. Pal.'cur fl-st at-
tav.'.cd lo'r.l.tif, no cr.o expected that
Art mr Bsifcnr Would oso day bo a
lea'llajf statexman tnd premier, flays
Sir John, “He wau a goed speaker
1 when o'hcrs ir.rulrcd b!m, but we did
ntft take him very treriously. His
aesthetic tnrfcr, nrd levo cf music
wero romethlng cf u ho among us.
Ho much so. In fact, (hat Lord Ran-
dolph Churchill would say:
’“Ho cud take my wife to a concert,
Balfour, while I *y at home and talk
real bttsltcsa,'"
’ The Natural Trend.
"I know cf one p-lcco which should
ho a piraill-.c iw •,-cr;.i «.'•&;;-.u- men. tue
ground rents n-iow such activity,”
t • I'- *
“lfi E-0 oarth juchc region.'"
T.
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