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A few days later he was searching for something he mislaid, rummaging among clothes and making confusion worse confounded, after the petulant fashion of male creatures under small discomforts, when he took the uniform worn at the ball and dashed it angrily on the floor. As it fell a small hard substance dropped from a _-- .u, -...., vuuu: uu LUCY anu lal‘tll- er behind a great weight rolled from Philip’s breast. The few weeks that had passed since that night of music and mirth when he had been so rudeâ€" ly awakened to the homely tragedy of life, had been too full of sorrow and care; his youth rebelled against them. When he drove toward the barracks and the familiar cheerful notes of a. bugle rang out upon the clear air, all the suffering and care and death of the last weeks faded away like a, bad dream. How cheery the smart step of o. firing-party re: turning to barracks sounded. How pleasant it was to see the sentries pacing up and down, how gay Were the red coated soldiers strolling to and from the barracks in thicker clusters near the gates,‘ thinner farâ€" ther off, like bees about the entrance of a hive. But those things were not so qllii‘k- 1y efl‘ected, and when he bid Jessie good-by it was with the assurance that. he should constantly be running down to Cleave to consult, with Mr. Cheeseman and transact, business. 'As he left Cleeve farther and farthâ€" By the time he rejoined his regiâ€" ment. his labors were so far rewardâ€" ed that he knew how Mr. Meade’s afi'ail‘s sttod, and found that when all was arranged and the mill sold, they might still hope to rescue a small residuum for Jessie, as they eventually did. Then he plunged into the papers again, troubled not so much by his supposed incapacity {or businnss, as by the unbleasing revelations the papers yielded, and wondering what demon had tempted Mr. Meade to speculate so madly. The next few weeks left upcn Jes~ sle’s mind a lasting imprusion of Philip, hollow-eyed and desperate, sitting before piles of papers and books, and sometimes breaking off to lean back in his chair, push his hands wildly through his hair until it literally stood on end, and gaze distractedly before him. "Let me help you. I believe that I could at, least. do those things as well as you," she said once: “you are not made for business." "You poor dear kitten," he replied with a tender smile, "I wonder what you are made for, except, to be taken care of." $99 608WBQMW “mmeasamw ¢08eo¢aéé6 CHAP'I c 119.“ few weeks left upcn Jcs~ $‘”‘“S’ht .mm mm WWW VER V”- pocket and I‘OHUll into “ilh a ruddy 1050 things were not so quick- ed, and when be bid Jessie it was with the assurance should constantly be running Cloeve to consult, with Mr. Principal Routes in Far of papers and s breaking off hair, push his his hair until end, and gaze OR, THE MISSING WILL 4,4 GENERAL VIEW OF THEATRE OFHWAR' he said to himself, and He held it long in his open palm, absorbed in_a. kind of dream, then he closed his fingers over the red radâ€" xance and shut, it, away in a. dark safe place. "Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong, And the most ancient heavens through thee are fresh and strong.” d Istone for a second, its rosy hue re- n‘ flected in his face1 and then picked s it up remembering how it had flashâ€" 11 ed at the white throat. of his pretty ,y partner Miss Maynard. It was then set in a locket; it had fallen from 1 its setting during the dance, and at 5 her request he had searched for and found it and put in his pocket for Safety. He did not know much about j jewels, but this one struck him as L being large for n. ruby, and Miss 3 Maynard had expressed some conâ€" cern about it.‘ The thing was vex- atious; the Maynards had sailed for India, he had no means of finding their address. By this time they were probably rounding the Cape, -, and by this time the intimate serial .irelations on shipboard had no doubt done their work and Miss Ada had, doubtless promised her butterfly afâ€" fections to some fellowâ€"passengerâ€" some longâ€"legged idiot with a sabre clanking at his heels, Philip reflected. He could do nothing but place the? stone ‘in safety and seize the. first: opportunity of restoring it to its‘ owner. It lay in the palm of his hand, the brilliance flashing from its deep crimson heart, like a. live thing. Dark rose red like joy and love, [sparkling with the sparkle of wine and mirth, the shining gem seemed to disclose a new world to him. His hand thrilled so with vague desire jthat the jewel, lightly and imperâ€" lceptibly quivering, shook back the , sun rays in a thousand 'sharp, bright , flashes. Some dim recollections of magic in jewels, of fascination exer- cised upon men and women, by those fieryâ€"hearted things came to him; ‘was there not enchantment in this ? Though he did not, know it, blood had been shed for that stone’s sake, it Lad flashed from the dim shrine of an Indian Temple upon dusky worshippers and strange heathen rites, had glowed in the turban of an Indian prince, had been stolen, swallowed, bought and sold, set and reset, given in love, given in tribute .r before it came to deck the throat of a, thoughtless girl, who lost it. p L. S i i i MAI-‘10 Ho4b-44 ._l._.-. u.” fx'om'the sparkling: farxéé’tsq He looked blankly at the 3/ wfiy MA Eastâ€"Showing Distances ruddy scintillation his face was sa- seam WEE/Es patch of a. jewel. glowing hue re- (zenâ€"oven the bees were to be sold. 3‘ Jessie strolled over the little doâ€" ‘d main of which she had all her life 1- been queen with an ove'fiowing heart 5’ bidding a mute farewell to her Ii 0- n ilong friends, animate and inanimate. n The garden, tl.e arbor, in which her it father had smoked on summer even- d,ings, the Sil‘a\\'hCl‘I‘jV-l‘.0(is, the garâ€" 1‘ lden-plots, she and Phi ip had called t ltheir own, the little house he had .built in the woodâ€"yard. the swing in 'the orchard, the flowers her mother had cultivated and loved, the pigeons “ and poultry, the row of beeâ€"hives, all I‘vwere beloved, all twined with life- § long associations. they were part 7 ‘of herself, without them she would 1 t i 1mm ‘not longer be Jessie. She looked in ‘at the. grated dairy window and ‘pictured her mother bllSy among the ipans of thick creamed milk, or turnâ€" ing and working great golden masses ' of butter with a quick, deft hand; 3‘she would never see her any more; stranger would stand there and 5’rloset‘rale the place with an alien ' touch. Jessie's throat swelled "chokingly and she turned away, pass- ing the mill, over the half-door of whirh s!.e would never more see her father leaning, as she half expected to see him lean now. Past the mill, whence the soothing homelike throb, throb, still issued, though he. was not there to set the familiar pulse going, she strolled into the meadow, full now of young innocentrfaced daisies, where the stately willow dropped leafless above the clear wa- ter and the white swan glided over it, her pure plumage dazzling in the spring sunbeams. How often she had played or dreamed there, careâ€" less and happy in the willow’s shade, watching the water striving with perpetual baffling to climb the wheel’s always turning stair, wast- ing and scatteiing itself in crystal spray in its fruitless endeavor. She used to be sorry for the bathed Waâ€" ter till Philip laughed at her and ‘showed her how the endeavor was Inot indeed fruitless, but set all the wheels and cogs going to grind the ‘corn into meal for men’s food. Others would watch the turning wheel, and pity the water's weary baffling, and she would be away and lonely among strangers; but Philip dear Philip, was leftâ€"she was not all desolate. Then the singing of birds fell pleasantly on her ears, and she went back to the house, think- ing that perhaps it was well she was to leave the old home, after all. She went in through the kitchen, where she sat awhile to talk to Sarah and V....‘, “l”... um; ununuuu tree by the gate spread a mass of pink blossoms against the pale blue sky, Violets and hyacinths were sweet In the box'dezs, the flowering currant made a pungent, fragrance 1n the summne and attracted the been from the hives at the top of the gar- denâ€"oven the bees were to be sold. Jessie strolled over the little doâ€" ,main of which slzo 11ml all hm- 1H:- sad until he went out into the bright spring sunshine and thought 01 other things. Jessie remained at. the min, cling- ing to the old empty nest. poor forâ€" lorn bird that, she was. Bills an- nouncing the sale of the furniture Were pasted on the garden wall and the mill-front, but while the chairs and tables still remained, Jessie begged not, to be moved. It. was now oarlv Am‘ilt Hm nlmnhfl in English Miles the mill, cling- nest. poor for- 13. Bills om- rf the furniture into the bright I to he comfo I thought of 1 little. 8 ’fl 2 719649 a W 3935 :gmfifig’ r2435?! V. v _.......,, vuv calling him abroad, one bidding him stay with Jessie. While away from he:- it. had seemed manipulativer easy to leave her, but new, in her presence and touched by the added sorrow he felt. rather than saw in the child’s thin face, it seemed imâ€" pozss-ible. "If you could say That you didn't much cameâ€"that. you could m‘ake yourself happy for this "Yes," he replied, still looking at the neat carpet, so seldom profaned by the steps of men, "if only I could be sure you were happy here, that no haym Would Come to you” He paused and sighed, his heart was rivcn asunder by the two duties, one -,1|,-,, , __~.v~- .- n115uo 15d] ll farming or some trade,” he answerâ€" ed; “anything would be better than to leave you if you felt it, would be too lonely." "You must not sell out,” she said, gently. “You forgot that you are going to be a great soldier. Why, you always hoped for India, Phil." “Yes,” he replied, still looking at . ' an shoulders and she saw was a faint quiver on his “I am grown,” she He had kept it from her as long as ihc could, but he was coming down on the morrow and could not bem- the telling by word of mouth, so broke it in the letter. He would rah main in I'lnglnml as long as poszsihle, not sailing in the Li'oopsliip, but starting later, taking the short overland route and joining his regi- ment on its arrival at Calcutta. He arrived in Cleeve on the day the mill was given over to the auc- tioneer, and saw Jessie in Miss Blusâ€" hford's drawing room, feeling half guilty at leaving her. ' ‘Huavcn knows POI! on the was upon it terly. Phi din I a made ye some scones, and there's a letter from Master Philip." Josie went. into the parlor with something more of a dance in her step than it had had for a long time, and eagerly opened Philip's letter. Poor Jessi!!! the letter \vng rlrnnâ€" “I can’t give up this yer Miss Jessie," Sarah said, “ and years I’ve n. scoured (:1 white. 1 be gwine to bit You go on in and hev tea. 1 a made ye some scones, an a letter from Master Philin may, Dayan Sam, "the years LTS I’ve n. scoured en liep en 1 be gwine to bid for he. on in and hev tea. now, I’ve ye some scones, and there’s n it had had for a long time, :rly opened Philip's letter. Jessie! the letter was dropâ€" the table, the golden head I] it. and she was crying bit- Philip was ordered to In- was too painful, they 0 on Miss Blushl‘ord’s inned sofa which was ccdlcnwork from past ted and l ()1 mouth, so He would 11» long as posxiblc, troopship, but king the short joining his regi- at Calcutta. I _ might learn Sceneâ€"A public meeting of a. mom too sucwssful miningr company. Shareholder addressing chairmanâ€"- “You, sir, (ins-jl'vc- to be pelted Witt rotten eggs." (Chuch). Complaccnt 211airmalrâ€"“I am in- deed sorry, sir, if you cannot-find a better use for year brains thaz (throwing them at me‘." (Ugroar). and carryin' back pampas' plu ‘Huflsun Bayâ€"it’s kept him so ily engaged, in fact. that he had time to do anything 015:1 cat. Iso’s you he's been for “new build a l to Pal‘ug' fox-tum s ‘ it, by h‘hi Farmer how has since he 1 THE RETORT DISCOURTEOUS my; on a. whivh be the sun. of absolz, the leg; against 1 could give of 11~ rum-arc: from harm {011mm on was that the mules of thn nali‘ces “cw hardened usual degrou' through cur ing on a. sandy soil. cow which became exceedingl} the sun. There was also of absolute belief bv the that. over: Viceâ€"Adm i r scribed a, fin witnessed ‘ those who the terrific ordeal through which they have gone. By means'of a num- ber of views the lecturer gave a. realâ€" isltic idea of the ceremony as perâ€" formed nowadays. The ceremony of fire walking, Mr. Allardyce explained, is performed by a certain tribe at the island of=;Bcga, and originated in a legend that in reward for having spared the life of a. man he had dug out of the ground, one Tuiqualita was invested with the power of being able to walk over redhot stones without being burned. An earth oven is made and filled with layers of wood and stone. In this a fire is kindled about twelve hours before the fire walking takes place, and, when the hot stones have been exposed by brushing away the charvcoal, the natives, under the direction of a master of ceremonies, walk over them barelooted. Step Along on Red Hot Stone: Without Any Injury. Those who witnessed the corona.- tion procession will douthCSS recol- led: a. small group of copper-colored soldiers, with bare legs and out- standing hair innocent of covering. These strange peopleijiansâ€"and their ancient ceremony of the Vilav- ilairevo, of fire walking, were the subject of a paper read by \V. L. Allardyce, C.M.G,, at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute recent- ly. Admiral Sir N. Bowdcnâ€"Smitb presided. "I shall do Very well here," she replied; “but you don't know when it is to he a. girl and be taken care of. 1! I were but a boy and could knock about as I liked !" "You little rebel!" he exclaimed. "A precious pickle you would be as a boy; you‘would want a thrashing a day at. least." Jessie’s eyes were full of tears though she was laughing, her voice broke into n litlle sub; but Philip's heart, grew light as he liwtened, grateful to her for taking iL so eas- ily and sparing him the lamenta- tious that, would have made things so much worse. Yet he wondered that she was so slightly constituted and could talie things so lightly. "I am glad at least to be able to see you settled at Miss Blushi‘ord's” l‘e said; “she is a kind old Woman and must, of course be prim in her position, and that will be all the ‘bettel', it would be impossible to place you in safer hands. Shall you. like it, JQSSie 7" It was a, crime even to look out of the window in that, house, while to say one hated anything Was shocking and unladylike; she wondered if pris- ons could be more cramping; but it. was better than living altogether with Cousin Jane, her only alterna- tive. ‘can't very we?! live in barracks. Miss Illushford says it \\'i.l improvg my style to write to you by every mail. And you will be able to de scribe your tiger hunts andâ€"oh ! all the wonderful things you will do and 800â€"" u p FIRE WALKERS IN FIJI gi \‘e ch 1118 G] r Honk. in stin ' Cu 'ailmad Hi, and {11‘ nd ould the 1‘1“ (h (To be Continued.) 'l(‘ hardened to an un- : through constant walkâ€" mly soil, covering; com], 10 exceedingly hot under 10m was also the element belief by the naiives in that they were proof b3 a great help Pd from the ac cumâ€"“I‘ll, notice. it. Y {EAT HEAD :y liggcrin’ on a plan [pital in a scheme to from Hudson iay make the cV’urlasting 'body connected with bro-ken icebergs to they don't, have ice, I; pampas' plumes to K )m's Beaumont dc- king ceremony, as himself. Although : part in it showed mfort, he remarked hey did not like it; urcnt immunity on the process the foot of the snb; but. Philip's . as he listened, ' taking ill so eas- him the lamenta- have made things Yet he wondered ghtly constituted mgr: so lightly. <, Mr. )lanati our nop- 1 to you leademy? n0-â€"nol You stead- ‘hain 'I bui Allar he