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mm Eh-‘Sm . FOUR HUNDRED I POUNDS : + .4 ‘ lf++++++++++++++++ +++++ I I. Dick was a bank clerk. This being the case, it was perhaps rash of him 1.) wed so luxury-loving a butterfly as Ethel. His Aunts Sophia and Jane and Eliza were sure he was throwinghim- mi! away on such a creature, and said so. in confidence, to his Aunt ilarrlet. But Aunt Harriet, who had thself once been pretty. took it into her foolish old head to disagree with them. “Did you expect Dick to choose a trump?" she snorted. Apparently the Aunts Sophia and Jane and Eliza had expected something of the sort, for they looked with thinly- disguised disfavor on Ethel when she was brought to call an them by the proud and supremely unconscious Dicic Neverehtiess, they favored Ethel with ’n- numerable hints on housekeeping. Aunt Sophia. distinguished herself in particu- in: by communicating a recipe for stone- less damson-jamâ€"which at first sight may sound as though it. had nothing to do with the story; but, as a matter of fact, it has. in due course Ethel and Dick got mar- ried, although the aunts reiterated that Did: wasn’t rich enough, and although Ethel suspected the same thing. Most days, though, Ethel forgot that Dick wasn't rich enough. Those were the days when she did her shopping with the tradesmen who called at the doorâ€" and who flirted with Susan. the maid. Sometimes, however, the spirit moved Ethel to make her purchases over the counter, and in order to reach the gro- oer's it was necessary for her to pass Tuke's in the High Street. And Tuke's window was so fascinatingl For Take â€"so said the scrolled inscription above his doorâ€"was a “geldsmith, silversmii-h and jeweller."_And Ethel ad-oredjewels! But. Ethel never ventured inside Tuke's deer. Tuke had no welcome for bank clerks' wives, however prelty, and how- - ever suitably outwardly to be adorned with his warts Hard-hearted Take! And then one day old Aunt Harriet died, and left Ethel the diamond pend- ant. Now, the pendant was known to be ex- ceedingly valuable. No one had sren it. for years, but the last time Aunt Harriet. had had it brought. from the safe de- posit, where it was kept. Tuke‘s man tad been called in to estimate its worth, and had said that his firm would give four hundred pounds for it any day. The legend was that an Austrian bar- on, to whom Harriet had been betrothed in her girlhood, had given it her. The baron had died, and Aunt Harriet never mariied, so the actual details of the ro- mance had somewhat faded. But the ex- istence of the pendant itself was unde- niable. And Aunt Harriet, instead -f keeping it in the familyâ€"as the other aunts thought “only right and .propei"'â€"â€" had bequeathed it. to Ethelâ€"Ethel the frivolous. Ethel the bad housekeeper! And Ethel? Words cannot describe her happiness. A diamond pendant worth four hundred pounds! Her heart teat fast as she. undid the wrappers If the little case in which the jewel had been sent her by the family lawyers. To think that four hundred pounds' worth of matter could hide within so small a covering! What an exquisite thing it must let Exquisite indeed it was, as site at last drew it forth. One large diamond form- ed the centre of the pendant, twelve small ones ringed it round, and the whole. was suspended from an ethereal- ly thin golden chain. She slipped the chain round her neck, and lOoked at hers ‘lf in the mirror. Magnificent! Yet it would look more magnifictnt still ifâ€" N-o soon-3r thought of than done. ti- tlrnigh it was still Iarly, she. changed into owning-dress. and once again faced the glass. with the pendant upon her bosom. Glorious! when Dick \vouid return from the oilicre and see her like this! The thought of Dick remind her to a sense of time. had promised herself a busy day in the kitchen preparing daintics for the visit cf the aunts. who had sent word that 'they would call on the morrow, take tea, and view the pendant which they had not seen for so many years. liurricd- iy she throw off hfir (1:093 and changed into a working frock and apron. But the petulant? Should she put. it away? No.shccouldn't bear to hid it farewell just yet. She would show it. to Del: at lunch, and afterwards put it away. At. lunch Dick beheld the pendant, and. deeply to Elliel's dis-upix'iiutmcnt. was lukewarm in his prais‘s. . “You must put it in my safe at once,‘ he said. “or it may get stolen. ['11 leave the key with you. Be sure and L ck the Safe cutofully." Ethel promised. biting her lips with disappointment to keep back the tears. How could she guess. poor Dick's~ pang of jealou>y at the thought of how gladly ht- would have bought such a gift for his wife? Eihcl didn't put the pendant. in the safe. when Dick had gone. which was ery naughty of her, and very natural. all the suite. She couidn't liar herself away from this new plaything. And though she. spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen. cooking things to pious-c the aunt». she wore the p. mianl the whoic time, untitâ€" + Call th- moment came for her it prc- _ pare for dinner. and th ‘ll sin- found she Wasn't wearing it all hit! The: gold chain was siiil round her neck, but the yenâ€" dunt IltliI vanish-d! . . . . Dch When she heard d;- 1l1e front Oh, for the moment, She rcmemlewd that she‘: rdoor, Ethel could have shrieked. What was she to say to him? How confess that, so far from depositing the pond- ant in the safe, she had lost itâ€"lost it the very first day she had owned it? Searched? She had search'd till her eyes ached. She and Susan, the maid, had turned the whole kitchen outside in. bad raken the ashes out of the grate, and even fished with a slick down the. scullery sink escape-pipeâ€"and found no- thing. And here was Dick back from the bank, and the aunts were coming to-morrow to tea, and, horror! what could she say to themâ€"how explain hcl‘ fully in wearing the pendant. while at work? ' She ran upstairs, straightened her clothes and hair. and met Dick in the dining-mom. His eyes Sought her bosâ€" om. and then he smiled. “I'm glad to sre you‘ve taken my ad- vice and put. the pendant in the safe," he Said. “Give me the key, dear." Sifcntly she handed him the. keyâ€"the key she hadn't. linedâ€"41nd he placed it carefully in his hip-pocket. Ethel. by saying nothing. had told her firstâ€"well, ‘lie" is reriiaps rather a strong word. We must make allowanc- es for her. One doesn't lose a four- hundredwpound pendant every day, you know. II. “To-morrmv" had arrived. and still the pendant was not found. The aunts would be here any minute, and Dick was re- turning from hzs office to take tea with them, and they would all be sure to chatter of Izotbing but. pcndantâ€"â€"pend- aIILâ€"Ipcndzmt, and ask to see it. And she couldn‘t. show it to them, for it. was lostâ€"lestâ€"lodd The bell tinklcd. liere ware the aunts. Aunts S iphfa and Jane and Eliza. rust- ling in silken mourning, entered the room, solemnly shook hands with her, and spoke of the weather. Ethel liysleri colly gasped forth replies. “Are you well forward with your jam< making, my dear?" Aunt. Jane askedâ€" poor Aunt Jane, who was dying to talk about the pendant. but thought it more see.me to allude to housekeeping mai- lers first! Ethel thankfully seized on the theme. “Yesterday.” she faltcredfioh, that yesterdaylâ€"“yeslerday I made fourteen pounds of stoneless damson. The pots are on the dining-r0011) sideboard. Would you like to see them The jam is so nice and dense, and such a lovely color, thanks to that splendid recipe you gave me, Aunt Sophia.” The three old ladies trooped into the dining-room and look-ed at. the jam, murmuring grudging congratulations, foi it certainly was a remarkably tine batchK “Do accept a pet from me. each of you!“ Ethel pressed them. And they each chose their own pot, as connois- seurs. But Aunt Jane‘s pot had got a broken cover, so that one was placed on the teaâ€"table for immediate use, and Aunt Jane accepted another. On such small chances do our fates hangl Presently Dick came in, fresh from the office, and joined the group at tea. The first words he said were: “I expect you're curious to see the pendant, aunts. i'il get. it from the safe and show it you." lie strolled acrom la the safe and opened it. “'\\'hy."' he 'exclaimed, “the pcndant's not here! Eth- el. you put it here. didn‘t you?" Ethel's face vlanehcd. “i think." she staininercdâ€"“i think i must have b‘fi it upstairs in my room." The aunts gave a simultaneous ges- luie of horror. Such carelessness was ' unthinkable. Dick frowned. “lit-1p Aunt Jane to some more lea." he said, a shade siernly. “and then you can run upstairs and fetch the pendant to show them." He himself sat. down at the tea-table, helped himself generously to jam, and began talking rapidly, and eating, to c-J-ver Ethel’s confusion. But. suddenly he emiitrd a cry of pain, and put his hand to his cheek. "Ive broken a tenth!“ he mumbled. “Something hard in the jam! Ugh! It's SUI'C!“ indeed. it was plain to all that his check was mystt'riousiy bulgei. Ethel sat petrified. Then she leapt to her foot. “(Ionic upstairs with me, Dirk," she cried onerget’caliy. "and I‘ll bathe your c|;e. k with hot water! Excuse us, aunts. for a moment!" Before Dick had hrid time to protest she bundled him out 0‘ the room. Five minutes later she re‘ turnmi. wearing the diamond pendant. and with her was Dick, the SWcIlIilg on whose check had strangely disappeared. “It‘s all right!" they lolh exclaimed. with one voice. as they entered llii‘ room. “.-\â€"â€"erâ€"stonc had got into the jam by midnkc!’ “It‘s a jHIly good thing. my dear. that the ‘stine wasn‘t. in .\unt .laiie's pot. as jtt might have icon if she lzud takin thI: is-nt I" addtd It ck. niftcljonutcly paling li'dcl's sh :Ii‘dcr. I A Ivm'zrk which. of course. the aunts Hailed to understand. for they hadn't 'Iwon present when Dick explained ilic‘ _ "I'licy lune made my little one a. heal- ,lnmp in his check by pulling forth the ‘dizimond pendant. . .\'~ve;'ll:clcss. it was jli>t as well that lihr- pendant got into the jam. for it is jvt-Iy god for some people to have :1 :fr ght. and lithe: was i no f ili si I‘eo- 'plc. SbA I> no longer interest-d In i'l‘hko'g window, tlilll'iilgil inO recou- ;rtizc.~' sane of the diam did» in It Ins stone: which once rcpnsoi on. "her Irrgusl â€" and in her jam. For so anxious was she to Mod a repe~ t:l.'wn of the nnsery she had gun.“ ii;I‘-‘:‘.I'Jh. that ~he pursuit-led h r husband :I i sell the pendant promptly. and fil\':‘sl‘ in Cons~.I$.â€"I.\lld n .\.n- ithe m-‘ney j >\\ \‘I‘S. . i Some men are b =rn liars and the rest lsteak the t:i:tii ‘ ccasn naiiy. .-\ man's train of II‘.‘ “in3, moves when lT‘e'IlilYIS'?" _ lined to loi ’ his v. heels go around. .â€" “IIAT A MAN MUST DAY IN ENGâ€" LAND TO BECOME .-\ PEI-III. Demands Made l'pon a Man Who Becomes a Titled Pcrsonnge. ’I he Curious The elevation of John Morley and Sir If. If. Fowler to the. peerage is probably as pleasing to themsolvcs as it is to their thousands of admirers, but each of the gentlemen so honored will have to pay a fee of at least £200 for the privilege of adding the. title of “Viscount” to his name, which is the eosl of letters patent for a viscounly of the United Kingdom, says lendon Tit-Bits. For higher rank the fees amount to more. The new Duke of Devonshire, for instance, when he comes to take. the ne- cessary letters patent which will fully entitle him to his own will have to pay £350 for the same. in addition to paying away an immense fortune in the shape of death duties. if the change had been that of a marquisale the. fee would have been £300. A newly made Earl pays £250, a Baron £150 and a Baronet £100. These foes, however, are only part of the expense entailed by a man who is honored with a title. The cost of investi- ture. heraldry. &e., considerably aug- ments the amount. It. may be remem- beer that when Lord Roberts accepted his earldom in 1001, and was subsequent- li‘ given the Garter, he was presenled with a bill for £1,750. which at first he STRONGLY OBJECTED TO PAY. To the average render it will probably seem absurd that when such rewards for srrving the country are granted the re- cipicnt should so suffer in pocket. It is not so bad nowadays, however. as in the time of James I., for instance, who mulct- UI his baronels pretty heavily for their privileges. They were obliged each to maintain thirty soldiers for defence pur- poses or pay into the Exchequer an equivalent sum, which amounted to £1,- 005 per year. Furthermore, to be quali- fied for the honor in those days one. had to be a “gentleman born” and have a clear estate of £1,000 per annum. Originally the ions were paid to cor lain officers of the State connected with the business of investing a man with his title, but they are now more in the nature of duties, and are paid into the Exche- quer, thus helping to swell the revenues of the country. Recently it was proposed that a further tax on titlesâ€"£10 per an- num for a knight. £l00 for an earl, and £5,000 for a dukeâ€"should be imposed. and some irresponsible people have even dared to suggest these titles should be put up to auction and sold to the highest bidder. REQUESTS FOR FEES. As illustrating the curious demands made upon a man who becomes a filled personage it might be mentioned that at the beginning of the year 200 cclebritcs. who within the last four years have been granted the privilege of prefixing their name with “Sir,” each received a letter from the Walker Trustees, Edinburgh. asking for a sum of £3 05. 8d., which i'. was said, was due in respect of each gentleman's creation as knight of the United Kingdom. In the case of a baron- Ct £5 was demanded. \\'iicn inquiries were made it was found thdt the Walker Trustees, of whom very few of the filled gentlemen had ever heard. had pllltt‘htL-‘Od the rights of the llcritnble Usher of Scotland, one of the many functionaries scattered about the United Kingdom who were entitled to perquisities in the shape of fees from persons whom the King labored by conferring titles upon them. Praclically all the oflicclmlders who were entitled to these pcrquisities sur- rendered their rights to the late Govern- ment in return for an animal allowance. The Heritable Usher of Scotland, how- ever, declined to do so, and consequent ly the \\'alker Trustees, as holders of that oflicc, sent. out their much discussed requcsts for fees to newly made knights and bai'oncts. __._.qt_.__. FOB. LITTLE BABIES AND BIG UHILDREN Baby's Own Tablets is good for all children. from the l'eeblest baby. whose life seems to hang by a thread to the sturdy boy who octaasionally gets his di- gcslivc organs out of order. liabys Own Tablets promptly cure all stomach and bowel troubles and make sickly or ailing children well and strong. And this medicine is alts-I'iliitely :LtI“â€"â€"â€"IIIC mo- llmr has the guaranlm of Ii govvriiincnt analyst that this is true. Mrs. Alfred >I.,l.l;.;ul, llabliinaizl. 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To anyone fond of sensation the pro- posed expedition of Carl ()llscn. 0f Llo- ['X‘nIltlgt‘fl, with the object of catching a sch. serpent, will ccrlainly appeal. Carl Oilsun may be filly described as an “ancient mariner." He has sailed the seas since he was a boy. and Soon much of the wonders of the deep. lie firmly believes in the, existence of the sea str- pcnl. Though he has never actually be- held one with his own eyes, helias heard many tales foam shipmales, who ciann to have had that experience. Ollsen is firmly convinced that it is pos- sible to capture a sea scrprnt off the Nor. w cgian coast. whch IIlt‘St‘. monsters have most. frequently been seen. Recently be advertised in a. fondon paper for the ne- cessary funds to fit out. the, expedition. What is more to the point he has received s<vcral replies. Up to the present. how- ever, none of them have been quite sub isfaclory from his point of view. Should the. funds be forthcoming, he proposes to charter a steamer and start for the coast of Norway. Some. miles (ff the shore there runs a deep gully in 2pc ocean bed, which he believes to be to HOME OF THE SEA SERI‘ENT. Norwegian fishermen, it may be men- linn‘d. in passing. regard the existence, of the monster as beyond all dispute, and can tell numerous stories of its appcain zuzce in their fiords. The method devised by Ollscn for the capture of a sea srrpcnt is much the same in principle as the method followed by modern WIlf‘tI‘L‘i‘S. A whaling harpoon nowadays Isp1~.\'id.d with a tomb, which explodes when the weapon is shot home and the line tightens. The bomb not only kills the whale. but generates a gas, which prcvenls the carcase from sinking. As sea serpents do not oflen make their appearance on the surface, however. Oll- Ser proposes to seek for them at the, be- lom. This will necessitate. a modifica- tion of the whaling method. Instead of trying to shoot a harpoon into one of these monsters, it will be nrccssary to at- tract. it. by means of a bait. The bomb will be attached to the bait. When the sea serprnt swallows the latâ€" ter there will be a tug on the line, just the same as in ordinary fishing. The. lug will not only explode the bomb, but release three steel claws These claws will prevent the creature getting away, even if the bomb does not. kill it. In other words, the monster will be fairly hooked. WILL TAKE NO RISKS. In the sea serpent hunt Ollsen does not propose to take any unnecessary risks. As he says himself. he would pre- fer to give the monster a pretty wide berth when it was fighting for its life or in a death flurry. He suggests. there- fore, that the steamer should tow a buoy ‘ A . IHOW TITLES ARE TAXE a considerable distance astern. To this buoy would be attached the line that stretched to the bottom. When the ser- pent was hooked, the steamy could, if necessary. cut adrift from the buoy and pick it up again when the creature had become played out. As to the bait, Ollsen Is in some doubt. . not knowng what. would prove most ‘ likely to tempt the sea serpent. He thinks. however, that a good chunk of pork. such as is used in capturing sharks, ought to do the busincS. Many people may be disposed to scoff at Ollscn's scheme on the ground that the sea serpent. is merely a myth. invent- ed for what is known as the “silly sea- St n." Nevertheless, there is a mass of evidence, to prove flint serpentsâ€"or. at any rate, great, snake-like, monstei‘sâ€" inhabit the deep. They have been seen over and over again, and by witnesses whose words cannot be questioned. One of the most famous and bestow ihentieated appearances of the, monster x that recorded by Captain M‘Inhae. of ILMS. Daedalus in mm. At five o'clock on the evening of August 6th a niidship- man reported “something very unusual rapidly approaching ilic ship from before the, beam." On the attention of the cap- lain and other officers being called to in - object, it was seen to be an enormous scrpent. some. sixty feet. of the body be- ing visible above the water. It passed so elm.» to the, ship that. to use: Captain \i‘lnhae‘s own words. “had it been a mfm cf my acquaintance. I should have easily recognized his features with title naked eve. ' i Captain Drevar, of the barqiie,’PaIIline. gives a most extraordinary and‘thrilling nrmiml. of the attack by a sea ser] ,nt on a whale. which was witnessed Ipy the whole crew of his vessel on July 8th, 1375. They first noticed a tremendous mmmotion in the sea. On drawinghiear- -.-r they discovered it was caused fby a. monster sea serpent coiled twice aroi Ind a large sperm whale. 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