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w THE ee eee A Love “The D rhe wv ow Dd Lady oe Gy Permission of George Manro’s Sons.) , 1808, by George Munro's fons.) CHAPTER I. The Jewel Robbery. SERA Y dear Geraia.’ said mitticent Grey gayly, yet with an un- dertone of tender regret in her yolce. You must seo that. I am é¢ngaged to my pousin. Granit Boyle, as you well know. He is rich. His mothor, Lady Val- Worth, and his stepfather, Sir ‘Thomas Valworth, are rich, He 1s their heir. My aunt, Mrs, Brand, with whom I live. 4s rich and I am her heireas—on con- Gition that I marry Granit. My uncle Timothy ts rich. I am his helress—it of “I can't marry you, UE marry Granit. I have no money of my own. How can I marry you? You @re poor. You bave but a few hun- @red pounds a vear. You are charming end I Nike you better than any other man I ever knew. And I don't like Granit, nor does he care for ime, But T must marry him, So let us drop the wubject."” Gerald Massareene tugged at his long nde mustache in despair, ‘m next of kin to my cousin, Lord Ballymor he sald. “If he has no @irect heir I'll inherit pis title.” “But at present,” she juterrupted, “you are poor. I ought not even to sit Out this dunce with you while 1 am en- @aged to another man.” “Don't apeak of your engagement, besged Massureene, “It's bard evough to have the engagement ever brougiit hefore me by the sight of those mag- Aificent diamonds and sapphires you ara ‘Wearing—a gift from him." “From Granit?” she Inughed, “Not exactly. These are from Uncle Timothy. They are an engagement present. 1 @m almost nervous about wearing them, When I think of the Diamond Thiet,” THE ROBBERY. He scized her and pressed “The Diamond Thief?" “Yes, Haven't you heard? Some @killful robber fs stealing lots of Jewelry this season Only a month ago Lady Yalworth’s famous family diamofds and her emeralds vanished fram her jewel ease. I tremble every night lest the wame thief should take my jewels. Though I keep them in a safe place, No outsider knows of thelr hiding place. Not even Nadine Roche." “Nadine Roch at prett voiced girl I met at your hou @irl who is teaching you German?” “Yes, and*my dearest friend. Poor Nadine! She has love-story, too." ‘Really? That demure-looking girl? Yes, Indeed, It seems she chanced to meet a young business man named Paul Annerley, He made yivlent love jo her, won her mather’s approval (you know, Nadine’s father, Gen, Roche, died yome years ago, leaving his family des- tituta), and proposed “to Nadine and was accepted. But 1 don’t think, Nadine Joves hin. She became engaged, | Feally believe, to please her mother. 1 think she loves Mr. Duran, that stern, gilent: man whose Ii(tle, motherless daughter she 1s teaching, And I am yure from all 1 hear that Mr, Duran wes her. verwhat sort of fellow ts thls Paul Annerley? Have you ever met him? “No, I never aaw Wim Nadine de- scribes him as tall and dark, with & stache, and''=— vichae a pretty good description of anit Boyle. bah so it is! and""— \ Maa it's talk of him," urged M pareene. “We are alone here in the con~ gervatory and you are so beautiful-so mpting!" “ae hey crept around her. Her r ‘sigtance was faint, The next moment gentle- 7 ‘The rt at the sound of @/ treasures (ewels are alway. eae: Shey ABTAIK PPE! Woman, he Mle good oF bad). ae ndinct men. a among the|Mintly't the disclosed cupbogrd _Sranit Boyle appeared ai Tho man Cts his lantern’ weer eure Hine, an tnecratanle auntte on M8 M8 [ously Into gha™ reeds, "and wah yep 4 crv Of triumph seizes ups . How much had te seen’ da tha fenses, that He ‘aide “psp osige?® titeront “Our dance, Millicent,’ Lidate ee poten “anele, tn even In the mo. 6 to. which dhe’ ty so] ment of victory, ho ‘opens yt’, me- sawsiguves, and which she hax begun) Suierntely one by ones tn may aeee “go hate so heartily. thereto Heauttun, “gliteariey all, Ho dare say," she says, coolly. Li waich a ot de crying and Dish Will you dance it, or pass the time in] WIT Mee eho hee ss ; gardens?—thoy are astonishingly} that you may bay in the future pyell, pretty.” not ungenerous fT will Teave vou tris Ny your trenslres : “That depends upon whom T view the] ont nto ahed your veane ey YON ar dens with,’ ‘says. she, glancing at fin insolently from ‘wnder half-closed dds. “With me, of cour: *Anbathen I shall dane |.) ‘AS you will my pretty “cousin.” uchess.” Diamonds. at sf DJ sh of Valworth’s ste could confuse or disconcert her, he finds out his mistake at once, es, I should prefer that,” she says. “You don’t trouble yourself to be po- Ite even in ridicule,” says Granjt, as they move towarf the dancofs. “But even you and Mr, Mass: e can not di tog r ithout laying ‘ourselves open to unkindly commen An effete civilization has 80 ordained I that the world has grown to iook such vulgar exhibitions of aftectton ~indecent.”” Miss Grey lets her fan drop to her side and brings her hands together with a xudden, sharp movement ou run it very fine,” gays Mins Grey in a voice so subdued as to ve almost in a whisper, “You are daring. It wouli hardly suit you, perhaps, to be thrown over by the heiress of the Story By | on as | of the stason would not voted lover,”’ replies he, ith that Hsht mociting laughter on hig sneering lips. "If she did—why ne might, cease to be the heiress of eason. had dealt his little blow jn a soft undertone, but it tells, It is all so true! Her uncle, Timothy Boyle, ler aunt, Mrs. Brand, the two whose wills make her an heiress, could ax easily unmake her were # to go contrary to their wishes, And they have decreed that she is to marry Granit Boyle, the son of their dearly. loved dead brother, the first husband of Lady Valworth, A whim on their parts, .\ scrjous matter with the girl now standme pale with passionate anger—with lead down-bent and a heart thet madly fights with oid reason for w victory, a ‘As tu the devoved lover part,” she says at last, with a smile as careless an his ow “1 will let you off all that sort of thing. We shali fulfil our des- Uny, you and l—we shall marry, and by such means guin money, and we shwll die in all probability In the odor br gancuity—but ot Jove, 1 thank you, nothing.” excellent arrangement, They those who love deepest say tae at about {t, Shall we pose, then. tthe least returns she, with - A her, large, G08. “what! neither friend, nor, lover, put unite husband! Iaughs he. “A very’ unioue tte are ajtogether. of all “’ from her, a damp cloth to her face. “Miss at last L you," Says a low With “a convulst and, as if voluntarily, holds out her hand to Massareene “Ves, yes—at ‘last! she murmurs, brokenly, and moves aw? . without 'so much as a parting glance at Granit Boyle. es . That night, on retiring to her bed? room, Millicent finds it hard to sleen, As she is sinking into @ light doze she hears a sheht sound in the silent house, starts Up to seo a man standing be: fore her, He ts dressed In rough elotbes ind we mask, Yet there is something famillar about him, Before she can scream he addresses her in a high squealing volge, plainly assumed, up!" yé—neither more no; but just a t up! he continues. “Throw on arokning gown, “hook sharp, nteps thle’ the next room, returnin © moment later find the frighte Bir], has obeyed him, bah ited “You have boen prompt," he says, ap= provingly, iis voice docs nat sound tive workingman's or « common thief's. “put now. to business. Where are th sapphire and diamond ornaments that have made you the envy of all hehotders this sewson and added faint r the lillitney oF our « rmesustre to ‘eg—certainiy: ba ers ar ieegplng "with ile elothe Lounge “My uncle always keeps them," the girl Celting her We without a reece in the fond but vain hope that it ‘uy save her sapphires, All’ at once “thy saye manner of the man di: EPA lS ie ee ase may return to at her elbow, rt she turns, you He ‘Look here, gipl!” he sags, though his voice Is fine and squeals we ever, (a ia 08 these stones: o be In your keeping, t Y thom tonight, orto He nausee yey pocket and ‘sign! here are the sa; a revolver fram his cantly icks it. YW Says Milligent, now fair- She” moves meohanically ‘all opposite, and r . touches connected ‘et ‘ss In the walla press concealed by: © papering. i hy A small door files 9) courage to ae and, not hay- eive Him If they aro dearer’ to you Thay auses ADTUDUY, as ole might wen AboUL to sy something hep unsaid, "Than your lover yy up with that fow. suppressed again, which certility does to him, and’ thrusts into hi hands—aS amall but Oo hay er leafy rae Tt elo eXduinite Waa Mrs, Nagg and Mr. — Copyright, 19M, by the Press Publishing Company. (The New York World.) “What do | care for your hat? Oh, if I did not have to hold my skirts down 1 would scratch your face!’ WILL not take a car! Are you innocent bird was swearlng at him. “] ashamed to walk up Broadway | Brother Willie tested him, and the par- with me? Are you afrald you)rot repeated the awful words without might run Into some of your susplcious- | hesitating. So I know you must have looking friends? bee “You have suspicious-looking friends! | Rot around. Don't‘you dare deny {t, You are out all) “You wouldn't dare be violent when I night roistering with your boon com-)| am around! panto Don't deny that, Mr. Nagg. | !t—I ever will put up with it: Didn't you come home last night over| “ANd now you want ms to take a an hour late with your breath reeking | Stufy stre ron suc a lovely duy. with ginger ale? But I wont go. No, Mp, Nagg, I put “Ginger ale contains over four per| uP with your eruel tempers and victe 1 at 1 bear with the patience and with resignation. “But you do not car think of asking me to walk up Bro: way with you; you let me stick house Mle an old stick of fur walling for you, trying to make y hame pleasant for you, and vou wo even take me for a walk ‘ip Broad “What are we dolag now, you s Yes, we are walking up Broadwa that is only spite on y ne t now in cent. of alcohol. Where will this crav-/ ing for stimulants lead you? How many cups of coffee do you drink {n the morning? Two! “Yes, and don't you carry on some- thing scandalous because I ini for your own good, making you weaken jt by half hot water? “You do, Mr. Nagg! You quarrel over every little thing, You said ‘Gosh!' this morning, didn’t you, and right in front of the parrot, too? “Until recently that parrot wat oral bird! But little brother Wille called my attention to how that poor C n the a Bu r park You see I look tired ind wan, Lut just because Tam silent and am not saying anythin HICAGO typewriting experts haye been showing what ; C they can d4 with thelr machines. The Tribune, of that | clty, has indurud the most skilled and artistic members of the craft to display their genius as picture-makers with the lettered keys for thoir brushes, palettes and pencils. | ‘Three examples of the Chicago operators’ best work are here | reproduced from the Tribune. Other and more intricate illus- trations have been achieved, but these studies from life « the most strikingly successful. They are reduced here to a dashes. The figure determination racteristic ammunition of the A Westerner. smaller size-than the original, but they convey a clear idea of how the work has been dane. “All of the competitors in the Chicago contest admitted that st was a simple matter to make the straight Unes inothoir drawings by using a series of dashes for the horizontal lnes and of exclamation points and quotation marks, figure V's and small 's for the vertices? Hines, hut great diffeuliy was encountered In making the curved lines and In expressing Ue shadows ant high lights, Nearly every contestant resorted Th isin of “A Mounted Cossack,’ by Rudolph tL. | dishes afferad on the menu @ Bertin to the Uberal xe of the parenthesos in making the curv: ven ‘A Rooster!’ by Mrs. G. J. Buckingham, t# ap: BUrANt has equipsed its waitresses lines, while a number expressed abrunt curves by using the | parent aro Voth goor ttpewritten pictures, Wouldn’t You Think, That Man Would Be Satisfied with All the Trouble He Makes for That Devoted Wontan at Home ?—Well, Wait Till You Hear How He Acted on the Street! n violent in his presence when 1 was | 1 would not put up with |< an Our New York Typewriters Make as Good Pictures as These? he leat and the bulle EVENING # WORLD'S # HOME w MAGAZINE. By Roy L. McCardeil. Iustrated by GENE CARR. | you refuse to eet on a car, “Oh, why do you not try lke I do to “No, I won't get on @ car now, it's |!Ive in peace and happiness? too late, ‘Throwing it up to me be-| Brother Willie ts so fond of you! My jcatse you walk me up Broadway! Why {4ea" Mamma ikea you. She says she shouldn't you walk me up Broadway? |4esn't seo how I stand you, and ad- | Vises me to get a divorce. Ah Uiinks of my happiness. “What is this? Gracious how the wind blows! There go my skirts! Oh, Mr. Nage you have brought me around the Flatron Building to make a show of me! vou |. she only he dust js suffocating me: Vt you dare to contradict why do you act east whom you spectacle | Am I ¢ at vou s walking on a windy day ine your mouth to # while like a fool am smiling and gayly | © with vou? that open- “Look at those horrid men laughing always your way: You never have a Kind word to say to lttle | 1 did not have te hold my skirts down brother Wille, Suppose he did threaten | would scratch your face! to strike yau? He ts only @ Ittle boy “I know T have beautiful Itmbs, but T You objected to him! am too modest to stand this! Why my mother. BOW, dare | don't you stop the wind! What do you int » with my family? T don't lact like a nigny for? Oh, thin will be terfere with sour family. I ordered |the death of me, and {t's all your fault! your sister out of my house beca I wanted to take a carl she ried to make troubl us| “Wretcht Brute! You Md it on pur- pose ARINE you _syagiing.aiyme. | Some Odd Marriage Customs, There is an ancient ceremony in con- nection with marriage in Corea that is jfast passing away, It 1s called "“Po- |fam.” A week or two before the wed- ding the parents of the bride consult @ fortune-teller to find what will be the [future of thelr daughter, Should they learn that she will become a widow | within twelve months they will Inveiglo @ boy into their house, a mock marriage ceremony will be performed, after which the boy will be strangled. The bride, thus becoming a widow, decelyes the spirits and will be married to her he- trothed husband with the assurance that he hag naught to fear, | Weddings ‘n Corea are pertormed in early ohil¢hood. The Ifustrated Len- {don News publishes a photograph of a bride and bridegroom aged -eleyen and | nine years pespeatively, the latter b |much smaller than the former, bridegroom is dressed tn the official co tume, The bride's {age 1s heavily cov d the face ts full! ered with powder and cosmetic. The e drawn with afow centre of each cheek, af the lips and belt {s well supplled with of the forehead ts touched with brilliant rouge. Lhe eyelids are glu wo that i cannot look upon her husband, 1ould a Corean girl die before mar- jriage hor If Aas Deon a faillire, sincg is well propor varlet exclamation pulu the has never been under the rule of & of eresion.” Were ake to be bur ‘ed in the family cemetery on the hill- fide er unral rit would cause trou. hle gmong ihe aneestors: sa hole ty dug In ore of tip great highways and ‘her remains are depusitod trerchi with out ceromony., t' is belleved that as (rayelless bass day by slay over tha rave they Will trample her unduly spirit Into subjection. A WALKING QUICK LUNCH, To enable its leisurely Inclined patrens to remuin seated and still inspect the For a Girl of Eight. {Dear Mme, Judice: As could I make two dresses for a i girl of eight years? I have three yards of the tnelored ble sample, 2 inches wide, and enough for two dresses’ of the sample. T do not like a_ gore Sho ix rather tall, with brown hair and oyer Mrs, way F te te This ts a very’ pretty the old rowe pink land ttle girl The plaited jacket a full blouse of white mu! is minde separate to allow taunt ‘he lace collar and turn-back ° of black velvet with two rows of black velvet buttons down the front of the facket and tap of tho sleeves laced to- gether with narrow black velvet ribbon, The blue stripe sample should be sim- ply mado, say @ blouse with gamp and full round skirt owing to fancy pattern in the materk An Easter Suit. Dear Mme.! Suitice: LEASE suggest some white material p tor an Easter suit for a little girl of four. I thought of white law: with Valenciennes Iace of embroider Which ts better? Mrs. W. Batiste ts a softer goods t af an lawn, and will make up daintily with Valen- clennes lace. However, embroidery {s better than lace for wear, for the best lace doeg not launder as well as em- broidery. For a Tall, Slim Figure. Dear Mme. Judice LEASE describe a pretty gown, I have fourteen yards of goods Ike! sample. Am very tall and thin. | twenty-one years old. ty accordion plaited? Would it be pret A. B. Your black silk mull will accordion plait nicely, but as you are so slender I would suggest shirring to add breadth | | and break the lines of the plait ium. A very pretty idea is plait the The Lesser Ev (From the Philadephia Lodger.) Mrs, Phamiey (in the sitting-room)— As long as Mary Is playing the plane. Henry, we may be assured she isn't | spooning with t Huggard. Mr Phamiey ( ears are Weary -WNll. if tho rule works the other way I wish you'd xo down and tell ‘em to 8! ahead Gnd spoon, ——— Splohdid Aaat (From the Chiengo Mrs. Stubb roauty rays some of th darfyl collects Mr. Stubb—H clude Chicago pr ____= AMUSEMENTS. ; MADISON SQ. GARDEN. RNUM & BAILEY BARNY Show on Earth 34 Hours of Continuous Thrilling Perform Maen lepresentation of GONGEDUS DELAI DURBAR. 100 Circus Acts by 900 Artists, ANCILOTT!, THE MODERN ARIEL, LOOPING THE GAP. Volo, the Wizard Volitant, paper Wheeling Downs rs With, Solo& Chico,the Marvellous Unicyclists beep Jadder in a cariying act. ations dally at M, Jp at Y i < SSWED, & 88 Wie | ON RICHARD | MUST \ Iaugh x CAN'T HELP IT THEA REN iT PRICES: &| NEW AMSTERDAM #3: TWO ORPHANS Wed, & Sat. Regujar Prices Evenings at 8 sharp. Mats with Mo! age Shen CI LE the 4 Hayes. Shean WALLACK'S "ust? 42! GEO, ADBIS Quaint Come VAUDEVILLE en. . Mats. Thur Sat,.2 Wiway & os sieas * an RUBLAT SON — ELLIOL) — HAMLET In Ak “TO-DAY THE La MAN GOTHAM, Ken AgSth st & 4d av. Burke Pros DEWEY. LADIES! MAT, Bast Lath st AMBRICAN—Hye. $30. Mar Woo, FLORENCE BINDLEY im A MIDNIGHT WARTIAGE, BELASCO\! t CROSMAN issue SWEET KITTY BELL AURS Tw TO-DAY, 2 Burlesques, Martell Painily Home-Dressmaking, _ By Mme. Judice. | How to Make Ower Gowns. FROCK FOR A LITTLE GIRL. DE entire material sloeves a the wal jfent you A now VoRUO Dut most nd De Eifate ni Box. office { At vaudaviile bill of ro wive T Sully & Co. ? Uiators: bogus tickets. Buy at box office & BR oy RAYAOND HIIGY OG cul! YANKEE CO LYRICA! “COUNTY CHAIRMAN cAsiNo SCANDIDA PRINC tucky Beties. | GR in Ww Brigadier Burlesquers &: swe lanha /KEITH’S MONDAY EVENING, ‘MARCH 28, 1904, SIGNED FOR F.C. G. for waist, skirt and then shirr a drop yoke on ta hiv yok Heit a} I feel conf 1 cuit of the = it is not onl roming to tall will like this, ATRE. Te way & 40th at, Tie Oba T Be tt Comed: HERALD 0, Be site dake eee tTHE GIRL | MONTH | FROM KAY'S, NEW SAC BERNARD, DALY'S, SiMe ike at tig SHE STOOP: J Tues, & Tiare cea oN QUER HUDSON 72 wate Wel, uae a a. CRITERION eS S48 nse "SOUVENIRS, it MERELY | MARY ANN, ris THEATRE, Tt wt. ae tats. Wee WM, GILLETTE NxUWk—Chas. Hawtr GARRICK ,2#Pa Katherine Kennedy ORT RS MUSBUM First Appearance on Any Steg! and HIS DOG, Mme. Myers, Bearded Lady; Slagalesé Silver Dancers, THEATRE—TWe Bia cog 10 s ORDWAY 8 SATO Pies, nentay Wiita “PIFF, PARF, SS AH AR i] Lackaye. PAIL. 20 SAY. POUF.”” APR. Ab LIONAIRE” ¥uns. Ree Mon Pity p Tan Week-—Engagenent_ it at PRINGESS. RER,GEA TET HILL THRA, Iex. Av, & 44 8 Commenca? v to of rth - THOMAS NO: ight—Dr, Jek: U & Mr. Hyde, HINES E HONEVM6 . Wed.@8ar i In DAVID H pvik Ey gar ARON is Wed. Sat, INTAN “STBEST SHOW Wy iWeRas ia c i i “phere 1s°a touch of vindictiveness In the! o G's and.O#. Foliage wan almost invariably repre- It remains now to be qeen whether there is any! skill of ~ E v U's and f e P AMUSEMENTS. Blittering “with tepphie hanes Ile he- bends upon her, -“'Perhay ie § 4 by the Iberal use of X's and 8's and doliar signs. In| this sort In New York, The Hvening World invites skilled ~ ~ Mann MANSFIELD seen, you-wouw preter to nelther dance! As ie gakes It HA saltee her ang ee ccade:dmaaubsass ah the Mahanine reade clotete wea’ GE truawritars:e SHOW WHAG Aney. chy saitn skis: ways Ie wil OAR Tis tte Rais Apa. HAE [Tocnighte'tvan the. Terrie. nor go into the gatdens with me, byt) Ae eish sickly amet ite the contestant's own choosing. print some of the vest examples of the new art that are sant | GHAE | Faro of Mr. Pippy, aaae FR, shaton Fe tations | Soe MONTAUK d the half-hour—anothér half-hour senses, Her brain reels, fn eg ‘There i-ntrength and action in the drawing of “A West-| in. So go ahead, Gotham typewriters, and shew Chioago| Nest Week—"THE MART §B7." "| SRA Ntpay. | while vite GOWNS | sin a aincaie fosnebena’ tutte ei ea X “thd | orness" by Frad Ls Bensley. ‘The cowboy, with a pistol in! that tx machines need more woul when' tt comea to making | METROPOLIS “aw Adis | Wrap GREAT NIE ci el weg | LVL GLAS Zr for. @ moment be. had aupposed ne] SP | \ cil, fatten hand te image wholly of exélamation points’ and plotures, ~~~ rep tmeermencmmen sR my RB ArH WEST AMD: GRAAL al oa 1A Y