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| = TWO FLAGS ¢ . By “Ouida” © : A Story of Lowe, War, Intrigue, Horse-Racing and Adventure. in Ike magic; rides them like the wind; has @.havwk's eye for open country; obeys like elockwork; what, more can you want?” @rworsts oy YRECEDING caPrERs. |" OMT soa tho Colonel of Bertie Cecil, s dashing, extra Chasseur. with a snarl. “He'd obey fiom whe: heves | sa vine ae without a word if you ordered him to r-do-weel whom | walk up. to a cannon’s mouth and be etth ake’ ot thins tn ; but he «ives you such Bitte fp enable. further “yo halp Berkeley, |a lanxuid. fine xentleman glance ea he it op for: $3.100, the ame of | liptena that one would: think he. comi- ‘e dead be arguia of Rock | manded the regiment. Nas (Octet conteating the eriess and | “Hut he's very popular. with . your , Bark men, too?” 6 3 ; ne di “Monsieur, the: worst_avality a’ eor- poral can have. : 7 The wenther-cock heart of the little ‘Friend of the Fina’ veered rounil, with her sex's common custom, to the sido that waa the weakest, i “Dieu de Dieu, M le Coionel cried. while ube ate M. le Colone’ ran with as little ceremony and, as much enjoyment as would be expected from & young plunderer accustomed to think a meal all the better spiced by | deine: stoten “by the rules of war'— “whatever else your handsome corporal ie. he fe an aristocrat. Ah! know the aristocrats—I dol Their touch le 20 xentle, and thelr mpeech Is 90 soft, and| {y Permission of Georgs Munre’s Sons.) ‘for me) CHAPTER IX. ime, Friday, Jaly The Foolkiller YOUR LOVE IS RETURNED BUT You ARE BASHFUL— PROPOSE AND You wiLt BE, ACCEPTED! ER-UM- ARE “You QUITE. SURE ? SUE LOVED ME! IT WAS WORTH THE #2 ALL, OW TO PROPOSE! ) pr) | T NEVER SUSPECTED A SWEETHEART, 1 HANE COME To CLAIM. You! eee c) By RW Talon NL | i RAND MRS. JARR wers going to s root garden. Mrs. Jarr had com- M Diained @he hadn't seen a thing this summer, #9 Mr, Jerr gare dye” hotice in good Ume, bought the tickets several days anead, cancelled an Important appointment and wis home early to dresa. Here follows what happened, and it ts worth relating because of course no 7 other married | in the land save Mrs. Jarre prepires for an evening's en- Mr. Jarra greeting upon his arcivel home. “Oh, T don’t see how I can go." sald Mra, Jarr plaintively. “We'll have to go," sald Mr. Jarr, “I've got the tickets,” ‘Thats jist lke you.’ said Mrs. Jarr. “You Always rush off and do things on impulsa Why mot get thé Uckete at the theairs? Then we would be sure We would use them.” ae oThey are sold out days ahead at thtr- ro: Mr. Jarr. Say, i : fo to acme other one They. are all-elike,’ mald Mrs, Jarr but you insisted on going to this particular ofe,” sald Mr. Jarr, T suppose if you should buy siekets for anything ’end 2 shonld dia meanwhile yor would g9 because you had bought the teksts? replied Mrs. Jace "Oh, come get ready and let us go. Let-us be in time to soe the start of is place for once," sald Mz. Jarr, ‘The girl wants to Ko out thie evening,” sald Mra’ Jarr, they drive you mad? She knew I wanted to go out-this e ‘80 you mre going to stay home and tet her go out? asked Mr,! Incr. ‘bad better give her tho Uckets then and let her take her best beau!’ he adiled, sarcastically “I suppose you ‘would. do that,"* | | Rarden and you know’ tt; sald opldn’t fd Mtr Jarr. “Put I'd tear then up first. 1 her ty understand that Use mistress has a right to an evening out once tn a whil ‘30 we'll go, ne paid Mr. Jarre briskly, “Hurry up!’ “I'm afrala to go," whimpered Mrs. Jerr, “Yow can’t trust servants now- adays Suppose she should xo out: and leave thé children alone in, the house and {t whould catch on fire? Oh, dear!” ‘Il folly her up and tip her to « half dollar, she's all right. I gaye her that hat wit! he always wanted ft That's all she was ‘ome on, then,” sald Mr. Jarr, suggested’ Mr. Sarr. the big red roses," sald Mrs. cting sulky abou: (Continusd.) “Cigarette !’’ E} whom she addressed, M, le Mas- quis de Chateauroy, laughed and * lecket =. they have no slang of the camp, and yet they are such devils to fight and eat steel. and die Jaumhing all 50 quiet and nonchalant. Gtve me the aristo- crate—the real thing. you know, Not the ginger-cakes just gilt, that are “What shall I wear," said Mrs. Jnrr, as If to herself. “I should haye a couple of Heht Ittle dresses for juat such occasions, but of course I haven't.” Here whe sighed. Finally sneied-tho way-to her room, where several drezses were taid out on the bed. “I'd wear the lace evening gown, but I know that would look rid} ashamed of being honest bread—Dut old blood ke Bel-eairepeus’ The Colonel's Jealousy. Tne Colonel laughed, but restiessiy; the lttle ingrate had efmed at a sore polnt ih him. He was of the First Eta- Bire nobility, and he was weak enough, cour & fteros, dauntiess, iron-nerved seldier, to be discontented with the great iia Srcsieenanatees tte ° y, and, scarce interior in genlus to Gimssena, because impatient of the minor one thet, before strapping on . to have bis first taste of War under Custine, the Marshal had been but a postilion at the posting inn {n the heart of the Nivernals, “Ah, my brunetta!’’ he answered with @ rough laugh. “hee you taken my Pepular gorporal fi should ave your old friewds warning first, or he may chance to get an ugiy wolt on a sabre” “Ab, ia it thee, my pretty brunette? Wake what thou wantest out of the ice “The bes: vintage?” asked Cigarette, i ie Hy i j HE The Amie du Drapeau toesed off her aixth glass of Bhe felt for the frat time in her life & flush of hot lood on her brown clear well as ahé was to such jeats Buch Jovers as these, i i F o toweed her head. i; “1 Won't Ike bad clarets after ood! T've Jnat been with. your corporal, “Bel- - Pairpe: you are no beauty after him, M. Ie Colonel.” “1 Wish He Were Shot !” ‘Ciateauroy's {ace darkened: ! Bacredleu! I wieh my corporal wore shot! One can never hear the last of him." Ciwarette darted a quick glance at) Wos,ol oe & a him. :70h ho, jealous, mon brave!"'| himself with the —self- thought her ouick wits. “And why, I Ty ae te iar dtronld “ou oe atlonoted "You haven't a finer soldier in your| e¥ eas Chasseurs.:- men -cher;-don't--wiah ia | '?..BOPK for her ueernces, at imiot. ror the 0d of the service,” sald | thought, with her jens. nay the Viscount de Chanrelion, who had) cate mavety. “Ome thing! Your Sate now a command of hia own in the Light | mrsiea? aves Cavalry of Algiers. “Pardieu! if Thad], “ih? He shall have an ounce, —to.chossewhether—Ibe backed by | ead before he ts g “Boba-taire pour,’ or by alx other men cite, wiih a ‘sanaclous shake of her we in the skirmish, "¢ choose him and jitathey olow beers tisk the odds."" A, figuplou, or a Saveur worth any- ~Chateruroy—tossed—off-—-his burgundy + think mmr ver rs Ga with a contemptuous impatience. q ‘ong teeth bit savagely through “Dlabletthat ie -thebebdble. one ala. sf he pola have given much Ways! hears about this fellow—an if he) o? Ynsuboraination or laxity of duty tn was a second Roland, or a revivitied| § soldier who, levitated and, fess Bayard! I see nothing particular in Duthwhie oberedihin tropuel ty.) him, except that he's too fine a gen-| cat We nie we mom Prilliant “Are teman for the ranks, ra of “Nye won't only demoralize the army, laughed Cigarette, ‘Ho | pursued ,Ciearetie: with viveciout elo; made me a bow this morning ike a| hel ithe Bretets clone. the "Bu- court chamberlain, and hia beard is l!ke cheauer, begear corded silk, and he has auch woman's| tents, Zi d'waters and rob yout Bands, mon Dieu! "Rather!" laughed - Claude--de--Chan— ‘ Fellon,..8 magnificent a soldier a rary b ‘ao? As ever crossed swords. "I said he | *¥orda, “what docs he do?" would eat fire the very minute he played peck tieok iene ea = PES that queer game of dice with me years Ago, I wish I had him inatead of you,| 1 Corporal Chateauroy; like lightning in a charge;s}and His ‘ Sin.” and yet the very man for a dangerot Why, he never thieves the bit-ot secret sérvice that: wants the Arabs! If the fashi come in, adisu vottness of & panther, We all let our! Our, occupation, Court-martial him, } tongues go !too much, but he says so} Sone ie where she had lett him Sword thery,-a word there stones of the rumed Moud ith 4 t hanseur whom they nick: Watited—no more; and he's! Bol-actairespeur, in a. dcuble roast own to fight.” cause of his woman's face, a: THE Marquis heard the praise of hin| Leroux termed ier and. Caneaae tog ate Wav evident the private was no favorite | Nort” f ight arm resting on nis knee, ai with him, spurred heel thrust into the hanan nM “The fellow rides well enough,” he | 3% shinti down unhceded in Its fercy aaid, with an affectation of carelésine buroing glare era thre eagiaae, masees ean What I peo-e toe end of his | his Sera bola neste Tiwi gee bed Though aa a man 25 ethane pele Mpe Claude rolled An. the Reranch acevieh, ne: oe | : i alone there ‘in the shadow. of' the ects Oh, hal cried Chanrelion, wiping | imn, thoughttul, motioniees, fort Soe Rhbenlsh off his tawny mustaches— dence fa Jett hand Galign, ‘he-ghould lave doen a captain by thie} Lo Cytron MX hed. Mosbleu! he tn a aplendia ea-| {ine in the obtener Oe Teele onal “kills 8 many men to his own| , “On th b Wth ult, at Royallleu, sud. das f dould rnyoelg, when it comes | Gens, t Ment’ Hor Dena, Viecourt to ® hand-to-hand Aght; breaks horses ‘PO Be Continued.) ny 5 Qut of the Mouths of Babes. EACHER~—Now, Harold, can;you tell me what water ta? ‘Y(Bmmelt Harold~Yea, ma'am. It’x mud with the diri taken out, Aittle Bobby with paper)—Wwhat's an autocrat, Margie? Uittle Margio—An autocrat Js a” person who—who—owns an Autocar, 4 ea, ytd your mother ever give you anything when you are real Simmie—No; put you: bet she Bives it to me good and proper when I ain't. Frederick was about four years old. His. parents occupled the third Noor of a four-atory fat houre. If anyone would ask him where he Ilved te would say: "The Mirat Noor down from the sky," | | Frien@ (teayingly)—Oh, your cat hasn't such nice long whiskers a2 my cat hes, Jous at @ roof garden," she remarked, “and that little black-and-white dr hever did hang right In the skirt. Do you think I should wear my necklace “Of course,” sald Mr. Jarr, i “No, I won't. I'd look ridiculous at a roof garden wearing so much Jewelry,” anid Mrs, Jarr, “but, of course, you wouldn't care."’ Mr.—Farr-ii-not-repiy, but hurried inte—irie clothes, “Yeu have to hook my waist,” raid Mrs. Jarr, Mr. Jarr came over to de this and got along nicely unt!! he struck the belt. “Draw in your breath,’ he sald. "Darn these hopks and yea!’ “Why, it's too loose for me! Always waa! And It's stretched by wearing It so often!" excklmed Mira, Jarr. “Maybe it's tight now because you're getting stout!’ sald Mr.-darr, pulling = and tugging till he imagined his fingernatis-were being pulled out. “Nonsense, gald Mrs. Jarr, and then, by some happy chance the hook and yielded to Mr, Sir, “Put this veil in your pocket,” {4 Mrs. Jarr. “T wonder {t T should wear my long kids or my alk gloves. It'x too hot for kid gloves, but silk onec look tacky.” She compromised by putting on the silk gloves and putting the kid ones in Mr. Jarr's pockets. Then she had a long conference with the girl, end woko up the children to make suro they were asleep, whereat they both began to whimper and demanded to go nlonz. Half way to the street car Mrx. Jarr wanted to know if Mr, Jarr had the tickets, They wero in his other clothes, and he returned for them. They ar rived at the roof garden half an “hour dite, and Mra, Jarr became engrossingly interested in a row of false curls on a Indy In front of them, ‘There was @ . x attire and appearance of most of the Indies in the audience, ahe declared jshe thrives on neglect. alone awhile (f I were you, and not be| Vise me how to get an Introduction. so quick to reedond to her invitations G. 8. THE FUSSY GIRL. RE you the girl who primps and primps, and who in consequence {s always behind-hand? make your escort wait and tax his patience to the here, deb on just a little His Letters Too Loving. Sbouy quite) naturally Umit while you fix a curt more powder there, readjust your belt several times, try your hat on at four different angles, and, oh! a lot of other little unnecessary things that gets you all In a fever of fusainess that puckers your pretty face into an anxioun tangle and spoils half the pleasure of going out for both of you? ; And are you the young man who waits patiently or URING my vacation I spent a few |fome Way to make your acquaintance. weeks In the country, ard while| doubt, lead a very unhappy life, Joal. there became acquainted with ajOusy is a poison that creates only young man whom I liked very much. | Misery. ai He was always with me, taking me to! Impossible To Tell. places of amusement, &c., and showing : ne Speedy bef ores eat eah sna | | AM elatiteen and deeply tn love with en to correspond with him. which I did. J 2 XOUns man oF one Lately his letters have grown very lov-.| cation’ When I recelved his letters Satan i mine tae dat I do not! vicn attention to her as he does to want him to thin metther—doF—-want—him—to—write auch Would you advive me to tng his letters or tell Rest aaa lent | but I ¢hink he has asked some with Y one who 1 Hently? ‘ eae achiets mine lene om promptness? While you are wilting, exppoee you think over Whether You love this: girt well entough= to be kept. waiting all. your life—awhile she primpa? If she does not cultivate promptness for your sake now—well, If your bump of patience {a abnorn.al and you cannot live without her, that's different. Besides, somebody must be tortured, and 1¢ might as well —Asten;-pretty-maiden-You_are twice—oh, several times—as charming {f you take time to dress carly. Besides, it is only common courtesy to your escort. Deliver us all from the fussy girl! A Capricious Girl; AZ a young man twenty years of 2ge, and am deeply in love with a I have been going with this girl over a year, and she al- ways told me she loved me. @ few days ago a letter from that girl requesting me not to call on her in the future, I did stay away for about two letters to me, _Says wheh I saa called up on phone and asked to come down some ~ T-went down and ehe asked me to forgive her for. what sho wrote T thougtt 4 over and forgevo Now, sometimes she acts coolly toward me. I would like to know if #he stilt loves me, aa I have asked her to keep company with me, and she has re- ANXIOUS GEORGE. I think the young 1 think yor etating your views as e Are Introdactions Necessary. girl of eighteen. AM a girl of eighteen. There ts a|° . It tt te the other girl—-, young fellow whom I admire very We both attend the same My chum knows him. [ang a happy, gitii heart, and as she 19 of a “An Experienced Hand, ARE YOU SURE You CAN HANOE! RIBBONS, MR.KAASH 7) You CERTAINLY HANOLED FULLY, M1R.KAASH | ee Sami ence when he had npthing—but-two ten-gallon ca: = i> | ante of them to-day at $1.39!" she whispered loudly. And after enjoying herself thoroughly with the show and) criticising \the I would leave her); she will not introduce me. Please ad- T_ would not worry about an-introd: tion, At school acquaintances come «i formalities a with. If th young man admires you he will find S Your chum ts a queer girl, and will 3 | ear Hetty: & young man of twenty-one. He jxeveral times, Of course, my. girt | friend %— there, too, and he pays ae In love him, and me. He has taken mo to neveral places Tor mnvasenrent“Treretx-to~be-n- dance shortly, I would Ike very muoh to go, one elao, ROTHY. you. thin “Let me] | —write—him | know as you have to me, It fs hard to answer your question until I know whether he invited you r some other girl to go to the dance lous character! ways hape. Cheer up and wait. cpio HERE are practical problems in all trades, so lt Ts sate bo say that Ho ~~ l ona is an adept at Nis business unless be has picked up a few wrinkles which pertal\to his calling. Honest John saya that what he “don’t THE RIBB8ONS mMosT GRACE TWo ‘YARDS, know about milk is scarcely worth mentioning,” but he waa neacly flabbarwasted full of nalk, and two customers with @ five and a four quart measure wanted .two cuaxts put into each measure. Tt is a juggling trick, pure and simple, devold of trick or device, but it calls for much cleverness to get two exact quarts of miik into those measures en ploying ne receptacles of any kind except the two measures and the two cans, You can try the problem with the fuliest sswirance tazt 't {s a leg!tima proposition and not @ allly cateh “HINTS FOR THE HOME ‘ six yolks and beat In one teaspoon of Gingerbread. | vanilla and one-half teagpoon of almond ()"ssrate cup butter, one-half v" extract, gradvally folding In the flour, cup suxir, one-half cup molasses. | Bike trom thiriyefive to forty, intnutes one-half cup sour milk or cold n a pan with chimney fp » slow oven. water, one and one-half cups flour, two exes, not beaten; one tablespoon ginger, New Jam. one teaspoon soda, The secret of hay- : ing It Neht and tender In in beating thé T WO quirts o t rles,_pne soda and molamses together thoroughly Quart of pineapple, sugar pouns and in not beating the exes Adé mo- for pound, Shred the pineapple es and woda before the four, j with a fork; place in preserving kettle re] Join a aymnastum, ang don't smoke.| brushing the hair, -siving the old-fash- Hat simple food and drink plenty of] loned hundred sttokes every night and Health and Beauty. |For Enlarged Pores, PNPEVIEVE L. Here is, the lotion for en- Jarged pores. The thoroughly blended by atirring or beat- aah off in the morning with warm water and a pure ing. Aply at it T were you. The: Use of Bonax. M. W.—Yes, benzoln, a few drops in a basin of water, agrees very many. peaple. Some Chamois Skin. the chamols should be used wot. Pests—away got a corrosive #ublimate from for the purpea, Bad Complexion. D, E.-Boys of your age usually poor complexiona, there ‘is no nece! More out of door exercise, if posible, Sure mamamaelavly | ener warm water | And ® bland, soap, the druggiic tho'roughly and clear water. Sall- dye will make your hair blue- Slack unless tt Is naturally ¥, Dut! Along the suggested Minos If you really | cream of lousy and ahiny by to got rid of the blemishes, Ity for It. Get Preserved Pears. with strawberries and boll twenty min- utes. Heat the sugar in the oven anit B Margaret Hubbard Ayer ARE tho frult with a silver knife) wien almost hot enough to melt add to y and drop into a bowl of cold water! rite and boll ten minites longer. Put to preserve the color, When ee eee eee eases Som are pared, put into a pan of clear, cald water, ahd boll “until almost tender | Qragker Pudding, " e i y Mako a syrup of the water In which the ans Hei fer Barat prays CHUL) CAE Pat eS Oe erates carer nt CU AVES Pp cracker crumbs, one pint of sugar to each half pint of water, | milk, yolks of two eags deaten Phosphate of Soda. Drop the pbars into the ayrup and cook with milk. oné tablespoon ‘sugarN [ A. Kod think vou are allud-| them slowly until they can be pierced | one teaspoon lemon extract, three table. >.) worry about the with a silver fork. Put the frutt in| spoonfuls cocoanut: bake ten minutes, Ing to phowphate of soda, one} tot sara and cover with tho Dolling | POON Coke te et oma teaepoonful in a glass of hot|ayrup. Seal tently, . beat In one cup sugar, one teaspoon mi - 0 h ‘people, however, find it even more dry+| water, | Sponge Cake, w ec A ana IRE ry ing than the alkaline water. Try a little) Fragkleag, | 7 IFT one level weary aetetactalin cenent +a piece about the size of @ bean V. N.—Of course there {x a eimpler four limes un newspaper and set) Woaftlag an x i 1 mothod of dealing with freckles, | ‘Aside. Sift one and one-fourth cups Y D : ; i : Wants Blue-Black Hair, h pimples, &c., and (..c 18 not to| of granulated sugar four times and rot! (\NE quart sour of butter milk, Ww ¥ i “hom In the frat place and not to| aside, Partly beat the whites of six| om. one quart flour, one teaapeon. ee. ATMIG make, your. hair Dive: | bother : 4 salt, one tedspoon' sugar one table- 4 bother about them afterward, I am] eggs and add one-half teaspoon of id ‘mab Will have to make an effort tartar and deat atiff, grad-| spoon butter. Hake in hot and salt ually beating in the sugar, Cream the! gcoased waitle tn, a ate