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MADELINE'S SELFISHNESS By MARAVCNE KENNEDY Coptright, took, by Q. T. "VUhntaHOet Her Indolent grace irritated Harding, Even her andaetons loveliness found 00 favor in bis eyes today. Her big, gray eyes looked out from under the sweeping lashes mockingly. "Your means that I am going to be scolded shortly Don't.

I may mistake your Interest' and think you're in love with me, With all your wisdom and recondite philosophy you're only thirty one, you know." Harding reddened uncomfortably. "It you only would fall in love with me!" she wheedled. "Think bow it would develop your character to put the tender emotion underfoot! And how instructive to me to see your convolutions, to know that not even love could make you condone my indolence and selfishness!" "And your conceit," he added caustically. "I'm thinking of my own affairs, not yours, unfortunately." A sudden weariness smote his eyes. "Madeline, I shall have to make an assignment and go out of business.

Rob's failure has involved me deeply. Could I pay Mercer I could pull through, but I can't raise even $1,000 with the other claims against the stock. Money Is very close now. I shall have to go to the city and take a position for awhile unless" "When do you assign?" she interrupted calmly. "Next week.

I'll give myself every hour's grace I can. Something may happen, but ifs a forlorn hope." "Then we shall lose you and your vast store of knowledge, and I shall be free from your rebuking tongue. But I'm truly sorry, Duncan, that you "WHBRB ABB TOUR RINGS. MADELINE Hit CKIKD BH1RH.Y. are In trouble.

I really wouldn't have embraced my gain at your loss pre meditatively." She held out her jeweled fingers and laughed joyously. The piled up gems that flashed under Harding's tired eyes were no more heartless than their beautiful owner, he thought savagely. Selfish as he had always believed her, he was yet stunned by her indifference. He had been George Rives' closest friend and had promised him on his deathbed six years before to keep a watchful eye over his mother, a gracious, delicate woman of fifty, and his sister Madeline, a willful beauty of sixteen. Because she loved diamonds Madeline had promptly put one half of her patrimony on coming of age into numerous rings to adorn her slender, tapering, pink nailed fingers.

The other half was tied up so she could not handle it or she would have weighted her toes with them, too, Harding declared in disgust when he saw her investment. The Riveses were comfort ably fixed, but it was only by careful financiering and good management that mother and daughter could live in the comparative luxury they Mrs. Rives spoiled Madeline as only a doting mother can, but then every one, save Harding, took a hand at spoiling Madeline. She was so very lovely and so irresistibly sweet despite the selfishness Harding so greatly deplored. Harding was hurt.

He ignored the jeweled fingers and strode angrily to ward her mother, who was approaching from the other end of the wide. comfortable veranda. Madeline's smile was enigmatical as she gazed at the big, broad shouldered figure towering above her mother and openly disdainful at his whispered command on leaving. "Don't tell your mother. She's un Bclfisli enough to care." Mrs.

Rives looked at Madeline disapprovingly as Harding tramped angrily down the long walk. "Why will you persist in quarreling with Duncan?" she rebuked gently. "No brother could be kinder." "I dont like paragons," said Madeline shortly. "It does him good to be disagreed with once In awhile and to lose his temper. He should be grateful to me, and" "He's not," concluded her mother impressively.

She shook her head sadly. She had hoped things would be differ ent between Duncan and Madeline. day after day passed and Duncan did not come she was truly angry Kith her willful daughter. But the girl had never seemed mo happy. She was like a blithesome song bird with her.

bubbling, spirits, and gayety. when. af tern 'a week's absence, Duncan appear, she greeted even 'him with a smile of alluring sweetness. "You think I'm going away, be said bitterly as Mrs. Rives left them 'together.

"You're rejoicing toe fson. Some one has loaned me 51.000. Who it is the Ixwtl. only knows. It came three days ago.

ten IOO bills, with a typifwrftfeh note: saying: this load from a friend. Yon can repay it with legal Interest when you feel amply aWe to do mo. I will disclose myself then; I cannot do so And you have no Idea she asked wonderingly. "Perhaps It was Mercer himself. He may want to repay; good for the evil he has done' you.

Even wicked folks are penitent sometimes." "But selfish ones are never generous," he retorted. "You you were glad of my You thought it would rid you of me and my preachments. Don't you know, Madeline, I reproach you only for your own good?" "If I were as selfish as you think me," she said seriously, 'for my own good' might prove efficacious. It's hard to be unselfish when folks perpetually insist upon holding the thought my own good. If it were only for some one else's good I might." The tenderness hi her voice disarmed him.

"I wish we could be good friends," he said gently and took her slender hands In his. Something strange In their touch made htm unclasp his He stared dumbly for a moment, then 1 are your rings, Madeline? he cried sharply. "I I'm tired of wearing them," she faltered. "Mr. Ross said my hands were too beautiful to need adornment." And she laughed gayly.

Harding gazed intently at the flushed face. "Where are your rings?" he commanded roughly. The uncertainty made him cruel. "Tell me." "Is that your affair?" she asked imperiously. "Yes," he said tensely, "it Is.

If you have sold them for me it means Heaven, Madeline darling, don't you know how I love you?" "You love me!" she cried in a voice Duncan had neVer heard before. "Me? Oh, Duncan! Then then why have you always been so so fault finding?" "Because I did love you," he whispered remorsefully. "I wanted to punish you for not loving me." "Then then that's why I was always so cross with you too," she cried, with sudden understanding. He gathered her in his arms. "It was our selfishness," he said humbly.

not mine alone, this time. Duncan, you truly do love me!" Rapturously he kissed the pretty fingers. "My unselfish darling," he murmured. "But it was selfishness," she cried hun iedly. "I didn't want you to go." "I don't mind that sort of selfishness, my precious." he suid.

Mother Elephant and Her Baby. A remarkably Intelligent elephant working a few years ago on a new bridge in Ceylon had a young one to which she was devoted. It died, and she became Inconsolable. Formerly the gentlest of creatures, she grew irritable and even dangerous. One morning she broke the chain which confined her and escaped into the forest.

One night about ten days after her escape the officer who had been in charge of her went out to lie in wait for bears at a pond in a Jungle at some distance. As he and his native attendant were returning early In the morning the native silently nudged him, and they saw in the dim gray light an elephant with her calf making their way toward the camp. They both sprang behind trees, and when the elephants had passed the native insisted that the older one was their old friend the Incon solable mother. When they reached the camp" they found that the truant had returned and had gone from one person to another, touching each with her trunk, as if exhibiting her" adopted child, which she had evidently begged, borrowed or. stolen in her absence.

Her good temper and usual docility returned at once, and her owner blessed the good fortune which had enabled her to procure a baby elephant. Tipped 111 niaelf to Boat. They were talking of catboats, when the host said: "Until I began the thing myself I never knew how many men who affect to despise small economies get up early or stay out late to get shaved in the 10 cent barber shops. They never go near them in the middle of the day, because they are afraid of having the fact known. I have met acquaintances in Second avenue.

Third avenue, Eighth and Ninth avenues and all the way from Harlem to Grand street who patronize these cheap barbers, sometimes one shop and sometimes another. The majority of these places are clean. They are open from 7 in the morning until 10 at night, and ho tips seem to be expected. I have been to the same shop a dozen times, and, although I never gave a tip, I always was well treated. For 20 or 25 1 cents you can get as mucli work acme as would cost 40 or 50 cents In a first class shop, exclusive of the tip.

Of course a fellow feels foolish to be seen coming out of one, but he must take that risk." "Why did you Interrupt a talk about your new catboat to tell me that?" asked his friend. "Because," was the reply, "it is the way I saved money to buy the boat." New York Press. i MONDAY; JULY 11. 1904. Now Open.

DEATHS GUNKEL In this city, on the 9th inst Frederick son of Alfred and Cid ney M. Gunkel, aged 1 year, 3 months and 8 days. Funeral from the residence of the parents. 653 North Eleventh street, on Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. Interment private in Charles cemetery.

HODAPP In this city, on the 5th Catharine H. wife of John F. Ho dapp, aged 50 years, 7 months and 5 days. Funeral on Monday morning at 8.15 o'clock from 303 Schuylkill avenue. High requiem mass at Paul Catholic church at 9 o'clock.

Interment in Catholic cemetery. SHALTER In this city, on the tth Lydia, widow of Reuben' Shalter, aged 77 8 months and 21 days. Funeral from: the residence of her son, Deeter Shalter. 502 North Eleventh street. Short services on Monday morn ng at 8.30 o'clock.

Services at Shatter's church at 10.30 am. Interment private at Shalter's church. REINBJRT In this city, on the 8tH inst James son of John H. and Cora V. Reinert, aged 1 year, 3 months and 2 days.

Funeral from 242 Chestnut street. West Reading, on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Services at Bethel Lutheran church. Interment at Rain's church. TEBSHONICK In this city, on the 6th Fritz Tershonick, aged 69 years, 3 months and 1 day.

Funeral from 1564 Cotton street on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Aulenbach cemeteryi FOR SALE. FOR SALE. Residence, 1210 Peilklomen avenue. Houses on North 3th street, between Spring ud Marion street.

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Possession April 1 1904. Easy terms. Apply to Daniel Merkel. Ex'or. Frank S.

Llvingood, Atfy, No. IX North 9th street. WANTED. HUSTLING AGENTS WANTED, $3 to $10 per day. Call at Rote's hotel, 1 South Sixth St.

July 11 and 12; one to eight m. WOLVERINE SUPPLY CO. WANTED SEVERAL INDUSTRIOUS PER sons in each state to travel for house established eleven years and with a large capital, to call upon merchants and agents 'or successful and profitable line. Perrnanent engagement. Weekly cash salary of 924 and all traveling expenses and hotel bills advanced in cash each week.

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Hotel well kept; delightful for families for the entire season. STRATH HAVFV INN. bwartnmore, Pa. Apply for terms. THE LEIGH TON.

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A. STEVENS. Lake Placid, N. T. ATLANTIC CITY THE WALDORF, New York Ave.

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PROPOSALS Reading, July 7th, 1904. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. By order of the Board of Public Works pealed proposals will be received at the ofHce of the City Clerk until 3 p. m. Thursday, July 34th, 1904, for the paving of Vine street between Washington and Walnut streets with" vitrified brick.

Each bid must be accompanied by'a proposal bond or certified check in the sum of two hundred (200) dollars, and the successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract bond in the sum of six hundred (600) dollars. Blank forms of proposals and bonds can be obtained and specifications seent at the office of the City Engineer. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. All proposals must be addressed to the "Board of Public Works, care of Charles C. Weltmer, City Clerk." ELMER H.

BEARD, City Engineer. PROFESSIONAL. DR. W. F.

MARKS, 48 North th street. Office? hours 7 to ana is to and Sur gical Diseases of Women; 6 to 8. Media Electricity, Rays, Static. Galvanic and Fa ratic Curents. SUNDAYS BY APPOINTMENT DR.

THOS. A. STRASSER tl H. IN IN STKKET. EYE, EAR.

NOSE, THROAT AND NERVOUS DISEASES A SPECIALTY Refraction of the Ev nni a Glasses. Spectacles and Eye Glasses furnished at low cash nrloes fmm $2 up. THE PLACE TO PURCHASE PIAIfOS. We have NINE different makes tri whj trom, at prices ranging from f.150 to 750. EVERT INSTRUMENT GUARANTEED.

15 terms It desired. Store open evenings. MANEOOLD a BR1TZ. P41 Pman Strmot Dealer. In Everything frluslca LEWIS CRATER.

S04 South Sixth Street. Will open. 'post ana close bmks. audit and examine accounts: keep tKok to. parties not.