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By FREDERIC S. ISHAM, Author of "The Strollers," "Un­

der the Rose." "The Lady of the Mount." Eta.

Copyright. 1900. by. the Bobba-MerrlU Company.

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"One who seeks to apply to the crim­inal the methods of psychology, psy­chiatry and anthropology," be answer­ed, with jesting impressiveness.

"When one is only a sort of country cousin," the girl waved a small, dain­tily gloved hand to the little group of

-friends who now approached and Joined them. "Captain Forsythe is trying to persuade me it is a legiti­mate part of our slumming plan to take in murder trials, uncle," she said Jfghtly, addressing'the foremost of the newcomers, "just because it's a fad of his. Speaking of this acquaintance or friend of yours, Mr. Steele—you are something of a criminologist, too, are you not, Captain Forsythe?"

"Well, every man should have a bobby," returned that individual, "and, although I don't aspire to the long name you call me, I confess to a slight amateur interest."

"Slight!" she repeated. "Would you believe it, aunt"—to a portly lady among those who had approached— "he never misses a murder trial? I believe he likes to watch the poor fel­lows fighting for their lives, to study their faces, their expressions when they're being sentenced perhaps to one of those horrible convict ships!"

"Don't speak of them, my dear Joce-lyn!" returned that worthy person, with a shudder. "When I think of the Lord Nelson and that awful night"—

"You were three days in an open boat before being sighted and picked up, I believe, Lady Wray?" observed Captain Forsythe.

"Every one behavea splendidly," in­terposed Sir Charles. "You," gazing contemplatively at the girl, "were but a child then, Jocelyn."

She did not answer. The beautiful face had abruptly changed. All laugh­ter had gone from the clear blue eyes.

"She is thinking of the convict who saved her," observed Sir Charles in an explanatory tone to Captain Forsythe.

"And the amazing part of it Is the fellow looked like a brute, had the low, ignorant face of an ex-bruiser."

"You must not speak of him that way!" The girl's hands were clasped; the slender, shapely figure was very straight. Her beautiful blue eyes, full of varying lights, flashed, then became dimmed. A suspicion of mist blurred the long, sweeping lashes. "He had a big, noble spark in his soul, and I think of him many, many times," she re­peated, the sweet, gay lips trembling sensitively. "Brave fellow! Brave fellow!"

"Pity he should have been drowned, though," Captain Forsythe went on. "He would, I am sure, have made a most interesting study in contrasts."

Here Bonsdale lifted his hat. "May happen back this way," he observed. "That is," looking at Jocelyn Wray, "if you don't object."

"I? Not at all. Of course it would bore you—a trial! You are so easily bored. Is It the club?"

"No, another engagement. Thank you so much for permission to return for you. Very kind. Hope you will find it amusing. Good morning!" And Lord Bonsdale vanished down the nar­row way.

The others of the party entered the courtroom and were shown to the seats that Captain Forsythe had taken par­ticular pains to reserve for them.

"That's John Steele cross examining now," Captain Forsythe whispered to the girl. And the witness—that's Dandy Joe, as he's called, one of the police spies, cheap race track man and so on, in the box. He came to the front in a murder trial quite celebrat­ed in its day and one I always bad my own little theory about. Not that it matters now," he added, with a sigh.

But the girl was listening to another voice, a clear voice, a quiet voice, a voice capable of the strongest varying accents. She looked at the speaker. He held, himself with the assurance of one certain of his ground. His shoulders were straight and broad. He stood like an athlete, and when he moved it was Impossible to be uncon­scious of a certain physical grace that came from well trained muscles. He

carried his head high, as If from a hafoit of thought of looking up, not down, when he turned from the pages of the heavy tomes In his study. His face conveyed an impression of intel­ligence and intensity. His eyes, dark auk deep, searched fully those they lasted on. .He had reached a point in his cross

examination where he had almost thoroughly discredited this witness

; for the prosecution when, turning to­ward a table to take up a paper, his glance, casually lifting, rested on the distinguished party in the rear of the room, or, rather, it rested on one of them. Aigainst the dark background the girl's golden hair was well calcu­lated to catch the wandering gaze. The flowers in her hat, the great bunch of violets in her dress added insistent alluring bits of color in the dim spot where she sat* Erect as a lily stem', the looked oddly out of place Nin that Istrge, somber room. There, where the harsli requiem of bruised and broken

waftea imtuer uy mistake. The man continued to regard her. Suddenly he started, and his eyes' almost eagerly searched the lovely, proud face.

His back wqp turned to the judge, who istirred nervously, but waited a fraction of a second before he spoke.

"If the cross examination is finish­ed"— he began.

John Steele wheeled; his face chang­ed; a smile of singular charm accom­panied his answer.

"Your" lordship will pardon me; the human mind has its aberrations. At the moment, by a curious psycholog­ical turn, a feature of another prob­lem seized me. It was like playing two games of chess at once. Per* haps your honor has experienced the f sensation." \

His lordship beamed. "Quite so,4' he observed unctuously.

The business of the morning ran on, and John Steele at length concluded his cross examination, "I think, your lordship, the question of the reliabil­ity of this man as a witness in this or—any other case—fully established."

"Any other case?" said his lord­ship. "We are not trying any other case."

"Witness may go," said his lordship brusquely.

Dandy .Joe, a good degl damaged in the world's estimation, stepped down. His erstwhile well curled mustache of brick dust hue seemed to droop as he slunk put of the box. He, appeared subdued, almost frightened, quite un­like the jaunty little cockney that had stepped so blithely forth to give his testimony.

The witnesses all heard, John Steele, for the defense, spoke briefly, but his words were well chosen, his sentences of classic purity. As the girl listened It seemed to her not strange that Cap­tain Forsythe, as well as others per­haps, should be drawn hither on oc­casions when this man appeared. Straight, direct logic characterized the speech from beginning to end. Only once did a suggestion of sentiment-curt pity for that gin besotted thing, the prisoner—obtrude itself; then it passed so quickly his lordship forgot to intervene, and the effect remained, a flash, illuminating, Rembrandt-like.

Time slipped by. The judge looked at his watch, bethought him of a big silver dish filled with amber hued sper clalty of the Ship and Turtle and ad­journed court. His address interrupt­ed by the exigencies of the moment, John Steele began mechanically to gather up his books. He absently sep­arated them again. At the same time Sir Charles and his party walked to­ward the bench. They were met by his lordship and cordially greeted.

"A privilege, Sir Charles, to meet one we have heard of so often in the antipodes."

"Thank you. His lordship. Judge Beeson, m'dear, whose decisions"—

"Allow me to congratulate you, sir!" The enthusiastic voice was that of Captain Forsythe, addressing John Steele. "Your cross examination was masterly. Had you been in a certain other case years ago when the evi­dence of that very person on the stand today in the main convicted a man of murder I fancy the result then would have been different."

John Steele seemed not to hear. His eyes were turned toward the beautiful girl. She was standing quite close to him now. He could detect the fra­grance of the violets she wore, a fresh sweet smell so welcome in that close, musty atmosphere.

"My niece, your lordship, Miss Wray."

Steele saw her bow and heard her

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Bpeak to that august court, personage. Then as the latter, after further brief talk, hurried away—

"Sir Charles, let me present to you Mr. Steele," said Captain Forsythe. "Lady Wray"-

"Happy to know you, sir," said the governor heartily.

"Miss Jocelyn Wray," added the mil­itary man, "who," with a laugh, "expe­rienced some doubts about a visit of

Mhis kind being conducive to pleas­ure!"

John Steele took the small' gloved hand she gave him. Her eyes were very bright.

"I enjoyed—I don't mean that—I am so glad I came," said the girl—"and heard you!" she added.i

He thanked her in a low tone, look­ing at her hand as he dropped it. "You—you are making England your home?" His voice-was singularly hes­itating.

"Yes." She looked at him a little surprised. "At least for the present! But how"— she broke off. *'1 suppose, though, you could tell my accent. I've lived nearly all my life in Australia, and"—

Sir Charles, interrupting, reminded them of an appointment The party turned. A slender figure inclined itself •ery slightly toward John Steele. A Toice wished him good morning. The man stood with his hands on his books. It did not occur to him to ac­company her to the door. Suddenly he looked over his shoulder. At the threshold she, too, had turned her head. An instant their glances met. The next she was gone.

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CHAPTER V. AT THE OPERA.

HEN John Steele left the court toward the end of the day he held his head as a man who thinks deeply.

From the do6r he directed his steps toward Charing Cross, but only to wheel abruptly and retrace his way. He was not an absentminded man, yet be had been striding unconsciously, not toward Ills customary destination at that hour, the several Chambers at once his office and his home. For a moment the strong face of the relaxed as if. Jin amusement at his own remissness.̂ . Gradually, however, it once more resumed its expression of lives unceasingly sounded, she seemed

like some presence typical of spring, I taking thoughtfulness.

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Turning uuu a uafcrow way ndt far from ttje embankment, be Mopped be­fore the door of a solid looking brick building, let himself in : and made his way upstairs. On the third floor he applied another and smaller key to another lock sind from a hail entered a large apartment, noteworthy for its handsome array of books that reached from floor to ceiling wherever there was shelf space. Passing through this apartment, John Steele stepped into that adjoining, the sitting and dining room.

A discreet rapping at the door, fol­lowed by the appearance of a round faced little man with a tray, interrupt­ed further contemplation or reverie on John Steele's part. Seating himself at the table, he responded negatively to the servant's inquiry if "anythink" else would be required and when the man had withdrawn mechanically turned to his letters and to his simple evening repast. He ate With no great evidence of appetite, soon brushed the missives, half read, aside and puslied back his chair.

Lighting a pipe, he picked up oue - ! the papers. Amid voluminous wastes of type an item in the court and so­ciety column had caught his eye: *

Sir Charles and Lady Wray, who are intending henceforth to reside in Eng­land, have returned to the stately Wray mansion in Piccadilly, where • they will be for the season. Our well knowh gov­ernor and his lady are accompanied by' their niece, the beautiful and accom­plished Miss Jocelyn Wray, only child of Sir Charles' younger brother,, the: late Hon. Mr.. Richard Wray, whose estate in­cluded enormous holdings in Australia as well as several thousand acres in Devon­shire. This charming young colonial has already captivated London society.

John Steele read carefully this bit of news and then reread it. He even found himself guilty of perusing all the other paragraphs, the comings and goings, the fin& doings! They related to a world he had thought little about, a world within the world,, just as the people who lived in tunnels and dark passages constituted another florid Within the world. Her name danced in illustrious company. Here were dukes and earls and viscounts. . a sprinkling of the foreign element, be­gums. emirs, the nation's guests. He saw also "Sir Charles, Lady Wray and Miss Wray" among the long list Of box holders for that night at the opera, a gala occasion, commanded by royalty for the entertainment of roy­alty and incidentally of certain bar­barian personages who had come across the seas to be diplomatically coddled and fed.

Folding his newspaper, John Steele turned to his legal papers, strove to replace idleness by industry, but the spirit of work failed to respond. He looked at his watch, rang sharply a bell.

"Put out my clothes," he said to the servant who appeared with a lamp, "and have a cab at the door."

The opera had already begun, but pandemonium still reigned about the box office. A thunder of applaufee from within, indicating that the first act had come to an end, was followed by the Usual egress of black and white figures impatient for cigarettes and light lobb^ gossip. V; -j ̂ ; ' / '

"Divine, eh? The opera, I mean1," A' voice accosted John Steele, and, turn­ing, he beheld a familiar face With; black whiskers, that of Captain For­sythe. "This is ..somewhat, different from the morning's environment?"

"Yes," said the other. "But your first question," with a smile, "I'm afraid I can't answer. I've just come, and if I hadn't—well, I'm no judge of music."

A bell sounded. John Steele, excus­ing himself, eofered the auditorium and was shown to his seat.

The curtain went up at last, the mu­sic began, and melodies that seemed born in the springtime succeeded one another. Perennial in freshness, theme followed theme; what joy, what glad­ness, what merriment, what madness! How long was the act; how short? It came to a sudden end. After ap­plause and bravos men again got Up and walked out. He, too, left his seat and strolled toward the back.

"Mr. Steele! One moment!'' He found himself once more addressed by the good humored Captain-Forsythe^ "Behold in me a Mercury, committed to an Imperative mission. You are commanded to appear not in the royal box, but in Sir Charles'."

"Sir Charles Wray's?' John Steele regarded the speaker quickly., 1

"Yes," laughed the other. "You see; I happened to mention I had seen you. 'Why didn't you bring him with you to the box? queried Sir Charles. He, by the by, went in for law him­self before he became governor* •Only had time to shake hands this morning.' *Ye»; why didn't you?

spoke np Hiss Jocelyn. ton conk-mand me to bring feimf I inquired. 'By all means,' she laughed,' T com­mand.' so here I *m."

John 'Steele did not answer, but Captain Forsythe without waitlng fdr a reply turned and started up the broad stairway. The other, after a moment's hesitation, followed, duly entered one of the larger boxeivApok* to Sir Charles and his wife, and re­turned the bdw of their! ntec*. Ainld varied platitudes Steele's glance turn­ed oftenest to the girl. &ke was dressed In white; a snowy boa droop­ed from the slender bare shoulders as if it might any moment slip oft; a string of pearls, each one with a pearl of, pure light in the center, clasped her throat. .

She waVed her hand to thci seat next to her and as he sat down, "fan't it •)>lendi4!'' irrelevantly:

"The spectacle or the eperiT' he asked slowly, lodklng lnto btUe ^yesl . "It was the opera I meant. rI rap-pose the spectacle is verygrftndrbut," enthusiastically, "it waft the moatc I was thinking of. How. it grips, onel Tell me what you think of The Bar­ber,' Mr. Steele." , "I'm afraid my Views wouldn't b*

very interesting," he answered. ' "I know, nothing Wh*W**r ftbouttttstt;"

tie. her accent 'was mild" wonder. He looked down at thi tfhimmeMng

white folds, near,bis feet. "In earlier days my environment was not exactly a musical one*" *'

"No* I suppose you were engaged in more practical concerns?"

He did not answer directly.''7 "per­haps you wouldn't mind telling me something about Rossini's music, Miss Wray?" ^

"I tell you?" Hfer light silvery laugh rang out. "And Captain Forsythe has only been telling toe—all of us—that you Were one of the best'informed men he had ever met."

"You see how wrong'he was." The abrupt appearance of the mu­

sicians aiid: th? dissonances attendant,

on tuning interrupted her response. Steele rose and was about to take his departure when Sir Charles inter­vened.

"Why don't you stay?' he asked, with trae colonial heartiness.- "Plenty of room! /Unless you've a better place! Two vacant chairs!"

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LONDON, Jyne 1.7,—Tfce\ ittoglcal and unfair attitude of Oxford and .Cambridge universities toward worn? sti wili long be remembered against

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l^Thile .other universities 'have' at last opened their doors to women, acknowledging even tardily that de­grees depend, upon ability and hot upon sex, the titro oldest foundations of learning, allow women to alt and accept their fees,, but refuse to grant degrees except to men. This is ab­surd enough, but an even more irri­tating step htu just been taken. The university authorities consider that they have not. sufficient control over these women students whom they themselves treat &a pariahs, and have instituted a ..delegacy for the super­vision and control of women students their colleges, halls, hostels, etc. If women were admitted to degrees, they would, of course, submit to the same regulations as men students, but to subject them to ^severe control while denying them the fruits of their work is an insult added to injury^

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The latest invention Is one that cannot .help, be interesting to women, if it be true that women are. as much addicted to tea drinking as they are supposed to be. For wherever she goes she can now carry "tea pills" about with her. ,

They consist of compressed tea, and were Invented by a merchant in the country where, next t<» the great East where the plant grows, tea is most universally consumied'1—England.

.The pilte or tabloids ar^ as' big. round as the end of, one's little finger, and one will make k full cup.1' They are ctfitapotied of real tea, compressed by an enormous force into*; pills. Bach tabloid: is as ttardas stone -ijntil the vfcatjeir jtciuciiies "1$; when '<$. to a ppwder and gives forthsa^dellclous aroma.' The pills are put up in tin boxes, ..and, they are so smalMhat you can carry enough for a, hundred cups In yottr pocket. A. little h$x of, sweet­ening goes with them, composed of saxin—-the latest form Of saccharine —a material which is'. 6OX); .times sweeter tlwv sugar.-

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The "law applies to public utilities, such a* railways, mines, lighting plants, etc., and thoir employes. If a row starts between capital and la­bor It la unlawful to strike or force a lockout, until a board of investiga­tion or conciliation has been appoint­ed t6 endeavor to adjust the trouble and a final report is made.

In each Controversy a new board is appointed. One representative of the Ciiipl6y€!r,' 6rte of the employe?, the two to ippbjlnt * third, and, if they ar? unable to J agree,. the government makfes the. selection. .

During the first, 16 months of the law'3 operation 69 disputes occurred, involving over *6,000 employes; In 46 cases the boards arranged settlements while . there were only 13 strikes, five legal and eight illegal, or called pending investigation.

Over and above the large majority of strikes and 'lockouts prevented by the boards, the friends of the new l&W claim that a considerable number of disputes which might have resulted in strikes were settled without calling on boards because one or the other of the disputant* feared an investigation and to have the facts given publicity.

The Canadian-employers and work­ing people who favor the law. seem to be in- large majority and the-rest of the Citizens approve of it as a whole.

in line with the declaration of prin­ciples adopted at; the recent confer­ence of organised farmers in St Louis, the American Co-operative Union has been incorporated with capitalization of $1,000,000. The -society will be-Rin a ^rus4de against high prices and to eliminate middlemen in the sale of products raised or used on the farm.

The union faripers will form local alliances with organised city work­men, establish distributing agencies and stores, and interchange products at a saving of 26 t6 60 per cent, they claim, depending upon" the; proximity of urban and rural co-operators!

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