"Little Blue Eyes will be a countess some day, and Ladybird declares that a coronet will become her royally," wrote Earle, in his pride over his favorite sister; but no thrill of jealousy stirred Ethel's tranquil heart. She had conquered herself in a hard-fought battle, and in all the world there was to her no dearer name than Precious. THE END. [Illustration: Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.] "THE RHINE, THE ALPS, And the BATTLEFIELD LINE." The Famous F.F.V. Limited FAST FLYING VIRGINIAN HAS NO EQUAL BETWEEN CINCINNATI AND NEW YORK, Via Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Vestibuled, Steam Heated, and Electric Lighted Throughout. THROUGH DINING CAR and COMPLETE PULLMAN SERVICE. THROUGH SLEEPERS TO AND FROM ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO AND LOUISVILLE. The most interesting historic associations and the most striking and beautiful scenery in the United States are linked together by the C. & O. System, which traverses Virginia, the first foothold of English settlers in America, where the Revolutionary War was begun and ended, and where the great battles of the Civil War were fought; crosses the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains and the famous Shenandoah Valley, reaches the celebrated Springs region of the Virginias, and lies through the canons of New River, where the scenery is grand beyond description. It follows the banks of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, and penetrates the famous Blue Grass region of Kentucky, noted for producing the greatest race-horses of the world. For maps, folders, descriptive pamphlets, etc., apply to Pennsylvania Railroad ticket offices in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, the principal ticket offices throughout the country, or any of the following C. & O. agencies: NEW YORK--362 and 1323 Broadway. WASHINGTON--513 and 1421 Pennsylvania avenue. CINCINNATI--Corner Fifth and Walnut streets. LOUISVILLE--253 Fourth avenue. ST. LOUIS--Corner Broadway and Chestnut street. CHICAGO--234 Clark street. =C. B. RYAN=, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati, O. =H. W. FULLER=, General Passenger Agent, Washington, D. C. TAKE [Illustration: THE MK _AND_ T MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY.] FOR ALL PRINCIPAL POINTS IN MISSOURI, KANSAS, INDIAN TERRITORY, TEXAS, MEXICO _AND_ CALIFORNIA. FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS ON ALL TRAINS. _THROUGH WAGNER PALACE BUFFET SLEEPING CARS FROM THE_ GREAT LAKES _TO THE_ GULF OF MEXICO. For further information call on or address your nearest Ticket Agent, or =JAMES BARKER=, G. P. & T. A., St. Louis, Mo. There is little need of emphasizing the FACT that the _MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD_ Has been the developer of BAR HARBOR, and has made this incomparable summer home the _Crown of the Atlantic Coast._ _AND MOREOVER_: