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Irectissor mid the White VioletTou.
The Prefeaser ;
ine,, little violet whlte. •
you will be so polite.
„„dmii. mellow it came that fou
your pretty purple hue ?
wore YOU blenchawith sudden
fears?
:-Werterou-blesinted with fairies' tears ?
Or was Dame nature ou,t of kW°.
Violet when 8110 Cm8 to$oi&?
=le Violet
Tell me, silly mortal. first,
Ere readily your thirst
For the troll omoonling wo-
Wh you not-likeirtreo-
rejjm0 why you move around,
•
TrYins different kinds of ground.
With your fanny legs and boots.
•In the place of proper roots?
Tell me, mortal. why ion e need.
Where green brauches ought to spread,
Is am shiny smooth os guise.
With jast * fringe of frosty
grass?
Tell me -why he's gone away i
Wonder why be wouldn's stay1
Can he be- wenti,daostr
—Olivcr Heriord, in $t. Nicholas for 1Ifay.
1.
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A Fish Story.
Yonng Dobson, with a mind to fish,
Is quite too fond of piaying hookev ;
So oft eel slyly go and Beale
The fenota and down boaide the br ok he
Will sit, and si, and sit, &rid sit,
His patience not at a-bait.ed,
Thouer. not
efirEe3 ine he's waited.
Once perched upon the bank lie eat,
in hopes to catch enough for one. .sh.
His father stole upon the seine
And saw his ineffishent 800 -fish,
And when his son came home at nig .t
He took a rod from off the oupbo-,. 1:
"Wei bave a flsh-bawl now,' said .. 4,
And whaled the youngster till be tdubbered.
THE : DOCTOR,
Lefty tbought it was stritog the cool way
in which abo was awed at every time he
chanced to look away from them, and her
dieeks began to grow under the inspeolion.
She did not know the difference, and
ilimposed it Wan the way in high life eo to
A regard ladies, bat it. mewed a very
' • . Unpleasant way m her eyes, and for one
• moment, before she .remembered
• ; that eke was angry with him, eke
Was thankful that Paul Lennard bad
eaosped this finieh.
Ernest Devereux and Merles Temple
had acquired , habit in an eitmosphare
• where the women were not go merge to be.
big blared at as Lefty Leigh. The greater
„ number of them, being far better looking,
took snob observationtatbeich$ras a natural tribut
rand -whit Sheriest leaked
in good looks, they made up in impudence.
These young men were gentlemen, if being
edimated at Oxford and belonging to a
good family made them so. Bat they were
needy gentlemen.
-1 A fetish must live, you know," De -
Were= was wont to say, when the con -
*Wane of bia_moreesensitive-friendirrie
Olit at some pet echeine ; " end, hang it, in
these d• ays il is eo deuced hard we can's
afford to let leak 'dip." And, unlike many
• preachers, he worked out hie own words.
Look seldom did slip from between the
fingers . #1 the Hosuwahle Ernest. If that
look wee- sometimes -detained by what
commoner mettenald call " dodges, ' what
• mailer ? He eiontinnect to live in the
style and to dress in the style; and his
vitlet' had little more than his perquisities
• in return for servioes none of the lightest.
The ems habit of "dodging" gradually
bM surely brings down those who pritolise
•ile and had done so with this young man.
• ' Th*ft:h an his polish a little of the brazen
effeeiftry hie hand.to month life bad en-
gendered cropped out; and it was a speoi-
Inell of this that was embarrassing Lefty.
Erneet'e tether had been a friend of Mr.
• Leigh's in the good old days when," George
the Third was king." The son was invited
to Fenimore in the hope of eomething
warmer than friendship springirg up
between him and Lefty. That he was poor
for his position Mr. Leigh knew; he knew,
too, that if he had not been poor, hiepro-
kin* would not have been feasible. He was
a gentlemen of anoient family and good
conneetions, and if the money of his
• daughter might win him for a hsband, he
would be well content ; for, as we have said
before, he was no miser; it was a gentle.
man, and no* ie rich man, he wanted for
•Lefty.
• So the old mon plotted and talked ; the
young one smiled and orawled ;- and Lefty,
t editing as the end of the table in her chair
al lady of the feast felt utterly weary.
The dinner was ended, and Dr. Leonard
had nos come. and Lefty eat wondering
why he bad stayed away, till, meeting Pars.
Adherton's eye, and learning it was time to
go, she rose in a tremble of nervousness,
and faith many blushes and Some little
" awkwardnees, managed to get out of the
room.
Charles Temple held open She door for
Lefty, and she thought, as ehe made her
little bow, that she had never !teen a
sweeter moath or more sorrowful eyes in
• ber life. She did not know (how should
ahe ?) that the curves of the delicate
merle* lip were earefully studied, and *ha*
the deep blue eyes wore well drilled into
their expression of eloquent meancholy.
Ernest Devereux used sometimes to say
to him, when in one of his patronizing
humors :• " I wonder at you, my dear boy;
• really do. With your eyes and teeth. not
So sae figure, you might go in for a round
atim any day, and have your pick se to the
poreplexion of the incansbranoe to boot."
Leity, foreseeing some gametic speeches
, as to her awkwardness from Mrs. Atherton,
minty esoaped them by going out in the
garden, and their she unwisely began to
• think about Dr. Lennard. I •
"He knows that I love him, and be as
iamb me told me I need not," she thought,
as she leaned against the cold wall of the
garden, and busied herself in pluoking the
leaves off the resit bush that grew close to
I*. Not a very pie/wet thought fot a
• proud girl; and Leidy was proud, and,
worse atilt, loving; so it wait not much
wonder that the big, bright tears ahonld
roll down her cheeks, or that ebe roses, as
well as the leaves, should be ruthlessly mt.
Oared by her cruel fingers.
The ass -breeze name in chill, and
Ernest Deverenx, smoking hie cigar in the
porch, thought that this heiress must be
little better than a simpleton to stand oat
there in her low-neoked dress; but then
he knew nothing of the inward fret and
fever Vent wee making the keon eft
Weloonele to her.
Presently, when the cigar was amoked,
be stredled toward her, not forgetting to
makes timely mil* among the branohee,
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eCiete eeeeeeeereeeeeeeae,' - •
to give warning of his spenneah. It WAS
well he did eo-svell st least tor Laity • for
just et that moment the pain st her haul
wee the •sorest, and the large tears were
Mending in her deep gray _eyes. She
Awned- At the sioieeand, geeing who the
intrude , sho emiled. A miserably
forced- smile she felt it was, but Bream;
Devereux did not think 80. 11 was no
wore fereed than some muileii the.* greeted
bite daily.
The young man beAkiLasesalk-andettetty
liatenedegrafftiallTiolieg the mese of sharp
pain that bad jut been racking her, until
at length lier free, girlish nature asserted
itself, aud `eh° laughed out merrily it hie
mines. Dr. Lennard, walking slowly an
he hole in the gloaming, heard the laugh,
and turning ehort rotuid walked home
again.
I am s foot" he mid to himeelf 11.0, he
Arte
, ts7 eeteeee-fa
Wilma fancies. She is as happy with the
stranger -a mere fop I da
knows how to be."
Letty, going back with Ernest Dementia
into the lighted drawing:room, felt the
smile fading from her Miff facie *a she
looked round and eaw that Dr. Lennard
was not there. A.11 the evaniog 8110 was
Wet a
Y _ ebo
etiestialry girl wee wayward Ile a
spoiled town beauty. Perhspa there
charm for him in these wayward he
certainly he had not been act *tient
any lady fer sorneiyeara-not slime h
" young and Wily.' as bis friend would
expressed.
Chaska Temple, for all his sweet e
and eloquent glances, began to feel o
hunter ; the gime was eo evidently ma
down by bis friend. This dark -faced
with her eby eyes, and low, ringing v
was not to hie taste, it is true; bu
Mune would have been very roue
indeed ; and that very night, when
wo friends sat up together, smoking t
igen by the open window, be ezpree
is surpriee at the open way Er
ejvereux was commencing an attack.
' You talk and talk," be said, with m
nimation than was amid to hint "but
11, it seem to me you are not only sir
ith the fortune, but with the girl here
"What it I mn ? " asked Ernest
roux, languidly, (faintly brushing
hee of hie cigar from off his mated
int hie white jewelled fingers.
" Nothing, ot course," was the anew
only it would appear rather strange
meat Devereux should have to come do
thia fishing village in seen* of • bo
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have
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(Strange,
would it?" i•id-r-Devereux.
" Well, what ie strange is sometimes tine
in this world; but se you do not happen to
fumy the girl yourself, you need not get
rusty over my doing so."
"Fancy herl" ,said Charles Temple.
" No, thank you:. I have not came quite so
low as to fancier a half-tawdry_rustio,"
--A--finah-eo to -Ernest Deveremee low,
equare brow.
",Yon have not risen -so high, you mean,"
he retorted, with an legatee* half smile.
Charles Temple raised his eyes eharply,
and, tor an instant, the two men measured
eaoh other through the gauzy clouds of the
oigar smoke. Mentally and physically
Ernest Devereux wee the stronger, se the
eyes ef the younger man fell before his.
" You have strange ideas of riling," he
aid; "bat you are 'a strange fellow
•altogether, and I can't half make you out."
" Thank you," returned E meat Devereux,
sarcastically, as he rose and flung hiscigar
ant of the window, regardless of the sleep-
ing flowers in the garden below. " Thank
you, Charley, my dear boy. If you mono
make me out, I must be deep indeed."
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• CHAPTER IV.
" MAY DIE LOVING BUM OTHER &ND NEVER
TELLING OUR LOV"
The two weeks the young men bad been
invited to stay by Mr. Leigh passed into
three, and then into four; and daring that
41DM Dr. Leonard had milled only one at
the cottage. Mr. Leigh was annoyed. He
had counted on Dr. Lennard's sinueing his
guests, and here he had never come near
Meat. 'Fenimore wae, without a doubt, a
dull atop. Mr. Leigh felt it so himself, in
°entreat to his taste of *own life. How
mush worse then, would it seem in the
eyes of hie friende-if men, as young and
dashing as were Charles Temple and
Ernest Devereux oottM be truly milled his
friends. Under any oinumasanoes, Dr.
Lennard could be, if he chose,
ems* entertaining oompanion • in quiet
little plain like Feumore he walitinvaiabl.
" What oan have vexed the dootor?"
Mr. Leigh woald sometimes say to Mee.
Atherton; "he is certainly annoyed about
eomeibing, or he would look in gm:betimes"
And poor Lefty, would inwardly mho the
question.
Lefty W48 in a deep and dangerous game,
one that she had molt better have left an. ; but she WIN in love, a little piqued,
and very muoh dazzled by *he novelly Of
her position. In plain English, Miss
Lefty was flirting. Charlee had long since
ficeig jealously to the winds and commenoed
hie atomic openly me his friend had.
The nights were balmy, the sea was ea
still as though it could never toes and
tumble, and form itself into a great, yawn-
ing, ingetiable grave. There was a harvest
moon, too, and that of itself had maoh to
answer for; altogether, the opportunity
was too mush for tatty, and, as we have
said before, ehe was flirting-ao .oleverly
that neither' of the runners could have
given a guess as to whioh woald win.
Ernest Deverenx was very mutt in love
for, one of his ohm, perhaps as mob as he
had ever been before, certainly more than
he was likely to be again. The pleteant
morning walk end after dinner, tete a tete
Were all he could desire; but he wad not in
a position to violate time in snob trifling,
meet though it might be, and be must win
or draw dui altogether soon, if his Christ.
maa day was to be sofely event in England.
Charles Temple, leas needy, mare Nita -
mental, lees in earnest, perhaps, eaw the
days elippitig by contentedly and gave
thanks for the good the omen* brought;
but Deverettx could not afford to waft. So
one evening when Lefty wrapped itt her
long blue oloak, stood with him watohing
the tide come in he wide the float venture.
Charles Temple and Mr.Leigh had milked
away from thorn and they were already
Ont of sight, in the (beky light, end they
two were alone on the dandy ahore-lone
in the world, it seemed, with the level
mambo stretching out far behid, and
the great sea trembling before them.
" shall be leaving here goon," he said;
akt.
6 poo,:r
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1. before I go there is loomed/ling I should
like to tell you -if I might, that ie."
Laity looked up gravely, jugs enough
curiosity in her faoe and no more.
"Cerisinly you it to me." oho
"!tit is anything neomeary for me to
hear."
" I don't know that i6 is neoemary that
you should bear it." he replied ; " but 1
should like you to Hate% ifyou will, if you
oare to."
-Thereseitposeleiiiiediiiso. was 'getting a
little embarrsised, hie firm voioe had
grown tremulone and no gohool-boy
multi have uttered the next words more
hurriedly. more falteringly than be did.
" Mac Leigh. I have grown to love you."
It was the first time she had ever heard
it ; the wards had a meet tingle in her
ears, though they had nos the power to
.S.4zetti3.2.;--..-1,!!Peetteetteteseemeeetlet-leweellif..-Iii
live7d threat, her faced dropped, watching
''w water that was d eh'
g gaunt her
feet and wetting *he trailing folds of her
dress
Ernest Devereux, one hand resting on a
bowlder near, the other playing realest:41y
with the charms Shut dangled trona hie
watch ohain, stood silent also, and weighed
her.
f the words
y before she
to hear one
with a, vivid
nd met the
Id, Speaking
ver thought
I am very
d her alto -
a *he seeth.
facie and
t perform
elf, and his
al emotion,
her disap.
D
ogne, it the
o
just spoken W4S fading awe
dream of words she had hoped
day spoken by another, aod,
blueh, she raised her head a
eager look bent upon her. Yon surprise me," she ea
fast in her contagion. " I ne
of nob a thing. Yon -yon -
sorry." and then speeoh fails
gether, and she looked down o
mg waters with a orimeon
tremulous lips that would no
their offioe.
Ernest Deverenx roused hints
face, that had Whined into re
grew hard. It was only end
pointment, and there )rete Boni
worst came.
"Nay, it is who am so
Leigh," said he perry that I
go rash and preaumptuouge Pr
me and forgo* it."
He gave her his hand as he apo
er oat of the reaoh of the w
ooking M bine, she wondered if
net seen those cold bine eyes al
assionlese face with earnestnese.
Ben it, or was it only a fanny ?
was only a fancy, for lately
town to tone), snob SD -
rry, Miss
should be
ay forgive
ke, to lead
ayes, and,
ah e had,
ight that
Had she
Perhaps
she bad
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impossible Land ea -sigh -rose -sand wwearl3i
rushedbook again theoond a time
Mar.
as she was retreating from the incoming
The following morning Ernest Devereux
ent back to London. Oharlee Temple did
t return with him.
"1 shall run over to Poneonby's, now
at I'm so near," said he...; " Laball-
• eyou-fines in November."
Possibly." • said Ernest Devereux,
cough he knew very well that it wee not
gable that he should be met at this side
the Channel for some indefinite space of
e.
The same day Dr. Leonard oalled,'s mere
anal visit, and he had not been near for
ee weeks and more. Letty and Mrs.
erion were in the drawing room, Play -
with aome fanoy work. As the dootor
ered Templeton laid the book down, eat
ng idly with its leaves as they flattered
nd fro in the breeze, hie shapely hands
bite as a wornan'e, hie eyes halt olo?ed,
scarlet lips carved wearily.
he doctor .looked at him and frowned.
deniably h•ndeome, a parted gentle-
, hnyet inwardly stigmatized him se a
y, and felt vexed, perhaps, that so
• looking puppy ehould be so much at
e in that room.
or Laity, silting pale and silent in the
er of the lounge, felt miserably con-
s of the visitor's ill -humor. He
m spoke to her, or glanced toward
and addressed himself ohiefly to Mrs.
rton. That lady answered hie brief
iries volubly and pressed him to stay
cheep bat he declined. He had "
number of visite to make that morn.
he odd, "and he could not postpone
1 them, as he was shortly leaving
ore." Hrs. Atherton looked ear-
,• and he explained that he was go.
the south of England for some time,
ight perhaps eventually settle there.
05 your patiente. Dr. Licensed -what-
ill they do without you ? " cried
therton, her blue eyes opening wide
news.
ry well, I hope," he replid, emiling.
or Green will take °barge of my
for a oonple of months. At the
that time I shall °erne beak here
her continue it, or dispose of it mho.
I cannot, as yet, decide whioh."
lanced at Lefty as he epoke.
the words mewled meant for her
bah Afro. Atherton and the evident
mped on her face iitimewhat Merited
he kept her eyes bent on her work,
lips were growing purple with the
of tears whioh dors not flow, and
dle made uneven stitohes in the
oembrio she was flowering.
oald think Fenmore must be very
d wild in the winter time," amid
Temple, lnoking oat on the quiet
the Ninny Bea.
not for any moon of that kind
hink of leaving it," said Dt
eerily.
Leigh will be so sorry," said Mra.
"Do (Amy alittle while and see
ty, my dear, where did your papa
a going thie morning? "
re very nearly gashed oat on this
or neoeesity of speaking, but she
to keep them back and answer
at she thought her father bed
was going to call on Captain
be sere he did," esid Ms.
"Well, that is not very far off,
e will be here shortly. Do
kely I obeli °ell at the captain's
mid he, "and if eo I may see
but minuet etay longer now."
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Mr. Leigh,
He took up hie hat, and bowing stiffly to
Charlea Temple took leave ef the ladieg
and went on*.
A °miens mon," said Mrs. Atherton,
with her eon lattl; "a very carious raan
-and he appears to be out of sorts this
morning"
"-He- Maine to he none too condemn,"
mid the young man, smiling.
" Dootor Lohnerd is alwaye a gentle.
man," said Laity, her Lao° flashing hotly.
He meld not be otherwise."
on. must take oare what you my,
?dr. Tensple." said Mrs. Atherionvieugh-
ing again. "Lefty - le a pet of the doctor's
and you may see he is one of her favorites:
-When-she-wig Mame time ago, he soinally
parted with hie old menet, and sent her
up to mind Lefty. Not very complimen-
tary to no but I took it in good part. So
you must be careful in what you esy
egainbt Dopler Lemeard,"
I have nothing to say against him," he
covertegteriiie-iiiiLetty'a hot
foe. " I only thought him a little brusque
that wag all.'
Letty maid no more, and 2dre. Atherton,
taking up her work, asked him to go on
with, hie reading. He at once complied,
but the piece seemed to have lost its flavor,
and his musioal voice hada weary tone in
Letty, too, appeared out of.humor
it sessmi,m40.4,41.9A2r22"4.-maftfutazr
meiColony of their morning.
Presently other visitors were announoed.
and Cherlea Temple olosed the book alto.
gether, and went out into the garden. The
young, ladies of Peewee° were not very
muck to his taste; end, fastidione to a
fault, be hid no °maple in avoiding them.
He abrade up to the low stone wall, and,
lightin a el
054-15114/111*Wt 4104 W ere Lefty had
stood talking to Ernest Deverenx on the
first evening of their visit. He was think -
mg of him 'ow, and wonderipg whether he
had really asked for the band of the enable
heiress. If be bad, had he been 'adopted
or rejeoted ? He would have given muob
to know, but Ernest Devereux had shown
no inolination to satiety his curiosity; and
no one °lee save Letty could do Then
he thought of Dr. Lennard, and the effect
the news of big leaving Fenmore had on
Laity; for, ead and dreamy Al Charles
Temple's eyee seemed, they were keen to
observe, and no quiver of Lefty's pale face
had ()soaped them.
"Can it be that ehe cares for him ?"
he shonght, as he knocked the white ash
off hie oigar ; "1* is plain that he cares for
her. By Jove, if a meetly dostor outs me
out I shall feel lowih. Devereux would
have been different, but I couldn't stand
that."
The young man turned the oostly rings
round and round hie white lingers, and
admired their fliokering gleams in varione
milord es' he meditated on Mies Leigh, her
fortune and the prospect of one day becom-
lag nielher of both.
It is notalwys the cold, cynical men of
the world, who gets called sun,
guessed about whom she was fretting, bolt
she next instant she saw it was impoleible.
_and she -answered, halt smiling:
" No, only a little tired, that is all."
"Tired of *hie place, 1 suppeoet"
ner Sather. " and no wonder ; but don*
despair. You may fly from it sooner than
you expect."
He went ottintthe room as be spoke, and
itylookedifter-biorwondoeinglye-Thett
he rose, andekneeling in the window Neat'
pressed her few enainat the low glees, and
lOoked eel wearily,- It was November now,
and the sea had hanging over it adell
into a fog later in theeday ; the lanai
ray !n* that would thicckea, esofietela
bere and dreary, and there was not a
pereon to be seen in its whole length.
reeently,b7eymer. ,AP,„„dialmitAb
• lit"ittiii13 CM -a woman carrying a
basket, and followed by a large black -and.
tan greyhound. •
Letty's face lluabed and her heart gave a
ereat bound. The dog was Dr. Lennaed's.
Pdany a time it walked along the sands
with its nose in the pains ot her hand,
while she and -Mrs. Lennard took their
afternoon ramble.
ecrecreatreitiehiiiiiii �fl
a meeeenger. A few seeonde, and, the
woman oomiog a nearer, ehe saw 15 was
Judith.
There 'bd always been a friendenip
between Letty and the old woma, and it
had been strengthened oonsiderally sinoe•
Me time ebe had nursed Lefty so care-
fully through her long illness; ito tapping
on the glass to attract her ettetifr, 'Laity
went to the door to speak to her.
Always pleasant was Laity; a k nd word
jtouraeith.
vgry body, and kinder Shan usual for
As soon as the dog saw Lefty, it bounded
forward to be noticed, and in a audden
moue of fondnese, as it seemed, she bent
down and kiesed with her soft red lips ite
cold, pointed nose. Judith, mimeses too
tired to laugh, smiled at her.
(To be °mantled.
TUN ONNTEAL DANK.
The Directors Sued for Two INUllott
Dollars.
he first move in whet promisee to be
of the greatest civil suite in Canadian
annals was made yesterday at Osgoode
1 when Mr. Charles Miller, aiding for
. Henderson and other ehareheidera of
Central B „en _News_ David-
liobineon, A.: Lean
ard, Samuel Trees, H. P. Dwig * and
neth Chisholm, M. P.P, for 01,984,-
. This enormous emu represente the
sustained through *he failure
he Central Bank, of which • the
dents were- direction when the
e 000urred. The only other dire°,
Mao, °mad, is now
ng in California and beyond the jad-
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law
Hal
J. B
y a *he
nam e° sometime9,_ that. hasetheehardestr
iteatitethialearest head in mph matters How
as this. Dreamy-eyed,poetiol sentimental Ken
Charles Temple made hie calculations with 603.
an exaotitude and far-sightedness that loge
would have astonished Ernest Devereux, of I
could he have seen into the busy brain deka
working and planning under the perfumed, faller
shining,'anburn curls of his friend.J111
ust ore-
dbett-Letty-oenteedown thelarden, talking reeidi
gay diction of Canadian civil law The claim
to two of her young lady visiors. So
she seemed, so content, *hat Charles made
Temple's thoughts took a ohmage. / the ab
"She does not care for him." was hie for th
inward comment. "She would not laugh reason
like that if she did, for she is one of those °handl
deep. in -earnest kind of girls who, when they Anoth
are in love, cannot help showing it." hejarin
on behalf of the shareholders ie for
ove amount, together with damages
e wrong done the shareholdere by
of the joining of false reports of the
ng and condition of *he bank.
er count charges the directors with
g the shareholders by furnishing to
ublio and Government these false
a and paying dividends when the
was in effect ineolvent. In addl.
this malfeasance in office, groat
nee is charged, the result of which
e failure of the bank and the payment
le liability by the shareho)ders. It
*het amoiding to reoent English
e'the director° are liable.
ftUmpetition.
In order to ascertain the views of ohm:n-
ista throughout Great Britain as to'whioh
of the remediee for outward applioation
had *he largest gale and greatest popularity
".The Chemist and Druggist," instituted
poet i:ard competition, eaoh dealer to name
on a post card the preparation which had
the largeet sale and was the moat popular
with customers, and the publieher received
635 of the cards wish she following regalia:
St. Jaoobs Oil ........ . .......... 384
Elliman's Embrocation ........ . 172
Holloway's Ointment ............ 32
All000k'e Plasters ...... . .. . ...... 19
Bowie Linimeot .... . . . ...........
Pain Killer ..................... 7
Vaseline ...... .............. 4
Caticura.... .. .. ............ 2
Scattering .................. 8
Total ......•............ 635
He turned and walked along the path to the P
meet them, hie pale, clear, cool face softe. return
bank
ing into a ensile as he got nearer. Evidently
he looked upon himself as the happy man tion to
who -had yet to awaken love in the heart neglige
of this charming, gray -eyed demoiselle.
and laughing, the young ladiee turned to go is said
was th
When, after some time open* in talking of doub
in-doore on a signal from their memos, deoision
Charles Temple followed with Lefty, and
looking down on her sweet, dark facie, grave
enough, no.* that she thought herself
unnoticed, he made an inward vow that
when she was his wife he would carry bar-
ge!, and her money -bags far out of the
revel of such dull torments as had pied
Nein afflicting him. •
That same evening Charles Temple tried
his fate, and watt rejeoted, as his friend had
been; and when, a few days later Mr.
Leigh'e new trap carried him to the station,
on his • way to Ponsonby's, Mr. Leigh
showed symptoms of being deoidedly create
and Lefty of being decidedly miserable.
A few dews after Charles Temple'a de-
parture Mr. Leigh received a long private
letter from London. A very pleasant
letter it appeared to be, judging by its
effect liven him. On reading it he grew
mysterious and important; he patronized
Mrs. Atherton, made meals of Lefty, and
was in good humor with everyone.
- " ll'alnt, my girl, is everything," he said,
stroking Letty's hand, as it rested on the
table near him, with unwonted tenderaties;
" that is everything next to knowledge in
the world. /lad it not been for the good
nee I have made of those two things, you
might have lived and died in 'this poor
place, fawned upon beeense of your few
paltry hundreds. As it
He did not finish the sentence, but his
manner plainly told that it was aomethieg
vitally better that was in store for her.
"1 mast start for London immediately,
without a moment's delay." he 000tinued•
glancing again Oar the first park of hie
letter; "and, Mrs. Atherton, perhaps you
will be kind enough to Bee after a few
thinge for me to take."
He pushed oup and plate from before
him, and, leaning an elbow on the table,
began to read the letter over again, and
Mrs. Atherton, outwardly placid, inwardily
aflame with ottrioeit left the room tct
after his *hinge as (leaked. 008
Letty sat still, her onp of coffee an-
,
finihed, her toilet untouched ; too weary,
too listlee, ehe teemed, to do or oare for
anything.
The letter finished, Mr. Leigh rose, and
for the first time noticed what a poor
breakfest Lefty was making.
"Why! child," said he, "700 are no*
eating a morsel, and you are as pale as a
ghost. This will never do -it will not,
really. I oannot have you 4030 your good
looks now, of all timee"
"7 could not well lose them, father,
inasmuch ea I never had any," she replied,
smilingly.
"Tut, tut, ohild 1 A yellow veil on
transform a fright into a Vienne any day,"
said her father, and he laughed a little
heed, meaning laugh, net partioularly
pleasant to Haien to. Mr. Leigh,/ was
emphatically a men of the world, and *he
laugh of snob men is not hetketifo.
do nob understeind you," said tatty;
"what yellow veil do you mean ?"
"Notter mind," °Aid he; "you will
know some day. Bat what is the metier
with you? Are you ill or only fretting "
Ihn
bright blush roma to her face at
Prank
Some peop
is, imagine
ter the e
whereas it
newspaper,
minors in
"Eli, that
original me
new, witty
emile. The
the variety
depend in n
matter, and
position wit
to write ma
A sensible e
wetter, bei
cannot make
Word for the Scissors.
Hn.rison's Shorthand Magazine :
le, ignorant of what good editing
the getting tip of solooted mat -
rudest work in the world to do,
is the Moot work done on a
If they see the editor with
hie hand they are sure to Say:
a the way you are getting up
tier, eh ?" aocompanying their
question With an idiotic' wink di
teas are that the intereatr
and the usefulnese of a paper
o small degree upon the selected
few men are oapable for *he
o would not themselves be able
ny of *he articles *hey select.
ditor desires oonaiderable eeleo6
ease he knowe that one mind
so good a paper aa five or six.
Great Snecess.
Belisle News: Husband -How did yen
get along with your shopping today
Wife -Splendidly I called at 15 plaits.;
and didn't buy a thing.
*he
Never Saw Mickey Jones.
New York World: President Beaoh, of
the Hudson Connty Methodist Allianne,
Says pablioly that he never gave a pro -
man.
fessional baseball player who was a gentle
He 'Could Stand It.
Harper's Bazar: Ethel -...j5 Jack
wealthy ?
Mand -He mast be. Walley° been en-
gaged two `months, and he seems still to
have plenty of money.
-It was getting toward midnight. She
covers her yawne with her hand. He
said: "Sing tHome Again,' it elwaya
,earricie me away." She tinatvora sweetly,
'0 certainly, if thitre the dada." in five
lookd.
minutes ehe had him out and the door
-The Weetbfal Pdarann-Re is a
ughs that perhaps her father h ahamefal flirt. The Tempting GilOh
MUMS
bo jest tnfilinee-esty-ohe meld
flirt -Wu -rm-1.
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