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- -This very; simplicity ot :hem- slightly
misled Duke Meybiirut, who was morepte-
pitted for a *Oman's sayinc, what she did
not meart than what she did. 14iliseemed
to him now, except that she was taller and
prettier and better cultivated, -exactly the
- same sinaple, affectionate, confiding child
thatelie-7liatbeen eight years before-. They
had been early playfellows; and now. were
- Very geed friends; :with just that tinge of
• tominee.. coloring -their friendship,: whir&
generally. forms an:. element in friendship
•• WYE:eau the oppoeite sexes in their youth.
, Lull_ was so - utterly "free fromself--analysis
andSelf•consciousiiesethat there wad in her
•-tone and manner none of the toy coquetry,
.nor fitful reserve, nor caprice,nor shyness,
• which:Duke MaYhtitne- would have well
Understood.. As it Was; he did not realize!
hew r.vidiy. the 'old childish friendshipon
her side was deepening and warming, and
rising:: into. 19ve„ . • v. .
Let us waik to the Marieand see if
: the aborigines- are -.dancing their war dance
to -night," be slic/oested,af ter the lastgorden
beam- of sun -sot had faded and the moon
•- . had risen, and Was silvering the, tiled roofs
Of the little village
.The.metion ivaa carried by unanimous
vote; and away to the Place de la Matte
accordingly the whole party directed their
eters,: that being the..spot where the.: natives
Were wont to hold their revels:cal:id where
the visitors: Occasionally resorted to look on
curiously,: as if o i the gambols of "wet -
ranted harmless" , membersof the Coiritin-
ohe tithe.
• The natives were evidently holding high
festivity this night... Men and women, old
• and . young, were; dapping round. hand-in-
hand in a great circle to the naude of their
- own voices. All Were sieging,, some out of
tune, sem& (but not so many): in tune. One
- big fent*, in a.loOse hlueblouse, was appa,
7-tteritl3r theleader of the melodY;and the
ruling cipitit!of the. dance. The circle:of
dancers whirled -aroma in perleot...rhythm
• with their sop& uow singing .softly and
*sleekeningas their. voices
• _ sank until they. Were moving at a, languid
Walk, then treading the Measure faster
-• as the Song rose higher, till the uproar or the
-chorus iilled all the plac3e, and the rusli.of
• the dunce grewfast and furious. Some of
the dancers, .exhausted, loosed hands, And
dropped out of the Circle,. which' united
• •egain instantly. ea they fell beck from ;
fresh recruits kept joining; joining; the • circle
increased and increased as it 'whirled;
-around till at the fastest rusher the dance,
-and the highest tumultofthe eeeng,it broke
and spread all over the Place: (bausing the
nearest of the: spectators to beat a hasty
:retreat):„ and men and Women, still singing,
'Caught hands again, and fell spontaneously
• intoemailer tinge:, which, like bubble elides
-in, the wa;ter, spteadendsptead,till. all were:
- mingled -.into.- the -one great whole.; and then
. _ .
. 'the: entire thing I:moo:again, '
. . • .
Itremindedlmli smell& of the Witches'
, Pince in "Madbeth,"only,inetead of the bine
tires of the cauldron, the Keno was lit by a.
full golden mooti. pouring down .a flood of
light unon the: lespingfiguree that wheeled
and whirled around -Ai wildly as Indians in a
war -dance. In the shadows of Tthe sparse
fringe of trees thatborder the Place, the
small and select audience stood looking=
.at thisnew hat*t divertigiestenr, with the•
open ground for 4 -'stage, the twinkling light.
ot the Mairie for footlights,and a first-rate.
• moveable moon overhead.
Doke happened to . remark upon the stiw
• gestiveness: of a: Red Indian: festival lathe
• ecene:. the ebsekvation. was by no meana
original—indeed it - •was the steak remark:
that -ali the - audience were bound tornake
• in turn; .anci-Giencairti responded, • • •
. • ".Se l've heard people say -who never.
- 'saw a Red Indian 1". " • . . • •
never did, except in a. show, and I fear
he Was --merely painted with red ochre,"
William:I Duke good-humoredly.
"1 -never eaw;eYen a. sham, Indian," said
Luli, Papal You ought to have brought
•
-Me tome one stuffed 1'1 • .•
• "Shall, buy you a native here? a -live
one, to entertain your • friends". at the nett.
Landon evening party by at specimen of the
aboriginal dance . .
"Oh, Why don't -somebody introiltioe. Le
Ronde into civilized society ?" exclaimed
Luli enthusiastically."What a delight -fill -
:•change. it Would be from the everlasting
. quadrilles and -Laneeral" .
• . And-- how• -,perfectly in keeping with
• -:black cutaway ceElita and tarlatan trains
-and white • gloves those graceful- .antiei-
wOuld beinich as thet gentleman is' per-
. binning 'now 11" observed 'Duke With an
• :--amused smile, indicating a berly broadalionidered peasant who; shoutingatthe
top Of his- stentorian voice something
-. about ."-•Vive7-in jettnesse—vive, ranniiirr
"was leaping hali his oitnheight intnthe air
•
and cutting -a. series of truly • remarkable
..capei!s, . • - •
. Presently Glencairii suggested that, if
radi "had had enough of it," he was.
amply content i• and they all three walked
back -to the hotel and bade each ether good
. nightin the courtyard. Lea went to her
toorn.and eat by her window as nsuali For
- this toe had become:a regular- oust*. As
• surely as evening alter evening they met ou
the beach; by *inset, so - niait -After night,
_Lori satwitching at her window: till Mike
- ',Passed on his nightly -Brooke: and ramble.
She never had very long to wait; but had
.it been iong she would. have watched and
- waited' still, and deemed the eveningincom,
-.pletelf it wa4 not: 'Crowned and finished_ by
:that - Momentary glimpse of his tall figure
pacing along the -shore Duke knew
. on- whose 7 Wind:AY-sill the . White figure
. always teemed,. Silent as & picture; he
: always looked up, waved his.. hand, . and
smiled as be ;went -by - itwas pleasant to
know she would . be -there looking -down;
but; he Would het- have missed Mix= in the
. evening if on imssing be had looked hp at
an empty. •windoythe frame without the
picture—and-sben no candle glimmering on.
golden hair. Xie . would- :not have • Won..
dered.•anawoilld.. have slept as sound .as.
usual. . • • .•
-The happy• -
-Daye cif summernolored Sear,
Ditywot in4ny molodios,.
went- by; the last morning' of the Glen -
cairn's -stay at Etretat came.. it was a-
etoinay 'morning, .of constant - Wind and
capricious, showers. Glencairn, Duke Duke and
Lon made their way, under united ronbreli
les; in the. teeth Of the wind, to the:Casing,
-.Where Glencairn-, -resorted to the'reading---
.
room, and Lull looked wistfully toward the
sea.
-
"You'll get blown away if you go on the
beach ;...yon had betterTsittlow.o.: under shel-
ter," said her father. T., • - • - A
den'twant, to Mies ping down. to-the
this last Morning.," pleaded Lillie •
"Let me take Luli along the beach," said.
Duke eagerly. "Trust. ; I will not Jet
her be away into the waves." -•
"All right" said -Glehosirn. -carelessly,
nodding assent, -Without looking pp from
the columns of Moniteur," but calling
after herlas She hastened to avail herself
the permission, "keep your cloak Wrapped
closeround you, Luli; . .
Duke offeredLulihis arm,and they made
their way together -across' the terrace and
down on to the beach.
, It was the hour and the . place forthe
morning bathing—but bathers there 'were
- .
none.
The
- •
: 'The bigwavesAre plunging -like hungry
beasts upon the stones, witha tear as
if furious .that no prey. should•he Offered to
them. Now and then they seem to Payee
for a• moment before.'breaking; and you..
,catch a glimpseof• a 'cave of deep emerald
roofed With White -fretted loam for just the
space of a flash, before the emerald vault
=rites and crashes in, and a storm of.
Snowy surf bursts on the beach. •
• The horizon is piled- up-, With thunder-
ous -looking cleude ; thick mists.' of clouds
_
are coming. "down upon the cliffs; there is
not abit of blue peeping out in the sky or
sea. The white horses are galloping Shore-
ward One after another; tossing their foam-
ing metres; the spray is flying on the shore,
and beats:iota the- faces of Duke and Luli
as they. stand together by the sea.
"It is not . the Ioast. good trying to Put
the umbreIla.rip," • Says Luli, laughing at
Mire% endeavor to open that implement,
andat the games which- the wind; likea
tricksy .frprite, plays with itmeanwhile.
"It does notrain,. and I like the spray." ._
- • • . • .
• •":1 believe yoare -quite.glad. that Weis
our Wit morning!" observes . Duke looking
:down At her • bright. face.-. . "The . very
elements are testifying 'their distress in
- unmistakable language; and yet( are as
: bright as yesterday's sun was 1" - •
. "Because yesterday's sun wai; ;
: and we have had all the brightness, and it
seems that we are taking the sunshineand
summer away withg us," she repliei—elid.
:adds, after a- moment, with truly feminine
consistency, "but you needn't remind mei
.ofits, being thelast day." - - • . v
"Here is something to divert you from
the . reflection . _snedessfully,7 responded
Duke. ." Behold a_heroie bather comes to
dare the dangers of the deep!" -
• . The announcOnientis true, and a general
thrill of -interest runs through the few
1z4bituel of the bathing quarter of the hooch .
whom not even the wind and shoviers haVe.
kept from their daily resort, as this inter-
esting object appears. All eyes Are. tnrued •
upon the hero,who has 'issued in full
'costume de de '.bcii;n: from his • cabin, and is
marching grandly grandly. doivn. the beach. He is
stout. he is"tall ;•he- is bald; he is of
imposing presence, and .appectis: not at all
unconscious of his proud position: as the
unique brevet of the eIenaents at that hour;
Luli, amongst 'afrcongst others:. Wattilasiz. him . With
great interest - • -
. He beckonsoneof the hardy 91d. seadoge,
who hasten to respond to his .summons.
Taking the brawny hand of help extended
to him, the .hero strides valiantly toward
the stormy Ocean-. .Leisurely he marches
forward Until the serf reactant neatly upto
his kiiees; and then 'stands still. Will he
leap forward and dive under the • next
wave?: The retreating Burt leaves him
'standing high and dry. Composedly as: One
Selecting a 'bed of : slumber he lies down
,upon the hard stones'. The next 'Moment a.
:Wave breaks, and this surf . 'rushes up and
ewers him-, and disrespeotfelly rblls hire.
•
over And over like. a. ,cork. The We evi-
dently does net like ; he •eiplutters and
:iieraro:blesio his feet,- wildly clutching the
'helping hand Of the bathing man, and takes
up his. position e little further from the Sea;
where he .sits down solemnly jnTurkish.
fashion, and; apnarently, enjoys his bath
!very . much, every retreating *aye leaving
,hirec seated on the, glistening beach, alone
. in his glory; and every returning waVe.
• rushing -around his shoulders' until one
Milk:hie:Vous great Wave, plunging on ahead.
of its fellows, maliciously surges- over the
crown of his head and flings him down; and
leaves him grovellirig.-on hands and knees;
and rolling over and over in his haste • to
roll shoreward out !Of the Way,. of the nett
wave.
"This
• • - • . _ ° -
• "This was the noblest Roman of thein
all I" quotes Duke. • : . • . • _
• • Lull is coveringher-face with her hinds,
:in convulsions :of laughter and anxiety to
screen - her :Mirth from its object, who, in
:his.. struggles to escape the devouring ele-
ments,: has rolled nearly to her feet .
"Oh lir she says with *sigh of exhaust
.tion from pure merriment,'"how proud he
'was of his prowess when he -went in !"
• _How are the -Mighty - fallen.17. Added.
Duke. •- • . . • - • • :
• "1 hope h'e isn't English!" °times. Lull
in some alarm, for they had been sPeaking
in voices by no =snit lowered, T
"English 17 replies Duke scornfully and
patriotigally,- Eng/ighman. roll about
in:sixiiiehee of water like a porpoise, and
catch convulsively at a Frenchman's hind
'tO_SaVe himself."
I-shaiLnet ;have_ any fat French hero to
Make me laugh to. morrow.norany English'
patriot: to laugh at mel". she remark s hall•
dolorously, half playfully.
"And to night; no sunset 1 _and Our plebe.
on the beach will kzzow us no •more; and
the ytaiteret the Casino -will watch for the
light, of our countenance hi vain 17.
-They remain .-ehatterieg aruk laughing,
like two children, until heavy drops of ramn.
begin to, falli.and then start in a -great
hurry to return . to Glencairnv in ease Luli
should be doodled .to have encrOaehed, On
the permission given her. ,
The wind and therein beat in their fines
:as they made their . way in- a slanting line
along the heiteh ;the spray leaps- after theni
in playful -showers, as . to prove how far
it can teach.: The umbrella is hopeless
the frolicsome wind tutesit:inside•out, and
it has to be delegated to the Use ofa walk-
ing stick. • Lull's cloak flaps to and fro, and
tries todalce Unto itself Wings. She has
hat, only her pretty white- 'kerchief pinned
securely to her head stray ends. of . Olden
bait are blown loose from underit and flet -
ter like flickering suribeanis' Over her dark
cloak! The fresh -Air and - dashing spray
have given ebrilliant : color to her fair Oval.
echeekii ; her eyes are.sparkling,end a, smile
hovering round her lips, as, clinging:. to
... • -
Duke's arm, She picks her way wi‘h light
dainty steps over the rough Wet stones.
Duke looks down and 18 struck by enetv
settee- of her beauty. He never eaty her
look se pretty before. •
"We . breatt the wind i and weather
together bravely, don't _wee he remarks.
Thena sudden idea, a fancy rather than a
definite thought, omen to him; and he
looks at her more intently, and says
dr ecaMhiloY and vaguely,
iw." -
-• would probably under similar circum-
stances have said the same to any pretty
woman, and have forgotten it. But Luli
at these Words. blushes .to such a vivid and
• burning, crimson, and such a startled,
sur-
prised, suddenly conscious. look fleshes
over her, face before she can avert it from
hi" gaze; that be remembers long afterward
that beautiful1startled blush and ite simple
end altegether insuffieientcauee..
e cairns
thatday(for his :read ilea to London And
theirs to Brittany), it is to Glencairn he
speaks, but at MR he looks; as he says,
I shallsee you. in London as soon as
you return." -
Imola nit
IN CALM- WATERS.
-When- he bids good-bye to the
CliAgTER IX.
-What followed -thin ? , What has been done,'
And said, and writ- and read and sung? -•
- What will be writ and read again, •
2 What love is life and life remain?
•.-4beenn:Bfiliram.
It is 1ar in October When the Glenoairtis
return to Louden. They 'take up their
residence Again at the quiet home *9f the
Misses Potter, where there are BOMA little
'changes new, but notiinportant ones. The
busy spinster -sisters are .grOiiing grayer,
and the brightness of Miss Christiana's' keen
'eyes is shadedby iv:pair:of --gold rimmed
spectacles.
Two of the oldest, of .the andjents-of the
:select little . circle are deceased, and their
-place is filled by a; gentleman' of compara-
tively -juvenile years; he is only -sixty, and
•gives very little trouble, because he habitu-
ally dines oriteis net astinnatiO
nozgenty, and is net in the habit of.
&Mending Midnightmustardplasters and
beef -tea, as has been the wont of .his pre-
deceatiors. MM. Boyd. lives and thrives
still,still sighs over sinners.-frodithe height
of urtfallen virtue, still regards Luli as
the -
child for whoni she used to; dres-e. dolls;
=wonders that "those foreign Countries
don't -Spoil. the and :still points to
Glencairn a " reformed :ohatactee—
when Glencairn andhis proud fond daugh-
ter are safely out ef hearing. •.
The Maiden sisters are glad to have the
Glencaitus back; the presence Of the Glen -
cairns means toed humor -andglad service
of the detvants;whOsee the gleam of bright
`half -sovereigns inprospecithieans daintier
-dishes than are usual o11. the table, freely
-ordered and liberally :compensated for-
-means generousglasses of old port and dry
sherry lavishly outpoured—means boxes. fot
theatres; Carriage drives, and co.ncert-tick-
eismeans. also, far over and above • all
these, the bright influence of a piing,
fresh, frank -hearted . girl • they love. Olen -
cairn does not object to abiding under the
reef - of the Misses. Potter; he is not onlirfree there, but master there;-.-ithe -habits
and customs of the household, "according
to his - hinter; -_ ebb and flow!"- .and Luli
Would not be happy to. 'be London, and
away from her dear aunts. • :
! The. Cravens are in town, just returned
-frcnii an ante -mu trip to Brussels. -Duke
.11ditybuine is in 'town; .-not able yet toget
,away from London east winds to blue Italian
skies. Nattirally; as the aututihi days Wear
on, Duke becomes a ' frequent Visitor at the
Glenoairn's ;•end as between the Cravens
.and the: Ghnicairne there is .constant con-
munion;., the young artist driftsinto plea,
sant social intimacy 'with both
Kate and Luli . only daughters and
spoiled aarlingo • are friends; not
of the. dearest atia closest, but pleasant
companions, who get; • on well together;
and are , perhaps More 'quietly .and. -unde-
monstratively loyal to each -other than
some ' gushing bosom, confidantes. Kate
Craven has .groWn -blooming, lively
blonde, a trifle fast; without much dePth. Orinteusity,.•but Warm . -heartedfand without
an Stein of harm or malice in the whole of
her honest; candid nature. - She -prOclaiine,
• with :unblushing franknese _ that really;
Duke Mayberne ought to be ticketed
girouri .he is eo awfully :handsome that
all the girls will go falling in love with
him I" Duke flirts with Este a little in an
openly playful .and meaningless war; he
does not flirt With Luli, but treats- her in
the • tone Of an old and admiring and Pri,
-*Revd friend and adopted brother.
In Spite, however, of the supposed also,'
lute fraternity of their friendship • it some
„ • _
how:does not pleitee'hith to see Luli appa-
rently absorbed (for teilly absorbed • in
any one but himself she never :ja),: in any
other man's convereation.' • ••• -
At a Christmas party at the'Crayen's,
Where there • are assembled a ,:hiriatisly
mixed setof people, those Who have been
invitedfrom choice, and - those who have
-
been invited from duty, or frenta
• Oiation—Duke feels unreasonably Indignant
with a young min who ,datchei Luli and.
.kieses her under the mistletoe. •
D.nyan like this Bert Of thing 1" he says
to her aside; With st look of eloquent disgust
at the object of his :indignation, who is
this moment endeavoring to entice Kate
Craven beneath the revetio shrub.
." What sort of thine". asks Thai; glancing
uphalf puzzled; and following hie eye to
SCO whit it is that arouses his distaite. -
- .
. ."Those liberties to be taken byia little
_
snob like that ----a walking, advertisement of
hair -oil and Cheap- jewellery I"- observes
Duke, in reference to the Lothario, Whowaci
then imprinting a hurriedly-sitatediedealiite
on Kate's cheek, slid who certainly had not
-stinted pomade upon ' his .ourlY .head; or
rings upon' his -.fingers, Or .studs linen his
breast. . - • . : •
Lull : : the had .1.3beh 'it -little
nnedmfortable and annoyed for the inoreent,
by the- gentleman's • demonstration;- but it
Would take a great deal more than a Christ-
mas joke to make Luli Glencairn angry.
"It was tolerably cool of hitt certainly;
And I have only seen him twice in my iife, "
:she replied to Duke's' observatiOn. • .*
"1 suppose you Women like .coolness,"
he remarked, rather dissatisfiedly. -
"Not that kind Of coolness," she answered
more gravely; "and as for 'that tiresome
young man, 1.:Intte him 1 Doesn't he remind
you of the 'oiled and curled Assyrian
bull'? in Maud, you knOwY" • •
While tbieeritical and •confidential aside
was going on; the fun beneath the Mistletoe
was waxing fait and furious ;the gide were
uttering little shrieks, the Yeung men were
ilocsking round. • •
. _
-Mr, •Ctaven appeared upon the 'Bowie of
with •shitna by no means
reluctant Victini=anolagentleman, whem,
Luli had noticed, and itho;: indeed, had
atitatited several peeple'ci. • attention during _
the -evening by his "jolly" laugh,. and Ott_
of:simplicity and unworldliness of manner,
'combined With eviler:it . and Conapiiiiientaty
tendency,and:a devotion to the -yaiinger-
ladies„ which he did net. seem tQ suspect
could be lege Welooine to thein now than in
'the days' of his youth,:. ThiciToldgentleinan
his host now -brought - under the .inifitletop,'
and -announcing' "'Ladies, . -your•
channel" 'left him piirst.e. /a. •
r The - ancient : conqueror—who Was bald;
yellow andWrinkled, and therm** unat-
tractive, and thoroughlyunconscious of his
unattractiveness—evidently Mithing.doubt-
ing ofhis reception, looked around smiling
the girls hung back; some giggled: . •
• Luli feared the old gentleman's. feelings
would be hurt. It seemed toher that it
must be 'humillating.for iiiiiiVstand there,.
waiting in Vain, the centre of all eyes;-= and
one girl's unconcealed- giggle sounded- sillily
heartless and offensive., • • -Lull weldnot
bear to see any •One humuiated or slighted.
She stepped forward from her place;,- and
timidly and blushingly- went to theold
man'usiae,epl. wanted the withered ebeek.::
Mike. 19oked at her. with • a new light. of
adniiratidn.- There was something in in -her
blip:1114w movement so freshly girlish:- and
innocent—her slight figiire-. had flitted Pest.
so toftlyand _lightly, and with such .0, -shy,
flower-like grace she had 'lifted her golden
head to the old gray head, and then drooped,
-beek, and coat A timid,startled, fewn7like.:
glancearound—that- her loveliness 'streak -
the young artist -suddenly like a revelation.
Hifi sanitation was succeeded by a scio*Vits.
an eager aspirant after the mietleteehonors
-darted forWard. and Caught her; - still under :
the mistletoe, and brushed her cheek with
his lips; and a. generallaugh and scuffle
and scramble - ensiled, from which :Lull
returned blinihing farrredder; and looking
far More discomposed than before.
-
"It was too bad of them; they knew .1:
did not mean that," she
ingly.r. • . .
:It.was characteristic et.T.4uli that he was
talking to Duke.11ayburne in her Willa-
_ . . . - -
confiding, friendly way,_ for -a -great part of
the evening, but.. tholt-the -greatest: .oate
tweet, When he .winii,•lay • her side, to drift'
with hire a step in thedirection of the
mistletoe, and rested in the Most confident
certainty '' that he would not -endeavor to
entrap her thither, or esti* her unawares,
as others had done. isequally charac-
teristic of her unconscious Undonseionti influence over
Duke, that hen:hide no attempt to kiss Luli,
although when she was MA of the way in
the • adjoining reran, • be ayailed.` himself
freely 'otthe, licenseofthe season in regard'
tcy: ether young - ladies, .. This abstinende.
from the usual Christmas privilege—which,
At a party where geperal:-infarniality.end
:freedom . and "jell -Ay" prevailed, • Duke
might do naturally and eatily_hs,ye clairned
frOm:Liilidid• net promise well for the:
endurance Of . the fraternal character. of
their friendship. • . • ' - •
-. When a. man, net generallyleVerfiernpn;
l,out -avoids harmless - and ordinary and
allowable familiarity with -a *Milan, it is
time for hi -m. to look to the safety of his
°'arth; e
Tfriendship
Luli—
for friendship antis side it tnitht Oven yet
. how -ever; no -opportunity.
for any further developments that winter,.
for Duke went Away to Rome before the
New Year was Many days old.
• The --Mime:Arne reinained in England.
The father. taking a';feney into his head
• that the London winter -dielnet agree With
Lnli, -took her and -Altai Friseilla down to
the Isle of -Vight,. installedthein there in -
eomfortebleapartments, and eperit as midi
of his time with them as possible: ,Ile was
to be a geed -deal in louden; because
at. this time he occupied a --post of :some'
reeponsibilitY in -company 'Which Owes.
- I. • -
thenpaying high ••dividends, and. which
• possessed boundless h�pes,. linditleses pros-
pects and. pessibillties„and a limitedcapi-
tel.• Luli - - " •
was tether .•dull, sometimes, when
she had beei left some .days alone with her
• aunt.;. she had nothing to dehtit read and
sketch and - enihraider, and talk. of . her
father, and think Of Puke Mayhurne; and
feel -what she would have thoughkit
wiok-
edly 'ungrateful ta put - into words even to
'herselfthat there were aversionsin life
more walking "by the Bea-
te&waves" With Miss - Priscilla.
• -
. _
However, she was fond ..of her kind eoft-
heerted-eunt; and her beloved father Caine• .
down as Often as he (wild; and she had her -
artist friend -over the See to dream and -
exalt in her Maiden Meditation" into -Mi-
ld-ea.:hero. So she was happy enough in a
valet Way. , Onde-KateCiaveneatnedoWn. to
spend A Week with Lilt; and IA* -*mailed
to have Kate's bright, lively companionship:
.The. rainy evening _previchis tothisarri-
tical.had .eeemed very 'dell and ,dtecity' to
Luli, as she and. her aunt'. sat 0110011each
side of the fire, - and one --knitted _.end the
other embroidered, and. the Sea Moaned:in--
the. distance, and the tain pattered on the
Window -panes. The nett evening was rainy
And windy toe -1 -but -0.te.-prai,en's ringing -
laugh, her bright blue eyes -and blooming
cheeksl..herelear,-high, merry voice, would
have diffused sunshine throughthe!room,-
eV= had any more sunshine than Glen:
cairn's- presence been needed thete...--
•: Hewas reading his paper; the girls:were
chatting in e, 'confidential, homely way;
Mise Priscilla was knitting, and iionagide-
ellypitting in -a word.
- •••
- • .
• "By thebYe,aate,". _asked Lull; casually,.
"what has beecime.cf that pretty little girl
I Met Mies, long ago at your honee-e; little
girt Yon..., had picked up at Brighton?'
recollect nook quite a fancy to -hero"-
" Little girl? Brighten?" repeated Kate.
'vaguely. "Why, yes 1. to be sure!little
Zota Brown. :Oh, I .haven't seen .her. for
more than_ a year; she wrote mo • when
was in Paris; and I'!..1 stupidly .• lost . her
address. I -really: mint- look her tip." •
" $lie was very pretty, if Iremeniber,7
observed Luli. 'How is •she? " _Who is
etre doing?_ An orphan; •
. poet ehild:;..some old relation of
hers let lodgings at Brighton, and there I,
-pinked her hp.. I hop.e she ,is getting -on
well; I den"t want to Ios� eight- :of "little.
Zora • the;last I heard- fiern her she wse
-studying nilisic • rirefessionallygoing to
- • - '
,
teach singing or something,- rsuppo
had an. extrernelv sweet voice."
"Itmust be very hard. for a 70
all alone in the world to get on," re
Luli. sympathetically. -'•
se.- She
ung ,girt
Marked
-
"-Yak," agreed Kate, with a h.df repent.
ant little sigh; poor =Doral no Mo ey 1 no
parents 1 scarcely any friends! h d. lines;
isn't it? I often wish I could • h e demi '
Mete -for. 'Zara; She was such a dart ng -girl.
1 do wish I'd:helped her More; ; n some
way or other," - -
Very often Out good deeds
Wishes. I can think of eo: Mani,
ought to have done; and didn't d
• Miss Priscilla.
"Not very mailyi 1 eliould
observed Glencairn, putting down h`
and answering Miss • Priscilla's
with ekindly smile: "And it is • erttet so
than to think of the bed things' Y have: _
done, and Might have avoided doin . 'There .
are plenty af such in most tueree li es; and- ;
the worst of itis that they would. 't avoid
them if they could at the „time; an haying •
_eaten the fruit and , tasted the ashs; the
then ery out .upon the tempter -a d revjk
the apple -tree;"
"Is it such a very bad world
asked Lull. thoughtfully.
.; "Read and Seel" he. replied... • („'
e slight sample of the world. of t-
end the World.of to -morrow will
be the same," he continued, skina
columns of the paper and reading
'Barbarous Assault '-'--4-Tittgic De
Burglar Wife--kiekingH‘ Horri
-• to. a
on't
added
naisteh
sistent; r
ton at •
hinge I -
,"said
think,"
paper;
reniark
der !—.-` Shocking • Cruel
'Attempted Fratricide.' I
MS auhll a bad world," h
tively, ' "but it is an in
/Annan nature is inco
branch, and you cannot rain it int
fancyhi either good or vii," ,
•-• How do You Mean asked Kato.
"Simply. that no one living wee, ever all
bad at all good. It is -about the most
important truth in life, and genet ' ly--theA
last truth that people -women esp ' ially. •:\
ever find Out. Now look here, th s mur-
derer i",-• laying his hand upon the. elope: -
per and alluding to a case they; -,: had
previously spoken of at tea tiuri: -"Do '
you 'suppose this man was what y• u call -a
thoroughly bad man throughout all i . is life2
Do you suppose be had not affeeticks—that
he had _ not_ innocent hopes—hlanielees -
:pleasures—good impulses_Sometim I He
had borne an excellent character k �r kind.
miss and -general good conduct. hith rto." .
"The black spot did net alioW ; -butit
was there," said Luli.
'.‘ The black spot was there; ex13., tly so," -
Agreed Glencairn, "That is the. very
point! One evil trait marred tie whole
'character ;' but the character was not all "
evil. Then there is that :fellow in -France
who got Off with 'extenuating dire instan-
papa ?"
Here is
robably •
ing the
loud—
th of
aMur-
Dog '—
w that
edita-;'
world,
ot and •
;conies,
.ces" the other ... day. ,He was a
certainly; but I make no doubt_
some softspot in his heart, for d
mother oriittle child or faithful f
"1 •do not.beheve he had au,y•f" 'd -Lull -
decisively. • "_That wretch, yoa know,
Kate," . she added explanatorily Who
murdered the 91dman and his e for
their matey," - • - •
"The brutel did he get off ?" -ask
"Niity you will observe," said G1
"that Luli;'''whe is habitually th
'end most eharitable of creature ,
.'.
nature, and whose temptations
-could eamprehend. • 'I believe that
doesn't even like to kill a wasp, we
the 'warrant for their: destruction h
soul without any hesitation."
"1 WOUldf,haVe any amount of
their smite,* esid Luli, -‘• but no
-the. life in them _which they did to
in others. ,
Glencairn • sidled, affectiona
regarded Luh, but hymoineans ase
to her proposition. •
Too much weight' is attached ii general
in this country to the mere act of estruc-
gen Of human life," he observed.- We all,
mustt die: The Soldier -kills his. d any in
batt10- We heye other eneinies go' etimes
than our • foes on the battle -field. There .
are injuries More cruel than deat whinh.
may be inflicted With. impunity. T e mere
-
act of taking life does: not of -Reel .consti--
tuts. crime. We may do it uncle
circumstances with -a stainless co
" GOOdneee me, Mr.-Gleincaitn17 e'
Kate,- opening her bright blue ey
" And you talk as coolly as ify
knewall - about it • tee 1-8.e.if
expetienced how; --it feels to tak
life, with or without a stainless don
To be contilined.)
ruffian
he had •
the old
.__. •
ncairri,
ontlest'
basin)
mercy -.whatever for these mez4 *hog*,
_crimes' -jar upon. the -whole..ten of
e never
' he,:Who
d -sign -
dy end.'
•
ercy on
etey 011
tespeat
Ay es
ntingly
important to Travellers
- Special inducements are offer
the Burlington. route. It , will
read their advertisement to be f
where in this issue.
•
certain -
science.
claimed
s wide.
•u quite
�u _ had
human
ience 1" •
yen .by
yQu to.
dolse-
Two- . hundred thousand tro. t were
destroyed in -one -night in Kent niland
recently, through. a malicious per Ulrn.
big. the water out of the pond::
The "Queen has conferred .a bar etoy on
the Right Heti.-J Whittaker Ell s, Levi .
Mayer of London.
• The -London *Spectator sees in
larY life of 'Darwin in travel and
and the seclusion. of Carlyle. at
puttoCh; the getminating periods
lives, and says that Englishmen t
forget that what is :for the average
'dull and even stupifying life of chision
is the' very condition= under wli h -great-
genini 18 nursed into intensity.
the
t Dottue
raigen.
• their .
o often
an the
- • " • .- . .
Yellow fever is nicreasing at a -vena
There were twenty-eight deaths, fi. ore the
disease during the past week. -
- —A party of special:Agra have p rehas. ed
400 acres of landinthe vicinity of hundet
Bei with the view of laying it out se new
tOWn plot•
Mrs, -Garfield has sent a cheque]. or 4500
to the building fund of. the Meinori
tian Churchof Washington and ha i pledged
an additional 6500ifit is needed..
Mr . Whittier is quoted as sayin • that as. .
Emerson lett hi el • house one mot 1 ing he
tiefalto him : "1 cannot conceive o greater
soul than Jesus Chtist.", • • - • •
• • NissEmma Theraby; having j
pleted successful tour in Europ
to the United States next week
iiiVited to sing before the Que
leaving England. -
--The Ne* York climate. is
. •
.the-Egyptirthr74
obelisk
i.,inpciit...8 iwtt.La
•
here is no -ref= for sentiment.
st cortr!-, -
returriS
She
before
-
umblin g
onehere,