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If it were not Christman Eve I
If it were riot so lint
Where run 1 --what is tiro iurtter i
170.0 are better now but you must
llOt make any exertions yet. You
were ot. your way to friends, I suppose,
F if it were only possible to get uu'y. when you fainted. If you will tell mo
one in to help l • who they are, my husband will let
And then the three speakers, stand- them know,
tog together on the verandah and _ A hard look came over the stranger's
watching the departure of their late
domestic, laughed at their dilemma.
I wonder if you couldn't capture
owe sort of a female if you went to
the city with rue this morning ? sage
Rested George,
There's. not a' shadow of a chance,
Lesley answered with decision. It's.
a, way Australian servants have, I've
heard, of taking a vacation over the
Holidays—they know there are plenty No, nu, lie down again, said Lesley;
of places yawning for thein when they as the woman tried to rise. You must
are ready to work again. Fortunately not go front here to uight.
I can cook you a Christmas dinner. But -1 told you I had neither home
Oh, but the Beat ! groaned Mollie. nor friends ; and after that •do you
Let's appoint a fast until it grows mean you would keep tne here?
colder. Yes, said Lesley with an expression
Nonsense ! You can sit still and of tender pity on her lovely face. On
amuse Dorothy, but a little more heat Christmas eve we would not shut our
won't hurt a salamander like me. doors to anyone, and certainly. not to
Perhaps I had better see Jack and you. Rest here iu peace to -night.
tell him not to come down tomorrow, George looked perplexed when he
said George looking questioningly at heard of this ; but when Lesley looked
hie wife. up at,himjiu her earnest way,and paid,
No, don't do that, replied Lesley, It would be bee shutting nut the
smiling at the look of dismay that Christ to close our doors to ber,on
suddenly appeared on Mollie's pretty Christmas eve, he .bent and kissed her
face. Jack. Menden has been out, without a word, though an uncomfort-
here under every sort of circumstance able doubt lingered in his mind as to
but this. Just tell him it's a pienio, the wisdom of entertaining friendless'
and to be sure and come Mollie, it's and homeless women, -who were as
time for Dorothy's nap ; coax her to handsome and in as brave attire as this
come in, and when she is asleep 'you their unknown guest.
can help me to dress the Christmas When Lesley. took the stranger's
tree. breakfast to her in the morning, little
If you; had said help set off fire- Dorothy went with her, clinging to
crackers, it would have seemed more her mother's skirts said' Bugging her
sensible, said Mollie, fractiout=I°y. The new doll.
idea- of a Christrnasetree in Fourth of Merry Kismus ! snid the Child, half
July, weather. shyly.. Didn't Sat>,sa Tlaus b'iiig any -
Lesley laughed. at Mollie's distrese sing for oo ? Oh, he didn't know oo'd
and cheerily accepted the unpleasant , tum. Dottie 'll. div oo her wissle ; and
reality, knowing well that there was she trotted off for something to make
no possibility of replacing the. now up for Santa Claus' neglect. .
vanished maid of .all -work for many Lesley was looking thoughtfully at
days to come. • Undaunted by the heat, the handsome stranger,who :murmured
shee put her house in order, and busied
herself with the Christmas prepara-
tions, finding time in the'afternoon to
go with Mollie and Dorothy to one of
`their favorite delies to gather ferns to
decorate the little drawing room, as a
substitute for holly and mistletoe, and
getting back in time to have supper
ready. when George arrived on the
,boat from Sydney ; and as he came
down the road, with the hay on one
hand and •ybe little one -storied cote.
ages on the.other; he thought truly
that not many young men 'who had
come across the seas to seek their for
tune were blessed with as sweet a wife
and child, as pretty and thoughtless a
sistex, and as happy a home as he.
Alldaylittle Dorothy had been on
tiptoe with excitement, and after sup
per when the Christmas tree was
lighted, she danced around it, in rap-
tures of glee. Then, at last,when the
lights were burning low, and .elle had
surprised papa by stumbling in a
marvelous way through the whole of
The Night before Christmas, with
promptings from Aunt Mollie, and
after she had hung up her tiny stock.
Ings and had called up the chimney to
Santa. Claus not to forget 'ittle Dottie,
for tee has twyed so hard to be i coot
dirt, she knelt to say her childish
prayers at her mother's knee,and then
Aunt Mollie picked her up and.carried
her off to bed.
Lesley and George had been alone
but a moment when they heard a
sound like a deep drawn sigh, followed
handsome face, and she seed coldly, I
have no friends
You were going hove then ? Do
you live near ?
I have no home; the light iu your
window attracted me, and curiosity led
me to enter the gate and look in to see
what people were doing who had a
home and friends. I remember nothing
more,
their unexpected guest.
I3y jove 1 he said, not onewoman out
of a hundredwould have taken a
stiauger in like that, and not ono man
in a thousand would have permi'tt,'d it 1
It's a risky business, though, to take
a handsome unknown female into the
bosom of one's family.
I linow it; but Lesley would open
her heart and Dome to the most
wretched beggar on Christmas eve.
Our stranger has not yet left her room,
but she will 'appear et dinners]. believe,
Lesley goes in to see her now and then
and little Dot has made great friends
with her. Lesley says truly, that
whoever site is, she cannot Burt the
child.
But—there is Mollie, Jack said,
with peculiar emphasis. r.
True, George answered quietly; but
Mollie has. not even seen her yet.
. The Christmas dinner was a triumph
of Lesley's skill, and the table was
arranged with Mcillie's daintiest care.
When all, was ready, Lesley's guest for
the first time appeared upon the
scene.
Miss Warrington, my'sidter and my
husband, said Lesley, and Mr Menden,
Miss Warrington.
Jack Menden started and stored at
the handsome face that paled a little,
and 'seemed measuring its strength
against' his own.
You have 'already met, perhaps ?
said Lesley.; but Jack ,Menden mur-
mured : No, a chance resemblance ;
I never met Miss Warrington before,
dwelling unconsciously upon the
name.
George asked a blessing, and then
the simple festivities began. The
stranger's presence would have been
a restraint, if Lesley had not had a
way of putting them., at ease,. and
soon they were talking merrily, and
Miss Warrington's silence passed ape
parently unobserved.. But when the
dinner was ended and Lesley: and
Mollie were clearing• the table, and
George°and Jack Menden were out on
the verandah again,.Jack became silent
and was evidently debating what to
do.
Well, said George,eying him keenly,
you know her, it seems. Who and
what is she 1 I
want to know the
truth;
She goes by the name of Alice Mar-
tin, and•adventuress is stamped upon
hastily : Ididn't know it was so late. -her face. Did you not read ofthe
I shall get . up directly. Yea, I feel arrest of her companion in Melbourne
better. I want to thank you for your last week 2 They were playing a sharp
kindness before T go. game there, and he: was caught, while
Where are you going,—on Christmas she evaded the police and disappeared.
day ? asked Lesley; and then as the To think of finding that women
woman moved uneasily and did not beneath your roof 1
answer, she added, I would be glad to And where did you ever see her be -
keep you :here with us ; a day of rest fore?
is what you heed, and by to -morrow When I was reporter on the Are
gus ; she was in trouble, and I inter-
viewed her before the trial. avow you
know who she is ; what are you going
to dol'
Nothing, soid George, after a short
silence. Lesleyp,and Mollie need never
know, and slice shall rest here ,:undise
turbed .to night.
Meanwhile the handsome woman,
pale with emotion, .stood alone in her
little room: Who could have foreseen
recognition on that day, and in. the
seclusion of that quiet suburban home?
By this time Jack Menden had told
them all her history, and they would
turn her from the how, ot course,and
perhaps put the police on her track;
But while she waited, almost im-
patiently,fer thein to' make some sign,
George passed through she hall, while
going down the road together she saw
Jack Menden. and Mollie, with her
pretty face all smiles and blushes, and
little Dot running on , before. Ah 1
ono she, too, has been as' young and
you will he quite refreshed. .
An expression of amazement over.
spread the woman's face, and she
looked at Lesley curiously. You ask
me to spend Christmas in 'your home,
—knowing what I said last' night—
that I had neither home nor friends ?
Why, your husband would not allow
it! You do not even know my name.•,
But this is the day of Peace on
earth, good will towards men, and my
husband is willing I should ask you.
You will tell me your .neitne now, I am
sure ? .
Alice Warrington, the woman mure
inured ; :and, indeed, I would like to
stay. Will you let your little girl
come back and talk to me 1 she asked
almost wistfully.
Why not? and Lesley smiled. :But
you will find Dorothy a little Chatter-
box, II am afraid.
Then she went to tell her husband,
and to busy herself with the necessary
dtttiee and preparations for the early
Christmas dinner, while Mollie and
George both made themsolvee useful;;
and Dorothy was delighted to show her
new toys to the 'pitty lady,' who sat
go 'beck they had seen her; and thpiu h
George looked at her gravely, Ties.
tioningly, Lesley smiled.
I am going for a little walk. she
said in explanation. 1 thought I
would let you know.
You shell comp bank soon ? aekrd
Lesley,
Olt yes, I will Tete bank.
Slowly she walked along the level
beach, with ell her natural defiance
strangely mingled with softer emo-
tions. bhe knew it was weakness to
so give way, but their unquestioning
kindness had, touched her heart. They
would not turn her out; but on
the morrow she must leave
this quiet heaven and go back to bestir
the buffets of the world. Peace on,
earth, good will toward men, were,
words that she bad forgotten, as for
long years elle bad forgotten that she
had once knelt at her mother's knee
to lisp her childish prayers as little
Dorothy had done last night. .
She raised her eyes at last, clouded.
with unusual mist, and gazed out over
the bay at the gleaming sails of the
distant pleasure boats. The tide had
• turned and was coming in, and the
.waves were creeping swiftly up along
the beach. The little point of 'sand
near by.left bare by the outgoing tide,
had already became an island, and
soon world be submerged. With a
shudder she saw that•a child was play-
ing there, unconscious of its danger,
and she started forward with 'a strange,
low cry of horror as the child turned
its face and she saw in was little Do-
rothy
Running now. in desperate haste she
struck into the water that rose waist -
high between them ; but in her efforts
to retch the child—grown frightened
now, and sobbing pitifully—it seemed
as if..clinging bands caught hole of her
and dragged her back. A great wave,
.hi, her than,all the rest, came rolling
in and swept across the island ; then,
ebbing out, it carried little Dorothy
away.
Half -frantic with terror, poor, cer.e-
less Mollie came back to the cottage at
last, without her tiny charge, who ha
slipped away unseen while she had
been listening to her lover's. words.
Their search for her had been fruit-
less; and Jack Menden, too,was white
to the lips with horror.
George met them in the doorway
with a look of stern reproach,but there
was a'strange soft light • in his fine
'dark eye•,as he said! Dorothy is safe,
thank God I though but for Alice
Warrington we now should have 'rro
child,
In the morning the stranger's room
was empty ; she had left before the
dawu, and on,the dressing table they
found the fragment of.a letter :
I am greateful for your kindness,
which I shall remember to my dying
day ;' and you will never regret that
you gave me shelter, even though you
know now who I am.
;SA( hell their efforts to find her proved
unavailing, this notice appeared in all
the Australian papers : If this ever
meets the eyes of Alice Warrington,
will she,communicate with friends at
M—, whose life-long gratitude she so
nobly earned ? But though the words
did meet the eyes of the woman whom
they had sheltered that Christmas
Day,she made no sign, and they heard
of her no more. She went her lonely
way with that remembrance and those
words deep hidden and treasured in
her heart.
George and Jack have always kept
her secret ; and who sha ll say that in
their hearts they do not share their
wives' belief as every Christmas Eve.
"their listen while Lesley and Mollie
innocent and happy; but that waev tell Dorothy the story of . how that
long, long .years ago l Christmas Day, now long ego, they
Still wondering at their silence and' entertained an angel—unawares.
JnDLTlt Srn:rraii.
delay, she went out into the hall, and
by a sudden fall, and hastening out onl, so still as she listened to the little through tiro door the saw that George A Sensible Statement,
1 ems, -••-Having used your Burdock ,.'UST why so many people suffer pain
to the verandah, the moonlight re- chatteringtongue. 1 wss helping Lesley as she 'washed the Q Blood Bitters successfuly for some V when a remedy of known and certain
welled a woman lying there, as still Jack Menden came down by the 1 dinner dishes and put the things away,lg tinge petit, must state that for my corn, effeet like ilagyard's Yellow Oil may be
1 plaint of biliousness and acid stomaolr 1 had at every drug store, is not Clear. This
seed white as death. They raised her early boat, and while he sat with and the simple affectionate homeliness have never found an equal, and 1 continue peerless sooting remedy is ut prompt and
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No Gbanoe I''or Gcntua'+Il
Washington star.
Doctor, I wital you would examine
me and tell me what you think, about
my mental balance.
It's all riebt,
:ain't there a little
wrong.; just enough to put
as a crank, you know ?
Absolutely nothing.
Well, goodbye, be said,
pointed tone.
' What did you want to know all this
for ?
I felt a strong, abnormal impulse to
rob somebody, and'I wanted to #end
ant whether I was Crazy enough ..,1?0'°
make it safe if I got into court.
The brusque and fussy impulse of
these days of false impression would
rate down all as worthlesd'because one
is unworthy. As if there were no
motes in sunbeams! Or comets among
stars.! Or cataracts in peaceful rivers
Because one remedy professes to : do,
what it never was adopted to do, are
all remedies worthies ? Because one
doctor lets his patient die, are all hum-
bugs ? It requires a fine eye and a
fine brain to discriminate—to draw
the differential line.
"They say",that Dr Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Dr Pierce's
Favorite Prescription have cured
thousands.
"They say" for a weak system '
there's nothing better than "Discov.
ery," and that the "Favorite Prescrip-
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wlro need a restorative tonic and.
bracing nervine. And here's' the
proof•--
Try one or both. If they don't '
help you, tell the World's Dispensary
Medical Association, of Buffalo, N Y,
and you get your Morley back again.'
Fifteen Rules for Girls.
1 Shut the door and,sliut it softly.,
2. Keep your own room in tasteful
order,
3. Have
rise:
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cake.
5. Never It•t a button 'stay off
twenty-four hours, •
6. Always know' where ydur things
are. •
7. Never let a day pass without
doing something to make somebody
comfortable. .
8.A Never come to breakfast without
a collar..
9. Never go about with your shoes
r�
an hour for rising, and
Learn to, make bread as well as.
unbuttoned.
' 10. Speak clearly enough for every-
body to understand. ,
11'. Never fidget, or bum, to disturb
somebody.
12. Never help yourself at the table
before you pass the plate.
18. Be patient_ with the little 'ones
as you wish your mother to . be . with
you. • . e
14. Never keep anybody waiting.
15. Never fuss, or fret, or fidget,
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Love is the axle grease that . makes
the wheels go 'round.
Time is but a cobweb thread in the
infinite web of eternity,
• Failing Fast.
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The face of the earth has ever been
marked with tear stains.
We provide our happiness; other
people.provide one pleasure.
Charity finds" the steps to heaven by
keeping her eyes on the ground.
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