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if you please, mum," eaicl the 'else
r dei r •-:ticfrom somewhCreround the
la of fee door, "No. ,i b. moving in."
old ladies, sidle were sitting
table, sprang to their
with ej,.ei.latioes of interest and
heats s the whitlow of the sitting room.
T re care HIo:tica, dear," said one,
ettiling Herself in the lace curtain;
le:t; let them see us."
no, 'l+ i c.. Wo must not give
a ..p. i, p,Z say is t their ri glibers
esealeitive. BuntIthink that weare
we giantlike this."
a_ : Olean window looked out upon a
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�:v°-li�G,tor
•a((..t.t'jS. W /WI HORS. Alel(.UCE.Arttl-Grip$ AE5811 P • (71.
t:tteil c1os171y 'o' Tier fez fire, while lzer
straight blue shirt, untrimmed and uu-
p gatherad, war, cut so short that the lower
ettrve of her finely: turned legs was plain-
ly l:tsteatli it, terminating in a
fair of broad, fiat, low heeled awl square
toed shoes. Such was the lady who
lot?lige(. at the (?gate of Ivo. u under the
c~ -sous eyes of her two opposite • neilz-
'Lena
But i if her cowiuot a'1 appearance had
, e aa;latly souses', hat jariesa upon their liui-
ie `:1 and pr(:cia:. te:ess rt the. fitness of
!Slings, what leer, they to think of the
, r:.?_t filum act to this tableau vivant
cabman, r.)tl end. , :.ry jowled; had
come back from ipi, ltd. s e autl held out
his baud fee his fare. The fatly passed
u,tvr� i him a coin, those was a moment of zoom-
,,, ;'41 sebuEhes anis 14'''''P''' . tiling and geeticnlating, and suddenly
r .s fuzzy rosebushes and a s i she hat. him with both hands by the red
. ," e of sweet william. It was i cravat which girt his neck and was shak-
1 by a low wooden fence, which I .
..:lath itog from a broad ntoderunow : big Zhim as a teenier would a rat. Right
a i • l'1 At the other side of this across the pavement she thrust him, and
dwore three large, detached, cheep paehinhim up against the wheel she
banked his head three several times
R•id villas, with peaky eves and small against the side of his own vehicle.
well balconies, each standing' in its 1
little square of grass =dot flowers.
tures 14 axe equally now, but Nos.
J.
ill la were curtained and sedate, with
t lean Sociable look to them, while 1
u, with yawning door and unkempt 1
en, ha:dttppeeeitly only just received i
:satin-.r:i aria made itself ready for 1
art -.^zits. A 4 -wheeler had driven
o the gate, and it was at this that
olaladlcs, p^:` n ., out birdlike from
:retains, directed an eager sad ques-
cab pan heti de end'n1, a '1 the
gars withal wer3 haandinl:; out the
Mals which they desired )hila to curry
the house. Ho stood rod faced and
zing, with his crcolse 1 arms out -
heel. while a Peale hand, protrealiag
the window, kept piling 1 p upon .
rias of article a, tho seat of
tho curious old ladies with
S t" b d the emir h side ti long
last causentett that It eiizriuld Share the pup WitICir1;iley hall seen upon tho day 1 eYCrclst+s ta' filo iiii4io r C tdt1i =r:' lit Marg formal aeilualutance,
fate of thio others. A broad road was before bolted from his hiding place and picked up a flair of 15 -pound dumbbofs ,And especially to the admiral and the
driven through their quiet domain, the scuttled snarling from the room, from beside tho firoplaco and swung doctor were this closer intimacy and
"It emote to get at Eliza," said the ' them lightly about her heath, "You, see companionship of value Each had A
quarter was rezl;tlne(1 "The Wilderness," : „ void in his life, as every Iran n ':;,ii have
andthrec square, staring, unconipronlis- I youth iii a conildeutial whisper. "Mas- 'what may be done on stout, said elle,.
, '•don't"the older ItSiss alio with unexllau.sted stxsn, v stops
ing villas began to sprout up ou tho otb- ter sago elle would give him moven lie "But you thins., e , out of ithgreat race, but each, his so-
you er stele. With sore hearts the two- shy ! brought." Ile smiled affably at the two Williams suggested timidly-- dank 3 czet "night lief. to All up that of his
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little old maids tiv stuffed their steady I little stiff is m figures and departed in think, lYlrs,W estmacott, that woinauhas neighbor, It is true that they had not
1progress and speculated as to what f(t> ri- search of life mistress„ a mission of her own't pp much in common, but that is sonhetimes
fan of neiglhbors c'.halicewould bring into ! "What—what did he say?" gasped The lady of the house armed, her an eh rather than a bar toi friendship.
ultimee
the little nook which had always been j Bertha,. dumbbells with a crash upon the floor.
their own. "Something about a— Oh, goodness . "The old cant!" slie cried. "The Isla fa Each
had been
had retainea enthusiast a 1 his ins pro-
ro-
And at last they were till three finished,. gracious! Oh, Bertha! Oli, merciful shibboleth! What is this mission which in it,
Wooden balconiesilnd overhanging eaves Leavens! 011, help, help, 1telp, help, is ressxvetl for woman? All that killing, is m• 1 The doctor still read from cavae to
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haul been added to them, so that, in thus , He=lp!•' The two sisters had abounded on • ble, that is mean, that is soul
• • 'o of tho advertisement, there ' od there with star- ' that is so contemptible and so ill paid cover his Lancet and his Medical Jour -
wen)
toi the settee and rte
• > • ••_three elinibla Swiss buil gathered while that novo other will touch it, All that nal, attended all professional gatherings,
villas,
vacant t, big eyes and skirts oin, mission, And who imposed worked himself into an alternate state of
villas, with 16 rooms, cold water and every they filled the whole lienee with their . is woman's
trio belle, hot and yc11:;, Out of a high wickerwork bas- : these limitations upon her? Who cooped exaltation
xaltlts a ionh(ank fee depression
ss n over tlhd re-
moclezll convenience, ii let at
erg a Cont- '
7Net ;which stood o the fire there had • her up withidone ? thisnarrow
t natui•sphere??No, it as served for himself a den of lzfs own, in
bot -
nom tennis lawn, to be let at x'100 a year ri:'('n a act, dialnozld s1ial ed head wit I. It Providence. W n „ which before rows of little round bot-
oi — , OD purchase. So tempting an offer
wiel_ed green eyes, which came flicker- t to are 1 enemy, It was ma out her • ties full of glycerin, Canadian balsam
0 I auntie," drawled
did not long remain open, Within a few ins- rapward, waving gently from lido to ; "Ohs say, sun 1 , and staining agents he still nut sections
nephew. with a microtome and peeped through
"It eras man, Charles, that Iwas you and his long brass old fashioned microscope
your fellows. I say woman is
at the arcane of nature. With his typ-
weeks the card had vanished from 3*Io. dile, eon]. a foot or more of glossy, scaly
1, and it was known that Admiral Hay neck was visible. Slowly the vicious
'Orli-SM.:, V. C„ C. B., with Mrs. Ilay 1.. ,i cauls floating up, while at every.
!3irnver and their only son, was about te.e illet4on a• fresh burst of shrieks came colossal monument to the selfisiinsss of leaf face, clean shaven on hp and chin,
;a ?,x.vv into it. Tho news brought peace frons tho settee. man, What is all this boasted chivalry, with a firm mouth, a strong jaw, a
to the llaartr< of tho Williams sisters, "1",Vhat in the Hams of mischief!" triad these fine words and vague phrase steady eye and two little white fluffs of
Loa- had lived with a settled conviction a voice, and there was the mistress of Where is it when we wish to put It whi(akers, he could never be taken for
t ''ll do
that some wild, impossible colony, some
the house standing in the doorway. Her
eliouti. singing family of ce. This
gaze at first; had merely tokenise the fact'
;mulch area,. in upon their peace. This that two strangers worestandingtoese elishzllef't at least was irreproaclla- ing upon her red plush sofa, A glance
scream-
ble. at the fireplace, however,showed lierthe
retre?.c3 to "Mon of the Time"cause of the terror, and ho burst into a
showed diem that Admiral Hay Denver
was a most distinguished officer who hearty fit of laughter. u
had begun this active career at Bomar Charley. ho shouted, "here's Eliza
sural anal hofs ended it at Alexandria, m:si)ol.aving again." .
batwing;• managed between those two epi-
"I'll settle her," answered a masculine
sodes to see as much se: vice as any man voice, and tho young man dashed into
of his years. Front the Talk forts and the room. Ho bad a brown horsecloth
the Shannon brigade to dhow harrying in 11is hand, which ho threw over the
off- Zanzibar there was no variety of basket, making it fast with a piece of
naval work which did not appear in his twine so as to effectually imprison its in -
record,. while the Victoria cross and the elate, while his aunt ran across to reas-
Albert medal for saving' life vouched for sure her visitors.
it that in peace as in war his courage "It is only a rock snake," she ex -
was still of the sante true temper. Clear- platted..
ly a vel r eligible neighbor this, the more "Oh, Bertha!" "Oh, Monica!" gasped
so as the;., had boon confidentially asaared tho woe exhausted gentlewoniou.
by the estate agent that Mr. Harold Den- I "Sire's hatching out surae eggs. That
ver, tho son, was a most quiet • young is wliy wo have the fire. Eliza always
gentleman, and that he was busy from does better when she is warm. She is a
morning to night en the SteckExchango. sweet, gentle creature, but no doubt she
Tho -silty Dulvfrs bad hardly moved thought that you had designs upon her
in before No. il also struck its plat- eggs. 1 suppose that you did not touch
aril, and again the ladies fond that ' any of theses??"
they heel no waxen to bo discontented ! "Oh, lot us got away, Bertha!" cried
with their nwi ithors. Dr. Balthasar Monica, v:ithher thin bleak gloved hands
1 Wali c•r was a., very well known name in thrown forward in abhorrence.
the medical world. Did not his gralifi- I "Not away, but into the next room,"
cations, this r_ia'aibcrs'ai_zs and tho record ; said Mrs. Westmacott with tho air of one
of is writiug'r fill a lonahalf column in whose word was law. "This way, if you
The Medical Directory from his first lit- j please! It is less warm here." She led.
ti' i •Tl'^-' an the "Gau?te Diathesis" in the way into a very handsomely aerpoint-
LJ.
1 ;e to his exhaustive tre ttise upon "Af- ; ed. library, with three great cases of
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tho test? Man m the abstrae yr z anything but what he was—a high. class
iytln does to help a woman, of poccouket e.
British medical consultant of the age of
How it work when his pocket is
touched? Where is his chivalry then? 60, or perhaps just a year or two older.
Will the doctors help her to qualify? The doctor in his heyday had been
l her to bo called to cool over great things, but now in his re -
the the Will
, l the help h tirement he was fussy over trifles. The
bar? Mill clergy is ste erer your
her in man who had operated without tho quiv-
thk and he referOpoor woman oher mis- er of a finger when not only his patient's
quiv-
then life but his own reputation and future
don! Her mission! To be thankful for
coppers and not to interfere with the men were at stake was now shaken to the
while they grabble for gold like swine soulby amislaid book or a careless maid.
trough—that is man's reading of • He remarked it himself and 1 -new thee
thund a reason. "When Mary was alive, h
the mission of woman. You may look thyro would say, "she stood between me and
and sneer, Charles, while you upon
your victim, but you know that it is the little troubles, I could brace myself
truth, every word of it." for the big ones. My girls aro as good.
Terrified as they were by this sudden as girls can be, butwho can know a man
torrent of words, the two gentlewomen as his wife knows him?" Then his mem- •
could not but smile at the sight of the ory would conjure up a tuft of brown
fiery, domineering victim and the big, hair and a single white, thin hand over a
apologetic re resentative of mankind coverlet, and he would feel as wo have
who sat meekly bearing all the sins of all felt—that if we do not live and know
his sex. The hidy struck a match each other after death then indeed we
whipped a cigarette from a case upon the are tricked and betrayed by all the high-
mantelpieco and began to draw the est hopes and subtlest intuitions of our
smoke into her lungs. nature.
"I lint it very soothing when my The doctor had his compensations to
nerves are at all ruffled," she explained. make up for his loss. Tho great scales
"You don't smoke? Ab, you miss one of of fate had been held on a level for him,
the prtr t of pier.; :r s—ono of the few for where in all g leat more London
nlocoul more
d one
pleasures which is without a reaction." find two sweeter girls,
Miss'��'illit:l:hs shuuotlhed out lie;; black intelligent and more sympathetic than
silken lap. "et is a pleasure," she said, Clara and Ida Wallies'? So blight we
re
with sante approach to self assertion, they, so quick, so interested in all which
"which Bertha and I aro rather too old interested iziin, that u itt d were
erpossible
fora nisi to bo comp
fa:atzior_ed'.•o eiljuy."
••'rio acse.b . It w'mld piobaybly make of a goad rwio t L'aithazar tWalker
+r'(rzllhnt. Right seer,, a the p (acrncrit she flip ust flan.
$t ctialhs of the Vaso'_.Tatar ys em In sops, an .upon a ct,t-r very ill if you attempted it. By the might claim to
- "' cried ironic: tae •••, use to you, aunt?" ! A sl:ee" Cr_1 u:(:clicwl career which yellow table littered over with papers way, I hope that you will con. to sot. -2,3 Clara was tall and thin and supple,
y,00dness m, , , "One I bo of any y 1 iw .a
s • :•, and the msec wizened + 1 ooh youth, fxamiur himself In 1 onllssCl > o elii4 in a presidentship of a and scientific instruments. "Sit hero, of our guild meetings. you 'a sllO cap that with r graceful, Womanly 111nQi� ti sup le ,
here
the Caai + attired na_ or\ y3 , , p
`.,, y � i9ac1 y ou thei G. s o •was somethin E... y
a pair, `vv s= c do you cad that, t'aa wren doorway. nolle„” and az b<:rona4c haci ba n cup tickets aro sent you."
a? elooks b li. o icier batter "Not ,+ I r, " -lahite(1 the en- sheet p - his smitten:lonritaaao of a sen- ; r'_iiilt. Now,let me sea, which of y011 is •`Your guild?
in I'L'Y (. 11111-,e—•"(ltteeL' her
deseribe(l.
Iv Lo me h c the 1 (air i s.J ,. 1 y
in Ms." r ged led "'.l h re, youlor: blackesnard, ! siae able st :n f • om r ttefal patient•, ; Miss Williams and : which Miss Bertha "It isnot yet f tinned, but I ehali to a • called her, iasse her critics
,Teas'.•.t,n ,,3.?g men bo • r ._•7 teach o impertinent •�•3 ;d Tc?:(:fr011r:?1 .n(161;a11(?entfor Williams:" "• '
..(1,.;:.: are w:•_. e he y o n that will teach you to b. _ Iva' 1. h ,at-
tention
« ,, no time is forming a committee. It i5 her as reserved and distant Such as z
,.her v-irh " e aicl D rthe with a ,.. " life and 111:21 enabled him i o turn his at- i I am Pas Willi.aals, said Monica,t
y habit to establish a branch of the was, herrc:vcr, it vats part and pascal of
- r a 1�.Gy. "1 ezal about p scientific a t'.�r4a of his nl •J.,, ,. i� glancing , r n
it of cul;(rior worltllyknowl-Tia uabraan loosed h apt u, y f tention to Veto more scie pstili p.J pzoa.tin and gla ncin furtively Elnal cipation guild wherever I ,gar herself. for aha rvep? and lhadahvays from
oa.s a a
. li io t:
atbcvel : r_ed, axestionin g gaze, ' ?ro coals.?, w1liGlh hi' always •haci a about in itreac? of some nc , horror. Tllero is a ire. Sanderson in Auariey bar c_,1...Jupod been Ctii erect from any one
t slh_ewith it..
•,;i these' , -•'r. , slla;ne Uf sJll lien t12iS l:n- •'Lia:rll� for lli'ap. tiaael it9 more � a`And yon floe, a9 T_ 7111'lerStand, OVcr •avh0 is already one of the Ulila'.nCil)at'ed, amend ' • There wasIlVilling `�''rCa17.-
a... tLv.0 a5 Ul.a tOrr._J,`a ,r,"r�altu': G . a' le• e'1pieces of as •i'rnctry thing had , p a5-)tst, o Ti)r' 1cottage.n l' Slie thought lwe it 1P,r
a great bo•t. alzap y heard of and odtraot b lir c'.ical and co.rracr sista i at the pretty little It is yr r 80 that I have a ntucicns, It is only by eels i_, lice lhatare. h
11 t . •, , had been heaped upon , _ e^, , z Then rubbing his head he i ,, ., •1 Ito had > iyell ap his lienee in ;nice of you to cal Eo early. I don't stip- o;g xuizecl resistance, Mies i'lillianls, orvll mfr:1, ashy 11411 her own eyes, acted
aiala� wisedhal: l,_c(a. , ,
thio u1. :
teblI d ;mounted ela;vly onto t' la bus and drove i Weso north street and had taken ,this pose that we shall let an, but still the that we can flops to hold air sewn from Le, own .nz,t .v.. er face was
don't 1.31ow what those axe," with ea u-,toslod hand appealing* '. ' . ,, oto:t • of moving himself, his ;intention is equally good " She crossed against the selfish sex. Must you go, from-st1ik1Il , l,.t.n r than pretty—batt
I away ;rima a o,p t 3
ltsecl Ben 1a. Inditnclubsshadnew" toth3nunivci.,e `Cha ladyttmootlle21 Clown 4 s i,,; ilt c fir ;trrrienta and his two her;legs and leaned her back against the then?" with two great dark eyes, so earnestsy
bre obtruded themselves upon her 'her dive-, 3, pu^,l:c 1 l ...k liar he it under I •ch::rzu•;1:„ dt.:p enure (lie clad been a v id- ; marble mantelpiece. "Yes, we have ono or two other visits clnastioraint„ 80 quick in their• transitions.
wet and very feminine eistence. i leer little felt hat and strode in tluoug;h o,rer fol• Serie years) into the more
"We thought that perhaps wo might to spay,,' .id the elder sister. "You amiss -10y to pathos, so swift in their tom -
(a m stet Ons articles were fol +the flail Clair, vc;1 ic'i was closed behind ! .. cefrl athaa i,lll0 0 of ivarrvaocl. ' be of some assistance," said Bertha tills- will, I am sure, excuse us. I flops that
men's- meal avert' 'wont :nil aced mot=
'.o
y
• however, by suffers which were her. As with a wale's. iter shirt skirts vim- p Thera won teen in:c ace villa unseen ? idly, "If there is anything which Ivo you will #lid Norwood a pleasant reef- her—those ayes than
were oma
ny
t itliin their range of comprelien- t d into the darl.ile:;s the two spouts i 1 twoi make feel oat more attractive , azan all the beauty of
'•+ aa.•; a ., a .. , quiet ,.
+ > " h continued. "Thatis
t
la 1G
y p t Isimply1 t sone
tt� � I 11 t first
pied, and it was no wonder that the could do to ma 'e you eo mor dente." her yqung;ar sister. Tiers was a strong,
� ; _ �watched.: ith a keen in- „— „ me a battle- m hand
bag, a set of golf clubs and.a Boise—sat lookin at eaeh other in ter
a a �r of uunnbbelas, a purple -az•s Dania such miss 11Iouica Wii m lc?R i 1 i r home
All places azo to and it was bel fir
• est, wit= eecplpenoC1 into a care ap-
e
p- ; "Oh, thank you; I am too old a rev- field,,, slue answered, gripping one ry'iieh llad_ taken oyes'the dutie §i'.114+ty
se rail et,
speechless amazement.. For CO years they p; e, iC hsi1 :l, the euri•ous incidents which ; elex to feel anything but at hums) avher- and then the other with a grip which
t ly, when the cabman, all top h: d peeped through that little window 1 hc' aide d the ccmbu r of the newt tenrtnts. ever I o. I've 'ust come back front a thin fingers. • a
TO :>;; c•n i .0 i,.
g J crumpled up thole little an
sad bristling, had staggered of, alul acrccs that t.i3 1 ;garden, but Haver , 'rthoy had ^treacly learned from the Ealy months in the Marquesas islands,
er garden path, there ci ler sd in a yet lead such a sight as this come to con- p ant that the family consisted of two : where I had a very pleasant visit. That
O surely way from the cab a big, found ilea?a. 'only, Mrs. 1'�e;3t?liarott, a widow, and I was where I got Eliza. In many re -
• ale)
man,pink sl a bull •=i wish," said Monica at last, "that her seedier'. Charh?:a Westmacott. blow spects the Marquesas islands now lead
as aril and a pink sporting + we hod kerot thio field." aatipie and how select it had sounded! the world."
u hie hand. The paper he
o d into the pocket of his light
esethist coat and extended his hand
assist some one eisa from the
e t To the surprise of the two old
inatavever, the only thing which his
pr4lm received was a violent slap,
by laity bounded unassisted out
ori Lb, With a regal wave she mo-
�lle young 'htn toward tho door,
ad with ono- hand upon her hip sho
a , a careless, lounging attitude by
, kicking bey too against the
listlessly awaiting the return
facfiv er.
g pe turned slowly round and the
erfa► struck upon her face, the two
r were amazed to see that this
ye and energetic lady was far
gin her first y oath, so far that
srtainly come of age again since
passed that landmark in life's
Her finely clhiseled, clean. cut
something red Indian about
mouth: and strongly marked
s, showed even at that dis-
of the friction of the passing
d yet sho was very handsome.
1e _ _s were as firm in repose as
am Greek bust, and her great,
, . were arched over by two brows
ttre s thick and so delicately
to 1, t the eye turned away from
details of the face to marvel
sat titid strength,
too, was as straight as a-
le portlyperhaps, biit curving
lucent oatlinea', ealdeh-,were
led and half aceentt ated by
eostulno Welt -the wore.
look but 1plk•ntiiirlly shot with
zxhcsl plainly back from her
d and was gathered tuicler at.
tc It hat, like that of ut luau,
'a of feather in the band as
tokersex. Adotzblebreasteel
dark friezeliko material
'Who could have foreseen from it these ; "Dear fuel" ejaculatec1Miss Vs illiams.
"I a'in sure I weal we had," answered
her sister.
fearful potents which seethed to threaten g .,In what respect?"
CHAPTER H. violal_co and discord emitong the (11;011=13 ; "In the relation of the sexes. They
BRas..:-'lN() TEE :.0 :. in The Wilderness? Again the two old i have worked out the great problem upon lips.
The eottego from the il,!L' . of which maid:; cried in heartfelt chorus that they i their own lines, and their isolated geo- 'h, what a dreadful, dreadful wom-
wished thee had not sold their field. graphical position has helped them to a
"Well, at least, Monica," remarked come to a conclusion of their own. Then!" whispered sister Bertha as theyhurried down the street. "Thank good -
Bertha as they sat over their teacups woman there is, as she should be, in ov- Hess that it is over."
th'wt afternoon, "however strange theseI e'zy way the absolute equal of the male•. "But she'll return the visit," answer -
"The days for work and healthful rarer- ----
else, the evenings to IBrowniug and high
discourse, eh, Charles? Goodby!" She
came to the door with them, and as they
glanced back they saw her still standing
there with the yellow bull pup cuddled
up under ono forearm an(18the thin blue
reek of her cigarette ascending from her
the al asees Williams ilea looked out
stands, and. has stood for many a year, in
that pleasant sant suburban district which
lies be„r een l rrwood, Anerlcy and For- ipeoplo pay ba, it is our dirty t0 b0 as po Came in, Charles, and sit down. Is Eliza
For-
est Hill. Long before there had been a „ edo the other. I think that we had bet-
tlunvsllt of a township there, when the ha, to them as to elle other::• all right:?„ for tell Mary that we are not at home."
"host certainly," acquiesced her sister. "All right, aunt. "
"Since wo have called upon Mrs. Hay ' "These are our neighbors, the Misses
Denver and upon the Misses Walker, V* Williams. Perhaps they will have some
must call upon this Mrs. Westmacott stout. You might bring in a couple of
also." bottles, Charles."
metropolis ryas still quite Et distant thing,
old bit. Williams had inhabited "The
Brambles," as the little hones was called.,
anal had owned all the fields about it.
Six or eight such cottages scattered over
a rolling countryside were all tho houses
to be found there in the days when tho
eMitnry when
the br ezeancou r(nn the north, theg. From
l dellduty to welcome them."
logy' roar of the ;;re:.tcity might behead "Then We slutll call tomorrow," said
like the breaking of tho tido of life while Be'" with. decision.
"Certainly, dear. As long as they are "Nono, thank youl None for usl"
living upon our land, I feel as they were enol her two visitors earnestly,
in a sense our guests, and that it is our
along the horizon might be seen the dim
curtain of smoke. the grim spray which
that li(le threw ftp.
(; radually , however, as the years
pas(;:(l, the city had thrown out a Io:hg
brick f, ('lee here alid there, Curving, ex-
tenvling rich cralescima, until at lost tho
little coitages hail been gripped ronald by
thence red teutaicics and had been el)-
sorbed to make reo•.n for the modern vil-
la, Field by field the estate of old Mr.
Williams bud. beet). sold to the specular door of No. g, vvlliCli was instantly
Live builder awl had borne rich crops of bya reds whi )age boy.
sling sulktirbau dwellings arrat:ged in openede red teadlcoit +,has at home.
curving c '�scents and tree line(. evenness Yes,
n n e ushered them into the front room,
•r T�
1
before lbs
=�r v • 1>e > o
ap..d away £•t
-.load pa,
The , t .
'1
y
1 lioin
Yt
1s
cottage r 4 ezltircly bticked iG1111(., but furnished as a drawing room,
property spite of tho fine spring weather 2 largo
his'd two elided, livedrs, to rvhonx the pint y fire Was burning in the grata. The boy
had of country to eco the last veaW took tileir cards, and then, as they sat
lige of country t sl:a Y1 from them, down together 'open a settee, ho set their df offer you. I look upon the subserviency mer was one they know each other
fieldTor years they heel caul 1,. is the one
• ,•,nerves iiia thrill by darting behind a ' of woman as largely Sine toper abandon= ' inntpis riot nook ori they nif ht not
was whichfaced their ; argnnzo, and it shrill cry and prodding i i us dr` ks and ulvz oratn1g (1
twos only atter much argument and Curtain with awitle life foot. Tho bull in , ntttrzt a__ u4 _ stave dose- nl�tor years of a stiffer and
mu' ti :le112f.burnini;a that they )lad tt " at somethi bull
"Yes, dear, we shall. But, oil, I wish
it was over!"
At 4 o'clock on the next day the two
maiden ladies set off upon their hospita-
blo errand. Iu their stiff crackling dresses
of black: sill:, with jet bespangledjackets
and littlo rows of cylindrical gray curls
drooping dowse on either side of their
black bonnets, they looked like two old
fashion plates which had wandered off
into the wrong decade. Half curious
and half fearful, they knocked. at the
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CHAPTER 111•.
DWELLERS IN TEE WILDERNESS.
How deeply are our destinies influenced
by the most trifling causes! Had the un-
known
builder, who erected and owned
these now villas contented himself by
simply building each within its own
grounds it is probable that these three
small groups of people would have re-
mained hardly conscious of each other's
existence, and that there would have
been 210 opportunity for that action and
reaction which is here set forth. But
there eves a common link to bind thein
together. To single himself out from
all other Norwood builders the landlord
had devised and laid out a common lawn
tennis ground. which stretched behind
the houses with taut eitrotcllednet, green
close cropped sward and widespread
whitewashed lines.
Hither in search of that hard exercise
which is as necessary as air or food to
the English temperament carne young
the toil
Hay Denver when released from
of tho city. Hither, too, came Dr. Walk-
er and his two fair daughters, Clara and
"Oh, help, helps" ids and hither also, champions of the
f not t
sorry Y
have er
1 stn sa
No.y
lawn, came the short skirted, muscular
r
Mr. Harvey Heed
Laceyvillc, O.
Catarrh, Heart Failure, Pas
ralysis of the Throat
u1 Thank God incl Hooch's Sar^sa'
,)ari.itce for Perfect . Neaith. '
"Gentlemen: For the benefit of suffering hu-
manity I wish to state a few facts: For soyeral
years I have suffered from catarrh and heart
ailure, getting so bad I could not work and
Could Scarcely Walk
1 bad a very bad spell of paralysis of the throat
some time ago. My throat seemed 010.1011 and
s. I: It
I coalil >ttot roevialloc •. 7 -'hp dootol.3 ti 1
was caused byhenrt(oilute. slid gaventedieine
which. I took according to directions, but it chi({
not seem to do Inc any good., My were tweed
me to try flood's :sarsaparilla, telling rte of tier.
Joseph C. smith, wvito had been
At Death's poor
but was entirely cured by Hood's Sarsapari: n.
After talking with '1r. Smith, 1 concluded to
t •ale
try Hood's Sarsaparilla. When I had taken
two bottles I felt very much better. I have
continued taking11, and am now feeling excels
lent. I thank God, and
Hood's Sarsaparilla
ea o widow and her athletic nephew. Ere the and my wife for nhy.restoration to perfect
health.), HMtvnx Hum), taeayville, O.
HOOD'S t'ILLS do not purge, pain or gripe,
but sot promptly, eas11: aa" efficiently. 33c.
.Longi
Have you heard
Of the famed N
Of the truthful,
In Conzletiont r
Living by that
Who diel make I
Made a healthy
AU by minding
Firing off her x
Giving her adv'
Setting us a wi
But an awful h
Which wo reall
Ifwe can keep
,Stub
Freedom is
'enlarge,
Self -centro
the character.
In thaulctu
nothing so bP
of past ills.
Kindness i
toward ever
created,
Honesty is
formance of
.action as con
Not to do 1
molish in the
in we are to
Iu estimati
question rare
ness of this o
Courage is
will and purp
and difliculti
There are 1
know how to
they aril the
Occ11 pled.
A few b
thoroughly di
stanch 1kt 11101
in the month
Some this
poor that c
the rich, wll
up tbeontra
If we .see 1
acter are pts
we may rest
be sweet, w!h
The grstel
with the we
have learned
and espociall
Knowledg
and shelter
if we do n'it
will give us
grown old.
Flow quie
the sea and
destination.
ber when yc
things."
rrt.utll is l
when it i
with, gives
is, distorts
siou to the
Our idea
us to look u
expect to r
to aballclol
worse than
moral prop
You are
see to be tl
whatever y,
carry, as u
can, withc
people to cc
One of tl
Irian shoal(
duty and
matters.
tion of In
such chart
terrminatio
of the buss
grasp the
highway 1,
well laid
1 reps of
L. by at:
cholera, c1h•
tery and b
and certain.
ler's Extra
hand.
Son
Wives
are not to
ease cath(
partition
labor -saw
can coal
ming ani:
feminine
still enols
below, al
eult to
trouble t
WA and
Cools
two or 61