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Wanh or the raurAmerlotete,
Bali &speech, half a meal.
Salt &sleep—onward
Into more food and talk
Bode the one aunaten.
"Come Pan-AMerieMie;
Come, and let's abate your hann.'"
So, on to stew and shake
Bode the one hundred.
"Cine Pan -Americans! "
Ind they reieot thaplansZ
BO though they all were full
And theirveir s sundered.
Tbeira net to melte reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs bur to eat and fly.
Into the natural gas
Bode the ono hundred.
, Banquets to right of them.
Banquets to left of them,
Banquets: in front ot them ,
While a WOrld. wondered,
St ruled at with word and wine,
BreNelV they Strive to ebine,
But eating shortens breath
And men are talked to death—
. Suffering one hundred.
The essener.
lee stands upon the dizzy curb.
Bo ogles. gnus and stares.
No shame bis little frame disturbs.
Maeo of brass he wears.
Ills clothes are quite the latest Oat
Be wears a showy fob.
Bo Oalle idenself a tougloislintit,
And does the Rtnng job.
Volleyer did a Stroke e work—
Ile gets his cash from
Who bangs the washtub lete a Turk
ror this sweet liardy-dali.
Idesinopere like a Silly clottl,
0410.184 as they paw.
And everybody WOW hdel aown.
A mat =ammonia me,
She looked at hien, for a moment, incred-
ulously. Then she loitered :
Too
She seal leave up at him era the, in
h
spite of her -ripen 044 or per Ape bee &nee
(if it, she suddeolithew to cry seftly, and
forgot she hot been angry et U, as he teak
ha into his strong, kind arms,
ORAFTHIt XXIV.
AN AMERICAN GIRL,
eelE. emaietarairre,
The morning cif the garden -arty arose
bright and clear, and Slowbeidge aseekened
in a great state el excitement, Mise
ChiekiebnYing wor1tn ntUmidnightethat
all her erders might be completed, was so
overpowered by her labors as to have to take
her tea and toast in bed.
At Oldolongh, varied sentiments pre.
veiled. 'Lady Theobeld's meneer wite
chiefly e'tetingnishee by implacable rigidity.
She bad chosen, as an appropriate festal
oosturne, a funeral -black reoire antique, en-
livened by massive fringes and ornaments
ot let—nor lewelry being chains and
mausolea of the latter, which rattled aci she
moved, with a Selina somewliet suggestive
of bootie.
Mr. Dived Biotite, whohaa received an
iavitationp, has as yet amiably forborne to
say 'Whether lee woula acoept it or not. Re
bee been out wheel Ur. Burmistone Gelled;
and lied noe seen bun.
Wben Leap Theotala dem:ended to break.
fast, [the found him growling trier hie riettts.,
paper, kind he glanced up at her with a polite
=owl,
Going to a I uneral r,4 he demanded.
1 ecoenapeeymy grenddaughter to this
—this entertainment, her ladeehip reopen-
ded. "It is ecercely a joyoua occaaien, to
my mind."
need to dress youreelt *et, it it
/suit," eiagniated btr, Ilinnie. Why don't
you [day at home, if you don't want to go?
Mee's all right, isn't he? 011ee Iteew a man
of the name of Burreistone, myself, One of
the few &mut fallen r ye et If I woe
oust+ this we the SAMS mare I'd go Myself -
When I And a fellow who's neither lizieve
not taol 1 sib* to him. Believe rn mei to
find aut. Whera'a Lucie?" •
What bia opinion of Lucia was, it was
diOhul.t to discover. Be had an agreeeble
habit of eterieg at her over the to of his
paper, and over his diener. The only time
he bad made any oorament Imola be; Was
the fonit time he ilaW ber in the deem she had
*opted from OateViee.
Nice gown *bet," be blotted rett.
"Didn't get it here, ra wager
"It le an old drool remodeled," ausweeed
Imola, somewhat alarmed. "I made it my-
$tet 'walked very fast, atter ithe lea the
house. The wanted to eeadt Oldelough
before tine Whit ot her auger 000led down,
though, tioreebow, elle felt quite sure that,
even when ber auger died out, her oouroge
would not take flight with it. Mr. Dagald
Binnie bad not proved to lie a very twinating person. He was an Amid, diotetoriee
old man; be contradioted Lady Theohald
fletly every Ave minutes, and bellied hie
maniervant ; bet it was uot ageing* hire
Ludo woo aroused, She telt sleet Lady
Theobeld wee quite oepable of auggestiog
te him that Erenola Barold would bee geed
taste* for ber, and if she bad dorm so, it
wait *cereals, his fault if he had aocepted
the idea. She Underatorni now why .elee
bed been allowed to visit °devil', sine why
made no reply, He was not very oomfor- She laughed agein--a clear, exultant
table. Pie telt himeell ill -need by Rate, and leugh,
rathitswished he had returned to Louden "Yee" she anewerede" of coarsetT IUS&
" foed of him &Feral that It's quite netural,
ieul it 2 "
"1 haven't observed the same degree of
enehusisem zn atl, the young ladiea, of my
aoquitiaeance," he eeturnea,, dryly.
Re thought eteth rapture illepro portion ate
to the eauee, ad regarded it gradgangly.
They tamed inte au arbor, Dna °cowrie
oat down and leened forwiera on the rustio
'table. Then she torn= her facie up to look
at ttie vines covering the roof,
"It looks rather spidery, doesn'i it?"
frocn Broadeithe, instead of loiterus, ;
alowbridge. bed enensed biteseit
first, but in tim.e he had bean surprised to
find, lea' amueement, lose something of ite
zest. He glowered weross the lawn at the,
group tinder a eertain-lieesda-tresi and es he
did so, Octavio turned her ittoe a little end
saw him. She stood waving her fen slowly
and canning at bine in a calm way„,,whioh
reminded him very much of the time ko
bad first otinght sight of her at Lady Theo-
bald's high tee, ,
He tondeecended to eannter over the grass
to where she "Mead. Onota there, he pro-
ceeded to make himself ae disagreeable iea
possible, in a silent and lofty way, lie
felt it only due to himself that he eheuld.
Ile did not approve at all of the manner in
which Leoesdowne kept by her.
It'a deweedly bad form on his part," he
ead, mentally. "What dew he mean by
Wavle, on the wintery, did not ask What
he meant by it. She chose to seem rather
well entertained, and did not mines that
she wae being frowned down. There was
lie reason why the shoula not nod Lord
Lansdowne eutertaning ; he wee au aareee-
ble voting fellow, with inexhaustible
fund of gooa spiritit, and no nonsense about
him. He was fond of alt pleasant novelty,
and Octavio was * pleasant novelty.
divas other things had happened. She bad sew,
beee sent to walk with B' ranola Barold „ Doeenti look like be sew,bo may.
bad been almost reproached what be, zeal:eh/a toothed up another area, and
taa not called; pedlars her ladyelaitrhad was very lien*, in the prospect ot wearing
beau good enough, to sugges
wash% duty to farther her plane. She was
aa oripable of that as at anything elae.
which would :moist her to gain her point.
The gill's cheeks grew hotter and hotter,
bar eyee brighter at every atep, because
every atep bought some new thought; her
betide trembled, end her heart heat,
"1 ehall never be *triad of her iagain,"
ehre exid, as she turned the corner =to the
roid." Never! never I"
At that Tay moment a gentleman
stepped out of the wood at her right, and
etePped betore her. .7
She started back, with a cry.
"Mr. Burmietone I" she ;mid ; "Mr,
Brirmistone
She wondered it ho had beard herlast
verde; the frinclea he had. Hato* bold ot
her disking little tend, and looked down
at her exeitee face.
"I see glee I waited for you," he said
in the quietest ,possible tone. Something
• le the matter.'
She knew their WAS no nee in trying to
=Sweat the troth, and ahe Wan not in the
mood to make the effort. She searoely
knew herself.
She gave quite a fierce little laugh.
'lain angry I" she said. "You haVe
zeirer seen me angry before. I -am on my
wart° my—toLedy Theobald."
Be bald her band as calmly as before.
He understoted a great deal more than she
coal& have iraagined.
" Whet are you goingto say to her ? " he
asked -
She laughed again.
"1 am going to mak her what the means.
I am ping to tell her ahe has made a
a mistake. I am going ' to
prove to ber that I am not
such a coward, after all. I am going to tell
be that I dare disobey her --that is what I
am going to say to her," she concluded,
decisively.
it at the garden -party,
16 DOA% OM" an geendreeneme 'until atter
Wednesday," she hod weld to Mr. Bureal-
Sone. " Perbrips the wouldn't let me go.
Sbe will be very segty, I aut aura,"
44 And you are not efraid 2"
ahe answered, "I am not afraid at
all. I alien not he afraid again."
In hot, alas had ..parlootly confounded her
ladyehip by hew demeanor. Elltelaore her
throat steno without quailing in the twist,
or malting any effort to evade it ; tinder lier
Meet wattling othemeuts she was ootapaeed
and unmoved. On -the first ooretsion of my
laciy'e rderring to her plans tor her future,
the received a Mow whiolt fairly stunned
her. The girl rose front her chair, and
looked berstreight in the f ece,reiflinclungly,
mid. with a impala:10f hauteur not easy to
ow -front -
had been thinking of PaYing * `Mit to
A.raeriee, and he =IAA Innumerable groat -
lone coneerioe that Imeetry, ell of whith
Ookavie augivered,
"I know half 4 deem tellowe who have
been there," he ilea. "And they All en-
joyed it tremendously."
"It,, you go to Nevada, YOU ntriat visit
the ranee et Weedy Galeh," she PAW,
II Where V" he eirioniated. "I gay, whet
a napes; Deal deride ray yell* end ignor-
ance, Mies' Paefiet0
64
You oar cell it L'Argeetville it you
would rether " eke rePlistie
"I wade rather try the other, thorik
you," be laughed. 44 ba% a more hilarious
Mina. Will they deapise me at Bloody
gulch, Mee Bassett? nom hula a Men
in my life." •
-Boeold, tamed and walked, weer, aogry.
and more enelauthely than he coniu have
believed.
"It is time went beck to Loudon," be
elmee to pee it. "Tho plat)* begiee to be
tiermedly
44 Dlr. F.rfOnlitl Barold Reams tether out
sericite," seta Mra.Burnbare to Lady Theo,
held, "Lord Leeedowee iuterferee with
bis pleasure."
e held her band rather closer.
"Let us take a stroll in the copse and
talk it over," he -sat& 44n is aelituously
000l there.
" I don't want to be cool," she said. But
he drew her gently with him, and a few
steps tookthem into the shaded the young
asks and pines, and. there paused.
" She has made you very angry," he
said.
And then, 'almost before shelnew what
ebb was doing, she was pouring forth the
whole of her atorste-even more of it than
alie had told Ontavnie She had not at all
int:ended to dk it, but she did it, neverthe-
less.
e am to marry Mr. Francis Barold,
if he will take me," she said, with a bitter
little smile,--" r. Francis Darold,
who is so much in love with me -as yon
know. His mother approves of the,
witch, and - sent him here to
make love to me—which he has
delta as you have seen. I have no
money of my own, but if I make a marriage
which pleaege him, Dupla Binnie will pro-
bebly leave me his—which it is thought
will be an inducement to my cousin—who
needs one. If I marry him, or rather he
marries me, Lady Theobald thinke Mr.
Beinie will be pleased. It does not even
mater whether Francis is pleased or not—
and, of course, I am out 6t the question—
but it is hoped that it will please Mr.
Binnie. The MO ladies have talked it over,
and decided the matter. I dare say they
home offered me to Francis, wbo bee very
likely refused me, though perhaps he may
be persuaded to relent in time—if I am
vefy humble, and he is shown the advan-
tage of having Mr. I3innie's money adaed
to his own—bat I have no doubt I shall
have to be very humble indeed. That is
what I learned from Lady Theobald, last
night, and it hi whist I ant going to teak
44 Ibeg you will not speak to nee of that
*pie," she said. "I will not listen." And
turning about, she walked antra the roont.
This," her ladyship had said, in
sepulchral tones, when she mooverea her
breath—a this is one of the restate of Mist
Octavio, Bassett.* And nothing neon had
been said on the subject eine%
No one in Slewbridge wasiumorebrilliant
spirits than Oetevia hereon on the morning
of the fete. Before breakfast, alio Belinda
was startleaby the arrival of another tele-
gram, which ran as follows :
Airived to -day, per Mamie. Be with you t0 -
morrow evening. Friend with me.
AtAltrix Bassarr.
On reeding this ooromnnioation, Miss
Belinda buret into floods of tears.
"Dear, dear Martin I" she wept. "To
think that we should meet again! Why
didn't be let us knowlie was on the way? I
shoned have been so anxious that I:should
not have slept at all."
" aiVell," remarked Ootavia," I suppose
that would have been an advantage."
suaaardy, approathed Miss Belinda,
kissed her, and disappeared out of the room,
as if by magic not returning for a quarter
den hour, looking rather soft, and moist,
and. brilliant about the eyes, when she did
return.
Octavio, was a marked figure upon the
grounds at that garden -party.
"Another dress, my dear," remarklei
Mts. Bambara "And what a charming
color she has, I declare! She is usually
paler. Perhaps we owe thie to Lord Lans-
downe."
"Her dress is becoming, at all evente,"
privately remarked Miss Lydia Burnham,
whose taste bad not been consulted about
her own.
"It is the who ie becoming," said her
eider. "It is not the dress so much, though
her clothes always leave a look, some way.
She's prettier than ever to -day, and is en-
joying lierself-"
She was enjoying herself. Mr. Francis
Darold observed it rather gloondly as he
stood apatt. She was enjoying herself so
much that she did not seem to notice that
he had avoided her, instead of going up to
claim her attention. Half a dozen men
were standing about her and making them-
selves agreeable; and she was apparently
quite equal, to the emergencies of the
occasion. The young from Broadoaks
had at once attached themselves to her
train.
"1 gay, Barold," they had said to him,
"why didn't you tell us about this? Jolly
good fellow you are, to oome mooning here
for a ample of months and, keep it all to
yourself."
Ana then bad come Lord Lansdowne,
who, in crossing the lawn to shake ban&
with his host, had been observcel to keep
his eye fixed upon one particular pOint.
" Burmistone," he ettici, after having
spoken his first worda, 44 wbo ie that tall
girl in whiter, "
hope ain't; don't
yoo?"
The light felt leetvitoliingly on her round
little sihin and white throat; end of
Sunlight [Arndt on her imturned eyes, and
the blonde risme taa her forehead.
There is potiebig I bate mere than
spiders'," she said, with a little shiver, " uh,
leas," seriously, "itni otiteepillere—cater.
pillars I teethe
Then she lowered her gaze, and gave her
bate -a large. white Ituleeoe, ail eat coaling
feathers and =tin boweee* ollarmitig tip
°vex her sloe -
"The brine ie broad,"" the sant 44 If say -
thing drove, I hope it will drop on it, in*
stead of on me, Now, Whet did Yen want
to thy
Re had net eat down, but etooa leaning
against the rustic wood -work. He looked
pale, arta was evidently trying to ha cooler
than 'reseal.
" brought you here to et* pee* %met.
re,"
"Well," elle reraerked, "I hope it'a an
importent one. You look eerions enough."
"It is importaut—rether," he reeporeted,
ith Orme et/Art*8ln. 4C Teu will probehly
co amity soon?"
"That bee* exactly (11leetiell." she oore
zneataa, "And We net important to
you es to "me,"
Ile poured %moment, annoyed beertese Ito
toned it difficult to go on; emuoyerd beealite
liti weitee With eueti uudiataleed serenity,
But at leogilt be teenaged, to begin again.
"I do not thiult Toe are eaeeeting the
question I, going ;tele" he said. " tee
tie liet think I expected. to ark it myself—
until to -day. I do not know wher—ithy I
should auk it ee awkwardly, and feel—at.
each * disadvantage. I breuglit you here
tO ask tea—to marry me."
Ite lead seeroely op:astatine; words before
ell her *dry Manner load taken flight, and
die had settled heraelf down to listen. Ile
had nothed this, anti had telt it quite
neterel, 'When etopped, the was look.
LI* straight into hie hoe. Her eyes were
singularly large and bright and clear.
"Inn did not expeet eo ask um to merry
you," the said, "Why didn't you 2"
"I had not observed it," enewered ber
ledythip. "And it scaroely likely that
Mr. Frauds Barold would permit his
pleseore to be interfered with, even by the
awed the Mynahs of Lauderdele."
But abe glared et Dodd, ea he posed,
end beckoned to him
"Where is Lucia 2" she demanded.
"I saw ber with Burmietone, heft an
hone ago," he answered coldly. 64 Beira yen
any massage for my mother? I obeli return
to Londonteereorrow,—leeviug here eerly."
She turned quite pole. She bid not
merited. 'upon this at all, and it was ex-
tremely inopportune.
"What lass lieppened?" she risked,
vittetlYlo. eked slightly eurprieed,
"Nothing whatever," he replied. "I
have remitted here longer thanI intended."
She began to move the On her
right wire. Eh made not the smallest
professional relnotanoe to go. Steam& at
last
"11 you will Iliad Lures, you edll oblige
•
Sbe VfeS alinest nu to Mess Pitcher,
who Chancea to jo er after lie Wee gone.
She had not the ightest intention of allow-
ing het plane to be frustrated, and Waa only
roused to fresh obstinaoy by, encouutering
indifferents on one aide and rebellion on
the other. She bad not brought up Lucia
under her own eyre for nothing. She had
been disturbed of. late, but by no means
ooneldered herself baffled. With the assist-
ance of Mr. Dngeld Binnie, she could cer-
tainly subdue Lucia, though Mr, Dugald
Binnie had been of no greet help, so fat.
She wonld do her duty unftiuohingly. In
faot she chose to peratutde herself that, if
Lucia was brought to a proper frame of
mind, there (meld be no real trouble with
Franaie Barold.
CHAPTER XXV.
a There's another reason why it ehould
n9: she said. " suppose I may pa
Well tell you ot it. Pea engaged to so
bads ate."
CHAPTER XXVI,
what first Person they et* when they
' 44 jAm.)11
leather' the iewn, was, Mr.; leugald
NewIlerre° ha*Ilkiudgetigoumear.t13efmr6i2setnoter 141140111i'ttP64da
Miss, Belinda..
go to them," said Ootavia, "Alva
Belinda will Svonder where I heve been,"
But, before they reached the group, they
ware niterceptee by Lord Lanelowne ; and
-Barole had the pleaeure of earrendering
his °barge, arid watching her, with some
rathgeatageiPtarintgss: aaahe W418 borne
off to
the
44 Whet le the matter with Mr. Darold?"
exclaimed ,Xiss Prither. "Fray, look at
hen "
He has beeti talking to Miss Oote-vie,
Bassett, in one of the arbors," put in Miss
Lydia Burnham. "Emily and I passed
them a few reinntes ago, and they Were SO
Absorbed thee they did not see us. There it
cult, in yoyit Ign shi ma dh P Pm re:sill:3,1'3'x a a m
ate= reproof of such flippeeev.
But, iethscreimMies
nramiteeroub
moenet she exchanged
gi
"Do yoa think---" she auggested. "Ts
it pOeitibie.---„"
• It Teeny looks very like it," said Miss
Pilcher;";hough it in scarcely to be steed -
hod. Bee bow pale and angry 130 MOO."
glaleet14 tewerde him, and
then v. Blight emile illatulosted her (IMMO oe
411rIkow faiOne," 0120 remarbed,theertally,
"how furious Lady Theebala will lit."
Naturally, 0 Weft riot very long before the
attention of reireermie other ladiea was di -
tooted to Mr, French Beteg. It wee ete
served that he took 1O ahem in the
festivities, they he 41d net regain MB natio.,
rel Air ot eavieble iudifferenee to hie tier-
rouedinge—thet be did not approegie
Oetevie therett nettl afl was over end the
watt on the pellet of going bane. Witet he
Oka to her then, no 011e heard,
"Ia.1,36,yeein.ngoing to Londontoenerrow.
G00
"Good-bye," elle towered, holding out
her bend to him. Then she added, quickly,
in an nuderetorm "Tea oughtn't to think
badlyof me. on won't after e
Ae they drove homeward, the WAS rather
silent, and mita Boinaa ranuntaa it.
441 Ara aicaia yen ate tired* Ootevia,"
he gad. 44 1*10 e pity that Martie should
omme_, and fieelyou erred."
"Oh.rin nee tired. I was ouly—thintra
It bee beat queer doy I"
ehe eemeirlsed: "
It wee not at ell what be hid expeeted.
He did not nuderatend her manlier all.
" keenuat conform," be said, BOIT.
"diet I felt at Ant thee there were—ob,
strides in the way ot my doing ea."
"What were the obetoolea ?"
He flushed and draw himself up. -
" beve been very unfortuesee in my
mode at exprissing myself," be eaia. 44 I
told you Wee 0011001.044 ot my own *wit.
werelnese "
'Yea." elm mid, quietly, "yon have been
utifortaate. That le a goo& way of putting
Then the let her eyes rest on the table
o feW eeCondti, and, thought a little.
Atter all," the ealao, I have Abe con•
gelation al kw:ening that you must hive'
been very touch in love with me. If you
bad not been very omit in lova with me,
you would, never have row me to marry
you. 'Lou would heal %insiders& the. ote
steam"'
I am very much in love with you," he
;mid, vehemently,. hie feelings getting the
better of his pride, for °nee. OiloWever
bedly may have eepreased myself, I am
very Death in love with you. I lave beeie
wretched for dela."
"Watt it becalm you -felt obliged to este
me to merry you ? " she inquired.
Amin
last two yeere. At all events, it was steer.
tei ed beyond doubt that, being 141aet a
-wept'', and entilted to splenacaei
of- t 0 kind, Ootevie, would net look theme
Her present to Livia, who woe one of
the bridesmeide, drizzled all beholders.
Whin be wee *tine away by the troth,
with her father, and huateed, and Mies
Beliede,whose bonnatestringe were bedewed
with teens; the Reverend Alfred Foppleton
Wasthe last man whoshookbands wielater.
be held in his lama o large bouquet, whiolt
Ootavia, herself hail given him oat of her
abondance, "Slowbeidge will miss you,
Niesa-Mes. Idelegya" he faltered. "1---
1 shall miss you. Pethape, we—mey even
meet Again. I have thought that, perheps,
I shoold like to g4?„ America"
orliit
Andhis tile train ed out at the station
and dieappererede .. oed motionless for
award seconda ; e targe and brilliant
atop of moisture, "appeared am the eatiercf
the lily which formed the center -piece of
hie bouquet.
TIM ZION
"SUMO= ELBE."
But Barold did not make anyvery ardent
search for Lula. Be stopped, to watch. a
game of lawn tennia, whioh (Movie. and
Lord Lansdowne had joined, and finally
forgot Lady Theobahre errand altogether.
Por Rome time, Wavle dM not see him.
She was playing with great spirit, and
LordLausdowne wee following her delight -
eater.,
Finally a o'hanoe of the game bringing
her to him, she turned suddenly and found
Barold's eyes fiaed upon her.
"How long have you been there? " she
asked.
"Sometime," he answered. " "When you
are at liberty, I with to epealx to you."
"Do you?" she said.
She seemed a little unprepared. for the
repressed energy of his manner, which he
strove to cover by a greater amount of
coldness than cisme'. '
"Well," she said, after thinking a mom-
ent, " the game will soon be ended. I am
going through the oonservatoriee with Lord
Lansdowne, in course of time; but I dare
say he con wait."
She went beck, and finished the game,
apparently enjoying it as ranch as ever.
When it wail over, Barold inacte his way to
her.
-to her about. Is it enough to make one And in ten minutes', Lady Theobald,
angry, do you think—ia it enough?" Mrs. "Burnham, 'Mr. Barold, and divers
Ile did not tell her whether be thought 1 othera too numerous to mention, saw him
11 enough or not. Her looked at her
with eteady eyes,
," Zucia." be saia, " I wish yon would let
Me go and talk to Lady. Theobald."
se You she said, with a little start.
" Yes," he a.m.:Vern& "Let me go to her.
Let me tell her that, instead of marrying
:Francis Barold, you will marry me. If
you will say yes to that, I think I can
promise that you need never be afraid of
her any more. -
The Stevie color died out of her cheeks',
and the tears rushed to her eyes. She
neared her face with a pethetie look.
44 " she whispered "yonmnsl be very
Sorry for me. I think yen have been Sorry
forme from the first."
4, I am desperately in love with yon' " he
answered, in his quietest way. "I have
heen desperately in love with you from the
, .
first. May 1 go?"
The deliatte touch of spirit in h-e-i-r-otee
and votes fired his to fresh sdmiration,
strange -to say. It suggested to him possi-
billies he had not [inspected hitherto. Re
drew nearer to bor.
"Don't be too severe on me," be gala—
quite humbly, considering all thinga.
Alia he stretthed out ina hand, as if to
take hers.
But she drew it back, [uniting ever so
faintly.
"Do you think I don't know 'whet the
obstacles are?" she said. "I will tell you."
' "My affection was strong esiough• to
sweep them away," he said, or I =meld
not be here."
Sbe smiled slightly again.
"I know all about them, as well as you
do," she said. "1 rather laughed at them,
at Brat, but I don't now. I sappoee rm
*impressed by their serioneness: as Aunt
Belinda -says. I salmon they are pretty
serious—to you."
"Nothing would be so serious to me as
that you should let them interfere with
my happinese," he answered, thrown back
upon himeelf, and bewildered byher logical
manner. "Let us forget them. I was a
fool to 'meek as I did. Won't you answer
my lquestion?"
She perused a second, and then =mend.
"You didn't expect to ask me to marry
you," elie gala. "And I didn't expect you
" But now--- " he broke in, impatiently.
"Now—I wish' you hadn't done fd."
"Yon wish--.
"Yon don't want me," she said. "Yon
went somebody meeker—somebody who
would respect you very much, and obey
you. I'm not need to obeyiog people."
waered
The milkman who waters hie goods
generally does so ander the impreasion
that the Water poured incorporates Holt
with the milk aed minuet be detected
wept Open themicelanalysie. Thee shows
gross ignorance. The milk will hold only
ite own 001 ; all foreign theia will be pre.
apitated if the mixture is allowed to stand
for a couple of days. Any housewife may
spot a dishonest milkmen with very little
trouble. Let her Odle a beg, elender
cleaners it thoroughly and let lt dry Qat. If.
thee. it XII Ailed with milk end *Bowed to
mend in e oval—not cold—piece for 48
bowie all the foreign fluid will be preoipi,
eated—thet he it Will nettle to the bettor*
et the bottle. The eoared milk will then
fill the middle of the bottle ana the fatty
aubeteuce will he fieteing On top. Soinee
eimee the top will be LVOV' ot (geom,
then will come * toyer of albereereareither
ortifloiel devmeto Metre the milk leek Tithe
keen witl came the floured milk, and at the
bettorn will be the foreign wetere T
wholu ahem of deeeption can be read
e.glanee at the bottle atter one ball lead 0
amgle boson in the Vidimenta Of milk
inspection. Thie sort of work ia not adore.
tifieolly seenfactory, but it will *twirl
develop the tencleinitutel tante-whether or
not the milk ie norinele--Intertitese .8e,
Louis Gletre-Deteeeret.
Twee day, my dealt" ehoulated"
Miss Belied". "I thouglit * charming
day."
"Bit it has been," geld Odevie—whieli
Miss Belinda thought tether ineentaistent.
Both et them grew rather rotten se
they neared the house.
"To thioli," said, Mies Belindo, "dray
seeing poor Math *gain."
" Suppose," Ceasefire nervously, es
they drew up," eeppose they are here—al-
ready I"
"They " exelaimed Mies Belinda.
But dm got no farther, ory burst
f rare Oateeitt—e. queer, soft little ay.
46 They are here " she sold; "they are
Tooke-J.4okt "
And she weir ant of the carries*, and
Mite Belinda, following her closely, wee
horrified to sea her caught at once in the
embrace at it tall, bronzed yotiog man,
who, a moment atter, drew bee into the
little puler, and stint the door.
Mr. Martin Bageett, who wee hig, ana
sunburned, and prosperans-loolting, stood.
In the passage, smiling triumpetently.
hf--M—Blartitt I" gasped Mies Belinda.
"What—oh, what does this mean?"
'Pitiable Bassett lea her to 'soak and
awned more triumphantly still.
ttallar Mina. Belinda," he 001 " Dons
be frightened. It's jack Betsey', and heel
the finest fellow in the Weide And abe
He had resented her remaining oblivious
of his lemma= when he stood near her, and
he had resented her enjoyment of her sur-
ronndings, and now, as he In& her away,
leaving Lord LaW110Wite rather discon-
solate, he reeented the fact that she did
not seem nervoite, or at all impressed by
his silence.-
" What do you want to sey to me 2 "she
asked. -44 Let ns go and sit down on one of
the arbors. I believe I am a little tired—
riot that I mind it, though. I've been
having a lovely time."
Then she began to talk about Lord. Lans-
downe.
"1 like him ever so witch " she said.
"Do you think he will really go tolemerica
I with he would—bnt if he does, I hope it
won't be for a year or so—I mean, utitil we
go back from Europe. Still, it'a rather
uncertain when we shall go beck. Did I
tell you I had persaaded Aunt Belinda to
travel with us? She's horribly frightened,
but I mean to make her go. She'll get over
being frightened after a little while."
Saddenly she turned and looked at him.
"Why don't you say something ? " she
demanded. "What's the matter ? "
" It is not neceseary for me to say any-
thing."
She le,nglaed.
"Do you mean because I am saying
everything myself? Well, 1 suppose 1 am.
I am--awtelly happy to -day, end can't help
-Leaking. It seems to make: the time go."
Her face had lighted np curiously. There
was a delighted excitement in her eyes,
puzzling him.
"Are you oo fond of your father as all
that ? "
standing at Octsvite's side, evidently with
no intention of leaving it. _
Not long after this, Franois Barold
found his way to Mies Belinda, who was
very busy and rather nervous.
"Tour niece is evidently enjoying her-
self," he remarked.
" Oct avia is most happy to -day," simmer-
ed Mies Belinda. "Her father will reach
Slowbridge this evening: She has been
looking forward to hie coming with great
enxiety."
"Alt 1? ooratnented Rarold.
Very few people undetstand Octavio,"
Said 'Wise Belinda. " I'm not sure that I
follow all hee moods myeelf. She is more
affectionate than people fancy. She—She
has very pretty ways. I am very fond of
her. She is not as frivolous as she appeara
to therm who don't know her well."
Barold stood gnawing his mustache and
basal seen him for two Years"
"Martin," Miss Belinaa flattered," it is
not proper— it really isn't."
"!ea, it ie," itneWerea 111r.Bessett; fOr
he's going to marry her, before we go
abroad."
It was an eventful day for all parties
contested. At its close, Lady Theobald
tonna herself in an ntterly bewilder& and
thunderstruck condition. As to Mr. Dugalda
Bianie, more than to any one else, her de-
moralization was due. That gealeman
got into the carriage in rather a better
humor than usual.
"Same maul used to know," hareinark-
ed. " Gtaa to see him. ew him as
soon as I set eyes on
Do you allude to Mr. Burmistone ? s'
"Fes. Rad a long talk with him, He's
coming to see you, to -morrow. Told him
tie might come myself. Appears he's taken
a fancy to Inds. Wants to talk it over.
Snits me exactly, and suppose it snits her.
Looks as if it dose. Glad she hasn't taken
a fancy to Borne haw -hew fellow, like that
fool, Barold. Girls generally do. Bonn -
stone's worthten of him."
Lnoia, who lied been looking steadily out
of the earrings -window, turned, with an
amazed expression. Lady Theobalcl had
reoeived a shook which made all her meet -
soles rattle. She could scarcely eupport
hereelf under it.
"Do I---" she said. " Am I to under-
stand that Mr. Francis "Wad does not
meet with your epprovel? "
Mr. Biome struok his etiok sharply upon
the floor of the =Meg's.
"Yes, by George 1" he Rata. 4, I'll have
nothing to do with chaps like that. If she'd
taken up, with.hira she'd never have heard
from me again. Itlitke sure of that."
*When they reached Oldalough, her lady-
ship followed Lucia to her room. She
stood before her, arranging the inanaoles
on her wrists, nervously.
• "1 begin to understand now," she said.
" I find I was raistaken in my mpressions
of Mr. Dupla Binnie's teates—and in my
impressions of you. Yon are to marry Mr.
Buriesisione. My rule is over. Permit me
to congratulate yon."
The tears rose to Laois's eyes.
" Grendmarania," she =id, her voice soft
and broken, " I think I should have been
more frank, if—if you had been kinder,
sometimes."
"1 have done my' dray by you," said my
lady.
Luoia looked at her pathetically.
Iffevr "StghtnIng" S
In the illeStratinli Of hie looterea by the
thawing of rapid earlottlireit the steep
Nest is add to resoet oue at /boo*
helpful, though by uo illeana
trleke whith every ertiet Who attempts
this sort of ',lightning" theteli heehaw
before elidiellerit aaas it neeeetery to melte
use of. No Mali, however preetioal ana
expert, eau be etifileiently euro at hie nerve
and OBI under ouch oireemetereeee to rely
wholly upon them, and thus be is coma
pelted -to resort to ague little harmless
deoeption. ma important linos in outgoes
1112 OrMatea Mr. Nast haeprieked oat before.
bola with pitabolea tothe epochs.
"Do yon mean also that you would not
respect mo?" he inquited, bitterly.
"Ob," she replied, "you haven't respeot-
ed me ranch!"
" Exouseme---" he begatalin his loftiest
Manner.
44 You didn't respeot me enough to think
me worth marrying," she said. "1 was
not the kind of girl you would have °hoot
of your own will."
tore, end. 'by thee° his °bilk is guided.
0 there lightly eltetela their outlinee with a
solution of gum arable, which la mode via-
ble to the ettist by the reflation of the
glare of the footlights. The most ooneraort
wey, however, h do *he treeing vtitb.
mixture of seaptilida and Canada ballettni
with a drop or two of sooee fixed oil. This
lame lovisible but etialry lide. When
the ertise.goes to work before the andienee
be holds m hie hand * rag on which OraY04
dust hes been rubbed. Zile dust °MOMS
on the outline and reellySnaltes the mirk
that ie apparently prochtela by the stiek of
*rayon held in the fingers.—New Orleans
Picayune.
"Yon are treating me unfairly 1" he
cried.
"Fon are going to give me a great deal,.
I impose —looking at it in your way," she
went on; "but if I wasn't exaotly what yon
wanted, I had something to give, too. I'm
young enough to have a good many yeara
to live, and I should have to live them with
you, if I married you. That's something,
you know."
He rose from his seat, pale with wrath
and wounded feeling.
"Does thie mean that you refuse me," he
demanded,—" that your answer is no Is
She rose, too—not exultant, nor cotif need,
neither pale nor flushed. He had never
Men her prettier, more charming, or more
natural.
"It would have been *no,' even if there
hadn't been any obstacle," she answered.
"Then," he said," 1 neei say no more.
1 See that I have—humiliated mysell in
vain and it is rather bitter, I must con-
fess."
44 It wasn't my fault," she remarked.
He Stepped baok, with a haughty wave of
the hand, signifying that she should, pass
out of the arbor before him.
Slat aid so, but just as oke reached the
entrance, he turned, and stool for a sea.
sand, framed in by the awinging vines and
their blossoms.
carriages for a Salton.
Two magnifloont oarrisiges, of orients/
design, have emit been built in London for
the Emperor et Mover:me. ()anis a hens=
eab, of green and gold, whith late be drawn
by led routes, as there is no drIveree Beat.
The other la w pahniquin, whith is to be
carried by two mules intend of by human
bearers. Tho interior ie sumptuously
deooreted with green milk, and the seat is
go arranged thet the Emperor cum sit cross.
legged if so dispoeed. On the right side is
a little cupboard, which *Gaetano four-
chambered revolver with gilt barrels atta
ivory stook, and a receptacle for strtinunl-
tion. On the lett are a avaird-stiok end
other weapons, and also a letter -box and
writing -stand. The palanquin is ingeni-
ously made, no that springs and wheels eau
at any time be added.—Zondon World.
The Wrong Door.
First Prohibitionist --Yee, 1 sow Touch -
not, one of our leading Prohibition -bite,
coming out at the front door of a saloon
yesterday- hurts the Wale for one of
our leaders to act so.
Second Prohibitionist—You are right,
and there is no excuse for it, either. Why,
there isn't a single saloon in this place that
hasn't a back door. speak to him
about it.
"I have been ashamed to keep things
from you," she hesitated. 44 And I have
often told myself that -abet it was sly to
do it—but I could -not help it."
"1 trust," said my lady, "that you will
be more candid with Sir. Barmietone."
Lucia blushed guiltily.
"I—thhak I shell, grandmamnaa," she
said.
1 Wee the Reverend Alfred Poppleton
who assisted ,the rector of St. James to
-
marry Jack Belasys and °amyl& Bassett;
and it was observed that he was alnaoet as
pale as hie sierplice.
Slowlariage bed never seen such & wedding,
or =oh a bride 4E1 Oetevisi. It wee never
admitted thet Jitok tielaeys was a singalarly
hendsome fellow, and hada daslaing
aurons are which carried ell before it. There
was a rumor that he owned silver mines
'himself, and had even done something in
diamonds, in Brazil, wherehe had orient the
A. Blighted sentence,
Salesman—Can it be potable 1 bliss
Coupon, whom I had the' pleasure of meat -
big at Bar Harbor last summer? How'
Miss Coupon—Three yards please.
THE TWO nOrti.
John was known when a boy as an idler,
A talkative loafer, a shirk ;
While Jake was an old-fashioned fellow,
Who seeraed to find pleasure in work.
They have grown. John lives in a hovel
And lake in a mansion. They're neighbors.
John is known as a labor reformer,
And Jake is a fellow who labors,
—Man is the only anima that &awe a
Wary.
—The baseball player naturally looks ant
for a change of base.
—The barber is the only man who eau
make money by getting into =rapes. .
—It is the wife of the late husband vrhat
le most interested in " the coming man."
EL—Congratuletioriii, oia fellow
Boy or girl? Mr. 13.-eraotr0wfal1y-e-B0th
—"1 hear that the doctor has given
Griggsby np." "let, he wouldn't pay his
bill."
And now," said the preacher, "let us
pray for the people on the uninhabited pore
tioes of the earth.
—The horse is a peonliar animal. Ile in
the only creature in creation that min give
an affirmative neigh.
Oh, I love an old,fashioned thanksgiving,
When the props are all WO in thb barn :
When the chickens aro plump with good living,
And tbe wool is all spun into Yarn.
It is pierisant to drew round the table,
When unc,es and cousins are there,
And grandpo., who sear( ely is
iable,
Sits down n his old oaken chair.
It is pleasant to wait for tee blessing,
With a heart free from malice and strife,
'While a turkey that's portly with dressing
Lies meekly awaiting the knife.
- --Young Widow: --Mr. PreaehlY, will You,
marry nte S_Mr. Preis:Illy Well, really Mrs.
Buckner, this is 80 euaden, and --Young
Widow—Oh, well take your time to think
it over. Mr. Harkins and I thought we'a
like to have you perform the ceremony for
us.