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MARY J.
HOLMES,
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a tree to sleep here myaeu,
Was Katy's continent, while Helen
offered no opinion, but followed her
'sister into the yard, where they were
to sweep the grass and prune the
•early September bowers.
This afforded Aunt Betsy a chance
to reconnoitre and criticise, which
last she did unsparingly.
"What have them children been
•iioin' to that bed? Put on a. quilt,
as I'm alive! It would break my
back to lie there, and this Cannon
is nono of the youngest, accordin' to
their tell; nigh onto thirty, if not
turned. It will make his bones ache,
.of course. I am glad I know better
than to treat visitors that way. The
.comforter may stay, but I'll be bound
I'll make it softerl" And stealing
up the stairs, Aunt Betsy brought
.down a second feather -bed, much.
lighter than the ono already on, but
still large enough to suggest the
thought of smothering. This she
had made herself, intending it as a
part of Katy's "setting out," should
•sho ever marry; and as things now
:seethed tending that way, it was on-
ly right, she thought, that Mr. Car -
mon, as she called hitt, should begin
to have the benefit of it, According-
ly two beds, instead of one, were
placed beneath the comfortable which
Aunt Betsy permitted to remain.
• "I'm mighty feared they'll find me
.out," she said, taking great pains in
rthe making of her bed, and succeed -
lug so welt that when her tusk was
done there was no perceptible difier-
•ence between Helen's bed and her own
except that the latter. was a few
inches higher than the fortner, and
more nearly resembled a pincushion
in shape.
There was but little chance for
:Aunt Betsy to be detected, for Hel-
en, supposing the room to be in or-
der, had dismissed it from her mind,
and was training a rose over a
frame, while Katy was on her way
to Linwood in quest of various little
things which Mrs. Lennox considered
indispensable to the entertainment of
a man like Wilford Cameron. Morris
eat mit on his piazza; enjoying the
fine pros; ect he had of the sun shin-
ing across the pond, on the Silver-
ton hill, and just gilding the top of
the little church nestled in the val-
ley. At sight of Katy he rose and
greeted her with the kind, brotherly
manner now habitual with him, for
ho had learned to listen quite calmly
while Katy talked to him, as she of-
ten did, of Wilford Cameron, never
trying to. conceal from him how an-
xious sho was for some word of re-
membrance, and often asking if he
thought Mr. Cameron would ever
.write to her. It was hard at first
for Morris to listen, and harder still
to keep back the passionate words of
love trembling on his lips—to refrain
from asking her to take him in Cam-
eren's .stead—him who' had loved her
so long. But Morris kept silenge,
- and as the weeks went by there came
insensibly into his heart a hope, or
rather conviction, that Wilford Came
,oro( had forgotten the little girl
, who might in time turn to him,
gladdening his home just as sho did
.every spot where her fairy footsteps
trod. Morris did not fully know
that he was hugging this fond dream
until he felt the keen pang which cut
like a dissector's knife as Katy, turn-
ing her bright, eager face up to him
whispered softly: "He's coming to-
morrow -he surely is; I have his let-
ter to tell the so."
Morris could not see the sunshine
upon the distant hills, altlidegh it
lay there just as purple and warm as
it had a moment before. There
was ati instant of darkness, in which
the hills. 'the pond, the sun setting.
FELL AWAY TO
A SHADOW,
All Her People Thought She Had
CONSUMPTION.
Mrs. Wm" Martin, Lower Ship Harbor
East, N.S., writes: --"I am sending you a
testimonial of my cure by Dr. Wood's
Norway Pine Syrup. Last May I took
fh cold, and it settled on my lungs. I got
so bad I could not rest at night. I had
two doctors to treat me but got no relief.
1 "All of my people thought I had
Consumption.. I had fallen away to a
shadow. I had given up all hopes of
ever. •gtAing better again until my daugh-
ter went to a store one day and bought
me a bottle of Dr. Wood's Norway Pine
Syrup. After taking half of it I felt
better, so I,got two more, and thanks to
theca I am well to -day, and able to do
my house work. I cannot say too much
in its praise, and I shall always keep it in
the house."
t Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup con-
tains all the lung healing virtues of the
famous Norway Pine tree which snakes it
the very best preparation for •Couglu,
Colds and all Throat and Lung 'lrroubleil.
See that y6u get "Dr. Wood's" when
you ask for it. There are many imita-
lion on the market.
Price, 25 and Gil cents.
See that the name, The T. Milburn
Co., Limited, it on the yellow wrapper.
and Katy seemed a great way off to
Morris, trying so hard to be calm,
and mentally asking for help to do
so. But Katy's hat, which she
swung in her hand, had become en-
tangled in the vines encircling one
of the pillars of the piazza, and so
she did not notice him until all
traces of his agitation were past,
and he could talk with her concern-
ing Wilford; then playfully lifting her
basket he asked what she had come
to got.
This was not the first time the
great house had rendered a like ser-
vice to tho little house, and so Katy
did not blush when she explained
that her mother wanted Morris's
forks, and salt -cellars, and spoons,
and would he be kind enough to
bring the caster over himself, and
come to dinner to -morrow at two
o'clock, and would he go for Mr.
Cameron? The forks, and Balt -cel-
lars, and spoons, and caster were
cheerfully promised, while Morris con-
sented to go for the guest; and then
Katy cane to the rest of her errand,
the part distasteful to her, inasmuch
as it concerned Uncle Ephraim—hon-
est, unsophisticated Uncle Ephraim,
who would come to the table in his
shirt sleeves! This was the burden
of her grief—the one thing she dread-
ed most, because she knew how such
an act was looked upon by Mr. Cam-
eron, who, never having lived in the
country a day in his life, except as
he was either guest or traveler,
could not make duo allowance for
these little departures from refine-
ment, so obnoxious to people of his
training.
"What is it, Katy?" Morris asked,
as h how saw sho hesitated, and
guessed her errand was not all told.
"I hope you will not think mo fool-
ish or wicked," Katy began, her eyes
filling with tears, as she felt that she
Wright be doing Uncle Ephraim . a
wrong by admitting that in any way
he could be improved. "I certainly
love Uncle Ephraim dearly, and I do
not mind his ways, but—but—Mr.
Cameron may—that is, oh, Cousin
Morris, did you ever notice how Un-
cle Ephraim will persist in coming
to the table in his shirt sleeves?"
"Persist is hardly the word to
use," Morris replied, smiling comic-
ally, as he readily understood Katy's
misgivings. "Persist would imply
his having been often remonstrated
with for that breach of etiquette ;
whereas I doubt whether the idea
that it was not in strict ac n:dnnee
with politeness was ever suggested to
him.'
"May be not," Katy answered.
"It was never necessary till now, and
I feel so disturbed, for I want Mr.
Cameron to like hint, and if be does
that I an sure he won't."
"Why do you think so?" Morris
asked, and .Katy replied: "He is so
very particular, and was so very
angry at a little hotel between Lakes
George and Champlain, where we
took our dinner before going on the
boat. There was a man along—a
real good-natured man, too, so kind
to everybody -and, as the day was
warm, he carried his coat on his
arm, and sat down to the table
right opposite me. Mr. Cameron
was so indignant, and said such
harsh things, which the man heard I
am sure, for he put on his coat dt•
realer and I saw him afterward on
the boat, sweating tike rain, and
looking so sorry, .as if he had been
guilty of something wrong. I am
sure, though,' ho had, not?"
This last was spoken interrogative-
ly, and Morris replied: 'There is no-
thing wrong or wicked in going-with-
out
oingwith-
out one's coat. .Everything depends
upon the circumstances under whicij
it is done. For ane to appear at
table in my shirt sleeves would be
very rude, but for an old man like
Uncle Ephraim to do so is a. very
different thing. Still, Mr. Cameron
may see from another standpoint,
But I would not distress myself,
That love is not worth much which
would think the less of you (or any-
thing outre which Uncle Ephraim
may do. It Mr, Cameron cannot
stand the test of seeing your relay
tives as they are, he Is not worth
the long Ince you are Wearing," and
Morris pinched her cheek playfully.
Dtorris had little {tope of breaking
a habit of years, but ho promised to
try if an opportunity should occur,
anct as Mrs. Hull, the housekeeper,
had by this time gathered up the
articles required for the morrow,
Morris took the basket In his own
hands• and went with Katy acrose
the fields.
"Cod bless you, Katy, and may
Mr. Cauteron's visit bring you as
much happiness as you anticipate,"
lie said, as he set her basket upon
the door -step and turned back with-
out entering the house.
Katy notleed the peculiar tone of
his voice, and again there swept over
her the sante thrill she had felt when
Morris first said to her: "Arid did
Katy like this Mr. Cameron^" but so
far was sho front guessing the truth
that she only feared she might halts
displeased him by what she had said
of Uncle Ephraim.. Perhaps she had
wronged him, stie thought, and the
good old man, resting front his hard
day's toil, in his accustomed chair,
with not only his coat, but his vest
and boots cast aside, little guessed
what prompted the caresses Which
ICaty lavished upon him, sittingIn
his lap and parting his snotty air,
as if thus she would make amend
for any injury done. Little Katy-
did he called her, looking fondly in-
to Ler bright, pretty face and thinking
how terrible it would be to see that
face shadowed with pain and care.
Somehow of late, Uncle Ephraim w
always thinking o(_ but a edamL%
as more than possible for natty, ani
when that night she knelt beside hitt!,
his voice was full of pleading earn-
estness as he prayed that God would
keep them all In safety, and bring to
nano of them more grief or
pain
than
esto t thefor hint -
self.was necessary fl m !xn
setf. And Katy listened to him, re-
membering the• talk down, in the
meadow, when she sat on the rook
beneath the butternut tree. But the
world, while it held Wilford Camay.
oft, as ho seemed to her now, Wall
too full of joy for her to dread what
the future might have in store for
her, and so she arose from her knees,
thinking only how long it would be
before to -morrow noon, wondering if
Wilford would surely be there next
time their evening prayers were said,
and if he would notice Uncle Ephra-
im's shocking grammar!
CHAPTER V.
Wilford had made the INA ban
of cars, and when ho stopped egg
it would be at Silverton,e d
not expect any one to meet hilt, but
as ho remembered the man w one he
saisai�
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had seen greeting Katy, he thought
it not unlikely that he might be
there now, laughing to himself as
he pictured his mother's horror,
could she see hint riding alot.g in
the cora-colored vehicle which Uncle
Ephraim drove, But that vehicle
wax safe at home beneath the shed,
while Uncle Ephraim was laying a
stone wall upon the huckleberry hill,
and the handsome carriage waiting
at Silverton depot was certainly un -
•exceptionable; while in the young
man who, as the train stopped and
Wilford stepped out upon the plat-
form, came to meet hitt, asking it
he were Mw. Cameron, Wilford re-
cognized the true gentleman, and his
spirits rose at once as Morris said to
him: "I am Miss Lennox's cousin,
'deputed by her to take charge of you
for a time."
Wilford had heard of Dr. Morris
Grant and of his kindness to poor
little Jamie, who died in Paris; he
had heard too that his proud sister
Juno had tried her powers of co-
quetry in vain upon the grave Ameri-
can; but he had no suspicion that
his new acquaintance was the one un-
til Morris mentioned having met his
.family in France and inquired after
their welfare.
After that the conversation became
very familiar, and the ride seemed
'so short that Wilford was surprised
when, as they turned a. corner in the
sandy road, Morris pointed to the
farm -house, saying: "We aro almost
there—that is the place."
"That!" and Wilford's voice indi-
cated his disappointment, for in all
his mental pictures of Katy Lennox's
home he had never imagined anything
like this.
Large, rambling and weird -like,
with something lofty and imposing,
just because it was so ancient, was
the house he had in his mind, and
he could not conceal his chagrin as
his eye took In the small, low build-
ing, with its high windows
and tiny panes of glass, pointless
and blindless, standing there alone
among the hills. Morris understood
it perfectly; but without seeming to
'notice it, remarked: "It is the oldest
house probably in the country, and
should be invaluable on that account.
I think we Americans are too fond
of change and too much inclined to
throw aside all that remains of the
past. Now I like the farm -house
just because it is old and unpreten-
tious."
"Yes, certainly," Wilford answer-
ed, looking ruefully around him. at
the stone wall, half tumbled down,
the tall well -sweep, and the patch of
sun -flowers in the garden, with Aunt
Betsy bending behind them, picking
'potatoes for dinner, and shading her
eyes with her hand to look at him
as he drove up.
It was all very rural, no doubt,
and very charming to people who
liked it, but Wilford did not like it,
and he was wishing himself safely.in
New York when a golden head flash-
ed for an instant before the window
and then disappeared as Katy emerg-
ed into view, waiting at the door to
receive him and looking so sweetly
in her dress of white with the scar-
let geranium blossoms in her hair
that Wilford forgot the homeliness of
the surroundings, thinking only of
her and how soft and warns was the
little hand he held as she led him
into the parlor. He did not know
she was so beautiful, lie said to him-
self, and ire feasted his eyes upon
her, forgetful for a time of all else.
But afterwards, when Katy left him
for a moment, he had time to ob-
serve the well-worn carpet, the six
cane -seated chairs, the large stuffed
rocking -chair, the fall -leaf table, with
its plain wool spread, and lastly the
really expensive piano, the only
handsome piece of furniture the room
contained, and which he rightly
guessed must have come from Mor-
ris.
"What would Juno or Mark say?"
he kept repeating to himself half
shuddering as he recalled the bant-
ering proposition to accompany him
made by Mark Ray, the only young
man whom he considered fully his
equal in New York.
Wilford k'new these feelings were
unworthy of him, and he tried to
,shake them off, listlessly turning over
the books upon the table—books
which betokened in some one both
taste and taleht of no low order,
"Mark's favorite," he said, lifting
up a volume of Schiller; and turning
to the fly -leaf he read: "Helen Len-
nox, froza Cousin Morris," just as
Katy returned with her sister, whom
she presented tie the stranger.
Helen was prepared to like hint be-
cause Katy did and her first thought
was that he was very fine looking; but
when she met his cold, proud eyes,
and lcnew how closely he was sere-
tiniziug her, there arose in her heart
a feeling of dislike which sho could
never wholly conquer. He was very
polite to her, but something in his
manner annoyed and irritated her, it
was so cool, so coudescondigg, as if
he endured her merely because she
was Katy's sister, nothing more.
"Bather pretty, more character
that& 'Katy, but odd and self-willed.
with no kind of style," Was Wilford's
running comment on Helen as he toot
her in from, the plain arrangenteni
of her dark hair to the rat of her
Vreach calico and the cut of her
Aincn collar.
Z'ashinnttble dress would improve
her very much, he thought, turning
with a feeling of relief ef tq Kitty,
w'hont nothing could disfigure, and
who was now watching the door
eagerly for the entrance of her moth-
er. That lady had spent a good deal
n
flite ather toilet, t t i et, and sho came
in at lust, flurried, fidgety, and very
rod, both froth exercise and the bright
hned ribbons streaming from her cap
itn'l sadly at variance with the color
of the dress. Wilford noticed the clis-
crepanr y at once, and noticed too
how little style there was about the
ert'ous woman greeting him so def-
erentially, and evidently regarding
hint us something infinitely superior
to herself. Wilford had looked with
indiCerrtice on Helen, but it would
tale a stronger word to express his
(Tinton of the mother. Morris, who
remained to dinner, was.- in the par-
lor now, and in his presence Wilford
is 1t more at ease, more as if he had
iteind an affinity. l;vele Ephraim
was not there, having, eaten his bowl
or milk and gone back to his stone
wall, so that upon Morris devolved
the duties of host, and ho courteous-
ly led the way to the little dining -
room where the table was loaded
with the good things Aunt Hannah
had prepared, burning and browning
her wrinkled face, which nevertheless
smiled pleasantly upon the stranger
presented as Mr. Cameron.
About Aunt Hannah there was
something naturally ladylike, and
1Vilford recognized it at once ; but
when it Caine to Aunt Betsy, of
Nvhpus he had never heard, he felt for
a moment as if by being there in such
promiscuous company he had some-
how faller, from the Camerons' high
estate. By way of pleasing the girls
and doing honor to their guest, Aunt
lletsy had donned her very best at-
tire, wearing the slate -colored pon-
gee dress, bought twenty years be-
fore, and actually sporting a set of
Helen's cast-off hoo!:s, which being
loo large for the dimensions of her
scanty skirt, gave her anything but
the graceful appearance she intended.
"Oh, auntie!" was Katy's involun-
tarily exclamation, while Helen bit
her lip with vexation, for the hoop
haul been an afterthought to Aunt
Betsy just before going in to dinner.
But the good old lady never dream-
ed of shocking anyone with her at-
tempts at fashion; and curtsying very
low to Mr. Cameron, she hoped for a
better acquaintance, and then took
her seat at the table, just where each
movement could be distinctly seen by
Wilford, scanning her so intently as
s:•urcely to hear the reverent words
with which Morris asked a blessing
upon themselves and the food so
ah'+ndantly prepared. They could
hardly have gotten through that first
dinner without Morris, who adroitly
led the conversation into channels
which he knew would interest Mr.
' Cameron, and divert his mind from
what was passing around him, and
so the dinner proceeded quietly
enough, Wilford discovering, ere its
close. that Mrs. Lennox had really
some pretentions to a lady, while
ilelen's dress and collar ceased to
be obnoxious, as he watched the
pity of her fine features and saw her
eyes kindle as she took a modest
part in the conversation when it
turned on books and literature,
Meanwhile Katy kept very silent,
but when, after dinner was over and
Morris was gone, she went with Wil-
ford down to the shore of the pond,
her tongue was loosed, and he found
again the little fairy who had so bo-'
witched him a . few weeps before.
And yet there was a load upon his
heart, a shadow upon Itis brow, for
he knew uow that between Katy's
fancily and his there was a social
gulf which never could be crossed by
either party. IIe might beat Katy
over. it was true, but would she not
look longingly back to her humble
home, and might he not sometimes
he greatly chagrined by the sudden
appearing of some one of this low -
bred family who did not seer( to
realize how ignorant they were or
how far below him to the social
scale? Poor Wilford! He winced
and shivered when he thought of
Aunt Betsy, in her antiquated pon-
gee, and remembered that she was a
near relative of the little maiden
sporting so playfully around him,
stealing his heart away in spite of
his family pride, and retaking him
more deeply in love than ever. It
was very pleasant down by the pond,
and Wilford kept Katy there until
the sun was going down and they
heard in the distance the tinkle of a
bell as the deacon's cows plodded
slowly homeward. ;upper was wait-
ing for them, and with his appetite
shuri•ened by his walk, Wilford found
no cause to complain against Aunt
Hannah's elands, though he smiled
mentally as he accepted the piece of
apple pie Aunt Betsy offered him,
saying, by way of recommendation,"
that "she made the crust but Cathe-
rine peeled and sliced the apples."
The deacon had not returned from
his work, and Wiiford did not see
hint until he cause suddenly upon
him. seated in the woodshed door,
resting after the labor of the day.
•'The young ratan was welcome to
Silverton," he said, "but he iuust
excuse him from. visitin' much that
night, for the cows was to milk and
the chores to do, as he never kep' no
boy." The "chore." were done .at
last, just as the clock pointed to
halt -past eight. the hour for family
worship. Unaccustomed as Wilford
was to such things. he felt the in-
fluence of the deacon's voice as he
read frotn the word of God, and in-
voluntarily found himself kneeling
when Katy knelt, noticing the deac-
on's grammar it is true, but still
listeniug patiently to the lengthy
prayer. which included him together
with the rest of Mankind.
There was no chance of seeing Katy
alone, that night, and so full two
hours before his usual custom Wilford
retired to the little room to which
the de:t.ron conducted hint, saying,
as he put down the lamp: " You'll
find it pretty chug quarters, t guess,
for surh a close, muggy night as
this."
And truly they were snug quarters,
Wilford thought, as he surveyed the
dimensions of the room; but there
was no alternative, and a few nut -
menta found him in the centre of the
two feather beds, neither Helen nor
Katy having discovered the addition
made by Aunt Betsy, and which
camenear
being the death of the
New York guest.
To sleep was im-
possible, and never .for a moment did
Wilford lose his consciousness or for-
get to accuse himsefl of being nn idi-
ot for coming into that heatheni .h
neighborhood after a wife. when in
New York there were so many girls
ready and waiting for hint.
"I'll go hark to -morrow morning,"
he said, and striking a match he con-
sulted his Railway Guide to find
when the first train passed Silver-
ton, feeling comforted to know that
only a few hours intervened between
hitt and freedom.
But alts for Wilford! Ile was but
a ratan, subject to man's caprices,
and when next morning be met lint;.
Lennox, looking in her light muslin
as pure and fair as the white blos-
soms twined in her wavy hair, Ms
resolution began to waver. Perhaps
there Wus a decent hotel in Silver-
tun: he would inquire of Ie. Grant;
at all events he would not take the
first train, though he might the next:
and so he staid, eating fried apples
and beefsteak, but forgetting to criti-
cize, in his appreciation of the rich
thick creast poured into his coffee,
and the sweet, golden butter, which
melted in soft waves upon the flaky
rolls. Again Uncle Ephraim Was ab-
sent, having gone to mill before 1Vil
ford left his room, nor was he vis -
isle to the young man until after
('inner, for Wilford did not go home,
but drove instead with Katy in the
carriage which Morris sent round, ex-
cusing himself from coming on the
plea of being too busy, but saying he
would join then, at tea, if possible.
Wilford's ,hind was not yet fully
made up, so he concluded to remain
another day and see more of Katy's
family. Accordingly, after dinner, be
bent his energies to cultivating them
all, from Hlelen down to Aunt Betsy,
who proved the most transparent of
the four. Arrayed again in the pon-
gee, but this time without the hoop,
she came into the parlor, bringing
Iter- calico patchwork, which she in-
formed him was pieced in the "her -
tin' bone pattern" and intended for
Katy; telling hint further, that the
feather bed on which he slept was
also a part of "Catherine's setting
out," and was ma.de from feathers
she picked herself, showing him as
proof a mark upon her arm, left
there by the gray goose, which had
proved a little refractory when she
tried to draw a stocking over its
head.
Wilford groaned, and Katy's chance
for being Mrs. Cameron was growing
constantly less and less as he saw
'more and more how vast was the
difference between the Barlows and
himself. Iielen, he acknowledged,
was passable, though she was not
one whom he could ever introduce in-
to New York society; and he was
wondering how Katy chanced to be
so unlike the rest, when Uncle Eph-
raim cause up from tho meadow, and
annouuced himself as ready now to
visit, apologizing for his apparent
neglect, and seeming so absolutely to
believe that his company was desir-
able, that Wilford felt amused, won-
dering again what Juno, or even
Mark stay, would think of the
rough old ratan, sitting -with his chair
tipped back against the wall, and
going occes'onally to the door to re-
lieve himself of his tobacco juice, for
chewing was one of the deacon's
weaknesses. His pants were fault-
lessly clean, and his vest was but-
toned nearly up to his throat, but
his cant was hanging -on a nail out
by the kitchen dour, and, to Katy's
distress and Wilford's horror, he sat
among them in his shirt sleeves, all
unrouscious of harm or of the dis-
quiet awakened in the bosom of tits
young span, who on that point We
foolishly fastidious, and who showed
by his face how much he was an-
noyed. Not eves, the presence of
:Morris, who came about tea time,
was of any avail to lift the cloud
from his brow, and he seemed moody
and silent until supper was announc-
ed. This was the first opportunity
Morris had had of trying his powers
of persuasion ,upon the deacon, and
now, at a hint from Katy, he said
to him in an aside, as they were
passing into the dining -room: "Sup-
-pose, Uncle Ephraim, you put on
your coat for once. It is better than
coining to the table so."
"Pooh," was Uncle Ephraim's in-
nocent rejoinder, spoken loudly
enough for Wilford to hear, "I sha'-
n't catch cold, for I am used to it;
besides that, I never could stand the
racket this hot weather."
In bis simplicity he did not even
s•'spect Morris's motive, but imputed
it wholly to concern for his health.
And so Wilford Cameron found him-
self seated next to a haat who will -
trampled %aeon all rules of eti-
quette, shocking hint in his most sen-
sitive points, and snaking Mtn thor-
oughly disgusted with the country
and country people generally. All
but Movris and Baty—he did make
an exception in their favor, leaning
must to :Morris, whom he admired
more and nus e, as he became better
acquainted wills him, wondering how
he e0Hlef elu,t.'nt himself to settle
down toilet 13 in Silverton. when he
writ 1 1 s iii} die if compelled to lite
the -e for it week. Something like
this 1•e se id to Dr. Greet, when that
cue: iug; L,.$ sat together in the
parlor rat 1.inw•ood, for
.Porti:; kiu(.ey invited him to spent!
tee nil ht a ith hits.
"1 -t y to Sllterton, f1'At, beenu'e
T that. 1 ten do more good h, r+ than
el•ewhere, unci ,secondly, he nese 1
real y like the routtry nn • the te ne
t t• people; for, strange and 110 oath
tit 1' ey may Seen to van, ttha nrt.u'
'1 .° an101111 them, the,' hnc a kf, ( e
r,. r to tris beating bent 11 11 t'.
.. ,Sts r•.te. icn•s, tllun are often fo'.,.dI
is ti•e city."
!tis was Morrie's- reply, nod in the
couviesat ion w'hieh ensued 111 fo .1
t auternn ratight glbni sea of n 11 ,; l-
er, higher pha s.• of manhood than he
had thought exited; feeling an s n-
bonnded ie••pect for one who, be-
r.a'se he believed it to he his duty,
t. as, as it seemed to him, westing
his life among' people who maid not
al'1•r'.lite his character, though thee
might idolize the man. But tllis e i
trot reeoiccile Wilford ono 1t1.it the
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and has been made under his per•
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more to Silverton. Uncle Eph rafnt
had completed the work commenced
by the two feather beds, and at
breakfast, next morning, he announc-
ed his intention of returning to New
York that day. To this Morris of-
fered no objection, but asked to be
remembered to the mother and sis-
ters, and then invited Wilford to stop
altogether at Linwood when lte•ciune
aga.n to Silverton.
"Thank you; but it is hardly prob-
able that I shall be here very soon,"
Wilford replied, adding, as he met
the peculiar glance of Morris's eye.
"I found Miss Katy a delightful tra-
veling acquaintance, and on no; way
from Newport thought I would re-
new it and see a little of rustic life."
Poor Katy! how her heart would
have ached could she have heard
those words and understood tide
meaning, just as Morris did, feeing;
a rising indignation for the man with
ehmu he could not be at solutely
angry, he was so' self-possessed, so
pleasant and gentlemanly, while bet-
ter than all, was he not virtually
giving Katy up? and if he did might
she not turn at last to him?
These were Morris's thoughts as
he walked with Wilford across the
fields to the farm -house, where Katy
u:ct ,hem wish her sunniest smile.
singing to them. at. it 11 f, d's r 0 -
quest, her stteetcst song, and making
hitt half wish he could revoke his
hasty decision and tarry a little
longer. But it was now too late for
that, the carriage which would take
him to the depot was already on its
way from Linwood; and when the
song was ended'he told her of his in-
tentions to leave on the next train,
feeling a pang when lie saw how the
blood left her cheek and lip. and
then came surging back as she said
thnidly: "Why need you leave so
soon?"
"I have already overstayed my
time. I thought of going yesterday,
and my partner, Mr. Itay, will be
expecting act," Wilford repiied, lay-
ing his hand upon Katy's hair, while
Morris and Helen stole quietly from
the room.
Thus left to himself, Wilford con-
tinued: "Maybe 1'11 come again some
tune. Would you like to have me?"
"Yes," and Katy's blue eyes were
lifted pleadingly to the young man,
who had never loved her so well as
at that very moment when resolving
to cast her off.
For a moment Wilford was strong-
ly tempted to throw all pride aside,
and ask that young girl to be his,
but thoughts of his mother, of Juno
and Bell, and more than all, thoughts
of Uncle Ephraim and his sister Bet-
sy, arose in time to prevent it, and
so he only kissed her forehead car-
essingly as he said good-bye, telling
her that he should not soon forget
his visit to Silverton, and then,
as the carriage drove up, going out
to where the remainder of the fam-
ily were standing together and com-
menting upon his sudden departure.
It was not sudden, he said, trying
to explain. He really had thought
seriously of going yesterday, and
feeling that he had something to
atone for, he Wed to be unusually
gracious as ho shook their hands,
thanking then, for their kindness,
but seeming wholly oblivious to
Aunt. Betsy's remark that "she hop-
ed to see hint again, if not in Sil-
t•erton,in New York, where she
wanted dreudfulla to visit, but never
had on account of the 'bomtnable
prices charged to the taverns, and
the hadn't no acquaintances there."
This was Aunt Betsy's parting re-
mark, and, after Katy, Aunt Betsy
liked Wilford Cameron better than
tiny one of the group which watched
him as he drove from their door.
Aunt Hannah thought him too much
stuck up for farmers' folks; Mrs.
Lennox, Whose atmbition would have
accounted him a most desirable
match for her daughter, could not
deny that his spanner towards than,
though polite iu the extreme, Was
that of a sui,rlor to people greatly
eatlt Itiin' 'tt•hile ttelen i,hn ..rw
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