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But ing things, and then looked modestly he warned her that he h d no expel- { down after she had said them always tritions. He had indeed already made in case of need appealing to her pro - preliminary arrangements to winter teeter in the sweetest and most seduc- es "boy" at Cairnharrow. But alt the: tive way. same (as he consoled her) he meant! "Is.it no, Kit? Dinner ye think sae, to keep his promise and be a great Kit?" man. 1 And Kit always thought so. -Then The pleasantest part of the day was worst of all she bad a way of picking In the evening, when Betty Landsbor- up his hand and patting the back of ()ugh always asked him to gp out for it as they sat together, which was fit - a walls Kit was now fifteen, tall ted to drive Frank Chisholm and and well grown for his age. He had Archie Kinrtiont, but especially Rob had his ideas as to love and the e-rmour, to ,a dancing distraction. worthiness of girls considerably All three hitched in their seats as sharpened by a certain Vara Kavan-1 if they had been sitting on whin nah (she does not come into this prickles, instead of good dry pine story) who had sojourned a while at !needles, and for half an hour their Loch Spellanderie. Betty always asked him which way ous. But it was all Betty's surpris- intentions towards Kit were murder - he wanted to go, but as invariably ;ing innocence. turned up through the wood in the] Then they walked back as far as direction of the bothies where dwelt. the end of the little loaning with Betty Rob. Armour and the other three for. and her swain. They did not come esters of the Crae Estate. 'any further for fear of meeting the Betty was a pretty girl, and it was Elder. Whereupon, taking leave of pleasant enough to walk beside her„them, Betty and Kit walked sedately. especially when she kept her hand on 'up the dusky little path till they came' your shoulder—the far shoulder, and to the well by the wayside. In another did not resent it if (for convenience moment they would be out of the of walking) your arm went round her 'shadow of the trees. Even as it was, wets'' 1 they were silhouetted against the' They talked about the bursary and, clearness of the western sky, and it concerning going to college and about occurred to Kit that the three might Greek. But Betty's eyes were always be looking after them with their el-, roaming to and fro, and sometimes she bows on the topmost bar of the green! would answer at random. Which was 'gate. E strange, considering that Kit was ex -1 But it was evident that Betty did plaining so interesting a subject as not think so. For she always stopped: the second aorist and when it should here, and turning to Kit she whisper - not be used. ed softly, "Ye can gie me a Liss if "Oh. here's Frank Chisholm and ye like, Kit!” Archie Kinmont, and—yes, I declared And Kit did so, since no better. there's Rob!" she would interrupt might be. It was all done in inno- without the least compunction. 'cense, of course, for Betty could not "What do they want? They are al- be suspected of purposely arousing ways prowling where they are no bitter or envious feelings in the wanted," said Kit, discontentedly. He breasts of those who had never done was getting on fine, and Betty was a her any harm. All the same it_was nice girl. ; curious how completely Betty lost her Betty patted him on the cheek and interest in evening promenades so leaned a little more on his arm. Kit soon as she was sure that the. three would have drawn apart, but Betty foresters had gone up to their bothies.' said, very low, "Stay where ye are.) Kit thought it his duty, towards the They will think ye are feared." t close of these ten days of idleness and So Kit. brushing a little, but feeling, bliss, to remonstrate gently with Betty; as well he might, strangely flattered Landsborough. 1 and elated, kept his place beside the "I dinna think they like it, Betty!" wicked and designing Mistress Eliza-( Betty smiled an innocent smile, and beth Landsborough. said, tenderly, "But, Kit, what does Then Betty, that arch traitress and that maitter to us if we like it?" t tormenting gadfly, would sit down on 1 Whereupon Kit intimated that in a cuttree, either quite at the end or fact it did not matter, close against a branch so that the° "Weel," said Betty, with an air of flack of the position was guarded.' finality, "Ilam no dry-nursin' Rob This done she would pull Kit down' Armour and the ither two that I ken en the other side, leaving Rob and o'. Certes, they are auld eneudh and his mates to find accommadation where ugly eneuch to look after themselves." they would. This they did, either on! All the same Kit wished that Betty the dry pine needles or with their was not quite so innocent, and a little backs against the trees themselves. "more inclined to think of the feelings After this they all looked at Betty of others. Landeborough and Betty talked to; Could he have listened to the con-' them, praying with Kit's crisp curls versation of the three foresters as! meantime, or resting a dimpled chin they went up the wood to their bache en his shoulder and looking over it at. for quarters, with the cue owls mew - Rob Armour. 1 ing here and there like cats in the Kit would have preferred that these dark green gloom, he would have ob amenities had been accorded him in tained light on several things that private. But Betty differed, and Kit were yet dark to him. For the words a,ways made the best of things. The of the young men were mysterious. three young men sometimes glowered! "She's a MOM -headed, deceltfu'. at Kit as if they could have choked haverel," said Rob Armour, bitterly. ; him but apparently that only made "But she's bonny, Rob!" suggested Betty fonder of him than ever. Frank Chisholm. It was curious how innocent and. Rob groaned as he admitted 3t. thoughtless Betty was. For of course 1 "I'll wager she disna care a preen, for him. He's but a laddie onyway. i Betty may be deeeitfu', but she's no daft! It was poor comfort, but the best that Archie Kinmont could minister to, a mind diseased. "Awes''.," said Rob, with his hand on the latch of the brithie door, "mean it or no mean it, 1 ken this, that I'll hae nae mair to do with Betty Lands - borough free this day forth. Na, I have dune wi' her!" "That's richt, Rob," said Frank Chisholm, consoeng y; "there's plenty will be gad to talcthe contr•ack aff your hands as it stands, wi' a' draw- backs and ellowancesl" Rob Armour slammed the door in his friends' faces. He telt that if Job had murdered his comforters it would have been both a quicker and a pore satisfactory ending to that an= cient drama. CHAPTER XXXVII. T$a GREAT bAY. 7n the room where the examination had bean hold, commonly sallied the "Muckle Canmy-toe Room" of the Cairn Edward Arms, the candidates, their friend, and all whom' it might concern were •aeasmb:ed. There was also what is called in local papers "a large and influential attendance of the general public," ineludinli' es usual many whom the matter did not at all ILoneern, I The examiner was not present. But Two Mothers, who lost sons In the great war, performed the unveiling ceremony of Leicester's War'Memorial, he had forwarded his report with all the figures, which were there to speak for him. Mr. Ebenezer Fleming, W. S., Secretary of the United Galloway Associations, was standing behind the table, with the Provost by his slide to ,confer a certain flavor of official dig- nity on the proceedings.: These were understood to be the only two who knew the true state of the poll This seems likely, for the Provost kept wide of his wifet to whom he dared not refuse to tell anything that he was known to know. • { Mrs. Mac Walter of Loch Spel:an- 1 derie sat with her son in the front row. Both wore their best clothes, and John had already adopted the se- date demeanor - and style oP address which is most consistent with the po- sition of a First Bursar. • 1 Rob Grier sat beside Kit, who was 'telling himself that he was not 'ant- 1 ious, that he did net want to go to Edinburgh, and that he would be hap- ; pier at farm work anyway. "I wish I had a forehammer here and something to ding the sparks oot o'," said Rob Grier; "man, I canna keep my hands still. There's some- thing gangs `kittle-kittle' in my loofa" In the remote corner, paler and more worn with aniciety than any of the candidates, the "Orra Man" was hidden away. Nevertheless, the Provost eyed him and hunted his mind for a resem- blance, which of course as soon as lie tried to fix it as persistently eluded him. "I have seen that face before some- where," he said. And so he had. He had been most of his life on the committee which appointed the classical masters to the Academy of Cairn Edward. Then he called upon the secretary to read the report of the examiner. Now Mr. Ebenezer Fleming very properly ba izved in magnifying his office. All that any soul then present wanted to know was the name of the successful- candidate, rind then get; away as quickly as possible. But` Mr, Ebenezer Flemingwas in no such hurry. The law has many de'.ays,1 which is the reason why many law-{ yers are rich. Therefore ha entered into a good comprehensive review, heedless of the uneasy mutterings of sufferers scat- tered through the hall. He went overt the history of county organizations, their feeble past, their magnificent; prospects. He recounted the founda-'' tions of the United Galloway Socie- ties of wh'ch ha had the honor, and so, forth. He gave, the names of past presidents and secretaries. He went over the bequests which had been set aside for the purposes of this bursary. He furnished lists of past bursars and the honors they had obtained—omit ting the third last, who had just got seven years for 'forgery. The murmur in the hal: steadily grew to a rumbaing. But with dram- atic effect the secretary produced complete silence and . restored the formor state of strained attention among his audience. "But on the present occasion," he said in a clear voice, "the successful candidate is—" Ile paused, and than de'rberately began to take another cast back. "But perhaps 1 had better read first what Doctor Mac Lagan says about the papers in general—" But here ha lead overreached him- self. His companion on the platform was on his flet. "Tell the laddizs," said the more humane Provost, who was not a law- yer; "gin ye dinna, Pll tell then myse'.', and pit them oot o' pain." The secretary looked a rnont .ret cs if he would like to rebel, hut the Pio- vost was leaping forward with ,. name obviously on his -ip and lie: lawyer knew that ha wou:d in as good as his word. It would be a le;dnn • him in the future to keep all tau! ' ii aporlant matters to himself. "l he euecessfu, candidate on this ctcasion"--here he cleared his throat 1 deliberately as a final irritation —"l:, 'Christopher Kennedy, who has obtain- ed a tete: of 766 marks!" There was a noise of feet, a gabble of voices. The words, "Oh, the de. ceitfu' "aigabondl" were herd from the vicinity of Mrs. Mac Wa:to". And ;with n loud clatter of iron -shod clop the "Orra Man" trampled out of the ball. Kit sat fixed and cold, thinking vaguely of, his mother. Rob' Grier from Gerlies turned and gripped .his hand as in 0 "vice. "Man," he said. "ye deserve it.Ye lute dune well. I':: has to gang .basic to the forehammer" there a kind of Idry sob caught him by the throat). But its a' I'm fit for onyw.ty. And wi' a' my heart I wish ye joy!" Kit felt Ile was making a is se' ap- pearanee beside the ""tont heartei smith, but for the ;kfe of him ho eou:11 not think of anything to "ray. He ongy 1 after- every meal" ,tporents:- efrc,wizQp the ,edidren to care for their teety dive them 'Wrigley e! It removes food particles from the teeth. Strengthens the gums. Combats acid mouth, Refreshing and beiweficial ! 1182 SEALED TIGHT KEPT RIGHT ;vomit LASTS - '"'i�,:,.< 1�' Issue I gripped his late opponent's hand, and the tears rosy in his eyes. "Hoots, man," said Rob Grier, "it's a' richt, and as it should be. I aye kenned that it was a' up wi' me as 'soon asl heard ye gang ower your. t;Latin version as, fast as a horse cou•.d trot. f By this time most of the people ;were on their feet to depart, but the !secretary had more to say. He •held ! up his hand for silence. "I do not wish to trouble you with the entire { report, but there is one thing with which I must' conclude." ' "There is one name which comes next to that of Christopher Kennedy —some way behind indeed, but so far ahead of the gehers that .the Commit- tee • of ,the Assoeitions has resolvedto give that candidate a subsidiary bur- sary of a smaller value. ' The name of that candidate is Robert Grier of Garlieston." It, was now Kit's turn to shake his friend heartily by the hand, and the words came back to him with a rush. "I declared am gladder than shoot my ain," he said, "but ye should hae had the best yin. The secretary read the other marks, concerning which the only notable thing was that the name of, John Mac. Walter came last. Then he added the very necessary rider, "If the bursar and the subsidiary' tuccessful candi- date will apply to me at my office at 99 St. Andrew's Square (first floor, second door to the left), ona of my clerks will pay them the moneys due to them, and they can forward to me, also at St. Andrew's Square, certifi- cates of attendance at the clew of each session" Then the secretary folded up his papers in a gtpw at having got in a. little advertisement of his ' own im- portance and place of business in the most harmless and natural way. For even Writers' to the Signet are htunian. (To be continued.) Diogenes, Junior. On the 'glorious fifteenths Junior came into his fifth year, and the day was planned to be a notable event in his life. One of the signs of his ap- 1 preaching manhood was that his moth- : er gave hien the necessary money, and he was to to to the drug store all by • himself and order his first ice cream soda. 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Flowers array theinselves in beauti- ful tints to lure insects: Not only that, but they make the sweetest kind of honey for the pine purpose—all this because lire devotes itself to Increas- ing its own family. ' The beeutltul flower makes the honey, not t0 please Mintier, but to please the'bees and turn Bunn into slaves to do that part of """ the work which be cannot do because Ise stands rooted to the ground. The flower mut depend neon the winds .and .jnsects to carry his eggs to osne other plant p0 that the bvo eggs 'tion increase.and multiply. Pollen, so., these eggs are called, not real eggs, buttjust exactly the same as. eggs, male acid female. Sonne few plants bear both sexes. '1Mun,great as he thinks himself, could notdevise .a better scheme than the flowers have invented through mil - hope of generations. 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Watch the bees working aniong the Ilowers; use a large magnifying glass. and you will see a moving picture that will surprise you. But those gaudy birds? The story is soon told. They disguise t1iemselses so that while they are hunting the in- sects among the Dowers they are al- most Indintingulshable because they look like flowers and fit the scenery. .s A Shortened Life, A man travelling in Maine met a middle-aged farmer who said his fath- er, ninety years old, w;.s still on the farm where he was born. "Ninety, years old, eh?" "Yep, pop is close to ninety:" "Is his health good?" " 'Taint =allow. lie's been corn- plainin' foie a few -menthe bark "What's the matter with hili!'!" ask- ed the traveller. "I dunno; sometimes I think farrnin' don't agree with him." Not Quite Far Enough: Pat had injured irimselt at his work. Be was a beicklayer'ti laborer, and whilst -handing up et hod full of bricks he had the mksfortuue to fell from, the ' scaffolding. Happily, However, lie was not nnreh the worse for his fail, and a taw days later recounted the affair to- genie of his friends, "Yes, and did all your sins flash, through your mind as ye fell, Pat?" "Begorra," ons\vet•ed Pat, "I ssild thirty feet. not thirty mopes!" He Couldn't Smile. Jack bad been i:o have his photo- graph taken. When be got the moors he showed them to hie pal, Sandy, who looked 'at them in silence for a MO. .nrent, "Dinua ye like it?" naked loch auxt- ousiy. 'Ay! But it seems a petty ye could- let bee' nulled when the mon was talc. 10' ye," replied Sandy slewly, "Ay, mon," said look eerily; "but how could 1 when they photles ware testing me twel' chilling the diteen?"