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Qr, A Coming Vengeance
GHAPTIIB, 88. -(Continued)..
She Was anatous and nervous enough
before the began, but at the end of the
dist note of the song her nervousueee and
calf-consotousnese said from her like a
loose garment. The clear, well-trained
voice -for the Chevalier was 0 good mas-
ter, and had trained her well rose, in the
intenee silence, an melodious as a bell.
She had not only or good voice, but she
sang with expression; for the Chevalier
had chosen one of Tosti'e love ballade, and
Mina sang with her heart as well ae her
Voice.
Tho outburst of hearty and generous
applause startled her. She swept a curt•
eey, and weut *if the platform, and was
greeted by the Chevalier with a uod and
a emllo of satisfaction and approval
"They want some more." bo said. "Yon
mutt go on again. Sing them 'Home,
Sweet Home.' That always fetches them;
for, though they are -within on hour and
a half of London, of oouree they feel es
if theywere a couple of thousand miles
from home, Go on, my dear! What are
You trembling about? Just you remem-
ber what I told you, and think only of
the song, and forget that the people aro
there."
Minawenton again, and sang tbe bal-
lad which has stirred and racked so many
thousands of hearts; and the applause
was deafening. .Even the orchestra joined
in it; and, it need not be said, there were
tears of loving pride 1n Elisha's eyes+.
The Chevalier sa'w that .Mina was go-
ing to bea groat succeed, and his vision
. carried beyond Lea-on-Sandb to the large
provincial towns, to London itself; and.
of course, he was eager to secure apos-
eible gold mine: business to bueinees, Ile
offered there and then to give Mina three
pounds a week with an engagement for
tlu'oe years; and it seemed such an enor-
mous income to her and Elisha that they
would have agreed to the proposal But
here Tibby stepped in.
Heaven knows where she bad gained
that knowledge of the world which, aided
by her native shrewdness, made her,
though seemingly little more than 'a child
in years, a woman of business capable
of meeting the Chevalier on equal terms.
She had Been the effect which Minae
grace and 'beauty and her sweet, clear
voice had wrought upon the audience, and
she, too, saw that Mina wae going to be
a success.
"Three pounds a week!" she exclaimed.
"1t isn't likely! Why, that old Robinson
-must think we're & set of jngginsee. I
don't toy that two of us ain't," the put
in darkly; "but he's got to take me into
aorgnnt. Three pounds a week! Why,
Mina will be getting more [ban that pre-
sently for a single song; she'll be worth
thirty or forty younde a week; g'r'ape
more. ever so much more. Don't you go
an' sign no such agreement, father. No;
if he likes to take the management of
Mina in hand, he'll have to be satisfied
with a commission, like any other agent.
You leave me to talk to em."
They did eo; and, to his astonishment,
the Chevalier found himself confronted
by a woman's wit and sharpness concealed
in the form of a weird creature, whose
face was that of a pecocfous' child. but
whose mental aentenese proved more than
a match for him. He had to content him-
self with a commission on Mina's earn-
ings; and it may be hinted, to Tibby'e
credit, that it was by no means an exor-
bitant one. Tibby also secured an en-
gagement for Elisha in the Chevalier's
orchestra during the term of Mina's con -
than.
For some reason which hoe never been
clearly doftned, memlbers of the dramatic
and musical professions neem to prefer to
work under any other names than their
own. Under the rather high-flown name,
Veronica Vernon, with which the Cheva-
liar had launched her, she continued to
=be known; and asshe was as yet by no
meane strong, it was decided that she
should remain for the present at Lea -on -
Sands. The Chevalier was too wise to let
her appear too often, and she sang at
the Humana for only three nights In the
week. On those nights the place wee
crowded, and she acquired such local
fame that visitors came from the neigh.
boring watering -plasty to hear her sing.
Now, singing is one of the meet bene-
doial exercises that man or woman can
indulge in; and Mina's health improved
rapidly; but thoughbothElisha and Tile
by were overjoyed at her success, Mina
herself was not elated. As all true artists
should, end indeed must be, she wee ab-
sorbed in her art -that te, while she was
praatising, or singing before an audience
-'but at other times she was preoccupied
and melancholy. She seemed to be living
in a world of bar Own; and 1t was a world
'of sadness; for she never laughed now,
even at Tabby's queer wage and sharp
ipeeohee, and she rarely even smiled.
Strange to say, few of us live in the
present; some of ne live in the future, and
moat of us, alas( live in the past. And
Mina was amongst the majority. They
all told her that she was going to be
famous, rich; and she was glad for Eli
she's and Tibby's sakes; but the twee/met
brought no gladness for herself; she Was
living in that past in which Clive had
moved 0.e the chief factor in her life. ae
the centre on which all her thoughts, all
her happinees,had rested. But she was
possessed of more good sense than falls
to the lot ofmost girls of her age; and
sherominded herself inoeeeantly that ho
had -yes, deserted her; that on ioflection
he had deolded he could not marry her.
It was her dubv to herself, to her self•
i•eep0ot, to forget him. But forgetfulnees,
like eoveral other things we eometlatee
crave, will not come at bidding.
The season is a short one at such places
as Lean -Sands; and immediately the
Chevalier's engagement ran out they
started on a provincial tour, Tibby ac-
oomyanied the others; but, of course, not
as au idle member of the party. Elisha
and Mina would Inquire "looking after'
more than ever; and then -there was 111
matter of Mina's wardrobe, which, T:bhy
declared, would demand nearly all he
timeto superintend; for it le an article
of Reith with ladies in Tibby'e Posftiot
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One of the filet places on their route -- - - --------
was Manchester. Of course, "Miss Veroni-
ca Vernon" VAS quite Unknown in that
metropolis, not only of commerce but of
art; so her name, therefore, appeared
quite modestly in the programme for a
couple of eonge only. The hall was a good
one, mud crowded; 1,er appearance imme-
diately preposseseed the audience in her
favor, as usual, and her first song was re.
caned with great admiration. With her
second she achieved a marked success;
she was not only encored, but at the end
of the euoore-she chose tko Ohovalier'e
tour de force, "Home, Sweet Home" --the
applause Was vociferous, and she was
called back to the platform; until, Pale
and trembling under the strain of the
eeneral excitement, she clung to Tibby,
mrd refused to appear again.
Now, it chanced that there had been
tbat afternoon a conference of the local
members of the Liberal party, at 'wbic'h
Lord Chesterleigh was present. He had
decided. to remain uutii the next day to
address another meeting; and after lie
had dniehed his dinner nt the hotel -he
alwaye insisted upon putting up at an
hotel on these occasions, because he could
get to bed early, which he sou:d not do
if staying 0.e is guest at a private house --
he strolled out, the night being fine. He
came upon the cancan hall, and, being
passionately fond of mueie, went in. and
- was given a seat in a private box by the
booking -office clerk, who recognized bin,
and, settling hinleelf, his lordehip leant
back, and, putting politica away from
him, was quite prepared to enjoy the
music.
He had come in come time after the pro.
gramme had commenced, but he was not
too late for Mina's firet thug. Immediate-
ly she appeared, Lord Chesterleigh was
struck by the grace and modesty of her
bearing; and he put up hie eyeglass and
looked at her with attention. As he did
so. he was smitten by a vague :sense of
hexing seen her before; yet he could not
reeolleot where or under what circum-
eta.n00s; he consulted the programme. but
her name. obviously a stage one, convey-
ed nothing to him. The feeling, a teeth.
lone one, stirred dim depths of ]tie past
life, and made him strangely uneasy, even
melancholy; and her engine of Home,
Sweet Mum," though ho admired It and
applauded it as enthusiastically as tbe
rest of theaudience, made him still Bad-
der. Where had he seen her before, of
whom did she remind him? Ile harried
his memory with the question; but it re-
fused to answer.
He remained until the end of tho con-
cert, and was making his way out, thin
thinking of the girl and pondering over
the problem which her personality had
set him, when. at a temporary block near
the entrance, ho reeagniaed a man who
was standing close in front of litre.
"How do you do, 11r. Gunton?" be said,
touching the man on the shoulder.
Quilton turned round and gazed at Lord
Chesterleigh with his colorless eyes, and.
without the slightest sign of responsive
recognition iu his fare.
"I'm afraid you don't remember me?"
said Chesterleigh, 06 they passed on to-
gether into the street. "My name is Chose
terleigh. Wo met in India, if you recol-
lect? At any rate, I do not forgot that
you rendered tho Government a great ser.
vice."
Ah. yes! How do you do, Lord Ches-
terleigh?" said Quilton ae it he had just
recollected his companion; but his tone
and face were as impassive 0e usual.
"Yee; that was very valuable assist-
ance you rendered ue," said Lord Chester-
leigh; "and I feat' that 1t Was not .fully
recognized. But that was not altogether
our fault, was it? You left -I wae going
to say disappeared from Simla so sud-
denly, not to say mysteriously," he smil-
ed, that all our efforts to find yen. were
unavailing."
"That's some years ago, Lord Chester-
leigh," said Quillen; "and I'm afraid I've
forgotten what it was that took me away.
Any small service I may have been able
to render the Government it was quite'
welcome to."
derange to meet you her; again at
Mancheetor after so many years.-Willf
you have a cigar?" said Lord Cheater-
Leigh. Quillen accepted ono, and lit it, in .
Cheater -
his leisurely fashion. "May one inquire
what brings you here?"
"Business," replied Quilton, "I am on
the staff of the Beacon; and I came down
to report your lordship's meeting."
'I wish you could have found a pleas-
anter occupation," said Lord Cheeterleigh,
shrugging hie shoulders; "but, indeed, you
have this evening. What a capital con-
cert! By the way," he hesitated a mo-
mant, "there wan a young lady, quite a 1
young girl, who sang most charmingly:
an extremely pretty girl, Miss Veronica
Vernon. Do you -you gentleman of the
Freese are generally omniscient -do you
know anything of her? 7 don't remember
seeing her name before."
Quilton knocked the ash off hie cigar,
and studied it ae if he had soddenly dis-
covered something extremely interesting
In It; then ho said:
"She has only appeared recently. I
should say -I don't know much about such
matters• --that she promises to be a auo-
0000."
A eery great success," said Lord Ches.
terleigh warmly. "But what I meant to
ask wee, do you know anything about her.
personally? I put the question because
I fancied tbat I had teen her before, or
that she reminded me of Mame one."
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Quilton stared before him with expres-
eionhes eyes.
I should scarcely think that was likely,
Lord Cheeterleigh. 1 do happen to know
something a•bo11t her. She le the daughter
of quite humble people. Her father play-
ed in the orchestra to -night; and he and
her either look after her."
Lord Chesterleigh sighed -it seemed al-
most with relief, 'I. am glad she is so
well looked after, guarded, A girl 0o
Young, eo beautiful, and so highly gifted
le exposed to many temptations. --You dki
rat tell me her name?"
Quilton seemed to ponder for m moment,
".lanes, Brown, 'Thompson -I forget," he
• saki casually,
Lord Chesterleigh sighed again. "Ah,
well," be said, ae if dismissing the nub-
' lett. "will you came to the hotel with
me, and have a night-cap and a ehat over
the old times in India, Mr. Quilton r'
"Thank you; I am afraid I cannot," said
Quillen. I am going to take my report
up with me by the night train. And that
reminds me that I have only just time to
catch it. Good night, Lord Chesterleigh;
glad to have met you."
He went oil', not hurriedly, but in such
a way as to prevent any further convor.
(otten; and Lord Chesterleigh went on to
hie hotel, hie head bent, his brows drawn,
ne if bis meeting with Quilton had awak-
ened echoes of the path.
CHAPTER XXI.
The mouths glided by, the Season com-
meneed; the Conservatives were oti 1 cling-
ing to offiee with a tenacity whfob, of
course, the Liberale declared to be as
wicked ae it was desperate. The Liberals
were still workinghard to overthrow the
Government, and few worked harder than
Clive; not, if the truth moat be told, that
he watt particularly and personally de-
sirous of ousting the Coneervativea, but
because he found that when he was not
at work he invariably fell to brooding.
Therefore, he was nearly always in his
place in the Houee, and did a great deal
of Mai:am1115 in the country, and, What
was unusual with him, went a great deal
into Society, where, it should be added,
he was very welcome,
And, of oouree, he saw a great deal of
Lady Edith. He met her nearly every-
where he went, and they danced and talk-
ed together, And they talked not only
when they met at balls avid receptions,
but at Grosvenor Square, Habit is second
nature; a man is very much like a tabby
oaa, in his unconscious readlnose to move
in a certain groove or haunt a certain
spot. Clive got into the bablt of dropping
in at the Chesterleiglio', espeei0.117 when
he felt tired and hipped; and 11 ie just
when a man is in this oonditfon that the
presence and the aympatby of a girl who
le not only beautiful, .but cultured and
taetfnl, are most welcome.
Lady Edith's sympathy was of the most
comprehensive kind; she understood all
Clive's aims and aspirations; elle had forc-
ed herself to take an interest in the cause
of the poor, which ho was always cham-
pioning; and her tact Wae really remark-
able for so young a girl; she loomed to
divine his mood the moment he entered
tbe room, seemed to know whether it
would be better to be silent or to talk to
him. Sometimes she event to tiro piano,
and played softly; but, if she could have
known it, these were the only eeea0lone
on which she erred; for when she played
or sang Clive Was reminded of Mina; and
sometimes he could seereely bear the
mneio.
Lord Chesterleigh and he were greater
friends than ever; and Clive- was made
free of the house; indeed, Lord abeeter-
lefgh treated him almost as if he were a
eon; and Clive naturally grew muoh at-
tached to the older man. They had be-
come to friendly, and Lord Chesterleigh
so often talked about fami.y and personal
matters unreservedly and confidentially,
that Clive was several times on the point
of telling him of the strange foreign.
looking woman; but 1n these modern days
most of tie shrink from even the empear-
ance of intrusion on other persons' private
affairs, and Clive hold lite tongue, As a
matter of fact, he attached little or no
importance to the woman or her behavior,
which he neoribed to monomania.
It ie ecal'cely necessary to say that the
evident friendship between Clive and Lady
Edith, and his frequent clefts to the house,
attracted attention. Society regarded a
marriage between them as certain, and
thoroughly approved of it. But Clive had
no intention of proposing to Lady Edith;
bo did not want to marry any one --except•
ing Mina. His heart felt dead; he was in.
capab.e of love for any other woman, and
he had, almost unooneoiously, the feeling
which every man and woman has in his
condition --that e0ery one must be aware
of hie state of mind. •
But accident and circumstance often
drive us whither we have no intention of
going.
Clive went home ono morning with Lord
Cheaterlolgh to lunch. It was a lovely day
in early spring; and Lady Edith, who had
received Clive as if his presence were all
that was needed to make the day Per-
fect, remarked:
What a shame to waste encs lovely
weather, Father, could you not drive me
out into the country in that new mall
phaeton of yours? -Do you know," she
turned to Olive with a laugh, "that he
has bought a most ep:endaeioue phaeton
and a pair of lovely soba; and that he has
never once &eked me to go out with him?
And yet I dare say ho goes about priding
himself that he is an affeotfonate and ate
tentage parent."
Lord Chesterfield laugbod. "I Haven't
been out -with them yet myself," he said.
"Then take me somewherethis after-
noon," she retorted quickly, "And Per -
hams Mr, Harvey would come with us;
that is, if he can tear himeelf away from
the House."
I011ou1d bo delighted," said Clive.
"Wild berms wouldn't, drag mo to the
house this afternoon:
"Then tame horsee shall drag us down
to -where, father?" she said, her eyee
sparkling, her face radiant I don't Care
where it is. Could we find some ruetio,
out -of -Mummy spot where eve could have
a dinner of tough ohopo or ham and eggs,
or something different from the usual end-
less and tiresome meal wo get at home? -
7)o you know of such a place, Mr, Har-
vey?
Clive considered- for a moment or two.
"There's it little plaits called Palmoiee
Groon, out Surrey way," he said; "11 fa
eoaraely a place, for there is nothing
there but a email inn; but, though X doubt
the ohope, I .feel pretty tire- afbout the
ham and eggs. I came upon the place
when I Was out riding one day. By the
way, it is a rather Yong drive"
I'll bake my horses for an7 distance,"
mad Lord Chesterleigh, with an owner's
proud confidence.
"Your dcecription Geltntln delightful,' res.
Marked Lady Edith, Lot us go at, ono01"
Give roto, I think I should like to
themes my het and flock coat for some-
thing more euitahlo to the Occes10n," he
said, 5 prolnln0 to bo back lona before
yep re ready,
Telfer 91113 p111 have to be very quick"-
• tv t "for 1 shall b0- exactly
••'1 a 33a1frthr6e -
tlllaof an hour,''
etas -addible
romasked Lord Chesterleigh. "Yes; I can
110.00 the phaeton round by tbat time."
(To be e*utinued,)
JOI1N BLIRROUGRS.
Finds Each Day Too Short For the
Thoughts Ile Wants to Think.
Have you ever wanderecl in a wast
peace and contentment through
woodland paths avid over fields,
within hearing of the hearty voice
of some full -flowing brook, now in
the warm glow --of the sun, now un-
der green and tawny shade? Have
you, so wandering, felt the tide of
We flush through your being with
ne indescribable power and beauty',
John Burroughs.
so that you moved along deeply at-
tuned and at with the whole
great spirit of existence, warm as
it were with the creative warmth of
the ern, the pulses of your body
beating in time to that of nature?
If these experiences have come to
you, you have known an uneha-
dowed happiness, a chrystalline
well-being that is as unforgettable
as it is untranslatable. Only those
of a like fortune will understand
you when you speak, only these can
respond in kind.
It is to thio fraternity that the
books by John Burroughs make
their strongest appeal. In his
pages, as nearly as may be, one
finds the song without words trans-
cribed. So pure and ardent is his
love for this rapt commlunion with
nature, this joyous companionship
and sympathy with the living world
of animals and plants, that almost
he puts the thing itself into writ-
ing. Reading him, cooped up in-
side your room, with the iron circle
of the oily heznsning you close, you
suddenly find yourself free again of
hedgerow and twwaying tree., breath-
ing an air too sweet to blow
through any city .streets, and see-
ing hill -top visions your eiok heart
had all but forgotten,
There is not a whit of weary age
in "The Summit of the Years,"
just from his pen. Mr. Burroughs'
letter tells us:
"I still find ea.011 day too short
for all the thoughts I, want to
think, all the wanes I want to take,
all the books I want to read, and
all the friends I want to see. The
longer I live the more my mini
dwells upon the beauty and wonder
of the world, * * * I have loved
the feel of the grass under my feet
and the sound of the running
streams by my side. The hum of
the wind in the tree -tops has al-
ways been good music to me, and
the face of the fields has often com-
forted me more than the faces of
men,"
Following upon a beautiful pas-
sage extolling the loveliness anal
mystery of night, Mr. Burroughs
gives this lent of his own eventide:
"I am a creature of the day; I
belong to the open, cheerful, opti-
mistic day. Few of my habits or
feelings are nocturnal. I nun, not si
prowler, nor a burner of midnight
oil, nor a lover of the spectral or
obscure. I bring all things to the
test of the sunlight ; my mind works
best and my faith is strongest when
the day is waxing and not waning.
Yet now I am in a mood to praise
the night, the not -day, the great
shadow which its a telescope
through which we see the Infinite."
Looking back upon his life be
reads this lesson:
"That one may have a happy and
not altogether useless life on cheap
and easy terms; that the essential
things are always near at hand;
that one's own door opens upon the
wealth of heaven and earth; and
that all things are ready to serve
and cheer one. Life is a struggle,
but not a warfare; it is a day's la=
bor, but labor on God's earth, uu-
der the sun and stars, with other
laborers, where we may think and
sing and rejoice as we work."
In his preface Mr. Burroughs
tells us that he has finished with
the discussion of the question, "Do
animals reason 1" Yet he has a
very clear and logicalpaper among
these essays that takes up the
problem very thoroughly. It is
called the "Animal Mind," and is
full of incidents of apparent reason-
ing, which, under the searchlight
of the author's impartial and pa-
tient investigation, turn out to be
far more probably the result of in-
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weather and yet many who sprayed
the most secured excellent results.
The rain may wash off much of the
fungicide, but I think if the appli-
cation is made from seven to ten
days -'vert, until the fruit is well
started, there will be little danger
of damage from the apple scab.
The first application should be
made immediately after the blos-
soms appear. Tlie frequency of
future spraying must depend on
the weather, the intervals varying
from one to two weeks.
The more I see of spraying the
more I realize the necessity of fre-
quent applications and the more
favorably impressed I am with a
combination of fungicide and in-
secticide, adding paris green or
london purple to the bordeaux mix•
'tore. Such form of mixture, I
think, should come into more gen.
era! use C,M.S.
Rog Lot Notes.
Every successful swine breeder
appreciates the value . of good~
strong and well matured breeding
animals.
The fall pig that goes into the
winter in a weak, run down condi-
tion has a We of misery ahead of
him.
It is easier to insist on the other
man carrying out our best ideas
than'it is to do the little things our-
selves, but we can all do much bet-
ter than we do if we take all inter-
est in our work and keep close
watch of every little detail that will
promote the comfort of our ani-
mals. It is the comfortable animal
that makes the best gains every
time.
Do not be afraid to give the fall
pigs plenty of range during the fall
and winter time, providing that
they have a comfortable feeding
yard and a good, warm sleeping
place.
Go slow on feeding new corn, bet-
ter hold over a supply of old corn
and gradually get them accustom-
ed to the now corn before feeding
them full rations,
Make Farm Life Pleasant.
Give the young folks on the farm
a good time once in awhile and
take time to enjoy yourself. What's
the use of living, anyway, if your
life is to be all drudgery 1 The
young people can't be blamed for
leaving the farms and going to the
cities, where they have some
brightness and amusement if the
farm life is all work and as dull as
life on a good many of the farms
is. Get a good music box. Let the
boys and girls have the musical In-
struments they like best and learn
to play them. Have good, interest-
ing books and a -good farm paper
and a daily. Have good bright
lights in the house and when the
long evenings come have crowds of
the neighbors in to spend the time
once in awhile. This is no extra-
vagance and you will ilad the time
winter has in store, passes much
more pleasantly and a noticeable
raise in the scale of spirits besides.
Notes of the Sheepfold.
The sheepy taste often found in
mutton does not come from comma
of the flesh with the wool, but from
peculiar flavor in the inner or sec-
ondary skin which is released by
cooking.
The Tunis sheep is entirely reliev-
ed from objectionable flavor as are
allbreeds of fat -tailed sheep.
The highest priced sheep ever
sold in England was a Lincoln ram,
which brought $'7,250,
The Lincoln is very popular in
England and' is also coning into
great favor in this country.
Delaying the Law.
"How in the world will you dig,
up more evidence to get mea new
trial 1" -
"Don't worr;,about that," re.
plied the lawyer. "All yeti have to
do is to dig up more money."
"I was a fool ever to marry you 1'w
sobbed Mrs. Winks, '1Now, my
dear," said Winks nobly, "I can-
not permit you to take the blame
for that. It was I who was the feol.
for, over asking you., The mistake
was not yours, but mime,"