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"Then I'll come. It's a pity I have to
gang doonstairs, but it canna' be helpit."
"My dear Deb," said Mona, sitting
down again to some work which the ar-
rival bad interrupetd, "I am afraid Uncle
Sandy will be something like Sinbad's
Old Man of the Sea. You Inrve under-
taken a rather heavy task; it seems to
me that he expects us to do everything.
for, and be everything to, him."
"Well, well, Mona, you would not be
cold and heartless to your poor father's
only surviving brother. The poor old
gentleman is worn out with fatigue and
suffering; be will be more merciful and
more reasonable to -morrow. You would
not refuse to soothe the declining years
of a poor, lonely man?"
"No, I will gladly h..p him in any way ,
I can; but he may be rather a worry.
However, he seems something of a char-
acter, and may develop attractive qual-
ities. I am quite sure my father was
never like him! Could you fancy a high-
born, handsome girl running away with
Uncle Sandy at any period of his life?"
Mme. Debrisay laughed heartily.
`Ah! Mona, you are a quare girl!"
When madame was thoroughly off her
guard. and speaking English, her native
accent made itself heard occasionally. In
French she was fluent, with a pure Par-
isian pronunciation, which was valuable
to her in her professional capacity.
From the date of Uncle Sandy's settle-
ment the partners felt that the freedom
of their holiday was over. Be unhesitat-
ingly claimed constant help and atten-
tion. Moreover, he cavilled at the price
paid for everything they bought, and
many were the commissions he gave
both.
Still Madame Debrisay clung to the.
idea that he was a millionaire, though
she carefully kept her impression to her-
self.
"It is only the rich who are so sex-
ing," she said. to Mrs. Puddiford, with
whom she often condescended to talk.
"He always has money enough for what-
ever he wants."
"I don't think lie is so bad as he
seems, ma'am," returned the landlady.
"He comes downstairs a good bit faster
when nobody is looking,"
"Oh, he is far from strong, I assure
you. Indeed, 1 dont' think he is long for
this world."
"Don't you, now, ma'am? Well, 7
don't know, I am sure"
From the beginning, Uncle Sandy, on
finding that madame had the Times
every morning for an hour, proposed to
Share the subscription and the perusal
with 'her.
"You'll no care to read much of it;"
he said, 'and it will lighten the expense
to you. Then I get the `Scotsman,' and
you are welcome to that when I have
done with it."
"Oh, my ,sear Mr. Craig. I read my
Times right through in holiday time.
When I am offeaily to my work, I get
it in the evening. Now I would advise
you to buy the paper half price, and
read it quietly in the evening. You might
sell the papers after for waste, you
know."
Uncle Sandy thought this "varra wiee
like." He then discovered that his eyes
were uncoinmon weak of late, and he
asked either Mona. or Mine. Debrisay
to read to him, which they rarely refused
to do. Next he took it into his head that,
he would like to "do" London under
Mona's guidance. This was rather a toil-
some undertaking, for it was just "sin -
fu waste" in his mind to hire a cab;
and getting him in and out of omnibuses
was no slight undertaking, to say noth-
ing of a running fire of disputes with
conductors, and laborious studying of
the fares painted inside, while the ve-
hicle "stopped the way" to a crowd. of
carts, hansoms, and vans.
Then Uncle Sandy, though confessing
loudly his consciousness or inferiority,
owing to his few opportunities, or "pri-
vileeges," thought himself a remarkably
intellectual man. He had no doubt
heightened his natural obstinacy by self
education, and he had a tenacious mem-
ory. These qualities rendered him ex-
ceedingly contradictory. He would even
question the dates given by the cleri-
cal verger who lectured on the chapels
in Westminster Abbey, and keep a whole
party waiting, impervious to the dis-
gust of his learned interlocutor. He
did not grow angry, or excited, he sim-
ply slowly asserted his own views, with-
out the slightest regard to the mental
condition of his opponent --exciting in
irritable people a wild desire to seize him
by the throat and give him a silencing
squeeze.
With all his peculiarities, there was
a certain originality in Uncle Sandy
which attracted Mona. Although his
ideas of expenditure were narrow, he
wits
rigid in paying whatever be be -
Steed he ought to pay. Nor was he eon.
scious of exacting more than he gave.
Still his recognition of the rights of
others was by not means so clear as
his perception of his own. But wbat at-
tracted his niece most was his strong
liking for herself.
Though undemonstrative his small,
pale, querulous face always brightened
when she came near him; and occasion-
ally the appellation `my dearie" came
to leis lips unconsciously. He even re-
marked with reluctant admiration, that
she read varra clear and distinct for a
Southron lassie. "No but ye show your
Scotch blood," he would add, "both by
your working independent for your
living and by your bonnie reed heid."
The fact of her having red hair, as he
considered it, seemed to be one of Mona's
strongest claims upon his affection. It
appeared to be a kind of proof positive
that she belonged to him.
Curiously enough lllme. Debrisay never
quite suceeded in winning his confidence,
though attentive and considerate beyond
what he could expect. He spoke of her
less gently, and contradicted her more
flatly than he did Mona. As his instincts
where self was concerned were preter-
naturally keen, perhaps he felt that her
kindless was less disinterested than
Mona's, and ,could picture to himself
the devotion which could snake one
woman interested for another's sake.
His greatest enjoyment was to listen
to Mona reading the papers to him—
next to her playing Scotch airs. He
would listen to no other music save a
few hymns or psalms. He was very par-
ticular about attending public worship,
and insisted occasionally on Mona ac-
companying him, that she might hear
r`soond doctrine" Which was a great
punishment, for he was exceedingly re-
ligious, in a. dogmatic and disagreeable
fashion. lime. Debrisay had skillfully
and gracefully glided out of a proposal
on his part to .share their midday dinner,
paying his proportion.
"It would be very nice, my dear Mr.
Craig," she said; "but you see you
might regret beginning what you could
not continue; for when families return
to town, and we begin to be busy, eve
often do not dine at all, and always ir-
regularly. That would never suit your
poor digestion."
"That's well thought," said Uncle
Sandy, gravely. "My food must be punc-
tual, or I canna live."
"It is indeed of the last importance."
"1 am surprised," he resumed. "to
find how far Londoners are behind in
the matter of cooking. I bought a small
bag of oatmeal, thinking I could get
`parritch' to my breakfast, and I went
to the cost of an earthen pan to pit it
in; but, eh, sirs, wbat a fearsome -like
mess the landlady in yon house made of
it. I've not had the courage to ask for
it maid:"
"Porridge," cried Mme. Debrisay, joy-
ously. "My dear Mr. Craig, if I had had
the faintest idea what the contents of
that crock were, you should have had
your porridge every day. I am to the
manner born. We have the same thing
by another name in my country. May
I see the oatmeal if it is in good condi-
tion?"
" Ay, that you may. It'. i in
yon corner. If ye can give me
my parritch every morn to my break-
fast, I'll be anther mon. I have wanted
it sore."
1Vladame scarcely waited the permis-
sion before she pounced upon the jar
which had often puzzled her, and exam-
ined it carefully.
"It seems all right," she said, trium-
phantly. "Let me take it away and
keep it ler you."
"Ay, so you may, only be sparing; for
when that is gone, it will be troublesome
and `expenseeve' to get nxair free Scot-
land,"
"I assure ou, Mr. Craig, you can get
every article you require better in Lon-
don than anywhere else."
93ut not oatmeal, I'm thinking."
"Yes, even oatmeal; and I will prove
it to you."
"Awed, you're a clever woman; but I
doubt if ye can manage that."
"Madame bore away the "crock" in tri-
umph, and informed Mona she had found
a new way to the old man's heart.
Nevertheless, he did not swallow Mme.
Debrisay with the porridge made by her
fair hands.
He appreciated it, however, and thank-
ed her with more gratitude than he usu-
ally evinced.
Naturally the holiday enjoyments of
the. two Mends were considerably cur-
tailed by the presence of Uncle Sandy.
Still tbley contrived to spend two or
three tranquilly pleasant days at Hamp-
ton Court, Itichmand, and other subur-
ban places of resort, though Uncle Sandy
grumbled a good deal at being Ieft alone.
The six weeks . of vacation passed
swiftly withal.
The autumn was 'exceptionally fine af-
ter a wet summer, and pupils prolonged
their absence from town. October was
half over, and Mme. Debrisay was again
in harness. Mona, too, had resumed work,
and her uncle was divided between grati-
fication at her industry and annoyance
at her frequent absence. He was deeply
interested in the details of her occupa-
tion, and she evidently rose in his estima-
bieu when he heard of the remuneration
slie received, which seemed to him very
high. Money paid was in his estimation
the hall -mark of merit.
Through all this time Mona thought
often and sadly of they paragraph which
described Leslie Waring s supposed. losses.
She did not exactly, believe that disap-
pointed love had driven him to seek dis-
traction in play; but had he not wasted
his affection on herself, he might have
found some one to share his home and
his love, and care for another might have
saved him:
It had been a cruel disappointment
when one day, returning with madame
from a trip to Greenwich, she found Lady
Finistoun's card. On the back was scrib-
bled, "So sorry to miss you. Only ar-
rived yesterday, and go north to -mor-
row. Will write from—"
Had she seen her cousin, she might
hiive heard something of `oaring without
asking directly. And how delightful it
woule. have been to see Evelyn once'
more!
The days had shortened considerably,
and the night had grown sharp and chill.
Mr. Craig was painfully early both in
rising and retiring. He was rarely out
of bed at nine in winter or ten in sum-
mer; and being unable to get out of
doors as much as in. the fine early au-
tumn days, was rather more exacting and
troublesome. Mona found reading aloud
more of a tax after teaching than it had
seemed in her holiday time, but she rare-
ly disappointed her uncle.; when too tired.
Mine. Debrisay supplied her place.
But he never approved the change.
"I don't know how it is, but for all I
try, I don't think your uncle loves a
bone in my skin. Never mind, so long as
he is good to you, and remembers you, I
am content."
"Ile ought to be very grateful to you,
Deb, for all you have done for him."
"Ah, my dear 1 very few men have any
gratitude to bestow."
These words were exchanged as Mona
was about to ascend to her uncle's sitting
room, where she found him sitting over
the fire, his feet on a hassock placed in -
Bidet he fender.
"Come your ways," he cried. 'The
sight of you is good for sale een nawa-
days! Have ye had your bite? Ay?
Then we'll have a good spell o' the papers
before bedtime. But, first, there's a bit
note 1 want to write to a laddie I have
neglected in a way—my sister's son, Ken-
neth Macalister. He is in an office in the
city—a big place—doin' well, I believe."
"A nephew of yours?"
"Ay, a nehew" (he pronounced it
"nay -few). "He used to come and see
me there in Camden Town. But he and
Jamie Black—the lad I shared the lodg-
ing with—used to final. a noise, and ar-
gue, and go on wi'.fu1en,' talk, till I; said
I would riorput up'rvy it: ": Alld Kenneth
—he hacl a Hiola'rdnuan's temper—he got
offended. Noo, he -has come back from
his holiday, and is clothed (1 Baur say
he left off the breeks when he went
home) and in his right mind. So he
writes for leave to come and see me. He
is a gude laddie, in a way—not varra
weel informed; but every one hasn't had
opportunities, nor have they striven to
edicate themselves as I have,
though my disadvantages have
been great. Noo, my hand is very shaky
the night, so you write for me, my dear -
ie. Tell him to come early to kirk here
bye, neext Sarrbath, and come back with
me to a bit dinner. Madame will let
us dine with you—have %joint, or some-
thing a hungry laddie can eut from and
come again. She'll tell me my share.
Give him, a bottle of beer. We'll say
nawthing about the drap whisky—it's
no that good for a young mon, and 1
haven's much left."
"Very well, uncle. How shall 1 be-
gin ? I never met this young man, who
is, I suppose, my cousin ?"
"Not all out. My wither was twice
married, and Kenneth's mither was my
half-sister; still, he is a near kinsman."
"I will write as if from you. Tell me
what to say, and you can sign the let -
t "
et -ter."
"Varra weer."
A very few lines sufficed; a few dir-
ections as to trains were added, and the
note was ready for signature.
"I want you to be kind and friendly
to the laddie. You and he are all that's
left of my people," said Uncle Sandy,
meditatively; "and he is no that bad-
only self-opinionated; it's just a bar-
rier against the incoming of knowledge."
"No doubt," said Mona, wit han irre-
pressible senile.
She took up the paper and read per-
severingly. until her uncle, consulting his
watch, 'decided it was time to go to bed.
* * * * * * * * *
The following Sunday was dull and
gray, but dry.
Mr. Craig sometimes hobbled to the
"kirk" alone, when Mona struck and in-
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silted on attending her own place of wor-
ship, muck to his annoyance.
On the present occasion she started
early, to reach a distant church, think-
ing that dinner -time and the whole af-
ternoon would be a sufficient sacrifice
to her newly found cousin.
She was a little late in returning and
went at once to lay aside her out -door
garments. While doing so, the sound of
voices in the nett room—the polite, and
guarded tones of Mine. Debrisay, told
her that she was receiving coiixpany.
Dinner was being placed on the table
when she entered. Uncle Sandy had al-
ready taken his place, and Mme. Debri-
say was in the act of gracefully indioat-
ing his seat to a young man—a young
man whose appearance startled Mona.
Hearing Uncle Sandy always speak of
his "nay few" as a "laddie," site uncon-
sciously formed a picture of an under-
sized, shy lad, slight and insignificant,
with the family "reed heeid"—something
in style between a shop -boy and an er-
rand -boy. She actually beheld a very
tall, well-built figure, surmounted by an
exceedingly black bead, the hair short
and thick; heavy dark eyebrows, and
large, dark, deep-set, flashing eyes; an
aquiline nose; high cheek bones; a path-
etic mouth, with somewhat down -curved
corners, unmasked by mustache, and a
deep red -brown complexion.
"This 1s Kenneth Macalister—your
cousin Kenneth," quoth Mr. Craig, as
he tucked a napkin under bis chin.
Mona bowed and smiled, but Macalis-
ter took a large stride forward, holding
out a big, bony, brown hand, and redden-
ing as he exclainaeci—
"I am very"—he said "ferry"—"glad
to make your acquaintance."
There was a certain dignity in his car-
riage, but Mona saw that he was shy,
though probably his pride was strong to
aid him in concealing it. She put her
hand into his, saying pleasantly—
"It seems wonderful to me to dine with
an uncle and a cousin. 1 have always
seemedd enuded of near relative..
"Ah, but you have plenty!" said Mac-
allister, taking his seat. "I have twenty-
seven first cousins on my father's side,
and fourteen on my mother's. 1 have
more than double that in second cousins,
but having been much from home I can
not count all my far -away kin."
He spoke with the soft, slow Highland
accent, which must be imagined.
"Why, that is an awful army of rela-
tives. Life would be too short to know
them all."
"We were once a powerful tribe;' he
returned solemnly.
"Hoot, pian! eat your dinner and din-
; na fash us wi' your avid -wand stories,"
said Uncle Sandy, as he received a
' tempting slice from a plump leg of
Welsh mutton.
"I did not mean to weary you!" ex-
claimed Macallister, with a quick con-
traction of the brows; and silence reign-
ed till the first pangs of hunger were ap-
peased.
"What'll ye tak'?" asked Mr. Craig,
presently; "beer or wine ?"
"Neither, sir. I drink only water
and a drop of whiskey sometimes. Wine
i is rather indifferent in London"—this
loftily.
The young Highlander would have let
any amount of foxes gnaw his vitals be-
fore he would confess that he was al-
most a total abstainer, from motives of
economy.
"It's no an indifferent price, then,"
grumbled Uncle Sandy.
"We find a very tolerable light claret
at fifteen shillings a dozen," remarked
Mine. Debrisay. "I fancy it might suit
you, Mr. Craig. for a little change"
"Aye, but I dinna want a change. Good
cold water is the best of all, only I am
forced to qualify it now and again wi' a
drap of whiskey, which I tale' medicin-
ally. you understand."
"Have you been long in London?" ask-
ed Mona.
`Going on three years; before that I,
was in a Glasgow house."
"And you like London better than
Glasgow?"
"I hated both; but. I am getting used
to London; there is much to be done and
learned Hero."
"It is a wonderful place. Do you often
go to the theatre?"
"Scarce ever. I am tired. after the
day's work; and in summer I would ra
ther take a row on the river."
"The young aro aye carried awe' wi?
an inordinate love of amusement, an'
an 'excitement, in these latter days."
"Man acnnot live by bread alone," said
Macalister, gravely. "Man wants food
forrimagination and wonder, and—and
self-miproveonentl'
"It ill becomes the son of a God -fear -
in' minister to be quoting Scripture for
his ain weak purposes," observed Unole
Sandy, reprovingly. I will na hear it,
and it makes me in dread for your im-
mortal soul when I do."
(To be continued.)
e.m
SCHOOLS IN GERMANY.
Special Branches Cultivated With Re-
gard to Local Interests.
The ten technical universities of the
Bmpire, called in German, high schools,
enrolling over 17,000 students, are in
close touch with, and a great help to,
the industries, says the Engineering
Ma.ga.zinc. len several cases they culti-
vate special branches with regard to
local interests. For instance, the school
in Dresden being near a great textile
district, has aurse in the technics
of dyeing. The ix -1e1 -Chapelle school
being so near the coal fields and iron
works, lxas especially good courses in
mining and metallurgy. Danzig includes
marineengineering, of course, though
Berlin already stare s very high in that
department. K•arlsrtuhe hes a forestry
deportment, and Munich an agticuitural
course.
It is not, however, so match in the
highest categories of eduoation that we
are likely to be surprised in our Ger-
i man observations, but rather in the be.
wihdcring lust of middle and lower
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about these Is their ingenious adapta-
bility to all Ileum of the day, to all
ages, occupations, and grades of prepar-
ation. Even, housemaids, buttery and
chimney sweeps may receive in special
schools all the correct fundamental pre-
paration for their humble careers. The
fact that a boy or girl has left the com-
mon schools and taken employment, is
by no means an indication that the
school days are over; on the contrary,
the day's 'occupation creates interest for
the evening courses in the "continua-
tion" wheels. In some of the.schoats
charges are made, others are free. Some
are supported by the state, some by the
city, others by employers' guilds in var-
ious branches of business, and others by
private funds. Some of the schools re-
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STORY OF BURDETT-COUTTS. '
Interesting Woman is Now gz Years
Old.
The Baroness Burdett -Coutts kept her
ninety-second birthday the other day et
her London house.
She received, as usual, an enormous
number of telegrams and letters of con-
gratulations and bouquets of flowers.
It was of the Baroness Burdett, Coutts
that the King once remarked: "After my
mother, she is the most remarkable wo-
man in England." She is still the most
philanthropic woman in the world, and at
92 gives all her charities her personal at.
tention.
The story of her accession to a fortune
running into the millions at the age of
23, her long spinsterhood, and her ro-
mantic marriage late in life to Ashmead
Bartlett, who took her name, is too well
known to need retelling.
Her activity is the wonder of every
one who knows her. She still takes long
drives every day.
She enjoys the friendship of half the
celebrities in Europe. The late Duchess of
Teak was one of her closest friends, and
Prince Francis of Teck is the Baroness'
godson.
JVlost of the contemporaries of her
youth have now passed away, but her
interests are so varied that she is con-
tinually making new friends.
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Just a few months ago the home
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times for the next year and a
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out benefit. She was terribly run
down, an her blood was nothing but
water. Then dropsy set in. Site
would swell so that her clothes were
much too small for bee. Her legs
and feet were nearly twice their na-
tural size. To inake her torture
worse rheumatism set in. Her state
was pitiable. Sometimes we thought
she could not live much longer and
for three months she could not wall:
a step. To touch her was to cause
her the greatest agony. The doctors
were baffled—they could do nothing
for her, and as a last resort we began
the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.
She took the pills several weeks, when
we saw there was a slight improve-
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she had taken twenty -orae boxes her
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months since she took the pills, and
she is now as well as she ever was
and goes to seinen every day. I can-
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Williams' Pink Pills, for I feel they sav-
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Watery blood is the cause of over
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