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wonderful words are these that:F.4de hearl
In echoes repeating se loud and so tiler
-From thewest to the 88" we listen
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To the new wor e of strange refralA,
Did you hear. it? Why there i'n & wes n town,
. All the. days of the year toane came clf.„.
And that was " election,"-'when.in eac;ze Men in
- his pride; • -
1 free man walks by a. freeman's side.,
Now all these raen had:homes neat an
As any man'El wife or mother, I wean,
Could •scilur or sweep with brush or br
All.the cobwebs and dust from every
But one -and this they calledthe p. Us
Where the man whopreaches, and the
- rolls •
All nigh at the revel, walk in side bylii
Each with a, vote, a freeman's pride,
But the polls was no place for broom oLJrush,
Where only Men came, and that in a
_With Wets and, boasts and whiskey' rife
Nal the polls was no place for a voter'rfe
-Who
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By some .strange ahanee a law had passql.'
That women might come to this 'den at '6
. And help ohoosia-7only the achool trusts -
And be on committece too, if they plesq-- • '
When, hark! what wonderful word do We
hear? • tr: -
In. echoes resounding so loud and clear,ai
• From .the west. .to the. east, we list,. their
• - humming, • - _
- " scrub up sump the -women are •
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And the newspaper story went km to sa4
When the dear women came on electim.
That the floor had'heen scrubbed Wit aa nght
•good will, _
.:Pori these men were proud. of their hon -teeping
j skill.,
. And theenowAskes of votes fluttered'il:
• - As pure at the polls as it was anyWhiairel
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Ayel there's- scrubbing to. do -in m4is and
schools • .
;There is brightening tiP of old golden
res—
"Asye would that menshould do uhto
So even to them. Ah, interpre$ers.fetit I.
Are found in our lives, for all corners of w
Iasi- cobwebbed and dusty, hiding vi; e - and
- flaw,
aistinae they were scrbbed, and -wher is the
• Like these,. not afraid, of . the hone°. eanifig
• I plan.? - . -
Wholi not think of rest till the victory -zmOn,
But who'll scrub with &hi women till stibbing'
is done:: 'i.
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YLLL
BY THE iYUCILE88;
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- Author of "Molly Sawn,. ' eThe Babp.N.if Airy
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, .gEf.APT*R VII.
Friday.• -: brings - Mt, - Carrington, Lio is
specially agreeable,- and devotes rhikself a
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good deal to Roland. ; There is a coiAdera-
-. ble amount Of talk about:Shooting, hpating,
• and So fotth,-and. We : can all see th t Itoiy
is favorably. impressed. Dors's ben
perfect -her mbdesty and virtuous tY-
/1088 apparent,„ Our vitiitor rather
• -.her - society than otherwise, but
• .rustening : to her -i admiringly whe
' speaks, -shows no marked attenti
, the &Mary aVisit- is indeedavis
• ..and several houre• elapse before he,tavres his
departure. Once finding inyiselfialoU with
bird in the , conservatory,: T.- • bestottinptin•
him my. promisedpicture,-which he tp•16,6ives
with opengratitude': and consigneirto his
• . .porsket as he hears footsteps. appiofpliing:,
Itoland's -presence - has intipitektas all
with pinch additional . -oheerfulneepii We
•- have never . appeared _Bo- :gay, so fr ftom
restraint, as " On This afternoon, a Mr..
: Carrington finds. it hard ..tO tear mielf •
, - away. I myself am in :.Wild spiri Y, and
• liti outshine niyielf eve* noW an • e. hen;
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and Billy who is not :at any time o' oted
- with ShYness thinks it -a safe -Opp° unity:
ti - 6 - .. - - .
- to sok our friend before he leaves if will
-some daytake tis Out for a drive ,,n, his
dogcart..- • . • ,' . '-• , : -'• -
• , " Of -course'I will," says Mr. Carr on. -
"How unpardonable of nie -never t have
• thought of it before!. Butperhaps," eali
ing to Billy, but -looking at Dora -a -me;
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"perhaps you Would prefer fouthor and
the coach `V- It will, be eli_arity. to ,4Ave it
_Asiehance to -0040S from the moths:"A,
"Oh, I - say,"- says Billy, ." iare i in
•. earnest 2-' and, :being .reassured o this
- point, -fairly overflows- with, delight.
Dora -and I are it:areal* less .delthted,
and Roland -1a graoiously pleased: to4-ley.it
• will be 'tether fun,- When he . finds t two..
. -Hastings-girls :are also coating, • .SO hotv
- - nohody.thinkii of a chaperon,' Which t _iglu-.
.ens- the enjoyment and: pioves what k*It''
able person Mr. Carrington rilliat be. 6 ,
When the day arrives, and our 1 16,d_,,
' clad -in .a thiok. • light overCoat,.dri his
- : four brightbays-up to our door;otir, thti-
• siasM reaches US final Piteh, Itnag --• ation
can no farther go;'out dietun is-fialfiuPd:- .
•Mr. Carrington helps-- Dora oaref -4 to
thebOx.seat, :- and . then- springs" up Eside
her. - , Billy and I- sit ivory close - tcri, each.
other. Roland takes his place . itne here,
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with a view of changing. it on the -tar l of
. Mies 1enah-Hestings The-- whip or -*les,'
•- the bayallirow.uP their beada-:-.we ;off 1
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-, I kiss my Wadi a hundred -.tirges . tO.
, mitnaina and Martha: and elane,,thdpiook;
'-'-' who haVe all,Oome out to the -door-alis to
. .• .see us start; while Brewster at the' .rner
:- of the house. -stands. iiteapti . With cited
-.. sutptise: 1 . •. 1 I , . . . . - - .
At Rylston-•welake ttp. the Hastin .an'd
their brother, a fat but!.Weil-,/nefillillgA4411*-
• 11161:1; who plants himself on my Oth aide,
and -makes, elephantine attempts at Alai,
nese, _Ide not Mind 'Jilin in the l st ; I
. find I Ain pour Out my iMperfluoue. lefts
•. .14.t)on him quite as Well es upon trnore
- c kmpanionab/O personiperhaps bet for
• w itivbini at least .I .have _allthe ooz. ersa*-
tion to myself, - .-,. ,. • :
I have outmoded in OaPtivating his nay,
or[else it is his usual .Mode to devoti him.
,..11f for the entire day to whoever mai first
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:happen- to fall into his - °hitches; asNtvhen.1
we deecend to Carlton i Wood to:pearl-Re of
the -lunchour hostrigiff provided :forks, .he.
• still clings to me,- and outwardly at -!it iii
'• 7 almost loverlike. 4-6 . ,--' - - - _
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- - Alas that • Ootober . days shouldibe so
fleet! I A- day suah-its this obi- inigkchaVe.
had forty hours without bringing -ails -to
any of us; but at •:length evening ol Oa in,.
° the time is -come when we Mind t girotir
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- , . depattute; BegretfullY: we :collet) i -our;
*shawls .andIziove towards the drag;
- lir. Hastings, still *doting, sotarn Oil on
by my aide,: panting and puffing' . the
;„ --Weight of the Rio solid: &Oh' nfitilte Ls be-
- • stewed Upon- him - and the wraps' he_ men.
•- palled t� Oar*. Mr: Citrrington, Do = and -
Miss.. Hatitings --sr% close .. behind ; illy
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, • straggles' • soniewhe dr,: in .. the dis, Os;
Boland and -: pretty.T_L*ali -.- followl- ire to
the left; ' .- -:. , - '-'-: -,t ' .!••••
:. Inat as ii.e''- realli. tili*- rad kr. C g!,
.tion speaks, and -colors Oink. Ole- i:
•. "Miss Phyllis, ' r think I 0118.
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say you had never !8&t on the fro of a
drag; will you take- it now.? Miss Wriion
agreeil With me it it it go.od chance t4i, you
- tO see if..you wond-ilile it.".
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acts
yond
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How good of hiin to remember that foa
ish speech Of mine. when I know he is Ong.-
ing for Dora's soillety1 ,
I think yeti,', lefty,- ollarlif
19 verY, hind of you 40:thilik. -.c.(4.*; but
Dor* likes. it too, and i canAissure yott
was..qtule happy. I enjoyed, inyselfiin-
nientiely when coMing." -
6Oh I in that returns Mr.!
Cain (loon, coldly, halt turning away. •
;" Not but that rieoulk it'll I go on,
encouraged by .a smile from Doterwlio Can
now afford to be magnanimous; hating been
made Mu& of and singled out by the poten-
tate during the Whole day, 6' ifyotiere sure
(to Mr: Carrington) you. wish -
- **Come," s-avs he with * pleased-en:ale,-
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and soon I.. find niyeelf in the ooveted
pnei pion, oar landlord in :excellent temper
beside Me.
The horses tired -of standing, Show a good
deal of friskiness it the :set-off, and Claim
their driver's undivided: attention,- so that
we tiaVe citivered at least half: a -mile of the
toad before he. -speaks to Me. :Then Stoop-.
ing to tuck the rug _more; closely -round me
evenings' have grown Very -chilly) he
•whispers with a.sniile : -
." Are you 'quite Sire': that you would
ratherbe.tere Witli- me than .at the book -
-Witn- that fat boy." - - • •.
• :- Quite positive," I answer, with an em-
phatic nod. • " I•Was Only afraid you would
have 'preferred -you would regret -you
would have likedio return as -you oath".
wind: up, desperately;
He stares at me -curiously for a moment
*Mast With einSpiciozi., as it seems to me,
in the gathering twilight, .
- .",At this moment,beheyeme,- I have no
regretei: no,. troubles,". he, says at length,.
"Gan You say -the. same?' Did -
Heating% eloquence .Make no impression?
I couldn't' hear what -paitioular line he was
taking, but he looked unutterable things..
Once�r twice .,I thoughthe WaOgoing to
Weep.- The melting meodivould just euit:a
person of hiSadmietittle dimenstone."
"Hp was very kind," X return coldly,
"and don't wish to- hear him sPokeir of.
in -a slighting Manner. . He ie so :attentive
and good-natured; tarried all. these
*tape without a murmur, though I'm ogre -
he didn't like -it,,heoeus-e his face wit se rod*
and he -he lost his' breath' so dreadfully as
we came along. None of the Others over
burdened themselves, • and - you, I - partinn-
larly noticed, Cavilled nothing," - ' z•
• 6c-I'rd a selfieh beast, I- know," said Kt..
Carrington,..wimposedly, "and ave- always
had a rooted Objection to carrying anything;
except, perhaps, a gun, and there is no -get-
ting out of that. -There are " so -0311113i du*
greeable burdens in this -life that Mast: be
-borne;.that it seems to. -me weak -winded
voluntarily to add to them. Don't scold'
MO any More,Phyllis; I want to be happy
-while I oin." • '
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"Then don't abuse poor Mr, Hastings:"
"i Surely it. isn't.atiuse to say a man is fit
when he weighs twenty..stOne:" . .
"Itis impossible he can weiglimOre than
fourteen," I exolaini indignantly: . •
iiiitr;e11, even that is substantial," returns
he; With -a provoking an. Suddenly he
laughs.- - • : . •
".Don't let wi quarrel about Heating!'"
hoilsays; looking down at ; I -win Make
itby oiMeeesions.you• like; rather than'that;
I Wili. sly he is. shin, 'ritfioecle..a Verylekele-
ton if you wish- it, only take that little
pucker off your . forehead, it was never
Meant to Wear. -a frown. Now tell me if you,
have enjoyed your day," - • . •
"011, so much 1" ;•I gay, witlia sigh for the
delights that are dead and gone, " TO11/800
we have. 'never been acoustomed tci anything
.1 cannot -bring _myself to
mention the disreputable fossil that lies ia
the-coach-houettat home, BO- 'substitute the•
words one•horse ' t and . now, to:find 011814
.afg behind- four, with such a good height
betweetkone% self and the ground; is sun -
ply bliss. 1 would like to 'drive like this
forever." --
" May Itake that as a Compliment?"
"A compliment ?" •- • r.
My Stupidity dightly-dieconifits my coni4
pardon. -• - _ • - :-•
.01 only ' hoped youmeant you -71m
would have no objection- to engage .me. as
coachmen in your never ending drive,"he
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Says, "Slowly. "My abonlinabli selfishness
again, you see. I cannotmenage to forget
Marinathike Carrington.," 7- Thini,:tibruptlyr
YOlrahall.laye the four-in-hand any .day
you wish; --Phyllis, as it 'pleases you 80
inutili-; remember that. Just .naine the
day whenever you choose, and -1660104 be
too happy to drive yeti." *.. - ,
' Whata brother-in4avi •he. wili make ?
the heart throbs' with delight.- This day,
then, is to..be One of & aeries. I feel & Wild
desire to get near Billy,- to give him a
squeeze intheexuberant:tent my joy, but in
default of him can only • look m ygratitude
by smiling. rapturously _ into:. Mr.- Carring-
ton's dark -blue eyee.: ' .
"It is * awfully good -..Of you," 1 pay,
warmly;. "you- &let -know how much we
-eppiy it, We have always 'been so stupid,
so tied doWii, any unexpected amusement
like this seems almost too good to be true.
But" -with hesitation and a blush-" we
had hatter not go toe often. You'll*, papa is ei
little odd at times, and he Might- forbid it
altogether if we appeared too anxious for it.
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Perhaps, in a fortnight, if you would take
us you?. Orwould that betoo
soon?" - • . •
"Phyllis,ean't yciu- understand -how
much:I wish to be withyOu ?" His tone is
• almost impatient, and he speaks,With
necessary haste. Teens:glide he is referring
to pretty Dorsi who la sitting behind, and
is making Mild -mining with Mr. Hastings.;•
"DO yon-know,..I.tiay confidentially, I
obi so glad- you . have come to -live down,
here, Before, Vie had literally nothing to
think about,' now, you are always turning
tip; entreven that is something. -Actually,.
at to up, psos appears more lively
'since your arrival; he don't jot& so. gloomy
lir prowl shout after Us- so miloh. •And then
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this drive -we Would never have had the
'ohm* „of Snob a thing but for you. It is
-an immense comfOrt to luiOW 'yen are going
to stay here altegether:7-. " ''• .
• "Is it? Phyllis, look at me." - IloOk at
him.-.. 4.6 Now tell' me this; if any Other
fella*, as well :Oft is I am, had come to
.13 trangemore„ and had taken you for drives •
aftd,thatr would you have ben itts. fikg14.0'
know him? „ Would- you have liked him. aS
:well •
tegircling-'nie IrerreartailitlY-; his
'lips are -slightly oOtepreised...„., Evidently lie
expecta me 10 say sornething ;- lptti,4148-1
toliftliiibii*hiV1 feellottibly puzzle -
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Go ob, 4 answer me, be Bays eagerly. ,
.." I don't know. I never thought about
ftp" I rollrmur, somewnat troubled. II It
is Rich an odd -question. You .00, 11 he what to say.
had oome in your ilium. 1 -Would not then
have known you, and ir -be' had been as
lund7-yes, I .suppotiti 1 would have liked .
him: just as 'well,' 1,nowilude, Ot
owl* I hayk;,lield the Orront.,-ithing.
The ixtOmentinyesPeetli / 'know
Mr.' -Carriugtor. eyes -leave mine;
Ebe innttera sonnitiliog between his teeth,
and brings thelwhip- -doWn.ehatply on the
fax leader: • • -•
: " -Thesehrtites :grOse lazier eevery. day," he
nave with an.unmistakable frown.
Five -six minutes pees, and he dims not
address me1 kel annoyed with myself,
yet innocent of hiving intentionally..
Offended:- Presently stealing welance „hp My •
• companion, I say,:contritely:-
."Have I vexed you; Mr: Carrington 2"
No; no," he answers, hastily, me Kline
°eating home. to his lips. Dois.'t think so -
Surely truthfulness,- being so tete a•virtua,
'should' be pm -nixie. an irritable
. fellow at tirnes,:and you are finding out ill
My faults he says, rather sadly
laying:his hend_for an instal:1ton mine, as
it lies bare and emelt ,.and brown upon the
" Yonhave proved . Meboth ill-tem-
pered and selfish. _.Y4A- will say1 ain lull
of defect*" .
. "-Indeed I will not". -I return, earnestly,
touched by his. Mannel;. "Ido rot. even
.8ee the - faults you Mention ; and at all
events- no one was ever before so kind to me
is you have been." • '•
"1 -Would biallioder if I dared," he 84,
somewhat unsteadily. • •
• VVIiile I ponder on -what these wordsmay
.mean,while the first dim foreboding-4as.
picion-What you Will4-enteria My mind,
we 811e ityi5M.D,.. and pull up, to give the
Hastings time t alight and bid -their adieu*
Then we go on again,alWayti in the stranue
silence that has. falen- upon us; and pre-
sently find ourselves ithome.
:Mr. ParringtOn on. the 'ground in a
mordent, and comes- round to my aide to
help me doom". Ibold out my lauds and -pre-
pare for a'good-•epring (* (near:jump it any
time is delightful- to Me);: but he diesp-
pointsmy hopes by taking mein: his arms
and planing" ma gently on the gravel; after.
-svhioh he goes instantly to Dura.
When We are all safely landed; Papa,"- to
ourunmitigatedunmitigated, astonishment; comes for-
-ward, and not. only .asks.' but '.presees- Mt.
Carrington to: Oily and -_ dine, Perhaps,
considering he • has four heroes .and two
grooms in 11I5 -pain, our father guesses he
Will refuse...the invitation: At all events:
he does.- 80 very graciously; and, raising his
hat,- drives off, leaving ns free to surround
send ;elateto inetherail the -gleries of the
day. - • • - • •
ELLPTEB TIlI.•
The-f-011owing,. Monday,. as I sat reading
in the small -parlor we dare to -call our Own,
I alai ettirtled by Dora's abrupt entrance.
Her -outdoor garments - are 'on her; -her
*hole -appearance -is hill otwoe ;• stispitione
circled eurtound her eyes.. rise ;hat.
fully' and hasten towards - her. Surely if.
anything -Worthy, of -condemnation hats
°courted it is inirissible • butl must have a
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prominent part in it.: .Has -the irreproach-
able Dora committed a:crime ? Is she 10
disgrace without. domestic tyrant.' -
66.Dota;-: What has happened?" 1 ask
breathlessly. 't •
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"011,. nothing," returns Dora -, reckless
Milieu In her • tone; to sigoify .;.
only -Billy Was tight -4 am quite positive
he never oared for me -has not the blight -
est intention of Proposing to Me." •
" What ? Wno ?" I .demend,iiii my charm.
Mg definite way,. •.;
• . " Wno ?".. with • :impatient reproaCh.
Who is there in 'thismiserable forgotten.
Spot toproposeicany one, eiceptt-lari Car-.
zington-r"
' "-What have you -heard Dora ?" 'task
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light breaking iaupon- my obstiurity:
"Heard?.- Noting. 1. would not have
believed it, if I had heard it. I Saw it With
my own eyes. • An hour ego r put on my
.things and, went- t-itit for a walk, intending
to gki down by the river ;'but just ati-1 came
to -mi.: -shrubberies,: and while I was yet
hidden. from View; I -paw Mr. Carrington
And thathOrrid dog of his standing- on the
bank juiit balcity-: `me.. I hesitated 'for a
Moonlit, about going. .foiward. -I didn't
quite like,", says Dore, modestly. "to force
myself upon for what -woud' look so
like a tete-a-tete; and while I waited,- unable
to make up my .mind, lie"a slob," took
out Of his Waisteoat a- large gold; locket and •
opened k„ and", -0, Inwood heavy and,
after ging .at -for it longtime, as thoughhe.
Were going to, eat it" -r -a final sob, and an
inclination 0-ward8 choking he steeped
_and. kissed it: And, oht of -Gonne it was.
e0Me (Alone . wanes% keit or picture or.
something," --oriea - Dori, '.breaking 'down •
-altogether,- and -sinking with ratheiless
than her - usual- grape .ifito the withered,
arm-char:that :adorns' tiiat Corner. of our
room. • , .• I -
terrible suepiolon, followed by as awful,
A tense of colivictiOn, springs to life Within.
me.'"' The. word "ptotute" has SULK* an
icy.ohill to my heart. Can it -by any possi-
bility be my photograph he 7 has - beanie°
idiotically and piiblioly einbraeing? 'Am I,
the fell betrayer Of :'my. sister's _happiness?
A.Moment -later I almost -Rutile at my
own- fears. Is it likely . any; ,nian, more
especially one 'who hie -Seen so much Of the
.world as Mr. 'OetriOgtOn,- would -
thing worth Illseing..- in -My insignificant
countenance ? 1 find. unlithited.nonisolatiOn -
in 'this reflection, that at *nether time
would have caused me anima Uneasiness.
• Meantime Deka is still ring signs of
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poignant anguish, and loo, -; sther appre-
hensively, while, pondering' on -what will be
the most sympathetiOthing to saY or do
Under:the dironinstanees. . -
Her nose IS growing - faintlY pink, large
teats are standing4 in her ° eyei, '-her head:
juolinea a little -a very- little --to one side.
Now,taben I Col do it with alt my heart..
-;•Once I have wept My \fin, however, I
retiover 'almost inetantaneonsly,- feeling as
fresh -as young grilse after ai iihoWer.
Not so with Dora, When alilaiaafflioted
the team °One: one by oue, slowly, deoo.
ronalY ailing down her: facie; each drop
waits politely until the previous one has
Cleared off the. premitea. -before preaturing,
to-folloW in itsohannel In spite:- -of I the
.qualms.:Of cionacieneethat are atill-faintly
vioking me, is i Bit mutely opposite Opposite my.
suffering .sititer, rfinamYlelf;recktining0.0tI
silt drop AB it rolleslOWly.doWn her cheek..
Just ihi-I'Oet theiditylutithiDeraspealts,
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- "If -lis reallV ii
aomebodv
ie.audIcai idwicut,
.bave likins it- hi' lite -belayed very
dishonorably to me," she WO in &quaver-
ing tone:" •
"-How so?" 1 stammer,- hardly knowing
"Row so ?" with mild r -proof. " Why,
onnog here day
iraiu.the draw-
ers and game,
08 10 regard to
what hey he meant by*
after daY, and Bitting for h
ing-room, and bringing iao
unless he had some mints
me? • Only that you are 1,fi dull, Phyllis,
you vroold not require me Ito'say all We,"
"It certainly lookvery strange,"• I
acknowledge. But whim after ill;
Dora,:you are misjudging bLcu. Perhapitit
was his s1stees-.4aauy f/ ncock% hairbe
als" Nkrinnseng"se.!" ea' ye' Dora, I harPly. ;'"don't
be absurd, Did you eve& hear of ''any
• brother wasting so much ffection upon
sister DO you suppose Billy or 'Rulaud
would keep year face or hnir in a loeket to
hies and emoractrin privet y,
• I certainly Cermet lietier myself that
they wonid, eo give UI t hue of airgui•
.ment. • -
"Perhaps the person, W 08'1(er she 18, is
dead," 1 suggest, more br
' ".N�. He smiled at it uite brightly, as
one -•would never emile it i, dead face. He
smiled at it as if he adorld it," •irhurniure
Data, hopelessly, and th fiftieth dreg
eplaeheti into her lap. "1 I hall tell pap -a,
she goes on preeentty, 66'i have no idea of
letting him be imagining tLinga when. there
is no truth in them. I wi h welad never
been Mr. Carringtonl - 1 ish with sit my
heart something 'would ooar to take him
out of this place 1 - I feel a though 1 hated
him," says Dora With nn sual vehemence
and a rather vicious cotxik,iession of tbe
lips; 66 -end, at all events, hope he never
will marry.that woman in he locket."
And I. answer, "So do I" with rather sue
-
minus haute, as in duty bund.
_
. Icnapisa
•
It is in the evening of th Semis day, and
we .are Peated in our ati0tis omed ',places at
• t .-
tsble. '
Papa its .down in a sapping.fashion
aad commences the hell nig -probeas in
silence. Mamma never ea s at the head of
her table except on those r re and unpleas-
ant-oceasions when the nei bora are asked
to:dine. . Not . a word is pokeu ; deadly
ijuiet reigns,,aod all 18 . ing on omOthly
enough, until Billy; unhap fly taiiiing his
head, sees Dora's crinisoft lila. • •
" Why,.Dora," he excleut s, instantly,in
a loud and jovial tone. " "V hat on earth is
red
de emeaattr.-„,.with -Yoli ? ,Y 'it . eyes are as
Down goes Dora's epoch, p Comes Dora's
handkerehief: to her facg, lid a stilled sob
conveys the remander of er feelings. -. It
is the last. straw. - A
"William t" cries my :tier inla voice o
thunder, ".go to your rotl'irn " And William
does -as he is bid. -
The silence irshecomin$ 1. ositively awful;
when papa. 'suddenly ;lose _his head from
the contemplation of hi ail, and Roland
-
utters a languid sigh, an a ye; inildly ;
"Shall we say grace ?"
' --".What.isthe meaning f this delay •?"
demands papa, -exploding or the setiond
time. "Are- we going to si here all night?
Tell cook if this- ocours as n she can leaVe.,
Three-quartere of an hour b tween soup and
fish 181.00110 _than I will . ut up with. • If
there is DO more dinner, 'lei her say so."
• "Perhaps Mrs. Tully iiis -. ineivosedi''
sari RolY; politely, addressImg Jenne. "If
so, we ought to make alloviiincee -for-her."
fi
Mrs. Tully's admiration . *6 "Old- Tom"
being a well knowirfact -to very one in the
house except papal ,_[ - . - - '
:" Be siient, Rotund ; I wilihaye no inter,
ferenae wheris my .servants are concerned',"
•deolaree papa. ; and exit ' awes With. his
'hand -to - his L-niouth, to turn presOntlY•
with a very red face and t roast mutton.
"Where's the fish ?" ES . papa, in a ter-
rific tone. - t •
• - "It didn't'arrive in tithe sir."
I "Who. has tbe'orderint (.1 dinner in this
house-?" inquirea papa, qicliassing -us all
•11
generally, as though igho aot of the fact
of mother's having &gaol .0, without ,:a
break for the last twentyi ix yars. " Ne -
body , I presume, by the tAannet in whiCh
It le eerved. - Now, rebi mber, James, I
giye,.striot orders that no. ore fish is ever
taken from that iiihnio ger. -, Do you
•shoemia‘r3re?erltissitr.14t4tonnd.:-." -. lehgl th ;i 1-111) gel t
It. seems to I me that ' timer *ill never
mine to an end; and yet, to watch me; i I
feel sure no -stranger wite. ever -guess at
my impatience: - i . ' • • - - ! .
' At length, however, the - eloome word is
spoken, and we rise 'from he table. Once
i • -
outside the -door, I fly ti
having obtained such delio
curable,- ruiab up ' stairs, a
room, to find him seated
end, the deepest look of del
features.
As our eyes. 'meet this
giving place -to an expre
relief. ,
-"011!" he sub, "1
Dora." •
"No. I could not 00131eiMOner, as paps
fought over every coursei ' But I have
brought you your dinner now, Billy. You
must be starving." . ;
"I had it long ago," say Billy, drawing
a potato from his pocket a d i plate from
under the dressing -table o 4
is distinCtly visible. .>1/ fee
pointed. . • _
• "Who brought it to yo
the cook and,
les as are pro-
d enter Billfa
at the fartheat
cation upon -his
gloom Vanishes,
'Bien of inteniti-
4 • . 4.
!tight you wee
which xnutten
rather disagi-
?' .I ask, buS
before I can receive a rep y -a heavy step• ,
upon the stairs strikes tune: to but hearts.
Instantly Billy's dinner igoes under the
taole again,and the -dejected depression
returns to his face. But Ik what am I to
do? Under the bed- I divt, plate -and all,
thrusting the plate on -befcire e, and ani
m
almost safe, when I tip ove & bit of rolled
carpet and plunge forweir bringing both
hands into -the gravy. In this interesting
position I remain, .tremblingi, and afraid to
stir or breathe, with idyll eyes directed
through a small hole in the -valance. ;
The door crust noisily, ,a4d-enter -Holy
with a cane in his liana -6nd a ferobious
gle"a0mhi,DRObilsyirsi gain). ' gorAuthabling out Of
,
my ,h~hiding-place, "what 14,,,itight ybri, gave
us1 We were sure it papa." *
. 6 Where on earth have yolk come from ?"
belted.' , Roly, giiing‘-wit11". undisguised
amazement at thejligure I present. "And
-don't come antiiiiitrer-;--,`,10eWit off, Pow-
pep.,,what `,.. is .-thiC `.#11APOr With your
hands?" -. ' ----t-- -2,7,', :1,- ; - ,_ :
• "Ob, I had just brought ;Up Billj'llotrie
dittneri an*whini I. Ilford yd1(1 / -ran tinder
fuezepg:tagin-- to.:ilittkppoder:lveri 'lie carpet and
ing" rWiziaip,
" Nothing I. I wilih it wasIL
.uVitusifothi.
Go.
yourself, you dirty child." „hen resuming
the ferocious wool, sue with uplff
Qom he *dimness ou Billy.
4
' "William" -imitating papa's voioe to (i
nieety7-64 I have not yet done with you
What, sir, did you mean- by expoeuig •youil
sensitive slater to, the oritioteme of
crowded table? If yOUE OWD, gentlemsalP •
instincts are not . Sufficiently developed ti I
enable you :to -understand how unpardonzi.
**hie are personal remarks, let this catitiga::- ,
tion, -that i sense of duty compels Ine. tet. •
bestow, be the means of teaching you" ]-1
Billy grins, and or the third time •oonv,.
niencee his dinner , while Boland leant, 1
against the window -shutter and -contemj i
i.'
plates him with iezy cariosity. • - -A
"Billy" he -make, presently, "la HIUtterl
-when the fat is growing white and theli .
gravy is in tiny lurepe--a gord thing?" li
• "No it ain't," rettirmi Billy, gtompily.11
and _with rather MOO th Inmost Vul-
garity. 43,
"I oak merely for „info Won," sayali -
.4
Rely. "It certainly looks odd." 14
"It's /mealy," baps Billy. "If the gaver41
nor goes in for any more of this kind oftg
thing Ill out and run; that's what rill do.'0
' - ' Why didn't you have home dumpling ?";-4
Rolei-nd goes on smoothly: "The whippedl
cream with it -wai capital." • ! ..,
." Damping?" eaye Billy, tegarding mell
fi:ineaviyilg-;,,dtunplingt Phyllis, 1.00,8 th
cterel
" There was,"' I reply. ' .
"And whined 'Cream l'
•'• Yes," t answer, faintly. .
"00, phyllis I" bays Billy in the liveliest -II
tone of reproach. The nicker of 5111 tangle:11
iiirtile tihOUte tiAgOeiglialtaid'ei face. 1.1
"Phyllis, vrhy ,ichd you not 'bring hitalj
some 2" he malt, in a1 tone that•relleotsP
Blity'e. - ' 11
-,
"How could I?" I exclair, indignautly.ti
"1 could not carry more tWu One Idatte„fi
-and even -as it Was I WO -afraid everyt1
minutia would be eaught. Betides----'.
" Mis Phylne, Mies Phyllis," comes*
44
, sepulo al whisper at the door accompa-
nied by . 1 faint knock. In the whioper It
recognize James. Having takenpiop
retieatiltj
tionary peep_ througn the keyhole,
the door, and on -the threehold discover
-our faithful, friend, a large plate of opplek,
.and cream in his hand, and considerable -ale§
1-=
of mystery &pout Min. •
.• "Mies Phyllie,' he says, in a toe underl
tone, "cook sentiltis here to 11/aster B111131;1 ,
'and the multiform • says you are - to nome i
down at Grunt; as the master has been ask-
ing where you all are."
* q
• "1 um coining," I return.; "and tellfi.
&Hilt we are awfully obliged to her." Where -14
upon, having deposited the •dsinties beforetl
Billy, I charge down stairs into the library ;
• rid, having liaised hold of the first book IN
can see, 1,- collect .myself, and, enter the IA
. - q
•drawing;loom with a sedate alr. •
14
"Where have you been?" demands pape, I i--
twistiug his heed round until I wonder. [I
neck "doesn't crack. -
ii
." Ill the lihrarY, choosing -a book,'" ' H
"What book?" -
•
I giance at the 'volume I carry, and toIT
My uionitigated :horror,. , find it a treatise
on aurgery,
"it is by lir. Batty," I murmur vaguely.,
"Come here and let me eee Trein-
bling, I advance and surrender my book. 11
" Is this a proper book for a young woman 11
to study?' eiciaime my papa, in high dieIj
-
gust, when he ,has read through the bead- 1,1
ings of the chapters, ".What an aboininar
bia girl you are I Go over there and it 11
dosvncand keep yourself out of mischief for
tiliti remainder of the evening if- you caii."
•
• cuartzu x.
The next day Dora is still low -very low r ,
indeed -and eigus heavily at intervals. - We:
might; however in ' Spite of this, have man- 0
aged to knock some enjoyment out of our ti
lives, but, unfortunately, whatever -oomniu- I]
nication she had made to papa on the sub- 1-1
ject of Mr. Carrington's treachery -bee had 11
ilie effect of tendering him almost =bear: pi
able, - - Li
I think Roland -rather enjoys the inur- 11
kinees of the iitnioephere then othetwiee„ 1-1
and tikes a small but evident -.pleasurefin 1,1
winking at me as he presses vie vinegar
and pepper on our ,already highly eeasoned 111 -
father. ' • - t')
The latter knowingmy nomadic tendon- ,t-.
pies, is suooessful ' in bringing to light ij.
'during the day ado ell unhemnied, cambric 1,4
handltercniefs, and before going to his cus-
tomary afternoon.rideleaves strict injunc-. T.
tions behind him that by my fiiigers they '
-are to be begun and elded before his return. ad
About 4 o'clock, therefore; behold me 11
Bitting in state m the drawing -room, in ;•,;1
company with mamma and Dokkhard at Ei
work at my enforced was
The conversatioa. is limited; dwindles, f*
indeed, until it gets so aparee.that atlength
we are • sehamed ot it and relapse ,into l'f
hSudden there ootnes a rattle of heroes" t.4oofs upon the gravel outeide. A littbia
later, and* -Mr. °Cartington's voioe striking 14
on our esti sets speculation at rest. Mamma
glances furtively.at Dora, Dora breathes
a faint -sigh and 'blushes tale pink, while 0
aufferleg an aggrieved expretudon to char- 1.1
at:Items her face. - - • 1
.a.a. horrible thought 00Mell into my head..,1
• Suppose -of courge it is impossible --but '
suppose Mr. Carrington were to - come in. L
no, and - in the:. course of conversation
mention my. photograph; what will n 11
mother and Dora think ? What is to gore-
vent their drawing a oornilusion . about 11
what happened yesterday 2 Although -1-.410
not in the least believe it was mypioture 14
Mr. 4arrington was seen embracing, 'etili fit}
the very. idea that it might be, and that be .r1
might at any. time speak of it tunit me
cold. Something mast be done, and that
q,
uickly. ' Withoutfurther hesitation Irks
from my seat, put down my work, &d •11
make for the door...No -one attempts to 1-1
detain me, .U,, d in imlithatent I am in the fl
hall, face 56 face with our visitor.
I lay my hand uponthe front of his coat, ti
and.whisper hurriedly: '
"Do not say a word about 1323f pinture.
DOS a word. Deybil understand?" I•bave j
raised my face to hie in my anxiety, and 1_,
!hake him slightly to emphasize my words. -
I di? et he replies piecing his hand.over 11
. mine 88 15 lie3 almost unoonsoiouely upon 1
1,
his breast. "01 'course I will not, But-
"Nothing," ; Bay "at least only a fanby.
Go now, I will tell you some other -time." ,
"-Phyllis, Will you meet me at the oak - i
tree.to-morrow evening at five--atfour P" it
he asks, eagerly detaining me .as I beak to 11
050ePei and I ell, " Mier, with impatient
haste, and, tearing my hand out of his, I ,i1.
iutu my beak • upon hiluladtiludlY distie. 11
pear. ..,.,-, .tz..
anon. • • • 4. • 1-•;1
11
I
aci be oontintaul
•
Jefferson Davis will 0,
°slobs te his 76th t'
a
birthday on funs
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