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--One..at: Time'.
-ctiestepate. time, Enid 'that ..-..capisesd,
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WareaCbthePandeetheigbt; •
One stroke eta time, eartleenindeoeterog,
Will elowlY tionle „
•-••-z•-70anette1 oestime,inidelie..forest grows; •
•,
One drop at a time, and .the river fiows
• bite, the .0entrillegs Oa. °
• . „
One word it *time, and the greatest 4094,
is written oodie.react.l.
• One tatene:at a thee, and the. Parsee: Mere .
Aloft its etatelY head,; • -
• .0ue blow at Alamo, the treat; cleft through,
And li city win etendWhere.the tereet grow
••••• A gewsnert years betem, . •
••••
Ono foe and he aelidued,..
AmIthe eceinlot will be won.
One grain at a time, and the epudee,lite •
Will elowiy all be run;• • '' •
One minute, another, 'the hours fir
pue day at a time our liYeg:gueeOby
. xrite eternity, •
:
One gain of knowledge, and that well stored,.
•
Another and more on them.
And as rollson your mind will shine
' "'"•07troltagr Ind:W.41V giAld .tinze will tell,.
• "One thhig at a time, and that done wel1,7'
' proven riga: .
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a too rifany of We ?
• ' A TROE STORY. •
'Mamma, is there too many of ;we ?"
• The little girl asked With's, SIgh._
"Verhalie yea wonldn't be tired;.•Yon see„
• .4 few, of your OW4 should •
he weedily three you:sold-010'one
. „
Who spoke in that:strange,' sad Way,
As she sew her Mothers impatient frown
At the olfildren's.buisterOus play.
There were,' half -a -dozen who round* her etnod.
••And the mother was sick poor,
• ut_wthe,care:ofthenoisihrobd
And the -fight with the wolf at;the door.
For. a, smile Or a Idst,,no time, no place; ,
•For the little one least of ail;
G'er the young life seemed to fall. b
he gentle faith winch .he had Igaeed
And the shadow that darkened the mother's face •
to take thein puppies going to be
.drutVuOd;i 10Vo Uo-a, farth Vaey-libk the
hand that will destroy them. ' It must be
amusing -to the destroyer, By :Jove.
Alston was right about higideals? • DO you
know 1 am beginning ti see all these: things
in quite a. different light? • I used ' to
believe in women, Jeremy --actually I used
'IQ. believe hi them -I thought they Were
better than,. WO." - are,": and he laughed
hysterically.' '‘tyffell, we buy our
experi-
01100; 1 shan't:Make...the ianitake--again,".
" "Come, come, Ernest, don't go on talk-
ing like that. You have ot a blow aEi bad
84 fresh hOrges Was bard Upon. birat He
halted, and helti: UP his band TO tha native
driver. The MAU imulY him R•mist1Ped tlitt
teitin-Pt mine•
" sin going with inn-U'Aiali.fittoo*ApolIo/' he '
said. •
Ail right,'gar: IsientY" of Tag= inside:
sAr. No•passengerthis trip, Bar, and a good
:job tool' ; •
Ernest got up and offIthey wont: He was
wife now. There' was no telegraph to Rot-
ehefstrobm, and nothing could catch. 'the
post -cart if it had an hour's start.
.4•miloiarther on thelke was a hill, up
as death, and the only, t mg to do is to W eli the AP0110 walked his
meet it as You •would death -in silence.
You will not o. that fellow, will yon?
Wh pia;ke thing; *orae you Bee.
•Xolt:woe't have time; to kill him before he
marries her, and it.,', really weuld. not be
worth while getting hung about it when the
mischief is done.- There ia literally noth-:
Ingle be done except grin and bear.it. We
,won't'go back t�,England t. all,, right
.up to the Zambesi, and hunt elephant • and:
its things hive turned out, if yen should get
knocked-me:the headt.why; you won't mind
it•sonitleh,,You knoW." * • " •
Ernest made no answer to thigi consola-
tory address; andleren:ty • left him alone,
thinking that lie had conYinced-him. But
the Ernest of mid-day was a very different
than from the ',Beoerit- of the morning,
directing the .ereotiOn ,• of "parasols" over
Melons: Theernet neWethat themail had
brOuglit him, and which, from force of
association, caused him" for. yeara afterward
......hate-----ther• sight' of, --..a- let et•-' a -
figuratively speaking,. destroyed ' lulM• Ro
could .never • recoier -from Phough he
would certainly survive it. .harp, Andeed,
niust be the grief iihieh kills. But all the
loom and beauty had gone from his life •
Mare thoughtful than any, she felt More care,.
'• Andpondered in childish way .
NOW to lighterethe burden she could not Awe,
Growing heavier day by day., ,
women was gone (for so narrow-minded are
wean, -that we cermet. help judging a• elate
Only aweek, and the little bare
her•tiny white trundle -bed
. raj, with blue eyes closed, and the znallY bair
oni salient exPerienceEi of individuals),
nd he was, •froin: .that,„ day forward for
any years, handedover t� a longdrawn-
ut pam,.which neverAuite ceased; _though
it freqpently culminated in . paroxysms,
and. to which•deatb Udell would have been:
lxaost preferable.' ,
• But as .yet -he did ioti quite maize: al-
lies° things e-whot•lie dill realize Wrisan
ensirand-sk*yage-lherileforelige,
tenSe,• indeed; that he felt. as thoogh he
ust sntehiniseltiiramay teegratifritror
s brain would go. To-moerow, he thought
ae to see the funded of his betrayal, TO:
yWilfitlie.eveef her matriaie, and he as
• : et elm° from the golden head. •"
,• Itittitag,:ehIars gtd-
81-2- 1:cOnldenvatise-i1;3re'. .1°-*
•"Artitovon't have to•woric and be tired so •
• When there ain't so many of we." * • '
. 4 • - ,
• t
Hut the deal' little daughter who Went swam
• Fronithehoille-thatlereliarthialitille
: Showed the mothertiheart,frem that dreary day., In
, What. a place she lmd always • ,,n1
7
, V
Irbe World.
•`. 4heivorld is a qUeer cdd fellow • da
. Oleo ietirney along bY his chde '
You had bettercommateny trouble you feel ' P°
sitItyOu-Want-tetiokle-his'pride- •• •
horges. At the top of the hill was *clump'
et 244On-bush, out of ^ which, to the
intense astonishment, of both Ernest and
Apollo, there emerged fent motnited men
With a led horse. One of theEle. men "was
JeremY ; it WaleiMpossittle to mistake his
,powerful form; Bitting on his horse with the
grip of centaur.: -
,They rode up•to the, post -cart. in 'silence.
Jeremy makined toApollb to; pull np. He
obeyed, and one of themen dismounted and
seized thehorses' head. .
"Tricked by Heaven!" said Ernest
" Yenmost come back within()) Ernest,".
said Jeremy, quietly,' ;" I have a Warrant
for your arrest As a deserter, signed by the
Governor,", • .
"And if I refuse rt. •• , • • '
," Then my orders are totake-you ;back,"
f. Ernest drew his revolver- .• •
a' This is trick," he said,' ."nd I shall
net back," • •
Thezi-rninstla e y61474E1E1 e rep ;
and Jeremy cOdlydiernouoted. •
•
Ernest's eyes flashed dangerously, and he
'lifted the pistol. , •
•
P',0h, yes, You can shoot nie if Yon. like
but- if you do, the others will take you ;',',.
and he centintted to walk. toward him.:
Ernest cocked his revolver and pointed it• .
"At yOurprill" he said. • '
•. "'So be it, said Jeremy, and he walked
up- to .the cart. • • . • •• ° •
Erneet dropped his weapon. . •
• "It is mesh of you, 'Jeremy," he said.
"Yon know I can't fire at you." • ' •
"Of course yori can't, Old fellow, • Come,
;Alp out of that; you are keeping the
I have a horse ready for you, a elQW ' (403
you won't be able id. rim ...Rwo,„*Ainqz
blirieecelieFATigiing 'rather sznall; and
in half an horkiWakbaok at his own liaise..
"Goodmorning, Ernest," he said, cheer-
fully.. ," Went out driving and come back
riding, ?":
•
werleeeici. avert: it , a, child:. 0 great . • Ernest looked at hind: hie bt
Giodt---And yet -through -it: all be knew she, oh . •
loved him: ' . , • ; " heye.pleyed me a •dirty trick,'
Ernest, likeninny other.Pleasant, Said. . • . ,•-• • • . : :•
tampered :men, ,was, onee,sttintto '-f"Iidolt., here; my boy," answered
action low the sense of overpoWering Wrong,' Alston, sternly, " I am slew' at ,maku
tremely Ill, indeed,. would it friend, but when Once. r.take his. he
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have•faredwith.At.' ,Plowden if , lie could had •it. till one cif the two . grows cOld
•have come 'woes him at that Monient. Arta should have been no Ulm frietid• toyou
• matter how heavy Your burden-- •
• pon't ten him about it, prey; , , . • .
. ;He wift only grow colder•and shrug his shoulder
• And harnedlY *calif away. • • ••
'Ent ca,refully coveryour sorrow, "
• „ •
▪ Andtho world will balcony friend. • , •
• :•lionly you'll bury your woes and be merry
-Hell cling to. yen etose to.the end.' • .' ••••
•-• Don t ask htm to lift one finger • n• he
• To lighten. your burden, because. '
•Honever will share it; but silently hear it . • ,
'And he will b 1 d '
coin
•;:'•4
' 'he•
11/Er,
g
if 1
had -tetra; on this leers ;errand,. thiri
*felted errand.; Will . you give your
wordOliat•yon *Knot attempt to .esespa,
or intuit 1-prit. you under tirreetl.".._.
give you my word,!! thisWereefEeriest,
bumble.; and I . your forgiv,enees."
:Wig it was that, for the firet time in his
-life; Ernest tiied.to_run: 'Ws* • .
• That morning. Jerepiy; missing. 4rneet;,
Wank into his •.roinn to see what he was
tieing. The room Was ihuttered "to keep out
-tho glare of the IMP; tont:When' he got used
tit thelight he discoyeeeclEtneet :sitting at
the table, and staring straight ;before him
.with a wild 'look:* his eyes. •• : • •
'1.40ome-inrold-fellowicome10-called
out With hitter jcibillarity;,..." and::assiet at
thinhappy eerentmiy,,' ' Rather dark; isn't
it ,? but lovers: like the ,dittlx:. Look 17 •he
went on.;: pointing. to` his Watcli•tvhich' •lay
upon: the tablebefore"by English
time it nowabout twentytninittes past 11.
They are beinginerried no.w,•,.11ereniy, niY
liciy,J can feel it. • By:Heaven have only
to shut Myeyes and I °anima
Come,. e,ertie, • Ernest," said Jeremy,
"don't go on. like. that, ,l'Itod pre.mit'YOur.;
;Self; men.'" ;: •• . .
lingked, and answered: .: • .
; I mire I wish: I ' T tellyou. I,
can seeit. all. can see Ketiterwick church
Lull of people; and hefore.the altar; in her
white -dress ETU:: butiter face :is whiter
than her dress,: •Jeremy;•• and -her eyes are
very MuCh afield:: :And there '
with.lte'r derk'smila :and • Viet friend, Mi.
PlOWden, toie'with.•2his. cold eyes and the
.erpss upon his forehead; assure you,.
pan see them all. It is a pretty„wedding,
very; over now, .and.: I think I
Will go away before the, kissing."
hang it all, Extent; wake up," said
Jeremy, 'eliehhig ',hint by' • the ' sheader.
will drive yoUrself madif; yen. gfie
yorir..iiiiiigirtetionnOmrich rein." . ' •• 'N
• Wakeup, my bey*? feet more inelieed
to sleep.'. Have some grog.. 'Wort , you?,
Well,IM111;"" • • • . •• .•• •
••
Herose sind,Went to the mantel piece on
whichstoodisquarebottle Of Ronan& and
. a. inniblert 'Rapidly filling. the tumbler.
raw drank it, as as the
contractions of hip throat ,He
filled it again, dtank that to0. • Then he
fell ingensible upon the bed: •
' It 'WO &strange seen°, and in Emilie ways
a:coaree one; but yet not without a pathos
of its Own:, . • • • • • . .•
.'• tif Ernesti" said MrAletetn,.• three,Weeke
later,:`" YOU ' ettotig Mi•Origh• 'trove'
now, :What do you say to six menthe • or a
year amongthe elephants? ;The oxen are
in condition; and me 'Might to get
to out groimn. six or seven Weak" : •
ErnettervelieMtialyinghotk knittotirin:
chair, looking Yery thin and pale, thought
for a ni6inent before he,answered ,
" All.right, only get,
off SOOR.., I SIR' tiMd:Of, thia pleee, arid.Went
sOinething,to :think abotit." .
• "Yen have given up idea Of returning
toEnglandr • • I" • •:.
The world is a Vain Old -fellow:. • '
•' YOu,must laugh at hiS Sallies of Wit..
• No matter•hdw -brutal, remonstrance is futile,
• •• And/sterns will not change hira one whit.• .
And since you must Journey together • '
Hown•paths where all mortal feet go ;
W- hy, life lioldit more savor to; keeprin fevor,
;For he's an unmereiful foe. • 1. • .•
• 4,
• Thie
• . : . ' BOMB CraUncIM8L, • .
Just a saunter in the. tWilight,
Just a whisper in the hall,
,Justu•sait on ilea .or river, , „
.-Jimiedance at rout or ball, - •
••Jadt.e•glance that hearts•entlnall
•
This is this is ell.
jest fewharsh words. •Of doubting, •
, • Jest a silents) proud and -Cold,
Just spitefur Wean' of slander, •-•
' ' Just wrongthat isnot told, •
••Justia word beyond recall- • •
This.is all -and this IS all....
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• • . •
• • s''•
. Just a life robbed. of its brMh.thess„ •
•• ,Juste heart,bysormw ...•
,• fe,ith that trusta•no longer;
Juste love by doubting chilled, . . , •-.
• :Just a few hot tears that • '
:This, is allehl this, is all.. , • •-• •
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0110ICE OF-
A NO
CHAPTER, XXVHI
. • •ERNEST RIINS.AWAY.'
.NbtiMfit.liOgit-.00,:r901111 Ernest ' ORS
iROWO on the. bedegain.
' I ain nOt;going to be domineered over
, by • Alston," he said excitedly ;,
presuines upon hie friendship,"'.•'
Jeremy came and :sat 'heskle him;.and
• • took:hold of his arm:. • • '
• "PaY "cider 'felicity; don't talklike thet.
• You know he Means kindly. by 'you.. -You
. .
are net yourself just yet. '''•• 4:4y4iid4ye yen
see.thmga in a different bght." • •• ,
• "Na • myself; indeed 1 . Would yen he
• yourself, I wonder, 'if 'yeti. knew . that •the
• , • ,womanWhOluid Pinned all your Benue her :
bosom ••as though it .were. 'riblion, • Waif
'going to Marry aneether man' 0 -Morrow ?"
youlorget,. though 'I can't
'talk of it hi as pretty words as you can, .4
lotiedliettoci. &Mid bear to give herri
to yeti' especially Ets shedidn't care a :braes
• farting sharpie ;• but whenr think about
the,Other fellow, withlie cold gray eye and
.-that Mark on 'his benletindedioreheadjrith,'
• Ernest; it makee ine sick l'!: • ' • . • •
And they slit on . the bed together,: and
groaned . in chOrtiii • looking, to., telt :the
truth,,rather absutd. ' • .. • , •
• ": II tell.. yeti ,wbat - is, Jereiny,"
• ' Ernestl:When he bad finished • groaning at
• the vision- of hie sueeessfulviVal a&painted
hy.4ereroy, "iyou are a geed fellow, and I
Ani a4le1fish beast:, . Here heye I been -kick-
ing up bleck • gentleman's
' . ond yon haven't'. said &word. You ' are ,a
"• incire decent chap thani, am; ,jereniy,, by's'
long chalk. And I dare say you are as fond •
•• :-,Of her;as Ivan; $.6, I don't think you can
he that, thotigh.tt • -•
" lily dear felloWi. there tEi ne parallel
, between our easee.1 •heyer expected to
• Amery her. you aid,' 404 had every right
tel• do. esot • :Besides, are differently •inade,
You feel thrive th'ree tinies as flinch es 1
AO.' t.' ' • .•
Erneet laughed bitterlY:
• "1 don'ethigit that I shell eyer ally. •
,
• '; thing " said.. ." My capacitiea for
*etiffering bteptetty nearly used up. Oh,
.. What a .su hrue foot is tho .imin Who .gives.
all his life and heart to One tweenan!'
Man Woad have done it.; but •what Could
Peeoect of a couple ef boys like, we Were ?
That Is why women; likehoysl, 68,83,'
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honestlynehint,•-that,--it---should 7.fare.,111
fix, that •rciiiiirend • 'gentleman:, . So Ulna'
did he meairit, that before he left his remit
he wrote his resignation of Membership of
-the 'volthiteer Corpato .which. he: .lielonged,
and took it .up td -the Government office,
Then, retieniberingthatthe Potchefianiora
l'Qat..citit left Pretoria' at dawn on the
Iinciihnig,„ he Made Woy: tO the
celand aecertained'that there -Were:Mi
passengers booked .10a*Ve, by • it. Bit he
dianot take it,,•place ; -was too •cleier. • to
da that," leaving theafice, he Went to th0.
:bitnk,and:f 'drew :one lion:died . and fifty•
poluide gold.- Then he ,went: While 'Again..
11,Pre hidound,nEitfir.inessenger-dressed-in•
the "Government white iinifoini,• Waiting
for.laiM with an: effieial letter. • . • '•
.The .letter, :acknowledged , of • his,
resignatiOn„.-bot. V regretted that in'. the -
present . ' unsettled. : state. of 'effeirs. His
Expellency. :was, in the; .interest .ot the
.public service, unable td. dispense with bis
• . • . •
•••
• ' Ernestdismissed the measeliger and tore
the letter. SOTOSS: If theGovernineiit. could:
not :disiense with -him; he would dispense
with the•GoVenntenf: Hie sin; was to go
)0 " l'etahefstrocen s;nd. thence :to the
Diamond Fields. • ()inert. there; he could
take the post cart to cape •Town, Where he-
4-na'
in one month froni.the present datebe once
Mare in:England, • • •
That eVening he•dined Kr. Alston,
leremy and Roger as .usual, And no allusion
wait Made to. the events _a tbo • morning.
About 11 o'clock he went to bed, , but not to
ideep. •• The -post-Cart •left .itt .4":. 'At 3
herosevery quietly', and pat .•Et feti things
into., a leather saddle -bag, mitractecl his
-revolver from under thetbed,' Where he had
threw)), it when,, in 'the first btirst•, of. me
agony, he had been interrupted his Con-
tehiplated• act :Of. • self-destruCtiOn, ond
:tniokled it round his waist. Then he•slipped
Mit through the window,of hinrobm, :crept
stealthily down thegerdeo-path, and struck
out-1hr the Potchefstroom' road. But
silently and secredy sate went, there • Eva ceased and eat silent.; breakfast had
behind hien One mora silent and secret than ,no charms for her that nioniiiig, • ".
he. ---'one to whose race through long geoent.- Presently there was a kneck'althe door,
tions ottracking foes, silence and -stici.,ney and:11.1k..Plewdementered with a Smile of
had become an instinct. was the 'Rot: .
tentot boy; :AdsvOgeb " forced gayety on hitt face.- • ;,
" IleStv'qdo you d6 Florbitee?" he . Said •
.The Hottentot followed him in the dire
light, Meter'. More ' than •fifty paces behind ".how do you lo, dear Eye.? You site:I have
Collie to see yell early this morning. I want
him; sometimes not more than len,. no yet a Jittle refreshment to . enable me to get
Now he was -behuid. .a are thrto ough'my day's ,cluty. The • early suitor
• busher a tuft of rank grass, now was
:pinning down a ',ditch ‘; and `,noty.egainhas Conn) to pick up .the worm his affee.
tions," and he laughed at his joke. •
areephog over tho open On his belly :like. a.Floretice ihuddered at •the sirnile and
tWo-legged snake. As aoen •as Ernest got thought to 'herself. that 'there. was; a fair
Out Of the town, and began to loiter around chance of the affectionitte • :worm disagree.
the' Potchefetroeni road, ' the Hottentot
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4.
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'dents beour to 147,event..L4for„,,-.R4mdmi, '
net object, be witetee• Wary aknuter to:/tile der."' 7
o.'SO WileR gYa 'WOO her LISSIO-S4U.10.. BiLelieet . Mr: tloWden, Vro are, deal,.
bepeqpiepeed intheMafter only jitst ingririthneltlethWakrifbh, "14QX the Taw/
80 43:eolt -hesitation as Ithtieght WoUld with the ,thing as is.
eeem " Eva,". he r among gentleMen .mid ladies."
sententietudy„ " a ,coin'premise. • yield
to yonr •10 beart ; "Well, mieunderstandings, which I need.
thought thet, a time would .00me when elle OA enter .'into, arose with reference . '
'would baye. hia, and his cold eye thfit Affair, though,, lie I told yen. loved •
gleamed.•Eva ea* the gleam andshuddered the Mao. ,To-diity have heard from
prophetically. e • , and hia letter' ptits. everything - straight' in,
.
The -1f0y; Nr, Bowden- did suffer. my inirid.„ and I see hew wrOlg and ithigok •
ningh distress at the goldnesa With which he: has. been my 13ellayier to him, end know •
•wentreated. .lniew: that hisday Would that I leliehiln. rnorelhan ever." ' •
donte and was content to wait for it like A • ". Curse the fellowlelsopudence l" said the
Wise man, He was not in love with Eya. Vlergyman!, furiously; 4.,$ if he were :liettfi
A nature like his ecarcelyeepable of any givehm abit.41 Mimi.
such feeling 40 01040 inetanee,which Eva • tiva'S spirit wee, and, she turned PO bins
find Ernest bore to e.aph other. - True love, With flashing eyes,. looking like a queen io
'crowned With .iiiiinertalitY, yells his' ehining her iniperial beauty: • '
;fag°, from. etichmen . as idr;.; Plowden. He - "If he• were here,."Mr. Plowden,. you.
Mao fascinated by her beauty, that was all. would not dare to lobk him in the, face, •
But his outlining- was of superior Order •Bren like you onlylakel: advantage of the:
and he was content to Wait. So: he altitiot." „ c••• • •
contrived to 0;44.0 later from :Eva, in Theelorgyman ground' his teeth, gel
Which she -talked, of A.00nr engagement," WS fnriouetemper rising and did not dare ,
and alluded to t' fortheeniiing to; answer, :though .he Wait hold man in
riage.,",a4d,Weited, .. • • . Ade of a .wornan. He feared lest it. shon14,.
And thiis this time wenton all toe•quiekly 'get beyond him; bat. berioath'hiehteath he • • ,
,#ir. BYO, She, Was qpietly. miserable, but mottored; " You shell- pay fee that, my
rabe Wee not actitely.tuilieppy, hat. :wee lady 1" . • • .. •. • •
Yet t0,00Me, with. other evil things- Christ •-: "'Crider these Oircuinstances„" went -70r
mas'ciinie and went, thelliting toe; EVe,'" ; 'appeal to you:, aa -a gentlentan to.
and With. the. daffodila. and Violets came release me from an engagement into Which,
Ernest' s letter.. . ", • •. : as you. knoW,I have been drawn moreby force:.
10.,-waa4lown4he,first-,oneAriemingiand,- -OteitenmetanteEvthairiary,7,9wir-mieh,.:-.-- -
was engaged in making the tea in the 'Ca: Sorely, is not • neeessary. for me to Say
'tage: dimn-g-'reOni, • when that.. Modern any more:" , . ' • • • •
Minister ttithe decrees of Fate, the: pea. Plowden rose And 'came and stood
.ina4;,. brought .the.letter. .faie-recogmzed *Vita' close to her, so that his face: was
the writing iire, momen4andtheleacaddy veith'in. a few inelies. Of her eyes. . - •
fell With 4 crash on to the floor, Seising it, • "Eva," : he said, " am not going to be •
Outten. open the pealed .envelope and trifled With like thfe. ltau :have prothiged.:
it ewiftly., Oh, what a wave of love surged to marry. me;•and I•gliall keep you to your..
up, in. her heart as she rad-! Pressing the promise. Ton. laid yourself mitt° Wfirk 7 .
senseless paper to • her. lips she. kiesed it • affectien,„the .affection of an honest:
again audageiri. • : • • .',Agehr Florence sotnea and Eva inaole •
r4E,yrnae:rtiiii,1"gifilt„n ' P23t faint m°ti°11 dissent. • '
. 1,‘ Tee,;but you did, you encouraged me
' JUst then Florence 'earne 'down, ln.n*g iti'vory von ..fOi• youto.deny.ituowi.'when'.
coat and coippOsed1. aiidgiving that . idea •of, suits your purpose, but you did, and Yon •
quiet • strength which is ',the. natural know it, .your Bbitor tbor.e. knows it. ,!
attribute some women:. _ •:. •Flerence :bowed her head in assent:. :
,..•,.Ftve.POehedLthe4etterbitie,her;•:beitoin: in:ordeirtOtritif
. •"What is the matter, Eva r,?...she said an'tinlaWhil passion for a. shedder of bIoo
:etnietlY.)...riptingliorfinshedface,„4.iind..why.„ a.7.,,you„,wieletntlireve-ine-ever;--to-trample.,e,
beinyori upset the tear' ; ' .. upon my holiest feelings; and to rob me of
' • "Metter : she :answered', :laughing the prize which have won No, • • •
happily -103e had. not laughed 5: -fa will not 'release Yoe." • ,
menthe "Ohi.nothing74 have heard frem. enrely,. Mr Plowden," said Eva, •
faintly) -for sheWaangentle-oreatrirey,end•
.:•eledeed ariswered', her sister with a the man'sviolet* overwhelmed 'her, "3'0
trotiblea. smile en dark face,'and Will notlercominint0 a Marriage "Which. I
What has • out.. pule: 'Way to •• say for him-. tell you repugnant.:te ine ' I ,.appeal to • ••.
your generosity to release me.. You .Can •• :
never :oblige the to.,mirry you :when I . tell
you that„Ide.net.' love -you, and that. my.
:whele•heart iiegiven Inanaller _Mao,"
Mr-Plowden-sorierthat. hisrviolene•e7wrrir-4-
'- Eva turned pa°. . . ' doing itt3 work,. and deteimined ;of Ole* •
"Say! Oh'; he has a great. deal let say,
.andl.. have iimnething ::say, tee,. ••••;I "am
going ion:tarry 2 • :
• ,9-Indeedi: Ind Mr.:11.1rivetleh ??..!,•:•"? • .. •
"•'Mr. Plowden I have one Wiih np. He -raised his' voice till it was almost aPlowden" .,
. . shoat, , `.7. •
"Indeed!" Eioid•Florence egain ; "'really . "Yes," he said, "I will.: 'I' Will net. :siih-
thiri is:gate' romantic .' Butpleasetick up. mit to -such 'wickedness. Love!. that will ;
that tea.. Whoever: you merry„ let: have come. I am quite Willing toteke my •chance ••
some breakfast in the nieanwhile.; Excuse of it. No, I tell; you fairly that, I will .hot •
me for one. moment, I lime) forgotten • My .lett yoneff and ifyoutry to avoid -fuailll-
hanakerehief." . • • '‘ ing,yourengagereent to me I. Will 'do more
. Eva. did as she Wee. 'bid,' and. made the .I Will proclaim you over the countryss
tea after atishictn; . . ;.. . • • e jilt ; I will bring an action for breech- cMeanwhile d-
FlorenCe , went to her MOIR •pronuse.qtritarrnige against you•-per.litips .•
and soribbled a •note, 'inclosed4n ari yini did tuit knew that men can do that as
velope, and rang the tell. • well as women-.4itid &int your name With
The servant answered. „ • , .disgraael .,_‘..,Look, I hive your written
Tell; john to takethiete Mr. Plowden's :promise of inaeriage," and he produced Aer .
lodgings at :tinge, and if he phonic" Went to letter
follow him till he ftgas,hipro4 deliver it." • . Eirieturned to her dete"Ye, iniss"r., : • . ,
• - , ..Florenee,'.' she Said, .", cannot you say
-Tenininntes later Mr Plowden. got` the &word to help me? • I. sale overwhelmed"
following note : , • . "1 wish I could, Eva dear," answered her .•
"Come here at Caine. Eya hiieheard from sister, kindly, ::" but lieW.ean I ?, What Mr...
Ernest Kershaw, and announces r herinten:' Plowden gays is. just and r,Ight. You are :•„
tion of throwing yen over and .marrying engaged to him, and are in honorheund to
him. Be prepared a.• struggle, , but 'do maery him.' 0 Eva,.. do not bring treubte •
not shay; you have • heard :hem. me You and disgrace upon is yinirobsiinecy • *
Must find means to hold, your ONVII. Burn' You owe Soniething to your name as wellthis" •
le to yourself, something to nie,too. "I
am sure that Mr. Plowden will be . willing,. -1 •
toforget all about this if • yOu• will 'under..---.--
bikeneviii-to ,. • ,.
. •:" Oh, ;yes, ceitainlyailise Fleteence. am'
net'revengeful ; I only. Want my ' •
•
Plowden whietled as he: laid the
paper down .: Going to his desk he • unkicked
it and extraeted the letter lie.,hed --receiited
froniEvit, in Whieh•She Eieknowledged her
engagement to him, and then seizing his
hat walked swiftly tOwaid the Cottage. •
- Meanwhile Fterence Made herway d'owii.`
stairs again, saying, to herselfae she went:
"An unlucky chance. If I had. seenthe
letter -first; I'would have burned it,,' But We
Shall win yet. She has not the 'stamina: to
etand,out against that man,"
AS boon as she ,reached the :dining -room
Eva began to say soniething mere about
her letter' but . her dater -Stopped' her
quickly; ' ' • ' ,•
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"Let me have mylirealdast in peabe,Eve,
We Will tailtrif the leetee afterward: • He
doesnot interest me, Your Ernest, led it
takes Away my appetitetotalk business at
meale."" - •
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• in a ng with. • the, early -suitor. .' • • -
halted, uttering to hiniself a' guttural • Eva said 'nothing. She was still and,
.expression of satisfaetion. . Then watching
his opportunity, he turned ahd ran. Swiftly 'Why; what is the matter With you. both ?
back to Pretoria. lp ten minutes heta
.11aVeleit eeett. a ghoet •
et. Efuest's : . Not ekiintly.; but I. think.that Eva 1)05
thre Iivo front of the door :were heiteei, ,received , ineesAge'. from the Aoki said
With. White ridere; two ;being; held .by .Floreuce with a nervous : • , •
Haire. *.• On.the vettitidie; ea:U[3461. smoking, -Eire wee. "1 think; PlOwden.,'" • she
was ,10r. AlsiOn and With "him ,lereply, the
latter tinned and imiured. ... • said, "that had hater be frank with you
atoned:. ask you listee tOrde for: a few
• Tea, quite,"• . - ." . . ,
"And what: de yOn 13.Ay; 'Jeremy r. .
". Where grneatfgoes, there will I.ge alsO.
Besides to shoot ,an .elephant ; the one
ambition of .anylire." '
, then we • will consider', that
settledi'We shall want to pidk nnother
eight.hore ; but know of one 4 fellow
waits ,t,Ofsell, a beauty, by Itilen I will
Make arrangeniente at ohce."
CHAP Mt 'XXIX, •
bY the three ;white men. •• Mr. •Plawden hewed:with Mock humility,
PLOWDEN A;-*.;k3uTs iris monis. , . arid Eireiled,tbo-e:a very ugly enalle. .
ngeanwhile Erneet walked quietly along •Who e keat 88,NV BYO, ehe. had Jam', You. aro aware that, before I :,beeanie
the rOt0. Once he • paused, thinking' that become . priviitely engaged to the engaged to y6O, I had had e ,preVious,
he heard the sound of galloping horses, half J'arneo.Plowden. nuf,the marriage, we's lot affoir."
a mile Or so to the left, It passed, and he to take place till the following. sprieg, and 16 1,1,711:4.1.1iC,b4 who • committed it inur-
went on.agaior ProseritlyAbe mist began the following spring was a long way Oft. dor," put in Irt-Plowdon.
to lift, and the glorious suu cam e out; Vaguely sho hoped something Pught. Oceer I "'With the gentlerean who hita, the this.
U.IOng the. silent .rotel, atid thePost cart with r 1 lif i
then. •canie. -rurnbre of 'wheels runningto prevent it, foirtting. that; as, A, thlo,lip, fortuno to kill a Man in a duel I
• The Hottentot • made report • and is
vaiiiihed. • - • • ; nionicinta" • • ", •„ . ,
Mt, Alston turned.ancl liddreesed Jeremy• "Am l na eiwaya it-yonr. service, 'dear'
in the tenet of oxo.givipg 'an oreTer. • . , , "I wish," began Eva, said broke down-,
Evart, ' •
"Now go," he said •:Ett'• last,•handing him
a paper, and Jereiny Went,. and nebunting " I Wish,"• she went on• " to appeal'
one of the lecl horsee, a powerful e'reans- to your generoeity and to your feelings as a
cotored, animal With a snowmhite inane and gentleman. . • •""
• Florence smiled
tail, galloped off into tho twilight, followed
- ea t 8 on y happy things that acct.- ' Eva:-
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• ' (TO be continued.) • ,
;• : Practiced.E6oziomY.
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f th • *.f
'This' ory , to e e of an •,
ambient benefactor of . the r
residence was One: day'l;
whilethe lady was in tlie;raidai of prepare-. ,
,tions for the niidday,roal (this was jn -the
Olden able, Wheli people, got up the .
.morning and .liad...dinner itt the • prep*:
time) .0 caller was. SAMOUROOd. • IIastity
ieeiring; the kitchen Where she was over.
seeing operations she entered the next.
reani. 'Where the Visitor. Was. The door
between the two was °Pen, and pretty aeon"
the lady broke • Off the ' coriversatien:.aha
eallectto the "'help-" in the kitchen... : •
Nancy.' does thekettle .
isro; me,env.! .
The% the convereAtien. renewed,;!.t
be hrolienagain feW.. minutee by the .
: • • '
• Nano, tloep,tho kettle boil fi"
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"Tben take the pine stiakiii the , corner.
Ann put it .On the nt.'s." This was
grime:* -done, .for shortly after, when:
" ma'ain.,7 repeated her *Motion : • •
• " Nation does the kettle' boil how ?"
'••• Yee, ma'am," was the.asnewet.
,." Then 'take of the'pineoticksandput it
in the corner:" •. • '• •
Tlus shows a Spirit of etto.eg,;;;.4eraly to
be surpassed.,..Boston Bedard. .
inr , Gladstene's Waist.
••Notieng ago,' says • .f.r at' p Bazar, Pafri,41r
ttlidatiiiie was, visiting a conntry house, ,
And the first evening akdinner. 'wore a black' - •
lade scarf ii'rapped around and around her,
•bedy.. in the most extraordinary, style. :
• EverybedY wondered • at mos, ani42thg
costnnte. Peing te • the drawing-tOom'
.after dinner something... striick: ' sharply
against the stairs at every step she. took,
" know•What it 113,1' ebetalitiltrentarkede
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"When 1 dressed I :Could' not And the millet
•of •'•gowiii '0".9 wiekiea% . this 'seed.
around rhe inetioad., My maid in peeking ;
eoilietimes pins the waist inside
And 'Stooping down, Oro enough it was . tho
:missing link of the &Attune., • Mrs, Clad
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shine retired and roapPeared, baying laid •
aside. the: grotesque: sithetitu to in favor . of
thOxenVetiliemLskgiiiet,', p:ha with tho
Most ceinplete nemelialence.• "' —
The eer--vo.nt 1-4'-'---'----questitei-",IYASy Igo
°xP ain°4' Pitt te•ilight, unini?"! .• ••••••••'.
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