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leautt,ered a, scurf of blue;
A• gay bold bOeze‘.Petesei.1 to flatter 144.4:
• tease
'Thietrifte of delicate hue,* '
YOU ere lovelierfar thee the 'gond '.skiesarep,"'
'• He Raid with a voice that alithetl; -
sty0U, aro fairer to me than the 'beautiful sea; .
' 940)02Y 40 you eta)" here 4114 iliciat
.irou are wasting liotir life in till!' "dug, dark
room;"•
And he tondied her silken folda.
o'er the casement, lean but a -little my Twee,
And seo. what the great viserIChidal;
• /row the -wonderful Lillie of your, matehlalif
Cheapens both sea a,nd aky •
•gee are far 00 bright to be hidden from sight,
gonte0 fly with 4100 .4arl$01f• AY!" -
hu b1ttor-it-doaaindea v• -Q.- :10W14404
naverAW.P101 , rug. Yes, ahe was ,glad they were friends, bonnet, and moot mg the beset al. grey
"How can we help it?" returned' FON and that he eared to hear about their hair with eiger-lovingfingers.
111 a obgeldniproitv. It peroy ought to know ' tr011bles. go was so untielfieh, so different " Thank you, dearest," she said, drawing
that we cannot use any. of Mr. Hunting- to other Young men -Fern did not knot,/ a down the girl's, f tie to hers " now
don's money ;• neither. my mother nor I single-yr:rug man eMept. Brie, so her know, tame what on tgbbayej3eWsking„!!„,
woeld, ton* ai penny ' of it. Don't yeti ledge was not very reliable; and thee, with..."gray an. -Mr. Edo have been here,"
*new," struggling with hertears," that my an odd traneition of thouglitohb' wondered was Fern's answer, as shetoble her place at
poor fathE0 died brokenrhearted0 .end he who MSS Selby could be, and why' Pero} her Mother's feet •; "and Percy .left his
fought have payed MM." called her la Belle Evelyn, and, looked at love for you, and was so perry:to nine you."
"Yes, I know.". returned Brie looking Erie somischievotisly • - . Mrs. Trafford made no comment on this
But presently,when Fluff had gene, off piece, of information. but she•: la .
grumbling.-.*Ith----beI7Etten, and all the quickly at Crystal; perhaps, something in
pretty tea things had been washed and: put the girls, face warned her, for she at once
away in the big corner cupboard, and the changed the subject, to her daughter's sur -
kettle was silent; and only to cricket ohirPed 'Prise, and without, asking any questions,
„en the hearth, Fern at down 'beside began teltmg them about: the, invalid.
kmdly at thaweeping " and for One
hun eannoteay-you-sre:ivrong---hry'-tinelrliair
dealt very harshly; and I fear cruelly, by
his owtrilesh and blood -my poor mother
often ,oried, as elle told, rne. so hut she
„
+.render hie whispeektuid sweet his cereal!, always said tha.tit wan not for mkt° Nem
TittrolTiteWAVarelthe over
* The cakment out to sea;
Close to breast she -Wall fondly p_ressed,_ _
- lamed° -ce by Ille-taughing moutar -
Then dropp.ed to her grave in the cruel wave
While the wind went whietling south.,
-"Elks Witeelor Wilcox-
' membered almost as vividly as though it
him who lived under his roof and profited,
by his generosity. Ile was a benefactor to
us in our trouble -for we were poor too."
But here Erle checked him -self abruptly,
for he did not care tie tell Fern that his
father had been a ganThler, and had Bcp n
deretl all his wife's pro rt • • but •he re,
Pe 3'
SIR HUGII'S LOVES.
"Yes, on my mother's side, but :I have
. net been to.itedrnond Hall for an age. Old
Hugh had rather a disappointment last
year; he was engaged to another lady, and
• - she jilted him ---at least,that"ia the popular
edition of-t,hentory-t-Vut-anyhoW-the-P00
Old fellow seeinedratherbadly hit."
• "And he has married so soon!" in an
incredulous -tenor
"Of course; caught at the rebound like
many other fellows. Don't you know how
r: the Old adage runs, Miss Trafford:-
shall I waisting with despaire
Die because a woman's fano.
If she be not faire for me.
What care I how fare she ha
• That is the right sort of spirit, eh, Percy."'
' "'How should I know ?" returned Percy.
morosely -he was evidently out of humor
about something; and then, as 'though he
• feared to bring on himself one of Bile's
jesting remarks, he roused himself with an
effort. "Well, Toddlekins, how's Flibber-
tigibbet' ; come and sit on my knee; and
will tell you the story' of Mr: Harlequin
Paas -in -the -boots." ,
"My name is not Toddlekine:"' returned
• BlItiff, indignantly:, -" and I don't care about
Flibbertigibbet or Puss-hi:boots; your
stories„ are Percy, they natter...have
• any end:". And then, with the capricious-
ness Of a spoiled ohild, Ellie sidled up to 'her
• chief favbrite, Erie, and put her hands con-
:. fidingly in his. , • •
ter,;:mlaVitenetreistongoiriOttasikamerw,
tlireWer tahe MA/AAA
l!...,..Vbeiacipirsiiiiee;- *4 FVra WantS • to -go too,•'
• don't you, dear ?" but her sister shook ' her
at her with a faint smile, and winkon
• • with her work. ; • - .
.4, I don't see My way clear*. yet awhile
Fussy," replied Erle, ashe smoothedFluff's 11
-were•yesterday; when he Wee playtng in
•their miserable lodgings at Naples, after
his father's' death -how a grave Sterzi,faced
man came into the room and sat' down be-
side liis mother; and one. speech had
reached his pare:,
, " Neve.r mind all that Beatrice You are
happier as his widowlhan his Wife, For-
got_ .the pad, And OMXte_home_with me, ;and.
your boy shall be mine :
440 certainly loved hie Miele; and
always•pained,him to remeraber hie wrong-
doing„_Iki his _beyish_ generosi_ty.,..._he:had
onceveeturer teintercedefor the disinherited peace. Fern, I know he is your brother,
daughter, and had even gone so f as to and that I ought not to speak againEit him;
Ei
implore that his Smote would never put him but how am I to help habil hiM.2,1.1.
in Percy's place; but the burst o . 'anger . "Oh, no 1" With a shn er, for ' Fern's
with which his words were, receive:1 cowed gentle -nature was not cm le 'of Crystal's
him effeottiall - ' passion; "you must not hate P00r-Fer0Y
"A Trafford shall wet inherit My pro- -he cannot help loving you.
petty," Mr.lilmitingdon had said, with e .. A poor sort of love," 'returned Crystal;
frown so black that the boy positively scernfally; "'a love. that partakee too intich
quailed under it; ".1 would leave it . all to . of the owner's" selfishness to be to my taste.
an hospital first,-neverpresunteto speakto I Fern, how can he be your Mother's son?
PIO cor this again. Percy does not require •He has not a grain of her noble frank
any pity; when he leaves 'Oxford he will nature; and from all accounts ' he, dries not
read for the Bar. We haver arranged all take after your father. • /
that; he will lime A handsome allowance; " But he is very clever, Crystal, and Mr.'
'and. with his capaeitp-for his tutor tells Erle says he is really kind-hearted," re:
me he is a clever fellow -he will soon carve
his way to fort'ttne ;" and after this, Brie
certainly held hie Peace. .
. '
.... - CHAPTER XIV.
•
Crystal, and put. her. arm affectionately ' But after they had chatted: for a few
round her. "Now you can tell me what minutes Crystal rose, and; saying she was
has been troubling you darling." she said, verytired badothem-both-good-night. -
in coaxingvoice.
- It seem a pity that there was no one to 'anxiotiely;"inatliiin her glance. fell on her
augliter. Fern was looking into the fire.
dreamingly;- and there was a sort brwistfutz'
nese in her eyes; when her mother touched
bor gently she started.
" My little eturbettin does not; look quite
so bright to -night," she said tenderly.
aro afraid you have 'been tiring yourself,
Fern; trying to Florence' s frock."
" Oh, no, returned the girl' quickly, and
then a frank blush came to her face as she
met her mother's, clear searching. look.
dared. to.-folloNi.m and -.persecuteyme;- and "-Well;I confess, -as Fhiff eays
he ealbeit• Jove -love 1" with iiiiinfeedurie; it-littleunsteadily,-"-1 am afraid Iwas
hie contempt in her tone; " and when -I just a little. bit discontented."
tell him it is ungenerous and Wrong, he Yon discontented, MY pet ?!.° in •an in -
complains that -eredulous-vnicei.for TernIA sweet unselfish-
- and bright. content made the sunshine
of their humble home There , seemed no
-chord of fretfulness in the girl's nature ; her
pure health and buoyant * spirits found no,
cause for complaint., Nea lived her youth
again in her child, and she Often thanked.
Heaven, even in her desolate merdents, for
this , one bleeeing that had ',lever disep-.
Fern ittl3SEIOa a little !loser to her mother
and wrapped her arms round her: "But it
is true, mother; I had quite a naughty fit.
'Crystal' talked about Percy and •Mr. Brie.
It was not so -much what 'she said as what
she implied that troubled me; :but . she
eeemea to think that our lifis-Viie so Wei:-
ent to. theirs -that we were poor people and
they had mithingin common with us', and
that it Was better not to be friends. Some-
how, it madetne feel all at oncehow shabby
and commonplace one's, life really will.",
' Trafford sighed, but there was no
reproach in her voice. "Yoe, dear.;. L
derstand, it is quite natural, and I should
but the next moment shemid, tenderly:. .., .have.felt,the.stimeatfoxmage„
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Mrs. Trafford . looked. after ..the., girl
See the two faces, so close together; an
artist would- have sketched themes •Night -
and Morning. Fern's' softEnglish fairness
made a splendid fell to Crystal's envoi:tom-
plexion and 'dark, southern 'coloring.. The
girl was superbly liandarre, in spite .of the
bitter lines round the inOuth and the, hard
defiant curve of the lips. As Fern spoke,
her dark eyes flashed angrily.
"He has been speaking to me .again,"
she said; in an agitated voice. "He has
Ido reMemberlt: Vilma such a face
-
As quido, would have loved to look upon.
• eceeetzeree,Ahe4ex;ea.-tander
1
s 4uriirlabal at , Erie's
;speech: "1 dienots know • you : lied ' been
poor toa,", she returne0; drying her, eyes
.and taking her work.sigam. "
, :Yee, but I was very , young, and knew
ttle about it; my poor Mother was the
ne,to suffer,. - she -wanted- for; noth-
ng *hen my uncle ,.took ns to Belgmve
°use ; he was, very good to her until she•
ed; and," with a slighthesitation in his.
oice, " he iirgood to me." . • .
"Yes, and youare right to bo fond of
Win," 'retiarlied Peril, frankly. . "Some-
times I think it is not quite kind of me to.
Peak to yoti Percy and our • troubles,
becatuse it -seams to cast,a reifiection On ;me,
on love antl-L7--" but. Rile interrnpt,ed •
er.. • • . " . • •
"1 hope you will never withheld, your
Confide rce, Mita; Trafford;. I should: not
'id You treated me as a friend. if .you
d not allow ,inelto share some Of your
=hies. 'Percy and I are like brothers,,
d Perey's Mother and sitter • but
ere he pauffed,-and a flush crossed his face.
Ow could he tell this girl that she should
bp as it Butter to him; when he: lrnevi that
even to be alone with her for ti,few minutes<
made•his.heart beat With strange thrills Of
happiness?' His sister, never!
Fern felt a little confreied at the ,sudden.
Pause: She wished in a vague sort of way
that he would finish his' sentence and 'tell
her What ,he meant: thc. silence was 'be,
. curie, and here he and Percy 'exchanged 0
meaningloolts ; fordurint;hisgrandfather's
Mileage from town Ede had 'paid frequent 11
visits to Beulah Place, itnd-on One (wagon di
hadactually ;carried off the child for a day v
• at the Zoological Gardens in spite of Fern's '
,deratir that she hardly, knew :what her
, mother would pay. , *
• "But Surely. you Pin do is you like; ',Mr. a
Erie," ' persisted t,he ernestly.
'.'"Perny tells us that you? are So 'rich, and Y
ridoeueh beautiful horses in the park,' and .h
that you have nothing to do but .juSt enjoy
yourself; why can't yon -take Fern and ma
to the Zoological Gardens' ?" • • • f
.• "Oh, Fluff, Fluff I" remonstrated' her di
tater in it distressed tone," what will Mr. •tr
t.hink of yon?" . , • an
• Erle had looked •eintiarritsitea. at the h
speech Percy -laughed, and the H
. mu e-tose. „ • '
• Do you if I leave yen .for a few
• .Mitintee, Fern; have a little businesithat
will take Omit a quarter of an hour -7 -oh, I
will be back in, time,",as Erle seethed in-
clined to remonstrate; " yen May, depend
'Toni! that-I:will not 'make yon late for
dinner., as la Belle Evelyn- to be them".
and with a noctat ?lib sister he left the
• Fern looked a little troubled.: "1 hope
he had not gone ie. meet "and then'
she flushed up and did not. thiish her i'
sentence; but, Erle, understood her in a 'in
moment.. • he
,Miss Davenport .wPuld not he pleased,
rauppose'-oh yes, otoOnrse/he has gone to th
meet her.. What a pity year mother, is not Fl
.
here, Miss Trafford; she. woidd. have kept Cu
'him in Order ?" - * • ,
"Crystal will be so angry," replied Fern,. Wo
' anximulY, and dropping her V010i3 so that see
• 'Muff should not overhear her; but the no
• Child, disappointed that her request had P_
' been•refitied had betaken 'herself to the: fon
farthest corner of the room with her kitten,
te :whew She was whiuperingher displeasure. his
• . 4' She noyer likes Petty rneether or show a
attention;* I have told. him over his
• and over again, but he will not listen P
• me."' .nes
' "'I am afraid he is rather smitten With 'pa
your friend Miss Davenport-ehe is wonder. • •
fully handsome, certainly. Yes, one cannot ann
• • •• • , be- surprised at Peray's • infatuation -yon out
•are gainer indite way, Miss Trafford, .stra
. for Percy never came half, so often until
Miss Davenport lived with you." • hay
‘• That makes it all the •rtiore wrong," and
rettiried. Fern, firinly ; "it was Percy'e he
• duty-to-cOme-andeeemother,--rula---yet -he -"`
Stays -a away for months at a time. , CrYstal the
lies never encouraged him-she,never will: port
.Lknoviin..her heattAbe.doee netlike Percy, 'gave
and yet he Will persist in harassing' her." he t
, Faint heart ne'rir won fair lady,"
returned Erle;+lightly ; and thens.as he sew rtiP
the feats in Fern's eyes, his manner late
coming 'awkward... , , • :„ • • •
Fern ' worked On 'desperately, • but . her
cheelts wine burning; 'Beth of them, felt
relieved when they heard footsteps ap-
roaching--Erle especially,. for some dim
stinct told him that m another' minute
shoolci,have betrayed himself.
Bothofthem rose, Simtiltaneetisly, as,
e door opened; and at the. seine moment
tiff, hugging heriedf, among the sofa
shions, whispered into the kitten's ear:
"They don't know that :I heard every
rd.' One of these days I shall go . and
gratidrapa;. and ask hini Why we may
t come and live with him ad Well as
eroy. 'Erie would it, I know, he it, so
a of Fern," : •
Erleceitainlkdooked4-littletainused tie
.friend entereelthe.tooin accompanied by
till dark girl, Very plainly dressed. But
expression changed as .he noticed
am's. moody looks, and air of hatightie
s qbaervahle inlhe•manner of his cent:,
• : • •
Miss Davenport was evidently very nnich,
oyed ; she shook hands with pile; With-
deigning•tb look at him, 'aria walked
iglit to the•fireplaCe. , • • '
ern followed her:, • ." I, —I) gli-Vii.
e wine home :so early, Crystal.; Fleff
• I, have waited tea for you, but we
tally expected you vet." . • • .
-1-itru-sotryypti-vveitediffirte," returned
girl, ,whe called herself Crystal Deven-
* a constrained voice Mrs. Norton
inc poine tea, because she said I Must
ired playing witleithe children:" " •
Come, we must 'be going,' Erie," . inter.
tedPercy,, sharply. " or we ; shall be
for dinner. „Good-bYe, Fern ; ten lnY.;
rrY ss her. Gooll
changed: " ou must nett trouble yourself•motir; T.
ni so to i
abotit it,;?' • he, said,: 'Kindly; "i it • will be
• Percy'd Owe fault if he gets haadly bitten:
even 1, , • 4'. complete " Stranger to
Miss Davenport+ -I believe I have
net seen her more than , three
tiniss-can quite endorse whit • yeti. , say:
her manner is•most tepelling to Percy. He
innitt be bewitched.I think." •
•+" I wish he Were different, 'I she replied
with a sigh; " I know he makes Mother
often very unhappy, though -she never says
so. Ile seetha to find fatilt With ns forcur
povetty,•and SAVg herd things, to ,Imother
• beeepSeslie will Work fe: us all."
, • "Yes. I: ktiow„ end yet PerCy is not
• baci.liekarteel .in a
sympalhisii•te ten ? ; lie. is ter:riblv -;:,`Clite. I
• knew', becenee :nether tefuses •his
lip; 1..aS c.a.; ev,:r.and er again
th at 'tit his n • 'ttra:r.c.0
.1, e.t.a t'.t+.es,
; •
Iva:,
turned Fern, in a,troubled tene ; ." people;
admi're and and there are many
and many girls, Mr. Erie says, .would be
ready to listen to him. He is very hand-.
'BOMB, even you must allow that, and it is
not the poor boy's fault if he has lost his
heart to PAL"
Crystal smiled at this' sisterly defence,
axe larglattine-t-NOtt Volta -ItaWriya .N5IndERX` in tiling to malte on understand the bar-
rier. between Erie untangdon And
:, • "But,' mother?". with a burning face, f we
are gentlefolk; surely -it does not matter so
. •
much that 'stream poor."
. "The , world Would not endorse that,
Fern," replied her mother gently, "itis
apt to turn a Coldshotilder to genteel poy-
ertyg. The hardest lot in life, in my opinion,
lathe rife Of a poor gentlewoman"
"But Mr. Erie does- not look down upon
us," Pereleted• Fern, "or he would not collie
seoften: alwaysisa)s that no room in
Belgrave House is so homelike as.this mem
and. that he is happier thin in the houses of
his grand ,
,• A troubled look,came to the mother's face
and i•nvoltuatarily shepresseaher 'closer
thee] if you could; you BO littl:.1knotte•
ledge of the world, and have :led such a
recluse life, that yon hardly knowhow rigid
society really is; but I shatilcl have thought
that even you Would have thought it Writing
for your brother to come here so often in
year mother's absence and bring +his friend
with him; it is ,taking advantage of two
defenceless girls to intrude himself and Mr.
Erie onus in this Way.,"
"But Percy never knows when mother Is
out," replied Fern, in. a puzzled tone. ,
'Crystal was silent; she held a different
opinion,but after all she need not put these
ideas into •Fern's innocent mind. • It, . was
her own conviction that Percy in some way
was always aware of hiemother's absence.
At first he had come , alone, and , now he to her, as though t,o defend her from some
slYia37s brought Ede .• with him, •and she threatened danger, end her wiles, was not
wantea to say a word that might put Tern •quite so clear aa,tomal as she answered:
on her guard; but at the present moment "It is Erie's nature to say 'pleasant
she was too full of her own grievance. , ' things. • lie-is-a.gentlenianlyrkind-heatted'
7 "You know, Fern," she eonthined, in a fellow, and I anti sure that we all like hint
very grave voice, fi if this goes on and your very intich4 but,I•shonla net care for my
brother refuses to hear -reason,/, I shall' be little :daughter to see .too ranch of him.
obliged to 'seek another 'home, Where I trier Huntingdon Id not the friend I would
shall be free frolnhiene•Plenl,Pereecutioll; choose for. you, Fern." , ' •
yes," -as -Fern tittered an incredulous. eh] "But, Mother "-'-opening her eyes Widely;
clamatiOn" though I lave yeti all so at this" if we like him, why should we
dearly, and. have grown to look. upon. this not friends?" . '
as a' honigi+ehall be forced too) a second . Mrs. Trafford hesitated; she hardly liked
time into the world," . • to disturb Fern's mind, and yet she *jelled
But Percy must hear reason," returned to put her on her guard. , • • • .•
Fern; tearfully.' •". r will ask mother to ' Yon. see, Fern. she answered
with as -
talk to him, and I know Mr. Erie has given iiiimed lightness, "we_ampooriesoplevety...
him hints. Wo. cannot part with you, peer people; we have to work for out bread
Crystal. .I have never had a companion of and to be content with simple fate; but my
my Own age before; and motIier itt se 'often young cousin Erle is rich -he will be his
out." ' • : uncle's hew •one day; and, no doubt, he will
"Well, well," observed Crystal . !tootle,: niarry some rich, handsome girl. All the
"1 the -truth -to -night,
and perhaps he will believe it ;* but
we will not talk about your brother any
More. And so he left you alone. With Mr.
.Erle; Fern ?” '
"-Oh yes, but we were net long alone,"
returned the girl, innocetly. •
"You and Mr. Erle,seeen good' friends."
" Yes, 'suppose so,"'rether•shyly ; "he
was very kind to inc this evening."' .•
"Did he tell You anything about the
•beeritifur Miss Selby who . is to dine with
her aunt, , Lady •Meltravers,• at Belginve.
House to•itight„? a. cottsin of Mr. Erie's •
worldis before lum,. he has only to look
r • nn m an • o oose,like the prince in a
fairy story. You may be sure' there istiorne
gay young princess waiting for him some-
where. • Are you cold, my darling ?" for Fern
Shivered
"We have let, the fire get rather low, "re-
turned Fern, jumping up to replenish it;
but somehow her voice was not quite under
her control and her bend Was a little un-
steady. "Oh, yes, her mother ana' Crystal
.were tight; these foolish dreams of hers
could never'ccime true; • she would have to
see her prmce ride away some day in quest
Lady Dent'son, is to act hostess." ' •• . • of some dark-haired princeits. And in
"No,", returned Fern, rather faintly,
but dhe +was conscious of a seam pain ;lie
Crystal spoke. . : • ,
" And.yet he meets her yet./ often. Ah,
well, young men do not tell sll their secrets.
0.1-eourde Mr, Erle's life •is .very different
-from,00re44ve-are Working bees, Fern, and
he. is A bntterfiy, of la:thief:1: When he
comes here he makes himself, very bright
And pleasant, but he knows. nothing of his
real . , , • •effect. She bad ,already given her stni,.a
"
No, of coarse:not." But a sort •hint that his friend's visits were tether ice
passed over Fern as Crystal speke. 'Why' frequent ; she intiet speak to him seriously
did she say these Sort of things so often to on the 'subject and appeal to his love for his
her ? did she Oink it. wrong for her and sister. . , . • , •, • .
Mr. Erie to hp friends? was She warning She changed theinbject nowby asking
her; and against what? Well, it was true Fern ,what.was the matter withesyatal.
she knew nothing of his.life.exeept what he Percy has been speakiag to her again,
.4
cheese to tell her. Healed never mentioned blether. He went tit' net .330 when' sh
the fairy stories, the real princess Was often
poor and wore a shabby dress (Ina had gol-
den hair, and-", bat "here Fern banished
these. thoughts resolutely and came back to
her footstool little pale and drooping. , ,
Mrs. Trafford'e keen eyes. noted every-
thing, but she wisely forebdio.to Continue
the subject. Ferri -was -so docileend-htietible
She thought so little of hereelf,' that her
mother hoped that her words would take
'11TatEdr mer azidaocused.zne- of
want of prudence,in taking A stronger un-
der out roof, and iteked mo how I knew that •
she.w,as a At nom.,patil04 for elliterr
As though Crystal were not the dearest •
.iyaleatgirlin4he.world,1",returneff Fern -
mdignantly. "Never Mind, mother, he
only wanted to make You uncomfortable.
He is too. fond of 'Crystal to doubt ber,for a
moment.. I hope. you* told him that you,
were acquainted with her wholehietory."
" eprand--1-informeddlim---at-the4iame.,,
time that you were ignorant of it, though
Crystal meant to telt you herself one day. I •
told him that, to pat his rapid at, rest I •
ceuldsatisfy him that Crystal came ofgoiod •
parentage; •that she hedinfluential friends : •
and protectors if ehe Obese • to aPPeei to
them; that though she was apparently a
lonely wait -she -had irireality'geba' friendit
and most comfortable home,
"'Then, I suppose, she has alienated theni •
by that etinfeundedteniper others,' " he said
with a-eidier; "13'01 00111a Elea he was • sur -
.prised And not, allegether pleased, but L
wished him teknew that oho was not with-
out proteatere if he. drove her from our
roof." •
beginningwas estraowiasfivt co ry, look
gettingo ske alfilessls iht t. miserable! shi gahpecli e and
de arnheto.
`take more' interest in things, but this even-
ing she has the old restless
"That is lateen -se elle-Will-net lake my': +--
tIvice;),"-retureed-.-her maker- -quickly:7.7—
"Crystal is a dear gbi and I am very fond .
of her, but I. think. niost of her troubles .•
pine from her own undisciplined nature;
she si the object of the tenderest love the
most divine fOrgiVene138 ; there are kind
hearts Waiting for her if she would Only
nie her story under the seal of secrecy, BB
getleTOUSty respond to them. She hag told
'yen know well, or she would long ago have
been in her right place. •, My heart bleeds
for the friends Who love her so;and are
seeking her BO vainly. No "rising, as to
.01980' the subjeot-.. I am Very sorry for
kCrystal, butl do not pity her as you do. I
have kntiWn what it ie to sin but I have
never been too .proud to acknowledge my
error. • Crystal.acknowledges hers with bit. -
ter teats and molt true penitence, but she,
ll1 not bo forgiven.. 'Lei me expiate My • •
sin a. little longer,' that is all she attys.".
"'YOB, I hii0tv," WhiBpered Fern, "she is •
always telling me that she does not deserve' •
to be happy. Is that true,.mether ?"
"My.ohild, do any of us deserve it?• Hap-,
topless is a free gift, like the: sunshine that •
rises alike ''en the evil and the .good.' :Do
you remember your father's dying . wOrds„1_,
-'J bolievein thelorgiVeliess sins 1•••,•enti, • '
.t.t„iettlitergivtinmilasoaro:-.4,4,RgmlIfteggemona
imia.,EatthitrAtvadvithztransiangditos-Npit
turned away. ' Her punishment had been
'greati.iihe told herself; she had deserted her ,
earthly father, and now her ion had deserted:. .
her. '" One sows the wind to reap the whirl:
.whiel," she thought; as she. Mused bitterly .
over her boy's Weakness.
•
' . (To be continned,) -
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HoW. They Direct Strangers Ili the
COMitry.
I
Don't know, ask next man. .
Third stone house after you I crow tweo.,
Eteportd house after YOU pass .the cabin
with a big black dog. ,. . -
When you bometo a '-barnyard with. a
lathe duck,, halloo to the house: : That
farmer knows everybody.. ' "
' It's the second' house beyond the one
that has ii,` red barn. with e big door chalked
Up. , That's Bob Smith's Account of his
chicken brop. • "' - .. ' , • . •
. Take the fork of the road in. your left
handi--then go on till you come, to the big
elm. When you get' there, : 'if anybody,
comes along ask them. • ' • ' t
It's just three Miles. and an eighth.
Them are seven houses on the left and six
On the right. That makes it the fourteenth.
Go straight ahead. ' . . ' • ' •
,. It is about two looks from here. Go to .
the top of that hill and take a look. Then
.go as far as you. saw; . take another- look,.
When you get there you'll SOQ it.
- Tnrn• 'round the little church to the
right.. p the ridge on your left. Go half
him along there: ° •
kiiee
'a mile hree-qtiarters, perhaps a mile. . If
you OW the Man yoll'ie after yott'll find „
Take youreaccind right hand road; cross
twO left* handroads- and take your third. '
Don't go up the first right hand, but take '
the second. There's ,a well sweep in the
front yard and a Wheel .ptunn. in the batn,',..
' • After yeti pass. a barnyard With. a red
waggon and a• white mare •witha spavin on
her left hind log you'll see a stone house Of
one story With roof sunk in. That ain't the "
house, but if the dog don't bite yoii.you can
find out there. -: ' • •
.South A;neilean •Horse Cars:.
. , ,
The longest sheet car line in ;the prld
is in Argentine Republic, South America,
and•it mill also he the OnlY line in the world, '
to run sleeping' cars the aCcommoda-
tion of its patrons. The road has 200 mike
of track; connecting a number of towns .
the vicinity of Buenos Ayres, and ita ,
ment, has been supplied 'bye PhilAdelphis
car company. Horses ire used As Motive
power instead of „steam, 'because fuel is
dear, horses cheap; and the people Ate slove.`
Two tone of coal will buy a horse and her -
nese. The sleeping cars are a '',Curiosityi. "
They are four in..ntunber,, .eighteen feet in•
length, and are furnished with four berths.
each, which lirS made. 'to • roll up when not "
in Use. Tho tsars Are furnisheil.With lava-
loriek Watercoolers, linen :presses and
other conveniences, . and' are finis/ tid
throughput'. with Mahogany.. , ,r:
evening, Miss pavenport ;7 but he hesitated,
• is though he did not ventute, to offer his
hand. •• • .' •
I. "Good -night,-' Trafford." she re-
turned, indifferently ; but she aid not turn
her long neck as she spfte. • And Erle con-
tentedhimsell with a bow. , '• •
What.is it..Cfntal, 0881. :"asked rer"'
anxiously as the two e
rooni t but Crystal only lifted her evebniws
and glanced at F11160; fts-litee ctirly head was '
dieting:4.1y visible so 'Fern said the :inn
thisSelby,Miss.veit..iadiasained,at tBheengigt.hatteacconoraclease:!_eact 'Nexereci...Treinraffgat.b:cakfa„cafroamart?.ht,teeNd or.i,rathomnasia.,',oekripdd
• Perayss account, he , met her very often. Crystal is very. very angry with bini."
shed with coelig, cight cattle Oars, two '' '
seixiirsrafatri:orfaottal four criaorus,b,,floO,u reocok‘e:ti;p:ants..,,cfatir., ,
twenty platform cars twenty gondola care,: . •
'burnt hpllow ,-, there wee.* feipt clieging oWnselfiali, pdrposes. This wits worse than i 1:1 :31' • ,
to -night she, was to be there. Forthetet pe/r06eettle4inglilY„i:418, ssiPsitelterse..?le;a/Vvi;gs ti•ihei; hje eP. 1,ev.'"..riu,IY 2torrbicokx toSarisitforTilifotyitiagrobreeitairriymfoart.ilethiiapin, ieennai
ootl• of tune.. The bright little, fire . had Erle -Huntingdon while he carried out his .': in4 wiii be witit t,g,
lime Verne gentle nature felt jarred 1174
theft ilestivatteir in ti
mist from-etiterdetAbe-erir.ket he ahe•hed lmeg'14,ea ;• but rerti mist+ina°174°6a 1 1"7"YR.-• 1,v:ci:etrulie,asI.iti.11::::::::::2 ‘....
:teased tochirp. Fein glaueed paned her the reason of her moontheorf'sliee;catioted. worr
disconsolately: how °pixie- and ' Shebby it "I ..te,:v IT , g y 31 1, , , .
• too,st look to site thought, 'after tile. Fi this but, Poor' hoYv do be- Tarry/ (prepering for the bountey)-_,
rooms at Belgrave lieve lie is honestly in le e With het I a "
, . o tore ought- te be room eneof the
very Well; we'tvilI hare oar tee, end •fhen' cbriacienee-'atriket waY, "'There is him .se 'different," . • COnOidcrato Y(Al ref gat, • dent';' .
it be Flues bed.thne ; , „thotberos c rystai, aria. • e ,..•Crystal will never. care te.r.,A11).: kir areskee tAlo emit It'ettele. But ,
mat another word btaiea 4erel.# with +her tooleoea t.he :r ---------------------per. and, She east' as'thoegh, she had I did not for.gsfe.yrin, . tor'n' MOO.'
preparetionS,' • • • ' he .sa tired titvi rein .arovi
, it wag not a -1.•,-;-,4te"im ' ' 'Stated' a fact erroneotisIv.:---" She Wag ileVei '1 1 • '
e n tet tlie next moment she start,ed „pp in wish she c,ould Care for huh, it wofild make trunks for. mufi y tlihigd, 1. go111 t yoU
of ell •Ii.ter cheery, efforts Cr; stal fat' tet
back her rebellions tbonglts brat'ely', rind
sitaltt,Itt,ith 7r„ ' While Cir.% :stel dri4 1.11' the 015 eaef-elielf; 6 "t't.ttr'1".jOrtg. ittt,i* if be PersiSta. she iiaa , ‘.t.od
cere for Percy. ± hisNe • told •sd. and
I bog4eihint no to Cu :her with his
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Seized the hillows and teAttipttleteathettre.
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