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The night.passed qttietly, and the morne
ing broke. fair and clondleeth :bett. With. the
40400 heavy etatrineeS in the. lttr Wei& had
MOO. Captain Laerten Prognosticate a
eitefem. There was. not &breath of air stir-
' g ; the sea lay like a vaet smooth lake,
4aokeyen a WaVelet disturbing ite calm;
there was no see:whine, no freshmen -noth-
ing but eultrY heat, whiob, Made peoplo feel
oppregeed and languid against the* will,
•*"• Wish/there Wind(' be 4 storm] or Imene-
„thieg0 Lady Eaetwell pettiebly, act
they sat at hreakfast, with, aU door@ and
windews epen, to. try to 'produce a dreneet,
but in vain., "It ie unbearably hot."
•.i• Don't wish for s gtOrm,. Dady Emit -
well," said Ns* •Stuarte,smiling. ..4•4' Re-
mentber Vest shall be eepesed to all, its
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NIVIIYiltre'YOU re,411. going ts-,day 2
Teat reallY."
" Cannot We incince you to give up
another day; Major Stuatt,". geld Mk&
• Beandesert oequettishly. .. •
, "You are very kind; Mrs. „Beandegert
but 1 fear, it I stay here any longer, I shall
:feel iny solitariness toodeeply by e•iid by,"
•" But why leave 'tie at all ?" punned the
little widow, looking very charming in her
. dainty primrose morning-drese.
A-wisemeneloeti-not-seekerlangere-Mree
Bettudesert.''.'
"But only a coward flies feemit," she re-
plied gayly. ' • .
"eleisoretion :is the • better peal of
valor.'"•
"Yon, a soldier, to preach such a creed
as that 1 For ;shame, Major Stuart Cap-
tain Layton, what do you. say 2" .
"-iethink Stuart is very wise," said
the yeeng man in a rather game tone, otill
. angry with the pretty coquette for her ne.
..glifot, of the previews evening. y" I have
half a mind to go with -him." , ••• •
.44 But I promised to take you to church
en:Sunday, Captain Layton,! Shirley said'
. •beightll from , her seat • by Sir Hugh,
you forgotten?"
•. "I had;" he answered frankly. "Thank
• yowler reminding me, Lady Glynn: But
• fieday is only Wednesday,' How am I te
priet until-Sunilayr-•• -
•• "If you are very well hayed, I will
•.--7 talc' eyou-ewith 'me lo call at the Vicarage when they choose. ebe roses TheeePlan-
--this•afternoone"-sherepliedelowly. • lagenet asks -Somerset. where is his argil-
'
"LdyGlynn, how cart. I•thank yori ? I newt"' • .
-could Bay With perfect truth I adore-----" "And Semerset anewers," L cly .East-
• "'My dear fellow,", said Sir, g!Ig11,1001111:•5
1eezteees erealieseine that "
eer eemettetelitecreleme
" Heavy?" guy questioned lightly
"No ts AO bamboo, as you see."• -
.14.1teetteeteelee-eee_
lerdelelpelliking it into his hand.
• "No, that ton je eilVeri" alleWerea Majo
1
. " About half an hour, I should say," •the
young fellow answered; so ruefully, that
i '''''"i'l ' ' " Vii1(1._ ' - • -
• ".Only two hours and a hall!" she ssid
i merrily. 14 Good-bye, lelcie-I May sail
you so, may I net? Shall we go for our
ramble to -morrow, afternoon?"
"1 shall be delighted, l!aeLY QiYun•
Shall I call for you'?"
"Will it be on the way? Yeoe then do,
dear. please, Mrs. Grey, you will spare
her tome as often as You can, will Yen not,
while we are here?" . .
'The gir' Is walked down with them to the
• wicket gate which opened en to the road,
Shirley and Luoie in front; CaPtain Layton
and Ada lingering a little behind; and at
• the wicket -gate they parted,the young
cater bestowing an unconscionalily long
and lingering pregsureon Ade's band, ere he
relinquished it. ,
Stuart. "It 'Waft mede oat Of .4 ,Iump cif
silyer ore which a friend brought Annie
•frern South America. It was of , course
much larger than that, lent,when the lead
had been reeleved the .011Ver Made that
°
•
" wohla, deal a 1*(44' 1447 blow,"
remarked Captain Layton,, examintng it.
" Tee .Weeld kill 4 Mall if it`came
shiteply in contact with hig temple," mid
Gaye. laughing: "It is an old friend and
companion of mine, and. .I rarely travel
without it. if you are reedye Glynneive
will start." ,
• "tam quiM ready," Sir Hugh answered,
glancing up at the balcony. and raising hie
• cap, with, e loving look in 'hie bine, eyes,
44' I will join you at the 'Vicarage, Shirley."
." Very Well," BIN loOked clOwn at him
with a smile, thee Over at Guyewho spilled
ale° as he, met the lovely hazel eyed.
Give 'us Youte• fleivers, Shirley ?".. her'
husband said lightly. " Let, us adorn clue -
selves." - • , ° '
• Shirley sidled again 'ageshe took from
the lace of her morning-drese two roses,
one a, deep damask rose, the other A pure
white one, • and dropped them over the bal.
,
(Vey into her husband's hands, • .. •
",Rival roses." said Mrs: Beaudeeert, -ag
shewatChed Sir Thigh, . wine having given
Guy the white rose, was fastening the red
one in the button -hole of his ffety tweed
coat. "-Yak Lancaster! That. is
oniinons, Sir Hugh:" . •
"Why 7" said Sir Huh; laughing.
" /lath not thy Mee a canker; Somer-
set?'"
"'Hath not thy rose. a. thorn, Plantag-
enet? " quoted Lade" Eastwell gayly, '
"Don; fall Out by the way,' said Mrs.
Be,audesert merrilye_leIt would . be tbe •
worse for you, Sir Hugh, became if:Majox
Stusethao the same arguinent thet Owner,
set had in his scabbard. in that. silver ball
M the and of his, stick, yen will certeinly
hive. the went Of it." . ' •
•," What argunient was, that ?" Sir :Hugh
asked absently: he &Mend to find Shirley's
graceful Ogirtlilirliiir white drese prettier
•than the little widoitinlierprinirOse eatin-
faeed Morning wrapper. • • E3
•"Don't yourentember?" die asked gayly.
"1 should have thought you. Mad Shah.
sPeare eometiraes.. MIVO youforgetten that
'charming iceineein the Temple 161•Eirdente
" The rair• enst beginning,"' Ladle said
quickly. e YOU ISUat have e and
=berate, Lady Glynn." •
4. We dien got home heforeit come e on,” i• No, no, my lady," he, said blarriedlY,
Shirley told her gaely. • 44 000a-bYe "do not come. For NeaVen's ^Bake, sir,, do
to -morrow?"• . not let her come." • '
44 LadyGlynn," Captain Layton said, in • . Captain Leyton deteolied • himself from
a hesitating, manner, as they walked on the group and turned toward Shirley, going
rapidlyefor the rain had already begun to to her like a =au in a dream. •-
fall in stow butheavy drops; "may I ao- • " Let me take you to your room," he
eompeny you to-inorrover '• me/lank:ally. " This is no pie for
" Ak1" :she said, emiling. "Was I right you, Lady WPM.'
when I said that they were nice girls?" " What has happened?" 'Shirley asked
• "Right? I should think so t" exclaimed faintly, looking up at him with gtartled
the eaPtain. 4' They are the nicest girls I questioning eyes ; but,. before be conk' an -
have ever seen." swer another gentleman detached himself
"• Warm ShirkY -said -drilYe from tbe• group -and- carne-toward-herrhis
"Are you serious?" - - - hands held out, and ate intense cOmpasstoe
: "1 .never was more OO•i12 my life,"' he on his face. • *
answered warmly. 1" he sald
"Captain Layton" -Shirley turned to thin" ki°144PoTtrheeheilwfd evteerr; fOgrenttihye
him earnestly -e I should never forgiee beautiful young oreatuee of whom his.
meself if through me any eledow was to daughter had spoken so, enthusiastically;
fall upon that happy home," , and Shirley put her hands in his, loolieng
The young manes- face, flashed Slightly, wistfully at the7gentle compassionate • face
but his. eyes met here earnestly end -
frankly. • •
eel noderstand,11-he mid quietly. • Yon
need not be -afraid, 'Lady. Glynn, I think
any map,..whateVer hie rank, Would be for-
tunate to win anch a wife as Ade Grey;
and, my rank is not eery exalteele...aithottgle
[am quite rieh enough to matry a girl
without a /bee •
",A poor clergyman'sdaughter?" Shirley
aid gently. ••
soream, until suddenly a shriek so
•
and edereing that it was hosed *bon, •
etne-orflie's"tdawe.-Wift thiViigh iOtLft
-
and Shirley started to her feet; etartled,
awed, and trembling.
"Let me go; 1 must see what has hap-
pened," she said hastileeetrying to disen-
gage herself from the clinging hands.,
"No, no," hire. Beandeeert tried to eST_;
but her terror mastered her, and she k
back in a dead faint upon her P1110:wo a
Shirley' went, as fast saber tmMblinglineb
could carry her, out of the room, along th
pump. and down the stairs. .
• A group of Men, gentlemen, servants, an
a ooupte of fishermen were standing. to
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She lifted her heedatiddentY, and # • • •
the tearful face. You are,
Teetean;4071"e'-iiilgeultIF-WilP.'-ifo
dietreee nettle**. 04, Wittla,r0ORK or7,r
Lucie.
• "My poor daeliniers
e. Guy called me that'," ohe said drettnailh,
"long, , ego -go- long ago 1 That , Doane.
•
haunts. me too, Lucie, 14 the night'. YOU
do not know of that, and I wilt not .spealc
e of it now, blimps° he M deed -poor Hugh;
poor Hugh! 01101W heart l"
e "What is it, dear? Are you in pain?"
Lucie Grey Asked ,gently, as, she eaw the
d gni& movement of the frail little heede,
: (To be continued.) •
getber in the entrance hall,forming a mole•
•
Areleita soreetbing which ShirleY Weld hot A prtobiSTElt IRON fiRtIP:
w°t3abriTn'llex°paretheesiofancoesf rweeVaenrdy etteOktareadeinS! *ROI* Misinmatt Ulises 300 E'Cot :Above, Her
trent. As the sound of her light footfall . Dock -Three 9ther blasts. *
broke the stillness, . one of the eervante Biooklyn lies the four.maiited 'Ship
looked, tip, and the horror deepened on hie Palgneve, of Port Glasgow. She io the.
faniaa he saw' her. ' ' largest. iron sailing yef3sel in, the world and.
one of the handsomest. Beneath her non
decks is stowed 6,711 tons .of cargo brought „
from Calcutta in IPO days. "Why," mid •
,Capt. llugb Harney, "we !weer took the •
sty -sails from. the time we set them till we •
sighted Cape Hatteras, on April 4th. It
have been going to ma forty years, and
never heard of such a thing hefore."., Tha
Palgrive measures 32e leet 5 incite* from
stem to stern. ,,She has 49 feet beam arAt
25 feet 4 inches depth of hold: With her
present' Cargo of linseed,:. jute,. jute butts„ •
shellac; indigo and•hides she thaws 28, feet
titwater-aft, eraleent e2 feet 7 inches mean
draught. Her lower inmate; eopmagts. and
bowsprit are made . of steel. The latter
is short, • no jibboom being carried: •
on.% and only three head sails are satire=
it. In addition to five wire shrouds forming ,
the tinier rigging there are two, bap or
masthead ' shrouds, and also two cap back -
stays, to hold the steel topmasts firnily in
piece. • She . carries double . and .
double topgallant yards on eagh mast, the
aftermost meet being called the jiggermitet. •
The sails onthis mestere nemedthejiggere
jigger lower topsail;". jigger upper topsail,
jigger topgallant sail, Jigger royaleand ,
ger skysail. The mainyard is of steel, 106
feet long. AU otber, yards except the tio •
gallant sailiroytil and ekysail are also m
of steel..:- The shMetis and baoksteys ere
setup by the ,Itireebnolile protein. The •
'crew, numbering forty4wo all tOld,. live in
the forward pare of the poop, or Iron -deck -7•
houseewhich beginse-between-theernain and,
mizzen meets, _and extends aft abeentefifty_e_
feet. With te iteani engine, the •
Palgrave's threeton anchors are hove Up.,
'ilia bet tooatt yards neastheaded. From
4be,Aeoketh.ilbtrh,fttutihr(elsYsailorak "the ._eleeeeeeee-e;ee
beigiug61:7111tr00 feel!!-457("11:eteFttaltd isY "ti?'
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Thanks ,for shutting me up in tiinei"
said Captain Layton, elnilinge baai
• Glynn inust3talee my adoration tor grantee.
•,Will, you really take me to the Vioakage
thie afternoon 2" ••
.."4.wilt. indeed. I promised to g� beer.
eomenicire stings, 'and 'Twill take you, if yqn
will give me your word tl2ht You willbehave
th the greatest -decorum.",
I do," said: the yotmg man tiolomnlee
will•pay the greatest attention to the
mother,. • and forget he* to flirt for the
eeetunon.- •
. •
'1..1:cannot think what you see in-thosa
smilEantIN4.4
'." -ItliPint-f-intie the red rose already!"
Sir Hugh eildtatighingly. •,0 Sol cen defy
" Yes, pciedesitione is 'nine points of the
law," remarked Lady Dastwell; with some
meaning. e Ando° lareWell," she, 'added;
smiling, " until I see yea again," •
'4' I hope we ,shall meet- this autumn,
Major Stuart," said Mrs Beciadesert .geae.•
ionsty. " dare say eve shall be visiting at
the same hedges." •• • • .
_," Ineay even look. fortvard perhaps to
the great pteasure.of seeing yen at Stuart-,
leigh," he eeplied, 'lifting his hat with the
• i'greVe.gracieful-'aeartettee tliateSitieleynau
-
.34PPia . gids, 'Shirley," remarked.. .Lady Liked so mucleart the old deys. • ee •
Ostviell,languidlye744-TheyettreenOrwebit Fjij�jj, L4 Eii 1I1 bye.
"lady Given:" •. -
His voice changed a little when he spoke
t� • her, changed and softened' se that to
Shirley's ears the giniple Word • he had
spoken earried.its full .eneetain'g. •He was.
going away buthe Was testing her a lees
unhappy --she could' not say; happier •yet--,
and a better woman; and her lips quivered
a little as she .said " Goad -bye, and. she
rentembered that once in the oldt.ciaye they
hodspeken of thoMeaning. of that word.,
• "Good.bye," she answered 'softly, little
thinking; as she watched the tyki men milk
-away dovnethe otreet side by side,' turning
at the foot of elle hill to lift their hate once
mere with a last gesture of farewell„ how
scion 'and in, 'What terrible • cironmstancee
she would. Meets Guy Stuart again.• '
"1 ape' very SOU, hfre. Grey; brit I
Mink ' that at last we must .niakte etp one
•
mind o to tear queselvesewayi"!...-.•
Lady Glynn was atendiegley.the window
of' the Vicarege drewing-roem,' 4. pretty,
etaileher, homelike rciom With a; glinepee. Of
sea visible from its hay -windows, and 'old
ohna bowls: placed here and. there With
roses' Of every hue, which filled' the room
With fragrance. The piano was °peel, and
Ada .tvaaseatoil before it, tinting over a
piled songs,. over, which Captain's smooth
dark head metals° bent.. Lucie web stand-
ing with Shirley at the window, where.
theyhad been talking earnestly and. pleas -
•'witty for 'halt An. hour: and more, while
Mrs. Grey had: been away, cioctipied with
humble. visitor .in her husband's' study.
%%a tea-trayt .with its simple white china
'cape and saucers, stood on • a . little table,
and Shirley had felt amused at theeager-
ness with whioh 'Frederic Layton had ac-
oepted a °tip' of the beverage Which at other
times he so heertily despitied, and -how
pleasant and. natural and agreeable. the
'esualtyo tanguid and affected:young 'men
had.been under tho influence Of the pretty
gentle girls and, the sweet *.gray-haired
WOInale WhOila.OSKUes 4 the.62.0ther,"SeeMed.
to it *her so well. •"
• " It -has been very hied yon to come,"Bir�.o. Grey Said, 1' The girls were looking
forward to rink iiait." ••• •'
, "'It is Very kind of you to receive us so
rospOrided Phirley; inner soft
Voice . " May 1cemeagain sometimes ?
will try not to be too troublesome, but if
you knew what 6., pleatiere yoni. cleughtene
sobiety is Ifni. 'Grey 1" ,•
" WheneVer otroonee, wo. shall. be only
• ...pretty, and have note notten of: drees.".; • ,
Halite you, Seen ranch 'of them, Lady,
• Aatitwell 2'• asked Al4"
'Me:night notee-betiaene, it yenhad,youWohld
ant call them ingipidi I am afraid I , ant
not VorY•4.00fijudgd; butTmusteay that
•'.1..haiin rarely Met meer thciroughly
•• ..etneiffeeted end there:deg:"
'4 Don't.* you think eon had. better ,stay
and: accompany Lady -Glynn end"Captain.
riiiyton this . Eakin -men?" said Vie Beane
d��rt gayly. There seems -t bo • a.
:furor about these efitiernittg d'emeehte but
.acknowledge that I savenothing very
•SttrietiVe in theme' • • . • • •• •
"Peelmpe hot," returned Xitey, smiling,
'
"W� look at things frene a .differeit point
pf Mrs Peaudesert.". ,
• "Vhett yOu'wilratity'?" •
•
;""Thank .you--ente"•.
.."..Noteven to call at, the •Vicarage?" , •
. "Not even to eall at the:. erigerage;" he
answered, stating: "r"hetie to be atLyne
toninth to-nighte • '•The vicar then, wag, my
' tater for Senn . .* •
• . . ",11a13 he any daughters?" inked:MM.
• ...Beandesert innocently.
bria; he is an old bachelcir,• like rnyeelf,4• '
EOM Gueektughieg. ; . • • . •. .
. "eked a Misogynist." aliked the, pretty
"like' Ourself?'" •
. .
" Like •
Myself. too, not Oraieogyriist," Bold
, Major Setitteteglancleg at .her with a smile,
" but a devoted admirer .of your. see, Mee,
•',Beeteletiett Have You Made up yonr mind
to Wolk teNte Miles oeet the Miffs with me
'Glenn?" he added; turning' t� - the. baronet:.
-"Tee, I tliink'so,"- Sir 'Riegle answered,
heeitatieg a • little'. "Does your ,way ,lie
Over elle cliffs? • • •
•" Yea; tymeneh ,Eib00 eighteen or
twenty Miles,1 fancy." • •, • ••
• Walk alone," ptit intiord Rupert
tioniewbat eentemptueuely. •
. "One tannotfeel one's solitude Much in
• . ••titialt tibenerteati.this," Baia :11tigli quietly,
' •te-Titieboaet is most beautiful; and•I'have
very pleasant recollections Of Some walking
'tenni I made in:thy boyhood." , •
• Don't 'tempt Sir Hugh into ehering
• your Wandering existence' ' • advised :Indy
Eastwell,:with .a- glance at Sir. ugh, wh�..
nailed as his eyes netted on his wife, heileing
'ace fait arideweet inhet White cheep, with
eeffened, .ahnest tender expretnien on the.:
fain .,which had been- for tut envie protid:
• end, cold. • •'. • •
•." There is no fear of that," he angtverede
'limiting ; 14 although I think ",a nubble.
here. 'Shirley; may Z look you up at the
Vicarage on my return?" • ,
• wonder, Shirley, yoti are not afraid
• • to trust him to the fascination o of them at-
tractive ,demoiselles;" said Alice, with a
•: little smile 'which had not meek remetness
. 4.4 .will. riSk ihat," Shirley 4110T:teed.
gayly ; and half an like:afterward she Was
• • standieg with MM. Beaudesett and Lady
• BastWell on the balcony, chatting merrily
• ,ete they watched the gefitlenitni; 'who were
• smoking their cigars at, the door below,
wite Major Stuart and Sir OUgh ntood
ready to start. • • .
' What a curious wallting.atiok thatie of
reuse • Stuart ?", Lord Repot' said.
• • seDon't you find it heavy` 2" • •
4
the„ simplioity an fresakness of perfect
breeding. "44 And you could not be trouble.
some, Lady Glymi." » . •
" Thank you." Shirley answered grate.
fully, with a cordial pteseure of her hos-
tess'hand. " Captain .Layton, I am
afraid that, if wo are to be received at the
,Vioarago again, weninst take our departure
•Captain Layten'eernooth:clark head was
lifted with a start. 1- ,
"Already?" In said • reproachfully.
"Why, Linty Glynn, you Were to wait here
for Sir Hagler
' " Sir Hugh his probab.
le returned •too
Lisa to follow os r)ho e.newered,
"Haim you any "do• e how long wehiteebeen
here ?"1,
"ebe will haveine,"he answered,
flushing. . • , •
"Very well," Lady Glynn laid, smiling;
"1 will treat, yon, Captain. Layton.: -We
are lust -home in them," she &Medea/id, edi
they reached the stone porch of the "Peek
of Garde," the rain' fellin torrents,and a
clap of thunder, whichenedl%hirAntter.(
refeteelene feeite•debenedelionizolitietsellif;:el
eeeee.11ffreMeiltelf-eniteriiiiilr':-he
a servant who, was in theentratuie halL
. "1 do.not think isei, • 1;4 hely" he tine.
trise,"41ffiffie 16:3110.'e
wered ; ." I will inquire:" ;
• "Neer mind; .I will see rciyself," Shir-
ley rejoined; as she went upstairs, to. find
that Sir "high had not yet arrived hOrne,
tbateLady Eastwelleese-m-her-roone--with-
a bad headache, And. that the pitting -room
Was in poitmesion Lod Rupert and Mrs.
Beeetdesertethe pretty Widow • being ter-
rified to death" at the thunder, and requir-
in,g all Lord Rtipert's Manly. protection to
Feaster() her. • • ,
Shirley, with a curlipg tile'. quietly'. Went,
up tO her oweroom, And stood with dreamy
eyesattheewindoweenttehipptheelighteinge
She • was Anit generally merit:els &bent.
eternise batthia oneecoreing se etiddenly,
ita it were, itaxtledher, and she was, anx-
ious eliout her husband and Guy. Was
the latter still on his way to Lynmonth,
ohe wondeMd; er had he • reached his des-
tination? Sir Hugh; was in gill probability
near home; and had taken shatter hi a cote
•"Ihe •atom continued, and increased
greatly in violence as the•eyening were on.
Dinner was ierved .te closely ehuitered
and curtained room ; but it was quite lei.
possible to slitit out the.storm entirely. A
• Wed' of depreigion hung over thelittle party
• whiah hadhaen so gey the night. before.
Alice did not, appear -during e storm abet
alivays snffeted froni a .netvouti • attack:-
and,Mrs. Beandesert's terror was so greet
that before the meal was half over Shirley
.urged herto leave the table and lie quietly
doen in her own room,and then, after a;
minete ledehere trembling -and . on
the verge of hysterics, away.
While the gentlemen thew their chairs
up round the table and . wondered "what
the deuce . had beconie. of.Glynn," Shirley
herself, niche and more finite:eta' as the
hours wore on and no tidings of her hes-
band reitched herb eat by MrseBesaulesert's
ode .and tried to soothe the poor terrified
little woman; whose pretty affectationii
completely failed her now,, and Nvho dung,
nelfehirley, laughing„, .and sob.,
bing hyoteripally until she was. .exhausted
to faintness. , •• ,
It was wafer Shirley Glynn that he
hed something to occepy her.attention and
•kept:ter thoughte awayfrcen the terrible
visions Which persisted in reourrieg to her
mindof the eviltewhieli might have beset
Sir Hugh on his homeward way, the dans,
goons cliff patbe, rendered so elippery with
rein, and WS want of familiarity with . the
neighborhood aliaddipg coneiderablytothe
perils of the storm. She could not •drive
the Visiong qUiteaway; she tried however
to dien'fiss her feareas groundless; as she
placed hitieBeandesert gently back upon
her cushions and • went to beramOn her
Maid. But the pretty Vrenchwomin had
folloWed,hee mistress's example, and Was,
"going from One taint to anotheie". one ••of
the servants said; and Shirley, rather lin.
patient of on& want tof self-control, Went
.back to her patent end Milted her to un -
amen and get kite. bed. :The poOr littl• e
evideve was too exhausted .by her hysterical
.emotionlo resist, and Lady Glynn was al -
witil's like. Lticiette*-
" What 18 it 20'. she inquired faintly; and,
is she pressed forward, the -group: parted a
littleamid sudden aiefut hush, and Shir.
ley O&W, lying still and' motionlesa, with its
ftece covered, a recumbent figure -a agere
with a,red rose, faded now, in the breast of
its light gray coat, and 'an emerald ring on
one nervelese hand. She . looked at it in
silence for one brief moment ; .then, with a
little gasping sob, she put both her hands to
her bosom, and Mr. Qeey caught her as she
tell. ,
• LtioicColInA1314TouBthlitaXXitX4I0..rnoiee?:
for iticrbenvereiowr-
Dear Lady Glynn, , it is, not late yet,"
Lucie Grey anewerbdsorrowfhllY. '
.-147424."- ."4:;7-1
ii:eareettmetenipell.e - enghter ;re-
turned gently, looking with yen, eympathe Hamilten& Co., of Port Glasgow, where:
jzing eyes at the slender prostrate figure •
upon the couch in the, little shabby love -
ceded sitting -room adjoining Shirley's bed-
room at the "Pack of Cards," and think-
she was las:niched in '1884. This is her
.third • Yeleage. Her, eatryingcapacity is
enormous. •
• OriOn of:Methodism.
, •
-The- following-is:4 rom,L'Dr.---Eggleis-•
Mg how terribly She wee', 'c tinged' within
the last forty-eight bourse
—Atisheleyetneek-eaguilieirtlia- red'
Oushione of the• conch, :Shirley •Glynn
looked more -like dead women than a live
ing, breathing one; leer fae was as colorlege
as the white wrapper that she :Wore, there
were deep dark circles round •tbe heavy
lusterless eyes, and her .little, hands ley
helplessly beside her. • .
" Lucie, could yotehetp me to the. Win.
doeveieleshe--..saide--presiently.e-e-0-1-
stifled here." • '• '
„ .
. " It Would be 'better for you •lie
dear," answered Lucie, gentle, dreading leg
,sheeheuld see the crewaWhigh had assembled
roma' the bill, waiting etigerly for the Oen-
ohmic:it:Lei the cererierei inquest *high Was
being held at that , Mot:neut.. "Lettingen
yen, Shirley.".
" Is it not strange "-Lady Glyn n
looked up • into Lade' face with
a istfnl glance "that all . my
steength should have left meet) sieddenly
Lucie, I wonder if I am dying.?" •
• ".Dying ? .0f course .not!" • said Lad
WM:trate& hisston
toricet paper in tlie May
" Century ": " About 1070 there•sprang up.
in 'England -what were known as the reli- '
giong ,societies,' and thOugh a great part of •
the religious history of England .and her '
oolenies the:eighteenth centory lay: in
debut? in that movement, we ()armee no
tell ehe nameof its eriginater or the sduree
ethiseingpirationsLeelteiseepossibleethat •
some -stray seed from Spener's pietistic •
meetings in. Germany had been wafted ,
iterotis thechannel, but it is more eilobable
that the English societies Were indigenous.
The niembere of these obscureessociatione
stirred up onementhe* to &potion,and
resorted to the comeiunien of the parish ,
eleneehes ina body. It was the Phenomenon
so Often Seen he the world's religions his-
torp-ecolesie in ecoleeiti-i•olitirch :grew- '
ing within a cher& that •hed lost the
power to satisfy the aspirations of , the
hurnanApirit. About 1691, a doipn year's'
e• after.. their beginning,» some' of these
cheerily, in opite • of . her . trembling lips
association cattle ttnder the reformatory
impulse set ageing by the reeoletion
of 1688,; , and by. this, means boaipg
their merely pietistic Oheracter, they tine
clertook to co-operate for the' supprogeien •
the Thretso
four years later the hidden leaven of the
eocieties began to make,itself fates aforce
't� be reckoned with, and Queen, Mary and
ArebbishopTiletsoo thOught it worth.while
to lend their %ppm:vette this new move-
ment, which , had grown while •s0Vereigns
and prelates elembered and slept. p'1701 :
there weM twenty allied societies' for the .
reforniation , of Manners in the British
.islands, besides forty devout sobieties of the ..
original kind, . .
" The most conspictems outgrowth Of the
(levant:societies was the Methodist iliOVEi-
ment: of the eighteenth century, though I
do not know that the ceonection has e-ek
before- been pointed out. The so-ctillet
''Holy Club,' of clethird, from which issued.
the Weiler; and • Whitefield, • ap •••te•
have been, Merely one of the , • 'ens
Societies which had already flounce. e for '
fiety years, .and some of which: Were ge'. in •
elistence •thirty years later. Prom •thie
nem familiet model Wesley doubtless bore -
rowed the outlines of the plans that re. "
stilted in the more highly organized Metho.
diet societies, 'out of which in time ^have,
come -the great lfathodistbodie."
". Such a terrible thetik as you belid
wineneugh to Make You feet weitke,Let the
lift you a littheedear, white I arraege. your
cushions." , • ••e • 7 • e •
" Poor Hugh--eli, ,peor Hugh l"Rbirlee•
moaned feebly. "Lode, it Mike's me 'so,
glad and liappynow to think that We were
•lte were not altiayg friends," she
went Onein her fainthroken tones, "1 had,
beenhard and. cold and unforgiving for,
yeare ebotthe night befOre-eonly the night
before -ewe forgave etteh other. -Do' you
know, Lactic, that at•first. I did not think it
ceuldhe Htigh 1,ying- there 7" 'Phe Weet en„
effere p.tioseeher eyes dilating with horror
as she pietuted the body cif her husband as
had Prone and Motionleffe in. the
Centre ef the geotip. " Thehand, Although
.it. Wore his :seem like his.
hand. ; but it was. all .se donfutied. • in My
brain, youe know; , and ',I* could pot see
clearly, and they would • not let me .look.
Upon hie. face.". • .
"It Wasaltered beyond all •recognition,"
Ltuee said gently. . Dear, try to rest." .
• .1, It meet have been a terrible fall. • Poor
Iftegh. 1. ..Heevas so handsome!' niy
brother,thought him' seleendsoine.. oh;
anieneglect," Mee added pitifully, e that'
bad forgiven him, Looter She lifted' her
hands and covered her face with 'a • cey, of
horror. " Only' few • weeks before I had
wiehed could kill him! It was Guy who
vi
told me hovicked I had been. He made
nie forgieetiugle. .Ludik did I ferny
fonoy M Many Orange thingeneve my head
is so,week-eor ?",•
' Major Stuart' is here, deer," Mini Grey
shrunk a little as ,she epOke. • She. Wee
dreading always lest Shirley should 'ask
some nee -Aloe she•cotild not antiteer. ;.;
" Why.did he come ?" • ' •
" It ..was etecessety that' haShOujd.bo
most alarmed at her famtnes_ es and peoetra: ;PreelsIen wtO'''cier why?;. wae not wfth•
TfeeertellithtedilletlumgeperorreVirditiWereitok.
long end dn.:stilt one, But. at last it was Oh; Lucie, 1 wonder it lie was kilted at
accomplished, arid the poor little troubling once," she added; struggling upamong the
figure laid tack upon the pillows, booking pilloWiewitli Wild (lee and panting breath,
Very- urilike the brilliant little coquette of a "or if he lay there 'dying all through the
'few hours before.: •• storm?" • .•" •• , • , ' •
There-perhaPs you will aleepetteee;" Thenelie fell beek again, with the heater
Lady Glynn said soothingly."Bet you deepening on her face. MCI& knelt down
seenrso islet that think .I mast get you andtook the trembling e Mend& forte. ao,
some wine." ' . ,hhohed it ,gently fn her Meng. • ' •
et NO; no, de netlettireene, I shall die of He died, at Once and painleesly; Shier
terror 1" moaned Mre., B. eendescirt:. ,".0he :toyer, she said through the tears which fell
be* terrible, how terrible 1'.' , • thickly on soft hair ,Whieh lay nPon her
It was indeed terrible Shit* teembled breant. "Try not to think Of it, darling"
from -head to foot as peal after peal Of than: •"How den help thinking of it 2". Shirley'
der Mid vivid; raWfel fleabag' of lightning asked wearil "All i ht 1 1
y.n g ong thaunts
succeeded each other almost without Utter. me -all night -and it prevents Me from
mission. Mrs. Beaudeeert clang to her in an sleeping, and / feel eemetfeeee ea if X meet
&gene' Of alarm, too frightened even to ehnek out with horror. Dee yptt think -0'
1Phottphoric.Acid TlibOrelliOSili.
Dr. Grossiereporte in the Gazette Medico.,
Italia= a number of cases of tuberculosis, •
in •which ,moat euecessful ogres have
attended the external 'use of phoephorits
acid.'• Dr: Grossie wee first led' to 'employ '
it from a consideration of the effects fol.
lowing Rolliseher'a treatment ot local •
tuberculosis by interstitial injections of a ,
solution of caldera phosphate ; • he there-
fore tried local applications of t. e seine
result very satiefeetorY ; but;, as t ere were
no tuberoleg in thesecases, the 'adieu of
the remedy,needssitated explanation Other -
Wise thareley eakificatiOti of -the tuberelint,'
and phosphoric eold Was deemed the active
agent. In pith:mem:a of this ooneltision he
began to treat all of his oases Of Obstinate
ulcer Of the leg by lbotil applicatiorie •• of ,et
1,0 per Cent. solution et strong phosphoric
add in: distilled *Ater, the con:tendons
beteg renewed,three orfoer jimes. •6 ,ay..
The very satisfactory results thus obtirted
ed to • trials of the same .substance in
Varian° •tubermilar affections, and With
Mat succeste ' '
If a bird seeking ohelter from tine Agree
chances to fly into the house, , 1.11,1tick Will
purely attend' the hourphold 1,12 801110 *brie«.
•