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CHAPTER XIX, tIonian he be! But there, he's a
Cyril -for we will mail him so still beetle' and he can't help it,"
shad escaped from London in there, Cyril was driven to the Park, anis
to be present at alto ball by ono et! entered the anteroom of the ballroom
those lucky chances which favor tar -oto }cave his dustcuat, and while he
'dont lovers, was being relieved of it by the rout -
On the morning of the 14.th he had man, peerede through elle opening in -
called at Lord Nowall's in a state of to the big marquee,
desperation which almost prumptod not , looked indeed like a fairy scene, with
It was brilliantly lighted, and
him, In Casa ho should 1that that
erratic nobloinan had returned_ its flowers and flags and its myriad
to leave a polite message to the e•f-
fect that Lord Newall must nail some 4 of vagi -colored lamps, But he couldnot see tho ono person for a sight of 1
one else to paint his picture. Ile had i when his heart ached. Then he en- '
haunted Moses' shop and Bewleytercel
and, looking round with
street every day, and had worked ,senrcaky concealed eagerness, saw her
himself luto a frame of mind which l'
her dunriclg wit Guildford
and
him a nusfauce to himself 1 'll
erten! She ruts smiling at somr-
and to Jack, as that candid friend' t
thing he was saying, and her loveli-
ness, heightened by her simple ball
dress, bewildered and overwhelmed
TEF'!Efl QF SRNIIEIGH
did net fail to inform him.
But it is the unexpected which al -
Ways happens and to Cyril's inquiry, flim To the lover the beauty of his
Is Lord Newell at home'?" the Oot-,mistress is always changing, inteiosi-
man replied in the nmtnlative, ting, always a sacred tnystel'y and
Lord Newell, little suspecting that I sun cert for wonderment,
the young artistryas Viscount Sant- thitherto he has only seen her in or- 1
lelgh, an heir to a peerage compared
din
ctry walking attire; tot -light she with which Lord Newell's was a teas arrayed for conquest; a queen in
mere musgroom, treated Cyril will though her dress was only 1 dot 1
hn
I5i
and co1-
ix�u•.of cordiality
tl1 t 113 L lC
a
n gleaming r
one—her urine 1� r like
simple N out c t
a
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descension which 18 so i exasperatin it „vary, her reel -brown hair like bee -
and expressed his desire that Cyril }ltishod gold; )lar beautiful eves glow -
should set ort at once—that 311, the fee• with the reflected many -colored ,
next day, the 15th—for Brittany.lli lights,
"I am going there to -morrow, and Ile gazed at her open-eyed, drink- I
shall bo glad if you will accompany ing in bar 101(110088, falling dews
me," leo said. .before it, mentally, and worshiping
Cyril felt tempted to decline the.
offer and the invitation, but it oc-
lt. Could it ho possible that this
correct to hint as he hesitated—muco lovely creature had condescended to
to Lord Neweli's aslonishn 'tit—that
lou° him, to tell him so, to promise,
he could run down to Santleigh and tobo rats retro?
Then all in a momenta chill. struck
see Norah before be started: and, full!hila. She was dancing with another
of his resolve to make himself famous I lean, his arm round her waist, her
head was resting on his shoulder.
And that man was—Guildford Ber-
tool
Love is unreasonable, illogical. It t
stover occurred to him that, being
before be presented huuself to the
' Earl of Arrowdale, he signified his
acceptance of the proposal.
"You won't start until tho night
mail, I suppose'?" he said, not quite
so respectfully as Lord Nowall was 'theta, i<m•ah could scarcely rebase to
accustomed to be addressed by his ldailce because her lover—who had
"inferiors." "Because T cionhi
t tnk
left her for nearly a fortnight with -I
I could manage it if you started any mit a word of explanation—was ab -
earlier." sent! T•To did not think of that, but
"I will go by the night snail, Mr. sent!
still, and suddenly grew cold—
puree, said his lordship. loot hot—with unconscious jealousy.
"All right, then, 7'11 be at the sta- ,.Mr. Burne, and at last! HOW MI-
, 1On—my lord," kind of you to keep array from us
He jumped into a hat9
n and,
dashing 11110 Jack's room, informed all day!"
"It is my fate that is unldnd, Lady
him, all in a breach, of the arrange Ferndale. I assure you—"
went lie had made with Lord Nowell, Never mind. I shall keep my
std that he intended running down!scolding until after supper, and so
to Santleigh at once.
"Can't you write'?" asl<od Jack,'exc n
you time to invent some pretty
uses. But ew ,you have come,
and Cyril had colored, excuses.
"Write? No, you know T can't, Bo -
sides, I—I may be kept over in that She looked round, and saw Becca
standing loo
beastly pure for months. What, go king an with glittering 1
without seeing her? I'd rather let eyes, •her small foot softly tapping
:the picture slide." the ground impatiently, and het lady -
"Brittany ire anything but a beast- ship, thinking "At any rate, T have
ly place," remarked ,Jack, with a found a handsome partner For him"
trent toward her.
"There is a wring lady—that pretty
One with the black hair. Wi11 you
dance with her?"
"I will dance with any one you are
good enough to choose for me," said
smile. "But go down and bid your
lady -love adieu, by all means. You'll
look in bore as you come back?"
Cyril caught a train, and arrived
at The Chequers at sunset, ane} con-
siderably decried Dtrs, liagltsh by Cyril, and he went up to fleece., cast -
telling her that he was going t° ing a longing, wistful thought, If not
leave Tho Chequers the next morning n. wistful
lane -e, toward Norah.
and demanding a clean shirt, hot . wug
water, and his dress clothes. Mecca blushed becomingly, and her
wasdr 88111 —which he die :dark face grew radiant. She had
While he e g thrown over her last partner, whose
in a kind of mental abstraction, clumsy movements had threatened
thinking all the time of how 'Norah the destruction of her frock, and had
Would look then he entered the ball -
'been dying to dance. And now Mr.
room—he missed his ring, and, on 'Berne, areal gentleman—though an
ccming down. asked Mrs. English 1f atilt—had chosen her.
she had seen it. Becca could dance—Santleigh and
"A ru5 f:?" 51 10 said, get=rag Ferndale els took to it naturally,
flurried instantly, '•1)11. Lia me, sir: g '
yo i
You don't mean to ?a: that :e just as the children of the Pacific
Tort—" Islat.eds take to swimming—and to
"Oh, no, never mend, gage, n.h r delight, Mr. Burne was simply a
Cyril, promptly. 'I dare sas Fee Perfect waltzer, Blushing with: pleas-
-left it 'somewhere ab.nt the eleven, , re and pride, she 100111 two or three
I've dropped it 5r, 4 x'ir e a . ,, s m r•,• rI the roost with hint, then
Lee ti ," a OF her parted lips and in
always losfnt; somociricg' - ',.rang eyes died away, and
farmed 'des. Eng
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sal 1 to a
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Y matter? Anything
please put it on the a Y c r` s ,y ee't I got your step,
Don't worry about thle ` 1 eleee
hurried out to hie ,,t ere. temetifudiy, beanti-
ordered as he canna ,.:5,811 a the
lege and was driven as , . a lr. xaid Becca, "But
no'.., y , .pnaydress."
Mrs. English in a 11x'^-1 8µa rem er ,,•, en a•1gc her train
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x n 1",rlio ri with her
:,' ; et. tete fact of one
1.. ,a r -;r_ had no jew-
t:; eee iatiee wu-111, she.
.. : + 'a ent „"eitertel n diamonds,
11dmeet. f tete girls would
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beeregiee er bracelets or ear -
;rang=., and she had nettling, not erre
a--
, Then, suddenly there flashed upon
her the remembrance r,f the ring she
had found" beside Cyril's watch.
Now, a man, 11 he Tad sten,°n it,
would never have 1.aamod of wear-
ing it in public. Only a woman—and
only a woman of Ileum's type—would
have had the courage and audacity of
even entertaining the thought.
She looked at it, put it on, held
up her hand before the gloss, and—
went to tho stall in it!
Sha had it on when Cyril entered,
and had meant to take it ell, but
when he approached her and asked
her to dance sho forgot the ring in
her flurry and fluster of pride and
gratification, and only remembered it
aftor the third turn.
She stooped down, found the ar-
rangement of the train 00 difTicnit
that it rcquirod both hands, and
managed to take off the ring and slip
it into her pocket,
"I'm all right now, sir,e". she said,
looking up at Jilin.
Poor Cyril deemed like a lmachdu0,
in perfect time and harmony, b t
i- w s
i tnor hisbrain n
neitherh s l cart
insandintent
it all hist ouI rues
if t.
beautiful sweetheart.
�-
on his w
IIe Netehcd her, sonatimes 111003 7,
sometimes over his shoulder, and the
saw her walk off. oil Guildford Dar -
ton's arm, 'They disappertred ftli'' a
time, ami 11101 when he ,Matt fehaa11,
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next the dark-facoc, self-possessed
Berton was still her companion.
Cyril wondered whether they had
been dancing together before, wheth-
er they had "spent tho evening" in
each other's company, and his heart
ached and burned as he tried to talk
to Bocce, who was really dancing
beautifully, and deserved on that ac-
count a little attention.
"Great many people hero? Yes,
Becca. I hope you are enjoying your-
self. Where have I been? Well,
that's a long story. So you have
missed me, have you? I wonder,"
almost to herself, "whether any one
else has?"
"Lor', yes, sir. Mrs. English says
Tliu Chequers isn't tho same without
you."
"Oh, Mrs. English," remarked Cyril
disconsolately. "Bas—has Lady
Norah been well, Boma?"
"Lor', yes, and so gayl I never flee
a young lady so happy and light-
hearted. She's singing and laughing
all day. And she's been out so nnu.ch
lately. AU the grand folk make so
much of her, they do."
Cyril stilled a groan. Singing and
laughing all day! And he had spent
a fortnight of mental torture. And
now he came hack to find her dancing
with Guildford Berton, who seemed
to be her shadow!
Ro looked at that gentleman as he
bent over the chair in which Norah
was seated, and for the first time
Cyril realized how handsome a man
Guildford Beaton was, Perhaps he
had been paying her attentions all
the time he, Cyril, had been away?
1 -Te had' probably seen her every day
at the Court, had walked and ridden
with leer, bad spent hours in ber
s o
society whispering to her, aS he was
whispering. u w A sh had been
to 1101 o
light-hearted and gay! Rad she for-
gotten bite? he asked himself. She
had not looked his way yet. Surely
she must know that he has in the
room, and could have given him ono
look of recognition of welcome.
be is yes, really ho is, very hand-
sotlle '
Norah hoard this, and face flushed
foe a second, and heart nmbell lloty
could ito whirl round with that vain
and giddy girl while she sat there
Waiting for ham? llnd she not uitier
el for a whole fortnight? Why did
he not 001110 1.11 her and, making tory
excuse ho liked, lake her 1111.11,)' .frons
that hateful matt who persisted in
following her like n 5114101V, taut!
znuraturing in her ear?
011, t.hnt ?ante of cross -Immerses!
The music ceased at hast, and Cyril
driven desperate, took Brava to a
seat, and, • is to bo feared, left her
rather cavalitely,
"You must give 11111 another dance,
Thema," ho said, not meaning it in
the slightest, scarcely, indeed, know-
ing what ha said; and, resolved to go
straight to Torah, he Megan to
thread his 'way through the 110w con-
fused ane entagling t11001)g.
But he has not gut hale
yards before Lady learndale moi: him.
:the wee on the azul of a gentleman
who bought lifetimes and flattered
himself that ho was a critic; and
good natured Lady Ferndale, who
was always on the lookout to do
some ono a good turn, had bethought
her of introducing the patron of art
to.Mi', Cyril Iluree,
"Oh, Mr. Burne," she mild, "let me
introduce you to D'Ir. Romley. You
and ho will be able to talk pictures"
I and with a kindly smile, away she
went, and left poor Cyril in tho art
patron and critic's clutches.
Mr. Romsey proceeded to talk pic-
tures at ore,, and pour Cyril, thoegh
ho tried his hardest to get away, and.
cast wistful, despairing glances to-
ward Norah—stili seated next lir.
Guildford ,cit
n—!oun
c himself,
like
the wedding guest, firmly button-
holed by this ancient mariner, who
was delighted at getting some one
upcan whom ho could pour out his
artistic• twaddle.
1 Cyril ilste» ed—or, rather, did not
listen—answering in abstracted mon-
osyllables to the stream of insanity
and pompous ignorance. and edging
further and further away from his
tormentor; and he had just succeeded
in escaping when the hand struck up
again, and he hail the mortification
of seeing Norah going off on the arm
of a tall guardsman.
If be could. breve seen the look
Norat cast in his direction, he would
baro been somewhat comforted and
encouraged; if 110 could have guessed
with what impatient 'pain sho was
asking herself why he avoided her,
u•hy he preferred to dance with Bocci,
and talk to any old fogey, rather oty will make a total failure, This
than Come co her, he would have
broken away from the bore who but-
tonholed him, and frowe to her side;
but he did not guess what was pass-
ing in her mind, and it seemed to
him that sho was avoiding him, as it
appeared to her that ho was 'cooping
away from her.
To those two longing, wretched
hearts the m1101.0 made horrible dis-
cord, the roost seemed stifling, the
light bewildering.
Cyril would not dance again, but
wandered round the edge of the walt-
zers, looking at Norah as the guards-
man deftly steered her through the
matte, and at lost he found himself
outside the marquee. Two or three
men were walking up and down
smoking cigarettes in the clerkncss,
which, in comparison with tho bril-
liance within, seemed Cimmerian and
Cyril, in no mood for company, kept
away from them and lit a cigarette
himself. Presently they halted nea"
him, but not seeing him, and ho
heard one of them say:
"Yes, it looks like it. Confound
the fellow! It seems as if none of us
bad any chance against him,"
"leo, not to ho wondered at 801101,
you come to think of it. Ile's batter
looking than any of us—yourself in-
cluded, Charlie. Women admire that
kind of ratan; dark, mysterious, ro-
mantic,"
"Moro like a confounded foreigner
than an Englishman," grumbled the
young fellow who had spoken, tho son
of a neighboring peer, and one of
North's most devoted slaves.
"Got the best of the running, yeti
see, Charlie; sees her every day; and
then he's ono of the'clever chaps,
don't you know. Can talk and all
that sort of thing. Yes he's got all
v n '
the odds is his favor, and
afraid
he'll carry off the prize. At tan
Y
rate, he's making all the running
to -night,
"Yos, sticks to her like her shad-
ow, grumbled Lord Charles, "I
heard her promise him another dance
after supper, and I'll bo bound he
There can he no love whore there is takers her in."
no jealousy, or vice verseand Cyril Cyril listened half -absently, It
was scarcely himself that night, un- never occurred to him that they were
h IS
ton, until suddenly he hoard her
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C0111 has been the object of a great.
fortunately, At another Ono e
would have thrust aside the thoughts
that were torturing him, but he had
had a fortnight of suepeense and im-
patience; ho had rushed down from
London without bis dinner, and was
tired and overstrained, and the merry
demons who delight in tormenting
mankind had got firm holcl of hiai,
and were enjoying themselves
amazingly,
And still ho danced without a mis-
take, steering Rocca through the
crowd as ho would have steered a
duchess, and thinking as little 01 100
as if she were a lay idgure.
They attracted some attention.
Mecca was slits and pretty, and the
delicious exercise, combined with
her pride in being.the partner of tho ithe darkness, and, peering into it,
handsomest than in the room, had 'caught tho glimmer of a woman's
set her eyes dancing and given a dross a low yards from him,
warm flush to her dark face; and the 11n went lap to et, his own misery
I
spectator's were looking en admit - !moving him to compassion, and put
ingly and curiously. out his hand,
"Who is that gentleman dancing
+f "Is anything the matter?" he asked
n black With that pretty girl with the blas m a let)' voice. "Who is it?"
hair?" asked a dowager sitting just The sob wets repeated, and a voice
behind Norah. said:
"Oh, he," replied the gentleman site "No, go away:"
"Why, llreca, is that you?" he said
gently, "What is the matter?" and
he took hoe by the arm, and tried to
turn her face toward a streak of
light that came from the inateuee,
111 101 ell 11n v+
Bocce st e feebly, then a c
y, g
gg
n act stood with drop ie heed
f a p
g
1i i
but ovidetLly battling wall her emo-
tion. She, ton, had hoard the co1-
Vorsatfon which had so stirred Cytol,
and like a flash of flightning it had
opened her eyes and con'fh'mecl her
suspirlons, Sho knew 01010 for care
Rues,, �jsat arcs hair she bas: And , tate the reason why fettildloril Berton
talking of Norah and Gudldforcl er-
name,
"Yes, Charlie, my boy," said his
friend, "you may look Upon your-
self as a gone coon. The 'divine
Norah has slipped through your fin-
gers. Accept my sympathy and an-
other cigarette. Mr, Guildford Ber-
ton will he the happy Mani"
Cyril started, and his face crimson-
ed, and then went white. Those men
had put into words the doubts and
the dread that worn haunting him
and driving him half -mad,
iso flung his cigarette away, and
was turning to go into the ballroom
again, scarcely knowing why, when
he heard a stifled sob near him in
addressed, who had got Cyril's nano
front Lady Ferndale., but knew no
more, and yet 1011s anxious to appear
well informed and gratify the dowa-
ger's cariosity, "oh, that is Mr.
Cyril Berne at1sing artist; quite
c
a
clover r young fnliow Ant
i he is
is engaged
dancing with tho girl leo
to, (Zuitc a love aifair of the old
romantic kind, I assure your lady-
ship,"
In-tleetl," responded the dowager.
"Wail, they aro well matched, T'11
is the greatest factor 111 successful
corn growing, Then in short Ben-
sons the smaller varieties w111 ma-
ture the crop early enough to insure
sound grain, while the largo kinds
will sometimes be caught by an
early frost. Seed is selected in the
field from stalks that meet my ideas
of perfection; the other stalks aro
out and shocked. These seed ears
are allowed to remain in the field
until thoroughly deice' out. The ears
are then gathered and placed sep-
arately, husked and sorted. In se-
lecting seer} tho aim is to get ears
from stalks that produce two well
developed ears on each stalk, They
should not bo too high up on the
stalk, not the stalk small. By this
selection, I get a corn that will hab-
itually produce two or more eats,
supported by a stalk that will resist
a severe storm even with the weight
of so much grain. Tho ears should
be fully Ailed out at base and tip,
long and very Arm, with a long
grain and small cob. Corn with
these characteristics is the variety
that meets the demands of the con-
sumer as well as the producer, as-
suring sound, firm grain.
The method used in harvesting is
not very different from that practis-
ed in different sections. The corn
is cut when ripe and the blades be-
gin to turn yellow, or when the
"fodder is ready to pull." Largo
had avoided 'her of late. It was not
her he cared for, but Lady -Norah)
With her hand pressed to her heave
ing bosom and her lips set tight, sho
struggled to keep
down the bitter
tears.
am -
Cyril, com-
passionately
Bocce.," saidy
passionately enough, but with a trace
of impatience in his voice, for he
was dying to return to the ballroom
to find Norah, and "have it oat."
"Tell mo what's the matter,"
"No, no!" she panted, "I—X can't
Tt'tr nothingl"
"Young ladies don't cry about
nothing, not generally," said Cyril.
"Comm, what is it? Can I do any-
thing for you?"
No, no," she said, his sympathy
starting her into tears again. "You
can't do anything, no one can! I'm
so un—un—unhappy," sho added, with
a smothered sob,
"My poor child, so aro most of
us) But perhaps I can help you to
get rid of your unhappiness. Toll
me what it is."
"7—I can't! It's no use asking me,
sir," sho salts, whimpering. 'T—I
want to go homo, to get away from
this place,"
"But why?"• asked Cyril. "Why,
Becen, you seemed tho jolliest of the
jolly a little while ago,"
"So I was, but I didn't know
then. Olt, it's cruel, cruel!"
"Well, if you won't tell mo, or you
don't care to, 1 won't pester you,"
said Cyril, "There, dry Sour eyes,
and go and dance, and try to forget
your trouble. It won't grow any
lighter for crying over it," he added
philosophically, 'Isere, wait until I
go and get you a glass of cham-
pagne," he meld, "But leave off ety-
ing, or everybody will roe what you
have been up to, and be wandering
what such a pretty girl has got to
cry for, There, sit down there," and
ho Heli pushod•her gently intro orae of
the chairs that had been piled Up
r stood.
near they 'Ire y sro
r'1t
ma tva de his in the thr y oe
g
y
again, and went straight to the re.
fr'eshltaent roan. Iso purposely re -
(rained from l001111g 1.01211(1 the mar.
gine lest ho 511011101 see Novell, and,
forgetting Recce, be forced to go' up
to heti,
,(To be Continued,};
A GAT DECTEVER.i
Swiss Girl Engaged ISerself to
Eleven Men,
Milo. Korner, of Then, Switzerland,
aged 18, has had the strange exper-
ience of being engaged to ho married
to 0100013 111.011 a0 tho sane time. 908-
ing as a wealthy orphan, she corre-
sponded with several ntatriltOulal
agencies in various Swiss towns,
forwarding photographs of a charm-
ing girl friend instead of her own.
Without knowledge of her parents,
who aro poor tradespeople, sho cor-
responded with all her lovers,
The affair had been going o1 sever
oral months when Mlle. Korner de-
cided.up0n a hold bid for matrimony.
She ievited her cloven levers to call
spot her at tho same hour on the
same day, intending to throw herself
on their mercy in the hope of finding
ono who 10001(1 be willing to marry
her.
A hitch occurred in her plans, how-
ever, as 5110 was unable to scud her
parents away on an excursion, 011
which she had counted, and the
other afternoon, between 8 and 5
o'clock the eleven lovers arrived from+
va.rlous parts to claim their fiance°,
to the great astonishment and angor
of Mlle, /Corner's parents.
The girl was obliged to explain tho
situation, and her lovers, Who took
the affair in good poet, departed. It
is believed the girls mints i8 en.
Mewed,
r'You're tie latch as er playful kitten.
in jumping at tentclusiOns," 1emctekeil
a youth to his friend, "3)o tautens
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YOUNG
FOLKS
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WIIAT T111; TWINS MD,
1f mamma, had been at home they
alight have nshrd her, s)ut_
5(11117 dotvll 111 nc'e' a 8111)1 ladysho jn 1110Karl
bl, panto 1 -hut 111 0w•a0h
tnp5 of tin 1')nl l.1aces1111, and tit wrago
110 0110 else 111. house except Marv,
and she wait too cross to 11 bother-
ed Early 111 the morning a man
had turned a big flock of sheep into
the held adjoining the fat'm where
the twins lived, and the poor things
were punting' for water under the hot
shy.
That's a Mean ratan,' eettl Batty,
pitying the thlrety animals as they
tried to and a shady piece, "to pen
the poet• sheep tip and go away, I'd
like to give 1110111 all a 011)11,"
"1'1 like to turn them all out so
they could run down to the brook
and get all the water they 'dirt,'
said Bobbie fiercely. "11 papa was
at home he'cl have 1110 wicked man
put 111 jail, I gross.,,
"'He'd give the poor iambus a
drink first," said Betty positively.
"It just hurts me in here to watch
them," and the little girl felt her
throat and choked bark some hot
Gears. ".Tho you s'pone it would be
awful wicked to lot them out, Rob -
"If that man don't cone by throa
o'clock I'm going to open the goto
whether IL's picked 00 not," said
Bobbie, looking at the 'new watch
that had been itis birthday present
1.I r wc•- ,11..
to t.6 Ltf 1°, te'• n
I s est of to
j
g
minutt8 to gat ]xer0 ht.'•
"O Bobble, will you dare do that?
Whet if play should ruts in front of te
train?"
"I gores they'll went a drink too
bad `to run farther than the brook,"
said Bobbie, who began to wonder
how they would get them back into
the lot. "Conte on, hefty. Lot's
bo at the gate when the hand gots to
twelve."
Away 1,110 twins scampered, but
when they roached the big gate tho)r
found that the owner el rbc .sheep
had fastened It shut with a Uig chain
and lock, so the sheep wee° 110 nearer
getting a drink than before. Bobbie
anti Betty went slowly hack, and
this time Moray could not keep back
the tears as Bir sate the poo' crea-
tures in the hot slur,
"Don't pump, Bobbie," she begged,
as her brother 1110001 the handle up
and clown, and wlsh0d be might chop
a hole in the fence Co lot all the
sheep into the yard to quench their
their thirst, "Troy will see tho wa-
ter and feel lots worse." And sure
enough, the thirsty animals crowded
to the fence at sight of the cooling
stream,
"T know what," said Bobbie, sud-
denly dashing to the house and Com-
ing back with a piece of garden hoso
trailing after hint. "We'll rein this
through the fence and pump themnht
the water they want. Idurrah!"
Betty quickly dried her tsars and
together the caper little hands fitted
tho hoso to the iron spout of tho
pump. Tion Robbie hurried over the
fence to drive away the sheep from
a holo in the ground till Betty could
pump it full of water, 1t was very
hard work watching the hose and
driving back the sheep, but at lash
the holo was filled and the poor
things crowded up to drink. Then
Bobbin pumped and Betty held the
nozzle till their arms ached and their
clothes were soakod.
Coming up 1.11e road manna won.
tiered why the twins were pumping so
steadily and climbing the fence 50
Often, but when sho got home and
saw }ler dirty tired little children
faithfully watering the last of the
flock sbe kissed them both std called
them her precious little lifesavers,
"The owner nnest be detained 501111,-
where,
01110whore, children,"" sho said, as they
poured out their dncllgn.atien against
him. "No mal would leave a valua-
ble flock o1 sheep to perish .irony
thirst wilfully. See, tho sheep .aro
eating gra.55 110W and seem perfectly
happy: When papa comes 'vireo ho
will put tho old kettle over the fence
so it will be easier to water the poor
things,"
And the next day whets the ounce
came, with Ids heaclall bandaged
and ono arta in a sling, the twins
were sorry they had spoken so harsh-
ly about hint, "I never can thank
you enough," ho said, over and over
again, "My horse ran away with rile
yesterday and I was unconscious
many hours. When I came to myself
I supposed the poor sheep were ell
dead and I hurried to get hero ns
soon as possible. havo
verylittle
ill the world besides this flock, en
you 5co I shortie be poor indeed to-
day if you children had not been eo
kind and thoughtful."
After the sheep were tnkea away
the twins found two beautiful lambs
in their yard with cards tied by gay
ribbons around their nodes. One card
rand' 1'I am. for Bobbie," and the
other, "I am foe T3otty " 80 th0 chil-
dren never forgot their kindness to
the poor sheep,
i'
DUELLING ON BiCYCLES,
Droning 011 bicycles is reported to
be a new 1100051011 in 5911111. Two
mambo's of the I17cyclo Club of
Granada recently met lit a knife clues
which is probably the first encounter
of the kind ever fought; upon wheels.
Accompanied by their seconds, they
svh0olecl out some distance on the
road to Malaga, to a Winded spot.
There, Posted 70011:. apart, at a
sign they wheeled towards each
other, each 'directing the 1nechino
with the loft linnet; and brandishing
in the Wright that terrible knife of
Spain—the navaja. At the first clash,
Percy pierced the left arm 01 Marcie',
but at the thirdencounter lfalen%
thrust his knife into I'crez's rr-;ht
breast, 111 a fete minutes the latter,
died of internal hemorrhage,
I1.11i1C OUTLOOK.
"1'01n—'',t told 31ttss fiotroe last
)tight that she teas the light of 111y,
jump at, c0ncluslons?" aske'tl the life, "•
Shirty one. Certainly; have 'ii Jack—'"Well, what Olen'?" ,
Y
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lr',, chase 1 •
1 fl 11a5 tCi 'ells` �••
ar neon o 5 t a t t l alt t.
soy tl TOM—.. St[ton the light tveli� oat .
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