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The Brussels Post, 1888-9-28, Page 7J 8iw'. 28, 1S88. frovrv:,`7t7m,cfC,-'ti orifMatraw,iirarraOrasMICY;AIw t.:='a...^+•'T^'' " `F - JEST TO EARNEST, By E. P. ROE, r * ). KOTh o>: to return ib fully, did he thus avoid bar and haston through his visit? Tho baro thought arlumoued her chook, Bub Him foil that this could not bo true, She know ha had loved her, and ha mid nolo have changed HO soon. Ib was far mor° probable that he believed ccnutnimno oun000 awoo c' cc "Elmo that sho was totally unfit to sharo A miasma moon," oxo. in leis moored work—that he fearod _ sho would bo hindrance, and, there- Certainly I do. If I lzad any will, • Toro, bo was shunning, and seeking to sho would not have another unbappy hollered bo Haw ovidonco, from traces °,Scapa from ono who might dhn rho hour in her life," in the strew, that Latta had visited sho lustre of his spiritual Ilio and work. In " Well, If you limo rho faintest THE BRUSSELS POST Mr. Diminerly stared at Isis uophow quern little laugh of yours`'" if Ino though him tlempntod, "Why cin you thitilk Imeau as g anything?" " Well," said ho, " I think you have 110 Haul, stating at the coiling• b mom i' ax xiz> wow', been 'enchauted, and aro no longor Bocauao I bayou'' heard it slue° yourself.' You now out -Bottom aid that droadful Montlay, and before 1: "Wbora have you boon?" osclaimed llotbom himself, Do you moan to say alsvaya heard it when sonothing nieo Addie, as Dolga dome down dressed that you love moth agam of w girl as had happened betwoen ma and --and " warmly, but plainly. " Wo have had Lottio, and hopo oho door not loe you, " Some ouo told rue loot night to miztd our luncheon, and aro randy to start and will soon t'o1,Ot you ?" my own bosom -of," I will not detain you, but will wrap " Now, uucle, you know spindling." up some luncheon andwill Make it with me, May I sit with you?" site said to Hemstead a little later, as she came out whore ho was stancizlug on thoplazza, You will b0 very much exposed to tho cold on tho clover's seat, Miss Mars- den," he said hesitatingly; but sho saw well enough what lie wished, though consoitnumm was condemning him all tilt. time. " So will you," she answored. " Yos, but I am a man." "And I am a woman," she said with somethingof 1•=r old piquant style•, " I do not like you implied assertion of superiority, sir, I have as good. a right to expos° myself to the cold as a man.' " I was not disputing your right, Miss Marsden, but—" "011, T understand. You aro ono of those who think so poorly of women, aa, to regard them merely as man's pots— the weaker sox, you would call no, who prefer to wait till everything is wade nice and comfortable, tuul than 1 :ntc;izid• ly stop laniard. Iu your reading of history I think you must have skipped several chapters." "You do not injustice," said lIcm• stead warmly, and falling blindly into her trap. • If I had skippud all the chapters which treat of womnau'm; Hero- ism, in doing and suffering, I should fn• deed Icuow little of history. Sho Iia proved herself tho equal, and at Ulm:, tho Emporia of man." " Pardon me," said Lottie, in a hurt and injured tong, " I shall roach the nn- woloomo truth at last; it is not tromaal in general who is weak, but Lottie Marsden in particular. I am vory sorry that you have so poor an opiniou of me. and I shall try to change it somewhat, by eudurimg on this drive all the ex- posnro and cold that you can," As the sleigh just than come up, sho settled tho quostion by springing in and taking her place on tho driver's seat. Hemstead was perfeebly nonplussed. and Mr. Dimmerly, who had stood iu the doorway and heard what had beau said, retreated rapidly, as ho broke out into tho most irrepressible chuckle iu which he had yot indulged. "Now, Miss Lottie," whined Do Forrest, coming out muffled to his eyes, " are you going to sittbere ?" " Certainy. You have Addie and Bilk to talk to. Did you suppose that Mr. Hemstead was to bo treated like a coachman because bo kindly conscntc,i to drive us over ?" " Let mo drive, then." No, indeed," cried Bolle and Addi;• in chorus, " we won't trust to yp, driving." So Do Forrest, with very b! grace, took his seat with them, and wi::l, hiis back to those that ho would gladl;; have watched most suspiciously. L'c had grown desperately jealous of Helm uisitor General. You have kept m° on stead, and yot Iris vaulty would not por- q p' mit him to believe it possible tiro the rack of suspense—it se0ma on Lottie RIarsden, of all others, could I,,. hour." won to such a life as the prede:din:r..l " Xeep still, Attic firebrand. Qnostions missionary would load. Lilco tho ua: concerning a life-timo should nob bo do- row minded rationalists of this world, aided in 0 tow moments. You had ho woo =donating tho power of that bettor tako a few years — certainly kiud of truth with which IIomstaad was a few months—to think over what I am identified. To all of his ilk tho isp- going to tell you. Frank worships the parent solf-sacrifice caused by love to ground you troad on. Ho dogs not givo God, and its kindred flame, love (not a yea tis° littlo 1'emnant of a heart that passion) for somo human object, has has boon loft after dozons of flirtatious ever appearodbothstnpidanclirratiou +-!_ I with.other girls. You have the whole Ho dud not understand Lottie, .,• of his big, unworldly heart, and from could only ours° tho wretched visit, a.: what I know of him, or rather his -wish it over every moment. Whim n: i mother, you always will ; but ho is so retuned, Ilio believed, to obi seen, ,: • unselfish—so unlike tho mit of us— lifo in Now York, slio would soon bo ,. that he won't ask you to exchange your old salt lifo of wealth and luxury for his life of Since 110 could not watch them he toil, povorty, audcomparativo exile. So, tried to use his cars as fax as possible, whilo I believe ho will idolize your hot the noi.:y bolls drowned their voices memory all his days, lio is hoping that so that lie cuud,l catch but few words. you won't sudor at all, but will soon 1:,' Ho tit :IS nut t s hat contorted in the fust able to forget him. Of course, I feigned that at first they did not appear to have profound ignorance as to your feelings, vory much to say to each other. and loft hint in a pitiable state of di:s- Hcrostcad tried to introduco various tress. But ho filially concluded that topics rat "to from tho thoughts that oven if yon (lid love him a little, it wore weighing upon both their hcarts, would bo unmanly to take advantago of silt Lottio olid nob sustain his effort. your feelings to got you into the awful She uuiint:tined her hurt and injured sorapo of a homy missionary's lifo." air, until at last Iso could no longer on. As Mr. Dimmorly proceeded m this dare her gricicd,sad faco, and said, in lamb speech, joy camo into Lottio's Moo a low tout : iiko the dawn of a Juno morning. Tears "Aon could yon imugino that I regard gathered slowly in her oyes, but their you, of all others, as weak anti un - source was happiness, not sorrow, 1. y womanly; tho time ho concluded, oho had buried " What olse could I think from your bor burning face in hor hands. words? I admit I have given youcanso " Woll," said bor undo after a mo- to thiuk very poorly of mo indeed. Still mont, " what's to bo dono I hardly it's anything but pleasant to bo so ro- lniow. Ho is just like his mother. 11 garded by thoso whoso ostoem wo ho thinks it isn't right to spcak,tortnrc ; value." could not wring a word out of Idol. I " 131it I do not think poorly of you at all," said Iiomstead, half ilosporatoly. How littlo you understand inn." " I understand you bettor than you do me. You aro u'You havo high a man. v g aims, anti have chosen a noblo calling, But you havo tho samo as said that I am only a woman, anti a very ordinary ono, not cal,ablo of omulatiug the lives of my heroic sisters. Imust boshidded from tho rough wind, whilo you, in your superiority, can face it as a mattor of course. And your later words intimate that so, figuratively, it will always be, in my same—weak, womanly, shrinking, and ooworin , ever shielded bysome- g thin orsomebody. III or t o g History, o b surd, records what woman may do, but that is a very differont thing from what Hiss itlarsdon Will do." "You go to extremes, Miss Marsden, and infer fax morn than tho occasion warrants," Homstoad replied, in groat parpplaxity, "tn. Was it unnatural that I ivlslied you to ba shioldod from rho cold?" And was it ummatutal," ohoansworcd, •' that 011100 ono of our pOrby must bo 0sposod to rho cold, I should bo willing to share iu the exposure ? But it 15 to your labor words that I rotor, and tot the triflinginoflout that rod to them. 'rimy, wityour manner, rovealod, p01. liars, morn than you intendod. You 01200 said, I was ' capable of the uoblost things.' .I know that' Was not tree then, and to toy lasting roarot, and I Proved (TO 131'1 CONTfl't'l;tz.) CHAPTER XXXVX, $41 should think ,w, at my years, enough not to meddle," And he still stared high over her head. place in Ins absence, sono rospoots, she bad grown quite notion Mat slap has any regard fat you, i "'Tern," said Dottie, with tears 1n Lottio lookod forward to meeting him humble of lobo, and famed ho might be why don't you gob down on your mar. 1 her oyes, "everybody in tho house is again with a straugo blending 01 hope correct, and that sho was indocd utterly row -bones and plead for a abaueo toagainst o now." and fear, anti had portrayed to borsolf unfit to film= iu his sacred coiling. mako leer happy ? If I wore in your I mThe old man's oyes droppod to bor ovary possible way ni which she imagin- "But if ho only know how hard I Placa, and thoro was half a chance to flushed, disappointed face, and his bo- od it could take place. But it happen- would try I. sho said, with a touch of win a Lottio Marsden, I would sigh Biro mono almost noblo in its expression of od, as such things usually do, after tho pathos in hor tone, which would have ' a dozen furnaces, and swear more oaths tender sympathy. In a grave, gentle most prosaic fashion possible, They settled mutters if ho had heard it. than wore heard in Flanders, if it would tone, ouch so oho never had beard liim were all sitting in the arlor after That lis was sacrificing himself help matters at all along," use Won, he said : (limier, whoa Semstoad opened tho rratherr than ask her to shit :o in his life "But would you ask her to Mayo a "Lottie, come to toy private study door, and walkod in. privation did nob occur to tier, , laomo of luxury, Lox kindred, and every boforo you go." Hoa' face bocame scarlot, but his was llestloss and unhappy, oho wandered surrounding 01 oulture and refinement, While the others were discussing se polo as to remind hor of the time into the dining -room, whore sho found to go out ou a mode frontier, and ro tbo lunch, site glided uusoon to the when ho carriod Miss Marton into that ;lir, Dimmerly standing on the hearth- . share in tho storuost povorby and the littlo study, that filiamightrecelvomile room. It was, indeed, tho pallor of one rog, and staring at the tiro, in a fit of most wearing ofwork ?" comfort to sustain hor fainting heart. who was making a desperate moral (ioopost abstraction. Lottie was Ho . " O—h—h, that is time hitch, is ib?" Hor unola'sfirst words, howoverso nmed, effort. But bo was successful, aucl dopressod, that sho Mit that even a " Yos, Beforo 1 was aware, 1 had prosaic, and not what she expected. spoko to hor, giving his hand, in almost littlo comforb from him would bo wol- loomed to lovo her. I trust she will " How old aro you, Lottio 1" tho samo manner as lie greeted his come; so olio stole to his silo and took , nover know how deeply, for if sho had. 1 was twenty -ono last ;Nue," she aunt. His bearing toward even Do his arm. He stroked bor head with a , half a woman's heart, sho would be sad said a littlo proudly. Forrest teas most courteous. :I:le then geutlouoss quite unusual with him. irom very pity. 1f, unconsciously to " So you aro a Jnno Ulogsnnm,o1i ? sab down composedly, and commenced Flintily ho said, in a voice that homoaut herself, somo regard for me has grown Woll, yon look like it," But he puzzled talking on ordinary topics. to lin vory harsh and mattor of fact : during our visit, it would be a mean and hos by his long, searching glance into Lottio's heart failed her. This was " Hasn't 'that nephew of mini) got , nnmauly thing to tako advantage of it her face• entirely difforont from what sho ex- home yot ? I fool as if I could brookto inveigle her into a life that would be '• Why do you ask 1" oho said. tooted. Itis manner was not in tho his head." a painful contrast to all that Hiio bad " I 'smut to be sero that you aro old "AolI fool," said Lottio, hiding her ltuown before. It would ho like a and outturn enough to decide a very Ma- lmo on bis shoulder, " as if ho would soldier asking a woman to sharo all tho portant clue otiOni." brook my heart, and you aro the only hardships and claugers of a campaign," "Wo1l ' Haid Lottie, her breath ono in tho house who understands 1130 Or , Mr. Dimmorly stroked his chin coming guid(, " 1 intend to decide all cares." thoughtfully, while bo regarded his questions which relate, to my own lino " Well," said tho old gentleman, after nepbow with a shrewd, sidelong glance. and well-being. a littlo, "others have been meddling, I • " Well," said ho, suggestively, "thorn is '• Bo careful, young woman. You hod think I will meddle a little," force inwhat you say. But is thorn any better follow the: advice of old and wise Lottio started np in a way that sur. , necessity in your being a somo mis- heads like your aunt's and mother's." prised him, and with oyes . flasbing sionary, and living out among the " thick), what do you moan 1" said through her tears said: `border ruffians; as Lottio used to call oho impatiently. "Not a word to him, as you value my them? Thera aro plenty of churches at " Well," said Mr. Dimmerly delibez- love." the Nast. Dr. Beams is old and sink; atoly, looking searchingly into hor faco "Hold on," said tho little man half there may bo a vacancy here boforo all the time, "I have sounded that breathless. " What's the mattor ? you long." thick-headed nephew of mine—there, go off biko a keg of powder." "No uuclos.o." said Hornstein'', firmlyy, you, needn't start so; do you suppose a "I wouldn't suo for the band of a "I fought that i\l1b out in New York, Dimmerly would betray a woman's king," said Lottio, heroically. ' and it was a hard one. I felt for years secret?—and whab do you think ho "Bloss you, child, ho isn't a king, that I must bo a missionary, and shall most drawls to discover fs true ?—that Ho's onlyFrank Hemstead, mynephew bo true to my vocation. 11 is duty," you lova him a littlo." —bound o bo a forlorn hommission. and he brought his clenched hand down "It's something he never shall dis- ary, ho says." heavily on the table. cover," said Lottio almost harshly, ' Woll then," she said, drawing a " My good gracious I" ejaculated Mr. springing up with flashing eyes and• long broabb, " if ho can't see for him. Dimmorly, giving a nervous hop in the scarlet face. " I will not go on this self, let him marry a pious Western air, "Between the two, what will bo- ride, and he shall have no trouble in giantess, who will go with him for she comp of mo ? Yes, yes ; I see. You esoaplug my society." sake of the cause instead of himself." are like your mother. If sho took it " Hold now," expostulated Mr. Dim- " In the moantime," suggested IMIo. into her head that anything was ' duty,' morly, " nitro glyccrmo doesn't go off Dimmorly, "wo will go back to Now all the world couldn't change her. So, half so quick as you of late. I haven't York and have a good time as before." rather than gb'o up boing a missionary, told you why ho is afraid you lova This speech brought to the warm- you will sacrifice yourself and Lottio him." heartcd girl another revulsion of feeling, too ?" - " What other reason can he have save and again hiding her face on her undo's " I should have no hesitation in mak- that he doesn't love me, or thinks I am shoulder, she sobbed : ing tho sacrifice myself, but it would unlit to boa clergyman's wife?" "I would rather be his slava on a more than double my pain if I bum sho " Ho has another reason—ono that closoot island than marry tho richest suffered. And it is this that troubles will devolvo upon you the necessity of man in Now York." me. But I must obey my orders, what- deciding some very important moos. oAnd my wise and prudent sister ever happens." tions. Aro you old audmaturo enough 2" thought it could bo ' stopped,' " chuck- " Well," said Mr. Dimmerly, drily, " Oh, nide," exekalmcd Lottie, int - led Mr. Dimmer) and with a queer little twinkle) in Ins patiently tapping the floor with her "But remember, uncle, not a word of oyes, "I cannot give you much aid and foot, " you ought to bo made Graud In - this to him, or I will refuse him though comfort. 1 noror moddle in such mat my heart break a thousand times. If tors. A third party never can. 0, be does not love me well enough to course you can sacrifice yourself and ask mo of his own accord, or if ha does yourown Happiness if you choose. That least cold or resentful, but leis words seemed to come from a groat distauco, and his eyes no longer sought bor faro, as if sho only bad for him the true sun- light. Thoir old, quick, subtle inter- change of sympathy and thought ap- peared lost, as completely as if a thick wall rose botweou them. Tho waren- hearted girl could not act his part, Sho was silent, and her head bent low over bor work. Belle and Mrs. Marchmout were greatly pleased, and gavo Ilemstoad credit for being a "vory sonsiblo young man, who having boon shown his folly, could act like a gontloman and not make o fuss." Even Do Forrest looked at tho student quite approvingly, especially as hs had boon to a city tailor and was clothed iu taste and in harmony with his manly proportions. No anncuut of grace and virtue could find recognition fu De Forrest's oyes, unless drossod in tho latest mode. Mr. Dimmerly, from behind his news- paper, stared for a long time at Lottie and his nephew, and then snarled abruptly , It's getting deuced cold. Tho broolt silil stop running down hill to -night, X'm a thinking—freeze np," and hi stirroil the lire as if he had a spite against it. •Lottio's head boat lower. She was beginning to understand her crotchoty uncle. She, too, thought that it was gaiting vary " cold." .Aftor a whilo Homstead quietly loft them and wont to his xoom oozed did not appear again till Choy wort all at sup- per. Ho than, with a simple, yet quiet, nigh -bred ease, — tbo bearing of a natural gontleman—gavo sketches of what ho hall soon in Now York, and the latest litorary gossip. His manner to- ward Lottio was, as near as possible, the samo as toward Belle and his cousin Re so completely ignored all that had happoned—all that had passed between them that Lottio almost fearod to give him the noto she had written. She could nob rally, but gr°wmoro and more depressed and silent, a fact which De Forrest and hor aunt marked uneasily. Afton supper he remarked that ho would go ovor and say good-bye to Mr. and Miss Martoll and Hammitt. With, what a foreboding chill Lottie heard that word " Good-bye 1" Would he, indeed, go away without giving her a chance to say ono word of 01. - planation ? She could onduro it no longor. In accordance with hor im- pulsivo nature, sho wont straight to him, and said in a low tone : "Mr. IIomstaad, will you ploaso road that 2" - llo trembled, but took the nob), and said, attar a moment, " Certainly," and was gone. An hour passed, and anothor, still ho did not roturn. Lottio's head bent Sower and lower over her work. Mr. Dimmerly never playod a inoro wretch. ed game of whist, At last be quit) startled them all by throwing down the cards and saying, in tho most snappish of tones : "I wish tho blockhead would comp homo, " " Why, brother what is the matter 2" asked Mrs. Marchmonb, in a tone of surprise. "I want ,to look up," said the old gentleman, in some confusion. "It's y not lata yd." " Woll, it ought to be. I novor know such an otm•nally long evening, Tho clocks aro all wrong, and everything is wrong." " Thoro, there, you have had bad luck over your whist." But Lottio knew what was the mat - tor, and she ;ave him a shy, grwtofnl look. But sho old man was still more incensed, whon ho saw that there were tears tnher oyes, an he shuffled away, , muttoring somo'b ing that sounded a not think I am fit to go with him, I is your own affair. But when it comas would rather deo than thrust myself up- to sacrificing another, that is very dif- on him." ferent. Lottio is a warm-hearted girl " Bless me, what a queer compound a with all hor faults, and if she over does woman is 1 It won't do for you to go novo, it willbo no half -way business wort. You will set the prairies on fire. with bor. So be careful what you do. Thera, thorn, now don't he afraid. If Sacrificing hor happiness is a vory def. you think I can say anything to my , nephew—the thick -head blunc�orbuss— fe>« B thing from sthin oiug your own.` which will prevent his getting down on But do you think thon:o is any Hein - his knees to aslc for what he'll never danger of such a thing ?" asked IIom- deservo, you don't know the Dimmorly stead, in a tono of the deepest digress. blood. Trust to bhe wisdom of my gray liloas zoo, Uoy,hone should Iknow ? said Imes uncle, in monolog irritability. hairs and go to sari." "Do you thin': that I am a go-between But, uncia, I would rather you for you two ? Why don't you go and wouldn't say anything at all," persistod ask hor like a mama '2 How do yon know Lottie. but oho has a vocation to bo a mission- " Well, I won't about you," said horn vas well as yourself 2" undo in assumed irritability. "I can Ilomstea,l stridecl np and down the got rho big ostrich to nullhishoad out of room, tho picture of perplexity. " Was the sand and speak for himself ,I suppose. over a Hutu placed in so cru01 a posi. Ho's mynephew and I'm going to have tion 2" ho groaned. But after a momcub a talk with him before he leaves for tbo ' West. So bo off, I'm getting cross." ho become quiet and said But Lottio gave him a kiss that stir- "be lien a thing is settled, lot it stay rod oven his old, withered heart. mottled ; my eourso is the only right and " Oh, good gracious," Imo groan=manly ouo," and ho loft the room say - after sho was gouts," Why was I Over ing ho would go out fora walk till din- 'stoppod?'" Butas ho entered rho hall, Addeo The next morning Homstoacl appear- criocl , 0d at Uroalcfast as calm, polo, and naso- "Frank, you mnsb go ; wo wont tako luto as over. His seemed to say plainly to Lottimanner " Our old folly is no for au hose',:" © at an ond. I have romomborod tho " GO whore', naturo of mycalling,and I know only"To West Point. It's a glorious clay too wolf that you arunfitted to SharWo want 0110 moth sleigh -redo before wo in it." break up : ono that shall exceed all the Sho was all tho mora dospondiug, os others. Thera is going to bo a cadet sho romemberod how conscientious he dance over there this afternoon, in tho was.1 d friend h soot for "If he thinks it's wroug, there's no drearily. hope," abethought, Y p l s id Mr. Dimmer a M. , After breakfasty a Nephew, I wish you would do a littlo wribing for no, my baud isn't as steady as it was," and bo took the student ort to his private study. After the wribing was finishod, 1Vtr. Dimmorly gave a foe, awkward pre- liminary ahems, and then said : " So you go West nest Monday 2" "Yos. I wish to go off by tho first train." "voryanxious to of Hwa . You seam Y g nor. libtle profane. I "I am sorry, now, I over came," the Lottio, soon aftor, left the room also, Youan said, in tonus of the doopeot • but as sho was passing through the hall"sadness- you." sho mob Homstoad, who had Homo in at Y a side door. Ho took her hand in both "Oh, it's no fault of yours. .0n and of his, and said, gontly aunt have boon vory kind, but "I do forgivo you, fully and tom. But you aro thinking of the nobiost pietoly, and I have your forgivenoss to and most beautiful being in o*istenoo,' twat for my hasty judgmont." as you on0o ramrod to my protty littlo "And will you bo my friend again 2" nMoe°. You have, ovidontly, °hanged sho asked, timidly, and in a way that your mind. Did you x00 somo ono in taxed his resolution sorely. Now York you liked bettor 2,' "You have no truer Nona.," he said, "I have not changedmy mint). Ihavo o after a moment. only learned too well what my mind "I think it was a little cruel, in so is. I wish that I bad loarnod it sooner. true a friontl, to loom Inc all this Thoth is ono thing that troubles mo closporatoly long °voting," greatly, uncle. I cannot spbak of It to its Lottio was ascus to aseondr rho s if it would bo You aro mistaken," ho said, ascot'• omit, h think thatuiMisswMarsdea aro mesh ou stairs, olio hoard, for the firsb thio since , s "It oad05aftor all, n't look alio leaps sista will 1y, and pa>jsod hastily up to his room, for 1110 ? Sho will sorelyfor of mo, will' that wretched Monday, Me. Dimmerly's 's find out Haat I IM lice, to mstlrllo a and ski) till not eco lam again Haat i :ilio not, in the oxcitoout of her air quaer, chuolcling laugh, Sho loolked in. ixiflo Utter than sho donsd' night. y to bho parlor, and soonng that ho was What could 110 mean? Had ho re. , lite 1 do h01:0 alto has no stick fool•g cognized lair lovo, and not being Ohio , h , a'c 1 hir,v0.' ' ala N went haat ht to 700 auel byid: Now I what da mean by that dancing -hal , all, a rienc as don's sen but you will have to propose ands havo Iloilo and us to coma. I'vo sot yLottio. heart o Mother Yourself—" says that wo can go, if you will go with "` Propos°, myself 1' Hover," sho said, P a ren in to hor foot. g g us and drive, for tho machismo is ill. o What will you do thea • sit and look You will moo lots of grand scouory, and at each other, and Fadi) away like two all that kind of thing, which you hko so dying swans ?" 'And havo you sot your heart on tho "o, indeed;" said Lottio, dancing about th 1 °Helot dauoo' also 2" asked Ilomatead the room, and brushing tho taro's of Lottio. from her faco like spray. 'IIo shall 14I think I should appreciate scenery ioposa to nue, and vory humbly too. I more ab prosent," sho said, with a quick hand is nowmoo tho koyon t eto thophohnmof this Uiyg blush. she of war, and you shall silo how I " You'll go—say you'll go. He'll go, will ♦ maua g'o Ho shall do just what 1 mother. les allo 'v settled. Lot u ha s soma lunch, anti we'll start ab once ;6e1 s want him to do without )knowin g it. Hoo and tho spoiled littlo boauty alroady an- hal."" tieipated the conquest of a cadet or two But atop, saki Mr. Dimmerly as a holiday episode. broatblossly, "You look like a rainbow ant it as run wild, Liston to season. Oh, any p w 1 r°OZ m°m So, in a single b y cod gracious, tho idea of boing a home - arranged, Hemstead scarcely having a missionary g , voico in tho mattor. As ho mounted to missionary I: his room, reason told bird that this on,, " That 1s last what I am going to be drive in tho society of the ouo whom ho —a home missionary in his home; and boil°vod ho ought to avoid, for hor sako all tho principalities and powers of as woll as his own, was anything but earth shall not prevent it, And navy wise, l3nt ho triad to satisfy himself You dear, precious olcl m°ddlnr, tiro with the thought that at no time would by°• You shall, ono day, sit in rho hobo alone with th ser, and his h°art snuggest corner of as cosy a littlo home arayod. this ono mono day of companion - East," lila tiara st, as over was made iu Ilio she i boforo a lifotfmo of ¢operation, Nast, and sho vanishod, leaving tho old • gontioman chuckling to himself : { is 3 Em - PD CD 0 F' }} 0 0 cf.) 0 i:;;; Po 0 cy 0 L__t_ � yet 0� y�y ' J slat