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M1RR, TREVOR'S SFCR'ETARY.' GROS-MOB'S COOIK.,
11re, Grosvenor and dusting rho article;
Nay, Another day alta supped as the neuro ' on liar centre -table, with a contrnetiou of the
to get some money from hor father, Ar. , brows and a premium of the lips which plain*
t er W48 11 the ,uslltoas n ere 011011 ate l intik:a vel that something perplexing o;
t 166 CCO 1
AN IIA7:1, dr TotiaNTO.
THE BRUSSELS }'QS,I
^..y«u:wut,• is aassraarrsisinass ss n:thro. ,:t ors ic!agercorassiwz7zwr as mwz.^a::..nar:as•er1 z^ :
�
:somas ane rod, wi11te her truetreae turned t•efnt.m 1r. 0 f`!ne to retTY all leo ialrnly
tl rte.
bad
L
yy c the know, who t 1
° o ted s vethe the e l
rrivud�o'tho awns troll:, Inviting her to , "buiena," said legs, Qrasvvnor: "this
take a seat with her in her carriage, And, • Young person tells me ale is Cha nee who
waD sent to rho as cook, What i•
untied cosily it .
sneatl.l o i
t n merrily a
chatting ti tY
t
Y theylU0 ;
tllevnitotcushlanseitho bncicsent,whilatho hava you for palming yourself off on me aoi'norwhareshohaabmonuunot
y rain drove in the faces of the cooly and the ea I" have been trying to coax that Billy girl
1 1 I til 1 1 1 al la had oecured as indeed was driver, Airs. _Grosvenor enumerated her , "I didn't," said Dorcas, uediigYnautly: downstairs out of her folly, but ft's of no
entered. She stopped on seeing him, gave the caro. Two little episodes wore about t@ blas ' h her s want end ex reseed the And .name arfroL fie romehitabel Igoemolt.)erIrs hadn'tams use. I thall any ' and give herleave hor a third only the use of it till I die,oniproperty!
a yulok glance into las oyes, blushed u little, happen ht the family, trivial inthenteolves h tree wit a e p of n
but, as is often the case, it wee the ombin• tl'oeatouoaato satisfaction
(eget that Claud cook
boltltdboon ladies ao6&and being your acook ymtll yaugcoiled mo he ought to know better, ebut shelwon'tthink
hear
Mien of tho two which canned thepet'plaxity.. a ,rcea that it was ver • ombarreee$n to en. 1 to reason. Not but what your son here is
In the first phee, the wets without 0 cook,
tertian oniony, will, i•ho household rnaulrin. b d Id 1 h f as likely a nuns man as ver' I naw, but
and it was for this reason that file Mara Ory d18rrAllgCd our nausea had tomo Gret, a0 I 1 t t g then I told ler tkiere would bo disagreeable
things about living lore, aside from him."
Mrs. Grosvenor said no more ; but in later
day's, when the young Mist Grosvenor was
universally admired and sought after, oho
was observed to take great pride in apoak-
lug of "nly daughter Frances.
^lin er^ry mla an ostar: e=swen rs
enter to renuer nor an ornament to any por-
tion
desire to
• 1e 0.
tion'in life, that I love her
merry bar,"
"I inn glad you are trying to break it op,
couch," mid Mies portae approaching from
anti then turned pato..
"Do you wleh to Bee your father, Mise
Trevor?' le salted, in a oonetrained tone,
" Yes," an suaworod.
Ho lad her into the private office, and
loft her there with the old gentleman, In
half an hour she camp out, Aa she passed
Arthur, she looked up into his face only a
moment, but with a pained, anxious glance,
He started forward as if to speak to her, but
immediately recovered himself, and bowed
rexpeetlully tie sho loft.
7 h° iloye fled on, Hie novel W48 pnbldshod
,41x1 was a great eucemse, The critics ac-
counted it the first good Canadian uovol
over published, llo rewired letters from
seemed more asking him to contri•
bate. At last he felt that he 000 on
the b11111 road to snco00. But, eh 1 how
long it would bo before he dared to
tell the love that wua in his soul 1
Probably he would never be in a position to
do so.
(Inc day he wont to tete warehouse and
felling very melancholy, 11r, Trevor called
him env, the p81•rttto u111ce. The kindly old
1.01041 er;• oral,
" i fontgomory," he said : " nal°a8 some -
thin;; unexpected moons, the hoose of
7'r0vor will be coned tn.duy."
".11y God 1" excL linea Arthur: " don't
tell me that, sir 1"
"1t is true," said Mr'. Trevor.
In a few 100.01,1 the circnu151a11ces wore
explained to Aetlnu'. Then the old gentle•
milli wont out, iea.viug him there, buried 1n
painful reflection. flu l,nd learned to love
this old man who had keen L:° laud to 14)01.
1iub1 for JL•, Trevor I \\'hat a mockery it
secured, when as many knaves 80019 crown-
ed with fortune!
' One of the clerks entered and handed
Arthur a latter. It was an offer from
a publication house to edit one of its week.
lies. The salary offered was a better one
than that which ho received from Mr.
Trevor. For a moment he hesitated.
Than he resolved that, if the bank failed
and he was thrown out of employment, as
he might be, he would accept the pose
tion; otherwise, he -would remain with Mr.
Trevor.
A few moments latorMr, Trevor came in.
His face was haggard.
".Arthur," he said: "I am a ruined
man !"
Arthur did not reply ; but as the old man
sank down in a chair, he look his hand and
knelt beside him.
"Mr. Trevor," he slid : " tell me—what
can I do to help you?" •
"Nat• ono thing, Arthur. Everything
will halve to go to meet the demands of our
creditors,"
` Everything Y"
" Everything 1'
" And Flor—your daughter and Mrs.
• Trevor!'
"They will be without a dollar in the
t io' her ou le 1iu that wo-
man whnrode with you on the back seat
how em erraeoe you wou taco. j cuu i.
e 1 o so.
delicate fingers were carefully wiping apooke pn reaching home Dorcas ti as shoq'n by I've alu•aye done tho cooking et home, as
f d t fr ni tho leader furniture velli . the l all 1 'lf d ph d ll ae everything clan, so I wasn't afraid to
I b mind wholly laoxportenued m that til f f1
o ue o t ,o matrass to a emu ow•cet ngc le ar , w@
e lain er' , trent 111 the third story, scan y urns e ,
line of household duties, wan preparing 8 i,ith stray ertialas of furniture which hacl undertake it, real n' I d tell you m little
second-hand dinner in the kitchen ; and, sr. oublivod than usefulness uleawhero. Tho joke when the real cook came. I know ,
the second late, she woe ex ectin tom• am old-fashioned and odd, liven' so long by,
pony" ! V1' s not thin a combiination to try edolent windows uwithalo the a aromas hof m stale helg'f in the country, I didn't expect
mn 14111ore of ant mint than our018 11 she was d, Mrs, gin, parbicularly the bed , which wne covered bqt 1 supposto bo e le one ooks wee treat d over like d like
gmuch rosveuor? with dirty quilt, probably owing their odor ]Eamon bo n's with feelin'e.
Somehow, though the Grosvenor mansion otoriet to e e prodeoaeoor—rho woman of spoon She paused for went o£ breath, and turn.
was ono of the finest in town, the family one 1'ho supper and breahfaet following rho lag from hor horror•struak mistress, ap-
of Lead rob, ainfit Payor the the
m sCrasa the
of ft wamonth
e now coak'e advent warn prepared, and cooked lady in black.
p "I'm n°tmublo ago n, you see," she said,
a d y, Y with enoh skill and promptnose, that Mrs. boldin out Iter hand with sr. aic of prsv loan
always hoeing troublel with hor servants. Grosvenor was about to congratulate herself B „ ,
She had, within the past month, dismissed on bei ncquksition, vvhon, happening to look acquaintanceship : I ve never been used to
one ; another had given warning and loft the out of the widow, she beheld, to her horror, Bettie' round in the world. This girl," aha
same day, while the third a ponderous, : a molly array of bed -clothing swinging gen. said, addressing Mrs, Grosvenor: was a
loud -voiced Irishwoman, £ailing to he even . Cly in the breeze in the back yard, in full shamed wer of leflmo, either the
hat bol edh n with
e wasn't
80 coneidorato, had abecoonrllddin the silvca s oonet `'hew, however, front tliestreot, The dilapl- my big satchel; and was as c natdernte u0
ttl, a fitriol of ch P dated quilts and yellow, soiled linen formed
Ne :ander, throe,, that the lady of the house srtch tt ehocleing contrast to their sin gonad- though. I had been the Princess of \'Pales;
was indespair, and ]tailed with relief a letter and she's the only one who hain't made fun
front nn olt! friend in the country, to whom tags, that AIrs. Grosvenor, fall of wrath, ret• of me and snubbed me since I left Plumflel01
she had related her troubles, who had, in re- Paired nt onto to the kitchen, Hollow, exceptin' ono, which tuns your sea
Dorcas! what aro those dreadful thins ma'am," she added, with rent considora-
plying, added the following poatardpt : "If which you have phased on tie lino?' alto In- tion, B
you are not yet suppliotl with a cook, I can haired sharply, pointing to the eprehensi- , ,
send you ono who, I ant sure, will be satiate°. ble nrtioles, which, blowing gaily in the ' I m sure I'm very sorry. It's very pleas.
tory. She is the eldest of a large family,which, wind, disclosed appalling rents m rho lin• ant and unheard of,' blundered Mr"111 8Gime.
by the way , is very respectable, and finds it venor, meaning the mistake : " it would
11 l,fFarm,h
necessary to get al situation in which she may 6' It's city bed-aothoa They WOl'O so der- hava been very
bo able to provide for herself,
and perfors t "she added kr. n oto "and I had no Novor mind, said Dorcas, more g@nt•j
' t 'cher oho or a factory. It Y' ,j' gy° ly ; "I ain't At for society, and I know it; I Md 1tn3•.oC<tulrla S[nnncrt•
if I had known."
ltirt and Cholera,
Persona who have visited tho Philippine
Islands are not surprised at the oblereports
of the frightful ravages of cholera there, No
0110 Who walks about the streets of Manila
wonders that chiolera and other ontagious
diseases are so terribly destructive when
once they get a ct:3001cl. In that city of
000,000 people the sanitary conditions aro
fearful to ontemp�late. During the rainy
season, when muc}I of the city is flooded, na-
tives amuse themselves by catching water
snakes in the streets. All the cities nn these
i ig islands, where 7,000,Ot10;pople live, are
damp, mouldy, and dismal for six months in
the year. This is the hottest period of the
year there, and until the end of Slay the
mercury in t:'le thern•,ut�rter will linger
around 00', while the hlunidity reinlere the
heat unendurable. $ueh conditionsas these
Leake cholera fe the erewde:l Philippines a
far newe terrible calitutity than it could pos-
sibly be in this rotmtry.
seruce o ai a p tuneto wash thein.
will be an excellent thing for' hor to have a gut hor mdstroas ordoroa them hr., and that bulb I'm rich, and there's one thing I do
home in a nice family like yours ; and I can the should never aggain be ex osod to the want—I want your new cook, ma'am. She's
you thinkthe
fevorablyof mypropoq t on, write If bat taze he exthe
rassion on Dorana a fao wnsoauah and too sleep in yoand ur gr et to live
Willy rgokitchen
with
or. telegraph." that Mrs.PGrosvenor felt irritated afresh, me, my dem ? \1 'e can get along very
'
;VIrs. Grosrenor lead lost no tine in Iola- r. comfort¢bly, if yen are not ashamed of me.
\\ illi hor agenic, tihare nQvar was a mora \\re'll travel and nu shall hay o all Cha
graphing - but the girl, with what Mrs. G- eharmin and obli in1sd. , bat those who ' Y
assumed to be the obstinacy of her class, tiled d B ly in her gboueoho d nvariably felt money you want to spend."
had, as yob failed to appear. themselves under a estraint of petty tyran- Mrs. Grosvenor, who had been growing
As to tho second item : ny which demanded homage as well as 00eli- more and more aergons god helpless la the
Away asp among the hills of Vernlontlived encs affoir approached this climax, eoaving led
a cousin of the Grosvonors, whom they had " What is tide 1" sho n uired, in a de- of a headache and disappeared, leaving the
never aeon and rarely thought of, until ma epalring tong pointing to ajar of soft, white two alone.
startling intelligence came that this con- ouhstainoe, The young stranger flushed slightly.
mon-place, neglected person had fallen heir Grcaae." enid Dorcas eonciael and in a You are very knd to propose it," she
to a fortune of half a million by the decease
manner of brevity not at all consistent with said, earnestly : "but, ndeed, I cannot ea -
of her brother hr. California. And atr¢ight- Alrs. Grosvenor's idea of the respect due seppt your offer. I came hero so ns to be
way, in the sudden and unaccountable man- leer in epeaid t and earn my own livng. I am
nor peculiar to people euddeuiy rich, the "Grease—what?" she asked in the tone not afraid of Mrs. Grosvenor, or ashamed
lady up among the Vermont hills came very sometimes used to unmannerly childron. of being her cook. We can't all bo
much into notice hr. the circle of her reh,tives, „Greases -Mat grease. That's what ltok school -teachers, you know, nor musicians
and especially the Grosvenor family. Tore. it to be. If you eon make anything more of or artists, and as I have a genius for cook -
C:. carefully looked up the chronology of the it, you are welcome " said Dorcas, shortly. ins, they sag, I had rather just take my
family, and carne to the conclusion that the ?,Ira. Grosvenor flashed slightly. place fn life as it is. And, 0x01190 me for
thinhitherto
over thirteetinhat hor n mmust
o was M.D. " Dorcas ," she soil, with dignity 1 ed DI s. Grosvenor your probut hadn'tmised ou ltisitrmake
instead
gg Y ;, have always been accustomed to be addrosove of leavin now 1"
11'dlliame ; and this, added to the further e
ae d live by my fore, y As you hays "I don'tlniow. It don't seem as though
fact that, by Lhe recent death of her brother, nevoi lived out be#ore n aro robabl
she was left alone in the world, tamp letedhat isdue y° p • y I could Ito comfortable anywhere in this
her information as to 1110 personnel of this U t beecaroft of nl in futu etre as your mistress; House," said Dorcas , with a shrug of the
A 'd an heiress and k shoulders : "and I don't feel as though I
There is not no touch drinking now as
thee was years ago, said the Old LMan the
other night at dinner. \ti hy, forty years
ago on the Bay of Quintet I'cl meet in with an
ofd fanner and say :
" Uncle Silas, will you talce 500lilthiug 1"
" Well, Johu A., I don't know. I'rn not
drinking much now, but if I do take any.
thing it's just about this time."
Five minutes after. you would say again,
"llnole Silas, will yoti take solnething 1"
" Well, John A., I don't ]snow. I'm not
drinking much now, but if I rho take any-
thing it's just about this time."
In five minutes more Uncle Silas would
turn around and say :
" Well, John A., I'm not drinking much
now, but if I do take anything it's just
about this time. What twill you have Y' ._
Toronto \\-orld.
Advertising Enterprise,
" You seem to be very nmclt interested in
art, sir," said a young painter te a portly
gentleman who had spent sonic thea in an
art exhibition,
"Yes , sir ; I am. I take a lit ely interest
in puttees, a lively +,,'crest."
Lott are perhaps u painter yourseiff 1"
woman. mat en couem, Tho ]est words vvero repo ou quite sync- •` No. 1 am a patent medicine mnnaf00'
without immediate fAinill , id, it da plallm}y tously, md, feeling that she had done her
looked right neither. Lind 11180800, euot. rin•er.". -Merchant Traveler, .
d thnga never troubled mo kr. Plutellold ilei•
'rim atria B mare Their Tea sow•
• 1 t not to be nog ectoc ; an ire. d I , crit of station
world. " ° duty and asserte ler supers y low, and I never s rent m hfe fi urin
Afierce joy spran into Arthur's heart 1 t d 1' c and e m P Y g
B nth • ren embered that she must ba lonely, s os Hack how to look grotty, and I guess i wou n
pathy,nor, wit 1 {,tea a ica y Y he ro•asconded rho stairs. it ld 't .
Ho did not know whether sho loved him of ,aid accordingly wrote to Her, nrgin her to That evening, as she sat in here y have done much god if I had.
not, but lie would at last be able to tvoo § parlor with her only sou , a young man who ve om a novice m self in the dress
hor like a man. Then he thought of this laevo the scone of her sorrows ant make tad just finished his studies pa a law student, Y >
them a visit, a timid knock was hoard at the door , which, question, but if I could be of any •help—'
man who had treated him nlnlnat like a This vista was looked forward to with ole being opened, rei•ealed the figure of began the new cook modestly.
son• some anxiety, for who knew what might Dorcas arra ed fn all rho s lender of rho Yes, child, I wish you would ; what is
" Arthur," said Mr. Trevor : ' go, leave ono of ft 1 Perhaps she would conclude to Y P Your mune '? Frances ]•loom Y \Nell, Frances,
me ; I cannot keep you here new. You t with them 1 green elpaea. if yon can make me look anytking lkke yon
can ppossibly find other work to do.
° 1 d d Irk n evident
" I can, sir • but you will let me stay and
help you to settle up your affairs here?'
' No; I shall not ask that of you."
"But I ask it of you, sir."
The old man pressed hiahaud and looked
gratefully into his eyes.
" Thank you, my boy--rthaiik yen."
And Arthur stayed until rho big doors of
the wholesale house were aloes$, and b*f.
Trevor, despoiled of everyy do wont :oub
to mart whoreli ho
could
to seek amp y y
earn bread for his faptily.
A month afterward, are. he sat at his desk,
a note was handed to "him. It was from
MT. Trevor, and ran thus
Dear Arthur :
Wo are living at No.—Sherj1ourne'Streets
Conte n and see us, and bring your violin.
We have saved the piano from the wreck,'
andFlorrie will be 4lad to accompany you
.
once more, Your friend, Jonw'Trtsvon.
Arthur went. He found. then; ;n a cosy
little house in the east end. Mr. Trevor
was lookingg a little wei'n, but Dtill•kind.arld'
gentle. Plorows. w ,a the some magic t e had arrived• "Think you, sir," said Doroae, fiom the
beauty, but her air was more subdued Sho The day wan dark and, lowering, and o •dor, in a voice which seemed wonderfully
welomeci Arthur in an embarrassed man• fine rain was beginning to fall v h she
y enc never mar • women „
ld d H t en tl irty and forty so Mrs b 1' 11
e n Tf you p Bose, ate sal w n
ere om a e wet r' — desire to opo tto : "vel you give me some -1 I shonh be oip oceed P g
Grosvenor reasoned ; beaidoa, Mr. Grosven• tlinq to road Y" So the two receded u stair' ti n otker.
or's business had, of late, come to a very "To read !" echoed Mrs. Grosvenor, from "Have you gt a black dress , quired
critical condition, and �rorhnpa the loan of a her seat at the table, n a sort of sarcastic T'ranuea
few thousands aright bide over the critical eurprise, and rising, with e. sigh, sho col• ' "Yes, I've gt a block to timer°, and a
period. And, now, whea n gg000d first km- leotod a few' tracts and the Missionary black silk, too, if it' conies to that. But, of
proesion Was so desirable, the cook hart Herald. course, I wnsa't going tonuop them ;wound
deserted, and the new one, looked , forward "You may take those "she said : "and on doein Aare," an d, wi Mian ])areae ,pro.
to Lia such a paragon, hacl not yet arrived, I um sure I hop° they � will do you some d lend, them, and, with the help of ]tor
and tliie ver do bhe cousin Nis to amus friend, was aon arrayed n the latter.
y Y B°oui " Th th our. lad rearranged her hair
whose presence might bo 00 fateful, "Do you like illuatratiAna?" inquired the on e y g y ,
was i , our. d Ary rim a un and after the finishing touches were put
uPo. Y 'shad Mies Dorcas u to
firm hunioil n¢ture, hit tlhe lady Eed her t B 1 w'Y s lit l to h d her on, 'led the astonl P
bonnet strings with n jerk, Aad arranged is e'Pietures uo Ame ers held ba' d I;think yoou 11 the fragment of looking -glass (deemed
her atti'r0 with more impatience than 'was find that entertainin , if you are too tired good enough for a' servants) whiob, how -
her wont that afternoon, ns she pmpared to to read much. Mother, why isn't there a ever, reflected enough to show a rathoo
take her earring to drive to the station to
decent chair in the kitchen Y They are all gresentabke figure, quite a change from its
meet the expected cousin. Mrs. Grosvenor etrai ht and high, and comfortless as a ate- last showing' of the same person.
did not always pay, this honor,to her -guests; post Dorcas, tharo is o making•chne in "You are an artist" was her faltering
but in egmkng to. the city from the country the smoking -mom which we never ono ; we comment.
n is likely to be confused And. lonely; she 111 1 d' t 't to f eon use " Prances laughed and replied: i
ore w e e ice i you or et
roaeonad, capeoitdly when entire strangers „pee are ou craz Y" kr. nirad Alrs. le thnk I will make a change
n my own
to the place and people, so it would bo.much Grosvenor, aptto voce : ' yPhp id n of ivies tolbet and mpoir to the kitchen to learn my
kinder to: an unprotected ' woman to' extend new dunce, all at once, and nothing flrat,
that creature Piotur: agile America 1 It just as the one:hors0 shay Petl to ieces,"
bar groetinge 'of friendship as 00010 00 she will bo covered with grease -spot. Miss Dorcas want, n'stead, to Airs. Gros-
venor; where peace was made and the affair
laughed over with ' .as much heartiness ati
couild be eapeoted under tho ciroume-tsncea
So the visit len ggthened nto a stay of many
weeks, and the lady .of the house began to
feel her quite a:ngceasity. She spent hor
money freely, and ' loaned it with equal
readiness. The ,new cook, too, was ac•
knowledged by Mrs. . Grosvenor, oven, to bo
a jewel. She kept -"her place,"indeed, but
n suoh a manner as to command respect
She refened to acdept any •favors through
Miss Dorcas , l,ut,'bydegree°, the aspeotof
the • kitchen' becafno' gradually changed.
There were ch°ap,,but pretty, white shades
hat ' the wlndow6 'ver tallith glean vines
were trained, while a wealth of Inxnrlonco
Maaeomod bolow. An' eaey-ohair or two
stood ; in convenient cori,ors, and a pretty
°over for the table ave thel'm0111 so cosy an
appeargglen Dorcas called there
anon ;hob. M
very o
vary often •and dt woo not long before an.
other member of the family .became aware
that the kitchen ryas an attractive place.
, Percy Grosvenor had always lived in the
society of fashionable ladies, and he was
somewhat astonished that a girl in the
position of cok could be intelligent,
with tastes congenial to his owlf;
end, ' Withal, a lady in every respect;
and so the matter grow, as such matters
will, until one evening hie mother W0s horri-
fitci, on entering the kitchen to find her sons'
arm around tho pretty young cook and her
head suspiciously near his shoulder, Too
mirth disgusted to say nyything at that un-
welcome discovery, the lady loft the kitchen,
but sought an early opportunity to bring
Percy to account.
"I,ann astonished at sucdt oonduot from
you ; and as for that girl, she must; go at
once,
"She will go, it is true, mother," said the
young Limn, in What his mother recognized
as Iris Mede end P0r01an tong : "lett sho
shall come bank ; for she ions protnieed to bo
my}vita."
"Percy Geoavenor 1" cried his mother 1
"aro you crazy? You , with your talents
and social position, to throw yourself away
un
a coals 7
"
" It ks a little out of the usual line, I con-
fess," said 130, ensiling i "ami it is not eery
000lc I would wish to marry, not weeny 'heir-
ess or 000101y belle , though they inightylbo
aua rho man upon wren ui i , to good for me. Itis because this cook is
looked down is' the man to 'whom else will the door. Taka the front sent ,with fire pile least ennenr1nc0 of hi0me a neraon 4.051•
Inor.
"Our positions," she weld; "ore 00400
what changed, 11r. Mentgoltieiy.'
"MT feelings arc, and always will be, the
v en softened , and it Wag a tear , and not a grease
entered the ladies ' waiting -rota, and just spot, that defaced the covet of "Picturesque
hs the ox real 'train from the north came America" tient night.
puffing in on the other side of tlto sttion. The next day, as Mrs. Grosvenor wee about
The .only passenger of any interest to
leaving the house for her customary drive,
soma, he answered. Mrs. Grosvenor were, one an acquaintance, the domaball rang, and, upon opening, be-
Heplaye t it and the other , 8 + B Toro it stood ayoung lady in black. Sha
ed h
d for them with the same nae• a tall lar a an ulryr woman,
Carly touch as of old. He mov 4. who nine in behind her, tugging along nen
was ,extremoly,pretty ; half ducky brown,
hearts again, and they wont out toward ungainly -looking carpet -4g., She entered largo „doles ayes, 'nod fair, creamy complex-
)
t him. the room is a nervous; hesitates way, and, ion, slightly 'rose -;fitted on her cheeks, while
" Come again soon," redid l r. Tenor.; after lancing timidly around, paned be- hat, drat, and ;.Ives all bhse,thab nameless
He did so ; he went often ;. and hid' heart fora Mrs. Grosvenor, saying n a blunt man. i
darned to s eak'the love that he felt. laut ;tamp which distinguishes the well-dressed
y p nor, and with a Yankee intonation :
he could not read Florence. He knew not
`whether the loved him or not.
" " ht when he.
r.
" Can you tell me how I can gat to Mrs """ Does Mrs. Grosvenor live hero?" she in.
Grosvenors? She levee on Templeton cfulred.,
"Mr. Trevor, he Dell alio night, w , S uare 'That
end the old gentleman were alone :' " I levo �Auho lady so addressed looked up and, in rho lovely fano and sweet voice seemed to
your danght with hor usu¢l.quick roe Hon took in rho banish ceremony. Evidently this 0'68 the
d. pp oak lint
ad of the
1 smiled. he c
Mr, Trevor simply ;, situation at once. T expected cou,iu. Did not everything point
"Ihave known that long, my boy, he expected guest, had nt•rivod. A parson of to this conoluoien—tie refined manner, the
snilL o on loos. sagacity could have enrmised that. black dress the in miry for herself, and the
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of
ub cot?
n
on
Andyou a
J
" liar, )fyou cab Armor,' was the
Win , ,
only roply.
A few moments later he and Florence
were alone in the room.
" Will you play,the violin for me" the
asked.
' Yes," bo answered. • •
She sat down at the piano, and he stood
beside her. They played one of Chopin's
n oturies, a eoft, tender tone•poom. As
the music ceased, Arthur saw that Florence's
oyes were full of tears. Almost without
knowing what ho did, he loaned forward
and kisaocbher feminist. She looked up at
him with a startled glanuo ; than she bent
down again, and her whole form shook with
nobs."
' Forgive nidi" ito said ; " I am mad ; I
will go.'
Ho tuned to leave ler ; but sho laid hor
hand upon his trill,
"Don't go," she sold, in a very low voice.
"You bid me eta ? 1:'lorenee, you know
manner
and appearance
• t o wlolo hth
yp once . hbrought from e
aEwas heng
bunk which lv g
indicatedor"t the foot as plainly as though the street? . And, while feeling rather surprised
word "servant" had been branded on her.', at her youth and Natty, she exclaimed,
forehead. ver cordially :
She had on a green alpaca dress with a •yI am Irlra,, Grosvanon; and who you
wide, full overskirt and a flounced under 'aro 'I 'hive already anticipated. I am so
skirt ; being rather short, it revealed a pair glad to nee you, my dear thild; but I am
of large, flat feet, ennead in heavy, bustysbrry'not to have mob you at the station."
slkoos ; a Paisley ehawl, tho only present- The young lady's oyes grew largo with
able article about her, was pinned about hor surprise, ,and the color deepened on het
throat by a monstrous braes pin, from which ah110100 a 1)ttlo, 'ns the lady, taking both
dangled a minute chain of the saute mnteri' Banda in hers, stooped and kissed her.
al, while a bonnet, ornamented with red, a You aro too kind," sho murmured : " I
fnll-b1oWn roses, surmounted her head, die- could hot think of putting yon to 00 much
playing a scanty stook of reddish flaxen hair trouble."
drawn back so tightly. as to au gest a "Not ' theleast" said Mrs Grosvenor,
query whether she would really oleo her
oyes, She had placed the carpot•bag on the
floor as she spoke, and looked altogether so
radian en Lac ecu ons la•
tl in r
warmly, "we obeli only be too happy to
make your stay with ase pleasant."
Si. look of canned perplexity settled in the
d a ' 1' 1 Itl t rho corner of girl"' °xpl'e0siyo faaa.
Mrs. Girosvanors mouth drove dove in I inn afraid you mistalt0 me for some
spite d her toll bred ettempbe to avoid a into else," she said, frankly: "Perhaps I
smile, as eth0 replied ought not to colpo to this door, I was tut•
"Tam hero. Grosvenor," mttl than, es the certain. I am the portion who was neon
� that if love you, and you are not offondoa? now lamer 8004104 (10840110 of opening a con. i mended to you for costa I received your to.
"Offended 1" sho said, looking tip at hitn, venation, she added, as if to cut off any logram, and came town two days ago, but
i with 1100 groat ayoe hill of tours ; `Olt, Ar- farther familiarity : "you aro out new woe detained he the city by e. dying friend,"
• thur ! moult, I protium whom z have tbeen r expect. "Cook 1" ex0leimed blrs. Grosvenor, help.
4 + .. Ho caught her lit ids arms and pressed ' ing? I ant lac{ you have come., for lonely 1 "who thong can be the creature I
g
ltnr, 1110 heart. Their lips snot in the first you sadly, What is your nantaY have been harboring for the past few days?
long, passionate ]rias of lova, Doroaa—'ca "integre race rho lathy, riot h1i,, sic, toll Dorcas to mono bore imniecliato•
1'Itree tnonthslater hfr. Trevor'' private ' +'Well, Der a, p • „ Ma
1 secretary became l�Tr. Trevor's son•m-laiv ; beingppltrttcul81 abed the Int name . a is t In a few moments Dorcas ap iemod, ben-
] Florence at first rwi i,tln home with oto, My .ut i lag i Nom the kitchen -Gra without bearing
Smoking ton is the very latest, says a
New Yorlc letter. Somebody brought this
fad here about three months ago and it has
spread among the women. Tea smoking
circles are now quite common. At afternoon
parties vvher0 are saedol young ladies, after
luncheon little saucers with an ounce of
bleak tea on each are brought on accompani-
ed by cigarette papers, and the girls g o to
work rolling tea cigarette. They -do it all
very daintily, and make believe they like it.
To a cigar smoker the flavor is dry, some-
what medicinal and woody, and the trouble
n keeping the contents llbis too much. The
effects of smoking to is slightly sedative.
An immoderate use of the cigarette makes
take complexion closely. Excessive tea
clrinking will do the same thing.
a Crus 1a(IV. ti'i"tll avow sift of personal chat -
ink up, even tin the end of her days.
Caned Ian Exports to nun.
The export of cotton goods from Canada
to China, thought only tom :mimed about a
year ago, is already assuming largo'propor-
tlons, the total amount already exported,
being nbnut 12,000 Mules. The goods made
for tie Chines° market are known as
"sktirtiuge." They are shipped by the Cana-
dian Poodle Railway and steamers to
Shanghai at lower rates than the American
nuunlfn0tnrer can obtain, aou0equently the
i;anadiau makers reap an additional advan-
toge. During the fiscal year 1887 more than
12,I10II,10'J yards of unolored cottonswere
exported from the port of Sou Francisco,"
During the tisoal year 1818 not one yard of 1
this view, of exports by way of San Fran.
eine was reported. ales large,,nevemont of ,
•tcolered urttons to China was, diverted to.
Ciita,il,ul roads and the Vancouver rout.
dating the fiscal year. The Interstate Com-
neruu nut went into full operation lees than
three months before the close of the fiscal
yen .1887, and this traneeontinental move.:
meet of cottons over American lines oeaseel
alur.at immediately.
A Kentucky Suicide.
Andy Bolling was a bad citizen of Jaoks
son County, and bad killed half a dozen of
his fellow citizen. One evening- Bolling
killed seventh ,nam in Clover Bottom.
The next dayn
coroner's
jury
w
asimpaneled
oled
The 1
ho tatloaoa.
to inquire into the Y
was th!it the diseased:had called Bolling " a
---liar," and that Bolling immediately
draw hisistl and fired-, . killing the man
first shot.
him
at hlnatthefi
who had i
The jury went ont to deliberate, and after
a short time returned the following Verdict :
!' Wo find that the decease, Henry. JLnes,
'committed euiakse.."
The Coroner was amazed. "I shall not
reeekvo the verdict," ho said. "The testi-
mony was positir,e that Andy Bolling did
the killing:"
"Yes," replied the foreman, "and the
testimony was equally positive and onoqui.
vocal that the diseased was of 00(811d mind
and in full possession of all his faculties just
previous to his deaths and Hutt while inthie
condition, he called Andy Bolling 'a —
liar.' It atonia to reason that if he had not
meditated self destruction he would not
have been a0 rash. He knew whatthe cense-
gowould be, and ho ovid'cnthy wanted
to 1110,"
So the verdict of suicide steed,•• Lotlis•
ville Cotn•ior-J0urnel,
tO
Ix)
1f!
:s
('lnteoe:tie menhir etrnr;e.
Ono quart of milk, one half a box of *ala•
time soaped in ole 00p1111 of water, four
tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate made
smooth 1n a little intik ; throe eggs and a
little extract of vanilla; heat the mill; until
boiling, then add the other ingredients and
boil five minutes ; pour into 'mould and sci'.vo
with cream, olid note or enamel.
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