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A YOUNG GTR A'S YrOOIN(
rev et. t'.. Gel:,
Aylmer ere eel I0. b1•e fi:yaie.'"6'1ani
Jet.: tet E,wraest."411., 111'.
11res,.•nee.
(;4nld011 wee 14iiI ,puling renege
when .\l,):&'..11den firs beteune a4 oci•
atetlw'ith he,. ie ler h;ne.itt'e, See
was them but thine, 0, and 1v,es smell
and slight ler her a'1111e thee e1 1)
ing when'earl (luso t. dinner,
shriekingiutr• elitoli'o of her 4)5`1•:1',
lingered ever 10 her ,;amen'%, Even
now it have her I. ,',4 1,1 n•.vta her (''u-
harrassmeet • I„ • wa c 1.(1,111'1.1
talcp ,1' , eL a 1'11 :1,z,• ,•f 1110
I;pht 111a1 nn ,d +1)e , s , f (',t• 1'1 1 ' t0
w1((, -ha felt tlett s':' 1'n :.... 51.,„•.(1• mn
1•,14 ••,1)14 „)I .116'1"!. rrvl••'I•„ 'll
the i • , -. n• 1011 ;fid
1111 at ' ''' ..121'n„ 5 1
side, 170 _•.In1, from a lie, see, -
sorrow, 8,11-1. it ,o the. e)..14 • )',,' , i,e
had barely r•• , 1,rr, tin..". Petr 11 11.211 no's.
Wartilless is is the r•,. , ut111n1, , 1.1,1 11:e
grunt eity 1.0..... ',cell t,. L)ly O. 1!;1'0 0 u,
Lett' fIid t.1.1 NIP. • 11,1 _, i. 01.8 .,r
t11in: Rh lo: , ,ublv.i in t; (it 11.,....1
chapter of '01 r 1 a,—tl!( hi, 11 y g18.1,01
that Gray,:un eller bent on the pale
cresc'eut 0f a girl who set (1,(0511•' to
hfm, Even Its a 1.111111 She Liam that
the handsome young fellow 400.8 not
secretly lalehine at 1)r criticising her,
and before dinner was oeer :dm had
Tentercd igen a sliv, grateful in
re- •' `e1' his gecc.l•humoled et°. is to
bre,,. lee.
Teel, had, in trntb, been no ice to
break. The child was ma rc•- like a
plant that had green in the slued., 141'41
to Ler 111e strong. imelthfnl ieitt)1 et s
sun.hiae. Itis slue., warned' 1.))'; 1'ie•1-
r,l 1.1' (•1111:(•1 1) 10,e, las l,c:.:1'. Wel (IS
anti 111111,(411' w1're ',1'a1h;g to her 111 c1•
sensitive and ti' 1.d soul, and bis un•
tetieeted, 1111'e! •, d 1:111(0ess wns co
constant that -; t. t radu(dly (11 ' c to 1, -
gard it as Due of tee best cel. lin' . 5 i f
her l.f'. She soon ':,arne,L 111.4.,: r,
that behind 11!s souey gentile, ate. o •5
a fiery and m'1•aticnt si'!el.!,; ., t1
m11ni1('l( itsc of 1:' eee (bet, ,
u certain ((1241, 011.i 101 1 . I
of feta' was mingled witle I,".,,,).., e
affecti.nl.
He lied snip(icn1 tact to 1:laler-loud
Madge's 1ii1111(nee, and he la:ow• feet
their family life wonsoot] tallish it.
Ile welcomed this 1teu slip 01 a girl to
circle their home bemuse it gave him
plensnre to pct and rally sect, a wr''ith
into so)ethiug like genuine 1.xietence,
ile also Loped that eventually she
would become a source of amusement to
bine. Nor was he disappoiuted, Bled ;0'4
mind was not color11 ss, if her face itis,
r'id she gradually began to respond 10
1 is mirthfulness, and to take an -Interest,
ilstellig', t for a child, in what occupied
1.18 thoughts. Kindless create, an at-
mosphere 111 which the most sensitive
and diffident natures develop and reveal
themselves. and ;Madge Aideu, who
might easily bate been chilled into a
reticent and dispirited girl, eventually
manifested an unusual versatility of
fancy and thought, acquiring also no
slight power of expression,
Thus Graydon obtained his reward.
His brother was a grave and silent
mal, to when few themes could he
broached exempt those of buieuess'l4111
the events and politics of the day i1)
their relation to trade. His sister -in -1,1w
was absorb° 1 in honsellold and family
cares, but eladge's great black eyes re-
sponded with quick appreciation to all
tint he said, and their merry nonsense
often provoked a smile upon eye0 the
face of Mr. Muir. The good-natured
sympathy of the young man therefore
passed. gradually into a genuine fra-
terual regard, and he rarely CRme home
of au evening without bringing flowers,
bmtemac, or Rome other evidence that 11e
had rememlered her. Unconsciously
to herself, he became more to her then
her sister, who was indulgent in the
oetreme, but not Tory demonstrative,
Iden shyness disappeared, and his
caresses seemed ea natural 115 those of
au elder brother, be which light she re-
garded him.
Thus time passed on, and the girl
rapidly approached the stature of wo-
manhood. Apparently sho grew too fast
for hor slight reserve of physie•11
strength. She nominally attended a
fashionable school, but was often ab: out
from ill health, and for this reason her
sister permitted her to follow her own
unrolls, Indolence and inanition tae -
counted largely for her lack of stroegtll.
1•lxcr. f:se brought evoariness, and she
wentd not take 11. Nothing pleased her
mom that to curl up on a louuge with
a hoot(; and her sister, seeing that she
Was reacting most of the time, felt that
she was getting an education. To the
busy lady a hook was a book, a kind of
general fertilizer of the mind, and 0.s
Madge visually tools cold whet she event
out, end was as8urolly acquiring from
the multitude of volumes she devoured
all the knowledge a woman needed, she
was safer in the evefly.hcat1(1 city
house. The sisters had lu(lopondene
10rtuu18 of their own, and the great
point in .11rs. Muir's mind was that they
should live and enjoy them. If 'Madge
was only sufficiently coddled nolo w1111e
sho was growing, she would get strong
eventually; and HO the ;rood lady, who
had as 11111011 knowledge of hygiene 118
of Sansorit, tempted the invalid with
delicacies, permitted her to oat the
confectionery that Graydon brought so
often, and generally indulged a nature
that needed wise and firm development.
Thus Madge lived 011, growing more
pale and languid. with each succeeding
year. The absence in the mountains
and at the sea.shoro which 1Ir. Muir
permitted to his family every suite/nor
brought changes for the bettor, even
though the young girl spent 111051 of
1110 tinny in to hau1111iwit 1)r reelfn1ng in
the 5ter11 of a:addend!, She could not
escape the invigoration caused by the
mete brc•atiling of pure air, 1(11 during
th • 111111rtt in town she lost all nod
more thus she hal 1;,11,11, mid sunk
1 ackinto her old apue:luetic 11,1,
'!Tide life, ilo•,rv1c1', c mUtinc1 two
1. i•„ ,1!14 whiah : 11017 41)1111 1101111' 111111
14 her ('' '•t nee, .11l thr'oug'h the
des eh,. weeld 11„ ., ..,r•.1 ant to Gray.
,:t.a'4 luta 1111 .1'', .1 1,l1'•1111111, 1111111011)'))
5.10 flu;:1,i 11:s 181 l:•:coy the faintest
e4•.ewc color 1„rlel steal into her
l.,•,•. 1'p.:,lir . 111 sups ata time,
. ho 101,111.1 ca 1)e, hiss her, waltz her
eluut the 11(1(14 with a strength which
scarcely permitted her feet to touch the
,lour, then toss herbaolc 1111 the louugo,
where elm 14oul,1 lie, lau:;hiug, breath -
lees, and !happy, 11'ith a (8:111'14 ignorant
to...lance hu a:•cl pt111 her character as
m1 i1) ,1.111, und felt that the least the
could do was to bei i1ten a life which
s '1).•11 so dib cal to him. When ho
cane down dreesed for dinner or some
teeming 011;; (gement, elm looped at him
401:11 a trate:, admiring pride that
antuetel ben immcusely, 11 hen he re-
turned emnier than nsu111 he retell found
her ,till upon the lounge with her in-
olftabie boot(, usually a novel, and then
he would take her upon his lap and call
her hie "dear littlo spools, the house -
held ghost th:1t (8'011111 soon cease to cast
a shadow ;" and she, with a languid
enrio8it1, would easily beguile fcom
hint a i,ortr1Lyal of the scenes through
which 110 had jest lnrssed. She
c' red little ('or them, but teem !tis
stores of vitality and strength he im.
parted life to her, and wiLho'lt under.
5 111 51 11 111;, w1,,' S1lf.' s )1137137 L5011• site wee
le.: 1,1•,
.'..art teen 1,:•r fonduesH for the me
it a, S. ('4114 111. salted by the miscalls,-
I]un114 h•nds she read—scenes all 111e
more unreal, 11eetuse sho 11ac1 110 expo.
rieuee by which to correct them--sho
bed one other taste which proulieed well
1.11' the 11,.1)11'.•,—a Sincere love of 1111(,10.
-.111 a as 1.4..111(1 lessens, but it was from
a seper:.c;al teacher, who was 1 onteut
to give her pretty and showy pieces ;
and elle brought even to this favorite
thede80.10re. habits which charac-
ter'. •
.1 , 1,11 her efforts to obtain an edit.
c 1t.mt. When she sat down to herpia00,
however, nature was her strong ally.
pier ear 400,5 11110 and correct, and her
sensitive, fanciful spirit gave delicacy
and originality to her touch. It scarcely
seems possible for one to become a sym-
pathetic musician without a largo de.
gree of iniagivation and a natare easily
moved by thought and feeling. The
young girl's thongllts and feeliu;s were
as yet very vague, not co1centra td on
definite objects, and yet so good a con•
noisseur as Oraydon often acicnowledged
her powel',aud would listen with pleased
attention to her girlish rendering of
music made familiar to him by the
great )(mummers of the day. Ito en.
jo1'e'1 it 1(11 the more because it VMS 11011
010)1 futerpretatiou, often incorrect, but
nr41,1' cominonpla00 or slovenly; and
(811011 her fingers wandered 11nloug the
keys in obedience to her own impulses
ho was 04011 more charmed, although
the melody was usually without notch
nee1(1110g. She was also endowed with
the rtldimeute of a 11110 voice, and would
often strike notes of surpassing sweet-
ness and power ; but her tones would
80011 quaver and break, and she eom•
pained that it tired her to sing. That
elided the matter, for anything that
wearied her was not to bo thought of.
Tums she lead drifted on with time,
unconscious of herself, unconscious of
the influences that would bring to pass
the decisive events of the future. Sho
was like multitudes of others who are
controlled by the circumstances of their
lot until the time comes when a deet
per5ou1l experience applies the touch-
stone to character.
CHAPTER II.
e11A0001 111131a.
Madge Alden was almost seventeen,
and yet she was in many respects a
child. Science portrayed i1) books 11111
passed before her mind like pictui'08,
having no definite siguifioauoo. Mr.
.Muir was to her like some of tho forces
in nett-an—quiet, unobtrusive, omnipo-
tent—and sho accepted him without
thought. Her sister was ono 10110111 8110
could love easily as a matter of course.
Sho Was an indulgent llbuse11old prol'i.
donee, who cared for the young girl as
Sho (lid for her own little children. If
anything was amis8 in Madgo's ward-
robe the elder sister made it right at
once; if Madge had a real or imaginary
ailment, Ilary was always ready to pre.
1141ibe a soothing remedy ; and if there
was a cloud in the ,l, - or tho wind blow
chill she .11)11, '• eetelg0, do bo prudent;
you iin ,t0 bole easily you take cold,"
111us1':1,, ed'(vidtdthe 11ot-house atmos.
p11(11 ill v,11X11 the tender exotic existed.
it collet not be said that she had thrived
or bloomed,
Graydon 'Muir was the ono positive
element with which 1)11e had come in
contact, and thus far she had always aa.
(41,1,1031 him in the spirit of a child , He
had hogun petting 11cr and treating ho'
111(0 a sister when sho was a child,' Ilia
mrimi01' toward hor had grown into a
11,1,11, which had its source in his kindly
disposition, To him sho was but a
weak, sickly little girl, with a dismal
lu•os/int and more (hoary outlook. Some•
times he mentally compared her with
the brilliant girls ho met in society,
and especially with ono but alittle outer
than Madge, who appeared a natural
queen in the drawing -room, His life
abounded in activity, 1nter:o 6e, and
pleasures, and if it was his impulse to
throw a little east into the experiences
of thee in society who bad no claims
upon him, ho was still more disposed to
olloor and amuse the invalid in his Own
home. Moreover, ho had become sin-
cerely fond of '1101, Madgo was neither
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gnernlone nor stupid. eiltle ugh not
conceited, he hall the natural vanity of
a handsome and su•:eossfel 1111111, au,1
101111(7 1110 evident 1'1112, 11181 110 was 511011
0,111.1'0 i11 her eyes mimeo 1 him, it also
predisposed hint to 11(1111y fuel sy'ul ,11•
thctio feeling toward her. 11e 51814 gnat
she „ave hint not tally a 8)8terly all,
once, hut Irllo a riel.!,'01..11 fuller tribute,
and that i1) her image. and shadowed
life he ens the in'ight •at element, She
tried to 110 more fur luta then for ancone
elan, while she made him feel that (ts
1111 11141111(1 she 0un1d net do very 11111(111,
and that he simnel me expect it, 4100
would nf•, , !or lulu 1111 110111' St 11
lime, 011,1 10.1,11 At, (8•.,,111 be so la11gnb1
that no coexiug ('111'.,1 lure hat' from the
Rota. Ocelieiot illy she would even read
aloud a few ;ppm with her musical and
syulpathctiO vette., but 13.00111 8000
throw down the book with au air of
eXha1It( 11, and plead that ho would
read to het.•. In' her We1111ucsa there
was not11i11g repulsive, and lrith"ot eat•
14,11111111(11 she eluate many artless alrpetite,
to his atrcngtle Ile 1401.01'(11713' res nn11i•
ed, saying to himself, "i'1ror little Ming!
she hits a hard time of it. With her
groat blade eyes she mi'_ lit be a beauty
if Rho only had health fled was like
other girls; but as it is, 8110 is eo light
and pale and limp tint i i011lethn08 feel
8,8 if I were petting 11 wraith."
Uf bete site lad began to go out with
him a lit(lc, he 0111a,sieg small and quiet
complwa'8 among 1)0uple well known to
the 1lnirs, and oucas;"nally her sister
also welt, !ler roil' of invalid was
carefully maintained fed recognized.
6011(101) hull 14181'ay8 prided himself
on his loyalty 118 8.11 escort; and as long;
as 110 ivies devoted, the neglect of 011171'
some] men 11'145 welcomed rather than
regretted; for, except tow'ar'd him, all
herr 0111 811yn0R( 81111 existed. With tho
consciousness that he was raring for 1,er
5111. 4115 well content with some half.
•ludo,1.,.nook of observation, from
which she looked mit upon scenes t11nt
were like an aminated story. Sho wove
fenc11nl imnginillo annelid thous -elle
attrn01011 her a:t(n:team, and on h, 2
retell langhiu: h• discussed the peen 10
who lead pawed, het, plavcr;, before her
eye". (i rayelon 1,1con raged her to
0 (this, fur her ignorance of society
111 1(,e her remarks original aur( 1M118•
role. 115 knew the conventional 8tatne
of every 0,1e they met as 1 c2)) Mater an
his ur1iher r !a,1nized ttl • co:l.nu'r: ial
va.u0 of the sueurlit•a that ,,,, -ee i
under 1115 eye, no ( .dodge's es1,1 141(78
often et:mm.1141(5111(1 to tho last degree.
Wllunevee she wont (1t with Graydon
his course 40115 0111ue1111y 511t(8'1(100y;
site never felt herself neglected, while
at the saute time Rhe saw that his at-
tentions were welcomed everywhere.
She never lest 1101' eeren0 sense of pro-
prietorship, and only grew more feud of
him as she noted how readily he lett the
side of beautiful and gifted woolen to
look after her. He had often laughingly
assorted that he went into society only
for amusement, and his course under
her own observation confirmed Lis
words.
Early in the winter during which our
story °pons, she had caught a succession
of colds, and one proved so 5000re and
obstinate that 1101' friends wore alarmed,
fearing that she (8165 goiug into a de•
cline. She slowly rallied, however, lent
was more frail than ever. Before the
gay season closed, just preceding Lent,
Madge received an invitation to a very
largo party. Graydon urged her to go,
remarking that she hued not yet seen
society. "Don't be afraid, I'll take care
of you, little ghost," he said, and wftll
this assuraue0 she accompanied him,
eontrary to her 515104'8 advice. It was
indeed.11 brib0aut occasion, The wide
rooms °t a Madison Avenue palace wore
thronged, and site had never even
imagined. such toilets Itis caught her eye
on every side, There were so many
present that she could easily maintain
her position of quiet spectator, and her
eyes dilated with pleasure as she new
that Graydon wa8 118 m1)011 a leader as
at other places where compal'atively
fele were present.
At last her attention (81137 attracted by
0110 who was 01'idemtly a late comer,
and whose presence appeared to till the
apartment. All tho 01110145 paled before
her, as do the 8tilre when tho moon
1'1805 among them. Sho was evidently
young, and yob 8110 diet not 8ng1ose
youth. Duo would almost imagine time
she had 1204011 had a childhood ora gill-
110od, but was rather a direct creation( of
metropolitan society. Ilor exquisitely
turned 8houlcler5 and arras were hero,
and the diamonds about) hor nock were
a circlet of tiro. The complexion of
her fair oval face was 8iugularly pure,
and the color came and -vent so easily
11R to prole thee it owed 110111001 to art.
The expression of ]ler gray eyes eras
rather cold and haughty when at 1(43,1,
and gave an impression of pride and the
00115141011811085 of 11010e1', Tho trait w111011
to the observant Madge seemed most
merited, however, was her perfect ease.
Iter slightest 1110'0 11118 grace itself,
!ler
011 tire melt -possession was indicated
by the manner in which she greeted the
mon who sought her attention, and
nauy Shore were. Sho could be per.
i'e:•tI,y polite, yet as repellent ag ice, or
sem Gould smile with it fascination that
even Mladlge felt would ho hard to melee
This girl, who was such an immense
enutrast to herself, wholly fixed 1101' at-
tention 115 the stood for 0, low 1T10.
0101118, 1111)0 a queen, surrounded by her
courtiers.
Graydon had gone for a glass of water,
and mooting a friend had been detained
for a brief 8paeo. Madge saw 111111 00111.
ing, saw his oyo light up with admira-
tion as 110 caught sight of the beautiful
stranger, but 11e came dirootly to her,
and asked, genially, if there was any.
thing else 8110 would like,
"Yes, Who i8 that girl yonder 7"
"Miss Wildmoro. Isn't 8110 lovely 7
She promised me, last week, 110' first
0)6(100 for 11114 evening, Will you 01:01(50 1111\E1' 'I't) 1,t)AN.
1110 1011 11 111t1e while?" .1.1L
"t'olWuuly;" and 'et She was 0011. ('riv(It,•145(1,18, l'(''' II( 1':, l'ur.'r10(2,h>'L-
8010 18 Ol 8 3,11(1,11.111and oddlittlo protest 5g liana o. 15•1
at 1101' 11,•,14(4,
110 all):,.•t(•heil tlhn beauty, MIA rpHOS, 1?LIETO]Ud1''1,
IN 'Hillery Paco 1111811011 x'itli 1avusuru
1a11111 modelled into a welcoming smile,
such at Film had not vet bestowed upon
any who had seue111 her favor. '!'hen,
m .oitt u111l'netem the hent upon
lLulg•.t a br'i,rf, co1,l ;Janne of sert1.,us,
('i brief wee it, and 51 110118/111.01.1! 1 e413
the ('1pr1R14i011 1)l' the belle ms she. tnrn-
(4) 1610113', that the pallid, sensitive girl
v nu told, as by words, "lou are )1o.
thing,"
That glance !vas like la Blimp, (deep
wooed, and pierced whore site (1'118 111051
vulnerable. It said to ]ter, "lou arc
not .apabl0 of hying( anything to Dray -
11011 'Muir. I tent not i(1 the least afraid
of you."
What was mho to 11it11 7 What did she
Visit to be 7 To tuese (luestimie -Madge
had but 0110 answer. Any and every
girl, i1) her belief, would be only too glad
to
11;1(1 him, 110 had said tlt11b Miss
\\'ildr,1ere was lovely'; 111s eyes had ex-
pressed au admiration which ho hall
(10401 bestowed 111)011 her ; he hall led
the beauty away with a glad content in
1118 face, 11ud the crowded room 11.5,5
made empty by then absence.
1'raetical it'atelllnlllter ana.lewelei
O1. 111 99'atrheu.s1lTel' 1'lath' (1 111114'.
14111101•eeetrees. ('lochs,
cote Minas, 9'1o11ee. rde,
Sho was leo longer conscious of wealt-
ness, bet, obeying her Impulse, sprang
up and followed. them to the ball-
room, C0u0e•ded by a little group she
stood, unwearied, and watched them as
they glided hither and thither with a
grace that attracted Many eyes. Tho
=vie appealed to control and 11in1(110
them, and their motion was 101rt110lly
itself, Graydon evidently tbeng11t only
of his fair partner ; but her swift glances
were everywhere, gathering 111n rich
revenue of admiration which vias freely
ol'ter(d. For It soonnd elle encountered
Mielgo's largo black epee full of trouble,
told a 5nt14i0al 8111110 11'01'01 that 5110
enjoyed the pool girl's suli(it11de. To
deepen it 51(0 looked lip at (11'avit011 alld
said something that canse,1 his face to
flush w•itlh plemeu1'C. 11(14 response was
more dccisivc, for the swift color came
into her faze, her eyes drooped. The
by-play wee momentary, and would not
have been seen by a less vigilant obeer-
vel than -'Madge; lmt to iter it gave the
undoubted ilnpreetinn that they were
lover,. When Hiss 1Cild:ncro looked
again to see the result of her unkindly
strategy, Madge was gone,
In reaction she had grown almost
faint, and reached her former retreat
with dillicul1y. But all her latent wo-
matil1eUd speedily rallied t0 Meet this
straeg0 and bot ha!f•coulprohende°.
emergency. Tho impulse 110(8 tippet -
most was to retain her self-control and
leach the Seclusion of her own room.
Hove she 11•118 to endure the long Lours
she scarcely ltoew. She (lid not dare to
think, Indeed, the effort -vas scarcely
uomsi11le, for her mind was at first in
tumult, with only one thing clear, a
poignant sense of 1088 a!111 11'111,11.6.
Graydon WAS 11 long time a,iay. longer
1111au be had ever been before wi . n met-
ing as her escort. While she 1, 111'118
n(glant, and iu1arpretcd ft 11(11. y,
she (8'165 not 401ry. She (11Gadee In
ing him again. In ono brief hour 1,014
old ease land freedom with flim had gone.
She wondered at the change in herself,
yet knew that le was as definite and 11e
tided as if she had become another per-
son. When 116 had brought her the
glass of hater sho could look into his
Paco with the frank dircetness of a child.
Why could she not do so now 1 Why ,lid
sho almost tremble at tho thought of
his gimlet), his touch, his presence 1 She
keen] that ho world come lack with his
old gonial, kindly mauuer,—that hs
would be the Same. But a cling° had
occurred in her which made the fabled
transmutations of 111a1L',10 w'al][I8 50(1121
superficial indeed. Would he note this
chau(0 ? C(iuhl he guess the cause ? 011,
what 8118 tho cause ? Even 110r pale face
grew crimson, for there are truths that
cone to the co118cionsuo5,1 like the light-
ning from heaven. Sho did not need to
thiuk, to weigh and reason. A woman's
heart is often above and beyond her
reason, and hors had boon awakened at
last by the all-powerful touch of love.
Tho time passed, and still Graydon
did not come. }Io was not absent very
long, and yet it began to seem terribly
long to her. Sho had overrated hor
powers, and found that even pride caned
not 80811411, her. Sho had no reserve
strougth to draw upon. The heat of
the room grow oppressive, and she was
unaccustomed to the throngs, co11fnsi0n,
and noise: The conseio128n085 of hot
w•oal(ness was forced upon her most
painfully at last by the 11ppearr1ne0 of
Miss Wildmoro o11 Graydon's arm. The
hello was ,lalling, radiant, her step elas-
tic, her eyes shining with excitement
and pleasure, IIe' practised scrutiny
had assured. hor that Sho w88 the queen
of the hour ; the hand8ome51 and (Host
courtly main 372405)00)4 111118 so devoted 118
to siegust that ho might easily 110001110
a lover ; she had 800(1 many gemeee of
envy, n m1 one, in 11100E1,50 of poor :Madge,
of poeit100 pain. What more could 1105
1(1(3(4 desire t Graydon 00(11111d:ed. her
t0 her chaperon, near whole 11111 a
deem, gentlemen 40010 whiting for a
011110(10 to be his successor ; and, having
obtained her promise for another dance
later in the evening, ho tinned dePr'o.
catiugly to Madge. IIie apologies ceased
before they were half spoken. (3110
looked so white and fll that 110 wee
alarmed, and ((51ted permission to get
her a glees of (811(0.
"No, Grhydoll," she said, thou 1"i'
1)4)111(1, for she felt 1110 color tonin(, into
her fano, while a strange bhm confused
every object in tho room. "len very,
1'.01'3' sorry," sho added, hn,5tily, after a
moment. "1 011(1111 not to have come.
Pm not equal to this, It wouldn't tante
you very long to drive hone with m0,
and then you 0001(1 return. Please,
Graydon."
I )coop 2511 111,0 of g5otis ,0101111 kepi. ie 5
arat•ob,88 Jo11•olr)' afore. tall ,u,ii ,•xumi5e,u(1
trouble l„ 81,1.11 (1oud8,
Ttlauor c.1'.' =.a.xmtazo 1400,44ce0.
Agonttor Ocean Tlc1eta,Antlr1ean 3.:1proe
Company and Groat North Western tole(u'aph
0olnpany.
01111 O1151T011Y1ERS,
I wish to inform all that I have rented
1110
WIN IMAM WOOLED! DILL
Till I got tho Brussels mill in opera-
tion and will tape in Wool hero in
Trade as usual. I intend to (alto in
All Kinds of Manufacturing Aero, at
1110 Old 'Woolen Mill Stand, such as
Roll Carding, Spinning,
Weaving, fulling, do,
✓. T l Gzcarantde to Give
Goocl Satisfaction:
—ALL KINDS 0E—
Knitted Goods
Made To Order,
—SUCK AS --
Jackets Scarfs, Stocici;ili,: s,
&c.
I have it large stock of goods on hand.,
such us
Bed Blankets, Horse Blankets,
S/ieetings, Union Flannels, A 11
Wool Flannels, TO,/ Shirts, of
various kinds, Under Shirts and
Drawers, an Excellent Lot of
A111 Wool Tweeds both Fine and
Coarse.
r-'"' 11LEASE 011114 111x; A. CALL Iil,1re111.1
SELLING YOUR WOOL ELSEWHERE., „t
GEO. SOI' .
UONEY TO LEND.
Any amount of Money to LOan on
?'arm or Village property at
(i & 0 PER CENT. YEARLY.
Straight Loans with privilege of re-
paying when required. Apply Lo
A. HUNTER,
Div. Court Clerk, Brussels.
BINDERS 1
BINDERS 1 I
word to the wise.
Don't Buy it Binder until you
Seo the Improvements at the Brns-
0els Fair.
A Word to those
Not Very Wise.
:Buy from the Agent w110 will
furnish you with most Lying Test-
imonials. Most likely those aro
UM hands you will fall in.
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