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a WM'*'!eppn;.rt·@ eges sw; & H*A W!IQSifVIEA2+$MIJMQA ROW" TO FORET.ELI,' \VE!TllRR. I pretty picturesque· figure, with a scarlet; self for h aving expressed such serious dfa· rose in her dark eyes an d · ~lled · slowly "CNTO DEATH. · _ . wrap· thrown over her !:>lack velvet gow.Ji, pleasure at h er refu a.I to go t~· t he ball, down her cheek a. · ·He l<1oked so good ~'nq Lollk ! · . OHAPTER XXX:.. :.._CoNTINUEl>. . on t he steps to see them go, smiling braveI t had b een, mor eover, a geat r elief to noble an.d k ingly, a.& he ~tood looking ~t 19Jg118 Which c::areCn l f> bseners llllay neJy · t Jpoa. A gauut, f.llxiimblm g wolf which has ly, although the" re were tears in her eyes him t o speal!i°~f his relations with h i11 wile her so kindly, t hat ilhe ·:Ji.ad no thought of · .Mr. Daunt'a task was not a very easy at even such a temporary separation from to so true an'tl:' tried a .friend a.e L loJd, for the horrible accusation" which had been A . . t' t th S ,1 been muki.ng erratic circles on the prairie .. .F or .. a br1e "· f momen t Pl . t commumoa. . h" . t h' er a very pleasant one. Lady Eva h'.'d a the lover who had become 110 dear in so hitherto h e had, of cour se, admitted no made agams im · d I 1 "thion th ob " te f ouoiern th su dd en1 y stops, l"ft 1 s h 'is nose ig h above :Datural wish to see her daughter a Goun- hort a time; and Lloyd did ·not speak'ti'u.- one into.his confidence ; and the besoin it was forgot ten. Ria nex:bl words recalan er t' ea s .' t e f~ Je~ c wea er the grase, and muff~ t he air ."'"<> <"i'l"ecy prognos ics. ew lll e .1gen persons can direction. · tess, lilld Lord de la Poer's attention had til they had lost sight of the stately , old de s'epancher, althougn r'lt a usual trait ed it. "Were you so angry with me t hat you hav e any sympathy with the so-called Hark I "hen too marked not to have given her a house, when he t urned to Stephen, saying in S tephen Daunt's reserved disposition, IJOOl\.MP~e that her ambition would be fulfil earnestlyhad more than once ma.de itself felt. were going away1" he said, with a litt le prophet~ 'Yho < d n·n.i:t:u larly an.n oun co phk e~o- A long-drawn howl- a sound whioh 11 .1 mena, g1vm occaawna . "You are not disappointed, ~tephen 1" Lloyd Milner's common-sense view of the smi Jed; therefore her disappointment and dise. " W as t ha t your on1y reason, · 1 k hit bg t a 0t'll, f fi . th .y mad mg rasps on your nerves and b rmge a c hill .· 8 · u as . ten f r;ng p,leaa1n;e·~ Dolly's choice were very great. "Disappointed I" Stephen echoed warm- subject in which h e "took so sincere an in- Sidney 7" uc Y eir ran om The honest growl of th e tiger would be I t '1!"as_ in vain that her husband pleaded ly. "How should I be, Lloyd 1 If all terest, his h ope, freely expressed, that " N o," she answered steadily ; and, as :h ·ts ~!together wide 0 h? .m~l"k. T hat mueic in comparison . It has n o honest thatiDolly could only be happy, and that the world had sought Dolly, there Is no a time would come when t he kuaband she look ed at him gravely and fixedly for t~fe 16'hhow~v::r:U- so~ethmg m w~thbr echo, but you hear the r -r -r-r-r sneaking .Lloy~Mihiercouldmake her happy, " while one to whom I would so willingly have and wife would understand each other and some moments, t he tears were dried in P \0it0 ~ / ' t m 0 lg~n p~e~~s w . be across t he half-mil e of prairie to find evil .a.mania~ with the Earl would not en- given her. You must not mtnd t he be happy, had cheered .:Rin). greatly. cotnhce ~· an f tehy wi11 .t e company in the thickets beyon,d· her eyes, as if some in ward fire had scorch- 9.Ul e read Y .0th m acoor w1 e views o e wr1 ilr S 1 t10nipami't hat end. Lady Eva r efused to mother's coldness, " he added. "I sup" Good-bye, old friend,"he said warmly, d th .when he r ecommends ~he observation of T~~. ec.ho is hardly lost in the pines beaee the force of the argument, and ended pose it is nat ural she should wish her t o as t hey parted. "If I had words t.o thank e "T~:~ why was it 1" her repi;oaches for . her husband's folly at be a Ootintess l But she will soon lose you for what you have done for me to-day, "Need you ask1" she said, losing h er natu:.al ahe~mena, which ha.a been long fore it' is caught up and tent from a doze:r co~~nanoing the engagement by the as- any lingering regret she may qave. I am I would d o so; but I have riot." h d throots, and a moment after a pack of self-control as she remembered th e terri- pr~~ ise · ul~ s~ \ h i It was snowing heavily as he left the ble r eason which had iii.duced h er to make f t 1fe t~ .taerl;jon that Dolly was throwing herself all the more glad of your engagement," r , eas gn~, et~ sy wolves break cover and race across the 11 18 awaj;, as ~t~hen had done, and that the he went on, speaking fast and . with · an train as it . disappeared ; t hen, glancing at the desperate resolve of leaving h er hue- or\e ft e next ' tow~ t h et pro- grass t o join t he lone animal which sent ~n e a ~os- fort.h the rallying call. end, wouiyo~ the same ; she would. be unusual nervousness in his maner, "be· his watch, he found that he had, as Mil- band's home; · "Need you ask 1 Ah, let gem or. 0 o-morr?\V· cause I have some idea of going abroad, ner had warned him, three-quarters of an me go-let me go I I could not stay any pthe~ is ttelesco~r a~d . dist~~· ~bJ~cts · Skulking- malignant-devilish.! There -wretched, as Stephen was. 4 0 18 ·Stephen wretch ed l" Mr. Daunt re- and I should be glad to know that my hour to wait before t he down-train passed longer-it seemed t.) break my hear t t o \an s.ou unusu Y ear ana m~ ' a are beaBts which will look you square in peated, in surprise. "If he is, then it is father had one son at home, " on its W<lY to Ashford, stopping at Ling leave, but I could not stay; th at would :horm is n ear.d ':; ar~ on t~e 0~j of t he ja9e. The. wolf never does. Restliis.own fault; for surely no man ever had "Going abroad !"r epeat ed Lloyd Milner, ·to take up paesengers when signalled to h."ave killed me !" ~ kav~t an t' e h·epreasi~h t 0 o~s less eyes-uneasy bodies-lolling tongues. 8 a sweeterwife!" ' . in ·Surprl.ee. "fanotthis a sudden de- do' so. She was moving towards th e door with qmc · ?~~ l~es pe~s a 1 :~ s There t hey go I I t was not a very cheerful prospect , for tottering steps, when he advanced hur- :r: 0 BO In llat~h~ 0 ta~ s '.t~ ast elr · ..They are not happy," Lady Eva declar-. cision 'I" The pack h ead acr03S the prairie to the ed paasionately-"you have only to look " No; I have been thinking of It for th ·r e was neither refreshment~room nor riedly and placed himself b etween her ~a a thncet n is s ell ea mos· aoutl1, sniffing at the summer breeze as p ere . e s ars are unu~a ! numerous t hey r un, and at each long leap their in Stephen's ·face t o see tl].at ; and it wilt 11om11 time. " bookstall at the little roadside-station. an d it. be the same with D olly, if you consent t o " Do you think t hen that JOUr wife's The ~tation-master'a house, a pretty gabl- · " Sidney, waht folly is this 1 Where and brig~t at night, ::hehtis 11.l1.1o a bad eyes grow fiercer and clots of foam fly 0 auch an imi:irudont,, engagement .- All health n ecessitates a change of ciimate 1 " ed cott;ige, stood near, ~nd a little low are you going 1 What do you propose to .a.ppea.d~ ~ha 1 ? mnsi:i a reh cy from their r ed mouths to blotch the veilo'v:e-match es end so I · · said Lloyd gently, looking at the troubled erection contained the booking-office and do7" he cried. "Wh a t is the moti"e of 0 te !" r IS pr t~t igi~us ~ m~reaae_ f w ~n vet gra&a. It ie a trail they are following ~'Was. not ours a love-match, E va 1" he fa.oe. the only waiting·r oom which the station this strange and, to mo, una.ccountable a d.cff ,er admthquanhi"yt oMwa. e tr . 18 uni llrm d . Y and the ec'lllb is fresh. 1 use roug 1 · oun ameers pre ict C Aid, smiling. "I was always under the " My wife's health 1" Stephen echoad, boasted. The wintry dusk was creeping oon d uct 01,, h .f th h th . b . ome on 1 impression that ·it was, and it turned out t urning to him. !'No ; my wife · wou,ld ov r t he landa®pe ; the station lamp~ "l can give you none," she answered aaf an~~ "' Aioa er w d n "the iur ~m1 It is a st.r11.nge sight which meets 0 very happily, I think. It is too late to not g'> with me, an d - You do not gleamed redly through the fa.lliµg snow, faintly, st.opping short by the table and m, e pe cov ded r e twib perpe tua eyes. L ying stark and etiff on. the · h eav1 .1 · · ,L t seem d on . . fi ngers - cmto . h mg " the grass an< .J talk of. r efusing consent ; . I have already think Sidney is ill ?" he aked, in quick and from the waiting-room window a leanmg y a.gamst it. · e m e go I" snow, b tha. .au en t r o e nearer k he d prairie, · a 0 given it ; ·and, to i!ay t ruth, l have no anxiety. stream of ruddy ~ight poured on to t he "l havenowish t o detain you against; .tsh erver,ta~. t" ~i tr ou tne: h are mar ke look as agonyonthefacealready t urning 18 ill "h id Id! "b t I cannot wi · grea " mo neas on e azure 8 Y· l d th h t i t h bod of wish t o retract, d,ear, Oome, be reason· ' 'I do not think she is very · strong," platform, already covered with ·a pure unre~u;o~ g~ un~i~ k~~w ~here are go- Thidll samd~ t contditiond of t he atru d"o lsphere ~~~n~e~~l D ea; 1 oe~~e: to e ask i'h at 8'lle, and remember your own young Lloyd answered evasively. "But I did trodden shroud. . y h d ren era i.~ an soun s mor e au Lu e. h · h i · days." · · . · not know what other inotiv:e you would "Th ere is a fire in th e waiting-room, mg and why. ou t el 1 me t at YO? ·~ There is onti redness of the east in the when you h ave seen t e ten·~b1e o e m N ot withstanding her foibles, Lady Eva hav~ for leaving England. You are not sir, " said the solitary porter, touching his n ot even know where you are gomg. . t'-· t t th t' t the b reast, and the blood which has weUorm ; anu · ·N d o I , ,, s h a repIi e d . "B u t I am mornmg was too sensible a woman to persist in· an ill :y'ouraelf, I hope, old fellow t" cap t.o Stephen, whom he knew by sight. .i: or . d' t 11,. . dmeans Th s fi t . b derd 0 im e d ou t and soak ed t h e grass !'nd c hanged A Gpposition which could do no good ; and · 'No ; but I am restless-I cannot set· "There is only one lady t here." · .ep, the color of the flowers. Eis r ifi,e lies at going away-going away from E asth01·pe, ID d ca es w~h· I e d ri )~ r~ ahe yielded, though with a. very,_ ?ad t le down . . I like change." Stephen nodded, with a word of thanks, ana--" an angb,r y d ; f be c _ou 8 0 ° 1 · his aide ·- his pack at his head._ o ach e an imd 1 1 ' ·y ou can h ar dl y suppose th a t I am · go- mensA · t th e secon " d ent 01 P erh a.ps yea- pe."\ .,.t· Y grace. " Tolerably good reasons for a man wh o and went towards the waiting-room. . ft e d o ur mng0coa s A . t c1 no. I t was a plain, bare, shabby little apart- in~ to let.you ~eave your home thus, " he ~h~re th~ su~~:e ~j~ ?'~ rise an~ f~~~ There is on e who could tell~ Dolly felt more like a culprit waiting oa.n afford to gratify his caprices, " said if he for a senten ce, when she went to reoelve Lloyd, smiling slightly. "But Mrs. Daunt ment;but.ip looked cheerful now with the 00 o/ his ·ug, !" h er mot her's. kiss, tbhanLal yod~nghalad~ on may not care to leave her pretty home so brlght fire blazing in the grat e and t he 0 .her promotion; ut oy s ppmess soon ." · gan light ed. A lady was sitting there, rible, and that it threatened momentaril ~ ~h:ft r~~ edu~:a~r 1bfe~!i~ ~iS; a~d Lymg beau:te the ~ead-rising qui~kly -was too great to be damped even by her " I shall go alone " Stephen answered crouching over t.hti fire, holding out her to overcome her composure, desparately t tl Y Jd f th gl d d up as we approaoh- -is the hunter's friend ladyship's rea~rve and coldness; and the· coldly. ' hands to its warmt h- a alight figure as she struggled against it. ' You are r~ pbr y sfPar~. h rom tf c OU s, a~ and compai1iou- a grand old dog. H e young peopl e spent a happy hour or two "How will she like that 1" wrapped in costly dark furs. ill, unfit for travelling in any circum- 1 e l~ke t~ w ich" prel~en ,/b c~me~h ~ looks straight into our eyes. lf we have in the morning-roo~, not withstanding th e "She will be only too glad !" said Ste· "I hope I shall not be in your way, " stan ces. I t is impossible that you should 0 f" 0 w 1 .6 e tstun untse b . . ed a.y a come to bury the dead with kind hands, 1ows is p re y sure ·o e wm y. . ue your Journey . . these, S'd ,. o1 · well. I f we 1iave come t o roo · the prospeot of aepa,rat1on. . phen, with sudden uncontrollable passion- St ephen said courteouely, lifting his hat cont m m 1 n ey, It" t . to h t t t b. d d i"t is 8 When ~teph~n Daunt drove over. at ate pain. "Milner, unless you have been as he ent ered the little room; and a cry he added perauaeively. "Don't you see . 18 uncerf amt ll wt h a. ex tehn ir w han master-beware ! There is Oourage and 1 . and-D et ermma "t a11· wea er. hi h en . t' l unch eon-time, it needed no expla.natwn wilfully blind during your stay with us broke from her as she turned towards him the f o11y, th e mad neas of 1 ' y ou t e11 aruma all B can ore e h ek" .t F l"de1ity 10n. to show h}m how matters stood. Dolly's you mus~ have seen t he true state of a deathly pale face with gr eat feverish me yourseU that you do n ob know where ~w owd ~rd _se~? a~ m g ve:h .g ' ~ H nah I The dog wheels about and 18 1 1 8 shy conscious blus.hee. the clos~ clasp of things between us. That poor child- dark eyl*l. you are going, and that you have admitted a gooh ~ ;ha i~n, d ecau:e e ~hc faces t he nor th. A sound h11os reach ed her arms around h is neck as he kissed her, H even h elp her !-is even more wretched Stephen almost echoed her cry as his no one into your confidence. What your upf n.w t~ er ee . ~en ur e ~ ere his ears which eeta his eyes aflame and an~ Lloyd. Milner's radia:i:t face, were than I am myself. Do you n ot see how eyes fell upon it. .The lady in the wait - motiveforauohmysterlousconduatislcan- 00/ ml ~ .mos. a~~picious ; ea i \h . raises every hr1ir on his back. Yelp! 0 qUlte sufficient proofs; .and his congratula.- she shrinks from me how sh e tries to do ng-room· was his wife ! not pretend to judge; but, since a for- r eop·t~ i~e 1 conn rY ~1 b eir yelp I yelp I It ill the wolves-the pack t ions, ~o ev,idently sincere, r:di~':ed Mr. what she t hinks to b~ her duty, and how tunate chance has allowed me to meet you ivt~s Wl b out ma t mg <;.1:"e accur da ebo ser - which picked up the trail h e had made th . f va ion a ou na ure. L 1 ie goo o server h . d ~u~t s m md. irotn any m1sg1vmg his miserable she is in the at tempt I Think an .to pre".ent e ca.rrymg out o your of n ature holds his eye Ion~ and firmly to as he went to t e north m search of CHAPTER XXXI . wife ll words m ight have caused. Stephen over it as I mav, I can only comE to the . t d fi 11 t th f ·ts t watE>r. foohah proJeot, I cannot but take advan - th e porn , an na y ge s e ac , n o N t h1 F0r a few momen ts husband and wife t e f it ,, was unfeignedly pl~ased a t t he engage· conclusion that. t he kin deat t hing I ·can 1 ment, and showed his pleasure so frankly do is to re;ieve her of my presence, and looked at each other in silrnce, and with- a~·.;ou not let nie go1" she murrtmr- ~~ly be~aushahe ha~p~~ie~o~, but becai;i;te T~;ew:r: twenty to ·.me, and the scent that Lady Eva became far more reooncil- leave her to the enjoymen t of those things out moving. Setephen Daunt stood just ed. "You will keep me here1 Ah; true T~e~yea~s B rp an lt~o::1 e:~nce 2 f of the dead adds to their fierceness and ed to the match than would otherwise for which she married. "' within th e waiting-room door, wher e h e -you are m:(husband I . .. . ' hast ye and ~:~;~r ~bs!~vati: ::usu~h daaing, but as the advance to within t en bve been the .case; and lun cheon was "You cannot have studied your · wife's h~d p_aus~ on entering, looking d,own ~t (To BE CONTINUED.) as, for inetanoe, t hat th e way the milky paces of the d,og ev~ry -~"·If comes t o a a pleasant informal meal, served in the oharaoter very closely if you have eome , h~s wife with wo~1der and amazem?nt m way points at night indicates the dir ec· stop. Standm~ with his fore paws on m<>rning-room, ·.for the dining·room had t 0 t h . 1 . th t l'th . h h is dark eye; Sidney crouched still by A.LL SORTS. · tion of t he wind the next day ; also, that the br~ast of the oorpse,~the dog growls not y et been rescued from the men sent ~ con~, uston a w:ea . can give er the' fire, her face t urned towards him over Y · her.lshoulder, white as death itself in her "warmH n ge atu ela dchrua nndawev aeyryanodnesav beefo h~ f rom London by Gunter, in charge of tb e hap,pmess_, remarked his friend grave1 ev.ery new m oon i~dlca.te11 either a dry. or ah1 Sharp shooting-Killing the punster. a wet mon th. Agam, when a farmer kills . m. co . " Ifi s upposl e ha not .l S~e surprise and terror. Then she rose 11lowcommissariat depart ment for the enter- . t Hatppmess 7 .N ot The shoemaker's is a h eeling art, his hogs in the fall if t he pork be ·ver h!e, but t he . base idea never comes to . . g, wh" h is oo rue a woman nd rea pp ness d as it · were mechamca · 1 1 d st ood 1 talnment e f t h e prev1ou11 evenm 10 . it · b t h ill b o · h h y, an y, an ' . . · Y him. H e will fight t he whole pack-he 1 ' u I! e w e. ess un appy w en before him her head drooping on her Contempt of court-The fellow who has h ar d and soIi d he predicts a severe wmt er, ill d' d f d" 1 · d d 1 Of course was.the prevailing topic of con- m I am gone " ' · . St b een ref used· "f soft and 1oose th e . opposi "t e, ovllr Iook m ' g w S ie Th e en mg us ea JU 1 h ddl t th f versatlon. · Lloyd Milner was almost on tha point b.reasb, her hands h~ngi~p- loosely by h?r 1 A game law-N ever trump your pa.rt- the fa.ct t hat the kind of food .and th e ee 1 e wove~ u e ogi: er or Watching his son's face furt ively but 0 ft Ir St h f t he · re&l f sidEl!I, a strange resigned hopelessness m ner's ace. . t emperature of th e fall make t he ork a moment, as if m consternation, .and e mg ep en ° c&use 0 h tt 't d k eenly, as he laughed and chattered, mak. P th en they break up and form a circle ing witty remar ks about the cos\ umesaµd hthe e.sftranb ge~ent betwbee;n hitmh~eltfhandt e~'~o~. ':ia,!~ found me," she said faintly It t akes a pretty good tailor to patch a h ard or soft . N umerous other mstances b t th · · t" Th d IJ'wh els dog's pants. Could be olted t o p rove t hat the WOUld"be a OU eir l" VI C 1!11· he their occasional inoongruity, Mr. Daunt, ~s wi e; u ' remem ermg e . rea - " ou have found me I How- did you The richest man in the world lives shrewd farmer does not interpret nat ure h s l.ow dlyfit grow rnEg his wr&th an~ tb er nkg his eyes quickened by th e words which Sulney had utt ered w~en he had said he kno~ I was here i" · · the rig · h t way, an d t h at h is " conel us1ona, · is e h a.nee. ven n o-w e co rea ,__;i f ll f h" 'f t h t th ould do so, he retramed. "I d 'd t k .h " h in China. A sort of Ohina·Astor as it m th d b t h ill t Of ...,... a en rom is w1 e, saw. a e ' 'It was a terrib 1J mistake," Stephen 1 no now y~u were ere, ~ were_ bei ng h t d i 00 pl t roug an escape, u e w o .. , , d ' t young inan's face looked somewhat worn t d 'd "t f answered grav. e ly, closmg t he door and 1 1 1 and unt~ le ~~udi:S X:.tu:ee, u~1:e:~~~~! atshu?de~ thei..l eader t of thte ptahck ?ash ea and haggard, and that t here was a look of wt henbont toaSrhse Y Ian lye t hi 1 odr advancing towards h er. "I came here by . The proverb, "lt"" is never too late' to . l'ttl a un, out-"!e re urns o e c1rc1e-1 . m . h" e one yd a ome an h acc1 "dent ; I am wa1 "t' f or the d own- t ram. ' 1 e conmon sense, so 1·mg whipped-bleeding-vengeful. His place mend," does not refer to darned stoc.Krn.g y, usrng a pam 1s grave d ark eyes wh' ich h ad not h ea. · B et was 'th · f . ll mg 1 1 i gs will he be more or leas under t he ban of . fill d b thr ·. d f been there some weeka before. Was un a~py. u as ai e.' as 8'. sue Sidney," he wen t on, as she shrank away · ' euperstition and ignorance. ·is e Y ee co~pa~nons, an °~ a Lady Eva right ~ he wondered. Had experiments must· . The~e ~a nothing now from him. "What is the meaning of this1 n No lady obj ect s to getting the sack , now __ moment the corpse is hidden from view . What are you doing here ?" St ephen indeed chosen unwisely 1 Was b ut to make the best _of it, provided it be ofaeal akin. For the 6irls. and th e upToar is frightful. he n ot happy with his sweet you ng wife 1 "And_Y~~ oall leavmg her makir.g, the "I am going away," she said simply, De perfecshun o' dis worl' is ever in . Grand old dog l They have tasted of Sidney was so sweet and true and good, it best o~ it · said Lloyd gra.vely, · Ste- leanin g ag1J,inst the wall for support , and N ot lon!l' 1 ' bu. t h e .h as sen t ti1em crawl" danger. De rip e apple is de soonea' to ~. ago a litt:e pamphlet wa.Kpub- h' is .... 11 lion, mg was impossible that they ahould be any- phen, m such a m!'tt er as this, even such trembling in every limb. rot. lished under the title o~ "Don 't, " in which back. Placing his -pa;ws 11gain on the "Going away !" he repeated, in a puzt hin.g but happy, he thought; and yet, '.l'n old and true friend as I am dare not When a fellow's beat girl " giVl\S him girls are t old what not to do. S0me bi;east of t he dead he grqwls defiance to . as his m,other h ad said,,Stephen's face waa mt erf.ere ; ~ut I must presume on t!iat zled tone. "Where are you going 7" writer J ·OW furnishes the fqllowing advice the la8 t · " it la a sign that he is r egarci.ed as in a positive form: "Do na.t.ural , · a A · 1 h I · · not the face of a happy man. old fnendslup to beg you to do nothmg "l do nobknow "she answered despair- a.way <>f very little value. I t is over I t a s1gna t e who e cir· " Why did not Sidney come over with ha~:ily. " . . . ,, ingly. ' . ' "fo whirr is hew man," said the puns- poor diamond i s better t han a good imita- .cl e .closes in, and, the.. struggle is ended y <>u, Stephen 1" he asked; and h e saw the I am not domg this hastily, Stephen "You do not know!" he exclaimed his ter who felt of a buzz saw to see if it was tion. Do try ~o be accurate, not only for and t he feaat begins. '£here is a tearing swift flush which rose in the young man's '.l'nswered wearily. "I have thought over bewilderment and distress incre~sing in motion. your own sake; but for th e sake of .your of flesh-a low growl of sat isfaction-and cheek at the mE1ntion of his wife's name. it for some weeks. I "!9'a nt to m~e her momentarily. " H ad you no :fixed intensex; the incapacity of t he female mind for it is scarcely five minutes before the last "l drove in from Ashford," he answer- less unhappy, to avoid the n ecessity for tion when you left home r P ages are fashionable at English wed- accuracy is a standard argu ment against wolf has vani~hed from sigh t , leaving the constraint she is forced to put up on "Yes." ed. dings. They probably haven't got as far the equality of the sexes. Do be e~act in only the stains of blood on the grass for "Ah, yes; I had forgott en I Milner herself so OOI).st antly now; for other "Then what was it 1" he· asked. money matt-ers ; every debt you inour t he vultures to look down on. coachmen over ther e yet. why did you not induce her t o come over r~~on~ also it will be beat." . "To go away," she answeredtaint ly. _,. 4-·~·+··H----A London physician says dea~h has no means loss to someon e, pr obably to some 18 with you ~ I am afraid she devotes h erself . 1t hardly a pruden~ prooeedmg! I ··Do you mean t o leave your home1"he sting. Did h e ever press his finger on t he less able than you to bear it . Do answer far too much to that poor unhappy girl." thmk, to leave your b eau tiful young wife said gravely. ODD FACTS AND F .uiCIES. fight ing precinct of a d ead hornet ~ your let ters soon aft er they a.re received, "Miss Greville was to return home to- :.i.l~ne, Stephen." . "Y,es." To write for all t ime is t he ambition of and do try to r eply t o them with some day," remarked Lloyd. . . 'Ther e is none of the imprudence you He ·was silent for a moment and she every author. The man who originated relation t o t heir contents; a rambling, Virginia's peanub crop is 4,000,00Q . "To-day !" Stephen r epeated, lookmg sugg_eat in ~his case,' sai!l the·othe~l with went on feverishly' the series of n egro minstrel jokes is ill-consider ed letter is a satir e upon your bushels. Have "Ah, I am telling you the tru th· now I I the only one up t o date who has apparently educat ion. Do, when you talk, keep up in surprise. "Are you sure, Lloyd r' a slight, bitter, tuneless laugh . ANewark girl's poodle has been taught "Y 10s. I heard Mrs. Sandys or dering vou not seen enough t o know thl\. t she was going away , n ot to distress and trou- succeeded in his endeavor. your hands still. Do observe; t he faculty to drink applejack. · c;1red for t hat unfortunate man boo much ble you any more, not to shock you any the brougham." of observation, well cultivated, makes A chimn ey fifty feet high, made of pa."But surely," Lady Eva remarked, ever to care for any one else 1" longer by my deceit and my fals.ehood11." practical men and women. Do attach as per, has been erected at Breslau,.~ Records of the Great Coal Burners. drawing in her lips with some meaning, "I think you are mistaken," the young "You must have .strange notions as to much impor tance to your mind all to your Coal is a serious item in the exp en se of In Tasmania it is prop~sed t!"i..make i~ " if Christine was so ill last night t hat barrister returned gently. " If my obser- what will dis a.Dd trouble me," he body. Do t ry to remember wher e you Sidney could riot leave her for an hour to vation of your wlfe has led me to any con - said, sp kiug wit.a irrave gentleness, for oc~an going steamships in these days of put your gloves and card· case; k eep t he penal for a candidate to ask a DW\ ,o vote ~ come h ere, she can hardly be well enough c!usion, it is to t his one- that 11he loves he aaw ~ 11ht) was in no condition for fast ships and quick: p assages. T wo former mended and th e latter filled. Do for h im. to go home l" h er husband, and that, if it were onl7 remon~P moe, "if JOU thought that my thousand dollars per day spent for fuel ii!, reoolleot that your health is more impon· A Conneoticnt woll!a.n has sent a f ea· "She would have to be very ill, mamma, p ossible that perfect trust and confidenoe lri~ :ooa1a l··e my home without doing a sum exceeded by several of t he swift ant t han your amusement; you can live ther cushion for the chair of theology in translantic ships, and few, if any , of them without on e, but you'll die early without Princeton College. if she could not b e lifted int.a the brough- could exist between them, she 'b8 sol W~ you going to write to me 7" are ma.king money. Some of th e lines," t he other. am and driven 13lowly to A.Eihford," spo"ke a very happy woman. Old friv ' l!A "No." Do try to be sensible; it is A New Jersey girl put on her brother 's Dolly, ra ther sharply. , . went on earnestly, apeaking fl'<' · bia "Did any of the househflld know your it is ea.id, will withdraw certain ateamer s not a part.icular sign of superiority to clothes and voted in h is stead. She ma.de "And she must have been verry ill .if h eart in sympathy and compassion for the in~entions1 Did you make t hem acquaint- " for r epairs," and thus r edu:ie exp enses, talk like a fool. Do put your hair-pins Sidney co.u ld ·p.ot leave h er for an hour,." sUfrerlng Stephen ctTI:il~ I).Qt coP.:ieal, n ot . ed with the fact that you were leaving It may be ebserved from t he table below in so th at they will stay; it looks sloven- a >.:>et she col.!ld do it. what the actual cost of fuel a.lone is for ly, to say the l ea.st, to see them half A Penn~ylvania villa11:e debating sociereplied Lady Eva;.with. equal shar pness. ·withst anding all Ii\&~' "let me ad- home1" these largest vessels: dropping out. Do be ready in time for ty has decided that single life is preferable "I am afraid she is very ill," Mr. Daunt vise you in t.biil, 'For your ow.n sake, and "No." Coal consumed Average Cost of church; if you do not respect yourself to married bliss. said sorrowfully. ....HI spoke to Arnold for .ha·· .Ji.r,· "Pc>or ohilf't ..!10 aothing in " And we were, then, to be k ep t in enA majority of the deper day. coa.l per k1,°:~r~7r yesterda.h 1µ1d J,1 e did not ive macti Jtq it&ete : atJufi ill, do no~ filRlt thestep you t ire l~oranoe of "your whereabouts, voya,....e. sufficiently to b e punctual, respect the baters are believed to have been married Tons. 17 9-10 Oregon . . . ...... 337 Do get up in men. of h er recovery . ]?QOI' ohil hen ia 8 IMI contem"* nolf. If you clo, 1 a will Sidney i i. $18,8'72 feelings of other people. 16 City of Rome.. 304 17, -"24 time for breakfast. story 1 " he added, wilhawiJrla1 oa1J ~ suspicion and pa". your "Yes. " " Do avoid causes of A. Jersey City girl's parrot has learned 16 8-10 Alaska .. .. . .. . 253 15,168 "Are you going to d,n; e aa.w tOWll wit& lrife will be unjustly conde , iw1d you The monosyJlables fell from h er lips irritation in your family circle; do reflect to make a noise lik e the smack of a. kisa 16 5-10 Servin. ... . .. ... 214 11,956 that h ome is the place in which to be when the girl's beau calls. Knowing bird ~ _ , 1'1.?t, madumoiselle~- Stephen Mked; smiling, will be the cause of it." slowly and faintly, as if it n eeded an effort 16 7-10 11,056 agreeable. ,, '· · ' as t'h.ey left ·the~lunoheon-table, and Lloyd They had r eached the st ation D01t and , to utter even these ; she was still leaning Aurania . . ... . 214 Do be reticen t; the world at that. 17 3-10 America ... ... 182 10,192 was·prepared to say·his farewells. as Stephen was following his friend into against th e wall; ' looking ghastly pale. It large has no interest in your private afMaggie Ferguson, a Sb. Louis girl, ran Austral ... . .. . 115 16 3-10 6,440 JbQy's ey!'JS looked very wistful as she t he booking-office, he t urned to th e coach- seemed to her husband , as h e watched h er, fairs. Do cultivate th e habit of listening away from home and beat her way to Atshook lier h ead . · man. t hat she was k eeping h erself from swoonto others; it will make you an invaluable lanta, Ga , on box: and fiat cars. She is ne R o.ligious Dogs . "No," she ea.id; " I am going to drive " Meet th e 5.30 t rain from V ng," lie ing only by a liltrong ~ftort of will. member of society, to say nothing of the flat herself. over to E asthorpe and q uarter myself on a11oid. " I am going so far wit h Mr. Mil"You can have but ~tle consideration The famous St. Bernard dogs are very advantage it will be to you when you Julia Wacd Ho~e suggests t hat a colyou for the night. . Mall,lma thmk s it ls ner." for at.hers," he said grave y, "if you could carefully trained. A traveller who visit- marry; every man likes to talk a.bout him· lection of photographs of American female t oo cold " for me to drive back in the dusk; "That is a sacrifice t o friendship I condemn us to such anxiety and suspense." ed some of the monasteries of t he monks self; a g<>od listener makes a delightful authors would make an interesting ex· and 1 have not seen Sidney for ages." thoroughly appreciate," Lloyd said, with "Anxiety and suspense! " she repeated, of St. Ber nard, a few year s ago, found the wife. Do be contented; "martyrs" are hibit at the New Orleans World's Exhibi~ · ' "And you ar e longing t o have a. chat, " a littlelaugh . . "Travelling in auoh weath · with a drear) la.ugh. "Wou ld you ha~e monks teachin g their dogs from the detestable; a cheerful, happy spirit is in- t ion. ._. Steph en remark ed . ··I am afraid you er is anJ thing but pleasant, and you will felt t hus at my departure 1 Would yoµ earliest stages of puppyhood. Not only fectious; you can carr y it about with you won't find Sidney's congratulations very have three-quarters of an hour at Ling not have refoioed to be free from my de- is physical and mental t raining included like a sunny atmosphere. Do avoid whis, ---·· --~~· warm," he added laughmg, but with a station waitmg for the dowb.·train." captions and falsehood~ Ah, I ~ not in this toaohing, but spirit ual culture is pering; it isas bad as giggling; both are It is an error to suppoee that an ordin .. , t ouch of bittern&as. " Perhaps she does "Perhaps l shall have pleasanter 'l!peak.ing falsel_y now," sh e went on pi- by no means neglected. At mealtim,e to be condemned ; there is no excuse for not t hink the married state such a desira.- thought s to keep me company than I have teously; "I am speaking the truth !" the dogs sit ma row, es.ch with a tin dish either one of them; if you have anything ary mind ia the best administrator of amt.I. ble one, now t4at .she has tried i t." now," answered S teph en lightly. "Do you want to punish me for ~· before him containing his repast. Gracq to say, say it, if you h1>ve not, do hold duties, for this impression is, alas! too ," And yet she sent h er warmest congra'.l'he station-master secured the two harsh wor ds of l ast n ight 1" he asked her is said by one of the monks, the dogs sit- your tongue altogether ; stlenoe is golden. strongly contradicted by the fact that the atjons to Dolly, " said Lloyd, smiling. y0ung men a carriage to themselves, and gmtly. "You need not, Sidney; the re· ting motionless with bowed heads. Not Do be trut hful ; do avoid exaggeration; if many daily grievances, the my:rrod of mve you been exchanging confiden. a friendly porter renewed t he foot-warm- collection of them has been sufficien t pun OJl.e of th em stirs until the "amen " is you mean a mile, say a mile, and not a petty oar~ s and details of tamily ;irrangegen· ce11 ith my wife, you rascal ~·.' said Ste- ers, so that the short journey to L~ · g was 1shment, I think; and you can h ardly feeJ spo~en . If a friskv purpy attempt to mile and a half; if you mean one, say one, ments p1'ove quite too mnoh for ~"' phen g~; and at the jesting words, which, not an un oomforiable one. St phen's more angry with me for their utterance samp e his meal before grace is over one and not a dozen. Do, 1mmetim11s at least, realship of feeble minds. l always t old you that not hiving on. · unknown the speaker, were so full of face was brighter- or rather less ~l omy- than I am with myself for having spoken of the ,older dogs growls and l!"ently tugs allow your mother to know better than truth, the' lor rushed up into Lloyd as they drew near the 1 ttle station where them to you. w!ll you . try to. forgive his ear. The int elligence. displayed by you do; she was educated before you were ough sunshine:was what ailed the world. .Miiner 'a face 1;1d he turned away hastily he was to part with his fri'end, for Lloyd them, dear, reme bermg that they were these an· ala in fl;lBCUing unfortunate born. Do sign your full name to your Make the · peope happy and t h.ore will not be hP Jf the quarrelling or a t'inth and without a rrord.. had talked and argued and pleaded S1d- spelt en under great disa.);lpointment ~" traveller!! ong the :tnoUliltains is abso· k t ters." part of the wickedness there ia. The wind };,lad nered.,round to t henorth, ney's cause te> some purpose, so that' The extreme gentleness of hie manner l utely Wlnde ul. Many"a man who lays ,and the h lf-melted snow was ~reezing Stephen's anger against her for her op~ touched her as no hllll'sh'words could have 'down to slee in a snow drift owes his A volume has been lately p)lb1ished on A correspondent wants to know if the ~ rapidly again as the twoyvung we:h drove position to his wishes had somewhat sub- done. Tne marble calmness of her face life to the saga "ty of the St. Bernard "What to wear." Now what we want b process for m11.king wheat la a "bran new a sequel entitled "How to procure it." away from L ambswold, Dolly standing, a aided, and he felt quite vexed with him- broke up and melted, and two great tea.rs dogs. process. " -° QIDNEY'S F OLT ,'7 ·· · .L.l ·'1. l Mg· ·=- #J ·MF* #1¥¥ 11· w·MVil!iCJWWPffifiltAA fli'IMii*WWIWMi« F f t a l c . 1 f:b1· l our ;OU N ' :~~'e fh:c~~! f~1;:1ts~!rt~x~f:e~e~~1;~' t::- ";inut~s ~nhldvan~e con~ t~~re ?,~eie~a;~g i. ;ill 7: d i oe ___________ ... !f r · f