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akcnlr D_e*i5'-- "turn, dif- who "Est.jl:l:;.`,-d;a_js~~ho1-it ~::gsi`c:i $he`T1'.'0s`e and-L ,walked'`' to `themfdoor in silence. Then? `she tu`rned...._a-nd gave him a `searching look. The`-`boyishness `-had jranished and his eyes "weremore tir- ed` and ediscqntevnted than .-usual. The change `jarred on her already over- icharged nerves. ` ` I lII\I 1- ` cum gcu. up; v ca. -V<'Q1r, :`I}'A `cam ge-I 5 canft! she TP1e.ase ta.k'e.me back. ` ax -~_'_of the-. inggming train a1-' `r!ed_her vorce, but the suds --.L:h ;: gm-l . :o\nc\`Is-nos:-r v.*c71f-lVig}_xt'showed her face - `UK 'IIsIIIu l whifi a.n;1-- imploring. "u -tr 'E_mi*;d`t?' Ii-egsiy Kemp lifted her bodily --o. w--,- -~-`-`--.7 7 -_-c- 4` up the stjens and into. the car. Don t make a scene, he said, almost rough- ly,- and then, more gently: It s too late- to go back ' now, Este1le---we must make the best of each other. I "`.;;"i;,;; e;;mg;1'fae ;,,;.1;egt,` 3.; `me shrxek of the w_h1stle made Qthe words inaudible. An mstant later they were rushing along in the Summer night` together. 0990006oodobooobbodoooog o o 9 % _ 3 Hunts and Reminders :oooooo6oooo00099990: An ehxtellennt substitute for a nut [cracker `is a. lemon squeezer. ' .:md Krmp saw that 159` V in 1b: gm 55- abst ' k"0W I appear `here was 5 voice beat the short grass on wh_ih had thruwn hersel-f dlifmg uaupardonabls :2 Curious alte1 3,._.`.3- . something that made H" 0d into her round cheek?-- "but Lam M fTE1Veness, M155 adge. . 7'ih`d been dealing rough`? W ds L-n<}cr_l with a Cluive of ractinn. lvl manner: c118!`|S..`.1'~ brown hands twisted ew" umu ly and rc;t(I1 g> /Ia Oh1;;stElle_d {s{a1:;i{o]d be used as an eye wash `and all oculists decry salt bath for the eyes. . chdosipg a g1-aipe fruit see that 1t 1s-heavy 1_n porpbrtxon to: the SIZE. A dry fruit -25 very light. 79 1 . 1' I I HI;-_ 1e;V1('1d;1:s Tare `putuin' a dish aqd covered wxth-cold .vyater they w1l1 keep for weeks at a. t1me. 1- 1 -. . "A _mixture_ ;) {v1:1'idf1juice, water -and borax, If rubbed on and- under- 'theTn`gerAna11s, will bleach them. P ["" _7" ". ' _ W ' "I " "_ " """ " In sewing i-n sleeves, instead ofl binding the seams usethe French `seam, It is rnuch,neatef'-and quickly done. . . I--I;;1g__ap _hai1-pi-n on top (if `lamb glass ' and 1t ` will` never` crack. Put `salt in `kerosene and the fight will be brighier. -c '1' ' I 9 b To `keep a pencil drawing from blurring dip it gently in quite fresh milk'and dry on a. smooth, hard sur- face, face up. I 1 P _----, --.-' ..r. I Sprinkle ;_dry concentrated lye from box_ in thelr hol_e and you need ex: pect no moxfe vxszts from the xjodent I gentry. them cdnsiderably, . u. _ `The use of axnmqnia. is a great sav- mg of .1abpr. A httle in t.11_e_wz_1ter for scrubbmg-oors, Vetc., W111 wh1te'n .1 ' .1 """ ""'V ` '. I After cleaning your teeth in the morning put your toothbrush in a glass of cold water and set it in the sun for one hour. ar ynwonv-no | r, Handkerchief corners will meet 11 more exactly Vif thehandkerchiefs are , `folded with the ,-rst crease on a line ,8 with --the width -wide. threads of.. the n * 7 f5 small "piece" chewed and ` swallowed after eating onions or other odorous foodsremoves the disagreeable after- 1.` taste. . ` . ' ' *` ` /`1-_._ A1... Charcoalvls a neabsorbent and an -the neck of the bottle. Mucilage cgrks can be rubbed with a _11ttle vaselme `on the sides. _which w`1ll_ prevent them from stickmg. in soft, basting often. To pr.epar pp1es-Pare and core apples, stuff with chopped'wa1- nuts, raisins, and dates. Bake until V--- ...---_--c v_--_-. Eating parsley will remove the bad odor from the breath, even killing the odor and unpleasant taste noticeable `after eating onions. i nuo V If when making cream lling it be- comes `scoreched, set the pan in a lit- tle cold water-`immediately and: it will remove the burnt taste. W u-`nevus -.-V -.-----_ -..--- W"hen cream` refuses to whip add the white of an egg. This invariably gives excellent results and the egg cannot be distinguished. \r\l:JlA|\v~ -av x.-..nv---.._..-_ - V. I When restless at night and sleep- less, a hot salt bath just before` re- tiring will be most soothing and con- 'ducive to sound slumber. ` ' \LBI\.lV\a Ip\l IJV/I-an\. -4-.----v-. | Turn hot water cans upside down; each time after using. `I-t is-the drop of water left that `causes rust, and that is soon followed by a hole. `remain in curl much longer. If the hair is dampev11-"ed"\r;i-ti1hequal parts pf alcohol and water before _it as btaxded or put up on rolls, 1t wxll _ .15, __ I `WWII. J11 9&1: qang~\;.. -.,,-__. To remove ink from ngers dip n- gers and an unburned sulphur match` in water. the match over the Ink spot _unt1l 1t 15 entirely removed. "" 7,` 4 -__-. __.......I ..... Ln..-r l|l.l\ Dyvlu I-Olbtol -up -- v_---- __J If canned fruits are opened an hour or two before using the excluded oxygen; is regained and the ..avor improved. Turn out of the jar at onc_e. ' ` ` " ' .-. . ' .c P ,A?.,,,A YII\p\vC `If possible change -the furniture about; This ;not only gives the room a fresh appearance, but saves wear on particular spots in'carpets or rugs. `Salt baths tone the skin, and one- fourth teaspoonful taken in a. glass of water every morning for a week will certainly clear a muddy com- plexiom, .. m ` "' P A-.---A.... ---2`ll .-.-.5114 1 ll Shams when not in use. I u.cu \-I-Iltueuuv -.......---u. Children who. bite their nails must be treated for; nervousness, and no t a.mot_1-.nt of scolding, whipping or -coaxing can ' overcome `the fault where it is a. physical breakdown. ' *{_Use_ful articles irythe` bedroom are agcouple of`_pape1;.snaps. put. on the ;'w all two=fee't apart and between four > , and ve" feet high,` to hold pillow _ 1.! A- ___|_1 L\v. To keep. moths a.way--Clean the articles, then wrap carefully with` severl thicknesses of freshly printed newspapers, and pack away in chests ` or drawers. " '7 - ` 4 L, ,_____ l 83 \JITVV SO 80 Calisthenic exercises mu_st be regu- larly `taken or the body w11l never be =accusto_med to the different ones and po good results will `follow the phys- tqal cultnfg training. - `A ` 1 ,9, ..,ll_ __.--...a. 3l6_Ov.lfl~l VVl:I\rlI daft --u -w-- . - To keep cream sweet add to each bottle-`qne geaspopful powdered sug- ar,` Thls wall put off the souring - p'rocVess at` least . relve hours, provid- ed yhe __cr'ea'x,n is . ept one the ice. To hang photographs, paste a.. mar; row 1-ibbqn on. the4b`ackV of photo- gra;)_l_1__.h;; each, edge gmd tie,` a pr,etty boim`- at`-+the1 top A to _ha:qg; ,t;y:= _'j.'he` rib- bqn_ ~ ,;s_1`_1ouk_1, fha.rmt;mize='-.=-wi_thi the S` `l >..> .f- _ ` __ ..-.- `I/-> `, '- `*9 : 4 ;.._..1. _'-.';_u. - "`\g..,__` . `To,_Can- Phealrs.-L--Pare, halve, an`.' remofe ' cores, and, throw the pears? 4\ininieil_i,_ately into lcoldf water to keeps them_ white. For. every 4"lbs.. fruit; allow `-1 lb. sugar and V-I qt. water.. V Draimfruitv and put into a kettle, cov-` erwith boiling water and cook until. tender. `Have -the syrup boiling and.- skimmed clear, and as soon as the `pears are d0ne'1ift them out with at. slgimmer an_d put them in the syrup. S1mtner until the syrup has thorough- ly' penetrated the fruit (about ten _ minutes), then; seal, while hot, in. sterilized sealers." .- w ` ` u ` - U I I ` `__ `* One dollar opens an ac urTt ` - N ' ltefest is ad ~ . dd'quart ' . . . V` Herly. \ " To -Can VPeaches.-Peel the peach--- res,' and _h_a1ve' them. Make a syrup,x `allow I cup sugar and `IV; cups of. water to every quart jar. -Boil until" _.sugar is, dissolved, pour over the fruit` Ill Jars,` screw tops on very loosc1y~ and put in boiler,'then ll boiler with? very war-my water, until within aria} inch of `top of jars. Boil until the_.,_ fruit just begins to change color," remove at once and -screw. downln tightly. Of course it is understood. that tops and jars have been thor- ougl1ly_sterilized before fruit is put.` in]. oPlums and pears may be done, the same way. _ on` on " ooq. `O6 `(#000000 00000000000000 00 Cream Salad Dressing.----Beat the`; yolks o_2 eggs, then add I table-.`? spoon_ thick, sweet cream, I table-. spoon is_o_ftened butter, I tablespoon lemon Juice, I teaspoon made must- ard, I teaspoon sugar, and a dash of, pepper. [Beat well after each addi- tion, then set the bowl in a pan of hot water on the stove and stir rup- idly until cooked. ' Stewed Tomatoes.-Scald ripe to- matoes and remove skins. Cut the tomatoes in pieces, stew in a granite kettle for 30 minutes, then` add to every- quart I tablespoon. butter, and seasoning of pepper and salt. `Stew until of the desired thickne'ss, or add cracker crumbs to thicken, and then serve very hot. Baked Garden Squash.---Cut the `squash in pieces, remove seeds, and bakein the shell. When soft scrape out the pulp, and season w1th pepper, salt, and butter. Cooking Salsify or Oyster Plant.-- VVash and scrape the*`salsify. Keep under water as much as possible while scraping, then throw into wat- eranvd vinegar for a few minutes to whiten. , Drain, cover with boiling water, and cook about 40 minutes, adding a level teaspoon of salt and a squeeze of lemon after the rst 20 minutes. When tender, drain, cut into nieces, cover with \Wl1ilC sauce, and serve very hot. When mahogany furniture is in a very bad conditioxfthe only method of restoring it is that of first remov- ing -the old nish, and the old method ,_ L`-_ of scraping and sand-papering is the best one. After__ this is done, either wax, varnish, or oil may be applied- Dents in hard wood may be lled in with colored wax. White enamelled furniture may be cleaned with a cloth dampened in warm water and a lit- V tle whiting if necessary. At the end it should be thoroughly rubbed dry [with a soft cloth. Gilt furniture and A-gilt frames may be cleaned with a. paste made of whiting and alcohol. This should berubbed off before it hardens. Natural colored wicker fur- niture ca-n be scrubbed with a brush and warm soap suds. Painted and enamelled wicker should be treated like white enamelled furniture: This sort"'of ware, however, is quite un- .. satisfactory because the enamel chips _and the paint wears off. THE CARE OF FURNITURE. 7 INCORPOB`A:l'@-,: i,2V." % ` ital $5-~". `*"` j; mad Office. - ' HaIif`x,'N`._S;5fi`%V;;: ` General Manager : Offi`.7?} - }#__%'IV`(>rc` sto_.i f :99 This woman says that Lydia E. , Pinkhanrs Vegetable Compound saved her life. ~ L ' ' Mme. Emma VChate1,. Valleyeld, Belleriverg Quebec, wntes to `Mrs, . `llnlrknvn - Pinkham: ' .I want to tell you that without `Lydid E. Pin'klnm s Vegetable Oom- pbuhd, I` would not be alive. For months I snored with painful and- nA~._-..._-1-- ~\A::t\a& nn. nl.`lh`l8.tiO!.'I 1 BIIJIOTBQ WIBH. PQIULHL Gnu` Hmgum. riods and inammation of the 1 ' e organs. Doctors could do nothing for me, and said I must sub- mit to an opezfationns I hada.tumor., n..- -3 J... nnnninn advised me to Selected Recipes Co (6 end an entirely is deserving of great prune. m fdn 88 lp` 1130. Glllfvu nun did so and now I have no ourremedy 99 ,_ - __ -_.,_- --nQ-QjQ& - For thirty years Lydia E. Pink- ha.m s Vegetable Com und, mad from roots and herbs, as` been the standard _ remedy for female fandhas positively cmfedthousandso women who hays. been troubled with _disp1a_.cements, marnmatio ulcera- tion`, brbid, tumors, rities, . :g'*:a2*:nv:see*==1:..`;~:n.tu1:.;e,,i:d's-g e itio ,;e41izzineniornerv9us Ian 30 Wruc Ilia! IUI wuvuvoo. Thu -Imidd thousands toi AGENERAL mums wsm`s`s rnuusamu; sAVINGS DEPARTTMENT ...,..-..= on an-nnnf and interim? i arh'InrI nIIarfAv1~ (Miriam Cruikshank, in Canadian Maga_zin.)` V % ++-i~+-:~+-2--i-+~:-4-:~++-I-+-M-I-+ H-+9:-~;-+9:-4-I-3:--3-+4-+I-+-14+-t~r+++-bras? aw-' , . The girl, a slip of a creature in her w , pushed back the huge, gsggnbciniiet that Dame Fash- v - -aionslof this year of cc and looked with half-petulant gum at her compzm_1on. Before he we the man lounging on the ttxrf `few yards away _contemplated with eye of a connoisseur the effect of the tumbled auburn pompadour sur- unting her puckered forehead. then he shook his head. -Tm not up on games, you know- nleast, not that sort. Besides, I had something better to look at. An impatient shrug of the should as was the girl's immediate answer lathe thinly veiled compliment, and (1 shall be de rigueur ` A Deuce Gama 17. :h. ` . . ,g- me lately, and .a v{roman .s sympathy, a woman s-friendship, would mean a great deal just -n_ow.~ If I did not hear what you said it was because your presence ' had: made `me. quietly happy--had helped me-to drift away from `everythmg. Between real friends, you` know, thereycan be sil- ence that doesnot mean boredom.- .Don t you think" so? - It was hardly as delicately put as. he could have wished, but Madge was young, too young to` l_>e well versed mthe way of a man: with a maid. A bald and.-patchy compliment did not jar on her as it wouldon.` some wo- men-Estel1e, for instance. She showed signs of softening, `and her` eyes met his childishly, quest1on1ngly.l | I hardly thought `needed -111?" frien?dsh_ip. There are" so many oth- ers. Miss Lessing -is `a. friend of yours. Ar! ,` I 1 1 `I n 0.1 `So you x-emarkged bforg, wit a. return to somethmg of his .former manner. ` - 1-`.1:-I:sdui%!u.1~io3'[0 ,..._..' 2-.'.'.nna will "Miss Lcssing plays; she is devot- edxo tennis." "She does--:md is. May I trouble -_ o`4|n n/~.11v1n,\f;nn ;H '"7`M".eI.' Hildrup engaged. ll`! T7 ! 1 -Mrs. I-I_i1dr1.:p is anllaldy {of great. djscernment--ncvqrtheless, she occa snonally makes mxstakes. _. ((9111 C I `;;I:}V1Vgf:33'V3r not gaged. ` T ' `Lit 7.1": 1 - , , 1 1'5 PIVLA 1---- M1-s.THi1drup and I? The law would interfexje. She is not divorced from Jonas, to the best of my`k-;1o`w1- edge, and he certainly is alive. 4.17 1- ,.1,_ -,__II _;-L-... T You kn;-xiv 'V;'el-1:-\'N`om I mean. You and Miss Lessmg. ; A`, caavuaoun . vno up-- p---w-- --..___V. `_`From her conversation on the drive over here I should judge not. You drove over together? Yes. . Silence, long: continued, `followed. Then the girl spoke again: . They have all stopped playing. `_`Yes?- Miss Lcssing and Tom have won every set, Tom is rnycousm.- So I understand. His father and papa were brothers. iTom was an only child, and has all `uncle's money. I-.--,he.says he wants `to, marry Estelle Lessmg. -I._II........:._n-' `I\t`\`.P nf ' LU, luau} J-4U\rIl\r O-4 vvvv --z _ Again the challengingvlook came unto Kemp's face, but it pased gunckly, and there was no hesntataon In his reply: ` A V A very proper and worthy desire. I told him what :Mrs.- `Hildrup had said, and he swore awfully. Tom has very.bad manners, but he is so good- looking.` I will tell him what you have said, thought I -don't. suppose xt will make much difference." _` L I! "`f'Iou are perfectly horrid! `Inc broke and. her lqst word (1 by gomethtng very You sand ,_you wanted me for a friend, and now. V you` do And friends must always be. co siderate. _ _ V afraid you wall thmkme af I ll try to remember. Im! llulvuuog --.._ _,, _Ahd "must alw: ll_ try to rem afrmd you think me often. - ` Miss Liessing---- F Couldn't `we `leave `M out for a- little while an ~ "about the partne_r.s,in ghi: * -----w on an `vou aglattl ed (0 ltuma. "She is_. May you for the conncctmn : The critical udmirati0n_in his gaze ve place to 2_1n_cxp1jcss1o11 of chal- Enge. Pgut'thc- gxrl dad nc_)t see. She Iasmutilatmg ghc turf wxth her toe, and the occupzmon appeared engross- mg. mv I .1. _ .._.. o..n:;u`1ur yp\AA ma Gasollno ljoinu` will uw non wood thorny other Gnollu B ng|noAo_I samo. P. We |Iro.v`o';|t. .[thpoIto|| utIIn9Idroodg$orIiII; V. "' 4.`; .-'.`- R`!!! wnwllw yin UvI-- %+?7`3R.NT ays- that you ...3",e'l` we _ You and she are awfully good friends," she said at last. You have said it. "And yet----- She hesitated. then colored deeply asVs`n`c met Lhc louk of amused ad-A Imra'.1on m the eyes opposite. ' l KIIIYI _`f'A5i bore . tp hier-' - -t':`dl|<! - How} gsxily y_ou are! ` But ,1 % `don't believe you think I understand. _ ' cg-nova v vI~J\J' V I] do. -`_I m- quite sake `of 'It. But I never was much of a. `fel- low,.*arid hard knocks hive e1imin_at- ed anything that might be attract:-ve -to a young_girlVlike you. The story . aongr of my life 15. not a pleasant t:l}1e, so let's cut it ou_t."Shal1 you be here ',-e0n1y till next week. Mamma hates `the country and only comes here 111 June -to please me. .We pend July and August in -Newport. I pldh 11151! 111: kn G1-143:1: `nu n l`Ba..__u `ex-h Ju `t1.m`.? ps .;01r"`. nu ` b ` b:`- In ~` ~ there `tw1"UI I. for ` ` . 8 `AI-Iardly. You sceni to haye ex- ltcd ideas concerning the income of a country `law`yer. I-1 don t know, _ `_`Natural1y.y I donA t_A fancy p_ove,1;ty ha`_Isc\;Ecv1z:;nn:;1;3};, 111 your lune... v.,Very, soberly. I `detest c1_1eese Ends, strong butter and lwery orses. ~ A -` ' .~Now you are laughing at` me` agam;_ ' 1 `us-. 4.: a 1' l Isurear it's no. laughing. ~matter.| I_ consider my. poverty the most se- r1o_us thingin my life. . T ' _ But you won t always be poor. I trust` you are a prophet, but_ I fear otherwise. I m -not of the stuff that succeeds. The girl moved restlessly. I suppose we ought to be going. They` ate all leaving the piazza. `Well --that Is, shall I see you again? , nu '._ ,1," 1 1__.-_ She spoke alm_ost coldly,'b'ut her heart beat so fast she felt that. he must hear it. Her long lashes droop- ed over the hazel eyes, hidmg. them entirely. 1 ., I1,_,\ Kemp rose and came toward her.- As they stood facing each other a sudden, mad, uncontrollable impulse seized him, and he took her in his arms. , - L Madge, hesaid, softly, look at me.` Shall-I see you again? It all depends on you. I `I `I ! . __ __'_` 1_:_ ` The large, fearleslsly," frankly, for a moment. T`! didn t know you cared, she `breathed rather than said, but I care _z;wfully. Then the eyelids 'drooped again and the blood surged over cheek and chin and brow, and she hid her face on his breast. V . - ehildliice eyes met ' his `And yet-?" he repeated. What wcreyou going to say?" "Notl1i1ig-Lliat is, I--oh, nothing. ".\'otl1ing?" Kcmp>waS repeating ` again-tl1istimc absently. His eyes hadwandcred from the fresh, pi,- quan: face before him to the club- ll0L15(`,\\`llcrc gnily dressed maids and nations ittcd to and fro on the piazzas overlooking the Hudson, and then to the trim, fhickly peopled tennis courts, from which he and his| companion were only partly hidd_en| ythe low-hanging branches of int-I7 ycning trees. The amused look had ll1S face and in its stead had come ' , repressed--the habit- 'le"l3resison of the man. There was nmllillg extraordinary Ilout Kemp. He was twenty-eight Ind looked Ihiry-ve. His undecided lair was growing thin over the tem- Pl. and his figure and face were` {lose of_a man who did not lead a Filthy life. Yet he had the reputa- llvn of being very '`successful with Iomen. That chi: cpuIation--let it `W!!! for what it will--was deserved Ilav l'\n ..l...._ : . .1 .2... Kemp stood motionless, " one arm round the girl. With his free hand he stroked the soft, tumbled hair. A great wave of. pity swept over him-i pity `for the trembling child who be- lieved in and loved him; pity -for him- self, though he scarcely deserved it; and then, as another `face, older, graverthan Madge s, with a mocking light inthe big gray eyes and a mouth half-scoruful, half-sweet, rose before him, pity for her, if she cared --of that he was never sure. He put his _hand under Mad'ge s chin and. `raised her face level with his own. 1 Thank ybuz dear, s-i1"1'1'1V)'lyV, and `gently kxssed her on the fore- head, .and then, almost hesitatingly, on. the lips. 1 1,. ,, `l7__.._ ....1 1?-A..-.11.. \Jll- IuII\. Aoyuv An hour later Kemp and Estelle drove outeof the Country Club gates and along the river road. They were among the; last to leave. Madge Mor-_ ris, with ushed cheekseand shining eyes-whose light did not fade even under Miss Le,ssing s quiet scrutiny and her Cousin Tom's tactless teas- ing-had departed in her high cart under the latter s escort, quite pre-. pared to; sympathize with`-any rapt- urous remarks he might wish to make on the subject of Miss Lessing. Tom, however, was strangely silent, " and Madge, content with her own dreams, did- not attempt to make conversa- tion. She would perhaps have been a few degrees happier could she have been in the despised livery cart be- hind,'but then Estelle and he were such old friends she could afford to sacrice to the former one-hour of her newefound happiness. ` ' -4..- ..:I....a. A.-.` k..`4. y by home ties, -together; `teased him,- but for a long-. time no word of "love 1 ' every other subject of mutual cons. "Cr lICW'lUullu uuyy nnnnn u. The other pair were silent, too, but : that was nothing unusual. first time in all the years of their friendship, dating back to knee-skirts and pigtails for `Estelle, and freshman . days. for-himself, Kemp did not know 3 `He "had irted ` what to say to h-er. and danced through his college days with other girls, but through. it`. all Estelle had never failed -to.. receive a weekly scrawl, and underneath their` easy.-going chumship had been the unacknowledged `thought, that would go_through\ life together. Kemp graduated at the law school` and came back to Norwood to prac- tice; Estelle lived with an aunt in the same town. Neither was bound V and they ' were xmuch She had laughed` at him, sympathized with him, Then it came suddenly, was spoken. _ it as they had met and they met -.._`~.__Ja-o'n`.(I\r , unthg ut embarrass-A For the . they A 4 every. Univ: 9 cem---fra'nk1y, . ment. A1--9 _ pl . megt. A . V We can : "_po_ssib]}_: et married, Estelle had said posltwe y. I hav_en t a penny except what Aunt Dora gives `me, and she hates you. And there's- no chance `of your making .3 fortune -A--y_ouT _are"too- lazy. W{e ll Just` have ,-S-_4.I..' --3'01! BTC LUU IuaJ- Iv|v -- ,--- -_.., , to be friends." ' ' And Kemp agreed with her, rev'il`- ing the while the Fates ,that had fashioned the -c1rcumstances that en-4 meshed them. _Estelle and he keep- ing hous_e.o;1 hxs income! He could. -imagine thezr old aequmntances for- :gettmg~ th.em--'-imagme , themselves `d;-oppmg hgtle by _`i little ' from old .haunt_s_ and `occupations, and then growing further and further I , _apafrt, ._`orqd_.` _y eafch ether and" poverty,` 'DOl'q_(.1 uy I:u.s.u vu.-. ....... _.-._, _ It would `never do. 7 ' - . ` ' This '/had. happened nearly two year,s"befor_e.,'and the 'couple- who had `lived In hourly expectation of hearmg the Kemp-Le`ssi,n'g `engage- fment announced had gtown tin-edz_ of p,watchina;;ti!nd%,,nally;1ost. interest in fag _ mat`ch_; p.-ghait moved so} slowly. A ` In. |'th"e.~n'ieantt_nie,-'. _the*`two most` conc;crn- *---A-nu".'m-n'npI\r' nna their WaY;._ahd 'the meantime, the two mgsu. cum.;_-;...- edj.we_nt' serenely on their ,way, and unttfvery -tecently it..had not seem- '_edjth`at 'apyt}Iih`g ,wot_1ld "occur to jar -bu". ;th'e.ir'`rq1_uet_` ere1a.t1on`ship.A V` It was _:K_'e'mp_;wa.s thin kin-'g:`41_ow.,; ..u. m1aL u wu1---was acscrvcuu Ybc taken for granted, since "TYb0dy acccp1c i1 as truth. He flleda trie cyniczmy as he glance_d {cross at the people in the tennis .. `S and rccctcd than they were mbably even then drawing . their ':l: "`5iS Teggirding his attitudc_to VhfAiiB1_Y}A`I1t"21r hxm. Estelle Lessmg IIIULHGI My-r embarrass- ~ 4 ay?v:'e miseeap. paif`ed'1<:e`to "undefsta3_id . 11iin_-'-i1e'\{e1` asked too` many questgons or put hum in _a disag'1'eea.bIe"po'siti`on- "How di_f- Tferentepshaw!` . L ' , - Estelle, he Said, abruptly. `f`We1l? `She was nqt lobkig gt` him, and there was -a txred sound ,1~n` her voice.` It wusa._ very _,1`areV thing for Estelle ;to.betray weanness, even if she felt xt. - ' ` o J .I.--:. wauy \ Lu - an offer to-day. 11.1 at I\ II`! _,_V--.;;s-t;'L'-o{`er-?w';Ihis isift} leap ygaxj.` Who was the`Iady? `She has made a mistake. `Her voice came mocki-ngly Lno-w, and she had turned a lxttle toward Illlllu V 2 ' , - . . Nonsense! .I am not triing. I` had a letter from a Western 'corpora- tion. There is a great deal of busi- ness `to attend to, and it means life in -a. small town in Nevada. They of- fer-.`.`me a xed salary that, if not pre- cisely princely, would enable me to pay my board bills, and there would beno Country Club dues.' `_`Are you going to accept? l ..`-`I. hadn t decidedz It is that I wish to talk over wxth you now. ~`.:And the alternative? - up . 1:- 1-- `A.l -._..2,. 9! `A`wIs to marry Madge Morris. i -So I supposeci. ` I "`fYour _powers of observation have- n t"deter1oVrated'. ' II II \I%V\vLl\lIOlvV\Dt `Humph! "It would hardly have `taken a clairvoyant. to read her face to`-day. I kne_w*the.moment you came up `on the piazza that you had pro- posed and been accepted. A girl is usually easy` to read `just after the first proposal. . A She spoke `quietly-.-so quietly as to appear 1nd1fferent--but `she felt thankful that the rapid sinking of the I ----_ ..._....:u....,! L... 4-,. `-34- I-snub :11 :1-19- iiii . 1 dow. --gamc! A love Set! v 'ing! Why, I (_1on't_ be- cven lookmg, Mr, \I\JVVo I hardly think I ought to defend myself, Estelle. .VV'e had agreed on this thing long ago, .but- it never seemed that I should be the first to . break our.--our--friendship. I meant to leave It to you, _and of course'--_ oh, what a blundermg fool I am! Estelle, it must all_ depend on you. You are too considerate. _What do you mean :3. I Since confessions are in order-- and congratulations 4 ` `-`W ell? impatiently. _ Well, I saw how things were go- mg, and I accepted Tom Morris this afternoon. You know the part of Pa-' tience "never appealed to me. ..I am damned if you did! I I am afraid you are, then. Afraid-wha_t? I \ Afraid you are `damned. I cer- tainly accepted him. And then she burst into a t of hysterical laughten; L`- - Uulai. annou u. luv \rA .-J...-----, ___ Q Kemp leaned forward and gave the horse a sharp cut with the whip, a proceeding that immediately neces- sitated the use of all his strength to" quiet the frightenedanimal. An op- pressive silence followed. The sun was almost ou`t of sight and the Sum`- mer dusk was deepeningabout them. The regular beat of the horse s hoofs ..-- 1.1.... 1-LA11 oI\.'Il1 on!` 1419 t`(`SI'Ci(TI121i lne regular UCHI. U1 LIIC IIUIBCD nuunan on the shell road and the occasional croak of a frog were the only sounds. They were within a half-mile of hbme, but Kemp deliberately turned into 3. road leading in a nearly op-5 posite direction. 161'; L, ___L-L1-. A-Ln '1ne-Ir I-`rho f- ll`-I N I U V B I A V V v - v - -- It Ps probably the .:1ast time to- gether, he sand, "and we might as. well stay longer. Mrs; Audrey won t worry about you, and there is no one 3! -interested in my doings. - 144- -.L1.... .....I `IIILCI Ctbu 1-: III \|\IIn-bu- ~ Estelle had stopped laughing and leaned back wearily. She looked white and tired in the dim light. Estelle, he said, is this all? `|l'_'_..1. ALI.` "L... `La no-ur`? .face with wild kisses. . 'shou1d_kill him`--kill him!N DBLCUC, HF aanu Must this `be the en,d? I suppose so, faintly. We shall live near together and see each other often, and be very proper and right and moral, and people will say, {.7 Iplanna up.- There was nothing in that old aair, ` after all. See how easy they are. But-but this is ourlreal good-l'3.ye, ? Estelle!_ For God's sake, hush! He held the reins" loosely in one hand and with his.free arm drew her` to him so close that she could fell the Ierce beiatingfof his. heart. Estelle--sweetheart--I can t give you up--I can't! "a'nd'he covered her -Don t you see we have made a mistake? By .heave1i! if I thought that any other man would kiss you as I have, `I A ___..-I_II.... auuuxu vnnxn nuur ....- She" drew hers`<:,i%.T ';1wa}';,` trembling and half-crying. -, ` `-A- `I l-._..__- :L'..o~.-,4 auu nan-\.n_yxu5. _ Oh, it isn't right; I know it isn t. Why did you do it? We played deuce game this afternoon, we-. four, and now--_ again came the hysterical laughter. -- - ` uvr 91, 1-- 1:..:..L...1 '..a.:1n-.1" \I1A` Ia USIIILCL ' N,ow._ e nished,' -gtfimly. Vare! pI`a,y1rv|g` the deuce. A ,._-L .1- -_...z.L....: ....'.` `C V :11; -'6-anu- CI Ills Ill\a uwvuyvu The cart made aijother; quiki `arid Kemp drew out "his wgtc_h, ig at*it' an` fhe din} light. A1111 . -.__ __..-- `.._...L.... In An? - condusilonvsi . :16 girl near Estelle A ` ad ` uonly -`il1ence. VII guxu UIQVVIIIE F . garding attitude to Said-but what did it matter What Estelle I..-.< Silid? Two pea P19 as poor as .~hc and he had 11 Business to lmuw or care What each he savagely P"d . firom i`.i.s reverie to meet the mdignimt zu;:c- hi the big hazel ey85 "Mfr theisunbcmnct. He had *3 We to appc;-.r somewhat confuSd *5 he exclaimed: It Really, I beg your pard0o Miss Mm5; did you speak?" thrcc times; it's of no COP , . "ii i '1`! lug ujru. Ill: _LllC ulna: .;,a5uu - . "What are_ you `going to do? : Estelle, anxiously, ~ 1411' _,__,__ .- ...1....V:.nV LSICIIC, auJ_uUuax_y, ~V We are going - to elop. He `1augh"ed' like :1 schoolboy, It is jstv 7.30; av 8.07 tl`le.New York `express stop' at Norwood Junction. We shall gct into the city by ten` o'clock and be married. Thank your lucky stars, Estelle, that you 11-min-a State where . . , . no license-is_ ,requujed. -. .:.: `IA - .1 A-.,_` ____. .__`_". NU ll\.\-llilii `M? _l\a\gI-9-I nun .. .a, ,And ~then--Aunt` ~_Dor " --aH`th8`others??~ -` , ,1,|,- _, __~_ ___ J2: 2i_nd-and' `_S_I;e was tremblixi --very d ferent from thqordinary ___;ste11e, w? _sc`orn`edfto,be lru1ed_ grid laughed , ,-mS_". -..L DVIII ll\.\l I-VJ "sentiment. ; .,--.. |`IIIIIII\rlIIvl We wili send`Mrs. Audrey a `note from `the 4s ta.tion.' The horse and cart. "will have to go back. lam not think-. ingugoff right qr w-tong-" no_m_r,. only of `you, my` darImg-my . glarlmgi _, ""` ~--A-- . In'l~`An".'I(nnnn ` An- . I131, III as table ---_, 7...__--,u. M '1-Tkwenty minutes later "Kegnp en- terfed the dingy 1it1e waitingwroom `where Estelle-sat huddled"inj.`a. com- `er, `her. .hat-;;-bullett?15-i'*hr` eyes. nu * _. _-.'.u.~.. --.;.-.... 1..:...'.cn 1..." ]KIu.l lldl. LIIC IGIJILL alumnus UL I-ll\v1 `permitted her to sit. back in sha-} Cl, _u,\-I - uuv .yu-I-us... v v -- ---- -,> -_- . . _f`I have _settle' _ everything _ be $3 said. ' -`-`A3 boywwall `take the . horse , bac .c,~,-._g1)d_ ~,-I .;snt- a 1ii1e_s t'a::.you1: -aunt. nag; y9_u had; gpng to ', spend the Vj1`w`:`th` Li ,..-f_1f!l.1d. The .;Vj~t_t-raivn will `rem ou`icpt=-ahd;_,.Este1le, I . `da't1'1 r I w an.tLt< >, ta1I< to T-"you. I had: . 4... A--.