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wnat he believed was the cause of the marriage. Mrs. Townley was a womanâ€"a girlâ€"of ‘ uncommon gentleness of disposition, and,in . spite of her troubles, inclined to View life witha sunny eye. She had known off Frank Armour’s engagement with Miss; Julia Sherwood, but she had never heard” the sequel. If this Was the scquelâ€"â€"well, l it had to be faced. But she was 3.1- 9 most tremulous with sympathy when she? remembered Mrs. Armour, and Frank’s'; gay, fashibnme‘éfiter, Marionb and-con- templated the ar‘i‘firal of this Indian girl. at Greyhope. Shh~ had always liked Frank Armour, but t ' " ade her angry with him; for, on secondf ughts, she was not more 1 sorrv for him? for his people than for Lali: the wime he had the true instinct of womanhood: and she supposed that a heather: like this could have feelings to be u rt and aliie to be wounded as herself or Then Lambert began to see the matter in adifi'erent light, and his sympathy for Francis Armour grew less as his pity for the girl increased. In fact, the day before they got to Southampton he swore at ‘ Armour more than once, and was anxious concerning the reception of the heathen wife by her white relatives. ' Had he been present at a certain scene at Greyhope a day or two before, he would have been still more anxious. It was the custom, at breakfast, for Mrs. Armour to 1pen her husband’s letters and read them Wme he was engaged with his newspaper, and ‘ani to him afterwards those that were ‘ I‘rlp"1""‘~_xit;. This morning Marion noticed a l etter him Frank among the pile, and. . With“ 3' word, pounced upon it. She was curiousâ€"as 'ny woman would be‘â€"'to see how he took “iss Sherwood’sactigii Her father was deal in his paper at the‘ time. Her monhet W3 reading nthnr lotfnm m-.. -__- --..... ...... -....... -v..uw,, .- "luv", ;§uc ucucruuuca to retaliate upon mem 101‘ a member of a well-knowu Hertfordshire ‘any neglect.” family, who, on a pleasant journey in Scot- “ Yes? But how to retaliate. Mrs. Town- land, had met, conquered, and married a ' ley 2" Lambert had not a. suggestive mind. wealthy young American, and had been left “ Well for instance, suppose they sent alone in the world, by no means portionless, her away into seclusion,â€"with Frank’s con- eighteen months before. Lambert knew fsent, another serious question,â€"and she Richard Armour well, and when, from should take the notion to fly her retirement, Francis Armour’s solicitor, whom he knew, land appear inopportunely at some social he heard, just before they started, who the 'function, clothed as she is now ! I fancy Indian girl was, he was greatly shocked and i her blanket would be, a wet blanket in such sorry. He guessed at once the motive, the a. caseâ€" if you will pardon the little joke.” madness, of this marriage. But he kept his: Lambert sighed. “ Poor Frank ! poor information and his opinions mostly to him‘- :‘devil !” he said almost under his breath. self, except in so far as it seemed only due “ And wherefore poor Frank ‘2 Do you to friendship to contradict the numberless : think he or the Armours of Greyhope are idle stories going about. After the first ' the only ones at stake in this ? What about day at sea he came to know Mrs. Townley, this poor girl ? Just think why he married and when he discovered that they had many her,â€"if our suspicions are right,-â€"â€"and then mutual friends and that she knew the ; imagine her feelings when she wakes to the Armonrs, he spoke a little more freely to I truth over there, as sometime she is sure to her regarding the Indian wife and told her do I” ‘ what he believed was the cause of the Then Lambert began to see the matter in _ There were several on board who knew the Armour-s well by name, and two knew them personally. One was Mr. Edward Lambert, a. barrister of the Middle Temple, and the other was Mrs. Townlgy, e. wldrow, - __ _â€"a-â€" . Mackenzie, therefore, had responsibility, l and, if she was not elated over it, she still . knew the importance of her position, and had enough practical vanity to make her an ' efficient servant and companion. She already ' felt that she had got her position in life,’ from which she was to go out no more for- i ever. She had been brought up in the ! shadow of Alnwick Castle, and she knew, what was due to her chargeâ€"by other peo- ' ple ; herself only should have liberty with ' , her. She was taki Lali to the home of ’ General Amour, nd that must be kept ‘ constantly before her mind. Therefore,from I the day they set foot on‘ the Aphrodite, she ‘4 kept her place beside Mrs, Armour, sittin ‘ with her,â€"they walked very little,â€"an§ l scarcely ever speaking, either to her or to ‘ the curious passengers. Presently the pas- ' j sengers became more inquisitive, and made 1 many attempts at being friendly ; but these : received little encouragen.ent. It had be- " come known who the Indian girl was, and . 1 many wild tales went about as to her mar- _ l riage with Francis Armour. Now it was : maintained she had saved his life at an :: outbreak of her tribe ; again, that she had . < found him dying in the woods and had - 1 nursed him back to life and health ; yet :1 again, that she was a chieftainess, a success- ; s ful claimant against the Hudson’s Bay Com- ] ponyâ€"and so on. e V. s..- w-.~vvv.â€"v-v Ablullfluu The woman given to her as maid had been l1139- wellchosen. Armour had done this carefully. BUt Lali would not talk. MFS- TOWBIGY She was Scotch, was reserved, had acertain was anxious that the girl should be dressed amount of shrewdness, would obey instruc- . in European costume, and offered to lend tions and do her duty carefully. What sbe : and rearrange dresses Of her own: but she thought about, the whole matter she kept {came in collision with LIP. Armour’s in- to herself ; even the solicitor at Montreal : structions. So she had to assume a merely could not, find out, She had her‘ instruc- 3 kind and comforting attitude. The wife tions clear in her mind ; she was determin- : had not the slightest idea. where she was ed to carry them out to the letter,â€"for going, and even when Mackenzie, at Mrs. which she was already well paid, and was Townley’s oft-repeated request, explained like to he better paid ; because Armour very briefly and unpicturesquely. she only had arranged that she should continue to looked incredulous or unconcerned. Yet be with his wife after they got to England. the Ship, its curious passengers, the dining- She understood well the language of Lali’s saloon. the music, the sea, and all, had tribe, and because Lali’s English was limit- a given her suggestions of what was to come. ed she would be indispensable in England. I They had expected that at table she would Mackenzie, therefore, had responsibility, i be awkward and ignorant to a degree. and, if she was not elated over it, she still . But she had at times eaten at the trader’s } knew the importance of her position, and l table at Fort Charles, and had learned how ‘ had enough practical vanity to make her an ' to use a knife and fork. She had also been efl‘icient servant and companion. She already ' a favorite with the trader’s wife, who had felt that she had got her position in life, taught‘her very many civilized things. Her ‘onm IIIL:1|L -1... -_.... a- __ -_-L H CHAPTER II. A mrrrcuu' SITUATION. When Mrs. Frank Armour arrived at. Montreal she still x'core her Indian costume ' l - i - ' ' . life, so diderent from her past. Both she or 0 can well bro dered buckskin, moccasxns, l and Lambert decided that she was very line She and leggings, all surmounted by a blanket. It was not a distinguished costume, seemed suitable to its wearer. Mr. Arm- our's agent was in a quandary. He had‘ had no instructions regarding her dress. He felt, of course, that, as M rs.‘ Frank Armour, she should put 03 these garments and dress, as far as possible, in accordance with her new pet ition. But when he spoke about it to Mackenzie, the elderly maid and com- panion, he found that Mr. Armour had said that his wife was to arrive in England dressed as she was. He saw something; ulterior in the matter, but it was not his, province to interfere. And so Mrs. Frank Armour was a passenger by the Aphrodite in her buckskin garments. - What she thought of it all is not quite easy to say. It is possible that at first she Only considered that she was the wife of a white man,â€"a thing to be desired,â€"and that the man she loved was hers forever,â€"a matter of indefinable joy to her. That he was sending her to England did not fret her, because it was his will, and but m =' looking, notwithstanding her costume. l was slim and well built, with modest bust l and shapely feet and ankles. Her eyes were ‘ I another. llarge, meditative and intelligent, her fea- l tures distinguished. She was a goodly pro- l duct of her race, being descended from a line 2 of chiefs and chieftainessesâ€"broken only in j the case of her grandfather, as we have said. Her hands (the two kindly inquisitors de- cided) were almost her best point. They were perfectly made, slim yet plump, the fingers tapering, the wrist supple. Mrs. lTownley then and there decided that the l girl had possibilities. But here she was, an Indian, with few signs of civilization or that breeding which seems to white people the only breeding fit for earth or heaven. Mrs. Townley did not need Lambert’s suggestion that she should try and approach the girl, make friends with her, and prepare her in some slight degree for the strange career before her. Mrs. Townly had an infinite amount of tact. She knew it was best to approach the attendant first. At least she saw what was possible in the future when this Indian girl came to understand her position,â€"only to be accomplished by contact with the new he knew what was best. Busy with her , Th“ she did: and, to contented and yet somewhat dazed thoughts the . 5MP" 159 Of other lady passengers, of him,â€"she was too happy to be very active received no rebuff. Her advance was not, mentally, even if it had been the characterâ€" I 310W“? r rapid. Mackenzxe had had her istic of her race,â€"she was not at first aware instructions. When she found that Mrs. how much notice she excited and how Townley knew Francis Ar monr and h“ strange a figure she was in this staring city. people, 8}"? thawed 8 llfitle more and then When it did draw upon her she shrank a very hesitatmgly, she introduced her to the little, but still was placid, preferring to sit Indian w1fe. Mrs.lownley smiled her best, with her hands folded in her lap, idly watch- â€"and there were many who knew how at- ing things. She appeared oblivious that she tractive_she could be at “Km a moment. was the wife of a man of family and rank ; There was a 51‘8“? Pall“: 1n Whmh L511 she was only thinking that the man was looked at h?” meriltatlvely. earnestly, then hers, all hers. He had treated her kindly those beautiful mm fingersghded out, and enough in the days they were together, but caught her hand and held 115.» but she 8P°ke she had not been a great deal with him, {10 word. She only 1001“? inquiringly, 591“ because they travelled fast, and his duties 10‘151)’ at “91‘ newvfoundfriend, and present- were many, or he made them so ; but the 1y dropped the blanket aan from her, and latter possibility did not occur to her. When sat uP firmly as though she felt she was he had hastily hidden her farewell at Port 110“ altogether an alien 130W. and had 9. Arthur he had kissed her and said, H Good- right to hold herself proudly among white by, my wife.” She was not acute enough people, 3-3 she did in her own country With yet in the inflections of Saxon speech to , her 0WD tribe, who had greatly admired catch the satireâ€"almost involuntaryâ€"in ' the last two words. She remembered the Words, however, and the kiss, and she was quite satisfied. To what she was going she did not speculate. He was sending her: that was enough. her. Certainly Mrs. Townley could find no fault with the woman as an Indian. She had taste, carried her clothes well, and was superbly fresh in appearance, though her hair still bore slight traces of the grease which even the most aristocratic Indians "flHMII-a‘nn CHmLâ€"l OD‘W‘ HIS INDIAN BRIDE. A ROMANCE FF THF _.-'_-_ -â€"_v v. .v .- vv.vu uv MJ n-VL nvvttvulvllv, 3 Iand appear inopportunely at. some social 'function, clothed as she 15 now! I fanm her blanket would be a. wet blanket m such a. caseâ€" if you will pardon the_1it.t_le joke.” Had he been present at a certain scene at Greyhope a day or two before, he would have been still more anxious. It was the custom, at breakfast, for Mrs. Armour to l"oen her husband’s letters and read them wWe he was engaged with his newspaper, and ‘ani to him afterwards those that were lmP‘mbant. This morning Marion noticed a 199”" 111m Frank among the pile, and. “195°“ 9' word, pounced upqn it. She was curiousâ€"as 'ny woman would be‘â€"'to see how he took “135 Sherwood’sactiqff. Her 5“]... â€"-- .IA- ; because, you see, there she is married hard ' and fast. She bears the Armour name, and l is likely to make them all very unhappy if {she determines to retaliate upon them for zany Beglecjfi’ A “ And wherefore poar F rank ‘2 Do you think he or the Armours of Greyhope are the only ones at stake in this ? What about this poor girl ? Just think why he married henâ€"if our suspicions are right,-â€"-and then imagine her feelings when she wakes to the truth over there, as sometime she is sure to do 1” l Mrs. Townley had a pretty way of put- ting her head to one side and speaking very lpiquantly. She had had it as a girl; she had not lost it as a woman,â€"any more than she had lost a soft little spontaneous laugh ' which was one of her unusual charms, â€"-.°or _few women can laugh audibly with effect. _ She laughed very softly now, and, her sense of humor supervening for the moment ;she said, “Really, you have asked me a conundrum. I fancy I see Mrs. Armour’s 7 face when she gets the news,â€"at the break- : fast-table, of course,â€"and gives a little lshriek, and says, “General, oh, general !” But it is very shocking, you know," she add- ed, in slower voice. “Still, I think they will receive her and do the best they can for her; “How do you think the Armours will _ receive her ‘3” said Lambert. to Mrs. Town- ; ley, of whose judgment on short acquaintâ€" ‘gnce he had come to entertain a. high opinion. English, thoug’h far fr'om abundantw‘; gBBIi Those, therefore, who were curious and rude enough to stare at her were probably disap- pointed to find that she ate like “any Christian man.” But Lali would not taik. Mrs. Townley was anxious that the girl should be dressed in European costume, and offered to lend and rearrange dresses of her own, but she Mrs. Townly had an infinite amount of fact. She knew it was best to approach the attendant first. This she did, and, to the surprise of other lady-passengers, received no rebuff. Her advance was not, l howet er, rapid. Mackenzie had had her instructions. When she found that Mrs. Townley knew Francis Armour and his people, she thaweda little more and then very hesitatingly, she introduced her to the Indian wife. Mrs. Townley smiled her best, â€"and there were many who knew how at- tractive:she could be at such a moment. , There was a slight pause, in which Lalii looked at her meditatively, earnestly, then those beautiful wild fingers glided out, and caught her hand and held it, but she spoke no word. She only looked inquiringly, ser. iously at her newvfoundfriend, and present- kly dropped the blanket away from her, and [sat up firmly as though she felt she was [not altogether an alien now, and had a 'right to hold herselt proudly among white _ people, as she did in her own country with her own tribe, who had greatly admired her. Certainly Mrs. Townley could find no fault with the woman as an Indian. She had taste, carried her clothes well, and was superbly fresh in appearance, though her hair still bore slight traces of the grease which even the most aristocratic Indians use. Mrs. 'Townley' did not need Lambert’s suggestion that she should try and approach the girl, make friends with her, and prepare her in some slight degree for the strange career before her. CANADIAN NORTH- WEST be accomplished by contact with the new : life, so diderent from her past. Both she ’ and Lambert decided that she was very fine ' looking, notwithstanding her costume. She was slim and well built, with modest bust and shapely feet and ankles. Her eyes were large, meditative and intelligent, her fea- tures distinguished. She was a. goodly pro- duct of her race, being descended from a. line of chiefs and chieftainessesâ€"broken only in i the case of her grandfather, as we have said. 1 Her hands (the two kindly inquisitors de- cided) were almost her best point. They were perfectly made, slim yet plump, the fingers tapering, the wrist supple. Mrs. Townley then and there decided that the 31 in his paper at. tge‘ time. Ls reading other lezters. “Joseph, how can you !” said Mrs. Ar- mour, indigna’ntly.‘ \ “She cannot, she shall not come here. Think of Marion! think of our position«:!” She hid her troubl- ed tear-stained facg/ behind her handker- “ Well,” said her father, “ all these things are not siné, and she must be taught better. ” Marion interrupted: “ She has ridden bareback across the continent like a. jockey, --a.nd she wears a. blanket, and she doesn’t know a. word of English, and she will sit on the floor !” GenemL-Afhlour here spoke: “He has carried thezai’ar of retaliation very far in- deed, but men do mad things when their blood is up, as I have seen often. That doesn’t alter our clear duty in the matter. If the woman ‘were bad, or shameful, it would be a different thing ; if_â€"-â€"” Marion drew her skirt back, as if the common squaw, with her blankets and grease, was at that moment near. “ Well, you see,” continued Richard, “ that is just it. As I said, Frank arranged this little complication with a. trifling amount of malice. No doubt he didn't come with her, because he wished to test the family loyalty and hospitality; but a postcript to this letter says that his solici- tor has instructions to meet his wife at Liverpool ana‘hring her on here in case we fail to showl'hgr proper courtesy.” “Never! she shall never come here !”sa.id Marion, with flashing eyes ; “a. common squaw, with greasy hair, and blankets, and big mouth, and black teeth, who eats with her fingezs and grunts ! If she does, if she is brought to Greyhope, I will never show my face in the world again. Frank married the animal: why does he ship her home to us? Why didn’t he come with her? W'hy does he not take her to a. home of his owu, and not send her here to turn our house into a. menagerie ‘2” “ Oh, how could he ! how could he !” said his mother: “ we meant everything for the best.” “ It is always dangerous business med- dling with lovers’ affairs,” rejoined Rich- ard. “Lovers take themselves very seri- ously indeed, andâ€"well, here the thing is! Now, who will go and fetch her from Liver- pool ?â€"I should say that both my father and mother ought to go.” Thus Richard took it for granted that they would receive Frank’s Indian wife into their home. He intended that, so far as he was concerned, there should be no doubt upon the question from the beginning. The old soldier recovered himself, and was beside his wife in an instant. He took her hand. “ Don’t fret about it wife,” he said; “ it’s an ugly business, but we must put up With it. The boy was out of his head. We are old now, my dear, but there Was a. time when we should have re- sented such a. thing as much as Frank,â€" though not in the same fashion, perhaps,â€" not in the same fashion!” The old man pressed his lips hard to keep down his emotion. “Oh, I mean thatâ€"that we tried to hast-en Julia’s marriage- with the other fellow, and he is giving us one in return ; and you will all agree that. it’s a pretty per- manent one. ” “ What: do you mean by tit-for- cried his father, angrily. “ An Indian! a. wild Indian !”‘ Mrs. Armour whispered; faintly, as she dropped into a chair. “And she’ll be here in two or three days l” fluttered Marion, hysterically. Meanwhile Richard had hastily picked up the Tinws. She is due here the day after to-morrew,” he said, deliberately. “F rank is as decisive as he is rash. Well, it is a. melancholy fiit-for-tat.” “Indian 1» Indian! Good God, a. red nigger !" cried General Armour, harshly, starting t9 his feet. Richard, Eliserable as he was, remained calm. “Well,” said he, “I don’t. know about her being horrible; Frank is silent on that point ; but she is wild enough,-â€"a wildendiau, in fact. !” The mother wrung her hands. “Oh, I knowib is something dreadfulâ€"dreadful! he has married some horrible wild person, or something? “ Well, mother,” he said, “it is about Frank. But: he is all right ; that is, he is alive and wellâ€"in body. But he has M‘- mnged a hateful little embarrassment for us. . . . He is married.” “Married !” said his mother, faintly. “ Oh, poor Lady Agnes !” Marion sniffed a little viciously at this. “ Married! Married !” said his father. “Well, what about; it? eh? what. about it ‘3” Marion could not answer. She was sick with regret, vexation. and shame: at the first flush deathâ€"for Frankâ€"had been pref- erable to this. She had a. considerable store of vanity; she was not very philosophi- cal. Besides, she was not married ; and what Captain Vidall, her devoted admirer and possible husband, Would think of this heathenish alliance was not a cheerful thought to her. She choked down a sob, and waved her hand towards Richard to answer for her. He was pale too, but cool. He understood the case instantly ; he made up his mind instantly also as to What ought to beâ€"must beâ€"done. , “v- “"“b“""‘ u unlu- iuuuuu, aux: said, “there is something wrongâ€"with Frank. What is it; ‘2” General Armour was now looking up at them all, curiously. questioningly, through his glasses, his paper laid down, his hands resting on the table. ---~..., VJ unveil, “In“ vvlu. Richard sat opposite her. He also was engaged with his paper, but chancing to glance up, he saw that she was becoming very pale, ani that the letter trembled in her fingers. Being a little short-sighted he was not near enough to see the hand- writing. He did not speak yet. H e watch- ed. Presently. seeing her grow more excit~ ed, he touched her foot under the table. She looked up, and 'caught his eye, She gasped slightly. She gave him a warning 1 look and turned away from her mother. Then she went on reading to the bitter end. Presently a. little cry escaped her against her will. At that her mother looked up, ' but she only saw her daughter’s back as she rose hurriedly from the table, saying that she would return in a moment. Mrs. Arm- our. however, had been startled. She knew that Marion had been reading a letter, and, with a mother’s instinct, her thoughts were instantly on Frank. She spoke quickly, almost sharply : “ Marion. come here.” Richard had risen. He came round the table and, as the girl obeyed her mother, took the letter from her fingers and hastily glanced over it. Mrs. Armour came forward and took her daughter’s arm. “Marion,” she Marion read the first few lines with a. feel- ing of almost painful wonder, the words were so curious, cynical, and cold. tab 2” “ No,” he said, “ it came to me in this way. I was driving by the place where the attempts were made, and saw that a. colony of swallows had made their homes in the bank. It occurred to me that these little engineers had disproved the assertion that the sand had no cohesion. As every swal- low’s home is a. self-sustaining tunnel with- out masonry, I thought that by extending ing their method I could construct a. larger tunnel. The bank swallow is the inventor I am simply his imitator.” He pierced the bank with the cheapest tunnel ever built, which now stands as firm as on the day it} was finished. He was asked if there wagâ€"any suggestion of the structure adopted by him in the book onfggingcjringt _ This process be repeated until he had spsce enough to begin the masonry. As fast as the masonry was completed, the space above it was filled, leaving the timber in plgge. _ _ j The managers, however, gave him a con- tract to build fifty feet of the tunnel. On the face of the sand~bank he marked the line of an arch larger than the proposed tunnel. On this line he drove into the bank sharpened timbers. Then he removed six feet of the sand, and drove in another arch of twelve-foot timbers, removing six feet more of sand. A young man in the engineer’s oifice said he could tunnel the sand-bank at a small cost. The managers questioned him. “ Yes,” said he, modestly, “ I can build the tunnel for so many dollars per running foot, but I can’t expect you to act upon my opimon when so many American and Euro- pean engineers have declared the project imBracticable.” North of the city of Burlington lies a broad sand plain high above the level of Lake Champlain, through which the Cen- tral Railroad was to be carried by a tunnel. The sand, destitute of moxsture, would not cohere, but crumbled away as soon as an excavation was made. After several costly trials, the engineers decided that the tun- nel was impracticable from want of means of sustaining the sand during the building of the masonry. A A colony of bank-swallows taught a young but observing engineer how to build a. tunnel which his more learned superiors had refused to undertake. Mr. Chittenden tells the story in his “Personal Reminis- cences. ” The man who observes and thinks is men- tally stronger and practically of more use than the man who merely reads books. The older triumphs of architecture and hydraulics were won before books began, and by engineers and architects who saw distmctly and reflected logically. Marion shudd‘ered a. little, nudge} hanvtvis closed on Richard’s shoulder, but; she said nothing. ‘ was, she would not have an absolute enemy here; for when Maron cried her heart was soft. She was clay in the hands of the pot- ter whom we call Mercy.â€"more often a. stranger to the hearts of women than of men. At the other side of the room also the father and mother, tearless now, watch- ed these two; and the mother saw her duty better, and with less rebelliousness. She had felt it from the first, but she-could not bring her mind to do it. They held each other’s hands in silence. Presently General Armour said, “Richard, your mother and I will go to Liverpool to meet our son’s wife.” w- ._-.~...... vvevvllvl ‘LVJuuLAUIA, unautu UCBU. But her tears were dropping on his shoulder, as her forehead rested on her hand. He kn_ew nay that, Whatever Frank’s wife “ It is all right, it is all right,” he said ; “ it doesn’t make any difference. Let us think of Frank and what we have got to do. Lei us stand together Marion ; that is best. ” her, she ran over, and impulsively put her hands on his shoulder. “Oh, Dick,” she said, “ forgive me, Dick ! I didn’t mean it. I was angry and foolish and hateful.” He took one of her hands as it rested on his shoulder, she standing partly behind him, and raised it to his lips, but he did not turn to her : he could not. But his sister felt instantly how cruel she had been, as she saw him limp away, and caught sight of the bowed shoulders and the premeturely gray hair. Her heart smote He turned from them all a little wearily, and limped over, to the window. He stood looking out into the limes where he and Frank had played when boys. He put his finger up, his unhandsome finger, and caught away some moisture from his eyes. He did not dare to let them see his face, nor yet to speak. Marlon had cut deeper than she knew, and he would carry the wound for magpy a: day before it healed. I mean, mother, nothing m‘bre.” “ You are always so very deep, Richard,” remarked Marion, ironically, “ and care so very little how the rest of us feel about things. You have no family pride. If you had married a squaw, we shouldn't have been surprised. You could have camped in the grounds with your wild woman, and never have been missedâ€"by the world,” she hastened to add, for she saw a. sudden pain in his face. “ You never can make a. scandal less by trying to hide it,” said Richard, backmg up his father. “ It is all pretty awkward, but I dare say we shall get some amusement out of it in the end.” “ Richard,” said his mother through her tears, “you are flippant and unkmd‘! “ Indeed, mother,” was his reply. “ ‘ never was more serious in my life. WhenI spoke of amusement, I meant comedy mere- ly, not fun,â€"the thing that looks hke trag- edy and has a. happy ending. That 13 what The old man was very pale, bnt there was no mistaking his determination. He had been more indignant than any 0‘ them at first, but he had an unusual. sense of justice when he got face to face With it, as Richard had here helped him to do, “We do not know that the woman has done any wrong,” he said. “As for our name and position. they, thank Goa! are where ‘ a mad marriage cannot unseat them. We have had much prosperity in the world, my wife; we have had neither death nor : dishonor; weâ€"â€"” ’_ n “ If this isn’t dishonor, father, what; 15? Marion flashed out. ' . He answered calmly, “ My daughter, it is a great misfortune, it will probably be a life-long trial, but it is not necessarily dis- honor.” Ichief. At the same time she grasped her husband’s hand. She knew that he was right. She honored him in her heart for the position he had taken, but she could not reaist the natural impulse of a. woman, where her taste and convention were shock- ed. I'ng-ineering Swallows- (TO BE CONTINUED. A most extraordinary case of resuscitation is just reported from the British colony at Lagos, where a. woman came to life when she wasat the cemetery tofbe buried. The woman whose name was Oseni, was a Mahometan, and had to all appearance died on the pre- viousday. The body was dressed in the way customary with Mahometans, and put in a coffin. The mourners assembled at the cemetery and in accordance with the Maho- metan rule the body was lifted from the cofin to be buried, when several distinct coughs were given by the supposed corpse. She was at once released from the cloths which bound her, and the old woman, tothe surprise and amazement of those present, sat upright and opened her eyes. Some gruel was then procured by the astonished mourners, and tae old woman partook of it with evident relish. Clothes were after- wards supplied her, and she was taken home. The woman, who was far advanced in years, stated that during her state Of in- anition she yeceived a premonition that she was to praceed to her own country in the interior and die there. The old lady was makin preparations to go into the .“aterizt‘ when 1 e report was sent off. 'In Her Husband's Absence She Installed Another Man in Ills Place. A Port Huron special says :â€"A peculiar state of affairs has been found to exist in the family of Jacob Falker, prrprietor of the Exchange hotel in this city. Mr. Falker left about two months ago for In- diana, where he has been up to within the ’ past few days. On his arrival here he was confronted by an interesting state of afl‘airs. His wife claimed to have tired of her for- mer liege lord, and had therefore installed another person in his place who had come here from Sarnia, and was known as Mr. Masher. All of Mr. Falker’s efforts tore- gain the place which Mr. Mosher was 1occupying seemed fruitless, his erstwhile Wife repudiating him, and to cap the climax made the assertion that she had never been legally married to Falker, although they had been living together a great many years. She further stated .4that she had marned Mosher during the absence'of Falker. and would not forsake him. To say that Falker was hot is expressing it but mildly. Not knowing what further steps to take in the matter. Falker consulted Lawyer Murphy, and together they proceeded to the hostelry where Mr. Falker took possession during his rival’s absence. The doubly wedded woman soon . made her appearance and demanded to know what they were at. After a consultation between the parties, Mrs. Falker decided to leave her last ac- quired husband and again install Mr. Falker as master of the household. .. in those days he was advertised for, and r notice of the capture had to be given at this coffee house in many cases, as the means of obtaining the reward in the event of the absconder being “ secured.” In 1692, Ed. t ward Lloyd changed his locality for the cor- 5' ner of Lombard street, near the general " post-office. If he lost some of his seafaring friends by the change, he gained by the visits of an increased number of merchants. We read that “Brokers, stock~jobbers, Frenchmen, Jews,as well as other merchants and gentlemen,” were soon to be found there. Other coffee houses did something in this way ; but Lloyd soon distanced the rest, and many were the advertisements of sales by “inch of candle” there. Goethe’s maxim was a-iticipatedâ€"“ without haste, without ' rest. ’ For business’ sake, Lloydfgradually brought into play a number of home and for- ? eign correspondents in the principal por‘s _ of the day ; they gave him news of the chief movements of vessels, and this with other ' information, was posted up in the coffee ' house. Here was the beginning of “Lloyd’s Lists.” A few years later and we have Steele in The Tatler and Addison in The Spectator talking of “ Lloyd’s.” There had also been established a newspaper. appear- ingthree times a week, and called Lloyd’s News: it was quickly accepted as the au- thority for matters of shipping and com:- merce. After a time, however, Mr. LlOyd was summoned to appear before the bar of the Commons for having given what was really only harmless information concerning the House of Lords. ”When he appeared he was tbld he had made a mistake, and must rectify it in his next issue. This he never did, for he said he would “ print no more at present.” Yet really there was no collapse ; he only substituted handwrit- ing for printing. After 30 years of this the printed Lloyd’s List was re- vived (in 1726), and has been continued ever since, although since 1884 the name has been changed. The early departureg from printing to handwriting did not affect the cofl‘ee-house business; its prosperity increased every‘ year. It became the centre of marine insurance, and for many kinds of speculation. Individuals began to assume risks for premiums on the ‘strength of their own good names, and afterwards by combination in the form of companies; hence the origin of the term “underwriter.” With the further increase of business, the new complications as a con- sequence, the “ marine insurance broker,” came into play. These improvements upon old methods made Lloyd’s Coffee House a veritable exchange. The founder lived to see a. continual advance in prosperity, and years after his death there was felt a neces- sity for larger quarters. From 1770 to 1774 there was some experimenting, and then, at the end of the latter year, the business, minus the cofi'ee-house element, was re- moved to the north-west side of the Royal Exchange. In 1771 there were about 79 subscribers ; in 1891 there were about 700 members, 500 subscribers and 500 “substi- tutes.” The modes of insurance in that interval increased considerably, until at last even the Baring Guarantee, in 1891, was largely covered in the room at 10 per cent I'Prr‘UV Whore Everybody Know‘s it Is A: in the Proner Use of the form. “ It’s A1 at Lloyd’s” is a. common phrase for expressing the superlative in connection with many things besides ships ; yet if we restrict the term to its proper use it i: won- derful What an amount; of romarme lies in the history _of the statement. A little over The shop was t‘ze common resort. of seafar- ing men, and stood near the custom house, Trinity house, Billingsgate, and St. Catha- rine’s. If a negro ran away from his ship in those davs he was gammuus t” - Coming to Life at the Gravesxde. A FIGKLE WOMAN. ALL ABOUT LLOYD’S. on neamess, some down laws for the ed by any except, 1 result. in death in would teach us hd our childien the 1-1 stand, not theirs, woman is inclined overcome with 3 ad completely over-g1 that sheis not liv that in none of L21 all appeal: the been written cap are very applicab} forth-.â€" Now I want to I take for my text, ‘ “ Don’t fret.” I: because you canm one. For insane that you cannot b1 and a: the same 1 then wake up you before you go any In this day and the good housewifc pick up a pape; m or more little serm “ She ‘ She made home read Within achurch No name. no date. To}?! me the max-3' o a marb'c column 1 grown I‘hrillcd me fa:- mo "She made home sad years raw 375.. 3:; Qiflerepce. Mayfi‘ The mother toil‘ rest Until they cmsW And cloeed her eye The simple recon Was grander aha: there is. as practi of a. housewife t1 qualities that go I and be a good hot: specimens of my decide that the your loved ones i: a few specks of di you when some pl: you a sermon fro: next to godliness. but never ahead lieve there are pe dcd to their idol, great risks of cm tirely. Childless loneliness, who y welcome to the 1 with restless hum of their surroum For what an on child ‘2 Few women 4 being orderly, an inform you of it n on close acquainu out all their pet someone uncoml own immediate benefit of their on fortune to board neat persons one that she was an took for her mom law,” and she livq it, until my plate her whole famil} smoke his pipe kitchen. Her be farther. The e: not be raised on fading the carpe for fear of file oughly cleaned it the (all, and in been opened to q casions. i Ugh 1 It gives: that summer. '11 a general way, I everything else. ‘ “ fad” until youi and don’t fret if i feciion you see 01 It, hardly seems I down rules for a work, if anywh should be a. law I what is economy Some wiil tell y to make rag car] to the contrary. children, the rs and I know of I put to. Re! ca bare floors. for u may be painted . around, their no distract a nervou if they are getti‘ them up until y< fret because you have a perfect ri and if you shoul: the ideas advent would certain]: Despond." Do Sphere and with j oniy to Him wh‘ for praise or his. is not work that fret! Preserved C: and stoned the pound. Break tract the heme box! in just eno: soft, then set. am Put at the both a layer of sugar so on till the kl haugted. Let i is melted and The peach 15 our American wave in which boon :o the pro is capable of fu‘ round. Nearly are of excelien! be depended u] :tractivenas. other fruit, it which are not 1 cares for her :4 HOU;