aeiiif; ahgi *i** eon.- l.1I.5 vsti0no-1-8.0 ! dildos 241 plau optpido pi _ ,IovI_ty-in 00116. were ollililh % . . _-_.. _--_.I- ___I_- man`: in .CnhI| An-`maul i.:.:** Since it: found L!;_._ Al` I. _AlA,_A., ; way Twhen. :r0u;:t`ry- , 935% `j`Ldee;d1 There , we vc -all tm_g-;.~`aAng 1 _ these .things '*an;c1 'S,c';l,1,at)` _>. [have worked like bg1'\?ets; _ a'n'd`-`_ }; the" old shanty` jup_'fiiitQ`_gs;g9;i1fottbli- ' `and cozy; l ittl'e:'h:t_>ng"`:,`L5f5;oxi d'wi`h: to see. ' 'I dr.jus;g'?as 1i<*._fa'.lx`_vje`='in{iit myi; self. Ax3,d;.now-_-fQh,* W )*;Qw,5 _ ; 'h"c: &s.tormed,_fj.fi; makes m eic_k!= - r ` 1 .-.,T. I ` D .'..-~. j . '` "toJ.naiu } nu';u_ 2.T..;.` ...~-~_".` *1In.~._I......." .... .3 .5- --- anuuvca Lu: ucu. uaun at ulc vvuaua, and her cloth skirt protected b ibig fipron, she was daintily and ,e_:am-1_ mgly dressed. ' 1... 11,1 -, ,- c ,1 A-;-__ ,_'- ;,Steadying himself by the _chairs, for the train was rurmmg at `the rate ,of sixty" miles an hour, Merrick went` fo:'wa{d. ~ ' - ` (If C l .Iwanted to 0er--ycu, seemed guneasy-_-- - V - ' "Oh, so uneasy, admitted the lady. "You are in trouble; perhaps I 'l`ecoi1-ldr-help you? = ` 1 r:'v\0~I| Iqcinsovauu a-14.; np..q:A.-an. IVA V`CI\|o , ' 'I beg your pardon, senora, said he, pausing at the young woman s el- bow, Hablay Esparlola? A ' 1 -....1:.. `L... ...L ..... ., I 111151 gut; unasxvaacu Ian] rlaulg xcnuctaluly. "Not at all, _sai::l Merrick, holding `the door open encouragingly. I as- [sureyou I am` considered a very pro- per person in Boston. I once taught a Sunday-school. class. _ A ' 1 ;In-another. moment they were seaf- ed at` opposite sides of a small, table. ` 'un.".... .4... 1 `.._.z.... .c.... _-.... n --1- L'-`?'.I=If`VsV.1`t,-x`t.-i>:;:' 5 satisfac- [~ ..`!_'-nullcu. 1"` wasmot withbut other . f_9,_tt:ra4`:.e1:ofaas>.a`1x(V1- ;`}`;_eT ,eltft-hat the time` ':h:tdJ o_1_21et for hix11:__Lt9,; sVejt`t.l'e_down for Sllyljl \I \IGIllLll 3 ;M,errfckl `hadlalwaysh said that `he 1'* s`h[ou}d .;ma rry when hg: should: reach :t,113: ::;rtiat;i;;%2:;ag __He had, only ;f_5..+;;x.;j;__c;:x"`it`l1`;s, ~1_g_t,_. _a'q_(_1-5 lg wg L 51111 un- -5'! Us auuasuclux. .:He looked"fwistful~ly at the young Twoman, who-was `certainly anything but comfortable.` Perhaps some one .s1_1e_ had expected hadfailed to put in an appearance._ePossibly -she was ill or. frightened, cr had taken the wrong train. Perhaps he 'could be of some. "assistance. He could recall numerous instances where he `had been of, as- si`sta'nce to`you'ng and distressed fem- inir.`ty- At any rate, it was clearly} necessary that something should be; done. It was equally clear that he was the man to do it._ He would do bes`t._ " ~ I II c .1 Il\l VV LLGIJLG J LJDPGIIUIG E ' .` . I 1 senor, replxed the distressed tone, with a perfect accent and an up- ward sweep of_her long lashes. | T.,fn.-..:.~1r Ln...-... ..... -1.-.` `L- ....A At 5~`l`.Suc~t`l1,a"" Vszizl`: `:30 you suppose yqu could put up a shelf under this wmdow? It would be so handy. Con. Mm- :... ..+ .-.....,, \xn...m1... VVIIIU DVV\-lull U], JILL I\lll5 IGDIILD. I Merrick, hav'i'ug-reaclmcd the end of hisspanish vocabulary`, sat down. up- on the arm of the oppos='te clmir and gazed `in. respectful silence at the lovely foreigner who ig'nored`the in- troducer and looked` steadily out of ithe wi1}d`ow_. ' I` II 1 I 35 3"- ,~.'g\_9v--5-,v an d_l caac. ~ _ Nlerrlcvk;-regarded h__er.with interest. W35 99*. .311 Qr1"?a:y`..personage.V _ W8j$_ Sp:_m1sh._.ung1oubte__dly, he dc"- c`dd;.' .gfter a . lmgeringj .1-pspection, 0.1.1e._90;ul_d see thAat at a`glance.* The` ,oval glxve check, the` long black, lash- ,es-,= the dark_ eyes. and `the Lmasses of b!,b11_< haly all proclaxmed her for`- exgn natxonalxty. - l\"`noiI--:n`.r g.6..'AZ..A 4.1.- ---_:..___ 14.1-1. Iyll\v_ VV lll\.l\-71' 0 'Mc`1rick irwardly cursed his untu- .t-oyred tongue. Why, why had he .ParIez vcus Francais ?" cl.'Vc"s.<-zr. ghoytlxaxad? Suddenly he hagl an ms.p1rauo`n. He leaned forward. n`/\- " 1 .0 ` :1 1 V But this.-, is so improper,.rep1icd the distressed lady, rising reluctantly. "Nnf af 0.1!` co;r` KIA:-u-{AL Lnlal:-H-. VlIIv yypyoltc aguca Ul is 3111411 Lame. I What; _shall `I order for you? ask- gd Memck. ' I`/\1- '_ , .1 ' ' I 1 u AU ' W U] [I I\JUU- "'7 15}1y she was" from."Po`r't`o Rico`, -and Spanish was her` 'na.tiA_ve tongue. ;He` remembered, withea pang, that he 'or or shorthnqi ~` h;-idwonce toughtseriously of taking up Spanish-. He was evidently lled` with. regret for having decided in favo 11- 1-4- 9 " r -1 `. L :11 {Lib V\JlI3 1' IGIILCLD 3 > } 4`.-AO_`u1, _mo1__1_s1cu:, replied the lady, }look;ng at lnm expectantly. .a6'l`1....-,1.._ 1 --.:..1_ `I _::.1n ..: ----1_._.1 ish [ .. \:.\J I.Il\r ,;a\JJ,;.\lIUPlaJllI5. \.IIIIIPl'C' ' T._-Oh! Vgasped Me:r,1ck,T turumg `cnmson;:I'thought you were Span- ur-, T ' ` 1 1: u V - - -_- - v-v 1' cur U U 9.0 u.;:io"U5l~_' r.;.... , ,. ,. g. ... ..`,A I .-M rg1ck.;had-%the luxurious chair car was evidently in at ease. Otilbdln-r` In-.. ---Zn.l_ 2_-x-._--; travl1er', tqfi l}iiij;self."".`..L':;I',Ii` fellow .-pAas.se'nger,; a_ ` fahzodably - dressed `~15 youilg `woman; . ~ I-"an Lil acurng ulcxn up In a uvulc In _the vacant wood-chopper ; [cabin whxch stood in a neighbor's wood_*lo.t;f_` She had got the owner sre?ad'y;-c'on`- Sent to her plan, `and 116- had V 'V,ii >erm1.~=.sion for them- to use '11, "f~1V"c;-, use. wood lying about, . fD1antha had onlisted the 3 the other nexghbors, 'g.nd,'-;;noyv;;,_A ,, bay had `come _when they vv_g:;eiy.-, timg thexr o e_rmgs. `ltwgs 4- lati, 8111:}. Indian:-summer-l;k_c';A'd r S, h ctober. No.hou_se-s.A%.:wVet_e:. `I `E t from the cabm, `but.-`tow `d ' 4 , 1.-5;: JIGDIVIIGQILJ . .1\d"rrick studied _the_ various labels on he`rsatc`hei1,` 'b_ut could make out lonly. th'e[word `R1co. 1`:-..._1-- ..1.- __---- :_--x`~r~-- '-~- vs- l\J'Jl'\l us at }Mrrick.' fAvez-v'0us----ah, .thunder! . IIIIII `rA\kl\rUCIIlLIJ o Thuxifer I wish I did, ejaculated ; You might try English," suggest-I ed the ladY,;;disp1aying_ Da dimple. I " `.`f\l-. " - nun c.4.`.-I M|'......:,.1. 5. .... .....-.. 1:`-l!ll\.I ' IIUIP JULIE it I_.am hu'_ngry, -she confessed,` ushmg, prettlly. I am stars-3-ng. I T"|nn o n A;o-|:oQto An` In uuuuu so!` -' 3, } nnumznanus. yl\_.LI.lIJ.. J 0151 ago`:--,~;15. 3 _ `.`Thefe a: dining car forward, ne- `gan Men-xck, eagerly. The s'cr\'1-:e is excellent _ nn .' , P 11 ~ 7 I '.`But not for me. I m a pauper. I have no money. My con`.-.J_:tnio;\ car- ried fmy `purse. We were; separated in a tremendous crush .in '1 .ve~.1ty- third street-s Fortunately, I had my ticket and enough chang: to pay for `my seat. in my glove. It was hope- less to `think. of trying to nd any one in such a crowd, so `I escaped with my life `and came straight to the .`.i.`.`.'.' ' |.U uv, aauu uLcLuv.n\,' ayp1_Uvu15|_y. I m' afraid, though, confessed the lady, that 1' have been foolishly ex- travagant. ! should have goneinto the day coach and saved my money for` my luncheom, but I [hoped my friend would catch the train: I ate very little for breakfast, you can't think how it makes me feel whenever that man pokes his head inside `the door and calls out,` `Dinner now 'rea'dy_ it; the dining car. RI` ant`-urn Ln` :unL `.-.`-L `.1 5; nuyu.un\.u\.au_y, . I < `7I_ m hungry, too, sa1d_ he, qu- b1ushmg\`ly. . `.`You must dme wuth If you prefer, you shall in at one table, and I ll take another, (lt-7 v $'It isn't _that. I shou~1dn temi'nd-- - Last call for the dining car, said ,the steward, appearing `at the door. (TI-."' `.91-nan-x'ArI GL4 .... can ...A....... the steward, appearing the door. _0h_, _ *ga$p'ed the young woman, hungnly. V51: 31..., can. nag.-at 2 5.... -_:J Illllfsl II, I ..,."You- se_e._we must go"at ox_1ce_, saidl ,Mcrrick, nsmg eagerly. "Thas xs `curl ,.last chance._ `I L _ I |`.T1,_;' A'_!_ 0' ---v suuuncss or ms neart--ana me neen Of some extra help--taken__them.`iIit0` hxs home for a week` or 'two,b'11t i|jO,W `he harvesting was done andLhieT;e__ed'-A ed them no longer They seenjedzvery 99 , and Diantha s heart3wa.sful1`f_of W) for them, so she" had"one,iv_ed We plan of setting them up inahome T11!` vannnlr nu-.AA Alanna-no n ' .w.u_."4S`Cb jlixhiagined. My hom is in New Orle9;nsi - "ti?- nu- uaul. - L That was certainly the be_st thing ito do, said Merrick, approvmgly. `' I,l&'I. of:-n;t` finlsuutu-I-u A.-unngnaaori 01-... 5 ',"ia"x:3`:2I' $iI3""n3" ju_st sump'tuous_1y in Jersey Cxty, ,syn'1pathet:cally. ' Thu. L.-mp... an. M ....I.l lunched laughed Kr""Brownlee, the Auctioneer, Barrie, *handles credit gates, of . farm stock :and%%%`~,izI2p19n.nts. promvtlr and `satis- -_qr:y;_.8s;q9:,_ e _,_-up.wards. V Chestnuts, boilecf, peeled and mash- ed, then mixed with an equal amount of sausage, make` an excellent stu~ .in_g,.tl1oug'h many. cooks prefer too-use: ;j_us;t_:e_the. chesm1ts- alone. Certainly ?,t1 ;`:y, 'i_xnpa-_x'1i esaazdelieious avor to. "tux- , . r` no . _.;~. ,. . weks to; the _c_odx.ts_hi`p;` Perhaps, indeed, 'l:ie"could .`vt!n`a_tn,ii'g_'to} do with less. He , looked `-.'3._1:ds_s~: t_ `j:tableat; the dimple and f `at7`1ie could _man.1ge with `%ve';-yw much less. Never had. he en- `pie. - .t'.&.nL- _A.;...._.-, - "- ' -` i<:o`nntered sufch an encouraging dim- To" use the same sthffing for veal. `poultry or. game argues a poverty of .in_ven'tio'n, for with a little forethought there can he as great. a.va1-iety as there are dishes wxth whxch to serve 'it.- Some dishes require a very deli- catlylavored forcemeat, while for .others it_must be full and highly sea- Vsoned. 7A good forcenm-at f-or roast turkey is made by putting equal'por- .:tions of `lean veal and pork (o`r_ham)- gthrough , a chopping machine; and ',half the amount _of nely chopped rsuet-1-with as. much czracker crumbs; ';_two.;.teaspoonuls of grated onion, and {-fonepof lemon" rind,- one of saltfand vgaepper mixed, and bind all together `w1th"tWBf`Wll `beaten eggs.` ` `-*>'_*~*1*- _ 4;.` '- ` q Wings and legs should be trussect close to the body, either with skew ers or by means of a trussing needle- or twine. The French have a meth- od of tying a fowl in a piece of soft paper, and baking it in this wrapper until twenty minutes of serving time, when the paper is removed and it is delicatelybrowned. _M'any cooks use considerable heat for the first half hour in roasting a fowl, basting it very oofyten; then,after _' this initial searing of the surface, employ a gen- tle, steady re for the thorough cook- ing. -Twenty to twenty~ve minutes to the pound is the rule for roasting turkey. .vRemove all twine used in trussing before sending the fowl to the table. . - attcugul. I At length the papers were all put on, making the good-sized room look. clean and light. Diantha had been thinking of Seth and of how she could best break the long silence. It was awkward to be working together, this way and not be able to speak. .So when Seth came down off the roof to get the roll of tar paper, Diantha went to the door and spoke, in her gentle. sweet voice :- ' uc,_,1_.vv ,_1__ ___:_1 :6). .__,. -,__A_-7 To bone a fowl turn it back upper- most, and with a sharp knife make a deep cut the length of the backbone. Raise the esh carefully `on either `side as- far as the wings and thigh bone. .-When these joints are reach.- ed,.cut down beside them, lengthwise, and remove the large bones entire. Remove -the neck, and then restore the birdaas much asxpossible t_o its original shape by skewering over the `stuffing. The object of boning a bird `whole is, that it may be -lled with tongue and forcemeat; making a. rm but easy joint for thecarver to deal. with, and yet so arranged that every rhelpingshall have a good proportion ;of bird as well-as other meat. It is supposed every one knows how to properly dress and clean a fowl, but few cooks thoroughly wash a `fowl after the feathers are remov- ed." This should be done wxtha soft brush" and warm soapsuds, with ab- lundance of clear, warm water to rin- [I v -- ~7-.._ . -.-- -v-o.-. gv g... s~.. {Care should. "be taken when drawing` the fowl, for if the entrails are broken an odor of the barn-yard will be imparted to the entire bird- Cut the neck off close to the body, rst pushing the skin well down to- the bdtly that the hole may be easily covered by it. .Cut the skin at the back of the neck, an inch or so down, and with. the forenger loosen the crop all around, lifting it out without `breaking it and at the same time- drawing the windpipe. Next cut a slit under the rump large enough to- admit two ngers in small fowl, but. in a goose or turkey it will need to admit the-` hand. Before attempting to drawout `the entrails, loosen with the ngers all the tiny string-like: muscles that attach them to the body, then bend" the ngers around the mass and draw` it out whole. Be sure. not to drag any particular part `and seevthat the gall is unbroken. Cut off the vent and then cut off the feel: just below the joint, skewering the skin under the joint with wooden toothpicks. A wooden toothpick is used to fasten down the skin of the. neck. Alcohol burned in a saucer is. best to singe off the down, as it will. leave no trace of color. A ctc.: ` f`Did,you take train? W`ir.e; instant- ly'P.en`nsylvania station. C. Bertrand. , ;`Your father? asked Merrick, eag- er y; My husband, explained the lady, lwith a sigh of relief and a blush. Have you a-pencil and will you kindly send a message for me. -He must meet me in Washington. Ima- ginc his state of mmd, poor fellow. This is our wedding trip. l l The neck, heart, liver and gizzarde are` usually boiled, chopped fine, and. added to the gravy. A bit of the liver had better be cut away next the gall to make certain there is no taint. from the latter; and the gizzard will. need careful cleaning to remove every particle of lining skin. Sometimes. these ogiblets are chopped while raw. and added to the forcemeat. ' `595, gj J:1:`|`s'_t_j gt'-L-:l'Ii_'.i !'r'+1Aetl.i%t.tiCy,>liS liad rehed j,;tbi$;'.-and fie lady had reached tj,he7-1s"_r .a_%d,_' = the steward apprnachcd wi;th_. .,a telegtam in` his hand. "MfSs` Be;-_tran'd? ;" heiasked. ` -`~*Ar, widow, pe'rhaps, thought Mer- .zrick; :4hopefu,f ly. _ All Southern girls I . `.AII\-I't' u-A`. _..:,4.',`| - ' -` ' " .nugu1y._dll]. ` Would you mfnE'l` opening this? _she asked, turning `to Merrick. My hand shakes so. A -telegram always. frightens. me_. Read` it to` me, please. `And Merrxck read: .- A n,.-..___._a ___e- . . -. `THE CHRISTMAS TURKEY. : ~u.|.\.n|._|.\.I\ 1cau;: V .- .Ber.trand, passenger train. Np. n unuu Lu\,u \JI.I|\.1 5 1a\..\. GIILI auulc. Mllnside the cabin Diantha and the Belvgiaxfs wife were busy `tacking clean newspapers over the `unsightly, weather-stained boarding. Here,- too, though the speechof each was unin- telligiblc to the other, there seemed to be :1 kindly sympathy and a1hum- orous zlppreclation of the situation. The New England woman worked energetically, and the Belgian W0- mah haul :1 quick eye for "the things she could do and for the bestuse to which she could put `her superior strength. ' A4 1 ..,..4`L 4.1-4 ..........,. _---.._ -11 _--L aw an Lll.lkJ\lI H511;-y , Neither man could speak a woi*d of` the other's language, grndcthis was` a[` drawback to conversatxon. Both spoke occasionally, and then they -would look into each other s face and'mi1e. 'l__-1.l- .1... -..L.'.. `l\1-__L|_A ,, julls U|l\.IlL- Seth and the man from Belgium were on the r_0of-`of the 0llA`cabi;n,_ xing the sect1_on of` stovep1pe_tha't served for a chxmney. A roll of pd. orous tar paper lay_ on the.grotmd, and this was to go on the sxdeseand roof to keep_.out the ram ar_1dcold. ' Seth was domg_ most of the-work, though the Belgian seemed eager and" ready to lend a hand whenever ;he. saw an opporunity. ` ~u-:.1-A- ........ ,.;~...1A -..,...1. .. _--_`.;_I -2: tr. r_r. 2` -5 \* (Written by Susan,Jane"Robi,t1s; ix: QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOO as strangers to each other, but now sprout land and. beyond t_hatfg.g.wood;.., moved by the same generous unpul: ed hill. The `door was o`n,..,the south` se, they were working together, al- and, standing wide `open, 1`{"t'V in 3`,-go`;.~1t though as_ yet they had not broken denood,o_f sunlight- Thejiath that the long SI1I1C- - .' _we-nt by the door wound, through jtlae from YOWE Srowth, where the wood.-hiii T905 .0} W9 01d_'3.bina. hen cut, two years before, to the highs cuiua Hm _ of` stovenine H15} max: - -. T V . ..oooooooooooo 6__o"" ' `I i A Transferred House . neon Tnn'pnRng- .4-L.` Q.....".I-.. 'I)-...-..'I_-- If you keep p.c)stcdL4j'%wi;tj%} ;,r week the V. _.__-I 1'01! 68 to all L: operly DEc1:M`s_Eanv%1V - .4 W, - _ 1 1 - -,- ~ :3`-w'~ way. .- V 4 ,. The work went. qtuckly on. Now and then the. Belgiah would sing fa" sqatch of a song`, and sometimes-.h1s . -wife would join in. `.`How happy. they are, poor things, Diantha ,would say, ' to think that they. are tohave a home.. Best of -all, some of the neighbors: iha_.ve promised them. work, so" they wxll get along.bea-utifu1ly.. ' ~ - 1. T Ara vat lfkn ninobnu l\: 8..-... -....4. Iouu avlalu yvvnsgls ubbllllbv Mr. Flanders. told `who had sent the different a_rticles, and added "that there would ,be.r_nore "things in: the afternoon.` As he talked with Seth, Diantha, and the Belgian yvoman seiz- edjoyously upon the things he had brought, and arranged _them about the room. There, said Diantha, `en- thusiastically, doesn t that begin to look more horne-like? And her "com- panion said something unintelligible and smiled broadly. ' Vnn~ I1Qr` in G... 1.....- ..-Z.I Ill, uuu cuuupu uluaulyv _ > ~ You` need `a -re here, said :.\'lr. Flanders, looking in_ `at the door. The wind has changedand it has grown chilly, He.g athered`an arm- ful of dry twigs `and sticks, and "m :1 few minutes the re was crackling and roaring and sending out a grate- vful heat from the stove that had Luau ` left by the former occupant of je cabin. ` ' ` nu. 5; uuq5..uca'uLuuu_y. . L .` '_ Therewas the__c1atter of farm-cart wheels on the rough, qneven. path, `and Mr. Flanders came with some things `that ha'd"been sen_t. There were two wooden kitchen _chairs, a rsmall wooden ta_ble, a rockmg chair and some cooking utensils. \ Mp 1'4`I....`.-1-`..- I-1-\`;I ~...1... 1.-.1 --..A l Well, it s most dinner time, said Mr. Flanders, and I ll take these folks up to the house,Mand they'll come back lafterwards, and before` Diantha could object they `were gone. O'l\f ilf `Int! Aura -I`u'o|oun-5 ~.nL;. unuuuna Luuxu UUJCCL Lucy `were gOC_. She got out her own 'dmner-`-she had brought enough for 'the. Belgians, thinking they would stay. to. eat with .her--and set it out on the table,and' put her pot of coffee on "to_ heat : When all was ready -she? stogd` think-' ing, her color coming and going, then, with` a decisive step, she wentyto the. doon .. aunau Jullhlli 155 15 all l'ciI._uy HOW. ` Seth laid down his hammer. Glad to come, he said. . 'I`h`at coee smells wonderfully good." He came .down from the roof, and together they _sat at the table and ate the ap- petizxng lunch Diantha had` brought. I don't see why'they'~ rwon7t be snug and comfortable _ here, said" Seth. Somehow a cabin like this'al' ways seemed attractive to me. Any- :how, I enjoy roughingit, and one of the best times I ever hadwas when `I camped out and slept` in ca tent. The freedom is what made it so pleasant. He looked _at Diantha keenly. "How isit with you? f `he asked. Are you any happier than you used tobe? =ankn` arn:InA ' :-..'-.LI.. `-1 -L--`- W59. "Flu . `her head. 'heaven,_--but `n`O_3V l--,e. _ er__ed? with vexatxorn. ' any uuyyuu yuan _yUu uacu [U DC! Diantha smiled faintly and shook "My brother and his wife mean well by me, andthey are very kind'to me -in their way, but-I d'like to have my own way, once ina while. .I d like to go away and earn my liv- ng, evenif it wasn t such 3. 00d one. I d'be,independent then. l at /if. I mention it they think lt s dreadful, and they sa t'hey ve_ enou~gh for us all. V And, o course, I do have nice "things and dress Well,il`Jl.lt I don't feel as if they belonged to me. I'd rath- Verglive in V a. place likefthisl and feel that it was my own,-that.woul`rl-%.be Her ifi1?I?1;qw r- I\l\ll\ U lit) , Itht waved-= shook 7 the Qsm broad ; burst," i `at 'Seth `ly, the: but gr-a comfort * The .watchft . were (1.4 hninor, his feat The: inst. frin Seth -ciught. his ' breath and leoked away.` I know. how you "feel," he said._ I- n_'1' `xed a good \ deal 5 the same~'way,`only father has -pa1d me wages," but `I'm thegyoungest and. he feels _as' if he"_d`got__._t'o, haveean over- "5'th..v .' She. alled in a Amatter-_o_f_-~ fa `OM, '.won t you come. and',`eat some` lunch? It is all ready nbw. Roth lam A.-...`..`. n.:. 1......;;..-- ur-1'...: __1`here was a little pause, and'_5e_th j drew a la'rge,leather pocketbook 1-`hm . his`; pog_kef`T and, taking, out, a `folded ;,__g1bc`umer'1t, ~pa_ssed - it` In silence to "Diantha. ` ' ' ` . I J f`_1I_o__ danger, vhe_ laugljred. ' Don t I_wx_sh we` were xmg tugs up for our ' how! They walked back to the cabin, ex-i plaini'ng the situation to the minister as they `wentg Standing before the lBelgians the minister spoke to them in French. Their-_ faces brightened and they responded volubbn .Then he_ motioned toward the `open door and the spectators knew that he was explaining to, the foreigners `about theirnew home. They watched the Belgians faces for signs of apprecia- tion and joy, but instead there were looks of,rst, wonder, then incredu- lity, then positive dismay. ' The `wife h'e`r" hand. toward the `door, her head vehemently,-took in thesurrounding ~,la-nscape` ._with' a sweepyof her.-arm,A_`and then burst," into tears. The man pointed -at'Seth and -Diantha and talked--;rapid- then he_ cast a look. of any.thing gr-atitude at them, 'and,turn,edi to comfort his weeping wife." ` ' ` A ""B`J U1 CDDCU The Belgians had come` f'romfno,_- body seemed to know `exactly wher~,_ and become stranded in t1'1is~ neigha . borhood. Norbert Flanders, the weals ` --.!h1est farmer in thetown,-had,. `he E00t'1ncss of his heart--`and theugeed ` (W I\ -.. .__L.._ 1_-1_ `.-I___-. LL`... -41. ; ' Every -one` had inspected the home and expressed" approva1',_- Seth and Diantha looked pleased and happy, and the Belgians were beaming on `every one. - ' - VII`! .- I. . T,.he..mixiistr b'esita`ted,`V th e_n;f he" sjaiidi f*Thy`thught, that our` friends gyangd at "Seth. and ;l3jg1_i'1_-. %vL;h~a--3?w29r:< sfzo!I.I_,. Vt? hdwkgspxns iA*.T`*'~`! ?= '5 `,S11\.1f.;><)'l` _qu'ickTyL Why, Seth! `Our `marriage license! And ._y_ou have `kpt it -all this,.tim?.'f . ' `i~.'36\r-.. *';``n 4.2. .4:__ , n` on -Diantha smiled a little wistfully. I d he :ontc_nted here, she said, if you wei',e.._)A_ri,.ttl1'n1e. Then `she went back. ins ide" z`md' cleared .away` the remnants of their meal. ~ place in possession of its new ow_n:_ 1'lv`he\`-tiiine had come to leave the ers , and with a few parting remarks! from Mr. Flanders, which, of "course,| the Belgians could not understand, the assembled company started up the-path. To the surprise of every. `one, the Belgians also started, land when they were motioned back they` Vzlegl surprise on_ their faces. .. stood. undecided. with looks of puz- What are we going. to do? said! Mr.` Flandets. *`Do_n t the idiots know` that it s7 theirs? How we going to make em undexfstand? I % si131?=e% ainris 4t-Q_f ~ 3rp}fp.`-`bf "_'n'e'1g'hbo;'s, ' there W =i**d~?`s#?!ies%a>hnt!*;;A. . meals. . , {Soon the` Belgians came back, and! some of the neighbors` arrived, bring- ing other things to furnish the cabin. _More a-nd mpre came, till by 4 o clock there was quite .a little gathering there, and thelast touches had/been "given to thelittle home.. There was a cot bed furnished with a tick'stu- ed with soft, sweet-S.me1ling rowen. hay. It was made up with ` sheets and pillows and patchwork quilts. There were curtains for the windows, a large braided rug. for the` floor. There were theedlshes and cooking utensils that were 'nee_dfu l, an.d-t`en,- ough_ cooked food for two or three I No one seemed to_._know, "but while, they stood pondeting on the situa- tion: a. mantwas seen coming down the path. .Ah! said Mr. Flanders, here .comes the minister;.he pan talk. French. He'll straighten. out this ! snarl. - ii}; _-IV*;l'ar:_c-1213;" fac turned my r``d.l Bcggars shouldn't `be choosers, . -he burst out.` ".`Wha;t-` do they ._'wa.'nt-la {b_ro_wn-sto_ne0.:ft`ont oh Commonwealth ;avnuc;?'-i.B0sto.n; 1 df. 1ike` to; :kn_o.w;. v_Didn_ t I-(`now-"_we, fixed it up fbr them! `,1 ;Wa\2_in. tir!iti`?n: did. t}3y`vt-hiijk ye % .3 Jual |-IIC UUGIU LU] II-u Diantha breathed a little sigh of relief. It was not awkward, after all. Seth evidently had forgiven her`-_-shed knew all the time that she had been at fault-and it was so goodeof him [to overlook it all. ` C`-LL I__I_,_I -L__,; `I _I" ` ' l 'f-7*"&',72i11'}EiI{:.*"' She rftirned at to him, and hevreplaced it careful- Iy;- then he"s'tarted up quickly. 'I .s9g_1.e'_titneTtoA'ni_sh_110w._ ' must get to work again. -It will take Bi2iiitiIJ i$113;E3"i' :5 the door. "Don't fall," she`said__anxiously as he climbed glqftg. - ` ` A - Il":n`e,`<>me pla'e_e.j - ----,, -. ----_-v-- .-v--- ----o-uv--I Illi-Qll|vl t . Yes,-`I have informed them,` but-_--. but, they do not seem to appreciate your efforts, and,th.do ~nOt.'want to live -` here. The woman? S.a,y.s_;~ s_he gl--- er-A--`i'a`t`.her die+jf`than* livein such a ..k -' _-'.'. and her ,lipsquivered .- agai-n`, 'bi1t* this ,tn2tniI;xa'i;11is.e .e:.r.s away and Diaintha: ;blushed__ am smiled ::e}mabus1y;' As ':I vje, been Jivorking .here_,* she said,` ._,.'.`.-_.y---u(,V- wv swv -w v: game, intb ' 1;irne..S'eth kissed 'themv ijnstea_d"- of it comes over m.e~how much I,vsfa'nt- a home of rny.own'. "I never realized `befbre, and it "has been `agreat happi- ness `to ._make thisg`-'~hon;e for those "poor xpeople,-e.a1though (It . gaye me `a. Sad "feeling at the same `tune,-but, that :is.' gone mow, because I _know_ 't"_hat_yv`e shhllbe making a home of -our -' dwh soon, ' ` `she added scyftly, ' 151. 1 1 The. mi n_ister_ turned tdwar_d I thel Lwatchful, ystening gfoup; .H1s'=eyes \were dzmcmg, for he1had_a` senscrof !. I1n13nno I-nu, I-.-. "nun ..&.._ 1.. _-_.--_ --4 J `L. vvugy u.uu\..su5, IUI IIC` ll:d.u_a, SCIlSC "OI humor, but by `an eorthe composed his features and spoke -.-- NVIVI; - _ I _--v _--.- '- ----u urvuuu o."` -~. 1;l'1'ere has been_ a. mnisurlxderstand-` ing, friends, h_e` sand. ; `.`It- seems. that ;-these people_ dad not kuowvthat you were prepar; g;" the house forfthem. `They thought-`-h'e hita1ed.. V `Zfvl?'ut- -t`}1_;..`kno\iv_V ii nfnwi, ' d6h `they? asked Mr. VFlande'rs bluntly. V av--..' '-r 1...-.- :..':;-__..~-g .-- ; _,_-L`-:`rI" A have felt the sai`11eL,-`\`vdf}'," ,.sa,i:d _$e;lj_"gravely,~ It `is really a` wonder- ljful-` and "beautiful thing" to` `create a `home out of. these plain, _roug'_hma- -.te'_rials.- .__o ,o"ae _could' do it as well `rsiyouxy . A . _ _ IV UV\lI\J\Jl\ IL nu. Seth looked about the cabimagam, after he nished the shelf. It ll be real homelike and cbmfortable for, them, he said, after _we get them tted up with all the thmgs that hav been promised- ' -\',.-n ....:.1 n:-_..1... utr---..--L-.I-- V_`.__-.,..- _.,-._,_-,5. --{., Vv-,- -u--5--vb} _o,-V - L }'h4I:;1d"dP;:ii`er,hand. .:`1L}fi6r;;ave yourssheshiag-3'whe;:%1*was _to b1a;n_e `;;1,1:ne%gixn%e`;"_Fu % _ % T {%:%<`s.%u. a..,. thing ;`'more T'abo'ut it, -and I -ll; begiir .o_ver again. As long; as we have for- gw_en_f `each other,` wlm;-?can t .we;1get out of: our unpleasant.,: .posit,ions V the way w*p lann`e_d `to (me: b_e'for`e?; `nI|_~-~ . ,, fv7w'I-CV vw-own-o 1 1`f."f~v\;f, Si1;g;',for` a .m:1`;% enj.;x.% 'Sth"sp9kc*,- "Di`a_nth.a~, _-heV -fsafd; "'1 - _;a_11n1ostr'}fel as 'if,`you df_org_ive_;1.' _xjne--V- Q14 ; .I_ 3.1 j ,,',, ~'.~a.g_1jah"e,r Vnauhty ; little boy at that, ;Wh0F;:h:a';d,t9 _;1watc}1ed. L . %%`:xaa.-%At%?:Le1J as if I .v}asI.a little boy, and You are all neighbors and friends, he went on, and you will be glad to know` that Diantha and I. have: made 11p'o'ur-former dierence. You were most kind to the strangers from over seas, and I hope I understand you aright when I think that you will be glad "to have your kindness appre- ciated by those you have always known. . v\.\.IA yu vuuwcu` ' Yes, said Diantha. Everybody has been so'good. '1` .`.u '3: 1 He turned away from the group, (l1'CW.,. Diantha to his side, and ad - ldressing the -minister . said. simply, ` "Will you please marry us? I [ 1.-Theisun had`for some time be:n ; shining tfully, but now, as the wo'rds_V iwqrc spoken which made` Seth and 3 Dxantha man and wife, it `shone out } strong and clear_ an_d fell-upon their bared heads like a benediction. } VVhen it was all over, and the co__n~ igratulations had been expressed as 1 `well as unbounded astonishment l'would allow, the neighbors. departed 1 up_ the path. Mr. Flanders lingered 5 last. .Well,.he said, I must s_ay,l `for my part,` that 'I d_ enough sight . rather think ofyou being here than. :`those ungrateful foreign folks, ;You will have :1. ne honeymoon here, and, ; I wish you joy; you both deserve it_,, _:md' with that he wentebriskly up `the , path,- pausing to wave his .-hand at- thc first turn which, a moment later, hid him from sight; - __.-.l, 1` N. _- 1` vv-- ~*-:i-r-- ---v , k L -~- ., ~ I , _::sM;ithotit7.,a gvjord; e_t1; to/ak eowut, `his, fpo'eketbo`o_k` and . passed the." mney to `the. ;Be]gia?n,' whose`, anger" sixyddenly vanished; . The wife}. too, ` dried her tears and beamed on ._the assembled gco'm'pany., T Then, -with nods and smiles, `they skirted the outer edge of` the "group and disappeared up the vpath,-.n_ever t`o:be seenUin' that vicin- ity agam. T v . Friend_; said Seth int a tone that commanded attention, it-. is very un- pleasant to have our efforts to make tho_se.`peo_,pl`e _cor'nfo1-table fail t 0 please. ~You have all been most kind,. and we haveall done what we could to make this a home, It would be hard to have. to destroy our handi--~ work at once,- but. it need not be done._ He paused. and looked at the i attentnve faces. before lum. . l ` Seth looked qizeeionably` at Dian- `tha a'ndspoke a few words" to her in u low-tone. She ushed vividly, then nodded `acquiescence. ~< 9 T 1 Seth `drew his bride close and ki's's"-Al ed her reverently. Dea-rest`, he said, .who would have -`believed that this day would bringus such hap_pinss? l % `We1Vl,' 1'11` be blessed, - said Mr. F_'la_nders.. VWell,' henircnt. on, after aupause, and with a look of disgust, I suppose we may as `well tear the` whole thing 16. pieC_CI." _ n--I ugh: ` BID 1 % ._'lfhon 1v_o;'I-0.51-o:Vn;loa4..a`!?l`,a'1b 1. treated ` lqstyodr.'~.. ~ -. . ; A I % If youknow of. $11: it you neigh- ip Jqi__V_k_`, .1 any Jdafoxm-' ". ` .2135 .-v- .` --cw nf,FUI . But now was;.At=!;-i ing ` vaqijcxously '1gv_;,t'Ii1 ` the: ; miizisfer, sand gstxclaitgigitcitedly.~'Jad.*p`ii:nt4. _ing_ tangrvily at 1"-Seth.i" 'l`.he`.. .ri,ip.iLstcr talked quietly to him, thnimed.-"tow `Seth. He V is angry hand. `umjesqu-` game, he sajid, a11d.;h.e} demavnds pay _for,A the "work he .-a_1nd';_=h3s wife` hive % Ldoneto-day LHe' `says it comes to 3 dollars and ningtyeve` c"cnts. f ' `I".'.I _Then Seth went'.out, and the Bel- Elan woman began sweeping the `oor, whxle Diantha prepax-ed'to wash the three small-paned windows. She was one of the women who always look well-dressed, whatever work they :ar._' `domg. Now, with her_ white .wa_ist,'- the sleeves turned back at the wrists, 211-! Ian. ..`|A4L ..I.:-L ..-..s...;L..:I `L-."..`,L3... THIS APPEAL V IS=T0 Y0!!! . Slekchildren ......_......` .._,_...-l IIOIIU!IX`IXI;uXIID. . of - people who not nold It use-'1'%"e.Ti5.'E`.7. - ugoth of Onho {oi flinch 6 "main,- A._ LL- I......I.._`A.. Qt IV` ICIIW W Illlllf in. $11! lII1I|d|'4_I..` nigh childlin that _.tI'$ M 4," ; _ _ children. .l0,800.of..'." .--'5'! _ _ v_I-!_- LL--- ....._.... ._ _`.I_I- 'A-'___ _;j 1, `V uuuusullo JV ovv- VIC`. ' "' '_ " these wor,o;Iu;sblo to `pay 4 7'">"A"'7-'%FV"t2'5'?""?"'% 5 "Il? vvuAu\'\V . JL wuuxu IJC BU uauuy. Seth came in at once. Why! he exclaimed, it looks like a `different place. Yes, I can put up 'a shelf. Here's just the board for it. n. .n..sL.. L_-..4L-_l - `I.'A.L1, -3~-` -'