IV. k t la 1 7 f see-t?s6ec6&e&cfftc-c-fl:-ee6. MRS. HAROLD STAGG. 6- Copyright, 1890 and 1891 by V 9'9953aa9ia,aa9S33d-jj3ia!a-s9'5'aaTSs3f' CHAPTER IX (Continued.) "Somo of them go to one place and some to another for nil their meals. There nro several decent houses In the , neighborhood where food Is provided three times a day at so much a week. Our friend, Struthers, habitually pa tronizes one of them. It's the cheap est method, but as I have served my apprenticeship at It elsewhere, I have been in no hurry to mako a selection; Indeed, I have lately Induced him to vary his cuisine by playing the Bo hemian with me during the very hot weather. He was looking peaked and needed a change. So wo breakfast In this room and lunch as yon see, and we take our dinners our meal of the tlay at whatever restaurant happens to hit our fancy. We are great hands at discovering out-of-the-way little places where one can dine appetizing ly for a mere song, and perhaps the next day wo hlo away to one of the beaches to enjoy the crowds and ban quet in a large pavilion, to the music of a band." "How delightful!" cried Eleanor. "And you must do tho same now that I havo come, and take mo with you." Uncle Fhineas smiled at her enthu siasm. "It is a dog's life at tho best, Peach blossom," ho said, with a sigh, drain ing his tankard. "A trifle more divert ing than the other, perhaps, but a dog's life, at best. No, my ambition is to bo able to settle down somo day in a little houso of my own, where I can have just what I want, as I want it and when I want it. I'm beginning to see my way to it, too. Queer fancy for an old bachelor to have, isn't it? And my only fear ha! ha! is that I shall be morally certain in time to marry my housekeeper!" "But I shall be your .housekeeper, and you can't marry me." "You!" ho exclaimed, with gay Incredulity. "By that time, you" he was going to say, "will have a houso of your own," but he stopped em barrassed, fearful of introducing the dreaded subject. "Oh, no, I sha'n't, Uncle Phin," she answered stoutly, divining his intention. "I know what you were going to say, and thero isn't the slightest chanco of it." "Well, well," fio responded, shyly, beginning to put away his papers, "ono can never tell what a year will bring forth." CHAPTER X Ho had finished his studies for the day, and he now proposed to Eleanor that she should accompany him on several errands which he had to do. They, sallied forth together, and after vising tho institution with which he way connected and a library where he had to mouse among tho shelves for a few minutes to consult authorities, tboy sauntered through various book stores and picturo galleries with which the professor was familiar. It was nearly dinner time when they returned, and tho professor ex pressed surprise at not finding Mr. Struthers in possession of his den. "Ah," ho said on second thought, "ho has feared to Interrupt us. Good boy! He has thought wo had many things to talk about And no wo have; but such modesty deserves its reward. Shall we invito him to join us, k.janor?" The professor went clambering up the necessary two flights, and after a few minutes reappeared with Mr. Struthers, who had doffed his fustian jacket for conventional attire. "So you have had a good day, young man?" said Uncle Phineas. "I havo been trying somo interest ing experiments." "Only think of it, Peach-blossom, ho keeps lightning on tap in his laboratory. We all live in constant fear that ho will burn tho houso down. What sort of a fumo Is rampant to day?" the professor added, sniffing tho air. "One day ho perfumes tho atmosphero with sulphuroted hydro gen, and the next Mrs. Todd Is cook ing salt fish in tho basement. Chemist versus cook, and I don't know which is the worse." Eleanor laughed, and said: "What is tho special thing you aro trying to discover, Mr. Struthers?" "A mere bagatelle," interjected her uncle. "This audacious youth has tho hardihood to maintain that it Is only a matter of a few years or months, Is it? when bur steam en gines will be run by electricity Instead of steam, and ho hopes to bo the for tunate man to demonstrate that it can be done successfully. But if I once et him loose on his hobby there will be no dinner for us," ho continued, with a bantering smile at tho em barrassed youth, whoso tongue his pleasantly had fettered. "I war rant now, Peach-blossom, that you havo flvo minutes of prinking yet to do, and a woman's flvo minutes are always ten." "I'll be right down, uncle," cried Eleanor, as sho gathered up her be longings and ran up the stairs. Fifteen minutes lator they were at tahlo in a snug restaurant, ono of the choicest, into which tho professor con eyed them, bumptiously announcing to tho electrician, whose eyes were dilating at such prodigality, that ho had thrown economy to the winds. "I am spreelug it spreeing It; and all on a woman's account. And there will be no headache to-morrow," he whispered, Jubilantly, as ho began to peruse tho bill of fare with the man ner of a raau who meditates extrava gance. "It will do you good, too, joung man. A pretty face assists the Imagination." . SJ CT a Robert Bonner's Sons. ft "I havo realized that already," an swored Struthers, whose vlBago, tho moment after ho had spoken, glowed from tho unaccustomed use of compli ment. "A pureo of green peas and 8oft shell crabs, and a filet a la bordelalsc to begin with," began tho professor, reflectively, "and and some cham pagne, of course." "I'm afraid, uncle, if you go on at that rate, you will never havo that little house," said Eleanor; "It will bo a castle in Spain." "Kover you mind, young lady," he replied, drawing a fnt, old-fashioned leather wallet from his pocket and tapping It Blgnlflcantly. "Everybody must havo an occasional fling, and this is mine. If I bc como riotous It will be from joy at having you with me. Bring every thing," he ndded to the waiter, "every, thing that 1b good; you will know. Wo want plenty, and tho best, for wo have lunched upon sandwiches." The waiter smiled broadly, and bow ed low. Doubtless he scented a fee in tho professor's sportive manner and language, and he began to bustle diligently. These infected likewise Eleanor and Mr. Struthers, who were soon chatting and laughing gayly, heedless of the hot atmosphere of the crowded res taurant. Trifling remarks and inci dents convulsed them all, and thero waB scarcely a pause from the pureo of green peas to tho dish of rosy peaches that followed the raspberry Ice cream. "Coffee?" asked the waiter, in a confidential undertone. Tho professor looked at his watch. "Now, young people, how nro wo to spend tho evening? I havo two sug gestions to make; either wo will go to tho theater. In which case wo had better take our coffco now, or we will adjourn to the 'roof park,' In which case, wo will take It thero. Which shall It be?" "I fear," said Struthers, with a laugh, "that 'roof park' is scarcely In telligible to Miss Baldwin." "It sounds very Interesting," said Eleanor. "Let us go there by all means. It is too hot for tho theater." Tho two men exchanged glances of amusement "So be It," said tho professor, '"roof park' It Is;" and h called for tho bill. f They retraced their steps to the boarding house, and while Mr. Struth ers was fumbling in tho lock with his door-key, Eleanor inquired why they had come back. "Wo aro going to the 'root park,' " answered Uncle Phineas. Mr. Struthers led the way up stairs, past Eleanor's story and the professor's story, and yet another story to tho highest landing, which was illumined only by tho moon streaming through tho skylight. A short ladder-like flight of steps led up further to a sort of trap-door. "Shall I get the banjo?" said Struthers, pausing on tho lowest round. "The Idea of asking such a ques tion," replied tho professor. "Do wo not always have the banjo?" "You are one person, sir, and MIbb Baldwin is anpther," said he, turning to open a door behind him just op posite tho foot of the ladder. "Is that his laboratory?" whisper ed Eleanor, as ho disappeared In side. "Yes. I say, young man, do you call this hospitality to leave us kicking our heels In the entry?" cried the pro fessor, as ho pushed In after him. "Here Is a lady very anxious, I know, to Inspect your mysteries." Eleanor, following, found herself In a room that seemed a sort of cross be tween an apothecary's shop and a smithy. Thero were pestles and mor tars and bottles of suspicious looking liquids arranged on a , shelf around an alembic, a pair of bellows, and other chemical apparatus; and, most interesting of all, a network of wires extending from the green jars re ferred to across the room and into a smaller apartment, which was evi dently tho young man's chamber. Eleanor looked around her with aston ished eyes. "I wish you could tell mo what some of these things mean," she said, as she scrutinized interestedly the rows of green Jars in which tho liquid bubbled around bits of submerged metal. "That Is a battery," he said. "Would you llko a shock?" asked her uncle. "Above all things." Mr. Struthers accordingly laid down the banjo, and, after adjusting vari ous wires and Implements, approached her shyly, and said: "If you will hold this piece of who in ono hand, and this in tho other, I will let the current on. Do not be afraid; it will not hurt you." "Oh, how queer it feels!" she cried, an Instant later. "Shall I stop?" asked Mr. Struthers, solicitously. "Oh. no; I rather like it I I oh, how queer It is! Oh! oh! I think that will do, Mr. Struthers. I I can't let go! I" The cessation of the current, and the loosening of her grasp consequent upon It, cut short her words. Her uncle and Mr. Struthors were on the bioad grin. "It's tho queerest feeling. It makes one fool as if small pricklos were running through one. I'm very glad I tried it, though. Was It a big dose?" "Oh, no. You can take more than that with p. llltlo practice and think nothing of it." "But, it ho had n mind to, ho could commit murder at the oxpenso of un suspecting frionds," said her uncle. "See hero." Adjusting tho npparatus with tho deftness of one skilled In such mat ters, tho professor bado Eleanor re gard tho point whoro tho two ends ot tho wire had been brought in contact Then, following n quick glanco which ho gavo nt Mr. Struthers, a white, sizzling flamo leaped into being, which caused Eleanor to utter an ex clamation of awo. "How wonderful science is!" Bho murmured. "Yes; but tho full moon is still moro wonderful, and wo must not for get her. Come, my boy, pick up your banjo." "Why, it smells as it does after n thunderstorm!" sho exclaimed. "It is the snmo clement, tamed," Struthers answered, aB he waited for Eleanor to follow her uncle out ot tho room. Tho professor, nfter climbing tho ladder, raised tho trap-door and dis appeared. A flood of moonlight greet ed them. "Shall I go flrst?" the young man asked. "Oh, no; I can find my way. I am used to ladders, for I was brought up In the country. What a lovely night!" she ndded, as she stepped lightly from the last round over the sill of the trap-door. CHAPTER XI. Eleanor found herself on a graveled tin roof with chimney pots on every Bide, and a not-work of wires stretch ing llko mammoth silver cobwebs hither and thither into sheeny space. Far off to tho right and left a river glistened, whereon many lights moved and twinkled. High over head tho moon rodo in gorgeous tranquillity, solo mistress of a heaven undecked by a single cloud. "You have your wish; you aro In Roof Park, my lady. Will you tako your choice of seats?" said Undo Phineas, with mock solemnity, Indi cating a couple of comfortablo looking chairs and a hammock in front of them, which swung between two chim neys. "The hammock for me, if no ono else wants it " she said. "This is per fection; so cool, too; you can feel tho breeze from tho sea. Why do not moro people do this? At least It Is no longer very hot," sho added, ob serving tho srallo on both their faces. Sho stretched herself out and diew the netting close around her, so that only her face peeped forth. "Swing me, Uncle Phln." Tho professor removed from his mouth the pipe he was about to light, and smilingly compiled; whllo Mr. Struthers, dropping Into ono of the chairs began to finger lightly tho strings of the banjo. "He will sing for you If you ask him," said tho professor. "I do aBk. I am very fond of sing' Ing, Mr. Struthers." For a moment the young man hesi tated; then, after a preliminary thrum or two, he sang in a sweet, strong voice. There was pathos in his tone before tho finish, and when he had come to an end, and tho instru ment was ut rest, the hammock still swayed and tho smoker still smoked, and only the creak and the far off rumble of the city streets broke tho silence. Tho professor, having set tho swing a-flying by a couple of stronger twists of his fore-arm, composed himself In tho other chair, to watch the cat die, as he said, which melan choly event took place just as the mel ody was brought to a close. There upon Eleanor sat up, wid, grasping tho netting on either side, pushed against the roof with her feet, and set herself in motion again. (To bo continued.) SMALL COMFORT IN ANGELS. Their Presence Made Darkness No Easier for the Youngster. It was at a mothers' meeting in n well-known Brooklyn church. Tho members of the circle were chatting as they waited for the chairman to call the meeting to order, and tho following Is ono of the anecdotes that was told: "Edith Is tho six-year-old daughter of a friend of mine. She is a lively child and quito capable of forming her own opinions and of sticking to them, and is tho readiest child to pick up slang and other expressions not exactly suited for a Httlo girl's vocabulary that 1 havo even known. Sho has always sinco her babyhood been afraid of tho dark, and her mother, in spite of fine theories to the contrary, has humored her Httlo girl and allowed a light in her bedroom. Recently, however, my friend decided that Miss Edith was arriving at an ago when reason should help her to overcome her fears. "So, being a good, really pious mother, she talked to Edith and told her that God was always present, and that nothing could harm her in the dark. "Night came, and bedtime. Edith was undressed, said her prayers, and climbed into her little snow-white nest. With tho good-night kiss, her mother bald: 'Now, dear, just think that tho room Is full of angels watch ing while you sleep.' "Turning out the gas she left the room. Dut being a loving, sympa thetic mother, she stood for a while outside tho door to soo how Miss Edith would stand the ordoal. "After somo minutes of intense stillness sho heard Edith say in a low voice: " 'Beau tee ful white nngols all around!' 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