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nh, inol thiMlrrk, ilnrtcri
Ati, tnol n h, mot thiMlrrlc. ilnrtc rtnyif.
Whun IKo Dcrmi'il far mi ti ir I to lionr
a
when illHinul woio t wciirv wiivh.
And dotili" wiih cry n nnle-piilr:
Whi'ii 'ooIIhIi noomiii jny iwnt-hUU pliinfl,
-ItuprftOUoal)Ii)liOpoioHivriiln' '
1.'
Ana i wiw lonifiiijf to lot hi I )
'lho work tlmt hIiioci Inm bnniKlit ' Kiiltil
1 ho rtnrk, rim k dny, when wcoplnir nklos '
And Hobtiintr wliiil n uincil hut to bo
Tlio uolio of Uint liuiiinn woo- - , j"-""
Whuao.doopcr inonnliiir wan In nig:'" J
Tho ihiyrt wluin I.ovo Ihui pMrodTtntnio,
Anil KrlonilHliip Imt n liroknit ro mI . ."
A'lirokon rood Unit ploiut'rf my It-mi, '
And iimdo Itlnly, diimlily bloudl ,.
Thn dark unit ilr'iiry diivn In which , ,
Tho Ixidy would iiotHorY't tho iiiIIk),
Aim puitiriii inniruorH ikvi iiiq power
Mr will In linpotmieo tci Jilri'l
."Wllon Ditty oullo I tno winr-di-onir ImcK
mi!
tf . t
Ann, iiooiik'H iiotii or iiininn niiu pruiao,
I mm won! Imr w th InlnthiK hciirt
un, mo lonir, nulling, wtmry iinym
fti
Hut then. 0 BoOl.ithoti wurtiniit otic
lint oiio In nffrniitcoeipfltif. S
And cuoli hint iiudHOinoilftyifniiinnr
l.iiaou wuriiiii on i, f "i
rmtuoflipatir. JrS 16
As nny that hud conio to thou;
For int.i uvcry I folrtiiM tAJl
ThuHoloinn nt n oniiitnnn tourn,
AndovorovoryJifoltf Uutiir, M ,
yWiribrnVer olOiids 6f arlfhl font
Bitiol!jii jL-ftBr ivriU m ffinSiA J
W7M I tho tiiitiloHi limon tutiKlit: ,
"JViinlnttiuHtrdiiiliirUiirk,lwiir r
MfioilMo h "diPHithiK whs wrought.
Then I'u th, r.ndu unco, i'ntloiloo. Ilopi,
Ciuiio iidiir, and iiuido mu Htroiitf Tor Htrlfc;
And ihna JliiiiHt, rui iitllfo'BiJrkjioiirtfiU'
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Thiica Lost in a Struerele for a Name.
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CHAPTMt IX.-CONTINURI).
"Victor, Your "promising lielr, is cot-
ting vuty much iii.lovoiwUhu'oiir r"0UyJ
1..T..f 1.. .1.!.. i I. i
uiiiiiuiumiy pnuu iu ymiv guiiiiiuiiuu
flioil?" ' "If,!
'I dwi't ))jiliuvo it!". Ig.rmswarod
" WliyP Isn't shi' pictlynml fascinat
ing, una till tlmt, tuul iHii'f Victor at
just tliu rliliL fiio to bo llL'grtilotl' py a
jiriuiv itieo, wiui a culver pvnju naoij oi
it? If ho was as old as you or 1, and
ctfttl'd iiUloV4tjind how doop and t'luor
aii ' inlriinioiii": woman can bo, while
ho said. Rtlirlini
But this did not suit "Mr. DoVrics'
:n "i
plans ihijoed, it might ruin them alto
gether. "Stop: lidton lo reason, .Montford,1'
ho dafd. laying his hand on lus arm.
"Yob should know vomon hotter than
to fancy ohq would admit it, particular
ly if she slipuld stinui.so tlioro was to bo
Jjy J
wpposiupn on your part,
hard.y think it is. nioro 1
03 ton on vnur linrL Pin-nm r
il,y think it is, nioro than a fancy.
f. T '- -. - ....r. v.,,,,.u (
nshot rtf. buwitohmunt on his part,-as
vol. . Don't vou sco. if sho should tro
nway whore ho would .not soo hor, that
ho would soon forgot his boyish pas
feio;i?' 'Olahl ahl 1 see now. Well, Mr.
Alfred ', Do Vrios, if you aren't a olover
onol ha! ha! 1 can't-holp admiring you
I, can't forthulifopf mo," and Mont
ford laughed iminodonitelv.
The yollow irleatns in boVrlos' ove?
shot out curious littio scintillations, and
ti dull red burned in.his swarthv cliuok
dull red burned in, his, swartii
p'ako fiMGirbcrUW&i
iid? inx-lovr; intonso .wld Wtf,
brd!",he,
BtiidrJnii'low,' IntQiiso .wilier Yoti'
IIUILLUIU. k iitl.
may navo an opportunity for adhilfing
ratgqrtllulhrilorid fa5e was lit Vt),WiIhl
1 vou 111111K about ill"' Tim
vAuuvmyub. nun apgor.anu uo,v.ncs
took8iWd(jn tack. Ittvn? not atfall
for WkintqroHto itinr'rclwiHi MivMont
ford, .and pofcaibly ho,' too, thought it
might bo vory notvrVin !ov'on tkinirli
..v...;. 1. .i . . it . vt. .. 1
So ho said, vorv riihvW! . s-ntv,
W ' J --1" l -J - " ,
Yon and I must never nunrrolj.notrl
oven iiooui bmcii 11 .very Qoinmon bOnobf"
contention nVYu'prbttv.WbniaiL. .Out-. int.
(l . ' -----
.uresis tiu -otipij mooiy nuurwoven tb' ta
of throaU. tmd I ani- oorry 1f IfoW
iiijunil-nilllllllCUp 1,'
'Vi,Q8, .jioH't.kJiow butait williw wns
tno.HUll irathof) sullon rttiwcr., c .'iJJdL
about Victof, I toll voir again tHat i
don't boliovo it, and what is more, I
wqiyxnavo Alias l5lako turned -.out
inr-room?
ayriiuiiijhHU HI HUf piO., iTJj r.r .1
,.,,Ycs what .of, hit?. .Shclwns hnm
Tl.,Tr..! ....1....1 I.. j. .... 119 rvisrT i
whon I oamoln. swecblnvr tho'fldoK' T.
mippWsli'q JiaV.a right ty,conto in 'hero j
if sho chooses, hasn't shoPM he aiked,'
crossly. . . v. ;;.
O.oqMiuly I onlyispoko becauso
jiuiios gcniiriuiy nroioss to ablior tlifc
fumeaof tobaOyo.. AIi&4.J)lnko is ovi-
dontly an exoeption.'
At this Very, nioniQnt, jn AU-qfJior nrV
ot tlio liOuso, imothor seuno in this
curious littio drama was being ontlofotj,
oioim uiiu.goiiuiiom Vllv?.,WJil,gi'P')iu
10 uiu iiuijuy ior ipn iinrpuuu u BWoep-1
ing and arranging thlnVs. Tlievb wiura
curioiisiy-bloiidq l oxprossiou of. angor
and exultation in liOr fjiQo, l'rlio; two
provious scenes a.ccH'uiltiid. lii'v ' each.
Tho-imgiyfo f wlflehli-nf llrtrfiAd 'in lier
cheek at the meaning look DuVries had
bout ou her, thus implying that she had
1 ..
Boeniing tho moilol of simplicity, as
easily as wo'cau; whV?df 'covj'rsoffoi
liap3'n&ne." ' Hn 4-r - A V
"J'dOta hoJlovo n word o(it, auiXll
nsklliuln. and nrovo that t 11111 rhrhL"
i. , 1 --r-':'
injf iiiuvornoss in nnoif iigui.7 K l 1
T lfliy?iroaton;d9.ytnt? Stfposo'
I sliptddillro'aton,' toohat thon? I
giiodt1 Mrpud bo a.ovoQ tliiiig fcomo
""rvwjiai uo
uobibr auv triiksofypnwof AlUJca'X self, sohvho is to blariic?CBiitabout this
AtidasWrjhatiHomVqvftAbJlib No, I don't think It
sicn hevSr tojjkjtprVi vMkiu hw W5' WmM 'j cs for W or tnc. f think
this otf roptnnptpn inuiutQ-hbot ore) Avo htui liuch biltlet ; h hil-iula than
niid Plttake hcMWlilioroM aaybwli wlion VOtTcanuotljo Qro-tftbatftobniiA-J
in lrKo&A'fU MlYm fill i'lw-, bVr M,opo W. V am
A.ftti'SlakOiAthoV-uToRiii.J.rooin' Tiot likorothor vOuuir slrisram not n
token thomlgsing koy; litidjidt Jot
"wholly died'tint, but llickored hndrwav-
crcd Jlko.a smohloriiig firu But tho
jrcat bjack o, cs fairly jhon with do
innt exultation. Mr. Alontford had ho-
iiovud cr, and. Dt'Vrio, v)ialQjyt-i; I
micuco no miglit possess in otnor tnat--tors,
conlll luifbliHt, herefrom irdypljico
iTi.q.'isjly as "ho, thw'ghr,.. Iio was so
wrappgd jn her own thought-Unit hho
1U1 UWII lHUUllb.LllUb M1U
ivoi't ,iat 1 tin) .ijjiwjiliadj
ipant until h- lnti!lirnr
uiu not diHuov
auolhur oouu
volco, Halt iiKldou in tliu li cnvy curtains
of tho iK'trflMiy WinfltiW,: itdlli I 111
'It H 1101 Oil Ut'llO 10
BWeon In eom-
pan
. 11
l Mr. 'MnntfAhir whvM VrtiAlaftlftd
mo," slio said, droppini; Jior brush on
w.cdt v& r : i x o
Ifo'Hl1rhrtg forward to' nick it up and
their hand.s. inol, whurtit'4lo,y both
starled, and felt Just a. little iwkwnrd.
Itut Victor was toft g6icrou.s'f,to subji'ot
horto a tnoni(ifil's ncodlos ombarraai'
111911U Mo hat) buon waitiu; Jiorp fpr iv W
jiurp9",iaiitl,lotfasyyadx W jli!fluro Jt! tl
witlioui circuiuioctiiion.
I crtlno tit) hero hoping you would
come up, and lol my nope
(( lol my hopi'Hmvmftlinilo'd. '
I sco that vou
hi arenotn!t'as:7nt!sit1fnted
lerAiibcl'i'IiaVOjilaroil to ftliink tS-rr-to
liopu"LlAfCur tTiis littlobit of tJMrfc -
merihg hejQftJSif'ldJ.facu ioljlly, lo'aiejl'
tJiivettiliifgJlubdriiiliair Wlff fromlila
foreliertd what a pure, oprnjaco it
was I and said, lookititMHtrtiiaiic i hen
eves: 1 nnv
. .ti.. i i. L.i.-- ii j.!i.i.i'' .
u,tiaiuu .10 'no
po.lt.mijrlit-'who
bo possible for lho to
make it oasier for j
you. You unddr'stand mo, Stella? 1
want you to bo my wife. I love you,
and will try to make you hajipy. It
gHcve's 1110 to soo y6u insulted by him,
as you wore just now. You do not
think 7 boliove'di.4 cruel insiilttatiotts,'
dear Stclla-i' ip took ji stop txlwatlljier
and wouhi tiutvo itn,ken iier hapd, bttt
fcotnothlng in' lier faco fdrbade it. ' 1
am not mining you by this, Stella?" ho
eriod. liLs'SilnnvXitL'scloifditu. " 4
No-and ves." sho answered, smil-1
V ' . " .J' .
iny faintly, tlio angry color all gone out 1
oNieffaoe. I am glad you loo 1110
4-it is pleasant to huv6 t lie" ldVb of'bnli
so thoroughly good jHXlielievo yop.arc
and I ant glad you bolievo in nif (
rntiinr tbnn tins Mr. llnVrbw lirnvitwt
lioifilitBthnin"iy slipoirlotl$fith',Tltllilllv6o'sch nn41jlood, Mu
sudddn, bisslbnate v'ohouu'nco. Jfjt.y, ,oyftblyed,Mislio yotilled, fi softg Jlqsli
Villi li.-'.I.'.ll ..'il 1-TfT... "IT 1 "TT "
viiu Hiiau not siav iiero 11 ne irounics
1110 as you havo. and do remember, still
do, lilanulus Aruold-ryou simply like
'.,.tr I, J. I .
c 1 - i--
f
"Wait!" sho cried
impatiently. 1
lave oveVor
"Do you boliovo that I 1
nothing.'' I havojieard the story
Arnold is uv marry not cousin
heart is thtowui back urtoit
you fancy ypu aro In lovo WitlifTnuj;
ftow, tell inoktruivtf it both 101 miss wcro
otta)ly froe, audvbtt cohld haj'tMiiUicr 5
fni'tllK MciMtlfl' t'1iin1i.e1imili1 vnii' Jio1r9'' S
' ...U ..U.l..p, M IIIUII.U4IUIIIU . JH t,OIVi
"I sjiould ask, Ulatieho," lie $
a,t j
jver
looking
im TfiniMncaiY- 1 iiin tiiii
tell a lie to win nnv woman's favor." I
A'umi( auu l lit lliilivu 1UU lull i
Tauo oarei 1011 will make mo fall in.
'" " nn you, m spuo 01 myseii," suo
. . , -. - -'
cried. laurhinr. "niid I want to kmu.
you for a trionitr J have need onougti
of one. Heaven knows! since 1 am not a
friend oven to mysolf?"
Tho bright voting faco took on ajook
of iittifliiblu sadness, and tho grcaUus-'
trous orosr-drdopoikundor tiwdightof
IvolghVof
4 aft '
au'l.fcotn-
lor li'ind '
niuiri), ucrcoiiaiu.
'gtflhV listen to;
. 1. .. .. w; . ." . m --. k.
mo'uliQ. s.i
nig cioso to nor am
This timo sho did
114 it.jiii iiui ilium. 1
not ropeLhiiu. -"LI
taking hor hand.
wnnt to toll you that f lovo vou vorvl
you," ho answered, tho bovtshllaW-j Yud that posfiblyjl lr. Arnohlinay
growing suiiuiMiiyiirm. - jisk nor who uiu nur up.,oO,ij;iiueny, ,
I fcrt'W1tr,IocneHdrT)nrtn,f? oltt 1 latPghcd, iu a mo'eking way.
I Imnil with n. ltttln Blmrii. rinint- mxililrti TllO llltsll deCDUtluH fo .CcaVlot Ou'tflO
"Wait and let mo toll von. You do fallow eheek, buti'tlierows ho rply.
not love mo I mean yot't dortiot'loo A liltlo hurpri.-ed look crossed' Stella's
'. Misa
. your
ilStjli. land
much, dear little girl, and ? cannok-orinId BtcITa sankj into lit a littio giddy
bo nnvthiiij? to 1110. iin-. 1 "am will in a- from coming so siuTdenly into tho
,lu should marry him if lie can mtiko
w n ,-.... -....-.......
.her
nappior tnan-i l. lido not ileol J fi Li ":, yuoi:"A4s,r, VJ'?!
lyjtvlthfJiitar.nSllkijSiiajfnnil lfhW( KrsJ7iirfb6o,iMiJho fliai
w hbik lifoaltVaivJaSVLtmVfwalkel oWa-MiferoItf tnlsMihiug iti.'
ailg
Jtuow
fancy than I can over bo.
"Victor." she criodf vyith smttW in
tonso passion HamiiigMir her eyes' aid'
cheeks. " could not sav that. I
Should hnlf t)io,ppivous who caiye Jio-
twoeii mo and my love. I should hato
itheni so that I should nover want to look
in their facos.or hear even their nauios. if
I l,cotdd Jielp its. 1 -could novor, never.
4i!ioYari?iorgircatlibiu s0 ionjy ag t v
liv-
rodrrlioLV not 'if it wore a thousaiupl '
ycnrlPU
, - r ,, ... -. .,.. ,.
? IK S .... .,.,it
. - rv
e 1 s.3
5. ,:.s -." sm . 'f ' "r" p. . ..'
" Mio'pausou.-jianitng nml breathless, I boiiii- pauerus ior ussmuiuiuru. oumu
f,jthilo tho firo died slowlv out of lyjr , embrojilery patterns that-r"
,funco, 10 iving it winre, aimo-it, as thpligh1' 7"i"W say HlfMPli,iynW,uul "
'Ffliowasdoqd. IIi-nwiei-bhhlinndckM-'qouJhn('S!$' he criell, Mdf 'ftbgry and
Uiguwavociuu JltUu -iUnp-tiiurm-4hnfc .uiiu-4auguuig-.-'-- -
hvy uv.luv - - t t, ,ulM AHheivrMontfoixl-it-was wlioj
"YoiiBoJf WiT ftrtotatTnUTallltC,1' ,sbnt-mo! StoHtftUhlorhipfoil. omom-1
"slio sab!, ksmillng' MiitlylTvisin m Mwnug thoV gooxl 'wotd':' shl liad-Wj!
nioro 3iko you, becjiusi' vouarajso n,uch wdvfed to spoakf,'iiIq,f sister, Misa"
aho boitm., But ondIoostVit makofotio's 1 jfeinnlc'TonionstritcdiJ a'hd- beggoddioV
self, sorho is to blariic?c'Biitabout thl? ("to wait till' to-mptfrow; 'lt Mlas Mont
j)thor',intter: No, I don't think It ford isn't used to t-vfaUingii Tiijs ftirti
'would lw best for vou or mc. f think -whiolt Misd' Fnnnio wrntmetrnio'' in.ao:
u. nu uQiuir., mi ontuioosn't makyfoho.s
ayo had iriuoh b.itter !e httitilsi than,
1 .-..X.l .. ' . ilk llIW7nMWH xLwm
"MJ amvarbYly Jyouriricodt-rcoHwUlijit ypupg ladf WW3 JH?
long as JLJIyc, lie said, gently; Uuit,iuatujiLM.ontfoMJlouse,iis formerly.
as
roleased hor jiui
Jii: a
,rneoiiuTysnis maltl,
Joi" som riiCrroij
w1" nEJi'iJJi.
boked fit him
W
i'asscd.
'M,-,,l jii mia -. i iomriKMk
Stollfa's-tcIniviemiWVditlhMd toi
. ivi i ujii iuu.-iHiii,iuuriiiu' h rniT 'HIM
t.. ..i,.i.fl,...ii.f.rL,ir.1 .-
-btt jusi niKvn Her brush, ip paiid whlln
-Mr. Mont0.eliu,)v),1iitqtho.rpoin,1o(ik
jijg a Uttlbvijphs5i0iijit)e-itc'd. JTq,
walked acros thi roiniv and Uhen fame'
'"VtelinMsBlJlfcySf y
Victor lovora?"Mio naliod, ubHi'p
i
nml
ou
iptjy.
"No sir, wo aro not: what mailo you
Ink (.nPH J
think so?
.. .
Y
ittliinksd. I told
him niidft't bollovo'll, ' ho gricd, ex
ult inirlvf his irood humor restored,
MJtit JJoVrioa always knows a doucod
utrvlil ixofi (l.r... n....lwl nlcn "
.'Xottr sou anil I are very good
ainu tuuiu ifiiiiii iunuuut uiav
riends, hut wo aro riot, nor never shall
iHJverr You cat ask him, if you
JouBt,my-,word," slie replied, quiotly,
.struggling to ovorcomo tho intonso feel
ing of hatred growing every tnomontJ
nioro and more hitter toward this De
Vrics. 1 ! I
i "Slblibt Vout--1 wordl 1 sliotlld liko to
catch myself doing that. You see Vic
tor is only a boy yet, Miss Slolla nob
old enough to think of marrying yet t
mcati,of opnrso Joraniauj girjp etui mar
ry tw'carly.as tliy'gpt n.chnnco niiiio
(fou't seom lo got any," ho laughcdas
he turned to go down stalre again.
, It was tyo or throe dfty after this,
and aftdr a s'rtrt of fictitious peilco had
been rosloretl between Stella and Miss
Mont ford and DoVrics, whom sho no-
tfnnit(ilwn.vn wnrkml in liiirmcinv. tJmt.
Miss Montford asked her to go dowy to
Mr. Arnold's for sonio embroidery pat-
tgtnslwh'ich Dlancho had promised to
send down, but hud tieirluutod. Sho
waitd( tficm thaunlfcht nndi kor fattier
nml DdVries .woraattny witfc-flio hoiiso,
iiadiWcroiobuxpfieU'd honib ttill k.o-
Jncr. Victor was out miming
f f
urOuse
ivitli throo.or fourother y
Juid there roftllYsco'tn'Al nc
ottng men,
no one to tro
wai-nt Hbttrty,1 savo Stella. Tho
;'i. .. .-.I -. ijir-i-.. ..p.. ii
girl did not answer readily wheji Miss
Aionuom proposed it, but sho miuio no
objection, and presently came down
equipped for tho walk.
Pnlrn mv linn Kfnlln Itirt wltwl la
sharj) across tho j)rairje," Fputno t-nid,
tainting to her fur box. " I thinlc it is
going to!snow. Why not Wait till to-
.....u .... ..w.., .J......, w.v, ....... ...
goitig to snow. Why
i morrow, Aitncaf"
"Simply because T want thorn to
day," sho replied, haughtily. "I don't
HiiasHno tl few Hakes Of BiibW would htirE
Mien Wake ovon if it should enow, which
is not at all prqhahlc. I slipuld think
you thought sho was niado of sugar, slier
added, Vsnccringly, as Katuiio Avrapped
tho soft, rioh tur about Stella's 'nock,
and pinned the littio priiuSon hood over1
lior nivvs piirnfiilK-
1 7 .--I- I "I . I. 11 1
uiiji'iieniii nur sauow
4 .Vml Hi,. 1
face, and she whispered under her
breath as sho went out of the door:
'(I'lrJtaKo care that ho shull know, if
that fs tlio way it is."
u wns, someUung like a mile to iIr.
A'fnold's'. perhaps nearer a milo and a
luilt. btollji liad.bcn pastj.heijpjtwicc,
and knew tho hduso aniltho way? pcr-
ivuiiy. puusuipuituijiu fapjii wuik, lor
v. - ..j&:. r-i.iicw.x :.jai. ;..
smooth, Th ay-white tltat betokens snow,
ion t &,
and the thought of being eaughout n
tao blglit' and' storm was not pldasant.
It was near
four o clock when she sot
ai;.o,v ytaiKiug iasi- suo coum uo muo
more tlion get back by dark, tho night
cnjua.dnwn so early h those lato kovom-
bor days: lUwa 'just 'hnlf past four
wlton sho rang tho bell at Tom Arnold's
pretty cottage. Mr. Aiyiold himself
""V?,?"1,1 h, ... . , . .,.
" J1) JllSs "1'dro!" ho said 111 a sort
V '"W wirpnM, vouiyiu,Tiiiiu,''
?f I,"l5 8iirpribo.Vcomoin,rohUd1
JM!d H "rrioa Uui ittq y.Q 5.n.pg-ropm
)vhort4,Sa!' )? ? toij?usopd:flro,
m nn "1UU hio-placo.
-
A roimd-facud,.blaolvPyod littio wom-
P" s"f 0,1i Q4 directly 111 front of it,
, m
warmth.
Jt is
Mr. lontford's girl,- Miss
on sonic toousn woniuis errand, ill
warrau. nGeLhor. faqmotbiiig nico and
Jhotj) MiUlInngbed, figliV olV. ' ' Tom
Arnold gavo tlio 11 ro a poko as ho
sto)j)e,d speaking, which scut the sparks
up tho chimney in a soft,' crimson
showor, . 1,
'"Aren't you most chilled to death,
poor child? ,WV vPur ohgekajare pur-
no" ho l'xc nmii'd. S f f
I found tlio
wind
vorv, Onttipg, land
m.' Vtwf$r
fW . 1
is beginning
to stiow.
'carefully, keptnic irora .miffcl-fj
'fng.'f f "X4- I,- t
" A,sdnsiblo '-"girl that 'x'anldd
suirerx
dnsible cirl that xiinhlo Mont-
foi'd.d always said so," ho iidrruptcd. .
v.'itirtii6tttbnr?(Ttnriu5rn.r7ns
HMbfe-W
IIOI'IWJP io
or some
iiiUX&E'tM JEXt
rl-to ujWJ muj
1UJUU, HIIO uiou'ru
t nurdiVff
now and thtii a lii
1't !&iniiag IhrbugliV
itht-hlck st
jJthick stqrin, JftpMifV wrpmv lasing
r ifw altolethiOIil j2 -.$ Uj
lho wininneieiisi'il moiireiitariljvana
nor
qi
the storm irrew thickor and thioKor. It
boomed to her that sho had traveled far
K "J til nlf 'RrtH Hi
cueoK
JW:()ld ipo&7g(K
tnit uio iwiiurni
pdniohow shut dPWunU.ntiMWP,.nu-Uu'.i
.-,.t..ll. I...IIIL..1 ..!.. .i JU.lVf.."..n -in.-.)')
ilnublod . ufwrf ioir,niliw1ja tie
snow in her faofa till Jshb'. iwafc.noarJy
blinded: Aud'thbnlib darlt itu'grov!
She cotud hui'(llv.Muotlmr(Mul. :uiu onlv.
" tr
enough to bo near Montford Houso.
Sho stopped, bracing-horsolf against tho
wind as well as sho could, and tried to
peer through tlio storm and darkness.
But to her alarm no light wan visiblO
anywhere .so dnr, as 'j-ho cpidd see not
even the. 'faintest and most ghostly
ghmtitpr of light 4 b J
A Hildden wild terror took possession
of lier, robbing, hor of strength and
codrago. 'Supposo' slib'wns lost oii tho
nrttlriol To7 bo iro'Mt' wa$f not'fal (5 a
hoilso aiiyWlioro itlong thero", but Blfo
dould seO such n little way, rihdash6 had
turned round and found, tryitig tffiifd
H night, -until slio lfad ho'Idea which way
tb gbi A numb BbVfof feclijlg rict'mbdl
to bo getting possession of' hoV faottlticS,
It was not only an effort to move, but
tho dcBirotto movo8ccmbdn.? torpid and
numb as- tho tlimbs. thomHolVest Wits
sho congealing,, body and brain? Shb
asked hersolfy this qiicBtion in ti dull,
drowsy -jvay.it With iu powerful olloft
sho forced liersclf to Jook out onco
more in -oare'h.pf aliglttj but itNvafoll
tjiick, misto-white,nnd impenotrablo in
every direction. Slio would sit down
and rest, she thought, wsho wa' soi'titcd
and 0, so plcepyl
Myra AhdcrsohVas sctting'lho tabid
for supporstopplng ovcry .fow'moincnls'
to look out tho window Wd'HstarLThd
steam rose in a whito cloltd from thd
tca-ketlle,and l fitltiU ploosatit o'dor'of
toa dlllusc'd itself thfougli tho room.' '
"'IrwlHiIlalphi' would dmito iPisid
rcalWinter(Jtoi'm i hit- isidnly 'Novchi'bdr.
You 'don't think thoro' is' any. 'danger-of
his gottibg l)ewiIdcrodantllo9tdo'yol?,
jslie asked, anxiously, shading hdroyoa
jfrpm J4i light, and tiyingvtb ibok-'dowrt
line rijiiu. "t j i "0 ' " jot i
I p"l ihinkr Boss cah (ind.thc hvay hoino,
(whoJhorhp,jcaii or,not, J.'d toistnhen'
'tlio tlarkcst night or in tho tliickest
ston thaj,y9yev AvaBfprllmtK ifu ho
only lets her Ijave iier own way -he'lli
eotno out till right but L.wish-mysQWitHo"
hid was here,' and Ben Anderson came
.and flr.0'??! i0,
ptcrcp'tMi A(hi4;oQud jhiiJiwJiMea mnd
lossed itself a"bout in reckless (banton.
While they stood therd, Woking and
talking, thoro 'was a sudtlcif fiUt whirr
of wliools tlirnugli thO'-ligli't. snow, and
Bess." with a httlo del clitcd WlunriV
dashed across tho lino of light wfiieh"'
Btreamed out from tho window, and put
jior stonming nostrils against the pnuo.
Mrs. Anderson opened the door with'
eagei' haste, but fell back in astonish
ment at sight of llalph, with a limpdit
tlq form, covered With a whito frosting
of snow, cjas.ped firmly in his arms. i
'Got something 'quick, mothor," ho
criod, as ho strode into ,tho room and
deposited his burden on a JoungC.
" The poor thing is quite unconscious.
but her heart boats. 1 found hor about
half way out ou tho prairie road, lying
in a little heap just outsiilo the wheel
r.uts. If llesslhadn't shiod I shouldn't
liaYcscen her."
All tho time ho was speaking he was
hurriedly removing (he snowy gar
ments, and his mother was, heating
ilannqls. and Bpn Anderson, himself,
for tlio first timo in his Hfb utterly 'un
mindful of tho comfort of his favorite
licss, who was testifying lifer disapprov
al by impatiently pawing tlio show and
Whinnying with all her niijht, was mix
ing some brandy and hot water.
"Bring the light, Ben. Boor child!
I'wondor who slio is. iloro, llalph, lot
me hold her head against my bosom
whilo yod seo if yoii can got a littio of
this hot brandv and water into her
nionth." As sho spoko Mrs. Anderson
lifted tho cold, unconsoiOus face to hor
arms, and as slio did so, and the light
fd.ll, full across it, Ralph uttered an ex
clamation o. surprise.
'"Qood'IIoaven! it is Stella Ulako!
Don't you remember, mothor, the girl I
told you about .who reminded me of Vi-
"ola? How camo gho out in the storm,
land' on tho prairio road?" j
A. tow drons ot uio not iinuiu was
forced botweon, tho pass'iyo lips, (lio hpj;,
llannols wore, wrapped, about liio1encst1
and limbs, and (the lattur vigorously
chafpd." But wilh tlio United oirpi-tB of,,
tho three It was a good half. )oui; tyo'fq-.'p.
tho g'irl showed any very dpcidfid signs
of returning consCibuibes. 'Andivlieh
sho Mid, tlio agony whii'b, racked t)ie
ligltt' frame was pitiful -tb fico. H"
Roomed almost cVuol to bring hur out of
hoiv liai'inv lindonscibubncsd'" to such
.fierce suffering. But the 8tr,ugglb,wns I
shprt jt it was sharp,. and fho was foon
abli( tb sit up and 'look about hor. She
wasitstill it good deal 'Uowildtired' and
thujro-atoS a wild, "startled 'look -in 'tho
"eilt black oyes Bho'tunicd upon tliotn".
But when they fell upon Ralph thoyt
softened and m. faint smilo.pal"tyd tho'
Jjps.ms with a little,. iii"voluntary."'riiolibn
gho putoubihoK hand tOWards'-him.' .Ho
to k tlio Httlo trembling iingdrs between
his warm, linn palms. " '
, " You romomber mo, Miss DlakdP'.1 he1
ri , . . i -ii. j . .1 i .
hSKOd, cagoriy, iooiiing. uowu-inio uuu
face. '
7 Yos, I remembor you," sho said,
softly; a. faint rift of color comingdnto
her face: " buL where -is this,' and how
eanic I hero ?' -rw v tt
" I found you lying in the snow by
lho roadside, about half a- mile from
"hero."
t' i t t
Oh, ves, I Yoraombor,
Mi - ii, u.-,
r,'1. sIiq uit
uitor-
C,niil ;!.. n
shiidtlcr. "I silt
..ll.ilill, lli.il 1.
strong.
down 16 rqst. Oh, how1 .li'efco tW sVoVm-
.r..Ql" r ' '
" Yes, it was tertiblo, and y6irsup
po?o got bbwildercd and took tlio praino
road instoad of -keeping 'straight on'
which would havo ' taken you to Mont
ford House. But I found you, fOrtu
najoly, nnd took 'you homo with mo
without stopping to ask your porniis
slop," ho .added, laughing, "and you
must be my guest to-night -por forco,
wliether yoiiilikp it or not- ltatiior un
gallant to servo a. lady iu Hub way, do
you think?" .
Sho smiled, but her oyes woro full of
tears.
TO UK CONTINUED.
. "i
Trofcssor iiacckcl's Life iu Ceylon
My great resottrto' as an article of
diet, was tho (fruit whioh abounded at
every meal Noxt to tho bananas df
every variety, of. which, I consumed
several at every, meal. . mj standing
dessert consisted ol mangoes. (Manqifer
ra indica), egg-shaped green fruit, from
throe to six inches long; their croam
liko golden pulp lntf a faln't'bntf distinct
aroma of turpentine. Tho fruit of tho
pas3Jon-llower (jmtsiflOra)' as'vory
pleasant to rav taste, 'reminding.niiot of
tho goosoberry. I was loss pleased
Atlnond squnmom, and with tho Indian
almond, tho hard nut of tho Tcrminaliu
cftfuppfi. M 'hprfltarq.HBingular.ly few ap
ples and oranges in Coyfon.i tho 'latter
remain green, and nro not juicy; but
want of qnlUyjitionis ..doubtless ohiefly
answerable for tlio inferiority, p this anil
other fruits; tlio Siughaloio arc far too-easy-going
to mako' any't prdgross in
horticulture. Bo "rpsbod .with niyimod
est repast, I emnloyed flic hoi hours of
hiid-daj's-ifrom twelve! lb fburVorbck
in anatomical or mjeroscdplo Work in
making observations and drawings, and
in the prusdrTfttiorTuftd storing of my
collected objects. iTho evening hours,,
from four to six o'clock, wore gen
orally, occupied .With''-lsdm'b lovely
country oxcui"8ion;,'sbmdt1meV I made
a water-color sketch, somct mes 1
sought to-rfycrpctuate""'otie of the
beautiful views, in photography. Now
nntl then I shot apes and birds in lho
woods, or collet ted nisqets and snails,.
or hunted airbng- lho orjd iceF8 ofl the
shforo, add?ngihanvcuriont pbjc'dts'lb
my tollo tion. lliclily laden, 1 re
turned to tlio Best Houso an hour or
loss" before sdnstit, add' worked11 for an
other liour.at) tho preservation' rind ar
ransroment of mv specimens. At efaht
o'clock my second chief meal, or din
ner, waa.3orvoui Tno piac&.ucrcstst
(Wc at this ,wns Jftgnindtho Jinovitablet
icurry and rice, followed sometimes ' by
(n lish or a crab, which I cnjo cd im-
'mpjwely, lantl UiotrbyJisotnm diBhfcom
mospdjof .egga )or Weal, 'land "-finlshlng-again
w'th dciicions fruit. ' t i
Uho important question of "what to
drink" seenied likqlyaUli'st to ) prove
ii djiHcult oiic.t fl'SpoPnljntir)"' .drinking
'aler of the low lands ol jCovJon Xvu
bonsiderod very liad and unwholesomo,
iho highla.ndSj qn.tbq cpntnvrj!.' boing;
riih ip spfingio'f1.tu'i puros,bind frpsh
ost. water. The great rain wliich .'fall',
daily on the island bring down a mass
pf, niinoval and vegetab0.doposit into
tho rivpr--, nnilohpistnguantii water ofc
tlio lagoons is nof, unfr,oqueutlyinicojnr
munication withiliem. It is not cus-ton-iry
tto tUui; tlje. water,ynlpss bqiled
or ihadoititp tea, or with, ;hio, addition
of "claret or fYjiisky., My f rAond ,Seott.
had given me aii abundant supply of
tlio last-named bevo agd, but on' thc
wholo I lound no drink so pleasant and .
ro resiling, as we 1 as wliolesoihe,-a3.
the fresh milk of the coroa-nut.
My frugal dinnor at an end, I usually
took a solitary walk omtlie shore, or do-"
lighted my eyes with tho sight of thcil'
lumination of tlio palm woods by
myriads of iiro-llios and 'glow-worms..
Then I made a fow cntrios'ln mv note
book or tried to read by tlfd Might of a-cocoa-nut
oil lamp. rBut i iwas gener
ally quite tired enough to go to bed soon
after ninoo'clockj nftor"ranotlief carofdl
shaking of tho clothes" fop tho expulsion:.
of scorpions and millipeds. ' '
TJio great 'blaok scorpion (nenrlv
foot long is so common in Ceylon that
I onco collected half a dozen in the
courso of au hour. Snakes exist also in
grqat numbors. Slcndor i green treo-'
snakqs hapg from almost every bough,'"
and at pight tho grpat rat-snako (iC'drj
phodon Jjfuijionbuchii) -bunts rats, an (13
np'co over tho roofs of tlio huts.i -Al-
tl ough they aro harmless and their bitc
n it jpoisonous, , it is" ',by no nmbans a'
p casantgurpriso when1 one of these rat
jSnakos, tivo cot' long,! suddenly drops
,tlirough a,'holo,in tho roof into' one's:
room. occaBionallvialifhtintr on thn hnH
lOn tho wiiolo, however," my nights itv
BcUigimii.wore but littio disturbed by
aiimivl intrudors,"althouglpr-was PfW"d'
1jqp.t,a,wulija by,tho howSngVof Mackalst
and thai uncanny cry .'of tho 'Devitfbird
Nn! kipd'oto,vl,iSH'ni?n Hntfrani) and
4"
th'cr niglitib'rds.ii(3; ie j)DlhcrT:of the
riittv litthi.tvnn.frno.r..vtiilnTiuilf tiinif
dwelling in tlio. cups of iuj-ge 'flowers,.
acfod rathoj' as a slumber song- Hut I
Wijs, f-jr oftenei-jfiut, aAvakA-tbOAVhirU
of-yiy, pw,n l-19Ug"ii,byHh05ireoolico-i "
tion oLtJiPjyiy.ovppts.of tlpa-jt day,, r
unjl the- amoiuaiqiifpf th;it yliuduvfaaii '
to cinc. 'A Vijliiini Bipobsiiiou (jf lovo-
ly si cups, pf ,int6resLingobsftryatJons
and varied experiences mingled in my
brain With plans of fresh entqrpcise and.
Lnew discoveries for tho morrow.
Dtiutschc llundscluiu,
U ' .' ' Ortloriiiir TwoC'onitif-'.
tf On,Satucdav.morhinir last Mra. A.IJ.. -
vans,. of TfiwqroGity.i Pa., died. Mr
HiVU3, opgaii mafvipg nn'angemonte for
the funeral of his wjfo, and visited 'the
establishment of Undertaker Dreis-
Igaokcr tp select, a collln. Tho under-
takej: had pn,y .tvjo rpaskota-tm'handii
both'Jpf rosewood. -Mr. Evans examined.
tin) cAskels for a few, minutes-r, 'lfinally.
pointing to one of theni, ho-saidi "That.-.
one will do for my 'wife," and, laying
h(ij hand on. tho otlior, "'JL'hiq, one foe
;flo.
Ho then roturiicd homo to await-
the
arrval of. Ids. son Milton. Tho
young man arrived bctwepn threo and
foqr'o'clopk in .Ufo. afternoon. His fa
ther Wet him' Willi, tlio intention of
breaking as gently' as ppsjsfblo tho news
of the mother's do;ith. ' Giasping his
son by tho hand ho saidj "Your moth
er is-- " Without ('ono)uling tho
sontenco ho gavo a copvulsivo Bhuddor .
and fell back ilcna.PhiludQlphiu Jlcc
oril' K.il
Tho laziost man on earth has been"
found in tho central prison, at Toronto.
Ho chopped off two fingers that ho might
not be mado to work.
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