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There will be room in yoqr heart for all whom you should love for your husband , for your children and that , too , without making me , your old sister , lose any thing. The heart is very little , but it is very large. " Bettina kissed her sister tenderly , then leaning her head coaxingly on Suzie's shoulder : "If , however , you are tired of keep- Ing mehere with you , If you are in a hurry to be rid of me , do you know what I will do ? I will put the names of two of these gentlemen in a bas ket and draw lots. There are two who , strictly speaking , would not be posi tively disagreeable to me. " , "Which two ? " \ i "Guess. " ' ' \ "The Prince Romanelli's ? " , "He is one ; and the other ? " "M. de Montessan. " "Two. The very two. Yes , these two would be acceptable but only accept able , and that is not enough. " This is why Bettina awaited with ex treme Impatience the day of their de parture for Longueval. She was tired of so much pleasure , of so much suc cess , and.so . many offers of marriage. The whirlpool of Paris life had drawn her in , from the day of her arrival , and would not release her. Not an hour of rest or quiet. She felt the need of being left to herself , alone with herself , for a few days at least ; to con sult and question herself , at her leis ure , in the quiet and solitude of the country , to belong to herself again at last. So Bettina was very merry and glad when they took the train for Longue val on the 14th of June at noon. As soon as she found herself alone with her sister : "Ah ! " she cried , "how happy I ami We can take breath. To be alone with you for ten days ! for the Xortons and Turners do not come until the 25th , do they ? " "No'not until the 25th. " "We will spend our time on horse back and driving in the forests , in the fields. Ten days of freedom. And during all the ten days , no lovers ! no lovers ! and all these lovers , mon dieu ! what are they in love with ? With me , or my money ? That is the mystery , the impenetrable mystery. " The engine whistled , the train was fslowly moving. A crazy little whim seized Bettina , she leaned out of the window and cried , waving her hand : "Adieu , my lovers , adieu ! " Then she threw herself back in her seat and laughed like a child. "Oh ! Suzie ! Suzie ! " "What is the matter ? " "A man with a red flag in his hand he saw me ! He heard me ! And he looked so astonished. " "You are so foolish ! " "Yes , that is true to cry out at the window in such a way but not to be happy at the thought that we will be all alone , only we two " "All alone ! .all alone ! Not quite alone. To begin with , we will have two persons to dine with us this evening. " "Ah ! that is true , and I shall not be at all sorry to see those two persons again. Yes , I shall be very glad to see the old cure , and still more the young officer. " "What ! still moj-e ? " "Certainly ; because it was so touch ing , what the notary at Souvigny told us the other day , it was so good , what this tall artillery officer did when he was so little , so good , so good , so good , that I shall seeek an occasion this evening to tell him what I think of it , and I shall find one ! " Then Bettina abruptly changing the conversation : "Was a dispatch pent to Edwards yesterday , for the ponies ? " "Yes , before dinner. " \"WiIl you let me drive "to the cha teau ? It would please me so much to go through the village , make a _ grand entree and come up with a round turn in front of the steps. " "Yes , yes , it is agreed that you are to drive the ponies. " "Ah ! how good you are , dear Su zie ! " Edwards had arrived at the chateau three' days before , to see that every thing connected with the stable was in order. He condescended to come himself for Mrs. Scott and Miss Perci- val. He brought the four ponies in the phaeton. He was waiting at the station surrounded by quite a little crowd. Nearly all Souvigny was there. The ponies , driven through the principal streets , had made quite a sensation. Everybody came out and asked eagerly : "What is the matter ? What is going on ? " Some ventured the opinion : "A traveling circus , perhaps. " t 'But from every side came the reply : "You did-not see , then , what it was like the carriage , and the harness which shone like gold , and the little horses with white roses on each side of their heads. " A crowd had gathered in the station yaru , and the curious had learned that they were to have the honor of being present at the arrival of the ladies of Longueval. There was a slight feeling of disap pointment when the two sisters ap peared very pretty , but very simple , In their traveling costumes. T' ese good people had a slight ex pectation of seeing two fairy princesses clothed In silk and brocade , sparkling In rubies and diamonds. But they stared in amazement when they saw Bettina go slowly roundthe four ponies , stroking vone after the other lightly , and examining each de tail of the harness with a knowing air. air.It It must be acknowledged that It was not disagreeable to Bettina to produce such an effect o'n all this crowd of wondering provincials. Her little review over , Bettina , with out too much haste , drew off her kid gloves and drew on a pair of buckskin driving gloves' which she took from a pocket In the apron. Then she slipped , in some way , into the seat , in Edwards' place ; receiving from him the reins and the whip , with great dexterity , before the horses had time to be conscious that they had changed hands. Mrs. Scott was seated at her sister's side. The ponies stamp ed , pranced , and threatened to rear. "Mademoiselle must be on the look out the ponies are full of life today , " said Edwards. "Never , fear , " replied Bettina , "I un derstand them. " Miss Percival's hand was very firm and at the same time very light and true. She held the ponies a few mo ments , forcing them to keep well in rank , and covering the horses with a long double curve of her whip , she started her little equipage off at a sin gle bound , with incomparable skill , and drove royally out of the station- yard , followed by a long murmur o . astonishment and admiration. The trot of the four ponies resounded on the pavement of Souvignay. In go ing through the town she kept a tight rein , but as soon as she reached the open , level road she gave the ponies their heads and tliey went like light ning. "Oh , how happy I am , Suzie ! " she cried. "We will trot and gallop on these roads all by ourselves. Do you want to drive , Suxie ? It is such a pleasure when you can let them go like this. They are such goers and so gen tle , take the reins " "No , keep them ; it pleases me , to see you so pleased. " "Oh ! I am delighted ! I like so much to drive four-in-hand , when there is room enough to go fast. In Paris.even in the morning , I did not dare people stared so , and that annoyed me. But here , no one ! no one ! no one ! " Just as Bettina , exhilarated with the fresh air and freedom , cried triumph antly : "No one ! no one ! no one ! " a horseman appeared coming slowly to ward the carriage. It was Paul de Lavardens. He had been on the watch for an hour , for the pleasure of seeing the Americans pass. "You are mistaken , " said Suzie to Bettina. "Here comes come one. " "A peasant. A peasant does not count ; he will not ask to marry me. " "He is not a peasant at all. Look ! " , Paul de Lavardens , as he passed the side of the carriage , bowed to the two sisters in a manner so entirely correct as to proclaim him , at once , a Par isian. The ponies were going so fast that , the meeting was like a flash of light ning. Bettina cried : " \Vho is the gentleman who just bowed to us ? " "I hardly had timeto see him , but it seems to me tliat I know him. " "Youvknow him ? " ' 'Yes , and I would wager that I saw him last winter in my own house. " "Mon Dieu ! Can it be that he is one of the thirty-four ? " "Is it goinir to begin again ? " V. On that day , at half-past seven o'clock , Jean went' to the parsonage for the cure , and together they took the road to the chateau. For a month an army of jvorkmen had been in possession of the chateau ; the village inns and wine shops had made a fortune. Immense freight wa gons had brought cargoes of furni ture and upholsteries from Paris. For ty-eight hours before Mrs. Scott's ar rival Mademoiselle Morbeau , the di rectress of the post , and Madame Lor- mier , the mayor's wife , had made their way into the chateau ; their accounts turned every one's head. The old fur niture had disappeared , banished to the attic ; one wandered through a per fect museum of marvel ? . And the sta bles ! and the coach houses ! A spe cial train had brought from Paris , un der Edward's personal supervision , supervision , twelve carriages , and such carriages ! Twenty horses , and such horses ! The Abbe Constantin thought he knew what luxury was. Once a year he dined with his bishop , Monseigntmr Foubert , an amiable , rich prelate , who entertained largely. The cure , until now , had thought nothing could UP more sumptuous than the episcopal palace at Sauvigny , then the chateaux of Lavardens and Longueval. He be gan to understand , after what he heard of the new splendors of Lon gueval , that the luxury of the fine houses of today wonderfully surpasses the heavy , severe luxury of the an cient houses of former days. After the cure and Jean had gonr- a short distance on the road leading to the chateau , through the park : "Look , Jean , " said the cure , "what a change ! AH this part of the park used to be left uncared for , and see , now it is all graveled and'raked. I shall no longer feel at home liere. as formerly" . I shall not find my old maroon velvet armchair , in which it so often hap pened that I fell asleep after dinner. And if I go to sleep this evening , what will become of me ? You must keep wateh Jean. If se'e , you that I am beginning to get sleepy you must come behind me and pinch my arm a little. You promise me ? " "Ye. , godfather , " I promise you. " ' "Jean listened only Indifferently t I the cure's discourse. lie was very Im patient to see Mrs. Scott and Miss Per- cival again ; but his impatience was mingled with very great anxiety. "Was he going to find them. In the grand salon at Longueval , the same as fc ' had seen them In the little dlning-rooas at the parsonagePerhaps' Instead oC I two women so perfectly simple and , easy , enjoying their Improvised dinner , on that first day who met him so gra ciously and affably he was goingto i find two fashionable dolls.elegant , coll and correct. Was his first Impresaloa going to be effaced , to disappear ? Or would it , onthe contrary , grow deeper and sweeter in his heart ? They went up the steps , and were r < J- jceived in the lobby by two tall foot men with the most dignified and Im posing of manners. This lobby was formerly an immense room , cheerless and bare , In its walls of stone ; today the walls were covered with beautiful tapestries representing mythological subjects. The cure scarcely looked at the tapestries , but that was enough , to perceive that the goddesses who were walking' in the fields wore cos tumes of antique simplicity. One of the footmen opened the fold- Ing doors of the grand salon. Her * the old marchioness was usually sit ting , at the right of the large fire place , and on the left stood the ma roon armchair. The maroon armchair was there no longer. The old furniture of the time of the empire was replaced by furniture of marvelous antique tap estry , and a great many little chairs and little poufs of all colors and shapes were placed here and there with an appearance of disorder which , was the height of art. Mrs. Scott , on seeing the cure and ' Jean , rose , and going to meet them. said : "How kind of you to come , Monsieur ' le Cure , and you , too , monsieur ; and'I am glad to see you again , my first , my only friends here ! " Jean breathed'again. . It was just the same woman. "Permit me , " added Mrs. Scott , "t © present my children to you Harrj ; Bella , come here. " Harry was a pretty little boy of sir years , and Bella a very pretty little girl of five ; they had their mother's large dark eyes and golden hair. ( To be continued. ) > 4 4f SWEET LITTLE RAGTAG. I. . Say , there , little Ragtag , , Whose sweet child are you ? Teeth as white as ivory , eyes the sky's own blue , Lipe like dainty rosebuds dipt in the morning dew ; A face that's even finer than a face c Grecian mold , Hair that's matted , tangled , like tan gled thread of gold. A voice that's even softer than ths song an angel sings , Softer than the melodies that slumber" in the strings * Of harps and mandolins , softer than the croon . Of meadowlarks and orioles , sung in the summer noon. Say there , Little Vagabond , tell ma , little shrew , Whose sweet child , I wonder , " Whose dear child are.you ? u " II. ' * ' 'Tell meLittle Ragtag , " . Whose sweet child are you ? Impudent the sunbeams that kiss these little rags ! Naughty , scented breezes , when the touch these little tags , These little strings and tatters thai grace a farm , I ween , That would arouse the envy of ac. Oriental queeg. Are you a bit of daylight in the dark ness of a life ? A sunlight in the fastnesses ? A tri umpr in the strife ? Are you cheering some poor fellow as adown.the way he plods ? Are you mamma's child , or papa's , hu manity's , or God's ? Tell me , Little Vagabond , out here in the street. Smiling , winking playfully , at. every soul you meet God bless the little urchin ! God savA the little shrew ! Say there , Little Ragtag , Whose sweet child are you ? - FBLLS ! OF FASHION , The use of coral embroiderywith , cloth in dark and light tints is ou . of the fancies of the season ? Luminous is the descriptive term ap plied .to a new shimmery xariety of. satin' particularly adapted for fancy waists. Silk embroidered buttons are one oT the novel features of the new shirt waists , and they come in all colors to ' match the material. t Arabian lace is used for turban and toque trimming and filmy net embroi dered in gold is ued for brim facing on some picturesque black velvet hats- Pointed belts of stitched satin or of' material to match are worn with the full blouse cloth suits. The belts fas ten on the side with a hook and loop or button. Chinchilla is to be extensively used , " for trimming purposes this winterpar- ticularly with velvet. In combination , with almond green or black velvet i ± / makes an especially handsome garni ture. Belts or stocks of oriental embroi dery present a pleasing color contrast with costurrfes of gray , dark blue or black. Handsome designs in cut steel and crystal are used for hat ornaments. A reform is contemplated in mourn ing apparel for childrenwhich -vrifl do away with black gowns and sub stitute all white in their place , & large bow on the child's hat bein r jJa only touch of black. Rather short sash ends with toqps or a soft rosette finish at the waisl line , are one feature of the new dressj gowns. They are usually made of soii silk drawn in with tasseled finish xl the end and attached either at one side - of the front or directly in. the back. ' , * -r.