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CHAPTER XV.
Falrlle Take Vp the Tale.
(Manuscript written by Falrlle Glenden
ting, additional to the first MS3 of John
Olendonwyn.)
Sorely against my will I write down these
things. But one in whose judgment I trust
baa abown me the need of It, so as best 1
may I set to my task. Properly I ought
to begin with the first coming among us of
Mr. Rupert Glendonwyn. But that I need
not do, for It has been told already by a
more practiced pen than mine.
Nevertheless It dwells in my memory
strangely, for I seem to have grown up
from that night.
For the rest all that follows came out of
Mr. Rupert Olendonwyn's meeting with me
that night, following me home, because (as
he aald afterward) he "thought me Innocent
and pretty 4oo good for John" which
eventuated In the love be professed (and I
think had) for our Kate I mean for my
sister.
It began, as I say, from that very first
night. Tes, I can see It all now, snd
wonder how I can have been ao blind. But
the truth Is I was thinking of other things
selfish things. For the school and my work
there were especially Interesting about that
time.
I could see, however, even that first night
that Kate thought a great deal too much
about Mr. Rupert Olendonwyn. She disliked
him, she said, and that in itself was a sign.
Before she went out aha whispered to me
not to leave her alone. Yet for all that
she went to the stable door and held the
lantern for him while he got bis beast
ready. I think now that she was afraid
of blm, and yet, never having felt afraid ot
any one before In her life, she wanted to
find out what It meant and so played with
the fire till It burnt ber.
Well, when at last they were gone, my
father and I stood looking after them.
"There ganga a Olendonwyn like to nane
I ever set oye upon," he aald, "but my
father used to tell me tales of one such."
"Oh, tell mo about him, father!" I cried,
clapping my bands. For anything that con
cerned the Olendonwyns pleased me at that
time because we were really of the same
family, that Is.
"It would' little conduce to edifying!"
ho said, sternly. "Get thee to thy bed,
lass, and give Ood thanks for thy Ignorance!
Where la that besom Kate already nested,
I warrant, the slug-a-bed!"
This was my father's ordinary way ot
showing his love for us, which. Indeed, we
never doubted.
Then, when I went upstairs I began prat
tling like a foolish child about the brothers
while I was letting down my hair. And
Kate was erase, saying from her pillow,
"If you are going to speak nonsense, take
the balrptna our of your mouth first. I
bate your Olendonwyns, Jack-master and
Jack-man. But If It pleases you to talk,
pray do it like a Christian."
Whereat, thinking that perhaps she was
tired, with her baking and spinning, I
went to the bedside to kiss her. When,
lot she would not let me, but pushed me
pettishly with ber elbow, telling me not
to worry ber.' And then again In a minute,
when I waxed silent with the rebuff, she
burst out again, crying that I was unkind
to ber and that everyone was unkind to
ber, and that shs would not speak a word
without Its being misunderstood.
So I went and kissed her again, whether
he would or no, putting my arms about her
and brushing her. And In another moment
be laughed, and pretended that she Just
did It all to tease me. But I knew better
Oh, so much better. I know exactly why
he did it, and how she felt but there Is
BO good In setting It down here. A man
eould never understand If one explained
for a year. And no woman would need to
be told.
"Talk all you want to talk about your
great, foolish John," she said. "He has as
much romance about blm as a plate of por
rtdgel" Now that provoked me. For I bad always
liked John Olendonwyn. And of lata (why
need I hide ltt) I bad begun to reapect
blm. He was so kind about carrying my
book tor me and about the Latin.
So when I retorted on Kate that John
was worth a thousand of people who eurled
their hair and mads syes and were forever
paying compliments, Kate sat up In bed
and laughed aloud.
"How you can compare them," she said,
"I cannot think. John la well enough. He
la, as I say, like a plats of porridge and
ha about as much flavor. But Mr. Rupert
is a travsled gentleman. He looks Just
llks one of the old crusaders who carried
the Glendonwyn arms on their knightly
shields to Palestine and died charging Into
hosts of Saracens upon the plains of well,
upon some plains, anyway."
At that point I could not help smiling
at Kate's enthusiasm.
"Ob, you need not lsugh I am not speak
ing for myself." shs cried. "I did not like
blm at all at first, and now I bate htm. Tes,
absolutely. But yet one cannot help seeing
that he la vry different from the other
young men who corns hers. And what a
irolcor
And so on, till t could not help saying:
"Well, Kate, you are not asked to have
John Olendonwyn that I know of. Ho does
not trouble yon much!'
Whereat she turned quickly (being of a
vary affectionate sature really) and, crying,
"Why, Falrlle!" shs kissed me Into good
humor again.
My poor, poor darling Kate often, often
In the weary days that were coming havs I
thought over these things and wondered if
you yourself would not have preferred the
lack of romance and mystery to all the ro
mantic and mysterious things which hap
pened to us. But I will own that she never
said so, and even when far away was never
tired of Joking me about my "plate of por
ridge," aa abe was pleased to call the
truest and most loyal of friends.
I did not notice much that went on be
tween Mr. Rupert and my sister till John
went away back to college on the morning
of the 15th of January. I remember the
date because I bad worn all my pretty
things during the first fortnight of the year
(we were preparing for the examination)
and Kate lent me a pink bodice of bers that
she had only worn twice. I aald that I
might be robbing her. And she answered,
"Oh, you are welcome to It, Rupert does
not like"
And then stopped short In confusion. I
looked at her in amaxement, but did not
say anything then. For I wanted to be
down at the school early that morning be
fore the coach started, indeed, when John
would come into the school to say good by
to the rector. 1 bad promised blm and I
knew that be would be dreadfully disap
pointed it I were not in the infant depart
ment. So I put on Kate's bodice with the sash
John liked, and went off, but In my heart
I boarded ber words concerning Rupert
and meant to speak to her about them at
night. For, though it was very well for
John to be fond of me. It was not at all the
same thing for bis brother to make love to
Kate. And afterward I found out that John
had said Just the same things to Mr. Rupert
Olendonwyn that I meant to aay to Kate
which Is a strange thing, and shows how
the mind of two such friends aa we were
may run upon the aame lines,
John did come Into the infants' depart
ment. I was getting down the maps, which
were always rolled up from Friday night to
Monday morning. I always liked well
enough to roll them up at the week-ends,
but the days never seemed so long as when
I was taking them down on Monday morn
ing. I observed In John's old diary the entry
for the 15th of January runs thus: "Found
F. in the school room. Helped her unroll
maps!"
I did speak to my sister that night, and,
though Bhe was at first Inclined to be
haughty with me, I found that Mr. Rupert
Olendonwyn bad been at the Flower cot
three times each time, curiously enough,
choosing (or by accident happening upon) a
time when my father was absent. Then I
remembered that on two of these days a
meesage had come from the new English
doctor at Kllgour, saying that ho wanted
soms Improvements made on his study and
greenhouse. And once my father had walked
into town with me to see about these. Dr.
Warner made up to us on the way, a tall,
dark, spare young man, with eyes too close
together, piercing like gimlets and with a
slight cast In them. He stood gaxlng fixedly
at me, trying to make me look at him all
the time he was holding my father in talk
which, Indeed, it Is not difficult to do at
any time.
Such a thing would have driven Kate
craxy. She was all on pins and needles it
any one did a thing like that to her. Only
by working all the time could she get rid
ot the feeling that any one was looking
steadily at ber.
But with me It Is different
And so he did, and was asked home to
discuss all about the Trinity and the doc
trine ot transsubstantiatlon, concerning
which It appeared be could give my father
many new points, being Intimately ac
quainted with the doctrine and practice of
the Roman cburch abroad. Or at leaat so
he said.
As be came in through the door he
nodded and said laughingly: "You see, 1
have done your bidding, Miss Falrlle."
And that night he bode till nearly mid
night, keeping us all hanging on his words,
with his adventures and experiences In
many lands abroad. Also he did not look
nearly so much at Kate as usual, so much
sinters I was quite proud that I knew
why.
Then, after ten minutes or so, she cams
back, bright and brisk as it she bad been
for a sea bath, carrying a dainty little
piece of chicken breast on a plats with
creamy potatoes and salad just what I
liked.
Then old Vera (she was not old reallv)
sat down on the bedside and petted me an!
said pretty things about me. It Is so nice
when women love one another like that.
It does not always last, but It Is nice at
the time. And that day when I needed It
Vera was certainly just as nice as shs
could be, till after a while my headache
went altogether away. So I kissed her
and thanked her for being so good to me.
"No no," she said, "it's you who hare
been good very good to me."
And I did not know at the time that she
was thinking of what had slipped out ab ut
Mr. Rupert, or I should have thought ot
some way of making her understand with
out telling about Kate. But I did not
know, and so things got all sort of tangled
up between us somehow."
At any rate, 1 did feel very much better
when I left the manse ot Kllgour and
walked back to the school. My headache
was quite gone and I felt quieted and at
peace with the world. I do not know
whether It was the good cry I had bad or
Veronica's sympathy, or the breast of the
eyes something so hunted and desperate
In them that I shivered. Yet there was a
certain strange pride and pleasure In them
as well. I thought she was not going to
speak to me, so I cried again, holding her
br the arm:
"Kate tell me speak to me! What are
you doing dressed like this? Where are
you going?"
She answered me In one sentence, still
fixing me with that fascinated, half-unconscious
gate.
"I am going away to be married to Ru
pert Olendonwyn!"
"Married!" I cried. "Kate and you
never told me! Oh, Kate!"
"He would not let me," she answered.
"I was coming back tonight. No ons Is to
know!'
"And our father,' I said. For he
never could abide either of us long out
of his sight."
"My father is gone to Drumfern on
business," she said. "He will not be back
tonight. I have left a note with Will
telling him I had gone out to see a friend,
and that the tea was In the teapot and
everything ready for you and tho boys.
Why could you not have stayed till your
usual time? I could have got back with
out anyone knowing. Rupert will be so
angry."
All this she said without a touch of her
old defiant self, speaking almost like ons
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CLOAK AND HAT, A LITTLE BANDBOX AT HER SIDE."
so that our poor old Will, who was In
clined to suspect him, said to me: "I
thought that the fellow was hankering
after our Kate, but I see I have mistaken
him. He never looks at her more at you,
If anything, Falrlle. Mind what you are
about. I will not have my sisters talked
about."
Alas, poor boy, he little knew how much
they were to be talked about before all
was dons, and how little he or anyone could
do to help 1L
Well, then. It was the next day, the 18th
of January (I think, for it all happened
I am more of i so close together) that I went to the school
the plate-of-porrldgs type, who, I dare say, as usual, and started my work under the
influence of strange depression.
less trouble, both to themselves and to other
folk. So I did not mind a bit about Dr.
Warner's eyes. He might stars me through
and through If be liked. I only joggled my
father's arm, called "Goodby, old dear,"
and trotted me to school with the gimlet
eyea following my back balr up the street
till I turned the corner. But It was little
I cared. I was going to buy some brandy
balls for my little favorite, Johnny Col-
stoun. He had met me the night before.
somewhat ostentatiously wiping the tears
from his eyes.
"All mine bwandy balls is done! Mist
Dion 'Donln he gave me lots. I'se offul
sorry he's gone Isn't you, 'TeatxerT"
Dear little man, so full ot feeling!
CHAPTER XVI.
The Hearts of Womti.
After John went away I saw Mr,. Rupert
twice or thrice at my father's house and
once when Kate was out, when I arrived
sooner than I had been expected. I went
round and came upon them standing close
together on the wood edge, talking very
earnestly.
I walked straight up to him and asked if
Mr. Rupert had corns to see father about
anything. For, if hs had. ho would find
him on ths Kllgour road talking to his
friend, Mr. Warner. For that I had passed
them a' hundred yards on this side of ths
brig end.
And at this Kate was vary angry and
bads mo go indoors to my own business.
But Mr. Rupert, who was1 always exceed
ingly polite (though he knew that I did
not ' like him) only laughed his rippling
laugh (which was liks a hand running
lightly over ths npper keys of a piano)
and said that my Idea was a good one. He
would go and ass nay father.
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I was croas with the children. They
were, Indeed, more than usually tiresome
and I slapped my dear little Johnny Col
stoun for nothing at all. He cried promptly
and I was glad that I had some confiscated
candy in my desk, with which and a kiss
be was comforted. But all the forenoon
the weight of something I knew not what
of foreboding and brooding fear kept deep
ening and deepening upon me.
During these last days I bad made great
friends with Dr. Caesar's Vera. Hitherto
I had always thought her distant and
haughty and had been a little afraid of her.
She came to see me at the school, though
shs has ten times as much to do at home
as I have at the academy, without being
paid a penny piece for It.
Well, Vera Caesar had mads me promlss
to come and lunch with them at least one
day In. the week indeed, whenever I was
at the rector'. So I went the day I was so
depressed and aa soon as I got upstairs
into Vera's room what did I do but burst
out crying like a great baby.
And at this Vera looked queer for a mo
ment and then took me to her arms, making
ms lay my head on her ahoulder and putting
esvu-de-oologne on my head and petting me.
The strange thing was that abe thought
It was because because John Olendonwyn
had gone away that I was crying. However
she could havs imagined that I do not know.
At any rats, shs did, and shs was going on
to say all sorts of nice things about blm
(erylng herself a little bit. too), when I told
her that it was not that at all which was
making ms unhappy.
"Goodness gracious, then, child what, la
ltt" she cried, quits startled.
"It Is about his brother!" I blurted out
before I thought, and then Vera's face
flushed and she stopped petting me and be
gan to laugh. Though, heaven knows, I
needed consolation a great deal mora if I
had been fretting for Mr. Rupert than if it
had been about old John. However, It did
not strike Veronica Caesar that way.
"Falrlle my little Falrlle." she cried In
stead, quits Joyous in a moment, "this is
what it is to be so pretty and winsome aa
you are. I am glad that I am Just plain old
Vera Caesar, whom nobody troubles."
"And ths brother yes, I had heard that
It was the brother who was going to your
house so much much oftaner than John.
But for alt that. I had thought your alster
la very pretty aad clever, la shs noiT"
In this way wemen talk in half sen
tences, understanding each other by the
help of looks and Intonations oftener still,
by sheer Instinct. And So, stter that (bs
cause, of course, I had no right to tll her
Kate's sscret), I am afraid Vera Caesar
misunderstood about Mr. Rupert and was
cross with me for misleading her, Put I
have written it down exactly aa it hap
pened and when she reads U shs will for
give me. For I do not see how anyone
eould have acted otherwise than aa I did.
So, instead ot taking me down to tfce
dining room, where the doctor sat at the
ln'.lv fc'ad like a benevolent Judge pres fl
ing ever the trial snd sondemastloa of
legs of mutton and boiled fowls, snd a
dosen children clung about their eldest
sister, clattering plates and talking. Ve
ronica made me lie down oa her bed. aud
locked me in with a book while abe flaw
S to etrvi and serve ."Caesar's Tenth
legtoa," a ea called ber brothia ki
chicken perhaps a little of all three. But,
at any rate, I was a different girl.
CHAPTER XVII.
Clandestine.
But when I got near the school a new,
and at the moment, pleasant surprise
awaited me.
I found the children, big and little, cheer
ing and shouting, hiving in uproarloua
throngs about the rector and Immediately
scattering and reuniting aa eoon as he sent
them away. It appeared a perfect miracle
to me, who had never seen such conduct
since I first went to the academy. For the
rector was a man apart to us teachers and
taught and even that priggish Martin
Fraxer, the little boy dressed up In the
long coat with the ridiculous taila, was
cheering along with the others. The poor
lad at that time did me the compliment to
imagine himself very much in love and.
though he hardly ever spoke to me, was ac
customed to stand apart and glare at those
who were less bashful. But now be came
running, as bard as be could, shouting that
Mr. Colstoun had got a degree from his own
university of Aberdeen for a book he had
written all about Roman history and prov
ing it waan't history at all, but something
made up by the Germane. Martin also told
me that ws would hsve to say "Doctor"
Colstoun now. Just as we did to Dr. Caesar,
but that the rector was another kind of
doctor and wore a different hood.
So, of course, there was to be a half
holiday at the academy. Indeed, the chil
dren were taking it already. It waa a
warning to me to see bow quickly strictest
desctp'lne may be overturned. Fcr the whole
ot the children, without any dismissal or
leave given, ran off out of the playground,
waving their achoolbags and shouting, to
tell their parents that ths master was going
to be a doctor now and keep the nastiest
kind ot physic in his desk Instead of taws".
I stayed a little, waiting for a chance
to speak to Mrs. Colstoun, to kiss her and
tell her bow happy I was. And at last I
got an opportunity. But aha only smiled and
said: "Ah, my dear, it won't make the
least difference. He will Just be aa tire
some as ever) Men are like that Only
getting hardened to them makes them en
durable." But secretly I eould see that she waa
both pleaaed and proud especially when
Dr. Caesar arrived with his fins coat and
tall hat on and made a little speech about
the honor It waa to tho academy and to the
town. His wife looked across at Mr. Col
stoun then with something that glittered
very brightly in her eyes.
I went slowly back then through the
pleasant 'Winter's afternoon. It was still
early, and when I got home lot there was
no ons to be scent I called Kate as I came
through the gate to tell her the news, and
wondered that shs did not answer. I ran
upstairs. Shs was not there. I looked
about and found her work-a-day dress on a
chair, and the hanging cupboard open where
he kept her Sunday frock.
Then a wild fear came over me. I held
to ths mantelpiece and steadied myself,
praying for strength to withstand, for
knowledge to Judge what I must do. Some
thing told me to go down to the woodslde,
where in a Held a hundred yards from the
high road was ths old walled cemetery of
the Olendonwyns.
Without removing my hat or waiting a
moment I ran down the aids of ths hedge,
crossed over at the stepping stone and
took through the wood like a hare. Thank
Ood. I waa not too late. There was Kate
standing In her cloak and hat, a little
bandbox at her aids. Ehs did not hear me
till I was quite close upon ber. Aad then
she started and turned, dropping the box
and thrusting out one hasd as if to prevent
me from taking hold of her.
"Where are you going, Kate?" I gaaped,
breathless with my fright, though. Indeed,
I knew all toe welt. But even then my res
olution wac coming upon me.
Efce stood Isuklug at toe nits wide, shiny
In a dream, with a difference very obvious
to me, yet somehow difficult to express.
Instantly I took my resolution. In some
things John says I am much more deter
mined than either Kate or himself. And
from that hour of my asserting myself
I took a new place with her.
"Kate," I said, "It you go, I am going
with you, understand that. What la right
for you to do la right for me to see. I will
not leave you till you go off with the
man who is your husband before all the
world."
Kate our independent Kate o proud
and disdainful, lifted up her hands In a
frightened fashion and cried: "Ob, Fair
lie. Falrlle what will Rupert say?"
We had not long to wait for what Rupert
said. A carriage came along with the
windows up and stopped a hundred yards
opposite the clump of great, neglected
trees which had grown up about the neg
lected burying ground of the Glendonwyne.
"That Is the signal," she said. "I am
to go to meet him now."
She lifted her bandbox, and turning
toward me she opened her lips as it to
make a last appeal.
"I wish you would go home, Falrlle," she
cried. "I am afraid that Rupert will be so
disappointed."
"Let him," I answered, hoping to stir her
out of her strange insensibility by sharp
ness. "If he is ashamed of getting you for
hti wife, be Is not worth having for a hus
band." .
"Ah, you do not know you do not know!"
she said earnestly, laying her hand on my
breast. "He Is all that Is noble and good.
And I love htm!"
"Well," I said, "it Is high time for him
to show his goodness and nobility now. My
sister Is not going to be married without
having me for a bridesmaid! So much la
very clear to me."
All the while we had been walking toward
the old mausoleum, the white walls of which
gleamed above the trees. Kate stepped
aside, turned sharply round the trunk of a
tree, which in the course of years had
pushed its way through the wall and then
moldered partly away, leaving a narrow
passage, by which it was easy enough to
enter the enclosure. I followed ber toward
the little chapel by a trodden path, and, lo!
there on a atone seat In the deep embrasure
of the porch sat Mr. Rupert Olendonwyn,
smoking a cigarette and apparently dream
ing. At our approach, however, he threw down
a little bit of lighted paper and sprang to
his feet I think he was Just going to clasp
Kate In bis arms with a rapturous cry when
be caught sight of me on the path a step or
two behind. His arms dropped promptly
to his side, and be turned upon my sister
with a look halt savage, half Inquiring:
"I knew It I knew it," she cried, knit
ting her hands plteously. "I told Falrlle so.
I could not help Falrlle coming. Do not
be angry. Rupert! She will go back If you
ask her!"
She laid her hand oa his arm as she
spoke. He touched her cheek lightly with
his lips, and then looked over her shoulder
at me.
"Tour company does us an unexpected
honor, mademoiselle," hs said.
But I would not be put down, least of all
by Mr. Rupert Olendonwyn.
"Not more unexpected than the honor
you have done me, sir!" I said.
"What do you mean?" he asked, a frown
gathering between his handsome brows.
"I mean the honor of taking away my
sister from her family to cheat her with a
clandestine marriage!" I said, boldly. "The
honor of meeting her here, when you have
reason to know that my father and I have
been hoodwinked and got rid of."
I think that as I said tbeBS words to hint
Mr. Rupert Olendonwyn blushed for ths
first and only time In his life. He looked
at me and I stared back at him.
"Mademoiselle," he said, "you do ms
wrong. I will tell you In a word how mat
ters stand with us. I love your sister love
her as I nsver thought to love a woman.
(She drew near to blm aa hs spoke and he
put a protecting arm about her waist). But
I dare not cannot marry her openly at
preaent. Yet to marry we are resolved. Ws
will not chance losing one another. My
father wishes ms to marry for money. My
careless folly before I had this to llvs for
(he patted Kate's cheek) haa crippled ths
family eatate. My father has sacrificed a
large sum (and It may be more than that)
to save me from ruin. I cannot in Justice
make his effects vain. In a year or so ths
need for concealment will pass away in
deed, things will be better as soon as my
brother Is settled In his parish. Kate will
then bs my wife before all the world as
today I am going to make ber is law aad in
fact."
And as be bent down to kiss her she
looked up at him with the same great,
adoring eyes. I stood in wonderment. In
thi fascinated, love-sick girl I .could not
at our swift, nervous, fres-sookea Kate.
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several
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Two More Sufferers Relieved.
" Dsab Mrs. Ptitkham : I had
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Camden, M.J.
adelphia. Pa.
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But none knows till the thing Is tried how
love will take any woman when It comes to
her once for all.
Ot course, when I heard these things I
had nothing more to say, save that I would
go with them to be Kate's witness and
bridesmaid, as we had always promised
each other should be the case.
To my surprise, Mr. Rupert Glendonwyn
made no objections. He only said: "I
brought Warner with us to drive. I think
you have met blm. You will in that case
have ho objections to a little of his society.
It is true, we need a couple of witnesses."
"Where is the marriage to take placet"
I asked, and, at the question Mr. Rupert,
who was walking In front, with Kate on
his arm, half turned hie bead and smiled
quixslcally over at me.
'Trust me," he said, "see how Kate
trusts me! Take a little lesson. I pray
you, mademoiselle, from your elder sis
ter." "Nay," I answered sharply, "that Is Just
the very reaaon why I can not trust you at
all not one Inch farther than I can see
you!"
"In that case I can only ask made
moiselle to do me the honor to watt and be
convinced!" he replied, and In another
moment he had passed out of the private
pathway leading from what bad evidently
been tbelr lover's trystlng place Into the
open roadway. The brougham was a small
one, seated tor two inside. It had been
hired by Dr. Warner from a coach builder
In Kllgour.
Mr. Rupert banded Kate In with the
air of a great and courtly gentleman, wh oh
he was. Then he turned to offer ma the
vacant place by her side.
"Since you are resolved to honor us.
mademoiselle!" he said, "volla."
But I had another spirit.
"No, indeed, I thank you." I answered.
"I am coming as an uninvited gueat and
I will ait by the coachman!"
And suiting the action to the word. I
clambered up to the box seat in a mo
ment. "So much the better for you, Warnerl"
said Mr. Rupert, laughingly, in French.
He waited a moment beside the carriaa-e,
adjusting the driving apron, to keep me
warm. And as the afternoon was doslne:
In I drew my cloak up about my throat and
brought the cape of It over my bead, so as
almost to conceal my face. Mr. Rupert
nodded a bright approval:
"For a young lady with so marked a
dislike to concealments and stratexema,"
he said, "I must say that you adnpt your
self to them with much natural aptusi."
(To Be Continued.)
The Wonderful Stork.
Philadelphia North American: "And
why, may I Inquire," said Senator Burrows
to Senator PenroBe, "did you Introduce that
amendment to the proposition to elect
senators by the direct vote of the people?"
"Merely to make It more difficult." said
Mr. Penroae.
"That reminds me," said Senator Depew,
"of the Englishman who bad been at sev
eral club gatherings In tbls country, whers
wits were assembled, and thought It In
cumbent on blm to do something for their
entertainment next time they met. Hs
sat down and with much labor oompoaed
a conundrum.
"Next time he got to the club be aired
his production. 'What is it.' be asked,
'that has feathers, a long beak, builds Its
nests on rblmneyt, stands on one leg In the
water and barks like a dog?'
"Nobody could guess. Then the English
man gravely announced that the anawer
waa 'a stork.'
" 'But,' one of the bearers said, 'a stork
doesn't bark like a dog.'
" 'I know that.' be replied. 'I only put
that In to make It more difficult.'
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