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Wi.yLi.13CO * ji:u raur ; V -«=r=* .•iaYJRJ'ijSH ■’l *. BAlR^-WTEPL COURT HOUHE. C ilARCIt 26. 188D. t AMb ?■ wm IT j a , , CjLUTEli L. Mr. ani lira. J. ArctetbaM Pockaby {a! pcnavriy U t *ak facing fh ItUlanal patwUJ rcwwn of lila tMicn^ r prtM lady of hi* the cory ^lr ratlKr M »ucc »m time to lima Mi and Itekl M*» buttered furfy, f‘jTarc alip aaoloard them an *nr •flope. Hefora % addnrKauig tbi*. aba ! to Urn ^f-rsjiap*. liad been addruMOji igain.* 1 - ” ” Jane**~j mv tbaCtfir tetter i» | oeted on eoop na matrnbOMtan reaWeuco. Jlr. loom I m aha rang tiro the maid who appeare<f^- >y letter Itt (oeted ua pniwi bleJ^TStid Jnmoa ’ip k> me at ohee; pleaM?." The 1 per, ami c»e«ii ms nuttorea jb alKHraitOo While h« Manned iMiagty henUed nrtfc.ie; the lady of hi*choit>e #ywl him aakiince, and Mvmed waiting for an op|«ortunity to Hjw ■ » • ilodlgibjt \eailed WL carefully throtiph an exteuM>* etfuiuoq entitled “The Fi nancial World.” cruAcfcod his (ocikI sav- agelya** he came to the and of it. rose rrocu tne tahfe. threw ll*e neH biKijvr na M far away *« hi* (iA«iratifritV‘permitted, tmd fitced MnL J Arcluiold liockahy, wiio, by the bye. was not in the lva.st dl4uxljni ••Mnlvin* • pamxyKnm mrPRK.h:. AVfe have, I nssure you nre l«M>king very liad with uu said Mr. Hockahy, with er^y, '’We ku\v pot to 'Ihinps. liv at nvan sereant ma<le hi* aprtanmea In due course.^ *' Mrs. FVykaby hod T^ty little <o\t|PU him. •‘If a pi*rson ••ailing herself Itfra. Wylde should come to-iDQrrpvy," ^he" aald. ‘♦and ask forme personally, as •*he Uiost certainly w^JJ do, 1 tfant you to Jhdw her un to this room, und let me ktKiw, quietly t>k*aac. tlmt alio ur lien*. Aon l understood:'" James said that she wns. -s’ • Thank you, then. That to nil.** A r»«v hoam lnt« r, Mr*. IVxkaby was Idughmg artil ‘chatting at on afternoon tea, a.H ingenuous and charming as over. For the Hrst time in her memory her hiiHhutid hnd refused her n rvqnest, upon the miscrutdegnnnd thnt he w tolled to retrench, k was nnnoying, certainly, but she would do the "best the could without Uto aid. ! least tlin4 of nit' *i*v’ulatl«*m I shaft 1c It lieovy Iotmt—and—well, ^lalvinu, we ^ •ttiHat retrench.** ^ Still Mrs. HoHfahy’s rqunnimity w.ia unfiftottmboil. bhc hud heard the qamc ^fttory regnlaHy roch w«vfc for tlw’ last \ 1 ^eaf. It wau a aort of serial, to l» oia»- ~ ‘ faKHl In Slf. Ilotfkabj's iH'\t exhilsUon 41 Kid temper. Hut she ibifternl lierarif • ; U she w hs ft good l^ttlv ife. itlul ui* \ * niAPTEK IT. • Shortly before noon on tlic day follow ing thf*c events, a phaefop dmv# j»a«;t ^J. ^trliiliiid Mockahy s housi*. and stopjictl at the corner just beyiaid it.. A litth* % that IKM ft g«N Ots MH'imsI io gi win lo her lord, even iV. reality she ill' .irHiMy-4lid exact.lv us .sslieeiioMc She follow*m1 tlio course pro scribed by tlmtw elevsr» women * wbo Hlesne tlwuiselvcj by apjtcftring to please •*tber (N'oph*. -t •- >^1 will help jou. Arehlhold" she said |fitlv. "W c wiU retrciieli. d«*ar. Ttut,"’ •n'l a iharmiug little Mode, "I <I«ni t want to Ugiu until afternext U\-dn lb»yu Isvamt^r.ljrvauau. dear, Mrs. y > Snmsby'ft / l'al poiuh^ # t: night, anti—and—l uitfSVpduve a new tiros*. „ Now-r bear ' Aralubabl.” f fThe cashier of tla* matrimonial partner- thin showed s\ Inpioiiis of illt|Klt WpCV.)' wry Fsisstsiro one- • « limiter «d. taiy jl T<...TrtlTl knou you «k> hot want yowr wife to ctmijure unfa vorably u iih (h** oiht-r gut«4s. I ask -—~.|hls f<*r your sake, thnuv $ greet deal inore than for tnv own." Mis. iM«ckali>.iMx*:une almost seraphic ft* site turned tw.o blue, crer nstonulied cytw upnii her iHislMintL IlitlM-rto that Toot had always im-lfed him • he was xrowing so ut tustomed It was losing itsYffect. At uny mto, hr tens quite tincompieml ju->t now by cither Mrs. IU«*kahy‘s tjyes or ttinguft. -You an* dtogrnevfully extravagant-. Malvina." 1m* mi.I. wHh unusual asjvnty. “anti y<m ought (t* Is-dti the work pf reform bskiy.imtl not wait until after h**xt WtsdntWikir. Ytsi hail n $-^10 • < \ep- ing drrwt in (smdnh last yrer. Ymihavt* hevit wwrn it in Nos York. >.» t»ne mold mvrgmxr it. fve gift no tnoticy to w aste ou tsds jMiudres or any other nuw- - .* M*n^ t»f that kiml." Mr*. IWs kai »y w*.»s disagreeably sVir pn.-sst. l.trt iM»t m the least an; ry: .SIk* was t*w 1 gentle £til well l»ri J ever to in- dulge in anger, wiiieh usually t.nds wni tu mdelv Uu|di*n.^itit w ords. •‘Tlitofsil flbudre. sh<? xiid. “to-exin pi- y lonal. Ik-MiW* jv.wtL/iug our hair. \\c jiM twar Hiwr litllc Idui k Kit in lu c titJunusl domino* Until fuidnight, and l run so nnxious to i.Mik well when I re- m»fv* tH»w. Aoddlnld. ih-nr. do not Is.* So meau. It is unlike you. v f^unjt)n dre*s is Umi xotlvd to wear. riui»j>!ed.** "Nonsense." interruiftod J. Andnluld rWvkabv testily, ' I'.lark and gold do mX ~ t+*k Tim d mw i< n very hnrr.dsmnc one —tlic Illicit I «*ror ciw. 1 do uoi'oftcr notice v«Mjr eo»4tiin'e<." smfnfully. ‘*ni.r that one I always reiiMuidwr l<ucuu*e it vy;is so uuehiumon and pretty." . * J earns>t wear it." unirumred r!rR,r Ilnrknhv. M»ltly. TIhmc urlio km-w the t>S evening dress? Surely—surely, she pAn not do than take this one. It's lovely. Mg huftbaml bugged me to WYur It next Wednupday avyrong. \>ut 1 want A hew gown. Thw cost iTlU'J London r^v last year. Look ut It Mhv Wylde, auh. Rcto^cnhy was really kKitftted. 8ho H«d felt fto certaitsthaf ftio “truiiCr- tiunub" clothes denier vmmIo take her drosa, that even tlu* Inn* t*ftahibilky of her nof doing so was Tuxutipu^. } glass, and m'ouI w (r) u neirhe sighted, JLoit v us (w the otlior. bi*- done. You cojq go to year eidhs us peace.*' . '-e , . “I assure you that yon are In error, dear Mrs. Oejcimgshj," snid Archfhsfd/ foJling thitt lw» k|K»ke tl»e truth for once In Id* life ut idly rate. •‘Weil—well, there are exception*." jjiroth the hostess, with cmuidernti-in. “Tliey nil whip to l>o enjoyuig them- selves," slic went on. putting up h«i «y < ghiSKCK, whicS. it was generally kmAvu were made of window therefore salt an^rluxly long sighted nor riiort anxious to app<»ar’oik* cause it hKiktsI nice. ••AU&hlntgHt they i will remove iheir rluminos. Powdered hair and do«»iut»s—that wfta niv notion Mr. IkK kahy. 1>.' you not thtpb it a do- ghtful one/’ Itut Archibald'*ovi** and Arcldhuld’i* thotiglgs were faT.away froth Mrs lie Sni^bv ftml and idl her fat MiuM-m-w was lost u|K»n hi:o • Mi* glance' uiT* roving nnim ^.tla* lady's gii«*sts There they all wen—with whit** h>ir. Il.nk satin covend fiua** and elalKimte even inghawtupifK I hef uli 'sivnird happy- in the present, and w«»t»ei4 -mH of the morrow when the Hour und ♦•gg wouhl. no longer be ft pleasing udditiou to i.luir head dress, atpl the cleaiisiqg procesv would make itM-lf painfully felt. “Ah!" lh«*exclaftiatiou entne fivni Hie tips of Mr. Itoi.-kabv 'Hmrr; vurv intmigtr UTK BILL’S PARTNER. • > ,ai r ^ oor - an ;[ u ‘ okcl lili j ” j ALiMxdboy in Ui* |>iftftcnco©f this strtin-.' .. ta)f way upthe tnountnlB whlrh ovcr-> , r . u .hu yeciued to be taking Lh r'l;H«k shadows Cheyenne gunvon to a rudo log | tf, d o«tmg for Rly ers when he oukuI tot cabin of only two'roo.m. / * T I' ***"«* **■ »hlt he rtske,! n n quedjyn*, lldtiy years ^o. when report* k* «\e 1 an ‘. l t VVi e t ? ,, for I 1 ”* doouws ana^r ^bsling of gold drew fnen from c^cry * ’ u r l kt4f P nml state in the Union. Uwro npptnreji in l-^'ciater w*i.l gm* tho un divine this grand Imt drsiilaW ( canyon n man nnd s.-e to the n st. 1 le l-i worn oig with, bv the name of Rivers-Hanley Ulvers. vyteitgrruait, nnd a little quiet, with gco<l proo^H-cl to cnvl i ^Ul make tiling right. fhU cdmiOebd. ho . Y' u r £° m bix ho,u ' s he sakl^-n Uo nt once ftcidnu for liim*i*lf. kt«4it wx*ll within its wulto .wlieh not nc- tuallv engaged In prosjiecting. • He l<v eated his Halm ftml went about it ns rtadily us nn i>hl miner. like little town of Colorado Springs, foirr uiiU-a dtolaut, was often visited Tv x the miners when they had ncciumdatod a little dust, Imt Rivers had never ac- ctsiqxiinfjP them on tlieso <K*eaf<u>jml spn t ». although tliey liad often urged him to do so. • A man in n mining camp w ho does rot drink is con.ddered. as a general tiling, beneath tl»e uotioe of the average niiner, hut it was pot *o in tliiu TaTs* Uen* he h::d rhe nhiTTiTence nml h*r.j*cct of the rough men gathered uround hint, and, If let tho me j woman divsw-d entirety in black, and carrying n large Lh«*k calico j. ttligliUsl, und giving, tin* cents into the « charge df a *»mill clml)t»v loyffwho lifitTl*i town her Sole ctmifKinion, she-crossi-d ] t|io ihomughlan% lus-enihsl the fflght of ^one ste|wlending to Malv ina hockabjTi [ home, and ratig tlw tx ll. > Tho-pmtly iuilividual who opened the dfxv, h»>kid rather surjatoed mt the ^wizened little creature; with ilte baady, • biaek evisi. sv bA Ktood l»eforc him. j “'‘I wl>li to see Mr*, liockaby," bhe id', in ;diuo*t a whisper. “Ymir name/" queru-d the uncotupro- tuisiiig Janie*. • Mrs. Wylde." JaiiK* bink un nustcre look nl thc-f fnnlt to w hich slu (^oiiuui 119 tliouKU doubthd whether, under the cireuiiifctances, be ought to ol*ey thu cotHi.iMiittl.Hof lH*nutotn*sn. Mrs. Wytdo ccrLdnly , li>iUtj resjH’Ctable, though by nn' means ‘fascinating, llto fccnility Uvmtphed. however, aiid Mr*. Wylde wo-sNimi In the bishvKirn of MYk. •*04/ire a nA4 ku*t !*• afretid of me. Urn —liiecA<»k«f." _ “It's wo consjiiciiou*," said kf*« Wylde. IclHierately. hUmding away front tin* dress and*4«rof)ling' ••fituiil. “Ladii 1 * hm’t.filck to htiv am tliirtg^so'unt-otu- nion. It's luiniUofm—yes. Hot. l.axk von frankly, m^'aia. w«>ul 1 you like lo 1»uy n gown sm ft ius this rrom me? Y<»u'd *ay *Oh. no. I *hnll imS't (Kitplc who have seen it. and thev'll say that Tin wenrin" Mrs.ijo-anil'So s oldelothew.’ Wficrens. if i buy nn <*ii!lii:inlv pretty dtusu jH'Ojile won’t f>a ali.ti I of it* fecognized.* You underspmd?" “Ye»," vmy family. * my dri**i. how- "cVer^has never (mtii won: in America." Airs. o\lde retl.vtisl a few m •ments. Tho garment most ceinunlv li.i«) the had so touchingly n*- fenxsl—-it was eon.-picuoiis, ;;rhi yet— she could not help adincuig it. It w as certainly exquisite. “Cook*. Mrs. Buck aby," she pa id.‘ with Rhs dctcniffndftofi of the arcouipiished buyer. “I’ll stretch a ftinl* give ■f. ArchitoiUl Moekahv. Thcje was no need i<> iufofui ttoil Jadyof ihcailvent of her guesc. She Imd to’en listming ott<-n- iivcly over the I uni.stent while Mrs. •<hi- ameft—j- fully, had refused lo admit her. Aahe had not 1 a v 'U Utltcrto lliat Uvrly over Om.* lanisters while M . tHit|«*rtiftps { Wylde and Janc-s held their brief o ned W it that ' fercnce. Now h Jie almost wtolnxl Jan done so. however, she luu^t see liie oiat- 1 b r to nn m»L Miv iWK kahv fmmd her guest standing Is'fore t)»el'«'<l nnd Carefully examining , the Muck nnd gold garment w hicii lay 1 spread out in its gloxy glory upon the w lute comit«*rpane. Tile artlsfic iK'auty of the dross sivnusl t^» l»e of no ucvoiuit t ill Mr*. Wylde* iuvvstigfttkm. , Site pulled At Hr aranift. under tlw* < snns. explored tire 'fining, tested the juality of i!iegi¥xJ*. und. ui fact, made bcix’lf coniptutelv ut home with the rci|»e- Mrs. Itocknhy 1-H*kis| r>n timidlv, not venturing to utter a word. Mr^. Wyldcii i tnCtlwKi surprisi'd Iot somew hat, hut she wu* nlways tfK* well bnil to manifest. I >urpri*e under any cireutiistances. Mrs. Wylde'* examination lasted for fully ten miuutcn. aptlw end of which time slie ■s easy iMin.r. sat down eon (fort- ably in it, Ldtled h**r arm* ami pursed her li|»s. - ’*Y«u—yftii—like the drens?'* nxke<l Mrs. Ikickuby. o*Tvouslv, uh she noticed 4 that tl«» Kj\«»ly Aim. Wylde made no , effort to hreak-rhe sileoev. Mm. Wylde gnuUed—pUmsantly but uiMleuinblv. ‘ i-w toh ypo to uudertgaud.” ft:u»l Mr*. ’TT(vtahy, etdl nmre iteAously. nnd with , the awful knowh-dge tliat hIm* was •‘in for it" now, '*tliat this hetlic—tl>e—first time I luce had tlcalings with worn— ladies *»f your pf-|m»fcssi(>!x.- Mr husband «. states- 1 Joes ik4 know that 1 have sent for you." inent as irrevocable... Mr, l!o< kahv did “lie never will," s«id Jlr*. WVlde, n«tt. hoVvexcr. He laUinsl under i!*» ' suddenly linding Iat tongue, and fediiig that sin- could now sati jiuU*ril yon for the dress. “Fifty tkdlars!" e.\c!aiuirsl Malvina, agltnvf. “Why, my dear woman, tins c«>st nmi I'm sidling it hucause 1 must ban* JjMai)." ‘•lia! ha!" iuuglutl Mrs. Wylde, inlrth- fullv. . “Very good—very goo<l in'hsxl. n* \ou. Ah, Mrs. Ihx-kabv, l can was Malvina. U iiblheurin ol some blink ckxiUsI w hi|>per snajtl*ci'nruund her w ui.>t. whirliijg round tlw room us though she liad never done an\tiling els** in hi r Ufe. Jlow lovely sin* was. even ‘though tor bux* could nut lft< wml—The Uack und Told dh*Ss lenl neii r liMiLi.-d.iiu.ri. |•('g:Il^ ifs Sivft gleuming lolds tell HrHstically from lu*r waist; w hile from the g|;ic. low cut Uniter gleam *d a throat Ttf. w on (Ter ful w hiteness. HiM'kuby .groaned. His wife evidently bud partners by tlunlozen Six dances bad taken ptnee sinee his-ue— rirnl. it wa***-4«>?k» niton midnight, und lie had found no op|virlt:ni!y of siK*aking to her. Would she never Ik* disengaged? At last with utter v;ti f.i< U“ti.'t:e -aw her sirit Iier*rlf rlor.i. Ilei partner !ir<i left her. proUilily tee Umnd. -Now wav his time Hopbahy tIg>Vtst'tuigilly in th** direction of flu* M.u k anl gohf dn-w*. • | and rcachisj it w ithout necident. There was a chair Usuia—Mulvbw, It wjis I ,)artly h<ti<**imkI bv 'fern* and {ulms K*kul»v dmp|M‘d into it. *'Ibxirest.' Ik* Hind sotily. n aeliing for the tiny gloved iumd. whieh was not re fused him, “will yon ever forgive me?" The |N>wdered heiul gave a coquetrtob little iumI. Tin* gimetl hand reinauusl in his—press'd hts. slightly. Ah. after all. 1 knov." And tlmt wa^alt lIk? oxplana- 1 ti ui Bill rot from the doctor.' Yv’as nbu a prof'wsioncl nunia? , Bill guesr-vl Axnl lie thnu^Ut l»qw dice it wamld 1<o if he crtuhriH: sick wlu'U Bivcw ... % ThiMTarr p u n* Ki’d—Bill had onltYtsl it so—and every man n^ked /how Ui«. , “tenderfoot!* was. nnd u^out the “pvh" J “Dutmo," wars all the answer they got to Hut fatter question, fiml Bill told nil he j knew: when he said Lfcut. Rivers v.;»h iu *serious condition, nml • lief ore the six hour* were tq* a horarman dashed out of «-»tnp nnd nffer a dcsMor. It was L’te Bill. Hec(»ul<1 not stand by I nnd we hiiti t\«ss Uu k and forth in l»etL bis gciiUo ways, Uu ish face und It Wii* too much, Hu wasn't msed to U. ling blue e\c#». bad won every man ! Thr drs-tof Imd (<» make another ^triji— over to his side. . * . j Bill said Rivers n;m worse. ^ • v-TJiey no lotigi-r urged him to go with ; \yh*n thevhK-lor had wouW^^Jcixanil- IVcnii. t 1 it -y w-i;ot and n sia'Cted him. n «'Aioii of his patient he dccLirnPMneworvt There wa* not a man In all the camps w as passed, and left Rivers sleeping -toy bis I leaiJii i man tn all me camp. around who would ’not have taken the ‘ under a gentle mfrcoUc. part of tho '“ten.lei-fonr.-'^-ax-TtTTT' ynnri All tins tmn-riie girl Imd not retonsfd larlv cnlted Mm. And not Sidy that, he * ,l '’r watch by the liedshle, and sheaecined knew it. to lie siiothlag nwnv the ileUiium of tho Hlspjtst-wrs a blank, and ho mildly j fever in gently iKcvsing her hands over * _ L*enent(vJ nil etrovts to rrrmt it.. On' one the *iek mail s rciiinlcs. Her yyga never fM-envimi I’te Hill had pressed him too 1.‘'-ftotT their witnb of every movement closelv on t’ac subject, and bo rcyroved 1 td the ‘ tend)*! fo«»t s furs*, und Bill stood him by sa\ in*- • by wonderiuglv, casting :(lurtivc glsmca •Liil, l think vmi nre a friend of »t the delicaudy feuture.l face Umding MO UAR C£DSft FOR , i T Ktory of tho Vfmr-LAhfnni , atui the Iron >W«x. s-* A friend of Mamr Uaxrift told a rs- Kirter h Htftfy of hU ^ptnrrucnt by. Toni dot it I/mfoln at im<*hcr vriticul untrturc fh tlu* phrtjjrHto of the war, ftixl iite reporter npiiiitorfdiHe mater for fh*» ^ |K»rtigulapq(ihcQC«urn:uce. :>!r. liewitt ♦ aid: “let me think n minute. Tt Van In the wtnforof iw;f ami fditt.'rait ficfor*-1 w* nt to Uuropo.. f uftto at tmt tea tftl>W enu feimday nightalw ays hm) some* ihing. «/f ft-t olthsrnr, noroc tw««hty or thirty on sv*ch ck cushetft and 1 mus rl tk.c- Rigid of lha iabh\ whin arncars iik* r l:r iilgl.t Ineatelcffrum from Mr. J.incolu.i’ Itw rs n Imi'g p'tintcd roll. ‘1 ha w tha ortguial stiil xo:oo<tb*)re, and U ran IhU tvay; . /•♦ ; , . ,, v i j i ur !'-r-vn l '.’Jil jroujftca.,* pADtUAtraa do rtilar* tr'/t OtYtr cvn adj 'Sdl l„- •!• q« Oeu. •Iir«t>l'ls tt n-odv to m*i* ••* fort Mu^bstst U* ft- s UiitacMtor st.4 «rtr»jf t •‘♦lie* fro <vi ihe ujy fe»in Httslwag t-.C^in* It Upu«r I ■■tsai'H' ’Xliai Hi*wwt IV, ftiftWii-'b# fl, # ~ l «c— uf. x. xpr-tfltsa via (41I. Uevftu^* t f.-.uvyti *uy« tb^ mu t be' (.r*luue-t cml'r ni»«» mojiitf*. They Ciu4 ts< St C ilru la ViTtr* trtaly. - - *• ft-H4^cour 1 Ikgd never socn a bed," said Mr. Hewitt* “hut'l h^d board Uiatfieu. RMinr.n, wlio h*r.s then (a roruiugx. l al- WuU t towii nrwtMil. Imd ju^T txxnpletcd Ihe modi 1 Of one, and that iii.qht) piactvi myself Iil t,x>iumuDicuiioA-him. a thin;' 1 had iu»-difiiyu!ty la Joing, Icing; n_t ih' v time jrreifdcrrt Vf* tho Aiacrkaa 4Yh■graph envifany. I was ulilft To get w[Kr.:tors In eUt.d Ut th • nicU:hm» v hi!.' |- talked ti» ueiv, l.^toaan. In ry Iv tn ray^liesKfon. (i tYjjJdruan^uid bi.it t tc lina mortar 1*.s] jn* t* Us »i IPT Ubity ftasx. mine. I Hunk vou nre a friend of m me iiemyauny icaum u lace UMHtmg t ;:tup.h(ni I »>skc«l him il lie* *«tiW-•ii-J but 1 would rather have you ' ,>v ‘ r his pard* pdlow, nnd trying to solve . j t ,;, mn t » N* w YorY by tho Mutidar throw nn* down that, shaft of rours titan_a4hc problem in his mind. tcTT you uly yast life. It to nsk me to to*»f*lemf«F- If the bovs eou!d have seen Bill thelf; .if'tliey cuftiltl have lixtknl upmt him as ptotsh.sl betorc tin* stotidcr, le looking \aatttg ttttm: be; jKtte Li! U-. Hours paHMed, and finally, with r\ Jons: sigh. Rixei v oiH*tHHl liise\es ■•onl lirfilo-Al i nt Bill leaning over the foot of the l>od. Then hi* w andering nttcftrioTi was ft veil on Hie anxiom* fure by l-.is side. There "who had ;U *** H * > glad err of rocogiiJtlon-—it w ;u* a l Ins plan, tiii* “Indian chewcr • ' mutual understanding. All tho wanuth had CHiic. cht-trlte-ad m a hand to 1 of ,,H ^ ^ ift-thft ' ;L lady would have r»*.\tgtiiz<vl wee that this Is your firat dealing with Indies 0/ my jm j’<*ssicn. We never de part fnnit our lirdt bkt Fifty d.dlui-H. or nothing." . 1 , • Mrs. Bockaby thought for a few mo- inenta, th«*n going to her w ardrolK*. she took out two liaudsomc morning dre****. uml threw them on tlie herb-“Nnw," site said shurplv. “give ore $160 for tin* lot.” Lft WyldeVkoen Imsinens eyi'* fittsherl. Slie ciomd tik- largain nt oinvi Taking 1 from tho IwHiout of her dress a greasy 1 pocketliook, hhqTi:ia<l* d Hie amount re- j qutryd fii tieau U|l| U> Mm. Bockahy, I and that lady trhunphantly jk* Uetctl it. “You'll Und that 1 »lo husiinKs very squarelysaidtla* iutr«qid little woman. ! as she prepared tok'avc*. * “l triLit I—l f.holl not huv«‘ any nece*. | j stty to call you 'again," ungratefully ix- marked Malv'bia. I41 Wylde laughed. “All you lailie* j ; 5DT flic kijuio tl-ing." she reinarLcU. j “Voull mjiwI for me ngaui, Mr^. Ikn-k- | nby. TJjo first step to tlic one that cowl*. , you know." '■ Mrs. Bcx'knhv herself.. showed Iwr ' visitor to the d(>>r. went down rtatfa > with her, and u sisted her ilejx-irnux* froiuTiie lumso. Then cntKOtiscIttg Ip r- sclf behind a curtain, sho Kaw the little black woman dejs-sit her bag. filled w ith “superfluous" dresses, in Ihe neat little nhacton. and vUtoe off. Mrx Bockoby uiusLcd, but she luul the money. there w as no one in Hie world like Ins wife, he thought. * “Ilow looli:di we were to Julsuitnler- stand quo another." lie went on. sinpidiy glad, “and atomt such a trifle. Ux»." “ilusli." whisiKTcd his etinqianion, fuming from him and n inovjpg liei hand. A link* lady in apple gre< n silk was clots* U'sitW* him. ISIm* lu>d eiiilently seen the maniH^tarion* o^nnitmd np- nrovaJ. Bockabv laugiMHi to' himself ;n» wIki band light vv'itli-a la*:ir; thto Mime Ute Bill, w b * figured ipi a deiqK indo in the country round Jor a hniidnil miles, thfA^xroul 1'haye 'wofulertHl if bu bad si ddenly taken loove ol bi* juiruu’H. But they were alone, and in an hum ble voice lie said: “Beg ybr pardon. Mister Rivers. I didn’t mean to hurt ver Rt iin a. 1 hev kimlei taken a liken to je. a sort of fatl.erK gently w hisjH'ivd imtiie “Lillian.” us ho drew her fine to hLs. ‘Resting her head on Id* slioulder*' she told him of tliu long years of waiting For tidings from him und the liusty letter fnrau Omnlm, w'hich &hu liad unlv i«*:eived u f« w day* UToro. blie had left bomp, friemls, everything, and gone lo sock him Ur tho it cown t > w luri-liy nf'tnt boat nt tno latest. Tni i woftAun4ay ui !it. yx»*i midemand, ajid theft wasn‘» way tia p.'t it down the neiX dKT. i!o he colUU rxinl it B Is; ieva-ivud vrderft I mV) <>.' 1 {old him to enusidex lliat h® v . m untltT f:vdcrs forTITe time to-ing, Uararing hirn that 1 would %:i*r thilt hori*- ecivc'dlhcxa. u’h^ji 1 a Her ward jJkI. “ll“ A''nt t!ty mortar Uci, ip;,L.4t ar- .iire.1 Tn» *cdaV mortiitT;' hy lh Krit. I speul Menduv runntn .Tver ittg* oiwimi nrrtell * iron to tin’ XfiuoiyTTnimixrandUorneB w cri.-H, to bccttru drau^htsitM a to inteiPi t, and If ye say the word well ho pari’.a," Thr word xva* K'id. and great was the nirpnso i.-i camp when tho new partner- si,ip vva<; annouuectlXlic next day. What had eoiue o\t'r Bill? Was he going to reform? It was a seven dns’wonder, but gradnallv died nwa; until It was no i jotiq* r an ntlraetlon to s<*e Bill's six feet »>f nmsole tthd hrawn towering head und should* rs nl>oVe hi* dt'lif atc looking t “pml” rs they proyttectcd the counfrv. I lirre day in thtir wnndcrih;pt tliey : found they had neurT.'reuehed' thrMiui- bo n*. •.> j uesony niormn;'lo.prgju^re j laUrt of tlmfeviTal parts of the mortar l«ed on its .: rrivs.l’. I foutrl that it vvclglnsl tdKiut a'ton and » kulfi (Vkl ftfts eom- wihl W.M. rhe knew not when* but sho - r , ri \ c f ra i comusUsl part ft I Usd him. And Bid Imd disap* tt rartM to tfio Novel!» iron w orks ae I ta.' m to pt“ce9. andf dinrlbattol tho ^ni 'ic^ aroiqid ninoruj tin* thrl-o work* 1 lutv'j tuepij .nod, Vtotu a^ni ir.g Wuiak<> t “• itrin part* and to do all llnw pOMUblv in thought how ttlwaml it w»* for n mar ried eoupk? to tear Uang Si cn in aliee- tionato comnmnieation. Yes. a hal , .. 1 i» w .r 1 1 • 1 _ w . T-milof thr grand old t<oak nt wIiom* base . • ^(Ue •'pit l In.. '..S'^n S7X .‘ /‘i -f- -at.-.f tl„-S.inJu,n m-ok.! wAllaiL. .. L r n.u UHMiJuaUi.ii). tjmTmmnkiTv-ulTfrSI'iii iicKEi*. w ere so v ciru. Ik* glanced ut hto wife. She was fnn- 1 tion of amazement’ j “lumk here. |xud, we’ve struck it thto feather fan. Ah. he hud never m* n 't. .Rivers, v* ho had to*cn pnfientlv clip- before. She ba< evidently thought tb.d - m ^ wrf%H otI (lu . , t ;4 u , tU ’. h j,/,. a.* he refused to buy her a new oivsh. i.he , |im . rnU lh( . n . , UKl4 . nH( | to J hlA .... , . , side uitd looktnl. Fail bad a piece of . . , , duili l(K>king itH'k in liin band, tuid was not quarrel about the fan. lie would UiniMJ! , (l tldledly over mul over, hto 0 . e* glow lag like siara in his intense 1 x- cuetueni niug hemcif witU_a sweet little yellow would invest in u fan. Ah. lodvinn 1 never would economize never quarrel any more, in fact— Tuvlyo o’clock! A lug clock, w itli n solemn cathedral chime, which had I cen delusion 1 hut he w as maigcruf Ius twiuse —a most egregious error. “AfTcIis|ild. pui>u*sl tli* fidr Firta. ~|umtoiuy ; ’’>'011 taTV of my black mid gold dfeH.s,. I laKnisc you ls*tn nuggsunth will buv« Mumetliing far mor* elcgauL" “I* Mr*. Rngr*inith going*" nskwl Mr. iiuuinlv assert ’ In-r-irlf, ns phe.v.as au fond <4 doing. |*‘Mrft.-Mi^‘l;aby, 1 tio a hrpre aod <»nlL' j dmtial Imsfnrsft—<c«>hfidei)tial toTiteu-ord, ma’orn. I ii'Csure\o«. If 1 were to tell J ’ yon tile ttmiies of the ladii*s w liom I— < tthetn!—relief of—s r—sujs rlluomi gar ments, you woulJTtnrt. ‘J he Itot might ns a wet, mUiLaftint night, and J. J ^ ,e as Rock shy. grntly. Ho had orwe-Ion* 1 Miow tlu* of Home of votir best pro—w xHted a prosit ilvalof bovt-Ji nlhv- tmu up»ju the unloving ialilin. imd tl* rrinrmlVnfirt. Ito .wn* Rtod to say. wan ftlcftsant. simply brcfrUM? it umiLsi'd him. •uu» Jiff ft iutd married a 1 pisiMslly w mi It h r almost pyi Xvidow. and an adept in H»« % art'$*f liow fo keiq* up :ii ij|i'o ranee* on not lung a tfai*. ties.^Hnekaby Imteilf f>etitri In )ier own negative waY. j .^ht* dlsllkeil tu hear the purring lo.'k) wiiieh her hus band always used in allmluig to the lady! “'Ye*. sf»e to going." Haiti .Malvina, malieigsisl/; “untl I’vx* no doubt kIio will npjK'ar ia MXiuThing imrtieularly Htart- ling. AYhite liair will suit her spleu- dkflv." ' » “ft will. Indu'd, fthv. rather loo raj<l “And you n-ftise Kvoking fiicc, Arehilm tent know best. I fthall go to Mra Ik' .^nighyto iKtl noudro. 1 vtfll tell y6u tliat much. I will also let vou knovt^ (liat X do tkH B»tr«d 40 Ijo dtograced. ! pro- miium* yon will not be thereF’ rather nnxkamly. • • Prohnblv m*t. I hate a club fucct- inft which f must atnqid." “I would not like jon to nogrect your ihiti'w for. my sake," chtrrui>cd ^Ira, Bockahy, aft she left the room. bhg aent directly to lier' bedroom, and, hitting «Wwn on the easiest diair ’’ 0^0 Mb'. ntod Mr. tllQ Bock- of friends—ladies in your set. ma'am. Ihrt 1 am to Ik* tniHtisl. It’s no use my beat- 1 ingatonit Hie hush—I might as well Kn it tight oui.’ I’m cut out for this busi- ih-hk. laahea nil find ft out sooner or later. 1 never ImMitlx? the name of one • customer to another. If you were lo. oifer me ttoon. ma'am. I wouldn't reveal , to you tin* name of the jx’rson—lady, I should Hay—whom 1 have just left, nor 1 that of lltecusUMuer 1 shall two after 1 have you." Mr*. Wvlde, with thto (leclnrntlon of nu.raJrty, V**l;ed.proudly nt Mr*.-Hvelc- ahy. bliyglutietl in “asserting" herself, arid generally did *0 in excelkgit Mnglish. “I —I—stipiiose y-voii not doly buy. hut Hell?" HHk**d Malvina, it must, to* confesstsl. “Of eodp*',"tv\ as llie answer. “I don’t rut I (Of Dcusclcssdy, mo tiiQ mean* )ahl. YTcU, dear, j wear ail Ru*e fine f»*nther* myitclf." “Aiid-rmid you rvnliv menit to t-tell me that ladies— ladien, vou urtderHtnnd — will buy ■KXincJ hand drtoUM’w. and wear them? 1 supposed Hervnm girl* Imught them." Mrs. Bockahy was iulcrestcd in qf herself. ' * Tile W* Ido looked at lK>r would lie patron with uifublc contemtit. SSheon- iqyeil all' (hto taikiip(, luit sits lilu.nl to :t]>]K';ir a* though oouXetwians wvra very pauiful to her. “If I Mir that dwtr. from you tins morning." site xud, casting ratheraji ni „ atneran nu- rhe eouliFhftd, dere<r«X hwwclf 'to medto ita\o?iflnif glanck) t^”lho"gdvvn. “l siiall UUon. l or ten minutes she ftnudeed Mdl it this errniug. A ladv said to tlftep in thought. She w^a uvideutlv at o*ly tW other (toy: ‘Wvi.k;*(whcn II CIIAlTER TIT. ft " rw •blbald ndcknhy, ns In* slowly do* sceiuh (l tlic w id'*. Diurhic stiqw of hto club, felt the* influence of the weather. There had been rather ft heated discus- don nt thin annual meeting, and Mr. Borkaby had not been entirely silent. llofvHild go l»r>mc mid forget these petty annovnme* in the company of hto charming Malvina, lie would usk her to Hiug for him, play for him, talk to him. Since tlndr dtoeiiHMon. n week r.go. Mr. and Mrs. Bockaliy's relations had ht-en mther “^trained." She liad clearly shown m*6entnHnt . at what hIio was phrased to consider her Imsbiind’s un- gt-nemu* treatment, while he—well, he simply had nut t.'fken tho trouble to set thing* right. He* hated cxploiuifions— fte uH men do—and he knew that cventu.- ally iK*ace would reign aguin In hto do mestic midst. T Ho Htidd^Jv n;membored, with a men tal and vn^rous “By Jovt'!" that this .waa the night of Mr*. Be SnigshV* bal poudre. Malvina would not Ik* at Tome, of,course. U wju It) o’clock.and she had I dnubtbrs departed, in a glory of black and gold, to grate the salon* of Mrs. I A* | Suigsby. What an i nan tremble nuisanre? [ BocVsby felt that a (lUU't.Twmir Kt^'iit evening with Maivuia would do hmi u world of gootto T1)6h It orcftirred to him thatdie would pn to Mrs. I)cfltii|rsby** bulCutiuHtirnriHe Malvina. How tip lighted she won id Ih»! Ho would bvv her in hoc old Idiu k nml gold dress—poor bulu thing, jhow she ha ? ftlxdled against wearing it—and ho would tell her, an enlhurinalically a* he -coukl. that sbo {■KjhoO fetter tJinp.AiLt. eVft^v w i { >laci*d in a coiutpletiiuis pohition by Mrs V S'rug>by in order to warn her gue -B of the imjHUtant hour, struck hU>w Iv in a uioinent tlieji* w as a ru» tlin;;, siiky ftnund.'nnd every lady held her untapn ; sns]>einled by Rh laev htiing in hvt luitftl. 1 IVx kaby gkinred-v\ Rh a siuilo nt hi* ! btoek and gold clad netohUir. 'Hie miuK* faihsl fnmi hi* lij*, n,* eye* opem-d in utter 1»C*viKiennent. lie recuiivd’ in- 1 voluntarily. 1 ■ . . “la tiiin Ruggsmlth," he gasped. •_ Mr*. IMiggsuiilh indulged in a sugcrod smile. “Ami vylujia did_.\ou .Ihmk l The lunvH spread like wildfire through the eaiujs . All Hie inineix were hr.lf crazy wvta - the find, und deserted their old < Igiiu* to wareh for new om*s. Tin re was n<» yhmbi of the vast wealth that lay* in tlu* miiie w hich Hill and i>'ivet>h;i(l had iouiid peons 1. A few day* afterward one of the “pards" /•nre up his claim to the litth) cttlvin. und Hi* minir.te'r said the ccrrv monv— which link«nJ two lives into si world of their own. Many nnd hearty were the rough con gratulation*. That evening Hie miners gathered ut tlic little Ivornft tosav n word of vv eleouic tothe I t iHitilul ) (4iii«; brido. l-vcn if it were spoken by u big, rowdy miner like WU, there w as n gi tilling ring of uianluuftwttliout It, nnd mudc.luT feel quito ut hotue in tlio wiM. |i»citu'- sa far from every sign of A* the men f»It;d out sk'W ly. Ulvcm (xnidiieted hf* glil wife tft tho porch of tlu* rudc cahln, c.nd, standing < l'we by bi^ side, she sang0110 verse of “Home’, t I Ionic.". Tho lender, symputhetie .voice fi ll on the still uight air with a wonderful sweetness, und uwakened n.tmy old menumt* in tlvft hearts of the rough, couiao miucxs gathered there. lletnl v were unenvrrex! and there vvero tehu *i|»ed hiwtily away r* IMH b*! tlurntn tho mUniri. Was there rough talking and coarse jests now? No. As eueh man rated glass n solemn hush fell iij fin tho group. Broken nt hist by Utr Bill# voicu. U wau^tojked and uo* natural. , “Bov*." he safd, “T never lied but ono Opened It was a settled fact that tho + pcfd. but I give birn up 1b the best tsan! >11 new hot yr - - ~ - mnbtHmri.-to* -be-rr.tlirrxl whnrhe'&hnTTtt •ITe ,,lls tov)fty\Hi Hr me. 1 preveme. , mn . t tlwmKun|«- interpo*(v| the lutlo Indy Ml apjik* gnvn , ^ j^p wvw.td be a congrr^-tTffln. V-Tmt i uhinu’had falien "on hi* rough heart and .uiu.conung ha.-ulv lorwaid. I tlirillltr' s|K*eeliOH he ver aid make. He then ro suddenly been swept avvay. . lalv uia. excljimeti the •t M 'k'h‘:'* j wmdd iiavc ewry word of them printed " - -- . ^ Archibald, so Hiipienu-ly uui^iruxHi tlud j in Hie newsjmpera. Uo would ovtu u fast horse, nnd the “tow**’ should have men had more money tluln they could ever pea fire Inyiinin;; dpw n on ibcui ua the mlnV;:;; ore should be turned out. A*' , fhV t vo men w , re L i;f;; mu^h.Tcd* in Hie little coitage they talked of the ftithre and Ita grand pros pect*. Bill wa* full of entJuaaa.'in, and, ph lur 'd in glowing term* hij I:i-'fiest - r fttid«it4oti* a tnan ever got. Audi oilier lid 1 got eue iik(* Iuh." an- t!ill id hto glu.su down and walketl 1 Hun h;ul uiy firstdntgrvde^.* 0:1 theft I away abruptly. It was not long until vvrz 1 prei* ntul to.l;imlft» suhi: tlu* saloon wn* deserted and Has csrrp buslk’d ui the JvpOoO of Iligllt. Afti r that Cdl did nui socm bko his old self. TIo was (juietand uclemfi. Uo trinw icmirtv nS fTie Til!(Trrr'MlT Th -onId fo pet theth rc-ftfly tft limb. Tin* material to make them vi iis not on hand, uul had t.j^!u provuluL Being fir tho Irbn btisincsa I knew who mudo tkodif* F rent I^indr of tnalerr.l. The ni jnei^Mi maker of an oasenttol kind dr fron rv- fu-wd to cluuigt* lito mlU 4o fti-.tkc trims v.iai wanted, and I ti h gvajibed to Mr. I.lne#>ltt'to s. nd an < r to tgktti^fte*- hon of hto works, which It© dwL t Th» work pnrTW'srtxl with *tic!< rueeftw thivl nuresult 1 vv.irt;»hU-to»c:idthelinit«.or- t.iMz'dforwr:r\l in tlurtccn duvi» frtHiitlu* tlnv* I ref dv* dMr.I.lrjeoliitou'lvgrajMuind the whole tiiirty iM went^-slx day*. 1K* ut a m« > ngeruu w itbcaehmostartml.mni Hie ear ujKtn which it waa loaded was ut- tnrhed to tlio expx^» trains with a printed r irter Vrf the srcrrlanr of war ^•ft'vU•d u|)un it vvhioh rood trt folkik^s: ThUcai- muftftvt slilr invi;#.! and^r prikAy >f (!(•/:!h By color of theseetvUinr “O^n Urint rrcelrod the u: or tar beds an iHiu*. tlM ft.xpcdttibn Went fortvird, md Bonc1sr>tt olid IlCnry wrr»tftken. ( (ciid nil the eipvnsc»of making ftHd for- wunlinx tho taortar Uxl*. unipuatiog to over fcm.tzx). At the Umo |uj)er tngmy was suUi.udiaHy at par. - r'-nrlmiKi. V- h ,a l n/t.mv pay tft |•a^ltT mofl(ly a vv-ur afterward lyipcr myuicy tovd ttofre- SifTHl f»V(»rufiair, nmr I poj it then cnly >n the or.'.-T fcf Mr. Lineohr. with ^s^htiiu \VIh-m I it'f.JOU .jr*55 ^ e j r C.TIZJV. f n.'.r * 1 cure to let-the iifty* know where the sun- i. nn' mt utch n treflictuhicii oil. 1 l!u*ug6d y'*'»i ffiiovt Ixj TTect 11 ud ft».auu / jKiuoda' ”—lOvuiF" ! il.'Va he t ealize.l lioiliiiig. Now. if Mrs. IkH.kahv tie*. : tirriituu and Itl*Tnarc!t. An -crderl r vtrf<v rtt Once p i.ur,;(*»a. Ltotnarrk ftnd B itoitig u.v:*nwhllo toaUqviitj 0ir4n- we ould had her huaboiul away Irom Mlie Kugghsviitli | 1 Wfore* urtber harm vv*H<h,iH*. hut her'l bi**n ortual lareiK d until L Iter lldo- ald’ii femininity got macy. bhe had heard Arehihaiu h honeyed language, and laftitiaH out- rngeou* fteceptanee (T i:, and she could not leav e the hated Mi>. Ruggsuiuli so soon. She made ;l grcat'nu»Uikc. “Mr*. Rnggsmith." stammered Archi bald. with a nervously inilfcciie smile, “you—you—must r-renllv t xcubiMue. 1 — 1 thought you wore my wife. I c-oould have sworn that vv-vvua her dress." It wn* an awful monv-nt! latitia Ruggsmlth. pmeticvd ns she wan in Hu* art of di*ee]ition. e«iu!d not avoid the lellmic bhislt-tlint caint* to her cheek. Not n word could she nth r. she vms tongue tied. kkvJvina Ikw-kahv, of all all IIk* drinka tliey wanted, tliey should not go dry wliito he wn* on top of rfsl. Ami In* iaop|Hi«t suddenly an<l lociked ut his eotnpauiiftu K«r rm: that hrMeotiie gh band elojii’d axj> e thnT r.lVfht. lifebtlv ov er 1 he big the-ono VvTiat s yer leml.^dc jiard? Will yer , of f i mere deljcatc moLl timt w.* laid in hang onto ycr dust, or sjK-nd it Uke-yer Id band the two nun uuderatoed each 1-got it?” — . > ♦Hhtf. Then* were trtrpr in lit*IV. cyFB 101 a moment Rrver* was silent sndrn uehr In hto heert whif^i ro om* “1'tlare not Hunk wluit db j«>kitior» I I’hut Rivi r.s 1 houldocr know csfio turind \ shall make of it. 1 will probably’go bnek -silenliy away. j east. Jiv plans are not (!• limtely K't- miner.-' gnllu rod again iu lire Sft > "A* uvideutlv at wopli ufon witu® very aUtftuie probleaft ttKin 1 Tenon tit, she rang tho bvlland or- tiered her maid to bring her n daily liflipcr. She ran diligently through its ltd vi*t tofhg columns, until slip apparently f.Mjnd wlfcit slftf wmilrd. Sho read it r.MvfulIy nt tottst luilf a dozen fimee. Then, unlocking tbs 4n*ftry oak ftard ruUyTtaetomi silk* U^k from it a black 9ml gokl dreas, me have mtimate nml frequent dealing* with todies they get CcC* fftinlliiir, you knowj, *1 want a, iiice e vesting dress, but I dhn’t! uuul to jsiy |or it. if you teuti get me suuAtlufiK pret$y for nothing, or next to potLing, T slmliTur very gkui’ fMH yt>a iu«d nut be afraid of me, Mr*. Bockahy X n.ssurc y ou j axa aocwatuDK-d feu-ilm • X n.ssurc y ou i Mix; Ikickub "oiuen iii the vwwld, now knew that siu* bought “SUpeflluotto” ( k-thyft Mrn. Il«K*kahy’s Hiiguish was o<) lex* hitU*r than that cf tier ri^al. It ex-* pressed it.sclf bv' n marble pallor which robbed evkJi fivr liftf of wkery vi*stigcof cixlor. l/’lilfa Ruggsmilh. of all women in the world, now knew Huu slw* sold “sn]>erfluou.s " ( IoUioh. Yen. man like, J. Archibald Bockaby had “put bi* foot in it." Hed.' .ho finally amwvrctL jeet was ilmpjted. l»i!i knuw Hie quiet, retiring man at htonidc 'veil enough to know iUl inquiries to be fruitless. K» ho turmsl over. and. after a few more word* uUmt the work of i!io moriow, lej fell-aslei^v ^ , When tho nvoruiilg dawned Bill was up and stirring, iiiver* slept tote, and at last Bill lliowghUie.hnd better uwakeh him. A* lu. Vftook'liun in l.to rough way he noticed the bright (qwtH on Uivers cheek*arid Irtselioit. irregular fireaU»iug. “It l.<i all right now, Lillian," mur mured the sick uum, jtqsslng uneasily; j “il’s till right now-/ Fve got the uioucy , to kt'rp you where you sluftild lie.” »So tenderly, patlietically caun* Ihu words that the rough miner bruslied nwny tjic fears ft* he listened to the hidden story of hto “j*miy i»n*t life. H • t« Id it all in hto delirium. ( nnd Hoemeil to live the long 1 he hoxt spring cfmiu, pju| tlio doctor made another trip Bijhc HtHo rabia. ftilo-rlngj c.f tW imarufti own. W I1U1 Ue Bill went up tlx* next day Ih m vrr.trr and tofiumKitcrnig bnejo led Wm Into Hm itomiy I edrootu % „ fi; jr> Lmndv, Jen- fho e#ftmt *(fI?!‘ljLd nTidgfrie Mm a. peep at the nay baby wjd. I^ku i.(-uk-<d tlio raothi:^ wcpfftv. V.’Ti;':} Uic siirgepna c-uop^ u o l ransa<mKsl ! t!fe-vv-oindNl ffi Ru in care, nwT.cruiLing tour why tv> l>wn4*fHe,tHW»‘todFuS t vtxrm’.i oprt ijg.-to rejoin the kinjfk Itfiid- qaaitc;*, v.Jikb fit tho uu-artl*flo ltod hsnv f.iMed I rrm.e fisl tiir«H»r aud bpro tvo UmeUl v.iih. wttgvna that i Am re** ft would take r.r; the rc.«t of UK> 4 (tov;. 4 Va <jet irougli. f'T the tbaTrTntiirs wouTlioil pay H . xi we Ihe j'oungster. A vote u; 4 .sukeH, So tlie sul)- i looti t*v di inH to Hie health of the mother t and chiuI. und hear Dili, now glowing w iili animation, tell ibxjut 4)te bofcryTtod t rite ilL^TittftFTieltd tothc* erte It* tmeer wayn upiil Huy all vvmibHl to ubyaa. •• r—*-^-»- lilM ’ ^Ti •Mto *» | arnl the camp wa* to be yflristened uftcr ' however. YC tho Wby. and Bill Imd forgotten to ask t hind Ht'M ir-hKMi mul rtaamg mq her name. A wav lie went , nnd NXirr re- my kcat, bu jumped out arid qhlt turned.* Tie l'K)ked diceptoh and luamy muj ly clcgr llusbU.et «ll’eitrudv% uttl*r- cattie forward nml Kiiid: 1 Big' v.hgnu* to .Rgy light r.nd • Mt. “Boy*, yer gut me tlito thna. They've'! MrffcTiiftg’fA froD? of 'tho rynruV imil called ber ’Luito!' as tutor my nnmeiib 1 lualdrg V'nr- for- us li!l *rts vri-re Cell aud kii they could get, What'll ye her?” Tho chisses ch’nkod merrily, end rill l«eamcd with happiness. Not a day pussud tlial Bui dkl norrlsit the cottage, and ft* the ueo babe grew 10 my layout Mr. a toddling, lisping girl. Bill wa* lu r chief Kyrapathircr. and the Ikw* in (amp at last (tilled bun “Lnclb Bill." Uftouyii tlu) blockade bo.thM Totojihtol [ «• to ft*•at, ivtuar^iug:. .“Thto »e Jio> rs >^#y mgniScM t>\nIncss'Tor tho chanc* lk*r pf Grtv (.lerfti.'m oynTod^ntlon, hui t! anly waylp/fit ihrough.”—QciL dau ia bcrivgiev’i Magazine. 251ft' jV^ioj«tt tTtot lie VRaw kW woQld do I Wim IF “1 «hi are a foolish lK)y. Arclii- nn; 1 hut 4tor dre» « jv* li gxVftt , bold,” sh<* kiM. with a eftrelessTicivs she that bo w;u» gtod—jes, reuily gto‘l-4ic • did not f<*et. “Mr*. Ruggsuiithto dress luid lie** truer enough to refuse her an- * la not in tiro leant like mine, but to uen. otljcr, and hv <»»>• Tlwii he would whirl Malvina aw in a wnkj. tho unphucint- negft of thi* j*ast week would l)c entirsiy forgotteii, aud all would cad happily'.. Mnc Btk k'lby lliefift to r-orAr^-i tim» hr h.tit ’tnrrxl Blto ttfll-*' rmr*‘d hi luxury ur.i] I suppose, LkIIcm cOjjtiuiirft are all r.likc.” Then sho led Archibald uwnv Udme ho lutd tiute to make any other ridiculous remark, aod nxpM^ttKl that to* cull Iter carriage.. Five minutes later they were ^Wlvi.M j ^Never mi D^'ekHhy^'lfh ihTfiftriodTcl^co.'* lier (m-F* * ingly. “"VMii eu*^K irom it a niavK i^na gokt arcfts, Mrs. Bockaby ftot rclievMl. Since she «nd laid ft ratUt-r ImpaticuUy upon hral ficIpafctHsnier letter Huintnonmg tho hvd. ubitjuitous lady to her |ide, Jwimd tovn Mr. Bockabv had certainly b«en cor- very ime.vy In Id r mind. She had feci when h* had chamcterlied it un- tcmrArjn^lt fnrpulteii.hor Urgofit need of toJfr.thon and jirctty. It would havo been moneys In.)igrTlreiuIot bgiiig ili.scovciedl tony where. Mr*. Btofliam*. dtxinne VUli ah duvcidtoiug “siqH'rflu- Cftjiricious and un*Mtoooable, disliked ofttT \1o<htft de^Jcf. Now tbto Mjs. I^iu Alreuii. tho wpuid nut woar it again. \Yyldt*Wl ffrfrafnlutcrM a lirfle balm to feB that >hc 111^1*4 subdued mmu. Ihougb NftWJtork hod aever ueBn her self by dflyrmin^ her tlmt ^ , it \r~ ‘ f ^ Tltcmdr, was tinrlot it.ftDd—well, It^rXieig^lK^rftT.yio crjUblly,Wd nressetl (harmed to fee you. Mr. fock- liArstit. » » for intMicv sho renreflwK*red AUj«’ saidv^wcvUy, -“\iur lift ^iiy Is hero, eciiovbu liersclf. 1 tliuik. un ml t Sc^vjff ruturtairruit'At*. sell them somcUupg # to *' kV '* , **f »* f IU.J f . Mr. nuebuhf took u cab houio. ficeli- ort)*? up his eruling dm** a Uuk* and ;«»their way h»nn*. Marled for hj.uohv’to, JIUBJ _ TRir v\q,eiV]il« aiiivixT there'T 0>nt full to t!ie lot <>f wotuen, a:.d lH.ar ~rp but nt which )’0 wan Kipremely - thenT with |>ei ft'ct cquftjmnliy, too. But pleoeed. ! H* sourdellghted riot in bids ’ the uvi nts (.f to-uiglit wurc too much for jK)U(l.n'*, and Hie sooner Majvjna was ' licr, and svK>n slu* wta* voldhng’in the rcadv to go homo this letter hejwould aruto of her biu>l > Aud, vv ho w as Imuself 'Even lliough Nut It. shfTncrself, vv, nnd her facwwere fl^tninglv Hrftilet. aml slie feJt whet#. ** worMs ■■■ thk'sc if* wortto, however, very care*. ^ d«* '’But—but—tho lavjy who want^ 1 A pretty, and tbcu you ihiuk your duty to mind, dcn»," he *ahl sooth ingly. “Wlist does it r.ll mgtti i? Yon sold rotir dress; Mr*. Rgggsluilh Ixmght It. f «nid pli'a-^irt thirfgh to her I'eom** I thought she was my litfle Mnl' ina. mid i wjmtnd CTTnckeTny jieftce with lur." “ Y-yc^y kpftvv%k-Uut fc./Jt?.Trldnl- vina, con nd^iviclj*« “X^l^d tupuind that sho I-looked to aud g-g^ld dr«i —in tho room. 01.’ 1 ui-must ft -were ihu tohftbt j-judgc-,wHrr sU. cate girl, twonti fn luxury and £&¥*, mid v\ lien he l<>Ht the fortmie he hadso slowly accumulated he dared not tel) her of hto love, lie wcaild rot jirIi her to sharo hls poverty nnd hardships. / He had come away and staked hto life nnd lovo in the wxurlt for gold. imtLfotmd It. Yes* now hecouki c1hh|» hersle,Kief liarfd in hto end gin* |*>r all tlu* riches ho IwMc.'sed in return. Over and over agnin Hill wklly stroked the Iwown heir frutn Ins forehead, nml u**be did *0- b‘iv- ••is aaid: “U »> so Soft—her little liami— it re: !h me to feel it on my bead.” And hr kips<<l u:rau» into a rctitloM sleep, ' “-Durn that big paw!" said Bilb, look ing ut fito rough, bruimy fisixl. amt then at the white forehead on fajupv^fAt. “And thor aiin ta w«.«i>aii'« Land *n* tho tauip 10 fix thiqgs aosy- for btm. I'd give the iytjtl Liiuussu hr was ouiy out of lht2» nu;s»c" . But to'furc two hours had elapsed | TI10 latest wrinkle among fhcyomig . ’•Tlu re a no lLariu. in nai lciin: . !<*>»* fottnA* bu Kiid one day a.*», lip tlioked ITh* curly fund u very Hcnsiblo w rinkle il-lHcfooi to br.'.Hvn Iliad ieu.rq hig II Till* mining c-mp y eot- lowed tlio hig lump rising in hto thrtiat and trftd logo on. ! ni Ms vouk* lyoko aud Le tmuLicd m-ihe vnuneBort losme Icf; t.'ic e.iftin. That wa* jpnrs h:» 4iKim**eired nmi rr.ly t!ie I,*ftcly togy oiarlti tl.o spot v.hero It oner Kootj. Stanley liiuw Iocs with bus wife and dark e\wj girl in mucusU-riicity ami cu- joy* th.o wytrttH he niadt* th the pietur- sjjnt which no v l<^trs the YrndVe uf Clu yetmv can you. nexcr married; He Iqvevl ,t!ie fivau^iful girl who ailby t!ie Uslside of hto sick “iKird;" he loved the tiny babe whoplryvd ujKin his kotos ghd bi-1 loitr soft clDek«ttfMi;M hi* •m'ft. T* C.V» nestled againct hto l.rea. t; a.bjt of cbuia pv**rnie|t pitlifb#J®le«»r Hie oUicr wftMjt for me. And I livers ♦Jo r . r* Oneoi'ujreiiwa^avli- chuiced up quickly ct BilLuml H.eti ta fa* wife, who was sitting % tli V door- ^ 1 ^ ! n l d .‘ 3 way w ith ber dainty fingers busy iu ntng in the bric-;i-or,;c Tin ;, and aJre«*J|>' uuhding a.little fro* li. 1 bft» a oampicte doLm cf; fuur duifter e.rf- Itwas U lcrq i kiK w"—and Hill zwai- feaa. aod a *num!vr of very'Ueaihtffill pklteft#s.wull asctlwr ptordH. Tflkiv tbaa wlieu cwfv oiu* ^nU a-rarl friend a baa- XiHwfti-ii r qr wmimartriTf,- nt ia.tbowe firtm- pt rLs|i:vpjc tbiqgs is^ak ia^a the ruoixy forxip-r’.y apex; tlfijl but penshabk* tbi; (Taint v ehp. or l)6ftbon,(’Lli, and thy kloa ^Au'Fful Jmul nretty bn* "w itutp to ' vY'.* tho menus cf &.? So»rvJTi*ov.' ' ” - ^ • ( “I pm v^jillag rusLsk my trputHX^rf ith a public uion," wrqte.FdwraJrd ttlZlP Tlu.' Uvcfpoul Mojcury, 7|f th^. case of tttt'*t*da^ ku^ixub v^npot ^i.v Inc* usc'fttcc