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FLIRTATION. What is flirtItion ? Really, iow van I aIvswer t hat ? Yet when She smiles I see its wiles, An(d when Ifhe lifts his hat. 'Tis lecting inl ihe ball room, 'Tis whirling inl the danlee; With somethiig hid henieathi t h' lid Besides a msilple glance. 'Tis walking in the hall way, 'Tis resting on the stair; 'Tis bearded lips on fintger tips (If mamma is Iot there.) 'Tis going out for ices, 'Tis buttoning on a glove; 'Tis lips that speak of plays next week, And eyes that talk of love. 'Tis tucking in a carriage, "1is asking for a call; 'is lifted eyes and tender Sighs, And t his is -no, not all. 'Tis part-ing Nwn 'tis over., Alid one goes bome to sleep; T'ra la, mly friend. best joys multit end - But one goes homne to weep. Ru1perty' Request. "Comie hither, Beryl." Stuyvesant Nutwood spoke in kind lv tones to his datugh1ter, :all( yet the grirl noticedl, or inliined that -he did, :a slighlit treior inl his voice, bift. thinki ing it was (I to t he involintary loose.. niig of his false teet h, gave t lie mItter no further at tention. She Crossed ( the rool to here her fat I -r was sit 1 ing in his great alrm chair besjide t he wvindow, Iryl had grown up on lir fat:h's arm ahinost without society, but not witihoutr ehtieation, for every var'she had attenided the seminary at ACon - vilie, and in her eig4htcenth year had gra':duated with all1 the honlors and a jerle dress. .An( t hen shte had gone bac~k to the farmIl agrain, buft somehloix her* life t here was. not a1! 4a isfaIt ory before. There were times \1 1 -. Berl i felt a seInse of enillIi inixed with an in defluiite feeling of restlessniess that wouhl14 cause h r~i to watider aimulessily a rouind the phi;ce ini a reverie unttil re cal led to thle thin gs of t his worl by stelpinig onl her anikie. But though heio stro)ve t o (conceal, even from her-. 'elf, the real cauli-e of I li i feeling, hierj heart woul ever and anuoni g.ive a great t brob as 'lhe I hiought of Hupiert I lilgswor)th. wlhoE was1 niow a strug(-1 glinig Ilawy*er in i Wes.Ctern1 towni. T[here hado beeni no0 words of1 love? be t weeni them, but on the dayV Rutpert grad1uated t hiy hand met4 for (lhe last jiime, onli, stan tding beneath the shade of a gratl Ol oaik that gutardedl the en I ran lce. t) I Ii heollege cai m pius., R ulpert hand t~akon Beryl's hando ini hai4 andi satid t) oiher, wVhie is dlark brown eyes s(eemedC~ lookinig in to her very soul: ''ou wvill tnt forget me entirely,. Miss Stur vesnt ? "'I shiall never forget y'ou,'' the re pilied, wvit.h, grave ean estneiss, "as long as' I hive.'' Hie hiad once stIlepe oni her toes. WVheni Beryl- hado crossed 1 he room her) fat hIr miuotionied he~r to a~ seat by his~ side, and as she enddI~led up cosIly on1 a bassock and, placing her arms iuj'on her' knxees, looked1 onJ In hi fa. with a wondering expressioni inl her great, blue eyes, Stuyvesanlt Nittwood felt a great thrill of sorrow inl the knowledge that one (lay this beautiful girl, withI all her wedalth of love and bandoline, voul leaNve hii forever. "61 have reeeived a letter frozn Rui pert Hlollingsworth, Beryl,'' Ie said. The girl gave a sudden start, and a wave of crimson swept over the pure, sweet face, but she did not speak. Can you not guess,'' he continued, "'whIt the purport of his letter is ? Beryl couild no longer look inl tier father's face. She knew full well whyi' RiCpe-t Iollingsworth had writ tenl. He had gone away only years before in all the vigor of his glad imahiliood, ald his Splendid talents had gained for him suiccess where otheri's had fail d An(] now, crowned w ith the laurel wreath of victory, he had written to her father for permission to urge his suit wifh her. She knew all this full weill, ::ni I vet wheni ha.r father asked her the quiesti''n to whichI her heart h:d alrea(y given aniswer, she di I not rely "You cold never gue ss, little oie,'" said Suvves:n.t Nutwvod. a merr twinkle ini 1. ( yes, "whsy Ruer has written. Do youl th11nk youl vo~lld ?" I A deeper blush oversp read tHe prelt t* face. "Blut I will tell you,' I, coitiuiied,i "bveelnise voli t wo were at coll4eg' to gether. Still, perhaps I ha1l better he silent"-:nio again the lauhiIg li;b Ca(e into hler fath e r's ey 'es. "Tell me, papa,'' whispered Beryl. no longer ale to conceal her eager IIess. 11 v he has written.'' 'lle wanits somethin,' was the re ply. "Can 3 ou not guess what it i ?'" Ej very Ii er of Beryl's e ing is thIobbing wih vx pectanIIcyv I now. The siml has paise. f.-omn .i it, lid reat hi(lS of ioy lightt tht .t ream Iip from below Ih Ioriz/.m's riml caIst :a st ralige l'alo over t he silent ei.it h. BervI feels the soletuini inilluieices of lihe t ilighit hour, but ino wordl comes froni her lips. ''('an y onu not guiess,' repeashr desires ? For an instanut..she does not reply. To aniswer 1 i h iesI ion1 in the afiji mau tive wvouhl seemi h)01( and1( fo rwardl. and( yet e:nii sheP dleny, eveni to hiereef, a .knowledge of whl at. IRupe)rt des.ire's y So shep simpijly says to her fat her :- eill ine what he waniit'.'' Beniding teinderly' over his danughiter. Stuiyvesanut Nut wood whiispers wvith in tinite pathos ini her ear: ''Twenaty tive dhollars~ to get home with.''--Clii eag T.2I)rib~un~e. SUB8CRIB I! 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