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. it .1. ..z' S I re HAVE. #? S 1 mm M BUSINESS BETTER BUSINESS BUSINESS v.. V,. . , u-very Business 3* no n h fi. IF Vi ?s. ii w>. - m I no*'* ; ,jf tsfe .I* . s? * IP would take to t?k it over with yewu TrlE .1 mii.tiU.JlJ .ULI-JJlUi?lWMuJLJJJ m*LJiUUUUII???*i A Weli Coflstf?cted Plan Cawtfvrf te Ufe ?h? Car ried Ou? After tkatfi l'rd Travtiir wo* {?ft an, orphan ?BJf nlmteven but be w?a tf^i{ ??re(i'o(.; ; He llvi-d vv'th ibo: Iii brlaw him [.etat' uhIjih for ediu.ailu.ii. mot'tof. th? tibi?' t ibe 4je>. UUiiacir?. M'Xpwj *ejl | -iOvUU.. agit., whore9it -uiijjfht;.be? d Me woHkt bc curlcHHi an-B> hi*' ibfiiiK lie aRVuMiy.tU^^c^ew'^uaj? ~'<IWfr-?V Xb<tN<>*ti* rei?fi..b> vet ^r*A:^,i^x lilK,father had,left B^H^ i^-Fbctl??* *jW?:-. refwoi, to ? B4t? <wr?H.?MH;.i)?i}>?je?i wjth tu**u-j.: (S^^?r- <?HF? to be eutnmniilcoted to r only ax caph link in H?? -ebaixwrf] plau came op, be. doy^tb^ ujau. w4j<? had thu* ,fay I Ibe^i WNof .tJiij. bW e?ti<I to lillb: _??TOjt nre oc?'.ib-e?Kued .for vulh??e. ?h? r --..Vprk Ui your edfw?t<t*t i^eju^. : I^^H^.^t^'niitHl hi- yniir onim*. U>'; he Hint v.heu your cdje^ejprepiirnilojj ' ' id lm x<jjui?b'ted. iwas to uotlf.v ? tin jisrsbu . to that offert, who would protjde. t lu*, means to give you a ihilversity education.'' "Must 1 m ? tt> coll?ge?'* . ':)'oii mint rollow.ti|e course laid put for you- or provide for yourself. ' If you refute to do be. fortuer you wilt f?nke n nncrTScr. ? bare written the person it I* tny.Utity to notify thut you will, enter college in .tune next. You wU,l hear from bei' within h rew/daye," "Her? ; Who le sh*?~ "t havoonly her nninc..MI?s Arabella TwHehel*.-. Ynnr-fnth?r. I h;iro Inhw told, was a -very. tnetb(Hjueul - business 'ju*Ut who thought out <eycry step to I" t^V-- . - .rtrrf>..f7?. ,.. vauoe. Those nboot him never thought of asf<fc?Lr *?!??' ?ii??.^ihtt?r-...|?ut followed j "Ml^rectloaw to the letter." Nrd retreivt'd -tUIif. ?HforuutiioB^irJ^ .^Jkn :4Ubugbt, lie dfti. not like.. behtL grpmiil out ihii.u-b n mill like ? poundj *f^JflF?es. wRMr??' biM^itieut ly for !| 'n'.eonmninieitilo.i from Miss Twitcb ly 4enY . ;SYben ;j|p._.?3??jfip .o(t brought no W&+biT*^'*tii)U~than whs absolute), -?fi?eirt.liti.. it iit'crracd iiio. that h'tt v-L '.fa"^p^rr..a ',-it,>i:. college, where' p-tis to fallow n cerlnin < ' utftMl wii()clijhart been niimitcl.v laid out ^l^tid giv^ blto.? Ueil^Vfil tbw^h j u (:i.'claMUNtledttmtiou.'. p ',^10 bgalUHtr the fortulng ?if iniy ttinti jjeowai Mliliiifee. "Vyjar^ tdtnVe car fjp\?pr?rtbleil for ii: every panieii'bu she wrote, reveu. tu the matter of ? I ; Wife. Hilt tili- !' I':' >-. j the yohng lu<ly It has jieeu arrar i^>u sbiilU m?rry. Is living when .have'wuchst |h?v lUO'.pf twenty-'u ^t%lp^|?^^<Jrpiit 'ye\\l. its nt liberty to ] ?luarry. wlmpi you |j!oa>*e." Yoties Trsrors ? ii? ?!< tri-1 -out. by thbvixjrt of..what ?t?d lieetiprpvJUcd fv?-biiis iii;V?> iiiiA ??Uier. At til^.jdjljpr1 itt? v.-- iiiijiirmvti of it liv v?na ^even teen; j-?nrs old anil bad jni^W^theiirt.. i\?nj^ne?tl.f tht?-?ttpVt ?poil bJm *?:a.?> <jlITerejit. ?nuU . whut It would ba.ve heei; had he la-eu older ami nut fancy' .free, there. *?is l onuince In' ?,l?rre .bi n ^iri lb t.h? ?5Q? ld who was to l . wife.* J?e .\condeml .wlu}Jt ab?^-i lie. He pletuusl bor n?i-ortllpK to'liis-1 fe'hey, ? willowy creature With g^Iil^n Ir.autl mild lihte eyes. She was labte, kind, loving. The likeness lie il drawn In ids im??'u?Upu era ' x% t?dect, he. ^nw iKtfore gblt. ^ifW^^;*. night and the lb ?t?? |?^v^?e<?U>?ly. Intciec?te{l, tlnug tungiblV! wiir^vtr^B*HW. Tdiw^. W?;?H.?i? JtfaH a^p-^aot-^'thtr -of: i*n \u uiHiu?toiit ,t||finiH^|a*.p^ tpgeif^J^^lm>?? ^r'^ Wiir*4|?fJ j^5ri^V-<f?^M^ W lib?ra of. K^^wf^t^^fii^ - -few tdVtheo^.^v^.Jhe;': - MV?rt?e laid out for bbj"^ ^To^vaj the ra^.e^trnjuK' v^a?i^ae opqn hip lifts'*^itxfl* t^ c/Hild, .e-dt^.ia?aoa w have ,o*,*&k*^.ilM|>lk.. Miewy aeme loeome wot?d bo provlr.... J[^^M? 4t eotne from the girt bo ! ^\*^-pmj*p- or property that la?| 'l?befltv }^W?wtb??*n to h. tow impai^ejjcft. it b??.????e?. tns b* j In roaiape^no^?jpp^ r u? ii >jftiu t? it 1 < iTjiMA?ililiii Hm 1 tpie'd; be some old ??ld ^bdj^?tja^i! to- martx be?ut5?e ?he had ajf>. I ?etitinc bur- money to. recuO?atHLbt an.' nd htpK Sa4hiag.fr^ beew ajd ajwmt tfcfe.d bwt lte had often tbooftht; about if. He j djd h?H-M? how a <r?rl coui? be toreea iaW^Sii'- ^mJ^SonmmW him that ?>n fnlln? his degree he wa* tu eu me to ber for further Instructions. He ?riitv. her in ;i;<t> Kvii.n would iiiii* jten if the uiri bu ?um tu iumit.\ would u.ut have Ulm. lier reply wh* tWat pro rixlou liMel iteeii made for such h cou* tlnucncy. luit ?hu e It did not eonecru blip she hud ny information to jpipart Mil 1 In? xubj?evi. Tin ver? wondered nicest tlmu erer. Tbl* WUH- ?4l?g flu?oUfih life in u STiiiiV?.. Ii,- MllgUl ...-> .,? !? ii.i.o iji:ni u car I r;n el in- ou steel raib. Truly that falber or bin must hm? lieeu it very ?ripguior. nuui. Ami yet might ^W-tt.u4lJ)v fur bis zih?I- Might out atfa^Mlhar K-.yc izfrii., 4b4* h^Uj^.of fwclw 4*t* kmji .10.. ltimeut by bi? own ejip^lems?iY. .^?veinluile?.* U uiust have |\Vt?U:.a:4iQli.nlt probiciu, tills* tjin? pp of the fate or the wii* by tbe father, th? . tieup *h> lift rffecUre..after .4h? ,fn(bec> death,:.. ^ * '. .Travel* . Ju^..often wondered who t uim- ; mu?. a>i?**eH/ a->K"1 4m*. jb^b uUher csiHH ted.tAJm?V hrr *? pe?ujjbjr. H* Uln .fnUier iiltst have Ilm. Ile Jmuul her a'u;.pi>l*rl.V''li?dy,-.wltlt initU lug ' specially queer ifbout . bUrTTSbe ti>reJv>*L blm.kludly iituj. *;ihj that bin borne- wax for tile pre??eut .to htf wjtb bc/u. ,?be lUed.iu ? <?oHMtry p.tarc. and |,;Vfay.ei>f reached 1-er in .June. At .that -sea.soii .there wan nothing unplras.int ?'ypt bin rcittuhii?ff vttb her. at least tcwpo/arlly. .v y A? *o$m n* be arrived >11hs 'Jjwlteucll khI<1 \*f bbu: .-Jl have uoUUijs to do 4vHb( ;tl?e .plop, your. .fj|tuerj:njis laid out for yon ,este|it to introduce you to tbe. ?Irl yob.^ty tr> nmvry. . P.ut I ntn obliged before doing .?'?,. to. make a journey.. ?, shall ha vu to1: be a.way a pmnth. ??M are to r^mu?ij;|Hue ..wttil.e 1 uni. absent., 1 ha^, k('i;vaul8. beri> ?nd n bO??i?ke^>?T. Jfitio housekeeper Ils: essential to yotjr(lJbpl?C. here. fi>r I am obliged" to. leave iny niece Iii the house,- and .It would ?pt be pr?q?er to leave you underthe. *Hqmpoof wiih a y^iii- ?;;:?y ~i'!va;;i ;i < "n ." "Is your-niece the; l?ersuii .1 jim .to j ,marryT,\ Trevors iwkwi. "I nui ghjd you ?pokv "f- tbiit." re ;;:J.?i "i;..-. ~^vli?i}4rU. ."iVe in ?cniik ?? you tmvjB relieved me of iineriibiirrass tuent.-. I..skuuld have dislfklMjy^.rnJpy yon against on^cl^t?...-t^ti^ Iqdee^, fitiyat il have .brouibt up- 1 that ! would iutiodn?e viui lo tlie gift that it lum liee.ii arranged yoi. shall snarry. after my ceJuru., I l*ea you l .; to- eoiniilleale. umlters. by lo^?ffog |0 <: t" I.iJiu. i'tnle** yim <?n assure tt? U?nt ,v<>u ivIH iiot di?'so l'??hnll htm? ij> j?m)i| wer, -ifj*~nv .;"> 'ny aii^iee. [I he trouble is tluu : .. . mt-plnw? Jo itcud'.ber. Tbl? Is', a**; nome, und ItJ would pabi.me-to tpni. brr out of it. Ieren for .a. sluirt..pi?r4pd^' "1 iieg of you." wild Tpivers. "rtot.to put her to .this l?c^ij^w^euee. on my account-..... I ,wUl do '?iyf jlp? u?t to fall K^bra^iVitli lM?rv.4' b?T?Yiievonie much !ifr4iateil. \iy dntt ciy/mu. Jibout this 1 H that 4w? JieeM Ial4 down, for- me oi;d would Hot for ll.H/uUiorld do auv \)> ni?- not ,t^eoutejan>?eagW^fg^(W nju Mjtiii I haye.wot tb?* . "?,i.pr? l'h?ii. if I don t like her. ?Uratk' away fcvii.:uiy. father's itious end. du ai* I phtasc.- Or liiHj 1 sjieak wlib tlHj .imiyibo tnat the gill ?t.i-eplM mt;. ' r Ttwyviw iisked ->lbw TwitcJ?etl whyJ ?be. couhl iiot make t!ie introduction -*^H-y :-;'>? :?f?, but HUh.Jii.^??ii??ViL'i ioii ?lt?mr would she. j-Lve -.Mm any in ::;m:::i::.-:-;r- iv iSv^S, niu?p<M,aoyc. 1 age or cliHini teiisti?.' -. Her rt^ttoM w.i? j In iiei fiw^t M?^J'jlfg. \i'??i?:3c;^y!????e u-t.^ jvcrJa^Wpg to ^ilv jilii{i:?inr f,?*iiiy. TUij btntinjunction gHViv him by .Mies Mitchell was (l^1^' H?to^to auy gaptbiuK n.. .Mis? fii>tif&\ Mnryweatuer Hng.to why be was tjiciv. He promisedJ eeytlilug that was 'required of ftlro since it was now only a meutb.be :fb>r tbe mystery .would be solved. v *ru?, act. tbi.ug...?tit^..Tw.itHi?u'.iVd after lier retur^ was to siimmo'^Tjmt?. ers anil Miss Mary, weather l^pw.jb^er ( to?etber. "I charged yon .'twV.'befiire. i.-.ewH] 4i wa.v to keep fixm?rapihJt Ift love' tvllh StftCb. ??liier I have icvvIv?mJ inr-.iniin 'jtfue "idiye my ?lepartur? that you bare d&vir'^Cj?^SwW't\.orhaying dinre- J Itofdiil. 111/ warning.'* V ../ x. '^^r tf^^Hiy.-f?ifviriHl." i*uid Traviets, Vnot h a 1111 ?e red with wulkln^|?iith)f |. ^HtH?. itra w 11 d I most It?Tore Ira HXjmfcjjfrby htiiir^r l shall tiero'fter do B^ltsal. -1." sahl .SUsa., M^yW-athcr, j .' Utjl be lied down by a tot of Iregutotbm^ ^rl?b.tu^ inelfiev-*f which ?^M?K)^W;'? "?tI" '" ^ ^r|?.?tMiis.. t Hlipj^SC." X?ld MI?U ' TKj{cbcli. ' .".li?t, you'r'liitve r?ilen Jiii .lore ijjtUi ^(ii.iifh^.V^.^re^ugn^d'T'. ^tuS^ s.lihl the ,'tirl <v|lh a blush : "Very weli. ' Th* I'l-rtnlnir, pqrl(H?>- In the ^nu^fnw.J^TB* W , , lairly, ?tiapsh. l?i?tli inen v.vn? widow Up%rM(h .with ?il? ehihl# TUey! ^orjoet 4^'agreement that Jron two '-^fe W Joe. l?roughf up t?> innrry eqch' o^tpr <be ft** ?tf'rn? eonu^ehy Joht^ji nwj .^rmi, ?h?d. eros?u?Tiy >o Jiat'iagt MueiBrT. Jim Kolhiiisblo and I. wore iu I?U u?i it in;,' fur h ! rviuliutucu. 'Unit t?du't coiiU'. \Viiat Was tho uni11or I ' did uyt. kii?V but I didn't get the money. Jim was strapped titid de ponding on urn to help b?t dut.' 1 bad urruugcd for certain kiiiiis to be Kent - tue ptYiodk-aiiy. aimMhey kadncome all .right except, this lust one. Wore , > un over Jn m strntig*1 intut ullbtilit money or credit? Well. it's u Utlubfy. tucmi, feeling. We hired n room. whMi. wo, psid% fvr. In iidvuuce for a week, mid tub* left us \'2 idillllngs for locals for Hint period. 1 expected miro ir, tluit my draft would come within *evi'ii days at moid, und Iben 1 should jiave nil I rni^eil for both of us. "fcut tile iiini 1 *tv*4iu?-rt< continued ti? copW iu "lie jtfte" inioilier und no rehlit tiim e. 1 put uff the person who rented ' its the room, but 1 couldn't induce any' one to trust mo for ti meal. .Ihn und 1 bol h gut *o lean and hungry .that one own mothers wouldn't lime known ils. Out* eveiituc vvbeu we were pretty . near, starved I aald to ,lim. ."jjiu.. J'ni ; (going to Jn)vc n Uuitjp up good dimirr.'.' "1 d like to kau.v- ^bow jrau'w -go ing to get it.'' wild .Ilm, g "Aiid riu.gffbia.ta take you iu tosC' "Thii?H very good of you. .Only I ; don't yvnu? ?o.v Barmecide feasts Ju>t lluw. . l ui. Jiank?rJug ufter the real |x ^hut up nod listen." I developed: iuy .phui. to him. I re served, for myself the leading rule, und ilh}) didn't like playing ? low down part, but he .vfa^. biingry .enough tp st?iV] :: !. : !> ** Iiottle. So he consented. About 7 o'clock 1 went into a idee H!!!c ivsliiursiit ms-n jUdoftrect when? bobbles" weren't very frequent mid. bnughjg up my overcoat., qit.dojvu i'o . m. bible and ordered nrottv nearly *?v crylhing, on. .the hill. J ordered tnr t le f'^ou 11. M?d soie, ii cut <>f tAouih dowti iiMilton ? Huglish mutton's jim dandy, y-oti. kiio.w-T-iiiid; I just told Iho waller to bring me all Hie ontrees tm;?T- wrro ?u uf Vm ? and a ?|Umi ??Oi rtfe'-of nfe. You set?. 1 was so hollow that 1 Heeded nt| thosedishes to till jue, tip, - . ' That whs kiliuuo.r I've never forgdjl-' beb.; fCvery time I get awfully hungry Mjk cat it over agaIn-in. imagination. got through with the sub stantial*. X Juppe*} off with-.in Kha?r.h. * plum injddkig. wjisbtsX-Hfawm with eouje seal port? the rwil str.ff that Km nqbllfy dcHikH^Jtnd firUefetl .> c?W Of 4vgee. Having' .'iiitislh d a. hunger, that had hefit aecumubiting far w week. I strv?r ?d tip to the cashier* desk, wber.o.tk*.. jtroprlet?ir liiujself sut behind a cigar . counter. I.biHi; pk'u-ed. out a shi'llljijge, ^tyoir itud-wa?*.-i]iiiiig ?ff the end pre paratory to lighting it when I heard u Voice clo*p''lic?i1<le'ine : ;iy: Mr. iiarston. Ibis ,|h 1Ih> luckk.it L'liier for ?u*?. u. ???? n*?>r'.d.?' I turned and there y??> .iitn beuni in:- . i ? ? in.? ;tti !;:::.-:-- m;,.1 h? fnlil. ing as n siX-yesl'-old boy. "Yot: have ' Hit s?|v?tuUtg? o? me, *?r " i "Von Luiveu't 4be. wlvuiibige of n<e. ^^*^l&itfi^-1'9Ni!r- t4fi<lA>il^ enton. bead kjfcihc firm or Marstou. flttpkett. ^?.. vklMir*/.^^M^vU; New. .1?$^' I ojice Ut'pt un iiceoijnt at your hottse. NgMtr??nle'H Kulhiusbt'eV'-tkit was the only truth j? thy whole t?ie? "aiHl 1 tepent I'm lucky to-meel you. for I've aja*nt all my money ii|idi,iim waiting for a rvmlttaiiec. Yotl must luAp me '1 <lui;'t leinember yyp. sir.". I re plimi. r'btit I'll not. s{=e a fellow coun Ityttjari lu ? stra'uge Iniid In need of friends. . l}uw niiu li du y?u wan!':" "d:i. STni will th.. Mut. 1 un?. I hirten't dined and i neeti. a su\ eii'ivn ifjir,n diimei* riyht off." ; ' *Hii> rt^hi ovor thf.fo ui llint tabje nUu oilier wiint }?\\ \. .Uni ?ai tbivyti n.'f.tbik.i?id J ifyti't' t.liluk be J?ft anything; " !'" ineiiit tiLii>rfk*!ci$ Si^Ot^.j?d^..iL siny-' t!d.o~ limn^.MUttjilJi'iit lliau a lieiviug. 1 >.tuii;l by tl'V. luPtU.ord .pidljug njy. ?-I "When be bas Uuk bis .dinner." 1 Kitif&, wJu*t mnk?? cm- bill of K all." Then 1 went ou I?; tell Ji'm that our tirm did speh a'InVge ImsiiiHi.'?-tliai ! . .. ,>'dpRt tjibir'nlver e.t^yUid.v ,wpi?. jlealt with ?>? or wh?? knew me J ?iumeilmc^ uik' swindled. 1 ndmltted, iiy ^eo. lo wlo. IWlil tbt?>\ltn>,w u?e rind whom 1. 0**sn"t fcWw, but j'd rather got.stuck ror ?HPi 4M'W mid then limit refiire one of *orti. ^T|i? bipdlont haxl.dabbU'd .i lit'Ii* in i?d .Mbiiw. Idldn tbrtt^n t.. know abuot any of them. Wit i tetd bim so ^tj^sJgOottt eArtt Vme tbnt .1|l:r bad pk-nly MiWmm^P'P1* ?""M- "f ?rd*v lenlilug' over tW ^iter Uith fine him.. Sn?deiily the inndlo.il jL-rl?d out In me; ; \\w}ki&m& W tWIah; dfbat -i tv?is 'J^ler^R'na.liik^ "He's ?teatfng your>v?;rW?flt." cried tb* i*ikilt?i*?i ^ r, ! rJO??? ? ?j e?A"o, i r tV-ltli .in ?morc-;<llen.l r??