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Tin; VrHlICKLY LKDGCR: GAFFNEV, S. C., APRIL ^5, 181)6. f/A\ WimX'S , •r*’ ' •Wyt-T—^ ! i —wr ■ (j i'ht.',!-. ot tno w*;inau. tiio tom mo tjiat m cast) 1 should leftist) to pay her price she iu- teuded to claim mo as her huslumd, ex hibiting htr ecitilieato and leaving mo to prove if I eon Id that she had mauitd my cousin and not my. c If. Tliis, you see, would havo been mo. t utmhasaut, and as the papers were well wcith tho price, in clearing the no ne of mye mm l ovt r t!.o 6-1 J-i'- : t* r /y J ''Yr^y /A'*' ' /II \) n [\*\ \ t\ COP»'ai'j«t. iGJi. RrCP rerNAri'3 50M5. and bin wife and chil l, I pai money. ’ ’ “I must again ask you,” said 21r. liarucs, “for nioi f that yon aro not tin woman s husband. 1 “Dees not tho fact that she fold me those papers indicate that?” ‘‘Not at all,” replied tho dotedivo. “Supposing you I “That is what 1 mean to de. 1 have only been enjoying a little sparring with Mr. Barnes. But it is cruel to Mr. Neuilly, who, I hope, will pardou me. To begin at tho beginning, I must go back to my youth in New Orleans, was in love with a beautiful young girl. Hero ho pressed bis wife’s hand, and she returned it, us though to say that sho understood. “I think I need not men tion the name of Rose’s mother. Mr. Neuilly, unless you have already dono BO. ’ * “Heaven forbid that I should havo betrayed tho secret,” said the old umn. “I did not suppose that you had, b.r I know you to 1 o a true man, though l have never met yon before. This state ment may surprise you, but it is tine. I am not the man for whom you tnko me. Ho is now in a lunatic asylum, while I am his cousin 1 know it is sup posed that I am the eraay man, but that is an error, promulgated by tho Mi n-ul- bon to serve her own cuds. The facts then are thus: While a hoy at school I loved my girl companion, little Rose’,-, mother. Just before T left th" suutli to enter Harvard, I told my little sweet heart—she was then but 1)—that 1 would marry her upon my return. L h is was my first lovo and hers. I had a cous in, older than myself by ten years, handsome and wealthy, but a gambhr and addicted to heavy drinking. This woman Montalbon, as yon know, kept a gambling den, and naturally my un fortunate cousin was a constant visitor at tho house. One night, while intoxi cated with wine, she persuade, 1 him to marry her, a clergyman being called in and a ceremony privately per firmed. He boouino entirely sober only after sev eral days had passed and then had ur- would do wlicu driven to desperation. Ho decided to r.so pistols, though 1 wished to try our can .so with knives. 1 confess that 1 w anted tho satisfaction aeuiu and again. I ,. s ' -1 -r / & w" ■ 5-1 „ m v r -m / L-t-z :v't ^ rr ;.*/ > \;y i y i ■h.’yy If'■ 4 , \ “ loit need nut h< ^itu!< tiroh* forgotten about t to tjlillli ie mar: insidiously persuaded him : should bo a married man. fi suggested a bride, none other than my little sweetheart. Her object in tin. was twofold, money and revenge. By leading my cousin into a bigamous alli ance, with her own marriage certificate) ns a weapon, sho could readily extort money from him. Her rewngo v.as to bo against the family of my little sweet heart, ngairnd whom sho thou:’’ ;!,e had a grievaneo. Her plotting \. i; en tirely successful. My cousin wau hand- some, I was away, and once he I ad be come thoroughly acquaint' ', wit!: tho young creole’s charms h" became so ar dent a suitor that at length fh" listen' d to his pleading and married him. Thou , ho was in the power of tho Mental bun, and sho bled him for live years, by -1 which' time little R so had been born. “Meanwhile I had completed my cul lego earner, but had not returned to Hew Orleans beeauso of my d< ep disap pointment upon learning that my swi t- heurt had married another man. At this time I was in Paris, when mo day ' I received a piteous letter from tho gill .wife, telling me that tho blow had fall en; that tho Moutglbon had pn-dnccl her marriage certificate and claimed her husband, thus dishonoring t! o da rditor of her ciH iny. The letter also begged my forgiveness for tho wrong d ;a to mo. 1 read between t!:» lim ai:d vtceg- nized the cry of a brokui her.rt, tlio bleat of a lamb left to die on tho frozen plain. I hurried homo with but one thought uppermost—to have revenge up on my cousin. I arrived too hit:. Hot only was the girl dead, but my cou. in had disappeared. “I heard that ho had gono cut wr?t. and ^Ihitlur I followed him. I would get track of him fr< m tin e to thu r , hut it seemed fated always that ho should have just left a place when I confident ly expected to come up with him. Tims hvo years passed, and at last I did r him. I uf once charged him witli his crime and asked for icvecgc. Ho laugh ed at mound refused to liglit. 1 then warned him that I should take hi: life • nt the first chuiiec that offi -ed, when I t could do so either under sei ming provo- v cation or choc where I could not be rus- ” pectcd. ” v , . “Arc you not admitting,” inforrupt- pjl Mr. Barnes, “that you Inn bond u f; - murderous spirit?” . “Mr. Barnes, if all men were puuish- * ed for tlieir thoughts, the erimii:i!l (de s , would ho greatly enlarged. You cannot call mo to account for anything except my acts. At last my chance came. 1 followed him one dark night us ho went oil pros]* cting in an i ntiroly new di- • notion; we were in a Mining eountiy. He tramped most of the night, and I pursued. By dawn we were mil s away from a habitation. 1 then made myself known to him mid once more asked him to fight it out. He saw that I was in earnest and that ho was simply com pelled to buttlo for his life. “Under these oiicuuietunie.,, of couruc. he fought us the worst coward of stabbing him wanted to see his life’s blood flow at each stroke. It teemed to mo tamo to j stand off at a distance and send ono lit tle leaden l ull in his direction. Sctill 1 admitted Ins right of choice, and deter mined to aim as accurately as possible nnd to send my bullet straight. You to:. I did not think of my own life. I ha; 1 made ibis vengeance my one ob ject, u:d at.or accomplishing that I th'jivdit 1 hero would bo nothing more fur me to do. Consequently I expected to hill him easily, and I did not earn if his bullet found my heart or not. Per haps I hoped it would, dust as we were . tamling up and preparing to fight, something occurred that almost com pletely unnerved mo and changed the whole result. Ho lowered hie pistol and said: “ ‘Wait a moment; I havo a favor to ask. I feel certain that yon will kill me. Yen have been seeking my life so long that I am sure you will get it. It is fate. But I, too, have snlfered in tho last five years. The favor that I ask is that if I die yon wiK promise to got nay child out of th:.’: fieu.'.’s clutches.’ “ ‘Your child!’ I gasped. ‘I thought it died. ’ “ ‘Thar was the Jlnifi’lx n’s lie. The I'ttle girl lived, and she took it. I havo made a will in fan r of my child, leav ing her nil my wealth; yon will find it in my coat. Oddly enough, I named yon as executor. I knew that you had loved tho mother, though, as (led is my judge, I did not know it when I mar ried her. But I am ready if you are.’ “Thus wo stood up and fired at each ether. Th.e startling news just received made my aim bad, for instead of hitting him in tho heart, as I could easily havo dene, my bullet struck him in the head. He fell, and I rushed toward him, to discover whether ho was badly hurt, lie was bleeding profusely, and I hasti ly bandaged up tho wound and so stop ped tho How of blood. I then went on to the next mining camp beyond. We returned with a lifter, and took him back. There was a man among us who claimed that ho had studied medicine, and he attended my cousin. lie removed tho bull t, and found that the wound was not very deep, tint the skull was LIo was ill for two m rhs, owly recovered his th. ui was entirely gone. I tool: Orleans and placed him in and there ha has been over “Very good, Mr. Mitchcl,” said Mr. Barnes. “But what proof have you that you aio not tho farher and the lunatic the innocent cousin, as so many believe?” “Why, in tho first place, though wo had the same name, we aro totally r.n- •» fractured. iagn. and tben «!< 1 not But lii.n reiif': work him to Now ho an ary him, even since*. ’ ’ thinl l imit that ho would 1 • Ncniilv not have n s a* i:e know the gu.’Tu, However, wo will take that u; I have no fear of not proving rs, like in feature, will < gn e man. later. identity. Too many > oplo i.i Now Or loans know me. To continue my tab., I determined to get pe:>«-ssion of ih) child. 1 knew that the Montalbon would resist and that I would find it difficult to prove my story. More than all. I know that I could not obtain legal pns- ses.-ion of her without disclosing the se en t of her birth, which I wished to avoid for her own sake as well as for her mother’s. I therefore stole her open ly in the streets. Detectives were sent out to search for me, but perhaps Mr. Barnes will testify that 1 am not much afraid of detectives. Perhaps, too, ho will understand better now why I know something about detective methods. I led them a dance for two years, until in disgust they abandoned the search. Thi a I went abroad, for I must tell you that as 1 ;ag as I was houudt d I ro- muiiiod close at hand. I enjoyed tho ex- cii'’n<ent. It made mo forgot, or at least it gave me occupation. “I remained in Europe until my io* cent return to New York. It was not very long- after that when I received tho letter frem Montalbon and the photograph which I showed to yon. I nr; gnizod the picture, though,of course, I should not have known tho signature, which was Rose Mitchcl. 1 did not fear tlio woman, hut 1 expected some enjoy ment at In r discomfiture) when I should ti ll h r to do her worst. I was not pre pared for what occurred. When sho met me, sho began by saying: “‘I havo not the leant idea cf at tempting to blackmail yon, though per haps l could do that. But I have that to sell which I think you would ho glad to buy. ’ I asked what it was, and she told mo: “‘A ceii fier.te of marriage between yi ur cousin and tho child’u mother, a certificate of marriage between him and my seif, antedating that, and another certificate of marriage between myself and aaothi r man who was alive at tho time that I inveigled your cousin into marrying me. ’ ” “Great heaven!” orcJaimed Mr. he really her hus band, wishing to ho married to Miss Rcmscu, you would readily pay the woman her price for the paper which proved that your marriage to her had been fraudulent. You might have found it difficult to prove the existence of her first husband without knowing his name, even though she had given you tho hint that there was such a person. ” “I declare, Mr. Barnes, you are a doubting Thomas. But I will give yon one mole bit of evidence. ” Ho went to his do.!: and returned with some pup: rs. “Here is a confession which T. ex. ted from th.e woman at the time l hut I made the bargain with her. You see, it Con firms my story. But even that you might think manufactured. Hero per haps is better proof. This,” handing it to Mr. Neuilly, “is the coitifieateof the. marriage between my cousin and tho Montalbon. As is sometimes dune, you see, the woman has pasted the likeni ucs of herself and my cousin upon tho pa per. Now, Mr. Neuilly, I ask you, i •• not that the man who was known t'> yon?" “You aro quite right, Mr. Mitchcl. f recognize the face pi rfectly. This is the man 1 have all along supposed to bo a cou.-ummato villain. Now* I must con fess that ho was more sinned against than sinning. His one crime was drink ing, and tho entanglement which , wrecked his wife’s life and his own v is but a wicked plot of which ho was *;i- nocrut. I am glad that it is so, as it S leaves tho dear little girl without the danger of hereditary taint.” “Como, Mr. Barnes,” said Mr. Mitch- el. “What have you to say now?” Mr. Barnes’ reply was calculated to startle his hearers, but seemed to havo little effect. Ho said : “Mr. Mitchcl, who do you think ; killed Ro: e Mitchcl?” “I don’t think I am bound to answer, ” replied Mr. Mitchcl quickly. 1 “I wish you a good afternoon,” said the detective dryly. "Will you go witli ; me, Mr. Neuilly?” Before the old gentleman could reply Mrs. Mitchcl interposed: "Don’t g ', Mr. Neuilly. Y i have seen nothing of Rose y«J, and b . oks we would Bko you to attend our recep tion tonight." “Ha, ha, Mr. Dames! Is she net worthy of being my wife? idle takes your witness away fom y w., f. :• I think you will stay, will you not, Mr. NVc.il- | ly?” “It will boa joy to do ro. Hr. Barnes, unue-r theeiioumstances I know y ra will excuse mo and fuegivo me, will you not?” “Certainly. You are rigid to stay. I will leave you all to your happiness. And I hope it will last. Good day.” With which ho left them. “Really it is too bad,” said Mr. Mitck- el, “but these detectives are always so sanguine. Just think of it, yucca, ho thinks, or hi' tho.:giit perhaps would be more cornet, that you wore a i inrder- er’s wife. What do you say, eh?” For answer .'!:■) kissed him gently i n tlio forchcrii, . •; l then went out and biuiiohr b:.'cl: Ih >: c. me pmznn, mui ro snared tne outerrain- nieut that she offered. “What a pity, ” she was saying, “that yon did not come up yesterday. You havo missed the grandest sights that mortal ever beheld. 1 suppose on your trip up yon saw nothing beautiful in the rainstorm that we had this aiier- UGon?” “Iw-tlrng whatever,” raid Mr. Ran dolph. “Il j'.vever it may havo been hero nns.ngi!:" mountains, the rain did not make the valleys move attractive. In deed I tie egl.t it simply a beastly day. ” “V, hat a mistake that you were not here instead of in tho horrid cars. Why, I tell you that I haven’t words with which to dcscribo tho magnificent pic tures that I have enjoyed. Yet I am about to try. You must nut lose it all, you knew. May I toll you about it?” "Assuredly. I shall bo delighted.” “Well, thru, to begin. Look out over the valley. What do you see?” "Tho moonlight shedding a beautiful ray over the lake. ” c!y, ” said Dora, laughing heart ily. “That is just the funny mistake I thought you would make. That is not a lake at all. It is mist, or clouds rather. In tlio morning, if I had not told you, you would have been astonished to find that your hike is all trees and meadows. To begin, tie n. About -1 o’clock it be gan to cloud up. That was very inter- e. ting. The sun was shining brightly here, but wo c aid see that it was rain ing hard over in the direction of Lnn- e.is:> c. Slowly it began to come toward l mean suppression ot an emotion is considered so necessary in a woman in these days. ” " Suppress i on!” and sho laughed hcarlily. “Now do yon think that 1 could ever he seppri ssid?” “No. indeed, and certainly 1 ho|)c that you never will be. Bet if you have !>."t been lonely, perhaps you havo thought some, of that otlnrt abject, love, 1 mean.” “Oht That!” “Yes. That is cue quest mu. supremo to mo, about which 1 wish to have your views. Do you think you would he hap pier or uahappicr—if you were mar ried ?’’ "That is a question. It would eh pend upon—my husband, would it not?” “Suppose that wo were” — “Don’t (••’.il nanus, please. I couldn’t suppose such a thing. 1 havo promised not to. ” “Promised cut to. I don’t under stand?” “I mean that 1 have made abet. Y’on don’t think 1 am horrid to bet, do you? Of courso you don’t. Well, I have inado a curious bet with Bob, Mr. Mitchcl, yon know. I call him Dub now, and 1 used to do it sometimes before. That was when 1 wanted him to do anything for mo. It made him feel like one of tho family. Well, to tell you about my bit. You see. sometimes, when Emily was out, Bub would play make love to me. He said it would me; would teach world and all that sort of us. So:no of the boys made wagers as to Bob is a curious man, but he Don’t you like him?” how soon it would rain here. Then cna of the proprietors came out and .sur prised ns all by saying that it would probably rain over on the Presidential i an go before it did here. This seemed extraordinary to us, you know, because why should it skin right over ns and go io 1 he big lui.'untains?’ ’ “Well, did it? It docs seem impossi ble.” “Thai is oxno'.ly v. ke.t recurred. You t-re, it is like this: Y, hem ver a storm Mines from Lancaster way, tho clouds when they get heto arc divided by the Pliny rang" and 'pass on either side, paving us dry. Tin n they strike against d:e side.' of the Presidential range and loll buck into or.r valley. It was a curi ous sight, i assure yen, to sen the cloud.! (lying in exactly opposite directions. ” “Y.’t ll, hut, after all, there could not have hi "ii any great beauty in tho rain, it must have blotted out all tho view.” “Y’es. but think how odd it was to find all these tremendous peaks sudden ly gone. Not a mountain in sight in any direction. Bat, then, the thunder, fib, that was grand! The way it rolls about and revnberates gives one a good iib a of a great battle, thing afterward that umilarity. too. which : describe. It was aftei pass' d and the bright retting ; forth. Try to see the picture, naagi : vou’S' lf sitting just where I a n now, and looking t .wind the Presidential r.iix.v, th.e sun setting red behind ns. Mount Y/ashirgten Is::'! shaken tho clouds from his head raid was encircled by a gorgeous halo, in the form < f a brilliant double rainbow. Ono did of it leemed to come up right out of tho val ley there, while tho other disappeared behind ,Starr King mountain. Tho fly- i ing clouds, still black and heavy,whirled ' .wiftly along, hanging low, and, with, tho i-r.ii approaching the In riuon, made was doing out h;i' he fun’ll he our merr ‘As much him if !:o whistled . But I don t thii ?anso 1 was to course I wanted flue. So it was ; down on papa*, lime if you like before tho 1st ( f cad f aid, ‘I)' ra. I’ll ’ ta- god. wi bin six ivonth** ■ ' •" v much?’ said L as yon like,’ said h . I a. ked would. if f i,(.bO, and ho nd e: :! d me a lit t h* gambler. ,k it wa- pa.id ling be have a eeiraiidy. Of th • stake to be a large g-.oed, and he wrote it iTLshovit to you some if I am not engaged nuar to pay me f 1 .GOO. ” il 1 And you mean to wi carried out this I wish I could • the storm had cm shone .-Lifting shadow tho base of X .r- A tr- • V J. Ai:.vn:>Li cov; miodis.te.y afic: gw. HIM: It. Mitchcl and his bride started west, in tending tosp' ud their honeymoon in t’so Y’osemito valli y, having premised Mrs. Remscn and Dora, however, to join them in tho White mountains lx fore tlio end of the season. About tho 1st of July tho Rcmsenn and tho Van F.awl- stona wont to Jefferson, N. II., a small town along tlio base of the Pliny ru:g • of mountains, from which a maguifiemt view of tho Presidential range, only fen miles away, is to bo obtained. Ab.»ut tho middle of tho month Mr. Randolph determined to visit tho same place and waa intensely disgusted o.i alighting from tho stage, which reaches tho Yfaiinib'.ck hotel about fj o’clock at night, to bo greeted familiarly by Mr. Alphonso Tlmuret. It was evident that his. rival did not intend to B e any chanvi towin the hand cl: Dora Rem. su. If ono has anything of the artistic m his nature, ho could sea;, oly fail to ( a- joy himself at Jeiferxuu. Tho town is I lacti -ally a ciiiglc read, well un the ride of the mountain range. Tims tho hotulrt all look cut over a long and beau tiful valley. From the piazza of tho Yi’uuinb ek, on a clear day, no loss than mountain peaks can be easily count ed, the Gri n mountains over in Ver mont being vi; iblo as u distant lino uf blue and nut in the total. Of course the most conspicnor.s and most admired pcr.k is M"uut Washing ton. One who has not visited the legion might suppose that he would soon bo- coino sated with tlio sight cf tho tamo , rnuuniaiiiH day after day. Th s is a great error. All the mountains, and especially Mount Yfushiugton, aro cv< r presenting new aspects. All changes of atmosphi ie produce corresponding variations. Tho shadows of pas ing clouds, the clfi sis at Hunriso cr at Gurnet, tho moonlight, the partly cloudy weather when tho t: p of Mount Washington, while between tho rifts the red rays of the sun striking dif ferent parts made fcomiti mis timings 1 among the grai n and tho brown of trees and nek. till, if an artist could only have seen th:-t! Bat then it would have 111 n useiess, for the band of man could ni t paint sneh grandeur. It was i:i the fori ground that tho resemblance to tho ! battlefields was to ho seen again. Every of clouds dis- n tho tn <• taps 1 ii.RO 4*.*tl ly, v, by. t Janr.aay t raid iaT.i holies rai.! ! us she ra 1 not mean ; think me hard. Bat : wug( r. Not so nn eh | for tho gr: tifiealimi i f proving to Bob ! that. I have seine control ever myself. Purely if yen liuly lew: mo you will I not begrudge me that :;:!i -faction?” I “Ho, ne, rwei t one. Have your own way. I'll wait. Only ray that there is some chance cf my sum eding. ” “Why. ef ciur.;.', every one bus a i must not t Tl yen how hi cause if ] did 1 would chance. But great yearn is not be vim.” mart' say m . my l et fairly. And I hi: u. here and tin ro rt (•mangled tkciurc and re: e tn smok him, and could she till one could im- were good tin agme them to bo from tlrr.j.ai.ds cf "umpfirc.;. Oil, it was simply wonder ful!” “ It was indeed, ” Said Mr. Thunret. “raid your description brings it all back again to me. ” “Then the beautiful long twilight,” Don:cniitlime:!, ahuestunheeding.“that was lev ly iSlmvly these stray bits of mist met and joined others, till as tl.o dau km ss came and the moon brightened, that k.'uutifi.l shu t of water—for after all y—ar lake is real water—accr.Ululat ed, and thero it ia At least you can en joy that. ” He did. But what lie enjoyed more was the simple happiness < f being with night,” with which :!:u iugued with ,k co;: fort. Fi r what Lnt that his chances if otherwise how canid Her last word he to mean , ,- ince i the tellirg prevent her from winning ; her wager ? Kevin bell as, as tho weeks | went in ho tried many time:! to get a j more definite reply from her, but never succeeded- .‘'till lie hugged tho rhiri. h- ed hope to his heart ami waited us pa tiently as man could ( IIXTIN'FIT) NEXT YiT'IiK . »— ■—r» - - - - - -VW . •-/W ••• her. After a sliort time was deprived of that, for howcvi r, ho M.a. Kem-eii : 1’ ’If Tie had t!:o:-.o iiapen:, they ’.e that her marria.ge to your . • ilk gal, and that would the mountain is n, tho m and mother would jr ee:::n \ tia.!- ■ tl.o ) un riiigo to iiuMi' pe.fietly ri gular. ” "Exactly : o I paid tlio woman ‘<;10.* OfiO, or the i op 1 .;viil-nt of that rani, for tli o d' i .mi nts. Wi re they nui worth it?” “I.id"t'd, indeed they arc. I would have j’ivui t„ieo tl.o sum.” “New let ;uo hbo’.v you thy audacity tho rain, all offer such totally different coloring and pictme. ijuo < fi'cets that thu avti: tic eye is never tired. Dorn was an artist in every fi! r of hov holng, as ono would l;»ow wh < lis- temdto her talking to Mr. Rudolph half nn hour after Ids arrival, us they sal together on the p’unza. In his de light to be with her and to hear her, ho ’.vi.t:M • Inrg'.tti n thu vi ry ex is tern of Mr. Tbaumt ueur them in tin, claimed his atti ntien, and took him up to the ballroom to introdueo him to some of tho many young women who were dancing with ouch other and with boys of 1-1 for want of batter partners. If Mr. Thanret annoyed Mr Ran dolph by b ing at this resort, tlio latter gentleman was none the move pleased at his arrival. E ing left alone with Dora, : i d construing her present mood to ho one fa vi liable to his wooing, ho deter mined to speak to hi r before the other man might find a ik.e.nca. Moving his chair nearer hers, he began, getting to his subject without mucU circumlocu tion. “Miss Dora,” raid ho, “do you recall a couvcrration that I had wiih you eno day? I mern about h m liuess and tho longing one Jias for eonipanionship?” “Oh, yes,” raid she frankly ; “why? Do yon wish to continue it new?” “If you p! aro. Yen u miii.hi r you said yon would bo l etter ublo to do bo after your sister's marriage. ” “Beeanso I thought that I would miss her no much and Lo I tidy myself, was not that if? Well, ef course I havo mis-id Queen very uinch, but I havo leareely bi en lencry. You have taken cue of that, and I am .sure that I am very grateful to you. You havo been very nice to me. ” “You think ro? Yea admit that?” Ho rpoko eagerly. “Why, yes! Why not, sincu it is true?” Of cours^, but then you know so sy voung ladies hido their feelings. Medicinal value la a p. jgj ( ,[ Ilooii's Sarsa- ini ilb. tlnu tn ci < ■ i tlfloro -aill Dn-'ii!:.-•d,m;):-• I SI t.' - ... noro expense ineui-r.-1 in iiv inxiaiiaeturc. It eiiitj tie; ncl'ir a id tu • li 'iilcr More I it it • until th - r /. . u , 'tc G 't i more dus.-s ,,,r jus j ■ i.- •. More < ur*tlv9 iwwi r : < set an d liy H i iieciillar comtnnation, ji porPisi mui j.'>.< • whicli ask-s it j. uHar t > its. P. More |i«o|iK;i ire I'illlilop I I llK.T V.- ' OC- cuplcd nIts i - th in ai • More wnii'i 'I'fni <■... . ; ; ; .,-„d . tiin »ni:.!s | ii la i, l,y nn. . t. More Ml *s * * • mor ream \ ;ai I • arc n , |iort"d l.y dni UL ,,,ts. More PMplo are taking li « 8ar; toilay ‘-i:"i nj «U| ntid I , ■ are fcikHig it i-i:-.\ Gian . v.,- Im-I More and >7ii.i. moi:i r us in lit :. given vliy y ,n .should a.'.,- be good practice for mo the ways of tho thing. Oh, sport “Inmiensely. But n:o yet about your bet. ” “lam coming to it. Well, ono day when he wa* making love to me and 1 ■7 b.'.'t, rraldcnlv lui bur.-t ob will l.uvo :i that bet?" "Iiideed 1 do. I am young and can nfford to wait that long, 1 am sure. There will he time enough afterward to get a husband. ” “Then it wcr.Id not make a ay differ ence how anxious a suitor might be to havo his reply at cnee?” “No, e rffunly not. If a. mnn did not love mo enough to wait a f< w months for his answer, I should thL.k myself well rid of him. Besides it would give mo a chanoo to stu.ly him. ” “Eur posp—but, no—I do :uk you. Miss Bora—D.u.i—1 lovo you madly, pass:: 'lately, and”— "V.'iil, d. n't say : ;:7 i. • '0. If that is veil love me mad!”, u sionr.te- t'.ien xon will ion !y wait till fi i your iiit.-wi r. ” Tins was her curtly, and Mr. Tluurct's .!:, 1 i’t !•(": ('. i.aain to fevir hi at aid Miy sofi’.y: ’’There, 1 did i u Yen must net 1 must win that for the mi nov as Arc the joy and sunlight of our homes. Use all care to keep the little onco in health. Do not give them nauseous doses. 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