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SCORN FOR SCORN. A CONTINUKI) HTOJIY. "Bui she Is eighteen," tatd Helen, in a Jrlgul tone that woke me an effectually at s douche of cold water would have done, "jhkI not a child at all; and in her petition there i nothing so desirable at a early marriage. Of oourte she feels that herself; and being inexperienced in Ide ways of the world, the mitundcr Kindt your kindnest, and imagine that jeti are in love with her, and mean to marry her. You are not a great parti, Kendriok, in your own world, hut you wmM lo a tplendid catch for a girl in Vto-let't petition. Vou oan't wonder that ahe pun on all her little arts to oatoh jm the it o full of ambition, poor child I She devourt all I tell her of teeiety and all the fatliiouahle newt in the papert, and talks to Hudgoll about being a great lady and going to court. You mint thov her tome discourtesy, Kenrick, to cure her." "It it abturd, Helen!" ho answered mipallchtlv. "As if I could ever be Mtpected of wanting to marry a tit t lo eJirt out of tho nuraeryl I am ture you are mistaken. At any rate, I shall lie (one to-morrow, ami there will he no more room for mistake on eithor tide." Then I heard them go through the rawing mom to the music room; and presently Helen bvttnu to play the ac companiment to a duet they often ang together. I sat still -immovable, speech Ua -my hoad and my heart feeling as tttauah tht-y would hunt; 1 was filled with anger ami a passionate lunging to piove to them how utterly miitaken they were- i'ic in her ill nature, and he in his aiiierahlo conceit. Howl longed to be itvcngod uhiii them for tho insult of their opieioui! Misunderstand him Indecdl An early innrnauo dctirabln in my posi tion? Imagine he was in Invu wi'h me! Inexperienced in the ways of the world I A splendid oatch for a gill ol my posi tion I Anil I mutt Imi cmod, liko Klaine, y tome dioeourlutv, Oh, whai coidd I do what 1 could do? It would he tisclcsx to ti-ll thum that I would not man y Kciiriuk Tredonuiok aot if he went down upon hit knees nnd erav. led round tint room after mo, as 1 litil lead of Invi-rs doing; they would not l-cllme me. Naturally they would think 1 said It because the uraes were sour ticcause he hud refused me. Oh, if I tould nil M oui-r Imi endowed with the omci of miiiih of those uoiiidi of whom I aad itud lirent like Mary Kiimil -with whom i'Vtiy mail tell madly in lovr, and who tinned upon them ami slew them all with a scornful smile! Oil, if some fair) f atiicvl or Irieud I did not care wliloli wutild give imi lor nuu ilay thugllt of ur (wising magiual lovuliiiut, ami that other more wundiotia, more intttciiont, more potent eharm that women have who have not beauty, and jet slny lhir tlmiuandt where beamy tin) hundreds, and nilo the ftMits n( all mutil Oh, It he would tall wildly, hoiwIfMly In love Willi me, and throw IiiiiimII at my fret, so that 1 might, have the jo ol muniiug him! He would vvei belieu that I would not luairy him uless he weie really lo ast. me and I were to refute him. Rut how was I to lefuw a man who had aut asd me t And there was not ihe ilitlittl chance of winning Im hue and iproinglt Uf.)rn ihy all left by tlie lore, aeon tram nu the inoinnv. And he would go back lo London ctinKitulstiuj( Imiitell awi we nu the faol ol hit having rettiovtd bst Uanipirout and too Cttcliislui; piestncr frosti the usiMhlxiihiMhl of my too tudim sable heait. If be did not aaluiPy forget ate, bt uuM uuiy sometimes lememlwr, kh .tn iululgtil coi(iil.ioni tnulo, bit fvonf country cotitjit, lb icmxam child wk bat mtsUkwt hi tumdewMiidiMK (mi trottae lor love, and uasdjiug nlutw in iw cuuutiy for bv of him. If I vnly had a t tatted trtend who wvuld write him a Wllvr Uul wottld Is lk call and wurwwssoJ lo hit pride, a Auc tncr at hit telfilvlwlititf vauity, that uld him at the rvmiettipt lu whi:ta etiaiii Uily hxlil htm. amt at th grwat iniialiou m which tW was Md by all M knew hf, and y bww tit might SMtry k.HM lit pi tad. and saeawt to wMtt very mnlltorUy litdewd, having auch au unlimited chose at tsar eututtll Usrmuatitl) I hatl ho tstafc frtettd. Mould I w rue Use Mier tttyMlf, aitooy. atotttly at Htm ftttit.tr' No j I rcWti skat aaonytauttt Uttwt Mtaatt and dit kiiablt KbeatW I w rue it m tun dinner wat of Lady Tredennick's provid ing, and not of Helen's, though I wat ad mitted to it by favor ot Kenrick. Some thing might be'done during thit last even inr, to show him hit mistake and my in difference. I flew into my little bedroom, pat on the simple Sunday frock tht wai doing duty for evening dress, and hurried into the dming-room ji the fish wat being served. Lidy Tredennick scolded me a little, nut I did not mind. I hardly heard her, and 1 wat rather glad of an excuse for be ing silent. I did not glance at Helen and Kenrkk, rflio were talking about their London engagements. Lady Tredennick of course wat full of London too, fur they were almost there already, tince they had half a dozen engagementi for tho next day; and naturally I wat not inoluded in the conversation in my loneliness I knew nothing of such high matters. But the exclusion, the consciousness of being out in the cold and faraway from all the pleas ure and brilliancy immediately before them, and in which my birth gave me the right lo share, did not tend to tooth rnv lacerated feelings. All the evening it was the tame -they talked o! nothing hut town, and their balls and water-parties and theatricals, and State-concerts and State balls, and also of stories and scandals that were afloat. I took up a book and pretended to read it, while I brooded over my wrongs and kept oxoiting my thirst for vengeance This slate of affairs did not last for Very Ions--Lady Tredennick had consented to my dining ut eight, but the set her face against my setting up later than ten. So at ten I went to wish her good night, as she dozed in her arm-chair, and my last chance was over olnnwing Helen and Kenrkk that I would not marry him if the enc alterna tive were to be death by tortuie. They were standing on the ver-tuda, star-gazing. There seemed to be no reason why I should go out of my way lo say good night to them. I went out into tho hall to find my candle ; and certainly there was a heavy win at my heart I felt so uncommonly small. Not even my edi- grce, if proclaimed at that moment lo an accompaniment of trumpets by all the kings-at-armt and heralds, would have uuer one small thrill of tutisfact'ou or drowned the echo in my heart of those un kind words of Helen's, or made me feel anything butawrulched poor little rela tive who could step out of the room and never be nutted, whom nobody cared "Going already!" exclaimed a kind voicu ; uud to my astonishment, I found Kenrick had come out to me iu tho hall, 1 experienced a thrill of gladness for one minute ; then returning memory made inn feci uitc frigid aoiu. "I always go at ten. Good night," I said coldly. "Hut it it the last night," he urgod ; "and I have Men nothing of you all the evening." There wat n look of such wi'lful kind nets chining In his eyes, such affectionate pleading in hit voice, that I might have relented, and wc might have ended our short friendship with a Iriendly gnod-bye at least, but Helen oamu lo the drawing loom door at that moment, and crushed the last little trembling hope. 1 snatched my hand from his, and turned And ran up stairs, t did not hear what they said ; I heard only a little cold laugh from Helen which hurried my fret as if I were luniilug from an adder. Then, when I reached my room, I saw whit 1 had dime. What folly had piniuptud me to start and fly like a delected ciiininal? Why, 1 had doue the viy thing that was wanted if anvthmg was wanted, to make him think 1 had inituii.lerttood hit kindneot! I uuid and utcd About my little room; I douched my hinds- I dare say I gnatn ed inyleelh-ceiuiiily 1 tuutt have don M thing that anybody lu n (rusty uf an iir could do. When 1 was tiicd of prane tug about the toom like a mad thing, 1 lUujt myself aeroM uy bed in utter dnpair. "What shall I do? What shall 1 do?" I moaned, "lie thinks that I aw iu lovt with him- Hides hat told him to- and thai I itttttk k wwu to many w. Oh, if be would only ask ntt, I would Ul him ie!M I could not lie there iostver. Soon I BMid sounds about lb ptttet- the vault were Koiaff to hwd. Lady Tresis sties, wsu tttivsMM about tire, and would he cio If my light wat not out wisest the bettelf went to bad. 1 not up wwtrily. I had set my Dandle as usual oh m) wiitlttg-Uble, In apsU of my rVetttied pt. (ton, tor u sm now itU a meeavtutaal Mttlom 4 nssiM to wnW my diarv the ing an offer of marriage in the third per son. I began again "Hear Mr. Tredennick"--I hated the "dear" but, after all, it waaa merely for mal expression, and no more meant tha' he was dear to me than prinees and peers mean that they are obedient servants of all sorts ol people because they end their letters in that way "I beg to thank you for the offer of marriage you have made me, and regret to inform you that it is impossible for me to accept it. Permit me to add that, considering how very short our acquaintance has been, your offer strikes me lets as a compliment than as an impertinent presumption. There is no one iu the world who oouU have turprised me more by a proposal of marriage, as you are the very last person I could think of marrying. "Vourt truly, "Violet Tredennick-Luce ' K wnh my awn turner Nevwr, itovtt! H.s J uunted about Um faidett pUttMiitu , Mt thin et nkktt my btoutavc Wot it tiete till the fli.t bell tan 1 wo. Id tHl Ink wew Utete. , Mttsdmt itwoireiioa el obey IU temntoM i J would not meet , sotted me to w.tie an imilttsaat-nQ, a a- '. mi mi tcttrttesime, woo hnattiiiy MtWI of KetmcVt Watt and UdbetJ use cheats, who Itad sUodefwd batsd, )M le reJtev mtU by Min: Uw me! 1 (clt it) ilituser wottlu cttoe me i u looked om tttttm. Ma in ln.tr trMtmce mJhd I Imm( , m oowtt ami tcHbWest on a twttt Watf; ike ttKHttfci of twutti Mwel ) loataer aitrei ol note (wpef im liwtr newtsttalit) , ,,. Trettetmtt - Allow me te Ml to the TisdettOKsk I ew4 litem no et4tMtd Utm- MsKed the debt by ihmr UIsmot I an- you .bat 1 euttttiter tbtt J... "tvt Utt meet ai oaftr yog Wive ot MM. iffttt U mm ifcM. wbmj Use ' tSf H ,7fMH,iJ, t TTT. Z ZZlZTTZ " " sjmmHmmm, to Mi. KbMMk w .. wrnwi m vwsnt me its- irl itifi ti iiaaline MM. Whom I htH U I mv44mK ' No. Umi vemtW urn attst inr 1 haJ fcedmr nttmi 1 wM dm, & iltN . i,, mmH w fr m t J 1 (it. mi, ti mhjte mmimitvrWtailmteentmikwtoh H It mu. i h.J heaiw them i h4. tftm nit, the wtsibmi ami m Wtdy wostU dtmm m mak. When I read that one through, it seemed horribly silly, undignified, and ungram matical. I should not have said "regret," for that was a lie; and I must try to ar range the sense of the rest of the letter so it should sound freezing and not petulant. I flung that too upon tho floor and began another. "Dtar Mr.Tredennick I.wai extremely surprised " "Good gracious! Wnat arc you doing at this time of night?" I heard a voice say close beside me. I sprang from the chair and faced the speaker, forgetful of my tear-stained cheeks and swollen eves. I had not heard tho door open, being too much absorbed iu composition. "What do you want?" I cried fiercely. "Upon my word, you are polite!" said Helen, in her calm cold way. "I saw your light, and I was afraid you were ill, go I came to helpjou. I! I had come lo murder you, you could not glare at me more. You havo certainly a very strange, way of receiving kindnesses!" "You have no business in my room!" I said passionately, ashamed ot my inflamed wet face, now that I saw her contemptu ous evet taking nolo of it. "Your roim is at tliu other end of the house. You come to jpy upon me. Let mo alone!" "My dear child, don't bo to absurd !'J she expostulated. "People will think there is something odd about you. Mr. Tredennick said just now that you must be crazy. What undo you rush off in that rude way, you litllu goose?" and she laughed in an indulgent way that was in tensely exasperating. Then I saw her uyea rost upon the sheet of paper on my writing-table; there were only a few words, and before I real ized that the could road them at one glance, I blew nut the caudle and we were both iu dirkness, "Vinlei," the and solemnly, in the midst of tho gloom, "you havo been very silly. You have flung yourself gt Mr. Tredeninck'a head, and, beoiuse ho has amused himielf with you perhaps petted you, as h would any younger cousir. " "How dare vou?" I cried fiercely. "I know what you think, and I tell you I hate him, and I would not marry him if he were a prince! It is vour jealousy; you want him yourself any one can seo that! Hut he does like me better than you, only I would not marry him not if I had to tie torn in pieces instead!" "You bad little thing," I heard her say I could not teu her, but she tpoke like one who had been stunned and was just recovering "vou deters e to lie whipped and locked up! You will disgrace your self and all of us if you go on liko this. I shall spoak to my mother alniut you.'' Mie wits out ol 'he room, tor her voice receded, ami then the ihxir vas shut. I was glad I s ml it. All my rage wnt gone, for my shaft had rtruck home; I knew H ti) her pans, uud by the jerky gapping way in winch the bad spoken, I lighted my candle ag.tiu and looked the dour. Then with quite a light heart, I vveut over to the d resting-table to gel ready for bed. The room looked very un tidy my frkgtttenlary letters were lying all over the place. 1 smiled primly at 1 picked theui up, 1 did Hot read them over, but tore them up and burnt them iu my empty giale. The only one I remember ed distinctly wat the short!-. Ihe one cm the table beoante Helen might have teen it.' "IVr Mr. Tredennick ly tetphoed I btth Wi myM in think how it have peatled her- it the taw it -to u Hand what tm earth I could be writtttf 1st him about. I half hoped the did tee It it would puttie and surpttte her to, nnd add to much lo her jealousy. Hut at tte made mi resturk upon it, attd .ttked queetiots. I w at tare the had not it. So I went to bn'. attd slept the km of the att ami aventtod. What I am Vttfig)ia tell now it ttf eoutte metely hnvreay, ttuee 1 mm wot utoteati bat I had it Irons a moat HtttU wotthy taatee, ami cttn ant for iu Mr Heat wt at a etwat reeenuoa at tha Fofthjtt OtMt, and very Ule in the ta Kwsriet. unvwt enoa the temta. He. tea, her atttte, and the tehtst htm 'vacj- NatvtMety what wvvt the mattm, lot be ktokatl with and tlrattee, "Heine," he said, wtl yon help m. to nevtaetl a myteaty t A creel trtea: hat wtmt pttfml apoa ma aad on year aassrin Talat Utt Ut. It it fw mailer t her than to oa, intac ehitd- thmtfh. httotv atoi) tor her, the tnrpeitatat of the Joko hM ntatW a mittjaka, ami the wmr baa wtitiaJ hat attd terack me.' "What on earth do you mean. Ken rick?" asked Helen, fanning herself gently. "I know nothing of any trick." "You know of nobody capable of writ ing a letter in my name ?" "No," she replied slowly, as if wonder ing aDd considering. "Somebody I rely upon you not telling any one, Helen," he faidjearueslly "not even your mother or Violet herself, promise me." "I proruise," she said, rjuite as earn- estly. "Some one has actually had the effront- etv the cruelty to write a letter con taining an offer of marriage purporting to be from me to poor little Violet Luce." "Never !" she exclaimed, with a little laugh. "It is so," ho replied. "Tell me, Helen on your eacred word of honor, have you any idea who can have written that let ter V "On my sacred word of honor no!" said Helen. He was relieved, but horribly ashamed of himself. Of course a Tredennick could not lie ofthitthe.ro could be no doubt. A Tredennick was equally inca pable of falsehood and treachery; and he blushed that ho should have mentally dis honored his race by doubting one bearing his name. " Someone has written such a letter," he said gloomily. Continued next week. e The Creat Strike. Hello! Hello, there! Mr. Digestion! Wlmt's the matter with you down there? Hello! Mr. Tongue, Is thnt you? Oh, everything Is wrong down here. The hands in the Gastric "Works have "struck." The Food Assimila tion Company havo "shut down," and the Hilo Supply Pipe Line can't handle their product, and it has overflown the whole region. Yes, all stock on hand In my apartments lias "heated" and "faoureu." I have stopped work altogether. Can't move without assistance. Say, Mr. Tongue, can't you send down to mo u bottle or two of Dr. Pierce's Gold en Medical Discovery? Yes. That Ilulliilo man's remedy. If you do, I can start up at once. When tho liver, stomach or bowels are deranged or the digestive "forces" are "on a strike," it is the best "agent" to set tlto wneels ol nature in motion. Druggists have It. Don't hawk, hawk, and blow, blow, disgusting everybody, but use Dr. Sage's Catarrh Itemedy. XETV ADVERTISE3IKNTS. -1 we extreme- Is Consumption IncuraMe? Head tho following, Mr. C. H. 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