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MEETING. IIIILM tOTIIMIiPLtT. Tv that wrecked aeh other'! hope, rartiof coldly in their prime, Mrt upon the downward lope, Taught by Un and calmed by lime, t'uilor autumn's perfect tree, Propping bright rcmembranoei. Tfcer they ijirrtd their itorloi out, I toe to fx end bund lo hind, Looking DK'k with wiatful doubt, Into the forgotten land Where tbe wheels of life went laat, Hardly seen till they were peat. backing where the dawn had been Till each gray and pallid hue Sir with a aim uuaeen Which muat nerer riae and ahinc, And the moment, loal and rain, 'ome before their aoula again: Having aoftly, "Yea, I think Vou were there you came at ton. Iu your hair waa aoiiicthing pink; ilow I bate the hue ainre then I ' "ilutohrmlc ribbon!'' "Nay, I have pardoned it to-day." "I remember what you aid." But you laujihrd, and I despaired. "Did J laugb? I wan afraid You might fancy that I cared " " Be content, your pride ihall be Scatbless your heart for uie." "Something in your voice aawres You have angry fwilinga yet." "omething told me then in yeura That you would not quite lorgei; Just one fo-diah moment lit Hope that laugh extinguiahed it. "Bore the flame wa very wonkl" "Twaiyourailenoe let it die. "Ifa man'a hope will not ipeak, Can a womun'a heart reply?" 'Had 1 apokonr "Do 1 know? It wai very long ago!" Vukk to face and hand In hand, Looking at those oai-torn ikica, la the light along tho land Only burrowed Irom our eyeT u the aong of bird be drawn From a inemo.y ot DawuT In, the hill, tho , the plain, Flushing with familiar roac! trok away, and look again, Bti. the'oulor atuya and growa I Wherefore atund amazed and dumb ? Knew ve not tltiit morn must come? 4 BLIK STOCKUG. "My ohild, you have more tban ful filled every hope I evor formed of you. I know when I Mint you to Girton thut too eould not fail to acquit yourself well, hut 1 did Dot look for this. Magdalen Foster bliwhetl with pleas urn at bor father's words, an well she might, for tho letter in hor hand announced that the papers seat up by her at the recent classical tripos entitled her to the ninth place in the first class. The fact of her womanhood stood in tho way of tho B. A. degree beiug actually ou for rod on her, but that was of no con aoquonoe whatever to a girl who had worked sololy for the love of knowledge implanted and fostered in bor by a schol arly father. "Well, Miigdulou, I'm sure I congrat ulate you heartily," said her sister Nora, "and all tho more so because now at last I suppose you will consider yoursolf bluo oongh." Tho blush of pleasure now faded from Mnudalon's choeks. "I nover wanted to bo blue," sho said, nervously. "Then I'm afraid you have succeodod without the wanting," laughed Noro. "Why, my dear, you are a blue of tho very IloepoHt dye. and you not only are it, but you look it. You don't go about Hi a can and gown, or with spectacles and inky fingers, but there is no mis taking in yon the model of a sweet girl graduato.'' There waa a certain amount of truth in (bis. Magdalen, especially by tho side ( the pretty if rather dollish foatnred Kora, was studious-looking, to say tho leant. Bhe waa tall and stooped slightly, hor complexion, though clear, was col iloss, and she had tho retloctive, full look that is not unfroquently the sign of habitnul study. Yet her faco was sin gularly sweet in expression, the open, tranquil brow Beemod incapable of frown ing, the brown eyes might bo dreamy, bnt uovor irato. "Magdalen," asked her father, aftor a whilo, "are yon still willing to booomo my amanuensis?" "Oh, papa!" returned the girl eagerly, "I shall be so proud if you will let me." Mr. Fostor was au emineut student of tho olassics, and it had always boon Mag dalen's great ambition to help him in the preparation of his valuable works. Sho did not forseo all tho results other tollego achievements, and of this new r Ution to her father. It did not occur to tho simple-minded gill that there was anything in what she had douo to alien ate her from her old aoqauintauceB. Yet so it was. Quito unconscious sho awed her contemporaries, who, girls and young m.r -like, fought shy of so distinguished "blue-stocking." Married women, again, found her ignorant of their domes tio interests, while she was too timid to open ont to elder meu. Children alone, unable to comprehend the talk about her learning, were guided by the simple sweetness of her face, and fearlessly mndo a plaything of her. With them she oouldbe happy, but iu the midt of people who insisted upon payiug her compliments and treating her with deference, bur manner bocatne stiff and distant for very fchyness. Society became distasteful to hor, and gradually people loft off iuvit ing her, uuder the mistaken impression that she waa above caring for any enter tAinment they could offer. She remained Miss Foster only in name; to all intents and purpose Nora was the elder sister. While Magdalen had been pouring over Iter books, Nora had studied the art of making herself agreeable, and had as siduously cultivated various useful gift. She was musical and clever with her penoil, could rido, and play tennis well; also she hud the bright attractive bounty that trebles the value of all such social accomplishments. And above all she knew exactly how to turn every one of her good points lo the beat possible account. It will thus be seen how eay it waa for her to keep Magdalen in the background, and by skillful insinuation throw her own good - qualities into greater relief than ever. One erening they were taken by snr priM by the unexpected arrival of Will Fair I aim, an old friend and playfellow. Ihnnerwaa just Wing aervod, and the young man took his seat amoeg tbem, laughing and patting op his bands as if to titiou against the volley of ques tions and exclamations with which he m tainted. "I haven't distinguished a single word any one has said," he declared at lat. (.. i im.irinfl von are asking where I spring from and what I've come about. Briefly, then, in ou io mo vjn ,u month's time, and have come to bid you all a long farewell." "Farewell! The cape!" exclaimed the Fosters. "What do vou mean?" "I've had il&OUO left me by my aunt," Will proooedod to explain; "and a friond boa strongly advised me to invest it in ostriches. lie says they pavtremen jlittialtf an ,1 tlia life is delichtf ul. I have consulted every possible authority, and roally don't see tuat i couiu mo any wv tor. I hate oflioe work, I havon't the brains to take up a profession, and farm ing in England is no go. Ho I consider I am rather cut out for a colonist." lie ended in tones of modest aelf ap preciation, whioh was n4 unwarranted, for be was a man of splendid physique. Tt,.ui,t, wiiidi nil his tastes fitted him for an occupation demanding physical, rattier tuan mcntai uuimj. uo u never cared for study. So long as be could scrape on at school and college without disgracing himself he was con tent, and devoted his heartiest enorgies ta the athletio sports, in whioh his soul delighted. Dinner over, air. i osier roso aimosi immediately from the table. "Can you spare mo an extra lour this evening, Magdalen?" he asked. '"Certainly ,papa, I will come at once. "Magdalen is a good deal changed," remarked Will, as he and Nora , strolled out into the garden togothor. Nora offered her own explanation, taking caro to spoak in tho most affectionate sisterly 'one- ' . . . ,T "Yes," she sotd; "you aje right. Yon see ever sinco Magdulen returned from Girton she bus been encouraged in her devotion to study. People express the greatest admiration for her talents; then papa bos made her his secretary, and so without being the loast bit conceited, she naturally foels that she is superior to the girls she ordinarily meets. You know, Will, I can't help thinking it was a mis take to let her grow so very learned. I think it is a woman's part to be helpful and doniestio.to take interest in the good management of small matters in the welfare of those about hor." "Why can't Magdalon be domestic as well as intellectual?" domanded Will, moodilv. "I don't see the incompati bility Nora did not ohoose to tell him that Mugdulon had bogged to be allowed to take part in household affuirs and thut she horself had opposed the suggestion. She had goined a character for domesti city and did not wish to have hor supre macy Bhared. "I dare say there iH no actual incom patibility ," sho udmittod gently, "bnt Magdalen is so wrapped up in her work for papa that we never think of occupy ing her mind with matters which lam quite willing to see after myself. Why should she bo bothered? She is not the oirl tn marry, nuless. indeed" Nora laughed gay ly "sho could find a man ahn wu ail intellect ana nun no uoaiiv needs to be administered to." i'oor Will I Magdalen joined them in the garden later on, but for his own sake ho held aloof from hor. The girl was irr.intlv hurt an nf old she hud 1)00 n his special friend. Too shy to complain, bowovcr, Bhe auranu into uerseu, ami with a pang of regret saw Will fall into the wav of the world treat her, namely, with distant respoct, and Nora with fa miliar friendlinoss. 11 o had not bcon at Vmlio'ii miinv ilnvn before his namo was coupled with Nora's by all tho match- makors in tne nuigiiuoruoou. xue goo,i people were much mistaken. Will miirlii wnlb ri.l ft and luv tennis with Nora, or evon constitute himself her cavalier on every possiblo occasion, but nxrntlv Ilia linurt wont Ollt toward Mug- dalon. Yot, how, aftor Nora'a words, oould bethink of botraymg nis uevouonr How could he, a man whose only attain mantM were those of lihvsloal Ittronetll and agility, hope to pleaso a girl throw both by training ana natural ooui nun t.lin in i'lxt nf miriilv intellectual interests? Sadly ho told himself that she was not for him. And Magdalen as sadly told herself flint anmohnw she hud forfeited Will's friendship, by which, had he only known it, she set great store, lie seemoa to uer tho perfection of a gentleman, and per haps his want of learning was the thing she libod best about him, so cordiully did sho hold hor own blnoness in abhor rence. Tim a venm I Im two kent apart bv a phantom barrier raised between thorn by I it? it a Nora, who, Without caring lor vym uer self, resected his preference for Magdn l,m Sli wim miller no misapprehen sion na to his feelings, and vet a potty joalonsy debarred her irom noing wnai lay in her power toward bringing about a hotter understanding between him and her sister. Will's last day arrived. A largo tennis party was to tuko place at Foster's in the afternoon, asa sort of farewell entertain ment for him, and he did his best to throw off tho despondency which op pressed him. "Will you play to-day, Magdelon ?" ho asked, very hesitatingly, iu the morn ing. Magdalen shook her head. "No," she said, shyly, "I don't play tenu's." "Of conrso not ," laughed Nora. "Will, whut an extraordinary idea! Aa if you didn't kuow that Mugedaleu was ubovo tennis." "It is not that," said Magdalen, col oring, "but that tenuis is ahovo me. I tried it again and again at Girton, but it was never auy good. I only spoil every set I play in." "Oh, well, you can't plsv, or yon won't," said Nora impatiently; "it's all the same." Nora's sudden ill temper seemed very uncalled for, but she waa irritated by the look of disappointment ou Will face. Treaeutly, hoever, her equanimity was restore J, and she said, putting out her hand: "Forgive me, Mugdelen ; I am talking a heap of cross nonsense. Of course you need not play, but you can Ulk to the eople that is, if papa can spare us his walking Dictionary of Antiqui ties." Another allusion to herblueness! Mag dalen gave ber sister au appealing look and left the room. Will fell into a brown study. During the afternoon he played a great deal with Nora as his partner, and the t-o became an invinoible couple. As Nora waa occupied with the game, Mag dalen was called upon to do her share in receiving and talking to the guests. They were more tban ever Impressed with her intense blnoness, for the poor girl hod the heartache, and found it strangely hard to look bright and smil ing. Many were the remarks made to ber about Will and Nora, who certainly played admirably togothor. In the mid dle of one exciting act a young married lady, who was sitting next to Magdulen, whispered confidentially: , . "Those two are made for one another, aren't they ? Depend upon it, they will be partners in earnest before Mr. Fair bairn leaves." Magdalen went a little pale a she an swered evasively, "Every one likes to have Nora for a partner." "Yes, yes, I know; but not in tho aonselmean. What a loss she will be tons all I Now, tell mo do you think Mr. Foster will let bor go out with him, or will tbeyhave to wait?" This was going too far, Magdalen thought. "The quostion has not been discussed yet,' she replied, distantly, and, awed by her mannor, the young lady subsided into silence. Magdalen went np to hor room, when tho party was over, in a very miserable frame of mind. As she cast a retrospect over ber life of late, it seemed to her that hor success at Cambridge had cott her everything she most cared about. She did not kuow how much her three years at Girton had done for her. She was not io a position to realize the all important difference between her un- worldliness and Nora'a worldliness. It is worth v of note that these so-called Girton and Newnham "blues" are, for the most part, especially simple girls. The twilight deepened, and at last Will could delay the inevitable leave taking no longer. Magdalen kept out of the room. Will's going was the most terrible thing that had ever happened to her, and she would rathor not say good bve to him at all than to have to do it carelessly before thorn all. "Where is Magdolon?" askod Will presently. "She was looking out something in Herodotus for me inst now," sail Mr. Foster. "Eva, go and call her; toll her that Will is waiting to say good-bye." Poor Will! It was a bittor thought that she could not leave her Greek of hor own accord, even to bid him farewell. "Matrdalen is not in the study, papa,' said the child, returning. "Jane says she saw hor go down into the garden and into the copse." "I will go to her there," said Will, hastily. The copse referred to was a small pre serve just outside Mr. Foster's garden, and it was not many minntos before Will found Magdalon. She was lying on the ground in tho dusk, her face buried in hor hands, ana her wnoio irame snaxen bv violent sobs. In a moment he was kneelimr beside her. "Magdalen," ho exclaimed anxiously. "what is it?" At the sound of his voice Magdalen rose and chocked her tears. "Nothing, Will," she said, with quiv eriug lips. "Don t sav nothing when you moan something," said Will. "Maggie, toll . r .1 - it. oi me wnut is me maiierr He was the only person who ever called her Maggie, nud now the old pet name, US6U lor tne ursi lime luis visii, reueweu the oonfilence thut had exited between them as children. "I'm so nnhnppy," said Magdalon. "I'm so dull, nud bluo. and stupid. I'm no good to any one, and nobody cures for mo." "Now. Maggie." said Will, "you have told at least half a dozen fibs. You are not dull, you are not stupid, you are not bl at loast, if you are blue, blueness is particularly charming, you are good for a great deal, and every body cares for you." Aiugiiuien shook uer ncuu. "Don't be unreasonable." remon strutodWill. "What about me? Don't I care for vou?" His voice was full of tondernoss which Magdalen shyly ignored. "You UHed to, she said. It was all over with Will: no power on earth oould have held him back now from pouring out his ooufession to her. Magdalen." he said, "if I tell you love you, worship you, think of nothing but you day and cight.oould you answer anything but that yon don t cure a straw whether I do or not?" It was out now. Magdalen stood and gazed, as if she oould not believe her ears, at tho baud that had grispod hers. At last a smile of wonderful happiness stole about her lips, "Whv. Will." bIio said, raising her eyes to his. "it was just you I minded most of allubont; but you don't, yon can't reallv meau lint Will did "really mean" it, and he took Magdelon in his arms, and without further words they both unaorstooa mat each loved the other. Will did not go to the Cape, but bouchta place near Mr. Fostor s.andjre muined with his "blue stocking" wife in Englaud, never regretting tho choice he hud made. Nora married a gentleman of means, and was as unhappy as women usually are who think more ot wealth than love more of social distinction than of home contentment Doks Honesty Fay? ''Does it, after all. nay to bo honest?" a disappointed young man writes. No, my son, not if you're honest for pay, it doosn t. .Not if vou are honest merely becauso you think it will psy; not if yon are honestf only lipiani vou are afraid to bo a roirne: in deed, m.v dear boy, it doe not pay to be honest that way. If you can't be honest because you hate a lie and scorn a mean action, if yon can t be honest irom prin ciple, be a rascal; that s what yon are iu tended for, and you'll probably succeed ai it. lint vou can't make anybody be lieve in honesty that is bought and sold like merchandise. llurliugton Hawk' eye. On her wedding uy an Indiaua girl wrote somethiug.seuled it in an envelope and cave it to an intimate friend. K 1 am alive six months from now," sho said "give it back to me unopened. If I am dead, read it." On tne day that the half vear expired the bride committed sui cide, and the inclosure waa found to be a statement that she expect! no joy from the marriage, but waa willing to give it a trial before deciding to take her own life. A MI8T E1Y. Anin tun! made a hiirhlv im portant discovery, and one that troublod him. He was a surgeon, and one giving to examining hearts. For a full bour.in the gathering summer twilight of tho park avenue he had applied bis sternest f.tnitiAa fcntim wtinff. in another sense. of his own. The decision to which, very unwillingly, he came was tnai nis dim suspicions of the past tbreo months were well founded, we was iu joo. ahd thrill'vl,!.!, Iia.l irnnn throilffh him OH he clasped Kate Oerrow'a band on leaving ber nnole'a gate that very evening pointed in that direotion. Tho expan sion of soul and tne cxnuerauuu wmmu wliinVi Im nnntinneJlv experienced in ber preeence, the longing that often seized hi iu in bis moments oi proiessionai m- . j fiaut liia AVAR, if only for an instant, on Kate's bonny fuoe, all drove home the unwelcome cou viction. nf his final turn along the broad path between the whispering fnrmArl a rAfmlntion. 1U C. .UUfM J v m wv - - Entering Brixby he encountered the verv friend he had uosired to consult. Mr. Trent was a solicitor, many years Dm vnnno medical man's senior, and his only contldont in all tho country- sido. rr vnn nrniliHencnirnd for ten minutes or so, "Mr. Trent," said Edgar, "1 should like to have a talk to you about nr. uer row's niece." "T am entirely at vour service. lou are smlttcu by a great appreciation of Miss (Sorrow's obaruis. I have seen it coming a long time." Edgar smilod a littln sudonicuiy iu the dimness. Tl'a ft lawyer's bllMinBSS to 00 far- sighted." ho said. "I have found it out now the fact of which you spoanuna I am afraid only just in timo. ' .A harshness was in his tono which sur prised the listener. 1 do not understand, sain Air. Trent. "Whv. I mean that, had the disease gone further, I might nave proyea unablo to overcome it, as I mean to do now. "Yon astonish me more aud nioro. Miss Gerrow is beautiful, of good birth, and well educated. She is an heiress into the burguin; and, if she cares for yon, and her uncle consents, what pos sible obstacle can intervener "You havo said," returned Edgar, moodilv. "she is an heiress. The lawyer bit his lips to keep from a loud explosion oi mispiaoeu uierri inert. . '"The very thing that, whether she were pretty or plain, would make her quite an attruction to most suitors." "I am aware of it. But I am not like the majority. I am poor, my prospects are barren enough; all tho world would say I was fortune-hunting marrying for money if it oame to a marriage. She might learn to think so, too. and that I coujd not bear. I have seen plenty of this already in my own family. The concentrated pathos of the last sentence, witlv the involuntary aigli whioh concluded it, touched the solicitor His meditated words of bantering remon' stranoe were not uttered. ,"Vbai shall you do, then?" ho asked, "Shun the danger, fight the tempta tion. work harder. I cannot run away as in other circumstances I might be tomotod to do: mv living lies in Buxby. But you cau help me considerably in the struggle, if you will. "I! How?" "When you see me running any risk of a tetc-tete with Miss uerrow ana yon can nossiblv interfere, do so. "And make you hate me for it. I will not promise. "I shall not hato you I shall bo very orratoful. I must ineot hor frequently at the houses of mutual friends. You will Iw nblo to make me your debtor in the wav that I ear. The route the pair had taken brought them at this point within the cordon of habitations auain. With a fow more words of less special interest they parted for tho night. As Edgar's tall, athlotio figure disappeared amongst the mingled shadows of tree an 3 cottage, the lawyer turned anugazeu for a moment. "Foor fellow! there's been misery in his lot in earlier years, I kuow." he unit tered to himself; and he is by no menus sure of his own power to withstand in this matter, or he wonld not appeal to any friend. CHAPTEB II. It was evon so:Edgar Aruton mistrust ed himsoli despite the apparent firmuess of his resolution. As late would have it, a weok later he was thrown into Kate Gerrow's company even more constantly and more intimately than beioro. Air. Gerrow was taken suddenly ill. Edgar had to attend him and to labor hard to ward off an attack of probably fatal appo plexv. They were a lonely ODiiple, the wealthy eccentrio owner of Brixby Lodge aud the fair young girl who was reputed bis heir ess. Kate was an only child and an or phun. Neither alio nor her uncle hod anv kinsfolk in the neighborhood. Cons ins. Kate lielievcd she hud somewhere in the north ; but there had been an estrange ment in the family, aud these sho had never seen. "Is it anything dangerous, Mr. Am tou? My uuelo will recover, will he not?' Kate asked, as. after a careful examina' tion of his patient, Edward stood, for a moment or two in the wide, old fashioned hall. ? "I sincerely trust so, Miss Gerrow." he replied; "of course I darenotdisguise from yon that there is a risk -grave risk that is inseparable from such cases; but I see not the lem reason lor despair Tray do not worry yourself nnnocossa rilv." "My uncle is the only relative I have livina in the whole west of England," Bhe said. "You will not conceal his real condition from me at any timo, I beif, Mr. Arnton." she subjoined. "No, Miss Gerrow, I will be quite frank, although it is a medical privilege to be discreet, you know. You will need a trained nurse; tho work will be too delicate for ordinary servants, and too wearvinir bv far for you. May send vou one from the Uolstead Infirm arv?" "If you think that that will be the beet 3oure to take. But I shall certainly wait noon nncbt principally myself. And so Kate did. And day by day in his viaiU Edgar Arnton met her and fell .inn.dv In lovn. Not that he aban- inula ii..v' r- - ... donedinaoy degree bis determination to refrain from beooming Kate's suitor. That resolve was firm as ever. He simply elected to drift with the tine. Tiio patient gradually recovered and bore great testimony to Edgar'a profos siondl skill. . . Tho mend was not long, though; a message in tho dead of night some few weeks after took Edgar hurriedly away to Brixby Lodge, to fiud that another seizure bad proved fatal. Kate's grief was intense. Edgar must have appeared cold and distant in the dork days before her unole's funeral, for he now felt himself compelled to keep down bis tympaiuy wiiu an iron uuuu and to breathe condolence in the most conventional of phrases. But for bo doing ho felt morally sure that hia vow of personol silence wouiu nave ueuu ir retrievably broken. Bnt in the course of umo an oua rn mor reached him. The old mail's will had been read, and Kate was not an i.mroaa aftor all. With a chaos of con flicting emotions within his breast.Edgar called on Mr. xrent aud learneu me 4ntli "The document is dated ten years ft ... ' A. - 1 . bacK, beioro Miss uerrow cauie io nvo with her uncle," Baid the solicitor; "tiwira in Tin iiniiht us to its fronuineness. V.vnrv nn tlinntrlit ha had mado a later ono I (id myself bnt none can be found beside this. I suppose he put tne business off.os so many people do, r.ntil it waa tun lute. Tlift Drooeitv all (roes to a woalhy Lancashire manufacturer." "How does hato Aliss uerrow tune it?" ' Aa nni'atlv a vnn mHV 1711088. Some girls would have been almost killod by the disappointment, bnt not she. You Iia.l lintrnr rrn nn an.l son hai': she is not an heiress now. Indeed, she'll have barolv sufficient to live upon, unless this cousin does something for her." Edgar took tho advice and went up to the desolate great house the same aft r- nnnn Srimn (nmmonniaces Dasscii. ana rhon Miar. nlil r.lil s t or v burst forth which somheow always sooms to me fur too sacred to be written in detail. Jugar made a full coufession, and not in vaiu "Tim aailiiont PTIloriflUCOS of BIT youth," he said, "camo through marriage for money, and tnrongu niispiuoou corm denoe. Very early I vowed that that mixtnkft Hhnnld in no shape evor be mine; thot nobody should ever throw fortuno-hunting of that Kind in my teem. And yet" with a smile of infinite con tent "I am not certain, Kate, after all, whether love would not havo beaten me in the end." "I hope so. the maiden answered, shyly. , t CH.VPTKU III. Tlire was a fcdy st Brixby Lodge, and in due course ouo of tho Lancashire niau nfactnrer's sons, who had receutly mar ried, cum down and was installed m his father's representative. Edgar Aruton had arranged that Kate Gerrow should reside in Loudon with hi sister. unMl such an interval had passed ns tiqu tb profcribed. At the sale ho was a largo purchaser, and poor as. by comparison, ue had once styled himself, the house he furnished was one of the best in the village. Weddincr and honeymoon were both over. Edgar had just come in from his day's round of visits, and was standing with bis wife at the window, gazing out at the fast fulling snow flakes. Suddenly there was a crash behind that caused both to look round. A Per sian kitten, gamboling mischievously on the ton of an escritoire, had knocked down the plaster figure of an antique cnobearer. The frugile article of vertn was broken into dozen fragments, amidst which a tiny Bilver key revealed itself, "That is where the key of uncle's Japanese cabinet went to, then, said Kate; "the hand and arm of the imoge must hove been hollow, and the key, once put into the cup, slipped through into tho interior. "Odd, certainly," answered Edgar "let us trv if it is the one." He went ont. and from the next room fetched a small, inlaid cabinet of exqui site workmanship. The key fitted at once. "I ws sure it would. Iknow it again at first sieht ." said the lady. "It is for tunate we waited and did not troublo to force the box open ; that would inev itably have spoiled it. I don't suppose there is anything In the casKet.tuonga. "Oh. but there is !" ejaculated Edgar, as at that instant he poised up the deli cate lid and caught sight of a t'gut little roll of paper. Kate watched in silent surprise; Ed gar slowly undid tho bundle, a shrewd suspicion of what he tad found flashing upon him, and making his ordinury firm, white lingers not ami onngung. "It is your uncle's real will, his last and leg 1 will. I should say, rather." said Edgar with a gasp, "found just where he might have been expected to have placed it. nd where searchers mit'ht equally have expected to miss it. Quite a wonder thut I bought the cabi net!" And then he read slowly, till the full moment of the discovery had been real ized by both brains," how land and houses.'and money snugly invested in oonsols, had all been devised, without reservation or qualification, to Mr. Ger row's beloved niece, Kate, "the com panion of his old age, and the faithful guardian of his interests." Hnsband and wife gave each other a long, earnest look, which ended in a mutual smile and a caress. "Despite all precautions yod have married an heiress, then,' Edgar," said Kate, merrily; "the pity of it is it's quite too late in the day tn disown her now." "As if I c 'Uld posibly wish to!" Mr. Trent lanshed likewise. "All's well that ends well," he said. He waa speedily put in possession of the recovered document, acquainted Mr. Mudhury with the circumstances, and convinced the mannfacturer how futile it wonld be to contest his cousin's claim. In a very brief space the Lanca shire gentleman returned in dii-gnst to his own district. Brixby L 'ge became the residence of the Arnton's and their children. Both husband and wife treasure the once lost key above its weight in gold. Bnt for its opportune disaoiwarance two loving souls might have remained apart. To it Kate says she owe her husband, and by it Elrar thinks, truly that he has both kept h; viw (in'the spirit) and won a wife with a f irtune. .A Ih-ar Fondling; K Babr. Henry Flvnn wlm hills near Inskip.Uin town today,... had the following incident to roll V wh cha bear of tl. !....... Kte- abducted his tbree-yeur-old JaujE? not with any desire to harm the child 1 1 appears that Mr. Fly nn started one mor! IrifT rn told a hosj. t ........ . ""ra miles distant from the honse, and at k little girl seemed anxious to go h . her nnnn t!i l.no'. I.....L . ' .U9 Pit ride a short distnnnn nprl,u... . utr from the house, where he put hor dowl uu wiu imr kj run nome. He notice, that she continued standing where h left her, .and on looking back after goh a little farther. Haw liar ,.l..; ,B u sand. He soon najuvl nnt n .:-i . . v. Distil and was gone about an hour, expectinir of nnnrun flint . th. .l .8 w-..., tlllIU wuuiu return to the house alter playing a fow moment? On returning home be made inanir. about hi of ber mother, who said ih had not seen her and supponed he Ua taken her along with him. Ongoing tno spot where he left her, bo saw bnm bear tracks in the sand, and at on! camo to tho conclusion that tho Miii.i iad been carried off by the bear. The family immediaLtv tnn.i. .... . 'j ...luo Bcarn through the forest, which was grown an to almost a jungle.rendoring their search very Blow. All doy those ami. parents searched for traces of their child nor did they stop when durVroaa ' on, but remaiucd in the woods, calling v aj uuiuu, iU.Ur.IIUg Crt!U6 &Q(j their search wuh fi-iiitiVKH a . . vuuif.u 01 gentleman from below.who are traveling camo to the house, and bnin? it.fn. i of the circumstances, immediately set um iu uuu. uer. me gentlemen wan dered about, and aa they woro passing swamp spot where the undergrowth iu mica., cHiieu iu mo cuna, or were talk, ing loud, when one of them heard hn voice. Ha then called her bv nam told hor to come out of the bushes. She replied that the bear would not let her. The men then crept through the brush, and when near the spot where she and tho bear were, they heard a splug in the water, which the child said wat the bear. On going to her, they fonnl her standing upon a log extending about half way across the swum p. The beat bud undertaken to cross tho swamp on the log, and being pnrsued.lcft the child and got away us rapidly as possible. She hod received scratches about the face, arms and legs, and her clothes wore al most torn from her body; bnt the bear had not bitten her to hurt her, only the murks of his tueth being found on her back, where, in taking hold of her clothes to carry her, he had taken the flesh also. The little ono says the bear wonld put her down occasiouaily to rest.and would pnt his nose up to her face, when she would slap him; and the bear wonld bang his head by her side, and purr and rub tigaiiist ber like a cat. The men asked her if she was cold in tho night, and she told them thut the old bear lay down beside her and pnt his "itrmB" around her and kept her warm, though she did not like his long hair. Shewai taken home to bur parcuta. Chico Record. fretf) Lambrequins. I have just made and put up a lambre quin iu my bed-room which is very pretty and cheap. I bought two yards of bleached cheese cloth aud cut it into three equal lengths, using one breadth and a half for t window. I hod a plain, fiat board made to screw ou to tho too of the window cas ing, (just its length,) rounded out, that it wus two inches wider in the cen ter than at tho ends, they being three inches wide, and tho board half an inch thick. I tacked my cloth on to the edge of this board muking a wido box pleat in the middle Thon on the bottom of toe cloth, and for a heuding across the top, sewed lace knit of number eight cotton, Vandvka nattern. whioh has deep points, and commences with sixteen stitches. I used a strip ten points long for the top, and twelve points for the bottom. These dimensions should of course, bo varied according to the size of tho window. Bring the cloth and lace at the top around tho cuds of the lomhrequin board. Anntlinr nipnft (if honiltifnl work 1 111- is . bible cover of cretonnu. Buy one fourth of a yard of four different patterns of cretonne, light and dark.cut each strip into four squares having sixteen. Then peace them in patchwork, (now do not hold np your hnnds and say how horrid!) alternating light and dark, take common black dress braid and baste over the seams on the right side, cross stitch this ou with silk or Kensington crewel, or P'J'j or yellow. Then get one and one-halt vards of some pretty, dark, rich, striped cretonne, (mine has three stripes in one width) and cut into strips.put this rounji for a border, and hem it, and you will have a very rich square table cover tor one dollar. Some put worsted fring to match round the hem, but this costs too much. You can cut your pawnee smaller if you wish and have more won iu braid and cross stitch.-fThe House hold. Hot n ild or the Wrong Doctor. A well known medical man of this city was called up bj telephone the otter day, when the following conversation took place: "It has come, doctor?" . The doctor thought he knew the vote's and, wondering why ho had not been ee for, shouted back: "Is it all right?" attA "It's a very small pattern," answerW the voice, which waa that of a women, "but it will do if we take pains. , The doctor cauflrbt the last word sou called distinctly: "(iive it paregonei . . k There was a numbled discussion wdk ho could not hear, and then the voiw nll-d: "Is this Doctor ?" 4 . "No! it's Doctor , of Fort street. Then he heard a chorus of mirto ana was informed that ha was in communi cation with a fashionable dresmai'PJ house, and that it waa a silk drew Ooctor ' wife that was Wet. cushion, and that he was the wrotig . which, under the circumstances, rather a relief to the Fort street r cian.- (Detroit Poet. Blows are sarcaam turned stapwi.