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W A S H IN G T O N COUNTY H A T C H KT T H E W IN D FRO M THE NO RTH . In bed staring with her sightless orbs A fter the first excltenu nt of the re stood in her eyes. There was something toward the window. turn was over it became glaringly ap very pathetic in the distress «if this Thus rhey waited. The man stopped parent that Stephen ha»* arrived just in strong man. facing, as it were, au emer opposite the cottage, and the two wom time. His mother fell Pito a happy gency «if which he felt tin* delicacy to en heard the latch of the gate. Then sleep before sunset, a n ! when the ac be beyond his «*leverueas to handle. Joyce, turning, saw that her mother tive young doctor came a little later "Last night,” la* went on. “ I made all had fainted. Hut It was only momen in the evening he* shook his head. tin* necessary arrangements for your “ The wind from the rjorfl will coin« tary. By the time she reached the bed "Yes,” he said, "1 see that she is futuiv- Just as Stephen would have With frost in the breath it blows, her mother had recovered conscious asleep and quiet—too qidet. It is a made them—as a brother might have And the lingering haze ness. foretaste o f a longer sleep. Some old done. I • • • He and I were brother O f the autumn days -Co.” said the old lady, breathlessly, people have it. officers in a very wild army. Your W ill dreur into winter's snow«.” on««* I should no» have "go and let him in yourself.” For the first time Joyce’s courage brother was not a good man. None of . bought nr i i!>W spending more than $17 or *1* for Downstairs on the doorstep the girl seemed to give way. When she had us were.” “ The red and yellow leaves on the trees Mill.- „'Irla' winter rout., m,w | "!J | found a tall man o f do or thereabouts been alone she was brave enough, but M .Will be seared to a dull, dead browu, His hand was on the door. .............. . » t in iIn* to t, '' For the blast that ehills with a browner face than English suns now that her brother was there, wom "H e asked me to come aud t»*ll you.” Is the blast that kills DEPENDS ON WHO IS ELECTED. tv It limit nt leuxt (4 0 to pity for It " could account for. He looked down anlike. she seemed to turn to him with he added. "I shall go back now." When the wind from the north comes Into her eager eyes with a strange, a sudden fear. They stood side by They stood thus, he watching her T r « o S h o o t I fur as a KB<J, NOVEL marriage agreemeti» down.” NDY Eli mail <1 nest ion I ng wonder. side near the bed. and the young doc face with his honest, soft blue eyes, Among Eastern society re* which will he « d«»elded ou women with "Am I too late?” he asked hi a voico tor involuntarily watched them. Ste sin* failing to meet his glance. And we huddled up to gran'uia’s knee suit of the ratii ion a I election, has 11 ..... . I'm-ill him Ira trai» sli.H.lin* which almost seemed to indicate i hope phen had taken her hand in his with As she sat in the big armchair, "M ay 1 come line., again?" lie asked been made in the town of Sea brook. now tin- relKuiliR fail. Mrs. J,„.k A, that it might be so. that silent sympathy which was so sttddeuly. With her bead bent low Mass. The parties interest«*«! in tin* lieiut; one o f the moai ardent dlaclnla. In the hearth fire’s glow. "No. Stephen.” she answered, "Bur natural and so eloquent. He said noth Sin* gave a little* gasp, hut made no agreement are Miss Lillie Jackman. She ia an expert In thla healthful « T And her hands in our tangled hair. mother cannot live much longer, Von ing. this big. sun-stained youth, y.* answer. Ellis Goodman and Frank Bardine. I lie 'Ime. aa she la In revolver prnetlre eD. are Just in time.” did not eveu glance down at his sister, " I will come back in six months." he two men are friends and als«i suitors Joying special distinction In tlmt W e watched the blue blase Hicker out The young man made a hesitating lit who rtood, small, soft-eyed and gentle announced quietly, aud then he close«! And the backlog, to embers turned, for tin* hand and heart of the young ileular «porting ecatasy known „ tle movement with his right hand aud at his side. the door behind him.—Cornhill Maga woman who figures in the novel ar • wlm; shooting.” In essaying the ro|, Change from red to gray shuttled uneasily on the clean stone The doctor knew something of the zine. Till an ash heap lay. rangement. The three young people of I Uinta. .Mrs. Astor sustain» her enti, step. He was like an actor called sud history of the small family thus mo Turning cold where the fire had burnt*« have been playmates since early youth, alile reputation o f lwlng the Ix-st amj denly upon the stage, having no knowl mentarily united, and lie had always C O N C E R T S GIVEN BY C RIC KETS. —Chicago Chronicle. aud at every husking party attend *«l most appropriately gowned woman in edge of his part. The return o f this feared that if Stephen Leach did re by them would always he found t«>- prodigal was not a dramatic success. turn it would only kill his mother. This, W h e n t h e W e a t h e r P n i t a 1 h e m t h e L i t t l e In s e c t s M a k e M e r r y Music. gether. The fathers «if the yotiug men No one seemed desirous o f learning indeed, seemed to be the result about There is something remarkable In were of different political faith. Good whether he had lived upon husks or to follow. tin* regularity, or perfect time, of the man*« parent was a stanch believer in otherwise, and with whom lie had ear- Presently the* doctor took Ids leave. “ Yes, mother, he will come. Of chirps «if tree crickets. You do not tlie Kept* Illicit o party, while Banlines course, he will come!" and the girl en. The quiet dignity of the girl, who He was a young man engaged in get find it a "go as you please” con«*ert— was as ard«*ut in th«* principles of Dem had remained behind to do all the work ting together a good practice, and in his turned her drawn and anxious young every cricket for himself; but all the ocracy. The young men appeared to face toward the cottage door, just as aud bear all the burden, seemed in own interest he had been forced to give crickets In a given locality seem to be have inherited the political faith of some subtle manner to deprive him of ill» waiting for his patients to finish Jf her biiutl mot luff* could see tile ac following a leader, keeping perfect time their fathers, and li«*l«l many a wordy any romance that might have attached dying. tion. with each other. Another curious fact debate, always with the friendliest feel “ I am glad you are here.” he said to It Is probable that the old woman itself to him. She ignored his half- is that the number of chirps seems to ing in the present*.'» o f the young lady. divined the longing glance from tin» proffered hand. and. turning Into the Stephen, who accompanied him to the In* governed by the temperature of the The youug men knew each other's love change» in tin* girl's tone, for she, too. little passage, led the way upstairs. door. " It would not do for your sister Stephen Leach followed silently. He to be alone; this may go on for a couple atmosphere. Take out your watch un for Miss Jackman and knowing that half turned toward the door. It was a der an electric light near which you one of them would have to be rejected, habit these two women had acquired. was rather large for tin* house, an I o f days.’ can hear a tree cricket, and count th? they met at the house of tin* young 4 They constantly looked toward tin* especially for the stairs; moreover, he It «lid not go on for a couple of days, <í Le door for the arrival of one who never hail a certain burliness of walk, such but Mrs. Leach lived through that night number of chirps in one minute; thet lady and Goodman made the novel came through the long summer days, as is acquired by men living constantly in the same semi-comatose state. The as you stroll along, try it again, count proposition, which was readily agreed through the quiet winter evenings; in the open. There was a vaguely pain two watchers sat in her room until the «‘liirjKs «if another cricket, and you to liy Bardine aud Miss Jackman. moreover, they rarely spoke of other ed look in his blue eyes, as if they had suppe»* time, when they left their moth will find In* keeps time with the first There is to lu* a wedding in Seabrook things; this arrival was the topic of suddenly been opened to his own short er in charge of a hired nurse, whose one—the same number of chirps in >»: next November aud Miss Jackman will their lives. And now the old woman’s comings. His attitude toward Joyce services Joyce had been forced to seek. minute. If you are going out to Brook be the bride. I f McKinley is elected Goodman will be the bridegroom, and life was drawing to a »dose, as some was distinctly apologetic. A fte r supper Stephen Leach seemed line. where the tree cricket is great!/ lives do. without its object. She her When he followed the girt across the at last to find Ids tongue, and lie talked in evidence, take the time again, and Bardine’s hopes ar«» depending upon the self felt it, and her daughter knew It. threshold of their mother’s bedroom the in his quiet, almost gentle voice, such you will find the number of chirps tin* fortunes <»f William Jennings Bryan. There was in both of them a subtle old lady was sitting up in bed, holding as some men possess, not about him same, provided, however, that it is no A N e w C o lla r. sense of clinging. It was hard to die out trembling arms toward the door. self or the past, but about Joyce and cooler or warmer in Brookline than it From Paris comes a new collar, ■without touching the reward of a Here Stephen Leach seemed to know the future. In a deliberate, business is in Boston. There can be no «|uestion which is a combination of the ribbon wondrous patience. It was cruel to better what to do. He held his mother like way lie proceeded to investigate that the number of chirps Increases deprive the girl of this burden, for in in his arms while she sobbed and mur- the affairs of the dying woman aud the when the weather is warm, and de stock and high linen collar, its nov most burdens there is a safeguard, in mured out her joy. He had no words, prospects of her daughter; in a word, creases when it is cool, and consequent elty has made it an immediate snoces*. M il* . A S T O R IN S H O O T IN G GARB. The collar is of linen, about as high as all a duty, and in some the greatest but Itis arms meant mop than his lips he asserted his authority as a brother, ly you can tell very near what the tem the ordinary collar, and is cur clerical happiness allotted to human exist could ever have told. pera t ure is by counting the chirps. Sin any assemblage. H er favorite costas* and Joyce was relieved aud happy to ence. gular as it may seem, this is a fact, as fashion, not opening at all in front. when ou gunning bent is siipplemestsd It would seem that the best part of obey him. Technically it is called a Roman collar. It was no new thing, this waiting happiness is the sharing of it with It is not in times o f gayety that many persons can testify who have Tt fastens at the back with two collar by leggings o f like material. Stylo and for the scapegrace son: the girl had someone else. "Joyce,” was the first friendships are formed, but in sorrow trie«l it. Here is the rule by which any studs. A series of holes about an inch comfort art* com blued in the loose-fit grown up to It. for she would not know distinct word the old lady spoke, or suspense. During that long evening person will be able to test it. When apart are cut in the collar aud form *t ting Norfolk jacket, coming down well her brother should she meet him in "Joyce, lie has come at last. He has this brother and sister suddenly be the temperature is sixty-five, the num line entirely around ir. In and oat over the hips, and fashiouc<l upon the the street. Since sight had left the same plan as that worn by men. Uti come! Come here. dear. Kiss your came intimate, more so than months ber of chirps is 100 per minute. Add or old mother's eyes she had fed her heart ller rids she «Ions a silk negligee shin, brother. This is my first born—my lit of prosperous intercourse could have ueduct, as the case may be. «me degree upou this hope. of contrasting hue or in varying ton«*# tle Steve.” made them. At lu o’clock Stephen for every five chirps in excess of. or un He had left them eighteen years be of delicate tints. Alpine is the prefer The young man had sunk upon his quietly insisted that Joyce shonld go der, 100, ami you get the temperature. fore In a lit of passionate resentment red hat. and her *hoi*s are square toe«l knees at the bedside, probably because to bed, while he lay down, all dressed, For example, suppose it is a very warm against his father.whole ouly fault had aud broad soled, harmonizing in <*olor evening, and, having counted the chirps, It was the most convenient position. on the sofa in the dining room. been too great indulgence for the son with the charming shooting frock. Trap He did not second his mother’s pro “ I shall sleep perfectly It Is not the you find the number to be 100; which is o f his old age. Nothing had been too «hooting truius the eye. ami is regard posal with much enthusiasm. Alto first rime I have slept In my clothes,” sixty in excess o f 100. In sir\ty there good for dear Stephen hardly any ed as a superior nerve tonic. The pra«*- are twelve five*«. Add twelve to sixty- he said simply. thing had been good enough. Edu gether he did not seem to have discov t*ce is said to develop the nerves better five. and you get seventy-two as the ered much sympathy with his sister They went upstairs together and told cated at a charity school himself, the than the us«* o f dumbbells or the exer temperature, Look at your thermome whom he had left in her cradle. the nurse o f this arrangement. Joyce simple old clergyman held the mis cise o f swimming. When the sports Joyce came forward and leaned over remained for some moments by the ter and see how much it will vary from taken view that no man can be edu woman's eye has attained such a de- the bed to kiss her brother while the bedside watching her mother's peaceful those figure«; not \ery much, I am sure: cated above his station. gree of accuracy and her nerves a con old lady’s hands joined theirs. Just sleep, and when she turned she found < and whatever variation then* is will There are some people who hold this dition of steadiiH'ss that sin? is sure as her fresh young lips came within that Stephen had quietly slipped j undoubtedly be «lue to the fact that it is view still, but they cannot do so much of her "b ird " regardless of th»* trap or reach In* turned his face aside, so that away. Wondering vaguely whether he warmer, «ir cooler, where tin* thermom longer. Strikes, labor troubles and the angle from which it Is sprung, she the kiss fell on barren ground on his had intentionally solved her difficulty eter hangs than in the spot where th** the difficulties of domestic service; so- Is ready for wing shooting—or a burg <*rick«*t whose chirps y«>u have taken tanned cheek. as to the fraternal good night, she went called gentleman fanners, gentleman lar. as your guide happens to b«\ Boston "Joyce,’’ continued the old lady fever to her own room. shopkeepers and lady milliners above Tra uscript. ishly. "I am not afraid to die now, for P r o c e * » o f M a k i n g H airpin *. The next morning Mrs. Leach was all, H few colonies peopled by univer For ages the English and French coo- sity failures will teach its in time Stephen is here. Your brother will fully conscious aud appeared to lie I O ur Small A rm y Is Efficient. i take care o f you. dear, when 1 am trolled the manufacture of hairpin*, that to educate our sons above their stronger; nevertheless she knew that General Harrison, in his "This Coun T ilt: NKW C O L L A R , aud it is only within the last twenty Station Is to handicap them cruelly in gone.” the end was near. She called her two try of Ours” article in the Ladle«* It was strange that Stephen had not the race for life. these uim-s Imles ribbons m i run years that the goods have been pro- riuuous are ch’ldreu to her bedside and, turning Home Journal, writes «if the War ami through iuese ■ £ Stephen I¿each was one of the early spoken yet. and it was perhaps just as her blind eyes toward them, spoke in Post office Departments and of the De which tie iu the hack in a large la rge lx>w. duced in other countries to any extent. Victims to this craze. His father, hav well, because there are occasions In life broken sentences: partment o f Justice, and in connection The ribbons are so folded that they are The machinery used is «>f a delicate an l ing risen by the force of his own will when men do wisely to keep silent. "I am ready now*—I am ready.” she with tin* first-named he pays this trib narrow when drawn through the holes, intricate character, as the prices at “ He U strong.” the promt mother said. "Dears. I am goiug to your fath and the capabilities of his own mind ute to our standing army: “ Our army is but spread out to their full width when which the pins are sold necessitate the from the people to the church, held, went on. "1 can feel it. His hands are er—an l * * * thank (Sod. I can tell small, in fact, and minute, when com- they form the bow. This collar looks cheapest and most rapid progress, as such men do. that In* had only to large ami steady and quiet and his him that I left you together. I always pared with any o f the armies of the particularly well when worn with the which can only be procured by ante- give his son a good education to in arms are big and very hard.” knew Stephen would come back. I great powers, but. under the operation summer ahirt waist, though It was not ruatic machines. The wire is made ex- The young man knelt upright and found it written everywhere in the of recent laws relating to enlistments, designed for sure his career in life. So everything purpose alone. I t j pressly for the purpose and put up in —-eveu to the old parson’s sense of submitted gravely to this maternal in Bible. Stephen—kiss me. dear!” effect of auy waist large coils, which are placed in a clamp and of laws intended to protect the adii* much in right and wrong was sacrificed to the ventory. and ««> carried to th«» machine while The man leant over the bed ami kiss rights and promote the self-respect of for everyday education of Stephen Leach at public “ Yes,” she said, " I knew he would ed her. being straightened. This machine cun. the private soldier, and to relieve him H r i d e . n i . id s and Th eii- lln t le s . school and university. Hen* he met grow to be a big mail. His little fingers "Ah,” she sighed, “ how I wish I could from assignments to menial duties, the tiend* and by a delicate and instanta ln oldeu djiys the hrídesmalds were and selected for his friends youths were so strong—he hurt me sometimes. see you—just once before I die. Joyce!” qiuillty and esprit de corps o f the en neous process sharpens the points. Run whose futures were Insured, and who What a great mustache! I knew you she added, suddenly turning to her listed meu are higher. I think, than supposed to louk after thu brides pecu- ning at full speed, it will turn out l-*0 Thus. at the churcli were only passing through the for had been a soldier. And the skin of daughter, who stood at the other side ever before, and the character and mili uiary luterest. hairpins «»very minute. To economise, mula o f an education so that no one your face U< brown and a little rough. of the bed. “ tell me what he is like. tary skill of the officers are of a very porch. wlieu the brtdegrooiu produced it is ne«*e«sarj t«> keep the engine* go could say that they were unfit for the What Is this? what Is this. Stephen, But I know • • • 1 know—1 feel it. high order. • » • The use of the army the ring aud otlier an ides relatiug to ing «lay and night. The difficult part snug government appointment, living dear? Is this a wound?” bis marrlage, the ehlef brldestuald took Listen! He is tall and spare, like his —either ui*>n the call o f a State to pre of the work is in the enameling, which or Inheritance of a more substantial charge uf the "dow purse," whlcb was “ Yes,” answered tju* prodigal, speak father. His hair is black, like his serve the peace o f the State, or under is «Ion«* by «lipping the pins in a pre sort that might be waiting for them. ing for the first time. "That Is a sword fat her* a—It was black before he went the direct orders o f the President to publldy giveu to the bride as uu m- paration and baking in an oven. It t* Stephen acquired tlielr ways of life cut. 1 got that In the last war. la m away. His eyes. I know, are dark—al stalluieut of her pin uiouey. llorare suppress resistance to the laws of the here that the most constant and can*- without possessing their advantages, a colonel in the Chilian army, or was. most dark. He is pale—like a Span United States—has become more fre «Valpule, wrltlng to Miss Herry. ¡u th,. ful attention is required, as the pin* and the consequence was something before I resigned.” iard!” quent of late years, aud more than one yeur 171»1. speaks of tbe dow purse as must is* absolutely smooth aud tbe very nearly approaching to ruin for The old lady’s sightless eyes were Joyce looked across the bed with slow community has owed its deliverance a tliiug oí the past, aud wrltet as fol enamel have a perfect polish. The the little country rectory. Not having fixed on his face as If listening for the horror dawning in her face, looked Into from the frenzy of a mob to the pres io ws: slightest particle o f «lust causes imper been a university man himself, the rec •Tlur wedding is over very pnqierlv. echo of another voice In his deep, quiet a pair of blue eyes beneath tawny hair, ence of a small detachment of United feet hum and roughness. tor did not know that at Oxford or tones. _____ „ do „ what ‘ ll"»»th »1th little ceremony, and notii cut short, as a soldier's hair should lie. States troops—men who would Cambridge, as in the army, one may “ Your voice Is deeper than your fath She looked upon a man big. broad, fair they were ordered to do, . and uuthiug T t i e A m e r i c n n G i r l " nn r'lslli" u- *>»t two brides live according to one’s tastes. Stephen A recent prize* contest In London for er’s ever was," she said and all the —English from crown to toe—and the without orders. There Is no menace s 1 he endowing purse. I believe. I «each had expensive tastes, and he has been left off since the broad pieces the most prettily costumed lady cyclist unscrupulously traded on his father’s while her trembling fingers moved lov quiet command of his lip* aud eyes to the liberties o f tbe people in our little fell to Madeline Kilpatrick, tbe aren** army, hut it* trained ami iNttrlolic otfl- were called in and melted down." Ignorance. He was good-looking, ami ingly over his face, touching the deep made her say: It has been pointed out. however, that cers may again, iu the case of a great “ Yes. mother, yes.” bail a certain brilliancy o f manner cut from cheek bone to Jaw with soft For some moments there was alienee. war. as In 18»il, become the organizers a survival of this usage is revived in Which “ goes down” well at the var inquiry. "This must have been very sity. K very thing was against him. near your eye. Stephen. I'romiae me, Joyce stood pale and breathless, won and leaders o f great armies: and. with Cumberland. The bridegroom provide, dering what this might mean. Then the little army of trained men they now bimseir with gold and crown pieces and at last the end came. At last the dear, no more soldiering?.* ” 1 promise that," he replied, without the dying woman s|H>ke again: “ Kiss command, will, wlthlt: the Constitution and when the service reaches the poin> rtctor** eyes were opened, and when me,” she said. “ I • • • am going. anil the laws, during our longer years “ with all my worldly goods I this- en s narrow-minded man's eyes are once raising Ills eyes. Such was the home coming of the Stephen first—my first born! And now. o f peace, tie the conservators o f public dow.” be takes the money, hands the lopoticd he usually becomes stony at W É ú Clergyman his fee. and pours the rest the heart. prodigal. A fter all he arrived at the Joyce • • • and now kies each other order.” ■ m into a handkerchief which the brides right moment In the afternoon, when —across the bed! 1 want to hear t r Stephen Leach left England, and be F irs t P a p ers. It sometimes • • • I want • • • to tell • • • ifnre he landed in America his father the house was ready. Ill certain elections a foreigner who maid bolds for the bride. In Scotland Ibad d parted on a longer Journey. The does happen sc In real life, and uot only your • • • father.” has taken out his first uatiimllzation the bridesmaid I, popularly known as With a last effort she raised her papers is. iu several States, permitted the "best maid. am| oue of her prin- ne’er-do-well had the good grace to in books. There Is a gr**at deal that rend back tin* little stuns o f money might lie altered In this world, but hands, seeking their heads. At first to vote immediately after acquiring Cipal «Iiitie* was to convoy t!»«* bride « ! saved by his mother In her widow sometimes, by a mere chance, things Joyce hesitated, then she leant for them. If an election should occur even present« «in the wedding ¡«1 ' the future j hood. and gradually his letters ceased. come about rightly. And yet there was ward. and the old woman’s chilled fin on the following day. The laws of the home. The first art lei e generally tnk- I t was known that he was In Chill, something wrong, something subtle, gers pressed their lips together. That States vary with regard to the qualifi cu into th*» house w n * a vessel or salt , .......... a por,;.m „r which land then* was war going on there, which the dying woman’s duller senses was the end. cation o f voters and no statement can be floor, a» a protection again., the ' pnd .vet the good old lady's faith never failed to detect. Her son. her Stephen, H alf an hour afterward Joyce an l be made which will cover the entire e vil eye. .mlp vravered attende,I 1 1 j,* bride | was quiet and had not much to say for this man stood facing each other in th*» situation in the United state«. when she called on her friend«, nml | “ H e will couie, Joyce.” she would himself, lie apparently had the habit little «lining room. He began hi* ex T h e Judice's s t u p i d i t y . gave a perennai -uvitation to her wed- i •ay. “ he will surely come.” of taking things as thev came There planation nt once. Justice—You are charged with steal ding. Aud the girl would go to the window was no enthusiasm, but rather s re “ Stephen.” he said, “ was shot—ont ing Col. Julep's chickens. Have you kud draw aside the curtains, looking straint, in his manner, more especially there as a traitor. I could not tell her M A D K L I X R K II .P A T R I C K . any witnesses? P r e » . C o a tin g T o o M art, down the quiet country road toward the toward Joyce. that! I did not mean to do this. but The other d¡:r naif a dozen '„„m en plished trick perf«#rmer. Aside fro* Uncle Moses 1 heb not. I don't steal tillage. The girl noticed I*, but even her small what else could I do?” Chickens befo' witnesses. Amusing were talking together, not one of whom t»eing an American girl, her mount i •*Yea. mother, he will come.” was her experience of humankind had taught lie pa used, moved toward the door Journal. had mone f*y in h«»r own «>r her husband « of AmerJcan make; costnme the «sin«* usual answer; aud one day she gave a her that large, fair-skinned men are with that strange hesitation which she right, a h . « w WPr* lh* wlvo*' o f men on I the latter being made l»y herself* T** I f sinners were not occasionally little exclamation of surprise and al often thus. They are not “ de ceux qui had noticed on his a rriv a l At the door «a la n e «- h it" «abtrie, sal() on" ™ contest was one In which Americs* found out. other sinners would not a'expliquent,*' but go through life pla he turned to Justify himself. moat o f fear. them: It t. dreadful how our idea. ideas were prominent. -M other,” she exclaimed, “ there I* cidly. leaving unsaid and undone many *T still think.” he said gravely, “ that know how good they are. lomooue coming along the road." things which • ome think they ought to it was the lieat thing to do.” average Idea of -- comf®J* It is surprising how sick ionie people l n * in Import ion. Now we ) , . r . . I . The -------- — woman's -------------------- The old lady was already sitting up say aud do. Joyce mads no answer. Tbs tears can become, “ *“ ------ — and J ** live. as much. an<! no more than we l a d '^ * ÍO rUn aroun‘ * llie ^ouse in a dragS*V i »rapper, with her lmir down her Uve ou ten y a r e tgo. , » ■ .... ‘■ '*»1 —Sew York If *We'll have a fold xpell pretty hood , For the bu<-kkiog'a blaze ¡8 blue." And w<* Hat and gazed While the hao-klog blazed. Nor wondered it' the sign were true. A PRODIGAL'S RETI fi\. \ fcWÜ! »/if If il I