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HKENSIBE MRS. MARY J. HOLMES larkae f "Un . Tat tsflls CIIAPTEIt XV. (Continued.) A party, big party, such a Maddy sad never in her life at t-cl.J ! How ber yea atrkld from mer anticipation a he look appealiiigly to her grandfath er, who, though claasing part in with tba pomps and vanities from which be would shield bia child, atill remembered that be once waa young, that fifty years ago be, too, lilt Maddy, wanted "to ae the folly of It." and not take the mere word of old er people that in every festive arena there waa pitfall, at re wo over ao thickly with rosea that it waa ofttime hard to I'll lust where ita boundary line couiuienced. Hesides that, graudpa bad faitb in Uuy. and ao bia consent waa granted, and JJaddy waa aoon on br way to Aikcuei le, which presented a gayer, busier appear ance than aha had ever knou before. Jesaia waa wild with delight, dragging forth at onca the pink dres which ahe waa to wear, and whisperiug to Maddy that (Juy bad bought a dark blue ailk for ber, and tliat Sarah Jones waa at that mouieut fashioning it after a dress left there by Maddy the previoua aunimer. "Mother aaid plain white inuslin waa mora appropriate for a young girl, but Krother (juy aaid no; the blue ailk would ba uaeful after the party; It waa what you needed, and ao ba bought it and paid dollar and three quarter a yard, but it'a a aecret until you are called to try t on. Iu't Uuy splendid?" lie waa indeed aplendid, Maddy thought, wondering why be waa ao kind to her, and if it would he ao when Lucy came. The dress fitted admirably. When Maddy waa dressing for the party, there waa aent up to her room a email round box, scarcely large enough to bold an ap ple, much lesa a email ecurf. The present proved to be a pair of plain, but heavy bracelet, and a moat exquisitely wrought chain of gold, to which waa appended a beautiful pearl cross, the whole accom panied with the words, from (lay." Jessie was in ecstasies. Clasping the ornaments on Maddy's neck and arms, ahe danced around ber, declaring there never waa anything more beautiful or anybody aa pretty aa Maddy waa in ber rich party dress. Maddy was foud of jewelry aa what young girl is not? and felt a fiusb of gratified pride, or vanity, or satisfac tion, whichever one chooses to call It, aa ahe glanced at herself in the mirror and remembered the time when, riding with the doctor, ahe bad met Mr. Agnes, with golden bracelets flashing on bcr arms, aud wished she might one day wear something like tbem. The day bad come sooner than ahe then anticipated, but Maddy waa not aa happy in possession of the coveted ornaments as she bad thought aba should ba. Somehow, it seemed to ber that Uuy ought not to have given them to her, that it was linproer for her to keep them, and that both Mra. Noah nd Agnes thought ao, too. She wished site knew exactly what was right, and then, remembering that Uuy had aaid the doctor waa expected early, ahe decided to ask hia opinion on the subject aud abide y It. At first Agnea bad cared but little about the party, affecting to despise the people in their Immediate neighborhood ; but when (Juy gave her permission to In vite from the adjoluing towns, and even from Worcester if ahe liked, ber apirits rose ; and when her toilet waa completed, aba ahona resplendent in lace and dia monda and curls, managing to retain through all certain simplicity of dress appropriate to the hostess. Hut beautiful as Agnes was, ahe felt In her jealous heart that there waa about Maddy Clyde an attraction ahe did not possess, (iuy aw It, too, and while complimenting his retty mother-in-law. kept bis eyes fixed admiringly on Maddy, who started bira Into certain unpleasant remembrance by Asking If the doctor had come yet. "No yea there be waa now," and Guy looked into the hall, where the doc tor'a voice was heard inquiring for biin. "I want to see him a minute, alone, please. There's something I want to ask him." And, unmindful of Agnea' dark ening frown, or (Juy's look of wonder, Maddy darted from the room, and ran hastily down the hall to where the doc tor atood, waiting for (iuy, hot for ber. He had not expected to meet her thus, or to sea her thus, and the sight of ber, grown ao tall, so womanly, ao stylish, and so beautiful, almost took bis breath away. And yet, as he atood with her soft baud in bis, and aurveyed her from head to foot, be felt that he would rather have her as she was when a dainty frill shaded her pale, wasted face, when the snowy ruffle waa fastened high about ber throat, and the cotton bands were buttoned about her wrist, where gold one now were shining. The doctor had never forgotten Maddy as she was then, the very embodi ment, he thought, of helpless purity. The little sick girl, ao dear to him then, waa growing away from him now; and these adornings which marked the budding wo man, seemed to remove ber from him and place ber nearer to (iuy, whose bride should wear jewels. Just as Maddy did. She was very glad to see bim. she said. ktng in the same breath why he bad not been to the cottage. If she bad not grown tall, and if he thought her improved with living In a city. ' "One question at a time. If you please," tie e.iid, drawing her a little more Into the shadow of the hall, where they would t less observed by anyone passing through. Maddy did not wait for him to an swer, so eager wa. she to unburden her mind and know If she otijht to keep the costly present, at which aba knew be was looking. "If he remember bl unpaid bill, be mnat consider me mighty mean," she thought; and then, with ber usual frank ness, she told bim of the perplexity and asked his opinion. "It would d.splease Mr. fiuy very much If I were to give them back," she aaid ; "but It hardly ia right for me to accept them. Is It?' The doctor did not say she ought not to wear the ornaments, though he longed to tear them from her arms and neck and throw them anywhere, he cared not where, ao tbey freed her wholly from liny. They were very becoming h said. She would not look aa well without theaa ; so ah had better wear them to-night, and to-morrow, if ahe would aec bim, h would jilk with her further. It was a brilliant scene which Aiken aide presented that D iatht. and amid it all Aan,-. bore h-rself like a quesn; while Jessie, with her siinnv face and gulden hair, ca ne in for a full "lure of attention. Hut an.'d the g.y t'mnii th-re w.ia none ao fair or so beautiful as Maddy. who de ported herself with as much ease and grace M if aba bjJ ail bcr lifelong: bee a - 'tkmm'tml m ikt Itllii ." "Um IImb." customed to Just such occasions as this. At a distant- the doctor watched ber, tell ing several who she was, and onca event ing by both look and manner a rvnutrk made by Maria Cutler to tb effect that ah wa nobody but Mra. Remington's governess, a poor girl whom (Juy had tak en a faui-y to educate out of charity. Hrrakfast over the next morning, the two young meo repaired to the library, Tb doctor fidgeted for a time, and then broke out abruptly: "I say, (Juy, bava you aaid anything to her about well, about me, you know t "Whr. do. I've hardly had a chance; and then, again, I concluded it better for each one to apeak for himself, aud Uuy leaned back iu bis chair. "Uuy, if you were not engaged, I should b tempted to luiuk )uu w.hivd M.lddy Clyde yourself," the doctor suddenly ex claimed, confronting (Juy, who answered with th must orovuking cooluesa, "You should'" "Yes, I should ; and I am not certain but you do, aa it is. Uuy," and th doc tor grew very earnest in bia manner, "if you do care for Maddy Clyde, and ahe for you, pray tell me so before I make a tool of myself." "Doctor," returned (Iuy, folding his hands on bia head, "you desir that I be frank, and I will. I like Maddy Clyde very much more. Indeed, than any girl I ever met except Lucy. Had 1 never seen her Ix.cy, I mean I cannot tell how I should feel toward Maddy. The chances are, however, that much aa I admire her, I should not mak her my wife, even if she were willing. Hut I have seen Lucy. I am engaged to be married. I shall keep that engagement, and if you have feared tue at all as a rival, you may fear me no louder. 1 do not stand between you and Maddy Clyde." (iuy believed that he was saying the truth, notwithstanding that his heart beat faitcr than its wont, and his voice wa a little thick. It waa doubtful wheth er he would marry Maddy Clyde, If be could. Hy nature and education be waa very proud, and the inmates of the red cottage would have been an obstacle to be surmounted by bis pride. "I bear ber now I'll call her." he said: and, on ojiening the door, he spoke to Maddy, just passing through the hall. "I'r. Ilolbrook wishes to see you." he said, aa Muddy came up to him ; and hold ing th door for her to enter, he saw her take the seat ha bad just vacated. Then cloning it upon them, he walked awav, thinking that Inst nlght'a party. or something, bad produced a bad effect on bim, making him blue and wretched. Just as he should auppnH a criminal would feel when about to be executed. CIIAPTEIt XVI. Now that they were alone, the doctor'a courage forsook bim and be could only stammer out aome commonplace remarks about the party, asking how Maddy had enjoyed it. He was not getting on at all, and it wa Impossible for bim to say any thing as he had meant to any it. Why couldn't she help bim. Instead of looking so unsuspiciously at bim with those large, bright eyes? At last ahe came to bia aid by saying, "You promised to tell me about the brace lets and necklace, w hether I ought to keep tbein." "Yes, oh, yea, he believed he did." And getting up from hla chair, the doctor be gan to walk the floor, the better to hide bis confusion. "Yes, the bracelets. You looked very pretty in them, Maddy, very ; but you are always pretty ahem yes. If you were engaged to (iuy I should say it was proMr ; but If not, why, I don't know; the fact is, Maddy, I am not quite certain what I am saying, ao you must excuse me. I almost hated you that day you sent the note, telling me you were coming to be examined ; but I had not seen you then. I did not kmiv bow, after a whiles a very little while I should in all probability well, I did ; I changed my mind, and I I guess you have not the slightest idea what I mean." And stopping suddenly, he confronted the astonished Maddy, who replied : "Not unless you are going craxy." She could In no other way account for his strange conduct, and ahe aat staring at him while he continued: "1 told you once that when I wanted my bill I'd let you know. I'd ak for pay. I want it now. I present my hill." With a scared, miserable feeling, Mad dy listened to him, wondering where ahe should get the money, if it were possible fur ber grandfather to raise it, and bow much ber entire wardrobe would bring, suppose the should sell it. With a half stilled nob she began to apeak, but he si lenced her by a gesture, and sitting down beside her, said. In a voice more natural than the one with which be had at first addressed her : "Maddy. I know yon have no money. It ia not that I want, Maddy; I want I want you." He bent down over her now, for ber face was bidden In ber hands, all sense of slight shut out, all sense of hearing, too, save the words he was pouring into her ear words which burned their way Into her heart, making it throb for a single moment with gratified pride, and then growing heavy as lead as she knew how impossible it was for ber to pay th debt aa be desired. "I can't, d's'tor ; oh, I can't !" ahe sob bed. "I never dreamed of this; never supposed you could want me for your wife. I'm only a little girl only six teen last October but I'm ao snrry for yon, who have been so kind. If I only could love you as you deserve ! I do love you. too; hut not the way you mean. I cannot be Maddy Ilolbrook; no, doctor, I cannot." S';ie was sohliinz piteously, and In his concern for her the d.K-tor forgot some what the stunning blow he had received. "IWt, Maddy. darling:" he said, drawing h-r trembling form closely to him. "Ion't be so distrescd. 1 did not much think jou'd tell me yes, and I was a fool to ak )ou. I am too old; but, Maddy. (iuy ia as old as I am." The doctor did not know why he said th1, unless in the first kecuuex of his disappointment thrre waa a satisfaction in telling her that the objection to his age would apply also to (iuy. Hut it did not affect Ma I ly one w hit, or give her the slightest inkl.ng of his meaning. He aw it did not. and the pain was les hard to heir. Still, h would knew cer tainly if he had a rival, and so be said: l ye.il love son"one else, Maddy? I another preferred before nie. and is that the retson why )oii cannot love me?" "No," M.iddy answered, thro nth her tears. "TVre is bo one e'ee. Wh in shoild I love, un'ess it were joul I know ajludj but liuy." That aaa: tot-hed a sore, aching ch-rd in the doctor', heart, but ha gar. no ;gn of the jealousy which had trou bled bim. and for a moment there wa .ilea., in tb. room: then. a. k doctor began faintly to realize that Maddy bad refused him. tber. awoke within bim a more intent desir lo win her tbsn n bad ever felt before, lie would not give her up without another effort, and lay ing her uurvs.sting bead upon his bosom. all the past. "' "llin ot ,h '""T! awak-ned when brst .he came to bim that April afternoon, almost two year. ago. There wa. a great lump la Maddy a throat aa ah. tried to apeak, but it cleared away, and aha aaid very aadly, nut very earneatly : "Dr. Ilolbrook, would you lika ma to say ye. with my lipa. when all the tint there waa something at my heart tugging to answer nor" .... . Thia waa not at all what Maddy meant to say, but th words were born of her extreme truthfulness, and the doctor thus learned the nature of the struggle which b saw plainly was going on. "No. Maddy, I would not have you aay ye. uulesa your heart waa in it." h an swered, while he tried to amlle upon the tearful face looking up so sorrowfully at bim. Hut th smile was a forlorn one. ana there came in.tead a tear a. he thought bow dear wa. the fnir creature who never would be bis. Maddy saw the tear, and a if .be were a child, wiped It from hi. cheek; then, in tone, which never fal tered, .he told him It might be In tima she'd learn to love bim. She would try ao hard, she'd think of bira alway. a. her promised husband, and by that mean, should learn at lust not to .hrink from taking him for such. It might be ever ao long, and perhaps .he .hould be twenty or more, but some time In the future .he should feel differently. Waa he satisfied, and would be wait? ii... liitu l.sn.l waa resting on nia shoulder, but be did not mind Its aoft ap know that It waa there, ao strong wa the temptation to accept that half made promise. Hut the doctor wa. too noble, too unselfish to bind Maddy to Vi (mi unit tin I she were wholly willing, and he said to her that if she did not lov ll. now she probably never would, cue i ..t n.nir l,ne. She need not try. as it would only result In her own un i,. Tbev would be friends just as they always had been, and none need know of what had passed between tnera, none but (iuy. "I must tell him," th doctor sold, "because he knowa that J was going to a.k you." (To be continuea. SNAKES ARE MALIGNED. On Writer Assert That Ther Neither Virion Nor Slimy. Of rh atinke lnhnliltltis tlie United Rtnten bv fur tbe greater numlier of HjKH'leH aro quite harmless, any Coun try Life In America. If we may ln- luilu the wverul nm lo of rattlesnake under one hetid It might le concisely xnlnlned tluit but thre kinda of aia- tlnctly dangerous, serpents are futiud In this country the rattlesnnke, the cop ierlieitd snnke ami tbe moccasin. Two species of the genus eam (eorul snakes) arc to be found In tlie extreme southern, latitude, but Uiey have ueh diminutive funs that it Is almost lm IHWHlble to be Injured by them unless trending uixirt one with bare feet or ac tually Iwimlltng one. The corul snnlie are burrowers and do not "strike," uj do the three kinds we liuve mentioned us distinctly dangerous. All of the three latter nre common lu many parta of the country- Tbe greater nuniter of our common snakes are not only harmless, graceful and Interesting liu' lf distinct value to the farmer, though the mention of tlie word stwike bring a shudder to most mm)(i1c. I'rai-tlcally unlversul Is the un just belief that the snake I slimy, vicious creature provided with a for mldable "sting" and awaiting It time to M)lsoii everything living that comes within Its reach. The popular Idea I to the effect that all snakes are more or less venomous, and as to their use fulness that 1 a new thought to th majtrrlty of people, even In the coun try. A snake Is not a vicious creature. It fights only when cornered and never actually attacks mnnklnd. Moreover, the venomous kinds, which are very few In sxs-l and In the representa tion of their se lt'S, as compared with the Innocuous snakes, are not provided with their fangs fur the vurpose 0f dealing an euveiiomcd stroke, prompted simply by a spirit of maliciousness. Nature has plven these slow-crawling reptiles their fangs to aid ttieiu Id se curing their prey. There Is no siecles of snnke thnt l slimy. The smooth -scaled snakes us ually gleam with a metallic luster, while sonie possessing keeled s-ales. generally present a velvety npearance. In Its getierul make-up the snake Is on of the most cleanly of the lower ire turcs. The Men that the venomous snaka may Is? distinguished at a glance from the harmless one by the large, trian gular head of the former, Is another mistake. This rule docs nut hold good with the snakes of this country. It Is trite that the majority nf our poison ous serpents Iiave thick hodle and heart-shaped heads, but It Is also true that a large diiuiIkt of the non-venomous suukes have these characteristics. st ew Dam ( oat I. OOO.OOO. The Standlcy dam, named after k pernor banker, who projected the en terprise, to Is? located nine in lie. buoys Ivuvcr which will confine the flow of five years, la one of the great projects of the age. It will lie a mile and quarter Ions,, IVl foot high and will iinmnd 10, (sjti,asi,iaai cubic feet of water. I'ut Its construction 5.issi,nts cubic feet of material will 1 used. It will cost ft, i s i.i m m and will le completed In X'JM. The Standley will not lie as long a. the Assiuun iu Kgypt, nor aa high at some, but It will Irrigate mora laud than any other Hai.iasj acre. here Ther .lre. Mugglu I'm surprl-sed that you be lieve the story Hrown Just told ua. Why. I wouldn't believe It if I told It niyself. Iluggins Oh. well, la that case neither would I. lr It Wa I atold. Ste Kor nearly au hour I auffered untold agony. He -What was the truulde lld't j jU La uuy uue to tell it Ut iff a s svs4 IIKENSIDE Mr 3. MARY at "0f traa, - - ,w fail, .vas utm,Z" ' !" CHAPTER XVI.-, continued.) Maddy could not explain m'n " that ahe felt glad th d K-iof would tell (Juy. Khe did not analu n of her laei' luge, or atop to ask why tit .hould car to have (iuy Itetnington know the answer he bad givtn lr. U0t,rook. H goiug to bim now. h sure, for b arose to laav her, sating a might not see her again before returned to New York. She did not nirution his bill. That was aulong th bgUUrt thing never again to b talked about, and offering him ber hand, ahe looked for an instant earnestly into hia (,.. rhea without word, hurried from tl,. room, while tb doctor, with a sad, heavy heart, went in quest ot (juy. "Kefused you. did von i?" and (Juy'i face certainly looked brighter than It bad before sine ha left ih doctor with Maddy Clyde. "Yea, refuaed me, I might have known ah would," aa th doctor'a re ply, spoken ao naturally tint (iuy looked up quickly to see if be really did not care. Hut the expre.nion of tbe fac belied the calmoeea of tbe voice; and, touched with genuine pity, Uuy asked tb cause of the refusal preterene for anyone el. or what?" "No, there .was no on whom aha pre ferred. She merely did not lik m well enough to be my wife, that wa all," tha doctor aaid, and then he tried to talk of aometbing else; but it would not do. The wound waa yet too frenh and sore to be covered up, and in apite of himself th bearded chin quirered and the manly voice ahook aa he hade jood by to (iuy and then went galloping down the avenue, Great waa the consteruation aniong tba doctor'a patieuta when it waa known that their pet phyaician the one In whoa .kill they bad ao much confidence wa going to Kurope, where in l'aria be could perfect himself in his profession. Some cried, and aniong thein Agne. ; sotn aaid he knew enough alr-adv; onna tried to diasuade him from hi. purpose; aome won dcred at the sudden .tart, while only two) knew exactly why h wa. going (iuy and Maddy; the former approving bia decision and lending all Influence to make his tour abroad aa pleasant as pos sible ; and the latter weeping bitterly a. ahe thought bow .lie had sent him away and that if aught befell him on tbe aea or In that distant land, ah would be held amenable. Once ther ram over her the wild impulse to bid bim stay, to aay that aha would b hi wife; but, er the raah act waa done, (iuy came down to the cot tage, and Maddy'. resolution gave way at once. Two weeka afterward, Aiken.ide pre- aented again a desolate, shut-up appear a nee, for Agnes, Maddy and Jeasie had returned to New York ; Agnea to continue in siege which. In despair of winning the doctor, ahe had commenced againat a rich old bachelor, who had a bouse on Madison square; and Maddy to her books, which era long obliterated, in a measure, th bitter memory of all that had transpired ouring her winter vacation. CHAPTER XVII. Two year, past quickly, particularly at school, and to Middy Clyde, talking with her companion, of th coming holiday., it eeined hardly possible that two whole year, wer goo since th eventful vara tion when Dr. Ilolbrook had ao .tart led her by offering her hi hand. He waa in Europe still, and another nam than hia waa on the littl otlie In Mr. Conner' yard. To Maddy he now wrote frequent' ly ; iriemiiy, familiar letter, luca aa a brother might- write, never referring to tha past, but telling her whatever be thought would interest and pleas her. Occasionally at 6rst, and more frequently afterward, he ipuke of Margaret A ther atone, Lucy', younger (Ister, a brilliant, beautiful girl who reminded him, he said, of Maddy, only tb waa saucier, and more of a tease ; not at all like Lucy, whom be described as something perfectly angelic. Her tweuty-fifth birthday found her on a sick bed, with Dr. Ilolbrook in attend a nee, and this wu tb reason given why the marriag between herself and Uuy waa again d'irred. There had been many week of pain, succeeded by long, weary months of languor, and during all this time the doctor had been with her as tbe family plir.drisn, while Margaret also bad been constantly in attendance, Hut Lucy was much better now. Kbe could ait up all diy, and even walk a lit tie distance, awited by the doctor and Margaret, whose name bad come to be almost aa familiar to Maddy aa was that of Lticy. Maddy did not say much to (Iuy of Lucy, bat she wondered why he did not go fur her, and wanted to talk with bim about It, but he was ao changed that she dared not. lie waa not sociable, as of old, and Arties did not hesitate to call him cross, while Jessie complained that he never romped or played wtih ber now, but sat all day long in a deep rev erie of some kind. On thia account Maddy did not look forward to tie coming vacation aa joy fully as she would otherwise have done. Still, it was alcijn plea-ant going home, and she sat ta ik.ng w ith her young friends of all they eipKtcd to do. shen a eervant entered the room, and glancing over th group of girls, singled .Maddy out, say ing, as he placed an unsealed envelope in her hand. "A hlegrara for Miss Clyde." There was a blur before Maddy'a eyes, so that at tint lVaj not see clearly, and Jessie, dimLing so the bench beside her. read aloud; "Your grandmother is dying. Come at once. Ague, tfc1 j,,ie will atay till next we.k. (;. j UKMINUTON." It was impoiu g f0 go that afternoon, but with the n.-jH!,t dawn ihe waa up, and rjuuindfiil of the ino falling so rap idly, started on t,t ad journey borne. It waa the first j,ni,ine storm of the aea n, an, it resolved on making amends for pa t, sweeping in fu rious gust, a0vt ,B, windows, sifting down in tlii. k nisses from the leaden sky, and so imp;r,g tt) progress of th trsin that tlie (bill wintry night had Hoa rd gloomily in ,ri ,),, Sommerville ta li, n was r-a,-hed, tnd Maddy. weary and dispirited, M-ppj out ui-ou lh platform, glancing miou,j. .round for th usual omnibus. wlu,, litii hope would he there on ,ui t Blght. If not. what sl-ould she do? jBii bid been th burden "f her thought fo. the but ttw hours, for she cou.d no, fIlsvt iuj to send out his horse ia thi, f,.rful .tonn. much less to be tber h:o),'f Itut WM there, nd it w., i;, ,oj(, ,uich first greeted lier as .), tUn4 U( b1D, by th .now. urn-en. in ,, . oU,t do next. "Ah- Mr. Reason. I didn't expect this. I inl , . tBj now kind It was f Jou to ,., '( she exclaimed, her voice Mj.r,. h,r delight, and amp ' r'li.U( tU jjf man, J. HOLMES " " . ss tU W.vi "Lm tlran,' saasa . bee very patient or happy through tb aix loug hour waiting he had endured. Hut be wa. both happy and patient now with Maddy'a hand in his, and press ing it very gently he led her into th la dies' room ; then making ber ait down be fore tb lire, he brushed her snowy gar ment himseit, and dashing a few flakes from her disordered hair, told her what aha a eagerly asked to know. Her grand mother b.J had a paralytic atroke, aud the only word .he had uttered iuc waa "Maddy." (iuy bad not been down him self, but had sent Mrs. Noah as aoou a. Karuirr (ireen bad brought the news. She was there yet, be said, tha storm having detained her. "And grundma?" Maddy gasped, fixing her eyes wistfully on bim. "She is not dead?" No, Guy answered, and asked If b should not remove from the daiuty little feet resting on tb stove hearth the over shoes, so full of melting snow. Maddy cared little for ber aboea, or herself, just then. She hardly knew that (iuy was taking them off, much leas that, aa be bent beside her. ber hand lay lijjhtly upon bia ahouider aa abe continued ber questionings. "She ia not dead, you aay ; but do you thiuk doea anybody think ahe'll die? Your telegram aaid 'dying.' " Maddy waa not to be deceived, and thinking it best to be frank with her, (iuy told her that tbe physician, whom be had taken pains to ace on hia way to tbe depot, had aaid ther waa no hope. Old age aud an impaired constitution pre cluded the possibility of recovery, but h trusted aha might liv till th young lady came. "She must she will ! Oh, grandma, why did I ever leave her?" and burying her face in her handa, Maddy cried pas sionately, while th last three yeara of her life paased In rapid review be for her mind year which ahe had apent in lux urious ease, leaving her grandmother to toil in tbe bumble cottage, and die at tb last, it might be, without on parting word for her. The feeling that perhaps she had been guilty of neglect waa tbe bitterest of all, and Maddy wept on, unmindful of Uuy'. attempt to aoothe and quiet her. At last, aa .he heard a clock in the adjoin ing room atrika eight, aha atarted up, ex claiming, "I bav stayed too long. I must go now. Is there any conveyance here?" "But, Maddy," Guy rejolued "you can not go to-night. Tbe roads between here and llonedale are one unbroken snow bank. It would take hours to break through; besides, you ara too tired. Y'ou need rest, and must come with me to Aik enside, where you are expected, for when I found bow late the train would be, I sent back word to have your room and parlors warmed, and a nice hW aupprr to be ready fur ua. You'll surely go with me, if I think beat." Guy'e manner waa more like a lover than a friend, but Maddy wa. iu no atate to remark it. She only felt an intense desir to go bom, and turning a deaf ear to all b could urge, replied ; "You don't know bow dear grandma ia to me, or you would not ask me to atay. She's all the mother I ever knew, and I must go. Would you stay if the on you loved beat waa dying?" Hut the one I love best ia not dying, ao I can reason clearly, Maddy," Here Uuy checked himself, and liatened while Maddy asked again if there waa no conveyance there aa usual. None but mine, said Uuy, whil Mad dy continued faintly: And you are afraid it will kill your horea'f" "No, it would only fatigu them great ly ; It'a for you I fear. You've borne enough to-day." then, -ir. uemington, on, pieaae send me. 1 snail di at Aikenside. John will drive me, I know. II used to like m. I'll ask bim," and Maddy waa going in quest of the Aikenaide coachman, when Uuy held her back, and aaid : John will go If I bid him. Itut you. Maddy, If I thought It waa safe." 'It la. Oh, let me go," and Maddy grasped both hia hands beseechingly. If tber waa a man who could resist the eloquent appeal of Maddy'a eyes at that moment, tbe man waa not Uuy Item lugton, aud leaving ber alone, he sought out John, asking if it would be possible to get through to llonedale that night.' John ahook hi. head decidedly, but when Uuy explained Maddy'a distress and anxiety, the negro began to relent, par ticularly aa he saw his youug master, too, was interested. It'll kill them horses," he aaid. "but mabby tbat'a no; bin' to please the girl." "If we only had runners now, inatead of wheels, John," (iuy said, after a mo ment's reflection. "Prive back to Aiken .ide aa fast aa possible, aud change the carriage for a covered elelgh. Ieave th gray, at borne and drive a pair of farm horse.. Tbey can eudur more. Tell Klora to .end my traveling abawl. Miss 'lyde may need it, aud an extra buffalo. and my buckskin gloves, and tak Tom on with you, and a anow shovel; we may have to dig." Ye, yes, I know," and tying bis muf fler about his thront, John started off through the storm, his mind a con'used medley of ideas, th main point of which were, anow shovels, and tbe fact that bis master was either crasy or in love. Meanwhile, with tbe pnapert of going borne, Maddy bad grown quiet, and did not refuse the temporary supper of but tered toast, muffins, steak, and hot coffee, which (iuy ordered from the small hotel Just in the rear of tb depot. It waa after nine ere John appeer-d, hi crisp wool powdered with snow which cluug to his outer garmeuts, and literally cov ered his cap. '1 was mighty deep," he said, bowing lo Maddy. "and the wiud was gettiug colder. 'Twas a hard time Mias Clyde would bare, and bada't she better wait?" No, Maddy could not wait, and stand ing up she suffered Uuy to wrap her rloak about her, and fasten more secure- th Icog, warm scarf abe wore around her Beck. "Drive close to the platform," he aaid lo John, and the covered aleigh waa soon brought te th pemt designated. "Now, then, Maddy, I won't let you run tbe risk of corcrli g your feet with anew. I shall carry you myaelf," Uuy aaid, and ere Maddy wa. fully awar ef bia inten tion, he wa bearing ber to th aleigh. Very carefully he drew tb aoft, warm rob about ber. abielding her a. well a. b could from th ceid ; then pulling hi wa fur collar about hia ear, b sprang in beaid her. and, closing tb door be- ind him. bade John driv on. Hut, Mr. Remington," Maddy exclaim- tj la much turprUe, "sure! you art not go I ng too? Y'ou muat not. It I aslln,' ... It im uiuri than 1 expected .. . . ' . 4 itsiar una . ' - , "Would you rather I abould not thai , ,.. Us), lm llllwols. la, asde from any Inconvenience it maj -Abraham I-Inevln was the best man b to me would )ou rather go alone 'f , vxt.f ,1W.. iaj Wichita' oldest nuo Uuy asked, aud Maddy replied: Uuueer the other day. J. A. Deliuer l "lib, no. I wa dreading tb lot-- rida uJ (rolibiy tuf old- but did not dream of your going. Yol : ' ,ULluueer lu tb 8tatJ will shorten it so inuoh. Then l .hall be paid for going." W.o K.lUiA (jut's resiMtiiM. -as be drew .till nio cbwdy around her the fancy DuBaio ruow The roads, though badly drifted m semi placea, were not aa bad aa (iuy had fear ed. aud the atroug horse kept ateadilj on; while Maddy. growing nior auduior fatlirued. at last fell away to sleep, aud cased to answer Uuy. Kor a lime he watched her drooping head, and (hen care fully drawing it to him, made It rest upon his ahouider. while he wound bi arm arouud her .light figure, and ao support ed her. Occasionally ther fltied acrosa Uuy I mind a vague, uiiea eousoioiisue that though the act waa, uuder the circutn suu.-es, well enoo;h, the feelings which prompted It were not such ss either lh doctor or Lucy would approve. Hut thej were far away; they would never know unless b told them, as he probably should, of this ride on that wintry night; this ride, which seemed to him o hort tlist he acareelv believed hi senses when, without once having been overturned ot culled upon to use tbe shovels so thought fully provided, the carriage suddenly came to a halt, and he kuew by the uun iigui ahining through1 the low window that lh red cottage waa reached. Uraudma Mark bam was dying, but ah- knew Maddy, and the palsied lips worke painfully aa they attempted to utter th loved name ; w bile ber wasted face light d up with eager joy aa Maddy'a armi were twined about her neck, and auc felt Maddy'a klssce on her cheek and brow. Could ahe not speak? Would she never apeak again? Maddy asked de apalringly, and her grandfather replied : "Never, most likely. The only thing she's aaid since the shock wa. to call your name. She'a missed you despatly this winter back, more than ever before I think. So have we all, but we would not send for you Mr. Uuy .aid you was learning so fast." "Ob, grandpa, why didn't you? I would have come so willingly, and for an in stant Maddy'a eyes Hashed reproachfully upon the recreant (iuy, standing aloof from the little group gathered about tbe bed, hla arms folded together, and a moody look npon hla face. II was thinking of what had not yet entered Maddy' mind, thinking of the future Maddy'a future, when the aed form upon tbe bed should be gone, and the two comparatively helpless men be left alone. "Hut it ahall not be. The sacrifice I. far too great. I can prevent it, and I will," he muttered to himself, aa be turn ed to watch the gray dawn breaking in tbe east. (To b continued.) THE REAL WASHINGTON. ( karit of "Til lloilavlnif" WllfsVNol Dim Ills (iltkrluaa Heeoral. Homebody into whose bands a eoip of the records of Fairfax County, Vir ginia, has fallen bas mude (he inter esting Mlscovery that (ieorge Washing ton, In company with fifteen other tax pnyers, was "presented" by the grand Jury In 1 T'K for not making a return .f "wheel oaiTlngcs" for the purpose of taxation, says the Histton Trim srlpt. The other Interesting fact, what became of the presentment. Is missing, and we do not know whether George Washington, Ixird Fairfax and George Mason paid fines or won a test case, or whether the "presentment' was prosecuted to judgment. The as siN'lutlon of so many men of eminence in one Indictment, for substantially presentment of the grand Jury differed In no essential from the modern Indict nient, suggests that they had mude up their minds to test the constitutional Ity of the statute under which their wheel carriages were taxed. Their de- reuse Is missing ami. ttiereiore, we cannot know' their motives or whether they neglected or refused to make the returns required by law. The discovery will probably be fol lowed by declarations that It reveals to us "the real Washington," coining mainly from that class of critics who assure us that the gold nnd Ivorv statue by I'lildlns wa In part plated and that the Ivory wns of Inferior qua! Ity. That great chit meters have Infirm It lea, that they are agroea'dy human. I. no discovery. (IioiikIi a certain el rueiit of "historians" n j wn r to think sit is. If tlie "renl W.nlilpirtou" should bo shown to have dodged his taxes It will lie Impossible to deprive the "renl Wnsliltiirton" of tlie glory of carrying through the American Kevolu tlon to Its trumpli In the field ntnl Its consummation lu the eNtuMlHliniciit of the Federal constitution. Washington. It may be n-Norted. did not "value money," ami his lii,lepptilcn,-e of finiiu. clal considerations was not entirely due to the circumstance that he per sonally was the wealthiest President the Pnlted States hits ever liml. Tin man who would put a great etnti at the hazard of war was not mercenary. and his relu-tam-p to accept Huy snlnrr for his services ns President Is well known. The late Gen. Hutler made an tit tempt to demonstrate tluit George Washington was a "salary irrnlilu-r" and demanded ami received "back pay," but the attempt recoiled on bl own tiend. when It wns proved that Washington as oommnnder-ltn hlef of the continental army rendered nn ne cotint at the done of the war only f,,r his s rinal ospciiHi-s, and tli.me i-alcu lated on a most moderate scale. H never charged his country one k?iiiiv for his military services, and when during his quasi-war with France he was apisilnted lieutenant gt-nersl he stipulated In accepting; the appoint ment that It should carry no pay nnt emolument utile- ,e wns culled Info actual service. He did lieutenant gen eral, unpaid. Few more dlslnterafed men than George Washington ever lived. Ince not only did he risk hla life, hi fortune and his sacred honor In the cause of his country, but his benefl.-es to his less fortunate compan ion In rm were uncounted nnd by him unrecorded. Washington wa "one of Plutarch's men," luvulner- We to the "mu.-k rake" as to Hrltlan bayouet. John Hull figures out that his coun try has been su es-f,,) cj tr ,nt of tbe baU'e Iu w hb.h It ba engaged tnrCOLH S 03EATHTSS. I A X .... MlltW er it is aiiwwn wiuu, .... file nlil auctioneer. 1 ' F.agle, that he and Abraham IJtH"olu were warm Mentis In the erly 30'. When Mr. Heuner was waiting for wile the other day lie ctuiie over and .at on the curbing In front of the Eagle utile nd xne of the boy got to talk ing about Lincoln. "Ild you consider Mr. Lincoln very rod man?" asked a young man who had evidently read oj tlie martyred President In hi euul history. The plucky old auctioneer ejued to Is? horrified at the question. He won dered that anybmly should ask ucb a question. Ill chin droms'd and bo spread out hi bands palm upw-ard llko one In the presence of what he consid ered iue great acrilie, and ald : "Oh. be wa the very best man I ever tw and lie wss as courageous as bo ,wa gisid. In Ills treatment of men bo was a prince, aud bis every aetloa fon-ed the s.nvlction that he thought the man with an apron cutting; stone or the man w ith overall carrying brick aa giHxl aa the President of the United States. He waa great by nature aud the assumed greatness of small men failed to Impress bim. "My father used to owti a livery barn at I'rboua, In Champaign County. W. W. Davla wa Judge of that Judicial district and Ieonard Swett wa 8tate'a Attorney. lie and Judge Iavts wero great friends of Llmsjln, and w beu Mr. Lincoln was elected President be a IHiluted Judge lavl a Judge of the Supreme Court of the I'ulted State the very first opportunity. "I was considered a kid hy those nien when I first became acquainted wltb them. Lincoln had partner In those counties, and when they would get cases of liiqiortance Llnooln would come over from Springfield to help thism, and of course he was at I'rhana, Muttoou and Uanville every term of court. Father had a double-seated car riage and a tine team nf holdall sorrel horses. I used to take tluit rig aud drive Judge I in vis. Mr. Lincoln and Leonard Swett from I'rhana to Mat- toon and liinvllle nnd go after them when they got ready to come back. They used to depend on the carriage and the kid. but they called in the boy. That was liefore they hud learned to call young people kids. Lincoln was a great talker and they used to have lively times on those trips. I have often thoug-lit that I never saw one of the party take a driuk. Men Inclined to drink would certainly have had something along ou such trlpa. The very fact that they did not have any- think a lone; has convinced me that tone of thein ever took a drink." FINDS THAT TIME FLIES. Twtslr-losi Wstekes . Takes (ran oath Aisirlaw. "How true It is that time die," re narked Customs I imi ector Isnnohue aa 'ie bowed out Setior J. Nieve Cabal lero from the custom examination :'ooiu on the French Steamship Line ,iler the other day, aay the New York World. Inspector ltonohue bad ex racted twenty-four gold watcbea from he aeuor' garments, which were of he latest Parisian mode, striking, up o the moment. Thou the senor wa s-rmltted to depart, for there wa no 'iispl.lon that be tried to smuggle tha vatches. He said he Intended to pre out Ihem to his old time friend aud ie can have them by paying duty ou hem. Senor Caballero, a wealthy South vtnerlcan ranch owner, It I said, ar ived on La llretagne. It pleased bim 0 wear two hats, which may lie tha lewest thing in Paris and which I not orlddden by the United States revenue a wa provided there Is nothing uuder lie hats. The senor' soft, black felt Itted close his well sIiiish1 head and over It M,rted a tall, iioliited Panama straw hat with a gay rililsm on It. The setior hsikcd as If he could buy all the watches he wanted and not "on :ick" either. Gracious only know .vbat excited Special Detective Dono ines suspicion of bim )erlinij a eg. detrain from an agent abroad of the 1'nlted States treasury department. "Have you anything to declare a lutlahle?" iMmhue asked the enor. "Nothing." Mid Caballero, emphat ically. "Certnin of that?" Douohue persist d. "Nothing," retorted the senor Indlg inntly. as If the repetition of tba ques lon was Insulting. Then Iionnhue Invited the senor to :he examination room. You bav seen 1 prestidigitator take rabbits fr,nn a oonmcopln that een.,i to he empty? lust so iKiuohue extracted wt,.i,. from Senor Caballero's fine rauneut Ptrucit one.- said Douohue aoon .. ter his search began. "Struck twelve." he remarked after while. He struck twenty four, which l. ,w,. slble only uuder the new method of reckoning time. The watches were all very thin, of the newest pattern, worth ilwut .! each. Then bavins- Ie.. .i.... n his hands, the senor took a cab aud Irove away. Tba Wronaj I wHeraL When MeyerlsH-r die.) his son .sisvd a funeral march wlii,., H-red his dead father." Full of no ;lon. the young man took It to Iloaslnl 'Hay It, maestro," be pleaded; "pjay t. I wrote it In expr.-s.ion ,.r n,- md mourning for n.y dea.i f.ther .tosslnl t.x It up and place.1 u on hI" - nno ..... piaye,! It. Tears rolled dowo. . s cheeks, ftter sndnes, jWP,t .1 countenamv. Vo H oung Meyertieer. be,, V7 l;.y at tefTo,, UIK,D fll. grt ma-- repuoy UohIiiI, -I .j,, wll. tig that jo., were dead and It w rour father who bad m-rltt-.. er march.",.TePI)01, ,,(((t ,u About everything ,roln nre to quinine, claim. t h. -v. wn renuxlj-."
