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d’‘ vX v '«*A $ [r' C H APTE R X III.— (Continued.) “ And during the vacations, where must the go then?" Ouy naked. “ Go where she pleases, of course. As Jessie is as fond of her, and they are much Ukeslsters, U will not be improper for bar to coum here, aa I see, provided Agnes la here.” Mro. Noah replied, while Ouy contnued: “ I know you are right; that la, I do not wish to do Maddy a harm by placing temptation in her way, neither will I hare everybody meddling with my busi ness. I tell you I won’t. I don’t mens ran, for yon hare a right to say what ns one else has.“ sad he glanced half angrily at Mro. Noah. “ Pity if I can’t taka an Interest In a girl, because I once injured iter, without every old sromaa la Chris tendom >ti»Hi»| .he must needs fall in lore with me, and as ho ruined for Ufa. tfbed n td lo f her tetter, feeling somewhat «a If her mother wore a kind of cruel ogress, bent on preventing J»im from be> Inc happy. Then, u he remembered Lucy’s hope that he might Join her, and i bought how much easier of access New York was than Brighton, he said, half petulantly: "Tve been to England for nothing times enough. When that mother of hero says I may hare Lucy, I ’ll go again, but not before. It don't pay." And crashing the letter Into his pocket he went out upon the pleas assembled Maddy. Jessie am Urs. hgmtáj m ----- He waa going now to tall “thi little girl the latter of whom had come to Aiken* ! [ - . — , much like Jessie” of Lucy At heratone, and side the day before.' *v IwawooHonn tor D a lr r n m . the words would not come at first. At first she had objected to the board* A good time to do your dehorning la “ Maddy.” ha said, again blushing guilt lag school arrangement, saying Jásele was. to dehorn the calvea with a good de* ily. “ I hare said I Uked you. and so too young, but Ouy ea usual had over- borner when they ana n few days old. I hope will somedns else. I hare written rated her objections, ai he bed thaee of viarh them with an alumlnom earmark of you to her.” Onndpa Markham, and It waa now a mb- k f th Up to this point Maddy had a rogue tied thing that Maddy and Jessie both nf Idea that ho meant the doctor, bat the should go to New York. Mra. Ague, to .h i “ her” dispelled that thought, sad a moot accompany them if she chose, and haring yo° w lllk n o w when aha Inexplicable feeling of numbness crept a general supervision of her child. T h i s 1» <*!▼•. *** » UoW * * *° over her as she asked faintly: was Guy’s plan, the one which had pro- go dry six weeks before «d rin g, “ Written to whom?” railed with the fashionable woman, wbh, The dairy ball should be fed like s “T o Miss Atherotooe— Miss Lucy Ath- tired of Boston, wee well pleased with working horn* and should recelre plan* erotone. Have you never hoard of berT” the prospect o f a Ufe In New York. Guy’e ty o f exkrdaá. Work him In a tread No, Maddy never hod, and with that intareet In Maddy was wholly Inexplica- pOWer same numbness she could not undersroad. hie to bar, unless she explained It M the Th# mllklD. u 0M o f tb# „ M t Im- she listened while Guy told her who Lucy was*1*fondness f^ r ^ governesses, r ^ e s J m T s as S Port* ,lt P*rt» Atherotooe was. and Why she was not at there'1 “ We sras a fondness for . k « . i s the dairy business.. «■■ 1 ^ 1 « that moment the mistress of Ateensiifo ' “ Would you like to see her picture T" sr will have when I tall her about Lucy.” “ Yes," cants faintly from tha parted . “ And you will do so?*’ Mrs. Nook said. lips, about which there waa a alight quiv “O f course I wl)l. and writs to Lsicy, er as she pat np her hand to taka the too, telling her hew you talked, sad bow I care no mors for Maddy than I do for Turning It to the light, she gased silent ly upon the sweet young face, wn'oh (earn “ And will that be tru er Mrs. Nosh ed to return her gaae with a look as life like as bar own. Guy could not look her fully fn the face “ What do you think of her— of a ^ then, so be kicked the grate until the Lacy? Is she not p ro tty r Gay asked, oaucussiou sent the red-hot coals out upon bending down eo that his dark hair swept tha carpet as he replied; against Maddy’a, white his warm breath “ True? Yes every word of it." to oc bed her burning cheeks M rs Noah noted nU this and think- “ Y es she’s benntifnl, oh ! so bountiful, and happy, too. 1 wish I had been like “ I ought to have took him in hand long ber. I wish----- ” And Maddy buret Into ago,” she came up to him and mid kind a most uncontrollable fit of weeping, her ly, soothingly: “ We shall all mles Maddy; tears dropping like rain upon tbe inani I aa much aa anyone, but I do think It mate features of Lucy Alteratone. bast for her to go to school; and as after Guy looked at ber a maned, his own tte. I ’ll manage to heap Jessie with ms inroDDinjc w i t h a keen pang of some- aad send Maddy to y o s while yon toll her thing undeflnabte ss be listened to her •bout Luck anil the plan.” stormy weeping, What did all her? he Guy nodded a little perkinf kind o f a wondered. Conld it be that the evil t gainst nod. and then M rs Noah, aa she turned which he was providing had really come to leave the room, gave vent to the fol upon her? Gny naked her why she cried. lowing: Child ss she was the real cause of her “ You know. Guy. me well aa I, that tears never entered her brain, and s ' m an pretty and smart ns she is Maddy is real swered : ly beneath yoq, and no kind of n match, “ I can’t tell why. unless I was think even If yon wasn’t ns good as married, ing bow different Mias Atberstone is from which you be." ms. She’s rich and handsome. I am poor M rs Noah’s teat remark awakened in and homely, and----- ” Gny a singular train of thought. Yes “ N s Maddy, you are not;" s o l Guy Maddy mi hte inferior ns the world saw interrupted her. matters and asttling himself in the chair Gently lifting up her bend, he smooth We tried to fancy what that same world ed back her hair, and keeping a band would any if be should make Maddy hte on each side of her face, said, pleasantly: wife. Of course he had no such intention, “ You are not homely. I think you be was just Imagining something which quite aa pretty ns Lucy; I do. resl’ v,” he never could possibly happen, because in continued, as her eyes kindled at tbq W m nH m nnt ** T n v n a m t n w t n m l t w Saw V o w the first place he wouldn’t marry Maddy / compliment. “ I am going to write to her Clyde if he could, and he couldn’t tf be to-night, and shall tell her more about yon. I want you to like each other very much when the comes, so that you may C H A P TE R X IV . lire with us. Aikenside would not be •upper was over, and Guy was back Aikenside without yon, Maddy.” again in hte library. He had not stopped In all hte wooing* of Lacy Atherstous, ss ha usually did, to romp with Jessie or Gay’s voice had never been -tenderer in ta k to Maddy Clyde until it was so dark its tone than when he said this to Mad that be could not seo her sparkling face, dy, whose Up quivered again, and who bet had come directly hack, dropping the involuntarily laid her head now upon his heavy curtains and piling fresh coal upon knee, ss she cried s second time, not the fire. Mro. Noah had lighted the lamps noisily, bnt quietly, softly, ss if this cry and then gone after Maddy. explaining ing did ber good. For several minutes to Jessie how she most stay with ber they sat there thus until Maddy, half sritile Maddy went to Mr. Ouy, who want ashamed of her emotions, lifted np her ed to talk with her. bend and said: “ Is he angry with me, Mro. Noah?” “ 1 do not know what made me cry, mad remembering hte moody looks when only Td been so happy here that I guess she went in quest o f the book, Maddy felt I ’d come to think that yoa only liked htr heart misgive ber as to what might be Jessie and me. Of coarse 1 knew that the result of s& interview with Guy. soma time you Would see and think all Mrs. Noah, however, reassured her. and tbe *?orld of somebody else, but I did not Maddy stole for a moment to her own export it so soon. I am afraid Mias room to see how she waa looking. The Atherotooe will not fancy me, and I crimson drone, with its soft edge of lace know most 1 shall not feel as free here, about the slender throat, became ber well, after she comes, as I do now. Then aad smoothing the folds of ber black silk your being so good, sending me to school, apron, whose jaunty shoulder pieces gave helped me to cry more, and so I was very her a very girlish appearance, she went foolish. Don’t tall Miss Atherotooe that down to where Guy was waiting for her. I cried. Tell her. though, bow beautiful He beard her coming, and involuntarily she Is, and how glad I am that she loves drew nearer to him the chair where he you. and is going to bo yoor wife.” intended she should sit.' But Maddy Maddy’s voice was very steady in its took instead a stool, and leaning her el tone. She evidently meant whet she said, bow on tho chair, turned her face fully but Guy, the bad man, did not feel as toward him. waiting for him to apeak. graciously a* he ought to have felt in “ Maddy.” he begaa. “ are you happy knowing that Maddy Clyde was glad “ Lucy loved him, and was to be hte b a rer wife." "Oh, yes, very, very happy." It wai at hast a minute before be spoke Guy was rather uncomfortable, and ns » g«iw sad when he did, it came out how Maddy was In some way associated with ho had concluded it beet to send ber and his discomfort, be did not oppose her when Jessie to school, for a year or two at she arose to leave. Had Maddy, been more a woman, or lees least: not that be was tired of teaching her, but it would be better for her, he n child, she would have seen that ft was thought, to mingle with other girls and well for her to know of Lacy Atherston* learn the ways of the world. Aikenside before her feelings for Gay Remington would still be# ber home, still tbe place had assumed a definite form, and she mar where ber vacations would be spent with veled at that little round spot of pain of Jessid if she chose, and then he spoke of which was burning at ber heart, or why New York as the place he bad in view, she should wish that Gay would not speak of her in his tetter to Lucy Atberstone. and steed her what tee thought of i t - But Guy did speak of her, frankly con Maddy «roe too much stunned to think of anything at first. That the gdod she fessing tbe interest be felt in her, telling had coveted most should be placed with just how people were beginning to talk, in ber grasp, nod by Gny Remington, too, and asking Lacy if she oared, declaring that if she did, he would not see Maddy *ras almost too much to credit “ Oh, Mr. Remington, you sr* so good Clyde any more than was necessary. Is a little lees than fonr weeks there cam* to ms; what makes y o u r mid Maddy. He liked her, and ail over Maddy’e an answer from Lucy, who, with health (ace there spread a beautiful flash as somewhat improved, had returned to Eng the words rang In her ears. And then land, and wrote to Guy from Brighton, gbe told Gny bow much she wished to be where she expected to spend tbe summer, a teacher, and as taka care of her grand half hoping that Gny might Join ber there, parents and her poor Uncte Joseph. It though she could not urge I t as mamma ■semed almost cruel for that young crea still insisted that she waa not able to tor* to be hardened with tbe car* of tboee take upon herself the duties of a wife. throe half-helpless people, and Guy shud Then tee spoke of Maddy Clyde, saying dered Just sa be usually did when he as "She «roe net one bit jealous of her dear sociated Maddy with them, but when be Gny. Of course, Ignorant meddling peo listened white she told him of all the cae- ple, of whom she feared there were a great number in America, would gossip, but he erne not to mind them.” Then she said that if Maddy war* willing, ah* -Would like eo inch h*r picture, as tee hod a curiosity to knew Just bow she looked, and If Maddy pleased, “ would tee write a few linee, ss ss not to sees» so muck s stranger?” Locy Atberstone had bssa educated to think a great deal of birth, and blood, aad family, and Gay never did a wiser thing than when ha told her that, according to English views, Maddy waa a lady. Lucy asked for a line from Maddy, partly to aiorttty that pride, and partly to prove to Gay how fires she was from Jealousy. "Darling Httte Locy, I do love her very dandy,” was Gay’s » m a s k as be fin- her own praises!' Gay said nothing, ex- for themselves— Dr. David Roberta, cept to ask that Maddy should sit again ; Wisconsin State Veterinarian. this was good, but a second might be bet- j ............. ter. So Maddy eat again, succeeding ‘ , a W heat ta tbe d ettes Belt, quite as well as at first, but tbe artist’s |' The first week In November Is early preference was for the former. It was left enough to sow wheat throughout the to be finished up. with the understanding „id d le portion o f tho cotton belt This that Guy would call for It. As tha tedtea well sown as late paemd down the stairs Gny lingered b * » • Dec. L provided the conditions shall I t m *.Ure be favorable for germination for two “One woman,” remarked the mere man, ”1« Just ss good as another— If not better.” “And one man,1' rejoined the fair widow, “Is just ss bad ss an other—If not worse.”—Chicago News. “Where bare yon been. Sam?” “I ’ss been np to ms two ears in work, ash.” “Up to your two ears In work?” “Yes, sah." “What doing, S a m r “Batin’ a watahmelUon, sah t”— Yonkers Staton The strain of the Red Texas oats which has given the largest yield for two seasons and which stands third In order of yield for the four years’ trial has been grown at tbe Kansas station fw four years and has seemed to Im prove rather than to deteriorate in quality and yield. Oats are not consid ered well adapted for growing In thta State. It la the general experience that oata soon “run out” In Kansas, and fanners consider It necessary to secure new seed every two. or three years. The trials at the Kansas sta tion, however. Indicate that It la not only possible to maintain the quality and yield of oats, but also to even lo$> prove them by good culture and by sowing only the best grad * Tommy— Ms. baby Is naughty. He cried because I wouldn’t give him any of my cake. Mamma— la bla own cak# finished 1 Tommy— Yes, m s; and he cried while I waa sating that, tool— Punch. “Don’t I give you all the money you need?” her husband complained. “Yes,” she replied, “bat yoa told me before wo were married that you would give me aU I - wanted.”— Chicago Record- Herald. “You seem to find that book very In teresting," said Mro Heigjeck. “Yea,” replied Henry, “It's delightful. I’ve glanced at tbe aiding, and the hero and heroine don’t get married after all."—• Washington Herald. Mias Kreech— Some authorities bo ilers that tb^practice of singing win keep a perron from getting consump By having s regular sad orderly nail tion. Mr Knox.— Yea, but most au box always at bond In some convenient thorities believe In “the greatest good place It may come In bendy In aa to the greatest number.”— Philadelphia “ you ma, a. weÎTftuUh both; they are * * * *?» too good to be lost.” w et). L * 1*1 with a thick The artist bowed, and Guy. with s hÎH- growth o f gram or other vegetation Is emergency. The box with separate compartments for the different stsed nalle may be easily mad* by Inserting partitions Is tha box, tbe else depend ing tbe number of apartments desired mores yeetlddy tell In’ me to haso n'self.— Puck. “Who Is this fellow Rush you spoku of?” “Oh, he’s s well-known chauf feur." “A well-known chauffeur?” “That's what I said!” “Why. I never heard of him." "W all, you would If you were a court doth like I am i”— YonkeiV Statesman. “Gracious! *my dear,” said tha first society belle, “I do hope you’re not 111; yon look no much older to-night” " I ’m quite well, thank yon, dear.” replied the other, “and you— how wonderfully Im proved you ere! You took positively young.”— Philadelphia ’Prose. Casual Caller (to one next him )— 1 was Introduced to that squint-eyed, red- haired women over there aa M ro Some body or other. Don’t yon think tha man waa an Idiot that married her? Next One (m eekly)— I can’t Juet toy. I’m the man.— Baltimore American. T w ig DU m s s s . It may not bo generally knows, bm maily twig diseases of trass are spread bythe prosing tools One very suc cessful nurseryman dips bis pruning knlvaa and aawa In a solution of carbolic arid before beginning to prone another tree, so if any germs are on the tool this treatment will do» stray them. Aa soon as s wound Is made It Is a good idea to disinfect and paint It to keep out tbe moisture. Them 1s danger of trees contracting diseases as tbe germs enter tbe wounds and dis “You enjoy going to tbe theater?” eased places result, or the exposed parts will begin to decay as soon ss tbe m ob “Yea.” answered Mr. Meekton. “Bnt you don’t care much for musics! tnr* gets s bold.— Apple Sports! 1st plays?” “No. What I enjoy Is to take • a v i s * th o C lo v e r . Jessie wondered why she must not tall Guy, but the tact that the doctor request ed ber not was sufficient. “ I am going to send Lacy your picture today, and an eke has naked that yoa should write her n few linen, suppose you do it now,” Guy said to Maddy next morning, ns they left the breakfast table. (To bt continued.) « Od f' n . .... n 7 ^ TT " u ru_ - aooa raros ros oats . It Is s falling of the American farm er when a blade of grass or a stem of clover makes a strong showing to, try to torn It Into beef, mutton or pork. In this effort to otUlboo It be entirely forgets that tbe plant may nead a little winter protection. He does not under stand bow little la often sufficient to save tbe plant from front destruction. Where tbe clover Is not pastured It Is often allowed to perfect Its seed, wblcb Is as fatal to tbe crop next year os tbe winter freeslng. Clipping would save tbe crop when It Is eo forward as to bloom and perfect need.— Rural New Yorker. tbs cooked fona. Tbe pig scemo to bo a nable to utilise beans wblcb aro at oil bard or firm, even though they bava been boiled for some time; bonce It la very essential that they be thoroughly and carefully cooked, says R. S. Show, Michigan. To supply a single feed of balf-cooked beans to s pen of bogs robs them of their appetites and relish for tbelr food. If Indeed It does not pat them off tbelr feed. eaten a great dea.-perhaps a tflfle too much for comfort “Would you like another piece of cake Bobby?” .teed . dto tote S I X dJï l J i ï ^ t c r I n O a L trade n lim it The fact 5 ^ tbe*matter 1. that lamb. o r. becoming to be a wistful look in tbe little boy’s Mch m r . Aaf Barn off tbe asparagus bads now and clean tha ground thoroughly, applying manure plentifully. All bushes and weeds that have not boon cleared from tbe ground will servo so harboring places for mice and Insects. When tbe materials on tbe surface of tbe ground which have been destroyed by frost are dry, and tha grass also dead. It to not difficult to burn an entire bad over and thus consume many seeds on the ground. Bwa D e ris O is l la e e f h . A Maine fanner who has bean mak ^ • m . thank you.” « i d Bobby. *1 * * * * * ing money during the past eleven years think perhaps I could chew It, bat I 7 from growing Ben Davis apples, re know I couldn't swallow It ” | o s lv B m lik r Animate Pay. cently disposed o f a shipment of this Th» H i s i i a s s s I Pars water only should be allotted to fruit st 944S net profit per barrel. Little WUlle—«ay, pa, what does the bogs. Do not think that the bog When all other applet are poet tbelr this paper moan by thé calm before tbe will eat anything and it will be beat ueefulneea, old Ben Davis la good ■tornjj for Mm. Clean food and drink era bet- enough for tbe moat of the people P s— It probably bos referenoa to th» tar and more profitable tor any animal, honeymoon, my son. HeMthy snlmato only are profitable In It Is a bard matter to distinguish ......... . . . tola age.— B. J. Watoratrlpe, in s w im . tbe ssx of guinea fowls. Soma authori ties daim that the male chatters is a quick manner, while tbs fron ale gives off a socad Ilka "Otrsek” or “Jos Pratt," or “Buckwheat” Tbs assis feras a sound similar to • avute* Dr. Evans, a witty member of tbs Parliament at Melbourne, was an old man, and the other members Jokingly qpoks of blm ai belonging to the era of Queen Anns. Once, while making a speech, he re ferred to Queen Anne end was greeted with cries of ”Dld you knbw bar?” “What was she like?" u V , < r “Yes, Mr,” retorted tbe doctor, " I did know bar. Tbe scholar is contem porary with all time.”
