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OIIEGON,
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MAIM II
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Taft'a Polic.e* Outlined
Will support Room velt's reform*. I
and admit* that hs ha* been act ng'
in an advisory capacity in many of
tlie KoO*evell pvdtcles.
Pledge* regulation of the corpor­
7A» Sunthine
ation* in the matter of iaauance of
of the family
exceMtve bonds and mortgagee.
Stability of American buaine** to
be *a*ured.
Tariff question calls for extra ses­
sion of congress and question one of
moat important that country muat
CHAITRR X X — ICwntlnoed. *
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Mr. 8hermnn, in rapping th* senate aoiv*.
The nett tew weeks passed happily for
to order in spec ai irmun of the fiixty-
Taxation should be made as light
i
’) she bad her dearest friend w th
flrst >-ongre*s. mad* a brief a-biresd.
aa poaaibls ami government expendi­
her. and what more could she ask for?
Then followed U.e s searing m of many tures curtailed, avoiding all unneces­
Aunt I liana bad settled <kiwn quite
n*w «citator*.
This completed, Vic* sary expense. Public moneys should
corufocialdy In her niche, an though she
Prcsnlent Sherman *a:-l:
be wisely protected but not hoarxied. | w«ra one ,»f the family. Withvart mak
favor« army and navy sufficiently
Ing ‘herself unduly prominent, or in any
"Th* chief ju«ti •» will now adrnini»- I
way trenching on th« young Uou*--ke*i»er'a
ter the oath of olile* to the presdisnt strong to maintain peace and pre­
privilege, she yet contrived, with qutet
serve Monroe doctrine. Army should
i *l*et"
tact, to itgnten Alison'« tmrdeii and pro-
The. »<: i-'s n ann- .i-cement cam* as a be largo enough to form nucleus for
cure h«r the rest abe
tniteh n««d*d.
fighting corps auflicienl to defend
! turpr *r
-■a ii solemn hush fell upon
Al sou resumed her walks with Roger,
Ibv
country from invader*.
while Aunt l>iana amu«.-d Missl« or read
J ,. .
,,f S. n
Country must ob’erve treaty rights
to Mr Merle
Ihirtng th* day Alison
ator Kri<
not, chairti-sn of th* joint com­ of foreigner*.
Anti-foreign agita­
was too miitei engsgml to enjoy much of
t mil tee on arrange menta. and walked tion*
di»cour*ged.
Government
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elivulvi roviie hu * u <- ii que«li«M>e by
kiouinj to « lx rot tori io lip- rear ui th*
ton Insisted that «he shiMiltl resume her
I presiding offi er*« de»k. H« was Ms proper legislation,
inoffensiv* to
¡■alnting tewaoaa ■• anon a« Missie was
lowed by Ch ef Justice Fuller, whu waa other countries.
able to be with her father, and «he ateo
Congress should pa-is a postal sav­
officiating for the fifth tun* at this ■
contrived that she and Allaon should have
ings bank bill.
historic ceremony. Mr. Taft took up a
on« of their old refreshing talks «» often
Panama canal policies of Roo*ev*lt
position facing the memte r* of his
as pnaalble.
Notgilng rret-^l Alteon sc
will be continued.
family grou(>ed in the galiery.
mind* •« Inten-vturse with Miss i'arvlng-
Race prejudice may be eliminated
i hi chief ju t c* began th* admini»-
ton's strong, vigorous mind
by a fifteenth amendment to the con­
Aunt iMana qui-Aly found her way Into
tration of th* oath in a low ton*. Mr.
stitution of the United Mates mak­
Missies wayward little hvsart. and Wve
Taft repeated the word* in a i '. ow ,
»00*1 turned her Influence to guml a.-rount.
distinct vuict-
When be at last had ' ing educational qualification» riecta-
Hue afternoon, when Ahron had been
kissed the Bible, thi re w«s an outl>ur«t •ary to obtain the electoral franchise.
spending some hour« at Maplewood, she
of applauro, a grasp of the hand by
found on her return that Mini« had gnu*
the chief ju< e, and President Taft
All Alison's
began immediately th* inaugural ad- the marching troop« pasaevl thrse were bark Into her old room.
books and picture* had l«vn moved ; Aunt
dres*. Ho read from typewritten man-1 waved in welcome and applause.
By dint of great effort a regiment of Iliana'« loving hand« had evidently been
us ript.
el,«
street cleaners got the center of th« employed In her «ervl .-
Mr. Taft«
¡ippla.isc at the very :
avenua into shovelled into marching would hav« arranged the bowl of dark
OUt»*t by apiivroo iig hi» adherence toj
conditio* by 2 o'clock, and their effort* ebryaanrhemum« on th« llttl* round table,
the Rix’-evelt p-dicie* and his inten- i
' were cheered by the waiting crowds and th* pretty, fresh cretonne on the
tian to i-i-r-y them out by mi-ans of I
almost as vociferously aa were the couofi and easy chair *pok« of the »ame
taste
further leg dation, which would a'so
marching columns that followed in
have for it* purpo«» th* freeing from i
Allaon'« vole« trembled *• sh* thanked
their wake.
Mlaal*.
alarm of those pursuing "proper and
At 2:47 p. m. President Taft and
progri-sive business melho s."
"You ought not to hav* ilon« It, Mabel
Vir* Pres dent Sherman left the White
In spite of the bitter inclemency of 1 Hous* and took their place in the re­ dear; It te very good of you, but I would
hav* waited until you w«ro really
viewing stand.
They wer* received rather
Well."
with a mighty cheer. The review of
I alwav« meant to do it," returned
the inaugural ¡rarade began at once.
"I thought »boat It
More than 3u,onu marching men j»ar- M;a«le, aolemnly.
ti i(rated in th* great military and every night, and then I made up my
mind to «¡eutk to Aunt IMana. and »he
civic pageant, which constituted th*
»«Id the would help me. Ilav« you »e*n
principal «pei-tacular feature of the
th« l«*autlfiil illumination «be ha« paint­
presidential inaugural ceremony. Ap­ ed for you ?"
proximately 2.',,iii>o of theae
wer*
Ye«, Alison bad sewn It.
aoldirrs. sailors and marine« of the
"Ito not weary In well doing" that
military »«tabii-hmenls of the United • ar the test that Mia« t'arrington had
States, I hs I icb of ths National Guard of t l»o«»u "for In due Searon we »hall reap.
many state*, with large contingents If we faint not " Well, wa« not Alismi
<>f spruce cadet* *nd mid*hipmen from reaping a rich harvest? Would «he ever
the national military and naval acade­ repent that »he had con»« tm<-k to her
mics. The remaining M.OWO were cili- owu ¡awqd« for loving servlcv and minis­
yen* from all parts of the United try, when she had won Missl**« affn-timi.
States, banded together in commercial and found her way to her father's heart?
and political organisations, many of That he loved and trusted her. that she
them distinctively uniformed campaign l.wa» growing «tally d*«r*r ta Mm, Alison
with all her humility, could not doubt;
i club*.
l b« troop« and civic lx«lie» romp»- but Misaie wa* «till his prtted darling
th« very suffering »he had i-ausvd him
ing ti e notable para-.)« of the after-
noon mobilited in «now and slush which brni.ght them nearer together.
It wa» a lovely sight. Ml»» t'arrington
in place* was deeper than their leg­
thought, to see Miane sitting for hours
ging tops. Down Pennsylvania ave-
pat tent ly beside her father's couch read
nue, well,-! m with spectators, they
Ing or talking to him But for her aunt'*
found dry footing, but faced a lively
vig.rant car* her health would have been
gale.
permanently injured by her devotion to
The parade was replete with inter- him; before «he left she made Missie
eat. The 3.IHMI bluejacket* from the faithfully promise to take her dally walk
i recently returned Atlantic fleet shared snd to resume her singing
honor* among the military with the
"You must leave something for Alite
■ Cuban army of pacification.
to do." she said, with a «mite; "| can
I he trim cadet« from West Point at- not »«net ion mono|»»ly. We must wat<'h
, tracted the usual interest and mail* a against selftehneaa, dear child, even in
characteristically fine «bowing.
The our iieat actions: we must not I» over-
' midshipmen from Annapolis, »now- »■acting in our affm*tion lore romrthn««
i Round within 2« miles of Washington, comriel« one to affata one’» «.-If for love*«
-I ared th* fate of tixn «anils of sight- sake.”
Anna «II ■ renatant rlaltnr to The
Holm* during Mi»« t'arrington'« stay,
they bad taken a great fancy to each
other
Anna told Alison privately that
■he thought Miss t'arrington wa« the
newt l>e«utlful Woman «he had ever «sen
"I don't know about her feature«,”
Alison had anawcred; ”1 don't think peo­
ple consider her handsome, but it is a
dear face, and that 1« all I care atei.it."
"I am never tired of looking at her,"
rctnrned Anna, with girlish enthusiasm;
"one see* the thought« coming liefor« she
«¡wak«; her »yes talk to one. even when
•he 1« silent. There 1« something bar
monloua, ton. In her voice, and even In
her walk ; «he never jars on on*; t am
•ure there are no discord« in her nature ”
Allaon repeated this speech ; «11«
thought It «o prettily worded, and «o
true.
But Mi«» Can-lngton shook her
head over it and let it pass; she knew
i.iuch better how the chord* of her being
had one* been jsngled roughly nut of
tune. "No discord* In h»r nature!" when
every not* had been dumb and tuneless
until the Blvine Hand had brought the
jarred chord« Into harmony.
“When God'» will 1« our will, than we
•hall know peace," »he ««id to herself ;
“I hav* learned that now."
Hut «h*
«pokv very kindly of Anna, and praised
Alteon*» d!—-entm»nt in th* *bnl*e of a
friend. "Hhe Is a »imple, lovable little
■oul.” ah« ««Id on**: "It Is quite a treat
In thia decided age to meet with a glr!
who distrust« her own Judgment, and lie
Hevea other people's etperlencea before
her own."
Anna Is really eery clever. Aunt Di."
am sure of that, my dear; and she
»hows her cl»i«mr»s by not advertising
bar beat ware«. In talking to her one
is not dropping over buckets Into entity
the weather anti the -men piled moun­ •errs who were u- •• le to reach th« well« there 1« gold •»no and a clear
tain high in tin
Iter», a crowd that city on account ot th«- storm.
knowledge of facts at the bottom
IJv
jammed Penn-ylv*n:a avenue from the
The Ehi ippine Constabulary band, Ing in an uncongenial atmnapbere ha«
hou-o line to beyond the curbs gathered which arrived Wednesday from Manila, tusks her shy and awkward . «he Is lib* a
to ««■«■ th* inaugural para e. Nearly waa given the place of honor in th* ¡oor llttl* plant brought too suddenly lain
everyone tn the dense throng earned •aeort of President Roosevelt and Mr. the light . In another year or so *b* will
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d*pr«sa*d; aha win
an American flag ot sum* >ort, and a*
: Aunt Diana
Cereiroiy in Senate Chamber, Due to Winter
Weather Conditions Prevailing.
Orff 30,000 in Line Reviewed by
President Taft and Ex-Presi-
deiiì Roosevelt—Ball at
Kigbt W.'s Scene
oí Gaiety.
Th* Tatt Cabinet.
Secretary of State Philander C.
Knox, of New York.
Secretary of War J. M. Dickin­
son. of Tennecwi
Secretary of Treasury Franklin
MacVeai-h, of 1
ScCivtiry of Cun mere* and Labor
—Charles Nagel, of Missouri
Postmaster General — Frank H.
Hitchcock, of Massachusetts.
Attorney General
Georgs W
Wickersham, of New York.
Secretary of Interior
Richard
Ballinger, of Washington.
Secretary of Navy Georgs Von
L. Meyer, of .Ma-<«'tiua<-tt.i.
Secretary of Agr.culture -Jam*«
W-ison, of low*.
Washington, Marrh 6. —Th* first
chief executive to tak* th* oath of
*
office in the ctsmlier of the senate in
76 years. William I!..»ard Taft, tie
came president of the United States
yesterday.
Accompanied to the Capitol through
a swirl of blinding »now by President
Roosevelt and a guard of honor, Mr.
Taft returned to the White Hous*
just *s th* «un began to force its way
through ti * cloud*. A *u>i<jen blitxard
■ weeping in from
the
northwest
Wedne day ntght »»t awry the weather
bureau's optimistic promise of "fair
and somewhat cooler," caus«d
an
abandonment of the out-loor ceremon­
ies on th* famous ra t front of the
eapitol, much to Mr. Taft’s chagrin,
and threatened for a tune to »top the
brilliant pageant of th* afternoon.
However, a passageway was clear»-«)
•long the center of Pennsylvania ave­
nue. «nd for nearly three hours Presi­
dent Taft and Vice President Shannan
reviewed a passing column which wa*
replete with martial splendor and pic­
turesque with civic d splay.
After the inaugural ceremon'e* in
th* senate, Theodore Rooaevelt, again
• private citixen. bad* an affection ite
•dim to hi* su**««**. white si) I*
the historic chamber looked on in si
lence and then he hurried away through
a aid* door to tak* the train for New
York. A* ho passed out of th* cham­
ber. Mr. Rooaevelt wa* given an ova­
tion quit* th* equal of that tender«*! to
the new president.
Th* c*remonie* of the inaugural
were formally begun when Vice i*re*l-
d*nt Fairbanks, in a farewell *ddr*»a,
which called out for him a spontaneous
tribute of applause, declared th* Sis-;
ti*th congress at an end. Turning
then to Mr. Sherman, who had been
escorted to a place besid* him. he ad
^■ nistered to hi* *ucce**or th* oath ot
oOco and torn*d over to him th* gavel. I
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NO.
hav« learned to bell.-v« In h«rself a lit
tl«."
"I am afraid you think h»r plain." ob­
served Alteon, auilouaty , for her artistic
last« made her lay rather an umlu« Im-
portsne* on beauty . "Put really, w hen
•h« talks and brightens up she 1« quit*
pretty."
"Hli* ha a a lovely look sometime«. You
are wrong. Mlle. 1 do not tbluk her
p'aiu Mlaate's apple bl,*«om fac* make«
her a little rolorlvsa. but there la a deli­
cate whit« ri*e bloom about bar that la
not »ithout beauty. I Ilka her face. my
•tear ”
"Ho you know, Aunt
hesitating a
lltlte. H» (hutijth
■ rad how her
wor.ia
for Mi»» Car-
r‘ngto-1 hail a horror of goawip—”i am
half afraid that there la a new trouble
in »tor* for poor Anna.”
"You luraii Eva's marring'
I think
that wilt be a good thing fur her: there
Is no real sympathy betwern the «latera."
"No, I meant souiethiiig quite different
1 baie l«*vn at .Maple*taxi a great deal
tills v.cek. and Or Eorties I* always their
I am afraid, from what 1 *ee, that Anna
will soon have a steyefatlier. and. Aunt
1»
in u von-» of strong disgust
"l>r.
i-'ocl,-« 1« su<-h an ugly, disagreealii« man.
I must -ay I do wunder nt Mis Hard
W Irk.**
Well, wonder ait«
"Ho you. Allie?
well on young peoplr. I hate to «••>• them
tak nig everythin* *• a matter of course
\<»ui wuit lrr will noi hurt you. my dear."
* Hut if it ahuiihl be true, Auttl IHT”
very »4>l«*iiinly.
“ ‘Tbrrw ar* n«> fool» Ilk* old tool«.’
Ville. atbl there 1« erriainly no Mimmi
loj for tantra. Xuw, in nijr opinion, otir
tv «aliami I» ra<»u<h for any wotnai» , hoi
I «la» not prvfeivl to »rgulata tha wori«l
l*un*t I rouble four liti la head aliuut it.
I ba »• r notion tbit, stepfather or no
■tepfathrr, Anna will have her aliare of
timi a *<iu«hii>« *' And Mia« Carrington
a llilcd a queer little «mile that my»l,'l"d
Allwon. but «he aaid no more.
There were «urne Itilng« of wflilch .'ll»»
Carritiiliin never spok* to young people
Hi.« offer, «aid "A girl'« mind ought to
b* a* dear as crystal and bold no re
I
«rei»- a crystal reflect* everything
a lali older people would renwmler that
And nothing displeased her mor« than
thi careleaa talk of «unte mothers. “They
don't serin to care what they put into a
girl’s mind.” ska would any. Indignatiti»,
"and then they wonder Ural II 1« <4im-kod
■ ip with rutiliteli."
CHAPTER XXI
Ml»» Carrington took a great deal of
n nice of Koger, and «ought every oppor
tunlty to be with him, «he had a grout
rvaptet for bi« character, which, she said
wa« a nmat uncommon OU*.
••linger differ« from the young men of
hit generation,’* «!>» »»Id once to Alison,
"lie rare» little for other people’« opln
Ions, unlr-aa he know* them to ba In the
right — mere criticism dora not In flue lire
bl<u In the least."
Kha took a great Interest In bla work,
and made herself aivjuaiuled with the
detail« of the bnaineas. Roger a onde red
a little at the quiet pertinacity with which
«lie questioned him; «tie even follow**!
him to the mill, and sat In the titnbar
yard walidilng the men at work.
After a frw con »»ran I Ion« with Roger
she «poke very seriously to her brother
in-law; she told him Roger wa« ver,
young for anch a responsibility. "lie is
a good lad, and would wear himself out
In your service, Alnslle, and that without
a word of complaint, hut he look« to»
old and careworn for bls age; you muat
n-memter he Is only two and twenty yet
he muat have bi« play time, like olb*r
lad*.”
"But Imw am I to help him, Hlana?*
asked Mr. .Merle, fretfully. "It Is not .nv
fault ttiai I am lying here like a
The boy must work, or what would he
miw of ua all?"
"My dear Alnslle. you misunderstand
me.' she replied, gently. "Of course Roger
must work, but surely he need» lie*p for
SO large a bttsinraa. Have you ¡>ut no
one In your last manager’s place?*'
"No. not yet.*' he returned, evidently
«truck by her practical gi«»l sense. "Ilog
er never proposed It. and I was too in
dnlent to think slemt It ; but there la
Murdoch, a Hculi-hmail lie ha« been with
ns a long time, and he 1« an honest fel
low. I dare «ay he wmild lie glad of a
ria* in hl« «alary ; he has a large young
family. 1 will aak Roger what he thinks
of putting Murdoch In the manager's
place. I think he would watch over our
Intervals ."
“I wish yon would do so.” »he returned
rarneatly; "Roger 1« rather too hard
worked for hi« age
lie tell» me he has
no time for cricket or tennia. or for skat
Ing In winter. I I have «et my heart.
Alnslle. on bla bringing Alison for a long
visit to Mo«» aide In the spring.
You
will b« better by that time, and If you
have a manager Roger will 1» able to en
joy a holiday ; he tell« ms be has not left
Chesterton for tw»> year«.”
“I am afraid I have been very remla«
and neglected hie Intereata.” returned Mr
Merle, rather sadly.
"You ttevall haar
lour wiab, Dians ; I will manage to «latra
Roger for a m«»nth."
"Come. now. that is generous of you.”
she replied, brightly: ”1 shall owe you a
good turn for that. I M'ippoeing 1 promise
to come and »¡»-nil my Christmas and
New Year with you. «hall you car* to
have me?”
"Try me.” wa« his only reply. But he
Mid It with one of bla rare smile«, and
Mlaw Carrington felt ah* would be wel
,vi me.
Th* prospect of having Annt I Hana
for Christmas, and still more the promise
of a long visit to Moss side In the spring
went far to reconcile Alison to th« part
mg when ths day cwm* for Mis« t'arrlng,
too to lenv* them, buf when the last hour
arrived Alison's bear? failed her a little
"You mn«t not look so pale over It.
Alli*.*' Mia* Carrington «aid to her ant
imialy ; "you know if I had the power I
would willingly tak* you ba<-k with me
“Ye«, hut 1 co il.t noi |eav* ¡rap* lying
there.
There ran lie no queatiun now
about tuji duty . It Is a comfort to know
that."
"Yeei, deare«t. tour |il«,e in «I he h«re
• little l«>ii(er . they could not «¡rare you
to me yet
1K> ton kilo* I soiMlluie*
doubt «4ietb*r the old day« »III e««r
come hack."
"oh. Aunt Hi! Ik» you mean I «trail
•ever !■« able to lire with you s(«ia?"
s«k*i| Allaon. in an «Isrmed role*.
Mis* <’•«
•..1st tier In a
•tran*ely moved way.
"1 do not think you will lire at Th«
lloln • always M -.u will reptare you
hy «ml bi
I «ni quite « ire »e «hall
to»-, her. even If It lw t ot in the old »«y
Ihin't lo*-k so ¡wrptevr.l Allie. ;l»rhn<i
in thia life, wliii Us uranifold chan*«« and
chan rs, thing»
seldom quite the
■am*.“
"You «ml I will never l-e different I
■ in iviivlnctd of that,” »»ctalmed Alison,
not iu 111« least umleratandlli* Hie drift
of Auut Diana** «tran*« «¡»».-eh. "<ih.
Anni Hi, bow dell ioti« tb» «¡irla* will
be ! T* think lira! »« «hall t»e rowln*
on the river again to lem* I»tarnt, to
lumi fur forget im not», »nd Ural »« «hall
hear the cuck.xv In k«ov Worata. and I
•hall lie sltling Ir. lite a. ulto watching
you ¡XVI Ii In « ami Roger will lie with It*.“
"T Irat » rirht . ;<»»k forward. AIR* ilari-
in*; it I« your birthright.
Hie young
must alvsj» hxik >>u to a happy fulur«.
X « -ry t -II I- li im- fui I !>• -ar th«
'-nrrlage ixnuin* round. l*hri»lma» will
•oou t»e here. and. Iiewren willing, wa aliali
meet again.'* And proaslug ber laudari/
III ber arma, Auut I Hana turned away.
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CHAPTER XXII.
Mi«« Carrington, Indeed, spent
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i !i . « ..f lb«
. >v ><-ni «t lb. Il . ii « to th« mutual
'
' » .i \ lag 1 -.t it
<v n« i t until th* end of Jun* that Ali«->n
• ml R.’gvr ¡»Id their promised visit to
M" sei* not until the ««>-«1 fresi, day«
»i spring i,a,i ¡>«s»evi into tn* glory ot
summer. Mi«» Carrington l,ad written
again and agnlu. pleading th« compact
,< had ti . I. with Mr Meri«, but neither
f th« young
« l.«.l found llienweh««
tree.
en w* come It must l-e with a
quiet eonwlciice. and not with a l>urd«n
f unlillc'l duties, dear Aunt 1*1,” wrote
Alteon at last. "Mteai« cau do without
ue. but Roger can not l*av« at present —
ther« la such a pressura of buaine«« at
I» mill, and if you do nut nilud. I would
i wt Iler wail fur him”
Mis« t'arrington*« reply »»• curt, and
to th« point "Walt fur linger, by all
tn«« us. I am not young enough to fear
teferrmg an uneijwtvd pleaaura. or old
enough to dread that ‘by and by' may
im-aii nev«r. I her« is danger In hurrying
<>n things too much . w* need not crowd
our live». I will hav« nail her of you
until you can put your car*» In your
¡«Mketa, ami take th« full meaning of
illese sweet, autlshlny day«.”
Aunt Iliana's unaelflahoras and patirne«
were r»wanted wli«n at last the desired
It« bright
letter from Allaon arrived,
eentouevs sounded to her Ilk« a rlppls ot
soft laughter from youthful ll|vs, "We
are coming, coming, coining '.” Could any
repetition it* sweeter than that?
Il was one of th« loveliest «venlnga In
lime when Alla-m and Roger arrived at
th« Inversion station, snd stood tor a
moment l-edilng round them tn a pleased
uncertainty whether any familiar
Ml«» Carrington
would greet them
Milted that «lie preferred reviving
guest* in her own portei «die hated
buatte and iioiee of a railway station.
•till Alison'« dark rye« would wan
; lalfortu and the sunny stall o, r- ni. hall
iu delightful m-oguillon and half In girl*
tell curteiaity.
"Allie, who la that handsome fellow
yurt getting down from th« dug .art?-
“What a mat little turn-
rakal Roger
out ! I lik* a chestnut mare. Halloo!
do voti know him?** «■ Alison smiled and
I towed.
"It 1« tlrevlll« Moore,” ah« said, hur-
rtedly, and a bright look of pleasure crow*-
cl her face at th« sight of her old friend,
which »•• certainly reflected in the young
man’« countenance «• be can» forward
and greeted tl»m.
"You are punctual to a minute,'* ha
»•id joyously, "rath*r lx-fore your I* me,
Ml»«
ter I hav* only just driven up
Carrit g on told me I might »ring th«
di g cart, and your luggage m’ght go up
by th« cimnibu« How ar* you. Miss All
«. n? You do not aeein at all fa-tgrd bv
your long Journey.
I e»pected Io find
a ¡»air of dusty, jaded traveler».”
"Alison is ■• fresh a« a lark.* return
ed Roger ; "she ha« lieen tdilrpin* lik* a
wti-ils ueatful all the way up. It is a
goorl many years «ime we met. Moore I
should hardly have Identified you Ih* t.rat
minute but for my sister's recognition.''
"I believe I should not have l;nown
you," replieil tlrevlll«, with a quick, seni-
tinhting glance
"You don't look tirai
rat* doe« he. Mi»« Alison? If« ha« an
overworked appearance.
W* must glvs
Sin. plenty of tennis and boating, and
make him look younger.”
"All work and no play make« .lack a
■lull boy," laugh'd Roger 'Two of ih'«a
...k. of Idtenesa and freak ate «ill ovaka
a different fellow of nt*. I mean to for-
git that rttere sre «ntdi things as sawmill«
in ««tetenre."
"Come, that 1s «enslbl*,’* rettimeli Hr*-
ville, heartily. “Miss Allaon. will von
take the front «eat? Meri*, th* c*oora
is going to look after th» luggag», so you
iu«d not trouble your head about It."
V d springing lightly to hte plv-a, h*
louchevl th« mare, and In a moment they
were driving rapidly down the »had/
road.
(To be ronllnoed.j
w:'X *v» J
A «Hab! J«H.
II* (boastluglyj— It take* six genera-
tlona to make a gentleman, you know.
She ¡calmly*—Yea. and what a pity
that It only take* on generation to uie
make him.
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