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THE GIRL WITH A MILLION By D. C. CHAlTER II. (Continued.) "The carriage is ready, dear," said An Kela, laying a haud upon her uncle's arm. Fraser bowed with a flourish, and she could scarcely do less than respond. "One of those Home Rule fellows?" asked the major, as he took up the reins. "Don't like 'em. Traitors, the lot of em." The groom and hia' master sat side by side, and Maskelyne and Angela had the .interior of the carriage to themselves. "It is a real pleasure to be here," said tfhe young man as the carriage rolled along, with wood on one side and river on the other. He looked about him on the landscape, which seemed to doze in the warm light, but his glance returned to Angela. "I was afraid that I shouldn't be able to come, for my lawyers csbled to me twice to call me home again, but I managed to get the business throuf without crossing. I wouldn't have missed coming for all the lawyers in New York !" "You will find us a little dull here," said Angela. "The fishing is very fine, and you will find plenty of work for your camera, but the evenings are very long, even in (his beautiful weather." Just at this moment the major's whip Bwished in the air with an angry sound, and the horses, which had been going at a steady trot, dashed for a minute into a fmllbp. "Surely," cried Maskelyne, "that was Dobroski whom we passed just now." An gela raised her eyebrows a little, and held up a warning hand. "Ah," said the major, who had pulled the horses back into their settled pace again, and now turned upon his seat with a wrathful face. "You know that fellow, do you, Maskelyne? Where did you meet Win?" "I met him in the States," returned ilaskelyn'e. "Here and there. He excited a good deal of notice there two years ago." , "Please do not speak of him in my uncle's hearing," Angela said, in a low tone. "I will tell you why later on." No later on than that evening she told Win, and he sa wquite clearly that it could scarcely be politic to mention Do broski to Major Butler if he desired to ee that excellent gentleman keep his temper. "Mr. Dobroski," said Angela, "escaped from St. Petersburg fn a very romantic way more than thirty ( years ago, after the seizure of his wife and children by the government. He Vent to England, ni my father heard his story there and Ipimd him out and was a help to him in many ways. My father was an ardent sympathizer with the Poles, and Mr. Do broski was known as a really ardent and self-sacrificing patriot. People sometimes speak of him as a Russian, and that greatly angers him, for he has nothing but Polish blood in his veins." "lie looks Jewish," said Maskelyne, "'not commonplace Jewish, but heroic Jew ish. A modern Jeremiah, and full of la mentations." "lie .became passionately attached to ray father," the girl went on, "and I do really believe, without exaggeration, he would have laid down his life to serve him. When my father died he transfer red his affections to me, and I know he "Joves me dearly." "That," said the young American to himself, "is not a surprising circum stance." But he kept silence. "I could never tell you," said Angela, with an earnestness which seemed to the listener very pretty and engaging, "a tithe of the things he has done to prove ,his gratitude to my father and his affec tion for me. He jias been most devoted and most self-sacrificing. But he tinges everything with a sort of fanaticism, and an Idea once seized Is immovable with liini. My uncle intrusted Some funds of mine, as my trustee, to a business enter prise of some kind which failed, and Mr. Dobroski thought for some wild reason or no reason that my uncle had profited by my loss, and had actually attempted to rob me. Nothing not even the fact that before my uncle heard this accusa tion he had restored the lost money to my account, and had taken the whole loss wpon his own shoulders could or can persuade Mr. Dobroski that this mon strous fancy is not true. They quarreled desperately, and I have tried for two or three years to reconcile them, but with mo result. My uncle will never forgive Mr. Dobroski, and Mr. Dobroski will not abandon his ridiculous fancy. It is hard or me sometimes to keep my place be tween the two." "You meet Mr, Dobroski still?" asked ' "Maskelyne. , "Oh, yes, I meet him still, and my Miiclo makes no objections to my meet ing him. But we had no idea he was liv ing near here when my uncle decided to buy this house. I find my place between them difficult, though they both deserve to have it said that they do their best under the conditions to make it easy." Mr. Maskelyne had taken, a year or two ago, an attitude toward Angela which made him see whatever she did and thought in the most favorable light, and yet the continuation of her friendship with Dobroski struck him as being a little curious In the circumstances. PerhapB she saw this, for she hastened on ! ,- "I do not think that I could give you any, idea of poor Mr. Dobroski's devotiom My uncle understands how hard It would be to leparate myself from him, I never eek him, but when we meet I cannot treat him coldly. And, indeed, until he formed Umm dreadful fancies, there was Murray no one in the world I loved so well." "Excuse me, Miss Butler," said Maske lyne, "but Is Dobroski quite I wouldn't say anything to annoy you for the world. But is he quite how shall I put It? quite master of his own fan cies?" "No," she answered, frankly, "he is not. But here comes my uncle. Let us say no more about him. - CHAPTER III. When Fraser had seen- his luggage tak en from the van and bestowed in the small omnibus which met the train he walked leisurely toward the hotel, guided by the gilt sign which gleamed high above the surroundiug village houses. Coming suddenly, as he had done, out of the golden glory of the evening sun light into a shadowed chamber, he did not at first make out the things about him with any great distinctness, but he could see that a man and a woman sat at the far end of a table, and he bowed to them. "Hillo. Fraser!" said a voice. 'That you? Are you holiday-making over here?" Fraser advanced, shading his eyes with his hand. "That you, Farley?" he returned. "How are ye? I'm a troyfle short-soyted and I didn't make y'out at first. How are ye? Deloyted to meet Mrs. Farley ouce more. Are ye here for long?" He bowed and shook hands and waved a royal condescending pardoning sort of refusal to the chair Farley pushed to ward him. ' "We have been here a month," said the novelist, "and we intend staying on until the crowd comes. Then we run away. Do you stay for any length of time?" "I enn't say how long I maystop." returned Fraser, with a smile. "The man would like to know my secrets." said the smile. "I'll be having a companion in a day or two," he added. "O'Rourke's com ing over." , "Ah!" said the other, carelessly, "I forgot. It's getting near the Whitsuntide recess." i The landlady, seeing her new guest in conversation, had withdrawn, but at this moment she re-entered, in conversation with an older visitor. She seemed to have considerable difficulty in making him un derstand what she had to say, for she said the same thing three or four times over, and he looked at her with a puzzled face and an occasional shake of the head. "It is a pity, monsieur," said the land lady at last, turning upon P'arley, "that there is no one here to talk the language of monsieur." The new arrival understood the tenor of this speech,, for a wagged his head at the novelist and spoke. "English not," he said. ' "French, so leetel ver leetel! Grec? Ah, yes. Deutsch? Yes." "He Rpeaks German, madam," said Fraser, splendidly. "Allow me to trans late for you." Then, addressing the new comer, "If I can serve you I shall be pleased." The new arrival smiled, and put a ques tion about the postal arrangements of the town. Fraser got the required informa tion from the landlady, and transferred it. The other was profuse in thanks, and ducked ingratiatingly at his magnificent interpreter. "I've never been able to get to like that fellow," said Farley, as the man sat down at the dining table, after the manner of the place, to write his letter. "He came here shortly after our arrival, and we have been here together ever since. He is always very civil, and he smiles as if by clock work, but his eyes are a good deal too close together for my fancy ; his forehead slopes back too much for my liking ; he has a stealthy way of walking ; ho is my beau ideal of what a spy should be." "Ye do expect a spy to understand the language of the land he lives in, don't ye?" asked Fraser. "Well, yes," Farley admitted, laugh ingly. "I suppose that's needful. But I shouldn't be in the least surprised to learn that he did understand. I shouldn't be in the least surprised if he understood what I am saying now." "Perhaps he might be," said Fraser. "He'd not be pleased, anyway." The man at the table went on with his letter. While Farley and . Fraser still talked about him, standing at the window, he arose and walked to the end of the room, where stood a table spread with writing materials. Taking from this a little porcelain jar of sand, he sprinkled a part of its contents on the sheet of pa per he had just written, and then, turn ing with the paper in both hands, he stood sifting the fine sand to and fro in an ab sent way, regarding meanwhile the two men at the window. At that moment the expression of his face was sinister, but as Farley turned in speaking his face cleared, and when their eyes met he was smiling, and he gave that little half-nod whereby some people always recognize a glance of which they are conscious from a man they know. Just then Maskelyne came in. 'This Is me young friend, Mr. George Maskelyne, from New York," said Fraser. "He's just doying to know ye, Farley." ' "I have desired to know you, sir," said Maskelyne, In his solemn, gi'utle way, "for a year or two past, and to thank, you for till the pleasure you have given me. It may please you to know, slr. that you have as large and as af fectionate a circle of readers on our Bide aa on your own." "Twould please him more," Mid the delicate-hided Fraser, "If Uhe Tcnkees wouldn't steal his copyrights." , "Mr. Fraser," said Austin, "has a knack Of hitting the right nail on the head. Not only that, but ho always hits it at the -right moment,, and, as Charles Reade says, ho does it with a polished hummer." "Ye flatter me," cried Fraser, smiling and bowing. The young American throw an extra but unintentional heartiuess Uito the shake of Farley's lmndv "I am In some sort an ambassador," said Maskelyne. "An English geutleman, Major Butler, and his niece are residents in the neighborhood, and will be greatly pleased if you allow me to take back a permission to them to call upon you, and muke the acquaintance of Mrs. Farley and yourself. Miss Butler and I had an accidental meeting with Mrs. Farley this morning." Farley saw a period of loneliness for his wife since he had begun to work again, and he was disposed to welcome the advent of pleasaut people who would break the monotony of her retirement. There would be time enough to make ex cuses for himself hereafter. O'Uourke came the next day. Mrs. Farley leaned smilingly between the flow er pots on the window lodge to bid the arrival welcome, and he, with his reddish wavy hair bathed in suushlne, and a brighter light In his gray-blue eyes, stood laughing and nodding back to her. O'Rourke had the plonsnutcst face, the pleasnntest voice, and the pleasantest manner In the world. A well-shaped head, square and sagacious, gray-blue eyes full of expression and variety, a nose with a squarish plateau on the bridge and a good deal of fine modeling about the nostrils, a handsome beard nnd a mus tache of the ruddiest gold, and a figure at once lithe and sturdy confirmed the impression. of the pleasant voice, when ever a stranger, attracted by it, looked at him. "How did you come here, Mr. O'Rourke?" asked Lucy. "Nobody came by the train but the enginemnu and the guam. "I came by diligence, said O'Rourke. "I managed to got into the wrong train at Namur. The people of the house tell nie that Fraser is staying here. You have seen him, of course?" "He hns gone to see Dobroski," said Austin. O'Rourke turned in his own swift, bright way. "Ah," he said, "Dobroski is staying here." The tone was half questioning, half affirmative. . "You know he is," returned Austin, laughing. O'Rourke laughed also. "Hello'! There's Fraser in the road. Who's that with him? Is that Dob roski?" "That is Dobroski." O'Rourke raised his hnt with an air of involuntary homage,' and turned his face away from Farley. By and by he spoke in a low and softened voice, with his face still turned away. "That's the one indomitable heart in Europe, Farley. I must go and speak to him." he added " in his customary tone. and left the garden at a brisk pace. Pres ently Farley saw him in the street ad vancing toward the Cbevul Blanc, in front of which stood Fraser and Dobroski. O'Rourke shook hands with Fraser, and then stood bareheaded in talk with the old Anarchist. It was not until Dobroski had several times motioned to him that he replaced his hat. 'This is me friend and colleague, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Dobroski," said Fraser. O'Rourke's attitude and expression were almost reverential. "I have long hoped to have the honor of meeting Mr. Dobroski," he said. "The smallest drummer boy hns a right to wish to see his general. ' There is not a patriot in Ireland, sir, who does not envy Mr. Fraser and myself this honor." "L am honored in your presence here, Dobroski answered,, with dignified sim plicity. "We are not charged with any formal mission," (-aid O'Rourke; "and you will understand how impolitic it would be to allow ourselves to be taxed with such a mission by our opponents In the House of Commons. But we are charged with the private and personal greetings of. a hundred men who are animnted by your own spirit or by some reflection of it. We bring you, sir, the profound and passionate sympathy of every true Irish man, and their thanks for the part you have played. The mere spectacle of one unconquerable and unpurchasable patriot is a help to true men the wide world over. ".' He spoke In a low tone, but with a manner and accent of great earnestness. "Sir.'V said Dobroski, In an unsteady voice, "I thank you. Let us say no more of this." 'Hallo!" cried Fraser, who gave no sign of being at all overwhelmed by any of the sentiments of veneration which appeared to influence O'Rourke. "Here's Farley's spy. Have ye seen Farley, O'Rourke? He's steeing at the Bame hotel with, me." "I have Been him," said O'Rourke. What do you mean by Farley's spy?" "Oh," returned Frnser, with -his smile of allowance for human weakness, "poor Farley got it Into his hend that this fel low that's going down the street was spy ing on Mr. Dobroski. The deloytful part of the business is that the man doesn't speak a word of Trench or of English, either. But ye know Farley?" (To be continued.) Not Juatlflcil. Mrs. Uppson Your former nurse girl pplied to me for a position to-day. W by did she leave your employ? Mrs. De Style She whipped darling Fldo unmercifully for almost nothing. Mrs. Uppson Indeed 1 ' ' Mrs. De Style Yes : he badn't done thing but bite the baby. 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A Roll of Veal. Have the bone removed from n loin of veal, and before rolling fill with the following stuffing: Chop bacon very fine and mix ultlran equal quantity of bread crumbs, a prating of lemon peel, a dash of mnee, the same of cay enne pepper and salt and pepper. Mix together with one egg well beaten. Now lay this dressing neatly Inside the loin, after which roll and tie Into a round loaf. Lay pieces of bacon on tho top, cover with hot water and stew slowly for four hours. When done al low the veal to pnrtly cool in tho liquor, then drain It and leave till cold. Garnish with parsley and servo- Lemon Spnnire Cake, Add the Juice and rind of one lemon to one and one-half scant cups of sugar, stir in the beaten yolks of four eggs, stir to a creom, and add one and one-half cups of flour that have been sifted with two teasiwonfuls of bak ing powder. Beat in a half cup of hot water, mix well, and last of all fold in the stiffened whites of the eggs. Bake In a moderate oven for about twenty-five minutes. Carrot Fritter. Scrape four medium-sized carrots and cook In boilimr salted water. When perfectly tender (and If old It will require several hours), mash and boat Into a pulp, passing through a sieve. Add to this puree a half teaspoonful of salt, a well-beaten egg and a tablo siwonful' flour. Drop from a table spoon Into boiling fat, cook ft rich brown, drain on soft paper and serve hot with a brown sauce. Codflah Savory. Flake cold-boiled cod and marinate In a French dressing for two hours. Then to two cupfuls add two, table spoonfuls of rich tomato puree, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter and the same amount of orange Juice. Fill co quettes or nappies, dust lightly with pepper, place on a baking sheet, and run them into a hot oven for fifteen minutes. Keeping Floor. Be careful where you keep flour. Like butter, it absorbs odors readily. It should not be kept In a place where there are onions, fish, vegetables or other odorous substances, nor in a damp room or cellar. Keep In a cool, dry, airy room, where It will not be exposed to a freezing temperature, nor to one above 70 degrees. Always sift before using. Cream Apple Pie, Make an apple pie In the usual man ner. When cooked take from the oven. Cut out a ring of pastry from the middle and fill up with a nice thick custard. Arrange an ornament of paste over the whole, brown In a quick oven, sprinkle with castor sugar, and serve either hot or cold. Enough for six per sons. It ye PntTa with Strap. Sift one cup of rye meal, one cup of flour, a saltspoon of salt, one-quarter cup of sugar and three level teaspoons of baking powder together. Mix with one cup of milk and one beateu egg and bake In hot greased gem pans. Serve hot with maple sirup. Banana Cream. 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