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. HhU U» S i. « « • • ' i \\n\A that 1 uexer >.i\v the b- r >f uv ' i’ ; burn sick ti* ! cbJc’- ‘" aî i»— h * IvD- > and IKtvt' *> rv *il'. nrv.j sotnvhow I- it it-* s'lpp —<•«! j ■* gl ts H little better t ro'i» x < ar to x ear s."t o* He w« ars ii pretti »‘•’iho: nl hl il.'.'s, lil.it ll«‘ s s hblect to atta» » s U h » 1 don ( kiioxx tl;»* nam» for om mid los."» wl'l't 1 îtîe x nJ t . he ha* II had r I:; < s. ill 1 but l i \\li‘*l • 1 ba *hy i<t|.". 1 km*w. th«" bn u.’bt him home. and thnt mi» i» «»>• ul.il the ivii-.'U you »h *li‘.dit 1 »ax r x\ |K ■ Ill'l l lug on nil to Id.llM’f u bout that 'ninplng tuiitch out In tin* 1 .at k nrd Th.- boy must ha«« • lie n ly Intf there '1. 'll«" l!ttle wagon they h:ivt » for hla*. l.ilc lhne «'lit vp *hil»e* with iun uni« mo* * . idilli- a 1! "iimiTslei ' « Ii ive make 1'1*1;. i o ft at ‘ : Htlll COUP •X ‘ n t ah' ah OHB, BHifiiftiHmfiiiiiiMniiHHitiimiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiniiiiffliHÆ »Tre Hol'Jiv Spirit Caught s I an J HeM before ) our Eye» Hi1 < l«JH‘|V ' • » bltle fe'ler's go; ‘ »” ' ! ■ •lit In Ids miml if »1 1' i rd cuy 1 . i« r b ‘ 11 o «-II lie«pill' I' t< «1 ll 11 11 « <.a tin wiiy h<"iu«" !» i "I ? he ) are gil Itlg lililí ll I' ' ♦ ly tl »«•. II.« h.«: Celti’ig him up ut four In iHi«" in in . ,.,a ..i- »■<". ■ Let r! h u\ » r »«.),» hi«i 1 ii«. .1 1. i v ■!! H 111 ; . o h»* L ot “S iiph’d >! ia ro" it. lu" e titiiim.l uli.ie do you »U| arost- lie » I»«" ;* < tn.nm? u ell. nnyw si ;.p -ed to be Ha uHho i S’ |«.r'i Xt. B. rnai'.l ■ r. 3 .! 1 1'it .1 < i lit* 1 » ‘ * 1 1 ' ' • >1 1 1 • • !' \ . 1 H . ,1 : ì « be a !>o\ iia " i ll S own a-.»*, but x« rx !'i’r nnd * tr ioc; lie d h•• iati Ita* r -x • 1:» ••' - truck ¡41 ;r»hlf! !t*< !h:«n St ’ r«’ *• n he <»ut- b »HI! Thnt’s 111 • jllll’’ <‘»1 1 hive So f- ; •. X mi *<■♦* V Mis* Aj't »’r*h" a.’ e X\: * :it h<»> .* th»* id h< r in f ! the hbrarx with "1 .e< M.*» r .1’ h ' ’ <»U her . ...... * When 1 < •» nm do a n f**otn m» ro»rn a little l»»‘f»»r e lumli ’tino*; a : 1 sin» looked up ami tlNVo ’n tliat made me f» * l si»-ry f«-r Min on • * I! • ' 1 .. 1 ' ' ' « ' - ' ‘1 ’ ' ' ■ :ti!e t:;•« ¡ii. ”1 wauled to t< II 5“ • ” I ‘id. vl tripli -I’ve found ««ut th H I’ fill fo»«l ’’ he r« ■ ’ U rm d • Ihit that * S..I •»•th te:. ” »egtllll Il «• of wiS'lotll.” ”1 mean about Mr. r. mystery I was ni»* sr«» • mmu in ‘Si ¡«1 ■ !•'. a.’ 1 i t *.«» ;. li y»ai ” 7 FaKT I -Newwtn«r l A story is auu»¿ rd b> »1 actio..» of a n D WUM. I uî a tine house «Piar, r with V.V1S »•’.< per ona mentioning «n - ”ô tripled gOeS U» b U dttU Lv Mrj Aip-r’hw. te. nr t of the «trame« p.«x «dii J snail town. ■ mia • he ¡a countable îhe v. r ¡o* <at o verse p-.rti« ulariy ; r;.- y»uth îh« -¡ne uf to t » svt-r.e <lervd. PART 11.—Next mornin .■ - !«■> »-ra bls Birartgw n . hbo! • U >n 1 . i 1 Bea a ; v«.-sally reap 'rd 1 - < of ! *st r.<M s rxper. net. he s-. r.- !n*-r- ■ Dowden later wit M ■*» Apr rthwa.m he la an unseen witi» hm of a purely Imaginary jump • g .-ont»t —t >v n Beas ley and a HUI H vn rnt r * M.»s Apperth* kite appetr* de-p > • • *-rn*-d. there uppa-rntiy b ir.g no pu».* bl- ex planation of th. «fange pr 1 r.gs. PART Ill -Tie reporter h a. ns that Brash») and M *• Apprrthua *• had ut on« time be r en pa md t‘ at the young lad} had bro’ n ?h< engagement because of Leaxley s la* k of magma- tlor.” PART IV —Tk »• ••rnvatery' of ‘Simple- d< ria a d "Bill 1'amm rsl'”- " is ex plained bv Mr iJowtUn B»-a<ey Is < ar- big for a srnal . H u ■ n ftw ft. Junior a h .n «ltd • ■ : ■ ■ more than «»rd n <.-.!✓ bright mentally, the •on of d«ar f: i nds v. ar* dead and "Stmpl dr.p a ' and P II Han mere ey” * boy's !i. r io j. morin g tha little sufferer by the "play acting " PART V —The rerorter be-omes ac quainted w th Davf1 UeHR'ey a '1 Is In vited to h s ho ' *• «**•■*• h*- Hi'- Hamil ton Swift J e -,f j hl?* ' le of "In visible- wr • • • ■ ! *;•■'.r. • I» w- den have m: • very r a) to th-- • I ¡Id. r» ng < andi- PART VI - R* u -y Is « date f r I . r * - •.'s <• ». -ma'oilal noml- Sfmeon nation t!» h • f • rerriy h'-ng i»d, mea°-th ni* Ing in- Peek a am I divtd a " I r porter la sent by I in city c wro de r s l e han editor fo »« e arid a "•«.me*- nr •ley P. number .t r > with t w i portera, houe . i k t Pe k net ou* F r d»< la- ea f • -i 'ha e • ot leigned tlvlt’ea to v to invite • e jArty'>* «.«.rker- to whom, • for flupport In hin po- however h. r ■- ! ' - orn : r g liti< al aapira'.. ' ■ * ( ;» orc* I»• wderi, as triumph Pe > pe. sonai and political Rea ley'« < io friend, to jo r ,;e party, t- untlng him » » not being ■ < nidered with th« f !C! lly to be enter* ■ ned by good eno 1 t fre ” ’ ite olir <•»- »hey Beaa ey ’’>• it* Bob, s* e Bea?!« '. Y < • lor* d B» rv "or •ne In a b !•' vh?ly thourh a I’h a ma il n en’ly t ree, «»♦- »- ri. -fly en- decorated < 1 r .» r of * «H »H e Mis« tertalrdng « ’ . d P » ’ ‘s party, Appertbw .'• ♦* . * retf »-.ey await and. cori*’ • i r 1 I I'- ;* • ley derelopn » r ' f ■ the f r-r »l*n« i* In hla ■ i» or fi If or ap- Hf * » rr-»»»- « ». tho h » * ta'ks pai «r'ly i < «I ✓ th -in? 7 Fn|. a.* if b • a •'I«*, h* 1 s- If, lowing t' • V« '■ * u it 1« »r» •»z’n ÌV fMe|- dune*-« • 4. ■ i full <nnoe-Y I ’ t Of if I > In invisible ’ ' - ’ - - tí » z v • rid ‘ha ha •tati»-.# »1 a *a’I ox *r tf.’A vn” to- will have • a »*. . - ». ■• Idered. morrow V * r P ’ th ■ u at In • r >• for Tha dan» <>r . 1 i • i ’-arc of th le pr««- the fl’ »1 i »• »” f’ Jun f-r. ' *1 all •nee of ’ ’ i'’ »»u y { M -F Ap- realize ’ ‘ • I ’** ? era ì of no ' Imagi- pt-rO wh ♦ ¿ ’< i w!'«»i fl* h o rri- to nation a ■ »»« b « r*m»l 1 va rd F’e* I» »h • atorj will »murro v i. arid 'hat «Hi ;h hi man ’’ >rren ;tin n Be «•- tr' •■res» fallen and the ’s "i arty.” tt-e ad • »•. tJ I ■ h ii » ! i 'nag luil on. Iv»»i ••oh I know.” *h»* •nd; Ht»d «1 •*«T« « t nf fhutiu’h *he la” -da ' i h 1 h. » « a reh •-? nes*. that !•«•■. 1 t<. b»*r thought “far axxjiy ’ . « : - a r» r eyes as *h<* *qw»k<* 1 h it 'I * \pt r taiti In*eru1îibllit.\ thxx ait»* sottie’ tu« *• ’ »•s if she did n<»t 1 ’ •* t-i» ’.«• ♦ .... enfili Tw 1 ■ nlMiqt h *»•«• or I’.»‘ us I h \ ’ s b«*eti : J ’ o »•' *«imethin*j for !»«'• r ¡1.« ■ ’ *’i fl x son. u pitiful litl»* in* •••'•’ I '? Ito m vents all sorts of • ha a* • l • •• • • ’ «larky from over tin -v ’••'•I ' ; at“Ut BUI Hain' : i ' • • S ¡i -I dorla. So. you *••* . ' u ■' : ¡oi ••I’m Kind you •!<• I A little hurdn« t l*t • have thought !t • »*. . >• r. Ht«parvht In her •• | • *• • And tiled then* * som. i •••! r ’» :■•> tit last, with n little I * n*ii!‘-n on • l’*ti '*• ” •‘From everythin:.' ! • In rd. I returned, summon ir-' s-. . . i_; held • e<s, ‘‘It would > ■ »1 ’ '¡'I t‘‘ *■'?• hi«*h has mor«*- M’ I- • or the • *hll<l.” Her tflnnce fell fro» » d»< ' ’ th s. but not quickly »-n- 'i ♦* 1 •». * al • -ndden. half *fiirth <1 ' of t" idd< (I ran think of no < *r *\ •• to « \ press It) that leapeil i » il • 1 *he rose, for the lute l« <dl r ’ ’ ’ "I’m Just finish n/ th« «!♦ ; ’b ’ •»• Vnljean. you kn • ’ . In 'I.♦•«* M aides,'” she said, a* w«- ra»- to the door. “I’m ftlway*- itfi ; ■' ’ ll » >.' oxer ‘hut. I try not to. I ; us«* It tm. • * my eyes red.” And, In truth, th« re was i vntfue rumor of tears ill.« ”: h* i •• '• not a- If she had shed t! ■ ; I»:'» rmre t * -lie were going to 'hou- h I had not • Otlred It «hen I • am»* If That jff»t!'«n when I reached the iu p»t<h «• . • I w x eomrnisslone»! to ohta • • rtnin poll •al Information from ‘1 llormra’»« r>avl«l Beasley, an i’ ¡■»••nt ! a»* repted with »iigerm* -. notxvi!h*taml Ing th«* com ml.si i n It brought me from one or tx» <» *P my f« II»» • » In tin* reporter’« room. “Yoit ■•on't *j«*t a*»*, thing out <»f him ' ’ th»-x said. Am! they x» er»* true prophets. I found him lool ag over some dom inents In Ills oi’t-- .i reflectiv«*. tin lighted cigar In ’’»» corner of b’s mouth; Id« chair filled bjrk am! hl“ feet on a windo . ill lie tio bjed upon my statement oi th»* affair tl»;H brought me, and ithout Idftlng his position, gave tn»* a look of *lnw hut wholly friendly *»Tuflny over hl* shoulder, and hade m«* sit down I began at once to put th«* qm* thms I was told to a*k h> j«;«rro'/atlons (h<* seemed to twli»*» «*) "i t ’’m*!»»rlly nnawered by Moxvly at I rm i’r nt!v«*ly «treking the left side of I » I »i vlfh txvo long fingers of h * r lit haml. th»- while ne smiled In •/ al »•- n:« np«'H t’oii of a furred roof ‘.»•voml th«* win doxv. Now ami fh«*n h • « uh! give me a mild him ! dm\’linz ** <»r«| or two not brl’llanfly lllmr lr » • »* It may he r»* mniKed. “Well j bout that “ tie I»* g*in »»m e, ami Hu n « am« to a full Stop. w < iM be but too tluent and coptons fti aux svblect lu the x'vild except tl v one particular point. 1 nover mot anybody i?l»ewho look '• s«» p!.?r .tutly coHununicntivt' and tnnu- ii: i «1 to *»a\ <<» little. In tact, he didn't su\ anxtli.nr at all; and I uiieH>ed that thl* taeult> was not without It* value In hH political cHre«‘i*. disastrous a< It had proved to h * private happi ness. Ills hnldt <»f silence. niore«»\ er. was not cultivated: you could see that “the *<•' ret of It” was that lie nil* born ipllet. M\ note hook remained notele**. and tit; illy, at some odd evasion of his nci-oinplished b\ a monosyllabic I lunch« <1 « utrlght ami he did. too! lie i>in«d vavhinmitivns with me i .• i nd with a twinkling qul/zl «:,':i»S'< ilmt somehow eave me th»* i . i - j,e hii-Jil 1 «• il 'iMir: (ini’.or . . • . ily) to I n^vlf • Y« s. •- r t; . I !*• as|ev t«';’.n ¡s c<*rtaiid\ a m !it \ f nin\ «Tlttvt M In li 1 Wi nt nun \ :i ii‘ \ numictds ldhi still Intermilt« •Iltll Infer i n«l < htK kling. the inipi-t’^'oti r inni iue«l w ¡th me H mt h e Ino 1 >OIIH* Mil'll dl pre ctit.irv and sun « ptil ions !hou‘*ht. Tw«, or theer dux * niter that. ns I »tut:.«I do XVtl-t l»\X ll from Mr*. A: *p. r thw lllte's, 1ÏOH *h*y entile out of Ills rate, binili« 1 in th.* *.iriip direction. IL- a lo<«’; of rax re< <»4Oiti«»n and I r Olï *red his hl it»«?. - «x I ih :. "\Ycll ' In fh’< m*b:hb » i’h“o«i ’ as If i lint XX er« a matter of <*♦ »n<;'Ir' iihlr n*h«nl-*hHH*id 1 mentioned1 t Imi 1 XXa* a n* ¡¿hh<.r, and xxe wall ed on together. I don’t J. ok he sp e Ii"uln. v\ • pt for :i ••Well, sir!’’ or txvo of ¿zellhll snip 'V . • _ i - nd. no th« n. You don't tell in»*!” xxldvh Io* had a iiM'sf e! >qilt id xvay of e\< lalio iii"; but he list, ne,I xislbly to my own talk cd laii-divd at exerxthintf that I m ant for frnnv. I never knew anybody xvh«» jnive <»ne a gl i ater re* poti*!X eilens ; he **v«*lii»'d to he with xou every instant; ami how he Ilin de you fe»*l It was th.* trt*e mys tery of Beasley, till* silent man wh«« never talk»-»!. « xwpt (ns my cousin said) to vhlldnm. It Imi .p. 1 • 1 Hat 1 I litis met him, a* w e w er< ■ both starting; il'.wii town. Hud ivulked on with him. >vx*rMl «lays in S»|<’t’l***i <>n; In ii wo r«l. it became a Imblt. Then, on«* nfterm»on, a* 1 tin n«.«l to leaie Idm at th«* 1 »• spat« Ii otlh e. h «. a»k«sl me if I would lirop In nt I, » hou»«. Hu- !.. st day for a cigar before 1¡ starti «1. 1 <1¡ ¡■I; und Io* a*k«*d III«' If I would «»« o * again tin* day So tills became a habit lifter tlint. A fortnight elnp-" d before I met II milt- >n Swift. .I’inl or; for he. poor Ulti.- fi »»her of dr»*ai :i children, could !••• no »;(.♦•»-tiitor of tr ; k k exents lipol. Hi.- law h. but hix in hi* bed upstair*. Howev« r. Io- grexv I m * tt»*r nt ln*t. an») mi pre- . illation fiM»k place. We 1 :id just fin di • •»! our rlgnr* In B. a-l. I ‘s airy, old fa *!il».m«l “sitting room.” ami were rising to go, when Hier«" ci :me th«* faii.t « reaklni: <»f small P.v; *l»*y turn*‘«l wheels from tin* hall to rue with the iip'.logetle und mono ayllab’c «•ln¡cx’e ihnt .’.is distinctly his alone. “I've got a little 'iliap I i « t »* ’’ he »««bl; then went to tin« <|.«"r, 'Bob!” Th- « .1«! «larky lippe ared in th»* duor- way pu shlng n llttl«. XXagon like ii re «'lining 1 ■hair on w hee is, nuil In It sat Hamilton Swlft. Junior. My fir*i Impresslon of hliu was thfit he was all eyes : I «•«»iildn’t look at any- tli;ng else for a tlm«*, ami was htirdly consclous of th«* r»*st of thal xx’en- 7.«*m*d. peuked llttb* fn«*e ami thè umb*r- siz»*d wisp of u l'O’l.x wlth 11* pathetlr ndjum ts of metal at.»! l»*nth»*r. I think i • . «T •aw is k«en ami Int»*l1lg«*nt as a w|rk»*<l old woman's, w libai as trust- fili ami » beerx : - fhe ey« s • f a s<*it«»r pup “lf«M, ray !” Thi - th»* I l«»m»rt:’•!«• Mr. Ih ;«»-•!••>■. Will Illg a haml lk«*r< ho f Hit c iiround Ills ||. II. 1 nml i hr’» » * « h • ■ ‘ili:. And till* el did. in that < rh k«*t’s Vid«'«’ of Ida, r< pii» < I: ”1*. r-r 1 1 X«»!** Thl« • :i - ilo • fot t»l Ol1 .dntath»n fi» ill me1 b»*t XV.-et i tlo-m. î.eit*- ml! » • »1 Iir by 1 m i uiring “Wh»»’s le. r. with «1 P' 1 Ito- little » "1'1.1 f'llo- • 1 f < i’ S • It. if > on pi«*», <•-. P *• « 'oil «1 n 1 ’:i id 1 i »'Iih • i a formai I»«»- Uhu i.«n 1liei v X’. ho’d Lì. e "Then" Io mel-t you.” • «t im* Ai» d li. pr with *«. me -ra ve jphrie-«•s fon i« n»hi toil of ' mi » ha’r;t<*t«*r, rt»l«h*ess- 1 » «*r S il!” *. l:.g lh' • «Ili 1 JIS ii h'"H"ii| »oh M fer Sv.lft pive m«* a gbo-tlv Ibi«- i>. nd a tifi prof»- < m | lilni «•I;' gin d to n M*ef Ilio. I h * lidded, f»- "Ami !»• shl» ■s n B» a l«*y. “thi!« Bill Hamn -r-ley t;i I Mr. t’orley l.lnbrhl *• A faltit perplexit •. manlf« t» <! It«r.t upon Ben-ley's ut th!«. a Hhndotv xvhl< h » b ar » «l at «m« «• when I nsk<»d If I might not he p» : iiiltfe») to meet the- <■ P»*rsomo£« s, remarking that I ha.I heurd fr«»m ho «I»n <»f Bill Hammer- ley, though until now* a strnng« r to th»* far in* of Mr. »'orloy l.lnbrltlgi*. I’u.n^li v j>< rforin* <1 th* itTfiuor,' with !rit< ritlonol j - iiik - o , ubilo tir boy'« irroiit oyox m ' . pt Klowluifly from hla ooiiv I ii ' h fuoo to mino nml bn> iigln. I bov «•<! mid book I iiiii .I m u.lti tho air, ' ik o to mj loft nml onoo my right. "And Mlinplo.lorlii rrlorf Mint. . Swift. " « 'Oi II Ml ■ ■ • ’ • • ■ : .1. • I... ,i " "Ahrvo nil tlilnirn " I m|.|, "< >ih hr ■hnko bn mix? Sumi.- <logx ■ un. ' in ..is «i«e un* iu . v tiutiiiiioii into t» o beautiful ol.l botile nml the cor .inl v. - • omplet. J ; mid I I < :t'i e ii fuuilliar of I’ntlil Be.iilev ni I . uni.I with the priv I ¿e to go no.' . oitie nx I plen-.e.l ; there w im al w it in mid friendly w ••leoine. 1 nl unis .mne for the < lunr lifter lunch, so eflii'es for him Ii Itself: sometimes I d lied then* Instcuil of down town; nml I O • nml lb. n when It luippeued that mi eimm! or nsslgiimeiit took me th t uni in the nfiernoon I would run lu id "ilslt" nwlille with llnmllton s .ni .Iunior mid les circle of friends | [ i i j , i I 1 There were du is of course, when bis .iti; . l.s were upon him. nml only Bensì, i nml ti e doctor um! old Bob s;tii I I do mu klmw w lint the boy '» ■ oiidlti.'ii whs nt sinh times; b.d i .1. he fins better, nml 1'Ollld be i el. <1 about tin house nml nictilli re ' ■ e.i< e Ilers, he d'splnyed nil nlnioHt ’ ib-m iy ' nctliity of mini! It wns hc - . enoimh *ei tail.ly, to keep fnr ■ ■ I of i i ..wn. And lie wns inns l> i ,1 still. It. a 'ey ami I»iiwdeii mid I n <■ never directly chidden for 111 sub. ini "ii. Ilion; h Imide to wince | ilulli by the look of troubled sur p <<• limi met ns when we were not ., . . a null to < alch Ills mellllltlK. Th. older <>f the day with him nl ii with t Im "lino ray " nml I i t- m . i.'etum; nfti'i’ which . ■ to |m|ir • . "Who's with us to Whereupon he w.aild muke ' ■■ ' ll the i Illi. ’et- r III w III. Il he ele.’t- . t 1.1 b r< ■ ;i< <l for the occasion. If t !• i ■ oi.!,. • | binisi If us "Mister Si .;i. ei eiy think was to lie very i a up mid d ' orous Indeed b'or- . ami d : ! • . s were observed . a. l M. i mìei l.lubrld^e (mi elderly p. e of real dignity mid distill«' ...a, is a m ■ .ntnln < I mber) w»« much Dowden. Urasley and I All SI'd Down the li iter» on One of the Ham- il'on Swift, Junior, Daye. .u o ...o» hr wrnt U ... u.l with Joy wiion .1 Aii Hutu liberie « «•iMUt < h for him to light It. ...I tho old o numi umili ilo ile I iute K-t dell! uumesJ lllt Ink to akeer me!” Tlmt was a subject often debuted bet w teli I tow deli mid tue there wh < nothing lu W nliiwrlght thnt could hnve sugiteated them, mid It did not seelll proludile lie could huve reuieliibeied them from over the water, lu my opin ion they wire the Itivelitlonn of Unit busy mid lonely little bruin. I met the llum hlierg fumile, myself, the liny after their arrival, mid Beas ley, by tluit time, hud become so well iicqualllted with them thut lie could remember u'.l their names, and ludpe.l In the Introduction There wns Mr llum lil'vrg evidently the child s fn uniti., for ho wns described as th* possessi«! of every mangiti« virtu«" nml there wns that lively uiatruu. Mrs Hunchberg ; there were the llum hherg young gentlemen, Tom. Noble nml tirnmlee. uud the young ladle*. Miss yuei ii. Mina Marble mid Mis* M o I hiiuh nil exeeiallngly guy and pretty. Th«*re was nlso Colonel llum'hherg, an uncle; finally there was Aunt Cooley lluiield.erg a aomewhat d«"creplt but very uinlable old Indy Mr Corley l.lnbrl.lge happeued to lie calling at the slime time. mul. as It npia-mv.l to to" Bensley'* duty to keep the comer nation going mul constantly to Include nil of the party In Its general Bow, It struck me that he hud truly (a* l»o* ill'll Mild) "enough to keep him busy.' The llunchbetga h*«l lutely moved to Wainwright from Constantinople. I I. iirned . tin y limi decidisi not to live In tow u, however, timing pur.luia««! • tine farm out lu the country, and. on io « .«uni of tli«" distance, were alile to cull nt Beasley'a only about eight times n day. mid seldom more tinnì twice lu the evening Whenever «< mystic telephone announce«! thut they were on the way, the chili! wiHlld lime himself wheeled to a window; um! w lieu tl ey . nine In sight he would cry out in wild delight, while Bensley bus tene.l to ..p.u the front door und ml nilt them They wer." so real to the clilld. und Bwisley treat«"«! them With such eoli alsfellt hitìuiih III’SS, thnt lietweeu the 'wo of them I sometimes liegun to feel that thet« actually Wem aneli people nd to liav«" moments of half surprise thut I cvuldn't see them; particularly iih each of th«" Hutichbergs .|eiel»|H"«1 n ihmaeter entirely his own to the Inst peculiarity. such ns the uged Aunt <'ool«"> Hum liberg's deafness on oliteli account Bensley never forgot to >n!se Ills v««l«"e when lie addressed her Im'eeil. the detulls of m tmillty 111 all this iipp«sred to bring aw great n <!•• light t«' the man sa to the child Cer tulnly he built them up with Inllnlte «■lire » »li one oci'asloti wbeti Mr lluuchl.erg slid I tiapp" fusi to l«e call Ing. llnmllton remarkisl with surprl»«" thut Xlmpledorla ha<1 come Into the riami without licking Ills hand aa tie iihuii II v dl«l. ami limi crept under the table Mr liuticliherg volunteered the informiitloii (through Ih-aalry) Hint upon bln approach to ths house lie had ecu Xlmpledorla chasing n eat It was then debiitiw! whether « beatisi- n ent was In order, toft Anally de< ld«"«| timi Xlmphalurla’s surreptitious man tier of entrane« mid Ida hiding under the table were auflli'lent Indication flint lie well understiaa! Ida lnwne« and woiib! never let It li*p(«eu again Ami "-o, Benaley having «'oaxeil him out from umler the tiit.lu. the offender “sat up.” beggial. mul wna forgiven I could nlmoat feel the aplendld shaggy Irnml under my hand when. In turn I putted Xlmpleilori* to show that the recom Illation was unanlnmua ..f’. Iml'd In thè .oliiersntlon ih-in Bill I In nmiersley. If. Iiowever, Im d.'lured Idmself to la* "llmnllton Sit Iunior w hi. li wns bis liupplest ni'.i.d Bill I la mmersley limi Xlmpl—- VI. do;-.a i r> In thè iis.. mlunt limi tliere Autumn traile«! the last Icinea Is- ■■»•re . io.'S mid contesta. (Iioivdeti. I' b ■. and I ull siiti down thè bnn- him! her flying brown roliea one nigh' •Ae woke to a akurry of snow next on oii<< of thè Ihirnilton Swlft, rimrnlng; nml It was winter I >ow ri .Iunior, dava, at wldtli renlly pletur .■s.pie -p. .anele tlu* I.oy nlmoat erteti town, along the sidewalks, the liter covereil wltti Imi. litui mal ol.| Itoli timi Ida clients set linea of poh-s •> |fe, ho < nme riinnlnx frotn thè them wltli avergrevti, nml ran stream I ft I n d d «Ti ) II.- limi n tlilrd np- era of green «iwrlivH'l te emourng«" the fintai shopping Hulvutlon Army Han l< <>n i r bini .-if “Ju«t little Ham la Clause* stampe«! their feet ami rang Itoli; bit itila wns only w ben fli bella oti the corners, nnd pink face'! rt' voice eullltl linrdly t'hlrp ut nll rimi ih.' wenzenetl fnce wii* drnwn to children flxe<| thetr noses linmoinhly For them, Hie oi . hi. wlth ■ ufferlni' W'Imn he toh! to display wIndowa u Le was "Just Utile llnmllton" we oea on of smaotis, the time of Hines, was nt hand. were very qtilet. Olite, for t.ii dina, Ida Invlsll.les nll To li «'ertaln new re|s.rter on the wtnl a ili;, on n v|s|t llnmllton Swlft, Jiespnti'li the stir and gayety of the Junior limi lm< olile triti r. ste.l In afreet* memit little more than Hint the befira Whll— thln la-te«!, all of Resa | days had come when It waa night in lei' ir« i ••rs were un Iboivilen subì, ths afternoon, nnd thnt he wna given "n - irlit." l'or flint inntter, Dnwden i fewer political assignment* Thl* wns Idniself wiis .pilte hunrsc In court! annoying b*cauae lleHsley * cnndldm v from grovUnir ho much. The bear* for the governorship limi given me a were dlsmlHMed iiLruptly: BUI llnrn- personal Interest In the political attua tm-raley ami Mr. *‘orley f,lntirld<e nm! Hon The nominating convention of Nlmpledorln . ame trooplng bnck nm! hla party would imet In the spring; w'tli fbcm ibey l.roiight flint womlerful the tumilmitloti was certain to carry fnmlly, thè I lum hi erica. the election also, nm! thus fnr lleaaley Itensley limi Juat opem-d thè front riliowe«! nmre strength than any oilier door. returnlriK ><» noon from bis of man In Hie fluid. "'I Idnga are looking fice. when llnmllton Swlft, Juntor'a, hla way." sul«l Bowden "lies nlwny* voice cunie plplnic from thè library, worked hard for the |airty; not on the ubere li. <- iih re.'llnlnx In blu wtigon Htump, of conr*«,” he Inughed ; "but b.v thè wlmltiw. the luiys mideratnnd there are more ••t'ouHln Imvltl l’.enaley! f'oUHln Tur Important things than a| eei'hmnklng v!«l, come a riintilnK he crletl. "Come IH m record Ifl Congri'sa gave him tha n riinnlnk’! The llum hbetxs nre bere!" confldenre of everybody tn the state, Of t our Colialn Ibi viti Itensley ami. besides Hint people always trnat enme ii niniilnit. nnd wnn Imiuedlntefy | a quiet man I tell yon If nothing :ntro«ln«<d lo thè whole lliinchliera hnppens he'll get It." fnmlly n « . remony w ldch olii Bob, "I'm fcr Beanley," nnother politician who v.im wlth thn boy, limi prevlonnly explained. In mi Interview "iHu-aua* umlerifone wlth cmirtly irrnce he’s bave Bensley' Yes Hlr. I'm fer “They lll.e Boli.” explalm-d llntnll him You know the lx vs say If a man ,on "lion't yotj, Mr Ilum blmrg’i’ Yen. I* only for you, In this state, flier* . su va they do exlrciiii'l.v !" (Ile ime«! Isn't unteli In It mul he may go hack m li ionia ita “extretnely" offerì; In- «XI It ; hut If he's fer yon he means It <!• e<|. iih ! mudi li .alti he tiilkcd “llke ’•Veil, I'm fer Beaslrv i ehlltl Iti a Look nhlcti wnn (lue, I Tlu rr Were other candidate*. Of bir” ai. to I i I h lai ;!1'h motlier ) “And «•oitr.w, none of Htein formidable; but l'm siile.” tlie biyy w< nt un, "thnt all I wga surprise«) to l*arn of the exist .«* I »ul « 'Ut you ktioi I ui folks tir« I' «», yatV If St Baut lli' d lu W.'iluw 11|;^4 do you aitp|x«He Im could run for <s«u- atiil.il' without s ime <>f bls near uelgh- bois g fling oui (<« try mid dowu h The heml nml front (mul hiiekboiie. too) of Hie opposition to Bensley wu* a dose Usted. Iiurd knuckled ilseji from the soll sort of mutt, one named Xltneou Peek lie possessed no lu- The Ha.id and troni (and Backbon*. Tool, of tha Oppoaition to Baasley Was a Cloaa f istad. Hard Knuckled, Klaan From tha Soli Sort of Man, One Namad g.mcon Pack considerili.I«« liiflm-m e. I heard ; w ss a hnril uorker and vlgorously seconde«! b.v mi vm-tgetl«' lleutemint. a yiotng mali iiHine«! tirisi These, nml otli. rs they hsd heeii nt.le to draw to th.-lr fin iloti, were bltterly and eagerly <q>- poseit to Iteasley'a nomination. nì><! worked wltlioiit cruslng l«> prevenl It. I «|Uote llm 1 li 1 sIllsl.l«" Mr I >iiwil>.|| ugnili "Grlst'a ngiiliist us becaus«" lo» hn'l «i quarrel wlth a clerk III Bensley * ollli’e, timi wmited Bei.slcy to «lls- etimgè liltn. nnd Beasley ivouldti't ; Siili l'eck's sgiilnwt ila out of Just |iliiln wrimghendv«lti«*ws. ami t'ei'ause he nev- er wa» for iiuylliliig nor fer anylaaly III bis Ufi" I ha«! u lalk wlth thè old mutloii lo-nd tlie other «lay , he snld olir ciimllilutr oligli! tu he ii furtui-r, u 'muri of thè cominon |x"opl*,' umt wlirn I asked bini wher* he'.l timi anylxxly more *n turni of thè «'.immoli p»ople' thiili Bensley. he snld Bea ley uni ’to.» lini, li of h society man' to sull hi in 1 The Idea of bave hi a ‘s«x'l«ty lumi* wns ha. much for me. nnd I Inugheil In Xlm l'< < k's foce. Imi thnt dldn't stop Xlm Pi. k ! ‘.lesi look ut Ih»* Htyle hi* llies In.' he yelp. «1. 'Alll't he fulrly hi|qxil In luxury? I.«x>k ut thrit big house he II m - s III! Ixx.k lit thè wi.y he gora aromi«! Iti thnt big cor «»f bis nml » tdgger lo drive liltn. Iialf thè tlme " I hsd to boiler ligniti, limi, of ("olirne, thnt Iliade Sum twlce uh muti uh h«* Hturted mi! to he; mid to* w'elit off swenrliig he'd show in«*. Iiefore thè ctimpnlgtt wus over ’Ih«* «mly troiibl— he nml «Iris! ami thnt vr«»wd could giva us woul.l l.c l«y tliidtug out aoiimtlilng ngi'llist buve. litui they «'iill't «lo timi becmisc there Isii't miytlilug t«> l*t«d otti I slinred Ida c«»nfl«lcnce oli Ibis I it- t«r ac.,re, loti wns Honiewlnit !<"■ «mi- gulto' . li ‘.oiiie otlicr« Tlierr wer«« «mly tuo newHpupers uf uny |X«Iltl«'i«I In- llilctKe li W ulliw rli'lit. thè be«puf. li ami tlu- Jourtuil, bolli operuted in thè lutei«'*! of Bensley s party, ami m*lth«*r hml "come ««ut" for lilm I he gossip I h«*i«ri! ahout «mr otti«** l«*«l tu* to thllil Hi.il elicli »«« wiiltlng lo "-<7 what hi-mlway Xlm Peck timi bis fu«** Iloti wi.uld uiilke ; thè Journal espu- cfully I knew. Inul some Im llluiHo'i lu «-«xpiette wlth l’eek, tirisi, and Com pilili Altogether, thelr f*cllon wn* Imi i.ntlrely to I h " «lesplsed. Tlius. luy thoughts were il grent «leni Inori.......... iple.l ivltb Betisli'y’s chmi. e* Hiiin wltli thè holldny splrlt thnt noi», wlth fuis nml bella and wreiithlng mlsls <>f show , breuthed . ...... eli.'.T over thè town. Xo little Imi.....I. hud Ibis splrlt toii.'hed me, limi, one ev»- tllng when Oli«« of lliy «ollengileS. ■tan.llng befor* thè grate tire In ih- reporter s motti, ynwtied nnd snld h«"d he glud when toluorroiv wns over. I aaki-d liltn what wus thè pnrtleular tronfile wlth tomorrow "< lirlstimis," Im eiplalned, lan guidi/. "Alw*y* so tedimi* l.lk* Niiiidny." "It luakes me hotncnh'k," «ald «n- other, it melati, holy little man w lux wna foreier l.riigglug of bis nntlv* I »illutli "t'Iirlstma*," I re|S"Hle«l “tuni«»i" row !" It wns Cl.rlatniHs eve, mul I hnd not known Iti | lenned bm k In ni.v ••••ai- in li silihlen lonelllieas. wlmt plctltr«'* Corning lufore me of loti, ngo •'••risi nms evea at hotne! old l'hrlstmu* •ve* wlmn there wns a Tree . - M.v nume was l’alled . »Ù«' night city eilltor limi mi iiaslgiiment tur iim '«»•• ilp to Xlm Peck'*, «ai Mmllaon stre««t, he salii. Hilnks he's gol som-- thllig un baili! Bensì«',», bui won't sav *ny more over thè teleplmn*. !»•• what there I h In It." I plckeil up my lini nnd < «Hit. left th«" office nt u apee«l whlch m.wt Continued Next Week