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THE SUNNY SOUTH.
LENORE;
—OR—
The Pirate’s Daughter.
By J. I. ■■•irk.
Author of Iron Jacket, Maggie Xoyes, Golden
Medal, Fairy Horseman, Jack the Hear
man, Violetta, IFou through Fire, The
Missing Sailor. Herbert Orton, etc, etc-.
CHA1TER XII.
"‘Sail, ho!” crigd the lookout Iron the
masthead. as (irnrgc Huntley come up from
his interview with Lenore and stood upon
derl>.
“Where away l” cried Captain \ fillers.
“Four points on our weather beam.”
“Keep a sharp lookout and report ns so*m
as you have her,” said the eaptain sweeping
the hor izon with bis plats.
The fierce, blood-thirsty crew were crowd
ing in the forecastle with eyes like binls of
prey, looking over the vast waste of waters
lor tie sail. George bail never seen a more
dej*ravcd-looking, motley collection of men.
Spanish, JVench anrl Portuguese predomiuo- ,
ted; but there were English horse-thieves, Ittd- j and such new hands as they could pick up,
ian lirignndti,runawuy negroes,murdering nm- j Jacques approached him and touched him
lattoes, Anx-ricau roblerv, and one or two
vilhanous Germans who left their country for
their country's good, wilh Scotih and Ir ish
outlaws—all men of strong j 4iy sique, with
the first to seize the first opportunity that
presented itself and esciqie. but a new source
of annoyance now presented itself, as well as
u’trew obstacle to his escape. He couid not
and would not leave the ship without Ignore.
To her he bad plighted his troth in tin* sight
of heaven, uml felt himself under moral ob
ligations to remove lrer from the lerilsof the
pernicious Flying Dragon.
He bod trot spoken to Lenore alxiut it, but
resolved to do so at his first opportunity.
The ojrporlunity presented itself during the
plundering of the mer chantman, nearly all
the pirates 1 icing engaged in it. Lenore li-d-
toned to the plans of her lover regarding
their cscajie, and at the conclusion sard:
“1 w ill follow wherever you go, yet the
dangers attending our escape will be givat.
It grieves nty heart to leave my father, how
ever, for bad ns he is, he has always I sen a
good father to me. My every wish has been
struck George with such force over the re
gion of the heart as to cause him far a mo
ment to tielieve be was shot with a hall and
he would have fallen had not h<< caught fit
one of the mizzon cross-trees for supirort
The smoke rolled up lietween them arid vet
he saw Preston through its folds, sink to the
deck ami lay weltering in his blood.
A yell of 1 willed rage burst from the lips
of “Little Devil” and half a score of hi!
*I««1 w ‘th t*U moustached mouth fusal; though I must say l hmiornrid ..-
8 “on . *>• i n,K i l i t • ,p 0<> " r ' against her burning cheek. And Ilertie, her teem the Hon. Mr. Schimmelpemcft, and it
torn, if T"! >" vexal'on, as too j head whirling with a panoramic vision of he was a few years younger, and baa riot
“Permit 1M l t " lo "‘‘. at r. the Yosemite, a trunk full of new clothes, a r related the sail story just set, forth, I might
A well .V.’ ' V 1 *’*; ! ,w, r her said, handsome city husband, chagrined lovers i possibly fie induced to imagine I loved him
curie for-w-o V ^ ’i '* 1<> "* > stranger f M irpi i.-cd and envious acquaint:*!] -cs, w liis- j He does not watch me now when I sit at the
!Z cXr ’ d / T "‘i"" 1 ' th 7 I pens! "ves” under her breath and was window, and I an. thinking if we had wxu
tK 11 :: 1 :!!,",ri -*«• »."*»&*.."**** i ^nted .than« —,
confederates, when they discovered that i edeed the.Vc ! * c.t! v ’ ,,,i s h ‘. u( *nowl
their eompaiioii was killed and their intend I i,„fL d * < ^ >U, *' S ' V " ' ^ "armer thanks per
n,i a A _ ,r IPy"”; ! bui>s than was necessary. Then added, ir
tiow bel t n.,e'l!i!i l!„ f TTi ,natln ^ S ""!f ““J* I kiss fiavored witlr whiskey, ilertie thought l montlc ago, Tt might he better for ns b >th
_!.—.* Hushed brightly, ns six ucknowl- with a misgiving, which was necessarily brief, I It.-,™, . ntw will finally end 1 am at
ed victim unhurt
irr the nir.
A dozen cutlasses £S£d j m^Tfo th-
the 1 wads are here.
look, “1 think all
How the matter will finally end 1 am
loss to conjecture.
I'ITTSFIJELD, MASS.
a dozen d.ffereut tongues, ami ™ mam |,V! r.3“ yWU wS “2"“ fort "." a,e ^
thirsty monsters at gS wifi, i *ZVIn ^ ,,wkUlre I l ’ UrRt
drawn s-words. 8 «ii n | in* string tn the ball-room, you remember:
He snatch**! his own weajxm fi-om its I u^ a j 6 ' m ,r ° tl,e same tw * sister p -aids
scabbard determined to sell liis life ns dearly i the silken string t*> kiss each other
bite neck.”
cruel faces, and each fairly bristling with
pistols and cutlasses.
“I have her!” cried the man at the nu.sl-
head.
“So have 1,” replied the captain through
his trumpet, “but whatdoyou make of her.”
"A Dutch merchantman."
A shout went up front the forecastle where
Midst, of tlie pirates vv*re assembled.
“Merchantman, sure," said tlie pirate cap
tain with his glass still on tlx- sail, which v*as
now only a speck to the neck* d eye.
“The course of the scliooner was changed
directly towaids the at longer and ell sail
crowded. Gtorpe, in a very fev» moments,
could tell that they were fast gaining on h< r.
How lie prayed that suijm‘ good fortune
nuglit aid the fleeing men hantman to escape.
Hut swiftly that long, durk, snake-like schoo
ner seemed to overhaul the doomed shi],
that giTvi- larger mid larger each moment.
The hull was plainly visible and he cv/uld
even see the new huiTying about excited
and evidently frightened out of their wits.
Tb*i jiiratcs were gathered about the fore
castle around the long eighteen-jiotinder, and
when they were about a mile from the vessel j
a boom of thunder hurst from the mouth of
the uuiiiiii, and George, who was still look j
ing at the merchant mail, saw a great sheet ■
of water start upw ard not a cal lie’s length j
f rom its stern, while a cloud of smoke rolled j
upward from the schooner's deck There wus j
but little wind, yet lioth tie- pursuer and tint
jiursued were crow ding every stitch of carts j
vass to catch what little there was. George ;
watched Lieut. Diableto as ho with some of j
his choice cutthroats reloaded tho Jong gtm,
nn*l aimed her at the vesw-l that was striving
t o get out of their w ay. Thu match was ap
plied to the touch-hole, and a second peed
shook the sea and a second wreath of smoke
curled up over the schooner's forecast!**.
George, who was intently wntrhing tlie ef
fect of this shot, tow the splinters liy in a
shower from the gunwale of the merchant-
inotL
Well done! well done 1" cried Captain \fl-
1 id's. “A few more such shots, will bring the
to*4s to their senses."
A third, fourth, fifth, yes n ninth shot was
sent into the merchantman, which was is»vv
beginning to be pretty severely cut up by
the balls of the pirate. Musts and spars cut
in sunder strewed tbeii* derlc. It vvas evident
tliey had no guns to reply, us hoik* wire dis-
< emable. Crippled end alniost <lismast*jd
the mcrtliSn*,,ini, wusAtill eiub*avi,*rir,g to
evade her relcnth-ss |*-jist*cr. 1 ’*** pimt*.
now having run down t; - within a quaricr o<
. ,,s JiossibJe. Well *lid he know that itiex- I * 1,1 :
gratified so fur us he was aide, but Im- seems | nerienced as ho was in broad sword combat I graceful, darkly-mimstnched an' 1
jiowerless to save me from the fieml Diableto.” j he could not long maintain himself n-mitwE ! '>"**fing Tennyson. Bert'« a-; i:ue,-v*stisd A
No plan of action could he laid further than such nd*Ls. ™ stranger, too! and to a seh,Hil-* ii i who ha* I
tliat they would escape. How, win-re or j lint there vvas-no occasion. With on oath n '" a novels and dreamed dreetiis everv
when. tlH-y could not, cWermine. George ; Captain \ illiers whirled his flushing sabre 1 ^Hdoger Ls apt to seem a kind of prince in
knew lie could depend on the four American j wildlv in the air, and sprang bi-lore the ea I disgui c, ».i?te sujvrior to the indigenous
saikirs from his own crew, and IWessor , raged pirates. j male hij^t, vrith tho patterns of whose neck-
Drydust, and Ignore assured him that he “1 mils what do you mean i ties she is perfect]v familiar Klx> eeuld mit
could trust the negro hoy to any extent with | “He has killed one ol' us, we will kill him ” j forl v ,-r n smile, ii,«. ene uir mr- o iv-ire of
any plans. j ausw«*red Diableto. ’ which prompted him to rake n ,t^it i.>ii c- t
As he walked the dock the morning after j “Is he not on** of our crow! Did be not I 1 '”'' u *th th<> original remark that th-
the capture of the nKTchantmau. which was kill tlie English dog in fajj* light. You know j ' !J iig js- 'pie seemed tobe'erinvi ,» th -in
now living fitted up and taken along with ] eyei-ything was fair. Now touch a hair of ^ sp l v< s, and the information that he knew no
them, to 1* owned and maimed by Jfiabl;*to, ( his head and the mar. who does it, des.” I out; was traveling and had b.-cr obliged r*> :
A score of the pirnU-s had at lib bidding ; Atij. in town to wait for the next train, which :
drawn their swords and gathered hiound I ,vo <t|d leave atone o’clock. He had he ini the i
f the stuffy hotel rooms. 1
MANCH,
—m —
.MARY E. BRYAN.
for her newly betrothed, turning off to get
rriage, hurried her away to the dress- j
ing run in to put or, her gray waterproof, !
whose ample envelop would hide the peach- '
l,Jo.-Koin gauze, so incongruous ns a traveling i
garb. i
When she caine out veiled and wrapped '
up, toe tall figure stood waiting for her, she i
was placed in the carriage and whirled away, j
sitting .silent beside her equally silent com- From Ari.d H. Htntne-
lianion. At last she looked out and said: u v ru ,i, u,..«
•rtV'hy! hare « not. passed the station? ’ j 1 , w ” !r ^ dowDright Mow struck
Berii.V 5 said v grave gentle v oic^tbe voice • ti> * listof Iitwrat * l,v ’ ***''*}&!*
of her Latin Master.
How H-rt st.rteib “O il Mr. Urip.ihart!”
Tii*»n quiiei-inr with indignation. “How f,
dure vou : Him ikire you play this
tri'-k upo i me. fir '
“k'er v»nr own good, llartie—1*> save you j
from a f-st: l step -fJitt T
with an adventurer— ■* s!i»n per—to be rohiivd
and deserted . <»'•.- go .-1 name gone.
I literature, without feeling a thrill of syiHbst
the and admiration.
So I must tell you with whit profo m<i In
forest I have read your ‘Mm-.h 1 —an iufw.
e-t hilly -hared by me wife.
Too little hero of vour story is in my op in
- . mu a more interesting and natural chara*:ter-
Mim.m t oway | rh(tn tie* tune-ils "Little Nell” af
Dieken*.. Truly the conception of such a
el,a
.... . , ,, i,i , ,.. -tr.tcter must hare come to you in some mo
“He I. my consul. la.C**ie*l the trend..,ng | ,^. u , ()f rrtU ilisplrati(jn . Harelly. if at all.
s "..*- , i .- * --j , j () | ( - f ! interior is your presentation of the bo;, •
lightly on the anu. j their chief. Driblet,A- toll o were vver**,**^"”^' ii’IKc and tired of the stnffv "hotel n"»ns ' m'.-1 ’ P,cM*i’i»--tV'eri-tend" reUtionshi.re 1 , £i ' U ,'" r: a , , 1 uar '.V r with >ut self-cousciousaess;
"A\ell, .lack what isit''he asked, turning j if the laaitoimiit vvas not and . budsuolled down the ball n«,m, ami ,«id i 1 'heard him motor* Vour name and some f L‘mXr m T’*«^ 'or
abruptly ream*! to the htllc te lovv. j to them duty while “1,,’tle Devil.’ hiding ! t! ’’ doll-irs entrance lee for the priv il-ge ; thing about von.' when you sat by the win- i sh " ,, A ,„ru, h i' l w , .He - n J
J be negro put his linger to las lip and mo- , l.tmseU oyer] k> were* i. retire*! to nnoiijr part ; lo,M:,n g anu possibly amiss: g himself, j dow ! think vour dianmnds caught Ids eves ] Jr,! '' c , ter “* ,u ** ? l,tK ! d '
tionedfieorge to follow him to th. gangway j of the ship, to make a fresh pint,gainst . the mquirv as to where he travel- j | knew the man is fore. 1 had sc**-n hi.n in , ,^*h V eh do-dwd^m L ' ™ i' - H
NenrtlM* poop they ]«iused, and Jacques mik! | George. j ing came up naturally enough, and Bert ! the m-isonor’s oft room on trial 1 hy* iioio„i*.u, in oral, and artiste—hit it
in liis usual low. cautious tone
"Master, they are jdottin' against you."
“tVliof” ask.-d George.
“Little Devil aiid 1'reston, the Knglisluium
y ou kiMK-kefl down uu the last slap v\e cap
tured.”
“In wlmt way are* they plottingV
“1 don’t know now, hilt I’ll fiial out.” said
tl*o darkey. “I find out everythin."thatgo**s
on. uinl that’s going to go on. Ill g**t at
their plans ami let you know
George almost overcome by liis narow cs- j ‘tamed that he vvas going i,». k inSl. L,
eajxv leaned against the mizen spa-, and
silently returns thanks to heaven.
“You had Itettcr remain below t.-dav,”
said the cuptain approa*-hing hint vvlen ihe
pirates wi re (*nt of hearing. “Tliif affair
will blow over in n few hours, and tbeg very
men who now seek your life, will dmire
ymir niurage, and vou will soon guin ho ra
sjxs t il not tear of the entire crew.”
The pirate our hero had shot, lnywhere
| t he prisoner’s
i hiirfllilY :
ill lutve
ilhiinous
u.udal on
'Hk- m-gro lioy moved silently ov.ny. Ills ! be had fallen, but two pirates now nppoach-
uioVTiix nts were always silent and he hail a j eu and bare the Ijody away to the fosca- tle
rensai kable faculty of gmng all over the ship I b) prepare i for iutorment, Tbc )ep-ira-
tinsi-en, and finding out whs,t everybody was tlon was very simple. The body vva sown
doing and saying. tip in a canvass bag with three solid sot and
That same evening Jacques said to our boro: j ilropjied into the ocean.
“1 know vvbut it is; l’rerton will challenge j Lenore I ad in her room a unutber O'choiee
you to fight with pistols. 'Jlie ittlcs ot tlie looks, and (feorge Humly was perntted fit
ship allow dueling, and they give tin man ! use them at. pleasure. The remain,!, of the
that challenges the right to shoot the ether I vlay be tqioiit in the room set npar' as her
one ii he won’t accept.” ! library. She was with him most of le time
“1 will accept an* 1 kill the villain,” said J oud after returning thanks to henveifbr his
where he vvas;junior partner hi a mercantile | liad him arrested to-night for 1
.um, but that he was not Western lwin. t»*- jnmnt. but I did no! wish to bring
mg a native ol isonth (.nrolina. Bert’s bright I ,*.,ur name. I oulv warned him
‘ v cs louked up with grinving-.i,;,,rest, South j ,,f town instantly.' How fortunate that
sfmi fin " c S ne, i*^ ta ^ e i , si "' }lf ‘' 1 ro,,ie { <om with my sister to-night, and that I was
w»?e™loHtoi M *s fie, 1 ' 1 ”dunty . Wlion she | dtting inside so el.,so to the window that
s ttle. She had still hosts of re*l- opened on the piaseza where you were-s’tand*
., . I ing that I overheard liis Ticrsua-ling vou to
saui the cuarniing stranger.
rberries the
George.
“Stop, y oung master. Diableto and be bad time in planning how to get- away.
it planned to load h s pistol with a ball and
your- with a blank cartridge.”
G*orge's heart sank within hint. Sur
rounded as 1m- was by so ninny* blocdibii-sly
villains. Uis chr.nct s were smalt.
<JHAl”n2B XIV.
THT IKX'Ul.K errx.
Kvw thing lof-krd dark to Gemge. Dia-
blelo laoucht him tlx*ilutllei.ge that evening
at dusk. He ngrec*l to ares fit ami tight at
sunrise the next morning on the quarter deck
with pisbds.
He went that evening to Leri ore's rexnn
iiihI toil her what vv :us to take place the next
morning.
“I shall post Jacques,” she said; “lie is
slirevvd, cunning and intelligejit, tiring an
a*hpt in slcight-of-hund juggleiy; he can
outwit the entire crew of.stupid siiikiiv.”
thorge. vv lsv hud not yet learned to appre-
ciate this young dusky son of Africa, found
1 ut little in this to seiaee himwetf.
He sk-p.t i o*ie or but little this night, and
long 1“ fore dawn was astir ixj wtsutujs.ii tlie
quarter fleck to gaze for the last time as lie
verilv Ix-lieved on the .s t-aii.
vtils aviit»iis
IrVrZX: i'.'ure. “tile 'ajfrWtt'Emvl y- the
bridge, the hones'! face of his fellow plow
escajie they sjient the remainder their
at-ives there
“So have I,”
“The('! vdes are plenty a.- hue
in old Edgefield county,
i “Clydest” Bertie was amazed and jilease 1.
’vVhy. her kiupeople were Clydes, Civile was
her own name.”
Tlie stranger b, .nued with pleasure.
“VVliat a fortunate chance this is- my
meeting wi'h you 1 should net have known
what a chamiing relative I had, for relatives I
we must be.”
“Yes," suid Bertie. “Do vou know Her
man (’-iyde*”
“Very well, he is ray cousin. I am named
toi him. Herman (’lydi* Mason js myuatiu*.”*
“Then we are first cousins—or third—”
i'lushing and adding ajvologeti.aillv: “1 get
the relationsliijis mixed, but my father has
everything clear. You will stay till to mor
row now. and go to see him:”
^ 1 would be so delighted to, but bnsiaess
calks me without delay*. 1 must be in st.
Louis day offer to-morrow at three o'clock
nr an important, meeting of the firm; I have . ,
.lust telegiapaed to that effect. 1 have been 1
on a business tour for our house and wifi
go directly on another—to San Franeiscn
Jjos Angeles and other t alifomii cities."
t th t to California if crieil Bert, dravvinga
oeop brenth. “Jlow 1 have always wanted
to see California, ami the Yusemit'e, and tlx*
I ’ .11.-1,
*■ 1 f orm .
on think !
But all tlieir jihuis seemed futile, nroun.1-
<4 as they were by a swarm of vitjchlul,
blo*slthii-ty men, who eagerly uwsad for
any excuse to take <.J**orge’s life.
In tht- afternoon he was oh>ne ven Hie
negivi boy made his »pj>eni*ance with sei i' -u-
i'jok on his face.
“They* not give it up master,” he iff.
“Wlmt new plans hav e they non* asked
George anxiously.
“AiKither duel ”
“AVhat, I tlKiughf the rules of theiip jsx -
mitted but one duel with unyone js-on over
the same grievaix*ei”
“It does permit but one in the s.ie man- , -.. —,
ner. This duel is to lie with cutlass,” said j sierra Nevada, and the golden hay <-f s,-ui
Jack, ‘‘w hich is jx'rmitte*!.” i'rancisco! 1 have dreamed of tht-iw. How
‘ 1 wish I were going!”
“How I wish you wore going w ith me
iv by not?”
“Who is to lx* my antagonist thisme I”
“Joaquin Diaz.” He says Prest<wras his
warmest friend, and tho duel is avenge
him, but he is only hi real by “I jM Devil”
lo take your life. He is picket! otnecause
lx* is the liest swordsman on the shinot ex
cepting the captain or any of the wers.’
“They will have the■ advantage me, for
1 am inexpei ienced in the broad ord or
unv other sword drill.” >
Jack looked jHizzled ftu- a moiyit Then
he sakl:
lit*v» un v iiij; i tin *»-*«• v* " • *i * . 1 —tre * r ;*
a inilc* of tin* pn*v, in u otiiifttv, ]>ill Tuirvei*. his uncle i\jj*i tws cm
ami canister from tlx* eighteen jound.i
'ihe (fire ! was terrible, and George saddened
as he observed it. At this moment !*>th ves
sels were becalmed and lay idly mi tlie besom
of the water. The merchantman got out her
sweeps and commenced vv.aking away tram
the pirate, which was without any. Again
the lieutenant loaded the long gun prepara-
tory to sen.ling another ehai ge into the al
ready dismastrei ship.
“Hold!” said th*> caiitam. “It’s no use to
sink her, Diableto. Man two of the boats
ami cut her out.”
Tlie two huge boats were launch.<1 from
their ilavits, and vvrth wild cheers the jur«tes
conmience*! tumbling into them. ^
“Into dc boot, into de Ixiat, make quick.’
cried Diableto seizing our hero by the arm
and pointing to the first tacit lowered.
George shook "O' the Kjxiuianl as he would
a serpent, but knowing it was Useless to re
fuse, descend* *d into the lx .at. Th*- boats be
ing filled with fierce, taanlcd monster's
urme.1 to the teeth, they guv e clm.se. ami
with shouts and veils rapidly overhauled the
merchantman, Each mail was ai uk*1 w itfc
two jiistbls, a cutlass and a dagger.
Disgusted os he was with these murders.
• •ur hero fuuml himself, for th** present at
least, conqi-llrel to seemingly act with tliem.
Tlie touts run up uud<*r tlx- uiizzen chauis
«f the merihnntman, and the pirates with
their cutlasses in their teeth, liegan to clam
U>r uji th** ship’s sivie and onto the deck.
Shouts, screams, pistol sh*4s and heav y **nt-
Iass strokes were heard above.
"Go up, go up, tuniUeup!” said th" lieu
tenant to George. 1 Sliow white feathd* ami I fire he w ill
1 11 shoot.” As he sjioke he held a loaded pis
tol uncoinfortaldy near our he* o’s face.
(*<?ornc* wuscomiwllfd toolitv, tnj»l rJiTiitw’d
it ]v on tin* (k*ok of th<‘ vessel. His heart sick-
.ined at the sight that met his gaze. Tlie j>i-
rate> lm<l aeeoD4Wished tlieir hellish ^vorli ana
the deck was slippery w ith the Mood of th.
dead and living. Fifteen dead todies lay on
the d*ck, whk-h hail been severely cut uj> by
tlie shot from the long gun. 1’ioces ol mast.
spars, lieuD'H, ioj.es and <ords lay s.-a.t*-i.*. 1
in all the confusx >n of ruin, sometimes half I .. I .le to
“There will j^e. no trick ti ipi
noiyw
I g>. with him.”
“Oh. Mr. Urrjuhart.! what mu-
j of me.”
“That you are very impulsive. Bei iii- ;
(that you let your imagination and your ]
I emotions outrun y our judgment someiiin *-, -
i that you have encouraged flatterers and not- ;
I tried as hard as you might- to deserve a true j
friend; hue that it is in your pj'.ver to .-or '
rect these mistakes before they' seriously im
| jaiir your character and to make yourself a ;
i sensible, cultivated, honored and liajqiy wo
j man.”
“It is too late! it is too late! Oh: Mr. Vr-
i quhai-t. I have ruined my life. 1 have made
j myself nil object of contempt. And after
; to-night -Oh! I can’t stay here."
! •Yes, you cm. This cloud will soon pass 1
| of”. it is only April with you now : you
j will forget to-night, or rem*>ml>er it as a i
j luruiug j loin t in your life, the hour when
J you resolved to turn your ambition t"
j wm-thier aims then the conquest of shallow
rts. Study* bravely now for two yeai-
more: give tip mu-ic, that you have no tal
ent for. and bestow the time and energy vou
waste ujnjn it on chemistry and natural his
tory that you do like. I have often wanted
to talk to Vou in n friendly way, but 1 have
been held back beta as*' 1 thought you iv. .::!<!
misunderstand me, think me meddlesome,
and you seemed in such a whirl of pleasure
and admiration.”
“< lli^ yes, 1 know 1 have lieen foolLsh. But
I have had no adviser, Mr. Urejuhart. My
1- out in bill n-lief, even lunoag the
: brilliint fictio i- of our brilliant age.
sh-iuld !:* a in iti‘*r of pride to oar whole
on aail a source of e-.an! reputa ion aiist
get on; j profit t*I yourself.
” ties "should be.” tike the practical
"on fa it nc.-jinpli. ” liichly do yonr
. I ti'ors m*-i-ir, a su;*-tu.ntial r**coguitmn; sfich
; a re ognition. j fe.tr, a- could never c * «e to
i y.rt! ny merely th*- editor of “The >Ss.\*\ v
”r' ■. brilliantly as your e*i : tori.ll duties
e jierforined.
If I h*»v. somewhat hastily express'd my-
rel! ;i: tie- iirvse-’.t note, ut all events believe
ci Ur -i -.saint3 sinc-rity of what I have wrir-
And I believ* tn >. that I tin:. dear nw»
a in, most faithfully yours.
I'.vvi. H. H.irxK.
Front A, •*•<•«* ‘-t moron. Wlbbaso, X. tt
A iilln/c of "Fr.irJ.te.tf by Fire."
H e have l:tt*-!y read a new book, a good
book, a clev.-r bo .it—sound, sweet, healthy;
and it wa- m >re than that, though these are
virtues cn-ragh b. (la vor half a dozen of tile
in idem nili -g--**ntli century novels. It is
“Oh, it is no use to think of it We are ! ,atit ' r thluks jt “ llf <>fa lather's place to in
not rich enough now. We have not mm-h 1,1 1* 1 ” *"H'iirs of .laughtere, and my i
money these days, and there fc, » houseful] ”top«n«»her has so many other cares. If you ; »•<«* <v *>•
little ones. 1 have never been twenty n.iles 1 ,bmk t,M,re Ls rwlil >' ««>’ gtxxl m me, 1 will ! *"”1
train this town." * " i try not to disappoint } r ou. t will try to do I easy and
s von advise—indeed I will. And you will
j IIS l nil IMlYJNe I Will. -TV 111.1 Milt w ill j ' *■ ' “ v >
... ! be candid and pvtient with m<3. Oh! Mr. . Buous. The m-t
| Urquhart. how 1 thank you ! I thought you | r “ :es iut*> actual
” ” i were so cold and stern—that you could not : ''lose, when the
!' a
friends of the :icightan*bo*xl. Thousaixls oi
miles of sea lai lietween him and his cbild-
hosi home. Before another day he would
in all j.iobabilitv lx* thrown into the ocean
with a liullet in his htt»it and no tidings ol
him would ever reach his lelatjvws.
George was no cowaid und under any cir : j arise-
cumstances would fight if there wore any- j ed with jwin und m Ugnation
thing like nn *.p:al show; Imf ho was to ium*
« blank cai fridge while Ids enemy was '
a charge of powder and loll.
A ban.) lightly touched liis arm
“You are fond ol Hie place 1 dura say.”
1'oiid of it! Bertie’s lips were pn'-sv
together and her eyes flashed with n gle!
of scornful bitterness, as she thought how,, ... , ... , . .. . ..
. .^*5kl ! «re ci interest to hor now was tliis ]itt*p i ^ * ie m the troubi
JT^oniu: J » ■*,•- 1X.-VV . .. _ _1 i girl. , 1—”
.tie iiitisicians began to play „ waltz and 1 01,(1 Mr * 1 ^"'hart let jheiii fiow'wYafiluf&W
.i l ir”i C °" pl<?S floated over the floor. j vonl on his side. But when they reached
'■ yjmnot- dance? * Bert’s new acquaint- 1 *H‘riie’s home and he parted from'her in tli*
am e .said to her, ami the next moment rim I J 1 '**? he said s*»»thingJy and cherfu!-
lfias will tie willing to inafrif
he knows about the sword against .ton at
know not anything.”
''Then my chances will he smiUl indjefl
“I uiil see what can be done,” sad ck .
rather despondently as he rose und efie ,IS "lui'titig to t!ie music, emircled hy
rooiii. ar ni oi t.x* grarefu! and gallant s*ran
the
When Lenore came that evening, bed |’ sli ” f ”<'<hat the eves of her friends were
her of the new danger that was aboiln . "i'on her, w*md..jii) K , dissjijiroving, but six
Her lure tmledand !x*rbrowci'iitl-/ ri ‘ ri vv u fi jet'httle head and her ixoud
[ccrleal defiantly, limy hud negki-tci her
(>h tli** shame! the shame!' -he <S j "‘i 1 ”'■’*'*”1'. " het b<t.-,iness via* fi ,,** ffi*,; r »
it a man more fascinat'
ould never
!.V that he h'jjiej she *
night's haj.-jK'm'ngs.
N'"i- did slie. Three
was Mr. Urqutiart’x: contented wife, she at
.:n,orle*ig*?d that the hajipiness -,.i her lit
wa-. due lo an Ajn il fool.
: well written, Tint is. in good. [au*e Engtlsh.
' go***) gramniar and g*iod taste. More than
that si ilk i: was absorbing, thrilling, delight-
i tut. U'c iK gan to read it after tea—pay
: eight o’clock, or a little later. When tiia
i last page had ' * - :i turned, and we came la
ourself, .! wis j ist halt f*ast eleven j we had
l-'-t ouivolf <s i:nplet**Iy for nearly four hours.
' being absolutely als-:orbe>l into 'he curri-i.t of
it he story. And it seems to us tliat is aherut
j ns much of a (oinplimeut as a reader can pay
j a . tok. 11 » »to not sav the book is Is-*-,>r.d
j criticism, bat. th*it ungracious task we leave
to others—if such there bo—who have been
| able to read it .-Jowly enough to detect the
; fi iws. Fi n-our part, we were too well eu
: tertnined to fed disposal to q.iarrv.l with the
enteiTaiument
! The ixjok is called "Manch,” and is from
I 7 lP , I”* ( i'” gifte*] Mrs. Mary Bryan of
l Atlanta, and issue*! by the firm of D. Apple-
’ir usual parfeetioh of style
moral is perfect, the style
fub tlie characters nil ger-
utaiii to the act'on ol the story, ixuv■ sn j:;*r
ictiou. always well sustained,
auuitic effect towards file
‘uv—time Oi plain Brown
i ii'-nlls uirii-.t like rhe blast of a Irtmle-
! !* <)r,i O to the ni-umry of his former coinjjan-
j ‘lids-in-anev U-'«. will not review either
,.. <t lirtt r M ' 15 T,he Most
U tului rba world of
1 ' •' ” wi.l content ourself
ikiag Mrs. Bryan for
in th*
Th*
the 1
t this i one) gives
; "inning, dc.a
veara niter, when sin* ! B-■*.!•• m.ul- is
I " .th very 1*. irtm t
| a rcry enjoyahie book.
; J.M.-::.vi \\ rito auoiher
and
He luni-
have I "ith llnriiing eyes. . j IUO, ' e tascmaUng and styli-h than I
The iloor opened without a rap orsi| ( to pay her marked ar-
uu*l a heavilv u: r.x-d jiirute entered . ’! Let the.n womler at Ixir recrivitig
,.l end in ,.. v ot A m h down be H*'!*- I handed George a note. The mau was a n ) ‘. 1 She would nit condescend !
t-.l end m the grej look at. lit- beardand ri.irweiell l " ' then, he was her cousin. B ut i, j
hi 'ljrs 1 b) a j,',in Mean- .m tl c part of * ur on*l his face fierce und cruel. He laid 0 to see l«nv her esjwcial follow
hisljjisto C..10II1 .a* tat on tie c ‘ ! short iackvt of black, « s*,rt of a cap enc p ” rii'stereffara.ind tho languid beauty in i
J will tn it all ri-ht ” ' 1" twiknl curve ut tlx* top without bt “■\" b tJk,andho v verv little Parke xtmiui !
1 will fix it an ngtu. ' *>1. .*■ ..mi. x,™ tj to <«ie tot tlvir ta-oken rai^cxmeni No I
, doubt I.CWH.S gloating over the chagrin it cost !
• Ii aiidtriuiapluncHt the no . u.. i I
FOUR SWEETHEARTS
praying her
dEBECC-A CAMEEOX'.
»v uattie k.
the- luntols, after they
You
g. jod
"How
“I w ill ehau _
loadtxl. ”
"Will you not lx* oU-ervcd
“No; they will never suspect file,
mutt ch'Mte a second. Are you
slot ?”
•‘Ct usideicd so. \A hoimd 1 i ' r < it' iiise
for a second. Jack Blunter, or Ifi'OtefeSOi*
1 hydust
"Neither.”
•AV bo, then
“t'npt. VillicTs.”
"What I He is a pirate. '
* ‘Tire very reasi in; lie will sc-6 tha f the
nihw of the -Jiiji rue earned out,’ said Jack.
“AYhot rules <”
“The dueling rules. AVlx-n you jioiiit
your pi«tol, let it be at th** mid- i
die of Preston’s foix*hcad
1 rant tl,..,
I ! hint
escing and
►Send tue
the pore.
o fli-
_,t. u t
•Vui'-b,'
tirdliug s.oriee I h,.
• hundred copies an
publisher:
titf ‘ mosc inter-
over read.
"dll remit
N
light the next morning with Diaz; «eaf Benight.
From IV,
novelist and !a-x'x.!' flI ? Fx-k the pqjujar
-v -- ■ - ta.onee stoiy writer for the
York le-/(nr:
•axta, Ga.
J.ieuaiy oHth I8S”
WE— I 1 ,
VOU
wln*n
foil inrtetd of you. Tiien j
Little Devil und his friends will yell;
in rag** ord tiy to kill you, and im* set.*- J
ond but GojJtain Villiers .-.m save you."
George at once saw the jihilosophy ot the j
boy's reasoning and consented.
“‘When vou take ymir pistol Irani the case
if you hear me cough, you may know you
have tlie right one. Yours will hold the ball !
, and l’reaton’s the blank. When you fire be j
| sura'to kill him or disable him, for it there
i wus a second rouud, *1 isn’t likely 1 riicul.i be
hnuge the jiistols aftei- th* v are
Alter ra- ,. A, ' ►. au<l is somewhat dilapidated, although the l:,.
tlie dueling sw orils of the ship. . '"‘t upon the interior is quite s*|mri>. Over the door in ’ ui.lt
Meclianically George seized n pen and , * pinrzi; and talked as they walked f riege *■ qiitofs, one nmv son the mane of ill J. »f:—f’ermit me to noncrato
fiwered, accepting of course, us it was <te. *' •' 1 'V u * 1 i, ”- v . their favor- I " • Hchimtaelpeniek. and this is the man i,[ i up>m V* nwnv w:celie»oies of can
to refuse Almost any vice could 1* U* . « * 1 ^I’^dtheirviews of |ff e and whom I am so much interested. **r X • ,x* -erf. , ”' V' ' M " It is imLd «
ted on the Flying Dragon except coward "j '' V re r ^sxniaL j who is so interested in me. He i-, us ue-irlv ! L'd t ^ an,i Affinal work. The ifiot O
and to refuse a challenge under tlm rul« »t* near mr hour to as loan judge, about fifty four years old. ai- U-'-a’n ra rJ'’?Vi‘° M ‘ nt ropili R!1<i intaise 1 I
the ship was punishable w.t-h death. ;. d " ‘th « sigh. His though he calLs himself forty-niie, and is ! ra...' ► n ' U * ' t ' ,rv 6 pm - I^ n *
The giant pirate retired with tlie he said, -n cording to the census rejioris. ja-t the «nie ‘ to fri* l y tfi! 1 had read thrau di
once, and tieorge and Lenore were n* 1 - , I *is U ot.i her belt, ami the sparkle he was five years ago. Probably he nev I alsnrt i ~ Iriitlu! S'ht- Six hours of d«*s7^
j .done. w ,'! u , t r V I ^ il, ‘ ,on,L " u ‘. «'•' bi'ight m.^nlight ««' will admit that he has seen a half cemu" 1 - ? - U ' d V™**: “ * ° f
' That night he tossed al-out on hi-b ‘ u «n instnut. fry, if he should live a half century more
restless, his mind jxirplexed with the .'““1;,,,,,,* , , “ .V-"'- BY' )r! ?;on an* almost a \ Ho is. of tvui- *. r, bachelor; no marrie.1 man
inerah.Y difficulties that surrounded turn- j. “ * , Kad ’ P>«.'Tu’Jy, taking j wool*! deny his age. He. 1 direr AY. Seliim :
(To tx* Continued.) •ianciiw at the dian.! m J us h, , m ' 1 Hn " ' , !n y !v,li '' k ' is about six feet five inches and a f
— ra, rSaae^h to To ■‘’-‘I«''-”ie*l >alt high, but slightly wrinkled, and free
’Site re d hiJI T' her neck, f rom grey tad,-s, as he weans a black w,g |
o motoeiwav own n .to'V halongej . He drakes with the utmost precision and
“ old fashioned " 1 c -t T ? * ' '***« th <‘ barber daily. He makes 1
I** Mason’s looi-s .t;,i r.-. h “’ f (/■■:>■ appre.,'nice m the street, walks
“re- He i !
AN APRIL FREAK
| ^ touira:;.-. 1 [11“. ®o you;
both lame and gold^ " 1 'tk shv-uld give vou
b -th: and desera0
^ " lu ' ncere friend,
W'.tt. liH.vay Peck.
a A-diJep Townsend, uu'tior
T-roUter €leHrs”
K* jlarr E. Mrysin.
losriy. j "ith a gold heid bearing the "nitiaLs of his
miewliat singular name. He has Item u
•h etman and state rejiresentative; thus we
e he is n man of some importance, and that
concealing ft inungkd corjxe. Bui little re- , 1 isd-.d.
sistance had U01 made, and only two of the | George with a smile told him that he iieisj
piiatcs had tax-u injurtd. Three of ttie j hove no fears, as he nevrr missed bis usnk \
wretchid crew sio*«l bmldltd together near I at ten J«ces. !
the wheel, like frightened sheep in a slaughter I Jack now glided avr.y os noisolessiv a- lx j
pen. The pirates nishetl upon them and j came. George felt more hopeful, yet be wus
George turned awav to avoid the sight that | nervous. The boy’s plans might miscarry,
* — ”* *’ * and fcebe lift at the nierev of bis murderers.
it wus now nearly duyfight, und tin' '.li ck
swarmed with tlie outlaws, eager to witness
the dueL
Great was ’be nstixu'shineot of all when
the American youth eliose Capt. Yillieis for
tollowed. He could’n«it, howevir, sliut from
his ears those cutlass strokes aud dying
s*Teains. . , .
They now ta'gau to plunder tlx- shqi and ru>
up the deck in scareli if money. Gc rge,
who remain*d 0 mere spectator, was ludelv
1 un aguinst bv a burlj luflion. lie, 'onsid-
eriug it oil intelitidial insult, knocked him
down. The pirate sprang to his feet and
drew hss drgg. r. In an instant G*m*ge le\
eled a pistol at bis b*;.d. Captain Villiers,
who had just univid in a tiiin< boat, pi»
xei'Ud l*l*x;dsb«<l and 'idi-u‘1 Gcage lo 11- j hand'-*) it to Preston.
’resent-ly lx* said
(Ooncluded.! ‘Vcd'thi-! "ho’w Zul f thou‘Z 'mVulZ
moonlight blue dlk of Miss AvTdtare, f my life. If 1 coum!tr,!Ii mafto,* of great surjwse ** ith some. 1,
now girl." And those were real penrkSays; to go with me in tr,v joumev im*-
teriug at the ddicate lobes* ol'the rre al th>oy with me Uic. grand' and beautiful
ty cars, iaxi*she danceo a new lanc> fonerv and the amusing adventnn-« and
known lo none in the i*oom except httamcteiv one meets wi h; Well Coi -in
und her j ant ner, and that jsutner was r-rtie, you must think of me a little wki-ii 1
Courtney—Bertie's “ideal’—the "lovedi fur off on the Pacific Coast and"v«" are
lost.” Ah! bow bright look bl<*re among you,- friomUhelove*!andhamA ”
! ' ' ah Bertie's ru
► •*«»«*, wi surprise
j pie knew trie ivbys mul
I as 1 do, they might
1 ‘Six months since Mr. Sc
j 1 l«3i-aaie aequainted. AYt
; bv-p
Den* At,
•* Fte-i
f h.-iw
just
flt! s* ory
■*)f *•.
osJc.i in
»r»i t
find it i'u
A ot
-Ae\v Obleaks, Feb. 16.
lfin “insan,i hea uti .
l* tLs pro€*,undiy inter-
liis . k H‘Oii(l. Tli(* Atiptaixi, evitkaitly flfetwi* i wus a
• t 1 * 4 ...1 A .... ^ 1 , 0
when 1 luy liy! Noerhaci l‘arka fi]M« ! n> wora-> sumiaoueti
so handsome as when 1 lending kp. tot* Jd imagined grievances and m contrast to
and curly head over Must* AA alt* !>■. » A oseiuite and the Goklon Bav there rose
tanned her with a butterfly fan "t *» a picture of her daily Jife—the dishwash»
sjiotted silk, and listened to her languid «r and dusting, the noisy little brothers Hie
ances. H<~ had given Bert a cool bow jldijig, uns'. iiqiathetio sfiqnuoihw tn -
they met in the Lancets, and soon attjjhar grumbling over h**r dostru.-tioa of
disparogin,
ishrd too, consented, and as the gi’rat roc* ‘ a slow, content, _ . .. . , _
sun ins** over <he waters, tlx* combatants ;1 little derisive laugh from Parke ojptaill-room dLs*-om!itui-e, and
placed themfelvei* necr tlie mizzenmast. I words, ‘*Khe is only a school miss." '>■**.*• iw..»*,- .....1 ...i.* •’
Tlie case containing tlx* dueling pistols was
lierefores
east- to marvel.
liniuielpenica: an,!
had ha*i a year's
! ) ") l eej'ucquainti-.uce before, but that was
j onij a preliminary ,,f what was to follow . I
I Inn**! seen hun leave u customer and come to
; the door to watch in*- as I sat bv the window
j f-retenuiiig to be absirtimi in a I, ,j ; j, e
has frequently left his hook store to prome-
j f.'uiaf* tht* sireer. just, lor the sake of
j ino. 1 own that this curiosity and interest '
I that lx* has so long manifested for me was 1
| rather pleasing, lining re:iiin*l<«i ot the old i
adage, “Distance lends enchantment to the i
as much as possible. I
is was 1 induced to on-
h he has since told tue
ll'ixjo- | power, i am
as well | influence of the story-',
to the taut- t
Ksrxzstsz:s
too much stirred bv
ir.d to bv ta ” pathos
frr fn - to CTlfclcjs« it iv.
it i - ^fiopres-ion ri
admirable drown and : .“ lM toactcrs
it?s ” ’i.* lorce;
tiiere bet
an\ vv
that i
mtei\
tmtv
'*' 4,11 aJxow»Hi to
t »you tor
in un-
‘■iidtr’s
I am
‘Y mg r.vcmin.-nd-
otc a book.
M vat -Asm.!
txnceralv,
T0W.VSJ2.VJ).
" ” have rc.;d the
Hie smooth, ii»e
turn to the Flying Dragon, which he will
ingly did.
CHAPTER NHI.
The pirate ship bad been drisen couslder-
ablv cut of ta r < curse !■> the stoini end it
was off the c* ast of Brazil tLat they had
e rne in the way of the Dutch m. rchantmuu.
With a heavy heart G.orge taid icturnrei
t*i the Flvii'E Dragon. He real ved for Hie
first time rinre his .apUm* the teal dang, r of
his jiosition- Hie life wos subw.-t to 1 e token
at any moment, at any whim or caj.nce ot
anv of the outfit# crew.
While they had 011 oigamzatu p, a
and * fficers. George dinovered that tl*e\
were under reiy lore ihsciplme, toid ato. n
mum lit lialle to Uccu.e ui'govel liable.
IN. 11 il Captain Villi* is had 1 '*« bis tnerd
and disjot* d to uid him, Lo was Jew tl lets to
There was another great danger; the pi
rates in the AVest lndias had leeviueso 110-
tenit us that different 1 atioias had se*nt out
aimed jiivateers, and even men-oi-w-ar,
whose huswuess it was to bidng them to .jus
tice Bhoul.1 be lie found ameuig the mra^
he would be compelled to suffer a in rates
.fate. Hto mind had been fully made up from
brought from the gun room by Diableto who
He took one* of the
lone, brigiit barrelled weajxms.
"Are they loaded f asked Cojit Villiers.
**’fhey are,” rerdied “Little DtviL®
George had only one U-ft to sriect ami liis
heart was in his mouth, and bis hand trem
bled violently as be took it from the care,
lie strained hi» ear and tried to still liis beat
ing heart to lire,' the welcome coogb, which
was to say whether he had chosen life or
death. It seemed an age from the time he took
the pistol from his second until tlie (.use wus
jiut on the deck. He heard 1.0 cough vet.
Great heavens! had tta* plan of tlx* negro
fioy miscarritsi aftei- all ; Just then the wel-
ctme congh told ull was well ami a buixt of
sunshine shed a rny oi glory over the ship.
“AH is ready now,” said the “Little
Devil. ”
The principals were placed opposite each
other, ten jwces ajrart.
The signal was given and pistols presented.
Preston's ai ra seemed steadied by the devil,
and il his pistol was loaded George felt his
c-hunces ol life w ere small indeed.
George had n steadier neive than might be
exjrected undtr the ciicumstauces, yet his
aim was at Pi eston’a forehead and reason
ably sure.
"One, tw«r, three, ffrel”
The tw* shots rang as one. A paper wad
Christian ltidejc.
!x; daily exjHM.'trel it. All this time I was ea- I tm* coimunuune 'abih! v wit - ‘hetnm;
p r to form his acquaintance; but if we ever ; ’ * man iged. detai,s"wo-t a "**i :c ^plot
became atouainted 1 deu-nuined it should I “'F. tragic si: .-a:*,..ns•'the tWe ?*«*<-
t.e through bis perseverance, and it finally i e '* style; the uixicrsxuuvnt; olevot '
"as. it happened as follows: J wasoneda’v Ww on towards th- den.menCjf *x° n zbli '-
tditymg and singing a song in Italian, when 1 bngghmjK,- we harein the n,sh Irat
tire door bell rang and Mr. S -himmelpenick I ration as T „ what ^ o ^ ,a «-
w as aunounctxL He *«■ to me and pjir.e- "cbjy ooiicMi,,. amliWbStVu Y' th «
l l Prawntod nm with the English version * f e< that give us bits of Somhern toue *»-
rho song ft, came quite apropos, and I ftrenery. ghta'ing with tile „,i tronuej'
thanked him most cordialiv. He remained <flt P'leH** -* * yr “«d beautv
* t01 f moments, and I entertained him as i 1 tkaf si
He so* >!i {ha, j LiirhH
• it- cue* »n
ws^igr y^tthe biood tor burning
cheeks; she held her little head ha,1(1 am not belovtxl and lutpiry here” h.
erect, but her heart ached for all that*, st out imjjet-uoiisly. “)t isa 'miseredw
vanity was wounded ut every turn.. mItoiii place and nobody* loves me **
force*l gaiety had soon died out and Ij*erstan<u. me since my ow-n motii *r died
sent-nuiKle-l mditt'erence, her sarcaljhih 1 could go away and ncv*J- , o
speech and look, made her foUowersfln.” ” La 1
)»ar standai-d and go over to the otberY’onie and go w ith we; l«* mT .c..,,
of whom tb*-re wore plenty, nearly ctrie.’* ^ , , iwwb ■« ,. -
as pi-etty as Bert, but lacking m that ]mg. first the {voffosition was -rjn,,.,- f j 4 t*-’"' moments, and I entertained him as ! ika t stamp •Yfaju.iT’as Che vroebof
vuiietv which made her so chnnningLfaixl would hive been irisultm- I.Li u’.oU ■ ul(,so "“ >1 y a ** I knew how. Re s«i j,„, ! higlily-giUc.i, or;; md and
she was in a favorable mood. TouiMxm j,i the iikkwI she waste »„ It}! 't" IW S lre ‘l ue,lt visitor, aixi i liked Ids ooci- i tamiliur witl, the arfistto* elej.^nfiT * taia ^-
erything went wrong; her hair cuinefttoser not been it “cousin.” As it, will „ t' j J hr V e M ? Gks ng” to-ttav he hopefully i to t*i'*»U*ti..ii or' Works of this lrte*J® ntuU
•’■**•’ - ' i°. *«!> | asked mv liand in tnnrem-r.. t ,...t-,... u u... I 4 1{u *l-
***** the Lor i, Gift Courier Journal
puralkd threads to ( “ J
»*&**'«*+'„ m,
to go home, yet not liking to say s* toh Bert's father and ask his blessiim Vs ' ^ bis offer. I think 1 would, in I O ' !t .rala.\arion. It, moaon i„
" ,A oussean, he bad plenty of money nml » sf0^. “ S ^ weire not ful ' r >*e sad I Lnies icteuseiv drantati,:. I„ tai 'b’i,^ 1
thmg could lx* 1 ought ready ^lu-uk* , ki™ hennfolded to me about his former j (t have been called ^ llfui
stays. She could bl fitted out te t,ra ell 6 ? He is the embpllment oi truth, 1 ”* " 1 * '
eaiiy lor the bridal trip to 8nn Fran- ' Be disinclined to credit, si..
But she must decide, there wns now
lialf an hour to one o'clock on*! the
i was half a miloawuy. He would call
UicKigh i there wi*re plenty fiUindirur
ft Mr) t lltiv n-l till*] Iso in < L-. .**• .
seLs ahem! and Seemed )« * ]*«ring t<
night, till broad daviight. and go b<B.
her forlorn wlf in the morning.
The night was warm and she took
ou ojx-n w indow and w atched the
feeling in her cynical despondency
bloom was nil i ublied off the peach
that life wus a failure and the grave
Pressing down her fids to keep back “
(die sat pulling nervously at the
gold beads on her arm, till
and they w ould lie in thno if sh?
' hurry her decision.
S' yes, darling. You shall never ing-ret
'will never misunderstand you,” be
| in th**,-
'"fmt. The Style j.^ilo^.il^^ Piece
consmnmution of the nuiitiuls. Now I
inclined to be a little superstia.^Tte C
suiprrses out* with a rn! f ,i ^ t !° cas *° UaI
dainty fancy. But it is not wetldv“eM °‘' a
note or tan id; ,,a the contrm-v - •*'
teiized by wore .n stren'-thra:! “ “ ***”*-
the W'.a-koi iiKi-t wvBten ^ ^“ipanm
u‘ d I . sh , ollI<1 by some now mean- —**“■
i ra* u ».f'»l«wintb«>wakeof hisother AA"ewi!l forward a ennu-
loves. I deem it expedient .to stick to my re- l any address, or. receipt of *?£, P ° St ' paid ’ to