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IH-I . flut 111! atlloroiU'll r*'.l!-rl As ail * you Mill Mv folk, wi-n. I I. I. v.ili.u i If tin- IIIOK! ul r km I And to, although I t-ur. I'll do nit i' To whoop it up (M..JI day and Ligb To a_lu,tr tlm ri*l ' ADOPffcl) BY THli DEAN, A TALK OF TWO CUUNTKILB CQA1TKK .\.\XII. By tbe end of July the family al the eanery were all at home again , tbe dean teemed much better fur hia stay in Uer many, aud Mra. Mortlaku had recovered her apirita, loo ; it waa only Cornelia who waa permanently altered b/ that lime of grief, and shame, and aelf reproach. Sh never lost Ihe lines of eadiieae which gathered then around her firm compressed lips, but Ihe rx|irsi-m rallur aoflcnad her face than uih- r*ne. Banha'a marriage had nnw nf course been pu^uahid. It was gauurally known in K.lcnaiter thai slid had been married abrjad to hr ciuaiu, but that her family did nol approve of Ihe connection, ao the tubjacl was avoi led with iln C .llina.ina, and, with Iho exu-jplion of C n i ii Ma 'nay, none but the very nearest rula:iv-s evar beard ih real alory. . TT Claule waiti-d impatiently through those aminar m nubs fur Uaapard's reply tu hia lellor, working bard m his paintings, and alternating oelweun h<-p. an I di apair. Al length one. miming ha found in.) lung expected letter on his brxakfaat table ; it was til that he c mid p>e*ibl/ winh . Lias pard waa apptroinly pleaaed ami grti I I by his p-opMal, and wrot in il all- iliou- ately Claalu'a happ,iieaa waa complete his long waning hal baen r,.*ard-l. he would lose n i 01 ire uni.j. II ' rang tbe bell at oooe and ordered the " angel- page " to call a hamon, then unabla to touch hia breakfaal, ha ruahnd op to his room, tossed a few olutbes into a pirtmanluaii, ao I in ten minutes waa on hu way lo lh station to catch an early train to Ih- north. Tbe j mrney rathur q'ii"t"l him down. By the HUM me [Ul barren plain warned him that In wai nar Kdchnst-ir, I' : bacunta far lt!ss ri'in-fiil an I n mill, -nt, and whan Ihe maxniti sent pile of the oalhadral appeared in Ihe distanoe, t dark ma againat the bltm aky, be evun began tu fe.nl d mblfiil as lu the, wisdo-n < f gi ig to thu d-n-n-ry al all. Hhoul 1 ha write lo her iniieal .' H-i aenl his portmanteau lu the Hpread Kt^le aud walkod aluwly away from tlu station Ho walked | n,;kly through lha ail, ml ouurl, and anrjsa Ihe aquare. grav'ilud apprna -li to tha daauarv, and ran.; lha funnral aounltng I, 'II. II asked bjldly fur Mllu. di M toillun. Hne was at boon , ho enlerad ihe blu-t and tiled hall where he had aoen her laat CD talmas with har h ill* wruaih, and full bia ooura<e rising. The f nirnau, win, of oourae, rm im*iar,l him wall, turned just aa they were crossing ih i lull -there ware visit ira in the drawiug-ruom he believed] m nn-lle wui in Ina dining roun -would Mr. Magnty aee har there? ('la'i do eagerly aaatnted, bl*i-Hing thn ih manful foiiinMo. and registering a menial vox that he would ever after lip him in gold , Ihun lh heavy door was thrown back, he caught a mom entary viaion of mahogany and orimaoo rep, and the nexl moment waa only con aoioua thai hu waa in Ihe atm room will K<peranoe, that he, held her hand in hia. They lal down nar the open window, he heard her apcakmg to him in her clear voiue, and wai vaguely tware that ahe looked cool an,i boauliful in her whitu dress, among the hot, ugly surrounding, and that ahe wore a deep crime m roan, like Ihe one he had given her at Ihe I'nory Hbe waa lolling him of Ibeir atay al Ihe ma-aide ; then ahe asked if he had oome to paml anolhar picture, in thn oatholral, and Claude auddunly rouaud hiin-i ilf from hia half dreamy happiueii, and replied ram- tl . : ' No, 1 have uol come to paint thia lime You remember, purliapi, thai I aski d you for your br ilhtir's address, when I waa alaying hare bafore. Can you gums at all why 1 *mlf In linn . " II had apiikun heaitantingly, hia color had rir.rn, and hi) began to wiah moat heartily that In had written I > her. Ho* waa she, to guxaa from hia ll-.nini.ii apeeoh that lie. loved her .' Why had he begun with u :li an mianx*, rable p.'ntlon ? ranee looked ap at him with I, r gravi ly aweel eyel, her hiiarl waa beating fast, but ahe aaw his pnibarraaament, and atid, giiit-), " Till me." I in ae two worda, and ihi> sweet, truthful, upward glan, gav., him fresh ttrenglh In- blood np and On * n. an r lo htr, latuing againal ihe window f, ... " I wrote lo your hroilier," he began, in a low voiue " liiicume. 1 had t favor to -k him. 1 wrote In a-k him if I might oome to Me yi'ii and II i m <rni i 1 to r,t fi in him In. I iid I might There wai a |>aqse KH|M ranoe'a ryei were oaat down now, her cheeks were glowing ; a little tabby kitten stole in through the Irencli window and played about al her feet, but ahe did not notice it. " Do you remember," ClauHe began again -" do you remamber thtt anowy Cnnalmaa f;ve when you were in th hai decoraiiog ? Yon thought I did not rtoog i i/. you then, bal it WAS at that mcmvut really, that 1 lira! aaw ." lie broke off abruptly. Why did tha wretched little kitlrn diatract heratteniior jual ih n by apriiuiiiiK on to her kn<>' Sin look it in her &rma, roa from h>- chair aud came lo the window. Claude uirukcd the little intrndkr in aileiu'e, thr Ksperanoe looknl up, and someho.v theii e>ra met , he kuo* thai she underatoo him then, and puke with audden cuiiti denoe. " K-p :ranoe ! I hve no worda with me but 1 love you with my whole heart am Hjul ! Tell me, darling, oould you love m t jo, aoine day ? " lie had taken her hands in hia, and conic ff< I thoin tremblirg ; hi r color ornc ant went, but ahe <lii 1,01 kicp him long in aua peoae ; he knew hia answer by tin rapturona light that dawned in her eyea and it waa with hia arma round her thai ulietobbed out, l)h, Clauiici, now always with all the love I have ! " Tbe lovera were left undisturbed for at li-unt an hoar, th-n thi- cathedral bell began to ring for afternoon Bem:, an' Claiidn roae to go, promiaing to call and M> the dean afterward. \'..-\> 'ranee wnni up tu )ir r room, ffelini; aa if it wvre all a wonderful dretm, aud j;l:id to have aumo thing tangible in the nhape of Uaauvrd's Ifiitr of ooDgratulati <n to aanure her that UIH great, awe m-piring j >> wan real and laming. BhowKH glad lo bt> alone fur a fi-w minutea; then, hearini! Cornelia pan- , the gallery, ahe opened ber door aud , - limiilly. Cornelia oame with in |niry in hpr eyiH but .HM-.J glance at Krjptrance toll her all " bo Claude Maguay baa been her**," ahe aaid. <|aietly. 1 Vea, he hae been here a long time," aid lOriperauue, loi king down. " And and I have aomeil.i .ig to tell you, dear be haa aaked me ti be hia wife." Sue had half hid hur faou mi har oonain'* ahoulder aa abe aaid this , then, reaaured by Cornelia d euibracr. ahe wnnt ou mare eagerly : " And be lovea m", Cornelia , hi haa loved me, be aaya, evor einoe Chriaunaa. [t aema ao atrange, ao wonderful ! HH aaya . aball ait with him in hia atadu while he lamia, and we shall bave a <liar litllu i: j/y 1'iune think of having a home of one'a 'ery own ! And you muat com < an I atay with u, Cornelia, and th-n you will be able o har all the. great p"opl preach, and go all in leotureH DtM < ' TU -In In H ao oud ! ao W'mdarful ! It aoema almual I.D nil ;h j ly '. " C. jrn^lia kioted hir repoatadly, bat oould 01 |>eak ; then ail Idenly ah l'i-n>- 1 away, urriddly t > ik off h <r rip-ictit -.lea anl wi|i 1 hem. " Will you like to ojina to tba TVI ' ii /t | " the aaked, in an old, hoked voioe. Kiperauun aaid ahe would go, and Ihe 'Milu went down alaiM hand m han I Ulaude jiim-d tliam aa Ihuy wont "it, a I I '* .|i ik a f * worda of oongratu MOM tj him kind, in w irda, with no Union. II I n- 1 ao rit iianlly happy hat nh- half Iromblel I > think of Bto|aj| T- aw with tin* -lean . but ll pta*ed : 'i t:. r han might hav<i bean expnoted. Tha dean l a great regard fir i'|i|.. he waa Ittteretl that hu had thought of hia i anl them waa uultiin^ to be aaid againal be marriage. " Daar uuola," ahe aaid, eai>rly. " I feel htt we o-ve everything In you. If it lial nut been fur yuur kiuluaaa to me I nhoul I i-ver have H >en Claude ; thur 11 only out more thing I want, and that ia your bleaa- <" 1'he dean waa ton h l. lie put hia iand.1 on the two young hnada, and hin worda were uiually fervent, thea for a fuw miiiutua tlnv all talkud natiirallv, and ore long Claude had bagged fur the keya of ihe oathodral, and had wandered awy with Kiperanue fur anhmr'a uninterrupted praia bofure dinner. It wan while they 'era atandinx in the loiith aiale, baaide the riuader'a lomb, that he drew out a ring u I plaoei ll on Ki|N>rainHt'a linger. " l>j yon rernembar," hn aai I, amilini;, that walk which we had once lo^nther, whan you tuld ma your urn to wai l.<prr,i :u/ur> ' ' I thuughl we w mid k-ip u mill, f > HI hai aaid 'Ni thia aflernomi I ahuuld have kupl the ring and lha motto or my comfort." Kaparanoe looked al Ihe beautiful |ittl,< ing and aaw what ha m-ani It waa from IK own daaign ; a wide band of gold with lha motto in |iiainlly carved letlera arjund I N lining could have delighted her inora. Thare waa no reaaon for a pn>lmii(ed engagement, and boforn he left liilohealer t waa arranged that thn marriage ahould lake place al Ihe beginning of Ihe neit year. (In the whole that antinn paeaed happily; Mra Murilake waa ijuite in her element at r i :ii a time, and waa nut >h more kind than iperani'.n had eiii^oled ; indeed, af l r ahe lial heard thai ll.'lln waa lo h a bnd- maid, ahe waa never tired of diauiiriaing tha wedding day. Cornelia waa, however, ihe real ayni|>athi/or, and it war) ahe who nrit anknd Knpnranoe if there waa no one ahe would likx inviiid to the wedding. The Worlhmglona and Fran, en Neville were, of courae, lo be preaent, and Kaper- anoe remembered Minn Lemeroier, and wondered if Mr. Henderson would allow Maggie lo rum. to. Theae, with an nnule if Clande'a, a oonain, who acted aa bust man, and Mr. White, the minor oanon nail" up the rimall wedding parly, for both ' nid i and K-iperiini:H wen ungiilarly deiuute of relati >i>. Mra. Mortlake waa liiilii mirry thai Ihe prooeaiion of x would not be more impoaing ; ahe triad lard lu Mid a few frientla for the oncaaion aenl a pn*aaing invitation in Mr Ilimder ann to accompany hia girl, and perauaded II Mra. 1'aaaiimre to riak coining out in wiuti-r. Thin Kapt ranee had to ohooae who ahonld marry them, and, having con- i 'i r,'d the varinua oathedral digmtariea for aiiinn tin , H)X< ii:,ally HI luli-d the good naliin , r an Ilin moMt kind ht ' t I an inii^ On m, and t friend of ('land'aaa well. When Itna wan arranged Mrn Mnrt lake anggt<ati 1 that tin |>n i i-ntor'a I'ldeal lilile girl would look oharn'ing aa a brido mai I, ami waa fiaotly llella'a hi-i^hi wlnriM Kitie WR nliv'-T. and would, no doiilii. iiair iniitih hotter with Magkiti lien deraou llnpi ranoe, of oonrae, agreed to Ihia, and waa a good deal relieved that ChrUtabel ahotild take anah an inlereal in the preparattona, being . juitc well aware I if Ihia had not bton Ihe oaae the antuina ' would bave been t time of great discom- fort. CHAPTER XXXIII. Lady Worthington wai delighted to bear nf Claude's BU'ic-e-., and felt much satis- faction in remembering the ahare aba had had in bringing the two together. Khe aud Frances law a great deal of Esperancu, and ^ ! very aoxioua that she ahould spend Chrulmati al the Call ; but the waa obliged to decline the invitation, aa ahe felt aure thai Cornells, al least, would b-gri.-. ,1 i loMc her at all befjre the wedding day. line bad beeu fixed for tbe Cth of January, aud the time was drawing very near. Clanrie came down for a few dtya at Cnrialmta, bat be waa obliged to go back to town again to make the final arrange- ment! ; aa they intended to be abroad for aonia months hu had a good deal to ,1o, aud al the last wan no mu;h hindered tbat he did not reacn Uilchester till the latest train on the evening of tbe tilth. That uas a strange day to EnperaoM and rather a dreary one. Francta Neville oame to sue her iu tbe morning, and in the if u moon abe abe drove to tbe Priory to bee Mra. 1'assmore, harrying back with the expedition of Claude'a arrival. Instead of thia, however, there wtl a trlegrtm to say that he muat come by tbe later train luatead, and, although the meetii.g waa only postponed for a few houra, ahe could nol help fueling disappointed and depressed. While eh-) was Billing rather drearily with tht telegram in her band, Mra. Mori lake name in with t disturbed face. " Where have you been ? " abe aaked, in a r- proarhf ul I..N.V " Bo many callers havi uuen here wHhing to aee you aud the prrai-iiia i. cu rial y ought tu have stayed m ihia afit-n I am vi-rv sorry ; I went lo tbe Triory lo an- .Mrj l'r -imorr. " I In ! tlint ia why the carriage i ' out ! You rtaily are very iuconid< rate. Eaper an, e. 1 suppose yea kept the baracs rtan I ing at Ibe dmjr f'ir ever so lung iu that |, in ring rain '. Y'uu ought to be morn thoughtful. I think it's Ihe least you can do whuu you live in othtr people a hous " " 1 am very aorry," repeated poor Eaper ice, ' but Cornelia told ma lo drive." Mrs Morllake muttered something about thu uiisiaka of having t *o minlre-iaea, and .eft tlm room, while Esperauoe crouched down beaide the fire aud nad a good cry. waa ured aud disappointed, aud the gloomy twilight of the dining room made i--r feel anil more dreary aud forluru. Aud ,o tnorro v wa* iu be her wedding-day ! Shi triod hard to roali/ ; il. aud felt a little aad aa ahe remembered how far away (jaapard was, aud wondered if other p jiple fall as onvly aa ahe did on Ihe eve of marriage. Au'i ih.-n that buier rcpnaih which Mra. Mnrtltk waa au fond of o<mg about " otbe ipl-'a hou-iea ' sluug her afraah. and she that ii was hard aud orutl iu bave made il on thia Uat day. Her li-imal tftou^li.a were nil pal to I unt till Cornelia returned from tbe athulral, and cjrning inio Ihe ruom was urpriaod lo li'i j bar aloue, curled ap on n.' h> : anh ni_; Claud,) does not eime till half past en,' ahe aai I, mournfully. 11 o.i ' 1 am a >rry for thai," said Car- ieli, kmlly, Thun H.irrm^ inn tin- into a i'.a ', an i glan.Mig a_;vo at Eiporanoe, Wnv, you uavo bjen crying , hjw is tbat, dear . " Ii waa lonely, and Chriatabol was 'axed with in . and 1 tlimk H)U- will be gla I when I'm g.ni'i, and anujno* I full ao : ; i 1 II ,i 'ran HI, naalliux up i ' iruel.a iu thu way which aha bad >.n > ttely darud lo do. Cnriiiab I will really mm you t great al, said Coi lelia. ,1 .n loly, wnelber hi) aaya ao or not. I am aore ahe will, for un have done a great deal (or rur . an I ou know, Kinjranue, lusv much I shall miss you." ruulia oould nit lay mare . lha couli not tall Eip.iraiDo of tha woudurful ohangj which uad b<en wroughl in bar life during he last year and a half, of lha ,- ild, hard, Dlf-ooniamo i nature, wbioh had first beaa ofloued by Ihe sight of her lova for Ua lard, of thn long-dormant womanly teuder- icaa whioh had bjeu awakened tt Ihe tima if her illuos-i. Utsorvad sne must always ie, but no Linger with tin oold. suspicious- i-n of former limai. K'piratioa ,|iiile onderatood those (ew worda, and answered them with auuh ratuudi for Ihe love which she heraalf lad aiiiimlated, and auih lavish end >ar- menla, that Cornelia, could nol help fethng laeply louohed. After that they talked for a go.id half hoar about ('laude, by which line Eaperanoe wai quite herself again, and ready to take thu greatest poiiible ni.T.'ii in the arrival of the Hand^raona aud M<ne. I. -in r -n r The Clh of January dawned gloomily noagh ; it wa- one of thoaa still, cold winter dtya, when not t ray of sunlight leemi able to pieroe the grty, cloudy alraosphtiro. The Uilchester people looked auspiciuualy al Ihe aky, aud qnuted the irovtrb ab nit the bride whom tha rain (alia on, and even the family al the deanery fell lepreadud, e\ i>l mdeed the little bride icrailf. Nothing oould ttTjot her htppy aercnity that day. Frances and Mme. L'miuriier helped to iresahur in the Indian mulin whioh Uai- iard had aunt home, relieved by Ita pretty rimming of airy -light swan's down, and liny apraya o( myrtle and oranga blossom. It was a little too simple to pleaae Mine. l.-in-ri'iar. " too inn. ih like a dreai (or a tremtrrt , i>miu>ioi, oherie," the explained. I don't think il need be any belter than that, dear tnadame," atid Esperanoe, simply Mniu Lemnroier hardly understood the remark, but alu> expreaaea oomplete attia- 'acliun when il tiny wreath and veil of tulle were added, and declared that the i fnt,\m>:'n waa perfect when Cltnde'a inn |ii--i nf Chrislmai roaea and maiden lair waa brought upatain he bad arranged 1 himsaK, and would not admit any other (lower. For a few minntei ihe waa left alone . then, when Ihe laat parly of guests had started fur the cathedral, ahe went qun-tly down staira to thudrawing room, expi lu had her uncle there. The room wai empty, however ; the wailed till in carriage waa announced, then feeling juil a little forlorn, aha oroaaed the hall and i >u tin library door. The dean was bending over a grutt dualy volume. " Oh ! i it limn, my dear .' " he aaid, looking np. " I ll jitai llniah thia page, and perhaps you wouM aee to that." lie held up a white gluve whioh had loat a button, and ahe took ilobedieutly, and ran to look for her work box. In spite of the hindrance of trembling tingera, the glove waa ready for the dean loog before, he wai rrady (or it ; however, at laat he did gel up, carefully plaod a marker in hu book, aiij ibted hia white tie, put on tbe glavea, aud turned to hia niece with a little bow. " Now, my dear, I am at yoor aarvioe." For a moment abe felt an ai.an- > longing for her father, bat abe would not allow herself to be really chilled by Ihe dean'a frigid manner, knowiug that be intended to be kind. She lifted up tier face to be kiaaed, and then allowed herself tu b led iu silence to tbe carriage. Tha dean was very absent thai morning; be mattered to himself aboat somebody's COD-U. which waa expected, aud made numerous little calculation) during tbe drive. Eap*rance aaid nothing, bat held her Chri-taiaa rjae tightly, and wondered whether Oaspard waa thinking of her. Then they reached the weat door of tba cathedral, and the dean suddenly routing himaclf gave her hia a-m, and led her into tbe nave. The ({loo 111 "* intense, aud tbe darkin-ri. ana awe of the building would have ciuiled Edprance, had it nol been for Waguer a beautiful march which pealed forth from tbe organ aa ihe entered. Claude j jmed them within Ibe choir gate, and ibey paiaed on through Ihe crowd of eager, rurioua fauea, to Ibe aitar. Cornelia, from her place al the tail end, watched anxioualy, bat ahe oould not fael oihori>e than thankful and happy wbeu the little bride came into ai^ht, a bright form in the, aurroundiug glooui. Il couid uot ho calltd an imposing procession. Mm Mortlake, indwd, waa vexed bv ita t xtreme aiuiplicily , and lungtd for uiurebridea maida aud more elaborate dreaaea, but ueveribtrleaa there aumetbiug very striking about it. Tbe dtau, more erect than uaual. looked -I'lile palriarorial, with IIH ailvrry hair and djw g white beard ; Claudn was eager e>ed ai.d wiatfully grave ; while between Itaem waa Ktpvrauce, with her radiant browu r\ea full cf tender awe, and her aweot tramjuil face looking almoat a. child like al t!.. - of hr-r little bridea inaidf The aervice proceeded, aud tbe darkoeai grew more and more oppreaaire, while thti vows were interchanged Del ween " Claude " and " Kaperanoe Bien-Aimee " ; the voioea of ihe choir aounded far away in the gloom aa they chanted the paalms, and the pre- r, ntor unuld hardly aee to read Ihe prajora. Il waa nol till ihu vnry end of Ihe aervioe, when MenilHia -oliu'a hymn "Now tbauk wa all our Qud " waa bung long, that the ligbl became auddeoly brighter, and aa Claude led hia wife from the altar, a gleam of iunahiue penetrated the Ciear-atory wmduwa, aud the dreary, oppressive ubaourity waa at once changed to goldeu, mellowed brighlneiia. Hut ttio transformation aoene that aM-tn.'i ih 'ii wu ; . it *a , aiill mure wjn- derful. Aalhe gr>ai weat dojrs werelbrowu "|i--n and Ihe pealing bella overpowered Ihe diaiaut nniiM of the organ, a brtghtaaaa mure da// ing than Ihe winter aonlight greeted them. The heavy, omiuoua dim la had diaohargod themaelvea. and duriug the aervioti there had betu a brief but heavy anuw atorm ; now the grouni waa ootajM with a veil of the purual white, lha haavy aky had ohaugad lo clear, (rusty blua, aad tne day aoemcd tarn-id from m mrnfiil i;lo mi to rejoicing. Mra. Mjrtlak i wu i;.l have been greally distorbed. had ahe kuuwn Ibat the bride ani bridegroom ware actually obliged to wail whila the vergera awept tbe auow (ruin the carpeted path, bat li|i,uly they th.>iii<Ivi*a did not IQtf leai, nun I il i v beaotiful il all looki, " aaid KH,I -r auoe, ai they drove through th ailant, auowy alreeta, " and I am a > glad the aau haa coma out to welcumi aa." Yea," replied Claude, " thia aoouita for the darkneaa jml now ; it ouxht to be a gool omen for our life, darlingbrighlnaaa and light afwr gl~>om." " Yea," aaid Esperani-i, sailing |'ii-tlv, " and a reaaon and purpjje ia Ibe gioo.u all Ibe time." CHAI'lEK XXXIV. K <pt<ranoe had nevar traveled mnh befuru, and her freahn aa an 1 naivete.com- ttiued wiln a very real appreciation of tbe b 'ant if nl, nitdu her a perfaot travalmg c impanun ; while lha freedom (rum all formality aad roalraint, aai ill ojiiitaut aenae of love and prjteulioa, made Ibat year of wandering one of tha happiaal of her life. Of thu actual iiilents- of abocey- in I.HI they had none. Claoio wjrked asaiduously from the very tirai, but lh> work took him to all the IIIMI be.air.itul ulaoea, and waa never allowed to interfere with her comfort or enj jyovnt. Toey apanl tbe winter in Italy, waudering on trom place lo plaje as they (iloaaj.i, with no fixed limit tu their alay. ll waa while tli n wjre apdndiug a fw daya at a litilo village uear Ktvuuua, that K),ii-ranoo tiral luarued C'laulu'a strung preoileolioo for waifs and airaya. A certain black haired, large eyed boy in tailored garment.-,, had watched him for sumj lime when he waa akelching oue morning ; ihia waa no novelty, aa he not uii!re>|uently had a small crowd of c&i .i-.-mi to walch him , but Ibia parlioular bjy appeared day after day, at flrat looking on intently and in ailenoe, but aftarward venturing on iutnlli- genl jneaii ma. Tbe third day he brought a rough attempt of hia owu lo ahow. and Claude, struck by ill merit!, believed he had diacovered a aecond Uiullo ; tbe boy undoubtedly had grral talent, and Claude al onca offered to help him. Kaperauoe waa amused and pleaaed at thn novel addition to their party. Deppo waa a sharp boy, and waa naef ul beaidea in fetching and carrying; he also cleaued Claude'a palette and washed hia braahra, and seemed to be making real progress iu hia studies. Hut iinfnrinnalely one morning Claude found hu paint box ranaaukud, ami all hia moat val liable bruahea miaamg llepixi had inyiter- ioiialy diaappeared iu the night, and waa never again heard of ! Uiie day Claude oame in with an open letter in hia hand, and hia face brimming over with delight and triumph. Cherie," be laid, brightly, " whit do von ray to iponding the wiutor iu Auvergne .' " She gave a little ory of jny. They had alwaya talked of going home through i rflarw, bal lo annul the winter there had never occurred tu her. ' iu would r. ally like it, then ? " aaid Claude, ~3(ilh aatinfaotioo. "1 have betn thinking ul it for \M-ka. but Ihe tireaome proprietor of the chateau wai ao I ing in writing, and I did uol waul you tu badii- old chateau. 1 '' exclaimed Eaperance, joyously. " Yea, tbe preaent proprietor ii away from home, and he haa agreed to let ii to me for (oar months Now at laat I aball be able to make good that promise I gave yoa ao long ano to paint your dear moontaini of Auvergne." And so il happeLed thai on a lovely October evening Kaperance found herself oace more in her old home. The return mUht have been painful to her in other i-ircuoiHtancea, bat with her hand m Claude'a she could look with happy recognition, and tender but nol regretful ineinoriea of the past, at all around her, from the beaatifai Mont d'Or itself lo tbe dear old gr|y chateau, witb ita ruinous walls and cliu K ng ivy. It was all wonder- fully little altered the tiny village in the valley ; the cjnveut where abe had spent her loug after.ioona ; the grassy terrace on which ihe bad 10 often walked with her father ; tbe half-ruined pi^tunmer, to the top of which Gaapard osed to carry her to the imminent peril of both their necks ; lastly, the great door itaelf, with ill rough- hewn stone slepa, and a little crowd of old friends with an eager welcome. Thoaa autumn daya were very restful and happy ; ahe aaed lo lake her net die- work and ait beaide him while he painted, wandering about wbeu ahe pleased among the wooda in starch of late djweri, or rest- ing wheu tir-d in a cleverly contrived hammock which Claade ased to rig ap far her. Then, wben the light bewail to (ail, ind the runt det v-ichsi echoed among the mouniaini (rum tbe clear voioea cf the village girls, Claade woald pack ap hia easel and bia painting apparatua, and they wculd go back to tbe old cbateao through the rustling fallen leavea and ihe goldan- brown woods. It waa not until the treea were | me bare and leal! a Ibat Claude waa bt-liged to go out alone lo bia work , aud the painting did not prosper half so well then, for somehow there waa alwaya a good ezoosa for a speedy return to Ibe chateau either the liable were not favor able or it was 100 oold. or he had forgotten aome very ntceaaary implement. Bat per- haps ihia was not very blameworthy, for in one of the | laiut. roanh roomi of Ibe chateau, thera awaited him a study of life worth all the mountains of Auvergns pat together. U.i Christmas eve a little run had been burn lo them, and though Alphouae Noel, as toey called him, wai heir to nothing bat bia father'a genius, the villagers were eiilhusiaatij iu their delight, and with M. le Cure'a leave paaled the charch bt-ils till the mountains rang with the echoea. Tbe baby grew and thrived, and waa pronounced b) t very one to be jual like a Da Mab.ll JD. Claude wondered what Dean Colhuaon would aay , but he himself wai well content Ibat Noel should have inherited his mother's radiant, ever varying brown eyes, her soft, dark hair, aud southern oomph von. Their time at Ibe chateau waa now nearly over ; e*rl> in February they were to return to England, aud Eaporance began to dread all tbe farewells ; however, tbey passed ell more happily thau abe bad feared. ClauJe arranged K village fate in one of Ihe great disused ruoois, aud all Mabiilon came to pay ita respecla 10 " madame " and hur baby. Nur wa* ahe to go back to England alone Marie Ujanier had pleaded bard to be allowed to act aa li<m>u to little Noel ; and Esperaoce, who knew well enough how faithful aud dovoted wjre r'ruuch country aervanlD. gladly accepted her. Claade wai guilt) of one other extravagance which perbapa pleased Ksperanoe mure than any- thit'i; he itxitled ua cjuferring a pension ou 1'ierre, Javolts son, in memory of bia nut her 'a aelt-denyiug devotion And Pierre waa not too proud to receive ib substantial souvenir, but gratefully kissed madame'i hand, parobaawd a cuw with part of bia newly acquired richea,and began to aave ap for hia little girl'i dot. Tbe return to L judon waa not without ita pleasures. Kpranoo looked forward to arranging her new home, aud abe waa aoxiuua to ue Lady Worthinxton and Francea again. Barlha and George, loo, had 1 ft tiu-ir i Tmau home, aud were now living al Bayawater, and the two oouaiua made mauy plaua for maeting. Dean C>> Imson Hill refused to aee hu daughter . aud though Cornelia bad written, ahe had not been ap to town since their return, 10 thai Bartba welcomed Esperanue doubly, longing to aee a home face ouoe more. In apite uf that, however, tbe meeting waa a very trying one , Bertha waa Itraugely aubdued and changed, and Esperanoe waa dismayed at har pale, worn face, aud hollow eyta , the old nonchalant rxpreaaion had certainly quite vanished, but it wai replaced by a look, of sorrowful harassed anxiety, which made Kaperanoe'a heart ache. iTo be continued) How to Wax a floor. All preparations for waxing doori are healed by selling the kettle cot-laming tbe in xture into another containing boiling water. By thia meant tbe beeawax be- comes incorporated with th turpentine and other ingredient!. No tbor will be " ilicky" if Ihe wax ia properly robbed in. Tbe beat article for rubbing in oil or wax iaa parquet bruah, auoh aa are sold by manufacturers of parquet rljora aud at large hoasefurniahing stores. Tbeae brushet are furniabed with IOUK bandlei and bave heavy -weighted btoka of solid iron. Tbey cost 95, bal will laat a life- time. They are moved back and forth on the il.ior lika a mop. Il requires considera- ble strt iisilh lo ate even Ihe small (or |.">) i , but it is l.-aa labor ions to rob in wax or oil by thia means than by hand. It doea nol nquire ao much rubbing to get an oiled tluor into proper condition for use ai a wtxed one. Uuleal tha surface of the tl or in either oaae ia thoroughly polished, iiniMin and glotay, a retidue of oil or wax will be found on tbe surface whioh will iiti.-h the du-tt and make tbe floor aunt tor use.-AVic 1'i-r* Tribune. li- (IrTvr. " I'm all unatrung." aaid lha tramp. " Wbal'a ihe mailer ' " There was a woman over in Oenesee county tbii moruiug aaid she oould gi\o me work." The berries of the maqui plant, a small ini-rgreeti native of Chili, where it growl alo ig the banki of mountain streams, are being used to a considerable extent for coloring winca 011 tbe Continent. France What ' we shall really be at the dear ' ia by far the largeal oonaumar. ,