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. . ** / THE WOOING OF ALPHONSE. Blowiewr Alptoonac Thevinet wns git- «T>6iwk," he paid. "May I inquire Ita ting witi hia aovis ulpon one of tb© •ntall Iron table* under the awning r>utiiid» tj» (Xfe Victor on the Oouia Boilodicu. A glase of cold coffee stoo'i liefore him, which he stirred now and' »*rain with ajj attracted air. The Uiaz of oanverea.tion, th» excited ex- clomationB of piqimt players, and th« rattle of domiaxoeB, rtiee all round himi waiters ia loDjt white aprons flitted td and fro, laitofr with eutpB and glasws. ^eeriiius-tfo niumerous customers who made the Victor their nightly ren- dexTouB. It was eight o'clock on a warm July evetning. and the companyl at tbe cafe Hiraa large ; Imt M. Alphonse Theviaiet. sitting oJone, buried In hi* though ts, saw aai<i heard nothing. For M. Alphotase waa lin love I Yea. in love, Hm had l)«ioBno deepJy epris with Mad- MDoiaelle Adrieone Mesnildot, daughter of the rich advocate, M. Juies Mesnil- dot. and the beJle of Rouen. Buw be had sucoteded im falling in love with har is a q>UB.slian too sulitlo fas' uH to deal with. Hie had never waltzed with Mademoiselle Adricnne; ho<d never sut omrt. dancea with her in twilight bowers ; had never even tak- en her down to dinner or played tennis with her. The last was indeed an im- pofwijbility. for Jawn-lennia waa a ciosed booOc to M. Alphonae. He bad thot afterjwon met Madame Mesnil- nutuxeT' M. Alplujinse ttirow asiiile the end of hiis cigarette ujxd leaned acrues the tuible, that h«( uiivbt not Ije overheard. "Vou know, (louLtlewfl, Mousieur and iladaiiie Meanildot, Juies, my friend?" h» bega^n, M. Bemier sipped hu glass with rel- ifiij and l)owe<l assent. "Yes," he said; "I have known them well from my chiidliood." "You are then on intimate friend t" "Certainly ; I luive the honor." "Then I hav<6 to osik of you a favor, JuJeti," said M. Alplhonee impressively. "L wish tc( ask if youi will accept from tnie on errand of deliicate natare to Madame M<«nLldot 1" "Ahn, Alphon«ol" and M. Bernier looke<l eni'ycloiKiediaa at that gentle- man. "You refer withnmt doubt to Mademoiaelle Adrienne V Is it not so?" M. Bernier might have l«en guilty of winking, as h«( jnitt this question, had he 'Imown how to do it ; but he did not. so he atfompnoied It l>y raLsing his eye- brcnvB until Lhey vamisned into his hair, wliiich anHWereil the same piixpose. "You are right, my friend," re.six>nd- ed M. Alpluinise. "I aim epris with JTefrofMvilBoefs "My dear lady I" exclaimed Philip, bewildered and emibarraAsed at her warda, and so taking r«rfuge in profea- sionalLsm, "give me the happiness of â- eeing you muci stronger when I come back, and I'll a.sk nothing better. I suppose success in our vocation is the '•est happine«B we can look fox in this life." Tibe touch of bitbernesB in his words dJd not e<9cape her, but she said noth- ing and he went away. "As soon as he is gone, I shall get upand do the wort that haa fallen up- on me, and then go away." TTiia was her thought; but she waa tired and languid, and unconsciously let the miin- ubee slip away into hours without doing anything. Miss Jenny, re<morseful and ten/ler, brought her first soup and afterwards tea ; and as sibe took each She said to herself, "1 must get up as Boon as I have finished this ;" and yet lay down again as sibe put aside the MiKlemooHelle Adrienne." Hiu did not | empty cop. At length the rays of blush as he ma.le the tem<ier confession; the sun streamed, yellow as bright am- hc luul falkin la love on his own respon- 1 u_ ... ' , " . " ... Bibility, and his independent spirit j P"' '»"> '^'^ room, and she knew that scorne<l a bliujOi. it was waning afternoon. Tlhen, with "And you wiBhime to mquaint Mad( la great effort table roee and imt on auu> MeMii'ldot with your feelings?" | i,-^- „i,„ki, ^ i i_ k. "If I UKV BO fax iuik youa- friend- ^^ shabby garments-very slowly, be- ship." |Cau.<9e it fatigued bex so; and when she "You may, Alphonse. Monsieur yam- father has Bwnilied hia consent, no douDitf" ;;\\hv, nol Hfeis" B'i iuifl not done so I" oxolalTOed M. Hornier in tones of horror. "You can- ly a^lc ma to ilo this, when ing In tUat way again ; remember thttt." "I'll rememlier," said Madge meekly ; but ah» coutd not help feeling tnat being "engtiged" waa not huU bo filpa- sant as her glrli&h fanry had dreamed. And if [his was lietrotllal what would maxritige be like V Uu.-jl)ands are pro veibiaJly not more considerate than lovers. :?ibe felt depretised, and aat silent for a moment ; and on this ail- enoe broke the announceiment that a lady wanted to see Captain Frere. "A " â-  herl' was dressed, looked and listened from the top of the btaix to be sure that no one was about, to interoe{>t her escape. Aa It ohunoed Miss Jenny was out, gone to talk over recent events with a friend; old Margaret was in the kitchen ; and dot and her only daughter at the band not' "f^lS, J^^^k me^"X this _,«„x.. i» the gardens at the Ph«» 6«>'f«'-'"°; ^^'^^T'^^.r^^^^^*- ^ "O* Ri'"" »"'« ' Bixch himself was sleeping the after- an<l had. an nn nrrnvi.niH occasions, SaO i^' '"It^lon T i| \r. T , n _Li«ten t» me. Jules, my friend. I i loon sleep of the well-fed and portly My father haa ever l)een to ma within the bar; eo she was able an<l had, aa on pireviinis occasions, si with them, criticising the music and the poaaers-by. talking* of the weather, the approaching festivities of La Fete National, and the newB from Paris. It was the ninth tinoe he had thus met Mademoinelle Adrienne; but never in the whole course of hie acquaintance hftd he enJoye<l bo much aa a two min- utes' tete-a-tete with her. Madame her mother ^vas her txmstjtnt duenna, and little walku and little talks with Mad- emoiselle by herself were luxuries un- known to huu. And yet at the room- <'nt we find him lounging over bis cafe froid at the Victor he u actuiilly en- gaged im tbe procetia called "making ujl hit! miin^l" to prop<i«o in due form for MademuiM'Ua Adrienne's band. "She is beautiful." said M. Alphonse to hini»elf ; "she is amial>le ; she Is nine-* teein years old ; and MonsLeiuj Mesnil- dot catutot give bnr I&.8 than eighty tbounand franca for dot. Less I Par- bleu. it is ImjioHHible that she shall not re>ieive one hundred thousand. My friend Monnieur Jules Bernier shall call upon Madam MennUdot without de- lay. It Is done I" pray, jny father han ever l>een to ma within the bar; eo she was able to the most imiulgwnt of jiarents and as j^ ^^^^ ^ unseen, he IS presently travelling in the <x)un- â-  ^ ^ . ."^" "^'=".- try, r feel .-i.ssure,t that T may take his I Onoe ouUsule, she hurried-or thought PeriniKsion as given." | *he hurried, struggling along at a M. Bemi«r Kh^K>k hia head. "Do I snail's paoeâ€" to Captain Frere's bouse, uniler.-ttand that Monsieur vour father ; t.^ ,.,„ . » v u * u •_ i^ na yet ufciware of your Ltentions? , "« ^^ '«>'• »* ^ome, ^ was told in r^a.v I r lannot say intentions ; your , answeor to her inquiry ; be waa at the wiMbea?" 'j'he revelation of Aliihonse | vicarage; to hhn went on there. ha<l stunned M. B«Tnier. T reiK'at, Jules, that I am so sure Tbere waa no longer any secrecy of receivinjT bis consent, that I ask you about Lew-LS hivrt's emgagement; PhJ- toapproa.h Madame Mej^nildot without ip Sewell had put an end to that. "And delay. Will you perform this kind office for uief" (To Be Continued.) GOINT TO tsLEEP. Did you over tibinik of the way In wibiiah you fail asleep? It is a gradual lyrocess. the senses sinking off on© at a time until they are all unconeciuuci. 'IVue first to be affected is tOii; eyesigbt. TThe eyelids quiveiT and blink and you say tijat "'"^'' "'* *>a.ve explained why, now that y«i aje tlrcwBy. After tj»e sense of ''â-  **'*" declared sUie felt a little annoy sight m last asleep) trftcn you will con- , ®<1â€" with Philip, of course, "lie is so timutet o bwu and feel for some time, i "*"'^*' o'dei than I." she suggested Tost© foJlowji aiglut to sleep, and th.'u 1 **• '"*'• ouuiu smell, und huiu-iuni, and finally my dear," said Mr. itejiton to boa daughter, "I don't see why it need evej- have been concealed. Captain i'rere should not have suggested keep- ing me In igooranoe. and 1 can't think why you consented. Wby did you, Madge?" "Oh Iâ€" I don't know." And indeed M.'ulge did not know wby she had been gliui U> say nothing to any friend of ber propoaed miirriage ; and still less give it you ; here it is.* Philip touu the envelop. a«iA oai opening it. found ^ume un-sigltea WMds it tb'iokd and a bank-note. "I don't want hex nuiney, i,c<or crea- ture 1" he exclaimed. "11 (>bf has pre- vented Miss H.^nton" Uc flijpved. afrajd of betraying too c. toll, and add»;d: "And my fee wouldn't have come neox five pounds." "Will, doctor, ube meant it for you, eo you li L,:;:t take It, 1 should say." The dootojr looked dubious, and ^tood lady I Wlheit lady? I can't see j cruiinplin« the note between hia lid.iida. be exclaimed bruptly in a harahM '^'U.a she pay your (other's tiU?" be voice. Madge noticed tlhnt his face i udked finally, grew pale, and thought it waa with I "No; she went out you know ind ajigetr at this visitant â€" doubtless some i died at the vlcaxage ; and it seems one with a legal grievance, and as im- ' thuere wa^ no money found on iier ; at patient and importunate a^ claimants â-  leisi thea-e's been no word of any. mostly are. 4nd 1 don't euipose father would get "I don't know who she ia," answered i mUcli, if he asked Captain I'rere to the maid who bad brought the message. • oay. ite.sides, under the clrcuiirtitajjces. in the tone of independence whioh the i ucor cmng" aritlsh domeetic assumes in the free- Locn here, Mias Jenny" â€" Philip dam of colonial air ; "but slbe says 4ie I lunmed at Liie idea that had come to muHt see ^ou, and won't be put on She's waiting at the front door." "Yes. 1 must see you." said a voice behind; and Uie strange lady from the inn. who had not waited at th« door, slipped poet the astonished maid into the room "I wanted to see you alone, Liewis, and I beg you for honour's sake â€" not for m/ine ; I e.xpect no grace from you â€" not to be guilty of tie wrong peo- ple say you meditate. I would have ejioxed your good name if I could ; but I have no time to spare, and per- hnpe it is Just as well that this lady sliould nevej know the truth. hhe muiit never marry you, Ijewis. not though 1 lay dead at youx feet, for you axe not a man wbu deiserves a good woman's love." So fax. Captain Fxexe had let hex go on because be could not find voice to inteirupt her ; he had striven to speak but tiie words would not come. Now, howevex, he eiclaiimed: "Be nulet; go away, and I'll see you elsewliere." "I will not go; 1 must spetik now." He iefted hie tiand as if to push her away ; but Madge came between them. "Captain i'xexe," abe cried, "you shall not ttehuva so in this house. Why axe you afraid of this lady ?â€" for 1 can see you axe afiaid of hex.â€" What is it you huye to say to bim madam I la it any- thing I may bear ?" "It in something you must bear, Miss Kenton â€" you axe iVfiss llenton. 1 sup- pose? â€" If youx happiness is to be sav- ed. It is that I am this man's wife." It's a liei" pixobeeted the captain. No lie I It is the txuth. I have the oextU'icute here; thank heaven. I was not wetLk enough to give It up to you when you a^ked. But 1 wxiuld have kept the prom.se I made you two days ago, when you gave the money to take me hack to MeTliOUxne, never to trou- ble you again, if I had not heaxd that you meant to maxry this young lady. 1 could not be a puxty to that.â€" Uexe is youx money since 1 have not kept my woxd." hiimâ€" "you LaJce this towajds laying wnat sne owed you. it isn't x.ght that your lather should lose by tn..s poor lady ; my boxviv-o.-! were very u.seless, and besides tb-y'renot sold facts like the comforts of an inn." Jenny pxoieated ; but i b.lip was firm; and old Birch when appealed to, took a pxaJtical vlow ol tuid matter. "There was ber bed and her foud. and brandy when bhe fainted ; and there wexe things th.t were bought and l:ad to be paid lor ; and there w as no rea.'on wby he should he out of pock- et." he said. So the live-pound note passed Into Mr. B.rch's keeping ; and as this was the time wibiin ix^ usually took a jour- ney down the country to buy in goods for the winter, he took it with a good many otbexs to a bank at Melbourne. And hc>re n strange thing occurred. Mr. Birch was arrested for lieing in |;ossession of one of the notes stolen from the policemen who toad been mur- dered near Picion. lortunately, the innlceeiiex was a caxeful man, who oould give an account of all he possess- ed ; and fxoin the entxy in his eashr lx>ok it was proved that the note in quxistion hod been given him by Dt. Pb.lip Bewell, and was the one left to the latt«>r by Mrs. Fxere. Where had sb» got it? Proof, though suspi- cion migbt taave been at fault here. If Mailge Kenton had not come fox- wBxd and told liow Mrs. Frere bad efvoken of money given hex by her hust>and to buy hex off ; and also how Fxere when leaving the room where his wife's dead body lay. had had fore- thought eliougb to pick up the notes that bad fallen from ber hand. It cost Madge much to do this, conscious that thereby Kbe mu.st xenew a straiin of gossip that was torture to her: conscious too, of Frere's reproaohful eyes thit seem to plead Glo^v-ester's ex- tenuation of his crimes to Lady Anoe â€" '"Twas for thy sake I did it." But to Majlge the |il<-a was worse than use- She had ^wkcn feebly, with frequent! ^^^ ^^^ remembered too well the worn pauses for breaub; but Frexe bad »e«m- I ^ug^j^lj^j {^^^ of the deeexted wife ed unable to clieok her words. Ee readl^ij^, ,^^ ^^^ ^ j^ ^j^j^ belief in Madge's face, and knew notb-1 -j-j^^ ^^ j^.^^. ^^-^ -^ jj^^^j ^ Lewto seeing that all hope â€" . , ..,,,.1,101. escape Was over even though he of bonk-uotee to h Jm ne slrutK | jj^^ Uuned the notes he had reclaimed Ing be could aiy would win hex ""at | Frere; and he again. But wae.n his wife held out t â-  ^f ^g^^p^ ^.^^ roll of bonk-uotee to hjm ne struck i jj^^ burned the ^^,«= ^ â€" 1 1 It angxUy froui her baud,=. It was not j^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ cynical, bitter con- . a violent blow, tbougu it cumc from a teeiuoB of bis sins. "There aren't ^ reckless and xevengeiul soul; but n niany things worth risking one's lite Now, It was a somewhtit bold thinff ^J^T^^.r"^' Z*^*^. J^^^'UW- ""d finally, i "Thnt is troe. but it ia not a fatal for M. Aipli«n«e to kay thm. that "ib 'Zy ^d, i^ /ou'^tre'^wrrn'^ut ' ^''"''' °^^'' *'^'^'' '*'°« favourable. was done," inasnouch us M. Georges Witii fatigue. l'xi>j(iuv,ii|tly as you know< j ^* josition is satisfactory. I think he Thevinet. his father, had never even 'f i'<"i so nuM.ii. a.s lay your fuiier desexvea the scriptural definition of a told bim to IfMjflc miion himself as af- *^„!i,,'*^^ ^'â- ^\ ^ "if^'i'- "V ^ »'" ruler A terror of evil-doers, and a fin<»d to MadeJuoi.>telle Adrienne or any „t ajouhijig even a sound alveper is i P"""'^ ""'^ protection to tbem that do ' â- ' • ' â-  Well. And if you love turn,, Madge, tliexe's iiuthinK to be said." "I suppose not." tube answered du- biously. Being thus, to public knowledge, an engaged man. Captain Fxexe wa- mind- ed to enjoy the privileges of his posi- tion by spending as muob time as he body elwe. Jkit allowance must be . to lay a cold hand on h.s foreihoad made for M. Alphonae in view of the' .^lUh cuu, hKiNvever, it is dillVrwnt. sSguiiirly happy attitude his only "v- ' Sf ^';:' uA'i'J]?; »i^^ "*^ "^"^'^ "^^ â-  . , , . â-  f ». l"^ Ko to Meep and Ble«p very souudlv. ing parent adopted towards bim. M. | but , the cat's sense ot smell never Georges 'Ibevinot was a shipowner of | ijlieeiit>. bouie of you wiho have pet largo property; ajtd ot bin three chil- "'•''* ""^^ find lota of fun m experi- dren, M. Alphon«» was the eldest and "^•"•'*^,7f 'r'"^- Whfn imas is fast y. , â- Â» , ... u u.-deep get a jnicy ibit ol meat or a bi« favorite; to Alphonse he gave an iiu>m« luul very quietly pluee it near eeem»'d to have more power than mere phy.-<ical force could account for, for as s,he received It Mrs. Frere fell to the gxound. Madge threw herself beside her and raised ber up, only to see the sad eyes grow dull with tbe film of death, "Vou have killed bij 1" ehe exclaim- ed to the man who an boor ago had been hex lover. Only ^d buur (â€"only a few minutes I It seemed a century. or moreâ€" a memory of something tluit had ocouxrcd in a past lile. fxeeb only in its puwex to sibame ber. "She was I'jing ; sbe would have died anyihow â€" way could eihe not have kept Bilencel" L» answexed with a cold cyni- cj.sm tbit .sikened b.!!. Then became annual allvvviuice of %ix thqusanid f ran<'s, and denied him nothing becluiee to a«k. Whem, in accordance with the laws of ,the Itei>ulblic. M. Ueurgea' wealth was divided amongst bis three sons, the shn-ra ha bad allotted to Alp- iics uoae. liisiajitly lliiex eyes wiill pop could with bis betrothed. It is true open, and iJie w ,11 l<e xeatly for dinner A KiaU'llUWANlAC'S SPOILS, llbe ivcord in kLefptuuiania may cer- tainly he claiuitjd by a IVeuub wuuian bonse, though aiiipareutly of value e<iusl i named Cutlavine, wiho was recently ar- tu thone of his liroth<<rs, would in real- ity yield the largest income. â€" But we â- nitit'ipate. M. Alphiunso 'I'hevinet. sitting over hiiH cold coffee at tbe Vi'-tor waa one xc«te<l in a gxooexy tibup on the Boule vaxd SelMistoiKxl, in I'arie. Mrs. Catib- erine m VJ years old, and sibe lost hitir hUKbond only a llerw days ago.i VVlit'41 blie was scuax'ttik^d at the jjolica 8tati<jpi it wjui louiKl that she bad tied rf the Ixwt-looking young men in all t" bwr wajst by a tliiu^i thread, undei: Noniian.ly, and everylody, bim.ielf in-i'^ nuontle, a tux'lU'iy, two cbickene, cbute<l, knew well thai he wa.s the best, "*" I'K.oJM , four partridges, three p<i.rti in Uie provim*. Ilo was twenty- ' l«>"nds oX fresh butter, 'Jl sausages, and eight years of age, and stood five feet l'*"^ boxes of i)irc«erve»l nLi..'ijk>rel. But) two in'hes in his socks; his black hair Y'"'^ **"^ not all. Under li.i bodice she c«i,t scrupulously to a uniiform length '""^ concealed an a-uaiiliun cape, tvvo of tbree-eighibs of an inch, stood erect" ['•"•rsoi stockings, two rolls ot rubbon, uqxia a well-.shaped head; his mous- 1 ""d fifteen yaxilfi of satin. It hardly tiulie. thooigh unuill. was a model of seems credible, but .MLe declared syininetry ; (und his dress, from the bigli-<-ro\vntMl straw hat with ril)l>on"a lai Tour Klffel," to Imh varnished lioots, defined I'ritirisni. Madeiiioiselle Adri^ enne wan fortunate indeeil ; Monsieur and Madiune M<-sinUdt>t nAild not but welcome suili a suitor for llieir daugh UII.S the fixst time she bad tried steal. THE CAT IWKAIUS 61 'ECS. An ejcdhnngo notes that Miss Alice . â-  ., "- , Tlh*joi»4on, of Sun FxanciiscM, owns a pet ter ; ami siin<e M. Alphonse had de- \|„|,.^i ^< n„,^.,.*i,. «,i,„ i. <*16<1 to nresent bini««v[f in that capa- I â- Â»*^"«»*' ««<" Re«»"itly Wie cat s eye- city, her liAJi>pinesa -vvaa secured wheth- I "ight began to fuJl, aral Miss 'llhom- er ber views cououirred with theirs or «on to<>lf I"'" to an oculist. By means not. A young French huly has no i of a picture of a mou.'-e the oculist vouo in tlii:wc( nuilters; she is not con- i learned w4iat was tbe nrntti-.r with the feline's eyes und vrae able to fit it witli glar^is. Tlhe leaises were set in gold fr;iim»is especially made, and ll<rw tjib cat wears Blas.SppH and looks suited, and Infinite iMKisilllitius of troujilft are thus agreeably avoUled. M. AlphonMe sat 8iiit»king his cigan ette and ta^tiuig his coffee, now and then «'X<-liU(nging a liow with an ac- i trcoiendauNlyl wise, llis eyesight is as quaintan>'4»; but he made no attempt} good as bver too. to enter into conversation, ujitil a short ;.t<«it nuiiii of five or six and thirty, ivith a Miiooth plf,|^ant face, came through the flower-tul« wliirh pnrti- .illy conceale<l tlie cafe dixirs from the l;Uil)l«! eye. Tlion' M. Alplionse sprang ii,> to tiiovt him. "Aha I it LI yi/ii, my friend," he cried. "Cornel silt IImto with nin. I have l.nBinesa of inii>ortan<'e to diai^uss." M. •iules Bernier â€" for he, anil no other, was tli«-| newcomer thus welcom- ed by Alplionseâ€" s^llffere^^ hiiiisolf to lie lod to a salt at ^he table wlienie the latter had ju(<t risen. ' "Yoiu will U,ke something f" inquir- ed M. Aljiluin'*^ affectionulely. "A gLiiis of cau BUci-ee,'' wsjioniled MJufes B'Ciiier with priMiipiitude. The r<>frMliauent waa speedily placed liefore liirm; and (US he proceBilf.d to l.ieajk tlic mi^f Jm his glass with the metal crunber, llio reverted to the words with »"Ui<h Ids friend had gr»>ot- him. "Y«.«» a»va liusi.ut'ss of which to ENGLISH TENDENCY TO SUICIDE. Foreign Ideas of tihe inclination of Englishnuen to commit suicide on slight luovocat ion will he fctrengtbened by a recent occurrence ut Uawley, in North 8t|i,ff<*iir'inre. A well-toMUiv-mastor builder Informed a friend of bis, also a pjttoiwrous l)uildcr. and 8om«! other I)erM>n« tliiit he could not endure life ajKJ walked away, latex in tlhiB day jumping into n c^nal. His friend was so depxessred nt his stateiment that he ot once >v<'nt to thit> town reservoir and drowned himself. TJie liodies were re- covexe<l at nearly the same time. OOINU '1 ailOUUH THE MILL. Oro'cr (suggestively)â€" You haven't paid that little bill of mine yet. Legislator (pensively)â€" No, it luis on- ly just paasiwl its aeiond reading. thut hex society did not seem to give bim much ideosure. lie was gloomy; and she being oui of humour herself, though .she tried to leel and act as the maiden should whom a good man has cboaen as his wife, veuturi%d to com- plain of bis taciturnity. He said that he was thinking of " those two iioor fel- lows;" whicb was a vei.x pretty reason but huxdly acoujiU'd for his Itcing ner- vous and Irritable as well as grave ; still less did it account for his Impa- tient exclamation when sihe touched on that very subject. "For heaven's sake, Madge, don't talk of Uhut stlair. Ev- eryone has been clattering about it till I am sli\k of hearing of it." Madge was t>ev\ild«>.red and hurt ; but still, striving to do ber duty, like the hero of the thirty yetirs' courtship de- scribed by l*wls Carroll, "as rfhe had rejul iin liooks," sibe liegan a co.iucttish ^teaj^ing aliout h^i-r lover's beard. It was quite (ouiiuon in novels for this heroine to find fault wiUi tlu^ way her lover parted his hair or with the fashion of his colUurs and neck-tios; and to ask liim to siu-jifice mou.stach« or whi.skcrs fur her sake waa equivalemt to the liaxdeat "quests" of the old chivalrous days. And surely F'rere's beard was a safe subject I But it was not. Ue nearly lost his t<'mp^'T when she buggested that he should shave it off. "To please you I Wiby should I make a fright of my.se If to plea-se you I You would regret it after I had done it. liesidtw 1 aim subject to oolda ; my throat has bt-en weak ever since that licastly winter in the trench- es, ami the Ix-ard is my best prote<'tion. "Why did you not tell me that ut once?" she asked gently. 'Of course 1 would not have you do any- thJng that would hurt you; but I did not know that was why you wore . a lieard. It was stupid of me, though ; I might have notice<l that even this maid evening you have youx throat wrapped up. You oaugbt cold that night you wexe out, I suppose '(" "Yea. And that's another thing I want to warn you about. Don't blazon ixiy comings and goings as you have been doing; half my usefulness would l>6 gone if people could calculate where I had lieen and where I was likely to go. I didn't want people to know I had been oult two nights ago. and ngs „ for." be said, "and a woman'*, liking isn't among them." When the jailers were cuUiug his hair and beard be- fore puit.ng bim in convict dress, they found a scar not yet wholly healed, be- neath his chin. When asked how it came there be told them that it was caused liy a bullet which one of tbe policemen hud tixed almost at random. "I thought myself lucky then that it only grazed me; I wish now that it bad shot m« dead." Non«( was suxprlsed when, soon af- ter this. It appeared that Miss Ken- ton was to go to England for a year ox two to visit ber mother's relations. It was felt to be the best thiu^ she - V, V .,» could doâ€" Ui get away from I'icton for and touiibed hex sbi>ulder a.s she bent ^ (_.,j^ and iriends hoped thut she "'â- " "â- â-  â- ' -M,.,!,,,. he would marry at home, and so get over over the dead woman. "'Madge, Bo-id, "I Bwear to you tlwt 1 loved you honestly and truly. 1 thought to get rid of thusâ€" barrier ; and if you had never kttov>n, it woiUd not have mat- tere»l to you." She did not answeo: him ; but Ae withdrew from bis toucb with a glance of loathing, and rising to ber feet, sbe cxossed tbe room and rang tbe IhjU lie saw that all was over for bim, and as he beard tbj footsteps of tbe maid out- side â€" who. having listen<'<l at tbe door to the scene Ibit had passed, was now slipping away a abort distance, in or- der to return as from tbe kltuhen, In •in ostentatious fashionâ€" he rushed txom tbe. room. l irst. however, he picke<l up the bundle of note>» that lay accept, un.^,^ half unrolled on tbe floor, and thrust make it worth ury" while to leave Aua- thas sad affair as they called it. Philip Sewell when he heard tbe news debated with himself during a sleeiJees mgbt, and then went up to the vicarage. "Madge," be said, I am going to repeat a statement that nngexed you once, and may do soags n. I am sure you never loved F'rere ; but thut doesn't p,rQve tb»t jou love mcâ€" I wish it did." , Uw pause-l ; but Madge made no reply beyond a blusb. . "I ha<l a lettex last mail," be went on. "from an old friend, wibo offers me a chanceâ€" a good chanceâ€" of practice in England. But I like IVton well en- ough, and I am getting on. so I won t unless, dear you will been out two nights ago, when Sewell 8p<»ke ol it I denied hav ing gone. Don't look so con fear- fully shixked ; it was my duty you I now. And then he ccumie down on me with your autbority. Don't go cbatter- tfaeim in his ^locket. If possllde, a deeper scorn came over Madge's face. "Ue has lime and thought fox meanness in the midst of bis discovexcd tiuilt." she said to her- self. CVsrIaJuly Ploton was unwonte<lly rich in sensations just now. The strange Lady's death was tbe climax of all ; for Uiough all tbe circumstances of it Were not understood, enough had lieen gra.si)c<l by the eavesdropping domes- tic to show that there was a oi-rtain connection lietween the dead wtniian txalia by coming with me." Still she said nothing; but she look- ed up with an expression in her eyet which Philip thought justified him in cLi.sping her in his arms; and proba- bly be was right. C'rbe End.) THE STCCVrACH IWCKET. The iugeniUB device used by Dr. Max __ _ Einburn, for obtaining Kamiples of thid and t'aptam Fxere, and every one knew I BtomuiA Contents ia of the size of ai that it biul ternunatod tb,' recently an-' .jjj peanut witb an open Incurved npunoed engagement between bim and ^.^ iThe patieint tiwallovvij it readily. and after five minutes it Ls withdrawm )>y thi-. Bilk thxead to which it is attach- t variations, wn.n X niup ^ - contents snibmitt.d to ex- home. He had gathered ^"i'"' Patients do not complaitt I woman who loosed af- ; »i" "â- ".•"''â- . /.i„^ f >,.,>, .tn.,„u^h. tnhp Mi.ss Benton Miss Bircb was full of tbe tbemae with tbu litest variations, wbfn I'hillp Sk"well (\ime from the old woman wno looiieo ai-i ••--â- :- "_r,l„ „f fi,.o, ofr.Tn.i/-Vi tnhp ter his comfort, only th.it his iKitit>nt of it aa most do of th» stomach tube at the inn was dea<l ; for hU servant was deaf, and being unam a'de ai well, bad often to go stinted in tlu- matt-'X of news Itecciusc no one would take the troulde to shout details of lo-al events into bfj: ear. Philip therefore heard ^ the tale from Mias Jejiny. who, having I j,- ' ' as i ENGLAND GETS THE LION'S SHARB. or the l,<i56 squBie miles of territory in iMani/'aiand, .-'outb Africa, tbe own- ership whicb luui lje«Hn disputed by Eugl-ind und I'oa'tuKal, 1,337 square an imagination that wa-i shrewd a^ ' nm<>8 hiivc lieen awiirded to England, well as active, and more knowledge j [^ j/jj^ ^jjiitjiit^r, gignor Vigliani. of the facts than any one in the tmvn A TOtTtm' JOB. ChoUyâ€" M© welativos clairal me tumla waa inisane .lUKl ' nae he left his money to me, doncherknow. They'r* going to content thr will, and I want to retain yomr wrvi ei, doncherknow. Lawyer, "with a sigh.- Well, I'll dc* the beat I can for you. , , i- J ti Atrhison, Kfcn., society r«oip'le to marry a man whose past evidently ... ... n , „.„^ „_ jmitn. beld sorietbing he wlshe*! hidden, yet ^^i^J^ting for novelty, gave an imita- unoertain if his thankfulness was not tion circus parade in trolley cars vindictive spite. wihicb tbiy hod decorati'd a.s tiand ".She left a lettpj for you. doctor, ' wngoinB. chariotn of f 10,00'. beaut.: a, when she me.nnt to go awav that mam- and tanks and cloned cages oif aquatie ins before she fainted. I forgot to nnd wild animals. any lieeides Captain Fxere and Madge, gave bim a not unfair idea of the state of matters. "llhere waa some connection between that liuly and tbe captain," .said Miss Jenny in oonclujsion ; "and w ha lev or it was it has luroken off his engage- ment to Miiss Menton â€" that seems to be cartaJn." Philip was silent fille<l with many emotions tbiinkful that Madge was not