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"I'm not rude. am I. Margaret?" re- turned the boy. gnyly; “and if you Ire the honso»u1a‘.d I don't see why you shouldn't be Jolly at the same time. And I hope you'll glve me a "me more hot Water In the morning than Garrett am 8M' 3 as stingy with It as a mixer over his :0le - When she had waited on from a long refreshing sleep. and Mm Garrett, to lho child's wonderment and deiighi. had .xrayed her in decent linen. surmounted by a neat pink (rock and Mack apron. and tled her fair curls 01! her face with o black ribbon. she looked so primiy pretty and delicate. so like a conven- tional ontcnot in one of Lake Addison's pictures of the London poor. that "am- titon Shore. rushing into the house; keeper's snug little sitting-room that evening. paused in the act of dining his hooks in l heap upon the table to excialm: "Hallo! Garrett. where did you pick up that ioiiy girl?" I "'Thau 1 new houseâ€"maid as your uncle James has found for as Master Homilton" was the withering reply; “and neither Margaret nor 1 don't want none of your rude expressions nor re- marks here." (For Hrs. Garrett had aireody decided that in order to main- tain a proper distance between the two young people. who must be thrown so much together, the familiar appella- tion of "Peg" should be exchanged for that of "Marxnret.") ' Alter wtutrh she took tho noto- Ruth- nn Md gluen Mr In Mr pockrt. with the hall door lmy. and aalllr-d forth to mlm her purchases; tor llamtlton Shore dlcl not come homo ml the even- lng. and few rlsllnrs were ltkcly to trouble her master's bell at that hour of the day. lee In! plenty M shop: In London whne you may clothe the naked at short notice. and Mrs. Gar- rett found ltttlo diMculty In procurltm ready-nude. not only underclothlng, hit. a dress. hat and jacket. which‘ vault! render her charge In to apnea In nubile at any moment. Bombing rose in "an ”mist-keep"! lhml. Ind prevented an answer , "You Me It!" and go to slum." she said In pamnx. "and I‘ll be back with": An hour." A "No one never did that to me lntmo m talc. Mainly, Peg am not "spam! to nu- In.“ She only lured n. It tell upon her brow on one side nd shed In: lens. 'Yau have as much not water as your "And IA-nml not an l-«lh do" In no on" light. and numblr H the murm Iln't be" Inrm-dâ€"erd tor- a"! as!“ "tough! In Garrett. and (ho mount prompml In to stoop down Ind um Ibo poor pm (are on the pl!- law "A bod!” excl-land "w gm. Iona"- lngly. u Ilse «In. her ham!» admir- lnnly ow: II. pillow. "My! Isn't It Mutual! If"! u I! I don't cwr win! to make again.“ "Blu- a» 31!! Did you (Mai to mm to let you no on me floor? Tim “0'! m In Ir. Jana do" "dun. l a. toll you." A“ ulchinl up an Inn: unto In he um. In. (Jam-u MM It up to the log nary o! the noun. Ild Ind u bot-ecu Im' own an". "Bed!" mcumm M. comm; b: an- nnla In) allonlnhmrm. "Am to limp In I M?“ LESS um. I! you ain‘t going In vim-p ll um o'rlork In (ha nlluruoon! , Well. l don‘t know ”- 1! It hn‘l Ibo but w (Mn; you could do. Would you Ilka we no! lo pm you In Z ; 5 >. "J bed and lvl you ~ ; ' floor It 0“. whtlul '1 no out um! um that I can 3!! In Ibo In, of cloth" to who you docenl when you Iaku up again?" '1 (col ever so comfortable." sighed the poor gm, as, lulled by [be unusual warmth and nourishment she had re- ceived. her head sunk lorward dreamy on her breast. “Well, i never did see surh a transfix- uratlon in my life!" exclaimed the housekeeper. “Don't you (ccl a deal lighter than you did before?" As the glrl stepped out of her bath again Mrs. Garrett was much satlsfied with the‘resnlt of her labor. The (air lkln was stlll sadly dlsflgnred by the bruises and the marks at half-healed sores: but u was In whltc as mllk. and her (angled halr. thoroughly cleansed from the burden ol’ mother earth it had carried about With It. and well brushed und combed, was transformed into a thick mane ol llnxen curls. which only‘ requlred attention to render them as glozsy and not: as sllk. After which. regardless of reman- atram-es and cutreath-s, she lathurml. and rubbed and scrubbed Miss Peg O'Rollly‘s attenuated lime body till it was as clean as her own. CHAPTER Il.â€"-(Cox'rn'::nn‘| CHAPTER I" her This man was Ruihven'u moat inti- mate friend; the one who oftenesi. in- vaded the little house at Kenningtnn. and lured the dramatist from the at- traction: of the club: and Peg O'Reliiy had not been one of the family many days before the ariist noticed her up- penance. A separation between them. however. was speed", to ensue. cud It came about through the lnstrnmemallty or Lake Addison. R. A. The upnhot of which mu that the housekeeper. having communicated the gist of the conversation to Master Ham- ilton. got laughed nt in answer. and saw him sitting cioaer to Peg O‘Reiily than before through the remninder o! the evening. "Put hlm just where you "he. Hrs. Garrettâ€"“on the files, If It suits your convenience. I leave everything to you." reiterated Rulhven. as he left the house. "lnr’. Hr. James, you will Into your joke. But don't you think It would he more like a gentleman If Master Hamâ€" ilton were to both! to occupy the upper rooms. now that he I: nearly a nu as yourself. sir ?" "Does she '00): dangerous. than? Wlll she bite him ?" “Yes. sir; but with a young girl in the houseâ€"" "I'm sure I don't we. 1 [wave all (have things to you. you know." "Do you tlsh Mister Hamilton in occupy my room of an evening. as he has heen used to 60, air?" "But that. Mrs. Garrett? I‘m In a hurry. as usual." "Pretty well. air. constdérlns all things. She mm: anxious (0 please and willing to lmn; butâ€"â€"" ".08: yes! By the way,“ he sald care- kmly. as I! he had Just recalled the transaction. “how ls me going on?" "About that young girl you brought home yestonlny. Mr. 1mm?" "\‘uu‘rv a sour: idiot. and Pro npoilvd you nitonther.“ nyo hm. Oilf- rvu. who only vpoiu- the truth in ur- irur no, Thu boy Answered her by nit- ttu dawn on her lap. and itiuitts her chock. No III I bundwme. iivoiy Ind. with on inuoucinnt Itr About him that moot people mistook tor honour. lie ("horn") not hint own way with tho hon-«tumor. who had known him trom ‘ a baby. anti then-torn. on I win. he be- hand wait to her; but It the thwlrtod him in n tingle thing. how-nor trtltoc. ho would nth: him-oil out at the room In u pot. and nail tor the out twenty. tour hours. 1m. Oomtt. n aha watched him enter Into unr contem- tton with Po; O'Rriiiy. and play with her no though she had hon his «goal, winhori nhe but thought of “king Ir. Jame: whether bia nophcw had not M- It-r occupy tho dining-room in the enn- tna- tor tho tuturo. It hit! tron nil torr It'll for him to I“ in hor little aporttrnnt than thrrt- In no one but Mn old nnm to wait noon hitl't. tmt a you: am about the plan: made things dtii‘crent, "owner. Mr. Jar-n won with ht: beloved (‘nnnihttlm nod did not return home that evening. so the they and girit after tbr fashion oi young- unrs. had trunnion-My odunced in in- timacy before they retired to rm. 0n the out marotng. the whole occur- mnn mun-J to have passed out of Ruthron's mind. for be out his break- but and ran: for his boots before a single word had boon npokon between him. Garrett and himself respecting his Importation ot the day baton. tint an shr saw he was about to have tho house without attundtng to it. she made hold to bronrh the suhhrt. .-un-- "WM. you and Peg yourself Just now; lw;£!den. WI 1 deal sham:- and cum-r to remember. and I mean to call Mr H 1:. Into Iho Datum." “I‘ll teach her." replied the lad. who had taken a vlolcn! lam-y to the mm of (linen curls and the largo.- blue on, from which the, look at dillnu nnd {car were already (ndlng. "Wouldn't you “kc to learn. Peg?" he continual (u the girl. "You. Very much." MM Pm. Ihyl)‘. "Her name In Margaret. Ind not l'cs. sum-r Hamilton." "And Pegâ€"Ina! In, Muraarctâ€" can't read)‘ "Young gentlemen aren't In the habit or playing draug :3 with their uncle'- houseâ€"maids," quell: the housekeeper, grimly. "That's a good 'un! Don't I play with you “Well. I suppose I can weak to her. or what is she here for?" cried Ham“- lon. unabashed: “and we can play a same or draught: together In the even~ Snga. or read the same book. It's twice as jolly to read when you‘ve got some one to talk II. over with." a mouse. lest by onenlng her moum she should commit some soleclsm, and make Mrs. Garrett angry. uncle does. Master Hamilton, and I should think that ought to be enough (or the smooth-laced lad llhe yourself. And it you think Margaret has come here only to trot up and down-stairs to do your bidding. you’re vastly mistaken. She's got her duty to learn as a good servant. and to try and repay your uncle Mar taking her into his house. and that ‘ won't leave her any leisure for tooling. as you'll soon find out." Mrs. Garrett had cautioned Peg not to monilon the police court and the work-house before Muster Hamilton, and she had placed the shame of her antecedents so vividly before the girl's eyes that she sat by her side. mute as ,n "My ‘rnosngs' to girls would be: I. Trsin yourselves to your work. to your life. The Inst twenty-8's or thirty years has recognised beyond every- thing this necessity of ironing. 2. ,Hsvs s higher object than the were lundertnkiug in all you undertake. when we ml or are disappointed, we lose hurt and perhaps 'striko work.’ But it we have recognised ourselves as (1 will not say only) s wheel or A tool in the hands of that Almighty highest and truest and best, we hsvo that blessing of being s part at the whole, and, whatever our own (sllure. are never cast down. 3. As one of i the best women workers of our anys says. ”the talk now is or rights. not right! Lei: that not be our cm. I am myself always a prisoner irorn illâ€" ness and overwork, but all the more 1 wish you God speed." note-n sighting-M‘- Imago. Florence Nightingale recently sent the following manage to the girls at Great Brimln. It will apply to Amni- can girls a well: So the old housekeeper-'5 menu! equilibrium was sorely upset one fine mornlns by the curt observation of her mute:- that she must look sharp about getting Margaret 0113117 1 suitable outfit. as he had made arrangements (or sendlng her to I boarding-school. "There In no doubt she will have beauty. and Hamilton says the In very sharp. I! I give the child a llme edu- cation. therefore. I shnll be are. by 1nd by. perhaps. to introduce her to the stage. and put her In the way of earn- Ing her own living. and any one will do to help In. Garrett with her palla and brmhen." But the look resulted in a wonderful than (or our little heroine. Roll-Von observing tint his friend Addison‘s opinion "a correct with respect to Mr parsonll qualities. ind a talk with Ham- llton Shore on the subject. when the lad ”aural his uncle that Peg allowed such aptitude lot learning that he he- nn to think he should be doing her an Injustice by bringing her up in . monlnl «putty, "Poor Peg! I really mm line a look at in by and by.“ nplled Ruthveu. qnlelly nmmrd. “I don't ham" II. Mldn no doesn't IN!!! no. She In curved and pinched at warm. but ah will be I bewmul and grateful '9... some day." "Well. to tall the math." mllul Rulhnn. Ih-moluwlly. "1 Inn Med. 'llhoul want. In. 6am" told an the [lrl‘a mom" had dlod la a can": work-noun. no I wool (hm to all all It. lnloranon conmnlu M I could But they lml none to aln In. It «In (to old "on. A won-n who called Mn." Nan O'Rallly. had com Inlo (an house name let: you: no. II - dylu. madman. wllh m- :Mld In her "no. and (be lulhotllm. known; to!!!" further. were compelled. on “footh- or'n «mm. lo brlns be up. “no run no "my annual Mr out Illa do. mum- nervln. from vhlch an no any, and lhry had new" heard 0! hr ‘ nnln ml 1 rune arm. her In roux. lit-rend upon H. "u- chlld In nolhlnl morn thin "to seem“ "Ruth\cn. l barn niwnyu unld you were the but (allot In the world; but. mark my worth. that child In holler horn nun Ibo 09m". Can't you and out anything about her num- dean?" "l! It's come to thin," nil-l Ruthven. laughing. "I must tank. a clean brunt 0! I1. I have only kept nllenco (or the ‘chlld'u ulna. no you mull rupee: my confidence. The Inc! ll. I picked her up ln a pollce court. when Ibo wu charged wllh menlln: onlonl.” "Wu nu- lnnmnl?" "I new" Inqulrcd. 1 av Illa I” nun-lug, and who told me aha was lrlundleul So I paid the on", And brought her home to In. Olrrou‘l can. It the turns out well. Ibo II" want to forgo! tho pollen court. lo I lhouuht ll hon! lu lw-p her round. The" In (M Inn; and Ilw nhorl a! ll." "No: but you're so close upon the mat- ter altogether. 1 half suspect. you old dog. you know more about It than you choose to any." “Where on earth did you ptck up that child. Ruthven?" And Ruthven also repeated: "Why are you so anxious to know 2" "Because I am sure she Is not or com- mon birth. The contour or her features and the formation of her limbs, tell me so. She has the most dc‘lcntely (armed llttle feet. and her nails are tuber!- ahaped. You will never make me be- lleve that girl was born of rough." ll '.‘" Mr. Addison secured the housekeep- er's good will on behalf of his project. and for some days Miss Peg O'Reiiiy visited his studio, and sat, mute with autonisbment, whiist he made various studies of her face and figure. At the and of that time. be repeated the ques~ tiou he had first put to his blond: “I had no idea she was a wonder. Make what arrangements you like with Mrs. Garrett. Addison. Whenever she can spare her, the child is entirely at your service." "And her eyes are beautifm. Large. limpm. and almond-shaped. She would be useful to me in a dozen ways." "I must look at It next time she comes 2n-" “Only a kind of sub to Mrs. Garrett. who's getting too old so do all my work." “Where did you pick her up?” "Why do you want to know!" "Because it's in my mind to borrow her. Will you lend her to me!" “A: a model. or course?" “Yes. For my new picture. she has just the face I want." "Is there anything In it. then?" "There ls everything in it. It ll wonderfully expressive." "Who’o that llrl that brought In an glasse- hut now. Ruthvou-Y" "Did I ever try to make you believe (to u 00.111!!!an Al soon In It can to minced. the Proceed" Seem club will autumn them-91m and a very few friend- 1: n RAMâ€"Klimt u a m of rev-rd (or their labors. At their tut reception the club mom a «Rm. which was ballad with “it“ by each mm Indlm’. to, m to say. It tn mo .0 all. n In a uni. any ten members only, we made no on 0'? first cumulnmont. It happens! that the division wu equal. and each person unlined mum no. At our last entmtnmen't we cleared 8100. and we am“ It u we thought but. um akin; the vote of the club.“ "Wo try to divide our money equally among our-elm. though In cue- or great dlstren '0 give more to nay one who known at a metal can that need: more. Inch member In required to render In met noon! at her don» “an A year ago, when we Ind ll:- The method employed by this club {or the render thopoor um simple. The man president all: "Every member known of Iona per- son she can help. Often we have more application: for and-lance than it Is poalhle for In to Ittend to, and I. give to than whom we know but. What in left is distributed to other; f 'I'bnt m. society 0! children In no- conpmhod finch bu boon noel from In work In It: on mum. Sixty person: m and for during the govern cold of Int vuter, Ind money realized from :- ontmninnent r.- cenuy given was divided nonnlly n'monx the members. nnd devoted to the your that and: member vista, and for who. provision In undo. anus hue boon clothed and milk in taunt Its my to hungry mm ones. that cool and wood have warned nanny Genome homes. "to form I conmfltco and VI!“ Mr. and I! no In I" right n ma on In at our next meeting. I! lb. Ia elect“ she menu Initiation. and one. ac. can!“ we could not (m but out. for we “0' all about her before also was In. So '0 can't cum“. Ind than our president In It“! smart. Bin (Ike. I" tho print a Ichaoi, ad on. hm a good dell thou! clubl." The who held at the ma. president under-13nd. the government 0! am club. and thmh neither Ibo nor Im- old. ate students In pull-menu” I". they are proud of their “and!“ In the schools In thc ulshbothood. “When the Man; of a new member In prom-ed.“ aid on. o! the once". In six months this society of live in- vited fifteen to Join them. and called itself the Progressive Social club Dur- in: a period at more than two years strict discipline has been observed in the business meetlugs. It a diflculty arises the mothers are consulted; the” has never been a quarrel. and III the members are in good standing. No member has been naked to resign, and none o! the society hss ever been known to wish for anything new in the constitution or to ohms one word of the by-inws. They formed themselves Into a so- CMY and began lhelr work along the same llnea as thelr brothers’ clubs b)‘ electing themselves as olflcers, Their object was to help any one who was sufterlng from cold or hunger, and they met. at the house 0! thelr presldeut, Anule Low. a mere slip of u chlld with long. curllnr hair. over they ought to help their less for- tunate lrtcnds. tho Ru: ma- " New tut III. I club Worthy of [ninth-“All lu lei-Inn An Lou flu Inho- -- now I‘M: THEY KEEPTHE POOR. UNIOUE CHARITABLE ORGANI- ZATION OP LITTLE GIRLS.- New York Letter. IVE bright little girls who live on the far east lids decided one day that Innead of dancing to the tune or a street organ on their way home from school or turning the skip- ’ plug rope after their studies were "Why." and the M of ti. neophym, "why mm mm I"!!! ma min when era-ta to m?" "Beau.- at m m. d M’ moral! tho eon-Ill m "no.1 m M I): M. h h b cub... on.” In In“ Frank T. Redwood In Intended In the Increase of wIId {owl In tlfln coun- try and has on Ides that China gull may be may Introduced. A Mend brought Mn II: of then we. I year ego. They were “tented In ‘I'nlbot county no new at In the wood: no naturally as mom In can But that won the Inn ever noon of then. 11m, lune mannered entIrely. no In an Itr. Redwood ornle Mend: have been nbte to iii-cover. Ir. Room I! ntm firm In his huh m m- won 0! bird VIII floor!“ In Alma. lad to dale end has nmnged to Inn twenty untr- brought over tro- cum and let looee In the woods of Whit-Bent» more Anneflcnn. The «nu laid on tho "ehlm," ad the placing of their name More tin plot! at the lost um and What u renou- for thankful”- truck Emerson a exceedingly clams of a certain eu- of tunnel. Ind Il- nnluly mlnh-pmvoihc-Jl'ho m Rule. thankful.” get their chum" "Yet. I m." "via any hopefully pious!" "I boy. at! true they m” "We“. It you cut tun cum.’ ad they tn hbpm'ny 'ho- at 5 null. than-Mum, blackâ€"eyed '0‘“. who began «techn- In her (hm: "Have you lost Mom?“ “Yes. I haul "Wu they ml- hunch?" "Ya. they III.” "How hour?" "A husband sud h brother" "When did they Ola?" “Deva to Ito- bm." "What did they an with?" "Yonow lover." “Wu they Ion: Itch?” "Not very." "Wu they all-«Mr the ”on M Ann-ed 3m [high Wnldo Emerson wu om greatly Inn-ed with the (allowing an- ecdote: A lady. deeply veiled and drama In mourning. was riding In I “an coach In Vermont. appetite u In short dresses, and all nude: II:- teen yearn of age, the P. B. C. has twenty handsome children in it. mem- bers. and it is the intention of the club not to admit more at. present. nllhoulh lu walling list has some good ilmliy unmet. Annie Levy II pro-Idem, Don Ella-Ry vice pro-idem. uni. Km lrouurer. Nellie nudzuuixy recording secretary. and Flora Hinton financial mutiny, 1 The second entertainment will. . was ‘ given by the P. S. C. was on an elabo- rate scale (or this youthful society, and every detail was attended to by them. They hired a hall and got it cheaper because the man who owned it "loved little children." They presented now» are to those who took part. arranged the dances and “bought" their music. One at the members took the admin- alon. the reception committee seated the gutats and the president made In address of welcome in a iromuloua voice. i The mullr meeting- Iro held on Saturday evenings. and the hit-inns il trlneacted In a way that would do credit to other omnlutionl. Some- times starlet are told or told and on- tertainment of some kind is contrl- buted by a member. The financial SOCI‘GCII'Y. Flora Mlnton, In conlldered by the club a pianist or run nhmiy. and if the president ask: her to play she does so with apparent pleasure. while the others crowd Around her to applaud and ask for "Just one more. your last new one!" Sometimes the» happy li'tlo ones dance or play games. i [or on Saturday the lessons are put‘ by for the dew of rest. mm. of "all Dim. tn. It“ MIDI to the know. with I Mon... hum with with ullor oollu up out!- of while. 5 mm o! whm euhmm uod tround the rum and white Ihou. Tho ofllcen wear silver moduli. which var! hut mm from those warn by the othor members. no, mm M. to mt m m muunuu-imrinfimpé Wall. hat to loop a. um M II DIG Mini", “ted-filth, I“ m [to Int In lulu Mun lift-I'd. no um Chadd. on an. om Dale-'0 Illa-o- (in. man manna-mew: Thanh“: unto-almanac I” “3'73 7%; 7-“,- I6 body ”Miriam.“ mics-Hum ("on I‘ll] Who!“ “at“. m It. mdnh Mags? 0 r In in can poll“ to bar 1- mouse. an M- cu. Ill Io About that an. m. um mud on at our «Indiana». and concluded w :ou Pint?! IL- "I :nhai-imho (did to lawn, but on tho mtnry pow rapidly worn. tho can WWW“. I2” Ila-1M .9: mm ":11th a promiiiai beam:- and Inn dot. 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