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“Never mind that. Garrett,” ox- clnimed Ruzhven, who had overheard this eonverutlon; "I would rather Mar- mot continued to all he ‘11:. Ruth- "Well. I know nothing of what Mr. James said: but you can't be a lady un- less you were born to It. and that“: n settled fact. But why don't you can Mm ’mnster.’ instead of Mr. Run-won? 'Twonld be much more "(tabla In my Ideas. (of a young gal like you.“ "Sha'n't I never?" said Peg, In a tone of disappointment. cleaning her little thin hands together; "not If I tries very hard? Why, 1 heard Mr. Ruthven my the omer day 'twas drawing. painting. music and such thing: that made peo- ple ladies and genflemen. and I thonxht it I learned them at uchoo! I might be a lady. loo." "Lor‘ bless the gulf" exclaimed the irate housekeeper. "you don't go to sup- pose that reading and writing will make you a lady? You'll never be a lady. live as long as you may. so the sooner you get that notion out. of your head the bench" "Oh! i am glad.” she ejacuiaied; "it is real good of Mr. Ruihven to send me to get some iearning. i want to be a lady so much, and read an the books Master Hamilton does. and do beautiful writing like he can." Both Rnihren Inri Mrs. Garrett had anticipated some dimmiiy when they told Peg one was to go to school. hm to their astonishment the girl evince/i the greatest delight at the prospect. "As soon in she can road and writo.” he thought. “i shall put her under Mm Deiamaimn who‘ll make an exreiient little rhamhermald n! hvr. or train her [or any other line she may prove able to till I un‘t hear of her going into burlesque or the ballet with that taco. it's quite enough responalhiiity (of mo to have picked her out oi the gutter without incurring more. I often think I've done a hair-Maine: thing; but I‘m in for it now. and the only course to take is to go through It an «pditahiy as i can. So in: to clue with Miss Prism." The unilnnry at Pomona \‘tlia not mmluctcd on unduly the same urinw up: on u no gem-Ill: at It. Mod, and! turned on: n nut-led women with row in: «caption. Thin in the; boarding-whom In which Ruth": dc- rhled to rend Margaret O‘Roilly. In his ("II-mu“. he had tone. mummy noun. to I married lady friend. tbr rm of one at M: hon- roman-in; a woman who had no rhlmrrn at Inn on. but mm Mural of «no Mir-on Prim: thrown lamp on em. and Rulhven kind on the am opporiunity pram!- od to him. and and! all the nrrnnnn pants for the rec-option of his protest It Poncna \‘Illn‘ through the penny- pon. He wrote (nut: that her «In: cation hm been mlectrd: but that was no drnvhacl in the eyes of the lines Prmn. "They would give nil the more ‘ attention to the sweet child. that me inlght Minn every have her excellent guardian entertained {or her." I len-on when! under tho corro- spondum». hm mmlrlmd that a few yon" '1th the Misses Prism could do ":9 girl no harm. The Mia-ms Prism forgot to mention. whilst alluding to this part of the tub- )ect. that )itu Jam Prime. 0! the l‘int clan. Im the eldest daughter of the nation-n who provided them with but. and thlt he had been lrnduuliy tenured. an the you" lady advance-1t tn yearn. to tut-run bin deduction trim the Weekly butchn': bliil. "on out pound to thirty nhlilinn it would at- so. doubtleu. have been tuna. thc lino oi their visitors to apt-in tint tho "anon the 1.0 Minn Candy were mun. bond amount the win-t. I'll, that their my: u. the prlnrtmi no“! in the ion. or that the two Ilium Wat- en npvnrntni n «ruin number of qnutn oi mitts. nut that. to minke a to" Clary short. they unwed any ptt- plln they could not. without tin flight- nt "tenure to thcit “cotton or ut- tendon". DMONA VILLA, flmated in ltz own park-lute grounds on the borders of Blackhenth. was a select seminary for young ladlea. con- ducted by the Muses Prlsm. 'l‘lle 'oark-llke xrounds' :onslnted altogether of about hall an acre of the terrestlal sphere. the chief part of which was laid down wlth shln- 3'9- “50'1““: an excellent opportunity of research {or such pupils as were studying 890l05y. AB llu's fact was!” l found. however. on dlscovery, to de- press the rplrlts 0! parents. and cause them to Imagine they Inlsht be de- fined ln other particulars I: well as the xroundr. the Mlues Prlsln always, haltened to correct the erroneous lm- prenlon by anurlng their wouLd-be pan-on- that they only recelyed young ladies of the hlgnnt lemmas. and (ram the moat u-lu-t clrcln ol soclely. CHAPTER I". vocwoacog H of There run A “ml uncut-(loo on (an ‘n a port 01- llnmllloo Show when to [mod y hm that M Ind W. can no noon to he nop- uhl- nnmi. and Ian vIotlw-d no maul-lio- r “- than-m (tom Ll". 0am" lolllu um um no long an his bed in properly was made and Ma cumm- mdy when M with ; r-qnlrml It. "It could Inna no mlblo “at mun-mm to Mill. who col-o Into the ""hghumo and rent out o! It." Ruling n". ’v parted with NI proton In (he also an- I dun «lmmutrnnw manner In which he an "n; mloptvd h". “a nodded NI bond Co Mr In panning. put a mtontn Into lmr hand. and mm rm .0 be I soon] chm! anal Man I" aim tonld. and not lmo Mo rah and drove “my. run)‘ lbl‘ ‘l; I hrr Whether on account of Rnthven'l ilb- ernltly. however. of because tome se- cret attraction drew the two girls to- gether. Carmen Flower and ergaret O'Reiiiy were fast friends from the first day hi meeting. 0n Peg‘n side A "at deal of admiration mingled with the attention she conceived for her new companion. Carmen was only one year older than herself; yet she appeared almost I won:- an by compuhon with bar. Ind Peg thought the had no": - anything "Which means that she intends to get that scarlet ribbon she is lingering for herself." grumbled one of the ne- lect: “it's just like Carmen Flowersâ€"â€" to pounce upon every good thing that comes into the school." "Greedy!" said Miss Candy. "Vsin .'" sneer-ed Miss Prime. "Stuck up!" chimed in Miss Waters. ‘ By which it may be seen that Gel-men: Floweruapanish by her mother's side. and English by her father'sâ€"silhough she was strongly suspected of turning out n besmy. was not much of I (not: its at Pomona Villa. "Stand one onc- slde. girls. and don't push so." salt! she, authoritatively. "Miss O'Reilly Ia going to be my friend; we were m sleep in the same room. Ind Miss Prism has put her under my es- pecial care. so I won't see her put upon In any way." lndvotl. untll tho nrat black loath" trunk with brass nalls. whlch had ac» ‘lmmnanlevl law to Pomona Villa, was lunnarkul. Po! had no Idea of tho wmuh or which she w“ the munch Th9 young ladle: of the highmt faml- ms were all witnesses to Its alum- howrlment. and as the handkerchlels, srnrls. rlbbons. rollars and such like 935in transferahte warps. came to the s-Irface, the aflevtlon of her new cam- panlons darelnpfll "sell ls though by magic” Ono gtrl ln parllrular. a tan, handsome creature of fourteen years of age. whose black eyes and halt and alive comploxton proolalmed her to be not all at Saxnn blood. was vehement both in the praises of the wardrobe and its owner. 1m. Garrett. nmrdtnx to Instruc- unm.. conducted tho girl to mack- huth. Ind delivmd her out to tho :rbnrn of the "In" Prism. Ones hap- pily [rent from ths Nam which the prurptmms lavished on Mr u long as Mn. Garrett «u to tight. Peg felt dreadtnlly shy on beta; Introduced lo thv he" of young Dad!” "I the school- rcoln. mutt she flavoured that the Mines Waters. Candy. and Prime mix» as unmmatkally as ah» dld hermit and that. thank:- to the ltbeflllty of her gnarmn (as Rntm‘en had denim her to ral‘ Mmt. mhtI was as well dressed as any girl than. I With the lace and torn: of a child of ten years old. she had the prematurely torced mind of s woman twice that use, which began to show itsel! as soon as ever it was placed in s congenial at- mosphere. Her first ieelinss, when Ruthven carried her 08 so unceremoni- ously to his house. had been those oi’1 fear and curiosity; but she had fallen into the customs sud manners of civil- lzed life so nsturolly, as slmost to Inâ€" ciinb one to believe it could not be her first introduction to them. Her conversations with the house- keeper had imbued her with s terrible ishnme at her past lite. whilst those lwith Hamilton Shore had given her a thirst to rsise herseif shove even its recollections. But beyond sii this, as her mind awakened to a consciousness of the utter wont oi claim she had up- .on Ruthren'e benevolence Ind gener- osity. came the deep. heartfelt unti- tude which she never ceased to enter‘ thin for him. illu- was very shy stili with her pstron. and totaiiy powerless to express her ire-lion towsrd him. But if ever u [irl believed I men to he more thsn mortal, i'cg ()‘lteiiiy. in her silent sdcrntion. credited Jstnes Ruthven with thst attribute. She u'ss ssdly dis- sppolntcd when Mrs. Osrrctt surmcd she would never be u lsd)‘: but she had hunt whst Lake Addison ssid to his irirnd on the snbiect. snd she deter- mined she would try to he one. tor Ruthten's sake. Meanwhllc, Peg O'Rellly‘s feelings at the conlemplnted change In her nm were very mlxed. 'l'hls poor child. who had been reared In a work-house. made the drudse o! a grocer's wife, and as a wall of the streets, had yet preserved amidst all her wanderings an Instinct- ive knowledge that she was capable of better things. ‘ “Just as you please. air," responded the houekeeper; but from the way in which she grumbled over her work at- terwnrd, It did not seem as though. In this Instance. his pleasure was her own. Ir Sam ever hum It malt be It the hmcrflol. they m m gram dup- The word cocoanut is derived from the Portuguese "coco," meaning mon- key, because the base renemhiel n mon- key‘s face. The tree In known to the people of Ceylon on early as 160 B. 0.. the mill: being lined by them for mak- ing cement. The coconut in one of the most unefui of plantsâ€"root. trunk, leaf, ‘up end not are made to yield tribute to man. The fiber of the hook furnishes excellent yarn and is preferred to horsehair [or stilling beds. minions. chairs and saddles. It in stronger and more elastic then hemp. The Polyne- einnn twist small cords of thin fiber. which serve in the construction of houses Ind canoe: whee Europeans would employ nails. The green nut- nre grated for medicinal nee. Grated coconnnt form: an ingredient of the East Indian condiment curry. in tho Moldire Islands labor in molly paid for in cocoannu. Hort-In llnq never-l Plant-mm! 0' 1’“. Trunk-l l’r-It. Quite a number of tropical nuts have recently been introduced into cultiva- tion in this counyy. says the. New York Worlrll Already on the east rout of Florida are growing 250,000 coconut trees. 42.000 being in one plantation. ii is believed that the first trees of this kind in that state sprouted from nut: hrmlght from Central America and the West [miles by the gulf stream. At 1Key West and about. some of the old torts coconuts were planted at in early dun as certain ancient trees now stand- ing bear witnm In 1871 a bark freighter! with coconuts was caught in a storm of! the coast of Florida and beached near Lake Worth. Several thousand of the nuts were saved and planted, the satislnctory growth of the seedlings giving an impetus to cultiva- tion. BM It "a nothlnl lion than fresh nlr and wholmmn food Ind "IQ llama of fear um Md wmght m miracle. For the Int Hm:- In her life Peg'n "L lle mlld and body were having “It May. and (My responded gntetnlly to n. It I” I neat disappointment to tho girl when llw midsummer holidays arrived to and that she us to spend them It Pomona Villa, In company whh um anhnmh. whose parents llvevl In (‘alrnlUL But so It had been urn-sugar! by llmhvon from "w Minnlnx‘ "Lor' Mn: me. Ill:- Ian-M. l nov- n «lid m and: a dam! wm, mult- Muh lam-l am will: you. and line Indm mm he do!“ their duty (or you to look no woll. I no!“ Ihlul you nun! welsh double what you did when you ramp hmf' So all that the young ladle. discov- ered In that Iho In on orphan oml llved wllh her guardian, the non ha Cannon Flower dld. They thought her dmdlully vulgar at Int. hot ul- oral llmldlly undo her upon hot do< lick-arm n llulo u poulhlo. and not- unl lntolllnhoo quickly huh! hor to remedy (born. I! on hour when the no no! to m Vlllo. had by ald- mumor no one would I". mogul!“ rher .- tho homo girl. "or no. and ‘ nun haul filled out. ho! chaot- Moo-Md wllh hullh. and hat lm i” ll loo-l II correct I: It It will I“! or Mr m. In tact. Mar-uni 0mm; had bo- romo the .muau “HI In tho nhool. and. though their Imam! eootln~ nod uooholod. Carma "over "I no" "no «flavour! to ho balon- ot lho ‘ nllrnlloa Iho our-ct“. Who- In. (lormtl Irrhml on one of her monthly \ nulls In no how "no glrl I'll promo-o. Inn. uhc held no her hand. In lullb mull But poor Pox had no dignity of her own to keep up. She could not user! ioudlyJiko the “lanes Prime and Candy, that she was as good as others; she was only anxioml to conceal the put, and let it die in silence. Even to her friend. Carmen l-‘lower. aha said nothing on the subject. liar feminine Instinct had ai- nady taught her that the confession would do her harm. added to which Mu. Garrett had especially cautioned hot. on im- muter'u behalt. not to rc< veal anything 0! her past lite. Carmen liked this adulation; it was as balm to her conceited spirit, and it she had ever felt an attachment to anyone 3 it was to Margaret O'Reiiiy. Inheriting ‘irom her Spanish mother a bauxhtinesa and thirst for admiration which had rendered her obnoxious to her compan- ions, her beauty and weaith had not met hitherto with the consideration she thought they. deserved. The British girl is almost as ready as her brother to put down anything like sell-assur- ance and conceit. and the butcher“: and baker's daughters had been irritated rather than awed. by the auumptlon of importance maintained by Mia: Flower. more beautiful than her flushing blur. eyes. and long, straight limbo, and the Ihnndunt dark treeserwith which her head was crowned. Carmen was an orphan, too, who could not remember either father or mother. and lived with her uncle and guardian, Sir Frederic Flower. in an old house in the country called Abbotsviile. it was rumored in the school that Miss Flower was on heiress. and would inherit all her unâ€" cio'e money. and Carmen was fond of boasting to the some eflect; but that circumstance made no dmerence to Peg. Her heart had known too little‘ of affection not to respond eagerly to ‘ that semblance of it which school girls exhibit toward each other, and which has its outlet in kisses, secrets and terms or endearment. She mistook all this gilt for gold. and before a month was over her head she adored Carmen Flower as a being at superior order to her-sell. and was never so happy as when she was running her errands, doing her commissions, or waiting on her pleas~ USES FOR COCOANUTS (to II cut" I: DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER. In. Bunnyâ€"Wen. It's gmln' Into. Owlmunan'chmmwood n‘ cook “1' ol' mun numb." (Rem knock u door.) Who'- am Cam- In. Gentleman (It coon-Ind”. do“ you'knowm? lbyo'm,ney Sylvan; done bean um fo’ “can you“. In. Splvlntâ€"You nay 89M”? liqâ€"Deed I In. In. animusâ€"Won, It you b may thflnn In' ’0' II 3110’ of It. M take (M: a: nu' so am In' Ipllt some flood 10' yo’ or m'l nun-h. "8"" I think the Chinese hue rather the but of It.” mind the Incurrlgtbk man. "In nut country the fashion:- never change. and the cost of keeping a wife Isn‘t worth muoning."Plttsburg Chroniclefl'elemph. Ila. ll. hot“ at It. "You man don't lam tn have oven a faint appreciation of your privileps,‘ laid Mm Shingis- to Mr. Van Brunt. "Aw?" "No; you don't. In China a man has to my Item 8250 np'lrd for I «In. In this country brides are ghen away. and "1 mm hesitate to marry." Robe". having expressed his hearty immune-n, Pillsbury went on: "Well you had boner so And not one; and you can either pay for It mum". [M moo,- onc else to [My for It, or (an n without paying [or ll."â€"r Answers. Afler bung handed. Pillsbury pul Mn band In his pocket. It I! to pro- duco “to ma doucem, and asked, “Wm you an I emu" fillnbnry. lln chum.- chm-play" a! Aunt-la. lo M of - (mm of cum: ham. 1. u [Auden vollcomn no“ lo nu cut. In "ply lo the AIMrnn'I qmry. “How can I much King Wllllnm “reel?" m polled-An uld. ”You can an I «D. w you on lilo .1 'bnl. or. I. ll I. only no ynrdo Inn lure. you an wall." "0h." all thbury. cm: on of Mn best smiles. "I new I can talk. but that I want to now I: the way." ”on. In 133'! 3 harbor?“ am no book-Ions. "tutu. "You no. I ”and anal! um awning”â€" Auron ‘ “By Jon!" mum-d (ha mu Ina-ham In «lama-mu. "What u M I but" tot. with all thou accom- push-soul?“ "I!" I strange thing." aid the loan of learning. I no unwed lhlu morning by a. man who rally to. I suppose. I Ilulo above tho ordinary barber. I know 0! my own knowledge that he took a double am ehu a: 0mm; that he «tidied It Holdolber' mew-nu, and upon! maven! you: In other [main oduallouol mien I know, also, or my own locum“. that ho bu coo- trlbukod utonllflc ankle. to our but mmlu, and no numbered lawn: Mo mun-Io Moods man at the highest loci-l nod whollac «main: In Europe and Alum. And yet," ooIlququd "H aunt. "In can't than I non da- coolly.“ ConId-‘t Inn - lit. When the famous archaeologist cams into the club yeuerdny aiternoon his erudite countenance was ornamental Ii several point- with sticking planter. And there was 1 general inquiry among his friend: an to win was the matter. “Rum." laid the wiessor briefly. “Good melon-i Where did you gel thud?" “led on: or our younger members sympathetically. 'l‘ho ”ll-u at, u.- “nllayâ€"Rotm of an from.“ son and HI- Buoyan- In narktowl-A manna; Autumnâ€"- uow II. mm at It. SOME LAUGHABLB PIOKINGS FOR OUR LEAN READERS. HUMORIST‘S CORNER. "That wnl [ha one I wanted." She could not lancy why. When I could take a fresh on For one about to die; But kept her (ntnt-flush'd promo Avened from my eye. -J. Russell Taylor, In Ttuth. A spray and lightly said-â€" "Wait. 1'" get another, . For this one I have had Twirling In my fingers Until it must be dead." fl. Mal a... "My 000"" Lightly Clam gave ILIES or the valley Were all about the room. Love-boils chiming A passionate per- fume, Love~bclia tolling My dainty. dainty doom. “loll." Don‘. 0. Nov. In Iuwerlng s telephone call It II much better to any “you,” with n Hula: Inflecuon than "hello."- In (not. 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