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intereeted wee my mother. Ziiie I‘ll bet nieceâ€"her elder brother'e deughter. [he glrl'e potent. hed died in Indie, end ehe M been sent to eehooi in Englend. under It. we oi her uncle end guerdien. I had never teen her. end hnd herdiy even heerd it her until there wee 3 question at her mending the Ohriltrnne holideye (in the yenr [hen Beptirnue Notmen died) It our house. “ Her uncle hee no objection," my mother ma. “ end I eheli he more then gied to no tor. A'rnoet interesting creature. II I hen. Ioloveiy and I0 good that they eel! her The lngei et eehool. 1 eey nothing about her Ike little fortune or the high militery nnk hot her poor tether poem-ed. You don't Ire [or the“ thinge. But. oh. _Alired. it ixioueto eee you, poor child," my mother lid tone; “but I reelly deren't not her Ire under preeent eircnmetencee. She is so ssh. on innocent, eo infinitely superior in Ireonel ettreotions to Cecilio. thet I don't low whet might heppen ilyon sew her tw. You ere the soul oi honor. Alfred; It you end Zilie heck better remeln streng- e to esch otherâ€"you might repent your eh ment.” Alter thie. it is needless eey t1 wee dying to see leleg while, It [her side. showed whet le celled e proper ids; she declined to become my wile until [mother epproved 0! her. She coneidered reel! to be e mertyr; end {considered 'yeeii to be en ebominebly ill-treeted men. tween us, I em elreid. we mede my good ither's liie nnendurebleâ€"ehe wee obliged he the am who geve wey. It wee under. od thet we were to be merried in the meme time. I never tor en instent ewervedl in my fidelity to Occiiie. 1 inch wee my position on the memorehie 3 when Beptimue Notmen died. leevlng me ;seeeor ol the Megic Specteclee. ;- ; Cam-n III. ; m were or was erroneous. “'he hret pereon whom i encountered on to the house wee the butler. He ‘3": me in the hell. with e receipted eccount ills hend which I hed sent him to pey. h emonnt wee cloee on e hundred pounds, 1 I hed peld it immedieteiy. " Is there no Eount l" I noted. looking oi the receipt. ‘f'lhe pertiee expect cosh, sir, end chsrge. (Conclusion) Curran II. ”X013! 0! 1118". Who woro tho two ladloa 7 They won both young and unmarried. A: I matter at delicacy. I out pormlulon to men- Ilon them by their Christian namoa ,only. Eula. agod uvontoon. Cecilia. Izod two and tmty. And what In: my poaltlon between them? I vol of the lame ago an Cecilio. She wan by both.“ companion and reader ; hand- Iomo. “libero and poor. I bod mado he: a‘ proposal. ond had been accepted. Them In to many dimonltiaa in the way of on: ma:- tian, in spite of my awoothoatt'a empty porn. I waa only child. and I had innorltoo. uooptlna my mothet‘o jolntnro. tho whole 0! ho largo property that my lather left at hia “I‘ll. In aoolal rank Cecil]: In morn bald make no lo happy I! you hula love lab 2m; ondbfloniad 1111:; Mods 'hm on on. 1 In my pronoun! Ooofllo. tad hod boon oooopudâ€"oubjcct to y moth-3's oppronl. I thought this a good Iponnnlty ol noting my om lolnly; Ind I oh out. Non: boron h l not: my Inhor no mod and no dluppoinudâ€" mod I“): Ocoflla; dluppolntod in m. I noun with“: I Mhlna o! dowry; o muwhowu «old a! my I w )0 had Mon odvumgo 0! 1m pom o ham to Inland and doludo mo l'â€"u:d on. and no on. Oooulo would certainly m boon uni any i! I had not dooluod It I would too! it my dam in (but "out, many ho: lmmodlotoly. Hy mother m: my “up”. and nbdnod tron I!“ 000111. onyonnu o! oflonoo. Oooluo. :0 look“ Io mpootnblo when he mode mutt. ho hod urvod on for to many to, tht I lolt on irroolotlhlo tomptntlon to lb. “Isle Bpootoolu on tho butler. boloro ntnud to look through them ot the lodlu ly fully. Our honut old Iornnt would ooh on oxoollont tut. In druid my light ll tolling me," I .101 this oxendlnsly Ilmplo oxplonotlon I on tho lpootnolu and looked ot the at. u hollwhlrlod round with mo; on my lot honor I tumble and turn cold whllo fl“ 0! It now. Boptlnuu Notmun bod on tho truth! on mum on hutlor'a hurt mm. “.1 vldhloâ€"o lot orun noon thro h but In of tho interns! luau. Ego fight In him no plainly lost 10 to no in t mm: 13 Doc. my mum think I'm lath. In mom unk Cecil]: was more In my equal; we were mentors not ill- Mhod (tom the worldly pcinl at View. fucnhohu. then In an chum}. to on: nlon. und . ponon interested In making the to» 01.“. Thq obllulo wu Zdlc. Tho A no oi nvo nine“ oaored by o London m3; loam“ to ooloniol omnpotllion tor tho on and, on Bhohepoero’e "Bonn Luce oi lon”honboon wo- byo gentlemen of Ottowo. Pho following in the production : m “YIN AGII OI IRA! taxman). All tho world'e o shun. d on the women in u merely ohommore: to]: ohomo commence wnh sullen minnoy, M oooh ono in her tllno ployo may porn. lo: o'l’mgo being Iovon am». At nm the In- . a“ 0 Mill. eorone in lmdroped businet. Ioludoomumm with promise. o! beeut , turn out oil o ehom. Then.the 8c o rt. V th hoydgnioh origin. nod 133m“ gala; we ”not moon: on . on tho Debutan . p uh moot precocious knowledge or the world, on wuoo to co lure weelthy opouoo. , I?“ ”14.1.12.an o '31: theutow‘n; d or «anon on o a ov' . “£100! or (union (legal! pin hgr trainâ€" oxhuohond 11m“ ignored. ' 'hen the Chapmme. Indian hor o ergo to ever boll ond rout, Vlth podonoe worthy ot a otter come. ll “ nodo sud wreothed smiles" to: older sons, '10) gowns tor detrimental; The euth shun own to lean end oeondelolovinz Spinner. P pompor'd poodle mulling by her eido; m: ohmgo oud inuendoee thinly vou’d. looting o ropntotion at each breath; looho plan her on. Lou shun of all. onds the nod, luembling history. 1 on old age devoid of reverenceâ€" llm‘ge'othflhom heir. mun bloom,ohom evory- i. It In 31:0 1111de Thu; "233 may], dluppolntod It hula. he: holi- vhgt to u put on. "8h- wu Io THE MAGIC SPECTACLES. A Christmas Story. BY WILKIE COLLIN 3. It... “Only the noun 0! "mine to lmpron mull." own. manual. "I! I know I mm more of modem Ingmar. and u I could b0 ”nothing home In a tabla " You. It s strange nonunion. my dour." my moth“ nld to Cecilia. " my 1 uh uh“ noun to young 3 Indy on: has {or mung today)” _ 1 ___', v_....â€"°- 'vu wan-Io I :50} of! the Bpooholu. .11 the more willingly thnt I beam to be null amid of “10m. Tho talk between the to. vent on. V..- ---â€" wâ€"v- Ivvw-l Lam-o My motim noppod tho further progrou of my invutlgwonl. "Take ofl thou hideout Epcot-om. Mind. or lone no :0 our "allots. I don’t In: your light any not I» “I'll“ ; I only ny_._ ohqngp you; Voonlm." L‘AL _- .I What I begun to think of my mother. I out uhnmod to record. ‘wmt I thought 0! (mm. any bo noted In two wordl. I no more «so: thou on: to no “ Tho Angel 0! the school." the good om} loyoly_Zillo. Ilâ€" ___AI_-.. â€" , [I pmont ho: words um, um! her thought: nut. in puenthuloJ " So you hoto woloty, my door .9 Surely you hon ohongod your oplnlon lotoly ? ” (“ Sho donn‘t mind how she lien. on long on the «)1: entry ("or with Alma. Fol-o orn- tun." l [I Jroport Oeolllo‘a mm: on tho nmo p on. “ Pudon mo ; I haven't la the last changed my opinionâ€"l no only fluid to oxprou it. I hopo I hove not given oflonoo by oxproulna it now." (“ 8h. olu't oxlot without goulp, oud than she tries to loy it on no. Woxldly old watch I "l on " my o'enlm," end him?! for whet wee .5 follow between the two ledlee. My mother Ipoke am. Oonuquently I looked et my mother. â€"-v uvvlv- , , ,, i- _._v â€" â€"- ’0 My mother lmllodâ€"rrng tho bollâ€"ma gm tho ordorâ€"Not it home. I produced my Snot-elem There was In outcry st tho hldooul ugllgm of thom._ I hid the bluno Ooo'lllo looked It my mother with on air of longuld lurprho. " mm In oxuuordlnm minute I " nha minted: A “ I got. _ society? ‘ll- “-AL-.. ”Mn. 1 \ On entering the room I lound vleltore in Pthe wey. end put oi the trlel ol the Spee- ‘teelee until they hed taken their leeve. Juet no they were going I thundering knock et the door ennouneed more vleitore. Thle time, lortunetely. we eeoeped wlth no woree eonee- quenoee then the dellnry ol oerdl. We eetuelly hed two minute. to oureelvee. 1 eelzed the opportunity of reminding my mother thet I wee eonltltutlonelly lneeeee- el‘ole to the elelme of eoelety. end thet I thought we might er well here our home to oureelvee lor hell en hour or eo. " 89nd word domtelre.” I uld. "that you ere not et home.” . . My motherâ€"meanmoent in her old leee. her edmlrebly-drened grey heir. end her finely-felling robe ol purple Inkâ€"looked eoroee the fireplace et Cecilioâ€"tell, and lay. end heeutllnl. with lovely brown eyee. luxurlent hleeh hull. e wermly-pele oom- plexlon. and en ember-colored droolâ€"and euldto me. "You tomet Oeollln. Bhe llkee _An,- A. Being now 1m to via“ tho mm. I nus the boll and aid 1! my mother us It homo. 8h. wu in hor bondoir. And when was mu 000111.? In ma boudoit. too. I had been lndoblod to him for all sort. of kind unloc- nt school and college. He in an hononblo mm nd a tdthlal Mona. ll lho calling «nu o! hln own narrow mum undo hlm nnjuflly oonhuptnonl tow-rd- rloh poople, h In: 3 fault (In myono. nn animating hull). no donhl. But who la portal 2 And whnt m filly pounds to no r This it uh“ I should one. hon toll. before he could hon Ionnd time enough to get to the door. AI thing. were. I let hlln go. and thought myloli well 114 of n mun honest-on who only nlngd no to; gny ynonoy. Ho “and u am like I mm thundontmok. “ II this a joke. Almd t" he ukod. " Do I look as if I III joking 2" Ho took up hit but. " There in but one oxomo for you.” no “id. " Your pooh] poul- tion to too much (or your not brainâ€"your pone: hu got into your hood. Good morn- I handed him but the 10m: (from I lunar. thruunlng “prooeedingo”) um! I add. in my hardest ‘onu. “ ls'l not con- unions to oblige you this time." Ho mode some joke. suggested by, the quaint appouonoo of the Specs-clan. I In too closely occupied to cpptooioto his son" 0! humor. Wan hid he just told to me? He bud nld. “ I m uhsmed to ask you Iain.” And whn bod he thought whilo ho was wanking? Ho had thought. " When one has : miloh cow 3! ono'a diupocal, who but 3190;! '0‘ng kg! to “to gdvantago of It 2" _ Whlt'niun impala, led 113:0 repeat the axons. Ibom my Idling light, and ‘0 road Isl-"ha“ o_n prowling pt radios hi- letter? "I aniridly Ashamed to at you :glin. Alma. But it you could land me any poggdlf-jnn 190k :9 thug letter." “ Nothing 0! the lust importance to you." he replica. mode-ti}. I wanted no further oxpknntion. More thnn onoo nlrndy I land lent him money. nnd. sooner or inter. ho hui than repaid mo. " Another little lonn?" I enqnlud. smiling plugnntlya 7 V “ Anything very importmt." I asked @9331}. In; km}; to up libury. you." The librory door opened, um on old Iohool [allow And ooll ago Mend at mine looked out. "I though. I hand you: voioo In “no hall. ” he sold; “ Ihnvo boon fitting on hour {or It was true that he had loved us to: a quarter of a century; it was also txue that he had taken his perquielte and tolda llb about it. But he had his compensating virtues. When I wee a child he had given me many a ride on hls knee and manya stolen drink 0! wine and water. Hit cellar- book had always been honestly kept; and his wife herselt admitted that he was it model husband. At othez times I should have re- membered this. I should have telt that I had been hasty. and have asked hie pardon. At this time I tailed to feel the ellghtest oom- passlon to: him. and never {altered for e moment in my resolution to send him away. What change had peeled over me 2 going to [in him ths flvs psr osnt. oil ths bill? Bosstly mssnnsss. intonation with ths butloz’s psrqnisitos.” i took on my spootsolos snd put thsm in my poohst. “ You as s thief.” l ssid to tho butler. " You hsvo got the discount money on this billâ€"five pounds sll but s shilling or twoâ€"in your pocket. Bond in you: sooounts 3 you lone my soxvioo.” “ To monow. sit. ii you like i" snsworod the butler. indignsntly. " After serving your ismily (or flu-snd-twonty yous. to be osllod s this! {or only inking my porquiaitos is on insult. Mr. Alix-ed. thst I hsvo not due. ad." Es put his hsndhexohioi to his ayes Lni leit m). I and not hum» to bunk .a th autumn“. " Second thought: no not dun but. «In: 00min." uldl. ”Dona. (not. Int -V ._.v- â€" â€"'.- rlvuww’ bl. pt I this?" Mtflo‘éfiomlu to 1mm, m0). and not nutm- to bunk .3 sh onugomonfi. Undar thou cironmatanou. the tut of a drouy wintar residence at Long Fallaa booama, to my mind, more valuable than our. Single-handed,Oootlia might anomaiuny hop up appoaranoea and dual" other poo- pic. though aha might not dooain me. But, in combination with at: John. thou waa a ohanoa that aha might Openly batray the two Itata of her toolingl. ll I van rat the iavorad man, aha would. oi come. be can: to ma than 0"!"- !i not (gith mora produoa- LI- _-A-- A‘A A“ ‘ --.... aw- w uuuuueruWe" ‘ Very ehort. end yet euxgeetive of more then one interpretetion. A little enquiry mode the iecte more cleer. Sir John hed been one at the gneete It the dinner. end he end Oeoille hed ehehen hende like old iriende. At my mother'e requeet, he hed been preeented to her. He hed produced each en excellent impreuion thet ehe hed token him in her oerrlege port 0! hie wey home. She hed eleo discovered thet he wee about to vieit e reletlve llvlng et Timber- oombe (elreedy mentioned. I think, u our neereet town). Another momentery o por- tunity with the Bpecteclee oomple my dieeoveriee. Sir John hed propoeed merriege (unenceeeeinlly) to Cecilio, end being etill pereletently in love with her, only vented e ievoreble opportunity to propane egeln. The excellent impreuion which he hed produced on my mother wee perfectly intelligible now. -â€"-v â€"v n o In feeling reluetent to give her rejeeted lover thet other opportunity, wee Oeellle droid ol 8!: John, or elmid ol her-rem My Speoteolee intormed me that the deliberately declined to tree thet queetlon, even In her “1mm. hell. nnd wee enddenly checked on my woy to the ledlee by the eound of n men’e voice: “ Meny thmh, I m oioee at home now." My mother'e voice followed: “I will let yor know it we so to the eonntry. Sir John. You will ride over end lee net" “ With the greeteet pleunre. Good-night. Mlu Oeellie.” There wee no mletnking the tone in which there ieet tour worde were epoken. 8h- John'e eooent expreued, lndeeerihehle tenderneee. I retired egein to the librery. My mother eeme in, tollowed by her eherming eompnnlon. “ Here ie e new complication,” ehe nid. “ Oeollie doeln't wont to go to Long Feline." I inked why. Oeeilin enewored. without looking at me. "Oh, I hove ehenged my mind.” She turned neide to relieve my mother of her for cloth. I lnetently eon- enited my Speeteoiee, end ohteined my lntormetton in these myeterioul term: : “ Sir John gone to Timberoombe." Tho: ”in"; 13 their put}. I us In the libruy what: they “turned. Hon-lag the 9131403301) It tlgg dqor 17 went out into the n so out (or dinner. I unyilyod her. ad the: unnounoms um I bud roe call-loud the mater. (inland that I van qmu willing to go to Long Fall“. Occult «mo in dumd (or diam: tho. 8110 Ind new: lookod l0 11:011.“ny [only u when the wu lulormod o! my clamp 01 Opinion. " Whut I hnppy “m w. null bun." uh. “Id. and mailed u l! L’“ rally meant it. “Horrible on the prorprot In." wee to my mind a very revolting expmeionmoneidering that I wee pereonelly included in the prospect. My mother's mieohievoue tent of our emotion for oeqh other now preeented heel! to me in the light of e eemible pro- ceeding. In the lolltude 0! Long Feller, I ehonld surely dleoover whether Cecilio wee ehout to merry me for money or- lor myeeu. I ooneoeled my Bpooteolee. end «it! nothing et the time. But later. when my mother entered the (keyring-room dreuod ‘ Aâ€" -A ‘ You.‘ me as follow: : “ If they don't get thoroughly eiek of eeeh other in e winter et Long Feline I give up ell knowledge or humen netnre. He ehell merry Zille yet." Oeeille'r motive: alerted them-elven with trenepmnt elm- plioity In these words. "Hie mother lull, expects me to re, ‘No.’ Horrible u the prospect is, I'll disappoint her by eeying I V-- e n The intent their heeke were turned on me I put on the terrible glee-en. Ie there eueh e thing in enetomy u I heel: View 0! the heart 7 There in eueh 3 thing ueuredly when you look though the Megie Bpeoteelee. My mother’s prlvetegentlmente ApAreeented themselves to This was on: first open difierenee 0! opinion. Even without the Bpeotsolos I oould lee thst my mother hailed it u a good sign. She hsd consented to our .merrlsge in the epring without in the lent sitering her opinion thet the sngelio Zills use the right wile for me. “ Bettie it between yonreelves. my desrs." she eeid. end left her ehsir to look to: her work. Oeeilie rose immedlstely to eeve he: the trouble. hone Fells: was our country sest. There wee no hunting; the shooting wee let; the plsee wee seven miles from Timber- eombe town and ststion; end our nesrest neighbor wee s young Bltnsllstie elergymsn. popularly reported in the village to be sten- ing himselt to death. I declined I!!! mother’s extrsordlnuy propose! without e moment's hesitstlon. Oeeills, with the newest sud sweetest eubmiesion, accepted it,_ U , 7 .7. '---â€"° men-VII. III-Iv IUIHIQIW. “ that I tool it my duty. on 3 good mothor. to make your iivee e little more in human, with your teetee. ii Ioen. You oompiein. Alfred, thet you on never count on having the mlnntee to youreeii with Oeeiiin. Oeoiiin oompleine that eho is per- petually interrupted in the leudnbie cflort to improve her mind. I 030: you both the whole do: to yourselves, week eiter week. for the next three months. We will Ipend the winter liltpng Feline." My mother smiled. .“ You ore certainly two remerkeble young people." she eeld. with en oi: oi mmm indulgenceâ€"end penned for e moment. or it en idee hed occurred to her which wee more then ulnelly worthy o! eon-Mention. It her eye hed not been on me It the moment, I believel ehould hove token my Bpoeteoloe out o! my pocket. "You ere both to thoroughly egreod in diellklng eoolety end dolphins London.” ehe resumed. N that T lam] fl nun Aneâ€" -_ - _--A _.-.L ,_ . I thought this (my Spectacles being in my pocket, remember) very well end very prettiiy eeid. My mother looked st me. “ I quite egres with Cecilio." I ssid. ensweriua the look. " We cannot count. on having five minutes to ourselves in London from morning to night.” Another knock et the street door contributed its noisy support to my views u I epoke. “We ducn’t oven iook out of the window," I remsrled. “for tour society they look up It the some moment snd see thst we no It home.” mum: whoa I was In um colon. you might think no woman to be Mind's Into. Bu! not»: in than In the my when I open my book or an up my blush". In London I hue no am. to myuu. and. I rally can's duanlu It. tho hlvolou uh I lad in not to as! was} 'fl Third thought: " How naming], lucky thet Oeeilie'e meld in lezy, end thet the needlewomen dinee in the eervente' hell! The meld hed the pro-peat of getting up before II: in the morning, to be ready to go in the oheieeoert with the eervente who doee the homehold errende et Timber-combeâ€" end tor when To teke I note tron: her mietreu to Sir John end welt for on newer. The good little needlewornen heere thle, emllee end em : ‘ I don't mind how eeriy I get up; I'll teke it for you, end bring but the newer.’ " ‘ Fourth thought : " Whu o hloulng it in to hove blue eyes sad golden halt l Bl: John wuqulto “ruck with no. I though! or tho time he would do lulu“ 0! Alfred. For- tuuotoly I how “not «had the olmplo old mothor ohoul him. no lo 3 poor boron». Not to be though. 0! to: on 13th l ' I, Indy '-vmhoul o com-mums uhhlloh- Oooilio. Mon oto ouch ioolo (tho writing- Inootor hos iollon in love with mo) thot oho would only hovo to hunt out crying, ond hoop him to hem". I hovo propolod o hotter my thon loll- fighting for Aliml. oug- cootod b o ploy! road tho othor doy. Tho old mot or oonoonto, with condition. ‘I um am you will do nothing. my door, unbecoming to syonng ludy.’ Wln him, no Min Hudoutlo won Mr. Mulow in " Bho Stoop: to Conquer.” It you like; but do nothing to forfeit yourJoil-mpoot. Whu ntoninhlng simplicity! When did tho so to 23‘3“." vghon 3110 y! young 2" _ Second thought: “How very simple old people ere! Hie mother vlelu me, invite- gxe to Log Fella. end expeete me to out out My report 0! Min Zflle’e though“, In the euoeeeded eeeh other. begin- ee touowe: he: thoughc: “ My one“ fortune in ell very well; but! went to be mum“ at e greet entebmhment, end taxes any from eehool. Alfred, deer fellow. I: reported to hem fifteen thouund e you. In hie mother's oompenlon to be allowed to ditch thle rich fieh, without the loan opponmon ? Not if 1 know is!" I ioiiowod tho tnin oi thought which my mothot'l quutionl bod lot going in the mind oi thin young potion. To innit] my own oondnot. I mutt report the unit on hrioiiy .- I on. How you hand of “ touting " girls 2 hove you hand oi " mumrio " girls? hue you hand 0! girls (in tho mumps") who hon invontod tho moot inimont chom- ogointt innocent man? Then don't mun my_§pootuloa of using igpouibip lights! Let me do my poor mother justice. She wee sum, of the cementing to the deception. end 01 no more. The invention of the nick. end :he entire reeponeiblmy of «trying it out. rented wholly end exolnelvely with mu Zil_le, eged geventeen. Miu Pushy. loft in mnldon mediation with her work on her lop. smiled to hone“. I turned the gluten on her, 1nd mud. n disc cover, thlt petttned me. To put it pldnly, tho churning noodlewomln wu doootvingu all (with the one exception of my mother) nude: on ulumod nnmo und voontlon in “to. Mill Pooh, no no other thou my cousin Zlfln. “,thg Angel of the taboo! l" The honaokupor entered the room. ond culled my mother may on name dome-tic bullnou. AI Iho wolkod to tho door. I hid tune to rand he: thought baton I!" wont out â€"" Vary oxtnordinory to find such resource. 0! clove: invention {n gush I gonna gig) I” “ leo no two days more, dou mldom ; I cum decide until Sir John helps me." “ In Sir Jolm really oomlng hero 2" “ I think I0.” “ And have you monoged it 2" “ It you will kindly cxanu me. 1 would rally: n_ot snows: jun yell: eee them through my Specteeiee, their thonghte were vieible to me beiore they found their my into worde. My mother wee epeeking~“ Well. my dear. hove you tomod your opinion oi him yet?" Mite Puke, replied. “ Not quite yet." “ You no wonderiniiy eentioue in eniving et e oonelneion. How much longer is thie clover eontrivenoeoi youre to int 2" ng. devoted to the needlewomen. A telled yerd hope me et e reepeeunl dieienee, but et the name time sue me e View of the mentor of flu room. Mine Peekey wee not elone; my mother wee with her. They wen evl dean: talking. has not 0. word ruched my one. .1: menered nothingt While Ieould -- â€"â€"-- vvâ€"U w u: no. Ill' luluulv VI “MINI. Cecilio and I won: out tiding. On our return, bovine nothlng better to do. I «won pnniod :ho homo book to the nobles, and noturolly c-fiended the groom. who ”Jonah: l mu " wnohing him.” Returning toward the house, I pnuod the window at the gronpd-floqr room. It the book 01 the build. ‘ 0hrietmaa Day waa near at hand, The weather war. so ier. almoet invariably miety and wet. Cecilia began to yawn over her iavorite intellectual reaoureee. My mother waited with euperhuman patience ior eventa. Ae ior myeeli. having literally nothing else to amuae me. I took to gratiiying an improper eurloeity in the outlying regions at the iamnly eiroie. In plain English. I dieoovered a niee little needlewoman. who wae employed at Long Fallaa. Her name was Min Peekey. Quite a young girl. Mite Peekey had the eeli poueeeien oi a mature woman. She had a trim little figure, eoit blue eyee, and gloeey. golden hair. Miee Peekey ioiled meat every point. For the fltet week I never even got the ehanoe oi looking at her through the Magic Bpeetaelee. 611 an; first dsy o! the now week the war that cloned up wonderlnlly; spring loomed to yayngomoitg us In the middle of winter. Thus far there hsd been no signs 0! Sir John. The Bpeotseles intormed me that he had arrived at Tlmbsreomhe, sud that Oeoills hsd written to him. But. strengely enough. they {sued to disclose what she hsd Isid. Hsd she iorgottenlt already, or was then some detect. hitherto unsuspected, 1n munpemstuisl glenes r We did not um (or the country until three ‘deye enerwerd. The peeking-up wee e lexi- oue menu. to being th. end my moth” prolonged the deley by paying 0 vielt to he: nleoe u the eehool in the oonnuy. She kept the visit n uoret from 0mm. 0: eoune. Bm even when we wete alone. end when I liked about Zine. I wee only tevored with e very btlef teply. Bhe merely mm her one :o heaven end laid. "Perleeuy ohexming 1" 011m“ 1V. mu new: or none nuns. We had bed 3 week of u. If we bed told eeoh other the truth we ehould huve eeid, “ gee nego back to London." 0mm loom I| no and handed-,- lookod st my mother md lubmlmd to Long mm In the "mm mu:- nor. The mom may were noted, n mines. the honor tho "to mm uppeuod to indent-ad «oh 0th». In tryLonz Full-I. Ind 11 m and tho phat quit. npondunbln. M an return to London." Cecilio tunmod. " That-ol- nothing in all John'l unwor to my letter." Iho uld. “ that ludl no to Iuppon he on be guilty aim at of rudenou. 1 how olwnyl hollowed hi- to be t gentleman. No gontlomon would tore. his woy lnto my ptuenoo. when I wrote a. prouly to uk hlm to upon me. Pray how did you know that ho wu dotormlnod only to toholhla «ll-mun} 150m my own llpo ?” “ Only to oblige her, Min. '51:. no not very well. and she didn’t “no: going All the my to Timboroo-bo. I can buy no good noodlu in tho villugo. Ind I us and of an opportunity of genius to tho town.” There wu I mule. 0mm was "flown. " Gonuomm’l fooling. uomotlmu not 0h both: of them. Min. 8!: John nu «I, much «mamaâ€"4' 0am. mmpud hot. “ mm. us no- mm In my mm to 01mm him.” lb. an. Tho word- m maxim-Ba any up. be- lou we hand the voices of 000m. and tho “WWW.“ 91".! "1392“!!- " Wait a minute.” «id Occult: “ you must be I little more explicit. before I oonunt to go my further. How «me you to “to In: lotto: :9 all th9. Input! 3! mygnld 2” "Then win u fume." mom. was "floating. u_I_ Iggpoud. I}, @0331» tpmeq pale, My mothers enrptiee et the pleee 1 Mi ehoeen to: our welt would hne been ex. pruned in words, .- wellu by loch. I! 1 land not flopped her by e whispered "rum. " Keep perfectly quiet.” 1 «id. “and listen. I 13:.“ e mgtlye g9: brjpging yqu here," On one tide of the ehrnbbery .were the m- dene. The other elde wee bounded by e wooden. fence. A tootpeth running port 0! the we heeide the Ience, croued the greee beyon end nude e ehort out between the neereet perk gete end the eervente’ omeee. Thle wee the eete piece um 1 bed choeen. We could heer perlectlyâ€"thonah the clout:- plented evergreene might prevent the excrete. of eight. I hed recommended “ thick hoote.” become there wee no help for it but to nnfle the lound at our lootetepe by welklng on the wet green. At in further end. the ehrnbbery joined the_cerrlege reed up to the home. My mother ooooptod tho tnvttotion oo glodty thot I "on, think I ohonld hon Mt oohomod o! nylonâ€"i! I hod not but tho oontunlnoting spootooloo In my pookot. Wo hod juot oottlod to otort ooon ottor two o'clock whon than woo o timid knock ot tho door. Tho ongolio noodlowomon oppoorod. to ooh to: hot hotholidoy. My moth-r ootuolly bluohod. Old hohtto will out: to tho momboro of tho pool gonorotlon. “ hot to it?” oho oold, in low unooxtoin tonoo. “Might I go to tho villogo. mo’om. to buy oono llttlo thingo?" “Cottoinlyr Tho door oloood ogoln. “Now to: tho ohnh. hot, 1 " I thought. " Moho hooto. mmno." I oold. “ tho boot of tho doy to going. And mtgd ono thi_n¢-â€"_-p_nt op you thiokoot boots." My mind wudnlllng on Ononln'l lanolin ‘81: John. Would nny mm hon no wily adopted Zilln'n anus-non not to “to 000m. n hor word. unlou than hnd boon nonuthh. to onoonnan him 2 I could only tun myself to must my molhor my ' Ind-fly. “Oeollln In ohnnged towud mo ”-bwu all my reply. My mother wu ovldontly unlined by this pro-poet or n misunderstanding bolwoon Ill. " Ah I " the aid, " ll Ooollln only hnd Zflln'n “not hmpnrl" Thu Inn a little too much to ondunâ€"Jmt I did ondnro it. " Will you come on: wall mohmumnn, {or 3 volt In the ground" " I ask . “ Oooillo oomploinl tho: you mount: has grown cold sound but lately.” my mother ma. when we were left together. We lunehed et one o'clock. Hed zuu and Ueeille com to e private “demanding on the enbjec‘ o! the lntenlewinthe ehmbbery? By we: 0! eeeertelnlng this, I eeked Oeeifle it ehe would like to go out riding in the “cannon. She declined the propoeelâ€"ehe wanted to finish 3 eketoh. 1 me enfleieafly ensured. I msde no further use of the Spatula thn morning: my purpolo was to keep them In my pooh“ until the Inmview in tho uhmbbory mu om. Bhullown monomer It wu limp): 1m â€"lur of making {armor (ll-condo- and o! losing the muted: Iolt‘oonuol on which the whole tum-I of my projom dopandod. Gmun V. In “01'! m an: IRBUBBIBI. 01: £119 next any. the friendly and shone. the balmy nir‘inyfud ovuypqqy :9 go out. 'I’ _--j_ d_ to his my mother fora walk in the our neighborhood at the chmbbcryâ€"and tho oxpoauu would be complete! That night I studied the barometer with uputtenble onxioty. The prospect of the mother WI) .11 thlt I could wish. I don't think I suspected it at the time. but I am now well euro that Septimus Notmen’c giit wee exerting it: influence over me. 1 was wickedly ccoi under circumstance: which would hove round my righteous indigo-Mon in the (toys beiore my Bpectnciel. Sir John end the Angel; my mother and her luniiy interectc; Oeciu‘e and her unacknowledged lover-whet a network of coucpincy and deception wee wound about me! and what n perfectly fiendish plenum I felt in phoning to match them on their own ground! The method oi ettuining thin (“th‘ pruentud iteeii to me in the c'unpieet iorm. 1 had only On e-t... __ _._..L.n 1,, She tum-dad 5533.119 ind I put my Basque-lath ya! pocket. Fifth thought : “ Bother min horrid work! It in nu voty well to be clever wuh ou‘n needl». but how it diafluunn 0119'. Ion- fingor! No mutter. I mun pluy my put while it mu. or “ball be reported lazy by the moat detestable womm I ever met withâ€"- thihouaekoapotq Long Fplln." V_-â€"- ‘â€"v me. oi course. to: Cecilie'e meld). ‘ ice- bide me to cell et Long ifellufl I thought to myeeli whet e hypocrite Oeollle must he. end I told modeetly to Sir John. ‘ Do you thinhit wiee. eir, elweye to teko e young ledy et he: wozdr' Whet e wonderlul eflect e well-put qucetion eometimee bee. eepcoielly when it ie iollowed by eound advice. I took beck e : conventionei enewer iron: Sir John. to keep ‘ up eppeerencee. Our privete errennoment ie ‘thet he in to ride over to Long Fellee to- morrow. end welt in the ehtuhbery et hell- peet two. it it nine or enowe he is to try the next iine dey. In either one the needlewomen will eat for e hell holidey. end will induce Mlle Ceciiie to teke e little welk in the right direction. Sir John sue me tin sovereigns end e kin et petting. I eeeepted both tribntce with the poet becoming humility. Bo eheli heve hie money‘e worth. though he ie e poor heronet; he shell meet hie young ledy in the ehxubbcry. And I my cet_<_ih the rich_iioh. eiter ell l " ..V..â€" w vâ€"uvw any any luolnouou. I In him who. whoa ho road the Mm. ' No bud no“. I hope. nir.’ I vontnnd to ny. 30 about his hu‘d nolcmulyn ‘ Ygurngnguulq '“(ho 3908 moat! Too drudmll B}. I didn't Ohm