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In 'his favorite seat in the leasant bay window. opening into the ga en. Guy was sitting. igwgrently reading a book. though his eyes i not move very rapidly down the page. for his thoughts were on some other subject. When his pretty .step- mother first came to Aikenside. three months before. he had been half sorrrv. for he knew just how his quiet woud be disturbed, but as the weeks went by. and he became accustomed to Jessie's childish prattle and froliesome wa s. while even Agnes herself was not a b picture for lus handsome home. he began to feel how he should miss them when they were gone. Jessie particularly. who made so much sun- shine wherevcr she went. and who was very dear to the heart of the half-brother. He knew. too. that Agnes would rather. stay there. {or her Income did not warrant as luxuriousa home as he could give her. and by remaining at Aikenside during the warm season she could afford to pass the winter in Boston. where her personal attractions secured her. quite as much attention as was good for her. Had she been more agreeable to him he would not SHADOWINOB OF WHAT WAS TO BE. It was very pleasant at Aikenside that afternoon. and the cool breeze blowing from the miniature fish-pond in one corner of the grounds came stealing into the hand- some parlors. where Agnes Remington, in becoming toilet. reclined languidly upon the sofa. bending her in] head to suit the height of Jessie. w 0 was twining some flowers among her curls. a'nd occasionally appealing to Guy to know “if it was not prettxflf Grandma had an object in telling this to Maddy, for she was not blind to the nature of the doctor's interest in her child, and though it gratified her pride, she felt that it must not be, both for his sake and Maddy’s, so she told the sad story of uncle Joseph as a warning to Maddy, who could soareelybe said to need it. Still it made an impression on her, and all that after- noon she was thinking of the unfortunate man. whom she had seen but once, and that in his prison home, where she had been with her grandfather the only time she had ever ridden in the care. He had taken her in his arms then. she remembered, and ‘ called her his little Sarah. Perhaps that was the name of his treacherous betrothed. And she asked her grandmother if it were not so. “Yes, Sarah Morris was her name, and her face was handsome as a doll.” grandma replied; and. wondering if she was as beautiful as Jessie, or Jessie’s mother. Maddy went back to her reveriea of the 5:0:- maniac in the asylum. whom Sarah orria had wronged so cruelly. “ There is no great to tell, only he was many years younger than I. He’s only forty-one now, and was several years older than the girl he wanted. Joseph was smart and handsome, and a lawyer, and folks said a sight too good for the girl, whose folks were just nothing, but she had a pretty face. and her long curls bewitohed him. She couldn't have been older than you when he first saw her, and she was only sixteen when they got engaged. Joseph‘s life was bound up in her; he‘ worshi pad the very air she breathed, and when s e mittened him, it almost took his life. He was too old for her, she said, and then right on top of that we heard after a little that she had married some big bug. I never knew who, plenty old enough to be her father. That settled it with Joseph; he went intoa kind of melancholy, grew worse and worse, till we put him in the hospital, usin' his little property to pay the hill until it was all gone. and now he's on charity. you know, exceptin' the little we do. That’s what 'tis about your uncle Joseph. and I warn all young girls not to think too much of nobody. They are bound to get sick of ’em, and it makes dreadful work." II El! “0" AT L531. A SOCIETY N ()VEL. By the author 0! "Edith Lyle': “ Mildred ” Forrest House." “Chateau 501'." etc.; __â€"â€"â€" Oh. yes! Maddy would never forget that morning or the nice ride the ‘d had. She had enjoyed it so much. an she thanked him many times for his kindness. as she stood waiting for him to drive away. reeling gently. and telling her it was growing (at and plump again. He was a very nice doctor. much better than she hadimagined, she thought, as she went slowly to the house and entered the neat kitchen. where her grandmother sat shelling as for dinner. and her grandfather in is :51]; chair was whis erin' over his w p b . l U: l3ekly pfipg- d t d t‘ u i you mee a gran P "‘ - rings?” grandma “kegs” sémfiagld‘ 0:1; down beside her. ' y a .. Yes; and Dr. Holbrook said it was Mrs. Remington. trom Aikenside, Mr, Guy’s ,jLI “Tell me about it,” Maddy continued, bringing a pillow, and lying down upon the fadeflhunge beneath the window. great liv'ing sorrow of her grandmother’s lifeâ€"the shattered intellect and isolatior from the world of her youngest brother, who, as she said, had for nearly nine years been an inmate of s. mad-house. “Yea. child. you did," and rgrandma’s hands lingered among the light green peas in her pan, as if she were thinking of an entirely foreign subject. “ I know nothing about this Mrs. Remington. only that she stared a good deal at the house as she went by, even looking at us through a glass. and lifting her spotted veil after she got by. She may have been as happy asa queen with her man. but as a general thing these unequal matches don’t work, and had better not be thought on. S’posin' you should think you was in love with some- body, and in a few years, when you got older, be sick of him. It might do him aJ sight of harm. That's what spoilt your poor uncle Joseph, who's been in the hosâ€" pital at Worcester goin' on nine years.” “ It was! ” and Maddy’s face was all aglow with the interest she always evinced whenever mention was made of the one -1um-â€" sawmill". and that she was more than .weuty-five years younger than her hus- bandâ€"isn't it dreadful? I thought so; but the doctor didn’t seem to," and in a. perfectly artleee manner Maddy repeated much of the conversation which had passed between the doctor and herself, ap- pealing to her grandma. to know if she had not 59k“ thefight side of the grgument. _ CHAPTER VIII. LAST. " I an pose it‘s of no use asking you to join us or a week or so ?" " There was not." the doctor said. ” Hie etient'e needed him and he must stay at ome.’ "Doctor. how would this Maddy do to stay here with Jessie while we are gone. For a moment there waeWEi'lenee illâ€"Ithe room. and then Guy told the doctor of what Agnes and himself were speaking when he arrived. "Any insanity hereditary in this family ?‘ Guy asked. Agnea' cheek was very white. though her face was turned away as the doctor answered. “ I do not know ; I did not ask the cause. I only heard the fact that such a man as Josoph Mortimer existed.” -fi_ _~ .â€"_â€" --. ... uuu "-vu vVullUlVBa ~ r -‘- o " What is a lunatic asylum, mother? What does he mean ?" Jessie asked ; but it was the doctor. not Agnes. who ex. plained to the child what a lunatic asylum 7' I did not suppose so until if few days since. when I learned from a Mr. Green that Mrs. Markham’s youngest and only brother has been an inmate of a lunatic asylum for years; and that though they cannot pay his sxpensss‘ they do what they can toward provitjing him with comforts." .. c." _ “ Mr. Markharfi his no one to care for but his wife and this Madeline, has he? ” Agnes asked: and the doctor replied: H T (lid nnt gnu-“u..- an ..»‘:I - n-__ ,1__A, ‘- Yes, I could do that. I have thought of it. but'they might not accept it, as they are prgtlg as: _we!l_aa popr." “ J essiel " said “th and Guy simul- taneously. while the doctor laughingly pullgg one of Igorjong. black curls. “ I'll tell you," said Jessie, who had stolen to the doctor’s side and Iain her fat. bare arm upon his shoulder as it he had been Guy. “ You might give Maddy the doctor's bill. I remember how momma cried and said she never could pay pspn’e bill when it was sent in.” There was unmistakable irony in her voice now, and turning from her to Guy, the doctor continued : " The old man was telling me to-day of our kindness in saving his house from ing sold. It was like you, Guy; and I wish I, too, had the means to be generous, for they are so very poor." “Oh. yes; than patient about. whom Jessie has gone mad. I am glad tohave seen her." " Thai; old lady. bent. double and bundled in shawls, was young Maddy Clyde, to whom I thought a. short ride might do _-_J n Gu'y looked up quickly, wondering where Agnes could have seen the doctor, who, conscious of a. sudden pang. answered natu_rnlly:_ The arrival of the doctor dissipated her sadness in a measure, and after greeting him with her usual expressions of welcome, she said half playfully, half spitefully: ” By the way, doctor, who was that old lady, all bent up double in shawls and things, whom you were taking out for an airing ?_" A was, and how startled that aged couple of the red cottage would he, could they know who she was. But they did not ; she was quite sure of that; and so she had ventured to pass their door, her heart throbbing with a strange sensation as the old way-marks came in view, way~marks which she remem- bered so well, and around which so many sad memories were clustering. Agnes was not all bad. Indeed. she was scarcely worse i than most vain, selfish,fashionablewomen; and all that day, since her return from riding, haunting. remorseful thoughts of the long ago had been clinging to her, mak- ing her more anxious to leave that neigh- borhood for a time at least, and in scenes of gaiety forget, it possible. that such things as broken vowa or broken hearts existed. J . . .3 me Mews 32.29:: 21:,“ 3:??? -. 2:21:35“; r'émain. but. an it. was. I felt was Lucy Athetatoue would be mu - ith him. Lucy ho _ h‘pplei {133331 vet. and until 811.6 diim-iu 23px;: waxing yep. and until she “with? ASnea WIMP” “MM ptay 11.1%"; ”9571001116 would be better for Jeanne. w 3- ‘Itlproerminly l. amber in the house an; “1.83.7001lld have mono matter? ‘1‘“? he was .f it was upon As it divinmg hm thou "Pzéneoung. {him ratherfifipfllpfilx‘f “21m; Agnes quid to And yet, in making her toilet that after- noon she had arranged every part of her dress With direct reference to the “ mere boy." her heart beating faster every time she remembered the white sun-bonnet and the Scotch plaid shawl she had seen beside him when driving that morning. Little Maddy Clyde would hardly have credited the storyhad she been told that the beautiful lady from Aikenside was positively jealous of Dr. Holbrook’s attentions to herself ; yet it was so, and the jealousy was all the more bitter when she remembered who Madeline "'The idea. 0.! my caring for him. except. as a. friend and physician. Why, he must be younger than I am. or at most about my age. _A merge boy, 93 i9 weref’ Guy could not find much pleasure in escorting Agnes to a fashionable watering- place, particularly as he was expected to pay the bills; but he sometimes did ,unselflsh things, and as he had not been ‘ very gracious to her on the occasion of her last visit toAikenside, he decided to martyr himself and go to Saratoga. But who would care for Jessie? She must not be left wholly with the servants. A governess of some kind must be provided, and he was about speaking of this to Agnes, when the doctor was announced, and the conversation turned into another channel. Agnes Remington would not have con- fessed how much she was interested in Dr. Hclbrook. Indeed, only that morning, in, reply to a joking remark made to her by‘ GuyLshe _hsd petulantly exclaimed: Then turning to Agnes he made some inquiries as to the plans proposed by the Lauries. ascertaining that Agnes’ plan was that he should invite her to go with him to Saratoga, or Newport, or both. and that J essie, meantime, should remain at Aiken- sidg. just a§_she wished to do. “ That means, I 'supfwse. that I can afford it, don't it 7 but I. too, was thinking just now about you staying here, where you really do improve.” A 'Smootbing her bright hair and pinching he; get: pheek, G_uy replied‘g ItemNU)uu U. an "I “an. ”\f“ Athetatoue would be mu h him. Luo ho Yi.‘nb nnl‘ until ny:nfl.'.5-_.'.. 1:3 fl! long At first Grandpa Markham hesitated. It might do Maddy a deal of hurt to goto Aikenaide, he said; her humble home would look mean to her after all that finery. while the temptations to vanity and ambi- _._-_- an“ â€".w_vuuu van a flaw in the picture. From thoughts of her Maddy had inaensibly shrank. until she met her in the carriage. and then received the note asking her services. These events wrought in her a change. and dread of Mrs. Agnes passed away. She should like her. and she should be so happy at Aikenside, for of course she was going. and she began to wish the doctor would come. so as to tell her how long before she would be strong enough to enter upon her duties as teacher to little Jessie. THE DECISION. The reception of Agnes’ note prodqu quite a commotion at the red cottage. where various opinions were expressed as to the prime mover of the plan; andpa thinking that as Mrs. Agnes wrotet e note. and was most interested in it, she of course had suggested it; grandma insisting that it was J essie's doings, while Maddy, when she said anything, agreed with her grand- mother. though away down in her heart was a half belief that Mr. Guy himself had first thought of having her at Aikenside, where she would rather go than any other spot in the wide world; to Aikenside, with its beautiful lawn almost large enough to be called a park, with its shaded paths and winding walks, its flowers and vines. its fountains and statuary, its fish.pond and grove. its airy rooms, its wide hall, its winding stairs. with banisters of rosewood. its oupola at the top. from which so many miles of hill and meadow land could be discerned, its bay-windows and long piazzas, its sweetlaced. dark-haired Jessie, add its manly. noble Guy. Only the image of Agnes, flashing in_silk and diamonds. was As long as Guy paid the bill, Agnes could not demur to the price, although, remem- bering a time when she had taught a district school for one dollar per week and boarded ’round besides, she thou ht three dollars far too much. But Guy ad com- manded. and she generally obeyed him. so she wrote another note which he approved. and sealing it up, sent it by a servant to Madeline. “Or what?” Guy asked, as she read to him what she had written. “Maddy Clyde will not be waiting-maid in this house, neither will she came for one dollar per week. as you propose. I hire her myself. I have taken a fancy to the girl. Write another note; substitute companion for waiting-maid, and oflsrher three dollars per week, instead of one." as a. suitable person with whom toleave Jessie during the summer and part of the autumn, and that she. J essis’s mother. wrote to ask if for the sum of one dollar per week she was willing to come to Aiken. side as governess, or waiting-maid." "As I am Jessie's mother, it will be perfectly proper for me to hire and manage her," she said, and as Guy acquiesced in this suggestion, she sat down at the writing- desk. and commenced a very pleasantly worded note, in which Miss Clyde was informed that she had been recommended Guy's moustache hid the mischievous smile lurking about his mouth, and he received the concession as graciously as if he did not know perfectly the motive which impelled it. As she had commenced being amiable, she seemed determined to con- tinue it. and offered herself to write a. note soliciting Maddy’s services. 7 “ I was real cross last night, and let my foolish pride get the ascendancy. But I have reconsidered the matter, and am willing for this Miss Clyde to come, pro~ vided you still think it best.” Accordingly, next morning, as Guy was in his library reading his papers, she went to him, and folding her white hands upon his shoulder, _said very prettily: “Very well,” was his quietre ly, “ you can remain at home if you c ooee, of course. I had intended taking you myself wherever you wished to go; and not only that, but I was about to ask how much was needed for the necessary additions to your wardrobe, but if you prefer remaining here to giving up a most unfounded prejudice against a girl who never harmed you, and whom Jessie already loves. you can do so ; " and Guy walked from the room, leaving Agnes first to cry, then to pout, then to think it all over, and finally to decide that going to Saratoga and Newport under the protection of Guy was better than carrying out a whim, which, after all, was nothing but a whim. , But she did oppose him that night, after the doctor had gone, taking at first the high stand that sooner than have a country girl like Maddy Clyde associated daily with her daughter. whether as teacher or com- panion, she would give up Saratoga and stay at home. Guy could not explain why it was that opposition from Agnes always aroused all his powers of antagonism. Yet so it was. and now he was fully deter- mined that Maddy Clyde should come to Aikenside as Agnes was that she should not. He know. too, how to attain his end without further altercation. “ I’ll ride down and let you know to- morrow." Guy said. “ These domestic matters, where there is a difference of opinion, are better discussed alone." and he turned good-humoredly toward Agnes, who knew it _we.s_ u_seless to-oppose 11in _then._ “ It is not settled yet that Msddvoomes," the doctor replied adding, us an answer to Guy's question: “It Agnes were willing, I do not think you could do better than secure Miss Clyde's services. Two children will thus be happy, for Maddy, as I have told you, thinks Aikenside must be a. little lower than Paradise. I shall be happy to open negotiations it yon say so.” - -“ Oh. it. will be splendid! Can she come to-morrow? I shan't care how long you are goneif I can have Maddy here, and the doctor will come up every da. , will you pot_?"_ and‘the‘soft 9ygs looke up plead- ingly ipto the do_ot9r’§ tape, “ Guy." she exclaimed. “are on crazy ? That child Jessie's overneell o. indeed! I shall have a tone or from Bostonâ€"one wlhloee manners and style are unexoeptiou- e e.’ Guy had a will of his own. and few could provoke it into action as efl'eotually as Agnes. who. in than oppoaing him. was working directly against herself. Paying her no attention. except to bow in token that he heard, Guy asked Jessie her opinjcn.‘ ‘ Barfly as oomaauiou and psrtly as her teacher?’ was uy’ auext question, which awoke Mrs. Agnes at once from her reverie. CHAPTER IX. "There’s Aikenei’de."ihe laid at last. and it was not long before the passed through the gab, guarded by t 9 great ' " Yea. Middy. I'll take you for payment." the doctor auid, smiling. hull seriously, as biggies refiteq fondly: upog her. _ " Perhaps it‘s wrong asking it whim you were so good, but if you will only take me for payment." and Maddy‘a soft brown eyeiwergmtpd gonhia lace. "Are on very sorry?" the doctor asked, and Ma d replied: “I did ant to see him once; you know I never have." It would be such a surprise to find that Guy was no other than the terrible inspec- tor, that he would not undeceive her. the doctor thought; and so he relapsed into a thoughtful mood. from which Maddy roused him by breaching the subject of the unpaid bill, askingif he‘d please not trouble grandpa. but'wait until she could pay it. "You’ll not see them immediately. They left. this morning for Saratoga,” the lootor replied. “Left! '11:. Guy gone?” Maddy re- peated. in a. disappointgd tqne.‘ It was very pleasant that afternoon. for the summer breeze was blowing cool across the fields, where the laborers were busy; and with the elasticity of youth, Maddy's tears stopped flowing. but not until the dear old home had disappeared. and she was some distance on the road to Aiken- side. “I wonder how I anal! like Mrs. Remington and Mr. Guy?" was the first re'mnrk she made. Quickly the morning passed. and just as the clock struck two the doctor's buggy appeared over the hill. Up to this moment Maddy had only been happy in anticipa- tion; but when, with her shawl and bonnet on, she stood waiting while the dootor fastened her little trunk. and when she saw a tear on the wrinkled faces of both her grandparents. her fortitude gave way; and mid a storm of echo she said her good- byes and received her grandfather's bless- ing. “That may be, but I sha'n't be ashamed of you . No, not if I were Mrs. Guy Rem- ington herself." And Maddy emphasized her words With a kiss. as she thought how nice it would be, provided she were a widow. to be Mrs. Guy Remington, and have her grandparents live at Aikenside with her. “But, pshaw! I’ll never be Mrs. Any- body; and it I am, I'll have to have a husband. which would be such a bother ; " was her next mental comment, as, leaving her grandfather, she went to help her grandmother with the breakfast dishes,‘ wondering when she would wipe those blue onps again, and how she should probably feel when she did. " I hope not, darling; it would break our hearts; but finery and things is mighty apt to set folks up, and after you’ve walked a spell on them velvet carpets, you'll no doubt think your feet make a big noise on our bare kxtchen floor." “ Grandpa, do yofi think I could ever be ashgnged of y9u_angl_ gran_dma?j’i A To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad; but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’e voice faltered a little when in the morning prayer he commended his child to Goa, asking that he might be kept from temptation, and tha the new sights and scenes to which she was going might‘ not beget in her a love of the world's vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear. There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended, she wound her arm around her grand- father's neck, and parting his silvery looks, saidjo him earnestly i. _ _ . _ AT AIKENSIDE. It was a long. tiresome ride for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and he ac- cepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself. With this arrange- ment Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it. sorry. It would have been an easy matter for him to have ridden down to the cottage and see the girl in whom he was beginning to feel so much interested that in his last letter to Lucy he had mentioned her as about to become his sister’s governess: but he did not care to see her there. It seemed to him that the surroundings of the slant. ing-roofed house did not belong to her, and he would rather meet her in his more luxurious home. But the doctor's word was law, and so, on the first day of August he followed Agnes and her three huge travelling trunks to the carriage, and was driven from the house to which Maddy was coming that afternoon. ‘ CHAPTER X. It was the doctor who carried Meddy’s answer to Agnes. the doctor who made all the succeeding arrangements. deciding that Maddy would not be wholly strong until the very day fixed upon by Agnes for her departure for S_ar_stoga.._ For the Guy was Instantly the eyes of Mrs. Markham and the doctor met. the latter feeling very uncomfortable, while the former was cou~ firmed in the suspicion raised by what Needy tolgi he: the day before._ to Mrs. as that she would go. The doctor eoul not understand why it was that in Maddy’s home he did not think as well of her going to Aikenside as he had done in the evening previous. She looked so bright. so pure. so artless, sitting by her grandfather's knee. that it seemed a pity to transplant her to another soil. while, hidden in his heart. was afear of what might be the effect of daily intercourse with Guy. Still he said it was the best thing for her to do, andlaughingly remarked that it was far better than teaching the district school; and then he asked it she would ride again that day. but to this Mrs. Markham objected. It was too soon, she said. Maddy had hardly recovered from yesterday's fatigueâ€"suggesting that as the doctor was desirous of doing good to his convalescent patients, he should take poor old deaf Mary Barnes. who complained that he stayed so long with the child at “ dran’ther Markham’s " as to have but a moment to spare for her. tiou would be greater there than at home; but Maddy put all his objections aside. and lougpeforo the doptor cune she had written every turn. Maddy followed to where the dreaded Mrs. Noah. in rustling black silk and ethreud lace collar, net sewing, and greatly enjoyed the leisure she had in her master‘s absence. “ You must come to the housekeeper's room and see her first" Jessie said, and with a. beating heart and brain bewildered by the elegant laminae which met her at Very adroitly thedoctor managed to draw Jessie aside, while- as well as he was able he gave her a few hints with regard to her intercourse with Maddy. and Jessie, who seemed intuitively to understand him. went back to the Weeping girl. soothin her much as a little mother woul have soothed her chili. They would have such nice times, when Maddy got used to ‘ their ways, which world not take long. and nobody would laugh at her, she said, when Maddy expressed her tears on that point. " You are too pretty. even it you do make mistakes! " and than she went into ecstacies over the blue muslin. which was becoming to Maddy and greatly enhanced her girlish beauty. The tear-stains were all washed away. Jessie using very freely her mother's cause-cologne. and making Maddy‘s cheeks very red with r bbing, the nut-brown hair was brushed no il it shone like satin, a little narrow band of black velvet ribbon was pinned about Maddy’s neck. and then she was ready for that ter- rible ordeal. her first dinner at Aikenside. The doctor was goim to stay and that revived her somewhat. " But what shall] do when that's worn out! Oh. dear, dear I wish I had not come! " and another impetuous fit of wee - ing ensued, in the midst of which Jess 0 came back. greatly disturbed on Maddy’s account. and asking. eagerly. what was the matter. “ Poor child; I‘m not. sure itwae tight for you to come here where the life is so differ- ent from the quiet. unpretentious one you have led,” the doctor thought. but he merely said, “ it’s my improeeion they wear their best dresses here all the time." “ That“! " and Muddy looked confounded. " Why, grandma never lets me wear that except on Sunday; that's my very best dress.” “Hot-nesick so soon ?” he said. advanc- ing to her side, and then, amid a torrent of tears. the whole came out. Maddy never could do as they did there, and everybody would laugh at her so for an awkward thing; she never knew that folks ate dinner at 5 instead of 12â€"she should surely starve to death ; she couldn’t carveâ€"she could not eat mud-turtle soup, and she did not know which dress to wear for dinnerâ€"would the doctor tell her ? ‘There they were, and she pointed to the bed, only five, and she knew Jessie thought it so mean. - Such was the ' substance of Maddy’s passionate outpouring of her griefs to the highly-perplexed doctor, who. after quiet- ing her somewhat, ascertained that the greatest present trouble was the deciding what dress was suitable to the occasion. The doctor had never' made dress his study, but as it happened he liked blue. and so suggested it, as the one most likely to be becoming. She could not force them book, and laying her head upon the top of the des- pised hair trunk, she sobbed aloud. Guy Remington’s private room was in the hall, and as the doctor knew a. book was to have been left there for him, he took the liberty of getting it; passing Msddy’s door he heard the low sound of weeping, and look- ing in, saw her where she set or rather knelt upon the floor. “And grandma said they were so nice, too, and did them up so oarefully,"ahe said, her lip beginning to quiver, and her eyes filling with tears, as thoughts of home came rushing over her. Maddy had seen the look Jessie gave the dresses, and for the first time there dawned upon her mind the possibility that her plain apparel, and ignorance of the ways of Aikenside, might be to her the cause of much mertificetion. 'Two calicoes, a. blue muslin. a. gingham, and a deleine, besides the one she had onâ€" that was the sum total of Maddy’s ward- robe, and Jessie glanced at it a. little rue- fully as Maddy carefully shook out the nicely-folded dresses and laid them upon t 0 bed. “ Why, we always change. even Mrs. Noah," Jessie exclaimed, bending over the open trunk. and eggmining _i_ta contents. Msdd'y was bewildered, but msnsgedto reply that she could not carve, that she never saw any green turtle soup, and that she supposed she should wear to dinner the dress she had on. “ You have ! “[0 never have it till five, when Guy is at heme; but now they are gone, Mrs. Noah says we will have it at one, as folks ought to do. Today I coaxed her to wait till you came. and the table is all set out so nicely for two. Can you carve, and do you like green t-ur_tle soup ? If ‘x “ Mother wanted you to sleep the other side of the house, but brother Guy said no. you should have a pleasant room; and when Guy says a thing. it's so. It's nice in here, and close to me. See. I'm right here,” and Jessie o ned a door leading directly to her owns eeping-room. " Here’s one trunk." she continued, as a servant brought up and set down. a little contemp- tuously, the small haircloth box contain- ing Maddy’s wardrobe. “Here’s one where's the rest ‘2" and she was flying after Tom, when Maddy stopped her. saying: " I have but one ;â€"that's all." “Only that little, teenty thing? How funny ! Why. mamma carried three most as big as my bed to Saratoga. You can't have many dresses. What are you going to wear to dinner ‘2" “I've been to dinner." And Maddy looked up in some surprise: In her excitement Maddy had risen, and with one hand resting on the doctor’s shoul- der. was looking round her eagerly. Guy Remington would have laughed, and been gratified, too, could he have heard the enthusiastic praises heaped upon his home by the little school-girl as she drove up to his door. But Guy was away in the dusty cars. and only Jessie stood on the piazza to receive her teacher. There were warm words of welcome, kisses and hu 8; and then Jessie led her friend to the o amber she waste oooupy._ “ It's grander. finer. than lever dreamed. 0h ! if I could some time have just such a home I and, doctor. look ! What does make that water go up in the air so ? Is it what thgy 98.11 a lquutain ?" bronze lions. and struck into the gravelled road_lgu.diug _to thy bongo. (To be continued).