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_ v 7 7," , .â€" .. vâ€"u-w no we", AUX um I not eduoeting her for thet very ur so ? " he eeid to himself; end. he e kins orgtone- ment {or whet he deemed treeoherw to his friend, he telked with him often of her. elweye toting it for muted thet when ehe wee old enough. the doctor would woo and win the little girl who hed come to him in hie oepeoity ee Inepeotor. ee Oendidete No. I. At first the doctor enepeeted him of noting e gut in order to cover uK‘eome deeign of. in own with regerd to edd , end effected en indifl‘erenoe he did not ml; but, eetime on. Guy. who really believed hlmee l einoere, meneged to meke the doctor believe so too. Coneeqnently,} Three days after this, at party of four left Aikenside. which presented a most forlorn and cheerlese sppearsnce to the paseers-by. who were g ed almost as the servants when. at the expiration ofa week, Guy came back and took up his olden life of solitude and loneliness, with nothing in particular to interest him, except his books and the letters he wrote to Lucy. Nothing but these and the doctor’s pictureâ€"the one designed expressly (or him, and which trou led him greatly. Believing that he hedtully intended it for the doctor, Guy felt as iiit were, in a measure. stolen goperty, and this mede him prize it all s more. ‘ Now that Msdd wee away, GuE missed her terribly, won ering how he ed ever lived without her. and sometimes working himself into a violent passion against the meddlesome neighbors who would not let her remain wit him in peace, and who. now that she was gone. did not stop their talk one whit. for the poo le marvelled giore than ever. ieeling confl ent now that e was educatin his own wife. and making sundry s iteiu remarks as to what he inten ed doing with her relations. Guy only knew that he was very lonelf, that Lucy’s letters seemed insi d. that even the doctor isiled tointeresth m. as of old. and that his test oomiort was in looking at the t {onus fees which seemed to smile so trustiuly upon him. just as Maddy hed smiled upon him when. in Madam â€"'s parlor. he bade her good-bye. The doctor _-L L-’ .- â€"â€" ._-- -v- -4 v. .Auv uww could not heve the} picture, he flnell decided “Hal ought to be satisfied witl ettlng Muddy. u of ooune he will, for an g 110‘ :duuun‘h hot for zhfit VA" “HIM-A 0 “Does that crazy men like flowersâ€"the one who greys for the madam 1 " "Yes, e used to. years c,” grandpa replied; end bending down, es began topick end arrange into is most tasteful bouquet the blossoms and buds, growing so profusely within the borders. “Take them to him, will you?" and her hands shook as she passed to Grandpa Merkhem the gift which would thrill poor orezy Joseph with s strange dehght, making him hold converse swh 1e with the unseen presence which he celled “she.”1 and then to whisper blessings on thel mdam': head. It wa'd rathervdrifiiifii to do so with Maddy’a inq ' ' eyes upon her, but. A3335 mulgsged at at to gay: _ “He loved flowers," Agnes whispered, as her better nature prevailed ever ever other feeling, and, starting eagerly forwar , she ran after the old men, who, surprised at her evident haste. waited a. little ugiouslv for liar tq speak. He did not hear her faint cry of bitter remorse, as he walked through the hall. or know she watched him as he went slowly down the walk, dogging often to admire the feir blossoms w oh Maddy did not feel at liberty to Qiok. bless the madamâ€"tho madamâ€"the msdsml’ that’s because you are good to Muddy. You're sick, lady; talkin’ about crazy folks mskcsyonfaint,”grsndps added hastily, as Agnes turned white as the dress she wore. ~ . "Noâ€"oh. no, I’m better now,” Agnes gasped. bowing him to the door with a. oehng that she could not breathes. moment longerjn his gresonce. 7 7 run... you! I Hill ‘1: put recognition? ‘81:. hop ‘ no. and yet, navor in her ....., W;- harm“ I l .u «wwfi’fmwm I on: hear him whispering by the hour, sometimes of folks he used to know, and than of you, whom he calls madam. He ”ys. fox: ten mimites on the stretch: ‘ God Alittle noxious us to how her grend- hther would soquit himself. Msddy set by, wondering why Agnes sppesred so ill st use, on why her grsndtsther started sometimes st the sound of her voice, end looked eernestly ct her. k ‘ “We‘ve never met hetero to my know. ledge. young women," he said once to Agnes. " but you are mighty like somebody, and our voice. when on tell: low, ‘keeps ‘ " me jump sci! ’d hesrd it summon orother." , ‘ | - ' g : After themes spoke in elevated tone . ‘ u‘itsheth thimdestgsndthe‘mys - fled look of wonder did not return to his hoe. Numerous were the charges he gave to Agnes concerning Msdd . bidding her be watchful of his child, so see ’thst she did not “gettoqmuoh token in with the wicked things on Broadway!” then, as he rose to go, he laid his-trembling hand on her head, ‘snd slid solemnly, “You are Em et,lsdy,snd there msy he s loo 0. ore you. Godbless you, then, an pros-e; cu in proportion us you are kind to . I've nothing .to give you not Mr. Guy for your goodness, only my geyers, end them you have every day. e ‘11an for you, lad ,Joeeph end all, though I onbt me he ows much the mooning of whet he says." , “Who.sir? What did you say?” and Agnes' face was scarlet, es grandpa. replied, "Josefih, our unfortunate boy; Msddy must no told you; the one who's taken such a. shine to Jessie. He’s crazy-like, ’uid fro‘m the‘cornenwhere he _sits so rnuch, 53 mm. maxfihfiy prenatal gnudhther to her. V- _-__--_ ,_,____ ‘w â€"â€"’ talking with the infirm old mm the re- membered» well. He hell grown olden thinner. poorer-looking. then when she new him lut. but in his wrinkled hoe theta wee the some henlgnent, heavenly expul- Iion. which, when-he wee hotter than she wnflmudtoxemlnd has-otthe angell. Wmm.h¢mw‘iut til! we HEB BOY AT LAST. m; bi: tub mild mas‘aiéaaaim’m moodon her with go gunpigigug glano In ‘1’ Hid the changed hQ‘r “on? ‘81:. hope‘mhe belioqu It, mm in her life hsd All“ 3'- hmt bosom: with hi0 nan-£11 when n u w on a he up Wm!” fly at _!LL A. O n NOVEL. l'y when Guy " Yes. the tenth dey." resumed the doctor. “ There ere men yeen’ difference between ue, but“ she too e et ell ee I do she willnot oere. Gnyg" end the doctor begen to tell: oerneetly: “I’ll be oendld with you. end eey thet on hevo eometimee mede my beer: eohe e l ttle." “ I I ” end Guy‘e leoo wee orimeon. whlle the doctor continued : " Yon. end I beg your gerdon for it; but let me eek you one qnee on, end upon ite “Tenth day.” Guy reoponded, thus showing the he, too, was keeping Maddy'l one, even to a My. . H You 6‘“. OA-AL .1-.." _, . -v--_._»- I'"' Here an interval of silence eneued, end then the doctor began again: “ Gu ,you told me once you were educat- ingM dy Clyde for me, and I tried to make you think! didn't care; but I did, oh, so much. Gu , laugh at me it you pleue. Ionnnotb eme on if 10“ do; but the {not is, I believe I’ve oved eddy Clyde ever since she wns ao sick. At all events, I love her now, end I woe [icing down there this very afternoon to tel her no. She’s old enough. She was sixteen lest October, theâ€"theâ€"-â€"" "The opera I " the doctor exclaimed ; " Maddy Clyde at the o rel What would her endtether soy ? e is very puritan- ical n his notione.” “ Yes, I know; and so is Muddy, too. She wrote end obtained his consent before ehe'd go with me. He won’t let her to a. theatre on how. He ooneidere that In the some bloo with the hottpmlees pit”, "-_-__ 1.,‘,, e “ I took liar tor the Bpera onoe. last month. and the many admiring lumen out at our box proved pretty 3 tively that Eagq'y's bounty was not 0 the ordinu-y “ Yea. very much. There is no more atyliah-lookin girl to be seen on Broadway thm Muddy lyde.” and Guy shook down his nteloone 3 little awkwardly. " ell, is she as handsome usehe used to be. and alohildiah in her manner?” the dogtgr‘eelfed‘; and qu replied : “I have not seen Maddy since last sprin , you know. Is she very much im- prov_ ?" him.- Indeed. he did not talk of her at all, and the doctor might have fancied her out of his mind but for the frequent visits to New York, which Guy found it absolutely necessary to make. Guy did not himself understand the state of his own feelings with regard to Maddy, but if compelled to 1 explain them they would have been some- thing as follows: He fully expected to marry Lucy Atherstone; the possibility that he should not had never occurred toi him, but that was no reason why Maddy Clyde need be married fo years. She was very young r these many yet; there was time enough for her to think of marrying when she was twent -flve. andin the mean- while it would be up endid to have her at Aikenside as Lucy’s friend. Nothing could be nicer. and Guy did not care to have this little arrangement s iled. But that the doctor hadanidea o spoiling it, he had not a doubt, particularly a! next remark. ter the doctor’s Latter-1y Guy had 'at‘afiped telling the Sgotor 'thnatr ‘hei wgs‘ edt‘m‘agngjfiaddy f9; ___.,- _- - *v “Yen, will-y?" ESESLHTEI beginning to feel strangely uncomfortable as he half digined vghagwasponaing nexg. “Gu .” the 'dooto'r continned, sitting down y his friend, “I remember once your making me your confidant about Lucy. , You remember it too ? " N o, the doctor had not; he was just going there. he said in a tone so full of sad disap- pointment, thet Guy detected it at once, and gskeq if_a.ny§hing was the matter. ' Guy was in the best of spirits. For an entire halt day he had tried to devsie some means of getting Maddy up to Aikenside. It was quite too bad for her to spend the whole vacation at the cottage, as she seemed likely to do. He knew she was lonely there; that the bare' floor and low. dark walls affected her unpleasantly. He, had seen this in her face when he bade her good-bye, for he had carried her down to the cottage himself, and now he was going after her. There was to bea party at Aiken- weide; the very first since Guy was its master. The neighbors had said that he was too proud to invite them, but they should say so no more. The house was to be thrown open in honor of Guy’s birthday, andall who were at all desirable guests were to be hidden to the festival. First on the list was the doctor, who, remembering how averse Guy was to large parties, wondered at the proceedings. But Guy was all engaged in the matter, and after telling who were to be invited, added rather indifierently; "I’m going down to Hone- dale after Maddy. It’s better for her to he with us aday or two beforehand. You’ve seen her, of course.” flanâ€"hing in the wintry a'x'mlight and thé bright-hum! lining of his tanoi'tul robes presentingavery gay up armoe. Guy was in the beat 0 spirits. For an meet her ct the cottage, and ire-hoped ho sight be fortunate enough to find her one. The doctor was seriously in love. He w knowledged that now to himself.confeesing, too; that with his love wumihgled s s ice of jealousy, lest Guy Remington shonl he expending more thought on Muddy Clyde then was consistent with the promised hushmd 0! Lucy Athcrltoner He wished so much to talk with Guy about her, an yet he dreaded. it; for it thhtelk shoul confirm his suspicions there would he no hope for him. No girl in her right mind would perler him to Guy Remington. end with a little sigh the doctor was turning away from the glass, when, as it to verify a. familiar proverb, Guy himself drove up in a most dashing ui age. the silver- t_ippe_d herness of_his i :mettled steed to can upon mm 0] do. He was glad she wu_n_ot 3? 4mm _de; ho, young with" before the mue‘ we glass injma book ofllomtryin tom himself look as well a.- possible, or he was gain that afternoon to call upon; WCl‘yfie. e wu_ glad pho uquontly he had not seen her linoe she hit “halide for New York. But she won It home now for tho Christmas holidaysâ€"- wu down 5% the cottage, too; and, unusu- all‘y nervous for him. the doctor stood haw“? W“ ‘39“??? simian bu! l‘lil HOLIDAYS. The summer nation had been spent by the Remmgmnl md Maddy It filo mime. the lotto: oommg to the cot o for 5 week boloro returning to her school I: New York; find as tho doom Wu than shunt from home, she did not meet him at .11. Con- 5:10 (by to ho: ‘9' 19995.9“9NM‘ '3‘! WW!“ 9“ m umuu up to bliuhxl a; ' i0! ' h» [ht pudbly he lhon 11.116de V0 090 the_ brilliant womw nu was sure onmng xv. B? gpiriya. _For an __- __-â€" .. 1" UV married in spite of her motherâ€"she says-â€" let me seeâ€"" sud drawing from her bosom Lucy‘s istter.Mndd rssd. “ ' I do not intend to [nil in flliel obs ienoe. but I have tired dear Guy's psiienoe long enough, and as soon so I sum of age I shall mmy him.’ Isn't it nice?" end returning the letter to it‘s hiding piece. Muddy scooped up in her hand and she s qusntity of the snow beside the nth. “ es. it is very nice." Guy sdmittsd. but there wss s shsdow on his brow as he followed Muddy into the oottege. where the i luneflo. who hsd been watchiu them from she window. shook his head dou ttully end seid, “ Too young. too young, for you. Guy began to exolaim against anyone'e for- getting her, end nleoto express his pleasure at fin iag her so glad to see him, when Mnddy interrupted him with, " Oh. it's not that; I've something to show youâ€"some- thing whioh will make you very happy. I had a letter from Lucy last night. When she is twent Jive she will be her own mietneagxyom now, and she means tobe from loving Guy Remington. She could not for a moment associate him with her- self when she so constantly thought of him as the husband of another. and that other Lucy Atherstons. Not for worlds would Maddy have wronged the gentle creature who wrote to her so confidently of Guy, envying her in that she could so often see his face and hear his voice. while his betrothed was separated from him by many thousand miles. Little by little Maddy had learned that Lucy’s mother was averse to the match. and had always been; that she had in her mind an Eng- lish lord, who would make her daughter “ My Lady ;" and this was the secret of her! so long deferring her daughter‘s marriage. In her last letter to Maddy, however. Lucy had written with more than her usual spirit that she should come into possession of her goperty on her twenty-fifth birthday and real her own mistress. She should Ithen fee at liberty to act for herself. and ‘she launched out into joyful anticipations of the time when sheshould come to Aiken- side and meet her dear Maddy Clyde. Feeling that Guy would be glad to see this letter. Maddy had all the morning been wishing he would come; and when she saw him at the gate she ran out to meet him, her eyes and face sparkling with eager joy as she suffered him to retain her hand. w ile she said, “ I am so glad to see you. Mr. Remington. I almost thought you had forgotten me at Aikeuside.” At Guy she was not particularlygpiqued. She did not take his attentions as a‘ matter of course. and did not take it very strange that since bringing her there on the night of her return from New York, he had not once called upon her; still, she thought more ofhim, it possible, than of the doctor, during those five days, and was rather anxious to see him. She had something to show himâ€"a letter from Lucy Atherstone, who had gradually come to be her regular; correspondent, and' whom Maddy had learned to love with all the intensity of her girlhood. To her ardent imagination Lucy Atherstone was a little lower than the angels, and the pure, sweet thoughts con- tained in every letter were doing almost as much toward molding her character as Grandpa Markham’s prayers and constant teachings. Maddy did not know it. but it was these letters from L_uoywhiol_1_kept her 1..-... I;_,:_ - She was very glad to see him. The cot- tage with its humble adornings did seem lonely, and almost dreary, after the life and bustle of New York. and Maddy had cried more than once to think how hard and wicked she must be growing when her home had ceased to be the dear old place she once loved so well. She had been,there five days.and notwithstanding the efiorts of her grandparents to entertain her, each day had seemed aweek in its duration. Neither the doctor nor Guy had been near her, and Maddy had made herself believe- that the former was sadly remiss in his duty, inasmuch as he had not seen her ‘ for so long. He had been in the‘habit of‘ calling every Week,~her grandmother said, and this did not tend to increase her amia. bility. Why didn't he come now when he knew she was at home ? Didn’t he wish to see her? If not. she could be indifierent too, and when they did meet, she could show him how little she caredl But Guy was not thus inclined, and in a mood not extremely amiable.- he threw himself into his sleigh and went dashing down toward Honedale. For some unac- countable reason, he was not now one bit interested in the party, and were it not that a few of the invitations were issued, he would have been tempted to give it up. Guy did not know what ailed him. He only felt as if somebody had been meddling with his plans, and had he been in the habit of swearing he would probably sworn; but as he was not he contended himself with driving likea second Jehu until he reached Honedale, where a pair of soft brown eyes smiled up into his face. and a little warm hand was clasped in his. as Maddy came out to the gate to meet him. Rial Guy was growing rather savage about something, but the doctor did not mind; sag gngping “13in um as be you he said: “ You hove my consent; but, Doc. better, at it of till you see her at Aikeneide.‘ here's no chance at the cottage. with those three old people. I wonder she don’t go wild. I’m euro I should." ‘ “Then I em “ti-fled." the doctor: rejoined: “ end a you heve rether’ unnamed the position of Meddy’e gunrdien or brother. 1 uk your rmieeion to ofler her eh. love which. who or she mph’or not. in here.” 2 Guy had never ielt a. sharper pens then thet which new thrilled throi-lfh everyf nerve. but he would not prove 1 lie to the; friend oonflding in him, and he answered oelm_ly: _ thought' came 0%: 'him ”in h; woufi tun-thus” doctor'rsluauu nm‘ he pan-g Iibly 00 d. uy to“ the the 0! his hair. but he mend tmthlully. n he boliovod: “ Yul. true u stool ;" while the generous, ghoqghtnoupo ov_or {11m (hug h, _ would “Md :Ymi knotoLuo‘?” Natalia“ mug-yin dopoml my future ooum win: He had not expected to meet her thus. or to see her thus, and‘ the sight of her, ‘grown so tall. so womanly and beautiful. almost took his breath way. And yet, as he stood with her hand in his, and surveyed her from head to foot. he felt that he would rather have her as she was when a dainty frill shaded her pale, wasted face. when the snowy rnflie was fastened high about her throat. and the cotton bands were buttoned about her wrists, where golden ones were now shining. The doctor had never forgotten Maddy asshe was then, the “I wuut to see him a minute. alone, lease. There’s aomethingl wiahto ask im." And. unmindful of Agnes' darkened “own, or Guy's look of wonder. Muddy darted from the room, and ran hutil down to the hull where the doctors . waiting for Guy. not for her. “Noâ€"yesâ€"thero he is now, " and Guy looked into the lull. where the doctor‘s voice was heard inquiring for him. ‘ At first Agnes had cared but little about the party. sflecting to despise the people in their immediate neighborhood; but her spirits rose at last; and when her toilet was com leted, she shone resplendent in lsce and ismonds and curls. managing to retain through alla certain simplicity of dress :Spropriate to the hostess. But beautit as Agnes was. she felt in her jealous heart that there was about Maddy Clyde an attraction she did not possess. Guy saw it too. and while complimenting his pretty step-mother, kept his e as fixed sdmiringly on Maddy. who started im into certain unpleasant remembrsucos by asking if the doctor had come yet. wear something like them. The day had ‘oome sooner than she had anticipated, but ,Maddy was not so happy in saion of theooveted ornamentaaa ehe ad thought she should be. It seemed to her that Guy ought not to have given them to her, that it was im to r for her to keep them, and that bot 3. Noah and Agnes thought so, too. She wished she knew exactly what was right; and then. remembering that Go had said the doctor was expected ear y. she decided to ask his opinion‘ on ‘the subject and abide by it. U _ _ 1 J'essie was in eoetsciee again. Clasping the ornaments on Meddy‘s neck and arms. she danced around her, declaring there never was anything more beautiful, or any- body eo pretty as Maddy was in her petty dress. Msddy wssfond of jewelleryâ€" snd felt a flush of gratified pride, or vsnity. or sstisfsetion. whichever one chooses to call it, as she glanced at herself in the mirror and remembered the time when, riding with the doctor. she had met Mrs. _Agnes, with golden _bre_eelete flashing _-on Agnes, with golden bracelets flashing -on her arms, a_n_d wiggleduahe mght gne dag And for once Jessiesuoceeded in doing so, although she several times not Maddy ‘ to guessing what it wasAGny had for her in a box I As the size of the box was not mentioned. Maddy had fully made up her mind to a shawl or scarf. and was propor- tionately disappointed when. as she was dressing for the ty, there was sent; up to her room a smalfxund box. scarcely large enough to hold an apple. much lessa small. scarf. The present proved to he a pair of plain but heavy bracelets, and a most; exquisitely wrought chain of gold. to which : was appended a beautiful pearl cross. the; ghole accompanied with the words “ From “ye" -_ “ Oh. I know, I saw. I peeked in the box," Jessie began, but Guy put his hand over the little tattlor’a mouth, bidding her to keep the result of her peekingAto herself.- “ Mother said plain white muslin was more appropriate for a young girl, but brother Guy said no : the blue silk would be useful after the ty ; it was what you needed ; and so he fight it and paid two dollars a yard, but it's a secret until you ‘ are called to try iton. Isn’t Guy splendid ?" . He was_inde_ed splendid. Maddy thought, wondering why he was so kind to her, and if it would be so when Lucy came. The dress fitted admirably, though Maddy thought her grandfsther would say it was too low in the neck, but Sarah overruled her objections, assisted by Guy, who, when the dress was complete and tried on for the last time, was called in by Jessie to see if “ Maddy must have a piece sewed on. as} she suggested." The neck was aufait, Guy said, laughing at Maddy for being so old- maidish, and saying when he saw how really distressed she seemed that he would provide her with something to relieve the bareness~o_f which she complained. ‘ faith in Gn , and so his consent was granted, and dy was soon on her way to Aikeneide, which presented a gayer, busier. appearance than ehe‘had neon there before. Jeanie was wild with deli ht, dragging forth at once the pink dress w i‘eh she was to wear, and whispering to Maddy that Guy had bought a.blne eilko for her. and that Sarah J ones was “that moment faeh~ inning it after a dressleft there by Maddy the previous summer. “ to see the folly o! it,” and not take the mere word of olden peopleflmt in every {estival scene there was n pitfall. strewn oversothicklywithmaesthst‘ntwuotttimea hard mtell just when its bounduy lino commenced. Befldes that, grandpa 1nd faith in Guy, and so his consent was Mada had ever iutteyuded a big party in her a. an herpyenyukled from more anticipation. a she looked sppotlingly to her gmdhthu. who though cloning por- tion with the. pony; and vsnitiea from which he would nhie hisohild, still remem~ bored that he was once young; that fifty years oho, too. like Maddyfiwantod “ In In. fin nllv nl it " gun! nnt tab- us- “ He won coming ‘hil morning.” Guy rejoined. " but I pounded him to deter his call until you were st Aikeneide. I have come to take you book with 'me'. u we are to have I. party dey after tomorrow evening, sud} wish you to'_he_ pungent." pered, softly, “has hi-‘erm md laeying it uonnd heraneoh. IrwROmingwn don't event me. e in one to e eumul English girl noroee the 89.” ~ b , Low e.- wre word- were Qny head them, es en the my men's reply, “‘ Engagements heveheen brokenfl! ‘ That me the firet time the ,poeeibilit had ever entered Guy's hrein thet engagement m ht he broken.'provided he wished it, whi he did not. he aid to him- Ielt poeitively. Lucy loved him. he .loved Lucy. sud $11-th Quench : coin e kind of ebetreoted manner. easing from the {not thet he was odoulnting how long it' Would be belore Lucy wee 85. he en 19 telk with Meddy. taking how she a is her time. end so forth. This remind Meddy of the doctor, who. she aid, hid not been to see her et ell. - " : goings mun.‘ Yet} on" huh our Sun-hing; __ ___A Lb, - "fimutlfii; Joacpli, ” When the psrty wss first talked about. Agnes hwd proposed thst it be e regulsr dsncing petty, with suitable music ro- vided or it. But Guy. who knew ow each s thin would 'shoclr the pnritsnicel prejudices 0 men, 01' the people of Hemmer- ville, who held dsncing es s sin, seid, “ No lâ€"he wished ell his este to enjoy them- selves. So he wond not hire music. or here dsncing es s rule. If say of the young people wished to smuse themselves thst wsy, they were welcome to do so, end be presumed some of their number could pley snflloiently well for qusdrilles. end possibly weltsing." So. when sppesled to on the subject by Miss Cutler, he re lied, “Oertsin'ly; deuce by sll mesns if you wish to, end Msddy is willing to pley." “(Jan von play u waltz or polks, Miss Clyde? We no aching to exercise our footâ€"tint in. it Mr. Remin ton does not object. I due any old r. and Mrs. Demon Crane will otart for home inntuntor st the first note of anything as wicked no Mgngy Mnsk." well," and she e sled to Marie Cutler, who answered. " es, she keeps good time, end I should think might play for a dance. I men to ask her." and going up to Guy she said, “ I wish to spook toâ€"to Jessie's governess. Introduce me, please." Guy waited till Msdd was through. end then gave the desired ntroduotion. In 5 tone not who]! free from eupereilioueness, Miss Cutler d: Morin Cutler hud presided at the plea. outlier m the evening, as had one or two other young ladies ut to none of those hod Guy puld bolt the attention he did to Meddymteying oonetuntly by her, holdln her fen, turn the leaves of music,“ dio ting whet e should play y. here's devotion." tittered a miss in long ringlete; "but she really does ploy Inn] " In“ -t... -.._--I .1 4.. it..: - mu“. “ No girl can resist Guy Remington." he thought. “ I’m glad there's 9. Lucy Ather- stone over the see." And with a smile of enooursgement for Maddy, who wos pole with nervous timidity, he listened while her sweet, bird-like voice trembled for a moment with fear, and then gaining confl- denee from its own sound. filled the room with melod . and made those who had wondered o to other parts of the building “‘3?! ":0" 9° 90° rho '29- pinging- was no op 31 after this, but a resigned. obedient ook, which made the doctor gnuh his teeth as he leaned upon -the instrument. What right had Guy to com- msnd Maddy Clyde, and why should she obe‘y ‘nnd yetaa the doctor glanced at Guy he elt that, were he in Maddy'e place. he should hove done the some. , 7“- ,_- _V_-___ Dov- w play- , ‘ It was his favorite song. and one which brought out Mandy's voice in its various modolations. “Oh, please, Mr. Remington, anything but that'son'g. I cannot do it justice;" Muddy whispered, pleadingly, but Guy answered regolugely, '_‘_Yon can." There “But I do; Iwiah it," Guy replied in that tone ,whioh people generally obeyed; and casting a half-frightened look at the sea of faces around her, Maddy eufl'ered him to lead her to the piano. sitting quite still w_hile he found what he wished her to But the doctor wasonlyinteut on Maddy, knowing always just where she was stand- ing. just who was talking to her and just how far from her Guy was. He know. too. when the latter was urging her to sing; and, managing to get nearer. heard her object that_no one cared to hear her. “He seems very fond of his charity pupil, upon my word. Ha scarcely leaves her neighborth at all." whispered old Mrs. Cutler, the mother of Maria. who. Guy said.ouce fancied Dr. Holbmok, and who had no particular objection to fancy- ing him‘novv. provided it could be reciprocal. stairs. It was a brilliant scene which Aikenside presented that night, and amid it all Agnes bore herself like a queen; while Jessie, with her sunny face and [flowing hair. came in for a. full share of attention, But amid the gay throng there was noneso fair or beautiful as Maddy, who deported herself 'with as much ease and grace asif she had all her life been accustomed to just such occasions as this. At a distance the doctor watched her, telling several who she was, and once resenting, by both look and manner. a remark made by Maria Cutler, to the effect that she was nobody but Mrs. Remington's governess. a poor girl whom Guy had taken a fancy to educate out _of charity. gun, on uu unsure. puuuugly mwara them. asking it they had talked privacy long enough. and glancing rather curiously It Maddy’a face. There was nothing in its expreesron to disturb him, and, offering her his arm, he led her back to the drawing- roome. where Agnes was smoothing down the -folds of her dress. preparatorv to receiving the guests: 5}?“ descending_th_e AL-.’_A IL -7, teerthem from her ume and throw them anywhere. he cued not where. no they heed her wholly from Guy. “They ere very becoming.” he said. “ You would not look as well without them; eoyou hed better wear them. to- night, and to-morrow. it you will grant me an interview. I will talk with you further." ‘He‘uid Ill this to gain the desired interview for which Guy was to prepare her. That he had not done so he felt assured, but he could not be angry with him, ulna .oune‘, egfiliqglx toward them. -'_L:_ A _ won; the ornsménté; Emu healoligo'd' I; “It “16!!! from hot tuna and throw thnm “I! he remembers his unpaid bill. he must consider ‘mo mighty man." she thought; and than, with her uauul funk- nou, IhO‘told him of the perplexity. md naked his 0 inicna -' “ It wo din use Mr. Guy very much if I were to we them back." she said; “but it in y right. for me to Accept than, i; it ?” . Maddy did not weit (or him to newer. I0 min the i0 unburden her mind and know i! the oufilitlge keep the ogetly rem-ub- -L â€"I_IAL ma now u the o ht to keep the costly pro-onto. “which 0 new he was looking. “I! he {emul‘nben hja_ unpaid bill, he _.___L o ,, g‘yé‘dootor did you 39y she pugint not to v'imbodlment,h; ”1.011532%. of helpless lty. s’l‘ho limo nick gm. so dear to him I III Ava from him u"; 3th ”30%. valid) muted 9h. (To b0 manned). to remove 50: