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" Why does Colonel Going remein ewey no long." “Ah! why, indeed, my deer? thet is a. thing nobody knows. There wee no divorce. no formel seperetion. no uclandra cl eny kind; he merely put the eees bet ween them. end is evidently determined on keep- ing them there. , To me end my cousins of my own ege the colonel in something of e myth; but memme knew him well about ix yeere ego. end seys he wee e very fesci- mting men, end upright. but tether stern.” “ Whet e curiously unpleesent story! But didn't people tell: 1" “ 0! course they did; they' did even worseâ€"they whis red; but her ledyship took no notice. en every one bed to con- Ieee ehe beheved heeutitully on the cone- Iion. She geve out thet her extreme delicecy elone (her constitution is of'iron) prevented her eccompenying him to fndie, and she withdrew from society. in the very height of the eeeecn, for two whole months. Surely decorum could no further go!" " And then ‘2" “ For ' like.’ reed ' love,’ I suppose ? My dearest Phyllis. hsve you. who hove been no long under the some root with Blsnohe. e so diseover how impossible it would be :- her to love my one but Blenohe Going. Yet sky: I wrong her puny; once she did long-d do_ee so still. I believe." . Bummer end winter no one to me. And the dey 1e bright. be h etoxm or ehine, For In: “my. o'er the many see. Beile e trouure veuel end ell in mine. I .90 the eipplee the: tsli ewe, ,, AL. 4-“..4 .__4__ L-.-_A- “ Any cunt! observer would never think no." I romuk, at hot. 3th: u very human”! gum. “'1‘th in booeuse Muh‘e infetuntion has come to on and. end he does not care to renew mutton. It you wntoh him you may nee whet pnrtiouler puns he token to void 3 ten-mute with her. And yet there wee n time when she hnd ooneidernhle influence over him. He was n eon-tent visitor nt her home in townâ€"no content that at length it bean to be mooted nbont how he had the entree there nt ell hours and seasons, even when n intimnte triend might ex ot 8 angel. 'J_.‘hen_ people boson to w iaper ugeln. end eheke their wine heede end pity ' the't poor oolonel.‘ end watch eagerly for the demment." , “ Wh did her mother not interfere 7" " y eer.heve1notelreedytoldyou whet . perfectly drilled old lady in the mother? It would be ee much as her life is worth to interfere in my e! her deughter'e errenge- mente. My My could not exiet without e cavalier urvente." "Why then she reeppeued, with her Dainty much eugmenhd from the enforced quiet md early hoursâ€"end with her masher.” person. A little old Indy with a dark face. 3nd _eyee_ thet would be keen end eeerohing but to} the discipline aha 1m undéififiii She hu no 0 inionl and no Aims but whnt us her dung ter’a; md Bhnohe rules her â€"u aha rules every otherDmember of her householdâ€"Lwith u :06 0! iron.” " Poor old orentnrel What an unhappy gel 30 you fly Mum-Kinko’s udmintion to: Blmoho meant nothing? And sheâ€" did she like him !" - “ Whom do you mess: ?" ssh I. bending Mud esgerly. “Hove you no notion 7 How surprised yen? look! You will wonder still more when I tell you the hero 0! her romsnoe is nt present in your house." hm “ Here. in this house 1" I stunner. " Yes. No less operson then Merl: Gore.” So I om right. And jeslousy hes been st the root of ell her lodyship's open hostility towsrds me I u I think it downright abomlntblo.” say I, with much wumth. Bebe looks unused. “ So do I. But whnt will you? And in Ipito of .ll our thought: Mu): «mo md wont anon-singly. Whorover Mudune w. sodid he: shadow; 3t ova ball to w in Aolgoq “madman ;_u_ntil, all: g... "Whet is the mother like? One can hidly tenoy Blanche with mything so tender as 3 mother." " kae 3 My godmother. minus the we wend end the energy of that lemons pen-eon. A little old Indy with {dark teoe. son 6! ed to e clone. Blnnoho went “reed or two. month, end Mex-k went dam: .70 this pert o! the world. To ’ane. wee t " e . “No; ll you menu the enmmer boron lent. he eteyed with the Leeliee." I edmlt, eonewhet unwillingly. "I met him lev- ernl tlmeI." “ Whntl yen knew hin,then.helore your marine l" erlee Bebe. with eurprtee. « Very nightly Once or twice he celled with the Leellee. end when he returned to town he eent me en eanelte little volume 0! Tennyeon: which delicate ettentlon on his no enraged pepe. thet he mede me retnprrthe hook. end forbade my wrlttnn “ I don'ttemomber anything ohont it ;bnt mm; aye it died 3 nomad deoth after one season. “Than she muried Colonel fining " It 1133â€" to t tlio spirit from on tree. nu du ed mop our to the wor d'l rude din. Gal but of bloating it's been to me To look for the hour when my ship comes in. Alana Marve- the aura wuel before. And nearer. nearer. day by any. 9:13me happy hour when sho' comes to " pug wk“ 1! Ih_o_ noyor come- ?_" you my, _ 7 if y'b‘xfiifié? ifio'hbhbi’th'e'tréuuré 'giin 9" Isjggumtdo 199 yuppier. (icy py any _ .0910! of “Holly min." "The Btby." “Airy ihu'msdo mo huppieruia has)!” ' [5 big meg tull nanny nn uh spun, ~ No: In "in my mum pleading 80 m hor love : s hoop of gold. Set I a: stone- whuoln lull inger Bay: of Jun“ rolulaem light. 01mm now u shapely none: Thu wu hue bu; yutunisht. TERI ' 1315'. BET “1128?” Pludod 0: some '03 0: when 0! main! "sunlight. Not to on or hurt unhoodlna‘ -lv. man-10M 991.0 W.“ '9 <1: Yuan". when time the undo" Jamal on 999 «fist-MIN, Loaf I loved. in mono. nunlng Al tho noun cu the «nut; Soon”, the “to to acting I“ unwldâ€"iho'whcn my hon! Hunt tonh Into tho mud“: mo wofld Ill flaw-white, And the sumo: “I III Non Wuh rich homo. VOIWL When my Blip 00-“ In. PHYLLIS. I! m DOOM r wuwuu w- i 9° 1.011.; "amt-n. x6 iiiudows “Do on olten indulge in midn t rem- hlee ?" e uh, geyly, etopplng n front of me. " No." I return no nnoonoetnedly no I well on. ooneiderlu my pertnrhetlon ; " but to-nlght mu Beetonn end I found eo much to My ehont our Mende thet we forgot the hour. Don't let me detein you. 81! Moth. Good-nlkht." " Good-night. holding out hie hnnd. into which I em eonetteined to put mine. An I mehe e movement to go on. he detelne me tot e‘mgment to eey. quietly. “_ I never gov for s mount to My. quot] . “ I never aw mkbnvflhym 1 Mn. You “ But I am not charitable," goes on Bebe. when she has returned my chaste salute, “ and I detest Blsnehe with all my heart. There is something so sly and sneaking about her. She would do one an injury. it it suited her, even while soeept. in; n kindness st one's hands. Do you knew, Phyllis. she is still madly in love with Sir Mark, while I think he is decidedly smitten with you ‘I" My face and throat grow sesrlet. " I hope not." I stsmmer. follishly. “ I am sure of it. He never takes his eyes off you. and nt times my lady is abso~ lntaly wild.. I neve_r_notioe_d it so plainly u this evening; end by the bye, ma mic"â€" ver§ gently and kindlyâ€"“ I confess it occurred to naeâ€"were you flirting with Margit-just 9 little ?f' “ I don’t know whet came over me this evening." I reply, petulantly; “ I hardly know what I aid or did. Something was on my mind end made my actions false. I don’t care a. bit for Mark Gore, but still I let it team as it I did." A shadow crosses her piquante me. She draws in her lips sud bravely smothers a sigh. A door bangs loudly in the distance. I start to my feet. " It must be later thsn I thought," I say. “ The men seem to hsve tired 0! their cigars. _Go_o(_l night. desr Bebe." Reesenred. I turn egeinâ€"to find myself flee to feoe with Merl Gore. He in three yerde dietent from me. His (see wears e surprised end somewhat unused expression, thet qniohly ohenges to one deeper, es his eyes trevel ell over my pretty gown. my slippers, end my disor- dered heir. Netnrelly I m covered with contusion. end.heving bed time to feel eehemed of my hehevior during the evening. feel how eepeoislly uniortnnete is this encounter. “ Don't make yourself unhappy by ima- gining absurdities.” says Bebe. quietly, apropos of nothing that I could see, and without looking at me; “ and take care of Blanche; she would make a dangerous enemy. Not that I think she could harm Eon; but sometimes her soft eyes betray er. and she looks as if she could cheerfully stab you. To me it is a little comedy. and I enjoy it immensely. I can see she would do anything to bring back Mark to his alle- anoe, and for that impose make- love to armaduke before is eyes. in the vain hope of rendering him jealous. And"â€" with a swift. shrewd glance at meâ€"“ what can poor 'Duke do but pretend to accept her advances and be civil to her ‘2" 7' Good-night.” alie murmdri, and with a hqrriegi e_x_nbraoe Equrt. 1 gein the oorridoi. down one long eide of which I must pose to get to my own room. Fenoying. when hell-way, that I hear a noise behind me. I stop lo glance hook and noertein the cause; but no copped or m- netted heed pnehee itself out of on door to men-k my doings. Some one of t e indee- oribehle nollee belonging to the night had mieled me. " Phyllis. you ores deer, ohsritsble child. end I like youâ€"it would be impossible for me to say how much. Do you know”â€" putting her bend on mine--“ I hove elwsys anesred at the idea of say really sincere sttachment existing between women ? Bufi since I have known you I hsve mounted end confessed myself in error. It you were my sister} could not loveycu hostel-J] Contrasting her secretly with meek-eyed Dore, I feel gniltily that to me Bebe in the more oongemel of the two. With my natu- ral impulsiveneee I throw my arms round her neck and fever her with e warm kins. I think of the pink billet end of all the other triflee light as m that 30 hr to make me believe the pretense to he a pleasant one for ‘ane, but say nothing. He oer- teinly finds it more then easy to be “ civil" to her. “ However. her in go for naught," wnfinnee Bebe; “ ore is nothing so diffi- onlfi t9 tg-light on a {loud love." “Well. I won’t dispute the point; but whether it wee your teult or not. when Blanche end he met egoin ell wee ohenued. Hie love her! flown. no one knew Whither. You will think me e terrible eenndel- moager." aeye Bebe. with eemile. "hut when one hem a. thing perpetuelly die- oneeed. one feels en interest in it at lest in spite ot oneeeu. You look oeked. Phyllie. I enppoee there in no In thing in this quiet country no polite orime ?" “Sometimes in an elopemens; some- timeemu in Blenohe'e one. in nothing. You must understand ehe in patently respectable, and then the very nioeei pedple receive her with o n ume. But :hen none 0! them_ woulgl in the l_eu_at anpriaed it any morning she was missing. 'And. indeed. eometimealwieh she would like somebody well enough to nit the country with him. Anything wo d be decanter than these Erpetusl jntrigueq.j'_ " I don't know nhont the politenoee. but of course .here in plenty of crime. For instance. he: mines Bill Grimoamnr ger- dener'e son et Bummerlou. woe transported for nohing. end eight months ego John Eugen, the hhokemith. tired et his land- lord; and it in A well-known hot the: Mr. De Vere bent: his wile dreedfnlly every now and then; but there no no such sto- ries on the one you hove just told to me. I think it dingueetnl. Whet in the use of it All? How con it end ?" “ 0h. 110.3950; nothmgBould be calm! as them. Little u I one for her. I hope I shall novel-fig; such evxl flying: 9t hprfl {33% {31333 u when be «mo 30 it." humans 81: um to: it. 80 ended our acquaintance." " 0b. m I have the aeeret ; m I undo:- etand wby Blaoebe deten- ou ao." exoiaime Bebe. clapping be! ban a merrily. “So be loot bio bean to you. did be? And madame beau! all about it. and waa tight] fluioue 2 Oh. how ebe moat have grou- ber pretty wbiie teeib in impotent rage on discovering bow ebe wae outdone by a aim- le village maiden I I vow it is a tale that Benbaob'e mueie might adorn." “ How about}! you are. Bebe! How you ow would you no. Babel How you to canola-mpg! _I puny. youAsir noightpglgood u huh-whole “ I um not aware I urn using any parti- onlnr tone. But I admit I not» strongly object to your going up md down the cor- rinora at this hour at the night in your drooling-gown.” “Well, 3500. yeaâ€"I m uhunod of myself." I confess. with vohomom pom- lonoa, pin; “10 ground win: my foot ' 1m mod of being cough! out than can duhobmc. it you wont to know. And now. am you hove mode mo muowlodgo guy‘orimo. I molly do with y_o_n woo!d_go but ‘0 your own room. muuo. boom-o you no in an: awful hmpor. And 1 duo» being Wombat! And Rough. to ml. You no ton timo- wom M pcpc. And more 0." An mm. hr. 3nd he has dammed an door bemoan umnd In. Mum non M 3"". "Yea; I wee thinking whet launde- louely late hour it in for you to be still up, smoking." I retort, determined to fight it out. end meanly trying to meke my own game better by ebrowing some blame on 1m Though my tone is deflent. I still feel I am excusiug. myself, and this does not sweeten my temper. “ Oh I" says Marmaduke. dryly. " Why do you spesk in thus tone, Ms:- msduks 7” " You mean you dieapprqte 01m meet- ing Sir Mark Gore, I could not hep that. It8 happened unfortunately. I allow; but when the man stop ped me to bid a civil good- nig ht. I could not bring myself to pass himae though he were an aeeaeein oramid night marauder. Of course I anewerd him politely. I can see nothing improper in that, to make you eoowl as you are eoowling now. " “ I! eerikee me it muet have been e very ' civil ’ good-night. to neoeeeitete hie holding your bend for euoh I lengeh of time. end to brin e blueh to your cheeks." “ . e wee not Bir Mull medo me blush." " No? Who, then ?" “ You." Thie remerk ie no unwise u it :e trueâ€"e dieoovery I met. e momens eter. “Wh‘y ?" eeke ‘Duke, eternly. “ WhM wee there in the unexpected preeonoe of our huebend to bring ehe blood so your toe ? I bed no idee I wee enoh e bngbear. It looks very much on though you were uhemed o! youreelf." is 'dintinotl'y brown. I mnot uy you suite me a being puiloululy huppy in she nuiAtgbfigifiy‘gf ygur guohtigpq." All this time he has not let go my bond. He hoe enthet torgolten to do so. or else it pleases him to main it; end. “we hove moved several steps opal. end no oi lean belt a yard asunder. our petition: would suggest to I wool observer thet Bl: Merl: is gudeovoringfio k_eep age. _ Inside my door I literelly etemp my feet with vexetion. “Could nnything he more provoking ? What a. nnieenoe that Sir Mark is. with his monninglm compli- ments! Lhave no petienoe mith men who nre forever cropping up just when they ere lent wanted." ‘ “ Do you know how lots it in ?" lays Mu- moduko. coming in from his drooling-room. with an ominous frown in his blue eyes. " Well. you thought wrong. I had some- thing putionlar to any to Bebe end went to her room. Thet deloyed me. We neither of us had guessed how the time had run away until we head the study-door close, or the smoking-room, or wherever you were. Coming out I met Sir Mark. eogiflentelly." " I am not talking of impropriety," ssys ’Duke, very hsughtily. " It is impossible I should connect such a word with your con- duct. Were I obliged to do so. the same root would not cover us both for half an hour longer ; be assured of thst." I lsugh wickedly. " Which of us would go ‘2" I ssh. “ Would you turn me out ? Wait c little longer, until the frost sud snow are on the around; then you can do it with effect. The tcle would be wanting in interest unless I per- ished before morning in s snow drift. And all because I crossed at corridor at midnight in n blue dressing-gown. Poor gown! who would guess thnt there was so much mis- chiet in you ? Sir Mark acid it wss n very pretty _dresnin_g-go_wn_." _ “ l don’f in the least wont $0 know what. Gore said or did not any n you." says he. in s low. suppressed voice; “ keep such information to yourself. But I forbid you lto go into Bebe'e room another night so ate. ’ “ Forbid me. indeed I" cry I, indignantly. " And have 1 nothing to forbid ?" (Here I think of she cocked-hot note.) “ You may do as you like, I suppose ‘I You cannot err; while I am to be scolded snd ill-trested â€" " Fwoy mi on. 3 paring perpetual, robod in the am. but!" I uy.lnubhily; “ like the 'womm in white: or the '6.“ girl ground i_n _bluo |'-"_ an" thriiin’iidfiifii 6! Buohnnsnl' words," goes on Sir Muk. not “ting the slight.» notice; 0! mv “no. “Do you remember “My hi: golden yellow!" oxoluim I, pnggpoipnqu. _“ Who gonld 0.1! it so? It " I thought you were in bed at least m hour_agg." I eink my hands in the pockets of the luoklees gown and look up on ’ane with e " now then 1" expression on my hoe. Be is as block as night with rage. Standing opposite to him, even in my. high-heeled ahoea, I went quite an inch of being a tail on his shoulder, yet I defy him on coolly me though he were the pigmy end I the gient. do on no! oxunu m um I" m“:- firth-Nikos Mug 3:1: no I ion. 0 oponh .- o mom, mung mgzmémsuon sud. though an 1!.“on ho a] Mont. i. in not of 5 to" alanine?» y :p and. sun. I («I may“ And imp-Mun: , My at? gun golden yellow. And n (looted to my My 3}"; 3m. like two huobolll bathed in mu. dmpl of dow. Busing my head suddenly ct this junc- ture. I eee Mumedukc coming ~elowly up the stairs. Our eyes meet; I blush ecu- let. end. with my usual cleer common sense. dug my bend in e mulled and guilty menncr out of my compemcn'e. Once more I atemmer. “ Good-night." very owl:- werdly. end mete e dert towerde my own room. while Sir Huh, totelly unewere of the reel ounce of my confusion. goee on his way. conceitedly convinced thct the incine- ticn of his menncr hoe clone been euflicient to_bri_n_g the color _to_my hgcw. because I any good-night to a friend. I never heard mything eo unjust ; ad I won't be tel-hidden: so there I" > them ?" nah on. lou mm in ooiflouu. And why do you no. alum: you No. ?" _ s smi'lé." “ Seem- eo odd you never hnviog eeen one. deu- Mu. Ourington." eoye Blanche Going. eweeuy. “ eo nniverenl a they new era. When in Perie. Ind pining through London. I wonder you hnd not ehe eurioeiey to so sad spend 3 few home st one. Mor- mwdnke, how very negleounl at you noe to get hire. Onrrjogton into Prinoe'e l_" > ‘ II in the non day ; md. uwo hsvo nun Oo vial. u tinting-rink in 3 towu some on mile: from us. the ruin in n “appointment tâ€"iekspeoiully to me. u I has never «on s n . " I hudly think um you will no one to-dngfluyl Sir Muk. turnwg '0 me with “More Iuponmion." upliu Miu Bu- fioun. tiling to flnton ho: pussy non “an“ the window-pun. in we win hope at ”toying . glimpse o_t the up. Ity. " Prlnoo's in no longer the fashion." replies Mumndnke, onnly. He in aming usher spurt from the root of nomad in looking gloomy nnd ill-tempered. He nnd I hove oxohnnged no words since our last skirmishâ€"hue not even gone through the form 0; wishing enoh otha! n goodfdpy: "Poor Thornton I" my: Sir link. will: (loop sympathy ; “ I don’t wonder no your depressionâ€"Inch a. ohonoo thrown sway; AM you nlwnys look so moo on wheels. Our friend Thornton. Mrs. Curingron. in improueq with the ballot. and gory imply Ohendoe gleaned es he: qnloklyaether emnud. I think. by her lmperflnenoo; but hot eyes on innocent! Mod on Thornton. who is evidently full 0 hie etory. "00.01:. Thornton." eeye Bi: Mel-k. blendly; " we ere ell mieereble till we learn whet befall your Mend Reunion.” “ It wee et Pelt: Bonee reoee. Inn eer." hem-e Chloe. no. in. hunted. " emu. Drip. drip. drip. Pam. mm. at». How 1| doo- nln. to ho um! I! Mon- unuol faring u this pro-om rm than will b. at vary um. uh: I.“ In tho cloud. 1:: hull tn hour. regularly dob. to: it it keep. on M6 3131“. long“. a min M 12 man- ruin _._y.n “ It is noninfi worse and woke." dial-m Ohipo. {tom his landing-point u the win. 119111!th he 13.! joiqoq mg: Bogtonn. " 80 the} “i.“ murmurl Lord Chifidoa. «taking 1):; eye. with“ he in an unuinlly fuiifintin'g Ishtar." “ Quito so." remrna Chips. ironically. “ I wonder what you would all do if you hadn't me to laugh at ? You ought to love me. I come in no handy at times and give you so many opportunifiu of showing OR the brillianoy or your wit.” anything has rather put me out." We are all assembled in the library. il being the least dolefnl room in the house on n wet day. “ Win. 3 vivid «Inscription l" murmur- Mm Banana, dommoly. " Ono no cellar. log . mjddlogniud mantwith 3 191; burg! I" “Jun 18 o'clock." uyl Mn'l‘homton. win: 3 moody nigh. .- he pulls out his wmh tor the twenty“; up". “W. In “ It is always (In-kin botoro'dtwn." nyu $h§t~yogng ludyLwikh (handgun qogyuge: “ Ho grows surname.” murmurs Sir Mork. “ This wanker. instead of dumping him, an it would more frivolous morals. bus the efleofi of doveloping his hidden powers." - A “ Let ue forget the weather.” eeye Bebe. brightly, turning from the contemplation of it to eink into a. seat by the fire. “ end then perhaps it will clear. Alter muting up our minds to go to Wermineter end vieit a rink. end dine et 3 hotel end drive home again in the dark end hove e. generel spree. I oonfeee, the not being able to do enfihing hag rather put me out." “ By the bye. Thornton. you used to he s are» Inn on the turf." presently ssys Sir Moi-k, oddmsing Chips. apropos of something thus has gone before. Chips. who in lounging in a choir beside Miss Beo- tonn, his whole round boyish fsoo ons ohsm- bio smile. looks up inquiringly. "hiatus told me you were quite on authority." “ 0h. Mr. Thornton, is it possible you go in lo: betting ?' muxmnrs Bebe. with s glance onchnntingly reproaohfnl. “ I bud placed you on such I high pinumle in my eatimstion. and now win“ an I to think ? I feel 1" diagppointed.” ‘ "You, I think ioâ€"middlo-Iimd mun. win: fair bard ?” " I always thought you inimded mulling your fortune in thst line." continues Sir Mark. lsznly. " The has time I met you. in the spring. you were rsdisnt in the possession of so mnny more hundreds than you 9yer_hopo_d_ to obtsinfl " But I ulwuys thought everything m fair and shove board on n nee-course." observes Burial. Thornton tom. ' _ “ Lu}! Hundoook!‘ yo}: _ no gho Input ohsriublo womsn olive." he cries. gogly: , " but I (as: in this instance you his the goodness of hnmonity ygoos toot". mot 8Homilton the other dsy. sud he told ms 3 oopihn story are peso! noing honor. You know Homillon. Chondos ?' “ Oh. not of ell," returns Mr. Thornton. modestly ; “ 1 don’t pretend lo mything. l flutter myself I know 3 likely mimnl when I eeg iiiâ€"naming more." do aombthing duper-to. Besides, I rally only put on o more nine, now And then; nothing It all to uni”; wouldn't min 5 man if he were at it foryvor. You should see how some fellow: bot. Don't you “ Showing how nstursl talent has no chance egsinst the whims 4f fickle fortune. Even the very knowing ones. you see. Mrs. Csrrington. hove to knock under some- times." eeye Sir Msrk. " How was it ?" I ssh Chips, with s smile. “ Oh i it woe a besstly ehsme." responds that young msn. “ The horse would hnve won in s well: if he hsd got fsir ploy. It was the most ontrsgeous trsnssction slto~ gether. If the rider hsd gone strsight, there was not an nnimsl in the running could have beaten him. It wss the clesrest case of pulling you ever sew." Lady Blsnche lsnghs softly. “I never knew on unsuccessful bettor who didn't say thst," she says. " I wss waiting to beer you. Esoh mun believes the horse he fancies would hsve won only for somethin . They would die rather thsn_confese_ t emselvee ignorsnt.’f _ wuv-ul WP "u uufluuuu " JIM you wbggin :9 think My 91_ mo,_ I Ihgll know â€"â€"” “ Did you do well- 13‘“ Ascot ?" nh' Ohoudoa, in 3 tone mm is mount tobo genig. 7 “ Well. no; not quite so wall a I might wish," with a hint blush. " Fact is. I rather over did itâ€"rinked my little All upon the dieâ€"and lost." ‘.‘_D°°’.%"'.'°I!u°2‘! 9km. «951:..ng mum: XXVI. What u A-eflcu Authority has to Buy Ab... T”.- An Americen newspaper. professing to know ell ebout it. seys thet the despetch recently sent from Ottewe steting thet " the deed fish now fleeting in Lehe Onterioere young shed hetcbed et Seth Green's fish breeding esteblishment neer Rochester." is elle mistake. The peper eeys: “ Mr. Green hes not betched eny shed et his breeding eeteblishment in Oelsdonie. not fer from Rochester. He hetchee nothing there but whitefish, selmon end brook trout. The shed which he hetehed et Oestleton. neer Cetskill Lending. were ell turned into the Hudson River. The only shed hetched by the New York Fish Commission beside these were 80,000 et Cold Springs. Long Islend. which were turned into the Smithton River. The Oenedien Fisheries Department is. no doubt. mistelren' ebout the fish. We should not be surprised it they were fresh weter herring, which ere indigenous to the greet lehes. end somewhet resemble young shed. Two yeers ego vessels coming into New York told of seiling through miles (1 miles of deed fish. Some seilors celled Ithem selmon. some shed end some trout. Finelly. e couple of shippers hed sense enough to bring e few of them eshore. end they were found to be tilsfish. It wee eetimeted then thet e mess of deed fish wee floeting et see ebont 20 miles long end 16 miles wide. No reeson wee ever (and for this greet mortelity. No reeson wee sxpleined, end equelly unexpleineble is thie'phenomenon on Lets Onterlo." ton won on: in Dublin ot the time. dud went down then to huh o hon. ho hnow oomothing About. A nth» “to thing it won. it aim, done by; 5nd. knowing the joohoi who m o dovotod odhoront of his own. owontnp to him on thoooum.to know“ ho mi t put his mono onwith my ohonoo moon. ' W t owhilo Kilthor 8.: loy- his ingeniono (madman- ing A “row in hi- month with much doiiho- ntion. on' I'll toil y.o Come to me ogoin in ton minute-J Aooordini y.in ton min- utes Bunilton. min; him thopoddooh, dulled Ind mounted. wont tohim ‘Woll ?' aid ho. 'Wut yot mother ttlo himuiuthor RH. uyo thiniln portarhohlo gentleman; ftho instruction- oin't and. Meet me in the mining. n the poet: indi- um); I main spot. Bo mailton met him there, and to: the third um. ho uhod him impnioouy it he mount winning. '1 do. Minhor E.’ uyl he. in h mysterious whigpor. ‘jf the {tin bitch I "_' _ _ We ell leugh beenlly. end Bebe. while deolerlng the not, dellelone. vote the he: lost hill: in menkind tor evermote. “ I heve not." neatly meinteine Harlot. “ 0! oouree. there man be exoepuonl. but I believe there ll I greet doel of goodneee emong us ell in Ipne o! popnler o inlon. Why do you look I0 eupemilioue. ennu- duke! Pqn't yet; egree wi_th_me 7" Mn. George atone. 3n innno inmate of tho Poorhomo M Benton. Pm. aunt-M hot. flouting wi_Qh_ kotounp‘ on gonad” tonic R. B. hole down non Pall vm , Hum. ”turd” morning. wrecking 0 whole Wu. Brash-mun Jone. wu killed. an! In unknown mm. who wu stealing u ride. Ind hi: log out on. “ No. I do not." replies 'ane. promptly. “ I think there in very little real goodneee going. Tehing the generel men. I believe them to he ell elite bed. 0! com. there in e greet deel in treining. end eome eppeer better then othere. eimply beoenee they ere elreid of being tonnd out. The! in the prineipel ein in this life. I don't deny thet here end there one find- two or three whoee netnre ie ed with the divine; theee reeeh neerer t eheevene. end ere the exeeptione thet ve my role." “ My deer 'D . how ehookingly nneher- itehle l" eeye hie eieter. elowly; while I. seeing on my hnehend with open-eyed. emezement, wonder vegnely i! leet night'e dietnrhenoe hen oooeeioned thie onthreek. " It in nnehuitehle always to Ipeeh the trut ." no I 'Duke. with e hint eneer. " You eeke me my opinion. end I geve it. Are you eequuinted with my bountiful ohmotere. Berry ? I oontoee I know none. Belfiehneee in our predominant quelity; end meny c! the eo-eelled religioue onee nmongue ere thoee moot deeply impreg- neted with this vioe. They follow their religion through four. not love. heoeuee they dreed ooneequenoee, end object to being uneomfortehle hereofter. no do whet their heurte loethe through more eelfieh terror." “ I bed no idea thet you oould be no elo- quent." leughe Lady Blenohe. mockingly, from her low Beet. “ Prey. go on. Mum» duke; Ioould listen to you forever. You ere_poe_i_tiveiy reireehing otter eo much. tooth. An?! sinful“! ma ainfl’ed himself into her the». WM: the roan“ um tha on wu suffocated. wme' Dal-Ix noel Theory. Mr. Riohnrd A. Proctor. the eetronomer. elte down emphntioell on Wiggine' " new moon ” nhenrdity. e eeye “ it is e mie- tnhe to notice eexionely the prepoeterone notions of each peredoxiete ee Wiggins, Hempden. Grimmer. Paella, e: hoe genus omne. Where they ere in euneet, ughâ€" ment with them in like ergument with n 6- eer-old ohild ; where they only pretend to lieve the noneeneioel notions they ndvnnoe they will pretend ne reedily that they on eee no force in moment for their edifloetlon. _ To ny t_h_e truth, such men do very little hum. Those elone ere die~ turbed by them who were idiotic to begin wiih; end it in tuber useful ohm other» wise to get obese lifted cm in some ouch woy, no 3h» they may be recognized ion: whet they um"; A bed on oenght e monee upon 3 lewn, end let u o egein in her cruel wey, in order to p oy wioh ii; when the mouse. gnepind I}! deepeir. end_ seeing only one hole ibly to encapointo. numoly.tho mun , rod throat :tho cot. very visible through her open mouth, took 3 bold spring into her jun. just no. in; botwoon her tooth. 3nd struggled on atnfl‘od him-all The [non influentlol mm in Dodge City, Km. in aid to be But Monet-on. who hu klllod nutty-two pol-Iona, nooordlng to common tuna. ond in spoken of u o -' oo- ololublo. good follow. whoa ho lon’t crowed." A on loaded with mublo on the Bonn» 7gb. god. JI-pod now- her Til-on. THOSE DEAD FISH. (To be continued) rd 3 much.’ 878;};