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And Er- mengarde would be so vexed 1” And so the wild little gipsy stole in at the area gate, and bribed the cook with a kiss ~. and a string of.\-~amber beads, not {0' betray her surreptitious re-entrance into the family circle. While Mr. Helullyn went home to won- der What there was so fascinating in Alexia Ardell’s round, dimpled face and liquid, dark eyes. . . “A child, indeed I” he said to himâ€" A 2“ “‘v'v â€"‘Lez:ve me atwwtvt'l‘e corner of the street, please,” said Alexia. “It .would never do for mamma and the ‘glgls_to _VO‘~--'.-. â€"“w°~l-â€"°' "Oh, it is, indeed!” sighed Alexia. “I am sixteen, you know, and I should so like to be a young lady, like Verena Iand Ermengardel But, you see, Miss Gardiner is not here to receive me, and if you would please take me back in your carriage, I could creep in by the area gate, and perhapsâ€"perhaps Ishall be at home on the night of the ball, after all. But,” her large, dark eyes suddenly blazing into indignation, "you are laughing at me 1” “Not laughing at you. Miss Ardell,” he hastened to explain, "only With you!” ‘Miss Ardell l” . Alexxa’s heart leaped at the first; delicious tribute to her young ladyâ€" hood. She felt prouder sun when Mr. Helullyn helped her into his carriage and they drove away. I I V “This is EeriOus trouble!” said Mr. Helpllyn, _ laughing, _ A _ . 1“ "If you could please take me nome 1" said eager Alexia “Very silly, in- deed, mindâ€"because I’ve - been sent back to boarding school before the holidays are over, just because Vet-- ena and Ermengarde and mamma con- sider me too little to see company and go to the grand ball!” Alexia furtiveiy whisked away her tears, and answered: ”Yes.” "Is anything the matter 9” inquired Mr. Helullyn. “Can I be of service? Pray command me, ifâ€"-â€"” “Miss Scarlett’s little sister, isn’t it 3” said he. Alexia knew him very well. She had seen him once at her stepmother’s. He Owned 3 house near Hyde Park, and a mansion in Hertfordshire, call- ed Helullyn Hall. He drove a pair of supero, high-stepping horses and owned a private picture gallery; and Ermengarde Scarlett had selected him as the special target for the arrows of 7 her hazel eyes. But Miss Gardiner, as it chanced, did not receive the message in time, and was not there ; and Mr. Herbert Helul- lyn was there. While Alexiaâ€"poor, broken-hearted Alexialâ€"was sent ruthlessly to the rail“ ay station, where Miss Gardiner, the governess, was telegraphed to meet her. Verena, a pallid blonde, with cold, watery-blue eyes and colorless flax- en hair, was to wear blue. Ermengrade, who had a little more bloom, and ventured to call herself a brunette, had chosen pink satin, while the matron herself, no bad exemplifi- oation of the poet’s idea of “fat, fair and forty,” was to wear ruby velvet, richly trimmed with point applique lace, and a diamond cross, which, in the absence of her husband, she had hired from an accommodating jeweler for the occasion. But numbers are certain to con- quer in the long run, and so Judge Arâ€" dell’s daughter was packed remorse- lessly off to school, and Mrs. Ardell’s two girls returned to their consultaâ€" tions with the dressmaker. for the com- mg ball. "My own-fiddlesticks!” irreverently interrupted Alexia, as she fled from the apartment in floods of undigni~ fled tears. “That is very true,” said Mrs. Ar- dell, compressing her thin lips; “con- Alexia, forgetting all about the six- teen Years and the long dresses, burst Lnto loud weeping. . "Pray, Alexia, don’t be silly,” and Verena. “One would think,” tartly spoke up Ermengarde, "that you were a child of ten years. Of course, it is all for your, own goodâ€"â€"” Mr. Helullyn recognized Alexia at "But,” cried Alexia, in dismay, “my holidays do not expire until Wednes- day.” spair. The two Misses Scarlett, her daughters by a former marriage, and Alexia’s not particularly beloved step- sisters, sat as stiff and prim as two carved marble images. Alexia’s tem- per was proverbial in the family, and these very proper and precisely behav- ed young women were wont to affect the greatest dismay at its vehement grusts. “Alexia,” said Mrs. Ardell solemnly, “in your dear papa’s absence it .is my duty to enforce his precepts and carry out his discipline. You are a great deal too young to receive visitors, like Verena and Ermengarde. You are to go back to boarding school to-mor- resolutely, "and I was put into long dresses last month, and I’ve a right to come down into the drawing room to see CW. And I am sure that “a, w.“ papa would let me, if and I will 1” Alcxia’s Ruse. he were here Helullyn, without changing a feature; "but I have never aspired to that hon- or. It‘s Alexia, and Alexia only, that I love!” "Oh,” said the Judge. “\Vell. suit yourselfâ€"suit yourself!" And so, Obefore she was quige seven- us, DOW'," $7110 VCIUuu, plaluLlVCLJ. “I tried my best to keep her back,” sighed Mrs. Ardell.; “but she has pre- (ipitated herself into society.” And pretty Alexia Arden reigned the belle of the season, and in the Spring Heluilyn asked her father for her hand in marriage. The Judge. honest man, stared in amazement. , "Iâ€"I thought it was Ermengardei vou fancied,” said he, “I know she likes: ~ “She will have to go everywhere with us. now,” s~id Verena, plaintively. 9’ "Tfiething that I can see, said Mrs. Ardell, drily. “The child can't help being a beauty, I suppose.’ But Miss Ermengarde Scarlett could hardly conceal her spite the next day when Mr. Helullyn came to ask Alexia out to drive, nor when bouquets, with cards attached, kept arrxving for Alexia. ":‘vMammaf she said, “what is to be done 1”- During that eventful evening the child had bloomed out into a woman. Alexia had discovered her own talis- man of power. They could none of them ever scold or tyrannize over her again. She had no more fears of being sent back to boarding school. _ n Butâ€" Alexia onl} arched her eyebrows and smiled. “She ought to_ be locked up for a week on bread and water,” said Ver- ena, passionately. "1 never heard anything so insolent in my life 3” cried Ermengarde, turn- ing pale with anger. “1 did it for fun, mama," said Alexia. “And if you scold me I shall tell Mr. Helullyn It was he that brought me back from the railway station, and he is my friend.” "Alexia,” she cried, when there was a temporary lull in the stream of callers,” "how dared you play as such a trick?” But success excuses everything, and Mrs. Ardell could not but perceive that the quaint young beauty, in the antique dress, was emphatically a suc- cess. For Alexia outshone them, as a real crimson-hearted rose outshines the milliner’s false presentmentâ€"as the diamond outshines the wretched paste ornamentâ€"and they knew it but too well. “Ah 1” said Alexia, with the Utmost self-possession, “here is mamma, now, and my sisters. Don’t move, Mr. Hel- uliyn,” she added, in a lower tone. "I’m quite safe now. Mamma won’t dare to seold me before company.” And Mrs. Ardell and the Misses Scarlett were forced to digest their rage and mortification as best they could. And both she and Ermangmde hur- ried downstairs, just in time tosee the beautiful young intruder courtesy a gracious greeting to two of the most aristocratic and- exclusive; of the jeunesse doree of"West End society. “Receiving Mr. Helullyn in our drawing mom!” cried breathless Ver- ena. "In the loveliest dead-white dress, brocaded in scarlet silk, and long golden hair, braided, with antique R0- man pearls.” “My dear,” said Mrs. Ardell, “you must be crazy 1" "Mamma, Eragfiéaaiev!” she cried, “Who is the lady downstairs?” “1‘he lady downstairs!" repeated both mother and daughter, inamaze- ment. Mrs. Ardelâ€"l- was still arranging folds of point lace over her shoulders when Miss Verena rushed upstairs. “RITAâ€".‘A- 7" ‘ ’ ' hair!’ Are you sure ke the plate in the ‘cuu \I [Llâ€"L miss,” said Louisa, the maid 1"!“ I ' a smilax-garnished through shades of Nile green glass and the most elegant and aesthetic reâ€" freshments were arranged. bower, where faint lights glowed And, just at this time, when Er- rnengarde was saying to her sister: "How do I look, dear 7” and Verena was twisting herself into the shape of a letter S to see the back of her false puffs, and plaitings in the mirror, lit- Alexia was enthusiastically tossing about the contents of an old cedar chest in the storeroom, which contain- ed the long-forgotten wardrobe of the first Mrs. Judge Ardell. "0h,” she cried, “this is beautiful 1” bars of the finest sea sand, and em- broidered in fantastic figures of scar- let silk. “l’ll wear this!” “But it’s so odd and old-fashioned, mice n mm r “-2-- .7 ---......., “’0‘ y doesn’t know 1t! Eyes like deep garnet-brown; hair ‘ ing {Ike tangles of sunshine. Li ger 0‘13]? lovely doesn’t know 11 deep garnet-hr: ins Iike tannins too much honeyed,” sgidA Mr. woman, pools of glisten- Little yourself 8 tempt- July 27. 1899 point N., G. J. MCKECHNIE. N .,G. J . McKechnie. The protruding stem end eyes will give best results if each piece to be planted weighs four or five ounces. If there should be more than one eye to three ounces, cut the poorer ones out, as the above class of eyes generally produce several original stalks. The in- dented eyes in the middle and toward the seed end are generally single stalk producers and two eyes may be used, cutting out extra eyes if less than selecting seed from the cellar to in- crease vitality is a more difficult task and an actual knowledge as to variety is necessary to secure the best results. The two main points to be considered I ment is the one with the largest vit- ality, hence it follows that the largest seed Piece with the least number of eyes is the better for the purpose, and not over three eyes should be used in any case. I put myself on record as opposed to the selection of smooth- eyed potatoes for seed. Now the fea- tures of the eyes of a potato are the characteris‘tics of the type when ori- ginated, and when the potato begins to“ run out through any cause what-‘ ever, the eyes always get smaller, nev- er larger. select the tubers with stem end eyes that protrude. The eyes of the middle and of the main seed end should show a bulge below, that is, toward the stem end. Any ten- dency toward coarseness will be eradi- cated by field cultivation and ordin- ary conditions, and especially with the use of small seed as is often used. If your field selection has been large enough, the sm00th and medium-sized stock may be used the first season for your“ general field crops with excel- lent results, using only best specimens for seed propagation. -'v'-""" n ‘ IMPROVING POTATOES. One of the first methods for secur- ing improved varieties of potatoes I ever put into practice was suggested ”by nature‘s effort to assist in this word, says W. E. Imes. Some plants are favored in growth by conditions we may not be able to analyze or de- er specimens of the field. Do not fail to stake such plants, as they often possess more energy and power of transmitting desirable characteristics to future crops than may be developed by several years of careful manipula- Str‘king SPECimelns in the plant world have been Set-"roll A¢ .1“. .2.... .r bee We take this Opportunity of thanking our customers for past patronage, and we are convinced that the new system will merit a continuance or the same. We beg to inform our customers and the public generally that we have adopted the Cash System, which means Cash or its Equiv- alent, and that our motto will be “ Large Sales and Small Profits.” Adopted by The best way of keeping horn flies away from cattle is to apply a mix~ ture of kerosene and fish oil between the horns and at other points where the flies gather. One application ev- ery three or four days will be agreat help. Any kind of stiff grease to which kerosene oil has been added will answer the purpose and if well rub- bed into the hair at the base of the horn need not be put on in very large amounts. LET US SPRAY. It is agreed by everybody now that a spraying apparatus is a necessary . adjunct to every fruit farm. There are so many kinds of insects to he killed and fungous diseases to be fought that unless the farmer sprays his trees ‘faithfuffy he has little chance to bar- vest a crop. It is this that has made gfruit growing so uncertain a business that the farmers who follow the old time practice are generally pretty thoroughly discourage-d. The only times when they can get a crop are seasons when everybody has a glut of fruit, and they can get nothing for it. Spray- ing with insecticides and fungicides is the remedy for this condition of things. Excepting untimely frosts or other weather peculiarities that. are beyond human power to remedy, spray- ing will make fruit growing as safe a business as any kind of farming. It will also be more profitable also than fruit growing has ever been before, for fruit growing will then be pos- sible only to those who are able to give the increased care and skill which it requires to make sure of a crop. It should not be forgotten that the first spraying should be done before the buds have burst into leaf. That can be made much stronger as to fungi- cides than will be safe to use after the young vegetation has put forth. This first spraying will destroy spores that are on the tree ready to attack the young leaves so soon as they put forth. Even the fungicide destroy the fungus later it can only be after the leaves have been more or less in' jured. This injury should be prevento ed. w 9-. w....-... -.â€"_.- a result,. I never get a new sort but once. See that you have the best, then grade it with the same care you would your farm stock and to every farmer or potato grower who plants even an acre each season. the above sugges- tions will, if followed. increase net pro- fits from one-third to one-half. five ounces. Use no small pieces in any case. Plant three feet apart each way on your best soil and care for thoroughly. Repeat yes; selection from seed plat instead of field, using product of seed plat as soon as the amx ount is large enough for your gen- eral field crop purposes. Repeat your selections each year and your seed plot Will keep you supplied with the best of seed. With your selections made each year, almost any sized seed will give good results, whereas if you simply take from your crop the me- dium and small sized potatoes, the road tofi“ run out " is only a short, one. For my own fields the seed is grad- ed for three years, except of course new varieties, so‘xhat I never have to use common stock. I thus make a com- plete renewal of stock each season. As A HORN FLY REMEDY.