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It is likely the keen enjoyment which he seemed to feel when she sang for him had weight, for we are prone to like those who like us. and it was natural also that she should feel a little grati- tude for what he had done for her brother. ,__,__ - s“. 1...... ~ 5‘91 .3“ in 3 ° ,- 1': ; of time for thought. Once a week, usually on Saturday, she received a ' letter from her brother, and that, to- - gether with the mild excitement of 7 y churchgoing, was all that broke the monotony of her life. A week after the Christmas visit she received a package containing a new book. three of the latest popular songs ., and a box of candy. and pinned to the ? candy Frank Nason’s card, on the back 5 of which was written, “For the girl who wanted to kiss her teacher.” She wrote a polite note of thanks. It was midwinter and two weeks after her brother wrote that Frank had be- gun studying law in his oilice when she received a letter from that young man that surprised her. He wrote: My Dear Miss Pageâ€"I trust you will pardon me for intruding myself upon you. but I wish you to know that a few. point- ed words spoken by you while I was en- joying your hospitality have not been for- gotten and have influenced me to make an effort to be something better than an idler in the world. Your brother kindly consented to let me read law in his office. I do not imag- t for useless people, id rightly so regard me 1 ow that I am capable oi She wrote a polite n01 was midwinter and tr her brother wrote that gun studying law in his received a letter from ‘ that surprised her. He I have recalled a little Incidents of 1 und llved over the your presence and time and agaln. I cere when I 33311! ' VLL.. To a girl with Alice Page's sympa- thetic nature and tender feelings words like these made her feel she was what she most enjoyed livingâ€"4m inspiration and help to others. In this respect Frank Nason had read her better than she had read him, or else some fortu- nate intuition had led him aright. She answered the letter at once, thanking him for his flattering words, but for- bidding him to use any more of them. “I do not like flattery.” she wrote, “because no one ever can feel quite sure it is sincere. I will answer all your letters if you will promise not to tell Bert we are corresponding. Not IL I __ -n" “‘nn"¢ O .- no. a. 0......" co.“ 0. that 1 am ashamnd of it by but he is inclined to tease love him so dearly I can’t I him do so. The little girl 1 til L'\LL vv‘a that I am ashoihod of it by any means. but he is inclined to tease me, and I ’t bear to have tul. I did not tell hvr who sent it, for the fact would have been all over town in a week if I had, and 1 do not like to be gossiped about. 1 uu-roiy told her a good fairy had sent it, which was bet- ter.” “ A- ‘ Ill... ”A. regularly answered it. "Frank is getting along nicely.” A1- bert wrote Alice in the early spring. ; “I believe he has the making of 3 ca- pable lawyer in him. He grinds away harder than I ever did when reading law and has never yet complained of The only' k how dry and dull it all is. He is a big, t. t f warm hearted fellow, too, and I am 10“ O . ea! you down when your make them a visit. I think I shall run 1 consumption 1’ -- _ -_ ___-.. annflov find I ._ Q instead 01 Coprrljbi. 1900. by CHARLES CLARK MUNN ...zy.... LEE (a. SHEfA'RD “vice With a poor girl, and now I am expected to walk into the same trap and cringe to her iadysbip for the sin of being poor. I guess not! I’ll teach school till I die first, and he can think of me as having a ‘slab of granite so 9’ o .1fi_.--L ‘ “AA,’ But this diplbinahc “Sweet Alice" wrote to her brother: “I am delighted that you are coming up, for I am so * - Aâ€"A L-_" tn“. JV.- w-v lonesome, and the 'w‘eek-e drag so hard! Bring your frlgnd up, by all means, and I’ll sing ‘Ben Bolt’ till he hates the name of Sweet Alice. The country will be looking fine then, and he can go over to the cemetery and select the corner I am to occupy. Pardon the joke, and don’t tell him I uttered lt.” “n- -.‘-A ‘1‘ To Frank she wrote: “Be sure to come up with Bert. I will sing all the old songs and the new ones you have sent me as well. It you come up on a Thursday you may visit my school Friday afternoon, and then you can see the girl you sent the candy to. She wears a calico pinafore and comes to school barefooted.” _ - Lâ€"A-L“ ‘-’- 'CUVVl v vvvvvvvvv Alice’s tactful reply to her brother’s letter, coupled with his own sincere affection for her, brought her a re- sponse by return mail in the form of a check for $100, with» explicit orders to _--.A épend every cent of hea: that was heard by every pupil in the little uchoolroom. With a very red face she freed herself and then pre- sented a small hand to the other young man with the remark: L -â€" “Ann m“‘. V C‘â€" “I think Etc-u are both just as mean as you can be to surprise me in this lay. When the room was ¢ them she turned to her two (fillzl'h‘ said with mock seriousness, “The class in deportment will now (‘1 propriety.” 9 - Dunn'ofinfv} l)X'Ulll'lClJ . "I‘ropriety isâ€"isâ€" plied her brother. “consists young men surprising 01w sum" and very saucy schoolma’am and letting a lot of imprisoned boys and girls escape to the woods and enjoy an extra hour of freedom.” The only. kind of consump- tion to fear is “neglected consumption.” People are learning that con- sumption is a curable disease. It is neglected consumption that is so often incurable. At the faintest suspicion of consumption get a bottle ol Scott’s Emulsmn and begin 1 regular doses. 3 The use of Scott’s Emulsion has, in thousands 0! cases, turned the balance in x Neglected consumption does ' not exist where Scott's Emul- Ll sion is. ; . Prompt use of Scott’s Emul- _ sxon checks the disease while it rl can be checked. '9' ti Send for free sample- SCO'IT a BOWNE. Ch. pandfl-Ooflnm “Be sure to “Not right,” said Alice sever-cu. “w i But which was the girl you told the ‘; fairy tale to, Miss Page?” he added as . Alice began putting‘her hooks away. l “The only one in the spelling class two bold, bad men didn’t scare half l you . out of her wits,” 1 Frank walked ing curiously at ‘ tings. she answered. about the room, peer- its rather primitive fit- 1153. “So this is what you call a temple of 1 learning,” he remarked as he surveyed “It is a curiosity to me, and the first time I was ever in and watch the per- knotholes some day ed boy speak formances and hear a scar a piece.”- "Ibu Diva 'â€"'.- what you are doing there.” When she had locked the schoolhouse door they got into the carriage the two young men had come in and left the; forlorn little temple to the solitude of you two to go home or take a ride, as suits you best; only, mind, be home by lea time, for I shall be hungry.” ' lug than when the trees are fast grow- ing green and the meadows Spangled with daisies‘and buttercups. “Let’s" gdaro’und by said Alice after leavin the village. “The road brook up a mile. We lilies in the pond.” IIIIUD as. vâ€"_ ‘. - The brook beside which they were soon walking the horse was a charming bit of scenery as it came leaping over mossy ledges, laughing. chattering and filling the pools with foam flecks, and the old mill, with its great wheel drip- ping and clattering, and the mill itself proved even a greater curiosity to Frank than the schoolhouse. He hitch- ed the horse, and, helping his fair coni- panion to alight, the two went inside the mill and watched the rumbling wheels. Alice introduced her escort to the miller, and after they had been shown the mysteries of grinding he in- vited them out to the pond, and after | bailing the old leaky hoat so it was ”Mme um +mn vigitm‘s started after usable t1 the lilies. “Mind you don’t tip me 1 Alice. “I can’t swim.” “If I do I’ll rescue you “If I do I’ll rescue you m cm“... with you," he answered gallantly. What silly nothings these two young people uttered as they made the circuit of that long wood bordered mill pond! One at least was just tasting the first sweet illusion of love, and the glassy surface of the water that reflected the trees bending over it. the bunches of water flag growing here and there and the scattered patches of broad lily pads, with now and then a white blos- som, made a most picturesque back- ground for the girl who sat in the ground for the girl who sat in the stern. 'Her piquant face, shaded by a broad sun hat, was fairer to his eyes dimpled hand she. thrust into the wa- 1 ter looked tempting enough to kiss. The miller had shut the gate and gone home when they returned to the mill. “Do you know.” remarked Frank when they had left the mill behind and were driving through a bit of woods, “that I have anticipated this visit for weeks? I know scarcely anything arm.” mo nmlnh‘v. and it is all :1 reve- weeks? I know scarcely anytumg about the country, and it is all a reve- lation to me. I’ve seen pictures of old mills and ponds covered with lilies. but no painter can ever put the reality on canvas. Why, that great wheel. covered with moss and churning away all day so steadily, with a willow I bending over it, is a poem in itself!" “The mill was built over a hundred years ago,” observed Alice, “and has been grinding away ever since. I love , to visit it, for it takes me back to child- hood, and,” she added, a little sadly, “it makes me live over the happiest days of my life, when father used to take me with him everywhere he went.” ‘ 1 “:41, ‘5 ‘But the mil the water that Frank, “and ‘11) that is dead W WEI". “. ‘llut the mill Will never grind with the water that has passed,’ ” quoted Frank, “and ‘the tender grace of a day that is dead will never come back to me.’ I wish I had been country born. I think I’ve missed countless pages of pleasant memories. Do you know,” he added, turning to his companion, “I am rapidly falling in love wi spective “Was it yours or Bert’s?" rolls at the station for breakfast and pie am} sandwiches for dinner.” -8 I. 10 “And all to surprise one poor 1m schoolma’am and break up her school," put in Alice. “Was it worth all that annoyance?” “Up to the present moment,” an- swered Frank, “I must honestly say it was. This drive and the mill I con- .. L. __..L -0 4‘“- cur- .” said Alice unevenly. “The the two visitors started [round by the mill pad," fter leaving her brother in me over,” said blushing a little at on. And then in self 1: “What has become Bert writes me that part of mg sur- or drown one poor little up her school." worth all that 0 her adored brother when that brother needed one, and while she had written him a dozen chatty letters which might be printed for all the privacy they contained, she had\ studiously, retrained from allow- been a friend t â€"â€" What emu nothings these two young peo- l pic uttered! lng him‘ to ink? even that she had any special interest in his actions. When they arrived home Albert wan on the piazza and Aunt Susan had supo per waiting. The table was set with blue ware of a very old and quaint pat- tern, and when Alice had filled a bowl with lilies for a centerpiece they gather- ed around and “passed things ' country fashion. The evening was un- usually warm for June, and after the two young men had smoked and chat- r Alice appeared ' dressed in spotless white, with a halt open 1in in her hair and another at her throat. The moon. which was nearing its full, shone through the open spaces of the vineclad porch and added an ethereal touch to the sylphlike picture she presented. “\Vell,” she remarked cheerfully as she seated herself near her brother, “my time is yours, and what can I do to entertain you ‘3” “I had planned to take Frank to a 7â€"“!nn” m. “And leave me alone noon?” put in Alice. “1‘ 1'mshut up for five days: get rid of me so easily go too '1" “only a tron for a lady.” 101' ll laUJ. “I’m aware of that,” she responded. and I’ll hunt for laurel in the meantime. We can take a basket of lunch with us and make a day of it in the woods.” Then, as a possible contingency presented it- selt to her, she added: “Why not let 7 ‘IXI-.. ‘A (IDA I u“ a; ulu f er, put a e W ith the 1 the boa1 0 When th he found 11 surprises 1- customec' 0- there we DCIL ‘V ”‘0’, w me invite my triend, Abby Miles, to go for company? She and I can pick lau- rel, and when you have caught all the harmless little trout you want we can meet where we leave the wagon and have a picnic.” . ‘ . ‘_ ““A“‘A- lid“; (5 r aaaaaa “That suits me,” said her brother, and without waiting for further dis- cussion this diplomatic fairy in white arose and remarked: “I’ll get a shawl, and then I’ll trouble you, Mr. Xason, to escort me over to Abby’s. It’s only a few rods, and 1 want you to meet her. She’s ever so nice.” The plan as mapped by Alice was carried out to the letter, and when the two young men joined the girls at noon they found a bl‘O,‘ld flat rock in the woods had been covered with a table- cloth and spread with a tempting meal. The girls had gathered great bunches of pink laurel, and a cluster of it deck- ed the table. After dinner Alice insist- ed that they visit the mill pond once more, and when they returned at night with two baskets of trout and laurel and pond lilies enough to stock a flower stand the day was voted an eminent SUCCESS. - ___M ‘A_ ”Ukky 51-J- Frank made one error, however. for just before they left the mill he slipped away unobserved and, finding the mill- er, put a bit of paper into his hand with the remark, “Keep this to pay for the boat,” and left him hurriedly. When the old man made examination wwâ€" he found he had a five dollar bill. To surprises of this kind he was not ac- customed, and before noon the next day there wasn’t a man, woman or child in Sandgate who had not heard of it. to, \ agreeable,” replied her brother, a trout brook is not nice walking munl\v, 5 V! ”w- â€"-_._ ._-v The next day they attended church, only this time ell three walked back together. Alice was gr‘aclousnese per- sonified. All her Jokes and smiles and all her conversation were lavished CHAPTER XVIII. "the sylphlike picture walk that Sunday even- dlacretion pre any lovemaking, . to give me a chance," } unless she is I had better keep still." 'The evening was one light fell checkered ‘_ Cupid, for the moon " “*“‘ naked elms along the bill. To L“°VU “With pleasure,” she 1 her sweetest tone; “what “I will leave that to yo he replied. Without a word she lec ‘flA Pager' “With pleasure,” she responded in “what shall it be?”_ her sweetest tone; “I will leave that to your selection," music on the piano she wanted, opened and music on the rack. 00 It was “Ben Bolt. - .. _ 'Sfié ’sa'rfg'fi in a minor k'e'i,‘ and a! to him fraugh and, that a veritable sweet Alice was , bidding him, another Ben Bolt, not to When the last note had ht air she turned “I thank you," he almost w may».-- “And there won’t be many waking mo- ments in my future when I shall not think ofâ€"sweet Alice!” It was not much of a love scene, but them, and for days. weeks and months afterward, even when doing his best to crowd dull law reports into his brain, the one tender glance she gave him and the tones of her voice came back with unfailing accuracy. The first visit of Frank Nason to the caused no end of comment. It was known that he had been a classmate of Albert and came from Boston, and lat- er Aunt Susan vouchsated the infor- mation that she “guessed he came from one o’ the first families and that he ap- peared right well behaved." It was all she really did know, (or both Alice and her brother were con- siderate of her failings and knew it was not sate to discuss their visitor in her presence, The tempest of gossip had not more than half quieted down when it received a regular boom from * his second coming. The pupils or the 1 north end district school spread the . news of their teacher's unexpected callers and that she had dismissed t school at once and gone on with the She turned her now serious cues toward him. stranger. Old Amos Curtis. the miller. told of their visit and. wonder upon wonder,.how the next day “her beau" had given him a five dollar bill “Jest fer lettin’ ’em use a leaky old boat fer an hour.” The buxom Abby Miles had the best and longest story to tell. and her praise of Mr. Nason. how polite he was and “how he couldn’t keep his eyes oK'n Alice all the afternoon,” was whispered to every girl she knew. The live dollar incident created the most gossip, however. The miller had re- marked that a “young teller who threw money round that way must be rich,” and that remark soon grew into :1 story that Alice Page's beau was worth a million and that she was en- gaged to him. i As might be expected. the subject of all this gossip heard none of it until the storm had reached alarming pro- portions. Mrs. Meats was the first one to tell the extent of the gossip. “They tell me.” said that worthy matron to Allcg one Sunday after church. “that you aln’t likely to teach school after this summer.” “And why not?” answered Alice. “Don't I give satisfaction '2" “Oh, ’tain’t that. I guess you can imagine the reason. and I want to be the first to congratulate you. They tell me he's worth a pile 0’ money. an' he’s aartinly well favored Io tar as looka men: but. then. ‘handmo in u \Ar- WV taunsou I g-“ mum: noose. DURHAM, OI '- ""â€"‘_"‘ Wales for ”not: to the u .n -J..-...l_.. A“ ad vcni Ema be gaming. THE JOB DEPARTFIIL Drs. lamieson Lambt Oflice ! HYSICIAS AND . (ice in the New Hu hours. 8 to 10 a. m.. 2 to o. In. Speck! attention of women 3nd children. palm Presbymr'um Cltu “in; facilities work. . . U the Durham Block. Residence tho Sution. V1.0. Pickering. College FFI l. G. Hutton. 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