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Show flsERIAL n.v.v.vv.v,v...,,.;,-,v.v,Tl' ZJTHELZ SMUGGLER : ELLA MIDDLETON TYBOUT : ;i Illuitrationi by Ray Walteri : ! SYNOPSIS. Tlir.'. nirl- l:ir il'lli. ll.ititlt II- and r:,' r.ir.-v.r . ...n.v ,.v:u":.'.-,. ,V;:f,.'--vv- lli.KI.,, n .if II..' HI.. alii.-.l lir ..,..T,.ri, with I, Mia li.il. iiiii ., I-" hound r I.i ... mil wnon mii ll.t..li.a i...r ni.l U1.1I..1111. anM.malv lis.iltll.u I,. I l.llal.illl.l. I II..UU.I f.,r a,i,lu,u Tli.i were Ii.lt.. 4. 1. . . I K. I... 1. 1 .11.1.1 mi. I l.u.lv l-Mlth A ciillaa l.v II..- .K.iin waa f in.. I l. the irl.. f..r ll.. a until.. I I-: 1 1 sr 1 li learned Hi . I a fil.-n.l ..r I., r father's w.ia nil I on lu.-li . all-.l ..lie i.r III. Ill Mug Ills i. r a. linn alrtit.aer nit ll.e piiiiii.t Tl... mrla w.re nl home." I.iit .11.. l.v II I.I- I. ft lh.it it II... mm II wna Kilt Ili full, in friend Thr in. II pi..v.il t.. l.' I..I.M f 111..!... .in. I II. .i.t.. n II. in. .11 Tl... l.irlv wua ti.l.l i.r Ihi ae.ireh r..r stii'iaal- rx In ihc vi. inn ..f ih.. . ..mm.- Kiln.' viain-d Mr ilr.ih.itn I.i n.i.l II, hi li.-r III.- w.ia I... I Ihr l.u... l. HI." I. nr. .. .I Hull III.' lirahiiiiia ...nl lji.lv Clllli w. ie ii. .in, ill. I-M. I-M. A wl.p "f v. II.. w h.ilr fi..in .Mr. 1I1.1. Ii.ut.'a f... k. l Ml lino lln- Imii.ls nf l:n" Mi liiul.. nil's li.ilr wna I.l.i. k irlriic storm Hi. v.. .... a wmion h. anl ti . ...-I. III the l.....ti...t nf III" c.nim I.I II III" ninil Inter Jl.irv Ann-. Ih. lr ..lniin nn - nl. I'lil.r.-.l. I., r iimii I.I llnu T.i nature na-ture Il.-m Ih-r.- w.ia in. .liiiu.T. M.iri Anno .1. . ri..l. .1 t.i Hi I tn. tit iili.n.. ml oiil. I..I lh. tr r-nra. I.,., l IMIth I. .1.1 Ihr slrla ..f II rnhl" r- ..f ! W-U lit II." fi.ilel. rearing f..r II... mHv of lor own .ma. i.-ii th. in iii ti ,.r.' iii i i- ..k- Mr. U..r.l..n ll.ini.lt .. .r...rl) tilL-l I. .'M.I..II...I lil" 'I'1"'!" " r..nn...l lh.' 1. -I l.na nti.l mid nf ihv.i.-h-ua .loinga ..r ii year l..f..r i.ii.ri.-.l I .III. t .tl in... i:.l..riii II Il.it. no nf III.' a'rla f...m.l ii spurns i ii(t-l...l W.I..H 11 iin.it iin.l I-...IV K.lllli w.-rc CHAPTER VII Continued. "Ikm'l hi opln' Hint. .Mlsa llnhrl-fill';" llnhrl-fill';" It wna Mury Anno who apnko, nml i.lii iiIimiiI listening tn tho story with tllnlii'lul h In nr hand nr.d plntc In the nlhiT. "Diin't bo 'opln' Unit. Itoinombor the mother what bore 'lin. ml thi-m Hint livc, im. be 'c what 'e limy." "Well." wild (inbrlelto, "liltt mother I nlnitilil have brought him up better. Hint's ull I've gut tn lay nlmjit II: nml 1 tin hi..o hi' ll !) rauhl nnil pun Inhcil. lilvii im mitni'lhlim itnnil fur lunrh wnn'l ymi, Mnry AauT I'm lui'Vlnx. "And. Kllni"." nl"' nintliiui'il. "I nunli' nn I'lmnui'ttifnt lur n nil ti ii null Inn thin ufii'iruKin wllh thu ('niiiplii'llK And do you know I almont fotum lo toll you tlio khi'i lit Ihi' hmi'l hml to milmtlt lo havlim thi'lr trunk mil re h t'd. 1 think It wim Infiilt Iiik. Imt IjiiIv Killill rnilil kIii thought It only' Tight." Hut. (Jlhrlt'llo." until Kll.nhi.h. tui'klim h"r Ii'IIit IiihIiIi. hiT Hlilrl wnlBt, to bo brimiiht forth In inlvuif laliT. "you forgot 1 told Mr. lli'iint'tt tie ninlil brlUK ti la frli'iul Mr. Illukt' thin nflirniion. 1 mi'nut to havp Iimi on tho vi'rnnilii." "Ho you did. Wi'll, wo rnn uM roino luinii' alMiut four o'rlock." "And I'll bo rondy fur you." prom-IkhI prom-IkhI Mnry Anng. oimorly. "Don't you fiiah yomolf. Mlaa Kllinlwlb: I'll liavo ovcrylhlnu luld out and rondy. mid I'll muktt you hoiiio nlco lllllo rukon. too. and 'avo tlii'in 'ot and rondy. fur well I know you'll ho 'ungry," Hn whon Lord Wilfrid aullcd to our tittle allp Hint nfioriionn bo found im wnlllng for him and qultu propnrod for a good tlino. Thoro wan a nlro hroiuo. and tho ou wiih not too rouish. ho wo tliorotighly onJood otirHolvoM nml iiiutlo n tour nulling Iho nolKhhot Iim lalniidH, adtnlrliiK tho biiiidm.mo n l-doiit l-doiit oH with which I hoy m'oiiiod lo abound. "Hut I would Jimt in Hove bno out rotliigo on Iho bluff an any of Ihotii." dorlurod Kll.iiboth, runli'iiliilly, un.l wo nil ng I'i'd wllh hor. We ai.llod mi nonr the Ainorliiiii abore t-uit wo could dlMtlngiilttti Iho . algna on iho whnif of tho lllllo town whore Hie bout lumlod, un.l Ciibrlollo propoaod gnlnif iixboro mid ItHiklng around a llltln. Lord Wllrrld buMlod hlmaolf wllh hla anil for a moment. Ihon lurnod and looked aiondlly ut bin alator. "Hhall we lunil. Kdlth?" be anltl "Tho wlml la di ud iikuIihI ua. nml II Iwlll lulie aomo lime to iui k iiiii'k iihiiii aguln, hut of roumo, f you think IiohI, 1 inn qullo wllllux " I "Oh. I hiirdly think It would be wine, doar," she replied. "The Klrl liuve nn eiiKUgomenl, you know. Sumo oilier lime." Ho we aalled homo aguln. apocii-luting apocii-luting u to which Inland Cordon It""-mtlt It""-mtlt owned, until wo aaw.that gonllo-mull gonllo-mull himself umburkliig with hla friend In an hnmnruliilo Utile launch, glistening wllh white paint and all-aolutely all-aolutely aiolli In every roaperL We learned Inter on that Iho l.lunili-rs are quite aa particular about the Uipi-ur-anre of iln-lr bout a an aio the col-lnt;ir col-lnt;ir at llnr llnrbor ubout Ibelr oiulingo, mid Hint l here Is mining lliein a friendly rivalry on tin' mibjei l. Wo hailed hlui merrily and clia'.leni il lilm to nice u home, und iu .lle of f.n-d WltflMa aliilonielil nb.nll the' nml the beat cut Itirinidi the nai. r a' a i; I are The .alt apiny i1.tr.li'. nn Iii ..iir fn.-i-a un.l nut bait blew llllll mil rv.. l..f e ill. I 11. il cine, fi.l i' renelii-l th.' -Il;i n (nil li.ihul.. bo I Mr llenm-lt. and nnild exilll inn bN ilfieiii I'v.-n Mill!.- ofillKi'd In a. I llllle bM bunt. "Hut tbla la not I lie hunt )mt b-fl at the i-lln Hie day Ii atiirliii-d." rettiat ki-d li.il.rielli-; 'Ihla la linuh newer v.-h nil.) I h prellior. lint I believe Hie other l f.iater. When ynu nice mth tii ynu inn-.! nlmiya take iur awldi-l I.. ii i . i.ni knew " ' Hill I can't race thill limit, lllif.il t ittuil.-ly." be tetiirni'd. mill n almrl 1 1'iiiuli ' When I dime In get II thai tiiiitnlnu It had viiiiIkIh-iI i-nlltely htiik.'u nmiy. I atii.nae -and I bad In en buiiie In a tl-hlim anuu k I harii. n.-.l ' in be mI. I.- lo hlic I think It l very Illhi.-l.llMli,- or ynu In keep vmir boat h buir looked " "I think an. Inn." agreed Kllnbeih. "und If I ciin ever reineinlier It 1 nin gnllig In gel n hit kullllth f nun the VII luge and have Ii npetied." We were nil reailv tn do liiallce tn iho nice luii rukea and ten Mary Anno bad wiililug for u. nnd we found I Mr. Illuko ipilio nn nctiilallbin He i wna a quiet num. who. na tliibrtello anld. nlwnya aeomed to be alMiut to , make n brlllluul return k and never did. j Inn kept ti a mi Iho nlotl milling for It ' l.inl) Kdllh dHik olT hor lint and Inld , II on Hie chair be-hle her. and I Idly I picked It up. iiii.oiMng nut the veil tablcb wna kuntied nrouiid It and' Ihlnklug how wnndcrfiilly well 111 aulied hor llom i like face. Huddenly I puuaeit. however, for In Hie veil fuHentng Iho c Ii I (T. in to tho lint brim, I aw a Minill pin ahnped like a key, nml the riiiiuleruirl of one link of my eulf button. I wua nbniit In draw It out and nk her abnbi II, for the ili-almi wua tin ikiiiiI. when I anw n gray ahudow rrnaa her fnee nnd her eyea dilute alrangely. She waa looking lie) nml mo. alrulght nt llonlnn lleniiett, and I liaikod alao. wnnderlug greatly. Ho wua bending forwurd. cup In lianil. talking to llnbrlello. and a ray from tho aoiilng ami ronchod tho fin Thinking How Wonderfully Wall tt Suittd Har Flowcr-Llka Fact. apiMin. ruiiHliig It to gleam aa ho moved It mid lunonlbly attract tho e.ve. Hoinoihlng elao glonmed alao from hla while ciuvul, mid 1 huw tbul hla kcurf pin wna iho head of the rtphlux In ruined dull gold CHAPTER VIII. "What I like beat about Mury Aniie," remurked KlUuhoth upprec lutlvely, "la thnt alio la ao dependable." We worn alumllng nt my window, winching Mnry Anno und a market mar-ket biikket dlanpponr In the ill ni l Inn of the village. Wo rogurded her brond buck und deliberate movement move-ment wllh genuine affeclloti, knowing know-ing that her foraging would bo eminently emi-nently aiicceaafiil and our Inrder ant-litfuctorlly ant-litfuctorlly alockod, which doalrublo re aiilt waa not by any iiienna cerlulii to follow when we ouraelvoa wont to nut r-kei. r-kei. Cubrlelle and Kllzubelh bad their hula on mid even curried glovea. which meant that aomeihlng iiiiiimiiuI waa iilintit to happen. "If wu bud lint Hindu atich a dollulle oimugciuont with the Camiibolla, I wnuld not go one alep," announced Hubrlello. "1 dnn't like to leave you alone Willi a beuilnche." "Of cuurau you muni go," I ruliirnod ruefully. "We have ael tou many tlmoa nml been illauipoliiled to put It off Hjjiilu. Then, loo, remember Lord Wilfrid Wil-frid la to meet you over thoro at luncheon, lunch-eon, nnd ua ho must have ulrendy almtod, there la no wuy of lulling him know, 1 will tie ull right whuu you comt) home, but It la too bud." For thla waa the day agreed upon nfier vmioiia ilihuppoluimeiita, for a i ahoppliig exiii illlloii lo iho airiill town ucinaa the water. We Inlended to luko j advmilugo ot Hie Utile aleamer that croKHed every morning nnd returned ! every uflerniMin, explore Iho place, und Invoat In u few article Iho vllluge could not aupply. l.aJy Cumpbell and her brother were to Join ua, and we anticipated an-ticipated a very Jolly time. 1 wua therefnro awfully dlxnppolntod when 1 wakened dial morning wllh the dull puln In my eyebulla 1 have rnuann to reaped anil tri-iit with every def. erouce. While tho glrla Hindu their tollela, prolealliiK vignrntlaly ukuIiikI leaving mo alone, I rented my heavy bend ugaliiKi ibe window finine nnd tried lo calculate how long It would 1 prnbubly be before my hinlri felt clour again and lite wnuld aeem wnrih llv- Ui. ' "It l Hi.' kln1ei thing nn ran .10 fi" mo I aai.l nt la-l "I pn f.T I... nl. ti- vl.. . my hi nd nehca W hcB '.mi cot ., IT I II lakq anmetblnc and iio down, and Mary Anne will niak some t. n tut- linn h My Ibe tlm you i ..tii.- tonne mod and rather croi I i-hall ho nil fn-hlv dieted and n cool ami colnloilalile ll piialblo Now, If on .Inn I Marl, you will mlaa yout boat " The) finally ael mil, nnd I watihcf I hem walk down the path toward tha village. Ii. .ih wore lull and alendcn bill l here Hie roaemblance ceaaed o lliely lilbrlelle wna alliltlv tllllof-made tllllof-made from fine lo hat, but Kllrnbell Inclln.'.l Inwaid anrienlllg the aoverllT of aiuh roaitiinea by Viirloua femlnllil ilevlcoa very lolling In their effort, et lioclallv iipnii Hie tiin-iiilliie element of a.klely When Uabiliile turned nnd wnvcl her tlehlly rolled ullk iimbrelln In I (atewo'l aalule. 1 llionthl hor plain, well lining rklit and Jacket. InimacU lately aevoro linen ablrl walal. atll cravai and trim little bat wllh Ha knot ; nf rll.lion nnd lung I. lark quill. Iho nnl) i rot reel coat time for any one. Ili when Klltaboih a No turned and ralael her red puiaanl I wna not an aiire. Vt the preily tan colon il aklrl and ahorl Klon Jiickei. Hie ilnlnty while hloiiK. nnd Iho llghl airaw hat wllh a n4 roao iinilor Hie hi Im. were rrrlalnH very becomliig. aa well aa enllni) aiiliuble. I lay quite tat 1 1 1 for a..me hnura. then found mvaelf gradually reviving and with a atrong doairo for a rup of tea. The hnuae accmcd very quiet, and though I opened my dnor nd called aeveral llniea thoro wua no rvaixHia I wna furred tn conclude thnt Mary Anno bad taken advantage nf our Intended In-tended uhttcnce to apend Iho day In the village, mil knowing I had remained nt homo. I therefore got up and went down lo Iho kitchen lo aee whut I could find; for I had eaten no breakfaat,- and felt Dial I would now bo nil tho boiler for a lllllo f.aiil. The flro waa out, and Iho proapeeta dlacoiiruglng to one dlalmilned In make much of nn effort; but I fnund aomo ornckera. nnd remembered thnt Mary Anne had inentlniied pulling Iho milk on the banging abelf In Iho collar, an I got a gluaa und went after II, crucket Jar In bund. The collar hnd boon well aired aid waa much loaa damp and luuaiy thin on my piovloiia vli.lt. Alan, the llllet of bnxea and oilier rubblah hnd Iit iiently piled nlnng the wall, and tin wluilo pbice aeomed more hnhltntilc The aeu broef.o awept Ihroiigti Iho oMn window a until tho hanging alioll croaked on 11a ruaty chains, and a my of Biinllgbt iieiiotraled the dnrk re ceaa, nlmoat renchlng Hie packing cnaa ut the end. I found Iho milk mid filled my aluaa, Oien wnndorod ulmloaaly lulu the re iMtaa, aat auwa niKin an upturned biat' and began my lunch. I do not uinbt aland why I ahoiild have elected todo thbr, when the entire houao wna al By dlaiHiaal, but somellmea one oheyi in Impular. wilhoiil any tnnglblo rea-an for doing an. Aa I aat contentedly nibbling a crnckor and alpplng the milk I hea'4 volcea, llllllllod but qulln dlatllili, m though on the other aide of a thin raw i til lull. At Ural I w aa alarmed, but II ! an Inalant I lecor.nUed Mary Anne'i familiar lonea and wna corn'aMinilln ly relieved, iilihuiiuh her whereubouli waa allll a myalory. "Nn, then." anld a lnan'a volro Ira patiently, "don't hd'a have a aoone. nnd, for henven'a auko, don't turn on Hie wiitor-wurka Ihla place la damp eniiuuh already." "Oh, Willy, my denr. dear buy," aha anld nppoullngly ; "dnn't go fur lo Iw Bhort wi' mo don't, now!" Tl UK CilNTINI'KIJ.) |