Show LITTLE TIFF ILL ILLI TABOR I left belt his four AaI 1 bay horses eating eat eat- nt ing lag at tho stable of th thE the tho E Exchange x ch a n e where he ise al alI alV always al- al V I ways put up J If and where ho had just eaten a hearty dinner Ho had disposed of the tho great load of wood which he brought from Stony StonyBrook StonyBrook StonyBrook Brook and would start for forborne home in man an hour homo or so so meanwhile ho would take a stroll stroH down Main lain street Will was WilS a pleasant looking fellow of 20 years with curly curly- brown rown hair honest ionest laughing eyes and a very decided de do- mouth and chin He had aglow upon his bis sun-burned sun cheek and a breadth of shoulder and length of limb good to see v It was a balmy spring day every overy everyone everyone one seemed to be in the best possible ible humor I Will d along studying the different specimens of human nature he le met and making mental comments which would have surprised most of the he objects thereof who saw in my hero only a stalwart countryman ruddy-faced ruddy and biown Presently as he came to an opening between buildings he stopped suddenly sudden sudden- ly by y a look of amusement amusement- and tenderness tender- tender ness less making him almost handsome In the shadow of a tail tall brick block sat at a a. little girl with black ck curls snarled snarl snarl- fd ed d all about a wee gypsy face with great black eyes By her side lay an ata anold old brown hat and a tall small violin and bow OW Tl Tle e childs child's dress was dirty and tattered tattered tat- tat ered and her poor little toes peeped I rom gaping hol holes sin in her shoes which were we much too largo large for her But nut she looked as happy as a queen and was talking and laughing softly to herself herself- and singing little snatches of songs a as she he stuck some some big dandelion blossoms into ito a little mould of dirt Will Wil saw with a great throb of pity that hat she was one of the tho minstrels ls who wander vho wander r about th the city streets in in the he sunu summer er she was so young young not not more snore than 7 or 8 And while he stood there here looking at her she phe glanced up and nd saw lip s 1 0 O. O the ions were scattered scattered red she sprang g to her feet violin in hand and stood and stood before him ul she said with an unmistakable Fr French accent Before he could answer she broke into a a light song song- accompanying herself her her- self upon ler her instrument and endine wi with h a quaint courtesy as out outa a small dirty hand Will feeling in his pockets for some son I pennies inquired What is your name chicken Tiff Till Oui Tiphane Tiff Seeing the smile mile in his eyes the midget mid mid- g get laughed showing a double row of small white teeth and began another French song striking into a fantastic dance at the same time always keeping keeping keep keep- ing mg the small face with its big laughing laughing laugh laugh- ing lag eyes aud g t teeth eth turned tinned toward him Youre a little monkey he said laughing laughin heartily as he tossed her hor a silver dime dune which she caught throwing him hina a kiss from the tips of her dirty little fingers turned away and was quickly lost to sight among amon the shifting shifting shift shift- ing lug crowds The rIho sun was sinking behind the western hills when Will drew up his team in the doorway of the old old- fashioned comfort comfortable ble cottage F Further on half a mile or so was the village with the vanes on its two white church steeples glittering in the the- suns sun's last rays The shrill piping of th the frogs came up from the meadow brook behind the house and anda a whip whip-po will whip will r-will fled sobbing through the woodland This was Wills Will's house and his eyes brightened as its a little tidy old lady lady lady-in in ina a neat cap came cameto to the thedoor door to welcome him hini But nut as he sprang to the tho ground round there scrambled from froni beneath the tho high wagon seat a queer little object object Tiff She swung herself lightly t to the ground and running forward clung citing to th the skirt o of Wills Will's coat Dont send me back They are so cruel You were kind to me mete meto to day I saw you ridin riding from the city and remembered I sprang up behind and am here to live with you al al- al ways What CI does this mean William said mother Tabor in astonishment Then Will told his mother how Tiff played to him in the street He had never ne-er expected to see her again however however how bow ever and her sudden appearance had bad been as much of a surprise to him as asto asto asto to his mother Of course we shall have to keep her with us night to-night mother mot and in the morning she sho can go back to the city with me Fo So little Tiff was taken in and anti treated treated treat treat- ed to a bath and a delicious supper of brown bread and milk and was finally put to bed in attic cham- cham r b clad in a clean cotton nightdress which Will had worn in years rears before The next morning little Tiff was very ill ill too ill to sit up The great eyes were unnaturally bright and the little cheeks were scarlet Her mind mindI I wandered at times but she knew Willand Will Willand and smiled at nt him as he approached the bed And when he be asked her where she lived she shO told him 1 Wi With th old Kaniff on Mechanic l street But I have come to live with you now Will went to the city leaving leavin Tiff in char chare charce e of his mother lIe He found old KamS Kaniff up three flights of stairs in a a. filthy tenement house He lie was a villainous-looking villainous Frenchman and a woman and two boys evidently his wife and two eons were with him When Will spoke of little Tiff he snarled viciously She von lazy rat She do all aU day but play in and bring home no pennies Mine Minel No she not belong to me She ees one orphan I try to have her play za as l violin Vj my my- boys but she ess po pot ot good for 1 will keep her Very well but ze e e violin violin violin-dat da should bo worth 5 Q i perc meret monsieur monsieur The old miser pocketed the 5 5 bill bil which lich Will tendered him lim for Tiff Tig violin and the young man hurried stairs down anti and into tho the open oven all air drawing a long breath of relief Ton years have hav passed Tiff TIE under the gen gentle tIe influence of the tho th Tabor home ha has hag grown to a a. ful rul young woman and a thorough h housekeeper Her violin is still precious pre pro cious to toner her and her voice In its un tutored melody is something wonder wonder- ful Lu I I This is what Max Kenton says their summer boarder and he is t a great musician leader of the Blank I I opera troupe and off duty now for a awhile awhile awhile while on account of ill He is isa isa a very elegant man and greatly admires ad mires Tiff Tile The knowledge of h her i history his his- I to tory y does pe not not daunt him isbn when he asks Mother l Tabor and Will for their permission to woo her honor his for his wife If lIf sho she will listen to me he said we lwe will be married at once and start for or the old country If m chooses her future may be bo a glori glorious S one Her face and her voice are worth a fortune to her ber So Max Kenton received their con con- sent They will riot not stand in ill the way of little Tiffs Tiff's brilliant future even though the thou thought ht of losing her makes their hearts ache sorely Will strolls oft off ff across th the pasture and ind pauses fit at the bars to J Jean Jan an upon them hem wIth folded arms and aud stare straight before him seeing nothing a deep pain in ill his kindly eyes and about the he handsome lips He knows now now- what his feelings for her has not known cnown before h Mi there she emerges from the belt Delt of woodland and comes toward him I h She Sho w her dainty ca cambric ibric gown eown I like ike a queen but her bi biz bir dark eyes eyes smile brightly at him fro from 1 under the wide vide rim of her hat 1 Where is Max Kenton he asked lie He has pone gone Will H He lie means to take ake the 7 o'clock train tram for New York York- and wants nants you to send semi sen his baggage after him 1 But nut Tiff why Tiff why Tiff THY you never have refused him and all that splendid splendid did lid future which lie he proposes The rich blo blood d rises riseT to to her cheek and the long eyelashes go go down sud sud- denly j I do not love says Oh Tiff my little Tiff The love and longin of his voice are areu u and as his strong brown hands close dose over girl sways toward oward him and isi drawn closely within his embrace What do I care fur for fame and ancl all that hat she cries did I not find a ome with yon you Did you not take me wretched little outcast from th the tiac streets and teach me jue what a 0 home and nd kindness meant How could I Iver ever ver live parted from you and dear I Mother Tabor r rAnd And so an nD hour later arm in arm t they hey go U up through the pleasant summer summer sum sum- mer mel twilight to secure Mother Iother Tabors Tabor's 1 essing W Waver y l n e. e |