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Show FIRST CLASS PISHING. "Tit fit Ii tlio placo mo must go," iill CJith, at her fattier rnul ntou.l an a J vcrtlsemcut of n summer boarding placu. TInt class tUblng U v.iat wo want." H01i, pocM You glrli won't put a lino IiMliB wnter, nnJ I hao to atay Item All woctt dayi," crumUtxI livr lather, putting down tlio iiawitHitttr mhlcli hlad&ughtcr lmd circa Mm. "Hut, j a dar, you can fiiti Situr dajr ftftcrnoona. Do ptoaw Uko ui to this place, WniowcrocUV'coaicdAgalluv ihI LU. "Wo U1 enjoy tti quiet, ami Ret tli roaetln gur check nguiu,n)ou alii W4 luutt, oftur latMlnter'i dlttl lutlon,' ! led lMltli. llnillr I'apA Androwj m con I need tlint hit gay daugbtan plnM fur a 'qulotiummrrrvttliig plare, mid Aunt (JIaih, ho cared for notliltift w inueli m oil oaiy chair nnd uoreti, vra entlljr twrvimde Ihut titer a no pine to conrcnlrotly itcnr, ao ailect nnd J rotn Niitfof couifurt, a ltiijlllnga of Wil lowrrock. Her n1cei inaunprd her, nnd a'10 clinpcruiicl tficin unobtruilro-ljr unobtruilro-ljr nnd obt'dlontly, Tho clabunttv coatumot which thwo yoiitiit uotuoti found nwxMary to taka to thf wcIuJel vlllap would haio ur-prted ur-prted ntijr ono not acquainted with their planat hut could ono hao heard n portion of their ronronatlon on tlit laurnlna Ufuro Ihcr liocJ that ml vrrtUoiuent tu thrtr fathtr thti word rolx would lmo been ci plain frL "Willowciwkt Uten, kUH tlint't tho plaro Alleo Walt found Iter million idru, 6h ! Iho het men po to (Mi lutf placid tho. quitter tho better, ao the can louugo wound onj drew as the pldftM. Wo will gu to Willow critic nnd try our luelc,H .iM IMith. 'At llihlnff," ftddud ARalha. "And we will tako ploittjr of bait tho tuoat tilchhijr gowns and hat nnd tioett"Md UI. bo the went, and the found that thtlr lwirdlugliouowaft uillo from thovUlAgo, ah I contained no ether boarders but thoumhes. Thliwnsa cruol dlanppolntuieut at flrtt, but at supper they learned that thero uns a rauip of lUheniivn only atntlo tip tho crock. "Awful tlno folks frotii town, with two turn to cook, and work for them, wild Urs. Cnu.lt a i, their laud hJy Thero woro alio aomo "cot taicont down on tho biy, a lull tho ('thirslddof tho villagers. "Wo won't troubto tho cottogers," ull IMItli.astho sisters dUcuimd tho situatloa Tint letmiM, further, that somoof ttino grntlemon went down to tho II l-i&t nearly otcry day, and that they often stopped at tho fiinulioun) to order or-der ImlU'r, ifaand egitablos. Tho j roMct kooiuvd uitich brighter after this Information, nnd tho girls now con grutulatcd theumhes on U'lnrf Mrs. C racket is only lxMirdtr. Tho nost luurnln the went Hilling. They put on bow Itching boating suits, carrlvl rods and walked along tho toad which led uptliocnwk, clofo lw ii lo tho water. They frmpintly ro luarketl, hi si U cry, though rut her loud tonus, tli.it tho wlbhed they could And bo who would git tluui aomohat. iui-1 put It on tlulr hooks. Ohl what would lliry nut do for such a boyl Hut thsy fonu 1 no boy, and met nothing latncnlcal looking cow, whocntiMtd thutu to turn nud hurry baaU to C'ruik fit's landing Tho day was, cry hot, and thonuu they wcro looking for wero I) lug nmund hi limp hups, gUlng thanks that thero wero no womankind within three miles. There woo nu middleman nor wouiuu, to create a movmicut butwocn deuiaud tud supply, ni supply rejoiced In Its freedom, and demand tried to nap lo a hot, stuffy farm bedroom. Toward tiiptter tune tlio tisnermaKl mvnroio nml mado chlmrato toilet, nnd aftrr nipper they got Into a skiff, which IMithpohHl nlotig the rdgo of1 the ftrnini among Illy pads, where tho water uas thnllow nnd still. 1'raaently tlieyatloucl tho boattostoii.and tlioy (.11 win 5, and made a clmrnilii picture A Ratlin ptaed her banjo and leaned (rrucofully ngaintt Jilyt whoso gay Japanese pnrawd mailo a bright spot aUi.t th dark IuIIjutm. oud (UllU leaned on lirr p.- i, y tang lit nur.ntf calcuUtod to draw the fish out . of th water, providing that tbow finny Joweli wro gtftod with inulcal nnl arlUtlo taste, aud presently Cditli, who was captain anl lookout alc heard the sound of ours, "They're coming, ting that flrn verso again " In a few moments a skiff containing tl re handsome younj men came down tbastiram, hut tho unconscious glrli sang on, with downcast eyes, untJ IMith dropid her pole, tottered unt.l tho boat rocked and cxclalraeth "Oh, girls, what ihoJl wo dot Tin pole Is gone I" Iho slngtng stopped, ths gill. Kreotnod nnd reathed ocr tho lido ol the boat, apparently trying to get thl pole, but really. It Ii tad to relate, puihlngltoutof tight under the Illy padt until It United almott to shoro 01 cotirwi Ihrtf dUtrea-l damels were promptly reopiiwl by tho thrvo jourg turn, and n delightful ncqualntnneo fan. It won nppearel tint Tranlt lAtvrenew, the etJeat, knew l'apa An-drewi An-drewi quite woll by name, and hod oftn boon In the city ofltKirineet, and that ltobcrt Somen nnd Charlet ltlch knew a couMn Turn, whom the staters had not sen for n couple ol yeflpi, but wlinoo acqnahdamo inndo u formal Introduction to tho young mMi qui to luperfluou, tiiice lo was n mot proper pertou lunrtlrd and welt tu do, tiring In Cliteiflld, whore tho young miMi lUcd When 1'an.i Andrews Qtimoup on Baturdiy eroiilng, ,p was plenwd to And hit daughter liappy at their cheap boarding ploco 1 1 tho society id Ouutla Turn's (riettda. 'Jliiro wvromviy boatmg parties and picnic, limited to tcton fioople, of whom Aunt Clara vns tho nereit no budy, the bare thadowofa chiperout fir thonttentlvo yuung imople always tcttlod her In n hammock with aiuos qui to net over her, while they strollod nrutml Tho )onng tnn deocrlbpd tho lllage as thottui tdvt of placi s, alforl Ing neither cigar, nor candy, but boxes of theoe Indltpensables wore scut for to tho city, ku tho)Oting kn p0 did not Ult the .Utagi tho mall being brought by ono of the ircnllemen, os they took tunn In going down for suppllos. Ihen wi.ro long openings on tin porch, when it rained or hud mined, nnd left thgrai too wot for walk nnd tennis, nnd there were coir whlt mrtle., when two of the joung Hoplo tiad to taku turns Wdituig on tho (orcli while tho uthrr fourplnytd. Tlutlth Ing was Indued first cIom, but, as tho prudent Hdith cbered to heryoung'? slitcr. it wui the cat r hi tig that con ctrned lliem most seriously, and when, on comparing tiotH, nfter Ihreo wki' stay, they found that kisses had ttrcn rrttpoctfully butraniostly begged for, tho fair fldiers felt Juaillltxl hi calhrg them "nibble," nnd In putting forth citr.i cuutloii and thill In Inudlug their tirlfeo. "Wo must bo icry careful, now; a klw I'Tgfd fer Is uti bxtremcly iromIs lug nibble, hut a kiss taken or ghen t Uttlng htm run away with ) our bait," sail lMltli. "Charllo called no doarcit(H tnur inured Agatha. "Hubert called mo darling," sold Uly That All f-oes for nothing l'to known men to actually projoe nnd Io hccoptcd uiid then pet up n quaint when they wore tired nf tho girl Wo can't to too direful. X wUh wo knew more ntxmt them. I hno a mind to rrlto to Cou.iu Tom," tatd IMith, tho wlio vlrghk "Hut Cousin Tom lui gone to somo phcolnCanidV'fbJ-ctod Uly. " "Ut no say woVo going homo nnd tee how they take It," suggested Agnthi. "Vou know papa, ald on Uondiy that ho was getting tired of tho empty housu." 'ihis saggostlon seomel good, and tlutert'TiIu cali maiden obstrved to her atti'nilint hi a gently rcgutful tone that thoto plmsunt das would soou bo at an end, for papa witnd them to come home. Tho result was pleating, but not entirely satisfactory Trank and ltobcrt and Churllo declared de-clared that their summer Joy would end Atiouaas IMItli, Lily and Agatlmlc Irtod, and they Immediately proposed to fill the few remaining da s w It h pleus ant nm tiwi ii cats. Hut they yropotrd nothing chc. "I fuppoto this tort o( thing goes on aIloir thw worll," sighed Uly, win a tho sisters were ouco luoro In council. "Xot In Kuropo. There tho chnpo-rons chnpo-rons Attind to burincs. They h.io all tho run My, and tho girls Just stay quiet nnd let themsehesbo married," answered I'tdlth. "Oh, I wUh things wero mannged that way In this country I It Is sueh a nulsancoto luno to rhaso after men Mid not know what they Intend, They oro to deceiving," wullud Agatha. "If we American ulrls rut down and waited, wo should oil bo old muMi 1'votecn that aoit of thing trlod by nice, gootl, bright girls, and they just totally failed filnoo wro In America wo htio to mnuagu In the American way," said IMUhdecldsdly. I with that something wouU Imp-Icn. Imp-Icn. In books tho hones run away, or girls fall Into tho water, or thunder norma drive peoplo togother lu unei pectvd ways; nud they show their truo schs."aald Uly, 'Tho Cracken horses are not likely to run awny, and tho creek Is not deop cuouthtamako It worth while to fait In, nnd the only thunderstorms wo luuohadhavo bcn when wo were hi both If only wohndioino other men to stir theso up wlthT ,U'hed IMIth "It iemtd Ui idc that when Hobert was taylm ho would get the buckboird anddrlvoiiK alone tothoOlen, whlb ou four cnino In tho rockawnj, ho was thinking about Himcthlnjr aoinethliij irrious. I do belloo. Ills look wa i.r t like lils itsiuil looli" tald Uly re i'(tlely "Well, wo Mini! sec, nn 1 1 shall write to pApi tomoriuw morulnglhat wo will 1m) r wly to go homo on Haturdiy, fcr If nothing comes of this Oleti trip or tho moonlight walk wo need not wnt nv more tlmo hen' ' sil 1 1 dltli, as tii cxtlniuaUvd Iho JUht und threw hci teirimp u ' on 1ir creaking I 1 Ti.e (jlen tr p was a perfect sue so far as Iovly weather, an eieellmt lunclwnnnd devoted attention fmro tho men could rrndi r It to. Hut, alail It was not attention but Intentions, which tho girls required, and they were actually relic cd whrn they reached tho farmhouse, Juit before supper. "fieo that storm romtiig." eielahued Uly, as they were drolnff. "If only It had rum while mo were In the woods) With tho wind roaring and the thunder crashing wo inUht hove como to on understanding. M-o always fit) tenderly toward tho women they protect f mm danger or fright." "Just our luck," awnted Agatha Tho men had promised tocoino down nfter supper, nnd tholili wcroanxtoui lett tho storm shoul 1 preent them, an t H throateneHl to bo heavy. Cloudi c f duit rolled along the road, and thl girls, who went tu tho jorch na toon as supper was over, listened gloomily to th thunder. "What's tho good of a thtinJentonn when there's not a limn n round I 1 wlrii tomo wit would como. I would wcleotnonny otiol" exclaimed I VI It I l Jut then a carriage hurrlrd up the road and stnpiwd at the gotc, Thl gato was at the tldnof tho liouac, and as Mrs. Crurkcti wont out In rotponn to a call Iho three girls looked through tho lnea at tho etui of tho torch and saw threo romcn alighting "Vco, of coumyou may tlayj you J never get thero dry. Coma right around here." And the gl tout Joxl her new KUctts to the (Kirch Tho threo gtrU who had bferiwtihlna fornnyonc wi-ro oonfronted with threo tit tho prettiest loungiromca imaginable, imagina-ble, gowned to pcrfortlon. "Oh, horrorsl tnore iMier luatdenst" whlfiwrvd Uly. Ono of tho ladles turned to Mra. Craokcn and tatdt "Wo hae heard howkital yiKinrffMrs Craekeu. Iet mo Introduoo Mrs. UoUrt Bomers And Mrs. Charles ltlch. 1 am Mrs, Jiw-re Jiw-re nee, and I mint thank you for tuk lug such good caro id my liuiband." Mrs. Cmckett bowed on 1 then Intro duooil her Urdr, with nn rmKir nesed air Hut notnibatramentWHS tliown by tho SilttM Andrews. Tiny doclnred thoy wro chnrmeil to meet tho Udios from tho Hay cottages nnd wbhed tho meet Ing Imd romo sooner, fur they had Ijc'n ro lonely, but had promlsol porta to st.iy perfectly quiet this iu miner, after Whig so cunvliintly gay laet winter ea, tliey hid seen tho gentlomeii tct oral times nn wero sure they mutlw tired of their life at n ttupl 1 cu n poll thl time Tho w ic, to whom tho men had merely tald tlut an old maid was looking n(Ur tomo oung neiceo at Crauker.', pla)ed their lrt equally well. They explained that ihey Ind refused re-fused tho delights ot camping, and had Imkiu injuring tho cool Ijay tide, mid wUhed they had known of theto )imng Indies haihu been buried In Mich dull teelulon. '1 hey would hai o caltcil, of court All thl 1 toll to tlrtlon was pub llthed before tho ttorm came, rutl, after oil, it was only a showir, toon ner, and Just n tho whos wero order Ing tho carriage tu proceed on their way tosurprlto their hutbuiid, thij young men cimo gu)ly to tho farm, and then, id course, cery onoliadu plcaMiit ocithig. Wlun the gueats were fone Mrs. Cracken put her head out of hvr bob room door, os thu tUtira went up to bed, and said, In a tone of deepest concent t 'Hay, Ineer knowed them fUers wns inimlMi X thought they was tarkln yoti'm " "Oil, tuyl What a Joke, dear Mrs. Cracken I Why, then people are dear frlenls ot our comlu. Mr. Thomas hhnw, of Chesterflel I," ei claimed KJith, with n merry laugh. Hut when tho titters were In their room they looked at each other with rago and shamo In their pretty eyes. "I wish I wero a Trench girl,0 moaned Uly. "I wUh I weredead,"sohbed Agatha IMIth simply remarked, "JJttUr luik next time " And tlitili the American way. Eva Uullcrlu inttsburg Hulletiu. |