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Show DAISIES. r ?" "jab, ling, ml In tin arras. U!,Si.ltt.taltoi:Udl tlttak. KMyiMnJ nl-out Stb. o) I lluitclicj lni. nn.l put III Jltl ln.lr ian. " " "kon' iUf '" fornUW lilt nil jtu ZIclc lW ort-r lib alioul.lcr tn:iUaainlrtlori. -Ho prrfrctly l:tH'I It rami In bK.. tl. -I J glf. million. l JdLin It I coul.1 Just do cno of tliow Ibi.il t Url otTs-rfrom Aflrl abas firsts fortunowM twrntjr llo nti In lr ml n oM co.kt ninny rth lot. In It, but Desalt w of n nliilirtlo nature. -Ix, Jurt cn of tliosn dalali," alio a-tatail. iKniEjUrtUtislitd. Hut I. iw; raougli," 110 said i I II torb ton to ivilnt a iloLy." "Uli, no, sou oouldn t. X lurcn't a V.clrnlM."MllllnI "In don't know until jrou try," mil JL 'But It don't u-J jenlu. to tjatdililK" Bnn1l:rkllbn. Xo," tall Neil, "lt' only a trick of Culrosli. 6 1 don litre, and 1 II .hour joa how to do It" H-n!. laoi.nl at lier dmu and BoctLtd down her utlro niiron with br prrttr hin.li, now undeniably pink tnat lung Immersion In hot suds, I or It fjtub'hy. JasI a tsdjitlna; lesson oil jlit to bo ata. dirts CtY-aliuQ, aim thought. "Oh, liow I look to point," alio filial "Ai meet u you nlnays do," saM !W. "There, alt down." lit t.Kched away tt.rt landscape) stlrh stood uooti tho ram!, utid Bill,-muted Bill,-muted a dun mill luard and knelt 6io brhlal llerab . ch ilr. Till tlio paletto- to," ho said. yoi hold the inaliUttck to. I feiiH rMluh. to fuldo your hand for th!W And a. mother, teaeh their Itiin to ntko their fiit crrat A'a and rrxltd Si lie taulit tlio liltltoiet IbiptaUlaaclrrloaiid touch In tho Mow center, until after a while flie iU th. trick and could do It hcr Kl Tfcrea or four queer httlo ttruif Ijj auimpti, threo or four hotter tH and tlien with .low prcclilon aud rr.aIoua eye. tho witched what raal to her a ry perfect flower Ira llf uadcr tho tip of licr brualu "liltioodr'ihoaikedNeiL "Terj.'uldSed. 'Wouderfnl. con-lmo" con-lmo" ,:eannotUUer.Idldltl"aald lie.-n lie.-n And after that alio uuula anotlior a pter aiae, "OM' alio wld at laat, with tho lonf Jnwaaooiidwlthwlilch children lull f'awMofa.Vyrocket "Ohl" IlMilar acrmed a volco la tho "Iltn'i aanty calling mo I" cried tlia W Waern tear, and laujlitcr. "I W fonott.n all ahoot her." And UniaU j mahUUck, palet to an 1 biwho. "o Uit jouhg anlaf. hand, alio llow ttiidtliohousliTlnii Ned atorlnu hertr In all the bludiio roptiiro of J l7 la lore, for thow few nioment. "JpuaCoiiIdaeh.iiMto drlvo an "".u-alglit to hU heart. II. ha.1 Ji I Uioojht lloalo a ery pretty tn. Jow ah. u a divinity, and It "J.'raqoltoahMklnu that her 2.TL ,'t '"tn"'' ''' wl'0" H 'hould lmi U,o riRht to 1 to 1 ntatoe or rtow pump-V pump-V w U,t , 1011wll0la ,crvloo JM Kjbert had Jut rreolre.J the pa. trod coaatat to boco.uo a profw.Ion.il ne'ili V"" "" ,M llor l'"t ho 2 uk? t? UdnIH, and tho old K a.T2 HIlcU 0t for a long Umo, v ' " n,,u,1r "'at whiter and go to hbjfre.anaturo among tho Cat W."aW , f. " l'ln lb land-"!" land-"!" to paint dalale.. SlintSS .l,,lr. ,hu" '"Pi-rule of 1?? ""''' her how to 'W ,l,l'-"nd " liouM,"nnd iffi i" '""l Hjo worked .' dUodV i et?"r'1 point of lBht Ucdad,.MnhooUwlUiohun. Si ""lythlng aho really JW"'UI n he, Wend.' aibum. "" I"l of horyurr.tU.1. room door, and at tho corner of her nolo paper, and felt great nflsfnctlon In gailng at them after they wcro fir.-lalied. fir.-lalied. Meanwhllo Ned Hubert wroto to his fatlwr that ho wna dllltently "ilndylint fnmi nntnro," an I that lib pratltudo forthepatirnalcUiiicucy Hasatlll tin-dlmtnlahixl. tin-dlmtnlahixl. Autiium hail come, Tho aketehea Ned aent ho-no tor Inspection wero all of baro boiifln and path, caritisl with jellow leaves and nehrinf atuh-blis atuh-blis Tho autmner Imardera had nn bhed hko thUtledowu, and It was pletsant to set up hi easel hi tho warm kitchen, and paint llcwdo eleanlni Iioon, or llesslq pirln aHles, oi llenlo beallug cj,-?.. Olio day by an Idelit ho plaee.1 mie of thms akrtthe. In tho pircel ho rt-ijii latly sent liolno for hi. hither' lnv lion. Tho mill board hud allpnl uti der tho atrctelnr of n lariro r.intas. When tho Ikix waa oi-ntsl lib Aunt l'cnelopo ixiunced on it In naecnii.l, and her oyes anrkle. as alio aal.l i "Ah, hal" 'A Pguro piece," aald old llgliert. "And by Jove, tho liet cf tho hunch!" "lVom natiiro evidently," aald illvt l'cnelopo, "and a scry pretty iflrt. After n few moments' lnaMy-tloti alio addeil, "Ilrother, I think )nu might as uell let Xed go to Kiiropo this winter." "Yea, yeaj I think I will," answered the old gentleman, regarding tho "girl making plea' with gro-it rtatUfartioti. 'ri. .. ..nti.A I...1 ... sit.. u....i. opo nllhted from tho l'luttailltoatago r.t Mrs. Ilcck'a door, riho hail traeh-d many hour, a. on n matter of llfo and death. Indeed It bsyiikmI tohcr to'lio one. Her heart wa. full of anxiety, hut alio was n woman who know how to control tho eiprcsaloii of her feelings. feel-ings. Mho hoamod upon tho dinner', wife) alio limmod ukiu liir tii'phow alio beaiiutl upon llesslc, who was decorating decorat-ing n pto plilo with daisies by tho light of a kerewno laiiifi. "t know )ott will put mo aotnewhero for Hie nlplit," alio a.ild to Mm. Heck, "and I am going to cay ?ftd away with mo to-morrow. Your father wa. ro delighted with our akctcln, ijn-el ijn-el illy tho llnro piece, tint ho think. oii might on ui II go to Kuropo at otu-c, Mr. Ilrusli Is going, and will lutroduin yon to tho proiier jieoplo. Iteally I think figures aro your forte This ) oung lady must Imvo been imr original for tho plo baker." JImmIo bluiho.1 slolrntly. 1 Quito an artist herself," aald Miss Penelope, putting up her eyeglass to Inspect tho plo plate. "DiM-sl How prcltyl Now, till mo you oro delighted, delight-ed, Ncl, to In so near Iluropo." Hut Nwl could not aeak rhecrfiilly. IIo waa inliterahlo nt tho thought of 1h-log 1h-log aent away from llcaulo of l-lug ills Idolf rum her by tho ocean, Tears tlwt HI Hawkins, tlio dapper clerk nt tho "store," w ould out lilm out troubloil him. o could scarcely haso liopod to llngi-r at lleulo'a rldo making aketche. of her forcier; but Aunt lVnilope'a ar-rind ar-rind and tlio now. alio garo hhu caiuo llko thn shock of an earthquake It wa. quit luiulblo, howoror, for him tn do anything about It. lie was swept away by tho parly stage, with no iippurliinity to bid llmslo any adlou luom lender than might lw orferc.1 ninld tho axeiubled family hi tho front hall. Ills eyes wero full of tcarst so wero llcvlu't. What I not ono whisper, not ono Vim to tell tho truth, It would not 1m tho lint tliat ho had stolen no, not oven ono long prossum of the hand. Ho wa. In tho .tago they were away, Aunt Tcnclopo wa. talking of art, ami ho waa wiiUIng that ho dared cover lib faeo and cry. "IIcmIoI" lib heart crlod out, "lies-ale "lies-ale I" but lib lip. tlarod not utter u worl. And aUlk whin ho hail mtrlaesl homo and Mr, Hrush had Ihwh nskinl to dlno with them, aud all tho talk was of Kuropo and gtmt painters, and Hi old masters, and Ids futuro pros-1 pros-1 eta, ho began to glow ngntn with tho old hopes to dream of tho great picture pict-ure ho would paint Hut ho did not carry out lib resolution of telling lib father that ho svould go In for bulne hi order tint ho might remain near Uewio, but ho s.t down mid wroto tho girl a letter u long, tender letter-telling letter-telling her that wheroror ho should go her Imago woul.I go with hhu, and uk-'lug uk-'lug her to bs lib wlfo ono day, and giving her lib address In Paris, where ho would go first, bogging her to wrlto aoou. "And until I get your uiuuer I shall know no poacc," ho wroto "though I hopo jou do not coro for HILu Ilnw kins." And ho drew n liltlo daisy In the corner, cor-ner, uud told her tint ho liad kUsisl It, and begged her to put hi r llM to It also. It was a foolish boy' foolish Idler, If you will ( but ho felt cry near hea eti when ho wroto It, Jut as ho had aeahil It Ids Aunt lViulopo laipfwl Intolho room, l'orliapatlioluiilimiml hi befiire. "I aui going to pout my letters," alio aald. '"Shall I Uko any for your' Aunt Poueloiihad beamed an sweetly sweet-ly upon Ili!o that tho lioyliad pir-siinilidlilmsilf pir-siinilidlilmsilf that alio srerotly ayiu-pathlrtd ayiu-pathlrtd with lib loio affair. Now alio guso hhn a Httlo ureh look, and ho returned a grateful glaiieo, and as alio opened her rctleiilo dropHnl lib mis-alio mis-alio Into Its maw and heard tho crisp snap with which It swallowed It up without n mlighlng. Mis. lVncloiw lovod her nephew truly, and whon ho burneil tho letter In tho kltoheii rungo alio aald to hur-ulfi hur-ulfi "I know what Is for ho pocirlmy's goo.1 far hotter than ho kno hhimlf. That girl b uu miito for him, and l' no doiiht alio will bo much hnppler with Hil-u Hawkins." Vm see, alio had n'n.1 tho letter Iwforo alio consigned It to tho luiiuca. Hhortly after' Ncl llgbert left America Am-erica In company with Mr. Hrush, and through tho winter owning. Hossli'snt I mint lug daisies uud thinking of Hid, but no word caiuo to her. On rmndnys rilia. Hawkins came au.l made himself a. ngrccablo as jioaslhlc, but Neil hail no reaauil tn lx jealou. of him, for when ho oiTered lib hatnl and heart and a pmspectlvo grocery huslnesK Heasto rntty bnt deel-iirly dthncil them Mho began to think tint tho young lunu had forgotten her, but aho knew tint aho should iiuvsr furgit him Meanwhllo ho, with all tlio novelty nt Pari, occupying his lulud, with hi. atudiM, with all Kuroi licfoiv him, atlll n memlM'red. Notlitngixuld luako hhn forget not moilem art, nur tlm old masters, nor tho bright cirilhit olteu bcauicil upon him In time he come lis bellolii that the low had nil U en on hb side, but his should never Uud any on hko Hcto, liOMiltltohiin. self, In all the uorld When h emtio houio a full fledged IHlilltiT, iilid lfss-listl a studio and had receptions and ua.axikeuof fasnrihly hy thn i rllle he hud not forgotten her lib life hid not Is-eu without mmniiw nor had ho cm a J nil adsenture. IIo hud met wumen mi Uaistlful that Hossfo rould hi tin wise nonpars) wilhtlieiu, but whn ho thought of thowommi who should ono da) aiiara lib llrc!de and l tho mother of lib children, nono of these rnre lieauties arose befuro hhu, but Instead n simple American face, honest can Vhat know noarUotm-quetry noarUotm-quetry Hessic's face, Heasie'. ejes At least lie thought ho must sec her once agaitit ho must hanUhhb Illusion, If It was ouoi ho nuut know what llessie had becouin) aud ho went up to l'mllsvlllo wry shortly and fmind the Ikick homestead where It hud licen. No Hitl.. svero there, howover. Mrs Heck luul gouu to live vrltli n married asm "aouiewlieni weat." A new man hal the atoro. ho bunly ninenil..nl HI Hawkins, who had married and "set up In New York." l'lvo year acrmed tohavoehaiigiil oter)thlug complete. ly, and Ned returned to lib studio con-vlneod con-vlneod that it was Hfeslu whom Haw-kin. Haw-kin. hail marrliHl lie iiieiitluuisl hb llt to nolndy. A st-no of blight nud disappointment lay iiu him for aomo days -u feeling that ho hail lost life's beat good. '1 lieu ho shut thn doors nt thn wilt I hind him and liegau life In eaniert And now Aunt Penelope, still at tho helm and actlvo as cur, begnn to steer lib lurk toward tho hippy Islca of niatrlniony. It b quite Hie tlilnj uuwaila. for alnetlo heln-sse. to marry fashlonoblo young artUts. Pur an chyant heiress of this sort Aunt lVneloio kept sharp lookout, and isooii descried her In tho person of Miss lMn Ynlo. Tlio sjiln-ater sjiln-ater Iml not lmen qulto freo of self nc-evsiitlou nc-evsiitlou hi tint matter ut Ned's lint Imonfalr. Who felt that aho should never absolvo herself entirely until aho aar him In love ognlu, and alio eon. atantly ilnleil out Miss Vale s ierf.. tlons her rlaasieal features, her gracv ful movements, her swiuillko HK'k, lier low solee, her coatumes, now urccian, now seiieiiuu, i-s wwn not refuse to acknowledge her beautiful, beauti-ful, and at last Aunt l'enoloio felt tli.it licr effort, had not bwu In sain. Tim Vnlea hail irlten o innslenle. NiMisiidJMun had Isein together all tho ovrnhig, and now alio had tiwkcu of a rani llowrr that lud Just bluoiiKd hi the conaonutory, and he hod asked her to let lilin acu It. "lie will pnqtiMe there, I inn sure," Miss Penelope thought, us they walked away, "I see It In hb eye." Hlie was right. Ned had deliberately nude up lib mind to ask Miss Yulo to tie his wife, but no suili Iiappy thrill, us thoso which had eouio to him when ho held llcaslo's httlo pink wrist an I taught her to mlut ltf lint dal.y moved hhu a. ho oUcn-a lib nrui tu lljni. "I am no longer lioy," ho thought t "tint sort of thing I. over. I support It Is with every man at 30 I supso It ought to lw." A soft 0kU light filled the conservatory. conserva-tory. Tlio air wasladen with perfume. A sort of soft mist acvmrsl tn hover over tho plants, and In It ho saw u vision Ileum's face, her hand, n duliy between tho lingers. Ho utUrcd an hi-artleiilnln hi-artleiilnln riilamatlon. It wa. gone I "I leg isinlon," ho said, "lleally, It jour coiiaerTfttory liainitesll I thought I saw a ghoat liehlud tho rosea." "Oh, tint was only lleislel" aald Mb. Vale. "IleMloP ho giisped, "only llessie I" "My httlo alstcr s maid," aald I'-dnu. "Hhnb nlwnjs gliding nlmut hi that gliostly way. Sliu i-onies hire to snu II the llowers, and souietluies to git a ilaliy to copy." "A dalsyF' ho repeated, a. If In a dmuii. Hdua was faiiitllur with tho fart that a luau on tho verge of proposing olttu Uiomea wuil Idlotle. Katliir hi order tn torment hhn than liecause sho hid any loti res hi hir aKur's iiudd, aho went on i "Oh, t assure you ahu I. artMlol Whtli she has n holiday, Instead ut going out hi u green frock and n red bonnet tu enjoy herailf, alio slinU Ju r-aelf r-aelf up aud paints daUlt s. Homo ono sumo sign printer, I priNiumo taught her to do it pneo ukjii a time, and aho ctiiio from her native wild, to 'ew ork with tlm view of becoming n dee-orator, dee-orator, I bellovo Tlm Chuxeh charity found her atoning hi an empty hall room and persuaded her to go nut to m nice, and' iiiamuia tried her In tho nursery, Mho I. qulto faithful, hut auih mi Idiot. Tho butler wantel to marry her, and luauimii tried to tallc hir Into It. bjiich un opiurtunlty for theglrll Hut ahoaald alio laid 'lol cd unee, and never could like any ono again.' Mamma foil, aum that alio wa. thinking of tho sign painter. Of course alio has read romances, and ancles an-cles hern It o heroine. Now do look nt (lilt llowrr) bltiiotsplmdldt1 I'liert luuttcn d something unintelligible. unintelli-gible. Hdna a.iw that lie was atarln at vacancy va-cancy ai roas tlio roses, "I wonder whither ho will drop on hb kneca, oh t'upt. MoAllistir dill" alio I tukeil herti If us ahe hid u smile U hlud I hir fan aud united for what tho thought was nunliig Hut nHhlng cauie, and hi n moment it Hashed "n lilna that the gentleinsli had either forgotten or rcpctitiil of hb prp In leading her In the ii.nscrvatnry. Wlnt could pique a woman tnorr" Her heart was full of wrath, but aho wa. coital to the eiuergcney. ' ii hy. there Is Mrs. lter," ahe cried I iiuit apeak to her! ' and nway alio sped, fol , lowing A blue aatln train that swept past tlio conservatory door and hu Ing Kgliert, a. aho liupnl, tnongcr ami llinrtlllcnlloli , 1'or Id. pail, howeier, Neil fell no such emotion", llcyuud the mas. of' folliigu and lilnsaoiu he saw an oien ' ihsir, nnillli the passage beyond It he I fanelml tint ft woman's llrue" Imgen d I Anotlur luoiniiit and hohiid ml red I the sisiigc A aliudnwy 1lgim lied , With two long stride, he in. rt.s.k n laired Into It. face and iUsif It to hi. heart, mid ull tins) an..t emu ' tlous, thovi tender heart thn.le tho-e Iliehaktlllg tliltlUlli.it helhouxht ih id with lib "sisl lo)hoo.l n turned to hhu I a. he wlibiiens. ' "Oh, lleesli ' I havo found ou nt hist, and wo must never pint iig.iln -Mary hylo' Dallas In I'ln-sllo loin pOllliill |