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Show Bf I? I1 MllVANTWlllKK'SALUlI HT f jj ' Th n01T l1 n 'Alll&fr for Mmd Er ' "j ' inluutn In Utile ltljrD( gutu, n 1 ! BV !)M t ffa.1 r apprflolitbl number of fU1cr HfK ilH ' nrcolWtlafon (htcAof MIm JIor jH jV 1) ctbjDt-iniwjraftanDCoatMiLturnn 1 i ' if ' '"'r fourth trHt at twinging 1 K. s tt 1 1 kc4 tr ' frniftl by ft Mlt ht If 'I 't iitloof tircmn Ulr In which thailrupi ,KKf ri i , of ioltor RlUtrnt'l hen mil Iherr, ft LH jl 8 ,1 dark I'ntlUli nailing bat I1 llnl Iaaaaaaaaam L J loqoottUhlj ta out ld. Iter cVela Kb , 2 t brlllliiit (rota tht euttlnjvrlnX n 1L 'ii M m n rM a4Da w'tla tibtlaratton )' i'l F f t kattlotl agalimt the atortn. aaaaaaaH ' li ' ' ! To tiwlgallont lUrtlaOrtf, ftdranc- H ' ! f f Ihe from tl.a ewxll direction, ahe B Ml r aiward Ha d.llf htnl tliloai a Ja- Hk '! rf I llt conililtrablx intliiriicej, v( coutxs. f' , i! , by tfcoficttlntlhoLlonjr.ltotllotijht t i: ' "t" of Ttnlom, or t!rtlo, being no little b u if f k man, wonl 1 not tare lonlcnl a aecontl H jM ,f lIutN lode"!. It la doaktfnl whether HV U; v anything abort of Mlie lrotbt guncnl BB All u .. oiit oo tba maternal ilila would liar H " V IT q; Inanct'd hltu to giro tip lite dally itatno B ,i j)i of domlnoea at the clnb and wheel about HH p(J ! j' to Join ber ITontenada with each vrbana Hfl r 'if1 vbltrioa to tbo coolneel of hll lece tlon. W 5 I V Aul It li net likely that at any other ij t tJ tlmeAlljiaDenipaey woull haroreaentod Hj jj W , ,1 hit fntmaton quite ao botlyt bat, nnfor- ItaLLw' 'r f!(S tanaiely for him, her memory stilt LLLHr' ' M " Ml' reutnpl wlthTlkoragrarUcdeecrlrtlon LILWi' ill? ft', detadedta her only tkarrevloaieTeniuK bbbbbbbbbbbt U ' by her OoatlB Jack, during which, escll LaaaaaaaH''' li v ,Tf( ed to nntuuil enihaili by Carey a laat ftaLH ' ii? Y fauJaa, ba had pn ao f ar aa to deelara aawaawB iBaf ' conianiinat aaa, not fit for aalaaH Wl 'T3j dKenKoclety, Dorothy, lurlngagrrnl aatatB &4 f Si W,U 1,lm ln l'lr" " "0 l" th lrUrr LaalHaaJ RHSl !' ''" tkt ',l u J1"'"1"' '" tlklug aalalaar I LM pl atron mnunree "n thlaociailon alLV it' Tu w.lk down the rnnelu hUccm lH IpH Py. at an hoar when all her dear aaH i 1 ; 'loar Uandrnl" frleiuli wunUI on H i if ' i abrvad and hlancln rorUutly (niui awB "; 1 'Ki their troajliaiu win Iowa i r orrr their t'BBpjl jl I I jjjf ibnulilr waa a rrllecllim um her ''Mj IjU I Tm tuto anlillKrluilnatluuwhlrh ahowaa J ' i f not ready to endure, Aixordluly. Iir- tawLB !l I! 'r ""' l"l"nl"f)' l,reetlngi wera i ia SL! falily over, aLewaa racking her brain lor awLH ' 'In 'vi ioinorayn( dlaniluing hltn. In rain LwLH I'll i' v ''" "'W'"'"1 a doten clerer femlntno awawH ' RHi A ii luaneurera that undir auy ether cir In mLm inmataoi.ea or In any other locality IS 'ill wonll hart been ra tleabla It wai aTaTaTaTaTawTaVw -Siti lir hlmwlf who finally j rorlded her H Hf E) with the meana of raea( aLLH 1 i-tlBI 'Awfully Jolly, thla nneiltnl pleaa- alalaH BjV rJff! ura of ii tlroll with yciu," he tuunuuieil, aaaH I J ''ft! tgnerlng tho gall that waara Idly rtduo- B IS ', lllglliiobrmthlwanrai 1 ? ti 'Yea Irtdewi," nHnrue.1 Dorothy, with Hl . fj t" fal meultyi "only It int la ery atatgB VA (IS1 laigoliaa 1 Int. lid making a rail In I. ill I tWa hlnek." Thla with unulnalilnl ef- iy ft, !j fjpnury, altSoogh well aware tint ahe 'Jl W i coulirialk on lo the North rlrer with- T;' i out bn Un a nam on her ll-t 5 "A wntnaj WcudJ" Innutied Carey '! J ' 1 think net,- ?1! fi jl "Tim inuit bo the home, then, alnon lasssHtu tiPall ' IttaUalutouh" H jj A J allita OemiMy gara ii haaty, anrreptl- tJH I j I tlov glance at the window curtain and IHi Hii Ii erliiently fouul aoiua reauaranca In -gawgaH K -it 3 !1 their dealn. ! ,ljL f "Tbankajyea 1 anrroMi yon will bo jM IM f attheUrayt anodidurnoon." MSI 'ijl 1 'Ob tlraUrejir crlodUnrey, Bred to -mBai n- SR aS! IB (retH rrcollKtlouat "haron t you hoard? VHH Si'ji Tt S Ihen.if I may, I will wait anj aeolf VBIgslB V ii 4) 11 ,l,ur (rirad la In, If not, wa ran con fl t( 1-1 Mr ID tiaw our chat" nBBlga 1 1 "In i'l 'fi ' " u,I0"yr belbE Indenen- iBH C P jl 'H dent anl aomawhat peremptory ynuni( 4 jlBBj & 1 1 lill LR lad), aud baring gone to all Uia trouble -'JH) P it Dp 8 "'", "" "' "''' aubterfugo, waa auy Jlll i tiS )T B thloKlmttleaardataturnwIJchlefther J U 0 Kll 1 unwittingly outwitted, l!at baring gone 'aalB llflP, l(wf ! ao far It waa uecenaary U lay tha frca ' IbI II i? ',!? j oat, and, amending the ttepa with a ,BBIj 1" (K, good dial of aopiireml Indignation, aha E Hl jlil. V. ! preated the belt, 1 ha door waa iromitly , V ji) , j' j oiienul by a urat lapjied maid. ' j UliA iil : l "' 1)r l:o,,ll,,ou T 'be iniulred IIB (I III' m ' Klibly, tuinrorittug tlioflrat nouia that F. J 11 IN 9 I tame to her B i V tl li, "' ''"'' o. ua'ami will you walk H 3)' M !)(i tor an loitant Dorothy warered In tu aVJRll .vil I ft 17 t"1"' dinme Tldawaa a contingency J Jjtjll Jl I 21 Mr which aba found herteir comlttcly 3aVJIEJ ?nl(wiflll unirejiarett Then, at her glance roved JjagaBB itH la? Ififit 'rwu (l VKttiZ Carey bdovr to tho JaaVjgaH !' klili liJJI ' n' '"d "trppeil hwpRnbly bark BaflaBBBBBBai lllvl lllji rr re40ntlotl WKI takent to go In nnd bBTbIbbbh1 Pilr.7 ,31? esrilaln.tii meatln IhediHtor that he aaaWlfllBBBi II 'S S5f waaUiawrcngman.arauwiltbeaiiuidMt " gll'lll 1; andmoit natural way out nt tho dim bVHIbbbbbbI 'ii ill T cully, mid It vc-ull il,l her of Cuey r I H ' , which wualliaiuatu thing BjllV i It i (i lha rucm into wlUch aha waruatered A 1 fi ' C,o btr, aa a lint Imuruulon, a arnaj BaBBBBBBBBBaak I Ml 'fl Ub" Vt "U vt'u(utt " kood iMtft It WW fltil Up lAlf Cttf htlf llbrr, t.J fir on t) htfttth ih4 it" nniUbT Ugbt on two lug fblr.drBWBplii a rnxxtMllrtlj con flrlfntiil tninner within tbt MuctlT riulUncfv Dorothy hl n'l menUl commrol of nil tbU bfor Wcm.rff nifjirA lbe on of thpM tnrltln ch1m had ai. entTit, wh? hud brlyrlivo tn-1 m now fddn j her with an ojn cniicwtf which he dM not tike the trouble o cooctni. HewMfttnl! birl f huul tretl, aUiIetlo fount rnftn. with lino blond head, nd dM not In tin Itt trwmUo the fumllj phylcUn of Doro Uiy it.fat.1U (Ulmitrj, I kite born esjvectlDj; yon." he re-mntWd re-mntWd CAlmlyt Mwcn'tyonboeetiMr MIlot I c11m1 ta m Vr KoMneon." uplfilned Dinothy. fully etneoUnx him to cUim th dltnctlon, Imnrvryforry replied thoytmni man. Impertnrbablyi 'IimDr llobin tone ttcpliw eil Be w telle he wu ifry nnctrtAiotbant yoor kffptnffthU ppoirjtmeot In fact, he went ont, hoping to tn t yeni f 1ewhr rt bat Ifft me to recelre you If you came, and pire tne entire aathortty to act ln hi itrad Intheomjneof hrrlifelt Uprohalta that Mln Dorothy had nercr expt-ri enced euch a variety of cmoliom. That It wae a car of mistaken Identity, appeared ap-peared pUiui bit how to account for her preeence bet, wtthont betraying hr name and txr rwtwn for tin (ring the Ml, apiared a problem diltlcult of eolnthia "1 am nre there li eome raltaVe, he itamroered at length "I am not tho pnon Dr XloMntmi eiecta. lelm(ly wantM to commit htm about n alight cold, attd will rati agitn." MAs my ancle li no longer a pnwtlrlnj, hytUcian, 1 atn inra that cannot have breti your object" J le drew hlumelf np to hU full be)tl.t, which Dorothy found rather overwhelming and adopted a ternrr tone. "Do be ieite-1," 1 e repeated) "thU h a tery a. rioua matter aivl tuut be treated treat-ed eeriutujy Yonr ajnMntance with my nnfortnoate couln U aa well known to mo In ttt detail n to my undo. Why try to deceive mer at Dorothy made an attempt for a hearing. "lint 1 am not the peri-on you think t am,Maho declared with fplriL "1 am Mbit Dempsey Mlnleolt And to what reaton doei toy nnde. au oil bachelor, owe tho jlvaanroof thiitlilt todai? Ychi limit eicnfte my Ixnorinj; tho cold." lletna-U a quick, con vtncl tiff Rrrtnre at kho Urtel, heal ta ted and vra loL "You e It U Ufelna, ho went on. Ml must lntt on your rentaliitatr until you Laro Auswere! a few questions, but I trf that you won't form me to be more ImpoliN llian you can help. Yhon will Dr Itnbtnsiin mtnrnl Mla an hour or two at the moat. If you i refer waiting fur him, that ill lie rrn Utter and he drew fornard one of the etuleet chain. Mllut 1 cant stay hero two lionri," crll Dorothy, cow thontuhly alanneJ anl continuing to Umd nuoomj roiuU "or Is there the illjht'it ncccMity for it lVrbapn.lt 1 ttate tho ce. It will enable you to tee that you can ie tboaaino freedom with me at with the doctor, and, also, bow little we ruqulru of you, provided you are honest, and Low unpleaaint the conseuenTis miy be If i-ou erade. There haro been jtroat com plica t Ions In two of the banks with which my cuusln Is connected, aul actual theft has beeu committed It hat been I rove 1 past doubt t what hour the lalUr occurred, an 1 tusplclon hAS fallen In tho highest placet. Hf rouain will be Implicated ln the arrests unlets It can be prorvd t the satisfaction of those Interested that he was cUewbere at the tltnft, Uy tomorrow, or at the farihent the uext day, all New Yorlr may know of It Tor tome tlrantffl lea ton he refusm to arcoant fur hlmkrlf ow, all we rrinlr is that oa shall tUt under oath wbenaud where )ou haro teen hint tincu Mundav last " 1 dunt know what )mt ra talking aU.ut, an 1 1 don t wish to remain hero auy longer, protested Doruthy, vche1 mently "oD1enso,,, ret HM Sawtelte, almost roughlv, Interivtwlng lilm.I( lctwvii her aol the door, "my uncle pave me a demrr.) tloti of )ou More lie Kft The idea of )uti denying that you know AI bert VunTwIIler Is absurd." At the mention of tt name Dorothy gatoAllttlacfpof horror and airazo went "Why, of courv, 1 know him," ih ral 1, unguanfedly, and then, aeeing too latn that she was only strengthening his mistake, the tank into the nearest elixir with a pitiful wntl of dittrru, which did not help mil term. "Oh, this Is rfertly dreadfnir the tobbeil, forgetting hrr dignity and mopping mop-ping hercyee with furtha dahA At for the blonl giant on tho nig, he looked scarcely less uncomfortable and 111 at rate "I don't tno but that yon will have to wait till tho dx tor come. If 1 s lion Id let ongolt vioull only imnn publicity and an appearance at court and all torts of com plication, which you ought to bo m anxious to avoid u us are. Mist He-Ktnttry He-Ktnttry " I am rtot ilt. McKlnuey," "Well, my uncle will know who you arc, anyway " "So he won't," thought Miss Dmp-oy, Dmp-oy, nn 1 reUptwf.1 lulo a dttup and j n traclsl t Hence. ( wonlerlf yon would believe tne," theaild at last Impulsively, tnrnlngun him a jialrof moist, ludlguant eyes, "if I told yoa exactly howl did happen to come here "I am dn adf oily sorry. I presume 1 hare ma lea mesa of it," ho ri Uel Irrelevantly Ir-relevantly "perbtpi wo Iwd letter not try any morn explanations till the doctor cornea, xuu tie, If I bud known that )ouwerotn the leant" mUotifng perceptibly per-ceptibly "the Ieat llko wliat you ftre, 1 tum-r ihonld have attempted acoaver satlon." , At Dorothy found nothing to reply to this, another half Hour pawed, reducing her to astute of tier, outness thatuent far toward confirming Saw telle lu hli taptclona. At hut, to the tullnlte relief of both, a key toauik'l lu the latch, aud bowing lolltely at her averted bead Baw telle haftened Into the ball Alrea ly tltu doctor, a hale, ticirty man of Aft), Vtai direstlng lltnself of M snow) overcoat, and on catching sight of h nephew ho begem to spAk iu it ehtxry, excitel .mm, JmicIi a day, my boy t Thi jtde e capel me lu tplto of Is rjthing aud Ihnled on a Cuturder tlu m ti Uiit thai i.M Uieontt of lu howopJc-r 4 t t UMt1 Mr R ng . it bar lie knew the whole thing would tun out and hir testlroony wtmldn be worth thucks, for you tee he has warned her-manled br my dear boy, do)ouuudcritandr A HawtelU made no re"pon, H glaacetl np htttlly Anything wrongT Oh rothiag," rtplle1 Siwtetle. In i dratntUe wldrper of deplr, 'excejt that 1 hare kept the I rettiwt girl 1 evtl mwlnaetateof tortorefrtwo hour. "hewouldiVt MpJsiii who b wa at (.ret, and itemed to agitated tint I hern hsd a doubt nbont Us botrig; the M Kin ney woman. Yon sal 1 alie dnrk." ntaek, Itsrlog eyea and big At an ma ton " ion did (Hi tay that ThU one It toiall and thorwiahbred to the nngci tips." 'Well, well, wetnnitseeaboutlt" And, arcout pa tiled by hit antloct nephew, the doctor bustled into tho rooia with au apologf tfo rvl will that tonifr-what tonifr-what dlurmeU the hauteur Dorothy wai trying to tiinrae. There 1 at been a greet mistake, my dear young la ly, and one about which my nephew 1a deply annoyed, but yog, ninaln't blame him, Uvjiuso he watculj following ont my Instruoticm although !nlaufcuJnthiron. And ho-.t if )ou will tell me to what I owe the honor ot this vh It I thall to very gll If 1 can retrieve re-trieve In .my way tlw discomfort you liave nndergotte " Thus brmight to bay nothing wa let! for Dorothy but to tnakt full bonfosvlun I am Ml DemiHtey, of I'l fib arenne" the began, lut was nncere-inooiouily nncere-inooiouily Interropteil by the doctor, "IN'ot Jullen Dfwpne a daughtcrT 1 knew he left a widow anl child. lileei mo, what n coincidence) Wowcrachutiit -old chumi at Yale, years ago but gd on, my chlliL" And then followed the whole rldiru tons, mortifying tale, to which tho doctor doc-tor listened with opetflotentt "1 am glad you hnj tailed to corit Lere," he taM, not quite apirovlugly when tLo ha 1 finiheL "And I hope you arognlngtoexoner ate me ttartklly," entreatM Sawt.lle, who had ben irepsrin,, Usllnocf d fett during the recital ; "you can I fancy how fcoulllated I am or low tempteil 1 was to beliovo )uu. Jf you luuln t ackm wlcdgvl your acquaintance with poor Van Tvllltr 1 ihould bav vreaketied at the end." 1 do know Mr. Van Twiller, but lb acquaiutauoc It only a toptrhclal one. I Mr hltu last at Mra, l.y le a Ixvll, Weliit day veiling, and tat with I In. toioa time In the conservatory Iwaiupt betaiMe what you told me teemed m ter ribh" ' lint tin. Lvle herelf ineutloned to me that he wtt not In tho house ten uilnutiw," inlerpoml the doctort "I thluk el wai inltTL Hlio fnncie-1 him for one of Iter girls, an 1 n iw ho ha thrown hlmielf away poor Albert!" Oh, 1 know how that happened Hi told tne idl about It Jle was going homv with a .Mr Orrt-n, and after ho had mmlo hit adlenx Mr (irven decided to remain, to he tat out a dance with me, and finally neat off without waiting for him " Anddo yon know what tlrco that war inqnlml the doct)r, eazeIy "Alout a cjnirter or h jtf after 1, when mr partner for the cotillon rente up. e Wgan to dance It about that time." tout 1 ) ou swear to It on p jtfrT " by, jee, crtAlnly." "Tlun," shoutel the doctor, triuin lhantly, "he tt vlndlrated, whether he cxplalna c r not This will satisfy tho dl rectort so tiny wilt drop iroceedlng v. hero ho is concern., Itiey know al ready that he it not guilty, It Is at plain at daylight to luo now lie dldn t rv member the eisct time ho left tho hylea, nnd tlilnklnghe waa with this woman he hu married, dldn t want to attract ouratt othm tohrr" "And now, if you please, I fJioul 1 HLo to go home," remarkod M1m Dcm.vey la a pathetic tone. Of noun, my poor child, tminedl ately .Nul.caU a canity I will go with 3 ou myself and mm your mother) also gtt your tignatnre. If you will be to kin L It will straighten the oiTalrout won lerf ally Vcrtl), truth U stranger than Hctionr As Duruthy swept froa the room, Sawtelle male a bjave, tf IntlTectual, attempt to attract her attention, but, at the atejidlly refused to be aware of hit presence, hU conscience permitted him to rutain n small, soaked wad, which wnt easily conceded In the palm of hU ban 1 Bubtefpient events have led ut to bolieve eoUndcrwerehla ministrations an 1 1 rvutirve between the lolntuee of n new tet of Itusklu that to course of time It became left like a rag and more like h respectable hamlkercblrf. It Is now over a j ear time thcae e rents occurred, an 1 we hear that tho article iu-iuwtlou, together with a nnmUrof othtr worldly goods. It to be delivered to IU rightful owner, Mow It all came about, thoee who have not begun their love olTairt with a little animosity will never be ablo to conjecture, but we have It dlrwt fwni the i t of the round ami ecr rubicund pirey hlmlft "The Uteit engagement, my deah fel-lih,UMUs fel-lih,UMUs DtU)p-ty to a jwrson named B-tw telle. Why, they say he hat miter been to a ratriarcht' lu hit lifer Mary adding Lanman in I poch Do cot ship too gnat a fjaantlty of feed vllh a hog when )0U tend htm nway after being told, lie may overeat and do hlmlf on Injury |
