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Show Dl. TILDlli TIMIe'. Itnowlwlpi ol polltH M Ivry enne film Knew there luul lieeii a ar before slio was Imni, ami that oil iua.k.1, tlnoo fcouo to tMTi I1"1' fniilit In It. bho Ijiew Hint lier Mistress Mis-tress luul once Lceu rich anil Mint tho dismal , iiIniitAtion was formerly tho teeno of lavish liuury nml plenty. Wio bed no rcinemlirnneo of n per. rounl kind eoniiecteil with hvcrjr, lr llltlo jrcllow ngo liavlin; fillwl to ii-jxir ii-jxir on thU mrtli In time for It. Ai fi.r m tho could pRthrfrom her rnthtr lnlnillu"iii klndml'lt luul iKt'li o iwrlmlnf much ratliiff ami drinking, af"urti! and vftrlKuUkl dothlnir, tnv ui ilU.lni-1 mid ovowtonil iuliUliiurnW, eootiforifotten. lle.wmir. llldlo imdn tlw bunt of 1 r pn.-uli'i.il.liiM', tliouuli tho tllitrp lilui k o) ii lookliiK riotlmly out from In r mtiLitio tucevrrm aluajm on tin ntci for nnw potnlMlltk. Tlwra wan rnuitlliiuK Ciuciilnii hi her Iviir, tMlRllt ikip, fonmid for lwjlng Into lni-ln(i nut lr owns tomctliinK Cuu cni in nlo In tlio thin llrm ciiirwinB icrrccy and lntrkrao. llrr llnlr ramod to (rln tho lin to tlw Int llit tclculod In her rountfliaiioo, fur It urn Iiitnitel klnkr, mid tlio drrsanl It on purely African principle; Mr. I'.lkin, rnni lh ncit til.iutatlon, . il to nay that ltrwcinblil tho "Holy M 'imt," fur It Kiillifrtnl Into about Jialf a liundriiil lumuto and fchtuliiK I nUdc, pacta llnl with amulet ilrliuaud irim to ttacd upritfllt. Mlt llarln had kuedxtnt Wack o n r-nlmtltuteand lirewiiUilTdillo on linr foiirtccnlli Mrtiidny with a bolt of narrow nar-row radio ribbon. '! jiw, Mm IturW he had nuwr n "I ain't In luo'nln hko you U lo f I Atr 1 knows 1 dono fi-cl bad 'bout p old inOMi, and I im'vd him and hot up rltli lilui rvtrlir. but It nln't poInUr do Mm no Rood, mo putting bUck on my hiud " Tildio wan fifteen now, and the most expert houMMiiald ou tho rl cr, Bho had idua)shoun u nundtrful f.ieully for iiuniiuir tho tick, dUtlnguUhln;; and dropping meillclnos llh linfnllliiR cue-cefmand cue-cefmand cheering the paUilit villi n tact all her oiu IhoKlft of iiiinluir hallmcn Klvtn to tbli lltllo ndornl i;Irl as Uio idft of iiiuhIo or palntlug hi L,henUiotherf. MIui MiirU vm& the head of tho family fam-ily now, Mblali hud dwindled down until tharo wern only two to hold up tho oaco proud name, Hho Mas old matfcr'ii second lfoa woman ho hid ini t In Uio far i'at before tho nar. Hho tried fallbfully to do lier duty In tho nhora.bf life to which It hud pluaMxl Uo.1 toeall her, but It hadalivt)beon uphill Mork. It U hurd for an "old in dd" to turn suddenly Into a wife at bent harder atilt when fho uiut uhangocll-llintoand uhangocll-llintoand tvadlllom alno. II4 ilarla ku (.-oud to her lltllo ctepduuguter, Auroro; tho tried to teach her lumlio hwl been taught, and to Imtlll Into Uiat koutlurn inaldeu tho hablt of Xw Hampshire. Auroro ViM twenty two now, and the falluru wan vry apparent, nolhhiR vhatover lud 1hui lutlUlnl. Tho pill luul limply lim-ply diiolopol Into tlio twoit, nil' learned maturity that inltcit lisr. Pin had licauty and erace, and talked with tho eliarm of Creole wouk'o ucliarui Inherited from bygone uourtly aiueirtorM who had dutio her rendlug and kludy for lu r. hho was I'tlnglng lu a hammock on tho pleatAttt Juno morning, Iter tiny foot Jujt'tuppliur tbn pollcry with tho ruklnK nintlun, Hho hail a book til her hand, but ho wai not reading ono pink (Inzer tip rculaed un lm-UKUiary lm-UKUiary plnco In tho rolumo, whllo tlio other arm elarped tho lunhii aboo her head. llrr dreaa woi white, tlio o!t tram pan ut whltodear totlieoreolo hwirt iIU SUriii hud no )mpilliy w fnuullk. tejituriM. A touch of rtnnli ui.d fcumo npijueniNw wero necoMiiry to liir mU roriii.ct,cen lu wash materiali. "WhataM ou doing, Aurorol" hir ctcpiuothcr queried atuuply, ,jiroro rmllotl. "Notlilng, luamnii' tilio always uilleil this (urliM.lliu nu-u-tllan by tho guutlo 1'ixuoli vi mlon of tho maternal "1 was trying to read poetry, but It Is so dvlloIouMly cool that t wan won di'rlug whether 1 would ko to tlocp or havo TIMlo niako mo sumo lomonailo." IIUs Uaila Jingled tho kos in i I it I -1 intent, wlileb alio ulwaysii rri I ii" a dpiitnr) lur th. i mueli- lu nl ni suggesUvo of tlw vlUr v u ' dlsfuittrifactlon, "1 would hto0'llo h r 'I In toiuethlug uerkos, AuroiT, onuar in luj-okiiplngrar ., ir I I i i. ir-e ol hup nun;; r idlu.' If tlm ft iiilnliii I el mint of ' i 'ill'i i' "'in, 1 1 I 1 u I t ,11 II , l .n w i , I I van I i j dor tun. It tl i ir I "hat Is what I ulwuys thoi Ut," Auroro owerti 1 "What wn tho goo 1 of It or 'pt to make u poorl ' MIm Maria slshid. 'klliswas Indwd a hofMless muil "I hnpo yon am not prlovlng ovr Cooll Nettoyer," he snld nbtuplly. "11a is a mmt ollpnilve young man ti me. iououtlit to marry n practical man; kotnn ono to stealy you, not n poetry writing fellowof tho miuoklnd " Auroro iimdo one ot her faint, laiy prtitests "Coell works, niamani ho kee( up tho old plnco nicely. It Is only In leisure hours that ho vrltes potry and plajs on the violin " "Wall, It stands to reason," Miss Maria went on, "that If ho spends any tlmo hi tho twenty four iloiug r-ueli things as that, ho mint think of them the rest of Hie day. At any rate, I feci that I did perfectly right lo forbid lilm tonoiiio Ifero. When yon aro twenty tlvo you can do as you please, but till thou I mutt do what Is my duty." "I shall bo an ol 1 woman at twentl five," Auroro said languidly. "Wo nr not like you nortlioniors. Hut wo will not dlscuv the matter, maman. What Is to bo will b". ami I for on. mil con tent to lot IhtniM drift. I hato sail nothing to you about your putting poof Oo 11 out of doors but It was hard hearted and not cry nasonable." MIs Marti turned away. Th thoughts tinier her auburn curU drussed In all old fiuhlonod manner , and ttrs aked wills gray, wero not happy ones. Bho was cndea orlng lo ierfonu certain ciiilta nlinornisl dulls, at tlio hi-rtlgatlon hi-rtlgatlon of tho l'nriUil conscience, bucked up by her I'lirltnii obstmooy. Cecil Nottoyor was proeliely tin genus of ) oung man nbhorrvnt to licr mil. Ills warm, almost caressing, manner, lilt loro ot miitle, his p. tiu-iHiio tiu-iHiio dress, all rcprcsMibM to lier combination (f weakness nnd wloki-d-nets. Mho ooald not an 1 would not see that hohadpraotleil pilrposo under all this nniumant, and refuted lu glm him tlm credit for his iirofltnbly managed man-aged plantation. "The. plaoo runt Itself," she was wont to observe, unwilling to fuel tliat, thinigh ho iduyisl (Jhopin In Uio ONim-tng, ONim-tng, his knowledge of Migir danting was hi now way lessened by ills knowledge knowl-edge ot iniislo. Ho pleadeil guilty to reading Ilaudst through many n moin-Ing moin-Ing hour on ills front veranda; but no man um tho tlusiMppl was belter aertnl than Cecil Ncttoyer. or lml moro iiertiMtly the grasp ot lda.own af fairs Ho had a comp'ucmt philosophy ol his own, and the miiiw of Imninr gen-rrnlly gen-rrnlly olHenvd In uien of strung will pijwer. "All things come to tliote wlio wait," he was wont to obsvrtu kluuulf, "ovuil MUs Muila." Tddle wa. gathering blarkborrlo. by tlio feneo idiloh seiiaratd their ptai.ta-tloufnmi ptai.ta-tloufnmi attoyer's. Herlssskot si Irtly full, her yelluw Miubonnet hung on n neighboring bramble, and each In-dlilJiul In-dlilJiul bruld had assumed thestrlotl perpendicular. l'n'iitly her name wot ralleil, and Mr. Iiettoyer's ooiinteusneo appeanul ' on tho other side of tho knee. Nuw this young man wan it weakliest ot Til-die's. Til-die's. Ito was her solo embodiment ot the hero of romance, although she di I not hi gool truth know that thero was sueli an arttclo nuywhero, lliiuinu iiaturc, even when It hipiniis to bo coffee cof-fee colored, craves Instinctively for tho Ideal. "I am going away to Memphis on tho 7 o'clock boat, Tlldle," Cecil said. "I would Hko to sen MUs Aurora and tell her goodby. What will she bo doing from D o'clock until Of TIIJlo reflected. "MUs M'rla, she been a mekln Iter read to her pretty rug Icr for tho las' two weeks. Oclliwvf tho caewns hop-dees. Tl.o expression on his face totirlieil Til be. Tho African dinning unit the Cuiiaaslau ailmlratlun stirred wiUiin lier. "fxmmo think, Mr. Cecil! Her maw are powerful mean to.MlssAtircro 'bout you. Thar ain t no sense hi it. I done say to Mba M'rU mo timet llian ouot 'Mr, Cecil Nettoycr-ko u'n't no luy utan; ho puts tho right aIuo bn hlWf. Tluir ain't no nigger that dares to piny oil ou him, and ho dun luivo no tool-lug tool-lug round hliii.'" "What does slio snyt" Mr. Kittoter qutricd, wltli un umusotl ruitlo. "Oli, slio tell mo ter 'tend ter my own builnars; but Miss M'rlado llsseu ter inc. Blio 'low I kin pleaso hit boter'n imj bo-ly on do place." "Well, goodby, Tildio," ho said, turning turn-ing away, but she tailed lilm lack. "Mr. Cecil," oho exthilmed, "joii rouio round ter our hniiKothlsafttr-noon. hniiKothlsafttr-noon. Come about 4 o'clock, walklii kinder easy and iiaturul hko round the little galk ry in tho oast tide, w h MUs Auroro sits In th' afternoons, gwlno 'tend to Mls M'rla," "Why, Tlldle," ho asked, "what would j ou dot You'd luno to IJil Miss Maria to git her oft guard," "Dlessyo'sotll. Mr, Cecil. I wouldn't hu'tah.ilrot Ml Zl'rla's head, tihu aro awful good ter me, MIts M'lla are. i)ho aro n "sot in her mind' pusson I but she dou' Mean no harm to uoliody. bho worry ovtr Mies Aurora llkon clj hen with onedutk." 'llioiillldlo roHu to a height of mota-p'lor mota-p'lor which astonUliod her auditor and herself "Yes, Marso Cecil, sho worry tike a oto hoit trlth one duck, and you Is tho water. Miss Allioresllogwlno go Hko tlio duck tur the watar, and Mtu M'rla slio got ter stay on tin graes und watch hurswliu." m emotion brought out In Tildl tli Ii ivdltiiry dialect of hor raoe. In ' t dm laoiuant. she oalled iiooplo Mr. u. t Mrs , as alio hail lawn taught. I wltlooiue," Ceail promised, curl-t curl-t i' to wsi the outcome of thondun IW.mi luiiolicmi Tlldle Bought lur inl-tr. "i "Mis Mrl. in 1 -U I ' 1 U ii njT.riul y I 1 '! il 1 r tk siiuo of t 11 lin! win o I 3 Maria loi'i d In tlio (jl- I, V- .', . i in- Ii ' eir -noier nttrn i will, un- b.m time I ihall go north n id i.iinyuwap iple, an 1 you shall go with me. You would have to weer a muslin cap, up their, over your rMIcnlotie Inmd." "fjiwd, Mit Mrlnf I wouldn't ttetrrl happy 'thout a cap up thar It are rld, Miss Aurora sn, all Uio time. I dreatneil las' night, MUwM'rii, 'bout me nnd you going thar." Tlldle went up to the medicine chest and brought down two white pills. Ml Maria took tliem. At 1 mtly Mr. Nettoyer reached the south terauda. Auroro was seuteil In n low rooking ehlr, n aoliiino ol Jtremy Taylor on lier lap, her eyes Hied on the distant horizon. Miss Maria was ski ping peacefully', wltli hor head thrown Istek in an upholstered up-holstered eholr which sho liad brought from bora Her whole attitude ex pressed Intense, dreamless slumber I Aurore's ihght cry at sight of her tour did not wake her, nor the conversation ' that followed. Ooeil pleaded hU cause nobly. At List, when an hour had passed, ho said to Auroral "I shall wake up yu'ir.Meptnothtr and ln the ete liefore her." This was tuuro easily said than done. Mis. Mnrladldnotnl.o TheycallisI her; they touched Iwr; they hlti-d her tin Ktie still slept tint iiiui.itiiml, drennilees slumber. Auroro screamel with fright Cecil called TIMlo; lie took that young person aside. " Wiiat Invn mi done to MlesMarla T Til lie confessed wltli nbsoluto oalm-"I oalm-"I give her tome Utile pills Hko tie doe-tor doe-tor gave old natter 'fo' lio died. Tie y made hltu rest natunil. lie pralwd them up wonderful, olo liutshT did. Ml Maria sh-i teks often littt" white pills for her headaches, lley looks fii" all tho world Ilk' do odem. 1 say to myself, 1 gives Miss M'rU old master's U and site tek ft idee nap, whllo MlM Auroro mi Mr. Cecil." III. heart stoo.1 still. "What wen the pills you gave lier!" Tddle s.wllod, "M-o-r p li 1 n e." "nring mo enmo strong coffee from tilt kitclien." lie ant !, ' and on your life, Tlldle, tell iiu una "hut you have done," Win ii Miss Maria regained consciousness conscious-ness ahc was Wing walked around tho loug liall, In tlw strong arms of Mr. Kettoyer, trlio was saying! "My deer madniue, youtimre lieen suddenly ItidltpiMed by the heat I'er- inlt it iH-lglilior who happouol to bo piuxlng" but alio bad no elaar remeui-bmncee remeui-bmncee of the rest, for the walking began be-gan again, with Interruptions to pnur aolfee down her throat mid to beg Aurora Au-rora not to cry 1'or several days Mies Maria woe very ill. l.'eoil did not go to Metupllit, but remained with them. Ills practical ability woe to thoroughly totted in tho emergency tliat Miss Maria forgavohli.1 eter) thing As eonteru are alwas sealons. she anon tnwauie the mutt de-toted de-toted stepinolher-hi Uwlntlieoouutry-tide. Uwlntlieoouutry-tide. Tlldle'e part lu the adventure was net or told, and Mite Marin wot a!wus fond ot saying "that she had neluully had n sunstroke wbllo sitting lu the shade Huoh Is the duugi r of u southern south-ern climate!" IiiduocourMof timo sho redeemed her pronilH) and took Tildto with lu-r on a isit to Kew llampnlilre. On top of Mount Wiiihintun Tlldlo's wonderful now inutllu oap blew olf, and her hair was seen to lie arranged, us of old, hi nit) uiiuuto braids all lied with termlllon string. Ueba dregory l'rtlat in JiewOtloant Tunes Dtiuooiut |