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Show UKB XlsloKllJiK. Flora Ilamy waa a aliupglrl. Ona day hrr rlrh aunt and ooualu auoounlvrad bur bulilnd lha aounuir. "llmr ma, t,laro,H fultarad the eldrr lady, bull anirry, half ounfuaud, "lb la la vnry aiiituirrnwliig to" "IHj jimh. liiatiuual Whnt o fool you arar1 anld Mlaa Clem Ileruy In not vnry dual atraln. "of onuna wa ann't obllgml to raoogtilaa any rvuilliiiialilp with lbt thli young woman. Ixl ua go." And thi-T wnl. Flora Uarry had o hard day of It, and It am not until they were oloalng up for the ulghL that aha had an oppurlnulty to ohwr the binlHMl up nountor which waa hur a-olul a-olul ohargo, A lieatuboard boa oorer lay on the Hour partly undor the oounltir, and aa Flora euxipnd to pick It up aomethlng nUll.Twl beneath It a gill ouupud porle-bionnale. porle-bionnale. "Home lady haa left her pnektdhook on tba oountor, and II haa got brualifd off with tha trhnmliiga," waa lha ulrl'e Ural thoiiiiht aa aba opened It. "And It la full of bank bllla too. 1 never enr eo imioh money al ooe lime In all my life before." At the aama Inatanl o ptirfumtid card droppod from the loner ooniiHirtiueiit a canl engraved In faahliiDabla otiaraotwra, "Mra. Ueven'tn Darcy." '1'he IiIikkI lualluotlvrly matted Into Flora'a pule and wnnrt,d aheek. "It U Aunt Jullrt'e purer, and the nioiiry la liera uo, ourel Did nob tier hualianil meanly deprive niyin ithor of hvr poor little fnriuiior Doea he nut live In luxury while we are aurvlngf hun It la not mine. 1 will tuku It to Aunt lumy hhe turned tvenliituly toward the aria-toernttn aria-toernttn quarterol thoiUty lu whleli dwell Mra. Ikivereux Uuniy. It wue a long wnlk, bin Flora auarotily hetileit It aoeniter wua aha to rid lierault of Hie tiny burili n thai wna iiiomeutarlly growing Inmvlfr In heart aud bund. "Mra. Uuniy waa nt dinner. She eould aee nu oi:n." wua the nnawer Flora re-nilvud re-nilvud when alio reiUealvd a brief Inter, view with hur aunt, nor waa eliu blind to Iho fooimuu a Inaoleul and aiiT.'llloua aturuaa be delivered bla utoreotyied no " You will give her tlila pnmel If you pleuMi," alio aald. a Utile annoyed. "Yea, mlaa. 1 11 give 11 to hur," waa the reply ua thu footman ynwrnnl vlalbly und abut the door uflur her, while Flora, lu-uuliely lu-uuliely relieved, tripped nwuy with a heun many degmia lighter tlmn It hud ' I almll imonlaiut home now," lliouglit Flora. "I hupu iiinuiiua la not alarmed at my uuuallal delay." Alua, how little did ahi) nntlclpate how ninny long du.va mid wka would ellipse beluio ahu .liould "bo at home" nKiilul Mlaa Clnra IJiirey bud aat a wliole hour In full ill-ex, while kid glovea, allver bou-quiit bou-quiit holder and all, uud wna beginning to wai Impiitleiit, whim ut leimtli l)r l'lill-Ipaou l'lill-Ipaou woe nuniiuuiHHl a trunk, hunilaouio yollliK liinll, with Ihiiuulitrul my eyea uud a port ereol, aa that of Hyperion. "Von mil. I eieuae lliy delay, Ml.a Hur-Ci Hur-Ci i.'rviaaalonoluiiiii.ataJiuialwai'aiuue- H lllMiajaaaaaaawiyawaawwaaaaaMaai fefa of ITi'uir own time, nnrl 1 Waa ArXnlQIid by a atrret aoeldent a bmkrn arm." "Ah, llldi-eil!" "Vea, a pretty little uhnpglrl. I ahonld Jildnn aenl to the lioaphnl. And. by the way, ll'a a ourloiia ooinrlileuut but Inr name la llnrey." "Dnrry1" la hoeil ('lara. "Vea, Flora Hurry." "How atrnnoel I thnnfrht," aililed Vtnr, with irllb mullneea, "that wo were the only Mildly of that name In thenlty, IJain alioin -haa no ndatlvea llvli.u." The plow of aunalilne quivered lllfilllr on the dnorof the oonvaleeeolit wunl aa Ur. l-hlll,,n'a f,tat,,,M nina. atnmg, nerroua and Inaplrltlng. upon Ita thn ah-old. ah-old. There wna tunny a heart lenH-d up at the familiar aound, lint tnoal of all the heart nf poor Flora llarey, who waa alt-ting alt-ting up for the llrat time alnee the long fever that had followed nn Hie pain uud Itillammatlon of her broken nriu. All the urnmlng ahe bud lieen thinking of llr I'hlllpaon, but ernrra ly mom than Ur. I'lilllinon had been thinking of her. What ahonld hndowlth tlila fair, fniolio rnnvaleaiiut. who wna lua, ...i.... r.... the valley of Hu, aliailow nf deal lit Hie hml tolil hi i ,m., f .t ,,t(TT The real had been uneonaeloualy reveul,Ml In the Ineolierent ravlnira. Il,l rr Darry known thla alio mold perhupa have underatiMMl the audilen and unui-nonntnlile omiaatlou of llr. I'hlllpaon a vlalla and nt-tentlotia. nt-tentlotia. Aa It wue, ahe wae Involieil In a curlnna inralley of e.,i,),-tur.-a and bewilderment, be-wilderment, not unnilnghal wllh tho a Hint Hi-nt mxiltleallon. I'bl on onme to Flirra laal In hla round of vlalla. "Well," he (wild rheerlly, "you are really real-ly alrilng np. Thla looka encouraging." Mieemlled faintly. "We ahall diarharKe you In A day or two now. W hat am I to underatand by yuur antler little faeet" "I havolnat mr allnallon. My mnth.op haa apent her little all. I am not yet lining enough to work aud I rauui4 beg." " Von have relatione the Dereruui Dor-ova. Dor-ova. Wh not ii,n. "I would dlaUrat," alio anld, with energy. ener-gy. Dr. t'hllliieon amllral. "Flora," he aald Bently In a voire ao low that II waa audible to her oora alone, but no matter what he aald. "Mnmniii," ahrlekid I'lara Dairy ona morning not long after, "hera'a Dr. I'hll. Ipviir. marrlugoln the iokt.I And who do you auppoeo ho haa married; Floral" "Vour ouu.ln Flora!" orled tho matron In dlomiiy. Thla eomea of hnapllala anil thoaa hor. rid plm-ea," went on Clnra hyalerli ally. " wouldn't marry a doctor no. not If them wuan'l anolhrr man In the wurld " And, rnlher Irreleiaolly, aha buret Into lean. Now York Nowe. |