Show A LOVE TEST awby arthur born pined steadfast tn in adversity arthur feri fen is was tall blonde handsome some and twenty eight lie was also the possessor of a inherited tile the maternal side bide of the house fl from flom OM lie was VLIS likewise a ct dutiful son it hiis tile the two latter circumstances that had on moie than one occa occasion ion t iokhim icci etim from making a triumphant iss ass of himself I 1 J just fancy if it had not been for his long head it is more all than ln that lie would have fallen desperately in love with that bewitch inar gov governess einess of tho the Ila hastings stings with how lie had spent several weeks in the mountains one summer five years ago but lie hud had given himself time to think and had fled between two days much to ills his later satisfaction then there was wa that dear clear little miss pioci whom ile he it had id met at the sc seaside aside it had been a glorious ovenin evening that last alst 1 they wore were sitting on th tha veranda 1 here they might see and yet bo be unseen the soft dreamy strains of a bt aass waltz floated aut ut from the ball room thore there was tho the pale silver light 0 of f tile the moon the murmuring ripple of tale waves on tile the beach aud and all that f sort of thing which you hav read about so many times that you have learned to skip it in ill the novels novel ivell vall elsie elie was going away too too soon they had talked in bi sighs bilis lis and nan mm murs aurs for half an hour Art arthurs burs left hand clapped cla ped eldies dimpled right bone one his bis light ight i arm was about her waist both beat vigorously as henits will on such occasions and A arthur had haa lust opened his mouth to toll tell elsie hat sho she had bad been waiting for for two beels eel when was a step close at band a rustle rustic of skirts and tle the cooing C oice of the maternal fort fen is said 1 I 1 be teg your pat pardon don but v ill you hellse excuse arthur a few mornen moments ts here aie those miserable buscis atan abis s that must be attended to 0 o in ti time me ar the late mail and thus was lie saved a second ti time in C or elsie E isic had not a cent ar arc 1 1 nei neither ther lad ad he at least not awamy oia ay iy 01 0 C thern them licia several everal other occlusions rhen hen his hib own long hoad c ci i L IS s as had helped him ou out coq to arthur ps as somewhat susceptible but it is lot t of these I 1 have to tell uis his time had come the in every ay desirable desirably young person hud had pro pre buted herself true sho she ars w 3 not so un ung 0 as she had been but wen cn that s macic a trifle she war J just his u n are age n of as good a famy as his ii and an heiress hei ess of considerable dece she was not well not exactly ri dwine and was balnor ir dined to lat at is politely called plumpness but thurs mamma r nd A arthur D s long pd d give their approval ald aid ai d fl not care who she might be fo eo E o long abe possessed the above ans s particularly the one involving a ry v neat fortune in her own ow right 4 1 ht besides arthur wag r ettig a bit berate in fact he had so far fair ex fici ded his o own vii salary an ani and I the ina maternal ewance by the way was w as aa p aas as mrs perris could afford that I 1 aing short of a miracle or a matri lal alliance such as na he had bad been so seeking could save him bim from get into very teu deop deep water nd ild thus it came to pass that this ter found him engaged eng cred to miss aliss ice field li eld much to tho the satisfaction s mother was visiting in m now new jad carld to lo whom ho he haaf had like lika the jaul fal son lie he was sent the gratifying s at once was disappointed however lio wever on point lie ile lind pleaded artfully for arly ariy wedding but kisr field had er r foot down with much flim firmness slimness ness aid must go through a along long atio nary period all of which PF ur failed to understand ile had s been noted for ills his persuasive persuasive rs 5 and had flattered flatte flatter rd I 1 himself t that hat 1 ice e with ile her r gentle clinging g I 1 b bud ud ys would succumb at once V be it known that miss bernice h rd nl not arrived at years ofaf oadis of dis ais for nothing neither had she i ni s 10 ft r v f r I 1 R lopre possessing young person cearly a half her own pa ased R 1 h sipie eap exp experiences crien ces masons s 1 without unto much uch knowledge of clio acho ways as es of wicked man slie she had as 48 might have been expected s ton to a high number but thus far the gentlemen concerned had failed by i ea on of their un unanimous aninious d dr siro sire to touch be her purse to tou touch ebin in the first clao the all important key hey to it which I 1 was hidden away in lier her plump bosom and miss aliss bernice field was worldly wise in berday her day and generation 4 she was certainly cerU in love with ferris there could be no doubt of that it ii 19 quite as certain that slie she was very seriously in love with him but with tho the wisdom born barn of experience she did not lot let him know one half of what she f felt for liim him if anyone had told perris that lieras ho was just now minavery in a very shaky position lie he voiad bild have ills ilia chum ed cross who was spending the winter at the house dureg mrs ferris ferns absence had once sug suggested rested that theres there many maily a slip but arthur merely shied a shoo shoe at him and whistled onely it was ir this frame of mind that one evening iv ir february uary lie he ran lightly up the of tho the field mansion to aall on lie lier r virom cross unfeelingly ay iy referred to a as his little lady love C it was warm and the front door stood ajar the alir lit little le footman nv ws as not in hib bib accustomed place so ferns pori is with tile the air oi of ore who knew jut duct where lie he was got glinc 1 stel stepped pea flom tirom the open doo 0 0 11 POJ la aa fields study crime camo the sound found of voices voice earnest ea rnest biscus sion and ore of them his own name ile he imbt halted d i i as would any oue one eiss ender e ill 3 cil ci L papa field T G pc a of cour ray my dear clear you aio your own ss and I 1 can only advise you yon it becas to mc lio wever ver that you it ha a 3 doi do a vey fools tiling thing to 0 r jo DL i ca cu to ta ibis h young ydun c ferris true ho seems an young 0 fellow and ho ale comes of lin an excellent famia but bit i it is vel uel knoon that lie he bas only a all allowance from the estate t to in addition to a beggarly bearly r 9 two thousand ind dolla dollas s salary ilow how do you kno know i 7 that it is yon yoi end and not your money that ho he wants it is a brutal question I 1 know bat it is one you lave inave probably asked of yourself a ho dazen times con concerning cernin g other othe r yo young un I 1 rr men 1 arthur arthu ait oit in the hall standing stan din 0 in much le ic barie balme etti attitude tude na a child assumes choa its first Ti piece ecel in school winced but waitea for the answer it came in serious thought ht ful tones winch plainly ith that miss bernie also had bad consia considered ered this very mcf cl N no I 1 am cure aure you misjudge him papa of coulso T 1 i 1 ader hamd how lie ho is d finar cla A 17 and and all that eab I 1 at I 1 am su 0 lie is honest and honorable holi orabie and thu tha t ba he ie cares for me very gaudh oneie J ceic are a thousand ways by which I 1 can learn enuch that yo you a car carn t and yes yes I 1 understand but suppose you should put him to the tast do you think ho he would come through goli ah er cr unscathed as it were suppose you should tell him that eliat I 1 harl had lost v all your money moncy and mine in an fortunate affortunato speculation that wo we were bl beggars begg eggars ars and had not P a dollar we could call our own are yon afraid to try him there was a brief silence then 1 I dont lic to tell a falsehood alse hood papa but it would be only E L white lie and perhaps for the nest best yes ill try him tomorrow to morrow night lay iny 0 dutiful durif il girl irl now run alon along and iet me work there was a sound of a kiss and the perspiring young soung man in tho the hall hastened to get out of the house ile he wanted time to think but the first shingi that entered his head as he rea reached L eci the side hideyo alk was s j fanciful picture of the petite miss mess field with her one hundred land and sixty pounds of avoirdupois running alon along and he smiled bio broadly adly then lie ho walked rapidly over to the tha nest street bocatch toca to catch teli a cab to his bis club there to hold a powwow pow wow with I 1 cross on the A steps ho he hesitated besIta ted a moment had I 1 better go back now he be thought no ro she wont have tier her little tale of woe ready and might be put out if I 1 call tonight to night 11 f might give myself away too better have timeto get M my 11 and thia astute speech r prepared young man went in and proceeded to malce make himself comfortable 1 I A 1 the Th rhenest enest next evening c ening with hiis i s usual light heart and good spirits lie rang the door bell of the field mansion yes miss field was in peter said ferris went into the drawing room and sat down running 0 rapidly over in ills mind tile the venous tender lie be had pro pared for the emergency as a long time coming coining lie ho thought for ono one who expected win him I 1 presently she entered slowly 7 heavily iler her head bent low ivr r her bert incle bo bosom boom om and her breath crime came ishoi fc aud and fast pel ris went forward to meet her liis his arras arins out outstretched ilo wa something of au an actor himself and lie he knew it 1111 bernicel jer nicel Dor darling lingl what i is the trouble with my iny little girl 9 another good stroke miss aliss field liked to bo be called little oil arthurt arthur t arthur I 1 dont know ilow how to jo tell you it is ia too dreadful papa 1 what ila has your father been 1 oil no not that but but dorsol worse arthur we ve are beggars and miss field delivering these last words with wonderful impresA veness hung huner her b head C ad 1 and I nd f obb cl c bitterly behind her lace handkerchief then it was that ferris like the young man of action that ho he was put ills his arm arin as far round his tearful fiancee as possible and wilh some difficulty led her to a scat and pulled her licad head down on oil ili his glossy shirt front I 1 ile he wils was very very as sli sho I 1 must know but it was ac 11 ot ain lier her f father would recoup himic lie lic hod hl many influential fluent ial f i lends friends As for foi her had she 1 not him alim lier her arthur lie ile would not lie once interrupted her to fay permit her ber through a sense of false pride to cast him oc now whon when she most nee needed d him no nio never lie had three thousand a year it was not much lie he knew but they could live on it and did she suppose for one instant that lie he had expected to live on his cifes money no A thousand times nol no I 1 we will have a real quiet little wedding dearest and after it is over wo we will go quietly to out our own little cottage 0 in the suburbs which you and I 1 will get ready in the meantime and there we will be the happiest couple in the world what bernice nice am I 1 to understand der stand that you laugh at my cher plans for bernice had leaped to liar her feet and was lau laughing 0 bing heartily wily why you foolish boy I 1 was only teasing you a bit dont you think id mako make a good g actress 2 papa and I 1 lost a here was mr berris opportunity she had doubted him oh ob cruel blow if sho she could not trust him now liow how coald she have any faith in him when they were nvere in married aried perhaps after all it were best and lie he strode haughtily to the door but this was not part ol of miss aliss fields pro r gramme and she did what any very much in love female would do under like circumstances so that eliat in rt a very few seconds two people were sitting on oil a divan in a very lover like attitude indeed |