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Show I 'Shell i?iis3 1 h Wilden. I tllAlTI It M (Continued 1 V man has no right to hull I such a house as this and Impoverish his fsmlly by so doing unless ho has tncana aulTlclent to leave them com fortably provided for he musea Impa-tlmtly. Impa-tlmtly. This house mutt be a white lei hant to Mrs llden an 1 yet ho ttnnoljbear tho I lea of letting It, and mot lng Into a l lace more suited to her means! Well I ran ayropathlio with Ur weakness for though tho country round looks upon her late husband In lot light of a selfish ipenlthtltt, I osre aay she still contemplates him as a departed saint Then no answer ksrlng come to his summons he rings Mln .onlcrlng vaguely at tho great itlllmsi which pen a les tho house lrrscntly ho ever that atlllnesa la broken ly tho soun I of heavy bolts be-lot be-lot withdrawn ending with a grating turning of the Iron key, then the door li opened and Susan sUn Is revealed "I knotted It was you sir through Pwplnp'bceldo tho window blln 1 ' she tirlalnj? with a slow brosd smile or elie I ihoul In t ha' opened " 'Quite right, Susan agrees Mr Cbimpley stepping Into tho hall with out waiting tor an Invitation qulto right to be cautious I want to n eak to Miss Shell for a moment li the In? "Phi' asks Susan putting her hanl twhlruLhas-fSr, and assuming a list shig attitude for shu Is a little hard of hearing and tho question Is uttered rapidly Robert, Champloy again expresses his lib. for an Interview with Shell and what la more tho oil woman a eyes being fixed steadily on him as ho makes til demand he feels hlnuelf growing red as he makes It When Susans lice finally relaxes Into n broad smile lo feels that It would afford him In Units rAllef fn lirtv her ears. "ills BhellT the old woman repeats till irolllng at tho Joke Her Isn t hero her went away two hour ago ' "Went away went whcrol de-Binds de-Binds her visitor, looking bewildered "Hera gone to join her ma and MUi Ruby, sure ' explains Suian In a tone aklch denotes that such a question al-aoit al-aoit merits contempt Hers main tinelful, Is Miss Shell, and thU morn-III morn-III the took It Into her bead all of a Up ss her d go to the moor, and early ear-ly along with her the wrapa as waa Tinted Bo nothing would do hut she hsi malup a helping t sck at six 6'cI5ck?r!ria'fannIng errandstor booiis to thi town till 1 m fair oft my legs " "OH. Indeed gone to tho moor, has ahe! Well, I am very glad to hoar It," aliwera Robert Champley, with a trance and unaccountablo feeling of keen dlnnpolntment ' Mrs. Wilden 1 Kff' wn"-'Jinr anxious about her nil."19 or inB other featm ' No 1 8lDC0 "ien b bla n"'"-fluian n"'"-fluian w.&'n J1" notWe gath wnei amiTof Plndld phy-'Wta phy-'Wta m height. hcraU5rVr yfcWfr;ftEALT,,. ' MJft H""" o' Vale 8usan'n1,. .,, American 0U"aWJ,U.',r the American hli ' '"rEa Is n distinguish- ' f-.j'i,icIfnco with which Is! ' If - J-jf conccrna Itself For mtghr V' a been profciaor of and jT ' and bla writings most k. . are been widely read Man lrWJconomlca la one of sldsr. t'tV-Tolumra of lis kind and second slgbsteem I'rofcssor Hading Had-ing whatevotlon as an economist lng that he d to the United States In the earlyry way fitted for the He finds hX bit fellows In tbs on the grass, , the Tlmei " v So soon! ' I ijv v a tragic air. VBk tlon not JHk yet let rH lng up iHI ' you took Int tBkV I be a bite out TP Probably J) , YiW I not at horn? Wf laiy yawn IBs (ft How protj rX I that I mlg ILm has the blruVv KflF direction VW o fear ol " little sorely (35V moor ' I I trainer of What a t v i is very pop-wing pop-wing before vX.ln. Among the What liM til" 'Mentioned for that you 1"UII,".U; ichooljaf Itobert. wllh alo 'leyjgajv Ted raise LSJfFll .tarei at hU br'TlSS w &er . "7J i I iay. the morolnc'4,, t V to afcree with you Aolf hfnl mark. In a mjdltajw I Don halo Bhell, I knowl ibY,, of the children th.y adojU JK lng that .he doei no hi au( "JJpt ,b w. meet-well. Jej It I, of no n.e to wOTK on tie luWert- wV) tlently- we ire with J to ace her agitln for a i ten Tantmleuxl'nmj Jf' If I couldn t prtsJ ivi.'K ter than you do 1 d II iMJT eald Itobert, tn a ttM "PfM Never mini I shall set that all right when we arc on the other silo of the Channel returns Ted with comic ronfllcnrc How Is n fellow to ipeak trench if ho has never leen nl rood T lie needn t atte nit t It says llobert severely Hint I think 1 will retire behind the newspaper till the wind has thing -d quarter remarks Te I In lou 1 confidence con-fidence to the worll In general tt ell I do feel out of temper " a I-mlta I-mlta Itobtrt In a self deprecating voice aa ho turna and cutera tho house CIIAITHl MI It Is threo o clock Tito early dinner din-ner Is over at dorse Cottage as Violet puta It the one excitement of the day has come to an end lleforo a freshly lighted fire Mrs. Wilden sits enveloped In a white knit ted ahawl she has established herself for an afternoon doio and looks upon the whole tolerably comfortable Tho same cannot he sat 1 of her niece lo-let lo-let who Is established hesllo the low ca.ement window In a folding Amer lean chair with carpet seat A look of tiller boredom mara her pretty face whll.t her pale pink costume la Inar-tl.tlcally Inar-tl.tlcally flnl.hed off by a woolen antl macassar striped scarlet and black, ahe holds a book In her hands, but seems to be thinking rather than real lng and evidently her thoughts are not llko her drrss, rose colored ' Ooo 1 gracious met ' cries a laughing laugh-ing voice suddenly breaking In tion the silence which tin reigned In tho room for the Init halt hour ' What la tho matter? Has overybody got colds or what, that you aro all wrapped up like I'gyptlnn mummies? ' 'Shell cries Mrs. Wilden, starting out of her half doxe with u frightened look ' what has happened? Why have you como? ' ' Only a freak of mine mother dear! I Just thought I ahoul 1 llko a mouthful of braclug alrl ' laughi Shell m she kisses her mother half a doxen times and then turns a scrutinizing gaio alt round the room Mm W llden return! the kisses with Interest If one corner of her heart Is warmer than another, Shell possesses that corner ' I wai afraid something had hap-1 pened ' alio says with her eyes still I Dud lovlnalr on hsr.daughter a faca I but 1 am varyl Kind 'that you decided to Join ua only you might hare writ-ten writ-ten dear" I "You aro welcome aa the flowers tn May," crlna Violet who has left her chair, and at this Juncture gives Shell a cousinly hug ' only you were an awful aw-ful goose to cornel If I ever get back to Mudford wild horses shall never VA drag tne to a moor again VJlhit what Is tho matter with the &ks Shell I thought It per- u.,s we camo along so FIUMC J O0uEer,n,1 ""'J''. of the family, hoi Just bought a seat on the exchange The recent boom In atenk ll'uii I.1, ua l u u iul i pltti ukie highly valuable and his membership cost the young millionaire (30 000 tho highest prlco recorded In more than ten yeara Unquestionably he can afford af-ford it Hr tho terms of bis fathor will he was to como Into control of his share of the estate on attaining his majority Ho was SI yenrl old Dec C and on the following day Hus-ell Hus-ell Sage who had been trustee of this part of tho fortune rendered to him an accounting of hli stewardship, Tbo details wero not made public, buj as tbo amount originally was more than 110000000, tho younge.t Gould enteri upon hi. career In finance with solid backing He li a quiet, unassuming unassum-ing young man devoted to buslnc.i and fond of sport Frank baa been tinder the guardianship of hi. stater, Mln Helen floutd and lives with hor at Lyndhurst near Irvlngton N Y. He was educated at tho llerkoley cbool and New York university To prepare hlm.elt for tho orooer man agement of his fortuno ho has made trip, over tho railroads controlled by the aould Interests and has mado hli builneis headquarters In tho offices of the Mlioourl I'oclflo railway, In Now York Ho li a great lover of dogs. Ilecently ho bought Presto anl Laura Jean rough coated fit nernardi, for hli kennels tbo reported prlco being (5,000 |
