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Show f A S E R I O US CA S E I 1T I- K. MtANHlll I (I Hi ropvrtttkti. I, hf Tt Atnrt Within? Ca'npimt Vl : J Ui.u ni. rt Irom t!i.) city were rlill!n aay niininier'a h.'iii.M limn t h Wllmolh hoiiiealrad. They wer I.HHinr. k n of tlin I ni, ho had rurly e-ono lo Ihn mnlniiuilK tal en up hiw tii'llra. atrial wbh now a rlnliT. pi-ueil-tlunnr heforo the Imr; firnjiimln lin n ini.lrl. undent friend, anil Mint Jon-! Jon-! nl IHakeley. T!ll latter had ,een nlvnn, liy rfollne; n.1 c.ialle parents, every advniitnn" lot-it tho lino In whleh aim r-vhlh.led dTiJ cl lniu h n ml. tiI pnlnt ii k -- ml turn mi making; a rollorilon of muntry akerrjoe for fuluro uao In her aliiillii. Mr. Hammond nclltied drowally In ai'nl. From half eloaed II. In wan Been, llto rlver'a r.littnmerlng howom. ami lo tils nra rituin the Bound of appnich Inn whvcla. tin atlrred Bulllolenlly l behold a rnrrliu:n efop at tl'e R:le, an ll.vl, ihen returned Id hla doze. I.asrnr Wllmolli ami MNa Hlnkeley ha.t tin'-n to ti p ail)nrn!it villain. Kv. dcnlly aoinetliluK there t rn n o.lr'l tu etrolu tiro oiipenrnw of frlendahlp. Aa the carriage atopped l.aarnr apranit to llio Rroiind. Ilia c-xlended hand aa lint Imhlly totirhnd by the loily aa tho allahied. ami her ilurk eyea worn flxn.l unavervliii.-ly ahead when elm KulUeil away. Tlin KT.llnmnii'e lirov.u orha dam-ed wlili llio very do-mon do-mon of mlarhiftf. unit hi" Hp twlfeliod, lint he. til. I pot darn Iniie..-- Kr.nlinn, ,, no! The aUnut Ion wan nnilrt'ly loo rltnn for Hint. Tnn mliiult'a Inlnr Mr. Hammond , waa ilnrlli'd ly a nlap on Hhouldcr. "I riHiulrti your axnlMlanrn, llfn," aid I att-ar, aII.Hiii; down Into tho lest Ijtwliln him. lion ynwnnd drownlly, nnd mpllfd: "lt' alupya on tup for you. old fellow. fel-low. Want m to ak tho a.!rlf" 'Vorta than llnil." and l.aHoar taiiphnd tir 111 tlin otlmr unillod. "You'vo icot to hi'lp develop Din minor pnlula nf A plot, then carry It oul." When lawyer and rollesn .indent put their hea.la toooihcr ouietlilnx la bound tn rtietult. Whllo they yot roneraed a female fiaurn pmnraed from tho hotun. Ilnr llthn form n he wltchliiKly altlrpd In droaa of palo lino, anil on tier head waa a liroad mr'unn.le. air. Hammond aroan am) walked way. 1-iinrnr railed after him: "Tnka tho one painted red, with black bolt " f a "Yea." aha anld, aa Hen unlocked the boat end ahuved It down ao alio could step In; "I railed Mr. Wllmolh a coward, cow-ard, and I think ho deserved It." "Ijiacar haa been an aciiunlutnnrj of mine, for a long tlin and I never thoiiKht that of him." waa tho itrnva reply. "Oh. It aomcttmpa tnkca ytara to find one null He waa provoked at ttio tor what I auld, I guoa, for ho Untitled "Want ma to aak the girl?" quit anarlly. Hut the man who wlnlioa to atnud well In my favor niunt have atamlna afid ba wIIIIuk to dare aome-IhlPi aome-IhlPi In my behalf. When that uor-ann uor-ann ran Into ma with hla bicycle Lav-air. Lav-air. Wtlmoth nover auid a worl In Centura. Cen-tura. I'm an re h even had the audacity au-dacity to be Inclined to laiiKh." "Nil (innll )Oil B.'ivrd lilltl rlKlll." 111 miitUl riHVM vnloc. Whllt tnilUl lurkril nl tit ihn r-,:M.'in of IIpii'h Iimiitl;. "Kill ln'Tt Witr' MlHH Itlllko- Icy. H1.aU I mflnt you?" IMiirhiK hrr ItHit'l III hn, Jntil(i tlrn-Idly tlrn-Idly (unt il a himI In the liont n nt.TU. I. on tirih"il off ami tnok up iw onrn. At llrwt ehi tiny vch'.cI picImm! Irrrthlv, .mtl Kho held t:n with loth linmlfi. Hut mon i-ainn sinrxtthcr khIHuk. mul her llmhtlty viinlr-lu'il to Much an fxtnl I luit h hi trnlli-il her Durith over th Hl'lit im they Kll'lt"! ut upon tlin pliirld iti' ain, Urn. bemlltift li Ihn imrw, rv tnntia-il rtltrnt. At lunl thw laily, rRftt I VtFTl "I'm limply endeavoring to reallie what a whoppar you are.1 Iiik up ut him a coqnnttlah Rlance, aHked: "Can you awlin, Mr. Hammond?" "Not a bit," waa the reply- Then. In a tone which HuuKcatcd Impartlnx of Intereallna Information, "When I waa a boy father whipped mo for koIiik near the water, luipreaed upon me the fact thai aretii men are drowned every your, and I'vo been afraid to nllempt hullol Thcre'a Wlliuoth on the bank waving ua to coino auliora. Hhall wo?" "No, Indeed!" Followed u abort alloura, Mlua lllakeley pulled down her aunahado, ao lie roulil not obaurvo tho direction of l.er xlnnct'. Hhu fllppod nioliluro from her flnitera, turned and dabbled on the other ulile. The onraman atenllhlly moved one foot. She turned buck, faco tovianla the home ahoro, and continued: "Ho need not think we r aolnu to have him Willi ua. It would bo too much like aurrenilerlna; when I've no I-3i ion of doliiK Kood itraoloua. Mr. li.iiiiiioiid! Look at the water!" "I thought tin to wi.a aomellihiK nroiiK with Ihla boat. It waa bvcom-Ini; bvcom-Ini; fo unwieldy!" itrtianed lien. Tin re waa a tiny nuriile aa a email ttrenm continued midline; In. "Wo'll drown!" Kunped the terrllled maiden. a ah drew hor feet up on the eeat, almoHt liwt hor balance, and camn pear upaeltliix thorn. "hit allll. coiifound It!" grumbled Ken aa he aaw l lie watery ptrave yawn-Iiir. yawn-Iiir. "Why waa I euch a fool aa to brina you oul hero when 1 can't ewlml Help! help!" I.aacnr Wllnmth heard the crloa. He Jerkee off coat nun boota end epraui; Into the atrenm. I-ower Bank the bont. It waa almoat tubinerK'd. In another -nnment he would have reached It, but MUii lllukolev. aiiddenlv becttmlna aware of a chilly encroachment, aav I a alnrt and over they went. "That wan an awfully cloae ehave!" Knuped Wllmolh ua he ilrakKed that I all-drowned k I t up lh bank. "Whore where'e Hon? la he dead?" nuerled ahe when her mouth waa partially par-tially free of walor. "No. He la cllnaluK to the rapataed verael. IieHplto tho fact that I'm al-moa: al-moa: tuckeretl 1 muat ko to hla aaalat-ance aaalat-ance at once." "IKm't la ,aacar!" aud ahe clung lo hla arm. "1 muat. Hani It! Do you euppoae I'll idand hero and ae ao noble a fid-low fid-low aa he go down without at leant en effort to eavo him. Ho would do aa niueh nd niort In my behalf, and alnre ;im unl.liully condemned me my life don'i count for much i'i,way. Il'-sl'lra - ah. Ihniik heaven! 'I i no a teat putiltiK out from the i.llmi brink " Two month! Inter Mra. Jennlo Willi. Wil-li. o"h waa p-ndli.K from a 'lully paper v I. lie her huhand lount-'-d In a liain-n liain-n on the .or. Il of II. -Ir rlly home. r;i-..eiitl) aim Raid In cor.hMe-.-jble mut priae: II. re la an Item a-iylna: Iten Hum-tnond Hum-tnond ht en'erod for tho ltil"r Colleitl-ate Colleitl-ate Hwlmralni; nice." "Vea." wa-i the droway reply, "ho llilnlia he tan win." "Win! Can be awlin?" -Will I alu.iild aay ho! Why, tho whale that made the nilalako of Ita I'fo In awallowlnu Jonah could not hold a candle to him." "Then, all, what meant thai Hint !" "Heavena!" ejaculated l.aicar, en-., en-., nvorii-R to d!-.-ntai;le Iho hammock'a h'trl'.irb a ao he could all up. "I've put my foot In II now!" Will you kln.lly explain?" "It.'ckoii I II havo to. 1 hut boat had n plnR In (lie hoitotn antl he kicked It oul uhlln you were wntchlnK me Irom iii-der oiir hat." "I waa not wntchlnic you. air!" "Oil. Vi-H you wi re. Othcrwlao you woiit l I ave ai en him." "Von nr.- enlliely mlataken. However. How-ever. Itwit'a not pertinent lo tho aitb-Ject. aitb-Ject. Why did he kick mil Ihn plim?" "Now. don't Ki t excil.'d, dear. It wai done ao your coward might have an op.oi-iunlty to dlxplny hliiiKelf." Ti e amlrclty of the thins: an amazed Jennie Dial alio aut perfectly qulot, ainrtlnu: nt him. Well?'' ol.aeived l.a.car at Inat. "I'm almply endeavoring to realize what a whopper you are," |