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Show The Little Florist ! I 1' II i. Thy -in neiKiiluira. lln a nurial. un.l Im. I mp-ii uf mnklnii K'huI living. Him was making mak-ing ft pniapi-liHl IMtitf hy lliatiaitltia: mi lllli-rll-'l lnirai-ry ll waa Yniini:. Hlii- una yiiunu-r. Tli-rn alinlllillty fi'imvl. II- una ri r.L'i .1. Il in 'I II il I il plnin, muli. Willi ft r-riuln lliirni uf Villi-. Inn-fill It 1 1 - .llttl.lllt til aniil.w. riu w ir-lly. -ulli hri'il. Itrl-tiirrulir. II- li. Ili v-il III liruwn kn.l ln.itli nil" lii-ll. nil In I, I, Kill mi. I hn -illni' Tln-y win. nut ii-iiihliiiriy. Hhn Hll-,1 l. -IKi If a liiull, iiIiiiiIhI." II- wm iii-i-ly a flnri-i. ni ci'iiii.-, I'n k ItMoxott i a l h-!. r. nnil In Iut-. "W hy il..n'l Mill 1.1. k ii;i n Ii.iiik- on Tour I'minul?'' ml... I Curl- WlllliiMl mil' lilrlit at, Im mul 1 1 K hilt xtnuMlitf I ft pniul IlI' lH pi!,- , III- pun II. J "(nut nITiiiil II." aiil.l lilik. curtly.! s, "I'm , , illii, it iv-iv ,-ni,y I run ruin r Into tliut y;u Mlft.-llllU' 1 111 tun lilltiu In tit- iniiH-i y." I "l'n,.n I,, in,,; win, ..t-r In nr.l t-ll I nf ruiiln' llun-M ur trull villi gimT II rkIii N.lllll-." ' V. ii II -,'' milil III. k. with ftfl-ri'ii puff lit li Im iiiin nnil h (ur nwiiy look In bin bill- 'It'll p-rfivlly K. ninl Iiiiik' " milff-il Aunt Wlllliiin i,ii- liilN rly rulil K-liru-ftry pv-nlnit hh ntio mil liy llio kltrhrn Urn m'inlliii( n mlr hi IMrk'H imki. Whli h?" bhI.imI WHIUm. liHiklni up from bis n-WMpaiu'r uim-ut inlnil-lly. inlnil-lly. . "Dlrk'n R.ilu ini ." "W'li-rnii liu Kiiln linw?'1 lift ftikoil. till tn I ml mill on the iiip-r. "Ikm'l you know?" atwi il-nianilil. lookllig ftt hint n-vori'ly. "Hint Dli k U ft Hp-mUiiR -r'ry nfiiiiy liis'i ol In ? tltoi woihl f,,Via bU; W:u-k rniji liln- n ('nrln W'lllliiiii lMkl rrimllid. "I.ll-u!" nil- mill, udil-iily. hulil-lux hulil-lux up unc ol !u k niM'ka warnliiRly. llorno mi tlin rrltip nlkhl ftlr ttmra aino iho illKimit rlnuliiK lilow of limn-iniir limn-iniir uiMin i 1, Jiint tli-ii (ho l-li pliiinn b-ll rnK kiuilly. "(JooilnuRH mo!" (krlftlnii'il Wllllkm, ftluiiiol dtiippliiic lliti lump. Htiippliift tu ttie liiBirunii'tit hi put Ihn ni-rlvur to hit tftr. "Il IH-k Uu-ll thru'?" kfd o unlftnilllkr villi ". "Nu. Ilui away at work on till fta niKlti'-" "Will you take a niIt)naKi to him ftl onra?" "Wlio'rft you?'" "Ndvnr inlnil Din. 11-rn'a tha inra-aao inra-aao It'a Important. Tell Hiif-ll that tho wvuthor t'lrrk wlrvs, 'Huvtira fmat lo nliiht.' OikhI bye." A tramp ot about two hiinilrcHl yard throiixh lb" anow hroiiKht llnilr Vi llaru to (he "Kamiy niaillioiia'." a Dhk'i nnlKhlHira politely rall-d the a(ru-(ure. ' "Who'a llinIT" aak-d lil-k a vol- from wKhln. "Me I'm le lllll " "VVhal'a up?" "ThorM'a (o lie a i-v-ie front (iv ntuht. W'Mith-r txiiot( nnya an. An' I'm a frerMiiK out h-uv" IH-k awuiiK tho door wld- opvn. "Ho Ihi'loa roltik (o hi' a blR frim( to nlKht. 'h? Hid you nnlli e wlint Hi-th-rmuni-l-r tuild wIiimi you left horn-?" "II aald flvi b'low -ro." lM-klliK up (lie Itinl-rn. IH-k hurrt-d oulnlde the door mid rounult-d bla cwn th-imoni-l-r "Sin bilow now." n:il he, I lion 14 ti t-(ully. t-(ully. 1 Tli-n, hanllly itlvlni; aome timtruc ' ttona (o tho workin-ii, he put ou hla "I'm Cutting Ivary Panny Into That j Oaa Machina." coat and hal, look up the laniuro fticaln. and tulut'd to I'lirle William. "Ilnrlu lllll," iiald h- earnually, "I'vi been worklua ftnd wulllna a tunx tlm I fur till nlulil. Hit allll and K"t wann till I rum- k. " II. IH-k w-iii mriilihl (o lloleii lt-m-I liirtmi II- Inoik-d -n iho door wilt l. UN h-nrl p.,iin.-d tl-n-ly "Who l nun?' n.d.-il n piitlnl. I half frh'hi, 111 ,1 (1 111I11I11- trol-e llirnui;li Hi- iIim.i I only HI. k Itim u ll." ho pnld Inuli'lv. 'Tin rr a nn iniliurlfillt hint- I l-r I tn.i t a - you Bl I." '1 11-11 ah- ip-iil Hi- il,,or-hiiui,li. Illy. f.:nli...l. 1 "(1,111.. inio Hi- alnlna ro-ui. Mr. Ilui k-!I. ' nil, I llm 1 il l frh-l lly. ' Th-i-'a In h- 11 Ihk roid Inn.l lo- the LooUed fni Ceon other's Kya -Kealtatlngly. Incredijloufti Muta. lilKht." n Id he, liluahliiK Ilka ft (Irl, "and I rome lo warn you." "Have you warned (he olh-r oijIkIi-bora?" oijIkIi-bora?" all anked iiilelly. "Noo. Thill la. 11 " "Why haven't you?" "Ile-aimo I well linlhnr It all!" ha alauiniered, uddi nly k-iiIiik warm all nver "hei auae I IhoUKlit uf ynu flraL And I only aot the 111-wa a few 111 lull lu-ll I -a ami. And 1 couldn't, If I wauled to, aave all the on harda around here. Hut 1 ran aave youra and my own and Umle lllll a " "How?" "With the Kfta plant I've been build-Ina. build-Ina. ami and " He heallaled, atopped. ' "Never mind the delalli, Mr. Ilua-ell." Ilua-ell." ahe aald hurriedly, aa alio aroao tn her feet; "It la lale. and there la your own Harden to llilnk of. Mine muat lake Ita rhaneea, aa It alwaya haa done. I thank you " "Hut," Interrupted lili-k, aa ho aduid up and laced her "but" ha bun un aiiHln "1 1 " Thou a sudden romprelicnalon aw-pt Ihrouiih hi 111; ha timlernlood her adaiiKe etpi-aaUui. Tho word ho would havo aald dl-d upon hla Hps. lie limn li-.l 111K. MlHa H-iiiliiulon, l-ft alone, iiHik up a book and iil-d tu r-ml. Hut alio 'mild not. I.oiiMiik: nut III the dlle-llon of lrk KiKK-Ha 111 in. aim uw II 111 his orchard or-chard wna eni-oiiipiisa-d and crorta-d by aym-iniille rows of yellow IIkIU J-ta, IiIii'.iuk and aiuoKliiK uncannily lu (he allll uir. Th-u the triilh came Inline to her. He ami not liihiuie. He was niernly a K-iilus. He wna rtKht; alio ahh wt-oni!. He hud come o h-r lu manly li-lpiiilii-Ma, and ahe had- Th 11 I -lira ciinie lo h-r eyes. Hut mil for Into: lluriylna to the hull, ahe put ou h-r h-iivl-1.1 hoota and warm wrupa. and Mleip-d outHtde. Hut one thoiluh! piinMuia-d h-r- to find Mr. huaaell and ak Ills (orKlven-aa. The ickI did not mutter. fciho found him. as fate would tiavu It alone. H-arlnic foo(a(epa, l)l-k rulacd hla head. Helen!" They looked Into each other's eyes healtatliiK. Incrediiloua, mute. Words came at last. "I mlaJudKcd you," ahe aald almply, humbly. That wna all. Thai ultilK IH-k "did Ultima"-man ly thliiRi. rapid, clever thlitaa. He hurrl-d Aunt William and tho (wo men. tlncle Wllllatii hurried two horaes, and the two horses hurried load after load of spare Iron pIpliiR to varloiia places on Mlas ll-mlna? m's farm. Hut Ural, with great Joy laud a Alel, Hick rut a wide npenlnx In tha fence, llnder his vigorous strokes the wires parted with ft vicious, reluctant re-luctant snap, and tha victorious be ai-aer paaaed Ihrouuh Into the prcin taed laud. Qui, lily and deftly the 111-11 b-icnn roupllUK (lie leuitths of pipe toKelh-r, 1 while Hick, with one hand almost frozen, went back (o tlnd hla loa( mil ' ten. KlinlliiK II. Iho pips laying pro-1 pro-1 greaaed with Kria(er rapidity. Soon k tha nemlnittrin orehard was nn paaaed ftnd rrosa-d with lines of blarl till, ln laid U)ll the anew cnut, rf plpel-nclh plerd In the ctno,f , ill liny drilled hole. T-n flarie-a below xero! Wearied Htnl '"Id tho iii-a pered 111 ill- mil hoiiMo and aank n hniHt-d on the floor. A'lnr a ahuri eat 1)1' -k linill-l the llieria,,ni,. ai'nln. Hvo below! "l ie III, lie II'" he Rapped trlllinp sutly. A wieka mul iniinllia went ,r M wlnlom of I'u k'n fooli- li Idea" t,, ,n niure mul iiiur- iiiiinili it ; and, wjn-p 1 ri p tin,- ' fin-. Iho only oroluir l Willi h bore f run ein;m In tlut vli.a U.K. th- tin fiirnia ut I'rlttl-,.;! Iliil, 'a Im till 0'ioulit Ri-i'W proiiiu .u Iv. The la -it r-niiinnt of Mhi, urn) llii;loii a unit 1 j-ji- illnii!-nr-i. The hi li In fence harrier, en I open, alowly wld-lKI. the sund.H wlr-a. on-e pnrl-d. retii-il to re-1 I he wuy Into piirmliae remained hiho line nlidit h- ak-d a iju-ii,,n lln' ill, fllon whl' h hilM re-lloei n Ih iiiilier- alme time h-Run and Mil' H-lnliii'lon. Iiluxhlnu. archly aais "Vea. Pick " AT THE SIGN OF THE BEAR. Why the fur Is the Most Popular for Advertising. The 1111111 w 10 oincs tn New Yuri only nine In 1-n yenra snld he ru'il'l not nu ll rutniul why the h-ura In ('Mi I I nl I'urk a iiud ao mu-ti aturli op thnu Hi- cut of the nnluiHls, but nftrr he hnd liui' l-il a'Kiul (own for stt-oral stt-oral dnia lie niw throiu;!l It. U J1 li"(Hiiao H'.i p-r i ei:t of the furriers In town have i'Liih-u a IiIr hln-k Ur for an n-ll-rllalnit all:n. Why On' in hi r anneal" In the Zou hhoiilil ,e , dli-crlinli.nl-il n;::ilr.fit piiy.7.l-d lb" iniin not 11 little, (mo dny he nal"-4 a ftirrl-r sIkuk II, "It h lie-nim- ITie lienra Inut lom-r Ihnn nnyt'ilnit -Ik-." auld Hip fiutlrr "(if nil Iho am I in 11 In In New York I don't know of nny (lint hnvo a hnrdr-r lime ihnn thoae Hint atiind out.-ilde fur rlera' alorea, wlnl-r and aiimin-r, tr-d try In druin up trade for their employ era. It doean't ninloi any dlfferesi-e what kind of wonliior mines loK. whctlier It blows hot or cold. tliOKO fellows have to ainnd at Ihelr punt and sweKer or fr-ee, aa (he rase ay i,e. Nat ui ally, all (hoao rhaimeb are pretty hind on Ihelr hide, and tune hu( benrn can stuud thn strain. Homo furrleia have tried (he for., lym (ml other animals now and (hen &( ft rem dire, but (hey huve mostly come bftck (o (he hear aa tho most satisfactory of (he ltd. Tiiey coat moro, Inn. A Rood atuff-d h-nr comes as hlgl aa i;r. hut If ho la (rcad d well he will luat for twenty-live years, an that lirlliRa hlitl down to a (oliioail'lvejy f low price after all." New York 1'reas. |