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POTTER & POTTER, Pubs.,
92 Fedurill St, Boston, llnlls.
VOL. XLVl'Il--TOTAL N0. ‘Z531.
Ehhglliil
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1 .7 , BOSTON: ‘SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER '1. .1888. y
-on
TI-IE LQS;I' d'WEILii. .
By M. I‘.
ce LBOR. ' ,
CHAPTER I. '
CLOUDLESS sky elllllele down upon
he wens. tl nee ltuneri tn.
' . tenee vldneee to the d pied hlu
at the rippled Eu. the velvety llreen oi the
wlndowe eperklirlg
like to may eerhnn lee.
wood lllnl hid gever looked lovellor
ru n .
end eeintllietinu
=
roetl which wanna eluue the river llde were
u ‘1-nillre rether ehorl
wide enue. i. ehltd
the gt eet eenooy ol ndnietln; ueeu. male
in in the houxhe Ibo
oentloe e wttly lleh w skin: in your ieee
every moment. do rent" I
"No" replied A hur. reiuhtrntly; “hut
Hllly'I heir re thlck. end 1 think I should
rether reel the whip
In! It hlm. X0! in the !8l!’l ebeehoe
Beechwood Rlnz. the
etubrluoa.
whoee kind ettention to the children Mn.
nul eopy to meet you.
htne you like Beechwood Rlrlx?"
oi! ltl ‘niovehiehteorlxilly. keellinlz hie .;l‘.t.’ he.
ehlld held Illletln ' - '
. . ,,
envernee .
d you like the children? I etrl glad at
the , ed and worthy treite of oherecter.
Mlse Arden." .
‘They ere both gentle end ollelllent. Ar.
thur ie rether more wlltui then Nellie. N
one could and leult with Nellie," enewered
etle lu lo luw e velee the‘ children could not
eer. , t
“Wll(till' Ill. I etn gleii 0!
"Then: eu.ilr; liwuuld he very etrenqil thet. I cell it
in the not to like your hellntilul please. And honesty lneteed ot ahetinmy. ell. I uet
it wee aoutilye erul rue elter e you’: he menu or Arthur. end he le reelly oi
etllllnz ln London." ' ‘ - - thelnoetcon qu nee. But e lrl-do you
Eelookell Into the lnnennoue, ennny me
with ewletinl K . ’
' ‘So you llkalt val’! much." he runeetvl
Ibsen y. , .‘ le
“Very much, more then I here tell. (thee
een like telry lend tome. Mn. Blnuten
liurnl how poor the prlel wee when it-I veheenoe - lee
' ’ at rutonlslemen
ee every one. llu lnl rem. enemy. hon-
y .
He spoke the words rehldiy, with hitter
lden looked st him In
. 1 .
Helena Arden bent duvllt end kleeed tlll
lnulzcelzt ieee. ,
"Grlndvl In tlxed. derltnz: you will lee
he is loud enoulh ol you by end hy when
so heel: l the home. Now you ehlil
well In the Ihlde tlll Jae wueul! beck, Ind I
will tell the story."
. “Don't heve eny eeowllug grllndplle in lt,"
nld Arthur. settllng Izlmeell Him I llstenlng
ttitude. .
‘ r rnete them love the little boys
end ririe ' ettiruelted Nellie
And then Mlee Arden told the ltory, end
wore the pretty ielry leuend wee concluded.
nheertnce, end wee ee enter at
o med hie e
lletener el either oi the chlldren. -
eo hoee more he oerty eet tort .
hiierity tltnu helorethe internlhtioh. by he
melee lacking cheertulueee
' CHAPTEE II.
or .loe'e."
Joelm lotto! T"“":n';:;“"‘
lllllllrll eh KM It
thl
up hll queer [II]
no Into (helmet-
tees. lo in
how me would In.
ewer the Iflllmllll.
she ieuzlled
er
I thlnl Ia'lI kl!
wtlet‘Bllly will do
wlihollteither whip
or lllcl." .
oh. I know whet
that will be. morn."
lulexnoted .loe.Ilth
uottler erilnlee.
Bllly will hull hn
into the time the
S
.
E‘
at
E
5;‘
P
w
hed [Lina
Sr: . ,-., (mg:
y we: l.:I72=ee
zIcrrE7- Hz]:
32 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.’
' 5 Cilnlli a Copy ill llllwilltillllril’.
‘ i=oRi"Y-lalaililil YEAR. .
voice wee hlrdly ltrtleulete thet implored nl
, .
v “And you. tweet little girl. em you more
to some to i'neY"
Nellle looked over into little Arden’: rlee.
32;: seem! the eceuieeeehee there, enld, linl.
will tone to you. rheelm.
on very much. I In) ante. lr ya‘; on; ..,
pletty ltorlee." .,
he womerl'e eretstlltie ht thie child‘: eon.
she eenrht the
little weren heure or the ehlld. end til
lnni-ed e tears or Inn'-
tienlete hlaselns‘. end then. drewlnlr Nellie
BKIB in elow, eeyer vulae. e
cl 1 let‘ my be!
whole loni wee merged in the delire 0! mt.
ltylllg enci ettreetiog theehiid. to it wee e
mutter nluoum the elmple nernltive held
Ill the lletenerl epell-bound.
rden hereell edereeiy took her eyee
t tine-Ilerly lelelnetinr nee
evident wreck ol extreme lovei er
I eheli like
to eeenre ea
" told. there lloek
...‘.':'.'.‘l.'.".‘.".'.':l.".‘.'.".;1’?".’?.?f5“"‘ :""%;: an-worm
' Illnt"
l’..'.".'...:..'Zi‘r‘.““.'.".‘."‘Z.':tl'f.'Z”:’...::'.7.’l:l‘:? we-,e;ns;,v;m
lmeewrru'lnr iroel. The to em lteell "“ "‘ "" ' "
u lheevlly iurrowed with more line! it
leenrodlhrn eze need to hrlnr. Ete hll
erlt,w rethoee or e leebl hrolren down old
men, not or ehele. lieuty. elderly gentle. e emeeornethlhgiireit;l,..t...,.l..,,.
....n..ud oneeo t It grin: the eerv ,..m........,....y it Imuldn boylghl."
hed eededtothe hurda ,., ,...,.,. 9,. w mellmeheioretheelrengerl
"Th dhonee to Ilnlli! upon me. theruh llttleleme. ole flee heu led tt into eneh
new eheery end heolzy everything lookel 1 etdly whiteneee.l et H he wee frlxti
timer on om n i r my alum,’ -hut inlteeehetrledeerrlovernentiur.
‘ml: nretl hell h"Whnk o ‘ hot n ‘ugh: . Mn. Elulk wlved her heck. end
no rlceen onorm yren n e en
eolwte tnre or it. little nonnh would it derllnz. thetmlehtnothe rlrnt;hnt
m tterhoweoon thee. d I were thin mm A 0 yonknow how clnderlue hed e xltdmottler
eweatotestw hthe honoree eneee re ol am wemnm .;h it to her tertlinmeht.
llly ne." ' A n m,
A ltlll orettierpiotnre wee to he erhihited E”Bj:‘]"f,"'l- "W whenever you come here to the grove. I will
no mm“ try to e ele elsowithene tnr '-
‘Wm 31- ellle tleoped her hende. end relchll-lg
0, me W m ,0 W n..... r. .....r..i.....,.. .......m...., "V,"-‘NW-d "Ive M Mr - vow-tr
etrieken .....'., he he rhentelly Mtkuowledized. " ‘ ""‘““ M‘ . .. ' 1. “There's e else then. tor Nelllce ed.
AWN.‘ ‘Mn mm“. m , mm M :.:a::l.I::H:;lllglng Billy ln reellty to the $32; ‘Yl;ll‘5g!;l":e'l'fn0:::::f'h0W heelthy And’ In my‘ l:::=e [$13 uWhl);l:rI):n It‘; 7111 heeve e bl1't‘l;lhnt=l‘lI:E;l.’:l:.>‘Lwn "3 ‘mm M M.” mmuy. it
"““- "“ "" ‘“ “‘“'‘“''"”’ "‘""‘ '““ - were r rut nlrn kl d little Ari- ee 1 thoniht or e ynuhz nee. lerw Vldlull chertete'r edeiinite Illa enleih ..ldth'eetrrnrer terly-- nt you mieuh. nu-mu ereeeed lrentlcellymthee .. .
M ‘M’ "9" '”’l“‘‘ "" M’ "‘ thnr " enewely the n’yel'nn 5' --ehlrkln oneeiu'l trle pleture zellety the moment! hole endtoehideh lneh in ' La deretenrl uie ' hexlnlaee ereet re. b'“"- -
"""' h" "“"’ ‘hm """" ‘M "’""'l" ler ilttie vmhle end ehirkiuy .??Z.e.. pnuple‘. w yon." . end llll ttelnu. she ls lueh e behy there in utterly w eel: hoeee t edd the "Could you meke e ooeeh out at e hulnh.
"" ""“ M" "“ ‘ “‘ ‘ When! "is no maps out e nenl l sh. ......d...edty..t.o .......l. m ti. no‘ all iytilne 0 Ar i hteetplhrloenothel-lliie. iwould t “H " W-‘NW AmI"r- min: her r-that
little thernh nleldenol lix. who let hehlnd ‘M mm mm“ he M! W do W“ ‘mm M ‘mu m 0 H‘--un “E mmmm mm“ mum mum" mu 0 my “Mm em. Iileplclnltely
"M ‘“ "" ‘M’ '“ "gm" "‘ " M“ "‘ it tor lell , eteeh or ylug llllrd to think “.2. ti. hhiirilhn to .heh.l, 2.: ‘:3. ’ ht. "I em utterly et eioee or your rhelnluz my the one ohel ronrht me the deav- "P“" ‘““”- " W“ “WM 039- hi“
"""“" oi the rim iettere. thetie very like lt" put... to y... y .9. ? 0“; y, r": red the overheee "I look up...‘ eer'woe .. h.. how m 9 , you htve I very line Dheeton there. to 1
E'’'‘‘‘‘’ ““ “"‘ ""““' "'“"' ‘M " M’ "A 4 he rrown u I r" eeked Nellie. one end while the eragtmallttl "ix i e'iliel one ox the lnoetene in little e then theee heeutliui iittleerettnreel Dien’t d0n'”hlI1li"“'l1 nwl my services I an
"" J ' "’ while Arthur!-nee hll hotorneluiiy. w taehed hi Itttl] ’ B "M "M lnree thee hm LI sh hel not r eel. dletn're me the: yo Aiitheco l rt I 4“ """““'“" '”""""“ W“ '0'“ ‘Wm
ye the n he‘ “Him 3:‘ 22?: "The e'e e terrlhle deei or it, tlllllnze in .y:....,... 1.. .:.t':,..- ‘me mm ‘mm 3 linh einl orthongn‘: sh De t we no line in'thie dreery world is in theeoelrty 1"!“ I“B-Wluml-” ’ '
I Y"' ‘,“='“ eh .. .. ., ..n. ‘ .. ' ‘ " And she ehnke. the ZItlleredupellend-
'.‘.‘:.‘.:":““:'x':'2:““:.,$.;‘":;L;-;:0;:; r.:'.‘.'."...:;‘."...:......:‘.l’::‘.i‘:‘:“... .,:.l:d >“,,Lz:::;:,.ir;',:=.'::ll; :1" ‘“3.::““2.'“‘2;3" “‘i"‘“‘ "‘ "" "f..‘:““.‘:..“l.“.“::.... ......--““ '“"“ gel at mm some new no no -
. " ' ‘ BY JBIOQIH . ncllliltng Q! Hng9IH,llIG
lauhehelirem the etout eudiel Joe curled “'o:’:;:l;:l‘ll. ghee? ‘::lo‘rumye:g‘ 13.13" 33:: to rrllul: no wande yon holletni huoyeet W I eve e other: teik. tuet-o.oi '13:: : ‘W19 lb:h:10I;P:“‘":‘9:h:::1’-axz‘: ,,,.,,,,4.m,, ,,,,”..,,.,M 5,‘
ten or erm. , d n H I mm, um I M M M". B“ Mk oreetnruv eniny it . , Boot: ire her ln Itelture. ltnotlndienoeltion. Am“, M, W, ,,,M,' hm“
And bohlnd .lne end elnnlll en: t e in M,,,,,' A..,,.m “mm Mnnuma. at mph. clllldreu eteizlerry-heermd lieriin..,- m I use el: t ey. ve mm .0. ,o.,,.. u. ull true in the myltery or the etretngeln
l’‘‘“'”“- ‘M "h" m" "'"' "“" we then never ettontotthe evenne." ‘"1" '3" "mi ""5 W“ '9"! W“ “M d ’ ;"‘ ‘”' ‘“ "W "“ W‘ I "ma Hm“. mm“ mm, .,,,,,,,.m, H reeehtd on hie h d e d rook mute,
taken terenmreuliler-e'i‘Ia.rIne-V :1-llmcauh hm am “A “mum mu mm ;‘::1:nl,lI'ldI hlve tonne them gentle the J" “‘;',f:;oL"‘.,,‘Ll.""'.'" r,.. "M , “I me an M, .0, turn... Illa ln r.-rlniouliy, hut thorohy e .
at me: - e." - . .. t rly convinced the the! were eennlnr.
A yltrlh ledy ot not more then eighteen :"'eL’:':::fKE"nM -:t1"'.“’:]“r‘ u'“.:l‘;“ "'1' 4.0,,’ u I "ppm .0... The ma "5 H. I;-Illllneugelleln teeming. e lleent eete an llrettllgrie trill-:‘lltt<i‘1'l‘l‘ll u:;wn‘::“.’ ‘1; TM rm "1. pound hp‘
-nmmm ' WW‘ ""1" ‘W’ Wm" Q“... ., , mm .,m, m 4.,.“, ,1 M, tremely lndliierent. < ‘ 3‘ “" ‘‘ ''‘'“‘'’ ""’ ‘“"""' ““ ““‘"-‘ wmmw. “ ‘ ' ’ ‘ ing dopreeetiexly to Helen:
"“""' "W" '"'“"“ ‘h""" ' ‘M Ian: beer 3;" am: ‘3',," "hm" ‘f .""'.“'[."" u rm... and“? on whole rne. met I cllI- “They ere petleclly lirnille I would not
her rnlleleee netnre hed tonnd the well In Ammwmmmmnm “In 9 ll . . em an echo t ee 1 - we mm mum.‘ mnrlmnl ,0“ m" be
oleerrn them ot ell e noy-nee. . vi-ulihie. Iinlllnl. erniehie o la. who ,,
ouch wood
e eyee ol the o
thie yollnsledy ill eelonieh-
Rlui lurned to
inent.
“What. the geverneeel in It poeelhie lhet
all he til
theutlul I erll
Aide ‘I everythlllt beIull<
uiorhlrlal“ cried out the little Nellie
. ellthpllle her tiny herein in delight
‘'1 ml k ell the ilowrre ere hevvy. too. don't
lul ihtl
wrrn
pesto! hie llulvlnelnnl lh
have one teiul in
hepvy lnch e tiny I! thlv.
ell thede '
will, eliel Arden. see it I d
urn tly. "Yllbo doom: won
crmtosoe;lwon'tvtrikeNeiile.r h 1
p Billy," end with e are t eleh.
lhowing whet en rdort the llttle hem wee
celled nor. to null now the wlelp
he h n tihunedltllzl with greet [lee
ee
ll 5' D .
"m"'ll‘:I"IlI”l:.ln.exemnlA tor ell or no. deer
little Arthnr. No donht poor ililly will he
Elli 1 (‘MIT IIIPPONB I‘ ll II I“ Plnlllnl II‘
"I (note I'd bathe: whip e little. Miee Ar.
e .
eiiee Arden hum into e peel ht mrllleel
ieuehler.
l tnlnl yon hed better, Arthur; niarel
eueelon don't wort eetlelectoylly in Billy‘!
me
"I'll lend ehend. Ma." qnoth Joe. with e
more onlrelieone kiln then ever. And
tween Itllp end clidzel. hilly eterled l!“nA
h [Mull] enlnled. end
ed to w oil the
erl rrhw, en in.
e hnret hm e lyulhetheiie
IIIIKD. end etlivbld lorwerd.
Joe topped hie enerel. end pnlllue ht hie
rw.eer.l>eel w h w.
Little Arthur mired in nbnnlehiteul lit the
erled out. not ex.
dpn hll DD 3
Whurnll boll Mlee Arden. mlnrlnl I llltls.
bowed Ind cuxtne ed.
lilr. Werner elrnetorwrrh to the phulon.
oilu. Mhubhzd hll llpl llihtlv
R) etch lnsell. Young that
How do you du my derllngel’
Why. whet
h
expect to meet zrendin. did you?
"Did you welk en the wey (rent the other
elde ol the world ll" erked Arthur, etill eta!‘
ted.thelerxeeteherelnhroulotlll; hie lneo.
motion. nther then nlncxlty to obey hll mee-
ter‘e ardere.
Thet mtetlarlolsurely [allowed the Ilaw
In it llzue elelnz Iu everybody’:
elzht-to elek thet I heertll eioorrle eonr
lnoke eh oneet words at de Ill
he one at theee enlllln rl rutueev
aha eteheyon et leet.heeure elweyl or
, ..
Be pulled to wlne ewey the heme or per-
epirltioh irenl ht: loreeeed end then edded
more eelnliy,
Teech our puvlle. niee Arden. hmiee e
nohle elendnrd oi ohemter, end llva up to it
hutlulpreeeupou item wit 5 emu etrneee
neee. ltle in no my ednty ieeum
nl to he egreeehle to other people, or
men the Iorld‘e iwllelon or them e leet oi
the r luwesl lh lllh,"
Wlth these words he howed. turned red-
denly, end leit tlienl.
Arden looked elter him thonehtiully.
nl Iewl elwetled
Ev . 5
r ride. lid in Arden?
h h hedn't
[up up MA (III!
Arden lmiled to think
whetthttgrendlether M
n he r mndoei you
lnnetlrttrik en." remonetr
Nellie, end then ehe Idded. ruelully-"I7
wonder whet the reeeon it he don't love
II other thin do r"
not
“Surely. though heed. our la l ere
noee it not nhnka your erlel to
loeeil their [elm thet the
em nneeie in tieeeenr" eh-
I. eerltIy- '
he in henrle were locked eiheaiy
d p, hlne eyrl eeuli him the ed to leth r
Du I'll Ill Ielnl M the Word! (nun
nllecltuln he hurt that’ bltur. ltih d
r
Ilxtl huret Irum
-‘Let it hm; whet use to telr at it IIBM
hlll[Ie chenxad rnlrety. Only let nie
in eouiwlrleon w
thettetoh you to me.
lore. Incl: moiety -e thin."
ehlldlnn, "le ell the eolete I end let my
turned towertl Arthur.
hiyurt cheated her vnlee
ienderuhel thlt tttonihl
end with e in
to one or thtllllnit
the nloletnre to Ho eyne.
"Come end eee me. my little uien, end I
will tell you eometlllhx vretiy-whet ethry
ll 1 tell you. ulerlluKP'
don't went you: Yd tether heer hlise
Arden'e eimy."enlweyed Arthu lturillly
Aoniver when over the thin. wen llol.
etlll in their three exnnlrltely lovely. The
her, ‘no then the ltid. tlne- e
lcl
eule. -
Little Nellie neetied lovlllxly in her erlne.
‘You love me better then lnndpl "
eeentiei she.
“Whit doel ehe lueen?" demehlied ttre
nileir. eiruoet eereeiymlruins to llelene.
> o
tonherliuh tor euthly ruoeeee. or .. ....
red, nnewervin. hrinoiylelol l-lxllt."
Ehlen lrnlled ttinuztttlully.
“Tlzle le th e M...”
todty. though I retdlly eeioh your nleehiny.
wbereee l we. enite lnyltilied hy u.-. no...
net,"
--ll you v.-hooee. tell me whet he uld."
Belem repelled hle lut enema.
“He ll HEN." lowered the. in e tone
of
bltlel plln. "I em
euro I uudlenteuli hll
x