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Copyright, 1893, by F. M. Lupron, Entered at the Post Office at New York for Transmission through the Mails at Second-Class Rates.
VOL, VIL ieche tos Reade Sen NEW YORK, APRIL, 1898. TERMS: [y'clubs of Four, 35 cts, No. 4. “
@ great precipitous rock, in range with an ancient | He caught it in his hand and examined it curi-
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. gnarled poplar, the only one in the vicinity; the | ously, but at the same moment came from above
reat house in the rear; the tall chimney at the | him in a clear, sweet voice, the chiding words:
{ear Such was tho direction ; Ihave notreached| Ob, Floss, naughty Floss! what havo you
. 5 it yet, I must go on further.” done? you have lost my ball, and now I canno! 3
ie replaced the watch, shook off the lazy look | finish my work. I dare say it has gone into the
OR, i idly for-| water; oh, you shameful, impertinent, little .
, ward, along the beach, whose sandy stnp gradu: doggie. no? find it, Floss—go fetch it this mo-
ally grew narrower and narrower, changing its | ment, sir. i
THE FEUD OF FENWICKE FEN. character as the arm of the sea swept fartherin-| The voice was so bewitchingly sweet, the un- 4
SS ward to receive the libation flung it by a small] suspected listener determined to have lit
By M. T. CALDOR, but swiftly flowing river. of the speaker, and he stepped fearlessly into -
ere .
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‘ . ” ne? tb " . Tv were numerous little inlets indenting | the water to accomplish his purpose, and cer-
Author of ' The Mountain Princess,” * Beechwood Ring,” “ The Wizard of Granada,” tho shore ag ho neared the old, eastle-liko man-| tainly considered himsolf wel repaid, when ho
Olympia,” ‘* Hesperia,” Ete., Ete, sion, some of them with grassy slopes for bor-| had retreated far enough to obtaina fair view of
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CHAPTER L. * a . dering, and some with bold, precipitous shores, tree above.
a. a a tall, brick chimney, whether of foundry or fac- | with trees growing to the very edge of the land. © great willow opened its trunk just within
“Stay, it is enough, my good fellow, you need | tory the gazer could only imagine, as the trees At one of the latter he found it necessary to | reach of the top of the bank, and spreading out -
gonotarther. Steady your oar, and I will jump | hid the adjoining buildin i i
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$e: strike farther inland to avoid walking in the | broadly, improvised @ sylvan chair, over which
sharply, this young man,~ and | water.
ashore. 6 8 ope : . canopied the dreamily rustling leaves, and be-
9 speaker, a young man, wrapped in a! looked with an eagerness beyond thatofasight-|| He clambered up the bank, and carefully | neath which rippled the waters, while out before
dark, foreign looking ita lovely, ever shifting
cloak, sprang fre STR picture, spread fort
his seat in the stern of a th e-green e.
the little boat, an Ny) lets of the Bight, and
vaulting lightly over tho picturesque shore
the oars lying crossed er by roofs and
in the row-locks, reach: spires of the distant
ed the beach safely. .
He paused to toss a Nestled in this rustic
silver coin to the Welsh retreat was a young
boatma girl, with her lap fille
“Get tl baggage Ww bright colored
¢ safely to the inn you wools, and cosily rest-
recommended. will ing on a broad limb b 4
ake my leisure ,in side her, was 4 tiny, i
\___. reaching’ itysby: land. long-eared, silk-haired i
Vp owing p,tong this spaniel. bay
Sere Sti to the'Sther side : TT unseen gazer 5 So
, Sure Bight will bring>~ showeda vlayful aym- 4 9
me to the old place, you “pathy, when /ik>iny, in ri
say?” white hands of the girl wot hey
fe your jbonor, rere u ifted thr ant en- :
yes, sir; thank you, ingly over the @og’s
sir,” answered th head. : wae
boat , bowing “Naughty Flosst ~ . wy
scraping off his old tar- how dared you be so 4
paulin hat with due re- presumptuous ! - 5
gard‘ to the broadness ing my ball to play with, f
of his silver. io silly Pat now you iy
he ‘h, ve lost it, and you
careless gesture of dia- must find it again, Go
maissal, walked on slow- down, I say, and fin: 4
ly along tho beach. The wo
boatman bending to his
oars with a will, sent
the little boat spinning
over
hugging closely to the
The little creature
stood, with shame-
shore, was soon hid to ss” face,
from sight by the high but never offered to
eak of rocky land jut- stir. 3
far out into ‘tl ‘Floss, do you hear ue
water, just behind the me? £: down’ at once, :
tbe landing place. and find the ball.” f
“And this is Wales !” w whine, and }
said the young man, closer cringing to the ‘
drawing a long breat bough, was the solo re- :
of relief as the boat sponse to the vehement t
disappeared, “ and m; mand. 1
“So, 80, eu are
growing stubborn, are
you? Floss, I love you
early ; I would share :
my last crust of bread
with you; but I must :
the mistress; you :
must obey me, Floss.”
And the ‘uplifted
hand descended vigor-
ously.
Floss looked dismay- ~
. . ed, and tried a little
t was a balmy September afternoon, and a jseer enjoying the beauty and picturesqueness | pushed his way through a tangled underbrush, | stratagem to mollify the anger he perceived ho
golden haze hung over the land, and purple | of the view. marvelling at the wild neglected look. A belt| had excited. He balanced himself skillfully, and
shadows drifted into the waves of tho sea, “The same—he pictured it faithfully. My | of tall trees in the rear gave the spot completo | sitting up in the most approved style crossed
which here in the Bight were as gentle and | vivid, boyish imagination was as true to life as | isolation from all observation from landward. _| his little brown paws, and madea dignified little %
placid as the ripples of an inland lake. Inthat|ifIhad been a familiar gazer here.. And so. “The tree should be near this place, for the | bow, accompanied by a short bark which seemed
moist, cool atmosphere the verdure was always | though eyes of mine never beheld the place be- | house is certainly behind my back. What a wild | to imply, “ There Row j, you must be satisfied— a
me.? ly can resist this. =
ay? I wonder at my
own calmness.”
ked on rapid-
ly, vaulting lightly over
slaty rocks, which
rose here and there in
fresh and luxuriant, and the shore stretched | fore, yet is nothing strange or new to spot to be near such cultivated grounds !” solilo- | nobo 3] . . .
away from him in one sweep of velvety emerald, | _ Mottering these words, the youth stood strik-| quized he as he thrust away the interlacing} His pretty mistress laughed a little, but still i
only broken where, looming sharp and abrupt, | ing the heel of his boot into the sand, with nerv- | boughs which barred his progress. shook her head in disapprobation. “ .
the black patches of rocks reached up their dark | ous impatience. ‘A silvery gush of Jaughter from beyond him| _ ‘‘ Flossy, I perceive you have set up a wilful
outlines against the sky. As he rounded the “At last, at lastI_am hero; it is no dream. | suddenly “hushed his voice. He paused and | disobedience. Sitting up and making a bow is ss
point and came into the deep hollow scooped | Heaven knows how Ihave longed for this mo- | looked around him anxiously and scrutinizingly. | all very well, when I ask for it; but I told y %
‘ou
was to be seen: he went forward again, | to go down and bring up my ball. You little, a fF
miration egcaped the young man. al velation before me; | but with more caution, closely examining the | shy, midget, you know well enough what I mean, a
a the right, far off, but distinctly visible from | what if the golden vision vanishes into gloomiest | surrounding thicket. In a few moments he | and you can do it easily. Go down, Floss.”
its elevated situation, rose the roofs and spires | night! what if the glory and honor I have | came upon a pathway crossing the route he had| | The spaniel executed sun
ofa populous town. Scattered between it and | dreamed to find here, prove instead disgrace | chosen ata right angle.. It wound circuitously | tions—rolled over—sat up again .
the green slope of land falling gently to th v . among the busbes, and seemed to lead directly | with a dozen swift barks, but still kept its post
water were white walled villas, little clusters of | He passed his hand lightly across his fore-| toward the water. on the limb. .
brown roofs, and a variety of luxuriant groves. | head ard laughed with a scornful ring in the| After a moment’s hesitation, he followed it} By this time the girl’s spirit was roused. Sh
i i 6 water below was | musica tones. down until he found himself upon a narrow side- | gathered up her wools, carefully deposited them
dotted here and there with sail and boat. On the} ‘Tush! Have I dreamed over it all these | walk, built of huge stones laid neatly together, | 1n a wicker basket hanging ‘om @ bough be-
left he saw only two edifices, one with gable roof | years, h. ve I come this long journey the first | against which the sluggish tide oozed in lazy hind her, and then seized the cowering little de-
nd tower, an ancient but still massive and im- | moment it was permitted me, and shall I be | trickles. linquent by the neck. / ye
posing building, belted about with a splendid | faint hearted at the very goal?” A chilly gloom invested the spot, foritwas en-| - “It will break my heart, Flosay,” criod she
growth of trees, . While he spoke he dréw from his pocket large | tirely shaded by a huge willow treo, whose mas-| With a strange mingling of childish grief and
And the other, somo distance away, a fanciful | silver watch, a thick, clumey affair, dull with age; | sive roots pushed out of the crumbling, precip- | anger; “but punish you I shall.” — .
rn structare crowned by a cupola, and | be looked ut it intently. itous bank farabove his head—a monarch willow | , And stepping lightly, without a sign of hesita-_
ringed with long flights of steps leading from | ‘Ah, throbbing, tantalizing sprite, your sands | indeed. The youth was so struck by it, he stood | tion or tremor, across. the lim! a smalie:
; are nearly rua. . In a few brief moments I'shall| still looking up in admiration at the ponderous branch, she lifted the yelping little creature high
grasp your secret, shall solve your riddle; you} limbs and giant trun up, ready to throw him down into the water be-
1 will mock and foe me. no longer than it re-| “A ballof crimson wool falling suddenly Plamp low. ' . .
“+ \e town, rose a volume of smoke pouring from | quires to find the desired spot, Af the foot of | into his upturned face effectually aroused him,| At that moment the girl, for the first time look-
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