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cessitated, in her character as music teacher,
TO cschew liirting, made herself particularly
charming to her pupils, who all adored her
altcr the fashion ot young girls. We may
also suppose, II we like, that she thought a
little OF poor Stephen. and for hislsake did
not wish 70 lose her skill In the art ot being
delightful Tor want OF practice. So the two
SAT down, ana proceeded amicably for some
.ime. Az last the fantasy sezed Margaret
that Miss \ereker should repeat certain
passage given number oi times, as penalty
ior laliing short IN the mode OF performing
IL. Ihe young girls spirit did not bear this
burden very meekly first, her pride, and
iasuy, inc spirit OF sullenness descended, and
utterly paraiyIeI MISS 'ereker vocal pow
ers; decided pause ensued Margaret
miii"s 10 herself as the intonatlon ieli on her
ear, turned rouhd ana met such blaze OF
Inauguration on the pretty lace as 1--WE are sorry
,,, 10 rccoru') made her smile great deal more.
Then She commenced the song herself. The
refrain was:
Better trust all, and be deceived,
-, And weep that trust and that dcceiving,
innn ,,n apuot one M wofu rr wnich IL believed
''' '''''eu wy '!0 VIII" 'lue o''i''ins'
one sang 1t deliclously, and in SO doing for
soy OF seemed 10 forget, her pupil, her home,
anu, anu hcr litiler people. me inexoraole
spirit oi music spoke 10 her OF other things;
anu, as her hhSers wandered over the keys,
lior lacc grew very Wis,Iul' almost s'd' ana
sue no longer remembered even % tease Miss
cruhcr' VINO was ahcctcu IKE SAUL IN so
''i 'iia1 'ic hutilnous ueihon was III some
eor' ch'rineu OUT Oh hcr' ana sne was ponder
ny ~" snc nhlSh. oeso uescehu from ncr pea
cs.ai vi prlue' ana MAKE submission TO Mar
saiets ;a Without losing hcr ulSnlty' me song
NI was llnls1cu, ana poth came PACK 10 realities
Margaret MAJ uiu not care about con4uering her
sell out was wonderfully iona oil conquerlng
o,ncr people, 30 ne devoted an instant TO
MISS .ercker' ana having ascertalned by an
,iihos' ,lhi inlPcrcePtiole glance that young
iauy s.a,e Oh mihu' she proceeded 10 apply,
'nc "c'uai cautery. one toOK tne song ana
SaIo IL W .'er Saying very sauiy, ontll To-Day.
Always sing that song with pleasure, Ce-
Gle, put you have joined to 1t less pleasant
memory l nope you VIII like 1t better from
'his tilne IN snail; and she bent over 1t
ana with her pencil wrote on the margin
hevoiH. Gecile 'erckcr gave convulsive
gcclp' Dut before she could utter the words
VI cohtritioh "hich nung on her lips, youth
ol seventeen years, the lac smile OF his sister,
eh.efed tW nastliy. -, =,
may see you nome, miss Merton L
nave suayeu IN on purpose, nc ADDED, In
Doyish' pleading manner.
margaret was arranging her shawl round
her shoulders, ana she dld this very delibcr-
ately. bending down her head, while an
amusing smile played about her lips. Mean
whlie the boy eyed her as 1t he longcd to as
sist her, put relraincd, lest he should meet
with repulse. Possibly lsomc memory OF
former rejection. aided his apparent modera-
ton. Then she looked up, and gave him her
hand. No, thank you, young George; a
poor music teacher hardly needs an escort,