, 1874-10-24

nhut her oyea 10 t3le1u As sllo l,al ignored
tios,rgn lInnttngs now. Hho could not h!llin
him bodily. for al'o n.uut rono ana 20
| ntoycsncntA woro not l,or own. llor perceptions
worc. and II sl,o c!,nBo TO turn thcao Inward AID
abide IN dartnony, tlore was nothing IN tho
"or'l Tint could proront her:
Tint wan what HhB WIS doiitg. eo>nowhat mora
| literally than unual. to.nghs. Il uaa moon
] light night! That IL oaay Haid; Int thoro In
moonlight mud moonlight, and to attompt to con,
from this moon, wonld be lilo trying to picture
| tho ocean In Htorm will, poco Of cl,aIk and
black -boatd. They woro ali 'n Oh tho piazza to-
got',er; but, vhiIo tho rest gavo themselves
Uoursenay nat n ittlo withdrawn III the viuo-
"Well,"., said slra., ilan,lyh,, breaking 4
h tier WY, Sat twas Wort, cop,lns e!' horo, oS,
wasn't It, to got this inoon ?"
"Why, do you think, thon, Oracle" laughed
Ioeksssy, thai Black Aatbof has l. Moon I'LL to
"Now, tl,oro you havo anaworod your own
''Tlata juns IT, Black Harbor has d moon all to
itgclt, rlo ut Saratoga md Newport + in d!vid-
cd among 90 many AZ HOT to 10 worth 1eokon-
"Now fact in astronomy, discovered by tho
celebrated astrologer, Hastings Aud ia that
T os eemG nno to asa Sat.ss nst9e w to s Sza aS
]
| glance. not thrown away on itn rocpion&.
camo,' sa1a he. "1hat, il you must know,
pure ea1osty, y: Imp9sslbls to pha8 thH
SIS Hack Harbor on tho way to anv'ohere?"
| nlurmurod LooltsieY iltcrodu1ously.
"Without pausng to inquire after tho health
Of noGi1aon ctnaoes interegt;ing familyN ~. ,,o
concluded to remain as Man Friday, for. by right
Of priority, claim to bo ornsoo m5seif."
''You NAV lo Crlsoo II yott Ike, hut bog
you won't fnaton such IN t,nlucky name Oh mo.
I'll hayo nothing to do with Friday in any
"Why, n1r. Hastings. should noror havo
thought TINT Of you'll" crlod literal btrB. uamyn
"1sus believe somebody has sasa wo NIL have
our pct superstition"
"somobody rms vary moderate, them" re-
piled George; L hase great many OF all
aorta,'
"Toll ua some of them, George" said bis
nloon,' for instauce:'
"Aak confessod aetrologcr If ho believes in
the moon !" exclaimed lockslcy ~ have no
doubt lie can cast Horoscopes h1slself.'
hayo all sor;s Of diabolic knowledge. from az
trology down to common fortuno-teiling."
Charming! L.. cried Miss Loard, c1appiug
f1s hGna; .ro II ssn no" aud toll us 0f7
IAN but DI1ss Courtouay,n aaia George,
pnoring forward not for the first time, Into tue
yine-ahadowa, who pcrsints III denying us tho
light Of her countenancc. mud heraolf the l'aht
OF tllo moon. Why 10 you do it, Stiss Courto-
nay? Why do you locp in the shade :"
'Some people arc boEtcr In tho shade, replied
s1iss Col,rtenay, with 4 gayor ring thau usual III
"on the principle of contrancu, I suppose,
Rnid Hastings.
HWolI, tliore is no accounting for tastes," pald
Miss 14ollarl with sort Of little nhivor, "but,
dsasy dos ny part like tho 'isAt aud d0t''S tue
Fortunately, sou arc not iiko'y TO have muct
, Of tho latter," Baid Lockaloy, Oh whom Ltluri
Courtonay's tone had not boon lost.
/ ''Also on tho principle of contraries. pro
su.nc," rather pottiuuly sall alisa Lollarl.
'sNo, on the trnor principle Of like to like.
don't profess to bo \ fortunu-teiler like you
!. cousii,n lie continued, tbnt I think IconLd Glcs
ut YOURS" and he touched with llis tho diamond
ringed lingela twinklins in tho moonlight.
: "Go on, 1.oekaloy," sail llastings. gravely
Two uro all deaf a,id blind horo."
"Iknow"--nnd tl1ero Lockales stopped short
for sudden wind-Euss had lifted u ysno% %byTssc!
Beo Laura Courteuay.'H eyes il1esl Oh him, wit!
tcara III them, and y look Of pain aud repIoacl
Oh her pala face. Then tho vision fell into til
! shadow agasn.
! lard, o. ho continued sient.
i II don't know" vaguely ropfiod Locksley, VIII
had indsed no lo'ses any hloa OF what ha WI
, SAYING.
I
tante forms to the FIRST" Tenaarked llastsnss
: laughing, "s1 know don't know!' Vol, t
: wiHdonl."
"Is il, really, Mr.. Hastsags ?" said Mra. llau,
t | lyn. "And Whit is tho second?"
0 ''To kuow when to co. answered Hassingf
j; rising md tossing away his cigar-oul, ''wlsle
J showa thas oyon have como feobo .glinlmcrin
Of mind; Tor, Know do know it iB time 10
. mo to take myself of, Will you wals dowu th
. road viii nie. Locksloy7 No? lezy fellow
i Woll, goodnight, then goodnight Mrs. llam
o lyn; goodnight. Gussso,; goodnight, Mis
. CourtoHay, don't let mo tako vol, ont Of th
y shadow A--in 4 tono which sounded much NOR
t like ''Do lot me tako you o,tt Of all s,adow!"
9 Miss Courtv,,ly hal risen with the rost, bu
. when tho two ladies atrollod down to tho got
with Alr. Hastings, shc resumed hor seat. hfto
o a fuomens, Locksley camo up, aud stood teauiu!
0 against tho pillar beside her.
u '"Whut 4 magnificent nlght!" ho said, uttornj
. tho commonplace words IN what ho yatnly stroy
= to make commonplace tono. ~
= was commonplace enough.
: 'Ono seldom, aocs such moonlight, Only loo
), ut tho sioou on that n.endow over thoro. On
might tsnSy Z y lake., so. docont,vo sim ,ono
+ with cortain apathy that suggested lack 0
iutorost III tho convosgatiou.
@ +" Feryt" Haii he significantly, sting by he
{ manner. u Do you know, 1t almost made ~
q ago?"
+ "Tcars In my ovoa!' sha repeated, tnru
= ing ttlicm full on him. nothing but Kind .
d moeking surprise In thom nov, "Aud, pra,
Q what aid You fancy brought them there Dl
You think was crying for tho moon ]sae aspoile
d child?"
II thonght.-that ib. ! fancea--l hoped"
:, "You do not scen very certain OF your o's
+ mind tonight" ahn interrupted his sanasnorinE
' "rurllnpe bocaugo you arc Us aluopy aa am"
!? 1t wns no great eompliment to ,, ayow hs M
how to unawcr. Nor, had llo known, waa thor
d ti1no, for tho two ladies' CAME up. aud they q
q went in aud wont to bed.
n Tint H. tho others did, 'as for Locksley. i
was in no mood for rost; lo was angry with lin
II ecf for what l1e had said to a1IBs 1.ollarl a,l
with Alisa Courtenny for what aho had aatd I
9 him; ut odds With hor, himself. and tho world
l large. So ho aat up smoking and staring at IL
moon, inBtead OF enjoying that sweet auulbi
Il which viBit8 innocent pillows
L 1t was only day or two later TINT, strolng II
!; btlahy green lane hosilo the farmhouse /
y came suddenly faco to faco with Hiss Courto1la
Q This timo thoro waa no mistake about the toa
Q III hpr eyes, nor about tho nyitation Of hor fac
o lis tAis moonlight too?" lie could not rcs