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NO." she answered, quietly, "I shall

NO" she answered, quietly, '1 shall
not fail."- s@s* Fs7s - =. %@~@~ rs
But, for an instant, as she faced the
brilliant audience, the futter of fans,
the flash of diamonds, the glitter of the
feetlghts seemed to blind and dazzle
her; sufocating sensation arose into
her throat.
Il am going to fall" she thought, and
the recollection Of Cliarlotte's dismal
prophesies occurred to her-her mothers
representations of evil, her own tor
menting doubts.
II will not fall" she said to herself,
and advancing haldly into~the little
arena, she faced the circle Of intent eyes,
and began to sing.
Sweet and clear, like the liquid notes
of lark, her voice scared up, until, for
getting her own identity in that of
Donizetti's Swiss heroine, she became
almost inspired; and at the close, a per-
feet shower OF. bouquets rained down
ureu the stage at her feet-an ovation
Of voices rang up again and again in
deafening applause. But Margaret was
conscious only of one thing-she had not
failed. t9Esgka 50
Mrs. AIlenby welcomed her rapturous-
ly to the pretty little "green-room." .-
"My dear Miss Ashton" she. cried,
"you are genius--a second Jenny
Lind! Who was to suppose that you
had sucha divine voice? You are the
star of my little concert-the prima-
donna of the evening! No, don't take
your bonnet" as Margaret mechanically
stretched out her hand for it. "Yoa
must come into the drawing-room.
They are all wild to know. you"
"But 4 cannot, pleaded poor Mar
garet, with a downward glance at her
dress. II am not prepared" -
"You are perfect" said Mrs. Stewart
Allenby, with winning despotism. "Be-
sides, one of my guests says you are an
old acquaintance Of his Mi! Hepburn,
who has just, returned from, Palestine
and the Eoly Land" III
So Margaret was led into the midst of
the glittering throng, and introduced
here and there, until, like, one moving
in dream, she found herself leaning on
Basil Hepburn's arm. '
$50 you are great singer" he said.
II never sang in public before in all
my life.'' - "a: ''A0 nv r.
"You will be prouder and more
naughty than ever"
~ never was humber in all my life"
margaret" he uttered, softly.
"Well,. Mr. Hepburn?
"Mr. Hepburn! That sounds cold.
Suppose you say, as you used to say,
BASIL" ~ss S
"But things are not as they used to
be-" said poor Margaret, her heart begin
ming to beat unevenly in her breast.
"Can~th not-be 30 again, dear little
MargaretY' he Whispered, bending his
tall head to the level OF the cluster of
rosebuds in her hair. "Can we not go
back to the initial chapter Of our lives,
and begin it all over again? / am rich
man, now, but all my money cannot buy
me any treasure half so sweet and price
less as your love. Dearest Margaret,
tell me that you, too, have not entirely
forgotten the past.
And Miss Ashton went home from
Mrs. Stewart Allenby's matinee musicale
an engaged young lady.
II didn't fail, after all,' she said radi-
antly. "And I had half dozen appli-
cations to sing again at private concerts,
and Mrs. Allenby's money will just buy
my wedding dress"
So the current of true love was rum
ming smoothly again, after all 81
! Air.
The air we breathe is food; that is,
it contributes to maintain the changes in
our body. lake away the necessary
amount of air from us and all the ma
terial food we could take would not
maintain u.s. We might, therefore, say
air is the first necessity Of life. We take
it into the lungs; then it becomes
changed; one Of its constituents, oxygen,
is partially absorbed, and what is given
back again in the breath has combined
with the carbon within, and is called
"carbonic acid gas" ..-. ..... e.
Every time we breathe we exhaust 9
certain quantity of the oxygen in the
oir on1 fhss ropnsrao continual yo.
newal. Now, let US think for moment
Of all the places where no such renewal ii
thought Of. Where the. poor, tender
lungs of little children gasp for thei1
small portion Of oxygen; where ths
growing girl is sitting in close worl
rooms painting for her share; where thu
workman in the damp cellar struggles
for his; and let us think of q town, whert
streets and alleys cross each other, ane
intercept each other, till the fre'
course of the air is stopped, it be
comes exhausted of its most valuable
: constituent, and passes into dampish
overloaded, unrefreshing, gassy mass. A
it is, our share of oxygen is lowered il
hot weather, and we feel such restric
ton, therefore, still more; But it. is no
only restriction of air, it is also vitiatior
of air we suffer from. 81 1,e.faelsf q
There is quantity we call refuse ane
dirt. Lord Palmerston, the great Brit
ish statesman, once called "dirt' matte
in the wrong place, and this is really it
designation. This matter in the wrOnl
place does an enormous amount of harm
| in Summer; M tmn9s pass through
! quicker chSnges m ky1nmer and fill tn
akwith thssgases lwhiGh thsse change
ref1s have bod g. ID eh7nee, I'D in doin,
sdepRcIate the air we b1eathe, Will
tfls tlefnonietef akighs up, Sill, verify
we inhale An&4s.Qf filth. Neglect il
the removai of this matter" from tn
crowded stfeeu af . towa,- ppbli,
And can onig pe tes eaas senc
Every sneelectsa besp of dirt cost
, some life oesesae deNeciatien of vital
ity5or senae ast,al 9nkHM M4ose VIII
, nfast lire within Ihde pt611fs wher
ses nselect ks pafeI - in fact
sRs.'ss Rss'ss !ssss ] u z sBi: E 'sn !. ne
only that those in the4Snediate neigh
borhood suffer- but N exhalations fron
these plague spots spfead further out an
: fdepfess towns and district4 eJuf whe
fthe human being wants every h1ng tha
tis exadiarat ing and reffeshfng SNhen
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