The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-16

| VI F~Sft~ NAeA~A sNs ~~t~seeA W0As>@ lead ysu to imagine.
 Hannah Mil,on's home was in the north 1t would be quite evening before she xould arrive, and Lady Rest passed all the day in state of feverish excite ment. wandering from room to room. She seemed to feel that there was destiny at stake; while Athur-the individual who ~as in all probability the most con- cerned-was perfectly cool and collected. and passed the hours in his habitual placid enjoyment of book.
 The mystic shade of twilight ~as al ready creeping up the valley. when wheels were heard approaching the cot tage and Lady Best went out en the porch 10 receive her gsest. Fain would she have persuaded Arthur to accom- pany her. bu, he preferred an arm chair by the window.
 Al las; the carriage is at the door, and Hanna Milton. having sprans out. is clamorously kissing her aunt
 There IS nothing .ts hc,ie or dreamy ahou; her. She has broad, plain, hon est, open face. with fine eyes and large mouth fuil of s,rong-ioekins white teeth not the slieh,es; pre,enuon 10 beauty. F SNe VA NsAh SNN AN 1 etftHNS Ntht Milton IS thoroughly good, kind sin cere woman. Her voice IS very loud. bat Il has the ring of true heart. Il fright ems Lady Best. however. as she thinks, Wha, will Arthur say. Will he rui. away from Hannah. or allow himself to be subdued by her '"
 In the carriage beside Hannah halt concealed by bird cages. Persian cat and three small dogs of dlifcren; breeds there IS a girl: the mad. of course. The dogs and the cat spring out after Hannah. and the foetman takes the ol,d- cages. ust as the Unnoueed occupant of the carriage IS stepping out Hannah turns round
 "oh. forgot let me introduce my dearest friend. Agatha Burghley. Oi course you eNpe ted her she never leaves me. you know
 come 10 which her heart did no; respond; nor cid she speak exeep, 10 say
 And your maid. Hannah
 Miss Milton burst ou; laughing
 That k luxury in Whl h VIC don | indulge -do we. Aggy We arrange ot.r toilets ourselves, and very effective they are sometimes -eh
 Lady Best looked agaln !, ,hls com panion whom she had never heard oi be iore- No. decidedly: fl she had known of her existence she would never have asked Hannah to the Cottage For Agatha was beautiful of that refined. splritualiked beauty about which poets rave.
 For an indefinite period she had in- vlted Hannah. and this companion. this Agatha, was she also 10 be then daily AS sociate for weeks.
 The meeting with Arthur, however. could not be deferred and Lady Bes, led the way into the drawing room.
 He was as cordial as Il was in h.s na- ture to be in his reception Of his cousin. bu, when the same formula of in;roduo- greeted was gone through, and Agatha. dragged forward by her energetic tuend stood before him. w.,h the pale gieam of the rsing moonligh, on her face. he started back as though he had seen q spectre. more m fear than admiration, as II seemed to hls tnxious. watching m o,h- tr.
 There was no time. however. for specu- la,lon As :o wha, feelings Agatha had a~aked m Arihurs breast, the necessities were asserting themselves. and Hannah in her bun, way declared herself ,o De fanishlng.
 '' 1 rap;d toilet and dinner Come or Agatha, we shall no, keep Lady Bes, waiting iong.' and the t~o gI,ls wen, quickly up into the rooms tina, had been prepared fof them
 In less than d quarter ot aa hour they came back. looking as sp.ok-and- span as If they had made no long tourney IL, was yer, obvious that the services Of a mad were unneC Ccssary
 The evening. however. was scarcely a merry one. Arthur was more than usu- ally silent and mediia,ve. Agatha vey tired she was m, as robust as Hannah, who ~as he only lively one of the party and oiauered careiessiy to l. ,dy Hest. who. for once m her life, was no, d good listener. All her attention was riveted on that young person, as she already, n her mind. designated the soIne~h a; lack adaIsioal Agatha.
 Hannah was .ery full of the projected dairy reforms She loved everything ;ha; gave her practical tcndeneies fail vent, ou' Lacy Best was by 10 means as keen as she was.
 While they were reforming wha, would Arthur and his beaG,ifdl Agatha be doing :' she asked herself "Oh. if Hannah would only turn her tall atten- ton on the far more ilnpor,an, work of reforming Arthur
 Lady Best ~As. however. s5o much of d diplomaust 10 let her thoughts appear n words no she must act. manu.Ivre. 0a.Lk.
 Oi course the tirs, lhsng nest morning Hannah expressed a sish 10 90 over he farm and panied by Agatha. she and Lady B-S, S.artet on tour of in- spec eaon. Ar,agr had seen the farm al nauseum. he sad. and II dld no, amuse h,r.; ne preferred fena.n'as T inc house until luncheon time.
 With the explanations and discussions which this farming pilgrimage entAs!ed Lady Besi's spirits arose, and she oec anne fh