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generated frightfully since those dear
old days at Madame de Tournaire's."

Seitldltu lflSntlully since lnOSe dear
old days at Madame de Tournaire's."
Miss Morton yawned.
GLOW tedious all this is I" said she
Miss Ferguson turned lecturer, eh {?
How | wish that poor fellow in the cor
ner wasn't deaf and dumb I'd hirt with
him, just to aggravate you, Lily !"
Lillian made 10 answer. She leaned
her head out Of the stage window, and
watched the purple dusk creep up the
mountain side. counting the stars as one
by one they shone out. Anything was
better than Enlale's shallow chatter.
Grove Rookery was soon reached, and
Miss Morton bade her old schoolmate an
el1usive farewell
''l see that the Old lady has sent the
carriage to meet me" said she. Good
by, Lily. lou must be sure to introduce
me to the charming widower when |
come over. An ler0ir :"
The deat-and- dumb gentleman left
the stage very soon Miss Ferguson
watched with some interest. but no car
riage OF any description seemed to be
waiting for him
He disappeared into the woods like q
shadow, and vanished from her sight.
II suppose, poor fellow, that he lives
near here thought she. 'Iow dread
tu it must be. thus to be cut Off from all
comnarionship with ones fellow beings p
Bat even while these reflections pass
ed through her mind, the stage stopped
again. before elittering facade of lights,
halt-velled in sHaying summer foliage
Chcssington Hall.
"llere y0a are. miss, said the driver.
Through the summer evening dusk,
Lillian could see the marble rallied ter
race and the broad carriage drive, while
two child-tigurcs danced up and down,
and uttered iG}fu! eXclamations of vel
come-lttle Blanche and Alice Ches-
sington.
Are you the new goyerness? said
they.
Are you Miss Fergusong Welcome
welcome 10 the Adirondacks We are
SO glad that You have come -
And in an instant their arms We're
tNined around Lilians neck
a, the end OF {, mouth, Lillian Fergu-
son felt completely and thoroughly at
home with her new pupils. They had
ranged the Moo0s. and visited all the
gIottoes and c.scadts: they had sur
rounded her with an atmosphere Of the
sweetest affection Mrs. llaltleigh, their
aunt, was equally kind; and Alfred
llultleign. the interesting Young uncle,
had ;tlleady taken her into his confidence
as to the beautiful bride he was going to
bring home soon
But it certainly Was very strange that
she had never seen Adrian Lhessington
himself, the father OF her lovely little pu-
pills. Until onr pleasant morning, when,
Just as she mad come out to receive Miss
Euiale Morton. who had driven over ii
the Groove Rpokcry carriage to call, a
tall handsome gentleman entered the
room, with Mrs Haltlei@h on bis arm
"The deaf -aud-dumb gentleman y Lii
ian invo unfairly exclaimed.
''Poor fellow, So it is - said Miss Nor
ton. who adyarccd airily, shaking ont
tie light muslin tIounces Of her dress.
"IIow he does hannt us, to We sure"
Ladies'" said the deaf and dumb
gentleman, 'Nou a1e mistaken. can
hear and speak. to day, as well as an!
body. | should have spoken TO Yea a
month ago in the stage coach, if ii had
not been for the unfortunate circum-
stance Of my having just been to the
dentist and had my lower jaw broken in
the extraction OF a double tooth. | per
ceiyed that YOU were mistaking me for
MY unfortunate friend, Mr.. Denton, q
Ieat-mute who lives near here; but he
bad been detained until the next day,
and with my bandaged jaw, it was i'm
possible for ne to speak and explain
mattcrs.'
Eulaiic Morton 5 face gloWed scarlet.
She literally knew not what to say But
Lillian Ferguson stood calm ard an
moved.
"Then," She said smiling, "all our
sympathy was thrown away upon you
He inclined his head
"EXactly,7 he said "I found, the
next day, that it was necessary to put
myself under the care Of an Albany sur
geon, SO that have been a sort Of exile
for a few weeks. Pardon my being so
late to welcome You to CheSsngton Hall.
But the welcome is none the less warm
because it is tardy."
EulaIie Morton never came to Ches-
sington Hall again, nor could she so
much as think Of her conversation in the
stage, that night, without not Indignation
at herself.
-What a fool was :" she cried.
MI Chessington, however, much as he
liked and admired Lillian Ferguson, never
asked her to marry nim.
"Whcn | Was widowed once, it was
forever" he said
And Lillian never coveted the prize of
his heart perhaps because She was en-
gagged to rising young clergyman, near
Philadelphia.
''lf only / had Lilys opportunities "
said Miss Morton. but | wrecked my
chances when spoke out my mind so
freely before the deal-and- dumb gentle
man. Selected.