The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-12

had "put him out," she felt sure. She and Tom were always such chums that sne could not bear even the shadow of a cloud to come between them.
 The trout-stream, meandering through shady meadows and low-lying land, was little more than five minutes' walk from the parsor age. This afternoon, however 1t took Kathleen good fifteen minutes to get to it. It was scorchingly, cruelty hot, the sort of day to make one think twice before putting one foot before another. Also her head was so full oi thought that quite unconsciously she lin gered and loitered as one pleasant pic ture succeeded another in her mental vision.
 First and foremost among those pleas. ant pictures was the thought, "What will Bruce say? How will he look when I say to him, Bruce, only think how rich we shall be. Twenty thousand pounds Whatever shall we do with such lot oi money2"
 Following this thought had come an- other, only by one degree less pleasant, and that. was that Bruce's father now would not think his son quite such a slmpieton for his choice of the poor par. sons daughter for wife, as no doubt he had done al first, for every one knew what keen man of business old MT. Altken was, and what ambitious hopes he had cherished of Bruce marvin z money and investing it in the firm.
 Then on the heels of these bright fan cies came whole troop of delightful pro- Jects for the benefit and comfort of every one around and about her Father should have a curate, of course that went with out saying. Mother should have no end ot new clothes, and another maid, who would take off her hands all the tiresome mending, and everything else in the house that was 2 trouble to her. And as for Tom-dear Tom-he should join all the cricket, and tennis, and rowing clubs. far or near, that were worth joining and if it so chanced that this appointment in the post-office did not come for him, why then he could wait on quietly without any fussing and fuming, and fish. fish, hsh ia the trout-stream from morning till night, as though fishing were the only thing to be done in life, as she had so often heard hin say on a hot summers afternoon he wished in reality was the case.
 Strange to say, however, on this DAT ticular hot summers afternoon, Tom did not show himself quite so eager for the gentle sport" as was his won't. Kath. leen, as she came in sight of the group of stunted willows where he usually took up his position, could see his rod and basket lying idly on the bank, and himself stretched at full length upon the reedy grass.
 " It is so confoundedly hot" he nut tered by way of excuse, as Kathleen came in sight, tilting his hat lower over his nose, and ficking away the fes with his pocket handkerchief.
 But Kathleen was not to be taken in. Tom to find it too hot to fl shl Not to be thought of for moment. Besides there was something in his tone which re- minded her of the day he had come home and told her that the eleven of which he was captain had been {" mo- where at all " in the local cricket match.
 "l say, Tom, what is it ?" she asked, kneeling down beside him on the grass under the stunted willows
 "What's what?" said Tom senten. tiously, and ficking away at the flies harder than ever
 What's the matter, mean2 What has upset you and made you so silent and gloomy on the very day we ought all to be clapping hands and going up like lndia-rubber balls to the ceiling?"
 fought wei It strikes me there's only one of us ought to be going up like an India rubber ball."
 "Only one of us !" This in an utterly surprised, altogether bewildered tone.
 Ayl Oaly one of us, and that one you don't see what any one else has to rejoice aud be glad over."
 "Oh, Tom! oh, roml" And now an unmistakable note of pain halved the as- tonishment in her voice. "As if the money had not come to us all You, me, mother, father ]"
 Has it? Do you think Bruce will say thatl"
 Why, of course he will" This very indignantly. Do you think l should ever have cared two straws for him if he didn't love you all-father, mother, you just as we'll as he loves his own father. and mother, and brother?"
 H-m-ml"
 "And do you think he would make any-the slightest objection even if were to say to him, Bruce, don't mean to touch one penny of this money; I'm just going to hand it over to father and mother and Tom'"
 Say it to him and see."
 "l will will !" cried Kathleen, grow ing still mores excited and indignant. " And you Il see what he'll say. know him, ought to I've seen ever so much more of him than you have: Yes, you've seen enough of him to kn ow him" Then why do you doubt what say {? Why-why3 What do you mean, Tom Why can't you take it for granted that the money will do you, and all of us, as much good as it will mel lift had been left to you, Tom, should have taken it for granted"
 "Would yeu? Then, you see, you are girl not man."
 What difference can that mi ake pn er;ad