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Frank was here shown many clever little de-
vices by which the Talberts perfected the
out-of-door arrangements. He learned how
they checked the consumption of corn and
hay in the stables; how they regulated the
amount of coke used for the dollhouse In
deed, as he was quick of comprehension and
in detecting peculiarites of character, he was
not so very much surprised when, having re-
| turned to the drawing room, he greatly adj
mired n fine piece of knottcd lace, to hear
that the uncompleted piece of work was not
Miss Clauson's, but wrought by that accom-,
plished artist Uncle Herbert.
CHAPTER XI.
''MoRBIps THE woRDr'
Thanks TO the remarkably fine air Of Oak.
! bury, and to an absolute cessation of any.
thing like hard work, Mr.. Carruthers soon
lost his jadcd appearance. At the end Of ten
days he declared himself to be in rude health,
and his looks did not belle his words. Ger
tainly those worthy housewives, his cousins
had taken great care of him. They fed and
fattened him. insisting that he should take
beef tea at intervals, and that his cure should
be FASTENED by his drinking plenty Of that old
AZ port for which their fathers cellar had
been noted Close as the Tables" were in
their housekeeping arrangements, they
grudged the stranger within their gates moth.
ing.
In less than week Frank had taken the
measure of his cousins-of his male cousins
at least. He had even ceased to be seized
with an almost irresistible desire to go into
secluded corner and chuckle when he saw
these great men engaged in somo duty which
is supposed to appertain peculiarly to women.
kind; or when he heard their simple consul.
tations on the price of meat, groceries, OF
other household commodities Being, like
Mr. Mordlc, gifted with a vein Of humor, he
found the Talberts most interesting char
acters; but had he found their eccentricites
wearisome, the kindness they showed him
would have compensated for the discomfort
For in spite Of the e1clusveness which they
were compelled by circumstances to adopt
they were amiable, lovable men. So Mr.,
Calruthers took them as they were, and liked
the two brothers better and better the more
he really understood them.
, But Beatrice was another matter. He had
studied her with even more attention, but
; felt that tho result of his studies was unsatS.
factory. SO far as she concerned he
knew he had got Mt nothing like tho truth
except on one self-evident point, that she was
very beautiful. When first they met he1
beauty struck him, but it was days before he
finished finding new aud fresh personal
charms; perhaps he never ceased finding
them. Under certain circumstances such
discoveries are endless
Frank Carruthers studies of Miss Clauson's
> outward shell should therefore have beer
very pleasing to that young lady, had the
result been made known to her, aid had she
cared twopence to find favor in the students
eyes. For the rest he was in puzzle, which
he spent many hours trying to solve. Miss
Clauson little thought, as she looked out OF
= the window and saw Mr. Carruthcrs lying on
the turf with his straw hat tilted over his
eyes and thin blue stream of smoke curling
: up from his cigarette, that he was neither
= sleeping nor projecting new political arti
> Gle for Tho Latterday, but thinking entirely
= of her own sweet self.
: They had seen great deal of one another
> during the last week. Fran, was not man
; who loved twenty-mile walls, or cared tc
:, rush froE one end of a county to another tc
look at rock or a waterfall. His idea Of g
:, holiday he summed up in the word '.oafng.
i "a good loafer is a great rarity" he tolt
i Miss Clauson "Loafag proper is an arr
which cannot be acquired. have met with
;, many spurious limitations, but tie real article
- is hard to find. Show me the man who car
y spend whole day like this, and you show me
one who can get very near tn happiness
- Like this meant lying on his back as de
- scri5ed.
', But you do something-you SMOKE" sale
Beatrice.
; Eyes, for the sake of appearances. IL
y these days of hard work a man mustn't b.
9 absolutely idle.'
20 OF course she ought to have laughed at thu
" feeble Joke. But she did not. She loohet
" down at him from her chair and her era,
eyes were annoyiugly serious. In gloriou
70 August weather, when the sky is n cloudles
= blue, when all the trees, EXCEPT the spend
- thrift chestnuts, are in full beauty, Whel
4 roses arc still budding, breaking % bloom
and succeeding their fallen fellows, Il youp;
p LADY has no right t. look seriously at t'enal
- b. her sid. Certainly not Beatrice Clausol
20 with her beauty ana fortune,
Yet she locked and spoke gravey. "Yo
~, wrong yourself talking such non ense, MI
az Caru.halY."
lie lGizel himself on his elbow. Il don
90 talk nonsense. am speaking OF my idea O
=, enjoying a holiday. When | work it
- another matter. | trust work TO the b q
-, my ability. When idle, idle to tho best c
~ my ability"
% ''Your idea of human happiness is a hun
M BILE one"
:, is itl Then give me yours in exchange.
- Beatrice was silent. She even turned he
~, head away.
n well, | am waiting for the definition.
:, There was no trace of levity in Franks voiC
~, as he spoke His manner was as serious q
her own.
so 81 have none to give" said Beatrice.
III "None-at your age! Are your dream
~. all Comet Young ladies do dream, | believ,
Of They dream Of being queens OF society,
~ marrying rich men; if they are romantic,
81 marrying poor men; they dream of a life {
,et religion; of having a mission to perform
Which is your particular dreamp
Ia 81 have none," she said coldly
ON "You must dream. You are slsspiug nov
n a. 4 . ALL -