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endured bling called Mediums Cad. but
with difficulty He had endured the
susplcion--call it the Droof-that he knew
beforehand, abOut the lettering Company,
he had learned that he had no money al
al. Yet there was Que consOlation-the
fortunes of the family had been saved
hhd mat by his mysterious Friends. Nc
way out OF that mystery was possible On
NAV achievement he would rest his claims
| 10 De emembered when he was gone That
one thing enabled him to retire with di :.
| NIFTY, as one who abdicates. And now
| good Heavens he had been all the time
In the company of man who had found
nun out-nore, had watched him and
seen MN at work every morning opening
| letters, searching safes, making his patient
| write to dlctation. Yet that man. with
that knowledge, had treated him with a
| lrlehdllnesS which in his abasement
seemed coutempluous federation. Paul
aul-Who had sCOrned the clumsy med
| um who Is caught sto Tx ing about the room
wrapped in newspaper, who derided the
poor wretch con ricled of producing the
| spirit message on the ceiling with "A pair
| OF lazy tongs-hOw was he u whit better
than any of the petty cheats and liars who
haunt the outer fringe OF spiritualsm
his was an extremely unpleasant mood
| to bring to the dance. Not mauy of the
| young men who were preparing for that
| festival were quite so gloomy, though
| debts and duns, appointments and tie
teats, and unsatlsi-d desires do surround
the pat of early manhood, and too often
spoil and corrupt what should be the most
delightful time Of life.
Paul thought that it would be best for
hlm TO creep into the room when it was
quite full, aud when ali the guests had ar
rived. Then he would be least NOTICED,
aud would 90 and stand in corner all
The evening out OF the way TO stand IN
II corner all night while other people
dance and look happy-it does not, at first
sight, seem a. it 1t would be n pleasing
mode of passing the nocturnal hours. Yet
many deliberately choose thus to spend
their nights.
Unfortunately he was little versed in
the ways of dancing, and concluded that
by appearing a quarter of an hour after
the time named he would find the rooms
full.
No one was in the rooms except Sibyl
herself
"Paul," she said, "you are looking hor-
ribly Ill. You have been i'll and miserable
Tor several days. What does it mean
Nothing new has happened ?"
mo; nothing new. 1t is only that |
have been told Il great many things that
are old. On Sibyl how can you speak to
me Why do you not order me ont of the
house Tom has told me every thing
am wretch, and you have known 1t all
along, And now Hetty must know it
too"
"Hetty will know nothing, Paul, except
what please TO tell her. All thai j. past
and gone. Cheer up, Paul, and look hap
py for Hetty's sake Come, you used to be
80 good An actor"
II cannot act any longer. / can do
nothing now. Slbyl, | ought not to be
here-I have no business to be among
these people"
"Ali that is over, Paul. Cheer up for
Hetty's sake. De your best to smile See,
~ rt Il ~ nd
1t was Hetty, dressed in white. Cicely
gave her the dress. Paufs face cleared
up little at the sight of her. She came
prepared for happy evening. " hat girl
who knows she is looking her bt st al has
her lover waiting for her ana is going 70
dance, but would feel happy
And when the people cyan to arrive,
which they did in a fun .ream aud ali
with one consent at the same time, and
the dancing began, Hetty and Paul stood
aside md talked She gave him rs many
dance as he choose to take. and agreed
unable 20 manage the reyOiu ion of the
right heel.
You are looking i'll, Paul." she sud.
Are you unhappy about something :"
mo, Hetty. How can be unhappy
when am with you But there is moth
ing" he added, meudaciously. I'VE viii
go pre- seutly to Cicely's room-no one will
he able to follow us there, and we shall be
able to have a long talk. But you will
want TO dance"
There Will be plenty of time for both,
Paul. You shall. take me to Cicely's
room about supper time, It you like Now
don't look at me like that, or people will
notice it. Remember, Paul, please, that
your eyes are a lttle-well more express
sive than most When we are alone
yes, PHul-when We are alone-as much
as pou please Now forget everything ex-
thlf l1,a. h,t Il
you think of it? You have never been to
Il dance before, have you ?"
"NO OF course, ! like the animation
and galety of the scene though some of
the men lood solemn over their steps.
Perhaps, Helty. they are thinking Of the
trouble or care or necessity for work. Do
you know what they would nave SAID
about dancing in my town -
"What 2"
"They would have asked how waltzing
can be consistent with care for your i'm
mortal welfare. and they would have
groaned over the wickedness Of laying
Your arm round a girls waist"
ION -
"Tne best thing about societyls the way
in which everything like care aud trouble
must be left behind. Those who form
society, Hetty, ought to be the most de
lighttui people IN the world.
Why Because they must all he well
bred ?"
NO. Because the whole object of So
clety Is TO make life happy, and in order o
do that, every body must do all he can TO
make everybody else happy. It is the
very essence of society, | suppose, that
everybody must he always trying to make
every body else happy. 30 that everybody
must be always giving way" Here an
wkward couple collided heavily with Paul |
you sc, Hetty," he explained, Il had to