Arizona silver belt., 1894-03-03

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 charmed with his present, and as tho , jar was small one, and be had been
 warned to keep it out of a draft, or
 away from the light, or some snch thing, he would not trust the servants With 1t, but kept it in special place
 m tho dining room. He did not offer
 any of II ts his young guests, and this
 made buc2a very anxious to taste it. for
 she was greedy little thing and ate
 almost as much fruit us Hughie him.
 self
 One morning when David was pass
 ing the window be peeped in and saw
 Miss Lucia, with the jar in one hand
 and spoon in the other. eating this
 horrible mess as if it really had been
 Jam He watched her for minute or
 two, and then went suddenly into the
 room. She screamed and dropped the
 jar on the ground, where it was
 smashed Then she began to cry and
 said 1t was all hls fault for startling ! her and imporcd him not to tell any
 body To show how fond he was of her David promised not to say any. ! thing about 1t, aud she ran away, leav. i ing him to pick up the pieces and | scrape up as much of tho caViare as he 1 ] could, which wasn't much. She did
 not make her appearance at luncheon. She sent down to say that she did not i
 feel very well, which. between q guilty | conscience and too much caviare, is
 quite likely to have been very true.
 Sir Walter looked for his precious Jar,
 and not seeing t told the butler to put | 1t on the table
 If you please, Sir Walter. " the man
 said, looking shyly ut David, "theres
 none of 1t left; it's all gone.
 Sir Walter only said, "Oh indeed, t"
 but he looked as if he meant to say a good deal more at some other time
 Later m tine afternoon he sent for David and told him that the servants denied having touched his caviare, and that as ho had been seen in the dining room that morning be concluded that he had eaten it. He was sorry that David should have allowed other people to run the risk of bearing unjust blame. Ee dldn mind inc loss particularly, but was sorry that David had been so reti. cent.
 David glanced past bis uncle's sad tsce to where bis little playmate sat on a window ledge, a solemn look on her childish face.
 Then David had an idea. T did no, take it, uncle, be said.
 Who didf"
 "lt was Ugh, said David, stin looking ai the girl. What he eaid to hlm5elf that he said was, IL was you. 1T misunderstood was it lis fsmltY
 No, doubt, no doubt muttered the kindly old gentleman, with troubled [ look, but but--Td rather you hadn' told "
 And all Hugh g pstonished deuiais did not save him from punishment.
 A dozen yeaTs and more have passed over lnglehy manor and those whom II 1 sheltered during these summer holi. days, Sir Waiter Elliot is still alive l out be IS getting very old. and it seema as if be had not many more years to ! live. Lucia is now spoiled beauty. } who rules the manor and everybody in . II. David g hard working curate, and ' Hugh has been sent by him to an army ! .uior hag passed into and out of sand | lurst and is now a lieutenant in tho 0. D D. G, drish Chestuutsl Only the . iouse is unchanged amid all iho s .hangcs, ard as David stands, after il huner, ou the terrace that runs outside a be long drawing room and watches in ' he clear summer sky, t'
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 Commc an point sur uni. ga is mind flies back 10 that unfo,potten ol ummcr when be first saw the place. L What a happy time it was after Hugh T, ad lett-and what a pretty child Lucia fasl Even then he was in love with tt Ter, and now-now that she was in the all bloom Cf her beauty-what more ia an be say than that he is in love with it CT siillf Will she ever return his loveY su le has been in the house week. and ho in ardly darts put ihe question to him. Of af. And yet bis visit ends tomorrow. ba an he go back to his dirgy. parish, aving fl still unasked and unan. r. SeIedf Suddenly white shimmcr. lei lg cloud, in the midst of which a de ark burns brightly, appears round the is, 1rner of the house and moves toward al Im with frou frou of silk The next cd mute Lucia is standing before hirn. a tet my lace shawl over her dark hair. garctte between her rcd lips and a uit ucy smile in her eyes, all May offer you oue?" she asks de, 70 urely. There are no bishops about, ld she holds out silver case with her ton onogram enanieled in red on the side. dra He takes cigarette with a smile and Lu 5hts 1t irom her awkwardly, for he is fou smoker, aud is wondtsng what his der ctor would say if he could sec him at she at moment Lucia laughs at him ma tuy springs on inc balustrade that bee Bs along the terrace and sits perched. bee lnging her huif colored slippers like tha choolboy and blowing tiny perfumed ter 'uds into the midsummer night air. Cay e diamond buckles on her insteps unl inkle in the moonlight and then dis l pear under billowy lace that peeps uoy under her frock. " There; now I'm quite happy, 1" she Ch; 's cmlentedly. its perfect night. me, cle Walters asleep, and I've got a ma lnS man to talk to and four ciga- uoh tes tosmoke. What more can girl I nt3" lool ae leans over the balustrade beside syn and looks out over tine moonlit you k, thinking how he shall approach tow subject nearest 10 his heart. [ Do you remember. he asks sud pas. fly, do you remember the first sum- tell we spent here together, you and I2" don The girls eyes sparkle with amuse- heai nt Rather" she says. ..What :,