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1t over, and the mature wisdom of his
sixty-five years spared him the trouble
of being refused by Wilmay. AT first,
this used to make me rather nervous
But l soon discovered that Wilmay
never allowed any of these very men to
get as far as a proposal. l grew more
easy in my mind; it seemed as if Bertha
would be compelled to let Wilmay
choose her own husband.
Only twice did Wilmay in person act
ually receive proposal. The first pro-
posal was from young novelist, man
Of good family but of no means. He
seems to have been really very much
in love with Wilmay He compelled
her to hear him, even though he told
her at the time that he knew there was
no hope for him. Wilmay refused him
definitely and finally, but she did not
laugh this time. On the contrary, as
she told me in her letter about it, she
cried. He turned white, and fidgetted
with his hands, and began sentences
which he couldn't finish. And then he
was so humble and didn't seem to think
anything about himself, and his eyes
were so sad, that l couldn't help cry
ing, and | hope I'll never have any
thing Of the kind happen to me agin."
Bertha was exceedingly angry with this
young man. After his refusal, he went
very much to the bad, which without
doubt was quite romantic of him, though
it would probably have paid him better
to have written novel.
The second proposal was from young
baronet, Sir Vincent Carrone, and this
proposal Wilmay accepted. As l have
done justice to Bertha, let me also do
justice to Sir Vincent. He was man
OF twenty-eight, good-looking and sufi-
GENTLY wealthy. He was honestly in
love with Wilmay and in most respects
was a fine fellow. He was not clever,
but neither was he appalling!y stupid.
He was a straight man with good rep
utation and liking for coun-
try life and sport. Before the pro-
posll took place, l had a letter from
Bertha about him. He had said moth
ing to her, but he was paying very
marked attention to Wilmay, and Ber-
tina felt sure that he would ask Wilmay
to marry him. ! replied that if Wilmay
was really fond of the man and accept
ed MIN, nothing could be more satisfac-
tory, but that in the meantime Bertha
had better not interfere. BOW far she
did interfere if at al, have never
learned since nor wished to learn.
Bertha announced TO me the engage
ment in a letter Of six rhapscdic pages.
She was quite certain thai Wilmay
would be very happy. Sir Vincent was
so good, and so kind and-but there
was an end to her praise Of him. l am
quite sure that at this time, as at all
other times, Bertha only desired Will
mays happiness. If she influenced Will
may at all, it was only with the view
of securing that happiness. She con-
cluded by saying that Wilmay would
also write to me, but that she was very
SHY in speaking CT writing Of the en-
gagement.
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CHAPTER TX.

For nearly two years after this never
saw Wilmay. OF course, did not spend
the whole of this time at Paris. l did
occasionally come 10 London, and it
was more by chance than from intention
that l did not meet Wilmay there. For
some few months | travelled in Italy
During this period l composed an opera
and it was produced, and had a certain
measure of Success-that is TO say, it
was not nearly as good as l had meant
il to be, but il benefited me financially.
1t was the first money of importance
that l had ever earned, and l endeavor-
ed to feel that it degraded me but could
not manage it. However, l am quite
conscious that l am the fool Of this
story and not the hero and that it is
better TO write of other people.
Let me first of all do justice TO Ber-
tina. A very great person indeed, who
was sixty five years old, but
loowed more was-good enough
10 approve of Wilmay. He
even decided to share his greatness with
her. and-with the mad impetuosity so
common at that age-sent his sister TO
talk it over with Bertha Bertha ex-
pressed herself as being much compli-
mented. but was afraid that she was un-
able 10 give the great person any en-
houragement. The great person thought
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old
You can be old if you like" replied
Bertha. Age is one crime in a man.
But I'm not old, and l won't be. Ah!"
she sighed, IF could only be Wilmay
tor one season! I wonder if she knows
what perfectly heavenly time she is
going to have"
Bertha had some grounds for her ex-
travagant praise. Wilmay's beauty was
unusual and remarkable. In the street
as she went unconsciously past, people
turned to look at her. In the theatre
or at concerts, though she dressed
qufetly and her own attention was al
ways wholly given to the play or the
music, she made something like a SEN
satlon. That eccentric but charming
OLD lady, Lady Harston, met Wilmay BY
chance at Bertha's house and was much
impressed. When she left she shook
Wlimay warmly by the hand. and said:
Goodbye, my dear, and thank Won"
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A DAY N TIE COUNTRY.
Bah Prefers a Week, and Describes Its
Rural Pleasures.

AND THEIR UNAPPRECI-
ATED BLESSINGS - WHY RASP-
BERRIES ARE SOLD BY THE BOX
-BUTTTERMILK FOR THE PIGS
AND CITY VISITORS-GETTING
AHEAD OF THE FASHION Ed
TOR-A REAL COUNTRY CHURCH
FAIR-THE HOME OF THE CAR
PET BAG-PRAISING GOD IN 4
COTTON FROCK-HAYSEED EFT
IQUETTE AND THE MINISTER
Bah TALKS OF MARRYING.
(From our regular Correspondent
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By Barry Pain.

myself. wrmay, tell the truth. How
old are you?"
Il am sixteen. please. Edward. No,
that's not right-Tm in my seventeenth
year"
And I'm really in my thirty-ninth,
and I'm considered to be young for my
age-have always felt young until now.
Now l fell that l am one hundred and
four. / see the babe for which bought
chocolates"
But, Edward, interrupted Wilmay,
Il was not a babe. l was ten years
Old"
"A very young ten. and wore on the
occasion when l first met you-a some
what unconventional costume.
Wilmay laughed and blushed. 1t was
as though someone had given her the
power of blushing for birthday pres
ent-she had never been in the least
SeH-cOnSciouS before.
And now" said, what a change is
herer'
Not really changed" Wilmay plead
ed. My hairs done differer,ly, and
I've got a new dress, but I'm still just
the same-the same but in disguise
But she was not just the same-and
she was never just the same again. The
twilight of childhood was passing, and
the dawn was cOming-the dawn, and
the day-and the night.
The dinner was amusing enough. Ber-
tina was always more or less, a bright
woman Wilmay laughed, more quiet
ly-it seemed to me-than usual, and
talked less. Some of the things she
said were serious to the verge Of senti-
mentality, and of course we laughed
al her for them mercilessly. She had
BEEN reading stories and seeing plays
and she said that it seemed as il life
We're very sad but that the sadness was
in some ways rather nice. And then
she was compelled to laugh at herself.
Bertha said that was not to be long
over my cigarette, because I was going
TO play 10 them.
NO. 1 thin knot" l said. your
pianos never in tune. And you cover
it with a sort of brocade table-cloth,
pot-palms. photographs. majolica and
mess generally, because you think it
looks pretty
Speak TO him, Wilmay" Sair Bertha.
Explain TO him"
The pianos perfectly all right, Ed
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The letter from Wilmay was much
shorter, and l did not quite like it.
There was an almost pathetic reitera-
ton that she hoped. or she believed.
that she was going to be happy. But
there was no statement that she actual
ly was happy then. She, too, praised
Vincent, but almost in the same terms
that Bertha used, as if she were repeat
ing al essen. She did not describe, and
of course | had not expected her to de-
scribe, the circumstances of the pro-
pCsal; but l was surprised that the
greater part of the letter was about
Bertha and not about herself or her
lover. | was not quite satisfied, and
yet I seemed to have no definite ground
for interference. l did my best to elm
mate any personal feelings Of my own
and look at the thing fairly, and |
found nothing to support my objection
but some infinitesimal things that Ber-
tina would have laughed at. Indeed,
Bertha herself had partly explained the
tone Of Wilmay's letter.
Aweek later the engagement was pub
licly announced; the marriage was to
Wilmay had written to me frequently
since l had left England, often up
braiding me for stopping away so long,
asking me why l did it, and telling me
to come back Now in three months |
had only TWO short notes from her.
They were written far less freely and
Familiarity than her Old letters, and
though there was an assumption Of
light heartedness all through them, they
did not give me the impression that she
was happy. As the six months drew
to an end, heard very little of Wilmay.
The trousseau was being purchased,
preparations were being made for the
marriage, wedding presents were pour
ing in; Wilmay had no time to write,
and Bertha only sent short scrappy
notes written in the greatest haste. 1t
was about three weeks before the we'd
ding that returned 10 England to COM
nlete some necessary business arrange
ments.
1 arrived in London in the morning.
7 had not told Bertha what day | should
come. but in the afternoon l started
out TO call on her II was a bright,
sunny afternoon, and / found the walk
through the park pleasant after the
hour that had just spent in dry So
licitor's dusty office. As walked along
Rertha's victoria met me. Bertha and
Wilmay were both in it, and neither OF
them saw me. Wilmay was laughing.
That laugh consoled me. Everything
wass all right then, and had been wor-
rving myself for nothing.
As Bertha and Wilmay were both out,
il was obviously of no good TO go on
To Bertha's house. To sit in her his
taken drawing room and wait for her,
.would have been merely tiresome. So
7 went back home. meaning TO call on
Bertha again later in the afternoon.
NV fat is on the first floor and as
walked up the steps to it, l passed
handsome middle-aged gentleman. who
was peering about him uncertainty.
He caught me up again on the landing.
inst as I drew my latch-key from my
pocket. stared at me hard, and then
raised his hat.
II think" he said, that l must be
Speaking to Mr.. perrimer-Mr. Edward
Derrimer."
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and. just as much TOO full and TOO fem
ic.1e as any other draw.ng-r0om in
Size district Then Bertha entered look
lg mysterious and pleased. which she
was. and much younger than thirty-hve,
which she was not She shook me
warmly by the hand, kissed me, and tx
claimed: Edward, we've got a surprise
for yoUr
"Yese~ I said. "Then. Of course, YOU
needn't trouble 70 apologize"
why, I've hardly kept YOU waiting
a second The fact IS that fl didn't
come uuGl the last moment-Oh I've
Yearly let the secret OUT"
LET &c quite out. You won't be hap
1y until you've done it. Besides, l hate
surprises. They're all alike - some
lining goes pop and hurts You. and then
everybody else laughs. l think they re
sr1cknEly vulgar myself.
"Bu- this surprise isn't at all Ike
Thar. It's beautiful
well how's Wilmay? And where's
Wmay2'
~Wilmay's very well indeed, and
quite charmed with your present and
sou Wont see her just yet-thats part
.- che secret
You've hidden her behird q curtain
-- O. screen or somewhere. And she'll
mmp ont and scream. and the CHASTITY
part of tits chat youu both of you think
funny When IS it going TO hap
r.a2"
Carter announced that dinner was
served
"Irs not going 90 happen az an and
Wum3y's much 100 old TO care about
suca supd childish games Take me
into rht dining room aud YOU shall be-
hold her.
In the dining-rCom Wilmay was
standing at one end of the table. She
WAS a transformed Wilmay. Hitherto
Size had worn her hair down; now her
rgsr was ND and done in the latest and
.1~recces- fashion. Hitherto. on the
3si0ns when she had dined down
airs with Bertha and myself. she had
worm something which l called kids
nnrom Sc. " but ] believe is known as
mi-toile,te.
Vow she was in a regular dinner
-ess. white. low and long. Round her
.k was the string of pearls that / had
.au her. She looked very shy ana
her pleased; she smiled and biushed
made a low Obeisance kissed her hand
and begged 10 De- allowed the honor
caagra-ulating Miss AmOry on her
--rt-ay.
H may was protesting and thank
.s me- for the pearls as we sat down
dinner. Wiimay. as my sister had
uged, took the place Of the hostess.
Bertha and myself sat on either
ot her.
-Neu?" sair Bertha. "and what
the lord my guardian happen TO
linking Of us?
SAG The first shock mean, al the
first -nchantment-I can think only Of
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CHAPTER VIII

Bertha did not bring Wilmay out. de-
hnitely and formally until she was sew
enteen. During the year before l had
got into the habit of going rather often
10 Bertha's. Bertha loved coed music
Tor ten minutes. 1t was essential that
'ae music should be good. and that it
should not last longer than ten min
u'eS- 30 she used to send me with Viii
may TO s.. James Hall, while she en-
loved al home what she called the rare
iuNury or not hearing a concert - Some
times / rode in the Park with Wilmay.
In one way and another l saw a good
deal of her.
Bertha was widening the scope of her
ambition for Wilmay.
you may not know it." she said IN
ME, but Wilmay is probably at this
moment the most beautiful girl in, the
world"
Il don't know all the others" I said.
but Wilmay looks all right"
Looks all right! I've been through
ten London seasons without seeing any-
thing like her
Ten London seasons, even more
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word, said Wilmay, laughing, "and
you may have the things taken of il,
ii YOU like. But while you're in my
house, you're expecJed.-to-to behave
as such
Il accept the pebuke in the spirit in
which it is offered, and in five minutes
Will do my self the honor to wait upon
yOu-aS my tailor says"
But when l got into the drawing
room. some how or other we all three be-
gan 10 talk, and We went on talking UNI
I'll rose to go. had promised TO meet
some men at the club. Then Wilmay
said that must stop a little longer,
and play. because it was her birthday.
SO 1 stopped and played them Chopin
WalJzes and nOcJurnes. and they went
through the usual raptures 1t was
late rather, when at last l stood in the
hall, putting on my coat Wilmay fol-
lowed me from the drawing room into
the hall.
HAS Mr.. Derrimer's cab got lamp
inside it?" she asked Carter Carter
believed so. Then" she said, giving
me a little note you may have this TO
read as you so home. Goodnight,
again
The note ran as follows:
Dear Edward am writing this in
my bedroom before elmer. | know l
shart be abe to thank YOU half enough
for those lovely pearls, and l want to
thank you again and again. You are
always so kind to me.
Ever your loving, Wilmay."
/ put the note in my pocket. For a
few minutes l unused absent mindedly.
and then l noticed that the cab had
nearly reached the club. | made the
man turn round and drive me home in
stead.
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Il think you know"

Il think you KNOW.
and I'm positive I don't.
She crossed the room and sat down
again.
.Its not on my account, of course"
she said. 81 shall miss you very much.
You've been most useful and obliging,
whenever I've given a dinner or any
thing, and I'm not ungrateful. l like
nothing better than to have you here.
I'm sure Wilmay will miss you too.
But-well-"
"Ahl We come to it at last"
well, don't you think that you've
been too much with Wilmay Of late?
You go everywhere with her. II might
loOk-can't you see for yourself?"
ut might look as if were her guar
dian-I am"
And it may look like something
quite different. 1t may make people
think that you yourself are engaged to
her or about to be engaged to her-pre-
vent suitable man from coming for
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1896. by ne Bachelor Syn
dtc3tel
SYNOPSIS.

"-7-77-'
SYNOPSIS.
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--,t.j-,r,- ysves mo his course
-. ,,5 leaves England for
ms frieDd Edward Der
...,.,s,or NJ ths Story. advises
.- ''.' '.,,,--,.s and surmiSeS
~ -, h, -hs ease. He
sa Ie.-c~s nom Am0ry, in
i..-.- mentions his
"-'~A - - ,...-rs az the wife's
r..- Nm wears pass by.
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THE BIG HORSE,
+ BAYIM'G REG0R. :,

| A Trotting-br carriage stallion with grand
action. Bred from ancestors on both sides pos
sessing size, style, action and speed. he is not
| come-by-chance. There is no pony cross In his
pedigree, he will transmit surely the qualities
which he possesses His record of 220A in a
Winning rae, race oyer haf-mile track Is just the
| at public auction TIL, highest price OF the year
Both horses were selected and owEcd by MI.
cd Patchen Wilkes to MIR. Jewett and a half
| interest in Bay McGregor to me-
Bay McGregor has more bone and substance
weighed last fall after trotting fourraccs on half
mile tracks 1909 pounds. Fattcdup like them
he would weigh as much as the draft stations
| little below 1900 ibs.,the past winter and is in
excellent shape to sire healthy foals. Buyers
from three different states have recently tried
| self II traitor to The breeding interests OF this
section to sell him. His type is now In demand.
buyers ride many weary miles TO find such
horses and pay more for them when found than
ever before. But you must break and work
them 10 sell them, buyers do not want wild anil
mails Nohorsc is better adapted 10 general
farm work and no education is more vain ,ble
for carriage horse than work OIL the f arm
Breed Bay McGregors, break them. work them
and sell thom ut a handsome profit l will help
you TO sell them when mature and fit for sale
10 induce farmers to use Bay McGregor have
placed his fee for 1896 at s15 TO insure foal ten
days old. III the mare ahorts or the fOal dies
before it Is ten days old there is nothing to pay
At these figures you can afford to use Bay Nc
Grcgor. He is producing carriage animals from
draft mares with certainty. 10 the owners OF
trotting. mares who desire speed win say
uniformly than any other stallion ever used in
hts section. The greatest speed producers sc,
many that are not fast, but ii they are big and
good looking yen have not drawn a blank. Bust
ness prudence dictates that YOU breed to Bay
McGrcgor, See the horse and his progeny con-
slider his pedigree: Sired by Robert MeGrcgor,
handsome. race holse and one OF the greatest
Of trotting progenitors. Bay McGregor's dam,
AleXandrlne, by Alexander 2:l9, one OF the larg-
est tro5ting stations living, winner Of the great
est stallion race ever trOtted and the premier
speed sire in Europe. Bay McGregor's grand
dam Lady Frank, by Mambrlno Star, 2:as.
1900 Id herse Lady Frank is In the great hood
mare list. she is the dam of Jay Bird, Ailer.
toms sire, and EARLY Dawn 22111
Bay McGregors g.-grand dam Lady Franklin
2;;s9sf was famous old-time race mare, she is
also in the great brood mare list, Thus Bay
McGregor's first second and third dams are ali
speed producers and for five generations on the
slre's side, without break appear the names
of large ana successful stations, some of them
the greatest OF their day.
NJ. T. GRATTAN.
% Preston, MINI.
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M!l7i!ll, t.E,isl, N. D.

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Doctor Keith uses plants, Foeo-
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A Moving Mountain In France.

An object of the greatest interest
10 continental Europe at this minute
is a walking mountain in Gard. France.
which is moving toward the river of
the same name at the rate of Is feet
u day. In it's advance it has DESTROYED
the machinery and pits of the Grand
Combe collicry, and has also destroyed
nearly mile of the Alais railway. A
great thing, which must be done now,
Is to prepare new channels for the Gard
and Gardon rivers, which are sure.
when the landslide comes, to be COM
pletely cholled up. Six hundred per.
sons have been obliged to leave their
homes at Grand Combe The lower
strata of the mountain, which rises
sheer from the valley, are grit and
green mart. Both have given way,
owing to the infiltratiQn of rain. Five
thousand persons recently went from
Mines to see the moving mountain
from the range fronting it. The noise
ii makes IS frightful, and there ar.a wide
cracks in all directions. Nobody is
suffered to go on the mountain or intu
the valley on which it advances.-St,
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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wide reputation for the rapidly and
accuracy of his stenographic work. Jle
was frequently engaged during CON
gresslonal vacations in making accu-
rate reports of law cases in various
large cities; and his services were in
such demand that he could not comply
with one-tenth of the invitations which
were sent to him for work in Important
cases. James j. McElhone was for
many years chief stenographer of the
horse Representative and during h IS
lifetime he was regarded as the peer Of
Mr.. Murphy, the chief stenographer of
the senate. Mr.. McElhone died about
five years ago. and now Mr.. Murphy has
gone beyond the stars.
The principal assistants of the late
stenographer Murphy wero Theodore
r. shuey and Edward V. Murphy, the
younger brother of the famous short.
hand writer. The senate, by recent
unanimous vote. elected Mr.. Shuey and
MT. Murphy TO take charge of the stem
ogruphic work of the senate, and twill
be carried on under their direction
after the manner and the methods so
long in vogue under the direction of the
late chief stenographer. They will
have as assistants Mr.. L. C. MoXley.
Il young man of superior stenoyraphic
requirements, who gives his entire at
lsntion to the senate work and has leon
employed there for IA years; Mr.. Henry
J. Gensler, who in addition to his
stenographic work at the senate is and
has been for many years private Score
tary for Senator j. Donald Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania; Dan p. Lloyd and NJ.
W. Blumenburg, both young men giy-
ing their entire attention to the sem
ate stenographic work.
During the past so years great strides
have been made in stcnography, and
particularly in the methods of tran~
scription of stenographic work, For a
long time Mr.. Murphy and his chief as
sistant required the services of rapid
long-hand writer's, to whom thew
would read their notes for tran
scription, in order that they mighe
be sent to the public printer be-
fore midnight to receive publication