The times., 1897-09-19

| posing stranger in a shooting Jacket. Inc
| park gate had swung behind him, and he
| was advancing rapidly in her direction.
Norry put up pink finger and laid it
against her lovely mouth. With her this
signifie,i grave perpIexity, and the gesture
/ was rendered stIIl more quaint by the lines
OF intense mental effort that SO deliciously
corrugated her forehead, and vested herin
fascinating aspect of worry. Even at SO
Young al age are the cares of sovereignty
apparent, and regal mind is none the less
uneasy hecause the emblem of royalty hap.
! pens not To bevisible.
Here wasa stranger entering Norry's do
! minions with an air of command, while she
herself was not acquainted with him. She
| DID not puzzle out the situation upon lines
quite so dear, perhaps. / she eyed the
imposing stranger questoningly, and
! promptly made up her mind. IL is possible
she had a preference for ragged humanity,
but she was quite above such meanness as
drawing the line IL the matter of tailoring
a fter all, thelonely, unhappy stranger could
Tot help being W ell dressed, she may have
| supposed, and it was really no reason why
he shold not be greeted as Well as her
favorite tTamps and idIers. SO she walked
| unhcsitatingIy up TO him and barred his
fFAs " AA-i OlN VI 4AIA ilAi gNAAOho SNsNAANS-
TIE sIrnuger cast casual glance upon
| hel She was not effectively pretty, and
you had 10 look twice until you knew her.
to realize how adorable she was. lie was
moving Oh in his cold ungenial muod-for
children as mere children did not appeal
TO hiu, above ali the children Of his irish
tenants when herlisped demandandfrowu
OF ccstatic seriousness arrested him. Man,
what's your name?"
The stranger stared at the liulle creature,
at first in something like dismay; then the
frown and the imperative glance that re
vealed nature not to Le trfled with,
aGuse,I MIN, ,andfinallyca apuvatedhim. He
thcught it the oldest thing in tie world.
and smiled almost pleasantly, as he answer
ed, ''Grandby."
''Dood-mOTrow, Danbyi I an dad 10 see
you, and the blessings of bod on you, Dan
ny."
There was a whiff of royal favor in the
greeting on her side, sense of daty ac-
compIshed and generous feeling that his
Different kind Of man had as much claim
upon her good will ds Murphy, the tramp.
The Marquis of Grandby, ON his side, wa
convulsed with the comicality of IL for he
was not so saturnine that he had no sense
uf hHm0r. You see, he was born OH Irish
sell; 10y which We explain any virtue there
might be il him, while the vices we good
naturediy lay to the account OF his Saxon
training. Anyhow, If Ee did get out of bed
that morning on the wrong side, her ma jesty
Queen Horry soon set him right. he showed
his entertainment in the situation by
barring his teeth under a heavy gray mns-
tache; then he drew himself up lifted his
h6t, and thanked her with gravity nc
less superb than her own.
N0TFy, / have said, ha d 10 salient ma rks
Of beauty; there was nothing about he,
either Of princess or fairy, and she wore no
more picturesque raiment than q little rec
~Jtlen frock and plain pinafore. But she
stirred the heart of the marquis to a un
wuuted softness. BE was about to ask heI
name when she continued in her broken
Ell gerness Of voice: Have you tum to sta,
vith Us, Dahby?''
Norry included the whole town in her
definition or family and the man living d
the other end OF the street was only man
occupying another room, and apt 1t any
moment todTop intothe family circle
May l know your name, too, little
nadam7'
''Norry," said, impatientIy, as if in re
ply TO al irrelevant question.
And mamma 'sname?'' askedth2marquis
Mothers snameis O'Nenl. She lives dowr
there; we all live down there she jerked
chopping up in her excitement her Iispine
syllables upon the click of tiny teeth
Wouldn't YOU like u see Jacky MoIIoy's
puppy-a doaty little dog? The sergeant
gave it TO him
Let Us GO and Ioook at Jacky Molloy'.
puppy, byall Means said the amused mar
gus But first, Norry, | think YOU ough
to give me a Kiss.
Norry held up her rosebud mouth without
, smile upon her perplexed and shadowet
countrenance. This vas part other duty, tt
kiss mankind, and the moment she felt t,
be very serious one. The marquis lifted
her in his arms, and marveled at HI nself as
he did 50. When he had kissed her, an ir
resistlble impulse seized him. He did no
set heT down again on her fat, short legs
nut just dropped her on his broad shoulder
Norrg shrieked with delight Here was
virtue trinInphantly rewarded she ha,
done IA good turn an acquaintance worti
: makng-H man " no could hoist a little cir
SO easily and Jolt her at a swinging pac,
through the air.
she Indicated the direction Of Jackv'
house with "A dImpled hand, and con
clDded her Information with the assur
5 ance that she was glad she had met him
] At the cottage door the marquis raped
] and SAID 10 tie white-capped woman whom
ne Summoned: 'Norry and have come t.
see Jdcky's puppy" The woman at one
curtseyed in a flutter of recognition an,
: surprise. ~ met this little lady near IN,
: gates. and she was kind enough toInake ac
qualntanoe with me. She proposed to TAX
. me here TO see puppy in the light of .
r favor, and see she is accustomed to hay
her way" he explained.
z sure It's our own Miss Norry. blessing,
on her, cried MIS- MoIloy, gazing tenderIN
= after the child, who had already made hel
I way into the inner room, where Jacky lay
in bed nursing his puppy. Sure It's her
j OH a wet day"
''Tum In here, Dandby, tnml' Norr,
: shouted imperlously. Watch me pun til,
puppy's tail.'
, Mrs Molioy's face wrinkIed in ID frigh
ened Smile 1t was nothing less than avfu
! 10 her TO hear the great man addressed al
'.Grandby.'
2 Tie marquis subnlis ssively went insid,,
and satisfied Nora by kissing Jacky
D Molloy and taking the puppy into his arms
e Ii was one thing to kiss Nurry, but b,
E really felt that, had any choice been lef
10 him. he would have preferred not t,
e kiss poor white-cheeked Jacky. He ha,
+ no sentiment for children, but having &C
cepted Norry's protection. he knew wheI
it was becoming to yield.