The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23

quiet tastes, they had managed to live very
happily and comfortably together. and to
save a small fortune for their only Cnlid-a
girl.
But in evil moment, Patrick Woodville
had yielded to the temptation of specializing
with his savings, with bad. results. and. sew
eral poor harvests following. stress of cir
cumStances had obliged him to mortgage
Woodside to Jasper Goodwin, retired Man
chester cotton broker.
Ill-luck seemed to pursue him, and wet
summer followed upon wet summer, until he
became painfully involved, and fell into
rears with the mortgage interest.
But, at last, he able to rest more
peacefully at night than he had been for
some time, for a glorious harvest had been
gathered in, and he thought he saw the turn
of the tide of his ill-fortune and began to
hope that the worst of his difficulties had
passed.
1t was evening, and the family at Wood
side were seated in the old-fashioned pariur
Nan Woodville had returned from a long
visit, paid to one Of her school friends that
afternoon, and something of the restlessness
of travel still possessed her. for she was
playing little scraps Of music, and conversing
nerrily at the same time. giving and receiv-
ing all the news Of what had passed during
her absence
At last she rose and crossing to where her
mother sat, cast herself down in her favorite
place on the hearthrug beside her. and be-
gan to play with the black Persian kitten
which stretched itself lazily on her ap-
proach
I'm glad to be at home again, though 1
enjoyed myself immensely when I was
away she said. did you miss me very
much? I know I missed you, though no one
could have been kinder than the Harrisons
were to me. But, after all, home is best
isn't it, dears?'' and she Rugged the kitten
laughing! Do you hear them. mother? They
seem very merry in the kitchen tonight
smiling, as another faint sound of hearty
laughter came through the air.
NErs WoodviI1e Strolxed tho GIRLS nratf,
brown curls.
',They are having party" she said Its
Hallow cen, and the fiddler is coming, so
that they may finish with a dance It's
quite an impromptu AFFAIR." had almost for
gotten about it. But we must look in at
supper time, and bid them welcome, Man.
90 mother, is is Halloween How
charming." she cried, gaily. II had forgotten
all about
She stopped and flushed slightly; but
Squire Woodville laughed at her confusion
.An about what?" he asked, teasingly.
''I'II warrant your little head is running on
some love-charm. Take my advice Nancy
stick to the old people, for they love you
best after all. Young men are full of words
but words are not everything"
And he turned to his copy of the Times
with the air Of having given final juds-
ment.
Mrs. Woodvlle smiled across the room at
"Ah! Patrick, what thoughts are you put
ting in the child's head?" she said ..After
all YOU were young yourself once
and fond of words, too, if I remember right
.Rnt that was a different matter" said the
Squire decidedly-"quite different matter
1T don't know" said Mrs. WoodvilIe. de-
nurely, with a CLEAN Of mischief in her eyes
..Al1 the same I think your advice verv
cod. and 1 should like Nan to follow it,
why, of course!' cried the Squire mans
onlv a bit of a girl, still in pinafores!"
Nan laughed the fresh, carolling laugh of
a heart yet untouched.
Does it never strike you that 1 am quite
grown up?" she asked trying to make her
dainty little figure look stately. st shall be