, 1902-08-01

looking after the things for her. What
\ can 1 serve you with, ma'amr
The man was still looking at her, but
Angela took not the faintest notice OF
him.
"a dozen eggs. please" said the lady.
getting out her purse, and looking
about her; "and- oh, what lovely
roses there are on the next stall! Are
those yoursY
YES, ma'am," said Angela with
lacrity. "Will you take some2 They
are quite fresh this morning"
"Glve me half the bunch, will you.
piease7 How much? That Is right, ]
think. Perhaps you could bring them
out t. the carriage for me?"
LET me take them. Maude," said the
man stepping forward. There Is no
need to trouble any n to carry your
parcels when l am here Is that alp
Yes. You look rather absurd with
that basket of g g and the roses,
Geoff; but have your way. Good
morning"
The man cast a glance at Angela and
lifted his hat, as he followed the lady
arom the stall; and Angela withdrew
to her seat witha mischievous smile
curving her red lips.
OF course, be thought she was a farm
er,s daughter, or something Of that sort,
and she laughed to herself at the rec
election. he was such a ~nicelooking,
soldierly man, too;- and she wondered
who he was, and where he came from,
with that frank interest 10, the doings
Of the world In general which was part
and parcels6f her quiet home life.
Rita" she said, 81 wonder who those
people were. Didn't I play my part
well? 1t was quite amusing. and"
81 should like the rest OF those roses
you have, " they are not solo, said Z
voice; and Angela turned swiftly, II
find the g~ood-looklng man beside her.
He was looking at her with a queei
smile, and she reflected that he might
have heard her remark.
Certainly, sir" she said, remember
ing her role. - - s~-.-~
Thanks very much. Good-morpipg!
"why, he has given me too much
This is half a sovereign cried Angels
IN dismay, as the. man Disappeared
look, Rital What shall l dor
my dear, what can You do, unless
Mrs. Radley can tell you. who the PEG
Die are? The carriage has gone +.
1t was late in September when Ton
Thurlow, the eldest son, who was JUS
home from the war, arrived home cf
leave. He had announced In his letter
that he was bringing with him n OF
his friends, a man who had done awful
ly well at Ladysmith,- and who was, &C
cording to Tom, ne dnd Of a good fel
low. This caused quite a 1utter Of In
terest in the Thurlow establishment
and great were the preparations made
for the reception ofhTofn' and Ills fI1end
a csrrafrr captain Eawler.
Il was. late wkenA they erEiysd an
Angela was out feeding her poultry.
"Where's iApgela3' asked Tom, whe1
all the first. greetings were over, ant
Captain Lawler had been introduced t.
hts friends good-looking family. Grub
bling In that blessed garden, l suppose
The girl. is gardening and poultry
rearing madl BY the way. Lawler tell.
me he has been In these parts before
said he saw the prettlest girl he haC
ever met in the market. Funny place
to come across her, eh?"
Rita almost jumped from her seat
She had thought there was something
familiar about the strangers face, anC
now 1t suddenly flashed across her. H.
was the mar to whom Angela had solo
her pink roses for half a sovereign!
At that moment the door opened and
Angela came in.
Tom always declares hat both she
and Godfrey LAWYER looked as IL they
had been suddenly struck motionless
lmnges, but that may be taken as q
slight exaggeration Of the affair.
swell, I'm blessedr' said Tom. "You
two don't need an introduction, EVIL.
IDENTIFY; and, since you both seem to
have. so much. to say; you'd better get
t over. . / shall be in the stables when
you want me. Come on, Rita"
10 .tho VthCAS N6uAoAcu, anu
9eoffrey Lawler found himself alone
with the best Of the lot" his tongue
was suddenly Embossed, and he spoke.
They were still talking an hour later:
and Tom Thurlow was very eloquent
On, the subject when he came back
from a wrathful tour of the stables,
and found the two OF them still talking,
as he expressed II.
Godfrey Lawler and Angela are IT,
y to talk for ever and a day, for he
declared that Fate had brought them
together in such a wonderful manner
that 1t would be ungratefui. to say the
east Of It, to allow themselves to part
| again. And Angela quite agrees with
him. She always does:-New York