The farmer and mechanic., 1911-02-28

an III grace.
! Mrs Deane. while sometimes dls
iturbed by the Unjust ce which was be
+! ing done to Dora allowed the master
ffuI Eugenia gradually to heap upoI
! The orphan girl many duties. unti
she became little better than house
hold drudge. Alice created ne VIZ
! a fair degree of kindness. but Eugen
seemed to take delight in annoylns
her sensitive cousin by CONSTANT,
taunting her with ner dependence
and asking her sonnet mes how sn'
expected to repay her debt OF graz.
tude. When at length the nlalo-ol
all-work left, Dora said: Don't h1r'
another servant, Aunt Sarah; let me-
lhelp you, and you won't have 10 IA,
me. either-Tll only be paying you.
Capital idea," said Eugenia; won
ae- how you came to be so thought
fu1?"
,hey sent Dora to school at hrst
but when she became tcHen nas ia.<
/ she was able to attend less ana less
Frequently. though she stroVe win 81
her might by studying nights TO keel
up with the other pupils OF her ~rade
Once in the presence OF her auns ahc
cousins Dora. who had been porihs
| over a map of India In her geography
lspoke of her Uncle Nathan el ane
wondered why he had never answered
her mothers letter. Because he mas
nothing to say, I imagine snapped
Eugenia Dora, Of course, never
;reamed of the $500 her "ncle hao
Esent for her support, nor OF the let
ter which Eugenia had written him
in reply. in which she sad that il
was very acceptable for Ma was
irather poor and it would help her to
provide more bountifully for "ool
Dora, who was a queer old-fashioned
child, possessing but little affecflor
for any one and who never spoke OF
49, forf fn6 h
I=lightest gratitude for what he was
doing"
Alas. poor Uncle Nat! Can this
be Fanny's child he thought with
a sigh as he read this letter IN his
far away tropical home. But Dora,
thoughts were often VI tn her uncle
land she one day determined to write
Ito him-she loved him because he
was her fathers brother and he1
lmother had told her to love him. Bu
Eugenia, when Dora told her she wa;
gcing to write to her uncle exclaim ed
How can you? Let him write tt
iyou if he wants to, but after the way
letter you should by no means trouble
him again. He will think you are
after his money" That settled it ant
Dora did not write. But when the
lyear was up and another check fol
Dora came to the hands of Euoenia
knew of, Of course, Eugenia indulget
IN more finery and more dinner par
ties.
SO matters went on at Locus
fGrove until one day all Dunwood wa:
|excited over the news that the rich
looming with h s wife to occupy {
fine estate which he had recently
thought near the village The rici
man came. He was the same youns
man who had. two years before. visit
ed with his sister the squalid tene
her dead mother. and his wife wa.
the beautiful butterfly. Ella Grey. She
Twas in delicate health and her hus
band thought country air would bene
Int her Ella went to the countr,
with the greatest reluctance. hel
worldly mother declaring that to de.
tprive her daughter Of society woulG
be the death Of her. But the friv.
iolous W fe Of Howard HASTINGS found
that there was society and Of a Yer,
good sort, too, even in Dunwood. ant
soon began to receive" and give par.
ties.
j Eugenia of course, at once in.
Igratiated herself with Mrs. Hastings
tWhen she saw how delicate she wa,
t-ev IDENTITY dying of consumption-
and looked about a, all the elegance
which Mr Hastings could furnish !:
iW1Ie, thouSht came to her which
Ieven she. for the time being at least
tput away as too horr' BILE No sh.
would not speculate upon what NIGH
happen in case of Elias death-hu
how happy she could be as the wifi.
of a rich man.
When Ella had a baby girl hor,
TO her ana was very. very i'll Eugeris
Ispent much OF her time AT Pose mi
the Hastings place, sitting by Mr..
Hastings beds de and talking to her
Kut she did nothing to straighten o.,
the household. which was at All fina,
in great d sorder. owing to Elias iacL
OF housekeeping ability. and whict
t$ mas nov chaos Then the servant:
Desan to quarrel with each othe- anI
iea'e, and Howard Hastings was -
despair. He asked Eusenia If On.
could not loan Inn the services -.
Dora. her waiting maid" as she ca,l
ed her Eugen!a considered arl
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