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fcoxrtxm>.l Aiec anawered. "She’a Mund. SbeV my girl- I call bar my little dnek. Do yon think they haeu nicer girla in the city, nuwt" went on Milo aftur learning Alec'a uiuae.

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i went on with her work, apjwrently : quite indifferent to the "young city | a well." Alec hud been Btan.ii.ig before

Dogs not taken or ! 'be little looking gin*, combing hw wet

i hair and would hare been Tory lunch : cmhamused had be not Vwm invited at that moment to move up to the table, | where, with the othera, he partook of on ample dinner of baked bean, pork, oold brown bread, boiled b green peaa. potatoes, rediahea and baked rice podding, with oaobarry tarta to top off. Be found afterward that in this family baked boons and potaloee were the staple of every meal, and pie of •ome kind usually appeared for breakfast, Kuppcr and frequently for dinner They alao had cold cider, but Milo Mr. Condon were the only ones who partook of it, and consequently Aleo

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As they returned to the fluid in the ternoou the boys laughed and joked Ith Ain 0 a« they did with each ether, and Milo neemed to wear a mildly in-dnlg<-nt expression, though he said nothing. Ak-cV hands were rather sore, and died without ceasing, bnt life re cheerful aspect. The pi pect of immediate starvation was mured, and he was actually earning board. Daring the afternoon he worked rather 1ms steadily than be bad started out. Be was g-ttiug only his board, be said to himself, and Milo would respect him l<«s rather than mare if hs did too ranch, though he had an impression that New England farmers would screw out of a man everything they could get and be greedy for more, and when be sa the shade a full half hour after he been working for two hours be could riot help watching to see if Milo did not start in bis direction to give him a little gentle warning. Dot Milo said nothing, end when the boys' came nearhtin they joked him about the tendernesrvf his bands—fun which was meant good'-aa^ tnredly enough, but which pricked his pride and set him to work quite as effectively as any authority of the boas. About a quarter to 6, though no .upper bell had rung. Milo remarked that j he guessed it was about time to quit and 1 started off across the fields toward the j bam alone. As they stood leisurely cleaning their hoes the boys laughed and : joked and called out to Alec that it was | time to stop and put sweet oil on his j band,. Mr. Condon had promptly shonli dared his hoe and started off across the ! fields in the opposite direction toward hi, own home, while the two boys and Alec leisurely walked arouud by the road to the honss and big bam on the

bill

As they came up to tbe kitchen door

they found Maud standing there, and

said supper was ready. Alec could help admiring her. She was so

straight, and h*-r cheeks were so rosy,

features seemed made for sweet - I not necessity put in the firm,

stiff lines. She evidently got no tender-

froxn any one. Her mother was a

tall, angular woman and known as a great worker. Alec smiled to himself as be guessed what a reputation in that v ay she must have. She worked all tbe

with a muscular steadiness that

was truly snrpi isiug in a woman, and she kept Maud at work quite as steadily. Evidently the girl had been used to it all her life and expected nothing else. Milo was evidently fond of her, but his wife did uoi think his indulgent manner was good for Maud, so be had to be tender at a distance, as it were, and Maud bad been too rigidly brought up

to encourage Ins awkward kiudnna any way except by jaueive gratitude. Tbe next day hoeing went more ea

ly, though Alec's hands were rather ] sore, and bis back was stiff. He felt unspeakably tired when he woke up in the morning, bnt he noticed that Dally, the young® of the two boys, seemed tired, too. and Jerry, who was usually full of dry jokes, seemed rather glum. When be got into the field, be began to team tbe art of taking his work more easily, though he kept at it rather more steadi-

ly than be hud the previous afternoon.

He saw by observing the rows of the others that it wasn't uecearery to bs so thorough and painstaking, qnlte as be had been, and there were a number of ways In which the dirtoould be shuffled over tbe weeds without digging them out, as be had done before. Two months later Milo observed that the few rows Aleo had hoed that first day had very few weeds In them, while tbe others were badly grown up. Bnt Alec never

knew that, for his labors for Mr. Ben

n*-tt were destined »o end five days later

because of an unforeeeen contingency. They finished tbe hoeing the follow-

ing Monday. Tbe next day was tbe Fourth of July, and tbe day after that they were to begin baying. Tbe boys talked about it constantly, for they were exceedingly happy to get out of the dirt of the potato patch into tbe clean, sweet work of handling the dried graea On every farm a change is looked forward

to with expectancy, but haying is par

ticubirly attractive, and tbe men proba-

bly enjoy it better than anything else

Dally bad privately confided to Alec that be bad no doubt Milo would employ him and give him |1 a day, the

wnen Urey mushed supper on Monday night, tbev all sat around the table listleosly and'planned what they would do to celebrate the Fourth. The Fourth Is a great day in the country, a genuine holiday for everybody. There was the circus to go to at Faroaia, five miles away. Maud evidsotly wanted to go to the circus and said she had never boqn. But Dally aaid he didn't care a rap for the circus. He bail beau the year before. This year ho.wantcd to go fishing (rear In Beaver pond. Be bad heard - that there wore some fine pickerel and pout or there, and be meant to have a try tbe pickerel in the morning and at the pout in tbe evening. Jerry raid nothing whatever about his plans, but Alec was privately informed by Dally that Jerry was going over "to take his girl to the Baptist picnic." It seemed that, though the Bennetts were orthodox. Melly Siviton's folks wore Baptists. But naturally that made no difference to a devoted lover like Jerry, who was quite willing to become a Baptist for Molly's sako. Aloe could not help laughing at tbe idea of tbe tall, tmgainly, droll fellow in the role at lover. But he o doubt that Jerry and Melly man-

aged It perfectly.

Maud c> >mplained that aho was always loft out and never could go anywhere, for the boys wouldn't take her. Her mother said she had plenty to do at home, and there was no need of her going off to the cireus or anywhere else. MTlo aeid hr would have taken her to the circus himself If be didn't have to go over to see Plimpton Jones' colt, which be was thinking of buying to pair with Jerry, a namesake at his stepson. He said they most have an extra team for haying, since thu old white

horse John had died.

Mrs. Bennett si-cmed to have no idea of doing anything hut stay at homo and work, as aho was always working. A holidsy would hsve appeared to her a •beer waste of so much time. Aleo wondered at first what he would do himself, but finally took pity on Matfd and decided to ask her if she wouldn't go to the circus with him. He hardly knew whether Milo would let him have a harm and buggy; but, considering the old gentleman's tender feeling toward Maud.bo presumed bo would. It was also a question whether Mrs. Ban nett would pe'rmlt her daughter to go off for tbe whole day with a stranger like bimselt. and this was his most doubtful point of all. He decided to

speak to Milo first.

He followed the boas, as the boys familiarly called their rtepfather, when be went to tbe bam with a big milk n each hand, and as the sturdy old gentleman sat down on his three legged stool, and. leaning his forehead against the ride of the oow, began sending long, steady streams of milk rattling against the sides of the tin, Aleo ventured to

sight Into bis prevtoaa condition, which be had not meant at this point to betray. But he sulaead himself by thinking that be had confidence in her discretion. The drive of five milus to the town war the pleasantest part of the dav. HMT arrived in PavouM about S o'clock, and Mnud told Alec where he COB Id put up tats horse in u stable and have him fed for i.’i cantiL By the time tho buns was dispreod of the parade of brightly ooha-ed wagons sup pound to bo filled with animals was about to start (nun the circus tents, toward which they went. There wore- some 1-auufu! white bursos. with n.siding plumes on their beads, and several elephants and camels and a few less common Hiuinals such as

tbe llama

Maud seemed quietly drinking ** everything and followed about cl.»-e beside her escort, saying little. Aleo was qnlte as much iuuinwttd in tho crowd at people. Tin- girls were simple, and rustic way pretty and well dieesed. Abo wondered again and again how they could put up with such awkward, bulking fellows as invariably escorted them. These young men all seemed to have bard, homy hands, grimy with their labors, trousers two inohes short for them and plain gingham shirts garnished by neckties that looked much out of place or vise they had on white shirts that seemed to make them excessively uncomfortable. They were all out in holiday costume and evidently having a good time. They walked about in crowds, saying little apparently to each other, but looking curiously at everything, fairly driukiag

It has occurred to me, Mr. Bennett, that if you were willing to let mo take your third horse and the Miss Maud might go over to Pavonia with me tomorrow." Mr. Bennett seemed to be meditating, for he did not reply immediately. Alec thought perhaps tbe noise at tbe milk had jireventcd him from bearing, bnt ' it was not sa "Have you spoken to tho girl?" be inquired at lust. "I thought I'd better ask you about the horse first," replied Alec, feeling that there was something in the other's . mind which he had not anticipated. j There was another pause, varied only by the steady swish of the long streams of milk, bnt at last Mr. Bennett aaid somewhat slowly: "Well. I guess you can her tbe horse. But I wouldn't mention nothin alsmt

mien folks.

I'll speak to the girl about it when I git done milking. You'Ubev tostart pretty early in the morning, bnt if it's a pleasant day. as it bxiks like tonight, I guess you'll gel along all right. 1 can tell mol her after yon git started." Alec appreciated the situation immediately ami judiciously walked away, lie felt as if be ought to ohat with Maud a little, but be didn't feel like sitting In She kitchen again after Mrs. Bennett's dismissal of the first evening. So he lay down on a long wagon seat and decided to let Mr. Bennett manage tbe whole thing and said nothing to any one until Milo bod broached the snbj&rt

again himself.

Just before be went to bod that night Milo said to him in a confidential tone that they had better start about 7 o'clock, and be would see that tbe horse and buggy were ready. That was all that was said until he drove away with Maud the next morning. It was plain that Milo bad managed the whole affair, spurred on by the desire to give bis

daughter a pleasant holiday.

When they got fairly started, Aire had an opportunity to observe his fair companion. As fur himself, be bad borrowed a better suit of clothes than his tramp suit (the only one be bad) from Dally. It was very ill fitting and cheap, but It was of a sensible brown, and be flattered himself it made him look like a genuine country boy. Maud was dressed very demurely snd simply in a gray calico dross, with red snd green Ivy leaves dotted over it. Tbe skirt was a full, round one. with a belt of the same material, and at her neck and in her •leevas tbe girl wore simple white raching. She had on a broad leghorn bat trimmed with while lawn in the simplest style. Her rosy cheeks, steady gray eyas and brown, healthy bands onmpleted tbe piclure. Alec felt awkward and rough beside her and wished hs had been better dressed. Bnt Maud was apparently not displeased with him. tar she talked simply and cheerfully of a thousand oommuaplaoe little subjects, such as tbe hoeing, the haying, the dairies, tbe brooks and tbe people of tbe village whom Alec did not know, but about whom she told him. He had never beard bar talk before, and her simple little effort to entertain him was altogether agreeable. Ha did bis best

Maud

in the circus. Aleo was perfectly astonished nt -the number of people. It seemed us if every one for 1C miles around was there, old and young alike, bent old men and little children and grandmothers and a good many pairs of young and women ranging in age from 15

o 45. Tin t

TAhut

fully 45. and Aleo was sure they were tm

their honeymoon.

At 2 o'clock Uio performance begun, and they bad quite a jolly time watching it. Afterward they spent mine time in looking at the animals, which Maud seemed to study with a serious interest, for she evidently felt that hen- was some really useful knowledge which would keep the day from lieiug entirely wasted. Alec was weary and in a hurry to get away, but she looked at each objeet with none the less conscientious The drive home was a rilent one. for icy were both Bred. Alec felt very ell content. Maud seemed to him an agreeable sort of girl, though she did not inspire tbe least sentimental feeling ' a breast. He had had a pleasant day with her. which bad made him quite forget his own hardships and doubts. Tomorrow he bo|«ri to bo earning $ 1 a day. and that amply consoled him for not having a single cent in his But disaster awaited his arrival at the house of the Bennetts It was nenru'cluck when tile tiled horse walkiri slowly np to the ham, where Milo came promptly forward to meet them and take charge of the horse. II" inquired if the animal had been fed, and if they had in fast earning' home, and finally if they hud had a g- ■ -1 time- Alec jumped out to help the young lady over the wheel, but before he knew just how she did it be found she was hetarlf on the ground on the other side. She went directly into the bouse, aud he followed her at a little distance. “Well, Miss Feued Bennett," be beard a sharp voice s»v as Maud entered the kitchen, "have you enjoyed going off and disgracing yourself with a strange young man without thinking your own mothtr gi«Ki enough to know what you were doing? You shall find out who rules this house. This house belongs to me. It belonged to my own husband, and now it is my homte^lnd while yon are under my roof yon are not going to do as you please without suffering for it. Besides, Mr. Bennett has promised to scud your fine young city swell packing tom arrow, coming around fooling with my daughter without saying nothing to nobody. D's a

[TO BE OOXTlltDXU] GriluM)til's *.rsi r.

"In a gloomy and crowded part of Penton vlllo," saj-s London, “there lies an old and neglected graveyard, which contains tbe remains of Grimaldi, the famous clown; also flic family grave of the Dibdlns, * hough the gtvai e'-ng waiter himself dons not rest there, and the graves of many etlier persons more or loss known In London annals. Th" Metropolitan Gardens assoriatkin bos now Uigun to lay It out as a public garden, and the ClarkcnweU vestry will kn-p It In order as an open spare for the children, tho toilers and the aged of tbe locality. Grimaldi's grave will be pn-aervud and protected and the headstones restored. The family tomb of the Dlbdins will also be railed In and likewise the tomb of Hardy, the famous astronomical

full price being 91.50. Aim already re- keep up bis end and sold her a good forded this as a settled thing and put many things, which evidently seemed fUjfcu ptnuual maim cat at hie mind to bar wuqderfuL and save her an In-

Tbe best dancers are said to bo tbe Americans and Huariana. French and Italians, however, posture better.