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the children get cnot ami tilings to take care of them properly. perhaps 1 might.'' Then Alec heard something that i ' sonuded like a kiss. A moment later ; George was stumbling blindly out into the dark. He stumbled into Alec, who 1 •hook hands with him ami hade him a hearty good night, which quite brought i him to his normal senses. Alev fastened the door after him and went into the ; dining room, where 'Lisbeth was stand- 1

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"I'll fasten out here." raid ’Lisbeth, but Alec followed her. and their hands sometimes met in the dark. A tear or two dropped on his. and then he noticed that she was sobbing and could not stop despite her every effort. When they got to the dining room where there was a light, she lay her head on the table. her arms stretched out before her, and gave way at last to the grief she had so long contained. Alec stood and watched here till the tears began to run down his face too. Mm at last site stopped mid they began to talk. They consulted as to whut was to be done. In a veiled way they talked over Xisbelh's possible marriage. 'Lisbeth decided that she ami Alec must got the store to rights ami manage thingt perhap

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children don't know," aaid 'Lisbeth, “they don’t know a thing. They didn't know about father's nut being well even, and I pnt them to bed. It's strange that with the noise and everything they have not been down to see what the matter is. I they went after leaves today after sole ~ got very tired. I supiuse that is t

shall have to tell tht

lliat Lt.lieth must be short with so many people to feed. The men too. Tin y mhl not have been k:

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t light, and the dark to i At the top of the landing, they separated to go to their own root they pressed each other's hands warmly and lingered a moment, then cheery a good night as possi were gone. By daylight the next morning Alec was messed and down In tno kltcnsn. And there he found 'Lisbeth before him bard at work by lamplight try. getting ready a large tlje huuee would be crowded during the next three days by neighbors and friends, and of course they must be fed. and aa everything had happened so suddenly 'Lisbeth was not prepared. Alec consulted with her about keeping the sitae closed till after the funeral. He thought it was only proper as a sign of respect. Bnt 'LUbetli sa ' people would havAtohsv- s. mottling eat. and as there was no other place which they could conveniently buy. the was the mail to be distributed. They finally aucluded th Milt iu front fur an a mail came that would bo ho back dour might I... left st of the day. and if any ot led he could come in that way. The children would be down ahurtly, and Alec walked oat toward the front of the boose to meet them when they came down the stairs. ’Lisbeth. he knew, dreaded to see them. And very soon they came, all clattering down the steps together, laughing mid shunting. unmindful and nnconscions of the dead. "Ob. Alec has come back!" cried Flo and Bessie together as they ran to meet him. and Jim smiled a welcome, line little girl took one band and the other the other hand, and they would have asked him Innumerable questions, but something serious in bis face stopped them. So they looked at him intently to see what the matter was. He said ho bad something to tell them if they would come into the parlor with him. He sat down in a chair by the front window and pnt an arm about each little girl aa they stood on eiihcr side of him. while Jim stood with dignity directly in front of him, almost touching

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igging the grave in the cem--i r.T-s the open square. He ■ ay ut it nil the morning, and t finished till near 8 o'clock. .1 wo. to Is. at K. and even by i.iUm. was filled with people. .iK- was up and dressed in I t- which 'Lisbeth had sent

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the blinds and with energy fell to sweeping the flow as he had been aconstomed to da But when that was done, he looked about con scions bow little he knew of the way to manage affairs. When the

all the

was obviously of much

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The b

store and tv

the door.

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i-ighbors **«!st y noon all was Six jallbearen

oiA/o* ooneferv. ler, however, and

had tienn selected from td men of the village.

Jonathan Finchley was tme. They came —a - ■ ^ ti, B ooffla. which

i the middle of the

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.ught from their own loses or friends fr. ni a distance hod nt. They were mostly w hite—pinks, erlastings. tea i.... . from hothouses. A die before S the minister came. Of urse he bud hem there before to comrt the widow mid the fatlarless. Afta shm-t mtvice iu the house the s» carried to the church, where iple Were waiting. The hist riles t re read, and the friends filed up the ng aisle and jiiist thecoffln to take the it look at the dead. Alec follow td respectfully and at a stance. Ho felt himself a stranger, • three people looked on him a* an tsider. a "hired man." They hail own Joe Higgins for 60 years, from u time ho was a baby in arms. This is a newcomer, and it was impossible bo intimate with him, 'Lisbeth and Mrs. Higgins stood by the grave, each bolding the hand of a little girL with Jim near them, as the "Dnst to dust, ashes to !io eoil was shoveled in. and it was all over. They walked back, Alec respectfnlly following

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overhauled, an executor appointed— Alec decided—and the must be shown at once that •ould be carried on with res'o lapsing neglect should interloper to start a new tlie busmen value of thia, on the sutxxss of which so much de-

pended.

For some time past he had heard 'Llsboth in the kitchen getting breakfast aa usual. It wuj a comfort to think that she could always be depended on. There would bo no moments of distracted weakness in her. and Alec determined that there should ho none iu hitnaelf. 'Lisbeth should be appointed postmistress. as she was now the assistant, and a girl shcnld ho hired to help her with the kitchen work. He would insert an advertisement that very day in the Pa-

aiian Gazette.

About 7 o'clock ’Lisbeth came to the

door and raid mechanically:

"Breakfast is ready. ”

She bad been weeping, and her eyes ire still filled with tears. Bnt aa she iked about the store her face brightenwith the perception of Alec'a faithInoss. She said nothing, bnt stood iking about for a moment till Alec

waiting to go tbrongh iggius had always left

on. siure wiinont attendance during breakfast, and though Alec had some doubts us to the wisdom of it be followed the old custom this moruing. He tbonght that when they had a servant she conld stay in the store. That she would expect to sit at the table with the rest of the family never entered his

mind.

Mrs. Higgins did not appear, hut as Aleo and 'Lisbeth entered the dining room the children came clattering down the stairs. When breakfast was nearly finished, Mrs. Higgins come, bnt her manner waa so solemn t bat the children were frightened. and no one spoke a word. "What do you intend to do with the store?" asked Aleo at length, to open the conversation. "Oh, don't oak me." responded Mrs. Biggins in s weeping voice. "You and 'Liaboth can do whatever seems bast." "I auppuw. there ought to be some law proceedings?” said 'Lisbeth in an inquiring tone to Alec. "I don't know anything about such things." "Shall I ask George Marston to do whatever is uecenrary?" asked Aire, and Mm. Biggins Immediately responded: "Oh. yes; ask George. He win do anything, and I'd rather have George than any one else." When Alec left the table, he went out to the blacksmith shop. George waa at work on a wagon wheel "Finemorning,"raidUaorge. "Come iu and have a seat." "I wanted to speak to yon a mom sot if I conld," said Alec. ( ed, "Certainly," him np stairs, where they a private. The little loughgatr "s and i

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I tool cl

1. while he «

ping np th.

t low box. He w ease here within his own domain than Alec had ever seen him at the store or on the expedition tutlie msnntaini, and thia difference iu manuqf disconcerted him a little at the beginning. But aa George sat silent, waiting far him, be

"I wanted to sou if yon would be willing lo attend to the legal proceedings ncoussa -y over nt the store?" "What are they going to do with the Mure?" inquired George, looking sharply at Alec, and Alec felt George wished So know what he intended to do himself. "I think wo'd bettor keep it on if we nan. I thought we might freshen tbs business np a little, and 'Lisbeth and I n for awhile. Don’t

is it?" asked Flo Impatiently. "Has anything happened?"

"Yes,” said Alec. "Something sad

riser and Pavuniu t.

The friends from a

' the bouse and 'Lisbeth prepared sup- . t for them, and then one by one they drove away. By 10 o’clock Aloe, Mrs. .

Higgins. ’Lubcih and thechildren were ; Bel 8 hb orhood as to left alone in the parlor. P 1 * 00 now ,hat Joe

3ted the post of legal ad1 ho won Id go down to afternoon and see what

eps were to be taken. Before he went ) would drop in to see Mrs. Higgins

id 'Lisbeth.

There was much curiosity in the

CHAPTER XVin.

so tired she

IX KUOg JONATHAN

FIXCHLET.

Mrs. Higgins couldn't cry any »

Flo again, but was hollow and

the other, were silent and fcarfnl ] So it was all over. Otrthe morrow a ' » our pupa has gone to heaven." new life must begin for Alec, with new "Is bo dead?” said Bessie, looking at responsibilities. First the accounts of Alee with gieat round eyes. the store most be looked into, and legal "Ye*, he is dead!" answered Alec. formalities, which he did not nnderTbere was silence for a moment or stand, gone through with, two. Then Flo. with childish bnt inno-; The sup was already shining brightly cent heartlessneas, asked: when Aire clambered down the stairs "Is that a’l you had to tell ns?" the next morning, bnt the honse seemed "Isn't that enough?" answered Alec to have a deserted stillness. Kot even solemnly, perhaps a little shocked, i 'Lisbeth was np yet. He went tbrongh "Yon won't see your papa any more, the familiar dining room, that nevertheHe's gone, tnd he won't come back less bad now a changed air abont it, out •gstn. Aren't yon sorry?" into the store. The blinds were tightly He looked np at Jim and saw great fastened over the windows and the outer

are in the boy’s eye*. The little girls door. The store oked up st him, too. and aa they did mospbere, and I I the tear* rolled down his brave which, in Alec's leeks'. with the g Alec told Jim of the convenqtion. and never

itb 'Lisbeth the night before and of settee and am ore Uie boya. or Us at v“®ir intention to keep on with the ators length upon tlie counter, liauming to I if posaible. He gravely wondered if b« day 's gtsmp. And there waa no ma ought not to stay out of school to help, how, whose judgment could be aal Bat. Alan thraight that il ha worked on whom raUKKUdbUiCy ihqpld tWL

Joe Higgins was gone n would ait on tha old

portant factor in the affair. Some wondered if be might not marry 'Lisbeth and settle down there. Others suggested that be would buy out Mrs. Higgins and rily 'Lisbeth. Alec spent the day iu the store looking over books and papers and trying to think what shonld be done. But about 3 o'clock in the afternoon he had a special visitor, no other than Jonathan Finchley. Mr. Finchley came in and asked for a piece of tobaooo. When be had received it, be cut same up, rolled it in his band and put it into bis pipe. Then he asked for a match and began to smoke. Hu was very deliberate, and Aleo stood respectfully, waiting for him "Beyon goin to run the store?” asked Mr. Finchley after a time. Alec hesitated, for be was far from re whether the idea of his managing the store would be received with favor “Nothing has been settled yet," be