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She waa the darling of Broughton Academy, aweet Madge Wilmer, with her piquant face, great brown eyei. and abort dark curia running over her email head. She bad always been spoilt, being the only child of rich parenia who idolized her. and the fifteen years of her yqpng life had-gilded by •without the faintest shadow ever crossing them. Then at Broughton Academy the girls all made a pet of her. so It was nut surprising that she should be somewhat spoilt and wlUui. The Academy was a very select and expensive school in the outskirts of Chicago, and the scholars were mostly

daughters of neb men.

I One afternoon in early June, the I girls were all out on the wide, smooth I playground. Some were swinging, otbi era playing laws tennis, others promI cnadlng, rc-bool-glrl fashion, with their * arms about each other s waists, while , the fresh, girlish voices rang ouf mlng- ! led sith peals of merry laughter. There was one girl, however, who took no part In Any of the amusements, but sat alone on one of the rustic benches, with a book on her lap and her eyes bent down upon It. She was a thin, pale-faced girl, with far too weary end dissatisfied a look for her fifteen years. The only thing bright or pretty about her, for she was dressed both shabbily and dingily, was her hair of a bright golden Itue. and plaited In one thick braid which fell below her waist. At a little distance was a group of girls of which Madge Wilmer was the centre. "1 can't bear that girl," said Leila Sumner, a supercilious blonde, with s cold look towards the quiet figure on the bench: "there is eomethiug so sneaky and sullen about her.'* "I don't like her. myself," answered Madge, “there Is certainly nothing attractive about her, but I don't think she is exactly sneaky: she Is of a nervous. sensitive temperament, and you know she Is rather under a disad

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"Hush, my darling." Mrs. Parka wag agyiag, "you may win It after all.' "No, not It la Impossible, mams sobbed Loula, "you can't understand how I fart with all (hose cold, scornful unfriendly eyes fixed upon me. None of^he girts like me; I have not a single-Wend among them all; and I can't ha vs any confidence 1» myself, li Is so different with Madge Wilmer; they all love her, and are ready to think the best of everytnlng she di Oh. mamma, how can I give up .the hope of my life? I feel that It 1* In me to become a great singer, and I could make money so that you and papa would not have to struggle sc bhrd. Do you think, mamma, that Uncle John will reaily do as he threaten* If I tall to win the prize." “I know that ha will, dea mother answered sadly. "You never changes bis mind and be hates anything like failure. He promised send you abroad to nave your voice cultivated, on condition that you the prize here for vocal music, but he wtir not. 1 am sure, do so If you fall

darling."

"And I shall fail.” murmured tae girl, with a fre*h burst of sobs. Madge suddenly started as though she had Just awakened to the fact that she was listening to what waa not intended for her ears, and with crimson chseks she stole away. But for the rest of the day. bright, merry Madge was very grave and thoughtful. The exhibition day at Broughton Academy arrived, and the big hall war crowded with the parents and friends of the pupils. Among them was Mrs. Parks. In her well-worn black dresc and bonnet, and beside her a shabby looking little dried up man. with shrewd, twinkling eyes, and thin, determined Ups. At length came the staging trial, and the two girls. Madge, still smiling ana perfectly at ease, and Loula, white as death and trembling like a leaf, ascended the platform. Madge waa to sing first, and took her place by the grand piano. She looked so bright and pretty as she stood there that a murmur of admiration went through the audience. The professor had decided that to give the girls an equally fair chance they ahould both sing the' same song, and the sweet Scotch one of "Annie Laurie” bad been chosen. The opening ban were played and Madgs began to alng. and at once every staring, while the girls looked at each other In horrified amazement. What was the matter with the girl? Never had she sung so wretchedly: she waa simply murdering the song. It waa a relief to every one when the last notes died away and a very faint applause followed. Madge turned away

agp here. Perhaps under more favor-

able circumstances she would appear ; f rom t t, e pi.nr. with crimson cheeks, to be.ter advantage." ! Her eyes filled with bitter tears of “What a little moralizsr It Is! * said ; mortification for a moment and her Ada Waters, one of the older girls. ; npg qn i r ered. but. as she turned and laughing and patting Madge's curly 1 f» ce d the audience she bravely suphead. while Leila Sumner spoke up 1 preaMK i ot emotion, rather spitefully. "You needn't take up i n the meantime Lpnla had Ufcen her for her so. Madge, for she Is running M the p taQO 8he f eU _ _ w ■ •— »*— • ~ dazed, but her heart was beating

quickly, and she had forgotten her

you pretty hard for the vocal music-

prize."

Madge Hushed and tossed her curly

| head.

j “Let her. but she shan't beat me; ; my heart's set on winning the prize I and It will take something better than

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fright In the new hope which thrilling her. Madge nad failed; it was in her power to win. She HstenW to. the opening cords without any ner-

_ vousness whatever, and the next mo-

ths! weak creature of a Loula ParS ' ber «Hce rang out clear, sweet, to carry It off from me." strong, as no one had ever heard be-

"Do you know what I heard the Pro- i f or *-

feasor say to Mrs. Broughton the oth- , When the last, sweet, lingering no*n er day?" interposed Ada Waters. "Mrs. , dled nway ‘here was a bum of eothusBrougbton, who wants Madge to win lMtle applause, and there could be no

doubt as to who had won the prise.

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The girls ail stared In amazement as Loula went down the long hall to re-

ceive It. They could hardly

: the prize, was asking professor what ! he thought about It. ‘Why Madge will | carry It off, ofVourae,* he replied, 'not

I that ehe has a finer voice than Loula . _ i Parka, for she has not: the latter has > their shy. pale schoolmate in this girl ! a voice which with proper cultivation I who - w ‘th crimson cheeks and sparkwould make her one of the most fam- ■ »»* *>'*«■ w>d that cloud of yellow hair, ous singers of the day. but because I almost beautiful. There were only Madge has the confidence and self-pos- two. however, who could fathom the do herself Justice, which the I o®Pth of the Joy throbbing in the girl’s

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And. when It was all over, Madge went up to her. a^d kissed her. "I am very glaffyou succeeded,” she

said quietly.

"The color rushed in a hot tide all over Loula's face and the tears sprang to her eyea; ehe put out one hand timidly, to detain Madge, and her lips

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other girl unfortunately entirely lacks.’ Those were his exact words. Madge, so you see you are pretty certain to

get the prize.”

“I can't understand how her parents can afford to send her here." said Leila Sumner, "for they are quite poor, and there Is a crowd of children besides

Loula."

knows him. and he says he is very rich, but as queer as he can be, and something of a miser. He must be frightfully mean or he would have glv-. en the'girl an outfit when be sent her here, and not let hqy be a disgrace to 1

with her shabby clothes. I

school. When she was In the carriage which was to bear her away, to the consternation of her parents, she sud-

denly bum into tears.

Some seven years later a singer, of whom great things were prophesied,

.. ... - , made her debut at a concert In Paris. ^.“m^v^h^hiXT for"^ ‘ ae * Binder, pal^faced girt, with

\ i a nj,lM 01 b e* u,Iful Bolden Lair. As

baa left it all to build some Mod of n | fhe on tbe ltB<e x preUy , brown-

quoer place, and he is a crazy old

l, eyed young girl, evidently 1

Tf" “"v te PW Led. . i ..ttouto,, Th, art co- '** U - ! meat she drew a long, deep breath as They all turned; a shabbily dressed rich wonderful tones of the singer

woman, with a pale, tired face, was crossing tbe playground. Loula arose.

went forward to meet her. and then both turned and went towards the house. Some of the girls laughed, but Madge curled her lip as she looked after the two shabby flgurfes. tbe sunlight drawing gl&ams from the girl's golden hair as It flickered through the trees. Tbe words of the professor were rankling In her mind. Msiig* waa very proud of her voice, and although she and Loula Parks were acknowledged to have the finest voices in tbs school, Madge bad never for an instant supposed that her own was inferior to Loffja's, and the professor's words were a great blow to her pride. "But she shan't have the prize, anyway.” she thought with a thrill of tri-

umph.

A little latar she had occasion to go Into the boose and to her room. As ehe

tma ajar, aha Involuntary paused at

tbe eoond of low. bitter eobs.

the rich wonderful

floated through the room. There was a breathless hush until the last note died away, and then thunders of applause. In answer to the enthusiastic encores the young singer came forward to sing again. As she stood for a moment irresolute she happened to encounter those brown eyes fixed so eagerly upon her. A quick change passed over her face, her blue eyes grew soft, and filled, for a moment, with tears, then, in a voice tremulous at fm, she sang, as no one had ever beard I* sung before, the sweet song “Annie Laurie.”—Chaper-

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