HER TRUE MUSIC,

Tlw Surprise tfhat Came After the Lovers Were Engaged.

The perk'* thick' iarf had deaden the eonnd of the *tr|ei; beix* the t' clerical looking gentle meti bad < ■erred at cloae range for •oiae til the girl In the erring before either

them apokr.

For a minute a ■rnettlre fare, framed hr a big hat. lifted, and a pair of tug in the glowing black efea trallied with alow to llatendellberatlon fn-tn one to the other be- Inina fora.be replied. ' | Tb, |uw. Paul wl.lm.ood the -The graf "lone. Brat torn to the for .amH ^.cent; to

e knelt bi-fore the aoul of t!ie The lenderneaa. the path-r.

the lore, hla a|»«idld roeal.nlarj held , not the worda torzprm the wraith of

la of w«

Jlut If A and a.-hob

Then a be reenmed her book, wide hat drooping ao that the metmt outline* of chin and neek pi'r|-ed from

below the edge of the brim. | M)e*i« U i eoiuauo -A pretty bat and apretty girl.” the SbactmlUy went down In B*». I-anl Freyer roUtatad. -and a „ TMri , lt ,g. The beautiful caakepictnre worth rememherlug.” with the hlntlike apirlt and the aoul of Two boon later from the landing of ma>lc f , r ^ u^,,, , uffll ^. j- or the Malm hi. eye. fell upon the Mine ; tas<u ^ b , , f _ hat. antirely at home on the rack In I T , v>Urd , rr ,«, lht ,mrk In at the Woodaon bait He knew It In -—- - J

atanlly. By no chance could there lie

two auch bata. It era. broad and low be

crowned, a maas of wblta popplea fim uw

?*** bm ? t — mr “ f ; than anything In the world,

in fact which proclaim with braicn JOO for m _ wlfr -

tongne the pertooallty of the wearer. A(U dui not at «kw turn. Her about

PiThapa the gray* to nr. with Ita web of dull green and gay red creeper* and Its more than full quota of hooka ■unny and cunapicootu or unexpected and shadowy, had aomethlng to do with the Bee. Paul's mood. At any rate, before he stirred from the landing the pretty girl In white, with the glowing black ryes, had responded hla Imagination by aaaumlng the proportions of bis tdeal- a Portia, a verl

table Portia.

Who was she? The Her. Paul dr rived a pleasurable shock from an In ■plied guess. Who else. Indeed, but Ada, etepdaugliter to hla slater, klra. Sara Woodaon 1 Quite distinctly be recalled a forgotten fact. Tbrt* had beep, at the time of the marriage mention made of a child. That, of course, was years ago. Oh- waa now probably well He had been In college then, afterward traveling abroad. Uclumlug. be had Immediately settled Into a paa torate that had taxed hla powers to the uttrrmoM and tired his very soul. Slater and all else outside of duty bad gone from him with an lmi>errrptll>le drift till the day dawned when he waa peremptorily ordered away fur real He had come protesting, regretting, and now-what If- He laughed softly and nought hla.slstcr. In the dining room, when he entered. the pretty girl, prettier than ke had E ,„ D . F „_ Burnin thought, stood with her baud on the * rrow M Fr *"’ ” l,rn ' n -back of a chair at the foot of the tatOe. 1 00 m * fln,, in Wowo, -My ste|«latighter." Mrs. Woodson's smile was gracious and sweet. -Ada. my brother, the Itrv. l*aul Freyer. and hla s■slatsnt the Her. Mr. Condom Just think. Ada." ehc laughed gayly "for the whole of the summer they ^hare nothing to do nor a thought or wish but to amuse. That list we were preparing for our rummer reading"- I .. . -Ob. Sara- Eager and bright tb' ^ clear voice floated from the foot of the - .. table. "We must—we rouat first finish that story of 'Sindtad the Sailor.' It Is Maupassant's very best. Maupassant T" she reflected. "Perhaps, now. IPs Poe. oi maybe.” and the Mg childish eyesought thuae In turn of each present “No; I have It. it's Halifax, right? Sara, do act me straight.' Mrs. Woodson's hands droppeftjieary on her unfolded napkin, and the Itrv „„ bl|( , >pw , Paul's heart contracted to dlmlnottre _» c._J protiortlona For waa broken, the swift born hope of an hour trailed In the dust. Tbe—the bat m *t K

if any pobllc

' | veyance to allow, the curtains of his vehicle to lie pulled down.” raid a man

“-“ts.'sr’AS Sfeatures of the dinner hour. IJThf »«nw,ma earrUgra. or whst not whetb- ^, ntr chatter of a child." the Her. IWtJT dc l*T ,,J ' h “"” t " propd, * a ,,T -Why

hansoms, carriages, or , er drawn by horses or

elded, unconsciously talking down to , "7^ c , po, ‘"' n, ” t . „ her. AfU-rward she PUed about tbe ! «?»■* ** •»"» • I'**'rooms, never eUU. the quick Utloo of T * ew ot ,1 "** ""-niiylng the Interior her high heeled slippers quite as mu A e ' 0 ~ a ** wouldn't get a Mock U-

alcal as her rendition of a famous con- ! •>* x(1 d. Iml.-ed, they seemed certo sod disappearing aarly with ,a lu, ‘ r hlm ‘° * "‘•fUtrate a (h , „ »„ h aa ,. h ul

pleasant good night i ‘ ,mcr - wt "' r '' •>' would gi t qo m—“A charming young girl.” ventured T,,e u * '* •'•‘•'d on the tWery

Her. Mr. Condon, and the Bev. p, u ;! close# vrhl. lea lend tbemselv. __ te-enforred the remark with: -For all ,0 ,hr eommlsMoo of robbery or mur- AK.nl tlie mldille .,f tlw laat * world like a white butterfly. Ha* ^«***« 'hey may also as«st a the It. w-t-ry „f tint Qm, .

eompllsbment on stant erupthm of amall talk. No e vernation, serious or learned, could slat lu Without a' thought she cleft It EuH|ilde* at s blow, severing each thread pair hope of redemption. “Tinkling cymbals." the Bev Paul remarked one day. watching tbe fly heads Ing. Whirling white figure In pursuit threateningly, of butterflies In F of sunshine am -IPs a pity ao should iw ao-ao- You ought to sen Died their ryes l«-lng turned her to school. Sara." tin* of the three terrible Mrs. Woodson flushed to the Ilttl' conquered and bebeadid by Petal rurl* on her forehead. “Paul." sh- ami a* be look Jllght In the air en m ■aM.-you do Ada Injustice. I"- Rbe f"r Ethh-pla, holdlqg the seven-l h Mopisnl. laughing lightly, as fifia flut In his hauda. the drops of bliss] n | tered Into the room. fell from It ticcaiuc "Ada." she called. -Paul It recalling ever after Infest.sl the sands of l.ybla his youth by translating si.me of the ' - New York Telegram. Homeric psffrl. He's fouml wall. Perhaps you can help him over “ Obediently Ada bent over the atal wart retereuo. her white forennger tracing tbe lines, translating slowly. Word by word, with gr.it dUBrulty, ■ but with absolute eorm.-tncaa, tbe eu- ,fc <Iu '' ,ln, c ,h c SgSnt'a reply tire passage, her bright eyes meeting ** follows: his uplifted gase at tbe flgUb with the ‘J**' Mr flincistr-." - "Why. ladybird" be laughyd. “who could have dreamed of that pretty bead holding such gems of wisdom?" “Mere accretieoi*" she bad seised ,,lr her net and wsa off after a big molh stth dark pstchee on his downy

wings.

Tbe Her. Paul watched her thought-

fully. -Rant.” be Mid. “the child hoe that there sboul possibilities. TMs glimpse of memory, ran maces. Mr.

with one or two glimmerings of a mind forget II la tlie

that I have surprised, convinces me there, not Hu- n

that she could he awakened. You man

ought to send her to school. “I didn't mean to offend." he adipsl Tbs Fall, as Sara's fare, flushing and twitching. "Ratan mix once a angel In heaven,

appeared above her paper, her eyes wuxn't be?"

depreratlngty reeking th.-e of Condon. “Yea, but. like dr r*M ot ua. he dc -1 think. If you don't"— couldn't stand prosperity.” — Atlanta

He forgot to finish. The habit hf Constitution

long years of eelf effacement Id the la- . t terast of unfortunate humanity roav he- It's the easiest thing lo the world to fore him llks a pillar of Are. Tbe duty point out the proper worse for others

was plain. Ua would accept 11 hi be to pursue.

iflla-Y'oukers States

si rerace pass. ovely hair they havel No rbat I call real gold lt.d?-Phlladrlphhi Pii-aa. A Novel Dialogue. Man (under the barraui- If 1 hold of that — collar button I" I'11Collar Hutton (from under the !« Quile so. And Job'll gel ll In neckl—Brookljn Life.

FsMTkrt: AfleKNTM.

WM. LAKE, C.1b7

Ascent.

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-For '

a purty n

"Well, human nalure tbe Mine lu all general

voluntarily went out lo chop wood wouldn't chide him. I'd hand him

ie folka

orge Was! II * The Ruling Peasio, V la a uijtb." Ooldemlth aomcwhrie telh iflera thought lady who, lying al.-k unlo death

rarda with the curate ti

Inquired hi- rime and after wlnnlni had Jum proposed to play for her fu. i fceral ev,n. n « wi*.,, , hr ,I

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Hpl

Ksutnte

Hia Only Chance.

The young man Ira da hla bride to the altar, but that's as far aa be In the leading boalneaa - Meddler.

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Vn I i^ N s SEI ? T UCTION EER. j Avenue, Ocean City, N. J.