or i. wT — The was wtill that steps, It was four o'clock ing; ¢ Oct through shadowy s parent admiration ing from Wainwri I had al the finest (1 thoug th net street Sunday ; maple-bordered as a country s0 quiet there seemed an echo to my foot in the morn her lear moonl the first Ao ms whit 1s me frog eit hicris withon a he eg A ee ‘ok kept ; family reunior aunts, who had return from a where on the “he h Abner or upon a flatiron knees the fike a rades; Ftreamers wrenthe of where dir little stops: stances wonld he one enlles nn matter wi hig en: where honse turkeys table ired m Ft 1 i (and named either Oey wold ol on hack house w= where there long of ever and dozens of holly ‘hristmas time: there w wed ere 1eg nt throwing happy of rice after broad front the of n gs nnd gre from the hrides in to it sort word, the hen fn was house make rte of sninsters and bachelors lonely and wist ful—and that come to my reason for fhinkin finest in Walnwr The moon hung level door in the tober morning, ns 1 to loiter along suddenly the fts awn my eye then me that a lamp dow wns out and whistled 1 stopped. thinkin tract my attention: might be very g it the honse ahove its gllence of that Oc checked my fence Heht the picket show of upper windows of told The win looked honse ed n The 10 one snurt of steadier a mateh took the glow lighted, a range vas opened, and a man tonudly, he n enant to ateth qt ing or hat wrong: that perhaps gor for ntely oy ome Af how the : neoded to a doctor, immed ident of mid HO over: towel in the trees horderd man at the “Pox! he Heed “Where vou, Simpledaoria 7 He leaned from the window, downward, “Why, there you are!” he exclaimed, and turned to address some Invizihle person withie the ropm, “He's right there underneath the window IH bring him ap” He leaned out again, “Wait there, Simpledoria he called. “I'll be down In a Jiffy and let you in” Puzzled, 1 stared at the vacant lawn before me, The clear moonlight re venled It brightly, and it wae empty of any living presence; there were no bushes nor shew’owles — nor even shadoas—that ‘could have been mis taken for a boy. if “Simpledoria® was wile had not the ne indow me m softly NY on are loakine i i f There was beneath close-cropped grass, A Hght in the broad front door; one of the in man sight; nothing wns dog in ait; there was window except no here no ¢ the shone the hallway 86 Was and revealed figure of Honed ssing-gown, 1, til COnsiaer: thin } fs i188 fl in a what to cau m nave ght ing oh suck mor the now rd him inued, feet on ht—only up Mrs. Apperthwaite Was the Kind of Woman Whom You to Have a Beautifu Miss Apperthwaite More Than Ful- filled Her Mother's Promise. ghted ; I wns all bed, son ind been 1 but there now, that 1 ing wns went to at on a ont in a ftranspar- «terous embarked vessel whose oril here name depend invisible prepo ed upon ginss life-belts, and “Simpled there from an Ra o wis rin. 1. Apperthwalte's old house, { thot the ghhor: ite h late ‘Seventies once fa know f# fl fa Was 8 Commo ter part of it judged, as its Mr. Apper. Mansard fever and the bullding upon him, had convaleseend but tokens the gre age, 1 the ad eaneh fins same ti but tht Va of the inte disonse, dened nieve © gather werios of rel; pees, the in ‘the nat of a couple of frame fvingly apparent, fire # cupola and terrl These romantic mis not inhar cheerful apartment turrets, wore it placements seemed to me monious with the lthrary, nnd pleasantly shabhy doven-stairs, where | found (over suhstratum of history, encyclopedia, and family Bible) some worn old vol umes of Lady's Book.” an enrly edition of Cooper's works: Scott, Inlwer, Macaulay, Byron. and Tenny- son, complete; some old volumes of Vietor Hugo, Flaubert, of Gantler, “Clarisan,” "Lalla Rookh.” “The Al hambra” “Benlah” “Unrda.” “Loeile” “Unele Tom's Cabin” “Denar” “Trithy,” “She” “Little Lord Fannt- leroy” and of a ater decade, there were novels ahont those delicately tan: a “Godey's { i | | | i { “ty royalty: tales of “eclean-limbed American manhood” and some volumes of rather precious verse, "Twas amid romantic scenes that I awaited the sound of the lunch bell (which for me was the announce ment of breakfast), when I arose from my first night's slumbere under Mrs Apperthwaite's roof; and I wondered if the books were a fair mirror of Miss Apperthwalte’'s mind (I had been told that Mrs. Apperthwalte had a dough ter). Mrs. Apperthwalte herself, in her youth, might have sat to an illus trator of Scott or Bulwer. Even now you could had come near being romantically beautiful wns consistently proper for such timid gentle little gentlewoman wis Reduced, by her husbapd's (nsolveney (coincident with his to she did It the urgency thereto t, of quiet hospitality, ndded haste that YOu thiv these see she ns as n as she demise) “keep gracefully, were only a It should he in set cellent table, Mareover, the who at her hoard were of a very wion, as 1 decided » fell upon t lady me at lunch, I knew a Miss Apperthwalte, they she an ex guests gathered attractive the Instant who sat op my he wns she “went s0." as say, with mother ing could h Apperthwalte whom you a beautiful daughter, 1 Apperthweite more than mother's prom ta } ave been more suitable have “ee essed her Ww more ulet's this age ndeed, tween it ne womnn She was « type type ot more s triking than Mr bold h teil he Hie enoug ug or young “A Mr “Naot t} Bens » Honorable David Be “Yog sith “To person ” “You ahout I explained. al in I've writte goed ole the days a wis with until a few the « rs Spencerville and 0% ago, even Oust know wl who ley's in we in the went t state, ens Congress politics aver that and never made a « fo the man 0 never made but peech- adjonrn- t mot got his district m for ed? even us ervthing talk of hi “Inde “And on ov wanted, There's governor.” the lives David splendid Honorable Beasley who in that place. How curious that is!" "Why?" asked Miss Apperthwaite, “It seems big for man” 1 answered; “and I've always had the Mr. Beasley was a bach g80 it's ton one Impression elor.” “Yeu” Is” “But of course he doesn’t live there all alone,” 1 supposed, aloud, “prob. ably he hns- ” “No. There's no one couple of colored servants “What a erimé!” 1 exclaimed, there ng a house meant large that one is. Can't you almost it erying out for heaps of romping children? 1 think" she said, rather slowly, “he elge—oxcopt a "is CVOr W for a family, hei” and heaps should # 1 was interrupted by a loud cough from Mr. Dowden, go abrupt and arth ficial that his infentipn to check the flow of my Innocent prattle was em- barrasgingly ohvious-—even to me! “Can you tell me” he said, leaning forward and following up the inter ruption as hastily as possible, “what the farmers were getting for their | wheat when you left Bpencerville? a Jt “I mean he's a man of no imagination, None in the warld, Not one ounce of Imagination. Not one grainl® A 1 15 A SNS. TO BE CONTINUED.) ————————— 1 Brocade in Crepe and Satin Is in the Modish List. Shimmering Weaves Have Suppleness Adapted to Draperies That Dis. tinguish Straight Silhouette, It is quite certain that some lovely costumes will be introduced during the season for the sumptuous fabrics now in full to an inspiration designers und abroad, ity. For the been Vogue cunnot to the ohserves prove tut u fushion author home has soft, wsons there an insistent demand for clinging draperies. There was an variety black crepes and Inter or, to he perfectly this there transforming of somber world into a flower gurden This from the dull crepe more elaborate and color ful of the Been increa silks Paris more last two s¢ in finite on, sun of accurute, mer, wus nu reaction black to the materials | is ow for BO mament in the m the fi ' t 0b hilstered nre in nise ivored (ro © even 6 for + present EOAKON lors gh ed the TRIMMED WITH M MONKEY FUR . —gV minute jacket. The monkey fur trim. ming adds a note of interest, . NR Enh Avast RE aR TRISTE Radiating from the center of the of her hat over the brim with lengths front, lengthening to. ward the back are row upon row, At the ers reach to fastened effect dahl hat crown short in ribbon streamers, back, the stream. the very hem of the skirt, in at the waistline to give an and distinctive, The which trim the crown the the girdie are made ribt charming of of IW, as and narrow rounding a very on Loon, row tiny button, upon ro the ¢ KNITTED FROCKS FOR GIRLS Weave and Featu Little M Unusual Color Garments Novelty in Blendir re asses, Cut-Steel earrings Earrings. cut als of stone settings. Long of steel have most the brilliancy French Maker DeVisen interesting Gar ment to Be Worn With After. noon Dresses. of the dress. makers disclaim sensational silhouette. To demand for new styles they vary churacteristic lines by beautiful rice, fails, . Chanel has made no basic in the styles which she exploits dres are straightline, many of them with beantifnl embroideries, She Among her pret. frocks of flow. genttored th: Many most important the their fab meet changes aes uses lances profusely, tiesat are ered the flowers background in silks models wilke, plain motifs These giving an Several some over form of ure veiled xtremely plens of afternoon by little mleds free fn ince, ing effect. her iresses necompanied Each fire sleeveless jackets quently carry Russinn embroideries, The greatest change in the made by Callot is in the colorings, There is a considerable showing paler shades of blue and rose, has given preference to these hues over the rich oriental which she used last season, She paler She also Other than in color Callot has done a a a an am A Tam o' Shanter, A new version of the always becom ing draped hat on Tam o' Shanter Lines ig displayed in a particularly Hatter ing model of brilliint steel-blue vel vet with an ornsment of silver, practicajly nothing new in the way of This designer uses eine broideries, ribbons and laces even more Shoulders; Round Collar Popular Article. square corners, which ples over the shoulders, Pleasant ch from the riety prevalent recently mole hoth and runs bang in. 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