4S3? 1- " T- -f ks F tt &" i rrr -T.-urv -i"v vt, ,??-.-'.., -' ;. t vN: Tvt t si .-.) - TO .. 'a-, -;v.iij,if,v-,i..'C' -HT' f v'-'i tw.St'. . v r - -r " a- . '- v ?- '$ ' ' , - vr .. -. W . '.I x '; THE IiANCASTER DAIL INTELLIGENCE!?, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1889. a. COUNTRY LUCK By JOHN HABBERTON, Auther of "Helen's Babies," Etc. Copyright" by tke J. B. UpeA-cett Company, FaMWwn, Philadelphia, tad Pub Uahed, by PwbImIeb, UuMgk the Aaericu Prww AhocUUeb. CHAPTER L BOW IT CUB ABOUT. B SURE te leek til p when you com te the city." ThU Invitation wa extended with 1 that delightful af fectation of heart! m that a man can sium when he be lieve that the per per ten Invited will nerer arall himself of the coerteey. Fortunately for the purp6se of this ttery.Master Philip . - warn, wnem air. Tramlay had asked te call, wa tee young and tee unaccustomed te the usage of polite society te regard the remark In any but ita actual sense It would have seemed odd toaayene know ing the two men and their respective sta tions in life. Tramlay was a New fork merchant, well known and of fair standing In the Iren trade; llayu was son of the farmer at whose beuse the Tramlay family had passed the summer. When the Tramlay determined te exchange the late summer dust of the country for the early autumn dust of the city, It was Philip who drove the old fashleucd carryall that transported them from the farm te the railway station. The head of the merchant's family was attired like a well te de business man; Philip's coat, Vest and trousers were remnants of threo dif ferent suits, none of recent cut. The contrast was made sharper by the easy condescension of the elder man and the rather awkward def erence of Philip, and it moved Mrs. Tramlay te whisper, as her husband helped her aboard the train t "Suppese he were te take you at your word, Edgar I" The merchant shrugged his shoulders slightly, and replied, "Werse men have celled Upen us, my dear, without being made te feel unwelcome." "1 think 'tweuld be leads of fun," remark ed Miss Lucia Tramlay. Then the three, followed by smaller mem bers of the family, occupied as many scats near windows, and nodded smiling adieus as the train started. Phllipreturned thelr salutations, except the smiles; somehow, the departure of all these people tuade him feel sober, lie followed the train with his eyes until it was out of sight; then he stepped into the old carryall and dreve briskly hemeward, declining te rein up and converse with several sidewalk loungers who manifested a willingness te converse about the departed guesti. When he reached the outer edge of the little village he allowed the horses te relapse into their normal gait, Which was a slew walk; lie let the reins haug loosely, he leaned forward until his elbows rested upon his knees and bU hat brlmscemed Inclined te scrape acquaintance with the dasb beard, then he slowly related: " 'Be sure te leek us up w hen you come te the city.' Yeu may be sure that I wilt" The adveut of the Tramlays at llayu Farm had becu productive of new sensations te all ceneerne.1, -Tha younger members of the Tramlay family had at Urst opposed the plan of n summer en n Cut mi they had spent ene season at Mount Desert, and pai t of another at Saratoga, and, as Lucia had been "out" a year, and had a sister he expected early ad mission te a metropolitan collection of rose buds, against a summer in the country tbe rude, comemn, real country the pretests hed been earnest Hut the bead of the fam ily had said he could net afford anything bet ter; trode was dull, a man had te live within his income, etc. Besides, their mother's health was net equal te a summer in society; they would find that statement a convenient excuse uen explaining the family plans te their friends. Arrived at llayu Farm, the objections of the juvenile Tramlays quickly disappeared. Everything was new aud strange, nothing was repellent, nnd much was Interesting and amusing; what mere, could they have heed for anywhere even In Paris! The farm was geed and well managed, the rooms neat and comfortable, though old fushieucd, and the people Intelligent, though Miss Lucia pro nounced them "awfully fuuuy." The head of the family was one of the many farmers who "took boarders" te give his own family an opportunity te see people somewhat unlike their own clrcle of acquaintances an oppor tunity which they seemed unlikely ever te find in any ether way, bad he been able te cheese. The senior Ilnyn would have put Inte his spare rooms a Union Theological seminary professor with hU family, but, as no such person responded te his modest ad vertisement, he accepted en Iren merchant and family instead. Strawberries were Just ripening when the Tramlays appeared at llayu Farm, and tbe little Tramlays were allowed te ferage at will en the capacious old strawberry bed; then came ether berries, In the brambles of which they tore their clothes and colored their Up3 for hours at a time. Then cherries reddened en a dozen old trees which the chil dren were never reminded had net been planted for their especial benefit. Then the successive yield of an orchard was theirs, se far as they could absorb it. Besides, thcre was a beat en a pond, and another en a little stream that emptied into the ocean net far away; and, although the llayu boys always seemed te have work te de, they frequently could be persuaded te accompany the chil dren te keep them from drowning them selves. Fer Mn. Tramlay, who teallywasan in Talld, there were long drives te be taken, ever reads seme of which were well shaded 'and ethers commanding fine views, and It was se restful te be able te drive without special preparation In the way of dress without, tee. the necessity of scrutinizing each approaching vehicle for fear it might contain seme acquaintance who ought te be recognized. As for tti9 head of the family, who spent only Saturdays and Sundays with his fam ily, he seemed te find congenial society in the bead of tue house a fact which at first gave his wife great uneasiness aud annoyance. "Edgar," Mrs. Tramlay would say, "you knew Mr. Iiayn U only a common farmer." "lie's respectable, and thoroughly under stands hU own business," the husband replied "two reasons, either of which is geed enough te make me like a man, unless he happens te be disagreeable. 'Common farmer 1' Why, I'm only a common iron merchant, my dear." "That's different, protested Mrs. Tramlay. "Is It I Well, don't try te explain hew, little woman; 'twill be sure te give you a 'three days' headache." Be Tramlay continued te devote hours te chat with his host, pressing high priced cigars pa him, and sharing the farmer's pipes and tobacco In return. He found that Hayn, like any ether farmer with brains, bad done some hard thinking iu tha thousand of days when his hane were employed at common work, "i i tatub1' views of affairs in general, out S. l,h , " trade, were at least as sound as Tramlay s own, or theso e u. one wuem Tramlay knew in thv city The eue IrrccencllabH member of the fam fly was the elder daughtt-. Lucia. She was the eldest child, se she ha hcr own war. she was pretty, se the had nlwny bce ( ted; she was twenty, se she knew everything that she thought worth knowing. She Lad long before reconstructed the world (In her own mind) Just as it should be, from th, standpoint that It ought te exist solely for her benefit. Net bad tempered, en the con trary cheerful and full of high spirits, she was nevertheless in perpetual pretest against everythlngTEat was net exactly as she would have It, and net all tha manners that careful breeding could impart could restrain the un conscious insolence peculiar te young and self satisfied natures. She would laugh loud ly at table at Mrs. Hayu's way of serving an omelet, tell Mrs. Hayu's husband that his Sunday coal looked "se funny," express her Uliud frvtly before, the wbole boost kfll at attst tne lieTViu" wy uT"wfilcn"fue T3d "iffeiin Ilnyn boys were their hair, aud had no hesi tation in telling Philip Ilayn, two years her senior, that when he came In from the field in his brown flannel shirt and gray felt hat he looked like an utter guy. Rut tbe Ilayns were human, and, between pity and admira tion, humanity long age resolved te endure anything from a girl If she is pretty. Slowly the Hayus came te like their board ers, mere slowly, but Just as surely, the Tramlays learned te like their hosts. Mutual respect began at the extreme of both fam ilies. Mrs. Tramlay, being a mother and a housekeeper, became se Interested In the fem ntne half of the family's head that she ceased te criticise her husband' interest in the old farmer. The Tramlay children wondered at and then admired the wisdom and skill of their country companions in matters net un derstood by city children. Last of all, Lucia found herself heartily respecting the farmer's son, and forgetting his uncouth drea and hi awkwardness of manner In her wonder at his general courtesy, and his superior knowledge in some directions where she supposed the bad gene as far a possible. bhe bad gene through a nnlsblng school of the jnett approved New Yerk type, yet Philip -knew mere of languages and history and science than she, when they chanced never through her fault te converse en such dry subjects; he knew mero flower than she had overseen In a florist's shop in the city; and once when she had attempted te decorate the rather bare walls of the farmhouse parlor he corrected ber taste with a skill which she was obliged te admit There was nothing strange about it, except te Lucia; for city seminaries and country high schools use the same text books, and magazines and newspapers that give attention te home decorations go every where; nevertheless, it seemed te Lucia that she had discovered a new order of being, and by the time she bad been at Hayu Farm a month she found herself occasionally sur prised into treating Philip almost as if he were a gentleman. Philip' Interest in Lucia was of much quicker development. He had bad no preju dices te overcome; besides, the eye is mere easily approached and satisfied than the in- tellect, and Lucia had acceptably filled many an eye mere exacting than the young farm er's. There were pretty girls in homes near Uayn farm, and mere in the Tillage near by, but none of them were well, none were ex actly llke Lucia. Philip studied her face; it was neither Reman nor Grecian, and he was obliged te confess that the proportions of her features were net se geed as theso of seme girls in the neighborhood. Her figure sug- f;csted neither perfect grace nor perfect trength; and yet whatever she did was gracefully done, and hcr attire, whether plain or costly, seemed part of herself a peculiar ity that he had never observed among girls born in the vicinity. He seen discovered that she did net knew everything, but whatever she did knew she talked of se glibly that he could net help en joying the position of listener. She did net often show earnestness about anything that te him was mere than trifling, but when she did go out of hcr customary mood for a mo ment or two she was saintly; he could think of no ether word that would de it justice. He bad net liked hcr manner te his own mother, for at first the girl treated that esti mable woman as a servant, and did It in the manner which makes most servants detest most young ladies; but had she net after ward, wltb ber own tiny Angers, made anew Sunday bonnet for Mrs. Hayn, nnd had net his mother. In genuine gratitude, kissed hcrl Should be bear malice for what his mother had ferglvenl The young man merely admired and ro re tpectcd Lucia; of that he was Very sure. Re gard mero tender he would have blamed himself for, first, because love implied ma trimony, which he did net intend te venture into uutll he had seen mere of the world and perhaps geno te cellege; secondly, bocnuse he did net imagine that any such sentiment would be reciprocated. He came of n family that through generations of hard experience had learned te count the cost of everything, even the affections, like most of the better country people in the elder states. He badalse an aversion te marrlaga between persons of different classes. Lucia was te bun an ac ac quaintanceeot even a friend whom hs highly esteemed; that was all. His father thought differently, and one day when the two were in the woodland be bo be lenging te the farm, leading a wagon with weed te be stored near the heuse for winter use, the old man said, abruptly: "I hope you're net grewln' tee fend of that young woman, Thill" "Ne danger," the youth answered, prompt ly, though as he raised his bead his eyes did net meet his father's. "Yeu seem te knew who I mean, anyhow," said tbe old man, after throwing another stick of weed upon the wagon. "Net much trouble te de that," Phil re plied. "Thcre's only ene young woman." The father laughed softly; the son blushed violently. Theii the father sighed. "That's ene of the slgus." "What's a slgnt-sign of whatr said Phil, affecting wonder net quite skillfully. "When 'there's only eue young woman' it's a sign the young mau who thinks se is likely te consider her the only one worth tbinkin' about." "Oh, pshaw!" exclaimed Phil, attacking the woodpile with great Industry. "Easy, old boy; 'twasn't the woodpile that said it. Brace up your bead; you've dens nothing te be ashamed of. Besides, your old father can see through the back of your head, anyhow; be's been precticin' at it ever since you were born." Phil seated himself en the woodpile, looked In the direction w here his father was net, and said: "I llke Lucia very much. She's a new face; she's different from the girls about here. She's somebody new te talk te, and she can talk about something besides crop, and cows, and who is sick, and last Sunday's sermon, and next month's sewing society. That's all." "Yes," said the old man. "It doesn't seem much, does it! Enough te have made millions of bad matches, though, and spoiled millions of geed ones." Phil sas silent for a moment; then ha said, with a laugh: "Father, I bellove yeu're as bad as old Mrs. Ti l&ey, whom mother's always laugh lug at because she thinks a man's in leve if he sees her daughter home from prayer meet ing." "F'r'aps se, my boy p'r'ape and maybe as bad as you, for every time Acre's a bad thunder storm yeu're afraid the ligbtnlng'U strlke the bam. De you knew why It's liecnuse your finest colt is thcre. De you seer Phil did net reply, se the old man con cen tinued: "I'll make It clearer te you. Yeu're ray finest colt; there's tueie lightnings in a girl's eyes than lever saw in the sky; you don't knew when It's going te strike, and when it hits you you're geno before you knew It." "Much obliged. I'll see te it that I keep myself well Insulated," said Phil Nevertheless, Phil studied Lucia whenever he had opportunity studied her face when the read, her fingers when they busied them selves with fancy work, her manner with dif ferent persons, as it changed occerding te her Idea of the descrvlngsef theso with whom she talked. At church he regarded her intently from the beginning of the service te its end, analyzing such portions of prayer, hymn, or sermon as did net seem te meet her views. He even allow ed his gaze te fellow ber when sb looked mero thtn an Instant at ether young women, in the Ignorance of his mas culine heart wondering which of tbe features of these damsels specially Interested her; his mother could have told him that Lucia was merely looking at bonnets and ether articles of attire, Instead of at their wearers. He wondered what she thought; be told himself where her character was at fault and hew it might be Improved. In short, be had ample mental leisure, and she wai the newest and consequently the least understood of hi va va rieusjFubJfctLOl contemplation. 7 U t tmposaeie te oevete great aeat et thought 0 my subject without becoming deeply interested, even if It be unsightly, tiresome and insignificant. Lucia was none of these, ter the was a pretty glrL It Is equally Impossible te tee a familiar subject et thought in the act of disappearance with out a personal sense of Impending loneliness, and a wild desire te (natch it back, or at least go la search of It Therefore, Philip Hayn needed net te be In leve, or even te think himself te, te be conscious et a great vacancy In hi mind a the train bere the Tramlay family rapidly toward their city home, and te determine that he would avail himself of the Invitation which the head et the family had extended. CHAPTEH 1L r-MlLY COUNCILS. U8BAND," said Mrs. Hayn te her husband ene night, when the person addressed was about te fall asleep, "something's the matter with PhlL" "A touch of ma laria, I suppose, aid the farmer. "Ue's been gettln' out muck earlier than usual, and tpreadln' It en the rldge of the pas ture. The sun' been pretty het, though It Is October, and the het sun en that sort et stuff always breeds malatia." "1 wasn't talkln Of sickness, said the wife. "The dear boy' health Is as geed as ever. It's his mind that's out e' torts." "A long, soft sigh was the farmer's only reply for a moment It was followed by the remark: "That city gal, I t'pose confound hcrl" "I don't see what you want hcr confounded for; the hasn't dene anythln'. They deu't correspond." "I should hope net," said Hayn, with con siderable vigor. He new was wide awake. "What could they wrlte about I Yeu deu't t'pose Phil could write anythln' about our goln'a-en that would Interest her, de you!" "Ne, but young people sometimes de find eemethln' te exchange letter about Yeu and I dldnt when we were boy and girl, be cause we llved within a stone's threw of each ether, an' you couldn't keep awny from our house after dark; but Philip and" "Fer goodness 6ake, old lady," interrupted the husband, don't you go te settln' yourself down at your tlme et Ufa by gettln' the match makin' fever. There Isn't the slight est chance that" "I didn't say thcre was; but boys will be boys." "It doesn't fellow that they should be feels, docs It net when they're our boys!" " 'TUn't belli' a feel te be interested In a rich man's daughter. I've often thought hew different your life might have been if I'd had anything beside myself te girt you whan you married me." "I get all I expected, and a thousand times mere than I deserved." This assertion wai followed by a kiss, which, though delivered In the dark, was of absolutely accurate aim. "Don't put It Inte Phil's bead that be can get mera than a wife when he marries; 'twill de him a great deal mero harm than geed." "I'd like te see the dear boy se fixed that he won't have te work se hard as you've bad te de." "Then you'll see him less of a man than bis father, when he ought te be better. Isn't that rather peer business ter a mother in Is rael te be iu, old lady I" "Well, anyhow, I believe Phil's heart Is set en makiu' a trip down te Yerk." "Oh, U that all! Well, he' been premised it, for some day, this long while. Sotuo Setuo Sotue thiug's always preveuted it, but I s'pose new would be as geed a tlme as any. He deserves It; he's as geed a son as man ever had." Mrs. Uayn probably agreed with her hus band as te tbe goodness of their seu, but that was net the view of him In which she was In terested just then. Said she: "If be gees, of ceurse he'll see hcr." Again the farmer sighed; then he said, qui te earnestly: "Let him see her, then; the sooner he does It the sooner he'll step thlnkln' about her. Bless your dear foolish 'old heart, ber ways and his are as far apart as Ilaynteu and heaven when there's a spiritual drought in this portion of the Lord's vineyard." "I don't think the Tramlays are se much better than we, if they have get money," said Mrs. Hayn, with seme indignation. "1 always did say that you didn't set enough stere by yourself. Mrs. Tramlay is a nice enough woman, but 1 never could see bow she was any smarter than 1; and as te hcr husband, I always noticed that you generally held your own when the two of you were talking about anything." "Bless you I" exclaimed the farmer, "you are rather proud of your old husband, aren't you! But Phil will seen see, with halt an eye, that It would be the silliest thing In the world for htm te fall In leve with a girl llke that" "I can't for the life of me see why," said the mother, "ile's just as geed as she, nnd a geed deal smarter, or I'm no judge." "See here, Leu Ann," said the farmer, with mere than n hint et impatience hi his voice, "you knew 'twen't de either of 'cm any geed te fall In leve if they can't marry each ether. An what would l'hll have te support his wife en! Would she ceme out hereon' 'tend te all the houe work of the farm, like you de, just ter the sake of bavin' Phil for a husband! Net Unless 6he's a feel, even if Phil Is our boy un' about as geed as they make 'em. An' you knew well eneujh that he couldn't uffcid te I It i nr -vr-.i.. t.-t. ..& l.l .ln It. HVO 111 i.mv lUIh., UDI Ub I1UIU1U IU U" en." "Net new, tut he might go iu business there, and mnke enough te live In style. Other young fellows have dene IU" "Yes in stories," said the old man. "Leu Ann, deu't you kind e' think that for a church member of thirty years' standiu' yeu're gcttin' mighty worldly minded!" "Ne, I don't," Mrs. Unjn answered. "If net te waut ray boy te drudge awny his life like lus father's dene Is beiu' worldly, then rm gein' te be a backslider and stuy ene. I deu't think 'tweuld be a bit bad te have a married son down te Yerk, se's his old mother could have seme place te go ouce In n while when the". tired te dcUi of work an' weiry." "Ohel" said the old man; "that's the point of It, eh! Well, I don't mind backslldln' enough te say the boy may marry ene of Satan's daughters, if it'll make life any easier for you, old lady." "Much obliged," the mother replied, "but I deu't knew as 1 care te de Isltin' deu n there." The conversation seen subsided, husband and wife dropping Inte revcry from which they dropped inu slumber. In ene way or ether, however, the subject catne up again. Said Mrs. Hayi: oue day, Just ns ber husband was leaving t.ie dinner table for the field hi which bu was cutting und stacking cern: ''I de bellove Phil's bust coat Is liner stuff than anything Mr Tramlay were when they were up here. I don't bclicve what be wero Sunilays could held a candle te Phil's." "Llke enough," said the farmer; "and yet the old man always looked licttcr dressed. I think his clothes made him leek a bttle younger than Phil, tee." "New, husband, you knew it Isn't fair te make fun et the dear boy's clothes in that way. Yeu knew well enough Hint the stuff for bis coat was cut from the tame belt of broadcloth as the minister's best" "Yes," drawled the farmer through half u dozen inductions, any ene of w likh would havedrhen frantle any wemau but his own wife. "It's real mean In you te say 'Yes' in that way, Itcubenl" '"Tisu't the wearer that makes the man, old lady. It's the tailor." "I'm sure Sarah Tweoge cut an' made Phil's cent, nn' If there's a better sew hi wo man In this part of the county I'd llke te knew where you find her " "Oh, Sarah Twoege can sew, Leu Ann," the old man admittek "Goodness! I wish she'd made my new harness, instead of what ever fellow did It Mebbe, tee, if she'd made the sacks for the last eats I bought I wouldn't harelett about half a bushel en the way home. Yesm', Sarah Twoege can sew a bed quilt up as square ai an honest man's con science, llut cewiu' ain't tailerin'." "Don't she always make the minister's clothes!" demanded Sirs. Hayn. "I never thought of it, before, but of ceurse she docs. I deu't believe anybody ebe ceulj de It in that way Yet the minister ain't get se bad a figure, when you see him werkin' In his garden In his shirt sleeves. " "It's time for you te go back te the corn cern flcLL? fuggeeted lira. JLun, b?hIB "Tea, 1 reckon tL,"sald the farmer, careta Ing what might have been nap had net hi old hat been et felt " Tain't safe for an old farmer te be givlu' his time an' thought te pemps an vanities like the minister' broad cloth coat" "Oct out!" exclaimed Mn, Uayn, with a threatening gesture. The old man kissed her, laughed and began te obey hcr command; but as, llke countrymen Iu general, he made his exit by the longest possible route, wan dering through the sitting room, tbe hall, the dining room and tha kitchen, his wife had time te waylay him at tha deer step and re mark: "I was only geln te tay that It Phil doe make that trip te Yerk I don't see that he'll need te buy uew clothes. Ue's uever were that Sunday coat en ether days, except te two or tbree funerals an' parties. Iwasgeln It ever this very mernhV, an' It's about as geed as new." "I wonder hew this family would ever have get along If I hadn't get such a raro rare takln' wife!" said the old man. "It's the beet coat In the United States it you've been geln' It ever." Phil was already In the corn he had left the table some minutes before his father and ns the old man approached Phil said: "Father, don't you think that wind break for the sheep needs patching this fall!" "It generally does, my ten, before cold weather set In." "I guess I'll get at it, then, as toen as we get the com stacked." "What's tbe hurry. Tbe middle of No vember Is early enough for that" "Oh, when It's done it'll be off our minds." "See here, old boy," said the father, drop ping the old ship's cutlass with which he had begun te cut the corn stalks, "you're detu' all your work n month ahead this fall. What ere you geln' te de with all your time when there's no mero work te be done!" "I can't say, I'm sure," told Phil, piling tin armful of stalks against a stack with mete than ordinary care. "Can't chl Then I'll hatfb te, 1 s'pose, tccbV I'm your father. I guess I'll have te send you down te New Yerk for a month, te leek areun' an' see semrtliln' of the world." Phil turned se quickly Hint be ruined all his claborate work of the moment before, al most burying his father under the toppling stack." "That went te the spot, didn't IU" said the old man. "I mean the preposition net the fodder," he continued, ns he extricated him self from the mass of cornstalks. "it's exactly what l've been wanting te de," said Phil, "but" "But you didn't llke te say se. chl Well, twasn't uecessary te mention it; as I told you t'ether day, I can soe through the back of your head any tlme, old boy." " 'Tweuldn't cost much money,' said PhlL "1 could go down en Sel Mantrlng's sleep for nothing, seme tlme when he's short handed." "Guess I can afford te pay my eldest son's travellu' expenses when I scitd him out te see the world. You'll go down te Yerk by rail road, an' lu the best car, tee, If there' euy difference." "I weu't bave te buy clothes, nuyhew," said the younger man. "Yes, you will lets of 'cm. Yerk ain't Hnynten, old boy; an' as the Yeikers don't knew enough te teke their style from you, you'll bave te take yours from them. I was there once, when I was 'long nbeut your nge, I didn't have te buy no mera nieetin' clothes after that until I get married nigh en te ten years." "If It's as expensive as that, I'm net gelug," said Phil, looking very solemn and beginning te reconstruct the demolished stack. "Yes, you are, sir. I'll have you under stand yeu're net much ever age yet, anhave get te mind your old father. New, let that corn alone. If It won't stay down, sit en It this way sec," And, suiting the notion te the word, the old man scrawled nt ease en the fallen fodder, draggeA his son down after him and said: "Yeu shall have a hundred dollars te start with, and mere afterward, if you need it, as I knew you will. The first thing te de when reu get te the city is te go te the best looking clothing stere you cm find, ami buy a suit such as you bee well dressed men wearing te business. Keep your eyes open en men ni sluirply ns If they were Iiesscn nud clothes wire their only elnts, nnd then see that you get ns geed clothes as any et them. It don't matter se much about the stuff; but have your clothes tit you, an' cut like ether peo ple's." "I don't want te put en cfty airs," said PhlL "That'silght that's right; but city clothes nud city airs aren't any mero allke than country nlrs an' geed manueiu Yeu may be the smartest, brightest young fellow tluit ever went te Yerk as of ceurw you are, belli' my son but folks nt Yerk'll never find Iteut If you deu't dress preK'rly that menus, dress 03 they de. I'll traje watches with you, te trode back offer the trip, mine is geld, you knew. You'll have te buy a decent chain, though." "1 won't take your watch, father. I can't, that's nil about It." "Nonseusel of ceurse you can If you try. It Isn't geed innuuers te wear silver watches lu the city." "But jour najch" Phil could get no fuithcr; for his father's geld watch was ven erated by the family as If It were n May flower chair or the musltct of n soldier of the Involution. Ouce while old farmer Uayn was young Capt. Uayn, of the whaling ship Leu Ann, be saved the crew of a sinking Ilritish Iwirk. Unlike modem ship captains (w he de net own their vessels), he we went In the beat with the icscuiug paity Instead of merely sending It out, and he suffvicd se much thioughexosuro, stralu and the fenr of the death which M-cmed impending that ha abandoned the seu as toen thereafter as pos sible. Nevertheless he thought only et the work befere him until he had u-ccued the Imperiled crew und stewed them safely In bis own ship. The circumstances of the rescue wire se un Uaiial that they formed the subject et long columns In foreign newspapcrs; aud In n few months Capt Hnyn recoied through the state department at Washington u geld wntch, with sundry complimentary tapers from tha British admiralty. The young sea man never talked of either; hU neighbors first learned of the presentation by conning their favorlte weekly nowspajiers; novcrtho nevcrtho novcrthe Ies3 the pajK'rs were framed and hung in the young captain's bedchamlcr, and, however cjnelessly he dressed afterward, nobody ever saw bun w hen he had net the watch in his pocket "Father," said Phil, after seme moments spent In sileuce and facial contortion, "I can't take your watch, even for a llttle while. Yeu've always worn It; It's your the faml ly'ir patent of nobility." "Well," said the old furmer, after contem plating the tees of hU beets it fuw seconds, "1 don't mind ewnlu' up te my eldest son that I leek at the old watch iu about the same Ught; but a patent of nobility U adlsgrace te a family if the owner's heir isn't Ot te inherit It Seel Guess you'd better make up your mind te break yourself Inte your ceinin' re sponsibilities by carry In' thut watch in New Yerk. Wonder what time 'tis!" The question was n geed pretext en which te take the "pitent et nobility" from his fob pocket and leek at it He did it iu a way w hlch caused Phil quickly te nvcrt lib face and doveto himself with great industry te stacking corn. Halt a tulnute later the old mau, cutlass in band, was cutting corn as it bis life dciended ujien it CHAPTER III. "UOWN lO VOItK." ESI'ITE Ids fa thti 8 express! do de siro, Phil went te New Yerk en Sel Mantrlng's sleep. 'I he difference in time premised te lie n day or two days, hut the dif ference In cash out lay was mero than five dollars n sum which no ene lutlie vicinity of Hayn Farm had ever been known te srieud needlessly without coming te grief. Between cash In hand and Its nominal equiv alent In time, Phil, like most etlwr prudent young country mm, hail learned te distinguish with alacilty and Knltivenea, besides, be knew hew small win the amount of ready) mouey that hU father, lu ipite nt, care aud skill at hit biiMiit", was abte te show for mero than a quarter of u century of hard work. Tbe young miu'n dejwrture was the occa sion for ciulta a di-jiMirtratien W the neigh bor Other young met; of jW1 vlcjnacv bad tw w tot, out generally they were these whom their neighbors did net hepe te tee again; l'hll, en the contrary, we a gen eral favorite. Ills family Intended that no one should knew of the journey until Tbll was fairly off, for they knew by experience, In which sometime they liad been the offend ers, hew insatiable U rastl curieuiity about any doings out of the ordinary. But when Sel Msntrlng told his wife that Tbll was te go down with htm as a "band," Mrs. Mentring straightway put en hcr best things and went out te tell all her neighbors that Phil Hnyn was going down te Yerk, and, being a woman who never did anything by halves, she after ward plodded the dusty read that led te tha little vlllage at tha railway station, where the consume.! several hours tn doing petty shopping at the several stores, varying Oils recreation by industrious gossip with every acquaintance who dropped in. As each per son who heart! the news wondered what l'hll was going for, and as Mrs. Mantrlng was sure she didn't knew any better than dead and gene Adam, there was developed a wealth of surinlsn and theory tlint should have for ever dispelled the general impression that Americans are net Imaginative people. Fer the remainder of Phil's time at home the family and Its eldest ten bad scarcely enough time te themselves te attend te their daily devotions. People came te twrreit something, te bring news, te ask advice anything that would be an excuse te tee what might be going en, aud te learn why Phil wai going te the city. Phil's parents had pre pared w hat they supposed would be sufllclcnt explanation! the farm and the heuse needed tome thing that could better be selected from large stocks and varlety than bought nearer home. But they bad underrated the persist ency of local curiosity; numberless pointed questions wero asked, and if In the ceurse of a week thcre bad been any visitor who did net ask, tn ene way or ether, whether Phil would go te see the Tramlays, the family did net knew who It bad been; they were sure they would have gratefully noted such n con siderate person at the tlme, and remembered him or ber forevcr after. Thcre were scores, tee, who wanted Phil te de them small services in the city. "Farmer Blawltt had heard that the car companies often sold for almost nothing the horses that breke down at their hard work and needed only plenty of rest aud pasturage te make thnm ns geed ns new; wouldn't l'hll leek about aud see It he couldn't get him a bar gain! and bring ft back en tbe sleep, If be wouldn't mind feeding nnd watering It en the home trip I Old Mrs. Whelley had been find ing hcr spectacles se young that the didn't knew but she needed stronger glasses, or may be a Bible with larger pi ha; It l'hlt would prlce both nnd wrlte her, she would try te make up her mind what she ought te Ja Samantlia Iloebles had been telling her liusbnnd James ter the lostllve yours that their liest room carpet was tee shabby for peeple who might have n funeral Iu the fam ily ntnuy time, James' stepmother lielng very old nnd sickly, but James wouldn't de any thing but put off, und ns for her, she wasn't going te I ie cheated out of her nye teeth at the stores at the detiet when rear beferu last - sbe saw In n Yerk newstupcr, that tbe wind blew out of the hand of somebody leaning out of n train window, that geed Ingrains were selling In New Yerk at thlrty-llve cents n yard; she wished Phil would pick liT out one. Ihwides many requests like these, l'hll had te make premises te dozens of young men nnd women whose wants were smaller, but none the easier te attend te; se the pmtpeo pmtpee tlva tiavvlernnd his parents had the mltu of parting alleviated by the thought that net until l'hll departed would any of them have pence. The day of sailing brought n great throng of visitors se many that the minister, who was of the number, oxteuiierlzod n "neighborhood prayer meetlng," nt which Pi ovldeuce w as implored te "save our dear young brother from the perils of the deep," and lufermcd et se many et Phil's geed qual ities that only nu inborn respect for trligieus forms restrained the modest youth Irem sneaking out of the back deer n.id hiding Iu the bull of the sleep until thcre was n breed exnanse of water between him aud tha thore. Then the entire throng, excepting two or tbree old Indies who remained with Mrs. Hayn "te help hcr bear up, peer soul," escorted Phil te the sleep. Among llieni was u predominance of young men who looked as if iu case Phil should want a sulatltule they were ready, and of young women who- faces ludlcuted that If Phil should care te say any thing tender te anybody, Just te have soino seino soine tliiug te think nlieut whlle nway, be should liave no ciciimj te lenve It unsaid. Sel Mnutrlng cut tbe parting short by re marking that prayer whs nil very well iu Its place, but he didn't believe lu it keeping a steep In n shallow river whlle the lido was falling nud no wind te help her out Se Phil liuiried aboard, though net licfore bis father had almost cimhed his baud with n grasp that bail been doveleHd by many years of training with hi Idle reins, nx helves aud pa ternal uffcctlen. Some oue cast off the sleep's hawser; the mainsail wnsnlrendy up, nnd thocruftbeguu te drift out with the '.Ida This was the sig nal for a Mutter of handkerchiefs and a chorus of cheers, during which Fanner Uayn pleddud along the river bank beslde the sleep, regardless of mud, stones, marsh gross nnd cattails, lie seemed te have no last injunc tions for hlslmy; Indeed, his occasional shouts were bestowed principally upon Sel Mant rlng, who steed at the wheel, und they had no mero relation te Phil than te the khan of Khiva. In like manner Phil cmud lets? lu ttrctded In his father than In the maze e( cordage at the toot of tha mast Nevel tho the ItM, when the river bank ended at the sheru of the bay, and could li followed no longer, the old man steed there, as Bel Mantrlng said afterward, "loekin' us if he'd lest Ills last friend, uever cxjiccleit te git another, an' he'd get ten year elder all of a sudden," und Phil, when be saw this, straightened In front of the friendly mast which hid him from the remainder of the crew, and thluw kisses te bis futber, with the profusion of early child hood, us long as he could distinguish the dingy old coat and hat from the stones of similar hue that marked the llttle point "The perils of the deep" were happily averted. Indued, Phil would willingly have endured mero could the wind bave blown harder. The sleep finally made hcr pier In New Yerk nbeut dusk of the second duy. Phil hastily doiuied his best suit, aud as the pat t of the city in which the freti merchants cluster was net far away, ami Sel Mantrlng knew the streets of that jioitlen of the city, Phil sturtcd, with minute directions from the skipper, te call en Mr. Tramlay. HU single ness of purijesa madu him unconscious that he was acting li a inuuiicr uet common te him, but as he cllmlied the slde et the pier and hurried toward the mass of light before him Sel Mantrlng rematked te the remain der et the crew, consisting of two mem "I knewed It" "Knowed whatP "Ue's gul struck. Oot It bad." l'hll made bU way up the prlncijial thoroughfare fieui New Yerk te Brooklyn, wondering at the thronged sidewalks and brilliantly lighted sheu, but he did net neglect te cye the street names en corner lamps. Boen he turned Inte a street which was part of hi ceurse aileld down by Sel; at the seme tlme be turned from light te dark ness, the change being utmost app-tlllng in its suddenness. Still be hurried en, and after another turn lxgan te leek for numbers en the fronts of buildings. His heart bound.! within him as he suddenly saw, by the light of n street lamp, the sign, "Edgnr Tramlay," In'aii Instant bis hand va en the deer knob; but the deer did net open. Through the glass deer he saw two or three dim lights within. Probably the proprietor was at hi? desk; jer lui, tee, he should have knocked I se kueck he did. "What d'ye want there, young fcllerP shouted a iiellccmau across the street "I want te see Mr. Tramlay " "Guess your watch li slew, ain't It!" growled the efllcer. "I don't knew; muybose," Phil replied. "Deu't you knew better'n te come huntln' down here for n blzness man after 0 o'clock at nlghtr asked the efllcer. Phil admitted te himself that he did uet; still, be hail come ashore te find Mr Tram lay, anil the Hen of giving up the search did net occur te him. He finally asked. "Wlicre de you suppoe I can find 1111111" "At home, I guwJ, if he's ene of thu kind that gees straight home from his stern." "I recken he Is," said I'liM. "Will you please tell me where h lives!" "Oh, ceme uftl" mutterl the iiellceuian. "D'yu I'pese I ain't get iiethln' te de but knew wheru folks live! Wlwni was you brought upl 'way hackT 'I'm sorry 1 bothered you, sir," said Phil, who new saw the efllcer's uniform audiee- pgnWxl It hy memory of pictures be bad seen In iliuctratpd newwaniTS. "Irt ira any way te and out wuore a n.an lives In New Yerkl" "Certainly; leek lu the directory. Oeup te Broadway it's up at tbe head of this ttreetau' go along till you find n drug stere. Llke enough you'll find a directory there." l'hll followed Instructions, uud lourned the street nnd numeer of the Tramlay domicile. In front et him street airs er continually coming and going, nnd by the conductors of these he wa referred from one te nnethcr until he found a car which went te the street he wanted te reach. Although Phil knew the city was large, th Journey seemed cry long; it was made nn hour longer than II should have been, for a fire had broken out somewhere along the reute, and englue besa blockaded the railway track. When finally the desired street was reached Phil found himself several hundred number nway from that he was looking for, and it wn then nearly 9 e clock. "I've half a mind te give It tip," said Phil, as he walked rapidly along. "Pel haps they go te bed early; there's no telling. Still, If they're nhed, I'll knew It by the light lielng out I don't seem te walk down these num bers very fnt" He quickened his step; be almost ra'n; but mere than n quarter of nn hour passed before he saw mt a glass transom the number that Indicated his journey was nt nn end. l'hll stepped, then he cressed the street nnd sur veyed the home carefully. "Lights lu all the window," snld he, "That leeks as If tbey'd all gene te their own rooms; leeks llke bedtime. I was nfrald et It I suppose thcre's nothing te de but go hack te the sleep or find some p'.ace te ledge. Toe bad I" He rccrossed the street nud ascended a step or two. Truthful though be was, ha would have deuled te any oue but himself that be did It only 1k.-c.hhe Lncla bad trlpped up thorn snine steps. Slowly he descended nud nailed awny; but he had passed but a heuse or two, and was looking backward, when n man who had passed him run up the Tramlay stern. Then Phil saw n Hash of light nnd heard n deer clese. "Thnt wasn't Mr. Tramlay. Thcre aren't any ether men In the family. He must be a vbiter. Well, If ether men can rail at this tlme of night, I guess 1 can visit It, loe." Bark he went, nud, as ha was unacquainted with the outer mechanism of deer bells, he rapped sharply upon the deer. It opened Instantly, nnd ns PhD stepped hi he found the hall nnd stairway, ns well an the pnrlcrr, quite full of ladles and gentlemen. "It's a party," he snld te himself. Then he Informal himself, In great haste, that he would postieuo his visit, but ns he turned te go be found the deer was closed, and a smalt colored boy who steed by It seldi "Gcn'lmcn fust room hack," and pointed upstairs. En tirely lelng his self possession and wonder ing what tu de, l'hll steed stupidly staring about him, when suddenly be taw Lucia In full evening dress. He hastily drepped bis eyes, for be had never befere seen n dress et that particular cut CHAPTER IV. Tn TnAMtAY itKcerriO!. ELL, who hasn't come!" asked Ed gar Tramlay, a Lucia hurried tow aril him with a count e tin li ae lu which despondency a a d Indignation were ttilving for mastery. Tramlay knew his daugh ter' moods, for they were oxnet duplicates of soma he had married a tcore of years be fore "Oh, if he hadn't ceme! If he hadn't cornel" The head of the family looked puzzlwl; then his expression changed te Indignation as haa-ikedi "Has any ene dared te ceme te my heuse after di Inking!" "Werse than thatl" wnlted Lucia, shudder ing, and covering hcr eyes with ber pretty hands. Her father at ence strode te the hallway, looking llke an avenging angel, but when be reached the deer anil took In nt a gluuce the entlre cause of bis daughter's an noyance he quickly put en n smlle nnd ex claimed: "Why, my dear fellow, hew lucky that you happened In town en our reception evening! Come with me; Mrs. Tramlay will be delight ed te soe you ngnlii." Phil rrslstwl the baud laid upon bis arm and replied: "I'll call again seme ether tlme. 1 didn't knew you had company this ovenlng." "All the lietter," said the host, leading Phil nteng; "'twill give you a chance te meet soma of our friends. We've met many of yours, you knew." Just then the ceupla stepjwd In front of n sofa en which Phil, whose eyes were still cast down, taw the skirts of two or three dresses. Then be heard bis escort say: "My dear, you remember our old friend Phil Hnyn, I'm sure." Phil looked up just In time te see Mrs. Trnmlay'a feoble, nervous face twitch Inte turprbe and something llke horror. Mr. Tramlay extended his hand, as a hint thnt his wlfe should arlse a hint which could net lie Ignored after hit baud hud closed upon hers. Even when uen hcr feet, however, the lady of the heuse seemed unable te f raine a greeting. Had Phil been a city acquaint, auce, no matter hew uninteresting, thu would have Eiullud evaslvcly anil told him she was delighted that he had been nhle te ceme, but what could a lady, at ber own reception, say te u man hi a sock coat nnd a hard rubber watch guard I Mrs. Tramlay looked at her husband In weak pretest; hcr husband frowned a llttle nnd nodded his bead Impatiently; this paulo paule paulo mlme finally stimulated Mrs. Tramlay te such a degrre that she was able te ejaculatei "What a delightful surprlse!" "Let me make you acquainted with seme of the cemjiany," said the host, drawing Phil away. "Don't feel uncomfortable; I'll ex plain that you just dropped lu from out et town, se you couldn't be expected te be lu evening dress." Phil began te recover from his embarrass ment, thanks te his host's heartiness, but also te tbe fact that the strain bud beeu tee sovcre te last long. He slowly raised his eyes and looked about blm, assisted somew hat by curi osity as te what "uvtnlng dress" meant He seen saw that all the gcutlemcn wero black clothe and white ties, and that the skirts of the coots retlrud rapidly. He had seen such a coat l:feri seen it often at Ilaynteu, en ex-Judge Dlckmau, who had served two terms In the legislature nnd barely escaped going te congress. The only dllfercuce be twecn them was that the judge's swallow tail coat was blueaud bail bra buttons net a great difference, If ene considsed the distunee uf New Yerk and Ilaynteu. "Upen my word," exclaimed Tramlay, sud denly, "1 don't U-liuve yeu've met Lucia yet Here she I daughter'" Lucia wai Hoeting by a vision of tulle, Ivery, achblew aud amber; she leaned en thu arm of a jeiing man, Inte whose face she was looking intently, probably us au excuse fur net looking nt tbe unwelceme visitor. Her father's voice, however, she hed nlwnys Instinctively obeyed; se she stepped, pouted, and looked defiantly at Phil, who again drepped his eyes, a low bow glvmg blm n pro pre text "Daughter," said Tramlay, "here's our old frleud l'hll, from Ilaynteu. New, don't spend thu wbole evening talking ever old times with blm, but Intioducehlmtoa let of pretty gills; you knew them Uttir than I. Phil, you can explain te them hew) ou struck a full dress reception Just after landing from a crulse; twill umuke them mero, I'll warrant, than any story uny shuy young fellow can tell tbem this cvrnlng. It Isn't every young man who can havuagoed thing te tell ngulust blmself the first time he meets n new set" During the delivery of this long speech Lucia eyed Phil with lielduvss nud disfavor, but in obedleuco te her father ihu took Phil's arm an net that se quickly improved the young man's opinion of himself that he In stantly felt at ease uud get command of such natural graces us he pa-osed; be wai even enabled tu leek down nt thu g"lden bead by bit shoulder nnd make some speeches bright enough te cheer Lucia's fnrtv "It mayn't be se uutlndy dreadful, af te all," thought the gill; "lean Introduce bill ! trlcivb te whom I could uf tcrward explain frkuds whoare tee geed bear ted te make plU-iu) remarks afterward. Ueide, I can blame father for it, all gtrls have father whose ways are qur hi ene way or an other." While nctliii.' neon thu vwt, and Qadiu. ill te ber great relief, that Phil could la' courteous nothings te uew acquaintances, she suddenly found herself face te face with a man of uncertain nge but faultless dress and inanner, who seldi "Mayn't I be favored with an Introduction! Your friend Is 'being se heartily praised by your father that 1 am quite anxious te knew blm." "Mr. Marge, Mr. Hayn," mid Lucia. PhlP proffered hand was taken by what seemed te lie a bit of languid machinery, although en circled nt ene end by a cuff and cenl sleeve and docerotod with a seal ring. l'hll scanned with Interest the face before blm, for he bad often heard Mr. Marge m'-ntleucd 'when the Tramlay family were at Haynten. His lee leo loe was returned by ene that might have been stare had It possessed atlugle indication of interest, surprlse or curiosity. Mr. Marge had met young men licfore; bu had been tea. Ing new faces for twenty-five year, and eaa mero or less could net reuso him from Um composure which he had been acquiring djtr-1 leg oil that time. "Can you spare y our friend n f ew moment!"! told IMr. Marge te Lucia. "I would be b te Intreduce him te tome of the gentlemen.1 "Yen are very kind," murmured Luds, " who wa dying co the Informed herself te rejoin seme of her girt friends and expiate " the awkward nature of the Intrusion. Marge offered Phil his arm, a courtesy the yoeeg man did net understand, se he took Phil" la- ., ttcad, and presented the youth te Several gentlemen as an old friend of the family. Soen, howevcr, Mar-go led Phil Inte a tiny room at the rear of the hall a room nemt- , nally the library, the books consisting of a dictionary and n Bible, the greater part of the shelf space being occupied by pipe, to bacco boxes, cigar cases, ash receiver an4 ' ether appurtenance of the rlce and comfort of smoking. Placing Phil In a great easy chair, tbe back of which hid him from the' company, Mnrge took a cigarette from hi own cae, which he afterward parsed te PhlL - "Ne small vices," said be, as mil declined. "Just ns well off, 1 suptose. As for me" here Mr. Marge struck a match "I've (puff) been acquainted with the weed se long thai ' (puff) I can't very well snub It when I would." "I think ntcotlne Is injurious te the brain, the lungs, and Anally te the digestion," said PhlL "Havu you seen Professer Bcnchef analysis! They were printed lu the" "I may have seen them hi print, but Tra ., sure I iasscd them," said Marge, exhaling ttnokelii tuch n wily that It hid his face for nn Instant "I can't afford te worry myself with Information that I'd rather net use." "llut Olie's tihvslriue." said Phil. "Oue' physlque beceiuc- quite obliging g nic u kmnsniiHbisD wiwui li -..: Phil mei.tallv seiuiht it wuv of naulust thl '?. unexpected obstacle le; meanwhile, Mnrge.Ks ugh Ills clgarette a tae-t&t ,W,?TS en said: &3?.V breathe-1 lazily threo incut or two, and then "jiius iraminy is a cunrimng giri. vVw '- nt ...,. . i -t.-t-H tii.ii 11...1 in. i i '".li?- were" &; "Tut. hit mv itp.-il-ulr." until Mnri-e "amt.vr'.''! nn is divine, aud It Isn't geed form tecrlUclse, -f' illvinitv. Miss Tramlay Is remarkablv vn-&HS ty; I trust wa agree at least upon that sei gj.v ,'. ieivuuui i -vya - 'Trettyr echoed Phil, before KUrge fcrfift(l-V 3 . . .. . . . ceased speaking. "Shu Is radiant angellei" &-fb& i a Again Mr. Mnrge enshrouded his nee wltetelw"- 3 smoke, after which ha did Het continue tMr . ,i conversation, except te remark, "Yea." Plifl $$ H" tinnvii tuv vuitii iuiiv- j iiiuiwiuiiu ivn Jerol why uicr like that en the wnli hn4 net been elftinxl for mla by the ttorekotper, yj At Hnruteu: then horesolvwl he would bur t nn 1 1 tfilce home te lil-a tnetlmr n. clinlr lut Ilk tvJ3 i. i.. .i.i. i. ..... .iii... , i .... k. j -V,?;2 ll-iti ui 'Uit,ii uv vi(v-t B-iili4 iui umwiVTfi-,,! cotnfertnblo thnt he felt fuif hoeouMfoU &J ftMivpin it imlecfl, ha Wftsmrertiiy woemiv"1 1III1-, II llini Ull I1BI11 lllllIT IB1llllIl.il IIIUMHKWIIIH IT. ' , be was startled wheu a gentle rustle ushered ?; in j.iicin, no exclaimed! Kv'tk' "l'hll. von must come back tu the narler.' ''' Half n dozen girls ere real envious because thev haven't seen reu at all. nnd half adesea .--.'. . ether want te see mera of you. Father h, : uceii teuniimg your praise until luey re ear ;ik the Admirable Crlchten ha come te lif P ; nealn." -i ??- Tlill attempted te rl nn awkward eeef W.V Hen te a man previously unacquainted wUevAy Turkish choirs. Lucia lauclied. and offered : . .. . Z ..... ' !' him assistance It was only a llttle hand, but 0-'- L- ha took It, and a he loekod his thank he awM;'' i.ucia ' race at no naa sometime Known is eg vj old entirely alert and merry. At tteMjM tlme a lead fell from hU mind, a lead whUAvy . behadbucn vaguely trying te attribale'ta uie laiencta or me neur, inu nrangenee PiJ.i.a,-.v hi surroundings anything but the manner c't' In which the cirl had first erected him. Afr.?'7 she took his nnn and hurried him out of the $ :'i. Miliary he felt tu fully Idmsclf that he forge, E even that he was net nttlred llke the gentle fJ men around him. ' j-tjy; air. Mnrge, wtie iiau risen wuen L,uciaen-.f. : -rj icieii me iturary, lonewcu ine ceupie whb bis eyes; then, when alone, be frowned slight ly, bit hlallp,drepicd the cud of his cigarette, . paced te nud fro several times, leaned en & mantel, mid muttered: "Phil I'" L Then he lighted another cigarette, veiled his face In sinoke for several minute. CeuUnual nexf Maturday. OBSERVATIONS ON WHIST. When Is It Proper te Play the KlugJ uud llmiilT aa4 - I nm nuked wluit in the nrnritircnrd te.nlav' & I second hand, with king nnd ene small card ''''j nnlv. Tliern nra erv few ilaver who knew ' -:.V ; bow te make this play cerrrctly, and It kTn much dUputed point among that clasi ef'8?-' i .lever who bave net thoroughly mastered f"v'S( the geme. j;1 lill'l... I Ir. .Inl-I enl.l .mum iJ.ltM fai S '.V me recently, "Just new you told me that I ri;f2 should bave played tue king second baud. and. -v' this tlme I followed your plan, and, Mr, 5 t. I I . .1... .ti.nl ?.'!!' eiuariy, jimi w.-u iebv iuu irivKi Ti- "Yeu should net have played tbe king tot ifff- time." 1 replied, "liecause the Indication XA were that tha ace was net lu the leader T3 linnil li And tliltt rieint Is uhftt. Mia iiIav ,i. ......... ...... , - .- ... .r g... wj ? v, (iivin Inlilv hinfrei en. tiav. for InfifnnfA. lit. S;t. hearts are trumps, nnd that the player en -.y. your ngui ix:ii inu kuiuu wiiii me e e, jg anil you uuvu in jour uuiiii nip k anu u ex H. New the question Is, What shall you play I If you play the 0 the nce may be In the leader's hand aud the chance mu that your k will be captured en the second round. If, en thu ether baud, you play tha k, third hand may have thu nce. Of course, the general rulu Is te play second hand low, but here Is a case where. If you can only make the right play, you may he nble te save the game,. There' U tielhln mero atfirrnvutlti!? than te Leia mm . a - - . - .- . ----wi li in; lu tins way. ami, en uioeiuer bona. Jsri flue sjiert te be able te make your trlckfr f? Of ceurse, thu only plan te fouewfc te tell by the full of the cards Justwtfere the ace Ilea. Hut lu this case only eim-Jard has fallen, Kemember, heart are trumps, ami tbe leader plays the 8 a We supjioae, of ceurse, that the game Is pleyed In uccerdaiiee with the rule nnd that the leader has played hi fourth host New if the 8 Uhls fourth bet tbn cbauru are that he bus Iu his bend a lower curd, and If se then his original suit of H contained at least (Ire rani. New the rule h, when you have fe headed by the nce. te play tbe ace first for Uie renwn that It may be trumped en the second reuiuL , Therefore you Immediately reason fr the lender's play of the 9, first, tliat he placed from a suit of live; second, that he hasn't the uce. New you knew mat n miru nana nas get the uce he Is bound te fellow the rule et third hand high (unit he has th'eq also, hi which en) bu may lluesse, but'tbl Is very remote), and play It, whlchwlll of course clear tbe suit for your kjng en the second reumL Yeu knew that If your partner holds the uce the some result will fellow, conse quently you piny the tk In nine cases out et ten thence will lw pleyed en the ttrst round nnd jour Ling will be geed en the second rqmvl, providing It U net trumped, but you will have te take the chances. This, however, eul 1 make no difference, anyway, te for as the proper piny U concerned. llut if the leader plays the 2 first, thU opens n new field for Inference. By tbe play of the 3 be Uiew that be Is leading from a suit et four. As you bold the k and 0, the chances are that be has the a. In this case you play the k teceud band. Of ceurse you will get caught occasionally, but ftie course et play outlined abeve U the proper one. Tem Lasshne. ivnien uueiiisxeiu u saiu te nave just nn- .s ished a new opens entitled "llertscha, or Mbs. Irrcsse Nocturne," which U te be per formed for the Ursttistsattbe Imperial opera of St Petersburg en the occasion of the Ku blnstelu Jubilee uext Dicewb-c m tfi $mi C-W 1 i .tfi , r & JH' ai "4l ,rp i ''.! 'ra ? && v... A -felT'-, f :,, fX ,jW' -.W "t-M-a-X J&M .,gsjart..JL.a -'
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