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Show PRINCESS MARYS (JIIVI' HOUR " Then it t'ollowi-d you t i. asked Miss Skipwortli. " Yes: all the way to Merehester. just as it" it; had been my own dog. \Vlieii there was iioliody in sight. it ran haekwards and toi‘warils and seanipered about by itsell". hut \1'llt'llt‘\'L‘I‘\\'tElllt'l.tltl.\'l)()tl_\‘* and We met some nastyvloolviug ti'aiups. l eaii tell you. that I should have been territied to meet alone fit eaine ('lose to me. looking that big and tieree that the tramps kept well to the other side of the road. as tar away from us as they eoiild: and it stalked by me till they were out ol' sight. as is the way ol' (-otlies when they seent danger ahead. I ezin‘t tell you how delighted I was to have found sueh a splendid pet: and I made up my mind to take it hoiiie with iii ‘ and keep it. unless some one elaiiiied it; as unit and I had long wanted a housesdog to take care ol‘ the shop at: nights. And. besides. [thought it would he sueh a nice companion for me on all the long eouutry-walks wliieh I was so [kind of taking out ol‘ shop~hoiirs." i " And did any one ever mm 1 and elaiin it ? " asde Miss Skipwortli with breathless interest. "No; never. It followed me all the way to Merehester, wagging its tail whenever I spoke to it, and looking up at me with its sot't brown eyes as friendly as never was; but it never let me toueh it, though I tried to pat it oiiee or twice." " And you took it home with you, the dear er ‘atltt'C ? " ,. vwwvnr t itttttt‘""" Mrs. L'atterhy shook her head. "' It followed me right into Mereliester ; but when I was safe in the town among 2 It the gas-lamps and the people and the trattie. it turned round and seainpei‘ed back along the road by whieh we had come. I whistled to it to eoiiie back, but it took no iiotiee: and the last I saw of it was its yellow coat dis- appearing into the darkness." ‘ _ Miss Skipworth gave a deep sigh. " And you never saw it again f" " Never." " And you never found out who it belonged to ? 7' ~ A look came into Mrs. Batterhy‘s eyes that was new to Miss Skipworth. "" I wouldn‘t say that. As a matter of fact, I believe I did laid out \\'ho it belonged to." " I suppose it was the sheep-dog of one of the neighbouring farmers," suggested Mrs. Veale. ‘ i . " Soine might suppose so; but I don‘t," replied Mrs. Batterhy. still with that wonderful smile in her sharp grey eyes. " For my part, I believe it was one of the angels of God." . A MODEL SO L DI ER' BY CIIAItlil'IS (iAItVICE Author of '- Mia-«3' ,,,._ DI'izwiliyA Ly J. 11. tlAlt't'LliY "w ' g' on to a"stool, said, is she\ die ‘ and, droppin Ki'ri‘v "inie into the studio «I, t 1 hat: her from the pins .. (r ‘ "(Ed ‘ ‘ '_ . . .. Dad. I've ' had - an . at - \Ul. 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TOM Y t . | H . . ir-i'lines as the heroine of all suits 0t stones. t. . 011. wen she res life, creatu fellow a S‘H‘Cd have I i Ind?" I ‘ tl 1- ‘ A young gnl 0 .‘ thus: . run ' t' 1)opularl‘iet ion. itg would ' ‘ o ‘ ‘mage Iannu ‘ the 1"! 1n one ot ou )7Yleading thorougle plez sinn' appearance was seen going down i 1 to you Kit" 7' "id eanou deinl st mode f‘tl‘CS bShe was of meek and , _ ne 'i ' x . ' " I thought you said the adventlue ‘ . iorold ' I . ‘ . ‘ d" )( I i iippe ‘ ‘ [ -. .1 .. iaiiiiiigts dlldrnlhttll t iilsnii:1 Ml. ‘l'l‘The road was crowded with the , disregaitfiiig [IL "" 1.; I\1lty nued conti nol>1e,'" hV 'iiid tl it, weilt 8111‘ ,3th VOUIW‘ "-11.1' lost .. 1n maiden meditation. aility ilee, ( 1 t itsin .. ()'"iili .. ng ltld( ..... 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