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Show Nu 138 FLF. II R-I)E-I.IS PRINCESS MARY‘S GIFT BOOK to take the money. I was dropping the quarter into her hand whcnhe touched his cap. and said, ‘ Pardon. give it to me, ma‘mselle. .s'i'l irons [flu/"f. \ on see. .if ze inonees keep putting in her hand she will grow up one leetle beggair : she does not make ze inuzeck. she does not push 7c piano-bielz. she s‘all not take zee monecs." " Estraordinary l " murmured Mrs. Gordon satirically, as she fitted the Cushions to her back more luxuriously; "you must repeat that speech to your father. I actually believe that a new order of philosophic mendicant is springing up to match the new charity. The new charity does not Wish to paiiperise poverty. and the new poverty does not wish to be pauperised : it is really very amusing." . ‘ He is forced to take the child with him. because she has no mother " explained Janet. ; i " Of course she has no mother; they make it a point to have no mother. or,1f they have. they say they ‘IICYEI‘ knew who she was nor where she is." (1' i i i I ~‘ lhey know where this mother is," said Janet gravely, "for she led a year ago to~day.' "Really. Janet, you exasperate iiie beyond measure, talkintr with these low people. and allowing them to fill your mind with theii? false- hoods. " hat is it you wish to do ? You have given the man a quarter already ; that will quench his thirst for the present-Héloise don't take Ii ihiie out without her blanket ; she has been shivering on the! ruir before i. madam the hl‘€.' Go back to your books. Janet. There will always rbe poor organ-grinders, and most of them will have lost some of their arms or legs, and all of them will have niothcrless. or worse than motherless (I'lgldren. Its tllii: way of the world. and if you had the wealth of the ies you cou( never .' ' i . ~' . --‘i ~ < '> - -' moment ; tell‘md Madame ‘ (111d, 'H'thlbé, tofmon‘ow' t] t I Lesibt' 1 11(Thugs ie t iat ilght all thiee gowns must 001116 be sentIMLk homeJ detail of my: costiiincsbtiii'lliierCotlierItiiisitidii‘ieercilid‘ersd1ftSh‘et TOPICS 3111): American 0‘" stems. ' ‘5 i-d‘n Olgelf tit child at theBeauties. fiat) t; he v do.‘ i/cn,‘ tl i‘e‘ l ohgcst and (O'H' give that piano5 e en cents moie as you pass-I know it is not rio'ht. Janet. but you are so insistent. The societies tell you never to bestow alins without first looking into the case and filidllm" whether it is really deserving: but I am too weakly benevolent, and tdb lazy besides ever it; restrain-Janet. are you mad ¥ Close that window atyonee l ii, And Luigi's{31112231313133litiliif‘iileui-ifefetid1‘19"") her fi-‘im-JS ""11 WI She would so‘ paempvouy ei"1n ttiflti IIUSllffd 111 fl'Om elt'ect of the not dam have ) ai' ,Spoken l iad it not been OEIthCI tor the 1 i on ier (Oil'fuie. W hen her front air was crimped 139 amiable and protected from the assaults of the atmosphere she was an her of woman and could discuss any subject with 'almness; but, deprive her auburn frizzes. twenty little gold-wire hairpins daintily darned into such nicety. and with on pinned Heloise that and the invisible hair-net the world, even if it she would not have listened to any argument in concerned the salvation of her own soul. said Janet " I was only going to speak a word to the man. mama," apologeti ‘ally. mother, going " I believe you've been reading Tolstoi." returned her fright you've made to a mirror to repair damages. " Heavens! what a brotherhood me! I wish those Russians would keep their universal ideas, and their cholera germs, at home." that he wrote " Dear mama, I scarcely know who Tolstoi is. except let me read. I do not a novel about Anna somebody that you will not the world. or how he know what Tolstoi thinks about the wrong in and papa seem to you as tal sentimen as not am I it. right means to little child in cold that wrap to ought I that fancy. I am not certain of the organ side the by ded bare-hea my new seal jacket. and run I know that if I man. collecting pennies for the poor one-armed find a thousand others, and should go down into the slums I should entire and spent papa's that if I worked from year‘s end to year‘s end. But don't you believe, ble. comforta all them fortune, I could not make sorrow seem to mama, when, once in a while. need, poverty, and riches and happiness. that and plenty with contact in directly come and think out something it means something. and that we ought to stop special ? " me so with your " Oh, I'm sure I dont know. child; you confuse while he sticks fast in the persistence. and I can't think of anything half a dollar, if you like middle of ‘Edinboro' Town.' Give him wonderfully in amusing succeeds he though him, of anything to get rid the children." mania." said Janet, " 1 don't want to give him any more money. of the child-there lose sight not must I if as feel only I " sigh. a with . they are going 1 " rubber-cloth more tightly l'ierre covered his piano, pinned the the was preparing to move off in round Fleur-de-Iis's throat, and and. flinging into the nursery. direction of home, when Janet darted Icalled impetuously in her children. the of front in Open the window Ron soir. inonsieurl -hsl Fleuride soir. "lion Clear young voice: ' " l Revene'l. bieiitOt. ie vous prie took of} pleasure, and, as he I‘ierre's face lighted with surprise and .‘i, |