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Miss Schuyler's Decision,

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The two pale, sweet-faced lit-, . - . . . , . . . . . _ . ; . . ! tie nuus, with their rusty b lackpp* « these foolish, shortsighH habits and cotton umbrella, look­ed strangely out of place amid the splendor of Miss Schuyler's drawing-roam. As they^ waited for her to come downstairs, they

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edounshaveiron into debt?" shett thought that Itmust get onefiff the rao**pop«1»Fni*5» if* <&&$* M » &1$8F8£§&ft Baiti to herself, conscious that she glimpse of hc«ne~before I die. 1 district. " ^ ™ •; v , * ! i l # M P B was beingunjust She raisedjjer have always loved the dear old} - ^ . - M ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . ^ U A . eyes and looked over at the Mo- place because father" land mother thear intending to say that she bujlt it and were so proud «f;iy

sat ill at ease on the ^ge ^ f j ^ ^ ^ ve^ chairs, exchanging a f e w w ^ K ™ * P ished for money. " W^'^own'mC tha? 1 3 ^ n 1 f l f i m ! ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ i i ^ ^ * S ^

- - - - - ^ e caught the p^togjahno^tjoriven away, but ttcaii donci)^^ ^ ^

IcoRganal Mends for weeks at a |tin*e..But she could not afford to

away that summer, if she but swayed weakly, and fcsdlo] etj>ed materially in raising the cling to the wall frrsupport

detetwhich weighed so heavily "Youneednotbeafraid,Ellen, [on oeeoverburdened rehgioufl,rmg0mgtoann0y y o u ta a n y Amu*, „ . * t , , .

S|he hardened her heart delib- way. 1 came to the city yesterday The death occurred recently o f t I f e ^ P ***m W t h* *•*, !ate%..;'Wb4ttbusiness. is it of bound for the hospital lamgo-NUwtnew Creighton, p w ^ t e r f K w w S ^ J S ^ ^ ^ ^ t ^ V ^ I

mg there tomorrow moromgr; but»t Portadown Deceased waa one]1

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The Tones denounce theliri.Tyg9^

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as amiably as if had not called at an unseason-jLady for you every day. It is the able hour and just as she was only thank-offering in our power about; to rest after a fatipiingito make." morning.

The three were hardly seated! before the timid little superior] broached the subjest that layj heavy on her heart.

"We have a special reason for calling today, Miss Schuyler. We —we are in great need, great trouble, "her blue, almost child like eyes were very appealing as) she raised them to Miss Sen ter*a face. "We have had to!

S i s weeks passed, and spring they had been too hard on had fctoaaomed into summer. ThejYou were young. He ir

sftaraiKE?^ building this spring. The dormi tory in which the little, children sleep was ill-ventilated and crowded. The doctor insisted on oar having more windows cot Then-then—" Again she £al-| tered; but, after a slight pause, went on bravely: "We havo fal-leWlJemnd'wiai"tfce *««B6lrf« Wfl and the baker's. Children are so hungry, especially the littleboys: and we have nearly two hundred to care for now. It doesen't take much for us, but they—" and she stopped short, throwing up her hands with an expressive gesture that was very French.

The two nuns fixed their eyes on MiBB Schuyler, trying to read her answer in her face, ft was not reassuring. The truth was that at the moment she herself was pressed for money. Only a few weeks before she had paid

—repairs which consumed sev­eral month's rent; and four or five of her storerooms had long been vacant During the uncom­fortable silence which followed the Sister's appeal, Miss Schuy­ler's frown deepened

Both nuns looked crestfallen;! and the one who" had spoken be-l fore added timidly, with a BUS-!

Eicious moisture gathering in! er eyes:

"You have always been sot t» us, Miss Schuyler. We don't! know any one else to go to,"

"What do you owe, Mother?

hutjoi first of June came—the day on words were loving mewsagea forlf, which Miss Schuyler's friends you.** were to start, leaving her behind it was too to fafece a long, dreary summer in the beat of the city.

All day Miss Iritabdo disgrtmtled-an unusual face" wl^hlaTtomMinThMdl 'f*••&§**^~*Mr^*i^^^naJdn*'«

mosfcplachl hc> w a s g k d , _ e v e n t h o a T f e a r a w a a f f i w a y t h e " W f i g t g ^ ^ w S ^ ^ S S 1 ^ ? thanldul, that she hadgiven t^temew which^had torrodef%$&***

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_ _ _ fit was my own fault that now and then, but silent for the Slie caught the pleading^lmostoriven away, but i t can Qo ngj„stn„ te'.aujiiiz: moat part Theelder of the two, tearful glance of the meek little goodtogo oveythat"matter.Good« f**w*y«ccia^tr whom her companion called superior. She could see, too, just By, Ellen! I would not have hung • .,. w#ter, "Mother,''seemed to be greatly abpwe her head, a portrait of her »bout here tooight had I gueased L Otftew Boardi, Sf ^ _ _ , ^ t , , „ . w ^^^^. , faoubled about somefeing. Her only brother, painted when he you were at home. I took » £ » h f t w a a k e d t h e t ^ g ^ r i ^ h*nds lay folded quietly m, her was a charming, sunny-fac^gran^ftaty^u. wooldbeawayiboau^ la»but her face was anxious, boy o f twelve. "1% offer thesac-wd the house «kibed." peryear-td*tht•--• mtWili^^^t^aSSSmSmSS and her hps moved m prayer ex- nficsei for him," she .thought, He straightened his old hat «*#f»on» Mr. Hicke>KWho**> ikm^mSm^B^^' ceptwhenshe. was interruptedchanring her mmdwith H g h t . w h i c h W M s a d l y a w r ^ S by some question or obviouB re-ningf-like rapidity. Then she said ed to leave her ' e>'" -''^oirmic ---^ • •-=- 'l-i«kti -5s»«.

Miss Schuyler dressed with hundred A fother. It,wfll p t a a ^ l S a B U S s i d f i iSBBSSiSSSSW

Sisters most graciously; and UeSioy^vin?u»mu?f

Liberals theraforamaatr-i

ifj but hui »o^ w^'one of InatfeSh

much joy tot the to *eccwpany Caijiiiin~Sem>0li^'^^^^'-~stii^ lalmoatdybg man. He tried to ti*Mti£fmm*i** *,"'•/• •} l i ^ S ^ ' i a ? ' ' say something, butthe «rordare» • ' ,. " Wtty,'- '-''''''vHffia'i- • ^ ' ,

Schuyler fdtu>|fuaedtocpmeaiid hejMveredhia! «•«.-«—-JI- •^>I-. ../.'r 'aWfBPi".

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—or, rather, She saghed heavily, heneffa little admonitory slake $„& eye,, ^^ft^ hf8 &$£ and lookod toward the street «.cmIJTI flW, vnf.. aa+hnW with forced interest. She wasj ^"en.arey0"* tathoiks?

Miss Schuyler asked byjvay of |leanecl heavily against

be a'tararnp. Then observing' l^$st^i-^i^^k^i^i^^^i0^k more elpsely, she noticed that he had a yjearaing fij be a Catbelk,

answer. She was resolved to be] as find and generous as she eould without seriously incon-Teniencing herself.

''Thirteen hundred dollars,**! taa nun faltered almost inaudi-l Uy.

'TMrteen hundred dollars t**l repeated Miss Schuyler in dia-may. She had imagined that the Mother would say about a third "P and down oftimtsum; for she knew of old how great a little money was i n the eyes of the poor Sisters. She saM no more for at least half a minute; and again the nuns watched her anxiously, the Moth­er once more praying earnestly.

Miss Schuyler was battling| with herself. to go away with

*H£J88Mfle£l Aweekptisad.Tfee6^forRSiid r. , ane could not been in' constant attandanee at H » . « J ^ I t i i^ - i

stifle>hernataral regret as she Arthur's bedside f i n c e i h e w ^ t , ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ !Mw^|riendssetfor*in#great when Bis sister tad supported S S H S S ^ f i S a 'ffajfib & e x>tSepTt* ° i * de" W™ toto'the house; butfrom the S S S S S S ^ ' i S S Dght&l holiday ahead of them, first they had said that they $ ? # S 2 f c S w E L -«wi i

That evening shesatelone andlcould not save him. Miss Schuy- £ £ < * F i W | W £ ^ S a S 2 S i L & lcnebJ.in,A-.cttroer„ .tha^gxaa^ledauafr^o^wJ^^ mmmm^^mmm^^-porcta that almost eiicirclecr the ing on him every possible token * :• ^fgWVV old house. She was appalled at of her deep siaterly affecSpn, Ttwa^Saiit^^oltf the.tfaoughtaf-4he months which wWchhadb^^BtarvedrauiShg Won^^^attQNfttr^r.-^ -»f»-j.-«iii.- -,,- •%-:.; -y ^ -stretehed out uninvitinglybefore fifteen years'. ; iha «>ttwevwith - imy^mi]JPt ^ S ^ ^ - ^ ^ i ' i i her, forgetting that she would One day he lay for a long time to«|in •ma^a^ miilit^. k i f ^ f j S g S ^ i f have toface but one day a time looking at an exquisitely a r v e d ^ t o ^ . B o a n l - # ; A | i t e m M i g S ' i _™ «,*«. one hour at a time, ivory crudflx which hung near »r wsrmisttOflt to jiji^h )fttli#!*0|«r

then gayejhiabed. At last he turned Wsworihouielo^wila.'.

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most ragged, in his dress,"and{ '1 thhik, Ellen, that 1 wdlifld^ ir«r i^~J »tJfc °Y ypF*"*^ ^ <« <& -^u *_^ -i^^.L^THTJC; very, very thin. She took him to like ia see one o f your latet*;!*, # « ^ wh<»i&*7'* ^ ^ ^ ^ #< * * J*» * ^ , ! ^ p t t , 1 * ? k « f i S , • £ S & ± i

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the wall, J knowjprettyj! 11 andm#ever | f e | « jasifhte were "weak or ill

need of support As tame passed and the man,

did no* move on but continuedL-.Q. to lean on the wall she concludeduLiJui that hwewas indeed ill and in needj^ of lusaatance and that her fear of££ him was ridiculous, nothtartmeif he washed to,"

what ytu ho

(breath; but if tar a few seconds went on again, in a voice » faint1.

continually |isacaa»iageiK>w!

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"I aapa afraid\ ttat^you^areJ^^^aSera win Sne|0f nrhat would* nave

i^ sate- ^"•^w^jSffWil Jtingi; A^iefty M a t e Mfc- b l a o a , ~ * . / g ^ I * | r^l^lonr^bruaryl at Birr Ca&ol3 ^ •, ( , A ? J

He c^^^^^Si^^^ ut«> +u-r,,,»i.* "U^wu -~. .-H«« aie »o ©otnfortiMeand KW happy ff»fflHfc Fe0W* W »a?Pa,f and peaceful, ESen dear, tlmP

[and horVfeldown the walklead ingto-ths-gate -near stood.

a Jon ^Sd was bem^o^ t t i Bree days later Arfl^lia^hoi; to the lotion of rnatettiityiMarch 26-Hol> walfwifhWsT&^o^edte f a t o d M ^ P M t t ^ ; i | K a « Pittaford,Lyoai.8t wail with his head burled* I " * W i » Godwiftthe | i i i | ^ . ^ lledinok M, r^TSti ofl P«^ ElnuriT

a-par^oflSproachi neither did he hear ttiftfcSai^ ^ 1 ^ & » fi*«»*aJB*il» *-*rl mate friends, and had laid aside softnastle of her ailken skirts. li^5^n^ai^nK..^ f lCFI*«5J-fifteen hundred dollars for the .. ._.. expense of the trip. She was Can I do anything for—' looking forward, to it witih great never Crashed her aenlehce. JhMsnfrJceot1m $m own=

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W^^^f&JS- u#f I ^ ^ W ^ C °*&F low vp^>lin'»#r««i» of gratitud. be-on Iy, # luxur|»U8, life to bejaiged a face deathlike in ita pal f ^ O u r & ' » 4lA**r associated with herttoatkr., ; ; ^S^|Jm*^liW--^:^TF^, .'•'•••• • - • • • • • • • • : . • ' • • • • . • ^ • > - - 1 , - - " • : - : : • v ^ ^ ^ ; ^ 4 p ^ q 0 $ ^

ink' reduction - y*, ofreb«Hou« arderV

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surprised to see thataman was! . / " ^ i ^ ^ < ^ leaning over the low atone wall8 h e ^"f0' thongh she feared the ™*& 7tn'J?55 Besti«ton«cutter, exoreaaed ittwUBagnaauto whicfaenclosed her grounds, Be ws might agitate hto:^t*er!Eralee>aged»yeari^»;- *~~ ^ ^ m m S S T ^ seemed to be looking intently at ?«d-2?tt« ^ e p N * received »>**•. t^pro iSona of the

.L the bouse, which was in utter ">*>«»» Church-shortly after! Mis, Mary V, Shortall, C^atie-»^the prin5pala of thacawoi^ for extensive repairs in a number darkaess as far as could be seen wa8» JBa,d ify*51*1 y***8 b6«»« reaf "Koacominott, has bean tket- law Ware reapactad and ao naodK of houses which belonged to her from the front, the only Ught8falhw™cd-, - • edauwem ^thy UnioiB Wfthn- Wc«tkmofthf4udk^ dtuataon

being- in the kitchen and the ser-, She longed to urge him to fol- aryT at a salary of 90 powoii pet of theraligiou* ordam and vantsw, sitting-room in the rear, low m their footsteps—l«nged to year.- gn^iioniWarointrodoead „ Mies Schuyler herself was in the try to explain to him a little; but VAIMV, out^eonaantof the Holy Saa. |deep shadow and she knew that »heah|«t»teo^.afraid?Jte •>*s«U4.-+" * * . ..tM- pw r a. wwflHyw><* heboid not seeherin her black ^ ^ ^ f ^ ^ l g f / * ^ **g dailaS^ METSIS^, gT^XaSj - f ^ (fa«fc C a W l r ^ ^ • . , A u . f e r S r t o S hUTwaV to R ^ f i f P ^ ^ ^ ^ F W ^ > . " ^ T T t -<*!•{ The minutes lagged by, a n d E 3 ™ n n " ™•':,T*;,~ ^P>^ieutetlieiTfottn4auiaaij3 *" ^-1 ' # -' ;—•4" stillhe scanned the house 'ftom*«%'. - . , w ^ y ' * ;-attic f » cellar until Miss Schuy.. ^ | N W ^ « ^ Jjfyaotne ler became nervous, Even in the^ f i ^ n ? .9 < ^ 1 £ *!« i** , ? . - _ „ _ dim light of the summer twiHght cl<*eg> fc « » * w°«^«*g PfWi i ' , ^ . J^JT t x - u t -M"P« P t w « « «.,«" H 7 » > t u , j a y h , i

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Forty How iDied,-Recently, Miaav l«rm-fttatl cim see t t o g s i n « « ] p i a & 4 t n » ^ 9 a . - F e b r ^ ^ Richard, The

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And Miss Sc^lernoided*@£er - f e b a n e Guardians: have re- MorttoandyEtoi; [heart was t b x ^ » r w b ^ i - , a p S l S % S L ^ S L S P & - Marth M-FalrparXo»y»a4

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