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ft Still Talking. Owoaso Intel-rated Mn. Fred TownKDil, of 010 8. Shlawuwt Street, Add Her Tutlraonfi Our representative investigated another caae, unci it adds another link to the long chaiu of evidence that has Bet Owosso talk . ing. Mrs. Fred Townsend is the lady who speaks here. Our representative found her at her place of residence, Xso. VI V o. bhia wassco (Street, and she said : " Doan's Kidney Tills have taken all the puin out of an aching back for me. I was greatly troubled with a pain and distress across and low down in my back. It was weak and ached constantly, any exertion or work rendering it worse. 1 would be torceu to lie down, and then could find ease only in one position. I had read about Doan's Kidney Tills, and got a box at Johnson A t Henderson s drug store, lhey worked exactly as I had been told they would. I liavo not suffered from a lame back since, and have recently done things I could not do before without bringing on severe trouble. I can now take long walks without any bad effi-ct to my back. I know what to take now if backache (should return at any time. Yoi are welcome to use my statement in any way you with. In these times when backs are lame, when almost everv other one we meet has now and then or all the time a back that aches or pains "a weak back," "a bad back," a back that makes their life n misery to bear and still they go on day by day in pain and sr.r ferins. Now. 'tis the easiest thing in the world to give this played-out back "a blow" that will settle it and put in its place a new one equal to any. It's just like this: IJitat the cause: most backaches come from kidney disorders. Reach the kidneys, start their clogged-up fibers in operation ; when this is tlono you can eay good-bye to backache. ,Therearo many grateful people in Owosso who can tell you .how simple a trick it is. Head the newspapers. Doan's Kidney Tillsforsalebyalldealers priceiOcents. Mailed by Foster-Millurn( o., JJuffalo, N. Y., sole acents for the U. S. lie inemler the name, Doan's, and take no other Announcements for School Year 1896-7. Teachers should carefully note the comeut. of this circular and preserve it for future use. DATES Or EXAMINATIONS Regular, Corunna, August 20th and 21st, Iftfci Special, Owoiso, October IRtta and lbtb, IHiW Kepulur, Corunua, March 25th and SJGth. 18'J7 Special, Owosno, Juno 17th and 17th, 18U7. All examinations will begin at 8:30 a. m.. standard time Applicants for third grades will write upon geography, theory and art and school law the first half day; grammar, physiology and read lng the second calf day; arithmetic, penman ship and blstorr the third half day and civil frovernment and orthography the fourth half day. Applicants for tlrst and second grades will write upon geography, theory and art and school law the first half duy; grumai, phywl ology, algebra and reading the neeond half day; arithmetic, history and penmanship the third halt day, and civil government, physics and ortography th fourth half day. Applicants for first grades will write upon geometry, general history and botany on Saturday. The above schedule will be strictly followed. HEQU1UEMENT9. For third grades an average of seventy Is required, with not less than sixty-five in any branch; for second grade an average of seventy Ave is required, with not less than seventy in any branch; for first grado an agerage of eighty five Is required with not less than eighty In any branch. Applicants shall uso legal cap paper and write with pen and ink. Applicants for first arM second grades who pass in part of the brnucbes may re-write at the next examination in the remainder. After fail ing In two consecutive examinations they must re-wrlte la all brancees. Applicants for third grades who fail In part of the branches must ro wrlto in all branches. CAUTIOM : Special certl flcatcs will be grant ed only when legally qualified teachers cannot be secured Persons who wish to teach must attend an examination. T O. L. lJaisTOTi, Commissioner. J. N. Cody. Kxaminer. J. A. Thompson, Examiner. Corunna, Aug. 7, l9ti. F. EDWARDS & GO-- teal Rfal Estate and Insurance gent Will sell your Property. Will rent your iTmse or Farm. Wl'l look after your Tenants. Will find Loans for your Money. . Will Insure your Buildings. Charges yery reasonable. Office with S. F. Smith. II. B. PETEHSON, OFFICE Over Dlmmick's store, Washington Street. RESIDENCE Washington St., oppo lteCongregullonal church. William M. Kilpatrick, LAWYER, SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY AND General Insurance A vent. Office In the Williams Block. Washlngtonstreet Owosso Mich J. B. Dowdigan, DENTIST. KALAMAZOO 6T0RI OWOSSOy Hours 8 to 12 a. m. iiiah 1:80 to 5:30 p.m. MICH S. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, RESIDENCE, 409 5A0INAW ST., Office, 211 N. Washington St. OYER PARKILL & SON'S DRUG STORE, DB. L. E. P HELPS, Office: 114 N. Washington St. Office Hours: 8 to 9 a. m. and 1 to 8 p. m. Residence: 650 N. Washington St. Special Attention Chionic Diseases. Hamblin & Crawford, REAL ESTATC Badness Chances, Conveyancing, Fire Insur ance. Money to Loan, Notaries Public. SpF5tair5 Y 106 West Exchange St. OWOSSO. MICH. DR. ANNIbS. H. QOODINO, Homcnopathic Resldenoe and offlca. Williams St., (Com stock block), Owosso, Mich. Office hours 9 to 4 p. m. and to 8 p. ra. Calls promptly respond ed to. Special attention given to Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children. HAIR BALSAM C?.mie and bnurtifies th hate Promote lauri.nl frowth. Were ril to Btor Gray ITj ta ita Youthful Color. -it Cum palp dim hlr ftUiog. I Hinpcnconrio, ur Cur lor Cm. ittnp. all pain, k Corna. fctnp. all paiii. fcnmr pmt walking eutrt wet, a M'GRE Bj MAETEA M'OULLOOH "WILLIAMS, Copyright, 1896, by the Author. CHAPTER VII. Next day was Saturday, and Jock Talbot got tip firmly resolved before night came to take his mother into his confidence, then go straight to Rob, for he found himself unreasonably in love, many fathoms beyond judgment or pru dence. Life without her was not worth living, worth having. lie must woo her manfully and win her even in spite of herself. Fate had other uses for his day fate that took the guise of his lady mother. Before he was half through breakfast she said, with a calm and smiling rea sonableness that put contradiction out of the question : "Jack, dear, will you pleaso call for Alice Winfold on your way to town to day. I know you are going. You always do when the hands have holiday. And so I promised Alice that she should go with you. She wants a few things for the big meeting tomorrow." "But, mammy," Jack protested, "I had planned to have a holiday myself. Going to town is not much fun, not even with Miss Alice for company." "Jack, I am ashamed of you. Such a dear girl, th very nicest in tho neigh borhood, and so dependent!" Mrs. Tal bot said in a grieved voice. ' 'Poor child I You know she has no brother. " "Dmph! But tho poor child's mother has, and ho is in tos', j half tho time now," Jack said ungraciously. Mrs. Talbot's mouth hardened as she 6aid: "I do not forget Mr. Tcpniark. But, Jack, you must admit it can hardly be pleasant to a delicate girl like Alice to go about with him now that that ho is making himself so foolishly, so in tolerably, conspicuous by his infatua tion for that poor, flighty girl. If ho marries her they say he will heaven Kev. VVra. Stout, Wtarton, Ont., was completely cured of scrofula hfter sventee n physicians had failed to give bini relief. Burdock Blood Bitters did It. Fishermen All Itrueh Koine Safely. Bay City, Mich.. March 13. The last cf the missing fishermen who were car ried out on the Ice returned home yes terday and It Is believed all have now safely landed. Some wen teparatecl from their shanties by the Ice breaking up and went without food for thirty hours. Rich and poor alike suffer the tortures that come with that terrible plague, Itching riles; rich and poor alike find instant re lief and permanent cure in Doan's Oint ment. Your dealer keeps it. Is especially true of Hood's Tills, for no medi cine ever contained so great curative power In so small spaco. They are a whole medicine chest, always ready, al ways efficient, always sat isfactory; prevent a cold or fever, cure all liver ills. sick headache, Jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c. The only Tills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. VAN R. POND, Attorney Counsellor, General law and chancery practice in all courts. Over M. L. Stewart & Co's Bank DR. EDGERT0N T. WILSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE Room 7 Keelcr Block. RESIDENCE B22 River Street. OWOSSO, rVIICM. DR.C. MCCORMICK PHYSICIAN. SURGEOR, ET0. Si ectal attention Riven to the treatment ot dtscaxe by means of El- criclty. Rheun attain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Sciatica and a number of nervous diseases readily yield to this form of treatment. Office and Residence No. 820 East Exchange St OWOSSO, - vXOIa Guardian's Sale of Real Estate. STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTT OF SH1A- WASHES, BS. In tbe matter of the estate of Eva V. Warner, a minor. Notice Is hereby given, That In pursuance and by , virtue of an order granted to the under signed, as guardian of the estate of said minor, by tbe Hon. Matihew liush, Judge of Probate In and for a dd County, on tbe 8th day of Febru ary, A. D 1817, there will be sold at public ven due, to the highest bidder, at tbe front door of the postofflce in Hurton in said County, on Sat urday the 8rd day of April, A. D. 1897, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of said day, all tbe right, title and interest of said minor in and to tbe following de-cribed lands and premises, situat ed in the township of Fairfield, County of Shia wassee. Stnte of Michigan, to wit: An undivid ed one fifth interest In the n e frao X of n w frao M of sec 3. except 9" rods in n e corner; also thH e of se X of n w frl H seo 3, and the west 19 acres of the n e X of said boo 8, all in town 8, north rango I pat. William C. Sxirr, Guardian of the estate of said minor. Dated Feb. 8th. A. D. 1897. MlCHIGAN (TENTRAI u Tht Niagara falls Routt " HAGlflAW DIVISION. OWU8SO TIME CARD. k TRAINS SOUTH. ChicagoExpressleaves8:ti7a. m.. arrives in Jackson 10:15 a. ra., Chicago 4 :K0 p. m. Chicago Express, dally, leaves 8:.'!0, p. ro. arrive it Jackson 10:49 p. m., Chicago6:00 a. m, Tbrougl Sleeper (Hay City to Chicago). TRAINS NORTH H City Express, leaves 0:00 a m , Arrives at Hay City ll :10 a. m. Sleeper, Chicago to Hay City Marquette Express leaves Owosso 7:15 p. m, rrvei at Hay City 9 :2 p. m. Ooso accommodation leaves Jackson 10:60 a. m .. arrives Owosso I :(Xi p m. A ) trains dally except Sunday Ow sho Accomodation leaves Owosso at IMS p. ni.. arrive h in Jackon at 8:M) p m. J II Glasgow Agent, Owosso W. Ruooi.ts. O. P. it T. A.. Chicago . ROB IGOR nelp poor Mrs. Winfold to bear it" ."Ho won't marry ber be sure of thatl" Jack tiaid furiously, getting to his feet "I'll give the Wiufolds that much comfort. And, further, if ho goes philan dering after Rob McGregor again, I'll wring his neck, d n him, the blear eyed old brute !' 14 Jack, my eon! O-ool To think you can speak so to your own poor mother V Mrs. Talbot moaned, dropping her face in her hands. "Oh, my heart is broken. I did not think you ever" "Mammy, mammy, do forgive me! I was a scoundrel, a villain of the deep est dye, to wound you sol" Jack cried, kneeling and slipping his arms penitent ly about her. Sho let her head drop on his shoulder. There were tears on her check. Sight of them swept away Jack's last figment of resistance. He laid his bead on her knee as he had done back in tho dark days when first they had struggled together to save their mainte nance, saying very low: "Procious mammy, you must not cryl Don't, please! Smile at me once, and I'll go to the north polo if you say I must. " "There is no 'must' about it, Jack," she said, still brokenly. "Son, I forget sometimes that you are a man now, with f-frienda and plans tnat are not mine." Jack might possibly have withstood his mother's opposition. Her resigna tion was too much for him. As ho got up and lifted her in his arms he said: "I want a. kiss of peace, mammy, to prove that I deserve it. When I come back from town, you shall hear if Miss "I'll wring his neck, dr11 him!" Alico will let herself bo seen at church tomorrow with such an ill looking fel low as I am." ' "I do not belicvo sho thinks you the least bit ill looking," Mrs. Talbot said and straightway in her heart reproach ed herself for saying it. It sounded liko an indelicato betrayal of maiden prefer ence. Sho was very tender in her thought of tho girl upon whom her heart was set. Though sho had littlo doubt that Alico adored her son, 110th: ing would havo induced her to admit as much to anybody. She looked upon Alice as Jack's predestined savior from his own misleading inclination, but not for her right hand, soft and kindly and useful as it was, would sho havo betrayed to him tho thing of which Mrs. Winfold's water eyed confidences left her no manner of doubt. Much depends upon one's viewpoint. WJiilo tho dear lady thus took herself to task, her protegco was saying fret fully: "I don't moro than half belicvo Jack is comin. Liko as not that fool mother of his told him ho must, an ho ain't the sort to bo driven. If ho don't come, my cake is all dough. He's sure to be over at Itoscoo, talkin with Hob McGreg or" "Why, you told ma you had fixed it eo Rob wouldn't never talk tcr him no more. I listened at tho door an heard you. Was that jest a lie tcr pacify her erbout your leavin us all the work tor do?" Nina asked from the door where sho stood watching tho road from La ray. Alico made a dart at her and pinched her sharply, crying out: "Will you shut up, madam? Oh, I havo tho greatest mind to make mou rner send you to Aunt Pink Graham's an mako you stay thero till after the big meetin. You aro jr.st 60 impudent nn frisky there's no livin with you." "You mean, no livin with you," Ni na snarled back, sticking a pin in her sister's plump arm. As that modol young porson set up a howl Mrs. Win fold interposed, but Nina sprang away, planted her back against tho door and said defiantly: "You all better lemme 'lone. Kf you don't, I'll go tor Aunt kPink's my own self an tell her how mommcr made me join the Baptis'es when I professed, 'cause Aunt Pink's a Baptis', an mommor thought mayby ef I was, too, I'd git more money when she died. I'll tell her, too, how it was Al wasn't let go tcr the mo'ners' bench that timo she was under seen hard con viction. 'Twas 'cause ef sho had reli gion an couldn't danco mommor was right shore sho couldn't never cut Rob McGregor out with Jack Talbot, t be lieve Rob'll git him in spite of all your lyin. I'vo a great mind ter go thero right now an tell her no matter what you said it wa'n't so." "Nina! Oh, you littlo wretch!" Miss Winfold and her mother screeched in concert. But Nina only laughed moro tauntingly than ever. "You wouldn't cry ef you could see yourself, Al," she said, nodding judicially. "Lord, your nose looks liko a bumblybco had stung it on both sides. Do stop! I ain't really anxious ter stop you from marry in Jack. The Lord knows I wish you'd marry most anybody so I could have a chanco at things. But why ain't you liko Un cle Ben? Senco he fell in love he's all smiles an candy. I git all I can eat Whenever I boo lii m. " "Do stop crin, Alioe," Mrs. Win fold said fretfully. "Don't spoil your fortune liko I did. Ef I hadn't got so mad 1 cried myself right ugly, you needn't of had Winfold fer your father. Dan'el Trisket was waitin on me thon. Ho was corn in that day, an he never come afterwards. I've toll brother of ton he owed mo a heap. 'Twas him set me off bawlin, tellin me how tirod he was cr seein mo eround an sarin fer God's sake not ter let Trisket i.wd out what a tomper I had, as cf I er anybody could help the tompers they r. as borq with- But anyway I lost Trisket. He jest couldn't abide ugly women" "Then I don't see how he ever came near you," Miss Winfold said, biting her lips. "But I've heard all that 5,000 times before. I wish you would shut up. I'm glad you didn't get Trisket, even if he was rich an had sense enough to die an let his children enjoy the money. Money ain't everything, not quite. Somebody said once beforo Colo nel Talbot: 'Jack had better court Mame Trisket She bad such a lot of money.' And tho colonel said: 'Yes, she was a very nice girl, but he would not want any money in his family that had tho taint of Murrell's gang back of it' An, though he said he didn't know it for truth, that MameTrisket's grand father was a poor white an got rich so all at onoo folks couldn't help but th,ink he was in with the old robber." "I've heard pll that, too," Mrs.. Win fold said stiffly. "Nina, do you reckon we can live at home ef Jack should hap pen not ter come?" "Well, hardly," Nina said, with an accent of aggravating conviction. "But there ho is. Put on your thick blue veil, Al, an do behavo your prettiest. But, la, ef you do rope Jack in, I cain't holp but bo sorry fer him." "Ef you ain't the very best boy in tho world!" Mrs. Winfold said a little later, shaking Jack's hand. "I do hope this ain't no trouble. My poor child has been most cryin. So afraid it might be. But I said you was too much like your dear, good mother ter mind doin littlo things fer us, that haven't got nobody rightly ter call on. " Jack muttered something hardly ar ticulate and sat down, nervously twirl ing his straw bat. Miss Winfold trot ted in, demuro in a thick veil, whose meshes, however, could not hide her beaming smile as she asked after "dear Mrs. Talbot." "I most jealous of your mother, Jack. I believe Alico loves her moro'n sho does me," Mrs. Winfold chirped. , Nina smothered a giggle nnd gasped out, "Well, that ain't surprisin. " "Oh, pshaw! What havo I said?" Mr3. Winfold exclaimed in uffected confusion. "Nothing out of taste, I am sure," Jack returned. "Come, Miss Alico. Had wo not better bo going?" "Yes, I havo got to buy a new hat, an that docs tako bo long," Miss Win fold began. Nina burst in angrily, "You know mommcr said 1 should havo tho next hat that wasn't out of tho store." "Poor Nincsy! I forgot sho was not to know. I havo bungled dreadfully. Wo meant to surprise tho girl," Miss Winfold said. Jack was too eager to bo off for thought of anything else, but if ho had been looking he would have seen Nina's tongue thrust significantly into her cheek. It is a'psycho-physicnl fact that a gal lant young fellow very deeply in love with 0110 woman cannot steel his heart utterly nsainst another who is reason ably attractive. Beforo Timothy and Clover had covered two miles of tho ten beforo them Jack was chatting gayly with his convoy and not by any moans displeased with tho estato wherein ho found himself. Thero was this exenso for him Miss Winfold talked well aft er a chirpy, gossipy fashion, wholly freo of malice. Then, too, she had warm words of praise for Rob, tho bravest, proudest littlo thing! If only sho might, sho would so gladly help and comfort her. "But you know it isn't easy," she confided to Jack. (Tho McGregors are such high, proud people. Mommor docs not liko Rob. But I oh, I think thero is nobody liko her. Sho i3 so nico to me always I know she cannot mean any harm by tho things sho says that sound so rude an" "Truthful," Jack supplemented as tho other paused. "You aro right. Sho does mean no harm. Sho has grown up at her father's elbow. Sho has his ideas in everything, especially in honor. It is pitiful to seo what weight sho carries. Thero must bo n change soon, and and when it comes can I count on your standing her friend, no matter what it may be?" "Of course you can," Miss Winfold echoed, then shifted tbe talk bo bright ly and skillfully that in a little while Jack had taken tho further plunge of asking if ho might hope to take her to church upon the morrow. "How I wish I could say 'yes' right off," Miss Winfold returned airily. "Bat, oh, I daren't, not without askin mommer. She's let us fix to go, but we won't know until night whether or no thero is preachin at her church. If there is, I may have' to go there. You know what a Baptist she is an how strict they are. Maybe you'll bo glad if I do have to go. I half believo you havo asked me just becauso you were sorry, not that you really want me" "What nonsense!" Jaok said. "Of course I am sorry for myself, to think I have so few chances of taking you about and making you behave for a whole day." 1 As he said it he leaned a thought to ward her, a lazy laugh in his eyes. Miss Winfold answered it with a smile that showed all her pretty teeth. She had hardly ever looked so well as at that precise minute. As Jack's face came yet closer she gave him a dainty fillip across the cheek, saying lightly: "Ah, ha, Mr. Impertinence! Yon are the one that needs to bo kept in order. " ' "Think so?" Jack retorted, kissing her outright. She drew away with a feint of pouting, but to tho most casual eye it was plain sho was not displeased and that he, albeit far from a shy youth, was far and away tho more embarrassed of tho two. Ho sent the horses along at a mad rate, keeping silence till the town spires came in sight. Then he said humbljr: "Miss Alico, I I oh, hang it all, Jk'm a cad, an Idiot, but but please forgive mo. I'm not qui to myself today. 7 "Why, Jack, what can you bo talkin about?'! Miss Winfold returned, her eyes full of large, innocent wonder. Though Jack had a wretched day of it, cooling his heels about town while he waitod Miss Winfold's pleasure, there wv do traco of it in his face when The Evening News, 2 "THE GREAT DAILY OF MICHIGAN." , The Greatest Advertising Medium in the State Is THE DETROIT EVENING NEWS. Why? Because it has by far the largest circulation. Why has it? Because it Is the best daily newspaper. If you want the best, TAKE THE EVENINQ NEWS. Two cents a copy. Ten cents a week (delivered). AGENTS IN EVERY The Evenimr t. he sat at the Winfold sapper table, chat ting with tho family. He was a just, clean minded fellow, chivalrio almost to the degree of quixotry. The Win folds, ho had reflected, were blameless in tho derangement of his plans. They had known nothing cf them. They could not suspect under what duross he was held. Besides it was part of the amends owed the dear mammy to do her bidding joyously, as though it was no task. It made his heart sink to know he could not possibly seo Rob alone for another wholo day. All tho same, when ho got up to leave, ho reminded Miss Winfold that sho 'had not told him about the morrow. "Mommer must tell you, "Miss Win fold said, blushing, but too faintly to be unbecoming. Jack shook his head. "I hato to say it, ".he protested, "but I believe you aro trying to get rid of mo so you can go with soma other fellow." "Jest listen at him!" Mrs. Winfold said, with a smile that showed all her yellow teeth. "It makes mo laugh, Jack. The i dear! As ef I wouldn't an Alico wouldn't bo jest too glad ter havo her go with yoa wherever sho goes at all. Though thar's preachin at our church, sho may go with you ter tho Mcthodis' mcctin nn thanky inter the bargain. Not that I don't believo the Bapti3 doot ring jest as strong as ever, but other sco's havo got religion yes, real religion. Your mother, now, is Methodis', nn thar ain't no bettor wom an uowhero" "Thank yoa, ma'am, thero is not," Jack said, with a l ow. "So I may call, it settled that yon go with mo, Miss Alico. Bo suro you don't play mo false And now go-, d nipcht all. " A very Jittlo later ho was driving homo, not furiously, but with slack reins, his Inul baro to tho soft, cool night. Somehow it reminded him of Rob's hand so lipht, so vital, so full of thrilling rest. Ho lovrd her ah, how. ho loved her! If Alico Winfold would b-at stand friend to them, he might liopo to bring his mother around. That meant very much. Rob, ho knew well, would never i nter his family, any man's family, that did not givo her cor dial welcome. It was that most likely that had lain back of her repulse of him. It wan hard, but sonio way -so blind is young love her obstinate pride ' seemed to him tho finest heroism. It i was lovo or nothing with her. No buf j feting of fate would ever bo hard enough to mako her tako a rich husband or one in any way not to her mind. I Topmarkl The thought of him was ridiculous profanation. At the most ho could only faintly annoy and harass Rob beforo Jack could put himself in tho place which would authorize him to protoother. Tho man might as well think to mate with a star in heaven. And Jack grow hot tinder the collar thinking that any lip could link his love's name with that of the bald, greedy eyed storekeeper. As the road turned the corner of Ros coe bounds Jack started and sat sudden ly upright. Rapid hoofs, a shadowy figure, dashed by him in tho flickering moonshine. That was not wonderful. What astonished him was that tho rider was mounted upon Bonnybel and leduer lusty colt, haltered and trotting beside. CHAPTER VIII. Betwixt love, rebellion and wonder Jack had little sleep that night Ho got up so pale and hollow eyed even Miss Poor Blood 'When a horse is poor In flesh, a new harness won't give him strength II a house is cold new furniture won't warm it. If your strength is easily ex hausted; work a burden; nerves weak; digestion poor; muscles soft; if you are pale and worn out the trouble is with' the blood. It is not so much IMPURE blood as POOR blood. Pills won't make this blood rich; nor will bitters nor iron tonics any more than a new harness will give strength to the horse or new furniture will make a house warm- For poor blood you want something that will make rich blood. SCOTT'S EMULSION of Cod-liver Oil with, Hypophos phites is the best remedy in the world for enriching the blood. We hare prepared a book tellin z yoa more about the subject. Sent Free. -' For talc by all druggists at 50c & $1.00. . SCOTT & BOWNE, Ktw York. $1.25 for 3 mortis (BY MAlO. TOWN IN MICHIGAN. News, Detroit. . vr. Winfold solicitously ramarked his ill ' looks. Maybe they brd better not go to . church, after all, she said. No; she would not mind that i?, not very much though Nincsy lit do angel-rhad just insisted inai sisier rjasc wear tho new hat first. Still, if Jack was too ill toon- joy the day, she could Lot think of drag ging him through tho heat t Jaok cut short her protestations. "I am well enough," he said. "A little overstrained maybe this is the anxious time about tho crop, you know but staying at homo is the last thing I care ' to do. I must be nt something all tho time bo I shall net havo loisure to wor- ry." "Whoever thought ofyourbein nerv ous an fidgety liko that?" Misa Winfold . returned. "Mommer is, I know, an Uncle Ben he's just tho dearest old grumble all tho timel By the war, I wonder Isn't it just too ridiculous tho way he's innkin n show cf himself, an poor Aunt Louizy not two mouths in her grave?" - "It is natural, perhaps," Jack said, breathing hard. "Moat . men, I hoar it said, bury their wits with their wives." "Yes, they seem to," Miss Winfold said, clambering heavily into the Laggy. : Somo way tbo rifcht recalled to. him Rob's light lift from the impulsy of his hand, her dainty way of settliug'herself in exactly tho rijrht placo besido, him, her eager, co;ixi:iir eyes, as she held out her hands fox tha reins, saying, with soft mischief : v "Jack, do bo a good fellow. Let mo show you how th so horses ought to bo ' driven. Of 'course I know ever so much better than yau. People always do, you see, about thijg j that they have no con cern with. When I set up for a philoso pher I shall ouo of thesodays I mean to givo my whelo mind to discovering what it is that makes the wisdom of in experience so very, very wise." Then, of ccurae, he had let her drive hex fill, delighting no less than herself in her knowledo of all tho finer nice points. Sho k:iew nA? loved horses as well as himself. Up u three yoars back she had had tho best mount in the coun ty. Nothing thero could give dust to Lightlady, the Lightfoot mare out of Bonnybel, that Rob had broken and trained herself into a pattern of equine virtues. A thief had come in tho night and stolen her from the pasture whero she ran at grass. Rob had got whito and breathless a minute when the certainty of loss came to her, then broken into a laugh, saying as her color came back: "The fellow should be ashamod of himself. No artistio horse thief woqjd ever have demeaned himself to take any thing so ridiculously easy, but if he had good tasto in horseflesh Lightlady was a temptation. Nothing in .tho state had better blood or action. If he was in a strait, he chose well. No doubt it's aw- fully unprincipled to say it, but if he was in danger I forgive him and hope he got away." "Novor mind, daughter. You shall 1 havo n better than Lightlady as sooias ever Jack can find it for you," Mr. Mo- ... . j Gregor had said, and Rob had flung up her hands, saying, with a mischievous laugh: "Daddy, do you mean that? Oh, you can't! Surely you'll let me choose ' my own saddlo horse. Remember, I may one day have tochooso a" "Husband," Jack had broken in, laughing over the face she made, though sho ran on as though he had not spoken. . "person to inherit my vast estate. What will you do then if you cannot trust me now? You know, people always show the best side of themselves, and, like my daddy, I never look under the . surface." "Yet you would venture upon a horse ; trade," Jack had said, lifting his eyes commiseratingly, "when you know that '. even my father, the honestest man alife, -admits that trading horses is a mighty ' strain on such qualities. In fact, some times say when he comes home with a beast worth about twico tho one ho roie away I have my doubts if tho strain is not a littlo too much even for him." ' "Shut up!" Rob had criod. "I will not listen to treason, not against Colonel Talbot. If it was his son now but I t won't be nersonal. You soe, I have f taken the colonel's judgment, and ho says Bonnybel's new little colt is finer than silk and going to bo handsomer than Lightlady. , So I shall train it up in the way it should go and ride Bonn bel until her baby is bridlewiso." ? ") There the matter had rested. AH tho talk came back to young Talbot as he j gatnercu up nis reins ana seni ino sor- , I L I 1 T7 It I rejs away at n Biuppiug paoo. xjvcii j she had asked it he was far too wise to risk Miss Winfold's heavy hand over them. Intelligently dodile, the creatures were full of subtle and sympathetic fire. They knew an alien touch and resonted it mightily. But for Rob they did their host, moving with a smooth, skimming j stride, froe of darts or pointing and as evenly as though thero wero ono spirit j in twin bodios. Today they felt thoir master's mood and wero so skittish aud . 1 restive Miss Winfold began to snream, , I not aloud, but in faint snits and spurts. "Thoy are, ain't they, runnin away?" sho asked, clinging to his nrm. I'