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lzriere, however, Lucy’s superior coolness came in most usefully. “You need Lot de- spair,” said the elder cousin. “If aunt thinks of having fun with you and Mr. Jel- licoe, why not turn the tables, and have fun with her? You must find some other way a. grand stroke at the final] moment. She went, h0wever, at once to Lucy. in whom. as I have said, she had great confidence, and told h¢ rall. "How foolish of her," said Lucy. “Yea, my dear l how foolish, and how w'oked l" asamted sts Marrable. “I feel it my duty to prevent the carryinz out of this mad plan, and also to make Amy suffer for her folly. I shall therefore send her this letter ; and allow the hair-brained pair to mature their schemes.â€"And what, Lucy dear, do you think I propose to do? You will never guess. Listen! Amy and l are of much the same height. 1 shall persouate her by concealingâ€"ahemâ€"my face,an;l drive ,1 ALA, of carrying on your correspondence; but at film same time answer this letter by the old medium. Your answer will of course fall into aunt’s hands. You must mislead her, fand filmy?â€" , “You are a dear old iove i" cried Lucy with enthusiasm. " I wouldn’t for the world have Amy made unhappy ; and I feel that I must help her, although I don’t ap- prove of elopemcnts. Now go and talk to Mr. Jellicoe; and don’t forget to have the licenses ready. Perhaps Mr. J ellicoe can arrange for both Amy and me to sleep that night with the Joneses, Whoever they may be ; or pirhaps, after all, we had better not go there, since a.th knows of that pan: of the scheme. Miss Marrable, who, when she received thin love-letter, was sitting in her bedroom, was thunderstruck. At first, she thqught of going to Amy and charging her with base- ness and ingratitude ; but after some reflec- tion, she decided to let mattt 1'), for the time at least, take their course, and to confound the scheme of the rash coup’e by means“ of " Am} could not it first grasp the signifi- cance of this bold proposition ; but when she succeeded in doing so, she was delighted with it. 7“I shall tell Mr. Rhodes,” said Lucy, whenisrhe had guficienflx explqipecj the plan; “I am sure I don't mind," said Mr.Rhodes. "After hearing your news, I was going to propose as much myself. It would take you out of the reach of your aunt’s re- proaches, when she finds out the trick that has b_een played upon her. "I daresay," said Robert, “ that I can arrange for both of you to sleep at the Browns at Llanyltid. They have a large house, and, curiously enough, my inter Dora, whom you have often met in town, is staying there with them ; so ydu will have a companion and svmpathizer. And now I will go and talk to J ellicoe.” awaylwfii'tb this :ile young nhn ; bud then, when he believes that he has left: me far behind, I shall overwhelm him with shame and confusion." r, ....... Miss Marrable did send the letter ; and Amy duly recewed it, uususpcctingly ; but five minutes later. Lucy revealed the whole plot to her, and threw her into the deepest trqpidatign. v n - ,,v,,,~ "for I know that he wiil giadly help 37011 ; and Mr. Jdlicoe can talk it all over with him and have the benefit of his advice.” "Ah!" said Lucy, slily, “I must talk about that too with Mr. Rhodes. But never fear!" And she went off to rejoin Miss Marrable, who was still much flurried. Liter in the day, Lucy met Robert on the beach, and told him “hat had happened. "And now,” she said in conclusion, “I am going to make a. dreadful proposition to you. \Ve must also_e_lop_e togetihfr !” _ At length, Wednesday morning arrived; and with it eame the last of the billet-doux that were fall into the spinster’s hands. One of them had been composed by Vivian and Robert, and written by the former on pink paper, folded billet-doux-wise. It ran as follows : Lucy could not help laughing. “That would really be good fun, aunt,” she said. “Yes, send the letter to Amy; and by all means let matters take them course for tho prggent. " _, .. 1-. 1 .u n“, A": “Listen 1” said Law. “Ath proposes to personate you. Very well; put 03 the time of your elopement. say, hr half an hour; and meantime Mr. J ellicoe must find some one to personate him. My idea. is for aunt to elope with the billiard-marker, and so give you tifneto getaway. Doyou see 9" I need not follow in detail the progreas of the new scheme of double elopement. Suf- fice it to say that the bogus correspondence destined to mislead Miss Man-able. was steadily kept up ; that Amy and Vivian found other means of safely communicating with one another 3 that the Browns were written to ; that the’licenses were obtained; that three cmiages-and-pairs were engaged, one to call at the hotel at nine o’clock p.m., and two at halfâ€"past; that coachmen were liberally feed ; and finally, that the billiard- marker at the Cos-y-Gedol, a. spruce young fellow of some education, was bribed, at con- siderable cost, to personate Vivian Jellicoe and to run away with Miss Marrable. ': fiat,” objected Amy, " how am I to make mattefs tggn _out propyrb ‘3” “But what will aunt say when she dis- cover: how weâ€"how youâ€"have deceived her 2"? agked Amy. MY OWN AMYâ€"I have satisfactorily ar. ranged everything. The carriage will be at the door of the hotel at nine o'clock. I shall not show myself, for your aunt may be about. Be careful therefore to avoid her ; and enter the carriage as quickly as possible. In order that there may be no mistake. I have told the driver to wear a White choker round his neck. I hope that you will be punctual. Everything depends upon punctuality. Till nine o’clock, goggl-bye. which was very hr in less than half wrote A1117. "1 w out for the White In spite of the Miss Marrable’s Elopement. IN TWO CHA PTERS. '- CHAPTEI Youx; most devoted in VIVIAN II. Half an hour afterwards, two other car riages left the hotel, but in the opposite direction. In one of them were Lucy and Mr. Rhodes; and in the other, Am) and Mr. Jellicoe. It was near midnight ere they arrived at the Browns' house at L‘anylti d; but the Browns were all up and waiting for them, and the two runaway couples were warmly welcomed, and hospitably taken care of. Miss blarrnble was less fortunate. As soon as the curiage in which she sat had been driven beyond the lights of the town, she threw aside her veil, and gazed with mag- nificent scorn towards the dim form upon the seat in front of her. The look eliciting no response of any kind, Miss Mari-able ven- tured to cough, at first gently, and then with considerable violence ; but still the figure took no notice. “ “This is exceedingly strange,” thought the spinster lady. “I must adopt more active measures." And with great tenderness, she prodded Mr. Griffiths with the point of her umbrella. The billiard-marker groaned in his sleep. “Mr. Jellicoe 1” she exclaimed in her deepest and most threatening tones. She had counted upon this exclamation pro- ducing an instantaneous and astonishing efl'ect upon her companion ; and she was wofully disappointed when he merely groan- ed again. "Gracious?" she said to herself ; “ he is ill. He would never go on like that, if he were not ill. The fright has been too much for him. Oh, how sorry I am ! These men are such weak creatures. I must stop the carriage I" And, throwing down the sash of the window, she put out her head and cried to the driver to pull up his horses. But the driver, like the billiard marker, had been very liberally feed; and he was determined that nothing would stop him until he reached Harlech ; he theretore cracked his whip, to dzown Mise Marrable‘e voice, and drove down the next hill at a. pace which threaten- ed tp shake the carriage to pieces. “Stop, stop! For goodness’ sake stop 7” shouted Miss Marrable; but finding that her words were not listened to, she drew in her head, and strove to revive the wretched man in front of her. She held her salts- bottle to his pose; she chnied his hands; she fanned his brow; and she allowed h' feverish head to rest upon her shoulde ; but she could not awaken him. “If he should die 1" she thought. “I in- tended to frighten him ; but not so much as this. Oh! this is terrible I” And once more she tried to prvail upon the driver to stop; but in vain. The sight of distant lights, however, gave her at length some satisfaction. The carria e entered a. long avenue, the gate of whic lay ready opened for it; and about an hour and a quarter after leaving Abermaw, it drew up before the J oneses’ house near Harlech. With a sigh of relief, Miss Marrable threw open the door and sprang out, to find her- self in the presence of half-a-dozen people who_were congregated upon the steps. "Quick !” suhe “cried ;- “ don’t ask ques- tions 1 He is 111 ; he is dying. Take him out l" The J onesea, who had not been prepared for the apparition of a middle-aged spinster, and who were expecting Mr. Jellicoe and Mlss Allerton, were somewhat astonished. Misf-Marrable is, as I have already said, a woman ithout weaknesses. On hearing this annou ement. however, she fainted away. VVhenF thanks to the kind attention of the female members of the J oneses’ family, she revived, she indignantly charged those estimable people with having delib erately plotted her discomforture ; and she insisted upon at once returning to Abermaw; “You don’t mean is I” cried Tom, rushing to the carriage to suocour his friend. But an instant later he burst into a violent fit of laughter. “\Vhy, its not Jellicoe at all 1” he said. "It’s Grifliths. the billiard-marker from the 003 y-G‘edul; and he is hopelessly drunk. Nice companion, indeed I" “Who is inéide I" asked Mr. Tom Jones, the up]: my! hail: 971” the family. “0h! Mr. Jelliooe! Bé quick! For mergy’s sake, be quficknl" “My dear,” she says. when she retells the story, of her drive to Harlech, “the wretch- ed man was perfectly saturated withwhiakey, and I really don’t know what he might not have done if I hadn‘t kept my eye steadily on him. But beneath my gaze he cowered, my dear, positively cOWered! I never saw a savage brute so 'oompletely tamed.” And to this day Miss Marrable bdieves that but for her Eve. the billiard~marker mightâ€"horrid thought Iâ€"have run away with her too. A Series 01 Brilliant Balls In StJPeters- burgâ€"Wealth Beginning to Over- shadow Aristocracy. Everybody is dancing and singing in St. Petershurg, from the Czar and the Lzarina to the dvornik and the chambermaid. Re- centh the autocrat gave a brilliant ball in the Palace. opening the ball season here. About 3,000 guests in glittering uniforms and dresses filled the immense rooms of the gloomy palace, ornamented with costly tropical plants. At 10 pm. the Emperor and the Empress entered the dancing hall of Nicholas, followed by the members of the imperial family. In the first dance the Czar led the Cznina; in the second he led Lady Thornton, the wife of the English Ambassador, the Czarina dancing with Gen. Schewenitiz, the German Ambassador; in the third the august host led Mme. Apper, the wife of the French Ambassador, and the hostess had Shakir Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador, as her partner. The Czar wore the uniform of the cavalry guards, and the Czarina a White satin dress richly orna- mented with fresh roses and lilies. On her head, she had a superb diamond diadem. At midnight supper was served. Military bands played in every room. Massive sil- Verware shone brightly on the tables cover- ed with fresh hyacinths and tulips. The Czarina had the German Ambassador on her right, and the Turkish Ambassador on her left side. The Czar, as a hospitable host, went from one table to another, exchanging words with all his guests. was again in her own room. It was then that she learned of the desertiOn of Lucy and Amy. I need not rlescrible how she re- ceived the news, and how she declared that her abandoned nieces ehonld never again behold her face; nor that although she is a a women without weaknesses, she passed the greater part of the remainder of the night in violent hysterice. She telegraphed next day to Mr, Larkepur and Mr. Allerton; and repairing to the Red Cow, furiouslv de. nounced Sir Thomas Jellicce as the baseet and most heartless of men 1 Thrce week; afterwards, however' the edge of her anger had worn ofi”. Lucy and Amy were married. It was foolish, but, perhapa, it was not wholly inexcusable ; and thus reasoning, Miss Marrable, in the goodness of her heart, determined to gradu- ally receive them back into her favour. Bub shé has never wholly forgiven Lucy for gesting the ubati'ution of the bill marker for Vivian Jellicoe. but the carriage (and Griffiths) had gone; so Mr. Jones, senior, who grasped the situa- tion, volunteered to drive Miss Marrable back to the Cos y-G‘edol Hotel; and by twelve o’clock, or shortly afterwards. she twelve o’clock, or ahortl] was again in her own m: that she learned of the des¢ Following the example of the Czar, every Minister and Ambassador and all the rich and titled St. Petersburgers hurried to give balls. The German, French and Turkish Ambassadors each gave a ball that stirred the aristocratic public and the fashionable dressmakers. Among the novelties of the season electric bouquets and table ice are much in favor. The bouquets of the ladies and the necktie pins of the gentlemen are connected with a minute 'electric battery, secreted by the ladies in their dress, and by gentlemen in the side pockets. The electric current can be closed or interrupted at any time at the will of the bearer of the battery. These bouquets and pins with their electric flashes surprise and amuse the unscientific public. Ice is made to serve both an ornamental and a. useful purpose at balls. A huge piece of ice, artistically carved, is placed on a silver tray and lighted from within. In the excavations in the ice they pour either wine or cream, or both, of which the dancers partake. Millionaire Krutikoff, a. tea merchant, on the occasion of his marriage with Miss Sine- bruhooff, gave a. ball, to which were invited all the leading merchants of both capitals. In the hall of the Nobles’ Assembly there were gathered fully 1,500 guests. Perhaps never before were so many diamonds seen in that ball. Every matron and maiden rparkled like a. constellation in miniature. Mrs. Avchinnikoff alone wore diamonds worth a. quarter of a million dollars. At this ball the young men appeared in the red, white, and blue tail coats of the French pattern. worn under the Directory. This innovation, however, displeased the Czar, for, as he remarked, “We are not yet under the empire, and not under a directory.” So the Russian dudes must pack up their red white, and blue coats, and keep them till a. directory shall be proclaimed in Russia. , It is becoming evidentthat the golden bourgeois is more and more talking the lead of the titled aristocrat even in the Czar’s country. Nowadays many a prince. count, and baron longs for the society of financial king's, for they only give excellent dinners, treat to the best wines. and present to their daughter: for dowry bushels of diamonds. The old times has gone by when the Rus- sian merchantsLentreated some uniformed General to honor them with his presence at their balls and dinners. Nowadays the wearers of glittering uniforms and ancient, aristocratic shields flock around the rich and hospitable merchants like tramps longing for a. free lunch. In Germany, the police regulations are véry strict, and any violation of them is promptly punished. The people have a. holy terror of the law. Two gentlemen happened to meet in Berlin, and the following conver- sation took place : Miller .?” ' “No, What is it 1” “He was in a. boat in the river. He fell overboard, and was drowned. The water was too deep. ” “Didn’t he know how to swim 7” “Swim ! Don’t you know that all persons are forbidden by the palice to swim in the river ?” THE MERRY CAPITAL OF THE CZAR. at flavg you heard the dreadful news about Too Strict. su g iard‘ Anew ladies’ club has been started in Lnndon, close to Piccadilly. The Countess of Portsmouth. Lady Elizabeth Cunt, Lmdy Mary Harvey, and Lady Knightley are on the council. A Wonderful Boyâ€"Suicides in Franceâ€" Don Carlosâ€"The Newspaper in Russia, &c., &c. -Gounod has completed a new work, an Oratorio, which is eumled “Mors et Vna,” andis a sequel to the “Redemption.” More than a millon head of rattle u in the Territory of \Vyoming, and 1 eral “round up" of this euurmous will begin about the mxddla of May. The census returns for 1883 give the pop- uEntion of Bgrlin as 1,226,392 of whom 20,. 587 are soldiers. In 1850 the population was only 419,720, of whom 171547 were soldiers. A tour-year-ald boy at Felicity, sensation in that town, as he can 0 ed to be able to read books and sight, though he was never instruc It is calculated that there are now resid- ing in the United States nearly a. thousand Japanese, and of this number it. is said that not one has ever been convicted of any crim- inal oHence in an American court. In France, azcording‘to the statisticians, suicides are rapidly increasing, not only among adults with real woes or suiferings to account for their rash mt, but also among juveniles, who make away with themselves for the most trivial causes. Father Anderledy, the proposed new gen- eral of the Jesuits, is now at Rome, lodged in the palace in Piazzs Morgana, which be- longs to the order. The number of living Roman Catholic Cardinals is fifty-six, so that fourteen hats are still vacant. It is said that these will also soon be supplied. In London the policemen are not allowed to carry revolvers lest they might be tempt- ed to use them too carelessly. A recent and somewhat protracted discussion of the ques- tion of arming the police has ended in pro- viding for them no more formidable weapon than a new and improved whistle. We beg to call the attention if the Ladies of Toronto and the surrounding country to our Magnificent Stock of New Spring and Summer Millinery now on Exhibition in our Hand- some Show Rooms. We are this season making a Greater Display of Trimmed Millinery than usual, and are also showing a Splendid Stock of Rich Silk and Satin Brocade and Cloth Mantles, Fichus, Shoulder Capes, &c., and a number of Handsome Cos- tumes in Silks, Satins, and Cashmeres. We, therefore, respectfully invite the Ladies of Toronto and the surrounding country,to visitour Stores, and we will be pleased, (whether purchasing or not), to show them through our Immense Establishment. NEW. INTERESTENG ITEMS. N .B.â€"All Street Cars mass our Stores, ask the conduc- to let «’01) off at PETLEY’S. 128 to 1323;312 St. East Toronto. y at Felicity, 0., is the n, as he can or is alleg- i books and papers at never instructed. head of rattle wintered Vyoming, and the gen- this enormous number SPRING MILLINERY. rames.” The death is announced of M. Miami-i, a. member of the Italian Parliament, who was the friend of Cavour and biographer of Victor- Enanuel. During the period of the forma- tlou of Italian unity he was in correspond- ence with all sorts and conditions of men, from Napoleon III. to Mgzzini, and he has left behind him a. collectiog; of papers con- taining much secret and unwritten history. On account of the compromising characters of these documauts, the Government seal has been p1 iced on them, and they may never see the light. He was to have house, but it was at bar already. The worshippers nta church a: Solano, Cal., went cn Sunday night as usual to ser- vice, but found that the bats had taken possession of the house and were so thick and aggressive that the service was necessar- lly postponed. On Tuesday the deacons in- augurateda bat hunt, and behind one of the window (mines found and killed 241 of them. M. Chevreui, the eminent scientist, Iwho is nearly 98 years of age, was delivering a 1' cture on chemistry the other day at the Paris Museum of N atuul History. Referr- ing toacertain phenomenon in chemical change, he said: “This fact was first men- tioned to me in 1804 by a. Leipsic student nimed Schambargér, or Schomberger, I am not quite sure which. It is curious, but I an beginning to lose my memory for Don Carlos is stayin at the Hatel Grands Brettagua, Nrples, un ir the name of Count de Lacar, attended only by his secretary and two servants. He was advised by the phy- sicians to try Naples in nrder to get rid of an obstinate bronchitis. His ordinarv resi- dwnce is the Pa'azzo Loredano of Venice. H s wife, the Duchess of Madrid, Maugham a. or Bourbon, and daughter of the ex-Duke of Parma, resides at her own castle near Viar- ezzio in Tuscany. She spends millions in charity. Their eldest son is at school in England. to adopt; the stage as a profession on his re- lease from Portland prison, which will now shortly take place. The first character in which he will appear 13 Sir John Falstafi‘. He was to have been installed in a. public house, but it was felt ha had enough or trial i that the claimant