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"l lg E ll:toov.l_v Mt, and tiidd hithr1 hill-(‘1‘ -â€"~vâ€"wâ€" mm»...wâ€"~â€"â€"â€"--.-.._~»_...w.,m__,__...-._,m‘,.,_.._.~' ~. lllll‘llllllf‘lii, _§o\i:\l >(l1y'3 “My (1001,, EiGnomemonsoomeooeoczeooesoeoooeooeoc zszeooec-aa ‘l‘fiigli'if'lfi to fairs; iliifl<(liuzz.-:I'i_i;. “ V (.‘lli\1"l‘l£lt 1]]. Philip can cut (ill inns at ltonw, and lnill,_,..\;1'(,,g ‘ thhi‘lugitml, h \ctihtleiilngg.‘ So the chi d's will |ll‘C\“.1llc‘fl.. Philip litf‘gf‘wr IRE: Hill) in tl.c- world. the l.o‘..: cs kept knew nothing of the cc),,t.0\c.Sy l.e« ’ ' ‘ ‘ “Hi 111‘“ mm." ikilo 1.1m,r hp idlilJlnc inn, and who , . , , ",i .. . i . . 0‘01 llmll.‘ d l‘lr-x'll' , I, t\\'(‘l\' ihnt \].l.llll continually pushing I i't, . . ' " v- ‘ . . . ii..c the ho) to ll\0 on othti 101A 5 11,1“. (,I: tii(-1vzl\t‘l::t'llt. ’lo sol\o the-.u tween the Modulus and the l\.cat.’e.; “faussm as to which house he should Lcloi.g. . _ -[ y m the .. li's. As fm‘ a clcz'rinnr‘, 1.0 “in r .. l , .- i . . , ...> ._ . , _ ‘5 , 4 :51? Arthur had weakly conru-ntcd tolkl‘ mu h as ho], |L fit ., llIUvrlUM. 1L. lcmt incint a. l.in.n ‘, 10 CENTUllY. . . I. ‘ c \ : . l . , . . ,. ,V i . refer the question to the boy, with-1‘0 _ POM. “”("']l‘“'“.' \u-HHI», - "It noes :et-ni hard work to he a "\‘.‘n,\' 112.] my lllzlSltI‘ sell me out dreaming that a lad of that age} would he.~itate for a moment in Iii'c- ‘ honest “1”” “ml “ S‘H’ilmmm if 71": ‘ ITI-on my wedding: coy '3” , feriim“ such :1. home as llC had to ‘slll‘l‘." (‘Ulllllimllcu MI'S- Ii-Ca'u‘” ‘Wllh 1118 lililv lli’l'k'tl “"1-‘1‘ 0”“ 03‘9- offer to the grav r=olitude cf Stiilâ€" "Many a fine l'\c sold 10 “lea-he- Just, at this monan who should brooko Mill. "Very good, last words. “if 1 goes to law." This clinched the matter; the Merl- ways dreaded the publicity of a legal process beyond everything. As Mat- 'thew liud represented, Philip was practically at Sir Arthur's gates, he could watch him and make sure of his welfare. llis adoptive father pledged himself to give him the best education to be had in Cleove and start him afterward in a profession when he failed in those conditions, Sir Arthur could step in. So the visit to Marwcll Court Soon faded to n. dim golden memory in Philip‘s mind; lie forgot Claude and Hugh’s description of their schools and sports, and the glowing picture the liton He now to be Ulnude‘s and the lads congenial companionâ€" ship. Everything connected with them slept out of sight in his mind while the quiet years slipped by like 1 sii‘,’ was Meade‘s you takes the bwoy, a. peaceful dream, and Philip grew ai . , _ ibrokcn leg in splints, suodenly took tall, lanky lad, a sore puzzle to the miller now that the time was come for choosing a profession. As usual tl‘e wishes of youth "did not chime with the counsels of lipCl“ ‘ year ‘Phiiip making pills in Dr. , age. The navy alone had charms l for Philip; the church for his parâ€" ents. 'A vision of the boy's merry face rising above gown and white bands. in the oaken pulpit of Cleeve Church, haunted Mrs. Meade’s mind with beatific persistence, while Mr Meade felt, It would be a grand thing (to hear Philip read the burial ser- vice over him and perhaps preach his funeral sermon. Philip’s only alternative proposi- tion was the army. The question was seriously debated at a Christ~ mas.gathering at Stillbrooke Mill by a small knot of elders grouped, church-warden in hand, round the fire in the common parlor while the grating people played games in the est pailor. “You may depend upon,it, Meade,” observed Cousin Jane, an uninvited presence in the smoking parliament, “you'll hev to pay for bringing the boy up above plain folk." "I've paid already, ma'am, for this year," replied Meade, “and got schoolmaster's receipt upon the file.” Cousin Jane's husband's mouth went upwards at this observation. “You’ve a. right to mock at your wife's relations at your own fireside Mr. Meade," she returned mournful~ ly, "but mocking won’t undo the wrong you 'done my poor sister’s hild for the sake of a foundling - d a. castaway. But it's none of -- business. You may make the oy prime minister toâ€"morrow for ll I should meddle. And let Jessie o barefoot. Not that she’ll e‘ter clue to good, spoiled and muddled, p as she is." "Make a land agent of him, eade," interposed Mr. Plumnler, ousln Jane’s husband, with some aste. "Sir Arthur’s agent’s fine entleman enough for anybody, so's ls wife." "A lawyer," observed Mr. Cheeseâ€" an, the corn-dealer and town ouncillor, "is a, gentleman by act f parliament. I’ll warrant law’s a no business. It takes brains and makes money." "Lawyers," added Mr. Symcs, he ockmaker, “have a finger in every- ody's pie. Mr. Westley has half e town under his thumb.” "You may say what you like," ded Mr. Plummer, “whatever busâ€"l ess a lawyer’s in, the money sticks - en. Whether it's drawing of a use, or raising of a morgige; vereigns cleave to his tinge Give lawyer money to lay out and u're a. lucky man if you lives to the half of it agen. Whoever ils, a. lawyer’s never broke. There’s oney in law. Meade." "Aye, but think of the rascality, ummer," sighed Mr. Meade. "To be sure,” was the chorussed 1y, “whoever heard of a, honest ’yer ?” ‘Miilers haven't always been reck- -‘ home of. ‘cither army or navy. the ‘ 'lct the child he plain and honest. " "You may wairant,” nv'deil ler husband, “gentle or simple, 'tis n li(‘ll\_\‘ thing to be honest and rich, =whatcver trai‘e you take. A (liOI‘l‘S of denials followed, for nearly all I‘re'cnt were men of sub- stance and each convinced of his own integrity, though doubtful of that of others. The end of this and mnuy such conferences was that Philip found hiniSelf one fine morning perched up- on a higli steel in Mr. Westley's ofâ€" fiCC, an articlcd clerk. lle came at night, pale and silent: at the end of a month, a doctor had to be consulted. The doctor ie.‘Oininenâ€" dcd air and exercise; which being taken speedily restored the patient. Six weeks more in the ofi‘ice reduced Philip to the same low level. His release Came; Mr. Meade's purse was lightened. and there was l’lgilip free, and a standing problem once more. A period of idling followed, then Philip, having neatly set his dogs it into his head to be a doctor, reâ€" membering that. n doctor can enter The‘efore one night in the memorable the Crimean war, found 1\la:;le's surgery, with a listless air and dis- piiite'd faCC. He had been apprenticed for more than a. year and a half, and felt himself little wiser than he had been at the beginning. As for old Maule. as he called him, he soon found out that all his skill was built upon exâ€" perience and that lie was as incap- able as he was unwilling to teach him. Many a headache did the poor lad get over Dr. Maule's medical books, his bones, and his instruments; the names of dilietent bones and muscles refused to remain in his head, the books were a hope‘ess maze without a clue. he began to think that he had no aptitude for the profession, and to crown all he had to be interâ€" rupted so perpetually in receivingr patients, taking their messages and mixing their medicines that no soonâ€" er had he succeeded in making him- self acquainted with the carotid ar- tery or the thyroid cartilage than a report upon old Mr. Robinson’s gout memorable of drove both cartilage and artery out of his mind. "Teach l” the old doctor would say with a hearty oath, “how the devil am I to find time to cram your thick head 7 Nobody ever taught me; I picked up what I could ‘in old Pestle‘s surgery, with the as- :‘l-tant and the other apprentice swearing at me and boxing my ears from morning till night, but damn me I took care to pull through the examinations. I wasn't cockered like you. Learn, you lazy (log, learn!” He was a kind old fellow, with a sort of bluff cordiality, and did not swear lltll his patients more than .Cnough to give his discourse a punâ€" gent emphasis; he took care not to be the worse but rather the better for his powerful notations when on duty, he was shrewd too and knew men. thus he was popular, and when his patients died people said it was the will of God, and when they reâ€" covered (as they sometimes did) the skill of Dr. Maule. Suddenly, while Philip was musing over his pills, the surgery door opened violently and in stormed the oil doCtor, pouring out a broadside of oaths. Philip ltnew that he had been dining out and had not ex- pe'.ted him to ieturn for another hour or two. Having consignoJ Philip piecemeal to perdilion in com- ‘pnny with his own soul, he suddenly thrust . a bottle into his face and asked him what lze meant by that. “Mean, sir ‘2" returned Philip, "l suppose I meant it for cough mix- ture." Alas! it was a poiSOnous comâ€" pound intended for outward use and clearly marked for inward in Philip's handwriting. "You murderous young dog!" come around the corner but his bete‘ noirc. the vicar, rcturing from Mrs Calgon's dinner piuty. "(‘ome, linirlul," sni(l,l\lr. liryan, roughly. “l'ilint me you (loiirp; be e 1) You are drunk, (let homo (Silently? “(lot hoine 'rell,“ thickly; "'rgi';'t'tf.‘l for I‘arson.’ Wavy llryun, as the called tleir hot»teinpr-red tor, instead boy to grow sober before going home. angrily pushed him away from He lumpâ€"post. l‘hi‘ip. to save Limâ€" retortml tinw Philip, of night street-boys lrish pasâ€" self. caught at him, the streets werel slippery with rain, and after a brief‘ struggle the two fcll full lerg‘th in cnrh othcr's arms on the just, as a poiizeman n! ornd t! '0 col nor. sauntered Mr. Bryan was soon on his feet and promptly gave Philip into cusâ€" tody for knocking him down, and the unhappy boy finished the night at tl'e police station. \l'ha-t a waking was his next. morn- ing! Racking headache, sickne'S, bodily depression, and heavy shame. The braul had not been without witnesses, and when Mr. lryan woke in the morning with a cool head and remembered that. he had in sober truth committed the assault, vindic- tive as he was, he considered it bet- ter not to prosecute Philip. He therefore repaired to the station early and withdrew lis cl'.arge. Philip, haggard and dishcvclled, with the r'isreputuhle air that alâ€" ways clings to people who have passâ€" ed the night in their clothes, took refuge in a. small publicâ€"house, feeling that he could not go home yet, and sat down to write home. His dizzy throbbing lead weighed upon his hands as he sat with elbows on the table and tiied to find words fit for his narrative. An hour went by and he had not got beyond "dear fathâ€" er;” he heard loungers at the bar discussing "this here Rooshian job;" the smart, quick music of 'fife and drum called all to doors, and win- dows, and street corners. Even Philip raised his heavy head and looked up to see a recruiting-party with streaming ribbons step briskly past to the tune of “Come cheer up my lads, ’tis to glory we steer l" The whole thing was inspiring to one so downcast as Philip, and ofâ€" l‘CiO‘l a sudden solution of his life’s problem; war was coming, men were wanted, volunteers wore ot'i‘eiing, promotion would be quick. 111 a short time, Philip was the richer by a silver shilling in his pocker and the smarter for a bunch of ribbons in his liat. in he meantime there had been sorrow at the mill, and Mr. Meade had hurried early in the morning to Dr. Maule's to see if he could throw any light upon the boy's disappear- ante. Dr. Maule was sober and melanch- oly at this hour of the day. Though a hard drinker he was seldom as overcome as on the preseding night; he greatly regretted the affair with Philip in the surgery, which he re lated to Mr. Meade with impartial accuracy. "He won’t. do for physic, Meade," he said; "he’s lazy and won‘t. bear the curb. Put him to hard outâ€" door work." But, the doctor could not tell where the boy was, and Mr. llemde returned disconsolately liomeward, one his way meeting Mr. Bryan. whose account of the preceding Light/s achenture was acrid and disâ€" quieting. "I always saill that boy would ('01110 to no good,” the vicar added, consilingly, “he is one of the wild- est young fellows in tl'e parish. You gixe Iini too much liberty, lllr. Meme." "As well hang a dog at once as gin: ‘lzlni a bad name,” cried the miller, indignantly, "you was 211‘ ways hard on my poor boy, sir. I’d Sooner be a poor black heathen than your seit of Christian.” of leaving the luckless i pa'fimncnt. ‘ a thousand ffiwrz";m ” A; ? >W3:r-~:~ | ~1;::~m-m-r~ W‘Xl71‘! L'W’f‘, 5-7/4 ‘tWâ€"s -â€".~.-r w"? . ‘X‘NWVK‘VLDOVV ,4 I‘ J m u y .7 we csum‘r. u‘ khmtcvmirlhi Em? é mfg/yr . . , . tN lose" . PSI-tofu. Joni-1009 Siberia d” Cfiwmtfirebsdadziml A". ~‘ , incorporated moaKhiva sedan may“ gfiisr’nsu'lan ewes-n1 . - i : glistenist ¢Jffdlf€77 a erv 095i: n net-la ; ’uflgdmpOUJCJl'Z) ceded |59bi ’ ‘- - ’m DAY. , ' ’ AKh-fl-A'fi’lsm ‘ “Giana” MW The Space enclosing a number in each map represents the area 01 Russia in tha former one. mâ€"ulrâ€"T-I. that. he suffered from being educated linany of those fine men Would 1% above his surroundings, and would‘turn again no mom. ()n that late infinitely in the ranks. He also undertook to interest his brother, a captain in the some regiment, in the new recruit. So it came to pass shortly after that Philip looking, as little Jessie thought, \ory smart and handsome in his infantry uniform, and feeling very gay and hopeful, marched with; his regiment on board a troopâ€"ship bound for the East, amid the thunâ€" der of a vast crowd's cheers, the weeping of women and children, and piteous little scenes. Matthew Meade, with Martha and Jessie, now a pretty playful gill of twelve, with deep blue eyes and hair of woven sunbeams, stood amid the profit from the discipline i winter the impending but as yet undeclared ,war with Russia was forgotten; for farewell ‘ _ I 70133 of a great, nation with centurâ€" ‘ . ‘lQS of honor iof England would 1-Crl.u1>s'soon day the justi r- or injustite of as cheer after t’liccr thundered along the shore and echoed hue-l: from wall. bastion, and (‘lllll‘tll tower, and was ltaken up and repeated from ship to ship and from rank to rank of that moving mass of armed men and broken by the gay defiance of the maltial music, those Pl‘vStfnt could ,only remember that they were Eng- lishmen, animated by one hope, stiâ€" mulated to one common duty. citiâ€" mpl ., 'iiiovemont behind her and the dim s; l 'ill'lOl' of a great future before her. and that the honor he ed straight men," observed a shouted the doctor, Then he met. Mr. lngleby, the cur- crowd tom‘atch the cmbarkation and at Stake' V ‘ t I, up I. herto silent, smokey, M1" Reade, “I’m not a dog," retort“; philm ate, n. goodâ€"hearted young to low, wave Philip a. last farewell, with: And so the luff llassioa trail, cm. and Churdkwarae” What's "1 have not made a beast; of myself- who had often done the lad a kind deeply moved hearts. for the lullgllsh mo, c. . __\’1 W y t about the miller’s thumb, he added with sarCasm. ' mm. and t0 Whom Philip had lust It was indeed I1 filming Scene- 0311' ‘ great mum” mum. hi" it :“MEM. “’0‘ aide. câ€"h ?" “\l'liat do you mean ?” cried the gone with his confession, desiring ing a. complexity of the deepest feel- , P103. the." do Y’Ot.ll;§i‘ 1.13013”; “1th Reade must lmv his joke_“ doctor with a thick utterance him to communicate all to his ings into play, one which few Eng-ill US“ “03:31?“ f":€‘)ln§};" grit," nmented Martha, coming forward "1 111mm." Cl‘it‘d Pliilll‘, Suddenly male"- “Shmen coum witness Without Strong algal‘satliein; ‘fcorassliey see if people's glasses were pro- and passionately, “that 1 came here it was a heavy blow to Matthew thrills of patrotic pride and fear and' ly filled. amid a chorus of chuck- to study medicine, and not to 1,0 ‘ and Martha. whose first thought was hope, and few human beings without. are ‘00 Illa“? “0t 1°,be,l"””l'“,“0' 1m": over the jest. bullied and sworn at and made to to buy Philip out at once; but Mat the stirring of tenderest sympathies. once Con‘lncelhthat it is Ithlllr' r ‘I've liemd so} 't is a-f‘ine thing do all your work." thew Meade was not a man to do The great ships lay like giants atslo fight; Phel “E‘ht helOlCd'fjt.$1_ be a barrister," Mr. Meade conâ€" "Take that.” roared the doctor, anything in a hurry. He considered rest on the blue waters, the beauti-iffnulfl 95.1mm“). I‘ll”! an “11:3” 10“: ued, “but inescli, I can‘t, see it. with embellishments, boxing his the subject well first, and finally ful winged wooden warships looking‘mfi disul’hlle “nmimn 1° 0 ‘0’ ll“ ore mm- umyâ€" can, so much as uvears, whereupon Philip seized him by Mr. Ingleby's advice, coupled with like living creatures, and the great “0-”!- , C _ , I] ll." Piece WON'VO got. to eat din-lllze collar and laid him flat on the Philip’s own earnest supplicatlons troop-ships; the shore was lined (F0 be OHUHUU-l s for a year or two in a son oflfloor, in which position Dr, Maine's an'd iu‘gent reasoningS, together with and covered at evetry: coignuof van‘; ___+_ _ ‘Cll. And when they m; a jobt rown-u son enteriu , discovered Dr. Maule’s re ort Uion the lad’s t e with human emgs, a move “ , , v _ ~ mostly a dirty one .of far as I ifiiem. p g capacities, indfce'd MIT. Meade to b?one vast. common interest, all _M§.n}ma,. the right way tonspcll make out. A barrister that “This is nice manly behavior, yield a reluctant consent to his pro- more or less sorrowful; for as regi- 'hlgh ‘5 h‘l'g'hv 151” It? Yeg' Why do you, Wish to know?” s a scoundicl of‘f hanging is men: after regiment marched by With ‘deflr- do man, they tell me, and r by every \illain in she digal's remaining in the ranks. Mr. Ingleby had taken unilateth in the boy for years. and his verdict was a Randal," said young Maule, picking run lup his irate parent and placing him land. In a chair; and after much blustering . m-m, even step the spectators could " ‘Cause I’m vgri'tin' a composition not but remember the certainty that about the highen... :