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i THE STEWARD'S SON CHAPTEK XIV. I nien there flashed upon her mind, Norah, as Cyril turned away from too full of her lover to have thought the hall, passed the earl and Guild- °f't ^.^elore, the remembrance of hor ford Uerton without a word, intend- "^^hc-r s ai.gi.r, and the words he had ing to go to her own-room; but the «PO^""- ^e had forlndden her to my lady," said Becca, slowly, "and in dreadful pain. I don't think he'll die, though," she added, calmly. "Die!" fell from her lips. "No, my lady. Ho was able to walk homo after a bit," continued Becca, still w^atching Norah's face. "Give me â€" give nie my handker- chief, please," said Norah, feeling the girl's eyes on her, and washing to gain a moment or two for self- control." "I heard that he'd hurt stopping the horses," said "but he didn't say." thought of it; butâ€" ah! 1 wanted to | sec .you, soon, uc once, and 1 did not | know how " "1 am glad you sent to me," she said, so sinipl.v. so sweetly, that he could have gone on his knees to her. "Vou are painting; will you â€" will you go on?" she fiillored. He understood her, She could talk with less restraint if ho worked. Ho sat down before Ihe easel, and took up his brush an<i tho palette, whicli himself jhs managed to hold in tlie linger and Becca, |thi:mb of his left hand, and painted 1 blindly for a minute or two; tliun he HOW PERFUME IS MADE DESCEIPTIOir OF A CHEAT FRENCH INDtrSTBY. carl stepped aside, and opening the "^"t"'"« , ''"°"''?S t-yrU Burne; drawing-room door motioned to her ^ad heard someth.ng. What was to enter with stately courtesy, and, I "1*^^ he had heard? following her. closed the door. There was a look of haughty dis-,,, , . ... , , j, i , • ,., pleasure on his face, and his keen I ^'^^^''^'^t a him she shuddered faintly eyes regarded her sternly. I ^'^^ absolute dislike. He had stood there by tho door, saying nothing. with his dark faco sombre and sinis- he it What ever it was, ho must have heard it from Guildford Berton; and as Norah eyes regarded her sternly "May I trouble you to give me an account of this accident?" he said, icily. "It all happened as M.-. Burne said, papa," she answered. ter. Why should he have spoken falsely of Cyril liurni, â€" for that he had I prefer to hear it from your own i fP"!"'", ''^'«'^^'y ^ho was as certain as â- ' u„ „.,:,i I that she sat tliere, with Cyrils kiss burning on her hand. What should .she do? Cyril, when he had told her that ho loved her, had asked her not to be angr.y, but to wait. He would speak to her lips," he said Nora quietly related tho incident; j but her voice trembled as she told | of her discovery of Cyril's injury. i Ho behaved very bravely, papa." I "I have no doubt," he said; "but j it did not warrant his taking ad- vantage of your situation. He should have sent here (or a carriage for you; but I imagine we must not expect grapes from thistles." "I am sorry ho has olTondod you, papa. It was as much mv fault " again. Tho warm color suffused her neck and face at tho thought. Should she listen to him? Could she disobey her father? The door opened and Ilarman camo in, and as .she proceeded to undre.ss "What â€" what did he say?" asked I ( mned to her us she stood beside Norah, thirsting to hear some words him. her hands loosely cla.sped. of his. "May I speak now, Lad.y Norah? Becca waited a moment, and fixed I have been counting tho hours sinco her black eyes on the glass intently. I left .vou last night. I have so "Ho said, would you meet him at longed to .see you â€" to tell youâ€" ah, tho place where ho painted the dog, yon know! What can I say but that at five o'clock to-day," she replied. I love you!" "Are youâ€" aro you sure that is Norah's hands clasped tightly, and what Mr. Burne said?" she asked at her breath ranio and went lllfully. last, in a low voice. "It broke from me lu.st night, whtn "Yes, quite sure, my lady." re- I should not have .spoken," ho wont sponded Becca. on, in a low voice, that troiiililod Norah trembled and her breath with eagerness and rang earnestly came fast. How could sho meat him I with the true ring of pure, whole- after her father's prohibition? And Isoulod love "I ought not to havo yetâ€" yet he was ill, had been injured : spoken then, but â€" I could not help in saving her. i it; and now y<ni know it, what will She got up and wont to tho win- i you say to me?" dow. 'llie girl's black oyes seemed to H(' rose, but with a slight gesture follow and trouble her. she motioned liiin to his seat, and he "You may go now, Becca," she .sat down again, obeying lior, and said, without looking round. bent toward her, the sunlight falling Yes, my lady," said Becca. "And; on his shapely head and lianilsome am I to say to Mr. Burne, what him if I see him?' "Say nothing â€" say that I will come â€" and seo the picture." "Yes, my lady," and sho left tile room. face "Were you angry willi mo last nif;ht? Are you angry now? Have yoi como to tell me that I was prci- noisolessly : sumptuous â€" ah. don't speak yet," for her lips moved, though no words had She stopped, and her facj grew pnle I •''-''" ""«t''^'S3 she cast anxious glances "And he' went without a word of!"*^ *'"'â-  '^*- ^^'^^' "'^^ '^'*"'' "^ ''' ^^'^ thanks," sho exclaimefl, "as if he had '^""''' ""•- ''"'" herselfâ€" committed a crime instead of doing i "'â- ^^.- "'^ ^'^'^y- ^ ^"i"' y"" "â- '''' "°* all he could " .hurt! "Oh, please! There is nothing I' "No." said Norah, for she was lost di.sliko so much as heroics. No j j", *''^^".>*^''*~;;'^'^'f , ^*-'J''^'°"*'' ''.'^,'^ P'i',"" doubt," with tho suggestion of a '"' '"' " "â-  ' " "- .-.â- â€¢â€¢.•• sneer, "you thanked him sutTicientlv. "But I wish to tell you that I do | ".°"" °^ !ful "You heard of tho accident?' "Yes, my lady," replied Harman, _ the grooms was up in the not desire your intimacy with" this ''^'"^K" and brought down word," young man to continue." I ""'^' •"*'"•' touched Norah gently and Norah started slightly and looked i '^'^'â- "f""-^' '^ '' '^^^ e.xpeuted every up at him. It ho had treated jjej. ; momen t to feel her wince. with even the semblance of fatherlv "^"• kindncKs sho would have told him all,^ might have been hurt if it ceen Cyril Uurne and I '"^''^'"' f'"" " ^'^^ stopped; sh I am not ovon scratched; but had not that passed between Cyril Uurne and I '"^''^'' f'"" " ^'^^ stopped; she could herself that night; but his cold words "o*- «Peak Cyril's name froze her lips. j "Yes, I know, lay lady," said Har- "I do not approve of him." |man, warmly. "John says that the "But â€" but wJiy, papa?" she asked ! gentleman risked his life almost, and in a low voice. "He â€" he is a gentle- man, you said yourself " "It seems that I was mistaken. No, I could not be mistaken; but one may bo a gentleman and yet not a desii-- ablo acquaintance. 1 havo heard enough of this Mr. Burne to bo con- vince<i that ho is not a person to whom I can extend my friendship." "You have heard!" said Norah, wonderingly. "From whom, papa? From Mr. Berton?" and her lips grew compressed. "Tho name of my informant is of littlo conse<iiienco." he said, coldly. "Enough that I am satisfied with the information. Do not lot us con- tinue tho subject; it is distasteful to me." Norah stood for a moment, her eyes bent on the ground, then she mur- mured â€" "Good-night, papa." He opened tho door for her, mak- ing no movement toward kissing her, and she escapeil. Once in her own room, she flung her hat aside, and sinking into a chair hid her face in her hands. Her heart was beating wildly, but stern as her father's speech and man- ner had been, its throbs were more of joy than of sorrow. That great crisis which comes in most women's lives had come to hers. A man had told her that he loved her! Sometimes a girl haH to aak her heart tho question: "Do I love hira in return?" but Norah, though no words of love had ever been uttered to her before, had no need to ask the <iuestion. Love needs no instruc- it was a wonder he wasn't killed "Tell â€" tell mo what the.y s:iy. " Harman gave tho account sho had heard from the groom, and dwelt upon Cyril's courage as only a wom- an can, and Norah listened with bent head, seeming scarcelj to breathe. Harman went at last, but Norah still sat in tho low chair thinking dwelling with joy that was almost painful in its intensity upon every word he had spoken; going back to the lirst night she had heard his voice on tho tei-race. tho night he had addressed her, all unconscious that sho was near, in words of pas- sionate love. At last sho went to bod. but it was hours bcforo she slept; and in her (h-eams ho still bent over hor. his handsome face all anxious and trou- bled on her account â€" ou hers! When she awoke tho next morning it was with tho con.sciousness that some one was in tho room, and rais- ing herself on hor elbow sho saw Becca South standing beside the hod, and looking down at her with a pe- culiar expre.ssion in her black e.yes. Then sho leuiembered that sho had not locked her door last night. "Becca," sho said. "I've come to help .vou," she said. "Auntie's got oiio of her bad head- aches, and can't move this morning. She's very sorry, she says, and begs your ladyship will overlook it." "Oh, poor Harman!" said Norah, sympathetically; "I am so sorry! l'lea.se go and tell her that she must not think of getting up, and not to trouble about mo in tho least." While Bi-cca was gone Norah got up and found a bottle of eau de "Yes, sho would go and seo him, j come. "Do you think that i liavo and tell him that they must be ] not thought" over it all during tho strangers from lienceforth â€" her e.yos (illed with tears at the thought! â€" they must part, never to meet again. She (ini.shed dressing herself and went downstairs. Tho earl was in the breakfast room, ami handed her a note as he bowoii her a morning. long hours I havo lain awake? Lady ^fcrah, .yon cannot feel more acutel.y than I do how un\v(n-thy I am that you should cast a thought to nie." lier liijs formed a ".No." but he went on. his voice scarcel.v aliovo a good ^ whi.sper, his eyes sparkling with more eloquent pleading ev,rn than his lips "From Lady Ferndale." he said, j "You are tho daughter of an earl, "To inquire after jour health after | and I " ho motioned to tho easel Ihe accident, no doubt," ho said. "A i with his brush, "I am a poor painter groom is waiting." one the world â€" the world to which Norah opened the envelope. It was you belong â€" regards as very much bc- just the kind of letter which Lady | neath you. And it is right. Hut a Ferndale would write, full of alTec-;poor painter ma.y have a heart, and tionate anxiet.v and self reproach. 'l have given mine to .voti! I lay "If I had onl.y sent some one with j it at your feet, Lady Nornh! It is you, dear!" she said. "I would ' yours to do what you will wiLh-to como over this morning â€" and will if ! accept or refuse." .you are tho lea.st ill! â€" but tny hus- | He stopped, to control his voice, band has asked some people here | which his passion had rendered hur- early. Still, only say the word! But it was the next few lines that made Norah's heart boat and sent tho blood to her face. "And to think that "fTiat young rio<l and broken "I can only say I love you, I love you! I have loved you " He stop- pod and then went on, his voice low and dreamy, as if ho were speaking man should have acted so nobly! Waslfii.m his heart to hers. "Do you re- I out, Norah, in my estimate? Tho j member the evening you camo to the coachman »ays that tho way Mr. ] Court? As .your carriage drove in Burne Hung himself upon tho horses i through tho gates I stood there and was 'grand', and I think it's the : saw you, andâ€" ah! believe mcâ€" the Very best word to describe it. I am | moment I .saw you my heart leaped, longing to see him, and thank him!" It seemed to cry out, 'I lovo you!' tor. The lesson of his presence is readily learned in every woman's i Cologne. breast; and Norah, as she sat with i "Take this and bathe her forehead, her faco hidden, oven from her glass, I^ecca," .she said, "and tell her on could feel his words singing in her , no account to trouble about me." heart. I Becca wont again, and returned She sat and thought of hiiiiâ€" how I smelling strongly of the scent. She handsome he was, how brave. how had poiirod half of it on her own kind, how good! Surely, in all the handkerchief. wide, wide world, there was not an- 1 "You are very early this morning" other man like him. And this best j Norah said, ns tho girl brushed out of heroes, who was quick and clover her hair. "Did you sleep in the and prompt, who had displayed such hcu.se la.st night?" 'Well?" said the earl Norah hesitated a moment, then laid the letter beside his plate. Ho rai.sed it delicatel.v. and held it out to hor with a cold smile. "Pardon me, but I have always en- tertained the greatest repugnance to perusing other people's letters," he said. "You had better answer it. Pra.v do not mind keeping mo wait- ing." Norah took the letter and put it in her pocketâ€" those few lines had made it very preciou.s â€" and, going to a writing-table, wrote a brief note assuring Lady Ferndale that she, Norah, was cpiite well, and, after a moment's hesitation, she added: "iVlj*. Burne was badly hurt, I fear." That wa.s all; and tho words read, ah! ao coldly. | At times tho hours that dav seemed I did not know who you were, but you were tho one woman in all tho world for mo from that moment: you will be the one woman until I die." There were tears in her eyes, though she tried to force them hack, and sho put up one han<l and cover- Processes by Which. Tons of Blossoms Give Up Their Odors. In tho southern part of France, i v.hicli borciera on the Mediloiranean and extoiKl.s between the ."Vlps and tho lUioiie, the culture of (lowers has developed into a great indiiKtiy for the manufacture of jiorfunios. "In tho dupartinent of (ho .Vlpis-Maritmes tho peifiimer.v industry hus probably made great ii* strides tlinn in any other portion of I'Vaiicc." says M. (Joorgcs ("ayes in the Monde .Uoderne of I'aris. "Here are more than sixty factories, the total jiroduct of which i.s valued at more than four million dollars per year, and over over lifteen hunih'ed per.stjns are con- stantly employed, without cuuntinif tho multitudo of harvest hands. 'I'ho more important harvests arc those of the rose, 4, 000, 000 pounds, tho orange (lower ."),iX)0,000 pounils, tho violet (i00,000 pounds, tho jasmine 1.200.000 poinvls, tho tiiJierose 300, 000 lbs., the geranium 70,000 lbs., and tho cis.sia ;t00,00O pounils. If wo consider the fact that all these (lowers are wiighed without their stems it is evident that the (luaiility is enormous, and (his fact will be still bettor appreciated when we say that in order to obtain two [ounds of rose leaves no loss thnn a thou- sand llowers required, while a thou- .sund bunches of violet s, each with a diameter of more Ihan a foot, furn- ish onl.v forty pounils of (lowers." MKTUOD OF Dl.STILI,.VTIOX. Flowers all go throin;h a prelim- inar.v treatment of being placed in a cold room, and plants such as laviMider, thyme, sjuke. mint, root.3 such us orris, fruits and woods, aro passed through cutting and macer- ating machimks. .Vfter this hns been clone the perfume is o.xtracled, tho principal methods hiing distillation, maceration, enlle'iiragu and 1,'y tho use of dissolvent.s. Disst illatiini is oiil.v eniplc>vf<I when tho perfuuie is not injured by heat or steam. In this ca.so tho llowuis and water aro put in a great alembic and heated. .Vftor the water l;egin.-i to boil it dis- organizes tho vegetable cells con- taining the perfume, a"il this is car- ried by tho steam through the worm and condeiLSod. There is thus ob- tained a niixtui-o of water unil per- fume and it is merely ninc!SH«ry now to sepnrate the two. Tho process of distilUxtion, hiiwovisr, has tho great ilLsadvu-ntago of frequontly al- tering the j)friunu»H obtaliKd, nnd, therefore, when it is doulred to ob- tain liner extracts lecuurso must bo had to othur metl-ods. IJOILINO IN FAT. For maceration thu (lowers aio thrown into a mu.ss uf fat melted and rai.sed to a temperiiture of 0.5 degrees centigrade, anil completely submerged, after several boms t!ie perfume being incorporated with tho fat. The iiui.s.s Is then .'it rained to get rid of the llowers. after which tho latter aro soaked in boiling wa- iod her eyes for a moment, but she . ter and comprc-ssecl hyilraulically. In I stood silent, and otherwise motion- this way all of the perfunii! is ox- jless. ;tracted. In tho ciinuorage method I "It was no passing fancy," he ' trauies are imeil, tho bottoms of I wont on. ".\1I that evening I could \vhich are glass. The fvames aro not forget you; and at night I stole I placed one above the other, small to the S''eat house, thiit 1 might bo space being left hetwoen the ({lass near you. And I heard \ou!" he 'plates. Tho fatty .substance is said, his voico scarcely uudibln; "al- I spread on Ihe glu.vs and tho fluwers most as if in answer to my prayc^r, j aru placed in direct contact with tho you came out on tho torraco and spoke, not to me â€" ah, no, I know, I know!â€" but you seemed to speak to ine. All my life has changed to pass all too quickly, at others i sinco that moment, for you havo tak they dragged their length wearil.vi on pos.session of it. I think of you along. Norah all da.v tried to make I all da.v, your faco Hits between me up her mind what sho would say to i ami the canvas, I hear your voice â€" " Cyril, tried even to learn a few .sen- ! He paused. "Lail.v Norah, what will you say to me? Will you let mo go on loving youâ€" ah. you cannot help that, I must love .you! â€" but will you courage, hiding his pain Iron.' her for so long, loved her! "No, my lady." replied Becca. dropping her eyes from tho gla.ss in With tho joy of the kncwledge there which .she had been comparing No all's faco with her own. "No, I wont home. And I found liim in the aven- ue," sho added, in a low voice. Norah looked up with a start. There was no other "him" in Was mixed a thrill of pride that secaiicd to raise hor above all others of her sex. What could ho have seen in her to love? she asked herself again and again. She who was nothing but a world for hor that morning but Cyril, simple, ignorant girl while ho was so "Him! Whom?" sho asked, clever and strong, such a hero among "Tho painter gentleman. Mr. nion. I Burne," said Becca, with a nod, ns if How sweetly ho had asked her for , Nc;rah ought to havo understood, her dead rose; how humbly ho had : "lU. was very bad." bent over her hand. She took her; "Bad?" she echoed, faintly. toi.ces, that sho might repeat them b.v heart. A practiced dirt, a Lon- don belle of even ono season, would have known how to dismiss him gracefully; but Norah was no oxper- ionced flirt, slio was simply a girl- woman who.so heait had Iwen touchi»l | her heart; tho struggle between for tho (irst time. dcsiro to answer, "I love .you al- At last the great clock chimed half- | road.y," and the desire to obey her past four, and, with Casper at her father, heels, she started for the woods. Hor ! "Is it so impo.ssible?" heart beat faster ,is sho approached tho glado where she was to meet Cyril, and she pau.sed and waited for a moment or two to try and quiet its boating. Then sho went on among the great trees flecked with tlie golden sun- light, and presentl,v sho put aside had forgotten â€" forgive me â€" tho rtiffer- tho leaves of a huge rhododendron, jencc between us; but ho has not for- tho had ftiid stood before hira. Cyril had fixed his easel, and tr.ying to paint. Sho saw that left arm was in a uling, nnd sight recalled everything that occurred on the preceding evening, and a great wave of tenderness pass- the led over her heart. Sho stood for a moment by him, then ho took out his watch, .and, with a si.gh of impatience, turninl his fut. .At the end of a certai)! time, which varies with the (loweis. the perfuino is absorbed liy tho fat, af- ter which the llowers are renewed un- til the poiuado is of tho de.sirod strength. DfSsoLViNo oixins. A third method is that of volatile di.ssolveuts. In general the dissol- vent employed is an ether of reHnod petrpleuni. Tho appaiata used aro try and lovo me a little in roturn?'' j of dillerent forms, hut tbej must all Nornh's faco grew almost white I contain an o-xtractor, into which tho with tho struggle that was rending ! ""^"O's aro placed cold with tho ^^i,p I di.ssolvent, a dcK-anter where the wa- ,,'i. ! tor contained in tho (lowers is separ- ated from tho mi.'iture, a distilling alembio which forcis the cU.-s.ihent back through the flowers, and a cer- tain number of reserNoirs in HhiL-h tho dis.si)lveiit is kofit, in a pare statu or chargeil with (.-orfunio. 'I'ho dissolvent after being charged with thu perfume evaporates and lea. es behind the eKRiiitinl oil. This mth- od is by far Ihe b st . In thc^ sinelo department of the .\l!<es-Moritim( s tho aniiuul proiluclioii is .HOO.OO.) pounds of poinnde and 100,000 quarts of extracts. '1â€" I cannot. Tlie earl, my fatherâ€" "The earl," he said, "your father, does not likii me." "Ho has forbidden you to know mcâ€" .speak to mo?" "Yes. 1 am â€" sorry " "Why?" he said. ' "Ah, I know! I gotten. Yon are (ho daughter of an was 1 'â- '"â- 'â-  "'"' ' " '^<^ broke oil, for his i •"''''' ''"*' turned to him at last, a look of ontreat.v on her face. (To bo t'ontinuod.) head and saw her, no.ss, framed by leaves. LIFE-SAVING INVENTION. A poor lal)<!iiiig man in I'enmark hns nindo a iiev,! invention in life- saving, llo iinpregiiales clothes with a substaiicrn which will kei p a ship- wrecked peisoii a!!oat for .several days without losing its i,>rc;perty. A all her ioVc'li- "*'"'"" "^ ^^'''^ women did as much coat, a vest. a IrnveD'iig rug-in " 'â- ' Vt Nankin, in fact, any piece vt Aoai ing ap| arel various impregnated with the si ulT is enough form d •<) keep an.vone above walc^r. 'i'ho the dark green CHINESE WOMEN' FIGHTERS. Women in China have tho privilege of tight ing in the wars. In the re- bellion of 1K."5() w (ighting «s men. i 18.-»:j, .â- )00.000 women from ' parts of the coimtrv were right hand from her face nnd looked ! at it, and slowly raisin.g it to hor lips, ki.ssed it where his lips had ' touched it. long Ward her, then stopped, his eyes it up ; of tho pa.s.«ion that burned in his e.vcs heart, lixed on her face; and so thoy â- Yes," said Becca, taking a l.tess in her hand and holding to tho light, but Keeping her (ixcd on Norah's pnle face rcdcclod in ' utood speechless, so far as words go. Dill she love him? Why, hor lovo the gloss. "Ves, he'd fainted." j "You havo come!" he .said, in a seemed proclaiming itself in cver.v i Norah's hands clasped thoniKelvcs tumbling limb. Her heart was full, j tightl.y in her lop, and nn inarticu- full of him; his voico rang in her , late sound escaped hiT lips, ears. Sho could feel his kiss upon i 'Tlo was dreadfully hurt. Broke her hand still. j hi., arm, 1 think." "Cyril, Cyril!" she murmured un- j Norah half ro.se, with a wild iiu- consciousl.y, and in the stillness of i pulse to go to l-.iin there and then; Ho sprang to his foot and came for- .; i„t<, i,ri,.,ades "of I'J.ixiO each, under i invention has been .uccossf..lly dim- wns low voice. ; sho put hers into it, nnd it i imprisoned in his eager grasp. i "\os, T havo come," sho .•<aiil. ".\re .vou angry with mo for seiid- ; 'nm vou tho raossage?" female olhcers. Of the.se soldieis 10, 000 were picked women, drilled and •garrisoned in the city. USE FOU L,()\E-LE''ITF.HS. At a fashionable wediling at I,;, nch- onstrati^d. bur \i WOitK Foil TIIH INSANE. Work tor the iii.sane i^ n :pe.ial study at the Villcjuif .'».s\K;iii. I'aris. Dui iting, curving, ski t; I'tI:);j,. and even tntteoing arc included, and ro- preceiled tho up the aisle iiginia, a liitle boy and gi:l , eoverv is often cue to tho em. lov- brido .iiid bric'e.g oj;n of the chmc'', e.ich night the faint bree/.o outside seemed then slio sank back. •No," to echo his name lovingly, caressing- ! ly. . I "(!o on," sho breathed. "He was ns white asâ€" as you are, she replied. "Oh. no. no! .carrying a, silk piib.w s;i;(l^iil v.-;ih I But " she stopped. i the love-l, tieis of tie biil. 1 j-air, j "It was wrongâ€" 1 kiKjw!" he >aid T'"e J.ildr li.l!. on tl.o piilov.a d ;r- "I felt it when I had got homo un.i â- ' : i... ny. liient- In otl'.or ct:.<-i'S tl'.o condiiion of the patient's mind is itiirixrcil in tho work done, ui !in;- Iht- phy i-iini in I'.is study of the ci «o i.O'o thnn r.r.y losia discus.iior.s or loi;;; l.a- tions.