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series of barks and yelps, at the same time dancing about with every canine token of delight. ? Mr. Mansfield responded to Tiny's joyful recognition with silent curses, and hearing Miss Ansoji's expresssons of surprise, and that she was approaching the bed to learn the cause of Tiny's excitement, ho slowly emerged, with very red face and a very ruJttcd appearance'generally. *L£)pn't be alarmed, Miss Ansom, I beg! 11 he Wed, seeing that that lady looked dangerously like shrieking. " Er—my unexpected and ignominious appearance tills you with amazement, no doubt." "Mr. Mansfield!" she ejaculated, in tones of incredulous astonishment. "Er—l must, of course, explain, and humbly apologise for my despicable conduct I " Ilia worship then proceeded, with abrupt and jerky sentences, quite devoid of their usual flowery trimmings, to explain his presence in her room. Greatly to his relief, she did not look very angry when ho had finished. She said nothing at first, but, opening the fatal drawer, produced somewhere from its depths two more photographs, which she put into his hand, saying;— " You see I have photographs of other members of the family as well." Mr. Mansfield gaao'.l at them in astonishmenfc. They were pictures of his wife and son t "Why, who gave you these, Miss Ansom? " "Jack! "she replied simply, with low ered eyelids and a pretty flush on her face. " Jack 1 " he replied " My son ? " " Yc3," she whispered. "But I—l do not understand ! I was not aware that you had ever met him! He is in South Africa!" " It was for my sake he went there," she replied softly. There was a silence for a few minutes. "Then you are the young—or—lady whom my son wished to marry in opposition to my wishes? " 41 Yes," she murmured. Mr. Mansfield thought deeply for the next few minutes. After all hq liked Miss Ansom immensely; and if he still proved obstinate, she would, of course, leave tho house, and perhaps this morning's ridiculous adventure might be mentioned, and—yes, he would be merciful. "Well, Miss Ansom, I need hardly say that your story has astonished me beyond measure. But I will not disguise from you the fact that, during the time you have been with us, you have won my highest esteem, and, in fact, I regard you with feelings of paternal affection. We must write to that young scamp and have him home. Meanwhile " With a cry of joy, Miss Ansom flung her arms around bis neck, and imprinted a kisg on his none. At that moment the door opened, and Mrs. Mansfield stood on the threshold, with hands uplifted in horror. She could not have timed her entrance with greater precision had she been waiting, with eye at the key hole. "John! Miss Ansom I" she gasped. Mr. Mansfield looked frightened. J 4 My dear," he cried nervously, " lam going to write to tell Jack to come home. This young lady has promised to be his wife, She is, in fact, the young lady about whom we had that foolish quarrel." It took Mr. Mansfield quite a quarter of an bour to make his wife understand clearly the facts of tho case. But when she did understand, she burst into tears, and rapturously embraced Miss Ansom, assuring her of her undying affection. Mr. Mansfield at length managed to slip away, congratulating himself on the success with which ho had extricated himself from an unpleasant position. After all, he wag glad of an excuse to welcome his boy home again. Bat perhaps if he had heard what passed between his wife and future daughter-in-law when they heard the hall-door close behind him lie would have realised that they had scored on all points. 44 Dear, darling Mrs. Mansfield I" cried Miss Ansom, embracing Mrs. Mansfield afresh M how good of 'you to have me hero as your companion, and then to devise this clever plot. Why, it was quite a drama ! " 41 In which you played your part very well, my dear I " replied the old lady, patting the girl's cheek affectionately.—By Elsa Moriand in 44 Pictorial Magazine " Defies Time. Teak grows only in India and Burmab, and in old palaces and temples it has held indestructible place for many From the color of sandal-wood it changes' with age to walnut brown. Big unpainted bungalows standing upon pillars of the wood, sided with it, roofed with it, latticed with it, defy heat and rain, and grow rich upon their poverty of oil and varnish. Yines enwrap them, flowers garnish them, years add moss and lichen, but nothing destroys save llame. Railway carriage wheels, spikes for laying rails, pegs for bolts, implements of all soils are made of teak. No one save a shipwright guesses how many parts of a ship are built from this muscle of Nature. The Burmese wood-carver knows his art is almost hewn in stone, when ho coaxes leaf and flower, sacred cow and festival cart, grotosqne sprites and elves, gods and Buddhas, out of rugged trunks. The little prow of the sampan (native boat), shaped like a wish bone, the plinths of stranger pillars, the embellishments of ihe temples, the playthings of the children—all these are carved from the indestructible teak* The Tints of the Oeean. The clouds and the color of the sky are often reflected in the water, but even as tho air has the glories of the sunset, so water has its changing hues, independent of mere reflection. Disregarding the tints of brown and olive, which muddy sediment from the land gives to the sea water, there are many other causes for the colors of the ocean, some of which are very interesting. On almost every long voyage at sea, spots of reddish brown color are noticed at one time or another. When a few drops of the discolored

water lire examined under a microscope, myriads of minute cylinder shaped algro lire seen, some separate, some jointed together in scores. Imagine the number of tiny plants which go to make up half a mile of this " sea saw-dust "asit is called 1 It Is this organism which has given the name to the Bed Sea, although it also abounds in other waters. Sometimes the water far from land will be seen to be of a chocolate hue for an extent of several miles, and this is caused by millions upon millions of minute one-celled animals which lash themselves along, each on his erratic individual course, by means of the finest hair like threads of Cilia.

A herd of elephants is one family, and similarity of features can be traced in them with ease. In one herd of twenty-one the trunk of each was long, the same breadth throughout, Rnd not tapered to a point. In another of thirty-five the eyes of all were of one colour. If an elephant becomes separated from his own family he is not allowed to join another. To such a length is this carried, that when one was driven into an enclosuro with others, and sought protectionoamong the herd, he was driven off by heavy blows from their trunks.

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