The Century illustrated monthly magazine . or it will requireto take both wisdom and patience with it. 362 THE CRUCIAL TEST. Oh, sir, I neither wish nor need for abetter stand-by. I can leave all in your care,with great contentment. And I swear you satisfaction. Faith! inthese dull days of discontent it will be a greatdelight to me to turn things a little upside down,and as I owe you something for the pleasure,you shall have my Lady Levins Iceland am advised that it is for sale. Half an hour afterwards Anastasia heardher father ride away towards Kendal. She was not afraid, she was not so
The Century illustrated monthly magazine . or it will requireto take both wisdom and patience with it. 362 THE CRUCIAL TEST. Oh, sir, I neither wish nor need for abetter stand-by. I can leave all in your care,with great contentment. And I swear you satisfaction. Faith! inthese dull days of discontent it will be a greatdelight to me to turn things a little upside down,and as I owe you something for the pleasure,you shall have my Lady Levins Iceland am advised that it is for sale. Half an hour afterwards Anastasia heardher father ride away towards Kendal. She was not afraid, she was not sorry, for the thingshe had done. She went upstairs, washed,dressed, and perfumed herself, but in all hersweet coffers there was no wash or unguentfor her restless soul. Reckless and contradic-tious, sick with a vague trouble which shewould neither face nor acknowledge, she mut-tered defiantly: Well, I have set the ball rolling. Whereit will go, and when it will stop, the devilonly knows! (To be continued.) Amelia E. Barr. THE CRUCIAL T was down on the Alta-maha. The Dugarres al-ways spent the summersin their large, old-fash-ioned mansion, on theirown plantation, comingout from Savannah inMay and returning in November. It was apicturesQue house, with its wide halls, its piaz-zas, and its white columns that a mans armscould not reach more than half around. It hadwithstood the changes of time, and war, andthe passing away of several generations. It wasa landmark of the old South, and though therow of cabins in the rear still had a few duskyoccupants, they were farm-laborers, hired towork by the day. The Dugarres were famous for their hospi-tality, and entertained guests from all parts ofthe Union. An unusually large party loungedon the shady piazza one hot, languid summerafternoon, representing Charleston, Atlanta,and even New York, not to speak of the fairSavannahians, and of Valentine Dugarre, allthe way from Brazil. It was too warm for exer-tion, all quiet amusements had
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