... THE PHANTOM UMBRELLA; OR, HOW I FOUND MY WIFE. By Mrs. Joseph Rogers. CHAPTER I. AT the time this story begins, I was twenty-two, the favourite of my mother, and beloved by my father as his youngest son, and he made use of me, as such. I was not a model, but I managed to keep pretty square with my people at home, by being in before twelve, taking my sisters to balls, theatres, and of course, ...

... HEATHERTHORP. A SPORTING STORY. By Byron Webber. CHAPTER X. Continued Up at Wimpledale Place they felt quite as much interest in the forthcoming Meeting as was experienced down in the town; and, maybe, rather more interest in the match between Arthur Basing- hall Sutton, Esq., M.D., and Reginald Woodridge, Esq., iron master, Shipley. After Squire Wilson had been cajoled into con senting to ...

... . By Mrs. Joseph Rogers. CHAPTER II. NEXT day when I reached his club, I found my old friend waiting. Fred, my boy, said he, you don't look yourself. What's up; in love? I rather suspect that's your case, I responded. Yes, you've hit the right nail 011 the head. Awfully in love only mine is an old affair. But yours is a new one How do you know that said I, starting. Oh I know all about it ...

... LOVE'S VICTORY. A DRAMATIC STORY Adapted expressly for this paper By Howard Pa^*l. CHAPTER XXIV. FOR a few minutes the old dealer's fatigue seemed to have dis appeared. He sat erect, with tremulous lips and flashing eyes, and continued in a strident voice: Xt was a fine afternoon in the month of October when Zita Penman appeared for the flrst time before the eyes of Masson. He was at that time ...

... . By Byron Webber. CHAPTER 11.-- [Concluded.) THE morning came, the chaise-- that is, the cab-- was brought, and I was presently en route to Waterloo to secure the first train down, The weather was dull and foggy. B d for roarers, thought I; but, as there was nothing the matter with the mare's pipes, I was not uneasy. I wondered if I should like my mount Almost the only horsey passenger ...

... MR. ANDREW O ROURKE'S RAMBLINGS. FLIGHT. Craven- street, Strand, London, Jan. 3, 1876. ME DEAR MIKE,-- 'Tis often them laist behoulden to advise that's most ready to give it, and 'tis often to them who can or will make laist use of it that 'tis given to. That may not be raison, but it's human nature, an human nature is above raison; for, Mike, there was human natur long before there was raison ...

... BAD .BOB; OE, -RUINED BY THE STAGE. A STOEY IN TWO PABTS. By Aethue a Beckett. PART I. I WAS certainly out of temper. It was a very wet night, and I had just visited a place that was ever my pet aversion. I had been behind the scenes to see an actor-manager. I had a piece in hand for this actor-manager, and during the waits in the performance I had been discussing some details in his part. ...

... HEATHERTHORP. A SPORTING STO RY. By Byron Webber. CHAPTER III, SHOWS HOW MATTHEW CRISP PLAYED THE PART OF A TOUT, ADEQUATELY ACCOUNTS FOR DR. SUTTON'S SUDDEN DEPAR TURE FROM HEATHERTHORP, AND STEALS SUNDRY LEAVES FROM THE EPISTOLARY CORRESPONDENCE OF MISS WILSON. It goes against the grain to own that one's hero is mean nevertheless, a stem regard for truth demands such an admission. Even the ...

... LOVE'S VICTORY. A DRAMATIC STORY Adapted expressly for this paper. By Howard Paul. CHAPTER VH. COUNT SAINT-ROCH had hardly closed the door when M. Noriac rushed out of the bed-room where he had been concealed. Was I not right? he exclaimed. But Paul did not hear him. He had sunk into a chair, hiding his face in his hands. Noriac looked at him with an air of pity, then suddenly, as if ...

... HEATHERTHORP. A SPORTING STORY. By Byron Webber. CHAPTER XI. Continued Still plotting, but of another description. Timothy Wilson, Esq., who had retired to his study to read (as was his custom after a Strictly family dinner), leaving the girls to amuse themselves as best they might, was sound asleep; a condition which betrayed a contented mind, and a singular capacity for speedily mastering ...

... THE STORY OF OLD DRURY. By A. LI. Wall. CHAPTER. I. THE PHCEN1X AND COCKPIT. (Continued from page 202 AMONGST the most popular of the dramatists whom Charles the First honoured was his poet-laureate, Sir William Davenant, Shak speare's godson, or perhaps, as he shamelessly boasted, his natural son. He was a dissipated courtier of considerable talent, who had fought and suffered in the Royal ...

... HEATHERTHORP. A SPORTING STORY. By Byron Webber. CHAPTER V. FURNISHES A FAITHFUL ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND AND FINAL I'ART OF THE GLORIOUS ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN HEATHER THORP AND SHIPLEY AND SHOWS HOW THE DOCTOR FARED WITH HIS WAGER. THE happy despatch of Mr. Reginald Woodridge occurred when the June sun was at its hottest, and the scouts were reduced to the verge of utter exhaustion. His dismissal ...