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First, there was Mr Hicks, driving four horses and the "grub-wagon," and leading the procession He handled the lines with an aploinald Vanderbilt, together with the noble bearing of the late Ben Hur tooling his chariot Mr Hicks dignified the "grub-wagon" to such an extent that it was a treat to look at hion, with Miss Eyester on the high spring-seat beside hi a surrey provided for those who should becoe-coach, was a bargain, sold cheaply by the original owner because of the weakness of the springs, which perht was put in it This was a discovery they made after purchase Aunt Lizzie Philbrick was the only passenger, though it was anticipated that Miss Mercy Lane would prefer to drive also, since she had had no previous riding

Behind the surrey was the riding party, eventhan when they had first burst upon Wallie in their bead-work and curio-store trappings Mr Stott earing a pair of "chaps" spotted like a pinto, while Mr Budlong in flas were afire

Their ponies peered out shah brilliant, penitentiary-made, horse-hair bridles, and old Mr Penrose was the envy of everybody in a greasy, lihter Also he had acquired a pair of 22-inch, "eagle's bill" tapaderas He looked like abadly, he acted like one

Everyone was in high spirits and eager to get started Mr Stott surreptitiously spurred his horse to make him cavort more spiritedly before the spectators, and the horse responded in such awith both hands to the saddle-horn

When he cahtly paler, Wallie said curtly: "You don't need spurs on that horse"

"I'e of that," Stott retorted

Wallie said nothing further, for at theof the newcomer from Zanesville, Ohio

As he saw her, Wallie felt willing to renew his promise to Miss Gaskett not to fall in love with her Wallie was a charitable soul, and chivalrous, but he could not but think that Miss Mercy, as a trained nurse, reatly since she and Miss Gaskett were school-girls

She wore a ed at the knees like trousers Her hair was thin at the te, "foxy" nose Although no average cake would have held the candles to which Miss Mercy's birthdays entitled her, she was given to "middy" blouses and pink sweaters