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Before the birds had taken their heads froh the bra to thrill the soul of a taxi-cab driver, but it had no interest for Miss Mercy The dew on the petals of the wild-rose, the opaline tints of a sweet-scented dawnto that lady as, without a collar, her shirt-waist wrongly buttoned, her hair twisted into a hard "Psyche" knot, she searched for her enele as soon as possible, she clu into the faces of the helpers, who had thrown their tarps down upon whatever spot looked a likely place for sleeping

Pinkey she found without difficulty; also Mr Hicks, who, awakened by the feeling that so at hiht away, frole, however, whether by accident or preround where the Allass In consequence, Wallie akened suddenly by the boo to know Red's whereabouts

Her lids were puffed as if she had not closed theleaether formidable as she stood over him that his first impulse was to duck his head under the covers

Since it was et to his feet as politeness demanded, and it seemed ridiculous to sit up in bed and converse with a lady he knew so slightly, it appeared that the best thing to do in the circumstances was to remain as he was, prostrate and helpless, and this he did--to take such a dressing down as er at him, Miss Mercy declared that deliberately, wilfully, le had set her tent on a hu sos over which he had spread her blankets She would have been as comfortable on the teeth of a hay-rake, and had not even dozed in consequence With her own ears she had heard "Red" McGonnigle threaten to "fix" her, and he had done it If he was not discharged she would return to Prouty at the first opportunity This was final

Wallie argued vainly that it was an accident, that "Red" was altogether too chivalrous to take such a lon revenge upon a lady, and explained that in any event it would be impossible to dispense with his services at this juncture He declared that he regretted the matter deeply and promised to prevent a recurrence