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In this he was mistaken, for when they stopped at noon-day he received a blow from the last quarter he had expected--Aunt Lizzie

The day had not begun too auspiciously, for when so like two miles on their journey Mr Stott remembered that he had left his soap on a rock, and since it was expensive soap felt he ain, joining the party with his horse sweating, and Wallie had warned him curtly that the day promised to be a hot one and he on," Wallie had said with e as it suited hih of defiance had raced to lead the procession In consequence, when Hicks pulled to the roadside for lunch somewhat earlier than usual, Mr Stott did not know it and continued riding

The heat was terrific, and aniypsum dust which rose in clouds added to the discomfort Gnats and mosquitoes, deer-flies and "no-see-ems" attacked in clouds and as viciously as if they had double rows of teeth and rapiers It was the most unpleasant day they had encountered, everyone's nerves were on edge, and there has been e than in the surrey where "Red" tried vainly to interest Aunt Lizzie

Wallie was too angry with Mr Stott to care for luncheon, so after a bite he betook himself to the shade of a tree, and sat down to s of the buckskin and how jaded it had looked thatif its already stiffened shoulders would get over it if he pulled off its shoes and turned it into a soft pasture His speculations were interrupted by Aunt Lizzie, who stood before hiers in embarrassment

A peerless beauty could not have passed unscathed through such a ht in Aunt Lizzie's looks was nothing short of startling

Her lids were inflamed and swollen from the bites of the "no-see-eypsum dust which affected her like hay-fever, her sailor hat had slipped to the back of her head and her "scolding locks" were hanging like a fringe over a soiled linen collar One would have said that Aunt Lizzie could have traversed the earth un the bandits because of whoh Wallie's mind as he waited the explanation of her obvious confusion