"What!" he said; "you want to make a builder of model cottages of me, do you?" And he positively put his own hand upon the childish one and stroked it. "Those must be pulled down," said Fauntleroy, with great eagerness. "Dearest says so. Let us--let us go and have them pulled down tomorrow. The people will be so glad when they see you! They'll know you have come to help them!" And his eyes shone like stars in his glowing face. The Earl rose from his chair and put his hand on the child's shoulder. "Let us go out and take our walk on the terrace," he said, with a short laugh; "and we can talk it over." And though he laughed two or three times again, as they walked to and fro on the broad stone terrace, where they walked together almost every fine evening, he seemed to be thinking of something which did not displease him, and still he kept his hand on his small companion's shoulder. (_To be continued._) WINGED SEEDS. BY HELEN GRAY CONE. Oh, gold-green wings, and bronze-green wings, And rose-tinged wings, that down the breeze Come sailing from the maple-trees! You showering things, you shimmering things, That June-time always brings! Oh, are you seeds that seek the earth, The shade of lovely leaves to spread? Or shining angels, that had birth When kindly words were said? Oh, downy dandelion-wings, Wild-floating wings, like silver spun, That dance and glisten in the sun! You airy things, you elfin things, That June-time always brings! Oh, are you seeds that seek the earth, The light of laughing flowers to spread? Or flitting fairies, that had birth When merry words were said? * * * * * [Illustration: BESSIE: "THAT MEANS NO MORE SCHOOL TILL COLD WEATHER COMES! MY TEACHER SAID SO!"] PERSONALLY CONDUCTED. BY FRANK R. STOCKTON. VIII. QUEEN PARIS. We have already been in Paris, but we saw very little of it, as we were merely passing through the city on our way to the south of France; and my young companions should not go home without forming an acquaintance with a city which, on account of its importance and unrivaled attractiveness, may be called the queen city of the world, just as London, with its wealth, its size, and its influence, which is felt all over our globe, is the king of cities. In Rome, and in other cities of Italy, we have seen what Europe used to be, both in ancient times and in the Middle Ages; but there is no one place which will show us so well what Europe is to-day, as Paris.