["If taxi-cab fares are increased it will put a stop to tipping.

A dingy little maid-of-all-work opened the door, and said that Mrs. Tipping was out shopping, but would be back soon.

From the front parlour came the lifeless tum-tumming of the piano, and Mr. Tipping's voice gruffly counting time to the cheerless five-finger exercises of a very evident beginner.

Onetwothree!" went Mr. Tipping's voice, with an occasional infusion of savagery.

"But Mr. Tipping is at home?" said Henry.

I will make myself comfortable in the kitchen," (Henry knew his way about at Aunt Tipping's, and remembered there was only one front parlour) adding, with something of pride, "I'm Mrs. Tipping's nephew, you know.

I will make myself comfortable in the kitchen," (Henry knew his way about at Aunt Tipping's, and remembered there was only one front parlour) adding, with something of pride, "I'm Mrs. Tipping's nephew, you know.

" Presently the torture in the front parlour was at an end; and, as Mr. Tipping was about to turn upstairs to the little back room where he mended his shoes, Henry emerged upon him from the kitchen.

They had had some talks on books and the general misgovernment of the universe,for Mr. Tipping really was something of an "atheist,"on Henry's occasional visits, and were no strangers to each other.

" "If you don't mind, Uncle Tipping, I'd rather come upstairs with you.

" So up they went to a little room where, in a chaos of boots mended on one hand, and boots to mend on the other, sheets of leather lying about, in one corner a great tubfull of water in which the leather was soaked,an old boyish fascination of Henry's,Mr. Tipping spent the greater part of his days.

On this, too, lay an opened book, into which Mr. Tipping would dip now and again, when he could safely leave the boot he was engaged upon to the mechanical skill of his hands.

" Though invincibly cheerful through it all, Aunt Tipping was always in trouble, if not for herself, for somebody else.

A distressed lodger who had just left had begged her to accept, in lieu of rent, the pawn-ticket of a handsome clock which had been hers in happier days; and Mrs. Tipping, moved as she always was by any tale of woe, however elaborate, had consented.

No; Aunt Tipping was entirely impersonal in these charities of feeling, and it was because there was so much sterling honesty and strength hidden in her little wiry frame, that she could afford so much succour to those who were neither honest nor strong.

exclaimed Aunt Tipping, presently.

They say he's a great writer," continued Aunt Tipping; "but he's not very well the last day or two, and doesn't see anybody.

It was luck that the canoe was a large one, partaking more of the nature of a boat, as Robert could remain concealed on the bottom without tipping it over, while the Onondaga continued to put all his nervous power and skill into his strokes.

At the same time a real deceit was involved in concealing it, and so, tipping his chair back against her wall, he said: "The firm has asked me to go to China for them.

One simply supported such things as best one could; it was expected of one, like tipping waiters.

As it was, one stretcher-bearer thought and said the man was dead, and was for tipping him off the stretcher again.

He was even duped into believing in the cheap swindle of table-tipping.

When he came, she did not chide him for failing to make his Party Call; neither did she rush toward him with a Low Cry of Joy, thereby tipping her Hand.

By merely tipping them the wink, they'll have you out of this, and after they've got you outside I wouldn't give the toss of a nickel for your life.

My last view of the wreck embraced KITTY, propped up against the railing of the roof, and making tea on a table, which looked more like tipping over than standing straight.