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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1907-08-08, Page 7August Sth, 1907 61k. Wfargaeat, If. D. NeT00,011, MeTaggart B ost '-BANKERS. A eptaliA14 BANKING BUSI- NESS TRANSACTED. • NOTPA DRAFTS 'ISSUE,/ IINTEtte4ST ALLOWED ON' De - POSITS. 'SALE NOM* PIX011- *sub, 1.4.4.,••••• Pl•.4.10,01.4 , BRrtiONE, BARBISTER, SOLICITOR NOTARY., PU131,40, ETO. OFFICE -Sloane Block-CLINTON. *MOM & HALE • Coaveyancere, CoMmissioners, Real Estate- and Insarencet Agency. Matey to leo. V. B. HALE e- JOIIN =MOUT IDRS. GUNN, & GUNN Dr. W. Gunn L. R. C. P. & L.R.C.S. • -Edinburgh- Dr. J. Nesbit Gann la. c. s, Eag. L. R: C. P. London !Right ealla aaefront door of residence on Rattenbury street, opposite Presbyterian church • OFFIC4E-- Ontario street--CLINTON 41110••,•0141••••mill,i01111. 4.—DR. J. W. SHAW- -OFFICE- RATTENBURY ST. EAST, --CLINTON.- BR. C. W. TIOMPSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON • Special attention peen au oneness • of the Eye, Ear, Nose andThroat-- --Office and Residence - HURON ST. SOUTH, CLINTON $ doors west of the Commercial batel. 0-atiR. F. A. AXON. - (Successor to Dr. Holmes.) Specialist in Crown and Bridge work. Graduate of the Royal Collage 01 Dental Surgeons of Ontario, . Honor graduate of University 01 TOrOlitO Dental Department . Graduath of the Cedcago College of Dental Surgery, Chicago. Will be at the Commercial hotel Bayfield, every Monday from 10 a, m. to 5 P. W. J. LEWIS •T.HOMA.S. . , Civil Engineer, Architect, ete. (late Dominion Department Public Walks.) • .11•••VitlaYig• Consulting Engineer for MUD- icipal and County Work* El- ectrric Railroads; Sewerage and Waterworks Systems, Wharves, Bridges and Re -enforced cox,- crete. Phone 2220 LONDON, 0 'N T. 4•=14.01.4 ATICTIONEER-JAlikli SMITH Li- censed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. All orders entrusted to me will receive prompt attention. Will sell either by percentage or Per sale. Residence on the Bayfield Road, pee `Mile south of Clinton. alCENSED AUCTIONEER.-GEOR- ge Elliott, licensed auctioneer for the County of Huron, ,solicite the patronage of the public for busi- ness in his .line. Sales oonducthd o percentap or so much per sale. All business promptly attended to. -George Ellictt, Clinton, P. O., re- sidence on the Bayfield Line. 6$ $0 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PA. TENTS, TRADE MARKS. . DESIGNS , COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyone Pending a sketch and awl:01111mq ' tiggionr ottgagltitgbirecosaturtfigi *Ions etrianyconadent nANDBuD% Patent+ gent free. omen agency for peounng patents. . • Patents taken through Munn ez Co. receive weir/is-sum, without etujare, iu the . --10#211111 ninericant A handsomely illudtrated weekly. Dirgept ett. potation of any potential jourttat. er.intuf, $3 a eart four months, et Sow braiLnerradealers. UNN & fl 811113roadolt% New York •Venal wee.155 F st.. trims's/non. G UPPIROW MOIVeNLY• MAGAZINE,. A FAM I nY LI litt ARV ' The Bost In' Cogent litipiture 12 COMetailag Notntte Ytaitee MANY sHON't 11YORNM AND PAINENO; ON 11MtLY TOPICS $2A41.016011;20 Os. A 000tt *NO coNtirtutti stouts. tettettetteingIttatinflatattettelant J. W. Smith left last week or KalaMaZoo where his bore Missicflary Chief was Cr:tiered for a two thousand d011ar prize. POSITION VACANT. 'THIS zoRRyroRY IS OPEN MU AN .A.GENT,-EITHER, LADY OR (iENTLEMA'N,-TO ,REPRESENT US AND HANDLE OUB, PERFECT. INO FITTING, TAILOR -MADE-TO- ORDER' SKIRTS. A CAPABLE' AG -ENT CAN MAKE A LARGE SALARY." APPLY AT ONCE TO DOMINION GARMENT COMPANY • BOX 118 GUELPH, ONT. 1:e! II ns, Agency al CliulonI have 13een appointed agent t" the hh49809-Ilarrls Coln- pany in this "'district and win Iceep, on hand a complete that el supplies in my store oppos- ite the Molsons Bank, r am also coatinuing tife 11011r, lead and seed grain blot - lugs and respectfully aolinit a. continuance of your patroa- A. Ford. The IlloKilloD Mutual Fire • Insulance 001116111j -Parra and Isolated Town property- :•. -Only Insured -a- . -"OFFICERS- d. B. McLean, President, KiPPen •3', 0. ; Thos. Fraser, Vice-Presideut, Brucefleld P. 0.; T. Fla :Hays. Sec, - Treasurer, Seaforth P. 0 . -DIRECTORS- •• • ' William • 'pheeney, Sealer* ; Jetta Grieve, Winthrop ;George 'Dale, Sea - forth ; John Watt, .'Harlock ; John Bennevries, Brodlio.gen ; Jetties Evans BeechWeela; . James Coanotlya Clinton; •-.AGENTS- • Rotert Sznibb, 41arlock'E. lain - chitty, Seaforth ; James Curamingat.. Egmondville ; J., W. Yee: Hohut.s- viUe. ••' Parties desirous to effect: insurance or transact other ausinese. will be promptly attended to on application . to any of the abet% officers addressed to their respective postoffices. Loeser Inspected by the director who lives nearest the scene. Nowso rth Edged T ft* 111:NRI *ETON MERRIMAN, me* ofIThStoworiki, -11011esirs elaritega "area seetaeveo 'ONO Sellesnalst le Ansthar." Ctitilkirifill 11111.10i, 111. A It P 1111. fie 11 la 'T illt& ••••• hind -that lying doWn to rept which must Surelybe something like death in Stakindest form. , _ The awe inapired .by 'Victor Dur. , nown's name went before the little ear. oven like lt Mend 'convoy and cleared their,path. 'Tame guarde&by•the nettle Of a man wixim be hated, Mick Mere; ' dith was enabled to pass through a savage country Mortaly east upon 41 bed of elcknees. In dile course the river Was reached and the gentle Swing of the litter was changed tor the smoother motion of the canoe. And it was at tnisperlocl of the journey, in the forced restfulness of body entailed, that aoth011'a Mind soared to higher things and he deter - rained to write a letter to Sir John. He was, he admitted to himself, no great penman, endahis epistolary style • fended, perbaps, more to the forcible • than to the, Onielied. • "Somethina" • he reflected, "that'll juat curl his back hair for alm; there wbat Iql write am." • Msala had been devastated, and it was wIthin the roofless 'walls or Dun, • novo's house that aelePli finally wrote • out laaorlously the projected capillary tnvigorator. " • Honored Sir (he 'wrote) -Trusting yea Will excuse the liberty, I take up my pen to adviee you resp.sctfully-while 'writing this word Joseph closed his left eye -that my master hi taken seriously worse. Hay- . • Mg been on the sick list now for a matter of live weeks, he just lies on big bed as weak as a newborn babe as the eaying is, and doesn't take no notice of nothing. I have succeeded in bringing Mtn down to the coast, which we hope to reach tomor- row and when we get to Loango-a poor • sort of place -I shall at once obtain the best advice obtainable -that is to be had. However, I may have to send for it, but, • money being no object to either master or me, respectfully Z beg to say that every care will be took. • Master having' kind W11: -SON Mowry packet • kill • etsorettletothavi • 300 shoots • of otissicy papir • . — Wits sv — DRUGGISTS, CROCER4 meeetlIESAL STORES too. pee packet, or s packets for 250. Will Iasta whole Amason.. • • cw<fict.4412.n..e„e„,e 7-714-nerl), •Nimm••••••••I• FOR SALE BY W. 11. -HELLYAR- CLINTON, ONT. ' GRANDTMINK RSYINvl t'eftY -TIME TAI3LE• - Trains will arrive at atil atnet from Clintoit statiOn-sa follows . BUFFALO AND SIODEEICTI DIV Going Vast • 0.22 a. a'a33 a, n • 8:10 m , 5.20 n •' 11.10 p. n 1.01 p.'n • 0.40 p. 1, I • 10.47 p. ni. LONDON, HURON & BRUCE DIV. Going South , 7.47 a. m. 4.23 p. m Going North; • II .05 a- in- , 44 11 • 8.35 p. m. 4, •,, 4, 1, • Going West •,. 14 4 • • friends at Loango, I have no anxiety as to the future; but, honored sir, -It has been a near tongh in the past -just touch and go; so to speak. Not being in a posi- tion to form a estimate of what is the matter with master, I can only respect- fully mention that I take it to be a gen, eral lterlapse of the system, brought on, . no doubt, by too long 'a -living lathe un- • healthy platten( of central .A.frica. ' When I gets hitn to Loango 1 shall go straight • to the house -of 'Mr. .and Miss Gordon, A wIldre we stayed before, and withno fesr but what we will be received with every kindness and the greatest hospitality. Thank God, honored sir. I've kept Mr health and strength wonderful and am .therefore more able to look after master. • When we reach Loango I shall ask Mini ' • Gordon' II y o wt.!, e to you, sir, see tee as I have no great facility with my pen. am, honored sir, your.respectful Servant, to cominand, • . •• 308E111 ATKINSON, ' Late Corporal Two Hundred and Seven- • teenth Regiment. Wlth 'feeling ot' .cOnsiderable- sada; faction •Josepb approached the- bunga- • low at toting() three days later. The •short sea Soy,ager had somewhat re- vived Meredith, wbo nut, been desirous ot walking up from the beach, but% After a short attempt had been com-. pelled to enter the. spring cart .vrhich Joseph bad securen. • Joseph walked by -the side of this cart wlth an erect carriage and it suppressed briportance siiggestive of ambulanee duty in the old days. , • As the'semevellat melancholy cortege' approached the house,. Meredith drew back the dusky brown holland. curtain and looked . anxiously out Nor were Joseph's' eyes devoid of expectation. Eke thonght that •Jekelin weeild pres- ently emerge from the. fievier hung trellis of the .veranda, and he had re- ' beamed over and over again a. neat, • respeetkul speeele explanatory of his , 1 *Tog dor -or fool- *tree, little Inspect. lig to what It May hrooden out. "1 had the pleosure seeing hit lost night," said Sir John at oneo. "at Logy Fltornannering's evening party» Or *at home.' I believe Wo MB them nowadays. Sollie of the guests rood the Invitation too mUCJ flhi Ped de la lettre for my taste. They were so much at home that J earing to ,in- tnide, lett rather early." . He Waif beginning to'wonder why he. bad been invited -nay, almost coui manded-to corae, by an traperione lit- tle note. And or late whenever Sir John began to Wonder he began COO to feel old. At that moment the door opedel end ilueeeet" of the reef eaPedition, era, there entered a complex odor of bair then proceeded to seeure the entire wash and perfumery -a eviler which servIcee.of a medical man. WI* this mast bawl been 140arlY. related to• 14 youthful disciple of aracelapius he -re. cuff, and a, pair of tight patent leather turned forthwith to Loringoand sap Web, all attatehed to and 80/130What tled down With eharlieterlstic ellerglf ovetpowering a' young Man, to nurse his Master. •"Ale my 'dear Mr, • Grubb," paid Meredlthei 'progress was lamentehly LadY Canbairne. "hoW geed of you slow, but 0011 it Was pregrees end to call 0° 0°01 Yeti will have "me' the rlitht direction. • The doeher. 1the- •tea" Millieent' gire Mr' Grubb "rue Was vvilie In :the strange maladieP of tea," the west °most, etaaed for two clays• Then Lady Cantourne went to the end promised to return once a week, cOriserratpry and left Sir John and He left full Instruetiorke, and pail* Jocelyn at the 'end of the long bean Warty imptnesed upon the two ,purses together, There Is nothing hke a wo- the fact that the recovery would nesse. aeeeirli Sp011e at ,ouce; • sully be ao slow that their unPracticed "Lady Cantourne," she Said, "kindly eyes could hardly expedt .to trace itp asked me to meet you today' on pur- . • pose. I live et Loango; I know your PVI°tg1:88ju.st possible that Meredith could ma, ;Mr. Meredlth flfld w thooght •nt this time have bad no better nurse you might like to hear about him and than Joseph There was a milltarY about Lounge," .; discipline about the man's method "Yes," he said, with' a strange hest - which was worth more than much. tation, "yes, You are kind. Of course feminine persuaidon, I am interested. I wonder," he went "Do la know' what I wouldlike, ou, with a sudden obiowe or manner- emviesaslisti?g". he as. ked briskly of • marie one "I wonder how nu4Ch yOu'ignotr-,". • at . know," she answered, "that you •"No."• aurre had a difference ot opinlon-but "Well, I'd like to clap my eyes on no one else knowst You must not open 4000orar;tbee aet,swhat w eeteseeeeemwtt eainneeltaae think that Mr. Mereditb has spoken p of his private affairs to any one else. sawbones feller is right when he says 'The circumstantea were eaceptiOnal, the progress will be slow. Sloyit ,Slow and Mk Meredith -thought that it was ain't quite the word. No more aka due to me to give me, an explanation." progress the word; that's •my opinion. a Sir 30h13: looked a little puzzled. and He don't take no interest in nothie joeelyn went on .rather hastily to ex- . least of all'In his victuals, and a:manse plain: In a bad way avh,en he tanedno in- : "My brother and Mr. Meredith' Were at Eton together. TI3ea met some" •terest in his victuals." I where up tbe coast and my, brother CHAPTER XVIII.• •asked Mr. Meredith to come and stay. " It happened that mauriee Was away 46 Y. • the way, dear," said Lady. .Cantourne , to her 'initree-we--.3"- „ exoss,gerenith arrived, and•I Old fine day, . "I. have *asked- . . . Plabled.”- not kno* NOM he'Weif,-"iia"-s-----Ex,-. ..a Miss Gordon to come to tea a this afternobn, I met her last night - "1 Bee," said air John; aand you and at. the, Fitzmannering's, She - lives- In your brother have .been, kind to my 1 thought , boy. And. I date Say,'" he added, with Loango and knows Jack., a Pomewhat lame attempt at oYoloism.. .you'might like to iknow.hOr. She Is Mx."that you have heard no good ot:Mor-, ceptionauy ladylike and rather pretty .a '' . dress and s.t.ra.igh..ttv.ay 'Mita • Millicent : Chyne went upstairs to put on her best - that • . . . B.:-S4•137nrlyanss woulnabave _none of.. by earcasm, .but a wonaui, .completed no ehild to be abashed . • Wetnen cannot expect to understand .atad perfected by her love. . .. these •SInall . matters these exigencies , , . tlexcuse me," she Said sharply,: "but as it were, of femalelife. ' tint we may that is not the .trutli, and you knOW.lt :be permitted to note feebly ele• You know as well as I do that your passant : Son would heVer any a ivoi., against through extetenee• that there are 00047 you " - • - • sions when *omen put on their best , sir John :was looking at her keenly, .elothes. without the . desire'. to please. a And, while- Millicent Chyne was glow, nig -hard blue eyes like steel between . a y att ng herself n II r 1 1 . Jocelyn i .. Gerdon, 1 • . the .lashrees lids. . . • •• . . - :. 4'YOU disquiet me," he Said. eI.have • atnother-house not so far eavaid, was-. . busy With diet 'beautiful heir ()Titers, : a:Sort of feeling that yeti . bare . bad • , patio; here, drawing out there, pin- - ,w,aeNio'!„e tell me" *• . -r.• .ningapoltIngapreasingin .With all the co, ' She answered, ."not 'eXactly. But it wag. that her thigurs possessed; . - .. 'seems to inc that lie one realizes • When they met a Intte later *Lady "• what he is doing out in Arricaa-what :end old ..faishioned • drawing roon3, one • ' me," he -said, drawing in his • .. , . • bitty be. certain that nothing Wei keit . • ' • ris4"Tselille is runelng:' C1141X: , "I will not ititetrupt yob, Tell Cantourrie's . uncoropeointsingly Solid "My aunt tells ine,". began Millicent me all You know from beginning to . ..at: once,' N.v1th that &gage, treatment Of,.' eat,,,a.„, , . , . . • . certath 'topics hitherto held.. saered - • .. WhiCia obtains' among young' folks to.. . SO' Jocelyn .01a him.. And what -atm , day, "that you know Loangoa, . „said' was only ti tedapitulatiori of facts - .."Oh,• yes... I live there! a :, known to Bitch as beim followed these "And you know Mr, Metedithr, . . '-. • '-, pages to thitapoint Suddenly be broke ..... • "?es, and 1114.•Oscard also."... -:..: .. . " - La !Ah, yes, said Millicent n la ahl -.--11-41--nreat--.-e-Euta' he odd, aa ; :Worldling that he Was, &discrepancy,. :. into the narrative Be 'saw,- keen old : ly, • Tliat was her strong point.- Wrath-- "there' wee. no one in. . inn In the riglit • place, but tintain. the . Lotingo connected with the -tehente. ,*tong.. "Mr. °sestet, He is associated • a who" -he paused, touching bet. steeve out to Jack's re Mr with Mr Meredith, is he not, in this .Withe bon' finger-awho sent the tele- ' herel3rained Schemer_ ' . • . .. , grem honie to, young Oscarda the tele - "I believe . they are together in It 1 gram 'Offing hint lief?" ' ., The himiacilie yew:meant! sad awe, - . ,. 'Ob, she explained lightly '1 did. . . .• . . ruttier was away, so there was.ziO. My b FULL SLIMMER SERVICE !AXE ettegRiott tovistOri. -Stet:tn.-tea leave Sarnia 3.3e Afenday, Wednesday and _Friday. for Sault Ste. Marie, Port •Arthur, Pert. William and Duluth-Fnday steamer going • through to Duluth. , dEOrttitati riAir & SACHISAC DIV. -Steam - erg leaVe`CeniT50/045d rint.,Owen Sound 1130 p.m., Tuesday*, ThundaYs and Satur- days. Tuesday and Saturday, steamers nO through to slackinao. Thursday itteareer, accommodating but 36 passengers, gots to Soo only: NORYXeltOtta 0m-4ot Patty Sound, lips& 'met, irreneh River and Killarney, steamer Ierryes Conine -wood lesse p.m., Mondays and PrulaYs. ' PAititir 4610411 & PallatAltel liteater leaves venetang daily und and way parts. 2.4,3 p.m., tor ratty So • 'Retitle eittlefetemeteatteataiir raliwip pas. Onlell Attlee of the sickrOani* 1 women tors and men ignore. pbo could not keep away. She eatne back Sind stood over hint with a silent mons*. Of posoesolon which Made 00 moment One of the happiest of her lite. gibe re- toeMberod it in atter yearO, and the complex feelings of utter hoppilleos and aoliinlete Mb:fere that filled it,. At last a fluttering moth gave the en - env, ber heart longed Tor, altd, her ill* gore rested, for a luallleatt light am the 'moth Itoelf, upon his hair. There was something in theteuele wbich made bim open hie eea,, OncoMprehenalog at Oat, and then Oiled with a sudden life. be said, "you -'You at loot!" He took her band In both of his. Fie WIN weakened by ilbtoos and a great fatigue. ',Perhaps he was air las guard or only half, @wake. . "I never should ithee get .better you,bad riot come." he said.' Then sud— denly he seemed to recall lilmself, and roe With all efiert, from bis recumbent • position. "I do not know," be sore with a t•e- turf of his old half humorous manner, "whether to thank you first for your hospitality or to beg yeur pardon for making such unscrupulous use of It." "iitlt down," she said quietly. "You are not strong enough to Stand about." He obeyed her With a little laugh. "Voti do not knoW," be said, Phew pleasant It to see you, fresh and • 1 , English looking. It is like a tonic. 3.:1A4 ifidgad P.°1AdigPoleltw, Where is Maurice?" • aif your sister Wants it," be said; "yots "He Will be here Soon," she replied. had better ma L am not' the: sax* "He is attending to the landIng of the or map to act rashly on the Impulse Or stores. We will Seen Make you Orem; the momenta and Well, for we have come laden with Still Maurice tried -to So& :soar cases of deneacies for your special de- means ot evasion lectation. Your fattier chose them bim- "Then," cried joeelass With flanihig: self," ,P 4)4 cheeks, "1 Will telt yeei. Y Were* "We did not expect you for another be admItted into the Hinliticine ScheiThlit ten days," sate, Meredith after a little by Mr; pilrneVO if persuader; Ninth, is if anxious to change the sub- or force roEte inarrY 'tithe" ject "Mari& sale that your brother's None of them bail foreseen this- ft leave vvas not up until the week after • ead come anent ao strangely, and Int iiext." 8(14-easi1y, in the toldtit or thell1". thnt "We do not always take our fell term," said she vaguely. greetings term," taa' (trice, "'that won. • And he never saw it. It" - em a amber of . fact," . she said "And what ansvver did you giver' lightly, 41 suppose . that You loathe : asked Jocelyn. • all reod?' • • ..cm, i told him to go and hang. Ms-. • .1 th.elL:antghuoshitu'e'shsetruiedriflireilles:eses owasfwb• 0 itel Ihl reply,I selilf10. rdweioivrdeiSedto tbwiatht effaecotaters" math:owns ttili, looking at her, as if inenjoyment of . he had spoken. "Simply loathe it, MI "was' that your final answerr' Joseph's. tact and patlende are required. sued Jocelyn, inexorable. Her peee to -Make mereat even eleven meals in sistence surprised Jack. Perhabo the day. He would -like thirteen." • • sig. rated herself A s Yes, I think so. • Haurice=,hearty, eager, full of life. eAre you sure? • At thi 'moment Maurice came In- a • • - e • He blustered in, kicking the furniture,. he'cut uP rough Mot tbrer&es- thrOwIng his own v talita Into ihe • at- ' mosphere. Jocelyn anew that he liked ed to make tbings disagreeable; so X Ido Jack Meredith,- and she knew more : think said that 4 was 11‘) ga'ad asking me to do anything in 'the rya* She .knew, tainely, -that Mituriee Gcir.- don was a different mtui when Jack ter, as I didn't knew your feeling:31w.: Meredith weir in Loang0.1 From Mere- "Well, you can, tell him,"' cried Jaen- • lyn hotly,' "that never,. under any eV - dab's ereaeoce he seethed to, gather • cumstances whatever, Would' 1. dream a •seilse •of security and cOmfort ',even even er the possibility' of, lutanist* as she did -a sense which in herself she understood (for Women: analyze • 111132'" ' • • • Aod •she was gone I h ' her. . . • "Well, old chap" eatcl Maurice; eglad , • to see yeu.'• gled see you. ' • Thank heaven you were bowled over .by that confounded malaria, for other - w s v am. glad, 'Glad 1110,1 quite the • wise , love), but whieh n er. brother puzzled • I • ' encl.,' I am naturally sonieWbat hiter- actin in. bringing a Sick man t� thea tousle • ' . • • But the hogging fronds of flowerand. _ leaf remaitted.,neetienless, and the. eart - drove nachallenged sound bathe pith- - Opal - A bleak servant --a stranger -held the • beadle and stood beak Supported by Joseph's area -Jack Mere- dith entered, ' The servant thre* ,open the drawing room door; theypassed in. The Mom was empty. On the table ley two letters, one addressed_ to Guy Oe - card, the other to Jack Meredith. • Jack Meredith fumbled thther theblY at his letter. at Was. distinctly an et - fort to him to tear the paper: •Dear Meredith,-.Tust a' line to • tell you thatiLthe,bungalow • and its contents are at your service. Jocelyn • and are;oft home for two Irionthle change of air. have beets a bit seedy, leave this at the bungalow-, and wet-slutil feel butt if you I do not Make the house yew' bone When- .1 ever You happen to come dowato• Loango. . I have left a similar note °for Oscard, in whose expedition to your relierl have all faith. Yours: Over, • ' ' • MAURICE GORDON.. "Here," 'said Meredith to his 'servant; "you may as well read it for yourself,": ate -handed thealettereneateseph-the lea,ned 'back with a :strange rapleity of. moveutent On. the Sofa,' AS :he lay there with his .eyes closed he; leaked remarkably.liken dead man. • Atthat moment Idarle tame Into the remit, Oigelfied, gentle, self possessed. "Ah, infests," 'said 'Joseph, "I'm glad to .see you. Yotare wanted badly, and that's the truth. Mr. Ithiedith's not at . all well." . 4 • ' Marla lamed gra•vely. She Went to Meredith's Side and. looked' at him with . Millie that 'Wag et oiled -critical and encourageng. Nesthriaa holding on her skirtalooked tip to her fate, and, seeing theatnnite, srelled• tob. He Went fur- ther, • •Ile turned round and smiled at • Joseph as If to make tbinge pleasant all /round. , Marie stooped over the sofa; and her elever dusky flogers moved the ensh. ions. • . • a"Yoti will be better in bed," she said. "I will get Mr.'' Gordon's room 'made ready for xon-year Then she turned to 3'sseph !with that soft, natural way which seems to- tun through the negro blood homier much it mai be di. Med. "Help Mrs, Meredith," she said, "to Gordon04, room. I wilt go at epee arta 'see that the bed is got read3f." • * * By daybreak next morning Joseph wute at Ilea again, steaming south in a coasting boat toward St Paul de Us Maurieo (40rd, On in thighind, announcing., tht, • • one else to do it, you see." "Yes; the simlacine. Such a singular"Yes, I 'Sea" '. nettle; is it noti 1 always flay they will ' And perhaps he did. • ruin themselves auddenlypeople al- sir John took his leave. He bowed Ways 'do, don't they? But what do you watching rchiJnoeg themelynni 's keenly, ,aiil think of it? I should like to know.ccudld Msetellineoetbut' - "I think they certainly will make a. _ Ing -no gleam Of a mutual understand - fortune," replied Jocelyn-aand .she • noted the light in Millicent's eyes with. ibgepi:thepolitely y reaese oitee•!mi seigd"1 may eyes noted the a sudden feeling of saislike-"unless the pleasure ee meeting you again?. risks prove too great and they are '‘I 'am afraid it is doubtful," the an forced to abandon it" ' ' - • swered, With something that sounded "What risks?" asked Millicent, quite singularly like exultation in her voice. forgetting. to modulate her voice. "We are going back to Africa almost "Wella of • eourse the Ogovre _river. at omen • . Is most horribly uOhealthy, and there' And she, also, took her leave of Lady are other risks. The natives in the Cantourne. .• • plains surrounding the simiacine plea *0. . ,...' * . . ' • * •• • * teau ., are antagottihtic. Indeed; ,the . plateau was surrounded and quite be- One aftetnocat Jesepli had his wish. Moreover, be had it given to him even sieged When we left Africa" a L -as he desired, Which does not usually "But," cried Millicent, "ef course-. something was done. They amid never happen. We are given a part, or Abe_ whole, so distorted that we fell to rec- leaVe Mr. Maredith unprotected." • °grain it , • .. , EEL like gettlin -up to brenittaisif, do you, sir?' Said josepli to Ms toaster a few days; later. aniell, • • "That is one way of leaking at word. 0101101" • answered Meredith. 'But he did not And he proceeded to'pernerne-the 6w - go se far as to say that. was a way ties attendant on his *niter's ha4 oot previously suggested robe 'with a Wise, deep seated.ithsikesT , Itself to him. • . • •-- . • the head. While- setting' the Shako "Of course it • is. The best way, necessaries In -order on the dress/tide . take it Well, how do you feel?" • • • table, he went further -he ' artaitail •"Oh, much better, thanks I. hare • gravely at hlinself the looking glans. got on splendidly the Mat' Week, and "YOu've made Wonderfulairogress tatie - better. still the last five minutes! The . fast few days, sir," ha remarked. 01 worst of It is that I shall be getting 'Ways -told Masts, Merle' that •It weed& . well too. soon and shall have to be do you a lot of good to ,ha"ve,N1r, Guy-, off." : ' . don to -heart you "up with his.,,eheerat . "Home?" Inquired Maurice signifi- ways -and Miss Gordon, .too, cantly. . "Yes, but they Would not -hen bees Jocelyn movei uneasi1y. good without all your care berme "Yes, flame" '• • ' they can:ie. I bad turned the comer a "We don't often hear people say that week ago -LI Telt it niyielf." • - they are sorry to leave Loango," said • Joseph grinned -an- tionesta open reds Maurice. ' • of Self Satisfaction. He 'Was not one - "I will oblige. you *believer you are of those persons who Ilke their prietie4. taken with the desire," answered Jack bestowed _with subtlety. lightly. "Loango hat, been a very good "Wooderful!" he repeated', In, Mete •I friend to me. Rut I ata•aeraid there self, as he went to ..the •avela•ixt 132o, Is no eholee. The doctor speaks Teri - garden for bis mastentabirtb 14"Zter... . plain words about it. Besides, t' ath . "Wonderful! But le don't underatextg 'bound to go !mine." thIngt4-not belna martyine mare" "To sell the simiacine?" inquired. During the._ lest -few' day s Jaars :pew - Maurice. • ress had been rapid. encrugh erect to. 'Tee, , . satisfy Joseph. The • doctor .etpressedi , "Hone you the second crop .' With himself fully reassured and even 'sPdr.s. your- • , of :returning no more.- But he repeate& "Yea" ' his wish that 'Jack should. leave or "And ' the trees have improved under England -without :delay. eeltivationr . • "He .. Is quite stretig enough to bet • '"Yes," answered Jack rather wonder" moved- ilOW," he .finashed by ,PaYing; ingly. "YoU .seem. to know a lot abbut. "There. is no reason for furtikeidi40."', • it." . ' . • .•"Of course do," replied Maurice boisterously, •• • ."Prom Durnovor • "Yes; he even offered to • take me Into Partnership." : "• Yes," : answered joeelyil • uttietlY. "Mr. Oscard, trent up and rescind him. My Wither heard yesterday that the relief had been effeeted," ,•11111licent smiled again in her light hearted way. "That le all right," she said: !What a 'geed thing we did not knOWI ' Just and there was a. mort of breathlessOess think, auntie dear, wh'it a lot,of anaa In her nitionat tvhiebjOseph not lety we have been spared!" • understand. • • — "In the height o tho seq.:of; tool" "Iie is it bit better, miss thank aou said dace13'4, kindly, But he don't make the prog- "Yee-ea," replied Millicent, ',rather ress I should like It's the weakness doubtfully. . that follows the malarial attatk that • Lady Canteorne was puzzled, Thee., the doetot has to fight, against." • was something going on which she did"Where is het" asked JecelYn4 not understand. Within the • sound; "Well, Mies, at the moment he Is in of the pleasant cotivereation there was. the drateIng room. We brlrig. him the etiquette of the foil; behind the down there for the change of air lo polite sMile. there Was :the gleam of the - afternoon. Likely is not, he's steel, She was rather relieved to tint, asleep." • ' at' this moment and see Sir Jobe Mer- And. preaently Jack Meredith, lying edith entering the room with hie Metal eeurtly bow. Ile alnlays entered her drawing room like that. Ah, that little secret of it mutual respectt Some peo. ple ,who are very young now Will,wleb, before they have grown old, that *they had, known it, • He shook hands with Lady Can. townie and with Millicent. Then he • btood vvith it defereutiat half how, waiting for the introduction to the glti who was young enough to he his dough. ter -almost to be hie granddaughter, There was oomething pathetic and yet proud in this old man's uncompromio- •Ing adherence ,to the lessons of his yOuth. 'thiraoft. The beginning -the thin end of the wedge, as the homely toying has it - the end which we Introduce alined . . Joseph looked up from his wok and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden. He went out to meet her, putting on ;his coat as he went. • • "noir is W. Meredith?" the asked at Once. Eter eyes were 'very bright , comfortably somnolent onthe outskirts of life, heard light tootsteps, but hard- , ly heeded .them. fle anew that Soule, •,. one cattle into the room and stood 1, silently by his eouch for tome seconds. He lazily unclosed his eyelids for it Mame-lit, not in. order one: -who was `, there, but with a view of' Intimating that he was not asleep. But he was ' not wholly ecenricious, ' To men aCC11:4- totted to an aetive, energetic life it long Illness lo nothing but a period Of * ; eOmpleal rest. an his more attive ' tontinents leek . Meredith sometimeo I thought that this rest of his was ex. tending1ntoa4atigerousirlonglierrei1, I hale wao too weak to feel anxiety about Anything. - Joetilyn•Inotea away and busied het. self noleektoolv with. onoat' twn.ar •"No," answered Jocelyn, to avelexis", the order was spoken. ."No, none. W. C•UrafINUED IN NEXT ISSON-, M. MO-OCK TO 'MINERS, Sack turned on him in a flash, - -- "Did he indeed?. On what condi An Object Lesson to Canada Is fatete' tions?" tling Labor Questions., , And then, *when it was too late,. At the final meeting el the Owo theMau rflireset'. staimw e hthisamt ithstaekee.xutterwanaesenooft miners' grievancee Ferilia, tb0 ciliation Board, niet to deal :with Alae his nature had got hum into a dint- other day, Sir William. Mille& itslidet- culty. •, " ati able address upon the labor dile "Oh, I dotet • know," he replied pute wthermolelotitring eV:16111d ateats-4414 vaguely. "Ire a long story' rii tell thement ot. the signiog of the agreement you abed- It sonle day. . vice-presideut Sherman, of the Ifoiteda Jack would have left it there fOr Mine Wotkers ofAinerica, petaled ad the moment, Maurice Gordon Imo bouquet of thaults to Sir Wm. Maude made his meaning quite clear by ghee 4,We had not, organized foreeidig, ing significantly towavd his sister. Her. under the act!! returned Sir WilHism,,, presence he intilnated debarred furtherspeaking also. fait •. cameo/116.i view cif the contemplated settlac between the parties themselves by Mr, King. They have acted omit vvisely. I have been gratified by explanatiote . "That did not appear lleaesSoxY But ,Jocelyn Would not have it thus. She shrewdly suspected the nature of the bargain proposed by Dutnovo, and a sudden desire possessed her to have intelligent spirit manifested by tbal It all out. • ' . - "If ou mean" shMiterse sYoil aid, "that ; they have towde is ain this advance in the liettiernent tenany, t tell air. Meredith because I ant great isputes and have set an object Isom. here, you need not hesitate on that ac. to the labor circles cri Canada. lit Sit, count." ' ' , impossible that. all the dation& els Maurice laughed awkwardly and one side could he granted. Every cpsno..; Muttered op:nettling aliOnt matters of tion of importance inlife that nil - business. He was not good at this sort quires concurrence of many mind" of thing. Besides, there was the Initial mugset byeabslieteti tledttetishstaesinupon which tb espromiowae. Eineeni:i habdicapping knowledge that Jocelyn isr people unite Inas to be the result ot ate; was SO ilitich cleverer than himself. .: "Whetheradjustment of oppoaing and' omffieg. it is a matter of business 'n views So in trade di eke.," or tiot," she cried, with glittering est1eo, Refetiir;g to New Zealand Whets - 41 want you to tell Mr. Meredith novr. bitration and enforftment is ti He luta a right to know. Tell hire say, Sir William said 1:-01 nave 13.4. upon what condition Mr. Dummy° pro. et favored anything in the way posed to admit you into the siminelne." oompuition or coercion. We must Ilpot Illaurlee still hesitated, bewildered, at peal to men's sense of tight,and Ine4 „a loss, aueh as men are when a seem, tine' and not idY lattein-the,liertide-- 111glY Seellte secret Is Midden yAl iscoV4-0%iftd.treireit. reTrerbetIllottaao t.: itis rang idir *red, te_the-world.-Iltrrorotild-itilt have • . • tiled to fend it off, Ind jack Meredith ii:dbetion1:11ff/4ehrvree, ;et st6IlleddiaL'-uvrTilr /31161° your eortsa to solve this probIortneift with hie keener Ilerilelit101) save that joeelyn was determined; that further one of the grnateet pintuouts I two worse. delay would only make the Matter experienced shit* I took any itn. - in public affairs."