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Friday, for Sault bte. Marie. Port Arthur, Port
William and Dututb-Friday steamer going
through to Duluth.
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erS leave Coeingweee t.36 p.re.,.owin Sound
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daye, lsuesday and Saturday Steartiets go
through to Mackinac. Thursday Steaillert
aecorrimodating but 36 passengers, goes to
Sao only.
NOStIgEtORE eIV....Por Parry &sold, Byng
Into, Prenek River and Killarney, Steamer
leaves Collingwood zn..30 p rn.,Mondays and
Pridaya.
PARRY sonun & PtifETANG Stea'Mer
leaves Perietang daily 2.45 p.m., for Parry
Sound Arid way parts. .
* teketa wad lataritallan Iron all railway pas.
enact sigeala.
Me 4100014
ith Edged Tools
By HENRY SETON MiRRIMAN
Author or "TIM Sowers," "nodose* Corner," "from
Oesi MassratIon to another," Kte
erleh t1,4 1504, by IlAttPlitt, AROT1111.1ta
eme‘; eneememiniege, eseseseweroieseennoomeeekeememoneos
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see that he geee by the next He lidded the last two word e by way
boat," •..-0-*----• - - • of apology for having banged a very
Jocelyn entered te drawing room solid gat on the table. •
with a smile. Sb Inet Zack at the Jesepli rubbed his hands slowly te-
ileor. . - . gether and departed, leavirig his ems -
"The doctor Is pleased .with your ter to begin a long letter to Quy Os -
progress," she said. "lie' to not card. . .
nem to want to see you any more, and, And at the other end of the passage,
be told me tohe inhosnitable. He told' .in her room with the door locked, Joce-
Me to torn you out. YOU are to leave lyn Gordon was sobbing in a rind burst*
by the next steamer." • of grief because she had probably
"lits is )20 joking Matter," 14e Bald, Saved the lite .of jaek Meredith, and ba.
half seriously. '"The,worst of It is that .4910g so haa only suceeeded in tat ci.
you 'seem rather pleased." . ing lalm•away from hei.•, •
'"I am-ati, the thought that you are When Jack 'Meredith said. that Cheri'
'so much better." She paused and was not another 'man In Africa whir
turned . quite away, ,busYlrig beteelt could make his way from Loango to
with a pile of •books and inagazinesthe soniacine plateau he spoke ini mere
i"Tile other," she went on too indiffer- than the truth. There were,pnly Mur
only, "was unfortunately to be fore- • men in till the Forld who knew the
seen. It is the necessary drawback." way,. Kid two• of them were belated
• Ile rose suddenly and walked te the on the summit of a lost rountain in
window. It was,. she .who spoke , at
... the Ulterior, Meredith, himself was Un-
fit for the jimmy. There remained
'Be also said? She observed In a jotiePh.,
practical waY, "that you must not come Jo coming dove to Loango Joseph
out to Africa. again." . . had bad the .recently made . track of
He turned as if he had beenstung. Oscard'a rescuing party to guide birn,
"Did he "make use of that particular day . by day. . He knew that this 'Was
Word?" be asked: . now completely overgrown, Tbe, Om -
"What particular Word?" ieeine plateau was onee more 104 to
. "Must: . • all human knowledge. '
Jocelyn had not foreseen. the possl-
And :up there, alone .araid the clouds,
billty that the doetor was merely re-. -
Guy Oscard was, as he himself tersely
peating to her what he had. told Jack : put it, "sticking to it." He bad stuck
•vo.th°01114:11S4'er;d• ' .41 alum. De . of fresh young sindacine was daily. hi;
.011,4017 ' :2_'._ .._ , to ittb such good effect that the supply .
• Said 'better not'" ' - • - . . :- _.
Csing, In hulk, Again Victor Dur
"However," she added, "you can. de- reano o seemed to have regained his het-
cide when you get borne." ' . ter self., He was like a fall bleoded
He la fl
egbe-- , • ' " .• -.- horse -tractable enough if kept hard at .
"The least Pleasant Pia of Itis," ne• . • - •
,• work. lie was a different•man up on •
paid, "your your :evident desire to See the -
the -,plateau from what he Was down at
last of me. Could you not disguise that . ''
Loango. There are domo men w.ho•de- _...
n.little, just • for the sake of my feel-. '
"teriorate fn the wilds, .while • others tire •
ingii?" . ..' • . •- • • •
_. :•better, stronger, finer creataree. nway .
"Book yoUr PaSsage bY the next beat .
from the away Of clhilization and the •
and A will proifiptly des.cpnd to the softening influence of female societY. 1,, was no afternoon tea except for ladies,
iloigwhe_s_t.' depths of . despair," ..she ,rePlied : Of these latter was. Victor Durn&vo. Re shook him as a terrier shakes a rat: '• Sir. Jolin Meredith was distressed to
'LW . ' • • Of one thing Guy Oscard soon pe. observe a great 111011Y signs'ef the de-
-are dein tins for a ptirrionr--,Totrarcid--
'‘I,wonder," he said slowly, "If yea
came' aware -namely; that•no. one could tbuerbbled by the sound otpanngrya_turyoluceeas
••• generation •of manhood, which he at -
make .the men work as ceuld Durnovo. n •
.'.'"Your 'fattier is net the man to ask•
. ,
saw that be. was absent the' VOiee$
:. tea. Sir John tad lately noticed an I
irfriliTilirdulgence in afternoon ut-Ilet-elle-cm his -40,7---.
"Will. you ' have . the kincluesa to' re.
tlist yob met my father -'' ' ' y. towel(' Innevo s ent, and tri1371Te-
aturali • . D . ' t
He bad merely to walk.to the door of
' h' tent t - • .y picker 011 the
any one's- assistance in his own domes-
• !AM plateau bend over his .tree with. rose. and fell; there .was a singular other 'degeneration•--naniely, -Sion, etlirie.-•
.tic affairs, and anythingl attempted to accompany ng *roar ' of 'gonad which . quality .cif . the London gas member my desire," he went on stare- .' •
'do could .enly be . looked open' as the i
.
:all •Was eagerness and hurry, below, in .
renewed ' atteution, , And wbile abeve - • • - , . •ous was ' this falling. off that he, had_ mai?"
d'Ilr"ile.4 you are
.":ttl lug up
ujith 31)*
. Oscard • ,never • remembered - haying , .- "TinialUYou," .reolled. 3lieZ--"1“ am.-'
heard hefore. It .was 'the protesthag taken to a laraft.lia the evening, ewhich .
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Most unwarrantable interference." . . peace,
"Yes," said_ Meredith' seriously.. "I . • . . - - . , . . . .
' ' t" - - •
tne vailey; this ,man's name insured
There was nothieg. disnial or lonely
beg your pardon. Yeti areright.'! . . . . .vole# :of .a. moss of. men -and , oere. is.. lamp stood 'on the table -at *his elhoW. ... Inbeb Obliged to you." ... • • •
sound like it none so disquieting,. ' .-- - - 7 •"And in the meantime, as Yon are. •
The trees were. now' beginning. 10 ' • .. about this old man, sitting in eVeaing 'without ei servant you may as well
He went"to Ids. Own roma and sum.- ,, • •Oscard 'listened attentively and sud..: .
show the good.result of pruning and a • A .• • •._ dress to a high backed .ehair SU make' use .onniiie. ' One of .my. men-.
moiled jesept., .... • • -. . • - -, n s ee . y - -
regular irrigation.; Never • had ;the : r.,3",. , 7_,.. ... . upon. . , ,. : !.reading ,a icieinifIc book of the • mod- • Henry -who is. too- stupid. to gei • labs ,
"When. is. the lima: beat keine?" he .•.a•-•
"-tf,',-,•`°''s,,,-..."-.Y....."' • ; • ''''''"''' .' ' . '
;leaves been oo vigoriats„ never bad the
asked. • 1' .. ' • - • : • 0- • • - • • . ..1 . ••• 1 . At the same moment Joseph emerged. . ern, •cheep.;.science tenor -not writte.w:, :inisehief7ta- great recommendation. ibg.::-,
. t... ' siralecine trees borne sucn a nusny, lux- ' •-.: • • for scientists; but to step in when the the way -understands his. business. 1
-"Boat on ThuridaY,..sif.-.- . • • . . - . • • - • , ., from behind' the tents (wagging some • - . • • • • ' , - .
' uriant growth since the dim; dark days ' - t . . piain.. is weary of noheis and afraid of will ring and pave him seat over to •
• . Meredith nodded.. After.a. little pause • ,. . • • .-- one . by the collar. The victim ot . •
he pointed to a chair. • . • : -
- • of the flood - • • • - , .1 - • ,, ...... . . , e0Callielling 'with Itself, Oh, no! A. year, roome at once."
. ' Oscard relapsed into his old hunting .. joseph s violence was eft his feet but
.
"Just sit doien;"! he said, 'll want to f. till' struggling and kicking. ' • ; . gentleman need never be dull. - • He - He did SO, and they sat In silence! •
ways, .-.Day after day he. tranquilly -e
talk over this simfacine builness With. , GUY Oscard tziaii• the flash of a, sec-, has his necessary Occupations. If he iiii until the •Mitier. had :conic. and gone.
shoUldered .ingrifie, and, alone Or fol- I .
. day -within a few a man •Of intellect he. need never bit -2-3We.have keen very..successful. with ,.
- lowed by one attendant Only, he disag• i. °nil. Shot, •appar - •
..1, filches of . Joseph's fate, but he came. .: idle. -. It Is an .o.ccupeitien to keep up the simiacine,• ellr scheme," said: Jack
. Joseph: squared Ids shoulders • and sat . neared into the forest , Only, to emerge -
con -
down, with. a face indicative of ' the • therefrom at sunset. ; What he saw I on, dragging the man with him, Wheni. ,. 7.ith.pe threes.- .• . . • • . •siiddenly. I hive brought home a
no longer a servant, .bit a partner in . ! Durnovp. - • • .. - • ..- .
to be,. . He -Paused. In the midst of a.'sicien- lignment valued At t.70,000."- .
title definition and looked 'up With lig- Sir. John'a face never changed:.
gravest attention; Sitting thus he was. ..there he never .spoke of: Sure it was from his clothing Oscard saw.
that be Mast! have seen strange things.,
far lie. Prying white man had set foot -.1' joseph was spitting.out wadding and tening eyes : He had got into the .w,aY • • "Arid;" he asked, with veiled sareism; -
the simiacine. He even indulged in a of listening
.
tothe "do you
. him ; a book has • burned. powder. • - . . ; , pasaing Wheels.- ,carry ,out the-er-eerernerelal
sidelong jerk ef the head, as if request in these wilds before '.
Lady 'Cantonrpe sometimes called tor . pert of the acheme?"
'• bag the attention of some absent friend . •
ever been written:of that country that . "Shootme, would yer, yer 'skulking
. in a•humblesphere• of life to this glori- ' • Iles around the simiaelne plateau. • chocolate bird? I'll teach you! ru him, on her *ay to. i. festivity, but it '1 hall begin to arrange 'for the sale '
. • . , 1 ", Oscar& was 'thinking - of , Millicent twist that brown neck of yours." - , was not that ' of the -consignment tomorrew. I shall ..
ous state Of affairs. • • '' • i
'You know," .said Meredith, "kr. % , he . ' He shook Min as .ii :terrier shakes a.. The wheels he. heard hail . etopped. hive no difficulty,' at least I anticipate' •
, Durnovo.,is -mere or less a blackguard" vtellaYikuede• .U..sniouwiTis.btaSre;
iniraintigno forward .
while
rat, and seemed. to shake things off: ',Perhaps it was Lady Cantourne, bat. none,' Yea, .I do the tommercial pert .
: pre- Ioseiih drew- In bis feet litiviak . - before his tent ' MS knowledge of the .. • . he did not think' so. She drove behind as well as the other. I held the plateau
vionsly• drawn his trouser up at the ::. blm-Among-: others a revolver •which,
. •Lcountry told 'him that the mist was -, •
desertheif a circle- in the. air and len:, ., Pair, 'and this was hot A pair. ' '. against 2,000 *natives for three- Months .
."Yes; air," he said, glancing up. .. -
• repistare ' round the su.nitnit of .14, 0 • ,cussien. discharged 'a cartridge. • ' • iently -Owen,' open the door, and Jack Mercier part as well:" • -' • ' .
A few 'Minutes. later the butler • id- • with' fift3r-tive !men.' •Bitt• I do the -coin-•
knees - •
. .. • : . • -• .
• . ' • .•'. I nothiag but the niglit'seccumidation of heavily pa the;ground, where the coa-.
.stood on the-threslinid. - Sir john Mere- -: As he was looking into. the Iire •St01.:
• . "He wants continaal watching and ; mountain, that down in the 'relleys it " 'Ere, sir," cried. Joseph, 'literally',
one constantly at his heels." ` • ' shine *mild disperse all... He was wait. , at
was clear And .that half an hour's'stm.. throwing Burney° down- on • the ground.i-T
Oseard's, feet, "that Man has PIA.; L. The son, i
dith's son.iTail been given back to hint Sir ,. John stale a long. ;eompre;hensbre..
from the gates el death. • - ' • • • glance at his. son"ii face. His' old...eyed
special . treatment.. He reqUires some
-"Yes,„ sir,". admitted' Joaeph, -,With • .ing like the father, was in intt• lighted • tip . with pride and econething
go: hi- the. nekt boat, but 'I dou't like ' kul
doctor," 'went on Meredith. "I must • ;-
eintie fervor..
"Now ' I am ordered home' by the '
, . .
' • • • • • ' ... -i.. shot far away in the haze beneath' Mm •
, . . y making One. of those' Initrvelons If the shaking had disturbed his fa:e-.•
and he knew that it was Joseph, prob-
long shots of his whichroused a sudden
for this,result,when he beard a rifle .
ultlea. '
'elti me God!" . • • - . • '
shot one • o'. theta poor •• niggers so
.Durnove, .izose slowly to his feet, es:..
'Oh; don't Make a fool of yourself,'!
' ' tie ' and . brush'. Imp,erceptibly -ruffled said somewhat Stilly.'
T• • maculate evening dress. Tbere was else, possibly love. ; The clock. on. that.
Iiiir: .. . '
a 'very subtle cynicism in the thought 'mantelpiece struck 11... Jack looked -
of turning aside on such -a return as •at it thoughtfoily, then:he rose.
this to dress -to .tie a • careful. White . .."1. must not keep you Any, looger," ho -
. . -Sir john rose also , • • • . ..."')f" ... i • •
1 mit into A. cloud*, loadlug hhirft ea ril In the we dull 'tone that fright.
se he went. ened VlctorJade wiesitting forward la big their,
DUrilovo Mid his men. working i uhleljuwvilen. t on, hlYllik twsletliselAslesin),Isliiteuttlitsessdr4141r-411ru.sa
nteolig the simiaelae, bushes, beard hand on Durnovo's shoulder again bows ,res.anv ou them, ins eyev.
from time to tiMe a signal ghat AO tho "Joseph:will fetch theni, thank you." lixed oa the iire. Sir Jobb. looksdi
keenly at him beneath hie- tramming.;
lashless lids, He saW the few poky;
hairs over ...leek's mire. the 0Ugge4e4; '
wrinklee, the drawn lines about WO*
month.
"Xou have been 111?" be said.
Jesepit's letter was lacked aWay
the top drawer of Ma writing table..
"Yes, I had rather a had time, a so..
rioas illuew, My Enan nursed ma.!
through it, however, with marked awe.;
ceee, and the Gordous, with. whons X
was staying, were very
"I had the pieasure• of meetingMLU
Gordon,"
Jack's face wa 0104dY, enavely' bre.;
penetrable,.
Sir John moved a little and se4 Ides
empty coo upori .the table,
7'4aPrInelnfogrtguirni;itiellenadthitaWit'ulan rit
st.
yours," Sir John wild; "a tirst clam
Mau."
"Yes, He saved ray life,"
lifir Johrr blinked, and ter the dirtrk
time his fingere went to bilinontb„as
If his lipti had euddenly got Ieyond 14s.
control.
"If I•may suggest it," he geld rather
indistinctly, "I thing It would be well:,
if we .signified QUC 'aPpreelattou of lila;
devotien In some substantial Way. Wei ,
might well do something between .nte,'".: -
.1710 paused and,tbrevr back his 0004-
(1-7.Psliould like to giveztim sLle sub-
stantial token of my gratitude."
Sir John was nothing if not lust.
"'Manic you," antiheered Jack qniettp.
He turned his bead a little and Oilseed .
not at his father, but in lila direction.
"He will appreciete it, I know.'
Jack winced, •sis if he had made a
1•15•Itits:oe,uld, like to' eee him to/borrow.",
is not in' England," be exPlataed..
"I left himbehind we in Africa... Ho
Mw gone back to the slmiacine pla-
teau." ; .• .
The old man's lace droppedrather
1)'!•16'..ilety•.!Serr3r.." sald, With One iat,
the' sudden relatises into.teld. age Mot!'
LadY*Clittotirne di'eaded. "1 ma liet:
have a chance of s&eing him to tbPlflej
Mw personally.. A good servant In a'
rare nowadays: These moderndemo-
crats seeni to think that it is it nobler( •
thing to be a bad servant than a goodi
one: As if we were riot all servants:I"'
He was' thirsting for details: Theis
Were a thousand questleiis tu.hig heart; .
two Englisinnea groped their way
toward eaeli other through the ever-
lasting night ot the African foreet.
It was midday before the tiewcom-
. ere were espied malting,their way Pain',
fully up the slope, *MI Jottepli'S wel-
come was not se unieb Durnove'e
handabake, in Oseard's silent op -
So the forty -or the thirty-seven our-
vivors, for one bad died (,in the journey
up and two hitil been paurdered-Were
brought They were peaceftd, timorous
men, whose manhood seemed to hayo
been crushed out of them; and stowly,
word. by word, their grim story was got
proval, an in the row ot grinning, good out et theta, joseph knew' a little of
natured black faces behind Duruovo's their language, and oneot Um head fight -
hag men knew a 11ttie more and spoke
bRjeoks'eph's arrival with ten new men a 'dialect 'mown to Oscura. They were
Seemed to give ii freoh zest to the slaves tileY Said at once, but only op
'work, and the earettilly packed caile$ Oseard'e promise that Durnovo should
not be alioWed to shoot them. They
Uf situlacine began to fill Oscard'a tent.
to sOme thienvenience. Ube things had 1;ei ell brulugbt twirl the eertb by a
victor ous c ef who in turn bad hand -
went on for two tranctuil weeks, ed them over to Victor Durnovo in Pay -
"First," Oseard bad said, "let int get ineri a an outstanding debt for amain -
the rroP lu, and then we can arrange
;-• riltkra OuPplled,
what is to be done about the future.' "I leave thls place at sunrise tomer.
So the crop received due attention, ,, . ...
row, eaid titiy. Oscard to them all, "I'
,,but the two leaders of the men -he who
;layer want to see It again,'I will not
led by tear and he who commanded by ,
leve -were watching each other.
boos made. I 'speak for Mr. Meredith
touch one penny of the money that has
One evealng, when the Work was . I
done Oscard's meditations! were die- 414 mfs 1r •
1 41011tqWiSe Pe," Put in Joseph.
"1 speak as Mr, Meredith himself
would have spoken, There is the simi,
acipe. You can have It I won't touch
It. And now WhO Is going with me-.
who leaves with me tomatrow mer11-,
frig?" ,
He moved away from Durnovo.
"And who stays with ine,"-cried the
half breed, "to share and share alike in
thjeesseiraphiaCfinelelo?; ed Oscard, and with
him a certain noniber of the blacks,
bat some stayed. Some went to Dur -
novo and steed beside him. The slaves!
spoke among themselves, and then
they all weut over to Durnovo.
So that -which the placid moon shone
down upon was the breakup 'of the.
' great shulacinei scheme. Vietor Duo,
novo had not come off so badly. He
had the Jarger half of the men by his
side. He bad all the finest crop the
• trees had yet yielded, but he had yet
to reCkon. with high heaven! -
CHAPTER XX. •
-JR JOHN MEItEDIT11 was eit-
ting stiffly in a straight backed
chair by his library nre. In
his young days men didn't loll
In deep chairs with their knees higher
than,their heattls. There -vvere no such .
chairs in this library, 'just' 'as there
o . go And leave Mr. Oscard in the „Sigh of.ensiy 14 the heart of this mighty
lurch, with no one to full • back •ppon• ; hunter whenever be Witaessed them. .
but Inirnovo, You understand".
Joseph's face 'had assumed the habit : Oscard Immediately went to 'his tent
and came out with his short barreled,
•ual look of servitude. He was no long-
er a partner, but a. mere retairieti"Vvitli
half condo resignation in his eyes.• -
"Yes, sir," scratching the back of his.
neck. "I arilafraid 1 understand, Yon •
went Me to go. hack; :to that platter,', -
that God forsaken platter, as• .may •
say. . • . • • ••• •
• "Yes:". said Meredith; "that Is alma; ;
it,: I Would go Mypelf"-
"Geld 'blessyou, I. know you wOlik11"
burst in Joseph: "You'd golike•winkill'. •
There's no one knows that better •nor 4
me,• sir, and whet I. anis is,, 'like ratia-;
.-ter,' like- man,' .Ganie, sir;, gitine ist
.go. I'm not the man • to turn' ray,
back on a•pall a -a partner, air, se to
speak," - ' •••
"You -See'," said Me'reclith,. with the ,
deep insight linemen that made com-
mand so easy to him -"yob see there
Is no one else. „There 18 not another
man it! Africa' Who cOUld.do it"
"That's true, sir."
. "And I think that' kr. Oscard will be ;
looking for you." •
"And lie won't -need to look 1Png,
But I should •like to see you safe. 0b
hoard the boat; then I'm ready to go.q• .
"Right - We . 'min both leave by •
Thursday's boat:and we'll getthe cap- •
titin to drop • yen and your . Men ate
Lopez. We -can get things ready by
then, I think."
"Easy, sir." •
The question thus • settled, there 1 "It Wet utio4 eiongh.. That's ',what
Seemed to be no necessity to \prolong 1 . • . gay, ars It8POct8,11
the. interview, But joseph (11(1 120t '
, evil looking rifle on his arm. Ile fired •
move. Meredith waited patiently. both barreiL hi quick sueeession and
go Up, pir;otn the platterr•said -
lace ; Waited, standing gravely on the edge
the servant at length, "and I'll p
myself under kr, Oseard's orders: but et the plateau, After a 'short Alleuee
before 1 go want to give you notice • Iwo Answering reports rose ;through
of resignation, I realgres my Partner' the• inist to his straining ears.
shiP in MIS 'ere 1311111401116 at SIX months He turned and foetid Victor Durnovo
front„„teday. It's a bit too hot, ' sir, standing at his side.:
that's the truth. It's all very well re "What Is that?" asked the half breed,
gentlemen like yeurselt and 14-1-r-.- : "It must he. Joseph," answered Guy,
"or Meredith. It can be nobody else,"
Card, With fortUnes and fine hones, "Lotus hope that it is lkieredith,"
and, as enylio goes, a Wife apiece Wait. geld Detreette, with • a forced )augh,
itig for you At home -Its: all Very Well "MAI doubt it," - •
for you to go about in this blamed Oseard looked down hi his afillOW,
country with yer life in yer hand, and powerful fade, He wee not quick at
not it tight grip at that But fOr a finch things, but at that ,•moment he
poor iMidier ADM like myself, what htia felt strangely eertain that Vidor Ditr.
emelt the regulation powder all 'le 1Ife• novo was hoping that. Meredith Was '
and hasn't got nothing to love and II0 dead.
gal Waiting tor him at hotne-Well, it "I hope It isn't," he answered, and
isn't good enough. That's what I say, wIthont Another word he strode away
alr, with refipects.!' down 'the little -1•Ail1way from tAke sum -
be said In n biasing volge; "'you don't . There was a *littIe pause,' and the ' "1 dare. say you are 'Orel; you need ,
understandthese natives at all. The. two tall men stood, half bowing, with rest In some ways you look stronger,,.
man raised his hand to Me. He would .• a marveloussimilarity of attitude, gas- in others you look 'filgged, and, pulled
have killed me •if he had had the lag steadily into each others eyes. down." .. r" - ''''''''..
chance. Shooting was the only thing And one Cannot help wondering wheth-• • • It Is the result of my illness," salcL
left to do, You can only hold these er it Was a mere accident that Jack Jack. "I am really quite strong."
men by fear. They expect It" •
"Of• course' they expect it,';
shouted threshold until his father said "Come -eug, then suddenly he held ' out htli.
_ Meredith stood . motionless On the .' Be paused,. standing on the hearth
Joseph in hie face; "'of course -WO' hi " 'hand. • ' ' • •
*expect it, Mr. Durnovo." ' ‘,11tomson," he continued to the but- "Geed night," he said.
..
. '1 ler, With that pride of keeping up be- 1.7711;iguhst.u" IN Nv;x,r,..mt
"Because they're slavesThink .;;;..s...iti-iti,!,
fore all the world which was his, "bring :.- ,; - .., ' ..: • -..-
don't know that?"
He turned to ()smut. up coffee:" '4 .
., .. A ,. , _ .
The butler. closed. the door behhad -• Horse Show a Success. . .
"Tido man, Mr. Oscarq, be said, le hmoic 0fmoghairhoratherSirJohhinwoahsoildingen4con- totheThe -recent Horse Show in Toronks.,_
, oaft ,hol:litlanow, wastbsiolavioesitisHe's second
dot Atwado .
a Slave owner. Them forty that joined
boi
strained way -almost as it he were suf- as an 'tendanceexhibition and in was a success point of More pea-
tdel
. .
tering' pain. They looked at each other ple saw it. than saw the Show last
*hat does he care? . They're his slaves. •again, and there was a resemblance in year. ...More people came to. Toronto
.0h, Shame oa yer!" turning again to
DUMOVO. 1 wonder God lets yer stand
there. I Can only think that he doesn't
Want to dirty. his hand by striklif yer
• down." . .
Oseard had taken his :pipe from his
lips. He looked bigger, somehow, than
ever. His brown face was turning to
an ashen 'color and there was a dab,
steel like gleam in his blue eyes. The.
• terrible, slow kindling anger of this eYegleeseet more esPeelanY the eye"
glasses, Which 'seemed to break the
northerner made Burney() catch his •
breath. It was so ' different from the '
sudden patilen oeoWn countrymen.
"Is this true?" hnitaked. • ;
"It'S a lie, at :courser' answered Dur -
novo, with a shrug Of the shoulders.
He moved away as if he were going
• to bis tent, but Oscard's arm reached
out. His large brown hand fell heavily
OD. the half breed's: shoulder.
"Stay," he said; "we are going to get
to thEr bottoM of thin:ft
muttered Josepb, rubbing
his batids slowly togethdi "tide is
•
• "Go on," said Orsdardto 'MM.
.."Where's the wages you And Mr.
Meredith has mid him for those Potty
Men?" pursued Joseph. "Where's the
advance you made him for those men
at Msala? Not one ha'penny Of ithave
they fingered. And why, Cos they're
elaVes! Fifteen months i,50, --•let
then! As can reckon tot it up for
theirselves, That's his first etvindle-,
lied there's others!, Sir! Oh, there's
More behind. That man's just a hot-
bed ' drimO. But this "ere slave own-
ing is enough to settle his hash, X take
Let us have these men here; we will
tiear What, thav have, .to MOO .44 A,.
the Very manner of .raising the eyelid.
There was a stronger reseniblanee tn
the grim, waiting silence Which neither
of them would break:
• At last Jaele spoke, approsthing,the
fire and looking Into it.
.-"Xott inuet excuse' tity taking you by
surprise at thisnnusual hour," He
nutted, saw the lamp, the book and the
train of bis.thOughts. "I Only landed
at Ltverpool this afternoon,'"' he went
on, with hopeless pelltenesg. "I did
not trouble you with it telegram, klioAr
ing that you, Object. to them," '
• The 014 man bowed gravely.
nin alwaYe glad .M. See you," ,he
atild Suatkly. "Will you not sitdown?"
• kid they had begun wrong.
"I suppose you have dined," said Sir,
th When_they-were seated„'"Of may
'X offer yon sonietiting?"
"Thanks, I dined on the way up, In a
twilit refreshment room, with One
Walter and a umber of Attendant
black bootleg.", .
• ,-Things were going worse and worse.
Sir John sinned, and he 'Ives still
kindling when the thanbrought 111 tot._
fee. .
"Yes," ho said conversationally, "for
speed combined with' diseoinfort 1 KIP.:
pose we Om bold up heade,against any
eoiltitry. Seeing that you are dresSeg,
supposed that you had dined in
town.' •
"No. X drove straight 10 my IOW
And kept the eab while / dressed, '
What an Important Matter this &es&
Ing seemed to bel And there were fit -
teen months behind it -fifteen months
Whith had aged ono of them and so-
herecl 111/.4.444.-- •
from outside points •te be present.
The -horses in' nearly every class were
especially good, in one or two case&
only the judges withholding ribbona.
Moreover, there were more entries.
Financially, the show has a little
. -
balance in the wrong column, an ao-
tual • deficit of $18.00 The boxes:
brought in. only $2,142, thit year, .art, ,
compared with $4,355 I•ast year, sold, '
though the 'general attendance
larger, the prices were lower, and the
admission receipts lower. The mant
agemett , set out with subicriptiorm
of $2,000 from • the Ontario Horse-
men's Association, $1,000 from. tha
Canadian Horse Show Association and
$1,650 in individua.1, subscriptions from
members of the Toronto Hunt Club.
This would leave an apparent tux.
pies, but the subscribers are repaid
in part by the daasociation.
Those having moat to do-with-tbisi,
-show Ore well-sAtisfied with its grin -
cess, a success attained despite more
tlirin one serious handicap. As to tile
judging, no eornplainta have been
made.
Canada's Cool April.
Evidenee that April, isra, has bean
an unusual month all over Canada, la
shown in the. report Which has, lima
been issued.
In British Columbia gentle :gain,'
was two or three 'weeks behind her
ustml titne, while in the western pm.
Vinden the month clofied with 'winter
dill doing businesa. In parts ot Uxe
Western provinces the praipitation
was twice the average, but it **a
composed almost exelusively . • tat
snow. •
April temperatures Were below twee.
age all over Canada, /n thawed***
provinces the difference from moorage
was 6 to 13 degrees; in northern On-
tario it was 't to 11, and in nOtithora
Ontario 4 te 6 below average.