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TUE \V 11' WW1 LAM TIMES SEPTI IBE.E, 17, 1497,
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By LAWRENCE M. LYNCH
Author of "A Woman's Crime," "John Arthur's Ward,," °'f he Lost
Witness," °A Slender Clue„" "Dangerous Ground,"
"Against Odds," Etc. Etc.
CROURILV
CF£APTE.ft VL
Doctor- Heath one the detective we
in silence down the wide shrub -Bordered
walk, to the spot where the doctor's
horse awaited hint. Hero the detective
paused suddenly and listened a moment,
"We e should not be seen together," he
said in a low tone. "Do you Inount your
horse rani ride on slowly. I will follow."
"No bats; I can follow you, never fear;
that's my business; do you go straighthome and prepare to :admit me on the
;
quiet. Stay—have you any gelatine?"
"Any, plaster of Paris?"
"Ary wax?"
On; •; small quantity."
"Too 1,1d; I must bow. some. There
will le r. drag stare open?"
"..t this hour? oh, y('s."
"`Then :act me some, half v. pools" at
Of that foot, however, Mr. Bathurst
seems quite oblivious, as he washes down
Wen
leas-, \n,: move (01, I hear as horse corn-
ing (iur•,t the rcatd.''
"Same e fee ire: going home. Wel], I'm
off, thea."
"Ann 5);1111
111.1f ,.11 11111r hater Dncter lie:tih was
stent::,1, in his open cin; r e. y. wondering
what 'lied become 1 tee i a • tive, ween
a light touch upon le: ) , ,. 1 01' ('o1.15 (1
hire to st rt suede:tiy. ,ad tenpins. .. he
saw the rem fee Wil -P1 !e v:,.t:'ht'd,
staLnain, lectin 1.1111, end within the
dimly -11 elite a hail,
"Are we :done?" ttil-ie2,eerdcl the detec-
tives ' Is the cost t1:.,t '
"Quite clear; !,rat how the mischief (1!(1
700 net in there, 111.:11?"'
" .-.: )ug:l tee thug, ' milled B teurst
as he followed his host into r, cozy parlor,
where n sheeted lamp binned, "You are
not as good sentinel; why, I all but
brushed you; have you no sense of feel-
ing, then; why, 111811, I can recognize a
near presence in the (Iareteet 1Uo111."
"Now that I think of it.", retorts the
doctor, uzaHciously, "I did feel a queer
sensation in the ends of 111y thumbs.
Make yourself at home now; take that
chair," rolling 1 cement -table -looking
monster close to the round t;hl('; "there
are segars and st c)y—Z 80y man, have
7011 ea;ten am thing since you :•tatted on
this cu"sc?"
"Now roll mention it. I distinctly re-
colleet, that I have not."
"01 course not; I will wake up Mrs.
Grey,"
"Pray don't; I(01.Ikln't t::ani: of eating
Mrs. (tray.'
"Nonsense!" laughs 11is host; ".firs.
Gray is ply housekeeper, tete sale is deaf
as a post.'.
"Wells t'zat's n comfort. tee deafness.
Is she thnub, toot"
"Unfortunete'.r, no; bet as I have
not hem hums t.) dine, she will think
she is prep,trin.t Inv supper, and I will
tell her you are as patient come to be
treated, and Cut I ant going to give
you a lied; herr'," tossing something
which he finds upon a booke.se, across to
his guest, "tic ton face i;1) 121 that rag,
before she tonnes in. She will not give
you 1, racnnd ; •1.•'x', • F'ie never troubles
her heed :;bests my .treats."
So 0. eine* he cut, end the (tee
tine r1•oeveds t) speed . d met the "reg"
to rev re his 1 c,,exc'. ;'ucic'c ):y he
starts, scrutinizes c•.a e, t'.....- it about,
and locks ..Ain, Veva—
"Ah 11" as..ys .-,. Ileteurst; "Ohl
rea111•v !"
Aral 2'e folds Op his hancutge, and puts
it in a air' p_)rd.'t, weips 0 clean pocket
hantiide•i clef from another, and suhsti-
tnlin.; t tor ti: 'era;," awaits the coin-
. of Cas host.
"Nang comfortable qullrtt'r-S,"` he mut-
tered. looking about hint. "Luxurious
too: quite se. Our doctor has not for.
gotten how people ought to live,"
The deeter'tl "quarters" were :11 that
he described thein. Luxurious, comfort-
able; and latury rind comfort d o not
always go hand in hand; tet:sful, too.
Nothing too much; nothing Iacking—
just the beau -ideal of a bachelor's parlor.
Warm browns Tightening here and there
into frolics, Books, a great many and of
the Lest. Pictures, as very few, and all
rare and beautiful. Bronzes and statu-
cttes in plenty. Erie -a -brae, not any, for
no fair and foolish woman has trailed her
skirts through h these apartments, leaving
traces of her presence in the shape of
those small end costly abominations,
ominations,
"ceramics."
yCirpt ccranhias.
Presently Doctor Heath reappears, and
not long after, Mrs. Grey bears in as
heaped-up testy of tepees. Then Doctor
I-Ie..t'.1 feta forth brandy •:n(1 wino, and
informs Mrs. (xray, through the medium.
of his ten lingerie that she is dismissed
for the night.
When she. has retired the tleteative
unties his face, and fella laden the food
spread ]'`lore hint, la hungry man
will. While he tette he talks 1 little,
just a random remark now egad then,
and his host sits oppeeite rami, answer-
ing his frequent mentions enol observa-
tions, and thinking.
In past days, e11(1 tn( very different
•circumstaanecs, these 0.ien have met :nut
known each other, 1:11(1 Dotter Clifford
Reath is wondt'1 to . hew Inu(;11 of his
estory It will lx) n F ;.8,.ly� to tell, In order
to explain his present position, which,
he knows, must !'�,)n a 111(1.1 strafe:e One
tzo his former 0cquad*lt, 0C('; for Dealer
Clifford heath, like most of 1114 Wh() have
2 pulsed ata vt'8o'taLlo existence, hex a
Icy, and a p.z�st,
his repast with a ;Mass of brandy and
water, and pushes bock, his chair from
tho titbie.
"Now, th. a," b* begins,with his usnai
brisk business tranner, "I'm rested and
refreshed, and all ready for that white
• was, if you please, Doctor Heath."
"I'm quite curious about that wax,')
says the doctor, rising. "Just let me
Cray away this table and bring ep aIl-
ot:l(r, it's the easiest way of disposing of
t'•le tlinner things, and will furnish Mrs.
t)ra:y svitll feed for comfortable comment ;
she takes all such opportunities to (lispar-
•:,t"moo's ways,' and as she scouts 10
(1j•:v them, I xnahe at to point to Memel
ter as many as possible," making the
proposed change as he talks. "Now,
then, there's a table ttnd there's your
tvax.. "
";usv something to melt it in and
esti.; I'm going to take an impression."
Treem is as little difficulty about get -
t11 r the nee ssiiry articles together, but
( :ter a while they aro all there, and the
svaa
is simmering ing in the smelting cup.
• T1 -en the detective takes from his pocket
Thee 'miaowed bottle of chloroform, and
asks for an empty 0i:(l, This Leine given
! in he pours crit the chloroform care -
fu: y, and -wipes the emptied bottle.
"It's a pity I can't keep this bottle
just as it is," he s'y', eyeing the crit -
ft!. ss stepper e1 regret: u`.:y, "but it oust 1:e
u'turnee, of course; „nd I Aust (lo the
next lest. SCl1et's your notion of the
a) Ira 1 use of that little gimcrack?"
leo rea:hcs out tee l:otth) and the (tou-
ter t.ke's it in his hand s.lying: "Why,
it 8 nem one of those (!'111t7 toilet cases
eaed 1 y 1,adfcs primp .;1 y there will be
0 act- uniform in s1. re.t'h:.t ::re filled with
IeetaIrlt•s of various setts, end lager bot-
tles, of the 801110 pattern, for goodness
i(,t•,sv8 Wiva We. I h„ve seen the kind,
( ut not the patte'rn.'.
"Well.” s,.ys t.ie detective, slowly, "I
tends that I have seen the pattern; Int
where? E os; ever, " eipping as stick into
tee melting wars, "I seen find out, and
Before very Ieg. "
"I wonder," o- y:; Deetcr I-Ieath,strctoh-
:ng out his band fee at fresh segar, "at
tee fellows leaving su%:h a teetimoniel ass
nett i c'.zind therm. C' 1 .t's your theca y?"
"I have expected t''r.t question from.
loth yourself ane elle; Wardour. I ran
g'lod tint did not nen 11/c.
r,.
"Why?"
Tale (:eteetive takes .1 spoon and dips
tip his wax, letting it drip from the
spoon, drop by chap. It is ready- for use,
..01, Wit'tnut seeming aware of the dloo-
:; )r's 1 e s. nee, he busi(5 hi/mica with e
:i 1 )1 ,:.. sisal taking—seeing which,
0.x't•)r e:e,.t:t smokes on, and is silent.
renally, Lis mould is sot t) cool, and
t: .e Gee etive ri sumes his seat; and, quit] ' e
ixnorilrg th:,t long neglected monosyllable
1 inquiry, uttered 1 y his in et, begin;:-..
"W]1en the le.a;zl, rs, for, no doubt,
there Were two of them, entered Miss
(.oar's dressing room, they carried
c;n•e (lark lantern. This,one tf them took,
. ad crept with it lilt•) tam , z ioepingroom;
OJ', he as, fore, moment, troubled. He
e .:d prepaired himself with the chloro-
te ren, bet meet use his own handkerchief,
..nil that is m ;rked."
' `Oh ! a burglar with marked linen:" t
"Even so. it's nothing unusual, You b
reason like a reader of too many novels.
;'urglalrs are not all escaped convicts, h
i ]e,1r-(yecl a101. hideous; nor do they all 2
o about in fustian. It's the burglar in
1 road-cic,th that snakes us the trouble.
Fustian starves, and .steals, and is soon
f.:ttnd out; runs away with its booty, as a
a dog.rnns away with its bone. Broad-
chitlh is wiser, just ne a skilled worknutn
is wiser than a hod carrier. It brings to
IN service tact, study --who knows what,
of sen ltille ski!I? xt looksbefore it leaps
it pians lrfore it executes ;mil it covers
up) all traces of its progresa, or else
leaves a network of fail -1' clues and 1018-
1 :eine. evidences. Bah! if we had only
ai,tian to deal with, it would not be
worth while to be a detective."
"Granted," say, the dotter, tll'nlnrminn
impatiently upon tame table, with the
fingers of his tzJn, , whit right Hand.
"We have t) deal with a a roadeloth
buri;ar, echo mark:; hie linen, and,
peril/me,',eremites it. Was it perfumed?
I forgot."
"It was not perfulnecl. 3 wish it had a
Leen. Y e.;, ours is a hoof loth burglar, an
"You believe them were two?"
"Yes; there wrr'o two. These affairs
tu'e seldom operated. by one guar.."
"You said this evening that they had
blundered. It seems to me that they
made 0 very neat jot) of the affair,."
"Tiley did blunder. It Goes look like
1 neat job to a nan-prOfessiOnal,. but they
bane left several flaws In their Yvon:.
They felt very conti(lent of future safeity,
I am sunt, for they 'wore shrewd fellows;
that's eetal'iishecl in lily hind. There's a
Something about this tette that puzzles
nee, and stnzze queer ideas am drifting
through 111y head, but for the present-
Fleet
resent I
Fhah keep then.; there. ..lout tho
1.lunders now. 'T1101 boat business r
the drat. There's plain proof; then Soo
at the manner in Whiclt they stirred
the library. Why, anon, didn't yon r
fleet that those heavy chairs never soul
have been overturned by hasty carele
• hands, without corning Clown with
loud lean;•? and there are three of then
all thrown down in different position
evcry one of then) •isas lowered slow
carefully. Why, look at that pile of bool
upon the Peter! .(10 you imagine th.
were ever tossed down from their shelve
Cts
they appear to have been, witho
striking upon the floor or each other,wit thud? I can sett the whole operatio
one ratan held the lantern while tho other
disarranged the roo2kl. But they slid not
da it well, - That m111.1eh of the business
look:;. like+ the work of an antenna*. Per-
haps you wonder wey I did not speak
this to Miss Wardour, 18014 enough t
convince her that I had studied the nett
tor. I did not wish to exhaust the sub
ject;.tac(t is the business of the num wh
is to come, And now I think I will re
move my cast, and then, my clear fellow
I x211 quite ready to retire, for I feel 111
need of all the sleep I can get betw8
new and sunrise."
"Shacking eonfesnion," 1tluglis th
'doctor, lazily, "Let ale toll you it'
highly improper for a detective to go
sleepy, or hungry, or tired; they neve
(10 it in print."
"Whieh should convince you that they
always do out of it Detectives, my clear
sir, are like doctare, their s1leee 8 ole
pends upon the, people's faith in there
not on their nen Inuits. Now I know
that eon can't see trough the anatomy
of old Mr,. Grrnely, and toil what•she
bail for dinner, un es, to be sure, rho
he been c (n eating anions; butt if Mrs,
Grundy doubted for a moment you
ability to don your I r nfessional e•pectstcles
and p :'c ,' int) tee irnerlttost (iellths of her
( 0)1dered eh1 being, tithe tvonl(1 a'ritn an -
(other na011' than yours on her books, gas
Mem. peyescfan."
K(,Lla• philosophe- rncl friend,"
guo.: t'-• doctor, (•oalposcdly. "Let Sirs.
(Treece :ae :1c, will you, she is one of shy
beet c'u anima."
"She is not one of nay worst, but the
world is not quite filled up with Mrs.
Grundy's, else ours; fo_tueee were soon
nacre; for instance, up at Wa.:clo1r Place
to -night, that seraphic old lady was pre -
laved to receive a11111y statements, 1.1.8
Mrs. G— takes your pi1L,, on faith. But
the young Iddy; oh, no! she has too
mush head for a w02(I}1.1n."
"Why, fora W00 1t?"
"ISot get recipe enough. 'WOrnaan's
kingdom's too smell for her; too much
top to her head; brow too broad; eyes
trio full; won't believe a thing is true,
because you Fay it is tree; got to con-
vince her reason. Such people make
haps lila) you and file lots of bother;
won't take tie for grent:d."
"Granted we wis then1 to."
"Bah! Of 000113 we wish them to!
V(•ryilody Wants to be taken on trust;
but there, we e1ln waive this discussion;
Miss Wardour will find occupation for
that head of hers for a time at least. My
head must rest."
"I should think so; you are as full of
tvbimsies ass ever, when off duty, and
since to-nigiet I eeeept you as a detective,
is la 'Mrs. Grundy.' just follow me now,
Sir Tramp. By tee wee', flow will you
get out of hers an the morning?"
"Leave that to me. By the way, don't
stltrb 1ny taaxwork. I will leave the
ottle and linen; do you restore them to
11 lies Wardour to -morrow at the earliest
our possi111e to a caller. I shoal present
thyself in my own time and way, gov-
erned, of course, by elrcilmlt;tnllces, and
It is 1:ro1zlble that you will not see me
gain for some time. Therefore let are
say, thanks for your iidspitality. Call en
ale when you want &feervioe,, and good
night."
So sasying ho vanished into an inner
mons, the door of whish the doctor has
just 11ow thrown invitingly open. As the
door closes quickly, and 111 his very face,
Clifford Heath SIOOOs blankly at it, (anct
for a m02118111 stands so, looking half be-
wildered.
Finally a look d :imusenlenl crosses
his face, and he. . •tarns slowly to his
seat beside the tablo, al0'vle ;;;elects a
segar, and slowly lights it.
"There's a queer cust0uler," nurses he,
as he settles himself for a comfortable
meditation. "Ho can go to sleep in the
very teeth of nmvsttry, 61(1 wake up,
rear headed, 111 as fog. Now I can't sleep,
d I've heellonger ,
1 awake 1on„tr thaan Ing
noted tinge, too.
Shades of guy ancestors! What ra day!
rad, ah, 107 prophetic soul, what will it
bring forth? Well, Doctor Clifford Beath, •
a8 Dotter Clifford Heath, what is It te;
one You have been honored by the
confidence of Constance Wardour, what
011•') There was no one else in whom
e could confide; may she not honor
)ur judgment without coveting your
dora11cn1, Bahl the very fact that ahs
infidel; in you proves that she cares
nothing for you. however, she has a
eftrt for somebody; that is proved by
er agitation upon. hearing the story, and
ding the letter telling of poor Sybil
a211ott.y's misery. leer undoubtedly* ill
me manner she hail been 2ntedo to 'le-
nt; cath it be that n••retehedl Evan/ Tris
}titration to -day berm the look of remorse,
and (100 knows where dissipation Wi11
)t lead a 221x1. I Icnoty something of
tat, too." Isere he frowns clark15', 000
to for o long time looking tho inceenaa-
o11 of resentment anti defiance.
"Bah!" be 2n11ttt•.re pr8sently', "Wh}tit
blot upon the reoord of a proud family! •
father who is a philanthiopir�t and
se
W as .tl;out; Isms blood; a great deal is said
k end known lbotrt his brain, favorably
up said, 1(20, and honorably known. Ile is at,
•e' detective, and aa snob., dead to the bete
0 book; it's leis •business to bunt anon
ss down, to Pry ,into secret places, to un-
it 021181. villainies, and drag to light,
z1) Fha n)efnl 1111111y events; and, for the
g; second time, he has s1u)tii)led upon a
ly, serest of thine, 611(1. treated it most gen-
;g erou`ly.
the "To -night i say to him, '11.11ow` me
s, only a s Doctor Heath, front Nowhere.'
tit Another x1:111 would have aslted for an
th l explanation, when the opportunity carne
n but not he. Ile nits with 2211, sups with
me, sleeps under my roof, and makes no
sign that he 'ever knew enc 0(108 as I
now ant. He treats 111e as at plan worthy
his conlIdence, yet asks none of mine.
o
public benefactor; a , nother who Is
'lane dome bans reproche' o brother
ag0instwhom 1 can bring no charge save
that he is lay rival a sister, beautiful
and good' and accomplished, but that
br1tuty, goodness, culture, are all ship-
wrecked; how could either live, In the
st1nle atmosphere with John litlrr115, as I
have hear(. hint (leeertbed, Evan Lunette
is to Week sheep; I should take it Bturlll
mutt be 1 black dog, or worse, an(i sheep
and dog arc owned 1.)y the seem family.
After all, what is race? tafig for pedigree.
It's the deed that tells. More in the
neat room I leave a 111111 who claims to.
le, meetly, Nethiltg 18 said or known
That's w]lat I call cplenclicl behavior
o that's a noel worthy to 1/e called 0 gen-
- I woleler" here 111s countenance
darkens, 1001 his eyes loon;, gloomy. "1
o wonder ;;Oat this honorable officer would
eery if ho knew what I (?ie. to -Mei -10 if
, he knew, eay•I! dee,. he not knew? how
o can I toll? he is shatlp as 0 lynx; and
en heaven only known what toad impulse
prolnpted zee to do a mean thing. Bah!"
e rising and stretching himself; "wo etre
s. all fools or knaves, or both; when as
t beautiful woman Ines *dethroned reason
✓ incl common sense, and sways us body
and soul, I wonder what Constance War -
dour would, say if -she knew? A keen
witted detective taakes me on trust; will
- she do tho s une?"
There is little of the loo,: of to despair-
ing swain on his face, as he concludes
his soliloquy, and goes cut to reel that
the outer (loos 1.g secure, before retiring.
• A. trifle pale, a trifle bored, a trifle cynic-
al, and aJ trifid Fleeter he looks. He also
yo
r looks, for a 2u011 Wlia 11118 just been in -
Wizen he rpprottched 1t1,s Warclottr's bed-
side, he produced front a convenient
pn(•k(t, his stupefying drug mei then ho
looked about for senletel,t:� with which
lu r,ppler it, and at the same time, no
doubt, Ito' berates i,in),;e'If for omitting to
provide himself with a plain, email nap-
kin, or piece of 11111)11. '1'1'to e 10;111 nothing
at hand that wag net tea large for his
pllOpose, and too (8610se, for be under-
stood this delkacy of his ttnderttilcin„.
So, he produced his pocket handkerchief,
which, as I Patid before, svgs maarkecl he
tears off the 11011 bearing, the name, lett,
in•his haste, clot; not ohservct that he luta
heft evideriee that the name was therm.
ITe then saturated the linen, and sat the
bottle upon the night stand, leaving his
two hands free t., apply his drug with
utmost care. Then he pauses, for a
moment, to flat,+ the effect of his applica-
tion, or to gaze upon the fair sleeper,
And then comes a sound from the: outer
room, an impatient ealp, the eliek tit steel
ilnpl0221ente, noinittr•rwhat-•hte snatches
up tho dark lantern and, forgetting the
bottle, grxes out Wills comrade."
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dttiging In a tit of severe self-tlepreeiaa-
tion, exceedingly c011fic1ent incl full of
faith in himself. An(1 why not? Let that
man despair who has lost conftdenee in
Iris own a:billty to wrest 1140018 Pram the.
fingers of Fate or Portuno._ Despair is
,not for the brave..
CHAPTER VII.
Constance Whrdoar arose early on Run -
day morning. In spite et youth, health,
and her splenetic]. stet -tense, she bead slept
but little; anti shell slttnlbcr tae hard
visited 11(r eyelids, bed been haunted by
hideous deeal218, in {which detectives and
burgktrs mixed their identity in the,
31)or.1 remarkable manner; and through
all, more vivid. than all, shone the face of
Sybil Lsumttc, alwee's agonize•`?, :1w,ene
appealing, 1'hvey„ surrounded 1•y dark
shadows, end always seeming menaced,
terrified, helpless,. Such night, of tor-
mented plumber, • 1(21d 1.11he•tsy wakeful -
mere were new to tlto mistreat,- of War -
dour; and now, while the dew was yet
on the grass end flpwers, sale was. prom- needing her pretty; rose garden, where
the sun shone full, ,looking a trifle paler
than was usual to ter,a310 somewhat clic-
at -defied.
Mrs. Allston waae. still snugly ensconsed
in her bed, for she never rose wale, and
always retiredl late, her motto being,
"Mrs. Allston first, the world fter-
waar(l." That • lady of portly 11. mehl:lons
had her peculiar theory of life. To eat 111
the best - food obtartable, and a great
deal of it; to wetU the heaviest silks, i
and the softest c•ashlueres; and to sleep b
in the downiest of beds; these -were to
her the necessities of life. That the t
food was provided from the larder of her
niece; that the silks and cashmere were
gracious gifts, (1)1d that the (lawny couch L
cost her =thee?, mattered little; her
niece needed her, she needed her niece;
ergo, her niece sought in every way pos-
sible to render her happy and comfort-
able; and she, in return for her comfort
and • happiness, tints a model duenna;
never questioning, never criticising,
humoring all that young lady's whims,
yet retaining that free, hearty out -spoken-
ness, that Made 11031 eeen1 not in the
least a tlep00de )/t, x11(1 which was, 0.8
Gins. Allston well ; knew, most pleasing
ORM
CEYLON TEA
Fragraot and Aromatic as Its Native
Breezes,
Lead paokages only, es, 3o, 1O, so and hoc. per Ib. Sold by all grocers.
The Davidson & Day, Ltd., Wbolcoaio Agents, Toror)te..
Goderi411, M ethodlst tl�istrf:'c
The regular meeting' for the Me
hodist churches in the district w
held at Londesboro on Tuesday, Ile
S. Bond, Pres,, of ahadorth, presidin
and Rev. .1, Edge, of C>•oderich,
Secretary, This district now e
braces (xoderioh, 'Clinton, Seafor't
Holnrlesvilie, Blyth, Dungannon, Nil
Benmiller, Auburn, Walton, L•'nde
bora, 13ayfield, Varna, and Tucke
smith, Each circuit is to be respot
stbio for educational meetings a
nearly all the circuits will drake the
own arrangements for 1111sSionai'
work, Every minister on the di
trict was present except three whit
many of the lay representatives wet
absent. The Superannuation asses
meats on each t1'?ngt'egation are a
follows being based on a 5 pet.,?, cei
assessment on general contribution
—Goderich—North St., $75, Victori
Si,, $44f Cl[rlto •,—•Iia.ttenbtlry St ,?7
Ontario Si., 0$51 Sea.forah, .°x511; 110
Wesville, (41; 131 'th, $.17; Dunt;ttntio;
044; Nile, $40; enaniller, w313; At
r
burn, ($49; 'Walton, $25; Londesber
$45; Tuckersinith, $11); Bayfield, $27
Varna,
," 41. Solite conversation too
place concerning revival work in th
distract 11. Holmes Was requested t
see what arrangnents could be mad
towards holding a Class Leaders
Convention. The nest tray Deatrie
Meeting will be held at 131ytii.
Rey. Dr, Potts states that has as der-
terwilled to make an appeal to
t` Canadian Methodists for $25,000
as towards the funds of Victoria Univer-
v sity.
g' It is said that meehanics head the
Its list of inventors, and that,clergynlen
Cottle next. Some scheme for keep—
ing hien awake in church mayyet
e, be flit upon.
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s• The wife—What a sweet smile
It there is on the baby's Lace, John!
sr The husband—Yes, he's probably
a dreaming that he's keeping me
0 awake. ---Town Topics,
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She—I nm quite sure yoti had too
musk ehampayne , when yo called
k on inc yesterday afcei'neon.
e Ile—Yost I thought I'd� look
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"Tiley say Nancy cried for two
t days after her wedding."
"What on earth was the .trouble?"
""Tho only piece of cut glass she re-
ceived waa a rolling pin." --Chicago
Record.
To Make Caramel Custard,
For six ordinary sized custard
melt six tablespoonfuls of sugar. stir
ring carefully to; prevent burning
Pour into the bottom of tete easter(
cups, give each a fort of whirl, the
the sugar may also line the sides
Beat three eggs writi)out separating
add three tablespoonfuls of sugar
halt' a teaspoonful of v,tnil111, and ••
cup and a, half of milk. Stir mai
the sugar is dissolved ; pour th
mixture the ceps on top of the
ca•"amel. Stand ])1 at baking pan
tall filled with 'water, and cook it
the oven fifteen minutes. Tarn while
hot from the caps. Serve cold.—
Mrs, S. T. Royer in September
Ladies' Home Journai.
Uneoubt(dly the Best.
Gt,NvLsMEt,--I wish to Say that Dr,
Fowler's Extract. of Wild Strawberry
e proved a wonderful remedy in
my family. . We would not be without
t for twice its rr;ee, I say it . is the
est, —not merely one of the best-•• but
the Gest ---medicine over brought before
lie public for summer com!.laint either
n children or in adults.
Jong UN1)MtmrmLt,
icons° Commissionei7 Strathelair, Ont.
Weeds.
This is the time of year wh01
many are allowed t') grow up in
weeds, between rows of' plants and
in walks and fence corners; and this
is the time of the year also, when it
(('a1' is waged o11 triose satire weeds,
before a crop of seed is sown from
them, that touch will be done to
wards having clean gardens next
Sear, Adopt our plain, and snake
systematic war on ail weeds as 11001)
as they appear above grout d. Plow
up, rake 21p, pull up, bilin theta up!
Then we are ridding our place of
theta, slowly brit surely.
Say, kid, if I had as much chin as
you've got I'd cut some of it off.
And put it inside of yer head,
where yer need. something to fill up
with,
l3obliy-•�•Unele Joe, what is a big -
mist?
Uncle Joe ---1. bite insist Ile is a
man 'who gets sent to jail for think—
ing. be 1s smart enough to manage
two women at once.
The party paused note to collterll-
plate IJefon on the wheel,
I don't see whore fho torture
comes in, whispered Aeneas.
Litho who was pelsonalt'? conduct-
g the tour of the distinguished
'i!rajant through brides, pointed
silently to the name plate. It Was
fa '9fi wheel.
The son of Anellises shuddered
and h ti ' ,ied C1ii,
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SevereIicedache Cured•
Ds..ltt Saar,—Tieing troubled wit tl
severe heaelael;le I was advised to ry
L•1 lever Loose gar
Pills
I only
used hal a2
J f
t battle ale h,ive net secs:) suffered from
the complaint. They seem to be a per -
feet (ere.
, "Yen e:m't Cat your cake and have
1 it, too," (looted the summer lean.
1 ' But y,oi can kiss kisses and 11 ve
o' them too," murmured the sum er
tr!
girl enc;auragingly.'--New York
Journal,
lI Angelina—So this is the infornla-
tlon bureau?
Cleat—Ib
is. What can I do for
yeti?
Is my hat straight? And Angeline ,,
looked appealingly at tllebusy young
man whose reply Wats lost in the
' murmur of the waves.
Catarrh Cared, 25c.
to the heiress.
1 Altogether, they -were a pair of very
sensible woolen. ers. Allston ate when
oleo liked, and s t *when she like •
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Miss'Sial'deter slid what she liked, and
both went. r atiefied,
While Miss Waardoilr was promenading
Iter garden, and Mrs. 11 wean 001)1
Portably sleeping, 11,2'' 1.411 were up•
preaeliieg each 0..11 0 on the t'a,ndy road
that ram frena t i , t evn past tij eedou -
?lace.
The one eomirg from townwsircl tv,a
0111 (letactivc+ traamnp, lookfng all that a
tramp v
1t1. should 1)t.
The other, approaching front the op-
rosite direction, ;vias a sleek, respectable
looking, Itlitl(?le-aged 2111111, who might
have been game entail farmer dressed in
his Sunday c•l,thes, Which fitted him
)tone too well.
Almost opposite the g rtes of \vartlour
Place they met end passed each other,
the tromp saluting i'eazt20ctfully, the other
reaper cling with a stoker tare.
A little further on the tramp turned
slowly and looked back. ' The farmer -
looking individual llad entered the
grounds of Wardens. Place, rand was
hurlythg straight on' toward the entrance,
looking neither to the right nor left,
''1 01" ntuttereel 2110 tramp, evith the in
air of ra man *Who Would Mee been astoll-
islled then, but for the fact that ho
never allowed anything to ttstonklx hien,
"So he is mixing himself tip in thio
affair? I wonder in'that capacity? Can
(TO MB Cie lhvara)
Noglect cold in the head and you will"
surely have catarrh. Neglect nasal •
natant -1 and you will as surely induce
pulmonary, diseases or catarrh of the
stomach, with its disgusting attendants,
foul breath, hawking, spitting, blowing
c. Stop it by using Dr. Chases Catarrh
Ours, 2a)•ei tt box cures. A perfect blow-
er enclosed in each box.
Btu-Miss—Meyers is a capable
fellow. Forever on the move,
S} iidi,;—Yes. He's always full of
his usines.s
Ibunrfuss—Um! What's his line?
Spildig•—Whiskey,
The llcf'eree--I3ut, my dear sir, .I
trust you do not inte:id to proceed
to extremities.
The Irate husband—That's just
what I do intend. Pm charging
her net 12 cold feet.
Manes
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