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�� • •ti' � '. � "7� %'t� "� •`r • � bads; f•sthrr Myst he will go and tnaa Re>r;
lk trent dotcax to loots at his sedan) girth. tongues neogaeil briskly; mattowereet 801'17:
le Diamond Coterie
�`f� A�ctGG' �••` w T t - .t •` f iS? ei , : r , i _ • t. e;e e When thisfaet becalne welitestabl9'shsel
* %9n "QFC .' i , : "i "1N •^F� ,et.. •r , A, ' w � `,7 t alai Frank—" he broke off abruptly and t tx
l".Ant). weaned. what does het say, to hue wen: glad; some eager. n m
Evan?" ' advent ()feta ill -asserted Paine
The sort.Tiest one of all was unhappy Ivey
Vandyek,who realized hove Neal a tees'
"X nay, i y time, ii \wauicl elevoleo upon him; and the. geed-
drat of the glad was poor wan,. tslro
By LAWRENCE Mt IXNGH
"Frank is a tool," snapped Evan
irrelevantly, "What he says is nom atter;
o Omuta,now s our area yon
will only have faith. in what. I sayK YOU
e .out with our ,ties' thrive straight
to Inetpleton, elle don't mention axe.. gots
will be admitted en mother. Father is
•e and. nk•• ive them the least
V'itsteaan "A Slender ClUes." "Pangetesat Grounds"` chance, and then: will tell you .abane
_ Syhi1, ani then yon.. can manage the•tcest.
Tell them to bring her book, even with
that beast] incambranAe.. '.]'hey will
listen to you; they won't to erre, you
fail me here then--"
"'Then your satorifloe gdes for nothing.
Oh, Evan, did you think I would not
uneerstan that? of have wronged
yourself for Sybil'% saike.; But you s
t of yourreward. And dear
gra, you should not leave dpae this
thine; we might -have our another
va y."
tolled at Wardour Place, of course, 17'0 clued. against the handbag of poor Nonsense, Coolly! It was thes only
never sought nn opportunity for meeting Sybil's name among the l eople tubo have ' was. And what is my o life worth, or eay
or eea3ing Constance, and he never avoid- called themselves hor friepd, Land accepted , reputation, either? It cant hurt E T poor
' ed her; altogether, his conduct, from o so often her mothers hospitality. And ' cievil like rue,. Con„ will you go?
rornatntio standpoint, was very reprehen- she said• 'these are her very words, Con. , "I will t o straight to 'Mapleton, lilvan.
• sible .-. I was delighted, dear• Mrs. A liston, 'ion shall see that I hate faith in you. I
And Constance; pcerhops of them celle far we all know that the+ gossip lovers, will do just as you diiict, • and e11 will
them three days bad: c+ffcec.:ed the gratteet ever,, •one of them, will deny themselves . go well."
• viae Maury of tearing Sybil to pieces, ; "Then I'm off, I , +ole Frank's horse.
clump in her, as any chain of startling FF,,
in a 1 te•t�'m s. k,xov,ing that she has la champion in ; I roust get him back to avoid a row.
ar steerage events runt:. amt ,
change the currant of thought and feo1- a loins Wardour.' So mu�h for infiuenoe, a Thank you, Conny you are a true
ing in a life that • has hitherto floated , Cott." friend,"'
tcloud, a sea without "Bah!'•' retorted C'ani, wisp. in her "Good-bye ,Evan. Corrie to me with
'under a roseate to � on
II, ripple, She had been rocked by storm generation. "So much" for money, and all the news, or whet you Want •help."
ttwaves; had seen a hark ship\e'reci ed close how W I know that 1 halite not lost west- "1 won't forget," :heeling his horse
beside her: had even encountered mutiny igL arong"with my dint nonds. Auntie, about; then, in acljoleing voice, "God
lost the thee d ofyour .lis- bless yon, Conny,"a id a moment later,
in her own dr crag g when the lull hermit-
you shave „ e was awaydown the road galloping
d flatly, she found hrrsolf course+; you always cto. h va , t; p .
and she drifted cit. . , h
forever Lace to fawn with the facts that "So you always tell ate," laughed the in a olortd of dust. •
sorroieaud trouble were abroad in the elderly chatterbox. "Well, Con., they say Constance foihowet'1 in bis wake, keep -
land that taboo existed outside of the, that Sybil has sacrificed herself. ing her ponies At a saber pace.
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mewpapers; that heartache and self dis- "Do they?" said Co ., sarcastically; "I wonder bow he found out these
satisfaction were possibilities, and that "the wise heads. I bope that conclusion things. Poor boy!" he murmured, hale
even a queen absolute ,night cootie tattler has not exhausted their keen intellects, aloud, "he is not o. a at their ftaxiily
the shadow of each and all. Not that who,•ver 'they' may be. As if the sacra- councils; of that I aro sure. His father.
Constance had never been aware of all Eve were not patent on • the face of the t hi d
these things, but we never can realize thing." -
what we have never experiene d, "Con. you t> lk like.a•-a stump orator."
We look sadly s, rtenthetle, and rain- Do Ie 'Wen, ria giant oe it; it would
woe "poor things." when we see sense not he so hat to be 'a stullap orator,' or
mourner weeping over a dead Ioved one, a.nr caner sort of male =Linea, for the
but we never cornpreheu.i the sorrow Icier I grow the morel I incline to the
until we bury our own dead. • !toilet that women are fools. But go on,
Constance had laved : yleil Lunette auntie ; I believe I get 'riled' every time
as a Filter; she t ou_;ht and sera Bea 1 hear Nyhii's =me. Viiat else da 'they'
not a little over the Ftri:Tge ire'; k late aµyu a .
had played with her iri.':id's fife•, ,.r•ct "You can't deserve to he told, you are
she wondered often if Dueler Iiearh heard so impatient; hut I will tell ;on this
really lost ail regard for her: she knew, once. 1 was rleout to kdal that it seems
as what woman .ire: u:•t, ci:.ct a nwatirlt to be tut oeeepredfaactthat aybil sacrificed
regard held once r::ice she assured -herself to save l:x.tt. from. •some sort of
herself ti:att wherieer 1 1...: ce. not. ate; rspostnn and disgrace. And they Say
a matter of no courage -owe to her. "Set that some of those rough men in a
saloon threw the thing in Evan's teeth,
had not the iig':te•sf dot rest in. loct'w late that he reviled in his odd away:—
Heath," se i to :elle :` 'Allston, and, " •Yes, she diel it for niy sake, and
like hilts, she never se;u:iht oar :waled a to\w for liri.t teen of you that mentions
r 1 c•elehratcci.hia�rejoicing WVitht one: off the
l ar y p° ' wildest c n l most praotreateuk1 o$ 4111his
(E. VI. Van Deventer)
�a i sprcrs.
I utbor of 4A Verean's Cr1mt>" "jahg Acthasts Word? � The. Lost
there,. n l k'ra . , s (oast; ras had won. Sybil's battle. In
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ace irditnve with thio hint given by lir.
Heath, xrrtyttaond Vnndyok lend (Jelled; at
We:elope Mee, and the result ot. that
y <+all \sats potent to the eyes of all V —.
48610411I - If flay, the ni7erteil, had Bona over to,tttie
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support of'li •%lost love • and. taken, kis
'tnottura and Ino'iinea to senenae in alit warm stopping raise. - mother with\ hirn,.
salter moments,At hest they carne, after theenine•d!ay:s'
Con. laughed like one vs'ho is conscious • d Y h . tall; heel satp'tsielecl, after W— had beuoFcie
Doctor Heath went about. among his ofherpower. ,r hall acct heel saes the idreb gnictf, un bteoneee
patients, wearing bis usual cheery smile, Sites, indeed, rattled as Mrs. Aliston. thous to Before .hide asrquie haul sten u-
speaking the usual comforting word, "Mrs. Wooster says, audit she is a Ifni-
have a ti he , !mown, these. were arta blival i at Maple -
friends,
smoking, philosophizing, rallying his tarian she is certainly a Avery good and ton.
friends, satirizing his enenries,genial, in- truthful woman, that she=has heard from h f d th Ever rbnti admitted khat tlie3" dispnis{;nt'tl
'dependent, inscrutable Wooer. Ile never various ones that you have openly de t i
,; good taste and judgment in the e'arn'er
oe their here corning, but whoa•, except
in the casco of this l orriblo choice of
yi)il's, dial not the. Lasnottes•dif,rltiy
good. taste. People salt] "Turf Lamettes,"
meeting. nsy sister's name in nay hearing will go
It is tfne;alar, he c vc r•, that a man under.' Yon know they aro afraid of
who pocsesled for her "eta the slightest Evan in his rages."
interest" should. 50 often p.,+sent himself Censtance )petted her mouth inlpuls-
to her thoughts, and c• toiu it is that at ively, glut she choked back '•ewords
this period of our st try her mind had'.. that rushed forward for utterance, and
most lr•ov'.aking h:::•:t of •uu.n;ng rem,. closing her lips tightly, sat staring
from a variety of t i eh ::t'aug'ht tc. straight before her, a star expression
\Clifford Heath, M. 11. Litt women a err' ing into her face.
best are metro ca.. teen, ..ad subject to ^•tic• mental to herr anent; Evan's words:
singular peen ei r . n,:. "Du your part. 1, h ill do ,mine. 1, Evan,
Mfrs. Ah3••t, n just here ex ,"•rienccad I.::alone, worthless, Befell. sheep, sot'; I
some i??at.s_,artien: C'Ift:eM n..,ah was will find r- reason that will not be ques-
with her \ ::f""; ..r c' Lamotte timed, and that will spare Sybil."
Was her;�c•t I...t. ,,. 'i"'� ;• favorite And he had. Mond a reason. The black
made c':nspiet, :a• .i.s Ft. !"ta'" eine,
have ,tis hr:t . }:,.c• ghat of s siulserite:i
dang:'t•`r. t:t!t" c t.: :rtin rhe loudly con -
vers:•. the elee,:anns Francis, be-
cause t f his prowl_:nr-iy gcv,..tt behavior,
made rapid striae:: Oise the good graces
of au. e u ,e,:t Cr t'.,' ct:s:1e.; Wrnld have
exato i a »si'• gotta. , ons:ow-rin old
at `.re,.liston- maneuvered
Drina: c f r her own cc.uufaro, so she
aigai_e, a little, regrette.i the present state
of a i • 3n a re:C;n'�ti taaetM becoming
mares e as"'d to mention the nerve of
Doctor Inca, and inr etc mied to re-
_ cervc Ere:eels graciously, after that young
`nsotin •.d rade a si eeial eoll, during
w1'i ,5: he saw only fs. Ali: ton,
arose sized amply and most, humbly for
his rrcrrenrnr.inuq ejrrtment of that lady
in fever of Constance, on the, day when
the rra,:ier undercook. "as.. gently as pas-
• fab'.. t i break to bier the. news of his
siste."'s fie lit'.
To welt: an apolo y gracefully is in
4tst) . en art; and this art Francis La-
' motet awes skilled in; mama but for a
certain physical weakness, he would have
been an ornament to the diplomatic ser-
vice. Alas, that there must always be ab
"but" in the way of our moral cohnpiete-
nets, our physical perfection and our
isfe' : !feces%, Days and weeks passed on,
and 11.o hou:uehold of i'rarctour remained
in u most quiet; that at Mapleton,
shr e c :c'd in gloom and se?rrowful secln-
Sion. ears. La niotte saw no one. Mr, In-
mate went nut only to look after his
business interests.
SVI_,u the copy of Sybil's marriage cer-
tificate cane, Frank, like a loyal knight,
carie to Constance with the news, told
it n5 ftii a sats. enuntenance' and In few
Word,, and went away soon and sorrow-
fully.
One cid-y, not long after, Mrs. Allston
returned from the town where she had
spent four long hours in • calling upon
the wives of the Faiecopalian, the alni-
tarla.i and the Presbyterian oninistere,
for :',.rs, Allston was a liberal soul, and
hurle i herself into Constaince'.s favorite
sitting room, in a state of unusual e
often %telt.
,Well, Con.," she panted, pulling hard
the while at her squeezed glove, "I've
touted it tut;" and rho dropped. into the - "What has come, Evan?" "'.flat's the way of society; they ain't esnt elistot1Ce, ,'3he looks all this, sitting
"sassiest chair, and pulled. and panted "Tile day,eve hoped far; Wel-item heard OPPOSe wealth and prestige, even When directly apposite John Ba tai11, her pique
afresh. from yObil. prestige anti wealth ceinmand them to tautly accepted gond) las "for what Mrs
Oonstance looked tip from a rather un- "A letter! O11, Iilten, tell me all about fellowship with au itricaly bear;'rather Laanmtte cannot overcome she ignores
meting "hovel with a eloral, and it." �+ they will white vesh their beer, and anll •and her protacl calm is he tomtit of
asked, ass indifferently no l ssibIt": "1 eau'., there is no time; only, Ori„ him a thing of bonny, acid lathgh in their long and bitter schooling.
"What have you found tut, auntie?" it's your turd now. It's ;tour thne t') silken eleeves ta, We hint dance. Sybil looks paler than is usual for her
"About Sybil." y strike for habil, They tiro hohlin;; conn- y It n\•ars gent) true, Celt bombshell of but no other expression than one of .tram
Constance: laic] down hc`risrt.k, and leer chi neer the letter, and cian't cicala,', Itirta. llnpl;ir, s Sybil Lamotte was cont• nese and ennui can be detected oft th
mile underwent a eban,yo, whether the old gentleman, shicll so et in:: tack, Mr. L;uuotto went sonretwhere, lovely, inser•utable fate; and the diode
without sty nnic:h Aare
cure of per Econ.
leiranri,me the il, ys
thc"nrselvuw. It was SI
ntotte ilea away with " her Lear. It is
,eptc'inhe,*r before they return; disrins
those t'a'rt' etonths Constance has heart!
from Detective Delknap. He is always
afar off,, always on this treat: of heir rob-
bers, and she reads his reports, honors
his drafts for "expense money,'" and
trnnbles ht'r head no more ttaosit the
"Wardemr robbery" or the'"\Varlonr Ella -
monde."
01' Detective Bathurst there mare
never ar word or elan, tither to the:heiress
or to' 'Doctor Haab.
1 ut it is time to Introduce our Bevis.
meleeirg the oslst-
wore• nu nbering
so vriien Seine La -
has lost all 'patience with nt; stn yet,
CIIAPTE SIV,
he knows all that is going on, I wonder Mrpleton stands high on an otninence,
how."which-may have arisen eopressls to holt,
If Evan Lamotte h{d hc-,-trd this quer'y, and to ezltibit, , tato , splenci..hi edifice
and had chosen •to epswer it, he would
otte.
have said: "I watch and I listen." erected t thereon by wit Jasper. Imrn
It is the only Bill` within sight on that
, side of the river, and renders Mapleton a
CBAPTEit XIII. most conspicuous as well as mole beanti-
fol abiding place.
Miss Wardour, being Miss \\ardour, , In front or threat dwelli-3 tend iti ground
was apt to succeed in most things, and • flows the river, broad unci glitt'ring. in
it is fair to suppose , that her visit to , the sunshine, on this =day of which 1
Mapleton, in the character of intercessor. ' write. In the rear str'etdhes a grove,. large
for the erring Sybil, was not a fruitless enough to be termed "tine grove" by tl.e
one. Certainly, it was not barren of re- i people of W—; and dense enough for
sults. Robin Rood and his merry' men to find
On the day following; the call from,; comfort 1n, for ,7tesper Laanotto bus
Constance, Mrs. Lamotte came forth , chosen to let It remain on natsuaile, since
from hor seclusion; her carriage born her it hist telae into his possession.
out from the gates - of Mapleton, and To reach Mapleton from Wardour
straight to \Varctour Place. Here she took Place one most chive directly to the cen-
up the heiress and Mrs.: Allston, and the ter of W—,turn eastward, then cross a
three drove ostentatiously throoah the handsome ew irnn bridge, .sod go south -
streets of W—, bowing smilingly here ward a -short distance, meaning finally to
and there, els calm, serene, and elegant a the broad curve which t-4veep, up to the
thio, to all outward seeming, as over mansion and away from! the river,along
passed before admiring eyes on velvet which the toad winds. .
cushions. •. in the old days, when Sybil Lamotte
This act informed W— that Mrs. La- and Constanoo Wardour found tascellent
matte was once more 'visible, and "at reasons for meeting send chatting to -
home," and when a day or two later, gather, at least onco in every. twenty-four
Constance incl her ,ant, in spiel -said hours; this fair river Bras a source of
array, drove again into W—, calling here alternate pleasure and annoyance tc
and there, and dropping upon each • therm. Of pleasure, wljen the days were
hearthstone -a bit of Manna, for family fair, and Sybil and ll'rank could pull
digestion, the result was what they 1n- their boat rip stream, haul land at the
tended it should be. • grassy slope en the roar of Wnrdour
Place, where, often, they found Constatate
rand at gay party awaiting.'. them, Or,
when Constance conal. deift'tl.own stream
with scarcely the stroke of an oar neces-
sary, until she came cane:site "the hill,"
as Mapleton was often cisllad. Of annoy-
ance when winds blew cold and rough,
and the waters of the rites tisn"eel black
and angry, and slatted Vigil between its
banks. Then the two young eulios voted
the iron bridge "tho coldest place posse•
blc.' and wished that n) dark, wiutr
river Lowed between thou.
The riwt'er is very calm i;o-flay, however;
it is flowing gently, rufft�.nuriug softly,
and gleaming silver ancl'aolue, beneath a
soft September sun. Away' down, where
tho factories stand, and the great wheels
turn, it loses its blue and silver, flowing
under that ever mow ng, never lifting
certain of smoke, that - arkens and dims
gives the
skies themselves, a dto
the sl e t
,
a disropntable
sheep was offered up a sacrifice. Eves "Have you heard the news?" oaks Mrs.
Lit -motto had flung away lain last . rag of
respectability for his sister's sake. Renee-
forth he wouln appear in the eyes of the
people doubly blackened, doubly degraded,
the destroyer of hie sister's happiness,
the bls€_hat upon her life, and yet, he was
innece t of this; he \was aniartyr; he the
ne'er-do-well, the ineiriaze.-
Conatanee was strangely moved by
this self-sacrifice, coming from one who
was so morally weak; if it had been
Frank, but here her lip curled contempt -
tousle.; instinctively she knew that such
self-:',teiif.cc was net in ]:t'ank's nature,
any more than was such self -abandon -
(melt to weaknc.,ss. Constance began to
wonder if Frank and his parents knew
the truth. If they had -permitted the
weal, est shoulders to bear the burden;
or, if Evan had deceived then]. too, and
thou she murmured, almost in the Lang- O'Meara, who are very exclusive, and go
nage of the tramp detective:— out little, but we poor: society people
"It's a thing for time to unravel. It's will have to submit to the powers that
a play just begun. It's a hard, hard be: Constance \Vardour, the Lamotte%,
knot." thv Varidycks, have led ns as-they'would,
And, then and there, she took Sybil and queer as it may seem, the Leenottes
and Evan to her generous heart of hearts, are backed up fn this business of forcing
Hopkins, fashionable bussybody, running
in for an informal call air Mrs. O'Meara,
who is warm-hearted and sensible, .and
who listens to the babbling% of Mrs.
Hopkins, with a patience and benignity
worthy of a Spartan ,.mother.
"Eo! Well, I am clying to tell it, then.
Sybil Ltiniotte is coming, back—actually
coming back—and that Man with her;
and `won't it be queer? We shall 'have
him in society, of coarse, for 1 am told,
from the best of sources, that the La-
nlottes will accept bile as'Sybil's choice,
and make the best of blit,."
"But we need net accept him, my
dear," comments the Spartan mother,
whose lawyer husband Isirich and inde—
pendent, and does not count fees. "As
for Sybil, she -was always a favorite with
rte; we shall be glad to have her back."
"Yes, that's very well for you and Mr.
and ineutally resolved to he their
champion and friend to the uttermost,
while she would judge their parents and
their brother according as these dealt by
the unfortunates.
John Burrill upon us, by Constance, on
one hand, and the Vandycks, mother unci
son, on the other."
"And Mrs. Allston?"
"Mrs. Allston, of course. When Ere,
sun's face the look o
celestial tramp.
It's always gray, "do n nt the faotor-
les," and why not? Whitt need have the
toilers there for sunlight? They have
work and sleep, '9
There is nothing green or dreary about
Mapleton, aas we enter there and survey
the inmates :who, just now, are loitering
about the lubelr table, iwothiug grey, if
we except a few. sievert threntls in the
It was main days before she saw Evan, :an , hair of Mrs. Laesnotte; nothing drraiy,
y y , She ever oppose Consraanect? It's metals,;: unless it may be a look which, now and
for, although in true woman fashion, a great furore, I can tbli you; ]rut no then, and only for to instant, creeps into
she longed to scold him ifreat for to sac- tt one le going to step forty trd and openly the eyes of Mrs..7ahu 13ttrrfll.
rifiaing himself, and praise him sifter for i + 1 halals table—ell but
that he would only be distressed 1 y such for one am Salers staunch friend, and— y ' e ,as•, 1
an interview, and would ol:e;::, summons ' well, as Constance 5,170, 'let ns take it self in a great Bary chair, which seems
from her reluctantly if at all. Inc granted that this bear of : y13i1's has to swallow up her light form, and
But one day, just as she was c riving some good qualities, or he would never renders her quite invisible to all at the
her ponies out through the gates of War- have won her,' and, then,. too, it's so table, sere Evan, who, from time to
dour Place, she saw a horseman riding : ronrttntic. about Evan you know, end time, glances furtively aox'bas nt her.
furiously up the road, and a nearer veto, how Sybil, in some way, saved bins T'her'e May be diosonsiott in this fkaroily,
revealed Frank Lamotte's fine horse and ' from something, by inanying this rnane but they look the embodiment of high•
mounted by Evan. I never could et t,uc r3'_ht end, er any bred. ease and sereno eouteset,nent.
tr t Jasper Larnotte turtle his paper, sighs
His eyes were flaming with excitement, )rid of that story, Syr i,aavo I fnttnd testy his light wine, speaks suavoly, and looks
and there was a burning spot of rec, est , one who ka ews the l l cin facts. \Nell,
either cheek as he reined ftp his horse > Mrs. Welt -era, I ,horst go; 1' have seven as placid as the sky overhead.
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Mrs. Lamotte spealcs slaw and seldoxxu;
beside her, and Constance earns at a , sant) calls to make, and I ,reaclly have
glance that, again, he was perfectly sober. talked too long." seniles when *he does .spettk; Arid look,•,
"Cony," he tried breathlessly, "it "Sho'll take hint up fast *ettough,'" ashIt i og the e'erinedeven theer of her pleas -
in
has tante.
Mead Sirs. O'Meara, in -solitude.
his generous trice heartedness, she knew Oppose Constance and the\ entndycles. I They sit about the
nab 1 1
5 bIl h arisen alud restated
,'hent awaits oma seatoco' in th's,"s ii4OSt
of ubairs,, before& table laden with, viands.
upon whiirli-ho haat fast gorget. 1,iuxself,
he, contemliletes feta legs and his sur-
rouxitlingM. wlthi entrerne satisfaction; his
legs first, iTec4use,, being stretched direct-
ly before hana,-they eonre first tinder his
eye; and harlot delighted with theitisi;ue,
and ahapna;;they' Are a fine paha:such
es would cab oretiit'to a boll lighter;• or e
"chdtrnpior,r pedestrian," and with the
gtxamlity andhout of the pantaloons; that
adorn thane. It.has pot always been his
good fortuxes'toe sit eta rich man's. table,
and to wear; fashionable elothing; and
John Boreal appreciated his "mercies."
He has feeated, hes stomooh, uuub Tohn
liurrill's eantuteh. comes in for noiarge
bare of1, 1 er n; ando he is
share sis eons d ;trio, a ruse
feasting hisasensesa;, this richly alippixuted
room is leise tooun t?tle splendid stately
lady, how- he' delights to call. her
"slather," varied. occasiionallyr by
11 mother -in ate ;t' haw he glories au the
possession oh ci, pair of aristocratic
brothers-iodeeva and how he swells with
pride, whenthe•steps into the carriage,
and, beside •"the rieb Mr. Lamotto," is
driven thee/ugh W— and to the fasteries;
and last, and. best of all, there , is his
wife, a beauty,, a belle, an heiress, possess-
ing a score lovers, yet won by aim.
Only oneatleiug troubles John: Burr11,
he dons not;, quite understand SSybil;he
has "got the lraug," so he thinks- of the
other members, of the family, but: some-
times Sybilele wordless glance operates
upon hini lrlte' a cold shower bath, and
Mr. Burrill, Like all the "gutter' born,"
.rather fears a shower bath.
Coarse'inrsense and sentiruents.piobian
in body area soul; whatever elite Sybil
Leenottoasahusband may' be, let.our story
develop..
• Quitting lais place now, lis crosses
the 'room,. and, taking up a position
where hi"secayes can gloat,, upon Sybil's
face, he'rests ono elbow upon. a mantel,
and sot, in a comfortable after-dinner
attitudo;, continues his pleasant niedita-'
tion. S it stirs ilneasil3', hutanotieos bis
proxinrhty in no other way.. Presently
her eyes shoots straight past trim, and she
says telex= who has also, risen, and
stands: stretching himself, lately with his
face to the window, and his letaek toward.
the assembly:—
"Esmo, just hand'nio that hook on the•
mental. No, not that one;." as he lays -
his ready hand on the book. taearest hfrn;,
"the. other." .
"Oh!' h!' ejaculates Evan,,, at the same:
moment laying his hand upon a volume'
direetly underneath John Burrills elbovs;a
"Hoist up your arrutr3,,, Burrill. 'My
lady's up, and wants hoe vvollum,' "
John Burrill's face re dens slowly, ?fie
is an Englishman, and.sonretinreshis H's
and A's play him, sora tricks, although
lee has labored hard to Americanize him-
self, and likes to think that he has ano-
teeded.
"D—n it!" broke. out , the man„ sud-
denly losing his after dinner calm. "You
might have asked me for the book, Sybil;
it was near enough."
Sybil received the book from Evan's
hand, opened it, turned a page or two,
and then lifting her eyes to his face, re-
plied in a volae low, clear, and cutting
A. bQ R Z$ $UF ER1NG$U
:A. TACKED WITUI INLa4Aril AT.QR'
I1IIEisIIIATINI AT AN EARLY AGE.
1;AC11 SIICCESSIVI TEAR 13U0IealRT
1P,R11SiL ATTACKS WI'rII, Il GIeleA$-
two SEVERITY UNTIL Illenteele A
li}XYSTOAL WnLCasa.
Froeo the Butt, Belleville,.
At,. and Mrs, W. R. he11,yt are
people' who are deeply% grateful, for tk
kjndt intervention At ,Provtidenee
wlienaby the life, health and haappi-
nesss of their twelve• year old eon,
Masser Barry, has been restored and
preserved, Mr. Kelly is one o.1 the
best known conductors on the Mid—
Ianda division of the G. T. R.,, and is
now residing in til<is city.. A Sun
reporter having heard of the ewe of
the• little fellow and the joy ei his
parents, called: at their home and.
rtae>lnet by Airs. Kelly, who, on be.
ing informed of the object; of his
visit, at once: told the story of the
care and bow tha results were at-.
rained. We were living in Madoe
when our boy was about five years
)Siege, and in the spring T!•went to
aril hien one morning. He replied
to my call by saying he could not
rise. I at once went to hien and
found that he was unable to walk.
Meellbal aid being summoned, we
discovered that snilamniatony rheu-
matism had our little -boy in its
gl'a�asp. All that attention and doe-
!loxs could do was done;, and the
'attack passed off, but the. following
!slrring, while far Peterbora he was
lati;ain seized with the dre d disease,
and again we were in terrible dread
of losing the child. When the, wth'm
!weather came, again he rallied, but
was very weak and "only a shadow
as the north civintl :—f
"Evan is my slave, Mr. Burrill, you—
are my lord and master," Indescribable
contempt shone upon hies for a moment
from her splendid eyes; then she lowered
then., and became, apparently, wholly
absorbed in her book.
John Burrill muttered ,something Very
low, and probably very u t ly, incl dropped
back into his "former art tulle; and the
others, never ny word or !glance, noticed
this little passacge at , rune'. Only Evan
returned to the evini. w, - tool stancliing
there with hands in pockets, glowered
down upon. the frost-totathed rose trees
and clustered geraniums, ;savagely, and
long.
Presently, Evan trans ' 'owl the wino-
do'cv, which commands ,a view of the
drive.
"Constan.ce is coming,]' ho rays, ad-
dressing Sybil.
Sao ster'ts op, lool:fn€� :tn;aous and
. d'isturhed; Cenrtarlco has visited her, unit
she has driven over encs;. to Fee' Con-
stance; but it has so happc,red that .ioiin
Burrill hal rheas been ubs<r:t;
Sybil leas a s:.uclderin,•; hbrror of this
lueetini.*. t'. tit •::c:4 be 1
eve anti teost1Ntntia',
At ti..esale of tl e Royal Hotel tsar
niture the bedroo n suits; used by the
Prince of Wales '3uri1#g his visit to
Hamilton, was sold Ito Mrs. J. S.
Hendrie for $17, ,Its original cost
wa.' $700.
Mr. Alex. McIntosh, of Moles.
worth, received an annonyinous lei. -
ter lately with the envelope aacldre,asail
to " Mr. Alexander 'McIntosh, hc.•tc .
known as Darkey McIntosh, \Wilt
worth, Ont.," and contained `1 i e
with a note saying that a nuanb',• ,:'
years age, in paying the wri''ei
some ;,toot:, he had overpaid h ea, ' 1
which was now enclosed, with:int,. -
' est. Mr. Mclirtosh has no idea w:
the party is, but wishes' to sl1 .+. •
he is niticli obliged,
Why not begin tri spirem
money on r�7ilivaaas midi more
common roads of the contr.% :'
of his former self. Despite all we
could du 11e was again attacked in
the next spring. You can imagine
the fear and dread with which we
watched these recurring attacks,
reel% one more severe than the last,
:end each one leaving our boy in a
worse condition than those that went
before. His last.attaack confined hien.
to bed for three month's, and his.
heart was dangerously affected. His
sufferings were terrible, and it was
pitiful to see him trying to carry
food to his mouth. His nervous sys-
tem was so,shattered that at. form of
St. Vitus' dance haad affected hint,
and his band and arm trembled so
that he•could not feed or aid himself.
Some friends advised me to try lir.
'Williams' Pink Pills and recom—
menced them so highly that my hus-
b.tiad and myself decided to try
t ens. We gave them to,Harry for
several months and when the spring
n
came watched anxiously,fe r.
cm c.hc sing; a
return of the trouble, but were
thankful and delighted to see no
synlptorns of it, nor has he been
;gambled for the pasta three years.
What is the eoaidition of his health
t present 1" asked the rep irter,
" Be is as sturdy and as healthy a
bcay as patents could wish for.' I at-
tri.buie his recovery and present
health tt. nothing bait Pink Pills, and
at-
:
eheerf'ully recommend then, to
all."
Rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia,
partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia,
nervous headache, nervous prostra--
' h'ta, and diseases depending upon.
'...mars lea the blood, such gas
,'t+f'tihi, chronic erysipelas, etc., all
1.• appear before a fair treatment
•rirla Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, They
;e r a healthy glow to pale and sal.
.w sinal+lexione, Sold by ail dealers
.''l post paid at .rifle. a boX, or six
:';tit's 'for $.42 50, by addressing the
'common roads moan b, ,,testa:% Dr Wiilirams' Medicine Co., Brock --
or their steel; tvatcred; tht:n••'lbe. Ont. Do not be persuaded to
to the people, and the p ,.Tilt+ semis substitute.
be deprived of thein. 1vert
put into good reads is
„'
i .3 .1a
<srnu i s pocket. .
the f
fetor
T
m and tear of here flesh a n,1 a s
helping him at, IMUl.et.
and inereasil'gt tt'-c' 114 nettle; at country life', ;;six leg 1e4.1 'i• ,.... - 1" 1
"If it's any thing more than gossip, once and sc"c Sybil; whether tea? e'asll raobcdy tonin n:nnr 1114 the ',Noe, and eyes keep well velled, egad tell no secrets
intie, tali me quick." • bring her back and swahlowitlrat lanai]]; returned, lsa virg cone, nobody knew Evan Launotte is sober, and good
"Oh, it isn't gossip; at least they all for, it seeing he must be sswallowe i, atnc4 pa:cite:1a what; end sus the D'ea'lt of teat humored, for his sister's sake; ante Frail
it's true .find es for gossip Com I what society will think about it, ares the journey, so said \V-- . Sybil and :iohn its simply lazy%
ivel'y, ettei aart•t7•'• to t. t" e••
' church, thet•('1ad•ollicaust '1.d• •
it meeting, and the t;righ\"ui''s
The Globe,
sou. you have done eomethinrr to- *nestle= that their ate eatitt tlna, Mo::her Burial taro eg1111ns; :earn, to Lre.'rst the But J0111173ruriill OOP Ano eelitoilt-
4
•
.eta c'l'ickfait aff4cting the eyef of
ages, and cattle has broken out
ea:. Alik'1'cll If tatters in time a
ere ti aan hie efT'eeted, but if the ease
eac p'!eet(d the less of eyesight will
e irevitoble result, The disease
' • 1 a.tne d 't! ile otic cellt:tis.
Messner Sc. Co. have started tl, neW
general store lrtsl+"ormosa,
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