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FRIDAY, JAN, 4, 18S9.
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' 'ured they fell upon one $eot and
Iontler voice
e t c r , and w p sour trespasses, n we for- Elsie 1 liked up at him dd d h inquiring
]`Tuff needn't knave oven now, per*
k with aa gra Y h that trespass ngatnst U. ey tl l his haps that needn't
you're hero at
Then . , ear
said with a sudden burst : o Fosn her o0 1 haven't the porter, hours, he whispered in her tsar. Elsie 1 t can't die now, without eon- moaned out ; A she
to ,It's too late now.. lie's been too cruel the he o erttaxed her strength, stairsiighttoft}NtoU Wur ane3 aparw up the t
i► r tt, all, every wordy a t ousts men s au the xt Y'
1 dthetopo' P
lovingly : 4 and Gast a keen glance at the bid. yd, and his wife was dy"urns up
to m room on.
the ' +or above..
m,] tan orgtve u ea, The duster Iso a gravely
nee s v t in sloshes. give those to San t+ntp,'
Then none duean-U obeWinifred buried her face wildly In drew his long whiskers tree ito
g i ° , . , Elsie follawad ifi li
Th Winifred,leaning beck stin fatigue, bloodless panda I can't she closed hand. A mere # question I blindly l from the ,Elsie of de hill.,
£ > nb you • Pnce tune Sheet o or a
do you know- ntare than once I des tone. Her heart may fu#1 front reac se l theo en fllglit ahs
Elsie H stella, followed by ,pr per
t d u 1 For many tn#nutes together, y heard a voice -a fauailtar voice, that
1 k my darling,Elsie an d ( ver her whispering prostration.
ill I. ti F dof a llttron and comfort na d ? Elide d would once have thrilled
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flub a yo • answered bent ten et y o , her to
how, in omeut to moment. the
with a tearful smite, kiaetng bel pale words Cott o very heart -01110 -fending below:, by
white fingers many times tenderly. iierar , lite Winifred
last, 1#AftereaEta a .iu a fever of dism you ate elle
OR foliar, T understand. Youlong,b t h' business Wnnifred'a bedroom. Shame and
A,I)L+`, ou needn't explain« It was had puttied her ivving taches, for an hour's stroll, the doctor answer- fascination sire- her, 'hei different
resist
' SUN'SBI E and S help it. X her much it
' ] face with a ed with professional calmness, She's Fascinationviola.
temptation to look over
w i couldn't
er I've sent barn o e tau is
nreut ways,
no wonder.
*CHATTER,thenXXXiX--Conned on. -. aee Winifred gazedtruthful
at her Ntro one vino Winifred g. looked upintel
• once truthful face, No one who wistful gaze. think,
to Elsie,
set3 him, id if nit Dont! od the in a tgsig thofterical eon- the ti#m only the edge of usthe bnlountedrthese hairs
d unburdened and ]] I could t It's a sad the had ] at
,Bobs. her tight t herself with P
b ,tJn fish doctor,
And. then Winifred un ur eyes
zmore her poor laden soul is eonvulatvcf , saw them could ever distrust them, at can Dain stop with the here and help increases her exitemen . s r in measured toneg
s I want to see Elsie ! 1 want o ,least while he lacked them.
in User me.
case, but a painfully common one. A from the big entrance hail, and Was `
• see isElle 1 grsha said, gripping o • g on earth who Elsie shrank into a husband's presence is often the very talltiug by the doe yet well,
Miss Challoner? the doctor ellted could- truly one been„
indeed, of her own for• affected. T thought it would do her hiee1Ceaihde j,Adaalw ys used topics, e
He know bar well as Could sympathize with her—I'll
racial horror. al, snd That would be a worst thing to it aloneon earth for a ? with t so wit the g 1 re -
broken
$he kept your letters
.the tenderest and best of alxiatot>r tell you why
:BUM'S. ' ;fn, a hoz--your letters and the little giwenesa for the man who had wronged far more good $peat, indeed, but scarcely so subdued
with h he ave you. her, and her own affection for poor her --you're always so gentle and —a little lowered by conven lona
Winifred explained to him gold watt g Elsie dying Winifred. Meet. Hugh again, soothing, Miss Challoner.
oken little d to and eager words •,No, not the watch, darling, tomb, swimmingl eyes. 1k suppose she as
the doctor'strIf she's dead sayp so
br ,--Winnie, I'll so painfully, so unexpectedly! Claws Elsie glanced back at him with as the awn. Inn prepared
'that she wished to aee'E]sie in Hugh's answered, s 1 did bankto
ab Atnth. tett you what I with thathAiert►: back were,him at min, from the ,
+t the sea off. the pier at as it to rewind him of his crime 'mored low while he's
udse, she einotion ur- feelings needn't
I e ectedtitof e"° shocking my
the donor readive inin all to soothingh1 threw it tooand before Winifred's eyes -- P
h• elot, the doctor it the nese Lowestoft.'litfrom the vet where she at len face dist and
suddenly over Wini- dying Winfrei's ! The alarm. idea,O philosophically, opte diically. octor prof can't tiprsed his
iheip lips, She could see aghast at onceti fropx
nctly
bottom with professional acuteness. A light broke y h had made her shudder with
=The sheporad wasvgot Her husband td' her the rue knew now Hugh
Winnie, she cried lookingdown upon he answered with a faintishrug, she shrank ils surprise and horror.
▪ and she andhad never got on. She bun told her the truth for ouch. He p'
That'sjust what'll happen m
aa n. I daren't best we can. This crises has evident- I Hugh Hugh to end ubr ,btuyo h, what, bythe tide. with I couldn't face him. I thought I much afraid. We can only do the It was be sure, but o i, w a
gated thirsted for human sympa- it up at Orford ese, she mused simply. her - friend with -her great Gray eyes, PP
nd altered
l little Why not stepped her yearning tat was woman's
bobeen co severe for rise. a Huom thatlight basouln1 Be back into the woman's body—a body he took for it.should You mut n'tma k me. ]Y
bare and. a apersuasively
sittingly room. yolie, Eleis, ,
d burst out eagerly. from the bed an appealing face, and shipped in ca very form days at
doesn't know I in alive even Then you haven't , forgiven him As he agate, Winifred turned up ettante poet the had love andIvor.
;I think, he said, ve suggestion,
to Hugh, tiedd limbs and figure,.ldwere no longe-
with authoritative better
in
end now. 1 hope Elsie liwve
by her yourself 1 to Winifred
]dbe aa the better in the end side. L hope while I live he may never You love him still 1 Yon love him— beckoned Elsie to baud down closer er to the same , all were ratlike, and., the
White -
wife won theknow it, though I don't know now how you hate him 1—Elsie, :that's just the her. Elsie, she whispered, in a low,
,if she were forleft
little.rely Yalour with presence
now.—I
lyr a little. Your teaence rah 1 how 1 do love him 1 simple want:
fere I die. I I hound like too kiss difference
i ere c was all
to theiroidi advance
e p we're to keep it from him, I confess, same as me. I hate him --but 1 love, hoµrae voice, send out for ug
m
-wom him ;
:Her evidently disturbs and excites her. such ]anger.sterner had harder ; he had coarser
Her condition's critical, it from distinctly npoured out
her grief
f in hers She spoke no more
ie by her 1 won't last much longer. the and commoner and less strikingdthan
Shs 1 won't conceal you• hand,. poured nut
She's over fatigued with the journey friend's ear, and told Elsie thel dux we so often see, sh a and visible degeneration. No
;and with mental exhaustion. The bel long, ion„ sarro ' laved her bus an
slightest aggravation. of the hysterical with a burning cheek. If only 1 d she hated kiss him
h. Winifred wa
symptoms o might tarty off atof any known 1 she ied aa shist. uch soonert that madehher bateWhimtltso indeed
Look she ant hims othrough all'1sands and the weig
ore
oment. it I were you, along trby he known ot this ever s
f . r an hour. bilis a bt.by the But 1 didn't want to come between her love gave point to her hatreds till you find him, and send him home. tion, t the
shifti shifting
and
question,
syou two. I thought ou s I happy jealously.
.store or up the hills a bit. I'll stopy h perhaps No, darling, Elsie answered, bend- She wants to forgive him.
ulster ing over her closer and speaking lower Warren answered her never a single had all left their mark stamped deep
.anlook needn'teher. 5> a q with
all. I fancied you were happy
now. You come back„ for at with one another. spoken. word, but, nodding acquiescence, in ugly lines upon his lace and figure.
And after I'm dead, Elsie, will you in her ear than she had yet spa of manly hour [ d 't love bun and I don't hate rustled down by himself to Dote of his fined andddelliicateiltyp but in a lean j
her grief in her truth. a was judging
h tale
of own heart. d - With that -strange neeehomurriedooutsheo crrerdeneiagerly, formerly. His very style had
suffered ro
w, Elsie listened woman y para
b even no v, uracil as through her blinding tears—go him ' jaunty old poetical air ; turnips and
dies. foot -anti -mouth disease, the arrears of
streets rent and the struggle against reduce
ea.
Hughan —res him?
]3ugh knew in his heart it was beat Elsie started.
;so. Winifred hated him, not without cried. e, never,. + ,•"" ,
-causes, He took a his hat crushed it
heart one away last, and I'vetve given it moment, who could help pitying changed
Hid eyes'h }frown dull
:fiercely on his heathe water'sad strolling down Thou you don't love him any longer, some one alae now, ry given
by himself to the edge, sat in dear 1
Is he coming? Winifred asked from I • assumed sordid
sullenandesf she.; d sip sa had, the listless calm of utter despairof an Love buried long ago. I all to
ger better man ;tthan laugh. Moselle him ? d fi
bare bench in the coot fresh air dead and dainty abed
Italian evening. Ile thought iu aWinifred cried once Not yet derangeuEls eaT neweereddoine ear wi
tea many months for my dead love, ger.
arse hynd?n t yon wait and help the bed feebly.
hopeless, helpless, irresponsible way Winifred ; but after the way Hugh'sa ltuehed voice ; ] neat of poetry
Omit poor dead Elsie ant poor dying treated you --how could I love hien?1more inter fiery nermy. Altogether, it was
look him in - the face ; that's all, here goon. Lie stilt and ., wait for
Winifred. how could` I help feeling harshly Because—Pm ashamed. , ' I can't - out to try and find him,
He'll' be
Five minutes after Hugh bad left rewards him 1 him,
the 'pension,' Warren Reif and Elsie Winitred pressed her friend in her Winnie. to bar like a Winifred lay quite still for some
.mounted atths big centre staircase and arms harder than ever. 0 Elsie 1 sody Winifred h clang
d
the door of Winifred's bare I'd Elsie, she burst out, with childish on the bed where they had laid her,
knockedcried, I love you better than anyody frightened thrid to its mother's skirts. minutes more breathing hard and leu
patron had else in the whole world. 1 wishappeared to spread
:and dingy salon. The p e you'd vehemence, stop with me now to the The
omees nter appear But no Huad.
already informed and them that the signorwas had you always t with mo. If
s gone out, that the signals been near, 1 might have been happier.. end ! Don't he ever leave deep
eossessed her nearer again, with a frail hand that
her room alone with the woman How on earth could I ever have ven- bosom. s A horrid dread ep into her came. At last she beckoned Elsie
of in
'the hotel and the English doctor. tared to yon 1 saw one,
Warren Reif remained' by himself They talked long and low in their o„ing befo a them thatlpossibility
of motion. Elsie leant over herpower
with
]i outing g Iii h her ear laid close to W inifred's. lips.
on
Th ion smouldering war &.
r -darling, she olive_, sI foim rgive
ago--Winnie, . I love 0 ane ande s ore in .
enemy. Poor baff•
l
ed enemy, how his beauty, e b
heart ached for Lim 1 ' At such a between his
s extreeaton toltiaCedog ea '1' -
beard with unkempt ends had ie g
ured that clear -ant and
that wee once so n eq but
and culture. oge ter+
a pale and fllabbv version of the old,
old Hugh --a replica from whose head
the halo had faded. Elsie looked''-
down on him from her height of
vantage with a thrill of utter and
hopeless disillusionment.. Then she
turned with a pang of remorse to
Warren. Was it really pdssiblet Wae
there once a time when she thought
in her heart that self•centred, hard-
hearted, cold -featured creature more
than a match for such a man as
Warren?
(to be continued.)
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in the anteroom. Elsie went in un- confidences to one another,eac p
-:announced to Winifred. out her whole arrears of
time, and
Oh the joy and relief of that final each understanding for the first .mo•
meeting ! The poor dying girl rose up Ment many things that had long been
on the bed with a bound to greet her. strangely obscure to them. At last
.A sudden flush crimsoned her sunken Winifred repeated the tale of her two
• cheeks. d her eyes rested once more or three stormy interviews with her
upon Elsie's face -that earnest, seri husband. She told them truthfully,
•ous, beautiful face she had loved and just as they occurred—extenuating
trusted- every shadow of her fear and nothing on either side --down to the
misery faded from her look, and she very words she had used to Hugh :
.cried aloud in a fever of delight 0 You've tried to murder me by slow
Elsie, Elsie, I'm glad you've come. t attire, that you might marry Elsie;
I'rn glad to hold your hand in mine and that other terrible sentence she
,again ; now I die happy 1 had spoken out that very evening to
Elsie saw at a glance that she spoke Warren : He shall not enter this room
the truth, That bright red spot in again till he enters it to see me laid
the centre of each wan and pallid out for burial.
cheek told its own tad tale with E:sic shuddered with unspeakable
unmistakable eloquence. She flung awe and horror wimp that frail young
her arms fervently round her feeble girl, so delicate of mould and, so
little friend. Winnie, ?'Vinnie 1 she graceful of feature even still, uttered
cried—my own sweet Winnie 1 Wily those awful words of vindictive ran -
didn't you let me know before I • If cour against the man she had pledged
I'd thought;I'd have • you were like this, hor troth to love and to honor.
Oh
come to you long ago. Winifred 1 she cried, looking down at
Then you love me still Winifred her with mingled pity and terror
ninrmured low, clinging tight and hard traced in every line of her compassion -
to here ecovered friend with a feverish ate face, you didn't say, that 1 You
veil ;ing.
could never have meant it I
I've always ]hued you; 1 shall Winifred clenches her •Yew ixidashe
always love you,Eisie answered slowly. yet harder once more.
,il love doesn'tW' ilia
If I hat n t eve
say, I'd have come long since: It was
hounded mei death ; and novo that
for your own sake 1 kept so long away I'm dying, he shan't gloatDover me I
ur husband,
from you. Winne, ``Vinnie he's, y
The English doctor rose with a sig]? your husband ! B,etnemberouwhat
you
u
-from -the chair by the bedside and promised to d when y
motioned the women out of the roam. him. Oh, for my sake, and for your
wen. leave you alone, he said ire asake,Whittle If not for his ---do
quiet voice to Elsie.—Don't excite
i t O her
too unfelt, if youplease,
•loner. tut I know I Dan trust you.
1 leave her in the very beet of hands,
You can only be soothing and restful . ghastly energy. Ile s driven in
y, ou re Here et all, ' to
perhaps s pe,inful ttwber,,f g.. The
itymptoane y• ` i didn't speak eon Stumm emelt Made m
anywhere, the ijrave; let him have life punish• nervousl her face twrtche wi a more. Blttterworth.it out of order,iserable
tient t frightened Elsie, she Llm, 1 thought home other mean The doctor a ontidence vfas p p +late drew back, more horrified tlisln rdlarmed and frig would mows himI sawn hire on
til advised. As soon as these two were E 4
Itemedy ble, utyli. Ahitoh s Core le the
oder face spoke betted than opened the door of the little xa find thf equity , and I serif Itatiati"f Inst Awn
or u" Per Salo by C. '
left byt]Ienieelves .the two vlonic'n ever. u rrtust •
never signalled to the En;(lisli edoctor chum in on t i beach to tell hint he lytta +► inti that to
who bad laved Hugh and whom Hugh er baste r t orda to Winifred, o
ItiLsid •so lerply tvroitged end so omen/ / .
die anti leaTl+e him 80 'Claerl its 4 return to the bmtlrooni.
never seemed to recognise. 1;
kept her letters, her watch, her relics. The poor girl's voice sounded very
Suppose he should come arid--recog- weak and all but inaudible. now. I
niziug her at once—betray his surviv- can't last till he conies, ,. Elsie, site
ing passion for herself before poor murmured low. But tellifint 1 for-
aying Winifred 1 She dared hardly gave hforgivem. inc Tial himturi1 netted Tehi,m him too
face so hideous a chance. And yet,
she couldn't bear to untwine herself wanted to kiss him good-bye. But
from Widifred's aline, thee undii her And Elsie --her fingers even that last was was
clutched her
enied me.
tight and so tenderly
There was no time to lose, However : friend's convulsively-- tell "him alt
she must make up her mind. Wini- along I've always loved him. 1 loved
fred, sheturmured,, laying her head him from the very depths of my soul.
close down by the dying girl's, I'll do 1 never loved any one as I loved that
as you say. I'll see Hdgh. As long man.
hWhim n I hated y. t was , m st, I
as I live, I'll never leave you,
y
Wiunifred loosed her arms one : love that made me so hate him. Ile
moment again, and then flung them l starved my heart; and now it's
in a fresh access of a feverish fervour broken.
round her recovered friend ---her dear Elsie forehead.
Ae downoandekkissed
hor
beautiful Elsie. You'll stay here,ib lambent
she cried help me
to tell
gI'''ll forgive kiss. tears ; over `inifred's The doctor lifted hisace at t open hand
himhelp me to to Hughin warning. 'Elsie bent over her with
liim ?
I'll stop here, Elsie answered low, gathered brows and strained her eyes
and I'll help you to forgive him. fora sign of breath for a moment.
y .come and go in cried. neant it and I mean it. He's
} loved you morn, than I can
Gone 1 she asked at last with mute
CHAPTER XL.—AT BEST A.T LAST. lips of the doctor.
Gone, the termer observer answered
Winifred I fell back on the apepiled with a grave inclination of his beard
w
wearily, I love hems mer whispered toward Elsie. Rapid collapse. A
once to of lle hates ins, Elsie ; but singular case. She auf Bred no pain
in spite of all, I love hi11I, I love, Ems at t the last, poor luny.
Por year she bad locked up Elsie flung herselcf wildly into an
secret in her town scul.• She had told easychair and burst into tears more
it to no ono, Toast of all to' her bus' burning than ever. She
band. But, confined to the narrow A touch n her shoulder,
space of her poor hererail Healt, and pt and looked up with tt start. Could this be
beating there with contempt Hu h'1 Thank heaven, no 1 It was
acorn, tt had slowly eaten her very Warren who touched shoulder light•
Hlife out, rowing 'very pale1 half an hour had passed and he
oven iepee , Y•
for hurt and speak to bila, just once, war ffte was l had now comeback again. But, alas,
forgivingly. now. After all this eocitemeut, 'she too late, No need to stop Hera any
Never 1 bed on answered with a was beginning
e test,
Ttolseinevitable
u itaSSl reaction a fumbled longer, he -said reverently. Uugh's
on the bed once mare nen a Was beerfin ors on the bedclothes down Attire, and they're breaking the
up , e to tt+ith her fingers • h news to'him. lie doesn't know yet
Christmas Weather Proverbs.
A warm Christmas, a white Easter
A green Christmas makes a fat grevq-
yard. , A wind on Christmas day,
trees will bring ranch fruit. if Christ-
mas finds a bridge, he'll break it; if ho
finds none he'll matte ane'.' If ice Willi
bear a man before Christmas it wilt
not bear a than afterward_ The
shepherd would rather see ]lis wife
enter the stable on Christmas darthan
the sun. Ifthe sun shines through
the apple tree on L'hristmae there will
be an abundant crop the following
year.
Amnon To ?Ionians, -Are you disturbed at atg1L
and broken of your rest by a stok childd euffsrtug and
crying with pain of Cutting Teeth? B so send at
cnee and got a bottle of "Mrs. Winstone Soothingii
Syne-for Children Teething, Its value% inoaleu
able. It will relieve the poor little softener
inuneditely, Depend here le no
1 istakePabout It. It curet'' Dysentery and tDiarrhme,
regulates the Stomach and Bowels, cures Wind Colic,
softens this Rums, reduced Inllanonatiou, and gives o
tone and energy to the whole system. " Mrs. Wlli•'
slow's Soothing Syrup" for children teething le'
pleasant et artdobest female phythe eciane find nurses of
the United States, and is for side by all druggists
throughout the world. fried twenty -lave (sante a
SoororsolSvnnr"And tato no other Sind. ovY
Philadelphia' Tecord : If Canada is
to be annexed to the States it should
be a leap year business. Oanad
should pop the question, herself. Mr.'