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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1889-2-8, Page 2THE HURON SIGNAL. FRIDAY, FEB. 8. 1889 bore const be tunoetrns end T beIMwe ymeiBEAUTIFUL_Jill. tong+ calk• fug yu Toad mut •houghs of the danger to which such a world r; !sato—es I tali treat yes abo ..Mr. Ferri," said Jim, balding out his By JOHT STRANGE wIpE1 hand, "this has bees au awful blow to me—une I never expected But have memeeeied himself— his back tette* spoken to -me fairly sad well. and 1 thank fire with the air of adman who was amus- you. You may depend that I will never turned to be asked favors sad had no ob- betrayyour trust. Mies Earle shall be as election to granting them In a pompous sale rom any persuasions of mine as if I sort of way. Evidently he had no sus were a Malay Indian and mouldiest speak pk'bn of the nature of Jim's request, and a wore of English." indeed hie daughter had given hist to lit It may all work eat mesa enough." tie trouble in that way that it was homily the old man said, kindly. likely that he should know just what was But Jim book his head. "I have very riming, as be would undoubtedly have little hope of it. air," he answered. sadly.' dime had he been an aristocratic old .lady "I have very little hotel it, but I thank, instead of being au aristocratic alai genu► you all the save for t conadat ion." gyp- After a moment of filmes Mr. Eerie "You wanted to ask me somethlsfr be spoke again. repeated, blandly. -My daughter must be told." he said. "Yes, Mr. I did," said Jim. "It .is for uneasily. -She is se sensible. so clear ;your consent to my engagement to your beaded. that I feel sure she will see per - daughter." feetly the advisability of the objection, or To my daughter!" Mr. Earle eeboed. rather stumbling block, which I Lave been looking as he felt, simply thunder struck. oempeihd to raise. But it will be s sad ••Yes. sir. I met her frequently during blow to her, I fear, poor child, and—well, , the time she was staring at the Demers really• lfereeford, on the whole I think the at leankhampton. an, I should havoc—Qum sews had better come from_ (AL' up to see you about It then, only-. felt ••It will be • hard task •for we,'! said, it was • little hurried—a little premature. Jim. Besides. I was nut by any means sure ••I don't doubt it," returned the old that Miss Earle would be inclined to man; but the question ie—frim which listen to me—and 1 intended to be in town of us will she take it the best? She during the autumn, and thought I might will see then, even if she does not see it see more of her then. I was in town, but already-, that yon are cewvitued of the you and she were abroad, sir, and I•could truth of what I urge; and—yes, I think it not get foreign leave. so I had simply no had better come from you, Beresfurd. I choice but to await your return." do, indeed. I will go out and lunch at "And you have spoken to my dangh , my club and leave you a clear field, so tuat ter`" the old man asked, stiffly. You may tell her and get it over. Tea. "This morning. air." Beautiful Jim re 'that will be the best, I am sure. You rte. plied. my dear fellow, I trust to your honor ab - "Mr. Beresford." said Mr. Earle. speak , solutely." tang in the most formal tones possible, "i' Before Jim could say a word against this am very sensible of the compliment you plan the old gentleman had shaken his have paid my daughter in wishing tc ILaud again, and had slipped out of the marry hear. but in her name and icemen' 1 room. :io he had no choice but to await must deo lice the tumor." 'the meeting with Saucy sad the neces- sary disclosures which it would entail ;with the best grace that he could. Not that he waited very long; he beard the hall door close behind the master of the house, and then, as Nancy did not come, he rang the bell and asked the iservant who came in answer to his sum ,mons if he would ask Miss Earle to be good enough to ass hila And in less then two minutes ale ea`me-with her dove's . eyes all alight with love and -the sweetest ,and brightest smile upon her lips—the lips that were his and yet not his. "Well?" she said, gayly, as she crossed the room to his side. Beautiful Jim took her outstretched band in his. "My dearest. I am afraid I have the most sorry news for you," he said, I humbly. _ - - -. ••Sorry nswsT' dimply. "Then. where is my father".'" "HLas left me to tell you—gond to Li 'Ms club." ' "To tell me—what'" FT a moment Jim could hardly speak "To tell you that our engagement t: :impossib e; for the present, at legst," ho ianswered• wit an. effort. •'Father said that? But why? What "I wed declines the honor." do you mean. Jim—that Le refuses'" "But. sir." sail Jim, aghast, "what "A: present." reason have You for this' My family s At present—oh! do toil me alio worst irrepraarLablo--I am the eldest son. or at feu"' What do you mean ec at pres rather the keeled of my house. Mr income'en. is betweea three and four tbo uaand a "My dearest. your father is quite right. and 1 don't owe a farthing in the though is is bard upon us, " said Jim. year. " gen tly. •'He does not forget tint I Lay. world, not evew a tailors bill." been arrested on a suspicion of murder Mr. Earle anted is band impetlently , and that while the aftatr remains a mys and yet with a lofty dr. tery, I •-:3 nut free from further carpi ••It ie not avocation of family,ar yet(don.. of Inrnme," he wild But be docs not heli.,. it, sorely.' "Then, sir. what is it!" Jim cried, iahmo "'nee with lone: ing eyes seed lips infinite distre'se "Not my character, I compressed hope, fur as to that my commanding offi- ( Nu, he does not believe it, thank (kid,' ver will speak Ter me, and I have beenki re. lid eight ye rain his regiment, so he ought(`` ••Eat if he does not believe it, why he' to know."'" "Mr. Beresford," said the old man, 12 affect us.!air c'xelaitn cd. "! foto gravely. "it iy va o y painful for me W never known me father influenced by the have to speak with itseater plainness; will toinion °f othersin all my life, never it nut I e beat for us to consider the con- to think that he should begin to Lt versateel at an sed end your proposal es so when the consequences are so 'emote elined?" Ice me, 13 too hard—it's too hard! ' "But you don't unnerstand," said Jim -Wirt is it?" Ike w Jim put his arm arouod her •ad hard her closely to him '•Moat I speak more plalalyr" be asked. "Test (Jo! my derlin . 1 am so sorry. se grieved to say it—but hoe is the one par sou in the wurid to who I could not tell it, timer in the face of the must dire danger' •'It—was—not—our—bevy' she whls- pered painfully; and for answer Beautiful Jinn did not speak made no gesture, no sign—only he looked at her with an in- finite and tender pity shining through the bye which Shed hie eyes. "I would rater- hear your reasons for deelinia it tamely. sir," said Jim, witil�tly. "It is not the opinion of other admirable coo.lnei e. a is thinking of at all- oriv, that as "Is that soy' anted Mr. Earles. am not cleared yet, the suspicion neigh' 1 "Yes. air," returned Jim, "that is se." at any time rise up against me mid over "Thea I must speak out," said the old lsrheim both of man, with a sort of groan. Hinnocent." hated "Hut you are innocent." eve thing unpleasant. end made a rotoIiill'eut men have been hat s -d he of c , '• clerking all dist• tem weeneee hire today, my •meting, and your father Bible. •'weft, all. Hemitonia I must feels it, said he. more full of pity fe. cIl you frankly that if You had come to her than of sorn,w for his own broker me last autumn and salted for my daugh• , �� Jim," she creel. eagerly. "did cut ter. I should, if my daughter Lail been: tell father that you meld prove your t willing, have considered es yrounself you: self innocent at any timer • The pour a b e ear is not h�.1Jin family and your Lnmme a perfetctlydesir f" motives , you about it atpresent. onlyyour sister able and suitable match fir her; but since Beautiful Jim berate his Lead. "\n, : :,is Lead very high, my dearest." he said,'•I shall eerer marry any of her wiaw." that time a great deal has happened. did net tell him that.gently. Besides. for the sale o f your J s arm; "and although we will wait charged me with a message for yon." Yon, for Instance, ,herrn arrested' "But why. tathe•r, we can have his punilament to • "Yes," said Tommy, breathing more since then on a cse', have of mailer." "Because be would insist that I shout( tiller Will than ours." f your consent to our riarriaoft I must freely. "And it was"— Jim fairly st•gnered Lackeys the words Weak- -Oh! it Qosaible flint yv;t ince any pity be able and free to see him as often as I •About this bnsineen. i had to tell passed the old uhf no. I shall tell him. lar, it i fcv I:iW:' 6h0 Cried, I':crcduluusi la' her. you know," said Jim, looking straight man's liras.y' •Mr. Earle," he said. heareeh•, '•yon so use trying to persuade me agninetit ••Yes, that I have," Jim aneivered. "It at him. I have made upmymind to d.. it. It tC7I:11'TER JCZVIi. All the fast came back into the tali don't —you surely can't believe that Iis no light matter to haveasIf murder oa your committed that foul crime?'' all very well 'to bo generous and mercifu mind, tied heduesu't book as if lie found' t TrctNo INTERVIEW. eyes again. You told her—Nancy" he I sLuu1J havo attJ<ed uu to out of m thought, and it will be but a peer sort o: Aie! can clone know him," Na cried. I we of a:t Iv Earle*" to its the iesurn of "the ma Good God! You must have Das "If I believed b." Mr. Earle answered, to others; but I ought to be your Ors: item Meantime. society at Blankhatnptnn th 7 Sr , t °� I ma ! 'don't think so," said Jim, icily. lJost at firm he had not been Inclined to "And I would leave that name out of the avail eiasrlf of the rivileges white it question if I were you—it down t sound CHAPTER XXIIL PUD TUS OLD MAW'S aa1*. Undoubtedly it was the most bitter ate - smut which had ever come into Nancy Fade's life. when' she stood tightly clasped in the arms of the man who loved her.tbe man she loved, and learned the true story of the tenible murder which had taken place in Walmsbun' barracks, when she learned with shame and anguish that it was no other than the last of her proud race who had done this damnable and cowardly deed. She was soashamed! That was the key note of her thoughts—shame. only shame. Although she had not known it, she had been proud of her faith and trust in the man she loved—she had unconsciously been thrilled with a delightful sense of pleasure in her own brave faithfulness. time to wait, and If we love one another old Owen had some to harm. but t:i,• always. It will noon go past. and it ee not I don ttedlt d y Owen had always bad • parties as if we were to be kept apart altogether ' ;tarty disagreeable way of lueerferi'r,•( In "It's so hard." she sobbed, 'suet are' matters which did not in the smallest you to be under this hideous suapkiw'degree cuucern him. and, of course. as all while lie daunts about as 'the last of the I the world knows, when fellows will do Earles" And is my father to put all kis that sort of thing. they often come in fur trust and faith in him blindly and believe !more than the bargain for. All the same, in him still' Oh! I knew how good. how he was sorry enough about poor old Owen, unselfish you are, Jim, to do this, but it whom he had liked very well on the whole, is • cruel deception ou en old man—it is. anal he would have given worlds to have Indeed. I sae safe no good will ever toms undone or averted such • deplorable acti- o( it. And what am I to say If—if--eh! dent—yes. Tummy always new thought of I mean when they say that you did It?' Owen's death as • pure accident. it was And people will say It, Jim; I know it." such a much more palatable word than "But their saying it won't snake it true,"' murder, which had something coarse and be said. quietly. 'And, after all, you was revolting about the very sound and look always say that you believe in me. you of it—but since that could not be. he had know. And. Nancy. my dear love, demos come to the cuucluwun that it would be think that I shall ever forget that when simplyuseless to worry himself into • all the world might have been justified in • lunatasylum. or even into his grave, by beius against me you were m own brave• fretting about it. loyal hearted darting, who beved In we , So you may believe, after Tommy had apart front all the evidence that seemed arrived at this decision, that it we.s not to be against use—do you think that 1 l very long befog.* he. took to the old ways shall ever forget that': Oh! my love, my , and the pret tv drawing rooms of the own darling, how little you realise what; pretty women (a BlankLemptou knew him my love Cur you is if you can think au foe's. of yore. one mwnent." I With regard to the Young lady at the And thus Beautiful Jim won the day. Duck's Tail at Welmsbnry, it eau only be conquered in the battle, against his own said that Tommy had already come to interests, against all that would have look upon the rs+eut events of the past as made him the happiest man upon God's a distinct intervention of Providence tri green earth that day. and after a little .save him from the consequences of the while Nancy gut Iver her dna burst of dull and dreary life into which he had indignation weenie young Tommy, and been mercilessly thrust. And the odd became more calm and collected. And I part of it all was that he had meant seri which could stand up. though all the then she was in a measure able to realize lonsly enough to marry her, to make her world should be against him and all the Beautiful Jim's real worth. to have some:the mistress of Earles Hope, and the pus evidence of eircuniatanees might conspire idea what a brave, true hearted. honest'dble mother of the Earles to come. to do him to death. and yet say: "I love gentleman she bad won for her own.tWell, that had been an escape for this man—I believe in him—he is heaps- -But." she said suddenly, and in a witch he could never been sufficiently ble of thus rile thing that L laid to Lis stern, determined voice, "there l.t one grateful—never; and. although be had no charge." thing. Jinn, that you need never ask me doubt that she could, if she chose, male Yes, there had been sotncthine •grand to do, for l never will. That is, as lone herself uncommonly disagreeable. that and noble in her love, and she had felt as I lice, to acknowledge Stuart as my sort, of person is always open to being that, come what might in the after years. brother. When you go back to Blank -squared." and happily he would atwa.es he could and would always feel that the hampton you must tell him that I know have the power to settle matters with her woman he loved had never wavered in her the truth. and that au far as is necessary In that way. trust of him: And thou, after all, to fin to blind my father I will behave to him sn So when Beautiful Jim, In great disap- out that he had kept silence for her oak I have always done; but out of my father's pointmeut and yet not wholly sad, went and for that of tie old father who ha presence Le must distinctly understand back to lilankheimpton, he found young borne his good name as • bright jewel L that he Iv. for the future, dead to me. I Tommy once more in the full swing of so be guarded and treasured, that Le ha. have consented — unwillingly, es you vial popularity. just the spoiled pet he kept silence in the face of a charge whirl know—to help to hide his crime fur my had been aforetitne, and after the first old father's sake, and for that alone; bat gasp of disgusted surprise. Jim promptly I hare nut yet sunk so low as to have any went fur him. dealings with a criminal. Se make that , ••By the tire, Earle. i want to "mese to sbsolute•:y clear to Lim. and tell hint, tam,'you::he said to Lim the flay after Lis ra that lam bound by no promise of secrecy— turn from town. and If he in the amsileet way presume* ••A!1 right," reettrt:ed Tommy. ••will upon the knowlcdee that we wise to keep you come to my room or shall I come to it from my father. I shall have neither yours?" hesitation nor compunction in speaking ••You can come to mine," said Jim. out at once." shortly. "Very well, I'll make it cle.:r to him." tat to Jim's room thee went, and its said Jim, quietly. owner turned the key in the lock so as to And presently she asked him to tell her secure them from interruption. the precise detects of the terrible event, Just at first Tommy tried on the rola air and, after a good deal of persuasion. Jim of jaunty equality. •'Well." Le said. set complied and did so. Then, for the first thug-- himself in the most comfortable eliair that the room contained, "1 suppose you've nothing especially pleasant to say to me. ell' I don t expect it in the least, so I'm prepared." "That's as well." sail Jim. shortly, not looking at Tommy at an. but at the pipe be was filling. ' h•r what I've got to say you'll find devilish urnlea+ant—I should, before this. Anyway.I must ace Ler. It' at least. Yon probaLiy don't know why I went up to town "Not in the least. except for the usual thing." returued Tommy. trying hard to keep cool and unconcerned, and only sue deeding in bookleg thoroughly ill at ease. "Ah! I thought so." said aim, drawing bard at his pipe. ••Well, I didn't happen to go for the usualthingat all. I wen:to ask your sister to marry rue." Fur • moment yuoog Tommy simply his presence. gasped; all the •'last of the Fares pride "I am here still, sir," he said, by war of „mimed to stiff., him an' m,i.s eat with excuse. "You bee we Lad a good deal to it was a curio.,. eoutempt that any fellow talk over. and"— should be thinking seriously of marrying •'As long as you like, as long as you his sister Then the adtemtages .of the like. my dear fellow," the old man cr'.ed. connection flooded in upon him, and he "I am only very sorry that' — made haste to reply: "Father," broke in Nancy. "I want to ••Ham—well. I can't understand any say something. I have never disobeyed fellow wanting to marry Nancy. tbew[}Z you in my life, but I want you to give me she's Pretty and good, and all that. How. my war now, I shall never mare any ever. I'm sura I hope she accepted you.'• otter maxi but this," laying her Laud on ••I quite admit your sister's inferiority. to the young lady at the Duck's Tall. ' said Jim. brusquely; "but you see you !were beforehand with me there. How- ever. your sister did accept me." "I'm awfully glad—let me oongr tulate you, old chap.`' cried Tommy, effusively. holding out his hand. "And when is it to bee' • When i am free from ant- fear of beim charged with Owen's muider." replied Jim, coldly, and taking no notice of the entstretched hand. Tommy sunk back into the big arm- chair again. "What do you want me to do?" he asked, growing white with fear. "Yenning," Jim returned. "For my- self, i don't know that I should hare told could. and meat probably would, cling t, hint all the rest of his life. Oh! it was bitter, bitter blow to the girl who bel bee: reared in pride, and whose training ha. been one of honor. In those few minutes of reflection ale went back over the years of the past, th. years during which she had willingly stood ou one side for her Younger brother, because he was the last of the Earlo•s, be- cause he was a boy and she was only : girl—a girl—a thing of no particular ire portance, and though she was an Earle like him. yet she was an Earle who die. not count. There was no thought, or room fee such in her mind. of it for any temptation which might have led him time, she learned ell there was to know to do this horrible thing—she had no feel• about Rose Meeting, the bar maid at the ing of merry toward him. Oho no, only a Duck's Tail, and the part which she had wild. indignant sort of. rage possessed her taken in the traged that he should have stained and sullied "I must see her, she raid. "I must do :he fair name Le bore, and have put upon. teething for her; I wonder what it he his living reed eves a shame which they possible I can do? She must be a good must carry with them to the grave. woman, a very good woman, or she would She broke front the clasp of Jim's arm lace n ed her knowledge to marry him .utd turned to the window, where at stood looking out upon the square. speech less from anger, and a whirl of hot Indio rant thoughts chasing one auothc through her mind; and at last she turue. back to where he was still standing. ••You must tell my father." she said decidedly. ••Yea—yes—I know all tins you would say. But I am doing what know be would Iike best if he knew. It will be an awful blew to Lint, but ho would never forgive fie if he found out that I had kept such a thing front Lim." Beautiful Jim shook his Lead. "I will not ti !I him." he said, lirntly "In the face of suspicit u he has trusted me, and I will nut reward him in that way. I could not, my darling. even for you." -Fut if he were to find out," she began. -That he never must find it out." re- joined Jim. firmly. "Who is to tell Lim`.' "I will," said Nancy. "It will be his death blow—It will kill him! Ho has always been the best of fathers to you, and for rue sake of that young"—he broke an ugly word oft here And suh tituled • milder cone for ite- •that tering Idiot. would yo:t reward his hue` No, my child, I ani stare you will re that it cannot be! Resides, he is so old end we Sr., young. We can wilt a little :or each other." -And be is to go en in his wickedness enpunis✓•d, holding his head us high as oe will?" she exclaimed Jim cnnbd not help smiling as he re- membered Tommy's piteously abject air o n the -vetting before poem dear old Owen's funeral at �-almsbury. will not be easy unless she comes to town. but it must b.• managed somehow." It was not very long after this that Mr. Earle returned from his club, if the truth 'e told, is • very unease frame of mind u to the manner in which Nancy might have taken his decision. Ile went into the room where they still were together, And Jim got up with a bort of apology for house some minutes ago. Yet there la the generosity to secure some one their peace fact-- :'on were' sr ested on snsp'rion, and of mind at the Lost of breaking my heart. a verdict of w•lliful murder against some "But he will certainly deliver that per prsou or persons eukuotvu is returned. eon up to justice," Jim persist,.!. Do you not see that until the ease Is set "And if he dues, does not that person I at rest one way or the other, you are not, and never can be, free from suspia'eon? At any time It Linable to rise up against you, not a mere suspicion, hnt a hideous dan- ger which may (overwhelm you! lir+ you thick. Mr. ljeresford, that i could er woan let nayyoung daughter go bead :n ettkir V, that he laid m lung into such a danger a- tiia:t No. sir, and honestly, that i etnnut understand -Nut at this moment," said Jim. ,mil- Jim Lal no thought of thin at all—in a tuouso'ul times, no; and let rue tell }eu. your icing so weak about the whole` lag sadly, "If you would be very arrnrute, :roti, he bad conceit -el such n pmfurnd that al;hoehgb I may ince antignat.d�ad'air." !that is—btu likely enerugh he s thinking'contempt for. and Milianaversion to, the element love ane honor. I think you slam Fur a moment Beautiful Jim did note ab',at it." y .unK scoundrel, that if he could possibly a. your wish to love and honor her very say one w„rd. The little clerk on the! Sou Fueled up angrily all over her fair help it ! e' never addressed lam, or even prl; ii:,'sed by even deo.ming—dream- chimney shelf beside them tirko'l i itte fare. sleeted his cove to rest upon him. Still, frig if subjecting her to even a remote and cheerily o n, and Nancy wee resting. -I -an ;not understand you,” she cried, as I have said. so it seethed to Tommy; chane,• iof such a miefe,rtune." }Ma:ttifnl Jim lu.du'.l as l:oe felt, more staggered than mere •ntl, eveorm of all, ho felt that frons his point of view the old mail to di right. "Yee are right, sir," he said. "I— knowing my own Innceenco—formit that all .tl: world did not know it aloe Do yams n :id telling nit one th!ttz—supi".se Ore ('els mystery is ever rima'.] up. and Mies Len', is still willing to be my wife, will you Rive yourmnsent tben'" erteitey I will," the old town replete "Anti you will not forbid Inc to see herr Jim pleaded. •'1 will not forbid you, Mr irf rte-MI.1 Na on the contrary. 1 will show you mill:neiy that I trust you as an Femoral ms • -�e: , 1 I rt by s .kin t mot v tl ... inn• 1 • an,} as h7 R attempt to tarry r without my q,rnnis-I don, aa1 not to cempromise her by being seen sbnttt with her. if she likes to roe-) respond with yon, well sue growl. if )es stare to ennui here new and again, when you ors In town. I well not prevent it or� -abid It I dare sac. minder the cirrnm- stsr.ae•, thio is a somewhat minimal rya - nf pr ea -einem. bat I hs"e ole -aye g:vett sty deomhta-r the most absolute trust and she is worthy of It in every way. I be "I do. Ile is like an india rubber ball— while yon hold him tight he in crushed and quiet. but carve release your grip of him and he Ii as full of bounce as ever. If be knows that you know. I can well bee deserve it!'sirs said. passionately. '•Wh' lieve that Le ie humble and abject to you. Should the low:went have to suffer for the' That has been his way out of difficulty and guilty? Or if some such must so suffer. danger ever since he was a boy—a baby; why should it be you and IT Why not the but now that ho is out of your sight, I — No, Jim. I have made up my mind ' would net mind staking my very life that I will not let you lie under this se•dpieinn bets flirting with one of the Leslie girls a day homer. in fart. i tell you frankly at this temeeat." am -dee hire; he had been dazed and. well. Well, as to telling our sister, ea crushed by events which had happened re.. a matter of fact, I did nut ell ber—sloe eently. and had mornever sue -red a good! found it eta. deed fee!'Beautiful Jlm'n continen i pees• : "mow!' Tom spoke above a KIM. Somehow be never scented able to' whisper, and hs heart gat to beat so !,et out of sight of the accusing look in fast that he was nearly suffocated. lime eyes. or from the accusing toren In' "Well, I naturally told her that I was :Tis voice. or from the arenaing weeuiege' not the man who murdered Vwee." "Well?" "And thea she expressed great anxiety Inst I might fall ruder srsptcion again. So, in order to reassure her, and not la any way to let light in upon you, I told her that i could safely establish my inno- ceuce at any time. Naturally she pressed toe to do so at once, particularly as your father. although he believes In me him - tapping her foot upon t!: • fe eller. Jen, ••1Ie was your friend, your best friend— and it was not until Beautiful Jim went felt that Le must speakeet least that I:e enol yet yon willingly let his anaemia go off for his short leave that the lad began self, will not consent tai our marriage must e•rmvey to her the lte'r.s•ity for n•ot• (nee -you •-- to breathe with anything IU;e freedom. until all fear of my danger is at an end; are'akince to her father' further than 1:ei -brut ynnitudevetandtbettnatrb totha't But re it Is but a s.ep from t!:" sublime' and thou I had to tell her that, for the had a:re edy dons, yet Le iu.:J!y kuen is nacr,ef t:, fur'!" Jim •akrd, gravely. to the ridiruLme. so it was but a step for sake of this man's relatives, ewes bound hew t o Im -i:t. "For hi:aa•if, for his sake, I would not'tommv'a light and buoyant nature to slip to keep a ilenrn. She did not it"— ' it y Mon t y can nay enatelkbng?" sloe lave held my hand one moment, and he from tloe depression which was the result "Alt, girls are so beastly selfab," mike: .u'. let. puzzled by the expectation knows it. Fight wit:iaeiy and cheerfully of Jir s present* to the gay and airy Tommy broke in. "It's the way they're of Lea far.'. and guesrieg that there was would I see him hanged to-tuurrow—nay, lightness of his Haul demeanor; end then lronglit tip." yet acme: Ling else for lin to Lear. this very dmy." it was that Blsnkhampton society was '•Peri:ape so," said Jim, dryly. "How - "I dean t know Lou to say it," 1.o said, Name,- 'hu.el "feel at tine dtradfnl word,' able to welcome him to Itself again. fryer, she did hot see It, and even went so unwillingly. Litt •Tae di.i not attempt to speak, and Jim' Now mind, it was not that Tammy had far as to say that she should tell jour -Bot their is enmetl.inr to tell rime west en. in ant way got over the horror and die -father and get the termer/ elean+i uQ sh:crimd. ' (►h! Jim, don't Pete it oat- • But he is t•sarhrAthrr—that made him toots which the \Valmabary tragedy had, Somehow, and then I had to pay that tell me meekly. Don't stop to pick arid' safe from nee in the first iastrtree; new, mewed bion -not at all; it was only tbatfweciid not have your lather know it for eleven". year 'cords. Rt tell mi..' 1 tit:cet year father has shown' me such trust be had • very singular and adaptable olio•consideration, and she guessed." "Nancy " be said, thus urged, "yews milgener,:sity. I (mold not betray him ea- position, and after the first great dread of was a long End death like silence; knew you an making It horribly hard for' ceps to save my own lee; even then It discovery was over and he reclined that, kat at lest Tommy looked up. -And me. (its' my dear, my deer, why can't would be a hard task fur tae to be come for his peoples sake, he was safe front what is she going to dor" be asked. you. or won't you understand tl'at it Is penal to "leak." Bear tlful Jim's wrath, he began to smooth "Nothing!" retnrned Jim. • :Tho Is gad impns'ible for me to say a wore al. out myAnd then i,00r Nancy broke down altselhe Irrevocable past over, to whittle away lag to wait. But she chargeei me to tell power t m clear myself to your father, and pother. aril be'gi'n to weep bitterly end asootive here and to heighten an aggrava you that she forbears only fee your tarps. store that you should not do so, pd'.sko;utely, aid somehow Jun got laden there, lint it he at last began to feel father's sake: that she has neither pity either e arms round her astir and drew her head that, an far from his homing onmmitteel a nor merry fir you; that, but for him. she bite had not fully gra'.pe'l hit meaning, down open his breast. soothing her as if refine hi boding the actual cause of Owen's would willingly deliver you up to pestlee and yet she realized that there was tenth she were a weary child In <estrese. death, Owen had behaved with really to morrow And she secs teat, fist se in Iola word,, Her face grew pile, and! -There, there, my darling, don't cry vindictive and remarkable shabbiness to far as Is necessary to le elm farther, her lips stiff and Omitted, as ate stood so," he m umured , "At least let us wait him la being knocked over by the dumb she will be to you as a'' • .M fore, bei Making straight Into his honest lyes, a, a little while and sec' what happens. Wo bell. no farther That if yo- ❑v time de tell of love and wiwa. fere young, and It may only be a little) Of course be w;a awfcily lorry that lb. smaliest thing tL :, .-i t:iaal•pr..ct•s, she will go to your father at once and tell hire ever thing; and rho told toe to re - Mind ou that she is bound by uo premise to shield you. and has no reason fur ocs- oealweat." roe nonmo time Tummy sat staring into the fire place Weakly. trying hard to re- cover from the blow which Beautiful Jima words hal dealt him, but at last he To as OeSTtit can. -- memeseta»s "My Miraculous Cure was that I bed suffered (row kidney disease fur east ..woo years, was off weak all that time. A Prided told nee of B B. B , I tried it, and stn haply to say that 1 wet cured by two bottlers." Wei Pier. tit bialys, Out. I A Mases Inas. The(luufte, published at Amherst, N. S , informs is that • niece iv in that county (Cumberland) was the destruo- thin, undo the C T Act, if • c,usidsr- ahie quantity of liquor on Carotenes Eve. David eater, of Oxford, had been tred bare before Justices Chapman and Hicks, ou thew several info, ems - Leona, one by C. It. Casey, for telling liquor ; one by the same for keeping it, and rimming for sale , and another by C. Lowther, four selling, Amused was oeneicted for each offeu-e, and fined $50 for each He is now serving three mouths in jail for the fist oft.•u.e. Un- der orders (r.eu the Justices Can stables Perches, of Aiello rat, and L,we her, of Oxford, took the liquors into Vicv.ria Square en Monday eveoii.v. and set Ore to them. They included a cask of whis- key, a keg of runt, 5 gal. jug of brandy, and two cries coutatutug desks et rarities liquors. D.001164 any on- lookers who only sniffed the smoke, con- sidered this a meet emote of the exhila- rating fluids, when they could nave been toads instrumeemtal MI promoting a number of Christmas rows and crimes against society, Meat a erelase Run no nes in buying medicine, but try tte great Kidney and Liver regula- t'er, made by Dr. Chase, au'hor of Chase's recuipaa.._-1'¢. Chase's Livtlt._ Cure for all cheers. of the Liter, Kid nays, Stomach and Bowels. Sold by all druggists. The dist resting paleness so ellen ore served in )(sung girls and women. is due au a great rueaanre to a lace of the red corpuscles in the blood. To reme•ly this requires a medicine which produces these necessary little ulooJ constituents, and the Let yet discovered is Johnson's Tonic Bitters. Price 50 cents, rand $1 per bottle at Geode's drug store, Albion block, (}odench. Sole agent- (b.] h sKeesa- Dr. John Blackmer says dyspepsia is simply mditestiow, and the states of the stomach in which this exults may be of widely different character. The inquirer did not dictate whether he desired light macre particularly on the symptoms, the rause, the course, or the treatneut cf this election, and so in the hope of meeting sof his wish I sill touch briefly on each of these points :—The ordinary symptoms are uneasiness, discomfort or even pain in the region of the stomach ; thus may be amid often IS quite as promi- nent when the stoueach is empty as when it is filled. There may occasionally be vomiting. there is frequently tegurgation of food and eructstiun of gas, the latter in surprising quantities. There is gen- erally constipation. though sometimes the opposite condition rbtaina There is often palpitation of the heart, disturb- ed sleep with unpleasant dreams, hawk- ing and spitting, acid stomach, etc. a great e.Ceser. That person who is afflicted with thee - mouton 's a great suffetar and greatly to be mrd if tie y cannot procure Hag- eard's Yellow (hl. This ra.nedy u a cer- tain cure, not only for rheumatism but for ell externs, aches end internal pries. 2 sudden beat\ to tiara\. Mrs Ruth Woodger, an aged member Main Street Methodist church, Mitchell died suddenly just before the services commenced Inst evening. She left her home in good spirits and in her usual health, and walked to the church Sbe shook hands with the lady who eat next to her, who enquired about her health. Her reply was, ••I feel pretty well, but a little tired," and within ten minutes alter uttering these words her spirit bed took its flight, She died sitting op in he• seat. While preparations were being made to convey the corpse to her late residence the pastor of the church, Rev C K. Stafford, asked the congrega- tion present to adjourn on singing 'Safe in the Arms of Jesus " The congrega• tutu was deeply mused, and many wept aloud. Raw a Dade t•aegba t'0,11., A slim young man in the height of fashion was violently sneezing in a street car, when a u,mpanr.on remarked, "Aw, Chawles, dash bay, how d'ye catch that dwraelfel cold." "Aw, drab relish, left my cane to the lower hall tether day, and in sucking the ivory handle, so dweadful cold, it chilled me almuet to death." If Charles had used Dr. Har- vey's Rod fine Gum his cold would net trouble him ►ery much. For sale at I Wilson's prescription drug store. u Dr McTavish, late of Staffs, who, has been laid ep with a severe attack of rheumatism at the resit. nog of his vis• ter, Mrs R. •McFaul, in Seeforth, for several weeks, is now recovering, and hopes soon to be all right again. He in- tends seeking • warmer climate, and will rut likely roams his practise in Staffs. National Pills are a mi'd purgative, acting on the Stomach, Graf sad Bow- els, removing all r,ben-ect.igt----' Iemdo's tapers reals a story .1 • Welsh preacher who started on the ears to fulfill an engaeae ent. When the con - darter came for his ticket he had for - settee to bring it, and had also ("yget- ren hs money What was wares be had totgctten where he was going. It wee fussed impossible to suggest to hien any at►ti••n that seemed to he the richt oma . e i he had to telegraph home to have his friends look tomo Ina diary to send hiss we id where he was going. Word a• reed ar.A he war started nus all right.