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CHAPTER XXIV.
WIA'e groats.
At the motion ut ber first egtettng
the room 1.olu bad not "et' the pollee
insector or Mr. Gifford, nut wise aha
Doloed them au&taw that the ft rimer
wore police tandem she mus partied.
••Wbo ere theta geutleweui" she.
asked of t'ir Jutir:,y.
But he was 11.0 u.ueir moved by her
oomlug to be apse to too el r.
"lurpecWr Bordeat•et le+ charged
with tate inquiry iotathlestrigh of
Pierre trorriau, and I urn hen looking
1 into 'Wogs for the frmiiy. 1 1w Mr.
`sifford, a pleats Inquiry agent of
Southampton otbrmP
taw [o
w London
aud well
I kn
Uw
n.•• I
Ie oould not
twist to 11453
Iself advuiieemeut even at rook a MO.
went. , `
"1 cannot speak was then gentle -
eau, Jaffray," said Lola. "What I
I have to say tau be paid to you—and to
Beryl, for ibe-tdre.dy knows every-
thing, or nearly - every thi• g. "
At this the police inspector pricked
.p his eats aud looked across sharply
at Beryl, wbo notiosd the actlou and
the look.
1 "Then we'd better go, inspector,"
, said Mr. Gifford, seeing the dimoulty
land trying to get over it with a rusk.
But inspector Boederbam did not
move.
I "f really think it would be better for
Ise to stay, Sir Jaffrey," be said • little
1 pervonny, afraid to offetsd the birofiir
and yet very uuwtlling to go.
1 "1 see Do necessity whatever for your
preseuoe," retorted the baronet shortly.
(' You must see that this matter bas
1 sew taken a quite unexpected tent and
that you can do *tithing. Yon can go. "
"You will accept lb* rspousibifity?"
"What responsibility is that?" ex-
claimed Lois excitedly. "Do you mean
for my presence, sir? 1 tell you 1 have
Dome back for tbe express purpose of
taping anything that any one may dare
to whisper against me, that I ■bould
set have conte back had it not been for
the fact of Pierre Turrian's death, and
that 1 shall remain"—sbe was going to
eay ".t the n auor bourse" but checked
b.rtelf and substituted—"where' you
Matt *sow pecfaotly e4) ll-arksas retied I
me whenever you wish. But now I
have something to say to say—to Sir
Jaffray, . which oonoern. mo one but
himself, azid for the moment we most
be left together."
A flash of rapid thought oonvineed
the Inspector that he oould not possibly
do any bane by doing what wile asked,
as be could easily .bedow ber ladyship
should abs attempt to get away again.
"1 will do what you wish," be said,
and wit a bow be left the room with
Mr. Clifford.
• As soon as the three were alone there
was a long silence. The -warmth with
wbleb Lola bad spoken to the inspector
died out, the pallor wkicb all had DO -
timed on ber first entry increased, and
the leaned back on the sofa on which
the sat as though weak and driving to
collect ber strength for a great effort "
Sir Jaffrey sat apart, torn by ininile-
ly painful emotions Her first repulse
of him had roused a multitude of di.-
tnrbing tbot.gbtr in which his Ivan on
account of her madness, bis doubts
abort the 190914rilO 404.,pirtycd in the
' death of Pierre Turrian and his love,
' lquiokeued into hot passion by the sight
'of her, were all miugled with a new
!and worst tear that ber action wax the
l''i result of a resolve 005 to let him gn
near her until she had confesed—what
. be knew not lir longed W cosh and
Bake ber in his ureas and yet was -held
' Illfk in a conflict of doubts and fears. .
Biryl sat quietly waiting for Lola to
Nil in ber own way the story of which
the knew the main features.
Lola broke the silence at length with
a long, deep sigh. Then the paid:
"Ab, Jaffray, 1 have been mad!"
The words so fitted them5dlyel to
his wont hears on ber account tbrt he
'looked Berns% at ht r with an expreteiou
'which 1be seemed to read intuitively.
. p "Do you think I am guilty of the
• death of Pierre Tnrrlan, Jaffrey?" the
cried in • voice of pain and reeleetmeDt.
"And you, Beryl, do you?" And with-
out waiting for any answer in words,
,rending one in the momentary ember-
r'essed silence of the two, she cried in a
1 vole all sorrow and suffering: "Heaven
`.help mel It ie indeed time I cense back!
IOb, Jaffrey, Jeffrey!" And, bursting
' into robs. she buried her fret in ber
thanda on the bead d the sot..
1i Sir Jaffrey could not bear to sight
.d her distress, hot want quickly to her,
and, laying • band on her Houlder, said:
"Give me your word that you know
nothing of this, Lola, and 1 will believe
lyes against the world."
She shoo band off
u though
his
k
his
louob burned ber, and, rising to ber feet,
looked him steadily 1n the face.
"Ware the posltionschasged I should
land no word of yours to make me feel
your innocents.. Jaffray," abs said in a
tome which stabbed him, "bat yon *hall
thane my word. As God le rey judge 1
know no more than yourself bow this
man met his death."
A good of relief burst over him at the
words, and again he made as though he
'would clasp her in bis arms, and again
tape prevented bim.
I Then Beryl, who bad waited with
subpense for the avowal of her litho -
canoe. and who was quite ready to "t-
empt it and to be convinced by it, feel -
,Ing something of the agony whidb L•0111
most at that moment be enduring, went
to her, and, making bar sit down again
eu the sofa, insisted oD sitting by her.
,ibe pat her arms resod her and held
lea In a close embrace and kissed her.
1 "Fnreire inc. Lola, ter I, too, have
wronged you in thought. 1 know what
'ye* rnuet bare suffered. Why did you
>:.7t aims to me?"
' At fins bilabial to prevent the girl,
.but the Meek d empathy wee toe
swat M be Io.g repl.sd, and t8 first
etffe red, than welcomed and at last rev-
eled to the euseolatlos thug offered.
"Ton shake say heavy task lighter,"
the said to beryl pr+eeently, gad the,
after another paints, .be began her eon -
barks, beginning, womanlike, with ea
Implied attack upon Sir Jeffrey himself.
"Ne Jeffrey, y, the blood d that man
Ices not 11. cm my bandit" .he said in
a low. deet voice. "It was on for that
math 1888 I Medd Met let you take me
1h year erne jest son. Beavon knows.
1 fig. 888 sad and awn" kat I we
me Wet .,
The Innen swedes rehire 01 pro-
tein
16tesla Wenn ytei it Mm, est nide/
IP Mrie ask. with I e head to ewe et
Deiyi'e, she wont treeye^5r-as la low
1 1 gill w11j WRIPPINI.1110.011
Pierre Tarries aud myself. Yoe bare learn flow fsise 1 had Well tool 00 moms
Inked Ina often whether there was any- to curse me for it"
thiug in the just that 1 bad not told
you. These•+ra.—that 1 was Pierre
Turriau'r wife.. Now you can gimes
what 1 have offered, and you kuow the
tenon wby 1 41td."
"Pierre Turriau's wife!" exclaimed
Bir Jaffray, repeating ibe words over
and over again as though he could not
.nuc ietaud thele. 'a'egre '1'urrlau'e
wife! Hie wife!" , after a long
pause he ked, "D you know title
when"-4did not finial), but she uu-
Her bearers had listened breathlessly
to this part of the story, marking every
syllable, and when she stopped they
could pot understood ber. t+ir Jaffrey
himself had seen ber hours later than
she said close W the oottage.
"Where did you go, Lola, and when
and what time did you leave that eau?"
be asked Lurriedly and in some ezctte-
mrt11.
"1 war with him prob•aly an hour.
not more., and 1 left him to walk
dentooda straight to eraexton, in order to catch
"You heard the story as he told it," tie, tuuil that stops then at 1 iu ibe
the suswerrd. morning. 1 did that. We parted about
"He mid you tried lo kill bini then." two wiles from the cottage, I should
"That is true, as true as light!" cried tbluk, on the field path that roue from
Iola vehemeutly, and Beryl felt ber
start rod her mantes harden with tem-
per. "It was an impulse, coming either
from heaven to free myself from a
devil, or from bell to bind myself closer
then ever to him, I know out which,
but 1 acted on it, and never !ruin that
moment till now, when 1 see you .►o wk
and quiver at the thought of 1t, Luce I
regretted it. 1 will not palliate buy act
or belittle it, but this I may ay -1 do
not know --Net he•eonld porsekip. have
saved himself Led I not steeped on his
flugers, but Idid nut think of that then.
He bad made say life a hell, and when
the chance Premed to come iu my way
I tried to free mysld, agd 1 would do
the same again."
She stopped and looked eagerly across
at Mir Jaffray, hoping W read on his
face an expression les bard than that
which by ber words the seemed to ex-
pect and not to fear.
But he made no sign of any kind, and
the went tin C
„ rbe rest you know now or can Sees
nearly, except one thing. 1 will tell
the truth now, the whole of it, and
you shall know the worst of me that
can be known. I thought he was dead.
and when my father died I dropped the 10 you by name, but Were eau Do an -
name of Tnrrtan like a hated thing and ewer, and wham I had quieted my hors.
came here to England merely aa Miss which bad taken fright at your appear-
Crawsbay. " Then her voice grew harder, &ace, I tried in vain to follow. Is it im-
p.sstbl• tbat you can have been there at
that ti•...'
"Imposible? Absolutely) You know
the diatamcs from then to Branxton. I
walked every step of the road. I teethed
the station at a few minutes before 1,
there to the main road to Braunton
and close to the road."
"1 am bewildered," be said again.
"I1 I am under the impression that I
raw you clone' to the oottnfte iu Ash
Tree wood at a time put midnight that.
eight, is it not possible for me to be
right?"
"What do you mean—that I was by
that ruined cottage after the time 1 tell
you?"
"Lai me make this clear," be ex-
cleimed. "When I found you bad gone.
I rode first to Leyoester Court. That
was directly after dinner. 1 Dame back,
bopiug you might have returned, and
then they gave me your letter. When I
had pulled myself together, I started off
se bard as 1 meld gallop to Mrs. Vill-
yen' boas. hoping agaivat hope that
yuo might hove gone tier*. Finding
the plane Wooed and beariat, of boors,
that you bad not been there, I rode
again to the Const, but did.not rouse
14, and then deme ow borne. 1A .Mae
then a loog way pant midnight, -40d a4)
I got to to corner of Ash Tree wood,
by the path which leads from the cot-
tage, some one came to the gap in the
hedge whom 1 took to be you. 1 called
and the note of defiance again wile per-
oeptible. "1 meant to marry and to mar•
1y well, and I had no with to be known
as the widow of each • cheat and ell -
1a114 as Pierre '1'urrian. Then I met you
and resolved that you should marry
me. and I walrried you without loving
you."
The last words cam• slowly, and when
oho 8ed.•dssmbad she kid her face ogaitt. ,
s tbuogh now afraid to meet his look.
"That is the hardest thing you have
said. Lola," said Sir Jaffray. Tben for
to third time a long silence came upon
them all.
"I have been woefully pouiibed,"
mid Lois in • low, half mo..iug voice
of infinite eeriness. "0.t of both my
faalte have come the menu to punish
tbem Tbe wan who was dead lived to
stamp out the light of my life. The love
1 had never felt woke to make my pun-
ishment greater shah 1 meld bear. 11 I
bad never lived yep,• Jaffrey, I mould
have fared without flinching all that
that man oould do or threaten, hot when
be bad the power to put out the lighted
love wbick 1 had thought would never
be kindled I was desolate. He came and 11.— -etmaeyotA _
forced himself ape me, and I dared not -
int fy�im utterly. I dared not telt you. Her ha►,ert UMewad berathlterly.
becaore 11 meant—I moat lase 700, Jaf- and at 10 minutes past I left there in
H E"SA %TA) ER COL ..1
A PLUCKY MAI;ArDEADLY MTKt
WITH A PANTHER.
The 4'.1.1.5. Daring sae Llgbtallag.
111,. Atiark• of the Tins" ('at Were
No Waters For the Iran eneu.Hee1F
et the (rave Herm.
e
1
•
e
Ea044bA'S*PR0DUCtS.22..
Plan. es rr,.,r Ian u.,.n,,,,..,, st,:.aa.tl,et
r•ar Mock lir 11157 • rap,.rt,. 4)"4
linin art. ul ►f. .t.u.e.
elected& last year produced YBY,ti91 Was
et gypsum valued al 5941 631.
The llmestoue fur nu" produced In
Wnada last, year War valued at $4U,Uu0.
The bald' of the m204 poli tlOa4 ID
bt,•tuole In leer was 175,000.
Cana,la produced last year. 11,900 tons
In the little Aroostook camp when 1 of ochres valued at 1123,510. '
worked the wlnwr I war• le pare old then Millers' water to the value 01 5140,000
arrived au unusual kind of visitor. 1t woe produced In d)anade In 1891. --
vvu, nothing lees than • fine 0011. The The :molding sand found 10 Canada
Mother of this unlooked for visitor was a
bay man Called V'fznu. She had fine In-
10-lligtnee mid great working qualities,
Let el.e was bed tempered to all but bur
u.a.t,r.w►bo thought the world of her.
Joe', now she was in wore temper than
total, for .he thought her foal ought to
he In snort) civilised quartan than than
ut the camp moist"
The
oist 5The man and her baby, however, were
oared for with a solleitude that should
have softened ber heart. It was eprlug
weather, warns fa the sun at midday, and
besides the roomy corner of the stable
wltleb had beau fitted up for buy lady's
•cwunuodation the men had built her •
wide pen In the yard, on the south ride of
the stable wall, where she amid sun her
orf owing at all convenient seasons.
Oust div in the early aft nete'n: when
the men lad gone hr off- to tbalr @Sew
ping. the otok and I found oursel ves alone
In canto A week or so before this 1 had
had the misfortune to sink say az deep
Imo my left foot The out was a bed one,
and pinto the aoolden& 1 had not been able
to walk a step.
1 was sitting on • log where the 000k
batt plaosd m• when some slight sound
attracted say attention. Glancing toward
the noise, my eye caught a glimpse of a
lank. tawny creature stealthily creeping
between the tleetoD the outer edge of the
Glaring. We 8011,E dr•gg*i the
low did he crouch. He had not seen me,
Iasi year Wtallw 6.485 tons, valued et
510,4)31.
'the value of the natural gas produced
In Canada last year was 8325,878.
Canada produced last year 8,609,857
barrels of petroleum valu.i at 11,011,646.
Phosphates awounting to 908 tons
were produced to Canada last year, {he
value being 514,2)4)4
In 1897 Canada produced 88,910 tons
of pyrites valued at 1110,730.
Last years salt output lu Canada was
val.t.d at 5190.000.
Canada produo.d fart year 205,218 bat -
nls of cement valued at 575,978.
Flag stones to bb's value of 57,190 wets
produced In Canada last year.
The slats product in Canada lot year
reached a value of 543.800.
Cr8k e's ID4swilaineQt"minssuP•;se•
duct faded year reams -!:blas of iPO
642.939.
'1'bs value of the export of do1uestle
asbestos by Canada last year was 5510,-
916.
Canada last year exported 53,330,017
worth of domeetlo coal.
The douteetlo Dopper exported by Can-
ed. last year was $550,482.
Canine's dolomite Boll exported last
year was veined at 52,804,101.
'rhe gypsum, domestic, exported by
Canada lasslle,ar was ,aloud as 8183,376.
Thalren agar Canada exported last
year was valued at 8'_41,979
and he took the utmost pains to escape Canada last year extorted domeetle
observation. He mus eying Vixen and iron and steel valued al 5623,9h8 -
her foal over the low feow of their pen 1 b value of the doluestie mica export -
and was deciding on the tactics best oat- .d last year by Canada was 561,948.
culated W give him Dolt for supper. The nickel exported by Canada last
lie crept slowly round the clearing ■n- year was valued at $498,610.
oheerved, as be thought, 1111 he bad the Canada exported In domestic phosphates
stable between himself and the pen; then Talus amounting to 176.
ne left his cover But he had underrated '4Le domestic sneer exported by Cao•
Vixen's keenness. Her eye had been upon aaa last year reached 59,618,178 In "value.
him from Use first, and the moment be In 481 Canada sported 147,771 wortb
dfeappeiared from her view abs set up an of stone and marble. ,lilsoellaneo°s artl-
exeited whinny, which was Intended to clot to the value of 4756,347 were also
summon help from the comp. exported.
The cook heard her call. Without wait- The total value of the exports of Can -
Ing for more than • glimpse of the panther ada'a mtparal production last year was
the couk,sta}rtod on the run for the chop 511,906,918. 4)f this Great Brltaln's por-
ping where the men were at work. I tion was 4682,579
knew he had gone for his gun. abs only The United States took •lose'a1a sol-
o+vR-•Jdt..oelane.1rlticJt. tt.,11el. „tletLte. ...
taken with ham atter inmates. `rit4.h pose. I n_. 0k
0310-
Se/dna no help come from the camp, British poeseblons Wok Canadian arals •mounting to 8896,678.
took ok her molt to the middle of the Gennepy took 897,191 worth.
peu and stood with It right under her The coal areas of Canada are estimated
pose, while she kept • oees.lesa watch on at 97,200 square miles, tee lncludng
all sides The Dolt seemed to ru•Ilw from awe known but u''yet it1*Mvsloped, in
its mother's alarm that there was danger fa tit
our ate
r
lrnrnm tliUU
A Sailor Shangbaie4 and Ma- 1
rooted In Midoceaa.
STARVATION AND ITft AGONIES.
Saved
tt from
n Penu
Matter 1.1••4••• • Bar L
aw Marled
Nae - !______ itt/•a� �
re■ Masa
se asd Was e'Irsllr Glee-
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eued by a Paa.l•a ship—I.lvlag .la
Orissa aa1 Iseeete.
'Chgrhe Iteertig of t'Incfnnail, like many
.notor ambitious youth, went to thu Pa-
, itio txu,at many years ago to make MC for-
tune. He was out wholly rueteeteful, but
:0115 enough money to pay hie way book
home He was obliged W spend a few
/aye In t4an Franelsco, and, like many ad-
venturous epirlte, took In the eights of ibe
town The decks were • gnat attraction
to hilt, and he loitered about them 111117 ,
lumpremed with the a.•tivlly and bustle that
they pro,lrntud Especially did he admire
the big -mean 11non and the tangled formal
of masts and spars of the 'shipping tied up
to the docks. Ile talked kuowlogly to e
group of sailors. and they scented to take
an interest in hint They were just begin -
fray. In a moment of maduese and the mail train for Derby, where I had
tbinktug 1 could play a desperate game planned to change carriages and get a
with hof. t4) 1 tried to bold him at My
freeb Dirket on to Ltmdm.
and yet to keep your love for myself, Sir Jaffrey roes quickly from his
but it was a..•i.as. Some one else had chair and rang the bell loudly, and, go -
learned to truth—Beryl here. aud iLoinerto•the-door, told Use servant to read
came near costing ber ber life, for that `Inspector •Borderham and Mr. Gifford
evil, reckless' man .ought to take it even into the room at once. -
1n "'hi hone. But. like a woman f.• l- ••There is something that yoc mn"t
ing far a woman's grief, Beryl and to bear immediately, impector," he said
wake the (noble as light for me e■ it very excitedly. "There is • rnretcry
could be. HeNven knows 8iw I Move here which must be probed at ono'. 1
thanked you for that and for all, Beryl!"•' Oen give you a clew to the whole at•
cried Lola, breaking off • moment • to fair." Aud then he began to tall hnr-
kiss the girl at ber ride. riedly that-prF of Lola's story which
"But there was no hope of "cape," had d4died him, while the inRix.tor,
the resumed. "Failing in hie attempt cele and stolid end mkeptiell, took on-
to kill Beryl, the madman came to me pions notes of what he beard.
with a plait to kill you, Jaffray, and—
but you remember the scene that morn- I CHAPTER XXV.
ing w lamb ydo interrupted. I knew than
WAITING FOR 166 aRRaxT.
that + very door of hope was abut agaw:.t Sir Jaffray was so excited at the pal-
my
when be had gone 1 went up to
my room and tried to think out the best ability of clearing Lola from the terri-
course. Do you know what determined bfe charge of which she had been ene-
ma? Can you goes?" peotedand so relieved at having bis own
She paused just an irritant and looked distreseing doubts removed and indeed
at bim as if hoping that be could read so overjoyed to .s ber again that he
her thoughts, bot before be had time to lust might of ■ll the first part of her con -
answer the continued: fesion in thinking of to end, and he
"No,' you will not guess after what I told the facts to the inspector with all
have said and what bas happened. I the enthusiasm and eonfldence of pro -
wanted to- find some way oat of the found belief.
trouble which would have left some of But the two mem to wbo: be spoke
your lone for me remaining. I thought listened to it witb tboaghta very differ
-
.° kill myself, but I knew that then the
maa who is dead would have told you
all my guilt end have tried to trade et
to knowledge till the thought of tate
would have been hateful to you. I tried
to tell you that afternoon, but the words
were uhilled on my tongue, end 1 could
bat M
wawa
sew no y
Then I R
not. hops
and so prove to to man who was thus
between us that be could no longer
rent by bis Petrel, and I planned it
easily. Ile wrote tom. that afternoon
telling me to meet bim at night at e
o'eIvk near that cottage where beseems
to have met his death. Then Beryl's
Iettel came, and you know that it war.
to ask nit to No to her, and it formed
just the ex, nee i wanted. 1 left word
that 1 was going to teyoeater Court, stud
I drone over there, stopping joist 'short
of the house and telling Robbin* that I ,
was uncertain what time I .hnuld t*'.
turn. and that one of the Coart carriages
would take me back, and u soon as be
was gone 1 walked back. You know the
lonely path across the fields. I came
that way and did not meet any one the
*bola time."
"Did you go to that cottage that
night?" asked Jaffray when she paused.
bot Beryl sent a warning glance that
Ye should let her tell the whole dory in
bar own way.
"Yes, i met him there. It was before
•'d1nik, and we walked bask
tin path I had ems. stopping every
sew mid then. I lied to him in one
Ming, knowing his—I told him *al
pee knew eveeytb/ty. Jaffrey; that i
was a fugitive of my own free will,
that never sesta should be tat yeti on
eyes os en, and that, tilesgh he had
heetan g1e, the viotery ebo.ld be se grit
and .Hes between bis teeth. I framed
lift with the blows that yea had show-
ered a hi• in the smite. and mad.
dotted Nm with )sere at 1s fallen d
astir end Middled Welt apprebenslvely to-
the r mor
get her
The coal areas of ?lova Sootla cover
Presently mond the earner of the stable
about 686 duan miles. They an dfvld•d
Into the Cape Breton, the Nowa and the
Cl„ pt the panther, a tawny shadow, Qat Cumberland basin.. It 1s estimated that
-On the snow The moment below through Nova Scotia conceits 7,000,00,000 ton. of
*41. .
the openlngeof the fence that the eye
of e°54.ate man was upon him be bounded to Anthracite in 3 feet and 6 -fest seams,
amongtop of the fence and made one bold somparfng favorably with that from
among for his prey, but to mare was no Peonghanla, has hese fund in Queen
ICAO lightning swift than himself. At the
Charlotte Island.
ffr.t glimpse of him she had whirled so Nova Scotia tart year producsl 9,466,-
that not hash were award the en.nty sad SST ton* of coal
41 -.) waited in a c4) aching attitude that Hrltieb Columbia, in 1897, produced
tope might have taken to indicate the ex•
trees of terror As the panther sprang
988,7954 tons of coat of the law The tare wanted to mix 11 up
Manitoba and Northwe.t Terrltortes In
hear Iron heels met him with •thud that 1896 peodacei 225,4468 tons of opal. with the bogus °Meer end rescue their
turned out of him ■n lnvoluntatT snarling New Brunswick In 1896 produced 7,500 frightened young companion, but were 1 fully and rapidly as any of the grew. He
gasp, end he fell against the pun tenor tons of coal called off by the bartender, who requested ,fYas soul Inked, and the sailors teak pride
In an instant he flashed over the fence and Th. total real °redact .f Canada for therm 006 W lay ,lolent 44.11,1• on the milli , In teaching hint The long voyage wag
Ly down In the snow to taoov.r his 4997 was 83,876,201, she utilises 01 mer because of the preset•utfon which file ; motet pleasant so far, but a rough aloe was
Amployer wot114 be stitUected to thereafter ahead. In the Chinn sea • typhlon struck
at the hands of the letnee Ithe gallant• little ship with 15111[415 foto.
Hoenig .enrn sii Irl the alleged officer. She withstood the terrible pounding 1• -
but even to this day the young yuan dos i 0tetad by eke angry ware...for hours b.
Many are the widows, children,
sisters, mothers ujld dependants
saved from penury, privation and
want by the promptly
re poli-
cies of the •
oretec It Canadian
of J4O
Two or three cents a day mike ata
least $1000 safe for those you leave
behind you when you are called
__-A141 of
$Ioo,000. b included in a Surplus
Fund of $674,149.85 invested in
Canada's Strongest Financial In-
stitutions are some of the safe-
guards offered by the C. O. F.
For further particulars enquire
of any of the Officers or Members
of the Order, or address
R. ELLIOTT, N. C.F.., re
., Irgeea. ,
t -MOS. wttITE. mor ascy. UrsNtne ---
ERNST OARTUNO.I.9P; seeetswa
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eta
119Jrt4TJ
■a1RTIO'e SION*L arab.
n.ng to gain tbett there lege, after • Ieug
voyage of 118 days from Borneo. By their
stories of sea life they aroused • great deal
of Interest on the part of young Hamel',
and bethought that his sailor friends were
tbe whole thing Eventually ons old "fiat
foot” with tar under tan finger nails Wok
a hitch In his trousers and suggested that
they tack up the street and find a harbor
Um • ul sterility. NM it tlfl*f babita-
non could be dfstingute ed. ' r two days
to young fellow wont *f of eating.
Ms bungee became awful to Iii Intensity
At nights, with n,thing,tut the mold,
Inetaltia sky above hltu, he dept, mica -
atonally awakened by dreams a steuuing
and lueclous food His diespppittiment
npoo ascertaining that the food was but •
fancy of the brain, disordered by the pangs
of hunger. was agonizingand Maddening.
He tried to swum off death from starvation
by eating grim and bark. Towle and fro
Mete earn delicacies which he hunted wit&
every animal instinct moused • id devour-
ed greedily He soon began to show .vt-
denor+ of mental and pbyminal oullaps.
*Se were 74ollilf!{eeMt: boo ie dad Wt
give up hole of emus He smiled upon
Choi W save hlrn to a pitiful auppllcatloe.
One day he crawled to a knoll, and, look-
' Ing out over the sea, be Paw a ship Hs
rubbed his eyes and looked again- Theft
it was, • full rigged clipper, bowling reap
rlly over the waves about two 'miles eQ.
He staggered to his feet, divested himself
of hie blouse and waved It frantically
about his bead H• yelled with all hie
which would require no soundings wen strength He had been seen. Mown came
ter The gang rolled up the thoroughfare the salts. The newt rounded to, a both
and threw out • shoot anchor in a typical was launched, men jdropped Into 1t and
sailor's move Ind lodging hon". 1t was with sturdy strokes pulled for Mora
but a abort flume beton they were In the Hacrtlg fell In a deed faint Hie resousee
happiest of spirits. In the midst of • jolly tenderly oonveyed hero to the bust amid
discussion of the j,ifelneeeof silt horse the rowed book b ow ship He was lifted on
door suddenly opened, a man walked In, board and Harried tato the first mall's "
singled out young Heerttg and placed him cabin, when be was revived by grog.
under arrest saying that he was an officer The vessel was bound for • tort to
China. Haertl( made himself valuable.
By this time hi mould go aloft as goo -
breath.- -
(nomad of making another direct attack �td"he coal prodncl of Nova Scotia,
the panther met' sus to the fume, and
9,565,011 toes was sold, and 210,850 tons
thence -prang to the roof of arrble,
need in colliery consumption.
St 44
here he crouched down anddsnarled - Of the coalproductof British Colons -
Overtly Iola last year. 679,741 tuns were sold •for
:1•.11 colt was i no
the object of his export and 309,11th tens need as home.
heart's dcsfrb Tho80 moment he mounted in British Columbia, the only eoll Melee
W the rod Vfbad withdrawn W the at present in operation are on Vanoonvsr
farthar.dgeof the pec, aha now alta mond seIsland, and ars situated at Nanalumo,
bunched together with bar hood turned Wellington Union. mind Weet Wellington,
backward, se as to let no movement of her and an four In number.
fou cs;npse her eye. Canada last r..r Imported 1,457 295
From his superior height te panther tons of free antnrnolte cod valued et
fancied that be could escape ber heels and 1p5.6!•5 180.
K •e<:h IIllarc'. bock. As he'sp11g from The, quantity of dutiable bituminous
hie vsnMtsgo ground the fmpretus nof his ret opal imported lat6,4yerr was 1,603,476
Oleic WWI tremendous and almost
,,» ). rind tons, •slued at '8,254,217.
Ole Vixen almost stood oa her head, rind Canada tett year exported 1,102,06
her hole tout him fair 1h the :h, so eons of coal, veined at $1.880,01:.
that be shrieked under the blowos,, but the 1 he ynnnNq of coal dust Imported
mere momentum of his leap the into Canada lam year eats. 9'26,669 tons,
r••I-trines of Vixen's hoofs to to thethe extent tutted at 859,6097
that he reached her beak and bore the The imports of gas mks for um 1n
brave mare to the ground with his de
mending for.*. She nimbly recovered her Canadian manufactures. only !apt year
raw however, and shook blrn off, and by wax 88,330 tool. valued al 8267,540.
this time the 000k came running toward Canada produced last year 78,811 toss
the pen with his gun cocked, ezpecting to of coke, valved at •209,9•30.
cru the panther at her throat But no, TM consumption of coal In Catt•d• f•
then was little fight left In bftn. H. 4897 was 6,974,656 tons, an average ed
looked very sick as he tried to crawl out 1.152 eats per heat!.
of the pen, and the cook was on the point Nova Scotia Jut year .:ported 81.15!
of Belittling him with a charge of buck tons °i reel
The Northwest Territories imported
shot, but Vixen intervened
Leaving her colt, she darted forward and 8,774,081 tone
New Brunswick imported 167,819 tons.
Ontario imported last year for home
oonsnmption 9,864,891 tons of oaal
Quebec imported and consumed 489,882
tone.
Nova Soot's imported for consumption
46,841 thus.
New Hrunswlok imported and cos -
mimed 60,528 tons.
Manitoba imported and consumed 26,-
287 tons.
Hrltlab Colun hla Imported and e.a-
■omed 5,44)6 tons.
Prf°es Edward Island last year impart-
ed for home consumption 1,870 tons.
.at from his. tore his neck fier.x•Iy with her powerful
"I have no donbt all that you say is teeth Ths beast roiled over on his back,
screaming modfy, and as Vixen trampled
him down wltb ber front pooh he doubled
and wink Ida claws tato her nook and
H oulden.
Then for • moment be gnarled and
clewed, while the bravo man's neck
streamed with bhxxf an -1 the
000k soughtht
• chance for • shot But Vixen'. pinng
Inge gave him no opportunity It was
plain to the cook that the mare would k111
her.dvenary to • minute or two more,
but he dreaded lest meanwhile she should
be sriousiy injured.
With some misgiving as tothe ren,eptfoo
he might have from Vixen Iblmself,
though be was going to her asefatanne, he
dropped his gun, drew h1. Inng knife and
jumped into the pen As an opportunity
showed itself he drove the knife with rill
441■ form straight through the beast's
beekbone, dividing the .pine, and the
lank caroms straightened out on the ono*
The breve :aro stood over her fallen ad
versary and whinnied triumphantly, and
.he made It plain to the cook that she ap
prenlsted his asai.tanne Then the cook
got water 1n hie A:ehpan and washed her
wouoda The dressing of them he left
for ber toaster to ase to on hie return, but
ever afterward Vixen was se gentle to the
gook se toward her owner, tough with
the rest of mankind the would have
naught to do.—Youth's Oowpanlon.
quite correct," staid the inspector at the
close in the tone of • man wbo didn't
believe a word of it "but there are
-antis few questions I should like to oak
Lady Walcott% with your permission."
"O coarse. Ask what you like,"
said the baronet
"First, I am bound te caution you,
Lady Walcote. that you are rot com-
pelled to @Hower any gneetion, and that,
If you do gnawer, anything you prey may
be used in evidence against you."
"Ask what you pleas, sir," replied
Lola readily.
"What were the relations between
you and this Pierre Terrien?"
He was my husband.",
Ivo et. t•'.' INeen.l
44)
A •,•r, -r ., e.1 ....k nese.
The man w''n gives mer W IT..? to
41s own Mb of Is ,:rads mine M he a
weak chon,cter. He who is throw" into
as tmenwarnahle pa.vtnn, when thing,
do not torn out as he hoped they would,
thereby 5105• thee he le flat *4n54 to the
dtn,tlon. Ilia ex nfbltlon of anger le an
nnennlefo0s emaciation of hie personal
weakness. The strong, breve man looks
leo dfsppnir.tment In the Wee and Is
calm. 11s expecte to surmount the ob-
stacle.
dsMole. beton hire, old to rwov5, himself
ens of bis misfortune. But the man who
storms and raves, tberehy makes It evi-
dent that he leeks oon8,tence In himself,
end that he ean only vainly milt against
the elreUmstenees wrleb be feels unable
b Reiter.
A man la an angry passion rarely
annompnsbes any thine. steeps soeb
things as be 1s afterward sorry for. At-
omst everywhere displayed •eget le •
bindr•ne5 to semen. It throw, the mind
Into earfuelon; It overcomes in.. whet
are tregoently raving at s•nnm end he-
reon g l air fellow men, and yam select
his plana What 1 did on tel Ms eves the •ssmu� eek ,n great fbw
Vass. however. tree that 511,3 Bert wee it
14
sick and my rph'it bruised to death. We 18 the eornmewIty. "Anger math In the
pr/td, a bleephemou1 oath ea Me side Loam, of 16.111..
Med • nine en him from me, sod I NI
:re}ata toile darkness sad pleaded ti vers Meas..
ths sight, alone with fay inlet PNMm5s--Whet le cheapen M
the cheapeing
gr My k8Mls8g5 that the sae amid,you muse saw *tont n teareeln ennnllsy
faster tis eons it all my life. 'Otte Patt es --A bncI.,trd welting 14s Cls -
111$8k, selitsry ray et eesfart is it all lilts --may've One u•.w s
aegtaa+ng leans.
Magfstne—Tbe assault ren have sos-
witted on your poor young wife la • most
towel on. Do ynu know of any' remits
w by 1 eho0ld not send yon to prise?
•rleon5r—If yon do, ypur honor, 11 will
break up our honeymoon. —Lons.CIO
les
Draws 4)'.44.
The Young Wife—How .old yon have
grown! And yet yon know you promised
you wnnld Ince me forever.
Th. Yonne Hu•h.nd--Yea, I dad, bat I
didn't think you'd take it to mean that 1
shouli be !"never loving yon.—Indtaa-
aeolis Journal.
An Agate .f abs Hart.
He—frit, If you only understood the
stormy heating of try AIWA and how—
ebe (doctor of mrdietne)—H'm 1 Acme
forte of heart dl,sa'se. 53.41 Messes* se
tory mllles between 1 and 8 o'eles<t.—Um-
sse Oesellsbatt-
.r..kr:-s
Ohj•rt.d to tit. .fads•.
Counsel appointed to defend as Trine
manchallenged several of aha Only, who
his client mid bad a prejudice against
him. "Are there any more jurymen who
have a prejudlne against you?" whimper-
ed the barrister. "No, sir; the jury's awl
rolght: but UI want you to challenge
the judge. I've been convicted under him
wvrd times already, and loikely he's
Is.glnnin' to have a prejudice against
e e.ap.un..•, ..1 . .1..,, 'sugar.
Consul Albert at Hrnnswfok, reports
that ander the Intimate* of Amerman
enterpelse abs writer believes that ebe
production of sugar In Cuba and Puerto
Hro will be enormous and will cripple
the lndmerles of a Ilk• natosa is Om
beauty -paying eeantrles of Rntope.
wlrthda,. t .1.1,,- .,.e 1• *cirri.Tb. oudom of keeping hlrlbd.7.le
essay n
say Housed year. old. PLaeh's
birthday feenvftl.a are mentioned to the
YeN
tameh.
t et k*ow where he re+nlly went As 191 I fore she 'prong a leak. The manpower*
two were pasting a dark place Hnerttg b- mnnned and every effort made to keep
eelved • stunning blow on the head from 1 afloat, but the water gained steadily 4.
behind and sank to the ground un0on- ber hold. She soon began to settle by the
ectous He WM Ismund with •. rope end bows and roll and pitch heavily. The
',laced to a hack, which went on a gatemen igood ship was doomed and preparations
the docks, HMrtlg etwoke with a splitting were matte to lenve her, The greet waves
headache amid strange surmundinga He swept clew over her decks, and It was
oould bear the creaking of block and only at the peril of life and limb that the
tackle, hurrying f.N,ts1eie on deck, deep, crew worked to launch the bouts. The
mellifluous cure" and order, roared out In tank was na»mplfehcd without mishap and
a harsh volt* Hu wee in a little, 111 smell- atter skillful maneuvering they ruenagetl on
Ing room that smelled strongly of green to keep from being ■unshed against Mr
■ id tobacco smoke. A tin lamp waw ■us- ' side. Sadly every eye nested on tbe ha4
pended from the ceiling. Around the morn toned craft as they pulled away into the
were scattered the kits of sailors. In the gloom. For several days they rowed and
center was a table littered with dirty diet- drifted dmles_ly but finally landed on 4lme
e s All of theme cln•umtt.ncschines.oast.
, connected °
with a pteehing motion, *bleb imparted •.*.. e►
motion,
peculiar feeling W young Haertlg'. atom- Pewee of Me Pitt. , Ira* T.glm•
rich. convinced him that he really was at 11 Is Im 144la to comprehend IM
sae He soon found that he had been fm- impartible ps°
pressed into service as a sermon by the mower of the fifty first Psalm upon ib
pewees known as "e(tenghaing..• rece. Kinee, scholars and cottager' rave
The wasa whal, Isoand for the sad It with the stone spiritual Motif-, 11
Bering sus. When 1t was diecnvereil that
was the death song 0f the French P
Heortfg'hip had recovetvsl hisera n4)*, M webs:
as fie•
tents in the 11mea that fur 0ruelry •
taken on deck The captain, a stocky built bad few dual'. It ens song by d,ssrea
mars, stoodleaning on the teffrell, wttb Wishart, when salon prisoner before hie
both hands plunged deep in the oapwioa'' martyrdom at 55. Andrews. Its opening
pocketsof his sou'westerwas the dying cry of the Scottish
Hearth' did • foolish thing He boldly mpltyr, Thomas Forret, show grave
asked the skipper what he Intended W do was green a,q°arter of • century before
with him '4)h• captain looked at him long Scotland became fres front eeclewlnatleal
tyrarn,y. Its cry for mercy was ripened,
by lady Jane Orey upon the fateful My a
of ber own and her houbend'. death. Ile
burning words broke from the Ilp. d
John Hun at the place of his execution
,t
near Conanee John Bogen repeated lie'
ooufsslons and triumphant pnsans en
hl. Way M tit• fires of Smithfield. The t
worts of e Hebrew pealmist were
spoken by Sir Thomas More—"who was
'famous through Enrops for slognenee and
wledom"—as he laid his heal upon aha
block. Its 17th verse, written by St
Augustine upon the well of the sick -
chamber, did not make the toil any she
lee real to the greet German reformer.
The .eventh verse of 1441e same maleswax found on a tablet of copper aruld the
eiern:+l snow■ on tete highest point of the
teeth's surface, near C'npe Heeohy—
"51 ash me. and 1 shall be wittier than
mow."
?no Omen Pied Pbl.
l.epbee.
"Many a young man tells a young mo -
fen be loves her hewer than his life,"
sm
end theorem fad phllnpher, "bat "One"to °tonere ate life he 1a leading."—Indlap-
apolr Journal.
A Married Wawa Cess.at.
"Baena CVO has a lady bnteher " nen • •M @he most give her Imo
bend when be comae looms late i"— •-
Clev
lead Plain Dealer.
Of (worm.
ltdltb-1)avte, what ere dead lettere,
idavlm--TM kind that have blink boa.
We. es' sears.
and earnest, r
'Well. sink my tarry wig, what do you
want to know torr It's none of your bad -
5511
"Wall, It Is some of my business ."
'Shades of Davy Jones, of all the fresh-
sat'm
•re the
freshest' I
men
youngyou
v oua pink tee"
ole to give
1
g oing
With ihls remark the skipper's big OA
. bot Out, landing on flaertig's law, send-
ing him to t44e d.ok He pinked him up
by the Dollar, gave him a few whirls,
marched him to the fo'oas'1•and presented
hire with • heavy kook, which sent him
below like • shot The mate was called
by the oept.ln and ordered to confine the
young man He was slapped in Irons and
fed on :woken ons water for . few days.
When be was released. he was pnt through
the spouts H• ■howed .uch adepts -
Witty In mastering his duties that even the
captain thanked and complimented him.
Rut the blow still rankled and ilaertfg de-
Mrmin.d to desert the ship .t the first op-
portunity One cold, clear day as the
stench little ooh was scudding before a
stiff bream the whole crew was electrified
by . shout from the lookout
'There ahs blows!'
'What point?' bellowed the ^.pNtn.
'Little nor' by *10r'esia I Sperm?" R
sronded the lookout. In an Instant int
was well emulated excitement Two bowie
were launnhed In a jiffy The men bent
to their oars with • w111. and the boats
fairly leaped through the water la the
chose The whale, which was • tune tea
two Swaywas cutting some antics He
.aught eight of the hosts and dived, Mut
neer ap end blowed defiantly about •
mile from the origln•l position. 111 thil
Mow of the boat of wble44 Haerttg was r
°tympani towered the mnrular figure or
an 011 salt with harpoon In hand. The
chase brought the boat .hos In .bore, and
'inertia aaaed the opportunity to escape.
Pe 'slipped ever the side and with sarong
.tank.. °mem for shore. The ern Inked
at him wonderingly, but made no effort
In persue him. doubtless .ympithlaing
with the lad The latter reached the shore
after a hard battle with the wa'... waved
his hand to the seamen and disappeared
Into the er.reggy growth.
A Amy had peeved before Planrtlg fully
realized the peril and 80'88141 that eon
fronted him Bot Om tbenght that hews
free nomforted lilts in the Mfal WPM -
new Re began to !1181 the gnteWInge of
Mager. On every Med there were dagnla.
HEARTBIJRNII' 1
" In the Spring of ,1197, i was attacked
with Dyspepsia and Heartburn. Se
slavers was the pilin that I could not
'deep or eat, and i was troubled with
headache most all the time. I remained
in that slate for three months, and tried
everything I could think of. At last one
day I read in the paper about Burdock
Blood Bitters, and thought I would try
it. Great was my surprise on finishing
the first bottle to find 1 could eat better.
the headache left me, and before 1 had
used the second bottle, I was completely
cured. 1 cannot advise too strongly all;
sufferers from stomach troubled to try .
B.B.B." MRS. WM. GRATTAN,, L- t
diantown, N.B.
The universal testimony from
all parts of Canada gives the peke
of victory over all diseases of the
Stomach, Liver, Bowels and Blood,
to
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