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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1900-6-28, Page 6T1113 MISER'S IIEIRESS ' "Yea that was no uuert•et. air." returned Moyes. quietly. "fear It 1s Notecurwuary, l to11•eve, eine in the wild. .hl an unpopulated eoumtry, for a ounulemnexl criminal who haw by stratagem escaped the grip of Elig. UW juaU&o K. travel under his brand el [wore. By what name nay I in- quire for your cuualu 1" -You know I cannot tell!" blurted the lawyer Impotently. •'A :doe mock ery your offer !s -you had better Noe mime tante.'•. 'Then l will withdraw 'it." 'Intl Ittode . glanelu(((...,* the door as r fuutatep app it from with• out. "Of one thing 1 am perfectly sure," stammered Mr. Tia bion, looking ad his tat a■ if shunt to put i.1 on, but making no movement toware the door, "no gentleman wou4i speak as you have done to -day• of Gabriel M'yd.delton and hie acts unless he bad personally known sometbiag of Gab- riel and thoee deeds of hie." "Comte in." The task upon the door sad ILr. Keith's leleurely answer to it alone had broken the pause which t0ttowed the lawyer's words. • " A letter, sir." • tPiore• canoe lip to hie master with his noiseless step, and the lawyer hes- itated in his inlent!oo act leave, watrh- ing'Mr. Keith's hand as it took the leiter Irani the tray the servant hea "Waiting i" "No, sic -cent by ,a nt.esaerger be- longing to Kinbury." Lawrence Haughtone eyes -sharp- ened not Daly by the years of prate tea, but by the dis- trust which every ' mo.>meot grew upon tem -rested greedily- upon the envelope which Boyden held with- out -attempting to open, but they rested there In vain for all their keenness. anti one fancy which hail been Itovertng trothii y le him laid hold of Mr. Ileiighton's mind now as a mortifying ono lc tem. Be- low all the quiet, rather aasiame.T ease of the yuuag man before him, lay aill far .trouger than him own, a�wer more dominant ; and - above all humiliating to the lawyer, who built au great pretensions on hitt reserve --a eight so much keener and a knowledge so much truer that -bis motives' and suupiclone had .1111 been laid bare in tha Intertiew,whlch had shown him nothing. Was It any wonder that Lawrence Naughton being tete marl he was, should suspect that an infamous truth lay hidden sC uewhoru, and should vow within ldnrolf that he would drag this truth to light? Then way •o rage of Hoyden'. op• -ening the letter. aed jeawrenott hail no excuse to stay longer. •'Gored morning, Mr. Keith;" tweeted, ani made rather an unnecesmary dhow of offerJns-'tds t ence • "Good morning, dr," said Boyden. with a slight, unt•oneerne.l bow. Before the lawyer had reached the vestibule of the hotel it mute deb reaolutl.rn formed itself from the Jarring discords of mite trust and Jealousy wMch gera.Y:. ed bis mind. Sddwlo he retraced his step, and, fd:arcing immediately. on the .lightest signal' .if bis approach which courtesy allover -A., be entered Mr. Keith's room once more. It was empty. but Alir.-B ughtpe thought be would .wait. for few meats, so be sauntereet over to the hearth, and as he framed to himself the speech intended for ftoydetl'm ear he aloud with hie eyes lowered. . Suddenly awe .wift)y a (lamp came into his fees Stooping upon the rug and stretching Perth his cautious white fingers, he took something tram the grate and placed this seiner thing within the crown of Ow he ea_ carred-. "I see tow it ie," rue sail to htm•eIf in .el'f-rortratu:ation ; "he threw it there to burn, Litt:. germing 'Mt the aches weele lata secrete. 1 -vbi.k I will not stay now." e. But Mar. Naughton had with mirac- uloUs wwdd.ennesw to repress bis smite of delight and once. more .change__ his tactics when,as he turned to leave t]!i gaols, s . ence�Sciy�s Keith. "T returned," he said, -with a little unisoal suavlte, hi -Ms hnrelr Tone, " to bag that If you think It (tenger- one In Ally way to move in the met - Ver of (Hem ering (talseel 'tyadelton'e name and prate of eonaialment. you will not for a moment think of do- ing an " Mager, to himself tar to me?" In- quired Roydea, In a lose of quiet Isere' - The nG7 TirtrAt%vriimnt- wadi Tn nR upon Lawrance Haughtnn's tonin once more, but there ,was now the pleasant eoneeloluneea of what he carries{ In tris hat. "Your question lst old," he said, with a curious .mils " For whofl could there be ffnnger but for the felon hies eif ?" . "Oh! wet a the -law. Is it?" Dan- ger oily for the felon himself. That's. well. Then listen, Mr. Hnughthu. i did not, as your are quite aware, two - mine you help In discovering ha name an 1 hiding place; your return, there- fore, to insinuate danger to (tint .was unnecemaary. But...your. tiourteous and well-li.gttl.ad In.dmuitkwh --(d .Langer to myself has given a sect to the Idea for me, Mid I will now pro- mise' you to do what von desire, and bo myself the one to bring Yon amt Gabriel Myddleton face to.faed.!' '11 yen do, you know the ranee - memo !" said Lawrence, between hie teeth. "Thee measlqueuce will naturally be the carrying out of that long-delay- ed sentence of the law." "t)erteenly. 'fliough as 1 said !a- fore," added Luwretwe hastily, "If I knew hie to be in a d*Lunt coati, try, trying to Le u better eau, 1 would wish to offer Win help." "You are generous," remarked itoy• lett dryly and then tlao tau mansetr- &reteat • 'I know uothhhg more than 1 knew when I Iweut lo," wuttered ties law yer to himself as los tk oewied the admire our the ..toad drum ; "bit .till 1 hate something now which may be a Eat/artily t ily his own office, without lusting addressed either of Ills clerks tut itis way, Mr. Haughtotl turned the key it that door behind him. Triers %diking bis usual feet before hie writitgg-table, he eautk*i.Iy drew the tsrrued paper frow Ida hat. It war but n small torn pieta+ which 1e hail r.e cued. arid It was burned perfectly Week. but won it he could read. In white. two written words. "5cieuce would explain thre ihe: a moment,"aptled Lawrence, lucking the paper carefully is a private drawer; "sad tell why, are that peculiar paper burned to tinder without en irely crumbling away. iad los whiteness turned to blackness, the iak should, on the contrary, :urn Irmo black to white and fulfil ►t• mission still by forming the words in its strong con- trast. But I do sot need IS explain-, Pi by science. Haire the words stand, and :hat is enough for me. When the time comms they may be proof enough ; and in the wean time they ale safe here." ('!HttFTF'Jt XIII. Ln smite of Mrs. Payte's sharp re- an,t muttered grltrablings.' Honor t'rawn acted upon the permis- sion given her and spent much time ( Owe Cottage. puce hing and cheer- ing ni far as possible the wakeful hours of the insult whose only con - aslant companion .'e ed so harsh and unfeeling. Yet Leone veldts to the cot tag. were -by no oceans easy o1 -.accomplishment for Honor. .tear-Srptn being her own mlatre•es, to spend there what time she would anti come and go as she chane, there were continual difficulties put In her w -ay, beat by her guardian and hie mister. selfishly lfishly forbade her to beo•k out atter 6 o'cl, when ice himself cane. home, and Mies Haughton wNdeun- ered that there were a hundred thing.. she might be thing more use- ful and seensible than ',dancing at- tcudanoe" on a perfet•t stranger. "'Why don't you mend your .tock- ingi ?" she would inquire, when' Hou - or, her morning dutiesu_.er, would tbogIwermiaatob to go. "They rten't want trending, Jane." iia "Well, Pebe's always want dou- bt() attending ; so why don't you help Iwo ?"would be tiro grumbling re- ek. ' 'Oh! let me go -do, Jane; Mrs. DMbrowe- u OD very 111," the girl would plead, without uttering one impa- tient worst at Danc's.p oposal, though mho "'triers that Phoebe's unending always fell entirely upon her own quick finger, if at hast she did Surreal' in getting of(, she -mwwt-however much else felt herself of lies at the Wattage -be home again for the six o'clock dinner or incur her guafdian'e moody die - Piraeus, and in so doing bring down upon herself a perfect torrent of tears from Phoebe ant Mise Fiaughton's blackest /looks and grimmest words. So this new task which Ftonor had taken upon herself was not so easy ae.ed one as Mrs. Payne aeoto Olney, when she would meet the girl's bright face at the cottage window and ask her stiarply bow many of her day's duties she had lett undone. 'i'be ens wee ■Iw_ys had been no truthful the evi+n t*.sliePlicai -o:d lady could not doubt the truth of the one whit& a last took the place.of ail Miters: "None left undone to -day, Mr e. • I war nps•d rly aneverything bemetroans, reeetvtng this • brigl.l answer, Mn. Payte caught herself •tailing into the gir:aaarasat ym- only sometimes. 'rhe answer generally most with a grunt of skeptical • sur- prise, and but that honor looked for nu thanks her heart might bice grown idle or rebellions 1n thus tastr.- !tUt it never did ; and when a month was gone and October was drawing to its dour, Honor was ell fulfilling this one duty, her soft robe and step -nineiringerndhrrsweetie fitn7fdw m tell- ing is their prompt aed lovieg wr- ing. - r hot and angry when she heard it. " 1 hope aro." rejoined Mrw fayre, curtly. "She'd a maxi deal of tomo bee to use•, ea you may Imagine." " Yes. I tan (magus it," cemented Thaaulura. .toy one with retire can dee how hard it 111 cur use." twrLtlaris.t MIR Ilt• tie oil lady. waxing wroth at the thought. 'yet .tenor never will own it. I tauly hope she w mutual day hate Jett ouch it phew lir wine to f111 ; OLw'll wWrrrtand all ahhut It thea." Tie shrew.: t yaw rattail t.. Theo .k.ra's tore had au lures eet:le twinkle in them ; dud 'ehetalure, undoes:tante tug tluat tl.eau's tsueluct was terrrt ing rWlcule, litughe l her short, lacy laugh art.: moved a little nearer to the dour. " alk. Mr. Keith is agabi?" The wont.•.topped Mira Trent. 1)11, no," rhe said, from a lofty height of superior knowledge. "he has been awns caned has returned." "Oh, that's it, a It ? I thought he was vie( again; bet old minion are n..t rel'ah)e authorities: the absurdity ti( Their tales le proverbial. I don't woaater lie came bark, the shooting here a to giro t : I rime% wonder hewer away again, the al, * Su vile. Mr. Haughton ought to invite him to the Larches. Honor he would f lee that." on Uiw iutzrirul apwrh fell 1dl.a41 Treut'.a slew, .rind question lir alto harked from one to tba.eather. " Iger too -you await T Ie Honor un- womanly enough to try to attract Mr. Keith to the Larches?' • l'nwu.uatdy dni lel Mrs. Payt.. la It t. unwomanly, you ask 7 1 hate not kuowu her so long :tat you have ; please to answer your own queatlDn. 1 tally raid 1 thought Mr. Keith would be very glad to visit at Bassos'. home." "1 tltlttk note' said Theodora, nn swami" the qui:cioal words with a suppressed eagernoe which rounded al io.t like fear ; ' 1 Wilmot to know, in fact, for Ur. Keith hart -,prem-'1 to me has uplaiter of Honor." What a curios* thuig," shad Honor, IauglUng. • What WAY it, Theodora?" "f1., saki'_ -tide wort* were utter ed with but IIttte cuwpunctiuto - " that yon were not • girl nn whom any man coukl beittow a etroug af- fection. You were very well for an boor w atuueement, but any man would be a fool who offered you any thing more serious than a p.aeang flirtation -something, at any rate, Vs that effect. Dear nae." Itzetajprd Theodora, with a 9010.ate laughter, ••why du you look too horeorertrk;kee over It ? Others have made the some remark before. It a your own fault that men thunk you vain and flap-' pant , surely tea opiniou ' mrd not liar a turned you white to the very lips, need it ? I told you for your own good" " Dont be ehlldlsh enough to un- dervalue a hat is told you for yonr own pod." remarked the old lady placidly. " 3Lfest Trent, her L ,dv Lawrence :lick• nowleolge l tluat photograph wit cl, was et beautifully taken at .tblsote- muur Ue .J y we were there?" 'i ea, a�rtt she admirea it very much.•' " flee naturally wool . 11 hen is die Domain( to England T" She w,ll be there for ('hri,tnnae, and we are to meet her lin Lhwl.kon." " Has she a huese lL LOilduu, or wino It old Myd.Irlton'a''" It te her owe, 1'believe,-will Theon dura," the muWoe t of eon remit am making even the apeiker bearable -ea beautiful nauakwt in Kensington. I am glad we are touted her there : I've been terribly afraid of her coming JoWii here. It wosk' have teen nwit- w:ar.l fur lire to hey.. nppointr.l to meet us In Who neightx.rhaud." '• Yeeee assented Mn. 1'syte. "Stay, Honor, tlat was Set.na's I.11 ; I will go. Mea Trent, may I ask you to wait for o couple of minutest e• Keen if Theodora h.e1 Leen tnclane•l to refuse. the l.ttle Ind) did not give her any opportunity ; but r'he kept her scarcely more than the nb- luttetl time °I wish to gaminess," she exelaimed, coming In with a heavy frown mom r fare,' that set -tale, were not, am 0 t deter, ouch heaps of selfishness. There it mine gone for half -holiday, t g.oineww only knows whore, and Set- tles moaning for n neva:' melwDip from e. Kinbury, fidgeting me till I don't -knew what to do With niyeelf. FM-. -e-va (a „tit i, at-t;gbSeto ask for beth de days." 'Our e.rvante never have them un- less we are away,". a,bserve►l Theedera, "We think h a very unnecessary in- dulgence." 'It Is an absurd Indulgence!" fumed the old lady ; **nod sue how 1t leaves ton In tideeMus #-al.,ne In the hoe with two helpless;Intalitte for that naleernble Kiri l.el.tnging to the ea- t/Igo ge is of lathan 0,, use at all. Now, what anal tsstgo? I ought, to go into li inti nay: bat -1 tine --b her snit � The faint, tsw dhpMenet him plble smile of tnn- OMenetMisr' Treat's' opts Creed he last without this chat- tering hat tering ans d rtleee little weeny ? she thought. But sheoaty rail aloud: ' It Ii very awkward for yqut.'Why le o4 the medicine sent ?" "Mhle wisher' for :t Ia.tt.l' of One she used to take. Nick women are . so fate -ern She thunk'dew a deof then wnnl.l give her a gond night." th eor looked up bright 1,. at the %v ora. "1 we go, Mn. Payto," the said. :"'The little troabh. all: Ire well re- paid hr thing tltt lflnbrowe a night.' going away %tilt Rut tines visite-though lila talar was gvxxl to hear and lila face g..ti 10 ere lu her .it otihy hutut•. aid though his thtnightful gifts were luxuries, awl his tenderneeo to the little Wilk' was now the little fel laws one idea of hupp{n.ew-t•rought u growing gloom lnrtttead of brightness' to the mother'■ Noe. And this. ver. day to lad (tend the cottage lock tat nod empty, tipsily,' nn his last %felt no nteitka, had been made of the probable departure. Ruttiest mused deeply over the dr-} cunutunos. recalling httw, tet that „lust trait. the had terse again talked .d Mnryrmret Terrltt and had rte deed w IUt what eager, petulant haste the mother had turned imide the sub Net, hurrying to m.ty. am she had Pahl heetre, that int had rru neigh leer Marge net --no I tghbor at till -- anti that rte waisted node. Yet two the day afterward she had left and had taken her child no one knew whither. How (uwkt Rovden help musing upon this mid:tenni that the one clew which he had for a moment held within his hand was tort again't Still. the smile broke in Item eyes its Honor canto. very lingeringly. up lo meet him. "Not going Into KIvibury along, are you, Misr cern ve n ?" he asked as Itis total rioted firmly over hers. "Yes," said donor, and she simply told him why. "But this Mould not be," he ob- loottel antiously ad he made a 'sud- den stop, "You (swuot pmei ly walk duck. Let ine wed the medicine out t. Fant t'uttagc." "No, thank you," returned Honor proudly. "1 will go becomes he euua mIw1.1i was glen to Me, and I can „home home with my t•uuein. He luta the wagonette in town.' Ro3-tion said no more. He could see Lwow firm the girl's resolution was, and If he could not also see how de- lighted she was with an excuse "or displaying tide pride, which was anything but natural is bee, why, It woo not very much to be wondered at, considering how little lee knew, of the pellet*. uuufldentrei of Mlate Tbetxlurn Trent. "1 felt perfectly abwlhed when you began to talk to we of business in Lown, ilii, that Irmo;. - b '-I'.arl• 1.►0 air, Miro Craven," he remarked as they walked on ride by side. in spite of Honor'. proud and Ineffectual little ef- fort's to (cave a space of unucctip led highway between them. 'Your tone eunveey'e.t an nimatatkabke rebuke jp nett I began to feel overwhelmed with i)wInre at. being only__ .."On pleasure Honor. feeling the Incunewance " of unfamiliarity In 1.-r new armor of pride, n:ttttraliy made a atrenuoul ef- fort to appear very much art her, rare therein, "Captain' Trent considers 'shooting very liar( \w\_ork,' she saki, with her e ven far on:before her and a general eipreation ofetMtire Pane -and tneiiner- mice "I dank. tttm see," rhe added to herself agate Meet per.tatently, and triing to take Into her free and fig,. net' nn e.Idence of tee. "Then 1 ought to CongrntulaUe my= self, 1 aup.psore," hr ii 't with, n iIl hlI "that this will the for :t '•time my` Wet' .lay'41 hard work. I nut got i►g away to- mornrwa'F . Angrily nee silently holo framed tie wont. in her own mind, "1 am t for ter trio afternoon. when Hotter reach- ed the rutte.gn-sloe Haughton hail kept her at hods0 all the morning. detesting table eloUte with Preset*, whose propensity was is keep u novel under her work and ambit* lite Contents rurreptitf nsty while her younger cousin worked - %he frnuwl "Theodora Trent with Mn. I'ayte"1n the cottage parlor. Miwm Trent haul Auntie her duty call to brief an pah.- eible, nein now was relieved to feel that the ten minutes were over nod she might depart. -r. r__ eery sorry to hear leer Dabrowe Is .o iR 1 hope we Klinll groin have bettor titling* of her." no she was Raying, in her languid t.wies, when Honor entered the room; anti the col.: wall. sea ImpOinehle tor tiiinns(Itt,-mA.ke the girl's heart feel Remarkab1e..ures of Itching Piles. By the Use of Dr. Chase's Ointment, the Only Positive, Thorough and Guaranteed Cure for Every Form of Piles. If there 1/ one single reader 1,1 lbs paper who Is at all skeptical regard- ing the valve of Dr. Chime* °inttteett as it enre for any kind of piliw, the following .tnternentw by well-known inmates men of w-rrrtiM' f outs rio ah«old be s»tfM.IPst to cnevinlre him that his unbelief Ilse no foundation. The only better or more eonvineing .,stb'nee yon can pouslbly get 1. to be wad M n perrtotutl trial of this mar- . Ur, chow's w cure. By ming .lino a)latment rr'gularly you line foetal,' to he cure,: of this drendlully 'annoe- Hug Affliction, and will he just as Pe- thsslasl(-le as tlhenrnnls of other. in prefects this olrrtthoemit. tile Halt n •' tun' and alenlnte care for (titrw flare a the evidence. Weigh It ,are - Tully, nn 1 If a .sufferer, nal three men ale lime, profit by their oxiiorionre.anlrn then hove related for tb, fit of iter sea* p.rwxua Yon twee not anffer for flf toes pers, or even fee three teem Re them men loon ,mfrs L a week or two yen este he ther- ougltly and pereetne ttly cored M neleg pe, ('hege'a (lletwr'ntf Mr. Georl.' Ttntwpeam. a feeding eoerehnet Oef flnnheim. one, Motets "1 waw te.IMAd with 'whine pllee for /mien yearn. end at Uwe they were pe itad I meld anaresly walk i tried n great many remedies, bit neve trmn•1 anything like lir. (Thane's Olnt mint. 'After the third ftpplleatbn I r teltkil relief, and was completely cher ad be nslug one box." P fife. !layers. A flue WIR 1n, Ont., MVR n "I have been trnibl.d with blind nett bleeding pile for twenty yens,. tris. e verything, 1 Mord orf, and gust treat- ment from Meet physklnne, int nnth LA P i did etre any t rent fa R R'(•(a R Port far rtwlMlnest hut they rid int nn prep' i 'was ndylard to t.rt her 7'hnn. S nint i wteL I get it hoc ate furan Model l newer 1x 10 ben trwlhtPA .l 'a, nnd that li than years age 1 has been n greet Mein Id me" Afr. te. flarn:ether, et Berlfn, Ont., statist: "For thrr.h 1Pare f wase %le- tim of etching and -blending pilo.'. nod tried nearly teserything, fever obtain lag more than .light temporary re- lief. A Aregglet rweommen.lal Dr f'hmme Olntme,nt, nnd Ire. than note box romplet•ly wired tee. The Itching ellopprel nt olive. the cul eding wwon gnit,an'1 1 VIA net Pr Alive Iron trol. blast with pilaw " Dr ('hrtwe'. ointment 1. weld nt M routs n boy, (x by nodi, p.rt wtl,l, ,in receipt of prise, Tlv Edmamaon, Baba * 40. • 1, r w • very glad -very glad Ind.rrl " li e ll that there passed a little epi aera her lip., and for an instant .teeples of Kinbury anti the Lon '.treteli of white bettert;v-•w--re wrap- ped In heavy mtet. Then she spoke with gnlet uneoneern "You must la vert' glad. Your. le rather n solitary life, horn" "Mine. 1s always a solitary life." Ity mistake -nano mortifyingly by ,.take- elle looked up to meet - his eyes. "i hntat not," ilii. said , and that was by mistake, too. (1b be Continued.) 'ro Cure a (;old Is One Day Take laxative Brmno (Maine Tablets. Al Irtytjoet. refund the money If if fella to cure. eta N W. Nruve'nwirratrre is on each box_ - Not Broken, . , "so you gnnrrt'I'e,l with Oeorse?" itti.l ote youttg woumilt:------ "Yea,' muttered tete other, with muckpathos. "V your ntagag.mhent broken 7" "Ob .po__1_tsild him:.I never .wasted to see ha face twilit, and he awp1.1 that 1 would leas me forever. But we dl.bi't go en far ea to Moak our engngena ent."--Washingtrn Star.- That tar: That hot. dry eczem'ttoitm ronilitita ,of the ,kin velli dienigweir by the OAP o14 huller', Compound. trot[, .A1 .kali., is -054,011.--- ------ A Mean Advantage. "Anil how's -your, friend Hughl., Don- ( -not spoken to Hughes for three week's." "Deter me! Ilnw'e that ?" "Well, I will tell you how It wane I wars gulag stood to la (ruins'., to pay U► resit, an' J dropped in nt Hagntes, nes' livable he wags pourin' see amt a dram. an' I said, 'Stant, floghte, stop' -an' he stopped! That's yer 11u*hlo fur y e !"--July. ART` ISEA' is a symptom of Kidney Distant. A wall-luwwn doctor has said, "1 never yet trade a port -mortem ee- antinationinacase ot death Irons Heart Disease with- out findind the kidneys were at fault." The Kidney medicine which was first on the market, most success- ful for art Disease and all Kidney Troubles, mud most widely imitated a Dodd's Kidney Pills PUCAatati t'OWlt $cF1i A1•. Rose-Tluted Insertions uu a Blaek Bodice. A styled, toilet of block canvas with entity tl toilette bite a pretty ethers* of anktr tttcoratlou itpplted to the twolice. Thte b clan. -fitting, nnd IAA three narrow box pleats down the witklle of the front and two others to each etre of et. A rose -satin rib. tool two Inettte wile, stertr from un - .ler the arm ape ie rue over end un• .ter the box pkeals Ilkg the draw rib„ uta On hale htat'rtiuur lu wash dre.ea'p. A little to the left doa a fastened with- It .wart taw .d the roe:"eolore I ribbn ti. w itll three loops and only one end. 811.41 riWten t to saw ct I'.r fnrmw the rout (Oi- ler of the walrt. There is no other bit of eelor In the Arras,, :aid light trimming es I teek•d. N'e,'nr a Sleek hat, slightly t,Ute1 backward ieen the furs;.% to show the aureole Qt travel treason over the how: Black are used -Pm -tile trThe gI'l knows .too tench to gttra.leee a...reg- gestkon of pink Into the hate dor that would "af(Ieher" it with Ude toilet, and she intends to use It with other frocks A ern:CTRS HAND, Haaaptoa ('curt Sold to be llrunted b3 Catharine Howard,* Ghost. The Intart ghost story themes from Hampton tAourt. A eorreepteMent write.: Duties the hart few deer one of the ghteette which are retie to haunt Hampton l'uurt Palace liar re- appeared, mei 'peculation 1a rife no W itd kleUtlty. It app Bare that the Pu4uee authorities' have re(•eivral 1 complaint from an nrttrt of repute, wleo stetted that whilst engaged on cetera! nooert occasional lu sk,t'hlu►� old I'lewbh tapestry iu the timer.l Watehlug Chamber a spyotre hand, white and delicate, and richly Jew- elled, liar pwerelstently intruded be- tween him and the tapestry. On the curt appcaratt•e of the phantom he made n hurried sketch ul the baud, anal alio of it brllllaut diamond ntar- guiio' ring on the furefiuger. The Itrtitet it so unnerved by the vlritatftxw that he her suspended We skoteitlug. The phantom hand le be- lieved to he that of Queens l'atherlte Howard. one of the wives of Klug "teary 1'111., wise. spirit 1r dest'rlb- ed as the emelt fearful u1 all the ap- pnritknw that wander within the walls of the historic bulldlug.• llletur3 stater that ('nthertne one day ora•aped from a room to which wife had been euullued by order of the king, and on hastening aortas the Ilauntel Gallery was seised by the got rlke, and despite her shrieks ane tart ,test wits removed Go her rta,m. Sinee then the scene had been rt -enacted repeatedly by a tali ferule" „'lad la white, and Mr. Ernest Low, the historian of the !'nine., Mut pvoxduced wthat is der- cribed lie "undtp utable tertimouy" nit the matter. -Wetton, Eng., Mer- cury. ity their action on the tttomarh, Liver and Bowes. Miller'r Worm Pow - dere correct rill sock troubles nis lack of Appetite, Billouaneev, - Itruwsluaat, itenn ow (simpl'xlun, etc.; nee to take. A Judge of Ilusna■ Nature., ":low .11.1 you get courage to pro lore to your fleecier 7" - - At Ytrst t was afraid t % An- It. nntH the said 0utueluelvely that she fwd revolved never SO Many !"-Flis- gemier Bleetter. New IUs for a ' quarter, Millers tbmlwunxl Iron "at. Mr. ('rawfoot (wildly) -Flt. hum- drum( dullard gorse. au' nothlte In the greet geode boo but shavin'r. Mrs. l'rnwfoot-(`neer up, lllram, there, rough rhavin'a thar to 'start the fire for days to come. 11 Is Own 1''ree N'111. Dear $Info -1 can i it .pewit tor) rrtroegly of tow!- rxe.ath-nee of MIN- AItD*T S.INIIIENT. ' It 1s Till: rem - tele In my hottwiwdd fur hurtle, moraine, et', an .i ww would not Re wltMnit it, It to trSti n Nta�(TirTitl'qq�l{rine • .TOhiN .t. MA('iWi.N.tIl) Twhlaher Areprkrr ('hroniele.- Longest ('unnl the + i te. l' hinged raid U4 that wntTaT_ii -- _ the k', in New York, extending (nein -A y to Huffnhrr-w 4ieteefisa Iodor > 44t :sal In err. ,r rarr > • la Paris nano IOW ,every g waft ▪ rtarsanald.. and tart 13, Ot {M suburbs of Para, 1,- every body e' dile lie N11011141out en 19 ; 1 the rest .of Franc*, 2,t5.1;i joy uur.elvtes- n nr. not. Melt that In the - isle f Germany, 1,127; ID any --H. a. Ke 11. the whole f E and 800; In ole Ua- Itsd Mtn less ban 300. Minard'r Liniment Lumberman'. Friend. - IM Was hatlsned. -'Be lot Is•Ileve Unit those whet can sing ,uud won't ming Mould be made eing, Mr. iourdr opp 7 ' tusked ]Ile Mchreeelier, with a coy ghat* toward the pplait°. No, 1' b•Ik've. In letting well enough alone.'-Idaltiniore .lmerlcua, Keep Mlnard'm Liniment In the house. Rulers,' Incomes. Ruwl►'d l'sar hys-an due ome of L -OO rMur,,. the Multan L1T0, the Em - oar of Nutria s:IUU, tete Keiser Vete the King of Italy OA, Omen Victoria ow: mange the I utenr'h 1'revai,l.nt fell, ant he King of the Bel_Rlnrw Oil. sk MinarN's and take no other. GAM Itt1EUMt111SM\dt GURW-, Yon can't tell withotl( tryi - - EBY'S DAISY 1 Thr New ('hemi -til r"nmpound, icund fly .Rectite 1n curing Rheumal i+m, ta'tomato ecistiu, l'ahe lathe hack and Mils... 1 Sore Throat. Diphtheria, Frnet Bites ache, Bnolc.. kidney and Bladder Sold by all druggl,t . at 16 rents, or (reel M. F. lettee Chemed, Port Elgin, OM wises GAO Ao5ullen Care. ISSUE NO 26. 1900. Youog Girls „tow easy it la for young girls to go into the "decline." They eat less and less, become paler and paler and can harldy drag through the day. They are on the steady down- ward course. Iron does then) no good; str'chninc and bit- 4 Pers all fail. 'they need a food that will nourish them better, and a medicine that will cor- rect their disease. Scott's Emulsion Is both of these. elegantly and per• manently combined. The Cod -Liver Oil makes the blood richer. and this gives better colo, to the fact. The hypophosphites of lime and sada act as a strong tonic to the nerves. Soon the weight increases, the digestion improves and health 2 returns. At e!1 drataisa: ora. sad 1 <. I SCOTT a MOWN/S. C►saw.. '1 ,,r,mt.., 4 Order L man's greatest need Weal his true well beteg.-Anlsl. WANTED. ~Zane In Et'ER1' TOWN and ti 11.I. in C.ta ADA. to +e11 Mats -to -measure Tenement*, Cloth - lag. For part kohl" apply to - Grown Glothing Go., Toronto, FRUIT _Fla FOL-- SALE, One of the finest in the Nia•ggaara Penitent la. u Winona. lo tulle• !rota Hamilton, on two rad way. Inn erre■, uef which 1. In frau, no.. I, pswhew. Will b.sold 1,1.1.10 cult purrhn., r.. Till. h • barraln. Address JONXT111.IN l'AItPICNTER. • I'M. Box re. %them, '1st VIRGINIA HOMES. You learn all about Virginia lands, sol, water, climate, resources, products, trot, berries, mode of cultivation, prices, etc, b reading th. VIRGINIA F.nuia, Send toe , for three months' subscription to Farmer Co., Emporia, Va, Live AOMTa.sak 11100R.s$IVE CON renal' See our new "(Itnse and 'Return Pi amluw plana. Agent. Olen or Womeol even ',about rxperl•noe, wound lo yyour locality. 1n.tuna,. to force over Eighty Million. Star Life Aaeur- att.. Socket r. T.orwato. FITS Ennis 0 NY CC eY Ulu des v'. GGdrrer..tt'' NNirres dta�•t, i.'dfyQN►� •Ipt t, I a 4wUas and te t ee�g tr4l MIt1• ca sale by .1 A. Harte, IMO N.tro Deem• .beet Nad Winslow's Soothing Remit should a- ges ▪ used for Children Teething. it .001-4•8 tris rhlld, eoftesa the turns atm wind bDioelk sad 1. the at remedy for ana s& Tweet, lye oeel• a beetle, I I pjIc St ---W.11aw the (r FIT CURE tum et i nib sy, Fits. ,^.t.Vi tug Dame. sad Falling Well- ness. A TRIAL B3TTLE REE ef AL: tlt*RIIE to aap sasses awns{ter. et th.ir name/and address a mentioning this paper. mentioThening this KingSt CO. KInQ sew., Toroato. Mintier, Liniment 1d teed by phy.t c4aru. Trouble for e' the late." ,.My late husband," began Mrs. "Wiry,, i dirl't't know that you woe* n widow," Interrupted the new boarder. "Neither em 1," .he replied, "but our dinner inn been waiting Iwlf nn iiruir sued T wets about to rem:;rk tTiat my tardy husband would get eft If Ire hale away Beach longer," Ma. Trent glanced at Hotter with unconceaied surprise. int evidently ronh1,! re,l the matter le'nenth nrgu vomit. "Yon„ must no.t go, 1l.mor, be entt.+er haw could you come leek 7" "Lot me go,' pleated Honor, nate' the old bright self forgntfalin.ww -I will come hack with l.awrenee In the Wag, met te.' 'Yoma wow 111.1191.-yrer't e.n 1St our. "Quite sure," raid the girl. knowing how pleased Lawrence would be to bring her home. She would not go In to !lire. 111.. browe, she maid, for fIar of tete nick lady's begging her not to nn,dertake the wnik, and she only tarwhled a -.Quiet good -by --to- Theodora. - Rho at out, singing softly to herself Is the wide and nnfretpiente l road, to Mown the memory of those wor.ir which Theodora Trent had repeated to her. l_ "Whet rurferenee date it Melte! to ane ?" she said to herself at tart, with a funny little Rhnke of the hand, when she found that the half-wide:worrrl tong 1. drove w would 1 n of n the wordm. "1 don't Warm nn atom" Atte weeerted that fn.•t Alstinetly twin, over , nn:l yet to, faint, tremml„has pole a,4ret the girl when !toy,k',1 Keith, Inemitting dural Kel n r mid with h. Iw R 1 gun upa,n hie ahonhMr-nnd M. d..gn nevem! hint, came through n gine t. - tore her and out hitt the mind "Ile- tho tight of him nloked* no, feel very nngrv, 1 dislike hum woe die eahl, r'se ning with herself In Mar- %aknt' wls,ktm sa the teenier 'anew.' and the flash of vivid color felled "I leer he will not welt for me -f do de- nier. him ash!" it woe nn imnoreesery ipereh, bre- cane' an. some 'delete wee that Rory - den lied net only waited, tut wens conning toward her. He had n amest of rewire un 1.1. !nee when they met, t before that It h t.l worn the wer 'row of thorough dlbnpgw,inteeott (:vert. few anyaiPAve hie ohm 1.1 118 the life of that While et, , Ilt.•,I 1, tn., solitsrl' nonage Aon .eg the groan k►ew Rigden Sad paid the mnther - THE ON1. Corn Cure That acts without pain in twenty-four hours. PUTMAN'S PAINLESS CORN EXTRACTOR IT NEVER FAILS, Leiter of Rrenmmrndall,.n tram lint ton, Ohio, .Inn nary AN h. Item. Mown,. N. r . Pnt.nn Q ('o. Klirgaton, 1ml. ill' lit Hilts, 1 time ago 1 .'nl f„r 1,0111c of I',1' nam. 1'wi,,t, 4 ('torn Extra. tor, nnd dolt rr.. i'r,1 i, tyhh gr nt pk•n+nri 1 In " wrl t 1 tell nu 1 int. {ire r red roti of v nl1'n fel Needingr.wn.. � 1 Refire ening 5 .',r monody 1 wow quite Lti t np and 011,111t1 nett own .„nnd the per.+ter" tf a Io.wrpy Iottonel .her 1 appllyd the "M.Kraet or, end in .rry few hone nhtatn.d metol. and 1..n mina. ni„null •,hart time it enml'Irtt le cured me. i haretakrn morn plrn.are In renommendin your tamalee mmr,ly to my Frienaa, worn • of wh.m, tars ewer, weal It with the .ante happy nentl.. t.hnt. 1 did mvrlf Vont. very Indy 51. f.eette. '. er Zona armor. 1'ntnnn,'. Penile.. corn L:vlrselor 1- a guar. ante"' rum, for all Lind. of root. and wart•. Yore. mono.% w III I. ref n n.trot 1111 (a(i. on , Inc halt In nllre balms. 1,,, n. 11, hoe or ten, our WOO M teem of rile try Ibla and fa .1 Kina. Man, Ont. Z. est 0 t( Asking i.t Yea re Ancl,StrenrSugar. WIN Y de. 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