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The Penance of Adelaide 6awton
BY CAPT. MONTAMEI
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PART 1.
A dart Wreaths ln 1St. Jame,' etreet,
with the *inlays rattling ovea tbe
artoessa to the theatres, awl the al
Clook Tower Aviv -beg feebly witli the
fog -wreaths. 'A dark evening rouud
The old Palace. and around Pall Mall.
wleare tbe lamps were keeping up a
perpetual warfare wah the puzzling
Iltte• halos that flitted onuati their
glass cares anti were forever trying
to get Weide, till, weary awl leaten.
tbey gave it up, and left the victor-
ious 'anklet to tibiae away In the Oise
twice In two long lino. of light. like
the ream of a ghtestly railway lead-
ing skywitole, or fogwaree. or any-
where except nlong ewe natural
and inoper way.
A dark evesaug in th• ',treats; liut
le,eght enough ineile th., great club
Pouters and palaces that Moo.' talent
sentry over HO fog-bouiel city -bright
enough when the light streamed (rem
tuilacurtalnal winds:We, or tenit with
ei hurry "awl a (hush across tbe atones
as a heave tour swung open. uts.1 the
thick-muff:ad figures came down in Ita
rack. to be swallowed up quickly In
the dingy fog -light.
"A told night, child, to be in the
streets."
1es, ,.Lr very cat'. I can't hap
it , indeed I can't." And the child
shrank back in the (*Omega with se
so/tutelar.
" .1tiet no home /--noWliere t Orel)?
-co clothes, but these, on such a
night ?"
" Tbey are better in summer. sir.
/Ohl tn the day -time: but the? nights
are very eruel. add so long and
loeely .
-No parenta-frienda-to care for
eott
' I live with uncle. When he's home,
sir • but he's gutio two 4tayis, iiit.l 1111.1
10.41.0 1 the door; heal all I ever knew."
-le he messiest hack
'He Dever mei so, stir; he este we
became I looked hungry, and then he
smoothed iny Ince, and called me las
"little Neely." Oh, he's vere kin -1, air;
enle when heat drinking he arta wild
eke, eat semetionee hurts ma Awl
after that ho emit 11).., Wit to beg , but
wben I went home again the deur
wee locket. and the pleeceman told Inc
to' go cm • ; but I said it wessi nay uncle
that, I wanted; and hp laughed, and
mild I'd never sea him more .end all
that sign I waltati-nod waited; amt
then the morning canal, real I walked
again. But whet the pleecemae raid
Is true. ; uncle's neter come back:
mei I'm au Urea I don't Mind the coat
let° seat« sena carpeta and h krigitiga .
hung with painting's of soft Wei
reaper awl summer etine, o: browsing
cattle and mo at .turs....ov-r, dotted here
And there 'teeth draielees (teen's',
glowing pink and 'at fal Inv water. an I
weer stammering lea es a room with
a Ito: aatt gilt awl crystal strewn care -
lowly pa vituvint-leggoa tablewed
heavy cabbala eating from th• kings
of France; and wh re. Wan eng on the
rug, we find tilr• owner. hun whom
lihaine vaned "Jansen."
A 'bort. 'stout wIth a tight
tackle. a ttil three Waxing atones in
It a fj 11 shirt-frott-he .quare. hole.
eerie A with a small iroutel head. bald,
but. for two wimple of hair that darted
forward over_ either ear, me if in fear
of Icing left out of tit! eatatogue-
smell, thnres, twinkling eyes --thin lIpe
1)1*1 wore always lx.itt boo a bonnie,
t ow of n friend. now of a man to whom
It would be better to know nothing.
with "cosmoroliten" writtenon hie
every wrinkle: French - German -
Amerlean-Poleoh atar-any-all -but
not of England. Such waa Karl Jan -
tea. Arthur Shane's next, nelerhaer and
partknilar friend.
-•Half-must W./. Arthur. &nil inlet
walker, it.. I thought You Were mver
o0111',114r.-
I Stopped to speak to a peer girl
sa the etepe. and--
" Ali. yees--always so. You will
ortak to them pour, anti will give;
awl they will go awl laugh behind
your hick nnd peter bifasteak and nig
for imeeser. You are too impulsive, Ar-
thur -and thew beggale satire eou in
se" And elm little Map
warneel hbnw.if, teinielaciently etruk•
Ing 1141 back, ae if to bey. "My pour
beck, you Inteet be taken care of, for
eau nr• not a bigger, and you will
nut take Me in."
"lett you will not times? Surela
the guests will be here." Thia 'demi
tn .1rtlitir, who had thrown himself
on the sofa,. •
"There it la again; nItieter In the
clouthe" he cried, junipiag kip. "What
a fellow! I am." _Did be ',Mali& out,
uf the route. disarranging the heavy
curtala whkei eating round to meet
elm, and ettimbling over the door-
mat in het luisto aftorwartis.
"Janiseh !" lie ehouted the oext mo-
ment- froin the cl. ',the ef hie 'stressing
room. "receive .them like a good fel-
low, and tell them I wont be hull it
^." Then Dodoes ckised again
tette' a bang, nod he Was plunged 141.
to the ineeteriee of hot Wilier and
wide. tees.
There etas ii carriage utopian&
wheu the shopl aro open, awl the peo- sit the dose, of Club t'humbent and
pie are walking toe; bet when-teght I ladle., etepitiver daintily me of it and
comes. It's so Meek est cold .inel long, neriew &Amp pavement tnto the
warm haven. *lead: where the lion
e mn !sorter Wood, doer in hand, to
welcome thene '
Outeitle, a email crowd had col
-
looted! ea im the wont of &street
life. to use the fine people of that
other land flash fair.valke across
and the pleecetban writes" me up go.
often. that it's Mint to get through
the night, abe very hard."
The girl cowered ,back in the corner,
and drew her thin "shawl about her..3
11 frightened at her own sad,, weary
sotto •
Tise'neas wrote sonsething.on a card, tire rintireast of their owe toupee
nal placed it with a con le her bend world ; awe with the crowd. the
"That will give you a night's' Indio pi -Merman feed
IU by Club Chambers,
to keep the er annetuary
select aa ' might • nmengst the
lawless wretches of the pavement.
to guard Ito well -lo -lo gatee, and
to Mee that thorn who came 1.0 gato
mem their glorwe del so at a des-
titute., .rcepectful and 'remote.
lint the crowd wan unruly. anti the
neaps' so fairyeike. And the glow tif
ilght from rub CIiawixr. Ho warm
that the, fialfelesen wanderer* were
more than ever hold,taxing the
pollee:Dan e power. till .'1110 patient*
evnporatod.
"Move on neer, can't yer ?"
ftneli the formula.
"How can We Mee on with you
standing in the. way ?" cried a buy.
In n shrill • treble, duckling adroitly
to escape the official &newer.
Meanwhile Club Chambers, follow.
ing the customs of the giants of
oh) and of the 'tor, Woke, had
swallowed up the fairies, and clog -
ed the door." WItd1 a 1101t, planning
theatre, _
Dime an if complacently to sloe
mit that lower and More humble
world they knew not of, and to left
the policeman autt the crowd to
mew. en to brighter and more Pro-
longed eonteets at t he adjoining
All but one -a /toddled masts, that
-might be life. 9r dirt, or an.1-
thing- without a name, that cower-
ed down, and hid away, courting,
Ilia darknees se it friend, and al•
wee', peering out -a childiah,faoe, 11
piteous, anxious, eager little face,
furrowed, and flaekerl by mud-
spinebee, and with hair that twin -
• and twlerted everywhere, uncared
for, rough, and tangled; anti eyes
that bore a mere reproach to all
thew others, clad so Aloe, "witted
1-fleedi, Nutter ! tender. shrinking
fieth it. yours, am howl"
.1 timid childoio young. It seemed
hut yesterday the brenth was
breathed that gave it ilfe; 50
yomm, so near lie Giver, thst it
was a Mn on that great eitea
etrength to let ao small a thing
Ile In the cold and fog. A Itelpleas
hopeless girl, of age to care not,
fret not, only dance ape* a moth
iw's knee, or turn it father :rotates
caro.; too young to tame too won
the bitterneee of cold, and PROM
.and friendlessness,.
"He spoke re kindly; be looked so
oocl and fine. She had but this,
he eve
lag, child; and this is my name. The
polleemele will show you the house to-
morrow ; -come to the door, and givi"
it to the porter. and we will go toge-
ther and lind your uncle. God bless
you, child. Good -night !"
Ile turned Into the portico awl wits
gone.
A gleam of light streamed ont
eerier the pavement and into the
'mirky street, touching the Datum of
the beggar -girl with ruby, and to tuck
Into tbe doorway. am 11 in haste to
tercet much a might, and the clattering
carriages mei pesemere-by were all
that remained for compeny with the
kamonne ehlid,
Bright mooch iner.410, the prboned
lights In no hurry to be away, rotting
co the porter In his chair, and ou the
he
clerk by t, letter -case, on ther-
sna
Ing play -bele against the walls, and
on the imbecile.* ranged ill ranks by
the gas -stove In hurr r be
gory*
OOP It meted on Arther lehaine, unbut-
toning 4410 Nina and leisurely finding
his way up the stairs
Ile was a man at peace with all the
worel-a !ewe he found It easy aud
comfortable enough to keep on a fair
bee/vetoes, inmate. atvl moms in Club
Chambers,. Enesenmbered with extra-
s agent trustee, and nt an age when
life st.II peel:eats to posast a futare,
ho had a kind Wart, all:soft *Mainly,
in 11e tersiernees, and a nature no far
unsuppielous as to prefer the &trifler> of
being wrong five times, If there was
inowlielity of the Meth nttetnnt
belag right; and ..he carried a kind
word nod an open hand into the high-
ways add byways, of life.
'Poor girl I'll get her dressed and
Uteri care of..Only sixteen. not a ski,'
Imre, I'll vesture, and to be out In
soh weather se the ! Anyone COMP.
Remorse?" Thie to the boey who wee
wattles at the top.
''reta Mr." ''•,
"Has Jame. litivienght the chain -
11 r
.:11.6e
"Where's Mr. Janssen a
" las room. sir." \
rt"l'eee,„, "Jansen!" cried Arthur. knocking at
eri. a door at the end of the pasesage, ewe
opening It at the same moment.
"Come in !" from th • iniate..
The room la worth a moment's
ttjoj prow. Tt Is rootn to appeal to 1.10senate annenally, and to the ilmhe
Inxer.ously ; to MM.& care and
thought, in favor of ease rind luxury.
with velvet alfcrinflo lia-TiraWe
IIr thought, and the sera
&et, but a tiny bring. to jolu hoe
childish 'love to the ow Ms
thought of.
And ihml the sat herself agninia
the otonework, layiug her moor two
ed bead among tam carvings. awl
shut her eyes to we the fine gay
gh*
Another world -e world of light,
and life, and hope, and Joy -its peo•
ple, fairice, children, kingl with
crowus, and sparkling stoves that
shone out bright, and heaped-up
firer, and moat's, hot smokiug dishes
had or her like fairy helpore drow-
se in white and greeu and gold i and
summer witaltine, gram, and trees.
and flows ; and rho could pick and
wreathe their colons into gerlaude,
lying lit the shade, with water fall-
ing !mar, and bird'. No fug, no
night, no darkness ; ali sweet faire
laud for her, and hint, her glorious,
god -like fairy king!
Karl Jammu was in Shaine's room,
standing In front of the fire, and
taklug care Of his back, as usual.
when George's knoek announced the
vissitors.
"Ah my dear Mrs. Stanley, this
Is indeed an honor. Altus sue, in the
itbssenoe, unavoidable, of our dear
friend Arthur, to receive yOu in his
epartnient. Mimi Bella, too. You
ladles put ws poor bachelors to the
hluiih; we are res dingy. so milk*/
your Se' in our ways. Permit ma"
The shawl the elder lady was wear•
Ing dropped Into hie arms, and lie
dole:mated it reverently upon a chair.
eu know how to take eare of
our sex when We do venture into
your dingy rooms" was the laughing
answer. . 1
" Auti why call all these pic-
tures; dingy? ani with this glo-
rious file, too!" exclaimed the
other lady. "011; not dingy; bright
and cheerful. Ilse their (wiser." And
the speaker laughed a merry, childish
laugh that set the old walls echoing
heck ita tune.
"Coming:" shoutod a cheery volts
from the sanctuary within. "Just
hod( a minute, ladles Coming, coming,
come!" And Arthur Mateo, the ole
etimite tie in hand, burst in upon
1 Woo
"Flag. always Bret. Pal good.
dee* ereature!"
"How do you like the room's?"
"They are quite charming. and the
riots'. and the hall; but Beila wa• al -
newt afraid of tiie old porter, be
looked so grand." •
Delia, Lew , sip:Waled to, left
her chatter on the hearth -rug with
Mr. Jnatten, anti jailed them.
yes; so very respectable.
'One felt it rather wrong to ring the
hell and make Idm get out of 411 big
chair."
Bella wam a tirlieltt emote girl,
a year or two from school, with
everything before her. Her sorter,
merried, ant a neither l -well, a very
suite in dainty bounet. dainty gloves.
itte: boots that kissed,. the feet they
t ()weed from the cies how ',round. e 1
0illeel-awedly pore ant loVely- With
1,1,rultlell fringe that utigla 14, glory'
rotrnt err yeintg face., A pretty pet -
!Ie darn er, made for man to love,
etrive for, work for, but nial to
die for, No! there was no spice for
thought, of dreary (tenth were she
had lit her 100101 and ensiled. to soften
carom that others would have corned
to Lotter. e Gore liken.. in a
anti -the lateet Paris bonnet,.
"Now, tell us who are coming."
"Oh! the old get. Hue and his
wife. and the flawtons."
"Jack?"
"Yee, Jack Gawton's corning. You
know he sets off for Paris to -night
by the boat -train; su we Mien be
able to we him off." ,
Attelakie come'?" •
"Yee; she's booked ; and nf conrse
Pad Kell; they always; ge eogether."
"I wish you had not naked her."
'AVITY 1"" - -
"Sbe's so eery -well, chillettg. Bella
ia quite frightened when she ie near
her."
"Ah !
.he is charmieg. your Mrs.
Onwten," chttoed la Jansen, front the
hearth rug. "Se Engliah-S0 much
hauteur -au much the great, grand
"Too grand, a great deal. for me,'
answered Bella ; and then the door
opened, and those they- had called the
Hums, came ln.
11 wee the occasion of Arthur
shaine taleng up bachelor abode in
(lob Chambers, and toatighe was to
be the howse-erarmIng. Already he
lind been trotting la and out ordering
every trifle that he thought would
contribute towards the cons:virility
of the evening. So there were peeper.
:Mom" in the kitchen, where the cook
Wan ready with relays of cutlets
for the men, sad of sweets for the
lattice; and prepftratfons In the
butler's ;sentry of glasses and chain•
ois leathers, of electro spoons and
cliampaigne bottles; and peeper-
ettior.• .1a. George'. ssnc tum on the
second floor of paes of pletes and
rows of boots, which jostled each
other right merray. Even the old
hall poirtw, who looked 'mop the
weareraeb: petticoats as belong:az
to a /special class devoted to the
ruin of the dwellers Clubehambers,
and to be ,excluded accordingly.
had put on Wm last new coat
atir the. oecasion. For Arthur /Olivine
bail won his o'er days Worts with
las pass int cheery waye and words.
and so the hos Wa rming in Celts
rhaMberil promised we I, .
thief among t•lies guests were jack
elawton end hie wife. Ile, Arthur
ehaineas oelest fr.ewl, a genial, hearty
on whom ILfsesi Lune.' lay too
lightly that be herdly trolerstowl
there War that °the' word beyontl
hie own, where life wee dregged on In
the egad am' damp and cheerlessnew
of want. An hewed, kind sine prover.
cat man wes Jnok Gawton.
=Mr .
man* ill ntlil dreseing case, with min
dry other cortdorts for his trnyee
Lualtees having telle..1 him to
he had come ti, pee 1114 (Mende gm the
eVe of hes deportare.
"Oh I Adelaide hals nut. eome with
mea he fetid, 144 her new. wag men•
Lionel: "fa* tome op trent the city.
halataliseeleateaeleasee-
• fit ' oal man. lei dre with letter-
writerig, and damp with low and
dale.' with ratt'Irm over the stance."
Then be drank the wine, nud sat
himself by Mot eta nley.
'Now, what am I to bring from
Paris foe yolt r'
"Anything you like, always remem-
bering ti* bring yourself."
"I the!' tnine Adel .1*the prettiest
drew that Worth hex got -elf colors.
She looks, no well La colors."
"Always thinki•go! Adellide. What
a mode: hatband."
"Yea. alwaye. I with that steel re.
torn the compliment. and think .a
little of me, sometimes."
'Ott, Mr. (*stem, I'm sure elm time.'
"I'd do Anything for her; and yet
If I rale 1.10, NAP Iling1101 RIO treats me
matte ; "men me, in fact."
"She/ doe" not math it. I am Here
she loves yob dearly. Yon know her
met rmeie Keen t.n me she's like an
icicle.'
A i th.tii:j1V(Vailitt VTR r171. lulIttiranoreW3°711,1Wiliinet:
-n hint that it'. ail right. Hang itl
we nen fort oneogh witheut being
toet to every tiny to one faces."
-ehe will he very sorry when you
a re gone.'
'She has got Phil littelf ti mimes
her.'
"What. aro VOIll *eons? I ismer
thought that yon wonel have been
that."
'ere/time f emento of Reif !" Ansi
he laugher! so lond nod merrily that
they ge.there I roam' him. ..n I legge.1
to joie In tbst joblaTet the the soma
how fell away. to their laughter
there towesette1 a'tittle p.su • ; a gap
that seemed a forecaist of vote. ng
troublee ; and then Deo foor opened.
George anianlelele hire. tiawton and
Mr. Itelf.
A vioniati eateree under the usual
height. with no 11110W of drevir only
a pale grey milk. tight fitting 'to a
flgurse If anything too full tor
beauty, wtth juet so much ewanadown
round Lae throat as softenel the
almost. nteern IMUhIWMN4.4 the alk. a
fonthery fringe, 'eleven( with hal.
mei tendesiten the lane g ow of flesh
that peened above-i-ese fair, vo wiate,
as though ite dainty tisane shrank
from the radasoese of the lamplight
that fell fackerel On $o rare a
playm.ite, 1'011111g RS 00y13001 With
grey *hoedown warstotAng ansoog the
dimpAto that would catch them in
their dame; a woutirmid Piece of 11' -
Lag soft/lees, twin meter to a crew-
tal warmed to Wee A. face to
rivet. thought, to love, to dreson
of, inorsh le haunt 011e4 (Mese to
opine, and then to dread; a fees.
of woman'. witness at her eofteat,
fair as the fal.rest. roundel so rich -
le ay to earry love-11'0'14bl* la Its
every outline; dark liter that lay
about the temples; eyed, showered
on by leek's seldom rallied. but then
jealous to show their treasures fully
open, so that the sigma below seem-
tarelle bright gleam a soft drama
Tighe,' that *partied, spoke, and fad-
ed with an answer snatched from tbe
inmost soul. Si far •II woman, love
send softness; then below -the mouth
chUltag tbe warmth %het cradled it.
hard lined, creaseng the skin In fur-
row* that showed sharp.and angry
againat the faeruese of the face -
a mouth that rumateed up aU the,
woman In "I will i"
para gr
DR:CHASE ENDORSED rtt
BY LEADING DIVINES
Great Sufferings Ended- Painful Operations Avoided -Chronic
and Aggravated Diseases Cured Grateful Testimony
From Well Known Ministers.
TN. daily kale* of &Meters are
onevitielve to ennetipatien and Itch-
ing piles. More clergemen linter ell --
doomed Dr Canoe's' Kldney-Livetr
P111. and Ointment then probably
any rerne,Uen On the market. The
following extract's freni letter"
of leading mini/dere of 111. (keened,
who spenk for the benefit of fellow -
'offerers. For more pertlenlare re-
garding three eurprising curio" write
to theme parties. They will gladly
Or. Clue Pe's! Remedies,.
make known to yew the virtue's of I
Rev, 0 A. Int pran, Metivellat min -
*ter. Covisseran, Ont writes : "ler
Obsewes Ointment sieved me from a
very den/germs end palette' opera.
tkas and tlitwoughly cured tee of W
eery OOOOOO rind neva trotted form of
Itchingbleeding pliers Th. large
*nape end abeevieree• have entirely
dileappemed."
Nev. J. J. Johnstown, Evangelist,
Wiorten. Ont., writes: "I belleee Dr.
Chowe'e Kidney-LIver Pills to be an
Al prepnreterve for constipation mot
liver troubles. I "week frow experi-
ence."
Rev. J. A. Beelwin. Baptist minis-
ter, Arkohn. Ont., writes :"For over
t.enty years I wrts n great sufferer
front itching, protnsding plbes. I un-
derwent three very pain ni surgical
operations, ell without obtaining
one permanent relief. Dr. Oheire's
Ointrnent haw sewed wie, midi believe
it will cure shy caw of plies."
Rev. Ohs., Flate 192 Doan avonne,
Toronto, etettee %het fir. Clisse're
01 itment timed him ter eetelna on the
le id and haores, from which he had
been a great reAfferar for ten y eeee .
otWI from *Mott etweff typeetattster an
aki‘int dichertneseeel, eoutninodg;_veurhorint inno1117104111
pttl it dose, in emote a bog. De.
vbeesee Olutment, SO Meta bot,
&t Zeasason. Bate*
.
woman's
Weakness
To men, Adelaide '13lawton was
an admirat;on, at a distance .-an
enthweasns that cooled and chilled
ay the acquaintauce ripened - a
fascinaelon that strangely held its
own azuongrt them, but ever crept
away outside the danger emit that
lay hidden, meanie deflated, but lay
beneath her fairpot motels. To wo-
men .solie was hateful -hated; their
queen against themselves; a she:I
that brueed their pretty feathers,
for ever tearlilz thel.r myeteries
of males anti looks, those dainty nets
that make a woman al she is not,
More than all Me Le to men ; read-
ing theLr cherished secrets, nod
flaunting teem for arms agaima
their owner's. No wonder thist they
spoke. and thought, and loolord
against her.
Yet Otte wee tout good, too good,
this woman In their frienihship when
she found it, and would lend her wili-
est kindness to the ones she cured
for, and stand beelde them true as
the eteel that. girt tile warriors' of
old da)*; and It wag evil wort -
thwart her bravery when she arm-
ed herself to battle for her friend's
He who earn.- with hw Wan n tall
gon aloultng neer. ol littairtm nue
travel' fel, elnly hlv wept. A
auto for use to smoke. ant that.. Mai
ride With. -let Ulm sellOm Spoke to
'Comae ; awl se yrnm•n apek • tun h
bra. and halted fo • Ilia love with silly
11.11." tombs that •heard th glitter of
the book eo pLuhaly thet he worm!,
0:1. ani left th•m half angry, helf
lisitoneolate. But. not 1N.1 to 1111.
the outer eruril li.. seemai all this:
. est t here were t how whn had ren,'
tb, tolume through. awl at the Mal
Page had come to know him as h.
was ; anti of there, atoll better than
Adelaide Gawtoa.
For nearly a year pant tlYi. wort'
bail coupled 'Over named': ftrist In a
tremlie of aright to see the white
'hell Watle th.ough the armor that
kinght 10 defied it. lances ; thee
ill expectancy for ths crash that was
Ound to le wh it peirote such ne
iblidalliallaigrentlehdoiaatia. a dal'
neeed.ony of whispers. turninkaalawn
o ey a who they were Leo., the mute
,eproarhe Of a WOrli three Pit I teml I
d harttly toted. There were no out•
ware s'gne; a faithful cavalier; use-
ful to sit a horse beetle her l* the
park. arid save her fronoth • attend
eece of a groom: or take tor to the
theatres whon the play was loam and
Jack was tirel anl preferred laa
Leensing-gown at hum** ; a panto/int
friend to sit, by at the dinners Abe
worll. required to be eaten; some one
it least to talk to, whoever eat at
la• o.ha• Mae, and the dear, knowing
-11 wattle always! seat Hine thug
.ogether, and do Its little tett to fan
ID spark it *weed to see atlas
Relit han walkele tip lo thi (Aw-
e e In the afternOon, mil hal driven
awn in her brougham to Clue (ham
era.
" You are orient tonight," he salt
-le the carriage turned out vf---the
park.
".tin 1" /he smoke in a dreamy
solos, garret into the imnovi of th.
Meet meanwhile, am if her eyes could
tot e the threorlito that had wandertd
away no far,
west speak to .Tanspen to -night
Lf I can't get thee wretched money, I
*hall be diegroseed; and then foremen
to oar aeqtraintessee"
'.Why farewell? You know I care
nothing for the world and what it
aye- t think it no disgrace to you
thet you aro poor.'
' You do not. I know; but I do. How
could I face their sneers?"
"I think that I could face them"
'•Yes, because you are a woman; It's
only men meat not, be poor."
1 were a man,- and enw
a.nother MA I weer at rno, or.talk
look agint t1113, lel kill him." Her
voice smoke' Tow and instant ; bet
there was that In Its one that made
hi in a !moat shudder.
'Tag; It*e may to think thnr,
th:nms when there le no chant* of
+slog them"
" _eltaatin-OLLIOlitlealleinr-eba
hal turnsl qtskkly toward htm, oyeak
Ing eagerly, fiercely: Then aa 10. eyes
fell before tier, she went on, "Bit I for-
ge,' Shoe I am a wows,. Women -don't
1111; they only Wing, and bite, and
fall, nal dio. It la you mea that fight,
eni rule, and meth the world Muter,:
awl yet you cannot face a *vier."
rmsthe brougham stopped and she
Weltffpfter 0114111- • Vent- • Tier'''SlIfi
etepped out; n.n't no upstairs to Art Mir
Shrew% aparteeenta.
Ile met teem on'the threehola, with
• pleruvant envie, and outetn,tetted
haat..
do you do, my dear Mr. 1;11W
0017" gene/vine her iingloved heed
"So glad yon are come ; began to
be afraid that eon were going to dee
splice& no."
'•Earelly ! 1 did Dot know that my
emotion or not touting wee of so slob
interred to your friencle."
"You must not think no %idly' of to
M all Viet ; I /Mere yon we have
'tionght a great dee: nixed your cum -
lig."
• How very kin.] of you."
'We thonght you might have found
that yell had eons engagement, for of
^mire team litae enter tonight le ro
'thing; 1 erie1 re* expert yoe to /give
itp tine thing eine Ow It.'
'Or.! how stilled yrei are( Id moos
I estate Menne* had promisee, ; he -
i lot f wait °brand firs efii *TAPE off"'
Then she went newt theerrom,
aeg hem* In sele-ewer with the telet-
ext attempts at "Hew do yogi do?'
,,poll La:. las
Reif had kilned Jetsam on the
henrtiortig • Joel( newton was ineede,
-
••1-104e 110 you An, Mr. isairenr
Mr*. (Iselin% noult,g rmt her hand ne
the little 110111 smirked mei bowed
"I'm mete tired of 'shaking haed11:
0.011141 Tani reAlly be the last, What
glorious diamonds!" And abet bent her
A woman's reproductive
organs are in the meet in-
tense alttl continuous sym-
pathy with her kidneys.
The slightest disorder in the
kidneys brings about
corresponding disease its
the reproductive organs.
Dodd' s Kidney Pills, by
the k Weer' to their
perfect condition, prevent
and cure those fearful dis-
orders peculiar to women.
Pale young girls, worn-out
mothers, suffering eaves
and women entering upon
the Change of lade, your
best friend is
Dodd's
Kidney
Pills
head
hair
face.
to look 'at thewi, till her dark
seemed to touch their °wawa
(Tn be Continued)
LET'S TALK 11 DV EH. 1`
Fair Canadianseee
The policy of your newly -elected
rulers la lu favor of trade within
the Empire. Your patriotient ap-
proves of it. But, setting that aside.
I appeal to your dainty taste awl
ground my faith on QUALITY. If
you try Ceylon and Ind* machine -
made GREEN teas you will miss
something. What 1 The impurities
Imparted to Japan and China greens
by the FILTHY METHODO OF HAMA
ROLLING. Think of thin. Blue Bilk
boa. Monsoon and Salada packets are
013 sele-Ctslobist.
lies on the Stomach,
Result ot Imperfeet Inception - pressing up
agates* the heart It excite. alarming nyreptotes.
lament roller is afforded by thew& a tee drops
of Norville. In • little waist ened water,balf an
hour atter the meat Nervihne aids digestion,
espies the gas and havens a eenee of eonifort
Norville* le sew* for • lot of ether things be-
side.. Keep it in the house for RbeumaUem,
t'reeepe. Neunegin. Toothache. Draggle.
sell 11.
Hen ilensended Her Pay.
Another lien 'story comes from the
farm of Henry Van Boerum, weir Ja-
maica. Henry has a choice flock of
Plymouth hocks. One of the hens ham
wen In the habit of producing a floe
egg every day. During the last few
weeks, ter production has fallen off.
Boerum went to a grocery the other
day aud wee asioniahed to see the hen
walk inago oter to (1 nest and lay all
Mg. 'Men she got up and clucked
until the grocer gave ber a handfed of
corn. The grocer 'said the hen entered
hie place oue morning about three
?reeky ago slur deposited an egg upon
a lot od bagging. He rewarded her
with a handful of corn, and .he hae
visited biro every day sine. about
meal time, laid her egg, and received
bee payment. •
KING NI CAPITAL. • 1 %STE NO 50. 19011
•
It to esiulea el enurch Surround* Illist• I -_
self With Many Luxuries. 1
; Moak* and ble empire are often oit I
wile
wet would care toy ofi
soa Intl
en's ltps. but bow • wally tre;4
I the IMMO of Ids k.l1P1rAil 1 thsgtial ,
vo know and Ada.% ae knew/. aeratoo
.1 recent ware. hut Adele Abeba
ye tbe blessing of having uo
koni. ray tto words !meta the eiiew
elate row," °theta tranalete it "Hui!
teW floweraa but !prefer tht former I
It lir a unloue capital in thit it !,
lar almost in a Angle ulght. and is
*stifled 10 tilaappear um operetta'. The
fast is that Aloyeatilaiiii are utterly
recluses to the matter of foreetre.
Iaad whatever a viust uumber 01 them
lite together, they wash use up all the
fuel available for mile" around.
Menelek's former capital, Entotto.
.wo or three hours' elInto foun. the
New White Row, was eitandowd not
oag ago for that very reasm, and
nothing now remains there sive two
hardiest and a few brown mimeo( the
palace; ruins not 4 getieration yid -
how strange that inelltdie Airtattly
the New White Rose mot bring lo•r
fuel loom a great diet/thee at a. great
expellee. and tbe king of kings Is
looking for another capital.
Of couree, the chief interest 'a Me-
neloka! capital le Menelek 'Oneself, and
1 WW1 fortunate In securing un nudi-
sm° of forty minuted the day before
he W11.1 to start upon 0 royal pro -
grew through the kingclatu of Shots..
His palace is like a 'straggling vil-
lage, tied I had to ride through
oourtyard after courteard o1 mad
hut. before I reacheti the square
which contains his banqueting hall,
court of justice and hall of audience.
On the forefrout 01 110 court of jute-
tice ir a large clock, which never
g001 -a fitting symbol of Morsel's°
adminIstrution. The banqueting hall
is used on the occasion of great fetal -
•ale to entertain some WOO braves
at a time with huge Julia., id raw
meat. All supint upon the ground and
cut off portions clew to their noises
with their long, eureed ew,irtle.,
Menelek la very mach as picture'
end books have lett you to expect-
s stout, amiable man with a very
black face and a short stubby beard.
HO Is quite bald. so he wears ac/oth
tightly tied around hie head, and
OVID that a big felt widenwake. His
clothes are of milk, loose striped gar.
men* Tio tie most part, 'tad his
feet are clad in unlaced tennis shoes.
In hie left eat' is a turquolese stud,
the badge of to' elephant killer, awl
on his left hand Is a gold ring with
a diamond set gypsy frishion. Only
royalty may wear gold in Abyerinia.
I found him stoat& crosselegged toe
an ordinary vane chair open his ‘er-
[lila. Ife was very amiable and had
plenty of small talk, eked out with
ones!. lie did not •ttike nie as par-
tieularly intelligent until 1111 in•
Wrest was /wakened by a referents
Leontieff, the Russann adveniurer
nhom he entreated with the man-
ngement of n remote pro% mee. Then
be was shrewd and alert in n nennent
and I could eine how well he Wo111,1 hold
hie own In diplomary.-1Perarnorfe Mag.
nzlne. •
SWEETEST SONGS BVT TELL ittle
SADDEST THOUtililla.
Dear Laeflar--
What fo you has been far maay
moot*" the saddest. yet sweetest
hour, of the Sorel
a . sor n sweet reeve
munion with mintiest or friend*.
you have let your tboughte awe!'
see the dear nbeent ones in Africa.
Your lumen and fears. your pray-
ers, and teeny here gine teeth to
theta. And wee not that the hour
of afterrerm tee
Your wailer"' coturnew-the Brit •
Josh plantere-make the rielleitme
alltEN teas of Ceylon anti India.
This, alone should Incline you to try
these teas. Japans' hate no Bitch
claim 'on you, and are, bessilee. of
inferior qualities M0110100n. Rablidn
and Blue Ribbon brand" are all good.
-Oollontst .
There!. more Catarrh ta ten on •
country than ell other dimwit, pu,tperher,
end mete the 'rut few years "reissue lobe
Incurable. For greet many years iactors pro:
flounced It • treed dtware, and preecrtbed local
remedisand ey constantly failing to ewe with
local treatment. pronounced It incurable.
fence has proven Catarrh to be a celestite
disease and eltereforvi rewire* ees101
Weird treetment. Hales Caterrh tOre, mom
lectured by r. J. Cheney et Co , Toledo. Otile.
I. t he only constitutional Clinton the market. It
is Maw Internally In Inc.,. from 10 drops to •
leaspoonfol. It acta dewily on the blood and
raucous surfaces of the eyetew They offer one
hundred dollars for any ease it fade to cure.
Send for cireulare and testimonials.
Ad/bees Y. J. CH Lelia it GO.,, Telede.O.
by_drugesta, 75u
Ball's Family Pine en the best,
Good Ginger Cake.
One cop of Porto Rico ramisseee,
one-half cup of boiling water, two and
one-half cups flour, one and one-half
tempoons ginger, two and one-half
teappoon., baking powder, one-hvif
teaspoon salt, one tablespoon melt..41
butter. Add the water to the neolaasee,
Slft together thoroughly the flour,
ginger. baking powder and salt. Com
bine the two mixtures, add the but-
ter and beat vigorously.•Bake In
moderate oven 85 minutes.
Minares Liniment Ceres Distemper.
Hippopotamus Ivory.
Hippopotamm Ivory at One time
was much used for artifielal teeth.
The hIppopoinmus lived on the lower
Nile In the daye of the Pharnohs. A
tram In the old temple of Edfu shows
tbat It was harpooned by the natives
as It he now by the Soudonese. Herod -
cans dew:Tibet I% and Romen crowds
stared salt In thedaya ot -the Empire.
Lifilmeilt Ceti* Colds. etc.
Htsbop Tabootes Hairpins.
The Bishop of Liverpool has lamed a
new code of rule' for confirmation. He
deeded/ that girls should refrain from
the use of long pins in the hair, Ail the
presence of each pins frequently re-
g atta In the Riehopa fingers being
lacerated during the "laying on
handow-Chrletlan World.
IRMO
DiSUSC
is caused by Weakness of ttte
stomach or bowels is likely to
yield to Scores EmUtsiox of
Codwedon'tLivesayr0il.
sure; and you
may not be sure that your, or
your little one's trouble is due
to weak stomach or bowels,!'
Doctors can't alwayA trace a
disease to its cause; and you
cal'S'cLores EMULSION Of Cod
Liver Oil is the easiest foodfor
a tired digestion. But that
isn't all; it encourages stomach
and bowels to tackle their
work; it gives and gets them
strength (rpm the other food
they are able to take. Give it
timeF040..
is the best of medicine:
food that sets the body, going
agaihni
Ts is health: give it time.
uhroltilLhitt& ia
plekt;
n0Othoeur.
\ 11 y
have
not tried it,
send for free
sample, Its
agreeabl•
taste will enutori
prle•Tyoouro.
ChemSleCt.
SCOTT & BOWNE,
90c. and R1.00; all drugglete.
TO SEARCH FOR 001.1).
Aft Emilliels Compete, -114 - Kehler. -
Rainy River District.
' The Government of Ontario have ue '-
ailed a Hernia of Orenplitd04 to 11.11
English company railed the Anglo-
-Canadian 1:0141 Estates. Limited, cos
toting certain biotite of territory in.
the dietrlet a Rainy River, for the
pupate of enabling the company to
explore the game for minerals and
after. duvet diseurery to acquire t by
perihelia or leas, any kw:items with -
dilute, perm
in the bloc
ant u r the nasal terms anti con
ditions of the mines "et.
The Anglo-Cemidian Eatates Is oo.
posed solely of English eapitalieta.,
lee hare foe- *one time past beep
4 retie, in the Rainy River c.on
tr exploring for anti lorating min
era properties. A large number a
184,11.,t.tire In the eoinpagget employ
i,
the rin• roll amosinte to
1{8.000 month. The Catiedian man
ager Is $r. Alan aullivaa. C. E.. ens
of the la Bishop liallivan.
Bees Not Native to America.
There were no hive bees in America
when first settled by the whites. The
(vim® brown bee waa brought from
E urope in the ITth century and within
the last few years /superior •arletiee
sueh rut the Cyprians and Carniolans,
have been introdie•ed here. There are
wenn stingless beet; of another genus
In Central and Smelt A merlea, which
make delicIone honey. with n peculiar
aromaUe flavor. It haa been proposed
to brine them to the United States,
but they WOUld not stand the cli•
tusite. Though they have no stings,
they ean bite quite painfully.
We believe MINARDS LINIMENT
* the beat.
Matthias, Foley, Oil Cliy, Ont.
Joireph Snow; Norway, - -
Bev. IL 0. Arnertrong. Iltrigrave,
N.5.
Charing Whoorea, Melgrave, N. S.
Pierre Landry, men., Pokemouche.
N. B.
Thomas Warman. Sheffield. N. 11.
It Costs to Kill Conch Roble.
k Providence, R. I., pot hooter, hen
CATARRH CAN 'BE cullEoLjnat paid $25.45 for the penalty of
killtus,Rve.roOln• ANOJeuutautrumer...
teeteo toe year round by she Rhode
Island game laws.
Minard's LI meet Cures Garet 14i!
Cows.
Liquid At es the Skin.
If a spray of Ikid Mr le applied- to
the skin the part frozen as hint
as ice, but in a fe !Mentor circuit'
tecin retorna esattiou injury to the
them, provldhig age Jir1 is ts"."11---
some extremity.
Minard'ir Liniment Cares
phtherla.
WIVANTED-ISPICIRDAY SCRS:
num w *deo &Pedal waft :Per
eareest:
IS table aria wit/WTI ie
experience esweeeerawy
colt manager. Reautfosel Ont.
•
DON'T DESPAIR.
The Teettmony of Mies Addle 1,
Stackhouse, revert', Que., Is fief.
&Moat to Convince F.ven the Idest
Sceptical that Catarrhoeone Cures
Catarrh.
"It le a pleasure for me.- tare Mese !gawk
Witee. "to plane toys If on recordand throtigh
'he prose, t het all atm stutter from naterrh may
learn "that your woudetfill Catarrhusons ham
done tor me ant1 what I know it win do for
e ther,
" A !Miele cold ems the fleet chapter le my
wee It grew Into a mild "see of cwarrh, which
seemed • OH% ial eihnent, and I allowed
It to ran oe and on. till • !nest loath
some and stubborn catarrtinl condition we. en
firmly eetatelelied that no treatment
seemed able to reach It. 1 'lent a wind
deal of money on doctors, teed epraye Annffe,
tahleta Me. Everything the. wise lingge.ted
lirt Mehonest
anything I Paw atIvertitied wa.
ven an trial, but like many other un -
°flutist. sufferer, 1 om chronic catarrh, I wite
at lag forced fo believe that nothing shortof
death could tosibly banish Unit awful dewiest
" Firm in thio belief I abandoned all treat
-
Meet. but my breath grew no offensive, and
tptoseedetInnal hawking sad congh.ng P841.-
those vdth where !risme Iii femme,
that nowething empty had te be done.
Tam 1 trent *Catarrhowee.' In. feverfew
the aansea. mood by the drooping. in tee
tbs covithmet *wetly meta. Wife%
throat. was (mewled. Not I ng afterward.,
ably leiniened. My threat and nos, became
clear and my breathing way. Thus sneonrag.
aid full enettlenr In lo
Idol ewe le • Is nista woe or two weeks.
rower. Well. It
1 omit newt Cetarriersone. tor by the time
but lt, AM moo tee n two menthe, Mine WI.
• wee than whleb now tionM be worse, 1 hope
many wailing women will preflebre4
vies mid awing trey temette mm-r-
n.mr.,, will ewe catarrh- 'tin s tar! -
name,
complete nossrantseA en se O Minot-
gle• or hy mall-geleeSiro T.. 47.11wiali
frial sire wet lee ft MOM ivy lane aM
icririLr•
01111n, . S. A.
a t*" iffreeli.
Dame Experience
Ham convinced TAP) that to me any of the
mbetitutest otre•orl for the only owe pop end
corn ewe 1, attended with danger.
net always and use none other than Putnam .
Painless. Olen Extteetor. drugeett..
-
Mrs. Robert Ionia enevensen and
her son, Lloyd Cestiourne, are btilki
ing two liaises rolng each other on
Lombard street in San Francineue
ho•ing decided to make that elty
their home.
DROPSY
Treated Pres.
WI have made dropsy .04 14
eomplie•Uoss • specialty far
twenty years Quick relief.
Ouree worst caws. Soot of
TneTIMOSIALii end IO D•Til
treatment rase
DR- 11, II. Galt Mee *Wee
Sox 0 Asoassa,os.
...WANTED TO PURCHASE... -
COACH HORSES
Ahont heeds high:weight tress 1.1011 et 148
nine be .ound, 0(5 801 to mewed 4years.
Address
ALEX. MuGAIRR.
Windsor Betel. Montreal. qua
FRUIT FARM FOR SALK
One& the fineet in the Niagara Peninsula. as
Winona, 10 mtlee from liatnIPon, oe two mil
FatPeewee 4401 wbich is In fruit, taceelf
es. 12.000 bask..'of tfrultrweey wage
::‘,11.11,,41,11: newton. WIII be *old In pate to see
Thla la • bargain. Address
JONATHAN CARPENTER.
P.O. Bos 4011. Winona (No-
_
FITS lelthtleNIENTLY (Titan NT D.g
alines Great Nerve Restorer Pre
Ma or nervonenew atter
0mloe. Send to AreiaI
dephia, Pafottleeande'=
Ter ndeby J
a. Mirt4k17/10 Notre Damen*
Montreal, Que.
Mrs, Windows leoetleIng Ityreslf "
way, be wed for Children TeelliThe toe=
emotive ottani the
end is the beat remedy or wide
ve omits • bogie.
OUR GRANULATED
1. by Public Analyet's report
100 PER CENT. PURR.
OUR GOLDEN YELLOWS
are the beet Yellow etegare made hi
the wore!
A TEST WILL PROVH IT.
ST. LAWRENCE ROAR REFINERY
• ,,00e ete :awe
at"
es, Aers.