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THE SI ;NAL: G01)1.111C11 ONTARIO.
Meadow Brook
BY MRS. MAP J. HOLMES
Author of " Tempest and Sunshine," " Lena
Rivers," "The English Orphans."
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('H .‘ l'T ER \1'I11. of the house himself. He was :Aerat-
ing near the bride, a beautiful young
creature, with a sunny face and ra-
diant smile. Diamonds were wreath -
'.1 in tier shining curie', and shone
upon her snowy arms, while the cost-
ly veil almost swept the floor, and
enveloped her alight form like a misty
elou'l. Very affable and polite had
she been to Herbert, and now u Ise
approached her, she took from ;the
table t WO gobleto of 'wine, and pass-
ing one to him, said, "Mr. Langley,
1 am rare will not refuse to ,,rink
with me, the bride!"
To refuse would have seemed un-
courteou1. and so, with it hasty
glance nt hi. wife, he drank Use health
of the lovely wornan„ who. in an an-
reii+t -guise. w.eotrseiously tempted
Itis to ruin. Involuntarily, Anna
rasped as if for breath. while she
.tnrt4vl quickly forward to stay the,
-rash act: but she was to late. and
' with a Cunt: moan Ot--IDtllratstr :hw
turned away to dude her tears. Otte
taste awoke the slumbering demon
and set his veins on tire; and when
at midnight Mr. Watson carne for us,
the took the irtnenrsible nian in his -
:inns and placed hum in the wagon.
beside the weeping wife. whist' fond
.hppes were now wrecked for ever.
Prone then time Herbert made no
ju.th..r att.'n'I.t at reform, hut •night
During iity joerue c back to Rork•
land. 1 did not again meet tyititthe
stranger, although 1 locked for flim
at every station, and alien at last 1
stepped from the ears at l''auattsfai-
gue. I roust rotl(esa 154 a feeling of
disappointment. 1 had expected Her-
hert to meet enc, but lie•tta; not there.
I was just wandering what 1 should
40 in case hr. failed to come, when
!Sy attention was_ attracted -towards
a 'tall, nthletic-lacking young man.
who was inspecting my trunk, which
stood spoil the platform. Fearful lest
1(1y beat clothes should he earned off
before my very hut, i started quick-
ly forward, demanding what lie. was
doing with my-iys+garn. --
The stranger ::lu:xl. _up, and. fixed
upon me a pelf of .singularly hand-
some, hazel eyes, which had in then[
attexpretlhion so per•etrating that 1
qt► bleed beneath dim elude at -ft u
.1u:IY(..time t.'rre sw • :A over me a
strange, nude. Tied fee ,ng as if sorne-
where in a d. am. p.• chancy. i had
met that., glau• • befoh •.
":Are you Mi: tee?" ire asked. and
tile tunes o his -knee 1nnlled me like
an iehu of the
i. t.
I replied, a the affirmative: and
,, stjc,ut once taking his eves from my
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CHAS. E. GRIFFITH
UPHOLS rER/NQ
ANO REPAIRING
HAIR MATTRESSES REMEWED
AND RE -MADE
CARPET All orders
LAYING promptly altos� to
'gess moderalea
Repair Rootu.: One door We..t of (' J,'Harper
Store Store, West Street.
Residence -NAVA 'Avenge. :
I1OUF.Rn'H. 1iNT
y Neelsen.
'!r. Langley'.: Breed man. He sent
1:0• for you, and' tbe\wagon is at the
..thea dour "
Mechaniestliy 1 fuilnw'ed hint to the
I•! ••'•• designid.•.l, and then. as if I
I ,.1 I.'e•n n f"ether, he took nee in this •
arms snit. placed ire- 1n the wide
.ehairi.i wrapping- -the - buttall.t-robes,
Crowe -1'm,, and 1n various +t•a set-
ing that 1 was comfortable. ' did
not seem 1.1 n„• like a tinkling; \for
his Innate..... 11 1- gra •1. bis msusite ,,
-yeutil iaefrty.- heel -.e ----we were hall-\ -
w.ty to itreerr.flit! I ea- very .noel.
after night, came reeling home. some-
times singing a bacchanalian song.
Mel Agan rending the aur with curses.
until • at ?net poor .1Tina learned- to
tremble at the soun' of his footsteps:
jar he daily gree inure and more vio-
lent and unmanageable, defying even
.one cave Mr, Watson, who possessed
over him a singular pkewer. Thu the
-spring and sumriter I.a.sed away, and
Alien the autumn. cattle few would
have reeoguized the ones handsom e
Heshast 1 iutlrley in the bloated crea,-
,•mre wbn, weak' and fertile, lav all
prep:.i-'•sed iu leis fnyor .'eve.'r.t, i1i- y' lobhg in bed, herring for "brandy
-lord. that h i -al I 1 '- et tar ,o ore brandy" to fan the flame
A Woman's Sympathy .. h. 1-1.' w: a:• 303' -stir , i;ine ,•ail iI yen - feeding upon his 'vital:
I tilt, 1 I • I 11 waddle pHs noon, die floor. aad
'e of TIT -: a r•- i+ ro, b-'dh r 115,1 `'�',m- inea $i'=iii'- 'St -r --rat- e'»at ale
Are you discouraged? Is your doctor's
b111 a heavy financial load? Is your pain
n heavy physical burden? I know what
ese mean to delleate women --1 hare
been discouraged, loo; but learned how to
cure myself. I want to relieve your bur-
dens, Why not end the pain and stop the
doctor's bill? I can do this for you and
will 1f you will assist me.
An you need do Is to write for a tree
box of the remedy which has been placed
In my hands to be given away. Perhaps
this one box will cure you -it has done so
for others. If i0, 1 ,than be happy and
you will be cured for 2c (the cost of a
post a stamp). 'Your letters held eonft-
dentin y. Write to -day for my free tre,r-
ment. . F. E CURRAl1:, NS Indoor, (nt.
GRANO IIIUI11\.SYS EM
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WINTER
TIME
TABLE
Effective Nov. 30th, 190 8
NORTHBOUND
&SO " Mount Albert
Iteaverton
monday„ Wednesday, Friday.
111 Arr. stidimry
SOUTHBOUND
Are Toronto
tat " Mount Albert
Saturday cal I'. N.
OheervatIon Dining Parlor Oars on
trains /.ne and sly between Parry
Mogind and Toronto. For through
liekota apply to nearest Ticket Agent.
..1e m to 'L.: t=. !.store itt 11,1,0"- ' emodin' .
ttitvo,': nn.
1: h 11, . f ..,..:, v 1- ' rily tour ' :d hour from
f
5 l'• .,r - ,e• ' be r.id at i.i-t I .Again he wool
1 i .•'t :n••` .
1 ! , . ,.;t .ylw-p..)11,e to hintwnrtt•,rehle Nang:'
•0rline the din Lard'; ham.' be-
--Fur
' I Let t :+ 1�. „ •ti ih mart." 1 -id. J� ...
'-rrRYir -. s rrot:obi- , ,iter-'' -frter ,reed-- -1-ge- sax..:
I ud r ''- hind itt a b -ng • ttertt•nbit form be. k`•ne.I Kinn to
' wr=. ' .:aa, and gun .their laid dance
rpents, r:hrrh..vitJ1 f'.ekef
i'ittle green eyes, 105".)
all ',art- of the room.
<ny that the spirit of
en iron the r<'.m 'rh•• ,!ledk wn.h wretcheel. went back tr,,her city home,
too'rent for Ism. and for 1••.•, de,-- having first won s promise from Anna
she tint rot nrnirr c. -uteri, 11114) (lis that in the autumn she would follow
pre:u'nr'. Th: rc\t finer, h roc';••' her. Ansi then we were lent &Ione
that she saw him. his n.;,d I'n.i with our great sorrow. wholly µ pend.
Irma rhantteJ, and wualiva hi-, foob,.• 11'11: ani, iw it, were. up.
ata
around her neck, he wept like a child. for sepport and cutuisel.
r. asking her to take Ira his heart There had always been about hnu
the worm which wax gnawing there. it mystery 1 could not fathom. and
Oh, haw f pitied the heart -broken greatly was 1 surprised when one
woman! Int 1 well knew she would evening. a week atter Herbert'a death,
gladly harm tabid Anwar her fife could- hee-sektd met w go with 1nm_1n hist.
that have saved her ion. For Urn.' roma, as there was something he
dnya longer he lingered, and then wished to tell me. 1 con plied with
there rant' the closing scene, which his request. and was 4,0011 scew•l to
haunted me for months. - the targe willow chair near the table
He hint been restleas during the oil which lay marry works et our beat
night. muttering incoherently', aid authors, fur he poasee.+ed is taste for
occasionally ,diking at the fancied literature, and decoked all his leisure
shapes which surrounded fiat ! but moments k1 study 1)nnwuhg a seat
towards mornint, he grew more vi"- to my aids,. he said. taking my hand
lent, and at last with a shriek which in his, "Russ, what d0 you think I
chilled my blood. he sprang from the ata going to tell you?"
bed, and pointing towards the win- 1 tried to wrest my hand from his
dow, whispered, "Hark' Don't you grasp, for the unwonted liberty an -
bear it?- musie from the infernal re- gered ate. But In. held it fast, emil-
gions' They are come, every demon tug at my fruitless endeavors. and
of them. for me. lt'a a grand tuna- after a,motneitt euntiuued, '"Why do
out. There 1)on0 you see them you try tl rename your hand from
with their flanging eyes lacking mine? l have he'll it mage a tune,
through the windows, and'that shriv- and 1 hive a right so to dd.-a cotta-
eled hag. whose hair is curling snakes' in'a right. Lark at ape, Rosa, don't
See' She beckons me with her bony you know rhe?'
claws, and says i am to be .lav . atC1L-,.,... Invaihantarity ._y 'stated to my feet,
1)o y.ou hear that mother?Iler son' gazing earnestly upou him, then with
Go- back !" he shouted,- Ieiping to- a cry of joy 1 threw nay arms aromel
wards the window, i "You don't 'get .his neck. exclaiming. "Cousin Will!
hue this time- I won't die yet. Give •t'oustn Will
me the Prayer hook, and let -tile hurl I1 watt indeed he. come bn ' to
it at her head that'll settle her 1 when We had tJwuglat of 1.
reckon." •deatt. A eie worrd will suffice to
Ho hibiI11 have' gone through the tell his stony. Perfectly- thee rued
window, had not Mr. Watson taken with lieu life. he haul deserted at Cal -
him in his arms hid bunre him back euttu. where he kept himself secreted
to-fiwe y.:W F L ui4.1 Ib. .•.,.s,.l-'.te;'
6000110g hint It11 best Ire could le, But it Rau. not 13143 wish to remain
assuring him there were no such urn- 'there ioug. and Uu• first tittle at Eng -
earthly objects in the room 'as he dish ship was in port he offered to
rul•p"'ed - • work his passage to Liverpool. The
"I know it." said Herbert. fur a offer 'ails. accepted. and 'while we were
,uu,tucnt comparatively- rational. 1' 1 tuuurniut! ,'sir 6's supposed death he
tri- r' hn• to ,,inky streets of
w iia. U
know what it is. It i; deliriumas t
mous, and 1 know whet cuu:e. i:, 1.01141011. doing sometimes one thin;
to: -hall Al you?" and sulnctlwe• another, but always
111' Watson uodshal, aril Hrrla,rt oarnine 4111 hotcst Istehloud.
.Fuutigued : -"Cider, beer. mine. brandy "Never. for a moment," said Tie,
--death, that's the,.prU8f1)11 whish. "did 1lurget your family. but l have
keep, tit fire of 1ee11 ,eternally burn- fancie.l the weir glad 'to be rid of
ing7-1V1ie t Is my boy' --Aima, (w.y nu', and 1:etpc my ,Af'a'r
acid mine?' the asked alter a pause. at last 1. rete red aR:ua k. New York,
. ••Do you t 'sh to see him,' asked 1 went one day to a reading-ruoml
Mi Watson. \ tyl:rrn came 1 accidentally cae across Mr.
"&e .13im?. Y . I want to die one l.aiigley's udveiltsemellt, and some-
entail- deed" before' T die 1 would -kill -thine prompted m•' to answer It in
him -murder my oily Globi ani ;en'_. 1K•n.wh. if l load 'ever heard of him
him to Heaven, whe a rum,ellers ilei-- be -fort'. I had begotten it; cense-
er go - where wome -with -witchi:nr gnently- fi neither recognized 1 aur
rye: and lurjtttt wh nater . trtui.t hiswife, who 1311. changed much ,100,'
titin to drink. Bring hi in, why d+ 1 caw her; ' but when 1 acetden'tally
you loiter?" turning to- lure. - ' 1 • heard them speak 44 'Ruse,' and Mea -
it that yon would have h i live- I • dow Brook,' my euriosity was roused,
be the wreck I anti to surae motd and I became 'ware of ,the relatron-
er who bore flim and the day- -s,.-- ship enlisting - between us. Why 1
Lori;' 'Bring bin. quick; 1 ti. 'y.i, have kept it a secret bo long I can
for time banter's. and in the. djs n..• hardly tell. except that there was
1 heart the clank of the Lag's 1 • about it, ta0 mw, a kind of pleareing
steps.'hexcitement, and. then, too, i fancied
"U, Herbert, Herbert. -my you that Mr. 1.ungl':, would not so well
husband," was all Anna could say. bear restraint and dirertiou from me
•. vo t. 1 r ' ruhs aroun.l his he euppo..-ed the nn i(,terested ``part�
ntyk and laird her eo or--- Fe- cheek L ' Ile leas gone, and concealument-
ngainst his fevered brow. on hat score is no longer necessary.
la '1 moment he grew calm,- and t ha a toltf J-ou any, Roam, storyoea, ai
drawing her to 111.4 bosom, hes tears now i is for- you to say whether 1
loll like rain upon her twee, while
tier that: 11e called her hi; wounded dove."
and asked her forgive -nese for all he
had made her suffer:"You will live
and with another wl'en i am gone," he
Fat.t. ""Y-nnd Jatnm ~oort-turbid
1 replied ill tie affirmative. an, he that 1 should harm our beautiful boy;
coltinued-"I)0 you know 'I'd give t e but T would See him once more. Don't
rordd,• were it mites, if 1 could hen ,, be afraid," he added, as the saw her
pray for me one,. tore. it would hesitate. "1 will not jj��urt him."
'•0 my cereIring l,rain, and if 1 Disengaging herself ?tom her htu-
•1 -e -ay for myself, 1 know i should band's embrace, Anna glided from
be ham al; bar i cannot for the to.- thearoom, to which she soon return-
nh •nj i a enspt it. there are legion, of eel, leading little Jamie, now two
years of age. Very lovingly the dy-
ing man, looked upon his son, and
then- lays -ittA- s?fak1iig- d- npotr
the golden 'curie. he said, "God keep
you, my boy, from what i am; and
if a drunkard'' ble-sing can be of any
avail, you have' mine, my precious,
precious child."
"Would you like to kits him?" ask-
ed -Aunt ('trartotte; to which It. tw
plied, _'No. no; 1 am too pollnted to
touch aught 140 .pure. But take him
away." he e.tntinued, growing excit-
ed. "Take him away, for the demon
on my pillow is again whisde\ing.•of
murder. ' - .
Hastily the wondering child'\ was
taken from the room. and then Her -
best felt into a dl;turtred slumber, in
which her seemed to be holding con,
verse with beings of another world.
inquiring of them if they had enough
to drink, and ehiding the rich Tian for
asking water, when he might ea well
call for 'brandy!
About noon he awoke and inquired
for me. With .mme,trepidati.m t "r
proached hint, for his :eyes were those
of a madman; but he meditated bo
harm. and only naked if, 1 eupposcd
that the Prayer Book laiit`npon the
outside of his piti�w, wherdd. the hag
t wear 1 ecu 1
_.rt intim' 1' ger, 1 v. briefly
• .en rutin st• 1 ye hrieflc•
old him the s10 of "Cousin AI i!I:"
t• 1,. returned sed with the " -s,1
bore i'' i-•. sv, and
r' '1 the sh1 at ('aleutta. F
-Iny .lays they , arched for him in
:•in, and Tit 1::.' I ft .!ata alone in
i - 1 far-off 1, h ..' he had pr.b-
rkt� t 1 ell
'Ile mo., 1 'n a wild boy,
no.! I n r • . ' I i,•t• reli'•v l to b±
ei-1 ! 10%1.- 1,.1 y!' Watson, who
1:::,! ,.i,1rt•:hr d d••.'p'ly interested in
y
"'t • , lir- • ,y ! i." I replied; "hut
likel him V••ry, y. r;: much, rind
_eri.'d myself ;irk ulion he went
away." .
1cai:h the ornnger'.s eye.. fell upon
me itith a' look 1 could -riot fathom.
1 crew un' n?v. .1101 ns- not sorry
wvhel3 at W tf wed w t Ad a -toe tett-ifttis
!on-. shady '000''. which led up to
the house. As if M• magic. a won -
.15•,1:. change had te'eu wrought in
ms,- ,haemes: for everything around
filo buildin" wnrr ln' nett of neatness
s,:d thrift. whirl, hetekened thnte t ere
was now a head to menace and dircet.
Herbert too, was perfectly sober,
,.hide lows fan• ane. tar happier
ihau_when I last arra her. The cause
of thi : she explained to me the first
Tor/tent we were alone. Herb•'rt had
s.'r.: d the pledge: fled Iw•eome a sob-
er man, tied all through the exer-
tions of !11r. Wnt ere, whom she pis -t-
oupees" nn. angel in disguise. And.
1 •fy,Tiis
influence nyrr:T£erb.'rt wtt1
x11 de•rful; for never did an anxious
mot •r watch over her sickly child
mare nrcfelly than Mr. Wats.•,n
'"-nicht oyer hit employer, shielding
hien fir ntptelinti, and gently load -
int him i ` the pnt.t' of rectitude; un -
tit ttrrr • hin t dusk
say to_a_1 . of.health.: the redness•
of Ins 'yes w • gone, and ennseions
(
the victory 1 • hid sehieve.t, he
. tne.d teeth epi lir sit -the Prada Tit
manhood,. rob • _virtuous. and
!lat.py.
Such wn, the state thing.,. when,
early in April. we reeeit d invitations
f., :,ttend a neddi'(V p t}• Tit the
11,1':,0 of .Judge t'erkino, e.hreheii
ace• . nod henvv par -c of old hitt
1,n►rhn-ed tar him 11 fair VIA 10 ffIrl,
teat 6141 01110, t elanehter's n it
--enc-ter- i•e- n spleselid itf . is,, 1 , all
the elite of 12,•c!.I.au1 w'ri,' bid
and, n= n matter of ,'"ur,e, 1 fnrthw
-I rb•et•'.in: 1 had us 'lime to ,vent'
dans on 31.0 eont'nr', efi,1 not seem
yt ell int••r.•s.. ,1, :c •I v:ben I elm s-
t:.r 1' her her 1 ,•' , ldtcrrc.•e. , h'.
rcp!ird. "What if th- y talc' wine.
ml
Herbert •.houll drink-'
"1') wot.ldn't hay:' wine,." I tole)
her. for hider. Perkine woo a sinunrli
15151;w -ranee elan. and it was not proh-
:'1,!e tint he 1,'olt4 do Hnything =o in -
",.'t intent yIth his pride.. im,e
1ft r m time she h' -ens-• e•,nvineed
Oro her, fears v -ire t' "anile - rind
11”7:,, with nee 1n rintleil.:il• the ex -
period ;4,-n•vre 11• arc A1'el. c n ens
"int invited, but be eerried n: to the
10„r. cuing_hlmaMf to the hotel to
;lit --...it' l-- y: e. were .ready t!i_.rt'I.unI.
Test an lie w'a., leaving ns •ler whis-
prrw,1 tu few wne*Ie 1,', 1lef1.ert, who
t•'' I. ^_ail}_."\ettr_fea•. for me:
1' • 1.. (IP 1.11'1 the mean to throw
III toe lens "
„•'r:11 it 11: ,) beth WM11.1
;..irklert? elsartitrN'nte, tete
• •s mit the ("amine ale 11nd
that mST1;iaege feast. f..r
.uhf', one 'rave nt least
. have been male so soon,
• i' ldme's weeds worn by my
• -•r•' the bloom of youth hid
• I I ii.,m lei bins
1 :' her cheek pole a., we entered
the -quer-mom. lest alien nnmid, the
din and a non, whish succeeded the
,fres ing of the omits, Herbert start
firm to his pledge, refusing to dank,
though urged to do en, the color e'l'ite
bark to her face, and her eye proud-
ly followed her husband whose easy
manners made him a favorite, and
who, with ready tart, moved among
the gneata, doing far more towards
Uwe: aoferte.e .ent than the master
j)11C ' 1.110., 1 ,_.o;.,. znof-t ,
I :land lis said t . Inc. Ro: •. do you
' reutemb-'r w hat i once' told y t about
nig .1nf.th0r's jOIntuc the char
rat , and grin before my
, large- and more uri-
c re;T:Thotifii-iii'-i-ny'
all eternity" there
t
crane with -fright, he covered his head
with the bedclothes. \
But 1 hedrd nothing -gave the heav-
ing Fa ”11 of the waves, and the sub
his di -ordered inmeination an aecta-L-
spiiit from anther world. At
low, :IA if fearful ni being overheard.
hP maid, "Is there a' Prayer Book in
hitti.,441 upon hi.r elbow, endplay.--
ilia _fearfully. around.. he continued,
-Bring it rioiek. u•Iiile they are away,
and put- it unsih- •nry pillow. Who
know:, but it may -"Operate like a
spell 3"
.complied utli his request, and
bionelit the hook. which lie placed
I (lin pray; nod first won't let them
• I (amid orily e-eep an he folded hie
and SAO reverently the prayer taigiht
him yeers nod years before, eommene.
'.'Now lny me down. to sleep." etc..
.1s if 31.0 words, indeed. had a
re -within(' power, he almost instantly
felt -into rraleep Atria -trona which he
awoke refreshed..and. better than he
hod been fnr several dnys. They
said 110 01111141 riot live; and though
it -wn, n painful task, Anna wrote to
his mother apprising her of his dans,
ger. and bidding 'her hasten, if she
%mild see linu again.
During the few remaining weeks
of his life lie Was subject to strange
farmier. - -For n time the Prayer 'Bonk
bowed) Inn pillow had the effeet of
keeping him eomparatively quiet, hut
he awoke with a fearful shriek. The
1114`4, no. he celled them: had again
unied, nrel were mockingly taunt -
with the victory he vainly'
un rest lie had (obtained.
"K off, ye devils!" lie shouted.
strawin the volume from beneath his
pillue, a I holding it to view. "Keep
off: for, e, this, hook of prayers,
%Melt my 1 her Inui said. My moth-
er' Do you tear? Hal They laugh
at, Hie idea. and well they may. fInd
she lenrned to prey sgioner. I might
not have lieen the vile thing flint I
There was n bitter groan, and then
the wretched woman, him mother, fell
half- fainting upon n ehair. She had
pot arrived. ! eager to see her
bey, bad entered the room in time to
bear what he said. He knew her in
trit, and atoning upright in
bed, exclaimed, ''Wornan, Hint
in your stork the result of your ex-
ample. There was a time, long ago--
how lOng ago it seems- but there was
sms.II of the ;boots, Whieli daily
et errs] our tnble. By little and by lit•
fle that Irrathine wax overcome. Yon
drank mat called it good; and what
11
am ag h received. and loved as the
'Cousin 'ill' of olden time."
He was - Lig, fair man, six feet
two inches h, while I was a yuung
girl scarcely •ct seventeen; but nab
Withataudmg tiro, I threw my
arms around hhhsun-burnt neck and
kissed his sun-bu t cheek as 1 hail
often ,i'•.'.• before. his was my an -
ewer, and with it he wag, satisfied.
Alter leaving hie reoni 1 went di-
rectly to my sister, to *horn I repeat-
er' the strange story 1 duel heard.
She was pleased and grlUfied, but
her faculties were too much benumb-
ed for her to mnr-•ifest any particular
anon; though 1 t1me wore\sib'-r
could see how much she leaned upon
hem and confided in his jud t.
It stented necessary for her to
main in Rockland through the sum
vier, and aa she would not consent to
Any leaving her. I was rather com-
pelled to stay: although almost week-
ly there came t.r us letters from home
urging our return. and at last, near
the middle of September, we one day
received a letter from Charlie, whicf%
owing to tine delay, had been fin
the toad two whole weeks. In it he
wrote that our father hal fail ra-
pidly within a few days and must
come quickly if we would ain see
him alive, adding that he ked con-
tently of Rose. asking it cy thought
she would come. / .
Oh, how vividly I lett the past.
remembering with ish the harsh
words j had uttered hen last i saw
him. ft was true had once writ -
ism. impl.ori..,. faaft,
and Lizzie:•,who answered my letter.
hal said "Feat es, bade me say that
you were fr y forgiven"; but still
T felt that &ails' not let hien die
until i had warrl giy forgiveness from
(tont('see it, wen r have u his own • pe, It we. impossible for
knepirrg her away." - Aona to ..s - ',Roy m.-, -smit -SIC-
"Perhaps so." I sal , at the same Ilam mid not leave her, 1 started
time placing it no ut his heavyalone/my heart ed ih mak
brown hair fell p ally on it. Iwre ,.din's, lest filll shouwltd M, toony dislear.
•
Now. will t,Olne'one pray-nrc,tt+ec, I'M lifitswrrt'vt*$tit
you?" and his,ey, turned inlpllr• 'Z'"7" __ _:T--
ingty towards the hnlf-.•razed woman. rtamltttmmummummismimsawn
who essayed to pray for the departing FiNE TAILORED
Spirit. '
"Thaf1 do -that'll do," he exelaim
ed, in piing her. "it's of no use
-spending your breath ton me. ito too
1strta:-too late -so the haft says, and
she's coning attain, with myriads on _
myriads of fiends; but they can't FOR MEN
hurt me as long ns this is here," Mel 1 FITS WELL
his hand clutched ronvelsivety f.'r LOOKS WELL
brit,
Ate iro�tk_whi,h lav 1107,1410 him. WEARS WELL
"rhe brill,
the• hy'-' L "d'` When made by
bring that too," he gashed, while a
cold perspiration stoat thickly upas DUNLOP - • - • • - -
h1.= fereheal.
"'Two-'.
n't do[won't do," lie soh-
tmhl. "A11- the hymns 1)r, Watt:: eves
wrote can't help me. for they coma
nearer nod nearer, ns wolves have•'
routs!. their preys Te there /..okelp.
no camp.'?" he cried, with the energy
1CLOTHIN6
..3 a.v lit up his pliantly feature,
'' 1 . the Bible' Strange I have not
31 el Pint before. The Bible %ill
them nt hay. Brine it, .Aniug,
i.rr they Ir., Almnet here."
and grasping the nord
or os eagerly itt 111., hands. lie illtigh •
IVirtst. ye fiend; inearnate. The Bible
There AAA a moment of perfeet sil-
eriee. and then, ith' rtalall no full
el *newish Hint I involuntarily' stop -
my ears to Fillit out the fearful
sound. the Bible visa looped 'from the
clammy fiend., which for a brief in-
stant fought fiercely in the etripty air,
and then dropped Melees et his nide
Herbert was fluid!
At the foot of the garden, near the
long avenue where the shadow of the
maple trees would fall upon his grave,
one s mother Pays is true. go 1, too, and the moen of the lake be always
tested and testae! again until here I laser& we buried him; and then, the
nia, Herbert lAngley, husband of broken-hearted Anna, vridowed thus
Anna Lee, mined hndy arid rion1--body early, went back to her accuatomed
• en111'. What do rut say to that, dnliee. performing eaeh one quietly
motheri" aad gently, but without • smile upon
tie gank
balloted; wii••• ' ...1,arlotte, who her lug* mmirnful blue eyes. Aunt
bed ex- her white, stony fake, or a tear in
had.swooripd entirely away, was tale Chagig110, tee, ussittly eniobod and
INN
Cutters
and
Sleighs
It lookm is/lidos, and I am
ready to bilk about Cutters. have
the agency for t wo of the largest-,
hest -known and most reliable man-
ufacturer', in Canada.
GRAY and TUDHOPE
Cutters and Sleighs are the
standard excellence in theme
goods. tall .inel see them tit the
Ageni for
Massey Harrls Implements, Melotte
Cream Separators, Fleury Plows,
Bissell Disc Marrows and Land
Rollers, etc , etc.
ROBERT WILSON
ffainiiton Street.,
Some Good Florses and
Colts for sale.
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C"i k• r,
PROMINENTTORONTO CITIZEN
Mr. Geo. Smith, c t1; L:uitn Manufacturing Co., Limited, 210.221
'ern 1t 7' •ear of n e ILA 1• 'a
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Front Street,.1 o, a y s /, 1 t wonderfully good
health, This he at:I:butes to PSYCHINE, which he takes regularly as a
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g .i, n ixtizcr at:J "pick me up " for run.
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