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THE SIGNAL GODERICH, ONTARIO
By- ey.,10fanners
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Gorden. 1913. b7 Dodd. Mead Ce Cempasly
eiseenR tit Rem.au d her is.t w..k.1
Willie 6'OoeneU set there In that lit -
tie room to New York trying to deckle
Peg's fate s man who had played
ream cous(denble pert la O'Comnelra
life lay In ■ splendidly furnished room
le a mansion le the west end of Lon -
Nathaniel Ktngsaortb's twenty years
« Iooellness and desolation were emo-
ting to an end. What an empty, arid
atretcb of time those years seemed to
bis as be feebly looked back on them!
After the tragedy of his sister's reck-
less marriage be deserted yebtc life
entirely sod shot himself away in bis
country house. except for a few weeks
la t.00don occasionally when his pres-
ence was required oo ooe or another of
the hoards of which be was a director.
The Irish estate. which brought about
■ U his misfortunes. he disposed of at
a ridiculously low figure. He said
be would accept any bld, bow
smelt so that be could sever all
nectioo with tbe hated village.
From the day of Angela's elopes
be neither saw nor wrote to any m
her of his family.
Hiss other sister. Mrs. Cbl -•bas
wrote to him from time to tints tel
him one time of the birth of a 1
two years later of the advent o
girt
Kingsnorth did not answer any
bet letters
In no way dismayed Mrs Chic
ter continued to write periodica
She wrote him when her eon Al
went to school and also when he w
to college. Alarlc seemed to nbso
most of ber Interest He was Bride
ly her favorite child. She wrote mo
seldom of ber daughter. Ethel,
when she did happen to refer-. to
she dwelt principally on ber ben
and ber accomplishments. fire yea
before an envelope In deep mourn
sante to .Kingsnorth. and on ops
it tie found a letter from his sister
quaInm
ting him with the elaocb
news that Mr. Chichester had ended
life of usefulness at the English
mad bad died. Leer the tbe faesllj q
comfortably off.
Kinganortb telegraphed his rood
Fences and lett instructions for
suitable wreath to be sent to the
neral. But be did not attend it
did he at any time express the Mfg
eat with to see his sister, nor did
encourage ■ny suggestion on her pa
' to visit him.
Wtien be was stricken with an 1
nese from which isohope of recore
was held out to him be at once beg
to _put his affairs in order. and h
lawyer spent days with him drawl
up statements of his last wishes f
the divpositlon of bis fortune.
With death stretching out Its ban
to snatch him from a life he bad e
7ored &o little hit thoughts, color
with tbe fancies of a tired. sick bra'
Rept turning constantly to his dead
sister Angela.
From time to time down through the
years be had s softened, gentle re-
membrance
-membrance of her. When the news of
leer death came, furious and uorelent-
/g nse be had been toward her, her
pining softened 11 Had he known
ti time be would bare insisted on her
burial In the Kingsnorth vault. Butshe had already been Interred in New
Warier to Ste.— - - — -
When tbe letter had gotta I[lag.s.rth
drew a breath of relief. Ile WNW
see the chUd. He would bate to watt
ltapatiently for the reply. Perbaps the
man whom he had hated allhis lifewould refuse his request if he 01 -
watt he would make some prevl,tos le
kin will for her in memory of his dead t b � r
j_crier
sister.
The next day be altered kis enUrs
will and mads Margaret O'Connell a
special legacy. Ten days latera cable
came: rWu
1 consent to my daughtes vng you -
FRANK OWEN O'CONNEL.
The lawyer cabled at Dice. =kinW arrangements through their banker,
is New York for Miss O'Connell's jou
Del.
That night Kingsnorth slept withoo
being disturbed. Ile awoke refreshed
1n the morning. 1t was the first kind!
action be bad done fur many years.
now much had he robbed himself o
II his life If by doing so little be wa
repakl so much:
O'ConnellOonnell had a hard struggle wit
eg before sbe would consent to lest
Im. She met all bin arguments with
counter arguments. Nothing would
move her fur Lours.
"Why abould 1 go to a man i have
erer seen ■red hate the name ofr
"IIe's your uncle, Peg."
"It's a fine uncle he's been to me all
me life. And It waa.a grand way be
rented me 'mother when she was
a rrt n'."
"Ile wants to do sotnethln' for ye
Peg."
"Ili not go to him."
"Now listen, dear; It's little 1'11 have
lave ye when I'm gone." pleaded
Connell.
-1'11 not Itsten to any talk at all
bout yer gotn'. Yer a great, strong,
althy man -that's what ye are
hat are ye talkin' about? What's
t Into yer bead about goin'r•'
Tbe time must come some day,
s•"
'All right We'll know bow to face
when 1t does. But we're not gotta't all the way to sheet It," said Peg
resolutely.
In sight
While the ship plowed her way to-
ward
sward Eogtand with Utile Peg oo board
the man whore she was crossing the m
Atlantic to e 1 died quietly one 'seem-
ing with Do Doe Dear him_
The nurse found lir. I lngsaorth
though t smiling peacefully as asleep
1 He had been dead several boars.
r- Neer him on the table WWIa cable
dispatch from New York:
t air daughter sailed on tae ltauret•nla
today at 10 o'clock
1 t PRANK OW EN O'CONNEIL
Mrs. Chichester. whom we last as
under extremely distressing circus
a stances In Ireland, now eaters promi-
nently into the story. Sloe was tesd-
h ing a secluded and charming existence
e 1n an old and picturesque rills at 8cer-
Iborough. 1n the north of England. Al.
though her husband had been dead for
several yearn- she still clung to the
outward symbols of mourning. It add-
ed a softness to the patrklan line of
her features and a touch of distinction
to bar manner and poise. Site bad ■n
illustrious example osor-
row,
a lifelong so
row, and, being ever loyal. Mn. Cbi-
chester retained the weedy of widow-
hood and tbe crape of affliction ever
present
She was proud indeed of her two
children, about whom she had written
so glowingly to her brother Nathaniel.
Alark was the elder. in him Mrs.
Chichester took the greater pride. H
waa so nearly being great -even fro
Infancy -that he continually kept b
mother in a condition of expectan
wonder. Ile was nearly brilliant a
s, hoot At college be almost got hi
degree. He just mused his blue" a
cricket. and but for no unfortunat
bail drtbbltug over tbe net at a ctttica
Imoment in flu semi-final of the term
championships be might bare won tb
cup. Ile waa quite philosophic abou
It: though. and Deter appeared to re-
proach fate for treating him so shab-
bily.
tabbily.
He was always nearly doing some-
thing. and kept Mn. Chichester in a
lively cunditioo of trusting hope and
°erosional dIaappointment She knew
he would "arrive" seine day -come Into
Ids own. Then all these half reward-
ed efforts would be invaluable In the
building of bis character.
Her daughter, Ethel, on the other
band. was the exact antithesis to Alar -
k. 8he bad never shown the slightest
Interest in anything since sbe had first
looked np at the !MD of medicine who
ushered her Into the world. She re-
garded ereryththg about her with tbe
greatest complacent'y. She was never
surprised or angry or pleased or de make pressed. Sorrow never seemed to af-
fect ber-nor joy ber smile. She
looked on life as a gentle brook down
whose current she was perfectly con-
tent to drift nodistnrbed. At least
that was tbe effect crested In Mrs.
Cbkbester's mind She never thought
ft possible there might be latent pow
slMllttes is ber Impassive daughter.
Wbae ber mother admired Ethers
lofty attitdde of lndlffereoce toward
the world, a manner that bespoke the
aristocrat, sbe secretly chafed at her
daughter's lack of enthusiasm.
How dlffereat from Alark. always MIof nearly new Ideas, always about to
do sometbinc. Alark thee* thoaround
him on the alert No one ever really
knew what be would do next On the
ether land. Ethel depressed by her
stolid content with everything about
ber. Every one knew what she would
do..ar thought they did.
Mrs. Chichester bad long dace aban-
doned any further attempt to intend brother other Nathaniel in the children.
Angela's wretched maleate had up.
set everything. -.driven .Nathaniel to be
a recluse and to close his doors on
sear and distant relatives.
ever ea
con-
eot I P
em- i e
ter.
ling
ol. n
t a
of
th
bee- at
11,.
arkII now
ent
rb
ret- i to
re 0.
and
her ' a
sty 1 be
ry W
ing go
nIng.
ae- P
oy
° it
tar os.
trite
o -
a
fu-
ht -
he tit-
he
Or
rt
Ithe
It- t la
r7 ley
an ex
• ed
ng ex
or
V.
cam
d `bee
n. she
e,1 0
n. full
laughed at her and joked with ber and
made a little buddle of some things
that would Dot go In her bag and that
he had kept for her to the last minute.
Tbey were a rosary that had been his
mother's, • prayer book Father Cahill
gave him the day be was confirmed
and lastly the Ilttle miniature ot An-
gela. It wrung his bear to part with
It but he wanted Peg to kava it Dear
her, especially u she was going
among the relations of the deed wo-
man. All through this O'Connell show-
ed not a trace of emotion before Peg.
happened`
Alaric. meanie, from • long walk,
alone -during whkb
klhe bad almost de-
cided to become a doctor -walked 1
throaghi tee windows from the garden
into the tieing room and found 5
mother 1n tarn an open letter to her
i hand.
This was most unusual. Mr...Chiches-
ter was not west to sire vent to open
emotion. It shows a lack of breeding.
Sosee always suppressed It. 1t seemed
to grow Inward To and bet weepg
ta
-and almoat aiidlbty-Impressed Ataric
that something of more than usual Ina
w poi -tame had occurred.
-Hello, mater!" he cried cbeerfulty
though his woks belled Um buoyancy
of bia tone. "tiellu: What's the mat-
ter? What's up?" the e same someet Ethel came In
through the dour.
It was 11:30, and precisely at that
time every morning Ethel practiced for
-
I � Craetalfat.d
l in. sad & Ib. $aal.d Seams
ame
• Ib.. ler 1►. sa
Atlantic Smear !a
Smear R▪ efineries Limited 1 t. a maw. Ls.
111111111.11/11ft
_
•pTrairea tbire. Beek be west to his
mother for support
"Wbat right have banks to fall?
s Therm should be a law against it
Hiatt
Tbey should be made to open
`
doomand keep 'em open That's what
m
we give 'em our one7 foe--eo that
we can take 1t out again when we
want 1t"
Poor Mn Chichester shook her bead
sadly.
"Erer7thing gone!' she mooned.
'Ruined, and at my age"
CHAPTER X.
Peg Away From Hems.OIt tbe nest few days Peg was
busy prepnrtng herself for the
journey and buying little things
for ber scanty equipment Theo
cable came to the effect that a
usage was reserved for ber and mon-
was waiting at a beaker's for ber
peases. This Peg obstinately refns-
to touch. She didn't want anything
sept what ber father gave her.
ben the morning of ber departure
e poor Peg woke with a heavy
it 1t was their first parting, and
was miserable.
'Connell, on the contrary, seemed
of life and high spirits. He
Nock before ttie news of her deat
reached him.
Tbe ooe bitter hatred of Itis life ha
been against the man who had take
his sister in marriage and in au duln
had kilted all possibility of &Ligsuurt
succeediug in lila political and Fula
eaknra uoua.
Ile beard vaguely of •-daughter
He took no Interest to the news
, Now, however, the remembrance o
his treatment of Angela burnt into
his Ile especially repented of flu
wercileaa cable, You have made your
bed. lie In !t" It haunted him threug
Jbe long hours of his slow and palate
ileum Had be !wiped her she mtgb
Dare been afire today. and those bitter
redectloas that ate Into him night and
day might have been replaced by gen
tier ones and so make his end the mon
peaceful.
ile thought of Angels child sod
wondered if she were like bin poor
deed tinter. The wish to see the child
became an obsession with blm.
ODe morning. after ■ restless. rever-
W night. be sent for bin lawyer and
Arid him to at owe Institute 'winkles -
N MI not if the child Was still IIvi g
and If so where
TWO his lawyer did. Ile tented
OVitnnsil in New York through a
Mad of his la the trials party and
amod that the 05114 was living with
Nm In Other poor clrramstaneee He
en emnniested the remelt et his Inaui-
etwh to Elaginorth. That day a letter
was sent to O'Casseli sanest kiln to
allow his child to visit ber dying us-
ed. O'Osasell was to cable a t Kings.
earth's tepees', sad It ha would caw
eatat (he money tar the menses or
Ube f•er.ey wend be cabled lmmsdb-
Msly. The girt was to start at emu
ge JUnoaorth bel vary Me
He kept telling her there waa nothing
to be and about. it waz alt
going to
be for ber good.
g When the time came to go the
strange pair made their way down to
the ship -the tall. erect, splendid look -
Ing man ■nd the tittle red faired girl
In ber simple black suit and ber little
black bat, with red Bowen to bright-
en it
O'Connell went aboard with her. and
an odd maple they looked on the sa-
loon deck. with Peg holding on to
Michael, much to the amusement ot
1 the passengers, the visitors and stew-
ards.
Poor, stanch, loyal. honest true lit-
ae Peg. Roing alone to -what` I..av
go
hg the one human tieing she rind f
and worshiped -hof playmate. mune
w, friend sod father -all In one
O'Connell never dropped his big
spirits all the time they were together
oo board the ship Ile went aboard
with a laugh„ and wben the bell ran
for all newts to go sabots be sal,
goodby to Peg with a laugh. while
poor Pegs heart felt like a stone in
ber blest She stood sobbing •p
against lie nil of the saloon deck as
the ship swung clear. She was looking
for ber father through the mists of
teen kbit Minded her
Jest as the fleet ahoy swept freer
the end of the dock *be saw bite right
at the last poet so that he could watch
the beat uninterruptedly until it was
est of sight 11e was crying Mraedt
neer-erying like a child ---and as the
beat swung away be need up "My fat,
Ile Per!! Peg o' my beartr Hoe
she leased to get off the ship and ge
back to hist They stood wiring e
e
m
Ls
$
e
Hart an hour ou the piano -cot that
she had the slightest interest in music,
but It helped the morning so much.
She would look forward to 1t for an
hour before and tbiuk of It for in boot
afterward, and then It was lunchtime
It practically tilled out the entire morn -
Mrs Chichester looked up as her be-
loved ctuldreu came towanl ber, and
real tears were in ber eyes, and a real
note of alarm was In ber voi.e:
Oh. Ethel! 04 Alaric." -
Alark was at her side in a moment
He was genuinely alarmed.
Ethel moved slow:y across, thinking
vaguely that something must bare dis-
agreed with her mother.
"What Is It materr cried Abrk.
"Mother.."' said Ethet with as nearly
a tone of emotion as she could feel
I I -Wire rulnedr sobbed lin Cbicbew
Is I ter.
e "Nonsense!" said the bewildered soo-
t I el -teeny?" sited the plackl daughter.
"Our bank has failed: Every penny
your poor father left me was in it!"
' wailed Mrs. Chichester. "We're Hoch-
ing-nothing: We're beggars!"
A horrible tear ter a moment gripped
nark -the dread of poverty. He alilr-
ered Sa
or Angela's death the following year
I- did not retiree the situation. It fal-
thing• It intensified 1t dace she left a
b baby kbit naturally, nose of the fear
illy could possibly tate the slightest
notice of -nor interest in.
it was tacitly agreed never to speak
of the unfortunate incident eimmtlasy
before the ehlldrs< it was aveb a
terrible exempt* for Ethel and so
coarsens to the eager and ambition!
Alarte.
Co a.gvently Angela's same wee
sever spoken Inside of Regal Villa.
hodso the Chichester taafly pee•
seed secumin only varied by
/Aeriessad definite derbies,
te enter either public rte. or andeW4
or the arse er the world of art -it
wen really extremely bard for so miff
equipped a ferns mea to deelde to
✓ aft himself to any one particular idsr,
wet Oseeme ntly be pat K the haat
ehelee nes day to def.
aegker it tweet wst•ward beddnet
g should
really happen: Then be dismissed 11
with a sbrug of his shoulders How
perfectly absurd: Poverty. Indeed: 1
The Cbicbesters beggars) Such non-
sense! 11. turned to his mother and 1
found her holding oat a letter and a
newspaper. He took them both and
read them with mingled a mazemept
and disgust First 15e headline or Its I
newspaper caught his eye:
"Failure of Giffords Bank."
Then be looked at the letter:
"Gifford's bait suspended business
yesterilayr Back his eye traveled to
flu paper:
-Gifford's Bank Has Closed Its
Doom's r
He was quite enable ■1 tint to grasp
the full significance of the contents of
that letter and newspaper. He turned
to Ethel
"Kb r• be gasped.
-Pity" she murmured. trying to find
a particular piece or Music among the
mass on the p1* uo.
"We're ruined" reiterated Mrs Chi-
chester.
Tben the real ramming of those cryp.
tic headlines and the businesslike let
ter broke 1n on Alaric A11 the Chiches-
ter blood was roused in blot
"Now, that's what I call a downright,
rotten, blackguardly shame -a black-
guardly shinier His voice rose In
tones as It Increase! in Intensity until
It almost reached a aluiek-
Something was eupected of hum --at
any rate• ledlgnatiea. Well. he was
certainly indignant
-Closed Its doors, isdsad r he went
on. -Why sboald ft Nose its doors?
That's what I want to know! Why -
should -It?" And he glared at the us -
offending letter sod the noncommittal
Dewsps per.
He looked at Ethel. who waii yer%
reptltlously coaceallag a 7s.w* and
was apparently quid undisturbed by
the appalUag news,_ Ht found Dom
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CHAPTER XI.
The Chichestsrs
ALARth
IC sat on e edge of
chair and put his arm aron
her &boulder and tried to co
fort her.
"Don't you worry, mater," be ss.
"Don't worry. 1'11 go down and to
'em what 1 think of 'em -exactly w
I think of 'em They can't play the
fool with me. 1 should think not, 1n -
deed. Listen, mater. You're got a
son. thank God. and one no bank can
take any liberties with. What we pat
i In there we've got to hare out. That's
all 1 can say. We've slmpty got to
have it out. Tbere! Pre said IL"
Alaric rose and. drawing himself up
to his full Ore feet air 1ncbes of man-
hood, glared malignantly at some wog -
Wary bank officials. HL whole nature
was rouser. The future of the family
I, depended on hint They would not de.
pend In rain. He looked at Ethel, who
was trying to make the best of the
1 badness by stalling agreeably on diem
both.
-It's bank -rapt!" walled Mn. Chi-
'ebeater.
-F:Uledr" suggested EtOH ebeerfafly.
"We're beggars.continued the ahotb-
er. "I most lire on charity for the reef
of my life. the guest of relations Pee
hated the stoht of sad who have hated
me. it's dread tnl-dreadfulI-
All Marie's first glow of manly en-
thusiasm began to coot.
"Don't you tbint well get any-
thlner By accident be turned to
Ethel. She smiled meentnekety mud
said for the first time with any real
tote of conviction:
"Nothing^
Alarie sat down gloomily Deride ifs
■other.
'I' •Iways thought Dant directors
were blighters. Good heavens, what a
meas."' He looked the Philtre of m►
airy. "What's to become of Ethei.
lYter'"
"si"boever shelters me most abetter
Ethel as well," replied the mother made 1Me
ly.. "Bet It's bard -•t m7 arpe--to e
shelteredt'otI
Alark ed at Etbei, and a fee11.
of pity came orer him. 1t wars dis-
tinctly to 1u* credit since his owe
wrongs occupied most of his attevtlbti
But, after all, be could buffet the worts(
and wring s living out of it All y
had to do was to make up his mid
which walk le life to cbooee. He MO
fortunate.
Bat Ethel. reared from latency is the
environment of independence_tt would
tome very bard and bitter on bee.
Aisrk just touched Ethers bawd. sad
with as mach feeling as be co*d mar
tr be said:
"�klng. tough, old girt.
Ethel &book ber bead almost deter-
minedly and said somewhat enigmati-
cally and for ber bestedly:
Nor
Nor asked Alert. -No--wbatr
"Cbarltyr saki Libel.
"Cold blooded words.- and nazis
shuddered "What will you do, ttbolr
-Wort"
"At wbatr
"TsaeR"
"'reacts? Who In the wide world ale
you teach?"
"libldren."
Alarte hotbed mirthlessly. "Ob.
soma tb•t'. bEh, 01(05 Faneyttehr
mese teachingricgrut mirky
bltti1e Dewb7
43 CN Tnabr
"Mwatj" sold abet barb u nnumm
"A Chichester esehr said Abide.
se Merest
-Settled!" from Ethel, and sem swept
her dater* steady scions the pima.
"Very well." said Ahde determi m .
h, "111 wort tee."
arm ChdebaA•r bibs ei Pas dlalb
Abair wept ea: 'TN pmt my band ft
the Mew. The mere 1 thtek ort the
hems, i as to begin. pieta Islay ra
be •ribo t5.l
Att ��� bugled a emir. Mee,
odd. surarellbees seek etsrssei W lou
s mlasis *054. "Har Ther. toss amt►
fog mtrthf.1 4 At Tk.s waa ns t►
preach in a it Mas furl ma mprew
alae K bee hsiuut 1Aetag at the Opti
me�mtlw et her Moiler wistideg. I
4114e tarrerd gwhebf/ M bas
-UM_ mu 1 !�r.gat_401.."i[ 1
her
Dd spine. Jerry's always telling me 1
w- ought to do something -that the world
11 for the worker --end all that He's
1d tight and I'm going to stow bra" him
11 soddenly picked op the paper and 10011 -
hat
WW1 i r yovT Tben7s istatas a
mallet do (f 1 were really put to it
-not a single tbing. L there. nutter
H10 mother looked yup wood!, at him.
"I know that dear. But It's dread-
ful to think or yes -wetting."
"Not at all," acid Alerlc. '9'm Jost
angling •U over at the tboogbt of It
Tbe only reason I haven't so tar is
because I've never bad to. But oow
that I bate Ili Jost buckle on my
armor, so to speak. and astonish sue
a1L"
Again came that deadly cold en -
sympathetic "Ha" from Etbel.
"Please don't laugh 1n that ebeering
way. Ethel. It goes all down my
•
Marie Drew Hirrelf to Mie Ful
Height.
ed at the data "'What's todey_tb e
ilsty tem so tt is -Jane, the tat
IJerry's coming today -all his fanny
tooThey've taken 'Noel's Nilly: on
the hill Hes sere to loot is here.
Couldn't be better. He's the cove i
turn to Ina ease Mks this."
Jarvis a white haired. dignified bob
ler. obis bad served the family man
and boy, came in at this juncture with
• tutting card on a sate,,.
Alarie picked K up and guard et
1t He gar, an exprsastoo o[ amuse
and Bung the card beet ea ties salver.
"Christian Brest"
For the first thew Etb•t showed
more than • ;asked skim or islet'
set She stopped etrtaamlog the pleas
and steed ep, very gleet and very skit
lira Chichester tome tem 9 onet
ase any ewe." she said imperatively.
"iter 1." added Alerts 'Tat all
'trout ep" He turned to Jarvis 'Tell
Mr. Beset we're very soery, but"-
"i'U so hba," teurr°pgti Ethel, lib
most berm Jarvis.' 7[f. Brest
As Jarvis went In seareb et Mr.
Draft Mrs. Chichester went p the
great stabs "10 hath is throbbing.
191 ss to 4 moss'
"Dort 7o weary. tester" eMesied
the d thing everything te era I•
As Mew Chicbilyer dlsausp Abe. lit
nu "Iwo hes
k termed le his taker diem. wba, dr.
inzeewtb seem" was ehewnig sats
sips et rb d infants tis.
wan totem* r
Might! 17 ties eansethdg, hems
. h.= , a ielea Well pelt tbreeld
ZUNI .title a louse toward We dear
ea thong% le sip ane farther slawns,
" +0 SW. B• Malt hispittlindy. 111111
or
Also* storied tor sae wind** beth
big Mb the tarda
ts
awl �c>dikilla 1. e
you 1 bets the light of as
myself. Always loots 11• nee like
stmt mespiretor at • play."
The door epeesd, sad Jarvis
and ushered la "fir. Brent"
berried Into the tardus
A few words of deser1ptfae of
Use Brest Wgbt be of beret
be represents a type that sanity ai
ways has with it
They been by deeevteg a they[
end by deceiving themselves,
Christian Brent was • dart tale ,
eager. scholarly Iookleg man of twen-
ty-eight
wo
tytlght years of age. His caner as s
diplomatist was halted at Os outset b7!
an early marvtag, with the only dates.
ter of a prosperous manufacturer.
Brent was moderately iedepeodeat lta
bis own right, but the addltl . of bb
wife's dowry seemed to destroy d am-
bition. H. no longer found Interest 1n
carrying messages to Ore various legs_
eons or embassies of Europe or In fill.
lag a routine position as some Doe's
secretary. From being an intensely
eager man of affairs be drifted tato a
social lounger -the lapdog of the draw-
ing room- w bete the cisme breath of
maw rare perfume meant more than
the clash of interests and the cowered
of a woman greater than that of a me
Ilea
Just at this period Ethel Cbkbestes
was the especial object ot his adore-
tion.
1 Her beauty appealed to him.
1 Her she., indiferenCe to 01>tl
stung him as a lase. It seemed to be-
little his powers of attraction. Cense-
'MD
onst
'MDtl7 he redoubled his efforts.
Ethel .bowed neither lite our dislike
-just a form of toleration Brent ac-
cepted
s
cepted thio. as a dog a crumb. to the
hope of something' more substantial
to follow. He had come that mors
Ins with • axed resolve. His maze
ser waa determlaed. HL voice wooed
as a carom Hs went tenderly to
/Abel the moment the door closed o0
arvts.
"How are your be asked. ■red there
Ina a note or subdued gamete 1n tit
lona
"Fair," replied Ethel without creta
Woking at hits
"When le your motberr engge.ring
that much deffended on the answer.
`f.ylng dowa." am wend' Elbe* truth
fully and without any feeling.
"And ALrtcr
'10 the g -.i mien"
"Then we ba vis • moment or t we.-
slose?" &treat put a world or ueuus
lar Into (5. sugoretl,n
Unlit
the
entered
Marie
Chris-
shied
hi'!
sleet#
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK_
Why Young Girls
Grow Pale and Weak
The Blood is Deficient and
Unless the Trouble is
Remedied Consumption -
May Follow.
When
le and
sheers We. then its the tune f rls grow weak. ppereits
atake pomp steps. Delay moose
Det base eoesumptl,n. The
giH in her teems tomato Overtop Isco a
harpy. ohms woman without an
abundant supply nt rich, red Weed is
her veins ft is the heti et 196 Rood
blood that i. the Rt_tgarh` with
sine Rit Is out of ever
week and depressed; lose their app
0t., are breathier", atter the all t
exertion and suffer from heoda
and backaches. Won gids are Is
this condition tbere M se liedlefee try
seaman with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.
In the tate of these rah then la spies -
did, vigorous b.elth, with y�rrine
cheeks tied marbling eyes, recovery
oshappy, fragile girl who le etrngling
to-ird hsatt�.heod la ti wpm .ft dd state
girle and women, now roi,oeTM* is why tt mod ate
tractive, are enestantly pen0y�-
leg Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to their
suffering se.. blies Mill
Release. B. l ., esls : -St the tins Of
foaeteea I bream*melt' as.- ti
as pais as a ghost, wttresi 4 from
shoe, revere Mtpltatioe of the
rt at the .lightest emeetlea. 1 barl-
t.l. or an aptet it s and seemed to be
fling Into a d.ellse. 1 was attend -
high ashnml le Vemneverat mho
the demur advised M to
Stop. I nest did as and lali
ilia mime f lout M
least. Venn he advice of me t Mend •
began taktag Dr. Williams'
std le • very •hew[ ties* the�'pv'�ele
hest complete h..lth and mrb1M ae
awwme ney steadies. i hams enjoyed
the best of Mahe Moe. •ee( owe is all
M wilpettsi' Pleb Ma'
ThesePile at.- Void by all reeddf.e
isr.as it eem•y•be had tiy a en,,tm
hose Tike Dr • Wafter' or 0
lMd k vaA., Owt.