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Limited Manufacturers of The Edwardsburg Brands 5 MONTREAL CARDINAL TORONTO BRANTFORD VANCOUVER . „ , -."):„.57-..szzi—intr exiipepeareell. .,-.14111111111IN r \ tipp: ---thi • u • lor ..„„ I 11111111iN . IMMO 41.4 f,f• t. • The Wedding Eve; C1-1..e.PTER XI.---(Continaed). Mrs. Morland 1 had found very like her portfait, and looking not a day old- er. .A. little overplump, a little over- dressed, but sweet -voiced, agreeable, and good-natured of aspect. I had left Lil- ith with her, confident that they would soon be friends, and had returned to town a Mae pained and regretful, but convinced that I had done the best that lay in me for the child 1 loved. Up to the very moment of parting she had been auiet and sorrowful and more or less indifferent in manner, which was the nearest approach to sulkiness which elle could compass; but as I was leaving Morland House, she darted into the ,hall after me, and, clinging to me, besought me in a passion of tears to lake her back with me and not leave her among strangers. "I hate school, 1 bate learning, I hate all these strange women!" she had sob- bed. "1 don't want to be a lady, or anyr thing but Just your servant; and I am sure you can't care for that Lady Madge as you wotild for me!" - Mrs, Morland, sailing into the hall in Lilith's rear, had taken her from me, and endeavored to assist me in pacify- ing her, while she listened very sym- pathetically to my explanation that, since het father'e death, I had been Lil- ith's only friend. But when, on my return to town, I wrote to Mrs. Morland,begging her to let me know whether her new charge was becoming reconciled to her changed surrounding's, that lady hastened to as- sure me that Lilith was making friends with every one, and was already both ,eontented and popular. "And you must pardon me for saying, dear Mr, Hervey," Mrs. Morland con- tinued, "but the cheld's infatuation for you—which, under the circumstances of your exceptional generosity and kind- ness, is not only natural, but creditable —will no doubt die a natural death, if, for the space of six months or so, she does not see you and does not too often hear from you. I have had very young girls .of the same impressionable tem- perament under my care before, and 1.. have invariably found that :regular hours of study, plentye,of open-air exer- cise, a well -occupied mind, and the con- stant, cheerful companionship of mem- bers of ,their own sex, have in a few' months'. time sufficed to dissipate any silly fancies of being in love, which may have been previously formed in their untutored brains." This was a pretty strong hint to keep out of the way of .Morland 1-lousabut it was one Which 1 did not need, having already determined, for my own seta!, as well as Lilith's, to giVe Clifton 'wide berth for at least a year. Mean- time, as two hundred a year made a hole in a thousand, it behooved me to work hard, the more so as I Was resolved up- on aectimulating .a marriage portion, so that my pretty Lilith, on leaving school, should not find herself penniless upon the world. 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SAgs zoo lhe„ as lbee o lbs, Cartons ibe., 2 Ito, iintrOM0 Sugar liallnation, ilmiNd, Montreal. • • 4 bells, and Indian clubs, as well as "such toilets as befitted a gentlewoman," that I was constrained to admit the profit must be small, espeeially as there -were no holidays to mitigate the expenditure, and to supplement the amount with the sum of twenty-five pounds a year of pri- vate pocket money for my little protege. Not for very much longer could I deny myself the pleasure of seeing her. I told myself- this as /.smoked in the moonlight that night at Cowes. In Just seven months Madge and I were to be married. The church, the bridesmaids, the material for the bride's gown, all these things were Already chosen. Madge's sympathy with and interest in my work were wonderful; but only on that one point did we seem to touch, I was vexed, without caring sufficiently to be Jealous, when she flirted to excess, as she invariably did under my eyes. Her bitter speeches hurt me, her powder and perfumes, her pinched -in waist, elaborate toilets, and cynical talk, -all Jarred upon me. It was clear. to me that she cared for me very little, ifaat all. Her transient gleams of tenderness to- ward me grew less and less frequent, her flirtations with other .men More marked every clay. And, yet paragraphs were constantly' appearing in the papers anent our forthcoming marriage in the spring; and,. should nothing intervene to prevent it, on the second of March, in the following year, Madge Lorimer and I should become man and wife. Before that date, I had resolved that She should know all about Lilith, as was only right, and her clever brain might solve the enigma of Lilith's future. But up to now the child's name had never once passed my lips in speaking to my fiance; even if she were induced to be- lieve the real facts of the case she would sneer, and I could not tolerate her sneers at the expense of LilithSax- on. Suddenly, as 1 lay on a deck-enair, pondering over these things, I heard the yacht hailed from the shore. "Lady Margaret, ahoy!" The call was answered, and a little later the soft splash of oars and the sound of voices close under the boat - side told of an arrival at the yacht. A moment later I heard Madge's voice and my uncle's, and started up fronemy chair to greet them. • Lord Carehester was at this time &emit fifty-five years of age, and looked older. A. slight, dignitled, quiet -manner' - ed rnan, of rather loss than medium height, worn, handsome face, and silver- gray hair and moustache, year' by year he seemed to become more bent, - more thin, and More silent. Only wheri he was 'alone with Madge and me did he unbend la show the gentle, kindly humor that underlay his ordinary re- serve. 0 Between him and his step- daughter, there existed a deep and genu- ine affection and sympathy. Both Were, as I was secretly convinced, in awe of the little old "Dietniond Queen," Madge's needier, who possessed to perfeotion the art of making herself disagreeable and everyone about her uncomfortable. Vady Carchester never forgot and never orhitted to remind her second husband that she had been the widow of an earl aml a millionaire when She stooped. to marry him, and that she was, more- over, possessed of tweatyetive thousand a year from her father,. • Jackson's cand- les and Lorimeres beet. Were things of recent conetiniption, certainly, while the Hervey's went back to Plantagehet times, and bad folight and been en- nobled in the Ware of the Bons. Bu.t for old desceet, Lady Carehester, WS she tersely expressed it, cal•ect not a "brass fartbing," "Weat a pack of nonsense it ie,'" she escoald say, ."to talk ef eapeley being anceene, a Thee Artie ad wine, it is, the better for Itetin agi ist-1t. date back to A.dane and Bve, 1euphoeile and 'if we lilted to pay the men at the Herald' Office to find out Iles for tis, We eeallcl all have *unity, trees a mile in height. Give me a big balatiece at the banker's, diathonds, like Mine, a good mewling titleeetiolia advantagela nobody can help Seeing, But Ole stunt about • , • ancestry isn't worth the paper it's writ- ten on." It cannot be denied that Uncle Car - cheater, whose- princely generosity and -art-loving disposition. had led him to more than live up to his moderate for- tune, had married Madge's xnother, Lord Sandiing's widow, chiefly on ac- count of her wealth A lady with an in- come of something under two thousand a week is a temptation to a widower in the forties, with a position to keep up on a few thousand a year But if he had married for money, he bad most cer- tainly been made to regret it, and, but for the love he bore his stepdaughter, it is probable that 'the same roof would very seldom have sheltered at one and the same time my uncle and the "Dia- mond Queen." • On this particular night, Madge' and he had returned from dining with friends at Cowes,, and had renounced the ball they had intended going to, on account of iny uncle's health. Darly that evening he had complained of fatigue, and Madge, who was all that an affectionate daughter could be in her care of hirn, insisted on coming back to the yaohe at ten o'clock. "You must be good and lie down," she said to him. now, taking his arm and, drawing hirn toward. the saloon door. "And you ought to be taking your heart - tonic all this time. If you neglect my instructions, sir, in this disobedient way, shall I tell you *what I shall do-?" "What then?" She frowned and shook her finger, threateningly. ghen she said, in an awe- inspiring whisper: "'I shall telegraph for mama." We both burst out laughing, but my uncle petitioned for a cigar on deck be- fore he turned in, and Madge Imetened to fill a deck-ohair with cushions, and to bring him. a little table,with his cigar -box and ash -tray upon, it. "And now I'll mix you a delicious iced whisky -and -soda, with a slice of lemon, Just as you like it," she said, and rustled off, th. search of the materials, In her trained silk evening gown. Lord. Carehester looked after her af- fectionately. "elt is astonishing that a girl like that should be—" he began, half -mus- ingly, thinking aloud, and then checked himself, arid flushed slightly. "Her mother's daughter—I know what you mean," I said quietly. "But you must reniember`you only see the sweet- eSt side 'of her. Madge is ea splendid girl, but she can make herself very dis- agreeable if she, likes." "I suppose you are too young, or too much absorbed in your work, really to understand or appreciate her," he said, sighing, "This evening, for instance, she was the life and soul• of the clinner- party; only 1 knew What a bitter disap- pointment your absence was to her*" "My absence? She hardly asked me to"Viintlieticy because etth eannot beat malt - !me you do anything distasteful to yoti. Adrian, how is it that, with all your intelligence, you so entirely fait to un- derstand Madge? If I didn't know to the contrary, en my soul, I should think nothing could blind you to her fascin- ations but some entortunate attachment for another wornan." He looked at me curiously as he spoke, and then pasteed, as though to invite my confidence. But I smoked on 51 51101100, Itt truth, there was nothing to tell, for hoW could a romantic- fond- nees fel, a girl 1 had only known a week —a little, unformed creature eleven years thy Junioraeaffect my relations with Lady MIteige? "Welt," Lord Carohekor said, at latet, impatiently, 015 there another woman?" "You know there is none, sir," 1 re- turned, "but my ,cousin Madge, And, here elle etna,4e1" After wattlng on het etepfather, ette drew k 611411 tip bete spe /Pi dressea in blabs called a letYle I have edema§ seltramad oh a good agate; and of Una bealltY Of Madge' s figure there °Dahl be 110 dolibt, The smooth, firm, iVoter-WIllto eltin of her bare neck and • eee She/W(10re chewed through the RIMY white wrap she had throve looSelY aintizstt hedriia,liutionhder vielueeriej.estiaiorie::111uclo don heana sparkled.. She wus a little tired ley 4 day of intenise treat and an uninterrupte ed series• Of feetivitiee cilia flirtations, and her dark eyes looked easter and leee keen tliart useal, Lora Carehesteree head drooped batik among his ettehlopei as we began to talic, Clearly, he was falling 44.431.een. "1 wonder Nvbettier it Is good Tor pa- pa to go to sleep in the M000light eo late as rale?" Madge maid, stopp1ng. iu her conversation to conternialate him anxiouely, , "1-11s. lunge are not yore strong. I think 111 just put this round IctiaTet'S:selhiteesr,polce; she cleow tire %tap Trona her shouldere anti leia it lightly over eakelb.4etelotew,g' eIt sl'alld,.°811tawrIthiriingg4i14. YQu'41 "No, , no! I've been etillieg ma day. eand I. never catch cold. You know how tremendouslytough I am. If. I feet chilly;' I'll,ero into the saloon." • ' "Itee all Your vanity," 1said, laugh:. ing. "You know pen have a, beautiful - neck and arms, am l you want me to notice them, having no :Cresher admirer to practise an. Well, I'll do what is expected of me. You are' beautifully dressed, Madge, and you look altogether lady's newepaper, or one a Jan Beer's belle Parisiennes. There, Will that con- tmenostt yfoausle,i,natinge-like a sleetch from a "Yes; I will translate it. •I look hand- aorne, but riot in the least your style." She spoke the very thoug.•ht that was - in my mind, and she icaewfit. "I should think you must get - heartily sick of compliments," I said, ignoring her remark. "No woman ever gets sick of being told she ie beautiful. leven'if she knows it isn't true,- she likes it, You think I are very vain, Adrian; but, in Teal, sober earaest, there's only one man in the world whose admiration I should care for, and—and I am not in his style" She svelte bitterlY, aadathere was 'emend of tears in her esaice. Before I could respond, she went on again. !'Adrian," she saki, when you have fully aehieved the brilliant success for which you have worked so well, and which II long for as much as you do, wonder whether you will become a little less devoted •to year art, and a little more devoted to me?" drew my chair closer to hers,, and took her sort, strong bands in mine. "Why, Madge," I said, "you are not in the least yourself to -night. You are quite soft' and sentimental. I hope, dear, 1 shall. be devoted to you and to my work together. I certainly eould never have accomplished even what 1 have without your help and encourage- ment. This yacht, with the chance it gave me of making those Mediterranean studies, has been invaluable to me, and your belief In me has been still more." "Then I have really been of some' use?" "Of some use? My dearest Madge, you have been invaluable to me," She leaned toward .me so that her shoulder touched ening, and looked up in my eyes in a evisttul, eager waY quite new to her. "I am so glad to hear you say that," she enuernured; "tor during the past years, on the few' occasions when I have fsaeenncieydo_u between your sea. trips, I have "What?" • "Fancied that something more tban your absorption in ypur art had come between us, and made you more coldly kind than ee•er." "How could you think such aethipg?" I asked, the more warmly 58 mere: con- scienee secretly confirmed her accusa- tion. "You must indeed suppose me un- feeling and ungrataftil----' But at that unlucky word she started IAD. all sottnese gone from her face and manner, and, with a little hard laugh, moved away from me. "Ungrateful," she repeated. "Oh.. no, the idea never occurred -to ma. 1 had not expected. gratitude. It is not a qualitY -usually offered to me. T. have admira- tion, affection, even love—or what is called love—offered me every day by more impressionable and leas art -loving persons than yourself, Adrian. No doubt it is for xny money. What else should they see in me? So you would say, at least, as I am not your style. But gratitude is .an offering I don't ex- pect even from so well regulated a per- son as you!" And .with that she swept scornfully away,, and, a good deal. to my surprtse, my.uncle Carohester opened his eyes, sat up in his chair, stretched himself, and rose, taking efaclge'a wrap carefully on his arm. "I must say, Adrian," he observed, as he passed me, "that you're a bad band at making love. .Also, you doh't in the least understand your Cousin Madge." CHAPTER XIII. A month later 1 took the train for Bristol, resolved upon paying a, surprise visit to the Morland House establish- ment for "finishing" young ladies of neglected education. In six months I should be married to Madge,, and I knew her well enough to be quite sure she would brook no rival, and that, however fanciful and platonic my .attachment- to Lilith might be, it must be banished to the limbo of a. bachelor's dead loves, never to be re- suscitated. After our wedding it had been settled that we should go for three months' cruise in northern fiords, so that our return to London would precede by only a few weeks the termination of Lilith's two years at Morland House. After that date the girl's future would be my wife's care and not mine, as knew well; for, although 1 had so far never given Madge the slightest cause for Jealousy, I was pretty certain that she could be transferred into a veritable Cynisea if' confronted with a rival. My. wife! 44. LPi.5. 'ete hise When tbrough os age the bredily felaidi011$ become.sluggish, • Na-prtx.Co. Laxatives give gentle, timely and effective ail, withont discomfort or distress. 0 25C, a box at your Druggist's. , 1 73 IlatieuelDenEantiCliernieel 01 Canada, Limited. 4e4. 5. Ne..-:4-e-,:veie 4,444 NYOI CAN THEIR CLOTHES WITH 141 The I)ye that colors ANY WINO of Cloth Perfectly, with the SAME DYE. No Obance of Mistakes. Cleap and Simple., Ask your Druggist or Dealer. Send for Ilookl The n co. Limited,blontreal --just once. You can shut your eyes and verily believe you are breith- ing th e delicate fragrance from .a; bunch of fresh sweet violets, so perfectly have we caught the real odor of violets in Jer- .gens. 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As Madge had said herself, with bitter truth, she was not "my style." I ad- • mired her, likedher, esteemed her; but I cherished deep in my mind. the me- mory of my little marsh fairy's kisses, and valued them a thousand times more highly than all Lady Madge's generosity and discriminating encouragement. (To be continued,)', "Yon are always talking about the high cost of living." "Welk, that's about all I hear at home." "From'your wife 1" "No. front my. wife's father. We are living with him, you know." INFLUENZA reryhea, sPhei vp ;ten Fever, Epizootic And all diseases of the horse affecting. his throat, speedily cured; eche and horses in same stable kept from having them by using SPORN'S DISTEMPER AND COUGH CURE. to 6 doses often cure. One bottle guaranteed to cure one ease. Safe for brood =Irma baby- oohs, staJlions-all ages, and con- ditions. Most ekillful scientific compound. Any druggist, SPOHN MEDICAL. CO„ Cesim, Ind., U. S. 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