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CHAPTER IX. 1 tions, and it would do me quite a lot "I'm sorry—didn't mean to frighten i of course get anoughtn't interviewtwith u. you," he said. "It's the heat. I get i OOf cwithouthave ou spermission. If I'm Mr. Trent. I don't know what i you mind that, I'll give it up." you're doing here, but wou're wel-; He found his tongue awkwardly, come." "How nice of you to say sol" she! vigorously. "You can sketch just as long as answered brightly. "But then pea.'ever you please, and make what use haps you'Il change your mind when ! you like of it," he said. Its only a you what ta been doing." Ib1 nice of lace Ile laugh dshorly. I "How you! And the inter - "Nothing terrible, I should say. I VieW ? Looks as though you've been making ; I 11 tell you whatever you want to a picture of my house; I don't mind know, he said quietly. that." I She could scarcely believe in "ler She dived in her pocket and produc- good fortune, especially when she re- ed a card -case. membered the description of the man, "I'll make full confession," she' which one of the staff had given. He said, frankly. '"I'm a journalist," i was gruff, vulgar, ill-tempered; the "A what!" he repeated feebly. : chief ought to be kicked for letting "A journalist. I'm on the Hour.j•her go near him! This was what she This isn't my work as a rule; but the had been told. She laughed softly to man who should have come is ill'and I herself. his junior can't sketch,so theysent l "It is very good indeed of you, Mr. me! Don't look as thogh I were a rent," she said earnestly. °'I was ghpst, please. Haven't you ever heard quite nervous about coming, for I of a girl journalist before?" had no idea that you would be so "Never," he answered emphatically. kind. Shall I finish my sketch first, "I didn't know ladies did such and then perhaps you will be able to things!" spare me a few minutes for the inter - She laughed gaily but softly; and view?" Trent understood then what was' "Just as you like,' he answered. meant by the music of a woman's "May I look at it ?" voice. "Certainly,' she answered, holding "Oh, it's not at all an uncommon out the block; "but it isn't finished thing," she answered him. "You, yetWill it take long?" ' won't mind my interviewing you, will you ?" "About an hour, I think." much if 1 didn't make MY living at it. Did you think that I was a'n ama- I teur ?" "I didn't know," he answered slow- ly. "Thank you. You will come to- zuorrow? "Of course! Good evening." "Good evening " Trent lifted his hat, and turned away unwillingly towards home, full of a sense that something wonderful had happened to him. He wts absent- minded, but he stopped to pat a little dog whose attention he usually ignor- ed, and he picked a creamy -white rose as he crossed the lawn and wondered why it should remind him of her. CHAPTER X. Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthu- siasm. The young lady in blue .exe- cuted a pas seul, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favor uwas not permanently 1 withdrawn. They neither of them no- ticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their , greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over, "Where are the lost tribe?" he in- quird, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house. They received' his witticism with a' piercing shriek of laughter. '' "Mamma and her rag of a daugh- ter are in the drawing -room," ex claimed Miss Montressor—the young lady with fluffy hair who dressed in blue and could dance. "Such a oke, General! They don't approve of'1 us! Mamma says that she will have to take her Julie away if we remain. We are not fit associates for her. Rich isn't it! The old chap's screwing up his courage now with brandy and soda to tell you so!" Trent laughed heartily. The situa- tion began to appeal to him. There was humor in it which he alone could appreciate. "Does he expect me to send you away?" he asked. "That's a cert!" Miss Montressor af- firmed.. "The, old woman's been play- ing the respectable all day, turning up the whites of her eyes at me be- cause I did a high kick in the hall, and groaning at Flossie because she had a few brandies; ain't that so, Flossie ?" The young lady with yellow hair' confirmed the statement with much dignity. "I had a toothache," she said, "and .Mrs. Da Souza, or whatever the old cat calls herself, was most rude. I reckon myself as respectable as she is any day, dragging that yellow -faced daughter of hers about with her and throwing her at men's heads." Miss Montressor who had stopped to pick a flower, rejoined them. "I say, General," she remarked, "fair's fair, and a promise is a pro- mise. We didn't come down here to be made fools of by a fat old Jewess. You won't send us away because of the old wretch ? "I promise," said Trent, "that when she goes you go, and not before. Is that sufficient?" "Right ho!" the young lady declar- ed cheerfully. "Now you go and ' prink up for dinner. We're ready, Flossie and I. The little Jew girl's got a new dress—black, covered with sequins. It makes her look •yellower than ever. There goes the bell, and I we're both as hungry as hunters. Look sharp!" .Trent entered the house. Da Souza met him in the hall, sleek, curly, and en resplendent in- a black dinner -suit. The years had dealt lightly with him, or else the climate of England was kinder to his yellow skin than the moist heat of the Gold Coast. He greeted Trent with a heartiness which was partly tentative, partly boister- ous. "Back from the coining of the shek- els, my dear friend," he exclaimed. "Back from the spoiling of the Egyp- tians, eh? How was money to -day?" "Doing. what ?" he asked blankly. "Interviewing you! That's what I've eome for, you know; and we want a little sketch of your house for the paper. I know you don't like it. I hear you've been awfully rude to poor little Morrison of the Post; but I'll be very careful what I say and very quick. He stood looking at her, a dazed and bewildered man. Froni the trim little hat, with its white band and jaunty bunch of cornflowers, to the well -shaped patent shoes, she was neatly and daintily dressed. A jour- nalist! . He gazed once more into her face, at the brown eyes watching him now a little anxiously, the mouth with the humorous twitch at the corner of her lips. The little wisps of hair flashed again in the sunlight. It was she! He had found her. She took his silence for hesitation, and continued .a little anxiously. "I really won't ask you many ques- Pleasant Winter Evenings Give your children a chance to stay at home and enjoy themselves. Buy a con- yertible home table and they will spend all their spare time in the healthful pleasure of a game of Billiards. This table would look nice in your sitting room, dining room or kitchen. We build' them a x 6, and 3i x 7. Can be supplied with either round or square lege, and would make a very val- Uable addition to your home life, and would certainly be a great pleasure and benefit to yourself and friends. Write for prices and catalogue to SAMUEL MAY & CO.,. 102-104 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Here's // 4 401 PRESIDENT SUSPENDER NONE -SO -EASY N!lf.i IN Ct,Nnfln "You are very clever," he said, with a little sigh. She laughed outright. �. "People are calling 'you the clever- est man in London to -day," she said. "Pshaw! Isn't it the cleverness that counts for anything that makes money." Then he set his teeth hard together and swore vigorously but silently. She had become suddenly interested in her work. A shrill -burst of laugh- ter from the lawn in front had rung sharply out, startling them both. A' young woman with fluffy hair and in a pale blue dinner dress was dancing to an unseen audience. Trent's eyes flashed with anger, and his cheeks burned. The dance was a music -hall one, and the gestures were not refin-' ed. Before he could stop himself an oath had broken from his lips. After that he dared not even glance at the,, girl by his side. "I'm very sorry," he muttered, "I'll stop that right away." "You mustn't disturb your friends, on my account," she said quietly. She did not Iook up, but Trent felt keenly the alteration in her manner. i "They're not my friends," he ex- claimed passionately. "I'Il clear them out neck and crop." She looked up for a moment, sur- prised at his sudden vehemence. There was no doubt about his being in earn- est. She continued her work, with- out looking at him, but her tone when she spoke was more friendly. "This will take me a little longer than I thought to finish properly," she said. "I wonder might I come down early to -morrow morning? What time do you leave for the City?" "Not until afternoon, at any rate," he said. "Come to -morrow, certain- ly—whenever you Iike. You needn't be afraid of that rabble. I'll see you don't have to go near them." "You must please not make any dif- ference or alter your arrangements on my account," she said. "I am quite used to meeting all sorts of people in my profession, and I don't object to it in the least. Won't you go now? I think that that was your dinner- belt" hesitated, obviously embarrassed but determined. 1 There is oile question," he said, "which I should very much like to Ask you.. It will sound impertinent. I don't mean it so. 1 can't explain ex- actly why I want to know, but I have a reason." "Ask it by, all means," she said. "I'll promise that P11 answer it if I can." "You say that you are -tea journal- ist. Have you taken it up for a pas- time, or—to earn Moneyyr?" "To earn money by all means," she answered, laughing, "I like the work, but I shouldn't care for it half so I "An ,eighth easier," Trent answer- ed, ascending the stairs. Da Souza fidgeted about with the bannisters, and finally followed him. "There was just a word," he re- marked, "a little word I wanted with you." "Come and talk while I wash," Trent said shortly. "Dinner's on, and I'm hungry." "Certainly, certainly," Da Souza murmured, closing the door behind them as they entered the lavatory. "It is concerning these young ladies." "What! Miss Montressor and her friend?" Trent remarked, thrusting his head into the cold water, "Phew!" "Exactly! Two very charming young ladies my dear friend, very charming indeed, but a little -don't you fancy, just a little fast!" "Hadn't noticed it," Trent answer- ed, drying himself. "What about it?" Da Souza tugged at his little black imperial, and moved uneasily about. ` We—er—men of the world, my dear Trent, we need not be so particu- lar, eh ?—but the ladies—the ladies are so observant." "What ladies?" Trent asked coolly. "It is my wife who has been talking to me," Da Souza continued. "You see, Julie is so young—our dear daughter she is but a child; and, as my wife says, we cannot be too par- ticular, too careful, eh; you under- stand!" "You want them to go? Is that it?„ Da Souza spread out his hands—an, old trick, only now the palms were white and the diamonds real. "For myself," he declared. "I find them charming. It is my wife who says so to me, `Hiram those young persons, they are not fit company for our dear, innocent Julie! You shall speak tie Mr. Trent. He will under- stand!' h ?" Trent had finished his toilet and stood, the hair -brushes still in his hands, looking at Da Souza's anxious face with a queer smile upon his lips, "Yes, .I understand, Da Souza," he said. No doubt'. you are right, you cannot too be careful. You do well to be particular!" Da Souza winced. He was•aboutto speak, but Trent interrupted him. "Well, I'll tell you this, and you can let the missis know,my fond father. They'll leave to -morrow, Is that good enough i" Da Souza cought at his host's hand, but "Trent' snatched it away, "My dear—my noble---" "Here, shut up, and don't paw me," Trent interrupted, "Mind, not a word of this to any one but your wife; the girls don't know they're going them- selves yet•" They entered the dining -room, where every one else was already as- sembled. Mrs. Da Souza, a Jewess, portly and • typical, resplendent in black satin and many gold chains and bangles, occupied the seat of honor, and by her side was a little brown girl, with dark, timid eyes and dusky complexion,.pitiably aver -dressed but with a certain elf -like beauty, which it was hard to believe that she could ever have inherited. Miss Montressor and her friend sat on either side of theirhost-an arrangement which Mrs. Da Souza lamented, but found herself powerless to prevent, and her husband took the vacant place. Din- ner was served, and with the opening of the champagne, which was not long delaed, tongues were loosened, "It wee'very hot in the City to- day," Mrs. Da Souza remarked to her host. "Dear Julie was saying what a shame it seemed that you should be there and we should be enjoying your beautiful gardens. She is so thought- ful, so sympathetic! Dear girl!" "Verykind of your daughter," Trent answered, looking -directly at her and rather inclined to pity her obvious shyness. "Come, drink up, Da Souza, drink up, girls! I've had a hard clay, and I want to forget for a bit that there's any such thing as work." ' (To be :continued.) LORD BRASSEY. At 80, Hobbling o- Two Sticks, Full of Fiery. Energy. That wonderful old man, Lord Bras- sey, who is now in his 80th year, has gone to the Dardanelles in his famous yacht Sunbeam, to assist in Red Cross work. His venture is all the more remarkable because the veteran peer Lord Brassey. is feeling the infirmities of years, and can only walk slowly with the aid of two sticks. But he is full of enthusi- asm for the mission he has under- taken, which will add a new and glori- ous' chapter to the history of the Sun- beam, the old-fashioned three -masted yacht in which he has sailed the seven seas, and which is known in almost every quarter of the globe. Pristine The standard. we have set ourselves demands that 11 ,Up !i A 13 3t shall always 'contain only the finest, freshest young leaves. . . Black, Mixed and Green ASQUITI 'S. ABILITY. a _ • Offered Sixteen Seats Before He Stood for East Fife. At the City of London School. Pre- mier Asquith is best remembered as a quiet, studious boy who did not care for games, but preferred to spend his dinner hour reading the Times. It was the master of Balliol who re- marked, "Asgiiith will get on, he is so direct. And after a brilliant career at that college, Mr, Asquith was call- ed to the bar in 1876, and became a Q.C. in 1890. Four years previously he had entered Parliament as M.P. for East Fife, Scotland, which he has always represented since. It is a fact not generally known, by the way, that both Mr. Joseph Chamberlain and Mr. Gladstone were so.impressed by Mr. Asquith's abili- tiesthat he was offered 16 different seats before he finally accepted the invitation to stand for East Fife. Although in public life somewhat cold and austere, Mr. Asquith in pri- vate life is the most genial of men. Like Mrs. Asquith, whom he married in 1894, his first wife having died three years previously, the Premier seeks relaxation in golf. He has two daughters—the elder of whom, Miss Violet Asquith, has just become en- gaged to Mr: Maurice Bonham -Carter, Mr. Asquith's private secretary—and five sons, four of whom are serving their country in the great war. Dogs Know Getman Shells. A Ietter from Rheims, France, says: "Dogs distinguish the whistle of German shells perfectly. As soon as they hear them, even when our own are whistling at the same time and people do not know which is which, the dogs show their terror in ,one way or another. They moan, run for shelter, go down to the cellar, and cone up again if their masters have not followed •them. A cat, which is let down in a basket in case of dan- ger, gets• into it itself as soon as the whistle of an enemy's shell is heard. But the birds, sparrows, chaffinches, goldfinches, &c., are not in the least perturbed by cannonading. And the owls continue their usual hooting." Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so. Coffee contains water, sugar, fat, caseine, gum, woody matter, oil, min- eral matter, and caffeine—a drug composed of hydrogen, carbon, nitro- gen and water, PLANS TO STOP WAR BY SWISS. Proposal to Put German Royal Fami- lies in Front Trenches. The London Chronicle's Zurich cor- respondent cables that a prize of 500 francs $100) has been offered for the best proposal for arriving at terms of peace, by a Swiss newspaper. It has drawn from its readers a number of original suggestions. One is that all members of reigning German houses should be put into the front line in the trenches, accompanied by all de- puties of the Prussian Diet, directors of Krupp's, and members of the Pan- Germanist Association. In the 'trenches on the other side should be put the members of the French Camelots du Roi and editors of French nationalist papers. The origi- nator of this suggestion declares that the first volley fired, after all these gentlemen had been placed in position, would insure speedy and satisfactory peace. A French-speaking Swiss woman proposed that Swiss wives and moth- lines with a plain white border, rather ers should band themselves together, broad, with a narrow hem. In mauve, under their Federal flag, and call to rose and tan it is very effective. their side women from all the belli- Beautiful and perfect workmanship What to Wear and Row to Wear It. Blouses of voiles and crepes are trimmed with bullet buttons, while tiny buttons covered with organdy ape pear on organdy bodices,. Blue linen and white organdy are combined in shirtwaists, as in home- spun linen and eyelet embroidery. .Little waists of handkerchief linen are successions of puffs, held together with bands of val. They are very quaint and of course every stitch„ is done by hand. Machine work siiri°ly won't do for dainty effects. -e A new idea in blouses is the full soft peasant shirt with a little overvest of linen. The 'vest has a rolling high collar, closes with three or four cro- chet buttons and boasts two pockets about the size of postage stamps. The cuffs'' of the shirt are bound with flat linen edging braid, which also is used as a finish for the sleeveless vest. Ti one wants a complete gown one has but to make a skirt to match the wes- cut, and one is all there. Voila! 'Tis. done. The fine handkerchief is always worthy of a monogram, which gives a little personal touch of possession and marks the owner as a woman of fas- tidious taste. Some of the new designs in hand- kerchiefs are fascinating beyond words, and strong of mind must a woman an be to r • esist thein. One, sig- nificant of the interest in stripes, has a border of diagonal lines grouped boldly, and the monogram appears in the white centre. Another is of hair- gerent. countries. The whole army then would march along the front, from the Vosges to Arras, and would interview the generals of the three great armies, demanding the restora- tion of husbands and sons now serv- ing in the ranks. Forty-five competitors favor the formation of an army of neutrals, which shall force the combatants to listen to reason. To overcome the diffidence of each belligerent to make the first proposal it is suggested by one competitor that each belligerent should submit pro- posals in a sealed envelope. When all have submitted their proposals, the envelopes will be opened simultan- eously. To prevent the outbreak of a simi- lar war in the future one competitor recommends total prohibition of sports, alcohol, betting and gambling, and all other excitements tending to encourage a bellicose state of mind. Another competitor recommends that all Governments should send all their subjects abroad at public ex- pense in order that they may broaden their minds by travel among foreign peoples. Madge—"You shouldn't say he's a confirmed bachelor unless you know." Marjorie—"But I do know; I con- firmed him." • his is the u.45ar for Jams and kllieS' : c` -1110sillam sae' I IIIII>llhlHlllhIU1iI ! is displayed in some of the hand. woven fabrics with bands of open- work, of filet pattern, and utterly ex-. `quisite are some of the materials that are as fragile as cobweb. An irregu- lar hemstitching, which gives the bor- der the effect of scallopers attached to the centre of the handkerchief, is unusual. Among the most expensive hand kerchiefs are those trimmed with lace insets, so tiny as to make one wonder how they were ever achieved by thread and needle and nimble fingers. We are having our fashion inter- ests aroused by hats made entirely of petersham ribbon. This ribbon ' was used by our grandmothers for their sixteen -inch waist bands, and is as old-fashioned as hollyhocks and sweet willidm bloom. The little ribbons are crinkled and wrinkled and go round and round a hat frame, one circle fol- Iowing another. The finest color in the petersham ribbon is the pale champagne tint, which harmonizes beautifully with soldat blue, so, usually, a few flowers of that color are used as decoration. One hat of ribbon was made particu- larly ravishing by the addition of roses of champagne colored velvet, veined with black silk. Flowers of that kind are frightfully expensive, but are effective trimming. The demure little poke bonnet is still appearing, and it comes some- times in black and white check taffeta. To be very demure, under the poke bonnet should be a lace baby cap trim- med with pink roses. This is suitable only for the fluffy girl. Others will not look well in such infantile head - wear. A navy gabardine suit has the high, turned -down collar and the false vestee of navy velvet, the collar be- ing buttoned with gold link buttons ` o and the vestee with single gold but- tons. The Norfolk effect had the front plait trimmed with large, black silk darts at the waistline. The sides and back of the coat are belted. The cuffs are made with a strap, trimmed with black darts. Another autumn suit of black panne plush has the front reaching only to the waistline, where it is trimmed with wide black braid, galloons and pendants, holding the fullness. There is a vertical breast pocket at each side of the front, which is fastened with two fancy, fan -shaped galloon frogs. The fullness of the back is held by a strap, the peplum below be- , ing slashed. The collar is edged with ermine. s 20Ibs. "WHEN I pay for good frpit, and spend a lot of time over. it, I want to be sure that my jellies and preserves will be just right. So I always use suGAR:' No doubt that is just what her mother and grandmother did, too, for has been Canada's favorite sugar for three generations. Absolutely pure, and always the same, it has for sixty years proved the molt dependable for preserving, canning and jelly -making. It is just as easy to get the best—and well worth while. So tell your grocer it muit be Aga Sugar, in one of the packages originated in Canada for offaeit Sugar. 2 and 5 lb. Sealed Gave ns. stlief �e '•� 10, 20, 50 and 1001b; Dwgs, sweeten i . lag CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED, - MONTREAL II1 . - .k AROUND THE WORLD. Alaska is more than twice as large as the German empire. Redditch is where all British needles are made. United States farmers are still moving into Western Canada. Glasgow flour mills put out 26,000 sacks of flour of 280 pounds weekly. Argentina has 29,500,000 cattle and 9,700,000 horses. Alaska has the greatest fishing wa- ters in the world. Cement was known and used in an- cient Rome. An eel with pink eyes was recently captured in Massachusetts waters. Changed Days. "That ould villain of a Kaiser has turned iverything topsy-turvy since the war -r started." Mike—"How's` that, Pathrick ?• Pat— Be -jabbers,. in oulden times they used to hang thieves on crosses, but now, begorra,, crosses they be hanging on. thieves." There are just over 320,000 ,Iced Indians in the United States;