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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-07-18, Page 70 THE WINGIJAM TIMES, JULY 18, 1912 ss sus .a.•• � . , ••••• ••.. ... .... Haga?s..we Secret0 0 m.... .•• I :.•• •.•e fop.) ..•• •.•• BY MRS. M. J. HOLMES A.r.tltor of " For fl Woman's Sake," " Love's Triumph," "PterifleJ. by Suffering," (' A. Grass Widow," ' Wcivan Against Woman," Etc. ns perfect quiet seemed necessary, the room was vacated 1y tall save Aiage gie, who glided uoi..elessly aronttd the apartment, IOU(' the egos of the sick man followed her with eager, acluliring• glances, so beautiful eke looked to hint in her new capacity et nurse. I Henry Werner, as the stranger aihis celled, has the junior partner of (the farm of Douglas & f.o., Worces- ter, and his object in visiting the Hillsdale neighborhood was to eol- leet several hills which for a long time had been due. IT had left the curs at the depot, and hiring at, liv- ery horse, was taking the shortest route .from the east side or town to the west, when he came accidently upon Maggie Miller, and, as we have been, brought his ride to a sudden close. All this he told to her on the . morning following the accident, re- taining until the last the tannic cif the firm of which he was a member. "And You were once thele at our store," he said, "flow long ago?„ 'Five years," nnswerod Maggie, "when I erns eleven, and Theo thir- teen;" then, looking earnestly at 1 i)u, she exclaimed; "Anal you are the very one, , the clerk with the scur- ry or ty eyes whom disliked so • ranch lr sc she thought h • t made ode fun of hri; hut we didn't think so— jii'heo and 1," she added, hastily, as she saw the curious expression , on Henry's mouth and fancied he might be (displeased."We liked them both very touch, and knew they must of course be annoyed with grandma's English whims." For a moment the saucy eyes stud-. led intently the fair, girlish face of 1lrnggie Miller; then elowly closed,, while a'train of thought something like the following passed through the young man's mind: "A woman and yet a perfect child, innocbnt and un- suspecting as little Inose herself. In one respect they are alike, knowing no evil and .expecting none; and if I„ Henry Warner, clo aught by thought, or deed to injure this girl may I never again look ou the light of day or breathe the air of heaven." ']'he vow had passed his lips. i•Ien- ry Warmer never broke his word, and henceforth Maggie Miller was as safe with hint as if she had been an only and will -beloved sister. Thinking him to he asleep, Maggie started to leave the room, but he called her back, saying; "r])on't go. Stay with nu, won't you?" "Cet•tainly," she answered, draw- ing a ehair to 111e bedside. "I sup- posed you were sleeping." "1 was not," he replica. "I was thinking of you and of hose. Your voices are much alike. I thought of it yesterday when I lay upon the rock.,, "Who is Inose?" trerubled on Mag- gie's lips, while at the sound of that name she was conscious of the same undefinable emotion she had once be- fore experienced. But the question was not tasked.. "If she were his sister he would tell me," she 1 I thought, "and if she is not his sis- ter--" She did not finish the sentence, , ne 1 _1 Cher did she understand_ that if Rose to hint was something dearer than a sister she, 1liaggie Miller, dict not care to know it. "Is she beautiful as her name, this Rose?" she asked at last. "She is beautiful, but not so beau- tiful as you. There are few who are," answered Henry; and his eyed fixed themselves upon Maggie, to see how she would bear the compliment, 1 But she scarcely heeded it, so in- tent was she upon knowing' some- thing more of the mysterious Rose. - --- Will LITTLE BOY WAS SUDDENLY TAKEN DIARRHCEA and VOMITING If you are suddenly taken with Diar- rhea, Dysentery, Colic, Cramps, or Pains in the Stomach, Cholera Morbus, Sum- gfier Complaint, or any Looseness of the lowele, do not waste any time, but imtnediately procure a bottle of Dr. *owlet's Extract of Wild Strawberry, and it will cure yon in no time. Mrs. IL L. Steadman, Pleasant River, N.S., writes: "A year ago this fall, my little boy was Suddenly taken ill with diarrhoea and vomiting, and as our doctor is ten milts %listant, it seemed as if I could not get Help soon enough, but on going to the country store I purchased a bottle of $)t. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, kid whet` the first doss cote fidget ce iinpr*9t mant, aril the nett ifivy the of►ild *as better and regained health. Since that time I always keep it on band." Insist on being givett "Dr, Yowler's" *hen you cask tor it, Price 85 Seats, *anufactured only 1),r The T. ,Milbur •O., Limited, Toronto, Ont. ••e.. •••. i•: •••• •.•. ••.• •••• .e" •••• : t t••• •tttttttt lSt di lJe.lr, y 0111. 0U OU,v t• , you tell me how she looks?" she continued, and Henry Warner answer- ed: "She is a frail, delicate little creature, almost dwarfish in size, bet perfect in form and feature." Involuntarily Maggie Shrunk back in her chair, wishing her own queen•- ly form had been a very trifle short- er, while Mr. Warner coutinucd, "She has a sweet, angel face, Maggie, with eyes of lustrous blue, and curls of golden hair." "You mast love her very dearly," said Maggie, the tone of her voice in- dicating a partial dread of what the answer might be. "I do indeed love her," was Mr. Warner's reply, "lovb her better than all the world beside. And she has made Inc what I am; but for her, I should have been a worthless, dissi- pated fellow, We toy natural dis- posifion; but hose has saved Inc, and I almost worship her for it. She is my good angel --my darling my---" Ifere he paused abruptly, and lean- ing eaning back upon his pillows rather en- joyed'than otherwise the look of dis- appointment p tintv visible on Mag - gm's ge's face. She had fully expected to learn who Rose A'but this knowl- edge wl- edge he purposely kept from her. It did not needat close observer of very human nature to read at a glance the ingenious Maggie, whose speak- ing face betrayed all she felt. She was unused to the world. Ile was the first young gentleman whose ac- quaintance she had ever made, and he knew that she already felt for him, a deeper interest than she supposed. To increase this interest was his ob- ject, and this lie thought to do by withholding from her, for a time, a knowledge of the relation existing be- tween hiin and the Rose of whom ho had talked so niuch. The ruse was successful, for during the remainder of the day, thoughts of the golden haired hose were running through Maggie's mind, and it was late that night ere she could compose herself to sleep, so absorbed was she in wondering "what ]nose was to Ilen- ry Warner. Not that she cared par- ticularly," she tried to persuade her- s( If; "but she would like to be at ease tipon that subject." '1'o 'Theo she bad communicated the Met that their guest was a partner of Douglas & Co., aid this tended greatly to raise the young man in" the estimation of a young lady like Theo Ali'ler. Next to rank and sta- tion money was with her the one thin; necessary to make al person somebody. Douglas, she had heard, was an immensely wealthy man; pos- '•ilaly the junior partner was weal- thy, too; and if so, the parlor chain - her, to which he had at first object- ed, was none too good for his aristo- cratic bones. She would go herself and see hien in the morning. Accordingly, on the morning of the second day she went with Maggie to the sick -room, speaking to the stran- ger for the first time; hut. /.ceping still at a respectful distance, until she should know soamething definite .once•ning him. "We have met before, it seems," he said, after the first interchange of civilities was over; "but I did not think our acquaintance would .bore- newed in this manner." Ng' answer from 'Theo, who, like many others, had taken a dislike to his mouth, and felt puzzled to know whether, he intended ridiculing her or not. "I have a distinct recollection of your grandmother," he continued, "and now I think of it, I believe Douglas has once or twice mentioned the elder of the two girls. -That must be you?" and he looked at Theo, whose face brightened perceptibly. "Douglas," she repeated. "He is the owner of the store;) and the one fblack saw,with block eyes and b a gait', was only a clerk?" "The veritable man himself," cried lir. Warner. "George Douglas, the senior partner of the firm. said iry mine e worth twoIundred thous- and us- and dollars, and only twenty-eight years old, and the best fellow in the world, except t it t he pretendS to dislike women." By this time, 'I'heo's proud blue eyes shone with delight, and when, =after a little further conversation, Mi•. Warner expressed a wish to write to his partner, she brought her owjl rosewood writing -desk for him to use, 'and then, seating herself by the window, waited until the letter wart written. "What shall I say for you, Mist Theo?" he asked, hear the dote and, coloring slightly, she answered: "invite him to conte out and see you." "Oh, that will be grand!" cried Maggie, who was fat' more enthusias. tie, though not more anxious than her Sister. Of her, Henry Warner did not ask any message. lie Would not have written it had she .,ent one; and, folding the letter, after adding Theo's hneitation, he laid it aside. "1 must write to Rose next," LA said. "'Tis a whole week since f have Written, arid she has never been so long without hearing from Inc." Instantly there three a thactotty ov- er Maggie's face, while Theo, less scrupulous, asked "who !lose was." "A very -rear friend cf mine," said Henry, and, at Mrs, Jeffrey jest then •tent for Theo, 'Magee Was left 'With him. Rhone. "Wait one moment," she said, art she WV hien about to comtnence the letter. "Wait till I bring you a sheet of gilt-edged paper. It is more wor. thy of Rose, I Jitney, than the plain. •w kinin." "Thank you," he said. "I Will tell her of your suggestion." The paper was brought, and then seating byt3t I n dow, ittag'•• gie looked out abstractedly, seeing nothing, and hearing nothing save the sound of the pert, as it wrote down words of love for the gentle Dose, it was not a .long epistle; and, as at the close of the Pouglag letter be had asked a message from Theo, so now at the close of this he i one 7 claimed from Maggie. Ie. gb "What shall I say'fpr you?" he asked; and coming toward him, Mare ga ret answered, Tell her I love her, though 1. don't know who she is!" "Why have you never asked me?" queried lienry, and coloring crimsom,4 Maggie answered hesitatingly, "I thought you tvould tell me if you wished 1101 to know." "Read this letter and that Will ex- plain who she is," the young plan continued, offering the letter to Mag- gie, who, grasping it eagerly, sat down opposite, so that every motion; of her face was visible to him. The letter was as follows: "Ary Darling Little hose: "Ito you fernery some direful calam- ity has befallen mu', because I have not written to you for more than a week? Away with your fears, then, for nothing worse has come upon me; than a badly broken limb, which Will probably keep ane a prisoner here for two months or more. Now,, don't be frightened, Rosa. I am not crippled for life, and even if I were. I could love you just the same, while you, I am sure, would love me more., "As you probably know, I left{ Worcester on Tuesday morning fon the purpose of collecting some hills in this neighborhood. Arrived at 11 Hn slate, I lu•ocgred a horse, and was sauntering along leisur elyi through th e woods, when I came suddenly upon aflying witch in the, shapee of abeatti beautiful young girl. She was the finest rider I ever sale, and such a. chase as she led me. until at last, to my dismay, she leaped across a chasm, down which a ner- vous little creature like you would be afraid to look. Not wishing to, be outdone, I followed her, and, as a matter of course, broke nay bones. "Were it not .that the accident will greatly fidget you, .I should not much regret it, for to me there is a peculiar charm about this old stone house and its quaint surroundings. But the greatest charm of all, per- haps, lies in my fair nurse, Maggie Iliiller, for whom I risked my neck. You two would be fast friends in a moment, and yet you are totally dis- similar, save that your voices are much alike. Write to me soon, dear Rose, and believe me ever. "Your affectionate brother, "HENRY." "Oh," 'said Maggie, catching her breath, which for a time had been partially suspended, "Oh;" and in that single monosyllable there was, to the young man watching her, a world of meaning. "She's your sis- ter, this little Inose;" and the soft dark eyes flashed brightly upon him. "What did you suppose her to be?" he asked, and .Maggie answered, "I thought she might be your wife, though I should rather have her for a sister, if I were you." The young man smiled involuntar- ily, thinking to himself how his fashionable city friends would be shocked at such perfect frankness, which meant no more than their own studied airs. "You are a good girl, Maggie," he said, at last, and I would not for, the workd deceive you; Bose is my stepsister. We are in no way con- nected save by marriage, still I love her all the same. We were brought up together by a lady who is aunt to both, and hose seems to me like an own dear sister. She has saved me from almost everything. I once loved the wino cup; but her kindly words and gentle influence won me back, so that now I seldom taste it. And once I thought to run away to sea, but Rose founfi it out, and meet- ing me at the gate persuaded me to return. It is wonderful, the influence she has over Inc, keeping my wild spirits in check, and if I• am ever anything, I shall owe it all to her." "Does she live in Worcester?" ask- ed Maggie, and Henry answered, "No, in, Leominster, which is not far. distant. I go home once a month, and I fancy I can bee Rose now, just as she looks when she cones trip- ping down the walk to meet me, her blue eyes shining like stars, and her golden curls blowing over her pale forehead. She 1s very,very frail and sometimes when I look upon her, ABSOIUTE SECORITYI Genuine ±�j .r ite Little .,• Zrtaa i !s Liver Pills I Montt Bear SIS;)nature e'' Sce Pae•Shnile Wrapper Below. Very small and as easy to take AS mitt FOR NEAOACNE. FOR DIMNESS. FOR IILIOUSIlESS. FOR Te11IMtl LIVEit. FOR -,CONSTIPATION FOR SALLOW SKIN. not TBECOMTLSM'S) 6'anRRJ+:rra/ M••tMW MAID• . i I ft'airl�T 4;$0, Lit !°�: its OUSE BILK HEADACHL the dread fear steals over me that there will come a time, ere long, when I shall have no sister•" \ There were h r c t t ars i ula ti's eyes, n tears for the fair young girl whoni, She had newer seen, and she felt a yaarping (Melee to look once on the btatutiful farce of her whom ITenry 1Career called his sister. "I wish she would conte here, I want to see het'," she said, at last, and Henry replied,; "She does not go often from homoe But I have her daguerreotype issl Worcester, I'll write to Douglas to bring it," and opening the letter. width was not yet sealed, he added at few tines.''Come, Maggie," he eau], when this was finished, "you need exercise. Suppose you ride ov er to the office; with these letters." Maggie would rather have remain- ed with hint; but she expressed her willingness to go, and in a few mo- ments was seated on Gritty's back, with the two letters clasped firmly in her hind. At one of these, the ono I oaring the name of hose Warner, she looked often and wistfully ; "'twits a most beautiful name," she thought, "and she who bore it was. beautiful, too." And then there arose within her a wish, shadowy and undefined to herself, it is true— but, still a wish—that she, Maggie Miller, might one daycall that gentle Rose hetr•ister. "I shall see her some- times, any way," she thought, "and this George Douglas, too. I wish they'd visit us together," and hav- ing by this time reached the postof- liee, she deposited the letters and galloped rapidly toward home. ti CiTAI'TElt VII. The large establishment of Douglas & Co. was closed in the night. The clerks had sal )n �each < own lto his o n i lake; old Safford, the poor relation, he elan of all work, who attended faithfully to everything, groaning rn6 of- ten and praying oftener over the cau el ss habits "the his o! "Ixe boys," as he called the two young men, his em- ployers, had sought his comfortless° bachelor attic, where he slept al- ways with uric ear open, listening for, any burglarious sound which might come from the store below, and which, had it come to him listening thus, world have frightened him half to death. George Douglas, too, the senior partner of the ficin, had re- tired to his own room, which was. far more elegantly furnished than that of the old man in the attic, and now in a velvet easy chair he sat reading the letter from Hillsdale,{ which had arrived' that evening, and a portion of which we subjoin for the reader's' benefit. After giving an account of his ac- cident, and the planner in which it occurred, Warner continued: "They say 'tis a. mighty bac{ wind which blows no one any good, and so, though I verily believe I suffer all a main can suffer with z broken hone, yet, when I look at the fair face of Maggie Miller, I feel that I would not exchange this high old heel, to enter which needs a short ladder, even for a seat by you on that three-legged •stool. -behind the old writing -desk. I never saw any- thing like her in my life. Every- thing she thinks, she says, and as to flattering her, it can't be done. I've' told her a dozen times at least that she was beautiful and she didn't, mind it any more than Rose does when I flatter her. Still, I fancy if I were to talk to her of love, it might make a difference, •and perhaps I shall ere I leave the place. "Von know, George, I have al- ways insisted there was but one fe- male in the world fit to be my wife, end as that one was, my sister, I should probably never have the plea- sure of paying any bills for Mrs. Henry Warner; but I've half changed nay mind, and I'm terribly afraid this Maggie Antler, not content with breaking my bones, has made sad work with another portion of the body, called by physiologists, the heart, I don't know how a man feels when he is in love, but when this Maggie Miller looks me straight in the face with her sunshiny eyes, while her little soft white hand pligh- ts back my hair (which, by the way, 1 slyly disarrange on purpose), I feel the blood tingle to the ends of my toes, and still I dare not hint such a thing to her. 'Twould frighten her off in a moment, and she'd send in her place either an old hag of a woman, called Ilagar, or her proud Fister, Theo, whom1 cannot co - dere. "By the way, George, this Thee will just suit you, who are fond o4 aristocracy. She's proud as Lucifer, thinks because k • u,siter in Eng- land, arowas born fi land, and sprung from a high fam- ily, that there is no ono in America worthy of her ladyship's notice, un- less, n- sindeed he chances tohave 1 5s e on- m ey. You ought to have seen how her eyes lighted up when I told her you were said to be worth two hundred thousand dollars. She told me dir- ectly to inviteyou outhere,and this, 1 assure you, was a good deal for her to do. So don your best at- tire, not forgetting the diamond cross, and come for a day or 'two. Old Bafford will attend to the store. I't's What he was made for, and • lire likes it. But, na I am a Warner, to Shall I do my duty, and warn you not to meddle with Maggie. Site its nay own exclusive property, and Al- together too good for a Worldly th- iole like you. 'Theo Will suit you better. She's just aristocratic en- ough in her nature. 1 don't see hot, the tWo girls come to be So wholly ultlike as they are. Why, I'd soon- er take Maggie for Iloee's sister than for Theo'e. "Bless me, I had altnoit forgotten to ask if you tentenibered that Stift old English Woman, with the snuff - colored satin, Atha Clare to Our stbl'e come five years 'ago, and found so much fault With 'Yankee goods, as she railed then? if you ]nave forgot- ten her, you surely remember the two girls in date. one of i'hom seem- ed so much dietresse(i at her grand- mother's retna(1•ks. She, the distrc'S),e- cd one, wars Maggie; the other Was Thio, told the old lady Was 'Madam Conway, who, lucl.ily for nae, rhnnr- en at this time to be in England, buying up goods, 1 Weenie. Meg- g]tt Says thitt this trip to Worekeite, together With R camp-nnccttn&{held !n the Rilledele rvoodr last year, Ir the extent of her travels, and ono would think so to eee he r. A p e r- Tect Child of Hataro full 9t fun beau- tiful as a Het). and possessing the kindest heart in the world. If you wish to know more of her, come and sae for yourself, but again I warn you, hands off; nobody is to dirt with her but myself, and it is very doubtful whether even 1 can do it peaceably, for that old Hager, who by the way, is a curious specimen, gave ane to, understand when I lay on the rock, with her sitting by as a sort of ogress, that so long as she lived no city chap with strapped pants (do, Pt ay, bit ing me a pair, George, without straps•:) and sneer- ing mouth was going to fool with Margaret Miller, "So, yeti see, my mouth is at fault again. 1 tang it all, I can't imagine what ails it that everybody should think i.'m making fun of thein.. Even old Safford nutters about my making mouths at him when I haven't thought of hien in a month! Present my compliments to the old gentleman, and tell him one of 'the boys' thinks seriously of fol- lowing his advice, which you know is 'to sow. our wild oats and get a wife,' I)o pray come, for 1 am only halt myself without you. "Yours in the; brotherhood, "IIENIIY WARNER." Foe a time after reading the above, George Douglas sat wrapt in thought, then bursting into a laugh as he thought how much the letter arts like the ;jovial, lighl-hearted fel- low who wrote it, he put it aside. and leaning back in his chair mused long and silently, not of Theo, bid. cf Maggie, half wishing he were in 11au•ner's place instead of being. there in the dusty city. But as this could Pot be, he contented hints •lf with tl inking that at some tInunot far aa ntant he would vr4t t the old stone house — would see foe L is 1 t this wonderful Maggie—and, though he had been warned against it, would possibly win her front his friend, who, unconsciously perhaps. -had of- ten crossed his path, watching hint •jealotnsly lest he should look too of- ten and too long upon the fragile Hose, blooming so sweetly in her bird's-nest of a hotr>_c 'flung the tall old trees of Leominster. "But he heed not fear," he said, somewhat bitterly, "he need not fear for her, for it is over trots. She has refused me, this Rose Warner, and though it touched my pride to hear her tell mo no, I cannot hate her for it. 'She has given her love to ano- ther,' she said, and Warner is blind or crazy that he does not see the truth. But it is not for me to en- lighten him. Ile may call her sister if he likes, though there is no tic of blood between them. I'd far rather it would be thus than something nearer;" and slowly rising up. George Douglas retired to dream of a calm. almost heavenly face, which but the day before had been bathed in tomes as he told to Rose Warner the story of his love. Mingled, too, with that dream was another face, a laughing, sparkling, merry face, up- on which no man ever yet had look- ed and escaped with a whole heart. The morning light dispelled the drennl, and when in the store old Safford inquired "What news from the boy?" the senior partner answer- ed gravely that he was lying among the Hillsdale hills, with a broken )/'g, caused by a full from his horse. "Always was a careless rider," muttered old Safford, mentally de- ploring the increased amount of lab- or which would necessarily fall upon him, but which he performed without, A word of compliment. The fair May blossoms were faded, and the last June roses were bloom- ing ere George Douglas found time or inclination to accept the invita- tion indirectly extended to him by Theo Miller. Rose Warner's refusal had affected hint more than he chose to confess, and the wound must be slightly healed ere,.he could find pleasure in the sight of another. Po: sensed of many excellent quali- ties, he had unfortunately fallen into tl e error of thinking that almost any one whom he should select would take hirn for his money. And when Rove Warner, sitting by his side in the shadowy twilight, hid said, ."1 cannot bo your wife," the shock was sudden and hard t• bear But the bit keen bitterness was over now, and remembering "the wild girls of "as mentally styled the woods," he tt s rd both Theo and Maggie, he determin- ed rmin- eeat last to see them for himself. Accordingly, ore the lest day of .lune, he started for Hillsdale, where he intended to remain until after the Fourth. To Lind the old house tens an easy matter, for almost every one in town was familiar with its t1 rand towards the close of 'medley, a u ca the afternoon he •ionmd himself upon its 1 road steps applying vigorous strokes to the ponderous brie -a 1 tloc•ker, and half hoping the sum - ns would be answered 711 by Maggie Mn ie ha r •If, But it was not, and in the Lent white-haired woman, who tame tenth measured footsteps, we recog- ni/e old linger, who spent much of her time at the house, and who t• ague to the door in compliance with the remade of the young ladies, both tit nett gn, from an upper window, were can i,ausl,y watching the stran- ge r. "Just t' or; old Witch one wgnld ex- pect to find in this out of the wny lace," thought Air. Douglas, while alt the sante time be asked "if this were Madam ('ouway'S residence, and if at e otutg• man by the name of \1'ar- l:er were 'toy i•ig here?" "Another city beau!" nluttcred 1'at:•ar, aS S1,e .answered in the attire teethe, and ushered hila into the eerier, "Another (•ity beau; there'll 1•e high carry 'logs on now, it he's km thing li..e ,the other one, who's :on.e mip;h•} nigh turr.i!g the •house Upside down." "\1 hat did you say?" asked. George Douglas, catching the sound of her tl.utteling, and thinking she was ad- dressing himself. "I teenn't speaking to you. I was talking to a likelier person," ane- aered old Hagar, in an undertone, •.s she Shuti'ed away in truest of lien - ay 'Warner, who by this time Wan •ble to walk Wit* the help of a cane. uo C• ..... * aq 1{tllllll1111mill' :aLllllPeelle. IIII7711111111! IIIA 11.11•laltlllll.. (9oounors) M= 1tlp11111111112111111 � , .9P, „ •.. 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Wood, 34 Torrance St., Montreal, Que., writes: ---"For two years I had suffered with nerve trouble, and it was impossible for me to sleep. It did not matter what tune I went to bed, in the morning I was even worse than the night before. I consulted a doctor, and he gave me a tonic to take a half hour before going to bed. It was all right for a time, but the old trouble returned with greater force than before. One of the boys who works with me, gave me half a box of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. I took them, and I got such satisfaction that I got another box, and before I finished it I could enjoy sleep from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., and now feel good." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are 50 cents per box, or 3 boxes for $1.25, cut all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of price by the T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Rine meeting between the ycune, men was a joyful one, for, though George ik)taytus 1,as a LLJr :U. �. .•.. the suhjeut o1 Muse, he would lilt1 sutler a matter like that to cemrae be- tween 1 tut and lienry Warner, whom he had known and liked from boy- hood. Henry's first inquiries were naturally of a business character, and then George Douglas spoke of the young imeies, saying he was on- ly Anxious to see Lfag, for he knew, of course, he should dislike the oth- er. Such, however, is wayward human nature, that the fair, pale fees and quiet, dignified manner of Theo ?lib- ber lead greater attractions for a person of George Douglas' peculiar temperament than had the dashing, brilliant Mag. There was a resemb- lance, he imagined, between Thee and Rose, and this of itself was euf- ficiant to attract him toward Jeer. Theo, tele, was equally pleased; and when, that evening, Madam •Teffrey faintly interposed her fast departing ; authority, telling her quondam pu- pils it was time they were asleep. Thee did not, as usual }teed the i t very still warning, but sat beneath the vine -wreathed portico, listening while George Douglas told her of the World which she had never seen. She wasproudnot toward him, for ke possessed the charm of money, cad Nis he looked do** upon her, ton- versinr with him so familiarly, he wondered how Henry could have called her cold and haughty—ahe was merely dignified, high -bred, he thought, nand (ilorge Douglas liked anything which savored of aristeera- sy. Meanwhile, Henry and Meg had wandered to alittle summer -h ewfe, where, with the bright moonlight tailing upon thein, they sat togeth- er, but net eaactly as of old, for Maggie did sot now look up rote kiss lace ae she was wont to de, a*d if she thought his eye was resting up- on tor, she moved uneasily, while the rich blood deepened on her cheek. A change has come ever Veggie ]Lil- ler; it in the old story, tee --old to hundred. of thousand*, but new to her, the blushing maiden. Theo calls her nervous -Mrs. Jeffrey tails her .1 c1 --the servento call her righty queer•--whil. eld Hagar, hovering es. er *ear, and watching her with a jealous eye, ke.w. she is in leu.. ]Faithfully wad well hat lagan *toiled iienry Werner to •1e 1t there were aught in )sine .f evil, sad though he was net whit the would have ehosee ter • the queenly Map, eke was sett -Met if )[rlrgar.t levet bias add lit* Wed lrterga get. "But (T. be.ontinued•) PULPWOOD CONSUMPTION. The quantity of pulpwood manufaet- e3 in Canada in 1911 showed an increase of 73,301 cords (or I2,3 per cent) over 1910. In 1911, 672,288 cords were man- ufactured as compared with 528,457 cords in the previous year. The valre of the.)vood also increased, with the result that 1911 product brought to its venders $4,338,24, as compared with $3,585,154 for 1910, an increase of $752,- 870. The value of the wood 06.45 per eord) was greater than it had been for years. Of the total amount, Quebec in its 28 mills 58 per cent. Ontario used nearly one third of the total consumption; this province has the highest consumption per mill bf any viz., 12,450 cords. New Brunswick mills were hampered by low water during the year. The consumption of pulpwood in these four mills was 45,824,—over twice as much as in the depression of the previous year. Nova Scotia, where only mechanical process of pulp -making is used, in its seven mills consumed 22,221 cords of pulpwood. In British Columbia pulpwood mane fat-,, tureass still t 11 to the experimental stage. Quebec used four species of wood for pulp, namely, spruce, balsam fir (or balsam), hemlock and poplar. Ontario and Nova Scotia employed spruce, bal- sam fir and poplar, while New Bruns- wick used spruce and balsam fir only. Tuckersmith Telephone System. The annual meeting of Tuckersmith Rural Telephone System was held in Brucefield on Saturday,June 22nd. The reports as to the working of the system and the progress made during the past year were very satisfactory. There are 585 telephones ones in use, which of whi h were added within the past twelve months. Over $37,000 is invested in the system and the income last year from all sources ce amounted to about11 0 00. a Armer ood fa studies fallen his business and is proud of his vocation. He uses brains as well as manure in the pre- paration of his soil, and has the discre- tion torote i ct his grain from weeds P just as the careful herder protects the flock from the wolves for ravenous ani- mals are no more destructive to a flock of helpless sheep than weeds are to the growing crops. The conditions of a farm as regards the absence of weeds may be set down as an almost certain criterion or standard by which a farmer may be judged. This is particularly true of the farmer who has managed or mismanaged a given farm for a term years. According to the annual blue book, is- sued by the Department of Finance' giving the list of bank shareholders in Canada. Sir William MacDonald of Montreal is the largest individual owner of bank stock in Canada. He has 5,555 Agree of Bank of Montreal stock, which at the present selling price are worth $1,400,000. In addition ;he holds 4,140 shares of Bank of Commerce stock, worth about $920,000. Others of the larger shareholders include Hon. Geo. A. Cox, who has 4,524shares in the Bank of Commerce; Sir Edmund Osler who has 1,400 Dominion Bank shares and Lord Strathcona, who has 2,777 shares in the Bank of Montreal.