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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-09-05, Page 7THE WINGUAM UMBER 5 1912 •r •... 1.1 1 ii i 1..11:::::41111/II�.-� . seism _ iiia fr.*eNe•tok ..M sage ••••• dHagar s Secret •., POIll _,____ _ _ ii:::: Oft - 6. .Rita, •... 4 A O .700 »;' BY MRS. M. J. HOLMES :::: ::i Anther of 'c 1i' or a WoIllallas Sake," 66 Love's Triumph," ,1; : .115 e1'.F'lui#te l by Suffering," "A Grass Widow," co** a�ii:.eS: .011 •• "Woman Against Woman," Etc. :t:: M••. ' .,.tam ; ss::::S:::t;:ts::tt;tisstt:ssls:::sr.:.: 'A11 his fancied coldness was for gotten; neither was the loath or yel the bridge, once mentioned, for ht woes only too happy in having hes back alive, while else was doubtin4 the propriety of au experiment 1 which, in the turn matters had take len, seemed to involve deception. Ob :starving .at last that he occasional} pressed his hand upon his side, sin asked the cause, and was told that he had formerly been subjectect to e pain in his side,e, which ex atomen t or fright greatly augmented. "l hoped I was free from it," he said "but the sight of Gritty dashing uI to the door without you brought or to slight attack; for I know if yes 'Were harmed the fault was mine In towing rather unceremoniously del 'sorted. you." This was mire than Mag could en lure in silence. The frank ingen uousness of her nature prevailed .and turning toward him her dark beautiful eyes, in which tears wen --shining, she said: "Forgive me, Mr 'Carrollton. I sent Gritty home of purpose to see if you would be an flayed, for I felt vexed because yet would not humor my whim .and mem me at the bridge. I am sorry .caused you.apy uneasiness," she con tinned, as she saw a shadow flit ov ger his face. "Will you forgive me?' Arthur Carrollton could not resis the pleading of those lustrous eyes nor yet refuse to take the unglove "hand she offered him; and if, in tok en of ree:oneiliation, he did press 1 .a little no fervently than Henn; Warner ,would have thought at al necessary, h' only did what undo • the circumstaneeS, it was very nal ural he should do. Fn Alen the fird Maggie Miller had been a puzzle e • Arthur Carrollton; but ho was fas learning to rear) her—was beginnin, to understand how perfectly artles mho _w, -se, am ,this•• little incideaat is • greased, rather than diminished, his admiration. ••I will forgive you, Maggie," he said, "on ane t,undition, You must promisee never again to experiment •with my feelings in a similar man- •ler." The promise was readily given, and sthen they proceeded on as leisurely as if at home there was no anxious :grandmother vibrating between her ttigh backed chair and the piazza, aor yet an Anna Jeffrey, watching them enviously as they came slowly up the road. , That night there came to Mr. Car- rollton a letter from Montreal, say - ting his immediate presence was ne- cessary there, on a business matter :of some importance, and he accord- .ingly decided to go on the morrow. "When may we expect you back?" asked Madam Conway, as in the •morning ho was preparing for his lour/ley. "It will, perhaps, be two months/ .at least before I return," said he, .lidding that there was a possibility ,of his being 'obliged to go ilnmed- rtately to England. In the recess of the window Mag Was standing, thinking there watt no ,such thing as parting from those she diked—even as little as she did Ar- thur Carrollton. "I won't let him know that I carts, :though, •' oho thought, and forcing se ensile to her face., she was about turning to bid him good: by when she heard him tell her grandmother oI She possibility there wart that he would be obliged to go directly to iEngland from Montreal. "Then 1 may never see hire again," she thought, and her team c erst forth involuntarily at blur 1 Idea of parting with him forever. l Faster and faster they came, until at last, fearing lest he should see them, she ran away up stairs, and I•Mounting to the roof, sat down be. 'hind the chim3. ne • where herself in- 'obseevd she e h could watch him far 1 up the road. From the half-closed door of her chamber. Anna Jtoffrey had seen 'Mag stealing up the tots'er stairs: had seen, too, that she was sweeping, and suspecting the cause, she went quietly down to the parlor to hear what Arthur Carrollton Would say. The carriage was wait- ing, his trunk was in its place, his hat was in his hand; to Madam Con- bray he said good -by; to Anna Jet - NAD DYSPEPSIA FOR TEN YEARS COULD NOT KEEP ANYTHING ON XiE1L STOMACH trey, zoo, atm snit ne lingered, iool>c. Ing wistfully round in quest of iome- thing, which evidently was not there, Where's Margaret?" he asked at last, and Madam Conway answered, "Surely, where .can she be? have you seen her, Anna?" "I saw her on the itaira some time ago,saidAnna.adding, that ss ibl h o s s had gone e tosee a he usually visited her at thi hour, A shade of disappointment passed over Mr. Carrollton's face ae he re- plied, "Tell her X am sorry she thinker more of Hagar than of lane." Leaning against the chimney, Mag watched with tearful eyes the carri- age as 1t wound up the grassy road. The next moment he was gone, and On the brow of the hill, just before it would 'disappear from sight, it suddenly stopped. Something was the matter with tho harness, and while John was busy adjusting it Mr. Carrollton leaned from the win- dow, and looking back, started in- voluntarily as he caught eight of the figure so clearly defined upon the house -top. A slight suspicion of the truth came upon him, and kissing his hand, he waved it gracefully to- ward her. Max's handkerchief was wet with tears, but she shook it out In the morning breeze, and sent to Arthur Carrollton, as she thought., her last good -by. Fearing lest her grandmother should see her swollen eyes, she stole down the stairs, and taking her shawl and bonnet from the table In the hall, ran off into the woods, going to a pleasant, ossy bank, not far from Hagar's cottage, where she had more than once sat with Ar- thur Carrollton, and where she fano Dyspepsia is caused by poor digestion, tied to get rid of this terrible affliction, it is ntcessary to place the stomach in a good condition. For this purpose Bur- dock Blood Bitters has no equal, • Mrs. Norman A. MacLeod, Port Bevis, N`.S., Writes:—"For the last ten years I suffered dreadfully with dyspepsia, atld I could not keep anything on my stomach. X tried several • kinds of medicines, but node of them seethed to do me any good. At last a friend advised trio to try Bur- dock Blood Bitters, which I did, and after using five bottles I was completely cured. I wound advise any one troubled with stomach 1 to use B .B.B. Y can- not not recommend it too highly." Burdock Blood. Bitters is rnanuface tared only by The T. Milburn Co.1 Limited, Toronto, Ont. very much disheartened Ls walk+# said Maggie, coming to his side and "If X had known," she wrote, "I slowly back to the house; and while taking his hand in hers, "neither should have sett the table in the Maggio, from Hagar's, door, watt. ' will you forget me; and when the parlor certing, for though I'm plain looking to see if ho were coming, he.. ;rear has passed away, only think and homespun, I know as well as the, from the pallor window, was watch- 1 how much pleasanter it will be for next one what good planners Is, and ing, too, for her, with a shadow Ass i us to be married here at home, with do my endeavors to practice .it. hire his brow and a load upon his hearts 1 glaltima's blessing on our union!" I do tell a body," she continued, Madam Conway knew that some" "1f I only knew you would prove 1 "where you Was, muster day in thing was wrong, but it was in vain true!" said Henry, who Oilseed some.. Wooster. I knotted and Pounded that she sought for an explanation, thing in Maggie's manner. :sough to raise the dead, and no - Mr. Carrollton kept his own secret, "1 do mean to prove true," she holy answered, I never noticed you and, consoling herself with his volun- teered assurance that in case it be- came necessary for him to return to England, he should, before embark- ing, visit Hinsdale, she bade hien ea second adieu. In the meantime, Maggie, having given up all hopes of again seeing, AIr. Carrollton, wee waiting imps.,., tiently the coming of Hagar, Who was absent, having, as Maggie reads ily conjectured, gone to Richland., It was long past noon when she ree turned, and by that time the stains had disappeared from Maggie's face, which looked nearly as bright as ever. Still, it was with far less eagerness than usual that she took from Hagar's hand the expected let- terfrom Henry.sry It was a long, af- fectionate epiatle, urging her once more to accompany him, and saying. if She still refused she must let hire! know immediately, as they were in- tending to start for New York in it few days. "I can't go." said Maggie; "id would not be right." And going to the time -worn desk, whore, since her, secret correspondence, she had kept Materials for writing, she wrote to Henry a letter, telling him she felt, badly to disappoint him, but she deemed it much wiser to defer their marriage until her grandmother felt differently, or at least until she was at an age to act for herself. Thies being done, she went slowly back to the house, whic4 to her seemed deso- late indeed. Her grandmother saw readily that something was the mat-. ter, and rightly guessing the cause; she forbore questioning her, neither did she once that day mention Mr. Carrollton, although Anna Jeffrey;. did, telling her what he had said about her "thinking more of Hagar than of himself," and giving as hee opinion that he was much displeased at her rudeness in running away. "Nobody cares for his dimples," sure," answered Maggie, greatly veno ed at Anna, who took •especial dee light in annoying her. Thus it week went by, when one evening, as Madam Conway and fed ehe would never sit with him Maggie sat together in the parlors again. they were surprised by the sudden "I don't believe We for him that appearance of Henry Warner. He had X am crying," she thought, as she accompanied • his aunt and sister to tried in vain to stay her tears; "i always intended to hate him, and 1 'most know I do; I'm only feeling badly, because I won't run away, and Henry and Rose will go without me so soon!" And fully satisfied at has ing discovered the real cause of her grief, she laid her head upon the bright autumnal grass and wept bite terly, holding her breath and listen- ing intently as she heard, in the dis- tance, the sound of the engine which teas hearing 3i1r. Carrollton away. It did not occur to her that he could not yet have reached the de- pot, and as she knew nothing of a change in the time of the trains, she was taken wholly by surprise when, fifteen minutes later, a manly form bent over her, us she lay upon the bank, and a voice, earnest and thrilling in tones, murmured softly, "Maggie, are those tears for me?" Whet' about half -way to the sta- tion Mr. Carrollton had heard of the change of the time, and knowing he should not be in seaman, had turned back, with the intention of waiting tor the next train, which would pass in a few hours. Learning that Maggie was in the woods, ho had ening it, and a few months more started in quest of her, going not- would suffice to wear it away en- tirely. Still, from what had passed, she fancied that opposition alone would only make the matter worse by rousing Maggie at once. She knew far more of human nature than New York, where they were to re• main for a few days, and then, im+ polled by a strong desire to see Mairi garet once more, he had come with the vain hope that at the last hour she would consent to fly with him, or her grandmother consent to give her up. All the afternoon he had been at Hagar's cottage waiting for Maggie, and at length determining to see her, he had ventured to the house. With a scowling frown Ma- dam Conway looked at him through her tlasses, while Maggie, half joy- fully, half fearfully, went forward to meet him. In a few words he ex- plained why he was there, and then again asked of Madam Conway if Margaret could go. "I do not believe she cares to go," thought Madams, Conway, as she glanced at Maggie's face; but she did not say so, lest she should awak- en within the young girl a feeling of opposition. She had watched Maggie closely, and felt sure that her affection for Henry Warner was neither deep nor lasting. Arthur Can•ollton's pre- sonco had done much toward weak - firefly to the mossy bank, where, as eve have seen, he found her weeping on the grass. She was weeping for im he was sure of that. He was of indifferent to her, as he had bometimes feared, and for an in- either of the young people before her; Itant he felt tempted to take her in anis after a little reflection she sug- his arias and tell her, how dear she gested that Henry should leave Mag - was to him. gie with her for a year, during which "I will speak to her first," he time no communication whatever thought, and so he asked "if the should pass between them, while she tears were for him?' would promise faithfully not to in- ' Inexpressibly astonished and mor- fluence Margaret either way. Wed at having him see her thus. "If at the end of the year," said ;Maggie started to her feet, While she, "you both retain for each other angry words at being thus intruded the feelings Yoh have to the now, 1 will no e upon trembled on her Iips. But, go' ut will make the best of it." At first Henry spurned at the pro- position, and when he saw that Mar- tie came to be there, and cOntinu- garet thought well of it, he reproach thedelay,dher with a want of feeling, say- bynot regretit a g, "X do negi' g 1v "she did not love him as she discovered e t itsroans X have what aing, X very much wish to knots'. Maggie, . had once done." 'do you care for me? Were you "t shah not forget you, Henry," Weeping because I bad left you?" ' ;winding . his arm around her, Mr. Carrollton drew her to his side, ex - Mining to her in a few words hoar He Thew her very closely to him— :voicing anxiously into her face, which she covered with her handl. She knew he was in earnest, and the knowledge that be loved her thrilled her for an instant with Indescribable happiness. A moment, however, and thoughts of her engagement with another flashed upon her. "She must not sit there thus with Arthur Car- rollton—•she would bo true to hen- ry," and with mingled feelings of sorrow, regret and • anger—though why she should exnerieneo either she olid not then understand ---mho drew herself from. him, and`when he said again, "Will Maggie answer? Are those, tears for erne?" she replied„ petelantIl can't a without beingb otherlkl for a reason? I canto down hero to be alone?" "I did not mean to intrude, and 1 beg your pardon for having done so," said Mr. Carrollton, sadly, add-' ing, as Maggie made no reply: "I expected a different answer, Maggie. 1 almost hciped you liked mo, and I believe now• that you do." Ih Maggie's boson. there was n fterre struggle of feeling. She did like Arthur Carrollton -and she thought she liked Henry Warner --at all events, she teas engaged to him, the former for [ angry at and hnl having disturb(/' her, and still more angry at herself for being thus d1s- turbed, she exclaimed, as he again Placed his sent around her, "Leave me alone, Bir. Carrollton. I don't like you. I don't like anybody!" and gathering up her shawl, which lay upon the grilse, she ran away to Ilagar's cabin, hoping he would foie low her. But he did not. It ivas his first attempt a' t,iovern.aking, and CUR Sick Headache and relievee all the troabtel fact• dent to a ),diose state of the system, such as Dlztinesh aectnsee, Drowsiness, Distress after eating, latent the Stent e, While their past ienniekoblesueCess lass bean esteem ln Carltlg, headache, yet Carter%-hittl Laser tells are coldly wiluableinConstipetlon,curingnnrlpree venting this anneyin Coml]lslaintt,,whiletheyalso cot:occultdieordcrsoithoslomach ettmniatethe liver aria regulate the bowels. 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Thrytre strictly vegetable anti do not gripe or parse, but by their gentle gotten pirate au wire them. @An n amino o b0., Os* TOL answered sadly, though at that mo- ment another lace, another form, stood between her and Henry War ner, who, knowing that Madam Con- way would not stiffer her to go with him 1.11 any terms, concluded at last to marc virtue of necessity, and aG rordingly exjfresoed his willingness to wait, provided Margaret were al- lowed to write occasionally either to eintelf or Bose. But to this Madam Conway could not consent, "She wished the test to be perfect," she said, "and unless he accepted her terms, ho must give Maggie up at once and forever." As there seemed no alternative, Henry rather ungraciously yielded the point, promising to leave Mag- gie free for a year, while she, too promised not to write either to him or to .Itose, except :with her grand- mother's ranamother's consent. Maggie Miller's word once passed, Madam Conway, knew it would not bo broken, and she Unhesitatingly left the young people together while they said their parting Words. A message of love from Maggio to Rose—a hundred protestations of eternal fidelity, and then they parted; Henry, sad and disappointed, slowly 'wending his way hack to the spot where Hagar im- patiently awaited his coming, while :lraggie, leaning from her chamber window, and listening to the sound of his retreating footsteps, brushed away it tear, twondering the while why it was that she felt so reliev- ed. CHAPTER XVI. Half in sorrow, half in joy, old FIagar listened to the story which Henry told her, standing at the cot- tage door. In sorrow, because she herd learned to like the young man. learned to think of hien as Maggie'e husband, who would not wholly cast her off, if her secret should chance to be divulged; and in joy, because ]ter idol would be with her yet a little longer. "Maggio will be faithful quite as lung as you," she said, when he ex- pressed his fears of her forgetful- ness; and treeing to console himself with this assurance, he sprang into the carriage in which he had come, and was driven rapidly away. He was too late for the night ex-: press, but, taking the early morning again, he reached New York just as the stns was setting. "Alone! my brother, alone?" quer,- ied Rote, as he entered the private parlor of the hotel where she was staying with her aunt. "Yes, alone, just as I expected," he answered, somewhat bitterly. Then very briefly he related to her the particulars of his adventure, to which she listened eagerly, one mete aunt chiding het'self for the taint, shadowy hope which whispered that possibly Maggie Miller would never he his wife, and again sympathizing in his disappointment. "A year would not be very long," she said, "and in the new scenes to which he was going a part of it would pass rapieey away;'` and then; in her childlike, guileless spanner, she drew a glowing picture of the fu- ture, when, her owit health restored, they would return to their old home in Leominster, where, after a few months more, he would bring to them his bride. "You are my comforting angel, Inose," he said, folding her lovingly in his arias, and kissing her smooth, white cheek. •'With such a treasure as you 'for a sister, I ought not to repine, even thotteh Maggie Miller should never be mine." The words were lightly spoken, and by him soon forgotten, but Rose re- nwmbered thein long, dwelling upon thein in the wearisome nights when, in her narrow berth, she listened to the swelling sea, as it dashed against the vessel's side. Many a fond remembrance, too, she gave to Maggie Miller, who, in icer woodland hone, thought often of the travelers on the sea, never wishing that she was with them, but experiencing al- ways a feeling of pleasure in know- ing that she was Maggie Miller yet, and should be until next year's auto falling. unm ]eaves wore r hure Of A Carrolltonrrollton t La thought frequently, wishing she had not been so rude that morning in the woods, and feeling vexed because, in his letters to her grandmother, he mere- ly said, "Remember me to Margar- et." W14a deaf when you Was here, though Betsy done thinks she did. If you ee, 1'i] sl -ml you up a receipt for a laud of intinent which Miss Sam ne Writ invented, and which cures everything. '•Theodoshy has been to FIV its, and though, in my way of thinkin', she ain't as handsome as Margaret, elle looks as well as the ginerality of worsen. X liked her, too, end ue scion as the men's winter clothes Is off my hands, I calkerlate to have a 'I,tiltin', slid finish up another bed - quilt te menti her, for, man -like, Ueorge has hu teethed up his rooms with all spits of nicknacks, and got only two blankets and two Alursales spreads for his bed. So I've sent n down the •r ' o cis' ' el T ;telt 1 end in n n n sun quilts for CC las I rloni t believe in usin' your best things all the time. My old man says I'd better let 'cut alone; hut he's get some queer ideas, thinks you'll sniff your nose at my letter, and all that, but I've got more charity for folks. and well I might have, lien' that's my name. CIIAIt1TY DOUGLAS." To this letter Were appended three different postscripts. In the first eladanh Conway earl Maggie were rulaially invited to visit Charlton needle In the HiCOnd lletsey Jane •:eat her regrets; while in the tided Madam. Conway was perticular]y re- ynestt'd to excuse haste and a bad pen. "Neglecting creature!" was Madan. Comity's exclamation, as she tinish- el reading the letter; then, tossing it into the lire, she took up another one. which had come by the saute Instil and Was front 'Theo herself. After dwelling at length upon the numerous calls she made, the part- ies site attended, the compliments she received, and her curiosity to know why her grandmother caste back that day, she spoke of her recent visit in Charlton. " You hat e been there, it seems," she Aerate, "50 I need not pttrticu- larize, though I know' how shocl•od and disappointed you most Isai e been; and I think it very kind in you not to have said anything upon the subject, except that you called there, for George reads all my letters, and I would not have his feelings hurt. Ito had prepared me in a measure for the visit, but the reality was ev- en worse than I anticipated. And, still, they are the kindest -hearted people In the world, while Mr-. Dou- glas is a man, they say, of excellent sense. George never lived at house much, and their heathenish ways. mortify hint, I know, though he nev- er says a word, except that they are his parents. "'People here respect George, too, quite as Hutch as if he were a Con- way, and 1 sometimes think they fit's him all the better for being _so kind to his old father. who comes frequently to the store. Grandma, 1 begin lo think differently of some things from what I dict, Birth and blood do not snake mueh difference 111 this country, at least; and still I must acknowledge that I shoetld feel 1 readfully if 1 411(1 not love George : Jae know that he is the kindest husband in the world." 'rhe letter closed with a playful in- sinuation nsinuation theft .as Henry Warner had gone, ;eleggie might possibly marry Arthur Carrollton. and so make an.ends for the disgrace which Theo had unwittingly brought upon the Conway line. For a long time after finishing the above, Madam Conway sat rapt in thought. Could it bo possible that during all her life she had labored under a mistake? Were birth and family rank really of no cis •} ► ryucn •e? Was George just as W of respect as if he had descentd eetly from the Scottish race '6 glns, instead of belonging vulgar woman? "It may America," she sighed, "but true of England," and minor ing that Theo's remark coneernfag Mr. Carrollton might prove true, she laid aside the letter, and for the re- mainder of the day busied herself with preparations for the return of Arthur Carrollton, who had written thut be should he with then on the first of December. The day ranee, and, unusually ex - .it e, Maggie flitted Mom room to mom, 1e'eng• that everything was in order, wondering how he would meet her, and if he hitt) forgiven her for "I wish he would write something leo los' hien re (hose at thew last besides that," she thought, "for X tn'cr i w in tee woods. 'I'be effect remember hila now altogether too o; e, cry suit Ocie dress in her ward - much for lay own good;" and then ohe 'w. s t ri1(1. 4,4x1 site derived at she wondered "what he would have that (11"» a crielmou and hlae•k mer - said that morning if she had not n•. w 1 h linrnoni.et1 well 0it11 lar been so cross," • nr1•: -)tis and hair. The dress was Very little was said to her of him i :gt'Ltrly 1 venni ng, and, feeling by Madam Conway, who, having ui e well r•atisfled with the face and learned that he was not going to form reflcrtrd by her mirror, she England, and would ere long return .•sr n.!r c1 to the parlor, mitt re any to them, coueluded for a time to let 'ewes •i.e alight hate had concern - the matter rest, particularly as she r': her 14 rsonal appearance were knee how much Maggie was already , it to t'i I,t by Alma Jeffrey. who, interested in one whom she had re- , t t it f e ing. e.f envy, asked 'if solved to hate. Feeling thus calf"- e 11.0i 110 i'earlet er!" referring dent that ell would yet end well, o !i, r i i Leh t 'x'olar, end saying, Stfadam Conway was in unusually ••ht• ,3•11)r,it think too red a face good spirits, save When thoughts of. , eelein r to and one, !rant)••ulsu'1y to' errs. Douglas, Sr., obtruded them- r a it, to 11)40)0 it rase it woW- selves 'upon her. '.Chen, indeed, in a , 1 n'., such ns had more than once e d •I. 4'arr.rllton say he dill not it•to.l,.•" r • n • t lower mei that the dark- • t, i 1 11'cul"! vise eine Si ally - o t rue 1.0•15 hluost:[tae on her it t . n she )natio no reedy, l,ttt :• )'. "I led 'latah totdd retch to 1 IN!, a for the l:.ra two neeairs 4,• 1... r 1 rel < f ening. it wee .01 etc it • (Jerk, anti lir. Carrollton, ' e ..;the that. )4401, Would be i..r i ere Icon. '1I.e cue telt:stle .ltd s uttttl,vi some time 1•'fci' . and rust; a s r;t 1 •k ear might at last :r• noise of the belle in the dis- ,•nee. Nierr r and nearer they ,,»,e: the ;;l pelt was; at the door. n , for,: -;ting mere thing bt.t her cis irn• f lures, Maggie ran out to e 1)u it wee!, nor turned her most unenviable state of mind, she repined at the disgrace which Thee/ had.. brought upon therm,. and charge ed Maggie repeatedly to keep it a eecret from Mrs. Jeffrey and Anna, the first Of whore 'nude many in- quiries` concerning the family, which she supposed, of course, was very aristocratic. One day toward the last of New vember there caste to Madam Con- way a letter from Airs. Douglas, Sr., Wonderful alike In cnIT1 1 lora tt loll and appearance. 1)1re(•ted 'wrong side up, eealed with n wafer, anti stamped 4•it11 4 thimble. it bore an untutitakahle resenlblurt'e try its writer, who expreae,l Hina, ',egrets, lent "she bad nett known in the t on't also her illustrious vis;tnie I were." Children Cry for Fletcher's The Kind You jflav 3 Always Bought, anti which has been in 'use for over 30 yeas, has borne the signature of and has been made under his Berg conal supervision since its infancy. Allow no ono to deceive youlnthis. AU Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just -as -good" are but Experiments that trifle with and. endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA iCastoria, is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare.. goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains xoithor Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm and allays feverishness. for more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, "Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural steep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENgSgft4E CASTO R I A ALWAYS Bears the Signature of 1 The Mind You nave Always Bought n Use For Over 30 Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MonriAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. $ciatica and Lego Sciatica, neuralgia and sciatic rheumatism ate the result of a run- down nervous system. For this rea- son all treatments must necesearily fail which do not build up the nerv- ous system. Mr, W. T. Collins, 1lforpeth, Ont., writes: "It affords Ise pleasure to be able to speak favorably of two of Dr. Chase's medicines—the Nerve Food and Kidney -Liver Pills. I had been a sufferer for twenty-five years from sciatica, lumbago and neuralgia aced tried almost all the medicines I could hear of, without one particle of bene- fit, until I commenced to use Dr. Chase's, I noticed an improvement before I laid used two boxes, and the benefits obtained by continued use have been wonderful. I have so much confidence in these two medicines that I have recommended them to dozens Of my friends, and I have yet to hear of a single case in which they failed to give satisfaction." Dr. Chase's medicines are for sale by all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates 6; Co., Limited, Toronto. glomi fug fat e away when he stooped down to kiss her. Ile had forgiven let•r ill -nature, she was certain of that, and very joyfully she led the sway to the parlor, where, as the full Ii,,ht of the Itunp fell upon him, she started inwoluutarily, he seemed so changed. "Aro you sick?" she asked, and her Vol expressed the deep anxiety she felt. Forcing both a dight cough and smiling down alien her, he answer- ed, cheerfully: "Oh, no, not sick. Canada air does not. agree with me; that's all. I took a severe cold soon after my arrival in Montreal," and the cough he had attempted to stifle now burst forth, sounding to Maggie, who thought only of con- sumption, like an echo from the grave. "Oh, I am sorry," .� Y.., she answered. withtears, sadly, and her eyes filled t fir , iwhich she did not try to conceal, for, looking through the window across the snow-elad field on which the winter moon was shining, she saw instinctively another grave bo - side that of her mother. Madam Conway had not yet ap- peared, and as Anna Jeffrey just then left the room Mr. Carrollton was for some moments alone with ' Maggie. Winding his arm around her waist, and giving her a most expressive look, he said: "Maggie, are those tears for me?" Instantly the bright blushes stole over Maggie's face and neck, for she remembered the time 'when once before he had stetted her a similar question. Not now, as then, did she turn from him away, but she answered frankhy: "Yes, they are. You look so pale and thin, I'ni. sure you must be ill." Whether Mr. Carrollton liked blowsy complexions or not, he cert- ainiy admired Maggie's at that mo- ment, and, drawing her closer to hit side, he said, ;fall playfully, half earnestly: "l'o see you thus anxious for me. Maggie, more than atones for your waywardnets when ]est we parted. You are forgiven, but you are unnecessarily alarmed. I shall be better soon. Hillsdale air will do me good, and X intend remaining here until I 'ani well again. Will you nurse me, Maggie, just as my were 1 du o sh ee 1+ wend to sis r Helen e n here?" "t'ho right chord was touched, find 1 all the eon, womanly qualities of ;doggie Miller's nature. were railed r It en's failing h ar of b h Arthur C tort b �_ Y. health. For *evert" 'weeks atter hitt Iarrival at Iiillsdt)e he was a con- i firmed intalid, lying all day upon 1 1 (To be continued.? The Reason Why. "Saturday SIorning" published in Bar- rio, has this to say:—The mail order houses, insane speculation, and the trek to the West are the three great influen- ces which are sapping the lifeout of the rural sections of Ontario. But there will be a reaction some time. The rur- al population will wake up some time to the conclusion that it ie about time these things should stop. The prosperous vil- lages and towns that used to cover the province are gradually falling by the wayside, simply because the rural pop- ulation has been sending the money ' that should go to support these towns away to the city to let the big moguls of the mail order houses buy steam. yachts and endow hospitals. Wouldn't it be fairer if this money was kept at home and distributed amongst the num- erous business places which indirectly support the schools, the churches, the libraries and other institutions that make life in the rural sections more pleasant more especiallywhen local merchants can in nine cases out of ten, meet the com- petition of the mail order houses, and can frequently do better. Whooping Cough. Mrs. Charles Lovell, Agassiz, B. C., writes: "Seven of our nine children had whooping cough the same winter and we attribute their cure to Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpen- tine. We always have it in the house. and recommend it as the king of all medicines. I was formerly completely cured of protruding piles by using Dr. Chase's Ointment. The Salvation Army. New York Sun. Time has nearly obliterted the mem- ory of the days when Salvation Army methods eroused the fears of some ex- cellent persons. The ridiculous songs, the familiarity with the Deity,the bl ze- uniforms, the impossible music, all are accepted now as proper, right. worthy, the essentials of successful appeal to eerta;n netures otherwise beyond the possibility of attachment to God. The actual work of the Army compelled re- cognition of its usefulness. The re- proach of lack of dignity matters noth- ing if its result is the re-establishment in decency and right living of a man or a woman. We are told that she world has progressed bet oud the camp meet- ing, and the mourner's bench, but Gen- eral Booth proved that threats of hell and promises of paradiee are still highly potent when uttered by a man equipped to readthe message cr nvincingly. tt REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER MO CHILD. Mets. W.Nasow's So0Trrrxo Svmot. has been used for over SIXTY YEARa by late IONS of TEETHING, fortheirPERTECTU sVCCESS. 11 SOOTHES tate CHILD SOFTENS the GUM. ALLAYS alt PAIN; ctntne WIND COLIC, Sold is the best remedy for DIARRIIOA. It is ab. solutes harmless. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"and take no other • kind. Ttrenty-ave cents a Bettis Sir Wilfrid Laurier has altered the plats of his tour, and will start at Que- the middle. of this month, proceeding through Ontario and thence to the West afterwards visiting Northern Ontario. Few, if any, medicines, have met with the uniform success that has attended the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.The remark- able cures of colic and diarrhoea which it has effected in nlmst every neighbor- hood have given it a wide reputation.. For sale by all dealers.