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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-6-18, Page 151.. ,..,. +3rf+3 + w'`.Z-11 t l.+3 + 1(+): 4.3:04144:(4 3 +3 4- (+3efeie(+):(- i:43 •}');(+g( A douse of Mystery OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE 3;l.+3:(? get/ +9:(4• (+3:(+3;(+ Nr tt+gt+. +3C(+)s}3 (+3 +>:(+ice(+tt+3:+3.4—ti CHAPTER XIII. The face of Mabel Anson, my now - teem' friend and Idyll, had in that tn• scant changed. Her countenance was pale as death, while the hand holding +the small pencil trembled. "Whence did you obtain tell?" she de- enanded in en. awe-stricken tone, Won sewed plainly that she recognized 1t. Slut hold her breath in expectancy. What could I reply? To explain the truthwas 1for pledged impossible, I h d !e pp p 8 my luenor to Edna to pre3erte the sec- z'bt. Besides, 1 had no wLah be appal 71ereey the strange story of my midnight :ada'enture. Hence a ire arose involun- tarily to my lips, I found 1e," I stammered. "Found it? Where?" "I found it when groping about during ;the time 1 was blind, and eve carried it ever since, wondering whether one day a should discover its owner.'" "IL is extraordtnaryl',she gasped — "inost extraordinary." "You appear to recognize le," 1 ob- served, much puzzled at her altitude, "It you can tell ane to whom it belongs i will return it,' She hesitated, and with a quick effort 'regained her self-conlrol. I mean it possesses an extraordin- ary resemblance to one I have seen many times before—but 1 suppose there are lois of pencil -cases of the eame shape," she added with affected care- lessness. "But there is a curious, unintelligible eyphe: engraved -upon 11, t said. 'Did you notice It?" "Yes. It is the engraving which makes me doubt that 1 know its owns, His Iniltals were not those." "You speak in the past tense," I ob- served. 'Why?' "Because—weli, because we ere no teanger friends—if you desire to know the truth;" and see handed me bock the •objec6, which, with the dress -stud, form- ed the only clue I had to the Identity of the unt--rtunate victim of the assassin. There was something in her manner which was to me the reverse of con- vincing. I felt absolutely civ'tain that thea unimportant object had, In reality, been Ldentilled by her, and that with tomo hidden motive she was now Inten- Conally mislead ng mo. "Then you do not believe that this really belonged to your friend?" I ask- ed, holding it up to. her gaze. "No,' she answered quickly, everting .her face as though sight of it •were ob- nexious. "e feel certain that 11 did not. 'es resemblrj,nce is striking—that's all:. "IL woul% have been a i' erlcab'e co- incidence ly it really .were the property et your Merle," i said. - "Very remarkable,' she aeon:tied, still regarding me strangely. "Yet the trite saying that The world is small' is nev- ertheless very true. When i first saw It 1 felt -Detain it belonged lo a gentle- man I eetew, but on closer examination 4 find il is older, much more battered, • • and bears initials which have evidently been engraved several years." "Where did your friend lose his " I Inquired, reflecting upon the lameness of her story. The mere rccoignition of a lost pencil -case would never have al- !ectad her hi the manner that sight of this one had if there w,ee xwt%some deeper meaning attached to it. "I bays no idea. Indeed, I sin not at all sure that 11 is not sten in his pos- session." "And nd how Cama you r to `.b well ac- quainted e so quainted with its aspect?" I asked, in eagerness to escertain the truth, She hesitated dor a few moments. "Be• cause," she faltered—"because It was a present from me," 'To an aeinlrer?' She did not answer, but even in that dim lamplight I detected the tell-tale flush iiiounting to her cheeks, .Then;' in order, apparently, to cover her confusion, she added— "i must really go. I shall be la'e for dinner, aid my mother hates to wait for me, Gocd-bye." Our hands clasped, our eyes met, and I saw in her a look of deep mystery, as though she 'held me in suspicion. Her manner and her identification of that object extracted from the pocket, ot the dead man were very puzzling. "Good-bye," I said. "1 hope soon to have the pleasure of meeting you again. I have enjoyed this walls of ams im- mensely.' "When we meet—it ever we do," she answered with a misohevious smile, 're- member that I have promised to wear the mask. Good-bye." Anti she twisted her skirts gracefully, entered the cab, and a moment later was driven off, leav- ing me alone on the kerb. I hesitated whether to return home by .bus or Underground Railway, but, de- c'ding on the tatter, continued along the High Street to the station, and'journey- ed to the Temple by that sulphurous re- gion of dirt and darkness known es the Inner Circle." The reader may readily imagine how. filled with conflicting thoughts was my mind on that homeward journey. A1 - though t adored Mabel Anson with a love beyond all bounds, and would on that evening have declared my pesllon for her had I dared, yet i could not dis- guise from myself that sight of the pen- cil -case I had taken from the dead un- known had wrought an instant and ex- traordinary change in her, She had identified it. 01 that feet there was no doubt. Her Lame explanation that it bore a resemblance to the one sho had given to her friend was too palpably an at. terthought. I was vexed that she should leave thus attempted a deception, It was certainly true that one gold pencil - case is very like another, and that a Birmingham 2naicer may turn out a thousand of similar pattern, yet thein- Iricate cypher engraved on the one in question was sufficient by which to identify it. 1t was these very initials A Unoapsizable Canoe You can take your childresl, your sister or your lady friend for a paddle with absolute safely in a "Chestnut" Air Compartment Canoe It absolutely won't upset—won't sink, Is high grade in quality and is itght to paddle as the extra weight is slight. We are Ontario Agents. Write 1 rcatalogue and prices. Complete range of styles. Canadian Gas Power & Lnnnches, Limited, Toronto Cluitdors of Engin** and Launahoo. Now for Strawberries and Shredded Wheat. Nature's purest and best food, insuring.a clear head and healthy body. Is invigorating Without 13eing Heating. Try it. Sold by ail grocers. eTorenP" have a provential reputation fpr style Arid durability. Menet Dory until you see your nearest Carriage Apcnt and get full particulars, or write for No, 48 oat.logue, showing our necv and handsome dtlsigna toe 1908. The Conboy "Carriage Cts., LinlitotM, Toronto, which had causal her to deny that it W4.5 realty the one sho bad purchased and presentee; yet I telt convinced that what she had fold me was untrue, and that those very Metals had bean places[ upon it by her order, Agan, had fine not spoken of its own- er !n the past tense? This, In itself, was a very suspicious o:rcumstance, and led me to the belief that she was aware el his death, if he were dead, leen ser tainly he would no longer be her friend. Her sudden and abject amazement at seeing tete pencil in. my hand; her oxcla- matlon of surprise; her eagerness to ex arsine ft; 011 were facts which showed plainly thatsheknew thatittrmalne d no longer !p hie posselsslon, end was yet dumbtnunded to find it in my hand. Heel silo not .also regarded me with evi- dent suspicion? Pes'haps, having identl- Rfoedul hperlay? ptosent, she su'epected ane of Tho thought held me petrified, For aught I knew she might be well aware rf that malt's ,tragic end, and the dis cowry of part of his property in my possession was to her evidence that 1 had committed murder. My position was certainly growing se•rlous, I detected it the rather Memel manner In which she took leave of ,no a disinclination 10 shake my hand. Per- haps erhaps she believed It •to be the hand ^.r the murderer. Indeed, my declaration that 1 had found that incr:minatulg .0b - jest was In Itself sufficient to strengthen her suspicion ti, as seemed quite pro- bable, she was aware of her fr'iend's tragic end. Yet 1 had really found It. It was no lie. I had found 1a in his pock- et. and taken it as a clue by which at- terwords Lo identify John. Now, if 11 were true that thomsn who had been struck dead. at my side was actually Mabel's friend, then I was with - In measurable distance of elucidating the mystery of that fateful nighleand sweet, tenting the Identity of the mysterious Edna, and also of that ruler of my des- tiny who corresponded with me under the pseudonym oI "Ave]." This thought caused mo to revert to that hour when d had sat upon the seat iu the Park, keeping a tryst with 5arne person unknown. Seated itt the corner et the railway -carriage 1 calmly reflect- ed. More 111ah a coincldenee it seem- ed that at the moment my patience be- came exhausted, and 1 rose to leave the spot shy ,nystertous correspondent load appointed for the sleeting, I'should have come lace to face with the woman whose grace and beauty held me beneath their spell. For some purpose—what I knew net—I had been sent to that particular seat to watt. I had remained there in vain, mitring a dozen otgaro'tes, read- ing through. my paper even to the 04- vert'scmen's, or impatiently watching every parson who approached, yet the moment I rose I encountered the very person for whom' i had for days past teen inactive search. Had Mabe1''s pa'econce there any con- nection w til the mysterious order which 1 had ,obeyed? • Upon this point I was [filed with indecision. First, what pos- sible connecting Zink could there be be- tween her natureemovemlenls and 1110 letter from that unknown hand? As far as I could discern there was abso- lutely none. I fried to form ''iheoriee, but failed. I knew that Mabel attend- ed at 1110 Royal Academy of Music, and what was more natural than that she should cross the Park on her way home? Her way did not Ile along the path where I had kept such a watchful vig- il end had I not risen end passed to- wards Grosvenor Gate at that moment we should riot have met. There, in- deed, seemed no possible combination between the request I had received from my unknown correspondent and her Presence there. In my wild Imaginings I wonderer. whether elle were actually the «'omen whom in my blindness f had known as Edna,' bet next instant flouted the idea. The voice, the touch, the hand, all wore different. Again, her personal ap eearanee was not at all that of the wo- man described by West, 1110 cabman who had driven one home after my strange odvenlut'es. No; she could not be Edna. As the train roared through the stif- ling tunnels C[Lywards, 1 strove to 'ar- rive et some decision. Puzzled and per- plexed at the various phases presented by the enigma which for ever grew. Isere and more complicated, I ,found„ any decision an extremelysItmcult',•mat- ter. I mu not a elan given Lostorm. ung theories upon insufficient, .evidence, nor jumping to immature conclusions, therefore I calmly and carefully consid- ered 00011 fact in tts sequence es relat- ed In this narrative. The absence el motives in several instances prevented any logical deduction. Nevertheless, 1 eou'd net somehow prevent a stLspicton oris'ng within me that the appofnbnent made by may anonymous correspondent had same remote connection wile may meeting with the woman who had so suddenly come into my ilt.e a mer' se- ined—on, it is trite, but the fact that no ono had appeared to keep the appoint- menu strengthened it cohs'derably. Whenever 1—thought. of Mabel, recol- lection's of Channtng!s strange admoni- tion arose within; mo. Why had he ut tered Mat warning ere 1 had -been no - gelded with her a few hours? To say the least, -It was extraordinary. And More especially so as he refused to give any explairation of his reasons, The one dark spot in shy life, now teal I had recovered my sight, was the ever-present recollection of that mid- night tragedy. Its remembrance:' held me appal:ed when I thought of it. And when I reflected upon my own culpabti ity to riot giving information Lo .the po lice 'and that in all probability this neg. ledof mine had allowed the assassin 1' escape soot -trod, l was beside anysolt with vexation and regret. My lhouguts Mr ever tortured me, being rendered the n1om bitter by the reflection that, 1 had ,placed myself in the pewee of ono who rrrun!nd concealed, And whose Mee tly was inviolable. As i declared in the opening of this nnera ive It seems eldest hlebedIule that in Leese end -of -time -century days o, man could find hens^lf in such a plight, surrounded by neyslerous enemies, and held in bondage by ono unknown end limey. aloe. Lebor'iously I tried to un- ravel the tangled skein of events mei ee cxtelcate myself, but, time with the ovules*, 1 found that the .mystery grow only mere inscrutable. The woman I loved --lee woman tet `�P;h.nn1 I had 111041y lloprd some day ere long to mere 1110 decteretian of the bre' rot et my heart --•had discovered ie my p055004100 an object which might wall to viewed' x1,s eekiell1tt of 'a foul andirrirDero tti cowardly crime. I Meted— Mcleod, 1 telt assured—that her sweet sympathy had, in an instant b -en turned t•. hat- red, I loved h e. I adored her with all the strength of my being, and I knew that 'without her my life Le. the future must only be an 010110=s blank. In the .weet• est natures 111ere can isl ne complete- ness and amsistefley With 4111 moral en- ergy, 00(1 that Mabel 1.0"050l it was plainly shown. In her confidences with n1e as we traversed the Pauls and Kell- en/ion Cardene she had shown, with ere most period. !idlest -nese, Mut she had 111at instinctive unconscious ad• dress of her sex w111o11 always renders a yeoman doubly (harming, Persons who unite great sensibility and lively fancy possess unoansotouoty 1114 power of pine ng themselves in the position .f another, and imagining rather than per- ceiving what is in their Marls. A fro' women Possess tela faculty, tub men never, It is not inconsistent with en. treme simplicity of charact ;r, and quite distinct from that kind of art whlob.is the resuit of rfateral acuteness and ha- bits of observation—quick to ,p, rcetve'tbe foibles of other's, and as qu.ok to j�L;rn them to its own purpose; -ivhich le -'a1 - ways conscious of !golf, and if meted wiLlt strongintellect seldom perceptible co P i Lr, others, ' In her chat with 111e she had no de- sign formed or conclusion previously drawn, but her Intuitive qulcknzs3 411 Meting, added to her imag'netion, caused her to bait -confide in me her deep sc•rtrw. Her compassionate (lisped - Lion, her exceeding gentleness, which gave lee prevailing tone to het' charm - tee, her modesty, her tenderness, her grace, her almost ethereal refinement and delicacy, all sheaved a (rue poetic nature within, while her dark, fathom - teas eyes betrayed that energy of pas- sion which gave her character Its con- centrated power. Was it any Wender, even though she might have been betrayed into a rim- menlary tergiversation, that f bowed and worshipped her? She was my ideal; tier personal beauty and tree lender sweetness of her cnaracler were alike perfect. Therefore my love for her was a piton—that headlong vehemence, that flulterleg and hope, fear and trans- port, that giddy intoxication of heart and sense which 'belongs to the looselty of true love which the feel once, and but onoa, in our lives, Yet I was hold perplexed and power- less by her unexpected and unacknow- ledged indentiflcat:on of teat clue LO ate unknown dead. (To be Continued.) THE IMPERIAL NK OF CANADA. A Creditable Annual Statement: The 83rd anneal statement of The Imperial Bank of Canada, just Issued, which will be found in another column, denotes successful'management, and is one well calculated to Mmes.: public confidence in- this Institution. The net profits for the year ended April 30th amount to $71,175 and this, added to rho balance of $426,316 carried forward from last year, and $191,809 premium reoelved on new stools fssued makes 51,- 334',300, which has been disposed of as fellows: Four quarterly dividends at the rale of 'i1% per annual paid to share- holders, $525,524; transferred to rest ac- count, $191,809; written off bank premis- es, $16,062; special appropriation applied in writing down bank investments, $100,000, and the substantial balance or $475,914 carried forward to next year. The &trong position -of the Imperial Rank nmay bel judged from the anlount of its immelate avaltable assets, 81.8,- 711,892; the total amount et, deposits by the public reach the 1mnnens0 sum of $30,150,125, which are secured by the total assets of the bank amounting to 813,804,1.95. Altogether the statement re- flects great credit on the management of the Bank and maintains the hest traditions of our Canadian Banking system.• 0 CAPTURING AN ENGINE. Haw a Plucky Enreneor Overtook a Run. away on Enfjtisli Railway. One of the finest (•'ories in the history of the railways centres round a runaway engine on the Stockton and Darlington line, says the London Standard. The engine was observed by the driver of another and morn powerful one, Sce- ing the fugitive speeding In the direction of Darlington he uncoupled his own en- gine, crosses[ the points and set out in pursuit on the same line. It was a long chase, but the pursuer, driven at top speed, gradually overhauled the runa- way. At last 1t came near enough for the driver. Io crawl to the tient of 1115 engine -and drop a stent chain over the lender hook of the other. 1-1e returned to his footplate, slut oft steals and screwed down his brake. This steadied the one'In front and so retarded Its pato that the driver wits able now to oreep from his own engine on to the runaway", put on the brake, and brie{ it to a standstill, almost in the crowded Darlington Station. CANADA'S GREAT CELEBRATION. There are now subscriptions an- nounced to the extent of about $600,000 for the great Tercentenary celebration al Quebec, and nearly a million dollars will be foethooming for it. Feu) an historical point of View it will be the greatest demonstration this Continent has witnessed. From a spoctaoular standpoint it, will be one of the most dazzling combinations if picturesque events ever seen in any country. There will be iho11sands of characters in the ipl'ocessiens, alt dress- ed to Ute very life. The tableaue, 011 the Plains of Abeahsm, where the his-. torte battleswere fought, will embrace all' the transcendent epoch -snaking evenle of Canada's romantic history, in- cluding Wolte's work up to his death. T116 street pageants will be of wondrous beauty, the claval demonstration of an impressiveness not heretofore realized. Quebec will be fined to repletion by thousands from England and the Untied S100, and Ions of thousands (401n Can- ada, but fully len million of peoplewtlt wish to be present, and' cannot land hole[ accommodation. One of the greatest mat4rs of arede ety to ![lose organizing tlo celebrator bas boon the question, how to provldo the mIIllons: ot poop% w116 cannot see Bank 0 Canada Proceedings of the Thirty-third Annual Conoral Meeting of the Shareholders, Field at the Banking House of the Institution, In Toronto, on Wed- nesday, 27th May, 1908. The Tbfrly.third Annual G naval fleeting of lite Imperial Bank of Canada was bele, 10 pursuance of the terms of tate charter at the Beaking Howse ot the lt: Ma Y, [ton, 271 h M Y, 1908. The chair was taken by the President, Mr. D. R. WI. lee, and the Assistant General Manager, Mr. E. Hay, was requastee to set as Secro'ary. The Assistant General Manager, at the request of lira Chalr'inan, road the Report et tut Directors and the Statement of Affairs, TUE RU'.PORT. The Directors have pleasure in submitting to the Shareholders their Teley-third Annual Report and Balance Sheet of the Affairs o! the Bank ae on 20111 April, 1908, together web rho reeve, of the operations ut the Bank for the year which ended en that day. The net profits. of the year, after making full provision for alt bad and doubtful debts, for interest on unmaturei bills under discount, for the usual contr:ebu'1lons to the Pension and Guarantee Funds, and also for the Special eee ntributlon to the Pension Fund ot $25,000, authorized under by-law No, 28, and for the payment of cit Provinclal and other taxes, amounted to $721,- 175.07, which has keen applied as fotlowa:— id he rate per per ane 'den havebeen a at t � o[ 11Dent, a .vr da () num, amounttng to .. $535,524 21 (b) Bank Premises and Furniture Account has been aredl1od: with ...... .... .... ..,. 36,058 55 (c) A epeotel fund has beer! set aside and applied in writtngdewn the Bank's investments 100,000 00 (d) Profit and Lees Account 11es been increas3d by ,... 49,598 31' The Premium, amounting to $1.1/1,809.06, received on an equal. amount ' I New Capital Seeek has been credited to Rest Amount, which now amounts to $4;965,757.50h. Brances of the Bank have been o; eneet during the year at lhe'oorrer of Bloor Street and Lansdowne Avenue (Toronto), at the corner of King Street and Sherbourne Street (Toronto), and also at Pori Arthur, Merseville„Port Robinson, Cottam, Azeherstburg, South Woodslee, Harrow. Niagara -on -the -lake, St Davids end Thrssalon, all in ibe Province of Ontario. The Head Office and Branches el the Sank have all. ,.been carefully in- spected during the year, and your Directors have again much pleasure In bearing testimony to the faithful and efficient manner in which the btatt have per:or'med their duties. The whole reseec:fully stenneted. D. R. WILKIE, Presieent. 30tH April, 1908. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dividends Nos. 38, 69, 70and Balance at credit of account 71, paid queerly, for year 90111 April, 1907, brought ended 39th April, 1908, at forward .. .... 8426,816 31 li% per annum . .... $535,524 31Proflie for the twelvemonths Transferred to Rest Account 191,800 06 ended 30111 April, 1908, al- Written tWritten oft Bank Premises ter eeductng charges of and Furniture Amount ... 36058 55 msneg-ement and interest Speaal appropriate applied due ce os fora, and after in wetting down Banks in- making fuel provision for vestments .... .. 100,000 00 all bad and doubtful debts, Beano?. of account 100,000 tor rebate on bels un - forward .... 475,914 62 der discount ,,,. .... .... 721,175 07 Premium received on new Capital Steck .,.. .... ... 191,009 co 81,339.300 44 $1,339,300 44 REST ACCOUNT. Balance at Cred't of A'v'ount 301.11 April, 1907 ............ ........$4,773,948 44 Premium received 013. LOW Capital Stock ,...... 191,809 06 $4,985,757 50 30th April, 1908. LIABILITIES. N%as of the Bank in ctrcull foal . . .......... . ... ... ... • •.5 2,907,042 00 Papeete not bearing interest ....$ 5,953,467 43 Deposits bearing interest (Including tnierest accrued to detej ..., .... .... 214,191,658 14 80,150,125 57 Deposits by otter Banks to Canada . .......... .... .... 123,641 32 Total liabilities to the public ..,. ........L,13,180,808 89 Capital Stock paid-up) ........ .............. .... ... 4,065,ee7 50 Rest Acoount 4,985,757 5J Dividend No, 71 (payable 1st /May, 1008, . for three menthe, at the rate of '11% per annum ..., ..... 135,460 98 Rebate an bills discounted .. . .. , . , • . . 80496 13 Salaamed Profit and Lass Acceued carried Mewed). . 415,914 82 5,657,62923 $49,804,195 62 ASSETS. Gold and Silver Co'n .... .... .... .....:.. ,,,, ,..,. $1.111.575 97 Dominion Government Notes .............. .... ..... 5,999.586 00 $ 7,111161 27 Deposit with Dominion Government for Bourity of note circulat'on 489,611 89 Notes o1 and Cheques en other Banks 1,368,555 38 Loans to other Banks in Canada, secured, including 13:1s re-dis- oounted .......,.. .,,, .... .,, 651,185 74 Balance dine from other Beeks in Canada ,. ...... „ 453,905 82 'Balance due from Agents in the United Kingdom ... .... 317,387 43 Balance due from Agents in Foreign Cauntr.ez. ,,., ..... 1,545,371 24 !611,637,188 71 Dominton and Provincial Government Securities .. . $ 534 618 07 Leans, Le Provincial Governments . . ... 915,843 73 Canadian Municipal Securities and British or Foreign or Colonial Publ'e Securites other than Canad.an 1,604,558 89 Railway and other Bonds, Debentures and Stocks ,. 873,074 83 3.728.095 53 Gall and Short Loans on Stocks and Bonds in Canada .... 3,356,607 90 $18,721,892 19 Other Current Loans, Discounts and Advances .... .... ..... 23,862,81E 60 Overdue debts (loss provided ice) ,....,...... 24,164 27 Real Estate (other than Bankremises).,., ,.,, .... 26:845 09 AKortgages on Real. Wale sold by the Hams .. 49,809 76 Bank premises, including Sates, Vaults and Office Furniture, al Head °Moe and Branches,....... ., ... 1,100,000 00 Other Assets, not included under forog0ng heads ..., .... .,,. 18,671 91 843,804,195 81 E. HAY, D. R. WILKIE, A.ssistent General Manage'. General Manager. The usual motions were presented and carried unanimously. Tee scrutineers appointed at the meeting reported the following gentlemen duly elected Directors for Uma ensuing year 1 -Messrs, D. R. Wilkie, tion. Robert Jaffray ; Wrn, Ramsay of Bowland, Stow, Scotland ; 611o& Rogers, J Kerr Osborne, Charles Coelcsbutt, Peleg Howland, Win. Whyte (Winnipeg), Cawthra Mulcolr, Hon. R:obard Turner tOuebecj, Wm. Hantltton Merritt, M.D. (SI. Calharhlce). - At a subsequent meeting of Me Dtreotors Mr. D. R. Wilde was elected President and the Hon. Robert Jattray Vice -President toe the ensuing year. the celebralior with illustrations and descriptions, to give the scenes of gran-' deur to the world in. their entirety, Arrangements have been completed by The Stondard of Montreal, .now 009(11zed as the National Illustrated paper of Canada, to tssuo what will be knewn as "The Standard Tercentenary Number,” published by George Murray Publishing Company, Moretreal. Wo have had Uro privilege of examining tbe, proofs of some et 1110 gorgeous sup- pierttents 10 go with The Standard. They, eclipse i11 interest, in fidelity et detail, in beauty of color' and execution, any thing ever attempted in Canada, and wilt bring the. Tercentenary oolobratlon right tato the 110111es or those lucky enough le procure a copy. Te connoisseurs The Standard Tereon. tenary Ntmkber is ono Mat expert judges would think could net be Bold under 0.50, end yet it is ie. be publish. ed at 50 cents, 11 will be praciihally the only Tercentenary Souvenir. The publishers amnounee that erect are M- ing now booked, and all orders mailed on or betore Juno 20111 to Junotl5th will be certain to bo filled. Atter that date the public must take their ehance; fleet come, first served. Where orders remitted for cannot be tilled, remittence well be refunded. The Publishers of The Standard, 171 St, Janos Street; Montreal, have gain- ed a continental reputation for their pub. hcation. The coming lane, to illustrate the Tercentenary Celebration, will cer- tednly be the most interesting thing of the lend ever produces[ en Ills Contin- olt, We predfet that in 0110 neente (offer [tic celebration it will be in demand at even 1011 dollar% a Dopy. They cannot begin to issue'enough le meet a demand that 0111 be plierloitlen- al, It le a pleesum le) testify to the valeta of o ,thing et etlepassing nrarit, .. Ekchange. feeiRagoeiettaeo FOLKS coj004100044.00,00000-0-0043, THE "BANANA 130Y," Finely little Necl Goodwin stood at 11th gate, watching for the "banana boy." 'twice a week, at noontime, .41)4 banana boy turned .aside Tran 111e route along the main rued and pushed his cart up to the t,00dwinga le. Prettysoon he . dart a ared reund he corner, end then Ned saw with surprise teat the banana boy 11ad a little one trotting beside 11(40-0 dark, curly - headed youngster, about as large as Ned inmate The little boy was chattering blithely, but as they drew near, )1e gazed et Ned with shy yet friendly eyes. "My leello brudder," saki the banana boy,as he wheeled his cart up. "He play wityou," He tools a box of food from the cort, and seated himself on the grass. "Come," ,he said to the child, and the little brother snuggled at the big broth- er's side and reached ur for a piece of bread—never one0 taking m6hLs gaze from m Nods face. Ned telt excited and bashful. To Have a boy to play with! What tun! But lie was not very polite about 11—he turned' and ran as fast .as be could go to bis mother, "Mother[ Mother!" he shouted. "A boy! The banana boy's little brother!" /vire, Goodwin went down to the gate to see the little boy who had come to play with Ned. When the banana boy saw her he stood up, pulled oft hes cap and smiled. "My leetie brudder," . he explained. "He all lona. Got no mudder—jusa mo. 1 take hewn away from streets. boys. You leetie boy, 11e all lona, too. Dey playa some." "What is his name?" asked Mrs, Good- win, "Tony," answered the banana boy. "An -tomo." "And yours?" .she aslree. "My name Carlo. We 'Mexican boys now. I talka'Mexican to heem all time." The big, brother smilingly stroked the little one's curly head with a loving car - ass. When the lunch was over, Ned and Me little brother played together, and whoa they were running and shouting Mrs. Goodwin came down to the gate again, I hope you will bring him often," she said to the banana boy. "You [night wheel your cart in at the carriage gate, and then they can play on the lawn." So twice a week the two IY)ys came to eat their dinner under the Goodwin elms, and Ned ale with them. Mrs. Goodwin saw that they had plenty of milk to drink and the food that she supplied made it a least to the visitors, After dinner there was always a halt -hour of fun for the little ones; a.nd for the next three days Ned could talk of nothing else. AL last, one day the banana boy came alone. His face looked troubled, and he MS absentminded and sad. "What is the matter, Carlo?" asked Mrs. Goodwill. "And where is Tony?" "He Des seocic, ma'am. I hate leave heem all lona." "Isn't there ony one tolook atter him? "No, ma'am. Da woman nex' door, she go away to works. 1 musta go queeok now." "Go right home and [etch him to me,' said Mrs, Goodwin. "I will take care of 11in1 until he gels well again." So 111e banana boy brought his little brother to Mrs. Goodwin and she nursed 11im. Carlo sat beside hien for hours, sblging softly sweet Italian songs, the Poll( -songs ot his OW11 home land, in a voice that was pure and sweet. Then, When 111e little brother began to mend, and the big one had to Leave him by day 10 go on the banana route, always at evening -time the singing was resumed, "Sing, Carlo, singl" the voice coaxed; and the sweet notes would swell and soar., —gaily now, .because the little brother'' was better and Carlo was happy. Ile was such a good brother; he could not do enough in every way for the tittle sick one. "How he loves that child)" said Mrs. Goodwin to the looter. "It is like a fa- lher's, and now he sings to him1' And the doctor agreed and said that such a wonderful voice ought be be cultivated. "I thtnlc so myself," said Mrs, Goodwin. 'f do not think that anything beautiful should be wasted, and if Carlo has a voice, some way shall be found to teach him. I will write a note to our organist, and ask him to call this evening while Carlo is singing." So Mrs. Gocdwln wrote the note, and th organist came; and before long Carlo was taking a singing lesson twice s week. And now he does not peddle bananas, but works for the doctor, and goes to ovening-scheol.. The little brother goes to school, too—with Ned, tviA10 both of the boys live at Ned's here, so Ned fe never lonely, and Carlo slugs merrily. —Youth's Companion. WILLING TO BE CONVINCED. A sturdy tramp one day went into a garden, where the lady of 111e house was engaged in attending to 111e flowers. Ile Wok no notice of her refusal to give cop." pert, but continued his importunity until a bull -dog appeared, growling ominous- ly. The lady seized 11 by the collar and held it, calling out: "You had better go atvay at once; 11e may bile you." "You ain't got no right to keep a savage Borg iiko 111x1," replied the tramp in out. raged tones. "Perhaps .1 have not," was lite coot answer, ' It 'yot1 think so, I won't keep him—I'll Id elm ,go." The latch of the gate clicked violently' and in twenty seconds that tramp bad vanished into. space. STILL POSSIRLTs', Clara --When Tom proposed keine. Ito. adlnitted that 11e had morn' money than brains." Maude—"Wall, I've no raaeon 1>n doilet. It. although 1 understand ho hasn't a riot• tor ta1118 name." .. T01111. i)se your prinked time as sem knowV the value of it—which imams tufa you ! abomlld not oraek'route with your gold waMIL.