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TtlE ADAMS FLIRMITHE ® United City 1•1a11 Scuaro, Tesoro to, Canada, t t? 4i f'tr04V.+0 43 -0.(-1"33 4"04 , Z40.0'f 9))+ (� THE 'HFIR OF SIkNIIEIGH THE STEWARD'S SON '\'044,f+04t'., Ci' 3 +0.4.0-5.3:(+rJ.(-KE+MT 7.!4-01-043 C.+0+ C. 40-/-04.0 -04 4 + CRAPTER ?::CV.—(C!ontinucd) l• 'aha co10i' rose to Guildford tier- ! ton's haggard faco. 'Po be in the s .501110 house with Norah, to go about London with her, to have her r to hita- c soil for sono weeks, just when her heart was sore with tho supposed desarlioo of Cyril Burne! What a 010110, for 1111111 "Thank ,you, you are vet;y kind. I should be glud, to run up for a few days, but a ifttio later on. Those matters_youhave mentioned trust be seen to, and at once," "You aro always thoughtful and considerate, Guildford. Come up to 110, 1>y all moans, mad as soon as you •00.11." Norah did not Indorse the invita- tion, but sat, her eyes boot upon hoc plate. Sho spoke littla during the meal, and rose with a looting of re - tier when sho butler brought in the port. Guildford Dorton sipped his wine ..au(t talked, doing his best to amuse the curl• and it vas not until thoy had got up to join Norah in tho drawlug-roma that ho said, quite carelessly: "Oh, about loiters. YOU Will 11117e theist forwarded, I suppose?" and ho kept his eyes down, as he waited breathlessly for the reply which omit(' motor so Hush to in m. "1('s, I suppose so. It is a nuis- mina, 110005,0." ",(sot ole see," said Guildford Ber- ton; "you don't want to bo troubled with buslnoss letters about the e; - tato; 10(1 circulars, and all that Will of tiling. I will 1011 the postofllce pcoplo to send thorn to me, and weed. thein out before I send them to yon. 1 can detect a business letter by the .envutopc, I 'think," and he smiled, "Thank you," responded the oars, with a bow; ").hat will savo me a :real deal of trouble. P1.0y do so. ' Guildford Derton'el heart gavo n bound of relief and satisfaction. All tiro Court loiters would now pasts through his blunts. Not only tato ont•1'8, but Norah's! "Very well. I lon't think 1; will comp rola the drawing -room. The people in town must be written to at once. Please 1llOke my excuses to Lady Norah," 1.3o trent foto the library and sot down to one of the writing -table:, but as he laid the •sheat of note- paper, with its gold-embla1oned (root, heforo ]lint and Look up a pen, a sudden suspicion that 110 was not ,alone canto over him. ITo glanced oyer his shouldercautiously, and with (.r. haggard smile, for he 1(nnw• that the suspicion was a more fancy; but 10 1001(0(1 round nevertheless, and it smiled to him that n shade, a formless shape, lens 'hovering cloud- like at the end of the room. Ilo got up, atul as he approached, the shape ppuared to grow less distinct and 111011; but at one moment it hall, his mind, taken the form of 13ecca, d its foeo wore the expression of rror which had appeared on. hate (('n sho turned and saw him ap" oacitlug ]ler with the handkerchief ad over his mouth. He staggerou back into tato chair and svipal tato drops of sweat fecou his. brow ]unci so Sat for some minutes, At :last 110 chew tho chair up to the tablet and began to write, but for tho life of him he co11)11 .0011 resist 1.h) awful impulse to glance over 11111 0110111 dot' 1100 (111(1 again; and oven or twice ho 10101(1(1 that tho ntvfui shape still hovered !n the corner or 015 1.00111. "T110 earl was right," Ito muttered to himself, with ghastly smile' "1 should be tia all the better for to change, DA 1' mustn't go ;vet, I roost wait for Cyril. 1311 roe's 101101'." On the following' Tuesday rho -oast and Norah welt to London. Norah by that Lime, was looking 51111 pale' and nano worn, and Lady 1t'erndalo iiad' almost insisted up,>,1 1110 earl's procuring medical 111)1100 for bor. 'lake her to Sir Andrew," she said, almost imperiously, "and ifyou hove (lotto se, by the [Imo 1 cola,: 1 Ip" --1,410 w110 going to London, to stay with h'ion1 ds, in a. w(rk fro,1 th„nee--"moll 111,' 15 1101 11,1rlc,ll�' bttor, .1' shall Iei1( ]ler ml,t'sclf." Norah ryas 5nri'l'ir1,d to Cod (11, house In Poll‘ Lane rulh('r 1arg;. ;:h,• hod1•ll Ixl to:peeled aling it I(to e t t t A tilhx; where a5, though it Would luav l,1no cninlut'tu.>ly Isto '011(1 of 'UI wings. of 'the. Courts it. me; one, or } the largest of tho smaller Park Lane places. She was also surprised to find that there were so many people still loft in London. Lads L'erndalo ane. other ladies lad assured 1101' that it would bo empty; but it seemed to Norah that a great many families wero still in town, and sho thought that 1:110 park looked still very green and pretty from her bedroom window which, IL turned out, was the best in the house. Sho had to thank Mr. Guildford Berton for that. Sho hall also to thank him for the well-ap- pointed brougham which Sho found et her disposal; foe the stook of library books which stood on the drawing - room sido table; for the regular sup- ply of flowers which carne every morning from sho knew 1101 sv11ere, little guessing that he saw then out each morning from the Court green- houses. Parliament (('as sitting, which n.•;• e0unt(d for elle -inese1100 or so many people in London, and Norah, with a great Ileal of surprise, woke, so to speak, to discover that she was fam- ous. Lady Ferndale had acted as courier in advance, by writing to all ha' Mends as enthusiastic description of Lady Norah Arrowdale, and Norah was astonished by thc number of caller's - and the invitations which poured in upon her. nut Dor the first Pow dayS she was too unwell to go out. 'l'ho earl wish - cd to send for Sir Andrew, but Norah persuaded hien to "give her a fete clays," as she put it, and spent talose few days of grace seated by her dow, looking out at the park, and watching with listless, sorrow laden oyes tho few horsewomen who stilt hatultccl taw row, and tho nur'su- I povelinA Sili Impoverished soil, like impov- erished mpov- h eels eddl boats, needs a proper fertilizer. A chemist by anal 3 `z- ing the soil can tell you what fertilizer to use for different Products. It your blood is impoverished your doctor will tell you what you need to fertilize it and give ,. ,e.. it the rich, red corpuscles that ) P are lacking in it. It may be you need a tonic,but more likelyyou need a concentrated fat; food, and fat is the element lacking in your system. There is no fat food that is so easily digested and assimi- lated as ;�? Scott's H'IiAI.Ilsi n r e of Cod Liver Oil It will nourish and strengthen the bed. whets milk tl,ncl el•ealr y ,1 ( fail to (lo it. Scott's Emulsion $Ile Same; 111R'n>'H 110 always > aln,t(i,hle and tl:lv.il, :s beneficial P y where the body is \vastillj; from any cause either in ilhildro.� ) or adults. (1 r sample free, We will send a sale p c ee 110 sato that, this i>ie- t 1.o 1n tho .for11, ()f a to label le 011 the svrnpper 01 05Ol;y b0ttt0 of .1011111. s1011 you buy: 1 lfya .11?4 1• 100T1BOVINE' 1717 nl,1,91W TfrtintOs Ont. C'i0r and $1.00,, .rt ]r - Alllilgtggii11/a molds, with their children, and long'. lagged guardsman, who, whatever tlla Season, were r11W(tys on view. At the end of the week, and by the than Lady Ferndale had arrived, aIle had managed to 10050 .her room, and she fancied that sale haw a smile of wcicomo on t110 e'arl's face that w;ta almost reader. Indeed, he row. from his chair, ani tools het' hand, and. he, looked into her faun, paler and thinner than would have seemed possible for a ft•1v W0rics' illness to render it, and, an len kissed (tor, 10 said: "Aro you better? You'—you loth: very touch thinner. Perhaps, of tor all, Sir An(Ilrw—•-" But Novell smiled, and, though it was but a shadowy reflection of the old, free -hearted One, it 'was still a smile, ",1r Andrew would prououu01 ran on imposter, papa, and charge, you a. duuhio fee. 1 am all right, land quite well note," But Lady Ferndale 5lart(11 (111.11 81)0 drove found from (3uoou's (late the 110x1', day, and stared al the worn face aghast, "My dear child!" she exclaimed, (('1(11 tender eynlpat.hy. "Do .L look so like a ghost, then)" said Norah, sutilhlg, "N -o, but you certainly' are—ars thlnnwr. Aud snore, lovely than 0vee," sin added, mentally. "Why, I (11!111(1 to take you to 11 reception this evening; 1011, T think I'd much tett 11' put you to bed," That would do me no good, 01.1 the recnptiml would. I am mato serious." she went on, taking Lady Forndale's face in boot iu'i' hand0 mal turning it away from her; for rho keou I'e'gard of the loving eyos embarrassed her, "1 think I am suf- fering froz n an attack of dullness; and if you renliy will take etc, I shall bo glad to go." "Very well, clear," said Lady Fern- dale, but still "ardor nulecid0dl,,5. "But you must wrap up well. You will, won't you? If you caught col:] naw—" " ,0o you think I should die?" asked Norah, with a curious senile, "Oh yes, I will wrap up well, as welt as Lord Ferndale used to wrap tea 'up When I left b'erndalo at night." The earl was rather doubtful abo'.lt giving his consent to 1101. going out. s0 soon, but at ton o'clock Lady Ferndale found her 1ressod and matt- ing. "Where 131•) we going?" asksd Norah, as the miniature brougham started, and sho laughed as she 11,10 to repeat the question, which was at Orsi in15(cIiblc through the Indian shawl which Lady Ferndale had in- sisted upon winding' around. her throat and over her mouth. "To the Countess of I)errington's," replied Lady Form -tale. "She is the WHO of ono of the cabinet ministers, and a very important personage•" "So we shall sea some of the mem- bers of Parliament, I suppose?" solo Norah, trying to throw a tone of ir1» terest into her voice, but feeling list, less and !ndiltor'elt.. "Some, I darn say, but there will ho all softs of other people. She is a dear Woman, but a Utile too 001id or playing the part of lion -hunter. 1)f course, it's aiwo;ys interesting' to sae famous p0oplc, but rho countess some times gots too many of them, 00.1 gets confused when. so many limns are roaring at the same time, and I'm apt to mix up the great pnintst's with the last new poet or tho famous actor, and it's awkward whoa ono has to talk to them." "I hope I shall not make any mis- take of that kind." "Oh, I'.11 tell you how to stser Blear of it," said Lady Ferndale. smiling mt80hicvOusly. "When she brings you -a great 111a11, the bast thing is to say, '1: should have known you at anco from your pllotograph,i That commits you to nothing, you see, and you will soon filed out whether .lac is a painter or an ao1c,r or a poet if you listen to lien for five minutes, because all the famous 05,1 care to talk about nothing but themselves or their particular •01101), 01, dear, what a number of car- niages! IL will bo a crush.". They orad% their .way up the grand staircase:- of which tho countess was pardonably proud, and.. ns 111010 names wore announced, Lady Fero- dale had the gratiflcation of obs:rv- 111g that "Lady torah Arrowdale" mode a scnsatfon. Sho had written to so many people dilating on Nor- ah's loveliness that t11er(1 was a good' deal of curiosity to see "La,l;v F'erndale's paragon," and tho Coun- tess of D0r1•ingbon, as sho gave Norall her hand, smiled with more than Iter usual SW00t11005. "T,L waS very good of you to roma, dear," she said, to Larry :h'orndale. "and very ](incl of Lady Norah to 1110,1:0 all effort. :f (kti so sorry to ]near you wero' 111 when I milled." "Many' lions to -night?" asked L arta Ferndale.. "Oil, 7'1'8, some wiry nice people, dear Lady Novell.. 11'110.0 you have rested I will !ring 501nt0 of them to you," Rutty Norah 111 pact scarcCl,v been scatted dva minutes before the countess ap- proached her with several persons, Your r a tlst and Poet has n. kaon eye for ism bee -UMW, and there (m5 n gen1l'til. (Iasi r0 to know t110 love -13' girl, the daughter of "the Siapor0no Vert-" "flat's what I. call a tilled face," said .0 famous p nn actor, who had condescended lour, history," ho 00- Ophelia, lv!.t.> •r ]clad, ((1111 ]las Cl' sorrow in sit- . a t•rya}ly. beast- s painter La 1 1 1 scended to 1 1 +' i• 111 I ua for half an 1 "A. face 011111 0 spondod, lacon1C0itj is too proud to go resolvoc. to heir h roc- " "\onsonsc. She is Lord :Arrow- dale's do lighter, and is as little like- ly to have 'Secret sorrow' as you aro,my door o110 ,' ":11) right. 'yon painters look on Lilo surface of things: we motors diva beneath. That girt, for all her love - 010, and nolwithe lancling she is Lord Arl'owdale 's daughter, has hall scum 51(111 trouble. And 110W I thiml( I'll go and got an introduction; 1 should like to h0nr her voice." Norah Das a 116110 til nrtlod and nervous :when ]sum :roma) horsnlf 811r- roun(lecl by 1111111 owl woolen borttang names N11(4)1111 ad in nit and 11torlt« r, n11 furl' v minutes 1111101, tore, I n arcs mut res t c 'Mh, n•n!rlil vanished, 1 v1)d sh: found herself' llstonitlg 0)1)3 talkies', too, wit11 something like enjoyment.. • "You have not seen "I'ho DTod('rn Gallery' yet then, Lady Norah?" said a famous artist. "Ali, yes, you haus only Just conte up to town, I Ilopu you will go. There aro some capital pictures thorn really worth seeing," and hu mentioned 0130 Or 1100. "You have forgotten tho hest," said another artist, who was stand- ing near. "I mean that ono or the now man's, 05011 Borne. I forgot its title, but it's the 010 01111 1115". (1511 10 it." No1'a11 had hens listening with up- turned face, and Oct 1101110'Cyril Burnes' struck upon bar so huddonty that it seemed to 1101)1.150 her of breath and sight and hearing. The artist who had Just spoken SAW her faro change, saw it- grow gradually whiter and the pupils of 1110 lovely eyes dilate as if with 50(01' Sharp pang', land he Wok a stip for- ward and hent over 110r. "You find til,] room too hot, Lady Norah?" ho said, in a low voice. But Norah was determined not to ho overnlaslerod. She would have to heal' his name again and again, es pecially in London, Duct (('118 sli0 to wear her heart upon her sleeve and tvinco and change color every tins) she heard it? Her maiden pride mum to her rer- 01(0, and she raised her eyes to the artist an.d forced a smile. ".Lt is a little warns," she said, "but I will not go, thanks," As she spoke she laoko1 round rho room, picking out a gentleman 11x',2 and there, and asking the artist to 1.01! hc•r who it was, for he seemed to know cvely one, and had be)n giving her a great deal of informa- tion, "That is So -and -So," lie said, tell - int; her. - Anel that genitleman standing by the door?" "The tall, handsome 1na11, with ey„- 5(0ss0s, 1001ting as if be were tired and borod?" "Yes," said Norah. "That is our now poet, the coming plan- 7318 name Is Wesley—John Wesley. Sounds quite clerical, doesn't it-?" Norah looked round p1100usly. It seemed as if there was no respite for her. She 11011 just reeovored from the pain and mism'y of hearing Cyril's Immo, and now hero was his doarest friend! "Looks a genius, doesn't Ile?" said tho artist. 2,lost pe0plo are afl'a::l of him—cynical and all that, yo'/ know, but in reality be is the ten- derest and kindest -hearted man that over shad ink, Toro ha comas; the, countess is bringing him to you, I think," The surmiso was correct. Jack had Rem IF YOU HAVE NOT TASTED D Ceylon (aroEsn Tea, because it is fel "tritely superior to the finest Japan Tea,. 40c, E0o and 600 per Ib. BY ALL GROCERS. Mom REMO TIIak of It a beautiful 11ug of lima cos, the most fanhlonahlo l r trot {riven ah,alutely free, Such au off, W 130 never , 0d bolero. Tho only reason 50 con FFord to du It le that son errnnged for mono h,nd,mno omdurBla he 411111(30.1 11111,e enmo er and got them nearly 111 coot Tin ling I 41 Inches long, nearly 4 ,nchco w(4,, mode of 1),e l,at 4 nmot nine Fox FW. tovery rely natkand fluffy. It Isd rlidl nodded. lined with o come ulm4-,o1 sotto and m mental Intl four long tattoo( Moo Fos also. 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