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111 night,
auto iucl((,utod that cit Lava durvlvvdc, tt, Graydon,
aclnlirahly „ now y yet I ro 01110 {110111 1 cm113c, still you havo
"Tho Moon is so bright that we could sleeping, and 1 eon slitI, Tho
away."r Bari is
drivo fad1, and I'm always happy When 111. anti Mrs, \Vondall partad from her
11( )'spill motion," feelingly and gratefully. Madge pro.
"Yon havo had the advantage of ino n(isu(1 In 00010 again.soon.
thou; yet Pro beon in rapid motion a for a row moments they drove in
good part of tho clay on oxpre,lq trains," silence, cud thou Madge sighed: "How
"1 feared you worn nob going to return young, lre.sh. mill full of beautiful life
to.dcy," mho said, Ilii '4110 Btrull,od out alto world a stns this morning I The
with him on tho paazra, contrast with that poor, suffering, dying
"Formal 1" girt is too 41001. Nature often arppoars
'Yos, why not?' strangely indifferent.,,
"It strikes nlethat1rniglita:sk,�llvv1"" "10'1111 it inliffurout,Madge. .1 9.,'
al1"Surely oli,r,11000ld 11'tt I1n,1•e 211.1 loi0 a, a ,;t of watJl with you for an hour
9(t this, lir. Muir sho t'.v t las'.;night in the 1000 s•n,�' 11 '
said, a little reproachfully. 00,1 tried to imagine you slain;; i!:
I would have yon follow your own 82).:1.2 1i) open window as 1 s'•.2' Ca.,7.0.
heart." 1vit11 the moonlight on your fa.,..; and I
"I shall follow it as 80011 as 1'Ov.,iIlo," 1huag111 that the 111(2- 1011 1.1.1.1 un ,,,1
8 Ito replied so earnestly that lin was dig. ungol watohin'; over her. You know I
ttrmed,—es'rTci:tlly as 1111: glance which am a elan of the world, but an act of
n?Conpaui.^d the 1v0edd was full of soft Ministry like this touches me 0101 l •,"
allurmeent au 1 ;appeal. Of her oern ac. "No, (iray,luti ; not a guud 04401, (4111
or(1 she put ]ler hand on his aril, owl a vary Bata 1 0:,:11(20(2 was t!10
poke i1( low eontenthd tonos, ".3 if s1t wat'.h.r.''
l t os stn rea11.1. ,
Itm at 104 tumid
r E l f „ lla
moon poured around Lor a hood of
radianoo, which gave her an ethereal
aspect. Her white drapery enhanced
and splritualizwl bar rolnarkable beauty,
making 1ur appear all that lover or poet
could ask. His own words grow kinder
and gentler ; bis heart went out to her
as never before : sho scorned s0 fair,
delicate, and prom in that witching light
that he longed to mettle hor at once
from her surroundings, Why should ]to
net ^ She had never manifested a mo'•,r
)rent' ' and yielding mood. IIe 1lirec10(1
I,, r ,tops troll]. the piazza to a some -
11.1: disliaat summer-(lous0, and 1200 re.
ht. ' 11110 was a shy half revolt, which
1 + emphasised the natural men Mug
unspoken consent.
':3. Muir mob still keeping her eyes
and from 1)af window sats them
1 :. ..,lel' the shadow 9(E the trees.
At last they wore sitting alone i0 tiiu
:summer nits, ill y91011 felt that
19,00.11 11(00 :; •21)1(14. 9('13ded,-111st (lay
mount) hal dpo.: 9((r e•gnirn(ally, ami
that hors 1(41(1 gr.,•:•e 11,.i:: but hu took
her ha!, I and leo;:o,l ,(Lill: ,Cly into bar
downcast face. "1) : Lelia—" 1(0 began.
A twig saappe l 121 the, 0(1301=1(t grove.
She sprung 9(p. 'l1 ash, Graydon," 4110
whisptrod i "9(.,t vet. Please trust nm.
Oh, "'hat 0m I thiu::ing of in be out so
late !—1,ut I could net resist. Como:"
and else started for tho house.
As they pass 11 ill at 1110 door he sail,
in a 1011, deep tonne, "You cannot pat
nnC 0:f mu0h longer, Stella."
"So Graydon," sho whispered, bur.
010011,{', al1(1 hastened to her room,
11n his deep fooling ho had not heard
the suspicious sound in tho glove, and
Miss w'ildnioro's nla0u0r was o.uj,• e,n•
other expression of the strong constraint
which he believed to be imposed upon
her by her father's financial peril. Ito
felt bitterly disappointed, however. Al.
though irritated, ho was yet 001111.1401
more than forgiving by th0 ailparout
truth 11111 she had almost yielded to
the impulses of (ler heart, in spate of
grave co11sideration:3—mnd promises 1',:r.
baps—te tlto contrary.
The thought of again appealing to the
father occurredtolnul, but WAS spe0.1iiy
disu,issed with unconquerable repug-
nane0. Tho very fact that this Ina')
coni olla,I his daughter to take such 11
course made Graydon wird' naver to
spool. to ltim again, "No," lie muttered:
"the girl must yiuld to nae, and 0111
loose front all her father's shifty ways
and associations."
:l1( I. •;t vias 9414 bcaluti(ul, 8.0.11...
thoug 11s 101)1 hint so w,tlteflil, that 1:
1ie:( 0 J, (.1,; ;,. ,
Calve 010:(1 112:, tll 9 01 1.114.1 .L •.411 151,I('al
1yt18 11e rose 11(0 1 mincer•l,,,t:.e. Aa ho
passed in, Graydon m1w that it Wad
A1101011, '1'h„ Wild: suspicion came into
his mild, "Could 110 have boon watch.
ing,p '1'lieu Lashed another thought,
"Could she have beeouo aware of his
presence, au11 was this the cause of her
abrupt Hight 1"
Thu latter supposition wad dismissed
indignantly and at once. Tho affair
leas taking on an aspect, however, so i)1.
teusoly disagrocablo that he resoh'cd to
writo to Miss R'ild)noro that lie would
absent 11inlsolf until Arnault should dis-
appear below tho horizon. loo would
thou go wonting or ta1(0 a trip to sono
011100 resort. This course, ho believed,
would bring 11or to a decision, and arbor
111011• recent interview he 00u1(1 81aroely
dou11 its na1ur0.
Baforo 110 was aware of it, his
thoughts returned to \ladgo, "Poor,
poor child!" 110 thought, reverting to
the 1)01)0111, "Well, for ot1c0, at least,
sho had had a good angel watching eve r
her. f would laito to soo .1radge') 1'ctcu
framed by tho open window in this
witching light. Would to Ilcaven tbac
Stops was more like hor 1 Yet St..lis
wasboautifnl 11 dream toanight. a,•-1 i1
seemed that my' vision 111 12,11
was on tlio very 0990 of tulidn,en(.)'
CHAPTER
:1,11101. 'a 110110,
Burly in tho beautiful morning of the
following day Graydon was out waning
a light carriago, for he roasuuc(1 that
after watching all night Aladgo would
bo too weary co enjoy horse -back 000x.
cise. .110 first called o0 thio elector, and
obtained oaroful directions ON 1.0 1110
locality of Madgo's x0101111, "The best
I owl do is to go with you as guido to the
trout -stream, and then drivo back by
moonlight," the doctor adclo(1.
Withal an hour Graydon reached tho
cottage, and Madge ran out to woloomo
him. "Now, this is kind and thought.
fel of you," sho said, and thoro was no.
mistakable laclnosd i1( hot fano,
"Dear Adage, you havo had long,
dismal night, I foal,. 5 can deo it from
' TL::..-. „Le it 11,—tlutt is, 001111ntt0
no story from t1() point whero Mary
lift oaf;" and ho 0x!„111(119)1 about 'Mrs.
linir'a aeenaut of the previous evening.
"45'3(1, yen know w•.t1t a 'wilful crea.
1 ire I ate ?" she be' w, with the 41im•
Mel' of a smile.
"011, yes : I've learned to uudur4taud
that feature of your royal womanhood.
You aro .trying to bo a woman, lia:lge,
Kell, you aro one,—the hind I hole 1.0
111. Sou 11010 mn011 bah 11111((1;8-1 bc•
!love, y0t don't understand."
":,�o justiug or eoulpla nent; this
morning, please; I'm do heavy•lleartO(
for then( 11 ,w."
"You ought to I,-) s"rano and happy
after do kind 11.tl,uwt a deed.,"
1(\o," 511•, salt, decisively; "111111
sympathy must be superficial which can
(tads almost a:::nu;.11ately into self-com•
placeucy. (J Graydon, itis all HO sail,
yet not sad; so passing dtrango, yet as
natural and true. as life and (loath ! I
did sit for hour's just as you imagined,
!oohing out on the great, still mountains.
1`I-Ivur did they 5114 11 so vast 11111 stable,
'::1(1 our life so vapor•like, 1(8 10.11011 I
hoard that pour futteriut,, bre(1t1, 00nlo
and ;;o at my s111o. lfut.l am a12911pat-
ing. As soot as Mary departed ( in.
c�1.)10 as imperious as .1. d1(1(911 to bo. .I
1410 that the Luer 11,(2,1(2':• had ((240124111
about the limit 0: 1(9' 3uduranc4, (ur1I
arranged the 101(21 i1( the dit;ingaoom,
ee that she could 41.' .•(1wn at encu, say-
ing : "I nm a strau •t„r, and young, and
its not natural that ''u 4 should he will -
giro :o giv0 up to me leo much, DM 110 I
SSELS POST,
TO THE FRONT A . ti;
shrinking child that crept down 1e, tete
linin ;•1(2(210 1(111111 we ((1591 (10'1, (221)1
frot, that day to this you halo boon
1'and 023,1 111110111 to ino, 1 said
that 1 r)gluvled you ad (1110 of the host
1', ' nils 1 had au tho vtii'Id. 11(2(2 you
(1.1,14 1 forget low Kind you Ivory when
du 1011 would not 1011-, tolerated the
1999(03? J 111(2 Lor Ont who for.
tart, and agmutes the past, who ran 1,0
011 to nett' 11.1411,!,4 w:d i (t lri„i)1 :shoulder
for o:d ones. 'Lot ns end these yds.
tuel('rstan,liu; s. 1)rfure the ,year is 1(u
3o t will probably be ru;:r.gccl, (('11,11
married. Our lues will -bo 1r.'dt.1
separated, That is inevitable from (11
a,
.'1;1
a
r.
St
fe
belie%e. 1 ea certainly glee me the im-
pression that if I marry Stella Whit-
more our li:;r> w•:11 lto separated,"
"Yon dent t„1,e nature, 0.4 t.1ally
(TO 13E CONTINUED.)
u of tlneg.>. pa distatem 011'
l sta:t:. t4,(1 ((0(.0 (30 Buell a,, parallel
8 10(1tlly from misunderstanding, I
00 should not I11eo1 again in twenty
'ars 1 :-::21(21111 be the sauna loyal frith 1.
cw 1'13 said it, 111(1 don't 1'011 1110
gain by sp,:':'11g 11d if I had 001 saki
nil meant 't,”
"I can 5carculy toll whether your
.erns 1(10110 me glad or sad.
"ling is deeper than 'o1( will 0vel'
EAT \tA13KI;T,
MAIN firlitEET, 1/1t('8Rkl.a
ANDREW CURRIE, Prop'r,
FRESH AND SALT MEATS
Of crutainanyyiar1it1Ot 1havis ot.herm and dmir
1tagefrue 01 charge
00111,(B Vary 7800rab(94,
PAT CATTLE WANTED,
o11vh1ch 19194 highest market price w11,b o
Wen make 8pociNtyofbuy,ndhldeFand
Skins. I,"rl' Crarge ( the Piave, ,lex4,4 04 r
t llle4(1her'e.0elvellr3.4 tore.
ASD1111.1 OPRIt01
wish 700 to bo far away ; yet I cru sou - - -
jest how soroly in need of rest 70') aro ,
5',:11 Hurst finish your supper, 09.0 100
your (iirectious, and then lie 1101112 and
get every bit of rest you can. I can
easily beep awake, and premise to call
you wilt:W sur you are 1194)..311.'
"'Nancy,' her husband a l led, ‘Miss
Aldan is right. I se0 by t1(., way 11.111
she takes hold that she'll do (0(13', i,is •,
and you'ro jest boat out,' So bet,su(.1
tis we had 00r way.
„'Bless you, miss,' said the nom, t'•
ink; to amino in a way that almost 4.14,94'
me cry, 'I'ut as handy as a 0(2(21'11
'bout a kitelteu' ; and he soon l'1','. 1
that he was haudior than I (0111.1 ll.,ve
1, 'ii, for le a few minutes he pr, ' i
1 011 the well a 1miI, took ottt a cit, ,., ,i
elii''I('n, and broiled it to perfection:.
mr..1ehis wifooat soma ofit, and hi•••1
a little of the breast for poor Tilly, 1.:,
they call her."
"1>id you take any yourself?" aider.
1 t1 fu1 (;,,u :1021.
11 su4, Leit:a 1 nil 0110 01 those
prosaic o'cature,9 whose appetite nes..;
fail:;. If the world wore coming to 110
011.1 (0.11113'1 s11o111,1 11150,1 on having my
breakfast."
"Madge," said Graydon, ruefully, "I
might as well tell you. ;or I'10 sur0 to
bo found out : I (loco colied you ' lacka-
daisical.'"
"0/1,1 knew that over two years ago !
What's 1(1)11.3, you 10,190 ri;ht,"
"No; I Wad 9(0:; ri,;nr." fro m,.,'orod,
positively "1 ),(1021.. have rern,nawu i
the possibilities 0. (oar nature tarn. I
did 111 regard to 11(:(2' beauty, um' 1 „
11(0x0 higher rlual.t., s w i,;:'ll Ir'a t.t,l• o •
m1(1(4' von int• 1:,• ,1."
''01(` Lu;li, (2 ay son. Such tear•
Only paint due. 1 don't leant your cote.
phloents, and if any mon limb, a patron
saint of 1110 I should 1,e so exaspertlt0d
that I should probably box his ears.
Let lis stick to what is simple, natural,
and true, in all our tall:."
"Yon may say what you please,
Madge, I Boo it n4oro clearly 01'ery day,
and reproach myself that I (Sic( not
imam:stand you. I was content to
amuse and pet you, aucl you naturally
did not think 100 0apa11l0 of doing any.
thing more. Yon wont away alone to
nlako as bravo a fight as was over
battled ontiu this world, and 5 ba(1 (10
part in helping you, Mr. and Mrs.
1lraylancl 04'000 worth a wilderuoss of
superficial society -fellows like) me. I
now know why you diel not caro to oar -
respond with due 1v11110 making your
noblo effort,"
'Truly, Graydon, your memory and
ponetratiou arophonotnonal."
"Yon may disclaim out of 1,111dn/ma
now, but I know I am right. You make
my life appear shallow and trivial, What
havo I coup 10 that ast two years but
attoud carefully, from habit, to tho
(details of business, and 111011 amuse my -
golf? And 1v110n I wrote I merely
sought to amuse you. What 10010 any
tlipl,ant letters worth to one who was
in earnest 1"
"Graydon," said \Iadgol looking into
his oyes with gontlo diginty, "you may
do yonrscif injustice if 700 will, but
you shall slob misjudge itis I have
acquired a little of tho art of taking
caro of myself, and you aro doing mo tt
wrong which I cannot permit. I to.
mombor everything, from the timo that
vane Kind oyes rostod on the pallid,. Scott Act Association,
ALL
ALIT !
iesce to
tePublc)gnerallythatned begs he hitpurrchased
the Entire Stock of D. Frain, harness
maker, and hnyin brought a Large Stock
of his Own Male( ,he is prepared to Com-
pete with the Chenpest,aslie Buys Strictly
for 00811 A Complete Stook of
LTGH7 AND HEAVY HARNESS,
COLLARS, WHIPS, BRUSHES COMBS
TRUNKS HOR5E BLANKETS AND
VALUE S ,
And Everything in the )1012111x'4 Lin
l IIarness made to Order f ruin bust ma,
tenni 011 Shortest Notice,
Attended to.
ws-' SATISFACTION
r•"-, A (:a 01111tecl before Purchasing
Elsewhere
r(" DOfl'tfoi'gettlic,pIace lo Dr Graham s
Block, D. Train's 01x1 Stand, (Iain Street,
Brussels,
R. STEVENSON.
TAILORING.
0, H. NMaddaugh
begs leavo to notify the people of Brussels
and surrounding country that 1940 has open-
ed n shop in (ARAN+Z'S 13L0c(K, formerly
occupied by W. fI, Morris, whore ho will he
pleaded to attend to the wants of all favor-
ing hint with their orders, Tho best of
satisfaction guaranteed.
$:15 REWARD.
—UI—
Tho above reword will bo paid
any person who furnishes such in.
formation as will lead to the con.
viction of persons violating the
CANADA TEIIIP1:RAN(.II ACT 11). this
municipality. The strictest sec•
recy i11 keeping tho Mune of tho•
person giving the information.
llY OBD131r 05 1101
The undersigned 111 rutur)ting thanks to t1((. 1'): 1,11 C1•aillb4o011
and Surrotlndil(g Country' for tui hLih:ra1 :l'allullupt flit; l!:') The
paSt
li years would 1'aspecti'lllly, illti0iat" that h(' 11nh again 1., :Mined 1'L9Ei'
'fess 011(1 will 1)e found ttt the (/ici Stand, r(1td7 10 1111, 1.1'. 1, t1(( It 1t1,t4-
of his Customers.
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,
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