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Li I I(1 J �'3.' S SWEETHEART. 110, NPo1; every cue diatreesea hor, I
think,"
sly tee. Amiens of ',Masque, near telex," 22 Except you," says VyIlOr gol0kly,
l 01 1,011n ilt mil 0i0nn," "rt1V1.1.'i "T think perhaps she lfOolvs hon 1'lx=t'ois none," doelaret+ Mts. �\ u.
":111,; I1 k L1rry I,1'<'. IOVOL1 110101'08-^l11 truth, almost as well ,n ms triumphantly-. "-" at lee 80 far 4a.
as elle ticservod t0 be loved, And, you sir m11e1m and 1 1tav0 1; )l10, AVhat
tem melee µ0e• ie : vent 1ULIteeet 1 ,c,l sue, elle angst tall; to BOIile one," `1 $
Ibis 'seemed oar diseoveey is of eunrse 11 ret,
a (stow L,,_ sT t g 5„�ry,
wauldl.ml tlu'res tilt sleet hiut,yt'itlt' „'1'haroisliottvmrle," {1"ll�,Wiettl7 kylaY v,Jit 6"u�1lCr;49!o
out knowledge or i' nn.tlsor:tueo of that "Yes; but 0110 wants a woman aolne. yet unielowp lint Hook for happy
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long suppresseu, sweeps over nor tape.
She loses all self-eouteol, au& singeing
Upon a lounge near hor, covers her face
with her hands,
(111, if there ehuuld bo any :Mistake 1"
sho unu'nlnrs, fn a tone of terrible fear.
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j3U °IN E lS COLLEGE.
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f 'i11Ps SSUOWI1 SCItul,Ali'I'I(.l 11:AIt
_L oath tit 0 coil Sept, let. ]darn department
1 B'jyr;'• I I NIDI charge B I a (loo Jul.4. Tsesnipel'iapl'ar-
r o duet „i hdlg.
�., tloalLrnlnai 4 Itrtho olltc lute u
1111100. 1 to r0 1 1:1:0 Ire already ti sod
10(1(11ngl r�e •
open otblc pooitioor to the ell to Mete/al 1001.
oft114,)1in1011 7 uerketit rens
AO 0
wont ooarothoroughly propnre,ifor Peaitsves
as 0ook•lroopore, short•b1nd 1Vrlter0, t:erxc•
epond onte,or Tolaprnplt operators . 8i0 don to
r000lvott atnn y Limo, For circular aud oats
I aeoo,Rlv1»g hilll i Aiio00:111l4TOIC eyriveirl'
le•0m"
strangegreat 10Vrthat lay between these. • tunes,'
Poor sweet dead fact-1Lls:test110 seesir! " That istrue,"says he. There is 0
"Sweet stilt, but now not soli little silence bebweeu them after this,
Was the shot month ,1'((1' 4'y 1ern '.11•,t n"`I tiled thea-" I would go Deco fmrbhol'
mei;
Ana m+�uec, hat eml,d!•.d c.t t:,•, tb�a t'A l,lu:. than poo," he says ; " I should say there
2,121140; and 000 or two peopl0 who Want Sotule
And gr et „lateV lel ••1-bho11 luveyre: lartic»lar woman, not sometimes, but
Aad W, t but 111,0 ape , , 1 1. 1 „
Thew, ltof .,tour 10 wa „eu.,s wele`n,d; always,
Aud ow t hot o' a vo.tnr.� w t , , oa 1v til;, perhaps !„ she sighs again, and
The body' U,ttt non wlathuA ((111 m al nidi" goes with hint after that all the length
A. cry breaks from him Elmira:ing of they goudly avenue, without vouch•
the sapling oak near hitt with a tree,. sating him enothee word.
tiling arta, he gyros hiteseif op to sa.l,test She seems lost 111 thought, and, giallo-
thought. His eyes are riveted upon the, int' at her from time to time, he cannot
Swaym1 water; leis brain, unsettle,, by its but see that 'moll thought for slim eon -
lengthened, vigils, hurries from thought tains no place.
to thought. having for the 'sound-lvork As they reach the flight of stone shops
of its ima,iuics only her-- only Dolores, that leads up to the hall door, a woman
Alas, the little graceful head, with its disappears through the portals into
bright sunny curls. its soft n nldt00 elf' the dusky hall beyond ; a young 0tan is
' -looks, shall he ever again behoel It ? about to follow her, lint something--
' Never. never 1 low iu the earth it lies, perhaps the ereshine of the gravel be.
iia g'ories sullied, its he., tithe, shorn, neat!' their feet -causes him to turn
^.,A.1), dear Iloaren, Why Inns; 011011 his head. li000guioing theta, ha roue
Ohms he? ' I, who have believed, have down the steps again at111 up to them.
truete,l in Theo : have pity 110W 011 nee ! It it Sir Chickey Chaucer, in a high
See, Lord. how 3n my oe.`ret soul, when sbate of heat and eecitemen1.
Many man of ;sty generation have turned " So glad you've 0onle," he says, ad -
from Thee and reviled The,:, I have held dressing Audrey in a voice ecstatically
firm. I have clung to Thee, found plea- pitched and very nervens-" se glad 1
sore in 'thee ; now -naw d0. nut Thou You ought to know, you know. Always
forsake rue, DOW in sup sorest need; and
been n a friend of hors. Yes, pop -such a
hear me, Lord 1 It is but a little tiling day as we've boon having 1" Ho stops
I crave of Thee, cue tool', trail, most short and wipes his softened brow.
sweet life 1 0h, have mm oy-u,erev 1" " Yes of oourse y01 really ought to know,
He lots his tired bead fall 'Inrwar t on yon know." he repeats impressively,
his arils, and a dry agonised Bob burets " eye 1 Of weee, ere you talking -of
from hint that seams to rend his emit Dolores?" asks Au:irey, growing very
tram body. pale; her voice trO,11i);es perceptibly.
Oen nothing he done? Is money, that " Is -is she with yen ?"
great laver, powe' lam;; in this 0000 to lift " No, no, bless nye-not at all 1 It is
the veil that hides 110. from hint awl Mrs. 1'Vemyes. you know, Excellent
betray to him the epee wherein oho ;s :' woman Mrs. Wenrvo-o-so superior, so
I'sthts habitable &01'b s0 large that one's seasible, so -everything, you know I"
hiding -place is safe, secure? Or hs it, as „ I can't see what it ie 1 need further
he fears, that death has crept in and know about Mrs.Wemyss,'saysAudrey
' borne his darling from earth's woes and coldly. Her suddan hopes have died, as
joys? snd,l: 21 a death.
"on that itgrsre but possible ' You don't understand I" exclaims Sir
For ono short hour 10000 Cbickoy, struggling wildly with his
Tim 00dd Ivo Iowa, shot ta^y 011:11,1 ro11130 fragile intellect. " We've brought home
Wait and whore they be 1" 1,
the story, she and I. Such a chance as
But that ibis not pna'dbie comes home it was 1 Yes, you really ought to know,
to him with abetter certainty. A great you know, Goma up. come up stairs ;
gulf that may not 1)e crossed liar he- she'll tell you all about it --she's got
ween the living and the dead. No,
her wits silent her."
' .there is no hope, 1 -he is one from „'Thank h8006221" says Mr. `/'vase,
ltito tor ever. The dreary says must With a sigh of 1learbfelt gratitude to
pass him one by one, anti still hope may beuetboieut Nature.
Prot be his. Desolates winters, joyless „'Tell us what?" demands Audrey.
en:nmers he 'will endure; but, as for fu an agony. "Ie Dolores dead? What
laze^ lo it ? What have you heard? •
Be flings lib "elf clown amongst the She is so pale now and so imperious
Tallon leaves and hnr;ss his faO0 Ont nr in manner that the miserable little
e1ght1 his over free 0111:11 rocs 1'(0(401.• baronet loses the last remaining K
OK }
euiliug to 011r beginning„ and, at all
0vente, there le hope,", t'p'1}ili ]3 ,
" Audrey, do you hoar time ?" clews .9..
OHS Alntlrin, holding out her trembling
hassle, "'There is hope, they tell se e
Tlope! Oh, most blessed word l"
" Hope ?" stammers Audrey, who ran. ___
not yet divest herself of elle tette caught `y , Ra. 11aor1•if ,
below from Sir Chickey's binnderiog;ex-
planation, 1'1r0et,sinaInoeWOnus, - itiic111cs1„ Owe
" Yes ; didn't I toll you so?" whispers
that youth at her elbow, etallufeatnrer of throe 1.1 fforea 3 kinds of
" They have brought mo tidings of windmills . Thu he simple sttmadoo% Fo =ata or
my child," says Miss Mattttiu,witli doop eatietootory.awlu( wood''''I''''.1'1ou 11 ave no
tag water,
ttg{taticm. " She 1may '-yeth be found. driving maylightmu hind UISPs ltav000'
There is hope, 1 tell yon -hope 1" equal. IC, 1'
She clings to the word. It seems as onroda vorld.wido rot:motion. In'ow lsn6 e
thomssllelnysoporlorto many a
though she is determined not to lues hor market aud aqual.to any over tnado • "rh y
hold upon the sacred thing thee for He 1,,m„..q1rwaterm00tcet,orlaree1tamtiooa
long has been denied toiler. See roouas tree seg°tp ¢a oz arlteuiu ebetoi elbutb�l
004111011 4.2f, V4.
to it d again
fra -
teut'hat'tihlels 1'irening on, that trains remit of that poor thing he calls los
-wait for no man ; he. Thinks only of her, mind. Ile grows visibly distracted ; he
leis 1211.3 love. A ATO011 breaks from h.im' appeals vaguely to Vyoer, who is ro-
le 81;111 i011130a epee the ermine esteere girding him with unexampled amaze.
aud ficin orev0111 into space- xn0ut.
' 1)010r1,s, 10)or001 Un. my heart's „ She onght to be prepared," he
idol.shall3xee-'tb never again '" . says, "she ought indeed' shock's are
1 ,t -4 'n . ,y 1,`,_ x. very bad things. Now do be prepared,"
33y that sad7alro's 111010IlotavOrle lie entreats feebly, turning again to
lingers, dwelling upon the lost joys of Aulrey.
his life, until he grows sad as theme poor It is quite plain to both his listeeett.
Ieraelitass whose griefs are known to ell'. that he hie altogether forgotten what it
At length a sudden fear, even more is he wants to say.
painful than. dime gone before, stirs " Ali. then it hs all over 1 " murmur'
slim into remembr000e of the living Audrey brokenly.
moment. He springs to his Poet, „No, no, not yet -mil quite; it u.ay
Glancing at'his watch, it tells him that sheer ha all over," says Sir Ohiekey,
Ile has overstayed his time, and that gesticulating madly. " We don't know,
the compelling of sad thought has ese eau's say, Ave can't be sure; but you
drawn him from his allegiance to the ought to be prepared."
' :passing hour. Already five o'clock has .• Who 10 G) 1110301e3 ale? " exelaints
:struck within the vil1age•tower. The Audrey, 111 a Berle et deep grief largely
train for London has started. He is mingled with irritation. "oh, let me
late for his jo0rney-to-day. gat to
This knowledge in })1s present strain- 111113 I „ somebody who can speak Eng.•
cd stilt0 of mind -114 terrible to him. He She rneine pastthe bewildered Chau-
11as been false to his trust, a laggard et cur who is still combating with his un -
his 1303)1-110, lobo Ilan ao 800rn t0 find fruitful brain, and enters the horses.
her, 3)0 she alive or doted!
034(1111 11ll
' You have had 00310 of Dolores 1"
falters Audrey ; and thee all suddenly
bee p1o21d reserve va0isl'es from her ;
the turns aside, as though with a vain
desire to hi le herself, and bursts into
,ra:•n.
'They are the first tears any one there
Imo ever s0en her shed. Some people
Keens horn to shed tears ; to others it
seems impossible that en al sad weak-
30,inee Dau ever be kuowu. Audrey;
proud, reserved, insolent, has passed
aln0ugst her kind as being one of those
who are literally devoid of feeling for
the joys 03131 woos of their fellow-orea-
tures. Her grief now is a revelation.
To one of those standing in Mies Ma-
ter;u'(1 boudoir, else girt -thee bowed
with tender nolioitudo for herfriend-
((10k:•1 ,wester MY r than ever' yet she
seemed to him in her brighter, gayer
Loire.
Tell her all !" says ,Miss Matnrin,
layiug her baud on Audrey's arm.
The tough seems pleasant to the girl.
She acknowledges it, and, sinking upon
her knees beside Miss Maturin's chair,
hides her fano in ]ler gown. To see
Audrey u0w-t1c1s clinging with swill
au utter ai,mndonment of herself -ono
would hardly 1800guis0 hor.
"There is so little to tell," says Mrs.
Wenlyse, vel,n is still gladly exlitee.
But 1 300npt help thinking even elite
little may lead to something good. You
s0c, I had started to see a friend at
Loans. This morning 1 wont, and at
the station met Sir °hickey. Heseemed
so idle that 1 asked him to 001118 with
me -most fortunately 1 asked hived"
says' this good-natured woman. He
came. We arrived at Loans. I didp'e
quite know the way to my friend's hog :ifd
so I sent Sir Ohioksy to make inquiries
of the station -master. Instead of t11a%,
he fell into conversation with the station•
master's wife, and -well• -yes, ahe-
Dolores-had been seen by her' --she had
been seen there --a pretty creature in a
duet -coloured ulster and a white gowu.
What led to the conversation between
the woman and Sir 01110ksy has never
transpired; but I went back myself and
cross-examined her, aud it was cel ta1nly
all true, The description exactly an-
swered to Dolores -the little fragile
figure, the nervous tihildfsh manlier.
Yee, yes„ -Mrs. Wemyss bxeako dowp
a little-" I know it was she," she says,
with a suppressed sob ; •` and so 1
rushed bank to tell you all of this faint
0111 to her hiding -place."
Here Sir (Jhieksy, who is in re fever of
excitement, break into the 0onvereation,
Meet ' etornary thing i " he says. " I
asked her if the girl else saw wore a wliian
gown. A. white gown, mind you I I re-
member how Miss Lorne always wore
white. It fetched the old woman fu 1t
hurry. ' White?' says she. ' Yes; 1
saw leer from the window as she talked
to my Tuan, and }ler gown wits white.
mere enough.' 'Stornary tbiug111h001(1
hare thought of settles' that -ell ? Lead.
And Dow -00821 now
she 111033 have " Look at that -look at that now I"
}
beau found, may he awaiting him. A
curious certainty slues at Inst she has
been diecoverea-just when 110 has
proved himself apparently cold in his
starch---talces full isossesslou of him.To get to town by any means 1e his first
thought; hot notion, he soon discovers,
is beyond him. To charter a special
train would um; he possible in this small
place, to drive to town would be more
impossible still, with 17113' hope of get-
ting there in time; there is therefore
;labile; for it but to wait for the night.
until. But how to hear the suspense to
le endured between then and now ?
!Still half dared in mind and wearied in
body, he retraces his steps to Grey -
lauds. the only 110010 Ile knows.
1,1 r,n :;e 4`
Audrey, after her encounter with
Bouverie, turns aside from hor intended
visit to Greylauds, 0011 wanders idly
•away. into the deepening woods upon
her loft, lost in sad thoughts of her own
malting. But, as the shadows grow
longer and ever longer, and evening
thrusts itself npon her., she rouses her-
ee/lf from her gloomy droamings, and,
mindful again of her original purpose,
once, Mere with hurrying footsteps
hastens to Missl'.Iaturin.
Almost at tho gates of Groylands she
rabies her eyes, to encounter Anthony
Vyeer. She is feeling dull and dig.
heartened, and itis without a greeting
smile that she extends her hand to him.
' What have you been doing with
yon Self ?" asks he, regarding her at•
t0
exclaims ho accusingly, turning a bosh a iv' uretieu-•eh ? I declare to you. who,)
glance niton ho ought
"She's quite upset 1 33®nrd her answer an, thought of Alio
by all this; abs ought to hare been pre- Logue, ®aye Sir Ohioksy, with tearful
I tired. 1 said so. Why didn't you tell o J was as t 1,S 1
her ?"
Tell her White?"-" Why, all about
it I"
•' All about what?" almost rears Vy.
ner.
About what wove hese talkin' of, of
amuse!" 8hou15 bank the small baronet
indignantly.
" 0h, go to the deuce 1" 'says Vyaer;
and, pushing him to one side, he follows
Audrey up the broad oaken etairesee to
the pretty sitting -room above, where
instinct tolls them both Mieo Material
and hor visitor are to be found.
Here a little scene presents itself that
is never afterwards forgotten by And -
ray. Hers. Wemyss,pale and impassionedl,
with the pretty gaiety that usually dig.
timed:41 es her thrust into the hack.
ground, stud with tears starting from
her ,yes, is 13taniling oppoeit0 to Mies
'lifetimes upon the hearthrut She is tusks, looking round ilpou them. "Ile
t,alkingtoherinalow and rapidltont, and Mike, at once,", 31",
i3 u*,inrn a good deal of expressive gas- " He has Oono 2131 to town," sage t}.udL
.01306 a WI dm illar a'Pumn.sa((3a m
sI hors n i t1 rearkot Addreer
refn0070 the
beet n le
w•1d DiOItitIs,/ditch cl].11nt,
MONEY TO LOAD.
1�l3S.ne3to ow, nr sem nr+%arty at
LOWl!1ST BATES.
PRIVATE
W. B.
AND COMPANY
DICKSON,
Solicitor,
Brussels,
FUNDS
Ont.
Money to Loan.
PRIVATE FUNDS.
9320,000
ofPr.vat0Fundshave iustbeen placed in
my lidndefor Investment
joy, ,: glad as if I'di oty And
- Ah -hem -ba h' coughs Si). Chick•
sy, retreating into melancholy aud the
background with his mie)ake and his
egnfueion. •
' 1'011 are a good fellow. Chaucer,"
says 'V)'aer, grasping his hand and
ivriup,ttin[,; it warmly.
, Yes. yes; 3111011 113eard all. I forgot
my friend and hurried back to you."
goes en Mrs. Wemyse. " But "-ner•
vou0ly--" this may be all I Do nob
dwell with too great oertainty upon this
tele we bring; disappointment follow-
ing upon such certainty would be too
terrible."
"Do not speak of clisappointulont 1"
exclaims -Miss Matur:n, rising suddenly
to her feet. She has het -hand still upon
Audrey's arm, and by a slight presence
conipels-her also to rise from her lkneel-
iug position, "Where is Dick ?" she
AT 7 1?ER CENT.
BorTwwlirs can have their 1 onus complete
'. thro''s days if title is satisfactory)
E. E, WADE.
Appy to
cp
lure, tl t bee, soy, conquering her elnotioll.
� 1 lie moat
be telegraphed Miss:slaturin, astat stone.
y +t, 1 t ;i era shed for 1"
i8 318 one turned into stone. 18 she glad " I'll do it," says `'Snot, with 1" un -
her
Kerger from
that Audrey, ys regarding 1rontod energy for bin/ that they all
her eagerly from the doorway ;vitt, a stare. " Give alb his address f"
But no one, it poems, is awof'hi
are -. s
pr0301lt address. 1lis clubs are known
of 001 eoe ; (131(1 then he would bo unlike
t them ly to go to diem with misfortune so fu
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1\f� ONIt]' TO LEND.
Any amount of Money to .Loin' 0r
Farm or Village property tit
6 & 611 PER CENT. '3:EAIIL'Y.
Straight Loans wick privilege of rd •
paying when required, Apply to
HUNTER,
Div. Court Clerk, Brussels.
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1TCHIAKING.
otos co
Tl] undersigned takes pleas= in in-
formii g the people of Ethel and surround
sing cd'ulitry that h0 ham opened a shop
where he is prepared to attend to the re-
pairing of
Watches, Clocks; jewelry, Etc„
In a manner that will give the best ofsstis-
faction.
All work guaranteed to be done in se
satiefaotory mantle) or no charge
made. A esti solioitod.
-Shop opposite Robertsons Hotel, Ii thel.-
NOTICE.
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The undersigned still keeps on
hand the
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