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VL A faint limfering 'lope that 4-tn1w 'auttt,4tiv freak on his alwaye igeem- i•s• eutislies intrt nmy Atli ex21,111 the Alt -mining cirepnatlittce te.,4 atittle,4,1 ,:eettrance molt'6 Stephen Trk.vor t, ttgr:144 to ontintai,tt some shadow Of , dyer thin roat.t.er, but, tint...mai- .' 4,•4,04,4411. that f4rove,-4, impoanide,- •, hone or two all 4 4ote, with the knowledg,, that ;rlittpS a seLtreb 1,4 44i 1.11 1.`V4-ey be done here for the time, Sir Stop. hen," he says earnestly. "It eeent. quite certain that, na poor Miss W not to b foud P4 1s111,114011V, 1'itliving ;lel er dead, our seiugh must hi, carried farther aliv1(1. Meantime WI' 111 nonont and prat t i,dlv goal fee nothieg, he best thing will be io 111 hon ; an(l. ir pos.ible, get a 'e: hoists' sleep." ftree of the genet -411 asaent Step Iteo cannot. ult34,4d; th••ioaii a,,te v breaks up; and tile 441.!,1,0.1. ;MN! 1) t 4i4IOV4l (1 14(4 Ni,!P11.,14 1'1144 W:41,11, 141;44 4..;1, v‘,Y, WEDNESDAY, ,TAN. 25M, 1998, ' s.tetteh.+414+44-444.+04444+.44+*+1 forts him to hear NelPs Own phrase 1., :t .t4epeated by the housekeeper's pra(41,1- 4, 1"'• ,,, , .4tt ' • 4 t I cal lips, and he likes too to hear her' i : etiy that the girl's conduct in in itVely 4, way exactly what she expected it to : he. "Well, 1 will hove her in ''our a; eie i; now." t "Ye', and do for goodnesa' lake • e, 1 setiwthims to oat and a MO, O i• 1 fl,.? hcgt tnerket priec! +'.,11; n, ; 1 see, Mis.. Slade is (mite her- s. ,„; • ,,.. ee,. i „IA 1-,;1„ 1...,,ur 11i1,14.„ • . ,,,,,,; ,h, 1,, opett:m? 10.4 eye- dud • • • • • • WANTED AUCTIONEERS THOMAS BROWN Seaforth, Ontario Licensed atuntioneer for counties of Huron and Perth. Immediate ar- rangements for ettle dates can be made by calling The Post, Brussels) Charges Reasoneble, Satisfaction. Guaranteed or no charge. 16-9. JAMES TAYLOR .1,icensts1 Auctioneer for the County .111 SY roun! Lt hr see you14 (1)of 'fermi. Sale. at! •ml 41 to in all part,e el. the ciitlikty, 0,r t1.1, 4,11(41(0(1 '44, 01' 114. pi*Y. Ord2r8 It'ft • ,:;P4,at prmtiptly attended to. • 414m, (.4.• ...• •• .4 ty.4 . lkigiave Po .4 U111( e. "t1'41,4, ••,•1•14to:y, ..• .-,4 4, ,•. ,,•• „ • „,...,„.. 1 1 iu 1 1;;-1:1. 4) 134 1.is441, 15-623 . ..s. rote 'tett oven t; ( et ar 1, . \ Hii ',.,. ',,,,,.„„, ...,,,,, .14,,,,,,, non., ,,,. ,, „ ,,,,..,. .,; i .. 3, J? ,,,,,,_.,,,,,,,,,„. .A..m.:tiettiss...e K E DI P 2. :,..,.:)- :. ,. i!,tj,),:q.. I;: : lli,.,. .• 14. i; ,4, 44 ,4"t ,,•1:4 4, 4,,,41. 4,1,1 v 41,- ...ili 11:+t I) !..•, :,:..' j:, ' ,it ii ..,'1 ‘.,i ' . ' ‘%',"1, . ,,,;,' -'.: .„'",.,);,.-,, '.',',. . ' :r'., • , I I7luv., -,,..nt::" Ns!! ceci.--4, i':':•,',..'‘!•-,,.';';,',4••• It '4'1', '.:4.;-tr1 hon • ' ..‘-:' ; . ., OUR SERIAL STORY The Disappearance of Paulina lake "She seemed in a great state of larmed, that I at last consented to anxiety, and explained that her mis- try to rouse her mistress. tress had made no sign of rising, and "I knocked at her room door at she did not know what to do about first softly, ancl then with increasing waking her, for, though the telegram looquess• . Then I called Miss Blake might be of importance, she was a- by name, but no sound came from fraid to disobey the standing orders. within. Then a great terror seized Could I tell her what to do for the mte--- a terror I saw reflected in the best? I could not, for I was as much face of Mrs. Clarke, who rad follow - at a lois as herself." od me and was standing close behind "I wonder you did not solve the me. difficulty by going to her!" Stephen "'1 wonder if the door is locked?' says. . she cried, her teeth chattering. 'Try Perhaps it is the slight suggestion it, miss; we have waited too long al - of disapproval from the man who .is ready. My poor clear mistress! , I wont to find perfection in everything know we shall find her dead!' she .does or perhaps some painful "It Was lny own fear, Stephen. memory that brings a vivid flash to tried the handle, and felt thankfully the girl's pale cheeks, an almost that it turned in my hand. The door 'frigheneil look to her dark eyes; but opened easily, and vve went into the she allSWON with a meekness that 1.001). St4Then thinks pitiful— "I think we were both relieved by "I should have done so, I SUnk; our first look round, lo' there was j for, though I was not really 1.111(111'iy nitiur lead body nor anything that 1 about her then, I was ve.ry anxious suggeeted death in the beautiful to know ths contemS of the telegram, room; but the second look tilled us guessing thr.t it came from you; but with a new and steings fear. The hew 1411 arable it makes me to /dace was in too good eedee, Stephen, - remsmber it 0044'! —4' had not part- and no one 111141 441ept in the lug '1,1 01 in team .i•riendly 'fashion the night 144-1) ''10)1 heti thit W ts neet'., before, 1I3 1 bloke "WaS 4'VX,4.1 with vd do''', (04. 1141 .1111, maid had 1.41 it xne!" ree oittttt l, '0)')', Miss 111 ('44' had it 1, Sir Stephen's turn to ilmth dently undressed, but her nightdress now. - still hung before th ilt-leas grate, "Xly poor little girl! I am sure., and only her thisk dressieg-gown ;Am she had ne Nome to be angry with gone.' you!" • "She was not unjust; you must not blame her, Steshen. She was mis- taken in a foolish matter which I could not at the moment explain. But thinkiles whet she ,1i .1, she had every right to be angry with me—to think She pauses, with .a shudder, and Stephen says hastily— "Well, no matter what she thought then! You and I know that you were not to blame. The great thing is to • know what Ain has dem; now! No ore disturbed her?" "No; 1 wetted until chute -II -time came, then for another hour, not lik- ing, in the circumstances, to leave the lumee. At- lc,,trth, just as it 4truelc twelve. M;; ; Clarke, the bensekremer, 01.4011' to me with a troubled Jodi: mid said, 'Don't you think, Miss Skele,• it would be better to go 144t1 Miss Blake's poem 11014' 01' at any rate to try to welw her by rapping at her door? Morgan, poor gill, l nlmost 111 hysterics through not knowing what to do; and 1 must say •;tin be- ginning to feel uneasy myselr. There was so 400111) sense in the woman's words, and 11111, seemed so reelly e - Vottememranwommemmomeatuldeattemerate•trawsumwsemouft• Letterheads Envelopes Billheads And all kids of Business Stationery printed at The Post Publishing House. We will do a job that will do credit to your business. Look over your stock of Office Stationery and 41 it requires replenishing call its by telephone 31. The Post Publishing Nouse "She cannot have wandered out in that!" Stephen cries. "Did you search the whole hou..-e thoroughly, Nellie? She may 1)0 111 : He does not say "dead," tithugh the grkn word suggests itself, beenifee Nellie's nerves have been triad enough already, • and he wishes to - spare her any needless shock. 'We' thought of that, at once, and the whole place has been thosougnly explored, but we have not found the 011011)>W 01 a clue as yet,' Nellie says. "Mrs. Clarks thinks that she remem- bere-lwaring her say that she 05001', no a 410, •to walk in her sleep, though she—the housekeper, I mean—never remembers her doing SO. no you think such a habit might return?" "Of voting; it might, and probably has!" Stephen's face clears It little. "indeed that 0e01110 to me the only possible explanation 01 1104 going out in such a stat e of undresei Don't fret, NolIle, Wel shall find her easily eneugh! lint the search !Mist begin at once, fm- if she is wandering Amu! -in this weather she will be frozen to death." shudders, "Oh, find her ,Stenhen!" she mks, with a sudden passion of appeal that sends '1, curious thrill through the Mats "Find bor and bring her hack alive, or I 'shall never know nnother happy moment so long as 1 liver They have both risen now, and Ste- pluin takes her in his arms, holding 1100 tightly to him for a second. "I will find her, my darling, and Heaven grant that 1 may find her .1 - five and well! llut you must not speak in such Wild exaggerated rash - ion; 1.4 M1114§ me to hear you. Even if we are face to face with a real tragedy, if poor Pauline should be dead, thatyould mean a great grief to us both, but neither for you nor for 4110 'WOW it be the end of all happiness!" Nellielooks itt his :Mee with dilated eyes whose gate is destined to haunt Mtn through the most miserable hours of his life, • et,!:14443 11,0i tili? :4:1111PI‘• inth the 10044, and &fr.:, dianal ofileials at the local p oree aud reilway-stetion into teeny of bewilderment by their co ,..; • ; eaeiy (1411 uess reds and finds them still wi out trove or C1:10, If the earth h opened and swallowed her up Di Blake could not have disappear with more absolute completeness- M Dierrit, a tall, thin nervous-looki man, with a solemn measured way speaking, io one of the first to give hope aml suggest an alternative which they all shudder. ' , • W44,4 4404./ 11-,44 Ask of iever dere of ,i,111. newt, Stedhen! T,.11 mt; all! You the )411s4 31040 something, or you 0.4 would not be buck here!" In "Unhappily, up to the present we A" have found nothing, Nell! All that eon be done has been done, and as th- soon as it is daylight we shall be at ad work again. You do not think that iss either friends or neighbours or I, cd who owe her so much, would fail in r• our duty to poor Pauline?" rig "No, no, of course not!" Nell cries, of with curious impatience. "But this up at suspense is awful! I want to hear! You have some idea—some suspw- ion?" "I am afraid there is only of thing left, Sir Stephen," he say lowering his voice and shaking 11 gray head. "We have searched the whole place, and Miss Blake is ;cer- tainly not here. It is equally certain that—as Joyce, told us—she left it in dressing gown and slippers withaut exciting remark, There only remains then, to drag the river." "I have thought of that," Stephen says; "1)1.14 14 lies so far off, so out of the way. Unless she went there de- liberatt.tly with an evil iettention- -" "Oh, I scarcely thought of sui iffile 1" the clergyman puts in hurrid ly. "Why ireleecl should Miss Blake who is a religious woman, with every thing in life to make her happy, b tempted to such an awful crime? Bo there :AMP; 14) be a ga'eat &Id h lb( hr_711..ukeepar'.4 ;ittggt'S.illl of Sanlnalll inli0.1111, end in thet case the poor lad), would be hobtlessly at the 111PreV any dream -born hat:Muse that mign lead het. 10 YiVers(de, tiler) the rest - is easily imagined, Th. ( eld may 114tve awakened her or some t31%-te; startled her into a sudden fall.' "Yeti are right!" Stephen orts, will order torches, and we will drag the rilay et once. Yes, I know!" 110 adds, with tierce impatience, in an- swer to a .mild remonstrance from the Rector, "For all the good we can (1•1 my cousin now We might just as well wait until daylight; but in the mean- time we might miss some other clue. n any case; anything is easier to bens han this .susponse," • Ile is thinking most of Nellie 1114 he speaks, -ror, 8ine014'e and Strong though hkt grief and anxiety for Pauline Blake the -beseeching eyes of the tdrl• haunt him continually. lie feels that if he returns to the 'Abbey that night without some definite i1lfOrnia- 1.1011Will be dealing' 11 death -blow to the happiness of thigirl he loves. "It i 1'r3ttli1 fully hysterical, mot., bid, and exaggerated of course!" thinks as he gives his orders and su- perintends their execution with t11) - flagging energy and zeal. "Hut the poor child ham got into her head that ;he is in 8011111 way rinsponsible for what has happened, mut 1 am afraid there will be no peace :for her until this extraordinary mystery is; cleared up in ent, way or another." The mystery however only incenas- „, as the hours go on, and the labor- ious exhaustive dragging of the grotty tree -shaded -and now haifsfroz, 4)1 river proves as frnit.10811 21.5 the 14e11(4(4h of the woods and rotu1,4, of the toWn and the village, has been The searehers, weary, bewildered, and dispirited, look at each :other is the gray dawn with questioning Oyoli. ,,ach hoping that his neighbour may have one more suggestion in reserve. It seems so hopeles5 to continue the search, and weak human nature is elamouring for at least an interval of rest, yet to ono and all it seems hard and. inhuman to give up the search while hope remains. At length the Rector relieves the tension with a few plain sensible wards that Win a muentur of 'aplproVal 'from all present. "I think we have done eat le . Her voice breaks on the last woad s' with a choking sob; there is some - is ling in her eyes that sends a 'thrill through Sir Stephen. Surely, even in the tragic circumstancesthere is something a little overstrained and exaggerated in her show of grief! He Slates himself for the thought. "011 course the poor child is hyster- ical; and who can reason with hyster- ia? Certainly not its tortured victim!" he thinks in quick remorse, then says aloud, "What .suspicion can we have yet, dear, w14,:h nothing but the fact of her disappearance -to go upon? To- ". Nellie cuts him short with an ea- ger1ir,;.4 that is—or seems to him to c be ---tottched with seorn. t . "l'o-inorrow? And you have besn -''abi tiles, hon,'s at work, yet have done Pestling! Bess you. 101' 04 00 trare Vagne chilling sense of snot 'thing wanting, somc4thing wrong I -en; 1'44, 11143d, but he dis- ' regards it and answers simply— ' • • "V4,0 have certainly no trace of not as 4,03 '(9,' (kw,: thor,. socm :my 101(1,10 40 5)101), ('4 tint any olle 1104' harmed her." 1v' rondo,: that a01 iced, «lief 1.111010.0 trom the black-0,'1-L ey44. "Be patient wi Ili 11e. dear, a 4,11 tell me all you have done; Nell se.ya. "Anything will be better than waiting -••-waiting as I have done all thi, night! If you 110(1 not come I think 1 should have gone mad! Indeed 1 aro not sure that I am really ::.1111.e now, for I imagine such monsleou horror7-4 'SP° thelll She covers her eyes with her ba-ar'a as though to shut out some hbleati video, and breaks down with a 4attl4 that goes to her lover's heart, draws her down het-iido him on the colch, holding her head 113a1as4 his shoulder, smoothing hack the soft, ruffled black hair until she ceases to sob and tremble; then he Saya (1 - tone that is at once tender and 111/1S- tIlrr111— "My 9001' g'4'1'11 1, know what you have had to bear—whet your suf- ferings mast have. been. Ilut You must control yurself. 'Yes, you can dear, and you will for poor Paulina's fake, for mine, for the seke.of us all! Come, my own brave Noll, look up and II1t nut see your eyes! Yon tm- derstand 41040 that it is ac1.1i,11 to to any nervous weakness at this mom ent when we all look to you for help." "To me?" The hot bends; 01asn bis arm ronvulsively. "1 onnaot help you, Inenhen! There is no one in the world who can belp you lese than II" "That is Noll!" he per- sists. It is you, and only you, who NM give its the latest1101011 01' Paul- ina,•anci even .to s -ere you pain 1 can- not refrain from asking questions that are necesearygner eat you .re- fuse to answer them. Why should you indeed, when yon Min have noth- mg to conceal?" "Why indeed?" the girl says 1110011. 11014401144, "Of course I will do all yott tell me, Stephen, and answer the questions I can." 1 . • - !on, Id,:1 /4, 4 .,a,,zatle p00,00 phpn for,,.t; 11.1, ..111 000411 141,'- • ...., 10144110 4•I444 hell) t.ro;41 Inc to-mght, (boar! the gentlene.rs which is natural to To -morrow I shall be stronger, mase I himancl t 11-1 „ 0 la. Clarke S amazement myself, w I lf, but to -night 1 am -worn out." • shakos the pale girl rather roughly „ "Of course you are!' he agrees by the arm. "Do you know what you tenderly. " I will send for Mrs. faro saying? Do you really knome? Clarke to look after you and put you I if you do your words are incompre- to bed." jhensffile; and if you take me for some Nell makes no protest, only leans 0" e se— back on the couch and closes her eyes I He pauses, his line white and stiff, while Stephen goes in search of the and the housekeeper puts in a sooth- housekeeper, an old and devoted ling word. "Don't worry the young lwdy, sir!" friend on whom he can rely. When she says. "She is a bit weak and be returns with her a few minutes later they find the girl still in the , wandering still, and does not know 1, Auettooe,14 14.:14 at this offica' or with; Thos. .,,,H14414, Brukttla,-4'll•ano 14.1-13 will ensure you 4,best, services at right prices • Box 484 LISTOWEL Phone 246 D. M. SCOTT Licensed Auctioneer PRICES MODERATE, For reference consult any person whose sale I have officiatd at. I 61 Craig Street, LONDON C. C. RAMAGE, DDS LDS BRUSSELS, ONT. Graduate Royal College of Dental, Surgeons and Honor Graduate Uni- versity of Toronto. Dentistry in all same attitude, her hands locked in rightly what she is saying. You just her lap, her eyes closed, her head Silently Stephen turns to obey her, 148 thrown back, her face ghastly pale. "She is asleep poor chilci!" Ste - trying to think that h is f h t Phones—Office 200. Residence 65-14 branches. 1101' Standard Bank. • leave her to ine!" e oo s o hen says; then as he touches her hand attach any importance to an incom- prehensible speech; but before lie he adds in a sharper tone," No, not asleep ---she is as cold as ice! Mrs. reaches the door Nell's voice recalls Clarke, do you think--" him, WM. SPENCE Ethel, Ont. Conveyance, Commissioner and C. .11. Agent for The Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Caned, and Ocean Accident Guarantee Corpora.. tion, Limited Accident Insurance, Auterngbile in- surance, Plate Glass Insurance, etc. Phone 2225 Ethel, Out. She is sitting up now, anti, though(1uickby, contradicting it. "She has only faint - quickly, interpreting his fear and "No, no, sir!" the housekeeper says .sheherseilsf stialglalignhtteitnacsi, a hgohidoisnta,, sohvet is al ed; you lust leave her to me!' shaking hand, says humbly— 'Ind she begins rubbing the girl's (Continued Next Week) hands and brushing back the heavy hair. By-and-by the dark fringed lids move slowly, and the head turns • ' S. JAMIES0N, on the cushion. Stephen, 100 nas I MD; CM; LM.CC; ben and Surgeonen watching every gesture, draws ' 1 Office McKelvey Block. Brussels a long breath of relief. i Successor to Dr. White 1 "What did I tell you, sir?" lirs..! Phone 45. Clarke asks. "You don't suppose at : ------ - - - -- toy time of life 1. am going to let a ! T. T. 11/PRAE ne. 0. girl's fainting fit frighten me! Why, the poor young lady bas 5e11.0110(44 . f`ati'll a crumb of breud or ,,at still i1t11/4,s4r,-•-4•1 for two minutes to -day, awl of vourse • She ',.1/11S just worn out!" • JAMES FADZE, AN Agent Hulick Mutual fire Insurance Company Aloo Hartford Windstorm and Tornado' insurance ph„.., 42 Boa 1 Turnherry Street. Bru.sel LIMITED • SiMiLTLAKD UN K., Village or •• • lalreIVIR.;?ao'rrerr .• Sargeatt, Aeta e•Dee 71,1t,'1. vet 14 W "Of course!" Stephen assents with 1.3 •. „ ' . .AlverA,..2.te o"t.r.:; BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, • gralitucio. Somehow it I— ,I1/1 nighteallt. CONVEYANCER. NOTAt?Y PUBLIC ear LEOK4. N'.,( - ....!S$ ELS sttt 44 i4; 0,;11:1,11 '1 ,1 410 Ani=rafErrr'"Via477a7,4=MMEMEZZEEETZZELMEllaWMKOMIragMaralaiMillnarat What &lakes a T 414 ? A mosi.,crous ural pepalation which demands a community 10,18',' .whore may be establidied businees, educational,. relig- ious and Ltiter,,alaractit 1041111181, W'aere these flourish .11.4 eetive it is safu to smm40o that the people of that secti.011 realize and appruviate the value to them of such a centre. What 'iffa int s ? Tic towns are largely nutintaincd by the surrounding districts. Lat oeganieatieu, the direction, and to a great measure tile eteict ep. of the institutions in such towns are in the heeds of the business. interests, together with those directly and in- directly connected therewith. 'Without the active business and prdfessiunal non to supervise and govern these public instisu- tionis end undertakings no town could thrive. Wh© is ainiy Affecte 014‘ Every citizen either in et abottt a town Should be tonderned in seeing to it that tht.ydo their part in -carrying 011 011144 good good cause which may he promoted, cinder by financial or adtige temport. 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