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"1 thought you would come, though I should L beensurprisednot have surprised if you had wired and told me to go to the devil. You're an awful fool, you know, Clive; but 'Ton MY bion that you're the beet of the bunch. I've very nearly got to the end. of my tether. It's a stroke. Extreme. ly annoying! Why on earth couldn't I die soul I've a sus in a decent manner? I must look like a figure in a waxwork show, I know. They've taken my wig away -rho fools! I wish You'd give it me and stick it on." Eli--se'found the thing on the dressing - table, and pat it on the shaking skull. Thanks!' said his father. I've no ob- jection to dying,but, ne I said, I should like to do so eently. So you've come; You don't, bear any grudge for what pato' ed between us?" "You know I do not, sir," said Clive. 'You're very good -deuced sight better than I deserve' for, after all, what did 1t matter if you did turn Radical and Malmo. orator? You've been a better son to me lit.0 than Adolphus or Bettie.. They sent for Dolph; but he's got one of his imaginary maladies, and is at a private hospital or somewhere, He's too busy nursing himself to come to his father. And Bertie-Bertie'a r - . in another serape: a serious one this time, I believe -had to make a bolt of it -gone to Canada, I think -not sure. We're a pretty family to round on you! Gad, I fancy you're the only decent one amongst ue; and I- wee a fool to out you on ac- countof politics. I suppose you fancy you're doing some good: if you are, you are the first Rafborough that hats ever done any so far as I know." There was a pause. Clive moistened his lather's lips with a restorative that stood pn the table, and holding the palsied , nand, waited sorrowfully. You're like your mother, Olive," the labored voice went on again; "the only one who: is like her; yon take after her in those quixotic notions of hers. no was allfor doing good and fussing about the tee; funny how these weaknesses gat ended down to one member of a family while the rest aro passed over! There's Dolph, who wouldn't stretch oast his little finger to save the whole of his fellow - creatures from drowning; and there'e Ser. tie -well, you know what Bertfo le. You're thinkin,z that it's rather late in the day for me to recognize and dilate on .your lood qualities, Clive; but while I've been ying here, and the doctor and the nurse imagined -the foolsl-that I was uncon- scious, I've been doing what I've carefully THIS is a HOARE DYE that ANYONE can rise The Guaranteed "ONE DYE for All Kinds of Cloth. Clean'Slmpla, No Chance of Mlntaken, TRY IT I Send for Free Color Card and nook!. . 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"Thank you very much." said the old man, with' an attempt at his courtly bow, -It 11 more than I deserve." 'There was another pause, during which Clive per- suaded easieraeIIitude in the beed; then the Earl said in a feebler voice: "There is something I wanted to say to von, Clive --it has escaped me for the mo- ment; but I dare say I shall remember it before I go. I feel sleepy. I have your premise to remain; and as a boy you al. ways- kept your promises." Olive u' ive pressed the old man's hand; and he seemed to fall into a stupor. Clive re- mained beside him for some time; then went down and sent a wire to Adolphus. Tho reply came very quickly; "Extremely sorry to hoar news: hope things are not eo serious as you imagine. Am too unwell to bevel: mess 0020711• sated case. -Adolphus." Clive, flushing with shame for his bre- titer, returned to the sick room and watch- ed through the night. The Ear'l's condi- tion did not change, and in the. morning Clive sent his telegram to Mina. In doing so lee felt some relief from his anxiety on her account, and was free to devote him- self in heart and mind to .his stricken father. For some days the Earl lay in this etate of stupor. There was little to be done but wait; but what little there was Clive did. Ile took up, as well as he could, the tang- led threads of the household affairs; and, as far as ho woe able, took the place of the eldest son, Adolphus. But all the time his mind tree divided between his father and Mina. Re had written to her a long and loving letter, telling her that he would come to her as soon as possible, and asking her to write to him, it only a line or two. Ho was surprised and disappointed at not receiving any reply, but he was not alarmed: his faith in her and her lore was too strong for doubt or fear. The end of Dandy Rafborough came on the fourth day after Clive's arrival. The old man roused from the state of coma in which he had been lying, and his eyes, al- most clear again, sought Olive's. "Here still, my boy?" he acid with dif- ficulty,and in gasping sentence-. You've kept your promise. And you're here alone? No matter; I don't know that Iwanted a largo audience. Clive, I've never done you juetice; rather late in the day to admit that, isn't it? I see now that you aro point, to be a credit to the family. Gad, I shouldn't be surprised if you restored it to its old ttosifion! Who knows what may happen? Dolph Is a wreak, Berrie will pro- bably break his neck, and you'll come in for the title and the old place. Olive, you must marry, marry well. You're the best- looking,o'f the bunch; you have got the Rafborough build and your mother a Poe. You'll have no difficulty in marrying money --none of us - ever had! you can pull the place together intra its old form. I've been lust what they call me, 'Dandy' Rafborough Dolph is only an advertise- ment for patent medicines -and a poor one at that; Bertie'e n waster, and hon gone to the had; you're the only respectable one, the only 0110 15110 00111110. For God's sake, de your duty by the old name -as we have none ot ue donor Promise me, Clive, to matte a good marriage, and restore the fortnnee of the family, Ie my wig on etta.iirhtP I am going to the Cltester- letgh s to -night. (led, if I were a little Younger I'd marry that girl of his; she 1e beautiful, and there'll be the money. -A little touch of rouge -not too hitch-yoir will stick it on my clink -hones, yon fool." In his wandering mind he thought he was talking to hie valet. "Clive me the glass," He put up hie shaking hand and emooth- e11 the aide curls of hie wig• then, with a 1lttlo cht.ultle of self-sntiefaclion, fell hack and closed his oyes, Soddenly he looker{ up. and met Clive's gate. A -change came over his fate; it grew grave, almost so- lemn; he raised himself on his elbow, and said earnestly; Remember! I rely on you -Clive -the only one--" (alive wee terribly cut up by his father's death; all the more so because of their temporary estrangement. Adolphus again. wired to say he was too unwell to travel, and requested Clive tomake all the ne- cessary arrangements for the funeral, He signed himself "Rafborough." There was, of course, a great deal t0 do; and Olive did it thoroughly, after life aehion f a hie kind, Tim funeral y oewwas a lar n• 510 one; 4or, now that he dead, a s great many persons found that thy ad entertained a greet nf'c'etion for Dandy Rafborough, and were anxious to bo pre• sent at his burying. No ono was 913P- prinecl jtt }rho new esrl'S aboeuoel for all kIioW la e e erecter; nor wee any one our. pplieed et the wily in which Olive filled hie brothers place; for ell knew Olive, When he la i t t s s had d0 ante g d and tloni- 0 had had his loot interview i• Y w w cam fa ily lawyer, 11c catch t for the trate; to tike him to aatoh fko yyening iteral he had done.his duty by eh1s dead father, niore than his duty by hie beotbert and he wile new free to go 10 the girl he loved, Se reached hie rooms In the early Mora- ine,. weary, but buoyed up by the tltottght of 000n holding Mina in hie arms. He meet le hie bedroom, and lay down for' an hour er two; then he draggled for outdoors, On hie way down the attire it ceen 'red to him that a letter from Mina might ho lying amongst the others on the tablet but he did nit Eno hack; 11a eh0n)d ecu her herself in ,a few minul00, He walked to the Renta, and early mi itwan, found the lrihabitantowflrring, thq doer of the house in which Blioita lived was epee acid 1511160 wanted up the atait p, and prxilted at the otteenpeteme door, No response 07200, acrd 116 listened intently, 0 his ho rt 'boatln(t Pant with tiro 01pectn- tion Of hearing Minas 00100; 1,;,L 1110t6 o Was ne sound; the Pilate struck him as ltteleesr he tried to open the door: 1t was lgeked, The poor little slaver of the house had 'been watching him round the e1airs, an<t she now ea11ed up to lttni 1a her shrill voice: "wot is it, Mieter?" • "I want Elisha Mr, Burrell;" said Olive O , em ey ve genie,. sen porn "W t them?, Til B 0 ever e0 loos'. Clive came down the a slowly, "You mean they've 510110 out?" he said, Nes I don't, 1 mean they to ,,erne for good,' she eaid emphatically, Tater went away for n 'Middy, I believe; but they must have liked. the place they went to ereetous well, for Mr. I,:s1ia and Tibbs, they come back after a day or two, and sold Elio furnisher." Clive 'was silent for a moment, toiling h1me01f that this sinking of the heart was absurd and ridiculous, "Indeed?" he said. "Where have they gone?" lie blessed if I Itnoty! nor nobody oleo;' replied the gal, en' that 10 move away "They've eloped, illi' that s alt I eau say as 1 told the gent with the wax tvoake face as enure to inquire the other day, - Thank yer, sir," 50 Olive put a can 1 her hand, 'I'm much abl'goti; but it yo was to give me rho Bank of Howland, couldn't tell you no motel the;y'vo Sus gor00, clean erne, all' thate the long an the short of it!" Olive walked quickly back to hie rooms What nu idiot ho weal of course, he ghoul find a letter • from Mina explaining the sudden and unexpected departure! 1I turned- over the envelopes with feverish 'Sty it—it's delicious. BLACK, MIXED or GREEN. I death -we but Fresh from the Gardens of the finest Tea -producing country in the world. Ceylon. Tea. Sealed Lead Packets Only. ort man, older titan"any. of us thought hits; Olive nodded, los. I felt his death very keenly" he sold gravely, as if 1•t fl would explain tho change in him.'I tr think I will go into the House." They will be delighted to welcome you,' said Obeoterleigh. "You will look us up as soon as you can? Edith will be glad impattenoe, and present.: came neon on iu a stiff, unformed hand. Ho foto it Open, with a smile of reassurance. The envelope contained hie own letter to Mina, and no- thing else, lie otood motionless, staring ab the Lot- ter, his heart turned to lead 'within him: for what could it mean but that she had rejected frim? She had been too timid, too frightened, to tot him that elm did not love him; her insistence that he should wait for her answer until ho was well had been an innocent subterfuge, had been caused by her natural re.uotanoe to give him pain. She had regarded him ae a, friend, a benefactor; but had shrunk from his love. After a.11, it was only natural; she was eo young, co unsophisticated; she must have been affrighted by his passion- ate avowal: the had 10.zed on any pretext for puttinghim off. He sank into a chair, and tried to laugh; but the mockery of a laugh died on his lips, and he covered his lace with his hands. to see you.i3 CHAPTER SIS. Some months later the noose Wee very full, for a morning sitting. There was not a member's seat vacant, and the places allotted to otrangers and vis:torswero all ocotepied; there was, moreover, that inde- finable stir of unrest and ouppressed ex- citement which indscato,s that something of mere than usual intereot is actually taking place or threatening. The session had opened with anything but its usual quietatoa; for during the re- cees the Tory Government had -at least, so said the Liberal Opposition -muddled and mismanaged the aRaars of the coun- try, and the electorate -so the Opposition declared -were already tired of, and dis- gusted with, the party they bad put 1n power; and the Opposition were on the alert, hoping that the Government would soon make some falao sten which would bring about their overthrow, and, in eon - sequence, the elevation of the Liberate to place and power.. In a word, it was thought that the time bad come when the political penduluhl should in the ordinary course of things, awing .back, and sweep the Tories from of- fice. So the Liberals were full of energy, waiting for the auspicious moment in which they might smite their foes hip and thigh. The feeling of excitement, expectation, spread even to the lobb?es, through which a stream of persona Rowed to and fro, or stood in detached groups eagerly discus- sing the position of the resueotive parties, and the likelihood of the change which the Political barometer oeemed to prognosti- cate. In one of these groups stood Lord Oheo- tebleigh and one or two other peers in eager confab with some other prominent men of their own side. They were all full of hope and 1n the best of spirits, and every now and then the oonversation was punctuated by little jokes and laughter, "Yea, they'll come to a smash. Mark me words!" Lord Chestorloigh said, "They haven't passed half the meaem'es they Pro- mised; and those they have passed they have spoiled. It's always their wey. Look at the housing of the Pcor Bill. We told them when we accepted it that it was only a half -measure, that it wouldn't wash, and that when we got in eve ahould have to lick it into shape." "Talking of the Housing of the Poor Bill." cut in Lord Standen, who was one of the croup; "has any one seen anything of Olive Harvey? he left before the pro- rogation, and has not come beak; and no one has seen. or heard anything of him - at least, I haven't," "Nor Where is Harvey? He ought to be here," cried another man. Lord Chestorieigh was silent for a mo- ment, then he said quietly and rather gravely, Harvey was knocked up -and no won- der! Ile has been working as hard se t nie'ner. He looked and woe, worn out. And the death of h'e father— It was I. who advised him to go away. He has been abroad travelling.Where? I don't know. Australia and the other colonies, I be- lieve. I've not heard from him." He ought to bo here," said tho.man who spoke before. ' We want a rally in force; and Harvey is invaluable, a host in him- eelf. I shouldn't have thought he. would have been so knocked up; he looks so strong." He was overworked," repeated Lord Obesterleigh. But I agree with you: be ought to be here: we want every man; and, as you say, he is a host in himself." Almost as n0 .epoke, a tall figure amado its way through the Testiest crowd, and approached the group; and Lord Standen, tubo 'wee the first to catch sight of it, ex- claimed: "By George! Tho man -himself! My dear Harvey, delighted to see you; we were just talking of you!" Lord Chesterleigh meting round, and,. graspingOlive's hand scanned his face earnestly; and as he did so, his own face grew grave. Clive had changed very much; he was thinner in face and term; .there were etrealce of grey at bis templeel ho looked worse than tired -restless, 111 - content; his °yea were cold, his lips sterna There was little of his old geniality, and, nothing of the etronuore youthfulness in hie response to the eager, enthusiastic greetings of the group. Lord Ohestorleigh 'waited until Olive bad exohanged soma words with the other's, then drew him aside. I'm precious glad you've come hack, Harvey," be said; we want you very badly) -But you dan'.t look much better for yoar change, my dear boy. Where have you been?' Clive sbr'ugged hitt ehouklera "I've just been moving about," he replied; and his voice sounded cold and indifferent: I should have reached London the day be. ford yesterday, but I dost the boat, Ie there anything toward?" Your asking the question shows ho25 far, and how much, you have been out of the world," replied'Chootorloigh. "A great Seal hoe happened while you hay° been away. If I am not mistaken, tis,et Torte - t aro loin to o P coming ne it u their tether, 110 De- vereaux keeps stor on head, , but I think rte: thea the storm she s We sov r. that them out before the session's over. That ought to be good news for you; for, if we come in, there Evill be a_place for You, and a good ono." Do you think sof" asked Olive With a forced show of lntoreet, 'Of course there will bel' rejoined Lord Oheeterlei h. "M dee fel d n' g y r l ew, we Look t leave ofout if anile t , Look a. you we r d 0 e, t what yoit'va done for uel Besides, you are one of the indiepon1ablee, What will You takeP" he loughedt "the home 0f - ilea the CblonioeP" Olive rowed the laugh; but there Wan lit- tle gaiety in his. "I'm not particular," he said, "What does Graham ,think?' Graham thinka with me, that we are euro to 00200 in vers shortly. So 2558 high"¢yg oetanc last night. You knew how high you 81,01)61 with him, --But tell mo anent yourself, my deaf' hey, Why have You not written? Edith and 4 -;von arc. a great irion4 of 'here you know• --b eve been 5.11x14608 05eut yet,' I ties 00rrv,": Nat C1ivo, "1 hope Lady Edith 1e w011 1 1)14 not write beoaaee there waa nothing to write about, I have boon travelling, ahooting, fishing, and so n,' Olive thanked him, and passed into the House. As he made his way to hie sent and his fello'iwmem'bers caught sight ot 1110, a murmur arose, ,that peculiar :sound which denotes the entrance of a popular member who has been absent' some timo; Mr. Orahem, hie leader', turned in hie seat, and extended his hand, and even Mr. Devereaux, hie political foe, nodded Slid emlled. Clive sank into his soft modestly; and as he looked. round the House something of his listlessness and indifference melted under the warmth of his reception. No ono of that crowded assembly. guessed how much be had suffered, and how the change in him which every eye noticed, had been caused. As Clive had told Lord Oheaterleigh, he had been travelling, shooting, and fishing, striving to forget the girl whom he had loved with all his heart, .the sweet, innocent girl who had cast him off, had shrunk, at the lust mo- ment, from marrying him. Levo is still lord of all, even in these mercenary, practical days of out's, and love had made rte lordship felt in Clive —it predominated over emlbltion and all ease. ife had'aocepted the deettalon which he thought eho had conveyed to him by the return of his letter; and had tried to accept !t manfully; but hie love for her still burnt. in his abreast; he still wanted her as he had never wanted 5..nything in his life. But Clive wee not the man to eacrilee his career to a misplaced at- tachment. Se know that utero were other tllinge worth havine besides love. And yet were there any other things? he ask- ed himself, as he listened to an honorable member droning through his aoeeoh, and from him glanced at the yawning, sleepy men around him. It e_ome1 to Olive thnt life in a cottage with Mimi --always with Minal-woald be better, far better, than this, (To be continued,) A FISH -EATING SPIDER. Measured About Three Inches When Its Legs Were Extended. It was when I lived in Greytown, Natal, writes the Rev. N. Abra- ham" in Nature. One day I was catching small fish and aequatio in- sects for an aquarium, and I was using a small net in a shallow stream. I happened to sec on the edge of the water a fine spider, which I captured. On reaching home, I placed my specimen in a large aquarium, where I had a nnni!ber of small fish. The spider measured about three inches when its legs were extended ; the body is small, but the legs are long, After hiding in the rockwork of the aquarium for some time, it took up a very interesting position. It rested two legs on a stone, and let the other six float on the water, well spread out. The ends of the six legs thus commanded a well de- fined area of water. I merely took. notice of its atti- tude, and left it to its own devices. After a few minutes my servant boy came into my study to say that the spider was eating one of my pet fish. I at once went to see what had happened. The spider was on top of the rockwork, and it held in its grip a beautiful little fish, about four times its own weight. I was startled. How could this spider, which has no power to swim, catch a lively, quick -swimming fish? It Ohaalerlcigh oycrl him senors/hat onml. ifsly and anxionely, .Nothing the mak tor, 51 hope?" he said, „Your fathers, seemed to clutch the fish as a cat clutches a mouse. It soon begun to devour its catch, and before long nothing was left of the fish but its back -bone. I leas now eager to find out how Ells spillet caught the fish. That night about eleven o'clock, I sat down by the aquarium to watch the spider. It had taken up its posi- tion on a piece of stone, where the water was not deep, and had thrown out its long legs over the water. 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They will require more food to keep their bodies warm and offset the detrimental action of the severe cold, Then, no matter how much they are tfed, the exposure stunts their whole general system to such an ex- tent that their delicate tissues and organs never will develop as they would if a steady, undisturbed growth hacl been maintained from the start. An undesirable dairy or stock animal is thus developed, Again, the farmer has not the time to watch the cattle and see that the calves get their full share of the feed. Just notice the herd some morning, if you are feeding the calves, dairy and stock cattle all together, and you will observe that the little fellows are getting only a bit now and then as they dodge about among the other cattle. Indeed, they aro even very Liable to bo badly injured beside by some of the larger animals. Furthermore, even if it were sen- sible or profitable to allow the calves to run with the older ani- mals, they require more time in which to eat and they will do rihch better if rations peculiarly aialted to their needs are given them. In case one is handling a eon- siderable herd of stook calves they should,be placed in separate quar- ters from the others. Even the lot in which they exercise or have their feed racks for forage, should be ar- ranged so the larger animals will not have access to it. Individual feed troughs or boxes cannot be furnished in a ease like this, but long troughs should be provided, their size being sufficient to permit all the calves to eat with- out crowding some away as the larger ones soon acquire the habit of cheating the smaller and weaker ones out of their feed, Where one is raising only a few calves, especially if they are fox the dairy herd, they should be housed as above advised, and in addition they should be trained to the halter. Teach them to stand tied in their Stalls and to lead anywhere desired. Forage Crops For Pigs. For economical production of pork with forage crops, the ques- tion of feeding is one of the most, if not the most, important consider- ation. The best forage crops will do little more than maintain swine. On the other hand, it is apparent that if hogs are getting a full feed of grain they will not make the best use of the forage. Tho amount of grain to feed, then, is a question of great importance. From experi- mental work it has been -determin- ed that the greatest economy of forage is brought about when the hogs on such crops are fed from one half to two tihirda of a hill feed of grain. Under ordinary conditions this would mean that the hogs should be fed grain to the extent of two to three per cent. of their live weight. In other words, a shoat weighing 100 pounds would be fed two to three pounds of grain a day. From gains made by hogs so fed it has been calculated that under average conditiggp,��s, a gain of three fourths of a potfrd per hundred- weight per day might be expected by such feeding. When forage is abundant and fresh very little grain is required, On the other hand, as the smote% advances and' the folrage becomet less plentiful it becomes necessary to increase the amount of grain to produce the desired gain. Housing Poultry, Remember that . most cases of, c k1 and croup incurred in tlh o sare incuxree Fall because birds are not housed. as early as they 'should be, Fowls are timid in new quarters and are.. prone to crowd and huddle together on the roosts and drop -boards. In this way they become overheated tit night, only to be chilled' when they y separate in the morning, It is an excellent plan, therefore, 'to house a few at first, and as soon as they ,feel at home add a few more until the pen has received its eap'abity. ill is an accepted Fact that any ohange in location affects the laying stock, T1)c1'efoa'c, in order to in- duce early laying, the pullets should be put in permanent Winter quar- ters two or three weeks before they are expected to mature. Consider the innocent babo in its 071111 it toils nob, 'neither does lt' spin, ret it groweth like the interest ori rt promissory note, 2. r }}