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Dr, A Coming Vengeance
CHAPTER SIS. -(Continued),
But we aro the slaves of cireumetanoe;
andpresently be got intereetod-swell,
scarcely interested in the full settee et the
word -but interested enough to conceit.
irate his attention on the speech, and note
the weak pointsinthe speaker's armor.
B's had not intended to addreeo the House,
but he caught the Speaker's eye, and rose.
Hla airing was greeted with cheers, and
lie started.
Clive spoke at first olowly,almost lan-
guidly; •but presently he woke up, his
voice grow louder, Quicker, he made point
after point, and tore the former speaker's
speech to rags and tatters, The Oppose-
. tion were in oostaolea of delight, the
House rang with their cheers. and when
Clive had finiehod and eat down, a ehout
of admiration and triumph broke from
them. Mr; Devereux rose to reply---th1e
again was flattering -but though the
Leader of the }louse smilingly strove to
'sbultdfy Clive's 'pointe, he succeeded only
partially, and the emcees remained with
-SHve.
lie got up immediately after Mr, De-
'serenx'e speech. and left the House. He
knew 'that he had, as of old, made his
mark, but the knowledge brought him no
gratification. Ho strolled" into Palace
Yard, and looked about him aimlessly,
after the manner of arune who hasno-
thing.ie do, nowhere to go. Lord Chester.
1010 name out, and laid a hand upon his
"Splendid, mdear fellow, [splendid!".
he exclaimed. "That speech of yours mut-
ed them completely. If they pees the B111
at all, they will do so by olely a narrow
majority. Where are you going? Como
home with me; I've heaps to talk about."
Clive thought, As well there as any-
where else," and got into the oorriage.
1,11 the way to Grosvenor Square, Chester -
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evaporated by tbia time: but be fall curl -
owe be wan, naturally, not re little ins.
pressed by tete fact that lee ebonld come
aorees clic woman again, glaring at Lady
Edith ars she had g -orad ut Lord Chestcu'-
ioigh. ifs knew that he ought to apolo-
gize and gg away; but he felt etrangoly
reluotaut to -do so.
No; we do not know each other," bo
said; "and yet WO have met before."
I do not remember," elle said A(411%y.
"You have .the advantage of mo."
Lot me recall the occasion, madam,"
said Clive. "I met you outeldo Palace
Yard one night when Lord Chesterleigh's
carriage woe parsing..,
Iles face tamed, and she eyed him fierce -
1Y; but sbeolt her head,
1 do uot ku er y,,u, You have no right
toatop ma, This is u free country; this
is. a public et•etiet. 1 ouu look at whom 2
please,"
"Quite so;' assented Clive, AS quietly es
before. "bot there are so many ways of
Best Tea At Its Best
4`SALADA" TEA is always the same, no matter
when or where you buy it.
Is the choicest tea—green, black or `nixed—from the finest tea.
looking sed it teemed to me that You growing country in the world—Ceylon, with its,exquiaite flavor
were dto:04us of .peaking to the young
lady from whom 1 have just parted. Do and freshness protected by the sealed lead packages. ono
you know her? She is Lady Eolith, Lord
t-'heoterle;gh s daughter."
"I know," elm said swiftly; then she
towed her head scornfully andlaughed;
and it wee oo unpleasant a laugh, so, full
aseeru and contempt, that Clive eyed
the womau ;le est elehment,
"You do uot regard the lady With
1 friendly feelings?" he eaid interrogative.
ly. Have you any cause of complaint
against herr'
"Her? No: I've nothing against her,
She is innocent enough, I darn any; but
that man, her father— Do you think a
time of reckoning will ever come? Do you
think that the cry of the injured will
never be heard, that a great wrong will
always go unpunished?. Nol A time will
come when the wronged will be righted,
when the mighty will be pulled down from
their seat and hurled Into the gutter, a
time wben the mask wilt be torn from the
fuse of the hypocrite." She refold her
clenched bend on h'gh and etruclt her bo-
som, glaring wildly aG the Ohestorleigh'e
high talked politics, and expatiated o
the prosmeots of their party; and Clit
11o0oued with lads now indifference an
n hour' "I um waiting, waiting for the
f to strike:
d hoo'
• dice wfu, of course, much relieved by
listlessness again ereerping over him; fo
now that he had made his speech, the r
action was sobbing in, the conviction th
there WAS nothing worth living for r
• t}r:e burst of mete awe; for it now
e:n
• eeod to him quite evident that the we -
man was mad, at monomaniac possessed
e y the deltsion, not uneommen, that she
Its. :i suffered acme great wrong at rho
hand of some one That the had pitched
upon Lord Chcsterleigh tvae a mere awl.
dent. lie pitied the poor woman, and won-
dered whether he could do anything for
her. On both oecaedons he had seenher
ehc had been alone: had she no one to
look after her?
I :tin sorry you are in such trouble,"
he said. "Is thorn anything I can do to
We you?"
"I want no help," she replied scornfully,
"2 can stand alone. I eau do what I have
to do alone -'when the time comes. I do
not invite aseiebance from strangers; and
I do not accept It when it is offered. You
aro a friend of the great Lord Chester -
!sigh's? Te11 him -but no; I will tell hdm
when the hour etrikee.".
With a passionate gesture she dragged
her yell over her face and turned away.
Clive looked after her pityingly, and had
half a mind to follow. But what could bo
do with a woman poeseesed by an ha1}u-
cination? ---
•
"Edith is in her room, I suppose," said
Lord Chesterleigh as he looked into the
empty drawing -roam, "We'll go sty there ,
;the will bo glad to Gee you."
They event up the stairs to Lady Edith's i
room. She was sitting on a couch with a
book in her hand; and she replied 1•
leanly enough to her father; but 50 AI a
SAW Clive her manner changed, the be.k
dropped from her hand, and she rose, her
face flushing,
"Oh, you are back, kir, Harvey!" elle
mad, as she gave hem her hand. "Wo
thought you had disappeared for ever.
Comeand sit down and tel me aboat your
wanderings,"
Clive seated himself beelde her, and look-
ed at hem. He could not be ignorant of
the fact that she was glad to see hien. IIe
had been travelling for months, alone
solitary, roughing it ea mon like to
rough it now and then -for a eh..nge. The
beautiful room, with its atnefophere of
luxury, wealth, refinement, had its offset
upon him. Ile noted ---hew con ad he avo''d
doing so? -rho coming anis going of the
calor in her face, the sudden warmth in
her eyes; and her evideut pleteure in his
presence moved him more than lis re-
ception by the House had done, Lord
Chesterleigh wandered about the 000111, ad.
dressing a disjointed word or two to one
or both of them, then went out, leaving
them alone.
"Now you meet tell me all your adven-
tures," said Lady Edith. -I was going to
say that we have missed you.; but that
would make you vain. We thought you
were never coming back. Where have you
been?"
Clive told her of some of the places he
had visited; her eyes, while he was speak-
ing, dwelling l pen him as if she were ab-
sorbed 1n his narrative. Every now and
then she put in a word which revealed
her interest in the emal'est particulars,
and led him on to further detail. Pre-
sently, after a plume, she said:
"Oh, I wantedto tell you about your
fiddler protege -that quaint littlo man,
you know, for whom we got pupils. When
they went out of town they gave bim the
money you arranged for to keep him go.
Mg until their return; and boseemed
very grateful, so they said; but, strange-
ly enough, they had a letter from him a
few days efterwarde, returnin,g the money
and throwing up the lessons. I forget
what excuse he made. He had gone into
the country, T think; at any rate, wo have
]beard no more of him." Clive's face grew
hard; but ho was standing by the 'window,
and she did not notice It. "I suppose he
got an engagement somewhere, something
bettor than teaching," she remarked,
"Probably," assented Olive, in a tone
that closed the eubjeot.
While he had been with Lady Edith, 1f
he had not forgotten Hina, the keennere
of his toes was for 1110 moment blunted by
the proximity, the friendliness, the
dent sympathy of title beautiful girl; but
this reference to Ilieha woke the old
pain which was always on ready to start
gnawing at his heart. Mina's faderose
before him, he could hear her voice; Lady
Edith ceased to interest him, and ho knew
that he waseager to get away, to be
alone.
I hope we shall see something of you
now that you have come back," elle said,
as he took up his hat, "You 'willwant to
alk to father now that great things are
once more looming ahead of use and you
emeld talk to him quietly here; besides,
ehell feel as if I had some share in the
;fg business, and ae if I wore asedstingg
n the important ooctypatt:on of Cabinet-
making: Of course, you will be in it?"
he raid, with a nod and an entrancing
smile.
011, T dare say not," said Clive, "There
are ton many men to preeldo for, and
Hoot of them, if not all, have stronger
alaime than I have."
"I .don't think so," she declared; "and
am sure .father doesn't, But I must not
ntrude on the sanctaeanetorem of poli -
Wes, Yon. know 0 wish you well,"
She raised her beautifvl eyes to hie, and
a faint blueh stole over her face, Clive
;eta her hand for a moment, then went
out. On Itis way down the stairs he met
aro coming np. :she eked, aside to let
;int pees, and Relearned in Oriental
aehion; and, for the drat time, smiled
g
1 aclouely at him, her lips drawn heels, dardarkoyes fiashblg with a strange mix -
are offriendlineeo and defiance,
Clive, rather surprised by the pleaoant-
ess of her manner, nodded and went on.
Se he reached the hall Ito saw that the
errfage was wafting et. the deo.`., •Lord
1,eeterleigh heard him, and, coming ottt
;f the llhrn•ry, drew him into the room,
.hey talked ,pnlltice, of course -for near-
' half an hear; end at the end Olive ao-
epWd an inv0tetion to dinner at an Gilley
ate. He MRS goleg out of the house when
Lady Edith and Sara, dreeeed for their
rive., came down the stairs. Clive put
hem in the carnage, and stood for a =M-
ite or two talking to Lady Edith.
While he waa doing eo a woman oroesed
he road .from ' the other, side of the square,
1543, as if attraeted by tee Dight of the
,rria•ge stopped short; then oho walked
ding by ih0 railings, her eyes fixed 'on
Sally Mill. dive's attention was:. at.
raeted h3' the :;voman's gaze, and ho look-
d kt her, 0. vn.gn0 rememlti'ance faintly
tlrring witblu his mind, He had seen
ler beers -where? The carriage drove
way, and Clive n11(161113'.n11(161113'.recollected: it
W116 the 100111011100111011he had 00081 threatening
once C'hosterlofgh at the gate of Palace
'erd. Moved by a sudden impulse, ho
went, over to her, and, inkling Mellor, in -
faired:
Are you looking for any ono?"
She ;meg .round on him with a die"!
Inctly foreign ,gesture, and her dark eyes'
waist him up and down. Clive sew that i
to ,had changed a groat deal ninon ho;
lad lnet 8060 Iter; hot Paco was thinner,
mlheroyes more sunken, her halt
gl'eyoR.
"Who fire you?"" she demanded at last,
Want an ant 0801 foreign ns her, geetnre,
I don't kilo*kilo*pouf"
Allvo'" 1ddnu ' 'pulse had coin wi at
CHAPTER XX.
Mina was i11 for same days after her
fainting fit; and the dcetor declared that
he would not answer for the conoequenceo
if she were not taken away into the
country as soon as she was strong enough
to travel. Ho said that she had been
overworking herself, that she had some-
thing on her mind, and that a change
was absolutely necessary, .-
Tibby knew what was on Mina's mind;
but she did not enlighten Blithe, and as-
cribed the trouble to "too much praotie-
in' and too many leucons." No one could
have been more devoted than Tibby was to
Mina; but she eatd nothing of the tele-
gram and Clive's returned letter: and, in-
deed, ignored hie existence, That Mina
ehould be fascinated by this good-looking
swell" was to Tibby natural enough; but
it seemed equally natural to her that
Mina, 1f she saw and heard nothing more
of him, would recover from her infatua-
tion, forgot him, and become the Game
Mina as of old.
As soon ae Mina woe strong enough sho
went to the soaaide;•but they (lid not go
to Margate or Southend; for at the rail-
way office BlitheBlithehad heard of a new wa-
tering -place which. appeared to hold out
all the attractions of the older ones, and
to possess the advantage of being much
cheaper, So they went down to Lea -on -
Sande, ae the new place was called It
was new, indeed, painfully new; but the
sande were there right enough, and the
rows of houses, which the landlord -pro. .h
prietor, with the assistance of a speculat-
ing builder, had put up, looked .straight
over them. There was also a parade, with
a bandstand and a Hummel -which the
inhabitants and moot of the visitors to
Lea -on -Sande pronounced, with uncon-
seious irony,. "Curse all."
The place was fairly hill, and Elieha,
who promenaded the parade and the in-
fantile pier with a keen enjoyment and
pride, derived much satisfaction from the.
fact that lie was actually takine a holi-
day by the sec.. But Mina did not atlpenr
to recover very quickly, and Tibby die-
elayed-in Nine's mb0enoe--some anxiety
about her.
"We shan't be able to go back to Lon-
don for some time," ohs said, "She don't
get mtioh stronger,"
Elieha Shook hia head gravely. "No,"
he said. I laughed at what the doctor
said about her having something on her
mind; but 2 begin to believe that he was
right. ,She seems to me to be install'
about something; though what elle could
ace to fret about pnzzleo mo."
Tibby was silent for a moment,,then she
eaid:
I'll Wel yon, father, if you'll roniloe
not to let out that T've done so. It's that
Mr. Clive."
Elioba started, and looked at her incre-
dulously and somewhat indignantly,
"What do you mean?" he demanded,
"What T say. I see it a long time ago,
almost the first day ho came to the Rents.
He was fair etruok with Mina; and she -
well, it'd only to be expected that oho
should be Wok with him. Oh, it weren't
fancy on my part; I have proof -but never
mind that, You take my word, there wee
something abween 'em; that's why I was
0o sharp with 'lin and dcdn't want no
piannot'o, or anything of the kind. For
wily? There couldn't be any good in 'it.
He's a swell; and it den's to be supposed
that 'eel. marry a girl so far below am as
one of us. Now, father, keep your 'air'
on, an' don't swell yourself out like a
turkey cock. You leave 'er to mo, 2f we
can stay away from London -an' we must,
dyer understand? -she'll Goon forget all
about im, an' bo 'cr old self agadn."
"My lessons!" gasped Blithe,
a WILL IRRIGATE THE SA.HAIfA.
ue Will Open Well With Flow of 8,000
Gallons Per Minute.
'You =net give 'em up," said Tfb1
firmly. "All the money in the worl
wouldn't be worth while if Mina was u
happy, 1f—" She choked back a furio
sob and slammed down her teacup
Send that money back they gave you
Something else will turn up; anyhow w
can't keep 10."
T wouldn't have thought 1t of 'im, o
He, Olive," murmured Eldsha sorrowfully
"He was always so good and kind."
"Flo he was," admitted Tibby; "but so'
most men wham they're in love. Oh,
don't blame 'im. It's only natural. Loo
what a beautiful gel our Mina Is; an
quite a lady in her wage and manner of
epoakin'. He couldn't help falling in low
with her. So I meant to atop it. An'
'ace," she wound up, with a nod of he
heed
what have you done, Tibby?" Elfish
asked in a low voice,
"Never you mind," replied Tibby de
fleetly. I've stopped it,, an' that'
enough. An' now if you don't want a
more shrimps, father, you can go aa' 1
ten to the band, 2'•11. take a cup of tea u
Go Mina, an' try an' coax 'er to comp out
She'd stop an' moon in 'er room all be
heitself- all day if I'd let her,"
Strangely enough, something did turn
UV. E11sha aeont sadly down to the Kier -
fetal, hie heart aching for &Lina and for
his shaken trust in Olive. The band was
playing, and Tilleha, presently lifting hie
bowed head, saw ahmt the conductor was
his old friend, the old man who had given
singing lessons to Mina. Elisha waited
until the programme load been got
through and the audience had diepereed,
then he sought the conductor, whose mane
was Robinson; but who was known at
Lea -on -Sands as Chevalier Sordelll. Rob-
iuson, alias Chevalier Sordelli, received
him warmly,
By Jingo!" he exoladmed; "the very
man S want! Are you staying bore, and
ane you disengaged? I want a Prat vio-
lin -mine's gone on the burst, and I
should like to sack ]rim. You're the very
man! Thirty shillings a week and a bene-
fit at the end of the soaeca. What do you
say?"
Elieha olosed at ones, hurried back to
tell Tibby and Mina of the good fortune
that had befallen ,him, and next morning
took his place In the -band, in which his
presence 'twee promptly welcomed and his
talent promptly appreciated,
After a time Mina grew strong enough
to go down to the Kurenal and hear the
hand -that lo, Elisha--playing; and one
day the Chevalier said to Elisba:
'Didn't I see you daughter', Miss Mina,
amongst the audience? I thought so.
Looked rather pale and lac1adaieieal,
She's 'got a voice; and I've taught her to
use lt• why shouldn't she use it here? I'll
give her a trial on the programme if ehc
likes.
Shelia went home to their modest lodg-
ings, an old-fashioned cottage away from
the front, and informed Mina of the Che-
valier's offer, Her pale fano flushed, and
a light stole into her eyes, of late so dim
and listless, and she began to tremble;
for though the heart may seem full ort
lore, thwarted love, there is still room for
art,
I'll try." oho said in a low voice; "if
you think it 1s any good. Yes, 2'11 try."
She began to practice that name day,
and a date was fixed for her appearance,
The Chevalier attached So much import-
ance to .her debut that he "billed" her all
over the place in huge letters; and on the
night appointed Mina appeared -as Miso
Veronica Vernon: the Ohovalier chose this
high-falutin name befero a fairly large
aud, fortunately, good•natured andicuco.
Her heart throbbed no it had never throb-
bed when she was einging in the etreote,
as elle looked down upon what, in her un-
sophletication, seemed like a nes, of faces.
(To be continued.)
ri
The Sahara, according to• corn-
! mon opinion, is a land entirely
without water. This is far from the
truth; in all pasts of the region
k that are inhabited 'there is plenty
of water. The only trouble is to
e find it, as it lies at, an unknown
a depth below the surface.
To discover and make available
a this hidden water supply is the rats-
.; sion of a eorps of artesian well dig -
no gers which is operating in the south
ie. ; of Algeria.
9 In February one of these engin-
' eers opened a well for which is
Put to the Test.
Little Willie's father found 'his
youthful son holding up one of his
rabbits by the ears, and saying to
him, "How much is seven and
seven, now 1" "Bahl" the father
heard the boy say, "I knew you
couldn't. Here's another one-
six and six is how mush 4" "Why,
Willie, what in the world are you
doing with your rabbit 1" asked the
father. Willie threw the rabbit
down with disgust. "I knew our
teacher was lying to us," was •all
he said. "Why, howl" asked the
fatlher, ``Why, elle told us this
morning. that rabbits were the
greatest multipliers in the world,
and this dummy can't even speak."
The Neighborly Spirit.
The neighborly spirit is an ex-
cellent thing to cultivate, although
not, perhaps, as it, is cultivated in
the following story
"How do you like your new
home?" a friend asked a man who
had recently moved into the vile
lage.
"Pretty well." •
"Have you called on your neigh-
bors yet4"
"No," the 'newcomer admitted,
"rI haven't. But I'm going to if
any more- of my wood is missing."
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Been a well Mored in 1007 in the
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In tate last 10 year's this artesian
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"When she married, ten years
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tn"Wha•t does she do all the talar 7"
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Explaining His Taste.
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No smoke — automatic -locking flame -spreader. No
smell. Flat .font insures steady heat. Indicator in
sight. Burns nine hours on a• gallon of oil. Finished
with blue enamel or plain steel drums; nickel -plated.
Stock at all chief points.
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Staring 'Vegetables.
Not all r•egetltblea require the
same treatment, and i•t must be un- ; -
dcrewod that the kind 'storage i
that i$ good for one would be fatal
to another. • Cabbages, parsnips, 1
salsify and carrots are not injured
by freezing, Irish potatoes, celery
and apples will stand a light freeze,
while sweet potatoes will be ruined
even by a frost,
1 have not often kept a great
att1<snnt of vegetables fn a cellar,
and prefer the outdoor pits, espa.
dally for apples, celery and the
vegetables that are not iniured by
freezing, writes Mr. C. fS, Miller,
1 dig a shallow trench wide enough
for two rows of heads, pull the cab-
be.ge by the root, bury in the
trench and cover with dirt, and ft
does not matter whether they are
Dowered deep enough for keeping
out frost, as cabbage will thaw out
and not be injured, provided the
thawing is while in ocn'tact with the
dirt,
It should not be stored until quite
severe weather, but if it turns cold
suddenly so as to freeze the heads
solid it should be buried at once
so that it may thaw out in the
ground. Carrots, salsify and par-
snips are benefited by freezing in
the ground and .turnips are not in-
jured.
All these are stored similar to the
cabbage, being piled in a conical
heap and covered with dirt.
In order that they may be con-
venient to get at during the winter,
cover the dirt with straw or fodder
so that the ground will not freeze
more than a few inches.
Irish potatoes should be buried in
a slight depression, having straw
placed under and on top, then cov-
ered with dirt, or stored in the cel-
lar they may be piled down in one
corner as moisture does not hurt
them, and they should be kept as
cold as possible without freezing.
Apples are kept the same way as
potatoes and it adds to convenience
in handling if the pit is kept dry
by a movable shed or short boards.
Apples are much better kept in
this way and only a few should be
]sept in the cellar for immediate
use.
Celery must be stored in moist
earth -whether in the cellar or pit.
Sweet potatoes must be dug be-
fore there is any treat if they are
to be kept long. If the vines are
bitten by, frost cut them off imme-
diately and dig the potatoes in a
few days.
It is necessary that they be kept
above the frost point, about as de-
grees being the ideal temperature,
It is also essential that they be
kept dry with a free circulation of
air and possibly the best building
for keeping large quantities would
be of brick or stone, heated by a
furnace. Where a few are wanted
for beam use, a box or barrel of dry
sand or meld dust is a good place to
keep them, and this should be kept
in a room where the temperature
is not allowed to get below 40 do-
grees, or it may be in the cellar if
kept up from the floor and where
there -is good circulation of air.
Permanent pits walled with
boards and dovered with an open
shed are excellent storage places
for nearly all kinds of winter vege-
tables. I prefer those to the cel-
lar for best results, especially with
apples, celery and root crops.
The Poultry Louse.
The body -louse crawls rapidly
around the body of the fowl, irri-
tating the skin with its very rough,
file -like claws and is, consequently,
very annoying to the fowl, and very
expensive to the poultryman, for
the energy that the fowl expende in
fighting line uses up feed that
should be used for growth, the ac-
cumulation of fat, aud for egg pro-
duction.
When a Merl has access tora bed
*1 road dust, fine dry loam, sand or
sifted coal ashes, she 'will rid her-
self of many body lice, bub she can,
not get rid of all of them without
the aid of some destroying • .agent
applied regularly at intervals of a
few weeks.
These lice breathe through very
small tubes or pores, and by cover-
ing thovo with oil or filling them -
with very Ciao powder, breathing is
prevented and the lice are smother -
.ed, .Cn account of the hens' long
feathers, it is easier to dust with
Dalmatian or Persian iuseeb pow-
der, tobacco, sulphur or alrslaoked-
lime, than to try to .'each the louse,
with oil or grease.
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"Yes, sir,"'
44tJllat is this?"
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of the maliagor's pllonogre,pli.disos,
Sorry it got mixed up with youl"_-
plate of pancakes, sir. It"d a foie-
take, .sir."
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