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"Perhaps. I do not think it likely. I
believe ray uncle is already in treaty
with some one else for the shooting, so
there will be nothing to come for."
"Nothing to come for," repeated War-
ing, as if to himself; and intone sudden-
ly thought—"Does he imagine that I am
the attraction to St. John Lisle, and
does his friendliness incline him to re-
joice at the prospect of a good marriage
for me?"
She rose and went into the next room
to find a book, for an excuse not to talk
any more. As she returned, she met War-
ing, who bad followed her.
"Good -night," he said to her. 'I
am rather tired. Miss Black is
booked for three,, and, you are going to
read, so 1 had better go to bed.
"If you would like me to read to
you began Mona, for there was some-
thing desponding in his tone.
"No, not I exact ton much," he in-
terrupted. "I will leave you in peace."
"You know you exact nothing."
"That is true. Yon all give freely.
Nevertheless, I will say good -night"
* > * * *
It seemed strange to Mona that Uncle
Sandy --who, though on the whole ex-
tremely indifferent to things which did
not affeet himself, was, when his atten-
tion was aroused, a keen observer—aid
not notice the complete understanding
which existed between Kenneth and 1
Mary, nor the very lover -like attentions
which, as he grew more at ease in his
new home, the young 'Highlander could 1
not refrain from bestowing on the lady
-of his heart. But, as many strong-willed
persons do, Uncle Sandy was very apt
to make pians without taking into ac-
count the individual likings or dislilcings
of the persons affected by them.
She rather dreaded the moment when
the ruler of Craigdarraeh would awake
to the knowledge that the "bit lad and
lassie," as he considered them had taken
their lives into their own hands, irrespec-
tive of his consent. If he was angry
and unreasonable on the snhjrct, it might
be terribly bad for both young crea-
tures, though bis evident liking for Mary
was a. great point in their favor. Indeed,
Mona wished to turn her thoughts from
the pain, the dull aching which oppressed
her, to pros and cons of her friendsfor-
tunes.
It was e, few days after the above -
recorded conversation. Mona was in the
library, entering sundry items into an
account book, which her uncle had great
pride and pleasure in teaching her to
keep in the most orthodox fashion.
It was a lovely day stolen from May
to beautify the last hours of March. The
blue sky, the glittering loch, the bahny
air which stole like a caress aound cheek
and throat, seemed to promise that
"gloomy winter was awaa"
Kenneth had taken a holiday from the
spring operations of field and byre, and
proposed to take Mary and Waring for
a drive through Strathairlic and Balmuir,
that the fernier .night see some of the
fine views in the nrigbborhood, as his
time was now growing short.
Mona, volunteered to remain with her
uncle, and -„-with a degree of unreason-
ableness, for which she scorned herself
-felt hurt that Waring had made no
attempt to persuade her to conic with
then..
Mr. Craig had. been pottering about the
warden, and bloea thm,,,•r, 'lin hurl hen rd
t
t
he
use
off.
The sound of the wheels had hardly
died away when Uncle Sandy came into
he room and threw himself into an arm- to Inc as you are, Mona, anti I want
chair, upsetting the firer -irons with an Kenneth to get a fortin' wi his 'wife, that
unusual amount of clatter. 1 may gie you a better Lecher, my clear-
"Guid preserveus!" wits his first ex- ie. You'll wed a gran' gentleman some
elamation. "They're gine clean daft! day, and IOU must he wee. toeherecl."
Wha'd sae thought o'—such—such per- `Uncle,:cried Mona, earnestly, "you he -tight be the best poet in the kin;- bad spells with her heart. At the
rsity!" � must not thunk. that. . possible heart would
" 11 11 Uncle? "marriage 15 a long way ofl:" -am I w]
Mona came over to stand on the hearth- •go away and leave you if you let me
rug opposite him. came between lacy cousin and•happiness.'
"Matter! h nil's own matter. "If you must go, you must," said Ln- ion of himself has been a leve: to ]forst did eat dal not seem to nourish her.
oTi s the d cio Sandy, sterni Ids voice was i
Listen to me. When I Baan' 1n frac the y+ thoughhimself withal." She was treated by one of the best
garden, I rate the chaise at the door, and unsteady. "I dill without you before, and 1 o doubt. It strikes nuc he is very doctors in this part of the country,
I event into the hall to ea' then., and 1 1',111 again:' exacting. You .have :,eeiued to cur weary, vet She was daily growing worse and
was nigh slipin', but got on to the bit t'hot is for you to consider. 10ty, and--au,l drpres,ed, of leets. Does he her heart got so bad that we were
tap -tapping of his stick in the hall
before the excursionists hacl driven
'lot—you tiro ,,f a beet's' lienee like
tate,• .
! 1, 1• shall Ire pledged to 10010 b:aek
but 111kse tol go awtty� eometiines; Lind
1 nm old of•mv years.
"Av cel. f deserve that 0' Kenneth
that h,e slrotsldna Ilse spol.el1 to a lassie
withou asking me first"
"Wil,., that is niore. Uwe father could
expect from a son;' and; besides, we do
not know how long those two may have
loved each other••—perhaps.before you
had any claim on Kenneth.
"Leh, the follies o' children dinua
reckon."
"Don't you think if bliss Leslie had
loved you, uncle, you would have clung
to her though `faither and nraither and
a' should go marla"
"Ah, my lassie, but that was a' differ-
ent. She was a gran young )eddy, wi'
five figures to her toober; an', Mona,
my dear, a mon thinks a deal. 0' the girl
that's just aliime his reach,"
"Perhaps so, uncle, but the' true man
thinks the girl within his teach just as.
sacred and preeiou,, if she as dear to
hint."
A quick soh rose in Mona's throat
as she spoke, and Uncle Sandy, in his
quickened condition of mind, observed it.
"What's w•rang wi' ye," he asked.
"You're no fond o' the laddie yoursel'."
"`Only in a sisterly way, I assure you.
I am deeply interested in his welfare."
"Sae am 1; but I canna see it's for
lois welfar' to wed wi' a penniless bairn,"
"A bairn that would look on you as a
father, and be a daughter to you, Uncle
Sandy"
"Naw, it's no use telling me sic a like
tale. I doot that anybodywad be as guid
.....11.,..1•.1,
inconveniences. Yet you would be sur- '
pri-eat if you knew how many good fel-
lows--krrutly, brave, generous --are scat-
tered about among the general rowdy'
population, like nuggets in dirt. Are yen
going--•-•"
"Xes, you have sat here long enough.
The stat is beginning to go down."
"You forget that a broken arra does
not constitute an invalid. I am as strong
as a horse now."
"'Perhaps so. Then the country is vinery
fine about these dreaded `cities.
"Superb! The redwood on the edge of
which I am located are the finest stretch
of forests you can imagine. I am afraid
to toll you the dimensions of the trees—
you would think I was romancing; then
the beauty and luxuriance of the under-
growth, such feed for hogs—not very.
interesting stock, 1 aeknow)edge, but
very profitable—while in the more open
opened steeply down to the beach, wid- spaceuch s,
and soil for wheat. 11: haTs been
enf cleacoured,
shelf as it ds, the and here, s, he 'eve have a number of employees—hunt-
earliest
lo, the first primroses, the ers, herdsmen, keepers of various kinds,
earliest yellowthoney-scented. ed gorse tilost and some Chinamen for servants. The
some werega be found. Betters the seat climate is perfection, the sunsets and
were tallblbray brabouckens,
scattered. among sunrisings marvelously lovely." the evackrnu and from the little "'What a wonderful country! You
space of level ground sphere it stood, the ought to bo happy there."
hillside i rude steeply up, (To he enntinned.)
"It is a delicious sat place down.to read ]n," said --e—
lfona, as they "Ona very
still day you can hear the dash and rip- IN A DEADLY DE
ple of the waves down there like a soft DECLINE
accompaniment 'to your thoughts, or the
thoughts you are reading. Then, later
on, the hum of the bees as they gather Saved Just in Time by Dr. Williams'
the honey front the whine, as Uncle Sand Pink Pills.
cabs these, makes a complete harmony "Before my daughter Lena began
with the whisper of the wavelets It is
enough to make a poet even of my taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills she
tlele." looked more like a eorpse than a live
elbow "I dare say," said Waring, resting his
his a
ire" says Mrs. George .A. Myles, of
band, whilen ihiss ilevesadweltnd sonehers ad with South Woodslee, Ont. "Fiery blood
the grave, yearning expression they of- seemed. as though it bac. all turned
ten wore—`"I dare say your uncle. thinks to water. Then she began to have
ve of•1 t Myossible dash, if 'he laid his mince to it,' as he least excitement her eat
What is the matter. 1Jncle and 1 n y 11 would say himself." beat so rapidly as to almost smoth-
ll.mla laughed.er her. She grew very thin, had. no
"Very likely. f suppose his good opin- appetite, and what little food she
• „
carpet, and into the drawing room; an uncle make hue a pre 01.,0.
what should 1 see but Kenneth staildin' "Mutt tt is it,' lie asked cautiously.
by the window wi' his arra round Mary 1 "While Mr. Waring stays, make no
worry very much?" afraid that she would die. She slept
Ile i really very good. I have no•th- but very little, and would frequently'
hie to complain of. 1 have. been depress- awake with a start and sometimes
Black, and her bead on his shoulder, as • disturbance. He •has l.ec:n s0 eomfortabi' ed lately be .use- I a111 puzzled. 1 ala would jump right out of bed. These
if she war wee. used to it! He was say-', helve, let him take his good impression greatly tempted, to tell you why, and to starts would always bring on a bad
ing, 'My ain love, it's harts to have pa-' unimpaired. If yon :peak to Kenneth. a k your advice,." sari and leave her weak and ex -
upon
but before I could break oat and show displeasure, Mary will go "Do," said Waring, changing his poli- haunted. We had eakgiven up
thein, I heard Mr. Leslie's voice be- away, tend her people will forbid her to time and looking out into the sea. "At .allt hope of her ever being almost :Loup
hind me, and, before I had rightly recov- spear: to Kenneth; ails pleasant life solll d selGansl if Iert le n do anythintrust me g need Iosay when we decided to t1y..Dr. Williams'
Bred my senses, they were awe'. Noel be broken up; f shalt be too distressed met"what do you think o' such le pair o' to remain; I shall accept General and 1 001001xPial: Pills. after taking a couple of
1111 et" boxes she to sleep better at R
eediots — o' worthless, unprincipled Mrs. d�ielden's often repented invitation' "Then here is my story." She pro- began
eediots?" : to go and stay with thein in Paris; and• seeded to detail the lustory of Kenneth's night, and color began to return t•0
"Well, uncle," began Mona, after a you will bully poorKeimetli till he does: engagement, and Uncle Sandy's acciden_ her lips. From that on she kept
short pause, "I am not surprised. Any not know a inanglewurzel front 0 kale." I tae discovery. ""You see it is a very ser- right on gaining and after taking
one might have seen they were growing "You areust a trifle too clever, leis- c laws matter," sale concluded. ••ieenneth eight boxes of the pills she was
fond of one another; which was not to sie," said Uncle Sandy, iritated, hut not 1 is quite dependent on Uncle amide-, and again in good health. She is now
wondered at, for—" eonquered. `I dinna understand why you' were he ont of favor, and dismissed, both fifteen years of age, the picture of
"And do you mean to tell me," almost . are so strong on they fules' side. How- would be in a very hopeless condition." health, and since beginning the pills
"1 see that. I trust old Craig won't has gained about forty pounds in.
turn rusty. It would be very eruct. How weight. Only those who saw her
can anyone be in the house with them when ill can appreciate the marvel -
and not see the state of affairs? They lows change Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
seem to me made for each other. But have brought about in her condi-
you have done the best you coned in gete tion. I believe that had it not been
ting your uncle to keels quiet, lie ,will fora the pills site would be in her
got used to the idea." grave to -day, and it is with feelings of
"Then, Mr. Waring, the help yo,1 great gratitude that I write you in the
can give me -- 1 glean us -- hope that it may benefit some other Suf-
is to talk in a natural, easy way to fere."
Uncle Sandy about Kenneth's engage- And Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can
meat, as if you considered it a setttcd do just as much for every week, ail -
thin, from your own observation." ing, pale -faced young woman who is
"Well, I do," said 01', ng. slipping from anaemia into a deadly
"My uncle, 1. can see, has a very high decline. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills se -
opinion of you—you have a sort of mys tually make new blood. In that way
teious influence upon him ---so you must theystrike straight at the root of
give Kenneth and Mary all the help you all common diseases like anaemia,
can." head les and backaches, heart palpi-
`"My- having any tufluence on so shrewd '�
a man as Mr. Craig nest: peon to eon- tation, indigestion, neuralgia, rheuma-
siderablc mystery to you," said Waring, tism and the secret ailments and irregu-
laughing. "1 feel much mattered, and will rarities of girls and women. Sold by all
do the best I non for the rause:' cleaners in medicine or by mail at 50
Both were silent for a few minutes, cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from
then Waring asked a little abruptly-- The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brook -
"Where is Madame --I mean Mrs. ville, Ont.
Fielden—now?"
"In Paris, where they intend to make Simple Spelling.
some stay." (London Daily Mail.)
"I was in hopes they might be in
London. I should like to see Mrs. Field- A Cornhtl( tailor has thio following poster
en again—I think elle is a capital wo- in his window a11! Nu Godes
111an."'
"She is indeed!—a true, loving friend!
And when do you think of leaving?"
asked Mona, steadying her voice by an
effort.
"Ole, about this day week. I must go
then. And ray arnl is nearly as good as
now. By the time I get to the end of
my journey I shall be quite fit for
work."
""And --and how do you like the idea 'of
going back to the woods?" this in a low
tone.
"Liles it? There is no use in thinking
about liking what must be. I have cut
myself adrift from every other kind of
life, so I must and will make it answer;
but it—it's an awful wrench to go, 1
can't deny that! Still—" Ile broke off,
and meeting her eyes, exclaimed --•-"if you
look so sorry for me, I shall mance a fool i
of myself. That is," flushing sympatheti- 1
tally as he saw her color rise, "I shall
whine and bemoan my hard fate in a
fashion that will not increase any
gleams of respect you may have for me.'
"Is she afraid 1 am forgetting 1130 bat-
ter lesson she 01100 gave 1110?" thought
he.
"Does he imagine 1 am fishing for an
avowal of the affection which has died
out?" thought she.
"I assure you, I do not suspect you of
any such weakness. I dare say you will
find your new home and life pleasant
enough "
"'Oh, very likely! Indeed, given certain
conditions, and 1 eau imagine enjoying
life on the ranch very much—tough
we are twenty-five miles from the near-
est `city,' as it is called ---and it is merely
a big village, minus the rusticity of a
village, and plus the gas, the gilding, the
looking -glasses. the gambling, the cheat-
ing, the orgies of a big nmdern town."
"What an awful place," said Mona.
"You must be glad to have twenty-five
miles between voP"r home
abosdei and it,"
"Between my 1
be returned. "Well, yes1 though there are
screained Uncle Sandy, `that ye saw it, ever, I'll make no disturbance while :11r.
and shspeeted it a' the time, and never Leslie's in my house. But promise—for.
warned me?" ! promise you must—tale ane your word not
"I did not see that it was my duty 1 to ' let them know I am a.eouaint wi'
to do so," said Mona, instinctively feel- their foolishness,"
ing that a bold tone was the best; "es- Mona was silent for a 'Wacz: ,1 or two,
Pecially as I think Kenneth and Mary 1 while she thought that it would de no
would make each other very happy, and good to put the offending pair on guard.
you too, uncle. You know what a "Very well," sale said; "I promise.
sweet—" But you must not be cross; you must
"You'll just drive me .zff my beide" be 11110 and kind, as you have been."
he interrupted. "Don't you see that "I'm muckle obleeged to you for the
Kenneth needs a wife wi' a toclrer—a bit compliment,"
Biller!—a car•efu', thoughtfu' woman ""And Uncle, don't think 1 want to
who'd be a guide and a stay to him,' leave you. I am grateful to you, and I
not a bit lassie that he'll be Dauvicl au' like you; I am interested in you, for yon
Solomon and the rest too." 1 are full of character; but if you are un-
"): faney there is muc11 more probte just to Kenneth on my account, or if
bility that Kenneth would be all the, ou doubt me, and try to worry me in -
wiser and stronger for the companion-; to marrying any one I do not like, I
ship of a. woman that looks up to hint." ' shall just go away, because----'
1Z•haur's the use of argufying? Mary ""Because what," asked Mr. Craig,
Black is no the wife. I want for 1ny ney- somewhat struck by her tone.
few; an' if he crosses me, I'll just pit ""Because I do not earl a straw what
him oot. Why should 1 gie my money to , becomes of me!
a feckless loon Sha Mena the sense tot Slae turned and left the room abruptly.
consult me in the moist important step 1 Mr. Craig Iooked after her, immensely
o' his road." puzzled.
"But uncle, of all the steps a man can 1 ""What's come to the lassie?"' he said.
take the most important to himself is l "She's nae like hersel'. She is just deep
matrimony. Now, where would you find • in luve wi' Kenneth. I always neat it.,
a sweeter girl than Mary. You miss her and I am seldom wrang. I'll keep a calm
yourself when she goes; can't you fancy sough, an' maybe things may come right.
her and Kenneth snaking a happy home That Mary is a bonnie girl, deuce an'
for you and caring for you. Suppose he handy—but, na, na, there are few can
married a rich girl, who had been + nu- come up to my sin niece!"
rated at sante first-rate school, do you i OHAPTI�iR XXVI.
think sale would be content to live here ' The premature discovery was very em -
as your housekeeper and have no change barrassm to Mona. Her conviction that
from year's end to' year's end." it wouldmakematters worse if nary
"And what for shouldn't she." or Kenneth knew that Uncle Sandy s
"1 do not know why, but I am quite eyes had been opened gave her courage,
sure that most ;lies would tire of Cr rig• I however, to keep it a secret from too
darroeh, sweet and lovely as it is; even parties most interested. It would be a
i do." great gain if he grew accustomed to the
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idea of the engagement before he was
• able to fly out and pledge himself to op-
position, for to an obstinate, headstr. ug
nature .like his, retraction was tamest
imposible. He had en immense contempt
for men who threatened and did not exe-
' cute.
But Mona felt infinitely depressed, and
' singularly lonely. If she could but see
the question of Kenneth's engagement
set at rest. she would certainly take
I leave of absence and pay her dear Deb
a visit. Not that she could ever tell
even that dear friend the secret of her
inner sorrow; but the sound of her kind
voice—the change --would bring relief.
Uncle Sandy was in te very queer tem-
per after this discussion. Ile was queru-
lous and complaining, yet occasionally
obsequious to his niece, on•.whom he had
grown very dependent, and of whose in-
dependence he stood in •give..
Waring felt that something had gone
wrong, and wretched 1llona's expressive
face with profound sympathy,
"Let arse come with you," he said ,one
afternoon, when she had complained of a
headache, and begged Mary to read to
Mr. Craig, while she went to try the
fresh ole cure.
"Very well,"' she returned. "I will
show you my favorite haunt."
They proceeded through the grounds
into the group of oak trees beyond. On
the edge of the little wood was a bench,
from which was a view of the sea, be-
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ar Spashull Selekttd
with a vu to Iiwalitt
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