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VETERINARY.
THE HANDSOME HUMES.
RY WILLIAM BLACK.
CHAPTER XIX.
As ALLY—Continued.
" Do you think I have not considered
that ?" the -other asked. "Do you think I
week' leave my girl—never to see her again
—if there was .any other thing to be done?
heard enough 'yesterday. Mrs. Hume came
out to Crowhurst. She told Nan that they
—the rest of them—had no objection to Nan
herself ; she said she would like to welcome
Nan as her daughter-in-law.; but I was: in
the way. Well, I'm going out of the way ;
isn't that simple, my lad ?"
"1 wonder what Ai ish Anne will say to it
• all?" responded Dick ; but as he would not
again fall into te gloomy mood—when it was
his duty to cheer up his pest and friend
who appeared to be in sad straits—he pro-
posed that they should now have coffee and
cigarette„, and that Mr. Slimmers, who
had eaten and drunk nothing, should make
up for that by dining with him in the even-
ing at the "Cafe de Provence in Regent
Street.
During the afternoon these two went
about together—to the o-ffice of Mr. Sum -
mere' lawyer, where Dick sat patiently in
an outer room, among the clerks—to the
headquarters of certain steamship com-
panies, where they inspected -plans of cabins
and inquired about dates of sailing—to a
telegraph office where Summers sent a
friendly message down to Nan, -while Er-
ridge- despatched a -more business -like com-
munication to the' Cafe de Provence; and
so- forth; and all the time the younger of
the two Men was beset by the most con-
flicting sensations—wonder and joy at the
nroepeet of a visit to Australia, in the com-
pany Of Jim Summers, with some despeie
.ately uneasy feeling that this holiday trip
4as no holiday trip at aU, rather that there
lay behind it some tragic catastrophe. And
then again he would say to himself: "Non-
sense—the not allow it! She can-
not be so ineredibly mean. He has done
.everything for her—lived for her—slaved
for her—all these years: and -of ,a sudden
she throws him over so that she may marry
into a swell family. And Hume; what will
he think of a girl capable Of. doing such a
thing? But perhaps those fastidious people
are not so fastidious? Crowhurst 'will sell
for a goodish bit; and Jim Summers's
daughter will be provided for besides."•
As they sat at dinner—here again Mr.-
Summers would hardly leek at food; nor
was the dank and hopeless expression of his
face dispelled by all this brilliancy of lights
—at canner Dick was in • a more charitable
frame of mind.
" We forgot one thing, mon ami," said
he, cheerfully, " at those steamship offices;
we forgot to ask if they make a reduction
on your taking a quantity. 'So mach
for two cabins with two berths
each ; but how much for three cabins
with two berths each? For that's What we
shall want if you insist on going a trip to
'Australia. Do you think Miss Anne will
staybe4eind?—no fear ! One cabin for you;
onefor lee ; •ttrid one for a young lady by the
name-ofi INI4s Anne Summers. That's what
it'll come to
Nan's father looked up, half startled;
but only for -a second ; his glance fell again,
listlessly. • '
"1 suppose you'd consider . it awful
s cheek," DickeErrikese continted, "if I said
I understood your daughter better than you
did. 14.11ephentine cheek, eh? Neverthee
lets, that is my conviction. And I know
she will not hear of your ..leaving Eng- .,
land—"
• " Man alive!" Summers said,- peevishly,
"how oftee must. tell -you ? It will be all
,arranged and oyer before she has any Chances
of pretesting—"
"Yes, and then 9" said Dick, boldly.
"Advertising.inn.ewspapers—sinquiry agents
—perhaps heyelf comine out to Australia!
And of course, she'll find you as easy as '
winking ;• end all this anxiety and • trouble
gone for nix ! As I say, if you're on a trip
to Australia, fen .on too—and. delighted ;
but don't let's go away with any bee of that
kind •buzzia' about in our bonnets.'
His guest did not answer; perhaps it was
too open and public a place for confidences e
perhaps his thoughts were elsewhere.
As • they were leaving the restaurant, SuM-
mere said, suddenly, " Dick, couldn't we .go
to a music- hallmow ?" -
Erridge looked surprised, but answered at
once:
"Oh, yes—oh certainly. Rather too early
for -the hest turns ; butehere'll be something
Let me see, now. There's the • sis-
(tariff.
tees Clovelry—" '
" don't Care what it is—that is of no
consequence," Summers.said.
"Then well stroll along to the Tree,—
the Tree. or the. Empire; we'll havea look
at the -bill."
Yet those two had scarcely the air of
diners -out on their way to a- music hall—the
oat plunge4 in dark reverie, the other doing
his best to be communicative and inspirit-
ing, b-ut perhaps becoming a little disheart-
ened. And what surprised Dick likridge
- still further was that,when they reached the
entrance to the music hall, his companion
hungiback.
" No," said he, in the strangest way.
"No -1 can't begin just yet—give. me
breathing time -1 must • think about it.
Let's. go to your eooms,e1Pick, and have a
qeiet hour or two—"
" Right you are 1" said Erridge,promptly.
"The very thing Who iwants• to sit. in a
music hall at this time of the evening, when
the busy little milliners have' hardly' get
home from their shops yet? We'll come out
for some of the later- tures at the halls if you
like." -
They returned to•Erridge's rooms—to to-
bacco end lounging -chairs.
" I'm. afraid akawful nuisance to you
Sumnters mud, rather Moodily.
"But 1 sha'n't be in your way for long—I
slia'n't he in anybody's waye---
" Oh, come," Dick- broke in, without care-
- •" not going to have any telk like
that. That is the result of your eating and
drinking nothing. Do you think you can
live on your pipe alone? Here, old man,
here's some Scotch, that will set you up to
el-ights—Scetch and.a drop of seltzer—sity
But Summers paid little heed to -these
friendly offices on the part of his host e nos
did that sombit look lift from his face.
"It's a hard thiue I.'ee got before me -now,
Dick," said he,iwitlei his head bent down ;
"a hard thing, and that's the .firct. But
other peoplenavegonethrough as •much—
and perhaps for less cause. You don't know
what Nan has been to me through. these
long years—ever since I came back from
Australia—and found the little thing 'look-
ing at me—with her mother's eyes. And
noW7that all the happiness of her life is at
stake, I'm not g-oin„te to hesitate about a
trifle more or less. WLat is it to me ! I'm
getting to the end—might be whisked_,off at
anv moment—so the doctors say ; whereas
she has all hes life before her—and I am her
father, her only guardian—I am bound-. to
de what I can 'for her. I don't say it will
be easy. I wouldn't envy any other man in
my piece. But, it's got to be done."
" What has gOt to be done ?"• demanded
Erridge, forgetting to light his cigarette.
His companion was silent for a time ;
when hp.- spoke, it was as if there were some
weight 'en his chest, that made his breathing
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her own life as she thoullit best—leaving Nan Summers, and the pathetic sacrifice
me and my crowd of the o d. 'days out. Well, that was about. to be e for her. And
see what has happened. Perhaps it was then accidentally something was mentioned
more or less accidental—hie coming about ;
that can't, be helped now. But I know that
all her hopes look in one direction—the hap-
piness of the whole of her life has to be de-
cided now—and I tell you it isn't e little
thing that's going to keep me bad( from do-
ing what I can for my Nate"
He drew a long breath, which was more
A
of the nature of a sigh. • .
"You see, there'e where it is. Perhaps
you!re right, Diek, perhaps she wouldn't
like my .going away from England for good,
if everything was to be as it is at present;
and I will say as much for yofing Hume—
for I like hine—etraightforwand, free-hand-
generoue-hearted sort of a ehap—and I
think if he saw. that Nan was . cut up about
-it, he would .refuse as well; Now I!re, go-
ing to make it 80 that neithei of them can
refuse. I've thought it all out, my lad—
I've threshed it Gut—sand that is theonly
way. Crowhurst was an experiment, I told
you. Very well; I've got i to tell Nan that
so far as I am concerned it has been a corn,
lete failure ; that I am sick -tit -ea of it; that _
I'm off to lead my old life again—but away
out of England altogether—"•
Dick jumped froai his chair as if he had
been shot.
.-" So that's it?" he cried.. "But I won't
have it 1 I will tell her ! I- will tell her
you're only shamming—"
And this, toe, roused Jim Summers. •
you -call yourself my 'friend'!"
he said, sternly. I tell -you my secret
in confidence, and you Would .go and
betray me.! Sit down !—and. listen." He -
paused for a seened or two, .and resumed
in quite, an altered tone : "Dick, man,
DIA, don't make it harder for me—it will
be•hard enough 1, If I have to show Nan
that I am dissatisfied 'with her, and with
Crowhurst, and that I've only been pretend-
ing to_ be satisfied, it will be something if I
can come to you, and talk to you, a,nd tell,
you that I never. was dissatisfied-enever
with Nan, shrely ! There .was the music
hall to -night," he continued—this usually
grave and silent man grown quite pitifully
garrulous in his despair and grief. " I
meant to have told her I bad spent &gay
evening in town with old pals and - all the
rest of it—and then—then I kind Of begged
to be let off this once ;• I'll have to begin
scion enough. Andit won't be easy, Dick -
it won't be easy—to- tel Nan that I have
been disappointed with her—disappointedee
with Nan 1—" : -
His arm fell on the table, his head s
on his arm, and he burst into a fit of u
trollable sobbing. Dick, overawed, di
dare to move for a moment or two; t
forced himself to rise and go round t
and he put his hand on his friend's s
"Come, conle,:Old man, it isn't s
that," said he. "There must be son
way—"
Summers, as if teshamed.' -of his br
dewn, got; up end walked . to the windo
the night world of London was all afire
now, with . blue -white gita golden stars.
When he returnedto his chair he said,rather
. „
sadly :
" There's no other way, Dick. I've
threshed it all out, They'll think I'm off to
Australia quite happy and content—glad to
get away from as kind of life that never suited
the. And what does it matter to me for the
short time that can remain ?—whereas they
they have all their life before them—a long
life and happiness.. That is inY forecast for
Nan, Dick. She is naturally a happy ceea- .
ture. Arid when you come back to England
you 11 .write out - to Australia and tell - ine
how they are getting on—what kind of
house they ha,ve--and. how Nan's looking—
and all the news."
'Dick (lid not speak for a little while ;
then he said :
" It's a devilish rough business •you've
put before you, old chap. A devilish
rough -business. 1 did .-not know there
Was a. man in this countrywjth nerve
enough to tackle such a job—consider-
ing the extraordina,ry affection that has
always existed between you two. A mighty
rough business. Yes, and 1 rather think
you've got me into a tight place. Pii. not
quitesure, don't you know, what should be
my line, If I don't quite see the necessity
of this tremendousmartyrdom, what ought
I to do ? They might hold mea.esponsible—
because I didnot tell them—" •
"You're not going, to break •faith, Dick ?"
Summers exclaimed, -indignantly. " When
I have trupted you? No, no, yeti won't do
that, Dick—give me your word—I know
'you'll stick. to it—"'
Ferriage heeitated only for a moment. •
t' There's my hand on it," said he. "You
know best. You know aest what is neces-
sary. But it's a terrible business. _Seine-
how—somehow I can't help thinking—"
" I tell you it is the only way, Dick,'' his
companion repeated, • with a sort ofde-
spairing emphasis.
"If you only understood the -position of
affairs. Why, do you know what Nan is
resolved on now?—to break off her engage-
ment ! She -sloes not know that -I know ;
but I overheard ; The chit.of a girl 1—try-
ing to deceive me 1—isn't it wonderful,
Dick, the courage she has ! Not a word of
what she means to do; and when I said to
her, 'Aren't you troubled -about something,
Nan?' she said, `Oh, nothing to speak of
as if it was .soine bit of ribbon she had lost,
dr something gone Nvrong With Ler watch.
But I knew—I knew. _Mrs. . Hume asked
her if she was prepared to marry into a
family that would look down on .her father.
I wish her answer had not been quite So de-
-claire, you know, Dick—"
" Yes, but what did ehe say ?" •
"Oh, she was only too blunt-spoken—she
declared she would not—" •
" Of co-urse ! Well done 1 I could have
guessed that!" cried the other,
" Yee, but you see, Dick," Air. Summers
went - on, despondently enough, "that is
only another intimation to Me to clear out.
She cannot be allowed to.break off her en-
gagement. It isn't a light thing :with her.
I've watched her; I know her; I know how
sensitive she is ;she wouldn't say much—
her heart might be breaking—there would
be no word. But don't you see how my
plan arranges for all this? I quit out—and
there's a,n end of trouble. Those families
will be pacified ; Nan will have a young hus-
band to take her part and to defend her;
a.nd if she thinks of me at all—"
" If she thinks of you at all?" Dick in-
terjected.
"If she th nks of me at all, she will say :
`011, well, Delo is having a fine time of it
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aboutthe vicarage, and Nan's father was
easily led into taiking of the e girl's earlier.
years. It was an inexhaustible theme—her
pretty ways—her letters—her delight in
running races on Clifton Down—a hundred
- trifles that appeared to him of absorbing ins
terest ; and he -had talked, hitneelf into
quite a cheerfnl humor when he found that
it Was past midnight and that he must get .
to his hotel: Dick went down -stairs with
his guest; and a hansom was called. -
" 'Very well," said he, " I will come up
and breakfast with you at nine • and then
we enn talk over these cabins and our out-
fit for the voyage—if all that yon say has
got to be done."
"And you W ill stand by me, Dick ?".Sum-
mers said, earnestly, as the doors of the
hansom were being shut.
" Vom trust me,old chap," was the answer.
"You're just the one man in this country
I'd stand by, through thick and thin."
But Dick, as he thoughtfully ascended
the dark stairs again, said to himself :
1. "Poor old boy? He has a firm nerve—a
nerve as splendid as his splendid physique.
But how is he going to make that first
plunge. to-morrow—with Nan looking at
him 9 -
nk
0011 -
not
en he
etable,
welder,
bad as
other
k -
out there n
-and betting
tired to deat
" And are 3
tired to deatl
Australia. Plenty of horses
iere'; no chance of hie being
s he was at Crowhurst.'"
I going to tell her you were
at Crowhurst 9" asked Dia,
regarding him curiously. •
"I've. hardly thadenp my mind yet," he
answered,- with -some appearance of effort,
." precisely what. lin going to say. it's
rather difficult—as you may guppose. But
the first plunge will be to -morrow after-
noon, when I get down—and that's What I
wish was over. The first plunge—and it
will be easier after, I dare say , and then
when you -and- I are .svell away from Eng-
land, Dick, then, you see, there will be
nothing for one to think of but the settled
and happy state of effeh.s that has been left
behind. That 'will he the reward. • It will
be -rather rough; aneyou say, jest before
getting off—but 4per wards- -afterwards
there will be makings -up." Then of a sud-
den he altered his tone. " Come, my good
lad, you mustn't let me pester you in this
fashion. I've ruined a whole day for you.
"It, won't bo easy, Dick," he went on-. Let's bear something about yourself. Are
"Goa knows it won't be an easy thing for you satisfied .with 3 -our rooms now that
Elie. But then, you see, I've been telling you've got theneall fixed up ?—they seem to
her all along that Crowhurst WaS only an me to be very smart."
experiment. I have told her that if it did But Dick was far. too seriously occupied
not answer we might try some other way. with what he had heard to think of turning
I wanted her to start clear --to form her own to his own steed surroundings. His thoughts
set of friends and acquaintances—to shape were rather about Crowlmrst, and about
CHAPTER XX..
e FIRST PLUNGE AND LeveT.
Perhaps Sidney Hume had borrowed emirs
age and comfort from his beloved Greeks ;
perheps, to suit his present ueeds and ch.-
cemstarices, he had badly constructed for
himself all sorts. of subversive social theor-
ies ; at all events, as he now strode away
out to Crowhurst there was no kind of doubt
or hesitation in his manner. And itwas a
morning to inspire confidence and hope—a
morning filled with beautiful things and
gracious sounds ; the stirring and rustling
elms showed arrowy- gleams of blue through
their topmost branches ; here and there the
sunlight burned on .some strip of golden
tharlock or on the softened red. of poppies
among the upland wheat ; there. was a dis-
tant. half-inutHed tinkling of sheep7bells
nearer at hand were the voices of children
scrambling after wild -roses and calling to
each other through the hnege. He made
sure that on such. a day Nan would be out
in the garden—the perfect tints of her com-
plexion rendered still more transparent by
the surrounding leminouSair.
BO when he arrived at Crolehurst, and
opened the white gate and pasSed in, she
was nowhere visible amid teat wide pro-
fusion of blooms and colors. He went along
to the house, and rang the bell. The little
maid servant who appeared looked fright-
ened."
" Ma. Summers has gone up to town,
sin". she -said.
," Oh, then I will see Miss Anne,"' -he re-
sponded, promptly.
Jane . faltered for a moment-; she sym-
pathieed with young levees—and had no
'mind for the delivery of cruel messages.
" Miss Anne," she sai-LI, With deprecating
ss---" Miss Anne—Would rather be ex -
(1, sir—"
stared at her in amazement.
Vhy, what is the matter 9 She ,is not
ey
cus
ill?"
•
4
o, sir."
he is not in her own roam
—110, "
Oh, but then 1 must see her." he said.
" Go and tell her I must see her. I cannot
take any such message exchet from herself."
The girl hesitated, haying no further in-
structions ;- while be, ivithout' more ado,
'stepped into the nearest room, the door of
which was opnn. The next instant he found
there was some figure betwixt him and the
,light ; it was Nan—up by the window—and
qhe was regarding him with the strangest
apprehension. Nay, ehe seemed to shrink
away froei him, to retreat from his quick
advance and eager outstretched hands ; and,
when he would -have caught her to him, the
more surely to question her eyes, she did
slot yield to his embrace, she withdrew het -
self rather, and remained standing before
him in the greatest- confusion, her looks
downcast, her fingers tremulous.
" Nan," said he, utterly stupefied,
"what is all this 9"
.
And then she forced herself to answer.
•" Sidney," said she, in a low, constrained
vOice, why did you—not 'take my mes-
sage ? For—for that will be the best thing
—now the best thifig for every one—if you
stay away—if you never come here again—"
For a second he was too astonished to
speak.
" Then you do not love me. 1" he exclaim-
ed, in accents of better reproach: " That
is what pee have got to say --that is the
real message you could not, very well leave
for me at the „door- I understand. It is
clear enough. You have changed rather
quickly, it is true--"
" Sidney Sidney," she cried, ''do not
talk to me like that ! If we have to say
good-bye, let it not be that way 1"
She managed to raise her eyes to his, and
they were full of a piteous longing and ap-
peal ; the magnetism of his presence seemed
to draw her' towards him ; the next moment,
through some inexplicable impulse, these
two had come together, his arms were tight -
round her, and he was impetuously kiss-
indher forehead, her eyelids, her lips.
"1 love you, Nan. Do you love inc ?"
he was murmuringto her. " For these are
the only _things that concern us. Every-
thing else is trivial and ofno account. Aly
dearest and best, do you love me? Tell
me 1"
" You know, Sidney," she made answer,
and now her face was hidden in his bosom,
and her trembling fingers 'clung to him.
"‚Von know. Why need I tell you? And
whatever happens you will never.' forget
what I have confessed to you—promise me
that 1 No, you cannot forget 1 But it has
been all a mistake from the beginning ; I
can see it; my eyes have been opened:And
if we have to part now—well—well—you
must promise me, Sidney, that you will
never doubt but that I loved y-ou—loved
you truly—"
She burst into a fit of crying ; and of
course he tried to comfort .her ; but all his
soothing and endearing phrases were lost in
blank bewilderment. At last he said to her,
with gentle firmness :
" Nan, sit down, and tell me distinctly
what all this means. What has happened?
I know that, whatever it is, it is immater-
ial ; what concerns us is firmly enough estab-
lished ; and perhaps 1 may not ask you
again, though it sounds 40 sweet to hear
you say it. Now tell me what all this is
about."
It was rather e disconnected story she
had to tell, of Mri. Hutne's visit, her repre-
sentations and her challenge, and of her
own- resolve to remain with her father. Nor
was it altogether a fearful tale. If her lips
were -t remu I ous they were also proud , as,she
gave bine to , understand 'that where her
father would 1)0 scorned, could he no place
for her father's daughter. Meanwhile Sid-
eey's feet had become overclouded.
"1 don't want to quarrel with the Mater,"
said he. " And you den't want me to quer-
rel,with her, Nan'I tun sure. But she is a,
woman who Inc been accustomed to have
her own way s and she is resolute—and per-
haps not over -scrupulous when she is deter-
mined to gain her ends : and clearly enough
she came out to frighten you. With this bogie
simply because she has made up • her mind I
must minty—somebody else. It is a mere
bogie, all the same. Why should you, or I,
or your father, pay the least heed towhat
my relatives may be pleased to think of
him 9 -We do not ask their opinion. We
need not go near thepi—"
" Ah, but if you were to cut Yourself off
from your family on my account—" she was
beginning to say, .sadly enough, when he in-
terrupted her.
"One moment, Nan.
Do you imagine I
"Take a hole and put some
dough around it, then fry inlard.'
This simple recipe has brought
thousands to grief, just because
of the frying in lard, which as
we all know hinders digestion.
In all recipes where you have
used lard, try
the new vegetable shortening and
You will be suxprised at the
delightful and healthful resUlts.
It is without unpleasant odor,
unpleasant flavor or unpleasant
results. With COTTOLENEin your
kitchen, the young, the delicate
and the dyspeptic can all enjoy
the regular family bill of fare.
Cottolene is sold in 3 and 5
pound palls, by all grocers.
Made only by
The N. K. Fairbank
Ccimpany,
Wellington and Ann Sits.,
MONTREAL.
BANKRUPT
BOOTS
emeneeenspeepauesemseenmenteneeseenneereennee
have not taken all these things into Consid-
eration? And as for one's family, the duty
one is supposed. to owe to one's family is a
very common superstition, but it is a super-
stition none the less. You may. owe duty
and gratitude to your father -and mother for
looking after you when you were young;
but in what way are yoa beholden to a
whole lot of kinsfolk who never cared two-
pence about you? If you choose a friend,
you are bound to stick to him—that is right
enough ; but you never had any choice of
your relatives; they were established -for
you—and that for the most part before yon
were born. And so, my dearest, my dar-
ling Nan, when you and I marry, we will
begin and choose our ewe circle of friends;
and those who are Well inclined towse-ds us
we shall welcome ; and those who are ill in-
clined, they can stay away. Simples isn't
it? Surely between us, you and I, eke can
mnster up sufficient courage and independ-
ence for that ! We don't invite anybody's
opinion of you, or of your fether, or of our
domestic arrangements. When we want
advice, We may ask for it, butl not till then.
And so you see, Nan, you 'must not be
scared by any bogie."
" When I listen to you,. Sidney," she said,
with grateful eyes, " everything seemsso
hopeful; you are so brave; you put aside
things—"
" The thiogs that do not concern us, yes,"
he said ; and he reached over and took her
hand, that lay in her lap; and held it firmly.
" For I have told you what is material to us
two, and your eyes --your beautiful eyes—
have answered me that ,yoa understood,
that I could trust you. And you won't be
scared by any more bogies? And you won't
send me another such message out to the
front door—?" •
:. Her face became slightly diffused.
"I don't precisely know when my father
is coming down from town," she said, " but
—but I will write—and tell you."
. It was a delicate intimation to him that
she would rather not have him call again
until her father had returned to Crowhurst ;
and perhaps also it suggested that his pres-
ent visit had- lasted long enough. At all
events he rose and teok his leave—it was a
protracted leave-taking, to be sure, for
amid all these tender protestations and in-
effable love -glances there were still linger-
ing doubts and apprehensions•that he ha,
to strive to banish away from that wistful
young face—and p•resently he had left the
house and was making for the Oxford road
and the Fair Mile. And if he startled the
silence of the lanes. aol woods by repeating
aloud certain of Nan's phrases—" down
from town," and the like—trying to recall
the strange fascination of the lengthened
diphthong? But his voice Was, not so musi-
cal as Nan's.
Mr. Summers arrived unexpectedly in the
afternoon, driving out from Hen -ley in an
open fly. At the sound of wheels, Nan flew
to the door.
" Dodo," she cried, " why did you not let
me know you were coming ---and I should
have driven in to the station to meet you?"
"How could I tell? - How could I tell
you when I should get away?" he said, im-
patiently, as he turned to settle with -the
cabman.
"And the sling—you have got rid of it at
last !" she said, with joyful and approving
eyes. "I am so glad 1 You are like your-
self again 1"
"Did you think I was going to wear it
forever?" be asked, in a peevish kind of
manne ; he did not tell her that for some
time back he had worn th-e unnecessary
sling merely as an excuse for lingering
about the house and garden, so that she and
her lover might go away driving by th•em-
selees.
Well, Nan was not used to being spoken
to in this dissatisfied, fretful fashion; but
she concluded that her father had been tired
or worried in town; so she took him by the
arse and led him into . the dining-romn, and
placed an easy -chair for him.
"‚Von shall have a cup of tea in two min-
utes, Dodo," she said.
"1 don't want any wish -wash : get Inc
some brandy -and -soda," he answered. her,
shortly.
Not even yet did she show any surprise.
" Oh -yes, yes," she seid, and with a, blithe
air she went away to the sideboard and the
cellaret:
• Her father's eyes followed her in a curi-
ously furtive way. He seemed to be afraid
of her—or of something. And when she
turned, he quickly averted his look.
" I es, you seem a little tired, Dodo," she
said,as she brought the things to the table.
"But I hope you had a pleasant time in
London. 01 course you saw Mr. Erridge?
And what about his new rooms ?"
(To be Continued.)
MARCH 291 1895,
SALE CAUTION,
We have decided to sell all our
present stock of Boots and Shoes,
Oversho( s, Felt Socks, Rubbers, atc.,
Away Below Cost.
You can save dollars by buying while
this Special Sale is on.
Men's and. Women's Shoes worth
$2, sale price $1.
Ohildren's Shoes worth 50c to $1,
sale price 25c to 500.
Goods bought at half pike enable
us to give bargains.
Call and see goods and get prices.
T. V. RUTLEDGE
FOR RHEUMATISM.
A Remedy that has Sprung into
Popularity- because it never
Fails to Cure:
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH.
Woorys
The Great English Remedy'.
Six Packages Guaranteed to
promptlyeand permanently
cure all forms of Eercous
Weakness, Emissions,Sperm-
atorrhea, Impotency and all
effects of Abuse or Excesses,
Manta -Worry, ea:ccssive use
of Tobacco, Opium. or Stimu-
Before and After. tants, -which. soon leo,d to In-
firmity, Insanity, Consumption, and an early grave.
Has been prescribed over 35 yer-rs In thousands of
eases; Is the only Reliable and Honest Medicine
known. Ask druggist for Wood's Ph osph odin ee If
he offers some worthless medicine In place of this,
Inclose price In letter, and WO Will send by return
man. Price, one package, el; six, e5. One Ida
please, six will cure. Pamph:ets free to any address.
The Wood Company,
Whither, Ont., Caaada.
For sale by Lumsden & Wilson, druggists, Sea -
forth, Ont.
Owing to the enormous
itle of our famotis
"Something Good "
cigar
Other Manufacturers are putting on the
market inferior goods under this name.
A poor article is never imitated, therefore
the fact that 44 Sothething •Good " is being
counterfeited is a guarantee to smokers that
it is the best 5 cent cigar on the market.
In purchasing see that our trade mark
(The Snowshoe) and firm name are on each
box, no other is genuine. Our Something
Good. brawl is registered and any one sell-
ing other cigars under this name will be
prosecuted.
Empire Tobacco Co. Montreal.
SEE THAT
OFF HORSE t?'
Only three weeks ago we began mixing a
little of DICK'S BLOOD PURIFIER in his
feed and now look at him. I tell you there
is no CONDITION POWDER equal to
DICK'S.—Am going to try it on the nigh
one now.
Dick's Blood Purifier, 50e., Dick's Blister, Ric.
Dick's Liniment, 25c., Dick's Ointment, 28e.
•
DICK. & CO. P. O. BOX 482, Montreal.
DETuorr,Mich., March 25. People in this
state are specially subject to rheumatish.
The young and the old alike are attacked by
it and until the introduction of Dodd's Kid-
ney Pills a few months ago, no reliable- cure
for the disease was obtainable. But these
pills have eradicated the di,sease in every
case where they were used,and nobody need
suffer from it while this remedy Can be had
from every druggist on the continent. The
reason they cure is that rheumatism is due
to diseased kidneys or impaired action of
these organs. By making these organs whole,
the cause is removed and the theematiem
speedily disappears.
For sale by .7. S. Roberts, Seaforth.
ALL /THE -t5
WHO HAVE UCED
pALMO TAR SOAP
KNOW THAT IT
15 THE
BEST BABY'S SOAP
for healij1gtkc LIN of
Zelicare sr% sores.
001.15210511,
Baby was troubled with sores on head and lees.
Ieried "Palmo-Tar Soap." In a very short time
the sores disappeared, skin became smooth ami
white, and the child got perfectly well.
MRS. HOLTZMAN, Crediton
Only 250. Big Cake.
J. C. SMITH & CO.,
13-8-1\TICER S -
A General Banking business transacted.
Farmers' notes discounted.
Drafts bought and sold.
Interest alloweti on deposits at the rate
of 5 per cent. per annum.
SALE NOTES discounted, or taken for
collection
OFFICE—First door north of Reid te
Nilson's Hard ware Store.
SE !WORTH.,
joivis ,got tite IZIeuntativ11
("7.770e*iti.
arta Muocular
Pair 3 uairi eh?
Why not
nMenthol Pla8ter,
yrke9.4vs.
.my wi fele(' me
one, iteured
like make.
For a long time I suffered With Rheumatism in
the Back so severely that I could not even sit
straight. My wife advised a D. & L. hienthoi
Plaster. I tried it and was soon going about all
right. S. C. HUNTER, Sweet'S COMM.
Price 25e.
PIGS FOR SALE..;
Cash Buyers
The undersigned,on account ()tithe stormy weather
was not able to dispose of all his stock at -his auction
sale, so his still left a number of thoroughbred Tam-
worth and Berkshire pigs, including some fine sows
with pige and two good aged, one Berkshire and one
Tani wort h. Now is the time to get a bargain. Ap-
ply on Lot 6, Conceteion 6, 'Juliet, or Constance P.O.
1420-tf F. H. SCHOALES.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED AT
THE HURON EXPOSITOR OFFICE
SHiAFORTE. ONTARIO.
N) wiTRIESSES .PEOUIRED
POWDERS
Cure SICK HEADACHE and Neuralgia
In eci immures, also Coated Tongue, Dizzi-
ness, Biliousness, Pain in the Side, Constipation,
Torpidegiat e Lir,thvee bowels.BadBr evert hi e. To os tEa y cou redTAKE.
PR1OE 26 CENTS AT DRUQ STORRIN
Harness at Rock
Bottom Prices.
Buyers will do well to get my prices -
before purchasing elsewhere.
PRICES away clown.
A large stock of everything
on hand usually found in a first-class;
shop.
14164f JOHN WARD.
Leave
Doubtful Seeds alone. The best
are easy to get, and cost no
more. Ask your dealer for
FERRY'S
SEEDS
Always the beat. Known
everywhere. Perry's Seed.
Annual for 1895 tells you
what, bow, and When to plant.
Sent Free. Get it Address
D. M. FERRY,*
Windsor, Ont.
SPECIAL SALE
—OF—
WALL PAPERS
APRIL :xi: 15th,
--AT
C. W. Papsit's
BOOKSTORE, SEAFORTH.
Having about 5,000 Rolls in
small lots at from 5 to 20 rolls
each, have decided to sell the
entire lot at clearing out prices,.
about one half regular price,
to make room for new stock
now arriving,
1Ve have made arrangements -
to have all papers hung durino
this Special Sale, when desired;
at 5 cents per roll, for either
wall or ceiling.
C. W. Papst,
SMA_HTC)R,112=1.
FOR TWENTY•.FrifF YEARS.
DUNN'S
BAKINC
POWDER
THE COOK'S BEST FRIEND.
LARGEST SALE IN CANADA.
Brucefield Saw NHL
The undersigned having leafed the
Brucefield Saw Mill from Mr. Alex.
Mustard,is now prepared to-do all kinds,
of custom sawing on the shortest notiee
and most reasonable terms.
The highest cash price wili be paid'
for Bass wood, Rock Elm, Hemlock
and other salable timbers.
Lumber'Shingles and draining Tile
always on hand-.
CHOPPING.
Chopping either by stone or grinder
done promptly a.nd satisfaction guaran-
teed. Chopping done on Tuesdays.
and Fridays. A trial is respectfully
solicited.
1416- JOSIAII WATSON.
The McKillop Mutual Fire}
Insurance Company.
FARM AND ISOLATED TOWN
PROPERTY ONLY INSURED,
OFFICERS.
D. Ross, President, Clinton P. 0.; W
Shannon, Seey-Treas., Seaforth P. O.; Michael'
Murdie, Inspector of Losses, Seaforth P. 0.
DIRECTORS.
Jas. Broadloot, Seaforth; Alex. Gardiner, Lead.
bury; Gabriel Elliott. Clinton ; Geo. Watt Harlock ;
Joseph Evans, Beechwood; IL. Murdle, Seafortb
Thos. Garbutt, Clinton.
AGENT/5.
Thos. Nellans, Harlock Robt. MeMulp.n, Seaforth ;
James Cumming, Egmondville. John O'Sulliven and
George Murdie, Auditors.
Parties desirous to effect Insures/eel or trams -
set other business will be promptly attended to on
application to any of the above offinere, addressed to
their respective post of9,-ea.
Bri
tends
rightly u
-ter than
less exp
adapting
the need
the valu
axat ve
Ined.y„
Its exe
in the .1(
'ant to tli
benefei:
.ative e.
aisles/I
...awl poi.)
It has gi
met with
professio
ncys, Li
,•ening th
-every ebj
Syrup
:gists m
-ser lectured
Co. only,
package,
and bein
Q.ceept an,
(The foti
Mom Lo
been treat -et'
some tali •W
rega.
William Da
a few days
bush of hi
mhich we ti
the length
inches. 11
have taken
• quire& TI
used in the
monster ba
during the
, ANOTHER
-feof hest weekl
of the 14th e
uuietly to th
-of Mr. John]
been for soni
tism, bet
-Lively good /
whilst eonv
seated in a C
forward, an
realized that
Although of
Mr. Ilacisk
.gence,
-the day ; a e
byterian elm
A widow anti
and three thy
Blum; ---)
sale of Mr.
-other day.
Miss Effie Ti
in Hullett tot
Tuesday.—M
:this week uni
borne.—Mr.
-drives a pony
stili quite frit
Note:R.-131
full biagt,
Ale Wall haS
. time pasts—)
been attendi
College for til
home Istst wrs
covering from
--The boys
practice for tl
niade to orga
Lor.ies.,----4
from Woodst
now, who has
ness the hest 1
liay.—Miss 11
in the Port.—
McRea, a Kt
• nla.turday.--31
Wary, visited]
Nunday.—Son
. St, Patrick's 4
. day evening.
was in town
lane attended
at Brussels la
Illaeavor Societ
ian church, hu
withstanding '
tended.—Som,
to Dungannon
week, and rep
spents—Harb
last hundred
pier, We w,
when the sou
—Spring seei
eome this yea
feet of snow as
bert expects e
year. Those
very highly of
slay echool wil
the first Sundt
people are inel
which will be ;
Mr. Jeans.
'lo
ey
IN 7.3 ti 1°t )Pstrl' c4r?le* ecfN
•week, —Miss
I ES.
Mr. and Mrs.
is the guest
Inat adhereleitks'I‘o—lfr'
Barton were
l
at the home ol
eented Mrs. t
address and a
as a token of ti
vices a4 °rpm
(t)enai!'r‘i:lailYe f,101
10 play the tea
did some verl
'match by a se;1
evening they
;Section No,
althoughsinuieetoeod.tilumoydr
o. 9, Carri,