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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1914-08-28, Page 7lt:JOUST 28, 1914 ad a Weak Ilea and Eat Shaky Nerves for Year: Milburn s Heart and Nerve Pills Cured Him Mr. H. Percy Turnert Marie Yosenh, writes—"i have had a Weak heart Ind bad, shaky nerves for years, and aave tried tdmost everything, but notht lig did me any gocd till 1 ems advised to try Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. E was surprised to find how one box betped me, so I tried twe more and am cow completely cured. You May use letter as an aid ter others °suffering tram heart or nerve troubles." Milburn's Heart end Nerve lPilis are 13Pu:frig far/Brag dbwit men end Ernest dilith their; tot nerves. *Me PU60 boats lot Aired de Opti Limited. ,tt•tettS. 01.100101.19pga...a.,.. Ifilbumta Emit 10 emits tit an Wm bY R. a taktA - Sarriater, Solicitor, Conveyancer and Wow; Palle. &Metter for the Dom. Mai Bank. *Ma ht Meg ef the Does - Wont Bank, fleaforth. Mosel to leas .11321.1111111111MMIN.... J. it. BEM Barrister, Solicitor, Conveoaricer and . idotarYi Publie. Office umetairs over Wavle furniture dere, Main street. Stefotalt. AOLKESiniln earreeter, Scalettor. 00EivreTemesr one lanes for sale. Office, in Scott's ,block, Main etreet, Seatorth. 18111IMPOOT. EIAYS & KILLORAN Vetere' Public. Solicitor tor tne Cana - than Stink of Commerce. Money to loaa iterrismrs, Snlicitors, Notaries Pablic, ree. Mortey to lend In Seaforth en Mon- day of each week. Office in Kidd lame diasimmis THTBRINARY: JO= 'GRIEVE, V. B. iStoeter graduate of Ontario Veterin ere Celleits. All diseases of Domestic V. -seta, Calla promptly attend to �d charges moderate. Veterinart idaddletrd sVac-laity. °Mee and resi- dence tom Godericat street, one door ever et Dad iteott's office, Seaforth. 11-ABBURN, V. S. libmo tirsAuate of Ontario Veteria ety , and honorary ,meerdeer 0 :Assoc, bitten of the Ontaric ireteriaary College. Treat e diseatpes o!! plisaaatie Animals by the most met dome iteleciplea De.ntbtry and Milkletrev- specigity. Office opposite Inert Main street, &aorta. All or - Sete left at the hotel will receive prompt tittedtiod. NUM calls received at ttt Offielkd MEDICAL. W. KARN, MD.C.M 425 Richmoad street, London, Ont. Eirecialist: Surgery and Ge.nito-Urin-, erzy- Diseases a men and women. ..1,,,........(aarOrmia••••••01mmo*••••.•, BURROWS. Illgaleg gad residekes-Goderleb street oast of the Methodist church, Seaterth tante* No. et. Coroner for the Count:. d Stare& DBS. scan & MACKAY. I. G. scoot, graduate ot victoria and, colicge et, Pnysiciana and Surgeons. Awe rarber, and -member of the Ontario Cili.TOUCT for- the County of Huron. 0„. Mackay, honor graduate ofTrinitt 411taiversity, and gold medallist of Trin- *Le Medical College; member tot the Ca. of Physicians and Surgeonieentazio DR. E. HUGH ROSS. • Graduate of Univeraity of Torour-o VacuitY of Medicine, member of Cole owe el Physicians and Surgeons of On- tario, ; Pads %dadaists) courees in Chicago (sluice' School of Chicago; -Royal Opbe leattande Baspital, London, Biagio itte_veritity College Hospital, Lando,: Office -Back of tbe Dominion Omsk, lisetorth. Phone No. Night eel* answered front residencevictoele greeeaforth. ;AUCTIONEERS. T21,01LAS BROWN. /Assess& ametioneer tor the coenuel at tarot Ud= Perth. Correttptaident• helelsesets for sale dates caw oe magi ne mating up Phoae St, Seafeen... . it Am/61ton office. Charge -to teedee gape sad satisfaction guerearetd elitkIN ARNOLD, Licensed auctioneer tor the counties Huron. and Perth. Arrangements for sale dates can be made by calling, up Pisone 41, Seaforth, or The Expositor Office. Charges moderate and eartsfitc- tiod kuaranteed. B. ft PHILLIP& • ' Licensed auctioneer fox 'tie of Huron and Perth. Being , termer and Enorougme oadt:r! the vatue of farm stock and ire paccea' we in a better testae datietaction guaranteed el ri. adze good pricet. Charget orders left iti Exeter wilt 6 oveeptly artsvieveti ettended to. rti" tlo,falph arpt 11 ; ' TO TORON'tt Goaerich-.... . .... Auburn... . .. Myth , Milverton Linwood Jel Guelph . . . . iluelph Jet oronto ft t •-•• 7.! 6 7.30 7.4-. • 7.52 t' 5...5 " ' 9.0 ' 10.1; FROM TottONP Toronto ... Ar tt tit 41 4t C;nelpn bunzra Linwood jot Itilverton Walton Byth 'zoderiela 7.-10 9.11-k 10.21) ;0.50 11.44 12.14 LO'p. rn., Connectiorri at Linwood tor Liqr! Potions at Guelph jt.wiLh main lb,- "oodstoek, London, nd nternedlate Ham'. - Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA By MARVIN DANA FROM THE PLAY OF BAYARD VEILLER • "Oh, Fro wiseettln 'vise,' Ante nod- dea as she hurried out toward her bed- room. "I'll be a squab..surest thing you know!" Next moment Mary gave a formai greeting, to the lawyer who represent.- ° ed ettie Man she planned to mulet ef- fectively. Irwin lost no time- in coming totthe. Nina "I ealled in reference to this aidt which ¥1&gnes Watch threaten* le CoMmlidit, IDA by the trf. dre Pit t company. bring agnindtt My !client, General Hest. Inge." "It's nota threat," Mr. Irwin: "The suit will be brought', "Yoh !visite, of e0nrse, that this IS merely plain blackmail!" "If it's blackmail. Mr. Irwin. dila don't you, consult the police?" Mary timed to the maid, who now entered In ,response to the bell she had sounded a minute before. "'rennet will you ask Miss Lynch to come in, please?" Then she faced the lawyer again, with an = aloofness of manner that was contemptuous. "Really, Mr. Irwin," she drawled, "wily don't you take thie matter to the police?" "You know perfectly well," the law - yet said bitterly, tthat General Haste Ings cannot afford such publicity," "Oh, as for that," Mary suggested evenly, and now there was a trace of flippant -7 in her fashion of speaking. "I'm sure the police would keep your complaint a secret. Really, you khow, Mr. Irwin, I think you had better- take yourctroubles to itte police rather thar to me. Yon Will get much more st'in • pathy 'from them." The lawyer spraag up with an air ol sudden detertninatioe. ' -Very even, I will then." he declared. Mary plashed• hi his direction the. telepbone that snood oe the table. "3100 Spiing,",she, remarked encour- agingly, "wiildbriald an officer almost immediately." She leaned back in her chair and surveyed the baffled man amusedly. - "'Nevertheless," he rejoined, "you know perfectly weittliat General Haste - tugs nev4er •prontised to marry ttds girio You kn wm- He broke off as Aggie entered the drawing 'eoom. Now, 'the girl was _demure in seem- ing almost 'beyond belief -a childish creature, very lair and dainty,_ guile- less surely, with these untroubled eyes of blue, those softly curving lips of warmest' red and the mere delicate bloom and the rounded cheek% There were the ditarms of intfocenee and 'sim- plicity in her warmer as she stopped just within the doorway, whence she regarded Mary with a timid, pleading gaze, her slender little form poised lightly as if for flight "Did you want me, dear?" she asked. "Agnes," Mary -enswered affection- ately, "this is Mr. Irwin," who has come to see you in behalf of General Hastings." "Oh," the girl murmured, her voice , quivering a little as the lawyer, after a short nod, dropped again into his teat "oh, I'm so frightened!" She , hurried, Buttering, to a low stool be- hind the desk beside Mary's,chair, and there she sank down, drooping slightly and catching hold of one lof Mary's hands as if in mute pleaditg for pro- tection. I "Nonsense!" Mary exclaiired sooth- ingly. "There's really nothing at all to be frightened about, my dear child. You mustn't be afraid, Agnes.. Mr. Erwin says that General Hastings did uot promise to marry you. Of course , you understand, My deer, that under ao cireumstances must you say any- thing that isn't strictly true and that • tf be did notproMise to marry You San have no cageepoao at tilt Now, Ag- nes, tell we. Did General Hastings promise to main you?" "Oh, !yes -oh, yes, indeed!" Aggie cried falteringly. "And I wish he would. He's euch a delightful old gen tlemartr, The legal representative ,of the de- lightful old gentleman ecowled disgust- ecily at this outburst. , Was that promise made in writing?" "No." Aggie answered gnshingly. _glut all his letters were in writing. rim know, Such wonderful . lettersi to tender and so-er-dntereating!" el'es, yes, 1 dare say," Irwin agreed instily. with Rothe evidences of cha- tea re • -Rot 'on re !mite sure. Agnes." Mary ewstiened gently. "that General Hasa tta'S lid premise to merry you?' etm. yes." Aggie deaarell tensely: 'W h'. L would swear to it" The imind eyes, sateeppepting In their *soft luster, werittfiretto *arty,. then gazed trOfilter-iath:600,a the ranted at ton*. - ..4iWeitiee beaten," he vonfessededeject- ediy, Writing hisglance toward Mary, •, Whom plainly he retie-Med:as bia real atIreidety in the eitinbat On his client's _ , Lkeib4, to be quite Oink ° With Au turner. ;quite frank,' tiestatiel. With .more lettiality ithough With n Very ;cregtfallen air. "We can't ' atfOrd any Scandal, se we're going to ; settle et your ,owiteterms." He melt from his pocket a thickhhill case and froin. is a sheaf sof banknotela.3vhich he laid on the,desk-before Mary.. with a Mile •iitugh of disertiture over hav- hlig been beaten in the centest.. ! As be dial so -Angie thrust forth ar avaricious hand, but it was eaught an held by Mary before it reacbed abort the top of the desk, and the a Viltiel01.1D gesture passed unobserved by the at torney. "We can't fight where ladies are con eerned." he went On, assuming as -best "We can't afford any scandal." he mieht contrive a .chivaironi tone. -So, if you will just, hand over Gen- eral Hastings' letters,!why, here's your money. You have the letters, haven't you?' he demanded abruptly. 'Aggie coyly took a thick bundle from tts resting place on her rounded bosom. “They. never leave me," she.saian' "Well, they Can leave you new, all right, the lawyer yetnarked unsympa- thetically. He reached quickly for- ward for the packet, -ceilidh Aggie ex- tended willingly enough. But it was Mary. who; _with a s ift movement caught and held it. - "I think." Mary expl ined tranquil- ly, "that you hadbetter -ee our lawyer. 'Mr. -.mmHg, in reference to this. We women know nothing of such details of business- settlement." •"db. 1 see." he said disagreeably, ;with a frown. to indicate his tfolpplete sagacity in the premise.. "I thought you would, Mr. Irwin," Mary returned: y u'll take the motley to Al ra Ha tris MlssLyjwh w I I 1_ meet. you In his offiee at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and...waen her snit for dam- ages for breach of prordse has been legally settled out of urt. you wlt get the letters. Good afternoon, Mr Irwin," The lawyer mile a hurried how which took in both' of the women.' and walked .quickly toward the door. "Oh, you forgot your marked money, Mr. Irwin." Mary said. The lawyer wheeled and stood star- ing at tbe speaker with a certain sheep- ishness of expression that bore wit - nes to- the completeness of his dis- comfiture. Without a word he walk- ed back -to the desk, picked up the money andeestored it to the bill case. ,"Young woman." he. said emphatical- ly, "you ought to have been a lawyeett And ie took his departure, while Mary smiled in triumph and Aggie sat gap - Ing eatehishment. "You've darn near broke my heart," she eried, bouncing up vielentlyi "let- ting all that 'money go !011t of . the house. '.Say, bow did you 1,T.now it was marked?" "I didn't," Mary replied blandly. "But it was- a pretty good guess, wasn:t • it?" Couldn't you see that all he. want- ed was to get the letters and have us take the' marked money? Then, my simple young friend, we would have been arrested very neatlY indkedTfor blackmail." "Geenshe cried. "That,would have rbeen tierOel And new?" she question- ed apprehensively. /dairy's answer repudiated any• possi , bility of fear: "And now," she explained centented- 1Y, "he 'really will go to 'au lawyer. There he will pay over that sere:: marked money. Then he will get the letters he wants so much.. /awl ,1111:110.4.16111 CASTOR F'r. Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of loodessithbleipmilds° Withal a Smithy Action Of The Kidneys When the kidneys begin to "act up" and fail to filter the blood through thein, there messes into the -system uric acid and other virulent poisatue which. will cause some of the severest and most deadly diseases known to • 'kind. On the first evidence of the approach of kidney trouble Doan's Kidney Pills should be used, and serious trouble avoided. - Mr. Israel Drost, Bath, N.B. writes:—"I ant sending you this testi- monial telling you what a vronderIel cure Doan's Kidney Pills made for me. My kidneys were so bad I was helpless for about- two months. .1 used several kinds otpills,jilt-none ofIliem.seemed to be' doing Ale anygbbd.. At last.' was addined 't.o try 'it b� of Poses Sidney Pills. When I bad taken, tie .fget box 1 found relief, and then 4I-troit another, and by the tinatI had taken it, Iewas 'coin letely.cutdd."" . .-Doan's Ldney Pilla4Te.50 etas per box.er "dealers wmaiW sitir The T. Itortnito, Ont. • evegnstihr ee.„-strtmotttmloottnerieFeo= be11se 1's a, siefly; *S. trnns- aet etperayeen two dawyera, with everything 'dotie• ;according to :legal ethAidand-"':It's actnalb: the same old gamer Aggie 'nosed. IhfieeiriroIgowirm•a200.• ' CHAPTER VW. A. R Y wTrai 'Ise i Tn hf. joyousle''''spirits aft- er -her vktorious matching of brains egainst a lawyer of high standing in his profes- sion when she bad entered the tele- phone booth. which had been installed In an extra closet of her bedroom for the sake of greater privacy on occa- sion, During her absence from the drawing room Gerson again came into the apaktment seeking her. On being told by Aggie as to Mary's where- abouts he sat down to nevelt her re- turn. listenlig 'Without much interest to the chetah of the adventuress. The raala appeared sad said: . ' "There's a girl wants to see Miss Turner." . . ' "She says -it's important I guess the poor thing's in hard luck from the limit of her," the kindly Fannie added. "Oh, then. 'she'll be welcome, of pewee!" Agee ..decjaredt, and Gerson noatiScl in -hCqulestence.' "Tell her to Ceme in and waite Fannie. Miss Turn- er Will be here right away" She turn- ed to Gerson as the niaid left the room. "Mary sure is ati easy. boob."( she remarked cheerfully.- "Bless her soft heart!" .. A minute later a girl perhaps twen- ty years of age stepped just within the doorway ati:d•atood there with eyes downcast *after one mwift furtive glance about her. Her *hole appear- ance was that of dejection. Her soil- ed black gown, the cringing posture, • the Tailor of beroface,•procialited the abject Miser*. of bet, state. ' "Are you Mias Turner?" she asked In a voice broken by -nervous dismay. "Really; I am'very sorry," Aggie re plied. primly, "but 1 am only her co* sin, Miss Agnes Lynch. But Miss Turner is likely to. be bach any min- ute now." "Can 1 Walt?" came the timid ques- tion. t "Certainly," Aggie answered hospl :ably. "Please sit down." As the girl obediently sank down on the nearest chaff Gerson addressed her sharply. so that the visitor started uneasily at the unexpected sound. . "You don't know Miss Turner?" "No." came the faint reply. "nen, what do you want to see het ' about?" "She once helped a girl friend of mine, and 1 thought -I thought" - "You thought she inight help you," Garson interrupted. . "You have been in stir -prison, l mean." Aggie hastily corrected the' lapse into underworld slang. .Came a distressed muttering of as. sent from the girl. s The conversation was put to an end by the entrance of M ry. who stopped 11 short on seeing the imp „figure bud. died in the chair. __ :`A visitor. Agnes?" she inquired. At the sound Of her voice the girl looked up and spode with some degree of energy. . 1 "You're Miss Turni err she question. ed. . "Yes," Mary said. Her words rang kindly and she smiled encouragement A gasp burst from the white lips of the girl, and she cowered as one strick- en physically. , "Mary Turner! Oh, my Gd! - I" - She hid her face within her arms and sat bent until her head rested on her knees in an abasement ,of- tnisery: - Vaguely startled by the hysterical outburst from the girt Mary's lamed" - ate thought was that here was a piti- ful instance of one suffering from star - 'teflon. • , "Joe," ' she directed rapidly. "have Fannie bring a glass of milk with an egg and a little brandy in it, right away." The girl in the chilli was shakieg soundlessly under the stress ef her emotions. A few disjointed phrases fell from her quivering lips. "I didn't knew -oh, I couldn't!" "Don't try to talk just now." Mary warned. - reassuringly. "Wait until ' vou've had sotnething to eat." ' Sad Blood , is the direct and inevitable result of - irregular or constipated bowels and. clogged -up kidneys and skin. The undig,ested food and other waste mat- ter. which is allowed to accumulate poisons the blood and the -*hole- sei,t ctn. Dr. Morse's Triclian. Root Pills . ttt directay on -the bowels,eag-ulating. tht neeenthe kidneys, giving them idtt ton gt h taproperly filter the- lrocd --• and on the skin, opening up - ae pleat. For pure blood anchgood- reith take • .„ Lire' Morse's 41 'radian RootPills Age, who fltd onserven • nereaop- ments closely, it eir lifted her voice In tardy lamentati as over her own sta- . :Why, the pom 'gawk's hungry!" she exclaimed. "AnL I never 'got the dope on her. Ain't I tile simp!" IThe girl regidaed a degree of self control and shotted something of for- lorn dignity., "Yes," shesatd dully, "Idn starving?' May regarded -the afflicted creature .with that -symp thy bora only ot ex- perience. "Yes," she sitti softly, "1 under. stand." Then ;she spoke to Agee. "Take her to mY, room an let her rest there for awhile, Have her drink the eggend milk -slowly. and then lie down -for a few minu ;es anyhow." Half anhoue afterwaed Aggie re- =ported with he charge, who, though -still shambling -of gait end stooping, ,iithowed by some faint color in her face and an Increaseal steadiness of bearing that the food haft already •strengthened her much: "She would camel," Aggie ,explained. "I thought she oight4o regt-for awhile °Ithiger •aut-how." "Ijn all rihg 1 tell yeti." mune the quernous protea ."ATe, you 'quit t sure?" 'itiery seal to I • • -the girl. "Thert tell as all about it -- this trouble of Y is, you knew. What Is yotir name?" "Helen "I don't itaye tt ask if yon have been .11Pt1spn. our faee shows it." di -I came out -three months ego." "And you'd ms do up your mind to go stralghtr "Yes." The word was a yvhisper„ "You were g ing to do whet the chaplain had toil you." Mary went on. "You were goiag to start all ever again. weren't y The bent head in assent. "It doesn't work very well, does it?" "No: I'm whipped." Mary's manner changed, She spike cheerfully for t ie first time, . "Well, them: how would you like to work with us?" "You -you IM an that" - "Our kind of, work pays well when you know bow. Look at us. Suppose I should stake ; ou for the present and put you In wib .a good crowd. All you would have to do would he to au; swer advertiser ents for servant girls., I will see that you have the best of teferences. Xl en, when you get in ;vith the right t eople you will open the front door some eight and let iu the gang. Of couri‘e you will make a get- away when tht y do and get your bit as well." ! There flashed still another of the \swift, sly glam a and the lips of the 'girl parted as i tsbe would speak. But she did not; only her bead sagged even lower on her b vast and the shrunken form grew yet more shrunken. "It doesn't shit you? Good! I was ID hopes it wotldn't So, here's anoth- er plan. Supp( se you could go west- - some place wl ere you would have a fair chance, v • th money enough so 'you could. live like a human being till you got a start?" There came tensing of the relaxed form, and the head lifted a tittle. sc that the girt oould look at.her ques- tioner. d "I will give you tbatmhance," Mary said simply, "vlatu really want it." The wretchet girl sat suddenly erect and her worth came eagerly. -"Oh, I do!" And now her hungry • gaze remained fast on the face of the woman who Offered her salvation. "Then 1 bate just one thing to say to you first 'If you are going to live straight start straight, and then go • thrbugh with it Do you know what that means?" "Youmean time?" Tbe •drawn from tite "I mean m forget that yo,it were ever In prison. I don't know what you° have done -1 don't think 1 leare. But whatever it was. you have paid•for it -a pretty big price too." • ."1 have, I ,i averThe thin voice broke, wailing "Well, then,' Mary went on, "just begin all over again, and be sure You , stand up for your frights. Don't let them make you pay a second time. Go where no one knows you, and don't tell the first people Who are kind to have been crooked. If I are straight, why, be dy will have any right Will you pronaise me t • dse," came the answer, mickened with hope. ry exclaimed, with a val. "Wait e minute," left tbe room. sdft for some, people," , Garaon, with a Mary returnid soon. lin her hand she carried a i oll of bills. Ste& went to the girl and held out tbe money. "Take this. 'It will pay- your faee ou quite awhile if you ou?" of the girl bent iinver keep straight all the rl spoke with a fore() other's strength• re than that. I mean you that you they thinkye it. Then nob; to complain. this?"' 1 !"Yes, 1 pro eery gravely. "Good!", -M .smile of appr she added and "Hub! Pretl Aggie remark sni ff. West and keep are ca ref u I." But without; -warning, a revulsion seized on the irI. She shrank again and turned he head away as her btidy,trern.bled. ."I cah't take It!" she exclaimed. "I' can't! I cant!' "Didn't you c n3e here for help?" "Yes." MIS ti faltering 'reply, "but -but---1 didn't now -it was you!" "Then you h ve met me before?" Mary said quietle. h'No,. Jae!" The girl's voice- rose shrill. Aggie spoke er mind with frank- ness. "She's lyi Gerson agreed. 1 mg yes was spoken in a tone o,f com 'lete certainty. That 31ary, too, was ,f- Weirs opinion was shown in her nex words. "So you hay met me before? Where?" , The girl unwi ingly made confes- Sion in her baiting Words. "1 can't • tell yo There was de- spair in her ;voice. ! dYop must" • The girl only cro ched lower. can't!" she eri \I again, pantie .as df in eihanstion. "Why can't you?" - "Because-becaus - The girl could t` • 1 - Clothes stay white 1± you use them Use comfort so not go on. • "What wer,e you sent up forr "For stealing." "Stealing lw h at r "Goods." "Where from?' "The Emporium." In adash of , intuition the whole .truth4as revealed to the woman who etetraiteeettitein elitte • I tt-rter trattet ttt ou cried And lied, and they let you off Nr,iiih a year." stood looking downat the cowering creature before her. "The ETIlporium!" she repeated. There- was- it tragedy in- the single word. -Then you are the one wbo"- The accusation was cut Ebert by the girl's shriek. "I ani not! I am not I tell you!" For a. moment Mary lost her poise. Her voice rose in a dare of rage. "You are! You are!" The craven spirit of the' girl could* struggle no more. She could only alt ti a huddled. shaking heap of dread. Mary soon mastered her to such an tt dent that wben she spoke again, as if in self communionher words came quietly. yet with overtones 6f a su- preme woe. "She did it!" Then after a little she addressed ,the girl with a certain won- deringbefore this mystery of horror. -"Why did you throw the blame .on me?" The girl made several efforts before her mumbling becaine intalligible, and then her .speech was gasping, broken with fear. • "I found out they were watching me. and I was afraid they would catch me. So I took them and ran into the cloak room and put them' in a locker that wasn't close to mine and some in the pocket of a coat that was -hanging there. God knows I didn't know whose it was. I just put them there - 1 was *frightened" - "Rut they caught you later. Why didn't you 4 -ell then?" al was afraid," came the answec from the shuddering girt. tl told them/ it was .the first time I had taken any- thing, and they let me off with a year." "Yon cried audited. and they let you off with a year, . I wouldn't cry. I told the truth -and"- Mary's voice nroke in a tearless sob. The color laid I gone out of her face. and she stood eigid. looking down at the girl whose crime had: ruined ber life with an ex- pression of infinite loathing in her eyes. Aggie took advantage of the pause. Her' voice was acid. "Some people are sneaks -just sneaks!" Somehow ItheespdeCh was welcome to the girl, gave her a touch of cour- age sufficient for cowardly protesta- dens: It was more like the abuse that was familiar to her. A gush of tears came. "I'll never forgive myself: never!" she moaned. "Oh, yes, you will," Mary said malevolently. "People forgive them- eelves pretty easily. Stop crying. No- nody is going to hurt you." She thrust the money again toward the girl and crowded it iPto the half reluctant. half greedy hand. "Take it, and get out." The content in her voice rang still sharper. "pe, before I change my mind!" ,The girl l eeded no second bidding. With the trioney still clutched in her hand she went forth swiftly, stumbling a little ixt her haste, fearful lest at the last' moment the woman she had so wronged should change in mood and take back -the money. Freed from the miasma trif that pres- ence, Mary remained niotionless for a :ong minute. then sighed from her tor- tured heart. "A girl I didn't know," she said be- wilderedly. -perhaps had netier spoken to -who smashed my life like' that! Oh. if it wasn't so awful it would be - funny!. It would be funny!" CHAPTER IX. ° A Brid:!groorn Spurned. CYO lulow-Aggie told you - that Cassidy, was up here from headquarters. He didn't put aname to it. but I'm on," . It was crtfrson sPeakinix. Mary regard- ed hini inquiringly, and he contiuued, putting enarnet With a Certiati nrutat bluntness after the habit of, his class. "I guess you'll hav€= to quit seeing yeung Gilder.The bulls are wise. HIS father has Made a holler." ` "Don't let that worry you., dbe,"-she • said tranquilly. She talloatedt a feet seconds go by, then added as -if quite indifferent, "1 was mended to Dick GR. dea this morning." There came queal of aulaaement front Aggie. g start of incredulity -frorrt GareOrt. "Yes," Mary repeated evenly, "I was married .to him this morning. That was my Important engagement," she added with a smile toward Aggie. Aggie sat erect, her baby face alit Ninth worldly glee. "Oh. gee," what luck!" she =Clan:to ed noisily. "Why, he's a 10..ngaish, be is. Gee. but I'm glad you landed him!" "Thank you," Mary.said wittt a Vale that Was the result of her senaeof hve mor rather than from any tenderness. It was then that Gerson spoke. aq put a question of vital significance. "Do you love him?" The question caught Mary all unpre- pared, but she retained her self ;con- trol sufficiently to make her answer a voice that to the ordinary ear would have retealed no least tremor. "No," she said. She offered no ex- planation, no excuse; merely stated the feet in all its finality. - "Then you won't leave tier Golsen asked. "We're going on as we were before?' - The hint of delection it -his manner bad vanished, tind you won't dye with him?" "Live with him ?". Mary exclaimed emphatically. "Certainly not!" Gareon was still patient in his deter- mination to apprehend jtist what•had tome to pass. "Does he understand the arrange- ment?" was his !question. sNonot yet" Mary-admitted,with- out sign of embarrassment. = Gerson was intently_ considering an- other phase ;of the sithation, one sug- gested Oerhaps out of his own deeper ti senmehts. . -"He must think a let of you," he said , gravely. 'Pont be?" "1-1 suppose so!" Gerson spoke very softly, but with an intensity that left no doubt as to the honesty of his purpose. "I'd say throw up the while gar* and go to hint, If you really'citre There fell a tense silence. It wet broken by Mary. - "I married him to get even with Id* father," she srdd. "That's all there to it. By the way, I expect Dick will he here in a minuteor two. When bel h :clines just remember not to-enlightentt "Mr. Gilder," Fannie annoupced. 1 "Any one with him'?" ' "No. Miss Turner," tbe maid alai swered. "Have him come in," Mary ordered. Gerson anade hasty -.mimes and went out out on the heels of tbe maid; Aggie, however, consulting Ottiy 'hex owl" wishes in the matterbold no thought of Melt, and, if the truth be told, Mary was glad. off the-Szistaining presence of another s woman. She got up slowly and stood silent while Ag- gie regarded her curiously. 'A moment later the bridegroom entered. Be Wall sail eut =and witolesemett Some, sons of wealthy fathers are not after four years' experience of the white lights ef town. .And the linets of Ids face were firmer, better in eveay way. Itseemed, Indeed. that here was some one of a resolute characternot to be wasted on the trivial' and gross things. He caught Mary in his arms with - 'Sell°, dear!" sinothered the kiss he - implanted on her lips. Mary strove Vitiply to Ave herself: I "Don't, oh, detail" she gasped. Dick released his_ wife. and smiled the beatific Smile of the newly wed. "Wiry not?" hedemanded, with g "Agnes!" It was the sole pretext to which. Mary conid turn for a momem tary The bridegroom faced :aim:it:and perceived A,gnes. He made a fdrmal how and spoke quietly. "1 beg your pardon, tiles Lytle% but" -a smile of perfect .happiness shone on his face -"you could hardis exPect me to see any one but Mal -ander the !circumstances. We wet* married this morning." Aggie accepted the news with fitting excitement "Goodness graelousi How perfectly/ lovely!" "You bet it's lovely!" Dick deciarmi He tilted to Mary, his face glowinS with satisfaction. • -"Mary," he said, "I have the-honeyt moon trip all heed, The Mauretania ,d sails at 5 in the morning, so we wilt"-, "Where is your father?" the bride: asked. without any trace of emotion. "0 Lord! I had forgotten ail aboni dad. tell you tviint we'll do. well; send dad a wireless from the sbip, than -write him from Paris." "What was your -promise? I told you that I would-ult go with you until you had brought your father to Me and be had wished us haeniness."- Continwd NeXt Week, • _ Children Ory roR FLETCHER1 cAs-roRi A 11