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GIPSY'S MARRIAGE i
4.444,4•44.4444444, 44
Miss Fiorrta takes aft her hat, an
teams her golden head back again'.
the leather chair, watching to eilenc
the tall tlguee leaning against tit
window, lis hands !loosely locked be-
hind hie back, hie shapely head ben
a little, looking out, and poseesein
that discreet virtue In a wawan. o
knowing when not to speak, enemy
nothing, butt wetter for him 1.0 break
the silence, which he loco preseat:y
by remarking:
"It seems setting la for wet
tight.•'
Mian Bloke rises, tall and graceful.
"I had better start if It is not going
to clear. Wilt you please order my
horee, Maurice
"I will rend you home In the car•
ridge, and your hofeo eon go back
to -morrow. You cannot ride home le
that rain."
So It le settled, and after a space
the carriage comes round. The thun•
der le tumbling away in the distance.
am 10 afraid of thunder," elle
gays, looking out of the open door,,at
the stormy sky. "You will see me
safe home, Maurice ?"
He cannot well refuse, and mo goes,
though this dread of a thunderstorm
le a new phase In Miss Blake's char.
actor, and seems to pose away as
suddenly as It came, for presently
She aeke him It ho will order the
coachman to drive to the village
Bret, as there aro some important
letters walling at the post office.
The lettere do not Neem to have
arrived, however; but MI'.e Blake ham
attained her object. She line been
Sean driving with Sir Mauriee Der.
Mot. And, although he declines Mrs.
Blake'. preening Invitation to stay
and dine at Rivera, It matter'. little
the thin edge of the wedge ham
been forced In.
About this time the Dowager Lady
Dermot is maidenly seised with a
Mania for papertu'g and painting, and
the Dowager House la given into the
bonds of workmen.; and almost Im-
Medlatety ehe finds that the smell
of paint disagree% with her, and
forthwith transfers herself and a
Ole of boxes and baggage to 'Drum -
semen Castle, sweeping down upon
Oh. Maurice like an avalanche.
He eamtot turn hie mother out,
and eo embmtte; but the thin, end of
ere wedge has been driven 1p with
p vengeance. No sooner Is her lady-
ship eMabU*/hed to her old quart -
ere than the Blake famsily hurl them -
neves Into the breath, and some.
thing like the old day!, of 'attorney
grew to begin over again.
1 tl• BleAUTYI UM
('IIAItM
.1 ( hoe ek in, Mee (he•oke and Bright
Eves ('mine! Adur ir'ation.
I10 tyoma5! : 1010 10 be told tine
I'M l'ut of to (11N111 Cunlpil'Yiun. No
ung (111 be 111511 to the beauty of
rus5 sinks tie 111e power of spark-
ling ',pie. Anil every s10t1111.11, 11) 111151-
1el' n'IHatI 1 err
Mature); may ire, can
have 11 perfect eottp(exion. Bright
eyes 11(11 a perteet complexion come
from pure Mood—and purr, blood
coterie bole 1)1.. 1Clllhama' flak Pills.
D,v eurIrhu:r'110 Imbue ill'. Willlams'i
Pink pipe give vigor, strength,
heel 1.I, hnpptllese end beauty. here
is a ldt of proof: "Por upwards of
three years snfferee from atom
nnlll," siaye Miss Mary Jackson, of
Normandate, Ont. "I had no color
in my tare, 111y IIpc and game weer,
I,l0odlose, 1111'1 1 grow 50 weals I could
'.cu'rely walk I.hlmnt the house. I
doctored a good deal, but got no
honefit until 1 began ushig Dr. W11 -
lie Mie' I'It:k Pili'.. Botoro I had token
them more than a couple of weeks I
count see a change for the better,
ono continuing the ONO of the pills
for some time longer my strength
returned, the color calve hack to my
face. and l gained fourteen pounds
In weight. i ran rearoInmend Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink PHI'. to every weak, ail-
ing girl or woman."
These pule are good for all trou-
bles due le, poor blood or weak
nerves. Don't take any other medl-
eine—see that the full name, "Dr.
Williams' fink !'ills for Pale Peo-
ple" 1N round on the wrapper around
every box. If 1n doubt send direct
to the Dr. Williams' Medicine Com- !
pa 111, Br'ockvilie, Ont., and the
Mlle will he mailed at 50 cents per
Loa or six boxes for 82.50.
1110 nn gement of indwts. Its nl! prob-
ability the father's desolate heart
could be won through the child, But,
when the baby Bled, Iter knowledge
of arrowroot and soothing syrups
tune useless, and Sir Maurice must be
manngrvd 111 another wn.y.
Gipsy's poor little baby suffered
mach at the hands of eligible spin-
sters ; he wine kissed end chirped at
and sighed over Is the drawing-rooyn
at the Dower House many 1a time.
Some people said lie died front too
mmoh kissing from marry 1a guehltg
would-be stepmother, -
111th ra grim face Sir Mato lee Beare
the stege of the castle. He is never
ese:i by visitors, and no ono ever
encounters ham except, perhaps, Flora
Blake, who, Ilke rt very bcnutltul
trine cat, frequcnls Drumaucen
Castle at all hours.
" flora to styli a comfort to us!"
mriva,'rruurs. Lady Dermot, and urges her
fat ()rite 10 come every day and nil
Sir Maurice bears it all In silence,
6000 Flora's fair hoods gathering
Glpev''s roses and putting then In
the old bowls, sees her flitting to
alt: fro, soft, gentle and sympathetic
ehvays, Iter eyes full of a wistful
tenderness. Lady Dermot 1s thor-
oughly well pleased, ,Her son cannot
live all his life like this—ho must
marry again; and 1t is a matter of
inIperrativ0 tteceealty now tint his
son end heir Is dead,
she brow:flee the eubJeet to him
one evruing, It ie alter dinner;
and, after watching les sad, moody
face for some time, she puts her
thoughts into very choice, delicate-
ly chosen words. Ho listens eoquiet-
1,v that rite thinks he approves, and
warms to leer plan accordingly. Sud-
denly he raises his head and settles
the subject once and forever.
"No other woman shall ever take
my wife's place!" And, before she
hue time to bring forward even one
d That the outside world le unkind 1 °
t enough to say that the painting and s
e1
papering of the Dower House wag
e a rinse to get hack to Ithecast!
f her unanswerable arguments, he
gets up and troves the room; and site
see 110 more of him that night.
The next day he comes to her.
Mother, you were right when you
said I wanted a change. I mean to
go away somewhere and knock about
for a couple of years. You eco"—with
asudden quiver of the Ilp—"I havo
lost bout wife and chlid and home
e,
matters little to lady Dermot ; and
tt
g
a
that an equally unkind world attr!-
butes motives other than mere
friendliness to the Blakos le oleo a
matter of lndlfterentee. Be that ad
it may, all the county discovers sod- had :10 attruettmis for me now,"
dent flet
y they most go and ace
dear Lady Dermot, and to at
poor, unhappy Sir Mlaurice ; and all
smite In the laudable object of rous-
ing him out Of Wmeelf.
The MIeeee Grimshaw arrive, pen.
Ara and childlike. While Sir Maurlm'e
little son lived, Mies brim'.luaw had
been wont to study n book upon the
BMWS NN.ALTn.
Mothers all over the Dominion will
be spared many an anxioae hour It
they will keep alwaye at hand u boa
of Baby's Owai Tablets and give them
to their little ono8 ars oecueion may.
require. These Tablets have saved
thou/made of little baby lives, and
grateful mothers everywhere ac-
knowledge the good they have done
their little 01108. Mrs. E. J. Mel'ar-
land, Wylie, Ont., writes: "I cannot
praise Baby's Own Tablete enough.
When 1 got then my baby girl was
very bad with whooping cough, and
cutting her teeth besides. With both
these troublee at tlhe game time Hite
was In a teed way, and slept but lit-
tle either day or night. After the
mooed Bose of the Tabiete I found
there was already a change for the
better. She slept well through the
day and nearly all night, and this
was a great relief to me, as I was
nearly worn out, losing so much
rest at night. She cried almost in-
ceasantly before I began giving her
the Tablets, but in a short time the
cough ceased, she cut isle teeth, grew
oheertul, and began to gain wonder-
fully. In taut, I believe I owe her
lifo to Baby's 'Own Tablets, ns I rho
not think eche would have pullet
through had it not been for these. I
oan recommend the Tablets to any
mother who has a erose, fretful, sick-
ly child:
These Tablets will cure all the
minor ailment*/ of little ones; they
are guaranteed to contain no opiate,
and can be given with advantage to
the youngeirt and most delicate child..
Sold by all druggists or lent by
mall, at 25e s box, by writing to
the Dr. Williams Medicine Ob., Brock -
title, Ont.
CHAPTER XXXIX,
Bir Maurice has come to Divert. to
say good -by, anti Miss Blake, eeahhg
him coming, betakes herself to the
garden.
" Telt him where to find me, mam-
ma," sho says, her voice a little
tremulous.
It le a mercy that Algy Is at the
`raining of the County Militia, Flora
Blake moves away gracefully among
ilio shrubs and flowers to a secluded
'.18>1. It la a lovely summer night,
with the duel( creeping over the
sky, and she leans against a tree and
walte.
510 Maurice lute put off Illy visit
to the hast moment—rte suggested
evert writing a note; but Lady Der-
mot overruled all objections. And
now, In the purple, shadowy: twi-
light, he comes, thinking not of the
W01111111 who stands, tall and while,
waiting for him, but wondering idly
If foreign eights and scenes will help
him to forget his wife.
"And you are really going?" MIR
Blake say's, with her face upraised
—a face white as her dress; and
yet he never notices tho look In ber
eyes or the tremor in her voice.
"Yes. I am going,' bo answers,
looking not at her, but out over the
warm, sleeping world; "and I won -
del+ It I shall ever care to see the old
place again?"
She is silent for a second ; then
she looke up at him 111 the gloaming
and her eyes are heavy with tears.
"But you will Dome back?"
"I cannot tell," he answers. "Per -
'wipe I may, some day or other; at
present I feel; as If I should like beet
to gay good -by forever to the old
Ilfe,"
pou
r
ebeAnwhisper with bent uahead
and lowered eyes. "Maurice, do you
think It easy for um to let you go ?"
The fragrant breeze blowing over
the garden reminds hien or Gipsy
and of twilight walks with her, and
his sad faoe grows sadder still.
"You are kind to say you will mine
me, Floes," he says, a little unstead.
Ily, be oannot tell why; but °limy's
memory 1'. over present with him to
•
night. Then he adds: "But I am
poor company for anyone now; and
*V.—with an attempt at cheerful.
11088—"I will try what knocking
about will do to set mo up again."
She turns away In the half-dark-
ness, and ono 11111111 is raised to her
(5500.
I think i will say goal -bye, ;ow,"
Ito says, gently, never Montalto; of
tho psi'.slur: that la convulsing her,
till, with a buret of weeping, she
raises two white hands and lays
them on hie breast.
"Mamie'', Mnuuee, I cannot —say
good-bye! Maurice—oh, let me cont.
tort you. see—i abase myself at your
Poet"—sobbing on the incoherent
word'., and kneeling at his fest.
Hee love was not like mine."
And thein he speaks words that are
agony to her to hear, as with a
strong clasp he raises her to her
feet and pmts back the hands that
retch up to him Imploringly,
"I never loved but one woman, and
site was my wife," lie sayer, speaking
to low, quiet tones; "land I love her
attu
An."d Flora Blake, gazing for one
eeoo011 up Into hie grave face, 0rles
out to a cold, hard voloe; "Go, then:
good'bye," and flees away through
the dark shrubs.
He drtyna back to Drumaneen Cam.
tle, heavy and Had -hearted, thinking
not of Lite worde of pae'slonate love
ho had just heard, but of the sweet,
childlike voice that used to whleper
"Maurice!'
An hour Inter Miss Blake walks
Into the drrwving-room, where her
mother is nodding comfortably over
a pisco of Taney work. She Is too
sleepy to notice that Flora's eyes
are wide and feverlsh, tint her face
le very pale. But, when she speaks,
Mrs. Blake starts up.
"Mamma, how soon could we (rave
Rivers?"
" Leave Rivere1 Flora, my dear
child, what do you mean ?"
Were Blake teams her here white
arms on the back of a velvet chair
and taught. a short, unpleasant
laugh.
"Do you know what I have done,
manuna'1 It Io something that wo-
men don't do every day—women with
well -regulated minis, I mean. 1 have
told Muuriee that I loved hilt, and
I offered myself to him; and—he—
ltet rctecaed 11101"
"My goodness, Flora, aro you mad?"
"011, dear, not 1 was' a great fool;
any woman Is wlw carese for a man,
I suppose! 1 know hie mother
wants me td marry IdmI but he did-
n't seem inclined to ask! me, I re-
versed mutton!, and asked him."
She speaks In a hard metallic voice,
hoc eyes glittering; and Mrs. Blake
Hetees with it horrified face.
"Why didn't you wait?" ‚.hr' '.ay'.
at last, and Flora rejoins pettishly:
"I lnd waited long enough. What
a fool Maurice to ! 1l0 10re8 her ettll,"
She ernes, with sudden passion—"that
baby. of a %vire! As if she could care
for any men 1"
Airs. Blake is rather scandalised,
"hfp' dear Flora, I don't, think you
quite know what you aro tracking,
about :hie evening, Saying good-
bye to Maurhio leas upset you you
will think differently in the morn-
ti.g"
"
Mie 1aake'e beautiful face le con-
vulsed, and she bursts into at agony
of weeping.
"Yon must take me away, mamma!
I could not live here now that I
have lost him!"
• • • a
It 1'. 1111' same night, about te,t
delimit. tier Maurice, on his return
from divers, shuts himself up in the
library. fIfe IN to start 011 11 18 trav-
els to -morrow, and hie luggage is
strapped and ready In the hall.
Lady Dermot, deep In the third
volume of a most interesting novel,
110 quite lulppy In the drawing -room.
No ghosts or bogies of dead hopes
disturb her peace. Site never thinks
of the pretty, dark-haired girl who
reigned at Drumaneen Castle for eo
short a time. Iter novel is,
really delightful, and sae has only
the last feta chapters to read now.
Through the wide entrance gates
of Drumaneen Card's) a carriage
drives furiously up the 04'011110; It
sweeps beneath the grim, dark
trees, dnittes corder the rarchway,
and pulls up at tho hall door.
Tho bell rings so furiously that
old Peter harries to answer it
with a Mart of nervous trepida-
tion. Viet tore are uncommon rat
We time of night, and some of tho
Dermote have been known to rhos
carriage's and coaches on the eve
of death or disaster. Ho is not a
Dermot, but 18 as good as one,
having iivel all his life In tho cas-
tle; and so, with his heart knock.
Ing ngainst hie old ribs, he opons
the heavy portals wide, and per-
ceiv0e no phantom coach, but a
very substantial brougham, with a
pair of horses stoaming and amok -
Ing from tho pace they havo come
at; and on the doorstep, with his
features In shadow, a tall figure
le Mantling.
tTo be Coatianed,l
be F'armer's 1•:rror,
Melon) Cheshire, of North Carolina,
says that ho Is going to he more
careful th" nest time he remarks on
the beautiful spring weather. Not
long ago, when he wos visiting a
country parish, he met an old farmer
whom he had known for many years.
The e1111 was shlnleg brightly, and
the bishop, wishing to say something
pleasant to start the conversation,
remarked: "It's One weather we're
having, Mr. Hardwick, and pretty
soon esrrything In the ground will
be peepht gout,' "God forbid," replied
the farmer, fervently. "I've got two
rivets bur'ie'd out 111000 in the church-
yard."
,
Mohler- You chlldreo turn bo your
Honer ric 03017 5(1ung 011 the table,
Wh,y;l I wde 1a child 1 was glad to
get ct:orgh bread.
Tonmay-_f say, Ila, you're having
a better time of it now that you're
living with us, ain't you?
Epigrams by Miss Dask,in,
Nothing sneceeds like, distress.
A lard, In the tat 19 worth two In
the cage.
Thinge are sometimes whet they
!00111.
Bth'tis of a (aathor oreaeloaaily pre-
fer to (leek apart.
You cannot hloueo your waist and
and have It, too.
The parquet is not paved with
good intentions.
Sho loughs hest who laughs least,
llandot>nto isn't unless handsome
does.
Virtue 19 Ile only reward.
If you trial to thiuge happening
they will.
Don't whine and look tragic and
add to the weight of the world.
Old people cannot know how we
feel when love that comes t0 08.
1 wanted, whets I married, to come
Into peace.
You and your not—ono knows you
nail yet one doesn't. There Reset. to
he eo much you don't tell.
As a matter of fact, who cares
for the'.110ws of yeetel•-yeru'9'
When in Route we should do ae
the Romans don't.
It 18 sometimes too irate to mena
;Mod wine sontetinu''. heeds 1a bush.
I1 ie p0881hle to hall'(( (00 much of
it good thing.
The Broken Health
of' School Life
Close Confinement, Over Exertion at Study and Worry Over Examinations
Too Oreat a Strain for the Nerves—Dr. Chase's Nerve Food
So many solnol girls and school Nerve Pood, and slate she bias been
umlag this preparation we are
mbre than pleased with) the Im-
provement sviilcltl has been made In
her health. 5ho look, one hundred
per cont. better, her nerves arc
steadier, she Is pot bothered with
hemdachea, arid is gradually In-
creasing In flesh and weight."
Mrg. Ila Wareham, 267 Sherbrooke
street. Peterboro, Ont., states;
"One of any children his suffered
a great deal with nervous head-
aches, dlzztnese and s!eeple'.enees,
mad, in tact wits all run down, pale
and languid. These h'oubles were
attributes) to overetudy and con-
finement at school. she, began us-
ing Dr. Claso's Nerve Food, and 1
can say that wn leave touad Ole
trent went exceedingly helpful. It
has relieved her of headache,slead-
ia1 her nerves, and built up leer
system wonderfully. We can see
a great change In her, as the col-
or Ie returning to her face, and
she is gaining lti flesh and weight.'
Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, NO 00111':
a box, 6 boxes for $2.50, at ail
dealers, or I:dusanson, Mace e.
Co., Toronto, To protect yea,
against imitations, tine portrait nl,l
signature of Dr, A, W. Chase, th
(amnia receipt -hook author, are oar
every box of his remedies,
boys, too, are pale, languid and run
dawn In health, subject to weak
spells and nervous headache, and
victims of slet'plessnoee, that we no
longer realise the folly of develop-
ing the mind at the expense of
the body.
It is on the moth'ere and fathers
that falls the responsibility of
looking atter the health of their
children, and to them we suggest
the wisdom of heaving the health
of their children kept at the High
water mark by using Dr. Chase's
Nerve Foal,
This great food mare to so gentle
and natural in notion ne to be ad-
mirably silted to the require -
Monts of Child The bene(Ils to
be deprived from /to wee ere cer-
tain and lasting. as 11 gots to form
new red corpueeles W the blood, and
ornate hew nerve force.
Mrs. T. Dalaell, 21 Charles street,
Kingston. Ont., states; " My
daughter suffered very nwt,'h with
headaches, caused no doubt from
over -dusky and a run donee coot-
dltion of the nervous system. These
attacke of beaderlles were very try-
ing on her, and I noticed that she
was gradually growing weaker and
more nervous, About two menthe
ago I got bar a Moa of Dr. (,ace's