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' trot* catarrh, especially in the morning.
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In the tared end throet. Rad, a had cored,
and ralsed blood.. i bad become Ws. i -ea
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n''..C:034•K•ii;t01.k.41:1161(4043***** remorse,. "1 van tu)t 'keeping a looL.
,t out um should have liven. 1 should
have seen the beastly thlim.. It was
- -fault. Will you \forgive Ine?"
AYoung - By charles Garvice
Author of
"A Modern Juliet,"
n, pr 4. "Better Than Life,"
Srust.. "Once in a Life."
"Yes, oh, yeti; but there ia nothing
to forgf Ver.' j'hi? said, her 'hand
ehoping and unelamping each -ether,
her eyes fixed- on the water. "Why
didn't the boat turn over? thought
it had done eo. 1 suppose we should
have been -drowned," she added, with
iriterskivoclutie.
n Katie intotheir place
and laughed shortly as he pulled :
few strokes. -
' "Neal think not," bo said, glano-
ing at the shore, and remenaawing
%;•••1'••;•;":•••': '1' s•;:;•3#4-• •1,,;<V;•014i4tWIPWAREi?4.4)14#4,?4,Vili4P . how he had battled with. the waves
nue day when be had saved a come-
\ • rade front what looked certain death,
"1 see," he said. , He stood- loot- what would ledeed have been certain
death if he, Bernard, had not swum
with the tAtill of 4 Leanderand the
strength of a Ilereutes. "NO,
thiale not. It isn't much of a switn,
and 1 should have -got yott to land
somehow, or"--ahe paueed, and
looked at -him waltingly-•"I was
going to Say, perished in the ata
tempt:- but that would bo Inutting too.
much side on for 4 little swan like.
that, . No, we shouldn't have been
dreamed, thoughel deserve to be -at
•least. 1 deservp to be kicked. • Are
yOa sure you are not frightened? le
you aXe eaa punish. me Mate
sufficiently ,1)-37. telling .tue to turn
"1 ani not frightened at ail," she
said, "Dot-ibut it IS getting late."
• "No, it isn't,". he said. "Let nae•
take you a little turther. Lt woold
spoil .it to go back now,"
lathe felt that, and: Stink back. ac-
quiescent.
.Ile rowed on, pulling :hard.- now
With strong, steady strokes, andathe.
boat went swiftly.. Nance let
• hand dabble in the water -no 'women
ever sat in a fast -going boat without
trailing her hand -and they sat in
-silence. Presently he brought up •'at
the edge of some steps, pat oa his
coat, and leaped out,' • , •
"Wait,: say, live minutes," he said"
-a•"only - five IninUtks." • • -
To was • gone .scareely longer,and
returned earryingea salver•With a Cup •
of tea: . • • . .
"Awfully lucky!" • he , saki; "I
found the 'kettle honing.. Yon will.
.. "Oh, yes, yes!" she . -* drink it, won't .you, Miss Grey? If
Ile lighted a cigaretto;it himself you had been a may, I sheuld have
:down to the bottom of the boat, and • • brought a brandy and soda. But tott's
.leaned againstthethwart in,. lazy the lady's one aad only 'drink .on all
ingdown at her for It lnomot, tato.
-"May 1 sat dOwe?" iw tested in his
'frank, way, but .with the deference ha
'would • have sboun to the iionkst
Indy or his aequaintanee. _
SIM moved a little atal he sat
down.
. • 'flt was very kind or you to bring
the books,'she said, strugglieg
e, I 5 Paeleeges fora . 25C
33 Pa:Ai:ages for 50c ' ::
68 PoCkages for .$1,00 ..:;'.
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business firtns gad malty. eta:Letts ere
placed in. good • positionsettelt• year
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Nance glom% at them; she_ envied
them no longer.
"This • is the sort of thing you
Ought to go In for, Miss Orey,.." Said
Bernard, leaning forward as he nett-
edon tils oars. "I am via'y glad you
have come; itireaeare you?,
She raititai her eyes to his shyly,
. "Yee," aim murmured. "littt are
you not tired-haye we not come a
self-possession, lend getting it atter a long way? Ought we not to be
fashion, "But' I tun sorry you going back?" .
•trenailed to bring them yourself.". Bernard had hard work to., repress
"It was no trouble," ,he said, %title te sIOI1C. Tired! They bad .only been
drifting; and he had. been stroke hi
suppressed •eagernese, and glancing -Ut
his college eight. .
her face .eo see t-ive were angry,
11 -ow beautiful she was! Was it the "I am not at all tired," he eajca
reflection of, the sunlight that ant • "and. as for .going back, why should
the :soft tinge .orcolor to the, wo go yet? 'Lt is quite early; the
cote ivory of ber face en,1 the de.q), sun has not s'et, and. the river' is MIL
Ifght; to bet, violet: eyes? The gooeu. proving. After all, there is nothing
threads, ghiminered in the toemen to touch. Father Thames, They tele
'hair; tine dark .lashes looked black about the-. rivers . of, the•
the, Danube, the Itt•ussa and all the
as night as they_ swept her •chevia
"It was no trouble. I" ---he laugh-.. rest of them, but there ien't one that,.
ed the tau elees laugh- of his clues.- ean beat ours.-
-haven't anything lit the wined to "You have ramp them'?" :she said,
do, and the booi•S were an emtuse"-- almost to herself.
she. raised her eyes and teat d at Ito nodded carelessly.
him half: feat -fully, „ bait pitetnedy--. "Yes; .and I tell aott, Miss Ort,y,
'for .a walk.' 1-"Ve I wought you two that the view-. from Westminster
or three novels end n volume of: .Bride -that's one kite). of viewaatid
poetry: I hope the last will be worth tho Thames, up Marlow -e .way-lhave
yielding, 1 don't anew anylh•ng _another -bent all the rivers '
a?.. out it. Inz,•••seu." Ile laughed again, Tanrope, liow fast the tide. is' rime'
•"In fact, I'm a regular ignoramus, airing! May I. smoke a eigerette?" -
I'm -afraid. 1 hope 'Yotell.eneby them Might he -smoke a cigarette! It
andeaand 3,ou meet be kind: cnough eeetued. . woaderfulto hc•r" that he
should ask; • Mr, Grey sineked the
to let Inc lend yoto some 'more," •
Kind onougili washe- nineking. her? strongest of strong, shag mean noare
She glanced up at him.. 'Bis dos and without asking her permiesion, •
were .bent.. on her. With a. geriOUS,
bit-
tent.iegai'4, with as: expression which
amele hr lwaele beat with a strange -
mixture of fear' andepleesure. • •
ante sited to like' them," she
.."1-1iave, read: -so feet .books,•'.
'After- all" be .said, as if speal•-
ieg 'to" himself, "I•rn not _sttre• thae-
-you.. ought to read much. it leit't•
..content. . . • • • occasions, ien!t• it?" -
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Nance located at hint with a dreamy ; She took the cup 'and looked up at
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content and. a nameless ,joy• .11.0 was :hiniewith a blueh of surprise and,wen-
so .near she eould, by .stretchingout dee that • seemed to • Bernardtho.
het. hand, • have touched lihn, • 'The-. .oweetest, loVeliest thing- he- had ever
change enough front your work,' Yoe ; scent of •tho '1.urleish toleteco wafted 'seen. • • .
long- walks and drives," she heard his •t•oice, ". , P
waht to .get out and about,: to talo r across her' fare; eyen his 4nenee • "Where, did yoti-get it?" •sha. asked,:
She jaoked at hini, net -reProaelte And. he?. A •eubtle feeling -of de- • Ile jerked „hie head over' 'his Shout...
• fully, but *ith a gentle wonoere light, of peaceful JoY, 'took posses- der. '
"Br Svere?" •she said, with • a smilesion of him. . `.There's a hotel just al/eve," he
"'lley are for the rich I ant very Ile 000131 see her face, her saki; "and 1 got Tte laughed as
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..Forgive mei"..11:e. Said; peilitently. .intO' deep red • gold:. knew that hyr • hadfluttered the hotel peonita. the
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transfornie•d • liy the. sunset...s. 'rays he thought of .the 'way In Which ,he •
"1-1. •
.eoegoe: e *as -thinking time__ • • 'eyes were dwelling on aim. • .
• a. •
3..ei.e.,•feteeas_ete aetim• rail hwy.." • (hinaly1- •thre'l•l•ts: and by • which 'Oat
at
you- Were tall 333' to one of • ,
, <erectly cup of tea had heeo procuted.
1.1 • • • t • 1 • 1 • • 1 1
in• %aid. • wid the ' taken' this :coninionitInee outing
So :full. of Man Menace, ac- I t I . 0 n14, r . so. . te 11Y' l'arie nettitia, end 1 got?Int-1
t..knoet•ledegline jeer fig an NI , sent , co
re,he venni( the tea elowly,eite• sit:7
. 1 le e()1.1 ( on 3
1116 blbOtr! co 'her face.- - -• • • • • „.. . „ take: ht3-..eafter: In to . the ceurit rya in his
said, with 'the' sett -low laugh 1h *1(1, tioncerl! 11e Couto picture 'd'ustvelYidttatlihanitaaeheelildpre; the
tclutep,dteilit-
Must not forget. aigaina• She. deg-•eart; 'if: lie •dotilif lalte••bee:•1:,, - • it- a.,.t.tatti:...esi•iltatelting iter,,eixat.alet :wet ole•••••
those eyet; • of hers :••ilgitibig •.' on,
• he ' heard ' many' Llama'
•
11 uld h te•e his 111! If 1 1 1 • en Lill 41StU11(1 1 "aS in, a Ian rY. • .
et.. • 80
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: glace in the curve of her •throate the
; since. aesterdaye• : •• • ' glowing, like st,ave Wider •• the• hie
. „ „ fainte exquisite color 111 wr •
• • ' subtle magie.of t•teit mueic and' the 'nu enudY Put -the cuP and salver on
I As. she spohe, the boat with' its '. of. pt e ft( eh a r, the . • I face, then -
This scheil stands ler the highest
and best in litesetiess e•ducattow in Caa-
&tea. tadee. Many hesiness Colleges' '.
employ out -graduates as tea•Chers.. We
leave scores of aPplicatioaS from. other ••
tolleges. Ask to see' theeit tliti day 'you :
enter,. Commence coarse' 'ettW:. .Cala•-•
1.igue free. . • „ •
• W. eT. 3•;131.,,tOrr, PriheipaLT
round her, • „ ••• •
Ile %Yea: silent a mottunt, then ne face. ''Ysin must • let nie to he von
.• id. " - Yes V'es pleashe Sala, glarie-
se " *
it$ if a etalden idea had struck fofthep tin,.2 lou• ye 110 . • • •
toad ol young people, still laughipg• • •• • 0Teteteeind prepared to• roitsawaY., •
. •
and efiteing, Timsed .the „strewn • Aarru:I. •fue im.etured.kher 0.1(48u.r.e israhce 'gazed at•thette heeitatingia..-•
again .• .•She • leaked ' at them, , and .11iS • • they • find • theta? • .W111 .
seves:folloWed• the direction of leers. • . .. • •
:eon of him and filled 111111 -with they nott, be lost?" •sheaVentarecl. . •
Ile lenverna o arouse It ..took noeses-
v„n„ sele„ . find theta, :fight
, . . . . • • . g
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last1.0%.:• 'enough," lie said carelesely, •with the
q'Yes," she. said; • "1 think ' they. • "'rade' neust not ,be .oite
..naitet .beeyery happy, They have.not- 'Vbs. Grrey,"..he 'said so:suddenly that Sublime indifference:of the ..man -who .
cc:retied lattgle and Sing for eaer 'she started. She imd been: in 0 • nas paid enough to compensate for:
so leng.".
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d or dreame, her eyes fixed , on his• • • their. ,ios• :w.o. row back
• • : hew beatttiful it is."
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et:eetetivewse, teemed the,beat: and, Milled 1.61.
surely but Stronglydowaestreant:
iteeptng near the bank awl bat of tha
se.ding:ft. do You Mean? 'Oh, yes. • I mito h3. the seen:darer, dyaog.
An1
L. . shoold•iiot'know what to do 'without thimt. in ibe 'wilderness tereireg front ' current'. ,
"Ai•e: Yeti fetal of theewetter?" . :She Irereibled., It Was tio hard to
"Of the' water?" echoed Iganee. "01 'gay 'no •
R-INGb friend. a'One never feel . quite. a a -
the Ver. ig n 4-d a colupaniQn, a. Offered draught. of , water! • • Ime
t I
ate
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"I was going to ask• you inelv You
• • like being on the river notv yea
gine ite arteng 1300 1011 refusmg, 1 v.. .( • , 0.• •
o it " 1 e ' alter
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0 .100 Ladies,- . 00., at • .leas
.prefer Rings to 'anyl.....other..
!..iiid of Jewelry,..r
reas,)-:i We: ks.paetat.
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den 'to •this.Iiue, •
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You will.frind..all the:.favor-
ite Stones .erimbinations
at their best with us. '. .•
DIAMONDS, PEARGS,...
linams,
I' OPALS, •
OLIVINLtS Tirlf.QC&JA,
.• .
E very Ri at ts 'very best.
bot h. as to val ue and u al
ity.
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.1 Wii1C,fillt. AND Orli:MAN
lowly while' it is near," • the proffered loaf of bread,
' • • Ile gaz.ed at her with an -idle, •riell • "I;Ott • t ' • a t." a a •,a, pause. '"But it would tee a mot:keno,
yoneg wonder at her s nip leaning netiner. to 'her, bii4 awe :turn, .siMpese you :have resolved tame. to •
centent. od .to hers aw.hy shoodiret you? e trust yourself in a boat with me
g te world to do. A
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"Yes? But •Ie meant, do yoU lilac nothin • tl • n-
d gain,, . • •
boat," shrefiliede e • • ape, /owning darkly in the twilight .
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going on It -rowing, I't3 r tted? • Ae. he spoke, his voice making IT- “I‘r°; i-rlik° it very nnich•"'' she
Intve never,. beim 111 a small ' resitoilihe welsh; in her ears, a black Said: "Do you Dilate ine such a cow -
• Berl -triad -rose tee ea,„ soldher • ritieS. 'to • cathe.
the salute. :. • . eaddenly dowit upon them,: ale einkle. , ,.• ' .
- . - :. ;
. •• lie looked: at her with a ,steady re- .
.- . '.. . .. • -, - was., a barge, heavily laden,. and drift-
a"W•ould you like to go for 11 DOW?", ing swiftly up loth the tide ' ' • • gar& and some.taing shining in the.
lire, Pl'eg made him respond In a
for his . ekes Were liked on her face., tone, uf -ini-Onse conviction;
She . (Litt not rise., but Uttered ft fwittt• "A coward? 'No. I should say that
.ery. 0.( warn.i.n.g,. : , • ... ..;, You were very brave. .Yesa", .. •
' - n•1 e it ii 1,1 •• wl tt
beege, aeue seized The ears, . . the hoat neerly upset,'" she' sold, pea-
. The, bargeinan at the helin..-saw the . • .
'boat •let the' aame moment, and for- . "But 'OnIV rop.•e, moment," he urge '
-tied the .tillen:aountl,. - • - ' ' . ed, earnestly. "It , was ' so stuldea;
••• Mit the action .watiettlintesti too late, • 'end that wretched barge must . have
tookcd..so black and lerge..1: netieed,"
.the haege Struck. the Skiff, 'and, the •
bght •,boat. heeled, Oyer. perilously, .
Nance, - Unconsciously, . rose % with
'he 'asked; with represeed, •eagerness • Nance 'alt before '.13ernard did; • vo
"Just .'a little way, It r a lovely
evening; The tide ha.s turned, and le
doeVing up." „
She. tooked. at him with" etartlecl.
dyes. • . .
"x•I.7. ph,. no, oci!".. •
"'S•":011 Say' 'no,' but soilMhow : I
think you, mean 'yes,' ." he
with '• feigned careleeseess. . "Just
wait 13, moment." . • •
• ITti strode off to. the. place. where
they let 'boats, and;.• _almost before
Nanee -could' realize, tvhat was' hap..
pening,. :she eaW him Pulling . down
stream.; toward her, ,IfOrtunately for
him be Wag in et menning euit
tweed, and :Wore a bowler hat. IIe.
etopped 'the boat pat lielOw ber, and.
with •ft smile ..beeleoned her. • ,
alkinee,
tailed to here. .
Nance roSe and walked to the edge
of: the entlianknietit, •and lopked dealt
at hitn hesitatingly. If there had
been the least sign of hertitation on
his part, 'he would have shaken:her;
head alai doelimd, but as he held. the
.iikiff fast by flu,. boatahook,, lat look-
ed up at her with the frank, confi-
dent smile' which* 'feW women could
resist, and she stepped into' ., the
boat. ,
,Ile held' her band tightly tiel she
had gained her seat in the stern.,
supporting end guiding. her with his
.firtit strong hand,
"l'here you ave.! Are you comfort-
able? 'Take the tiller lbws in your.
hand Can you steer? Oh, beg
*Dertffird looked 'round, Saw' the And 3'et :Iva8 e .
etently.
•
the othee night,• that you aid „ not
taint -not 'really faint -Omagh yott
outsteetehed hands.. : • were 'hurt, and the 'shock must have.
The 'barge passed on,, leaving be- wen far you. Most evennen.
hind ,an atmosphere ot profanity, • feottlil have gone into bysteries and '
juet grazing' the boat, Which. righted tna,,due.03011/deinht16,6?f,a,sfhitesas.."4'id,... •thoughtf..,
itself; but she did not rtiali•ee that •
they were saved, and sunk back with 'AMY. "I don't knew any wennert."
• . ""Oh, conte!'' he said. "Not cloy?"
Ix faint ery,
' -3h1. ((3)3.01
rotted, law, felt her head sinking on etiS it Stir1)1"ed'I)Nr
hooey noone, see no .one;, exeeptiag
Ids litTaSt, and: •••
"Neuee, dear. Nancet" roll; in her. father,"
ears..
Re was' silent far a moment; ITer
••loneliness •steuck hint with • • .its
Simple foree, , •
.• "It least he Ve1•y dull for you,he
"Nuevo, .NttliCO, deaf' Nancei" . • eaid.'"I woruler-" • • '
•Ilati be :vain, egmlten. these Wdrele, Ile Imused• • ' • ••• • •
or tied she only • decant/el elle had ' She did not. ask him What het Wag
heard thent in that moment of send- going tb. say; but ehe raised her t'yes
uncoasetoitenerea? Iler• head rested on to his, and, with the slighteet hest-
his- breast, silo felt his arms round tation, went on, looleng , hard' at
her,' his face touelted her hair; it • the bottom of the boat:
was• not • fear that made her quiyea 1, -"I Wonder if you would. eare for a
from head to footeanot fear, for at arive some daY, Miss. OreY?"'
1`.• that Moment death would have had "4 drivel"
no terror for her. '• She repeated the words With Moo -
It 11'ati but a moment t hat passion cetit • surprise.
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o ome .1.r3 •
so Attractive
but that artistic
photoe will improlre
No matter how
much you enjoy your
11=3, 'oliotoo4a,rplis of
y DU.0 triatir 4 and
members of your fain.
ily increase your
ea,sure We oan
make you a bea,uttful
characteristic plot-
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your pardon. I forgot, Never mind; --the word is too gross -that .the "Yes " 1 in quite a matter-
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let them fall; inanagla" • . • . spoil held her,' boiled her hand and ' of -fact torte, "/ •was thiakfitg a ),
Na. /Ica shd said, I Will
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1' Y. toter,. body and soul, She wolte front that Ittee-work of yourri,"
"ItIght," he 'said, wilh a, short the deeitineeif dream it waseattod "My work?" She said.
out
laugh, "I'll teach you. Shall we go ehrunk betels, her' hands to her face, What coimeetioe could theie be bett
U3) :dream . or' down? tp, '1 think.
Nov,', pull yp•ur right-hand rope, and
I'll turn 1,110 boat round, That is it! .
Why, Mies Grey, you would learn in
no time,"
Slut had ladled the wrong,rope,. of
course, but he swting the boitt round
easily, frotwithstanding, and ro.wed
slowly up stream, away from the
noisy, crowded, smoky city, totvard
.the green tneadowa and trees of the
country.
Nance leaned .htleic, her 0341e8 hid be.
mild their long lashes. . Ware elm
dooming.? • Was the really sitting In
a boat Opporilte hint? No, no; It
could only be a dream, 'and /he
would wake pentiently to find that
she lia.d fallen asleep over her work,
"Do you Bite it? •Tolly, Isn't it?"
he said. "It, fs jos* the evening for
the riVer, Capitill little boat, and
moven like a feather." They paseed
tbe ether boat With Its Werra, eretta
3..
her violet eyes, with a strange tWern that and a drive?
dread, a, strange appeal in them, 'Yes: Was thinking *of It as /
Seeking his face, Went houte the other night" ---he /iad
Bernard still knelt beside her. Ills been thinking ot her, then; the
face was pale, his dark oyes glowilig thought mode her heart flutter -"and
with a. man's tenderness for the wo- it occurred to me that it Would help
man to whom he has brought peril. yoU a great deal if you sato Home
"It is eight," he said; and his pictures of old lace, some pOetraits
voiee 'sounded thick nod strained „in et tile people who nged .tn Wear it.
hfg OWn ears. "It is all right. 'rho They used to have a great deal of it
barge, hat paSsed, arid no harm IS in the Charles'e time, didn't they?"'
done. Ihne't bo afraid -Miss' Cerea," "Yes," she said, with evident in -
no called her "Miss OreY•" Then, „terest; "both the nien„and the wo-
she' met have fancied the "Nance, , men,"
Nance, clear Nance'," "I thought so," he said, nodding
ani not frightened," she said in 'with' pleased atnerity; "ail over them,
a low Voice that. quivered eta she her-. pretty nearly. Well, I know a place,
self had quivered a mo1nent or so just but of towia where Nem tan tree
since, "I was afraid, but 1 tun not Patna of those portraits; and, by
now," fleorgel pow come In think 0! it,
• "It was. all my fault," he said. gome 014 iw,c, itself -some of the real
"No, ao," she murmured, woinon- thing; in glass vaees, volt knote."
ifkl°17.hke rits," he sqld„ witlt.love (tt, 4 piaev called $Tampton
"Yes," 14110 said, loaning forward.
v—ss
•
.eourt Palace: But perhaps
been there?"
Nance shook her head.
"No," she said; "1 have beard of
it, read about it; but 1 have never
been there. 1 have b'l'en, to so kw
places -none, Indeed" ..
"Well, I was very nearly saying
that 1 was glad you haven't," lie
said, with a short laugh. "Bemuse
1 should like. you to see it, •.tuni-and
take you there, if you'd care to go."
Mho sunk back -slowly,. andthe
tinge -of eoior left, her facie in width
he read het• refuted, for stet did ten,
speak tor a moment or two; then she
said: .
"Oh, no, no -thank vout"
"Why not?" he said, as (Wilany
Atg before, and, as • before, looking
hard at the water, "Are' you thinking
of the time you'll waste? It won't be
wasted, you know, because eott Ivey
get all sorts of /tints from the - pie -
Nees and the lace. It's the tort of
place yote aught to see. And there
are otherre .1 believe there's tonne lace
at the :Kensington Mamma"
"I know," ehe salO, .bn a low voice.
"Bet there's SOUlething else at
Ilampton Court," be went cm. "It's
a very jolly plaxe, tot old paluee and
that -10ral of thing; and there are•gar-.
dens: --the flower/ie.-they would he
•worth seeing just now, by the .way --4
and the river runs under the *wall,
and NNT couldget aaromaa"
Ile. paused:, stopped:by tho tighten-
ing of the live, the half-elosed eyes'.
It, Wag a muto appeal' to hinl. She
Saw the picture he was drawing -saw
4 all too plainly -felt in imagination
'the -delight of it all. But, still, there
was refusal In her very attitude.
"Why 'Won't You come?" 'he asked.
And yet they talk of woman's 'per.
istencet • "Wawa • would be the
harm?". •
"ITartn?"
She raised her eyes' to his with _ n,
sudden questioning whose iantwenee
smote hint.
"Of e:ourse not," he snicl, confi-
dently. "S,urely two „ friends -we
friends, are we not, Miss -Orey?-ettit
take a /title drive Into tlie• comitoy,
especially When it is an 'business.
Suppose" -a bright idea struck 'lima. -
"suppose I 'wanted some of that old
*ace copied, and wanted' it done ac-
curately, couldn't I ask you togo
with. me to See It? Surely' I could?"
.!She loteaed Irene side to side. The
sun .had sunk,- thetwilight had deep-
ened. But for the passing of soma
steamer that sooried up. and 'down
the- streuer; .ar a tumbering bat•oe
that . •floated vaguely by' them, they
Were on'the layer that. looked
vast and -wide in lhe. gloauting. • 'A
•dietant ehureh .b 30 chimed s ftl,
'
Ilie Voice -every, note of. which found
an ocho in. her _heart -seemed tia her
.t.0 sing in harmony With the bell, the
. eon. plash, .of the scans.
'
:."Wouldn't you ' go theria`' he &sta.
• ed. '
sr.e...6 •last, • and: tn 'a hushed; -half-fearful.
....t9'n'Ye.es.L-al. one:" a, he said, speaking,
• . ' '•Alonet'a Ilre aoice sunk .,, into • a
;pate of disappointinente, "But -but,--.
, well, that .Would be a11 very ,wel.lafer
• 'yoti; .bitt; 'elon"t . yoix eee-e-doe't.. you.
..tiOok inc selfish., if :adu Can help • it•••••-'
1. ,''Yria•O1i...t.s'e.te6.1eitlill':itaacice;‘:.2-'h-e. ' '1'.'n't.i' nina'red,''
. incredelously:' , .• , .
•
•• .'
a "Yee," he. iresponded-- With • prompt
. Mendacity.: . '`What, :I Said .just e now
-has' giren. Me We •Icipae• .I tio 'want'
e Spine .010' late copied: It'se.thie . way;
'
YOU hnow, te -yining •fellow..• -•a :brute-
.
...loreage•te a lob cif kindness shown 'him'
by lealies-edid:ladies-a•I Mean. They
, ,
• • • , . • •
• are. always. .asking him .' to their.
• •
h ouees„ tte• their parties,..dineers, •aral
all that; "alai he doesn't' find it aeasY
to. make any return, because, . don't
You :atm, yeti . Cont very, well ask.
• ladiea beyond a_certain 'age. to lunch-
.. eons at -the Star .and Galley.", .• •
- • •.:gthe Star ..and- Garter?" She. mier-
.• •
•
kale 16th 04
,1 o...i..,ii.t 1,
1 at hniflast ifV0 eielocit? T'll be here leits-4-4,•,,, _ ,,,,,... ,,,
to the Minute, just at tho top of , r
th •se steps."
l'ate 0.913euted 11.3r ,e, Motion of her
i ik,1 we.
hand
"You will let me see you home?" he
aottd.
"No, no." "ttood-bye,"
and went quickly from hint.
When she retteleid home, leonine as
though the hart welked hard, though
her pace- had 1311301( 1100. as she neared
the cottage, she found her father sit-
ting in the arm -chair. Be was asleep
and breathing heat.
She went to hon encl. laid 4 band
that •trentbled on his ebotilder. She
would tell lant of ber outing, her
expedition with Mr. Bernard, and her.
promiee to go with 11111i on the fuer-
• reetv.
:"leataer-" her valve Cat it'Qr(qt.
11(3 rOliSed, Stiri stared tip at her
with bloodshot eyes, mid her hand
fell from his ehoulder.
is that you, Nance? I've
--I've been half Asleep. I've had a
.ot' a day; been woaing like a
clog. Talk of telexes; Ian slave, if
you like, 'Where have Van been?
went my tea."
"Yes, father." Slue turned to the
fire ana put on tbe kettle 411d begat/
setting the tea: things. "I am sorrY
1 ma so late, rye letati-"
Re retie, strotehing biteself, and
breaking upon her falter ink' speech
With 'a yawn.
"Been to get tome of emur In,
1 hope," he •said, morosely. "1 wnut
sonte money:"
"No, father; I've hern.--"
"Why the deuce/ don't you make
them pay up on the nail," heesaid,
angrily. " te got 00 . sense -no
sense. Any other girl knowing that,
her fettle!. wanted money as badly as
do, would taltaa 31111*' trouble. But
..you 'doil't care. 1 Olken% wait for
tea; L'1'e got aft appointinent,'' Ile
reached for Ids hat, and. went -toward
• the duter, none. too. steadily. :
Nance .1/tit out hoe hand as if to
• stay him,
'Tether, want to. tell You
. something," ..she id,. her face pale. •
"Well, vault is it? .Won't it keep
till I e01110 hack? elta'n't be long,.
I don't I note, thoughal may lei late.
Don't sit up."
She hoard tee door' slain after him,
and gt (I for a inoment • or two with
herhands elaele • . Then. she •sauf,
lying on her um et: -1 ablee . . square
• papee pateel. . him. took It, up; it
. was a/Meese:el, in- Bernard's public
• 1.
school I. • • • .1,
:
She "held ihe ettreel in her% 'hand;
• ..
- looking dime.' at it iireamilv. fere .a
'moment • ale . 1 n ore'. "eniconsc ou sly,
she raised it- to her lips. aotl kissed
the single line ot et . .
• Bernard Wa 1144 11 *3)31)3' . ,TTis pulse
! .4,
i7.."'?1,) iN Allrillitn1•13"r1111: WHffN
.;,:i. j.1:11:1:1:::14113, 431 1v.PANr. AN.,) IN TN11
..t, 1, .!•• 3,110 refer cenea D41.01141 THAT'
eco-rro 0041.14.?ioN, .
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- SI•cri-r s.; laiw NE.; Chictai*ts,
8..?. -5 fie tree temple.
ea. api $k.Q0 i 431 datesetts.(434111°' -
alj
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1.1
!Ear
• • ••r• ••• • ,IA:rAkser.• s. .11
as the ganie proceeded, 1m •• drank
glass after glass. New, he was Due
of those wen NV)10 VIM 81and a great
deal of wine, but .t0 -night it seemed
to affect blue pley grew wild
and careless -so wild. that the two
nun who sat next to him vtinturea
on a remonstrance. •
"Ifave you tome into et fortune.
Ilerniel" mild. one., " u play as, if
you'd got the old Ind , Mimed -
needle Street at vour e
'Bernard only laughed he pushed
his last etake eterose tl table to
Lord Stoyle.
•"I'lle neat best thing to ''inning is
losing," ho said. "Go on, Stoyle,
How sio.w the game goes! Let them
bring us mime more cluoopagne."
He loot Wavily, and. a aereater
porteon of the eve hundred, pounds
tWrhanicslifeiT'erdTt‘o'll'In,oQ‘;d1181.4toggt•'.a. Mill was
It was, as one of the ()there re-
marked, "a particularly hot night',"
but Bernard rorte from the table with
a reckless .1aup,.:11 and the same belg•ht
light int! he heayAiel.ost
lieavily, h13 hail,
ter the time, at any rate, been ahle
to dro1Yri the volee of conscierwe. The
eel]. gpirit was smiling at his elbow.
Ile had • driven bis gearillan angel,
sorrowing, still further front. biln.
OlLelaTajt X....
Name sat up. late that night --while
Bernard tens losing his money ;to
. Lord Stoyle-readlog • one .of the
books •he had lent lii•re It was a
1103:44, 11. 331033' of love .411A adventure
,. fairly mixed; but the. cleverly wovtal
piot failed to . hold. her atteutinti.
lier own romance, stranger aeateaore
vivid 'than that of the was
thrilling every ra rem in her • body. •
the piece of the hero ef the eibry. stie
put • Bernard; aini he herojw 3 was• -e
hot•self, latory now and theo eho.
raised her eyes and looked 'dreamily
sionttnoo 'yfttacc6a,ncylisctaen,Illitiligg
upthe 3111110. -
to the deep,
Anusieal• yoice of the man who hatl
Slipped .into her, dull; gray life like a
prince in a• fairy story! ..••
What romance that bad :ever been
writ' en . could coinpare with this one
of hers, simple aS it w•as? What
norel hero Could be the. peer of -alb
.....tran.,wkose• image had erent into lter
• Aleiert and sat emon the• throne. there-
.
. All 'night she lay. awake: thinking
of yesterday, Met uring the '.titorrow,
• Sho, tried to. a ork through•the morn-
"' tifg;•• hue in Vain: • The' threacle-egote
• "entaxtgleta •the •design became' blqrred
.
• as if in a mist.. •
was ' bee ing no 11 dly: he .•saw nothing
.of the hoeses, 1.110 imssers-by; he was
like.a.muu in 10,, grin of a feverish
dream.- . The 831 eei vele face, the VW-
., •
let eyes', 'WWI? 1/1"Thrl, him. all the way.
when .h,, 00.1thed • his rooms la. flung'
his hot ..asid e and, paSsed ,01$•• liaad
. over .his brow, ..as 'a 'man does . whose
• • d 'el I 1 • •••••
• ..9110e91'111111gft1t1:(1.11.0(!1;;Irt)'fiii9,1.1.13.1;1'• a'fter
. 11
conferee, of_ other j es • • o flere e :smoking:
ailing it ieto the grate. lit-Cctiretinita'.-
. a bad man; • Ile..was not: vicious, not •
a Lord Stovie kelfieh imscrupulotoa;
. ,
and. his conselefwe smete him, toe-
- :tueed him. Whither'. Nr ty.; he drictine
• And whither, .in his . drifting, Was he
'.1eacling the hinocent •gh.1 who trested
• illitnie siow:gt.11.11n11.,vi..0e7sieefsea.epiliemit.•liyo?piii,.. his 1 The thOusanda of' peeple who
write t9 Me sayinealliat
• face. almost' as pale as. Nance's . had
been when 'she pal fl•ant him ; and • 6:74,0._. * 10. _...._ );'l
. 'his two • angels, the guardian - spirit, a) R.B.R.aeogl,- 3 - .
Mitred. , .
. • •".Yest. at Richtnoncla It is a verv
good phtee 'lot; bench. • • 'There is a•
splendid view from the terrace.' YOU
inuot•-••"e Ito toetped :in time. /re wae
gotaa to et.ty, "You ' let : ma:
take you there. '.! . "Well,.". he wee
on, encl./ifs 'voice "sting" to hen
T;le n n g• if ; • 1 should • •IiRe to:
lisslce one of thein eepecially"-he 13 (41
• Lada Wiest -ore in. his raiiidee"a •little
Present; and theta vouldn't : 'be aaY-•-
thing in 'the •worlii. more.. apPro Hate
than earepY of ,Old lace-eHa good copY,
eueh as pea Make, you' know,'"
•
"1 will go apd eee it," She said.*
low voice. -
, • .
• • • .
'gnomic u ' he aid "But -but
,f• iliould like teosee it, too, and • se -
333(1 tapieee. NOW; it's.abeurd our go-
ing lit different • tithe's; beside, I
- -
should like to have your advice. It's
' very likale,--nren are such idiots In'
such matters -that I should pick out,
the very 'worst :model; ifin't it?"
• A. ebght 'smile curved Nance's
tightened lips.
,"It is very likely.," she adinitted. -
"'flier° you are!" he . excheimeda•
triunaihantly, and ae if that settled'
the question. •
-1301 Nance.'t fate: still' said "No,"
• Yin. bite bis lip aid, t tined 'a vigor -
one, not to say vieione stroke, • . f •
' beg your. pardon/ I inn twireeing
you. Perhaps yolfel rather go alone,'"
he said, With WI. mait'S
'ffelheettfAireneette.411.3esaltietta 'hire heart.;
smote him, for ,a• look -of pain passed
over her..faele; .•ated • her lips rele..xed
and euivered. .
In silence• he pulled up to the-boate
0011813, ahiPped the 'sculls, and helped'
her whore, . 't
"Thauk von,''Nance murmured -a.'
''.1bank you -e." • •• '
• "Vor 'pearly drotening yott," he fin-
ished, With a' finuile, kut , with ate eX0-•
pressiOn Of :disappointment, in • his
eyes, "You won't trout • 50t118e1f to.
11113 agelti, Miss tliew, yini are
right; I don't di•serve that you
should, oiler my Clumsiness anti ettre-
lesenese this afternoon."
Tier face went very pale. She -drew
her hand from his and looked away
for 011 hist:alit. then With •an intense.
appeal in the ryes that. met his, she
said in Iota veicet •
• "It le not that."
Re. waited While she seemed to be
trying for words, She Went on in a
'still lower voice:
"T-4. Will go with you to nompton
.CciltItist'e;es Tighted up and he took her
hand •again,
"You will? Itow goof ,
ot you!" foreing himself to speak
earoiessly, for hi$ eagerness had
brought the color to her face and an
almost frightened look into her eyes.
"When ghalt we go? To-ittorroW?"
The Weather. IS very line now, outl-
and I should like to. have the lace as
soon as I can. Yoh. see," lie stalled,
"it's 'quite a wetter of businees.",
• ("1;11•19e'ZI11.;illeE:Ost1111111.ho'f',Ogro-?" T. see: To-
morrow, then? I will cell for you---"
Tre roomed a moment ag he thought
of the gossip that Would arise an1011ff
Ike hi T.`deti T'litee if luadrove
1111 to 1100 door, "'Perhaps you
itaoteichft 'hind atieetipatthe leaver eV
% with tying's. of heavenla. puritY, and. ,,0"-a- _-
the black twilit of evil, floated at his • unipti,on
. side. One evideperecl, "Clo.backr., Thera
s yettete1 a mete:tout ep tee
. pity!'.' The other whispered, -Where
is the harin? All' is. well!" •
Two ..paths lay, bottom him, The I
. . . .
Prim rose • Path, et tulcilAi With:* IT otv.ers
but, leading .to 'outer . clarliness'i• . the
•Narrow 'Way, eet ,with thorns . aini •
eharp-edged. rocke, heyolid whit h
atho . broad plains el aalght tind
,: • . - • , • • .
. • Whichwould• he take? "1 w.111 send
„her a note; tell- ber -I call • not 'go. •
P will not, eee tigaie,''' he Mutter.,
'11:3::),•17ee‘‘eh'elent1 SIn til ixtm8g19,111"1111Tisss' 'Catrit419,. :
Neve.r see her, agaent . Never . hear .
ed, hoarsely. • Then Nanecis' face rotee
eeee......-ae•-aae •
that voice .agaiii! -Never .againe 011,
he could not glee tier up, -eould not!.
The -bright 'aogel with .the... white
. Ye•ings •soerowinge the dark spirit
remained, 0.1unit/taint, ' ' •
Yes,' 00. would ,take her , with him
p11. the inerrow.. Why,' had• he net pro-
. toieed, • and .shottld not, a; Man keep•
his promise?: But it should be , tho
.
••• last inCeting, After that- ..
He rang tor • his '1011111,- and
.dr6sse • le . sere ant • Mita cm the ,
serious seam -Peskin. ott Ine • it to 'vets
faee, aid thought;: been hit hard:
over the:0033d8 .a.Taee, •1 suppoeti.''
•. •
iil to- 1)43 V(413' 051*101133,5
ure 'the Lung Tonle
.careeltheni of chronic coughs
cannot all be mistaken.
There must be truth in, it
Try a bottle for that tough of yOurs..
Price s 25c., 60c. and $1.60.
s. c. WELLS & co. ,
Toronto, Can. • LeRoy, N.Y.
. •
.ae(1)11:11ti. is.' his imat and over-.
. "1,8114' dine (it the elub,• Do , not
tilt' up," lie said, absently, a. as a man
speaks: Whose thoughts tire 'fixed on
atone tell-tit/sorbing subject. •
e 'down -Jo -OAF
. and woe greeted '21:3 . With a
WEt1111 WekOlne,1 and joined' three or
four. Inert tit a table. Just as they
were finielting, dinner, Lord Stoyle
-sauntered ato •
lie tedded With MS usual. cold
frieectlinces to Ito:hard. and presently ,
suggested Intecto•at, mai, though Bere.
nerd. had almost -reeoIveti not to -Play
again, he:joined the othees,
Ile had drunk quite enoireh
pagne at dilator, and his manner was
rather ntwe excited than usual; his i
eyes. shone . with more than. their
tural .brightness, and his, /aughter I
had a. stt•arige ring in it. •'.
Lord Stoele, as they at doivh to
the card-IWO, glanced +et him With ;
covert ecrittiny, '
I
"Let us have tome champagne," he
said.
One or tWo of the men detnerred,
reinai•king that they *tad had enotigh,
but Bernard assented with 1•eeltless
11111"(:a1;eitsY, -and POmerey,"• he said,
•
.
The eliampag'ne wage brought, and
.......4tte.15.4.*Wkwewtont.iNi100414. AAISIt•AlAshAtletAlts,s1AI 4•104•....
•
. At. half past" fwo 'she atteit out tO
'ttyhe,sbiela.'leittii(111.gt-iiritj'4s1Sceed..1.1tit•slel.i.fulillic'iniestt:1,11°at'is7
-a einiple enough 'toilet at that; and
., etiough slue did not knew it or think
' of • it, :every inch of -the slim, grace.
•
Oil, upright .flgure looked that,. of a.
• . As. .sbe neared Atte' river -side stepie
she • saw.' a high- dog -cart, with a
..,ItialY. '.• . • - ' *.
. ,
' aeight , hef horse et if a t • ..
. It looked ' •fearfor grand and awee•
• inspiring to. Nance; cant Bernard hitt)...
eeff, in his light coVert coat, '. and .
t ' ' lot air ot "I was -born ., to
• command,"" seemed .to her something-
iirinCe-like and .far,•,•- ' very, Ve,r3i far.:
....40bol.:hvgeeie.oltlewdr'ao'swiin,o tghTtiOto:taht,. 'haendio.hri'ogrld'aro:tod, .
(.19"(18°Iv'e 3n� 37003 halid;" he g;aid and •
.
. .
0"tte, Skillfully -lifted.- her. on to Ihe
' • lett iba(t'set.cleLithe put'Ithis s •daufis‘1.9-ietd•raili .
round you, It's Wonderful how dusty
Otte gets, • Is. that all right?" . he ask-
' ad., with reepettable solicitude. "Are
tett (mite .• comfortable? Will you
have a cushion behind yen?. there .il
a %Spare one at the bottein 01 .11113
..1.4tert'ucforta.hle? • A •ciiSttion? .. Nancel
. .
could scarcely rePress a smile: /ler
greatest luxury. in vehicles, hit 11(.110,
had been a hansom; and this "C"-•
• epring dog -carte . with its curved,
softly padded back, seemed even 100
' .111."1Y11.01(s),11' 8I- Wag' . arraid I 'was late;
then I began to think you: had
ellattged your tatted, and woeld not
eome, after WV he said, as lie let .
the reetIees, high-spirited horst/
.Illyt.ft,'111;1Aatildiallt°411111)seetttliaciftsilhe'llt8na'sitd4''simN
: "Do you 'like it?" he said, with a,
. Smile, es he flicked an 'imaginary fly.
off the horse's near ear. "Yes, slie.1
Mit a bad oee; she eon moo
you like going feet?' It
1
"I don't know," she, said in a low
use if you do, we Wilt havatt.
Apia when we get eleanof the streets.
.What a lovely afternoon! 1 am -glad
you come.''
Not much to say, but the worda
fie drove carefully-1m georl driver
Made her heart leap. • .
ever drives rect:Iessla-through 11s3
etreete, nett Naiwe looked &ewe ee
round about. her WW1 a feel:111S
wonder. WaS AO really sitting' .113'
hie 'side, driving theouph. London
end It the conntry with 111111, or
Woe i. toil;!! d1'4'130)?
'OostiNt30,0.
Moro than t.tif the battle ,in
;leaning greasy (Ashes is in the
'soap you use. If it's Sunlight Soap
it's the bost,