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healV' an4 baPPineSS le Scrofula-.
as ugly &le ever since time imulereerial,
It causes btu:Mhos in the neck, die-
ilzures the akin, infues the mucous
membrane, wastes muscles, weak-
ens the bo»ep1uees the power of
resistance to aease and the capacity
for recovery, and develops into con-
sumption.
"Two of ray children had Rueful* roree
which kept growing deeper and kept them
from going to spool for three months,
Ointments and medial -pee did no good until
I began giving them Hood's Sarsaparilla.•
This medicine caused the sores to heal, and
the children have shown no signs of sera,
tile since." J. W. McGinn, Woodstock, Ont.
HooCric SarcaParilia
will rid you of it, radically and per.
Inanently, as it has rid thousands.
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By Charles Garvice
uthor of
"A Modern Juliet,",
T4A44#.4. "Better Than Life,"
1141 S 1.1.1,1•• "Once in a Life."
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t from. in ordering .by •
Imail send 'postal note..
•
. He leaned • forwterd and: touched
with his lips the small handstanned
faintly by the suns hot kisses, and
she freed one of her hands to lay it
caressingly on his head.
"Oh, 3.es," she said, smiling down
at him; "there are heaps of things.
I could not play football or ericiset;
or, for that matter, even the piano."
Shit sighed, • though smiling still.
"There's ecarcely anything I can do,
ain't* -yod .conie to think of it." lior
eyes drew away from. his face to tho
'sky,- Wistfully: -"I wish I Wore more
, other women, Cyril."
"Ihank • Heaven you can't have:
your wield" he said, 'devoutly.
you .don't understand". she
seed, softly. "But it doesn't matter
so long as -as you aro satisfied with
zne." •
Ho turned -so thit he could put his.
.arrn around her slim walet-t hey - had
the- levee a'l to themselvee-and
her face Moen to him.
• 7 hat s easy . enough for. me,
Naive," 'he stid, lenehlY. "The diell-
eult thing • must Lo foe you to be
satisfied witli me.".
• -
•"You - will upeet :toe- beat, • she
•touching his et:Pithead with.. her
s sllghtly.• .. . • -
• "Who. ctue;s? Bute tell nie. Nallree
"are. you •rectilee satisfied?, • Don't- you
eonadimes lrIil.0 thut. 1 ani.'ait dg-
siorent .kind of d. nee; unworthy -a"
•
She pet • her soft,: warm Phial
against his Bps.
. "Hush!" sh0. said,- ahnost solemn-
: lv "Don't ‘ItlV that kind of thin,
men ta Jest, CyiiL Noe are. to nie".
-she stopyied,-end seirieething: like
tears dinineed her -lovely eVes-"v
aie. to mee-eyei•ythinge just the whole
wide'. world, and everythingebehind
1-": '
leaned .back,. awed: by her tone
.and :look, „and .eilent for a mo-
ment or twd:' thou 1211 Said: .
"Bead ..tes Mee Nance... 1. am a
demo, :I know, 'though I didn't
dis-
cover it fully Mail lately; but I Tile,
to hear you read. I :seem. to • under-
' ttirid thumc,
eakily 'When .you , read- „than - when ••1
aia reading, :Myself. TiatY's;•..'"that., •
,welldell 1 peppoee. you are, a: bita
,itne
nee.you on nee
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H. B. Combe
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O Chemist and Druggist! '
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. She. laughed as she shinned the
. sculls and • picked -up the 1)001:-..a. vol -
V ALT, 'ritRit OPEN'S • •
.toue of. poems,. would. haye bor-
ed'P,ei•nard to deat -month ago
• "I ehall-he, awfully Vain if • you 00
riot. take care, sir:" ehe Raid:. • •
Ire looked at her .gravelY. • ' . •
t>ti 22(2(1 t., Nanee,-" he Said,
with a• shrewdness 'Ono' -•wentld• t
have seeiseeted: -• possee.S.
"Nothing would ;make 'yoti .vain. •••/
never knew ra 'Woman 'se free .frOra.
CENTRAL
ST'...i•kTFORD., `ONT.; .
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It pays 1,6 get ic businees..echaaa.
tom and it pare to get. if in ce•Seli-
001. Otir attendance eltie.yeae•147leeen
the laiatest in the history. of. ehisecol-
lege. We have placed itidee studeats•
in positians this year thanin atas pre- •
yions year. Write to the eollegu -for a
magnificent catalogue. •-• .
W. J.. Elliott, Preetchnte ..•
I). A. McLavIihni., PrineipaIe
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LADIES'
RI NG •
"Cyril; / am hungry!"
Ile sort ng up, making the light
boat rock.
"So ant, I -starving!'" he exclaim-
ed,
He got out the picnic -basket and
arranged the simple lunch which
Mrs. Johnson had. for all its sine,
plicity, nia.de and packed daintily,
and laughing and chatting, they sat
side by side and eat it. • •
Now and again a boat passed
theni; but few persons were on the
river, and . they seemed to have it
all to themselves in the back -water
behind the Island to which they had
derAiffttetsc.
rilanch Bernard pulled home.
Ile' had ordered the dog -cart to he in
Waiting for -- theua• and • presently
they werebowling along .the level
Surrey roads, Nance. nianaginsr,
.Ilecky-Who had followed . her " Mae- .
ter's example and • learned :t O love her •
.a light-
'
:. As they passed through the' little
village, the • people looked at them
With a nneural .curiosity minaled
wi th t heir admiration and • interest,
Mr's. Johnson •was .no gossin: but
ft wee as well known as if the fact
were' published lu the local bewsna-.
per, that "Mr. and- Mrs, Bernard"
were On their honeymoon. In this the •
'Long* .Ditton tradespeople. and Jew:
• residents saw • twilling surpeishie, 'but
_they were .riether astenished and peva'.
. • zled at the hitt thaannvisiters ever
. came , to see • them, and that the
had anv letters f�r.
thetti, The Lenge•Dittonites were no.
• more..cm•loies ors censorious than the
, • otxnnkind, tiut th.e.v
such : complete .leotation: from -the
world.was rather curious, even, ia a.
newly
.ta.:11'kheed..docto:r"i's vi:ife..,• (Li' '.instan..ee,.-• at
and -they
a high tea that afternoon, given few
the 'express purpose of- discussing Mr. ,
and :Mrs: Bernard, .gove it as her
• 'oninicin "That it was strange," and
I shaking her head, whispered -that she
' hoped nothing "was wrong.".
..•
e ,e'Ile 'looks a gontleina,n -and she a •
lady:. •Yes, certainly, • theY', 'seep ,all
Tight ire that .resPectie'• remtirked. the
, tho
A ifi,""and they. -both come to
. .
clioreh 'edeias Sunday morning,"• ;.•
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And ese,e hat •the sweeteet . and
. most inneceot -of • feees,"• „Said' • the
Vicar. - ret should ',fuel it leant. .to• •
credit an),i ()pc, with mich a..• faee,„ of .
evil: • •We Muet rensember. that Chula
ity-". . • e. . •
cut In the • viearess,' : who ,
1 nets. rather 'apt' to ieterrept:her loi'd
1 end master, in a Way. that semetipiese
.annoyed, hies; •and, dievays•pantised his
e.
flock' -"yes, bet we: must • ye -member
:that apyiettranges. are treeeitlele. .-We
: '. can't ' forget that ' pretty. • girl who
, Leine dawn ln.te OWt ? years., lig0;:lytt‘h •
'hey husband, as he 'was supposed • to
• be, -and: left. -..witheett pitying • their
iti ls„ and tegeryid .in the die.oice ou t
a aftereCii. rd." .• ..• ' ' . .. .. • . •
. . •
' • -.I. am told by Biles,. the . grocer.
:that Mrs; Bernard pays her bills with:
' • Seri:it:Mous .eeguiarity;." said the
. -,
• ecar; meekly:. .• . ..
.• ., .• , ,
edit you think they :are ;ettite' ree
lit e'etable, -e'd better Call. upon them, •
' • said his wife, upon whom the apjyetir- :
ance of Bernard and Nance, and the
handsome horse end dog-Carta.which,.
laid' hist gone petit, had , -had. their
IT t ' • • • . . • ...,• • • .
• dile, vicar coualied. : .- . • • ' •, • --
"I really . 'think you might,. "my
. . . .. . , . . .
- !ItOel-1:1.1n:(6.11:17•Yr.ow*e...11';,:it.s.shoe'f'snaOid.'.1use thwisilf.rteatl•-i .
' . neon, .ast they beive gone oue." ...
'Itappily 'unconselotis•:of: tile minable-.
lietle plot against stheir Solitude, Der-.
nard and Nance drove on, through.
the sweet-Smellina. lanes ' and over the
: •liroad:;.gereeecoveredheatlis, to the
. :little country .iiin .where' they were to •
...get some tea •• before feturning 'to
. dinner. ...: .
The corning vehicle turneet out to
IA StNlibik mall -phaeton well nuea
with ladlei3 and gentlemen who were
evidently in the hest of spirits, for
they were laughing and tedkine• gay-
ly. A lady was driving, and 13er-
nard frowned and bit his lip as he
saw that it was Lady Fanny 'How-
ard, A nian lie knew sat beside her,.
and Lady Grandison and a (laughter
of Lady Barkley were behind.
! "Is there rooni for them. to pass?"
• said Nance. Then, as she glanced at
him, she say tho cloud on his face,
arid understood it.
Lady Fanny drew the horses toe to
, then stopped them altogeth-
er as, corning abreast of the dog -cart,
she recognized Bernard
"Why, how do you do?" she ex-
claimed In her loud, boyish voice.
"What a surprise!"
7 hen she ;stopped, ehort, and; looked
at Nance without seeming to do 80-
-the, look with Which a, woman takes
In the whole appee.rance•of another -
from top to toe..
Bernard 'raised his hat. The man
beside Lady Fancy did likewise; the
two other ladies bowed, But Nance
felt • that they were regarding her
with frozen eyes,"- and the color •
rose to .her face, then lett it pale.
"Are you staying here? We heard
you had gone to Africa," asked Leidy
Fanny, who - was not a whit ember
nosed: or put out of countenance-
.
• "Wo aro going down to a rough -and,
tumble dinner at the Wheateheat."
As she spoke, she- looked at Nance
-pointedly,' as if she. wanted to see
whaher Bernard would introduce her: -
then. as Dernald made a convention-
al. reply', that sounded. stiff by rea-
son of his einharrassinent, her mane
ner changed, .and with a curt nod,
she [sake, "Denghtfill weather, isn't
it.? Cood-bye," and. drove on.. dile
other ladies did not vouchsafe' him
• . ,
eVen a parting. how, ,
Bernard eosiched the mare with the
, whip and She sprung forward Nance
a ea, . not a word, but leaned as far
: hack as she could and as far •away
' from Ile felt .eonstrained to
speok at last., .
-,"That was Lady Fanny Hciward,".
lie saki in ae would-be casual . way.
“She is a gay young person, a re-
. gislar tonselsoy.70. great chum of my
:father; Who • is a• .bit of. .a .tom -boy
,hineself:. Did yott think her. pretty?"
Nance was silent a moment.. a
,
• scarcely bowed when' they :went.," elle
. painfully. "1-I anew the. rea-
..stIttis'ineibIli;ede_,,ilit, 1‘,‘n,t.issev.)::-,-a;catitniiide h‘t.t:LNI'volitche
yoto"
...•
tiche. •
\on• Nen''•e, n't be :foolish, ,•
deareet." said.' so011tinalya "there
• • -
.•.waen't .rfitich time.. ter. Proloaged con
• VersittiOn." •• • • •'• .•••••••
•• "Thee :would have'. • p12'.'.' (1 Voss ae
'if they bad not 1 .nineta.3.ent. if .
• 'young hale ••...ttasl' espoloat," site
said., with quiet eY'est 1
.tave .seeerieted e. You • frone. , our .
•-erlends." • •' • . • •••• •
She teem 1 teatetid,nway,. but he •
knew •that ' •ya were t4iti.s 41 her'.
, . -. • • .
. .
eyea. •-•" '
..What,eould :sa0 He 'could
. explain that if they •.iitet .hini... alone :•
; and • without: lice ..to-morrowi • thy
would Ito as fri•enilly usual': Wha.t
co.ulti"he. ,.to ease her • wounded
heart? . • • .: . • : ;•
."Look. here, Nanee " said; eat
last, . "that's • elle' 'nonsense about..
'eeparating me front My, friends. . Of
• .course they coeldititestoit and. folk. if'
•they• didn't know you. And even. 11
thcv weeti•loet to "nie; dee yoe thIne.
ehoold. c.are while .1.had you?. -You
are all. the world to itie-:-.just all: .the.
. t ;want •no ',other friends
7410 ..one : but you, .Nance.": .
A tear -ran diewn• her cheek, timid her
, hand stole int cetin •ori, -T fluttered there
-
Ake. a w minded. hied. Bet though she
seeiried.• eontesited and 'soothod,:....Shie,
utideestOod the,.signifieatice of Abe 121,
dident ,full well.- Bernard understood:
itoo,".. and' sulTertql inueh:ai•
'she' did, •wholly on :ewe' atcount; . •
' It .cut."".hith to the heart .that- 'she.
• • MU:MI.0 have been slight -Ni mei., Acorn-
'. :ode 'and for 'his teake-for -his-sake!:
• drew•her to him and •kisseel her
with 'passionate, reteoree anti' tender.
• Pity; , ancl. as he 'del • so there • roe...)
• :mitthin 111121 the resolution to make
ber his. lawful Wife (seen' against her
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•
:That evening [-he [seemed' to .•intve •
forgotten the. nieeting . in. the )ane;•
but .rieW and• again a shlidew trees-
..
ed her face as she:.:sat . at , •feet
with her book •Wing:...fate ;downward
On her :tap, and preeently she. said:
: ,"Cyril, want you to do genie -
•*.thing for ine,"
• •"Nairie it, oh, eueenr" he reeporide
le(t)10,kiinns::tdtiotItyntlittetipipitiilii,g",111t.i paper 'and
" 1."I want you lo .go Londan
morrow--" . ••.•
• " 'And bring me eome singing
. leaves,' “ he said; 'quoting and in-
haling • to LoWell't poeie which She
had read to him, . •
• "No; do' not •brine •anYthIng. • I
want you to go' and -and :see your
• friends. • Stay, there all 'day, end
.. spend the elate ati yeti used to , do•be-
fore 10 8)0h1 •yette lifeea"
"Noty„ • Nome*" • • . .: • •
"Forger/nine, deer," sheniunnered
. in a low -Voice; and letting' her head
fall softly against his Paseo, • 1 hat
was :unkind etial Ungenerous. tut
'don't you • See. what Ir. want'? ' That
the !thought or•all yoe htiye sarretai-
ered for mo..is 111111:ing 111e wretched!
Don't refuse to leo, Cyril, don't!"
• "All right," din quietIy, soot h..
ingly; "I• will go' and get -my letters
and look in at the chili.: I see what
:you want, you artful. one.' Absence
makes the heart grew fonder, eh? and
you know well enotigt that• shall
be dying to get back to you, and
shall love you all the better for.being
Davey from you."
.She smiled inseritt ably, •
. "Yes, that .1s it," she said. "new
:Well you understand me."
: "Of course do," ho retorted.
"Very Well; 1'11 go up to town to-
morrow, There are one or. two things
we want; soine more hooks, for in-
stance, I suppose if I'm away for
three or four houes It will serve, your
purpose)"
"No," she said. "Do not come
back till after dinner, Dine at your
elub,. Or wherever it is you dine, and
enjoy yourself with your friends.
Then t shall feel hitt have not rob-
bed you of everedhing."
She herself' ordered the, cloge•-ettrt to
1. eke. him to 1 he hi at ion after -break-
fast ; but though eh- was itiore then
usuall;y cheerful during the meal, her
• face gi.ew pale and her eyes nutlet as
the motnrnt came for hini to d. part.
"Say the word Mal III stay,
Nance," he said, as, folded in his
0,.01.20,70,,slico,11gidnoltigvyro;uttitoilltelif, t)111,1:
small yiees. doit'e belieyeavou•hal'f
know e•ossr• werth.. • For '111'3AM-wee •I
:den't believe •yoa, Care Whet. Yea
wear."
•
. sbe lassehed Again,. .hei• .6yes.• • leit-
ing •On. hint With a tender. •
• •
"Do I not?. Why,. I nei,er. put on .
gown or cig. mai bahe without ..think -
Ing, 'Will he like this dress? .he
like it done siet,in thie way?",‘ •
"Ale)" he aitid, that's • an •on My'
account. :You dien't care • efer your --
self. Now,. twist sVoinen, „dress to
please eteCh other."; :"
"They •nusst -have rid tine to love,"
she said, ..simply; "while e--"
She • stopped, andoperTing• .the:
k be t 'read She h chesen
BroWnirge from the small library •
which Iternard• had. caused •t� be sent •
dime to Myrtle Cottage, and 13eta•
nerd, as she .re,ad••in . soft, . tow
voice, which seemed to give. 'effect. to
the; -dulleet passages, wondered Why
people .clecletred• Browning •diflicett to
:understand.. She made hipe „easy
enough.. . •• • •
.She wee 'reading that •wonderful
tove poem, "In a Balcony," -and her
clear, ingtodidue. vo[ce vibrated- .in•
sympathy with the- chareaters; 80,
that,• • d d t sde
and heae them. , •. • .•'•
• When she bad 'finished, she let -the
book fall, and, looked •dreiunily aeross.
the: . • • •
"Andeit is• all true,.'." Alta mti•rrdure'
ed, more to. herself than .to.him.
"Nance!". . , ', • -
"I mean," with:sedden Shyness; •"it
.true that • women and Men-ar�.
content to•die for love's. sake. It is
not all a dctieni of the. . poets .and•
novebste." • • • •
"You don.'t want to die; Nance?"
he said, 'trying to laugh, but fella,
ing.
"No," she • said, , *smiling at hirra•
titit ivith a touch' of 'sad wistfulness.
"One does not want to, die when one
is happy, iniless-'" • *
. "And are you happy, Nance?" he
said, taking. her hand andlaying it
against his sunburnt •cheile.
'"Yes," she solid; with simple truth,
"I ant. quite heresy." , •
. •PWIty did •you say !unless?' "
"Deespise--well., at times one re'
members that no one can be happy
foe long -H
".Nance!" reproaehfully. .
-"And that one ouitht not to be
hewn. when one does not deserve to
1)0 80." • •
"Nance!" he exclaimed again: "You
cleserv•e. •all the happiries8-" ' •
She shook her head fferit/Y, but
with the smile still on her half -part-
ed lips that always seemed eb invite
his hiss. • • .
"No: ah, no! Ilut can't think of
anything, evepting that -you and
are together, alone in all the world,
and that -you love mo." She spoke
the Medi without, a trace of . false
8112 21'2(2 she knew they were 'trio. "1
ought to think of so many things;
of -of-" She could not finish, but he
enderstood, and Ids voice was scarce-
ly above a whisper as he rejoined,
eat•nestlys
"Nance, dearest, you have no cause
to accuse yourself on his atcount.
Ire lort you before You left Min; you
did not leave 111211, And -and, Nance,
remember, What I Arad a month ago
1 say hoW with all niy heart: 110 my
wife!"
Plie 011t her hand, 10 0 to
push away the subject as well .as to
stop hint.
erNto.
"They were an (Hinds Otyours?'
• she- said Inea .low voice.
. Ile' nodded. ' •. . .
. • . . , .
. .• •
.' "Yeae-Lady deranditton and. 'Miss
'
Barkley.:. The' Man in front is 'in the
• Otiardsathe ladies are elcl.' frierele."'
they did not speak to .you
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They. eeached the inn; and got their.
•' tea in a quaint, old-fashioned room
opening on to a. garden filled . with
, roses and lavender, stocks and mig.
tenet te, which Bernard Said remind-
• ed him, though it \vie so 'unlike, of
eonle• of the gardens abroad., .
"I've got to• show' pito Italy and •
•Switzerland,. and. all the rest of it.
'Nance," he said. Cut- across
ehannet andlook 'ease up when
Wo get thief • of "lifyrtle Cottage ;and
• Long. Ditton." . • . •
"Then we shall not go for a , lona.
.,a, vely long time," elle said, leaning
against the door', on :the sten ,of
• Which • he .sat- smoking, "At leastal
shall never groty: fired of it. Ilut you
-tell 110 the truth, Cyril," she went
on, with etidden gravity, her ehand
careselng • hie: 'slant; •Wavyhair--
"doe't yott:,,iniss: your Teonclon,111.1
end all yothe friends? Tell ute the (M-
ita truth, please. Sometimes •1 third:
that .I Meat be the omet selfish •of
isiarta•ls to keep you away from them
youldn't you like to go awav.•
.froni me -occasionally, •• just for a,
change? If so, end I think it lutist be '
so-foi• how tan you help being bora
tel; 811111 up always with 801110 one
who know:4 tiothing of the things vim
care for? -if so; please go.' I:: shall'
not inind,"
lie Ineghed shortly ase drew • her
hand down and kissed it:
"If r didn't know vou very well,-
should think you teamed to get rid
of rile, Nan,' he said.. "No, Pm
not at all analous to leave you; and :
ate foe missing the old life and the
old friends -Well, I'd rather have vou
than.,2th army of them. Make voer
mind easy ort my account, Natter.
I'mas hapnv tut a sand -boy, and Yon
can't be happier than that. indi-
vidual; I- believe."
'Mese were .sweet words for her to
hear, and she breathed a sigh of
gratitude and love. She felt, when '
She heard, him speak thus, that Idle
had not made her great sacrifice in
.vaitt. •
Rehietantly they ordered Becky to
be harnessed, amtstarted for hotrie.
"Vtte shall drive, Cyril," she said.
"1 feei.lasy." '
And she leaned back, With half.
closed eyes, her hand now and agaln
touching hitt arm:lovingly:
P. • tl , ''hu18 thoy wer.Ain a
narrow lane, they hoard the sound of
an approaching vehicle.
"Something corning; there's just
room to pato, and no more,". be
•••That was all. A Moment or tWo
afterwm•d, as if him had succeeded i».
banishing all renienlinlInte of the
thoughts that had linen, gbost-lite,,
in her mind, nhe turned her Jaw to
him all
„ •
•
lte fleshed and bit at hip meet -
•
Sending me away, and against my
Wifi'llsTAO, no," stet said, smiling up at
him., lend fighting ber tears sueceee-
ftillielyft.rs't`Ytoimu 0 emit:IL avgeo,pahritiet-ti,t1(1riis ira
isn't. it?"
"And it shall be the laet, unless
you drive nie awaY made, "dearest,"
bUSShaelfifitood at the door and waved
.
him an adieu as the dog -cart drove
away, then went up to her room and
flung herself down on her knees be-
side the bed. But only for a moment
or two, and. she rose ad wiped
away her tears, chiding herself re-
proachfully. She felt that he had
- done right in sending him. Rut the
hours-allots:Yen, vrith what. weary
slowness they dragged themselves
along!. She could not read for think-
ing of him, and its she was unite-
- eustomed to absolute indolence, she
looked. round for something to do.
'Ter eyes fell, upon the lace ',Mew
. which. Bernard had brought from
Eden Place with the other things,
:and with a sigh that was half a
painful one and half one of relief, rho
took it down to the parlor and be-
gan to make some lace:
. 13ernaed went straight to his roniiis,
conscious of a feeling of strangeness
as he walked Meng the well-known
streets and .aseended the familiar
stairs. It seemed to him. as if he
• had been away for years., es if he
were another person, rut 11 the old
• Bernard Yorke: had died and he were
his ghost. .
Robson was dusting ihe -room, and
received his master with surprise land
' pleasiire. Bernard had a knacit of
• winning the regard ••of .his servants
and in fi,,ni•tiorns.yrnoi,4 i „,
eXelaimeil Bob-
.
son. "1 didn't hnow .yim were cent-
' Ing back, oe: I'd have -had the place
ready; sir. , Shall. -I get you: ,sorne
. breakfast?"; .
Bernard laughed. ViThitt a •difTerent
life -a healehier, purer lire' he had
beee leading lately, to tho old eneof
late hours •arscl fashionalde dissipae
.11711.hreakfas. tea hours ago -in • the
dark ages,•11 obson, 1ha11hs," he.Said.
. "Yes;. sir," said Robson, discreetly
suppressing any. sign of curineity. or
surprise, "Will "yon lunch 'or dine at
•honte, Sir?. I've kept the beddtired-"'
• -ao; aed.rineon baek to -to -ohero
•
1 'ite ' itety ing, this a (ten:mole ".s said
Bernard. "Theee the •let tors?" .and '
lie toe*. the pile from the • mantel- :
shelf. "Any • news?" • . . •. • ..
"N -o, Sir, .notenitich;" replied Rob-
• son, Idoking OA; his master, and tvene'
• tiering where he had been and whet
. he •had been doing -("Whatever.-
!)eener) •to, Ale thought, • it &agreed.
..with him, 1102 01 sew hiin -look 'bete
ter") -"no, sir.' rear Blossom. won
.•ti...'"diole.ti:h.jr!t:di'llcit:u3'1•nttit1:12Lie'tioli:idj:01181:::°"3.:1.° 1),;(';' -.
. i el %cry 1 ,t 3 . eet .say - .
. Bernard nockled• without heeking: up
:train his .iet tens. • .*: • • -: ••. - •
, -.1 hope you had .sontedhing, Ora :
•Roheon• '.. . ' : ' • "- ' : ea . •
. • "Thenk. you; :I. had, a trifle: Bee '
....,.. . ..
, los Itec.aties le • a.• levity. gentleman,
leis' t 111', -1412:? the alwaye. Manages tee
spot the •wiiitive." •••• - .• • • . .
. . . . .,
.•Stoyla : :knows' 'his way -
enticed," .slid Ilene:Irk aissentlY.:.7, • ':
. • He -had 4..iit..tre upo.a. a- htter in -his
. father's floild hand nd it Made him
..,. • .. . ,.. . P. Et. . . . .... '
•
Vaguel3r uneasy: The. dear olthyonng
fatheil•• :,. ' • • .
. . • • • •••• .. • • •
• .."Dear Berriaed"-1.it rane-el, Wonder
/whether you .Would euro to tene 'down..
-here for .a • few 'days? It's rather .
rough to ask you just inethe middle •
. of the s•eason,. and • When I know you.
are wanted' so :snitch and are enjOy-
•ing- yourself:, but: -1, am rather hipped,.
and •otit of • soktt • For the first time.
.• fee goodness knows hey many years,
:.1haese'..had to. call .1Weld •Blendeeta,
'. the •dOetor. Ile canue: 'and " wedaugh-
..ed and chatted, and I'V.e.gat. a..bot-:
tie of .1uNlielne -On.. the .inaatel-shelf
7 wh fen I need •notesay I've ree intene,
time of taking: 'I. -think I want, a•
:
tonice--fitacy me 1 aking 'a tonicirt-an.d.
. the mast, efrective•one I can think Of
1S •youreelf, my: dear lad. Run doWn -
-Lit:yeti eun, ,aild Cheer:' mayeur dad..:. •
. P. .. . •
' • • : • "Ikr.ollr • Loving : father, .,:. '. • ;7
. .
; , • ;"„. ., :: • :." ..714.11.E•N LI .Fe, ypitIcE.,.'.!, '
". . 6.1).8 .--4 open this to say that,i'in.
butter • .1.12,i,‘ri... .wasn't •:- anything, the...
, .
. Mattel weth: fne, leallea, though that
' old Illunderly. hinted thatethere 'aces
..•
soineehing wrong :With the •hetiet. of.
-.course there Is!: 11•11Y; I can't See a
. pretty. girl' without : feeling :it 'quiver
a's -ie. it :were. ee 'wires, and, -never
eOuld, Don't trouble in coisi,e downe
try .and .perthiadieher to•ahenge her
name. You. lucky youth' l'[1 explain
uhy when•I see •ynu, •By the way, it
you. ,se.i• her, and, tell her -well, .per-
-I. rimy -run' up ' to ,you:- •By.: the. Wei:::
asones Caeh. There Is n'..cheek ineidee
give iny. love to Mies Dammed' whin
Occur% to ine that . you. toi•ght Want.
if I were ewoity years -younger.' I'd.
0 t ' .
• PO . ' ' lI i I .111e ne
. . .
tli
"Dear old lathed" Bernard tour-
,. mired. • .. • : .' . • .• • • : • :
• Ale:longed to go down to time but,
,welt,.;bis first .outy teat eo tho Wo-
man who 'had 'the..gri itte[st • claim to'
him. •• He could •net leave Nance for
'even ti: night.' - • . '.* . .. ' •
Re. wrote a hasty, affectionate note
to Sir" Terence, then 'opened the -rest
...
. ($1Tliiiiess, 1°•et•teentrsictIostly imitations • en.1
• .,
bilis, and he dropped thein hito 'the
"wdittiln.etre(laeriter beeket,•t.v.itli impartial,oi-
• Then• he put on: his hat .and' Vent
:dowel to the club. On his witY he •
Mopped at it jeweleee toidebouaht a
plain.but 'heavy gold bracelet "end a.
tiettple of sufficiently 'costly. rings far.
Naive. • . ,
-- .
"Though," he thought to himself,
"she would :he just as wiell ildeateid •
as he. dropped I
with a. penny buneli or flowers. Coil
bless my. darling)" - • • •
Bernard.. lunched' at the• •Corint h Ian,
and wag greeted: with imfeteened
warmth by his friends. They. insisted
..tnion his sharing tier table and
playing a game of billieds 'with them
afterward. But though he was, not
insensible or their kindness, his
thoughts strayed to Long llitton, to
Myrtle Cottage and Nance; . und,
while 'he played with his usual skill,
he longed to be hack With her,
'Bearing himself away with some
diffieelty, he went to a deMaketeller's
in Regent Street, mid was choosing
soma novels awl volumes of poetne
for .Nance, when a rdullff ladY rhiere
ed..' Bernard WAS in the throes of
selecting from a rile of more 'or less
interesting volumes, and scarcely
leoked up as she came near .him„ and
Wall startled into tin 'exclamation by
bearing his name Spoken by Felicia
I/animal's Yoke. ,
Ile tliopped the book he had been
holding awl turned to her. ,
She wan dreesed in deep mo lilting,
looked very lovely with the flush
\k,
and her face Vas very graVe; lit It •
which deepened on it as he took her ,
hand . .
"bliss PaMOVOI!" be eald, "n10*6
.
• 4 • . Xt
•s"
val
this) is a smeirise!"
It seemed to him es if Ito had been
away for years
"Why?" she asked, softly. "I have
hn(sttlt,t., 1Lfrt books.", and I often come
• on
Bernard colored, thon he gleneed at
her thick Oise,
''I've -I've hien ttwite•,'' he said.
"And, Y012 hnow, when enteve been
away yoie always. think that every
oise else has. But," lowering his'
voice, "yeti 0,10 122 .itiourning?"
}Ter dark eyes ,seamitel his face in-
tently. .
"Have you not heard?" she 52011. in
a. low voice.
"No." he said, uncesily, almost
guilt 1 ly.
."1Vliere ran yon have lest se?" she
said. "Out of the civilived W• or'd?"
'1 es,' .he Raul, awkwardy. "I've
-put who is it? .1 am so:
• She turned' to the mentor and took
. up the book She had purcieseed.
22111 going 110111e to ten ," she
said. "If you care to cotim-"
. Iternarcl format ed for a in oturn t.
'Ther(' would fest be time for hies to
the ti•ain he had chosen to Long
ehDemerol; nd catch
a
1:1Li1::01/11. (1')) of tea with 1(2y Win -
ire and eriss
akompanied her in the brough-
• ani -failing to notice•• that the coach -
Man and footman were: in mourning ,
, neeries-strel they droye to • Lady
Winshire's. •
As lie Meted roend the luxurious
'oriswinte-room, it seemed tare more
to the as if he were his own ghost.
•Ilad he really beers on• the i cent of
aietang l'eliche Damen,' to be nis
wire? • •
she was as beatitifu.1 as ever as sh*2
sat at the table pourieg out the
tea; r7iit hes heatity did not apPear
to hes etinsia ony longer. Ins heart
was full of .N4tn-e--titinve, with • her
red -geld hair and violet eyes, *, w th
• her [ion; flulealike voice end betvild-:
• oring gattee; .
talce. etigar,a
... I know," said '•
.
*“.1. han'es," h veld. • ''3)022' -good of
you. to rime -meta! llow Is Lade'
and aliere ie [he?"
Shea looked at Will Sh.11(11:Y. for a
moment, 1.10311 ht'r 10111 11rt: 1. vy vs-ati,1"
though they me re net as loe Ay as
Nenceies, they oleo e 1(0(1111 el-drop-
yiett. . . •
"Therait is really- tree that you do
not know?" elle said, et re!. geletly.
'I 420 • 1"V in:, hire is .denti.„2. '"•-•
his..cax, and Stitral at
. :her aghast.) • • '
• "Yes "• she • sold. .as• quit tly as• be-
' fore: •. '1 con 11 ,t tailiiretand Why
3-ou know it. 15 )1" 0 have you
t.reenl. IlaVo you bot St tn.-the papers?
:••3,110iitiL hug bedead .2eare than Al....
" th
. • •
• .
.11011;1yd 6.0.121d -Only stare. •
141 • 4...•
..tt was 1.n.„ nocult at, wee get-,
t leg . out or, llil Vcs erica e at . \1 ti-
- beneath ..1.1ieeee. •When the hersee,
-st.tire‘lettelty a011(121 Ai.basse--1 )11ine. it.. •.vid
, t • • •
Ward end bolt d. She. Wes the teen
•.4.0 1.110, ground, 0 she. st °peal.
e'lhe doctors. said It evatet the .....stid-
.4(14ilett:1111:iiicl
c:ic e"t ill staved at. her, • • •
T,"•.111.(...2111,thyoe heard 110)11:11:1:,-'. tit)
•
• „ renientLeted I he: newspaper
..boy, with his yelt . of ".liaceident to
• ie countess!". and las cies/prod
. "I can .not • think where Yon have
• beer;" :she. Sold: "It was • in sill, the ,
•r
• eri " "
.. TatpI-1". have not seen .the Paper's," he.•
+Said, awkwardly. •• '
“NO? iluse yen .heert abree•d?"
: "No.." he eaid, tact .in -;7119t,
went up to his .eyes again, -•
oh; .1.• am so 'sorey!" and hie hind
Lady Wineltire: lied • .ilet•ti .a goad
friceat to eiderned tier:.
, death. siererely: • ' • •
a • ''.1c'es, I -ant .stife yeti niunt • be. •
She • wae-well, .yeea rather., fond 'of -
.yOu. But I dare!. say you wonder 2:
Why1 11111 s011 11e1e." . •1
• Bernard had not liad.tiine• to think;
"Of,the .fact, but it.,. struck hini. now, •
....itaasheenituded to et ,eae
Oastdown her eyes.
for a moment; then raiseefhein to
. his... • . • • • • •". .
Lader Wln'.11llc' 101 t 1114 a11 her pile'
••vato fortune," ,Slie Said, yery quietly. •
•astuundottat its extemt... I •ain Diets '
ai,.44"ci
most: miteitimate 'ofom
• wan,..a etch •
one. Everybody 'is eurprised-I :wits •
heiress,'I • • , . , •
remeinhcred tho line "4-ri. his
father's letter, and midersto'eci,if, • •
Tie colored, - • :
• "1-1 . congratulate :you," I.:6" Said. •
''Shcoiild nut h V.. 13.11 1112 mane
July ilth 1004
CONTINUE
Thoeo• who Ilea paining flesh
and etranath ley regular treat-
neent with
• Scott's- Entthion
should continue tho nt
• I-1 hot woathrvi smollut.• ( • .,+2
' 2.8(2 12 tat le cool milk wit': it vein
do awav with any vale.- ao,
- which is attr 2)101 to fett 1.1-f
ducts during tho heated
season.
Send for tree ritso!e.
. SCOTT & DO IVN D, Coesii Ps., '
: Toronto, - 04tatio.
Soc. and Voo i ALI artizs'nes. ,
'C.
each other as men- Mole' irlh-:y aro
rinwtal foeS: then IkNrnard turned and
left the room.
Folicia latmerel sunk into a, cha ir
beside the table.
"1 am afraid the •toa is cold, Lord
Stoyle," -she said. "Mr. Yorke hes
had the hest of it."
"Mr. Yoree is a very fortunate
man," he said, leaning forwerd, and
•Intesing mat thin hand over the -other
:and looking at • her with a [signifi-
cance which she ion iced at once.
etAleit. do 3'011 WW1?'" Slie asked,
areesting.her hem! on its way5 to the
eetaisen.•••
"Nothing, but flea he hag preceded
me," he said, still smiling. .
She °poured out -his tea.
. "Mr. Yerhe his hein away for
mine - time," "the 14E114. ...Ile hes not
heatd of Lady Wen.' Ilea's.; death evil).
1 wonder- alsere he laes lean?"
• Lord Steele stirred his tea (2102213'.
'I know,'" .110 sutd.. "Shall I .t,•11
you?" . .
•
Something in his mariner, in his
sardonic tone, struek her.
."B atI1 1eek,1114," File [said, "Not
that I alit: vett-to(le. Ilave you 1)0,11..
Spying- on hint'?" . •
lliS pale rdVe re•te•nt fully at
her scornful tone.
"I am the last man' to' play ttut
": • - •
spy," • • • •
-"Really?" she put in meltingly: •,..
• ''Yes; but by mere aletece 1 :: have - •
drscavervil .11r. Yorke's. retreat.• 1.`or-
give me, T.- WWI going to say • little • .
• '
• .
can toil 'you." • •
."l'ell me," •eile said, below .
be. '
• And. at this. momerit Bernard evies • • "
Speeding back t� Nance, fully pore
.. Mauled that hie .seceet'•wels: link:a:own
little• dreaming. that the cloud:which ,
e would •overshaclow : his .1.ife"s happi-
nese •Wtts Creeping over .the sky. • •-•
••• ' • „, • ,'CIIAPTER xVu
•
Lord .StoYle.fixed his:light eyes on
FelicliteDaniezeiCs: face. • ", • • • • •• •.
wa,4 mule, with: sem:ailing that
was not far renioved irony apprehen-
the •dark 'eyes '1,'"c*re •
the•jaeltlissby.8. were tightly ...cone.
preseed . • : . • • •
- Ii 1118 fashion this anloyedher, •
•
had:•ttleveye • done. Soe: hetet)! . ,a cer.'
tairity. "•lieved her...bet.ter wag
4.1(02e deelions ormaking lea his Wife- • •••• •
now tliat slie P12 '.1
.vant . wealth.. Ile thissell. wan •
anoisgla -but-some 'Men •art- nov,. .'•
or:- have too enuch inciney; ana the
. more 'they 11121'.0. elle•Incire they 'wage, •
and Lord St0s.10, Wee el24.. or those.
a' 13 •
:es .c.es; • age • wee a :chime° :Ore ine
..juring • 'Bernard -* -1(orkt-a: • chaiwe ;‘,.7 •
,--'.••••••.W'.P:idti).t•ae•e-.h..tS..:.c0• .1d• e.
:1.;c,a•
;r.tboat ..V.....1.41
nialignaieOleaseiie,„:
. .,
I dargay youetoftrewhy1
should 011)'2( to tell you," . lsaid,
are.am. ••*
She reisd her0108 10 Us *Maa
gjanpe ofemn
"NO, 1donot, 1 khowthat yon
hate hmBut. Why I do notknow."
:
' -Yes, you areriglt," • hesaid:
coolly; "I hate him-beeeese Iiove
.•
3'(uSh; ,
.,...,
• did nOt: stiirt, • but •• her. °Yea :
.dropped again:. . • . ' • • •
: "I loVe yens, tits.(.1 1. -know that this•
fellovt "...ha's .0e111e bc.,tAveen •.-08," " has . ... .
aheave done no. You can't deny lee' . ' • .., •
.1. 001 hek: 'assent to it -nor • deny' a
ehe .saul, in measured 'ecines. , - "
f"Yon think • that -:11e a's . eadrythisne • • '. - '.:
that ie :lefty. ans1,--noble,".• 'hie:saki,. , .e...•
-Witle•a: "F.,1int •Sni4.1 ... turd ' a touch ••of • .. •
• c,orfoiO4
•111.y011:ll.e:114ac.•:;.:ff:,..th-falctil.Oa;Vii..ci.tltIO: jc."11.1d.tami;l
o
that :it. it - had' not: -bran'. for libite:-Vost. ' . -', ... •
1-,2i)I.zielts: it: i.i.:d..111.tvei.e.at./.,,tst '. it: I. se tte., r than ea
of -winning Yetiyeti cantlSW.-
..prisseti at ' 111V win -nista to show • bile
•, ': ie
• : , "
• - .;.
. ,. .
... t In ng 'you .dict , in that • wag' ' ; .
would eurpaise nue". she said.
'.• He wincedand..the flush deepened.
.. .. "YOU terce hard on. ince". • he said.
"Harder 'then I (lagers's): Eypaythince.
:is fide in love or • war, and i won't
:deity that I'm. glad -to. be able ep en-
' deceive, Ton ' as 'tit ;Bernard • York's .
Character, Ilow 'could 1 go on lotting
you : thinle . him •all 'that's . straight
when f..know that he lg a'villain."
• ,Iler eyes dashed, , ' • " •
.•• "It is 'easy, to call a men na1nes4,.
. eSneciallv:.wlirn he ies ithsent,"'' She
eitid, ' ' "Dtit • you haven't .undeceived
M0. yet, as yens edit it. You hitti bet -
:ter. tell nee What •yeiii tea : dollar to
:tellana, Ilia Plenee underettind .thator
do not premise 'hi 'believe voit." '
, 1•Thault you," he said, in a - lci*
vat:4s. .4'1, • t)..k 9.ily." rate, 41111 •not :a.
Ilita.'"' "' • • .. • '
. "-WhileMr. Yorke • is"? - I Fro.. no
on, ideas.e:". sails intonti ently. tapped
tahme,edf!,eor with bur foot. ' '
• Lord •Stoyle paused as if • he enjoy -
:ea her fierce impatience.. . • • ..
“Ilo Foil.. know .Long DittOn?" he.
"I,ong Ditton?" . She reheated' the.
' mien! ' glierply.. "Isfoyes,• It is some.,
whisee up the eiver, islet. it?" ' :....
"Yee. A -pretty ouiet 'place-" - ..
• "What..aletetit: it?" she broke' in.: ' .
"I was on the river with ener bro.-
ther yesterday," he went on, slowly,
'and we stopped there; ' Ile verve,/
bark to liamptoit-to the . barracks -
leaVing 010 to come back from Ta-
lon by train. 1 hint the beat parl, of
art hour to wait, and I got a cheer
and went and sat beside the river::
I was nearly asleep when 1 hpaed
vOices-a :man'll alai it •Veo21tetn't4.
Something in the inan'm struck
,eme
ashtilli411an(lTsat2(1)'°ltleel
l)oea:fwtit(lfir t11,iIoiti:
rase, lThe man who WaS rowitg was
13einatYorke, and a gil was in
iiinstn:s
rejleia, natnerel
ntr•ef .1
teti out 11.i
hand for her imp and \miled scorn-
In111, 11tthillti:It ieiiiled.
.,Is4111tariibieliti(Ltontomptl
0111113', "11,11.3' 5110111a he 1101, take 11„
girl on tin. river? trove V011 IleVer
done tea Lord Stoyle? AVas eta, pret-
ty?"
'"Very," he said, Slowly. wati•hlrirt
Iti,ept:siafirliyeirsoundecciul.iigf. till:Its'!" fltiud714, ..2
,•:1.2
see in 2letii1'es. don't 201) knew....
compliseion Ilite Cream ivory, reddieit
haire•-aliat do yon cell it?---itubarti.
2211)1 a gold. n tinge in it, and dark-
ish bine etes. Tho lava (21 face thet
artiet fellown rilVe 121,0111. V011 1.03
it in the New Oallery and places of
that ii01."
(TO ull (.'o:want:DI)
•
tO a more • worthy pereon."
!"Phanks:she field.. • •
There. was.a.pause. Ileetnied.:seirred:
his. tea. •.: • . , 1 .•
And • now .tell 2,10 Where, aou bite,
.etent, Anti t you • Ilea e. Leen
I it'are...e1,.. •e: id 'with a tinsi'o the
.ssiedle which a woman gives when she
Wants 1(2whi a c. nhtionee. • "
Bernard 'took ep it slice of bread
Clod but ir-r, enci wens:lore& whether. he
'should catch his' irein, : • . •
• "Oh, .1 lavas' teen I•oatileg up the
s•iver," 1P aid, ril.reti•••Td:;.• . •
".Yee?" elie' said:. "r • did not-I,now
you' V:ere us .final of, it as all that. •
000 does not leeem Lontloo for the' •
river,for st whole: 1110lit11.'.' . • • . • .
. "1: gotrather tired of .Loralon," he
sand, feebly. "•1".o "pot 11 'eOtt dge 611
there, It's Very.
e milled- out his, 2211 1113. "I'm
allaid 1 Must go. sA.nrthing I eenid -
say' worileaftexprees tny grief. at
Lady Wisoiliere's. death.. or • My .eatie-
fart len thate oilmen her' heiress.. arid.
"She took the hand he held out to
her, "and her •werm, soft.lingers cloyed
over it, while her davit,. eyes ,sought
his" appealingly,• • , •
I•lew men could has 12 resisted the
'measure or the look: but Bernard
was thinking' of Nattier and his train.
"Good-bye," he said.
Tier hand still Chin, . his„ her
heart.still iipoke In her eyes; and said
PhtiblY, "Sine'!" but, ta tho moment
the tiodr °Paled, and the footman •
announced Lord Stole.
Bernard started and dropped her.
hand.
The two mon (111,0? themselves up
to their and looted at
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eczema, cearse hands, ragged ,
clothes, shrunken flannels.'
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