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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1911-11-09, Page 7THE WINGUM DIES, NOVENHEfi 9 1911 ' 0++++++++4+444+++++++++++f++++• + + Linked byF at ' BY CHARLES GARVICE Author of "The Verdict of the Heart," "A Heritage of I -Trite "Nell of Shorne Mills," "Paid For," " A rsTO.ierri juIlett",Ete, 440,4 iseese-e+4. leiseee ++++++++++++++++++ •jar41.0.ado We( call( fie titiale, pet tit et) ou, tine, eke til4A. a till made his ,t4y t.t4 feta 4A4LJ arks of ilest" tet Lesbarotigh, and. Ibt) equally. of cours,the perfeet Sym. ste broke doter). Before the elaberate oo° could he uncoiled and the water turned eel, and directed upon the urning room , it .had been reduced to _asbee; the other Part of the Ivied WW1 in ilatnes, ands the reniainder of the building threatened. But every matt worked with the energy of made ness, and the women, too. bore their part, With Lade Iranworthy at teeir heed they filled the buckets which the Mon passed froin hand to hand. It wits over an hour before the flames were mastered and the bowie saved; then, though thee smoke and steein were well nigh blindieg, Utak- ford, follqwed by Julien, Sprang and . ntembled amidst the reins and be- gan their search Julian worked like * Inert posses - ,sed, tearing at the blocks of stone, thecheered beams, the thick debris which hid the floor. "He may have left the room!" he ?gasped, pausing for a moment, and wiping the sweat from his blaelcere ed tace. "God grant it!" gasped Letchford; then his voice broke with a groan and he staghered back with some., thing gripped in his hand. "Wbat—what is it?" gasped Jul- ean, and his question was echoed by -the reet. "Send—send the Women atelier!" panted Letehford. "Vor God's sake remit them away!" They fell baek, all bet Lady Fan - "worthy and Lady Letchford. The men seemed round her Ittisbend, then fell back ttlso. In his hand he held the -.charred fragment of the thick smok- Ing-Jacket from which gleamed .throueh the smoke the big brass but- rtons. "Oh, my G,pd! Vane is deadt" cried Letehford, Julian stood staring at it speech- lessly for a -moment; then he moved his head slowly. One of the women )had come forward and was standing looking at him. . It was Judith Orme. Their eyes suet for an instant, then sheiuttered a terrible cry and fell hack in a ,swoon. . 11=414,••••••••• One does- eot recover from the sileatily fumes • of aconite, ammonia :and other dewily chemicals very .quickly. Vane lay unconscious be- neath the 'Sheltering bush until near - 1y the moment the flames were extin- guished, and .his senses .came back so , slowly that for some time he was in- capable of ary desire for life, At last he raised his head, gazed vaguely ett the dense volume of smoke and ;steam in an 'uninterested fashion, and; still dazed, crawled weakly to a aafer position. He lay there for Some minutes, ,panting for breath and fightieg for Adeength; then *0, rose.to les.feet with, the ententioh,of going to the :assistance, 'of the othefin but suddenly he heard his name spok.. en. He stopped and put his hand to his head. What had happened? Why, yes, of course, he had been, in. that room, had been neerly berned.•Xear- ly? At that moment •Letchford's cry _arose, "Vane le dead!" and pierced the thick air. • Werke steed quite till while one 4coult1'-eount twenty; .then, obeying an -impulse that came as swiftly as a flash of lightning, he drew back into -the shadow of the hrubbery. He remained thee° fer a. moment, -trying to thinkclearly, coesecutive- ly, then he passed through the other door of the ladies' garden end, keep. ie the shadow of the wall, reach - .ed tee common room of the stable- -men. Xt nee empty.--evern one was gath- .ered round the scene of the fire—arid Vail°, still striving foe an effort at thottght mid resolutiontook eine. of .11AI). VERY BAD COUGH And Tickling Sensa- tion in Throat. - Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup Cured It. Miss C, Danielson, /3010smatt Writes—"Last fall 1 had a very .bad *high and a tickling seniatitne ia !tny thwat. It was so bad 1 could not Sleep at night, so I went to a druggist and 'told hint I wanted something for ray cold, 'and he advisecj me to try Dr, Wood's tIorway Vine Syrup winch I did, and iftes taking one bottle I was completely. cured. 1,et me recommend Dr. Wood's isiorway Pine Syrup to anyone who suffers front a . cough et Ihroat irritation." tot Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. without a doubt one of the gteittest cough 'add cold retnedieS tift, the Market to.day, and so great has been its success there att aunierous preparations mit up to 'imitate it, De riot be imposed upon hy taking one of these substitutes, but biSist ott being given "Dr, Wood's" when !you ask far it, Price, 25 cents a bottlei (put Up in a yellott wrapper; three eine trees the trade mark; minufattured only I4r The t Mph= CeeitiMited, Toroftte,' bat. Glheiedieft XXXL Atter Nine had gone Stacombe stood and Martel at the sea a‘nit fac- oil the meek elee a men—steci cgett- t•leiiiitti, iveitlia had refused hint: it wits a biller, bare blow. And Yet, not- withstanding bee entreaty thet he • Would forme Ids proposal, wits there. no hope left for hitie? From her reit- eration "You don't know, you dozet enowl" he inferred a mystery, a facrot; OM yet not much of a tiny- leterY, e. mem, for what else could she mean but time she loved and wee • pledged to another man? • Anyway, by the explanation of her words, her 4111404 anguished man- ner, what it might, he, Sutcombe, had to accept her refusal. In com- mon courtesy he must refrain from pressing sees suit while they three Wore alone rai this desolate island and she was unable to keep out of his reach. So he went back to his bed in the "saloon," unhappy and unsatisfied, but not altogether despairing; for, if she was pledged to another man, where was he, and why bed- he not . put in an appearance all these months? He rose in the morning, and, filling the role which Minoring heti tee ably played, got some fuel, lit the lire, and went out with the gun to • shoot some wild fowL When he came back he found the beeekfaet ready and the two girl awaiting iihn. Nina glaneed at him half timidly, but Suteomhe was not the, man to weenie or wear the willow, end he tnet her glance cheerfully and re-, *stintingly; indeed. he was So Cheer- ful that Vivienne, notwithstanding her acutenees, did not guessthathe had asked his question and been re- jected, Inagediately after breakfast he Mt off With pick and shovel., to the spot to .Which Nina directed him, the ladies promising to follow him directly, 'they had "cleared away." Sutcombe walked by no means quick - for what his heart (leaked was love and not gold; but atter he had taken off his coat and been at work for some minutes, he was seized by a Mild attack el the "yellow tever," ane began to, work with that enthus- iasm which the gold -seeker alone ex- pelience; so \that when the two girls canie slowly toward him, Vivienne supported by Nina's strong arm, they Sound him hot but exultant. , "You are quite right!" he 'said, pointing: to the specks of szelloW which shone dully amongst the heap of dirt and rock. "X'm not much oi. an_ authority, but even 7 can see that there is a large quantity of gold hero!" Nina nodded and caught something of his entheSlasnt! "111 help yea!" she said, brightly. "Oh, yes, give tee the spade. I know how to handle it. 1 used—" She stopped suddenly, and Vivienne, Who was seated in the shade of the rock, cut in eagerly; "Why can't I help" "So yott cant" said Sutcombe; "you sball sort out the pieces with the' gold It themes Having thus made a division of the labor, they worked almost in silence UflL''fiutcontbe and Nina had Made a knee beep And Vivienne a smaller but more valuable and precious. One. levery now and then Suteombe pauss ed to tvipe the sweat front his face— tted 'glance at Nina; and he says plainly enough that though she Was working inted—fat too hard for • his taste—she was not thinking of the gold; and once- he saw herlook round toward the Nee and heard hex. eigh as if her mind were dwelling on the pasts and as he stole glances at her sad eyes and hotted the sigh she tried to repress, a wave of bitterness rose within him and he felt, _not for the first time since last night a resentment against the unknown man, the memory of whom was dis- turbing her peace and , causing her unbappiness. But he worked on and said. nothing; there wee hothing for lent to do but posses :1f his soul in, patiehme Stopping only for mettle, they, had bY dozer, when Stiteombe insisted up- on a halt, collected a geed quantity of the gold -bearing quartz; but as he and the gills bent over it, a diffi- culty presented itself to his need': "How are we going to get thie away?" he asked,' thoughtfully. "Pack it in boxest" replied Veviete no, triumphantly; but Mita saw what watt lamming in hie mind and shook hoe head. "There would Mit be bene enough," she said, "And we could not get it away without taking the men into our con - intake," said feutcomite; "and though they •Are good fellows, well— Is these any man who could resist the tempt- ation to desert and make for Ole Golden eslue Of course, what we' want is it mill to stemp, crush the letinete.—" "33tit not having it, we must get the gold itself," mid Witte. "My father. Spoke Of finclihg sortie in isy- 1 think be called it; and he 'Said it Atetti in the valley, south by southeast, ete said"—Iter vole.° Amok a little as she recalled the Scene—"that At Was quite easy to get." • "VII ger there to-radrroar," Said Sutcombe. "X will go alone, for it will IA too Mr ,,or Vivienne, end, besides, DeeimAliss Wood" --he fait, ered, and Vivienne looked front 900 ,to the other es be stumbled over the • nenwei think you ought 0 rest, r don't like your working as you have One today." leina slesok her head, "It has not • hurt me; it has helpe4 me," she saki, quickly, "Bet w wUL stay at home and keep tweet to-inorrow, if you wish it," she added, welch?. linTtihr:stsinnisghVtivwileennnethinektr Ii9orgihrrtull"o7 Nine's arm ' with gentle -deprecation and whispered: 4,Ifas he eptiken, Decirna?" Hina's Silenee Wea answer enough. "Aed—and isft of no ese, tlearre Nina shot* her Marl land :Ought with the tear e that roe to her eyes, "Ng," he fetid, *IOWA inaudibly. "1 ern so wren! Ale bow cold the words' sound; and what would I not eivo it—if cot114 have said 'yes' ! Lady Vivienne, your brother is the best, the most unseilleh-e" She , Mopped suddenly, for the word* recalled those Fleming had used when he was epeeking of Vane ethhteietneprelie ilgrelenb . than ferere,vtent crini$011, "There is some one elte, dear?" ette,heiAsbpei,ec1 Vivienne- "Oh, poor Sure el. "Oh, Poor met" sprang keen lips with mingled sadness and bitter - Vivienne looked at her. "Was ite-, was it some no in the ship that was ksteciome one who was here on the Miami? Oh, etan't thiuk zee curious, dear. I am wenderiog if I can help You, It is not possible?" Nina shook her head. "No, no one can help me," she aaid. 'Then sudden- ly the craving for the sympathy of this *sweet friend of hers ;netted her into partial confidence. "We were thrown together—linked by Fate—but—but be did not care for me, There—there was some one else—” She stopped And turned her face away, calling to her pride to burn up hertears. be- camea The ercttasrpeszt vivienne's band be - •"And you, dear—you cannot for- get! You love him still, though you tire bartedee' Nina's head drooped and Vivienne was answered. She thought of her brother. "May I tell Sutcombe?" she said in loW voice. • "Yee" said Nina; "please tell him. I-1 want him to understand that— tbat what he wishes can never be, that 1 am bound—" "Bound'?" echoed Vivienne in sur- prise; but Nina, remembering her promise, would say no more. • The next morning Vivienne gave Sutcornbe Nina's message. He nodded almost savagely. "I understand," he said. "The man, whoever he is, has broken her heart. And it is my fate to have to stand by and 'look on—helpless! Some day"—he paused—"eolue day I may have the luck to meet him. 11 "You will remember that she—she loves him still!" Vivienne put he with gentle earnestness. He went off moodily he the valley. At his return tit hightfall he brought with him a bag full of small nuggets and dust, and 'report- ed that, as Dr. Wood had said, large quantities of gold were there in placers in the rock and soil, and plenty of dust in the bed of tne streain. • "We'll go with you to -morrow," said Nina; but he would not hear of It. "It is too. far," he said; "besides, one man can get all we shall be able to, take on this trip without the knowledge of the inert." He waselot altogether disinterested in his objection to their company, for the poor fellow was rather glad tie be alone with bis/disappoint- ment. The proximity of the Woman one loves but cannot win is at times 'a torture well nigh intolerable. So Suteembe went up again to the val- ley, there to fight, as best he could, the great disappointment of his life. It .was a lovely valley and as soli- tary as it Was beautiful, There was no spend besides that of Suteombe's pick and spade and the rattle of the rock and stones as they fell beneath his strokes. Now and agate a bird flew high up in the sky or whirled close *above his head, its bright eyes Malinke this intruder on its solitude with a curiosity in which fear had no share; and a lizard crawled out of ite cranny to blink at him, But for his .thoughte and his work Suteombe would have found the ins tense eolitude tuul silence 'oppressive, but the' Seethed him With that hahn Which Natutv holds Out to, those of her 'children who are wounded at heart. • Ile had been working for some UM'S Shire he had stopped to eat the lunch Nine had packed up for hitu in the empty gold bag, and 'was re- solving that he would work tor an- other half 1101tr bceore he stopped for the day, and he took out his watch to SOO 111P tjale, hik he was looeipg at it he was conscious of a strange` feeling, the seneation which comes to ea %thee we feel a presence that we hate, neither heard nor seen, Oppressed by this milieus consciousness, he looked o'er hie shoulder and saw the figure ot man seeted oh a rock, just &ewe him, The man sat, it ith his chin resting ott his Molds-, his elbows epon his - bikes, So Welly, So AbSolutely like a statue, that elutcombe was half in- clined to believe himself the victim of a deluelon, so much so that he Straightened hiumelf and stared speechlessly at the figure, Itmeaw that the man was young, but thin and somewhat haggard. lee was diverted in quite a rough Sea - stilt, but his, kande, though tanned, like les face, with the Sun, and roughened by the water mid the wind, were those of a gehtlemen. But it, wee the eyes and not the hands which held leuteombe's le- gged, so full of half cynical, half bitter ranneement Were they. Sutcoinbe found eitt yoke at Met. "Hello, Air!" he said, lifting his dap, The man raised his hat in re- sponse. elToW do you do?" he Said, retie- • : "Where—where did you some from?" asked Setcombe. "1 did net See yOU, know you were tberet" Tete man jerked his bead Weedy tea weed the count behind "X landed front e fiehing-yeeel half an hoer ago, froto thet side, of tbe island," There was Hilence while ono could event twenty; the the newcomer Said res milet/y and as gravely as Wore: "You are gold digging, I pre - 'punter' "X 010,'' replied Sutcombo. "Wel you are fortunate, I see," ant --very," assented Sutcoinbe, congratulate you," said the stranger, in a tone welch had no trace of entry in it; naked, it was in-• cileelive of an indifference that sur- prised Suteoutbet "lett you would be still more fortunate If yeti worked tut ther ue the valley." etitatcombe reared at blue "You—you knows, the island; have You been bare befote?" The faintest and grimmest of smiles shone for a MOnient in the other man's eeets. "Yes, I know the Wand; X have been her before," be mid, quietly. "Is this your first vieit?" tititcombe nodded, "Yes. Are you alone, sir?" "Yes, I am quite alone." He smile ed as if be read Suteorabe's fear, eYou need not be afraid. I shall keep your secret. And I bave no des sire to share in your find. I've -Wee use for gold." Nut:combo looked at him with amazement. "That s a strange statement," he said, gravely. "efost men, every Man, wants money!" "Please regard me as the exception which proves the rule," was the courteous response, "Gold ie only worth what it will buy; it can buy nothing that 7 desire. May -1 ask ohout have the pleasure of speaking?" "My name's Suteoinbe," said Sut- tconthl The stranger nodded. "Lord Sut- eombe, of Southernwood?" "Well yes; •Southeenwood was mine -1 sold it." ' "You can now buy it back, Lord Sutconibe, if you desire to do so," said the 'stranger, looking at the bag ot gold. "You are a millionaire—of the English variety. My name is— Richard Mortimer," he added. "I atut on tt fishing end shooting expedi- tion—a solitary one, and happened to make this islahd in the course of iny cruise, Have you a match upon you?" Sutcombe handed his match -box. "May I take half a dozen? Thanks! I meet be getting back to my boat." 1.70 rose and picked up the gun which had lain at his ket, and raised his wide-brimed hat. But Sutcovabe put out his hand arrestingly. "Ono • moment, Mr. Mortimer," he said. • "You know this island, and ,the secret of the gold. May 1 ask if —If any 'others know of it? I just want to know what to expect." "No other living person is aware .01 it—but one," saki Richard Marti - met., "and I do not the* you have anything to fear from that poeson. ftlreolintaimnelY. YSeoll fahravaes nIetaillningeontocerfneeadr yeti nec welcome to the island and all it contains. Good day." "Wait said Sutcombe, sharply. His face had grown pale, his eyes keen ane suspicious. "Do you mind tolling me the name of that .other person, sir?" Mr.. Richard Mortimer .regarded the flushed facei the suspicious eyes, theergeheyfuliye. rd mihd," he replied. "I have an objection." "It is a woman?" said Suteombe. Richard Mortimer's face reddened anci his eyes grew darker. "You are at liberty to guess," he ,said, pertly. Suteombe dropped the spade upon which Ire had been leaning and ad- vanced a step or two toward the other man. • "The only other person who knows of this island and its wealth is a la(1"1.31"" owhhesaid. oisnyou are indebted for your information—and your fortune." The retort came like a flash, Sutcombe reddened again. "That is true," he said, gravely. "Me name is Wood, Deeinte Wood. You keow her?" Richard Mortimer shook his head. "X 'know of no lady bearing filet titmice" he said, Then, suddenly, his inaliber changed to one of suppressed eagernese. "She may have borne an- other. Perhaps you .000 describe her?" "She has dark hair and greY (wee -- they are sometimes violet. She was wrecked iti the A Ipina—" A faint ery row front Mortimer arid he threw up his head as a man does when he hes received a sudden sbock. Suteombe smiled bitterly, "You appear to be startled," he •sald, sternly, "Shall 1 go toofar if I suggest you know the lady, and that she has reason to regret tile (tea she met you?" Ile did not need any anewer, Instinctively he skit than the man who was the cause of Decline's unhappiness, who :held the key to her secret, stood before him.' "Yon elect Were wrecked in the Alphi,na. Ito you deny it?" "I assent to, 1 deny, nothing," Said Itiehard Mortimer. "If—if you can give nte any information respect- ing that lady—" "I can and eut iri Sutrombe, "She is well and happy"—oh, Set- conibele-"and is guarded and watch- ed ovee by friends who—who will protect her happiness by ally and ev- tel.,Vledtomt1er i 11.1s—"n 'ehatt stood erect, his tan- ned face set and stern. ”1 presume 1 may vomit on you as the lady's chief friend, Lord feet - combo." "Veto rAorted „solemn -be, promptly. "Mal that being so, I avail 'Myself of Mt privilege to ten .mi that, if ;you are the men I see - pea eon to be, seset ere a heartless scoundrel!" Valet, otherwise Richard etortimer, Ntingl for a MOIttent (IS if turned to stote; then he sutiled, "Lord 8utcon13e., / have learned front you that the lady We Mite have In mind is: alive. Comporee with *melt knowledge, ell ohm is trite ial. Alive! And beppy, you ea.y? Thank God!' Think me What you will. It is a matter of indifference to me' Stop! Yon say the—tbe lady' ifi baps Pe- Let her reamin so! Do not tell her that you have met MO I AM go - Ing down to my boat. In lens than half no hour 1 shall have sailed front the island; and I give you my word that I thrill never revisit it; that, in all probability, I shaft never cross your, or 'her, path again. Good day, lewd Ste:combo!" eltitcolobe nodded actettleacittgly; but glia.wed at his moustaebe as it in doubt, fIe was an honorable mao, and the falsehood he laid told rankled in his bosom. lle had saki that Decline wee well and haPPY, whereat; he was let:thing atter thie Richard Mor- tiiner wbo had turned up in such an extraordinary fashion. Was it not his duty to bring them together? The man had been startled whee he had heard that she was alive, had seem- ed- as if he cared. The struggle rag- ed Within Sutcombtes mind for a minute or two; then he said, hoarse- ly; "Stop! I—X can't let 'you go like this, I wish to heaven you had not come here, that we hedn't /net; but we have and -1 told you an untruth just itow when I said. ltiss Wood was happy, She is not." Vane looked at him gravely, ine tel'1"1-SlYhe. is fretting over something that has happened in the past, time - thing in whiele you were concerned, 1 tahr4ictu,kit would be as well if you W000 to ineet her. She is here on this Vane started and went white. There was silerice for a fttil minute, then he said, hoarsely: "It would do no good; a meeting 'with inc would only cense the lady paie—" "In a word," cut in Sutcombe, hotly, "you are afraid to meet her. You have behaved so badly that you shrink from facing her..It is as I suspected. You are a eoward, Mr. MeVrittntiell'e' srfn.ce went white, but he bit les lip and, breathing hard, restrain- edhiet"se'lfh "ers,'e sold, quietly, "I am a coward—but not quite the same kind you think zne, Lord Sut- combe." "I'm not good at making nice dis- tinctions of that sort," retorted Stitcombe, fiercely. "A num who slinks oft as you are doing is a com- mon 00 garden coward who deserves horsewhipping. I've no whip, but—" Half mad with anger mad the bit- terness borne of the situation, he caught up a bit of a, branch of a tree which he had been using, and made to strike Vane across the face, but Wee, dropping his gun, caught Sutcombe's arm and averted the blow. Sutcombe endeavored to wrench himself frorn the steel -like grasp; and almost before they knew it the twit' men were struggling. They were equally matched in strength aud skill, but the gun, which they had disregarded, played a third hand. One of the men must have stepped on the trigger, for there was a flash and report, and, hale blinded, Suteombe kit Vane's grip relax and saw him stagger back. CHAPTER XXIII. • L In an instant themaeness of an- ger passed from Sutcombe's brain and remorsefully he supported the man whom a moment or two before he had been endeavoring to throw. "Are you hurt?" he asked, anx- iously. Vane tried to smile and 'answer in the negative, but before he could do se he fainted. Suteombe laid him dewn and, getting out a brandy flask, managed to get some spirit through the clenched teeth; and pre- sently, to his immense relief, the wounded man came to. -I'm afraid you're badly hurt!" said Sutcombe. "I tum very sorry! It vas an accident. One of us trod on the gun," "I know, I know!" said Vane, Promptly, though faintly. "The bele let—fortugately it was a bullet and not shotl—struck me in the shoulder. There's—there's no great harm done. A little more brandy, please! Thank you! If you can help nie to the boat —it's no great distance—a drink of water and I shall be well enough to manage it—there is something with which we can get the bullet out, if It's there still," Sutcombe got some water in his. paned)). and Vane took a, long pull 'and struggled to his feet. "I can get some hen) if you could • wait," suggested Stacombe; but Vane frowned and ehook his head. "No tired. If yen will give me your arm— - Thanks! 'We .itre all right now!" The distanee from the scene of the tragi -comedy to the boat seemed in- terminehle to Seem -tete, more so erobably than it did to Vane, who was only weak and not be pain; but they got there at last, and Vette, throwing himself delve on the beach, told- Setrombe where to fine in the boat the things he wa»ted. The yatte was a trial little vessel: with an apologe for a cabin roughly but ingenitemly lilted up for he soli- tary skipper. Awl Stactimbe saw at a glance teat it wits the boat and -cabin of a gentleman, lie ennui .the small leather case of instruments and Nome bandages, und he teuctity had Vane's simulate. bare. 'Me bullet hair gone through the flesh and out in an upward direction; it's a clean "%meld," he said "So 'I thought," veld Vane. "if you can stop- the bleeding— It's not the first eine, you have neutered 'hest alde I See, Lord Steeettibe." he add- ed, as eluteombe dealy staunched the blood and lenulaged tee wound, -My only pang is one of Integer, Teeee is rt tin of soup ie the galley Sweeney, got' it rotd heated it at the spirit sieve mid brought.' it, 'with steel,: broad, to his patient. "Joie me," mid Vane. "If we break bread tegether slut eet be able to quarrel egain. Don't look so cut up, toy dear fellow! It uns 84 114110.1 1113; fault. 118 yoUrs; More, in fates I'd busitwee here—h eletewitibe Blum1< lee heath . ainoninionninowninonnummonon Children Cry for Fletcher's The 1.h44 y#1.1 ile,re .mways Bought, and Whielt has been in use 101! (Mr 8,.0 years-, has home the signature Or and has been made: under his peace ., • , • sena supetvisiOn. sinee Its infancy, , Allow no one to 4eccive .3rouirt this, ' All CounterfeltS,Intitations and 44 Just.as-good, "are bUt Experiments that trifle With and endanger the health, or Infants and awaron--persolee against gOerilltento What is .CASTORIA 1 castorta as a harndess sabstitnte for Castor 00, Pare. gerte, Drops and Soothing SYVORS. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, li.rorphineneer other Nareetie substance, Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more tban thirty years has been in constant use for the relief Of Constipation, ,1 rlatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.I The Children's r anacear—The lgothers Friend. GENUINE CASTOR IA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Ilave Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years 'THE CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY STREET, NE.W YORK EMT. have an impression mat you have more right to be here, to the whole of the island, than any one, excepting—' "Miss—Wood, you called her," seid Vane. He knew intuitively that this handsomeyoung fellow was his riv- al, and yet he could not help liking hew "X wonder," he went on, rime- natiegly, "what, how much, she bas told you, Lord Stecombe? I wonder also whether you would mind telling nue You came here with her—" "Miss Wood brought me and iny sister.... We came in my yacht, the /evict. We had het a large sum ef money, nearly all we possess, and Miss Wood, knowing of the gold on the island, conceived the mem or .re- paying' us for some imaginary hind - nese on our part—quite imaginary." "It was like her," murmured Vane. "What did you say?" ”Nothing. I was speaking to my- self; a bad habit I bave acquired through having ne one else to speak "Miss Wood was cast ashore here from the wreck of the Alpine," re- sumed Sutcc)mbe. "Her experiences must have beet) painful„so painful, indeed, that she has never spoken of them." Vane's head drooped. He was dis- appointed. Pa in fu 1, indeed, seeing that Nhe had never mentioned his name, for if she hail done so Lord fenteombe would have known that "Itichavd Mortimer" Was a Wee one. It was evident that she still tlis- !Mei him, still regarded her forced marriage with regret and resent - meat. He sailed a sigh. "Thank you," he said. "I Wish I 000 Il be as minced as eou have been, Lord he teombe, but my lips are clesed. I will go on board and Net sail presently. anti, as 1 tom yoe, t shall not (*Morn to the island " lie paased 41 nio*tient, then he said: "W0 huth rather pleyel the gicitly geet, just new. 1 il.e a couple of school- boys, A, Lord Sutcombe? e•unt as well, perhaps, if we confined the knowletige of that absent lime Scene to on rs.,1 v es? " hut comle‘ regarded tent tektitly and tow went on: "lf you think you got the better of the business you can equalize matters by promising that you will not ten— th(' ladies anething of the (Affair,, or of niy presence on the island." So teoalbe C011Skicred 1.01' moment or two. "1 will—on one condition,'' he sale. "That you give Me your word of h. nor that ths lady I call Miss Wood has tic) eit et of complaint men Met you." 1 imp sttoirised. assent CO ;Volir MO it kW, 1,00(1 rOn11)M, has no o. 1 havo not willingly Ihe lady In word 00 thought (To be oor4ihned4 • - SUFFERED TERRIBLE PAINS OF INDIGESTION, 111/BITRIVS LAZA-LIVER PILLS CURED ITER. Mrs. Wm. H. MacEwen, Mount Tryon, WEI., writes:—"Itor more than year I suffered with all the terrible pains of indigestion, and my life was one of the greatest misery. It did not seem to make any difterence. whether I at cr not, the pams were always there, accompanied by a severe bloating and belching of wind. I did not even get relief at night, and sometimes hardly got a bit of sleep. In 1 my misery I tried many remedies said to cure indigestion, but they did me not , one particle of good, and I fully expected '1 wield always be aidieted in this way. At this time my brother eatne Lome on a visit and urged me to try Milburn's Taxa -Liver Pills, and got lite a few viah. I3y the time I had kken one vial 1 began to improve, and could cat with some relish. I was greatly cheered, and eon - tinned taking the pills until all traces of the trouble had disaneeared, and I could mice more eat all kinds of food withont the slightest inconvenience. I am so fully convinced of their virtue as a family 'have nr) hesitatio.t r usali-es Caen," Thee., 21 wells Der viel er vie% eh '31 '1 at tel tin:lets reMot ef rrice by '1.112 Co„ 'enact!. Teroeto, Cat COOKING HINTS; Meats to be roasted or broiled slimed be given the greatest amount of heat possible at first that the eurfaee may be hardened and the juice retained. Fresh meats should be put into boil- irg water except for soup, when cold water should be used,. Salt meats should be thoroughly' washed and put in cold water. To fry lamb or veal, season with salt and pepper, dip in egg and then cracker dust or bread crumbs; fry in butter. A large ham sheuld be ,boiled four hours; a small ham two hours. The more gently meat boils the tenderer and more savory it will be. A rag which has been tightly wrung out of crude oil and hung out doors for some time is excellent for use upon pol- ished notate • Coal Front under the Sea. Before very long thousands of tons of coal will be dug weekly front under the Firth of Forth, says The Standard of Empire. This wide estuary of the North Sea has a bed rich in first qual- ity coal. That has long been known in years gone by work on a small scale was done with the superficiel seams, but modern mining science has intro- duced many methods of overcoming difficulties, and pit -sinking and deep workings are possible now which would not have been attempted in earlier times. There are four points from which the Firth of Forth is being at- tacked underground. Two are on the Fife or north shore and two are en the south shore. It is from the Fife side that the most determined assault is be- ing made. The new colleries are en a very large scale, both above and below' ground. Close to the seashere near Culross is the new colliery of Valley- field. The shafts have taken a couple of years to sink. The Fife Coal Com- pany, the largest colliery inincern in that country, are the proprietors. The right of winning coal from under the sea has been obtained from the Crown, and the miners will steadily work out- wards to the centre of the Forth. .1 -le Voted VVrone, and Got Stung. (Goderich Signal.) It is said there were many Conser- vative farmers Who favored reciproci- ty but Who did not •vtite for it, thinking that the return of the Liberal Govern- ment was assmed and that they would secure the benefits of freer truck With- out the pain of Voting agaiest their party. A story came from Ifullett township of a man there who previous to the election bour;ht up all the barley he could IT ut bold of in his seetion, in- tending nt xt season to sow a large part a his farm with it and get the big United St4tes prices for 'it. This man was it Conservative, and on being twit- ted about his vote, he retorted that he Was not going to desert his party. but he was going to make some money -out of .the success of the Litter& policy. Ilo now itas a lot of line barley for sale cheap. • long as the -farmers stake an idol of their party in We wow, so long will IThey remain hewers we voted and dra- ,rs of water fro tWpro. tected lt treacturers tint/ thL. -interest eree use the parte'8, Atm for thole uwn ritivantage 011 mere sible ocCasion;-