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BY MRS. ALEXANDER
Author of "Beaton's Bargain," "His Perfect Tru.t "
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"By Another Narne," " Her Hea is Idol,"
"Half a Truth," `f H s Rival."
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Bothers. What would she herself base
, been, had she been reduced to a
. single-lutuded struggle with such dif-
ticulties-us existence would have
:presented itvelf without Vett n? flow
much 'of youth would she neve en-
joyed? IIow much of education, tie
pleasure, or freedom from the stunt-
ing effect of cure too heave for her
years? Yes! She saw it all Mealy.
Helen had been more than a mother
tto her, for site had no cluing to such
tender, discriminating care. "And if
1 can repot• her I will," thoucht
Nora, , her heart g10s\•ing, wnrrlt and
strong, "Nothing shall stand be-
tweentend woman n a a\ c11 t o arbor t
n to t I
owe so much, Thank k (l0 !
1 an d. she Is
brighter and stronger
now than
I ev-
er remember her. I do hope Ilea will
grow up a tender, loving daughter!
.Shu 'hos a flush of ilia• father's tem-
per! 'But why -why did Bolen send
Mark Winton away? I can fancy their
_r.
whole story -growing into love wit h
each other, almost from their sellout -
days -then his going away
t0 seek
}is
fortune, some misunderstanding
separating them probably. 11 +n
a
left a penniless orphan, with no hope
in the future, tr t+d by the chance
c
of a settled home with my father. It
is a sad enough story, and I suppose
et common one. Well! she shall have
peace now if x can secure it. Ilut-
why did she send Mark Winton
.away? I ant sure she slid: 1 must
not ask her; I must not. seem intrus-
ive, :Will she ever tell Ole?"
That evening Nora was more than
usually kind and cheerful; she insist-
ed on Mrs, L'Estrange tying . down
where her eyes were shaded from the
alight, and she rend aloud from a
picturesque hook Of travels.
When bed -tittle came and they part-
eod for the night, Mrs. L'I'7,;trange
t
• m her i arra! around Nora, n -
t c c a d h' •.•
g u lbs
;ing her gently, said: _
"You are a good dear daughter,
r.or I should say younger s:sler, to
me; you made my life happier then
I ever expected it to hc•." She went
quickly upstairs. leaving Nora touch-
ed and surprised. for neither were
demonstrative women and rarely ex-
chunged caret•'see.
The days went hy. however, and.
Mrs. L'Estrange did not show any
inclination to tell Nora the story she
Itad promised; still, her step -daugh-
ter waited with loyally suppressed
ir
curiosity, ,1os' ty, and tidings reached them
that :Winton hnd ;;one as fru' as
Florence with some Indian friends
outward bound to liotuhax, (tad had
enissed t1n•oui:h London without, call-
ing to see thein.
Meantime, !.adv Dorrington flatter-
ed himself that her piens were matur-
ing successfully. The day after Sits.
11uthten had leen installed In the
principal guest -chamber at Ched-
north, Marsden arrived front town,
and made himself charmingly agree-
_ able to every one, especially to Mrs.
Ituthven. The pretty little widow
visibly revived after his arrival, and
lost something of the pained, strain-
ed look in her eyes, which had given
.Lady Dorrington such uneasiness.
"you ought to go out more,
my dear Mfrs. Ituthven," she
ssajd, as that lady was bid-
ding' her hostess good -night. a th'rst."
"Tltere are lots of pretty drives 1
about, and I have a capital pair of i "Too true! So I have always
ponies," I thought. Ina, dear Mrs. Uuthven,
"To say nothing* of an excellent 1 •)f You knew how painful the very
•charioteer, in the shape of an un- 1 mention of those unfortunate jewels
worthy brother. Pray allow me tois, to me,1' an sure you would avoid
show you the neighborhood. I ant 1 the subject, 1f you had not put
duly qualified for the task of cice- 1 them on with the gracious intention
.zone," said Marsden. 1 of doing honor to my ball, they
"'thank yeti," and Mrs. Ituthven would he now safely reposing in
.raised her eyes to his with a long;, 1 your jewel -cast+•"
:.Near<:hing; look. "If you really don't i "Perhaps so, t}eoegl' 7 ant inclined
vdncl losing a day's lutttng! It is in think
that so ingenious and dar-
n tremendous sacrifice! ' 1ing a thief would have got at these
"Sacrifice!" cried Marsden, laugh- 1 anywhere."
ing. "if merino* and permutes al- "'Le might. Now try and adopt took such a form, what- a pini- my philosophy, 'let the dead least
tent I'd be! Then, it 1100, we will bury its dead,' and enjoy the living
take our first tour of inspection im-
mediately present.1 think we shall have a tines
'!.'he weather was all
after luncheon." n." that could he day to -marrow, and, for toy pert, I
look forward to 0111' little r::peditioti
desired, 11101'0 Iike late September with the keenest pleasure,"
*than eul'ly November; and the ex- i eine Ituthven smiled graciously,
attrition was so successful that trnoth' 1 and they tallied nnc! laughed gayly
er teas arranged for the fgllotvingr , for the remainder of their drive.
d
pulled in the ponies to make thein
walk quietly up a long hill, "I have
been thinking that Dorrington would
not Itittke a bad trustee for you. Ho
18 realty an excellent old fellow, and
not at all a bad ratan of business,
though tt boving air° hangs round him
still."
Ile might not like the trouble,
and I am really 1n no hurry,"
"Ilut it i$ quite necehsary that
you should have another trustee. I
begin to feel the responsibility rath-
er' too much for tae. I should prefer
,
a colleague, 'c - )
because -Oh! arise (h, for several
reasons,"
"Dons he wish this matter to be
settled tl .d bef rr he offers •s tintse]
nct f
1 to
nue?" thought Mt a Ituthven, looking
into the (lark -blue eyes aftntieingly
Peed upon her; and smiling responsive-
ly, she Bald , "11 tent think well, pray
(,sr: lord Itorrinj;ton."
bettor
"Ll would )
tot ld ce nu from your-
self. You know my brother -hi -law is
one of your tunny' devoted admirers,
ile will be flattered by the request."
"As 1 shall• •r its
..
nl be If he acs
t
''Which, 1 •ft
c of cerise he will.I e
,often
tt'sl e better st t l were n be to utan of hues-
:s for k• 1 rator have
nc o your sake. z
3
t 1 ,
r••
been, too great it rover of pleasure.
1 suppose 1 )oust turn to gravity
• and ambition some day."
I "Were 1 a man, I should certainly
be ambitious. I ehould not like to
be second to any one,"
"What an awful vista of tail and
trouble you conjure a ,; still,you
j I.
make int aehumed of myself. It I
had some one near to inspire tae,
I might du something. I began to
think I have drifted about long
enough,"
"Is it coming?" thought Mrs.
Ituthven for the twentieth time, as
she twistedthe tassel of her para-
sol
.h t t t l
painful mi -
1
ro dhandle in u t
un its
T
!xiety.
"Will you drive with rase to -mor-
row?" resented Marsden earnestly,
"I want you to trust yourself to nue
for a longer expedition than usual;
to a chaining village about ten or
1 twelve miles elf, Let us start early
1 and have luncheon at n primitive lit-
tie hostelry called "She Three Pig-
eons. We'll let the pt» )its rest, and
be haek in time for afternoon tea."
To thite arrung 'tient. Airs. Ruth -
von Agreed, and, after a pause, said
suddenly,as if speaking out of her
thoughts.
-Do you remember that evening,
r six years ago, when we were all in
the veranda of my father's bunga-
low,J and my husband brought you
1,
in, and said, 'This will be z'i ;eosin
of yours to -morrow."
"Yes, I do -well. What a lucky
beggar I thought poor Charlie!"
"•Anel ego you remember illy father
showing my ruby and diamond neck-
lace and ear -rings, and saying it
IVOtI1d puzzle any jeweler in London
or Paris to show the like?"
"I do, indeed. They were sutierh."
"Ho little thought," she said, with
an hysterical laugh. "that I should
bring thent to Christian, law-abid-
ing, well -ordered England, only to
be robbed of them. Ab! \rr, Mars-
den, there is little to choose be-
tween the idolatrous East and the.
truth -telling, spiritually minded
ay.
' "I have been thinking, my time ,'she morrow rose bright and clear,
Mrs. l.utltven," said Marsden, its ho but the penitence] excursion never
came oil. A telegram ant from his
latwyer arrived in the forenoon for
Marsden, and 11 ht n he ought to have
been entertathitlg; Mrs, Ituthven at a
■ try i1 rty Years p -s ®' ' • tE't C' -A 1'tr 101011)000, 11C Was steam.
■ iidEl3 444 i vsa.,ru ing At.ate. to London.
1
Nile Torture
floctOrs failed acid Mrs. Row -
don never e:cpected to bo well
i a„ain -» Or. Chase's Obit -
Merit cured
MaS. W. lhownotr, North St., 5t. Catharines,
One, states :•--" For thirty years I was severely
Afflicted with pales which gave me such pro-
longed torture that I did not expect to ever tie
well again. I have been treated by physicians
who have grown gray
in the pri ties of meds.
cine without obtaining
relief. I don't suppose
there ever nes a more
discouraged sufre r e r
than I was.
Finally I was,fartun.
ate enough to tome
across Dr. Chase's
Ointment and after us-
' leg it few loxes my
ri' 14t t. t;g
long-standing coni'
plaint departed and 1
t 1 , am free front every
I rimy s'n
1• v
symptom.
nm
., t g .y
ted
1 yy
1
I that if this ointment
Mltg, ttOWDblf could not be got for
less than ten dollars a box I would not be with.
out it,"
17r, Chase's Ointment is the only guaranteed
cure for pilee 60 cents a box, at all dealers, er
Bdranson, Bates er Co., Toronto, Portrait end
signature of Dr. At W. Chase,, on everyalieti
1 Marsd•`n's summons was peretu}r•
tory. lle could 01iiy 8,11(1 a ule8Saglt)
of farewell to Mrs. Hullo en, who
usually breakfasted in her own trout,
(tnci assure his si;ter that he shotl1d
' ret Urn the first i11otnent he (0111d,
With this glimmer of hope she was
forced to he content.
"If he finds tui;:thing more interest-
ing or alnusittg in or near London,
we shall see 00 more of him, for
many n (illy. 1 1}n0w Whitt Cliff ord
is," said Lady Dorrington to her
httshen(1, "1 beget' to suspect he
tlae, net intend to merry Mies t.uth-
d
testi, or tn(Ltters would nof drag b a8
th(y do."
"Then he is it bit of a black-
giiuu•d, though he is your brother;
every one betimes he is paying his
addresses to her; I do 1101 8e, how
they could think otherwise; and he
i t; in -
r •. •• her t lit ,
1 give l 1
!4 bound t6
i d
b
(la etl'••-'"
"Nonsense, I•ord Ilorrington: mw
brother is no worse than other men;
tried by Bout' elanteu•cl. there at
• few who, ut one tinge or another, do
i not deeerve the tory corse&u appella-
tiin you are ::leased to confer oft
1 Still I Wish he had Moro
filter c . ‹.,
T111.( \\'IN1.11Ii1j INS JULY 14, IVO
had been one of irritating a}►xlety, 1 there wan a gauss; then Avora said
n<rw lir. h:td contrived to Clem• lliiese1f. ! gtAd(lrnly: ,
Sunlight Soap will notlittera, Clt•ftot•
d Menden rolled
Ile could defy Mr*. Iiuthven, her hero toil •ii"
burn the nap off woolens
nor the surface off linens.
SUNLIGHT
SOAP R
EZ►VsG'FrS
EXPENSE
Ark for the octagon Rae 2;11
sense and taste: Mrs, ilutliven ie a
very charming woman in Any opine
ion." .
"And in mine, too; why, it is ex-
traordinary luck to find money and
fascination joined together. The man
who gels Mrs. Ituthven will be a
lucky beggar --a deuced lucky beg-
grtirt"
"Why, Dorrington! I 1)111010 You
are capable of giving ate tt cup of
'cold poison,' and trying y<>ur own
luck in that quarter!" cried his wife,
care tor
I 1 CLC !
AU llltl"However, a l (
l 6 n
is, t0 see her s(.felyntarried to my
brother."
"Yes; it would be a capital thing
sure , how 't
for him. ] to not too U t t
tt a
would answer for her. Marsden
t
would never be constant to any wo-
men."
"You judge hint severely; at any
tate, Mrs. But lien is a woman of
the worldand uceusttinted to men
who are snot saint:. rhe• Ida,
t
tun
much some, to be ferociously ]eal-
eeDon't be too sure; I fancy she is
tlbv as far gone after your brother
that
•+8 la
1
C 1 saw ) i n eau > .
as a 1t'f, n n
long age :.,and 1 ant a tetekrabb1Y
shrewd nhsert
o..t•
t•otl',
"Yon clear
thing!! you are not
blinder than ' neighbors, cer-
tainly; I shall write eeer t' day to
Clifford, till I make hire ri!ttaurn•'+
"Well, you can try."
The evening of the day on tett
r ) r this T
Lord and Lady Dorrington held
conversation, Mrs. L'F'strunge and
Nora had settled themselves, one to.
her needle -work, the other to a new
book. The clay bad been wet and
stormy, in spite of which they had
been obliged to go through a long
afternoon of shopping, chiefly com-
missions ''e
•' •t cis a
t 1
1
(iss s for ft•x ,
t 1 lou 6
and both were glace to rest.
had quite recov-
ered
}Ell ( e
Mrs. 1
;1t s.
1
the fit of depression which had
exer•cist'd Nora's imagination a week
before, and had, indeed, been more
quietly than was her wont, since she
had had a letter with a foreign
stamp, which Nora shrewdly sus-'
pe'cted stone from Winton. She was
a little creamy that evening, and
found it difficult to fix her mind on
what she was reading. "1 suppose
we shall have rain and fogs, now
that the fine weather huts broken tip.
1 really think x should prefer coun-
try to town, in rain and storm,"
she said, laying down her book, "I
feel quite tired out."
"Yes," returned Mrs. L'Estrange,
shet contract some stitches;
when hal
"but then there are fewer resources i
than in town. Vert' one can turn -
into a picture -gallery, and find sum-
mer or autumnal sunshine for a
shilling; besidets "
•'Mr, Marsden," announced the ex -
butler, in his hest style.
"1 thought you were at Ched-
tvorth!" "Oh! I nm so glad to see
you!" were the exclamations which
greeted hiji,.
"Obliged to come up to town on
nosiness," was his vague explana-
tion. -Arrived yesterday, !lave
been torn to pieces by lawyers all
due', and am come to lay my man-
gled remains at your fret." He
drew a chair to the cozy fireside as
he spoke.
"And do you go back to -morrow?"
nskrd Nora, who was reused and
pleased by his sudden appearance.
•"1'o -morrow? Nor to -morrow, nor
to -morrow!" cried Marsden. "It is
dull at ('hedwortll, desperately dull.
The hunting no great things, the
shooting no better; but the house
is crammed with bucolic chums of
that excellent fellow 1lorrhtg;ton,
and. in short, hero I ton, and here I
shall stay."
"Lady Dorrington will he very
vexed. I lad a letter from her yes-
ter(iny. saying how much better
everything went singe you had join-
ed them."
"1 ant glad she knows my value.".
"And how is !itrs. Ituthven?:' re-
turned Nora.
"Oh! quite well and blooming. She
is fast recovering het. Wise) tines.""
"Captain Shirley was }u're on
Sunday," remarked Mrs. l.'Est'nng'',
"and wits saying he had never teen
her loo!( so ill and depressed sifter he
had known her."
"Shh•ley? How did that felioW
come to cal} upon you'?" asked Mars-
den. "1 don't !.now why it. is, but
I can't stand Shirley," ha folded
thoughtfully. "And Vinton. whore is
lee?"
''111 Florence.''
"Florence. lie is not the sort of
tnttn I Should icunit'!ue %toted like
' "I don't think he dies," :it'd No.it.
"He went there to set some` Indian
friends so fe' no their' way."
"1 did nil think i.e would have
been so reedy to leave 1 anion just
now." and he grave 1111 Peril', s %i\ 0
gtattcr 10 3(rtt, L'e'st range shish
81u• did 11(11 see. het Nora did.
'Then he asked fee 1'e.ee ant} tntked
of the r}tild in terms that delighted
the mother.
Nora 1hongiht Marsh•o hart never
.'
•r• ( i • Il'
st•rtnc(1 xv Hire UurT s3•tn%.tilt t c,. c
wits Quieter and b'r'at• -e 'thtat doll.".!.,
and site felt the relief h's p1101) eel
),uotigill t0 the monotony of lie.'
thoughts 120)81 welc'nnu'. At length,
with apologies for hating kept then
up so late•, he bid them good -night,
r •R
',• 3 •I. tolel, hotel
d t straight rt hue
n the .t
n
without evetl an attempt to find if
there wits 1uty one et his rltll) to
play a game of cards or lrillat'de
With hint. His spirit's lord eat
1:„h ey on his throne. Mat.':den Wail-
,
atk
, little given t(, think, or trouble lithe*
volt about the tnture, but with all
hits airy careiehrnless the last Sear'
h
X -e 3'A: solicits/1.s d Qti r('Ie w t C
len d 1 ah
flrl beef -captain Shirley. Ile owed heir
nothing. A. little los! making, More
or less slid not count with so expel.,
lenved a coquette. lie was perfectly
free to shako her oft if let chase, and
he died chose, flood heas't'ns! Conte
pare her with the fresh, natural, girl -
tech alc anccafW ►a tkbt tinge- The
arch, delicete animation of the one,
the udit)El es,he veiled yet -
ct'ptihl0stpassigracon oftthe other•, Anperd
Nora had been unaffectedly glad to
ser him. How sweet the (•1:ndid wel-
come of her oyes, hew unconscious
her frank, gracious pleesure. Yes, it
would be his delightful lot to waken
her from the slumber of childhood to
the fullness of wi ntenhood-the pow-
er of loving! Yet there was a certain
strength and individuality about his
young kinswoman, that warned him
she was no mere waxen doll, to be
hent as he chose according. to his
still. Site had ideas of her ow#( -tel-
t'i'nbly clear and defined, This would
but give pl4e tency and variety to
their intercourse, 'leavens! how love-
ly those eyes of hers would 1)e WW1
the light of lute beaming frons emelt'
1111%0 depths. 'viten she would, •0ecAtl
o -
tent to wait, with hien, till- the levee
sleigh estates 'Were free it'orn all
Y
in
-
the costly,
sCterlIttrbd ItCqC before thetneennehed into
heavy et see of existence
31154 •• position. Anel before
the fearer q¢' anticipation let him
sleep, 31a1:,lileit made more good re-
s(lutioneetluul he had ever formed in
,.
Whine Only give hili titin
his hfr'
tete.- fresh, delicate darling, and he
ranger be a new ns u1n, with hop( end
aspirations higher and better ' than.
upon hadhadever before dawned t Ira bia
)Hind.
••s) O
F
I have done my best to 'carry out
your directions,” wrote' S
1itleY
to
his suzerain, Mrs. Ituthven, and
lave even arrived at the distinction
of being admitted to the drawing..
room of :Miss L'Estrange at after-
noon tea -time. This enables me to
assure you that .Marsden almost liven
what you terga the 'shabby lodge
ewe f his 1•elatives. I here not
diet. bin, there certainly; but I can
truce the he has always been there
last night, and is expected this eve.
ening, /ewe', igh, 1 fine!, too, le to
by let for a tea "t of years -ore, A
think, Old Shephe ' [, of Tcutta
remember the you reit ( rah,
i i
rich
P
r
T]e-is looking for acounti-
has been offered to is
agnea, and it 1 u. b h
solicitor. It seems to me that this
indicates intentions widely different
lfOlti anything you anticipated, and
points more to a nuu•riage for love,
than one for, let us say money and
love. I have met Marsden more than
once lounging*, in :'all 'Mall and Re-
gent street as if he had nothing on
earth to do, which certainly dot's not
look like the urgent business he as-
serted called hint to town. However,
3'011, 110 d<tnbt have information
which ivay thro\t a totally different
light on these ambiguous proceed -
ins. l can only give
Sou the re -
stilt. of 01y observations. Take it at
what it is worth."
This let der wOS the lust pebble on
the cairn of hopes anti fears, desires,
doubts, and silent, stinging angor
; "Yee., Ile said something 00ut
coming }est night."
I "Bet.. 'Helen! ITt'-••'etc-"•asked me
• to marry hien! I setts. so. 01111zed!"
f "Well, Nora, 1 *Lin surprised, too,
1 though not 80 amazed es von aro. I
1 have seen that he was fond of sou,
a but 1 did not think he would marry
n
t ogre t, How st rl it
i youou an -,j without
steer hie), dear?"
I "1 scarcely know, except that I
certainly did not say 'yes.' "
! "It is minims," said Mrs.
I,'Estrange. as if to herself. "I never
; thought Clifford :1Iarsden would tie
i himself to any woman, unless for a
large money bribe. Ile knows ex -
1 actiy how you are situated, and 1
think the hatter of him! He must
love `you very much!"
1 "Ile says he does, I believe he
does!" said Nora, sitting clown on
her footstool agrriitg and clasping
her hands rolu>(l her knee in n
thoughtiu1 pose. "fn fact, 1 an) half
frightened .S'tt the ideu of his raring
so FetU' :( a111'iti{ rete. though that is,
1t(•al1 and silly. I never thought tteh
squire could bo so intensely in ear n-
eet about anything. I feel slux•h w
• 1
to !Seine, J 1 for, ut
1 Helen,
I i
aurnot .1.
)ire
i bit hi •love with him. I told „Wm
1 8o 1i r hsaid i
H
il
he knew 'sr
it
.
t"
r
whetter you, aresnae-not! (T
ilcr
d"elYdr r child you Met )'ot know
i Mar:seen is a ,ia(an who relight teach
1 any4vorunr'to love lti;n; and why
I si'gyild 1 e not win you? lie shows
t'itat' ie sincerely, disinterestedly
J
attar h to you. I Hurst nay 1 am
• entire!, 'en his. side."
"Are you?5'. said Nora dreamily,
"I suppose so," isisv
,bib
bed.
It i •r'
s a marriage that,. ge l ut,, sr0uld have
ngsten 3
Oue father the kl•C3 s
E
pleas-
ure."
lc4-ure." Nora was silent. "Did you
then reject him?" asked MIS
L'Estrange.
"IIe would not accept rejection."
said Nora, with a grove smile, "Ire
said I must hear hire; that I intist
marry hint; he speared rather angry
rend excited, but we parted good
• friends. 1 promised to think of all
he had said, and speak to you, who
would' be his friend he wits sort'. 1
art astonished he should care for me
so much! lee has seen such quant -
Mee of charming, 'beautiful people -
but he does! Olt! Helen. lie 18
wonderfully fond of me! 1 could hear
it In his,.,.roice. 1 urn very migrate-
. •-+,.
sal. 1 w•}shese were not. I nett afraid
cern ). I were .O marry him het0
would
be dis(tppoiuted'•(1) find that T missiles
not. love hint mossn, '-st'ix-1 mean
it must be -so wretched not to re-
ceive as much as one gives."
"M3• deer•, you could not fail to
love hint heartily! You are per-
fectly heart-tthole, and yours is a
kindly nature, not likely to harden
itself against the tenderness of a
true lover."
"No; perhaps not. 1 wish I slid
love hint. Ilow happy and light-
hearted I should be! Now I am Un-
certain and miserable. I ant so im-
epatirnt, Helen! 1 can not rest if I
ani unhappy. 1 must get light and
• freedom, or I should beat me self to
pieces against my prison burs! You
aro ever so ranch braver and nobl-
er."
'e hilt had been gradually accutnul- "You have never enrage in contact
at ing over the bright anticipations zwl'th a r'i'ng necessity, Nora. You can
of -a few months ago, a 'continued not cottce!t a base inexorably subniis
state of agitation and disappoint- Sion is forced upon one sometimes,"
nu•nt had strained endurance beyond There was a short pause.
the utmost, and the passionate, self- ' ,T Should ba glad, I contras," )' -
wined woman gate way uncia it. A •sumed Mrs. l:l:strange, "to see you
raid, raughl, during long drive with •
well and happily married. You would,,
I a
Lord llarington in the east wind,
am sure, hr always a kind sister
obliged Mrs. Ituthven to keep her to n3' 1)oor litter lira; 11s (0 mys01f.
room. After a day or two of anxi- ' it is not impussihle shat 1 may-"
011s attendance on the part of the 10- ; she stopped•
cal doctor high fever set in and it ' "C'ertnirtly not: why should you
was evident that Airs. RuthVt'n was
dangerously ill. A great physician
and a couple of trained mimes were
summoned from London, all the
pomp and circumstances of serious
sickness were Cat ablished itt Lady
Igorrington's pleasant house. and for
the time sporting mets and' dancing
women knew it no more.
CITAI"EEtt XI.
It was some litter time before the
evil tidings reached 'MI s. 1: Estrange
and Nora, as their correspondence
with I.adv 1>ot'rington wits nut fre-
quent,
ro-quent, and she sous too mach takes
up, and too entry with hint, to con-
tinue her diurnal letters to her
brother.
Meanwhile Nora and her step-
mother went on the even tenor of
their tray.
We. 1.'l'"st rouge had gone to Noe -
wood to luncheon with tin old lady,
a distant cousin of her mother, ttno
had only remembered her existence
after she had made what was consid-
ered a good marriage. and had more
than en c' invited her. Airs. Live_
alwns'Il 1011114 it hard to say
no, 1111(1, Senn+\dust to Nora's indite -
tint ion, had consented; but went
atone, as her step -slaughter refused
to ricc•anlpnn3 1101',
ft. was dusk when rhe returned, for
her hostess had indulged herself in
endless }moil ire and fault-finding re-
si>ect1ng their mutual relations. lite.
lelestrnngr• was wearied. told Longed
t0 st e `ore's i.incl, height face, to
(('scribe the pe,ulilt(•itie8 of her testy
kinssvommi while lelinYing a rel) Of
fresh, learnt ten.
Nota was sitting; on a. foot -stool
1•y the lire -light when het• step -another
came he and the little tea-tnhlr teas
Matto near the hearth, the ten -pot
sewn:m.11in under its cozy, a piateful
of thin bread and butter, temptingly
de?i:'ttt1', beside it.
"l low late 3011 are, iielen," cried
N'nt@t. stea'11)115 up lttttl venting 05 et
,.,.:.
to in inkfr:(r oil' her cloak,
}.,
.1 1 soSome-
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. you long?" 01no-
'tCh• la:. keit u lc i
"'What!,
thing; in 1:ertone stt'uek Hers, i.tI":'
tea:,;.ce it teas not iu,g•utience exact-
ly. it 55110 a sort .of a:tthdurti excite-
ment.
-It nes not the rimer ns of t11v
ho'.Ies;8. teat' the delighl31 of 1111'
I .t'tttc ecru," end
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ttes. t iLr file bitterness of her e nter-
tango• •a t111 rarer 1 quiet dt•o}lt'r;y,
while Nora poured otel the tea.
"\ ou don't want the 1111)21) vet?"
tstee asked, after laughing at her
Step -mother's etet•onnt. "It is 80
nice to sit by the, fire."
"It Is," said 'Arks. Li arrange, and
not?" put in Nora. eagerly. "\'ou
are young and fair enough to marry
some good, delightful 1erson."
"My dear Nora!" interrupting in
her turn. "What can have suggested
so 'Ibsen! an idea'? 1 was about to
touch 011 it very different topic, but
I will not now. Tell me, slid els.
1fat:sden say he would come again?"
"Yes -go. I tun not sure what he
(To be continued)
BABY LAUGHS.
Bally laugh.; when mother wives hie)
13ahy's Own Tahletc; they taste gens
and make him well and happy. They
arta nintht'r's help and b•thy's every stay
friend O•naranteed to contain un opiate
or halrntttil drag. The tablets aid diger,
tion, cure colic, prevent dinrr1,
t•Te 11454 the bowelet, Talley teething irritn
tion, and Oar0 n11 1110 cnmtnin ills of
•hillhond. No armee sleepless children
in houue's where Heby'a Own Tin,lets
era uS$rl Mrs 71. Reedy. Denhiptl, Ont
-'nye: "I don't kensr what hig:bor p+•n*S*
t 4'157) tritest Rnbv's Own Tnb'nts than to
-ev titer I vnnid not hs• witltent thorn it
the Imre* 1 h•tvn found then n'1 *bet
'R claimed and been them on beard to
•Hopi ratty antare•r'nno. Sold hV (Lit nte(i
41770 tloal.•rs everywhere. or sort 1.0 %%trail
rat er emits by writitur The Dr. Williamh'
\i.e•dijinti Co., i3rer`1v111n, oat.
Pointed Paragraphs.
'N' 0'1) thec'hienao Nerve.
'Pe per es hn'nttn and the abi'its' N
title it divine,
Merino RrtejPty t.:'ntnelt neve bet<er i
elnthes than tnnflaters.
Some teen are freo thinners and some'
tin rs Are married,
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r'eeehars et pewnrnahip amorally fin I
'L flnnriehulw ttttsi'teee.
:1 t tin iL man hras nrtrnttnn altnnt 8s If I
'10 things he knew a+. nn.
When a +'T,1 Miele Int hos heart tronbte !
t'a et tet, plateair brawl, 1
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I)•ttt't forget tltn"'Tone neiehbor1( 01(11
Amen fried °Mans fut'tber then toast
turkey.
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Couldn't Get Away.
"My dear," said the physician's wife,
"why dou't you take it good Iong rest?
Go away somewhere and enjoy your-
self. You're working yourself into the
grave. Yon haven't been out of town
for tive years."
"Sly dear," the celebrated practition-
er said, "I dare not leave. If I did so
most of my patients would discover
thnt they could get on just as well
without me, and my practice would be
ruined."
Sometime. the Light Is Good.
"But you are not always bothered
with poor light, are you?" inquired the
complaint clerk at the gas office.
"Oh, no, not always," replied the
quiet citizen.
"Ab, I thought so• It's only at cer-
tain times tbat you notice it, eh?"
"Yes; only After dark."
Vexing Delay.
"Our new company Is capitalized at
$40,000,000."
"Great! Let me see your pros-
pectns,"
"Oil, we haven't got out a prospectus
yet. The-er--the darned printer wants
his pay in advance."
An Alphabetic Menu.
Apples, bantams, coffee. dumplings,
eggs fried, grape fruit, halibut, Italian
jain. Knickerbocker, lamb, mince, nou-
gat. orange pie. quails roasted, stewed
tomatoes, underdone veal, waffles, ex-
traordinary yams from Zululand.
Good sailing.
Jack -Once more, dolly, will you
marry me? Village Belle -For the thir-
teenth time this hour I tell you I will
not, ;lack -Well. thirteen knots an
hour ain't bad sailin' for a little craft
like you. -Loudon Tit -Bits.
A Sparklintg (knout
Mrs. Chic - Isn't Min Patterson a
rather dull girl? Mrs. Ate I'alt-I)ttll?
She's got a pedigree rlgttt straight back
to u rent English Lord.
•
One may ruin himself by frankness,
but 0110 surely dishonors himself by
duplicity.-Vieillard.
Fust when the undertaker gets- ready,
t,) give a man the earth he doesn't want
it.
Unless a man is willing to confess hill
ignerantr: he will newer b t to a pusttfeit,t
to learn.
Fewer marriages would be faitare it
the contracting partied would act after
marriage us they did before.
As the bride never marries the beet
man at her wedding, ilat:rally mar
maniawes are faituree.
A young man thinks ho is un eeoarth?
of the girl durtug courtship, but after
marriage be stem dist: )Fess his error.
A busy wan doesn't object to a wntnane
with a bietory provided bite doesn't come
tutu his office and try to ee11 it to hits..
MOTSER OF FOUR carLam
The trustees, secretary, and othe
officers of the Free Hospital for Consump-
tives at Muskoka are daily in receipt of
many *tons letters.
A few days since Mr, W. J. Gage, of
Toronto, Chairman of the Executive
Comtnitteo of the National Sanitarium
Association, received a letter from a
resident of Quebec, pleading for the ad-
mission of a victim of the dread white'
plague, living' a ,bout a hundred miles.
south-east of l*lontreal, and asking if its
were not possible to admit her into the.
Free Hospital. The writer says: "The
applicant is a Mrs. Wm. Paterson, the
mother of four children and the wife of a.
farmer in a place called Goshen, in the
township of Windsor, The doctor stye.
that her left lung only is troubled. She
is able to go about, but .her appetite in
very bad. I believe if he could be ad-
mitted into the Free Hospital for Con-
sumptives she might he cured. She oould
not pay much, if anything. Rindly let
me know if you could receive her."
We are told by Mr. Gage that applica-
tions for admission to the Free Hospital
reach the secretary from alt point.•% in the
Dominion, and patients have been re-
ceived from Prince Edward Island on the
east to Alberta on the west. Two,
lrnndred and twenty-five patients have
been admitted in eighteen months, and
not a siugle patient leas keen refused
because of his or ber poverty.
Wu can hardly thunk of any charity
that appeals more pathetically for the
support of the Canadian people.
Sub-rriptiuns may bo seri to Sir Wntt.,
It. Meredith, Et., Vice -President of the
Natilnial Sanitarium Assueiatiun, or to
Mr. tt'. a7. Gage.
HEADACHE.
ITeatlaihe that i:% vele 1
g estive,
l:catlae'ite th:.t set t•i'.-
ie.ua.
1Te"adaelee that 1,1 nen.
rel Je.
ilceluarl)C L:).:t i+ err-
y°:go,
'i'hese ce)nditittta 1111
14crt:010c 1.: tine t'';' "f '
11r '..r'•.-.. cr1:'u
A•;3 -1'::i 1
thre;:tr :r i'e71)tt%: 1 the
enn,e.
'11,ot rho b.nt'
*,t1I tl spells of ht•:ad:tt•be,
assneiatot1 with mettle.
0203'. ne t^r01(4 dett11ity„
nenkue'.L 01' tretublit;g"
lit the i.,,:. :t : , 1 1' 11)1(+11-
tsi:t. she::'.,::,::.)- nettle
its(' of i -•r. -:''.I °nee to
tnn'e a w(•, is for a fein
Wails oat r the trouble
See la; t::t'yvrtltt4atl. !ilk
emits e t eh•ut,r•iets, or by
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cold/ ,t,hv
sItt.st
Fella, Ont.
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Co.. , Nee
VIVO teats le to any ae1"
dress.
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