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I GERALDINE'S FORTUNES
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"But elm la not in her ,tiettige, I
nature you!" pentane] Eleanor, ret-
the•r nettled by the cages t Ione
for the housekeeper wet very few
year., older than 'wove'. "Her fac-
ulties are perfectly good; but alte
line neer grit titer my brother's
death. She 0011 not beer nay allot -
ed, whispering the wines clese to her
Car.
"Gh, teething! I catne open You Ott-
txpectedly," mite faltered.
l. lett not au ogre. 'To whim
were yol f I heated roues one
'Only lie Losibury. Ile told 111. 1
hail better not di turb Moe. SyniPe •
cion to it, site '- The oat lel, met -
I thought I eliould ,ust hate tine to
itenly remembered that it W.111 au
awkward tole to hate introheeet, 1-141 stet eye huw ;the ie before dinner.
„Niece 11110 coutil not well mime. ha Now, I least eto an1111111•11."
After thee firet moment eif impaisite
fore' the phYateinn who had attend-
gllneive to get away from Dr. Leti•
((editor. which did mit disetonoort hint portal); to tell tue. 1 dou't kuew
In list Imet. • wtet to tio."
- For myself," le roetteeet, - 1 tele wa"tai'iououttestuheiot iiiti:entko tit:viz:1..4.h tieLba...4 el
operate neusw best-leillem epee:etc
fliat is lutpuerible."
ILu*'"iel.....U•rol.'n. Melee,' foe example," "1 oti must find a way. And yeu
eh, Woke Iti. lookiag at, him with a must tell him every thing, uot keep-
etete unsuntakeble expremitei (4 leg bick 4 lie least thing tiburit
'moth' ng. Julien or anyone e!re." She shook
her head hopeemly. -I toll you you
Ile seemed taken aback by this „mitt. tehatti
t'u w
eperalt, thr 111Pa1111144 Of WhiCil he all- pg. gi v e thin turan:b.tutimjpLidterralitht;
leirently under‘textd. But his (ice
hewed no shame and no anger ; hie tieuitty'ro'ukwoUtindt yboleuiri illrfe.inAighit
t,llit :rbr.w
ght
featurio wi•rii indeed naturally mo ino yourself Into the lumen of n matt
mei able tliat the faint eurpris • and of such geuerou• 11114111160 as your
lieleire' wheel lier implied 444VO/MA.1011 limb:toe? No brevieli between i oil
caused in him were only to be 1411111 4.• could justify •u It a mune,. an 1
iel feint a Jerking 'tenement of thi 1,t46,.11311,uhtigyonitntiwtthrikoeive.:Iiir,glirtliottietie; mliglimeill3iiiiitgo.
hand he Itel laid •tti the piano, and heel the breach at an ()wort unity
whno,tiiriv:oice,
ales eta tek h r with eia,•h horror ha %.o found oloalo of .00ing yotir
[rem his 'elementary silence. Ilie of this klud for tut& to :appeal to
ien't It r I* '
next wnrd* weep spoken in Itle usual Ina Matinees."
nice eipera. It ix about poisoulnit '
that the would not answer. e0.1111 110i
Wok at him; her hands fell down
(rem the key*, an41 her oyes .ought hat..., .kibe
her husband at the other end of the
"yea, 'Lucretia Borgia' is a very .1;1 night,.
The Mated oelel sine brutal bead -
but with a. threatening "But I tell you I 1,11%e tried to
get an opportunity; aft 1 1 Call 1101.
They are tegether from morning
liive me your weed tatt before
break fruetelme to-inorrow you wid
litieliaiel alone atiel of usiug them to
make a full courtesan' of all you
for dames nail
room in un Rivulets which did not es- (10,104.; muter:tut 1 Viiiel
cape her companion. promise to do my very utmoet to
It let of no use to call your hue- bring this scoundrel -1 believeyou
intnd; You hu"' ruillud Yourat'ir with eee, that he le ti ecoundrel-to Jus -
Itim. It he I you have too dent with tioe. But, If you refuse to give um
now. If pat call him now. what can Jour word, why, then, I am afraid
pm Fay against me that Ito will be- I must have ti, decline to make U.
neve Listen. I have no "Oa, 3014 are cruel!"
etirainat you, luckily fur )ou; but if "Will you give me your, word?"
you don't choose to give mo an inter- "My husband will kill me! You must
view eonie time before. Monday morn- have noticed beer he itiobs at me
110W."
.‘Wilit you give me your ward r
She etraggled with herself, and
then 'reed -
"Yee I don't believe 1 &hall be
alive a \ breakfast time to -morrow,
now, she added, piteouslY•
"Very well. Go to hint prepared for
tlie worat, if you like -you know very
well the menet will be a Lief way
eleort et that -and, in return, you
have my promisee"
She looked tap at him, relieved in
mind already, now that she was
pledged to a coulee of action : and
elle wevelered, with bitter remote.,
how elle oould ever
alight this men's 1,066
hitsband's. But the lat
ly have been .Jealeus h
knuwn 01 this feeling; for
merit tviiich canted her to
with rratit , too eby and
to be east expressed, was
11)41 h gret, at it lag tniesaill a
:ove nil remerea at hiving tommlMesil
a niterlegii. 11- began telklug re t
Mees tirettott. asking wh.liter
hie heard from her lately. to give
h r nn opportnalty of recovering her
sellecommand before ttoy joined her
husband and Dr. Ledbury. soon
after, Iv left tee returit to thy 41car-
• RegIneld pots hic 41111 It firm
preemie. to rem ni be of ir p:ondo.,
anti of h ow .1. an I to cei onertg •
h o to a firtimess whi le as elm Glue
teok leave of h -r only friead. 611 •
was far from ft- ing.
During th t r of ilia day, during
wh'eb. in mite of hir pallor und of
h haggard. an v sou s louke, h vr hue -
bend never looked at or spoke to h•r
'entity. the carefully avold.et a tete-
a-tete which Dr. Lesibury ail merle:1y
songhL Al the et *01i114 wore on. Flie
grew thebell and nervous, nue der
trammed Eleanor very mu.h by the
old:ye-inappropriate remarks kb, wide
on toinne :emote misece elects w hi. It
th • old lady w•ut reading out to le•r.
tiernlene, you are anewer-
'ng as if you did tot feel th • le tat
Internet In the peed work tires+ ebei,-
tine laithe rte.. tarry tea out lb:Teo-.
eh • complained. peevishly.
" Yo.. I eo. Waved, Aunt Eleanor,'
anewereel Geraldioc. rallying h r
thoughts. and, in her haste to 4,9 -
pear interested, unwisely letting fall
her real (minion on the subject. "Don't
you think the alr of superierity
litese_getel Medea) women. who would
palm only her half oduciated nail
partitularly narrow minded peeple
over hero, give themeelves
over the in.lian Indica must be a
drawbetek to their swore& 'T
"But they are onaperier. Geraldine.
They are Christiana. and they are
An!, if they are half edu-
cated, why the Indian Indicts are
not all:rated at all I"
"I ahoulet te go out there and
feel out whether that 61; MI11."
"Geraldine! You! Leave your home
•nri your hietbani! What would Cop -
Lain litorrisien may?"
"Ile would any," eel I that gentle-
man, vrheeling his chair round and
loekIng full into lea wife's face fer
the first thne that day. "that she
be very weei woe to go If she pleases."
Though Eleanoe thin for n
the tone In which It was spot -
PP neon her rettiver uncomfortable ;
but the words!, renting at the moment
when she wan summoning her cour-
age for the onleal of a crucial Inter-
view with him, cut Geraldine like a
knife. lea' a TPW momenta othe told
herself that It wan impoesible
keer her promiee; but the might of
the Importurabln doctor, stroking Ids
board and talking nattily to Elisa-
beth in the contented be-
lief that he held the con -
duet of nffalre In the h',use safely
In 4111 Ita.nde,.nerveil her again to. the
c.onteet.
ing, where 1110b014Y Call overhear tie,
• hr .11 I swear 1'11 de lago's wore between
wey ilk Which t ho, houeekeeper sigh. tette?. her !venal comae:tint toward
her !monied hail rottureed. yea and your lineband; and you
at every mention harles' M -
ed anil tremble! ain4Sir C
1\ Rama her head
away from me.' +fah! he, with soina lion to next I Now' call 3012! hue -
"Yon are in a great hurry to get know whom I 'shall turn my atten-
netts, band if you dare I"
Ile pueree out thai words itatikly.
Inft low voice. resting molly' againet
th• Wane, a* 41 h • w.ve chritting
/dealt th• moot indiffereet Matter.
Even th • expression of 4118 fate scarce.
IY 4h 11110ki 11 • kept heo void blue eyes
meet with th 'straight, p t448:1
1c star" wife!, h detually g.tve them
nii air Of penetrattea Mitt sitja niority
to human weitkiewe, but whch now
scented to ail eh. gtvo true salt
g:ance ut It 111/ 16114.11i1144 1406 th tit tie,
(44 - 44.411 aitioh_.• of th ruffl.tit. 141*
sta.rted up with a sairp'y drawn
breathlen eyes.' w lit, h c fate pale
an I dump; 1 U th• primmer of tiro
inn a with hie Inexhitu inso!othee,
partly; d kw; nal hit in r...) obi p r,
' Take cart., .'' its Itt strop ti wk. as
if to Wirer h•r to paw. wav eaglet
tot 1118140 h sink ;fowl again on to
(hi music -stool wIttiont att.-mere a
wore. Dr. le eitory 4)4(14 41 up WNW
mud:- which Feli• had swept WI tht•
piano as sh• pu:. out 11 ,r htal in
teeing.
W be. are you ? Welt ar• you?"
eh.. wleteeetel. eue he bon ekiwv to
rep:an• before it r th • p et* 'she trill
b•411 playtttg.
" You eh t I know wb yoa give me
.lis ester. lew 114.444 tor. -
'This. is an inter. kw. Why c ' t
you say 31(4 41. you it tie to Nay nuw ??"
thrl'111.1•W Wh..1t 1 016511 aty to
you 11111 y f'111 UM, ) 80111 • /ADO:. kW'.
i111.1 '8001104' .4cfore
wit -
114114014 You, 'tree% not be afraid of me,
you C1111 C11110110 your own time 111111
piece, or you out refuge ainigether
to give me the iiitertii•w-which, how-
ever. 59111 be a inty, for the metka of
more than tew person. Well ?"
"I will anewer you -to -morrow."
"eery well. But it must Ise car,y,
4104111106 tet Monday I shall prob-
ably' be going 1184117."
- eke, expreeeroct cuitageil to tate of
neute terror; and, satisfied that he
had said enough to gain hill point,
and 'that to frighten the woman more
would be dungerouie, he t•hanged 1418
tAxie 140 Nile /Wahl 1•16C. /81141 tatted
eas.ly on indifferent subjects' as they
'eternal to the group at the other
cud of the room.
The rest oi the evenbig {twined quiet-
ly. bet -wag uncorniortable for eveney
tese-for the master of the house, who
weinet scarcely able to mulure the
presence of him wife : for the wife
itereelf, enulibeil by lion and forced
Hi converse with some semblance of
amiability with a man sho feared
and hat& for Elizabeth. who dur-
thew hist two ;Jaye had lost some of
114V 110.11-r0111M01lli 1111.1 grown uneamy
and restless; for Eleanor, on whom
her rester's; unensineem found vent ;
and posaibly for tho imperturabie
guest himself, who htvl scleral den-
t:ate and difficult affairs on hand In
the Waringliaro householdi
The following day moo Sunday. (Jer-
aldine put her last, hope tet the
poselbillty of a reievernation with
Reginald Bomber, the only mol heitiivei
and trustworthy frietel she had. .tx
obc could not get an opportunity of
wreaking .to him privately an they
C11100 Oat of church, elm boldly asked
lion to luncheon ; and lie returne.I
with the Hall party. Before the meal
;vim half niter, Gentians had the eat
infection of meting that -thin move MAO
/V Wier one; ,for the firet time mimehie
arrival at Warringhnm. Dr. feel-
hilifY; in the peewee of the vlear'e
son, seemed 111 at mute. After lunch-
eon, Dr. Ioedbury hirnevelf gave her the
opportunity she wanted by lingering
behind with f'nptnin Morrison, over
31100111 his intim/we rontInuel to 48'
(1131480. when they itrollei out Into
the genten 4.0 'mew the flomtitte
warmth nal brightriese at an after
-
meet fair for into November.
An won an she heel dream 14. Ilttle
frny nhead with ItegInalii, she meld,
hurriedly -
"I want you to help me. I am In
touch terrible dixtrese and anxiety
thnt I COW not even think."
"Yon know vowy vvell that 1 'that!
be most happy to do anything I
rftn-"
"Viet, yet, I knew," nhe Interriipt•
grntefully. not in the li•net re-
buffed by tbe nelm comennopinee of
Itie ppeech. "1 don't know whether
you will underlie re1-1 can't toll
you properly -I ton afraid of their
remlng np.e Whe Woe terriley nee.
toes end excite', no lie helped her
out with her ;dory.
"You are atrial of your humbandas
friend, for me thing. I onn nee."
"Oh. yew. 1 nen, and weth terrilie
retain! Ile hAn trial to kid dames!
It true -Indeed It Ix. Do pretend
to believe me, at tenet. You heard
about the burglary hers? Well, It
Ween'tIt burglar; it WAX .Inmeg.
And this min has come In search
of him, nnd when he elide him 110
WIII kill Mine; on 1 mint to have
a &teeth'. gat to match this 'loc.
tor' When he leaves here. He Is we
lug to -morrow."
"Isn't lie tit* elector Mr. Fielding
brought to are Sir Janine ?'•
"Yee; but I cion't believe he hi tt
doctor at all."
"Thee la very likely. !Inve you
tole your litiebetei yoIr ammicione?"
''No. It wonld be of no lime. They
4319' ineepernne. At fleet I thonght
the moot mute tote uf my hunbaners.
but noir I nut nitre he is not -he isi
too vrCked. My huebitel will end by
belt* n tore of hie."
"T041 lewd prevent that. Yoe
meet tell Coptitin klorriant your mum -
Melons ; you mutt"- -
"I foment. Thift man 1,194 linearly
mode the branch between 1143 wi,ler
titian it law, before; he in no fain-
fbient h'e ;wirer lit the hoese
het lif, t heed erte x a oe•r.i e
me heilbowl elle ?nettle, egalnitt Inc
imitate4 /Xi 11 hlto n secNit Inter. leW.
He declares haa something Im-
"The Rhea* of her
no doubt letetened h
eve! Dr. lesIbury. "A
lenitatkni in saying t
time her intellectual fa
itirt•ady in it elate of
"Oh, that is becaium y
kis iwn her before! ehe It
bien like that." said El
genlICAUSiy.
"Dr. Lielbury 0.111 see sign
Ponape you and me. 1411•11/111c. • odd
Elizabeth, who saw that their
guest's handwitne face was cont act•
big at this attempt Ot a ue
egainat his superior know.edge.
"If Miss °two, haol been at it
hod herai beefed'. at that time, t
eigte I speak of could hardly hav
failed to be Oa apparent Li) her as
to 110.." said the tlueow, grate:v.
And poor Eleetnor 3141.4 far too notch
crushed by this motel attack to
suggest that tbe physician, having
denied 111.11114100011 11, the sick-rootu
to her sister, w mid certainly not
have aocardol it te herself.
Every one felt relieve -I Wien thin
rather painful episode was brought
to 1(11 'NYE All 1 Geraldrie intoned tee
discussion of the nIterment arrange-
ments. ()9ptaiu Morrie/it Welted
. their geowt eee the few betook -it
cif a retneekably nupictureeine
neighborhood. and 116 wife and Miss
Elizabeth were to go aire. Geral-
dine deemed quickly for the drive.
tie order tot tett a few minettee talk
with Mee. Hymen: but, quick es *he
wJs. Elizab..eit hal installed her;
n fact wiech suggieted that the
houisehold Ixexey. 441 whom, preeence
the honeekeeper w of course
Ian!. for
mysteriMin dot•tor w.
quite ite good twine With the
younger Mee (4131. .y an well his
hoe- She tried ',gain. on lief re-
turn, to get a tete-a-tete fr.tit
Mrs. Syme.. hut MI thill CleCitSioll It
Viol the tkictor Isinmelf , who inet
her nt the foiet of the staircase.
eine reline abruptly suggentel that
the old woman hart better not be
atibev•ted to the exciteineut 01 eny
snore tiqitm tlAtt day.
"If indeed you insurt -on wisher up
to her, !are Jlorriaavii, I will take
the liberty of aceompanying you."
be said, lit a Wale too strange, with
such a cal iniggest fort Of elleret
power. that she tattered, awl, In-
stead of pereinting, said, "Ilave you
seen her? '
-Not yet," he ant -Veered quickly.
was afrahl, after watt Slits OL -
3187 tired at dinner, that the eight
of me will do her mare harm 1.11011
good. Howtver. If It woteil net your
inInil nt reet"---
Rill% eisarply, and them
lobe panned. It Wail the (Ina time
she heel root Dr. Leeihnry 11111111.
-7---41401 tis• 101111 change 0; hie moque?
trrwaret her bewildered and Mantled
Itterteme witteu:t, however, ri•leits•
master's death i eg hee. ..14X)Ig herel'ou ate too
r break-up." , frank In 'yogi- unelutifulaeae an I au
'1 1 bav° 110 leyal to youreelf in your disloyalty
at at (hal t3 um that tl.ey, haven't 1114.11 able
ult1"8 wPre to make me tette yoa ot even really
Coold you -vet ; bat if yuu pereat in
had not , repuldng nte-111V-1•11.141r Iiul.h1)n(I-
alW1lylI
; %%nom you went to forget you (MVP
111013 111. 1 enorn to 10(0 11.14 tlt," 01)7, why,
I why. I mho! I enit by eutting giallte-
Which latly'ir throat -not my own, For
that 1 Coal sum ose you write! mind."
"Yet% I ehetild. lislete-yi vs. 1 14114. 11
nho (trivet hurriedly. "I must tell
you, I -I wantet to atiene to you
thiv morning. bat I eouldn't get a
1 !glow.. I hail something very Import -
and to any to you.
The word, froze on her Pre; for,
at alto steed there with her hushand's
arm round her, and with one ot 'tier
Linde laid persuasively on It •r 11181111
}tor face lovely with the light
:I co:or white' the exeltetneut of
/meet bronglit there a step be -
her Made her start. ;1 11,1 her
:1
iltlf nel withdrew his nrm. Dr. Led -
bury apwared, smiling urbenely
from th'. tarn In the e irrider. -
"nage you dr pp' I a letter, :tire
Ilerrisen ?" he ',eked In hie natio'
eefter iiceand with his used eigni-
fiel manner.
Ueraeliee cote I net reprev* a Flight
'tart and a still more tell-tale rtuth
4.1 bi.xed tg, her face. Her Inaba
II -dived bah algae and his dark face
to came livid as here became red.
'The (teeter proceeiled impertursibly,
nppnrently noticing none of these
things -
"Became I have juin picked np 14
letter from the Moor ; I deo% know
whir4f, it hi."
Before he handsel it to her; Ger-
_recovered herrelf.
eine wee nble te take it from him
with an nir of perfect indifference.
It 47113 11 half mheot .4 a letter rem
vvlech the beginning was retain( ; it
'.'aa In nti unknown band, And the
signature woo that of n_ Alan Ale
had never henrd of.
it In not mine," site answered,
quietlywith inwera rage at
releitviriori..heen tricked ; for elle felt Rare
Veit it. wan part of 4)14)0 vi hie own
It had done ite work. heWever : it
protineed In her it guilty ;Mort
whili far niorss than eounierbalauced
11 it,a effeeta upon her husband's
mind that weak attempt at (e)ne-
deem wfech•the iiwoor land interrupt-
ed.
It hod clone more than title, for it
11410 given Geraillne a epeetly and
:.entitateeng proof .that the men'in
-tient wordn to her contained more
tiblIU All 1110 threat ; thnt woe a
4rnteg4et renource, an enemy to
he feared. She ginned from lag bland,
treal'heronn face, calm, smiling and
hinalwente, to the savage frown of
fier Maimed, mei the rantl'A Netter
whteh !Retorted the fenthres of the
latter weined suddenly attraet eve
and noble iti her eye'. nn•I in that
moment ehe was amazed to think thet
,he had ever Inueeel oboe Pr. Ted -
lore an her Intsleine's tool in a 11446e
end rowardly erime. But. fia 11111
two men went down stain; together,
the dretor murmuring 1.porChrl. .he
',mild not hear in Iti:4 low, porsulalve
4110 1 flt.() her lombond's ern% elle
:wiped lieraelf whether the eninverne
of (hitt pneition wan not more einn•
meow/ still.
CRAPTF.R XXXII.
Ae tele heel hlen p3e44e331 to ex-
pect._ tierahltnn fonnil no opportn-
ney during the rest of thn (My of
seeing either Mrs. Syntex or her hee-
haw, /done. Ai for the letter, while
her belief in him innocenne of the real
&I:tractor of the mni: whom he lind
bronght Witringliam as hie gloat
grew etrenger every hour, and her
anxiety te enlighten him Increneed In
the mina prepertion, she twee found
tient 'this step heti Inc -nue practical-
ly an imptissible am If them hnd been
dintanne of a hundred miles be-
tween them. anger and inimplelon
etrainst her which 'showed themeelvee
in every evok nee, word while pee wnn
et hes prestenov hal rate,/ tip a' har-
rier white, her effort, were now nil
poweriees to tweak down tie 1114 (4041
former'y been to *term the fortrees
of dislike in which she had obitti-
ately entrenched lior elt. From the
moment 451109, in the company of
f,relhar3-, Criptain litnrrison left
his wife In the corridorand
n''nt down 'stairs townie' the li-
brary. the impellers nI tvniler-
netts which 8 few graclons word,, or
a align eif elistrena on her pert hnd
hitherto been able to reline In him
mooned dead. Wh thy met again
nt. cleaner, eh, env at creve th, effect'
ili• doeoree little mee in hor her
bittern nicrkleg expeomion es he !coked
at hYr, nue in thv rut -and -dried tamers
at
9311111r11 wi.lt Willrh 110, with irei
taste unwell1 in garnish -el hie
'hire 4,, th • geeerel con vereatkm.
Whin, later In thi evening, shy tried
:hi device of pLaying fftweritat
mask weritaiti m*r,'k8, prett
eraitteolki taIliel. nA he hed never be-
fore failed, to exprede apereeliticri of
h • ecompliment. Iltr. Len:eery mute n
;metering attempt to atone few th•
negket. leve•Ing th' reel gethYrovi
n 111 • firep'aei 4, eke tong drew,
ina-iteenhe 4I'(10041 weir to 114'.
corner wh Oerelellnei Int at the
re/11104 834/1. an If 11. hot entirely foi-
gotten thi little ehA14014 Of a couple
of hour,. befoot 111 the norrWor, et -
re -sae 1 him p'erieure I.t her performeter•
11 th Lerma ,,1 I) 1,, 31W1 Ilelth
knew 1/01' Ca1r11 11111111 nitwit twee,.
Geraidae rerelted his venvolcs n
her. Ile w is no loagovr statunspiely
cool, rener%al. mvurteous ; Ince
nest attitude (retire:wed withal* lout
Insulting ilefianete. Rive tainssiered •
for a 1131 mstaieute as she etiviel
under him impertinent meruttity. Joel
1111 abe raised her heal, anti raid.
tly-
ut very woe or you to take
steel Internet In the men Wit
thing. . Lielletry. end 4 (titre eny
lit About the excitement.
10 tartar to come and bee
give you my Wird
re reit of an exeit•
w,tli a Novelle, she
you are
I will get
her. for I
dieraeirsea
leg kind"; and,
turned 44114 114
But be io It:mod r.
"Alm. Nineteen. If you will nilose
me, I hate something to qtty to
YOU. ' flix voice wit/ relent ab eve lee
weal *twat innudible there, and
teninded IrtroM nevi etrident.
But she pretended not to hear, and
leuitened alma the eiwridor 4.0931rt1
the froitt staircaae, eel she
cote.' hear ber Imvbarel's footstepei
miming up. At thit moment. In her
anxiety to meow front the &coo,
who. in Ovate ten, moment11 of en
riesorte. had 11141•1•1 'W1444.411141 1111-
1Pr400111 1111011 her by the unexpected
euenimpt het of the biodent meal
demo in lise: awl tone. silo Woo
✓ eady t41 31611•11111111 the eippearenee
of any 16141 till break up the tete-a•
tete.' W,It. before teiptntn Mornefee
taint. In sight, Dr. 1,edbury loul
caught hey* up in 41, (.11314)11, ol mtrides
nisi whieportil clove to her ear, as
she eltrank nwey-
"Why put it ti.P? 1 tat you I
will met ik to you alone; and the
muster you give me an opportunity
the letter It Will he for -WOW one
yoiI are ilatornat ell ie."
" Y011 had better say what you
hare to any to my hutibantl. whotn
1 shall at °aloe inferrn of your re-
markable chenge of manner."
"Oa, do no, by all means! Tell year
bade, rid -y lot ing humble nit -
'5,131 loving hnelintel--that I have
inieteted yon; and ttien lie will kick
me out of the Meese ,ocnel I shall be
free ti net ab rat 11111114! liumint•se I have
evn heat"
She gave n toy. ortarted forward,
e nd Almost fell n.gninet hor linsiband,
who had Pitt net f ,P11 the top
stele
what'a the matter ?" he
asked.
For R. M. ,1114.11t 111W. 1116114.41trli, 04111-
11111161 and brenthlielit. it her husband
drew hew teemed him and linked ant-
onel3 into her frightened eyes. Then
glancing behind her, she Raw thnt Dr.
Lielbury had dienppeored ; but the
influence of him hart fere and voice
who upon ler Atli his laat words
had bone a horrible moaning
met she dared nee tetra) lien. Iler
h bent Waal 043teaming her, not pre-
pared for any awfol itlarioenre.
"Whet la the matter ?" he repeal-
SOZONNT far th) TEETN 25c
eve dared to
aeceot her
would hard -
he even
he sent I -
look up
deep
t so
oble
11••••••••1611•011WWWW•••••••
AFTER A LAPSE
OF MANY YEARS
r........•••••••4••••
SHORT STORIES
OF THE DAT
Aetter Come,' to Light Which
;
hews the Undoubted Per-
manency of Cures by
Dodds KidOey Pills.
Hrs. Edward Patterson, of Conboy-
vtlle, the Writer iler High °pluton
of Dodd'. ittdaey Pills -Her Ade
vine to Others.
Conboyville, Ont., Sept. 1:11.-48pe-
chili-Mrs. Edward Patterson, of
the" town, le one of those who can
testify to the lastIng nature of
owes by Doders Kidney Pille the
great Canadian remedy for all af-
fections of the Kidneys.
Mrs, Edward Patterson. according
to her own etatement, la to -day' 411
eiplentlid health. Her rheumattion
liar left her, and although it ta ten
years since then, it has never re-
turned beyond 18 alight touch in
cold weather, which a Itodd'a Kid-
ney Pill or two immediately drives
away. TIble prover what hag al-
ways been claimed -that Dodil'e
Ktreney Pills cure persnanently.
Their effects are losting--in fact,
they do not merely relieve -they
cure. Here is Mrs. Patterson's let-
ter:
"It is many years, perhops ten or
twelve, elnce I starts(' taking
Dodd's Kidney Pills, 2111,1 then It
was not for, Rheumatism that I
took them. I was feeling miserable.
did not know whet allot true and
while reading a paper I new the
testimony of some one situ had
been cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills,
who had been feeling tart es I was.
gut a box and found they helped
nw. I found atom that my Rheuma-
tism was not nearly so tind, for I
11/0 watered for utauy years. es-
pecially In void weather. I have
used dostots (.1 bottles of medicines
ahd Momenta, but i1 always re-
turnee, until I med Dodd'. Kidney
and now I !seldom have a
touch or it. I occasionally get a
box, porksips two a year. I never
hear anyone ()nineteen of Itheuma-
them but I melee them to try
Dodds Kidney Pills."
Work Of as rekeowa Architect
One would think that the identity
of the ;architect of Melt nuperbly
deeignated building as Cologne Ca.
thedral could not ponalbly be lost
o the world. But it ix. 'IMP cathe-
al took centuries to build, and
y architects have mot:Jebel parts
o( 1 according to their ow• ideas.
In the mein, however, the original
grand Idea -an idea which eimply
natounee every modern architeet.
bolt the origin of which IR abso-
lutely unknown -wax carried out,
and the remit Is the moat beauti-
ful cathedral In the world.
(To be Coollnuede
WISE AN It 0 let E H ME.
A free mute now ere{ then be right
by cliance.-eowper.
Wenry Walker-lb:1 yin get a cold
howl -oat down ter (het frirm-himore?
11 awry leggiest -Nee ; but de far-
mer', wife sent two kaiak (mit, nil'
they wet 1414., 4 tell )er.
Difficultlett tire thinm th tt. Flees
n hat 01111 are.-Epict et tei.
S.ee here 4" exclaimed the loy'm
mother.
40*814' resettert tem term the
mentry, "now twiny me re times. mi
I tell you te keep away from thee'.
etre of preserves ?"
"ff FIV 1011 119 /11•P there,
uut 1" In itered (ho bey.
---
An honest motet ward 1.4 an good nn
hie boul.--Cervantee.
0---
Twei tillage there etre that 01111.3" 11
girl
To worry quite a bit ;
ithe worried, If site le In love,
Fete worrien If she's not.
To reform a 1142)15 700 must begin
wept lea grendmother.-Victor Rug..
If yonese.lrotsbled with cold feet nt
night
Y m Ailosild get- 11/4.011fg tor ll, 01
0111 Me,
The (Pesten luny fix ymeeleriaht.
Or ir•rhepor )(et may WWI di
---
Neither n berrower nor n leneier b.
for Orin oft Ware Welt fuel frieed
filleskespeeee.
•
Ile -What ! Another areas? Preemie,
dresseve, nothing 1014yen ever think of nov thing. t:111)411r;t.
Sive-0! stenwetImee I think ;V
iimnets end thing,.
SOZODONT *Tiefti 26c
BENUMBED LIMBS.
A Trouble Resembling Para
lysisin Its Effects.
The Victim Loses Strength le Hla
Limbs and l• Usually Unable 101)0
Any N ork -('(0 Story of a For-
tner Sufferer, Showing Hem Thiet
Numb•ess Con be Overcome.
(Front the Whig, Klagtotaio, Ont.)
There are few men in the city of
Kingetoo better known than Mr. 11.
S. Johneon, the genial proprietor of
tne "Bon Ton" barber parlor, on
Brock Street. For severed years he
had beeti in falling health, being
obliged to give over the entire work
of his by ehop to h• assistants.
Hut Gila spring hla health ie so won-
derfully Improved that bet many
friembo have been congratulating him
Oil hie restoration. In conversing
with a reporter of the Whig recently,
Mr. J01111006 had the following to say
°esteeming tes 11414004 n04 cure: "For
many medium I waa practically
paralyzed. Numbneen took porseadon
of my limbo, emiteially of my brush..
Prone my tape .b.nvn my body Wil*
without eitreingth, and despite all
Gott I collet do. I waa unable to
keep my halide and feet from 414.430111 -
lag icy veld. My appetite left me,
awl Novell I had to gite up work. My
general hen.th 84,48 .41 course failing,
auto 4 king 11,011. Au you know. I am
petty -five yenre of age, and; when rt
man hews atrength at Gott age, it is
• listra thing to build him up again.
I tried ereveral kinds of medicines, hut
they alt failed to benefit me. The doc-
tors whom, I commit eilt were' 5140 un-
able to help me.. I was growing ilia-
couragod when some of my old cue-
tompro arlvlsoal me to try Dr. Wil-
liams' Pelt Pills. At Doti I refused
fur, I did not beile•e any medicine un
earth oould help ma but at last
friendly persuasion had Ito effect, and
I bought it eupply of thn pills and
began taking them. I damn found
that they were benefitting me, and
en continued their nee until Dr.
Willinmee 41,114 have mado me it
DOW MAW. f feel ;stronger awl better
day by day; I ,arre gaining In weight,
and 411100 a,galn I 11.13111 to attend
to my old custoMere without the
least trouble. I consider the pills
my beet friend, and would not be
without them."
Dr. Willinmee Pink Pilin are the
friend of the weak end ailing. They
aurpnge all other medicines la tte lr
tenic, etrengthening qualitlea, and
make weak and eleepondent people
bright, nett re and healthy. Theste
pllia are gold by All denieru in mein -
tains, or can be hnA by mall, poet -
peel, at SO event& per box, or six
boson for $2.50. by Addressing the
Dr. William, Medicine Go., Brockville,
Ont.
tell••••••
One of the witty remarks which
tion. Charles IL 1141.fow.r, dupertntentl•
ont of Public, Instructive of the State
of New Yock, made at the commence-
ment dinner at Tufte, lu leowton, stud
the irtury whielt followed it, literally
brought the home, down. It vermeil
thett Mr. Skinner had prepared him -
wen to entre the concern 36 year.;
Ade, but 1,541 been prevented front
carrying out ide intention So, hav-
ing been honored with a Litt. D.,
lit the morning he said that while he
could not unit Tufte 114. 6111111 111atcr,
he could call her ids alma mater•in-
law.
'Next to a good wife, the bee1
thing a man can here Is a good mo-
ther ln-law,' Mr. Skinner declared. "I
think it was from Massachwiette that
came the story ot the nian whore
motherineaw was very One day
the doctor told him:
" 'She Le no better. Pve done all I
can for her. You'll hare to Mond her
to a warmer
"The man weut out to the wood•
idled,' Mr. Skinner continued, and
came back with ti.n ace. Going oloall
to Ms mother In-law'a boilable he
booked all her for a moment, and,
turning to the physician, maid
" 'It's no use, tketor. You'll have
to tie. It your/telt I haven't the
heart.'"
"I will ?miler mine viskern .have
off -not eefen for mtne tees!"
Time molts MOUS MMus, of *24
De Koven street, to -day in Juotice
Sabbath's malice court at the Max-
well street station, says the New
York Sun.
Mower and Me frau. Katrina, had
ahalr-plielng content lain night, and
Katrina had been nrrenteil. He told
the )(intim that all !Ili matrimonial
troutilee 01111:111 from hie whiskers.
K•Ortnet inelettel that lie cut them
off.
I treat tube. tlfe ilke elee
roe eta etymon!" wad Mows to the
court, strokleg itei gray beard. "I
puy her trete tows unt piano, I gif
her gelt und dresses find soda tamer
try de drug stars. lend now die wants
me rtaltern ! Nein, dose OAP,* can
she after ha!"
Ifni. Odder clinched her fingers
mei looked as tf maw would like to get
them _into the wild whiekers.
-It ts eta big Ile!" she ejaculated.
'Mose.% you tan the biggest liar I
offer Reed 1"
duettee fiebbath took the couple
8111110 118t1 talked gently to niece, and
then he amwminced that Mown and
Katrina had agreed to get a divorces
and thint Iio would dionine the dis-
orderly case.
THE ATTIC PHILOSOPHER.
Dom to et torn -vaudeville acts.
A man witlt & double -the contor-
tionist.
Every achnol ham OR room for Im-
provement.
Thermometers are only stuck up to
hot weather.
The dyer einem t like to be referred
to an a dead one.
The gtrl Who plays the violin Is sure
of at Uotat one toner.
Whet IMOD people roll repartee
other people rail aquabbling.
st=et. tern up the light&
a who 11*. in eines hon,...
--
ft Is it mix/take to ImAgtne that
votary man with it diploma Is a diplo-
mat.
A tell 01 fere is nevrrresented
pram men here a reel wuticket.
Illhoord'a LI n1 men t Relieves Neu-
ralgia.
In.portant officials sometimes for-
ge?. that titer° are person• who can
afford to dioregaril their imoortnnee
A purse-proutt oki nubleman war
travelling t1411•011/11 • ilr rural ills -
tri ti of Bearden. Ote. day be iteppel
his carriage at a couutry tatern,
n I called oirt la an isspeebas tone:
"Horses. las/die:erg ! ROTH/ at
once!"
'I am very meth pained' to in-
form you that you will hare tn
wait over an hour before freeh
horses can be brought up." replied
the landlord, calmly.
"How!" violent!) exclaimed the no-
bleman. '"This to me 4 my man, I
demand horses immediately 4"
Then obeervvng the freak sleek
looking ones which were being led
up to another carriage, he coa-
t need:
•For whom are Gloom horses?"
y were ordered lay the; gen-
replied the landlord, point-
ing t�, a tad, elm 1014119I,lu,tI a few
paces d1.tant.
'I Nee en) man!" called out the
nobleman. -Will you let me have
those horses! if I pay you a liberal
bootee ?"
anoweeed the OHM Ina& "1
intend to me them myself."
""Peritaps you kre not aware who
I am!" roared the now thoroughly
agitated told irate nobietuan. "I am,
sir, Field Marshal Irikron George
Spero% the last and ly one of my
race,"
"I am very glad to hear that,"
t14;f1 slim man, ;stepping int,' bie
varriage. "It would be it terrible
thing to think that there might be
more of pal coming. I am inelinel
to think Heat your race win be a
foot race."
The slim man was the king of
Sweden.
sold the doctor, peeping in-
to the room where Wellington lerneh.
tho great poker expert, wear welting
for the returns. "I suppose you will
regard this aa. a mere Irani& lit Y. but
I most congratulate you. neverthe-
1•1111. 041 the fact that you hnve a fine
bay aerons the hill."
"ni saki Mr. Fresh. "that's good!
Conte and take menething."
"Excites me for it, moment," the
doctor replied. Prreently ilr returned,
put hie head Into Mr. Fragile"' den and
mei :
"Let me cottgettulate you again.
You have two fine boys acroas thee
ha II."
Mr. Frnalt opened hies mouth na If
to rewound, hut beetle. hr could do so
the doetor w rue gone again. PreeentlY
lie bounded In the new, father', pres-
ence, slaying:
"By Goorge, you ha•n three fine
bny-a maroon the 117111!"
314343 &torting brick whom Mr.
Fetish hurriel trimmed grneped him
try the odometers and In excited totiee
cried
"Flay, floe, hold on. Three, of rt kind
are good enough for me. I Attind
pint."
Minard's Liniment Curea Burns,
etc.
Those Walks,
Drat
Them ellpry walks.
Beata all
Why folks can't keep '*31)
Clean.
Winht I hed
Half the lellote t het he• sepry walks
In my right hand,
And half
In my
Left.
LIko tu
Knock
Their heada together till they saw
Stores.
Hey I
There goner Brown on hiel
Bank.
Ilaw I
Theen a sight, to make a feller's heart
;
Et the old fool wann't
Es elurnegy es an oz,
Ho'd a kept
Ili. feet.
Raw
Die ye one him
Sprowl
Wield. I know who owned that walk.
('.1 4.4*. him nut end
Huy.
Dew 1
gay.
Wenlehet thet maks yon laugh I
ISSUE NO. 40 1901,
You Can
Lead aHorse
to water but you can't
make him drink.
You can't make him eat
either. You can stuff food in-
to a thin man's stomach but
that doesn't make him use it.
Scott's Emulsion can inake
him use it. How? By mak-
ing him hungry, of course.
Scott's Emulsion makes a thin
body hungry all over. Thought
a thin body was naturally hun-
gry didn't you ? Well it isn't.
A thin body is asleep -not
working -gone on a strike.
It doesn't try to use it's food.
Scott's Emulsion wakes it
up -puts it to work again
making new flesh, That's the
way to get fat.
Send for free sample.
'SCOTT IS DOWNS. Tweets, Creed.,
sna Si orK all drawees
Strenuous bits •1 the Stair.
It Is alway• best to he prepared
for anything that might happen,
Thin seems to be the 12840,1 Or the '
Auopr of Afghnnistan. for In his
look, "Tam Life or Abdur Reitman.
Muir of Afghanistan." he says:
"I 11 11:1 alway• all ready an a oi..
WPC en the march te a battle, la
Fuelt it manaer that I ,could 'dart
without delay in num of emergency.
Iles pockets of my coats and tries
Isere sire always filled with loaded
•••1011crn, and one or two have.. of
bread for one day's food This
bread la changed every day. .
"34o4.4)ral guns and •wordo are a4.
wayto lying by the aide of my het
oe the chair on which I am prated,
within rend, of my hand, anii tod-
dled horses 1119' Meese kept ready
n front of my officenot only fur
myseif, but for itIl my courtiere and
pontoonl t tends nt s.
have also ordered that ft rim-
eidentble number of gold owns
should be sewn Into the eaddlia of
my horses when required for rtjour-
ney, and oat both sides of tho
are two. revolvers. I think it
i• noreismary In *wit 44 warlike
try that th* acoereign, and .s-
peckolly a sovereign whe In a sol-
dier himself, should alwaym be ea
well prepnreel for tin emergency ae
n. whine on the field of battle Al-
though my country is, perhape, mole,
tenceful and safe than many other
countries, one clot never be toe
eautioul or too well prepared."
Deafness Cannot be Cured
Ry local applicat tone ..they menet 'verb the
diammed portion of the ear. Thcre wily one
way to cure deafeeee. and that is by rona'11,1-
11011.1 namedios. Ibrefnerie la caused bt tio in
flamed condition of the mamma lining of Ow
Eustachian Tube. When ibis tube l• inflamed
you have • I taint:dine wooed et. imperfect nese
me. and when it 4., entirely cleeed, Deefnew
the result, and unless the inflemnriation 1113 1)1
(.1.140 0111 and the tube motored to ita normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed fur, er.
n ine (1010 0411 of ten are canoed hy catarrh.
which in nctltlag hot an Inflamed iiondlt,on 01
ti• 110,011* surface.
We will giro One HunArnel Dollars for any
ow of Deafness tenoned by catarrh, that ran.
not toe rural by Hall', 4 atarTh Usu.*. Send for
circulars, free
Ir J. CIlgsgy k 00.. Toledo. O. .
Sold by To ggl•ts.
Hall'. Family Pins are the beet. 004
Just Try )'hare
Tench Dainty - Take 'Mere of
"lenge mkt,, angel food or soft girt-
gerbrend 011,1 4 rim Into ['mania , CON ..r
with ripe peforhos eat small ; dust
wl It powdered milker nal cover nee
NW tenet! whipped cream.
C loth with ( heeste-leel a Vend
of mdflelt In milk t.nouicht to cover
It well ; drain 11.11.1 pick .part Mete
a tem of draen butter, and whew? I
two tof bread crumbs and set in a hot corn
44(84!. 0111
fni 1-1 grAted ehevere Turn Into link-
p.ist I ft 11Pneelleash.m. rs:p
mince! :
e! parsley and nblespreing-
me (nosh . 0.01'01. n light In7er
Tonusto Itaakets - Select the
smooth, rotted, dark red tower> and
large, enough to h•-pitt half a run
flllIvtg nonid, peel, cut it once teem
the Ileticilk mot ; scoop out the Inolde ,
torn th tomatoes, unship down ta
drain and get In the refrigerator nn -
(II nieeded. Then* CR n be 111101 welt
innyonnelote or shrimp. crab men?. ,,r
a_tryg eneeigim_gt_at_ebilei - Pi t too-
Oentlemett.-11 fell from- e-1.- .14-1-lato•
Anietrmte
,n1segaJet,
3d. imP. Q, eel)
Moore C.. C. RICHAIlleel &
leading from it platform to it load-
ed ear while aseltiting my men in
uniondIng a load of grain. The bridge
wont down as well no thst load on
my Mick, owl I struck on the end'
of the 111PrprCO, eauxing a 'weenie
injury to my leg. Only for Its be-
ing very fleshy, Walliki have broken
it. In an hour could not walk a
ROT. Commenced tieing MINARD:4
LINIMENT, and the third dAy went
to Montreal on business, and got
about well hy tbe nee of a enne 111
let, days was nearly well. I ran
cerely recommend It an the rest
Liniment that I know of in use.
truly,.
e
044 Coronation Pe.a.rqa00Risite00.
Ono of the meet curious perquisites
In ennnection with the Coronation be
the right of fgt. of the peers to
elnim the herl and bedding need hy ths
heir apparent on the Meta preceding
the enrorratlort In olden times this
wag a perquisite of r011111,4401. P
1111117, as the bedding neuntly consist
est of richly embroidered reopen& nf
velvet or gbh, with prIceleint hang
insr, or cloth of silver and gold
Minard's tenlmout tor sale every-
where.
PARTIES WANTED
30 10 X NITTINO fiw nit at home. We en^.414
yarn end machine. &ay work firwarl par
Nand knitter, oleo wanted, fiend sterna Per
particular, to
PTA NDARD HORN en.. Tenets. net
Um Winslow', Plaything dm, ebenid 1•1
eiY e bs 114114 180 .141174040 teething. It eratehen
the child. softese the fume *WOO PARA POMP
1011 1. Om hest remedy tar dilarrete a. Tees*
eve emu • MUM
ea
riittn-r FIRM Iron SALM WI Or TR?W.*mot lef the Mesas P10454314184 ••
an;afle nal from WagelAtisti two eat
teril asera legit* et velike is is Pew k
reedy peaehaa WIll be seed la ewe oassol
etelsel la* hos of l& to SS sew** le sall Yu'
= 4741000
Then le • gagging norgalle
0003•6431. P 0 lies Ma Whams
Onewha