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• CruetRevenge
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BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEY
Author of "A Broken Betrothal," "Parted at the Altar,"
"The Heiress of Cameron Hall," Etc., Etc.
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j ;fry ; s: ; ii•; +R e:*K ; 1, ows*: ;r; E4oRo swKow'
P completely lost to hint, breath on her cliecic es Ire strutnc,.
11e couldenot groats or utter any her so closely to his beating heart,
cry, with the eyes c•f that curio:_s whispering: "'r1'ust rue, any darling, I
throng fixed upon him.: will save you, or we will perish to-
suciclenly occurred to gcther." Poor little Rosebud! sho
The thought
how
"Sonic • ,ri realize 1 a
� 5 R (d was
justbeginning n to.
1 hat 1
might It1', !'•,''
,him. one n � l
poor Little Rosebud away, belesti•tg dearly she was learning to love
was. the dnughtol' of the wealthy hantlsomr, (lark -eyed Raymond I:es-
v is. in ho es; of a large re- lie, how all the happiness Ceof this
1Vn1(ir r [
,
havehers, but
. •J tbeen l
(l for
t l might It l n
t t d ti
t r offered
"1' Ill le
'tl ti ita
for her 1 C
1 L ,
iahe
wand
a reward that was a fortune in it- that one net of girlish folly she had
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•self to any one who would.. bring the cununitted in thea Murk past,
young girl whom he had rescued Poor Rosebud was just learning
from the burning building to has ino- what lova was like. "Why should I
thea
' S • elegant mansion on fifth Av- dash the cup .of happiness from my
ienue. lips?" recklessly.
she
asked 1 hels1f
it secured to Ray Leslie that he "Raymond would never know my ter-.
f was passing through the bitterness of rible secret, and never knowing it ho
would love me; Lean eaul not giro him
if AA he fell back Went Hy in the up. heaven Would surely forgive me.loath a
conch and WINO
get away fo ge order fhorom the me." for 1 love him 5o! Raymond may
He wanted to never ilnd it. out. I-willbask in the
motley crowd to have- time to think. sunshine of his love from day to
"(creat clod!" ate ntutteled, "when (lay• T nut so; clung tti live such a
EI think of that sweet little creature, long lonely life 'without him. Oh,
possibly at this moment in the pow- my luve,' toy lore; is could not do it;
er of those wret(he5, I weirdo., that 1 could nota" : ,;•'. -
'.the thought does not drive me sumo. 1 ' it did scent hard, Most pitifully
I vow that I shall never rest clay or hard, for such a sweet .young life to
night until I find my little trees,- 1 o so cruelly blighted by 'the frost of
tare!" he ca lad, brokenly, laying Itiss love.
hot forehead clywlt upon his hands. 1 'Ile is the rock of hope to which I
"I never quite realized before how cling," she sighed, blushing rosily,
unendurable my lite would be with as if reluctant to admit the sweet
(,truth, .even to her own heart. "ltay-
`out any 11 tau flue -eyed. love."
lie confidently believed Rosebud ; mond is surely my fate," she told
would be speedily returned to him ou herself—"hos he not said so himself?
the morrow 5vlarge the reward and does not her own heart plead its
great love for hint?" She repeated
',claimed, .'for that mast undoubtedly 6'
,be the reason site was s1•irited the beautiful words of the poet to
.away," he art;t:ed to himself. I herself, softly; those words that had
I, Suciclenly a terrible fear crossed his more than once ,come to her thoughts
heart — sharper than a dagger's since she had suet Ita;imoncl Leslie:
thrust. Stnrtle.l and bew•i1dei ed, lie "Two shall be born the whole wide
fairly leaped to his feet in 1111' coach. world apart,
Could it 1,e possible Rosebud wish- And live in different climes, and havo
cd to •escape hint, and had fled en her no heed, each of the other'° be -
own aeeer.i? _ Or, more terrible still, ing.
could it be ros. ileac she had a love And these front unknown lands over
unknown seas shall cross,
Ger"ITow foolish I ant!" he sighed, Escaping wreck, defying •death, end
with a force 1 laugh, sinking back in all unconsciously shape every net,
his seat. "No thought of love or lav- That one day out of darkness they
•ers ever entered that child's heartshall inert;
until I asked her yesterday to marry i And react life's meaning in each oth-
ine. No one save. niyeelf hes evil' et•'s ey is red this is fate.
I pressed a rapturousturous lover's kiss on As the last word
rd fell
fr
onher
those sweet, quivering, cherry -ripe caulson, tr aulO s lips, Rosebud
lips. She is mine—she belongs to arose from the sofa. and hastened to
111C'" he told hitnee•f. "What would the window opposite, drawing beck
the wal']d be to ine without Little
Roseeud's love?"
Even then he could f; el the. warm
alts) of those white terns around his
neck and the weight of that lovely,
, flaxen -crowned head on his 1 rust, as
'he bore her from the grasp of death
through the terrible, ecorcl•.iUrg heat
lthat nearly Minded Rina—tmly to Toes
flier. at lust.
1 CHAPTER XVII.
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to
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TILE WI.,lGIIAM ILS, MAY 14, 1903
CANADA'S RAILWAYS
Howard to n,+ �„ '••• I
door. -----
t+tlt+e i lays iuto any hand—I was
wonder in+ how 1 cv»hl get ala o1)-
pol'tul:ily of It(uiail f -tering the
drug.",
Ilis back wee turned toward hose-
burl, and site did not ol,ser•vc that he
Flipped the full .contents of a vial,
which had hitherto been coeccaletl ilt
the point of 1+ii hand, into the gob-
let, wlttch the turned told handed Iter
w•i 11 a low bow.
Sunlight Soap wil not injure A moment later--Heavenher—
your blankets or harden t11em. It she had raised the fatal drought to
will maid them sort white and
fleecy, 711
"Will you open t het floor, sir, or
shall i be obliged to ('17 for help?"
demanded rosebud, indignantly, try-
utyr
inghaughty
mask of I at
conceal ) ane t
to cc t cc 1 1['h
t, y
pride the deadly fear' that was creep -
leer lovely lips.
CIIArTEIt XVIII.
A. look of diabolical triumph flash -
«I into Paul Howard's dark, spark-
ling' eyes, as llc.seltud raised the
r her lips.
of
pct to
Crewed 1 1
6
•'I leave you to your own pleasant
ing into her young heart. reflections, lovely flower, sweetest
"I haven't the least objection to rosebud that crest• bloomed in the
you
r
loudly asn
your calling as lout � he kissing
11rIt
ci lplease,h >cid t i
1 c
1'
of J 1,
(;menden
3
t1
J,t(,
it t
1
Tow 1 c t i
it •ncd I•: f pal to
C It tfingers +"tae l
Yl dear," 1 rl
nee a . the tips of his t-. Y
that inoc',ing, exasperating senile
that struck such a subtle warning to
Rosebud's heart. "There are plenty
to hear you, lett none to heed you. '
u
}
n
faltered
1—I don't understand,"
When Rosebud awoke to conrcious-
i elesS, she found herself lying on a
'.sofa in a strange darkened room.
) "I wonder where I-a)n, o1• how I
• tame here?" she cried, gazing blank-
! ly around her, and sin inking quickly
to her feet. At that moment her t c full l ht IloSC:n1d was on her knees at the
eves fell upvn her singed dress, and l t d 11l with a look on her face 5v 11111 of _girl's feet,.
.like a flash the horrible P1oceedingsr her tyronge run11)11tely Tuve way t.t Cne scorn that it quite ptirzled hint,. "Oh, is it true!" she cried, pit -
of the previous night returned to finding hers If , e'•urely Ineknd int a yet she deigned no word in response. ' eously. ".1 hate hint anal loathe hila!
e anti my cries for +aid; and 111111. any other crus ec gin wouldtt ( c rix n.
have done, s int( down on the flout' you had hatter make,• (,lends with mother up in the blur* croute above us
•tri It (t 1 letting cry, • ' me, I can le a5 cruel when aroused ai 1 fent e 11lase fou!" sobbrd itose-
A mon:ent later the key turned in to anger as 1 can l.e Lind when ac- bud, tremulously, clinging to her
the lace. 1 tan door strung. open tease 1 v love'' sl.irts.
t(
o (111, Lott klud you arc! cued
luny. sho Ilashrd itugllly, for she 1 Haat it front your lips it will al-
Ilcs �1lucL "ITow can I ever thank
'0t) crtouglt?„
"In t•enloting you from. Paul ITow-
nrtl's path 1 nett. only kind to any-
«••1f," answered the girl, huskily.
her. "in case you should take it
into that willful little 'head of yours
to n;•set my nicely arranged plans, I
shall be under the necessity of turn-
ing
In he
ing the ]icy in the lock again,"
Rosebud, her blue eyes expanding continued. "You are not to consider
and darkening with .fear, and her yourself a Prisoner, however—simply
face paling to the Whiteness of a a caged bird. An revoir for the pre-
eno'.vdroP• r.•.'nt, charming .ono."
"You might its well understand Rusehucl heard the key grate,itithe
(h•st as lust that you are safely cag-
ed 10(ie and flung herself frantically up-
on in an asglu,tt, my 1 ratty bird— e,n 11e1• knees liy the door, uttering
an asylum for the insane." 'wild sh. irks of passionate despair..
110 expected Rosebud would fall She was almost beside herself with
fainting at his fest. or go into t•i0� the hOVl'()r Of het ;)eery eiteation.
lent hysterics upon.'hearing this an Scarcely heedliug what she did, she
uouncenient. Ile was amazed to see s.t the eaglet down on the table,
no other change route over the lovely running up and down the room like
face than a deepening scorn in the one tread, alternately shrieking and
blue eyes and a gradual whitening of tenting upon the lock door until the
the tremulous lips. 1'o(,r little hands were 'bruised and
"You brought me here; may I ask purple.
why!" she demanded, in a low, clear • '•Ob, mother, •mother!" she cried,
voice that made hilts more uneasy as stretching out her white toms to the
to what was passing in her thoughts blue smiling brevet's, and laying her
than. the utast intense angor would fact against the rusty iron bars,
have Leen. °have pity and jet 1110 die!"
"You are shrewd at guessing," ho She held out her hot white hand
said, with a light laugh. I had to teach the goblet again. Iler head
that honor. While your handsome was burning and her eyes were flash -
hero went after a coupe, after safely itig like stars, but as she held it
placing tho• treasure he had rescued n. second titre to her li' s the door
upon terra firma, 1 quietly appro- was s eldenly burnt in with a crash.
prfated the said treasure and con- '•1••or (loci's sake, hold!" ('rit'(I a
Tho number of Stearn railways iu Can-
a la in Actual operation last year, iriciud-
ing the twofer )varument roads, was 1(i:p;
the number of aurtte01:ing companies
was 79.
0,i ,Tuna 30th, 1903, there wits a com-
plered railway mil slLg+)of 1S,SC,g .(aa
ereaso of 374 mile for tit i year) besides
2.830 miles of sidings; at this 047 miles
was double trate1.
The capital inV,3titetl hi these railways
is placed :$1,003,852,206 81, Of this the
)r :ivary share capital is $318.185,066;
preference stook, $183,203,736.60; bonded'
debt, $401,806,816 51; capital from other
souroes,S11,082,307.97; aid from Gavern,
ltl(iuts and municipalities, :$333,239,876..
22. These fleures do not include land
grants, cencessious of right of way, etas
,given by Governments and municipaji-
ies
t
The working expenses of tate railways
were $57,313,5`02; the gross earnings
$83,661,502, leaving• net earnings $3•.1.-
322,911,
The number of pa seugers carried was
20,670 074; freight, 4)2,370,527 tons;miles
run by trains, 53,720,335.
There
.Clara were 2,441 locomotives, 2,020
passenger cars, 75,210 freight cars and
1.611 construction oars Of the cars
:8,111 are eq ipped wits air brakes and
66,8S2 with automatic couplers.
Canada held ou the same date 558
miles of electric railway in op aratioa ,
160 miles being doable track. The paid
np capital was $41,593,053, of which
2173,000 was muuioip.tl aid.
The gross earnings were $6,4S6,438;
working expenses, 83,802,855; net tarn -
tugs, ii2,683,553
The number of pess)11gers carried was
137,681,402; freight 266,183 tous; car
tnlleago ran, 35,833,811.
Of the electric roads Ontario has 334
milts; Quebec, 140; New Brunswick,12
I''ova Scotia, 12; Manitoba, 13; British
Colombia, 95.
The passengers carried by the city
street railways are thus given: Montreal,
49,85S,373; Toronto, 41,639,258; Ottawa,
6,088 370; Quebec, 4,102,709; Hamilton,
3,815,769; Winnipeg, 3,845,663; Loudon,
3,741.469; Halifax, 2,340,000; S. John,
1,771.522; Vaucover, Victoria and New
Westminster, 7,670,4613. '
veyed you to my own domains. Now woman's panting voice; and ere ltoee-
you have the whole history.. Per- 'bud -could c.,llect her scattered
haps it will be a crumb of comfort senses, the goblet was dashed front
to you to know that your handsome her hand and fell to the floor shat -
young hero is almost demented at tere 1 into a thousand fragments.
your disappearance, and has offered "You are So young,, and fair I could
fabulous sums for any information of not bear the thought of knowing the
your whereabouts," lie continued, tela f:)1e fate in stole for you. ,That
lualt.iously. "•I;ut he- shall never water is drugged; ,'
find you on this said of the gravo. I A terti!rle fear stole into Rosebud's
will triumph over hint in a way he heart. Was the girl mad? She was
k' leaf. tier long
t•calus. ' r n111in
like a c
little d t ° g
A relief too great for wort'fr had (11(011 hair fell back from a face pale
filled Rosebud's heart to know that as marble, and the intense glitter of
Rosebud.
• rr had no •'• trued 1.c
a do eve:,
r vc heroic her black her brave, C
IL ,
hand in' her outrageous abduction. '•I liatened at the door and heard
Cod would show her some way of all he said to you," said the. girl,
t!,° heavy curtains with her white escape, she told herself blindly. redacssly, "tend i heard hint tell you
hands, little dreaming of the sight "You do not tisk what I propose to he loved you, and 1 made up lay
which would meet her gene. clo, or, even attempt to make a treaty Bono if you looked kindly Upon hien
v start- ti
with n tsaid, �•tts) c-, • )
She dl'ew hack oP peach with ole,.' he ., 1 1 would murder you."
u.
led,, astonished cry. The window iously. Rasebud rec('iled with a low cry.
tens. fastened and protected by heavy The Sv'itherin scorn of the glance iTer heart stood still. " Yes, surely
g
she' that I t e
t a
• together -
e CX ' 1 ' • .lila 1.
•s Deer�r s c
iron 'bal. as t tshe flashed upon him from heresti,, creature 55 a•
could not get even the palm of her I les:1. a blue eyes was more elo- 'You need not think me insane,"
• In n 1 -through theta.., . (tent than words. .. she went tine:with .ty.•1eitt1'r laugh. 'Yoe
s ••i le drifted physician .01 the _asy- t •I alar only insanely jeal
Cad's beau( Red •sun.l.l "L.aut the pays Y I ala not.
I
through them in a cloud of golden foul," he explained. ".Sty wore} Is ol:s of any our thatcomes between
I
• l nsnta. 5• , „
never t1 t, 1 (.
'sloe o
it1. 1' and. 1 t•
c a c
1(`1'Cn
law 1g
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1
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' r ills �'ecertificate and s dimly beginning Ilosehud drew back 1h( ct stat s have merely to ..leu 0 ce n Rosebud 5ut y b g
with tram .ling fingers, then hasten-
ed quickly to thedoor. It Would
not yield to her frantic ellorts to
'trench it. open --it was securely lot",
ed.
it .s ,hu 1 had always been a brave,
daring little creature. but 10 the 1'(u°
of '':sari, an uulookec - or cilouenu ,
you will be detained in these gloomy comprehend the girl's meaning.
walls for years. clow (10 yowl like "1 head you t:11 Paul Howard you
the Prospect, my little beauty?" hated Lim and wanted to get away—
.51::e stood be ide the table, one is .it true?" she queried. "11 it is
Iland, so shall, white and fragile, perhaps I can help you."
resting upon it, her slender, girlish In a moment Poor little frightened
forret drawn up to its u height,
•confused pingl. "I remember," terrible
she strange room: She did exactly "You are in my power:, you scorn- Per the tete of heaven help me to
triad gaspingly, "the terliblc ea of r t '1 I 1 ful feel c I warn you that "ret away from here, 0.11(1 my angel
rhen I fell fainting by the window,
aymond's voice calling Inc back to
fe, his anus infolding me, and bear-
ing me out of the intense heat into
the ' cool night 'air. I must have
Ifainted int bis arms," site thought,
"Oh, Ilaynlond. my darling, my
mogul ed Lila at once. Then she
love, I owe any very life to you.. He would have made lee CSOUPe instants ways hate a hateful sound that will
1 must have brought me here,' she ll:r,l<>h the dour if he had not time in my ears all my life
told herself, lovl.ing 011110U51Y around qkly lei a;l l.et• with one Maud, through," she burst out, vehemently.
the room. "I 5vtr)l(ICr what plate quitier• a.n+her amused hint vastly(
this is? I expect ho will come to and a i iyo your
after hint. "I expect we shall have some very
;'tell me all about the fire this morn- "What is your ohjcrt, 111, in Evac- !fine di courses upon that subject,,'
• ing, and, oh, dear, there isn't a her; your obnoxious ple;cncc where he an5weretl. "I expect to give you
g
• looking -glass in the room, and I'm
I (Toronto Stay.)
The freedom.of the press is not ques-
tioned by the calling of the editors of•
court of
co t
the
r Ueiora
v e a e s
5 ( n tui
t p P
enquiry tete rbc Gamey charges. 'i ne
r:gilt of the press to comtnent en
the evidenaa and proceedi:cgs or tate
court hes not been interferea; with in
and
-Heti
^ny tray since the Ca�Se opened,
the press has exercised its rights to
the Aa'iie,st extent.
The two newspapers exoecded every
r'ght that cagy rew,spaper •coukii
bo given; by construing a theory
of •gu':It against a man accused before
the court on this ncn existing cv:denco
end by drugging in the name of a�•
Cant th'tt would not—are it turned nut
—hive been brought into the proceed -
:ng,' at nil. In Some way the two
uew,spipers in question got knowledge
I of i:n entry in the books of the Oat-
uric Bink which wai being examined
in the chance that unseful information
night there be ,secured, end this entry
these newspapers enlarged , upon,
(11 swing from it false and injurious
ccnclu'sions. Tiley were not com-
tnelating to evidence, but minuPactur-
g it, and ascribing it to the enquiry
«'h:cat is not a, form of newspaper
enterprise which the press can be
expected, as a whole, to rise tp sand
defend.
There is no ``gagging" of the press
'a) this case, for the newspapers have
exofetised the fullest right of colo-
ncuts • - '
i'nbiasse1 Sentiment will cave with:
env the Star ha,s said. The two
h vers whose editors were called ho-
ne e the Commission, overstepped the
nark in a manner only attributable
to wicked partizan motives. Nows-
p:,pers everywhere find an exacting
public, but "enterprise" such as cx-
blbited by the Toronto papers Irl 'gt:es-
t:on can only bring discredit upon
themselves. The jaul'n llistic :scope is
enifficicntly broad to deal honestly and
rattly with nil matters that come,
SA i th i ill ttSs5CPCl l when it •comes •
t...,
Yiisurp,nt; thv �iglits or otters :to
cr 1111
•c ev
1
z a•tion 3rJ1
r d
v 1L' . ,
t xq. .
)
1'iit r
make
he object act o
f
m. k
With t
stt•1
cr xastlLctlon
1 r a target of any man's reputation
o: the reputations of any body of men,
nnw,sp.Iper•s who do it are carrying
ar::tters too fai,and they cannot pope
tor the defence of those papers whose
arid -
a t
' the e
intaln
` is to ma
:Stlbition it
.rd of Canadian journalism. '
u' ) ; . 'nuc .e oc • ),
l admit 1'iu.1 's. arh.. •'I Len' Ire you," said the girl;-
"T1on`t pollute the word love, I beg 1 you."
Rmsabrd 511rllllg to her feet in dis- f you," tenet Rosebud, angrily. "If c; tly, "and I will help
sure 7 must look terribly in this
burnoc} and Singed dress."
Even to a nature so unsephisticat-
od as Rosebud's, the thought sud-
denly oceurre(1 to her: "Raymond.
i Lest:O Hurst certainly love me very
' dearly indeed to have risked his life
i o save urine." She remembered
With a painful blush the great flood
',of happiness that rushed over her
• heart, es she met the calm, stead-
fast glance of these dark, pionionwte
tris warns. tautilling
,Severe Pales
I in L
i n�1
�
Mr. tills Gallant, Paquetville, Glances-
-ter "I feel it my
I•ter Co.,
eluty to write you, as I have received much.
E
benefit from the use of Dr. Chase's
ha cs
Kidney -Liver Pills. I was taken
,years ago with a pain just below the ribs
o£ the left side,e
,
and right over
the
kidney,
,
suffering.
• ori
se rite m
didnot eau
At fir
st it
"but a,year ago the pain, at times, was very
, severe.
" After hearing repeatedly of the value
ef Dr. Chase's Itic+noyLiver Pills, I dle-
N
, Ceded to make a trial, and after using two
boxes the pain had completely disappeared
and I am well, thanks to this remedy. T
)
have also used Dr. Chase's Ointment, and
found it worth its weight ht
in
gold. ld. You
you 1i1:0 as it
otter if
thisl,
.publish
may �
may induce some other sufferer to profit
'by ray experience."
You cannot possibly Make a mistake in
usin Dr. Chases ltidney-Liver Fills for
• derangements of the kidneys, liver and
bowels. It has proven itself worthy of
the most hearty cndorcertent of 'thous-
ands of people. One pill a dose, a5 cents
a box, et all dealers, or Ed:rr anon, Bates
.& Co., Toronto.
1,'it1 Gam.
Dr Chase h
:gjd iey'�'Li• ea ons
you're not waiited•)'' panted Bose-
' a great many lessons in the art, for
bud, i ulignnntly. Open that door ,
at mire. I know you 1,r,' a very 1
bald y0t ti Lilian, and I will not have
a w'cl•.1 10 say to you.
"II h. w: what a fiery little vixen it
is." cyniCally COilili(C,lte(1 Paul lIow-
ard.
Then 110 seated himself upon a sofa,
the oily article of furniture of
wlticlt the room boasted, .<•ave the
table at the 101 thea collet.
"Who })rough( me here and locked you,
me in this room?" denulndecl Rose- 10� 0
•
•
I assure you love-mali:tg is fine
tat, You aro loo young to know
anything about it except what 1
s1 11 teach you."
"Your insolence is un1:•carabla!"
cried 1tc:sel)n+:l, trembling with rage.
"Tf you were not 1110011 and unprin-
ci 1,(1 your honor would not. Allow
you to torture an unprotected girl
ail e this. I do not want to love
sir, end I do not • Want you to
11(0; I only -want to get away."
lh0 lot0. taunting laug}t that broke
from Paul Iloward fro:'e the words "I do not wish to leave this
en her Ices. i•lilre," she nns5temCd, quidUY; and a
"ITonor and I parted company heart -\;,rung sigh drifted over her
years ago," he 9:10, ''end as for pale, tightly set lilts.
ttiaway • ftOi
t nie
that is
ial- "Why?" 15
>surprised-
bud,
a,s,:e
d1.OSe
Ud, S
tl
r1 C
dbut,
iter cheeks flushing angrily and
her 11110 eyes fairly ',blazing,
"Supposing that I should answer
1iavill(ucl Leslie," he answered. tock -
1n tt, "what Shetld. you any,
y
p
etty little fury ?
S 'un-
truth
i t tl
� 1C worst 1 honklsnvttwa, t)
truth you ever uttered, and T should
not believe it. up. Leslie salved rue
from. you 0nee, Hud he would not
willingly plaice 1110 iu your power
again.''
'ITh. iia.! s the Wind bows in
n
that qnatterr,
ell? You're• in love
with Leslie. Ily Jove! that gives
additional spire to the affair!" he
chuckled, while the ominous. flash in
his black eyes deepened maliciously.
"You may as Well desist in your ef-
forts of trying to force that door op-
en; it 15 a spring lock, and I alone
p0ssees the key. You may: ars well
(11 this
sit
)
fret and
come e
sofl 1)e.ldle ma, I'm not an ogre,re,
and I won't eat you. I'm too much
in love with you for that. I simply
wish to have a Iittle chat with
you (oncel•r:ing our future,"
'.fly future is nothing to you, sir,"
cried 1tc.l:e?)t(1, proudly cresting her
little head. "If I had a father or e
Lrothcr Using you should answer lot
this."
'Onion ley word, it is a revengeful
little s; i 11, too," retorted 'Howard
i,t:lnl:'itt�*lt. "I aril h)'nwing more
"Von must. not thank ane, only pity
my wretchedness, and never cross
Paul Howard's path again. That is
(.11 1 ask."
liesebnd lifted her startled l.ltte
eyes in dee;) 5vunner. Surely this
f irl must Le luucl.ing iter. if escape
were oo easy, why was she lege?
"Could we not ('5eape together?"
said Rosebud, timidly. "I would
not think of leaving :met fat a place
li..e this," she said, get ing a qui2lc,
startled glance tu'ound her.
SIie could n It understand the
quick, startled 1.l:rah that broke ov-
er the girl's pule olive face.
g
i`
• leave Rut
• t'S•ct1
Possible. You shall 1 (
ala
'11 int tomb, I have had a ninguili-
Cent suite of apal'tnlents fixed up for
you in .another wing of the building,
to Which you shall soots be conduct-
! eel. I t5 ill give you two days to
yotuself• At the end of that 11. a,
it ne-
i r • • me—by force,
n) se, ll marry y
yeti
ce: s try."
1 .1 tart- }.o:•e')ucl drew back,. tremb-
lir;u; aril f:iiht0nul.•
1 "Steely- it was but an idle jtst,"
' she told herself. ''[Te only meant to
t tcte
''1 j there.
t• tit I e.in do to
••ls theta anything tg
more
ma` e your 1.1 went (luurt0rs tt m
c.1nf,lrtitl,Ie?" he asked, coning ro
she could
• ul stool}
• where Rosebud n
a Roost feel Lis hot l.rcat11 on her
face.
"I—I—would like--a---at•• •gloss of
teeter, please," site replied, faintly.
"1 would like denc'e;lly well to lies
1 c 1' , thvt ri t the Pmlisli-
1 1c.,0 1(L y Ip• ,
((l till(,in, geeing longingly into the
• lre(ultiii,l flower-'ike face 1 clove 11tH;
but these was something in lite 'bine
('yL clerk. as Pat•yrt•s that warned
Lila 1101 to attempt. it just then.
i Ile pulled the bell -rope, and a Mo. -
Went later -taw :vivant uppearetl with
,.., ,r. ,.a tt:a; t. 5t9ar1, 5).,.,a
rat l t'ly i1) ,05 0 05 t ry 11oinolt."
1v.
, .l, ,
c 11$
`
The (i tate
I l,o (inutivu thts,t ..twine g
neck and 1:ro5v for an instant, which
her trembling fingers but half con-
cealed.
"Because the light of my life is
within these walls!" She exclaimed,
tts)Crrttdt, mishit;her head proudly
toll
�,
like
a hunted
neer
•
brought to bay.
"1 will tell you the truth,"
she
said, in a thick, husky voice: "I
love Paul ITowurd. I eculd not live
away front his presence. Ile alight
beat Imre, south me, yet I should still
erat5 0 to be near .1,1m.
"I know he. would kill me if he
,. l-
, •' u(, he only to
ria U
rI y
be ,
1 1 t() )
cif(
c) ,
fears
, a•'s0nc0 because he ((art:( my Iii
me; yet once he loved m0.
"Iie dared bring you here, and op-
enly defied tile, vowing he would
make you his wife. I spoke no
word, but my brant grew hot and
dizzy. He thought I was reconciled,
but I was planning' how 1 could rid
you froln my path. No fairer,
younger face must w•itl hftu from me
'-elw should surely die!"
Rosebud was so frightened she
000X1 'scarcely control herself t^" -
(To bo coutiumail
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harmless substitute for Castor 011, L aregor1c, Drops
n Soothing $`rti s. It contains neither' ,:Opium,
and es 3
Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It Is _Pleasant.
Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions or
Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and' Allays Fever•'ish-
x
cess, Castoria cures Marrhma antl'Wiwi Colic, Castoria
relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and
Flatulency, Castoria assilllilates the Food, regulates
the Stomach and I1owels of infants and Children, giving
healthy and natural sleep. Castoria,a is the Children's
Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
Castoria. Castoria,
"Castoria r is an excellent medicine for (' Castoria Is 10 well m11,0ted to cliildrell
children. Mothers have repcat,;(t;y toll me , that I recommend it as superlur to any pre•
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THE FAC—SIMILE SIGNATURE OF
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APPEARS ON EVERY WRAPPER.
THE pC��,.E, �NTAUR COMPANY,TT MURF'.Y GTRCCT, NEW Y,'R% C,TY.
BEEMERSEMEZ.
rli~i
s a
.t
613 .746:
rii
�r
Page Meal 'Gates
Single or
Will not or get
rickety.loFittted
- with self•aeting latches, which open either
way. A child can open or close in a strong
wind—no surface to resist Best farm gate
- made. Use Page Ponces and Poultry Netting.
The PageWirePence CO.,Limited,Walkerville,
Ont. Montreal, P.Q., and St. John, N.E. le
civic.
Got the Litter.
A fox walla litter of ten pups was
caught the other day on the farm of Mr.
Hayes, cou.
15,
Loudon
Township, sli
P+
and
therewith ended the mysterious dis-
appearance of turkeys and chickenswhtuh
had been going on in the vicinity for
some weeks. It was supposed by the fai m•
ers that thieves from the city or another
section were at work, bat the first clue
was obtaiued when Mr. Hayes saw a large
fox run under his barn. A number of
neighbors were called iu, and by a clover
rase they succeeded in getting the old
3 Into
f
u
litter o ten pups nd
her entire l
fora
a box. The young ones were apparent-
ly not over two months old. Tho dis-
covery of the fox's quarters solved the
mystery of the disappearance of the poul-
try.
hi
or recent�
The provisiens T's' ns
lQ a
introduced in the Legislature by
Preston of. South Brant :—impose a re-
gistration fee on motor vehicles, the
meclt:nes to be numbered with big
AN bite figures; every m elflne=must
•
1 have en ejarm signal and lamp, nd
,shali not be run in centres or popes
Litton et greatersP�d
th
a
u
15 miles
las
pet hour; the mach:nes shall not be.
need on the publ'e highways for racing
ar nd when horses ore frightened by'
motor vehicles the latter must stop.
Violation of .any of the provision%
leaves the offender liable on convic-
ticn to a fine of $50 for the first
offence, for a second or subsequent
offences to the same, fine With six
nicnths imlprieonnlent er i?oth1,
Military Instruction.
Camps of instruction of the same
character as last year are to be held in
Ontario this year at Leaden, Kingston
and Niagara. The London camp will
open on Tune 9, and Lord Dundon-
ald will inspect each of the three 111
turn. The militia act, it is stated, will
make provision for establishing, arming
and traiuing boys' brigades in connection
with public schools. The matter has
been brought before the attention
of the department of the boys'
brigade at St. John, N. B., and
other points. It is said that Lieut. A.
C. Caldwell will command the company
of guides to be established under Lord
Dnldonal l's mint's. reform scheme.
?eter 13 11, Canadian agent •in the
M• :i::n1s, states that English mercies
:ants are keen to know flow to do busi-
nes", with Canada. Itlr. Ball thinks
that Canadian apple shippers ought to
ehc•ndon the use of barrcli and, adopt
instead bushel boxes, with each apple
wrapped in paper. Apples are a luxury
in England, and nothing common is
wanted. Be regretted to see at bar-
rel of Canadian apples in. Birminghstin
which was bad in the middle. lin
censider,s that there are spleltdit'1
op.nings for' canned and tinned
fruits and meat. •" The merican'
bar( new got i,he market. Mr. Ball
advocates the establishment of •;;tor-
gc. warchoteses; in the principal cen-
tres.
Results That Astonished Relatives and Friends114
Advertising Suggestions.
The McLean newspapers of Montreal
a•id'lbronto—The Hardware and Metal
Merchant, The Canadian Grocer, The
d The Dry
o
and Lh D
u(1 Stationer13colcseller a
Goods Review—have introduced a de-
partment of advertising suggestions an
,)riti0isul, edited by W. Arthur Lydiatt,
lata of Printer's Ink,New YOrk,aUd busi-
ness Snell who desire modern and valuable
suggestions regarding advertising can-
not dao better than read this department
1n ono of these palters. The time has
come when t, knowledge 01 advertising
methods is essential to sit"cess in busi-
ness.
Miss Barbara M. Stanfold, a victim of Anaemia,
Imperfect Circulation and Debility is Cured by
ME'S CURNlPDUNU
In the mouth of May, it is an absolute
necessity that the body should ba
fur-
nished
ur
ui led with a purer su n1y of blo a
-
the e5tablishmeut Of a healththat can
successfully cope witli the enervating
effects of hot summer weather. Poor
blood in May produces listless, ambition -
less, sleepless and sallow -faced men Sri
wonle)1, who quickly become victims of
Some organic disease that ends life.
Intelligent people recognize thio no•
eessity of cleansing and. fortifying' the
«. G
'l r
.1 I
sines y
. May
usl
1110
illby
system
y
Coupouud,y
lick speedily dil
rt
uot(s
all
poisons from the system. gives to the thus
watery blood a larger Proportion of red
corpuscles, and arouses all the °mane of
the body to healthy action. Paine's Cel-
ery
o g
ery Compound (foes a work for victim.
of impure, watery and stagnant blood
that commands the attention 'o,. the
most ('111itlent medical 111e11 in the
world, Miss Barbara left. Stanford.1ianlil-
ton Ont., says:--'
"For over a year my health was in bad
condition, and I became very weak and
much depressed in spirits. My troubles
arose from poor and watery blood and
imperfect
circa
l
at
iou.
My appetite
was almost oue,all Iwas afi ated
with insoinsomnia.A
-
After •r s „t era
1 doctors
s
had dmne all they eoald for me, Iwai
weaker than When they first began to
treat me, and try family became anxious
about my condition. A. neighbor ad-
vised my mother to have me use Paine's
Celery Compound. Before I finished the
second bottle, my appetite was better, I
felt stronger tend could s.eep sound ill ve
or sib hours each night. I had so much
faith the
wonderful 1 COnonudt
data
perfectly
•'iC
1 nU
til I
5t .
lithe
continued v
Ca
illi
rnred. Today, after using, six bottles, 1
am as well aud strong as ever before. I
thank you with all my heart for such a
medicine; it saved my life when other
m0(11011105 failed. All my friends Ara
astonished at any happy cure.
If you are in need of free medical ad•
vier, write to Consulting Physician's sician s De-
pattlileet, The Wells & Richardson Co.,
Limited, Montreal, Que. All eotres-
pondcnce is sacredly conlielentlttl.