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THE WJW MJAIM TIMES SEPTEMBER
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BY MRS. ALEXANDER.
Author of "Beaton's Bargain," "His Perfect Tru=t,"
" By Another Name," " Her Hea is Idol,"
"Half a Truth," " H s Rival."
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?'ours, wmen you have given Me from I --;o, ray,- F]ie returned; reeOYerinl;w
time to time," and She drew from a herself a Jttte. "But 1 have been SO
itnssia leather despatch box several 1uit;e•rab}e and so foolish!"
slips of paper neatly fastened to- i '.Tett me," said Winton, bending
gather.one knee on a footstool beside her,
xititliven!" Cried Shirley, cat-
" r • •' 1 s'1 " e and (wog, her heu..i may
in moo
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.s®Q ei
•-011rsince he left late! And I eon not
beer this terrible anxiety! Helen!
Ought 'I to marry trim, when 1 have
i such doubts—such reluctance? Ant :I
t weaker than other people, that 1 can
i not see the right thing to do --and dee
• it? Would Clifford really break his
i heart about' me? What shall I do,
iI101en? Olt, what shall I do?"
' She burst into a passion , of tears,
a which absolutely frightened her step-
mother, towhom she had scarcely
'ever—even in. her childish clays—dis-
�• played such strong emotion,
"Bear Nora," she cried, caressing
thee, "if it distresses you so dread-
fully, do not marry Mr. Mttrscicnt
1 Better 'face the difficulty now, than
let yourself 11e indissolubly linked to
a titan you (lo not like—though :shy
you do not I can not understand,"
.. There was a prolonged silence,
while Nora's sobs subsided, and she
gradually regained her self -posses -
Sion.
*, * * * * * *
At the Duchess of Ihninstc'r's dow-
er house, throe was not unfixed joy
on the receipt of a carefully compos-
ed letter from firs. Rutheven, an-
nouncing her engagement to Mars-
den.
Lady Dorrington could not make it
out, She was not so carried away
her
by} ( eagerness for h' �..
t hs fr'q
fresh be-
trothal tt•othal as to 10.1 sight of the prob-
able injustice to Nora., whose proud
'high-spirited letter had touched her,
and, more still, had inspires} her with.
hopes that the mischief was not ir-
reparable, She hastened with Mrs,
- Rutkven's epistle to Lord Dorring-
ton.
"Well, my clear," said the sapient
nobleman, when he had slowly per-
used it, "that brother of yours is a
clever fellow. How he `managesto
get rid of one woman. and secure an-
other in a twinkling of an eye, is
beyond 111(' altogether. illrs. Iluthven
is wisely vague on the subject."
i "Clifford's lnonlentar:v engagement
,to Hiss L'Estrange seems to have
originated in misapprehension on all
sides; and I feel assured that she,
too, will see the wisdom of setting
an unwilling fiance free."
"Perhaps so; but I doubt if Clif-
ford ever undertook ihnytting against
his will, unless under pressure of
some tremendous necessity; turd what
the necessity was for his marrying
Nora L'Estrnnge 1 can not see."
"Depend upon it, my letter is at
the root of this very prudent
change of front," returned her
ladyship. "1 feel anxiMIS abouc
Nora, however. I think I had
better run up to town and see
for myself how matters stand. You
return to Chedworth to -morrow, I
will explain to my aunt that 1 ant
cou1pell4ct to go to town, the sane
afternoon, instead of remaining the
couple of days 1 }promised."
It followed, of CourSe, that my lady
' carried out her plans, ane}, having
had a short interview with Mrs.
Ruthven and found her brother was
still absent at 14vesieigh, she dis-
patched a telegram to Mrs. L'Est-
range, whom she wished to see al-
one.
i Mrs. L'Estrange had been out early,
having walked with Bea and her'gov-
1 erness to a music class which; that
1 young lady attended, and doing some
shopping on. her way back.
The dignified blaster of the (house
having gone to dinner, the door was
1'opened by the '•slavey" of the estab-
1 'lishtnont,• and Mrs, L'Estrange found
the telegram on the drawing -room
table.
As Nora was not there, and the
message boded nothing pleasant, Mrs.
L'Estrange went down -stairs at once,
' and meeting her own maid in • the
hall, she told her she was obliged to
.go out. again, in case Miss L'Es-
trange asked, and set forth to keep
the appointment.
The bell sounded more than once.
1 •during the sacred ]lour of rest and
1 refreshment, but the task of answer-
! ing was left to the neat little house-
mai(1, whose lot it was to serve more
than one master.
Nora meanwhile em k>e' 3 herselfrself
shrunk from
5
She own .room. , 1(
in hero n oo t
meeting Winton alone, and he might
tome any day; so, while Helen was
out, she kept in her special strong-
hold,
.A Minister Cured
of Itching Piles
Tho suffering from itching and
burning was almost bs-
yond endurance.
' The victim of a severe case of piles is not only
•unfit for mental or physical work but is kept in
almost constant agony.
Besides the dreadful itching and burning
sensations there is a strain on the nervous system
which almost drives a person crazy.
Se far as is known the only absolute and
guaranteed cure for every form of piles is Dr.
Chase's Ointthen(, a preparation which is now
Standard the world over.
, RSV. Wee Triages, ttrownsvitte, Ont„ writes:
.-"As a man of seventy years 1' am grateful to
God and to Dr. Chase's Ointment for a Cure of
pileswhich had caused me endless annoyance
and much misery. The itching and burning
was almost beyond endurahce, but Dr. Chase's
Ointment brought quick relief and as the trouble
has not returned, 1have reason to believe that
Abe cure is lasting."
T)r. Chase's Ointment. 60 cents a bon at all
••dealers, or Isdmaneofi. 'Bates and Co., Toronto.
To protect you a ainst imitations the portrait
utnd signature of ler. A. W. Chase, the famous
(tleeeipt book author, ate on every box,
She had been greatly disappointed
tlutt clay. The morning,, post had
brought her nothing front Marsden;
so, with a sinking heart, she had sot
herself to compost. a letter to him,
She had written "hear ('lifford,"
and sat looking at the words in a
sort of despair as to how she should
attack her terrible subject, when the
Servant of the hoose brought her a
letter, at the sight of which her
heart stood still; the writing was
Marsden s.
"11as Mrs. L'Estrange come in?"
she asked.
'•Yes'nt, site is in the drawing-
routa.,''
Nora tore open the envelope and
glanced at the contents, before r.sh-
ing to confide them to her stepmo-
ther.
"Nora," it began,—"I think I see
the relief in your eyes—those sweet
truthful eyes I love so well—when
you read t11e1e words -1 give you
back your proatise, and set you free.
There is that in you, 1 know not
what, which forbids Ina to sham gen-
erosity, I give you up, l;ocause 1
can not help it. A tremendous ne-
cessity, a necessity I can not explain,
compels me. No. words can express
the agony of bitterness and humili-
ation it costs ate to release you, for
I love you as passionately as ever,
as I (till from the first, when you un-
consciously cast a shell over ale that
has been my ruin. Yet it has been
alt my own fault, I do not blame
you, If 1 were to write forever, I
could say no more, You never loved
m, but I should not the less have
insisted on your ket.ping your prom-
ise to be my wife. Now I renounce
you, and hope never to see you
again! You will give yourself to ano-
ther, of course—I would Mather know
You were safe in your grave out of
reach where none could touch you.
So good-bye! No one will ever love
you so entirely, so intensely, as I
(lo, though I curse the hour I first
saw you. 1f it be possible you
The satisfaction of having the
washing done early in the day,
and well done, belongs to every
user of Sunlight Soap. zoo
ly purtially lighted by the glow of a
good Inc.
"You will hardly };cess!—I have
been with Lady Dorrington." And
she proceeded to describe the •te}e-
getun and her interview.
"1 think Lady .Dorrington is ter-
ribly afraid you are breaking your
heart, Nora• tihe feels sure You have
renounced Mr. Marsden in conse-
quence of her letter, she is therefore
quite pleased with you. But 1 have is
wonderful pleee of news. Ile has abso-
lutely engaged himself to Mr's. ltuth-
ven, and they are to be married
soon."
"Then that, in conte way, accounts
for this letter," said Nora, standing
Clifford's to Mrs, L'Estrange, who
rend it with surprise and regret.
Many and varied were the conjec-
tures of both as to what could pos-
sibly be the mysterious necessity
which influenced Marsden; both com-
ing, reluctantly, to the conclusion
that money roust be the rout of the
evil—which was certk(inly Nora's
good.
* * * * * * *
Mee. Ruthven was successful along
the whole line she had ntat°ked out
for herself: if she 14415 a little sora
respecting the feelings :1iur..clen so
frankly avowed toward Aiiss L'Fs-
trange, she- had the consolation of
believing that she was inflicting the than once, u. . 1 h e, t really come with me to Inches?—to a
cruelest disappointment on that de- stn» cl matters without ftuestlonin;;, I wild, renrute station'?"
tested rival. Then, she had the marl and grow anxious that the two 511,: I ant not wise f non rh to refuses
she loved so utterly at her mercy; heartily loved should not. spoil each I g
and this, which would have been pain other's lives for a punctilio. I
I But 1 can't start next w•eekl"
and humiliation to a women of real must write and ask hint to luncheon I '•1 should thiol not. 1'ou will be -
heart and delicacy, gratified her or dinner,' -leve ate, when f tell you, I never
crude love of bower, while the car- "No, 00, clear Helen! Promise me, I loved any woman but yourself, and
taints, of accomplishing the Marriage promise me faithfully you will not," 1 g]vo nu, a place in your heart, in
on which she had set her soul, of implored Nora, with such a distressed I t'c�tm•n?
falsifying Shirley's spiteful. peophe- expression. of countenance that Mrs, , 1 will, Mark," said Nora, gravely,
cies of defeat, filled her with exults- L'Estrange pruulisc'cl, i steadily. With fl tomer solemnity.
tion. There was a very ugly, reverse 'I'Itis last clay was bright and crisp, ' So. when Mrs. L'Estrange was
to this medal, but, for the moment, there. had been a light full of smite, I called back, it ryas. all settled; a
she was able. to put it aside, if not
to forget it. With her wealth, and
Atarsden's position and popularity,
the world was at her feet. As to
5hou1(1 ever regret me, I would break his Craze about Nola L'hi trap a that f1t' •, 1 L t u• t 5 tt 1 uluq
every law, every bond to come to would pass over. lie would find that break; for the moment lift. ways to ; discursive• conversation.
you. But this f5 madness! nn experienced woman of the world her like one of those wretched Meeting
I
The society papers soon added to
where the cbruu"r, all humin to their usual paragraphs u1ySter•ioue
lours—stili utterly yours, must bra m.ore suitable wife for ghints as to broken rn•tragements, and
"CLIFFORD MARSDEN." }riot than a more s!inple school -girl ttttt(JIL sonto joy ctluiost within touch, 1
In the first infinite relief of findinglike Nora. 1.4 kept buil: by inlpalpfablf• barrior5, 1 the false information disseminated
b• their contolnpot'tu•ios respecting
herself free, Nora slid not quite take For several clays after she had conte vague• obsturlc's, gossamer striving.
rho tt1Fi>rortch!ng uuptiul5 c>t u eertaiit
in the fierce th smile of this strange to a distinct understancling with, eye. impregnuble to the popular member of society whose
letter. Her impulse was to rush with
ozing cr1r 2 c n, if you nh att that 1 1 "why did you accept 11•li•idea?"
tun to clear up With you, prc•ti0US to ; '•Because, 1 thought' she loved int
of
your entering ing 011 ,your nett 1>}lase, very much; 2tud-•e'With a quick
You intend (1 to reward guy pruQo1lce by gnome front her sweet. )vet eyes, and
ruStnrtteng10010 2ue' ' at hint formotneut no one ids,. diel." .
a Smirk preeteire Of the }land, •'that*
a
in unitised silence. "how tsar:; thut?" cried Winton-.
"1 alit not Wilt,' so bora a crecii- his heart beating fast. "You n2u2$
tor, Shirley; partly, perhaps, because ]tauo fr1t bury soon you grew (fear to
I. do riot forget hy-Hones, quite. N(); uu'!—d0ttt'er thtut uuything else oa
1 inaugurate this new phase of my 1 earth, ur in -leaven either.>,"
existence, be returning you all these I
promissory notes. 1 wish to hear no i "W}1y diel not you cell rue 50 be,•
utore 01 them—let us port fr}ends, 1 fore'.' ttsk11 t Drat. luriiing, t]roug$1
wi ri you her lips st}l! trembled.
good htcik, !11 tt tatevor way i llectntso. illy levo, my 1}fo, 1 Wus
you -wall best like it," rlar ])u
Shuley's cluck Puce chun red. ..you you ranetuncr. ono day.
� ,yaoeou
hal nu• guocl-bye al tn0 fluor, At
aro hind, unci—t. henal,' he , liroolulale, and 1 flared to hold your
coif-. "1 -fish utotaliur oldmos—l-tet 2nD soy I -hand closer and longer than I ought?
friendship --was not to be ends}." He i The Words, 'I lova' you,' were on ray
took the papers she held out, and, ' ups at that monunt; but it was no
iwistiug them up, thrust the1ll into 11144' or 1,late 10 speak thea; and
his hronst-pocket, •'1 shall 110401• ovot' utter', in conte nu2ui'hss way,,
meet your match again; you have you put me front you, and, virtually.
shown me what can be dared and I told me you would have nothing t0
done by a wcnnttn, 0SSe(1 as do with me?"
you alae with aL hetivy pub1rse and a I ••Yes, i r(r enihi'' it, and I was
potent will." I told that --that. you had been en.
'And all's well that enols well," gage(- to 1Teit•n, and were i>ow hop.
returned Mrs, Rutliven, She !:ave
ing to uuury her! '
]tint lu'r hand with a slight Melina- "Who told you this? Marsden?" he
lion of the head, and he felt himself f reeked, sternly, catching her other
hand, and holding both tight.
"Yes," faltered Nora.
"Then h' is an infernal liar! Why
did you believe }rim?"
"Why should 1 doubt hint?"
"Then you iltould nut }lave doubts*
ed nue"
diem 'seed.
* * * * * * *
The days flew fast, and that fixed
for lVittolt's depin'ture haat dawned.
Nora dared not hope that she still
held the 811111P 1']ae' ilk his regard.
Of courar, she thought, her sudden
change, her apparent readiness first l "You 140(11(1 not have Inc $o
to accept Marsden and then to break l ceded ,as to fancy tL man must
with hila, had lowered her in the very. very fond of nu—when he
"stiulation of so high-minclecl a man et• told too 541?"
as Mark Winton. "While f thought every one must
1lo,ilad called us he promised, but I see I' was making � a foul 01 myself!"
both Mars. I, Estrange and -her step- ! ('h—if you w h. to kt' a}> a char.
slaughter were out. I
ac .et' for w•isdonl—"
! t
"1 le will not go without bidding 1 •'1 don't suppose you believe much.
us good-bye," said the former more in my wisdom! But, Nora, will you
s 51 0 e r o uttd0r
coa-
be-=
neve.
very happy party met ut canner tnao
anti the grass ba the pork was prat-cvuing—ut which repast Miss I3eat-
tily powdered, 1 rice, to her great delight, was allow -
No exterior brightness, however, 1 cd to be Art.: t.nt. and did good sere
could cheer Nora. She kept a brave
u hu he I •u f It a: ii 't t t vice by promoting general and very
Marsden, Mrs. Ruthven denied herself spirit. domains lay not a hundred miles
hergreat tidings to Helen. She flew t to every one—even to hes faithful 11, was, she told herself, useless,
I, from a well-known cathedral town in
down -stairs, and into the drawing- ' Shirley, who was by no means pleas- unuiaiden!y, to grieve so about a the Midlands, etc., etc., etc.
room. Mrs. L'1":strange's arta-chair { ecl with the aspect of things. -nun who was evidently resolved not 1
was in front of the (Inc, and .-fora He had not been accustomed to be
to renew his proposal to her. She
Nora L']':stt•ang1' and Minton were
just Saw, as she thought, the dark thus debarred admittance, and be ' had begged to join Bea and her goy- i too touch strangers and pilgrims hi
mischief. Though the dory was clneSs in their e41tly walla; anything i the world of London to share the at -
lino of her dress at our side, as if ; scented m c o R tendon bestow« d oil Mrs. Ruthven
her feet w•ereton the fender, gone when he -toped to rekindle firs. 1 was better than sitting still. and .11ursde:tl. The noise made by the
"Oh, Helen! dear Helen! Clifford 'Ruthven's passing ca}n•ice for hila- 1 She talked kindly and cheerfully
ad
releases me. Thank God, I ant free. I self, he objected Very. strongly to her in Dermal to the little frauh'in ` given ltl}ucttytt 01 hi'r r jeawelscertain
cite free!" she cried in joyous agit- 1 marrying Marsden, who had uuc•on_ ; about her home anal her people' Standing in the 1'stiwatio4. of co-
lL , i sciottsly wounded his, x1110111• 'mope*, 1 every now and again falling into 1411- Ciet1, and hemarriage with so well -
talon
She had scarce tittered the words i and insulted him by his oppressive I encs tuul bitter thought, unci then known a man 415 Marsden made her
when a figure starters up from the ! superiority. When, at last, Mrs. i with the restlessness of pain. she 1 position Secure.
chair, and Winton confronted her. Ibithven was at home to 11in1, ]le was ! wanted to go bowie and ruldethd; a
t ❑ rl t o I• )f some i idn-codrnly Little remains to tell of this ill -
Nora stood still and dumb, the in a very bad temper indeed, which 1 0 f, i , o. c Ualunu•d lute, where, though virtue
open letter in her ]rand, feeling Glazed was not improved by the c'arelees her out of herself. she complained , is 1'airl} rolcard«al, 4ice is by ue
and helpless in the crushing confus- I' triumph of her manner. '•1 thought of fatigue, and they returned to the menus ch:tstized us it ought to be.
ion which had so suddenly overwhelm- 1 you were going to cut me complete_ house' t Justice. complete justice, is, bow-
ed her. I ly," he said, when they had exchang- Nora went listlessly upstairs, open-'
j e4r'r, rtueiy visibh+ to the nuked eye;
"Has Marsden than released you at 1 eat greetings. "Why, it is more than 1 ed the drawing -room door, and stop- let us belfe%e there fs a )ecvet award
your own request?" cried Winton, a wee-: since T was admitted!" ped foe a moment. Helen tvuS speak- ! .
forward "You have no right to complain; 1 ing to some one, another step, and i thc�ct,4ill�door, t1'1�cnttl hough hc'aftlo to
impetuously,l4.1yand coming! g
site saw her step -mother seatt•d on a isles 415 a t.
c}uiclkly, forgetting in the supremo ' have not cern any our." *corn buy tree" in the
excitehnent of the moment all eon- it lou iu u t yl • W!^-
ventionulit•; while to Nora it seemed t 1 the he hearth -rag equally natural to answer with an
emphatic "Yes, oh yeS! %there is
Helen'? I thought she was here?"
"So clic} I," returned Winton. re-
covering his self-possession and his
reserve. "I called to—to say good-
bye, and I trust you will forgive toy
inopportune preeence, my unguarded,
and I fear very presumptuous ques-
tion.t
"You have net been unwell, I on aha ' k 1, P o•1•
i r eyes of his neighbors.
hope?" ton, who soot on- (,
.,,No: I have felt remarkable' well; � leaning his shoulders against the A couple of yours utter what Nora
busy with these tire- clpioully-Piece. She histine•tively considered her ,teat deli4ernnct., i41rs.
but I have been t t t c I,'ISatrun �« in Ler t u ane nit home at
some papers," and she waved her left 1 Menta her face front the light , andhand t I i,'• t
ow r 1 hem. Shirley started assuming by an effort an air of coot- i Ifroolcdali, which it was arranged
for on her linger sparkled the double- posure, advanced to shake hands 11a14 to he her residonCl' so long* as
heart device, of rubies and diamonds, 1 with itiin—a eharneng figure, as the ; dirt, wirestias\Vint l.8,reinilone of hn-
lie had seen on Nora's. 1 relh+c•tion of the !ire played on her i nurathly letters to her step daugh-
"I can scarcely believe rty eyes!" l dark -green, close fitting clot11 coat, I tor:
ho exclaimed. "Am Ito conclude that i edged with >ab10, acid at pretty cap You will, T am sure, be sorry.
tion. My sincere interest in—in
your Marsden has tranfrrred his ullegi- ! of the same fur cruwntd her golden -
that
I that Cliffo t Marsden hada bad fall
welfare, must be my excuse." once, with, the betrothal ring, from 1 brown (•01114. ]n 51)!11' of hac• will out hunting, last weak. They tell me
"Yon are very kind, 7— Oh, where friss L'Estrangc to von. ' and finely exerted colt -control, a
is Helen? I nmst go and look for "Ire has," she returned, twirling ? vivid h111a11 rose to her cheeks, which , is rides changed recklessly; nisiu'0(1,marriage.
her." Before Winton could stop her. the ringround and round, sntilili,r I left color enough even when it ht1(1
Airs, Marsden, 1 utast soy, makes a
had he been o disposed, site had partially faded.
s t softly. l
float. And how—how did Marsden con- "Where is Ilea?" asked Mrs. 111':5- capital lady of the manor, and is
r, docile-dly x) tabu•, though senuelvhat
Winton gazed after her, an expres_ trifle to break off with I1li'S 1 Yrnngt when the others had bid each 1 { F
i other good -day. exacting; bur Mfr. \Iart'dcn is either
ing• 1 ]tops and joy gradually, light- L'Estrange?"h1do "Gone to lake off her things." silent and moody, or in fierce high
13',r her his sombre face, 8140 was free "That Ido not hkave alwbutays
he has ..I must grin„ her to see you," Writs. Ile is very thin, and not
,
4 w t c 1 s There
r found t q 1 was. ) qn and as T have 1 its c n handsome t a. ( e 3
dont ne n nearly • q ha ) r
Life might e
tl at 1 . U 1t
by own desire. L e g t U 1111 hi All•S. L'Estrange, with rather a
worth living yt�t! While he stood you capable of keeping silence w•h0n i is n t•urious, glaroQ, stnt•inf; look in
cul:
Winton. ' It
}) to 1
significant I
f.
•C telling 1' n • •qS •q le
n•ars,aty, T do not mind hl1 you q '•'s hat is 1c..«, n for I
c etc rt d t
• ,. .,1.. his t .
ki new and glowing views i s of g g bought ht
i n nhall " t 1
tot ,
g f. 's going, g
g""Ile
1
g
•q 3 11 q 1 s he aiwA a
.lir. Marsden c has made a oma. liked
blur nd
that , h altrul•i• 1 n
much ogee• which he had often puzzle Nora, loo uuloh taken up with the y
ed suggestlWats themselves, the re- short, enders discoveries which' in idem to herd her step -mother leaving sitows�the utmost friendliness to Dere
sprctahle Watson come in, short, render his marriage with Miss � and to myself. T never heard that
L'Estrange the room. h„ drinks too much, but it r whits -
day?"
"Ti you plea, 0, 5}r, leis, L'Estrange ge fs, h?"e' 1 "T thought you here to sail to -
went out again, and .hiss L'1'stran(e "Discoveries, 1'h'," in a oseenm. day?•' she said, talking off her cap #pored that he oats opium. Ile is
does not know when she will 1•e- ! tont "and will you not trust me and parting the fringe on her brow; often away, and when at tomo Berme
the roost was quite too warm, after to take no interest in anything.
the cold air, and she drew a chair Madame is 40f15to1' and mistress, and
forward, still keeping her back to Peoph' appear to consider her rather
neglected ,ctec} by her hushnr d 1 . Mrs.
Marsden shows nu' all proper civility,
turd."
"Ah!—well, perhaps—" he hesitate
ed. lie was dying for a. few words
with Nora, but it would be had taste
'to intrude upon her now. "Perhaps,"
he continued, "T may find 'Mit.
L'Estrangn at home to -morrow. T
should nat like to leave without bie
ding her good-bye."
He had nothing for it but to take
his hat and depart.
Nora, greatly surprised at ITolen's
41)5(41)00, could not compose herself to
ado anything. She tvtutdered to and
fro from room to room, sometimes
sitting down—to full into vague rev-
eries. She lend and re -read Metre -
den's letter; its pusS}onnle despair ,.Ile will replace rile rubies 11y the
'"No my good friend; 1—in short, 1
(}o not exactly Snow myself."
"lt is alt very mysterious, and
deucedly hard for Miss L'1"'strantro."
"I• don't Suppose she is i11 a veru
enviable state of mind," whittledAirs. Ttutitven, with an air of quiet
enjoyment.
Shirley looked at her et.rionw.
"And have you given un all Lopes
of tracing ,rout rubies?" he atikeil,
"Yes," she said, sharply;%that
sudgestedl.thenl to you?''
"I don't know; perhaps an idea
that Marsden has not hitherto
brought yon luck,"
sobered and (1isulaY(cl her. What Araysden diamonds. Now. Captain
could have happened to make ilius Shirley,
ive her u 1 So frri'ly7 She was deeply you said you nought 1 was
g tgoing to cut you completely; you are
grieved for hint, Sho strove to rout- mistaken'' I tut not going to cut
pOF0 a letter to flint in her mind, but
could not command her ideas; all shu
Could do—and she Was uSUanted 01
the windows.
"I have postponed i n• departure
for a work or two," returned Win-
ton; and there was an d
awliW111
118.1114..,, while Nota, with unsteady lin-
goes, (lt•et• off her gloves and rubbed
her hands gently together.
"'fou seem tired of your holiday?"
"No," said Winton, taking at ;,telt
nearer to her, and looking straight
into her eyes. '•1 nw51 tell yt+n the
truth, even though it may +cerin bail
taste to do so, at least so soon, I
ant not tired of my hulidc•y, but I
wanted to throw myself into engross-
ing work. to deaden the pain of di5-
apeeinic'cl 110er-110110 that, }11'01)+11,
1
had 11(1 right to enterta}n, ;ret
which I could 001 resist!" Nora was
you, butI am going to drop you as snout. "1 1114y f1`0111 rL tiresome. Per-
on intimate Priem}. lir. *Marsden, for S('r•eriug lliockhe*(l"t)olt, 011(1' 1""m•some reason or otht't', would not be Nora, 1 offer you my future life! And
I promise, with all my soul, to be
yule truest Pelona, nes well RS your
true lover! (~-hull I go, or stay?"
And Nota --the teat's welling over
n»Q ]ranging on her lashes—said soft.
]y, but. host distinctiy, "Stay!"
en 81110 lost -told on herself, and
burst into a lit of _weeping.
"flood heavens, Nora!" eried Win-
ton, displayed. "Fou do not ac-
teet 1110. ngaintst yopr X111" '
the pleasure she had in doing it-- pleased, I know, if 1 continues] on t?lo
wets to enclose the two rings Maras salve terms with you, and he ie
den had given her in a neat packet tiredly my first consideration. ''ot
and address theta to the gi4cr—latee have always been seteu fly and useful,
in the evening she would write. ' unci T tray add, prudent; for yott
At last Mrs. L'Estrange returned. have wisely agreed with 1110 111 let"
looking pale mid tired. ting by-gones be by -Bones. I3t:t be.
"Olt. 1•lelenl where -••'where have vett fare entering into a new phase of nfv
been?" cried yVt)re, When her stop- -existence, I should like to look
*rainier came into the room Win'" i""tw.bsoligh lig fere acknowledgments. of
WHEN BABY IS SICK.
Don't (thee hun with nanieoas oaetm
o11 or Other barest griping purgative(
Above alt things don't s:ivehim patsounns
"Soothing" stuff. These things May
loathe hint worse. Baby's Uwn Tal,i't•
are what your.1dtt14 este 115.414. They
are a gentle laxative, and make baby
•'leep because they Make hint well.
Thee tool his hot little mouth, *)'Se hit,
soar tttntnaeh, rand. help Ins olbstinate
little teeth through painler5iv, '!'hey
are what etery ntorhFr need's far he
haby—and the outer chilclri•tt test. flet:
Roothier, Greenwood 13. (.; , says: "I
consider B'h11t's Own Bret Weis (rtt
their weightiti gold in Pvor% h'.1110% her
titian are children. ttty til p regret r.4 tna'
1 ddidl ant• learn their great wort h'.1 ee•er '
Mese Tdblt'ta Win help every'c•hild trot)
the moment of birth on*srei, noel err,
guorante•• I to contain nd1 Intruded en rig
Sold by alt medicine dealers or sent It)
until en 25 cents et box by writtug 'lin
Dr. Williams' blee -kine CO , l rockville,
Ont.
i\•
The Mud You Rave Always nought, and 'which has been
in use far over 00 ye.an;5, ]cess borne the signature of
and, mess been made under ids per..•
1
somal supervision since its infancy.
Allow aro one to deceive you in this.. ,
All counterfeits, Invitations and "Just -as -good" are- but
Experiments that trifle 'with and endanger the bealth or
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment*
t:
What
STORM
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare.
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. 1t
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. it .destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It Cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tho
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea --The Mother's Friend.
CENUINE C
ST J R IA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
►
Tho Kind You aye Always Bought
in Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CCNTAUR COMPANY 77 MURRAY UTRECT. NEW VOCA CITY.
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x`34 it llairRenewer
fi
Always restores color to gray hair, all the dark, rich color it used
to have, ' The hair stops falling, grows long and heavy, and all
dandruff disappears. An elegant dressing. n'" «"°' ""1t.1 , N°t!"°'"
but I feel she does not Iike time; and
I date not encourage Clifford to come
here as often as he would like. It is
reported that. Mrs. Marsden Is trying
to briho Colonel Marsden, the next
heir, who is a bachelor and rather
out at elbows, to join her husband
in breaking the entail, and then the
estate is to 1>e settled on her. This
may he inert. gossip; 7 can not help
feeling grieved for Clifford, he seems
so broken and hopeless,
'The mail has not come in yet. so
7 shalt send this off. I can not tell
you what pleasure your descriptions
of your delightful life up -country give
me, and Ilea, too, Iooks eagerly for
your letters. My kind love to Mark,
who, 1 am sure, is a pattern hus-
band. Whata narrow escape you
had of losing each other!"
THE END.
Wealth or Languages.
The English language—according to
a (german statistican who has made
a 'study of the comparative wealth
of languages—heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary of 260,000
words. German comes next, with
80,000 words; then Italian, with
75,000; French, with 30,000; Turk-
ish, with 22,500; and Spanish, with
20.000. ._ -.. ,
At the Seaside.
See the pretty parasol there on the
sand.
How lonely it seems, out there by it-
self.
It looks as if somebody had gone oft
and left it.
Sball I heave this large, round dant
shell at the pretty parasol.
Yon had better not if you know what
is good for you.
I am going to, anyway. There?
Goodness me, what have I done.
Yon have stirred up a regular hornet,
I eau tell yon. Don't you know that
there are a gentleman and lady behind
every parasol on the beach?
Come away quickly and let ns pretend
to be looking at the distant sails on the
bright blue sea. And if the gentleman
asks ns if we threw the clam shell wet
will tell him we do not know anything
about it.
�.' ane. x' Ci TM x efts. .
Beam the _ The Kind You Hato Alwar 8eu,
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