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"bx vJa`1Y"Y.3:;"i.2i~5`1i;c3J,```T cried Wiliie, suns very night. ` ` T - - . Q4=nnAt! Ind :4-Anclvy 73 unifta unu V9-IJ luIu|EllUo ` qSteady, my lad. steady,_ said I; you have notrasked the other girl yet! Perhaps 1 she won t sayyes, for all your coaxing. She may`ha.ve- ,another'string to her bow, or half a dozen other strings. For_ the matter of that, said I, growing angry, she may have gs many strings gs Da.vid s harp, and` she_ playing `a. different tune on every Vstring. Wait nnd.90.9: W111; wait and, see. Steady does it! I V - ' `HI-.. -_._-__ _I__-.._- 7- ._..!._`l_-.I L)... _,L L- CHAPTER IV. `IN WHICH ONE CORNER V OF VANITY WARE S nnmumun smcnwr PEEPS OUT. ' About this time an iixcident occurred of` which I can speak freely, for I -witnessed it. 1'-TavnT mahi fhnl-. fnr vnnru `inv favnrikn VVLIILLA ul. pan DIJUCAIL Ll VU1J, I.\ll L vv Auuuuaruu Jlh Have I said that for years my favorite walk ran past Tumbledown Farm, and thence to the top `of a hill? One evening I had 1 strolled gently there, and when I reached the I summit, the air felt" so bracing and cool after a roasting day thatl rambled along the brow of the bill for a considerable distance. ' The Inn had set nearly an hour before I turned my steps homeward, and it was quite dark as I trod my way carefully down the zigzag road, on the side of which stood~the old farm- house. Just as I approached the garden gated I saw a woman in` a light-colored dress come up the hill, and immediately I heard a strong, harsh voice say: . Is that you, Vanity? A `- Yes. replied another voice, which I re- tcognized. . V` _X ' to W,a'.Lking.as I was on the grass at the side \ of the read, my Inavements were npiseleus or [ unheard. and the deep shadow of the ' `hedge ` must have quite hidden me from new; My ; next step `brought ,me4c1os_e to, the `ga" ,rdenT gate. and. h91`..I could `see 9. `#11 mmbeating ' .t1.!15=.81`3!\<.1~'VVi3l_if,1$81`!i3?11i.i1i8.t?lk "iii 11 iibr ' ..s1snt:;agvo,g.:.-ssirhe. `rent 39! the g;onggsaaon' I l `heard ")T~:"v'r In .*--:w `Z: inn; A."'s:4i}d-liiL",!i9.T.1u|V':adI' .3. _ _. I _g_ "iuAQmmm`A1Cv"4-LAu- nearu puumy; - a 7 ZLa.te again 1-jh said`! more `everely before` F`.Nig1_1t.a;f_fergmght you go,wanc1er- ing Othwhy or. whre 'I7.an t in1a}g'i_n.. Dd y`o1'1_.k`now the hour??? - ` ' M = ~ ' mines ...-..-`..'-...1..IL.'...V.;`....`.:....A ....:u. 1.`......__..- _-,uuu.u ..|. uu .uv_u nUu_.uu-nu. _- Know theahour --N615; I, `replied, V 'i`_.a tone w1gi(;h 1_r1ig1`;a-have denoted fear . thmly disguised by nifecta`-i g`a.yty._ Time passes quickl , A `Vlflanvi vcnus`-..c. .-.....L. _..u.1. .___' _'_, UILQIJIIVV U111) ` J ,, . . ` .Thifs speech w~ spiced with .19, _-,V7|i"1lich.I`d0VJJ0_f3.:!SeAt}(i0=W`l'1; 1 " iinguage _lLT7`_.'__..._ LI- - I, _,-_ n i? , A, 1' ii -97 'u'. ` 1. - not with m, you mean, re lied the" tall man. The devil take you P for" a selsh, willful ja.de1` ' Don t: be cross." interposed :Va!_1}f5_. THE NOR'1`HERl\T `ADVANCE J` I-I` v`ygvv,-. -_ - gliggagainstl t,` Igaveggxe 5; .i`pe;~b_.pg;-.tne woman V havea.po.t.hqtic.s1dg= to;-ghr an; or , 7 her;4I -1. a mum -we to her lib. 5, I ` A ` 3' 7 `There hows" `Softly I admit, don"t be angry, this quiet, lovely A..--.n'nop 13 . \ HEWSON 85 CRESWICKE, BARQSTERS. Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Judi- cature of Ontario.Prootors, Notaries, Conve - moors 850. Money to Loan. Ot ces-Bot - well's Block, oppos to N. 8: N. W.'Ry. Station. `Rn:-pin evening," e I stopped. The white gure drew close to the tall, dark gure. and, as well as I could see, -she laid her head against his shoulder. He pushed her `off with a savage oa. ' and I saw stalking back to the house. A you know, I thought I hea.r,d_ ll. sob, which made me, a-..1 _....n-u !n1- I nnvnr like to hear a, woman ` KIIOW, `l aln Us DUI! _, vv l-l-l\r- 3----- .._ feel queer; for I never like to hear woman or A9. child cry; life seems too short for it. .In went the great, strong. form, after fol- lowed Vo.nity s slow, white gm'e; bang went the door, not shut `by her hand, I will be positive; and somehow through the crash I thought I heard a cry of pain or fear. And that was a11~I saw! You may` be sure I turned this incident over in my mind 8. good many times; and though I made nothing out of it, I resolved to tell Willie what I had seen. It was clear that at present the old father was not the -1-. :.......+. no l`11mhIed0Wn Farm: for that at present we om tunnel was luau ...... only inmate of Tumbledown Farm; for though I could not discern any feature, the form of this stranger was that of a_ great, `able-bodied man. Was" he a visitor only? Why, then, should he charge her with being late night after night? And how should a } Was he a brother? Waehe t a -husband! Miss Axford herself could not have felt more curious than I, as I pondered these questions. One thing was clear to my mind: Willie did not know about his sweetheart all that was 4-------- `A `an I71-unvlnn 1117 n IOVRY, I re- * visitor speak to her in so violent a manner? not know &D0|.'lD ms BWeuuuuu.ru_ uu uuuu nun necessary. to be known by a lover. I re- solved to start him on the track of inquiry; and it happened, curiously enough, that ---_ -34.... I... nnvnn I-A rnn fn fall: over his ma UUIVIUUBJJ Cuuusu, vuuv soon after he came to me to 13811! 0V8!` his love affairs, which had come to a crisis. _- 3, ;___._z._.... ._.u.'l.. `*`uo\;""! `an Ear` nnuv Vallltyi DBIIBIVIOF 1`t:u.uuuuu. u nvus no Vl- A-In-r ` giving. He was often on the point of break ' 1 - b t one droop of her long-lashed" L 3n4 +m- nnfn in hm` ne metallic g 10056; uuu uuu uxuup w. nu; .v..5r........... eyes, or a. softer note in her ne metallic voice, would scatter his doubts to the winds, } and restore his wavering allegiance. . "H1 _ _-_- ...,...A..'..... I--- |`lvl1|,`_N,?`- '""'`-'----.-a ```,,"'a' , , ` They had arranged _a new meeting, place-- a. littleswingfing gate`. which you may see even now standing at the corner of the . plantation. 'So far they kept up 9. pretense of accident in -these encounters, for ..Wi11ie thought it indelicate _to_. hint at anything like an appointment with a. woman who had not yet `accepted him as a lover. Respectable ' behavior was born "in that dear boy! But accidentally, on purpose, they met;-and sunset after sunset found them at this swing- ing gate, ready to stroll oh`. different ways, i;` need arose. At last, one Saturday night, Willie resolvedto speak his mind.` Vanity was leaning upon the gate, swinging herself - "to and fro at times, or tting her white n- ger tips into the blossoms of a long stalk of foxglove, "which she had plucked as she Walked. Apainter might have chosen her as `a model of a temptress. her power over the artless, manly young fellow at her side. - 1I9n1- _ _._'._ ....L :--..1.'-.....3 L..-&.JI--. 4'-.. ` u-.34-I-. `A: `Van she knew i ~..., am, --r'x_ '_-,_ - - ifoice as of one 8111118 .1`. F{"`1`3`..'. .13f ......-..;.. m-go-m,7e.me 1-`hint.-that EEARN &. MURCHI ON. BARRISTER, Solicitors, Conveyancers. &c. Moneyto Loan. Office-Over D. J. Murnhison's Store. Market Street Barrie. Bra.nch01ce--Potter's Block. Totten am. EDWARD J. Hmaw. D. _C. Muncmsox. _._...-_ A to themselves. LGLIUW an 11;: runs. , . . , . _ Willie was not inclined toetalk; for,` with a. beating hearty, he was planning how to [open his declaration of love. The sunlight, as it" . sunk, tipped the tree-tops with gold, and far 1 below `a .mi.+tf was stealingglp the great `valley; the butteries had ivanisbed long ago, and now arid then `a beetle went; by on whirring: wings; -the brooklet ranoayxay from , . beside them, and wouudnncl bubbled across the e`.d. Nature and Love had the scene all- .- -coma. . `n . 91 u` .' vv nus...-4-- - -.~ '_ iVanity!" said Willie, at "last. e had always called her` Miss Haxdware until now, and felt that this was 2;. great stride to make in a_ breath. So he safd it again`, like a man` going to `burn his bridge, ``_Vzmity ! \l _'_._ 1 7..__:A... ..l'.,....,..-) at - ``nn"r\t\1-`- .-nu.-....'n.. suuzn bxuub av ..-..-.. -- --~ -v-0-, .- -----~,; Miss.Vanity showogi` not the `least; surise, `and gave no sign of pleasure or displeasure. What is it? she asked, studying the pink ` thimble of foxglov on her forenger with % the most; alluring carelessness. Have you any news to te1l"me? _ H'IIT`|\n4- n nr|n'+n 11011!` I (I1-{A41 WiI1{n 'fnn'Hn(i all UUVVS |-U LOU LLIUZ `y`What 9. white hand! cried Willie, feeling more himself all of a. sudden. A -pretty- littlee white--handVl _ ` ' _ _ Gasping for breath-so he told me `himself. There are no rings to set it o," Vanity said, looking at her hand with a pout. Then her face rippled into a smile and a laugh. 'I`Ian Hnuvnv-c`1'Inn1! nrnttv whiln f}I'AV Ind-., HUI AGVU I11J1.ILuu Luvv u uunuv onus: on guuauu The oxvefs look pretty while they last, don't they? She dallied with the: ha.lf-dis- ` mantled stem-a. witch, if ever woman was. nr.nu.. L.........l..`I.'.-nu. `.11 Anon naartvn +1-\ nu-than II V Ouuls I V . - ` . ' So she passedbv, showing to him no ven- tion wl1atev;r,_rno1;_'-even nmnifesting any - cu1`iosity..;.1'_or, without a glance :at Vamty, she _wex_1t V on home\_vvard,. quick, active, nim- ble-fopted, thavgxfy imagepf a thritty, man- aging younglwomau. _ . .VD'Im -:.. +I...um 1~r...`-:;._~ -_.,, ,-. .. e. . - -- Iuuuuuu DlDlu* u Vvauuu u- uvu: vvvuuuu vvuuu Willie, trembling all over, resolved to cross the bridge and burn it. (Chang 1-vnnvl hand with inmnn: nnvnr 1`!-. U110 unugu unu uuxu Av. - V Cover your hand with diamonds, cover it until every nger carries a. fortune, he cried, and the hand would not look so beautxful as now, or be so dear. _ T 1TnnH-n cnuilnrl nlnnun with `e nnmnli- WV"7Vz;.1: iTt:yW$i`l`e`:,hpleased with his compli- ment, itseemed, not the least ustered! Oh, usedto having her ngers toyed with, be nun.` A? Plan} I IIuC\I UV LIIAILI sure of that! -rrv-113, A. LENNOX Sc 00., CONVEYANCERS, . etc. `Money to loan. Notes discounted. Collections made. Insurances effected. Estates managed. Otllces over Fa1'quha.rs_on's store, Hrmlnn street. Barrie. ~ ` 45-18 y(II.|JlUJ, uvun VUAAALJI Yes, she said. 'hat have you got td say-to Va.m'ty--dear Vanity? . Q1... .._u`...\.J Ln 4...-.. NA LI....L LL- `I--A. L_-_, W, 1;`; u gun; "I uuvu v-.vv-v-I She ra.ise(`l: 1,191` ye's,'so that`: _the last beam of sunlight touched them and irradiated their dangerous brillmncy. _ . HTUl'nu T ,,'I-hunt! `ram TKTI'l.'.. J-.......I..`I...: -1. L:_ \IIIl-If-"`3l\Jll IJI A May I-may I? Willie trembled at his own daring, yet he lifted the hand to his lips while he `thus asked leave to kiss it. _ vVanity burst out lausghijng. - _ -May I--may I! Oficourse you may 1 she cried. Dear timid lad! Look here! T.'._LL _..; .. ...:_.. I-.'_.J ..._1 __ -___-,n I Eight a:~aJ:1w1-1yu;;1gNb`i:;l`: M121 22 33253.3 nu, she touched his- cheek with her lips, skimming away after a pressure which would have scarcely hurt a buttery s wing. `But her - breath was on him, and her brilliant, laugh- ing eyes weresparkling close to his. Delight --delight. with pain in it-shot through Wil- lie s heart. He had no time to march out his own feelings, however, for `an unexpected interruption divertedehis thoughte. urn-.. 1-`__..- .---..dn .1-;;.-__.1-,u AU. 1 , -7I.; fs7{J;IE7 E;Ixu1BI127fJ imperiou T voice behind him, with marked emphasis. lf it will not be inconvenient. \ ` . . 'n`r:n.-.. `I.....I-_J .___.....1 nu,-,., J. . -- stood Nacy ` Steele! Neither ofthe lovers `had noticed -"her approach. forlshe had. a light, swift step, ' ' and gotaover the ground quickly, nIs11hn.+. ~-vn|I._Willio27? mm 1w...{... `_-`_`_ nu. suusuvut uuo gxuuuu qwclu Is that; you,_.Willie?-sa1'd N.anc:y, M in_gJ'no,w in her most agreeable voice. I did not see your face. hat a pleasant" evening! V ' V * ' ' . .. Rn .0... .............1 1..., .14.: A - - u-5u.5 J uuugv wuu1u.u,. K ho is thaw . Vanity asked, disdainfully Where does 3 she come from? At least, where did her bonnet come from? ' G UL llllllv` C wwinie grew bo1dei'; he caught her hand in` .3.- u7:Vanitjr, dear Vanity! H'\T.\.- 1') aka onhl H1R.'kn6 managea. Uuwuu _u\' Dunlop street, Barrle, _,_ , 1!, Hub U1. vuu an u3- avwle at-hintthnt ._ K ob watchinz..W ,f.V4`m`Pm'er:re5.sQ `R`1 >e:-mnshe did not see 8-117` 9 __ 19 _ ,, If A A . #h`1g$rhaps she has not sight nor `J 11 had eadNanCVs acewl E"E._`:`;`. .}. .:..`Z.' OPnr]l;nn 11118 was pleased said Vanity, who had reaa nancy-s Lulx vvxvu a ,rival?s eyes. "`.Perhaps she was pleased withfwllatshe saw. In fact, she looked per-_ h fectlye'.chiafrmed. . ' Courting was over for that evening. Willie felt dashed by the sudden appearance of Nancy, and other thoughts troubled him. Vanity, too, assumed an expression new with her-half angry, half reflective ; and there was a coldness in their parting such as might have signied that their commencing ten- derness was ready to vanish. The sun had sunk behind the west, leaving the spot. cold and gray, like life when love is gone, 1:71..-.-, +.i....m1.+.. warn In Miss Va.nitv s mind W hat thoughts were in nus: v uluuy .. u.u.uu. I cannot conjecture. As for Master Will, I . know he went down hill hanging his head, repulsed, baled, foolish, ready to abandon _this pretty, rakish Vanity, ask Nancy s for- giveness, marry her, and live like a respect- able man. j CHAPTER v. IN WHICH WILLIE nnrnmcrs, I nnnonsrmm . `cc. av . gvvmir Iirlulb } 1 i v.-..v--- .--.._-_. ' - Heavy was Wi1lie s heart that night. He was `ashamed of himself, and dreaded. the thought 1 of meeting Nancy Steele, nor (111. the uncer- tainty he `felt as to how much she hai over- seen diminish his disquiet. _ Besides, he could not extinguish a certain misgiving about Vanity. The honey of her kiss bid a sting which rankled now, when the sweetness had passed off. Willie thought--as any steady, re- I spectable young man might think-that, had thekiss been of his taking, not of her giving, it would have been honey indeed, and never a. sting behind. Had he stolen a kiss, and had she, after a little decent show of anger, al- lowed him to beg forgiveness, all. would have been well. Because, though we do not wish `to look too much behind the scenes, we all know this is the way well-conducted young people make love. So Willie thought over matters, and was troubled with his thoughts. He would not. use the word about Vanity himself, but the thought crossed his mind, May not Nancy think her bold? _ Then came a second question, Would not Nancy have some reason `for thinking her bold? which last query xed itself in Master Will's head and gave him an uneasy pillow. , Events hurried Willie , forward. Next morning, when on his way to his place of business, he saw Nancy at a distance coming toward him. Now for it, said Will to himself, making ready for a gale. But he was wrong; Nancy came on smiling, and held her hand out in a friendly way. =li able to .spa.k for confusion. I M V` I'a,ssure you. . V g 7g1'g1you know I repeated Var .av.....'.;.+I-mun` -more- I think--3 girl i:i331y1'iy`a, girl 1 know, Willie re Good-morning, Willie. Good-morning, Mis3TNancy. A That was your Cousin Alice I saw with you last night, I suppose? said Nancy, with a. face of perfect gayety. IIYHH.-.9. Hf`.-main Ann Hvnrl in Nnrwinh OUN [`. STRATHY &` LOUNT. BARRIS- ters, Solicitors in High Court of Justice, Notaries Public, Conveyancers. Oioes over the Bank of Toronto, Barrie. ' }__V._LoUn'r. Q.C., H. H. STRATIIY, G. W. Loom`. "*`-""""--"""""""'- I ll. LHUU UL pct uzuu sag cu} . V Wi11ie s Cousin Alice! lived in Norwich, and was known in Hampton byname only. LLf_-.L..:...V.. -4. 93 TKTIIu'n v-nulncl HXYhn+. LIIURLU llL|Ll.1.lI. \ll._I-IVA . . The lad began `to recover himself, hoping `that nothing material had been overseen. ANT l`-'H- ...n-6-.-Hi. clan nancf-, Im a hour rnYnHnn unu. WHS KIIUVVIL Lu .LLzalL11.IVU_u $1] .uuIuw ULLAJI Certainly not, . -'Wyi`ll1e replxed. 5`Wl_1at made you tbmk ofher" ~ 'l`1.n1..A `xtu-vn'r\'+l\I*A1t'tt`\1 Yl.31` In :-nn1l hnnfncr u.I.u.u uubulug Luann mu uau. uvuu v nu auuu. `I felt ce1'tain she_must be at near relation` when I saw her kissing vyou-hcr kissing you! Nancy said emphatically, hitting the nail of Whe s thought a.` most decisive blow with the hammer of her clever tongue. Theno ghewent on: How many such.` kissing ac- quaintaznces have you got, Willie? ' N m`cy- laughed good-naturedtly enough. ' . _V.Vell, you see, Nancy-'--" \\'i11ie began. ``I- saw," said Nancy, laughing still. I had rather not have seen it, Whlie. Now she looked sad. Never mind, she cried; with a smile ands. sigh: I te1_1 no tales. cu... .....u...: +- I...-....,...,A :.......:m1 m. `I 1.....- VVJULI (I a.I.u.uc| uuu up 0:51`. .5 \.\,AA uv vu.A\aoa She nodded to and hu1_-vied on. I here observe, once for all, that Miss fancy may haveebeen-a little sharp, but: she was quite rightuto stand up for propriety, quite `right to let Willie know that Vam'ty`s behavior had men forward; quite right to give \Villie . asign of her good tempenaml [yet drop a hint of wounded feelings; . 1 do not care who. hears me say. it-.- for a motherless [girl Nancy showed remarkable discretion.` ' ,.i-11*,-n:_ ..-_.-. 1_..'..__ ___,) .1__-3 LL_ EI.|UVVC\/.l. I Gluten gxuvxuv .su1\.L \.vAyuo v '-Tha._t; night:'V_Vil1ie came to me and `laid th whole case before me. A.n1 11 , ,,.1,-11.- :|-_; ,, It L- , 3:: ll___`I,_L L uuguy vv uv. . , You oughtfnever to speak to Miss Vanity Hardware again, I replied", nor see her, if you can help it. But: she may be good. And .1119 moon may be greii cheese, Will. . 1 How many `mays go to a `must !" ` ` .;You are hard-.hear`ted, doctor. ' "`Gray~headed, you mean, Willie, That`) silenced him for a. whole minute._ `I have a suspicion that this Miss Vanity -Hardware hasa secret to keep, said I, re- solved to tell him all I knew. "Have you ever seen a. Wedding-ring on her nger ?_ u1`lTi....Lo......'nA 1U:'Ih'n lnnninrr nn on if n I Tell me c-an1di.dl_y, doctor," he said, what I ought to do." ` A ` (6`7'4-us nnnul-'r\nrr.\vv\ in :1-\nn1r FA `[7111-|1'C'\*r UULIUU LICU BULID UL-Il\JI.lblaI nonal- Have you ever seen a wedding-ring on her finger? I repeated, looking at the lad steadily, with the air of one who knew a great deal. And, to be sure, I knew more than he did. u A ___.1.1:.... ..:_..rm L. ....._._.a un __L_,o,,u; seen wedding-ring her 11'ng01" What? cried Willie, }eaping up as if a bullet had gone through lum. - Htl ...... vynn nwnr coon n urnrlinn-_1~u'-no Vnn McuAIiTHY, PEPLER & MCCARTHY, Barristers, Solicitors, N otaries, &c.. Money to Loan. Barrie, Alliston and'Gra.venhurst. D AL'rox MCCARTHY, Q.C. F. E. P.` PEPLER. J. A. MZJCARTHY. . D. F. MOWATT. DI-IGII I-IU III A fweddi.1.1g-ring? he gasped. Certainly _not. What do you mean? `CT `-\n`nvvn nnvin oIIvAn\Anvv`- `la .-n 1T._.'L_. .nd like life when love 18 gone. . ht-,5 in Miss Va.ni6y ' Au fnr Mastar Will. `guy. II uuvv uv J Aaxvspnn I believe your sweetheart, Miss Vanity Hardware, is a married woman, I went on. Mrs. Vanity Somebody, as sure asmy name is John Book. Don t hold up your hand, Will, nor lift your. voice. nor speak one word. ] have seen that woman s husband I" ' 1`l. :I`l:_ .._-_-_. L-.J _.-__1- __`I-_, 9 u u Willie never had much color in his cheeks, but he turned whiter than I could have be- lieved possible," Poor boy! he was in love indeed, and I pitied him. Still, feeling it to be my duty, I related to him the scene I hail witnessed 8. few evenizfgs before. . UTA .'.. ...........:.....,.. -..._..-- vvuuvus:vu in AU vv uv vu4u,.a uvzva U. If. 18 ,surp1'1smg--very surprising," said he, hke a_ man trymg to chsbelievo what he ` kn_ows`musb be true. ' But this stranger may [not be her husband after all, doctor}? n1i{fn Fnnnu `in rnnxy Inn!` kn t\ Iuuul-.......J_ 1-1 0! Firm Feeling. A conversation belzwe -n a married man and 3 conrmed old` bachelur : .Dn=yor. know that 11: is a most lament- able thing that you are not nmrriud '3" I cawhy rln ,_ ' . `.`Beczmse you are leading such a loneiy selsh life; Snppuse some one shuuld be obliged to break into y-yur `room some TmV.0l`t'ling alid,lii|c\ yon de-ml, N\XI_.|| .'L~._.:.;La. I--. 1,:, 1-, '1- uvv vv nu; uuawuuu cu uu 1.1.1.1, uu\.;|.u1 . Quite true; he may not be a husband; let us hope he is, I replied, determined to give mywhole mind. 011, Will, Will, there are none so blind as those--- ll A ,, _,,_,,,_ 1| -._.'_ I 'I'I'T,"I`l,' p u 0 .:`1`&`J\.:)::1v,1Uy:;;`(`:`r`;e`c.l snatching up his hat, `fl shall know who and what that man is beforeyonder clock strikes nine! vnn own a-rntv l-n ann C-Ln c-.u-..._ __-__. , uJlJ\A,I.I|lIl yilll UUIHI, ` 'u;"-R"--c.:f,l,~it`l1)i;:ht hurt. his feelings, bnt| I m sureic would nut. mjure mine in thel lea.gt. ` ' . ` | an II\lL\Jl \/"J vuuun vavun uvn AALCD AJILLCA You are going. to see the young woman, are you? V Of course I am. ' She will make a foul of you, Wlia, she was born to deceive hearts like yours.- V But Willie was gone, and I spoke to 1:113 air. EN1~7ox 85 LENNOX BARRISTERS. AT- torneys at-Law. Soiicitors in Chancery, Conveyanoers. &c. O1ce&-Corner of Dunlon and Owen Streets, Barrie. J. 'l`. Lmmox. HAUGHTON LENNOX. Fhpkins was p .su..g alum: the and saw. 23. trunk uutside the duo: dealer,` bearing the lgeu-d : 7 ' . ' THIS sxznvz FOR $10. _ So do I, said Flipkms. fgixs. . - _ % `:8-slug along street _'qL..I'_J.. LL- has-I\I\ II ofa._ ` Inno Entry For conversion, ` \ ; AbwVel_l-knowr_1 family up town has ;-8gyeVgr-olqarchln upon whom a revival at pnegpf the churches has made a deep im pressiom. He astounded his good mothe. _ theTo_ "er nigh: by saying : _ r `incnrnn nun 1It\Itnt\ `I\ .1 ..-`!::-9'#.-.t-zs-- -v .~`-.1-5 - `~9rMq`mma,, I am going to church t Tnightto be converted. - ` C` Converted, Jimmie? Why,_ you d not understand what `it means. 0 , .aYeB I do, and I am going to join th church and be a. Christian hereafter 8 If you do that you must give up dan cinz and going to the museum. ' / .c-What is that? Must I quit goi,-, , U the museum 1 " `E ` Oh, yes." Then, after a minute or two of cam. est reection, I guess I'll go down and see the four-legged` woman just (met; more before I am converted. A Word of Explanation. ; The liver secretes bile to move th ; bowels ; the kidneys secrete urine, to cane off uric acid, which would poison the bloody. the stomach secretes gastric juice to di 9; or dissolve thefood, etc, Burdock Blgmfd Fitters acts upon these organs and pm-ie the blood by cleansing all the secretions Osf thesystem. T Q__.-._:- I;1va Fix. Wa.ter s frozen up. said a. boy as he entered a Woodward avenue ])1`.1m}\e;-'3 u...,...._.. .. .. w......... .........v . ` shop yesterday; ` -, . Very well. ' . Ma wants vou to come right up. ` I m afraid we can t get there for a day or two. You ll have to borrow of vour 3 neighbors. ' We can t do it. " Are they frozen, too 2 -I dunno, but the woman on 0ne'::f:e ` is madu_at us because wefve put a bay win- 1 (low on our house, and ma s mad at the 1 other because she s got a seal-skin sacqm.-. * I guess we arein a. x. Joyful News. V I1: is certainly glad tidings to the p, r valid to be informed of a. remedy tl.:.: u,, giyeprompt and sure relief in case of `*7 ;Er';?';l 1 su'ering- Such a. remedy is Llz1'_':.:m}'_, Yellow Oil, adapted for internal and fur. ma} use in all ordinary aches, pains, lamr.-nc;~;< ;,_r,.1 soreness.. _It cures "rheumatism. m-ur.u?;ia, sore throat, croup and all inf1esrurx;u.l',x\' pains.. ' 97 ' What the Pious Trustee Did. _ While practicing law a number gs,` years ago, said Judge Tourgee, I ixdli a peculiar `will case. An old lady whu was a. slave holder, dying, `bequeathed her colored man, John,ba.nd her dusky maid Jane, who sustained to each other the relation of husband and wife, to the tras- tees of her church `to be used as far as possible for the glory of God. 1 .ma curious to know what course was tzliiell. and upon investigation found ti.-m after meditation and prayer the pious t1'=:~`_-is sold their living legacy at am-`.i..n ` with the proceeds sent a. I1ii's. China. V G A. RADEN HURST. BARRISTER, AT- ` . torney Solicitor in Chancery, Conveyan- cer. 8:0. Office-First Door South of Post Ottice, E1nd's Block. Uwen Street. Barrie. 49-48 Of Vital It `is just as essntialvtbat the hm -should have-pure ,blnorl,- as that plant should -have sap to _n0ux'i.\h u orate its growth. Nearly all our 1 arisefrom unhealthy blood. b l3v`rwY- Bitters puries this fountain r i 1.11 gnlates all the vital organs to In r.x`.:! I The Eillildren. H A gentleman was addressing 3.` He was explaining our n_a_ti.nal 11:; After talking about Chrilstmas .m 22nd of February he came to tlw July`.- -Now, can any little bus; , '1 why we celebrate.the A-1thV?" A 1iI' spoke up briskly : 'j_`I.gue-ss _it is -_birthday'. 7- ' ~A c<.."._,J-_. --L-_1 ;..--L..-. .. _ The Poultry Tribe. Mr. Goodman goes om; for a walk v his son and they ' visit the Zcmh-x_ Gardens. Arriving in front of a ( containing some magnicent Cochin C 2 fowls, he remarked to his son : uA.J......`..- `L--- -.-_._._L -_:__, I n ya. vocsnn-J. o 'A SundaZy school teacher a.~ `class, "`_Why _d1d _G((1'create`tA1\is 1 W(ir1 d fnr.men_ V `A little `boy ax TB.qcause there was no `(me else th Vcoilld d0'it. V T ` Thratened Danger. [In the fall of. S'l 1).-.ma;.11 ;\IiH=.r', ., .- laud, Nv..S.1,-wasrproatrate-(1 10 his `Lu ax. an attack of iuuipxept consumptlon; . H .remedie_s all failed. He'rap'.-ll_v gnaw Cu 5 itated, andufriends despaii'c.d pf his rs.-cover He trid Bufdcrck Bl()I"d Bitters, with in`- mediate relief, followed by ztfpcedy cure. 4_%4 4;, , Avvvnu any avayuauuu nu ulu uuu . Admire those superb animals." .-X225: turning to the keeper he says, with 21 u :;e of a connoisseur: (`H11 I 1 9 . .0 A `I `IL 3- Uvslxavlublll u Those chickensbelong to the fzuui1yx>f gallinaceae, do they not 1 ' NI... .........-.'....- -.....I:,..: um 1-.`.m.n I-gnu:-uvvuu \AU IALIUJ LIUIJ I E No, mnsieur, replied the keeper.- they belong to the gardens. The Faith Cure. This new theory of cure is rapidlv _::m\\ in; in fashion but 18 illogical In reason and science. Faith without works in ea/ul. 'l`hose whobave faith In Hagyard s Yellow (H1 lmve its good works to assure their faith. ita ` an unfalling external and Internal n `mi 8- : aches, pains, lameness and soreness. I_ Lqv You" In Three Languages. It could not be sweet; under :u~_\ u.:vI stances `and would spoil Um pimv mouth or sweetest voice in tlw W i Surely Ich'liebe dich `can m xx 1` "the place of I love )`o11,t1Im2;_~h n ms 1 ly-be so mlsundexsxood as.whon thv 1`'n1 ` "man said devut-edly tn an Ann-ri.-;m _ `NJ:-. tfadore," Md `she replied : ` v`-H1 } yo\'1rs'elf. ` | ..._;::..... jf T. SPROULT ARRITER,soL1cI'rr>R . of the Supre e Court, Conveyamcer. 8:0. Mone to Loan. Ofces over-Sanders Bros.. umm Im-a nunlnn Qtmet. Barrie. - " ! Weather Probabilities. The probabilities are that v\e.-l1;~.`.`..h.W` much damp, chilly, sloppy weather durm the coming season just. the weutlu-r to mn- `trnct sudden colds. Be prepared for thrm u by having `on hand Hagyzu-d s Pcctnral 3211' ham. a safe, agreeable and speedy clxrcft "odds and their consequences ._ Had all the materials. "URVG. a-blow out, Ch:-is tu.a.s I" :1;~ked9 `West End m._n of a friend who mxtercd the hurse car with inuued nose and \W`P' g eyes. cl\Y.. 9 ....:.J 11.... ALL..- uL..; T 1....` the . 1 the . t. I 1` .1` ,'+{,5 said-the `, ,*"",1:).v`1`1.-1. m.- r` ~` an on all." ` mas?-e*f"`.f":,::?ff wine ?. |ne;.9;:'!_.ak~r_- 1inq_W" 9.d ,ad _ UN, flu dZ' L-he.I"9`P9de` ` ' ` . ald- _ I (,. , . , 1:1, hv:|..~ll\ , .. ~ A wife. 4"` ;:c'h1efs froJ.f'TY - . - H ' {Cod `Liver 01'], with fl_\p~1|1..~N:Tt`- : pglapable and eicaui-'-us in \\'ustrn-.' V` -* `>]{|)r.'C. T. Bromrer. R."chtBtt'!`. N. 3... - " 'Aiser.hn_ving'uaed Sc-tt`s Eu-uI.~I n ` d6Qtdgd'benef_iI:. ,upy_n m_\"se~lfV I h.-'t*f ` ;l'_0M3- _pI_easure --in recnmmendumz It 3"" t.h'.__v3jfi`gnsgp`;;fn2iitions pf wastxug in W1 dug; ".~ V. .o-' --., February 18. 1896` : Scott ; TEm1_u;i'on of Pure : it since In A m which I` < ined geons, it was move ` 5411 `no 7 Ibys In _the n31 th 7: my H. LYON. PHI VATE FUNDS 1`O LOAN on Real Estate at lowest rates. ` Farmers` Notes Discounted. Collections made in any part of the County. Real Estate bought and sold. .C0uv-yancingein all its branches. s Mar- riage Licenses Issued. 0Ilice--Over Canadian Bank of Connnerce. Dunlop street. 45-lyA the at (50 -All doctn along the li ask u Ho-w? sbreoi 1ea.st',j IIIBIIN tube` Twp] `coup 4 L` ii V5,`: MODE 120 1408.11. Uulceu uvu1'_'Da Je_we lers. Dunlop Stxeet; Burme. __.___. .._.__. was 1 h= xn .4 me km; Shel oath prcc bere pr-IX! ' (E J rep1' up L t T n at. t 3011:: CBTIJ4 (:)h} tlle R. HOLT, INSU1{ANUt4J liltuluiin ALVU General Agent; Real Estate bought and" I sold. Collections made in any part of the County. Money to Lou_.n. O1ce--Bothwe1l s Block. opposite the liullway Station, Harrie, flnhuvin 51.157 in tl1 0; .91:-%+1f9e.T s?m,00o1 at lowest ratra IN UUK nan us run 1.1V v nr.u.- , menu on good freehold security at lowest ratrs of interest. No principal mono) reauired until end of the term. S'1`tcA'1THY 8; ` A LT. Sohcitors, &c., Barrie. ` to lend on St1'u.1ght. loans, at owes! rates. 16 M'oUAR'1`k1Y. 1*EPL1R & MCCARTHY. ((V)N`]T 1m'geTsunount of rivate funds {ME ?dl\\ .LV.l. uuuv. u. 1,. Barrvxe- _ ` Bm'ric,V 1st, Oct. , 1885. UNEY T0 LENU UN .tt19Au 1ub1'A1'1u A1 -Six-pe-r cent. interest. LENNUX 8; LEN- NOX, Solicitors, Barrie. "I(_)S l*_}~l I_i 1 s,UL::r 191$-5, L/`U`V V _m 1 An um1\._ K/URL` A nussxonor 1n Qucgsxx _s Bunch. .Auct10ncer, Appraiser. and Uomxmssron Agent for. the sale .01?` Houses, Land, Farnl Stock, "Household Fur_n1tu1'c, Goods, Wu_res._ & Also for the collection of Rents, Notes and` Accounts. 0lue--Po_1ice Court. Barrie- A Darrw. . 0. E. Hmwsox. mm MACK :\Y. A Uu'1`10N mm H, com M13. T sipner, Conveyancer, Issuer 01 Marrxage Licenses under the new Act. Money to Loan at Moderate Interest. Crecmore, Ont. >6ly. KENNEEY. GAVILLERV ac HOLLANS. Architects, P. L. Surve ore. Valuators, aw. Plans and specications or buildings pre- vred. Town and Village Lots laid out. Farm as carefully located. Timber limits examin- ed. 850.. &o. Toronto O1oe- -4 Mail Buildings-. Bar.rle01l1oe-McCa.rthy s ulock. Colllngwood Otoe--Long's "lock. Tuos. KENNEDY. MAURICE GAVILLER. W J I-lntJ..nun_ 51.117 JOSEPH SWAN,`AUCTIONl1`;ER FOR THI3; County . of Simcoe. Terms reasonable. Olce at my Store. Craighurst. 46~1y UIIIOB--1.40118 8 HOOK. . MAURICE __W. J. HOLLAND. 51-ly W. MOVITTIE, D. L. SURVEYOR AND . Real Estate -Agent. Calgary N. W. T. Correspondence solicited with re arci to invest- ments in Province of Alberta. .W.'l`-. A. W. NlnVl'I"I`Ih`. AAA:-nun nlonrv Vin. Rnntnn, [B91153 U1 I'I`0V1l-106 OI. 111UBI`l&. LV. VV .1`. A. W u MoVIT'l`IE. Address Calgary. via.- Benton, Montana U.S. . . ROGERS & GREER'S GENERIL AGENCY in the town or Barrie. for the collection of Imam! l|IInrI'.an_0AII, Rents. Debts. etc. We are ARRIE Foummv. ENGINE 8:. BOILER WORKS.--H.. Smwmcv. Ma.nufa.cun`er of every dwscrlption of Engines. Boilers. Saw Mill Grist Ml, Shingle, Lath, and Woody wnr no M'n.nhi nnrv, Mill. Mn]. AS111 forking Machinery. Alilli l".lJ11lV1lVU lV1l.lJlJ.--l1l!aU. JJAJJJJ, . Carpenter and Builder. and Mantlfacturer of Doors. Sash, Blinds. Mou1di_ngs.&o. Plan- lng of all kinds done promptly and satisfac- toomlv. Fuctorv, John street. Barrie. ` T R '1`. BANTING, CLERK COUNTY OF SIM- . cum. will be at his oice, at 7 thin Court House. Barrie, every Saturday`. Residence and R0. Cookstown. V Barrie. VIBHB Iuucuaus E110 VVEVBNQY the rat Wednesday at ever` month. Wye- bridge and Midland. the next day ('l`hursda.v). Penetaug the 130.10 wing day (Fridayg. Vltalized Air (or painless extracting a. specie ty 6-ly I VLniCVO:I;Vti&tO `of the. Rdyiil College of Surgenns. Iszdinburgh. Li'oen~ tiute of the Royal Uonlege of Physicmns. Eng-. land. 0ice- and residence in Brown's New Block. Barrie. ' * _ T:- -,26 R. J. L. G. MCCAR,THY40FFICE `AND Residence on }he West aide of John Sta, immedia.t43ly.oppos)te Mr. Gem .Ball _s;1?lanimg and Sash Factonf. V A , V ..H_._.: MiC'!`10NE1*31`Si.ET`?# 7 osmpu 1>.OGE1cs, cow V RYAN GER. COM- [. tniuuinnnr in (Jm>m1'R H'un(:l)..A\1Cti0Ilee!`. I uuu L.v,u manta nU'1'I4.'h.~~A. W. BROWN.- Pvoprietor. Excellent nccomtnodation for: the travelling public. Bar and larder well~sup- Dlied with the best. Good stabllng and atten. tlve hostlex-3.. Lug age of guests conveyed tree and tram all tra. us, Few doors west 0: Mar- 1 t. ntrnnt nn tIIII|`t\-nu stun.-. ' l'0LJARTHY PEPLER u......:n+....n 'a..nn:m-a Nnmrim: Rn-.__ Mnnev .. . .. ....m..m a. . uugagugu u1 guests oonveyeu tree to tram trains. T Few at ket street on Dunlap street. _ARClil'l`ECTS_ AND svnvEYoii.: ------ omlnion range Firemsuranoe :_a_fuoo1-_- . V ` V . Mony to len at lowest rates, Aggn, ti a on Canadian Mutual Aid. Life Insurance" and eserve Fund Accident-Associations. ` a r THOS. S. MOLEOD, Dalston. Omce over Coulter 8: Vail-'3, Barrie, Tuesday and Saturday. ~ My [ONEY TO. LOAN..+$250,000 at Q. and 0;, per _ccnt. J. '1`, S1-`RUUL, b`o11q1Lo1', eLc., -_j------.-__..__.._........---.--------------_----------------- 1 JOSEPH ROGERS. CHIEF CHNS'1`ABLE, 3 (`iounty of Simcoe. Otce--Police court, arr 8. ' ' - . . . I:0NEY TO LEND ON -REAL ESTATE AT ,5`: v -nun trout in rAI*nlf._ [.F:NN()X HOLT, INSURANC 8] BROKER AND. .. m.nm~...1 Agent`. bought; and \ ARRIKJ PLANING MILL.--GEO. BALL, (.n.v-nnnhw nnd Rnildm-, and Mannfsmtnv-p.r mm Qu u;'mN"s HO'l`I.u`L.~A._W.A BROWN. Pvonriemr. Exnnnamt. gmnnm-.n.'-.a.m.>...`...-.... T. LITTLE; M.D.,1C.M;.` . ' (`h 1 III`; MISCELLANEOUS. ~~--_._..___..-. MAN utuorvnns. -__.-._-_--.-.---------_...____ I J s. JOHNSON. BARRIE, IMPORTER_.0F' and Dealer in Goals of all kinds, and Georgetown, Grey and Guelph White Finishin Lime, ` Cements or all kinds. Fire Bricks an Plasterers Hair. Storehouse at the Northern u..n.nv switch. foot of [John stre9t,_pear_the . IN OUR HAi~:Dsx FOR 1N\7i3:9i:-' vnnhr nn unnd freehold am-.nrit.v ._F1NANcu1,: A H BENNE'1"r DEN'1`1s1`. . Barrie, Ont.. Ofce, Sanders` glilock. ilosite new `Post Office. Visits adults and Waverley admsadav at` ever!` month- I've. ~, PlI)(_IUIANS. LEGAL. :-__t-_;_-= .,I!ENiIETS TBFFICIAL. Z ~11o'1`V'm'.s. A. E. H. Cnmswrdxln. L/. U1.` ` Churchill, Ont; , :85. Plasterers Hair. zstorenouse at vuu LVUL ......... Railway Switch. street, [near the depot. The bond of this Lime is better than that of any other kind, and the nishsuperior. 0mce-Corner of [J ohn and Elizabeth streets. 41-`tr I U I-Ulftfr l1lt1"'1U 51-ly DIIU Jvuqvu uu.v-. ...- --_._., an eager whisper: it 0 dozen bottles of gin went .up there t hat week-cordia.1 gin! Bless me! sa.id'I, which is `Q remark I often make, because it commits you to noth- ing. . . _ ` ordial gin is tha strongest of all, I be- ` 13-..... H -1... ixmnf. nn ~ VANITY HA1z.DwAR1j;] uevZ,7~ ZZ`v$ ;`.1"o'n'.' '""'" f V f Bless me! said I again, for reason as be- ore. f o He is an old aofr-u brute _beastl. cried Miss Axford as she left me, satised for the time with_ her _ discovery. V ru~-.._- ..1.: 1..AuI `Rut 1 hnvn nnf. inserted time witn_ ner discovery. Strange old lady! But I have not inserted her hit of newemerely to ll up the page. That would be bad story-telling. No, long enough alter. on one awful day. I remem- bered Miss Axford` and her discovery about the quarts of cordial gin. . ) CHAPTER III. A Lovmvs nxusms. . Meanwhile Willie Snow worked as hard as any of us to get at the secret. Had I not been so fond of thelad I should have laughed many a time to see how in every conversa- tion he wound round by all kinds of turns and twists togthe one topic. He had a thou- sand devices for bringing in the name of Vanity Hardware. As follows: Fine evening, doctor. Beautiful." ~ I . l * Grand sunset! Did you notice the light on the hills? ' , No; I was mixing black draught. Wonderfully clear it was." One could al- 'most see the daisies in the grass a mile oil`; and the windows of the old farm shone and glittered in the sunset. Shone and glittercd`, did they?" I Yes; and I thought I could see that old solitary sitting in his garden. - Enjoying the sunset, I suppose. I suppose so. By the way, doctor, now that we have mentioned their namesyhave you seen the young lady lately? Man`! a Hma Inn lml ma 1: nnnn like that: y0ll 56611 but: yuuug 1uu_y um/C13, x _ Many a time he led me 9. dance like that; and when once he managed to edge Miss Vanity into the talk, he took good care not to change-the subject. Still, he found out nothing; and, to Miss Axford `herself, the ; .fa.the1' and daughter were not more a; mys- tery than to Willie Snow. - . IJ:.1mmninn- urn"! hnwnvnr wan a]wn.v Wl'y u.Lu.u Lu H 1111!: uuuvn His` evening walk, however, was always up-hill now. I dare_ say the sharp eyes of Vanity Hardware soon noticed hixnstrolling past the farm evening after evening, and casting wishful looks in at the windows. "Very soon she beganto reward his pains by a glimpse of her pretty person. She would be opening a window, tying up a straggling ower in the `neglected garden, leaning art- lessly against the gate: and her eyes `would meet his. And perhaps when he turned `his head to steal anotherlook at her, she would let herself be caught in the act of gazing after him.` Then Willie would go home. con- tented, for his love was so great that a morsel of favor from her was a feast to him. After a time she grew` more `marked in her signs 01.` kindness. She met him occasionally on the unfre'quentecl road; and how those ` dark, staring eyes set his honest young heart beating none but himself knew, 1J.\nn4~-:4-'11] aka nvnlwc nn ]'\n'n1I':P111 on Qnfnn ft Barrie, tor the couecuuu U1. Ohsttel Mort ages, Rents, Debts. are also prepare to undertake General Detective Business tor.Lega.l Firms. Merchants and others It moderate rates. Oice : Police Court. Bar- rie. P.O. Box 222. Gnonam Roomzs. WM. Gamma; .___._______________.._____.____._____.._. `She leaned across the countermnd Slide in _. __._-.. --Igiauxnvu IJUCEUUIS 11UuD_ Uuu 1.I.l.u.A-`JVLL n..uu>vv . Beautiful she was; as beautiful as Satan- himself could wish a wicked woman `to be. Every time Willie snwher, in his own-mind he decked her in some newiwomzmly dclmrm -she was shy, modest, loving, rened., . He tricked her out in all the hues of ' love s rain- bow. AO days'of- youth, happy days of first- love,,when Ainexperience provides the `colors and the hand of new-found, passion paints" the picture! I- once set before the ease] _r;~,'_r;, self as -fond as ever Willie was; _ but frailty and death long ago rubbed out the picture-I draw, and all of my warm madness is past years_ ago, except it be certain -memories which help me to write thisgstory with a more intelligent pen. Now, who would fancy thatold Doctor Book could write like that! Ah, friends all`, esvwe _meet in the streotor chat over the news, we are apt to say of each other, I know him very .wel1: but there are secrets in the life you . know best which would astonish you, believe me. `We shabby old fellows have our secrets like our betters. Everybody knows that the king does not tell ' the queen everything; and I can assure you we tradespeople sometimes have old remem- brances which, for good or evil, we think it just as well to keep private, maa Lawn T n-rd-. I-nQ_.V`7nn1'-tr T urns An JUDU an "on vu I\VU1J 1l1lV(-l.ULh | 1 Where have I got to?-Vnnity, I was on the point of saying, led V`Villie on. On a , particular evening in June, Willie pursued 1 his upward way, coming too. turn of the V road where on either side ran tall hedges, pink and white with owers, that made the sunset air sweet like honey from- their thou- ` sand breathing blossoms. Who should he see here but Miss Hardware. Of course she did not know he was near, innocent girl! -She wastrying might and main to catch at a spray. of wild rosethat hung temptingly out on high just beyond her reach. What an opening for Willie! . Yet, easyas it was, so did he reverence his ideal of this woman that he thought it presumptuous to otter her help. But he plucked up courage. Can I--can I-do that for you? She turned round, her face bright with surprise anll pleasure. _ Thank you. I do so wish for that particu- lar rose. . `In LL- .._.__-_ I.-.` L____ 1______A..n,,, A ,1 TI `Vii If the spray had been twenty-ve [feet above his head, mark you, Willie would have secured it. In a moment: he [held the rose out to her, neatly trimmed by his ready In a moment he held the rose out to her. pocket knife. She took it gracefully, and neemed quite ready for a conversation; but . poor Will felthe had done wonders already. _ _ Good evening, said-he, passing on. - ."Good by, said she gayly. . Looks prgtty, does it not? . f ` nnninm 4-kn .~......._ __--... 1_-,, -no 'I "A yavvua, uvua All uJU Looping. the_spra.y round her,rt1st1c5.ha..t,.. with skillful ngers, she stood beforeghim, one arm raised over her . head statupelikpg while -love and laughter p1,a.yed Voverher fn r-A I-$Iu\d\JI , Beautiful, -isn t.it1 T V .Wondertju11y ,.beaut;iful, Willie, in a low earnest voice, and with such a sigh: Then he walked on. intoxicated. Golden was the June that year. I..ongr,, _sun1it days passed into warm, cloudless even- ` Inga and breathless, Abri1lia.nt , gtarry` ni hts. ` Willie b`ca_me morej_regu1arAt11a.n ever hi? By ALAN 5;-.,eg_ gudegl the road, on distant landscape could be seen in perfe I_;-_..L- rm... nal-. time the? 108% tb-9 V "rose-blossom intarvlew sun uroppuu uuu .... easy, familiar nod, which he returned in 17115 shape ofa respectful sulu , hat in air and best Sunday manners. So that evening ---_-_.I MUSIC LESSONS. -Miss Mockridge will e- ceivet 3 limited number of music pup 3, Vocal and instrumental. For`particula.rs as to terms. time of lessons, etc.. applv at oib 3 Russell Terrace. l ought to have ten passed. _ they met, andshe he was all diidence and `Fyes ! and `,`no. . She shot a smile _and went her sleeve`, -no doubt, at` sheepishness. And yethis look--his clear, honorable eyes-.- to know that deep, suppose it was not in her sensitive pure love--love that was like a plant--made this brave, manly fellow shy as V aigirl when she was near. Frivolous and Frenchied as she was,` Vanity could not read his behavior" aright; yet possibly his , character was printing itself on her mind all the time, especially as the hour of inter- pretation drew nearer." Anyhow, she_ amused herself with him; and amusement must have been a rare thing in her dreary life at Tum- bledown Farm. A So-Vanity and Willie met frequently: he talking about weather, scenery, news, any trie, while his heart was full of passion; she. all glance and smile, letting o ights of ar- rowy pleasantrles barbed with mock tender- ness, little suggestive, sayings, laughs tipped with a sigh-all meant .to, insinuate I am dying for you 1 but quite capabm, you ob- serve, of being explained as meaning nothing at all. And so in these bite of talk snatched in that sunset lane, Vanity caused Willie to fall more desperately in love with her every day; though as yet he had not dared to breathe to her a word about his feelings. In one way she set bounds to his passion: her freedom, `her frivolity--which a harsh tongue might call looseness--troubled him, and made him thoughtful at times. He would have liked a little more reserve, a touch of maiden modesty which he missed. But ` he was in love, and of course explained her faults as perfections in plain clothes. ' A. 1Jmm+. wne Nlin Nnvinv Sfl doing 8.11 to; BM; _ with:him, -saying new lishtin0t.lIi1__I.;W11l.1i ; an, laughing in ched her somewhere; but I - distant landscape coma nu scan u. ,m..u... ,.bau_ty. The first time the`? met fgtter V` rose-blossom interview she dropped him an ---- a.......n:...- nd which 113 returned the PBIIUUUIUUS Lu puuu Uxuuuqa. . VVhat was Miss Nancy Steele doing all this time? Biting her. -nger-nails, I suspect; tightening her lips, tossing her haughty head, clinching her st, but not giving up the game for lost, not if her name was Nancy Steele. That Willie was cooling toward her she could not but discover; no barometer so sensitive to changes `of atmosphere as a wo- man s instinct to changes in the man she loves. .But Nancy was a long-headed girl, and knew that there. may be many turns of the lane before the ` last turn `of, all. Other girls would have own into a passion, quar- reled with their lover, and wound up the at- fair with tears, reproaches and a split. Not Nancy! She. may have fumed and sobbed, ; but this was in secret; and as to quarreling, she would pick her time for that like a wise woman, However, she got scent of Willie s dvening walks, and thought she might take a walk herself now and then. - 1-... L1_.!_ -..4.n.-1 -.._.:I.-,.L ..... L1... _....'.4. -1 1u:..... ` VFQLIL uqn BULL IIU vv wuu yuvun By this artful conduct on the part of`Miss 4 'Il'iincy .Wi1lie was put in a fix. When; they met she smiled` and" chatted as iusual, `never reprovinghis` coldness. evenvby a glance. See her cleverness! By her cool, judicious` conduct instead of loosening hold on Willie she rather made her grasp rmer, ~Hm1 -'she1- broken the ice the young man in hisstraightforward way would have acknowledged the change in his feelings, and Nancy must have set` him free from an obligationvwhich, so far, was-moral only; not legal. But by giving him the?-rst move, so to speak, she embarrassed him be- - yond measure; She still smiled and threw sunshine over her face whenever they met; ` and high-minded, tender-hearted Willie rea- soned with himself that he was in honor ` bound to signify that he loved somebody else. ` s 1 , I , , -5 __,3L',_`-.. A.1-_L A`...-_ - E135: I have always been of opiion that, fof Q- motherless girl of 20, Nancy shov vedtremark- able discretion; and, remember, it, was all . xforthe boy s good; for` any sensible_ father would have been pleased to see his son Na11cy s t husband. Who could say that of dressy, ashy `Vanity Hardware? And which of the rivals won~--the dark-eyed. beauty on the hill- side, or the shrewd, managing lass below? Can you gueS_S? I guessed at the time--and was wrong. . " HT}/-.n1-nu *7 2-n{r1 'T1H-in 4-n nruix znvnninnn was VV1UfI5As . . I _ ' I . Doctor, sa1d,W_1l11e to me one evemng, V I feel liken schemer. I have been rather .swee/ta upon Nancy Steele for a 1ong.time.V VV_hat must I do? ,,, u'r,,,,,1s,,i' urn;1_,1.-'-_L.1__._- IV llllyll ILIUDU cl LLLI7 Marry `her, I repiied. Take her td have and to holdfrom this day;forward."- ur.~..4. r .:.\..u 1...... `-\1\1o n 1.... .......-..,...,.,1` u.....-1 For, you observe, I wished him not to break with Nancy while any hope of `their being married remained. He was such an excellent young fellow, and I felt so fond of him that all my desire was to see him com- fortably settled in `life, There were the makings of a `respectable man in Willie, a _stea`dy husband and a good fether; "Now, I ask you, should`. such a lad marry 9. pretty Whirligig? . e . KlLl\l U\J uu.|\A 1.: ya: vuuu um] .Lva vv tun. us- - , But-I don t love her, he answered, and I.do lov Miss Hax'dwam--passionately.7 4 C('I"L.-`cu `lAI- "55 'KTnun`1-v Jynnutv T anhv` an-nvvn; L .uu IV V 0 111.163 J.J.cu xx u at U" l1ua.VAuuuuoAJ n Then -let Miss Nancy -know, I_said grave- `xy. Honor bright, Will. . HT un'H Inf hon Ln-|n1v' In-int` ufillin lln O HENRY. APPRAISER 8; BILL POSTER, . &c. Rents Collected, Servants Provided, Omce up-stairs opposite Bank of Commerce. --