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V1 -.,' - But again neither her aunt nor the lawyer see_med`to hear her. ` ` --. -vo -yaw-our-as Dorothy was becoming impatient. __but to her great amazement just then Cyril stooped down and kissed her aunt T -'._..-` .7 `acct: on-up He took -the-huwnch` of vviolets from his coat. ` "I remember you were al- ways fond of violets, Rebecca. Are you still? He.held the fragrant blossoms toward her, and Miss Powers, aftera glance into his face, took themtrom his hand. She held them to her lips a moment, then `fastened them carefully - In her bosom. uWhy' In__ 1\--A. _ _. 1.. V ._,.., ._a. nun.` -up-u V. way many JVULEQ You see. auntie, began Dorothy once more,_ but stopped as Cyril spoke again. To nd you here!" His face` was ushed. and his eyes were shin- ing. There was a bright color in the cheeks of Dorothy s aunt too. Dorothy was looking at. her in surprise. Why, she knew Mr. Moore. Then she would surely get that school. IA.- _-__ _A..!II I-:-u._-_- C-n - ---~ -_~ guy ---- Are you still Rebecca Powers? When` I saw you last. I thought that you were going to max'ry- . Miss Powers interrupted him quietly. You were mistaken, but I remember you had a bad habit `in those days of jumping at conclusions. urru__;. -..- 1.-- _-_L,,- _-I__" 7!! -- `_:`...-a but vv-u-uuovuawu That onehas cost me dear-all these lonely years." he skid. 1'1- L-_I_ J_I._ I___-__ n ,_u_| n A v-v u ' But neither her aunt nor the lawyer seemed to hear her. The latter was saying. She has eyes like yours." V A . . . A... .......4.:..n 1.-..-- n-_-u.# w -v--- you It own: ucl uuuuvu. JUL- Cyrll followed her up the `garden path and into the house. She led him , into a room opening of! a `small ball. 3 A lady seated before an open re `rose `at his entrance. she was not very young. and she was very sweet look- lng, with great brown eyes.` ' .cMadam n9 began Cyril uIn__ `I He broke oi! abruptly, looked bewil- dered. then ejaculated. Rebecca Pow- ers-yoult -A ' ` Cyril! Why-- You see. auntie. I went to `see Mr. Moore about that school. I` was afraid ~ you'd be too late. and . - began Doro- thy. - * -_A. _ _.ILL __. V 1 ".'5vi1." aid Cyril, Tsmiling. you did nottell me your number. - ' an n-...__;.n _u, _.-...-- ..._- V... ---v --v-cw --www- Bang!" went the old mo:n s at on the bell. V A huge negro. dressed like; a comic valentine, sprang into the omce. HY\-I...-I__-- II _-.._-;1 LL- `IA _...... -_v- vac o-av vun IJIJAAJIJULO I forgot. she laughed. It s "in here. They had been walking back, and now she stopped in front` of ; a modest house standing back from the street. ' Come In. she said. "Aunti s_ just got home. I didn't tell her about it yet. (`anvil 'l|']t\II11-11` I.-- .... 4.1.- ._.-...1-_ ..v--- --v n vu-up annv vv ynvunc Luau cuu ` He` was. walking -on `when he heard I 'a ying or small feet behind him and his name called. `He turned around to see his little visitor or the morning; m1 , aka l\I p\`A-|`rUup\1` ` III` __A_ -1- 1-1;- ..._- _-.. .- vnwnuvp vn. out. LL Oh, she. exclaimed. I V window- and saw you 11 thought perhaps you were `see us. ` . ' .1..- .- ._ _ - _, A sudden remembrance came to him of his little visitor of the morning. That was where "she had said she lived. He recafled his promise to do what he could for her aunt. V Why not call upon her and nd out her tness 1 for the position? ' Hepaused to glance ; up and down theetreet. ` D '4. Jul... `L111 I_-.l __A_ ;,IJ` 1 0 ` um -on-u uvvvu |.uC uulcclao But th child had not told-him her * aunt s name or their number. Then it `was useless to consider it` further. Still he would like to please that child. I3 .-.` nu... .....n-x.... _.. -__u___ I. 0n_ the` eorner an or`gan7grinder was i playing tiopular airs.` "A` little -`tar`tler on a ower vender` was-oering bou-` qnets _or violets for sale. L The scent ,_of the nwem oatedfup to him, "and the memories awakened earlier in the day] by a pair or childish`-eyes were again jstirred; iCyiril.bo1'1ght one of the fragrant purple clusters, fastening `it in `the lapel or his coat with a -srnile. When had heidone such a thing? 1 T An In.` .-..`II....: ..I..._ |.:_. __I_..__ A- -.. ..-.- -uyg Luv uuwu uysssxlpao he walk; along his glance fell upon a lamppost `bearing theVname Rose Crescent." ** % i-'5755t-3r;Av99I%h*55##!h? =3. ` _T _ `F3. _ e`{ith;12i1 (idhi"l\ . ' '.=thInk l ll"'take>a. wan:-and look {at that r pi-q,rry;!',:sz=;"s _ ., :_ : Wilson went back'7to %'Is deck. He- lkturtively watched the lawyer as.the' % latter put `on -L overcoat; hat and: gloves. " It was the rst timejwlthln his knowl- 'edge' that Gym b'ad sLet` dsfde an impor- .tan't `matter. L,What had happened? ` ' The `II`I7n.II II7fI l\l" - t\-\ 9-5551: -A-343 o u\,...... `-`who:-the nigger?" -.sa'id Dawsdn, continuing to sort the mail. ~H-e s in the closet. V - An 1 A ;c , ,1. ~v---_- -- I y`! {guy 6 The "i;;:. ; e'l' walked" on with rapid stride. There wa" s' In the air a "sugges- _tion of the spring which was" not `yet nae S ~ - nu.` ---v u -`Jone pupii-I"_ exclaimed Dorothy. l1'ITI_._ I`)! Ifv-v-a_s_ 117:` the passing. 1 'e coming to Anvnucv` 23 Dunlop Sfreet, Barrie 27 Iv ' Harness Shop All goods thoroughly reliable] in quality and style. J > ! Everything here to make buy-` ing a PLEASURE AND u-CUT FLOWBRS-RooeI. Carnations. Violets, eta, fresh every day, Bouquet`:-.-Button-:. _ hole.HgndorConagc. Funeral Tokouin H ll r vnenzms 1: ,. can and Tender; __unuea.cubIno.9mipa.3.au. cmou. ,sn1';5::_w Spain, \A.l\. \,-up.-vu- With a bang the door of the coat room in theold man's private omco; hit the wall. Dolefulness, bound and gagged, tumbled -on the floor. 1.111,`: no __- ._..'_.1 T- -I_..-_ ..l'_I-.l.a.. .I_L- _ _ 1I{r;A:A';jz'I'sf1$.')I:_L1Ii)`VsnnDsMA1~i; __ ` ff .V` 355 Dunlopsh, Barrio {Office-97 Dunlap Street, Barrie WM. TAYLORI Lime, Cement, Culvert Pipe, Field Tile, ` Lath Shinglesi SEED STORE; Make no mistake! 1 This is the GREAT Scott in the above lines. James McCandless if; wan gone before the old man could stop him. He left the door open as he went out, a trick for which val man had been red only the day be- fore. Old Jackson seemed to -shrink _ into himself until he was almost eit- iingeon his back. staring out the open door at the stalwart` back 01 his new secretary as it went down the long aisle and out the front door. PROFIT to you. b.IiI.1D-I' IUWQ and Bulbs. ....THE ~LEADING.... DOLLARS SAVED BY DEALING WITH All the best quality and guaranteed ' 90 TO THE ~ Nnw' APVAN1CE. ? `vi I I\y-ua I `I I\InII I VII1 $13 a Room: for oices. in Ross Block. No. 97. Dunlop Street. Fire proof vault: lately occupied bv Dr. Wells. Alaotwo rooms with vault, lately ied _ ,bv Hood. Jacks &.Frser. Barristers; imm possession. Applytoc. H. ROSS. Barrie. lanuarv 1. nqox. \ x-tf.' ` uuab-V-4, .I4lpIl-Bl o v-o Iulunr vvo W<~1l!" gasped Jackson, .-sinking into 1.1 chair and mopping his forehead. It was 10 degrees below zero outside, and he had been kicking a-tthe remen all day. What does th1s.m`ea:n? 11.1 .-1 ___;_L:_.._n __.v.1 1'\.._._-.. urn`... |TheMVa|1GB (lfce Bill Heads (in pads) 5 Statements (in pads) V Letter Heads (in pads) ' , Note Heads (in pads) * Programmes Folders, ` Announcements Cards, Tags, Envelopes, etc. ?coM: AND GETOUR RATES cu. van. 1. no aruggm: Knows more about than than other people. ?'?..'.';';,':.': :ae:::.`i)'::,:t "'"* "' Jmuuxmms onus smut _ on DUNLOP-ST. BARRIE. \ oi`!-'IO E=s `ro RENT on LEASE running `An Am... 3-; D4.-...nl..-I. I7- __ I\, _| VANILLA, for ice cream. for instance: BAKING Powmn. for cakes. One is a drug. of course ; the other a chemiul": and there are utill others--SPICES of all . kinds. cream of tartar, etc. The. bestvlgjaicti 1}; E; drugs is at a DRUG M STOR . The druggiqt knows about than than nfhnr nnnnln. JllB... PRINTINE |.Iuu..|..` I LCJCQDC L-ILIIJI - Dolefulness, ? `Jackson rthundered when the negro got on his feet. what -does this mean? Didn't I tell you to` kill this man 11.` he came back.aga1n? ; ___A L- .._-.`l '_.'- Drugs and Chemicals an the Kitchen. rffchanan-.& Penstone One Door West Barrie Hotel Every Description LOWEST When Firearms are necessary they must be reliable. You wants gun that will fit the work. If you are shooting for sport or protection there must` ` be no question of results. We can supply you with the best Guns, Ries and Ammunition, also Smokeless Powder at AREVNEEDED EVERY DAY Q u,Window' Cards, Dodgers, GA}- I')21I,, ADVERTSEINV ~ vs LIJCII UlJ.lCCB'll.l uu: uano .. "Do you mean to tell me that 103 have only passed down this aisle thifgc` times and know all the` heads of, Dartments by name?" ` ` ' ' rogfertainly. What else are-my eyeg. `Jackson didn't answer. He -looked `,&Q-{ `9 new employee a momee`nt.,t00'k., 1.1.13. " ; seat and began to open his" mq_1L ]J_s,;'wy:, son Dicked up a paper ;, fd. Directly he said} v> BY the Way. '1`homas.'.' Yes sir." said the newfubqre A wish you wouldgo it ` X i mew. the stenogrgphr _ =th 8. to come, here. ' xoupa eh `* time looking overthe 1 80k in an hour}: I ' 1` V. , toDaw' '``* *9 W0" 2 , i.dc::l> lilottom 1n*thatwg:o N . lmself tn ever I &..CO. wholesale and Retail Man`ufac.turera. .'rAui(,"" " `F and Repalrs,Tgg `I w. H;_BnUnNKEH, BEDSPRINGS, MATRESSES, PUMPS, 4 TIIIIIQ BRADFORD STREET. 28-1 BARBIE. BARBIE. %svi Bills, OF PRICES maatalogues, nu; . Iv sauna uvuw |vn.aAnr,noa\au-cu 1 Oh, nothing,"-said Dawson. The nigger got kinder gay when I camel from lunch, and I Just put mm on ice. Shall I release him? T .- s___3' LII \..u.Lx) AA: Ll Ll. I10 VILJJJU urns`:--In Yes, sag, yo did, but he.~seed med fust just as I was com` to hit?-him Wid my billy. ' . _ What did he do? ` T 5 _ Jest grabbed me by do oallah; he held me wid one hand and tiedgxme wid the odcler. ` ' _ .. -4 1_I__A. --\4 v\A\A\.L . Stand up, to Dawsoxi. He 'sa`w that- the negro was a foot and a halt higher `thalrlxis private secretary. `Thatflj Dolefulness. You may'go.", `Vl\-- ' ', _2--n _-*:.1 1\__..... South: -, ____ Ll unu\.uI:n- -I-VI-I Lung av: v . Now, sir, said Dawson. '"13;`*11* will be so kind as to give. me a word or two of advice I will proceed `With: business. I have stacked . the letters marked personal on your desk and the others to the heads of the various departulents. Is that right?" V _ ~ l"Si1.V. you-you, who : boss here ,-T1031 or me? How did you know who the heads of departments were? ` ` I`1u1t s easy. I noticed thelX l.ll.Ile_l'1(I1f..:` them. together with their depattmentm emblazoned in box cm-letterl_soon doors of their offices-in. the'hall.'-? "_ Mn- __ , AL _A. "Wary well. 1 will` spend th'e ten, minutes getting lunch and then re- turn." v_. ._._..-v-- w- puc- " It vyas nearly noon when Dawson.- had presented himself. and he -now` said: `- "`Ma ;:;u;g';nu;."1 :;n11"3;;'.m I you ten minutes trial." V It runs nnn nIvv nnnn CD9`-`rung `\.. -...-... cA ,`,,...-...._- v--- `-v---u-w- -v -so-ttvwuanro Why, of course I can hold` it. so you suppose I would` come snooping around here if I didn't think you need- ed me? . - . Jacksonhad been so used to having men quail before him, especially when` seeking a position, that this breezy an-' swer oored him. But he liked it; A Bel. LU: 545000: You think you can fill the position. that is open, do you?" g'rowledpo)qi Jackson at Dawson when that young. gentleman appeared. Do you know that this is a most condential place and that, while knowledge or the bus l- , ness and lines we handle is not abso- lutely necessary, yet to a man, of not more than average intellect who is in- experienced the position is impossible? ` n1I.'lnv AF rlnnunn Y non `1\`l 16- 1'\_ nlllluax-no -_- - ~ _ . . - - - v v o vol V50`: 95 the most unique letters old Jackson had ever received the old_ man, atter struggling through a wilderness: of bad: writing, broke into a hearty laugh and sent for him. T - nu. fhlrnlr vnn nmn ll Jul-nu nnnltl-.. V -.-v-` Dec 3" "5"77 ' "I V ""` means, as eve1'YbdY' knows.` that he knew a little of everything in the world and a great deal more. So when he applied for a position with one of _ "mar nninnp lnffm-n nld Jnnlym-m ow *~ "W years old a1'1d k new nothingffgt business when he entered. But he"ha'_d_ been a reporter and-a gpodone. `That __ nu own)-vhn'r1v Irnnu1u- I-Hui I... ' ' . :._`1 `pg Thomas Dawson was my to the head of a downtown 1;v"l1o1`e -.9 . we house. Old Jackson;use,:"to* that the house could not gf!t. ,a_l6ng without Dawson. yet that: 'pe.rsong;geT had been in the employ `of the 3 im. only ,1 short year, was but -twenty-tour, -- Am and know nnfhlno nf-.I~'hA. bmone 3.0;. all the more because uu: `....;..........,. made to'j.her_j" in her*creo.le` childobd wre: tu11ledJ.t]0 #0 ltterln ti. manner. at nli1t.dT::;m) %;t`nn1ir,e~It` ;qvn%A we % xgiggg mg`, W. tu III IIIVIISSV uw uyyug -uuu ~-__.,_,_ the old au-.; The Empress .J0|!ep 1_1ine- shairedi her 1;nsband'g_be11e: m mag:c..; all _tho ,;po:e__=sbecaj1pe =Tthe~,pr 9dlctiap_'s .. g; A- ~:.';.`.'.;'-lav :I?.hp;'n1-nnlh" lIIyIllUvu --- --_.. ..-_,-` Napoleon. man `of Iron though `he was, gave great c1 -edence to the `tale; 1 of `the hluprnhtural and `was `very Bu} _perstitloh; He placed great faith in . an amulet charm which he`alwaya.cnr- r1ed,`aboI.J.t-with h,,_lm.j'.'-`Another or his auperstlt'Idns- v`v'a"s to . huni the `famous ;_ o.1r'."`Marlb_oroush; js'e_n' '_vaA-t -e` n gnerre,'f ~-mi oain.o:vir6r_ age ` o`t11`1_`t_`ed-'1 his 5"charg_c` gar bat6;`.;su`hn3ely [e`nough, `at the hour - of his` great `%cpl[!lf.~.`t_;`-11;. de La` Cases h .te.1,lt.IhA_.!1s thh*'~:1nh ;nan::hnn1.mf9d --V- '.-J .:`~.`a.;'..u!l\lu: Atmnnnnll I prcamuu. ' ` Butithe wast plains of Asia. which swarmed with men under the 1ss,vri- p an. Babylonian and Persian empires, ` are deserted. The civilization of En- prope is no longer threatened `by the eastern hordes which wept over the Roman empire in the earlier centuries of the Christian era. Butthat prodi- giou-migfation laidjthe foundation of the s'ta_tes( oi` `modern, _Iin_rope.--Illdizpi-p hurgh,R.ei'lew.t - . The Movement V or Population. It the progress of population had been continuous from-the remote'perl- A ods of antiquity, It is evidentpthat the numbers of mankind would be `much greater than they are. and the globe {would be already overstocked with hu- man beings; But other causes not less ymysterious in their". operation have checked that progress. Many of the ` populous` countries of antiquity have become depopulated and apparently unable to -supportlife. Itie uncertain whether at the. present moment the ` population of the globeis greater than it was 2.000 or 3,000 years ago. There is congestion` in_ Europe. ih India and ~ln.China. There are.innumerable_ tribes . in central Africaon whom even the slave trademakes -no perceptible imp-. pression. e ..--........ ......`+ ..m....' no `And. wmnh In-IV In: I ynvunuvv An... .11! now: The old man was too full for utter- ance. Finally ~ he `reached out and grasped them by the hand. Pulling one on each knee, he began to put them on the back, while. a smile of content- ment, stole over his face. . T ', Ionnuon - ave no vvgru :.:Ehat a all right, sir. ir'3"EEs?-e -that I go now, .1. will do so; only-and hejpoked his head out of the otllce door and brought in the girl who was at the bottom of the trouble- allow me to introduce my wife. ` ` nu.. -1: ...-.. _.... 4.-- a..II J-.. . .l-4...- LL` VVIID VUIUBIJ IUICCICIQ IJJ J-ICIVVSEII-In 'I`hi1t all right, my bday," faltered the employer. I won t me you again -not until I`get a7 `corps of policemen. lll`lII._L)_ -1! ._.l_I.L ..l.. Tl -..-- .1...-`I..- u-vvu- coax: v unwav- It was only an hour that the boss had to stay in his cooped up jail. but It seemed a year. He suddenly heard the whistle again `and was ready to getdown on his knees to his unruly employee when the door suddenly opened. He happened to be straining upon it at the time and as a conse- quence tell headlong into the room. He was quickly released by Dawson. uri\|_`..n..` -11 ..a..1_;. .__.. |.;.. n n-u.....-.'.I' wwvu My daughter -Dawson started- has told me that you have proposed marriage to her and that she has _ac- . cepted you. Is that true?" (I? ..-_.-.. .In....-_A__ 4|- - ,_ ,A' - V. .w- gvvni --1 u-coo DBII '71 never dispute the v;;rd of a wom- an, "air." ...,__ ..A_.,_,_, . A . . .-. I. "~7.'a'o'n'{I :F."{ 'o"n"e' day an: t will kill you." . T ' "`IuA on-.--`-1-5-.. -8 _..IIII-.... v___I_ .l_ "7x'v'L{u'3I:' `to E3. ".13? 'E'i{is:';:an*t you leave my employ! Go!" ufI....L..l..I_. -1- n --_ 41.- _-_I_ 1:11--` `vs. -an-ovv -cal vn-nynvg I \l Certainly. sir." was the reply. But. before I. vgo"-here he reached behind his desk and produced the same rope with which he had ed Dolefulness-- Just a minute." ` 71'. ..._..._.A II- Y-_I_...A__ I... AL. ..I ,:.'w.`' . W` ' 1 > y, A` ` .. N , .'-Efwi ' thunk; `what that` last ex and th' V _ _ _ '.was cranseds. *m_tne.touowm;. a a . -.?._.1`i _ p nil-`t_`~g_.-e-r."...Mr;` Jo said to the stenographor) into the closet. , _have': also made ;youx-salt pt`o..miliarl_ wi out any warrant or f',direction' with" my whole store. You are rotaineq_ awn` I8-181%.`-to basin with. ot85.000'per.year..-. . 1, p , EBEN JACKSON; ` _Ali-this had happened` a` year` ago. Now the old man was furious. He ar- V rived at the store fteen minutes early and cursed every man in the place black and blue. s , Dawson's. first duty in the morning consisted of sorting and opening,.the mail. and he had so arranged matters with the postinanas to meet `him, at - the door. taking the mail to his desk himself. That caused him to be ready for business as soon as there was any- thing -doing. He followed his plan this morning. Good morning, _Mr. Jackson!" he said cheerily as he took hisseat. Tlxls is certainly a "ne day. _ ..'1`here came a` gurgle from the old man's throat, not unlike a column of water through a pipe too small. _ For funerals." he at last managed to say. '.I'ln`umnn man Iudnt` 4-- 41.1.. .....a ..__ hsrh )ilfIl'T!idj9tle:!T':a.your-'5`; 1 fund `lhoyed my jniggei-41;; _ okoon .ha_d'* _.._...-..-a; us; up nuns. uauuucu LU -any. V Dawson was used to_ this and con- tinued to. sort the mail. Finally he took the personal ones across the room and laid them on Mr. Jackson's desk. ('l1I......._.. M LL _ I. v--- can vanvla-I vu HAL: UGIUBSUH 5 CD5. Thoams. the boss said. take a seat. I want to hold a heart to heart conversation with you. V H'El puu.9- ...I..-....; I ..._L 1;. n ._n._n___-n ;` boy...` (III. 'Mr."Jacksbn had been holding` in pretty well. but this was too much. ll'I"\- 4.--- ...____ L- L-II _- :1 rntwvd vv wag wuv Inseam! '05. UV!) ll-II.I\pInlo Do you menn_ to tell me that you have dared- Thus far he got and choked. Sput. sput. sputter came from his throat until` Dawson said: llC'I-_. S , . u us. up... i173- "1`l'1e proprietor of millions sank in his chair betorethls beardless boy. car .......a. ...... 4... .... .;a..o mun- :..-a.-..L `u-rvw vo --.-`pawn He grasped Mr. Jackson by the col- lar. swiftly bound his hands. thrust a handkerchief into his mouth and an- choredit with one abstracted from Mr. Jackson's pocket. thrust him into -the cloet which had proved so useful be- fore. locked the door, and Mr, Jackson heard him whistle. . vac iv- an qv Iv I loll `1re7 v}5here/ I E; it. signed the_ |f|fI Valoon _and Eli. ``- `I_-- `In Aucndl 01' Wlllqll, WIIU VVu uv_vv Ila nluuv `av-.. .. Wilson was ptlll more surprised that "V1.19." 111 8<'>"18`lnt0-t%h In we I -:*;er.'i%`19rIvi4t6 he tom % mm mm J - L * " / hi ;wa v.ed.j UZI." - < _ . "Oh; thank` you. -' I'll go now. Doro- 'Ilippgd='o the mitten and gravely tendered handto the lawyer. He uni)` biowbd over. It mm more cere- 'm6nyVthuiif he ' bail.` for `many ygarg `|_havKrn,ap1fj(t!;'er1_ni9`u;ber'6t hit sex: -' A v 1--.;.`;.n.`;. J`A-hA;I'.n`}|tin1b`I*I`l t l IrI_lVo'I Ulvllagrvn vs hghed a`Vondln;~:.;n.1'T-2' at "h m-a_nq_`tr1pped jayntily awayt'br_o'ugb A Vha..'ohuf_ oie.`T`%`Iiii1cb to the surprise of `Wllaqn, wh_{nlvaqqow-at:__hls "post. . ` .......;_~-`-_._;. gun .-....s' mu-nu-Mad tlhnf. Cyril looked down into the eager % time with. an expression in his own that few had teen there during later years . . - . I'll lee what I can do. I must know" moretot her qualifications. 1 mean," he oxpiainpd kindly. fit the. knowoali the -thinu'_that the` person who teachen j in -that - .muot~'knovV I 1l"dof `my PIc ll?` 0 In `her -eagerness Dorothy arose and 1 stood beside Cyril. placing her hand in us woolen xnitten on his arm. 3. ,, ;u__.;II-.I I.:_. A .....I CID VVIIUICII IIIIEDV-all u.--u canon.- The little `action thrilled him. A sud- denreallzaglon or thelonenness or his life smote him. {and "again the child's. brown eyesawoke that memory. 'nrn-..;. `..'.....u. ....g. vi ......;-.a- n,.'.....n.., IILVIVII cycu any-vs 5-pug. -my-o.-v-4. Pleaoe, won't you?" urgedf Dorothy. with an unconscious pressure or hip WI I Over on Rose Crescent." Thellawyer did not recognize the la- cality, but there` had been many changes In the old town during those years In which he had been absent fromlt. _ V ` ,, nu L- - __n_.;.Jn.'| ;._--1.-_ lI'Ulll- Ila Auntie will be a splendid teacher. You see. she : :0 sweet. Won't you please try her? I .. "L-.. -......_....-n. "\AQa-\"I\1I Iguana an!` Dorothy paused to see if the lawyer was properly impressed with the im- portance other aunt's acquirements. Yes. said Cyril politely. . ` Mrs. Pruden told auntie that you could let her teach that school. but last evening a letter came from Mr. White in Baton to say auntie must come to see him right off. You see, he attends to all of her business. 'So she had to go on the early train this -morn- ; ing. Herei Dorothy stopped, out of ; breath. T . " i E Cyril uttered an interrogative "Yes." i g Dorothy smiled up at him. And xlwi ' was afraid she might be too late when she came back.` and then it will be such a nicesurprlse for `her when she ,1 does come back for me to tell her l ! 7 came to see you` about it.4 i AI"I'IL_.. -1.- d--__IJ. I-_--- -nlmiudu C015.` . v-can-v wv - Then svlieo (floe;1"tk-{ow what you A are doing?" queried Cyril. ' Oh, no. I waited `till she wa's`g`one." A'o`.Whex-e do you li_ve? questioned I`._...lI Sit down," he said, pointing to a chair. Dorothy obeyed with a grave Thank you." settling herself comfort- ably in the chair which was so high that her feet were quite a distance from the ground. Her blue felt sailor hat was pushed back` on her head. and several soft brown rings of her hair had found their `way to her forehead. l his heart. She lifted` her clear eyes to the lawyer. and again their depths vaguely stirred d-``:.Y`o`usee,` auntie lost all her money in Boston. and so we had to come here to llve. Auntie owns a little house here, and shelsays that is better than noth-_ ing. And yesterday Mrs. Pruden told her they wanted a teacher in that school and that auntie musttry to get it right away." _ ` . ' Oh. indeed. ejaculated Cyril. You see." she went on ma conden- tial tone, "auntie knows a lot of things. She belonged to ever so many clubs in Boston. Every one says that she is so clever." T D s * Cyril stared in surprise. What could this little. old fashioned girl have to say` about that? It would be interest- ing to" know. He puqhed his "papers `farther away and leaned back in his seat. `Anni; Q an n . - It is so important, you see. There was 7:` keen note of anxiety` in her vo1ce.;hut the brown eyes never win- vered. And` what was there in their depths which btoughtttop the lawyexfa mind a. vague-memory and made him look at his` visitoriwith` a.` "stirring of in. terest, then. hesitate-and naily push` "aside the papers over which he had been absorbed and pay shortly: ' " unn...a. I- no I` -.... ..a_- _--- - A-.. -7`-6-l;.wi.:hank join. said Dorothy liteiy. It is` about that position in tho` Hilton school." _ `. A I-"Ev-4-)`Tlttle red . spots had cfept Into ,Dorothy's face. but she went on brave- I-5. You see, she began, I"- .. The` lawyer again moved Impatient! and frowned, but bl: small visitor per- Ilsted. ' % What is it? I can g!ve_you a few minutes) ' . ' * ' __ g W`-"i`i1: elevator boy showed 1 me ydnr |oice._o.nd there was no one in the oth- er roo1n,,'ang`i`;eo I5c"atne in) said Doro- ` {Inn , -v-v-.-u-3,-u_qa'w-g a~VuI.uu' 141,. unlu IJUFU` `thy. . . _ I The lawyer made an impatient move- ment. mentally resolving upou the cen- sur9 which Wilson should receive for leavlng the entrancecto the omce on- ) . .,-.. qgvw;_F'|.,;{:q~ g.`uUI. uoyeq `the s'ua'v-lt_y 'or his manner nor the _mildness'o1' hls.'g`l_gg,n_ce.' Botlywere g-_` uquany oevere htt`i1v;:;:i :homxng;'ana l wigs not.1nclln_ed- at deal genfly hf! disturber. He had been interrupted the cons1dernon' of `an Inibortant matter. but Dorothy Dale's brown eyes never lnehed before his `deep set grsy _ nnnn- ' ' Please, may 1 tglk to_ you a few minutes? she `asked In hgr" soft little` voice. L . ' "I a,m1'rery busy." he returned. "and ;gave orders that I was not to be dis- lturbed. % vv~-_-- no--w-v--v, wt-v---.3 ---vv -9-`: v-as-on Doletulness," roared the old_mun,A did you see that young tellow go out? . Yes. sah; I saw h'1m, said the black. 3 "IJCUUIUUE I3 guou." _ ' . ` "lt' linot bad. he replied In` q tone % qt modest p1fid=e.q__ ' ' , . f ,I _will ._ eng_a_ge'_fn:nother __a'e_rvant,- I t".1&!.I.- . .F`f..l. th..WE1!h!#!!J95! 5 "One word. sahib?" said he as one 1 who` should assert, The task Is Im- ` possible! ' * ' h - ~ Certainly. One wo_ " . He shot his eyes for the third tlm as if; he would keep` the truth trom `popping 'o_ht` unawgres. When he `opened them at 1a'st,`1t was tosearch for the English, of (the word` he ;had` chosen. -When. `he had toi'1nd'Jt, "his _ tags; pr9fk`e_1h`to an ,e_xpans1v"e smile. ` un..1_"n|_ n `L. '_..n.`.i'.i_`n---'.__L__;u'.._ 11.1- `T "sa'mb,"`he Efggbhantly. :69- ? 3 "'De1,1'Tent' 3; `gpv<`)d..". . 53%? IILVIIE Oil`? IY\r ILIII -ci-eat!"-_ - .` . . . . .: p , V , I 111131. . .__A n__.a n- |.`.".,_-_._un__n 1-: -.A.4.._- V w._- --. _.w .-v-..- ' Mirza Saleh clogec-lehis -eyes in medl- tatlon, opened them and shookhts head. closed them again and then -sat `buried In thought. his ngers on his 1 eyelids. _By and by he looked` up. baied; - . . Not Categorical. . No selt respecting Persian ever an- L swers'a question by a bold airmative 5 or a blunt. negative. He alwaya're- i serves a_ margin. `Mr. Wilfrid `Spar- row. a tutor to. the Persian royal chil- dren, "sked Mirza Saleb. a turbaned linguist, in regard to a servant. Haji _'Isma'1l. A V t "'13 be honest? ; \ L M11-za Saleh was busy with the pages or a dictionary. L in u..u.. ;...n-- -.._- i-r_.u v.....-nu.. vs: V5 to Ianuusvnllsago "?`=I.'Ittle-take care-Haji Isma il s gVod--money is,'\`~ said he. i Il'I`I_-J. 1.. _- A._.__._A_. I -:--A ---- v- .--.'.-wi --7' yuan`. -vu `_`That is no answer. I want oime word. Is be honest? Then he turned to` Dorothy. "I am going to ask your aunt to take charge of one pupil." he said--one whqneeds her very much." on... ......:im -....{..x...-.a n......u... kill him. _ Dolefulness disappeared as rapidly as he had come._ and -the `old gentle- man went out to lunch.` When he re- turned, Dawson was seated at a desk looking over the mail which had just arrived. T _ T -. What the dew-. Where's` that Dole- fulness? nu. .- q - ``V-V-ell, when that fellow comes 5_back.