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{tarm assxat uuu. _ Midnight had sounded"from all the church spires of the great city, and there came ga, low, muffled knock at the doctor s door. T There they are, cried Frank Graham, now for fame andpfortune, Max. . The two gentlemen went, lamp in hand to'the hall door,_there stood two men--water-men evndently, bear- ing a. large sack. All right, asked Dr. Max. `` 11 right, governor, was the re- _1-- - w-__. .~._ Not yonly the best stove polish, but the most of it for the money. Insist on _ having - Black nish?" ply. ll!` PU- ._ . --Come this way, said Dr. Max, and the men followed him into the study. T . Alvsq '4 __. LL-` incltvts tn`-do , 1'19 f'Plac it on that. large table, h said, and now what wxll you have? ,2 ,.1.. n ..-:A A... sagu, auu uuvv vvuug. n... J-.. --_.._ It was a cold night, said on7e,. and they had had a. hard task, per- `maps a little hot rum would. do as as well as anyng. -Dr..._Max`produced a bott1_e of rum and two large glasses, he boiled some water, anc_1~after the most approved :-_1_:.... .......A g mmhier of 21-02 for V 31 Weucx, auu -cuuxa ...... v----_- _`,`, fashion mixed :1 tumbler of grog each. ' - V _ \. They tasted it and.nodded solemn- ly at. each other `in token of approv- Now, about money, _ said Dr. !Max, I promised thirty pounds `be- tween you,-t thatis fteen each. ` And little enough `too,~ consider- ing the risk, said the elder-_of the men." - " ` V A-----_. 14.3, nalvna` nut b\I\roo' For D13. Max Gordon was {an ex- `. ` *--A-- ------ LI.:. `1nr` Q JJI. Anna. Well, you see, sir,- my mateyand I have been on the look out some- time, knowing _what `.you wanted. This .morning 1t was 'before the "break of day we were rowing slowly down the stream, wheq my >1r}ate;_he saw somethmg very bright glistening in\` the water. ,- . 1 v , E 1 L- " `Y lfncn. ` How did you manage it? asked Dr. Max. , . . .--o u , L ..__ -1- ...-. -nun`-A no-Ir` young doctr:-r. I am not 3. vain man, said the "nnr am I over-con- dent in my own abilities, I have studied hard. l{l.~ic, very hard, some- times tllrough the long nighps-, as well as the (lays. You do not under- stand anything so dry as medicine of course :but I have a theory 0 my own crlnccrning the nerves and the brain: if I could but work it out m;:1'ortunc would be made. - A- 2. ..... an 1n_UlC watch . ` ` ~ _, 3 `Tom,- h.e said to'rr 1e, ` I believe" I ' 9 ' that us a womans ha1r.. - ' no 1 .41--o ` __--._ 4.. LL. o\1nnA O11!` `Hill. 13 G Vvuuauua uuuu .. I We p,u1led over to the place, and surely enough, gentlemen, my, mate _was right--it was a .woman s long shining hair caught amongst the reeds and sedges. We had- the grappling hooks, with us, and in less time than it takes to tell you, sir, she .was lying in the bottom of the boat -`-stone; dear}, _and must have been ;dead for _hours.-" I..`_said-M-.- . ;=`.' `Tliisis just `what the doctor.wa_s %P=*ivz-tt e!9!s.: t****!1t*~ : ? e Ln 1--"n (Gill. _ __4___`, Y. X`.`She must have been 111, the Wat"- .u"..'trrated.they0un- [:,`;"-.`-_"`.1.1 ri.~.1`~'f _.`.3."..V a4A, i`-":1;. {rot fa }1VllCI{|-llJl.9\I puny lyu.-P .`ig;- man, and ` she must have got m plqiowp t 0. any -one ,I.:h8Y "h__ai.'d At your denls 5 Ker tne VIIIUBL ayyuuvu. unn was was 7 He had a xjo eryn of g`dr'_6wi1<'l; `there is no end- vertxsement; no,;dne seems to m1ssA her, "so I_ think it7is safe. ,. A no. 5- In ..A.I.L.I on- M11`... \Ne her, so 1 ugnnx 1;. as sa.Ic.- 1 ` So. dd 1, addd th `othey. We covgfedvthe `body7 w_ith a sackmg, and towed about the INC! 811 day. Until it wa_s safe to 1and.-Vyhen 1'? came on mght,k~.weI brpught It, here. 5:19`; is no ri,s., `'-_t 15- a__,worman. - young one? 5: . . `L1 -1;-__1A .L....- a... 'nFn`r1-nnahs vuhn yuuugi UIQC -~ V ` \ . ` '1 sh-otild `say-`land unfortunate, who 'has- un'g hrs el`f ."fr6'rnf.the bridge, and no one-' has 'hg_:ard `the splash, added his friend.` ` . 1.1,,_ ._....a... 51..., 111;! AVA bun .. ~_ -.. _ _ Why can you not work it out} she asked. "It would c> so much money. sh0u1d\\';m"t \\";`.;1I. the doctors call subject--- ' ` " 1, , f--A...._.....\ auucu _u_Ia .uu.nu. Then,`the g1ass'es:being empty,,the men ro seU.to go.'_-Ur. Max Gordon dropp'ed fteen golden sovereigns, in- to each horny palm. ' - ---- ~-.. ._d,. __'_ 1 .... ..". Anfn, [U CHCKI 111011! 1135:155- Yoju `vv"iT1l_f'Ie`t. ;uAs kr.xow,' d,octor, whem you -want anything `of kind" ag`ain, - and` We` `willbe on the'- look l.I`) ` agaua, was up vv---- _- ,, oixt? 9 _ .. V They went ;a_wa_y, well vsatised. - Frank, said Dr. Max, before we begin, will you make a cup of strong coffee? We ` shall have to work all night, "or: `know. I will fetch some sheets; I- like to Show all respect -to `L- .l.....I 7! `the DIIVV ' other sheet. . tne 06210;. T - T I ~ He .was not _1ong..in {etching the white she'e't_s;i he preadone` on the table. I drink my' 'coee',` I am thirsty, as` `though I had the fever. _It was not many minutes `before the stark, ghastly "burden was laid on the table, and covered with an- Just iftrallg ready, Frank, while - ULHCI any:-. Both gentlemen turned away to dunk then` coffee. It was 'not_p1eas- ant ,to look _at that straight, ngxd out- nth %and he ? une. ' A woman, and a. young one, said 1 Frank Graham; an unfortunate, who jumped from the bridge when there . `was no one to hear the splash.` I say, Max, what a tragedy in a, few - words. tTruth is stranger that c- tion. .. People dare not write truth for c'tion, f said Dr. Max; the `public would say it was unreal. ` Those watermen are honest, said- T` , L61--`|_ A.I...-nI ed, % annd` .lIlU3C \vVa.I.c11uu nay ...... ..., -..,_. ` 1 Frank;- look there! V` He pointed .to a small, white hand, which had fallen from beneath the sheet; on it there glistened a ring of pearls. Dr, .Max raised the hand, andtried to draw _ off the ring; it was `not possible. ' , p Poor girl! he said, musingly. I a wonder who placed that there? It d does not -do to get sentimental over such work as this. Now, Frank, to C lbusiness. Take away this covering, t \while I prepare what I want. C Frank Graham drew- away the sheet, and stood looking for a few minutes at the young face so won- derfully beautiful in the majesty of : death. He saw rippling masses of ` ` fair ha_ir, a white brow. white closed eyelids, and long dark lashes that 5 lay on a prefect cheek. 1 How beautiful! he cried. Max. 1 look here; what a lovely marble. just that moment to leave his pre- parations. . Lovely, was she. Poor thing! Perhaps that accounts for the jump from the bridge; beauty is verv-of- ten a fatal dower for a woman. Frank Graham went out of the room for one minute then, fancying that the hal! door had not been made fast. He was only away. three min- utes; when he returned, Dr.` Max lay on the floor in a deadly swoon. He had fallen down close to the table .w.hereon the body lay. Frank D I E 7 face! . Dr. Max was, however, too busy ! cl 1 `B1118 ; and . tr `nt .l.lC Alau n u . . ~ .. table whereon Frank` looked in wonder. V It was but the work of a few sec-l onds to raise him, to unfasten hisl necktie, to lay him down on the` couch. In vain-th.e closed eyelids never moved. Max! cried his friend, in alarm. What is the matter? VS/hat has happened? _ _ n..~ mrw urn: deaf to all questions. nappenear Dr Max was deaf to allquestions. Then Frank, who knew the secrets of the doctor s house as well _as he: knew 4 his own, went to the sideboard and 1 got some brandy; he tried to open 1 those sti`, white lips, and pour some 1 down; but he could not manage it. The most deadly swoon I ever . saw, said Frank to himself. Was he frightened, I wonder? He looked at the dead body; it was quiet enough and still. What could have alarmed him? thought the young man. Yet it was enough to `try any man s nerve, `, such a lovely face. . Ah! the white eyelids _had_open_ed. _ Dr. Max was sitting upright, looking ; around him with wild horror that ~ struck his friend with dismay. . A Frank, he cried, feebly, am I `. dreaming, or mad? What is that_? _ 5 He pointed to the straight, rigid gure. _ - - 1 What is that? he cried again. 3 Only the subject, Max. You for- i get, Have you been frightened? - Th- hart moment Dr. .Max Gor- gel... 11:11:: Jvu law The next moment Max don stood by the table. `He laid one hand on the still gure. V Frank,. he said, _in a low," hoarse voice, you "call this the subject. ' tell you it is my betrothed wife, Elsie St. Aubyn, `who lies here. He' is deranged, thought Frank. Dr. Max understood that pitymg glance. . ,It is the truth! he cried. True as the Living God, this is my wife, - Elsie! ` A_..I _n.-.... .. .1..mh_ settled horror, Elsie! And ~th'en a dumb, settled horror, from which his `friend could` hardly arouse him, came over him. ' (Tobe .eonc1uded,next week) _ A ldclleloqs drlllk and uusxtalning local. ' Fragrant. nutritious and economical. This excellent Cocoa maintains .-the. stem In robust ll0l|_t[l._ en In it to resist a same Branch. Five Points. Va befttr Hlrlglll-CllC\.1 a le. one '++-|-r 4-:4-'-I-1-1-I-1-1-1-I-I-, J . -I--1-I--I-3-1--I-I-I-1-3 Alcohol wlll, remove candle grease. Emery powder will remove ordin- lan-yv_ s_tams from Hlgnife. handles. _,,.-:..- _,_1_I_-__ .....a LA1..- Pl ; QIQZIIIH ll`-llCl,>_.__lln\p-s --------v-. Q ;C,e1ery_ contains. sulphur_ and helps to .'ward -off rheurnatic pams. F, , j,.,_ you arebuying 1 carp; for dur- .ab1l1ty, choose a small pattern. I .1 1 L A: 5:19;, unnvvuw -. ____..__ r..- ft is estimated that a. vc 1u.7rt of {good milk 11as.the value of a pound <$f_.be.:ef.,' ` ' P .f,,_- "That is wlmt I mean; but `I' thought the u-(ml would shock you, perhaps. If I cwuld afford that, the cream-c.,.I:-xzml gnomes would not seem so far - "It seems she said, with alittle shudder. "Oh, Max, if I had been 2: man I should have chos- en any p.mfcs.~`on rather than that of medicine. it is very grand, I Suppose, but I do not like the way in `1V'}(}1ch_ you dOCtuI'S arrive at know- e ge. tuuv , . \Il . Irvwa _.Tof prcevnt, knives frogni rustiqg, Elgce a"piee of char<;oa1_1.n'the knxfe ~ - I I ' . I tarnish. - Pla{`ie:- -lump of .caxph6r in the chestwxth the silver and it will not -, L- - _..L. In. .59: Q.uick1_v"apply raw egg to a cut; it will allay the pain~'and quickly heal the wound. - ' It is essential that cellars should he as sweetand clean as any othr part of the house. And old piece of velvet is the best polisher for the top of a kitchen range or re bars. '12,: 1.-- ............ nc Lllllla YV- sleep, as soothers. gr `VCIIL LIIC y\J.ll\ Lnvun \.\..V.. A few drops of parain added to the blacking w_ill give a better gloss, and also improve the leather, no mat- ter how damp the shoes are. ' Brass that is `badly tarnished may be cleaned by applying to the sur- face with a soft brush ammonia in which is dissolved a small piece of souring soap. Polish with chamois S 111-, "__ ' ` ' I -- 4---.-L l2l.nA DSKIII; White enamel paint, so much liked by some people, is best cleansed by using whiting instead of soap, as this preserves the color ad cleanses the `paint without injuring the surface. ' - ~`---- A r~`r\`t\ `I'\` (1; BFPQA puuu Wxuxuux, nuJu.--.5 ...._, -...--..- | To freshen a stale loaf of bread twist it up tightly in: a paper bag and place it in a moderately hot oven. Rolls, buns, coee-cake, etc., also can be treated successfully in the same way. -L' _-_..-- 1....2u.1.. nn:1c mm am) nzmunens `saluc way. The possessor of vegy brite nails should rub them at mght wxth cold cream or vaselme, or, xf they go to the other extreme and are `soft and ` `~4 ---- -- -....,1 n`uqo~1 1I1;`I ]'|91'(`9Y1 'i\la\- We will not talk of it, darlipg. there is no need to distress you with such ideas. When you are q doc- tor s wife, you shall see nothing of the profession; you shall have a drawing-room full of owers, _3T|d You need neveflmow that there IS a Surgery underneath it. ` I cIhu- .. . 14,..-` Lllb \Jl-ll\rl 5... tender, wax them. LIICIII. A dish of charcoal placed in a lar- der wil keep the articles sweet and wholesome almost as well as ice. Charcoal is a. great disinfectant. Change it about once in ten days in warm weather. . I _Q_,g `between each tooth with this. VVGI. III IV nanny: o Combs should not be washed with water. This is apt to split the teeth. A stiff nail brush is 3. good thing to keep for cleaning them. After using the brush take a damp cloth and wipe Potatoes in their jackets are more nutritious than when peeled, because right under. the skin is all the rich potash that is so benecial to the body. If peeled, it must be, .very thin, and they should be steamed, not boiled. -` C I- II C_. I\JIr II\llI\-\.lI Patent leather shoes should be rubbed to the shape of the foot with the hand, and they will not then be so liable to wrinkle and crack when wearing. When they are getting dull and losing their gloss, rub white of egg on` them. vs web voc ------_. To assuage thirsg and cu_re fever- ishness, apple. tea 1s a capital drink lfbr sick pepole. It is made by slic- ing up raw apples into: a jug, lling the jug with boiling water, as in tea-making, then sweetening to taste; when cold, tls apple tea will -be found pleasingly tart and refresh- i'n'g{-` MARRIED LIFE WOULD BE . HAPPIER. -If couples tried to be as agreeable as in cqurtship days. 1 --4.1- -__ ..L -...-.g an Ill Vvulsunnnr us. w. ` If they. kissed and made p at once [after.. they quarrel. -,,1<| ._-_ 1.- L- - _--\ nnnrx alvyn . bl|\._y \`IaInI - `an. If `each would try to be a real sup- `-port and comfort to the other. .1-A - 1 , :-,I-_.1 1 .__.._._.n .-on.:. -Iquuncon "F-1Si." continued her lover, "arel You snll determined to keep our en - \ Easement .1 secret from your uncle? ` u\v__ _`_ _`___ . IIUIL llu uvnlcnvav vv u--up vv--__- `If household expenges were always proportioned to recexpts. A -~.- ----..- -- 1.:...a .. .1....:.. ` PIUIJUI tluuwu our .\.-.--r-_. -If women were as kind to their husbands as they are to their lovers. _ I :1; , _A_`_-__ ____- uuauuuuv G" `'```'J `~-" " "" " " " "If each remembered the other was `practically a human being, not an angel. A `I! 1.. _..' ______ An .&L4sq4u`I|I~`I|` ` angel. If `men were as -thoughtful for their wives, as they were for them when sw.ee1ea1fts_., ` -" -.-- -._.I`.;..-j . .Li.nL 5VV.CC|.uCaI La. If both partigs remembered that- they wexe marned for-worse as'we1l * f_f93';:,bett..` ~ T 7 _ : . . nu UILCII ICDHJI. 11: u n ~ u . . ...- omons are excellent nerve ITCIIIC dll dlC `DUAL unnu and alum W1 harden fc .. w\.\.A\L Jl\.Ildb JV`-. ..---7-- "Yes; my life would be unendur-' able if he knew- He .-detests wo- .``8ir1s above all; the very men- tlon oflovc. lovers, or marriage 81' most gives him an apoplectic t- dare not tell him, Max. 7 l J llllll an 1l)\J ll\y\.|.I\. --v~ - ' Then, he is not to know, uritil I have a home ready for you, darling and then I must fetch you? VAR H -1, . tx'I'I",._ _.._.-- ~-- un\.u 1 JHUEL ICLCH Yes, she replied. will not matter when I comfort me. 7- JUN _ "Once If I can {Once a week, certainly--oftene_!'. .1 Ca_n manage it. You know I T M`: wnting to you, Max. ' r k_ I know that you are everything "id and adorable, cried her lover.~ ` S?! were standing under a large`. '5 tread`8_t1n'1 tree, close to 3 stale " oat. led mm the Mayberry Mead- dws, and as he spoke, thereA_cam,[ hing down the high-roada. ca'rr1- 389. wzth four horses and postillionsn` Iif`"._.a sloud of dust. Threwsh 1:? . a handsome man, with 80' ~ `hing : LYd and Lady Malco1m.I 5."-' pose! . af:`38 rolled by. `,3 mu: nurs-cs anu U3U"P" ta`-5`E cloud dust. pThrouSh `hf dust they saw plainly. 3 13d? - Very beautiful and haughty. mag?" cemly dressed, leaning back. w.~th- imgnonchalant air; her c0mP3.`` 0f a military aspect. ` } sand the young doctor; 35 "the: lU_|k\.L " "\'ou1ncs.n :1 body," she interrupt- One dollar ca3iag",z1;;`5 1;."" ,,0tIth`5 Lady Malcolm, but that .,.is_ ma .97 husband-he is quite an Om" th nil that Qentleman is visiting `at; guih 311- 011, Max, how nice to w81':_. beam-dresses. and drive in B,t1 ` TW1 carriage as that!" A ,.:wa}:e yo-"3 doctor did no,: .il0tiI.` MB: E1s1e s Quick eye` ;f*a,ou"t1eman in te `carriage looked at 1193'; I . , ut`) and "31.is: 11% foliage hid her fro??? . V e e_ could not 113 ` . - prettier g aeuum BANKING % ausI us8nuusmn. sAV|NGS oEPAR?rMENT _...,..c an mount and interest is idded.n:1arfrl- hen it shall be just as you K1 and. now, Elsie, how YOU wmc to me? ' ' `ME certainly-of can kn writhm M 11..-. M but" I` <.I11f`11fr(1}r()X1i$ not` as and "I`tu __ _ opens an account a-nd is ad -. . ed quarterl Statements of this Bank at; annu$l1$`sui)mttted to A strictly independent audit`. _ t V " ' -' .nch. Five Points. 5. u.m:m. j_'MANAg.;n I4thaV m conpoahrpb `1 His anger have you to `>9 " III often HETUIHC, UuL is V311]. wu.u' a. Jan aucux. of woman s_ virtues and woman s faults. She was something of a co- quette, passionately fond of admira- tion, vain and worldly. Such as she was Max Gordon loved herwith the whole force of his heart, and had {prayed her to become his wife. (`L A __1_ . . _ . . .A.oq Acct I:1:Q"1 {prayed IICT EU UC`CUIuc xua vvu. Captain St. Aubyn worn out with active service at sea, had retired at last to this pretty little town of May- berry to spend the remainder of his days. .Before he had "been there very long, his voungest-`brother had. died. leaving Elsie, his; only child, in the eaptain s care. He grieved for his `brother, but_his 'grief almost merged in the anger he. felt at hav- ing a'girl under his charge. A A ',-,,_n :1 1.. 41.-.! knnn o rind nnr- lllg 5111 uuug. . . . . . . . ....c,_ A girl! if ithad been a dog, par- rot. a horse. he would have said nothing; but .a girl-what was. he to do with her? He had a thorough and sincere dislike to all women, this old seai captain, he looked noon them as `blots in creation, and now to think that under his new roof he "must shelter one. A girl was bad enough. a pretty girl `was manv degrees worse. and he soon saw" for himself |that Elsie was dangerously beautiful. * - ~- A - ~ um: :. .. mm. W33 lla.lI5\I_\II-no -W `Captain St. Aubyn lived in a little villa called The. Firs, ? just outside Mayberry; and the one aim of his life was to keep all lovers away, from his beautiful niece. He detested the very name of love-"a lot of senti-, mental ru nd a place under his roof. .. . /-I ,_:.I -....n vnnfp Plvef nd place unucr nu: mm. But Cupid was more clever than the _captain. To the prety little town there came a young doctor, who. was visiting Dr. Tatham, the res1dent t_u___-:-:..... Up Mast Gordon, _S8\fV JJI. Lu u - u u . -., , ohystcxan. He, Max Gordon, saw Elsie, and fell at once in love w1th er. ' He contrived to cheat the captain, and see Elsie every day at least--- that was during his rst visit to Mayb_erry; this was his second, the had contrived to win Elsiejs A heart and her promise to become hrs `Wife. ` _ _ -- - -4 -:..1. I-mt he had great IWIIC. ' He was not rich, but he great talents, and by them he meant _to make his way. He was in practice for himself in_ London. It was up- hill work, but he wq.s_studying hard, and saw a most bnlhant career he- -.:--.. 'r1-.59: summer even_mg on E Max GordonT'1sTr%a gedy llu fore This summer CVCIHII5 u.. wh1cI_1 our stpry of hxs stay m persuaded Dr. Ttha_m, has condence,to mvnte theold captain `He hgd Mayberry. say good-bye there.. _ ing to London on ' the morning, and they would not meet e ' ....m the next year. A opens was th_e last. He will storm ..said, iwith a._Jitt1e augh;, .,__V, -' _. ,\_ '-;.. ._-A` _will storm areauxu..,, -__F with a.Jitt1e 1aug`f41., %..TITmt'% W.1V.notT`? 11111111 thilgov-`anaknt `isda :E1 .t e we ing-_ ayysett . SIC, my _ mother was my-r_ied '70:: the twenty`-' _u .f`:.&:: "" "E'InI-.;Acue .rst oi ]_l1l1-r-W! you let that` be V our _weddmg-day? V It ' ' Ma3e,s,:? she Arephed, If you? `I - - '---1' +n Lbndon aqd ~ g5 `7$upp;sing md;.s:_,; -k- iiuuufi ' home` this eve had promised t e of his famous p :e the captam to ort, ? prolon I`alll VV 1-; , likg =:He;w_en,_ glarlanglf 4 I-NC Auu-uv--- _w1th .1. .---' . _ V '_ '_ . WHN _ v _ ` curves. She had a proud head,` set ` on a. _most shapely neck;'perhaps the crown of her beauty was the .fair waving hair--go1den in the sun-e brown in the shade; her eyes were -of dark grey with long lashes, lying` _, it of cream- ` - El;'c; those dainty Ofmsijiirs slhall never trea_d little f:tO1'. be i310S 1f the strteines L"yL: m'1gh_t dwell "'like`fringe-on the perfect cheek.` `She ` We beautiful mu winch bekmgs had a white clear brow, straight eye ' `ha-t 1.10 me." , g brows; and lips that were like a mm '1 lmgllcd :1 Pretty musical. young japonica bud; altogether she The ],;{1g11, was as fair and; as graceful as .a Cowl `. .0 jealous as that, Greek g'oddess.f~ No wonder that "11 you {M1 lictter dress me up M'ax .Gordon was so Passionately in- Max, l'0P`;__i,=n .(_,1mn; only my lovewith her. ` _ ' like the 1debLuh in that case. She did 'not.belong to the higher W95 Wm` i order of human beings, this girl with "Junt the 171051 `kmgerous part of lace` mu You shall have the (`0]`0llTC(1 pon'rc_s, and drive 11,1! Al... the lovely face.` She_ was no ideal, heroine, but a_jgirl with a fair share} .I ---....._.. u-no-I-scan noar` llvr\fI'I'lf| no- ""7. .,,--\--It `\l-HUI` {Iva ll!-I ~.pD,wV\L`- Illylp . f'There is no'Tfea'r, myfdar1in`gl' he }$&1d."."no fear. Whatever you are I Shall? love you. Now, `Elsie, remem- ber, love, we are parting _to day for `twelve long months. Place your hands jm mine, dear, and _-swear. to me 'that_you will be true to me as -long as you live! ' ' `TDo _you doubt, me? she asked. 1' No; but I_~wafnt some denite words of yours. to rest my whole soul on, . L A ` The beauty `of l-the". surnmerevening lay" .all around tH~em-tl_1e. sun was Shining warm and. bright, the hedges- were all aame with wild. roses, the `clover rneadow sent forth a rich, `fr_a.- grance; m the elm rtrees over thexr heads a little bird was si'nging"its `sweetest song--the wind whispered and A rustled in the. great branches, while .Elsie folded her - little hands and laid [them in lier lover s grasp; 660.. , 17 to `y"6'L u`m?1"Z1 atL"r 3""1fe `23i`as`{.`a`d";` u - " ~ . - -` ~ I swear to love and be true to yog hung`! T diatnli Siidti an e Isse t esweet 1pS` at a jt_1st' utteredv the words with a _pas- sxon that_ almost alarmed the girl. ` IKPIVI nu us '. --v__ ----v --ova- so-no. ---vs. van`: 5-- -- ```There, he said, I am quite content. `Handsome men may come wooing you, but" you will be true to me for the .sake of our oath. V __y- ---v .-g..-w vw v-- ---__. For the sake of my love! she said. Now I must- go, uM.ax--the_ `captain will beiyhorine soon. v She looked up suddenly, T '~\Ve' have been `standing under an elm trees, she said." Our old nurse make vows under an elm tree. ~Why not? _he said. ` the doctor laughed aloud. "`I do not believe it, she said; but : nurse always said those vows ended . in death. She made me` quite fri- ; ghtened at elm trees. Ours will end with death, Elsie, because only death can break them. : Oh, my darling, how {I wish that I 1 were going to take you back with u ...... ....... um...` ..1...11 `I .1... ....:+1. flap used to say lover-s should never Because it is the wood from which A cofns are made, she replied; and I.-I=3'b:en`t- ovef her `and``: ;l_i'sed:: _111's` uvru- ,, -L `- iv] VVCIC SUI LU IGIXC JUU uaun me now. `SR/hat sha11`I do with ' ilong, dreary days when I can see I you no _more? They will soon pass over, Max. Ah, yes,- thank God! they will soon pass, and I,_ shall work so hard for the cream-coloured ponies, Elsie. Kiss me once again, darling! They stood at _the gate that led to the littlevilla. ` . can I .. Bubeeathoroughly ind mceenfn y no In hundreds of no ulledincu:-able cues. ; . "nu entirelynnlike name 3: ration. :"lxtute9tointnntnt- beenlo Good~i)$r-e:-`my love!" Said Elsie, raising her fair face to his. _He bent down and looked at it. G0od-bye! he said, my promis- ...I --.L.-.I y__ `av--`D we-scan o-- on`-n av V up u Dnvuuvri Say; `I swear to love and be true 3 you until ;i_eath! he `whispered; ~I swear `love and `be to `.... -__...:I .:...1_' 11.... _L.' .._:.I. \1"vu-u_y\.. uc aunu, ..._, r....---... -ed wife! And if he could have known where and how he should next see that beautiful face he would have died of the knowledge. ' l The `November winds were roar- ing; sleet, and snow, and frost had on on-nan-raw :rr\A Is` :1 PISA `mg; sleet, and snow, ana 11-05: x a merry time of it. \/Vinter had Iin early this year, people said; one could remember a season cold or bleak. * Dr. Max Gordon sat alone in his little study; there was a good re, a ruddy, cheerful blaze, the gas was lighted; and he himself. was earnest- ly studying [from the pages of a large volume; another younger man sat opposite to him, also intensely stud- 1ous. I hope, said Max, raising his head from hisvbook, it will come to knight. I_feel sure my theory is cor- rect, the more I study the clearer it : becomes; to-nigth will conrm all doubts, or end all surmises. Frank, if :I am right `my fortune is made. ' I hope, for your own sake, you are right, ,Max; 1 must confess your theory startles me. What time did the men say they should be here? cm-1_.._.1-. -124.-- ...:.1`n: a-h+ T1 in nnf I vou are so jealous tnat, Max $.01; lizul better me kc Persia-.ii wqmen; eyes-ould be 5061] in that case. of our fa ~ . . lream coloured pomcjs, little carriage. Half the cc; mu-, you thel your own . _ fashionable ladies in 1_.0nd0n - shall ' envy Max GOI'LlO1]`5 Wlfeu It will be long before that climax is reached, .\lz1.\': my uncle-he is shrewd atxtl \\'url_ you know-says V few Iortunes are made; ..days by dint of sheer hard` work; that luck. chance. and a half-a- dozen otliet tliin_gs. sta_nd in the place of olcl-fzxslinmctl industry. am" said the nnr in lil.~:c, har_d, tllrough as " "45 rifsf nil:-. tne -INCH say Lucy auuuxu u\. up. Shortly-after midnight. It is eleven yet. ' ~ IA-v Lcvcu yet. You have sent our Housekeeper to bed, I hope omen have little sense andV1ess _ner've; she` would rouse the whole neighbourhood. <<-- - 1- 1 j3___-.'.1 -1 -Cl... rouse Luc vvuuu, ..\..5...,..........__. ``She_ is safely disposed of. `She has a holiday-gone home to her friends, replied Max; A then Frank Graham, the doctor s chosen friend and `companion, resumedhis studies. had nished his reading; he `lay back in his chair, tired and weary. It was pleasant .to watch the _cheerful re and'l1sten to the `roaring of the winter s wind out- _:;_. ,.c nnurcn H19 wind took his roaring or me wnmcra W_1uu V...- side; of course the wind took thoughts to-Mayberry. ' . ` V ."I wonder, he a said, to himself, if (Elsie has gone back home yet?. It is` strange she does not write. . Then, from amongst a heap of papers, he took her last .1etter,.and % read it for the hundreth tune. "Dearest Max, it sai_d, do not be surprised. If you receive no letter from me for the next ve or sax- weeks. I. am going out _for' a long r, visit, and may not ;be able to send I you axletter. Be sure and do _not,'| .. Agt the Second. THE Noamtksr 4A1`)*vA%NcE Lwqi Dy VV,I.' \Il\lIDluu\P, .\. ,_ Geo. ~-MO! |kl|In j.:.~3~; ~.*`.'5*..`.`-` .m~_nnponA1'z-Vn. "1 3:35-;~i.1~ - 7 "S1?! UNI` oh `any accouht, write to_ [he Firs` until you hear from me agam. - That letter came--1et me see- just six weeks to-day. Tatham is in Paris.or I would write to him. It seems so strange-perhaps her visit is prolonged though. I may hear` . to-morrow. ' LU IUUI A \l vv-n . `He had said that to himself every night for the last three \Neek, yet morning. had never brought `him a | letter. - "` ' ` ' `AA -u-LL.... ,1--. ICLLCI . If I do not hear in -another day or two I shall run down to May-. berry myself, he thought. I cannot' bear this suspense. If I only knew where she was visiting; but, patience is all right, I know. i - LL:-1- .-C 6-Ian "H. 13 an IISIIL A A\AAv u. ` Then he began to think of the` house the had seen thatiday and `how well it would suit Elsie; of the money he had' with such innite _tacf laid by to furnish it; of the pretty ring that lay there ready packed to go to Elsie as soon as he heard of her return.` Elsie. how he loved `the name: how vividly the sweet face rose before him-the lovely eyes, the smiling lips! Elsie, his wife that was `to be. ` o . . u A-IN: - .-_.J_.._LL -.a|nr|r\rr nnunr to De; That is midnight ringing now, said Frank Graham, they, will be her,e soon. . `I I` ` * * -A--- -nod l\ur l `This, is the big, newcan of. `stove polish `that is delightihg so many houses j keepers, cooks and maids. It shines quick asa wink; , And the shine stays,` bright and black. . >Won t. burn o, no matter how hot the re gets. It is always ready for use. Just as good for Grates, ` Stove-pipes and Iron- work, as it is for Stoves. 1- _--1. ..L -_-- p assist him. LU! LII. the_ory of his own about the nerves ` iceedingly- cl'e`v`e`r 'He had a ` and the brain, one that no doctor before him had ever suggested, and he was very anxious to know if it was/a correct one. If `it should prove right there could be no doubt that it would raise his fame and re- putation, and place him foremost jamongst the men,of his age. On this very night he was to know, for he had been promised a subject, and he had asked his dear_ friend and `fellow-student, Frank Graham, to _1;: ):_-_; -11 61-In 1c,pital$5~" i Head ciao?` %, `J . [ General Managglf s 'Office , --