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L uu .1. .Lu.a,1 'a.LUv JIUI. UU .1 b ) 'm"()1i,wl\Iargaret, have you repented! Are you sorry that you have put all this gold into my lap and given me your name and your property? For if you have, say so, wire tome when you get this, and I will break off my marriage, but do it before I arn-,rnar- ried, dear, dear Margaret, for I can- not give him up afterwards. And once I am his wife you must let`me `keep him, Margaret, _you must let me keep the respect he has for me and_ ,the adoration he has for me, down deep and undisturbed in my heart. . Margaret, God bless you. I am trying to look at things from your, point of view, and I trust God will 1 not be angry with me. You could" not have married him yourself, dear, for you are married, to the man you , truly love. `Please remember that you are to be very careful when writ-. ing to me. I have not yet thought, of any wise plan for my receiving your letters. Sometimes I think that I will conde them, to Althea Chester, but I will 5let you know" when next a I.- write. `For the present` you can. write; to me quite freely here, J 2 ' rs" * It A,,'I , 1 1 II: -7 ,1,"-I That is our battle cry to-day. We have made the Oliver supreme in usefulness and absolutely. indispens- able in business. Now- comes the conquest of theehome. Wherever you are, there s work to be done and money to be made by] using the Oliver. The business world 1 is calling for Oliver operators. There are not enough to Supply the demand. Their salaries are considerably above. those of many classes of workers. .4--- _ T_he'Oliver Typewriter is a money- maker, right from the word go! So .easy torun that beginners soon get in the expert .c1as. Earn as; you` learn. Let the machme pay tl1_e iA Quarter of a Million Peoiilel ' are Making Money With Tke Stnaara V zszle Wrzte} &a.\ `NW v } `irk \ b *3\\\ `N _ `K is 7`V1VCV`-C-7 j --UI7- UVVV-U. A lnndiomol mnhttatbd' kl . Largest cl - ulltloll of any scientic Term: xg: .Cl:ll|-$3-75IV!'|_foP0|930Dl0D81 3014 D! |v,,-2` _. I sunnuluvuio -- ',`!Is 'youi- -`father vry sick? ~.._No. ..J'ust~ .s.ick . efnollshr. toA be ih-VJ, . , .- < . ,___ nulokl ascertain our opinion free w - tlou etrtotg condent ' V V V V ` UOPYHIGHT3 CC- V Anyone sending a sketch and deacrlgtlon may - ether an lnven on is probably ipetenteble. Communica- al. OK on Patents lent nee. dent ency for eecurlnwtenta. Patents taken t rough t; receive 0 node; Mun. without 0 e Iltic mefican. ` hillll -mt TA-nun-L -1- in A startling conrmation of our be- `lief _that the Era of Universal Type- wr1t_1ng is` at hand. SAVI *1 GS ' SOLICITED ___ - -----.a._z_ u-u.vuL|\.lCU.. i The demand comes from people of `all classes, all ages, all occupations. The majority of inquiries has come from people of known nancial standing who were attracted by. the novelty` of the proposition. An im- pressive demonstration of the im-| menen nnnnlvn-34-.. ..z `I... r\1:__, r ,- v..... v V uuauuxlall dLlU UK [He Inl } Irne_nse popularity of the Oliver Type- `_wr1ter. ---no :5: Q JIIJLDIICII. "_1`l:e result has been such a deluge of applications for machines that we are simply astounded. 1 TL. 1, - - W`e announced this--new sales plan recently, just to feel the pulse of the people. Simply a small c_a`sh pay- ment-then 17 cents a day. That is [the plan in a nutshell. ' 'I`I, The typewriter that is equipped with scores of such conveniences as "The Balance Shift--The Ruling _lDevice-The Double Release- The Locomotive Base--The Auto- matic 'Spacer-The Automatic ..Tab- ulator-?I'he Disappearing Indica- torv-The Adjustable Paper Fin- - ers - The . \ cientic Con- ' ' - " densed K e y- ` board-all -,'-.: ?:*a2..??: V ---v -V. ., yvusu a. U6] 8 The typewriter` whose conquest of the commercial world is a matter of business histox-y-yours for 17. cents r a day ! cancegwill` dawn. upon _you. . -An Oliver Typewx-iter-the stand- ar'd- visible -write:---the most highly perfected typewriter on the market 1-yours for 17 cents a day! Tln Lp-xA---14-A - -- '- - VPR-.a$e read the he again. Then its treme cancegwill dawn upon_ `A- n1:_--., rn '- V 01-IVER ""55 JWRlTER%F0R17 yj CENTS A DAY ss.65o. 0do . W e this-~ new Ernflu `Inst L- 1...": .L- OLIVER TYPEVERIEEE IN EVERY HOME ! OLIVE1 (To be Co1iued.) Pa`: Ailxpenf.` _ Gland Enough. _ `Typzwrvi-Fer i headline pve_r L-n-..__I_., , Capital and Resexfve. 9 -Yours foi 17 I Cents a Day! an`-n\Au.u\. gycg tremendous signi- I nnnn xrnn - [30 to 14 --.., 1|, `ll. l|-J u.L,Lu(tl IIIVCFLIIICIIL [in any te minals. stations, freight yards, power houses, warehouses, elevators, workshops and ofces; and declaring the duties of the said Railway `Company in respect of keeping in repair those portions of the highway on which it may run. HENRY J. WRIGHT, Solicitor for the Applicants. l . l Dated at Toronto the 11th day of January, 1911. ' 3~8 R R "NOTICE is hereby; given that ap- plication will. be made on behalf of ` the Toronto & York Radial Railway Company to the Legislative Assemb- ly of the Province of Ontario during y thenext session thereof for an Act permitting `the said Railway Com- pany to lay out, construct, main- tain 'and operate the railways, elec- tric-railways or street railways, and extensions and branches thereof be- tween its.present termini indiffer- ent parts of the city of Toronto and the points to w_h_ich it is now by law authorized to operate or extend along such highways as may be agreed upon between the different municipalities and the Railway. or UPOTI private right of way: and for power to _lay out, construct and operate extensions and branc.hes as aforesaid from a point on the To- ronto and Scarborough Division to the village of Markham, and from the Village of Sutton on the Met- ropolitan: Division to the Village of Peerlaw, with all the powers of and inciden-tal to railways, electric rail- ways and street railways; and fix- ing the time within whsh the rail- ways`, extensions and branches which the said Railway Company now has power to-build must be constructed and put in operation; and giving power where necessary, subject to the approval of the Railwav and Municipal Board. to expropriate for the purpose of diverting highways and creeks: and providing that the said Railway Company mav. upon conditions to be xed by the Rail- way and Municipal Board. run its cars upon the Lord s Day to and from any city of more -than 50.000 ,1nhabitants: and defining the power `of the said Railway Companv to is- sue bonds, debentures or other se- curities; and giving said Railway Company power to issue bonds to the extent of its actual investrnent ` f In 91011? C-at-vs-\co1n1n -4-- ToRoNro AND YORK % RADIAL RAILWAY %COMPANY REPAIRED SHOES B_gtcher Tbere is no food more palatable-- none more wholesome-thau Sealshipt ; Oysters. They can be served in count- less different ways. A - -- Ot1rlitf1e1`eoii)e booklet is free for the asking. Step in and get a copy. We are handling only Sealshipt Oys- ters this, season. We are Regxstcred Agents of the Sealshipt System, and _ have signed their rigid con tract to sell Sealshipt Oysters just as received-- solicl oyster meats. We imvejust receivedthe first ship- ment of temptixng-Sealshipt Oysters. Just as delicious, just as appctizing, just as wholesome, as the minute they were taken from the shell. A W. W:H|TBY 3 Sealshipticase Seashipt Oysters 1 SEALSHIPT OYSTER Season is On R.Powell Notice of Legisiation, 19:1. The Soul of % ` Margaret Rafnd This is the Elizabeth St. App;-.. nnIsAMLAN,p$ 7. .V_ ;`.`f' 5 ~.: ak From Which NEATLY QUICKLY Ar Sold Five Poi1_n_t sA L. _I`. MEADE e if} :e__Head. dice, Cv_eneral ~M_ana;ger s` Oice`, _Toronto,.- eGen'er'al l3ankitig"Bi1siness -Iraneacled The `Books and` Slatements cums Bank are annually submitted `to `gt, strictly independent -audit. Barrie Bl;.lI`lvCh V-v TFi.vcT-`Points _ S. MCADAM, MANAGER Reserve I Fund '. __BY_ weeks from now And now .I will tell you e1actl y_ what I will .410. This lettjerhowill tatko from ve to six weeks to reach you.~ If you have changed your. `mind an any way, wire to me on regeipt `ofwit and tell me to stop._ {I wi1l_a`top ,JvI will go away, and you -can.3%-`olitni--at.A any rate you can` '_sq,y.~w*h'o you`-"`urh`;;j But if I do not kgetwhthwg cabins w you with .th`at one fcvprdt-- [ wuudvvll u; yuv .I.uuUw1ug W(_.l1'(18!-- '- You will guess what -I have `to tell you, my dear Charlotte. `Our be- loved John is. o'pen`ly`engaged to that` beautiful and `T fascinating young * creature. I Mcannot tell `you -`how _h.,a.ppy -~your father and I 'are,:ab'out it. She L is at once so very; ybeautiyful ea nd" so` '; charming, and ".then,f deai:}`they3"lWe each othe,r_so ndreepl`y.'.. ,_ej;:}lly`!l._i_1,te`_ F a rouiance .' , 4 . .A' n 111111;: 1 - - ' `- ` `f_'I`heir love is so deep, "eo epleridid, 80 profround, that a'ccerdi"1_'1g_;to-all the laws _o. `romance _.th'ey Qug'lit< neither of `then to have a `penny, F insftead-'= for `which, `they 'wi1l.`be*dne"`o1' ~the';riche ' ,_ _co_uplds fin " the couiitry. I- ;_onjy your 6611!` 1{n.le`.' :g6Ve`r$e%v.-l1e`1j-e{'1`.*t> s,;ee_Atlii:.- eeylips ;>;v`- .;1'1`!he`e"wed;di:g `...is go hpe;,1=;i%bbute 1x ` V e . .. ....u nutcuu, uuuu, uusu. ' I Thank you. -. 7 ' [ The man opened the door and iMar- gnret went` out. He stood and look- ed after her s1in1 young gure in some surprise, he felt as. though he ought: tostake care of her, to guard her.` The street was very quiet, it was the quietest part of the twenty-four hours. He could see Margaret-as she walk- ed down the street, he watched her as she paused by the letter box, she ' dropped something in and returned, her face` looked very radiant, she smiled at_ him`and put half a. sover- eign into his hand." . i ` ' "gs Thank you, I m sorry I waliened you. she said. . ' - I d . no call to .be asleep, miss. A,'1.`hank you very much, pmi.ss.. `- ' Margaret went upstairs ; the man' watched her as she disappeared, TRY! f'. `H! nnrinnn AF Ln- &.. unal- `L054 vvuun uuu suvuuuulr U0 stay. . _D1ging that time the\1`1ews,o_ Mar- gate Rand's engagement; -to .John Rand reached her from _ dierent quarters, and, _of course,, also. from different" points of views Mrs. Mans- eld addressed her .d9,ughter on the subect in the following wqrdsie -~ ` You- willimzess --what .1 hm'm .+... /I -an -L1 uspllvo . Margaret read the_ letter carefully] over to herself.. Some tears from her deep, soft darkeyes fell on the page. Then she folded it. up "care- fully and addressed it to, Mrs. Gay- iithorne, '1`_he Rose Farm, St.,Mary s County, Tasmania. ' i f! The clock on the mantelpiece. struck 'lthe hour of two. Margaret looked at f'- it. Then she went softly to ;her bed- ;lroom--~it opened out of her sitting-I Iiroom; she put on a long cloak and ftied a small hood round her head. Shel I 1 5 9 I ;w'out downstairs into the hall. The f hotel was shut up, the" hall porteriwas dozing -in his chair, a he started V up fwhen hesaw Margaret. _ a . ,! Will you letlhme "out, please! Ashe` tsaid. I want to` post a letter. J I can wake one ofthe page boys. imiss, and he ll do it for you, said! the man in some astonishment. . NA +`1nv\1- -vA-- T ------L " " ` .' ' .-.uu-u usxnuulvl. c The man sank downinilzo liis ehaif and once again indulged in slumber. Margaret got. quickly into bed`, she `fell asleep,nVshe* dreamteof John Rand. {Charlotte Rand stayed away fi full week she intended: to stay. During that Hmn Hm many: .1 nuuuuuu uux an D115 'u15tl.1)[)U:l'UU_a Isn t it curious of her to post that letter herself at this hour?- he muttered, .and _ain t she the most beautiful young creature I ve ever clapped eyes on? So help me, God A]- mighty, I d do a deal for one like her. Of course she s ` going to marry that. gentleman and he s good enough for her, and when. I says that, surely I praise him as much as a man ought to expect to be praised! She s giv-A en `me half a sovereign for lettingdher post her lett_er-wonder who it s to- wonder whatever s the matter with her; wonder if she s rea1ly'happy I. Happy! She looks bubbling over` with` bliss! Happy? Never have I seen a face so full of `happiness! -I m-glad I've ' Q'Ot I mv 'hn]f .nnvn-rninn nv-:1 ,,.__ .._. _..._.. \Il. guapluuunnz .l. 111 318.0 `got my half-sovereign, and mum s the word. I know a straight and good and beautiful young lady when I see her, and I m the last to: make mischief. .- . 7 IITL- _.--r ` " -\.1|1) aux .u;11g..|,lL'l. 1\iUlU. G6 ' - T1115 mormng. clear. John and I `met. and we each 0f'us-well. dear, we each told. the other what we, felt. /\n whatever the future may luring: forth and whatevr the past may have been. our love, at least, is pure and true and beautiful. ' ] am enc1osln,r_:1n this letter, dear,` _'\'our first draft forahundred pounds. "You hzive to present it at the nearest lmnk to where you live, and it will be honoured, and month after month you will have a similar sum` and more,_ dear Margaret, if you want it. John and I have not yet spoken about our wedding day, but I know it will be soon. The lawyers are hurrying. everything up, they are very much relieved at my having arrived.- I talk to them sometimes of that girl who used to call herself Hester Nu- gent, and they have asked me why; she did not come to England with me, and I made excuses for her, I have even said that I did not greatly like _her. Nor do I, Margaret, nor do I. ((01. llnunnunl Innuvn "I... -1.-.-..L...lI Ther"s a pillar box at the of the street, then, miss. IIVFI-.nnI- ya... )5 a. Each month, Margaret, you will get your hundred pounds, and when you want more you shall have it, and,` `Margaret, doi1 t telegraph `Stop! un- `less you feel very badly; let things '~,be, "if you can, for I don t want to ,part from John, I love him, oh, so I deeply! - ' 1 Dear. Margaret, ,for the last time, 1 the very last, time, the very last time. `.1 sign myself by my old name--Hest- er Nugent. ' - Mnmmnnn -.....I 1.1.. 1.1.1, An .. . will. l('I' John `with,'oh'! "such a depth of pas- sion, and I shall make him happy and_ be a good Wife `to him. I shall, I will. - I Iqqorpgtgg :---: oHA1='1.-1:3 Jon`? Tr! so-us 'n'n'n" `stayed awdy for the Znhn. in sin`: H-_y nI'wu.*-nxuu nun: HUI. i.llH.l 1 lldVC alrearly l)nu,<.tl1t some things from llc-r, and, Margaret. we are great friomls and we call each other by rnnr. (`l1ris1';m names. I berzin to fnr-. get that I ever was your little friend llcttic Nugcnt, I begin to feel 'that l r<-ally am Margaret Rand. 'l"L:. ...,.....:..._l ,1... Tat... ---.1 1 YI`_'fv,v-- $5,soo,o`o_o ` it my- ! corner ; ....uw yum 'p1guu_1ca11F, pause ` she gpokgi: . L _ '-"`7Ch_att3'T'my lovoi, I may "` as `well fell, you now. as afterw_ardp. . I_ hone_s`t- ly don t "want to die "for: many. long yealjs, but whnvr `tho time comes * that, in tho, 'gohdn'ss "of-' God; 1-: pass` lfjrom this world to a;better',? you and inf-money-v between" _ ~ gt.":_fortu.- V wuublvvviio .1. LIGVU uvuru .l.l.'UlIl.1.ll.Hl._ John is not only in love with the fortune, but` with the `girl; the girl is not onlyin love with the fortune, but with .John.` -Think of anything so completely out of the common. They ought to "hate each other, this bliss seems unnatural, uncanny. Charlotte, said Fanny Lester, do you like- this girl yoursel. ' _ Charlotte smiled.) V , Now, Aunt Fanny,, she remark- ed, .what-`would you have me "say! How can I but like her! if `I `were to feel. otherwise; I should be _accus= ed of the most rank jealously. Aunt Fanny, I `join. in the unitersal` chorus of praising, adoring, and `putting `my- self at the feet of _'that marvellously "beautiful creature,- `Margaret Rand. Miss` Tmntnr `line a`Ih`-.4-' .t....- .` 1.--u oeaunrul creature, Margaret Raind.' I Mxse Lester was silent` for a _ full minute, during which she -was think- -ingv hard"`fory 'such~1m_ _'a`ec'tioha;te,_. rather silly. `little wubgnan.-v _ ` 3 . - After "this >eig'r_1`iAf_i`canty'pAauee`4 _~she woke. ..-un ynuuuuu. Juu utuau a.I1.`UUP _ -Well, I don't-know,-Aunt Fanny! I do , not `think I .am particularly -greedy , but had- Miss Rand refused to marry, my .cousin I shouldhave inherited ve thousand pounds under` the will; as iteis, I get nothing. ?. Oh! but myf dear, dear child. Five Phnuuana- n.......A..I .......1. .. -1........z.-n- vuv "us, an Lu ID, J. gun 11011111113.` T. _ thousand- pounds! such a 'bagatel1e. Think of _John and his prospects. |Jo`}1`11qisLa made mizn 11`c:vy.: __ V 10 -u u uuuu m g uuzuu uxuu now. ' _ .. I So he seems to_thi;nl_c, replied Charlotte. "I' have heard from. him, 'ln1.e. :. ....4. -_1__ :_-1-", ~ on snnuu Una VVUUl\Dc isar me, Charlotte, said`. Aunt` "Fanny, how' very exciting." This young `lady is theheiress, is "she not? How pleased" you must al1,be`? A ((,.W11 T .1....u._1......... .A-...L `In---- Then John took me to see some -of his relations on his mother's side -- they are called Manseld. `They have lived, I discovered, for-the last few years at Melchester Hall. "There is a dear elderly lady, very sweet and gracious looking, and a very nice, ,gentlemanly man. and: `there are some boys, but they ate] at school and I have not metit-hem yet, and there is a sweet, sweet little `child of about eight yearsofl age-Suzette they call `her--and then! there is the eldest girl, Charl0tte.i Oh! Margaret, she is the dark Spotff she is the point of terror in all this arrangement. I don t like her face, _ and from the moment she saw me, I knew that she hated me. I knew, i too, that if possible she would be- gin to suspect me, that if she could get :1 clue. she would work that clue, and if she could follow it up `she would do so, And then Iidiseover-[ ed something else--that she is not only extremely clever. but that she, is also desperately, madly in love with John Rand. John. does not love her, but then she loves him, and :ilto;_rether--l dread Charlotte. indescrihahly. She (lid her best. poor thing. to he kind to me.'and took me to a lady who is a dressy` `maker and who is already-a friend ofj mine. She has a wonderful face. the sort of face which you see on `1 :1 l)(`l`.\")ll who is ehastencd by verv' `_2;l'(:Zlt 3orrow-l don't` `know what , her sorrow is, but I am sure she ' has lived through it. Her name is .'\lthc-a Chester. I am going to get my tivoussezru from her. and I have ..l......,!.. Ln._-_LL __-,_-_ .1_!, r .- I l I 1 l vv uuu Juullllal Charlotte looked at her: now` stead-3 ily. In her heart of hearts Aunt` Fanny was a-little afraid of Char-; lotte, although she would not admit i_t, even to__herse1f._A i I am not'annoyed. said `Chap lotte very _gently. I V have ,been reading the conrmation of a certain piece of news, from different points of view. My cousin, John Rand, has made things up with the Tasmanian girl, `and they are to `be' married` in I about. six week`s.t" ' ' ' ll`1`\-__ _. I n. no -n- I `.1 vu uA1uUJ JULI- These words were spoken by a gentle, rather silly lo'oking lady, who, without being any relation of_ the vhlanselds, yet was invariably called '-by ther n,"`Aunt Fanny. Itwas to her that Charlotte had own when she found London, _and the circum-_ stances of her life there, a little too hot for her. 'Aunt Fanny-was a com- fortable sort of person, never inquis- itive, very. kind hearted, and devoted to every"Manse1d from the `oldest to the youngest, . (`L....`I..u... 1....1-...1 -1. 1-;_.___,,,~ . - - . l uvuuvu llutrub IJu.D.l\U|4o There go dreams "and false vows, [and intolerable folly, she murmur- ;ed- to herself. ``Oh! Yes, Auntl iFa1'1ny,A did you speak? ` ' 3 I was only remarking, `my dear, lthat yourcorrespondence seems rath- ler to annoy you.' ' m]\naA Yunnan snug ........I-.... 'l-__ A Mu :uvuu "Oh! Charlotte!` I `never did more `for you than.when I gave you the chance of having at your home a sis- ter like Ma_rgaret.--You1f affectionate | cousin, John. T llFl"`L.._I_ n,._`: .u;.... V usu, uuslnlo Thank God, there is no more drivel to read, thought Charlotte, as she picked up the sheets of paperl lwhich layscattered on the. oor. She gtore the different letters across and across and ung.the pieees into the` waste-paper basket. I (l'I`1...-n... .-... .3!-......... '.....! .c._1.._ __-_'._ I ve done.it,'Chattie, he wrote. She is angel enough to consent to be my wife; nay; more-and this is `the wonderful, the astounding thing ;--she will marry me not because of `Uncle Stephen s will, but because she] -loves `me. My darling loved me at once, as I loved herlat once. Is it not too amazing? -Charlotte, come back soon. In all my'great, great hap- piness, I want you also dear, littlei coz. I Want you to know her better, to begin to love her as she ought.to ' be loved. ' w$iJ1ewiast letter which Charlotte re- ceived that .morning was from John himself, . __ _- j l 111-: 1 .. A- an > uua anus uul. 11115 Lldlllllso The next letter was` from .. _A1thea~ Cheslter;-2.-`,` Charlotte, I hardly`. know- how to write to you, my friend. Of course, dear, .I know. all, just what this ` must m_ean to'you. Most truly ' my. heart aches for you, and yet, my poor dear, I must speak the truth. This same `heart of mine rejoices for them, for they are both` so ne, so grand, so far above the ordinary. -Oh, Charlotte, I" wish I couldtakl: you in my arms -and mother you, but, my, dear, `we must bear this sort of trouble alone, just with God to help-gus, and just in "proportion as we askfthe help of God, andtake it, so far- dofwe rise over our" trouble and become greater on account of it. So you can :become great, Charlotte, great, and therefore bles'sed.- Charlotte, we nd out more and more, the longer we live, that greatness, blessedness, are worth more than whatmen call a good time and shappiness.--Ever your, friend, Althea ` Chester. Ilvuszl sru.n.u;:rxcuAauI_.1 uuuy 11211111. _ fl-1` C"ha,t_tie,.e_ ~ wrote little". Suz- zette; Think of it, they are `going to tire thusbanded and wifed,l and will live together, like; father and mummy, a.nd.perh,aps' .they`ll have little baby` girls like me, and anyhow I'm going to be their little baby girl till they have one, made by God, `for their very, very own"; mummy says :I may. Isn t it beautiful, and isn t Margaret 9. rdarling, darling, darling. TBA 111nm cans A Lan- .. v I yin AV} 1146` _AN.L\ll.[llUlu_. , Chafrlofte` uiig `it `A on "the ooi. She hr T1-jeading'_ her -`_ 1no{her7s letter} fn_1'ad'eTno comment, but her face went. "a "queer colour as though she. `were au`ering- 'from some achte -internal; GIL.` -.-.`I........ ._.._.. .._._- . _;,1 II "n ` THURSDAY: MERUARI ..r'"fS`1.i.e-~*:chos e `now from out of ':.her lection ` of epistgles `one written in kvryr unformed and baby -hand. c: n 7, - Yl'1'I\`A 1:4-J-1-` G- from ion at 't`h preht 'tini_e. j And I also _think` Margaret would like to `hear f;-om "-`you. =i~.;$he haswa deep, qtrong,` `beauti'ful nature. " ` She` will .~,`n1ak,e`;-'yo1_,1M'a` Hliglgtfiil sister ._ the _too excited `tp write any more.-Your ever-loving, Mother. T A"?!-an -nnninn `Inn-.`....-.&.I......)_ 1-1.1.--. '.fut_1Mu'e_.` `Good-'bye, my child. am - st_e'ad- : Aunt Char- co} anon-0.0 _ ,,&r'J}llll.`-WUallGV>U IuU_C': '_ F110 _I(lu` .ed.1Aabr1_zQ%t1y,'T; .I.dha.ve .1181: ,a_ 1.81 W3Y~Ju1'1Y_311. NJ _ U -4: . - At this: mome_nt; 3 %8xx=s , v uuu. av u uvo ' Charlotte .returoet1 he/1`-:~.gaze..o ."iiaove must be spontaneous," she hid in 1:. very .low. ..to,nAe,~-too. low '-101:, Jghn `to hear, .rs,s;Iu1;1 .;vvet.ha~r.e uni . we ;add- `1..ttabrnI2x-;:; X-.I . _h:a-. %.>'~ .1.1h3.a.` 4;. `Joan -gret L intentneas, xing `V hr Charlotte. L ~ ~ . r . - - navv a va IUOBIVU L800. " ' ' ` - 6"f_W-ill" ygu l9v_e -nio .-1'ot1m.To'l'nn"As sake! she- sa1d,""-slowly `and '=f~~`wi'th eyes on ` V _ `I _ F: . . ,` A` n1_'_.__1_A,A. J n .. u - ---- " . uuuu ;uuu_yua11uuI:g .' ' " - Maggie, she -has"-been`- my` best friend` alyvays; she `will love,` you "for my sake at rst`, and aoon--very soon --for your *own.- " '- ` A ; "A .~"l.-.`:l`l:....L' :....4._'- A-__'|_A 13;. _,,, ` -I-' Ill VIVVIII "b;i;Iiant `road ush lit` pp: bgaret s expressive faqe. '`ITi'll- `vii-n `nuvn`- .ch-4. ..IA..`." 1! CHAPTER VII.-_(Oon1inu6d) . o.-nu vv; a John took` Mairgaret s ` hand; `lie also took `Chgrlotte s hind. H_e-drew the girls together, he put Ila:-ga_re_t_ a hand into;Ch_arlott9 s.*`i` ; `- ` U'll..u...:..' n`|n LA... I......`.` . `.1... - l_~A "`'``'```'A`jl"'-lU- \.u.ov:.uDu, {1g;.v ` at last ,C 33:19 Jag 21:1 girls home letter, although .yu7" Yn.3t my answer it. Well no nave _`101.81led ,to give you, Ch9tt,ie V? ~mmd.3` I for- humollr to forgive. 11 ` `m V "the hbfe is Charlottir '1 -9 `'`'` ' .534 here is Mdfgaret . hr 1'3. Vy9nr_ `new sisl:n'r_"? I ' ~...9 . 13 -T",ur,now III`; I W 13 sistefr. " suvyu. uuuu. 1.vuuu..LUr year81- Loved him! My God, oh, with such" .a pas- sion,` but I-I' am poor-or compara- tively poor-and ugly! 2 Oh, yes, very ugly. - My soul cannot shine -through these Hull eyes. Nor-my heart, :'-my great faithful ~-heart, reveal itself through the medium-e of my lips. He has never guessed, he will never know now. As long, as he lives ,I shall love him, and aslong as she_ lives I shall hate, and distrust, her, ' ` . T ((A1. n:._l.L:-_ .-.- `.7. . l\I D LIKJCEL u`v`Oruel liuf.e, cruel `wor}d; . vsh said under her `hr th.A Have Inot` loved `John Ram1_: or _"3_'ears!_< `Loved L:..`.o 1r-, ...luvu-.; uuuuuzvcp uu_y." Mrs. .Manseld "retired to `her `room and Charlotte went to hers. She thing cool and pretty, and was not long in the drawing-room when John and Margaret made their appearance. Charlotte had never seen her. cousin with_ quite. that expression on `his face before.` There wasa deep,'qu_iet sense of rest about his_ eyes, his lips, at` once rm and sweet, had now a'won- derful curve of `pure happiness about them. The world was good to-this young man, he rejoicedvin it. Ashe glanced at Margaret Rand, it was'easy to see the cause of this bliss,. Mair ga`ret s deep 2 eyes met his with a gentle condence; -She did not need his touch or. even h-issuspeech, to be in his presence was. enoug . ' Qhnrn on o a-amp}! L1... .._...-.._--- -- changed her travelling dress for some- I ..... .,uu.wuuu wan. uuuugn. , ' Sharp as a sword the expression on those two faces, the look "in those two pairs `of eyes, ' went through Char- i~1otte s- heart)" " " 5 ' lll`L_ ,1 sun - *7 wuu \AU lI.lU1Jo Do you really think so, my love? Now. such an idea `never once occurr- ed to me. How thoughtless I'have been. Nevertheless. Charlotte, John has often expressed regret at your morning that you would be back by tea-time he `looked so genuinely pleas- ed, and said that he. would bring Mar- garet-_over to tea to .meet her dear sister. Yes. I-assure you, those were the dear fellow s very words. Audit is nearly tea-time now, so..we must make ourselves tidy. i _ Mrs If-.-..nl!..`lJ '_._L:__:I . <- absence, and when I told him this I vv 1 II II .ulUo I Dearest mother, I fear` you gave me credi_t for more consideration for the engaged pair than I deserve. Aunt Fannv is in nerfect health, and I only remained with her because I did not see any earthly reason whyo.I should hurry home. Engaged people '-only want to be together, mother. You, 1., Suzette, father, would all. have `been de trop. - ` TWA vvnuu -A..1'I_. L`L!__1 ,, ` ` vI\.I|\.51_LI8 Iauuululvlllatlg ' ' Mrs. Manseld ` clasped har daugh- * ter in herarms. - - Mv darling, sheexclaimed, is not this delightful? Wecan hardly lthink of anything` else. Our own John s bliss, and the dear child's happiness, We are; naturally verv busy; can think of nothing else. A]- thea is making all the trousseau and- !` doing it so beautifullv. But we want your help, Chattie. We almost hoped that you would shorten your visit to dear Aunt Fanny-under the circum- stances you know: but perhaps -the poor dear has not been well. I sairi `so to your `father and to John; I said. `Mark my words. nothing ~ else v__v`m11d keen Chattie, and they agreed with me. I !lT\ I " vulnxu UV (111 Uuu.` Just at the very hour she had ar- ranged, she packed her modest trunk. bade her kind friend good-bye, and returned to the London at. As she had expected, the house was full of wedding dideas--wedding ' dress, wed- ding presents, and all sorts of sweet wedding sentiments,- M" ` ` I` L . I uuuu vvos an out`: pxcuuub moment. Meanwhile the days ew `by. the sun rose and set, night,followed day, and day night, and the appointed time or Charlot'te s visit to Miss Lester; came to an end. ' T-_..L AL LI - ` ` ` ` I vutlvudnlluo Yes, replied Charlotte,`in _a lan- guid tone. ' ' ' Miss Lester looked at _her- a. puzzled expression in her eyes-she had never understood Charlotte, and] she felt that she understood her less than ever at the present moment, `loan:-l1R:]n {Jan .'.I..-..... A--- 'L-- 5` My child, need you ask?` It~is; al pleasure to me to have any _of you here. '-I onlyvfelt it my duty to sug- gest 'it"`toyyou. But now that you will stay, we we `will select the` wedding present. I `was thinking a ycompletel set of my old Sheield might be ac- ceptable. . I VA.-. !, _...'I!_fI I11 1 Al I - v\.r -Asvssvvv, 111.) IUVU. -Thank you, Aunt Fanny, btit I assure_y9u_. that I _do not Wish to cur-.' tail'my visit. I came-for a week, and I.'[wi1l~stay for that time if you will have me. ' ' ' (III can-u ` '- ````You `are very` sweet to me, Chat- tie, she: said`,""but now, dear, I-can quite understand" that you would like to be back in all the fuss- anc1"x-_ citement.- A wedding in six -weeks`! Dear, d`ear.~ What would. the` poor darlings like for a wedding -present? You must .help me to. choose some- thing really. suitable for `them-, Char- lotte. But what I meant. to say was this, that naturally you would like to, return to-London. _I can quite under- stand it if you leave me to-day or to-morrow, my love. H'I'Vlnn-nb um. 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