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VI-`IL l\I-\QUC\IC`L7uIt . .I have hearg, it referred to--gar- nson rumor. ' ` Ill\ 0. "nu n-as Jvu. qcuj 1_1U.W No, . changing her manner in-_ stantly`--what is the use? I mar- ried the man, but I was deceived, misled. There. was no` conspiracy in which I was `concerned. I did not know .where you were; from then until this afternoon ` I never saw or heard of you. Molly told me of her rescueby a soldier named] Hamlin, but I never suspected the truth until we drove by the bar-| racks. Then I yielded to niy rst mad impulse and sent that note`. If you felt toward me with such bitterness; why did you come here? Why consent to meet me again ? ` II "3.-.'l.J..... ....-.. L- - ----J -`--- ._--v v - v V- .7 Va cnuu vols vuu. 6UllUo was "a month learning the facts; `then I discovered you had married Le Fevre in Richmond; I procured the affidavit of the oiciating clergy- jman. Will you. deny nolw? KKTA 3) ..1................. L4. -------- A- - -v-~ ---v-~74--uv gvyu .u.u5L_I|:' me. more` susaaptible? to_ your pres-, ence, more choice in my language. A carefully conceived yplot `drove me from the Confederate service, in` `as Le F evre. Its double object -was ,which "you were asfldeeply involved to advance him in rank and get me out of the way.. _'1.`_he plan worked; perfectly; I could have met and" fought either object .alone,~ but the] two combined broke me utterly. I had no spirit `of resistance left.` Yet even then-in -spite of that miserable letter- -I retained faith in you. I returned home to learn the truth from your own lips, only to discover you had already gone. ' `T mac -n rnnn`L `I...._...':.._ LL- HE;}RD _.T_ T31; _STATIOI{ ll'I 1' ." "` V... UL Iallclll ' " ', _ 51 .a1n_indi ei'ente as .to what'_yo u' believe,_ --`she replied coldly. But you are ungentlemanly to` xpress yourself so freely. Why s'hoi1ld- }_ _ouv say that? ;. A _ V Because I` change to W more than you suppose. Neyer mind~ho,W the information reached. me; had it been less authentic you might nd mp rnrnon` 1:-..u..-N`:-:'l..`I.'.. 1... -_, V .,._.. ,. ugu uuD|uBd_ ' T You actually expect line to .-liev alt this--tha_t fyou knew noth- ing (of his-p1ans--jW'ere not, indeed, a part, of them ?`T T , f`No;.`, it` 5 1;h?`cIose-: bf? ' F , wit. came home; commading ment which shold `have Vbebn*3`yours'. 1 Within three } months` he had con- 'verted all the family property into cash and departed. There .was a g1fumor that he was engaged in -* 'the cattle buiness. ' (AT? - (To be Continued). _ RE'1j0R'1* HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES - Laces can be both creamed and starched by rinsing them in water |_to which a well-beaten egg has been ladded. ` T av .svL\a1u5 U110 b'UUl.l IUUUH LUUVCIIIBIIIZ. And together they will still further transform the conditions . . of "rural life. They will take up what the telephone and the trolley began and give to life in the country new social resources. Isolation is pass- ing completely from the- country, and `with its departure one of the profouiidest social and economic changes in` the history of the country will take place.-Uxbridge Journal. ' ' T . `Goon ROADS AND COUNTRY I LIFE t V The public - improvement most needed pto-day is the improvement of our roads, and there is reason for optimism. Persistent appealsl accumulate effect, but better than_ a century of propaganda is the spread of the automobile and the motorcycle. It is possession of these for practical use and pleasure that is forcing the good roads movement. Ah!` 4.-u-..nLL.... 4.L___ _,.'11 .-11 n` best. way to make -boi_-led bani Si-`;NDALLORDERS TO Advance, Barrie From Now till J .151, 1914 1 T\_\jro1PaPer for free Month} For 306 1-.....* Now1'11 J11. 1.t;1915 ` vTwo Pap_e 1's fin` Figteen Months } $9 V. Northern `J Advance and VVLeekly' Mail 57-` Empire gram, New tIIJ_e_n.1ss.L_19141 .=...% '2n.. 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Then wipe 011 the grease as much at nnnd;L1n uu'&L ll _-'--- A .__...._- `V1 .3`; uu. uuc 511511.55 115 IIIIICH. as possible with a piece of soft paper or rag, and .wash the hands with warm water and soap. TBA vvvn-I-- `- -1 V V `I1 I0 I When you clean the ebony brush- les on_ your-.- toilet table, rub a little `vaseline over the backs before you wash the bristles; as this prevents the soda or ammonia in the water from injuring the ebony. The vase- line should afterwards be removed by -polishing the backs with a dry cloth. ' ' VJ EV cloth. Express oronto at` conslst of ? //)1 `. J IDC\l the W til quite cold. auu UGLIUUI 15- LU leave ater in which 113 m. it is boiled un~ juicy and fentier is to leave it in flln 1'l'7o+1x- -:-. -_'L.'..'I_ SA. 3 I 1 , -r CCXC-I5 lottery. There i no possible chance for even ~ the `least ` experienced `to choose in . tough, tastelrrs, `stringy ehicken; duck or turkey. For. we handle only choice, young, fresh killed birds that make purchasing". here` a surety of obtaining the nest poultry you have ever tasted. The test is in the taste. 1=mn:mY4 7` iron: 24 % ROM1"l."DELIVEBY \4\JJILJ0|.r|( Va. e Gate in` is the west of ipeg _;1nd s is the} 9 LVUVUu5" struction ` Chanpgl JIIID partment_ now V- LLU VD-w I181 der} '."`'. ; levelop1ne11t-lml erected larger we can; fl-.mn.uu, ---`u -uvvov-iv -uvvov ing at this new point of View. It was not far down the bluff road to the squalid little village Which had naturally dev(~Iope1 in close. prox`-,` imity to the fort-ne-ar enough fo:_ protection. yet far enough removed to be la.wles.<--'1 1'0ug'h, frontier out- post town. of .\'l1a(?l{S' and tents, most of tliese dispensing vile liquors. Ainoug these, more enter-" prising spi-rits--l10poful of future buiitliiigs, iwially barn-like, 'r.With falao fronts facing' the single `main street, lhxl with miscellaneous; stocks of g'<'m or used for .pur-' 1:039.-7 not sv; l( {'."itlm&1tG. One `Of il1B.~`(?l10ll.s't` the "Poodle Dog Bar loan. with {.{'l1lll)ll1lf." rooms above`,_' while a few lnurs below was a. _grat (lance hull, on.~il_v <.-nnverted into'"%p; tlieutro if m:cz1.~'in11 :11'0se--a grot`esi'-_- que, 0110-.~'tm'io\l 1nn11str0sity. Bee` } low the~'o \va;~: the .~'tz1g'e oice, built_ _ llmllllit tllv tl11`m *-.~`t()I'iC(l . wooden ' liotol, \\'l1l('ll lmz1.~'t0rl of a .wide ]!0I`('l1 on two .~'itlu.~', and was a piCt9H lire of 11;:'li11(~.<. , By la_\'lig:'l1t all was squalor and tlirt, tmt: lluppillg in the c'ez1.~:(>le.~:.-: wiml. 1mpai11te shacks; wooden l1ml~'~< with boards Warp-} i11,(.ruml(1 tlne lmt .~:u11, the single Etreet (ltwp in _w-llnw dust, the sur -' l`O1lll(llll`,'.' 1n'airi- littered with tin c:u1;~:, nml all mznmor of debris. But with tl1<- (-muning of night much Of this 1'rm,.rll11(~<.~' tlr.-p-511`te:.l. Soldiers -- va aaananance. Pmkham Medicine 00.. (Ol3"Tj Ynn. Mass. _ , " * "'3' Woman ought to 1 . E. P] `kh 9 = `WK. 1'; 1 am 8 807 V... uuwuv UL uuu 14-- di a E. Pinkham Med J icine Co. , Lynn,_l Iylass. Your letter will be opened,` read and answered by 9. women and held in . A woman can freely `I; r private illness to a woman; V N! has been established a condential "3D0ndence which has extended over my years and which has never been , t; l- `Never have they published}; , momal or used a letter without. the. caxsent of the writer, and never?! den mpany allowed these. cou_.-_fg :, will letters to get out of their: :mhD. as the hundreds of thoulendpg; M11 then` les will attest. - . -`;.-',f; 5; Thousands Have BeenHe|ped J" H By Common $91180 J " Suggestions. n return except your exr advice has helped-t1l0\!`?' ly any woman, rich 0:330, ` '. _.;1;.` to take advantage o =thb% of assistance. -Pinkharlrci co.. FREE ADVIBE 1 T0 SIGK WUMEN ppuu. nu--. Leave .was easily obtained, and `the Sergeant. rejoicing in a fresh- ]_v issued u11ifmm. dressed with all the care pOS.s`ib](`*, his interest` reviv- .~.x:..4 -1.` -.:-...' 1'1. L ;_L.'. ..~.... I101 even UH:-'~ the heart, but mi{.rht give him Op- vun uvw VIJIB Val. portuity to serve the other. fAndL Le Fev -sure1y she could te1'1_hi something of Le Fevre. A l 1 I . I Y ` EACHAPTER xv1.-(oqnti_ued)?.l_;;ff What could the wom.an- him? To expla1n.thev~p`a1.st-? *`To Justify herself? He knev'v'e_no1;ghfE Weady and deslred to know In J Could - she hope--natur_al; .`em{,ette that she .\vas--to regain hold me me, lsmiled grim y, condent Of 111:8 trnElh~ Yet why should. She care A :1 $0, Such 3 conqueet, the. w1nn1ngvo'f` .33 common soldxer There must f we better reason, sqme more - Subtle purpose. ` Could.1t be 1_:ht_1_t she feared him. that she \va8_ea'fr:a.1.i- `that he migl1t|speak to her 1nJ}1ry? V . was by lill` the mOSt " 5,,pposi`tio11. Molly McI.)on97ld--_t_he; V womall was aware of thexr acquangt-J` me, and Wm already alarmed at its possible result. ' ` ' _ `Hamlin stood up resolved. Hel llmt of 0 would meet the wmnan, not from 2 any desire of her own, but to learn _' her purpose, and protect the girl. The meetillg could not nuure h1_m, _ nor even bring a swltter beating of . 1 ,_._1. L..+ 0 rn : n-11+ (14110 IIIVVI I\f\... vv vvnl ol_lI$IIIU UV tigmptly with the` `woman's privat correspondence de- partment of the Ly- mus 11K(-3 uus yum: wau .IJ\.n:vvu.o~ He was still talking when Hamlin. ;crossed' the narrow ha1l`and- entered the dimly-lighted, unoccupied parlor. The side window was. open, a slight breeze rustled the heavy curtain, and the 2 Sergeant .stepped' outside on: to the dark porch. There was L- LL- `GA gnaw Waltz: I3-HIl1|'1l.l, luuuvswwu. . own thoughts, scarcely "observed the turmoil-,~`but'1eaned, Varmsj -9n rail: ' the "(lo,1#_k,r_1?`ls_ .; lug ` ,. i- U11` lit" IJIIU LIUIIX IJULULII .L.ll\/b\I "an. a bench close to the rail and he sat` down to .wait.' A gleam of light from the Palace fell across the .Western end, but the remainder of the porch lay in `shadow, although he could look up the street, and see the people jostling back and forth 1 in front of the Poodle Dog. The, ` sound of mingled voices~ was. eon- ;tinuou, occasionally. punctuated by` laughter, ' or ran unrestrained out- /'burst ` of I profanity, J Once *sho_f)s` echoed froni out thenkding--but'~creit-n ed no apparent _exoitje_1neI_1t, ,' `;and._na(, `little. later aedozen horsemen spurred recklessly. l5l3 9118h`the;;_..:street, seq:-in rterinse.~the *r. n~ * their}; rv91i:fa'r tsputtering,-`V Some for theft ` i UIWLILIIUUDIJQ - ` ' , , Sure, indifferently, relighting his pipe. .Oicers ball; couldnit break in with a "can-opener unless you had a invite. Guards at both ends, sergeant taking tickets, an \ Third Regiment a Band makin . ` music. Hell of a swell aair; got guests from Leavenworth, Wallace, and all around. Every room I got is full an runnin . over-say, there` are fe1.lars*over thar in._. them fool, swaller-tails; damned` if `there ainft. If the boys-' ever git sight- of em on the street ther_e ll be a. hot time, Say, ain that the limit? Inmns out thar thick as eas on. a dog, at? them swellhgancin . here in swaller- tails like this yere was Boston. L211 L-1"_:...n UV Aulatltluvlr I ""A: the Palace--the" _danc.eT `across the street ?a he asked credulously. P % aa_,__ 9: :_..1f:'1:,. ..-....1.. ....1:...L spoke. quiet spot fer a tate-a-tate. He i`O'i m `done tellin yer.` Say thet to` her .alone+-do you moind thet, yet vvvv `M . -A-uv vuuuc WES 111 UIIU CUYIIBIV of the `bar-room- The proprietor llimselfu a _ bald-headed Irishman, sat with feet cooked up on the counter, smoking, and barely glanc- ing` no as the Sergeant asked for Mrs. Dupont. A ' Who are yer? he `asked; . My _name is Hamlin;. I am here on the -lady s invitation. . ,J`Sure'; thet s theriname all right, me bhoy. .Yer ter go out on the east.porch `there, an" wait a bit_ .who1le I sind her worrd yer here.` 0i m imaginin she hed sum doubts about yer comin - the way she Through the winder of the par- lur over thar-~sure, it s a noice got up, and peered through his glasses across the -room. Here, Mike,` damn thet slapy head. -Will` one o yer gents wake the lad-thet s it. Now come here, 'Moike_. You run over to the Palace an tell: Mrs. Dupont the feller is here waitin . Hold on now, not so fast; ,wait till How do I get there? . . J sap-head; nobody else is, to_ hear whut -yer say; stay there till yer git a chance ter whisper it `to her. 77 `I--_Si.'_;.-.J _.__A.-'L :..... J.L.; Now slfip. J-V U VV 031:1! Hamlin liesithated, Watching boy disappear. ` an; LL; 1-9-1--- `L- .1...-.... VRAI NTo Hamlin saw all this, butgavelthe. surroundings, little thought. `He; was of the West, of the' frontier, and ;be- held nothing unique in `the scene. Moreover, the purpose for whichihe was `there overshadowed all else, left him indierent to the noise, the jostling, drunken, crowd. Some he met who knew him and called his name, but he passed them in a,.word, pressing his way forward. "At the `hotel he mounted the steps and en- tered. The oice was in one corner A: ti...` 1.... ..--... - N-- ' - gmrea 1n. 11g'!st,.t resoundecl with noise; lamps gleamed from the ho- tel windows, and the huge dance hall stood wide open. _' Out o from the shacks and tents crept the day s sleepers for a night .of. revelry; along the trails rode others eager for excitement; it was the harvest- time of those birds of prey in aa- loon and gambling hell`. - .._...-u--ad uuwusuusy, 1UUU'VUlCea. Dark.` ers yelled, and a, band added its dis- cords to the din. The Poodle Dog glared in . light, resounded` wjth nn ' 1DI`V\'\n .l-'----- ` from>the Igarrieon lion pass, idle piainsinen, bull-wl1ackers,.~ advent-' more of all kinds stranded here*be- cause of Indian activity, stray cow- boys from the nearby valleys, thronged the numerous dives, seek- ing` excitement. Women, gaudy Ief` dress, shrill of voice,` itted from door to . door through the jostling` crowds. Lamps blazed ' over the motley assembly, loud-voiced ` bark- GPH vnllm-I ant` A 1......) -.'l_'I-,1 o. 1 hgll 111' the UIIWI U 4W GD Lav IJIIAV ye nnnnn on? `div -`v- - __ to be fanned; .h1s` indlerence jvas not assumed. The discovery anger- ed '_her; ,but- long experience. had `brought contr`ol; it required only ~a ,1_noment; to readjust , her faculties, to keep the `bitterness. out .of her 'QveAice~. ~-Whe1'1'.;she egain faced him it was _tosp eak equietly, withV coin`-~ e`vinei;;g ; eearnestness. av... r=~~...-..1:-... at :g. 4...... 1.4..` #3.. vuusxug. cuxuusuuuuu. . ..Y'es`,r I realize it is too late for explana_t_ion.s,V` she acknowledged, :so` I will attempt none.` I wished, *yo.u to know, however, ` `that I did not? <',19"'-;3'o31.. -`for (that. man.` . This in send: =-In on he ` CHAPTER XVII -At Cross-Purposes. She sat for a moment silent, gaz- ing up the street, but breathing heavily. This was not the recep- tion she had anticipated,` `and it was difficult to determine swiftly what .coruse"`she had best pu`rsue.- Realiz-q ing the hold she had once had up- on `this man, it had never occurred to her mind that V herd inuence had altogether `V departed. i Her. beauty had never failed before to win] such "victory, and she had trusted` new in re'ivi_ng~ the fold `smouldering ` ` pas- bsion ; into" sudden ame.` Yet _, `al- yread-yi `shesescomprehended the utter 5iiS919S6S`".0f [8.1.111 -$3311 *Pet3tin*"' 119}. smouldering" 2 .passio_n -. i - r-- . . 1-2.: 3..-.'I2.&.....-'..... .....-.4. ulll hyut V vo dunu usuanvu uvnuaa c The eicplanation comes somewhat late, he replied deliberately. When it might have served me it was not oeredi-indeed, you had convenient- ly disappeared. But I am not here to criticise; that is all over with, practically forgotten.- I came at your` request, and presume. you had a reason. May I again ask what it Was? . .... - ' -F?" .EIo'I 'l"'* ' " I vvaoavuwnaaa \45I|ll\J Wait, she interrupted, that letter was untrue, false; it was penned_ under compulsion. I wrote you again, later, but you had gone, dissappeared utterly. I `wanted to explain, but your own people even did not kno.w where you were-d not know yet. _ He leaned" his body-` against the rail, and looked at her in the, dim light. Her face retained much .- of its, girlish attractiveness, yet its un- doutbed charms no longer held the man captive. He smiled coldly. urn1-, -__.`I....-;.--.. _......... _--........L.'.; LIJUU il-53! V-I-I \ly\ IlUO ,, _ Do you mean" you were never married. _'to Le Fevre? ' A What else could I mean? Then he lied. ..She3%hrugged her `white shoulders. - That would not surprise me in the least. Twas' a characteristic` of the man you- had ample reason to know. - How came you to believe` so .easil`y?W . ~ I Believe? What else could I be- lieve? `Everything served to sub-_ stantiate his boast. I was indis- grace, practically drummed out of camp. There .was nothing left for gne to live for, or strive for. I was [practically dead- Then your `letter I` confessing came-. `*un7_:L 9) ,1__ ___L_______;-_1 um- -L auuuvuu UL A1315. .]..$-y.I.'CV`1U Then myiguess is true, and you are not so devoid of curiosity, she` laughed . My answer? Why, it is simplicity itself--bec".1as:- I was never Mrs. Le Fevre, but am right- fully Mrs. Dupont. ` _____ _`____' _ ._ _ ` I instead of Mrs. i .wF.3v-re ? "'7`3?Es7 '1IZ'aids1ow1y, there are some things I should like to know, if I. thought you .would :u1.~1.\ver frankly. ` ~ Try me nd see. Then why are you, Mrs. `Dupont, 'I`L_,, , ` aU';;111in' 1ift'ed4 his` eyes; and lcoked at her, stirred into sudden interest by the almost caressing sound of the soft voice. _ ' 11`? II -years ? ' T1 _ uvo scabs; RU I/Cl` V [CWO 7 She ulvgugyhed, a little touch of nervousness in the voice, but drew V her skirts aside, and sat down on the bench. ' _Do you think you can deceive me_ by such play-acting? she asked eagerly. You are no man of wood. Tell me, is there nothing you care to ask me, after=-after all these I H 1: gap. 1 1'0 - - ' uau nu1'(1'1y oe Irlelldhipf - Why should you - say that ?` re- eproachfullg. .I '* have deserted a lfather `bfxlliant. party to meet you J1ere._ . . Ilium: ' -. - That, n perhaps. is why I say it, .MrS._ Dupont. If my memory` ser- ves, you would not be inclined to leave such friends as you have yon- der to rendezvous with a common soldier, unless you had. some special object in view. If you will! inform , me .what it is, . `we can very quickly terminate` the interview. .01.... 1- .-_1.-J - 1---' - -. ..,....5 uur uul,)ul(1Bl'S. ,An instant Ashe ` paused" in uncertainty, ' striving -to -distinguish his face; then-stepped impulsively .forward, and held out her hands. r J 4' ' ` " IV }1'a1`\:eV kept you waiting, but `you must vforgive that`) as I came as soon as` I could manufacture an ex- cuse. Won t you even shake hands with me 9 . ' ' ll`? 0 - any Cait- write M. Passenger. 43-tf 71? `n,ecessm;;e he 'askec'I,` ax- mst W31`115 - You have come to """' f1` Some purpose surely,` but .it can hardly be friendship. Why; chair`): ....-- ...-_. ;.L_;m-on. , ._--- -.- . uyyllius nun, OI ner pres-' nce; curtain still held -slightly beck by her;__ hand? permitted; the light -from, within to. reect; over her .g" ure, revealing `in softenecl outline the `beguty of her features, . the ossy`. brightness of her hair. She ` was in evening dress; a light shawl draping her shoulders. An instant R119 nnnnzul` -n ------`M -V` : -r..p~ 133318 on `her- ix? Viough lie waited a long" timea curtain at th. windqw --was thrust aside and the lady emerged, the" slight rustfling of her dress apprising him. of he1_i_ p_re_s-' nrm VF}... ......a...:_. .4311 x 1 : `E`}h3'1"13z-`:Wf5f&771{im if I wanted} couIdz_.wgjse_1_-:5ust; asiaig a mu-, "si3v;2"7"' nd'_ what did yokdo, Vdeah-_boy? z - . _ - _11_.- 31- 4-1`); L:.'..; :4: ` `r .7...-.....-4~-".-l- Really, you take yourself quite` seriously, do you not? One might think you still Major of the Fourth Texas, and heir to the old estate on the Brazos. You talked that Way to me once before, only to discover that I had clawsywith .which to scratch. Don t make that mistake again,` Mr. Sergeant Hamlin, or there will be something more seri- ous than scratch`ing done. I have learned how `to ght in the past few. years--Heaven knows I have had the opportunity--_and rather enjoy the excitement. _Ho.w far -would your Word go `with Molly, do you think? " Or with the Major? - That - remains to be seen. Does it ? I Oh, I `understand. You must still consider yourself quite the f lad-y-killer.A Well, `let me tell | you something`-'--she is engaged` to Lieutenant Gaskins.` ynqv V45 V14 ;,;A\7 Lsnwvo _ So V1;;i\."i1eard. I` presume th-at hardly would have been permitted. "to happen but for the existence of. a Mr. Dupont. '. By the way, .which one of you ladies shot the Lieuten- ant Q?` ' 11!! .u . ru .1 an ' 'cation.-Bpton _TranSc.1`ipt.T ziIue`1*I:>:uo1c`i`;ha+11+!+`(`}oing away `for a 1itt1e'rest?A ' . - _ . ,.`%`No; I m going _.away on `va- KIJ-LLJ.J.\JL` IIJJJ. sJa.v.n. o OhoI1y-+Y;as,- he *ca11ed me.` bare-h faf.:d._l_iah,L bal3.'LJove. A " V` -n7.__11-_a A_.._1 .;_`L_J. ALI: vuung \J-an-unngnnuc "'ii"iA ha}d-grip tightened En t1_1e- .rai1',_'B1it there was ` no change vln the expressidn Qn 'hi sface. I ` ll(1 T 'I,_`l `I,-,,,,`I 1'-. ,, - :1 +.'i"heir eyes met, and there was no shadowof softness i-n either face; The woman s lips curled sarcastical- ly. ' ' `((11, -n -. 2 -- --- onus uv vvsa. ALVA 6 Not unles it becomes Iiecwsaryl Iam not proyd of the story my-' self. ! gel}; .....-u -vva vuanu ;.Lu:1AL1_4o > Butei _ha.-ve not -proposed_ _any- thing of that nature, the man said. quietly, rising to his feet. It? is, of course, nothing to me, except that Miss McDonald has been very kind and `seems a` very -nice `girl. As I knew something of you and your past, I thought perhaps you might realize how much it better it would be to retire gracefully. ' You mean that as _a threat? You .1.- .. _vv-.v 3-uvvgusn-`,- vYvou that You intend to ten `her_? II`? . - n-u\.rAA A Ul&Jl\.lI `_Qu~ite true, in spite of your source of information, which ac-` counts, in "a measure, '-for my ..pres- ence here as well as my intimacy `in the McDonald household: And you purpose interfering, plan to drive me forth from this pleasant bird s nest. Really you amuse me, Mr. Sergeant Hamlin. ' D--J. T L____` _, AL -V ` ..--, \4\l .... nu av suuvu um: again! My yielding .Was to a second_im- pulse. ` At rst I decided to ignore your note; then came the second consideration--Miss 1\z`IcDona1d. ? l(f\`L 9! `I . .- l Oh, and she` laug ed, at last I! read the riddle. Not satised with saving that `young lady from sav- ages, you 'would preserve her" youth- ful innocence from the contamin- ation of my inuence- Quite nobie of you, surely. Are you aware, of I our relationship ? y T 1.--- 1_--__.1 L up 1 .