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Frithiof’s clouded face instantly cleared. 1 “Thank you,” he said, simply. “Well, now, is it must be a mystery.” “No one can possibly explain it," said Frit‘hiof. “I can’t tell in the possible for an wble,” said Donati as the carriage thief, as he ended his tale, “to this ‘ Tu outsider to help in unraveling theldrew up before a. pretty little villa unrlghteous success of the mercen-l ’ mystery 7” said Donati. “For when in Avenue Road. a man like you is accused in this speak to the coachman. . . Way I take it for granted there want the carriage in time to go tel-ls one to be resigned. It is that least how the thing happened, but appearances were ordinary affair, but God knows I had no hand in it.” “I want to hear all about it,” said Donati. back and have supper with me now, and let me hear this just as it alli'Sardonil” happened ’2” Even if he had wished to refuse, ! opened; Frithiof caught a vision of our troublc.’ Frithiof could hardly have done 50;: a slim figure in a pale rose-colored logical 1n that. and, as it was, he was so miser-lteasgown, and the loveliest face be able that he would have caught atl had ever seen was raised to 1088 much less hearty sympathy. They walked along the crowded pave- ment toward Sackville Street, and had almost reached the carriage when a conversation immediately hflhind them became distinctly aud- e. “They make such a fuss over this Donati,” said the speaker. “But I happen to know that he’s a. most disreputable character. I was hear~ ing all about him the other day from some one who used to know him intimately. They say you know thatâ€"" g ' ‘ Here the conversation died away In the distance, and what that curse of modern societyiâ€"l-the almighty “They”â€"said as M‘Donati’s private affairs remained unknown to him. Frithiof glanced at the singer’s face. “No matter,” said Donati in a minute, “I do not sing for a gos- siping public. I sing for Christ." “But that they should dare say such a thing as that!" exclaimed home i.” asked Frithiof. Frithiof. "lFor one's self,” said Donati, “it generally have five months here and for the 3 five at Naples, with the rest of the sake of those belonging to one it time either at Paris or Berlin _or But Vienna. After all, a wandering life every one who serves the public in makes very little difference when a public capacity is in the same you carry about your home ulth is~well-not much ; but certainva does carry a sting. boat. It doesn’t make one immoral to be considered immoral, and it doesn’t make you a thief to be con- the world,” said Donati, “and in sidered dishonest. But now I want to hear about this accusation of Mr. Homer's. When did it all happen ’1” In the dim light Frithiof told his story; it was a relief to tell it to sympathetic ears: Donati’s faith in left behind! him seemed to fill him with new life, and though the strange events fore the concert or did he go Are you one of those to whom every meal is another sourco of suffering P - Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablet: will help your disordered stomach to digest any reasonable meals, and will soon restore it to such perfect con- dition that you'll never feel that you have a stomach. Take one after' each meal. 50¢. a Box at your Druggist's. Made by the National Drug and ChemicalaCo. of Canada, Limited. ‘ 159 _ _ altogether against me. It is the most extra- “1 am leaving Eng-l about this. land to-morrow; can’t you cumefthat the I l E: iulffficnorfientime’nt OLD FAVORITE ver small appetite. Francesca, akindly good~uight to the Norwegian, went upstairs to her baby, and the two men drew their chairs up to the open French win- dow at the back of the room look- ing on to the little garden to which the moonlight gave a certain mys- terious charm. “I have thought over it,” said Donati almost abruptly, “but I can’t find the very slightest clew. It is certainly a mystery.” “And must always remain so,” said Frithiof,‘ despairingly. “I do not think that at all. Some day all will probably be explained. And be sure to let me hear when it is, for I shall be anxious to know.” “It will never be explained,” Frithiof said. “I was born under an unlucky star; at the very mo- ment when all seems well some- infirm;- . :‘4’ l' } Sealed Packets Only Beware of Imitation: o5 A Refinement and Usefulness All" Its Own Wate_rman’s Ideal with its inner high quality and superior parents is a gift selection that Will please every onojust as it would you. Nothing is more useful or eaay_to buy and send. Pena ma be exchanged to suit the recipient There are plain styles as well as gold undisilver mounted. There is the same superiority in all. Compare the trade-marl: shown above to avoid substitutes. In Christmas Boxes. Booklet on request. Sold by the Leading Stationers, Jewelers, etc. L. E. Waterman Company, Limited, Montreal served disgrace that actually killed him.” I And then, to his own astonish- ment, he found himself telling Don- ati, bit bv bit. the whole of his own story‘. The Italian said very little, but he listened intently, and in; , of that miserable Monday did not truth possessed exactly the right, 1, grow any clearer in the telling, yet characteristics for a confidant ‘â€" ' somehow a hope began to dawn in rare sympathy, tact, and absolute his heart. faithfulness. “It certainly is most unaccount- “It is to this injustice,” said Fri-i ‘. You can mlsc “fall " pigs and have them fine and he for the May market. All you need is a little extra care and “INTERNATIONAL STGGK F005." / .Feed “INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD" with a combina- ,& tron of ground corn, oats and ryeâ€"and they will not only keep “' healthy, but :11 so fatten up in a way to astonish your neighbors. The average pig does not digest more than half of the grain fed. The other half is wasted. “INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD " tones up the digestive apparatus, insures perfect digestion, and thus saves this waste in grain. “ INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD“ rs a purely vegetable preparationâ€"a wonderful tonicuthaf keeps hogs well and vigorous, and protects them against the ravages of Pneumonia and Cholera. 7s He paused to ary and scheming, and failure of “We shall the honorable, that Christianity to the 9.40 train at Charing Cross, which sets me against religion- Wilson; goodnight.” Which makes it all seem false and “But if you start so early,” said illogicalâ€"actually immoral.” Frithiof, “I had better not hinder Probably Donati would not even you any longer.” have alluded to religion had not his “You do not hinder me; I am companion himself introduced the Mafia m.” pm“ 0,, W'I!" . . V . . . . 1 u . N very much Interested. You must subject. “Pardon me, If I venture f 1:05;)... gangs?! fidifg'gn y‘fixrdifi’, “fTIOAAL STOCK certainly come in 1‘10 supper, and to Show 5")“ a flaw in you" “g” ll‘ll’EliflaIldfiAi. SIBEK F609 80 llMlIElI afterward I"want to hear more ment.” he said, quietly. “You say How unlucky it was we are told to be resigned. Very five-pound note should well. But what is resignation? It ghave been changed that day by was well defined once by a noble your difficulties. It is hard to seek “Waitjust one moment,” he said, Russian writer who said that it isl God in uncongenial surroundings, as they stood by the door; “I will At this moment the door was ‘placing God between ourselves and in a life harassed and misunder-l give you one of my cards and write There is nothing il- stood, and in apparent failure. But; on it; the Italian address. There It is the merest â€"don’t let the hardness daunt you ‘Villa Valentina, Napoli.’ Don't common sense. When finite things â€"jIISt go on.” forget to write and tell me when worry and perplex you, turn to the “Do you know,” said Frit-hiof, this affair is cleared up.” Infinite from which they may be smiling, “that is almost what you Frithiof grasped his Lind, and, safely and peacefully viewed.” said to me the first time I saw you. i again thanking him, passed out into Frithiof thought of those words You have forgotten it; but a year the quiet, moonlit street. which had involunltlarily cscapedlilis ago }you said a few words to me __ companion after t e remark of t e w ic kept me from makinn' an end passer-by in Picadillyâ€"“No mat- of myself in a fit of desplhir. Do CHAPTER XXVHV i The events of Monday bad cast a. terlâ€"I do not sing for a gossip- you remember coming to the shop ing world.” He began to under- about a song of Knight’s '2” shadow over Rowan Tree House. Stand Donati betterâ€"he longed “‘it'h “WhY- .Yes’” said Donati- “Was‘ Cecil no longer sung as she went an intensity of longing to be able to that really you? It all comes backl to and fro, ML Boniface was pay- look at life with such eyes as his. to me nowâ€"I remember you found'ing the penalty of a, stormy inter. ‘ ‘These things are you,” he said, quickly. “But to the merest scrap of it, without the‘ his partner, and was not, me they are only a hopeâ€"or, 1flcomposcr’s name.” for an hour or two real. they fade “It was just before my illness,” away again. It may be all very well said Frithiof. “I never forgot you, for you in your successful, haPPY and recognized youthe moment I life, but it is impossible for me with saw you to-night. Somehow you others. - everything. against me.:’ saved my life then just by giving "1 Wish Roy had been at home,” “Impossxblel” exclaimed Dona- me a hope.” She said to her daughter as they ti, his eyes flashing. When at length he rose to g0, sat together in the veranda. ‘ “If not impossible, at any rate Donati had, as it were, saved Fri- Cecil looked up for a, moment very difficult.” he replied. thiof from moral death, had drawn from the lime frock which she was “Yes, yes,” said Donati. his eyes him out of the Slough of Despond, making for Gwen_ full of sympathy. “It is that to all and started him with renewed hope (To be continued_) ._â€".â€"_â€"_..___-_ __~ _ __ _ ....__..___._._.____ ,WWWW 3‘r"7//,r-' '2 ' 1/ “T . ;, ‘ cellar \ 'v "V7/fr’” (7,.” . . If“ / like, this won a prize 1 i " last year. / TH E drawing was made // , from a photograph of the root-cellar with which D. / A. Purdy, of Lumsden, Sask., won a cash prize in last year's contest. In that last contest there wrrc 36 prizes. There will be three times as many prizes (108) in the of us. Don’t think I make light of! on his way. Donati as he entered. , I “How nice and early you are!” 'exclaimed a fresh, merry voice. Then catching sight of a strange, and blushing a little, she added: “I fancied it was Jack and Dom- enica you were bringing back with you.” . ‘ “Let me introduce you to my wife, Herr Falck,” said Donati. The house was prettily, but very simply, furnished, and about it there was that indefinable air of home that Frithiof had so often no- ticed in Rowan Tree House. “You must forgive a very unâ€" ceremonious supper, Herr Falck,” said Francesca, “but the fact is, I have sent all the servants to bed, for I knew they would have to be up early to-morrow, and they feel the traveling in good deal.” “Much more than you and I do,” said Donati. “We have grown quite hardened to it.” “Then this is not your regular well ‘ enough to leave his room, and Mrs. Boniface looked grave and sad, for . she foresaw the difficulties in which :Frithiof’s disgrace would involve “Yes, it is our English home. We \\\\ I you.” _ . I, “And baby is the best- traveler m r root every way the mest model baby. I think,” glancing at his wife, “that she is as true a gypsy as Gigi hun- self.” “Poor Gigi! he can't'bear being By the bye, had you time to take him back to school he- alone '1’ ’ “I had just time to take him,” said Donati, waiting upon Frithiof as he talked. “He was rather dole- ful, poor old man; but cheered up when I told him that he was to spend the summer holidays at Mer- lebank, and to come to Naples at Christmas. It is a nephew of mine of whom'we speak,” be explained to Frithiof; “and, of course, his education has to be thought of, and can not always fit in with my en- 4/ //’ 1912 FARMERS' PRIZE CONTEST \\‘\\\\\\\\\\\\ gagements. You go in very much / for education in Norway, I under- HUS you will have three times as many chances of winning n. cash % stand I” . _ , prize. You do not have to use any certain amount of Canada Cement % IrrlthIOI 50“ Dd hlmself talkmg / to win a prize. There are absolutely no “swings” to this offer. quite naturally and composedl'y about Norwegian customs and his former life, and it was not until I afterward that it struck him as a strange thing that on the very day after his disgrace, when, but for Mr. Boniface’s kindness, he might actually have been in prison he should be quietly. and even for the time happily, talking of the old days. They did not linger long over the support-able. for Frithiof was suf- fering too much to eat, and Donstr, like most of his countrymen, had a There are twclvc prizes for each Province (three of $50 ; three of 325; three of 815; Md ‘llrcc of 510) and you compete only with other farmers in your own Prov- ince and nor with those all over Canada. It makes no difference whether you have ever used cement. Many of last year's winners had not used it until they entered the contest. 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