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Lwell Binders and Mowers. roster Machinery. all kinds Is’ Wazmms. ihewell 61 Lenahan ICLAY NOBLE desire to inti- mate to the public of Durham nnd vicinity that they have now opened out in the Calder Imple- ment Wnrerooms a full line of Agricultural Implements and Domestic requirments including NDERTAKING D genetsl Banking business trans- fied. Drsfts issued and collections iMle on n" points. Deposits re- Iived and inserest allowed at car- ' rent rates. WE REPAIR Ctpiul Authorized. . . 82,000,000 Paid Up ............ 1.000.000 “one Fund ........ 850.000 mica in all principal points in (£1: um, Quebec. lanitoba, United States and England. PROMPT ATTENTION TO DURHAM AGENCY. ndard Bank of Banada. of the best makes DEPARTMENT. THE SAVINGS BARK. d. KELLY, Agent For all kinds of Millmen. Bale ugh TRY ay 81 Nob 89. Btu. Etc Pulpers. ianos. Machines Separate CALDER'S OLD STAND. pal-atom. “Come into the 3""ary.” said 7709?. 'and help me to ehoose some new beaks fcr Mrs Reva”: vcr b.” “All right. Some hing lmpr3v2n7~ r21? How's thisâ€"A \‘lcar's W’alks in Wesmcreland? That’s her Style, isn‘t it?” 'Betty shook her bad with defls‘M. “Too prcsy. Mrs. Revelsmrch csn‘: bear clergymen cut of the pulpit. : ha doesn’t. mind- the vicar, but she hates the curate; and she never gives any- thing to church chafluee it she can help it, except a thteepanny-bit every Sunday." “Well-The Hither Lite, by Prof: .501- oewhnnt? lo the: more in hex-hung” ' Betty glanced cont-M ”to menu: Mann’- ha. . . “She e a very han‘aome w~man,' n?)- rrved Hex-amen; ‘ u , as I sat. d lazy-.3, :he is not my styt: What I iike al: at git-l in smallness and lovabiiity; La: :3 es 100â€"" “I can’t believe it!” exclaimed Here- mon. “For mysot, she's very magnifi- cent: but I’d as soon think of falling in love with Mt. Blane. What a man wants In a wife 13 something small and neat and kimhlmomexhtng he can tuck‘ under his art.) no.3: to his heart and “They are cousins." Betty struck in. ”The boys are step-brothers. sons of Dudley Revelswonh. and Frames-‘3: 13 the orphan daughter of Ham‘d Revela- worth. She was 'born and bred in Itaty, rnd her mother was on Italian count- as." wwâ€" "They are both 2?: 13% w‘ Francesca Reveiawg: thâ€"the la: seeing on just now," said Betty. yru 87'? looking so cheerful mi mis- chievcu; this morning. sz've .20: some one to flirt with and tease m the same Lâ€"cuse with ysu at lastâ€"some (ins who will {an in love with you-" COT he two others are ytung men,” oh- :2rved Betty demurety. “So I heard. A fin" big felfcw and a mile dark {trainâ€"locking chat) I caught sight or on the bridge yesterday maximâ€"aren’t they? And that’s why .0-.- -_â€" “ “Good morning. Miss Betty! Ara you going shopping in the town? And can Icarry the parcels?" , .. we. 4 "You can.” ' ‘ "'""""’" “And what is th’s we are hearing.” be asked in a meifow IrLE“ ' ‘-cent, no in, waiked by Betty’s side out of the station and down towards the market- place, while his dog fawned upon the girl’s caressing handâ€""that Mrs Rev- eisworth'e advertisement in the Morn- ing News has broug’xt a whole colony; got relations awarmirg down to Hamp- ton Ccurt already?” . “Tint was one of them I was seeing of! just new. There are three in ail- not swartns of them," said Betty, cor- recting him staidly. “Three flies round the honey-spot: :iready!" ' “Yes. Didn’t you think that lady I r. 93 soeing ofl very ubé'zntifui?” “I suppcse she wasâ€"in a big panther- iike srrt of wry. That isn’t my styie, as you know mite wefi. I like some. thing tiny and dainty find Dresden-chic :a-E‘ke-somethingâ€"" ‘picture" but. was a‘iracting the port- :rs’ an! er gize-driuta’ a‘ten‘inn in her close vicinity: and, when Heremon O’- Meara. flushed and s filing. a; _:ro.ached Miss Manninglon, she smiled back as she extended her tiny hand, and decid- ed that he had beautiful teeth, even it he were net quite so goodly to look upon 53 Dudley Revelswcr’th. Still it was something to b ve an ad- m: rer who could haw- an e to spare or a t. ny ll Us WOLLS‘ in a £4. at; blue- szrce gown and a m. 'lor-hat, when a goddess of five feet nine, in silk- lined “Be nice to the handsome young dark man!" whispered Francesca from her seat in the carriage as the train began to move. “He is watching you so pa- th°"raily!” 00' it is nothing *0 me,” p o'ested BettY. tossing her curiy dark head. “You haven’ t given )1 m m 1c time. " the sa’d drlly. “But hege is your train." I “You don’t mcan my ccus.’n Victor? He is very nice. but I don’t think him coor looking at all.” . o more do I. I was speaking of Du. icy.” “no you think Du'ZEey is in love With} no. then?" Francesca asked. turning thoughtful eyes upon little Betty. “He hasn’t told me so." Betty laughedâ€"a. laugh that did not :lng qu1:e so true or 8! merrify as usual. “If a man who looked ' ~ mice as that were to {all in love with ne,I should take him.” observed Fz‘ancesca. “1 i” " retorted little Betty, “some cne 2 ”car-looking than that has fallen in k c with youâ€"so now we shall see what you will do!" “Perhaps he wants to be," rennet) Sctty. “Is that an admirer of yours?" Fran- cesca had asked. And Be I had dcé muroly replied that it was "Only Mr. O'Msara. who lives across the Green. and rents Mrs. Reveiswi 'th’s stables." “He is very handsome!” said Fran- cesca. “Such a nice heatthy red skin. curly black hair. and (beautiful white tech! I love romances! He is you: sweetheartâ€"isn’t he?" At Kingston Station Miss Reveisa woz-th's attention had been attracted by a finely-built young man. who was loi- toxi ; about the bookstaii after raising his hat to Betty. and affecting to play with a huge St. Bernard dog. CHAPTER I}: . . . Within an hour of finishing he: treakrast the beautiful Francesca pro- ceeded to 10an by omnibus. accom- panied on this occasion by Betty Man- ninxton, who nu to change some books at. the library there. and took train thence tor London. after kissing her compsnion electionately, and promis- ing to return to Revelsworth House it possible that evening. For the are ham m 10% WW!) M93 A Otory ol' lntcnu Interest In which a Beautiful but Unscmpulouo Woman's Schemes are Had. to Fall by the Man On. Loves. Revelsworth Millions. â€"-â€"â€"0l’ AN ANGEL OF EVIL. ' thfthe :ady I was :eé‘béck as 33 my c . and decld- “-1 I: 5th, even it 33031." My to look '.?e*ty ). rrny o 31$?! Ara 1313 ”:1: own? Am} an! the g . ,.o : :hCCt am ‘ "”" "‘ [fiewc] .zm wxn a. rr‘w strong strokes he start- 9-] the beat in the direction of Hamp- :: :1 Court. ' Co‘\' \TW fc-r "amt I have to say to yoa!". Ire Lid su enly. leaning forr Md on k 3 scu-.s and CI‘ZBIIY scanning be? r‘,?. . :LDcn't v. ste b. cath. Ikr .v What 1: ‘ "1' 912-4.: st?" " “' 1?: ycu love ma.’ “III-hi" -.-. Of tbs kin?“ I urge nmn- hat ,1 3.796 I 1 s 1 ! men ‘ "on“. you. I’ve been'ovephead'ound-ears - i; Ion with you for thrse yearn, andâ€"ans rou’rg Just my son!" “Why not? We‘re just the right age for each otherâ€"six y‘ars’ diflerence on the right sideâ€"we’re both good tamper. ed m aflectiomte, we have just the sung tastes, the .tame love for rowing and riding, (or dogs.- and horse's and out-d or life. my mother’s very fond of "Her name is Rn'mlsworth. not Mon- cybags,” little Betty answered with dig- nity. “And rynur asking Mrs. Revels- worth wouldn’t be u! any use, for I don’t mean to marry you.” “I supwse soâ€"or he went home for ft. Oh, don’t team, a man, Patty. What has the City man or barmaid to do with you and me?" “That’s what I want to know.” “You’re “20 sharp. that’s the fact or the matter! Well, shall I come to Rev- elsworth House and ask old Mm. Mono when if we may be engaged?" “Dn‘ “ be cross. Propinqu?ty is ev- crythh. . in these came, I know. You :2: used to people's f'tccs. A fellow I know in the City land a glevs of beer served 1: m twice a day by the same bar- maid year in and year out, and the end of it was that, when she threw up the situation, he asked her to marry him." “After which somebody else drew his u Aft 0‘ e . :1 ll! ‘:‘?’~ .‘vcu 1(3‘.‘-. ma.’ “2? thug of the kind! 1 was com: 1 10.23}: yru to r‘qrry me, which is quite I Sncther thing. 5 cc loves heaps of girla F cm d-oe' n’t marry, and one marries-" ‘ “Heaps of girls one doesn’t love?”. ! [she suggested, as he came ta a stand. I :Btill. 7' ,cu! ,__ vâ€"v other on e.” “VXr war one she leaves? Thank “Of courep not! low you r“ tease a. fellow! What I was going to say wasâ€"- heaps of girls marry men they say they- , don’t love. I should hate to have a girl 'do all the running and be always mm- ln‘g abcfi. her affection for me! That don’t-c: ishncss’ of yours wouldn’t last a Vivi}: if you were my v"“e." “E“:vt I an rot goirg tn be your wife." “mow, Betty, have rnu got one Of “TC-"e Revelswort-h tullsws in your eye clzeady?" "That is a very rm’e qnes’ion. And I: have ttfd tau they are both in love Wf’h Miss Revelswc ‘73." “Y :s; but they can't both marry her,‘ :3‘. 7. if I don't saw?“ "on at once. you mry be irclincd to take up with the ranicns v. e: e safelv stowed in the bows. I rnz‘mn r-‘moved his blue serge coat, :nd thh a. frwv strong strokes he start- 2-1 {“0 but in the direction of Hamp- 5 -A n hflchf’ ? 'Ifeo‘ty “murrri btrt f‘iv‘ly. A good :“rzty of he shopp'ng-expeditions in the warm weathu ended in this way,‘ a? the St. Bernard sprang into the boat and cu'rZed himself at her feet as 256 wc re usz‘d to it. The “Have of Pas- :: '. A wafess Lave. an. their Cams ,- 0-4 0 ~ . ‘ - (very gayest u::-c‘.;;- i.1;e sun, and she 'rrzzts 1:12; to be the only opinion. That is vxhy people find her so quarrel- ccme. She ln'e's opposition and con- troverr'y, and. if I reed aloud to her I book she can’t ccntrad-.ct or declare ldisjnstfrg z‘nd r”!tcu!m:s. she doesn't think she has had her money’s worth from the liLrary.” “And are all the family built on the {.98?" 1‘ tired Heremon. “Because, i 5.0. 11v : in the house with four of them will be as lively as awild-beaat "Yes. He told 11: £125 mother.” .0, g -. his mother! Uh“ rot!” "I think they have a?! of them tn: mendrus wills.” answered Bettyâ€"“ex: cert Victor, who wemes too amiable and unselfish to attest himself." "So he’s your favorlie!" Ileremon j: alcvr-I‘v. ,9, “So that’s me sort. or person whd does all that horrid scribbling on the margins of books!” excl. imcd Hermon. "I’ve often wondered who on earth could 'be so silly!" “It is people who hold strom opin- ions and who must have everybody, know thr‘n.” said little Betty sagely. "Mrs. Revelsworvth has an Opinion on | “Certainly she dries. You see she likes to be shocked. She like: while I lam reading. to call out. ‘Stuft and non- ?aense!’ or ‘Indelimte mhblsh!’ or, ‘Thg [man must be mad!’ every few minutes. Or, 1 she In reading herself. she likes to make notes to ma. same e”:ct In pew: 11‘ p.11 over the Tmrgins o; the pages.” 067’ What 5‘ 1": c.’ 1.... ‘- A! s. Rea? O‘Ih likes. Hi?!) 91‘? mm". r m 'e'ngti ao- The Slave of h 733., A Lawless Icvc, ‘A Deadly Sin. Iiis Neigh‘tor’s Wife: 1’11 taken]! those, it you please.” she said, in matzer-chact tones to the young shopman, who was listening in' secret amusement to the little colloquy. ' Heremon burst into a peal of laugh- L “Do you really man," he asked in ower tones, as the man went away to make up the parcel, What u at go-ahead old lady enjoys that sort of litemture?‘ "He has alxcat y 'cId 2d of 9.9,” .!d Deity 9“. v.4 ibus be "Nanh- Ono-9-- , M“ hd A. bus!” v â€"-â€"-' V :35 intmvdenré!” . He Itcld me I reminded him of l” What I 123% t3 any to 3’083". lenly leaning forr Md on a: CNN» 1] scanning her} :ry pretfv, zmd has just got A child like you! y m Eschv.’evously. rje _he is very, I’ll row you exclaimed er " she “I: Zr‘ta ...:.IO' {h 'It was from my Francesca." 3d 139'. -_-- - v“ uuuUl' U; f 511’! I” And he ain't dead yet, miss; he I may live still.” -' “Run in, Betty. I’ll do the best Y can t 'or the mar beast, I promise you." ‘ Thus reassured by Heremnu. Petty med her eyes, snatched up Mrs. Rev- elcworth’s consignment of novels from .be {War of the stame, and made her way 0 the drawing mom on the first !ocr. where’ the old lady, who usua'ly :reakfasted in her bed-room and c (1 tot come down-stairs until eievm o’ deck, was seated :11 her usual Place L" :hilâ€"d?” she began testlly. “I've been watching from tho window the omni- Jus-tuvelers dial-rad for the past hm}!- Juur. I have had a very astoniab‘nx e'ter dehvered to Ire by hand slrce y g cf: the houseâ€"a very astonishing let- .cr Indesd!” "Indeed! And who 13 it from?" ask- !1‘ R91 hr .5 11,139, 3:74 noted the skiifui tenderness with th‘eh, kneci'ng beside the dying anim- . Li. he raised his head and examined tho ; vsunds in his throat. 5 “it doesn’t 10m like a bite,” :Ieremnn g :rtid at last. “More like a violent p'es- i mre on his wind~p3pe. The threat and lxmgue are tremendously swo‘wi. teo. ; Elereâ€"you, Joe. go and get some water. 1' don’t want to set you against that i i 9 my," be young Irishman continued as keep-h left the stable; "but you saw ~ . . , IU‘TTIGS me is the. L'? e cunge is so swel- uen and .nflamedâ€"just the result one n’:ht expect if he'd been eating decom- ‘pcaed food. Does "he eat anything ho was in the road ?” “What dog doesn’t asked Betty. tha tears rolling down her cheeks at sight )2 Briton’s sufferings. “It doesn’t met.- :er what nice things you give them, :hey will always pick up dirty scraps in .he roadâ€"~” “M33 Betty,” said Joe at this junct- Jre, entering with a bowl of water " :he dying animal, “the missus Is askirvg for you everywhere. Oh, please, miss, lon't tell her about BrLton! She"! only :hink it’s me; and it ' ’ sn’v?” Ana kn -1_u .a . ' ‘ It was impossible to musta‘w the fact ; “at the dog was dying. Are-34y his : :yexa were giazing, and froth 2:001 upon I 1 s lips. With an animal's inanct he ! (new that death was near at hand. and ! :rept into a corner where the sight of [1's suffering-3 might not jar upon the Nerves of the strong and well. Betty i 'c‘:t that she 21121303; loved Heremon as “_L__I A. UVUJHU°* I can’t think what he could have been doing to get hurt like that." “Fighting. most likely. They’re bog- rtnrs to fighi! You let me have a look at h’m and I’ll soon toil you what’s the matter with him." , The large stables belonging to Rev- :Teworth House, which the O’Mearas 'ented and which were surmounted by 1 small clock-tower, stood at the back at the house, and were reached by a waved court-yard. Mrs. Revelsworth -ei;:1'ned only cue portion, consist'ng of m 5.311 for her donkey 2rd a spa-co [forgave it for hfr basket-chaise. And 1cm. huddled in a corner, moaning tee- ny and brca hng with dLfliculty, lay :ocr Briton. “I don’t know what Mrs. Revelsworth could say if anything were to happen to Briton,” s‘r'e decIared. “He's such a good, kind. Faithful creanwe! Besides. I nnn’b ‘3‘2m1_ _â€"‘ “'1 hereâ€"I knew you'd say that: and I 3! course every one else will! That's why I dursn’t tell anybody. and come here and waited for you between this and the omnibus to catch you amt. S’help me goodness, Miss Betty, I didn't: in it, and I sware I don’t know nothing tbcut it no morein you yourself! I knew you’d say it was me because I a]- A'Y‘T'S said I’d give Br’ton ‘What for" for bitling me wh n I was on’y .e .sing him But I hadn't any hands in thie. Heremon had joincd them by thw time. and Betty, turning towards him a. face full of (-onsternatoin, asked him to accompany her to 03.9 stnbxe. Lb‘is ?” “It’s Briton, Miss Bet-by. You know you mist him this morning when you «3.11th to take him for a run? I found him crouching in a corner of the stable behind thedonkey-chadsevâ€"and he’s very bad. miss." “Bad! What do you mean?" “He moaning and won't move out. and seems sort of choking. You know he don’t like me, and I'm ateard to :cuoh him; but I can see his mouth is bleeding, and he looks â€"-woll, he looks sad!” “Dying, do you mean ?" The boy nodded. “.139,” she exclaimed, “have you done 0 . 11 hug did ycur mother say?" «said I was a tool; but she often 33" that. " - .3! Betty t '-“. cut 1'” hing. "' , “I couh.11ever fall in love with you!” she exclaimed with conviction. “And I shall never marry any one I am not in Tove with. Here we. 2'e at the landing- etage, and thaw is he Welldonâ€"I be- liewe he is wait ng f r me! Pull in 8! last as you can. I am afraid, from bl! lace something has happened. " “What an evil- looking young imp J Is!" 8216 ileremon. 'I . .cnder lad of between fifteen and six: een years of age who, nee. ly 'dresscd in a page’s livery, with hil right ha i bound up and 11: 3 right arm In a sling, waited to‘r Betty to land hardly deserved so unflatter ng a des- criptir 11. Son of a sandy-ha't'ed man 0! eri111 descent and a pure-blooded 81138} Joseph Welldon. with his pal. olive skin. jet-b12211 cu': ' .1 brown byes ringed by thick .heavy eye- lh.ro s. prominent nose. sand vividly- ed Pips. locked em nently picturesque and un English. His face was {1 .‘t c ‘ev- 'erness and cunning, and his. - ""."'.e ext: mere s1ng11ai ly graceful and alert. A: Revelewozth House 11' 1e father bullied him. the 693' ants snubbed him, his misstress distrusted him. and the only ‘ person to show him any encouragement was Miss Betty Mannington. “What is the matter?" Betty asked hi 111 now, as she sprang out of the boat 122d noted more clearly the boy’ 3 tr1ght- ened face. ; ‘Just enofi’gh for Pocket-mm”. Well, I have only * thousand a year. 'And my mother It” all abcut it. Al soon a; I heard1.3e Revelsworthc were about. I told her I mean-t to fix (Mr :3 up with you as fast as 99357318.. “But you are not mine," said llt‘la Bet.y. “I am very fond of you, Mr. 'OMeara. but not in that way And your mother would be very ang y. I am only a little companion, after all: and I shall new. er have more than two hundred a year---" ‘ “9‘"! found nit-c3 .. c ru-ur 2 ran as as ' em ched you. ’nt ‘ misjudged her: .‘ ' zrsLe g'rl, and you may get her what item thnk she wa'n‘s ' ID "‘0 heavy a bill far “I" l: was twelve O'clock when Betty Iv’ra*.oesca.’s letter and Mrs. Revels- vor:h's orders. Brllm's illness was for- mlfen. Remomeft'TEy Betty recall9d :hls fact: but Herenwn would do he nest for 11w dog, as «he knew, and one 'ould only hope for the beat them. hlm. (ever before a}: her nrrlnl at Rev- ~lsworth Home had she been counts- sloned to by! mmlture at her on m..- . -c..-__ ‘3 can avau “She H‘rvs pretty thi" thty, "and it senses a l‘ .houldn’t have them, if t] my much." “It's deaf Iran as 83' 3m ‘ misjudged her: she’; )raL.c gzrl, and you may “Theré ‘ 133‘: ml her name in , __-_-‘ ”\y‘u. \JIAO'JILII LU [I‘VE] arfi I’ve huge hed-zoom over this. You h'vd 0":€r superintend the arrangements. :‘oz'e won't Le 11an :“d nothng {It for an inval‘ .” “I peeyed in l ‘3: wed: . 21'":th dump, and tie ('3‘ not 1° hor'fri." “1'21 ("me uws'ahs and have a 1033: :t it my.=_elf," said Mrs Revelsworth. As a rcsult of her iwxedigaticrs, Bet: 'v was sent ofl bv the omn‘kr f y . .{ingston with order; to purcha ‘::rpet, a sofa. a hear; hair, a screen. windowcurtains. :fl- stonls, an eiderdown quilt ° .5 wardrobe, halt a. dozen :ome comfortable ohairs. O ‘ 1.. mu m reral cushiors u): the use of 2.1m. Harald Revelsworth. ‘ “I_f_th_ere is to be afinthpr nm mm..-- S€€L _ __. ‘-vu.v5§. l "‘1‘ “ill“ Betty obeyed with alacrlty, and Mrs. Revelsworth proceeded to write in he: 1511221 firm {toning hand the. fnllnw'n" “Ycu do hate foreignersâ€"don't you?" Betty suggested. “Of course I do! Thank Heaven I am gnu-Tone, although patr'otism is cut of fashion n-nwadays! But I’m no mon- :tcr. And. if the girl's motlmr is para- ysed and half starvingâ€"don't stare at ne, Bettyâ€"4 am not crying; it is on}? .he draught at this window which has given me a cold in my cyesâ€"as I was sayir‘q. if her molher is really helpless md afflicted. It is very crrd'table of thy girl to stand by her, and she mustn’t use Ly her filial anterior). I will write '1‘ ‘\l.- -L “I think,” ; twea‘ed Betty, WM! (1113th cheeks ‘ sparkling eyes, in which tears were gaiherirg, “that it is splend'd 0-! her!" “Ya: are a goose!” said Mm. Revels- worth, gently enoueh. "Why didn’t she fail me about her invalid mother 3'11“”- she “'38 h¢re?n “That 's the point. Come, now-were you not under the impression that i‘ranc-esca was an orphan 2" “C: r'ainly." “WeJ. she is nothing of the klnd.‘ said Mrs. Revelsworth triumphantly. “At this late hour of the day 3th: has sprung a paralysed mother upon me. The Italian wntssa. or whatever ah. calls herself, is alive and in London, ' CHAPT"R X “Dear aunt Margaret,’ Francesca’s latte; beganâ€"“I have left this letter be- cause there is something about me I l which you must know before I return ' to y ur houseâ€"if I do return at all- I i ‘n- .o' 0‘ \er and i. is something which,having learn- ed your extreme dis-«rite to foreigners, i have not ventured to tell. you verbally. I am not an orphanâ€"indeed I never told you I wasâ€"you took it for granted that my mother was dead as well as my father when I came down to Revels- : worth House alone. But my dear mother is living. She cannot move without my help, for she has been pz’i'c tially paralysed ever sinee the awful nerve of my father's tragic death reach. ed her. She has never been parted from me, and ever East night I could not rest until I had telegraphed to he! the reason of my absence. Dear aunt Margaret. your plrnr for my future are {most generous, and I own that after eleven years of hard work and of the ' humiliatiohs and troubles consequent upon extreme poverty. the notion oi t wealth and ease is temp‘ing; but. I can. not leave my mother. nor can I accept any home or any provision which she may not share. She is weak. helpless, tnd afflicted: she would die without me. i understand quite well that your dislike . to foreigners is so great that you would inot tolerate an Italian under your roof, although my mother can speak English very well in" red. But her peo- ple are my people, and wither she goes ' I must go. Already I have grown at- i inched to you and to the Z tautlful Eng- , lish home Y( i have offered me. and to ' my cousins aid to that pretty kind l'it- file Betty; but, if I have to cl ose'be- tween 9. life of toil and povucy and ' Starvation in this land of my father’s to which I have come to earn my bread, . and wealh and ease without my moth- er, I must choose the former. I cannot owe my mother, who depends upon me Jtterly, and for whose sake I have re- mained unmarried until now. Pray 1 forgive me ‘ i seem ungrateful. If you wish to cor'munioate wlth me. I will :all at Mr. Sirzpson’s office for letters. But I knew v." at I am doing. and that you will never let a foreigner reside intier your .oof. Fm'g' 9 me, dear aunt Margaret, and thank you for your kind- ness to “Your gratrt‘ul and affectionate nieco, ‘ "Frances Revelsworth.” l CCV‘, v. rat do you think of that?” Mrs. ‘ Revirlsworth inquired of Betty. as the ' nt‘er returned to her Francesca’s letter ' after reading ‘t carefully through. ‘ “I new”. n . __ A - "Prom Francesca! But who: came into )our room to say ‘Good-hy’ to ynu: What could there be she couldn't say and had to write?" a Isn't room for name 15 Frances, z -.. w, 4'1.'"i'1'.'-‘5 Rt'Velswortn, Caro mason 6:: Watt, 4}), Linea-2.120, Inn . Rerurn at woe to Revelqwcr‘h with yc-ur'rro b .r; sh1sh '1! have ca re. "Mn rga - et Revelswort‘h." ’d Jae;- h off at once to the Visa See, and tell 8: sun to preyare g9 bed-zoom over this, You 1nd fin.\n..l_A ‘ N‘Ss Fifinnws R pretty thiv‘gs,” pres' it genes .3: [we hard no- A‘4 - em. if they (163'; with alacrlty, and Mrs. ceedcd to write in he: 11;; hand the following. S‘x'elsworth 3' Bet tV bX' inn-o .4 am not 13:!" s hardly an; Ie StBIYS to haw: 3‘ to re:- 003 O Buggyâ€"[t hn't'tIIZ-‘hnn who cuts on 9.. most “"190!!! Who cuts the most Ital-Ital («client-ea. Mrs. Benham~ Don't you think I STOW better looking as I grow older? Benhamâ€"Ym, and W! really too had you can't live as long as they um um Bible tlmeu. You might then become a verlta‘ble beauty. Tlllngumlmhâ€"Yas. a sohpnw at m: and it walked beautifully [Iv “ Ha worklm’ him (or a couple of mm ~ __- Managerâ€"I saw .\!nrk!ey blowinc 03'! that thwtrimu manager to 3 [PH duh-tr dinner yvsterdny dulmr." me was not lntprrupmd Cronin-cl. “You talk mighty glib about tho mr- ruptiuu In this ward." Inn-Imp! 1! :l MHOW fut-w) mzm In llw :muimwv. “What tmstnvss Is It at yum's‘: t‘;:\t‘ 5‘00 :30! may pvrmmwm Itnvstnwnta in this ward?" “"98. I have!" tzmndvrod the manor “l’vlluw citizens. I uttve tent that man a The Scepter. The scepter was the emblem of WW- er. As the silver wand, so familiar in cathedrals. was once hollow. conmnling the “virge” or rod with which chastise- ment was inflicted upon the (-lun-g.~m-s and younger members of the immin- tiou. so the royal seemer i°em-.-.~zl~;;u-d the right IO Inmct punishment. Hum-e the len‘ession “to sway the si-«pze-r" implied the holding of rum! dignity. The M't'lm’l' with Hw dove [NISRPSN'M i310 uddiliuml sighiiivauiuu of the HM." Ghost. as controlling.- the unions “1' HH' sovereign. ’l‘he mule idea was rou- veyed m Helms by the benum'u wrv- muny or letting loose a nnmlwr of doven at the coronation of the i'ivlu'h Hagan-Good Worm. A few evenings later the same young lady. who had overheard the convex-5:1. tion. beheld the young man seeking an introduction and asking it he might have the honor. etc. “No. thank you." she replied. “i may be a cart, but i am not a donkey cart!" “No. thanks. old fellow. I don’t care to waltz with a cart." A “cart" is understood In the district referred to an a partner who does not do her share of the dancing. but has to be dra \\ 11 around. Repaid [- Kind. At a certain ball in the country the other evening a gentleman undertook to introduce a companion to a young but somewhat stout lady, who seemed to be pining for a dance. A whistling moth is an Australian rarity. There is s glassy space on the wings crossed with ribs. When the moth wants to whistle. it strikes these ribs with its antennae. which have a knob at the end. The sound is a love call from the male to the female. The glowworm lays eggs which, it is said. are themselves lumlnous. How- ever. the young hatched from them are not possessed of those peculiar proper- ties until after the first transformation. The templn liven largely upon crabs. He never eat. hi: food. but bolts it. His favorite tidbit in the club's claw. which he swallows whole with the greatest relish. The gray hazard is said to be the heaviest bird that dies. the young males. when food is plentiful. weighing nearly forty pounds. The bird is near- iy extinct. The leaders of a flock of migrating wlld ceeae become tired sooner than other: and are frequently relieved by their fellow; Some of the caterpillars found In the vicinity of the Darling river. Austra- lia. are over six inches in length. The objects found in one or the Ten. nessee mounds are the only ones that were ever found in the United States, and the only way to account for their presence in that locality is to suppose that in preâ€"Columblan times a great deal of Peruvian material reached countries far to the north of the isth- mus by means of intertrihal trade. The shape and appearance of these objects in every way correspond with a modern flatiron. handle and all and thus far scientific men have been un- able to discover what they were used (or. It is. however. Just a little singu. lar that wrought stones. similar to the ones from the Tennessee mounds have been found in Peru among the tombs of the Incas and at the necropolis of An. eon. The old Spanish writers men who accompanied Pillaro in the con. quest of that country. state that the ancient Peruvians. who were great builders. used these wrought stones. or so called datirons, as trowel: in plas. tering walls with mortar. Burton “on. Implement. a 0" A50“... M “Icing“. Among thousands of curious object. of utility, weapons, etc.. or the race. that peopled North America in prams. toric times that one sees in the cases and cabinets in the Smithsonian insu. tution are some five or more curiously wrought stone objects from mounds in Tennessee hearing such a close re- semblance to modern flatirons um many people have thought that such might have been their use among their prehistoric makers. although it Would be hard to imagine what the Primitive aborigines of this confluent had to LOOK LIKE FLATIRONS M ooh For [.1 "lo. NATURAL HISTORY. have to. enough for him. again. M mi illlfillfllfl I: ‘1‘“ mums NOUSE. 3A1 DURHAM, ONT Mmion is DH“1 ... ' ' mm Forxrm.~ line {-sr x' .- um . o 0 line at}. ”II- Nodal-m: L .~ “.00 per annum. .-\« M” will bC [H.‘blix. “It? 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