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‘‘You are young, enthusiastic, well > and _ well educated," said Mr..Black, without paying heed to 8 son‘s questions. ‘‘In short, you fitted â€"to the business I have in "I cannot ~promise that before knowing what you demand." said the son, his face clouding. ‘‘I have mo sympathy with your manner . of life, father. If you had not the adâ€" Â¥antage of titled connections, and did not bear the title of ‘Honorabie,‘ you would be called an adventurer. You know you would.‘ I want nothâ€" ing to do with your ways of life. I will not be a gamblerâ€"not for all the wealth in England!‘ ‘‘Don‘t refuse till you are asked," said Mr. Black harshly. ‘"‘Don‘t imâ€" agine that I want to corrupt your fine principles by making a gambler ef you. I am no gamester, even though I play at cards. I play only as gentlemen play. The game I have im hand for yow is easily played, if you have but ordinary skill. I can make you master of one of the finest estates in England, if you but say the word!" "Lt I can earn two hundred pounds a year, . I will _ ask _ nofing more,‘" said Rufus bitterly. ‘"I have discoveréd for myself that my abilitics are mediocre. I shall never be great as anythingâ€"unless as a failure! But if I can only glide along in the great streaimn of mediocre people, and be mothing above or below them, I shall be content!‘ , ‘‘And you say this at twenty years old?" cried his father mockingly. *‘*You talk like one of double your years. Where have your hopefulness, your bright dreams, your glowing anticipations, gone? You must have had a hard experience in the last three months, to be willing to settle down into a hardâ€"working drudge!‘ *‘My experience has been hard." "I believe you. You Iook beaten out, worn out, discouraged. Now, Rufus, I have sent for you that I may make your fortune as well. as mine. ‘There is a grand prospect opâ€" ening for you, and you can be one of the richest men in England, if you choose to be sensible. But you must obey my orders." *‘Certainly. I would not propose anything dishonorable to one of your mice sense of homor,‘‘ said Mr. Black, with sarcastic emphasis. hand. I ingended to give you a proâ€" fessional education, but if you obey me you won‘t want it, and if you dGo not obey me you may go to the «ogs. I suppose your poverty has €riven. that _ little lowâ€"born music teacher out of your head?" Better get a living without work," said Mr. Black coolly. ‘‘I don‘t like work, and I don‘t believe you do. You want to study law, but your talents are not trancendent, imy som «â€"â€"you will never sit upon the woolâ€" *‘What do?" business?"‘ i **Nothing whatever. _ I want to :’ sure that you are well rid of but perhaps it would be as well to leave her name out of the quesâ€" m Â¥You. say you are starving. ' t, if you will solemnly promisc to obey me, I will advance you fifty w toâ€"day, with which you can your wardrobe and gratify any é-fid‘:m you may have." ~ Rufus ‘s eyes sparkled. muid, 4impatiently, "I uon â€" e , poor.. I would do alâ€" ost anything for fifty pounds. What you want done?" Craven Black laughed softly, well pleased with his son‘s mood. â€" ""I mistook my desires for ability," €ried Rufus, his ey4 darkening with the pain of his confession. "I have ® liking for painting, and I fancied that liking was genius. I find myâ€" self crippled by not knowing how to do anything well. My â€" pictures bring me in fiftcen shillings apicce, and cost me three days‘ work. I eould earn more at brickâ€"makingâ€"if I only: knew how to make bricks. When you sent me to the university, father, you said I should study a profession. I demand of you the fulâ€" filment of that promise. I want some way to earn my living!" "‘Honorably? Can you do it honâ€" prably?" cried Rufus eagerly. * â€"you see Hawkhurst as you * he asked, with seeming in vancy. ‘"It‘s one of the grandâ€" est places in Kent." **Â¥ou are chaffing me," said. the man, his countemance falling. am in _ serious earnest. The i of Hawkhurst is a young girl, Who <is expetted home from school toâ€"day. She has lived the life of a nun in her Fremch school, and doos _*"I saw it. The driver pointed it out to me." ‘How did it look to you?"‘ P4 * would you like to be master Of thait heaven?" _ "You are . in _ the mood ° I z.d ‘ to . find you," . dedlated father, with m disagrecable tl]i. ‘‘Desperateâ€"starvifig! That better than I expected. What has become . of all your fine anticipaâ€" kions of Wealth and fortune achieved with‘ your brush? You do not find 1t easy to paint famous pictures?" ; w stared at his father with wide,‘ incredulous eyes. other. She will be beset with suitâ€" ofrs immediately, and the one who scomes first stands the best chance of winning her. .I want you to make love to her and marty her." 4 both," was the reply, in & tome. ‘‘And I have reason to am starving!", o o fAung himself into . the z chair the room afforded, & gesture to his son to be seated upon the couch. Rufus weatioe. marhy® Seliae im Th _.*‘You have a general qutâ€"atâ€"theâ€"elâ€" look,"‘ he observed. *You‘ve down hill since I threw _ you r.‘¥ou look hungry and desperâ€" "Mr, Black his oritically, s PP P *¢ "op *# Neva‘s Three Lmus i .‘. «s M’ d L‘?h‘l n\‘ has she to do with this it you would have ine BY MRS. HARRIET LEWIS LoketepekefL@tetkeFr "It is. The girl has q clear im« come of nvent.; thoul-n’ pounds ‘a year. â€"Asâ€"herâ€"husband,you will be a man of consequence. She owns .& house in town, a hunting box in the Ecottish Highlands, and other houses in England. You will have horses and hounds; a yacht, if you wish it, at your marine villa, and a bottomâ€" less purse. You can paint wretched pictures,. and . hear '.ha {ashiqnable world praise them as divine. You can become a member of Parliament. All careers are open to the fortunate suitor of Neva Wynde." The picture was dazzling enough to the halfâ€"starved and desperate boy. He liked all these things his father enumeratedâ€"the houses, the horses, the luxurics, the monky, and the luxurious ease and the honors. He had had found it hard to work, and harder to dispose of his work. All the bitterness and hardness of his lot _ arose before him in black contrast . with tho brightness> and beauty that would mark the destiny of the faâ€" vored lover of young Neva Wynde. ‘‘And why, if I may be allowed to ask?" inquired Mr. Black blandly, although a scow! began to gather om his fair forehead. ';xoTi:'.h"l know her stepâ€"mother, who is wm “..;‘?:a." @x» phin;:&’cm + ;“ yu‘: mein i ow, ' mm-;”vm uw':.m ab the theatre in he marâ€" ried Sir nmlfi"m.'dm died in India . last _ year, leaving her wellâ€" jointured. I came down to see her the other day, and it seems she reâ€" members me with her old affection. ort. , I am engaged to d ynde, and the wedding to tak e in October. She is s ter‘s guardian, as I said, and will have unbounded influâ€" ence to your suit. The is cleum%. Go in : win | Hs mrose and walked tz floor with an impetuous tread, an expression of keen anguish and keener longing. in his ‘eycs. "Hig Tather watched him with a furtive gaze, as a cat watchâ€" es a mouse.> It â€"was neccssary> to his plans that his son should marry Newva Wynde, and he was sanguine that he would be able to bring mabout the match. ‘‘Well?‘ he said, tiring of tho quick, impetuwous walk of his son. ‘‘What do you say?" â€" ‘"It is impossible!" returned Rufus abruptly. ‘"Utterly impossible."‘ vu‘honfno as he asked: # "And this is your scheme for ing J ':dfi" Â¥ * ' ‘‘Because â€" because â€" the young lady may have other designs . for herself â€"â€" I can‘t marry her for her money â€" I can‘t give up Lally!" ‘‘The â€" the young person wheo taught music? I understood you to say that she was a cornâ€"chandler‘s daughter. And you prefer a lowâ€" born. lowâ€"bred creature to a wealthy young lady like Miss Wynde? For & young man cducated as you have been, your good taste is remarkable. You have a predilection for highâ€" class society, I must say. What is the charm of this notâ€"toâ€"beâ€"givenâ€"up ‘Lally?‘ Is she beautiful?"‘ ‘‘She is beautiful to me.‘"‘ *‘Which means that she is beautiful to no one else. The beauty â€" which requires love‘s spectacles to distinâ€" guish, is ugliness to every one but the lover. Lowâ€"born and lowâ€"bred," repcated Mr. Black, dwelling â€" upor the words as if they pleased him, ‘‘with a pack of poor and ignorant relations tacked to her skirts, ugly by your own confession, What & brilliant match she would be for the son of the Honorable Craven Black{" except a greatâ€"aunt, whos»e name she does hot know, ‘and Wheo very likely does not dream of her existâ€" ence. It is true that Lally‘s father was m cornâ€"chandler, but" he ‘was an honest onms, and more than that, he was an intelligent, upright gentleâ€" man. You arch your brows, as if a man could not be a tradesman and a gentleman. If the word gentloman has any meaning, he was a gentle man."* * or marry your ‘Lally‘ and starve. And if you are Willing to starve yourself, are .yow willing to have ‘Laly‘ starve also? With your fime ideas of honor, I wonder you can wish to dn&‘t’h:t girl hb:.t. n\:lrfl- age 4, will» b her a . slow Mtih%.e 8 "9 L. 2 :# A gr Il? bursst from the yw&?"o lips. hands : + while mufl his 3‘." trembled on his tongue. ° But he dared not tell it. He was afraid of his father with a‘deadly fear, .and more than that, he had yet some hope of receiving assistance from his paront. s . ig es c 86. y 04 uioh thle $oung Delrees"" Do 300 ‘‘She has no poor relations,‘" said Rufus hotly. ‘"She has no relations * ‘‘I do not care to discuss the subâ€" tle mecnln{ of words; I am willing to accept them at the valuation soâ€" tiety puts upon them. ‘The pedigtee ""I camnot give her up, father," he said hoarsely. ""I beg you to help me in some way, and let me go. You are not rich, I know, but you have inâ€" fluence. You could get me a #it@râ€" tion under government,; in the Home you cling to ‘that yi~‘._ vow â€" shall have not one penny froim =~. mot one word ef recommendation. . ~1 can â€" drift to the hospital, or the almshouse, and I will not raise .m finger to help you! twmmg give one farthing to save you AMAN"J. '_".'-A 464 :â€":.., of ‘Lally‘ is of no interest to me, I merely want to know if you mean to marry Neva Wynde and be rich, tary 16 #ome nobleman. If you will do this for me, I will bless you whils I live. Oh, father, be merciful to me. . Give me a little help, and let _Craven Black uttered the oath in a tone of utter implacability, and Rufus know that the heavons would s«comer Rulus grew yet paler, and his voics Husband, *"The rve also? Wilh yoUr NB# | rates onor, I wonder you can % rag that girl into a martiâ€" , will,be to her but a d.’ y _ burst from the youth‘s ov ho o. ht CP8% .. his matriag c not greon boughs. ‘The oaken foor, blask as obomy, was polished like jet. The black, wainscoted walls, hung with anciest pictures, glitthring shiclds, a lew fowling piccos, a stag‘s head with ahtlers, an ancient boar‘s =. and other treasurés, was wide, u, them and was ditappointâ€" «d in not them, . Most of the at Hawkhurst for f and regarded them the lawn, mo floral arches, no music, no gladness of welcome. The carriâ€" containing Neva Wynde and Mrs. iflu, and attended by liveried serâ€" to, turned quictly into the lodge tes, halted amoment.while Neva u to the lodge keepers, whom she remembered, and then slowly ' ded the long shaded drive toâ€" ‘the house. eva looked around her with kinâ€" eves. ‘The fair green lawn with odors of the flower gardens, all these were inexpressibly sweet to ber after her years of absence from hbr _ home. "Home again!‘‘ she murmured softâ€" ly. ‘‘Although those who made it the dearest spot in all the world carringe swept up under the ted arch of t.hoh lime trees, in the porch, where the ladies sll::ud. Artress led . the ’ ,m the house, and Neva folâ€" a th a springing step and m ildly beating heart. _ â€" to me are gone, yat still it is home. Ne place has charms for me like The great baronial _ hall was not !zt-i'mu Gowers or _‘‘Net ons word! Married to thut ,fl..l" I will not believe it. &- "IL have. m"‘ it in," end Batos drew from his pocketâ€"book a slendcr 'r paper. . "‘Head it, and _ you %u'tlh:‘* the â€"truth. Lally -llnd took the paper d perused it with -u--.nn dellbc.;- tion, the apoplectic reducss still sufâ€" fusing his face. When he had finichâ€" ed, heâ€" deliberately tore the marâ€" ‘‘You have my decision,"" he said coldly. ‘‘I shall mot reconsider it. The‘gifl is not your wife, and when she knows her position she will fly from you.‘" Rufus groaned in his anguish. He knew well the pure soul of his young wife, and he felt that she would not remaiA in any position that . was equivocal, even though to leave him might break her heart. ‘Thoe disâ€" r‘fl. the terror, the poverty, of his ot, mearly crushed him to the earth. . *‘What is your answor to be?"‘ deâ€" manded Mr. Black. The poor young fellow sat down ;iud covered his face with his hands. e was terribly frightcned, and the inherent weakness and cowardice of his charaoter, otherwiso full of noble taits, proved fatal to him now. He gasped out: "Iâ€"I don‘t know. I must have time to think. It is all so strange â€"â€"so terrible." ed him, he left him. _Poor Rufus, weak and despairing, locked the €oor and dzopped upon his knees, sebbing aloud in the extremity of his anguish. _ helpless in my father‘s hands. I shall have to yieldâ€"â€"1 icel itâ€"I know it. I wish I were dead. Oh, my poor wronged Lally|" ‘The home coming of the heiress of FHawkhurst was‘ far diferent . from that which her father had once lovâ€" ingly plamned for her when looking forward to her emancipation _ from sthool. There was no sign of fesâ€" tivity about the estate, no gathering of temants to a feast, no dancing on ;‘:}zfin::fil: .i(r'&u'."‘u“;?d. ut a cry, ang forw to seire the precious m‘“-t. but his tll‘. waved him back with a gosâ€" of stern command. ‘‘Poor fool!"‘ said the elder man. ymu- of this paper would the validity of your marâ€" riage, if it were valid.~ But it is not valid." *‘Ne; ~you and the girl are both minors . without consent of parents and guardians is not binding. The girl is not your wife!"‘ _ ‘*But she is my wife. We were married in churchâ€"* Mr. Black arose and conductcd his son across the hall to a bedroom everlooking the street and the four @Garmers, and here, with m last repeâ€" tition ef the twe alternatives offerâ€" ‘‘That. won‘t make the marriage binding. _ You are a minor, andso is she. She had no one to consult, but you married without my conâ€" sent, and that fact will render the marriage null and void. _ More than this,‘‘ and Mr. Black‘s eyes sparkled wickedly, ‘‘you have committed perâ€" jury. Â¥ou obtained your marriage license by declaring yourself of age, and you will not become of age unâ€" der some months. Do you know what the punishment is for perjury. It is imprisonment, disgrace, a stripâ€" ed suit, and prison fare." The young man looked appalled. "‘Whe would prosecute me?"" he asked. ‘‘I would. You have got yoursclf in a tight box, young man. Your marriage is null and void, and you have committed perjury. Now I will offer you your choice between two alâ€" termatives. You can make love to Miss Wynde and marry her, and be somebody. Or, if you refuse, I will prosecute you for perjury, will have you senmt to prisom, and will brand that girl with a name that will fix Cravem Black meant every word he said, and Rufus knew that he meant it. The young fellow shuddered and trembled, and then broke into a wild appeal for mercy, but his father turned a deaf ear to his anguished *‘You can have all day in which to consider the matter. I have enâ€" gaged a bedroom for you on the opâ€" posite side of the hall. I will show you to it, and you can think the matter over in solitude."" & her â€" social station for life. Take your choice.". â€" ‘‘What shall I do? What shall I do?"" he moaned. ‘"She is not . my wife. My poor Lally! And I am she is ‘my wite," declared E"“,lfll-’.hl fruucess. ‘ her "three . ‘:‘onmm; -:o. at _ New lronp:u. Oh‘. CHAPTER X. "I am not Afond of Lady Wynde, Miss Neva,‘"‘ replied the housekecper, coloring. ‘"Her ways are different from any I have been mccustomed to, but you must judge of her for yourâ€" welf. Sir Harold just worskiped the ground she walked on." mother, Hopper. Is she as good as she is handsome?" Neva did not pursue her questionâ€" ing, cotmprehending that Lady Wynde was not adored by the housekeeper, whoever else might admire her. ‘The young was not one to gossip wi mor even with . Mrs. H C <s lady by birth and m alter opper withâ€" drew, and Neva + nto her bedâ€" **"I had dreaded having a strange attendant,‘‘ she said. _ ‘"You were very thoughtful, Hopper, I suppose I ought to dress at once; Since Lady Wynde did not meet me at the door, she evidently means to be ceremoniâ€" ous, and I must conform to her wishâ€" es. I am impatient to see my stepâ€" She found here the maid who had attended â€" her before she had . left home, and who was now to resume service with her. The girl was about her own age, brightâ€"eyed and . redâ€" chesked, hearty and wholesonis, the daughter . of one,.of the Hawkhurst teriants. Neva greeted her so kindly as to revive the girl‘s old affection for Ber with added _ fervor, n‘& muhmqmg "I shall never get over it!" murâ€" mured Neva softly. M *T afi making you cry the first thing after your return,"‘ exclaimed Mrs. Hopper, in seiifâ€"reproach. . "‘I hope those tears are not a bad omen for you, Miss Neva. I have arrangâ€" ed your rooms," she added, ‘as they used to be, and if they are not right you have only to say so. . You are mistress of Hawkhurst now. Did you bring a maid from Paris, Miss Neva?" +0 ‘WNo, Mrs. Artress suld”u not mecessary, and my maid at school did not wish to leave France. Mrs. Artress said that Lady Wynde had engaged a maid for me.‘" ‘"‘Her ladyship intended to give you her own maid, but I made bold to engage your old attendant, Megâ€" gy West, and she is in your _ bedâ€" room now. She is wild with joy at the prospect of serving you again.‘‘ Neva remembered the girl Meggy with pleasure, and said so. The girl‘s sittingâ€"room had been transformed by the loving fore thought of the butler into a very bower of beauty. The carpet was of a pale azure hueâ€"starred . with arbutus blossoms, and the furniture was upholstered in blue silk of the same delicate tint. ‘The pictures on the walls were all choice and framed in ‘m.. and with their wreath of odorous _ blossoms, gave | a _ fairy brightness to the room. The silvermounted grate was crowded thickly with choice flowers from the conservatory, whose eolors of white and blue were hcre and there relieved with scarlet blosâ€" soms like living coals. "The wide French windows, opening upon a balcony, were open. . ‘‘Ah, this is home!‘" said _ Neva, sinking down upon & silken couch, and looking out of one of the winâ€" dows upon the lawn. ‘"I aim glad to be back mgain, Hopper, but it‘s a sad home coming. Poor papa!" ‘‘Poor Sir Harold!‘"‘ echoed _ the housckeeper, wiping her eyes. ‘"If he conld only have lived to see you grown up,‘Miss Neva. It was dreadâ€" ful that he should have been taken as he was. I can‘t seimchow . get over the shock of his death," to . smother | submit to Lat Mrs, Artress tung the hyinc-mo::‘vm politencss and said: &l@d wnough to enter, Miss e, andâ€" muke yourseif comfortâ€" wble while I inform Lady Wynde of your arrival."‘ k l at "I aim . pot a guest in my own koma and T derline in he treated an one," said Neva quictly. "T preé suwe wmy rooims are ready, and I will go up to them immediately." _ "C am _ positive," said Artress ulhungr.‘ "ss to the rooms Lady Wynde has ordered to be made ready for your use. I will ring and see." Her rooms comprised a suit eppoâ€" site those of Lady Wynde. Neva opâ€" ened _ the door of her sittingâ€"room and went in. The portly old butler was arranging wreaths of flowers about _ the pictures and statuettes, but turned as the girl came in, and welcomed her with an admixture of warmth and respectfulness that were pleasant to witness. ‘Then he took his basket of cuttings and withâ€" drew, the tears of joy flooding his honest eyes. for your use. I will ring and see." ‘q‘..x you, but I won‘t put you to the trouble, I shall resume posâ€" session of my old rooms, whatever rooms may have been made ready," said Neva halt haughtily, Her cheeks burned with a sense of indignation and annoysance at the utrangeimess â€" of her reception. She had not wished for the rejoicings her father had once planned for her, but she had entered her own house preâ€" cisely as some hireling might have done, with no one to receive or greet her, no one to care if she had come. She turned . away to ascend the stairs, but paused with her foot. on the lowest _ step as a door at the further end & the hall opened, and the housckecper, rosy and rotuned, with cap ribbons flying, came rushâ€" ing forward with outstretched arms. ‘‘You dear old Hopper!‘‘ exclaimâ€" ed Neva, springing forward and emâ€" bracing the good woman with girlâ€" ish fervor. ‘"I bégan to think I must have entered a strange house. I am so glad to see you!‘" ‘‘Your _ rooms are ready, Miss Neva," â€" said Mrs. Hopperâ€" ‘‘your old rooms. I made sure you wantâ€" ed them again, because poor Sir Harâ€" old furnished them new for you only four years ago. I will go with you up stairs." « Neva led the way, tripping lightly up the broad _ steps, and fiitting along the wide upper hall. _ *"*Oh, my dear Miss Neva," cried the good woman, who had known and _ loved the baronet‘s daughter from her birth. ‘‘Welcome home, my sweet lamb! How you have grown â€"so tall, so beautiful, so bright and sweet!‘* Mrs. Artress looke@ upon this little scene with an air of disgust, and with a little sniff hastened up the stairs to _ the apartments of Lady Wynde. MRRET EPCAGPIENTTYM HARY ons 0A PWCY PCMETEY BMEA â€" dy Wynde‘s decree. * * Ahromte t ~â€" un ohiiiritinse in hR tiee maint + â€"cmanicatbicoprnge tung open the door of s ALZELL & BA $ oom with an excessive XL p kinrmw-n Cony | said: § dalk Ba nufim end of nough to enter, Miss luq?hu, make )oluruu( comfortâ€" ad mg loads. «4. DaLrzmnL B Barzix, B. C. L ie e e i omer es 5o oo o rr onl ciplt ons en i She slipped like a shadow down the long triple drawingâ€"room and out at one door, as the Honorable Craven Black was ushered in at the other. Iady Wyndo M;‘o."t.& receive h:.‘ Fu she untolded to him . the on Looo wl remelignoms hm B a d soon after dinner, and Lady Wynde and Artress talkéd together for a long time in low tones. "I have it!" said her ladyship exâ€" ultantiyyâ€"at last. ‘‘I have a brilliant idea, Artress, that will make this girl my bondâ€"slave. â€" But T shall need the coâ€"operation of Craven. I must sce him this very> evening. It is strange he does not comeâ€"‘*‘ ‘"I must acquire a thorough conâ€" trol and‘unbounded influence . oÂ¥ver her,‘"‘ she thought, ‘‘But how can I do it? If her father had only left her stronger finjunctions to sacrifice everything to my wishes, I think she would obey the injunctions as if & voice spoke to her from the grave. She will obey in all things reasonable â€"â€"I can sco that. But if she has formed a liking for Lord Towyn, how, am I to conipel her to marry. Rufus Black?‘ ‘‘He is here,‘"‘ said the gray comâ€" panion, as the house door clanged and heavily shut ‘"I will go to my rdom." k a< kofi m The question occupied her attenâ€" tron even while . she talked .with Neva. It made her thoughtful through the dinner hour, and silent afterward. â€" Neva was tired, and went to her own rooms for the night er, and was soon conscioug of _ a feeling of disappointment in Her. She felt that Lady Wynde was ifinccre, & hypocrite, and a doubl¢â€"dealer, and she experienced a sense of unâ€" easiness in her prosence. Could this be the wife her father had adored? she asked herself. And then she acâ€" cused herself of injustice and harsh judgment, believing that her father could not have been so mistaken in the character of his. wife, and in atomement for her unfavorable opinâ€" fon she was very gentle, and full of deference. Lady Wynde congratulatâ€" ed herself upon having won her stopâ€" daughter‘s good opinion after all. Neva bpwed, but the smile that played for an instant on her saucy lips was not encouraging to the wouldâ€"be ""mentor." & "I shall try not to trouble her,‘‘ she said, smiling, ‘"‘although F shall always be glad to receive advice from my father‘s wife. I trust that you _ and I will _be friends, Lady Wynde, for poor papa‘s sake.‘" Her ladyship surveyed her stcp» daughter with keen scrutiny. She had already heard Artress‘ account of the voyage from Calais, and | of Neva‘s meeting with Lord Towyn, and she was anxious to form some idea of‘ the girl‘s character. She saw in the first moment that here was not the insipid, ‘"breadâ€" andâ€"butter school girl‘"‘ she had exâ€" pected. The frank, lovely face, so bright and piquant, was full of character, _ and the redâ€"brown eyes bravely _ uplifted betrayed a soul awake and resolute. Neva‘s glances were as keen as her ewn, and Lady Wynde had an uncomfortable im pression that her stopâ€"daughter was reading her true character. age. Artress is my friend and comâ€" panion, as I wrote you, and has livâ€" ed with me so many years that I have learned to regard her as a sisâ€" ter. I hope you will be friends with her. She is an excellent mentor to thoughtless youth.‘" Neva _ bowed, but played for an instan lips was _ not enco wouldâ€"be ‘"mentor." Lady Wynde sat down beside her stepâ€"daughter. Artress retreated to usual embroidery. Neva exertcd herâ€" self to converse with her stepâ€"mothâ€" Skirt ‘of White Bwiss muslin, . trime skirt 3: white . Swiss muge lim, with â€" pufs . and ruffies. A broad . black â€"sash was tied â€"_ around . her waidt, with a big bow ‘ and Monm back.. Earâ€"rings, . bracelets, brooch of jet, were her ornaments. ‘The housekeeper sent up a&. temptâ€" h(lm.udcttcp‘r&kmmn Neva went down stairs to the great drawingâ€"room, but it was untenantâ€" ed. She stood in the large circular window and. looked out upon the cool depths of the park, and became wbsorbed _ in thought. More than half an hour thus passed, and Neva was beginning to wonder that no one came to her, when the rustling of silk outside the door was heard, and Lady Wynde came sweeping inâ€" toâ€" the room. "I am eightecn, you may rememâ€" ber, Lady Wynde,‘" returned Neva quistly. ‘"One is not usually very small at that age." anHu Lauy nymCS CanC BWECpROE IE~ + _ Bar.iste», solicitor, , toâ€"the room. (&-: m-twtutfi:?om Her ladyship presented a decidedly | son‘s vfice, Berliâ€". «* striking ‘appearance. | Bhe had l&id | ===nm=â€"mâ€"coecmeeenmeeees aside the last vestige of her mournâ€" â€" ing garments, and â€"wore a long MEDICAL maizeâ€"colored robe of heavy silk, | â€"___â€"___â€"_____________. with ormaments of rubies. Her bruâ€" nette beauty was admirably enhancâ€"|,J 4 WKBB M;D. rert ed by her attire, and Neva thought ’l.,..mmo: u mbg,ww.w-w she had never seen a woman more | communication, * handsome or mpre imposing. _ Behind Lady Wynde came Artress, clad in soft gray garb, as usual, and making an excellent foil to her employer. ~ Neva . came forward, frank and s#weet, offering her hgnd to her stepâ€" mother. Lady Wynde touched it with two fingers, and stooping, kissed the girl‘s forchead. ‘‘You are welcome home, Neva,‘" she said, graciously. "I am glad to see you, my dear. I began to think we should never meet. Why, how tall you areâ€"not at all the little girl I expected to see." "Sit down, my dear," she said, somewhat _ disconcerted. "Artress has been telling me about your voyâ€" ‘‘Lady Wynde, this is Miss Wynde," said the gray companion, in her soft, cloying voice. â€" l â€" {gBEASE Made by IMPERIAL OIL CO. Sold Everywhere. ood for everything that runs on wheels. short roads Ing in Town and Country. Firstâ€"olass work guaranteed. Charges reasonable, Apply at residence, Cornor of Queen and Prinosas Ste., children‘s hair out. Klipport Undertaking Co, | ES IMON SNYDER lesuer of Licenses, guâ€"At his Drug Store, m ooim an cabifiraride shampoon,." Lakley sat Water100, Wii vicit Eimira:, 2il im Howse: aterloo, vi ra, ouse, the second Thursday and Friday and fourth Thursday and Friday of each month rgl'hnr-flny bainiecs extraction. of teoth...‘The" Watengs less ex on of n office will be closed every Friday afternoon trom May 1st to November 1st Saper Hanges, ~WpRLHe SHy Iminte ano >f conveyances constantiy on hand. Charges mdanh{. std:len in uué'l Oommud:lzm An dasy sha $z. mo Mower in loon onl annsr uiee 4 4 beule. e s .3. A. W h oi the conrt ".%;::‘&:"“-_ Ofi-â€"%â€" :""lgiwm Moolilâ€" Do it £, Souaty Crovn Artorney QRS. DP:.’: g H.uBUVb'lBY Dr, D. & clans, Surgec.», cto. Dr. wiby Coroner for the County. Dr. 0..% Bowlby trcats diseases of the nuse, throat par. dfl,emd Residenceâ€"Jghn St. Berlin. ga Dentist, L.D.S., Royal College or ntal Surgeons, D.D.S. Toronto Unlvurm.n; Allbranches of dentistry practised. OUffice Janzen‘s Block, Berlin, over Smyth Bros.‘ Store. Entrance between Fehrenbach‘s Saddâ€" ler and Stuebing‘s grocery. Ummnn WOLFRJRr Printer and Paper Hanging. . Will an lertake contracts for painting and paper hang» ::-o:‘dp&*ei’i'i-quo loan at I)R C. T. NOECKKER, Licentin );t,h (13“110‘ of Pw y 8\?1': centiate of the College :&ddum geous and Accoucheursof On . Discases of eye and ear treaied. Offlceâ€"New residence, Albert Street Waterloo, a short distance north of the late Dr. Walden‘s residence. Telephone communinztion. W. R.Wilkinson, L. D. S., D.D. S. DENTIST. Block, Waterloo. EHLMAN‘S BARBER SHOP P(: Opposite the Market Squa M R, W. L. HILLIARD. _ C l:i':nc‘o‘r g.«dé:m of 'l;m!?w Univerlsh.y. cen e Collego hysicians, Surâ€" geons and Accoucheurs of Ontario. Special attention paid to the treatment of rheumatism, lumbago, sc atica, obesity, etc. Residence and oftice on King Stree®. Opposite Woolen Mills. Phone 210. Â¥ aterlco &.L Alex. Millar Q. C, Harvey £0.1, pmises »idatey mey, Ofer Bt. West g;:" .@'fi:.,“*';fi"'m._*' Devitt‘s wu.nnn w. 4* B W * 8i w5 IOHN In. WlDElMAN of ‘ seuer of Marring Hflceâ€"Post Office, St. Jacobs, Ont. ~MI F. BRAUN )OWLBY & GLEMENT AMES C HARLES N. ROCKEL IVERY AND EXCHANGE STABLES _ George Suggitt, Proprietor, All kinds A. HiLLIARD G. HUGHES Office: Canadian Block, Berlin. ILLAR & SIMS. B. McBRIDE Dentist, Office MISCELLANEOUS onku Offics Open Daily, HAJGHT LIVERIES DENTAL Issuer of Marriage Licenses, in the OddfolJows All horse owners should have it. Made of best tanned leather and rubber made of pure gum. Sure cure for sore shoulders. Guaranâ€" teed for one year. Best of testimenials from those who have used them. Canadiah patent for sale. Will be sold by county rights or for the Daminion. Write for descriptive ciroulars ordors sent by mail or otherwise will have prompt ‘attention. Manuinctigy # Call or write if you need any druil or drug sundries; if not in ! stock will procure it.â€" REMEMâ€" k BER. w & SNYDER‘S DRUC STORE, PNEUMATIC HORSE COLLAR. & Waterloo, Ont. 51 L.".."-.au Wells Drilled â€" _ Wind Mills Supplied . Get one of my splendid new sets of Harness now, It will improve the appesrance of yOuU outfit one hundred per cent, Repairing at moderate rates, JOHN STREBEL. taken {ro: he is. pr tomers in will send you 18of our Rosebud perfur ote to sellat 10c. each. Vnon old money and we will send all of bove ivee hnedmm:l â€" d and ailver c , 2 e brac . 4 :ar%u“rs;is‘ ):;Alukl:nbdhmnh..“ s al u an % inch bat rlni set with rubles, tm L,_f_ emeralds, mrfvslnnntwlw onds and emeralds. e run all + m whatever you cannot sell. Every aser of perfume from our .f-m receives 2 prizes. Write{oâ€"day. Don‘tletothersget » All kinds of repairing done at reasonable prices c in any quantities or rec{o?:“nble vdén‘.., " This ice can safely be use purposes as its â€" and not for cooling WATERLOO, HONEST HARNESS AT 154 m9§ 2 and Washington ; eonduct fully Tess t on mt by.-tio.: :r t nmn{ Tree our opinion an to whether i Absolute Purity is We have the largest assortâ€" ment at satisfactory prices. _ Trusses. Crutches. Atomiuts-u. Fount {flngos Bulb Syringes. â€" Water Bottles. ' Ice Bage. PROMP TLY ED. DERMU Waterloo and Simply send your name and address and we broad as the 2 500 HARNESS SHOP 48â€"t.f Excelsior Trading Co., LEAPER BROS HAWKESVILLE â€" REMEMBER rom PREMIUMS FREE c Send no Money. Telephone 233, Strebel‘s WM. SPAETZEL, OF Air HONEST PRICES ir Cushions. Suspensaries, New Dundes â€" _ onT