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'now pro sin, end fortnight's Jeave to bo all ranks on return from service, His la, destination , where his old 'a small chandler's shop Street. "Ths drain iattled across the South ge but Jim Brunter, sway- g from side to side with swing o he de prises dont Ci Ty van Balisbury 'had just been when he woke up, en Dt stretched himself, Thon. his mou opened for the yawn, rer @pen in amazement. - Ha rubbed his with the back of his hand %o ar their vision. Ou the seat in nit of him, olose fo where his feet been, lay a child about twelve nthe old. Except for himself and e baby, the eompartment was pmpty "Great Jack Beresford!' ejacu- fated Jim Bruater. As ¥ othe sound of the mighty uams, youngster. © eyes, and regarded the cmerboed sole . Jim Brunter returned & with juteress; and not a tle trepidation. How on earth nd the morsel of bumanity got i there! The carriage was not a cor- ¥idor ong, so that the supposition $hat ite mother had left it there tem rarily was untenable. ems to me uncommon] like a said J "1 Base of desertion! onder, what the dickens T had bet r do : " Suddenly the youngster's face oxosllence of its the weather was ig ad just come from a sop c¥mate, the perepirstion gath- in beads on the sailor's x inkled up, its Jip went. down; and began Jules a manner that : ified bones. "But the Joutgater only yelled the Jonder. Jim looked desperately at the communication-oord, but the in- ation that its improper use. Oka she'll 'ave tor go $0 pd oe SL en been am! Fat 7 with which she sosthed their Hnfand his brain in tile troubles. He rac To had expres vain endeavor' wom she had nad, or ere, x "WO PRY, ouldn's be a blo * ery-baby 1 eo ventured, but the p was Lo engonragin ¢ Wish! 1, bovla {remember the Cos bloomin' lingo!" he mmttered; de yells poo wk) te BEX | asked nt, but" as ers, the yoRr lof the train drowned the terrors of the it. ent 'over, and, li the little one from the seat, took his knee. The child sto oped sell. yoll- 1g, and looked up in his e-open blue eyes, tha Rents till Iay.on Bon: veh huaklly, ke into 'an "Come now, Jim approving ness you oou mobher is!" smile, haty better 1". said Wish: to' good: me where your od, Jin "Now, I wonders ther | Jim 'Brunter to himself, - When they arrived at North Road! DS ae Jin took up the baby, still sound aaleep, in with it on one arm and the in his other hand, he took a osb to it | the little shop in Treville Street. * "Why, Jim," cried his mother "1 did't expect you so soon" Then " she stopped, and : stared open-mouthed, Jim calmly laid the sleeping in- fant on a couch, and, placing his bundle on the floor, threw his arms round the old woman's neck, and kisged her heartily. 'Bug what, for goodness gra cious' sake, have you got: 'ere, Jim?' asked his mother, when re: leased from his embrace. A kiddy," 'answered Jim laconi- "Chive ma some tea, mother | "But--but----"" "the old woman was persisting, when a 'sudden thought seized the sailor, and he rushed to'the child, and looked anx- {ously into the little. face, *'Shouldn'$ oungsters milk?' he dema 'Yes, of course, old lady. 'But where on earth did you' get 'ert" Then she looked with startled eyes into her eon's face. "You ain't been an' got mar- ried, Jim, out in them 'furren parte" (No, no, mother + I ain't married, an' I ain'f agoin' ter be. Get some ilk for the kid I' Among the misoellaneous articles in the old woman's stock were babies' Tooling hotties. One of these was soon prepared, and filled with warm ,. which: the little one sucked with evident enjoyment. ""She's a wonderful pretty baby, a but 'ow in the world do you "| come to fave 'ert' Jim, while he drank his tea, en- tered into a brief explanation of the circumstances under whith a 'ave "answered the lady. 3 3 ri a ban a hey we moe of er baby wayl 1 3 wor Ouse but ai-asome pity:!L "Bhe " ago' to 10 work. *Guiss 1% id) Jim firmly. ihc was almost atpaned id gob married; Jim," sai 3d 5 B ud was smoking papiatiet sah said Jim: "1 ain't @goin' terifrust no more women ter make a bloomin' fule. o' me!" You wrerstill thinkin? | o! Emily g "Well, she lived ter be hab you bis mo- 3 ira yr mean Jim, 'in tones' b mother 7 that showed thas b's interest dn his 'faithless sweetheart was by ne means dead. "That 'ere brute Trevenna treat: ed her badly, ¥ said the old woman, shaking her at fh 3 was & mercy for "er, poor soul, when 'e died." = Jim Brunter sprang to his feet: Is 'Trovenna dead?" be asked ae Ne Dexd a year agone," rejoined 'old woman. 'Died from drink. WW was a brute, it over one Cat ose is Tily aow?" ask Arh Tio meal, dows, sions tash about four or five / MN mubtered xo / Admisal Sir Frandls Bridgeman health, idee Louis Alexander of B K.OM.G., A.D.C., the ie Ramil hi sons of health, H.B. berg, G.C.B., 'a6. Lord, has become 'First 'Sen Tiond of Serene Highness, whose experience first, order, was born on May 24, 1854, eldest son of the late Prince Alexander wirried his cousin, Princess Victoria, daughter uf the Grand' Duke Louis. {V. of Hesse and Princess He Bevaine a Inafuxilized | 'He hecame a leutenant on gyptian War, and, in charge aval Brigade for the occupa tion 'of 'Alexandria. He, 'has held | command of a Orniser Adlantie Fleet, appoin Dire! of ited 'Toronto At Fair Queen' Victoria: and entered the Navy in 1868. the '"Ineonstant'" during the he Re of a battery, landed: with th Squadron, in the Mediterranean Fleet, of the and in the Home Fleet. Amongst various other Menta he has held. ez mosh: a N Inte nee.' Prince Louis vist a abn ith a detachment of sailors fror evestion gun del time & number of years ago wi the fleet, the latter of whom gave very in in ront of the grand stand. affairs is S aval aft in Atstria, of Hesse. In 1884 he Alice, one' of. 'British BE oted that she required some milk jesnssata > for the child's bottle. Leaving the | € : ; little one in the ogmpartment, she went to the refreshment-room to get the milk, and was horror-strick- en on. her return to find that the train had started. "Was anyone in the compart- ment?' asked the station master, {na corner," he en | oe td 8 was covered by' 'his' ou--you don't think: hei. Sure} S5ud have harined my chUAY Bu iy baby " A orowd Had gathered rou ho. was almost Toman tore her iY and wall hia |'ed for her los chi or. touched one the army; What's 'the shatter; chum rr Be asked, "Woman Jost "er kid. ~ Seems tor 'ave left it in the train," snawered the man add Jim Brunter Had returned to the station for his Kitbag, which in his excitement' he had forgotten from the 'guard's van. 'He no bowed his way through the' crowd. he insane with ho 'wouldn't. harm ~my ligtle | ¢ soup with salt er, and cook. Serve. on plain red: sertspoonful of sugar: 'As his eyes fell on the woman, be |; ke Brantor Pt Aa The sound of his: fame from i ah "I quanti f sal e-half a a es and two fo daughter of ~ subject {hen th | pour in Tight bro 5 tara) BO Ee . ol haiser Se eopanfal of Aout with & JE Jo 2 hoorniomn fy and the acid oak