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Mrs. Morlan fo xery like gg LR © A little overplump, over- ed, but Byes -voiced, able, and ured .of aspec t Lil- ra r from you. hut at | perament under ours of 8 cles of pleed in CR my care "but the ohild's infatuation. for you--which, under the i your exceptional generos an « ness, is not only natural, but creditable --will no doubt die a na for the space of six mon Joe not see yoii and does I have had girls of | the same impr RE ¥ ve lnvatiably i found on & ann a 23 x ind, and ay ERA formed he tl oir oR ole already as wi as fink; is that lady hast ure me that ie, ana was makin ev one, a Jes alr contented and po; "And you on dear <MY,. Hervey! y 'both | fioh me for saying, Mrs, Morland et his was a pretty strong. of the way of Morland House, but as one which I did he determined, f Talis, to sie: pes IE 2 wide an for at least a na & a hmairing. | es 11th, herself. pe hint to keep eed, ear, Yaa a hol Jae Jo | pondering, 3 later the soft splash of oars and sound" of vol toilets as befitted a gentlewoman," that was constrained to admit the profit must be small, especially as there were no holidays to mitigate the expenditure, and to supplement the amount with the Bum of twenty-five pounds a year of pri- vate pocket money for my little protege. Not for very much longer could I deny myself the pleasure of seeing her, I told myself this as I smoked in the moonlight that night at Cowes. In just seven months Madge and I were to be married. The church, the bridesmaids, the material for the bride's gown, all these things were already : chosen. Madge's sympathy with and interest in my work were wonderful; but only on that one point did we seem to touch. I was vexed, without caring sufficiently to be jealous, when she flirted to excess, as she invariably did under my eyes. Her bitter speeches hurt me, her powder and. perfumes, her pinchedsin walst, elaborate toilets, and cynical talk, all unk jarred upon me. It was clear to me that she cared for me very little, if at all Her transient gleams of tenderness to- ward me grew. less and: less frequent, her flirtations with other men more 'marked every day, 'And yet paragraphs 'were constantly aprearing in the papers anent our forthcoming marriage in the uy | Bent < and, should nothing: Intervene to prevent it, on the second of March, in the Following year, Madge Lorimer and I should become man and wife. Before that date, 'I had resolved. that she should know all about Lilith, 'as was only: right, and her clever brain might golve the enigma of Lilith's future. But od to now the child's name had never nce passed my Hps In speaking to my fiance' even if in were ipduced. to' be- eve the real fac 2 0 e .case 8he om, re and I cou uid not toldrate er sneers at the gxpenas of Lilith Sax- Mo Suddenly, as 1 lay. on a deck-chair, over . these - things, I heard he Fash hailed th shore, aly call ee aed, and a tie e ofces close under the boat- side told of an arrival at the yacht. A moment later I heard Madge's voice and my uncle's, and started 1 up 'rom ny will af this time about Bifyfive years of.age, and looked older. A sight, dignified, Qutet: manner: ed. man, of rather less n medium height, worn, handsome face, and silver- ay hay and moustache, year by year Le» to Db tons bent, Fore. thin, and ent. Only n he was alone wi and me y | le kindly Re nary 're- es step- a deep and genu- Both were, * Betw duiighter there exis ine affection ret Bad bells, and Indian clubs, 'as well as "such to ¢ oa | 200m Som 1 for anether woman." wom Suvesty isn't worth the paper it's writ- It cannot be denied that Uncle Car- chester," whose princely generosity and art-loving disposition had led him to more than live up to his moderate for- tune, had married Madge's mother, Lord' 8andling's widow, chiefly on ac- count of her wealth A lady with an in- come of something under two thousand a week is a temptation to a widower in the forties, with a position to keep up n 3 few thousand a year But if he had ~ ried for money, he had most cer- lly been made to regret it, and, but forthe love he bore his stepdaughter, it is probable that the same roof would very seldom have sheltered at one and the same time my uncle and the "Dia- mond Queen." On this particular night, Madge and he had returned" from dining with friends at Cowes, and had renounced the ball they had intended going to, on account of my uncle's health. Early that evening he had complained of fatigue, and Madge, who was all' that an affectionate daughter could be in her care of him, insisted on cofhing back to the yacht at ten o'clock. "You must. be good and lie down," said to him now, taking his arm &nd drawing him toward the salooh door, "And you ought to be taking your Fuk he tonic all this time. If you ne, Instriietionsy sir," in this Esch die way ghail 1 t tell you what I shall do She Bt then? and shoak her finger, threateningly. Then she said, in an awe- Sh whisper: shall telegraph for mama.' th burgt out I ie but my ing o Sota bus for a cigar on deck be- fore he turned in, and Madge hastened to fill a deck-chair with cushions, and to bring him a little table, with his cigar-box and ash-tray upon it, "And now I'll mix you a delicious iced whisky-and-soda, with a slice of lemon, just an you like it," she said, and rustled off, in search of the materials, in_her trained silk evening gown. Lord Carchester looked after her af- fectionately. "It is astonishing that a girl like that should be----'" he began, half-mus- ingly, hinking aloud, and then checked himself, and flushed slightly. "Her mother's daughter--I know what you mean," I said quietly. "But you must remember you only see the sweet- est side of her. Madge is a splendid girl; but she tan make herself very dis- agreeable if 'she likes." "I suppose you are too young, or too much' absorbed in your work, really to understand or appreclate her," he sald, sighing. "This evening, for instance, she was the life and soul of the dinner- : |i only I knew what a Pitter Gigap- nt yo ence was to ne Jom, abgen hafdly 9 hers me he ecause she cannot bear mak- A 0 anything distasteful to you. rs is. it that, with all your FORGR you. 50 ertitel fall 10 on 1 SE i If, 1 didn't know to feraiana , on"my soul, I should think blind you to her. fascin- e 'unfortunate attachment per Ie at me curiously as he - then paused, as though 1 'my eonfdense Bue 1 smoked in silence. to tell, for how could a romantic fond- ness for a girl T bad only known a week ~--a little, unformed creature eleven years m, SHO affect my relations rchester sald at ast; thers another » ut! i "Madge, + And | ing ber. Stepfather, ahe ¥ bod She w de mine. rs ders" and Jald it lghtly. over In truth, there was nothing | ; ras, g little 'of int neat andan AE Co ® pats, she drew the Wrag Ii from ter, of deh something else; you'll how how obi: Re hn tad: . "You ye you have a beautiful k and aris 'and Jou want me to m, hav. regher iH on.' al Piao what is expect me. You are beautifully dressed, Madge, and you look altogether most fascinating--Ilike a sketch from a lady's newspaper, or one of Jan Beer's e Parisiennes. There, will that con- you?" on: I will translate it. I look hand- some, but not in the least your style. She spoke the very thought that 'was in my mind, and she knew 1 1 Yhould think you must sick of 'compliments," I her remark. "No woman ever gets sick of being told sie is beautiful, Even if she ns it isn't true, she likes it. You think I am very vain, Adrian; but, in real, sober earnest, there's only one man in the world whose admiration I should care for, and--and I am not in his style" he spoke bitterly, and there was a sound of. tears in -her volce. 'Before 1 could respond, she went on again, Adrian," she said, "when you have fully achieved the brilliant success for which 3 have worked so well, and which I long for as much as you do, I wonder whether you will become a little less devoted to your art, and a little more devoted to me?" I drew my chair closer to hers, took her soft, strong hands in mine: "Why, Madge," I sald, "you are not in the least yourself to-night. You are quite soft and sentimental. I hope, dear, I shall be devoted to you and to my - work together, I certainly could never have accomplished even what I have without your help and encourage- ment. This yacht, with the chance it gave me of making those Mediterranean studies, has been invaluable to me, and your belief in me has been still more." "Th I have really been of some bat poartlly , ignoring and "of some use? My dearest Madge, you have been invaluable to me." 8he leaned toward me so that her shoulder touched mine, and looked up in my eyes in a wistful," eager way quite new to her. "I am so glad to hear you say that," she murmured; "for during the past years, on the few occasions when I have seen you between your sea trips, I have fancled: "What? "Fancied that something more than your absorption in your art had come between us, and made you mors coldly kind than ever." ~"How could you think such a thing?" I asked, the more warmly as my con- science secretly confirmed her accusa- tion. "You must indeed suppose me un- feeling and ungrateful--" But.at that unlucky word she started up, all softness gone from her face and manner, and, with a little hard laugh, moved away from me. "Ungrateful," she repeated. "Oh, no, the idea never occurred to me. I had not expected gratitude. It is not a quality usually offered to me. I have admira- tion, affection, even love--or what called love--offered me every day more impressionable and less art-loving persons than yourself, Adrian. No doubt it 1s for my money. What else should they see in me? So you would say, at least, as I am not your style. But gratitude is an offering I don't ex- pect even from so well regulated a per- son ,as you!" And with that she swept scornfully away, and, a good deal to my surprise, my uncle Carchester opened his eyes, sat up in his chalr, stretched. himself, and rose, taking Madge's wrap carefully on his arm. "I must say, Adrian," he observed, as he passed me, "that you're a bad hand at making love. Also, you don't in the least understand your Cousin Madge." CHAPTER XIII, A month later I took the train for Bristol, resolved upon paying a surprise visit to the Morland House establish- ment for "finishing" young ladies = of neglected education. In six months I should be married to Madge, and I knew her well enough to be quite sure she would brook no rival, and that, however fanciful and platonic my attachment to Lilith might be, it must be banished to the limbo of a bachelor's dead loves, never to be re- suscitated, After our wedding it had been settled that we should go for three months' cruise in northern flords, so that our return to London would precede by only a few weeks the termination of Lilith's two years at Morland House, After that date the girl's future would be my wife's care and not mine, as I knew well; for, although I had so far never given Madge the slightest cause for jealousy, I was pretty certain that she could be transferred into a veritable Cynisca if confronted with a rival, My wife! Aedes 'an day. | mirer | of Cloth Perfectly, with the : SAME DYE. Y| : SE FRI --just once! 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A beauty, an heiress, a brilliant, fascinating, and gifted woman, the daughter of an earl, and the well beloved adopted child of the head of my house--thé thought of winning such a bride should have made my heart leap in anticipative joy; yet it seemed to be irresponsive as lead within me, As Madge had said herself, with bitter truth, she was not "my style." I ad- mired her, liked her, é¢steemed her; but I cherished deep in my mind the me- mory of my little marsh fairy's kisses, and valued them a thousand times more highly than all Lady Madge's generosity and discriminating encouragement. (To be continued, --n ot, / You are always talking about the high cost of living."' 'Well, that's about all I hear at home," "From your wife?' 'No, from my wife's father. We are living wi him, you know." ; colts doses ofton cure. ditions. 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