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3 iraondiney | Yeti to ed him that a "certain amount of ne in to a decision. Pleydell & Cousens showed Mr. ryan the he frentent courtesy, and gen Tate. clio. ty ried of via H lent's m| ht i tT 2" ore, than peculiar. ie_a downright 1acentive to immor- ,'" he had said in hie first interview ' Mr, ant; and the young man anawer him riy-- t is not Jemorl, it is doh wt. Murs. Mawnock was ory snges wi use led thon foraring Tor of my i Hons 10 Jo xo. fhe diss, roved of MAT: ages, an ey never met, she hated my. wife. horn is her way or: hitting ay, me for having dared to be independen "Very ou re Mr. Pleydell had eaid, "but Mrs, Marnock wag a very unusual woman, most unusual.' "I would rather a thousand times &he had forgotten me," Julian Bryant eaid. He had the agonising conviction pressing on his heart that she had misread that last appeal, and that she had supposed him not mero! beaten by fate but self. confessedly unhappy in his married life. The mere Aboughy was eo cruelly disloyal to Enid, he told himself, he would rather fe | han let her ever know of this strange faa sat a long time talking matters over with Mr. Pleydell in that first inter. view, and finally had gone away in a most wretched condition. His attitude had been firmness itself, "If the money had been six times what it is," he eaid, "I should refuse it." Nevertheless, it was almost pitiful to note the way in which Bryant was drawn to go back again and again to the office just to talk over the legacy, to discover if by some means at least a little of thie money could come to him "I hate myself for even giving it a thought," he said to Mr. Pleydell on one occasion; "but when a man's down as far as I am it is Simply & awful to be mocked by the knowledge that there is so much money waiting just Sut of reach." eydell ught counsel's opinion, but ha any y TAGASIactory Te. gult. Qrotesque, immoral, inhuman, call it what they might, the terms attached to this legacy were binding, If he chose 10 remain with his wife, Julian Bryant would not inherit one p penny. Ho stopped going to "the lawyers after the first fortnight, but every now and then he wrote, and alwaye the eame an- swers came back to him; and the time wae growing - shorter and. shorter... The date on 'which he must give his decision wae drawing very close, The younger member, of the firm of Pleydell and Cousens was a certain Mr. ( Tenderten. He was of a different calibre to Mr. Pleydell, who was an old-fashioned man; one who was just a little over- weighted and flustered by the new ele: ment which Mrs, Marnock's will had brought. into the firm. Mr. Tenderten professed a little sym. 'pathy for Julian Bryant. He was not a married man himself, so perhape that was one reason why he thought it was ridiculous of the other man to allow sen: timent to stand in his way; but then Mr. Tenderten did not reall aliove that Ju- {ian Bryant would hold out to the last. He was prepared to take a bet on the eub- ject. He rather annoyed his colleague by § LEEUTANCO 1, no man living would sacrifice so much money for such a reason. "You'll see, he'll find a way!" he declar- is partner; but the days went by and nothing Jisppened to Prats Mr, Ten- derten's | convie the morning of the day before that on which Julian Bryant was bound' to give his decision one way or the other, the young man appeared'at the office of Pley- dell and Soneens almost before the doors bot 'open One. of junior clerks. i joyined., of had arrived, a Bloyasi Waa not expected for a # hour. asked Mr: P Bryant to. walt but Julian Ho, ok He said he would walk' ¢ up and down outside. To sit bt Be dull ba in er' . jofice would have been absolutely m Tenderten, alighting from a taxi, saw he in e distance, and was quickly enlightened br the man's look that some- thing had developed. Inside he wae ite. the information by his clerk that Mr, Bryant bad been wait: ing nearly an hour. "Wouldn't come in, sir; seems upset CLINE: He is waiting for Mr, yy right." 'said Mr. Tenderten. o felt quite excited, and only regretted that he had not forced his partner to take on the bet he had offered. Mr. Pleydell walked sedately to his of fice, 'and dusk as he reached the entrance hé was by. a wild-looking man, whom at ret the hardly recogniz "You have broken your word to me,' said Jrvans, | 'you have done a dbondtal ng Inetantly the lawyer grasped that he! had' ad to deal with a.man who 'wae hardly san Hote inside," he said. "We can't dis cuss ics businces aa on ws Si Pa hie Ain 1H noloed 'Th ELE to hold nto Rs stair) | teh went. The Gin Don't. "iret about. 1 oan take care of myself, and I "will white to you 'when 1 ha ave news.' af letter and able. oh is Svigent. that your wife knows no: Bat Julian shook his head. "She'd never have left me," he said. Then he stretched out both his hands to the er "Pleydell," he #aid, "help me to find her, I have got nobody else to whom I can go, and if it costs money I'll work my fingers to the bone to give it back to you. I've got my chance at last; they've taken me on as a regular driver." iil do all I can," eaid Mr, Pleydell. "It won't 4 difficult. I am sure we shall have some news of her before another day has gone. From what you have told me | yourself, your wife has no friends. She cannot, therefore, have been helped by anybod: else, and people do not disa) ear #0 easily, you know, Bryant. 'won't you promise me to go home od take, care of yourself?" Mr. Tenderten came into the office at that moment and looked enquiringly at his partner. : "Mr, Bryant ig il," Mr, Pleydell ex- plained. "He has had a great ehock. I am persuading him to go hom "What sort of shock?" Masked Mr. Ten- derten. For answer Mr, Pleydell picked ap Enid's | hi; letter and gave it to his partner. Mr, Tenderten read it through and then put it down with a slight smi "Well, this leaves the way clear, any- how," he eaid. 'This fulfils the ocondi- tions required bv the testator." The man in the chair opened his eyes and looked flercely at the speaker, He struggled to his feet with difioulty. "I won't touch the Jones. he said thickly, passionately. Do you, hear me? I won't_touch the ane) at's my last word. I had to give it to you sooner or later, and now you've got it!" Just for an instant he looked into Mr. Pieydell's eyes. "I trust you," he said. to find her; you swear it." Foc 'wife shall be found, Mr. Bryant," the elder lawyer answered "his quietly. Julian Bryant closed his eyes and stood swaying uncertainly on his feet for a moment, then he moved like a drunkén man, to the door. "Don't come with me," he said to Ten: derten. "I can get along alone." But ae he spoke he caught at the door and his eyes closed again, and then sud: denly he To go his hold, swayed to and fro helplessly for an instant, and then slipped rather than fell to the floor. Pleydell was quite agitated. "We must send for a doctor," he said. "Poor fellow! ¥ knew he was not Hit to be out." He knelt down and tried to lift Julian, but Mr. Tenderten jodvised him to leave the man where he was on' must get him home," said Mr. Pley- "What will he do when he. gets home?" asked the other man. 'There is no one to take care of him. The thing's dead out of his hands. You can weet ward, or 'whether they are acting n cols lusion, the fact remains that the condi- tions ae fulfilled, This money belonge 0. ons ThE oT dt th k we must go go far as that; Tenderten,". said Mr. Pleydell. . B ant was most em ati: fou yourself. Eoeuibly. tills may mit us to give him a tittle "longer tim but we muet not act Witho ut "4 "You are going a clerk: him Pr and As far as the diagnose ka case he doctor pronounced it Intiensa, doceier orated by |: 0! B4igue and 1 ood. He SM conpon ek which would have been practically impossible in the little place where Julian Bryant had 'been living. Mr, Tenderten very gladly took upon himself all the burden of arranging to conduct the sick man to a nursing home. "Mr, Bryant is a very valuable client of ours," he said. 'He has come unexpec dy into a jarge fortune, and the | whole been much for Mr. Pleydell held fimeals oot from Je 7 app! Lh Tis, however, did n: deten, He wae e 0 seen Mr. Bryant comfortal in a sary fos is alry Soom with Fs blo fo! back to the a weil - ac ry. well sa the mornings rapt a ay Bh ha frail Bs Ince hed, Han i 2 Vhe Julian Bryant uisitel A A through dow wae 2 to fro. Ww 'name is Bi ho engl, ip vel RE "Going. of on for a mon th, oir. "A month! repeated seemed to wake n himself into 8 | RE seemed to turn Jor 4 lad; aa have ped 3 2 you 10 be roused. 39 you LIS sit up for a 'at him in a curious | ol jon; hen he said-- But o-wab not oe eas once he would havi ask i" 8 had not held him firmly; and i last he wae sitting in the the window wrapped about in a Yo ing Ko own, he felt A weak to 8] roused from pri blg pit o vain thought by Stephene asking Rin ot Theo San Je Bers, Su ave the ehapficu now ou e " Bryant looked Hy "him, ate my on 3 Sars A o arp Y Our own car, t comes every di about this time. Sir Joseph ig Toy ay wh ious that you should go out in the rid I have got a light overcoat waiting you, sir; L took measurements from your other clot] to go out," said Bryant. ed; and the sick man sat on is valet vl but his thou m. As Stephene came bac ward trembling a little and sai "I want--I M: do, the ofica: ephe ae into ion 2 ion Me Playas ould not be back in Weeks. for Foi fortnight or another el , threo Mr. Tenderion a2 at your servi ir." "No," said Xo; don't. want him to come Be +, ~ (To be a nial) a Bi DENMARK'S ADVANCE. Notes of Interest to Farmers, "School Trustees and Tenchers. At the Rural Teachers) ence at ro ia C. ; Guelph, H.W. ialist in rural education og, ashington, three lectures. The first was on "The Sch That Made Denmark Famous." e told 'how after los ing nearly one-third of her country and E nearly 3 in the war with Austria | and Germany, Denmark saw that she could not claim greatness "of size. So the people determined to remake their country, and schools, until now the Dames are the most .| scientific farmers of the I "| They drained the swamps and tied down tthe sand dunes with" trees, and it is every farmer's dim to leave hig farm better than he' res from 7 e [to 14 years of age. These have | beautiful 'gardens. an ib ; was Mr. Tenderten who interviewed Jaane : 'near es for seven days a week dur nf twelve months in the year. All jects are well taught and cor. with agriculture. 1 _-- is provided with a gymna- sium. Nearby are the church, graveyard and the manse. Prom the ages of 15: to 18, as a rule, the boys work during the &id on a | moving to town or sending gave, Each | the Frenchman, ¢ market, thus Ln the oa mens '8 profits. : His third address was on "The New Farm School.' Even during pion and home economy days, when ithe people were busy making. homes 'and furniture, they gener ally had a log school ,where the three R's were taught by men who for | believed that licking makes learn ing." 'After that came a time when going to to the BE the! best, seems to be, a to -- land." But unless people are rural-minded, keep them in the city. In early one church did the neighborhood, then{' | followed many, dead and in Lon. | abandoned churches vatil 'became 'corr mon ; ow. ihe tendency is church union. ys we ha: ublic ay day we often with any } ow 8, high taxes 'and ill-paid 5, schools, country, a produces the fort of the nation's wealth, 1s pags worthy of schools. where parents can' educate their ren Jrihous the chil- |. What think .ye country folk organ- Aze socially, religiously and €cono- mically to overcom® isolation" in the country. Let them learn $0 know and love nature~and nature's God. ven from home. 'May they'learn the truth of Words- | rites-- | worth's words when he w «One day i in the vernal wood May you more of man, * Of moral evil and of good, Than all the: sages ean, A man was ¢ xing his atttomobile. "Trouble?" .asked a bystander. "Bome," was the laconic answer. 'What, power oar is it?' "Forty- horse,' came. the anewer.. "What seems to be the matter with ity? 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