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: CHAPTER FIFTEEN-- (Cont'd) was practically th | Ua Ax for wwe Sion Frank over © parchace some barn pant Ring. Lem was 11 re when Shorty entered, and Ry She oR dw glum "What's th' racket, pW "You're lookin? as of | ol' sock 1" asked your ye'd not a friend left in th' world | Jerry ye?" Lem gave a grunt. "I 'wanted t' take a run over to Anchorville to-day her, but the of man's taken hey bold me to stay to home." h?" exclaimed the other. "Why Sat he take you with tim 17 shook his head. "No, hel wouldw't, en' I don't' see why, Said he had some important business down in Yarmouth to-morrow an' 1 way to|® remain at home. An' th me. - Thinks I'm Ry but a kid." When Frank took the paint over Yo, his own place he was thinking: "So; Cap Ring's off to Yarmouth, is he? Wonder ef it has anythin' t do with th' fish contract? bin driver jest oS it this afternoon, she said. "Looks like a young lady's | handweiting. Uncle TY laughed, and Frank turned away to read the epistle. It was fom - Lillian Denton.--a Bover's note, encouraging, and full of sweot but it was the post- geript which caused him to jump to his feet with a shout, "What's th' matter?" exclaimed | mother and uncle at once. Frank answered excitedly. "Now I know why Ring has shot off for Yar- | an' th' reason for all his close | ways! Here's a line from Lily, en-| closing a piece from the Yarmouth paper. Listen! Here's what she sa The enclosed may interest you. i not try for it? You may get some | thing out of it' An' this is what th' papers got: 'Senhor Ignatio Ruez of | Brazilian Government Commis-, sariat Department and Captain Gio-| vanni | Castromento of the Brazilian | Navy were passengers on the Boston steamer to-day. These distinguished lemen will remain in. Yarmouth lor a few days for the purpose of re-| ceiving tenders for a large quantity of dried salted fish to be supplied to! the Brazilian Government for the use of the army and navy and the penal! pettlements. It is expected that a number of local dealers will tender for these important contracts. The eminent representatives of the great South American Republic will leave for Boston again on Saturday even- ing. Now, what d'ye think o' that Tt aint asgoin' t' do us any good," said Captain Clark dejectedly. "It's too late now---too late. Ef we'd ha' known yesterday you ¢'d ha' Zone t Yarmouth this mornin' an" made a' bid for that. It 'ud ha' bin a good thing t' git a contract like what they'd) want." Too bad!" Frank had left the table and was | pacing up and down the room absorb- ed in thought. "Oh, if he'd only known a day before! Such an order would have given him a great start. And Captain Ring was even then down in, Yarmouth placing his tender in--" H He made one or two turns in his pac- | ing and stopped. "When does the freight train leave Anchorville for Yarmouth to-night?" "Leaves at eight," answered Oap- tain Clark. "Ye'll never catch that.: It's seven now, and Anchorville's flour | teen miles away," oa v first train in the mornin', } . "Half-past two in the afternoon. | It'H arrive jest a few minutes afore th' Boston boat pulls out." nu Frank grunted and pacing. "High water now, I ar The uncle nodded. is lyin' to his wife, (hind in the Frank ran down. to the wharf by his : rE = i they called, but Frank left word with "Teli Juddy I'm' Pm. Tomine his v to go to i rd le i i wh | ey fhe deserted wharf and tumbled " ' starn line, Uncle, TE on oo at That'll do! Let go all, left the house they had hoisted ey ua) leaving the cove darkness, the jib up and belayed bo the hailiand. "Sheet down. yer jib!" he' cried as he man aft. "Now, Uncle! we'll drive her! Tm goin' t' make »| Yarmouth afore noon Y-morrow or The Tittle | mow th' reason why. We'll make a bid for that contract or bust, Give it a clearing in_the dward. to her now!" -- CHAPTER SI SIXTEEN. There was a fresh off-shore breeze blowing across the Bay, and in the ¢ smooth water under the lee of the| land tho little forty-foot schooner ov slipped along as if she had an ouigine running in her. The night was clear | and stanlit, and after he had coiled the | gear and brimmed the sheets of 8 the m oresail, mainsail, and jib, entered little forecastle gi {brought out the compass and binnacle. Coming aft he squatted down in {the well or it where his uncle | was steering. ' sidelights ave out; in th' brackets, "art horos gi binnadle, | lit an' ready for use. Now, ef this | breeze'll hold as it is 'thout lor stiffenin', I callate we'll run th' {hundred miles to Yarmouth in jig! time. Ef I git thar' by 1 won't mind. Let me git in I'll bust my way inter them Dagos'| | room am' e my tender. Kinder cold, ain't it?" "Ain't thar' no | | oil-clothes aboard?" | "Can't find Er replied Frank, "We sh'd ha' brung ours along, but, never mind, Uncle. We won't min} th' cold ef we land that contract an' beat that. ol'. fox Ring out." * And Frank commenced to sing a little song to himiself--a little Jove ditty which | turned his thoughts to the beatiful girl he hoped to win. "Yes," he mur: mured when the song ended. "A Tan kin do a power o' things when it's for a girl he loves---- Dearie, my dearie! Nothing's worth while but dreams of an' you, | An' you kin make every dream come true. Dearie, my dearie! Give me your hand, Say you understand-- My dearie! Huh! nice song that, Mus' git a piano when I git married so's Lily. an' -me kin hev some sing-son; 'She's got "Start yer , a eon] poli Lower too much lee helm. They passed Head Hatt at half-past ten, and Frank made a remark. "Good goin'! Tw {miles in two hours. Hope th' tide' {let us down easy when we make th' Sou'-west Ledge." At midnight the eastern sky. be- came obscured by clouds, and in a little while after it commenced to 18 rain. The two men aboard the tiny craft were drenched Jodbe skin in the downpour, and Fra cursed thoughtlessness in coming away with- out oilskins. ont 1' breeze Ah T'm afraid," ve- That's enough for oho marked Captain Qurk, puffing eway) 2 FH TES oF To ro mame eRe Se lly _l'e whale, Star i night, in heavens, so' Light e our way from th dark 2) ie In ule or or Lpent kop shin for me, stages th marina! Star of Sal fs 'Oh; far #8 our barqve from th' dear : we Fl tones of the : ones. we love, so Eo na es om S15 Stoll Tarinal Star of th | An' th man what wrote put | furnace, end grory room is heated ; So 1 ine z down foves Whe an' stars A jest abov Aye, Esbella marina Seal vessel Tol As childten 'rail in Te gues whith ih understand: nd enjoy the more to plex and subtle music of a more y { vanced age; * et them bess really ng music, let them listen basement, {husband 'builds the fires all the Fbter The an ucé-clad here's is in one Dlace and I thus havi Comes up ke a hak gta win "Oho! Nicely, now, Dicely! Uncle Jerry et ap are of Tight from the fo'c'sle hatch.) : ? i Harry! ger years the "dear fat ve a shovelful o' hot cinders a. ! loved friends. No lf Let her come up in them s! all possible, can i --she ain't mo Bank - schooner ror! oy of playing to his children, but £ layer-piano. and nograph, whi Uncle,® ne as Hoy wl rd Ae ES awa; Sh saps ain [most powerful aids in WI the Guill Island light came abeam, ') ical taste in" children. 3 much as Frank taking' sgl er 1 a he] mainsail in t rom the gas bucy a few yards os [An ugite depends. up uy {stead of coal to obtain ¢ Proper Fi times; {wien the i fed. "Reg'lar Gov'ment lamip-posts| ature, eati flor th' small craft t' see when" tyin' require S0me the. energy. out a reef ear-rin'." each day. The 7 A Uncle Jerry looked hand at his a the. kind of 'work, we | nephew while he wel speaking, and | {ho orowth of the, bogs and, the repel 8 he went Del apuin he ] 'lof the worn tissue. require foods the A at ah To 'most seared | Various kinds: and' of. varying (quanti~| have 4 'denth in this bit of a boat. Eh, eh ities. Perfect nutrition! upon' jug --as we git older we lose our grit an' | an adequate supply of str} 'to the th' young 'vms give us th! dare." body in every. Kind 'of cf (To be continued.) A variety of f ) cooked foods served in clean, rth ee Famous Authors' Schooldays. some surroundings aid. proper diges- Mr. Rudyard Kipling was in the "ay |p ds hi h Should. vibe habit of selling his old school books incind in the meals of' Ways A to a dame who kept'a curiosity shop ter, "me at Bideford. In recent years many z rr people have visited the shop, oping to |. yo ha pick up a volume with an early com- position of the great man scrawled in the margin. They, have been disgust ed to hear that the, old dame Tubbed out everything of the kind, "No," she said, "on one occasion, "Master Kipling was always fair to | me, and he may have written things | not so good-as those he his sold since, || I wasn't going to have them poking » fun at him." Which y larity Mr. Kipling schooldays. : Another. great writer, - Sir James 1 58 Barrie, has a_good &to! young days. It was at first success, and an old of Kirriemuir, Barrie' ire od vegetables, tomat Mout 7 be a loss. - Heat loss in last era it ne oe ) neglected, as they some-| Cold, wet feet have a di-| very exciting or redisposing influence upon' the| domestic duties t development of inflan i B ies (vatebug oo ¥ faa lous lo: re eu "Well, she replied, ut ' 0 gude tihing the laddie can mek some- thing at his writin'; he could never his| have made a leevin' at