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bx IBY to drive on now, or not? "him in "rolled up and removed. Up to the moment when such issue was arising, i thought, it was merely an argument, in 5 . which he must win ultimately because } . He knew now from het voice, from remembrance of things that had gone before, from the look upon her face, from the answering understanding in the gaze of Boyer, that an unshakable resolution was be- hind her question. She had decided. "Answer!" commanded Thais, lift- "I am going out of this ing her chin, pest-ridden house at once!" "l cannot leave another man to "No--not death," said Jules. thickly. even for you, Thais!" Through a mist he saw them go, hardly believing his own eyes until the door was closed and the knowledge that he was alone was borne in upon him swiftly, as a knife is thrust be- tween the ribs, His strength turned to He sat down, and his head drooped forward upon the table. "Dear Lord," he whispered, "I have She will marry him!" It was well for Jules Guilbault that there was the need of another to draw A little later, through his misery pierced the| remembrance of the sick one there in Perhaps he heard a He could not have told that, nor how long it had been since Thais and Gustave went out of the door. 4 got up slowly, as an old man rises from : his chair, and walked into the bed- water. Lr lost her! him out of his own despair. the 'bedroom. moan. room. There was sanity now in the suffer- ing eyes that looked up at him. The cracked lips moved, and a word struck faintly through the silence. "Water!" Jules turned back to the kitchen and WILLIAM MERRIAM ROUSE. to start immediately for. du Degel," said Thais; "and to-night I shall marry the man who drives me there. You, Jules, you to-day. Are you going "When he had seen thé terrible evi- of the scourge looking up at the other room, it had been to Jules Guilbault as if the earth were _ Swept away from under his feet. Now it was as if the heavens also were < Thais Sow spoke, he had not understood that any He had Tt mattered litle, h Cuilbauit when he si There was Ste. Rose du Degel. back there. Better strike north and and les sauvages. a lethargy of mourning. which he was capable. He got in a supply of wood, washed dishes, forced himself to eat a litt's, and made the sickroom tidy. At intervals he pave the girl water. He watched her. close- ly to see that she did not get uncover- ed and that there was no ominous change. Of the care of smallpox he knew lit- tle, and fortunately he had no theor- ies. She thirsted, therefore he gave her to drink. The light seemed to bother her, therefore he darkened the room as much as was practicable. It was indisputable that one ill in bed in that climate should be kept warm. Further than this he did not go, be- cause he did not know how; and be- cause of his ignorance nature's battle was not hindered. Through the day the girl did not get any worse, al- though at times she sank into delirium and into stupor. As it drew near midnight, Guilbault gave up his vigil for her father, and, having located the man's bunk in the loft, he went there to bed. As he undressed, the candlelight brought a gleam from the silver cruci- fix that hung by a thin cord around his neck. He took it in his hand for a moment, and then let it fall back against his broad chest. ' "No, it is not a charm," he mutter- ed; "but surely le bon Dieu is with me now, although it seems that I have lost all, Somehow it must be for good. At least I am well, and as strong as a moose. If Gustave had fought! Hel" The father did not appear the next day. When night came, Guilbault be- gan to suspect that he had deserted his daughter, thing seemed. He had to travel a mere fifteen miles, and filled a tincup, He bent over the bunk, | that overs fairly good road: worked his arm under the slender form, and lifted it. The blankets drooped away from the head and shoulders of "the 'sufferer. A cascade] of dull yellow hair fell over his arm. Guilbault swore so foreibly that the "It's a bs. water: slopped from "his cup: girl!" Through the depths of the tortured brown eyes a momentary gleam of -- TT. amusement passed. 6 put. the girl down again gently, and. rearranged the blankets.. Then he drew up a chair for himdelf. There was, indeed, nothing in that pitifully blotched face to tell one whe- ther it was the countenance.of a man Lack of a beard, and a lack of bulk underneath the blankets, had led him to assume that it was a young man. Now he felt sure that there must be some one else. whose home was in the house; for it was manifestly impossible that a girl--and this woman was very young--should or a woman. Es live alone in the forest. the girl. "Is there no one else?" "No one." time the following day. But temporary hope faded. It would not do him any good now if a hundied priests and doctors; fathers grnd moth- ers, should arrive. He wanted, how- ever, to find out what he could from "Where are your people?" he asked. w lips framed words haltingly ae fr ease since the drink. | from the scourge of the North, and in "My father--Ste. Rose--for help," . That explained, then, as well as © meed be.' The condition of the house eo tan we which, they had found told Guilbau't| that her father had left that morning. If he had gone with a horse, he should eturn by nightfall; if on snowshoes, he d not be expected before some Still another dgy passed, and Jules resifined himself to an-indefinite stay: He filled empty hours working at the wood pile, but he did not dare to go even as far as the main road, on ac- count of the girl. She grew worse and better, better and worse. There were two nights when he slept on the floor. by the stove, in order that he might give her water as often as her burning body cried out for it. Then she began to get well, little by little. There came a time when she could speak a whole sentence at once when she could bring forth a faint smile for him in the morning. He learned that her"naifie was Valerie Pa- quet, and that she lived with her father, Thomas Paquet.. She was wor- ried because her father had not re- turned, but Guilbault did not tell her how many the days had been, and her sense of time had been lost during the period of delirium. Scabs formed upon her face. Then they began to go. Jules did not know whether they were leaving lifelong marks, for her eyes had not been able to bear the light. One day she asked for solid food: After she had eaten a little, her voice rang with the trimph of returning strength, She had certainly recovered a very short time she would be her- self again. ! That night, when Jules Guilbault went to bed, he felt ill. The next morning he awoke with a dry mouth, burning eyeballs and a head that rang i blanc for a week. Guilbau't understood. Although he forced himself out of bed and down- stairs to build up the fire, he got no farther than that. It required what strength he had, what will power, to hold himself upright in a chair by the table, and from time to time to put a stick of wood into the stove. He knew. that it was his duty to prepare some- thing for the girl to eat, that he must not up. If he gave up, they might freeze in their beds. PRE | At times the room swam to his gaze. ~{ An hour passed---two hours. He d a hand that seemed made of lead and drew out from the breast of his shirt He held it in his big fingers, and a _ {shaft of sunlight from the window (| oi Tt.is only & charm," paid Jules, crucifix dangled against In the doorway of the bedroom. i no reason now for Jules to go on to There was no pressing reason why he should go back to his own house--left so wonder {ully reat in the expectancy of Thais. lle was not sung that he wanted to go north, to the far trails of the hunters Guilbau't was not a man to sink into He went about the work that was. there to be done with all the thoroughness of incredible as such' al. Else what kept him?[: Nothing could happen to & man who . bos : were covered with wall board, and no linen closet. We felt this space shelves graduating from a wide-width was the answer to our need! After carefully measuring the space !® Adapted to. the. girl of six to four- teen years of age, this smart cashmere frock for general wear reveals such: new features as the raglan-sleeve cut' at the shoulder, and. in i collar. There is a slight fuliess at the ' shoulders in front, and embroidered patch pockets prociaim their useful- ness. - The: circular skirt is in two pieces, and attached to the bodice at the low waist-line. The collar is con- vertible and may bé worn turned back with" the long tie ef lower down. No. 1269 is in sizes 8, 10; 12 and 14 years. Size 10 years re- quires 8% yards 86-inch, or 2% yards 54-inch material. Every woman's desire is to dchiove | appearance. ° which draws favorable comment from the observing public. lustrated in our new Fashion Book. are originated in the heart of the style centres and will help you to acquire that mtch desired air of individuality: . Price of the hook 10 cents the copy. HOW 'TO: ORDER: PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain ly, giving number and size of -such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c. in | stamps or coin (¢oin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and' address your order to Pattern Dept. | Wilson 'Publishing Co, 78 West Ado laide St. Toronto. Patterns sent by the shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre. | Reportg, ' match the: wall r, and it harigs at . |the casiest height at which clothes as !may be hung, and allow space between. Jules. Myhusband and I are "cranks" when os fo du We want them always a shelf, light, airy, ample, easily cleaned, at- whem ce t comes to closets! tractive! The houses we have bought, if they have had any closets at all m have béen provided with the. most un- "imaginable! The very worst detail of the home made the chan, We mow. occupy was the kitchen cup- single closet to hold the wardrobes of them and floor. Above: the pole: is ahd not infrequently allows, d it fs. Our' most successful ade out of the unused waste: end <f the u; attractive, dark, stiagy "cubby-hbles" five feet square, , board. One look within its chocolate two people. Now the large closet has a window, 'colored depths made me shudder! It suggested dirt--and worve! pstairs hail. This et bed room, a we change had only a narrow, Its walls. shoeshelyes, two wide shelves. Were papered with dark brown paper, the clothes-pole, the lower of the shelves were deep doors solid wood, live with that horror dolng-over was chosen to be t and thick, the has a hinged cover, which, d 1 felt I could not down; rests on the shelf-b long, so the first ing a hatshelr Closed, We took off the Heavy doors at the, the work we did ourselves, top, leaving solid : doors floor, doors, each. The shelves were removed, and {all the wall paper taken off. As the walls were not in good shape, they Ww. door (which n) and hang- railing In the hall, upstairs. We had at the bottom to a rather narrow one | atthe -top,--four inal; replaced the old Shelving. The whole closet was then given several coats of flat cream paint and one of enamel. To-day, that horror is the centre of a most attractive kitchen! All small supplies like spices are kept in glass jars; special emergency supplies-or extra-nice jams and jellies are to be found at the top, while the two lower shelves -hold the gayest bits of china used in 'the daily cooking---bowls, plates, pitchers. No ome comes into our. kitchen without exclaiming over that bright, attractive supply-sloset. Of course, its doing-over led to other improvements in time, cream-painted walls, new bluish linoleums, etec., so that in truth, the whole atmosphere of the work centre of the house is transformed chearful, attractive and convenient, as it shoul! be if one is to enjoy working in it. All bed room. closets have heen pain'ed. It is not only because paint is more hygenic than paper and, can be easily cleaned, but it looks. fresh- and dainty, as any clothes-press should look. Two of our bedrooms had no closets. In these rooms we built cor- ner closets of wallboard, measuring carefully so that not 'an extra inch would be used of room space that was needed, and yet tht there was width enough for clothes-pole, With 'vhich every closet is fitted. Anyone -who has used clothes-poles | for hanging know how many more' anid consulting mail-order catalogues, we sent for two-sets of doors,-and be- 80 brass hardware. and there is no fi which mus: be f gan building our new linen closet, It has four shelves for* bed-linen in its upper two-thirds, and two shelves for bath-towels and bath-room supplies in the lower tier, each shut off by their own pairiof doors. The side was made of wallboard, as is the back, which, of course; is one side of my large clothes- closet described. The whole has been papered like the walls of the hall and the doars gre White enamelled, With" good grade of "It fs probably, the useful of all the closets in the house, convenient, ample, light, good- looking. Our store-room has a large" closet- that no dust or di space, well shelved as may be done for any storage space of any home. First we made it as tight as possible, would sift in, Then we ran an extension light in, '#0 that every corner ig well-lighted umbling for a bundle ound in a hurry, Here there are shelves for bedding, each bundle tied and labelled plainly; shelves for travelling bags, all off the floor; and ready for use at any mo- ment; below the bag-shelves thére are places for the family trunks, easy, to get at, closely against the wall, out.of the way. There are shelves for hat- boxes, racks for unused pictures and shelves for books, upon her boyish slenderness. Yes, it was the same girl who had lain in misery through the long days! As Guilbault stared at her, Valerie's face changed {from joy to alarm. She crossed the room as rapidly as she to the backs of chairs. Hy "You are iil!" she cried. "You--wh didn't you cail me, Jules Guilbault?" "Yes," he repied duily. "It has come--the smalipox--but I do not care." a adam ; "The smallpox!" She lifted His face if she feared he had suddenjy gone mad. "What do you mean?" "I have caught it," said Jules. "But it Valeri . She spoke the words so' softiy in such a way that they were at same time a prayer and | "A little noise made him look up, and | stood a = ful gir] 1 could, staggering a litte, and holding | ie. You and] If send archange's to do it, bault!" his arm. now; and I will take ESSE Dieu merci, I shall take care of you as never.man was taken care of before!" "Not smallpox?" exclaimed Jules. "Hal It was not a charm Le bon Dien wis nearer than ny own heart!" FEE F oy , after alll "Come," said Valerie, tugging at "You must get into my bed good care of you. I did not, I think Heaven would It was late in the day when Gil ae. bault awoke from a delirium of thirst in her hands and searched his eyes, as '--awoke with the cool hands of Valerie {upon histhead-and a cup at his lips, | He drank, and looked up into the face| of 3, Sanger-dan. ed man, who! hie fs about , Jules Guil-| } could sa that Soclety-es by. voluntar, smart - return mai in eo nage : Swiss Immigration. it at once he would live aE ever, "I love-- alerie. above). "Valerle," said the girl's 'own voice, "softer to h ropping races form- it makes a spot! | complete hat-case for six hats!: All my hus- below, for band and I, except for the help he had the cupboard reached: from ceiling to pn making ovér a very old We substituted glass, mill-order | we purchased at a bargai with a single plain panel in | ing it. When the closet was finished there as still the space bordering the stair léase ! Jules, : with her great. contentment, ) s r hands cool upon his forelead. {The End.) CE = . A CHARMING MODE FOR THE AUNIOR. MISS... - cut off, or. Price 20 cents. different iL. 7 lems, formed: the "Swiss. Settlement § = Seelety;'" with the purpose-in. view of - ' The funds , negessery. to got. " tablished aye been raised.|- Yl the 4 rs and |. fu o Jules Guilbault than moon- lit waters, "is g.ad that she is your own; to.do 'with as you: mee "Dieu merei!" whis; Then he drifted into a silence of The designs il- for-| Along the fallow fragrant For woodland ways it makes, two It loves the woodbine tangles, * Invites the milkweedspod,-- | And all its sunny angles = | Laugh out in golden rod. | Beneath the creviced rider ° The cricket shrills close hid, And-from the stake beside her 'Complains the katydid. The squirrel is its loves, And unafraid and: fopd Are bobolink and plover Of the genial vagabond, Of all around, above it, % It has the confidence, And man and nature love it,-- + 'The homely, old rail fence. wo ------n \ {andthe sie 1 : | It 1s bad enough to And many a sylvan vagrant {ti i pris. Companion ker Ta ge ~Charlotte Whitcomb, n the bottom of the there w! --- : or: ¢ x 0 have poorly vens tilated living roonis, but. the tight for eight or nine hours is an abomina- tion. Of course, no one wants to sleep in the teeth of an icy aorth wind, and it 1s not necessary. If the wind is too # strong, a light frame can_ be fitted to 'Normal, free outdoor air contains certain percentage of moisture, and that moisture is essential to our physt cal well-being. Obviously it is neces: gary for every mother to know how to ~ gauge and regulate the. to live in unléss there is moisture on the windowpanes in winter. The miss: ing mdlsture may be supplied in many ways, but a good plan is to have pans of watér where the heated air of the stove or furnace passes over them. A very good humidifier can be made by hanging stripd"of wicklike cloth: over Minard's Lintment relieves-headach with the work: of the nation. - Wireless sets are under a temporary, the afr absorbs the .moisture. ban of the Venezuelan Government. It ie claimed that listening-in interferes of Christ Scientist, in will be rediocast from to "lsten in." ¥ -- & ~ damp floors' and walls, old furniture, A Lecture by Salem A. Hart, a Ir, C.8., of Cleveland, Ohio, a member of the Board of Lectureship, of The Mother Church, The: First Share] Boston; y ] the Parkdale * Theatre, Toronto, on Sunday after-| noon, Jan, 81st, at 3.15 p.m. byl' Station CKCL, 857 meters wave i To are cordially invited " nz ged tie Local representative wanted by well established Torénto Firm dealing in' Government, Munici- "pal and High Grade Corperation. Bonds. Must be thoroughly. | trustworthy, reliable: and well oo tied WANTED! i 5k by etter. 'Box. 253, Toronto _| recognizing a fine piece of 'workman the stove, with the ends in.water. These cloths draw up the water and best of all is to keep a constant cur- rent of fresh air coming {to the room. Do you know that half the air you breathe on the first floor comes from the cellar? What kind ot air is your cellar furnishing you? Is it being from decaying vegetables, cast-off' clothing and - the -Hke?- Your family - will not have good air' to breathe unless you have a well-venti-: lated cellar and free from possible sources . of poisonous - gases. --Mary Hamilton Talbott. LT ---- More Reasonable Than - Bribing a Child. Small Helen 1s paid by her parents 10¢ cents an hour for practicing her commendation from her teacher. "Her. : Inesa. is touching" says' her . mother. The case iz a true one, . matched: by a second. Hepry: romped: through six years of school always at the foot of his class. "And now he leads the seventh grade," his father' announces with pride. "I suspected' '1 he could do it, it I made him want to; sleeping Toom whore one 1s shut up the window and coverel with cloth. © atmospheric moisture of the home. No house fs it But... music lesson. She receives special = Land 1-managed it both quickly and: Simply! What was your method?" the writer eagerly inquires, thinking. - merely promised him. 25 cents for every 'Excellent' on his report card)" the father replies. "Last month he - | had four, Just think of it!" Yes, just think! 1f the bribers of childrenionly "| would think! : §. To grown-ups, 'educated under old: ' 1c | systems, artificial rewards 'n home. and school may seem but rightful re- cognition of work well aone. But to nrize" the reward of a thing well done - of | very little children: gives ample' proof. 'What the prize does to' the: | child's attitude toward = his accomp lishment--the 'gradual 'shifting in em- for thought. 25 A ¥ ~ There are so many natural ways-of "About a year ago, a few mei in ffl TV" Ul tepuinio hea strong, | terested fn Canada's colonization prob- #§ = "I ; SY ite for | ship ora strong injuence for good in: "boy or girl. When one thinks '0 | these genuine Sewuids. rds, not Siways fu ediate-but ringing. true wi en they. Jot Jimmy and Ethel ard Howard. "I the child hs yet "unseduced by the really is to have.dobe it. Observation' phasis for the thing well done to the material payment for doing ft--is food TR LTR : J fa J