The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ny ighting Lifes Battle; c OR, LADY BL CHE’S BITTER PUNISHMENT CHAPTER XXIV. Lady Betty was waiting for her fn the sitting-room, waiting in the Greatest agitation and distress, mingled with her joy for the news. Blanche, curt- ly; “he is better, but his life hangs y a thread—I know that. I have come to ask you what you intend ff you do, he will see by oust at 80 ; he will ask you questions about — abow Floris Carlis! And what will you ? Can you keep your counten- eter iakghy end ii andes hee let ener auenee. tell him anything to st come s00n- Bet ‘will never believe she has done what you say. "Jilted him and ran off with Ber le Clifforde?’’ said Lady Blanch, wrote to Matilda, who first Recomls mended her to me when she asa peminanion but I haye receiy- ed no answ jady B Blanche smiled. She at Josine had taken the letters irom the postbag. “How could you have recei any answer, seeing that Floris C lisle has gone with Bertie Clifforde, and that Lady Matilda is on the aCantinent f she said; contemptu- | \ ously “What shall I do?’ demanded | _; poor Lady Betty, helplessly. “Go back to Ballyfloe,” said sors arian abt firmly. ‘He does ou are here. Go back to ‘Ballyfloe, ar I will tell him that you’ would not see him for f exciting jee os Floris Carlisle pithy s, I will “go,” said: ile a Sc ae “Bt once. ruce, poor Lady Bileucke’ . wae flushed. pity for’ those who uietly. ‘‘ ‘Poor ruce,’ as you call im: is a fortu- to have tes en cele ae marriage, er- hae Poor ”” and, with thin fae ceener lac thrust, she left h eam Wat wiomdnt” Lord: Now most comfortable of the Ballyfloe travelling carriages, mense satisfaction, he | this suspense, ” he cried, hoarsely. started for “home’” as he called it. “Don Font tae tea whddening started early in the morn: |e! w 1 rie ind left and beyond tl to the hall door, with barely Drippreiged eagerness. “Where is Floris?’ ae asked, quite audibly, of Lady Befor ul ach ers ‘Lad Blanche laid her hand softly on his, arm. x “Bruce, Dr. Greene says you are go in ab once; the air is chilly for you.’ He es Shane “You see, h, they in- tend to treat me as a naval still, ind I suppose I must bow beneath ais tyranny! I shall see you at Better dine in your own room foonight, Norman, I think,’’ said ir. Greene, “You have done quite enough i to-day.”” The- orted him to his a ments anor as if he were a ro: op- | to Heaven it eae not! ened the door, ae fy: Soa stand- ing waiting for Lady Blanche atari oh flush- ed, atten she closed the di there any news, ‘lagine ?? she asked, calmly. Josine shook her miladi.”* She the has not written?” “No, miladi, there have been no letters. If there had been, I would ee pa as: them and given them lief. ‘Then—then you eke heard no- thing she falte _» “Nothing of Me Carlisle! No- thing whatever. now nothing except that Miss Carlisle left Bally- joe with said, steadily. Lady Biase dismissed her with n wave of her hand, and sank into aechair. She knew that Lord Norman ad cene for her presently, and, 1 tions her B knev al Tak ‘Bleneke drew a breath of re- i Clifforde,”” she | f in a few minutes his valet knocked 4. the door and begged her to come ak apy e rose, glanced at her face in the man. he critical mome: rrive Norman was pacing up en the impatiently ; ne travelling cloak of sable was thro across a chair, as if he had but ee is oaks ae is at that no one men- name she in the She must be at this hour. he were dress- house? d my man if sl ting for dinner, but I could get n0 satisfactory answer from him.” Lady Biai was, silent could not speak for could not take her eyes from his, in which already there began to overpowering anxiety and apprehension, lanche !”’ he exclaimed ; ‘what does ‘this mean? Is she ill? For Teavens sake, it you have any news to sey me, tell me it at once. Sus- pel e kills me—what it it?” She moistened her lips. “Floris is t+ at Ballyfloe, Br uce.” “Not at Ballyfloe!” he repeated with wide-opened eyes and knit brow. ‘Where is she, then? Great heavens! before I left Scarfross? have taken train at a nearer point than this, You know I am dying to see her!’ Her Teast hardened, and she met she is » she said, quie' Beat aad herbals Sut nictaad Bhat ehisie hac tend: “T have no letter for you, Bruce ; she has written to no one.’ His hand fell to b pene ona nlaniie! face growing white. ‘What is fusion mystery? Why did you lie to me the other day, and tell mi was at Scarfross? Has she nee “She has not been She left here when you di baa not heard a word there, Bruce. id, and we from her g ite ‘strode forward and seized he: “Quick! tell me all. She is dead! I know it! T can read it in your face ! “Ouiek, tell me “No, Bruce she is not aio that I know of—indeed I do not know. ues wuts shvbaniectan: A bear it?’ she whiepered. “J can bear anything better than Oh, Bruce ee oe moan- ed. ‘It is so hard for es a on! But you will hear it ‘uce, be firm; be ea “Don! t look at me so, or cannot !? for his eyes seemed Hereeeanie vo her aa e lo ged aside and motioned to her tts go _ ‘Bruce,’ “phe whispered, almost inaudibl; arly eee still with fear, fear that when her lips formed the roids he should strike, perhaps kill ‘ed. girl——"” «What !’” iat he laughed a short, sul ee et mockery. ‘‘Go on, go are eet ee b ae for Yourself 1” she retort- ed, si “Floris Car ‘isle Take ‘ited. van iBmwee, and run off with Bertie Cliffors He looked at her with 4 dull, perplexed gaze. Floris is laborate joke, Biamthor™ he paked: quietly ; then a: he scanned her fa her arm grew tighter, and he drew her to him so that she thought he Say it again ~say it again! I didn’t hear you— T could not have heard y I aa be elinicue still! Prterie = Flori ‘an’t you speak’’ he ait Selates “Bruce, it is quite true! Would She has left e has gone of with you, Bri etie lorie’ her arm and aise asks ‘hen he looked at her calmly, quie! Te mvaebe a lis © le wuienstedh busily, just_as Floris. had shisp- ered to. Jo: ae a portant ago! She shook oie inthe trathe ‘Bruce? “How d oe sone there is some mistake, it must be put right at. once. But tell me oe t waste a mo- ment! Now— “Bri race, 1 cau ‘oly tell you what know. The ‘ou léft she re- ceived a eee “ate started for the railway station at once, and there she met Bertie Citordes lie !—a lie!’’ he gro: “Bruce, it is no idle ecandel. Jo; sine saw them go off together,”” — left pelvicg with Lord ehardien to her begging her to reli to have | with actual | Lor “Josine Josine! wes is Josine?’’ “Lady 8 Sauer great friend of. Floris’.”” “Fet seta ea Bee ee he sie the doo! in, Lady "planche ae Ae was the two ot He was still sitting in the chair, looking vaguely, vacantly ont of the win “Oh. Bruce!” sobbed poor Lady Betty, going to him her back with upheld h “Girl,” he said, wer, “ell me what this means! Speak the truth, if you can, o} reser : His glance was terrible, and even but. she had gone yesine quvaked ; ar Geran ey you—vou believe this?’ he demanded, at mg to Lady Betty. “What ‘can I do, Bruce?’ she wailed. “Tt is true; I have seen the porter, the guard. and—and. Have you received no letter?” he asked. dy Betty shook he uce. not & shee 7 have terrible door, and the two went out, ing Lady Blanche standing ane with her hand before her eyes. She stood thus for a moment or two, then she ventured to look at hii e was sitting in his chair still, his face turned from her She went up to him and knelt be- side aie ao dear Bruce — be e is not worth it, she is be Sinden He turned his er aaa she start- ed and shrank bac! His face was deathly white to the lips his eyes filled with a despair that seemed to tye transformed ioe into an old man. For a moment eared un aby to nate tt hen ie oat his hand know! What x you mean? Beh phase When did she hy 2 her “She left Ballyfloe early three Blanche Ke said, hoarsely, ot ks ago, Bruce—the day you most. inaudibly, as the voice of a start 1 for Scarfross.” man at death’s door, ‘rou ean do . vat ? he eried, in-a terrible | Me no good ve me to myself ?” cice; ‘‘what—where? I haye had t—but-— she cast a i no letter! Ah, I see—you have kept | fearful glance round the room; his it pen me wattle Twas ill. I see | Pistol case stood on a = de tab! 2 ey I see! ‘ut. fo: Heaven’ ‘a sake, pad sibs there was despair, frenzy on is Be. i oa ech ae He pula an awful smile. “No Blanche, do not be afraid! if eee not do that. Will you go now She got ae slowly. She longed, with a lorging past expression, to throw hae a round him, to pour out ue passionate love of her heart at his feet, to remind him that there was satallee she dared not, She had gone to sk Teg, as ae tether fe “the pre} fu- it ‘ay | in Piha prete of she wetreated from him, a. elt higy stil sitting ith his head b bowed, ‘and the: aw: <4 ful look in his gray His valet found him Rill sitting there, when he entered jour af- “ ikea hpareabved Wasa the morning, and ventured to touch and speak to him At ae touch Tord Norman looked n at him vaguely; then rose. rose with the stiff movement and gait age, “Ve start for London by the first trata,” he said, ina hollow. voice. The man nacked the portmanteau, the early morn- iz t hieves, for Lore Norman had sbiden him keep their denarture secre’ They reached London i Is room, as he sat at Ballyfloe, his eyes fixed on the ground, his gray face set into a marble is the morning he went to his so- n licitor’s and obtaining the address of Mr. Morrel, drove to his office. Mr. Morret’ was considerably raat at the apparition, as he al- sharpness. Lord Nerman waved all common- place gretings: ante have rome to what von ues we Miss Casticle ™ he said stern en his promise. and he was a law ye ‘Be canted. mv Tord.” he nid. Mi: sent address ”’ he said, with a ter- tibly sienifiernt calmness. thhold ft oa re. i ae ended. his ee eyes gleaming from_his white face. T gave Miss Car- emest?? ![lisle my mn- promise thal would eo Hertel reabutie enc tet, Tt, is’ with the deepest re- now there is some hideous mistake | gre-— Lord Norman took up his hat and went to the door, then he and facing round, looked ite the lawyer’s nervous and em- barrassed countenance. & communicate with Miss Carlisle, I presume?’ “Certainly, my lord I shall be happy to forward any message—” “Tell her, please.’ he.said, ina low, clear voice, “that she has no- glad to get out, if even for a mo- tut! That i ah a it! Spr who ment or two, from the sight of his|would have thought it of such a face, the sound of his quiet, beans alt Tat, et But In five spon she returned with | as to giving her essage—no, ae he kept : one who was faithful, but | in the ev- |” Payal ee ae Be a| Sometimes a man is loved tof the et temptation | enemies he has made, but more of- once, and tell all. a es had giv-| ten for the money he has inhetiied: should chance to cross my path I yill shoot fm as ld a dog! That ie all andl be Mlegl wirned and wants ut. MicMoriel susan lier bieeihior a moment. up ew!’ he exclaimed. ‘Tut, no, pei Think ie would-be hatter to say vothing about him Lool a anlerat d half mad i ‘tand mn cided to say _|Norman’s visit, and thus another opening door was closed against | Floris’ good angel! (To be continued.) Ss neds ae ae DO WOMEN LOVE ROGUES? Scoundrels Said to Have Way That Appeals to Women. ‘There is in England a most sin- gular dearth of men, and the oppor- Ase limited,”’ glish wee! nee ee ees a incomprehensible success of the m trimonial advertisement. Our so- life is so constructed that hun- says an t has been said that no SOROS HOME. JORIS SOME DAINTY DISHES. Sandwiches.—Stone some slices of brea with date paste and form into sand- wiches. Snow Cream.—Into a quart o: werm milk put two ounces of but- ter, two ounces of sugar, two bay leaves, and four ounces of ground v Stir till it boils and forms a es thic oilec moulds or teacups. old beef, roast or boiled, brush ont over with keteh- up, and s pepper and Ty tome Salipes eerie take them up, and in the fat fry the slices of beef. Make nuathed potato, and ecrancecie slices of beef and rashers on it. sli Sie very ioe Scalloped Onions.—Peel and slice fou large Spanish onions. Line a pie-dish with breadcrumbs, then put a layer of chopped onions. Sea- son with pepper and salt, and add « few bits of dripping, then a layer of crumbs, and so is full, having a layer of last. Pour over a teacup of milk |; ran ee and a half —Put a nace of puller see ional ate a seucepan put a gill of milk ant half- |g man is so miserable but that he can discover some woman who wi more miserable still for his = And on this principle a worst 0} criminals must find a the chartered scoundrel—the biga- mist, the forger—may be scarcely more objectionable, may, in many es, be far less so, than the smug- Peipeuttie g of petty vices that so often a woman must call eae We are, of course, now-a-days, many of us, far too S umentally inelin- ea toward the “While fully belie and firm justice. punishment and it may be conceded quently the scoundrel, whose sins bring him within reach of the law. has sometimes a way appeals to women. i e scoundre! eving in a sane the necessity started the bigamist o haps, a women. “Bverything is relative, even vil- lainy, $0 to fleece a young man of riage, is hardly worse than the go- dealing meanly with dependents. “How often in the countries of | dgworlegt women are not the very wives of quite rich men more stint- eas Ae in that sense poorer, than he laborer’s wife, —_——k REMARKABLE INDIAN BRIDGE Built by the Tuan s in British Col An interesting ae said to have been built by Indians, is situ- upert, B. C., near the proy pore | line of the Grand Trunk Railway Maujuceriag News ilt of round poles, fast- work required of it, pack trains to cross Looking 1 at it from a distance, it seems to be nothing but a collec- tion of aise and wire stuck to- gether any way, e ingenious combination of cantilever and suspension construction. an Let well enough alone, don’t try +o find out what people really think f you. WAIT. Yr real shia and done, (ts highly-respected | it [e taste rich, ea according to ane quantity of bread. with him that |jng. half | The same imagination which has |; sympathetic insight in dealing with | p: "|ing-back on a friend in trouble, or |i ated about 200 miles east of Prince Tal an-ounce y butter, into h has b AME aboot! Be hours | season se nals and cayenne and Pour this over the scatter some grated cheese on I in the oven for sense to brown. ‘Serve ver Chocolate Bread Pudding.-—-Soak seme pieces of stale bread in boil- [ing milk, and after an hour beat t till fine with a fork. Now stir in sufficient chocolate rome? to make adding more sugar if qual bite alc tonether Remove the pan, and eges over the fire. then add one or two be nr into buttered cups or a pie- ie Dae a pint a xture, Tee the well cleansed. gible ats it them sy pieces. Put these in a stewnan with a little ba- eon and about pone ounces of beef- eak, cut in sau a carrot, a tur- f |cges, on till the dish |j bs | onatbles white of one egg, and beat together until stiff and pour over each e. ruit is preferable, but. canned sttawberries or raspberries er other fruit is nice. MEATS. Ham Croquettes.—Three cupfuls coll ham, ground (either boiled or fried), one mashed potato, one onion two beaten form into oval balls and fry. Serve with tomato sauce. Veal Loaf.—One pound chopped veal, one-fourth chopped pork, two six square crackers rolled fine, three Pablespren ws of cream, one finely chopper T on top of stove with butte nd simmer one and one- -half hours, lost half hour pour over meat loaf one cupful cataup. Beef vsed instead o! Veal Loaf. 1 haves pounds of veal, two pounds of fresh pork, put through the grinder; then ad cups of bread crumbs, three eggs, s-ason to taste with salt, pepper, uutmeg, oad sage, | add cup of water, mix well, make into a loaf, ani keke one hour. THE SEWING ROOM. Border Help.—After cutting lin- sheets and pillow c: ase finishing braid instead of bias folds whenever possible. Less work finish. fringing a table anything with deep fringe, tear it up, as deep as you want the fringe at iabetyale ob eoiticorion aA all the way s the end, then by one, which chan pulling out a long thread every time. and having it break, and be: ing cbliged to hunt for the end with pin or needle. Darning.—In darning on the m a ence what the cleths, napkins. 0 stockings, or anything that a hole in, take |). the foot of the Taga o! run the stitches all oe way across the kele 1 do by hand, then ac would done broidery hoop to h m and even, put it over the hole, and slide under the foot of machine whatever color the material is, use - |the same color thread. h LITTLE HELPS. starch add one rd Jn making hot and one of | tablennoontil of la! alt to each gallon ie seth “C | sure apn arent ¢ starch use tout half the h and- add r cold siking Cover the holders when finished. with little sacks or cases buttoned on. are easy to jaunde: nit a eee slices, a pinch of | nickly made holders to use around * . stoves save y tonya ving the cther small sacks. Slip the hold- pieces when ready, tl liver and pinions will be ready first and the sivzare Savory Mutton.—Here is a good and Sen otte dish which. ed witl too fat, a put it on in warm water, letting it boil gently ill the eae can be slipped. ues Meanwhile make a stuffing tittle suet (or dri ping); a smal jon finely chopped, tablesnoon- fuls of stale bread, hiad sad ek squeezed dry, a large slice of bacon |° chopped, some dried herbs, black pread the in- iten roll, FeO: ae in place with fane or string. the meat for half an hour, aioe with flour, an basting well. SMALL CAKES. Cake.—O: two- fae eae of aigan “eae "table- spocnfuls melted butter, two-thirds curt of milk, one teaspoonful of baking powder, one teaspoonful of vanilla, flour to make thin sugar, one-half pint of sour milk, ene quart of hot water, tablespoon- ful of ginger, two tablesnoonfuls o! s¢da; dissolve soda in milk or hot water, which ever you use. Ginger Creams.—One cupful of C sugar, one cupful of New Orleans molasses, one cupful of butter and lard mixed, one cupful of boiling water, one suse nppoRtE soda, ae ea teaspoonful of gi onful o! fourth cupful of “ge. ice one- forth cupful of butter, one egg, pinch of salt, one-half cupful of New Orleans one-half tea- spoonful of cinnamon, one-fourth teaspoonful of cloves, one-half tea- spoonfulof ginger, one and one-half scant cupfuls of flour, one-half eup- ful of boiling water las Tndividual Shortcakes.—One and |e: a sreantal butter, tw uup- ful. of milk _ toy’ Br spatile bak: ince w@ din ees two | ee ago, it’ = ae a pul wale ti a oe water got ee the say thing to fear from me; but if he|—L po are one. Heeppagnst! of flav- Cue flour to sti ake in gem ians.. Cut parole ean place fruit betareen and o1 Take one sugar, one Seat crushed fruit, | and | Serve with thick |** “| brown gravy, and browned onions | °’ | Put round. e Ginger ene: cup-|a man er inside, turn rd end back inside und fasten mall safety pin whet scorched or Froitag Gals: are w dbver | y os avickly put on. a slight scorch is made on a sont garment sponge freely wi cloth wet with hydrogen peroxide and iron dry. e scorch will dis- apnear like may ave Elastic. —To save elas- ~|tic in children’s blouses. which cost insert four inches of elastic. put the tape. with the elas- in the center,of it, in the hem of the blouse. i Bs which. you would otherwise put in one blouse. To Smoothe Irons.—Tack a niece of sandpaper on the end of the ironing board to smooth the irons. —Valu lin- she a dried, and refolded. This will pre- vent vellowine and also the injury which results if creases are allowed to remain too long. * EUROPE’S DIRTIEST TOWN. All holiday travellers should shun Boryslaw, in Galicia—‘‘the back of Enurone’’—trothfully called ae dirt- jest place in Eurove. It is the oil- trade centre. and is desaeale not heantiful the main. streét all the houses have been built on tine refuse, and most of them hate sunk helow the level of the +t fact, thera is not » solid “yee ar araret iD en pavemen oily ditch. Boryslaw’s main wat way is a_ narrow, sluggish. oily stream. On its banks the town’s ae fuse is cast, and the market boot see teeing alouiaidie ehile the: te from wo see that Inundreses did nnbbsise there at all—do their washing in ce bly Seis Some device for indicating who an’s veal friends are would fill a long felt want, can be o qj} during the Be quantity d ning holders get asbestos ese x and easily replaced. For | th pl few di n| important necessitie: Tinea coy te Fe ewe | wil) i On the Farm to+0- WHITEWASH COW STAB! ES... stable vias the cow should be one of the regular Sa every fall es farms where c milked. the neighnorbood| a some cities, milkmen ‘ho suppl milk, are required to have their stables whitewashed with lime ach. at are pelled to do it should be well for ery fari pi yf Whitewashing with e stable and adds the farmer. The following di- rections for preparing whitewash are taken from a. ne fo the Il- linois Experiment Statio: “Take a half thal jinslaked lime of noe shonin’ slac boiling water (cold will do) anes process to keep in steam, and add water as the pro- and water enou cover the lime. Never ae entirely with oi else the ing process will go on too slow- i added, and the whole thorough- Tootined. Thiasatc tics supa Be strained through a fine sieve before lacing in the barrel to which tho pune is attached, and, if necessary, well agitated, for the lime tends to settle upon the bottom. The spray and not allowed to down. Li coats fre- mniehBy applied ‘are better than heavy ones, as the latter are more apt to scale off. While still wet @ § iled in its comes perfe of Time will make thirty gallons of whitewash. Many formulas for making whitewash are publiahied in- velving the us it, oil, grease, Ide, rice stare cagallinntw ita re polling of ‘the Shateria\ at: diftenene hese tr" rease the ded, but boiling is | where light nes are put on ofte’ as indicated above. When once i i ade je mixture ell agitated ‘and mak- ing applica Noi vaitherending they author's nines of more elaborate white-* wash mixtures, we ventura to*sug- est, on the aed of our own Sene relay much better wash. one that will stick and aa rub off, and that is verv easily ved in warm water: a Ge round aste and stirred in while bot, half pound whiting and one pound ghie, @ | previously dissolved in a e'ne pot over a slow fire. 'To this mixture add five gallons of hot water. stir it well, cover. and let stand for a . ‘This mixture is hast an- plied hot, with a brush, and a pint will cover a square yard, SCRATCHING FOR HENS. How many at this q@ne of year stop to think how necessary it is te provide a supply of seratching ma- terial for the hens uae the win- ter months. How few take advant- age of the ppeoriniel that are presented from now until snow comes of harvesting a supply. before the frost comes in the falls i until ready for use. ly nothing except the tim bor expended in securing it; how Ane avail themselves of this chance of supplying one of the most. stie- cessful Renin plant. R nee an east Aron reuattes very little fe ia thrives unon up. Phe crop ripens in a few moui is end can be harvested and stored awav os or without, threshing, As litter it wears and tho: fowls find much please 4 in ane oft the kernels of g1 at straw is a, AOS expensive litter, for it is valuable as a for stoc price in the market. ley, wheat and rye straw a: valuable, au ee not often used — i seratchi Corn sada “Teaves, stalks and husks make a that is dur- able and is not easily reduced to a matatiets The butts may be remoy- ed after a time for they will di work up into desirable ee littey.