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be I2`! VV ll\l\DI And the story of Cross Alastair is a woeful story in the North isles to this day.--Blaok and White. Protection and Cullooes. In 1700, by 11 & 12 Will. HL 0. 10, it was enacted that from and after Sept. 29, 1701, not only all wrought silks * * * of the manufacture of Per- sis, China or East India, but all oalieoes, painted, dyed, printed or stain- ed there, whioh are or shall be imported into this kingdom, shall not be worn or otherwise used within this kingdom, etc. This was the rst blow against the wearing of ohintzes or printed oaliooes, but it was not absolutely prohibitive, the avowed object of the statute being the more eeotual employing. the poor, ' by encouraging the manufactures 01 this kingdom. It meant that the ladies, having worn out the Indian chintz ap- parel in their possession. and use prior to Sept. 29, 1701, wouldhaveto be con- tent with homemade stus for the next 91 years, as it befell. in the sequel.- ll... ..3'lL and -.....I.._ c... .... .... I.-A OUQ JVIII-D1, III! II IIVOVOQ and Val`! $\I\1IIVID The silk and woolen` weavers had been hostile from the outset to the use of printed oaliooes, whether of oriental or domestic manufacture. During De- cember, 1719, the houses of parliament were inundated with petitions against these stus,[and on March 28, 1721, the royal assent was given to an act (7 George I, statute 1, chapter 7), to preserve and encourage the woolen and silk manufactures of this kingdom and, for more eeotual employing the poor, by prohibiting .the use and woarof all printed, painted, stained or dyed oali- ;coes in apparel, household gstu, furni- , ture and otherwise. `t --Notes and-Que-f -`A- It was said or l)`:-:'Johnson that he: i always talked as though he were taking" an oath. He detested the habit of lying . or` prevarioating in the slightest degree `and would not allow his servants to, say he was not at home it he was. A servant's strict regard for the truth. " said he. must be_,.weakened by such a practice, .1! I. accustom my servant to {tell a lie 1011110. havel Iihot to : apprehend; that he willttell them tor hi`:`nselt?. .A_:strlctA.~adhersnos to truth,-' . an- .|_-4.-.. --....n..|..;-.1.-.....=...-..-....I` -|.u.;- IIIXIUVI-I on llln O\lU tun- ; the doctor considered an o;l`i'E; - Hon. and in vr6la_ting' the ? smallest anec- dote he yould n0f"'l 1I0y jyizjguclf` the lninutut If9H._ '- '- "J 3 `back THE ow HISLIABLE AIICTIDNEER G. R. FORD LATE OF OR0, Has purchased the premises occupzcd bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just can of the Victoria Hotel, and has oplened. up business in all kinds of Black- smithing. orseshoein . etc A11 work will be done promptly at the lowest gure. Remember theplace. Are a special` ty, and parties intending to have s_ales,.will consult their own interests by placing their | sales in his `hands. ` '0x-dots leftvat Tn: Aovascn oice will be nfbnnal` Inn , an 0- D n n V! \IL um I am glad you did that, said Miss Ladford. I ,_, _ ._L____I-_I,A_ _ .,,__g L, HA1-WDLES ALL KINDS OF AUCTION nnnrunnu - `attended to. V} Near Market Square. fVVn'1. lVlcLarty, ` 3N0. x .o,nd No, n` 'ooivin,Ba.rria at Seagers _Dx-ugston. ~ ~ . J. 6' UL l,7E.R.WELL S l;|{a|rc,uttin ahd, Shaving Var|Tor__ % Cook : cotton Root Gomponul ` b .`1a"coe*rnn ed my I o :..af '..s. ..;.a3.`1. m .33; ` 1:: s for Cut`: was led Col- . one 0 or, as all Mixtures. pills and .,.. 2:: ::...',,..."8':=~ '":.- `-.:,- *1 a" ' o a ton 2 r x. o. 1 or 5,` na1l'cd'on~rooo1 8 01 pgrgofs mgdatwo I-cent stun .;.;.. 'l'ho.0ook%ompuny.W1ndsor Ont. ~ .1 3' Id d ` ` dd :11 Q3: `and ,ao'::_ rooonunon ivy {Our Motto: SHAW BROS., sHAw BROS. MAKERS OF PORTRAITS FROM THE SMALLEST MINIATURE TO LIFE SIZE. VV C1115! It will give me great pleasure. ? said the young man earnestly. And,` being in a foreign lanclwhere courtly acts can be done without creating derision, he lifted her gloved hand and kissed it. C!..-l. _ ...-......... -.n.-Gnu I-Lab n{n`kt 3n Ilka Juxyuuu Isuuuusg In nnwwu uuu wasps: ....... .....,, quick! ascertain our opinion free wether an inveu u is probably ntentable. Communica- tions strictly condent al. Handbook on Patents sentfree. Oldest ggency for securing atents. Patents taken rou h Munn J: . receive specialnotico, without aim-go, inthe -;2AAA4:`:A. VVTCTCVCCZCT ----V--vvv-v A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Larzest Zir- cnlatlon of any scientic ournal. Terms. 33 a gear: four months. 81. 80 d byall newedealers. nun: n A- --__ _ ||____ u___|_ '|llEUl\JI4I Ill QLI Dulialavonov Annapu- ;ear: 8of<'l'byall n3v'v'ac_i":'zl'rs`. MIINN & 00.36%-d-vv New York `Rrnnch omen. 626 F St.. Waahlnzton. D. C. FARM s1l'ocK SALES pecuu novice, WIIZIIOIIL Scistztic ?i'I!"Fi!!:._ nv 1.-..;- .. n1....o_. tuna The quality of any_ thing that affects the taste- the quality` which gratles the palate-thus is the word Flavof dened If` you". have never tried 'l.`illson s Pan Dried Rolled Oats you can u possibly know he true, rich, nutty avor of the ripe oat kernel when it is at its best. Pan Drying yields the nutty avor that steaming destroys. Ask your grocer for A Rich, Flavor lulu:-uvo I If young Miss Ladford had known the German for hotel proprietor, she would not have called him a waiter. It was unfortunate, because the proprie- tor s brow clouded at the word ken- ner, and he appeared to be instructing the porter to take the luggage outside. The two ladies stared at each other dis- tressedly. Can I be of any use? Mr. Wallis! cried the young sister delightedly. nil- I'l'1..I1l.-II! -A-gsnnl-AA ll}-.. `I -.1 I4-tf Photographers and Crayon Artists. , TILLSOWS PAN omen no|.LI-in oxrs p;PosITi:_1A_1;nm `norm. :~ :.:3; ...B-BIE. and not on short The Tillson Co'y, Limited. Tilsonburg. Ont. (Registered) Quality, Style, and Fine Art, at low prices. 2-1) iw. 1!lcLAB'l`Y. HCIISIJUUQCJ 0 Mr. Wallis!" remarked Miss Lad- ford distantly. 7.. .. In-- -tannin `kn :4:-can n..`- A-- )VANCE 0 Ice G. R. F0 D. The Ontario Permanent `Building `and Loan Association Special Facilities oered to Investors mdBorrowers. . I T tEHNANT-Why pay rent. when, on such man pa entn. you can become your own Ian lord ? nu ve the choice of repaying at a monthly rate of $1.30, $1.50, or $1.90 for $100.00 bor- rowed. THE INVESTOR-Why not place your $100.00 with the 0. P. & L._ z}se n, and have it doubled in is years, beside receiving during the in- terval 6,`Z per annum paid to you every six month: ? In other words, for your $xoo.oo you will reeeive an interest $66 and a lump sum of $200, making a. grand total of $266. THE PUBLIC--Why spe_nd- all our ocket money? 6oc. a. month placed wnth the . P. . and Loan Association will yield you in about 8 year: A PRESENT of $100.00, or a. prot of 34:49 own your monthlv pavments. ` IIIICTCUU T in 3 -v--- V- ycvwu An investment safe as governngent securities and much more protable, realizing th_e in vegtor an equiva- lent to :5 per cent. per annnm. simple-interest. For printed matter and further information call on Deeds, heavy paper. Printed Letterand Note Heads in Linen, Bond, Laid and, wove papers, padded, very cheap. IILDUU LIUL SIUVOI-A I-l5IlA\l uoau Iuawuvu an Such a supper party that night in the bare boarded dining room of the sleepy little hotel at Karthaua, and *suoh de- termination on Mark Wallis part to propitiate Miss Ladford-ao -much gen- eral good humor indeed that the chrome .-.L 1.1.. -m_.._........ \"n:I1l...... An '6-Inn inn: 95 Dunlop-St, Ross Block, Barrie. Conveyancing Blanks per dpzen l 15 Cents. Assignment of Chattel Mort- 8389 _ Release of Equlty of Redemp- . tion per dozen O. Chattel Mortgage Statutory Lease House Lease Farm Lease Assignment of Mortgage per dozen 25 Cents. En-velopes, printed per 1000 $1.40 Bill Heads and Statements per 1000 0 0 $1.00 Agreement for Sale of Land per dozen 35 Cents. The Advance Prlntmg bug gguul O Q x v U v -I And now, complained the elder: Miss Ladford, "I suppose we shall have more unintelligible argument at this ridiculous hotel. Not a soul to speak English or French, and'- H (n nInn1I I-nnnnnn 3 un3;I' L-.. _-_..... Gethur prices and see our stock WOODSTOCK, 0N'|_TARIO, SEC.TREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. :24! Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. 20 Cents. E. DONNELL, l'|lI\I'II!A\ as u`u\---4- .. -A __ 1 AELLIEEN 8 is Calls attention to the AND UPWARDS AND UPWARDS 1] 1195! VA sovnavoay can-n\n We shall manage, said her young sister, hopefully. The porter carrying their luggage pushed open the door, and they stepped into a big. square room, with a pewter covered bar at the side. A few men were playing with grubby cards in a corner. The proprietor shuled forward and took his pipe from his mouth reluctantly. Bah! cried the elder `Miss Ladford. That s not German, remarked her young sister cheerfully. "Kellner, ein zimmer. ' 11:... 7.11.4; I__.s l__, _ _.op';.... EH 8000 111111101 IIIUUUU UJII 01:10 UHIUUIU of the Emperor William on the walls stared as though half inclined to assume that the laughter approached leze ma- jesty. Even the apple checked servant became infected by the general gayety and served the dishes with positive cheerfulness, crowning the evening, when supper was over and Mark. Wallis had lighted a cigar and had said good night, by remarking (as she took the two pairs of shoes from the tired young wo- men and closed their door) in a confiden- tial whisper, Jarring cross I `and.dis- appeared with the air of one who has said a reassuring and a comforting word. to English women in a strange land. `CYJ- :..-_...__-_ A-n a|QJII`lI`I\`I\Q , Mn `nd 1n wuvva DIED nun. Ctllll II IOIIB Iununur windsewuyit. _ . _ A. 1: it were trying in bonito ueipo. _ . x i [have never found fruit en I'3!|8i`10d, 1w1 `L ed branches: 7 . ~' M 3,39}; moss clothe! ill trunk from MI bdughj to `Gets ' - _ ;uu-. ..-___ _ _\_ ' V.V"-' """- ---. "" `'0 SUl$5.`.! - see th 1; oh ` . `cu cglnted a t". h b`N`1hlly. . A d I I it ' ` n gross: mm 'f7 hd how` it ind B 0 `til: the wild t ' . ' u chosen: "6 mt th high h0lO"`h!I She found such 5 bea rho orchard is pleasanutt_u1u1l1Jgl1:`, ;`;:eg't1;It. 3"` *1 mm Wild apple tree 'm I love 1: t! as ` -Margaret Vandegz-its in Youth.` oommmon The Misses Imdfordvvwalked aorcssg the road from the German station to` the small hotel. 11 A...J aunt`! A4\uunus`n:-pg: LL- -Ij-_, ery; a IMHO Vila `pp`--`. m i|1!'0u And it waves its Ion. .1. m. I. the . ~-I A 0!` turn. Crooked ana'atunt`eiN ,nd qum in winds away 1:, _ 31-eon nluap Uauvnu. "- u , nun a&\u.n~.; nu `III to itd feet. But it blossoxnypaoh w1`thTth' be the orchard. And, oh. but up deucm b1o..,m_ e `W At.` . A . Voe the north b 1;}; ` vn bounded; y 8 Oahu W Dllturo 1! There decorous apple trees stand in 8 1 I I ran 31;! rows: IU 131151151] VVUILIUI-I In (I Elihu!-lav -III-V" He improves on acquaintance. 20-. marked Miss Ladford. T ' . , "Who, dear? ' Hun._ u-_ I'I1-II- -0 ..--nu. 99 vv uu, uuuu Why, Mr. Wallis,` of course. "Oh! ` I disliked him extremely when I met him at first. 7 Because of that notice? - That was the principal cause. _ _ Musical critics. said the 7' lady casually, have I hard talk to P91? lm-m H nvsh ft. But I md`i1gi::t`s:;n to `be unfair;" Mr. Wallis give I t Miss Ladford went on '3`""" ' th 1` trying to peuuadger Win. . as oug ~ ` aiblo P0 Her sister to abandon :gg':::?:dgpondl. ; sition in the debete. ' V1.9 W in `hm- Alioe. on the P01 0 being IO at :-ant, matters. M9 -'3 wan "nee,"-he Inll` a Mozart wffhiv 7 . nR{an'3?VV ,"" the mornin.32` ' . JIVU ufan A LITTLE wu.o, APPLE ;'rn'e:.A A RHINE STORY. Oo'ron_n_n A NIH" um m.uuuuuu.v.u. have changed : A '3 `ft::eemedthat everybody mirage little hoteiiawoke early the tollou_v,i ng'i1nern- --Ihg. `At 6:80 the round -`elrnaid came up with codes and rolls, and these they had near to the open windowthat looked on the square" in trontot the sta- tion. `Miss Ladford, in admirable spirits` and enjoying new the whole adventure. aawfi Mr. Mark` Wallis below: and re- '-marked` toher -young siter`that`she [up- u posed she had better go down` `in. order 4 to make. sure; about the Luxembourg train. Aylice Ladford obrdially seconded this resolution and said? that she for her part would rather stay up stairs and write. . r ` .u1sly,""ia as tiresome as one who never worse. ' "A woman who doesn t oohahgo` her opinion. '-` saidmiaa Ladford dogmatic-. -ohailgea he: hate. I don t?Ent`rw which is. UI[UUI&llll e She I a dear girl, said Miss Lad- ford, endeavoring to regain her self poe- eesaion. Although she : my sister, I have never quarreled with her. She can keep a secret too. llI'I1I.-.. _..- 1...... Ian: I-ml-lune: I UT`uI`~`I'o, no, replied the young man, ushing. Don t dignify our argument to that extent. It; was a mere difference of opinion. He glanced at the young sister, who was following the apple oheeked maid. _ ___- I_..!__j __-_.____L__ 1.. Train doesn't go till 8, said Mark Wallis oh_eerful1y.. ..'J3here s nothing to use-at Karthaus, so! thoughtot having` 5 look round. ` - . -v vwv\aJ uuv IV D IIUO . ;`-`Nobody knows us here," he agreed lightly. In town we are of course im- portant people. At least you are. Critics don't count. - ' . . A t IVUIQ O U32: I - am tired of sightseeing. re- marked Miss Ladtord. (`This will have all the charm of novelty. May I come with you?" r - . V I want you to. - Doosn t matter about a hat, does it? Nobody knows us. A`C\T-I.-J_. L.._.____ __ I___., II I O They walked down the principal lane 0!: the village. "The ~ sun` was 5 in -its pleasantly decoroue mood, lees obtrusive than it had been, but showing neverthe- less a polite attention. Two stout ma- trons at their doorways `remarked to each other condentially that she was older than he, and after some haggling decided that there was a difference of live years. ' H\T--..I_ -_-.._.|.L.|_-._ |_-__-.._ 1... LL. $C-' III UIOO OI GKIK ff` VVCCICI AIf that train Bad not beenrlate night, it would have been long perhaps "before I had a chance of making my peace with you. . . V I cannot permit, f one `said quaint- ly, -any reference to a former discur- eion. 0116 O1 H1011). " ~ "I believe, she said quietly, pulling 3 blade of green is they walked algng, ' "that we are going to be very excellent friends. u use: n u C I ` .u --vv Jvuunu Nearl'y everything happens for the best in this world, said Mark Wallis. III` LL-L A-.._.l_ L-) ..-A. L--- I_A.- I_..L --v-at As a matter 0! fact, I particularly want to be onjgood terms with you. Miss Ladford. I haven't many enemies, and I do not want to think of you as V ns9w.=.~m- 1'. I 1. D AI ,,, II!__4 m`U`.l".1; so glad! he cried honestly. Indeed, I hope that we shall be some- thing more. She did not look at him, and -he went on. Do you know, Miss Ladford, I feel very much the want of companionship at home? I'm almost 28, but already I am beginning to dread the possibility of journeying through my lifea lonely traveler. Twenty-eight is not too young for a man to marry, is` lt?:_" I ,_.I ,_,j,_._L I. __ L-_j mshe shook her head and" put her hand ` for a moment to her throat. Her thoughts went back swiftly to her rst : and last proposal. Dear, dear, what a ` long time ago that was-nearly` ten years ago, she feared! She remembered how she had refused the oer because she had an idea that it would be foolish i to say Yes to the first. And..'sinee-- Miss Ladtord remembered this with a little sigh-there had not beena second. . n 1111...`. 1' .......... J... ...... :. H .....:.I Il'....I.. UCIUURUZ `J-I`lJ\OI You made some unkind remarks in your journal last winter about my play- ing, and I felt bound to tell you that I resented those criticisms. We had been good friends too. 111' J....l...I LA LA `Ada M3... ' IIIIBIU llIa6l`*UAlUQV 0-can Q-vv wvvn->2 uvvunnvu ``What I mean to say is, said Mar Wallis. with nervous enthusiasm, that `the time comes to every man -when he meets some one he really likes. If he misses that chance, it is quitelikely that an exactly similar opportunity may never occur again. And, although it may appear very sudden to you, Miss iidford, it's not really sudden, you ow. __-__.' u_|_.1- -3 ..____. ___.....-;.;..1_.. XGIUVVI The poor blade of grass was getting terribly maltreated. For a self possessed person. Miss Ladford appeared singular- ly tremulous. She found thatwhen she lifted her eyes from the ground the neat little cottages `danced. ' an 4.n_:..|_ 1' u..a...I.'. ..... 1.-.: emu.-- ...._ D] W not. It won't be quite saying goodby,' ; urged Mark Wallis. Yousee. alhoney- moon- . t . We must talk about it, she inter- ` rupted shyly, when we meet in town. ` I would rather know now, - he said. Until we reach Luxembourg, then. No, no, he said good humoredly. He tool: her hand and `plaoedeit on his `arm. "I must know now. ` Your sister will be anxious." Her hand trembled. Point of fact, MissLad1ord.' I want -' Alice to marry me as soon as we get back to town, it you-don t mind." ~ s -L- _.__. _--......I~ -A-uh Iniua \l-sank -In DICK I0 Wwu. u. yuu uvu u. 9.... The way seemed. very long hack to the little hotel, and the Iunshine up; peered strangely blurred.` Neverthelesu. Mine `Ldtoxd. like ` a sensible Jwoman. naid no word until she reached the Bahnhef, where her pretty ydung nine: was waiting. '.l_!hen she went up to he: Ind kissed her. ' us` 1 .1-..u. ...a...1 H :.I`.L ig6.innitnn'd. `I "I\T \J\.IUUU' "I think-v-I think we had better re- turn," she said . heaitatingly. We mustn't miss the train, and we ought not to keep myeiater waiting. IlI\I. LII;-A -nan" -n`nt`" `IQ UV UV B9931 II-ll DIBIIVI VV (Canon-lee Oh, Alice won't mind! he said cheerfully. ' ` V llL-I_ .5 `Ann mtg` gala min I`.-A- ` ' DI-lv win away an uvuavu uvvo When you know her better. Mr. Wallis, you `will find that she is quite tinlike me. That is why we geton so well together, I think. I don't like to think that I shall ever have to say good by to her.'- nu. mnnl HA nnzn nnvinn amhv- Ina mason nor. . 1 V I-I don t mind, .", IhOIl_id`[InICdf ly.-W. Pett Ridgs in Woman at nun -A "~.";. - u rag} to` b:e'rve."uid skmcon : "chic thorn`: `Rho _dhoth'er yacht 1'10; "16:-the Amor1oa Ioup~" % L % 5 nA1\J. z..'s.-LC m togethor 11351111` umhgn hunt It.-. 9 SUUI-I LL II)!-IIAD I-\J\JI I tried to be fair, Miss Ladfprd. I had every reason not to be unkind. .' Every reason? Every reason. She hesitated a moment and then held out her hand. . . ~ . .. -___-__L _II _|.__.|. `A. ll`. ~ *?*.".:*=.."`.':"..:.**-A ' :;'` n ` .135 3 ' ,. . ' ` 'llp'urIonal am-notion:-`1"re1l. they WIIl'f V01`! uvvwus. . UIIIBI1 '0! Ginger ; I-mach: I l'01' Ill -IIIIKUII; dill? WI)!` In the colonel maid she may tunes that ` - oolone].s..son1ntimqc say; - ` `E called `in: to:'lI taoo ` The reg!ment'Id.iagraco, "Hit the oolohel too_k"'1I- `at of! when '0 passed lulu. I.- `gal-- 19' `Q. gIU|aIII\ADAl|aJI .,'.!Rdgial`shay I know, Alaatair said "qi:i'e:1y, "and it a"glad TI--would be if you would kill me here with your own iiazid, iather-_-- No"- His `hand slipped lrom his father : shoulder, Then have your will yandyour way, Ian MacAlas- tajir, I'll notigainsay-you. . .lIfI.--. - LI.` -ngnnniu , fan: -8.! AL inn` DUI IIIII UUIUIIUI UUUL II III Illlr waves vgn-urvu `In by today. ` For days v .e need to dwell nude esuerdroom eell. . `here they put the derbiee on `up for 3 `owl- V in-lavage brute, .f;But as by the guard. e_yent l?".1`hey gave '11:: the present; The little `bugle: sounded. -oi! the general ee- ` Inf; 3 le an. rank, , V With three rounds each of blank, 4 An '0 rode down on a, carriage. llko 3 bloomin ' city to!!! - "mtg: ; 'E was hut in '17 mm . An a foul mouthed cu.I'.`bnt still He'll forgive 'im all `is drawback:-'0 '3: tak- en '1: discharge. ' . `lb l_ Junrnuyin urau Iuuaai ,'ll,.trav lin~ rug`: 3 union jack, which isn't bad atoll; The tune the drummer: play. It ain't no very gay, ` But [rather slow selection from 3 piece tint : known as Saul." ' ` -Edgar Wallace in London Chronicle. EUCILLUUIIUW UHF UOOVOO QIIVIOO-II Mr. Wallis, said Miss Ladford, we quarreled. I'm afraid, at Bai- reuth. `I, I LI__ __A______ ______ "Rise upand come out now; it's: bonny night for us 1ndeed-and for the work that : afoot, Ian Ban. Thus a voice cried aloud from the rnidmost of the silent group of cragemen and sher- men that stood waiting dourly round the fast shut door of Ian MaoA1aatair a cottage, perched, like a vgull a nest, on theridge of the steep and ehining beach at Ronaldahay. Make hate, - man, make -hate, and come along with your- self. It : tired .walt1ng_here we are. u A..- -__- 14.9.. ..--.'I_ ...l ........S...... T Aye, aye, it's rea y and coming I am," Maodonald, buthasty work is aye ill work, and-I was saying a bitprayer in an orra minute` here; that was all. `I I lllbiu '-VVIIOUVAOIQ _n_avav 'II_\l now The .doer swung open. now, and-,the speaker oameout into the half light _. that a sullen moon gave as.she slipped iitfully from cloud to cloud in the windy sky. A handsome man, this fair Ian, with eyes as blue as oornowers, and a yellow board that the wind was tossing all ways at once, but just now his eyes were darkened and his face set with the same stern purpose that made dumb the crowd of kinsfolk and neigh- bors" around him. Come out, Alas- tair!" he called, andra tall slip of a lad came out and stoodwaiting by his side. His father had given him a strain of Danish bloodas well as Celtic, and his mother had` been kindly Irish of the ?_.I._I_ I5_A. A I_..L_2_ Il-_ l1_..L__ __.-._- The band turned out to play Poor Ginger James away. L `ll captain and~ `II company-_oIuno down to no Nun n ` Va on-Ina, navcaoa wva It Go down to the beach, Alastair, his father said onrtly, and the boy obeyed silently. When their feet were ankle deep in water, Ian MaoAlaatair spoke again. Did you pray before you slept tonight, e Alastair? Yes? that's good. Strip now. His son lifted won- daring eyes to Ian : gloomy face, but obeyed silently, and` presently some one `muttered a verse of an old spell song that changed the wonder in Alastair s eyes to comprehension. . Naked hands and naked feet are all that the sea has need of; QM `l\`\ flan nnn` until` an lun (`an IaIua$`a IUD LIEU IIUUIA UL Nakedgoh. the soul `must go that the ninth wave has greed oil . Naked heart for the stars to sift. naked limbs for the tide to drift Out from the shore, to come no more to the ' hearthl that the spirit has heed of. - When the murmur died, Alastair raised. his head and locked.roundon the darkened faces` with a. ickering smile onhis pale mouth. Is it .to;dro,wn my- self you've brought me here or will you do it, Ian MacAlastair?- `I'll lift no n- ger to stop you, for long have I been knowing I was the needless mouth and Ilie useless `hand among you, and my redhead bringing bad luck to your nets all the summer. Only I'd take it kindly if you would do it quickly, friends-be- cause it's bitter cold it is waiting here. I C` "A.~gLau uni.` RA CIIlI:`:.Iua-AuQQI A `-1- CCCIIV uv an wuvvvn 1111-`. I1 Uunvaa-Ia oavn _ `-` You shall not be ;a-i-ting long, Alha- hir," Ian said heavily, and neither `will, you drown yourself inor we you. ` not in Bohaldshay. " Wd.wil1 be giving you aohanoe,.though n'l-2.3.1.! -..|.-.. 11-..-.. n A'I_-4.-:_ -_..1 HIE IUVU IVUIZVI G v-w-In wv jouup: mu:-mg to tho jug Irish. But Alastair MacAlastair favored neither fair Ian nor dark Aileen, for his eyes were of the sea s shifting color, and the soft hair under his sherman s cap was a dusky red. His . eyebrows .were of the. darkest, and against the sunburn `of cheek and chin his lips" showed curiously colorless, and in odd contrast to the sturdy men and strap- ping lads around him was his extreme slenderness of build, in spite of the rough blue clothes which seemed almost to hide him. . ' "I am here, he said, speaking in Gaelic. as he stepped to his father's side, and the time is here, Ian Mao- Alastair says. And what do you want of me, neighbors? ` III`- 3...... L- LI... L4...-L AI..-L..l.. I) ill, 5 on IIVU an-an-ennui .'l.`here s the moon} Vi-an said at last. 3 "now make ready. He stooped and : dragged some dark object at hisfeet a lower end only lay ~_ in the sea. Alastair glanced at itand sew`,-tha it was a tree ` trunk, weed covered a`nd"bern`aole grown ' with washing about "in hee/vy `sees. Upon it a split -was lashed crosswise. Alastair!"-looked:-me` the: moment longer, then, in obedience to ngestm-e;from.his ii'j';LL_A;.1.`.. |.s.`:-..'...A.`- 5. My. .-yuan -I'`nn -I--Q little higher up the, beach. so that its :. father, laid himself. down; upon ..-l__t _W1th.. hlsgksrxns outstretched. 'rhen[1vleedonelde- _. 4 -moteu om; . him; ~ mums "his feet, toiethere end then sej-`h LJKILLL \.I& \ll -and had come straight across to the hotel. Mr. Mark Wallis further mentioned that he had ordered supper for one; while the ladies were up stairs he would amend the order and make it supper for three. A stout, apple faced maid appeared and prepared to conduct them stolidly up the broad wooden staircase to their room. , S ,1 `Ill __ T - 35-...` me. mum. at muses `mm-:s. ALASTAIR S CROSS. ;:"i";` "*..:: ,:-s.` t ; V_vo_'__ 1` P391 i:e`v`u.i gitignuthor 01 SM F333 - . .:'n'd utuo brains." n I .i`}38n0th '1: gingcmalrz G1\n:uuu`uI; uuu :4 ...$ ";""' .. $.n An`: I A 1"haa 2 $51: . Outside the ban-ink gate. lunar tun nnnaln I 'E onco got fqurteen day! For drunken,-=1dl9 ways. In` nn`ni;A nah` than nnlv '1! doesn't want no pass: `E's journeyin rst class; .u IIn..u-nn'a - nninn innit IXFITIUK "X; wapusin out uljwai ,_'l1(:)1l'f1'l:1ERN"ADV.AbIOE. UUU HUI. LIKII-lilo Shall we forget all about it, Mr. Wa]lie? _ n_._ -_, - _.__--A. _`I-_........ H .....!A .-bov the..:1how.nT ,.'l3wq!i:9`-t held him by-th Ihou1deu1nd;vnnt..fnvo::his L-`-n A.-A--I-gnu 4-. `h L-Aa 5|-ugnn - V r 1'1 ern;_safe now, " Aligteir rsaid,'smiI-.- ~~`< 1 ing; as drew baoltrom him for a minute. 5'." Your -knots-are fast, Macdon- ` old, and so e`re-eh! T They had raised the cross upright now, and the sudden strain upon his overwrought nerveshad foroedirianother cry from Alastair, but the nextrough movement he bore in ei- lenoe, `and it was with shut lips and V quiet eyes that he endured the sudden `casting out from their midst and smoth- ering zsplash into. deep water. 1.4 A I.A-L -nil` 'Iu\"u'v.3n`s-3:-any uInII'IlIC\-I1InI!_ "lllllt '9'` WV! body, orossingon the breast, 1 are dxuvn .so tightly that; Alastair, alter endnringwith olinghed teeth for a minute,_;.y_y,aa thread to oryf:-out. Loosen it, Ian}.-MaoAlastair saidhoarsely, and LL` 4.5.541.` nknuunii ` Ea oTn'E3E;`yZ&." III -... -..l-'_--` I .:Z;,`l:;aT;vill .be,picking you; up may- be, but you will -not be coming back to `ICU? '7 `U THUG! Bonaldahay, Judge _MaeAlaatair ! Mao- denald a.houted: l':`alf179;ril1im;. bnt Alastair called no curse back, as those on shore > half expected._.He did-not even turn his ' `head to locket" the shore, but lay still upon his croes,"taking with the same i quietness thestinging or the salt spray in his eyes and the tingling pain in his bound limb. V uur_I.,_3 us__1_- LL- _-- I.-- ..-:.J `..I I9 UU|u.Iu sun uuo . Nakedi limbs--the sea has need '0 ,. Alastair :whispered presently. ` `Does the ' sea want me" any more than the land . does, Iwonder? Oh, but it s cold, cold!" shuddering as one wave after another : drove over his naked body. Iwish the wind would rise; then I would get a` chance of drowning, Is thata mutter of thunder? I wish it were . Mother, are you sorrowful somewhere for me to- night? A nearer mutter of thunder -stopped ' his murmuring, and the next hour laid another cross upon Alastair s burdened shoulders- -the cross of per- petual tossing about from drowning to life as the big seas lifted him now and now broke over him. in a clatter of yel- low foam. When the stress of the storm went by, Alastair had fainted, but pres- ently the splash of some tossing wraok upon his naked breast brought him to a knowledge of hunger and cold and pain. The sh will be plenty next cast, I'm thinking, Alastair gasped `as he I I ,_, L_,__ Q IILAII unaav avyv OIlII\D Iildrrvpn ..v-. a..- right arm, leaving 1 free, and the next wave ung him against a sharp edged rook, bruising his free arm on the small- sharp shells that covered it. But Alas-' tair clung fast to the rock, with a light in hisface that would not fade for all the pain of torn esh and nerves, and presently he found what he was seeking -a crevice` through which he could thrust his fingers. When his hand was xed fast in the jagged hole, the light deepened and softened in Alastair s face. llfI.:... .- -4-2 LLSA In `I..nL&4.- 9 Ln ""3533; ?'J6.'"Eii{a' i2.";EE2 77175 whispered, than the open sea, and still this will not hurt my own folk, for this rock is not Ronaldshay. * * * Kind, kind, after all, are you, sea 0 me, kind- er than I dared hope you'd be. And now a big wave lifted him softly and turned him over on his face, still an- chored to the rock by his right hand. The weight of the cross on his back pressed him down an arm's length,eno more, and then the sea that he had loved very gently took the soul of Alas- tair MaoAlastair to itself. CIIB VAV Though they were afraid to take the drowned lad aboard, their boat, lest they should suer in their. herring harvests, they towed cross and all ashore with them and buried cross and all in their windy hill graveyard, where lie those few men of Eday that the sea has not drowned. A Au AI 15 olunliva-adlnlavlaaa Vv nvuvnau At long last shermen from the is- land of Eday found him, still bound to hiligross. 1111;! JUL IA uawuunn III e In a few words the young man ex- plained everything to the offended hotel proprietor; in a few gznore words he in- formed the ladies that he, too, had ar- rived by the train from Berlin, -Aand that, nding the last train for Luxem- bourg had gone, he had said a few words- -