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--no -an--_\nr ' - "Ob, yes, Ikknowl Of course, Pm a presumptuous -1001. All the same Ihave thought lately- He paused and then: added. Do you remember last week, T at Cowes?" . ' Vlmit` 851186! `nu. 51.. I.;.`.-o..'.....' . ox:-.9u_:`o; rainbow: .` no pissing. .-and a prni `rib riae"o`raca1` ` 3--..` L- _.- A.!..-_LI- _..J-_ _-_ .1-__ n-A.I_-_I- ,-`ind -thboilgw M iaontherooo, . . lnthodreuny timooboyhood,whonanoln v .bnloblowa. _ _ _ For : sweet soul bud to Install to whete_ nuuununaicnnn III-An J-- _..-I_. un. my neguuggna colors u.y1ng_auu`nqzoro out Oh. the bldom nndibliss ofrboyhood. when tip darn` 'nam`.'a."uIu3-`gn....`.n.. via-u V--J t-vs: n . What? U II IX Til I mu wul, You an STORY OFA NOSE. I ID. 033' . -1.-award 3. merge: in whs to Eat. %%aBA;N%!;4A's4 EB.i,o .,cAI. uwpgav. ' Tgdth delighting do I know? Are you engaged to.him1" He will. ask me tonight." _l . "How do you know that!" curely. "Oh, Ronald. don't b no gblurdl, This was convinoing, '_ . Well, he's a oonsummahe~fool._ laid Ronald savagely. A ~ V ' _ 1 Thanks. she:-"murmured. V 1 *3 . " .And, morqovor. he could not niblylove you"-'- o 4- . . V Thanks onoegmoro. ` "Or_ any 03930110`; _;pt himqo1_:;;;1puc; '01-come. I5e:'ihti:1i=r;:%t.8slladyIn .01`, gm o uauypaug . delishtins. - ' 'n'nn- W.` ` ` V 9 hawk In hr Seyond ouf VB! amt sonrlgmnn ADVA Nam wvu Fried calm `ed by the gesture? A painter who should .the deepest oompa_ssion_ could not have 4 L1o'nfI'8ympa.thy. ,1` Edgar Quinet in his journal tells how 1 one day he went with the naturalist, T M. Geoffroi de St. Hilaire, to the Jardin . des Pvlantes: In one of the cages were j a lion and a lioness together. They were standing up, `quite emotionless. 3 and seemed not even to see us. Present- " ly the lion, lifting up his. great paw. ` plaoed',it slowly and softly on the fore- head of the lionessg and both continued in the same attitude as long as we re- maine_d before them. What was intend- have desired to represent calm grief and- invented anything more striking. ` What does it mean? said I to Georoi- `Their lion whelp died this niornigngy replied he. Then `I `understood what ,1 saw-- pity. good will, sympathy--_a'll these `sentiments might be read `inthose eree eountenances. --0assell s Magazine. ' 1 runs: vo uolvulvn-0-B -uu5-v\--u I never saw her more.--I `Spanish For Argonapt. I All of ourleading vocalists are ex- ceedingly careful of their voices and study their daily. bills of fare with the moss miuuteoanxiety as to what they shall eat or _what_ they shall drink. Probably few of our `principal queens of song are more careful about their voices than Mme. Patti. She does not bother` very much about her bill of late. but makes a` point whenever she is appearing at a concert or in an open. not to. speak a single word all day to v Inybndyi previous to her appearance.-- - _l.a`c'ndon`~An swairs.' F " ` D V A 'Dlpy ed lzjecnflone "It must; have been a very-tender `hearted butcher who killed this lam b; uid'.Mr. A.. panning in the dissection of hi_s:chop.- _ . . I ` Why'r`"_ naked hie fellow boarder. 4 "He must: have hesitated threeor four I you. hetero ,-smkm_g yea. rm: mew. : ---zBoIt.oheJen.rnal`. \ ,- CAUGHT INA STORM. Qqyuuuvu - . spy ahtp_jtie.si=_8m%_zaii:ant. - What , mnoae`! a_noae1- Oh, what a nosei. iI%Vvnldnptjhhve .-h1iev_ed that nature `=v:Iffas;_e_gfpa_b1e:ot a1'?rivin'g at such avdegree plonasm, hyperbole,.`amp!io`ation. '.l.'he'sonneto' Quevedo. Erase un hom- bre a una nariz pegado, " (There was 5* than attached toga nose), would be poor - and colorless to paint it. _ This was no human nose. It was a beet root, a cor- nerstone, an Egyptian pyramid. If it ` is just tooondemn everything nnseason- able, everything exaggerated, why is it t that a law is not given against the ex- ageration of noses? f_ `L. .....J_m `I LL- L-_._,__, _ L0 n nu 0 oould:;n0tn 1inilh word, fsnohlwas -` -.`:-V?!-J-a; not going to invite me to supper? ra-n. 4...-_u_I-.1 -...1 1--I_-.1 ..L--_:..|_ - -. --vv- r'"r31Sv$ eh-ai-lul depict my shame, my desperation, on beholding such an ex- quisite creature, and the remembrance of the levity,.the discourtesy, the in- iquity of my conduct! I was. going to beg a thousand pardons, to, lament my error, and, prostrated, kiss the dust at her feet, but the cruel one took the arm `of her escort, disconoerted me with a severe look, and-, imitating my cold manner of a short time before, said, Farewell, senor! and she burst into a pea] of mocking lughter. ` .......... ..'..... L-.. ........... 'III...-...... `I... . about `.t_agI_.,lno wi.t,l;.;he~mask oil. i `let it myhand > that shall open- Pandora a box, Receive through your own the punishment for your foolish impatiegce." un.....::a..-... 5-1-- `L- |_._-;.n 1- -.---a.. ...-. -wyv-..- gaw- , I shall have the greatest pleasure in complying with your demand, seno- rita, though I fear that your none will prevent you from putting a glass to your lips. If you cannottake it o, as you did your mask, 1` do not know how- .You are rude, air, but I shall be gracious. I will remove it. "j How? What do yoneay? Then"- At this instant her hand darted up to her nose and she tore. it off! :11. vs`: --u- wanna vnv v V..- _ Alas, it was false! It was pasteboard, and it left her real nose revealed, no less graceful and perfect than the other features of her face. . tka the knot! I can : un- 3 tie it.` Ah. my knife--that `is it! B.on1ti-.-.-= - . ` nn 1.: .n _ jaavonuiluvna V- lulvu O In the midst of the horror which this Inournfnl disooverycaused me Iwanteil to `withdraw myself from the large nosed mountain girl without incurring a rude remark from her. Imade incred- ible efforts -toward some expression of gallantry; Impossible. It I could have `had _a mirror before me, I am sure I must have seen a foolish face. . Fortunately for me, the mountain glrl-who doubtless had learned to re- aign herself to her deformity, likewise to all its eeots-langhed quite good humoredly, whether at my conflict or` at herself I did not know. This gave me courage to rise, under the pretext of going to greet a friend. And, without daring to look at her again," I't'ook my `leave with a formal Farewell, eenori - n ) ' Iltllv silica: "I think it's a great deal, but I see you are the same as ever. You always were ,a greedy little boy, said An- gelica. ' lI7Y\I.......I-.- `I-.. -_ 4|... ALL-.. I._...J ."-`Shame gave wings to my feet; wrath hlindedfme; the ground failed me in my ight. Istnmbled over furniture, against persons, over myself, and would have walked home without waiting for the coach or to get my overcoat. I ew, then, to the refreshment room, took possession of a table, snatched up the bill of fare, asked what they could bring me the quickest. I ate, now, not with appetite, but furiously, from four dierent plates, and they were about to bring me the fth, when I beheld seated in front of me-divine justice 1-- the same mountain girl, _or, rather,_I should say, the same nose which had horried me shortly before. My first impulse was to rise and run, but the merry girl petried me by saying with infernal sweetness: A jaw vv I felt troubled and looked sheepish. The nose laughed. and` so, to my dia- comfolft, did the gallant who accom- panied her. I would have liked to wreak my rage upon him. ' V Senorita-- It shall not cost you xnuch-I glam of wine; nothing more. Q_-L 2...-_..J-_-- _A___ ___ `I_--..I__ bu to-av, n-vu---3 --vovu Snob impudenoe stung me keenly, and I resolved on being 1-avenged by mocking her. III` -L_1I I.__- LL- _____ -_L ._I--_____- .- ' Patti`: Voice, mm, mm AND UTHER mans" run SALE At very Low Prices and on `Easy Terms. I 90-10. If youwant Pun. Freak Homemade Coufectioncr -' try in, We make our Candies on the prcmiscs. fresii -daw. Xmas Chocolates and Ban Buns our special!) . I -c all Oysters and Cooked Fowl. hung* ry, Ywhat do you give fthcm? Food.` % % Whn thirsty? . Water. Now `use. the same good common snsc, and what would you give them when fat-forming food, of course. Somehow you think of Scbtt s Emulsion at once. the h:1d:en* mj they. are too thin? T he best 3 BARRIE--WEST WARD. . Bradford Street, W S-Part Lot 34. L. Buttereld ? Foundry property. Bradford Street, E S -Lots 22, 23, 31 and 32. L Bradford Street, E S-('1'hompson's Block) 0t 8. - g . ' Charles Street, W S-Pt Lot 49. Elizabeth Street, (Boys Rlock) S S-Lot 25. Sanford Street, E S-Parts Lots 21 and 22 Oliver St, N S Park Lots 16 and 17 Q 173` Oliver St, S S-Park Lots 13. 14, 15 A Bay Shore-S of John and E of Ellen streets, 2 blocks of land," about 7 ac. BARRIlE-EA.ST WARD. Blake Street: N S- Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, S S -Lots 37 and 38. Cndrington Street, S S-Lots 23, 27, 28 and pt 26 Amelia Street, IV and S S-Lots 5, 6, 7. Eugenia Street, S S-Lot 5. Theresa Street, N S-Lots,4, 5, 6, 7. xonns or nexus: vvenxness. an enecns ox auu-u % or excess, Rental Worry. Excessive use omb- * ::~...-!::.;-:~*:=*m:.*-:r~.:~.s.<:.::-..~u......v' 8. . fqhlililluro. i>'.m$.u . trootoan _ address. I`. lowcod 0ompnIy.Wndaor,0nt- -u-vv on uv cnavvn-I vvnaavnavt ?ou re pulling the wrong rope. I confess I don t quite see how-. HI'l"I..I`I .`A. .1-_....!A. _l.____ .._ 4-r.`.r jlll Candies are not Alike] BA.RB.IE- SIXTH WA RD. 1 Bradford St , SS.--Lot 11 and pt. Lot 12, with comfortaba frame dwellinzz. . Cumberland St. , N 8-1 t. of Lot 26. ? Jacobs Terrace, 8 S-Lots 7 and 10. i Marcus St.', E S--Pt Lot 23. ` Bnunn-.cEN'rBE WARDS. Dunlop Street, S S-Lnrge Brick Bnilding. known as The Moore Bloc . ' Collier Street, S S-Lots 40 and 41. - John Street. N S-Part Lots 5'and 6. `s E 1 of 24 and sr; of 25 iti 8th Con. ' INNISFIL Pt Lot 11 in 14th Co`n. - This property in clud-s Miner Point, and has on it. a number 01 beautiful building sites. , NOTTAWASAGA. n1 1i___ AL`, A \IDUo E Q Lot 20 in 10th Con. ' ` SUNNIDALE. Pt E Q 12 in 10th, W S R, about 85 acres. T ' vnsmu. W 4} 24 in 6th Con This parcel would be rented on `an improvement lease. Pt: W } 25 in 6th Con., about 90 acres. W -} 5 in 6th Con. E i of 10 in 6th Con. Lot 10 in 12th Con. Lot 13 in llth Con. N 40 ac. of W } of 19 in 13th Con. Park Lots 3. 4, 5 and 6 on E i 22 in 6th Con , 21 acres A Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7 th Con . 5 acres. ,Fbr 2 quarter of a century it%h;as been making thin} children, plump; weak child- % ten, strong; sick children, healthy. CUT FLIOWERS--Roses. Carnations, Violets, etc, fresh every day, Bouquets-Button- hole. Haudbor Corsage. Funeral Tokens in sin: deuicnn. . V FLORIST AND sE`E`nsMAN. Telephone I5. ` :55 Dunlop-St.. Barrie ` E'Sold in Barrie` at Seagcra"Dtug Store. '3"h2si'"Es." '""'" ""'"" .""'"'" VEG 'l`AB_EES-Cele , Crisp and Tender; Lettuce..Cabbag'e, arsnips, Beets, Carrots. ntn. `Iain-Iaaua venue ' But,'on the whole. Angelioa,"`ndd- ed Ronald deliberately, -I regret that I Am in any way related to or connected with you. " llI )...--..1.'I )9 ..L. -_..1.....-.'l 11'! ._--II_. , SEE;- )c'S:-Flower Seeds, Vegetable seeds, Plants and Bulbs. WM. TAYLOR SEED STORE! Lot` 12. s s 7hVS:;e;L ' " Lots x41 and 42 in 6th 0011., Nottawasuga. Tun: Mamas Dtsncus copvmm-I1's~ &.c. Anyone sending a sketch and descrlgtion may quick] ascertain our opinion tree w other an invent on is probably table. Communica- tions strict common :1. Handbook on Patents cent. free. (`uent as: for seem-1 g('a.taents. Patents taken 1: ran in Mlum J? receive nuuelnlnnlirl nlthnnf. Al! in th AVULIIL S4} 14 in 4th Con. 14-Iy Vv-v_"-..-- -_--....---.. .,w*=-.,.`*.:.:-e-:.'.*1..,....*"-*=:*..e.*: ';::.'sLs- %re.:-;n:f.%:; vmn"ton1- m'a|{'thn.'Il. so d byali newadenleru. UIIIGIRUII UL Oil vIV I an avluau meat -' tour IIio1 1ths'.5`l"."o1`<'!b; all newadeil`.' 06 ! !!.,9g,;;':':::.!'.9.!4.!9:k WIISHOIIB CIIIIKU, Ill lull ""S"'i'"tiIilic Jlmcrican. I \__._J..-_.-I- lllgng-5.3 1-AI-I- I an-`nab al- vs: Ronaid, she exclaimed, I realfy cannot allow you to be so attering." [IA ....--...... u. . ...._.].\...._-_L __-_.-_l.I- _ soc. cm! $1.00. an druggisu. '%'I"l' & BOWNE, Chemi. Toronto. cl -IARLEv's, nu ,I\7v L71`, Ara nnrl-.u-nun P3 .....="*~;.,%.-".*:' Z."~w-` :a.n 1 man medicine disovex-ei an STRATHY' a. E:s"rI-:N," GO TO THE NEVV 2%?` 1'i`'u`:1"ia"'3z"s" c ' n w, without In the ..41Q2 A. II.-. -..2. Wood : rhosphodino, ,0 | E14 l`-44-O lI....1.'.L hall % J3n'i3f9`.`.'.'5:':'n`5's`.'3vi'i{ .'3 guaranteed to _ all & all eects?J`;r:bu'|:._o LO.` lib.-_- us-Anglican IIQA fl COLLIN GWOOl$. vv vv-- - -._-_ 1 heGroat_ ' Said and tannmmanded hv I vuu--vv us--vvv `Ivan uv Irv I-our oavusvvsanaau .A cousin is a nondeacript, variable" sort of being-at times an absolute stranger, at others a sort of secondhand brother-in that capacity extremely" useful. Of course `that is something. but still- _ 2'1;;U1*;.O-P sam. I Solicitors, &c.`, Harrie. The ;0n7tario Parmaneilt % Building ` and Loan Association - __ Canuteeutionxo the bqgnial Eacilities obred to} Imaestors a/nAdBo*rrowers. .TENANT--`Vhy pay rent, when, on such 4 month] pa. cuts. 0 beco lord ? nu Va theycl:`oic::of mnamanyrgt 23.! - In :::.:'a`."'<,.;'m::`.1..':.r.?o`z.:';,:`;a. :::?.`;.....`: rate if $1.10, $1.50, or $1.90 for egg: $xoo.oo bot- IOW TI-IE PUBL|C-Wh a In! all our Rocha ? 6o5:.a.month placlladllvnllththeg. P. . and LoanAssocna.tion will yield you in ibou PRESENT of $xoo.oo, or a pro your monthlv pavmo nts. GIL: - n nun-a-u-g - '-.- t8yan.nA t of $4x.o out ,v... u-vuuuv yuvnuvutbo ' `THE NVES OR--Why not 91805 your $xoo.oo wit the O. B. & L. Ass'n. and n it doubled in 12 yearn, beajde receiving during in- terval 6% per annum paid to you every six months? In other words, for your $xoo.oo you will reeaive an gaggnd a lump sum of 3200. making a grand IIIKCYBSI $X an total of $266. -_.__ V- Y-.v- An investment safe as__overnment securitieb and much more protable, realizing the investor an equiva- lent to :5 per cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matter and further information all on -._---- - ..-.. . .,....- ...... ...,.. .. Well, it doesn t always go with other things. llT3_L :_ :L __-A____-___Ll_ _,_ -__- 4| '_ Bill Heads and Statements per 1000 $1.00 [95 Dunlop-St., Ross Block, Barrie. > I Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. ` Conveyancing Blanks ` per dozen 15 Cents. iAssi.gnment of Chattel Mort 3389 _ Release of Equlty of Redemp- tion e per dozen Deeds, heavy paper. Printed Letterand Note Heads in Linen,pBond-, Laid and wove papers, padded, very cheap. pl? Envelopes, printed [ per 1000 , $1.40 [Get our prices and see our stock Chattel Mortgage Statutory Lease House Lease `F arm Lease Assignment of Mortgage per dozen 25 Cents. up `In-QQJBIJI Ronald, " replied Angelica some- what irrelevantly. have you any idea of the price of a Paris hat? V ' ([7111... 1.1L -_---A ------- ` '- - The _Ad_vance Agreement for Sale of Land % per dozen 35 Cents. wooosrock, ONTARIO, -%jv SEGTREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. 1:-ti .___.____._.._....___._...____.._.\____._ 20 Cents. AND UPWARDS AND UPWARDS _..op._.. v- o--v raavv we nu - vuaau IJIHII The left rope again. Ah, now we're Info! A Paris hat? I-well, I have heard that they're something ridicu- lous. - ` w-it Quay:-u-vuc I.-`ac -a-vvw -onuivuaqon-nail: I dare say, but I am not `most peo- ` plo. Istand alone. III LLA...-.I...L --_ -uuaunnx ..:L&I_.. A-___ I! -vvv --.-`ave-raw-v uuu V1 IUBUIA Ex'oepc For any one wioth 5 heaft, with a aom, composed in fact of any- thing but shallowness and vanity! Ila Anon Ian`! 30 .-can .-._ -.. II _I_. -_-.. -nu: cu.--av nu.-us: uuu Vanna] I D _``My dear boy, if you go on." she said enoouragingly, you will in time ` make the most accomplished atterer of the age. V T . GI'l\_._!L 1. -.. __LI_ _, - I`? C-- _.... B gggl aaaa DD and J1-llnlb lvllll-[I150 Hush! Not: so loud. Yes; I know I'm wicked (penitently). I oughtn t to be here with you at all when -.I m going to marry some one else." ' You're going to -4 Han. in thin hung? Oh, that cheery trill of a heart as fresh as the `drops that clear the air. ` - Brings a smile to our lips and clears` the soul of the gloom that broodeqthere. And we bless the boy as he spatltllolitt Ohrouch rivers 0'! rain and mud. hr the hope -and cheer in that wmatiod note u-nnl Virgin`-nan: Olen chi! in Q H4-nu` lie addressed Angelica, who sat op-. `posite him. All about them was (leap =-hlue serenity-on one hand stretching away distantly into long shining masses of greenish brown rocks, `with `ragged elitfs towering above them`-. ' Anlgelicafs handswere thrust into the pockets of a provoking-reefer coat, her hat was tilt- ed a little forward and the breeze dart ed in a-among her curls, tossing them`- merrily about her face. She was a di- minutive -person in all respects save two, which two were particularly large, brilliant, '-languishing and in every way . dangerous. `:4 13.... `.... n... ._|....1- A....-I:_- n--2: VII`-I\JL ULJILISC But; is it'not worth more tbim-oth- or things? un,...-1.1 n __-_1:__i ;_.__u,- , _""Ihey at-e-absoluisely ridiculous.` That fact alone. " said Angelica ao1emn- ' ly, is enough to make any thought of love impossible and wicked. ` . ' um--___n. 2.... __-- -~ "7bB'xi*c jest with me, Nan. It's ngh-A ing to you perhaps, but to me it : ev- erything. I love you. It you knew what the word meant, he burst out vehem- T ently, you could not "sit there coolly breaking my heart in your han_de.y t-Insult. \1..A. 1:5` `A.-4' ` A--- 7 "~-~ --- :`33lr. Bathbon. " ma Angelioadroop-. 8- ' V A . . (I A... _.g -___-_-3 A- 'L2, nun hthoro a sound inthoworld no Iwootolo dark and dreary morn. ` - Ilncn the gloom without meets the gloom with in. tall we wish we'd not been `born. to the sound o! 1 little barefoot. boy ayly' ` mhintliho in Oh: rain, "I thought: you were sitting down, interrupted Angelica. She certainly was provoking today. And I wasn't aware that you were alone, but perhapl I don't count - T rhejoyot ebwuetonny thing. not deny. sued by autumn rain. ` _' ' . le clothes and his hands and his sturdy feet ere not spoiled by grime or etain.- > !'he world to him in a wonderful place the: he moans some day to explore. v ` I thereto time "to play and plenty to cat. who cares if the heavens pour? - There are some advan1=agej, aaiil Ronald meditatively. in being` a cone- in, after all. ` E. UIIU IUIL|Il III C'IIU|IlU UCIUIUUI UV - `whistling In the rain. . . Ilsllo hozdrivea the cowlto puturu groin - down the path in the muddy lqnot "I3 ULIU IIUIJUTII-Ill UIIUUK III IIIIEU WIIIHIOIUW IIUIIW would rainbow the Auky in a ood. -0011: S. Bcrhtx-eager urlndios Eommfour-. but tine? "VJN;M&' 79 W`? '1':-Ia wngi|sTLINd. aov. Dld; Prnaalu'_na Flint the Greknf. It has been denied that German om- oers took part in the actual ghting in the Greoo-Tarkishywar, so it is well to pointout that there are two allusions in a book, The Greoo-Turkish 4War `of 1897'. to their action, and _a quotation from an account written by Grumb- kow Pasha. Prussian artillery instructor to the Ottoman ar_my.. who had, been sent tovthe army to supervise the arma- ment and ammnnition,'3 but without holding any denite command. Gen- eral von Grumbkow on April. 85;oom- = Inanded the -ten ` squadrons of cavalry and the. horse artillery battery which `- etarted tor. uuuaaq. and. dim he had been re-enforced, the 1three regiments of cavalry which entered that town. a 'It`ia I curious tact related :hy;:th`e German omoe; `in.;qu"eItion that ,he`:.se",t a. G_reek- -` against" the wall .with use lintentionot Ihootingl mm and premsgoautm doing 10- V by _order_I.-Athe-'\`_5 Indiana - `awn. u vvuuuu My dear, that u the worst of it. You _do count, and there : no one 0180 in tho . world who does. I just worship you. Nan! Have I stariled you? ll\`I ..A. -1. _II II ...I.- _.._._....__1 _..I:L_I_ 7 Imp;-ny _obtiu. , _ | "That there city huiband at mu. nio a, " said the innocent old man with the vaudeville wh`iak'eu,, '_`is one `of the Vpleaqanteat toners`-gain. [Why; I hnd n'I_ . been 7Ia'tti'n ohamn in}:b_iI olcolth fill moro n .3 .11!!! -`'0'I'.l`I`s'2II".t'%.'-'10`:-`e ho;tdld' III- n.|.`.....-u`...._ `Q-' 4..'.~-. 1.. -..-u..._- u`.`... .1:;*.:..!;.+.;".;;.: .`.:"..;.7'.;.'.` I|plA.n.V_-I-O|II|l_lllI,IIl1IIItII. ` , . ,, ` . ouuivrvvu ----av-aunt `"1 think you `know. There was no mistake about his smilonow. __ wv I V-v 1 ``You "gnaw it was only because I was frightened. It's amean advantage -it s'ungentlemanly"--her-voice died % away weakly. `D......I.I :....___|_:.;._I__\ -A _- ___ ; -"1'2'..< )n;1'l`amJ(.1Jrovokizigly) - `Are you ;quite oaure you didn't mean` allyou said? ` Angelica `(teartully)-V-It a so absurd! ; Mamma will be so angry.-Mary Mac- ; loan in Madame. ' A A A i;a_-yee, of course. Only I thought -(baughcily) perhaps now, Mr. -Grant, you will take me home?" `IlTT-_ `I II'I L_l__ ,, I `IV evere test. car -an uunrllav Il\IVVI '7-'c3nI1:" the said pathetiballyf "now youfre not going to be tiresome?" "`Nan."`he answered gravely, AI do hope not. But of course a tetime is a --`Z,-vv nrvvvn-av I: wanna: A silence followed. The thunder roll- ed and tumbled far away to` the west. and presently there was `a gleam mor brilliant than any hefore.- ' |lI'K7L..LI_ a.l...L -..._I I_I_a.nll _.--.._; ..---......- -...... ...._, ........... What s that awful light? moaned Angelica. ' . v ` Look. dear. It's the sun._ _ The sun! She started up in conster- nation. It can't be, Ronald (indig- nantly); Do you mean to tell me the storm-`is over? ~ _-v- cu----vow: 9 u..Jv-- -Iiiot at a!l,"1-ah-e answered politely. "You see, hey all say that, or some- thing equivalent. She turned her head` C little and dabbled in the waterwith . her hand. : on . A- -- no on vvvoo :.`-I--- think it : passed by. ion seem. annoyed. Aron : you glad we're out-of danger? ' I117-.. ..-_ -1 --._____ l\_; I.'_.I 4I. _-_ _,|,; 4%`: I ma: E -i`l _"1-:&`;k.;a`.my:>.u home, Nan. They'll be surprised. won : they,-at our news? ` ' "`7i*I'ews? What?-what do you mean? gasped Angelica. - 'nl 4.I.:_l- ..-_ 'I_._-_._ in rnn_.__ __ _ _, - COD Qvvlul I VVIUII \!\I\JU IIUIIJO Oh; don't--don t `be so hard! I know I m a wicked girl. and this is to punish me! A vivid gleam" shot" up the heavens and something seemed to burst over their heads. `.'Oh. Ronald. (in a frenzy of terror) save me, save me! Oh, let us die together! I love you. oh. you know 1 do! Don't look at me so cold! Forgive me, oh. forgive me, Ron- aid 1 Angelica hid her face in the cushions and sobbed. ' vu-no-ova-nu U-navn UVIIUUEII I can bettarhear to die with you, dear, than to live without you." said. Ronald tenderly. '1`here`waI I nsuapi-_ cious twitching abnt hill month, but he mastered himself heroically, and it did, not become a. smile. """""`J' . Oh, how can `you be and cruel? she moaned. care how much I suffer! 7 `ways like-that-- II A...'I .._-_.-._ ._-_-._ -1 will-11-.;v;>.;z?:euanAnever, of_ adorns. put in Ronald, with quiet irony. `un|.- .I....u .I-..u 1.. .. |__._.1n 1 %-twink tn. 16 M11 I *1-ll` bo.quiu-dc1i`ht?ful." .; - . -i NIL-.. ---- '- -"Ann; ll'!I.-...... La` 33- 1 'CKCXUlV`YC | KC Uh-C Dvri He gave a swift stroke _ qr two, and ._th'y swung round; '1.`he1fe"w`ere an'g'ry masses of clouds drifting towardhal over an uneasy, milled sea. Why don : you row` taster? We -ihqll never get home!" the oxolnigned` p6tula'nt_ly. _ The tide-is Itrong and the wind in ngninstfuu. I- m,d__oing my best. 'DnnnI Inhnt mail that (`Ii :Inn Q u-vs-v -v vunn v ova:-nu Una.-u we-luau on-Inna-I\a- it m-muc`l`;`;nore dangerous, d-doesn't `it, Ronald?" V "Much more," he'.anaw.ered%meroi- leasly. urn. |..'._.' --__ .__-_ L- _- a_-__.u-__ 'V7E,73 said Angelica radiantly. On ' that aftern`oon-I don't mind telling you, Ronald-I very seriously consider- ed falling in love with you. There is a yacht quite close to us, she added hasti- ly. "I considered, and after due deli!)-' oration decided-- Well, Nan? _ Not to fall in love with any one at _II H ; --:I.+:aint? Nonanse!" who returried xoughly. ' T ` urn ..... ..-o n1|.-;. .1- ._-_ .__--_' nu- - can uvuode vv conqu- Nonsense? What do you mean,- Mr. Grant? How dare you? I suppose! have a right to faint if I choose? I-ah !" ` Crash, rattle, rattle. bang! C-If-a-0_-kl ."Pnt that over you, said Ronald Iternly, wrapping her in his mackintosh 44*!- -But we're out in an open boat. miles from home or shelter of any kind l' "I am aware of that." 7 he gave a pathetic little gulp and pressed her hands together. I |6I\L LI l'I........!... ......A.L.... -_L I I3-- "776"h'-"E} EB2S2E"a'{6E1Iaaaha Ron- old, I-I m going_to faint!" u1'n-:....n x*r......-_..-nn L- _-L__;-: Z.-KIXUU` I-In Ronald, giv-1-;n?";:: -Eng;-.(')h, don't` "say it : lightning! I'm more afraid of it Vtlgan anything in thn world. Oh. lih_e_n 1" ._ T ` ,Q_C _CI n II -CU Uvll '1'he.re was 3 snldued but Tsuillen ton: in the distance, now dying away, now gatheifing force and crackling ominous- .1!- u-n`......I.1 ......- 51...; a.I......I-.9n ....z.1 'ClI GU-`Curb tviuvtntni .- rnmwua silence. `Thesis nuadu. appeared and the blue sky had turned` to stay. ' ' T . nun- ...g .. ..:--;..... -.. n. ;._-.. 1. net- WY `?i; :n.ot no plouhnt salt was. ii?` ` inquired Angelina presently. ` "No," lhortly. . _ _ ' . ' V Iteltu dropot rain. `WO""fll` from home, Ronald?" _ ' g ".`Ye_s'; about three mils?" " "Oh, dear! Are we? hy.'ion t`-jqi: turn quickly, than? Don t\ you ae"ol'it_",I going to be wot? II` I-1.`-';'-I.L --4- "' U vvvug I thou "gm you irate` lteez-in3.'l .:"u.:!.II might lieip me," T qho said ` plaintivelyqzugging at the rope. V I L _--..` --163" nunlvn nu `viva nun`- avoovuu Thanks. You, on the other hand. were rather nicer as a little girl than you are now-in some ways-ob, you` could still be nice if you tried! (ITO I 4...:A.'II I'J ..... 0......-.-.1 I -..I..._I.`l..!L OOI-lavlavvu vv vu v v---5-J I There is generally izhunder when it lightens, "_he answered. with bittersw- 7q."`R'onald, was that thunder " laid Angelica waveringly. . ' 'nnu....... :. ..a...........lI- 4.l...._.I.... ...I.-.. .u. -9-: U` But it;.doe sn t rain. and that makgg so heaitlaa You don t Men ate al-9 --- av u-.u--V--up-u, ---`J; I will suppose for a` moment that you -are ugly, hideous. Could yoh re- move with the mask; the spell that al- lures me? If the attractions of your "conversation, of this voice that bewitoh- as me, of this grace that charms me, can be removed with the mask, how can a woman appear ill with such gifts? If your face is ugly. Ipardon you for it." - ' Ill3..L -..- _-_ _.-..- :_.1..I_-._a. LL-.. VUYILIICII 3 BL\JTU\ - \JlIIull\II Oh, I am of another species, or else youzoalumuiate the men, little moun tain girl. Undo this mask that tor- -ments me, and you will i` see how. far from being cooled, my aection will. -"augment. Do not believe my proposi- tion is so venturesome. Where can this -ugliness reside with which you pretend to frighten me? Dolnot behold the. ele- ; gance of` your shape? Do I not clasp your beautiful hand? Am I not fasci- hated with your small and graceful toot? f Does _not the palpitation of that 1 heavenly bosom reveal the greatest eu- ; chantment? Do not the_beam_s of light from `those charming brown eyes pierce me? Those ebony tresses. that form such `a lovely contrast with thedazzling whitene of your "throat. whose are they but yours?` If therewas anything so ill. I should know it. Does it lie in the movement. of your he'ad-which 1 ' have not yet "seen--.or in the delightful ile of your divine mouth?" ll'I -___..- ...-.. a.I.-4. I _-.'.. `-:1ul\`uu'I I `to J -- --v ov- es, I {nave the merit of being mod-- est-no,.I am wrong-I mean of being ainncez-e. A ~ vv nave-an That it would not be -lawful to speak to you` as to a mountain girl-as to a masquerader. Now I speak. to you an ` an intimate friend or a lover would do. " " 751} 1"{ie"'u "1'iJvJ'r7;I;y"u"1"nou1an's know-you see most people think-- Ihe regarded her shoes inquiringly. A 661 A...` .-....u `\..-.4. `I n... .._L I....-..l. -..- Were I to commit the indiscretion of ta_king off my mask you would has- ten to leave me. Yonwould hardly be ableto arficulete an indifferent and it- ritable `Farewell, lady. '_"' H1` ...:Il _____ .. 1!... -~ ...-_..._4. Ll.-4. _'v- ova cu- But are you more indulgent than other men? In` their eyes ugliness is a woman's greatest crime." ` Clf\I. `I _... -1 _...-4.l..._ ....-_:.... -.. -1..- u-`av, u-vn- ---vvv you our sun.- . ` `This -modesty is to mo!-:1; izest proof of your merit. " ` - ll\7-... T l.-...- LL- _.-_L AI L...._ .......1 UIIIJIV U5 JUIIO I-llvllulig Iullvuunao I assure you that I am frightful! VI Ihould horrify you it I uncovered my My little masquerader, is it possible that I am not to see your face?" V It cannot be. The desire of gratify- ing you counsels me to keep the mask on. ` vans Your oonvereetion charms me and every word increase: my impatience to know you. HI\:A ___ ...L .._'n ...- 4.1.- .....--4. -|. ---u vv J vu- Did you not call me the weet ob- ject of your inspiration? While I remain concealed I am sure of hearing atter - ing expression: from, your mouth, to which I am not accustomed perhaps. If I remove this protecting orape from my face, then farewell to illusion!" llI'l1I.2_ .._--.I_..L___ L- .._- LL- I_-_L _..-.. Ila I-vva \lI You-you are not ugly. I can swear `it. Only one thing would grieve me," I continued, if you should unmask. llIT1I_-L91I OIIUUO ` _ Thlate is impossible The charm of your lily white brow. exquisitely mod- eled cheeks. _entranci'ng nose"-- r1'-_-.'_1_- :_.'.-._._.._._A.-.I ..... ._.n.l. _ I.. .....a UIUU UUU|'5KB UIJUIIDHUJUS LIUBU "" Herdshe iintermpted _me with a burst of Ianglser. ' ` II","_ I-_-I.I -"\`-n -;\-u -unan lnhnnna an. 7` 1:-no -our Father : =bH`g`nteat stat! % 7 l'\II ORA `nun IaIhO. OHQO5 Ian: M. QKA -n--n '1`he.'_furor. that Oyrano'e nose has "made in two"o_on'tinente mdltes timely. the question, How would" a play turn- ingpupon a fascinating woman with a bulbous turnip `nose `be received? It- doubtleee would be . at once doomed to disaster._ The question of such _a pro- boscis upon a woman is wittily handled in the sparkling little-translation from the Spanish which we print herewith. It is reminiscent of the anecdote which is told of Arago, the famous. French scientist, who -was giftedby Providence with a great brain and a mighty nose. During carnival" tirne-when' in Paris in the old days all sorts of pranks and curious costumes were permitted-=-Ara- go found himself in an omnibus oppo- site a mctherand her infant child. -At sight of Arago s extraordinary beak the infant set up a dismal wailj The moth- or at first attempted to quiet the te'rri- . tied infant, but,-failing, took courage in her two hands. as the French say, and _at once impulsively exclaimed to Arago, Oh. monsieur, I beg of you to take 011' ~ your nosel The irritated scientist was obliged to explain that his nose was not a carnival nose; but that it belonged there. The incident in thi little translation suggests the Arago anecdote. VVIII IIVJU III! Bull 0 ,"I accept; the consequences of the fa- -vor I entrant. With that mouth, with those eyea,=that incomparable form. I permit, you to be at. nosed or long noaed.._' . ~ . ' .?"Yon aro1mpndan1:." -"No. lam`no:.' Reveal yourself." ` A "Rash man! ~ "Will yon`dblig'ojx'no .to "go/upon my ~knemn?`l W11 `ran 981:0-e me cube l.ansh- ` zjng stook.othe.on;pnny? T nIu..;~.'.'..'.I.` 2 `At... _`...- a.n'1' l Vv.-..' Q5; `V UV: CUUILIIIIJ I _ Or Carthaginian? Idon't\know. I will; not engage T to say`. " - II.f -----L'LI._ _-'-`nu..--nnuunnn A` `LA '1: _ VIIIIIII HUI.-IX! ` _ oh. 0 behutgpnd colors dyinsluntbgtoro our ` A ;j"dma;`1ik6`tomakp `mi pmw':Wci"ugh . . e , LQIIIIXU BUCK`! 1 Oh. ti ; ova light was haavhdedl Oh. the nu: an-nu Atinnnn Anna nnlna `III: ILIU IUVU IISLIU ULIIU IICH . . sometimes does noha lot the" plnmpqst. - ' flhunith nlfalulzhm V0 I5IllnaU\a.- `"AY.o`n laugh`! `Does yon nose chance to be-'-.-Roman?" _ ...-. .. "n 9 _`.__IL I_._.__ I Irlu Q uvvvui Iuul Ullll 09 H _ grandma likes to main J.uIt the plumpeat. Amnhth nllnlnthuu You mean-T- T Ronald, if you don't row, how can T I steer? We don t want to be swamped. T Love is so inconvenient. ll`1,_ I", -