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er Trou- clue. My daughter is not in the boats. young man, said Aurthur Vanev hoarsely. A1no-._. vv_..-n ...:..a (`hill nnn nun uual. ecu; . Miss Vane,Vcried Will, you can come no\.v.` ~ , |__3 I____ -L_..;:Io\nn nuns!- UULUC LIV `V I Mabel.` who had been standing apart, hurried forward. Mr. Vane stepped in- to the boat, and the last of the crew followed. Then a panic seemed to -seize them, and they pushed off. leav- ing the captain and the mate upon the doomed steamer as long tongues of ame leaped out toward the boat. Through this fiery barrier the two men dashed and were seen striking out for the boat. i n_j 11.. If`..- mdi Ln-on Dual: -1 St<`);!"" cried Mr. Vane. Yo !_eft the captain and Mr. Clay! - __-_ I--l__.I .4. 1.1-.` aunt ICLL IJJC \.;l.|_JLuIu uuu nu... vs.-4 . The men looked at `him ercely; but the steady eye of the old man awed them, and the two were helped into the boat, the captain supported by the strong arm of his gallant mate. The boats pulled away `together, while the column of ame which shot In the air announced the fate of the Gray Eagle. They reached the islands safely after a week had passed. ` A A a There is" a. young man who sails a steamer from London to Alexandria whose name Is, Will Clay. and he is married. The name of his wife is Ma- bel. for Arthur Vane. having found a man. knew how to make him all his own.-Exchange. ' Short of swords". V Actors have strange experiences. Not so very many years ago Edward Sass was acting at Johannesburg in a com- pany organized by his brother-in-law, George Edwards. One oi` the plays produced was The Solicitor. by Mr. Darnley. During one of the acts the players wore uniforms and accouter- ment. Mr. Sass received a request ifrom Mr. Bleksley. an otcial of the local re brigade. to lend the swords used in the play to tl;e Transvaal gov- ernment in order to make a gooddis-V play at the opening of the Delagoa Bay railway. The government was short of swords and thought that even theatrical`weapons_ would be more ef- fective that) empty scabbards and re- volver, cases. .f -Mr, Sass referred the II-__ Ia.1_......Ia'. III`-|l\ knnnnnn 1 \ UlVUl.'_ Vanna. llulbg nus-r w -v.. -_.. otcial to Mr. Edwards: WE);-`iiappened to be in EnglandA,danAd the display wa - show of its most decorative teatu're,-_ Lzzsogmnr Hated to Waste Time. Now, Tommy. said an anxious mother to her son. the minister will be here to dinner today. and you must besure to washlfyour face clean. All right. mamma. answered 'Tom_- ` 'innatr1nn"qu1rer .. - my. `. _ut,su_ppoe*(l1e`doesn t7 sme2"_-%- ~ You have *fiWh7in10TnEn mans ran sm _ | , Bradford 81;, s s-Lot 11 and pt. Lot 12, with ebmfortahle frame dwelling. - V x . `Cuinberlimd St.,'N 8--Pt. of Lot 26. Jaoobaf Terrace, 8 S--Lota 7 and 10. llarous 81:, E S--Pt Lot 23. . nAn.1uI-omu'nn mums. T `Dunlap-gt;-so-t: S 8-Large Brio]: Building. known as `-` The Moore Bloc . II_II_'-_ L_--L Q Q I AL- In ._J AI IUIII KFIOIVVIQ V` |J*'LC|II LFUL III: S` xi. Bnttereld Foundry property .Bra.dford Street, ES-Lots 22, 23, a1md32. Bradford Street, 1!`. S-('Ihompson s Block) Lot 8. Charles Street, W S-Pt Lot 49. Elizabeth Street, (Boys Rlock) S S--Lot 25. Sanford Street, E S,--Parts Lots 21 and 22. Bay Shore--S of John and E of Ellen streets, 2 blocks of land, about 7 ac. BARBIE--IAS'l' WARD. Blake Street 14, 15, 16, With excellent solid 17, Collingwood St., `brick Residence, 11 7 and 8. Adjoining rooms, furnace and Collegiate Institute other modern con- grounds. vemences. "Blake Street: N S-Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, S 8 --Lots 37 and 38. , Codrington Street, S S-Lots 23, 27, 28 and pt. 26 . - Amelia Street, IN and S S--Lots~ 5, 6, 7. Eugenia Street, S S-Lot 5. Theresa Street, N S-Lots4, 5, 6, 7. s E 1 of 24'and s} W ; of 25 in 8th Con. T INNISIPIL. Pt Lot 11 in 14th Con.. This property in- cludes Minet Point, and has on it; a number of beautiful building sites. l\I)l'\ . At very mild an Easy Terms. \l DVD E ; Lot 20in 10th Con. ., SUNNIDALE. Pt E i 12 in 10th, W S R, about 85 acres. VESPRA. Pc W i -25 in 6th Cnn., about 90 acres. W L 5 in 6th Con. E 1 of 10 in 6th Con. Lot 10 in 12th Con. Lot 13 in llth Con. Park Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 on E $22 in 61:11 Can, 2lTacres. T Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7th Con.. 5 acres. K ' I-IIC Ill-IIIIID IJIUUB "53'1'1'se: Street. .9 S-Lota 46 and 41. John Street. Nv_S-Part Lots 5 and 6. ` . muuui-wnsr wum. Bradford Street, W 8--Part Lot 34. C` T nu-u`nnn`A Plus!-Ar`!-11 vsrnnnwfiv I, -._, E-(:11 have you!` Lot l2.V S S 7&1`: Street. Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Oo`n., Notlawascga. . Attention` .14-ly To the advantages offered in the using-of our coai. Less dirt, less dust. more comfort. more satisfaction. more heat to the hucketful, more economy to.the ton than any coal sold. Givcs satisfaction because it : satisfactm-y coal. Try it once, you'll see the advant- age of using it always. : Ll 2| LI L m D P D This man knows what he did and how he did it. Such endorsements as the following are are a suicient proof of its merits. Oshawa, \nn.. Feb. 22, 1898. Dear six-a:-Pleuo send me one of your Treatise on the Horse. your new book as advertised on your bottles, English print. I have cared two Spuvlno and one (inn: with two bottles` ot your Kendall : Spsvin Cure in four weeks. FRANK JUBERIEN. it Price. Ssizt :1; lot 85. Am; unimdcgalt gig; amn axial. our tor . nl:?)ALL'sn%P VIN CUES. alscf A Treatise on the Horse," book free. or address Dl.J.B.KENI|Al.|.'D-gllllsllll PAl.l.S.V'I'-V I - LATE OF OR0, Has purchased the premises bccupned bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just east of the Victoria Hotel`, and has 0 ned up business in all kinds of Black- emithing. arseslanein . etc. All work will be done l promptly at the lowest gure. Remember the place. uni him.` A IDII\`? Pr. how mm AND town PROPERTIES _j4----gATT"'I hdvenise in "THE ADVAN_BE."l n `S. E.` n 22 u 18! II n A n W. n . n Vust n Sunnidale. Lots 7 an 8 est Charles street. Bingha.m's Block, Barrie. - North r: Int 66 North side Collier street, Barrie (Orange all 7 Partslols 2 an 3 eat Andrew -treet. Orillia. The E . of E. } Lot no in 91}: Con. Vespra. Dated h,Feb. `I900. W 9-2! Apply AULT & COWAN. Barristers. Karrie. six I I8 . Asa liniment for *.?n';`Ic:::n?:'i'thmn?sa:9nl. Askvour dmzzist Tlie N. lot 22 in 1 ..- `H . r I Q5 ll Don ! Guess At Results. Cut?--~- omce. 97 Dunlop-st.. Barrie. 45-ly `manna slim wncb. :4-tf Near_ Market Square. 'r'r1. lV|c|._arty, STRATHY Gs E$TE, coLL1Nowoo1>. ion ~VV`i't_l'1"ex'cel1ent ;'s.A.:LE- I nth don. lnnisl. r 4th n Erna, 7th H `May. llt It nst Sunnidal .5 l"Iu..`ga uinoni W. MrLA BTY. Solicitors; , Barrie. 1?. ammo %Building- A and Loan Association | l` I-'VVlIy pay IBIII. 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FARM STOCK SALES vDIJ'-I.` IUW` and Bulbs. notice, without. cum-go. u: we fmswcientitic Jimerican. Callglttcntion` to dig FLORIST AND SEEDSMANo ---- -- are I311:-Ilnn-St.. 6 Ct$. GO TO THE NEW -AND- n, Kid- ' 5E4.I.'4.l)D|VIl`l1Vg :55 Dunlap-St.. Barrie l W! IIBVD cnarg G. R. FORD. 1:-tl led bdxesa - all reliabl C3863 Give . 1 never :forget the 10y'Vt m1 T . v d the news of my 89' - t. It was at year after I left plntlI1:j`::,.sity, Marnma had contract- weunsidex-able debts to keep me in ;(:c1(:etersb11I`g. Milasha; my sister. gh to make both ends meet, barely enoulary had been `looked for. and my 33 ward to with impatience; But. strange % 10 say. my first feeling as I received 1 teacher in the te- ` male. gymnasium of the city of N. hi to do with the improve- hagltngolfrgeonomical status which it Enplied. I remember that feeling so clearly that it seems as if it had all happened but an hour ago. Maybe it t the occurrence which it ,,:3::va and which was destined to leave such a deep trace on my- life . . . _-,...n M an vividlv everv time I Fnctibn. foresnauoweu uuu ......... ,,_,_ ____ E that! recall it so vlvldl T ever think of it. However ythat fljlytngg the first exclamation` which" I made. mentally as I received a letter an; nouncing my appointment was "not Now I shall have about 100 rubles 3,, 'm"1 but Now I shall teach `a class___ot beautiful girls and tall in uses of beautiful. tall in love!- I ' . Do not laugh. If you had been brought up under the same conditions. you would be in a similar urry. -I was what is called a good boy and nev- er left my books. When in St. Peters- burg, I was ever trembling lest`I should fail to pass my examinations and thus cause mother unnecessary ex- pense and worry. Besides, I had in- herited from my father a retiring. stu-` dious nature, and the very thought of young `ladies would make my heart beat fast with a feeling of dlfdence and timidity. However, I had avague conviction thatit would have to wear off and that sooner or later I should have to follow the course of all young` men-fall in love, propose. marry and become a paterfamillas. When I learn-` ed about the gymnasium where I was ; to teach physics, I beheld a class made! up of 20 or 30 beauties. Why all beau- ties I could not l1ave-e.\'plalned. but there they were--all_young and rosy cheeked, all tall and all with bashful blue eyes. A e ' 1 , 1 n,,I __ V .n.I.-.-...I.L J V|HV VJ EDI ` I, too; grew bashful gs I thought of them in their brown dresses and black aprons.` Theyilured me. `caressed my soul. agitated my heart. threw me into .a disquieting ecstasy which was as novel to me as it was sweet and pain-_ ful. ' A ' It had taken me three hours to dress. Iwas to make my first appearance at the gymnasium. and my first lesson was in the highest class. which was made up of girls of 17 or 18. No stu- dent preparing` for examination ever ? trembled as I did on that morning. It was as if instead or scholars I was to face 20 or 30 ruthless examiners, each with an incisive pair of eyes ready to Bounce upon my poorbashtul self. I - could hear them giggle at my expense. make jokes about my awkwardness. - Whnn I __4, n .1 u_,,,,.__._. I -\-\.l.\\.lC. LU IUUKH- When I entered the classroom. I Struck an attitude of exaggerated se- '1`itl'- To prove to myself that 1 was not afraid of the girls I SD01`? ridiculously loud. I almost shouted. Asl went on explaining the distinction between chemistry and physics 1 frowned on my class, looked d_9-8891'?` at the front row and altogether be- haved as if I bore them a personal Krudge. . - ..--av` u irl . `heard one? e Isnft he stem? 1.1 Ylthri11 ff hptfvivdl whisper *0 nthes-'You I` an I ne 1111' ran through nae d eluted with gag to said to myself an;-'oduc0(L I hem, and Dression 1 Dad pand to stride 1, ')f an feel more at 9"5e..th the lanneh heav- down the room um the se_vent he rear Old timer. I W35 8 talking in t en. Two Si1"SWer seats. Silence! I mundgfgea chuckle t There W119 3 Sup this 1. me- . 1; within . and my heart San Curag mu; 0! the sunshine rich Nmzmndered when twss June; ssom treasures which 'nesth esch noon. qusffs in his lair , sweets which once you spread, sunshine ed? u, what hsve you (or your shsll W __,_,, ts WhiCh ONCE you uyscnu The Wee sve shun I smile again will slow the April rain. 0 with sigh! 3 "'5 "0183." W, when 'tis June once more. 1 fesst each wanderer who may pad, You 1 , f q A gpendthntt as o yore. -Wsshinton Btu`. .9ooA% 381'; N 'H;;1',L.;:1IV,i'k"..`b__I'o\}fnfhx "V; -'enfhiisln.uiI1;*"*:ifIid `is: gently jerked hgr head `and np.w- and `then waved h'e1j ha_nd. '.l.`here was grace In her movemeqts. C0'I"I.I.. 2.. AL. A suvutpg '-e-a;.;..;".;*:..., 1 e,....t.;h`i....o .. love with." I said to myself.` and a week jor two "later" Ilfwas so tarwggne that Ifwas etre1a`o:;`ghy own-ihedow. Mlle. nyshkihe` and the otherwelgirlsgiin `the class seemed to have discoyiei-ed the secret or my heart. to make fnn`*ot me; to think or nothing but my insane love for Maria Vasilyevna Ryshkina. Suppose the director nds it out? Why. 1 that would be terrible. The shame of it! `Besides it might lead to `an sorts of disagreeable situations and nally to my losing the position. II..- 5---].-- -4 __.'_Lu__-,' v-v vain vavuo 5 I The teacher of mathematics inithe ; higher classes of the male gymnasium * tell sick, and the work was divided between another man and myself. it only took me one hour a day and did` `not in the least interfere. with my les- sons at the female gymnasium. nil... .......A.' ..L.-..l.1 ' .A' ...._..I___. go ------ --w ---u- uv--so--1 `J IAII-lllrullll-LII The most" stupid member of" the eighth class was a fellow named Kras- sotr. He did not seem to have a clear a idea as to _the di1!erence between the size of an angle and the. length of its` sides. How they had passed him to 4.1.... I.l...I......4. -u........ _.-.. ..--_- Am`; - `vvovv nn\n\I `aovbawvu I-all-I-I EU the highest class was more than I could `understand. But he was very diligent, and his struggles with his geometry (we were reviewing the c1_1r- : ricuium oi. the lower classes for the nal examinations) touched my heart. I -Chins g... _...'.ll.. 1.. l-_- LI._A. I ..__.._ -3 T0, Ont. uvuvnvu nu` luliplnil In 1 <--I-ve.; love that I seemed to be mutely praying ewjerybody tohelp n-A4; `Ann... 5... l-..ll__ 1.- 4.1.- _-_____ ___v--' `---vv ---a wv_v in-uvv-J vv 0-Ivor me convey my feeling to the young lady to whom I dared not speak ex- cept in the tern accents of a teacher addressing his pupil. I had never been in such a meek; almost tearful. mood. I wasthe kindest man in the world. and every sufferer or victim aroused my sympathy. I invited Krassoir to my house. gave him-a few private les-` sons. patiently went over` the elements of the subject with-him, and, ushed with success, I spoke to him of my` past and got him to tell me about him- self. __ Wantside of hlsstudles he proved to be quite a sensible fellow. He even had a sort of humor which I thought -delightful. I also liked his honest face % and his manly-gure. As tohlm. he was rather shy and slow to cast off all restraint. but one evening. after a few hearty words from me, the ice sudden- ly broke, and he said: ' It A I. C|-..._-_ Q.`-an-on;-an-uI&n$c ' Iran!!! IJ WI vnbv, son-u announ- Ah. Semyon Semyonovltch. I know I am stupid and that it's no use study- ing! But 1 am in love with an angel. and it is for her sake that I am slttiug up nights, trying to drive my lessons through this lronforehead. .She would * take me as I am. She said so. But 1 pledged myself to be an educated man. to be worthy of her." 11:11,]! _--- _._I.- -1.. I- ,7 ' LU UV IVULBLIJ vs us... ` Tell me who she i." I commanded i1im,:pressin'g'his hand and all but fall- ing on his neck and klsing him. It was all I could do to keep myself from giving away my own secret. I 1417--- 1---... I.-- I! ha nncnrnl-n "S119 `IVIH5 awn; Lu; vvvu wuyouu You know her. he answered. `-`She is your scholar. It's Mlle. Ryshkina. o She says you are an angel. I I_L .._ Linn Inn-inst` ' (IE .`In."h DUI 5u - JUN GIG mu uuav I let go his hand. I felt as though the door was giving way under me. but at the next moment I [was overcome with fear lest he should divine the cause of my sudden change. and. put- ting on a mask, 1 tell to ,clappingmy hands. , - v _ Bravo! Glad to hear it. old boy!" i shouted. Of course my voice did not ring true. but Krassoff was in a ter- ment of all sorts of feelings, so he did not notice it. ;. Q . I U V U. - .. _ "Eight years have passed-. Krassolf ls practicing law. He is quite successful. and often. as I make my way home, after lessons. I meet Maria Vasllyevna. driving. 1' don't call on them. Am" 1 still in love? I hardly think I am. But so far `.1 have not been interested in any other woman in the same way in which I was in her. `Maybe I had in `me just love enough for one attach- ment: maybe I am s_till destined tolove and to be loved. At allevent. my heartteels so empty. so,empty! Ah. If ` you knew how hard it is to live as l do!-'-New York Commercial Advertiser. git a crowd of tellers, and each teller `where yer dog i and build a big the -wurst and make .him climb- Bimeby How to capture a Coon. There are `several expert coon hunt- ers in this city. probably ve or six. and there are 64,792 people who would, not know how to get a coon it they were lying around in every tree in the woods. Perhaps an old coon hunter's directions for getting one of the beasts may be interesting: Fust ye git .9. good dog. Then yo gits a lantern and a gun loaded with buckshot. On the darkest nightye kin` nd go out in the wuss piece of woods ye knowot. Turn yer dog` loose.` ,Then run as ye never run before and try ter toller yer _dog. bYe can't do it. but ye kin `try. `Bimeby ye'li hear yerdog a-bayln like. tarnation up aginst some tree. If ye run all night outer brush wood. _ 'J.`his ll `let ye see the coon when he `comes down. V Then pick out the fellersye hate the the coon ll jump. -When hehits ground. r all hands go fer him.; Wben_ye`_ve got him. then try ternd `yer way home. Yecan t do it, but ye kin try.` r.Ye li - git, home the neirt day. .f-"-Ma*nci_1ester Mirror. W _ ._ . BLIC Igvvu n_ I What all ` Elm, try` ter-nd - * 44- Cf hrlf v E I-Ivsuv -._ ._-. How large vlrere tfhe,prlnts?" askeu the learned `counsel. Were they as ` large as my hand?" holding up his: hand for thewltness to _see. , -, Oh. no." sald. the witness, honestly. It-giwae ~Jnsts an 'ordlnary_ hoot."_ A A, ' h5E'nehde` Aenerous Hand; - Lord Russell of Klllowen (when Sir `Charles Russell) was once examining `a. witness. `The question was about ' the size of certain hoofpxfints left by- lil. horse in sandy soil. . . , uv-1-... Inna-in IIYOPD my son. were fh Q, prints ? aked I'K7nnn that as ` The Gray Eagle went on her course. parting` the waves of the Indian ocean. she was a packet steamer In the em- ploy of algreat English company and carried many passengers. Among these. standing on the promenade deck for- ward and looking across the broad expanse of water before her. was a beautiful girl, in the ush ot her youth and beauty. - 4.1.- _|.-_In.'_-,,,, . -- vu Ivurunlunva - `In the wheelhouse stood a young ` man,` second mate of the ship. looking at Mabel Vane, He was young. with a bold. manly. face,` curling -brown hair and heard and speaking gray eyes-a man in grace of person. manly beauty and pure .heart+a man worthy of the name. He was only a sailor and had risen to his present rank from cabin boy. but yet he dared to love the daughter of the East Indian million- aire, Arthur Vane. LA: __ I_-_- I___-j --u- up, an. up-nu. `nu-v He loved her and had nohope-loved her as we worship a star which is far 1 beyond our reach. Nothing was further `from his thoughts than to insult her by telling her that he loved her. But to be near, her. to see her` often, per- haps to do some service which would win a smile from .her-th'at was re ward enough for Will Clay. 11].- ______ J._--.._-.1 _.l LI- -2-..-LIA... vvvuvuuo vavIa-_ nvn vv .-- `yous. - She never dreamed of his adoration. and he had heard her say among her. friends that she `liked him better than any other omcer on. board the Gray Eagle. She said it in the careless way of girlhood. and yet be treasured it in his heart. Standing there watching the course of the ship and ready to give a word ofwarninglto the wheels- man if it were needed. he never took his eyes fromher `long. nun- nn-_n .-.-s.: an- _...... .4. 4-1..` 9.1 vs I-nvnnn nova Juana! .:Mr. Clay, said the man at the wheel as he gave it a half turn and rested there, don t you smell smoke?" V f`It comes from the galley.A Perhaps so, but what are they burn- ` lng rosin in the galley for? u1'\-..l..l!I -..l-.1 I17!!! -ugh-Inn lulu knot` Ills IUBIIJ All tlulv QIIIIVJ nvn u Roslnl" cried Will. raising his head quickly and enufng the air. He caught i the peculiar smell himself andleaped l down from the wheelhouse. Keep steady. he whispered to the man at the wheel. There may he danger. but if there Is, for God's sake, keep it quiet. , I la - The man nodded quietly and took a rmer hold on the wheel. Will Clay i crossed the deck without apparent \ haste and yet with a tearful fear tug- ging at his heart. He caught sight of the captain coming out of the gentle- men's cabin and hurried up to him. -.-..._J.I_I-- -unnouan HA uleua Uuulu uuu luubsnvsa .... .. ...__. There Is something. wrong," he whispered. ,"Don t you smell burning rosin, captain? A ' _-_ `-|.1 ...-- nno\J-l|'i\ uunrn-nulnn I nrv l.'U5lu, uuptusu o The `old sea captain suppressed a cry of horror. With 50 passengers `on board in the. midst of the Indian ocean. tar from land, a tire was one of the most horrible things which could come upon a ship. . eG.o forward and investigate, he said in a low tone. It you nd that it `is a tire. you know what to do. How are the boats? ' ` 3- `TAN vnnu filial; tn are tue uuaun - All right, % air. You my trust X t0 lthem. ' , n_-: ..-...I banana `#1! `AH? mh tnemr . They had good cause for fear. The entire torehold was lled with rosin. in boxes and casks, and if a fire `started there it might as well be in a nest of fat pine. Will ran down to the lower deck, where he was met by a. crowd of excited remen and coal passers, who were rushing madly on deck. Quick as 1,. n__' '.........A I-hi; n`:-nmnsxf and t'i1ought `ho "seized the foremost and. hurled him back. . . . Go back. you tools!" he cried. Where are you runping to? Fire! whispered the man hoarsely. .Fire In tho forehold!" .- -..- 4.|........ I- In If vnnr dnfv t0` ` thatthe `danger "l.i`il'e In Elli! I.Ul.c_uuu.u Suppose there is. Is it your duty to rush on deck and alarm the passengers or get buckets and try to put out the fire? Back, there. all of you, for I will brain the man who dares to,` inch a hair nowl_ Stand" back. lsayi The men` cowed before his superior something to save the steamer. _ A guard was placed at the hatch. so that no one could come down. and the scuttle. which led into the torehold was opened. No sooner was this done than a dense volume of.black-smoke rolled out. and the scuttle was closed again. for Will saw `that nothing could be done in that way. The men ran for- ward _with axes. but had scarcelygone -a dozen steps when they felt the deck tremble under their feet and saw`small , jets of ame shooting npthrough the planks. A moment more and there was a sort of explosion. and the red ame leaped up suddenly. and caught the planks above.` ` g _ ` ` There was no hope of concealing the - danger from the passengers now. for _t_he{steamer was tulip or smoke. `and wild cries from the deck announced was known. ' They jthe-'~`mQst' -terrible .s`itu'at,ion.` the one `or `all. others will and saw that they might yet do" Wo:men_~shrlek-_ `with two o we yet formu 4%`-=' - Voiv. vcllilno tor `decit; .0urA[o1d wubtluwltwhi. with hula: toot. Wlthvolieibnvdsndklndlihcqu Wbunonrmeneolzht. ' - And whentholuthrewellilnil `Wolundndheothonight. England! 0 splendid IIIIIIO, for thee With all we hue we pert, Nor keep bixt women : heritage, j `Dean and a breaking heart! J:-60-` Iunbnn n` `:1 >n-r~:namn:u..*_u-xiv :~- 450: -:x:`.:-r=1a:::_:.e:-u: WA '8ONGO.F*WOMEN." slang ucu: so -Twutunnme Guctu. --.... I-inn nn.`;_ |.1--u___-.1 |.._ _..._|-- 33?} kvfr:'n7'c':'1.,".'Ya1i1:'x enea" *7? 21.312 and singed by ame. . . urn- -45.!" I.`- `.._l.I 'I_'_-__-n_ un:.-...| wort tun-av`. ` ~ *`-`Go';a_1'lilf'-.={h' .8tsud on the and wait` for `me; and I will `save you or die trying. Obey me, gh1;`_I am your master now." :2 She. looked at him in. mute wonder `and obeyed him in silence. He sprang away and began to ght the lite as he could. aided by the oillcers and `crew and some few of the passengers who _ kept their heads. Among these was Arthur Vane, a handsome old gentle- 3 man with an engaging face. You are a man, William Clay. he said as the two` hurled the contents of a great water cask down the open hatch. _ If we ever escape, the com- pany shall know that they have a'mau `in their employment. If we don't. it is all the same. Have you seen my daughter?" ' n1 .._..4. L-.. -11. 1..-; .....-- nun! Irnl Innv IIGIJSIIICI I "I sent her art` just now and told her that 1 would save her-or lose my life, and I'll do it, too,.because I love her. .Love her-you! ` Just now you said *1 was a man,- said Will quietly- 'Lay hold on that cask. you. ,What are you shirking; for? Can't we talk and work too?-A A strange smile came over the face of the old merchant. and they hurled the cask into the water and assisted the man working at the fall in raising It. to... - J- -1 Ila. `7nn.\ 7' {Limited} [In Don'tVthink I'm a tool. Mr. Vane, said Will. `.`If I lived a thousand years and saw her every day, I wouldn t tell ~ -~ -A---L _.. 1!..- J-AIR 1-9:! and uuu uuw ucl. nun; rug, . ...,..-.... - ---- her as much as I've told you. and. what s more, you `wouldn't have heard me say it If it had not come; out before I thought." up_ IV__._ .._u.1'..-4. an nun! on Till I Luuuguu. V - Mr. Vane said not a word. and Will Clay was silent. They worked hard L . _ _ __ 1.1.- ..;............. 1-nu+ 4-Inn at-non Uta] was uncut Ailing uv-...... ..._.__.. to save the steamer. but-the ames gained upon them inch by inch and drnve them aft. ___;.g_ n __I..:............A UIU V C Ia]-|Ul.l.l III. In Give it up. captain, whispered Will. Get out the boats and provision them; Take time for? all you want. andwe will ght the fire. , ___2I_.... __-..I--.I --I-J-I-u an vuvI 1111+`! uuu we Wu] usuu Luc usvo , The sailors worked with a will until they saw the boats drawing up to the gangway and the passengers taking places. when they left their work and sprang for the boats. The passengers made a rush at the same moment. but as they neared the gangway they met Will Clay, a pistol in each hand and his eyes ashing re. ` ut1L-_.'I n.-...u- a.I........m 1... ,...q.,,q wnn HID CJCD uanunua unv Stand back, there! he cried. Do ` you call yourselves men? Do you want to swamp the boats and spoil your only chance? " g s Get onto! the way! hissed a gigan- tic Swede; raising his heavy hand.` Out of the way or 1- will crush you with a single blow. ---| -----I_-.! .....I' I-kn rnnn fall WILU ll Slug: uluvv A pistol cracked: and the man fell % back, shot through the shoulder. .The crowd recoiled before this determined young man. for even in an hour like this men fear sudden death. -~--_ ..-...no .`.'........4-na fkn Lula uncu scan uuuuuu u\.......... ? Keep back. `I say! fepeated the young mate. Pass along those ladles rst. for they go In the first boat. -_.1__ _...... ......-.....noln AI-snnn and u[l.. I.UI. IJJCJ 5v Iu LLJL unu. vv--. ` The order was promptly obeyed, and l then six of the crew, called out by name.` went into the boat and pulled it away from the` gangway under com- mand of the tirst mate. Boat after boat pulled up to the gangway, received its load and pulled away, There was no more rushing. for there was death in the eyes of the young man and the cap- tain, who had taken his place by his side. ` c ,,,,L;-__ 1.. _.L l.. 4.1.. |\.sn&n the pamwed