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L-I -- the heuge. _ She had sat there at rst too stunned ! to think. but pride came to her aid. Her cheeks amed as righteous indig- nation grew. She planned it all out- Jack was too impetuous and must have a lesson, and she` was quite arm 1 enough to administer it. It was a very proud little figure that started for the house, deantly pulling a bunch <~--- us .4 has half and hlu for Ine HOUSE, ul:uuuu; yuan... .. ,. 7... -_ 6! pink roses out of her belt and ing- 1 hlngathem into the grass. But the next minute she was down on her knees. gathering them up carefully as she whispered, It was not your fault, _ poor dears!" .~ nu-_.I.. nu. own nnmlp hv. If Jack-* IIIIK wueu uc wan uv nu... She `grew restless. ` She would go abroad and leave even his memory tar ; ' behind. Mr. Dane did not suspect what was the matter with his motherieas |,,-L IA _I.- -nnusd-At` n fl` En. U13 IIIELI-CL VIIIA-I any an-v---v-_v.. girl. but It she wanted on trip to Eu- ropevshe should have it. Jack_- must have known about the plan, but he made no sign. "1`heyv sailed from New York. Among `the gifts sent to the Iteemer `were no pink rose; and no card from Jack. V ` 41.4 _..I`-I. 40 Anna IIl|lI`l` nf curut l.l.'vu.I anus. ` Now the splash of ours could not rouse h'er from her bitter reverie, but ,_, `L... 4..._....`.! A nnnnnn Q .I"ugg{-h nf roua HUI` I.l'UI.|l 'uI=x' |nu.ca IVV_\oAn\y, ....- i as they turned a corner a breath of ` the `- old fragrance brought a stab of pain to her heart. They oated close. to . a tiny garden net like an emerald between the dark buildings. and over its low. wall hung a blooming spray. a LA -A LL- _Aan:.n Anurlh II IDW wan uuug on u-vv-um. .......,. At. slght of the roses came renewed longing for home. She would fight 5 against it no longer. She went back 1 to the hotel lled with peace. A letter was waiting for her. As she f 9 1 opened It. leisurely. she wondered what . had moved Leslie Prince to write to her. ' Leslie. had been one of the belles otethe home set. but she` and Marian _ "had never. been particularly chummy.` L A -4- .ICdm' If `DIG BUYER`. uecu pus uvunua ag \.uu..-....,, . The letter began emuslvely (Leslie was always elruslve); Vlly Den-esf Mu-inn-I have 1 surprise for you. 1 0'1: ensued. And you can : guess to whom-to - n} ` . Jick. jleavlly Suuucu WILL! Lxwcwo He -vaulted the fence and strolled` leisurely up through the trees. Not even a bloomin dog! he murmured pityingly. e Ten minutes later. heewalked quietly into the house and found his way into the hall. He generally found the hall met and radiated from there. ' ` 7 LA: L....;u.. -6-nnnn In urhnn 51 Jncx. __ The sheet almost fell from Marian : _trembllng hand. but she forced herself to lead on: ___.I.I-_ I I.-.` nu- Icing OK.` In` IV ltuu vuo _ It in on very sudden. I had no idea that ho ' cured (or me. but he doco-Iwfully-and insists on being mnried in June. Now, I waut you for 0 Bridesmaid. .. Do promise that you will comoyhomo A In `time. You won : me to bother much about. tho drab; `It will be a pink Ind whito wedding. just whito mull with pink roses, "- --- ---A -`guns I-nun` aha lI5 WIIIII muss wsus luau av-an There was more. but she oould read ' no further.` To .[acl:i" that is what `her brain kept repeating. So soon--to marry another. so `- soon. And, they wanted her to be a brldesmald-it was 1 too cruel--at his wedding--never! She ` would stay abroad always. But as she V thought it over. through long hours of ' the day and` of the night. she found` ` herself. feverishly eagergto go. Deep in her heart; there was a. longing to see hlm- once again before he was gone ---- A.`..-_-_. s...s. 4.1.1-, clan nrnill him Once again UELULV uu "cw ..v-- trom her forever.` but this she would not admit. eveneto herself. She. wrote that the would accepttge invitation with pleasure. ` E . The wedding was to be on the 8th of June. '1`he;Daines ehould havefub . tlvei inellewi Iork the `6the:b\}t. thi-.|r` !teamerfie:wne del.-zed by storm. '. -;|`W.;C'.`no,~t_y: .unt|i,.!bn.eot. . hcsme.,~3`?7vr:1th" the, aid - ...`v `I .y` She, A.oii'hei`= `Through `the window 2 scents, and she; could '. even-_ the =p_ink ..-glory: oi` the old ' v _ trysti1i'g,"bush.V And were these `hot 1, some `of its roses that Nancy offered I: for her hair? She shlveredas she put `I: on the soft. clinging dress. If it were ; only her shroud! 1 T-hetcarriage came and in./a tewtooi short moments she was at the house. They were nishing the dressing of g `the bride. Leslie was indeed beautiful. 3 She insisted on stopping to embrace " Marian. How poorly she looked. and i it was a shame that the old steamer A_ bad to be late. But it- would be all 5; ': right about the procession; she need 7 only follow the other girls. ~n_.........t......-. ninlzn-mama! Their f1`n- . only I_0llU_VV we Utucn 5-... `Everywhere pinkzrosesl. Their fra- ' grance seemed to aect Marian like a * "narcotic, b but she drew herself up proudly. "Should she" show the world i how she `suffered? Now came the sig- ` S Ilal to start. Marian clutched her roses ' so tightly that the thorns cut through ' `her gloves. but she walked without ,_a trefn'or`.' V. Suddenly her new found self possession vanished. There, before ' f 1 her, among the ush"ers,`was Jack. Daw- " 1,} son. Her :head swam, but she walked -I in on mechanically until she reached the in landing overlooking the lower hall and x w saw, pale and nervous as ever a groom could be, John Thornton. She under- ` s stood it now. He was Jack-the only i , Jack-to Leslie. A wave of relief, al- _most of happiness, surged over her. it She never knew how` she stood - ,ti.rough.the ceremony. As in a dream, `i ; she was by. his side. He might have 1 ' `-` felt the trembling of the little gure H 1 and her secret in her face. Perhaps he 3 3 did,` for afterward. in a lull, she found = 3 herself in a corner of the porch. while i a dear voi'ce was making impetuous I 3 explanations and appeals. ` A...I GA-n nr|m1*f7DI' aha her I i .4 y, she was to `be a bridesmaid E .1 _'_.....a nick! -angina _, 1 eXpl&n8.tlOns uuu uppcam. And for answer she hid her blush- ing face in her bunch of pink roses. --- ..--... -.. . . ___ Lim, Cement, Culvert Pipe, Field Tile, Lath Sl\ingles FBI uuu l'uum.u:u Llutu -ya.-. `He had hardly stepped in when a floor on theupper oor opened sharply. \1-II.l..lH ....Il.-I .n (-iahl-nnn Mice-491 Bunion .Street,B.anie rrnv .l.Mccand|essl Judicion. Abvertisers use He has the largest and best assorted stock in town and -`announces a special sale for Ethe next two weeks at greatly reduced priees. His stock of Harness always satisfactory and prlcesrlght as usual. Make no miuukei This is the bREA'l` ' Soolstyin the above hnea. Vsausem `W IBWE-"i Bllankets, Robes and Bells 77 - .CU'l' FLOWERS-RoIoI. Cumitlou, Viohtl. we. fall! any city. -Bouqucu-Butto:: hob, Hulda: Corsage. Funanl Tokens nnudggigng, _ _ . _ Al_`- CPUULIU ,W UH In "V5130 o\voocvu The voice rose to a shriek of terror. There was a rush of muied footsteps through the upper hall. The gov ner listened sympathetically. .Nellie is at Mulhalrs an good until ,6 o'clock, he murmured. T ---~ ----- -- I-unbnnl-Vg .g"gngu C:-by and `reader: Qm| . ldlotuvwg V..- - h__ _ -'f-`; Qg'* 50`-o Vow-table seeds. Plum VVM; {TAYLOR rnolusr AND snnnswm. nlop-S I v15. Advance; All the best quality and ' guaranteed ' ...FOR... co to ma Nnw .. 4. ..v. :..;N-D\_ UUUI Vyhuuu upon- -V- Nellie! Nellie! called -a frightened. .voic_e.- There is something dreadful the matter with the baby.'and the tel- ephone ,won t work! Nellie! ml... .....I..n ufnnn H: n nhrinlr nf terror. tottl 1.5`;--._._ `, willcgke your risks in any of his ccrmpinieo on the` best terms and lowest rates. Al_l rntclan coIn- _ panics. Full amountnpf lotus pad . ` GENERAL AGENT FOR I AGENT FOR , T-cc Perth Mutuallre Insurance 00. _'I'nc Western Fire Insurance Go: 4 `y OF CANADA The Sun Life Insurance cnrpanr Offie--37 Mary St., INSURANCQ` FIRE and LIFE , Sioves E Ralffges fur hvating or cooking examine our nook. ~\ a carry the largest andhext lines of Itovee \ in town. We will-be pleased to ehow than '_'o yum _if you porchoee or not. A good dil- | count. all` or cash. `Every stove gueruteed ` hy r.he_mokere. ~ V |` Also a full line. of Call,and gel rate: for your own satisfaction. {able and Hanging Lamms __lv j `I97 = 1 . vrI3"f' I 7. J08... \PRINT|N e n r y 'B%a._w1"V:1 COME AND GET OUR RATES MONEY Tb LOAN. When'y.ou want to- buy a` hut, :31: STOVE OR RANGE i Post.ers ml v--v.--v` ; Bill Heads (inpads) ` Statements (in pads) Letter Heads (in pads) `Note Heads (in pads) Programmes Folders, Announcements Cards, Tags, Envelopes, etc. emu TRUNK Inumdvancetfice --:9`; - CALIFORNIA. MEXICO, FLORIDA and the CAROLINAS" _ `Including New Orlaans and the famoul Hot Spring: of Arkansas. . .I _-__._.I A_- 'I`_...3_A- "`:nI--6. than All D .0 CIUUIS, LII: ILIULLIIUL cu. ` There was an 1nstant s T-silence; then the voice broke out afresh in deeper terror: . _Oh, she s dy1ng-she s dying! . The gov ner scratched his head dil- tractedly. He hated to see {outs in; trouble. ,. 1-\_1.__In nu... ....hu. man hon!-Q. O! Arilusar. One way and round trip Tourists Tickets are on sale, danfv, giying choipe of routes and stop over privnleges at pnncnpql pmnts.S EXCEYLENT SERVICE. '_A 'XiiiiiiiAiz1: STORE 9'1 DOOR WEST OF BARBIE HOTEL ` I-FIXED)! ldnanv Q $1-` I -11- Prompt connectionsast time. luxuriouuy_appoint- \ ed Parlor and SIecpin'Cars. M...I. -*2 In mu-re." served in the Dininz and Cafe ` Cars. are not surpassed an tpe nee: note. Tickets, Folders and all mfonnation on applica- txon to Agents. J. F. SMITH, Station Agent. ]'.D.McDONALD,Dist:-iet Passenger Agt.Tox-onto. d1;3I1': 531: 3a'.." f.rv`e"an Dining surpassed in the beat Hotels. _ 'r:..|..o. Fnldnrt. and all information on anoma- Every , Description IOFI-`ICES TO RENT OH LEASE 9 Room: for oices. in Ross Block. No. . Dunlap `Street. Fire proof vault; lately occu bv Wells. Alsotwo rooms with vau1_t, lately hvv Hood. Jnch&Fruer. Barmtcu, ' . Applvto C. H. ROSS. Ii-..-3.` "llll/V I- 1&1.` ~ mg Drugs and Cherpipals WTHE ~,In the Kitchen; `TUUUIU. `_`Baby! Baby! The voice was heart- breaking. Isn't there anybody to help me In ' . V .,,,. I_A-_ L . -a...-.I .4 Mn. Amu- VANILLA, for ice cream. fo} instance: Bumm Pownn. for cakes. One in a drug. of course ; the other 1 "che:nial: and there are still others-SPICBS of all kinds. cream of tartar. etc. behest lace-to e dmpeieua DRUG STOR . The (gist known mote about themthanotherpeop . n-..- __.n --|. ..- IIIDIII Iuuu vuuuu ru-..._. w.'f..`1 .'::$':':." `' "` "' monxmws onus STORE | M on DUNLOP-ST. BARBIE. nonunion. apply .... V. .. Barrie. lanuarv 1. mos. w1N'n3ii jiisonrs "W indow Card 8, Dodgers, G . . 'l .. `D1 ARE NEEDED EVERY DAY BARBIE. Anvznnsa gm we r I V An instant later he stood at the door bt the lighted chamber. ...~.__ 1- .1- .......n.a.... om. urn mn'nm9 OF 5""! Sale Bills, ...( }+`ata1ogues - RAILWAY SYSTEM I)! we uguusu cuunuucr. . "Can I do anything for you, mwam?" he inquired politely. Lheard you II I was passin. " ` - _........ 1...`; 1... oh; Inn! RI; 1175;; A was plasma. A woman knelt by the bed. She was . very childlike looking. She sweptthe hair back from her face and regarded him withterror stricken eyes. ' ,4 41.- L. .I `I'll-dvlg ulna. Occasionally the .gov ner '-did eeciety-"_` He seldom went intoany-but"the b_e_'st;' because there he found the a1n_ar_t" Young women who emphasipzed their: social standing by -minute acovuntsvofee Trtheir mistresses diamonds. The gov - [ m -r hndoften materially increased hit : _ bank account by those nuncialIp'oilV1t.-" ers. . , _ -- J... _:...1.4- ha ihonnnad fnfn llllu W1Uu_lcl'l'UI 5|-I l\.I(;I.| VJ warn ~ A baby lay on the bed. Little rings of dark hair curled` damply on its pallld forehead. Its `little face was ghastly blue and pinched. `Suddenly its head drew back more violently and its limbs` commenced to twitch in long. convul- sive shudders. * ,u,-.a LL- ...-..O....-9n `nuun nn_ llV8 Bnuuueru. , I She clutched the gov ner Vs arm and- ahook it ercely. _--- J]- Q.uCI\'CIlD -g IUUUK It u\:l.`\:I:a,y. Can't you do anything? she `do- manded. - ` I H _..._ Q! L. -Ala`: \lII>I '3 'IIQ luuuueu. I don't know. he said; then his face cleared. Heaven knows from what reg` cess of his life he drew the informa- tion, but he found it. A Ant 1...... n 1... ....I:1 I-u'nIa'lrlv" Tia-Ya hn-t 1101!, um. HI: Luuuu .u.. V _ _ "I know, he said briskly; It's hqt (water. Go get some `hot water,-in some- thin big enough to wit the kid.in.'? . 1-41.- .'.Ix............_..A Ill-A nn nlvin `CD111 mg euuugu -w yul. nu: u_s_u9-_-u T She disappeared like an arrow .l_oou:d from a bow; ` ` ' --- ,, _u___..n LI. 1...... Hg-Chuuunl` IFUHJ ll UUWo . The gov'ner slipped his lon`g.dext eroVuIL ngers soothingly along the clgmmyw little body. . V` --L--4 ---- - ----I-I--. ...u..s'. -ca-i.n.. HLUU HULL]: . ~ _ , There was a sudden splash `I!"thC` hall. and the glrl mothercamol b_r_esthe_ lessly in with a small tin but-!.Il:\1'b.,_,gv"_ 1 un-;.n... .1...a.. AH! Inn nah-I huifhnrlfi. V Ilfly 11] Will! 3 35135`! 3"` '*""""P."""' Getits duds o! he said auth91_'i.tI- % tively. This water ain't hot enpugb. but it'll have to pas_s now." ` V V II. - `..- __ IlLA.I.` _..L|.. n- -. ls Inn. 1 u uuvv uv yuan - c The poor little mothe'::"s' ngers Invert! 2` trembling, so they were nearl? 11391593}- 3 She turned great. amplorinz; e.ve_I~_ on . him. Please put her - Int, Ohti pered, .1 am atrei -to 391'-3 A -uni. ..a.m' .....`...{.s...*...;I' =ah`2sv-.-lihi'i5':{n Wile_v's. It was sometimes if-illttlei mixed there, and he met almost imme- diately a irtatious young woman` One Tuesday night he into _ who, he found. was general houIe- )_ maid to a young couple in the,Vs1'lb-.`v. urbs. Shepruttled interesting thingn _ while they were sitting out a dance; I am dead tired tonight." she con- ded- We had a 1 o'clock luncheon- today-tweuty-four -covers laid. an ? ; the tables one glisten of solid eliver i on cut glass. We -are `it when it comes to solid silver. ` T __ 41.` ....x.. 9 +5., .,,,v_' jvulsgd body 1ntoth.e*>.'.ya.ter_ A% HQ{`-_f91-31". I_~`;e_l`a.x sllghtlyg. ix; his :handp<~aI LI .;thr%VAI9b.morsed%1t~t~'4 % ., :unn....-... .. vn.I;..":.~' WC! I an: uutuu Ill-DVIIVDLI . Vi - ; `Blest!" murmured the gpv ner_: 3305 he stooped and `lifted theitini/!.1'z -I` 13(..(1. E`,`_`.`,`:{. .\s..?) m .|'. V ` K I ',.l`1,1_1`0w blankt 01` 7'1`lienfskln?out;:oan'}=y6ii;~an"getm0 a a .v {hotter xwater? Get aniove on you too._ 'u1';`e- me. Buthaijt n_-1 do to She lxadalready gone.i , 7 " g jr Hailowell? A.` `cat ~_I1ii1ly'..' 10`? `._`.i'7:..'.li`.' -He knelt by the chair. regarding `th king"_-- But "Esther i_nt,e'rrupted_ snjap--.`g small face he wasysu`pp`ortlng above A mshlyf . . l. ' f the- blanket anxiously. i It was less? _ "That's no reason why a calf should Pinched DOW nd- 18) 11111913 0!! hi! look at me all the=time!" hand. small and pathetic. - ` E Poor girl! You're nding it mighty ..n___|_ _ I.n`.;.I_ 'I-I.l it `Ian gnt nnfII1_. l Lanai ngffinn IIWIIV the (201189- uuuu. Bllllilll GI -Ill uuuvvnvo - Such. a little ild,"f he said softly- "sucha bloomln' little-kid! * .-_-._`__ ..u.`....u..' uu.;,1` ....'.a uliauuc uuvvu :|.n uvugu He swore softly.` Ain't she. ever comin ? This layout will freeze `the kid in a blasted minute! `A _ 3 ;I_- I_..I.... um I.` ``n:. F{IenI|_ 51 Ill 6 UIIIBLVU Luauuuwo `He gathered the baby up in the tniian-T ket and commenced to; pace the oor. `watching the tiny `face with strained attention. 1 . _ _L- .a__..v.-n-...........a` ..'...-1`..- to. "SUCH-it Iuuuuuu 'uu.nv auu. . The long laihes slowly lifted"; `mid the dark eyes gazed into h1s.~ Slowly A the purpled lids closed again. and 1: tremor shook its body. ' ` __nLI_ II A I-.75 aha awn: E `t [CH I;lUIIo The blue shadowsdeepened under its eyes; the tiny waxen nose pinched closer and closer: the -small mouth seemed _settling;1ntoa.vte1-ylble calm. - He swore -ashe walked" In that way he managed in a mess. re to. relieve his feelings. ~I. _ A`- A OD! -4uI-AA um lccuugp. V V , `A Is she dead? asked av choked. breathless volcg at the door. .-._o_ A- -- 1-.. 4-D..--I-In COIDEB {U buuu DIIVLII _ _ You must have theco1n. the gov - ner remarked casually. - --~-In ' urn ..miImn' m-An. Ultatulcau VUIUC (IF Irllv Invvou . The girl mother- s& race was hghoatlhy. but the only thing he `saw was the pteaming` kettle in her hand. . ; q v , _ ,-'n 1.- .._-._I...I. kid` Ln (non Inn.` lI.\7al.|.uu5 nvuaw cu nun unions`:- ' Naw'. he snarled; but he was not so sure. _ L` _' " " `: He lowered the child carefully int the wate . A .|,__.;. I__-_ .....q-Janna 1| I`f`A `Q IJJU VVIII-C13` Now. - just,-keep. pouring-T--aA little. .a i little; to keep it warmln up}? _ Ten. fifteen. minutes passed. . A taint white glimmer of life. com- ` menced to tremble across the baby's 1 face. The blue shadows slowly faded. and the wax white nostrilslled. The gov ner~ heaved a mighty sigh. She s comm through," nounced triumphantly. _ -Now give me a dry blanket. ` ` rt- _-.......;....A Fun. `unnnvnlv 111 `f hn he ah- . ll ury Uluunc L. He wrapped her warr_nly _ in it `and laid her. weary and sleepy, but palely, pink, on the bed. .um.-.. s... ..1... ..I, Mmnnlf Him in man [LIL ULI Luv uvuu I "Then he shook. himself like a man coming out -of a trance. D He suddenly remembered his` burglar : kit in the lower hall. Dawn was `breaking, too. and it might not be so easy getting backwith ltto town. . A -..-A.I.-.. I....I..-u-`I ad Iutivn inlfh backywltn itto town. _. . The girl mother looked at him with moist. grateful eyes. ' You are _ so good," she said, `with quivering voice. Baby would have died if you hadn't"- ' ` V She hesitated. some way she could not quite place him. He did not look like a workingman. He was not a gentleman. She dimly remembered that he -had sworn at her dreadfully. She went to the `dresser and picked up a little steel ~-`meshed ,purse. In- side lay a ten dollar bill and a dollar. .....___._1 _-.. ....a..a n aha mid dunner- Blue Ill) ll u:u uvuua uua nu... .. _---.._- Would you mind, she said desper- ately, if I gave you-"a dollar? ' I wish v _---|.: .4... can rnni-A `hilt it 18 8. ately, "It 1 gave you a uuuun 4. vvuzu I could give you more, but it is all the money I have. and` Fred won't be % back until the last of the week. '~_--n ;._........I.-....- nanrl Mung D8.cK uuul I-LIV IF-DI: UL In-no u aw... , Her. small, tremulous` ngers iclung to his an instant. and a. tear splashed down on them. I . V ..- ___CA.' `Q-II ` IICYI . down on tnexp. , "I can t' thank you. I canft thank -you, _she sobbed. ~ T . _ V _ . I181` I'!`.'luiu lu:u u.u......, . Oh, not special.` It's Weddin' pres- ents. They've both got rich folks. an they give them just scads an scads ot solid silver." 7,- ~-...1...: 1...... mifh hnnm. _you," sue suuucu. The` gov~ ne_r looked t hrVhe1ple'uiy, at the $10 in the purse" and tho Ilttle heap of diamonds over on the `dresser; Inn.-- 1... ......'.4- nnrn nigh}-n. the dol- ;neap or uuunuuuu _uua. vu .L.... ...... Then he "went down stairs, the-(-1:1; ` la: in his hand. - ` ' V 3*o*o*o*o-:eo*'o*o*o*+e.; Gonyricht. 1902. {Size 8. S. McClure `Oom_pa.ny aoo+eooo++o+e9++o4+o+mso*`o*o r` . "And now, Jack, what can_'I'do? He h follows "me everywhere. `and heatunds around and 03123 me with that `detent- able `baby stare .0! his. and--o,n,d-` y9u're.. laughing, Jnck!"- You are an. mean as you_ can be to laugh when I come to'yo\} tojr`adv1ce. _ -A -_ -4--.......a ...... 4.2.. 3.91: Orrin- Colt a tile UUl.l.lEl.uuJ.. uuuwuvo \ He doesn't say anything," exclaimed the girl. "It he did, lt.woul_d give me 9. chance `to tell him what I think or his dogging -my footsteps-everywhcr_e." us. ...._6nlnIu In a mum of `the vlllehi. I00|.ll.!:pD VVCIJ Vvllvyvu ~ It certainly is a case of `the still pursued her. " Ormqby aaid. . What_ do you want me to do. {Dayle-_call him out and plug him "full of holes?" ' 1.1-v,n_I I\--.96 In` an VII|9nI'! I ` nlnl lull UL uvlvno Ugh! Don't be so vulgar-!, I don't want you to do anything` but tell me- what to do to/get rldat hlx_n. 3o . . . Jack wan Jalmout the only; Coho knew well who had not propoaed to - -_ ..__ 1.-.: c'-n.n mafcii-n~hai`~ '3ha 1"|'n_ Knew Well WIIU uuu uvo `uvrv-..-_ -- her. Men had fallen betore~her_'cho,x-inc. e had said their little piece (andegdome * said it rather well. she had to admit to herselt). and gone their way. 'nnde,until now no man `had really'.heenl;\o.ble_ to V trouble her serenity. Do think of something. :n1;v `Soho pleaded; It's been three" monthinow Iince he-he- . ~ V A Since h.l-1151 th9momento319?`W;0t0 which made him-notlyourui;oh1:'!.-- -i_A;nd 0mlb!j:ih9`.l but h1a"ihmdI`*r"m-e bled-as 'hoi5~0hitted imtiie:-cin;Iie{t=_;lltt,l,{.-,v>.l. ` : aAC\ ...IL `L ' Don't be absur me any morgthan AIIIVI. -_.I bledu no Inltteu` vmuo uni-Ann. EIIU IAIBBIVI (1! He` does'n tVw;'Int *0.thei' 9993 G03. % * ' conceit {I care any H1036 ,t_|llIl.| " gun Whpw! . Your serenq, Bouu mu cu. The gov'ner regarded her with beam- ing interest. -z ..-.a_; In... "An AI1|"I| ' ATWO A ALTERNATIVES talnly cnarxmng, _muuu:.' . Don't be i1_nk1n`d.:.A!ou7k now It : 5 true." the fwd` eqlmly-` v`:,2*M; .: ~ .. T -`.nd?~.tbl ,-;_Yl_;i@811 * % ~ * 4 B f' IOOK 8171118 uu l.uI:uun:s Poor hard getting` away from `the ,Tcone- A quences of your own sin, eh?" u11n...c -In I-unun I nnmmitted? She 0! uIu._ lls What sin have I committed? sh_e demanded, with conscious innocence Is it a sin to refuse to` marry a man you don t want?" ._ nu- .. D.-.4 hnuv nhnm-`-well. not ex-. I - . She favored F011` (1011 I. Wlllltl .. V _ "No-o. But how about-well.` not ex: vactly leading him on to p1-.opo`si.ngf- but9)__ V V ` him with a frigid look. I beg your pardon. Mr. Ormsby. she `observed. . . ..... .. _-'_. .......n..9+ 9! ha maid niflnv- ODSGPVOO. zf`Well. you needn't, he said quietly. You expect plain talk from, people whoseadvice you ask. don'tryou? No man will ever ask` a woman'_to marry him it she doesn't give him the oppor- tunity." , . urnl. _ L 1.. Alnnnniw huf glh remark. tunxty." o'1`hat in dlerent; but suogh remark: as you are making now are-`hardly in the nature of advice. J ac'k." ' ` _Well. I don _t see that there's much you can 'do. .' he drawled, and his eyes began to twinkle. There seem to .be. bx but two courses to pursue. and two Lonly- K , . _ H . . ul'\I. I.......-dz`. qinnr nlfnn d the run.` \ on1y"- .1 . Oh, here's your Sultan and the =about! ~ `suddenly cried Esther. club- | ping her hands and springing up. Are you going to take me to ride. Jack? Well, it's what I came around for, but your tale` of woeyabout knocked it mg interest. A gauzy buttery like you oughtn t to wear themselves `out with work; Whats your push out there?" he in- quired tenderly. Miss Nellie tossed her head. Just me an him an her an the I - IQ LL- L!_.n,' out or my neau," The negro trom the stable leaped out and held the big bay s head. -Es- - ther ran down to the gate. forgetting the beruffled parasol lying on. the ve-- randa. ' Ormsby followed lazily. ` ` -Feeling pretty gay. isn't he-. Jack- son?" he asked. pulling on a glove and looklngat Sultan; who danced "charm- . lngly to the accompaniment of li~ttl'e E squeals ofdelight from Esther. . ' Yes. sah; he do, sah. I Hop ln, Essie." Orrnsby said; hold- ; ing out his hand to assist her. Then l he added. Speaking of angels; there s . Hallowell now." " ` A fresh facedvyoung fellow centered . by on a line horse and lifted` his hat I seriously. A little way beyond he 3 pulled in the animal and dismounted ; as- though he would come back to speak I to the couple at the runabout. ' -'- -~---- ---an ..-'..|.cmoa mntharun. to [DB CUULIIC Ru. but A uuuuvu... Do hurry up!" exclaimed Esther `u_n-V (let her breath-. =Wh_at shall I do to get rid of him. Jack? ' You said there were two ways. ~ What are they ?" ----m us no __A g-maa luv!-fnno VV Hut Ill`? Luv; c , Wgll." and Ormaby buttoned the g1ove'sldwly and put one foot 911 the step of -the runabout, you [might mar- ry him to get rid of him." uwr...` bhnnlr \fnI`I' exclaimed. mm I0 get nu Ul. uuu. No; thank you!" `she' exclaimed. poutlng _and tossing. her had. Then she started and looked toward the n1l\I_ 1'. `la can`: no IOO l\1' I I-131v1se~.m`?`VC want 1 {J} and sturteu. . '.l.`he`l1ties'had not been quite-within Ormsby-'5 grasp. _H1sVto_ot slipped from the step.` He made a leap to reach the carriage. but Sultan swung into a long stride on the instant and tan-ly suatcu ed the runabopt from under his mus- ter : grasp. .....L. _.a.... ..u.. ...a...v Oninlr. I1`.ssie'!?' ten` a grasp. Theo reins. the reins! Quick. Essie!" Ormsbycried. ' - A Thank God. sheknew what he meant ` and seized the lines before they slipped over the dashboard to dangle about ' Sultan's heels and drive him mad with L terror. .But the horse knew instantly _ that an unfamiliar hand held the reins. and he increased his trot;t0 a._.galiop. -- A` __ 4._`IJ h and II? lncreaseu lua u'vI. up u._5u..v,.. Eether told herself that she would .not>he? frightened; _ and she drew the lines in rmly and said Whoa !" 4' T Bet Sultan saw no reason for whoa- " lug `:u.1st then. There was 1 lens gtretch ot dusty. eunlit road before An. 1.- '....a.:...a n.-`1-an Inehl: an-mm atretcfwot `dusty, sunllt road him, ahd he seized the hit in: his strong teeth _`a'nd `bolted; Re new by Hallo- 7 well : mount with a rush and set that creature to dancing. Hallowell hung \ on to the leather and ataredwlth round eyes` after. the runaway. . . ila aatonlshment waa vastly increas- ed when a second whirlwind reached `him. Ormshy went at` him as though bewae playing football. _ . . He"anatched _th_`e bridle trom Hallo-V well ! hand, and $.33,` Young man was lent rolling in the dutaa Jack leaped aatrlde and set the `now. trlzhtened ani- mal after the'bol_W`.8 Sultan; ` , __-.1 A-.. - '-All; urn. nlnlllt hut M153 Hutu: Lvuuuu Gav. .......... baby, an` he gone half the time." She unconsciously lowered -her voice. ` "He's gone now. an she thinks I'm there in bed. I am goln to_ Mulhall | party tomorrow night too. Suppose the crooks do the house, tan her alone?" he suggested. . Miss Nellie squealed. ' ` Mercy me! You don't think". I'd" ght em if I was there. do you? _ Oh. she's got a telephone right in her room. She could get help easy enough. , -Wu.-- ......,.u...1 H run: a In]. (HI: IIUIVLII-I5 IDIIIBIQIAI . The road `tor a "mile was clear. but where it joined` the boulevard beyond Ormsbyg knew. the runaway would burst olnto a tangle of carriages or all deucrlptlons. and the end would be re- rlous. He didn't know much about r--, -__-__'_;..-_.'- ..a `IInIInI`IA I mmugt E10115. nu unuuu. n_.uvn .......... .....-_- A the `so'u'ndness`,' of H_allo_well s mount. . but he `would. have _ma_de an asthmatic 3 Qld a`r..horuc: do itunts just~then." , ' run. Hm. wind he rod3."`"and hi! QIII URI: Jlvnuv up- Like the wine-1"-I-1: '1-?>d?'B."'"and mount s nose soon came up to Esther : shoulder. Foot by foot he goined on Sultan. and then, with a swift dive. hsdfeontlntted to clingto with allher hotses...o.nd Sultan` instantly recognized the .tact`thstgai-i his tun-was over, 1` - `- - `:I-__-A `J ...-.3. `n :-1` `I1 hlifr * Ormsly seized the reins, which Esther . Wnttlo niight. A. strong pun on-Vbothe 1118180! tnnnm um l.ul_l'vvuu on... V Henlowed, "down and In halts block. % and "Just.-nbetore the junction _with the * bonlpmnrd. Stopped. gentle :_1s a lamb. For a `minute they gazed. at each other. cu-o.I"I! t\.._.`:-In-n an.` n. "V011 Jul? 5 Illllllllv Univ; 3-I--- -.- -_ .Well. Ormsby said at la}/ti. "you 1 came inear escaping. the pursuit or the _vlllajinV-that ytfme. Essie. for good and -she &_ld', catcmng net I_u'mu.u.; ` _ V ' Well, you know there was_ an1`1'lt'er- Tnative- _'j . T % ~ ~ A And .tht'1a1"`ati1l'look1!i8 M W V` , %t%_ynn %,m1.zhtx mafrrx .n1;Vt0 `set-ml 4- munA;ma:mm% IITBQ lulu IUUBc\A Lv IV so -.-- _:`._Oh. Jack--my parasol! `fshall ` 5119 COUJU gt. ucnp can; Cuvuau-. -'.1`he gov ner smiled. It was a lei- surely matter to finish a job and get comfortably away after the telephone bell had called for help. It was sur- prising no one had got on to a dead open and shut job like that. rm... ..o,.u,...1, um mun mnrnine found Jug; tuvu. rode. fund - '._L`x 4...-n April in Venice`, -The Italian sky : smiled. downon the rippling waters 0! ' t"/he" lagoon. but Marian Dane was blind : to its loveliness as she leaned back languidly in her gondola.` These months In... 1.-.: a..n...I &-A rnnlrn ha-If H1115 uu-I ot Ltpgv forget. He hr 1; in nu I elingw had failed to ma 5 BIII-nsovouvu > -----v . > C ,, _ A .11 gl.. 0-..!` `Al fhnv nlnk` rnanm SUI `Gin n ..was all the fault `or the: pink` roses, ` she told herself. Why could they not keep to their own proper season of June? But lu these lands of summer, lu Italy and southern France. even dur- 4.I_-!.. `o-tlpntlfllllh Q ` In 1 sun; in; . January. their tragr Inllnia wvuv-nu--.- - -_._- axiej like 5:` breath or `poison. bad deadened "her in- terest In. new scenes and experie ; __|_ --.... |...A 11088. moon} Ipfcul. Illv I-IIFVV, Bbwgnuu u.-- v_.,.__,,, , And yet `pink roses had once meant happiness _to Marian. They had rst come into -her childish. life -in pleasant dreams. When she grew into a slender slip of a girl and graduated trom the "Young Ladies seminary, it was only- the frantic clasp of her ngers on a `bunch of roses that kept her voice from faltering over the prize essay. J ack- Dawson s card was tied to the `long stems. and Jack andshe were boy. and + n. u...,1 nnrnn nhnnt nnfn. an IIHUB IlIL\.I.BlJ\. -vv 9:`: ~..,. _. girl lovers. It had come about nat-u-- 1 rally, for they lived side by side. with no envious wall to bar the.lr_ twilight Vconde`nces-only a low hedge. They- were ln that delicious stage when secrecy seemed to add a new tie of love-a tle that shut out the.rest of the world. So she wore the ring on'a rib- bon round her neck and stole down to meet herlover by the big pink` rose- bush. `* --- `---. noun `Elli nnnrnnlil nusn. _ \ _ Ah. how long ago that seernedl, Att- i erward had come a dreadful day, the day .of the quarrel. Being `their first, they took it far too seriously. It was in the old garden. whose charm `for once was broken. Jack was impetu- . ous., she cool and reproachtul. Before ; either of theniknew what had hap- pened she had slipped the ring into his - hand. and he was out of sight across the hedge. nan. _ I__.I -4.` Ohniin Q. fm .. aearlz" Slowly the days passed by. If Jack- -were having a lesson, he waslearnlng % "it in silence. for no overtures came ` | from beyond the hedge. Her anger T was dead, and In its place was the growing tear that he would never, again come to her. -In vain,"she had called up all her pride and tried _ to follow his: example. It was too hard aetask -when he was so near. -- ~ -~--'_.. ..--u....- 9|... uvnnl gn aDU_ SUUL JUU uuc Luau.- Three o'clock the next morning found him padding gently up the still halt country street; Just ahead of him rwere the dim outlines of a large lawn heavily shaded with trees. -rv- --..-.u...A nus fannn and strolled`