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Someone is breaking into the .house,gasped Meg` hurriedly. I saw a man slip round the corner near the hall window. I heard a window open and a match struck. The ser- vants are all in another part of the house, and my brother is away-I m alone in the place. Would you--. He was at her side in an instant. Which way? he asked. Don t trouble to talk--you re out of breath, and no wonder you nervous after the fright I gave you. You should not be in this lonely place by your- self. Let me tackle the beggar,who- ever he is. `Can we slip in anywhere easily without being heard? The front door is locked-I came out by the back, she whispered as they reached the house: "but there is the side window-I think that must have been where the man got in. whoever he was: It s this wav. PHI dc-.- . . . _ ..-..I, LL- ---Z...I..--- 1-- ll], VVUUCVCI IIC Wan. .1|.a Lula Wow. The man scanncdhthe window for an instant and then turned to Meg. ur-2--- ... -1..-1. tn- .. OV\r\ an lUbl..d.ul. auu Lucu Lu1n\.u L\J n;\.5. -Give me your cloak for a mo- ment. he whispered. I ll get in and nd the intruder if you don t mind waiting here. I won t be long, I assure you. He v.'u'1lted lightly in through the] -open window, and Meg waited in suspense, hearing _only quiet` foot- steps as the motorist stepped along the passage, where a lamp burned dimly. Then she heard a scu`le--a. muled shout-a door banged loud- ly,and in a few minutes the motorist reappeared breathless, smiling, his coat torn at the shoulders, his cap knocked off. .- Caught the beggar, he announc- ed gaily, by a trick I learned at Varsity. Stied his shouts with your cloak. -How the fellow did ght, too!--look at my coat-an_d nipped him into some place;--I think it must be a larder, or something just round the corner. -I ve locked him .in_! `Just listen to the shindy he s_ kicking up!- ' - -' "'1 ' 1 8 Cat--I1; nau 3UUu. Juua\'.A\., nav- Shall I run mto town m- the motor --if she Il start-;--_and,fetch. a police- man, or----?_ . " ' >' '- ' 1- _:.4 _.;L53) IIIUSUIIOU Olivia-lay. The bird is well caged, at am irate, he said; he can t ` get out. Now, the question i's-do you know, I don t even know your name? And I suppose I ought to introduce` my- self to you by now.. My: name s Ambrose Burnaby, `barrister-at-law. My name's Meg Stanhope, said Meg__wi_th a smile. I an t thank you enough, Mr. Burnaby, for your` assistan`ce..j"I :don t know what I- should have-dpne_ if you hadn t been h.ere- /N9.w"""'`t t. Now, what about that rascalin -the larder. He has making enough no'ise,. Im_ust _fI` say, and he` fought `ilikeea `eat-`-he",had. good m'uscle,T too. u.,1I- `I ....o. ,$nd-n Afflillfl hi. motor. , `L.-A__.~s .\ '-'A'-;W.w`" lllllll \Jn - _`.`You i"e-sure he can t get out? asked Meg anxiouusly,, listening to the battery, which never ceased on the- larder door. Luckily it was stoutly built; and. its thicknesstpre vented the 'ni-a: shouts 'bei,n g.lgea_1-.d{ exceptt in a vergr gnifxilfed :._ .-` `b, * Y. ._ .. us ..can:`:2t ,ink;io f"` A terrifc knocking and mufed shouting might be heard from the [other end _of .the passage, and the }motorist laughed. -11 `-74-. at ouc can t.hink;_o't'1s,';,1r-you`a auow my l.U_ `vstay`._h5:rw as 3 s<:>j1.:t: 05; ;;zh_ard`+-=I?d ` ,sn:p !1,1;..-~t1l t&11 %l.1ther hf can ` You -know mm: xon1'HERN ugbvmcn YOUNG S Pomr, P. O. Have tried your Bu-Ju Kidney Pills, and found them very benecial for Rheu- matism and pain in the back. They are certainly a blessing. My husband is also receiving great benet from 811-111. He has had great pain in the small of his back, but 13 so much better now. MRS. A. C. KIDD. Rheumatism, in any form, means irri- tated nerves, and is caused by uric acid being deposited in the blood stream. The only way uric acid reaches the blood is through weakness or disease of the Kid- neys. The only way to cure weak, dis- eased Kidneys, and thus cure Rheumat- ism, is to take Bu-Ju. FI\A 1- `Inc... `LA... A4. -11 .I_..-......S_J... -_ rid of the prisoner. Have you a man on the premxses? No-they all live out. We have no man in the yard and only two women-servants - more timid even than I am. My brother will be home in the morning-early-I expect -so perhaps if we waited for him- A terric assault on the larder door drowned Meg s words, and in the subdued light of the lamp over- head she and Buurnaby looked at each other. The mufed voice was shouting loudly and there was something oddly familiar to the girl in those stentorian tones - muf-`ed though they were. f)nce she could have sworn they shouted her own name. The door creaked under the battery and assault-it would surely `give way in time at the lock. I` 1| I . I 311 icurei IDAAA, A9 59 Any ggvgu. 50. a large box. At all druggists, or sent on receipt of price. THE OLA!-`LIN CHEMICAL 60.. L|IiTED WINDSOR. ONT. 7! The fellow is so violent he ll never last till morning behind that door, said Burnaby. Look here, Miss `Stanhope, if I liberate him, will you see he doesn t get out by that window. I think I can trip him up and secure him all right. Is that cloak handy? That ought to do the trick, and if I can pinion him and get him into my car, I ll race him into the nearest police station. That s the safest thing to do with him. I ll unlock the door. Are you ready? 6 9) -1 1a,, A .,,3...1_1- _ aps _of Tea 1;; .-...._,. "`Quite, said Meg. A twinkle of mirth glimmered in her blue eyes. The young man had taken such com- plete charge of the situation, and really his resource was so innite, she was divided between admirationi and amusement at his prompt and satisfactory methods of dealing with the burglar, Even the gun upstairs could not have clone more good! She stood_ now, straight ajnid silent, near the wmdow, which they had carefully closed, waiting breathless- 1y,' her eyes xed on Burnaby, who was_a_t the_door behind which his unwilling prisoner was making such a fearful commotion. 'He unlocked_ the door. It was immediately ung open, and a man, darting out, closed ercely with him in the dimly-light- ed passage. Meg watched the strug- gle breathlessly, till, with a cry of horror, she realized that her com- panion was this time getting the worst of the encounter. The man he had grappled with so successfully an hour ago rose,\_ btreathing `hard, emerged from the stiing folds of the whiteecloak which Burnaby had tried to fasten over his .head, and just for that one instant the light from the lamp` burning dimly over- head `shone full upon him. Meg started forward with a cry of amaze- fment. " . V r`.`Jim! she said, ,` Ye's,.Jim, he returned, hoarsely, and when I ve settled matters with this precious scoundrel perhaps you ll explain whyyou are standing there aiding and abetting a house- bre,aker-`-a-- -_- 4. 4 q o 1 1.- And howpthis. rascal got in here beats me; bi1t-ah, you would , would you! cried 2-Jim, falling with fresh vigor upon _the- `luckless Burnaby, who, "rather, knocked out of` time, was picking himself. " up from ,=amo11'7S$t- {the/. stifling ? AfoA1ds_.. oi`. the % 9_hite%:=c1jo ak.~ 3 4 7 V 119$ . . `,- u'o " "3 '1'"-r`.{n.-~_:_ . 1';`.'`_'.' 307;." failed him, and Meg sim`- ply fell against the wa_1_l___in convul- sions of laughter. :So ithe`burglar had been Jim all the time, and she had listvened; urirnoved to his furious onslaught op their own larder door, while, "together with Burnaby, she plotted "to hgtve him removed to` the nearest police station. .. . _ 1 ,,-L 9.. 1_"-_- .`fD_o _n"t,f J`;'ir1! 'cr`i"c,Vc1: 'IVI.ehg , Jxastily` ch0};"x1,8gd9%n, AC! .1u%] !`e1:'."-2' Don t ` gin? ,_yo11wee`:-'t!1%tj t x`s.,';gt,1_t:1_.e..t!19.11,, , ` 1. with Kendall : ~._ 1-` Spavin Cure-- A4 theonerelinble _ cure for all . Bone Diseases Swellings and Lameness. Fun GROUND, 9 Qnt., May 3 `O6. `'1 have used Kenda1l s Spavin Cure with great success, and think it an excellent remedy, for Spavins; Sweeney, sprains, etc. WM. LINDSAY. Accept no substitute. 3: a bottle-6 for 35. Write for free copy of our great book--Treatise on the Horse. as Dr. I. J. KENDALL 00.. Enosburg Falls. lament. 0.8.1. Suh a simple treatment. So ab- solutely certain toctue. Just take In-.Iu.~ Nota few doses-don't stop'even' after a few boxes. Give Bu-Jun a fair `chance - take it faithfully ; carry out the direcons exactly; and 311-131 will cute you as surelyas 2 a_.nd 2 make 4. cures Muscular Rheumatism, In- ammatory Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, because it removes. the CAUSE of these tyoubles. Cu1_-e Your y. 11crc's : 1 i:"' T llbrse ___ vou- -I m his b`rother, V T said Burnaby. Of. course, I know your` name well. I ve often heard Tom speak of you. T-Inirn 1711113 '1`!-and- a AAA Una--. mic o_rten neara 10m speak or you." -;`.Have you? That s odd. Fancy `you turning up like this, and--1 say, forgive me for having been so beast- ly` nasty with _you, but you know you had your innings an hour ago, and how I loved you for nipping me mto `the larder so cleverly! You must show me how to do it some day. And now, look here. 'What s this about your\ car? -Broke down, eh? Then you must stay the night here. I came back before my sister ex- pected me and a good many- other unexpected things happened, eh? But let s have` supper and talk things over afterwards. I know there s something in the larder. riu - Aughcra-that fateful night in June -and several other nights as well. There were so many places of inter- est to visit in the neighborhood, which he declaredehe must see; there were so many things to talk about with Meg Stanhope-and so many delightful motor expeditions to make when the car condescended to go again, that his visit was prolonged into weeks, during which time Jim Stanhope went cheerfully about his daily work, leaving his sister and guest to amuse each. other as best they could. And neither, I am bound to say, found the `task a diffi- cult one. And }'3urnaby stayed that night at _, I a_`bi1rg_lar--I' a-w `you reep to the s1de.iw1ndow and get in `there.--- Roasting blank A4-Ln- A...-._ -.-....` I--I_ aauc ,w.Iuuuw all 8'6]: 111 U1C1',C."f"" Because the `o'the:.door.was lock- ed, and I knew that was a safe way to. get in, interpolated Jim, rather shamefacedly. A e And Mr. Burnaby happened to be passing with his motor, and he most kindly came up'at once, and--- "`-Shut me: up in my own larder, said Jim, with a queer kind of smile; a nice sort of- reception, I must say. But,` I say-you re not by any chance related to Burnaby who was at Winchester and Oxford` with me, are you? A 1:11 M`, -_-_--. I There was, and the trio sat down to supper, both the men looking rather the worse for the two. stormy encounters they had had; judging by the torn state of their coats, they had fought well! Perhaps it was only Jim Stanhope who was profoundly amazed when, he was told, one delightful evening a few weeks later, that he must look` out for another housekeeper, as Meg had accepted a situation. 11:-wa n She s going to take care of me for the rest of our natural 1ives, said Burnaby, thanks to that V night in June. Acvv can 04 pa Well upon my word, said Jim dazedly, looking first at his sister and then at his. guest. So you rstl shut me up in my own larder, and make out I m burgling my own house, and then you want to steal my housekeeper. You re a nice sort of fellow, Burnaby, but I suppose- well, what does Meg say? That s 1, the question. . And Meg soon answered it. ` If it hadn t been for that ghost, said Burnaby later, as they -walked down, the moonlit avenue together, just think, Meg-but for that wond- erful night in June this could never have happened! _ Then I don t mind having been mistaken for a ghost! she whisper- M Iv i 5mnh.~.p sigllml. :,n}d snatch- hi.10nLT lg-gs_ lhc 11love- .` E ` . WW1 um tcrncrs who were: ashurp cyc on l1lx`!l' l11L5`tl` s . mg. and c:m.~cd .\l_1.'s btan-E araisc her churmmg hc_`-21d,l hdbctll bent mr :1 long tune I1 '1 c11'mcc:" .~11c ;Lskcd. S * ` mm fr \ L-rckcr. He me1gg:).'1I1(1 f1. sul- uaht in one u1;1_\'. 011 U115 bit hfmmd \'nu-[n-I11UI`I'U\V. This he says : nn 1 .` , 1 .. 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Bcsj(.1.<. 3-u` be back; lav r Sum12v" i 3' morn?! mo ~Z .1 `1|0;1el:;/ \0usn Emeng, I V . DFc:mt1nn~. Izurly rcclv mum m n. V. the \\`c;1t11cr, ` --'1`-.. .~ _ V, :10 fl few` IT / ays 17 5 M` % MN . 1 h@l1I'S \\']1~> i< going to run wur pu.<~c.~.~im1.<, pray? yum :1 111m m the! ~v-n_~'.'11im to WW0 or Hflxffl -vi all she ld davv ' lug but| ind Inn .1 .~_tm`n1 of` H on her} L'.1.~.mt 1m\1;1ty ~ and .~hC began 3d s x . . 6 Se "()n1L()11( gpgakl Hdfx` run] 41. I1/\4\- a chance. If I could` S and mln ~ the bum n . "nnJ,.._ (`X ]H`( 1. MIL {\I Paint Use The} B eot P8il%|*k \\'iI}` .11. (3111 \' III Ll1\\-\ \v` mlxcr, and 'l'ncrc Isnt KI hm ulnn H11! prove this. Eu] 3. I \l(Lll\I - x ~>nt'1_\'. Not} `it'll .~'HHtU(1C ~:` :1 time-- L*11Lh\1>'121St}C 1 ~.'!:<-<;r case`! 1 I ' 1 :u1_v ~t(:1 smil-I ::m1c the L`, \\'(m'1E1I1: .- `....-._, : hCId.<- l1'cl:m t'1_\'. 1 us. .Lu$ r 1: side 01% _v inquisi-.5 uf blucl `dc Im'c1y_ C.-.1,1,~ l . 8: on` f1(`]){lI'tC(1 lung and` I: left 50' itinns` be-! Hf doors,` H1 :1 doz- 1 s .- uf Jim (it. `Aug: ! 'b .$7 ar.| [66 "13; I As the I two best con- (1 it t it A Isla/1,d City I m[ 1 ggn the m,arket`; 1 60 day waned she began toshrink fromi the idea of going to bed in the quiet` nhouse, where the servants lquarters [were so far from her own that she `could not makeianyone hear if she |wanted anything, and ' most reluct- iantly did she watch the summer Itwilight as it died away into soft ldarkness, out of which shone `a few pale stars-the moonwas shyly hid- den by scudding clouds. The wind had dropped, and only a murmur came from the pines; the air was heavy with the fragrance of owers, all heavy with rain; a bird or two called sleepily among the red fuchsia bushes outside, and, moved by a sudden impulse Meg threw a rough white cloak-round her shoul- ders and went out into the night. The stillness indoors wasfgetting on her nerves, and out -in` the warm I darkness she felt she could breathe more freely. it was particularly dark in the lavenue which wound steeply down to the high road. It was fringed with pines, and their dark branches lalmost met overhead; through them ithe pale stars glimmered faintly, and ithe soft air murmured with a delici- ous sound like the sea beating on a sandy shore. At a.spot where the trees parted a little to the right, Meg paused for a moment, looking before her, of meadows and woods, and the distant line of sea an which the moon, newly risen out of her bank of cloud, was shining. In that fmoment she became aware that she lwas not alone in the silent avenue. out on the exquisite view` outspread` 1 She _ waited a. moment, scarcely gbreathing, knowing that someone [was wanting too, watching her move- fments, no doubt. , The thought bred `fear within her, though she control- fled it with a violent eort, and be- Egan to walk back towards the house without hurrying. But she was con- -scious of stealthy feet following her !all the time; if she slackened her mace, they did the same; ifishe hur- `tied, they hastened after her. - ! To gain the house, the glass porch Inf which she could see shining Ewhitely in the silver moonlight, was 'hcr only thought; and it was when she turned, with a. swift movement, ;the corner of the avenue where it itwisted sharply into the gravelled =sweep before the house, that she `felt her cloak caught from behind. `She swung around valiantly-to nd herself face to face with a young .man in the unmistakable leather coat and cap of a motorist. -.- _.,_ , _V_`, I ' ' . E I beg your pardon, he muttered, iand drew back a pace. -I m most ,awfu11y sorry if I frightened you, ibut the fact is I took you for a ghost! - -` ' . ! His voice was so pleasant, _hi5 gmanner so `courteous and contnte, 3that the -alarm wlnch had sent. the `hot color racing to M8 5 Cheeks: gbcgau to subside. I 1.7!`: u ~ .11) -1-.. ....LnAA T I-mar` }lJL'g'cUl LU DLl[JDl\.I\ro i "The ghost! she echoed, I had `no idea there. was one aboutehere, . . . - Land---th1s 1s a prxvate avenue. _ I Mr 1 .... .. T 1rrIr\1l1 Thpv fnld me a la-n(1""tnlS IS 21 PTIVESLC avcuuu. I I know--I know. They told me a ghostwalked here, and It was` so beastly keen to see It and prove that :the whole thing was nonsense, that as soon as I caught sight of your gwhite cloak I` tracked you. But I gmust apologize Imost humbly--I m| iafraid you ll think me horribly rude, [and if I alarmed" you-I can- t_tell, ulyou how sorry I am. 111'. ...-A.L-_ -5 1:1` MAG 96- as Sm: spunc. n u. - distant town struck 1_yUu uuw aux1; .s u---v It doesn t matter at_ a1L- `MCE. 35' sured him, but she shavered a;l1tt1e [as she spoke. A chugch be.l1 in. the A:..L....4- nun-u :4-1-lit-It 211119 Slow; Buy 3 package` try it.` Pure Prepared |`IJ1_'Cn UCII Ill. Lu mne with slow, I600 A__".IJ_ e`ft"*rny motor at your gate,_he `paid. I* `don't know xi 1` shall .:`t. iilto rtovih ' at a-ll-%-so'r`nething' has onej wrong with ,her-after " the manner of motors.` If it "comes to the wo_rs_t,` may I push the thing in- sxde your gates ? _ Why',_,.of course; put the motor rnto one. of the outhouses. But how will you get into town? up" _..;n_ `r -V ihcfig am, ma Sitx-i:e_d._ j A 4-.-- `y`I l1_. walk. I can t tell you how sorry, I am I `made such a silly mis- take as to think you were aaghost, but I was so keen -about the tales they told me of this place that I thought I was in luck s way "when I saw you ernm-ma nnf n$ +1-A -`-`- .,_._-...,..... . vvaa Ill 1uCKS way when 1 you emerge out of the dark-- you did look ghostly in the Vmoon- light. ' T Meg laughed, and the motorist joined her. With the light of the moon shining full on him, she could see him quite distinctly, and she liked the look of his clean-cut fea- tures and honest. dark eyesp He lifted his cap. - And now I must wish you good- night,:: he said; I. hope I am for- given. _, v--- v v_v u_y LU DIIC LOWE" _Yes--'-fairly well. .The` road is bad, I know; But I daresay I must have to walk it. _Good-night! L l \X7I4.L .. _I!_.,, \J\I\J\L u161l|. 3 With a distinct feeling of loss, Meg watched him disappear as he had come`, through the dark avenue. A smile touched her pretty lips as she thought over the queer little epi- sode. 'So' he had taken her for a ghost. Wel1-her heart gave a great bound, and then nearly stop- ped beating, She had caught a glimpse of a dark gure passing _around the house. A stealthy noise like the opening of a window struck sharply on her ears". . . then the [cautious striking of a match. The servants, she knew, were all in the other part of the house. The men had all gone home to their respective cottages. Someone was getting `in- to the house. 9 .v_. "`50f course you are. _ your.way tothe town? 6\7___ r,- 1 -` __ --v-.uv If only she had been indoors in- stead of out, she might have used that gun that Jim had left for her, with the laughing remark that he was sure she would be more terried of the gun than any possible-burg- lar. But then she was out, and the intruder was in-she sped away down the avenue with a sudden im- pulse. If the motorist had not yet started . . she paused just a moment and listened. Not a. sound -no sound, at any rate, of the motor puffing away. Only, as she neared the avenue gates, she heard the jar- ring noise of the starting handle be- i-ng turned, and an exclamation of impatience from the motorist, as he vainly tried to start his refractory engine. Meg breathed a prayer of thankfulness that the engine had proved refractory. A_4I_, _ 11 1 11 .1 vo -v-...-v the gate; 1Ji'cked behind her, the motoiist looked up. ((1111 . I A -r What is it? Can I do anything for you? he asked, desisting from his fruitless `task.