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DICDB auu u\.v.._,. t. after all! exulted Now I ll make` her h gav her an d- ' one, with humble m_a.nner, watching ile forVth_e, stagger nreath which should id the small. of sugar to Tpdy, -Jfeebly, `her 21:2 I Thompson Sat upright 1ike.Othg11o. ` . `:Came into our oice 'BIaci{iihight'. ` --- Thompson readhed for paper-cutter. A__.`I :..4...-.....-.4-a.v`I H-an any g.p;ta153.ooo.O00- ' eR=senj`una. $s.e4oo.ooo Head Office. e- General Manager : Office. %-e e l`omntio; `T e_ .' paper-cuuci. . And interrupted the governor lec- turing me generally, including this advertisement. Mrs". Thompson seemed very unhappy, and, undeter-. red by the governor s presence, stat- ed that she desired my inuence to assist her in saving you from a ter- rible mishap, and restoring you to your sound senses. In bkief, old 1.-.. =1... annizp nf vour advertise- I. '. Black'" Knight shines. .- quiclitly-.-.-shines 'brigIj1t-l-- . shines by day and shines a by night. .. i V ; No dust--no dirt no hard rubbing - always` ready for instant use. And it! won t burn" o, ' 1 no matter `how hot the re. . To keep Stoves, Grates "and Iron work `always . clean and bright, with the least possible trouble, use __ . _g 1 sound senses. m uucz, V... boy, she spoke of your advertise- ment in to-day s paper, and of the bold, ba,d woman that was ruining you--- rn, ,____.a 1....1....1 an if he would up to Thompson. and Luc .o....... . `looked him over from head to heels. 1 How dare you. sir, tell your wife that the woman I am to marry rode on a car, dressed as the goddess Ceres. in the Lord Mayor s Show? Thompson fell back invhis chair in a state of collapse, while Townsend skirmished near the door, waiting for an explanation. _ The irate visitor ourished a iidllt . cane ominously near to Tody s tight shoulder. , `rm... ...,..1,n.= ('p'rPSl" murmured, Shollluer. `_`T_he goddess Ceres! murmuredl: Thompson. . i "Yes, sir! roared `the outraged lover, beginning fto take his 5-taps ` with very little regard for time. '!.:us morning, sir, `Mrs. Th-'Jt`i_lpS0!1' called on theyoung lady and had an inter- view, `in which she accused bar of having won your affections from her. andof being a circus rider, enztg-`cl to personate Ceres in the" Lord May.- . or s `Show--stating that yan lxarl giv- ~ en 'her'tl1e address. Now, sn'.~v.h..t , .1-:_ .........:n D 1111 CI! MCI Lug, \Q\-`.- -__ `does this mean? - ' - ' That Ihave played one` joke too y sir! said Theodore, gravely, from his chair with a -respeet- ' ful bow; and am ready to make any apology you. may demand `to your ancee. to whom I am inrmocent of v any discourtesy, except through an ` idle jest to- my wife. Pray go wi 11 A me to the lady s- house, and, humi- ' full, ex- n'_1any,o rxsmg 1ady snouse, auu, ........ . 1 Iiatingt as it is, I will make a. , _ planation. A - .1 I This was done to the 'lady s and 1 J her 1ovgr s satisfaction, hand. then. A liwith a grave face, Thompson turned his steps homeward.` ~ . How would his wife receive him? 9 His cheek burned at the mortifying 5 `blow he had received; and yet he V was proud of `one ~thing;--despite,the' ridicule `her action had brought upon ._ . ._ :. u...~.a' nu-nvnd that she did 'ca.r`e_ Stove Polish `ridicule `her action nau u:uu5... ..,,--- . and clasped hands as he si1ently_ent- him, it had proved that `care . for him, and had even left herself . out of ' the question, .when pleading T with ,Townsend and .-the`. mistaken Ceres to save him for hir_nse1f' alone, ` for the sake of, his honour and fu_t- ' ure. \ e - . s'.H`e fou (1 her with . bowed*'head; tered._and"h'eard her pray": 9 ur\I. r:..1....- heir) me to keep `_m_v turned Oh, Father,_ help me to; keep_ "my dear `nusband s:life__pure; , me, `that I may be able_ tq guide ;hxm,' , A ig isol). choked Thomson,` as" ~Puss!" , ' . ._ :~ nd when .s`hey'was :11 has arms. V clinging: glbse :`A_tBo`-;%_- him `in `fervent thanksg:v:n:z..that 1t`w_as>.al1 a joke,- h1_i then and1..t,hq_r_e iriadg3a'vo w ' I _fano;hcr l<.?1`F.j=%ja9tx upright, and glared Ieres! murmuredg vthis morhing ' a` sharp -.L"_~. ` n -I--1-2-1--I-H -I-1--I-I-5:1 ` ` One of'the b_est remedies_for dark 'circ1es._or hollows under the eyes is eight` hours of good sound sleep `. every night; . ' _I.--_I.1 I.A a-'11-\}\9r` n11 fbm `I cvcxy ausus. Sod should be rubbed on cream spots` on linen before` it is `washed, to remove the heavy grease stain. The carpet sweeper will. b_e'found more effectual if pushedin the same direction as the -pile. of the carpet, .not_;..aigains_t it.`-. * '1' `- --- t A not,_. agamsp 11. -. Ina ham` b, `p11"1n_gedAfror_ri 'boiling water at bnce into Ie water, thg: `fat ` will: harden white and _rm, gwmg `the meat a fine color. ; _ ~`---- -- -\1\A qua-urine fhp IIIC IIl'd.l. '4 nut. u.-.uv.. . _ -Be` sure. to p1_ace- a .pad und_er._the oilcloth gover to your kitchen table, as "it lessens the noise; '1"enders,. it easier to_ _cleqn and do1'1b1es'its wear- [mg quahtnes, ; en. - - Al'4-, ...J..... Li... anuo Tn? 'fI'.Vif`ID _ ring quauttes, After using the stov_e "f fivlyingt broiling or boiling rub it _a11"over with a pad of old- newspaper. In this way alljgrease is removed,, a tidy appearance is maintained arfd tnuch trouble is saved in b1acklead- `iing-A _Iug.: _ Toemake bread raspings with lit- tle ' trouble, crusts of bread should. first be well browned in the oven `and then -passed through the mince. Crumbs, whether dned or toasted, must always. be kept in stoppered bottles. " - _----2..'l`l-. 4.L.n |._)U1.u_ca. If your furniture, especially the hieavy pieces, are in; need ` of new castors, have the pieces tted with rubber, ball-bearingcastors. It makes it easy to.move any piece of furni- ture. and the rubber will not scratch the polishediwoodwork of the oor. Ifsoot should fall on a carpet or hearth rug cover` it quickly with powdered kitchen salt. It" can then be swept up easily and without leav- ling any stain. ,r1-3- 4-11 ........L.-...una F1-nrn fna(L. mg any bu-nu. ' `To tell mushrooms from toad- s_tee1..-;-'Pe._:1 an onion and! put with the fu'n`g"i while being baked. If the onjon `remains white, cat with con- dence, but if it turn black do not _-Jl nu-. Cal. Tea kettles would last longer _if, after use, they were turned upside down to drain dry. It is the little drop of water left at the bottom which-starts the rust that ends in a leak. V . ` 1 ` `---- 1\I\ Illf` nuns mu ammntns ` .1335. Teavleaves should never be usedl for sweeping purposes until they have. been well rinsed in several changes of water. This succeeds in extracting any remains of coloring mater, which would otherw?se have the eect of staining the wool of the carpet. ,-.,.J 3.. 41.- 1-.nb`I. :5 A 1n('\11l`1P1"Fl`|I Tm tablespoonful of the ordinary dry mustard dropped into the water j_ust before getting into it. The powder tinges the water a yellowish green, but it is not unpleasant, and as soon as the bath is over tired muscles and weary limbs are so refreshed that lone feels a delicious glow and a per- fectfreedom from any of the form- er lassitude. _r 1-....- :...:,... in \ Mustard in the bath is a wonderful ` banisher of weariness. There are l few who know the real _value, of a A C1 Jaacuuusas... A few drops of lemon juice in plam water is an excellent tooth wash. It not only removes the tar- tar, but sweetens the breath. L --- -- osncnl-our 4-ti `tan, uuu an-....._.-. Keep a wooden box in pantry tol stand on when reaching high shel- ves. This should have a hinged lid, and will make a. useful receptacle for potatoes and small quantities of any vegetables. Cut owers should be unpacked and put in water to which a pinch of salt has been added. It is very im- portant that the ends of the stems i should be snipped off with a knife or pair of scissors. `fl _____1 ---1... :.. 1,;+..1wn and bath. {pair U1 BCIDDUID. L If towel racks in kitchen and bath- lroom are not nickelled. carefully ( paint them with at least two coats!` of white enamel paint, to avoid the j possibility of iron rust spots, as well ` as for general cleanliness. A nice way to keep pillow ticks clean and avoid the disagreeable task ` of changing the feathers to new_ ticks is to cover the pillow with old mus- " lin, either old sheets or pillow cases, ` inade to t snugly. [ Not every housewife knows that a _ largepbowl of fresh water placed in - a room overnight will absorb all_ the I . srnell of tobacco from the-evenmg s ~-A-- -_.I ........-c marl nrevent that DIIICII \Il s V y _ . . V _ _V pipes and cigars, and prevent i stale smell in the morning which is }l so difficult to get rid of. ` -Silk `cannot be successfully ironed 1 out without first sprinkling it with , .. water, rolling `it -up tightly in a 1 towel, and letting it rest for: an hour. `If the iron. is at all too hot it will 5 r injure` the silk, so it should rst _be 1 To shut out an objectionable view I ;from side or rear windows mix a 1 little mastic varnish and white lead in - equal quantities and. apply to _the in- - side of the panes with an old. paint brush. It wil be a good imitation of [1 ground glass and will wear a long 1- time. ' .'1`ry putting tansy leaves in the 'nter blankets when packing` them " away. In former generations Vmoth `3 balls were not known, but tansy, '.leaves were freely sprinkled among `elthe furs, blankets and woollen.`cloth'- m gt- ..... ....+ nf `harm's way during 1 winter packing them : away. ` balls were tansy {leaves freely the furs, and ' t of `harm s way during ing put on _ _ the summer months, and such thmgs (1 sweet m I always came out fresh an _---is--==--'-1 "-"van mum T I! III" W a better E PPSWS n n;Il-!__- `SLR-L All` G Rlliilli A delicious drink and a sustaining feed. Fragrant, nutritious and economical." This excelient, Cocoa `maintains the system in- robust health. and enables -it _to resist mgr : extreme cold.. L TIC u1uuuu5 ....... . -- at of. e at in a. ;g it at all first scrap pf the matenal. IYUII1 Luv ' Lvuuuab .. prevent morning 42.1 ._t Canadian 3 Will restore gray `hair to its natural color. Stopefallinc hair causes` to grow on bald heads. Curesdandrutlzitching, scalp diseases. By itsnse thin hair grows luxuriantly. Contains no oily or greasy` ingredients. Is entirely unlike any other hair prepara- tion ever oered for sale. A ---.a _..u-1..1-(V.mu1lnnnrnna_1-gon, with results other two years um... L. A. Hopes, Wilner, .Monta.na.. My hair - and whiskers restored to natural color. dark. .~bmwn._by. using Cenadian Hair Restorer. ' M0mm. `0 1:. C adianllei .B.estm~er is the `t 1eh:'ve_ever fused. 1. 'John G. Hall. New Aberdeen, Cage Breton. ,:Cnnndia.n Hair Restorer has worke wonders. My head is nearly all covered with thick 1 5 gmnn black.ha_ir orizlnal `color. -Sold by 9.11 wholesale ondretail drugciats. ' lhiled to any addresain the civilized world ' on `receipt of price. soc. Manufactured by 1'1`! IIIWIKHOO Windsor. Ont. Canada . Sold in Barrie by_Wm. Crossland, ; H. C-. Robertson,` `Geo. Monkman, 1 D. H. MacLaren and F. B. Smith, Allandale, Druggists. A (000, ruuuuu: uuuu-uu... ,..............-__ Unsolicited Tcntllnonln Edith A. Burke, Missionary H. M. Churc Akhlmim E t, dtrie ds,grea.tl 1 withresuitsgI\R er`t`:`vbyeal11-s uain. yp 6` ' A `H --.. nreinap Ilnnfnna. MY hair so: oxrerou I A good, reliable 01' 5610. Canadian preparation- m....n.nuI wentlnonllllo If the new summer gowns have a conspicuous note at all this year it is ._in their trimmings, which seem to stand out _in bold relief, says Grace Margaret Gould in Woman s Home Companion for May. Much sou- tache in all widths and heavy cotton braid are used, in white and dyed to match the fabric. In the skirt-and- coat suits the outline of the coat is shown by the line of braiding, and either braid or buttons not infre- ` quently trim the back. l . Tassels are very much used A -1--.. In- `Ln.-an nun Hp braid used, in wmte anu uyeu tu ;quently wherever a place for them can be "~~---` "L-. 1...... ma Hm. ns: l.-mp: he was 'SlUWl_y _ ...-.-_,__ broad grm on hxs face. _But, Tody, she gasped, mg on the threshold, as the I struck her. "Theodore, madam! sten ` "- "~\1r\L` r\l1 VIHSSCIS ETC VCl_y u1u\..u u..n.u found. The heavy and the fine laces are fashionable in "combination for trimming both gowns and separate blouses. Very narrow satin plaitings are much used as a trimming for silk voile and net gowns. They are of- ten introduced in some brilliant shade, such as Empire green, on a _ gown of neutral tint. Plaitings of i this style frequently simulate a bib eect on the bodice and outline a tunic effect in the skirt. E Buttons are used not only where they are needed, but where they are : not needed on the new gowns. For i the tailored suits there are the fabric- ` covered buttons and the braid but- tons. `' ' ` ` ` 1 -_LL..... HIIMESEEKERS V7 ---- coma nAn?T April 14, 20 JIIIII I. 23 Aug. 4. 10 lay 12. 26 July `(.21 8ept.1.15. 10 Tickets `not! to return within 60 day: -.....u u Ann I: Amnc from all nointa NEW STYLES FOR WOMEN 'l'lcKeIl .DOIl Iu run... vv VERY LOW RATES In DGLVVCCLI \ l'-|\AAA.lUlA uu Tickets issued to a1i`1\*"Er'zh'.i TOURIST SLEEPERS LUIAJ The white and colored cotton crochet button is extremely high lstyle, and for lingerie waists there- `are the new pearl bead buttons. Tickets lssueu w u.u nun vu- vv uuv .,.,...-.,. A limited number of Tourit Sleeping Cara will be run on each `excursion. fully mppw with bedding, etc. Berths shoul secured andpaid for through local agent at least 311 day: before excursion leaves. 12.... ma hall information contained before? excursion l_eavea. . Rates and full Information in free Homemakers paxnahlet. Ask near- est C.P.R. agent. for 3 copy. or write to C. I. FOSTII. Dislrict Pm. AIL. C.P.I.. Toronto Ranging between issue - a-nu-svnI\I:1I\l3 A `Winnipeg and return 33.2.00 Edmonton and return $42.50 d all North-West points. `:-nnfnr` "'l`hco(1orc, lllduaun. -.- toned Thompson, looking with a xed eye, `'01 DOT like---but not Tody. Ugh! .1- ,,__ n `n9A;r Thousands of Farmer Citizens Crowding Across Border Into Western Provinces. A special from Chicago says: The rush of homesteaders to Canada has increased in such volume as to at- tract wide attentionin this section. Incoming trains for the past week have been crowded. These north- ward settlers are en route to Mani- toba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, and most of them are accompanied by their families and household eects. They are as a rule well equipped, 1 intelligent people of the farming ele- - ment. e ` ,_;__.l The movement is being treated ed1_tor1ally by the Chicago papets daily. The Tribune says: AL- 7 been effective is undoubted. u-- ____ ..-__-. V ' Many farmers are crossing the line of the United States into the western provinces of -Canada. The movement has attracted wirespread attention. It has been encouraged by_ systematic work of publicity and promotion. The boomer has used all SOl .tS. ofuadvertising devices to emphasize the~a`dvantages of the new country- That, his services have ` has you `pg- vw'-. V _- ` The outow,of population is more spectacular than the inow. It `causes alarm in the minds of many because it is the same sort of move- mentgthat accomplish-ed so much in -the development fo the United Sta.- tes. gThe `west in changing localit- `ies was largely built up by settlers frornthe `east, this latter term be- ing.a moveable one. .'Because of the knowledge of this splendid citizenship which is being lost, Americans re- gret that the restless" search for new lands is carrying the pioneers across the borders into Canada. . The loss of good `American stock is _to be regretted, but the movement means progress. It means- harmon- ious relationships between the north- western .stat_es and the Canadian northwest-._ means development _ Kofa new region by .Sp1,11d1ltlzenS. `` "It 3m_e'a_ s I` betterment of. . conditions 39 9 fathers jnd. it RUSH T0. CANADA. T!I aNir Restorer % 2ND CLASS Pound-Trlp Excursions 1-o MANi'i*onA SASKATCHEWAN ALBERTA f;'1f'p31I. !1tI.!'l0. Banie Branc|"1."'|."i-\'v'a.I?W`t3finI%s; CEITHCU Hllll LU V... "and remember that Supper with Jones `L `course will not see he Year is in." ICEIT 15 111. . u But .\1r.<. Thompson di_d not see 5 the ham: Hi the joke unul Theodore cxP1:tim it. at two o clock 1193 1 mornin;.r, and passed a miserable day , ;ccmr hroctuding over'hlS P?-Vt 5 mg \\~nr and their hidden meanmS- 1 :\mid :1 .~hmvCr of tears and a can- nonudc uf sobs, Thompson vowqd he wuuhl nc\'cr--nO, never--a8?` make her the subject of a joke. ,Wh`h he \Na'.s only to glad to DTOITUSC 35 the price of peace; for the last bot-. tle of chznnpagnc had just touched the spot which invariably ached with rhnhhz hnrsc-power, and he fen O asleep with a splitting headache, murmuring mysteriously : ` - ".\'Iumm s the word. `Nhich the subdued and penitent Wife undv?rst00d to be a request_ that she would not again refer to this In- Cldent, to which she eloquently 1'9 plied, as She sank into slumber :A V _ . -rs--- -, T- r`... A p _ _ -Tt w-_._ `Um One dollar opens an accou; and i ~ L~ _ * **=emt*:s added l"""*`y um um; "I'll forget Theodore!" it all, .A H\.\.IU`Jl K} Thus the fact_ is evxdent tl13-0323 careless, fun-lovmg Th01T p.sn west, ' life more desirable than his :3 days loving little wife, to Wh_mht eshoum` were long and empty ml! -ed and return, and the ims. we1"'tch_k'y Ghost-hzumtcd untal hls 5% ck to: startled the lonely 8P`."S av their lurl ` , __L'A. I ' IHLH xul |\|Hg"})ld\.1CBv But. Theodore nev;r thoug1jt: this. He was the r1n813d"- '0 few Mark Lane habigue-'39 '.and `d more bonneting, gra.1n-p_1tm3- `:.c'ne- other Sportive jesfs than '|\`" T band of carnival SPiTit5 'Vtge'V1"r~;` g..: nssunm amuua% usIus%s*1msAc1:u. smmes DEPARTMENT ----- .. ...........+ and a+.`e.-A.-...r'a. ma`.-_A duirtefl were wc11-tO-(10 um, _.-.-\\1\I1 I29 3 - -no vnavnuumv; _l ` Plane uond no" iunmud nah... SA -n-A . ' L1 LHL-2 _,-..-. arted up in alarm :11 m to the door, in slowly emerging, me ..g' A`. |"_.`_nQ .Ch`- `|........ , -- n , MAY 7tb._ 908. was a happy man, by` rscm was not--that - LS, we-man--and hen, uu-_ as a source of both sat- ! amusement to her hus_- Statements of this Bank%.ar 'ahnuaI1y:s.ubmitt&"l t5 a strictly independent audit- .nch,Fiva.Points; 1 c.n.:muer. `MANAGER INcORP'ORA`| _lD- 1632.; shiver- keen air in the world; - ._-- .....`nea_ n and rushed from _which mg, wlth a` and,_ besides, sangrthe` Vhevst songs,` `told the best stories, and played the sharpest tricks. And so imbued had he` beeome'with this spirit that his better, s`o'berer' nature_ was becoming co,r`np_lete1yee'e1ipsed, when -at last a pull-back arrested him in his .mad career, and`the_ tables were turned on The,odo':"e-`Thompson,- Esquire. __- ,_ -._-12L-. UH .Lu\;,uuun\. .n.uuu.r..v._., __.,`____ __ ,Mrs.,_, 1',homps on, like the generality th of feminine readers of jnewspa `ers,- 3` found her greatest enjoyment 'o the daily paper in the"list of deaths, I and marriages, lost andfound, and .the agony column. d1 _For this latter she hadia rar.l-?fas- C, cmation, and many times and oft 1, would break upon Th`eodore s studyi of the a rain quotations in the -Mark` Lane xpress, with wondering ode`-I - mands for an explanation of this strange or that, singular request from . so-and-so, and thus ,and so, in -the . second column_of the Times. Qne fatal day, following upon` a series of suppers and excursions to which Theodore had lent the lustre of his wit, leaving her to her lonely evenings and disconsolate days,`with- out the aid of a female friend to be- guile the time with aesthetic art dis- cussions, she -fell upon a remarkable advertisement, and Nemesis followed ` last upon Thompson's heels. . g Tody, isn t this strange? Just listen, said Mrs. T., with. big open ; 3 eyes, staring at her paper uneasily. _ Tody had heard the like before, ' and was besides very intent on c_al- "" culating the margin the sudden rise would allow him in -his next offers, 3` and therefore simply 'grunted out, tr Yes,,ve'ry, And went .on compar-- u ing the -closing prices of last year with the present one. . . rd `Mrs. Thompson had. grown very it agitated, and was peering intently at id her husband from behind her paper. You must listen, Theodore, she it, said, decidedly, with a shake ofthe _ news-sheet. d, f`All right, I m listening. _ Wheat, p- 12%, a fall of three-eights since yes- lt'_'ltCI'd3x,_ murmured Thompson, ab- ._--_Z..n-' nuuratf ' "749 ". ---- v; d ao- terday,_ murmure stractly, guring` away. 7 ` Theodore Thompson, what does this mean? demanded the small wo- 'man, with hysterical majesty, look- ing very stern, but trembling very womanly. , ' ` ' ~ ~ LL- ..A.mr+i:ernent_ which gurgled, ana wu Another? _ ` CI melodrama m t1 dozen of them. Btlt who--who "~-J 6`-on {Du L Wuv vv .-- the paper 1 and spre him; then . -He seized ated wife, open- before hands through his hair git, he read out, with : IS : . - ' T. T.--If you at the same place. ` `love I 4 gm; Hal ;0. 7 he . 1? an; _ . Al1, Theodore! wailed poo:- 'Mrs.. `T. Is this `thing true? yoiE' '.~..2'.*3* in nd Guuollnoj thiqa _._. .......n nun any-other 53 451: ,3 and Gnuollnq an-...._- -_. I Gnnllu uw. more wpod than any gum} Engine of um II, P. W: prov; It. Itl`u%oAntpa%l.lsetnpaLndrdndyto Np. % - -`-- Thompson : Mrs, Thompson v not :1 hiiP1 Y W0` happiness was 5 ' ' and amu IIJOIAIIVIIOQOOUI .sa{.1. gravly. Nife. She was IOHUVVJIIQ with earnest fgrce and 1 eyes, and a gun peered zorner of _his lips as. be how` he would cure her -`- ~-rmv column Thon1psnu was a W. ful spcculntor in grain at Exchangc. .\lrs. Thompson dom without change, and, two selves cmly m the {a1 1 to live. cut, and 1 ' d a joke, much H` for, her grimly. _The wheat non,` _an_d the "you know the -of the "Corn Exghangg, that Y0 - will do nothing rash! AThmk x_1ot of yourself alone in this sad affalr, jbu_t of your -c_o'untry--f` V ' - us: no , _1,1 ,1 11..- ' '1` ` J\I\II TVEIIDIJ? " .`1_\dy- country! ;sobbed I Mfs. I T., fallmg. back limp and aghast. ` 1111 , ___A ___`_ `_ __,,,]] -.------9 --v-- -`.v--r, -r`- :2 _Yes._ I am an or namen t,v as as a. useful member, o- ghat: and glorious food manageme- ll`! , . In ,*I',_I `ll..- -u--w. 3-w--v--- uvvv-, --__-v---r V M_enagerie!' wajled -Mrs, wringing her hands. ` H17 rI`|,,'L,_1I- '_..; 1__'--..'h..... VVI Illlllla JIDI IIEll\I9\ Yes. The bulls and bears are the source of our income. Expose me. and you ruin me! Be _at 1,ent, and all will be right` once m re. . rune - , , , JLI- 2..---__.` J-`AA G" Wu: vuu a-n5uo vanuy nuv. .. T Thompspn shook with inward glee, as. his rapid imagination. wove the- inciderit into. a good yarn boys" the next supper, excluaing the true ~na.mes of V the dramatis _ gersonae. ___:L`_ .._`A Thompson practical on but his wife too pructicu that veiled satire. And spouse tok her the vic ugguca Us unc UlOubua_yy ...... -- Mrs.="-I_`hompson listened with pale face and a 'pitous look, that_ rfmglgt Have checked her husband In his joke; but with a qui et`pride' that wa_s nun:-I Or. has!` our` I:ADrI1P!` hlWfn.Of joke`; but with `a, quletrprme tnau was new to her,` and seemed l>.orn.9f`tl1}s terrible emergency, she ,l-udjher pam from him anldlforcedhersef to speak _eal'mly. . V T_j:'.l`_l1eoldore, she said, slowly, tell _I-_-- ' -11 nknuuf f`1; ` _"Theodore," she saici, siowiy_, LC}: meylf you please, all about this. ; :nShe -touched the paper lightly. I . Thompson turned on his heel to stare at her, but she _was busy putt- . - mg. the breakfast things together, _ .-;and he could not see her face. ' .``'Cr_'ad! . he _mi_ittered ,`to himself. _but' she takes it coolly. I wonder b if she`ca'ree! 4 V I .- `Ajfsudden pang seized him; a __erce _ look drove the grin from its hiding"- place_, and he punchedin the crown of his hat -vindictively. ` tI .ll draw it strong, he decided, and see if sh.e.doesn t come down. Aloud, and with mock humility: ` It all grew out of the last Lord Mayor s Show; Iwas appointed by the Ward to superintend the table- _ aux_ that were to. take part in the g procession, and it was decided, to _ I have one tableau in particular to re- ` resent Ceres, the goddess of plenty. 1 t' was that`goddesso of plenty, my > dear, that made me recreant to my 1' _co_nnubia1 vows, and bound me; in. the ' [titOliS of the siren.. ' . i[ Thompson paused, with a dramatic `. _._[quaver,ibut looking curiously at the is quiet face bending over the silver A m spoons. . ' Well? said the steady voice. ie Thompson began twisting his hat\ I round and round in a startled quand- ;o ry. What did it mean She was as re indifferent as if he was telling of [y some other fellow, and not himself h- --her` own dear Tody! She was los- ing her interest in him; she didn t 5- care for this escapade! Could.`it be possible? T.heodore felt himself ed growing pale.` And how pretty she looked! ..a-. uu 5` "-J"n99! 9;, ` Mrs.. l00Keu: . Well, '_l`h_eodore? said woman, gxvmg a lump her canary. __- .1 .L -._L`nnnv1nr1 5| her canary. Well, I got entangled, as one does ` in that kind of affairs, stuttered ` '1_`hompson, failing .11`! his c0mposi- l tion,_ and wishing he had never be- ` gun it, but urged on now to a grand - denouement, in t up the chill indifference of his wife s manner, and of hearing once more her loving little laugh and Good- bye, Tody! Tody was beginning to be one of the sweetest sounds he had `ever heard. And it s gone -on and on until the present time. He paused`, ignominiously. Now she would faint; She did not. She '. took up_the silver teapot and exa- . mined` it `carefully. i tannin: men have! -1`--...-A be hope of breaking ` ITHTICU IL \.uav.....-_,. % admit it. \h_7_lia_1t sfrapge fancies men haw she said, quietly. It never occ to a woman to make such a. fool herselfle Where does `your godc of plenty--p-plenty ,of what,- Tl dore?-live, may I ask? Thompson sought a view of face; it was pale -and set.` and eyes looked sleepless `and heavy. She srhar.d` hit. exu the selsh dog. `. f-_LLuu:`\ wave` i A_nd _he_ ~ . dress_ m 2 contntxon? ' `~---:n`n`I1 CUIILI-lLIv:a_ feverishly and catch of the breath betray his victory. . , *Mrs.'Thompson turned _to .him very quietly, and gave hxm Instead a long 100 . . _ ;.e V ' And I belieyed you _to_ be a gen- tleman! he s1mply sa_1d, and .wa1 `- ed. past him out of theroom. . Thompson was in no enviable : mood? t_ha day, and hatsand hanqf ,_ __-...... 30:`, ; f e Viwhilefor the stagger I Bank 1__!!.9!=:`.%,6 Mia; \\5- `cu... - no enviable 1 mood that and hats-and hand- < kerchiefs `for once were safe in their I owners possession, for he no longer`? disported himself, with cow`-like g ` oor; nor blandly 1 smothered timid bidders with their own coat-tails. `On _the `contrary, he made his of- fers with the air of a Nihilist con- spiratoij, and "often `stood sta.-`ring ' `down at his feet with a. erce frown. i` `_`Something s gone wrong with 'rhomoson. said. '}_1i friends. mgds-V . `A-4 ..,._ "ed, as.. they` were about to pel with a handful _of grain, and he sud-`L. denly raised hrs 1 gloomy eyes on ; them. * ' ` .C,dnfound you, let me alone! he < walked away as s ` |.u,\'.nu Cdnfound you, le V growled 5` and they `if `the biggest tager .from the`Zo,o. . - . 9---.1... ,1.,`,,` J.-.vI:.ter in`fhe day c `shock to Thompson. ed to.writ'e tp his w_i1 up,"' with? her, when best` friogjdxand fell ` '1`OWllllui _ _Hi1loa!:`shout d Tody, -afeeb1y, 11 `half sorry to see him. * A ' Townsend. grasped" him wildly by 3 -the hand. ` ` - A ' t - Noble friend, `you've saved me, ? ` he cried. ` - . -' 1 Thompson gasped. ' ' Saved py`u??n.A. ' V V v`,`.Yes_, "I_`.T, -- ]o_t_1` know, -explained a .*..'I`vovvitI_sien'(1.;:` advancing` I to. ' shake - him ith-ha;A1d.. '. ` f ' _ * 7 I A ' 9756.11; A THE, mamas ADVANCE forthwith gave: ` `--- `A-`Ia unf LUI LII u-~-- `., a low tone, v: in his mann the while for breath svictory. *_ :1uu_y mge net_1y. occurs make fool of uere goddess 1enty_/of Theo- I, 5 J Thtnnpsttn was at Vcly Euyyygg l2llOl' the Corn C was sel- change, with their-7 C only in family, they f managed live. dress well. ( Thompson loved and, if a 3 mlt , SO TI`lLlCl'l the better-;ul wife never eaw one, and was przictieul to Cll]Oy the witticism either a vulgarism or a. ` ' .`\ll(.l, of course, her facetious w )l( exceptional care to rnake` " ~ spirit prompted. In CL)llSL'(1l1L`llCC of _ which, little Mrs. Tltornpsott_ was 1 a constant state of uncertainty whether to laugh or to cry. For instance, on of the old yeztr, as . leaving their pretty little villa, at Clapham. to go down to business, he turned at the door to say, solemnly--1 --. . -..A..... nur