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LLUVV \.uu Jvu .`..--.-.`.. ---- .. .__..,. `she cried. B ecause--I drew a little nearer bfec_au se, Violet, I want to know if it is the case still? -` , [Her answer need not be recorded. ufce it to say -that itarnply satis- -.I ...- , ':ooooo8o6oooooooo: 3 Hints and Reminders 3 o . 9 ,9ooooooooooo99900999099990 O,1d ingrain a_nd` velvet carpets can` be made over Into rugs. _'Need1eS gnd pins will `never rust m a cush1on lled wxth coffee grounds. ` A. few` cloves qddegl to coffee vvhilel ]roast_mg_-it will gwe 1t a good aroma. A little pvineganin the water in` whach an egg is poached will set the white. Scale- or crust'can be prevented in a_ teak-ettle by keeping it marble in the kettle. _ _. _ . , To keepw hands, rub ender oil. _. cleansing Vtinware there is no- th__1n-g better than V. dry: our apphed 'w1t.h ;'new.s`paper. . . -- v-' 111 Ivnga p-vv-._`___`_ -,, A few drops of lemon jite added t_c_> scrambled eggs whxle cooking will` improve them. A . - . . . o m_erse it in benzin and go over 1t w1th a brush; 1 v To remove stains from ivory .im-I A'1it_t1ee milk added to the water in ` which" silver is-washed will help to keep it bright. _ ~ | Boil six peach -kernels in a'quart of mk to be used for custard; it will improve the av,or. N ,-`l mt r bbed on with: annel]. will remove baking stains from dis-I colored cups and dishes. \yvuv.v- W? Keep all` the kitchen utensils in one place, and a. `small one at that; ittwill save time and steps. __Pumpkin seeds _are attractive to -mxce, and traps banted Wlth them w11l_ soonsdestroy the little pest. _ . . 1 0. I ELI- . uvvan \p-_-- V`, .7, V _ 1 the top pf. a cake is_ sifted with: our bgfore 1c1_ng there Is lgss dan- ger of Its runnmg over_the,s1des. "" " ----- an none-urrn ':I11(1 9 Cfnrl gel U1 1&3 ILLIIIIIAAB vvsql---V. --_.-. _]_3y hayfng an orange and a. small '_on1on 1ns1Qe the duck w_hi1_e roastmg Its avor 1s sa1d tq be xmproved. '_I`he bent point of a sewing ma.- ch-me needle may be sharpened em a. whetstone andneedxnot be dxs-7 - * \ carded. -` - - - - - w--1-...1 ...:1. nnr0_` .C31'(lC(.l. [If bedsteads are washed with parafi-i h no insect willtcome near, and the` 1 parafn gives a. beautiful polish, 11 . 1__..I- ...~.-nus.-nccn: nnniif-`('1 t0` `p'd.l"d.Il1u gnvca 0 u\-u.u....... ,. . . . , ,_ Hot boric compresses applied to` inamed parts every two or .three hours will be found `to re_1ieve pain and inammation, - - - min- :--.... ..,.1:=1..ai and lI'lI1aIlllll'd.L1uu.V . For removing `marks T from polished `trays or tables occasioned by heated dishes,` a. thin paste made from salad 011 and salt is very good. Spread it over the marked place and leave for an hour or more, then ruboff with a soft cloth. - Afterwas-hing lace scarves or ties, rinse theme in milk, instead of starch- ing them. If a cream color is de- sired,pdissolve a little ecru starch_in the milk. Lace articles washed in rnilknand then ironed look good as 111115 0 new. A new. Many housekeepers have to hunt each week for a piece of paper of the `right size to -wrap up articles for the laundry. Save the paper in which the laundry is wrapped on its return. 1 This paper, placed in `the laundry `bag, will save many steps. A `I A A -_..-11 1.:+..`l-H... 'n:l-m1-p drawer Dag, W111 aavc nuau, .......I...... In a small kitchen where drawer room is scarce a 10 cent wire photo- graph holder fastened to the wall be- tewen the kitchen table and stove will be found a. step saver and space saver for holding cooking knives, spoons and `cake turner. `So that the back porch may not becoveredp with croquet sets , tennis racquets, garden tools, playthings, -etc`., have a few_ of `the porch steps lmade into boxes with hinges to per- 'mit the cover to `be raised and. place `the above articles -therein. There are few houses that are not "familiar with some of the numerous uses of turpentine, and as its odor is clean andwholesome it has the ad- ,vanta.ge over the many . remedies whose` odors are offensive. V '..Turpentines and _'soap will remove ink stains.` from. muslin. _ ' '_ A few drops added "to_ the water 1:19` _which . ' ? boiled -will "whiten hem.. ` - - -1---- -1.--" :1 1 4 Wllcll tucuu . I It will exten'n'inzit_e cockroaches" if ` sprinkled in their haunts. .abput,`_'9as `they digzike it. . "4-`Motljns will leave int is sp'rinkled SPIIIIRLUU Ill Luaynn nnnnnnn -. ' Moths will leaveif it is sprinkled `abo_ut,['as dislike Pitch, wheel grease, and-"tar stains can be quickly removed if the spot is grst covered with lard, then soak- ed with ~turpent_ihe; Scrape off all the, .lc`>.os?::`s_u1-face dirt, sponge clean fi-t4li1l1);_4;1`lti_1_),; an,d: my gently un- tad i ...".:.`45: drops _of tur'pex1tineV on a. nnf.s`cloth-, W111; _cle`an, Ttan shoes >,_.v _... ` L-vii? ~hie'11y 1-an USE$ OF TURPENTINE. niosquitbeS from fgce and face and hands w1th lav- L _:_CAa_1fpetsV-.ca,n be. clegned and the ,coIbrs` restored by Wgomg over do casionally withea broom dipped into warm water to which has been added a little turpentine. O. _ .3 _,,,I an ""~"-'- ""-""'.""" ' . . '. An vequ_al quxturc; of turpgnttne and lmseed' 011 wxll remove whxte. marks- `on furniture caused by water. out ` `V v--_ --.------o-` w-----_. Clean._ out cupboards and bureaus With strong turpentine water. It is a'_good preventive against moths. __I,, ,I-Al_- , ._.-_-_, us. P: - r- V . -..v- . -..---- - -V-- - For cramps, `app_1y cloths wrung gut of-._hot turpentme water. When threatened with pneumonia, gub the lungs with turpentine and ap- plyhot annels. goo;ooooooooooooooooooooo Chicken 'Pie.--Divide the chicken as for frying and put it on. with a quart of water, .which should be freshly boiled. -`When it is done take it out of _the pot; then simmer V-the water until reduced to a pint; then add salt and_pepper, _milk, but- ter and flour. _ Boil ten minutes and lme a dish with the chicken, cover - with. a top crust and bake slowly one hour. ?~A. little celery can be -boiled with the chicken or a bunch of pars- with water while it is cooking. Must lbe egten fresh. ley. Just keep the chicken covered % A.`-oooooooooooooooooooocoooov `Simple 'Dessert.-Slice stale bread, brown lightly in the oven and spread while hot with butter sprinkled with sugar. Cook prunes s10wly..stewing down a. little after sweetening. Pour prunes and juice over bread and serve. with` -`sugar and cream. Or thickenjuices of prunes with a little cornstarch," and add small piece of bi1tter and use as sauce over bread and prunes. Cornstarch iCake.--Scant half cup butter, one cup sugar, two eggs (yolks), one teaspoon extract al- monds, half cup sweet milk, one and one-half cups our, two tablespoons cornstarch, one teaspoon baking powder, whites oftwo eggs. Mix in order given, mix cornstarch and bak- ing powder with the our. Bake in a shallow pan. l T Chocolate Frostiong.-Cream' a quarter cup of butter with a heaping cupful of powdered sugar. Add two tablespoonfuls of cocoa or grated chocolate, half teaspoonful vanilla and enough hot coee to mix thor- oughly. Beat till it is light and creamy. It may be used for a layer `or loaf cake. Hlam Patties:-Mix one pint cold boiled ham, chopped ne, with two parts bread crumbs wet with milk. P-ut the batter in gem pans, hollow out centre, break one egg in each, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cover with cracker or bread crumbs and bake until browned over. ` Luuv V" - $333 31;, \ avu.~our, ostensibly a` [W of 1?;-eddy Hcut11_c0te, the son the house, who h~ad_Just complet- " college career. _ tdV$;a5o11r was zr. good-1o_0k1ng man,` mp1c11z)v tu say {gr 1_11r_r1sclf, a_n_d what I supposg :1 tem1n1ne_ - C1'ltlC ; Wk} can "t2xk1ng manners.` Per-j `anally, I am_buund to confess, they did not "takc' mt: at all. On the I .~..m~m~e1 :1 stronz aver- ` Southern Batter Bread.--One quart` of white corn meal, -hualf teaspoonful soda, enough buttermilk to make a pliable batter, one-half teaspoonful of salt, and two tablespoonfuls our. Stir well and bake thoroughly in gem pan or heavy iron or pour thin layer in iron skillet. Serve apple sauce and bacon with this for break- auvuy fast.` .THEO0MEAN|]_SEE8|GN 11:53 sign 1s permanently attached to the front of the main building of the Lydia E. Pinkhalm Medicine, Company, Lynn, Mass. What Does This Sign_Mean What Does '1`n1s islgu uluuu a It means that public inspection of the Laboratory and methods of doing business is honestly desired. It means that there is nothing about the bus- iness which is not open and above- l-___.IS Selected Recipes In 1,1159 `( WI LLIIDIIULIV `lav Unn- tlon 18 extended to IIDYODB W 001 V ` `d 11 tatements epguena of Lvdia any uuu uu DIJu\.IOAA.InA.nuu } made in the advertisements of Lydia E. Pi_nkham s Vegetable Compoumt`. Come and See. Do the women of America continu- ally use as much of it as we are told 1 W_,a_s there ever such a rson as Lydla` Pinkham, and is ere an Mrs. now to whom` si woman are asked to write ? Come..and , ' _Is the vast pnvate correspondence with sick women conducted by wognen only and ere the letters kept stnctly condential ? - ' - `over _one million, one hundred `thousand women correspondents ? Come and See. = Havethe proof that Lydia E. Pinkha.m s egeteblecompound has jcured thousands of these women P ' Come and See. . - 1 This advertisement ,1; only for - doubters. The of women ' who lgnow from then. own peyebnal. It means that a permanent l11Vlt9- __ :_ -_;.-._.a...:| 4-,. nnwnnn fn nnmn (`all "t'dK11`.g muuuszna. ;.s..- am bound tontrary, I concewed a strong gionlor the man, for which, at "first, lwas puzzled to account. They say `such feelings are generally mutual; inour case they certainly were. `llaV'aSOU1`Zlll(l 1 distrusted each other lrom the rst. lwatched him furtively all through that rst meal, as he sat upon the l0stess`s right, and talked, nominal- lyto her, but in reality to the com- pany at large. He talked well, there was no de-1 .....'.... .1... nnrl lqq,` fhn knack l lie talked well, there was nu uui` tying that. and had the knack Of` rialrizig what he said interesting, es- pecially to the ladies. Nevertheless, by the time they left us to our wine aridcigzirs, my distrust of the fellow liad grown into positive -dislike, and l wondered how I should con- trive to endure his society for the next two days. _Witl1 the dcpzirture of the fair listeners, who, during dinner, had. bung upon his utterances with such attering eageriiess, his conversa-. tional brilliancy noticeably waned. He grew preoccupied, and left the eld pretty well to Jack and the Heathcotes, father and son. . `I. also, was somewhat preoccu- ltd. trying ---~u1`..=,1tr`ccSSfully, as it remed-to connect the gure and lmutts of Vavzisour with the per- sonality of someone else. In a word, lielt sure I had seen him before, llntlljer other guise. ` LI... ......n Bank Of . gunlh A`?!/('1 " ' ' - I-H\-Auub, UL uuaunue any ---'-vl :'81f1,_ you may be prety certam . lhere 1s a screw loose somewhere. `I When we all went into the draw--_' 8_room I saw Vavasour make "might for the piano, where Mi85*: ~33; was seated turning over 502315 mm. The sight made me unrea-.. ably angry more especially Whe haw how her ]:)\'(']y face brighter}- ` and dimplcd with leasure at l`hlSf `PDr0ach. "Gad!" I muttered to myse1f._SQ . V011? vrnq-M.-z II` 16: my the Light of t1;eJMoon. -emu UHICT guzbc. He caught my eye on him onge, `ndthe unexpected glance made him thangc color. After that I was more than ever convinced that there was something shady about him. Whe. {man cannot look you in the eyes Without inching, or ushing up like. `I unn 9-vx-.-v kn 1-uuvnuv Bffl 6 C01 `| P|UdCU. myself. `'59 `him 3/Our game, is It? L h .` Jack," `I said, condentially, 'Plln'"' i3 my {mm} on one side,and affect- "Enpt to ;.~V(`(: the wistful glance he gist In the dircction of his ancee; dquefr chap, Vavasouxu--eh? What ""3011 make of him? - ' L . ' `idD }, k0W, Tm sure--never`c'O- .?\ Nd. _was the ippant response; I h_0 Is he when he s at home? 3ers1sted. V - _tnD0n t_kn0\v,'_ repeated Jack, in a` Idide Which p1a_m1y indicated that h8- wannot care c_1ther. Why do " 3'01-I L .1 to kr_10w." he inquired aft e'r_ a :m9`I. mth slight access of :cu_rii~`. Barrie Branch. i5i\}eJPiAn1sf% 3,` V I I _` i. i One dollar opens an ac0un`_t_ _._. -__ ____ . 1r-1t'ei'e`t,`3's?; _ ._ _ ---..__?_ I u.Lor plalmed Ja D0 you mean tha't!w3}` {ed softly. ck. Thereupon he M ` 2 .' BF rn-n..Ll') -r . - ll! " I_'_;Ii.` " Be Quiet!" I muttered. -114 -1: ~ Want: 0! be whole worlgl '60 ; ,. .. Ana rcia;;s}$t.Of1\SIt:1S1'$1Otr1|1y wo1'd' answered. ulf youarc don't doubt you are). 1 Wt? 3* the deuce he s dams h*.-W 9 . anyway, I remarlwd- ~ e a sharp look-out"r'_.bt sake don t 'b| 3t`.1 d exper.ien,ce3-7 1, we d ` V ' vetting pass_ed all turned ,m--Q 1 |NconPa 1;Ti$ ,odo.ooo and Office; ,% A General -u \ 5_,`'Oh. well, it strikes m8,I V SM."-i gmm before, as `Smith. JOINS. Br`Y9}.. at R0binson--not VaV35`,1"vv `. .y;' 3 ow, .. . AGENERAL unfit}? SAVINGS _ Anon: an accountarid ii -ltei`eSVt' ?iS.:.dd{i'cuarte f1ii. msc. . 4 ivcd just in time for dinner,` 1 that we were not the only! The party also includ_ed a] `e (niece to Mrs. Heathcote)Vl _r. avu.~our, ostensibly a Hcathcote, soril Jusc, h-adjust c0mple1',.. H ,,.,..,..g....;.++~:-+4-+` ' I . ks and 9 . tPa.x-lots. In- : W-L --' in town and Staltements of `this Batik afennvually-smitftiofo` a strictly independent audif. `V _ mch, FIVE Palms. N. Amer; -, magma VVIH-8150. & \vGII\:\l. 353115: ' V > I began to think I must have been` mistaken in the sound I had heard, and, after craning "my neck as far out of the window as possible, and-'faiZ1`:- ing `to detect anything in the shape of a human creature, I at length gbalndoned the position and got into e _' . 7.1. 4.. _,,- 1- 4, _ ,_ .1-`_._ ,1 .1, , I HUI BlU\} I|I\JI Q $55 ball] ,1 W\-%'IIL\-u UIICIU [a pebble had been: aimed at my win- 4 ldow, albext by mxstake. Thereupon three quest_1ons. guggastedh them- - se ves'to_my mm :-'- y w om was ~ tihe pebbleh aimed? For whnsebetae; t was t e manoeuvre estgne . And what was its ultimate purpose? To the two_ =rst I found` ready If somewhart mseciiurelyf blased ans. wers. he aut or o t e act was Vavasour; the _p_articipator was_ to gave beeBn my tinerxlghbgr, 1l)retty_Vxo|l ane. y a s ig 't mzsca e_u_at1on t e pebble gad fhit my win.<(i1ow_F;1steag_odf hers. 0 at, so g~oo'. e t 1r qr-.estion was sqmewhat more baf- mg. I determined, however, that Vav%'sogr s 1ti1t1e1dschemey--whateivefr b1t_ rmg t e-s ou never succe_e 1 y. 1 any means I _could `frustrate 1t. 1 ._-____-._.. LI-_ LA; 1.2- t\IQ an uxcaua 1 Luulu Lbuauatc u.. ext morning the host, his son, and Jack Constable electedto` go shooting. I might have made a fourth, but I declined with thanks, upon some pretext which I invented }-for the occasion. "4 r\ _-.-...... .......... -:A:nn1nA rnu ` 5101' Inc Uccuaaull. ` . 1 Of course, everyone ridiculed my ldecision,.,but I` refusedsto reverse it. I wanted to keep an eye onfVava- scur, who likewise insisted upon re- maining athrome, protesting'* that `fguns weren t in his line, and he had important letters to- write-'.. The fact that he joined the rest in trying to induce me to go conrmed `at oncemy belief. that he wanted a. clear course, and_my resolve that he l should not have . _ _ A:L__ L......1...a - T. one-rind -the should not nave it. After breakfast I` carried the Times and a couple of cigars to a rustic bench in a shady corner of the garden, having previously seen Vava- ,Icur betake himelf to the library-`- . presumably to write those import- ant 1etters-and Miss Fane bornei ,oFf to some feminine occupationf by her aunt. - ' Great was `my surprise, therefore, a few `minutes later, to hear their voices on the other side.of the hedge which divided'thethollow.in- which I \ 1 sat from *ano ther~' portion of the- rambling old garden.` ' The`. hedge was .low;. `If it occurred to either of them to lookiover, I must inevitably be discovered; . if not,` my vicinity would remain unsuspected, for I should not announce it. Under the circumstances eavesdropping seemed. ` `-- --A -\nav`ntC"\! incfiable- r eavesuroppmg accnucu. to me perfectly justifiable. _H_asti1y doubling up my paper, `I slipped at beneath me and sat motioniess, 1 As the voices approached I began` to hear what they were-:saying. ' Yes, it seems `out :on.1y_ chance. We must manage it? jf_s.,omehow. . (This from Vavasour). _ -_ `l2u+" __h-9rnl1l0I.lS1V .from_: lfus_ :c |(This Vavasour). < But-tremulously from; his `com- panion--suppose it failed? ' Oh! it frightens me to think of` it! And I feel as though. it wpuld be wicked __to take `advantage~of .th_e' "1'-Ieathcotes. They knpw. htjthing, _a.-pd-_-.theyIt1_'ust me. Papa,1'n.ever`told _the_m wh3_'rsghe wanted me to; come hre. A SI-Ij szm-. ply said I needed changfe`-_.of 5a!r.';,snd then you iou_rgd- `n`1eV.ou't:- 'I'[$rmq3. times wish -V9.11 l'tad!_'l .t`," "x My dear.-fchild, that ;is nonsense. Listen to-.. -they Why; -should.`.- we_4 allow an absgatd ._ptj,e'1(;di_ or tycsur, father's to;.~s,ta'nd':`.-xii .thefwa.$' Qf om: 1:appines?;=.?NVq,- .no`_!j- t our fate i:r?'ou:r'ttVown ~. . hands.,`*'1 `And, after all, 4't:';f`(1f"3.1:pla_:;. ilsgsi n _ -They _tr__,t~ ed oil? .'_.._ 405: ~__hea.1f-. _"We mu't'=`take.. itiple. `,en9`{1g`he; 3 ' .74. .. . `.a..1.A..'-:``$1`:`x`:'7ie"iertd3..to. timeslwish you naan t. .My dear chilgl, `is nonsense. V ,L1sten _ to-. the`. Why; _ sho_uld.`. we_ " an absurd pyejgdnge of your." father's to stand: .121 the way our,- l1appines?,`.`~No,- tn A 13:?" `our qwn _;_l1ands... ~ And, ol. f'We must" take- after 4t7l1.plan _1s `s1mple_,`no`tigh.?- >_ str __ ._ T mg, so that whatftltexbl an re erred; to ed on "t5i1t__ of v my. - _hear- _ was . renflaineil a` et'11_ylt'_i-`yl~ "f_`Q"r 7f_tl`1e" Jpre ~_; sent.` ` At- -1t,i,i1chtqx;_ t.h'e`A.,_ta:)l:-`-fvyia'.e:t,l!3.e`,/ct by.` a.idenll`=`o`r `Dy:d.5!8*l*f?i!!?1;-.`3R'=' rums win ;. gen_e1'._aLl, 1 and m- j.p`;ut_1:"ula1`-,.` .\ u_po~r,1.'a%-'.f9'.r_no`l1sl `qld; i:5.'8.tlte,.t.'71iSt8'1'1*" 120*. many `*`"13*'== 1?1?3l`193`. ' lil. I 9"! `Fa `ins, so. . card A SCI. ,. At"li..l`!1,ChEQn` theN_ta'._lk--vyh`ethe1'_ by acgzidetitf or -by, d7esign_--;'_t_u;._:`1_c1 ._1ip,on` .i_n_genera;`l,. and; m ap art_1c'ular, qpon'a1famo`us old 'castle,.`dista'nt` not E azl1ly_ "I11.`l!_`1dI'-d_` yards *f;j6m. ~I:Ieathc,dt What,a j.j_cha,1:mi.i1`g~1y-V rgpgjiargtic _-old place !"c` 1'-iema,r;kg;; ,V~avaCSi0l'1!"i~ with fer-' vour.` .j5.`.`.-I431;-;q_1`11>'%1)_bv,:,` -Mi__s;8'1*I'a.t1't_'<': J i:M1ss3}'_I fHe`a'thcO't e~,i A;1;`?71`h`e;`-`morfe f. `the memer: ~ `And y`ou, Captain Fehwick, Tshe[a`dd`ed, turning to me; . what are your n7ifew's. on'- the subject of noc-1 tvurnal 'excursions?, I ...-._._.______s<- ,__,-. , u .gus.u_| cnyluu al_Ull3_ : VI. murm'ured a more 0'1-.less evasive answer, not wishing to commit my-' .self' just`.th`n. I ` ` .uA1..n~~....:;: 1ur--' 1:f_._L`___LA --.. { -ecu, Jual. -uu:n- V N v , V ' `.?Ah,_""saii1 Mrs." Hethcote,. un- fcopscxously coming . to may aid, ?-`.,Cap+ tam Fenwick agrees with me that they are sheer -folly. If you` want `to explore the castle, Vi, why not ;goth1s afternoon, instead of waiting :.til1`you"ought to be] in bed? t V Oh,sbut, auntie, we wanteto see it by moonlight,- otherwise half the chgrm would be gonef protested M1ss -Fane. ` 9617-..-__ -__-n. _I _-, ",9! Kw; l3 L` quc. .. .``Very well; lplea's,yourselv'es, re- -tu rned__'the lmostess, indulgently. I `only stipulate that Jack goes with you. - - - .t'\I. .T-`Ill . ..-a.A.I_ .....A.L.L_.. -__1`A.I. `I'.\-1- ` `;"(`)h,-eI l1" settle {matters with Jack, mother, said" Jac_k s` ancee.` And so, 1n due course, she, did. tf ` `Ivan oI--nn-anon.` `I-`ao\` ' blnns ferest BU, Ill LII-IC \aUIullC, ~Bll_C_ Llluo It` was nally arranged `tha.t'the` party should set forth about ten o cl_ock that "night, by which time it was_-judged that the moon would. hsLv_e'r1s_en sufgiently for the: pur- pose.` ' 'I'....1.- ...1.-1....-.....1_- ..:_-.a -11.-.. 1.:..` puny. V-Jac.lA< , wholeso_me_1y_tired after his long ' the" open air`, conded` tome, at `the eleventh -hour that in` hxsoopinion the virhole thing was a` piece of confounded" foolery, and he .had a good mind to backout of it; but a few `forcible words from me convinced him that he had better do nothing of the kind. ' V " (Tl-ul r`nd\`I':oI|r unhuuv:n1r A in ' 17011 ` nuunng 0IiI_ne Kluq. _ _ -Oh! Ca_pt:'1'1n'Fenw1ck, are` you ..1 cvommg, too? Than- utopia '.l'n-4.._- an cu.n1` an 5111-, \ UWIIIIIIE, l\JV-In There was `dismay as well as sur-_ prise in Miss Fa'he .s voice'as_ she put the: question. We" had just -met-. 22': the hall, and I was in.the_act of reaching my hat from` the stand. Yes, I answered,ca1m1y. "I, also, have, a taste for moonlit ruins, you see. , ' ~ " - T .1 . 1.99 ,1 - 1. .I thought---she was beginning, .when.the appearance `of _Jack and Miss Heathcote checked whatever she had . been ` going. to say. `X75. LQA an unit is :a1Iv on:nn+ac `FA!-` 311C ' "CU. UCCII 5UlIl |-U n]- - W'e had to wait a. few minutes for Vavasour; and Jack, whose temper. was already somewhat rufed, began to fume `with impatience, while the "girl at my side grew'visibly uneasy. -A.'1-....4-1.. +1.4 ,I..1:.m.....+ onnnrnd I gxrx Bl. lily blut: glcw vxauuj uucuay. 'At length. the delinquent appeared, all smiles, and apologies, and we started. Jack and. "his betrothed walked in front; I (an unlit lantern in one hand and my stick in` the other) brought up the rear. .'l`L.. `l,...\...1.-.An.-A t1-.n+ I-`I-an 1-uvn `rump- Uhl uxuusgn.-uy Linc s\-so-A. ' Che knowledge that the two imme- -diately in front of me would 1'n-n- - itely `have. preferred my room to my company only added zest to my de- termination to dog their steps at all costs. I was not a captain in Her M.ajesty s gallant army for nothing. I scented not only mystery, but` rniischief. Moreover-le't me confess . - It at once-the reputation of the fair young girl,Wwlzose protector I had voluntarily constituted myself, was by no means- amatter of per- sonal indifference to me. o ' The structure--which dated from g the xiddle of the twelfth century. and had 'beenrpa;rtia.1ly demolished ' in the time of the. Commonwealth-- rose before us, grim and `haunted- `looking in the _ bright rnoonlight, ` which, "ooding portions of `the ruin-` 5 _ed..pile, only seemed to plunge the 3 rest into deeper shadow.`-' g 111. -11 L..lL.;A in n an-nun whiia rest Into ueeper vsuauuw. ' 7 e We all halted in a group, while Jack tted the key into the rusty lock of the outer door. 1 u*r,1'.`___ `-....:.J 4-n5A.l[3cn Wnnn \IIif}`|" JOCK OI tne Qulcruuux. . How eerie! saidM,iss Fane, withut a little shudder. "Ugh! 'It makes me feel creepy. 1 Oh! What"s that? s_he gasped,_1 the next moment, in real terror. 1 ,'.`Only _a. bat, my dear, laughed 1 her cousm,~with good-natured con- tempt. 7 Come on, cried Jack, who had ` succeeded in getting the door open. Now then, Miss Fane, you can ` hunt for ghosts to your heart s con- tent. .. . .l : . . _ `But Miss .Fane s interest in ghosts] appeared` 'to'- be of an 'evanesc`ent ' character, and was fast giving place ' to uncontrollable fear. I saw Vava- sour stoop and whisper something into her ear; whereupon she made an effort to pull herself together;but it was 'evident that the exploring of V 3'. ruined" castle by` moonlight was ` not proving the enjoyable pastime l- "it had appearedwvhile still in pros- I .pCCt.`_. V. I I . y " I 5 '-`.`I; say, -who's -coming up?" ..de- manded Jack, presently. . : . ' Hewas standing at the _foot of a` ight oft worn steps, which gave somewhat hazardous access to ..the tower.: _ r . g . F`W_hy? yAi"c you._?_ I asked, in re-` that tting sponse. e Yes. `In `fbr .'.}i`jJ`enny*, in for a po_und." We may_aas..' fvyell do .tl;e' thmg. properly now we vare here. Cp x'ne,on, Nellie.-A are` you? s \ Afrai_d! ` All: nght. We re~gomg. The rest -oi"-yqu"can` do `as. you__li`_l{e Hjere, "Fe-nwxfck, give us .that` el'a.`nt%erx;. It ll _be ,pith dark g_91'ng' ` ' V 1, `._9I,n' `another mm'u`_t,e -L-;_a ,_ Xoufre ' not afraid, She flaugised` derisive1y._ $32.. is J ' I s _t ey hfad begun` I tuwc Why? spdnse. .v.g Aviva: --- a'scnt. 4.1--gnu ;~vr;as,goaTum~: ADVANCE the` othrs, uncertain Li Ag. .-.1..: `That! thorn- yy$3'T.:`lqied; -.WaS ;1a,t_._false;`h;ezii-I. hl} rnbi1`g} to ot1tw1t"me `afte'r*-a11?- `N..e"_ye'r.! . - ` ` - 9, 1" - __,1_i ._- :_ _--.. awyv wt 0. . . ,, But before VIV'. couT1d gcV>` - lantern. `I uit1I must get possession _\-__-.__.I -11.-.. LL- _..I_ `. . IGIILCXII. ` . ' `I- plunged aftr the `paint in ad`-, "_ad\{a'_nce of me, and caught j'a.ck _4by the fcoat just as he was Atemerigmg 01`. to the moonlit roof. `.WIhat s the inattr? he. aV_V.S_1'+:cVcl",V -quickly, turning his.h<:ad. _ R .1 laid my forenger om my lap, and- reached out for the lantern. us.-- ___1_-__ __,_._ _._.,.. 1911 ;,~..;,..,, ;.,` Lmenf Udtilk, .l. uLcau_1cu In uaal yam. . '-Heilooked amazed, but didnot try to" detain me. The next instant- I `was retracing my steps as rapidly as ?the'- d11culties.o f the descen-twould permit. ' _. , ` When I` got to the `bottom the Wfuitives were nowhere to be seen. I swore Softly, and made _for the door by which we had_ entered, re- . `gardless ofthe rank growth of net-' tlesthrough which -1 plunged, and from whose peculiar properties I suffered much when I had leisure to `analyze my ownfsensations. " 1 < 'M.......- ..L...n 1 :m-mm Hap aarmv of `tcacucu Ul-ll [U1 LIDC ldllVlAl- I. ' Stop wlxeye-.youAare.; I'll bung 1t back, . I breathei in his ear; . u- 1..1....: .......'....a two Am 1-|hf1'f\71 IO `analyze my own bcllauuuua. . > Never shall I forget the agony of `that: moment. At every step I kept aSSuring myself. that 1 the pursued could not possibly have got beyond my-reach; and yet, considering their brief start, and my own headlong speed, it was astonishing .how- far- they_ had got. 1 -'L"n.- 3+ Irroe nnf 1111141 I had reach-i , ,ey_ nau gut. . , :-ljcjr it .-was not until.I had reach- .`e_d,:t'he doorway thatgl 'descried_ a slender, shrinking gure, crouching uriderf the shadow of the wall, where` the moonlight could not. penetrate. 1 Evidently hearing my approach, the girl, in sudden terror, had taken ternporary refuge there, hoping to : elude my observation. And it _is ; possible the little stratagem might have succeeded but for the light of the. lantern which: I carried. , Seeing her, I stopped short, and, taking her by the arm, led her out into the moonlight. _ A ' Miss Fame, 1 said, with stern- ness proportionate to the anxiety she had made, me suffer, may I ask what is the meaning of this? If, it. . was a `game of hide-and-seek which you meditated when you b_rought us here, you should have given us due warning of the fact. She stood before me, white to the , lips and quivering with mingled _ rage and fear. . L Let me -go! she panted. How , dare you hold my arm! Let me go, .-....I 4 4 1 4 Sect.et. *1") say'! Bu__t I did not. L1sten,.I said. I know your She started," ` and Avwould have] -~-1--u 1-.-.` 1' ..L.-u-Iyarl 1'1!!!` I 31': -`tdl LCU, auu nu-an-.. ..... . - spoken, but I checked her.. . No-do not interrupt. Listen. `I x will keep it-upon one- condition. l That scoundrel Vavasour is waiting for you _somewhere; show me where. I shall not, she answered be- : tween `her teeth. _ ` ` _ Then ,_` I said, I shall alarm your cousin and Mr. Constable; they are. within call. ' - I hope you will not force me to "do that, . I added, m`ore.gent1y. I want to screen you, if you will only ' let me. i I hate you, she muttered. What business is it of yours? ' You`_ are- `not my father-not even a relation -only an impertinent outsider. I hate you! ' ;Come, I said, we are wasting time. Take me to Vavasour, as you- V call him, or---you know `the alterna- .'.tive.' ' L ` a A moment later she was leading me across what must once have been the courtyard-now overgrown with 'rank grass and the omnipresent net- 1 -tle-and_ into the ruined bakehouse. Here the first thing that caughtmy eye was a `tandem bicycle! the next [ was the expectant face of Vavasour. ._ At sight of me his jaw dropped and 1|the' color left his cheeks. I can __-_--: -1- In 1.... nm ._-.-..A P U16 CUIUI. ICII. Ana x.u\.v..no. Fenw1ck!v he gasped. Lig`gins!_ I retorte_d`. Go ho [to your Wife and _ch1lg1ren, you `lam, and leave th1,s' mnocent` cl alone. `She doesn t know you `--A ----- __-. `L..&.T An 6-`ans-11! 111391 {to wire and Cnliurcn, _yuu VII` lain, this innocent child doesn know for what you are, but -L do, thank heaven, and if -you don t clearnout of -this in two minutes` the whole_ neighbor- hood shall know, too. Here, giving the bicycle a push _towards. him, take. this and be `off. Instead of a delightful. tete-a-tete, you ll have. a solitayy rid`e to the nearest station-- |that"s all. Your traps will be sent 1 .to any address'you like. 1.1.4 1-nncf ahnnndrple nf his tVDC.` '-IO aauress Vyuu uzsc. . Lake most scoundrels of ms type, the fellow was an arrant coward. He took my advice without additional pressure. A ' -Having watched him vanish. in the` direction of _ the road, was? about ` pressugc. _ . _ I -Havmg ham vamsh. the` 1 road, I was`- about to re-enter the castle, when my com- panion, clutching my arm, exclaimed in terriedgtones--_- ~` qr-__..-:,_ `D...........1.I Te 31- h-np__ all my ll ! terr1neu_ I.UIlCb""" "-Captain Fenwick! Is it tyne- what ymu said to hin`i? . X713: T nncxxrf I-Jig`; - nan] What you saw. (U Viuuu . '`Yes, I answered. His; name came b_ack to me to-day. It is. Lig- gins--.Peter Liggins. He has been hereunder entirely false pretenses. But you are safe, thank` God! Now `let us return to the others. ' " And, indeed, it was (high time. Jack and his companion, tired of their exalted position, and burning_ with curiosity as.to.. what was trans pfring below, were lifting up their` voices in repeated exhortations to me to restore the lantern, of. "which I '1' had so unceremoniously deprived. 'thd=mf s .: v` -- ` Fenwickl -W"h_ere the dickens are.- _r you? [Jack was `roaring, `__when, at -1.lenzth,I catne in view. .`Man alive. let s have "that lanternl we don't etostopfhere all V'night.- v ~-*--- -----4' Linn :III._ E etwaueu LU.Dl.U1J_u.\,1\.- a... ...B..... Many and- ` curious were the in- quiries concerning . V Vavaour-~.-alias Li"ggins--when he wasegenerally dis- covered to be missing; but by. dint of `drawing largely. upon my 111-. ventivefaculty I was able .to_ dis-" pose of them_satisfactoi'i1y- . . T 1/ ..m and.` T lpft T-Teathcote -Hall .011 0! them 5HIIT2lCl.Uluy- Jac_krAa.nd` I left Hegthcote -Hall on: the {Monday morning, and it was years before I saw any of .`the ami_1y_. as:-Lain. ,_ W?hen7neux1;. we jm et,u Nellie `H`eathfcot.e; ` had I .become_ `Mrs. Con- ' `stable, but Violet -Fane was Miss ._1:ag;e__,still;.j % . .` A -1.. ..-......-... 1-nhlr n1an~p"n1st after: Fane._.st1u_.V . .TheV reup I Vhad.be`en ,, V Smith ' Africa,_ where. part -, iii fthe `-famcus-9; siec .9, invalided home , from xszgr; I ..w`asr%rz>r Lbs? +t,he% ion took place jut aftet~ =j`.I;_had; taken` . , _ . f=:La'dy` smith. ~Th_`anks to` . t,1_1&g;j v.oy_a ;, hogv.-_ vs. `D in put? or the: h[on:1'e pu v11- - I '1 I Vbeautaful as, gver... 1 L `s `Fe`n`wid<; % `say: say` you-`ha;ve_,.ben in Ladysmith :all' the time, , shle beggiifi, direcely we were _sat ed. "`Te11L;iz1e.about it!_ I Adpo-so; _ 1.- L4__I . .2 . ` *?~_ Ii;>1`l 8 7t0'$-h`3r!~:.;7: _' { '- " *- . .. -I Vga`ve:`her.'a brief .out1ine.-`-1am`e1y enough. a I .r;g1z;r1ifesay.\- The a"v._erage IEnQ,_shmfan' }1s`.;xiever at his best in relating . the ."p'r`_ed elements are`. those 'of' danger" andatragedy. And while -I` answered or evaded her eager .q`uestions.`I was thinking of a cer- tainqnoonlight evening when I had vrible to `be `contemplated calmly, even. now, and she" had resented my ineterference. Later, when our ac- quaintance. had ripened, I reminded ,her of that` episode. ` Do you remember, _ I said to her one day (we were alone, of course) telling me once that you hated me? . ' Her cheeks turned crimson. How can `you remind me of that? ;.1_ .. -..I...l Sly. .I.CII_j I$i_.` `J-_. uvfvsv ` ;'. 1iis '_`_oWn exp eriei1ces,: when rescued this girl from a fate too hor-._