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K1,! Keep gelatme covered whc_n you 3:131-e soakmg 1t for a sweet; a pxeee of I gla_ss makes an excellent cover, and m quxtg, preventg any (lust or. germs g_ settling on tlus tempting surface. Bathe chilblains in very hot water, as hot as can `be home, and rub well -wirith parain and mustard, and they will soon disappear. This remedy has been tried with success when othen vrenidies failed. A UTUCT YOU!" wcuuxug Iuvuouvuw early and at the right place. The !Advance Job Printing Department lI1,3k..s. .a specialty _of this class of ewdrlk. the latest samples of `istA,a ti:3t1e,ty._- Call *a ;'1d..';II.e_' us -_hefqr" 31 -In. making sandwiches, bear in 'n1ind_that a_ll crusts are removed vyith pa. sharp kmfe, and that butter Just melted, bt_1t not piping hot, can be` spread vsfitha ne paint brush much `better than rmer butter with a knife. 'When boiling something which boils over easily, place a. stick of wood across the top of the vessel, and it simply can t boil over; try it and see. Exceptionally large vessels, use two sticks. If you object to the thick, hard crust "on baked potatoes, put a dish of cold water in: the oven when they are being baked. `The moisture will do much toward keeping the skin of the; potato soft, A clear skin is one of the essent- !ia.ls- to good health and beauty, and nothing conduces more to this end than `frequent baths and brisk rub- bings. They will do much to keep the skin soft and the whole body vig- `orous. The. hard parts `of oytex-s_ and cl'ms' are neatly removed with a pair of." scissors,` and slices! of /_cb1d ` tongtge and ham axjq oftenfmuch m_1pro.ved m app_earance" nf, before sendmg to ta- 'Ble,they _are . _trimn}e_d_ into. shape in ;tei.ns`ar_new,ay. \ In a convement spot in the kitchen keep a. box of new wood toothpicks for use in, testing bread and cake when baking. The old way of using on human 1-Ova-nuuv .5 kn enur Q`-an `onnf I3_apcrlmngLr s paste is made by adcung a teaspoonful of powdered alum to every pound of our. at .. i I z I a I 111155251 _ IV Iullc JIIUVJLGIIJLC. oh, I must go, Iconcluded; as the lunch gong soundeq; `fI* dop t ally know what my feelings towards him are. And. at the wqrsti I can break it off if 1t becomes 1mpossibl`e.J uI:oL. He nnvhfns-Hnnr 1-nnnnn` T If you ~ `ill bend the point of ;:Q11r .12; ring knife ycu will nd `It miich iegtsier to remove eyes from potatoes, lpmeapples, etc. If :1 httle baking powder is sifted _with the pur of which pie crust is imadc; it will be more healthful and i reqture less shortening. Mr st efficient and serviceable dust lcloths may be made from stockings -that are no longer mendable by split- !ting and sewing together. ' -Matting mgsy` <-:l2;.ned with salt `water, applied with a small brush. 1` Rinse and dry thoroughly. ' :1 u p [ If the handle of the spoon. usedzfor [basting meats anca fowls be bem close [to the; bowl of the spoon it will `-_ ,dip : up" easily. . . 1'!` an 1 c .1 0 . - After washmg :1 sweater try drying {it on `a clothes hanger. It will keep pts shapa and stretch in length in- ;stead of at the neck and shoulders. L . 1 -To remove a glass stopper wluch ihas become xed in a bottle plunge `the bottle into hot water for a short time. The glass will expand and re- {leasc the stopper. ` I Eouooooooooouooooobuc black cloth by rubbing them with a. raw potato. One teaspoonful of lemon juice in a small cup of black coffee will help a bilious headache. To make_ luminous `paint, mix_ an {small quantity of_' calc_xum SLll[)hl(lC `with ordinary white paint. i A I K Mud;-tains can be remotrcd from i E E `A boiled egg which is done and- [clries quickly on _the shell when taken *from_ the water 15 fresh. signed myself _to the inevitable.` urn. I mncf an I nnnnlnrlnd `Diied vlcniori peels sprinkled over icoals will destroy any disagreeable odor about the house. goooooooooooooooooooooou .2 l\.I.I_. 1'7`-. 4 2 Odds 7.13 Ends MARQAAQA;\4 Ag- _ A Sc_rving but two v'egeta})l<;s at din- ne_r Is as fashionable as It Is econo- imx-cal A sick room should never be made a tl~.m'oqghfare or gathering place for ithe famxly. ! Whenever the throat becomes irri- {tated a gargle of salt water is most F excellent. ' ', Toast water is a soothing and heal- ing drink during bronchitis. f`1.--, - ,_.._ ...-. . use us vnlwllll-ID. Cheap cuts of meat can be served palatabiy In stews and croquettes. I After trimming, turn{ the wick of a lamp below the burner or the oil will gm. live. ingone 'of the`b, u houses in the bestspzt of South Kensington, and .. ` .,.\_\:,ir_."shall entertain a great deal, in V :30 '/help him on in his political 4 areergj And. just as I am writing he *membE:`_qr;East Tulcaster has died, and'th'a'f "`-ias been invited to con- test-f s_, t.-- Wetare to be married .earliEf! 91'! this account, and part of our"`hQnjeymoon will be spent in working-the constituency. But it will "be great fun! -has brbu%ht.me the news that the old- Order your , wedding Invitatilqitils .-._1-.,- -..Ar .5 LI... -tn!-5 nlno-A "<"5.w.'zg-tee-'1`oro-'3 fVV_EDDING INVITATIONS. Barrie Branch. Fi What a "Pandora%ll%otf3-Wati~ Attachment Means to M: " .; BELOW-e-You see how- I jubt-tIV.1 r'n;)oIi tlietapi and instantly get _hpt waterfor spy iru, ing, scrubbing, pryderving, jg - The Books and Statefhehts of this a. stric;tlyindep_ergdnt.Tau';lit, 2 T? . 1 in " \""-'-"`& ~n`nh" ' `- x- I .3 u `now I j I. u `-*U`:.Ul 156:1; Cne do1lar'opensa`n accountwan A GENEBIL %mK:Iua A PROPOSAL,{ Iucbnpqanto- 1%a :>,M2%.% %`V`Pa`n(_loIg'af cgn suppIi_ed-"with" a` .h6t-=wat_e'I'V :"8._tf.t3'Ch!!IelI 't if you, =; ` haveh"t `already ; one, and the attakcli`-_; ` innt does no/: ithe_; ` 7'ta1keL.5.-.e_a_:,,trdff.fu.9`;_l% b_7!'_,_in]f (te'r ,t'e,'t*;`eiI`iri .tl.i*' V .}_ v.";`.`:.,'. ABOVE- mi soc _hdvfv' t_b_e A I pips are cdnheotd {the bath and basin-nasvaicaug for I bath-no cg:-ryiL:.ag.% hotyater -up sta`irs.%f _ . ` Continued from` Page 81: attack the . His prociency was not strikingly in evidence. We wobbled. ominously when he du-g his paddle too deep, and at other times almost missed the water. Then he remembered that he had njot taken his lithia lozenge after his lunch. This omission necessitated ` his diving into the pocket ofhis coat. which he had placed in -the bow. I. clung on desperately whilst the frail craft rocked from .side to side. The danger averted, we_ continued our course in silence. One advantage of Horace s elementary knowledge of canoeing was that he was too much- occupied with his responsibilities to subject '_ with -which _I guessed he was primed, and I had leisure to study his points as a pros: pective bridegroom. The-` inspection was not satisfac-tony. His neck and arms. had a goosey down over them; there were nests of tiny wrinkles round. his eyes, which had the faded look ofvone, who had lived the best part of his life. part of -the lover _a bit, and I half made up my.mind to refuse his "offer. Then the inevitable sneers of Peggy and `Freda, the disapproval of Aunt Louisa, and, worst of all, the boister- ous humour of my father, occurred to me, and I made up my mind tomake the best of it. 4 A14`... .11 L- 1--.! ; _-._.._:,_ 1-_,._1_.-__ He did hot ll tlie. UVIIIIJI5 Q JIUIIDGIIVV When we reached` the boathou se.- he had the grace to consult me as what` manner of craft I preferred. Now,z to a girl who dreads the amorous de { monstrations that` usually follow the `acceptance of a. proposal, there are manifest advantages in a canoe. There is not room for two on a seat; and any attempt at endearment is attended by considerable risk; so I promptly decided` in favour of the more fragile- looking of two cockleshells that were- moored together.` Fortunately, .H'or- ace believed himself to be a "past- master at the art of canoeing, and soon we were paddling down~stream. vering i0f`.Sord_e1vlo, virith whi`ch he. -solaced the women. of the `party. But` by midday the*cl`ouds` had, vanished, and a..hot sun was drying -up the moisture. The elements were ght-, ing against me. Instinctively I knew that`!Horace would propose the river for the afternoon. During lunch he did so--or, to be more correct, he stated his intention of taking me on the. river. It didenot seem to occur tohim that I might/, decline. As a mater of act, I agreedsupinely en- ough. There was nothing to be. gain- ed By postponing the inevitable; and, moreover, the uncertainty was be- coming at nuisance. `gin $QlIl\hQI`V`L@ '\r\o-:6`-nr;n`aA LA IV IIUEL VI II! After all,. he had at certain fondness ."MANA GER uv llsyvb an; uusa But I do, retorted Horace,4as if` ' that ended the discussion. The sub-I * .ject I have in mind will not admitof a` third party-,especially a stranger. ' It is of considerable gravity to both of us, and I trust you will give it! your undivided attention. I will pass over your per'sistent'='reection upon my ability to take` care of` you. ' We shall steer through those branches. 9! uite easily, and then. . . But mv blood was thomusrhlv un- IIJIIIDDII III: a I did not know you were so ner- vous, he remarked, cuttingly. But do as you please. I shall be waiting `(I _shall be there as soon as you are, I called out after him, as he darted round the curve of_ the bank. ent, and made one last! appeal to him. Oh, Mr. Oppenshaw, do pleasebe careful. But no response came to me, and so I hastened "up the steep, narrow `steps between the `dense bushes on either-side. I-had `expect- ed to -nd a riverside path or an open -meadow at the top, but instead then lay be_fore_me a" charming, o1d_-fash-._ ioned garden , divided up by clipped yew hedges and rose-covered trellis archesj, There was a (__lelic__ious smell of. the flowers that one wouldplook `for in_,su'ch a bower,"and-.IVwas tempt- ed to into one of sthe: l'oI.I'3'ge chairs -that stood on the; smooth, close arch of turf `facing the_*st`re_`an'1. and ' orget all about -~'Horace.-__But a lat`-y. .entf.seijse of duty `constrained me to .ke'e'p.my-wortl.;..I`tool:the path tjhatl. followed `the-"line of -the* bank, but A came` to? 9. stop 2 in frox1t;o.a- high box _ hedge-e "that. shut `the. garden in on. that -side. flretnrned tosthe steps, and on ;-the. chance.` of I-Iorace.-"-.s_t,ill. being in voice` to. attract : him: etodfmy, aid. 1 But fiwhether` hes had --ne80tia.te the fallen tree `or .y;v_as`:Aoit1i1d'1fingf_~.j~tI the_:..n__1'ud, .hi';:de. ' `h3t:: l..:h93r 319-- 121,-_ had~V:no;7alte,rn:;u.y_ hut. 1t_o_: -nd-. a-. way for you at the appointed spot. I had become suddenly a'little repe_nt- . _p`ossession_;of_' the ..-.`canoe, .raised `my l Illluc 'DIDII GIILI llICII- But my Jhlood was thorough_ly'up. AI gripped on to` the landing-stage~ with the lgoathook and drew the can-I o_e alongside. If -I was to have any liberty in the future I must assert `myself now. Besides, I did" see, posi- tive peril in front of us, and I-was not in a mood to listen to his propos- al just -then. I could wait. for a more tting -ocasion; or if our. disagree- rnent altered his sentirnents, so` much the better. I rose_with dignity and stepped ashore, saymg: ~ \In.. any: AA an OIIIIII `nu-6 I T OVllll\y\.| IIBIIIJI I. y Ill` 3 You can do as you like, but` I `shall get out here; 'I."wi1l walk round `a_nd_mAeety_ou4; that is` if you still in- snst upon tasking a, spgll. . GIIDU |l.lUII lllla C Dylt - He looked "as iffh cou1d`hav_e said` something very vicious, but he held himselfm. - _ ll-7 _I!.I ,. ,4 I_,,-, ' This time I1 went straig_ht`ahead,' andbqn t-uming*the angle 9f the very border I came in full View of .a pretty bungalowihat had a deep verandah tanning` its whole- length. There "must. p'rjesumably.~ be 'a gat,e._o'.penin_g on to a. roagl, ,IA thought, gayitiously V-made _. fox: the" side` of ~-the` vho__use*: near- _,est ~:`to~ me. ' If I '_wa's' not attai'Lcked by a;"dog,' I:a.mi`gh`t be~ able to make` my -`e`s;:ape: ..unobsery_;d, and: j'oigr. Hogace 1fa,r_th 1V'd9yv1:;*:-stream; *'~Bu_t .d;s,appo_1,nt- n_1.' Egress -f_:_tom_. the ?g'3!?.dfc`hi '.7:OI'3'ld eilldeiitly TIe=. -:`;efTtd 'n!zrth'is5n nhra1w.y: ; ,. "1?h?* was; is i.pad1`o"cked ndootbon .:`:i?>ne`A,,,. s:de' % ia -.I:.1lis5 Vi7'1.:7+(5$h9'1'!? 2:91 ; % ..n.'.`.4 I;;)-.`i;'h}V!\2ili|uli`:7l\i-`;.t1Ir. iut`ni:.r , y .5`, Von. vu Luc nauulug Dtdgti. > You can get out equally well where. I am taking you to. His mouth was setting _obstinately. A_ landing stage indicates a. house close by and we may be interrupted, and -I have something I-wish to say to you a19_ne. " i In It GlVII\-o So he was about to propose! And this was his way, of showing at the start that he was going to be master. `Well, he should know` from the start that I was not to be ordered about like a dependent. I said, with as much indifference as -I could assu;}1e- T .I-_.$A_ _-- L`__L S Illulbll IIIKLIILCI CJILC d `L UUULLL iIB3u1llC"l I don t seethat it matte_rs if we do meet anyone! 1 Dub 1' An 9 ..n4.n..a....I- TJ......... .. 2:. \IllIl\u|II5J 0 '- Possibly a plunt I exclaimed, ``a'. `punt doesn t upset easily, but a'ny one of those branches would turn us-over if we got caught by it.- . ' You. will permit me to have my. opinion; on. that q(1estion,f- he replied, snubbingly; .if I did not think that I could take you safely I should not have suggested that way. We shall be much farther in the shade on the other side.. _ I . `I ,_-`._I- , 1, auuu auuac. . I This side is really quite as shady, I urged, and if `you don t mind I] think I prefer it. I am a bit cramped` {with sitting still so-long, and I can [get'out on the landing stage. [' Vnn nan new nu! -4-u.nI'|u Q....`l1 9|-IIVI PJVIGI ' I made 21` mon sense, MFIVL2- -9 1, . dl!$.L G. .Ll_uIa gylvcu uaq_|.u\. u,>u.-\.. - :'How was .I.5to account for my pres- I, u'IJ<`,:..thre witho_u't,_ev.en, 3.5 hggfat? The} tmthgsggmed wry `feeble tb.:. ..1fng:_ in an ` rmenjmg 'i=*f;Sti!1;jno1,other,e'xp1hna ; % ` ` ' '7.u 1'ted_. V 1 `I::':L:;.').I'1.If'd.' zpniy Ii " Vmakejrit. ---5...-u; wvwn ayuu JUDL ucyuuu (at `tree But. you are not thinking 0} going under that _tree?'I gasped, realisin the dangers` that lurked in those,tra.il~ ing branches. ` ' , . ` .45-; -_=_1.__ .._.-no u bland superiority; there Is ,surely' Lug cuIilCllC. ' "And Why not? he'_ inqu_i1-ed, with room for ushto pass. ` I have seen a` punt go through there without any difculty. ~ .'Dn..:l.I.. .. ...._..n 1' .....!.. 1 4-- plug .111, me stre_a.m. _ { Are `you gomgto tie up at -the landmg; stage? I asked.` , . N0. he-`answered fhnrnn :c -. A..- nuu\uu,- I.5C 1 HSKCU5 4`. _ `.`N.o, heanswered, there 15 a de- hghtfully cool spot Just beyond that ttee.. - - ` ` - `IV- and` offered Just `ahead, landing, stage, making the nose of great, fallen tree river,` vfrith long, g .m. the stre pig A _. --...- _ \_ru.- Lu; Ur. . 1 _ this` -p_oIn-t .w_erefvery thick and high. 7 110 `fox -this. have no such we. rusnes `rat acilities for `inooring; waver, was and I thought he was ho " int ention, for he kept the that arched over, the thin branches dip-e am V 0 _.-_.- __ 4, a small. But he appeared to craft straight for :a. _III_}lI.; uuu UICSII pxcyunng. V .. ' The` exercise washmalung ham very `hot';.'-he real did `perspire `absurdly- I,` too; fptin _ ,the' sum uncomfortably warm, so that I was grateful when `he turned the ` canoe ' towards the shade on the `bank. The rushes gt vthia nni"n.t- urn.-.. ........ a.'I..:-I. __..s 1.2., 1: e . `a?%%i?:`ce%lqn`i`: ? S: tiiiiartdiit` ,-Yishidh. *f_We shbuldjiot l;_eb`a;dl y.'ol,f. ,.and fa "nice fhofme of ron_e s own always ,.;p06_s.e8.s;e.s~8.n 1 attracli0I1"'~51Tc`3 . Whd"'knows_j I might!..1_>f!,3.f`,,!ne .- tl1`e` Jtjed darling)`. of an_ elderly husband?- -And `it would be quite-within my caj pacity to shame- him .o1f1t; of that ridi`-f` culous; pose of -semi-invalid; ,.But -I wasfabout t'o`see that Horace was'not the plastic being to mould what my . Vfancy had been picturing. PYDI'r;co urge an-unlpi-.4... `L2... _'.-.._- :1ast uipeal to his coni- VJ: Iulala v\-L BPUUO hadvto tell him: the whole story. A whimsical smile itted across his expressive face when I admitted that my "friends were represented by the solitary Horace. ,.He agreed with me that there was some ground for apprehension as to. the fate of the canoe, and proposed that we should both go round by the road and ascer- tain what had happened` The ar- , rangement had the~further_-advantage lot, enabling me to accept his pressing! -invitation to tea, for Horace would fill, the part of chaperon admirably. _It `was strange how` swiftly and easi y mywelederly suitor slipped ; into the place of guardian `of the proprieties ,1n my m1nd._ Could I really haye- ibecn contemplatin acceptmgfhim as ahusband onlyhal anxhour _ago?_ " `lrinn on arses`:-ant I-`nhnnn `wanna `L..a.......-.. szataucetg puu mm. out or the r_iver!3 I I"ha r1_sen from _my _cha1r w1t_h_ 1| determmatxon to ms1st upon my r1ght' to leave- the `house, when the soundv of approaching footsteps caused me: `to turn a ushed face. ` -The ush- deepened and I_ gave a smothere'd; cry. when I caught sight of: the njewcotnier giving a hurried tug at a "re`fracto`ry tie`. . It was my clean shaven barrist- PI ' nu: nuns uy ul\c' (.1113! And he broke out into. a. jolly,_boy-U ish laugh, as if he was immensely; pleased at the encounter. I felt that! things were going round, and was as! disposed to`cry as to laugh. But I managed to blurt out':--` , "Then you know my aunt? Rather! he rejoined with some astonishment. Didn t'she tell you I; was dining with her to-night? ` T n11nnI-uhul Auk L-n.....s1..:..... gig.` ----- '1': ` or}: 0! j vyua unsung yvu.u IICI |.U`lllglIl.' Q I mumbled out something that was. quite inarticulate. My mind was` working feverishly. Why had Aunti Louisa said nothing? An agreeable `surprise! Could it 'mean---; ` But no, the idea was too absurd; I must- really try to"behave like a sane -per- ` son. M.y voice was quite matter of .fact as I said :--- ` It And is this your house? I - ` ` Yes, my retreat when I get over- -worked, he explained. .,I,run down| here and lead the simple life. `Rather a cute little hiding-place, don t you, think? But I say, how-_lid you light lon this very spot? A 7 - i 1' 1...! 4... 4-11` I.:.... 4.1., -.-L-I- '-~-_.- G IIBIDIIGIIKI KJIIIJ uau all uvux EVE What a contrast there `wasybetween A the .two men! "Mr. `Sutherland--I had treasured up the programme contain- ing that clear, bold` `signature-4-was` the,.per'sonication~ of young energy.` There -was no goosiness about his neck or hands; no creases: round the darkly twinkling. `eyes. `Then he was so "full of that interest in tor_1e .s own .little affairs that goes VWt1`l';_3: sympa- thetic temperament-, newijsongb was in my heart, . that A W-rb.l!.l(,l', not ' be stilled by the stealthyg,fear- that it wasgall s_.too,;ood to he t_fu,j,e'Atv_a,ny"rat. ;I" had. made .1_;p.;m_>_mmd',ito bt1f!1.~.t,l3at V last ;.boat_' ]w_1th_ . Vgraceyvgtt V `(II-fl. L - _ - __x..__ `A __A._ A_`_.:L _ - ' `:`Y9u_ m_ust forgive me detaining!` `you In tlus fahion, he said, taking lmy hand euswely-, but when` I sawT .ml-an it m-.. I :..u T ....._L _---L- '_--J -n`~nn\n \aAnICu)lV"l. , IJI-IL VVIICII 1 Saw who it /was, I felt I must__welcome you to these parts. Of course, -Mrs. Blakeney told me you were coming down, `and I was looking forward `to. meeting you this evening. Funny you turning up" like this! An ! L- I-.-AI..A ...-4.' 2-..- A ':_n 1 , ...... .. .uvv\.a u.u\.u.aa tlc pUbll.1UIl 8'35/C Ime cause for some -anxiety. Here was I in a strange man s-.house com- pelled to in-terviw him whether I liked it or- not. What sort of per- son might he be? The voice was- certainly cultured, but that might not be an index. to his character. V` He] might we'll misunderstand my intrus- ion.and commerice a irtation with [me An:-1,1-lan"." un....-..o v u---- *- -vn:.uaAu \.uIuu.lcu\;C a. mrtauon with me. _Ani ethci Horace! How -was I` to explain my long absence to hxrn? I-ferhaps he` -was even-needing my as- }s1stance,tq- pull him ot of the river ! T"hnr' rgcnn F9-nvn ov--- -L-3-- --~3*" wwwu uuaau1g>lUl' 3 WCCK paSt.'l.l . Confo'und*it!. muttered the un- dressed -one; `then, `-`well, you` must ask` the lady to come through the ~house._ ` l - 3 ` Bennett proved to he ran immacu- late man-servant, whmrefused tolook surprised at_my appearance here. Hem conducted me solemnly into the bun- galow and I- followed him through i the big living-room trying to look unconscious of the fact that a pair of masculine eyes werepeering at 1 me through the half-closed doo? _o_n the left- bI`kept my gaze-steadily xed in front of me until I. was safely in: the hall. The man-servant had his hand on the hadle of the front when the voice of the owner of the bung- alow called excitedly to him I 5;-gab; ,,..; u,...._;.iu A-1_ .1, cuvvv Laucu. CKCILCUEY I0 mm-- Hold on7, Bennett! Ask the young. [lady to sit down` for a~minute. It must speak to her. ' Thn came a hurrzed expletive, Oh, hang! wherej is that confou`n`ded stud? - 1 .......I,x _--L Jr , *- .A.. ....u.. \.-.uuvuu`ucu bLuu." V- I `could not refuse Bennett s rm, but courteous, offer of `a seat. _He_ took it for granted that I would re- main. Nevertheless the position gave me cause for cnmp .5nvm+u Um-A 51%. er! M1 `I553 IJUQL VVILII 'LL\JIC\pC G` Ll`: IICIILI. i ".What a_ nuisance it ~ was that `you rcould not'tum. up that Sun_day*aftei-`- huioon, - -Mr. Sutherland , was ' saying, `I-`-"thoug'htV I should have to wait un- til -the`~_Cranleys ,?gave another dance .before-._m.ee_ting _ you` again. - Theni the .sim_ilarity_o,the z_1am_e l_e_d mg to 23.51: l1\I.rs. _Blake.n3fV}f.!5t1 ;[3EF aLIre1zg.u9n J .;0'f _l;e rs, and, shegzftipgld me.-'.thatfshe was i ;a;sk:.n.. yaw: d.v!?nL5*=:~:10,;s.:`1, .?f: ; '.Pe;h$ uch'-1a1f?1bRt;:.~of qshf 4thxt1.8s afbqut I egg L 1 itch, Z_.fi1`<:`i'; } _ " ``_Oh,vall `right! wait a. minute."_-*~ And then -I saw`-a. tall, c`oatle-ss gure it past the window, and I realised that thefowner was in a state of undress. and `could not present himself. But` hefkave an order that promisedtan eay release.-,,Here, Bennett, J take the key of the garden gate and let the lagllyu _ot1t. V _ cu \J|u|l~o .` ' , v ` 1`, _A . hen cgme `back a. second}? voice from the mtex-1or,_ . V j _ - _ Beg pardon, S11`, -but. the keyfghas been mxssing for a week past. A I 7C0nfn'nn4-I Wt! n'~...u...;....I AL- -e I _--:. 1 . - ni0Ilf`l`\IHC`J`\Iu KHUW U118 18 a. pnvate..g;ard_en. _ V . _, ` _ `SoVI see,;I -rejomed,-but I dxd enot_know whenfl landed 'My friends . put'me ashore here and now they've gone out of. sight. _'It'did_not sound convincing, and_I_ was prepared for, ..'an unpleasant re3o1nder.`But the vozce did not sound sceptical as it came to m ` \ B'< >b!`?" f7;:-`fit caned. .ther'? ` 3 V, ` It s xpe! I, "answered, feebly; AI am Io' kmg -for 3 way out-; V . A way out where? contmued the voicg; .I suppose you know this is[ a Dr1vate.crm-dpn ~ F5 the.`t.f3ndah' tngn wo i;`st&_fe`ar was- T {rilivglyffterricfs3$hd. out `pf . ;he_ - French winddwsg hag;-kitig - fut- 1ously._ fat"r_n`y skirts. I`*l1e`g`a_n .to `re -. t,reat,,;s;;ea);i_ng so.qthingly- to the lit_~l le brute, who ,wot_1l_d' "not be convinc- ~.ed ofifmyjinnocent intentions. Then fa. mafifs deep voice-ecame to my res- :`:ne.` 5 Z ` -!UVT_{,,y`Uu yuan yvu um; a.uu,uL_1 =Hehad put on thi`s`?:m .`ll\plllL.llllGlVJ \JlJ(.IInl-IUJID-_ In spite of his resentment against me, Horace made me an offer of mar- riage on_the following morning, and I had the satisfaction of giving him `an unqualied refusal. He took his rejection in` very bad part, and left for London the same day. He could not have done me" a kinder act, for his. departure left me an odd number at Aunt.Louisa s table, and Mr. Suth- Wetland` very good naturedly agreed to fill the V-vacancy. He was `not a slow wooe1:.."_Ha_ving; made up his `mind ' 'thaf1;,..Ie'-was:.ithe" mate he most desired, fe didcfiot .s_ee`._any reason _for wasting pa .~Sin"g.e, .unne c; essary' day of " our .,`liyels.r:_}TAAnd so`f_ at the end of a blissful :;fortgjn_ght-.I_f-returned; the", ancee of -.sA_ -5 .1, .'-_"',,1, VI `rm-I C CD Llldlvl ' Aunt Louisa was on the lawn to receive us, and intensied the gloom of Horace by laughing heartily over the accident. `She refused to allow Mr. Sutherland to return to the bun- galow, sending a messenger for his dinner clothes. And so he and I ll- ed in the intervening time with a de- lightful set of croquet---a game which does not call-for concentratedoattem tion. The evening remains one of those bright spots that one likes to lrecal{ _in_happy moments; My aunt is a lfilliant tactician when she likes, and` managed to` leave us together without any appearance of design. -But` a signicant squeeze of the arm as we were going up to bed told me that; she` was -ghting my cause and was satisedwith the result of the .preliminary operations, . 1.; ..-..:a..n .: x.:..' -................i..; .......:....i. 'qunlu\r\.l`_ VU UIACI. _lll:y BC! VICES, Ther,e"`was nothing more to be said;! Keep. g"1a.tt`f V"dt "h. Y0`; e had bro ht - * - _ are soaxing i .or a swee 0 g a miserable termma `glass cxcellent tion tola pleasant afternoon, and - .felt'_ that I could, never be civil to him aga,,L_~1 rage very tcoldiy and sug_ on this gested; that it was time to return to a the Beeches. _ Mr. Sutherland order- edboat to be got ready; and he Stfolggdjis home, Horace sculling in fblajcrkvv silence behind him. And to a broom straw, is, to say the least, [think-hthat'I might have been return ' insanitary. .:i1g";-it e betrothed of such a sullen ` -- - - is _,:el*tm.e as `that! V - . boiling something which -_4a .2,-__,_. - - .. . . . I-mil: nvpr pacilv. nlm-9 zi stirk nf AAIQR sa uuc, _J._ aalu, erently. _ It. was` much .longe1""to Horace`s 'trystin`g- place than -5I_ `could have be- ylieved. We had to cross `several elds `to reach the river. And we talked I. quite gaily -j`ll_-the wa of condenc s;..ho_wever, had a dram- ` atic interruption. As we approached the line of wmo es and undergrowth on the waterside,` a W eird-Iooking.g- ` ure broke vthrough'_and came towards '_.us. It was caked from head to .foot fin qozyimud`,_and the water was Tstreanting off in puddles. I guessed it must be Horace, although his mo- ther could not have recognized him. And somehow I felt I was partly. re- sponsible for his plight. Perhaps it `was because I was so rad p_y myself. s't_uat1ot1_- 6(f_ . tnuur I I I Mr. Sutherland saved the A iantly hap-l y, Qur exchange[ I I IEIUIPIJV an n. uappCIlCU. ` . If Miss Blakeney had been with me I should have taken great prccau-2 tior.s,, said Horace, severely. It was`, 'a.g;}atural annoyance at her want of Etrirst that made me careless. ' -urn. ,_,._.- n_- _.- -1, , vs nu \.cu:Cu Lu: upset. I What a lucky` thing you decided; .to get out, Miss Blakency; remark-I red Mr. `Sutherland, a little injudic- __iously_ as it happened. IF I/fc'en `D1.'.1-.....;__ I--,1 `L, `-1 S {trust mat mace me careless." . | I f`,Qh, come, Oppenshaw, remon- straftd Mr. Sutherland; `is that quite- fa?:'??'* % - ! (VD - - ~ ~ Gf; course, I am sorry, Mr. Op- penshaw, I interposed,- hurriedly. but you must remember that I did my very best to prevent the accid-I nan! ' ' I I u I I still" contend, he replied, ob- ;stinatel_y,.that` there was no rear L, danger. If. I had known that` you ;had such independent ideas about! `barsmnship, I should not have prc-5 sumed~to oer_ niy services. ` Thefe.>\N2 nfhld rnnv-A fn kn ao1.r`-. _0`fi'course, I enjoyed the triumph of that ,homecom'ing.- V The pleasure -he`.a1'mouncement.gave my dear mo- then` was alqne worth experiencing. j.As'.T_f___ox'~ my. father, he" rbundly. declar- -'-e;..d,;4~-t1;1,a.t"%1_1;,galwis1 knew. I ` Thould tug ,3;je,st';; 'nifgh 7. '_df,;his_ t,h`r'e! nuvvnt UVCIIUUIKIIIE IHC I'1VCI'- ' . T . 2 The transformation of Horace Into: a. rgspectable member of society oc-3 *cup1ed nearly an }=`our_, but it seemed: fl ! ha (`unlit `I `($117 ........a.... __-L~ - vx \.\/bull!` VVGI Illlyllo The following morning was wet. and the three married men and. Hot- ace elected to kill time with four- handed snooker in the billiard-room. The short respite almost reconciled me to the a-rchdeacon s "dreary rend- Cuplea nearly hour, but it seemed? to be only a few minutes when he: ,emerged from theprocess, clad in faultless grey annels and looking: aggresively clean fafter a steaming} `hot -tub. He was suiciently molliedv yto explain the accident to .our host. ,It had occurred much as I had pre-1 dicted, only that instead of the bran-{ ches, it was a submerged root which had caused the upset. `Kf"I'.\- on 1cu.s1p._- 51.1.... -_--- 3- ' ' ` 9 IIJGIJKJII" - -Is that you, Oppenshaw? he in- quired, tordially. `What yvretclnedi bad luck. Those canoes are terriblyj unsafe. Lugky my place is so close._i You must-come back and have.a rub; down and a change. -Miss Blakeney' and .1 are old friends. ' Tkg .'....C.`.._..-42_ , 1 p. tr ~rno'\'e-d. `He, too, seemedto regard auu. -,: cuc uxu IFICIIGS." 1 A The information left Horace un-` n1e,as_ the author of -his troubles. He `was as near being rude to me as he` dared. He mumbled something about: death of cold, and stalked -moodily. at our side back to the bunga1ow.i `There Bennett took him in hand, and] Mr. Sutherland, after sending the, ga-rdener to Search for the canoe, led; me into the garden, where a delicioust ;tea had been prepared for us on the! glawn overlooking the river. ' . T114 fF"lfIE`(\-via`-p._ -1 T1 - . - c\.ooau1c'ul.l. . ~ 5 I, don t~,.t_hn}k Mr. Oppenshaw is nearly so V`:-xcketty as he tries to make oi1t,f _I `said, ivndifferently. It. was` m'm~h Innnrnu--`4n u....---- uuarvv, 1- GIIDVVCICCI. ` Oh, then I know him, he return- < ed, with an ambiguous chuckle; nice old cha.p~-a"biu rickety, eh P and then he stopped and gave a guiltyglanca at my face as though he might have {made-achorrible slip. I hastened to reassure him ` - u `.1 J_-',!1 .I 1 `F 7::--9. U-ca yuan, .09]! Ill! parcts "conspired to` make me a useless adler. But_ fortunately some of the energy nthatraised my father ;to opulence has *descend'ed, tome,` and I `have worked really hard` at times. The result has not been startling, but my chance ;hasn t ,.come so far. By the way, what is your canoe friend s name? "Dnnanchgxn_.llo U--M rm }-:I.uiivI3\w1Vl.l U1 noyace. V _ 'A`I_;snppose you do, Inad- A _f`,;Vlell,,.1Iet in,e'te11 you. a few facts abfoi1t.myself, . he_ continued; my .fatI_;er_ is `Su,thvcrland s Safety Razor --af_*?3ea\_st, he` owns the invention. It is_a`to_undi-gag what `an pot of money there` 15 in a. simple thing like that. Being an only .son my parents have tn mh TYIQ fl Ili1L`Iua-A -'J`- - ._. ... . `-x',<,> a7,i'_.?`.i;._`,w_itK;l_z culpaibte delibegagngss, . fconsxdejxfnng that -{we .w`ere gomg to Iith rescue ixf Horace. y V. gg " n..__-__ _ 1 u up egeu saumeang av;.;<;~m.. Dfcal IL UH. A; u. uyyvanawa llIlyV?IUL\po with this comforting reectionl met Horace at Paddlngtoni on the Thursday. It may have been my consciousness of the impendin crisis that coloured my vision, but cert- ainly noticed a change in his manner. For one thing, he was more master.- iul. `His proprietary treatment of me was exaggerated. He selected my seat in the compartment, -and decided to what degree the window should_ be raised. He did not approve of a pen- ny illustrated paper` 1. had" chosen from the bookstall boy, and gave me a more soldidly respectable sixpenny. J-Iis appearance, too, was different.` He was dressed in. quite youthful summeriapparel. He looked several years younger in hisgboating straw, and was full of reminiscences of'h_is rowing days. His ailments were rele- gated to the background in the inter- est of the coming visit. I was more than ever convinced of his attention,-' and waited momentarily for the ,fateful words to be uttered. But the .boudoir before dinner, but not a sin- journey passed `off `without any such reference. - ` My aunt was unusually cordial to me. We had quite a long chat in her gle hint did she let drop as to what the little surpriselwas. Not that there was any occasion -to ask. -The house-party was profoundly uninter- esting--three elderly married couples, an antiquated archdeacon, Horace, and myself. The wholearrangernen was horribly suggestive of_the' con- spiracy for settling me in life. Who else was there to take me on the: riv- er; to play tennis with me? The first . evening should have settled the busi- ness. They made up two bridge,ta- - bles. Horace did not play, nor did. I. We passed the time ailone in -the big. drawing-room, I playing" accompani-_. ments whilst he sang fervent: -love songs in a reedy tenor voice. Still he said nothing. He evidently want- ed to work up the interest of the sit- tuition; to keep me in suspense. I could have thrown the music in his face. Surely, if I was expected to take Horace, he might display a little-' becoming warmth. - Ti-in :4-\`1t\uuv:o1nv ruqna-o\:qrv u-was muons.`-