n Go and see. `In dire terorr and misgiving she stepped out of the boat." There was no one under the willow, nor any- where else upon the desolate; rock; and when she turned back, she saw Mr. Clarence some distance away, `"~-- ----H. ~.-now xncrnnr to the AVL A c \lLv pullin n`at\cI `P V Mrs. Flynn had laid the tea-table, ;and Mr. and Mrs. Caddy wondered e what kept the girls out so late. Twi- light fell, and they returned not. I Gloomily gathered the shades of C night; the moon rose full and red, and the weirdcry of the screec`h-owlgtl alone broke the awful silence of the I surrounding woods. `Still the miss- , ing ones were absent. `] ` Then Mr. Caddy and Patrick Flynn ,- went out in search: of them, and Mrs. 7 Flynn remained to comfort the anx- ; iuus mother, with assurances that , her daughters must certainly be alive` and well, unless they had happened` to fall into the river, or gone too` far and lost their road. . . Mrs. Caddy was on the! verge of insanity, when suddenly footsteps, 1 and voices were heard, and a party] of men appeared, supporting over the threshold the forms of her daughters, limp and apparently life- 1.....- uuua K less. less. Under the application of vigorous restoratives, they were shortly suf-l ciently recovered for Lenora} to com- fortably faint away on the sofa, while Cora, releasing herself from the sup- port of Mr, Matthew Hayes, burst into a t of convulsive weeping on the maternal bosom. 1t,-._,._1-:1.. 11- f`a.Ar1u new-9:1 H11: LHC luanunuug uv .... -. `Meanwhile, Mr. Caddy paced the room in violent excitetnent, andAit devolyed qpon Mr. Patnck .F1ynn to explam thmgs. U- ....A `M. Farirlv had gone to L &\;_3nt: I Cure % "T"t Y`it3`". , antoe of your . money back if it _ _ doesn't actually . - . 1- CURE Quicker irence SOIIIC t.uaL'a.u.\.c an-._,, wnth great wgour to the 9 L Shil0h'S Cure $1.. at... -nu-cf r-nlrl O00 n_'_:.`_l__-. 7_ - iwvuu - .5 - - o DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOV VMarian Fellowes tossed'he'r head` in a. pretty little way'she had, and curled her red _lip" in a~_manner in- tended to convey her utmost indif- ference, if, not acutal contempt. No--I do not think I shall go. I don t care very much for picnics, ,3 0 5 " ` I` ----- -- .. 60:1` cI>ai>t-'-11: anynuw. -_ Sybil Con-yers, 23. tall, /stately girl, with grave, stratgtgtforward, dark eyes, looked wondermgly at her- 441* .1_--_._.L4. -.....'..1...-um no.-n-pr! uprv eyes, IOOKCQ Wollucflllgly at nun. } I thought you'a1ways cared very` much for picnics, Marian. I` am sure you alway seemed to enjoy yourself. lDo go-it s such -a lovely day. ` 1 I1! ,, 7 __A...._71`| LA `kn . `An LIU 5\.r* luv u-.... .. -- And Tom Lester l1 be there, too, ,Marian, and dimpled-checked little Amy Proctor looked saucily over tl'1e fence at Marian s slowly ushing LIIL bully nu. on-_--_-_- __, _ _ cheeks, V Tom Lester! As if I care .a straw where he -goes, or whether he ~-A- .1. -11 ....- ...-.44 -Ch. Anchor] the ivgine Straw `Where De `EUCD, U1 VVuc|..n\.1 uw ` goes at all or" not! `She ashed the words 9ut angrily, yet wit_h a certain coquettxsh suggestiveness :11 her tone, that made Sybil laugh. l'__._-A. LL45 \ -D, I-IICIL suuuy cu; u-. .....g_.. .Ofl-course, `we forgot that a re- markably good-looking young gent- leman is lodging `with your mother, Marian. The foreman of the work- men who are doing repairs and al- terations up at the Grange, isn t he? - rn L11 __..._9___ `An kn,` The M aster l.CI'd.uUna may 0. u__u. u...---, -__, - Foreman! Sybil, you're too bad. `Mr. Forsyth is no more foreman, or anything of that sort, than you are She hesitated, smiling, frowning and ushing mysteriously. Why, yes, he is, retorted Amy, vigorously, \f0_r I_saw him with my own eyes directing the workmen at the Grange. ~M.arian nodded her head` slowly several times. -.;- . F .` L" Et'\I' '5CVCla1 Luuva. That is perfectly true. Mr. For- syth does-direct the workmen, in `the `capacity of superintendent, when really he is the owner and master of the Grange himself-Mr. Clifton. A little duet of exclamations greet- l ed her astonishing revelation. M amma' made the discovery, Marian went on, in suppressed, ex- cited tones, and you mustn't whis- per it for the world; for he would `be so vexed if he thought it was known; but mamma discovered, very accidentally, that Mr. Clifton prefer- red to oversee his own renovations, incog., and so he came here asvMr. :1 F_orsyth. Isn t it charmingly roman- tiggg t1c:' How did she nd it out, Marian? Amy asked, in awe-struck tones. + By his linen, for one thing, every lpiece of which is marked in full, |c1it9n, and by other little incid- 1 ets. ems. Sybil looked gravely at Marian s`x pretty, ushed face. `- And you ve quarrelled with Tom Lester because you have another ad- mirer who is worth more in houses I 1-...l..1> IT. IHIICI Vvuv :.a -.v.-.- 77,- and lands. r I broke our engagement because |I d rather be mistress of the Grange . r _______9_ ___;;a on davfy ` 3115 'Its just shameful. in Marian, 1 Amy exclaimed, when they were out 1 i of ear-shot. . Well, she always was ambitious, ' and. nothing more was said about her until an hour or so later. Tom Les- ter strolled up to Amy, sitting on the grass weaving wreaths. . So Miss .Fellowes isn t here to- day, he" remarked, casually, as he threw himself beside her---a. tall stal- wart young fellow, with bright, hon- _ vest blue eyes and a bonny face, that . had made many a. girl-`--Amy includ- - ed-not a little jealous of Marian . Fe.-llowes in the days before Mr. For- , sythgcameu - ` ` re ----4-6 An -uoavina idllstfious .1191 `F ! an sequence of a previous engagement. No; she ,cou1dr_1 t come, in con- 5 1 I suppose you miss _her dreadfully.., Not at all. A month ago I should`: have missed her, but to-day-I_= would` not turn "my hand. over _to brxng her here-nor any other girl who had jilted an honest man because he A =couldn t compete with another w1th ] more money. "!__-h.v.-. mnnnrnnf -in mute Illuuv . There was ahealthy `contempt in `his voice that made Amy feel that Marian Fellowes had been dethroned most.._ee,ctua1ly- in, at least, this man s uhea.-rt._ She swept him a ~cha,rmnr ig, s'ympa th etic glance from her .pretfy grey eyes. ` V A --- -A-An\:`\`A: I think you are a very sensible young gentleman not to make your- self 'miserable. because one girl out iOf`_3.u `the world proved hersef'un- worthy your _trust. - `She `spoke -lightly, but Eomehow it seemed to stir Mr. Lester _s interest :ve_ry nguch. - * ' none , L _---...I'.- A1:nr`-|`vI1_ Afnv_ v;_ry u:.u.u..u. - \ 4 "That sounds delightful. Amy, `what wou1d`y advise me to do about it-?:. . ~ `. ` A `. , ~ -About ..`it - -what? ~Mai-ian? _ Another. lovely glance and a slight diIhpli8;131lE:h- V - L * gt ZIIIIIIIOIIIUII. went on weaving industrio1_1s.- . very_ 4... uvuba !il\I`If- run1ess I rvcnged myself by engag- 'ingL myself. to the prettiest .gir1 I .kneyv._ ` V '.,-.1_,, :1 .1... . A-~>_ good ideas I wonder if the sprettiest girlvl know_ would say so? _j A delicious little laugh from Amy, as-"she jumped up`, scattering the re- fuse-`grasses and leaves. -- -_----- `I\ Coin ! nu} IHDC aluuuvu up--v -v-.--. _ . T_here s onlypne way to nd out. Mr. Lester-ask her. IfLLI - 'AVl.l. Laval-VA nuns um.-. `And then Tom sprang up, a little pale, eager look on- his face, and caught Amy s.-h`ands_ in his. Will she say so?` Amy, will you takewhat Marian _Fe11owes did not th`1nk good enough? If you will, I'll be thankful she has jilted me. There was no gainsaying the earn- estness` of what he said, and Amy ekxshed and trembed; and then laugh- -Let -go my hands, Tom--some {body will see us. ,1 I,___--l Y I.I\I\nJ us on: -v- vuvvu , They may see a.nd---wc1come! I shan t let go until you promise you will have me- -until you tell me you love me--dear. But I won t! Then you can t go. t _A saucy little dimpling o the cnmson cheeks. Tom, please let me go! I 1l-say --yes---but- I don t mean it a bit. `I ll take the risk! And then he leaned over and said something that made her cheeks crimson even deep- 4'VVhile at the self-same moment Mr. Forsyth, three miles o , asked Qa/garian Fellowes if she would marry rm. I s:_a.id yes, of course, mamma, %she sa1d, later, when she rehearsed lthe scene for Mrs. Fellowes benet. I \l_______ Elly \J\4\.An\y Ava -.---. _ __, _ Certainly you said yes! Marian, I think I have nothing left to wish for, now that I shall see you mist- ress of such a home as the Grange. iYou have done splendidly with your- |self, my dear! 71---..- .-.- 1.-.. DCLI, ILLJ \L\.|pn . "And he never dreams we have dxscovered hrs charmmg httle rom- ance, mamma! -- Aft-.......-.-.1r~ +`aa n;n_ CIIIVL, ILIGA nnnnnn `~- _An hour or so afterwards the pic- mcers came home, and Marian wat- ched them wxth a faint httle sneer on her pretty face,.that deepened in- to a posntive mockmg triumph` when she saw Tom Lester and Amy Proc- tor going by in Farmer Hetwyn's lumbermg wago_nette--and thought that she would rule in her own carn- age before long. A1711: . .. /\: 4-1-worn Q]-`p 315$: UCAUAB suns. I ll cut every one of them, ) she `decided, and then, something in Sybil Conyers grave, haughty eyes, as she and a tall, handsome young fellow dashed by in a lovely little ph'aeton, made her wonder at it. She turned to i\rIr. Forsyth, who had been standing at the other side of the window, idly looking out on the merry little Cavalcade. Miss IConyers is with a strange gent1eman-he seems to know you, b Frank. Who is he? Mr. Forsyth looked ihterestedly upl 7 1113.1. UH, UICDD u1_y auun, 4.. .. Mr. Clifton! W:hy, what can ha._ve brought him so unexpectedly?" Ya nag v v~-..'-_. And Tom Lester and Amy looked so comfortable and cosy together-- while she---- Poor Marian could hardly bring herself to believe it--was it true? Was it true she had made such an awful mistake, blinded by her pride l and ambition? And, in the midst of her self-tor- mentin-g thoughts, she did not see the chagrin and alarm that was on her lover s face, or the uneasiness in his manner, as he excused himself. And--made himself scarce, or ra- ther--vanished that same day with a big bill unpaid, not to mention a quantity of stolen underlinen he had borrowed from the wardrobe at the Grange. \ ` ' L__I_. That? Oh, bless my soul, it is r. r1:n.......I um..." ..y1m+ nan have Poor '-Marian! She had nobody but herself to blame, but all the same ~her worst enemy would have pitied her could they have seen her all iot- 1orn_ and disconsolate, her face red and swollen with hours of crymg, as she watched the double wedding pro- ~-:-A A: nae-1-:nlrD dav `Lester and _Amy, auu u....u_-..,..... young Mr. Chfton, the master of the Grange, and Miss Conyers were i married. \ , _ I uI3|3J||l wwnuunoan `--- ___ ,_ _ Roeee,Tetter`T1 im lee. Blackheads. Barbers Itch Semis Head. Itching Piles, Bares, nod :11 cutanwus and facial blemhhesud Hnsbeen thoroughly and successfully tea In hundreds of so called incur-a le cases. I) Itis entirely unlike anhgther rntion. :iixt%a.e'ol' ointment thnt -been or pre- Afewa liationnwill convince that is has wanderfu medical virtue and intrinsic merit. Itinnadeincannda. A good honest cun- dinnprepnraion. ~ P1-ieeoucb:>xFiftyCents.or ve boaeaivo Dollars. nailed to any nddreu on receipt of dedby all Sold andreconnnen Duc- ` `igI:anphletfne.tnnnynddreII.` cold by the hole pande- Illnnllrednlld . l ".1100 TfItehp"Ohml al,Oe. T - - Ilhdnnr.-mbh. ~ _ Said in Bagfvri: by Wm. Crossland, ;I-I, `Cg _119be.;3`s_9n;'._ Geo. _Monkman. my ` `had 11 L`_, __ ,,_ 4_+,,,+++,m-e+++++++++a-++++++M++v+4gay+++++++++++++++43 Caddy--Tea Caddy, '5Mr.' Clarence ? , `h . A _, . S1{;,.1m:?L3fes facetxously C3-11'-`rd Mr. Claude Clarence. explamed 3 " he having made his orgune 0I_1t Mat. He s a. very clever man-a h`fm a wholeszilc grocery business 111 scholar -and a. poet.' ., o te nc\'er made a greater miS- The young ladies, who` deted en migatlmzxn when. he rented the Wost)1d- Poets `and poetry, clapped the, hands lands, :1 snug httle farmhouse On 16 m delight ~ _ - ` - d Forest for a _ . . border: ut1E,`:l`1 ;'](1)1r residgnce for , `1Claude `Clarence! Is 1t possable? three nu-111 ~, , _ b e aware How ._fortu1/1at_te for us} NV_hy, \ye ve hisfzm111)'- hi? ltfeirectfgng pos_ worsh1.pPed_h1m-that 15, h1_s delight- on the wry ~11 ` . ful poems In the magazmes--ever .'f\I\ eh-una run run rnrnprnhpr :1 any other an _ ` \s .:'ss0;1. Entirely mm of `the world! sgid we Caddy, despamngly. _N0tl11ng A to seen but the country. "But, my (Ivar, I thought it was ' ---o-xv vhtuf V011 Wanted., sank 0']%?!_9!aiJ 8c%tia- Cap;,,153,o00,000. W " man. Head Office. - %V Hlifaxf,N.S. _ % General Manager : Office. _- A.'l`.oi'-o n%tAo. "but, 1113 \.\..., the country that her hushzmd. A ..,. `_ h\1Sl):mu. -`y_.~5` but. not an uninhabited wil- derxulss such as this. You might have known that. ded. with :1 signicant glance at her two .e1(1c. daughters. . `\'uthing but woods, and hills, and n1ea.(10\-. s, and water. murmured .\liss 1.x-num Caddy, disconsolately, from thc \\'in ALA.-A -uuvno-A f`1p 1 think, she ad-Q "Why, dear me, those were the very things I thought would please you gir1.~`." .~:ai the bewildered ex- grocer. "Such :1 talk as was kept up about rural life, and picturesque scenery, zmd romzmtic rambles, and skctcl1111g, and But. -i c-eur.~e, pa, interrupted o-snnnf I; n;ppl ,\ll:: Lenora. "we meant a nice rural place, will] walks, and . drives, and b(J2Lting_ and summer villas, and coitagcs. Here, one might almost 31$ well by lmrlcd alive in a vault. ".\R ;l1mz~cr..u:1t--nothing in thel '.\n`T1.(1 I-T; ll:-l1 }'-;1.~:>` the time, sighed` Barrie Branch. "F'iv'e aims. nun Au Cora. yux-u_ ` "\'<.~u might c'.`.Iti\'ate the ower- gzmlcn," .~v.;_';,r their father,- chu-r1'uH_\'. ` 1 LH'\\.|l\||1\. "Am! -r-1 wur hands coarse and :L sunhurnt "\\\-11, I'm-rc ~'.~ the cow. Mrs. rlynn, lhc g;-.z' wife, wlll teach! you In nnlk and churn. `l ".`\" .\lr- Caddy! said _hi5` -111-. nn1:=.1:cn1};.'. "\rVhat possible. i1`.Ic.'u.~'. um!-'1 Inc girls take in such] 1m-ni2:'I L-1n1u`.~;.'1nc111.5? It is society! `.'."nic'z1 \\c \-.:-mt. and I don't see al tlccclll-1(vv>ki11',; huusc within sight," gl;mcim__{ ir~::1 the window. `"I'!1uL i~ bx.-c;m.~c the woods shut in" thc vim. There is Farmer Hayes family, nut a mile o'--nice, excellent peoplv.-_, \~.h,-m 1 am sure you will hkc." "Nice }.~(:~c! \Vho cares to aS'l gucizttc with pcuplc out of one s set 17' mquircd .\1r.~. Caddy, loftily. r` ,j - f.;:* ea "Country clod-h0PPer5' Sn Lenora. "lgnurunt and u11cu1t1\/`,ted - doubt)" added C0171- "You are mistaken, girls. Mr. and - Mrs. ll;1yc.~. are plain, but sensible and well-lmrd. They have a da,rught- 0r at Girtun College, and :1 son just returncd imm Australia. He S t0 take charge of the farm, Ilhear. _"I have no fancy for farm-people, smd Mrs. C:r<.l decidedly. "YOU 918111 {U have known better, `M1 - V?}d(l_\/, lhzm to have taken the place wrthorut consulting me; not but that I know you meant it for the best." She added, more graciously. A 1' 114---- One dollar \\'hy'. rand Iendto ~----ya... `r qr:-you-w That blooming maiden, ;wHo" `h'9. d:`L _l been long out of boardi1_18'. M001. coloured a little, and ajd .9h.. Med *0 See the Quarry sOmjt`,?.- More they left; but Lenora .d19.-A .A.t::it lives in such a dangerou " 8' L V Q ' at it would be impossibldt.fi5`5:V` a mum mmuuaausautss1n;nsm1b.% SAVINGS} DEPARTMENT) -__.... ..n am-nnnf and `afar:-cf 3d at-`An-A -nuan-far` APRIL ' .30, A Rural Rtreat. ~ opens an account and i:::tc:ex:e;t'i's ciaE& `quarterly. " -\.v~.- ,_....-1,I the \`nnnA Statements of this Bank ire annually submitted `to a strictly independent audit. ` - mch. Five oinls. G. N;MiIler.;% 1 LIIUUEIIL It vvua you wanted, said` INCORPORATED 1832.. sneered no` \ --_ - v -vT-- V- _ |Claude it .fortu1)ate us! .Why, we worshipped him-that is, his delight- poems. in magazines--ever sincewe can remember. ' ___v_ . V V`.-- --_______ -- . I v-cg wishet-1 a thousand times to` see_him. Wh_at does he lookilike? anxnously injuu-cd..Lenora. ' .1171 -II I. I _ Why, he"s ,passab1.y, gooidl look-l. ing,. =-Mat made reply; middle-aged,lj and rather "eccentric, likeall his fam-(] ily; irambles about the woodsjand by(` the river, with: books and a. portable nkstanvd; and sometimes sits for hoursewith 3. shing-rod in his hand, watching the bubbles and leaves oatingpast, without catching `so much as a minnow. That's the way with poets. They live in an ideal world, and in their ts. of inspiration, become. oblivous of the common things of ordinary life, said Lenora. 1 ,,__4L__1__ Ill ..- 555, wins`: ... .... -.., Poor man! said motherly Mrs. Hayes, with a sigh. He ought to V` `have a wife to look after him and : make his home pleasant, but he s very shy of woman-kind. -He's rich, and, if this place of his was properly attended to, it would be the finest in the neighbourhood. It must be a lonesome, comfortless sort of life for a man, no matter how rich be may be, when there s no family to make i it pleasant. . ` Like Adam in the garden of Eden, before Eve came, suggestedr Mat. And then be blushed, and lookedi very hard at the toe of his boot. What an unsophisticated creature that is! was Lenora s_ comment, when Mr. Matthew Hayes had de- gparted. ' ' LL11 1- ____.1 1.-..-\1.:nn- enirl Cora pancu. He's good-1ooking, said Cora. Why, yes, he d do very` well for \a model shepherd or haymaker. But: *,this Mr. Clarence--oh, Cora, what a idelicious thing `it would _be to get acquainted with him! Rxch, and _a poet! We) must make pa manage It somehow. V But pa won t_ }He has no soul for `poetry. Imagine "pa talking busmess -..,: ..n1;+i.-s with the author `of `The poetry. 1Iua.guu: ya. ....--.--u _ `and politics with Spirit Bride! ' - ? Pa never had a. particle of tact. If he had, I should have been marri- ed'long_ ago, said,Leno_ra, in an in- jured tone. , Of course ma couldn t' call upon Mr. Clarence; and if `I get acquainted with him at all, it must be by accident) be'by accident.f' _ ` Suppose we go dovgn to the river and take a view of has place? s1_1g- Hayes says 1t s gested Cora. _,Mrs. . not a mile distant, on our snde of the river, and nearly `opposite the n.---_.. n . ` . So they went, and commer xntgrest upon the looks of t 1 Wvuu ' N thmg. And I would have the ivy cleareu ` away from, the `windows, and trained over- the gables and chxmneys, _ sai her sister. _ ` ` . Oh, Cora, do look! That is Mr. A Clarence, I-am sure!" exclaimed Lenora, excitedly. . A gentleman, attired. in, a loose hnen coat and broad-hrrmmed. straw `trolling about the neglect- hat, was s .~ ~Upon catching sight of the ladies at a`dista_'n._ce'-he stopped sort, stared a moment, and then re- treated into the house. _ ' said her sister. " That shows he can't be so indif- l ferentsto ladiesxtas people seem to I think,., remarlted Miss -Cadd ; , ast-V .~ ntely, Hefs only bashful. . e`;_nust I all6wv him to become accustomed. to ' thefsight of us." ` - From this v-day 1` = _ A .the Misses Caddy, _ 'took+wonderiu_lly to out-door amuseg` e` ments. `_They. ram_bl.ed_ about the e `woods with sketch-books and Tennye ,1` son:.- -`l$otanis_d1-,;.bye ;the river-"side u_nd- 4- .. 'nIrv lined ,.,.pa,1-.aso_ls, tral SKHTB G.\p|v-- - ows, With `then hats eljd-dtaisies and mom % Mo`:-,e. tl1:n.\ onc. th `C1are1_1`q.-_,::.vwhQ; ;j3 .. `mg would , AL- *.n3o1:In,_ : rat, con IJANAGER soul `business nd commented with the poet s aver abqve _t1i foof, v on this snde, satd house were mme, at done the first I-- -Caddy; . Vast-V" .y W`3_nust come accustdmd `L have UIB nun .._ ` '5' l?"d beauties of his and tfam-Igd I At the foot of nmys: sad rocky steps C01 e e % Q h 11 T rm hi: 52;, 24:; Clarence, made ngnan; .`B .tl4t,:-Qng;,.day;syvhen they had _turn- ed-i into a `lane lea'ding7 to a owery .meadow,they behe1d.Mr. Clarence at : some distance in front. ofthem, ap- Apar"en t1y' intently occupied. . Why; .he s-_writilnp'g!, "said Cora;_ and on the_.gate-post!' ` V Dear me, `how romantic! But `I've read of poets inscribing their in- spirations upon the sea-sands, andon rocks, and even on laurel leaves. I wonder whether." we could be consid- ered at liberty` to peruse that pro- duction of the poet s genius? Only think of our being the tirst to scent, ~an_d_. that in the very` hour of its 111- spxration. _ - P , ,, A _ _ -1.-- ___--. an Vtwu v-v-v-w The question of propriety was re- ;rnov_ed as they came ` nearer. ' Mr. Clarence had disappeared," but -his production remained, in `the shape of the following legend, conspicuous- ly traced in what looked like boot- blacking`, on the white gate-post`: Beware of ` the, Bull! Q 9 1,2`. A. trailed Llwvvunv vs I-nag` gun...- `Tm styfe _it s ve'r'y kind of him to be `so anxious for our safety, Len- ora `observed. It shows that he does take in interest in us. ' Not daring to venture again into , the. bovine-haunted meadow, the Misses Caddy on the following` day 1 `wandered. by the river, and (there ". being no water-1ilies or forget-`me- t` hots) ~became enthusiastic about C marsh-mallow and cat-tails. -In their `.' Search they came suddenly upon sMr. ` Clarence", seated, -shing-i:od in hand, ` upon a mossy rock, and evidently ( trying to escape discovery. As the young ladies had really seen only i _ the `end of the shing-rod projecting 1 over the water, it was no wonder ` thatthey-were startled and confused, ! and that Lenora dropped. her gather- 1 _ ed treasures into the stream. Oh, my! she exclaimed, in- dis- , tress, `I have lost; my, owers! Cora, ; dear, do help -me to recover them! ` Mr. Clarence slowly arose. They i were close to him, and he could do no less; for there was now no es- cape except ljy \plunging `into the river. He lifted his straw hat, and addressed them gravely: ` _ -Iaadies, I should be most happy to a ten er you any service in my power Libut roses have thorns, and serpents (lurk amid owers. I, have been wat- Y ching them for the last hour, here he 3 extended his arm, and_pointed to a 1' dark, sedgy pool at their feet. They 1v are interesting, but dangerous_._ Per- *5 haps you would prefer notto disturb 0 them at present--those adders, I _-- --.. 7! Wf9_t@. IIICRIJI. Two shrill shrieks woodland solitudes, and cl never paused ew up the bank, an until they had placed between themselves a ence and `his dangerous: they began to regret t ancy. 3. 11 "911, the girls startled the safe distance (1 Mr. Clar- vicinity. Then heir precipit- StI'a.IlgC cyca. -xxnu he expressed himself serpents! .His look thrilled me. Those du. Thenceforth their walks were nec- I essarzly cn'cumscribed-mad bulls and ` `adders were not desirable acquaint- . lances. But one day, when Mr. Pat- ` rick Flynn had mentioned having ijustiseen Mr. Claren'ce going to the Quarry, the Misses Caddy were seiz- ed with a sudden desire to behold zthat romantic spot. And they had scarcely gotten in sight of it when, by the luckiest chance in the world,, they met Mr. Clarence at a turning of the rocky footway, face to face. -He stood on one side, folded his i arms, and looked at them from be- neath" his thick eyebrows, at -Miss : Caddy afterwards declared, like Irv- jba. ing in Hamlet, or Napoleon at: El- Excuse me, said Miss .Caddy,_in --- - -L ' Incn;t19f1I'IU ` said .Caddy, in t iher sweetest "and _most fascinating but is this the way to the 5 . `t a strange eagerness. It was, as both ` the young ladies observed, as though I a sudden inspiration had seized him. Allow me to show you the way,- he said. It is not far. I will assist : M and protect you. % . For an instant they hesitated. This ' was going rather beyond what they ' expected. But, in- the country, peo- [ple are not conventional, and poets are a privileged class. So they fol- ; lowed Mr. Carence, as he strode . hastily forward, apparently eager to have his fair companions behold the 1 beauties favourite haunt. Q of the narrow flight,-of ` - -- I`---we . nnuralle failed l6.HA_-1 of the narrow xug,u._u. Cora s courage her, so she remained below, while her sister, carefully assisted by -Mr. made the ascent. -What` a magnicent view! was Miss Caddy s delighted exclamation, `as, she surveyed the scene from the "ledge in front of the cave. The poet's eyes kindled. Splendid! From this.heig`h:t you may behold the extent of my do- mains, stretching to the utmost verge of yonder misty horizon. l ..- .__.n .rr|..- act-ate must be'veg-y `v-xlicry.` Amid those hills are goio-| {mines known only to myse low no strangers to _trespas If. 1 al- s there. said Lenora, faintly. Dear me! have discovered In this cavern I a secret place, sparkling -with preci- ous ores, It was to show you;.this. that I brought you here. No human eye save mine has beheld` it. Enter `--there is no danger. - . ._.'.. nude nnssess1on"of \II J - -- - V , 'I1_1deed! extensive. .4-9 A strange awe took possessxon or 1Miss Caddy. `Was it possible that ` this si:`1gu1ar man'had indeed discov- t, hidden treasure. in the` haunt which he was said to so con- -stantlyifrequent? -` . M .j _Bgf6r; sh; 'coAul,dj _decid_e .wheg1fy I 9t.di+t9;.i59WP;1-d*' `.535 9`&1`35.`-.a d `g_:eiitly,.s4 endid! rrrom uua......,.-- ,-_. behold the stretching the ader misty honzon. l_eed! The estate must ave. V ry.` Amid hills gold- myself. o trespass there. ar me! Lenora, faintly. - .`I:4-A nrunvf` [THE NORTHERN ADVANCE y brow suaucm_y .......v. k eyes lighted up with qerness. rlies piration show the way not wxll assxst n_ 9 V-- escdpe w ngcr. possssion' of as possxb1e.\_that rhad discov- ` " :~I QIFID E:e1f`.,\liftftl ronavu - have` Wan uu I % wgtched, 'enng'ov the cave night, t} :&an urn I D lBll\In He a.ssis' which lay precipice, visitors crl then Mr. C oars, and river, stari ion, but n< CHI 1&1`,