and In- V`- -v_,---- .._ rjmcmmrmmwmmi-"Tom-+6{.om. = puns; seigd me mum-ated cgulogui.-_ No. Gasoline Engines`. I may want ............... ..1 Engine to run ...... ...... .._L.L.;.'...' ........................ ............................................................ .` Name , ............................. ..'. ...... .; ..................... ....... ................................................................ .. Ila-uI93au\A being stewed in a little cider. ' Rub faucets with lemon peel to` brighten them. Prunes are greatly improved by` -L--1.: 1.- 0: HM and UCIIIE aI.\aIvv\. --- .. 7 . Saucepans should be broad as `possible, so may be wasted. _ _`~ ~--4-- t\1vAO1 ;r| 1-I ; Kep 11'UIl:.. `V To preserve sh sprinkle powdered`: borax Over-it hghtly and place -in aa gqod situation. `Tansy-leaves sprinkled freely about` xvbollensvand furs prevent them from" being moth eaten. V _If the 'color has_ been taken_ out pf srlks by fruit stams, ammoma wxll usually restore it. - . _ A quick and easy way to scale sh Is to rub the sh quickly and vigor-| ously over a coarse grater. ""~~ -._Z--.!..- vvuniv kn near` 51 21 Uuly UV\l. cl pvuauv -..-__. Acoffee grinder may be used as a} food choppertif the housewife does` illot happen to hav the latter. I -1 1.....A.. -u-1;na ;rn_` LIV`; Il\~r rv-u -- _, A few [drops "off lemon juice im-]` -proves scrambled eggs. It should be`! added whi_le the eggs are cooking. ;1 e To clean the silver in everyday use`. , `rub with a. damp cloth) dipped! in bak-i -f ixg` soda; polish with chamois skin. 3 j A severe SpaSm_0f_c0ughing may- be relievedlyy drmkmg a teaspoon-E ful of glycermein a wineglassful Ofil hot milk. ' * ' ` " A 7 __.1... :.bn If a speck or a splinter ge_ts intoiz [the eye, simply lift the eyelid an_d; blow your nose and the particle 15 [forced out. . 0 4 - an \ A" ta13_1espbon'fu1 of black pepper stirred mto the rstguds In which cottons` are washed W111 prqvent col- ors from running. I I : I Alum used in the rinsing water will` \prevent green from fadmg. A hand-` i `111 of s_a1t thrown into the rinsing` watexj will set blue. i If canned pears have a. at taste-i_ and most. pears have--they will be improved by adding stick cinnamon to them-while cooking. .- If the spots of cream are lightly touched with ammonia and then iron- ed over blotting` paper all traces of | grease will disappear. 1 I , ,_1_ ll, l declare: And with {he above ejaculation, more forcrble tl1;u1 elegant, M`-S_. llaskelaynes feutlrers all rufedl the wrong way, untrl she resembled an angry turkey-hen. I ' Yet the cause uf_;rl1 tl1is displeag- me was a young'g1rl or some nine- teen summers, wrth eyes as blue as` lthe ribbon belting the slender waist, and lips as read as t_l1e bunch of carnatrons carelessly pmued at her side. \'~- nr. ` \l \ e flan \( Ill` Ldube a1Oe-...rI 5: vvuwnu -w--- ___..r` Lay- the rug out straight and brush with a stiff, dry scrubbing brush and see the dirt come o. This is bet- ter than shaking or bea`ting . I Cooking fork, iron spoon, wooden spoon`, small strainers, and a cook- ing_ knife lr_1ung over the gas range whxle cookmg will save many steps. Unused table linens should be washed at least once a `year, thor- oughly dried and "re-folded to pre- vent yellowing and rotting where theyfolds are. mm new aemumms onuv --.-_ .._ To help a. headache, bathe headit with hot water and rub itiwith lemon t juice until it smarts. Rest for_ a short time, and relief will usually follow. In the event of a sudden leakage 1 to water or gas pipespmake a thicki` paste of yellow soap and whiting and . a very little water and place it over): the leak. , " _ Avoid reaching in pantry by hav- _ing inserted below ordinary shelves ,. a; broad shelf one foot from the oor llevel. Support with wooden bracesx rt for strength. i ' , v To peel an orange easily and to get 5 the skin` off` in: one place put the t. orange- in front of" the refor three ._o'r.fo_ur minutes. The skin will then F` come off` easily.~ V--- v ` V- , v _ After using cold water starch letl _1t settle, then `pour off the water and la11ow'the_ starch tq dry. When it is o dry 1t can` be replaced `in the stavch box for future use. _ Jam isbetter_ forIhome-made tarts if spreadona when the paste is nearly or quife~co`1d; If baked on the tart the paste =.:underneath= is likely to\ be- come_,~s'o den and heayy. . I__'o1c1..k`e'ysj-a.r_e kept in a box by iemselvfs ,'O_m`e of thenrwill fre- i' `quent#1y_`;c4o_r_`:1,e"~ii1;t play in unlocking . on,` Ocean`! `hf ff feetatle. \.v---' .._ _._ , Ii.,o1c1..'."1&`e"j/=s_V'Lz"1.1te ke;>{ in by "therriselvefs some V_fco',wh`ic_Lh has : b`e_.en.1ost. 'quent1y` Lc_o.z_`n_e` *ii1':to,4 a- trunk "or oter receptacle, the key{ . .3 av , V-.--_-_ __._,. ._ `In papering a.ro om, remember that `large patterns and dark colors will i make` itkappear `smaller, while `a plain] or.~s,tripe_d pape`1:,_if a 1_igh~t hue, will g,iyj<:_; __a'_nT :1mprVesVs1`on of .mc.reased sxze. O I . `' ~ - , _-,- 1_-_.-..-...; When the "brass tops. on krosene` _1arhps_ get loose-try melted alum for '.`h_o[1din" `Epthcm, i:`:J_._p1a_c_e., Alum must '~bei"m' " td ,9ver~ :3'x.1:c.`t1,`t1i=.~17n_s.'eV : heat,: _~a,nd.- ing? .p'urD0es.~' he Clasps the soft the range is a. e m wh1ch V to Barrie Branc"|1". Hie Pbimg_ a \uA\.|\an . . as at and that - no heat if;_{nf9%r{ s:.;...a% -nu,,___ __ ____J Giinding, -Pu mping, ciaurhin 1, and , the General Farm or Mabhine Shop Wot - 4- In ` -- . \.--v-.._ _ . Fai_r_l>ahks- w-- ---w hold: laid. i It will do more work than any other , Guollne Engine of same horse power `IL UCIIIV IIVL UV F5?`5:'75;vE;iers Evervviere n- ....4-, (mo-_ mumninun ndvm-t.I-nmnnl: and lend V! -~!-43'-!~I-I-_ vl-I-I-H-H-l-I-I-' M--1-1-z- ~:--1--x-3--9 ma` i MAKES YOUR smm LIKE VELVET ` .:. unmzm AN S GLYCEDONIA. 4+ 5' ~1- 4- Dr uggist, Barrie. -2"!`-I--iv-I-4-~i--If4-1'40-! *I--i-!~l-'i-d~d--%-1--I`!3-!- 4' { ` ' I-IUIIIUIU I-'uI Il,IIv-v 01: out out complete advertisement and lend to I *` Nay, not the >`uit,: cause a10ne--; S Vera Rivers, .\lrs. Lalvertons hu_m~`. ble companion, could npt have dist-. s urbed the elegant equilibrium of so g great 21 lady `.15 Mrs. Maskelayne; 1 1 but beside her, in aetuul attendance i\lp0Il her--aud see-niingly very well I pleased with his pgsitaon folthe 1 time beii1g--wztlked bit` Georg Lons- 1 da1e,th great matrimonial catch. par excellence of the season, ` and i their steps were directed towards the pier, wlierc EL pretty Cockle-shell of a boat waited them. Of What} could Sir George be thinking? As` to the girl, it went beyond {pre- sumption-it amounted to audacity.i On either side of Mrs. Maskelay-` ne sat her two young lady daught-' > ers,.iully turbcio\\'cd and bedecked -the cost of their morning toi1ets_ alone about equalling the income. of the little coinpanion; `yet the roses bloomed unliceded on the parent bush, and Ihc little straggling wildower had caught the fancy of this most eligible young man. "l>'n l..~o ..L.~...-.1 blag \|rI)\y . K/[1-Q a:---- O 000 OOOOOOOGOOOQOOOOOOOOOO * v A ' . 1oooooooooooooooooooooooooo ,.1-Z,_1- Ln...-.nvo\~nc urn` ".VV"VVVVVVVVv V v v v v v V - A-recipe which housewives will lnd useful in the summer, when eggs are cheap: Boil as many eggs as are required for about fteen minutes. Put them into cold` water, and re- move the shells; \Vipe them in a soft towel, and put them in a large earthen `jar. Seald a sufficient quan- tity of malt vinegar with a few pep- l per-corns, a branch of ginger broken small, a blade of mace, and a thick slice of beetroot with the skin remov- ed. Pour this (taking out the beet- root) over the eggs, and when cool tie down. If the beetroot hasnot 1 made the pickle a nice red color, add a few drops of Marshall's veg. cm.`- ` mine. 1 I -- A ..-._. q-.n ILLALA vs To serve creamed bananas, remove the rinds, and cut the fruit in -alices half an inch in thickness. Put these [immediately into boiling water, and boil for ten minutes, or until tender. lThen pour off the water and cover lthem with a rich cream sauce \\/(`ll 1 seasoned with pepper and salt. Serve hot. One would never recognize the familiar fruit when served in this way, the avor changes completely. It is peculiar, reminding one slightly of both sweet potatoes and parsnips. If well prepared itvmakes a nice `change. When selecting bananas for M this purpose ,it is better to choose ,|'-those that are rather under ripe. (`L ,A 1 L___ \JII'v u u v - -_ gloves may bl after using it. Du`:-us inb `&`-an A" Gasoliile Engin MONKMAN S GLYCEDONIA. '1 `Has a marvellous effect. on rough akin. One or two applications . will remove the roughness, and by ` i's occasional use the skin acquires I the smoothness` and softness of a. . baby a.o ' ` Giycedonia. is not sticky. and -`---~- --mu `nu n.-Mn 1 fpw moment: Strawberry Short Cake.-Mix two cups our, a tablespoonful of sugar, `a half teaspoonful of salt, and four lteaspoonfuls of baking powder. Put through` a our sifter twice. Work in quarter of a cup of butter, and then add three quarters of a cup of milk, a little at a time. Toss the dough on a oured board, divide in- to two parts, pat and roll out) place in buttered cake tins, and bake from: ten to fteen minutes ina hot oven. Split the cakes and spread with but- ter. Haveabox of strawberries picked over and ready. .Sweeten the berries _ to taste, place them on the back of 1 the stove or range to warm, crush L slightly, and put between the halves, r and on top of the short cakes. Serve with cream and sugar, or with a : cream sauce made as follows: Mix ',three-quarters of a cup of thick 'cream with one-third as much milk, r iandbeat until stiff, adding one-third `cup powdered sugar and one-half teasponful of vanilla. C`co\nhUk@-Ci . V D? ;nn 0| knur` Lcabpuxuui U1 vaulua. Strawberry Whip.-Put into a. bowl one cup and a quarter of ripe straw- berries,_one cup of powdered sugar , `and the white of one egg. Beat all together with a wire whisk, or half an hour, or until, the mass is stiff enough to hold ix; shape. Pile light- ` ly on a dish-, se in the .ice-box to chill, surround with lady ngers, and ' serve with. thin boiled custard.` To make this, "beat the yolks of: three t eggs fslightly, add.a quarter.cup of 1 sugar and one-eighth teaspoon salt, 5 then add gradually two cups scalded 1 `milk,_ stirring constantly. Cook the custard in a_ double boiler, stirring 'continua1ly until it thickens, and a. 5 `coating is formed on the spoon. _5' Then `strain, add half a teaspoon of ` `vanilla, and-chill- i 3' CL_..--.I-.4--.p. .f`A6Ln nun 'Dcr!A:oonr ,4. af|Il""". 0 e dollar opens an - ,-_ _ `- `pug-jimj` U~ . ..-. . _ ,~ Selected Recipes GEO: MONKMAN. Vanilla, GNU UII-Illa I Strawberry `Cottage Pudding.-- Cream one-tl1ird of a cup of butter, by working it with a silver 01; wooden spoon to the consistency of creafn. Add gradually one cup of sugar, and one [egg well beaten. Mix, and sift `one anti three-quarter cups o_ our . with, three teaspoonsful of baking powdejr,` and a pinch of salt. Add a.lte`rnat'eIy with one-half cupof n"1ilk;- ~ at little at pa;-time,; to the first mixt~, turn" into 4a_ buttered shallows: " .13..` j ;bakes..`tw9nty+vv * lminntfe:~*-.` i squa}-.cs:;_ rplacef? ,on.;v-,..the, I uuug lb. Price 15c and 25c. Delightful after shaving. IN STRAWBERRY TIME. Ufa ll! uuu cu.-`u . .......` be worn a. few moments A 11115 111031. QHEIUIC yUL1ll5 1119.11. l'V_" 1 "It's just ab.~`ur(1, the way Mrs. was I Ca`Lvmon :po`L1> that girl! Of - T01 tourse she's asked Sir George .to 0.t}'{ pay her some um.-ntion, and he feels mg-pz bound to do \-;`nat his aunt asks they. him. \'estcr<.::y ;=.itcrn00n he act-wboat uaily took her in church, and -nQw`\un`1roc this morning it's 9. row. She s quite! dflftf designing enuu;_.',h to eutrap,.. him. Th 100- Well, well, Tm glad 1 ve 11V' COT? er had to :c`ncn1_- .10 assure my` a ha daughters attcmiun! blue 'T`n ...LI 1 ' .' AA 4- ,_!f__... ..--. LLA :Books and : A GENERAL snmuni: s_AVlNGS` ,,- ...,.- an nnnnnnf ant` :n h5umacl- `:3 -"..`.-..I'.... 2..}-_L_;; _ \mu5IuL 13 dlLCllL`:UU. To which \'ir*.um1: winding-up 116 two Miss L\1a.~kc1aynes somewhat mournfully nodded assent. L A . 'nnnn.L:1.. . ___ ,-_.,...-.\..n nI1`.. IuUuHHUHy. I1U(H1C(l Meanwhxlc, me unconscxous cul- P`- 11Swendcd their way slowly to` wards the s`nnrc, and soon, with "orous strckx-.~, Sir George Lous- dale was carrying his pretty bufde_n out I'0\V2l1'd S the open sea, this $` "` calm and Hue as the Sky mm mwulll above. `u.Y\ I - "1 S . amed , "Do you know ! .I,,1t;1re1\/liss R; 1, night of our 1" {V1, "an e10Qe-, ers? he send, iii. .]3-brimmd ._h.at . I glance under mu f'T: _"ted cheek,` m7; :' shading the 1):-:m1-.1n ughta m0_1" to which his w.rt_}.'~; br0 1 gm decpcr f1:\'.$.H>. 7 * an5wCr` Baty a little r11=1>``b ugh ed him. 1 1 orning 1 It must 11mg` 1; fcn Ia hggfd "the. V": dream," she sznzl; 107 st daybreak: A billiard-balls umnl ulmoou were one and I am quite :%U}`-f yame . . of the vutarws 01 Inc: 8 .Afte1` 1} No; You are _\~"0n%11e thought bade you good ;;:5;ht, and I 17 of billiards mm,~ an ougnts. 31".` ferred quiet, m-J 'o\V.t of a, V ff? - the sole con`1p:11 W,5h p M355: V I ; ,the-Way: - Zfant `Haxum. by .ng mo! -ing Rivers, this in ;= charm` Gun Roc1_`f:- ; an excur. ta the F3 2.` ENE. HT H -3 ' Ev - . a_ be Stro on he tc1111iT?EWm -dayfccid. _d `be 5ajd_ "I cr11u]" V0.3 sh1PW1,avel)'2 Will be conltt td m0? gords. ' Ewith me, he 'v`d`. if} 1115 w.g,-gted` "With intent 1nc:m1I)1g the-boat "ot1"` ,. A ha1I'~hour lama aftef mf1habitd.` f .1 the rock 11-1131,`: ds that I jth{31- -less ocks of W, is-.1and `V ' it It was a barf" -. rocky { '4'. 91 . gut. ,1. few `tau, I . , (1.3 ml. oundat10'- an its -` um "i 1 bushes crowmg ln_ island . , bf3'5`9 -.f . any 3- '~.;t.9 on Vvhlch ieiztjes. j-nu!` ad gone `0 9 _: Ihlp h .. -,.g>B.0t., ` . mun?` av 11*: name became 5 t1115.t t 0 young h3r_1;o th05 -::-,* ' morning._ was the ' b3v,3i. , er, Securing face `of `the, mbled up W1 and m{{ ' any a 13113 ithcy 113 -*1 _ {O weeks 88,0 " j rs w..v v._.-- ~ `y,U1_: \,\ me girl c1;x1ypc her hands. A . W, You 1>T(>m1.~.c no; to shipwreck 'Th:he answvrul. jestingly. " Ie - tem1`ITIlti will strons; Said h..-x..._- ._-.-_-, .1--- '.u-no ) _et `in each heqrt _,t_" 8 enmg a. thrill wh1ch,`~ " "8" and stronger, ...-w`, she the rnaste:f_emot1,oV C x Statements of this `Bank ref :5 i . astrictly independent a;udit. . >` f .. anch. Fwe Pomts. N. Mmer. . V Mnniman | _-..- 5..---v- V`. an-g -uon\Illuv\aO v v\.n.' ' lfpromises to be an adventure, after all, Miss Rivers, said her companion. `$1 would not_ attempt to row you homein the face, of this- lstorm,_and all that `remains for 1_1s {,to_ do 1s,-as far as possxble, to avo1d`| A n quvnb:oqnr h(e$rT"l;ac1 `J1s:::1'1;;l about a. mile from theirboat, when` .,they. 'w_ere [startled by a` sudden peal of`. thund- | an ant` !r`fIfI4\:O1rv- \ L----- aueu nu.-u. la; .a. auuucu. ycat U1. |.uuuu- er, and glancing up saw a- huge black cloud above their heads, which {had gathered all unobserved. A 1 . .- . 1&1 . ' snug crept, to pat vo}: {Ii-Ve} % next houz E suering. . - A 0`; .-..........5. . `The st: seemed ix gathered } thunder lrpcks; tl aunt: 41:5. storm was a terric one. It- V: incredible. that it could have and bugstsso speedily. The pa thunder reverberated, among the w] rocks; the lightning blinded them; V4 the sea, _awhile _ago so placid, now se dashed itself with fury against its. . rocky barrier. _' ' , Si | Vera sat cowering, her face hid- In den-_ in her hands. Once her com- 31 paiiioii threw his,arrns about her rii quivering form." It was in vain to di ispeak-they _could not hear the d: `sound of thir own voices; -but, at st last, as suddienlyvat it had come, the h; tempest vanished. ci `e -The sun came -shining out;. the n -rain ceased; Vanda Vera. emerged, ix [trembling but smiling, from her y tl place of refuge. :, A_ new tenderness was. in .Siij .f. :` George s heart - the `tenderness f; 5` which always springs in the breast n of a true inan when '-\ the_ woman r`1e'ans on him for protection; but I he spoke no word. He felt the time . was not yet ripe. V . l E Together they retraced their steps 5 ) to,the landing-place. Their land- 1 5 ing-place? Surely -no; for where s,they had tied ,their boat was no riboat tobe found. The sptpyrm had vllunloosedit from its moorings `and e! drifted itout to sea. _* i, The young baronet turned to his . '- companion. She was `very pale, and y` a half-frightened look was in the blueeyes. He saw that she realiz-, ie ed- this most unlooked-ior`catastro- it phe- > , I It was a wreck,` after all`, Miss 1-: Rivers, he said, trying t0_f01'C 3 0- smile. Of; course. the) W1", Smd :h to look for us*at 'once._ W11] Y0 s- takemy. enforced companionship for an alittle longer? '. is `fYo_u.are sure, they will nd 115. o .'|!! 1~\ Wig S K `I N \ - ~ % % \ den in he panion th I quivering i speak-th< `sound `last, st t empest v 1 Q11 A few minutes search revealed a snug littlecave, into which both zrept, as the first large drops began` to patter down. 1 .A}l her `1ife,r \`/'_e1:a` ha_d had' jg. ner- % befor night? . % nc Lani} 11:} v...-- longer? You are su ED-__A r DeI_Ul'C ulsuuo. Sure? Of course, 3 S`Le.'.. -;..... n he th-. 20115 i1UUu\. V _And. in t dzscomforts What an uqsel you are , shxve Oh, how -Ahe1pls TA-- uni 1-\p_ an ring; 4 s I all-night s - -It` will be. an all- ' "And. the midst or you; you can remember hers." unselsh" child it` is! `But 1 are, shivering; you are"co1d. - -`helpless I . ` ig11t ~stay, a_1_fte_r all, _I gm "afraid. '. f ' ding, . V . .- i `A < ' 7- . . ~ . cm... .-smd. co1d,~and hungrylr`, the ` ` *--- inf- wl;f`,"-Vera had a net- dread of lightning, and the hour was to` her one of acute \aVV General Manage `"3 long hours 0 ?for' this. .V.e'ra,,1wh.aAt vcgm _ `V n..._` I di'ng_. ` T1red, and cold, and hungry, the f the night seemed int- it was .a very pale, light showefd. _ exclaimed Sir` : 9 `her*good- ` I `owe-..you some 'am"ends I offer ermmable, and wan face the day Avon, dgar`? My 1>o0r..m1se Th"at is '.a`sking% you to make ,2; don-3 ble; sacrice; 7._But"`could r fyloti <~ma1 3,,-Would-`A.you,; or ,love .s 4-_`q'yAai`2 .dojf), t,`- _mean`:~` 4a1f`.'.} :it.T- V dytliig in : % *" ~'}..,.'_'_.-`` '.- he thus [cheered her ,u- -....-. Me hone. I am quite 5:1-Halzii-"} `.1 d9nft%j such, ha??? `f(,Dl5l2`1i11i.;'.:;'b|if' will. \you_ .c'prg1e? and he Qpend-3; wide his arms. forgot --h_e`r hunge; and ith_e` C01d Lasf-s'_he_ let, h1m -clasp he? '[-cljose agait;s_.t11j1s:heart. - L Just ft1i_'e`I1.`,~`a. loud ha1l`oo[ $39-1"t1d F tI1em',,;.A;`~.bQAat was seen` dancmg on the waves; It. was the long-100kd fqr succour. ` ...Av-Vv u-unQD$Iv wanna 55501 In V ?-'1\All:'.1({75"~":`1\'/I':'1.s'kelayne and Her L daught- `entered the hotel. -Mrs. Calvertqn, eproval, Mrs. Maskelayne `passed on. ers. were_ just coming` from a late" breakfast as Sir George and Vera` with `tears in her bright eyes, sprang.` forward to embrace her littleefriend, but with Ta. decided shrug of disap- `Tkn n';`a.r1lVt\9';A `raw-on sure: 6 1ur;rI'rr Myxvval, ;vua.. .;v1a.=nc.1ayuc paaacu _u1}. I,_I. Th_atL afterndoxi. Vera. was. lying Vupon -.tha* sofa _in' Mrs". Ca1_veTrtons __S1t_ting-1joom,..byVthe window` open"- .l.n;g *on"the` balcony, when she heard some one utter her_ name. 6c`l'_`I'.. -_.._-_n__ L_1j 1-1- -___.;. ........g .Vu|C UHC LILLCI` .I.lCI_ lldl1lCa ~ He actually told'his aunt, mam-` ma , that-.she must be `prepared "to lose Miss] Rivers in the autumn fon she_ had; promised to be his wife. (\ `nrsuuu-an` `KT'Inn'4- 131:1; nnc11r1 11 DIIC uauryluuuacu LU UC LIKE Wilc- __.`.`{Of `course! What else could he. `-:d'o~? 'Poor'fe1low! I" am sorry for him. }Qnly_ yesterday he annouricedr to -mgghis decided disinclination to matrimonial .fette'rs; `but with such, intriguing designs, how could he Aannna 4-`ans-vs? .115 A1l- kn `ant! C994- esca` ously c `only r offer -0 T ,1, A ` Aasnuxsuung .ucaI5ua, uuvv wvuiu uy. --v-. 5C3D`_.th`ern'? 'iH7f`elt he had seri- for .,.51Y Compromised the girl, and the this Pm) reparation was an immediate. ml `offer -of marriage. f -But, for. my part to` I _shouldn t at"a1lv.-twonder i,s1iehad;his lS.t"th<.: b_0at `adrift `herself. .. s 1 V 5.Y.1f.3- hid her burning face in." her `last h_and's.` I -` `_ A __ , ` a one " How dre_adfu1'it'all;was,. `yet how hag` natural! Sir George " x1ife_1,.-got...-10ve u her, then. ~-He had o1ie1"`ed';.'.:~he1- 1--his hand `th1 08h chivalriie.-,-pi.ty. ; and she , ,} -she had acceptedIj"i`tLr-`."But it was E, not yet too late;j,t'o-retrieve h`er er- y , ror. Though her heart broke, she d" would at once release him from his e . - forcd bondage. ` Hurriedly rising, she wrote, a few th: A . blurred lines, which she addressed . to him; then, laying her headupon : the, table, sobbed out` some of he .. heart s bitterness. ' . , . It was quite dark in the room, lpwhen the door softly opened, and lMrs. 1Calverton_ s voice spoke her l nafne. _.'She quickly raised her head. I `lnhave .a_gr<'at favour to ask of you, she said. I want you to let `|me_ go at once --to-night. I. have V written this note `to Sir George, - breaking Off my engagement with C him. _-Give it to_him when I am, 3.` 8 gone-lie will understand-" ' U` But he will not understand! Vera, what does all "this mean? Mrs. Calverton wisely slipped, un- perceived, from the room, while he who entered withher crossed to 1; Vera s side. -She proudly drew her- W self to her full height. is You addressed me this morning, Sir George, with a motive most 1- honourable, but '1 did not quite re- 1- alise that it was honour at the sac- er rice of heart. Yesterday, you had i0 determined never, to marry. To- le day, because my name, through a at series of unfortunate circumstances, .16 has been made the target for mali- hc must, offer me the only reparation rd. in your power. I-I believed that 81' you loved me, but knowing now that I mistook pity for love, honour 5i!', `for heart,_ I give you` back your =55 freedom, and ask"yoi'i tolet me `hide ist my humiliation ins forgetfulness. an .Vera, am I mad, or are you? iut Explain yourself. _ ` me She told him then what she had heard, but ere she had , nished. 313$ spite -of her resistance, he folded id- her tight in his arms. _ _ -` . ere My darling, he whispered, `did I come so,nea-r-losing you through lad a wicked, designing old woman? D_o ind you know what I have learned in the past twenty*four hours? That I his could not live my life without you. and I love you with the one strong, the earnest love -of my manhood, 1 |,llZ'. sought _you_foi::_that` l2Xe $mf szsls IIEIII U D V {When Mrs. I name. `A1 I \'UuIu an manh< you foxf that love : only. I will give you up 1 one reason`, and that,tthat r More proof that Lydia E. Pink- ham sVege. ble Compound cm-gs sick.-women. _ . _ . M188 M. R._Monn, 335 Ogtano St., i Montxgealrwntes to-Mrs. Pmkham: I Iwa.'s1nverypoor, A _ ,1_':.... Ann 9` I was in very poo | tored for `ths, _receiving very. little benet. ' I had, lost all ambition, was nervous, d subject to dizzy spells and I stage, .,ds`h.;m.a E. E... ` ien suszes ' . . - ha.m s Y$etable_ Compound use the gape: In ..i,in.f0r me.. I procured a _ ttle of this fexnedy and_ tak- . I Zggxhg fseoixinltlinued and gave it a thorough test, with " : result ! `am well and` a much - Kealthxer p - , M A _' '_ I have no 7 % .:--t-j' -' `,.`..fo`/ '1'" _ .:--5"; , ~ .:-3'4"" F .;--t"3"" . , %~:::-4"""W ++*""" I %AD'VAN(`E IUVCD nuns. u but for that .my love ~k mg in the 7-; Ill `tins. do not j?fcz';:Iyou:?":"and `I 77v'i11 .gQ";1`3`_V`79a3V" 5V1ait ` ` of your ,life,_, and _t1'oub_k;r you no *mbr,e.L Darcy ycu ' ' -Sp6{clk _ t.1.'l5_ wc3_ds? _" A ' AL _ j-._I___A..... ._..1-- rI:1nI1; But in vth darkness pnly . silerie A `.ans wr_ed` him, as he be`nt~his head -and k'x s,_sed her on the red,` fragrant Una \I b_LI\.| naal-wyu ' u\.; was on .`.`., --..- ..-_, lips. I g SO, after all, they steered their life-raft clear of the rock of distrust that would have wrecked it more surely than the`frai1 boat had been ,c\n';| -111` ' ~-;-T ,. g -kw-5-++-9~!ft+:--air:-5::--:--2-z-:~~:-g-:~:-~z~4~o .. Theyyx stood confronting each othi-. 1 er,` tDr,a Sutherland and Arthur. Wi_l'-1 5 mot, .uncle and nephew. On the I old man s features. a look of stem,` : zunbendlng, self-will and inexible Vpurpose, on his nephew's one of brave determination, not deance; for -it grieved him? sorely that in this,'~'-their first and only disagree-' ment.---love and honour combined ` t him act in opposition to ghis unc1e s wishes. 5 i. The war of words was over at "last-.` Nolrnpre remained to be said on either" side, but] Dr.. Sutherland V had yet one question to ask. _ ` 3 ll!` \. ,A.........:...\.-` ``I\ vd l5.'""' Three, 1 am sure ' them wxth my own 25" a11s\\'c1'cLl 1101` eldest dapgllt` .93 `Rm 3 toss of her head. `HOW f,1;,,ymore _uf course I dgnt lgnowzg \ M1 couldnt \\'1lIL`l1 them all night. ` ..Ceminly not, my dear._ It would hm bccn `must unbccogmng. But` any thlpk smnc notxce ought to be taken 01 513511 forwardnesa, _or- well, dclclarc. . . wuh .1119 egaculatlon, gnuu Mrs: rufeal mewrvng resembled! . kc `-hell. W 3 . . I. 4... .~.-um ut all tlus before you: are` old enough to know llG\.I J \_r\Ip \/`any 1. w - . - - -- ._ ``So%e`you are .determined_ to c.1o"`as` your mother dxd, he said-ma.rry: your' own mind? _ The reply _\v,.":1s very `rmly utter`- ed: Yes,-Asxr. _ "VVhat is the girl s name? Arthur_ hesttated for one n1oment, then, w1th a httle tremble `1n his vo1ce, m_ade~ a1}sw'er: You can. guess, s1r, I thmk. Lucy Grant. ham. ' ' ' ` e not .1__-_'_L.. ,.,\ 9) ,.,.:,1 T\r Q11H`n=n`- nam." -. - _I thought sp, said Dr. Suther- tlandfbitterly. The daughter of _a fraudulent bankrupt, a forget, who died in pris_on. \.7.... M... n.~.A S? T nnsd T xvnuld 8.Il(1 IOVCG Lucy` U'I'auLud.u1. . As Dr. Sutherland had said, her` fatherhad been convicted of forg-' ery. and imprisoned, leaving his rnotherless and more th_an~father1ess daughter almost ove'rcom`e _by the dreadfl b}ow. ` 1-'5 nnn1a c avpq-:;nn" (1I'ea(1Iu1 unuw. _ Arthur knew his uncle s aversion` to his marrying; but he determined, A about to enter into a matrimonial |'r - 7 _-_ILL come what would, to make the stricken girl his wife, and be able, as her husband, to comfort her. So they were quietly married. It would have been hard t3. ima- gine. a happier couple in the stateli- esthalls than in the small suburban villa,_ which was all their modest in- come could afford. A few years passed on. ' It was rumoured that the old doctor was l\nQ!\ IN` cnn-inf1r c nrancf couxu anuru. I years old ;about `alliance with one of society s,rnost brilliant ornaments. But Arthur s pride, kept him from ever seeking- _his uncle, and so the breacli was no t_` healed- - - - - --:-a-- LA anvvuo :11f('\ not nealea-_ V _ ._ One evemng he cam Into has `cosy home in a great excitement. L ' n x mm... As-+1-u1r what 1: the mat- nOTI1e III 3 SICGL \.4\\.A|.\.A.u.\.u-.. Why, Arthur, what is the iter? cried Lucy- Matter! Why, the -bank in which i "all my uncle s fortune is deposite has failed! _ ~ Arthur, what shall you` do? a The young husband looked up in- to his wife s eyes, and read ` the thought that was in her heart. , The great mansion in Harley Street looked very gloomy to the : passers-by; and alone "in his` room, with his head bowed over two let- I _ters, was the old doctor. rm-- 2...... me -. chm-+ nnt-9 from terysd, the The first -was a short note from ~ ;the brilliant but- heartless woman, j who had pretended to love ..him in ; spite of hrs grey `hairs. - ""Fool that I was! he murmured, ` as he tore the perfumed note in a hundred pieces. - The other read thus: - Dear Unc.1e-Let by_-gones- be Uy-gones.,= `I have a. happy home, and there is room for _ one more. Come to your `affectionate nephew. _Ar_thur nWi1rnot. gin an : Some time passed, and. Arthui {received no answer to his `letter, `and they heard that" his unc1e"s house was to be sold by auction. It was a dark and stormy night preceding the day of the sale. In his room, with the curtains drawn, and no re on the cheerless hearth, sat `Doctor. .S,uther1and._ All he had was gone-_-at one fell blow. Know- ing his resources, he had carelessly contracted debts, and unow 'w`h-at should he. do?"-' " W -I-1. - 1.... ,6.-rm-a wearilv. lifted it- cu_u rm ISSCU. down his face as. 1, U- 1 .....1.4-1.1. ` She never knew; and in after years i strange look which would` pass over; v-v--`. .. UUWII xua Lays. o|.\)- .... hand tightly. Ah, :1 .know; it is.Arthur"s child. Yes, and sArthur, too! . exclaim- ed a voice.7C V A V `Lucy little_thoug1_1t when she told her baby daughter. what to do, as she wentlinto the room, how nearly a tragedy-had been enacted there. she otentimes wondered `at the .1... Am mnvc have when little Belle}-T? look wmcn. wounu _pa.aa uvug .,. the old maifs face when little Belle -3 would slip 11e1_'Aso_ft hand into his. . 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