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t I V/ OR, A LOOK INTO THE PAST CIIAl'TKU VIlI.-(tV.nld) { Nancy turned to look at her lov- er. "Liko hinil" she said, slowly. "I detest him!" Darnley heaved a sigh of relief. "Poor fellow!'' he said, with al- most a feeling of iiity for his rival. "Poor, v.-lli all that money " "I wish it were mine," Nancy." "Do you " she said, gently. "Why V "That I might lavish it on you, dear one. Naney, do you know I niii a poor man i â€" that I have only a few hundre<l pounds that I can call my own ?'' "And 1â€" hare nothing." She smiled, then growing grave, she went on hurriedly. "Don't!â€" oh, don't talk to me like this! Do you think tliat ail the money in the world could make you dearer to me i No, no. I am glad you are poor. We sliall work together. Sir Humphrey has toU! nie all about your wonderful talent. You will rise in the days to conu". You will take your rank among the cele- brated barristers of the day, and I â€" 1 shall be so proud of you!' Her eyes flashed with imaginary triumph, and her cheeks glowed. The band struck up again at that instant, and, with a passionate look into her eyes Darnley took her in his anns and they glided away. Mrs. Darnley had sat very still and cold as her son left her ; her encounter with Dorothy had awak- ened into life every particle of t'lp heavy, revengeful temper she pos- aesEod. Accustomed to rule with the sway of a queen, she resented Miss Lei- cester's almost arrogant independ- ence, and, with a strange injustice, it was on Nancy Hamilton she vent- ed the most of her anger, as being the immediate cause of the dispute between lier niece and herself. It infuriated her to .see the suc- cess that this upstart girl undoubt- edly made, and she f('lt inclined to rise and stalk off with Lord Merc- fic]<l, when he wont to get conso- lation from Nancy. Hut even this feeling was as nothing compared to her disgust and anger as she saw her son go direct to that corner, and watched his face change as ho gaxcd at the pi<|uant, picturciuiue one beside him. Her mother's heart at once took alarm. She was indescribably proud of Derrick ; he was, an<l had been, ov- erylliing hr-r son sliouiti 1m( ; his fu- ture was the one matter on which she permitted herself to indulge in any feminine weakness; and that he should not only aid Dorothy Lei- cester in lier fo'ilishni"-^, but fiiKJ Biicli apf>arent i)leas\ir<' m tlii.s Ham- ilton girl's society, was a perplex- ing an'l terrible revelatioTi. At this moment Sir Humphrey came up to her. "Anne," he said, genially, "Mr. Tlujmas Moss C'rawshaw re(|uests the pleasure of an intrixiuctio'i." Mrs. Darnley frowned. She felt in no rnoo<l to submit to the indig- nity of meeting this parvenu, but there was no lielji for it. Sir Humphrey passed on, and Mr. f'rawsliaw was left stn,iic!ling b<'- K;di' her chair, with an expression on his swarthy face which vagucOy pu/.zlct! her. I'erhafis her intuition, that mar- vcll .lis gift all women p<isseHS, warned her that this man might «<!rve her in some way ; at any rate, she moved her <lresH. "Will you not sit down?" she B.ii<I, coldly, yet not ungraciously. Thomas t'rawsliaw took the chair uikI i<at in it uneasily ; his new po- sition ha<l <lone very little to rub off the rnlge of his common ways aiHl manners. It was not for mere fancy that he had ccininuinded rather tlian ask- r<l his host to present him to this lady. He had noticed her very fl.xod stare at Nancy, and his (piick ears liad <'aught a few words, as Doro- thy ha<l jioiired out her vexation about her aunt's unkiiKJ and un- just remarks into Lord MerefickrH ready ears just a few minutes pre- vious. Hharp aiKi cunning as a ferret, C'rawshaw saw in Mrs. Darnley a willing and useful work- er in a little scheme which he had been planning since lie had witness- gd that love scene down by the lower lake. "h'ho won't stick at a trifle if I get iier on tho right track," ho said to himself, as he glance<l at fflrs, Darnley's haughty, handsome aco. D<Trick's mothci waited for hev new ac(inaintance to speak first; and C'rawshaw was so slow to be- gin, that she nuwle a plunge into platitu'.! -s. """ is U n very fine place," he «i;i(l t'.iv'r, r.ftnr R while, "and Sir Humphrey's a good old chap! They tell me tliat young fellow over at the window will come into ev- erything; is that true J" That young fellow was Mr. Darn- ley, who was fanning Nancy and talking quietly at the same time. Mrs. Darnley drew herself up. "UisB Leicester will inherit ev- erything on her father's dcatli, Mr. C'rawshaw. You have been misin- formed; my son. Derrick, is not the heir of Itipstone Hall." C'rawshaw smiled curiously. "Well, that's perhaps a gootl thing, seeing as he's likely to make a fool of himself in that quarter," with a comprehensive nod of the head at Nancy's figure. Mrs. Darnley started, her fan slipped from her lingers and fell to the ground. She was pale to the lips as C'rawshaw stooped and hand- ed her her fan. "Not but what she is pretty enough," he went on, quietly; "he might ^'.o worse." "Sir!" began Mrs. Darnley, trembling with anger. Mr. C'rawshaw shrugged his shoulders. "I beg your pardon, I am sure," he said, with a sneer. "I only judged by appearance, and if that doesn't look like a case of lovers â€" well, I'm a Dutchman, that is all!" Mrs. Darnley closed her hand so suddenly on her fan that the de- licate tortoise shell snapi)cd in two. "You are mistaken," she said again, in a choked sort of way. "I think not," replied the other, laconically. "Your son is evideiitly madly in love with this girl, who comes from nowhere, and gives licr- self the airs of a queen" â€" there was an ugly look on Mr. C'rawshaw's face and his lips twitched nervous- ly â€" "but"â€" he paused, and Mrs. Darnley's cold gray eyes met his black ones â€" "but between being in love and marrying there is a vast deal of difference, you know." Mrs. Darnley moistened her lips; she felt if she had a dagger in her hand at that moment that she could have willingly struck it into 'jioor Nancy's great, loving heart. She was maddened to think that this girl, whom she already allowed her- self to hale so unjustly, should dare to [KTmit Derrick to so abase him- self as to love her. C'rawshaw took a long, slow gaze at Nancy's sweet face blushing be- rieath her lover's eyes ; the sight ma<le his fierce jealousy and re- vengeful passion burn still more furiously. He had long vowed to be ev(!n with this girl ; lie had an old sore to settle iq), and the bit- ter anger he had experienced this afternoon as he had watched Nancy turn t<j her lover as the flower turnn to tho sun, and heard her soft, earliest vovif of love, had stirred his mean spirit to its ulteriujsL <iei)ths. And when he had slnd alone by the lake, he had voved to himself that he would blot .)ut her happiness and bring her to his feet as surely as he lived. He drew his eyes sud<leiily froiii that window in the corner. "You will never consent to the marriage '(" he asked, abruptly. said Mrs. Darnley, for- dignity in her appro- I would sooner die M^s. Darnley followed him down the steps. "What is this to you V she.askcKl, abruptly, as they reached the bot- t<jin; "why are you mixing your- self up in the affair? What is ray son's marriage to y u?" "Nothing," was Crawshaw's blunt reply. "I am working for myself; I love this girl, and I've Bworn to make her my wife 1" "Never !' getting hei hension ; first!" "Then tlicy must be separated, if it is as I suspect." Crawshaw ',lropi)ed his voice. Mrs. Darnley's cheeks flushed. "If it is as you suspect they shiill be separated." "Come witii me,"' he said. C'rawshaw rose siidd'.-nly. Mrs. Darnley, carried away by his vehemence, rose, too. "I will give you proof that what I say is true." Not until they had passed out of tlie hot room dKl Mrs. Darnley (|uestioii him, \)ut as the cool night bree/c met her she suddenly awoke to the fact that this strange, ple- beian man was controlling lu'r in a most tleci<led ami unjilcaKaiit fashion, an<l, moreover, that he was acting in an altogether unorthodox manner which required some expla- nation. "Where are you taking me?" she asked, curtly, standing still. "I am leading you to the terrace beneath that wimhnv, when' you will have a good oiiportunity of ovoi-hearing your son's conversa- tion with this Nancy llaiiiilto'i." Mrs. Diirulev shuddered slightly. She hfl<l no neart, but she had a sense of honor. "Do you want to sec her your son's wife?" asked C'rawshaw, fix- ing her with his brilliant black eyes. "You know I do not," broke from the mother's lips. "Then come with mo; you have no time to lose, if you would pre- vent him from openly declaring his love to the world." CHAPTER IX. Night lia<l fallen ; outside tho trees moved to and fro in the soft breeze, the delicate blooms drank in the refreshing dew, the stars shone out of the. dark-blue sky in fullest majesty. The heat of the day was dead, and as the pale mooii gathered in strength an-d silver light, the least of the revellers left Kipstone Hall for their homes, j weary with the pleasure which had I fallen to their lot. "It has been a success; yes, I I really think it has been a success. But, oh I how tired I am!" yawned Dorothy, when the last carriage had rolled away. "Nancy, you look as fre.sh as though you had just got I out of bed." I They were all assembled in the !hall, Sir Humphrey, with old-fash- ioned gallantry, insisting on light- I ing the candles himself, and escort- ing his fair guests to their cham- ber doors. Nancy received hiS good-night kiss and ran fleetly up the stairs, leaving Dorothy, after she had em- braced her tenderly, alone with Lord Merefield, Darnley and her father. The moonlight shone in through the long windows in the corridor, and illumined her as she sped along the passage. She had not said good-night to her lover, or even given him a glance from her eyes downstairs ; she had felt too shy to brave his gaze, but when once she gained the seclusion of her room, she over- whelmed herself with reproach for her unkindness. She might at least have given him her hand, and now it was too late. She put her candle down, and walked to the window with a sense of disapiwintment and vexation creeping over her. How could she have been so foolish, now that she was separated from him and a long night stretched be- tween their next meeting ; her heart suddenly yearned for him ; she felt that she had nt)t half expressed her love, that she had not half told him how happv, how indescribably happy he had made her. Her heart thrilled with a thou- sand tender impulses â€" prideâ€" gra- titude â€" amazement â€" all melted in- to an ectasy of passionate love. Alone with that quiet night, the silent stars, the great blue realm that stretched above her, the girl sudticnly reali/.<'d the fulness of this joy that had come to her â€" her eyes wore ojjene^l, and she knew how Bweet a thing life was when love overshadowed it. Now so much was explained, her interest â€" her eagerness to hear his name on other's lips, tho indescrib- able pleasure his presence brought, the vague sensation his frank, man- ly tones had awakened in her breast ; she knew them all now â€" the veil had fallen, she saw into her very heart of hearts, and knew that Derrick Darnley luid not grown suddenly her king, but had crept slowly antl surely into her life, there to remain and be treasured for ever. Still and more silent grew the hour. .•\way in tlie far distance cams the misty dawn ; the moon's pale rays sank slowly before it; her sum- mer reign is ever short. "A sense of heavy harmonies (J rows on the growth of patient night. More sweet than shapen music is." This unfathomable melody touch- c<l the girl's full heart. "I cannot sleep," she murmured to herself, and, throwing a shawl over her shoulders, she went out onto her balcony to watch the birth of the coining day. "Will it be as beautiful as yes- terday?" she thought, wistfully, to herself. .Mrca<ly tho canker of fear was creeping into her para<li8e, it could not last, this sudden happi- ness, she told herself; no. it was too won<Ierfulâ€" too beautiful. (To be continued.) .. I IjI''"''*'"'-'' fc *i^y^..>.^^ "Say, miste.", rcf^ and me p»l want ter buy a p:v!r of shoes." â€" Life COLT DISTEEV2PER Can b« hnnflletit very en.si lr.'l*bu Kick are c"irr<l.aiiauIU> tbfn In ^Btue Kiablu. nu matter now "fzrxwed." kt'ut from huving the (llb»>u.s#-, by iislng SfOHN'ti LH^LIL* Dl.M'i&Ml'KH CIMa. Givn on llin umtfue ur li. .ei>d. ActHonthr DUmxI )nd<-Tpcio (E-'rms «.f ;iH fiirmiior ili ^Tenipcr. Most rt»iii«'<ly «ver known ^itr murrit in i'n»l. 5Uc and 91 u. bottlt*: f4t una 111 dttz4>n. of dnivtf)!>ta and harness d^alTS. Cut 5hows buw ut punitluo Thrnaui. Our free Booklet KlvMfveryttiiDtf. I-ar-iies' 3«Um« horsrt roTuvdr In ^ii»i4»»r«â€" 15 vuara. Dlatrlbuionâ€" 4^Li« WnOL«8AL« l>Ri:(;UI8T9. ICAL C0>« CbumUu and Uacierlolotflsu, ao»h«n« lnd«, U. 8* Ad MAPLEINE A lOTorimf UMd dit Mmo » Icmos sr twu11« Br iwiolvinB givBii'.ued wKLtiu in â€" •-" """ udiac Vaptiiae, • <!<^<^<><'* •Trap I! « irrup baRer than a ;)l«. Uafrlocirii suld »• iroccn. a oM Mttii »c f«r J ol. buttW «aa iOB ar ranill^ In w>U» (3d IP iin-.aae aom STANDARD BANKS IILCORD FOR 1910. 1910 a Tear of Sfeady Progress and Expantjiun. The past year's business of the Standard Bank as disclosed in the SOth annual ' stut?ment show this Institution to be making continued and steady progress. During the year eight new branches were opened in Ontario and a corre- sponding number in the Western Provinces, making a total of 93 of- fices in the Dominion. The net pro- fits amounted to |373.;i0s.2.j after ' allowing for all charges, which figures out on the basij; of l«.ti6 per cent, on the paid up capital, and which added to the balance â- carried over from 1009, makes a total of 6427,232.48, which was dis- posed of as follows : â€" Dividends, 81:40,000 (12 per cent.); Officers' Pension I'und, $7,500 ; Written-off j Premiums, $25,000; added to Ko- j serve Fund, $100,000; to Profit and 1 Loss Account, $51,782.48. i The general statement shows : Cir- culation, $1,907,102; Deposits, $20,- 1 413,503; Capital, Rest and Surplus [Profits, $4,616,556. The total Assets are $33,427,328, or which $9,232,- 349 is in cash and immediately available securities. The loans and i discounts amount to $23,025,oo4. i Shareholders, customers and friends of the Standard Hank will be much pleased at the strong condi- tion of the Bank in all depari- ments. The same Directorate was re-elected as for 1909 and Mr. W. 1'". C!owan was re-elected President and Mr. Frederick Wyld, Vice-Pre- , sident. I The annual statemeat is being printed in booklet form. It con- tains information of a general and specific nature regarding the affairs of the bank as related to Financial Canada. A copy will be sent free upon application to the Head Of- fice, Standard Bank, Toronto. PROVIDE THE DUST BATH. The setting hen should be provid- ed with a dust bath, a place where [ she can dust hprself each day when she comes off the nest. If provid- jed with a proper place and right material she will generally keep i herself free from lice, but if she does not do so, she ought to be |duste<l at least once a week with I insect powder. After all the chicks :are out of the shells, the hen should ' be dusted again for fear of lice up- !on the chicks. The dust left on the hen's feathers will cause the lice Ion the chicks to die or move away. I At R<>gina a boy of eighteen ' chargcil with forging three choques amounting to something less than $200, not being a bank president or I even a director, he was promptly arrested and convicted and given the terrific sentence of eight years, says the Prince Albert Daily News. ".\lphonse," suiu the heiress, "I have been lliinking." "Thinking of me, precious!" asked .Mphonse. "Ii<lirectly, yes. I have beer think- ing that, were you to marry me, everybody would say you only did so in order to (i,et my money." "What care I for the unthinking w<irld?" "But, oh, Alphonse, I will marry you." "My own dar â€" " "And I will not have people say unkind things about you, so I have arranged to give all my fortune to the missionaries. Whv, Alphonse, where are you going?'' .^lphon;«j paused long encuigh on his way to the door to look back and mutter, "I'm going to be a missionary." Shiloti'8 Cum quickly Mop* coadki, carM cold*, haato ik» Ikraal ud luai* • • • 83 9 %^»^«^%'«^»^%^»'»--»^»^%.i^'%/%^ e On the Farm FROM COW TO CALF. In Older to make a good dairy cow we must start with the calf of i Some good dairy type. The care t that the calf or any farm animal for that matter gets for the first few months will largely determine the â-  cjuality of the adult animal. Giving the calf a g< '-d, stroiig, healthy i start is one of the prime esjcnti- als of success i.T growing it, writes ; Mr. H. H. Shephard. I The calf need .Hit Le kept rolling I fat, but it shotiiJ be ItCi^t thriftily growing from si t to finish. 1 Except for Lcji ;jrijduction with I the boei type, it is best to raise i the calf by hand method. When it is a day or two old take it away from its dam and teach it to drink ml!k. For the first feed take some warm ' milk fresh from the cow and place j some with the hand (bn the calf's ! mouth. It will lick this with its \ tongue and, of course, tind that it i is good. Then place the pail to its ^ mouth so that the warm milk will touch its lips. j Be patient for the first time. It I will require sevc"al minutes and ; possibly nearly an hour, but when ; once it learns what is in the pail and how to take the food there will be no further trouble in urging it to eat. It may be necessary the first two times for you to wet two fingers with milk and allow the calf to suck up the milk with the hand partly immersed in the liquid. F'eed whole milk warm from the cow for about two weeks, and then gradually substitute skim milk for the whole till at the end of the fourth week nothing but skim milk is given. Always warm the milk, as it is most natural for the young animal and demands less energy from the digestive organs. After the third month the calf will begin to want extra water, and some may be mixed with the milk. 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