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Jack Trevor had liiiig ago Ijeconie an established favourite ill the fij,'htiiig l'"ifteenlh, was keen f...!.iieriiig, gay as a lioy, blessed, with a lirlighlful fund of good humour, though, *.ii ...jcasion, he could and aonietimes did t.Ia/.c up in a very pretty show of fiery M latli. 'Die Fifteenth were quartered at Chertsey 'amp. Not a particularly lively spot nor one in wliich a soldier is ever very well pl.-ascl to tindliiniself. However in a soldier's iilL.. pl.i.ois altogether a ijuestiou of chance, aii-l (-n ih,- whole the Fifteenth had not been \iiy Irii'.ilv u.sed. j Fi'yiii Hiigliton they had gone to Leeds an.l fr..iii Ixjcls to Norwich â€" where they "What Are yon going to do 'em aU over agiiin?" "Why.yes, of conne, I am, "Jack reified, "did yoa ever aee a Uble with one coat of paint that looked decent!" "How should I know? A-table might have a hundred and fifty coats of paint on it be- fore I should be any wixer but look here, old chap, can't yon drop it now and come oat with me They can't be dry enough to go over again yet. " "What, as I am " asked Jack with much gravity. "No, not as you are â€" get yourself cleaned if you can â€" and come along. I want you to see a plate down there." â- 'Oh, all right. Well, yon go and get ont of your tees and 111 be ready in a ji%,"aaid Jack having carefully cleaned his bnuhea. He disappeared into his hut and Todd ,, ,. ., .- presently came out and cleared the paint and «..ic utter ysp.ilt^-aii.l now they were m brushes awavâ€" "Ain't such a bad^uuid at .imip at Cliertscy for two years, with the j, he chuckled to himself as he examined ,.h,-a.-.aj,t pro.,,K.,.t of a long spell in Ireland h,,i master's work-"I expect if he knew I'd wh.nlhey »l,.,uld liud themselves on the been in this 'ere very line he'd start me on Hiovcagain. ,, ' Pointing for the 'ole of the blessed barricks lf.,«cj .:, a tcr the manner of soldiers as Aye but Joseph Todd ain't such a ass as to tlicvh.i.l,.ca,lytw.,vcaisin front of them ,et „„ ^afU get hisself a mint o' work which must pc, torcc 1k| spent Ml thertsey, • .„.jth„u, a blesseJ penny to show for it^No, he ..^.-imei.t on the wnole settlc.l itself down .j„„eph Told ain't quit^ such a ass as that." :.,i.l iiia.lc the lK,-st of the present without i„ j^^, j|,^„ ^^^ minutes .Jack Trevor ,.,.,,•,. a.]., than a lew gr.«im at the mention ^^^^ „„,.„{ thehut looking as spic andspan ..I th.. f.iliirc. 1 he mcssmt had teensmar- ;„ h;, jj^j ,„„^^^ ^j^j^ is if he Kd ';â- ""' " '"""" '"r""" "â- "1 •^11, '-o *•'"• never heard of such things as old chairs and .l..vvs,v.,.g;»w,ti,l,n^.ht Mowers. I he little tables in all his life. 6c went across to .„.•....-.,.. ,1, wh,.. 1 the .,,,L' hut »t.«d had Carlton's hut and knocked on the door with .....i, phinlcl thickly with tall nioon.ilaisies, the handle of his walking-stick. i.-.l »niui,..,,-.u,.l vdlowcalceo ari.-is, while ..Ready, old chap?"hl shouted. ...hl .:.,n„.,. w.:ie hlU.. up With brave at- Carlton opened the door-" was just i„pt- at rocl^eiiea in the crevices of winch ^„„,i„ „^.^^ ^^ ., ^^ ^^.j.^j jben the ,111.- hardy f,.ri,s .were ti.mnshing as cheei- two officers turned and went away together !.,!lyasilth.:y wiregrowii.goiiawildv.-e3t in the direction of the town. ""„'â- "' "'â- â- *;;•"' "' "" "'â- "• ""'l '"»;• They had got about half way there when .a,,.,,. Ucll,w,.ll they were cons-^ientioiisly Carlton sud.lenly uttered an excUmation ,,i .., C.I I.. „:,. ,m.l c^ .„ thncc a ,lay, 1 crhaps .. n ^.^^ Frothingham," he said in a tone of 111. â-  lilt;., fi.rii^ knew no Letter; let us no[x; ff-W^f n..t. An.vwiiy, ..citain it is that the unclosnre ..Wh^t was Frothingham?" asked .Jack, a .ar.,oi,. 111., mess.hiil al Chertsey was ablaze Httle puzzled to know his meaning, with l.nLd.t nn...i llowcis to gather which ..Well-it was Lord Frothingham that w.is to n,..iir 1 he .severest penalty of the law. the new major is connected with," Carlton .-.,.Mctl,n,-verv .lica.llul, I know not quite ij,.j. "I've been trying to think of the what lh.,,1- 1. 1 fancy it stopped-l,ut little „„„„ ^^er since. I fancy he was next tc the slH.i t ..I .l.atli itsclt. I title at one time, and thai old Frothingham N..r was ihe loess. hiit the only gay spot in ' married when he was about a hundred and I he i:an,p every hut almost ha.l its patch of had several chihlre-." tiirl, s..m..timcs..:i.a,cily moic than an a)io- "Hardlinesfor the Major,"saidJack,theu h...;y f.ip the geiuiinc thing, yl in most cases walked on in silence trying to piece together ti.:..r...ll.yvv.ryartifii-ialmcaiiswithin reach ' " .. ... • ..f' i.iplif.., every window hail its an.l within the huts now that the the titleâ€" Why Ihave it " he cried aloud 111 rejicli certain recollectioiia which were hovering iu .A little Ills brainâ€" "Dennis â€" Froth iugham^next to t.i^i l.u Ii.-ili« .t J ii\\ was ;tll' -.11 tli;'.1 th liKllI itIIliV w;is*ivcr cvt-ryi t-csl of the s*it Hill ion. â-  niimicd olticers, the wives â- m vfcy Imsy â€" and let nie â- re is notiiini' at whicli a rc- II' rit-.l i.l till h(-i(|MartiTs. Thrru was a 'â- .â- itiiincdliniiii in tlic V""" â- â- !(â- !â-  in aniisfrna hinu' tiiiiu was iif.f Icaiiicdly "tit f)f lu-r nwii I .-i.-^v'"'ii'i--' ii["i"lstt'ry,|iaint- .Lii'l ihr !ikf. Si.iMt' Imsy witli I- liN. (iinii.ii tjiiil' •â- â€¢lyyi'r',; TlVVMl Wltli.;, w as i-\if.--ivf iiHy s;,;.M.y in;-, v.lt.'i \\i. .). nilu-i iikI I.l llsll â- i-s hills. IV "iiisi.h 111: â-  t" \,hnrl .l.iiihi-tl witi L'"iii'iis way â- l.v iitl " •â- !.! "he was the man who married Kthel Mor dannt." "And who was Ethel Mordaunt?" Carlton askrd. "She was the greatest pal I had when I woman will stop when she i was a boy. hur (teuple's place was next to the ' ' I'alacL- at Itlankhanipton, where l.was born, you know, liy .love, what a jolly little soul she was." Carlton looked aside at him. "First love "' he asked with a comical expression n eyes and mouth. V and .lack laughed. "Well, perhaps." if the "H"m " with adisgustcd tone. lo be Jack laughed yet more. "Oh, nothing of ck that kindâ€" I havn't seen her forâ€" forâ€" oh lel j for over twelve years, " She was a chihl in .short frocks when I remember her. She's been married for years." '"She's younger than you " "Oh, yes, several yeais." "Then .she can't have Ijeen married so many years, old chap. 1 suppose now you'll spend all your time there." "Von forget, her husband will perhaps l.u-eak my head if I try that on." "It's devoutly to he hoxwd he will," said Carlton, who was never so happy as when with Jack, and greatly resented his being such a favourite as he was with all the mar- ried women with wliom he was brought into .lit, i..nt:ict. iiiiilialf^di s u illi han and in otn r I sliould, to it, our friend. I ot'eiia pots iiuverling an exceed I '.f cliairs and tables ;yiil«-d in thr trade as ill ivory-white," y iiot and very much lot and ve paiitl and he tiad also gt«t an â-  of putting: it on which, iliough fiutory as to the re-sult, in- .il deal more trouble in the .il jno.rf-s. Tills consisted of putting J.-.'.~:\u.\ let iiic tell you llial to le- tn ,(!iy urtiile of funiilure out in the t^tit- unl Ut'i'[r the ot of enamel liol the i- ,ii!yt!iiiit' I'tit an ea^v business ..I^! .11, v • I .!--:, Jj'c' raiN,; i.- p fiiit w".:-- I brush â- â-  n, oiv l;,.l watf! i;,b!. but I M. â- â- Com 111 i.bu.- â- M-.nt\ :ifW-i'oui('!-. push d Mv-Mm-^ U'i.-iH .\re y ' v.vn \\ itii ii'i" " "p -don't sit on tin' vclieil -thit! at the \\:, "V '111. â- â- \i â- â- Tin 111- ;iii.-::;er man IU ulin W'liild go near i-ifoiiii "' asked Ciulton with â- . " do V"U -pivad I fellow "is likely lo are you liiiiiking'of y." witli :\ L'cslure :tirs and tabits. tiuv'iv for Mrs. id .â-  ratio Todd, puttnig il.r," .-^aid Jac l.iii' Ml. C..I *â-  .-. Sii ""'•'â- rii t.ll V. .n,irl..'.l Ciuat ,.i,.l li..i|..-,.i,.^ 'â-  \o:ril h.,' ••\\hy â- ;â- â€¢ .1 ^-l:ii"l l:u- p. â- â-  W liv" I-. t hairout hi-s licad k~"and bi:; one aid Ttnlil disappeariiii 'I-l:lll\ ,. ti, t^o i^, my frii'iid," rc- â- liad got tiie chair .ieil liinijielf llierein :u.i K-.ir .i.oui:! I pr ,0 lUI'llt 1 tables diligently of i"u-k. â- Uy woiiiiiii y iVii'iidlv new coiit ,.! ,nu.t â- â-  \V • Ii;X!llIiI •* r. I ilU.-iWil'i â- â-  \\\. Oil I r I.-! MU- 1 M-.iit ih^lt. li:. .li:: li.illd uh:a 1 av ".AH riui.t, "i s,i:iie up lo the li M- l:.i II. l.Mi-ii; Ml bid ..Monty,- said Jack h agaiii. niiuil riM the same," solute good-iKilmc. an ass. old chap' do ihat you'H:..jt LMV iauiih. â- â€¢â- Ve.^,' 1. know all titer. Just M.tli ' al!." vd â- : .â- iittiii,-. my tii:o. nu to prfmiii' ou !u- h-.iM Iitt-lf bit 11. .V!l the 111 Jiiouuhl ilieie's lieen I'm .-.'iiv fur :!n- liit'e iiadliud lines all llu- lime: I liuh' woman and a h.val ;;iid I .-^houhl as soou think :o.it rii^lit away as of irv- 'U MV a'-iiuaiutancf or i,'el uiiiar tlian .-lit ut iii.- tu. Ip. â- â- \ Carhou. lakiiig his .i:ti;â€" "but I've notic- orc lliat vi'iy pretty â- u: of llie udMcsi anil â-  ;ir.f willi just X\v\t ,1 little .lown-t:od.Ien business of mine IlKI t to Ml.' 11 id ' 'â-  iit ii. dl Ma,- .ck had uian of Ti-uiar a little ai tu.- l.-.tiir • :ni:i:-,liiib.'l i-aiLi t \i niv iiiini l i:ive you ami now 'w thine it it's e needu't.say any more the huigest spee.-Ii that i ;Vom Carlton -who wa.s y iVw words. He laugh- and .put-out a rath- Uii comnide. "Old V ip.*.' 1;.- -.i.d, "it's avi fully go h1 of you to 1 u' â-  '"-;- â-  â- â- ( .i:i\;;ri.^ « :nch niakcsyou r.'i:i:k I'm .,o;ugii:loil;L!^gt. i but J as-sureyou lii ihis CISC, there is ho danger. I like Mrs. "^â- .ration inmii-n.-iely â€"immensely, she's one â- i. liie^'ot Hi lie Women I ever knew, but I'm !i't evia a Htiie bit in love with lier, and if I were il «ii!lilii'i be any gnod forsiicsimp- iv aloifsStniilou -worships the very ground I:f walks on." â- â- C.^od »'od " ejaculated Carltou pious- iv. •"Vcs, I know-but it's true all the same. And .^ir.iiton don't care a brass button for hi' !i.t a brass butttm." â- â€¢H lu I" murmured Carlton thoughtfully then altera uMiuenCs silence, he continii- t I in a ditrerenl loneâ€" "By the bye, you've Ii'ud of cttuise. ihat L;iwrence has arranged i is fxchauge " "rheMajr? Xo â€" I never believed he i::c.ini it. \Vho is it with?" •â- A.Major Oeiinis of the 24th Lancers." "Ah â€" lo you know anything about him?" "Not a thinsr-'" "What does'the Colonel say!" "'ery little, for he knows very little; he*» ii-'vcr m*" him. But he said just now *I'Te he.ird of him as a very smart soldier/ ao I s ippose it's all right." "Ah!" and Jiick went on with his painting :iud tinished off the leg of a chair which he tiieji verj- carefully set aside to dry. **Iwon- l^â- rwhohe belongs to and where he comes f 'm?" ".Stimething lo do with â€" with â€" oh! I for- get." answereil Carlton carelessly. He sat watching Jftck till he had finiahfld the last artieSeof fiimitnre â€" "YouVe doB» now, haven't yooi?" he asked sitting op with s.ime show of eagerness." 'Only the first coat," answered Jack. CilAPTKR VI.- CH.t) FuiiiNDs. ' O. for ycsleriiays to conic." In due tiii'i- Major Lawrence bade fare- well to tht Kighling Fifteenlhand departed with llio usr.alUou is, and ill due time Major !»ennis appea!cl upon tlie scene. The lirsl iiiinression lie made was a tlis- lineily unfavttrablc one: he was big and !oud-voieed. with a haril, weather-beaten face, an.l an immistaka.)ly cruel mouth. Tile lir^t flay he showed -in barracks or 1 .siioutd say in the mess-room, the Colonel I'longlit him ill jiisl bi tore lunch and iii- iH'dueed bim to all tlie uilieers assetuolct I Ill-re. Monty CiiiUon openeil his eyes a little more than .ii-iial, rememleriug that .l.tck Trevor had spoken of this man's..wife as a girl, a pretty girl. Jack was not in tlie room at the time, but he camt: in lifter a few minutes and slip|cil into Ids place liL-side Carlton. " Who is that " lie asked in an undertone. "XeM- Maj'ir," replied Carlton. Jack's eyclirows went uj) and t!ic corners of his month went downâ€" //((I? Kthel Mord- auiit's liusbaiid, that coarse-mouthed, bard- fa'-ed. loud-voiced brute â€"y*o" he underslttod the olil nii:-s;'s ri-lic.-nee, now he knew the meaning of ihe servere lines aliont her immth t.'u'f Ktiiel's hnsluind It wa.s incredible to him. iiicrcilidle, 'â- llydove," his thoughls'ran, "how she must havealteiedafterlleft Ulaukhampton. I su])pose she lias grown the very counter- piiitof her mother y this time." "What dyiui think of him V" munnured Carllriu in bis ear. at tliat moinent. "1 ilon't think anyliiiiigat all," answered .Tack a sliaile sharply, "the (mtsiilc of a man makes very little ditlerence one way or tlie otlicr, "and ilieii he went on wondering how In the world a marriage could _by any jiossibility have come alMiut or even Itecn brought alMiut between such a man as Majrr Oeiiiiis and his old friend and firet love, Kthel Mordaunt. Intuu'diately after lunch he went round and a-sked tlir; C»»I.i:iel to introduce him to Major Dennis. " 1 liclieve. Sir," he said in his pic isilIiiI Voice. " that I have the pleasure if hu'uving Mrs. Dennis."' â-  in.' '.l." "turned tiie Major without in aiij \\a\ i:fiping him." " It s:e was Miss .Mfirdaunt of the Ciiffe, iMaiikhampton,'" Jack went on. " Ve.^. my wife was Miss Mordaunt, "said the .Major-.' " .My father was the Bishop of Blank- hampt(m,' saiil Jackâ€" "and the Cliffe is next to the Palace. Miss Mordaunt and I Were ckiltlren togt-tlier and great friends." " .\h reaiiy -first love I suppose and all that," said the Major with a harsh laugh. The C.ii'i:el looktd surprised and not a little di-iguslt'd; Jack drew his head up rather stiiUy ami answered in scarcely such a ple.i.sant voice as he had spoken in before. " I Iiave not seen her for over twelve years. Sir â€" I cannot even say if she rcnicmljers me."' As the Colonel maintained a dead silence ami .lack had not s.» much as the ghost of a .-mile on his face, it must have occurred to Major Dennis that he hail said something v.hith would iiave Ix-en letter left imsaid. At all events, lie burst into a somewhat uii- mirtliful laugh and patted Jack lightly tn the sliouhicr. "Ali well, joking apart, I duesay Mrs. Dennis will remeniberyou well enough. Come down to the hotel and see her. She hated leaving the oW regiment tluKigh shcilidn't M'ant to go to India â€" but .-lie doesn't think much of C'hertsey, from what she has scon so far, and I fancy an old It ieiui's face M'ill be rf perfect godsend to her. " Jack's face cleared instantly. "Thank you very much, Sir. I should like to see Mrs. Dennis again immensely. Will she be at home this afternoon?" "Oh II should think so. I shall not be able to get back till after five, but you can look ill when you like, yon know. " "Thank you verj- much. Sir," said Jack ^iBAkisi £19 didriHth bar %«dc «D th» door aaA WW â€" " abook.8h»MaatriMhtLennaniks tetomAetherTwifor Umb, aU at oaee, die attorad a cry of joyfol soipriM. " Wbjr, Jack," dkeendaimed.." Jack la it you t** She held ont botii hands in her wr at â- eeuu him and Jack UxAl them and held tbemlut. ' £tiaelâ€" Ethel how little altez«d yon are,** he cried. " I should hAve known yon anywfaere-^aiiyiriiere." "And why not, ^kf* she asked. "What shoold chuige me I am just the 8ame Kthel you kneiR at hrane." 'If ay, yon are grown-up â€" and married,^ he said smiling at her. "And what diflference does that make?" ^e demanded. "I couldn't help it in either case." ^*And I hope you didn't want to help either," said he, trying now to show what he felt about her hnsban£ "Oh well â€" well," and she gave a soft lit- tle 8!gh. "I was so very young to be mar- ried. Jack, and Major Denais is so much older than I am, yon know. Yon' ve seen him, of course." "Oh yes, he gave me permiasicm to calL" Mrs. Dennis began to laugh. **How funny it is for you to aiU on me! Oh! isn't it fnn^ " "But why?" "Why Well, I cannot explain it, but it is fnnny all the same. Oh Jack what lovely times we used to have in the old days at home. Do you remember " "How could I forget?" he asked half tenderly. "What a plucky little woman you were then. I wonder it you could bait a hook now?" "No, I'm sure I couldn't," with a shudder; "but it was great fun all the same. And do you remember Crummies, Jack " 1 To be sure I do. What got him " Nothing. I have him still," she auiSwer- ed. What, is Crummies alive yet?" Jack cried. " Why he must be as old as the hills." "Scarcely so old as that. Stay, III fetch him." She went to another door than that by which he entered and called to the dog and then an exceedingly dignified brindled bull- dog came slowly into sight and apparently recognized his mistress's visitor. "Why, he knows you," Ethel cried. And yet he cannot possibly remember you -not after all these years and lie such a baby when you gave him to me. " " You forget. I'saWhim four years ago." " Four years ago. When Where " she asked. "At the Cliffe, of course. Just before yon were married," he replied. "Just before I was married! But how was it I never saw you " " You were away. I only saw old Nurse and Crummies." "Oh! â€" I see," then aft«r a moment's pause, " Nurse never told me tliat you had been." "I wonder why?" said he, with some astonishment in his tones. UI atff, StiHi.** ha said shnrty, -an v«B Aiid of ysor hiafaMdr looked from vde to aide aad tried to ha^ the yiititm off. *afe not exaeUy that Jack," she aaid, "only he isa great deal tdder than m, yoa know, and has an immense idea of his nak andall that. And I know he wouldn't like it andâ€" and it's ao awfully jolly for me to hare yon to tilk to a^in, I shouldn't like yon to do anythiur to tkx him. " "And when did" yon say 'awfoUy joUy* last, I wuider?^ said Jack smiling. "Never since you went away fmn the Pslace," answered the Jifojor's wife prompt- ly and laoghii^ quite gaily. Just thai the dcor^tened and the Major entered the room. The laugh died away from Ethel's face. Crummies lifted his lip and showed his teeth in a dumb snarl, and Jack Trevor at once got on to his feet. "Then you found your way down here, Trevor " said the burly Majw in a very afiable tone. "I did. Sir â€" as soon as you were good enough to ^ve me leave to come, I lost no time in coming." 'And how do yoa think my wife's look- irg?" **MrB. Demus has grown up since I saw her last, bnt I should have known her any- where," Jack answered. "That's all right. Well, yon must come down and see her when yon uke. Come and dine to-morrow night â€" eight o'clock." " I shall be delighted. Sir," said Jack. But as ne walked away along the quiet little street, the question came to him â€" " Why did he ask me and why was she so surprised that he did so " (to be costixdkd.) fBnmnu^ gratefully. It happened to be a clear afternoon for him, and when he had finished his cigarette Jack strolled into ' 'arlton's hut. "Moimty," ' as I am â€" ^but my mother took the marriage be said carelessly " I'm going down to call as a great trouble uid the twins almost on Mrs. Dennis. Will you come?" ' proved her death. Major Dennis was disap- Mrs. Dennis made a vague gesture as if to convey to him that she also wondered why she had never heard of the visit. Yet she knew well enough â€" well enough. She knew^ by an instinct which no womiin ever mis- takes, exactly why Nurse had not told her of the visitor who had found his way to the Cliffe during the absence of the family from home. Ethel knew well enough, although not a word had passed between them on the sub- ject, that her old Nurse had been all along perfectly aware that she had had practically no choice iu the matter of her marriage. Major Dennis had proposed to her and at the same time had told her that he had her mother's consent. He was rich, and at that time stootl next to the Frothingham title, and Ethel, after her conventional education, would no more have dared to refuse hiiiiv than she would have dared to jump oflT the highest tower of Blankhampton Cathedral. " Would you lave known me. Jack " she asked suddenly. Jaqk laughed out aloiid â€" "Why, Ethel, of courselslmnid have known you â€" anywhere Vou are not a bit altered except that you've grown up, you know." " Well, that is enough alteration in most people,'" she said with a faint smile. They were sitting then on an old-fashion- ed wide seated sofa, and Crummies was resting limself in a very majestic way against hid niisiress's feet. And for a long time tiie two went on talking of thcold days, aconver- s;ition of intense interest to tliem both but one eoiisirfting chietly of " Do you remem- ber Y' or " Have you forgotten "' "Ah â€" what lore.it/ times they were," she cried with a sigii, as she Hung herself back in the corner of the sofa â€" lovely times. Oli 1 .^ack, what a pity it is that wc ever grew up." Jack Trevor looked aside at her and twist â-  ed himself round a little as he sat "Wliy, Ethel, you don't mean to say tliai you'll like t-^ go iKick to the Cliffe and Hlankliainptin again," he cried, "Ah I would 1 not " she answered. 'I do go home sometimes, you know, but that's not the same at all.*' "But you're happy â€" you have a good time â- ;" be asked anxiously. "Oh â€" so â€" so,'" she replied. "But you're not 7nj-happy surely " he cried in dismay. "You mist^wk me," returned Mrs. Den- nis, pulling herself together with an efiort â€" "1 don't want you to undeistand that 1 am unhappy â€" and I suppose I get a very good time, if you call going out in Society having a gitoil time. But â€" but I think J was over-educated, and they did not begin as they meant to go on, wiiich was a pity. They bagin with my fjithar's idei of educ tion â€" outdoor exercise â€" riding â€" hunting â€" fishing â€" climbing treesâ€" a regular farm-yard .sort of life; and then after you went away from the Palace, they changed ;dl that. I had t wo governesses and they taugiit me how to be ladylike, 1 was not allowed to ride much for fear of making me rooked; I was not allowed to walk witliout parasol for fear of spoiling my complex- ion; and I had to take cure of my hands, I to do this, that and the other, until I hat«d my life and wished many a time that I had never been born. Perhajis if I hail married a man who would have encouraged hie to ride and drive ami play tenuis, I might have forgotten all the horrible pro- cess of my eilucation. But Major Dennis hates masculine women and never lets me get on a horse or have the reins in my hands. "My poor little friend," said .Jack, taking the Iiand nearest to him in his own and hold- ing it tenderly. "All this must be so bad for you." Yes," hopelessly. "I might have got my nerve back and been quite my old self again by this time. But as it is â€" well, among them they Iiavc killed my nerve and and â€" I think they have broken my heart too." My poor little friend," repeated Jack softly. She snatched her hand away. "Xo, don't pity nie," she cried, with a half- hysterical laugh. "1 cannot bear that, anything but that. I ought not to have told "you. I as- sure yoii, Jack, I never tell anylKxly. We were four years with the old regiment and not one of them knew I had ever been on a horse in my life." "You don't mean it " ' Oh yes â€" but there, don't let us talk of it again â€" it's not worth it. It all comes of overeducating me. I think I had not brains enough to stand it." "And your husband, Ethel, is he â€" is lie â€" You are happy in j'onr marriage " " Oh I â€" we get along very well. My mo- ther thinks it a great pity now that 1 mar- ried so young. Yon see when we were married. Major Dennis was next to the Frothingham title â€" and two years and a half ago old Lady Frothinghwn died and the old lord married again at onceâ€" within three months or something like that. It wouldn't hare mattered so much only tliey've got twin boys a year old now, so the chances of my husband ever being Lord Frothingham are exceedingly small. "But you don't care." Not in the least. I tbink I prefer to be Thrice Crowned. Upon a royal throne I saw one stand, A scepter in her hand. With grace and dignity to give command And hireling vassals followed iu her train, And glorified her reign. And far and wide extended her domain. "Ix)nglive the Queen!" they cried, with eager voice, And bade their hearts rejoice. That she thus honored was the people's choice The jeweled crown and ermined robe she wore. As emblems of her pow'r, Made them exalt her majesty the more. And all went well, for she was wise and just, A woman one could trust. And with her statesmen wonderous schemes discussed And thus her fame spread all the world around. And nowhere could be found A nobler woman than the queen thus crown- ed. And yet no woman's heart, M'ilh all its pride. Can e'er be satisfied If love's sweet homage is to her denied And, though she be an heiress to a throne, And vast estates she own, Her reign's a sad one if she reigns alone. And when he comes the arbiter of fate â€" Her soul's own chosen mate. How dull and tasteless arc aflaii-s of state Her heart, that erst had been a passive thing. Starts up, acknowledging With trumpet tongue its master and its king. With him her honors and her wealth she shares Amif feels, howe'er she fares. Twice crowned as Wife of him whose name she bears. The coronet of gems, the wreath of bays, The attribute of praise, And all the splendor of triumphal days. Vanish before the glory now, possessed, When she, Madonna blest 1 AVith rapture clasps her l»aby to her breast; And far removed frun all disturbing schism Receives the sweet baptism As one whom God has touched with holy chrism. True woman's heart, in every age and zone. Has one ambition known To love most fondly something all its own. And though as (Jfurc/t she rules with high behest. As Wi/e is oft addressed. The crown of Moihrkood becomes her bet. Jostphint Pollard. WlfiiltETS. m hem msntsBiiBd ao ft^ qnontlylatefyineeiinectian with AenonroaUe andtite u ii fij t tmia te ontbreak of inwhocdiafc- tion anbttsst the 6reuwlierGQ«rds»aBfaort n tlm island, or, more nropeily group of islands, and of the vmmr customs of its inhafattanta, may not be gnintereatjag. The Bermndu are a group A islands, of coral f (Hmation, fying in the Atlantic Ocean, about three hundred miles eastward of the coast of Florida, and about seven hundred miles distant from New York. They form, properiy speaking, an "atoll"â€" that istosav, they surround a uigoon, or rather would do so if all the islands were above water but, as a matter of fact, three-fifths of the islands are submerged. They are thickly covered with stunted cedar trees, and have a certain amount of tropical ^i^etation and under- growth. The principal islands are St. George's which 18 generally the first land sighted, and is the headquarters of the Artillery and Submarine Miners Ireland Island, the seat of the Dock-yard, with A FIXK OFEX BOADSTEAD in Grassy Bay for. men-of-war to lie in and Main Island, a group of other islands con- nected more or less with the two extreme points, St. George's and Ireland Island, by i^anseways and bridges. The capital is Hamilton, a clean town, with its rows of white stone houses and white coral streets, running along the edge of the harbour. The mail-steamers of the Quebec Line, being specially constructed, are able to make their way into this har- bour, and to disembark their passengers, mails, and freight direct but the entrance to the harbour is too narrow and intricate for large vessels to pass, although there is a great depth of water once the two rocks called the "Two Sisters," forming the sides of the entrance channel, are passed. The first amusing thing which strikes a visitor when the steamer anchors is the cumbrous and lengthy process of making the gangway for passengers to land. Long beams are nrst pull- ed on board by huge negroes others then work their way along them with cross- pieces of timber to form the platform, which they arrange quickly and systematically, the whole process taking full three-quarters of an hour. Troops are disembarked in gunboats and tugs, the troop-ships drawing too much water to proc^I farther than Grassy Bay. The nearest military station in Prospect, which is situated about a mile and a half from Hamilton, and on higher ground. The barracks consist of wooden huts, white- washed inside, fitted with sun-shutters and verandas, and roofed with slates, painted white. The object of having white roofs is twofohl â€" firstly, as A PBOTECTlOX KEOM THE SUN; secondly as a means of keeping the rain- water, which is the sole supply, clean and pure. There is not a spring of fresh water in the island, so every drop of rain-water is valuable, and as much as possible has to be secured. This is managed by clearing away on the sides of the hills all the vegeta- tion and undergrowth, leaving the natural surface of the coral rock exposed, wliich is then well whitewashed, and down which the rain flows, whence it is caught and stored in tanks. A certain amount is also obtain- ed from the roofs of houses. Water-famines sometimes occur, but from the dreadful ef- fects of these the troops enjoy an immunity, there being large condensers at Ireland Island, with a reserve store of water for use in case of emergency. The islands arc dotted with olelisks, sad memorials to those British soldiers who per- ished iu past years from that dreadful scourge " Yellow Jack." Of late years; thanks to stringent sanitary precautious and strict quarantine, the islands have been free from this terrible fever, and with ordinai-y care can always be kept free. Judging from the inscriptions the "old 53d" Regiment seems to have suffered the most, many hun- dreds lying buiied underneath, and not a few convicts besides. To return to Prospect. Tliih usefl to have the reputation of being an unhealthy quar- ter bnt whether it was due to the fact of the huts being left so long on the same gi ound or from TiiE W.ATFR-Sfl'PI.V 'No," said Carlton promptly, "you'll get on very well without me." "Oh don't be rusty, old chap, come along," Jack urged. ••N-^t to-day. my friend." 'Bat you'll have to go scHne time or oth* er." "I diAiYsay I shaQ." "Then why not do it now as well as to- morrow w next week. " **Ofa I numi't be alive next week, then I shall get off it altogether." " Mnity, what an ass yon are." " ** I know, I know. But I'm not going to call on anyone to-da}." So Ja^, fin d ipg his friend infl^iUe, went and chaDgedwnat he called his **togs" and went off to the town to call on -his old love, KtheL Yes, she was athome, the waiter said. So Jack was taken npstaiis feeling quite of ' â-  pointed, you see he had looked upon himself so long and bad been looked upon by others as the next Lord Frothingham, and he feels dreadfully aggrieved about it. " "I can muentand tiiat." "And Lord Frothingham added insidt to injury by asking him to be godfother to the hor 'just to show th«v was no ffl-feeling.* And he was ao angiy, I dared not lau^" "And he was angcy ?^ **(Hi! â€" hMribtyâ€" awfidly angry." '^And I don't woDdCT,"laiifdied Jack. "It seems to me that it can't reafly make mu^ difierenee, but I can understand his being angiy abcmt it. By the bye, I wonder if we coudn't talk the Majorover into lettii^ yon rideagun.** Ethd started 19 in nositiTe alarm. **0h! no, doot txy» dont ttink of it for an m- â- tanL He n at es wi wM a nd a nd he wooM he sore to xmmA yovr asking sudi a thing nerroQaatthepcaspeetof â- Being hsr again. «r eran hiatfaic at itL Promne me to« ThewaKteropened-thedoorof aroonioathe won't MgMtMiythiBg of Uioknd, first floor andoshendhimin with an an-,â€" Tack, Mr. IVwwr.* ' The populatiou of .San Francisco is 297,- Wtfl, an incrtasc- A tit,(i:{| since lSJn. Ks.s»*x Centre i.aiits the Canadian Pacific raiiway to run a spur to that town. The King of Holland has suffered a re- lapse, and isunabh to sign any document. The SwctUsli e!oc:ions |or ;meml»ers of the Reiehst.ig irv- going .strongly in favour of the free tratle |»ai-ty. Prince Bif^marek states his intention 01 altendingall debates on questions of nationa unportanee. The *eniian (lovernment is taking strong precautionary measures against the Socialist demonstrations ou Wednesday next. Prominent French Socialists declare (len. Boulanger promised to caat bis lot with tlie revolutionisl in the first civil commotion. Two young men in Winchendon, Mass., on Friday accidentally took a live electric wire iu their hands and were instantly kill- ed. The Spanish Govenunent is placing a cor- don of troops along the frontier of Portugal, ill conserjuence of apprthcnsions of a revolu- tion in that country. It is staled in Chicago that the North- Western Railway Company has entered into a deliberate plan to get rid of all their em- ployes who belong to any labour organiza- tion. Refering to the recent scandals involving mcmbei-s of the German aristocracy, the Ki'tiiz^titHD'j says the nobility must lead a better life if they do not wish to provoke the masses to revolution. A Strange Stoiy From Berlin. A Berlin paper tells a strange story. The children of a school in Friedenstrasse have lately been so excited by ghost stories that even during s^lImoI hours they imagined they saw fieiy men, death's-heads, ami the like. At ten o'clock a few mornings ago, work was beginning, when suddenly a child in the second girls' class, held in one of the upper storeys, who was sitting at an open window, began to scream, crying out, " Help help 1 the Dead Hand is strangling me I" Without listening to her teacher, the frighteneil girl, who was twelve years old, rushed out of the room, followed by her companions, scream- ing. Presently boys and girls Jby hundreds stumbled and fell down the stairs. Most fortunately none were seriously hurt, but some of them had to be carried home in a fainting state. The policeman of the tlistrict deposed that the girl at the window must have been startled by a curtain which a gust of wind blew into her face. Handy Youuf Women. A correspondent of the Englishwoman's Rcrieic writes: "Here is Eboracum, old and crotchety, a walled tow^n in all ways, where both sides of sixpence are viewed before spending, and novelties are heresies â€" one woman earns an energetic living by going out paperhaitgihg with her girl apprentice! I have heard of her from the principal of a ladies' school, and it has struck me, and more, what a bliss it would be to lessen the dirt and delay of men in ihe house by substi- tuting handy young women. Many can white- wash, paint, do a bit of plumbing and lock- doctoring, and only want some training to be quite efiScient domestic artisans. I know of one char- woman who shaped from rough wood, a ca{tttal circular water-but lid, another who tars out ashpits with gas-tar, and one who slingb her buckets on a rope from the middle of a tall ladder and goes np, like a cat between heaven and earth, to scrub the outside paint, ten or twelve feet jrom the ground Why should it be *fn*^»g if she went np to paint V* The Vewspapea of the Â¥a^ The number ctf new^iapera published in all countries is estimated at 41,000â€"24,000 iq^eirii^ in Kuope. Gennany heads the list with 5,500 then oonss Fiance with 4,100, Enf^and wiUi 4,000, Anstria-Hongaiy with 3,500, Italy with 1,400, Spain with 8S0, Bassia with 800, Switnrland with 4S0, Bel- gium and Holland with 300 each, and the rest arepoHished in Porto^, the Scan- dinavian, and the Balkan coontriee. Hw United 3tatBa]aal3,500nsw^apsn,Ckiiada has 700^ and Anstialia also 700. Of 300 jonnielspdiliAedin Asia, Jsyanaksw has 200l Two hundred josmalaafpear in Af- fica, sad three in the Ssadwichlshwils In theprJnenaiMnMsatlwnan pnMishsil n^OftnswifMKi in UlMh, 7W i» Gee- â- â- â- , M»i«ft snili, 1^ In Wwnfch, and IfMin* •â-  mm thftpiMMnrB dsitvedfrom saffiag ud tiw^GOakir atmoqibsn expsteoed on Wke wnter/hot also from Ae wonderfol aoonoiji to be seen do^ in the dqiths of the ocean. AltlKHU^ the water b^arand tran^anoit, it is totter to be provided with a water-gUss. It is impba- â- iUe to dcKsribe the BKaCTT OrTHKOOAI. BOCXS, oovoed with sea-^ns of every hoe and size, and in every stage of encmstntion, ddicate- fy-shaped ferns and sea-weed filling up the g^w, the whole forming rioriona blase of exqniute tints deep, d^down the variety of gorgeous fish to be seen, each inhabiting a difierent depth, and driving out any in- truders from their homes, from the pret- tily-coloured angel fish to the huge ixck- cod, a brilliant red; from the small anchovy, leaping out of the water in thousands whilst bein^ chased by bi^er fish into the shallows, tummg the sea into a sheet of silver in their flight from their enemies, to the ugly aud dreaded shark. The island abounds with fishponds, where the habits of the different fish can be watched, and a change of diet obtained when too rough for sea-fishing. Tlie Bermudians, both white and black, are born sailors, handling their yachts and dinghies beautifully. Everybody has heard of the Bermuda boat, with its peculiar rig and "leg-of-mutton" sail able to sail, so close to the wind, turn so handily, aud weather the roughest storm. Dinghby-racing is most exciting work, requiring great ner\-e and judgment. In a close race it is wonderful to see th«; way the boats are managed and the methods adopted to wmâ€" some of the crew sitting well back over the gunwales with the ballast on their chests, others diving one by one from the stern of the boats to try and get a little more way on. The negroes there are much the same as elsewhere, fine strongmen, speaking very pure English. Poverty on the island there is none there is work for all, the wages i»aid averaging a dollar a day. The origin of our slang ex- pression, "That takes the cake," m^y not be generally knownJ Once a year the negroes collect together on some roail or other and appoint a judge. Several couples, men and women, dressed IN GROTE.SQL'E COSTl'MES, go through absurd pantomimes and ridiculous performances. The couple earning the most applause are awarded a piece of cake, which prize is highly valued. The blacks are very neat joiners, making good use of the cedar and caliliash growing on the island. The government consists of two Houses of Parliament, to the lower of which blacks are allowed to be elected; with a Governor, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the troops quartered there, at the head. He has a fine residence at Mount Langton, where great hospitality to all alike is equally ex- tended. Funiisliinga guard of honor at the opening of the session w ill be a novel ex- perience to men accustomed to mount gu.ird at Buckingham and St James's Palaces, t«. say nothing of the amusement to be derived from watching the bows, of the newly-elect- T0ONO FOLKS. being l»ad, couhl never be determined. En- teric fever was far too common but of late years much has been done to improve its .sanitary condition. Neiir the camp is a good cricket-field, almost the only level piece of ground iu the island alao some very fair lawn-tennis courts, laid out at llie liotUmi of the valley, which has been levelled, and num'itl, iis many otiier recreation grounds abroad are, "The Happy Valley "' A bright cheery valley it is t(Mi, with its grass courts surrounded witii la-ds filled with eoleus, lH.'gonias, geraniums, and other plants growing in pro- fusion. Hamilton !x)ats of two large hotels, run Viy Americans, which during the winter sea- son are tilled With visitors, mostly from New York. Very lively they make the place too, affording the British red-coat many a laugh, coming to life again after dragging through the weary hot season. Theirgreiitamusement isto visit ihediffeient barracks and see as many parades as they can possibly attend â€" applauding in great style, much to the commiuiding officer's disgust, imy i)articular movement which takes their fancy, as if the whole drill was being gone throuuh for their amusement. Their know- lodge of military matters is extremely limit- ed but that does not prevent them from talking as if they knew all about it, and from snaking the MOriT LCDI*':o;s KE.MAUKS.' On one occasion, with their usual patriot- ism, they gave a largo ball at oiie of the hotels to celebrate Wabiiington's birthday. 1 The officers of the garrisou were invited, and those attending were ordered to wear- uniform. There were several present de- corated with the Egyptian medal. An American lady, on observing this, remarked in perfect good faith to one of them, " I, guess you all belong to the same bicycle club," forming her opinion from the colour of the meilal ribbon being the same in so many cases. The musketry encampment is at War- wick, a nice spot, with a fine sandy beach for bathing, and a pleasant change from the heat of Prospect. One company is sta- tioned at Ireland Island, quartered in the Casemate Barracks, a huge block of stone buildings, built in former days by convict labor, and situated just outside the dock- yard and not far from the floating dock. The dock â€" an immense iron structure â€" was put together in England, and towed out here by three men-of-war. It is capable ot holding the largest ship in the N^orth Amer- ican squadron, and is a wonderful piece of work. It consists of two cases, withacjivity between, each end leing fitted with remov- able caissons. The ship to be docked enters the water is then pumped out from between the two cases, and the dock consequently rises with the vessel. It is ahiost uupleais- ant neighbor to live near to. Owing to the action of the salt water, a crust is formed on the iron, which has to be clipped off. This work is carried on iiicessantly, and the noise made in doing so is deafening. The climate is pleasant, except when a south wind is blowing, which produces vapour, making the island the same temper- ature as an overheated greenhouse. From the beginning of August till the middle of Octo- ber isthe hottest time of the year. The damp at times is great, a pair of boots l»ecomiug COVEEED WITH MILDEW in one night, and everything touched feels sticky ai 1 clammy. Reptiles there are none e.Tcept a poisonous species of centipede â€" though mosquitoes are all prize specimens. There is no sport of any description with hound, rod, or gun. One regiment tried the experiment of taking out.a pack of be 'glen and running a drag but the result was not encouraging. A wretched line of count ly, rough uneven rock covered with tries and intersected with stone walls, was the only course. So scattered did the field get, that after a little experience, instead of the meet being advertised, the most favorable spot to finish was, and the whole thing was ludicrous in the extreme. Aprt^kos of wigs the colony certainly has a wise law regarding the Hoenfa to be taken out by their owners. Half-«i- crown is the price to be paid for a deg, whilst a bitch cost ten shillings for it* license â€" an effsctnal remedy agunst ofsr* breeding, although cases of hydrofdiofaia an unknown. Besides tiie usual semitropieil vegetating the island is covered with a curious idut(AryDpJ^fffumca/ycti»«m), ctmi- Dionly called "t^ llfe-idant," bearii^ a long stalk coveted with bl^-ah^ied flowera This plant is very jirolihc take even a leaf and hai^ it 19 with a piece of thread â€" it will throw oat growth all round. Hie (Aief crops of the Uaad atBMdons, potatoes, and tomatoes, allrfwhidi findarea^ade in New YvA. also amnmot. Acrea men acres ef litiea {LSimm B arfimi are euti- â-¼ated, and beamtfol the fidds kwk whm eorend with Uoow. Xfasse an aU padcad ' to ffrnw Toffc very pcoftahk ed members when presented, in theperform- auue of which the blacks are more thorough than the whites, nearly touching the groumL Of society there' is next to^ none, except when the Americans arrive/ in the winter. With the exception of the Attorney-general and Colonial Secretary, niost of the white residents are shopkeepeis, though chiefly decended from old 15erniudian families. It takes just a little time to get accustomed to buying meat or a yard of riblwn in the morning, and asking the server for the plt^- sure of a dance when you meet her in the evening at a pirty. Storms are freipient amlsevcre, eonmiuni- cation between the dilleient islands which are not connected leing often interrupted for days at a time. Oncofhccr in command of the guard at Agar's Island, where the magazines are built, was once unable to Iw relieved through thiscause, and his supplies for the next twenty-four hours were reduced to a box of sardines and a half -finished no- vel he got through the sardines long Imj- fore the novel. Convicts have left their mark eveiywliere old hulks lying in the harbour where they were confincdatnight weather-worn buihl- ings, now useil lor barracks, still tilted with the actual rings where they were chahied. together with open spaces for the warders to patrol a'jout above and not a. few graves, WITH TOrrUIN'c IVSCllIiTIONS, roughly hewn in the he;'.ilstines, erected by some fellow-exiles to the memory of their departed comrades. These graves are all enclosed ami well cared for, as also are all the other cemeteries. Birds are scarce boatswain birds, and pretty red and blue birds about the size of a sparrow, being those most freiiuently seen. The latter are said to lie a great delicacy, but, very properly, arc strictly preserved a guinea n bird, though nicely" server on toast, is rather too prohibitive a price to pay for an entree, oven during the hot weather, when supplies arc scarce and any variety welcome. No live-stock can l»e kept longer than a fortnight on the island, so it has consequently to Ik* imi»orle«l, as the demautl may require, from New York. Tliere is one mail a week during the winter months, bnt only once a fortnight at fither times of the year, arriving on Sunday morn- ing. The laying of a calile from Halifax, Nova Scotia, has conferretl a great Ixxtn on the islands and improved eomniunicaticn ith other places, which ougjit to open them up and induce more yachts to call there in the winter. A Kcht Watohnum'B Stoiy. In order that the thousands of weary people in our great cities, and particulariy u the larae nannfisctnring towns, may lie down at S^t and sleep in {leace, it is nec- essary -thatmany of their fellow-men shall keep watch and ward. There is ever immi- nent danger of fire to be guarded against, as well as depredations by thieves and burg- lars, explosions of gas, damage by water and electricity, and a hundred other perils incident to modem life. This necessity mokes the night-watchmen, one of whom I have been since I was twenty years old. There are at present, in Canada many hundreds of these nightly watchers, not including night policemen and I often think what an army they would inake, if marshalled in forty regiments and placed on parade with their dark lanterns, "paralyze- ers" and revolvers. Not all night-watchmen carry weapons. 'Many of them do not own a pistol and there are some who ao not even carry lan- terns. In certain factories lanterns are pro- hibited, on the ground that fire will be more readily discovered by a person who goes about in the dark. It is my opinion that every intelligent watchman should lc pro- vided with a small dark lantern. The pos- session of such a lantern would have saved me one of the wo: st frights I ever had. I will tell the story presently. Another device, or Itadge of the craft, which many night-watchman carry, is a "watch. " It is not a watch for keeping vime, but a contrivance for keeping watch of the watchman for although most watchmen are trusty-and honest, there are shirks who would sleep and fail to make their regular rounds if there were no means of cx{osing their neglect. The "watch" is an apparatus coutjiined in a circular metal case, M'elghing from one to three or four pounds, which the watch- man carries either in his hand or suspended across his shoulder by a strap. It can be opened for the insertion of a papre dial, by means of a key which is always in the possession of some trusted agent uf the tirm or company, who, having put in a fresh dial, gives it into the hands of the watdimaii when he appears for duty each evening at six o'clock. But this isnottheonly key: itisa watch of many keys and the other keys are dis- tributed to different rooms, or points throughout the building, yard, or territory which it is the watchman's busiiicss to jiatrof. There may be twenty such keys, each chained securely at its station. The watchman visits these stations in order, one after another, and in passiiig insei*ts the key at a key-hole in the watch and turns it around. The revolution pricks a record upon the dial aud so adjusts the mechanism that the only key which will tit the hole next time is tl^e one which ougiit in proper order t« succeed. These records stand oppo- site the time of night at wluch they are maile and any neglect on the part of the watchman to visitakey-stationattherequ r- edtime, whicli is usually once in thirty minutes, or once an hour, is certain to be exposed wlie.n" his watch is opened and in- spectetl next morning. There are other expeditnls for insuring faithfnlufiss on the part of watclimen In some factories and fcuindries, insteatl of a portable watch' and key-stations eh-elric buttons are distributed alxiut the preini.u-y. The watchman, as be makes bis loniids presses -these, and in so tloing punctnix-s a recrrd in a dial insiile a patrol clock, in the private otfice of the firm. As 1 look liack over my life an a nighl- watchmaii, tlic only satisfaction I have with regard to it is in the thought that it has licen a useful service, and that if I had not' rendered it some one else would have been obliged to do so. It is not an enjoyable vu- cation. I feel as if I had never seen daylight and sunshine. My eyes seem no longer adapted to daylight they blink like those of an owl in the laytime. I now sleeji fairly well in the daytime, but did not at first, aud many watchmen eompliiii that they never sleep soundly. Asa rule, a watchman's life is quite un- eventful. One night is like anothei" ami month follows -month with nothing lo bn-ak the monotony of darkness and silence. IWit uow,and then some startling inciilentteeiii-s. During my first yeiir as a night-watchiii;:ii, when I was little nunc than a iMty, so to speak, I was watcliing in a large eotion factory in one of the manufacturing tou a--. After the hundreds of oiierativejiliad dei^ut t six o'clock, the different ixx.ms ol th.- to w^ay Be there, ^gxni W sp a sm of fear, I madea nah for and, nining it, turned and Aaatm "Nonectf your txii^s. IVe 1 What are you doing here V* I got no answer but as I 1 eyes in the blackness, I saw the 1 shadowy object slowly pass anothei It was moving stealthihr toward m badly frightened, for I had no my stick, and I thought it likelv miscreant had a knife. I stood in the door-way, with hand holding the door, ready to juâ€" and shut it if the fellow made a chai I felt sure that he wa amoving slow] me yet I did not like to turn away. "Stop where you are," I shout savage a tone as I could utter, now, who are you and what are vt here?" Even before my words were out, a glimpse of something, or some parently in light-colored clothing ft to foot, not three yards from me s about to leap backward and ^ut t when, with a piercing screech, a sprang against me to get past, an same moment struck me in the fi some sharp-pointed instrument so p blow that I staggered and nearly fe The blood Howed profusely and m ant got past me, although in attem seize her, I i ctained a portion of her in my haniL .*he ran down a flight into an ante-room and escaped ii street. A watchman on the cant who had heard the scream, attem vain to stop her: ami he, too, blow in th^ face, dealt with what -^ulsequeutly ascertained was Yonng Desperadoes. Ottawa, Oct. 2. â€" News comes from place called I^ochaber Bay that a gang of silly latls in the neighborhood had formed themselves into what they called a White Cap organization, but to plain people tiieir actions are more like the doings of despera- does. They are said to have a camp situated in a secluded spot, which no one is allowed to approach under pain of death. A few- days ago a respectable farmer was way- laid by members of the gang, wjio, with drawn revolvers, demanded his money. He was, however, allowed to proceed en satisfying them that he had no money on his person. On a recent Sunday evening one of thcgangappcaredin churcli with acartridge- belt and weapons in full display and during the progress of the service marched up one aisle p.nd down the other, and left the church remarking ' I've got into the wrong p'ace." On the same occasion volleys of stones were sent into the building, and an effort made to break up the meeting- People in the build- ing were afraid to make any resistance, kno\viiig the attacking parlies were armed with revolvers. Another recent escapade -was the breaking into' the Bchxjl-liouse, where the stdveantl other furniture were smashed up. Another night was spent in plundering the cheese factory and the malicious destruc- tion of farm machinery. The partiesimplicat- ed in these grave disorders are well kno\^n, but Ihejsufferers by their depredations are iu terror of personal violence if they inform. The Proposed Ship Eailway. The bold project of a ship railway to con- nect the wateis of Lake Huron with those of Lake Ontario is now being agit-ated, in lieu of the long proposed ship canaL The distance between these two great lakes is only 67 miles by the proposed route from Georgian Bay to the mouth of the Humler River, west of Toronto, and it has lMit;n figured that a railway, with three tracks of the standard gauge, but with rails weigh- ing from 100 to 111) pounds per yartl, could be built for $12,(KXi,(KJ(J, or alxiut half the cost of a ship canal of the same capacity. The land along the route reaches a height of 66-1 feet above Lake Huron, so that th^re would be some very heavy grades or eUe some tremendously expensive work neces- sary. The proposc1 route, it is said, would save 428 miles of lake navigation and 28 miles of canal between Chicago and Mont- real and would enable a propeller to reach Montreal from Quebec in less time than it can reach Buffalo. The expected saving of three days in the time between Chicago and the seaboard is certainly a consideration which woidd warrant a large expenditure if the project is feasible from on engineering standpoint. The Critic of Ofaancter, He who nnderstandiugly criticises some practical work has a definite and useful ob- ject before himâ€" viz., the improvement of that work in the present and the future bnt the critic of character usually has no such aim and can hope for no sjch result If his criticism be unfavourable, he may in- jore a man's repotation, clond his pronwcts, rouse his anger, posh hxm lower dmm in the scale of maiwooa, bnt can nev«r thus help to lift him or to awaken within him the desire to lire more noMy. Of coone there am eaoeptions to this caasa where dutiy to oUmos dsnaads the utterance of many on- voloaase tcwtha hot in gsoeial the detzaetor motiTe â€" he merefy spnaks eril ft a danltocy, rsr shss self-in- way, wtthont ooontiiw th a c os ty and etrtainly withoot any wcn-dsfiaed idsa ol id, mill were locked up. The custom now i.- ;o leave them open. I carried a large ring of keys tli;i^ Iitttl. all the rofims, and my schciluie of dutii-s n-- ijuiied that 1 should make tiie romm of llu- entire factory once every hour. In the sjiinning room and in each of tiic weave rotJins there was a "walch clo^k" cfmnecteil with the work.-^ of which was a movable dial that ascended slowly inside -.i closed case, below the face of the elo.*k and into this the watchman was required to drive a peg every time he made bis I'ounds. The peg was inserted at a little round hole in the case, and iuLiiiediately ascended out of sight. The pegs corresponded lo the hour, and were carefully inspected by the superiiil'ii- dent every morning. A watchman who twic- failed to drive his peg at the projjer hour was di.smissed. This would be ilccnicd a rather clumsy device at the present lime, but it then answered its purpose veiy wtill. My orders were to unlock the rkuiis and walk in the dark down the long aisles W-, tween the rows of looms, peering al»oul for the least glimmer of fire, ]ist'ning for any unusual noise, and snilhng the air for any unusual odor, as of smoke or gas. ror a ong time it gave me very "poker- ish" sensations to enter the dark room and go aI)out alone amidst the now silent toii- chinery, whose dim outlines gave me an odil feeling. Occasionally I would bear a slight jtiii'j in the iron or steel work of the hMuiis, or the slillnesB would Ijc broken by a hollow gurgle in the pi{es. I carried a. stick with which to feel my way and all the little raps that 1 made, as well as my foot-falls, sounded so loud that 1 would actually find myself going on tip- toes. A dark lantern, which 1 could wtw and then open to send a ray of light aheal. Would have leen a great comfort to me. I would not-have admitted to myself then that I was afraid but 1 know now that on many nights I did actually suffer much from that kind of timidity which may IjedescrilKjd as "night fear." In after years these feel ings wore awaj* but "during that tirst year I would often hear my own heart thumping hard and fast and my ears ringing, as I stood still to listen and sniff the air. A little after eleven o' clock one evening, as I unlocked the door of one of the wi-ave rooms, I heard a noise that soundel like a pair of small pincers or a pair of shears drop ed to the floor, down toward the farther end of the.room. The sound 2ame very dii,- â- tinctly to me, for the rorm was as vtilt 'ls a tomb. I stopped shortand listened for fully a minute, and then said, "Who's there V"' There was no reply. I retlected that it was probably a pair of shears, left carelessly- lying on a loom by some one of the mill girls, which had at length slid off to the floor, i walked slowly along the passages Iwtwecn the looniB, rappine on them With my stick. It was quite a dark night in August. Clouds had risen and I had once or twice heard thunder, as if a shower was gathering over the town. 1 thrust m} stick in lictwcen the looms, but detected nothing unusual. But just as I stopped to drive a peg at the^watch clock, I fancied I Iieanl a faint rustle among the looms behind me. 1 experienced a sudden sensation, too, as if there were some one else in the room. I wentjMick and passed entirely around the room and down the centre, listening and poking about with my stick, then I went out and- locked the door. It began to rain with a few flashes of light- niug aud a good deal of thunder growling in the heavens. This continued till after mid- night. When I made iny rounds between twelve ard one o'clock, I heard nothing un- usual in tae weave room but upon unlock- ing the door a few minutes past one, I again heard a peculiar sound like a half sigh, half snore which some persons make when par- tially awakened from sleep. It startled me even more than the first noise I had heard, although the thought came into my mind, on the instant, that it might be from a draught of .wind. But I caUed out again, loudly and plainly, "wIk^'s in here?" and added that whoe\*er was lurk- ing there had better be getting out in haste. ilien, after a moment, I started down the room rapping pretty hard on the looms and posts to keep up my courage for al- though it snnnii little to tell of by daylight, my feelings in the dark were quite another matter. I did not meet anything unusual, howe^-er and was returning from my circuit of the rocmt along the ^ipoaite nde, when I again heard amstie jimtacrosafrcnairtierelstood and at the same instant saw a dark object pass one of the windows. I knew then there was a person in the roomâ€" a thief cr bor;^^, prohafaly and the idea took {ms- sessMmol ne that the rascal waa moving aloi^ to reach the door ahead of me, perhi^ 1 Imund up the wound in my che remained on duly till morning. The garment which I had capture large while apron, or skirt, such a the mill girls wore, and is it 1 eustimary with them to place their in stencil, upon their gannents, th intendeiit with whom I left my priz« the owner to an aecounfnext day. When bidden to explain her exph gill asserio-J that at about half-|»ast previous evening, she had stopped lit to mend np but that, being very tii bail, while sitting on the floor lelwe fallen asleep, an.l had from this ca niained in the hiill when the rest w at six o'clock. I^ler slie had wak* finding the rcKiiu hv.ked, had decide main quiet until morning. When asked why she had not ask watchman to let her out, she declarei " hollered' and "talked so terribly she was afraid of me and that, linall she found that I had seen her, "awful scared" and had run past me. .\sllie girl had never lieen caught mi.sehief previously, her story was gt accepted, and the laugh was ralheraga It Was always my o\mi opiniim, hi that tht; girl Iial sla\ed in with her for I he pmiMise of stealing some factor Advice to Young Shooters. Sir Ralph Payne Callwey, lliirt., i ing ;i series, ailniiiable leltern to shootcis in the Fold (Lon.lun). On* latest is devoted to the lit and ehoi gun. Tio much atl.-nlioii cannot l»e to the tornicr. .\s i.gards Uie bit these days of steel barrels and m(cbani^â- ln, i-ven the eheajiesl weap superior lo the more costly kind o years since. The writer, jn s|H*akinj lM;nd of a stoi-k lo suit the figuri sh(oler, .says that llie slraighler tin he can use ihe quicker ami inori- a will bi; his aim. .\ long-armed or t; generally requires a guii with a lonj and Uidl Iient, and a ^liorl man and straight stock. A broad-eheste requires a .lock with a fair amounl oil to the right, so as to bring the -liai the left aiid inline with his sight, of his having to bring his face to tin as would be thir case with a gun v sullicieul cast -off to ib -right. A chested man will i-eqiiire very little c its his st'jck will be nearer his faei iKirrels naturally more in line with Iii If the sportsman lias a favorite " gm which lits him perfectly, aii.i In. tliia an exact duplicate of il lie needs but to ]tlaie lite wca|Hm .: suHMdh bo;ird. and trace its outl pencil, ofterward culling iihhIcI Willi a title .siiw. Tiiis i'ttler than trusting to nieasun which may be right and iiiii wrong. .-Vl the time the model is s Lie gunmaker. measurements of "the 1 t s lieighl, length of arm, and esjR'ci; hi.-iciiesi across the shoulders, mm^t ibl.l.d. M.;islo give.ui idea of the a ..T.ast-oli |c-.iiiir..l IM tiie st-.ck. It tl t. 1 II •iH-.-i â-  11-1 1. 1 liij.-kl 1,.- ^t. V |„ill.- .k 1^ 1 111., pui i.st oil loo III 111 â-  nul .â- ;l1. 1 .11 ltl..I 1.1 111. ,,â- 1-11, ri-!,t il hiiK not This i.s iuiporlaiil iiiaHei" as iljs the |M)int the gun too high whin the trigger is ir too low. In the liisl ca.se, it show the stock of tlie gun is Iimi straight, i the secttiid that il is loo much lH;nt. lliis it will be seen how: much a mat chance it must be when a |K^rson go. gun shop and piirfliases a weapon' b aril. WIteii such a one thtcs piMir sh be pla"S ihe blainv upon tlie Uirr' Is, in ninely-i.iif eae^ in a, humlred, tl ticiemy lies in an ill titling .md un?;i Istock.* Sii |:,dph I'ayn.- flallwcy do, look with favor xiy^ni Hi, 2ll, and -J gnus. He reiiniimciids lor upland sb' and indeed fo|- geni-r-.d purposes, a I gun of (if poiiuil.-. with 2it inch barr tire Ibree .ha.hnis of black Jwiwder, gr.iiiis of a nitro-.nniii'.iiiid ihi- ebi shot, I I Hi ounTs, The Ch-iuel Eoyal. 'Ihe Lond'Jli huHif r!- -imfih sjivs whatever use Ih" Chap.-I Ivoyal. Whi may Ite liirued if the ,hieen aiidlniai sliould deem -that it is no longer •â- \p.-l maintain the edilic- fortlie 'ilebmiiou vine serv ice, neither tin- "^lal.- noi- tb«' ernni(-iit should for oim- instant* forg' the structurj was oiiginally the Iklui] house of our Stuart nnHiarcbs, anl tl .sii-h it must l»e for all lime jiarl ami of llie history of England. ' The "' continm^s "The more cultivated sti of liistory know every stone of the stru and can trace every slagi; in the vii-isM which its interior has umlergone. know that the last dinner actually ckj th(^ banqueting house was the one |i ed for Cliailes al ii'ion on the dav exeiutioii a rep:t.l, however, of whi king dccliiieil to partake, contenting li with swallowing a manehet of brea a gliiss of claret. In the iKUicjueting likewise, the corpse of the decapitatei lay in a kind of stale foe some days to its removal for interment at Wij and at Whitehall, perliaps.the scene ii talised \\y the jieiicil of Paul de la Ii« that of Cromwell lifting the cotHn li gazing at the inanimate face within have actually occurred. As il is, we knc Ixxly of Charles was e.vliibiled to the and Salmasius, in his savai.'e onslaug Milton, accuseil the K«undhearis of ir a slipw of the Royal remains for four sh a head gate-money. Finally, the l»anqi house liaS an imperishable artistic as historical prestige; for its ceiling is ad by a series of paintings, time-won badly restored it is true, bot indub the creation of the glorious pencil Peter Paul Rul»ens." A Sailor's Life. Once a sailor always a sailor. Whc average sea captain bids goo^l- bye to hi and comes ashore to end his days, h that there is little pleasure left in 1 him. The writer met an old follower sea the other ilay who had liccome a when he was sixteen years old, and hi left the sea untU after he was sixty had been a whaler he had when a boy ped on a man-of-wa.r, deserting' his ve Southern California when Mexico gov that part of the countrj' He had w on a ranch, li^'ing with Spaniards, bu invariably drifted back to the sea. H traded iu Australia and China, and 1 in South Africa, but never for a lonj in any one place. After gold was dia ed in California, he went as first mal vessel to the Pacific coast. Leaving hi bebecameagoldseeker,and niade4'*,i(P( With this he bought a tine liarque whic lying idle in San Francisej for the rcaso every one was crazed with excitement gold. He fitted up his vessel for a wl voyage, shipped only half a crew, all he get, and sailed toward the Behring Si When he started back eighteen monthi hewasarich man, having had wonderfu fortune ou his expe^lilion. On bis honu voyage he was wrecked, and lost every 1 which he had. He was picked up and to the Sandwich Islands, where he wai ont as a master of a ship. Henceftff commanded merchant vessels, aoquii comfortable fortune, and buying a big in New York. But at sixty-three, nearly sixty years of storms, "*i«K^f adventures, he was bemoaning his lot r^retting that he had not wait^ on was an " tAA. man " befcH« he bed ^â- ^