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ihat tprashr ones, and. lil eared for ; bi TIC on to a stone leafding to ve and there tumn fow I+t was so stately, that Vane pulled up had expected to seeâ€" building of the farm a garden roughly ke1 with the wild scenet of the district. Thnis i0n whitely im pause," as T suppore LVE I090000 0009 dsad q I t:e said to himself ; and he looked round toxssome one to whom he could mak( ineuiries. He saw no one for a minute or two ‘hut presently a small, bent old man. ‘Aressed in fustian, and carrying a prun _ Ingâ€"hook in one hand and a bunch of twigs in the other, came from among "the trees and set to work on the hedge. _â€"NVane LoR ~mfo him, and called him in "Lis uualâ€"frec tfi | Is this Vale Hall ?" . ~ ""he old man turned his head without ‘straightening his back, and looked up at him with a Pair of keen, plercing eves, which had in them, notwithstandâ€" ing their keenness, that peculiar exâ€" pression that grows into anil sets hard in the eyes of the man who lives far from the madding crowd. Every laâ€" M m Cns epate on /a country road has fi i th 11 ence of hi vou UI The old ure anc axr hi ovr ver his arm. ; "After all," said Vane, "I don‘t know why I should trouble you. I expect I shculd find a groom there." "Ay, like enough," said the man j "‘but you‘ve paid me, and I‘ll come." "Right," said vVane, cheerily ; "‘I m glad the squire is at home, for I‘ve come all the way from London to see him. And nearly broken my neck on the jourâ€" ney," he had almost added. The old man nodded, but did not apâ€" pear to feel any particular interest in the statement. pomnt 2 AHpL o uts O ee m NY A CILC O WSCOL C RIIIADC U "What a beautiful place you have here !‘ Vane went on. "I suppose you have lived here a long time ?" tfaAXy,‘ Was the reply ; ‘ years, young sir.‘"‘ s "CGome," thought Vane, "this unCcic OL mine keeps his servants a long time ; he can‘t be altogethet a bad fellow." The old man led him past the front ‘of the house, Vane checked the horse to look and admire. The A groom came forward, but the old man led the borse into a stall and haltâ€" ered it, as it desirous of earning the half crown ; and Vane, wiping his foreâ€" head and flicking the dust from his clothes with his whip, said : "D. give him any water till he‘s coolpg * ae. Give him a rubâ€"down first." ’f“%«%, an nodded and took off his w%ffi:fl;‘fiafi% turned away and retracâ€" A‘8, (@% 53 to the front again.. He fi‘i"’“ * up the steps, and paused to e . + o} view.. No.petter position "Splendid the stables. r.one I i1 nC 11 1y long, stretching PUC. .L N_‘L° C \iw the sunlight, "gave him ~as Hamlet says. ppose I‘ve lost my wWaYy again," to himself ; and he looked round t en Aaiphom hne could mak n OK 1m kx here," said VYVane ; "perhaps come and show me the way and y horse, will you ?" and he rode ser and held out a half crown. old man took it ink you ; I‘l show ye," he said ; e walked beside the horse, with ok crossed in true laborer fashion M Y 1 h t: iughed his light nardon. I oug! elvety lawns stuuaucit ith beds glowing with Val 18 t .OR Tot .‘ ; n _3 a« somew ME TT TeR AlLAEzL Nes 17 geeâ€"well, a fairly good farmâ€"house typé, with y kept and in harmony â€"enery and inhabitants e for a minute or two. ~small, bent old man. n, and carrying a prun _ hand and a bunch of her, came from among t to work on the hedge. o him. and called him in 1 it home,‘ Vane. ... LOH â€" yRuIVLNOR is ‘at home ?" stopped his wWOT.L and I;e Vsraid, as he reached he doubted the eviâ€" then he said quietâ€" o grand a place hesitatingly. Ho¢ ques Hall," s hook pile, glowin$ _â€"_@"gsave him + eurprise na the stalwart alIf vacantly ti Can you tell he said, sucâ€" Sal a good many "this uncle of 11 kept > echoics were 1 to ints a the old ain, as if a laugh up auâ€"~ d rest for a house could have been cn wideâ€"stretching lawns, a fringe of the hillâ€"broken plain beyondâ€"a before Vane‘s surprised and adt eyes. 2e Abutiad The hall door was open, and he stepâ€" ped in. It was a large hall, built, af vVane roticed with amazement, of Spanâ€" ish mahogany. Broad stairs of the same wood led to the corridorâ€"also composed of the same costly timberâ€"which ran round three sides of the hall. A great window of stained glass occupied nearly a third of the back wall, and pictures and filags and men in armor were ranged and NaAgs AMLG HICIL A21â€"00 .. 210000 . OR NeS touiICNCOC®nOES on the other three. ' A tremendous fire burned in a wide grate with dogâ€"irons, and a huge deerâ€" hound, which had been ing before the blaze, came forward, 1gr‘owling;, to meéet the intruder. Vane stretched out his band and patted him, and the hound, after an investigating sniff, thrust his nose into Vane‘s hand, and accepted the overture of friendship. While he was talking to and patting the dog, a servant in plain black livery came from behind the curtains that draped the wide door under the galâ€" lery. nc 311 a geat ?" Vane dropped into a chair beside the fre, and presently the man came back. "Please follow me sir," he said. lHMe crossed the hall and ushered Vane into a library. If he nad not been prepared by the space and luxury of the hall, vane would have been astonished by the elegance and subdued richness of the room and its appointments. The "Can I see Mr ind he took out t. but looked do1 bookâ€"cases and furniture were of teak and ebony, though Vane did not know it : the hangings were of old Amiens velvet ; there were Wedgewood placâ€" ques in the panels that would have maue a connoisseur‘s mouth water. While he was looking round him with wonder and some amusement at the contrast between the reality of Vale Hall and his preconceived idea of it, i. Anar anéned and the old woodman While he was looking wonder and some aml contrast between the Hall and his preconce the door opened and t} entered. Vane nodded "Oh !‘ he said, ‘here tlorse all right ?" & LEX ORRIN O €WMR 0 O MErCO oC The old man nodded, and shuffied across the room and arranged the logs on the fire. Vane watched him curiously. "I am waiting to see Mr. YVale," he said. Sd l u. "What do you want with him ?‘ asked the cld man, with a keen glance. vVvane laughed shortly. "Well," he said, "perhaps I nad Letâ€" ter wait and tell that to himself." The old man sank into a chair, and pointed to one behind Vane. "sit down," he said. "1 am Reuben man n 1 man, aid n "And now, may . this distance to i have come from â€"five days ‘"‘You has roead Coat i~â€" danreld 11e 6 red smear. " Blood Vane nodded. ‘"Yes," he said. cidentâ€"‘"‘ n I see Mr. Vale ?"" asked Vane, ie took out a card. The man took t looked doubtful. "I don‘t know, I will see. Will you please take "A railway accident Figd Vane hesitated. "No ; it was nothing to SI "And if it were, you do n« speak of it," said the squire I invite no man‘s confidence. curious _.Proceed to your young man,. . Vane drew his chair nearer the fire and looked into it reflectively, ‘‘trying to find the beginning," as the Italians say. ‘ 1 1 L 020. C Mc eaee ilf disguise," he said. The retort seemed to please the old an, though the grimness of is gaze d not relax in the least. "You have a ready tongue," he said. \nd nnw >may I ask why you traveled uho Bd The old man watched him closely. "Perhaps you would like to rest and wash before you commence ** he said. Vane jumped at the reprieve. "Thanks, I should," he gaid.. "I‘m not in a fit state to present myself, I‘m aâ€" ware ; but, as I said, I‘ve had an acâ€" cidentâ€"with a horse, and I haven‘t my portmanteau.” widt 2 2 GeE on e en e LV W r enc‘ on ces Ti n n f "It is upstairs in your room, was tie quiet remark. vane stared, and the old man smiled fzintly at his astonishment.. "It reached here some days ago. I heard that you intended honoring me with a visit, and I sent for your things. 1 1 io n 9 ies onz w it "It reached here some days ago. 1 heard that you intended honoring me with a visit, and I sent for your things. You had better go to your room, and reâ€" serve your business until you have rested and eaten.‘" Vane rose. "I am aware that I am intruding, sir.‘"‘ he said. The old man made & slight movement of his hand. ie Lay s dn nsAE L s 4 "I do not invite visitors, when they come I endea some hospitality. You aJ a momentâ€"‘"welcome, V3 Vane bowed. The squi bell. "Conduct Mr. Tempest to his room, ke said to the servant. ‘"And obey any orders he may give you.‘" The man inclined his head with proâ€" foundâ€"respect, and, Vane fqllowed hi n iy What is that on the collar, OL 3 + ?" asked the squire, pointing to own har ane nodded I adm a crow ient ?" ne colo CHAPTER Reuben Vale not, e to see me :. i pLeoul from London ?" id Vane ; "I left Lond ago." e been a long while n roOI a D a and smiled vigitors,"" he said; "but _T endeavor to display .. _You are‘"â€"he paused come, Vane Tempest." The squire touched the aid... L have earn:â€" ed your horse with vou â€" directed ; the ou usuai a shilling been chosen ; ringe of park, yondâ€"all lay and admiring "I met with an vou are again pin said the old room," was the our business, ue," he said. you traveled presume you llat would be im Over itleman ik W on the *Good ! am not n four out of the room, up the broad stairs, and into a spacious, uxuriously furnishâ€" ed bedâ€"chamber.‘ The man asked for the key of the portmanteau, unlocked it, and laid out Vane‘s clothes with the precision of a wellâ€"trained valet. "The bell will ring in half an hour, sir,"‘ he said. | Mess 3csle Kalf c tha+t + .0. ACthcave cecmntonan «Very well ; I sha‘n‘t be ball that time," said Vane. _And he at once proceeded to get through wash and chanse. While: h6 did so he tried to ferm som> estimate of his uncle‘s character, but found it impossible. ‘"Why. on earth,;"" be askâ€" ed himself, "should a man with a million of money go about looking like a farmâ€" laborer, and accept a nalfâ€"crown from one of his visitors 21 . It was 4 knotty question, and Vane was obliged to put it aside, consoling himself with the refiecâ€" tion that, after all, his uncle had hbidâ€" den him welcome. Sm EnsE WOR ecserin . the \$ hok 3 BB 3 2 0 1.0 0000 ) Oc td ind The bell rang, and he went down: stairs. The footman was awaiting him and ushered him into the diningâ€"room In space and sumptuousness it was on a par with the restof the house. The walls were of paneled oak, the ceiling superbly carved of the same wood ; the hangings were of dark velvet, and the furniture of such a character as would have set a connoisseur‘s eye twinklingâ€" vYane noticed that the huge gideboard was loaded with rich and heavy plate, and that the table, irreprochable in the matter of its glass and linen, bore also its share of silver centerâ€"pieces and epâ€" ergnes. v BV P o eP o ie W Ul ut it â€" L hdaci It was quite evident that though the squire chose to dress like a farmâ€"hand, he had no objection to living in a palace. The old man was seated at the head of the table, and scanned Vane as he entered, but carefully kept concealed any approval or admiration he may have felt for the handsome face and wellâ€"built form. : The servants brought Vane the dishcs of several wellâ€"cooked courses, and fillâ€" ed his glass with super© claret ; but VYane noticed that his uncle‘s lunch was composed of a crust of bread and cheese, and a quart of ale, served in a silver flagon, and that he held the crust in his hand and cut slices from it with his knife in true laborer fashion. The old man maintained perfect silence during the meal, and evidently expected Vane to do the same ; but after the servants had left the room, he rose and pointed to an arm-cha.ir beside the fire. and taking a similar one, said : "Now, if you please." Vane took this as an intimation that he was to proceed to business; and lightâ€" ing his pipeâ€"the squire had filled a long clayâ€"began. 1 T en Cl lt _a _ "I‘m afraid I‘ve got rather an unpic sant task before me, sir.‘" ‘The old man eyed him grimly, b! made no remark by way of encourag ment. t i L001 73c nc ‘"It isn‘t easy for‘e that he has been a C Vane went on ; ‘"but got to do." "Ig‘ It necessa,rz'-'!“ man, with sardonic _ Vane laughed rathe retort. "I wish I wasn‘t is, gir, IL have ex you have been §C meâ€"and am in a The squire fixed him. "Should you call fair allowance ?" barder. A hundred a yeat, / a week, would have seemed me then. I did not spen« pence a week on pleasure ; pose, spend as much as half with a grave smile. vVane laughed ruefully an hbhis long legs. "I worked like the squire, ‘"and tooâ€"she was my better girl at "She was to hay clogsest friend ; / along, and feathers, â€" an earl, a away, anc Lharshâ€""al away, and â€"â€"iIlp V Larshâ€""and she l« to have married, & saw bher afterward Hoe pulflin Lis st 1t & of me "I beg your paraV‘s quietly. "I can remem â€"his voice softenedâ€"‘*‘2 telling me about her b youâ€"and how much could see him, and that I don‘t thinkâ€"I am SU got you." Ripans Ripans T: as to have ma at le sai« ©99 erand m your pardon, Sir, "I can remember silet his râ€" br with reat l at butter Tabules cure n@uses. 11 To be Continue!1. Lbules : best liver tonic. n peered at him half suspiâ€" gazed at the fire again. ‘Aeft, but I made no offer Your grandfather, the earl, ngrily at Vane. / and Iâ€"never Ssaw her nt on, in a lower volce. ied, too, and left you beâ€" suppose you‘d ever heard ye ,"‘ he said. "The fact ceeded the allowance yod enought to allow resular mess." a laboret, your mot] sister.. TY ardon, sir," Vane said, remember my mother" riedâ€""as I sat in her lap, : her brotherâ€"that was much she wished she ad that he could see me. am sure she never forâ€" . me gaid. yned at the fire. she was lucky, Or that and I‘m of the same 1y did she die so early Annvy ? The Vales live t in , fellow to aam onfounded idiot that‘s what L piercin had v TPHK Then fudfully at this N. her an unplea~ for he U half that iempe ied the old If a cro ormation w n H ne 1 stared to admit contint W e son. O her heat thick an I own U 11 D W w I never upon at on I‘ve but PI nride We show a big stock for holiday trade, 21 our embroidered goods at 12%c. each. Ladies‘ and Gents‘ Kid: Gloves, 4 button : from 75¢. Gents‘ Neckties and Collars from_ Alarm Clocks at 69 and 89c. China Cloc Burnished Brass Goods in variety, cheap« and stands. IN FANCY GOODS<>=â€"«â€" Our Jackets and Capes all REDUCED. Our Millinery Prices eut in two. Re cheapness is not how little you pay, but wh 1 wall gg d o t ds i kss XJUT HELOTS C L .CB LLLE SS C1 pl slhe s 260 0000 6 COs U eqCe nCt mpsg o Our Millinery Prices eut in two. Remember the measure of cheapness is not how little you pay, but what you have paid for itâ€" how much quantity and how much quality. _ We will give both and cuarantee satisfaction. at LOOHK n at O NB 11 Cutâ€"Rate Prices on Overcoats Men‘s heavy Scotch and English tweed, tweed double br@asted, were 680. for.:....... Heavy English nap beaver, silk velvet collar, ble and single breasted, were 6.50 and $ Beaver, in blue and black, tweed and satinâ€"l collar, cheap at 7.50, but sells at ... .~.... Beaver, in blue and black, tweed and satinâ€" collar, were formerly sold for $10, now t Beaver in blue, black, fawn and drab, satin 1 } collar, pearl, ivory and buffalo horn butt Glove, Necktie and Handkerchief Boxes from 10 Dozen Match Safes at 10c. each. Japanese Embroidered Covers and Drapes. . Chenelle Curtains, dado border fringed at bot Lace Curtains 34 yards long for $1 anud $1.25, Canacdian LrICXC (U LD USLS U CY M C CUO al gorayelioe goat at $8, but you can get it during {rish friexe u‘sters, heavyâ€"weight cloth, 1 lined; you cannot afford to miss this Genuine Imported Irish friezo ulsters, he Prussian storm collar, a regular $18. JCSU Heavy tweed and nap, single and double breasted, tweed and satin lined, velvet and siorm collars ; every coat in this lot is worth $6, but will be sold this week for. .......2: .. Youths‘ ulsters, in heavy,imported Irish Frieze, Prussian storm , collars, all wool fancy tweed linings ; these are all cut 2 to 4 inches longer than the staudard length for youths‘ ulster W hite Houge prige .\ msld o en mt o n n t t 7 123 Boys‘ overcoats, in ILngHSN / " _ wool tweed lininge ; high sf without cape ; this coat any $6 to keep her boy warm, b: coats each at, .........>> 92 and 24 St. Paul Street, ST. CATHARINES. wWill SCLL db mguu uV LI11V ean have one of them Westâ€"ofâ€"England beay is{imaag 1e Y)Jhite The | If ES c A. US UP WHEN IN HAMILTON Neckties and Collars from 125¢. at 69 and 89¢c. â€" China Clocks at $1.75 iss Goods in variety, cheapest in town. Every day until Christmas we will give Special Bar gains in everything suitable for presents youtTHs® OvERrcoAt DEPARTMENT 128 db 1VU, Cavuie red Covers and Drapes. Chenelle Table Covers from 90¢,. each. dado border fringed at both ends, only $3. | irds lon® for $1 and $1.25, worth $1.50 and $2.‘ See them,. Boys MEN‘S ULSTER Yloves, 4 button and 7 hook lacing & 33 KINCG H1., HAMILTON . KERR & CO.|a in English Napp, Scotch tweed ; heavy allâ€" ige ; high storm collars, with or with or his coat any mother will pay from $4.50 to ow warm. but The House will offer the 123 Overcoat Department. tweed l1 U : Bd lite fouse, 250 dozen ladies‘ and gents‘ handkerchiefs See at duriné this sale for........ ht eloth, very deep collars,itweed ; miss this $12 coat for........ ulsters, heavy fancy tweed lining gular $18 coat, price .. ... ;= .. )1 CC OEPARTMENT tweedâ€"lined, single and itinâ€"lined, sillk. velvet Moon Mirrors at 25¢. each White Metal Goods in jewel cases Br.:C Doi 220000 omerneniea n c oo orm collar, a cheap | &3 xtra lenoth, douâ€" Gents‘ Lined Kid Gloves ut 2 to ‘ ulsters A2 99 9 00 0 090 O 92 07 3 50 00 OO 50 00