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and criticized by few praised and avoided by many- The noisy heterodox claimed him- as a new and promising recruit and so to the amusement of the on- looker did thostaunchestmaiDtairiera of old landmarks He flattered feted and the Hon of his season It was from this suddenly acquired distinction that Lis had approached Tim solicitors letter that was the of his sorrows this clear It ran thus have to iofuroi the Kill of our Idle Mr Lis out surviving At do in the of we beg I to quote the precise paragraph of will An J I hereby empower Mr to Act every u the I am dure tint hire no fitter none fer qualified her life he as I fulfil I tothesaid lit may my the sou of be my my a of my a very faeire5 her eighteenth at lite- jtt at private Par will follow on reply d3r sir yours The gift of the proverbial white could have produced in heart a greater consternation What should ft retired and solitary student of serious pursuits and courtly milli ners answer to euuIi a challenge If Hall was large it by no followed that lie wanted more life within its hounds and a girl in In r a mere child as with the wisdom of live and thirty he considered J How could her presence by his bo with tin quiet current of tho life ho elected to Jive Yet the bait of live thousand pounds was a temptation glor ies of Hall had been sad ly tarnished through improvi dence of Bernards father and is not a particularly remunera live hobby to ride Mr Humphrey legacy if not a fortune would ho an assistance in the keeping up of restricted establish matter was debated long and anxiously and as the result Olivo Power arrived at Hall snowy February morning of figure winsome of feature with mer ry brown eyes and continually parting in a piquant siiiilo over teeth of whitest pearl if ho was properly to protect his his position might not prove a ciieu Neither did it girls beauty attracted as allure and it soon an open in the that Miss Power as well as being a lovely and loving young thing wan a richly dowered This brought the sometimes voice Prudence into reasonable accord with the chorus Jlut Olive wo not capture for any of her wooers Willi a womans instinctive dexterity she kept them all at bay and twenty had escaped the necessity of as yet refusing any oiler iu foraal and terms was de veloping a for which half half her guardian ho playfully rallied her an her application to sundry big vol umes in the library shall accused of transform ing a merry and young lady into ft bluestocking a dibciplo of my own dryas dust pursuits ho soiiio day may have spoca causo to I ftar A sudden blush wan on the maident cheeks and her glanco fell It was impossible that she misinter pret meaning is Oswald to think of Olives guardian was daring enough to odd Two shining momentari ly uplifted Was flash they gave of indignation of scorn or mere ly of confusion at a betrayed secret I Bernard could nut guess of my employments cart make no difference whatever In any way that I can imagine to Mr Then it seemed to Bernard a transi tion will you forgive for favor softly On I should oh so to help in your work Could I not copy out you or proof What philosopher could hue- fully rests tod help an Not ho would do his best to make her happy And I that ho will He has homd to you and is a and hdnorablo gentleman As your guardian Olive I am bound to give sanction to fair and promising a suit May I bid Air to and plead fats own had spoken hoarsely in a queer wind across tho glacier miss answered leader in despair There is nothing us bat to go back not girl declared until toll me whoso voice that is Hark I Again they listened again without result Mark gently laid his hand on Olives arm- Believe you are mistaken Power he said you do not suppose that any of us would up the search if least But knows best And yet ho uttered his melan choly remonstrance thero was a sound from over the neighboring fioo hard to credit to oven the inot eerie of Swiss There surely you hear it now tho girl said If only to clear the girls faroff kind of that ho hardly folly to herself the quest was rocom recognized as his own It was must testify to an unsuspect ed weakness of character that the prospect of separation from the ward originally received with so much doubt and diid should thus tuako havoc of his Ho waited for tho answer id a suspense that was poaitiely At last it came No may Olive said you wish to get rid of too to send And not even then for I cannot Anient to a man whom I db Send Olive every pulse in beating with fierce unbidden joy at the verdict she had given The measure recent was of his present relief is That is my ward wayward ward never need har bor ho said with a brood she has brought too much sunshine into lonely life for me to wish to lose But change is some day t I low voice murmured and again came the mysterious mi nation of Olives fif Because if for no reasons the years of my guardian- sjiip will soon be at an end he an swered steadily almost sternly Ho must fucc future resolutely us be fitted a of fellows And a few seconds Inter his quick nervous echoing in pass age An early summer vacation in Swit zerland when the glorious Alpine flora should bo at it loveliest had been the cherished of years of Bernard Ralston it was A womans had guided his thitherward iowor had him to lay aside his work and J In North York the complete revised qualified to act in Riding of Yori Branch Interest A FXS ISSUED XT Aratrtaiufu and sow ramptly lo ytnsjtr No Stphsiui John it 6 Base j ft John John tad 9 tad me need ear of love had not blundered after This time a chanco gleam of the guides over jagged revealed a form huddled tin inner ledge It was Bernard Ralston in- sensible from of peril ous fall and proving that lived only by occasional I beg pardon very humbly Miss Mark whispered And they tell me Olive that I my life to you the convalescent said wheeled out on tain terruce of his resting place How shall I contrive to repay vou I wonder Do you know nay you cannot know had a dream this morning After the doctor had left my I doted and it seemed to me that the dearest girl in the wide world and surely the bravest came to my side and smoothed my pillow arid I whisper the words caressed my forehead It was singu lar was it Something in tho poise of the averted face awakened a swift suspi cion a keen thrill of happiness It cannot be that that it was not a dream ho queried That my ward is willing to be still dearer to be my The smalt palm was not withdrawn the lovely crimsoned face wag mo upturned as he had wen it twice before and this time a look of content was mirrored there upon would her seven teen years older guardian If you really desire to to extend your- guardianship of your wayward ward mischievous accents answer ed And Iteritfcrd sometime H Jim John Joici John Brodic Bugg Jtrtei John Joseph rty t John Brook Wen Wert KcKmirket At ton Atircn Kwict SuLUq West SbitcQ Stoaffrillf Satton West Kettlcbj Sattoa West Newcnirkt o fit StQirtAdlL tod Jjtcm Sturdy I Butler S J Wood A A- John JoW Stephen Alfred Jot Hooter tod a J tod George if uiako of the weather You can finish your book on Vanity a in Human when you return and the critics will all say that last chap- are she said pleadingly And when alio added a slight involuntary expression of her eagerness for the change ho sur rendered trio Bernards sister and- was Olives Chaperon had now I wen from England a fortnight Thoy had reached were thus encamped under shadow of majestic grim and uncouth for variations of epithet Matterhorn Here went into To watch rugged furrowed sides with wavos of liquid light was occupation of she never tired Anil there to visit Glacier to At hotel was pleasant including a couple of young Americans who swept ordinarily reserved and cautious student for ward into a participation In their own reckless adventures sheer force of enthusiasm three went oft ono afternoon on a for edel weiss gloom was thickening iu gorgo pass and gray shadows were following the sunset glow on tho huge crests before was any of a return The ladies grow uneaHV Stories of acci dent and of peril were of the conversational bill of faro at hotel salon and invariably ex erted thoir influence on nervous minds In this tho presenti ment of evil was but surely justified Two of the venturesome explorers returned weary and disheveled but llalston was mining We was before us exjdidutil Mark the elder of Wo drifted opart among the and of and wo looked for him to rejoin as at the lower end of the track Not meeting him WO ho hail hurried homeward A sudden chill hail gone to many a heart In group of listeners thought of precipices and of their hidden and treacherous dangers was In every ones mind A search expedition was quickly organized and started I hear steps behind said guide halting in first stage of the journey and prominently displaying his tump Why it is Miss Power cried Mark in It was indeed Olivo With blanch ed cheeks and agonizing eyes and dauntless resolution she insisted on accompanying seekers It was at that Bernard Ralston had to If ho would it not in a sense be fault Better that her own life should been I To the to useless only ft Joss of minutes With a muttered growl of disapprobation guide was to allow her to proceed- Hours wore spent in vain pursuit Guide is there no hope de manded a stout at I fear none 1 ho answered at the bottom of yonder chasm His- words were cut short A Cry half triumphant half fearful slipped from Olive Powers blood Listen Asilence that might bo fejt Charles Irwin Robert Gorga Jones The finyil lltVl Ss Philip Snnucl John May lUlert A John Morion William Iitl J John hillil- William Irocior Kiijah Jolin Linton Aurora TeraranuwrUle Osimlsy Pit9 StouffriUt King Pine uttm Weit I Midi Keick ViviiQ Sat ton West King Creek SchDmbeig KejRtck llarlmxd Sutton West HollATtdillg Auiorj Aurora John problem had become his devest ik treasure itself had taught Jw loves lesson East Council 1556 CoudcII went of Qii From of AN W of Hurt A for A for Lumber on of for It laud bill for tu of Of J- It Mann ami other In Mount Anthony re la tor and wli ad A paid account Hart A bo paid la ferucd to It com the action of and recommend of Iho That J Mann and An Miller bo to the to the pel Itkii of bony wo think It to Action til tbi It bo aud hi order on urvrlo favor Edward for of being lirollitrdi value of killed dog InlrcJuctd a ftpioUil- for which Dud provided follows Albert ROMtti and Maries Second fltrctHltjpliPn Kelly Johu Halt Alex J Johu Marie John Collin Irwin Jamn and 8vutfvillt- West VachcIL StnutTville Sutton Newmarket Ml sBethaveQi Ml Altar Sutton Noble to Ktloliy Sohynlstr Henry and CowlvinD fith Mould Job Win J If and Win linker ttbCon- Arthur Alex Itublnvni Juft A Mill Terry To wnltno and frenecer tfm Vnge8ireJobn bavid lard and Ueo Howard Joba Fuller and Hamuli it arle and Henry Union titrcel John and John Vnnilone Jacob John If French Cody- Coruollm Willi Howard 1 Mike Kennedy Cranky Abb aod A lie Id Dunham Johu I ling svnd feiuuti Cole Con Win J I J Jr J Elmer and A Colo Con Jo Dougherty John and wimi Oldbaui Patrick TraTlii and ftthOon Covler aod then adjourned meet on A has just been received from that a in has to Sandbar ahft la w pec ted to reach by noon to morrow With RaUqIiou titling and hospital to Join General A Scott SihUit SolllS Jll Stakes John Vichtll Thou It TreWir Gallon Weil David Keiwlck Kiiuick Walt- Jacob Kettteby Well SloulTfilk Joseph 1 Newmarket ItiiirfooJ IVtr Aurora- hub viotrket Wood Jrdi WiigMpGtuip King Council Council at Hell Hole on ult The bill aud and root Walter exirtwebjreou County tfOcta- Ratclitf of and Kiddle by Moved by Mr by Mr OXciH that the tender ftOctvcd from The for election of railing on tide hill in at lota 10 and or the aumof be and wine ij hereby motion Mr Wick I Iamb and M J ONeill are hereby to iouro tile a may be to underlain the public aud tbo drains by atnte for motion of Mr ONeill Ms order on for the purlitu of debentures far the of and the ral of corporation ta attached to of how anpolnted a PoundKeeper and for arc follow OF Henry Case Jnbo and John Conceajion John r Butler John Henry Bennett filial Win II It Kerr and Con John Hutchinson It Arthur Dow Timothy and Henry Blown CouDavtd Stewart Walter Stevens and Sbarte Jr fith Scott John Kifie A JohnT P flthCou Bell GUI Thorn Win and NelKu Con John A and Mount John Conroy Edward Hugh Perry jr and Stewart Cab It Milton and Dennis Cham Bell Archibald Jr and Henry Perry Edwin J Fuller Dull Rtxr of Con Town Lbs North A of blackmailing letter hato received Mr from some parties in Brentwood a villao near New Lowell on Northern Railway and until a few days ago no clue could bo obtained to the writer of the letters letters stated that Mr sent by express addressed to New Lowell ho would bo accused before authorities with of murder and the whole thing would set forth the fate which the writer said Mr Dubois would inevit ably meet if tho was and rebuked him for making a display of his money which was obtained the price of blood In of letters writer stated that an an swer from Mr Dubois might be left in a certain TUB AT Mr Dubois who was quite ignorant of the source of tho letters and did not know who writer was deter mined TO SET A FOR Ho answered one of the letters stat ing that ho was to procure all the money required at once but would send it in instalment This letter was put under bridge in Brent wood as directed Mr Mather Express Agent at New Lowell was of course Mr Dubois had taken in matter Mr Mather who it will bo seen was in strumental in securing the arrest of the blackmailer up a parcel to a money package which ho New Lowell Shortly after this a iftii called at the Express and asked Mr Mather for a pack age addressed to M The package which had been previously put up and which only contained BROWN PAPER IS PLACE OP DANK NOTES which young man probably expec was bonded to said his name was and that ho lived at Brentwood Mr Mather immediately communicated tlio disclosure to Mr Dubois who to New Lowell and had Maxwell arrested On Tuesday Max well was brought before Hob Patton of New Lowell and Allan of Magistrates who after investigating the charge com mitted prisoner to for trial At tho investigation before magistrate Maxwell was asked if ho hid anything to say about case being cautioned by Court that any statement ho might could be used as evidence him Maxwell said he hod found a letter bridge at Brentwood refer- tho money being sent to liOwell and ho thought any one who would not follow up such try to get money would be very foolish Maxwell is yms of ago and the sou of a respectable Brentwood It is supposed that are several Brentwood implicated in matter Interest developments are looked for when case is tried at Barrio May Another arrest has been made in the notorious wood blackmailing attempted ou Mr Dubois a wholesale father merchant of Toronto arrest of Clarence Maxwell of Brentwood has been followed by that of his mother and sending of her up for trial On Thursday Ontario Pro- Detective J Rogers ac companied by Constable Greer of proceeded to Brentwood and learned that mother of had written letters and that of them had been directed by vil lage school teacher John who had boarded at for time and who admitted having done so Mrs Maxwells request detective then returned to Barrio and laid an information against Mrs Maxwell charging her with sending threatening to Louis Dubois No Revere block accusing hitn of murder with a view and without any roasouablo and probable and various other threatening tetters sent to address and with same inteut Tho lady who is well advanced presented a careworn appearance which indicat ed that fully realized the position she has been placed in- Mr appeared on her behalf and Mr Cot ter Crown Attorney for the persecu tion Mr Dubois being called upon stated that he lived in Toronto and was a feather merchant and about tea years ago- White he there a man named was murdered his body being found on the side of rood tho A man named Moore a tavernkeeper at Brentwood was tried for commit ting the deed but had been acquitted During the six months he stated he received fourteen letter and postcard from Brentwood with out signature They were produced and one read the purport of which was to connect Dubois with the mur der but that if ho would hand over a a Bold watch and an ostrich feather matter would be kept inviolate Mr Dubois stated that ho know the- prisoner but had not heard from her since leaving Brentwood prisoners handwriting she for trials t