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It was a n'ild night on thc Banff- sbire ceast. A furiens gale frein the neî'tbnest n'as scndiag the spray dashing ovor the clius n'hich gird thc shore. Round the bar'ber of tIc smail fishing town 0 'f Portsey tIc entire population stood huddled togellon. Auxieus faces, tcan-stneaked faces. and a Ion' grinu. steu'n-set faces might be seen amid the threng. Somietimnes thc cî'ond n'as hushed and stilli sernotirnes the silence gave place te an exciled baIlle of veices, or n'as brolken by the hîîstOricnl n'ail of an seundod the n'bld shrieking of the wind and tIc thundering roar of the billovs as thoy daslied upen tle ioutor barber W'all or lapon tle rocks around. The fIshing flIco n'as rctunninig berne. On sucn a init it n'as um- possible for tle snacïjï.ks teý live at son there n'ene lut. tuo alternatives -te le n'î'ckcd upen thc rocks, or te "rua tle harbor" tlîat iS to say, te let the boat rua- fnceiy belote- tle storin and steer straight la tîrough the harbon meuth. A cool hond and a steady hnnd, n'ith per- haps a little luck, nîeant snfoty ;a triiling oî'î' oef judgmeit, the mis- calenlation of a fen' foot nieans aImes certain donîl. t n'as iittle n'ender tînt-on suclu a niglît mnotlcîs, n'ives, sisters, and Irothors stî'nined thoir anxious eyes te pience the twiiight n'hicl n'as clesing la upen île -toss- i ag son. On the top of the enter n'all, close ly the barber mouth, a girl n'as creuching. It n'as a n'lld spot for anyoe to choose. Often the spray dnsîed. oer her b er bands, n'itî n'hich sIc clung te the outer edgo of the n'nll, n'ono lno alid numl n'ith cold. The n'ind lad sînkon froc lion hair, and it streamned n'ildly behind ler., Yet the look ia 1er eyes shon'cd tînt aIe feît neitîci' the coud non the %vet, non the n'ind ; hon uholo seul n'ont forth cagerly, nx- iously, inte theý dnnknoss. Twvo boats lad already nnnived in safcty, and non' a third sail love in sigît. For'a fn' imomients the girl's hoant lent madIly, lut soit she ro- cegnized tînt it n'as net tle one sIc looked for. Still sIc watclied il, n'lll a curions inlerest as, birne on île crest of a gigantic n'ave, it came ruish1lng sn'iftly on. rý,c lonîg sIc conid distiaguisli the aged fishermian, Roeet Bnaymend standing calun and ccllected at tle n'leel. Bis keoa oye n'as fixed on the barbon menîl, and his hands beld thie apokes n'iil a grbp of' b-ren. Oui rushcd'île lent n'itlî Ireathîcas speed. The cron'ds on t10 shono qvuiverod n'ith excite- Ment as tLîcy san' il dant ton'ards île larber moiutb. Thon a cheer rang tîreugLli the air as the nheel n'as n'ile ouiiîd and the lent sn'ung safciv fate île haven. Roes as she ncplied se quietly that An- dron' scnrcely heard tIcen'ords. 'Yes. Andren'. it is Jin tînt I'm n'atching for." There n'as a long pause; botîi hoants wcrc tee full te speak, thoÙglu n'ith far diffrent emotions. An- dren"s frank, n'eatîer-beateîî ceun- tenance n'as lard set as le stai'ed vcîtybefore hlM. "Jeanii," le saîd, at last, -I kn'w ,11i11'S a good sort, and I promise you if le cames home safo te-night Jlli nover lotIon yen again as long as I1live." The tears fa thc girl's cyes n'ere net ail duec ote l incl and sait n'ater as she rcplied fa a trembling voice. "Thnnk you, Andren'. You're a goed sert, tee, and-and-I'm serry." "At least, yeu'll lot nme n'a IcI ith asked, tryiîg te sponk cloerfully, theugh bis hcart was aching. 1: "If you nish,, Andren," sIc ne- plied, andtle two sat silent, strain- ing tîcir oyes te pionce the darkness n'Iicb n'as every moment becoming deoper. For hall an heur they sat n'altlng, and eften tIhenî'dy fshrman won- dered 10w Jean ceald endure tle wind and thc icy spray which cicr a nd anon dashcd up. Ilo darod net. lîonever, raise lis veice again te protest.' An ho gla.nccd at tle girl se close te lis side le realized nith pain hon' f ar sue n'as rcmovcd fî'em hlm. Though lo had elten boen rcbuffed le lad nover until to-nigît givon up Ioping that a love se stncng as lis n'ould one day le row-.arded. As le looked back on the last few yoars of' lis life and ronîcibered hon' le lad aln'ays boen toiling, teilîng, ,witlî the siîig-le nin of oaruning enongl te give Jean a comfotabll home, loue f11tînht there wns new a gront blank which 'could ncver le filled up. At last thein vigili nas nen'ardcdl. Out of the darknoss there- suddenly loomned tIc figure of t1e ship. On il came nith the whlite foanm washing over the declc, and at limes hidiag il nîmest frein tîcir vion Il n'as sOute minutes beore Andrew rocog- nîzed thce utiines, and shouted te Jean "It's the Daredevil tbis lime." Jean did net answen. Hon locant was boating n'ildly new, and 1er temples tlîrobbed nitl nuixiona ex- citoment. As the lent drewn nar the twe,, reckless of thie danger, rose up te thein fot and despite thc bnffet- ing 0of the n'ind, stood n'atching its approach. "Jinr's at thce n'heel," shoute.l Andion'an utIle Inter. JIean nedded \ithout spcaklng. As thie aredovil swopt on it sOcin- cd evident that the slccrsman laid lier uiider n'onderful control. Jiîn's quîck oye darted frein the harben metI ta 1die waves at Ils side; oflen a quiel turn at the w'heel te right or Ici t evaded the ensînught of an angry bî'enker, and kept the lent dinectcýd ton'ards the goal. Suddenly, n'ben the lent n'aa oniy ]IUKE 0F CORNWALL AND YORK. cntew'ing thie cerna tory, lnvunîally panse helone a certain grave. The girl (for sluo is 11111e nmore) stoops te place nan'neath offlrosl" llon'cns on the înouîîd. Thc fislierman's oye fa moist as le tunuls an'ay, and, claspiuîg the land n'hiclî lies on lus arn, lie nîutteî's hall te lirnscîf, lal te the girl by lis side- ' "Poor old Andren', ho n'as a goed sert, ind il n'as for your sake, Jean tînt lo dicd."-~ ENUllRULEU TUIE EM1RE THE ROYAL PARTY HAVE TRA- n'hlclî liveinii lbentyunidor tie Un- !on Jack. A few daýlvs Inter they n'ere passing vhnocugî 1he Suez Canal n'hic cli Lniislî diplemacy las made fre o thie w erld, and then oui teAd- on, .thcemJIpiro's eutpost at the Iiioutî of tlic R],'d Son. Coylon, thlat islauid of renen'n, "wherec evei'y prospect pienses and enly 1man is vile," gave Theni n ;learty n'olcomuc, tIe native vacos proving he i r 1fdelity te British ýcon- notionuin luijma'îytangible n'ays. At Singapore, tCher next stepPuag Place, tlue Royal pant-1y had a glimpse of hon' thc Clîinese arc couîyertcd imb !BDitisIhizî.And bleui tîey pas- sed oli te Anstralia, the objcctivec VELLED 30,000 MILES, ploint of ti,ïr tour, -- THETlR XELC'CMn ilcefui le non' Co;i.mmepn'eallh of itie Six Mlontha Have Elapsed eeýSeul las non,'w pnsscd'fate histony. the Royal Party LoI t Ports- The Iluke nnid the Duchess everyn'here nîouth, England. recoived theie oat loyal of greetings, tIc boasted î'adicalism of the Aus- Six mntlis alinost te n day pnssed: trulians seemning only to intonsîly n'hen thc Ophir cast lier, anchons in their deleriîîation te honon the the hanbor 'of Quebec freintînt day! Britishu Prince, n'ho lad come 12,000 la litanel, n'hcî suie sniled fromn miles te- assist at thue binth of lIei' Portsmouth lcaî'ing nitîhonierte, Ceufedenation. Thîe Inet that tIc goed n'islcs of millions of British l i ist session of the Commnonnealth subjeets fa bier journey round theO Paniament n'as held in Melbourne_ Empre.Il as oita hll carfil1 nding thc selection -of a national led nith unique oxponiencos for all on'capital-aaîunally made tînt manvel- boaud. Neyer befone lias the hein te loua city ef tle seuth. the central a tîtroiue made a circuit of thc guobe! point of10f îe stivities. hi is esti- xvithhout once ioaving his own flng. matcd tîntI close upon a million peo- Neveu' bofone, even un tle dnys of thle pIe gatîerred in the capital of the gront Empires of Rome and Greece, State eý Vi'ctoria te sbau'o in the ne- n'as a prince'iii a position te visitijoicing, roprjesentatives of ail tai the ends of the oatl and neceivë the! i. +i,, ý i, ~ ,~1,i,. , of Britain by the peeple of Auck- feeling of anxiety when a werkman land, Wllington, Lyttîcton and lowered hireseif fate one of the Dunedin. The domionstration of loy-istilîs. altyon the part of the 21aoris, the A number of the ilin had seoir natives of the islaads, wvas an espe-, McLeod disappear within the tank cially attractive feature of the visit this merîîing, hcwever, and as the thore. minutes passed and nething was seeir Tasmanla, the island paradise, ad- of him. and neo seund of his work ded its welcome when the Royal par- rcached the mon, Richard Lawson, ty called at Hobart, and they again another still man, becamric worried. wcnt back te the nîainland, visiting Hle hastcîîed tý the tar tank tesecc in tura Adelaide, the capital of if anythfiîg was w ýrang with McLeod. South Australia, and Freemantle and Ali was as silent as the tomb when Forth, in West Australia. Aller this hoie n".hed the stili, and, bis.-shouts farewells were said te the Australian receiveod ne answoý_ Hlus anxiety continent, and the Ophir stnrteddcon tuirned te alarrn, aid feiling for thc the tliird section of lier journecy. safetty 0f lu corad hlo quickly Aiter a vit;it te Mauritius, tIc Brit- loweî'ed hinisucfîfinto ii tu fiii. ish eutpost in the Indian Occan, Once tain sorire Urne pnssed, and, wherc the population, largely of as nothing was heard frein cither French doscent, gave tîcir :Royal maai arotlîer ernployc of the works, I-ighnesses a suitable wclcome, the Weddle by naîte, alterniptcd te make Ophir went on te IDurban, and there a double rescue, for hy thIs tim-e il nificance even tîaîî in Australia. oerpowered by the furmes of the wns still eversliaJlowed by the cloud Great excitement prevailed when of war; yct'both ila Natal and in Weddle wvent dowîî, and long before Cape Colony the weîcornc of thirlie ho uld possibly have cerne -te the Royal 1liglnesses wvns of the meost toi-, agana withi the victirns a gîcat enthusiastiechcaracter. At Dlurban crowd of workrnen surî'ounded the many of the coloulats wbe lad donc still and shoulod dewn suggestions, such good ser-vice in the canîpaiga binte which Weddle made replv freon and arounid Ladysiniith, recoiverd their tîme te tino. Great was the con- rewaî'ds, whle at Cape Tlowvn otheïrs sternatien of aIl wbon this brave fol- of the soldiers of tlhe first South Af- low ne longer gave back shoît for rican Colony were given their mcid- shout. ais. Pcrlîaps the iniost strikiing fon- It n'as just whien the excitement turc of tIe Royal reception in Seutl n's at its height, Nvfin ovory one Afrien n'as the dcînonstratiou of lov- n'as rnaking impossible suggestions alty on thc part oi the blacks, Zulu1s and by wildly teariig back and and l3asuîtos vieing with ecdi otîei' forth tice men were lesseping their te do houer te the grandson of the cornirades chances of oseatie. thut great white Qucen, whoso rule had ALLEN RUSHED ON THE SCENE. brougît thein liberty and love. 110 grasped the situation ai a The Oplîir touclhed at St. Vincent giaucc, and, pushiing the e nii for coaling operatiens, and luec said riig,,t and ]eft, lhonmade' a.dash fo r faren cli te ll.M.S. George and Juno thec 5h11. tyiiîg na i'<pe round hi~s n'hirh had eseorled tlîem aIl the way waîst as hien'ont, annd carrqdng au- to Australia, and se far around theoetlier n'ith hlmi. n'orld. At St. Vincent the Opîlir re- The mon, recogniig a leader, fl ccii cd fresh consorts, I.M.S. Diadcm bnck, quieled dcon nd silently fol- and Niebe. loweci Allon's t~~ decisive ceati- Afler tîjeir trip aeross Canada fnomnîands, neot for ait instant stopping Quebcc 10 Victoria, and back agaîn te questioii the success cf this iien te Halifax, this tnuly Imperial tour p7au. will be closed by a cali at St. John's Allen n'as lowcd into the still. Nen'founidlnnd, :BItalniî's most an- Ho cancfully tied a ropo nrcund the cient colony, and thon foi' body of one ofthie victirns and gave Hlome and Meoule England. ilerope by n'hiclh lubng suspend- oc! a sharp jerk, and n'as immediate- iy pulled te the surface of the pit. EN1 '8BR V S MAN 1-,hl one end f the nope te attached, and n'len lie lad gainea HOW ILLAM ALEN WO thm rsh air again lie pulled after MOW ILLAM ALEN WON inWeddle. ROYAL FHUMVANE IVEDAL. llnrdly n'aiting' te gain lis Ineath Allen made anothor don'nw ard trip, Reacued Three MeIn Overpo-wered and came up nith anoîlier victim. by the umes ofan Eunpy ibistls ime leho îisof n'as pnetty by th Fums of n Emn'cwll exhausted, but lis courage and Stii.deternination te roscue the third Frein across the sea c,)mes tlîe re- aman noever faltecd. port of a dced of bra very n'hicî Qu;ckly bo sn'ung down again te strikies a rosponsive daord in every thL btteuî of the still te release heart and miakes the pulse beat n'ltl ML d, lut ho disceverod that the entînrsiastie praise for the manin'îo n'onkrnni's foot wore held fast ia risked h s life te perfenin a> triple sonie manner, and wliile cndonvoring rosette.toeoxtrîcate lim, Allen was almost Mr.Wila Allen, of Sunderland ovcrcO.lc is the Eniglish beo, and te hlm lias Ho camne up empty hnnded, and as just been an'ardcd tle gold modal Soon as hoen'as sullicienî.ly recovcred A7 -, ike 1-liet'in qne'nrho .rit S0111E 0P THEX1 SAIIn TO BE IN THE-UWRONG PLACE. M1anchester, for Instance,, Shoulci be the Capital of Eng- land. Cities are 50 usualiy born, flot mnade, that the mnanuficture of a cap- ital and seat of C overninent forthe Commonwealth of Australia jinvites attention., One lji the Ëtlrc,-e hiýjtht unknown pflacesOrangeý, yass or Bombala-in New South Wlosis to bc turlned into the Federal caipitail. On a site 0of 100 square mi1cjpý,a. mlodel city is -to be ý bufit and t1his will bc the national centre of A jus_ tralia. Fow rnany coun1tries w d -change--.thi r ptasif they e, 4- start afresl, iwîth a clear f 11d0$ndn favor? To start with, Mlanchester is the truc geographical and social centre of Engl and. It is central, which Loni- don is net. It is likewise free frei fear of invasion, while a sudden dash across the ninety miles frem France would strikc the Empire at its heart. The position ,of Woolwich, too, la terribly exposed. Manchester, on the ot'uer hand is nicely inland, yet with- lu hal 0f Liverpool, while itba new its slip canal. It is the con- vergihg point of the arterial railways_ and for $5 you can go te any part bf the JKingdom. Emphatically, Lon- dion should be at Manchester. Equally ill-placed fa St. Peters- burg . It is at the very edge and end of Russia. As for the value of is positiun on the sea, the Neya is frez- en up six"mentIs eut of the twelve. It wals a vnst inlistake of Peter the Great te transport bis capital frein 1\oscow te the nortilera morass. Mos- ccw la central, and the building of railways has iane sense made it~ more open te attack. The Russian lines are of a ditrerent gauge to al others and se would becixseless te ani iavader, w hile Russia woufld concers- traie treops upon them. Thle Iàsco- 'iite's dissatlsf action with St. l'eters- burg is shiowià by bis cntn glances at Constantinople, itnd ia determination te establish is, capi- tal on the sunny Bosphorus some day. Paris is alinost ain idc'al capital, ealy tic war with Gerniany showed its openness te ATTACE AND CAPTUREM. Orleans.would be better, being on a river like Paris, and ratIer more la- land and central. It weuld be im- possible te auggost a botter capital for Gerinany than Berlin. Neither could Vieîîna be imiproved upon for situation. Rome, tee, is goed. Its weaknes 'is defensive. 0f a11 European capi- tals itlia~sbeen mnost olten in the hands of an enomy. la its long his- tory Romie bas been bosiegcd and captured ever thirty tinies. But for the malter of ilînt, London anid St. Petersburg are the oilly two capital cities of Europe that have neye-r be occunied lv a foriga foc.