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. I iiir- ♦«>«>««H«4«4«>«4«4«>JCH-»>«^»>0>fl^ ::a-f »â- â™¦Â«+«â- â™¦ ll 1 ^ THE STEWARD'S SON CHAPTEIt XXVI â€" (Conlioued.) l^ "Yes," he said, standing before hi-r in his statuesque attitude, witli his hards clasped behind his back. "All are well, and everythiag is going ou all right. One of your ponies was a little oil color the other day, but I gave it a powder and it all right now. And I ventured to give direc- j said, tions to the gardener to plant a beu j xhat niffht ho ton bore ofl the belle with a cali;i, impassive countenance. llo wrapped her in the fur an 1 closed the windows, but remained outside the carriage. Not yet would he force himself upon her. "It is such a lovely night that t am going to ask your permission to smoke a cigarette on the box," ho had a dream. ITo of thoso pansies you admired at I dreamed that he was standing before Ferndaio on the lawn beneath your window." Norah tried to feel grateful, and. failing, made her response warmer by consequence than it would have been if she had really felt it. "That was very kind of you, to remember that I liked the flowers," she said. "Yes, I remembered it," ho said, quietly. "You will have some line specimens, I hope. I sent to Scot- land for some. If you will e.xcu.so me," he went on. "I will lind the earl. There are one or two things â€" " and ha left her to think over his re- gard for her pony and her flowers. Harman was more than grateful when Norah went upstairs to put on her opera cloak, and told the pooi- womaA the news Berton had brought. "I can never thank him enough, my lady. Mr. Guildford must have a kind heart to take so much trouble the altar with Norah, that th.-; clergyman was droning the uiarriaujo service, and that lie, Guildford B'jr- ton, was just taking the hand of his lovely bride, when the shadowy forin of Becca South floated between them, and that it was her cold â€" and dead! â€" hand which clasped his fingers! CHAPTER XXVII. Guildford Berton was far too clev- er to force him.sclf upon Norah at the ball, and he adopted the san;e tactics iu Park lane. Thej met at meals, and ho worked hard to am i.se and entertain hei-. He had always some story, some pleasant jest cr topic for conversation; and althou'^h he did not force his pre.senco upoa her, ho endeavored to make hiin.se!f indispensable ' to her. Lady Ferndaio had suggested that Norah should take to riding, but us . ^, , . . , yet Norah had been too listless about and thought on my account and me everything to fall in with the si:g only a servant. 1 didn t think, beg- ./;„„ '?, ..u i.. , ,. ., „...? ily a servant. 1 didn't think, beg ging your ladyship's pardon, that ho was that sort of gentleman, but it only shows how one can misjudge, my lady." She had always disliked Guildford Berton, and treated him coldly; whereas she had loved Cyril Burne. And the one had taken pains and trouble to relieve the mind of a ser- vant, while the other had prove 1 base and false. Had she. too, no', been guilty of a.i error in judgnienl? When she reached the hull, the car riage was waiting, and beside it ' stood Guildford Berton with a wra.> of soft fur. "1'he nights are chillier here than they axe at Santleigh," he said. "You will let me put this round you Lady Norah?" Notwithstanding its being the ol! season, the dance was a big one, and Guildford Berton soon found that the Morning Post, though a little extr:\- vagant, did not e^iaggerate over gestion. If she could have had Cyril to rido with, it would have been i dirJcrent matter. But Guildford Be"- ton, without saying anything to worry her, went out and chose a quiet horse for her, and then told the curl what he had done. "The Park is quiet now," he said, "and I know a capital riding niastor. .â- \8 Lady Ferndaio says, it will do Lady Norah more good than any- thing else." "Very kind, very thoughtful of you. But I am not overfond of rid ing ma.'itcrs; and it is, alas! some •''years since I rode." "If I.ndy Nornh will permit ine, T will go with them," said Guildford Berton. "1 shall be able to help her, perhaps." .\t lirst Norah shook her head, and said that she ditl not care about it; but the earl made a point of it, and she got a habit, and the lessons com- i:Â¥?nced. - , „_ ... J I '^ho would infinilelv preferred to much. 1-horo was a deci. led sensa- ^avo ridden with the' master alone, tion when Lady Norah entered the n,„t ^ ^^.^^^^^ ungenerous, after ball-room, and he saw the men driv>v â-  toward her as if magnetized. H.! was far too wise to hover about â-ºer, and betook himself to a distant part of the room; but there he heard jier name quite frequently, and soon fathered that others beside himself were alive to her beauty, and the indescril.iablo charm which sh-s wrought. His own clean-cut face, with its lelf-contuined and somewhat sombre expression, attracted some attention, and he had the questionable satisfac- tion of hearing one lady usk anothi-r who and what he was. "I am only a steward's son," ho thought to himself; "but I shall soon be the husband of Lady Norah, anil nl' had and the trouble Guildford Berton taken, to object to his company so ho rodo with them; and it wa" reall.v he, and not the master, who did the instructing. "These men nrc mere machines," he said, as he rode beside her, kecpiiiR a careful eye upon the horse, and al- lowing himself to glance only now an<l then at tho beautiful rider. "They have a method which they ap- ply to all; it never varies, though the puail may bo as nervous as a reed or as full of courage as you are. Lady Norah." "I don't fool very courageous, but I don't think I shall fall off." And. indeed, she had no such fears, and in a few times sat the animal earl's son-in-law, and then there j as if she had been riding since child- will bo no need to ask." and he en- couraged him.sclf with this while he looked on at Norah surrounded by her "throng of courtiers," as Morning Post had it. He did not dance. He did not a.sk Norah for even a square dance, Ibou^ he would have b<>en ful'.y warranted in doing so. Ho knew instinctively that she dislikeil and hood These morning rides undoubtedly did her good, and after a. fashion the I she enjoyed them; though ull the time she was conscious of n feeling that her enjoyment would have been greater if Guildford Berton had not been present. As for him, the couple of hours hj spent by her side were an intoxicu- distrustcd him, and that ho must, if tion and a delight, that soo.) he would win her, restrain himself- possess his soul to patience. And presently ho had his rewanl. In the middle of the small hours the for Norali, growing upon this closo HTought a change in him. Uis face lost .something of its pali^noss, ard all ils haggardness, and his passion earl came up to him. "I find that I am rather tir-'A, Guildford," he said, "and 1 think I should like to go home; but I do not wish to interrupt Lady Norah's en- joyment. Will you be good enough to escort her when she is ready?" He spoke as he would have done to a superior servant, but Berton was satisfied. "Go by all means, my lord," he •aid. "Oh, yes; I will take caro o' Lady Norah." So it happened that an hour later, when Norah, weary beyond words, of companionship, assumed gigantic proportions." But his ministrations did not end in getting her a horso and teachin;j her to ride. Almost every hour of the day ho found something he could do for hor. llo had rendered himself indispensa- ble to the earl at Santleigh. and he slipped into tho life at Park Lane a.s easily as he had done at the Court. It was he who suggested visits t.) tho theaters or concert*, and he who got the tickets and securwl the seats; and if the earl did not care to go. as the music and the laughter and the I was often the case, Guildford Berton worship of hor adorers â€" through al ' was there to pla.v e.scort to of which she had been thinking of and Lady Perndalp. Norah Cyril, married to Becca South â€" look- ed round for her father, Guildford Berton glided to her side. "'1'he earl has gone, Lady Norah," he said, "and has been good enough to consign you to my care. Wou>d you like to go now?" Norah bit her lip, but she could show no open resentment. His to 'o of reverential respect made that im- possible, and she put her hand upon his arm. "Who the deuce fellow walking olf Ho was always .satisfied to lomuin in the background, to sit hohind Norah's chair, to hold her program or bouquet. Ho always got her o|>era cloak ready; his arm was always ot her service. "I wish I didn't di.slikc your Ml. Guildford Berton .so much; or, rather 1 wished I likotl him better, Nornh." said Lady Veindale. one evening when (iolldford Berton had been more than usually useful and unobtrusivc- 9 that pale-face 1 ly altonlivo. with tho I-ad,\ I Norah gave a little start; she hnd Norah?" asketl one man of another. I been looking at tho stage and watch "Her brother? No' the earl hiisn't a ing tho acting, but her thoughts were son. Confound him! ^'ho can he ' for awa.y from the play, which was ^?" I being admirably ]>erforinod, and .she }tut though, ho felt, rather than replied, listle.ssly. SManl the whispered comments, U«r-> "Do you dislike him so much?" "Y-ea, I'm afraid so. 'Pon ro word I don't know why, for he has really vastly iniprovetl, and I'm con- stantly hearing from people thti!- they consider hiai a remarkably nicc man." "Yes. But why do you call him 'my' Mr. Berton?" Lady Ferndale looked at her hilf curiously and smiled. "Well, my dear, ho really seems to belong to you as much as if he were o colLir with your name engraviid upon it." Norah's brows came together, and a look half impatient, half troubled, passed over hor face. "Ho is staying with papa," .she said, quietly, "Ho is his friend more â€" ratlisr than mine." "He is a '-"ory useful friend, any- way," responded Lady Ferndaio. "Here he comi-s with our clooJts; and I'm suru he'll have tho carriage clove to tho door, however grout the crush ma.v be. An extremely useful younij man! We were just wondering how you contrived to manage things as you do, Mr. Berton," she said to him. as he entered the box, and an- nouced, in quiet tones, that the car riago was \*aitinf:; and her tone w r..= more gracious than it usually was when sho addressoil him. He smiled and glanced at Norah, but her face was particularly col.'. and unresponsive; and h^ guessed that Lady Ferndaio had been spenli.- ing of him." "We never have to wait for any- thing when wo have you to look af- ter us. Now. I'll be bound you hav-T bribed or bullied tho policeman to let oi'.r carriage get to the front." "I don't like ladies hanging about in tho lobbies," ho said, gravely, â- "niey are always draughty. It would not do for you â€" or Lady Norah â€" to catch cold." "Especially Lady Norah," said Lady Ferndcile, archly, and smiling; but Norah looked colder and more unresponsive than before, and having put them into tho carriage, he walk- ed off- to a club to which ho belonged, and going to the smoking-room, sat himself down in a dim corner and reviewed the situation. Was it time to strike yet? Bid he dare to avow himself? His face grew hot and then cold as ho pic- tured Norah's start of surprise, ar.d perhaps contempt, and anger, and scorn when he told her that be- loved her. j And the earl? What reception woi.'l'l I ho give the news? I It was late when he reachetl Park Lnne, and he let himself in by h's latch key, and entercl tho house quietly. (To bo Continued.) 1 IVIOOF.RN Gl.VNIS AKE IRAIL. Not .So Stronq As Tlioy Look and Unii- siiully Shorl-Livcd. The youiiy ntissinu stripling 9 feet 8 inches high who was found not long ago on Ihfc .Siberian iKirdei; and speedily inlroductd on Euiopcnii show bills ro- vivos interest in giiiuis in gpiieral an'l directs allonlion lo the lil<;rnture o< lho.se placid and innoccnl Brobdifjnay iiin.s wlio seem lo keep up the line of tiie order with unfailin^i regulurily. There is a good deal of it when it is .<el in bibliographical array, but il is gen- erully hidden away in dust bins of oblivion beyond the ordinary student's explorations. In 1718, a French scholar named lleii- zoin publi.shcd a work al)oul gimils, be- ginning with .Vdnni, wiio. as he asserted, WHS 123 feet iiiehcs tall, Eve being only five feet shorter. But Adam'.s des- cendants be^ian to taper off from the beginning. When they came to Nouh they liail sheared down that, celebrated nuvi<:;utor to the coiiiparativoly trivial stature of 27 feet. Abraliani was only 20. and Mo.'jas slopped at la, a dwarfish liciglit ill the comparison. .\ftcr the great luw-giver the stature of mankind came down to ils present average, in which tlieie has been no inarUcd change except ill individual ca.se.s since the be- ginning nt the lii.slorical and .stHlisliciil period. Nuw and then n colossus ari.ws out of the generation of pigmies, like tlic young Rt;.ssian referred lo, and now and then a big skeleton is dtig up, show- ing that nature has some o'usinirc nerd of giants und has never allowed the race entirely to run out. Ill life they are usually weak-minded, a.s well as trail of botly. and, as a rule, they do not live long. Owarfs, on the other hand, arc often nimble-wilted and stand a good chance of longevity. .\n Austrian empress in the seventeenth century look tho whim to round up all the giants and dwarf.s in her empire and Turn Ihcni in together. Apprelien- sloii was expressed that the big ones would terrify the .small ones, but il was the otliei' way. The giants were com- pelled to ns!< for protection from Itie impish tricks of the dwarfs, and they had lo be .sci>arutcd bcfure peace reigned among tlu.'ni. ' The ordinary giont of the circus, pre- tending to be 8 feel and more in sta- ture, is likely to be a foot or so shorter than that, the rest being shako aiil boot heels. How much is added to the real height of the Mu.scovite Goliatli to make up liis asserted 9 feet 8 inches is a nin'lcr of conjecluro .so far, and per- haps the sliowmcn may succeed in Gon- cenling il till post-moileiii inea.sure- iiienls are taken. VmI it ho has niiy- lliing near tlie st,-iliirc clainic<J for him lie will ea.sily head the giant procession of all linin.s, except tho biblical ones, wliicli for siicli purposes of coinpari.son may properly be left out of Ihe count. PAuic,«LY CABK. ".'.Jo voiir daughter is having hor voice ciillivnlcd?" "Well," aiiswrreU the peivnl, "that's tho way her incitlior and the girl put it. But. belwtcii you und ine, 1 engaged a professor in the hojie ot gelling' ,1 cured." CALVES AND ABY BEEF Baby beef is the highly finished product that sells for the highest figure because the muscles, tendons and tissues are not hardened by age and use. It is fender and juicy, like a sappy, young tree. It costs, on t!ie average, about 3c to make I lb. of gain at one year, and about 7c. at two yeais, and so on, because the digestive powers are more energetic in younger than in older stuck. There sliould be no let up in feeding the 365 days of tlie year. Clydesdale Stock Food can be fed with the greatest benefit to calves, especially with Separator Mitk, as it takes the place of the extracted tmtter fats. It prevents " tcouri," liierefore, there is no " let up" in growth. It has the bone and muHcle producing ingredients that helps to build a frame on whicli to put the tender flesh quickly, and, at a profit. Noth ng injurious in it, and can stop feeding it without iiartnful efiects. Human beings can take it with benefit. We take it every day. Your mcney cl;eerfully refunded by the dealer if any Qydesdale Preparations do not give satisfaction. Tiy Hercules Poultry Food. Cltsbsdai-b Stock Food Co., Limited, Toco&to . I HEALTH I RHEUMATI.SM. That there is no rival road to relief from rheumatism was proved afresh tlie other day by an April grandnioiher^ who had emerged triumphantly to lioalth from a state ot helplessness n wluch she had not been able to fasten her clothfcs or Jo her ov.-n hair. "How did you do il?" she was asked. .\nd she answered by the one word, "Diet." Dr. Leyden, of Berlin, who is the leading auihority on rheumatism in liurope. de- clares that while you never can eradi- cate it, you con control it by exercise in Ihe open air, much bustling about, and hearty and fequent meals from which most of tho tilings apiicaring in llie ordinary bill of fare are left out. Of meats you must .deny yourself heavy, dark flesh. Under this head is itemized million, vcni.son, goo?;', and aiiytiiing lliut is cut off a pig. Devote yourself to cliicl<en, luiui), game, sweet- breads, and the more delicate fish, when simply coolvCd and served witlir 11 rich sauces, .\void lobsters and every fried lish. but enjoy lobsters and clams. Of vegetables never touch tomatoes, cucumbers, and ull salads lliut lin\e a vinegar dressing for on inadequate stomach is busy iiianufacluring more acid tlian the system can endure. Eat lightly of potatoes, dried beans, or pea.s, and raw onions, but indulge freely 11 green beans, and carrot.s, liirnip.s, and well-cooked greens. For all Ihe slanh you need rice is the proper source cf supply. An abundance of well-cooked rice is wortti all the bread and beans and potatoes |)ut logelher. .Strawberries, raw pears, and raw ap- ples are cut off from the rlieumalic, also grape and orange juice, but there is a divine healing quality found in the acid of lemons ami limes. 'I'hero is but one .sentence lo cover the uso of sugarâ€" nn^l tlial is, don't eat it in any form what- soever. Almost as .sweeping a denuncia- tion is made of all liquids, except water and milk, coffee, tea, beer, claret, port, and champagne acting as 11 sort of poison on Uio rtieumatic system. .Six months of this dii't was all the Irealment followed by tliis young-old lady, who declared herself to Ix; us gojd as new, except that she took four or live times a day if she felt the least twinge a few drops of f.il of u iiitergreen. .\bout this she had made the discovery that there are two grades of different elllcacy, one ot the nianufaelured and one the real, the latter l)eing tlie only one which was really helpful. ONLY MALF-WEI.L It is the easiest thing in the world to fall into a fashion of semi-invalidisiii, and to declare ones<Mf not up to the mark, when one lias slept badly, or over-eaten, or worlced too hard. Num- bers of people do not work hard enough, with the result tliat they suffer from ennui, wliicli. in itself, leads to disea.se. It sliould be considered one of life's .solemn duties to keep well if one can, and disease .should be considered a great niisfurlune. I'o he linlf-well is lo bo half-equipped for the battle of life, to be only half-ready to do one's share of tho daily task. I'eople who are halfwcU arc .seldom in good spirits, and their niolancholy acts us a wet blanket on thb good cheer of ollicrs. When il cannot be helped, this state of things must be accepted. When il can, to yield lo il is almo.sl a .siii. A QUEIi.N'S MOTTOES. Here are some of tho mottoes which are said to bo held by Ihe Portuguese Queen:â€" Keep out of dooi's all you can. Hrealhc outdoor air, live in it, revel 'n it. Don't .-.hut your.self up. Build your house so that your air supply is good. Throw away your portieres and bric-a- brac. Don't have uselc.ss trifles aixiund. Have a favorite form of exorcise, and make the most of it. Hide lior.M'back, if you can; cycle if you cann.il get a horse; do somethingâ€" anything- lo gel out ^u the open oir. Don't gel (at. Fat is on incubus which weighs you down. Fa! is the .sign of nver-iniinlijeni e. Fa! makes you old a«d ugly. Kal keeps you froni being lithe. yo;ni|.' ;uid blooming. Don't ovi-r-eat. Drink liille. and let 1! be pure. Doii'l try- to di'^.vs too iiiiieh. Yet dre.ss as wcU as \oii ;uv able we,;! ,... „., !|. ,,, I . ....!; . ,.,, ..,..|r l,.-,.'y. TREATMENT FOR OBESITY. The only cure for obesity is sblf-deni*] in diet, combined with plenty of the rig'il exercise. Anyone can reduce his or her weight by leaving off ail starchy foods, such as bread, polafoes, farinaceous foods, and never louching butter, milk, eggs, cream, pastry, or swficts, re- marks a good authority. A gla.ss of hot water should be drunk morning and night. Breakfast must consist of weak lea, an apple, and biscuits made c{ bran. Dinner, fish, chicken, or two .slices of moat without fat, green veg8» tables, and fruit without sugar. Ono cup of afternoon tea and a bran biscuit. Supper, flsli and an apple. One glass of claret may be drunlc after dinner. CURE FOR CHAl^PED HANDS. After Ihe hands have been in water they sliould always be tlioroughly dried with a soft towel, then common oalmeai well rubbed into them. A bowlful of the latter should l>c kept in a convenicnl rdace for this purpose. Regularly ap- plied, il will usually keep the hands do- lightfuUy soft and while. Warm gloves or niiltens should always be worn whca the hands must be exposed to the wea- ther, and tlie hands should never b« allowed to become thoroughly chilled. VITALITY. Keep up your vitality and you will never know disease of any kind. No di.'jcn.se can exist where there is an abundance of pure blood. To gel the necessary aiuounl. eat nutritious food; to circulate il perfectly, take proper ex- ercise; to purify il. get fresh air and .sun- sliinc. If a perfectly healthy condition of tlie skin exists anil an even tempera- lure of tlie surface of tho body is iiiuin- lained, it is impossible to catch cold. t".oid-wa!cr baths taken every day will do niiicli towards producing the former; proper food and exercise the latter. GIAKDI.\<; TlIK KAISICR. Tlic Berlin l»oli<-e Praclire a Plan <;l Campaign. r?erlin, Geriiiaiiy, has made eUiborato arrangements to siippre-ss. any populuf deinonstrution that may be conlcni- plaled against the Govenimunt.. Owing lo the effects of the Ru.s.siun revohilioiiary iiiovenient upon the So- cialists of Germany, the city has Ikkiii dividtHl into scpiare sections, by the organizalion of wliich the iwUce coulil put down effectually any attempt by a mob to inureh towanl the Enuxsior's palai.'c and the Govoriimenl olflces. Tlio i)lan of campaign is rehearsed as often as festive occasions attract im- mense crowds to tlie centre of Berlin. On siidi occasions tlio extrai'iilinarir .skill of the police in dispo.^iing of tho crowds, which they drive, block by. block, out into tho suburbs, has bC(-4» comnicnted upon. Ono side of each organized .square is left open, and tliis is always the .side facinij the .-iubiirbs, so that tho crowd may drift in that dii-ection. In tlie ca.se of a popular uprising, tli« fourth side of each square would lie left open or clo.sed, according lo the gravily of the situation. If it became necessary to siipiire.ss the ri.sing by the most .severe measures, tho fourth side of each .squsre coud In closed, .so that Ihe rebels within it would be euclo.serl within innenetrable lines ot fire and steel, and could be shot down or boyoneled lo the la.st man. SILKNT I'On Sl.\ YEARS. 'Hie case of 'Toscphlno Varillo has createil a good deal of interest iu Taris. Si.x years ago. in resentment at a sentence of imprisonment, .she vowed .she would never speak again. Sho kept that vow, and recently ttia doctors dis,;overed that sho hnd ac- tually become dumb. wiiAi" rr w'.vs. Mrs. W'antcrknowoâ€" "I sliould liko to kno'.v, Mr. W., why you are so cross wlien I nsk questions. Surely you don'l think I have idle curinsily?" Mr. \\',â€" "Great .Soolt, nol Yours in tlH* most perniciously active, wide-awake, sleepless, energetic ctii'iosily il was over my folo lo encounter." "Tlial coat li'oks .shabby," reinoiked llieks to his iiii.iniHle friend Ihe iioet; "why ilon'l ye.u have it luriii'd?" "Do you lliink tiiis (•(Hil lia.s threo sides?" a.',ke<l till' impecunious one. .-iadly; nt; I r 'ilMng nioro \wts >aid ou the silbjeti