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â- l"l - W " l"I"l " I"I"M"I ' I"l " i"I"i"I i. M .»^ The Power of PeFsiiasion I Or Lady Caraven'5 Labor of Love. CHAPTER xvu. Tho gi-iind ball In honor Hamilton was to go given the last day of i-WJ 4- H " H - I " I - r -' r ' I ! ' ! I " ! I ' ! " !"M"H '|i of Lady at Rav- Septom- ensmere on ber. The summer wcathcv still ling- ei-ed; aowers that should have died before were still living, birds that ed at her he wonilered that he had ever boasted of his preference foi- blondes. What could compare with the splendor of those dark eyes, the exquisite coloring of that noble Southern face? He must have been blind. He crossed tlie room to eliould long since have sought a sun- witej-e the young countess stood talk- nier clime were .still singing. On the ' ing to Lady Hamilton. evening of tho ball a bright moon! "Hildred," he said, simply, "will The woman of Lady Hamilton of was .shining in a clear sJiy, and tho wind was sweet as iu summer. There had been royul entertainments at Ravensmere. but none had ever been on a grander or more magnificent scale than this ball. All that flow- ers, lights, and superb decorations could eflect was effected. There was tier after tier of brilliant bloom; the light of a thousand tapers made a brightness greater than that of day; tiny scented fountains rippletl among the flowers. U was a magniflcent spectacle; and of U.at magniflcent fete there were two queens. At the opening of the bail they stood for a few moments side by side; and then opinion varied aa to which was file more beautiful Countess Caraven was a stately loveliness, fairy-like beauty. The countess, who had some vague Idea that this night would be the turning point in her destiny, had de- voted much time and thought to her toilet. Her dress was of some shin- ing material that resembled cloth of gold; the rounded arms were baie to the shoulder, the white neck and throat rising like a stately flower from its calyx. The golden hue of the dress enhanced tlie Dcauty of tho dark eyes and hair; there was a slight flush on tho splendid face, a deeper light in her dark eyes. She wore a suite of superb rubies; they lay in the coils of dark hair, and spaj-kled like points of flame on the white breast; as she moved, tho light scintillated tvnd gleamed in the rich dress and jewels. By her side stood her rival and perfect contrast â€" fair, blonde Lady you save one dance for me? She looked at tho pretty tablets, then smiled at him. "1 am not engaged for the next waltz," she said. "Then give it to me," requested the «arl; and the dark eyes were rais- ed to his. "If I had been enga.ged I should have felt inclined to brealt my en- gagement," she said. Lady Hamilton was not quite pleased. Two suns could not shine in one hemisphere, and if Lady Car- aven had any plea of outlining her, the sooner that idea was abandoned the better. "It is rather odd," she said, with one of hor brightest smiles, "to see husband and wife waltz together â€" one would imagine you were still lovers." Hildred was on the point of re- torting that they had never yet been that, but prudence restrained her. "You will not forget your prom- ise?" said the earl. "For the walt25 â€" no," she replied. "Let me see you write my name," said the earl. And Lady Caraven took up the pretty tablets again. They held many names. Against the waltz she wrote: "My hus- band." He was watching her intently, and when she had finished writing ho took the tablets from her hand. How strange the words looked! There were noble names above them, no- ble names below them. "My husibnnd." Ho wondered why she had not written "Lord Cara- ven," or his initials. As he return Hamilton â€" in a dress of pure white j ed the tablets to her their eves met -white, with green leaves and flow- ers â€" and with flowers in her golden hairâ€" the perfect ideal of a fair, graceful, lorely woman. As they stood for a few minutes side by side, all eyes were upon them. The ball was a marvelous success. Lord Darners, who had come to Rav- t/iixnere purposely for it, said that he had never .seen anything like it. He went up to the earl, who, looking very handsome in his evening dress, was watching tho dancers. "Do you know, Caraven," he ask- ed, "who is the handsomest woman here?" The earl looked round with a smile. "The decision does not ..,,..,. „ .^'â- ",1"";°'\l suddenly .awoke minutes hesitation, said Lord Da-' â€" mers. "Look round and you will see that there is no one to compare with your own wife. She is b.v far the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life." Tho earl looked up wonderingly. "Is she? Ho you know that I have never thought much of her ap- peamnco?" "Then you have been blind. Look at her now." Lord Caraven looked up. He saw a tall, beautiful figure and a mag- niflcent face with dark, proud bril- liant eyes and a lovely mouth, round which played a half grave, timorous smile. He seemed to be impi-essed. "You are right," he said; "she is very beautiful." "i should imugino so." returned Lord DHiiier.s. oniphatically. "Why. by her s-ide even tho brilliant Lady Haniillon looks faded. Elver.v one is talking about your wife; you do not know how many men envy you," Lord Caraven laughed aloud. Per- haps if the world knew all. he told himself, there would bo little cause for envy. "She is beautiful." he repeated to himself. Ho had suddenly awoke to tho knowledge of the fact. He said to himself that he must have been. blind. Had this woman been any other than his wife ho would have thought her perfection Aa he look- in a long, lingering glance. Sud- denly, .she turned from him with her face on firo, and Lord Caraven, with a strange sensation at his heart, be- gan talking to Lady Hamilton. "This is my waltz," said Caraven. shortly afterward, as ho came up to his wife. She did not raise hor eyes to his â€" she was afraid to do so. What if they should tell him her secret? What if he should read love for himself shining in their depths? The oarl had smiled, half sighed at the piquant strangeness of the situa- tion. This noble woman, to tho knowledge of whose beauty he had was his own wife. They had spent much time together, both .sung and worked together, yet he never I'cmeinbered to have ombi'ac- ed her; now his arm was round the supple, graceful ligure â€" the lovely face was close to his own. Ho saw before him the whole time, standing out clear and distinct from tho oth- ers, tho two words, "My husband." Lord Daniei-s had told him that ho dued murmur, all dazzling her eyes â€" and she said to herself: "I love my husband." Tho whole world s«emed changed to her. Shyly, timidly she looked at him. He was talking to a group of ladies, his hnndsoino face ail ani- mation, his tall, well-built figure all grace. He was a man to bo proud of â€" a man to love. Hut ho must never know about this love of hers â€" this newly-found, precious treasure. He despised her for her want of no- ble birth; f»ho must keep her love as secret as the grave. That increased tho distance be- tween them. She was so fearful that he should discover her .secret, so fearful that ho should think her un- womanly, so afraid that he should imagine she wantetl his love, that she look refuge in cold, ishy.iprous avoid- ance. There were no more rides or drives to see the buildings and the improvements; there was no more quiet letter writing in the library. When Lord Caraven wanted Hildred she had some gentle, ready e.xcuse. and with a house full of visitors it was difficult to determine whether those excuses were genuine or not. But from the night of the ball every- thing Was altered between them; Hildred was no longer vhe devoted, unselfish wife, who studied him and his interests above everything else â€" she was the proud, iia.ssionale, ten- der woman, who would ratlier have died than let him know that she lov- ed him in spite of his neglect. In consequence of this, tho oarl was tJirown more and more into the society of Lady Hamilton. His wife declined to ride with him; Lady Hamilton assured him that she could live in the open air. His wife had no time to discuss his letters; Lady Hamilton assured him that there was nothing she liked better than overlooking another person's corres- pondence. His wife never asked him to sing; Lady Iliunilton did so, and sat listening, and looking unuttera- ble things. Lady Caraven's sliyness was her opportunity. Not that she for a moment intemdod to make any mischief between husband and wife. or that she was in love with Lord Caraven; but she acted as she did simply because it was her practice to absorb tho attention and engross the interest of every man who came within tho sphere of her attrac- tions. The deeper nature of the no- bler woman did not recognize this. The young countess hid her love as she had hidden her jealousy; but it was hard to bear. One trait more than any other con- vinced her that she was jealous of Lady Hamilton. She had until now been quite indifl'crent; all the world might know the terms on whicli she and her huaband lived; slie had not cared in tho least. But now she grew morbidly anxious' that this golden-haired beauty, should never know them. She could not tell why. but she would fain have made Lady Lord I Hamilton believe that she was hap- I),V â€" that her husband loved her â€" that they were united and agreed as oth- er husbands and wives. She tor- mented herself by wondering what Lady Hamilton would say if she knew the true state of the case; how the sunny blue eyes would gleam with laughter â€" how the fair face would flash with scorn! Lady Car- aven said to herself that she would suffer death rather than iiermit the story of her unhappy married life to be known to her rival. Whenever •sJie Saw her husband talking to Ludy Hamilton sho wondered if she her- .self wore the topic of conversation. Instinctively tho two ladies were riv- als â€" thoy hardly know why â€" in- .•stinctively one developed a dislike of tho otheiv. There was no one to warn tho beuuiii'ul young countess tliat she was a subject of envy. The past had ^ was yielding to a t/3rrible fault thai all been a sorry mistake. How | would bring with it a terrible i>ini- beautifully this neglected , unloved wife of his danced! It was the very poetry of motion. Uut â€" how strange it was! â€" she never looked at him; she did not talk or laugh; she scorn- ed rather to avoid him, as it were. •'She does not like me," thought the earl; "and sho has no little rea- son." He was frank enough to own that. The dance ended, he led his wife to a seat, and then left hor with a bow. She was never quite the same again. As it needs but a small match to firo a train of gunpowdei-, so it nee<lcd but a little to awaken her iove into keen, quick, passionate life. That one dance with him had done it. Sho loved him with her whole heart, and tho suddenness with which that conviction flashed over I hor bewildered her. Sho sat quite Ls-hment. Sir Huoul was not well tho old wound pained him terribly â€" and there were days together when he coulil not leave his room; so that Hildred was left to the pain of her love and sorrow. Anything than that her husband .should find out her secret. ITow he would laugh at her! The monoy- l<!iider's daughter to love tho oarl â€" the neglected wife to give hor heart, all unasked, all unsought for. to hor husband! She felt that she could not survive the sneer. He should not know it. He might tliinU her capri- cious; he should think her anything but iiifatuatoii with himself. He said to hor one morning, laughing- l.v: "Hildred, the days of our pleasant meetings seem to be passed." She made him some evasive an- still, the soft, sweet music, the rip- | swer and quitted the room. Ho pie of the little fountain, the sub- I looked thoughtfully after hor. What Many Children Out of School With Coughs and Colds, and Parents Everywhere are Proving the Wonderful Cur- ative Powers of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. began in the form of a, cold. To-<iay the schools have many a vacant seat on account of coughs and colds, a.nd majiy children who lore there vhould b« at home. What Wlion grown pooplo neglect thoir iiilmonts and allow tbem to develop into serious diseased, they hav« no 0B« to blame but thomcclvcs. With children it is different. be- j treatment are these children getting? cause they do not realize the se- Do their parents rcelize tho seriou»- riousnesB of a neglected cold nor the _ nesa of neglecting to cure a cold ? means of obtaining cure, and many a ] Have they proved the merite of Dr. Child, as he grows older and flnds Chase's Syrup of Linsird and Tui^ himself a victim of pneumonia, o«n- , peiitlnc aa a oure for roimhs sad sumption, bronchitis, asthma or ] colds, bronchitis, croup, whooping throat trouble, cannot but see that cough, aad all kindred Ills ? hie parents were responsible for ne- Vsry many bare. for tiicre Is no gleclinf treasment when hi» ailment j preparation for throat aad lung die- Edmanson, Bate* ft Co., T«roBt« oases that kas anything like the sal* of Dr. Chase'* Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. U» careful when you buy to see that tbo portrait and sicnatura of Dr. Chase ia on the wrapper. If you send tho children to the stjore, wara them not to accept an.y imitation or substitution. Children like to tak* I>r. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine, and there is bo remedy to prompt and olfectlve. 'J6 cents a bottle; family sice, three ttMes aa much, 00 cents; at all daalern, or had come over his wife? Had sho grown tired of hei- devotion to him, or Was it that her time was fully occupied with vi.sitors? It was not a matter of much moment to him; ho did not spend much time in think- ing about her; but her manner slight- ly puzzled him. No one else saw anything strange in her. Sir Raoul, who would have read her thoughts like an open book, was not present. To tie others Lady Caraven was simply a calm, well-bred, graceful hostess. No one guessed what a storm of anger and love, of jealousy and pain, worrod under tho calm exterior. The love would have been easy to bear if the jealousy had not been there to poi- son it. There was no real cause for it. Lady Hamilton intendxxl some day or other to make a grand coupâ€" to marry one of the wealthiest and no- blest of her admirers. She was not one of those who would consider the world well lost for love. As for falling in love with a married man, a-he would never have dreamed of such a thing â€" not merely because it was wrong, but from tho simple fact that it was a waste of time. But the .young countess did not think of these things. The fever increased in her veins â€" the fire in lier heart. Her whole life became a dream of watch- ing and pain. Ho did not love horâ€" he never would, she repeated over and over again. Could it be that he would love her fair-haired rivalâ€" Uie blonde beauty? If he did, what then? She was powerless to help herself. She said to hei'.self: "There is no hope now." In her dreams it had occurred to her that she might win him in time. Now she felt tliat hope was ended. And tho young Countess of Caraven â€"talented, clover, gifted with some of life's greatest gifts â€" cried out that her pain and her sorrow were more than she could bear. Why had she learned to love him? All had been well until thenâ€" his ne- glect had not pained her, his want of love had not tortured her. She had not cared In the least who knew her story or who did not. Now all that had gone. With the sweet, subtle love that had entered her soul â€" she hardly knew how â€" had come a whole host of evils and sorrows. It was hard to go about her daily tasksâ€" to smile, to talk, to look as though no sorrow engrossed hor â€" but Hildi-ed did it. Her husband found out, too, quite by accident, that .she rose early every morning in order that sho might go on with the work she hod begun. Her letters. the plans, the wants of the tenants, were all attended to before tho real house- hold day began. He was pleased when he found it out; it was part of her noble character to bo true to her purposes; but he never dreamed that iove for him drove sleep from hor eyes, as it had already driven peace from her heart â€" he would never have believed it. So they wont on through the bright autumn days, playing at cross-i)urposes, each believing simply and implicitly in the dislike of the other. With the days her love grew greater. There was indeed some- thing most loving in the earl now. While she shunned and avoided him, she would have given the whole world for one kindly word, for one loving glamxT from him. She watch- ed him with dim. passionate eyes. At the sound of his fooLsiteps her heart throbbed, and her pulse quick- ened at the sound of his voice. Hor whole hieart went out to him. He was hor husband, and sho loved him with a wonderful love, although she showed none of it. With hor koen. passionate love grew lur jealousy. It was not in Lady Hamilton's nature to pass by tho admiration of a man like the hand- some oarl. He must admire her. Had he not done so spontaneously. she would have won it from him. All homage was acceptable to her â€" his particularly so, because ho was a handsome man. and because ho hod a beautiful, dark-eyed wife, who never looked quite comfortable when they were talking together â€" two little Piles To prtTo to yoB Uiat Br. Chuo'a (HnMnentliK certain and fibsomte ciuo for e*o$ and r.r»Tf form of Itchinx, bleedtnttand protrudlnjr pllei, the manQfaetnrem have KBantntcod It. Bee tea. ttmonlali in the dellr prcu and uk jour neish- bort wbet they think oflt. Yon ran aw It and get jour mooBT Deck if net oared. Wo • box. at an SMien or IsiiAiisoN.BAna It Co, Toronto, Dr. CFiase's Ointment incentives which Lady Hamilton pro- fited by, and which afTordod amuse- ment to her. What to her wos noth- ing but sheer mischief, sheer love of admiration, was death almost to the proud young wife, who counted every smile that her husband gave to her. .She .smiled sadly to herself one day, saying: "Now I know tho meaning of the words, "I have gone mad â€" I love him â€" let me die!' " (To Be Continued). KIDNEY TROUBLE. A. DISEASE THAT OFTEN TEK. MINATES FATALLY. Mr. L. Lussier, of Sorel, Tells How He Overcame the Tro\^ ble After Repeated Fail- ures. There is no trouble more dangerous to life than disease of tho kidneys, for tho reason that before any spe- cial symptoms have made themselves manifest, the disease has usually as- sumed a formidable character. The symptoms that first manifest them- selves are usually weakness in the small of the back, pains in the re- gion of tho loins. The urine is some times highly colored, while in other cases it is exU-emely pule, frequently depositing a sediment. As tho trou- ble progresses these symptoms grow more severe, and frequently termin- ate in drop.sy, Bright's disease or diabetes. Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla are a specific for all kidney troubles, and have cured many cases after all other medicines liave failed. Mr. L. Lussier, a well known navigator ol .Sorel. Que., gives his experience for the benefit of other anj/ferers. Ha says : â€" "I"or several years I suffered v«ry much from kidney ti'owble. The symptoms usually made themselves manifest by severe pains in the back and kidneys, and sometimes they would be so bad that I would be confined to my bed for ser\eral days at a time. I tried a number of dif- ferent medicines, recommended for the trouble, but got no relief. and finally became so discouraged that 1 thought a cure was impossable, and stopped taking medicine. Shortly after this I rend in our local paper of a case of kidney trouble cui-ed by the uso of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills', and this induced me to try this medicine. I .soon felt that these pills were not like the other medi- cines I had been taking, for in tho course of a few weeks I began to experience great i-elief. I continued taking tho pills for a couple of months, by which lime all symptoms of the trouble had disappeared, and I have not since had tho slightest return of tho disease. These pills also strengthened me in other ways and I believe them to be tho best of all medicines." Dr. Williams' Pink Pillsi enrich ano nourish the blood and strengthen tho nerves. It is thus that thoy cure such troubles as dyspepsia. kidney ailments", rheumatism, partial para- lysis, heart troubles, St. Vitus' dance and the ailments that maka the lives of so many women n source of misery. Do not take any pills without tho full name. "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo Peo- ple," on tho wrapper around the box. Sold by all medicine dealers or Bent post paid at 50 cents a box oi six boxes for $2.50 by addresaing tie Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockvllle, Ont. A gentleman who had been travel- ing in Franco related that in Paris the barber who was .having him stepped two or throe times upon the sido of his foot. At lost the cus- tomer called out: "Please don't do that any more! I have a com." "Exactly what I was trying to find out, monsieur." said the barber, blandly. "Wo have an excellent pre- paration for removing corns. for sole at one franc per bottle." Proud Papa (playfully) â€" "Whoso little bo.v are you?" Little Johnny (derioualy) â€" "I'm your little boy, but I has been waabed." BEiVCONSPIELD'S DIIEECHES. We may conclude from an aneodoto in Sir Edward Hert-slot's •Kccollcc- tions of the Old Foreign Ofllce" that it is a wise valet that knows all his ina.s't«r's clothes by sight. Lord Boaconslield was one of tho Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, and as such owned a special olUcial uniform. One day he was about to attend a levee at St. .lames's Pal- ace, and his valot laid out hi.H clothes for the occasion. Having implicit confidence in hi« valet, Beaconsliold dres-}-x)d and wen) to tho levee. On appearing bcfort tho prince â€" now Edward VII.â€" (he diplomatist au<l minister made his bow and, to his surprise, was greet- ed with an amused smile. "It won't do," his royul highness jocularly remarked, •You're found out!" "In what, sir?" demanded Beacons- field. "Oh," said the prince, still smil- ing, "you've got the wrong trou.sers on!" And. to hi.') horror, on looking down, Beaconsliold found that ho had got his diplomatic uniform coat on with his Trinity House trousers â€"a sartorial sin which included omissioo and commission. CANNED tJOODS HEALTHY. Professor Lchmnnn. of Wurzburg. Coruiany, has linislied his examina- tion concerning (he henlthincsfi. <ir unhoalthincstf. of foodstuffs conncti in tin. His i!xainination lufrtrd two years and is tho most oxhausliv« ever undertaken. Ho said to .voui correspondent :â€" "Vegetables, mitats, and certain kinds of fruit may be canned in tin without the least de- triment to tho health of tho con- sinner. If pooilo. eating canne<! goods are poisoned, the goods are to blome, not the tin. At the sanM time it .>*hould be prohibited by law to can vegetables and fruits con- taining any degree of sournes.<). Vlnt> gar, or wine, acid containt><l in tin becomes dangerous. Fruits, meats, ond ^'egel4lbl^!s containing sam« should be put up in glass, porcelain, or wood." QUITE NATURAL "Do you think tho pliotographc; flattered her?" "1 suppose .so. Everyone docs." Lawson â€" "Jnck.ion tells me thai ho is prrity well known in youi t.own." Dawson â€" "I .ihould say hi was. Why. tlicre i.-^i't a man :n th« place that would lead htm bait i crown." yn .jR- 1 n h\