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ONLY A MONTH; OR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY EXPLAINED. CHAI'TI ]{ XXXVI. For a time Frithiof was rather silent and quiet ; but Sigrid and Swanhild were in high spirits as they went down to llowan Troe House, arriving just in time for supper. The atmosphere of hap- piness, however, is always infecti- ous, and he soon threw off his taci- turnity, and dragging himself away from his own engrossing thoughts, forgot the shadows of life in the pure brightness of this home which had been so much to him ever since he first set foot in it. With Swanhild fjr an excuse ruck.' And how we laughed at her opinion of us." "Well, of course you wouldn't exactly put it in that way, but all the same, I think you would want to be alone when you go back." He shook his head. "No; you are quite mistaken. Now, promise that if Mr. Boniface agrees, you will all come too." "Very well," she said, smiling, "I promise." "Where are they going to?" he exclaimed, glancing into the inner room w here Itoy wns wrapping a, thick sofa blanket about Sigrid's they played all sorts of games; but ' shoulders. when at last she had been sent off j "Out into the garden to hear the to bed, the fun and laughter quiet- j bells, I dare say," she replied. "We ed down. Mr. and Mre. Boniface generally go out if it is tine." played their nightly game of back- j "Let us come too," he said; and AND Don't Miss This It's the "Best Ever" Sent! Post Card to-d;i_v for particulars. 74 Si. Antoiue St., Montreal, Ctn. and stood watching them as they Bung the quaint old hymn : "Good Christian men rejoice, In heart and soul and voice; Now ye hear of endless bliss ; Joy ! joy ! Jesus Christ was born for this ! He hath oped the heavenly door, And man is blessed evermore. Christ was born for this." Cecil, glancing up at her when the carol was ended, read her sec- ret in her happy, glowing face. She roee from the piano. "A happy Christmas to you," she li : i ill -s AS DOG-FANCIER Following the example of h,er brother, Win. K. Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough is building up a reputation as an enthusiastic dog fancier. At one time the Duchess ignored the dog craze and it was a matter of common talk that she was prac- tically the only woman in the "smart set" circle who did not pos- sens a dog of some class among her household pets. Now she appears to be falling into line with her friends and is paying fancy prices for bulldog breeds and water span- iels. Her experiences have not been up to the present entirely favor- IMITATIONS ABOUND Every one shows the dealer a larger profit, but none possess the flavour of gammon ; Roy and Sigrid had a ! they left the bright room and went | said, kissing her on both cheeks, long tete-a-tete in the little j out into the dusky veranda, pacing drawing-room; Cecil sat down ;tt silently to and fro absorbed in their the piano and began to play Men delssohn'fi Christmas pieces; and bells rang Frithiof threw himself back in the great arm-chair close by her, list- cuing half dreamily and with a rest- own thoughts, while the Christinas fui sense of pause in big life that he Lad never before known. He de- aired nothing, he reveled in the sense of freedom from the love which for BO long had been a mis- ery to him; the very calm was bliss. "That is beautiful," he said, when the music ceased. "After all there is no one like Mendelssohn, he ib so human." "You look like one of the lotus- eaters," said Cecil, glancing at "It is precisely what I feel like," ht said, with a smile. "Perhaps it "Peace and good-will, and peace, Peace and good-will to all kind." good-will "We have been out in the garden, right down in the lower path, and you can't think how lovely the bells sound," Baid Sigrid. Then, with a fresh stab of pain at her heart she thought of Frith- But the other two, down in a sheltered path at the end of the garden were not silent, nor did they listen very much to the bells. "Sigrid," said Roy, "have you iof's spoiled life; she looked wist- nan " j fully across at him, conscious that her love for Roy had only deepened her love for those belonging to her. Was he never to know anything more satisfying than the peace of being freed from the heavy load of forgotten that you made me a pro- , suspicion 1 Was he only to know 'the pain of love? All her first de- mise last June "No," she said, her voice tremb- ling a little, "I have not forgot- ten." "You promised that when Frith- iof was cleared 1 might ask you for your answer.'' ii in-lii-..-, of Marlborough. or give the same satisfaction to the tea drinker. Black, Mixed and Green. Seaied lead packets only. Robbing the Jam Closet. 'What is your wife doing in the jam closet with * magnifying glass t" "She's getting to be quite an expert on finger prints. Who's the culprit this time, my dear 1" Charity. "There ifl nothing to be said for an author who will steal all his g *xi ideas." "At leaat you might give him credit for not stealing bad ones." 90% Of All Fine worn In the United Btotia *T manufactured in New York, the world's beat market. Band tot price lit and ship to M. f. PfaaKar A Co., 6 E. 12th St. (Desk TS), N. T. sire to keep her secret to herself ab '' * or a few da y 8 a S valuable died away as she looked at him, j nimal which was being consigned it because you have been giving me j . Khe I ' a . i . Bt ' d her face to his in the " 'Miibic that gentlier on the spirit lies Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes." dim starlight. "Ye*, 1 did promise." "And the answer is V "1 love you.'' The soft Norse words were spoke-n I remember so well how you road hard! > abov< -' her breath, yet lU>y ._ ! L _' .. and in another minute her hand was to h ? r f r om Ireland got suffocated on his arm. "Dear old boy," she . n the J urne y. and a , 8 aid to him in Nome, "won't you I foment was at owners come into t.h <mr,l ' , fnr I loss wl11 mean something come into the garden with me for a few minutes?" So they went out together into nsk in the the starlight, and wandered down ! w ho have been to the sheltered path where she arid , years an active neighborhood of 85.000. Next year the Duchess hopes to i join the ranks of the societv women ill." knew that they would ring in his a little thin red volume hcart a11 his llfe lo "8- book .shelves beside her " M > darling ' he said, taking hor in his arms. ''Oh, if you knew Roy had paced to and fro so long. "What a happy Christmas it has been for us all!" she said, thought- that to me after I had been She took from the and turned over the leaves. 11 bent forward to look over her, ami Very; and how little we expect- it!" said Frithiof. "Do you think," ahe began, fal- . . 1(1 1_ * 1 I o o , what tho waiting has been to me: temigly, do you think, t rithiof, together they read the first part of Uut ll WttB "0" oun feult-n-I] my it would make you leas happy if I own fault. I ought to have trust- j told you of a now happiness that the jioem. "It is Norway," he said. "What could better describe it 1 "You will not be a true '.it us eater till you are there once more," aid Cecil, glancing at him For ed your instinct before my own rea- uo," she- said, clinging to son. "No, him; "1 think I wa-ti hard and bit- ter that day ; you must forgive me, luis come to me?" Her tone ae much as the actual words suddenly enlightened him. "Whatever make* for your hap- piness makes for mine," he said, hix dreamy content was gmic, and a uistfulneeti which h<3 quite an deristood had taken its placH. "Don't you think, now that all is for 1 was so very unhappy. Don't I trying to read her face. I hate there next summer?' "No," he replied. she 'you must not let us speak of it any more, to think of it even." "And nothing can ever come be tween us again," he Raid, still ! , keeping hib arm round her as they walked on. tempt me. I will not go back till I am a free man and can look everv one iu the face. Th* prospect of BUBDOse being free o much sooner than I | ,.,}.' ,i "No; never again," she repeat- ed; "never again. I know I am too proud and independent, and 1 'Are you sure of that?" she said, the tears rushing to her eyes. "Oh, if I could quite believe you, Frith- iof, how happy I should be!" "Why should you doubt me?" he asked. your secret, you are going to tell me that " for a number of and conspicuous 1 element in the Ladies' Kennel Club. I./ . * V 1 ** K(Uttl.ll<^ Come, 1 have guessed ; daughtor O f a marine engineer, heard of the difficulty and offered ,,_, her services The bo;ird of trade That Roy will some day be your | <lfficer wht > had to certify the ship it is to crush down my brother as well as your friend," pride that I have to oome to yon i I WJC HIHI. t I1U\U w DOJIlf MJ VOU had expected ought to be enough ! Ti , , u:_, .'. , ., . i like this, robbed of position and mm - 1 j ihnfiutvjrnA Niitituiij*u>rtr~iiiil/ *<"*! finishing his sentence for to satisfy me. BuppoHe we build castlt-b in tb air ; thnt is aurely the j "H L and right thing to do on Christmas eve. When at laKt thegn debts are cleared, let us all go to Norway to gether I know Mr Bonifaca WOI . th f - would be enchanted with it. and ,..,' can you speak of such I things," he "You know me ; you know that I can never feel Hiiid, reproachfully, they are nothing to Such things do seem very little DUUJJ biuuifti uo c triii you, you did not see nearly nil tha ; whe(l on<j rp ,, , you should have N.I.. Sou murt g( . ntly - He caught her hand in his and held it fast. "1 wish you joy, Sigrid, with all my heart. Tnis puts the finishing touch to our Christmas hapiuess." "And Hoy has been making such plans," said Higrid, brushing away you ee the Romsdal and the (j get, and we must nh<>w yon M-II where we no often spent thn iiinrner holiday." "How delightful it would be !" aid C-ucil. "Don't ay 'would," say 'will,' ' he replied. "I shall not thorough ly enjoy it unlt-sH we all go to- gether, a huge party." "I think we should be rather in the way." she said. "You would have so many old friends out there, and would want to get rid of us Don't you remember the old lady who was 10 outnpoken nt Halhohn when we tried to he friendly and , 8 ,, id , her tears; "he says that just over u the wall , hore is a oharming )it j le s<><>nl8 to mfl 1'ke this the proof of house back to back, you know, with ...... - '- '- : - 1V take ''bis one, and it will just hold us all, - t ovafj your love to me is that v me poor, an exile, more looked up all precedents, and, nl- though he found that no woman had ever before been signed on as surgeon of a ship, he could find nothing against it, and the woman doctor wwit out with the steamer. Winter Care of Drafters. Moot farmers do not get full use of their horses through failure to provide work for them during tha .in take ' 'his one, and it will just hold us all, winter months. There is general- or If KB for of course he will never allow ly not much doing on the farm theu burdened with Uif past; the proof j to be separated. He told me that except, ^perhaps, hauling of a lit- of my love to you is that I kill my pride and yield. It would ha\e seemed impossible to me once ; but ! now Oh, Hoy 1 how I love you how I love you I" * "And ulxuit Frithiof?" iwid lUiy. present ly i ' OI1 B when lie first asked me." "Ijongago?" said Frithiof; "why what do you mean, Kigrid t 1 thought it was only to-night." "It was only to-night that 1 gave him his answer," aid Sigrid. "It was when we were at the sea last June that he first sjHike to me and will explain toj t , wn ftftcrwar<1 ,,,, rh aps him and make lam understand that 1 would not for the work! li,-i-ak up hit) home V" "Ye," she replied. "I will tell not to let her feel lonely and out i him ; but I think not tonight, .hint I was. wrong, but 1 would not hear any- thing more about it till your cloud had passed away. I knew s<^me, day that your name must bo cleared, and I was angry with Hoy for not believing in you. 1 durc say I was wrong to expect it, and it disap- i pointed me so dreadful!;. Ho savs "Yes," he ald ; "she ik-d to be the other* a luipp.v Christmas. ,, , .. i nunseit now that no ought to have Ml ...>(. ^ i...*J t Itiil If., i- Irani r.nA filial ..F thn M*A1 of it?" Frithiof laughed at the recollec lion. till tomorrow let it be only for our selvos. Hark! the clocks are strik- ing twelve ' Let us go in and wish alone, and preferred to walk on | But Hoy kepi the first of the, good quickly and keep 'out of the ruck.' wishes for himself ; then, at length *R she expresprd it. We were 'the, releasing her, walked bewde her ,= . ^- .... town ixl the house, happy beyond all power of expression. And now once more outer things began to appeal to him ; he became- conscious of tin- ( 'hrintnifis hells DYOLA Ifl Ih CUCANUT, nil' LUT, ..a BUT HOME DYK, on* no burWhr iron don't .<> L.. M koowwhat KIND of Clotfc fOarOoodi m m,*j* OA-'0 tlUUhf ! InpOMltl*, (nil ' r fre. Color Gird, fttrj BooMM, mff '. d>kl' I ! . In.; lllu 0) Pxlng <.r.r nlhr, ol*n. Ih. !">< v.nipiiAHMON CO., I.MK4, .%.Unfll. I -r-i.l. , unh.'ipjn'. ringing gayly in the itillnMI o! HW ' -^ night, of the utars shining dov, n tjloriounly through the clear frosty air, of the cho.rrful glimpso of liomn to bo neon thrcmgli iTlf- uncurtained window of the drawing room. Cecil and Frithiof had loft the veranda and returned to the piano ; they were singing a carol, the Ger- man air of which was well known in Norway. Higrid did not know the Knglisli words; but aho liiten- ed to them now intently, and they helped to reoonoiU *hnr to th one thorn in her perfect happinss the thought that these other two were shut out from the blics which she enjoyed. Quietly she itol* Into the room trust ed- "It was a wonder that you didn't make him hnle me forever," said Frithiof. "Why did you not tell me about it before?" "How could I/" she said. "It would only have mnde you inure, It \vi3 far better to (To be continued.) NA-DRU-CO LAXATIVES are entirely different from others both In their composi- tion and their effect complete evacuation without purjlnj or discomfort. 25c. a box tt your druggist's. HTHNl PMK. *NC CHCMICAl CO. Or . ,> i . LIMITCD. H>5 tie produce to town, dragging in tho logs for firewood and scatter- ing manure on the snowy fields. Altogether they are kept idle for so many days that the average number of hours worked per day for a year is even less than two, counting those days in summer overtime is the rule for man and beast. This condition is unprofitable from an economic point of view, and fro"i the viewpoint of the horse's health. Heavy drafters in good flesh and fed liberally on oats and timothy will need exercise and plenty of it to keep in fair health during tho winter. 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