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The Wedding Eve ; Or, Married to a Fairy. CHAPTER XVII. (Continued). "No. At least," I added Imstlly. "I have certainly drawn her Hc\eral times. "She In not a iirofesBlonal m,,,t.-l. thn"" Madge Inquired. In Hie same cureles-.'i lone* NO.- "It neems ulmont a I-.BH to art for she to really \<M> jiu-tty I* >! not? "Very." "Is nht a lady'" Suineihinc in her tone vexed me great- She la not highly educated or BO Well-born us > uu" I ln-K:m. "uh, my dear Adrian.' Ivludge exclaim- nl. with it little Hhrug of her shouldem. "lirny don't drag me Into the dlscunstun! 1 Hin not In the least well educated. spent In all the restless excitement, the uncertainty, the mlnrlod hopes and fear*, which go to make a lover a mis- erable and Renerally-to-be-uommlserated creature. Not until now did 1 thorough- ly reullce the hold this pagslon for Mi- Ith possessed over me. Her portraits, my own sketches from memory ot her, and the little framed drawing by Nichol- as Winy of her and Baladln, were my only consolations. I could not remain In the house. 1 was strongly Inclined to repair at once to Ilfracombe and find l.illth myself, and only my dread of mlsslriK her restrained me. That night I could not sleep, and busied myself with plans for an Immediate marriage. There was no tense In long engagement!), 1 told myself. As l.illth had herself "I mean," she Bald, hissing out the j pointed out. she was too old to be kept worda ut u white heat of passion, "tt iat |at school like a child. I should do no thlB low-bred creature TdUl whvBJ > '*V i P>f ftt't work now until- 1 had married are InfatiiafeJ Is not a child at aH. bul fier for 1 found It quit,. Impossible t" a woman. I mean that you are In love [settle flown f> an# Serious TvorK. with with her; that you cannot speak of her] my riul.se throbbing and my brain burn- nlthout changing color like a Blrl; that, Ing with excitement at the mere thought ' she has been seen here breakfatlng , that l.illth would become my wife. with you; that you have been recognl*ed of course, I should encounter the driving about London at night In nan- j strongest opposition and disapproval on j.i, m with her head on your shoulder; the part of my relatives, from my Uncle and that you actually flaunt your lolly | Carchester dowrnvard. I should be ex- in the eyes of the world by surrounding , ceedlrigly' sorry to offend him, for I yourself with her portraits. I mean cherished for him a warm and grateful lhat 1 know all this, and that I would , affection. He was In failing health, and have forgiven It. for I know something > for many yeare It had been the dearest of the world and of the arts which such ] wish of bis heart that his beloved Btep- creatureH UH she exercise to ensnare j daughter should marry MM favorite ne- mrn Hut this attempt to hoodwink me phew. I think It soothed him. poor, dear and to Interest me In her behalf by a 'gentleman, to -i-i i. of paltry lies -that 1 will ne\vr i un tell whut eight times eight are. and only lant week 1 thought N.int- wlch i .n.i IirnltKleh were In Holland. ^r\^,^ t ^M^,, L ^'\he;^ m! ^ l .ny;eir-b7-ro ^he^nl^f^ ' h^ bu^ leave me out of It, If you please, while v we ar dlcumilnc this pretty little dH.u'lMK person, whose face hv th.- way. i ^..^y-^h' VnmYgn "to" give hricray paMlon , by "the roots; and to ful- whole heart to you years ago. 1 ihall lil the contract Into which Madge and I, speak the truth without fear of your ; when little mare than children, had en- vlolrnce. Adrian," she cried, suddenly j tered. her tone, "how could you try , _ That my uncle would exonerate me eema i.ddly familiar to me. IVrhaps she It in the ballet of some Iheatf. MM 1 h:i\i H.-en hi r tli.-i .-' The lijcnt. lr> in&olem'c of her tone. remember that the for- . , , . _. . not; tune for which he had sacrificed BO many and cannot forgive. IH It to prepare the yearn of peace and freedom In his mid- way lor muklng me receive your mis- : die age would remain In his family. He tress after I have become your wife?" I wan so fond of Madge that, of course. "Hy Heaven!" 1 cried, moved out of p he would consider that I had treated elf by rune at her taunts. "If you her budly. And yet. had she not first r a man you xhould not Htand there Insulted me. cruelly and then given me, ay such words to me!" ' my freedom, I would never have taken I "Hut being u woman, and a woman. It. having (Irmly resolved to tea_r up Jthe who was foolluh enough to give very Kir' " ' -i'.i'i Will yuu sit dowi ml liMi-n to mo?" "With 1'le.isure. if you really wish it. Hut, p. i,ii, n me for ankinif the ci . "'' do >uu think It is wise?' "l>o I thliik what in wise?" Wo t- ; ,"'1 ilnMc i.'Kether. Tu'liiK ;t' fi Other l!"th. I know. -.-ie |>H!B. both Xrlted. anil brr,-.ith >ui Hl'l'itl el.t I \ I--- I I 61 l.iv iiii undercurrent ' i - M-it*Mllint. 'I i:n.in" h,' v....... lulu t \ i---f . if 1 nxk yi, u no n'.n-Mti-iim abmit this lltt!<- ilatu irn; model i>t-ron. If I nuiely r,'nu-.si yuu to dectroy her |.hoi,.|:i'i...h;; anil to |n i unNo lie" :.v\-'< In hold : iiili-atlnn with I,, i Jic.il'l, and If mi my Midi- I |,imnlKe n,-'. . r !, r, fer li> lif-r. will not tb:it I.- ti:,- bt-at and IS . ::! I.I till- I'll . 'Nil'" I i-xci I!:TII-.I ->.ri->;i-tlc:illy "II will iii i ' V I 1 . ii:m- t.. b, ir tin- wtiole IruM. .i',..i;i l.illth .-'axnn, m..| I am worry thai .MII -iiMiil'l !" far misunderstand me i.s ! -ijiijii'S, that it is truth of Which I reason l'. ir" a.-lniii'd" n^ .-ti,. bi-c.in. anil mj great u.ttonlsh- Such a connection will be a miserable , life and her many flirtations, she had ilruK upon you IOIIK after UK cluiln have, noticed and repented this. KitMe.i yo'j. and "ut all deception wan over now. I "Stop"!" I cried. "I won't listen to an- had burned my ships when, gouded by other \vnid! 1-ilith Saxon Is as good i Madge's taunt.". I had confesneil that, and pun- MM you are!" I were I free. I should marry l.illth. In "Adrlun!" Khe cried again. "How can tho future my wife and I would stand i V.HJ Ii.. HO deceived? Listen, dear; If , together with the world's opinion all Lf you will only break with her now. 1 ' airalntit us. I'p to thin point, through 1 will ne\er reproach you; 1 will never all my artistic career. I had had to en- even mention her name. I'ut I warn dure hundred* of more or less covert yuu -mi muHt rhoosu between her and sneers concerning the Influence of my ine." I aristocratic connections, and my mar- .VI nl;:i . I said. t".i',inR upon h l veloun luck In drawing an allowance up- wlth Hi-.ililcn MCI nr.eKx. "we aro be- on which I could at least live In cane trnth.-d. rind In ."IN in..:;lhs y<iu will be j and comfort, with the Immediate pro- my wife, liut I feel no love for you spect of wedding one of the wealthiest either liefori' or ;-fter marrlac* unless heiresses In London. you retract the accusations you have | Now. all these conditions would ' mud.- iiKiilnst i"- and l.llltli.' .-Mi.- fell hark a step, staring :it with dlluii 'I i" t "Vnu love her KO much'" *h- whisper- ed l:,,:i!i'.y "If 1 -- ' wnllid vi, l d'>?" I -.h-.ul,! marry I.llllh " There was u lonif pan ' Then niie iln-w a i|Ul,-k breath that i". muled like H man I loved: and ner tin), Incr-ntlve could I "Yuu HP- f ree. Adrian" .--he ald; n:l r,:ivsi-.l out of rny pr. sen'-.- without an- other word. ' l I.U;M'I >s<- notl Ih.'li MnliJ- ! iiient. *he broke < ]'lin:*l<,[i.il,. n-ii'.a str.-iiriie'l down fa,., anil f.,r .. if.v *. ,'nin!. her frame V ,k'-M \\lth Si.t.M II'." ;IM. In he- > --nt anil di.-trcim. I Hdvum-eit with th.- ! l.-i .if i ,,!,.,. tinK her. t,hc w.iv- *<1 ine it.M..nli -nil \ away. I'll.vl'TKi! XVIII ,., ' , :''; ;' h r; 1 h r S2. w . t wi. t . h .'hi2ub , A, ,, us, of ,,.,,,* H"-"'- nd encr K v were erblal. ' 'I -don't \ >T!"'" . .'."I" .:"!' 1: V .'; X: ':'V > ..." '.'. '''.. ,'V' 1 look ut me while I am crylna: In thin chanced, an.l In the small t.ours of the , ,-!,n i. MIL-, walking; restlessly up and dii-.vn my stu.llo. I faced nil this as one doen face things In H,e early graynesM ,,u i .-e -what before the diiwn with cold, unhopeful mind. It would be mi uphill fight, no doubt; lu.t I must throw myself Into It li.-ait MM! Houl. l'<ir the Kiike of the wo- vvhat more precious iave to Htlr me Into wlnui.iif wealth and fame? It ru.tkvs mo. look hlJo- .-iit.i the dour li.nl *!< -i-.l U|.n M and I knew i;t\self to be a f i man. way! oils.' I i. i---.it., I I., the far end of Hie ro.iin. Si, I l i- i, -n, I- , I ", I, e -'-niiled with my qSlck' ,ii'd ra tVi'!np a "b'ol'l* '"""' ''helming woman, or a more ninUH of euu il.- i'"|ii(;ne I t.-titi.'l Ii. i i mm my ilrerslnj; >," 'n she thn-w s.nr.i- of the <To bo continued.) if pniNCK HKMIV OF I'ltrssit. 1 wus lorry, K, ntilnely sorry, that I, -i. had i|'iari.-|i-i| wlt'i her. 1 vvus .-Mr. in,- ly fonil of I,- r. I had mv-r m.-t nor ii.i\ .- I .-MI 'i'ifiti-ri-il fin.-.-, a cleverer ,r Knjo>> llir Complete Conll ilriicc of King t.. . tale of distress iu>t cent on h.-r luindk. r< Mi.-;', iiml upplled It In l.r i-hei-ks and i:\elhl*. Tln-n. af- ter a prolong, -il p,iu ,|-M'lnij of her face r.l -.irt;ii,g her hn'.r b.-f, r*- an an- tl'jui minor which nuiiif on tin- wall. ft!i>- w.-ni l,.i<'l; t>, the MMiH-h;ilr. ',.,11 pan K ' ' ). with vo'.ir story mrw." C '''. U V, V , " ny In- mi. I 'If you ri-HlU wioit ti. l.-ll It wholly Kemilne. ThmiKi, l -.viirn v,,u u :s U mUtake.' A ,'" ! >" '>' I>""NR *";""" ''" IH SI.. HI i li,,t |,-ok hideous at nil after broke un eii K Bemei.t which hail KII.WI, ntr u:,r. Khe \VIIH tiniiHUall v- pale inn! a llt'li- .,' I I )><;.!, I . ,|. tl"t I lla'l I" icf ei'll ll.T I.H k Kelltl.-r or HIM'!' lltM'ili'lne. "Il Isn't n Ion* Mtory. ' 1 ^'I'l. "but It ing and. win-n i "H; i IIOM . sympathi ii, Amongst the nuin<:r<ius f<irpign i ,,miiiinlon l''ew men ndinlietl her more ,jpo ( . f , nr |., ,,* ,.f I ) n .., ,, Victoria C 8<CIIan ol W llccn V1OWIB than I She was both beautiful uml . :m,i had an iibKoiuie enius there is only one to whom King f..r dress. With all that Hh- was Ken-r- ! (j nworxb his Ontire confi OUH. brave, and unselfish, loyal In her; irii n,ixb!|i. ii.vi e\,-i"-.iiimiv kind-heart- 1 aence and friendship. lhat Prince although u was r.v difri, - u i i lode-;; Henrv (if I'riis-sia, hnithiT <if the -' - German Emperor. King George and Prince Henry bear to each east i.n .v.-uts was j other certain close affinities. They are, for one thing, first cousins. I'rince Henry's mother was King f iier aiimirers. Five Howard's eldest siste.r, our I'rin- f( ; w ,, ,\ , . ,, ( ,,.!,. r ,,ii,rs '> tin-ie'H wish, lhat ih/atoSd marry ! oea Royal, afterwards wife (if the i,,n m about, i meant t.. Mi.y for n '". ha had been altoMther. oppoaad. to j Q e rma Emperor Frederick. Also UP with ii.i for at . wholly one of giadii...-.n ;ii.,i relief. Madge, as I knew well, would speedily >.i. i* to (onj-oie bcrsi.lf amonK ti little Prince Henry used to came to England alone 1 l IK King's Friend. As Becond sons of future Emper- ors, our King George and Prince Henry developed their remarkable friendship while boys of ten years old. And if any circumstances were wanting to complete the bond of real affection which existed -from youth between Prince George of Wales and Prince Henry of Prussia it came with the strange quarrel that arose bel'veen the new Ger- man feaiser WilheLm II. and his mother, the Empress Frederick. The latter lady, unable to bear in her widowhood, as f.he had as a wife, the scorn and malice of old Prince Bismarck, spoke out in her own defence, and found her eldest son arrayed against her as the champion of the venomous Prus- lian diplomat. Moot people know how angry Queen Victoria was at the insults offered to her eldest daughter after twenty-five years of loyal residence in Prussia, and, needless to say, the then Prince of Wales (King Edward) and his tw,o Bpna were equally amazed and mor- tified at the Kaiser's treatment of his mother. However, the time had come when Princo Harry himself had good cauee to hate the objection- able Bismarck. Looking round for a bride who should become chate- Extra Granulated Sugar is put up at the Refinery in 10 PounA, 20 Pound, 50 Pound and 100 Pound Cloth Bags, and in 2 Pound and 5 Pound Sealed Cartons When you buy Extra Granulated Sugar in any of these original packages you are sure of getting the genuine cfi&affa$, Canada's finest sugar, pure and clean as when it left the Refinery. It's worth while to insist on the Original Packages. CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO, LIMITED. 80 MONTREAL. FROM eoii[ mm KOTI-S OF INTEREST FROM OEB BANKS AND RRAE8. Henry of Prusxia. . Is mout i,, tssary that you sliould know It. l.nHt Btinmur I v-ni nwav for II Ml. riiiik- . when til the tnd only] i-ia I did not i-tuin un-,' 1 '" '<J si,.- |,.,,1 oft..,i ,.xpre(i~ed lu-r , f.,..;.,! ,- . diwtaMIe fur Ihe mil on fif Iieltiir led Un tllC latlal Wedntsday. L>o yuu ! distaste for Ihe notion of heliiK. "tied up for llf." niul for geM-ivl V.MI-H im*t ahc ' Cji'oi'ue and Prince Henr hal never inlHHcil an opportunity of try- . vt . IIIK t- m:.k.. mi. jeaiou i,r her Htrin* <>r marked. Moreover, Ihej , .. l ". r '."""' h . r " r . her froni worldly "I in,- '. ;!-. well Indi-i-.l"' "At thl.- !!.. l l.vtnliiKe. In Kent, neur -,- -.--T . Kntnlh tl i i, it up at an Inn. Hie 'ROM ""'*' H ';'"',' "'*. """ "'"" a '"V oh 5T 1 .ml CTOWi!. 1 Ih- on,, ,,.. Ii, tl,. village "7 '.""'>; f " r . The first i IKIU I wan tln-r tli.-re i unn Of view than I. In the In hil 1 .-ailed l.llltli "A hi Id 'Mr- was n"! (juii. . iM-i'.i. and look- (d I 11 viiuncer. She wus half-Htiirved and Ui u iml The landlady. Mr. Nukes. resycinblu,ncc of King Henry is most are There are no two brothers in (he Madge could | worl<f, perhaps, who are n*ore un- A u.l now we wen- ' r^Uy W ^ t hV^n l a ir dirir. t n ? d^hik. in' characU'r and disposition a tim- than the Kaiser and hia only bro- In knew . II in out her histnry an.l ran coll firm wh.n I > Horatio Saxon, the fa- llnr. .i a laiy, drunken brute, who bad i. in i- t.,-eii ,-in unsuccessful m-tor. Me a .V 11 '" , , f I ..' ' .. ladv. tl-e .liiuxhler of 11 '. <U !J _ rno l>''"i-' Ilv. well. I could, as I did, seize table und turn over the |>:IK-H In pru- dlirinuH Irjrry to find the next train for LlrUtol. It was ileven o'clock, ami there wns p.n hour. v. lin-li wonlil t IHT The Kaiser * a Priu>aiaa tu the life, and all the affectation!* and !i!i|ni!-'' f a thou.sund years hand was on the [ of Hohoiuol It-rna may be said to be rllv th. Itev. i-rii.l Jam.-s I'rlt- i hell-rope to siiinni,,ii Wrenshaw to pack , personified in him. His brother, on my bag. for I propoMQ to stay thn * , . K! -iri'-ed nt Mad*'- The' n ' Knt '" MriHioi. when I rcinpinhered I the. oth*r hand, has from inlaney lo'n l.ml le'it' II.T feat- | ">>'. Hi-Hick on the occushui i.f my hist | U , <M1 [,( gentle "mother's Bon." ui, u..,i hii.i i.n.i MAI visit, Mini Mr--. Morlaiuls earnest request .i_ ir j 1 thnt I woui t her know in odvanoe In the days when the Kaiser and his brother were boys it was al- vvays Princo Henry who n.U)<)d up For his mother, and whatever was I l-llll 1 -' <!. I ! I ao.fi i .- \i, i . Ur* 1, '111 lo I !': I i.iiiiiit (he In an . mptv n win ... ! If . , hll.l |, r: :t, -(Inline ilan, lri n. ll.-r rnothcr hail l" .'Lath In tlilM man Mud hi r little lter , .1 , I.) , .n. i; IK rrom In Ihc Htrei-tN. win ni-M-r 1 purposed calllnK iit Morlainl 1 1 nil se. Clearly. Il VVHK not a too well-kept tabllshment, in si,it.- f Ml This ' Hilinlriihle ma in. -is, and sin Moi lainl's In the habit of \lsltli their In in. M. It thT^pupU."" Ki'Klish '" tlio Prussian (,'nurt. With the; Kaiser it was always the llolienzollerns chnmpioned. i:.- -. h.id ill, plm.-1'iK nt hiiiht InViiv ilili; was ln-iim; ilruRKed liv this . . ... ., LI rprol it. about tl.- marsh village.-', "" ."' ' <"'" < mlBhl I I.H well K, ,! .,,,,.,. -., flam - In tin, ins to earn '"" "' ' "','' "'" s '" was at Clltton I, .Hue p l,,m In be.r. ...id tobnc- : "'I'^rlakliiK ihe J"iirii.-y ii \ laxlnew. Tne i l.il.l.' -Luy touch- I t h tl ?h* I '" ""'i' 1 "''' 5 ' ' ''" u1 '' f' I gol l---r '0 food, an. I when ,".', ' I I'li'f not wish* \V '.' "l [" ," ' ' , B(> ' i tjiiit^.iy uevcio|irt.i a, >II>MS uuuv- f " .-.'.nversani with my 'affa'!',". .Vspe'v iai"y I lion for Priiice Henry, who, though m.w. when I Htrongly su.spei-toil that hn |;,...,lv ln<l was verv kind-lw.irted hail been telllnic tales ah.uit l.illth to lively IHI, v virj Kin MndK'' I hurried oft 10 the nearest tele- i and studious, nii<l always got along KJF5,Si 'V"!,," 1 - 1 ;:;;!:;;";';: ^'"^ *- -th h Kngiui, relations. hupo M" l land: who were to be Qutx^n Victoria a strong affe-c plr.-n>-.| out t.i --I*, .ke and think In the fnn'iiillKhi l,y " , hur'-hyiird that ov-r- hiinit II..- inai-'l.i , l.illth ri.pt .ifter me In nil i."e tt.'ii i,.-- fatlu-i h.i.l not re- tUIII'"! Vs I WHS Ir.-idlllK hor Inline. *'e met him. He was Irunk mid tried lo Hike her I intervened, und IIP turned hi* nie on to me. lie struck at rue. and. missing me fill . r, a heup nf ntonc In the in. .d The lull Mlld him." ili.'lKe wan Wat. hin),' n loi'tly un- der rrownlni hn s. She 'Ilil not ap- pear In the lui-t :ou, hi-d but r-he never n'-f moved her e . e.-. HMD mj fu, M I mi M', ueil speakinK" "I'lin't you see tnat f fell In mnnn wny res|>onfillile for Hie Iraicedy which i oh lied 'he '-hlld of her nrilv |iiotei-ti,r. \lle| knil degraded though he WUH? fihiy i't I . vi hli;i- Tor Ihe In.iu. Hi" Inn. r.il. Inimei1iate)\ nfti-r. I Mought out In r grumlfathi i\ nml nnlv mjcceeded In ninllng hl tomb. Then 1 vtalted her fulhei's cousin, a certain John Saxon, a socialist chin-maker of lt\e Hut hu woulll not agree- tu lake he., and llnall> 1 plni ed I. llllli in the cue of a Mr.-i. Blunliope Mnrhind. who keeps i, llnlshlng school for girls o," H.-KI. .-ti-il edii'Hilon near Uie 1,'llflon MuHpuniloii llrldge. Thi-ro l.llltli mi.- n-iii.ilned ever mn, ... nor have I seen her lur nior than a vmr until 1 cume across ln-r mom in,. -.- pevte'tly, Mio|>lng In UI-K.-HI Street one ifi.-i'i .,ii .n,i.iit u fortniKht IIKO ^lii- wlll In- rlKhleell nevt vein, and Will tlH'i, he l..i iin; HllHtol Mole Hi. in iin,,. I have thought abou; ..onsultlUK you as lo ln-i I nltlie I was silent. Ntudfeu miait'i K> -w in, i .-,. .n uti.d. "Il VtilS lllllirist 1 III', tllill _V nil h.ive tie\ti in, -i.? n r." I h. i heTore." she oh- nr.1,1 'I'li, i . i.ii .!. Ih v.hl'-h you stand lovvanl her. 11:1 u gu.-iidlun of twrni y-elght lowiivd a ward nt se\ en- Iron, me ."<i Ilkajy to bo inlsuinjeiatoud, you Cf." "Not hv inn mi.' \v !io UnowH .-Hid (runts inc. I paid, controlling my tninper as hrt I ,-DUlil. "Ni-vvniK n not al:i'ri tr-istlnir." i bi '-i -"I M.i'ite, Fi'.irnrully. I -I'l'MiiK t'Mn niv seat. ! .i>, ,111 n-e.atf." I . ried. "In vl-.il ,li; < ,-lh-i, do nil tin-.-,- Fiieerlng ei iinii \ f Iiml" Do '"I suppose I inn n iii. i'ii. .-1,1 Mint I iini MIIK to yon 1 .'" HtHi'if'/ up. her il:,M. eyes iibluce "From Adrian StUdloH, Ki ', n t .. down to see. vou iiinl l.illth afternoon. rieanu reply immediately.' Hack to my rooms I went, and lldxol- ed about Impatiently until Mrs. Mor- land s answer should spied me on my JnuiiK-y. And in Ilttlw more thair an hour It ciime. I hurried to the door ( i v. hen I he. ml the telegraph boy's Knock, n"' 1 ,."*. U "' U "'"''" ""' "' tt ' 1 " 1 '""' elixe '- ' li.i-, I'.iin.. to-morrow uftc-rnonn. I. ti- lth ut HtrHi'iiinue to-iluj wltn frliniilB. liib {Stanhope .Mm Uiinl, ' Qu<:en Victoria, a.s easily conceived H,,,.v. , e. The "jnietbing : almost amountinR to dis- Htnet, CricJ*ua: Am like of thn heir to the Prussian And the time, came when I WBH more ii:c>-. I than \exi>d, us I downrlghl will own \Vlmt was Mrf Mm land thinliiiiK of lo allow ii l.ni'ly .MIIIIIK (fin of H\fiUeen lo g iii, mil \lsitliig |i. oinlMi-iiiMiHly her M-houl- ;.-lli,\v- liotnes ut 1 1 tr. in. in I,, or in \Vi-.M|i<n-:':i|i. : -Man-'.' Hi'lioolfi-llowH fre- i|ii.-ntly pnssi^jH-il lji-iithei. i.-oiiMns. and innli- fiiendu Kfiprally 'llieie WHH n;) l.iii,wlng the entanflanunt IKI.I which in> l.ilith inlifht be drawn b;. tin; relllllVl'S and U'-<|UallltUIK'l>H of Ihe s mini? hlllle- 1,1 in-Kl-i I' ,1 ri'licatlull." : with whom vtn: v.ns recei.liiK her In-! siiii.llon. |.'uj' she \VUH mv I.llllh mm. in- HIIOII Mniild In-. I could Uilnli of her I a mini', nml without aii\ rldlciilnus vi'i'lt> 1 cmilil Imagine her iiHi.-idliitf with , i>Mi!">Mii >. if no) with Milisfiir- tlou. to the sugKestlo!: thai :-hc shouhV li.-,-.,i,,i. my vvlfc. If s!n- had not retain-] .->! - ,,inethliiK of her olit technw i,,, i,, stM- would haldl\' ha\.' st,,l.-M trnm .\lr>. I J;i:-r. |V.^I ,,--,'11 rtUAr foel th-l vrn JacMon'i house at mi,inii:ht M,ieiy i'.,r 1 O'ticn lut you .1 tievfir tn u | you iii. j.'.-.i ... or v. iH.ii". up in,,! down In tinlil of in-, studio, MI tl.iit :.h liuuM lerl herelf ueiir me That purling kiss of hers. inn. mean! u great ilen I to in.-. I iiiiilil reinll Ih, Hu 1 1. , .r", , l her noi't lip.'< uiion mv cheek Are you one of these t:> whom very meal Is another rot:rce of uttering ' Na-Dru-Co Dytpepsia Tablets will help your disordered s';;rach to digest any reasonable meal?, and will soon restore It to such per.cv.t con- now. If Mm luid I a Illlle. \ ,,,i* j-lie hiixe in<> thlii..' The noil twenty-four loved me at IPHBI xe , . ii leii\e of hours were have a stomach. Take one after each meal. 50c. a Box r.l your Druggist's. Made by th? Ihlional Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited. 150 lainc of hi-; magnificent palace in liorHn, Prince Henry one day en- countered in t-h aj>artments of the Empress Frederick, in Berlin, a charming Princess who was as Kng- lish as any daughter <if Windsor or Buckingham Pnlaoo could well be. She was the Princess Irene of Hesse, and her mother had been King Edward's ill-fated sister, the ii-'pulfir Princess Alice. The happy pair, however, found themselves embittered once again by the unfeeling Bisn\arck. This hatpful ''Id man had become the bugbear of the German Royalties, and they seemed incapabec of duini? | anything without his sanction. Ho wa not quit* 1 powerful enough to frustrate, the love-match of Prince Henry and Princess Irene of Hesse, but he gave them some very un- pleasant doubts a'nd fears. Their marriage eventually took place, and no Hojitl union of our day has been blessed with greater felicity. The Prince and his wife are, of course, rather more close'.v related than is usual, even amongst Knyal personages. INSECT !N(iKM 1TV. Insects nre .now making their ap- pearance in the gar-den, and there is no hotter place thnn a garden to study these wonderful creatures. At present a dark-colored beetle the oil beetle- may be observed, and as soon as the bees come the larva of this beetle coutribes to get Upon a bee's budy. so as to be carried away to the bee's home, where it feeds upon the food there, and j eventually leaves a* a perfect "bee- ! lie. Other kinds of beetles act as grave diggers ; certain ants keep a dairy ; and there an> masons, car- penters and upholsterers among the bees. The mason-bee constructs its cell <>f mortar. By dropping sa- i liva on bits of earth and mixing both together, it pounds the mix- i lure into a sort of cement. Il then works this into the shape of a mould, inside which the 'female de |nits her egg. Several such mor- tar cells may often bn found lying close together. Thx- carpenter bee makes its home on decayed \vi>od, HIM! lines it with pieces of leaves, wliK-li it cuts off in the form of a cir- cle and adjusts :> skilfully lli.'it its neU is made water-tight, without any coatini?. A very ingeniously const rttcU'il home lco is that of the iiplioisterer-bee, which dexterously cuts out. tho petals of the lia!f-cx- pc mlcd (lowers of a poppy. It tlirn : strengthens the folds, a 'id fits tli;"Hi I, 'ii lhat a splendid tap'rv over i liangs ihe walls of its In, HIP in which the honey is deported. (g RolaK on In the Highland* tnd Lowlands of \u\t Scotia. West Caldcr dressmakers have come out on strike owing to dissat- isfaction with the increase of wages given which was U cents a week. The death has occurred in Aber- deen of Mr. George Falconer, ad- vocate, one of the most prominent law agents in the city. It is expected that the telephone system to Blair Atho'.l will be in full working order in the course of a moatli Plans have been passed bv ir.e Kirkcaldy Dean of Guild Comt, for an extension of Kirkcaldy Hospital, consisting of additional ward, con- tajning 20 beds, operating theatre and other rooms. "Brechin Castle is on the market. It is the property of tho Karl of Dalhousie and exteiuis to about j 2.3UO acres, with a rental of over $11,000 per annum. Lady Nairn of Rankeilloin has offered to give a permanent home for the Victoria nurses of Kirk- caldy. Mr. James Fairweathcr. an Ayr- shire schoolmaster. f .nmitted sui- after a walk < f ilurty miles by shooting himself m the suspension bridge a>t Glasgow. On the cairn on the battlefield .of t'ullodcn a larg. wreath of ivy sent by Ueut. D. P. M-.MIX.K-S of Monzies- ton, has been Alexander U. placed l>v clansman C.E., In- verness in meroory of the men of the clan who fell there. A woman who was charged with stealing a large sum of money, when examined by X-rays at Glas- gow Royal Infirmary, was found to have swallowed fifteen sover- eigns and five half sovereigns. A cow which broke away from an attendant caused great excitement in Perth. It attacked a number of persons and rushed at a number of soldiers in Barracks Square, who were drilling. The animal was eventually driven into the barracks coal yard, where it was secured. About 800 men will be affected by the decision of the Ormskirk master builders to grant an in- crea' ; e of two cents per hour to all men in their employ. At the annual meeting of Glas- gow Choral and Orchestral Union reference was made to the need for a largo concert hall in the city. The financial Rtatement for the p*st s?a?<jn showed a surplus of #0,780- , While lighting a'paMffm lamp at her residence. Parliamentary Street; Glasgow, Margaret Brit-ton, 55 years of age, was so seriously | burned that she had to be convey-' ed to the Royal Infirmary. ' On the advice of the committee of management the Clyde Naviga- tion Trustees will oppose the Olas. gow Corporation provisional ordep for power to construct bridge. over the Clyde at Oswald Street. Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, Bart., ' chairman of the executive commit- tee which has been formed to obtain a, supply of radium for use in Glas- gow, has issued an appeal to tnip port the movement. While the'motor car of the Glas- gow Fire Department was proceed- ing to a fire it collided with a taxi at the corner of Buchanan Street. The passenger of the taxi was badly injured. WORMS To expel jtora.ich and Intestinal worms from oolt. n- well R older horgen. use a romrdy lhat will not "physic thrm to '.- i-h.' but >will art a u tonic. In thin respect SPOHN'S Ii unoqualcd. Full Inmruvtioni in booklet with every tootle. Al) druf'^lB. 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