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o _ f one thought-:-at least .Stephen would "Will you sing it _th_ e n, Doliy 1 ~here doupt, of suffering, of anguish, had to be . T.:'\ s ~·- . _ not guess, would not even suspect that. is one part I cannot quite make out. _pR.ssed throu~h before that question was J::J ClIAPTER III. " Are you not putting in too !lluch t~, ,· Dolly sat down at the piano, and ran answered. · tiltle itl.J" Stephen's laughmg voice her little :fingers over the keys. [To nE CONTINUED.] "Mr. Stephen Daunt;" ann&ltneefl...P. -aaid·suddeniy. "I am afraid_ f&: state the "I can't sing it as Sibyl doerJ, can I ~ Arnold's grey-haired old man~servant, nrim.berof,spoonefu'lyou ha;ve put in:"· ·Stephen ~-"· sh&said,la~~n.g,~hot ....... .....,...... ~ f6A opening the drawing-room door; and the "Have I~" she questioned, wit~ a back a merry glance at her brother. 'l'lte 8a.nd-SWrm--in A.fa~ · .__- . · e , '~ lllfl.J Announcement was immediately followed a little forced laugh. " I did not notice. But Steph1m made no answer ; . he was Later in the day the sky assumed a by the entrance of Stephen Daunt, tall Never mind ; we all like our tea strong. standing by the mantelpiece, leaning grayish tint, then a deep yellow, and the Have just received another shipment of their celebrated and grave and languid in his gray tweed By-the-bye"-suddenly glancing across at against it, his face pale and grave, even sun became darkened and appeared as a ' elothes the rose in his button-hole show" - him with shining feverish brown eyes- to sadness. Dolly's pretty voice, not very blood-red disc. I perceived a cloud of ing redly aaainst the dark grey ground. . "I had forgotten to ask you, how is Miss powerful, but very sweet, rose softly-:sand rolling up from the west. With a · Three he~rs had elapsed since . Frapk Neil 1" roar it was upon us, and I had to bury my Al " · a rev1·11e ·h a d 1eft the G ray H oµse, after "ShCl is · b etter th'JS afternoon · thank · from the so 11 choi ce lot ofLace Curtains and Cu1·tai·n Net--speci'al value. -a · · "'Therewasdeep,calmshad'1inthec1Jister, Though the burning qun was his-h, face in my barnous to s h. 1eId 1t very prolonged visit; and. ~idµ~y was you," he answered l"dther absently. . But no peace there to her despair, cutting particles of sand. The camels Also new Prints, Cretonnes, Embroideries, Laces, Ties,· Gloves,_P1;1.rasola, alone in the drawing·r?o~, s1ttmg ma low "I am very glad. I was surp~ised to But ever a mournful cry. floundered about blind and helple11s ; the C · chair near the open wmdoiv, a volume ·of. heal' of her illness.- Doctor Ehot was "·Ah me, my love, that clnudlesslove, A.rabs howled and cried ".A.da-a-alah ;" ounterpanes, Table Covers, Table Damasks, &c. herfavorit'e poet openori her knee and telling me that she was frightened at Notlesssweetfvritsbitter·staint the whole caravan was in a state of. conIsitfair eoploaea.nt provo i'n '· ' her brown eyes fixe d upon the page ; b !1t -something." · only tothat end·aJove in pa.in 1 fusion. · What track ·t here had been , · she was not reading, for she had been iut- ·.·· Yes, I think that caused it,". Stephen previously was obliterated. The drivers Also _Mantl e and. Dress Silks-, Mantle Loops, Fro:;:-", Dr·ops, Ornaments, ting there for two long hours, and she had said rather gravely. "She had been " 'There was hollow roll or-· had lost t heir way, and there was the ;:;" Bot turned over the page. . areatly terrified,. for she fainted away Sidney ! "Dolly b.roke off suddenly with a ugly fact of our water being _very. . Gimps, Ql;c.1 direct from .Paris. Plea:se call and see our celebrat ed ·As the servant's grave voice broke upon ';,hen we spoke to her, and seems quite little excited cry; limited in quantity; and water in the de- ~ the stillness; she started and turned her afraid to be alone." Stephen glanced over in some surprise sert means life. Moreover, my angareb warranted not to break. head, a· gleam of impatient annoyance '·' I have not heard of-of any suspicious at the two girls, and saw that Dolly had (litter) slid off, and I was precipated tu flashing into her brown eyes; t4en s_he rose characters-having been seen about," Sid- caught Sidney's hand as she was t urning the earth, miraculously escaping anything and went forward slowly, no~ holdmg ·out ney said rather . hesitati~gly, her brown over the music-page, and was looking at worse than a mere shaking. The distance her hand, for both h~r hands clasped the eyes intent upon the tea-1iot, for she d~red it eagerly, while Sidney's face was as between a camel's hump and his feet is a book she ·held, which was large and not look up and mee~ the grave 9uestwn- white and colourless as that of a little respectable one. Afterward I was placed TAILORING.-Clotbs, Tweeds, heavy. · ,, . ing look. of Phe gray eyes which . w~re marble statuette behind her; but she was for additional security between two New Hats, Caps, Ties, Shirt~, etc. Worsted Coatings, etc.,-large ·stock. "I was to meet Dolly h~re, said Ste- watching her s9 . anxiously, !fOndermg smiling. camels, slung athwart; but one was rather r,hen, after the :first gre_etmgs _ w ere.over. why sh.e was so changed, , thi~ girl, who · "Mdney, oh, Sidney, what does it smaller than the other-they, therefore, 'She had some ahoppmg to do m the had been so sweet and frank and true. mean1" Dolly said eagerly and excitedly, did not, strictly speaking, keep step.· F~srt-Class "Nori "he an.swered, smili~· a little. her blue eyes full of questioning and de- The result was the most excruciating town, and said she would meet me here READY-MADE CLOTHING,_:_full assortment. and drive ine home. May I take the book, "But 1· a.di ;i.fraid it w:ui not a suspicious light. ··Does it mean-- Qh, Stephen!" movement ever experienced, which, comSidney ~" . . . character who frightened her." The young man had joined them now, bined with the bruises and abrasions from They were still standmg m the centre "Was it a dog then, do you suppose 7" and saw what had startled his sister. On the recent fall and a frame weakened by l the room, where. they ha~ me~, and the girl asked, able to speak more ca,Jmly the fourth :finger of Sidney's left hand was dysentry and an African climate, together ' there was j~st a shade of anxiety m_Ste- vow, although she dread.ed his next words a truck gold ring set with t~ree brilliants. with forebodings as to our probable fate if phen Daunts dark grey eyes a~_ _.1;.hey rested with a terrible· fear. . , There was a minute:s silence ; the de- we did not strike the track again, produc-·····---·······-····- · · - - - - --- ··-··-··-----·- - - - - - - 011 Sidney's face for a moment, and ~e "No," he answered gravely, ?-!Id some- light was fading slowly from Dolly's blue ed a frame of mind fat· removed from that took the Shakespeare from her and put it thing in his voice forced her to r:a.is_ e her eyes, and a look of incredulity a. n d sor- of Job's, We rested for the night or 'Upon a table. . eyes. row came in its pla~e. Stephen's face was rather a portion of it, in the midst of His were grave, tender, com.passi?na~e· set and stern. Sidney was very pale; but these unstable sands, and I was devoutly ' Sidney's' face had flushed sµdde~ly and RAVE OPENED AT a s trange fi±ed smile thankful to find . my camel treading on vividly on hiS entranc~ ; but now _the -yes, there .w:as surely compassion m lus she was still smiling, _ 'colour had faded, leavmg her terr1b~y gaze 1 He p1t1ed her7he guessed the1: ! which moved her lips but did not reach :firmer ground next day when we came to ·'-white-even her lips were colourless ; still Ah, she would show him that he was mis- her eyes, which were downcast and fixed a plain of similar nature to that we had although she herself knew that she .h ad taken, that she needed no pity ! upon her ring. . passed previous to wading through mounds grown so :p~e, she !es~lutely suppress.ed "Then what could it haye been 1" she "I meant to tell you," she said slowly. of sand. But at length the track is hit all oth~r signs of ag1tat1on, and ~er voice said, with a little laugh. " A ghost per- " But there_.:..there has been no oppor- off and at last 0-Bak is reached. This haps- the ghost of one of her rejected tunity, and·"-with a little laugh-" my small oasis has about 30 wells. The water .ti.. was quite calm as she answered him. " Dolly has nnt been here ; ?,ut I da:e lovers, who is furious at her engage- engagement is only a few ·hours old. Let is brackish and barely Elrinkable. The say she will :r;i.ot be long :flow, she,, said ment?" me tell you now, Dolly-I meant that you wells are small shafts sunk in the sand, Stat~onery, yv~n Paper~, quietly. "Will you n?t sit _down? ,, "That ii\, a more likely conjecture," should hear it fhst frori:t myself. I have with wooden curbing. The wells are con. ·"I hope I am not d1sturbmg Y?U· he Stephen Daunt said gravely, crossing tile promised to marry Fr;i,nk .Grcville in the stantly filling and new ones being sunk. Before reaching this station we passed ·an&wered gently; "Are you quite well room and . standing by the mantelpiece. spring." · this afternoon, Sidney 1" he added, fol- "Yim heard then of her engagement, "Frank Greville ! " Dolly echoed, with many graves of th·Jse who had perished in lowing her to the window as she moved Sidney ? " ' ' . an irrepressible accent of pain in her bright the desert. They were m:.i,rked by bor ders slowly across the room. "You look so . "Oh'; yes ! " Sidney answered gaily. voice. "Frank Greville l" of stones-simple memorials of simple "B'or Sale and Subscr iptions t . a ken for all Newspapers & Mag!lzines. pale." · "Doctor Eliot told me this morning, and Sidney tried to speak again ; but the livel'I and lonely <lea.the. Before reaching · Sidney's pretty eyebrows we.re lifted a I was going to congratulate--" She words died away upon her lips. What 0-Bak we passed a strange block of little. . brnke off suddenly, and turned to the had she iilone, she wondered vaguely, to _granite, the ?a~e of which is worn J:>y the "One would thmk tha~, I was. us~ally door. "Ah; there is Dolly 1 " she added, brillg that look of incredulous ~pain-in o sanc;l so tl1at it rs ~ear-shaped. This well In St?cli; also Bibles, Hymn Books, Envelopes, Pencils, Pens, Inks. of the colo_ur of a peony ! she said hght- rum1inn- forward to meet her with two Dolly's bright blue eyes, to chase the known land-:iiark in known as A boo-Odfa. Fme Assort ment of Toys, Dolls, Vases, Fancy Baskets; · also Confectionery. ly. "I am quite well, even if I have ~ess little o~oer hands outstretched. "Just in pretty pink'color from her cheek 1 Some few md~s further ?n we passed an~ VIOLIN ST.RINGS a Specialty. "a color than usual, although I used toth1flk time de~r for tea and conoratulations ! " In the silence which followed, Dolly other mass weird and solitary. I was always pale." . ,, · "Tea fi;st, then, pleas~," Dolly said loosed her hand, and it fell heavily upon ----~ ---4-~' You gene:a:lly gr,~w white r.ose~, he laughingly, "ari.d coBgratulationa after, the keys of the piano, making a. long disA. Cou.nte8S and Her Petf!~ remarked sm1lmg, but not .quite so althou<brh I don't see why you should COIJ.- cordant sound which seemed to shiver ·~ Recently at the Kenain0 .,ton apecial co1ourIess as ·yours of t o- d ay. The Doctor ,, gratulate me. s teph en, I h ope yo\l.are through the silent room. has gone to Stro,lld, I u11~erstan~ ? not tired of waiqng," she added, with an "Aro you not going . to eongratufate, session~, before Mr.CW. Bird andl aTbench "Yes. :a.IT. La.nthony 1s very 111. Papa arch glance at him which he met with a me Doll ? ,, Sidne forced her.self to ask of i:n~g1strates, the ountes~ de a orre, Ji very anxious ab?-ut him." . . half-sorrowful smile. tj t y Y res1dmg at No. 38 Pembroke Square, · "He has .long smce passed the hm1t of " 'I have· not been here long," he a ,;18T~ marry Frank Greville ! ,, Dolly KenLington, a:ppeare_d to ~nswer a sumthreescore years ·and ten," Stephen re· answered. "It is not much past :five,- 'd t dil "th t 1 d" th mons for keepmg ammals m such a way . ~VI ou iee Jes _mgt'mg- e as to be a nuisance, and injurious to sai mark . ed . . · . , . . · Dolly." · quest~.ms ion. ~~OhY· , 810ney, you are h lth PICTURES ENLARGED. " That fact will not make hts loss less "rhoped to be here sooner, but I had are you not?" ea · fel~,"rejoinedSidne:y, with~si:ddenauger to go _ to 80 ~any places before I could . "Your news has taken Dolly so much . Mr. G. G', Fa.rding~ clerk of the Kenwh1ch brought a smile to his hps. match iny silk. Sidney, how are you 1 I by surprise that she cannot find her con- smgtoi:: yestt), supported the s11mI17onsWe co1·dia.lly invit e the public to call and 1ee us. " Did I say that it would 7 " h'e asked, have not seen you. for days. Why have you gratulations, Sidney,,, said Stephen Daunt and said the co~nt~ss had been previous, looking down at her, smiling. " It only not been to see me 1-" gently-so gently that the very gentle- l:v: ~ned for a similar oJ!ence, and a pro- H. C. TAIT. D: MORR~SON. prepares us for what is to be expected. She !ilia thrown aside her hat and gloves neBs of his voice tnade Miss Arnold shiver: h1bitory order granted m res_pect to an. -- - ·-· _ _::::_~ ~ow pl.easant ib is here 1" he,,a?ded, lean- talking eagerly the wh~le, and gl~nc~ng "But you know, clear, do you not, that other . house . where . the ammals were mg a_gamst the open French.w11;idcw and froill one to the other with a questwnmg no 0110 can wish you all happiness more fo~merly kept. There we:e no les~ than lookmg away over the _old-fashioned gar- look in her bright oyea. Something was truly and earnestly than we do 1 " . thirty-three cats an_d dogs m the residence den and :fields to the ~ills beyond. . wrong, she saw. What was it 1 . "Yes," Sidney ans"."ercd softly ; but of the 1iefend_an~ I? Pembrok? .Squa;e. lt was very pleasant 1!1 the old-!a.sh1oned To. Sidney, although . she had a,lways she did not look at lum as she spoke. When tne samtar.Y'. rnspector v!Slted "he sq. cats, five dog~, and garden, pleasant and still and quiet. The love.cl Dolly Daunt dearly, the sight of her " Dolly, won't you speak to me 1 Won't house he found _ room was at the back of _the house, and blui;i eyes and golden head ·sunning over ou say that you are glad ? ,, three puppies . lJ?- tl~e basemen.;,, and opened on to the lawn with long Fr~_nch with curls' had never been 80 welcome as Y " How can I say it when it would be a eleven cats and six kittens on t he :first - -AT T H E tq-day. Thetete-a-tetc with Stephen falsehood?" the girl said passionately. "I floor. [L~ughtcr]. There was also a cat windows! and it.had su~h. a fine vie~ of it the country t~at it was difficult t.o beh~ve had embarrassed her terribly ; more thl!.11ot 1 d S1 on the stairs, and the countess had t\ dog ·dn - 1 ,, tha t o~e ·was m the cen t re of a b ustlmg once she had · g aI ' must ey · h er arms. . H e (Mr. . H ard' feared that her calmness am "n Then re· con~cnt with your m m g) . need little town. Dolly Daunt was wont to say would giv~ way, and that she would break congratulations," Sidney said, turning to hardly refer to the m11sance winch l!'aii · that t~ere wa~ no r?om at. Lambs wold . so down ; but Dolly's welcome presence had Stephen, and speaking with a proud caused.. T?-e smell was most offensive charmmg as Sidney s drawlllg-room, with removed all her eri1barrass and she could pained calmness. "I ought to have offered I and ob3ectmnable. The eleYen cats on In order to complete the work already _ begun the subscriber its. curious. antique furnitnr.e and rare. old have hugged lier warinly i~ her delight. you mine before now," she added. " I the :first floor wl".re not allowed t o go out, chma and·its fa~ed ha.rmon10us col~urmg. J)oljy chattered gaily as Sidney poured ought to have told you that your wishes and. when the w1~~o~s were open the o:· is now clearing out bis very extensive stock, embmcing one of the For a few mmutes there was s~lence. out the tea. She had had one or two little for my happiness are not -for they could 1cup1era of the adJommg housea were sel'I- largest and h;ist selections of Dry Goods ever submitted for sale in Steph_en's g_ray eyes re;5ted dreamily _on adventures during- her shopping, which not be-truer or more earnest th~n mine I ously affected. . the hills wluch. the sunlight was touching she told them comically, and she had met for yours Stephen." Inspector White.man was called and this town. · tende~ly ; then they :ame back slowly Mr. ·GrevilJe...'...Lawyer Greville, as he was ' . ,, confirmed the openmg statement. a~d lmgered on the fair pale face of the generally ,called in Ashford. ; "Thank.you, ·Si?ney, he rssponded Mr. Wane, a gentleman residing at No. As the business is shortly to be closed goods will be sold Irl_ w.ho. sto >d, a slender, . graceful flgur.e, " He told ine · Chri ' ss'ie w. a s comi'iig l!:~ntly, takmg the little unst~ady hand- 40 Pembroke Square, said that latterly J! b l th . l l ;:r d an d h e had b een .tar e ow eir actua va ue, and purchasers will be enabl ed to supply · Yh . is SId e._ · · -home in a few days, Sidney," she said is1dney could steady her voice ' but· not h' is h ea1th h a d suuere Sidney h~d gone to her i·oom_ after lauahinghly. "And when I asked him the little trembling :fingers ; "I know put to a considerable ~nnoyance by the their wants at less than wholesale p r ices. Frank Grev11le's departure, and changed wn:t had become of 'ze beau Francois, he that, dear. But why do you co.ngratu-, smells arising from No. 38. He was the soft brov:n dress f~r one of dark blue growled out sometli.ipg about neither late ~e now 1 Is there any special _ rea- co~pell~d to keep his win~ows closed.. The undersigned indulaes in 110 exagaerated statements of .veJveteen w1~h· yellowish ru~es at her knowinanorcaring .. " Sidftey'scheekswOJre so~,1 ,, . His family had also ~omplamed of the . . . n . . C: 0 throat and wrists, and a broa.d rnlver collar . h b t 1 .1 d ..ls there not ? s~e ,~aid, suddenly ·smells. On one occasion lie saw as many . the immense sacrifices be is makmg, but mv1tes an early call t o con1 clasping her white throat tightly She· not w ute now., as ~ e en ieI i ea over raismg her eyes to h!s.. . Are you not jas eleven cats on the cistern. · · 11 l d · . · !!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. ~·~~~~~~~... ~#=$~!~~·~·~~+w~~~~~~31!~~~~~4~5 0 h:::lJ DNEY'S FOLTY .l...I I· T. 0 T H E L. A. I E. .'..-· . M .;ga . 0 · CA . RPETS F B,lac · k & Colored French Cashmeres e Cho1·ce Elegant Patterns BAMBOO CQR E s TS, TO THE GENTLEMEN. Two Cutters. Can have your choi'ce .. Grocers' Due Bills taken as Cash for goods. S. MASON & SON. TAIT & MORR.ISON Brand-new Stock of Fancy Goods Books and Fine Art Goods, Baby Carriages, V1ohns, Genuine Oil Paintings, (25 cts. each) Jewelry, etc., etc. ALL TORONTO PAPERS ALL SCHOOL REQUISISES ::~DQ~@®~A~li @ALL~~lf~ F1'rst CONTINUED AS USUAL. Class ·Photos at Lowest Living Prices. Picture Framing done well and cheap. -GR E ..A. T - --.- i Closing sa1e ! was GLA!SGOW HOUSE. . . . ,b 'Yas l?oking very lovely with tlie f~ve~ed th~rricup~l~~~il~~u~e¥;~ll "!1:ntiso~uc~ ~ engag~d also~ Ah, believe me, I ~ope ' Tile Countess-It is my cistern. · . hghfl~1._h01· eyes and the .strange · exc1t_ e- ~11 ;,.J~!r tea. "J~st fan~ y having ;ucifa you w:1ll be happy ! And-·and-she 1~, so j Mr. Whitehead, of No. 39 Pembroke . ment m her face. f . h I d0 . d h Ch . 1 . d be~,utiful _ that she cannot ~ut ~e good. Square, also gave evidence. . · _"·Ha.'"e you been out to-day 7" 110 asks ;;a~~· a;e afr:~;~ ~l~.at siI:':y~ ~~d . Do J:OU mea~ Mi,~s N'e1.l1 he aske~, Mr. Nettleton, who defended, mainpre1Sently with a shght smile. . She is very beaut1· tained that the act required the prosecu"No.,,· . . Stephen t¢11 you about Sibyl's fright yes- ~ul, and l dare s~y very go~d ; but that tor to show beyond doubt that the sub. · "You are gett~~g a sad stay-at-1\~me,". te~~ti'~ctor Eliot told me this morning," ~s Rutledg~'s b?~mess, not mme; for sh,~ ject of complaint was a nu:IBance injurih~ rell!-_ ar}rnd,, sm1lmg down at her. . You Sidney answered quietly. . is engaged to him, you know, n ot to me. ous to health 1 · I ,. '. never go_ for any lo_ng wal~~ now. Did you " She has been .q uite ill and hysterical ' To Mr. Rutledf!e? " . . The bench 'thought the case proved. get lazy m town, Sidney ? . . h . Ji f For a· moment tne handsome kmdly 1 M~· Harding asked for a prohibitory "perh aps, " s. h e an:swere. d care , Iess1y. "I h ever smce, ance o face be . nding o_ ver Sidn.ey · faded from be- . order.· h b and t at . tiresome 11 d ay 1~ng, ,, fore her, the r<? 0~ whirl_ed .round, there . . think I will ring for some tea; Dolly will , Derlsl as eeiki-wdorry~nhg ~e ahi The b1mch impo11ed a nominal penalty b .h . h . tl I d " o y remar e ' wit a aug ng g ance was. a strange smgmg noise m her ears- of 15 shillings, with 2 shillings costs, and ' ,. . e" Iere s otr _ y, tarle sayt. ft 'clock" at her brother. "Were yoa surprised to but for a moment only The next was h "b" d Th t. - · was··· o· mee. - 1er a ve o . , hea.r of the enaagement?" . · . ·granted a pro i itory or er. e coun .~md s;~ph~n, crossing the roo~ to rmg the , , Not at all~ 1 had been ·expecting it. calm agam ; but some funous words of e1111 bowed and retired from the court. Oh h k rd.. ,,, FrankGreville'sseemedtoringagainand ... ·bell. . ft1salmostthatnow. 1 ·i 't want s on1Y.a. f ew mmu · t es t 0 ' ow-aw _ wa · . -g · I)9lly her cup a!laih through her brain. He had --=--..._,......,,_, ". "Y ... ,, e _ s., She 11~.d bee' n" hand1'n ' ' :fi ; threatened to,.-- She lifted her hand Lover. ' :,. v~:What have you .b een doing with your- refi,lle~, and in doing so had upset it ov~r and pushed back her hair from her fore- The p1'incipal claimant nga.inst the esall day 1" 'Stephen resumed, going t1:_e~pw re~~Y;,~ft?r~oo;iDte~l-1?10u~.d "UT(} " . head with a little laugh. tate of Charles A. R eppiier in the euit back-to the window· and at the sudden a:i.: a pity: ' o y ,;sai · " 1 it "I have made a stupid mistake, " she now pencVing, Miss .Ameli.a Prest!llan, quel!ltion the colour 'leaped up into Sid- wa_ s h, Sidn~yt Yes.·? Oh, then, it do es ncit said tremulously. " I thought-I under- has a Ms~ory. Although in years p;one by ney's face, and her eyes met his for a mo- -~? much ma,tt~r !. So~~ are to have a wed- stood- -You must forgive. my too early s!i.c was a belle and a.;1 heiress, &he has ment i.p .sudden fear, th,e~1 almost directly d_ mg ~~ .La~bs.wp.Jd _ _ ! ..~he went on mer congratulations, Stephen," she added elected to re!'laiu single ev~r since. She the white lids. sank and: the colour faded rily.. , It will beqmte an event. Of ~our?e more firmly. "When you want them, was e:r"·agecl to be married to Dr. Ueeves, again. ;,·"'..;. · ;;,,-~>~: · . ., as S1by~.-has ~ohome ~!her own, it mil they will be as sincere as now." of a well-known QuakerfamHy, but owing " .I~rao :not known she faltered ·and take place from there. · * * * * to some religious difference, M1s PriestSteph~n.looli:ed-,..at. lte,; w@nderingly ; but "1 '.suppos~d . it wpuld," Sidne_y said "Stephen," Dolly whispered, as they man being a. member of the Catholic r y and stiff, a;nd drove homewards together-and, as she church, the mai:riage was deferred. At beforfl lle c9u1d··ask !).ny-other question, slowly j her lips seemed d_ the serfai\t appeared with the tea-equip- ~ould I1?t. ltnsw.~r readilf, at her will. spoke, the girl kept her eyes steadily the iruibnce of Mr . Norris, who was ap·age. and S1d.µey hastened away from the Whe!l 18 IP to l>e, Dolly ? . averted from her brother's face, for with- pointed, through the in.fiuence of Mr. window 'w ith a-little sl.gh of relief. . " Soon. T;he bridegroom-elect is im- out looking, she could see the pain t here Aspinwall, of Ne~ York, chief engineer B.ut, as she prepared to make the tea, ·patient:_; is he· not, Stephen 1 Mamma was - " what made Sidney do it, I wonder 1 of th~ Pan.a.ma railr<;>ad, Dr. Reeve3 wei;it nieasuring it into the· tea-pot with her _ so please:~;" continued Dolly ; "she pre- She is not happy ; no one could look into out w~th h:m to the 1sbhmu!J. I~ was s_ai.d little :fingers ·very unsteady, the .questio . »dic.ttl!'i it from the first, you know,-Sidney; her face and think she was happy." of this railway, only twe11ty-1ive miles he had asked her seemed to flash before she thinks Sibyl's beauty would excuse "I always thought she cared for Gre- long, t h?.t a man died fo~ every cros~-t~e her eyes .in letters of fire. any infatuation, as indeed it would- don't ville, Dolly." . . laid ~own. However this may be, l~ 111 What had she.done7 What had she done? you think so 7" Dolly shook her bright head emphatic- certa·n, in consequence, probably, of imprudence, there :was great loss of l_if~ and . · '·· Wa~ it :possible that only a few heurs be-'· , . Without waiting for an answ?r, Dolly ally. fore she . had given a promise which would flitted acro~s the room to the piano_,. and " She liked him, but not in that way. i among ot~e.rs Dr. R eeves fel_ l a v~cwn to " ·· · influence all her Juture life ? It seemed began turnmg over some of the muBlc. Stephen I " she added, after a little pause. the preva1 l.111g malady. Miss Pr1esbNan 1 .· lili:e .~<strange· incomp~ehensible dream :. " ·" .Afiy ne_w ,son~s, Sidn?y?" she asked. : ' _ " What dear 1" mour.1.ed h;_m for many years and resolved "" ·that'.m" her 'first desolation and weakness . Ah, here IS Gumevere ! What a lovely " Do you know, I think Sidney looks I never to m~r;r auyone else, a re11olution ·;-'.j;J·,ifile h!!oilyi~l4ed.at.a word of entreaty, and thirtgit is ! " · as if she had been forced into something i she has reliz.ously kept. For many years ·., Yl)':ha,d said, to.herself that, since love was- not " )'.es, Do ·you know it, Dolly 7" asked aaainst her will--frightened into it, as it she has accupied the finest suU of rooms 111 ;,,,;- ..fo:i;)i:~t~ · sh.e ·w!?~.ld take the ~riendship ~idney, leaving_the tea-tab!~ and follow- ,:ere 1" · ~in the Colonnade- .~otel aud kept ver~ · · . ; ' i offe~ed, as a; s~?st1t_ute,. and build up ~nmg Dolly, J>assionately longmg to be ~ut "~o~rfanc!, Dolly," h e answered sadly.\ much to ho1 ·:elf, bemg11eldom s_een exc~p" '.; ;·~ ··: \>~hti~ ..\l~iJleE! O:f! the rumed castle which of the i;eac~ of the gr~ve g~~y eyes which "If it IS not for love of Frank t hat she has I ~hen she ~oe11 - out for !ln occas10nal d.ru.& had .cr~mbled. so soon. She felt dazed and were ~o~·owmg: her so mqmn°:glr,. engciged herself t o him, why should she· m _ he1' ~arriage. _She 1~ repute~ the w~al.. ~ ·_ bew1lde:ted and wretched ; but thrpugh "Sibyl has 1t, and I learnt 1t, 'answer- have done. so 1 " I th1est smgle lady m Ph1Jade1phia..-Philx1 ~.;·; ·all lier bewild'erment she,-djdnot lose sight ed Dolly. Ah, why indeed ? Many months of delphia Times. I vmce a t iat a vantages many and real are offered, and that this IS iodeed a real and not a sham sal e. ~If(Q~e ~~ !"tn!DD~~ 'Nii'"' -~-~~~·~"' l l I Al:JL SALES STRICTLY CASH. - -·- · -- - - - - - - -· ----- - - - GIVING UP BUSINESS! Having decided to give up the Boot and Shoe Busi11ess this season, I will sell the wliole of my stock of I self 1 OVER $5,000 WORTH B 0 0 nN s A ND ~. B 0E s A __,,. l h h l l at ess t an esa e prices, by retail, for .A s ..c:::L. L..::r 0 ONLY! - - C > F- W 0 or will sell the entire stock en bloe at a decided bargain. The Stock is all first class, and is well assorted for the Spring and Summer trade. I have the LARGEST, the BEST a nd the CHEAPEST assort ment of Women's, Misses' and C hildren's French Kid, Glace French Calf, French Oil Goat, Dongolia French Cal f, Oil Pebble, Buff and P runella-in Button and Lace Boots, Button and Tie Shoes and Slippers-in town. W A l so a very large and varied stock of Men 's, Boys' and Youth's Hand-sewed, Machine-sewed and Pegged-in Lace and Button Boots; Button, Tie and Oxfo1·d Shoes- in French Calf, French .P lace Calf, Canadian Calf, Buff, Pebble, Cordoran and Grained L eathers._ w I I 1 9 Call at once and secure bargains while they are going. Delays are dangerous. STAND :---Neads' Block, next door ·East of Lee & Edsall's Hardware Store. · I F. BORLAND.