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Limited, 50 King St. E., Toronto * | Amn, AN |INE~= LL From Monte From Montr Brom From uebee Calgarian 21 May 18 ontreal Virginian 26 From Quebec Alsatian . 4 TO LIVERPOOL, al Tunisian 7 May eal Victoriem 12 May 8 Tune June May 23 June June 2 Jul y MONT, TO GLASGOW TO LONDON & HAVRE Gramp, 9 May Scan, 18 May Flesp'n. 23 May 20 June Cori § June Sicil'n. 16-May-14 June 13 June Beate): May 21, June 24 May 28 June Cars'en. 30 May 27 June Tonian 7 June 12 July For full THE ALL! formation apply loeal agents or N LINE, 95 King St. W., Toronto. > - 1 ai "That's the first to go," muttered Jim. "Always wanted the lead and would have it. Shot through the head frotn behind. Some of the devils must lave been behind when he lit his fire." "I heard no shot." "Not likely to with the noise we were making. What's wrong with your neck, Anstruther? Cut it" "Just touched, I fancy, I got fit | when they hit him. Shall we take him into the house?" "Better not, and better say nothing about it to them upstairs. We can't do any more for him now, Boss," and Jim drew a large worked table-cover over the dead man's face and turncd to see that the barricades were as strong as they could be made. When he was at his post again he drew from his pocket that which the doctor had given him. It was a com. mon playing-card and on it was writ ten in pencil a London address. Be- neath this the doctor had written in big letters which wandered uncer tainly over the blank space: "So long, Jim. See you again some day." "Bo he knew it was coming, did he?" mused Jim, "and he took it all back at the last, all his tall talk about gcience and annihilation of matter. Well, 1 guess the Handicapper knew the Doc's handicap, and will be the best judge of his running." And then, as he looked out in the reddened gloom, whilst his eyes tried to plerce through the fog, his mind tried to peer into that Next Room where the doctor now was, and if Le failed to place the doctor, he at least managed to place himself. He saw the triviality of the things which had 80 embittered him for the last few days, and even confessed to himself that when it came to fighting, his rival was not much of 'a muff after all. if that which had made the scratch on Anstruther's neck had been an inch or two to the left Jim Combe felt that his memory of the last few davs would have been a load for him to carry all the rest of his life. But the first grey light of the morning broug it Jim back from the Unknown to the present with a shock. As the mists rolled away the temporary absen:e of the Indians was explained. They had withdrawn to. gather force for their real attack: Whatever answers to the fiery cross amongst the r. 4 men had been flying around the cou:- try in the last two days, and Th Combe had never known until that moment how many Iudians there were scattered through the timber of Bri tish Columbia. The hog's back was dotted with their camp fires and tents; a line of them stretched across the big mea- dow; another body of them held the road to Soda. Creek. The ranch was as regularly invested as if its foes had been European troops instead of mer: redskins. With iyfinitely more cun- ning .than even Combe had given them credit for, the Chilcotens had allowed the white men to return un- molested to their lair, only to find themselves in a trap from which there appeared to be no escapd unless Toma or Fairclough had won through and could bring help. Until this last morning Jim had fe t certain that one or other would suc- ceed in getting through; but now, seeing the methodical way In which the Indians had conducted the cam- paign, he not only doubted, he dis bélieved it, and when he met Kitty. a little later, her pretty face pale and troubled, a great wave of pity and re- morse almost ynmanned him. In his anguish of mind he tried to speak to his little friend in the oid way that had been so dear to both of them, but his tongue failed him, and she, not realizing that it was the old Jim, treated him with the coldness he had been at such trouble to teach her. CHAPTER XXV, You cannot hide death any more than you can escape it. There is a subtle influence which spreads from A dead man so that even the dumb beasts feel and acknowledge it, and this atmosphere of horror had spread through the ranch house in spite of the men's reticence. The women knew, though they ask- od no questions. Their eyes counted the men as they gathered for their meal; but if they guessed they nothing. scarcely a word passed be tween them until the men gathered in the long room after the meal, and even then for & while no one spoke. Though for the moment the besieged Were unmolested, everyone knew that the ring which surrounded them was tact, and thelr destruction but a question of hours. "The men better sleep uring the day, Jim. shall want all hands on guard to-night, if Toma does not bring help before then . Horsely and his: posse could hardly get through by daylight it they came." Jim made no reply. "Don't. you think that they will get Bere ah , : 0 spite of his courage there was a shake 4n Rolt's voice 'which he could not hide. For himself he tittle, but the thought of the sweet woman who was all the world to him broke the strong man's nerve. good fooling ourselves, Rolt, any longer. No, 1 don't think gay ot our messengers are alive to- The younger Fairclough turned very white, but he pulled himself together, and laughed bravely. "You - don't know my . brother, Combe. There's no fear that any pack of Ts will wipe him out." : "1 hope not. He is a good inan and 1 daresay that you are right, in which case we shall have help before night- fall, but we must not calculate upon that. We've calculated too much on such things already. We've got to do r ourselves now, - right somethings foi "That's talking." assented Al, "and in away." there's only one thing as we can do." "Wifat is that™ ine a = and dl. fighting, Cnn Q : --are . : CLIVE PHILLIPPS WOLLEY (AUTHOR OF "GOLD, GOLD IN CARIBOO" ETC) a ---------- Supplied Exclusively In Canada by The British & Colonial Press Servicn, uy 1 Or save tnem. It was brutally said, but it had the advantage of bringing the issue plain ly before every one. "How can we save them?" "There's only one way. The Indians are all here now.: If a man could get through that ring hé'd have a ¢lear course to Sody. There's five horses in the kitchen." "But we cain't lgave the place un- guarded." "No, of course not. It's got to be one at a time till we do get thruogh, and it no one gets through---well, then, Boss, we'd most as well take a turn at praying." For a moment there was silence, and then someone asked: "Is it to be by day-light, night?" "I guess it don't make no odds," replied Al. "We should have had a good show last' night, but the fog has all gone. They won't do much attack ing in broad daylight, our . people shoot too straight, and the Injuns know it, but they'll do mighty little sleeping at night. I'd leave that to the man as goes. Kin I have that roan as Jim rode for a first shot, Boss?" It was said so quietly, that no one ignorant of the circumstances, would have guessed that the rough and grizzled old rider was offering his life, but the color came to the Boss's eyes as he answered: "Phe stakes are play them." "Pardon, sir, I think you forget' sald Anstruther, courteously, "the stakes are not all yours. Volunteers for a forlorn hope should be unmar- ried men. stay by his ship to the last. Combe have had their turn. let me go." "Nousense, boy, you couldn't sit a horse now." "Nor couldn't find his way if he did get through. See here, Roit. It's Al or me for this job, and Al's wounded, 50 it's me," and Combe turned to leave the room. But Anstruther caught him by the arm. "No, by heaven, you don't, Combe! It is for Mr. Rolt to decide, You are not master here. What do you say, Sir? gWill you shame me? is it not my right? Combe went for me. The whole trouble is my fault. 1 can ne ver hold up my head again if you lon't let the go." There was such a genuine ring of 'ntreaty in. the young fellow's voice that Rolt, looking at him, wavered. He understood that, to a man like Anstruther, there might be worse 'hings than death. "Couldn't we settle it by drawing lots?" That's what they always do in books." It was Fairclough who spoke, and in the impasse to which they had 'ome the suggestion met with some avor. 3 : "If 1 agree to} or at mine, Al, and I Al and You will Mr. Fatrclough's sug- gestion," said Rolt, seeing that the 'eeling of the meeting was with the ast speaker, it will only be on the inderstanding that all draw. I will Waive my right fo go first if you will ill agree to that. Otherwise I go." For a few minutes Combe and An- struther tried to argue with him, but though the easiest:going man in Bri- Ish Columbia as a rule, Rolt could oe sufficiently resolute upon occasion, "It ain't no use 'sutying, said Al, rritably. "Seems to me we had ought 0 know the Boss hyinow. He's that rlanked 'contrary hat if every one se was keeping Chfistmas, he'd put n the day hagling gravel. May as well cut for theideal if he says so." This settled \it,'andjRolt, turning to Anstruther, asked him™o get a pack of 'ards from Mrs. Rolt! When Anstruther had gone to get the cards, Rolt turned to Combe: "Is it any good keeping this from he ladies? They might prevent hig joing If the lot should fall to him, Nothing else will, and I don't believe hat he could sit & horse for a mile. dis ribs can't be knit yet." "Don't -you worry about that ~colt, loss. He 'ain't deed to our range yet, out. he's a bit of good stuff and hard- 'r nor you think. Let him be and tive him a fair show. It's five to.one \gainst his getting the deal anyway. jut you kin fell the ladies, They rent 'the sort to Holler." : y "Thank you, Al, old friend. 1 knew we might come in. rr It was Mary Rolt Herself who spoke, 1aving come in quietly while the men vere talking, with Kitty by her side, whose young beauty was woefully marred by the sti:ih of the last few fays.. yo» it any one had hag time to voties Such things them, he might have been struck by the contract between the {wo women. A facells. after #1 only fhe window which Ya sou} looks through, so that whereas the pink and white had died from! Kitty's soft cheek, the pretty curls' lost their sof coquetry, the dimple become almost & RUN-DOWN FOR YEARS is Strength Restored by Vinol, Strength and even life itself de pends upon nourishment and proper assimilation of food. and! unless lj- gestion 'is good the whole body suf fers, baa Mrs. C. W. Busby, of Maundsville. W. 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Who ever cuts the lowest card makes the first attempt." ¢ For a moment her eyes rested on Dick Rolt, and perhaps ber lips trem- bled--they are the only part of the face which no one can control--but it they did, it was so slightly that no one in the room could have sworn to it, and if she sat down somewhat suddenly when she had turned up the knave of diamonds, she bad reason enough to be tired, and the room was hot. At once Jim, Al, and Anstruther went to the table together, but Mrs. Rolt held up her hand. "In order of precedence, please, gentlemén." And then with a little curl about her lips: "Our guest comes first," and young Fairclough came from his corner with somewhat over done nonchalance and turned a card: quickly. "No luck," he said, as he turned up a nine, "You don't know clough," she said sweetly. man next." z Jim Combe hesitated a moment, and 2 queer smile spread over his face. He remembered that if a pack of cards is shot over a smooth surface it is not impossible to guess where the low cards will be, the least painted offering the least resistance, and he picked his card carefully. His rule was justified. The card he chose had: only one pip on it, but for a moment his face clouded. Then he smiled again. "Ace low, you said, Mrs. Rolt?" "1, thought that Jim Combe was a square player," she said, but there was no censure in her tones. "You know the rule, Jim. Stand back. Your turn, AL" "Give me a little 'un, ma'am." She hesitated. It is not pleasant to send an old friend to his death, and the cards which had been cut were all high. "You want me to cut for you, Al?" "If the Boss don't mind, ma'am." Rolt nodded to her to humor the old man, but her hand shook as she turned up a five of spades. "Oh, Al, I'm so sorry." a "Then you ain't got no call to bel, It's what I asked for, ain't it, and. mostly asks for what I want," and he swung gaily round on his heels to leave the room. "Hold 'on, Al!" said a quiet voice at his elbow, "there is one more to cut yor." "'Tain't no use, Mr. Anstruther, You ain't fit to go, and there ain't any- thing there no lower than a five." "There are three lower, Al, It you please, Mrs. Rolt." Mrs. Rolt looked up into the quiet smiling face, and saw a light fa it which she had never seen before. It yet, Mr. Fair- "The fore was as if Anstruther knew what lay in store for him, and the knowledge made him hold his head more proudly. "He is right, Al. You pledged your selves that all should cut. Take your card, Frank." As she spoke Kitty Clifford moved from her friend's side uncertainly to- wards Anstruther, and then - stood hesitating, her lips trembling and her Sweet eyes full of unshed tears, "What is it, Kitty? Do you want to cut for him?" : She tried to answer, but no sound came from her parted lips. "Shall she cut for you, Frank?" "WIII' you, Miss Clifford--Kitty?" and he held out his hand to her. For a4 moment the boy and girl stood there hand in hand before that altar of chance, forgetful of the world and reckless of the betrayal of their se- cret. It was a strange betrothal, but such it seemed to all who saw them. In a silence which could be felt, the girl's white hand began to move uncertain ly over the pack, touching a card here and another there, as if afraid to choose. The others had drawn their lots at once. To them it seemed that min- utes elapsed whilst that little hand ing of a Na "SALADA" means the world's best tea -- "hill. grown Ceylon" -- with the exquisite freshness and flavor retained by 'the sealed lead packages. ' --. 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At last, like a child who fears to see the knife, 'she shut her eyes, and clutching a card, held it up to Aunstru- ther, over whose face a proud smile Spread as bright and genuine as day- ght. "Thank you, dear. Yon have saved my honor. You don't mind if | spoil your pack, Mrs. Roit. 1 shall want this card by and by more than you will," and kissing it, he put it {nts his | breast pocket. But Kitty caught at his hand and cried im to show it to her. "Another time, dear. wIt Is the best card in the world for' me," "What was it, Prank? Show it to me, oh, show it to me!" "Not now, Kitty," and bending down, he kissed her white brow be- fore them all, and with his arm round her waist, half led, 'half carried, her to Mrs. Rolt. "Take her away now. ' For God's sake take her away!" he sald, and Mrs. Rolt led Kitty sobbing from the I have killed room. "Oh, Mary! 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