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She was still u lovely picture, especially in the foft radiance of the candles. She car ried her hat in her hand, The flowers upon It were assuredly those of yes teryear, it would not have passed muster as the mode anywhere except in besieged Richmond; and her dress, although it fitted her perfectly, was worn and faded and had been turned and patched and altered until it was quite bevond further change, yet she wore it as airily as if it had been tis sue of silver or cloth of gold. The mother's face brightened, * "Edith, dear," she exclaimed, "how late you are! It is after eight o'clock. You must be tired out." "I am not tired at all," answered the girl cheerily. "I have uot been at the hospital all afternoon; this is my day off. How IB Howard?" "I wish I could say just the same, but he seems a little worse." The girl's face went suddenly grave. She stepped over to her mother, took her hand and patted it softly. "Is there nothing you can do? "My dear," sald her mother, "How- ard--we---are all in God's hands." She drew a long breath and lifted her head bravely. "Miss Kittridge," sald the girl, "1 have something very important to tell mother, and--"* Miss Kittridge smiled back at her. "l1 am golug right away, honey. There is lots of work for us to do ang" "You don't mind, 1 hope," sald Edith Varney, calling after her as she went into the hall. ' "No, indeed," was the reply. Mrs. Varney sat down wearily by the table, and Edith pulled up a low stool and sat &t her feet. "Well, my dear?" "Mamma--what do you think? What do you think?" "I think a great many things," said Mrs. Varney, "but--" "Yes, but you wouldn't ever think of this." "Certainly I shall not, unless you tell me." "Well, I have been to see the proai dent." "The ¢ "Yes, "And what did you go to sce president for?" "I asked him for ar appointment for Captain Thorne." "For Captain Thorne! My dear--" F "Yes, mother, for the war depart- ment telegraph service. And he gave it to me, a special commission. He gave It to me for father's sake and for Captain Thorne's sake--he has ret him and likes him--and for my own." "What sort of an appoiniment?" "Appointing him to duty here in Richmond, a very important position. He won't be sent to the frout, and ho will be dolng his duty just the same." "But, Edith, you don't--you can't---" "Yes, it will, mother. The president --I just love him--told me they need ed a man who understood teiegraph- ing and who was of high-evough reak to take charge of the service. As you know, most of the telegraph operators are privates, and Captaiz Thorne is an expert. Since he's heen here ip Rich mond he's helped them In the tele graph office often. Lieutenant Foray told me so." Mes. Varney rose and moved away Edith followed her. 0 W, mamma!" she cxclaimed; "1 i _president--Mr. Davis?" # the HE ENJOYS HIS MEALS NOW Zor He Keeps a "Little Digester" GILLETTE: > BY CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY i, ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDGAR BERT SMITH Coryriony 192 Br Dood, Mead ane Company you must not, because it's all fixed and the commission will be sent over here in a few minutes--just ss scon as it can be made out--and whem it comes | am going to give it to him myself." Mrs. Varney moved over toward the table and lifted a plece of paper, evi dently a note. "He is coming this evening" she said. "How do you know? asked her daughter. "Well, for one thiug," said her moth. er, "lI can reinember very few eve nings when he hasr't been here aires he was able to walk out of the hos pital." "Mammal" "And for another thiug.' this note came about half an hour ago." "Is It for wet" "Edith Dear, How Late You Are" "For me, my dear, els¢ I shouldn't bave opened it. You can read it, if you like." "Has it been here all this time?" ex- claimed Edith jealously. "All this time. You will see what he says. This will be his last call; he bas his orders to leave." "Why, it's too ridiculous!" said the girl; "just as if the commission from the president wouldn't supersede everything else. It puts him at the head of the telegraph service. He will be in command of the départment. He says it is a good-bye call, does he?" She lookell at the note again and laughed, "All the better, it will be that much' .more of a surprise. Now, mamma, don't you breathe "a word about if, I want to tell him myself." "But, Edith dear--I am sorry to criticise you--but I don't at all ap prove of your going to the president about this, It doesn't seem quite the proper thing for a young lady to inter est herself so far--" "But - listen, mamma." and as she spoke the light went out of Miss Edith's face at her mother's grave and somewhat reproving aspect. "1 couldn't 80 to the war department people. Mr. Arrelsford is there In one of the of- fices and ever since 1--I refused him, you know how he has treated me! If I had applied for anything there, it would have been refused at once, and he would have got them to order Cap tain Thorne away right off. 1 kmow he would--why, that is where his or ders came from!" "But, my dear--" "That 's where they came from Isn't it lucky I got that commission to- day. There's the bell; 1 wonder who it can be?" She stopped and listened while the door opened and Jonas, the butler, entered. "Is ft Captain | Thorne?" asked Edith eagerly. ° "No, ma'am." "Oh!" "It's another offisub, ma'am. He says he's fum de president an' he's got to see Miss Edith pussonally." Jonas extended a card which, as he spoke, Edith took and glanced at in- differently. : "Lieutenant Maxwell," she read. "Ask the gentleman in, Jonas," said Mrs. Viroey, . "It's come," whispered Edith to her mother. "Do you know who he Is? "No--but he's from the president-- it must be that commission." ! At this moment old Jonas ushered into the drawing room a very dashing young officer, handsome in face, gal- Tant ih bearing, and dressed in a showy and perfectly fitting uniform, which i-was quite a contrast to the worn habik iments of the men at the front. Mrs. Varney stepped forward a little, and Lieutenant Maxwell bowed low before her. "Good evening, ma'am. Have I the Bonor of addressing Miss Varney, "I am Mrs, Varney, sir. 5 "Madam," sald the lieutenant/ "1 am very much afraid this looks_ like an intrusion on my part, but I come '| from the president, and he desires me feel you are going to scold me, and | «, Varney. {18 glad to be able to dorthis, He says, not only ut your request, bit because of your father und for the merits of the gentleman in question." "Oh, thank you" cried the girl, tak- ing the envelope, . Maxwell?" said Mrs, Varney. "Yes, do," urged the girl holding the envelope pressed very tightly to her side. oe A "Nothing would please me so much, Iadies," answered the leutenant, "but 1 must go back to the president's house right away. Vm en duty this evening. Would you mind ng me off a line or two, Miss Varney, just to say you have received the communication?" "Why, certainly, you want a receipt. I'll go upstairs to my desk; it won't take a moment. And could I put in how much I thank him for his kind- ness?" 3: "I am sure he would be more than pleased," smil¢d Lieutenant Maxwell, as Edith left the room and hastened up the stairs. "We haven't heard 50 much cannon- ading today. lieutenant," said Mrs, "Do you know what it means?" "1 don't think they are guite posi- tive, ma'am, but they can't help look- ing for a violent attack to follow." "lI dent see why it should quiet down before af assault." "Well, there is always a calm before: a storm," sald the leutemant. "It might be some signal, or it might be they are moving their - batteries to! open on some special point of attack. They are trying every way to break through our defenses, you know." "It's very discouraging. We can't seem to drive them back this time." ' "We're holding them where they are, though," said Maxwell proudly. "They'll never get in unless they do it by some scurvy trick; that's where the danger lies. We are always look- ing out for it, and--"" At this moment Edith Varney re-en- tered the room. She had left her hat upstairs with the official-looking en- velope, and had taken time to glance at & mirror and then to thrust a red rose in her dark hair. The impres- slonable young lieutenant thought she looked prettier than ever. "Lieutenant Maxwell," she sald, ex- tending a folded paper, "here is your receipt--" The butler's words to some one in acknowledgment of the oreer, 'wusou she handed to him. "1 wasn't very long writing it, was 1, Lieutenant Maxwell?" she asked. "I've never seen A quicker piece of work, Miss Varney," returned that young man, putting the hota in bis belt and smiling as he did so. hen you want a cle over at the gov- me know." - "You would better not commit yours self," said Edith jestingly; "1 might take you at your word." "Nothing would please me more," was the prompt apswer. "All you have got to do is just apply, and refer to me, of course." "Lots of other girls are" doing it" the hall interrupted ber furthdr speech "Will you jes' kin'ly step his way. sub!" she heard Jonas say, sud as Edith turned she found herself face to face with Captain Thorne! } CHAPTER It, Orders to Captain Thorne. Ou the sleeves of Captain Thorne's coat the insignia of & captain of Con- federate artillery were displayed; his uniform was worn, soiled, and il-Af- ting, giving houvorable evidence of hard service; his face was pale and thin and showed signs of recent ili Dess, from which he had scarcely re- covered. In every particular he was a marked contrast to Lieutenant Max- well. "Miss Varney," he sald, bowing low. "We were expecting you," answered Edith, giving her d to Thorne. "Here's Captain Thorne, mamma!" Mrs. Varney shook hands with him graciously while her daughter turned once more to the other man, with the USE "TIZ" IF FEET ACHE, BURN, PUFF UP "Ah? Nothing like *TIZ' for sore, tired, sweaty, feet and corns---It's gramd!" r # Re You can be happy-footad just lik me. Use "TIZ" a never suffer with tender, raw, burning, blistered swollen, tired, smelly feet. "TIZ" screness out of corns, eallou bunione. : As soon as you put your "TIZ"" bath, you feel piness soaking in. d poor, old feet feel. A dance for joy. rE. "TIZ" instantly dra all i : i SE H fnumber of excursions to Hamilton, and only "TIZ" takes the pain and ™ { >Ehave to Hive. Aren't thers a good many where you are? "Well, we don't have so many as they do over at the treasury. | be Heve there are more ladies over there than men. And now | must go." "A moment," said Mrs. Varney, com- ing forward with Thorne. 'gentlemen know each other?" Captain Thorne shook his head and stepped forward, looking intently at "Let me have the pleasure of ma- king you acquainted, them. Captain Thorne--Lieutenant Maxwell." Thorne slowly fuclined bis head many times," he sald courteously, "Yes?" answered the other, who seemed to be a man of few words. "Do you DU je By opening dust damper and direct draft damper when shaking AL : : all dust is carried up ace smoke pipe. See dealer or write for booklet. "In fact, captain, there ix a gentle man in one of our offices who seems mighty, anxious to pick a fight with you." 3 Si "Really!" exclaimed Captain Thorne, "The President Directed Me to Deliver This Into Your Hands." smiling somewhat sarcastically; "plek a fight with me! To what office do you refer, sir?" "The war office, sir," sald Lieuten- ant Maxwell, rather annoyed. "Dear, dear!" continued Thorne ur- banely; "I didn't suppose there was anybody in the war office who wanted to fight!" "And why not, sir? asked Lieuten- ant Maxwell haughtily, while Edith barely stified a laugh, and her mother even smiled. "Well, if he wanted to fight, he'd hardly be in an office at a time like this, would he?" Captain Thorne's sarcasm : seemed to perturb the youngster, but his good breeding got the better of his annoy- ance. *T'd better not tell him that, cap tain," he said with a great éffort at lightness; "he would certainly insist upon having you out," "That would be too bad," sald the captala. "It might interfere with his office hours and--" "He doesn't believe it, Miss Var ney," sald Maxwell, turning to the younger woman, "but it is certainly true. I dare say you know the gentle man--"' ¢ "Please don't, lieutenant," {ntérrupt- ed Edith quickly. "I would rather not talk about it, If you please." "Of course," said Maxwell, "I didn know there was anything--" "Yes," sald Edith. "Let's.talk about something else. You know there is al- ways the weather to fall back on--" "1 should say #0," laughed the Ijeu- tenant, "and mighty bad weather for us, too." "Yes, isn't 17" They turned away, talking . and laughing somewhat constrainedly, while Mrs. Varney picked up the note that was still lying on the table. (To be continued) TO PROBE OCEAN FREIGHT St. Lawrence Route Before Imperi. al Trade Body in August Ottawa, June 16--The itinerary' for the Dominion's Royal Commis~ sion, the Imperial Trade body which will arrive at Sydney on August 3rd, and will travel across Canada taking evidénce in regard to the every phase of Canadian trade, has been ar- ranged. The commission will be. in Montreal on August 24, 25, and 26, jn Ottawa August 27, 28, and 29, and in Toronto on September 1. 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