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But when she sat down near him he took her hand, and then the first grave words that he spoke startled her. “Dorcas, you have let something come between us during these last days,” he said. “What is it? I want you to tell me. Perhaps your mother and I both guess what it may be, but we cannot be sure until you tell us that we have guessed right. I think you have heard some- thing this week that has vexed you. Is this not so ?" Her hand almost unconsciously, as he began to Speak, had made a spasmodic effort to escape from his, but he held it tight, and after a moment it lay impassive again in his clasp. But when he asked his question she hung her head, and made no answer to it, and he had to repeat it before, in a low voice, she said the one wordâ€""Yes." "Where did you hear it ? Was it in the villageâ€"at Mrs. Cameron's ?” And then she said “Yes” again, almost below her breath, with her heart beating in great throbs. There was a pause after this, but only for a moment or 'two, after that he said, very quietlyâ€"â€" “She told you something about your mother before her marriage? Was that it ?” “Yes,” Dorcas said for the third time ; and then he felt her. hand quiver, and heard her begin to sob. No doubt it was hard for him too. Perhaps in past years he had suffer- 1.1 b t 1 1 1 a ti u 1 ed at times pretty sharply on acâ€" . , ._ , lep emg‘ 111“ ; 131 no 101' 1110 101' romise to marr her. Had Martha. count of his marriage, but no I200: because Shes been Su’kly' 51“ deceived and cheated her all her gamemn had an§thing to do with doubt the keenest suffering he had went on’ after a time; “She S hereime ? The Sight 0f the gentle little it, she Wondered ?â€"or was it Mrs. ever known was. what he endured ‘ - * A- ~ and»- : . . , V _ , f1?“ lhelg :3ggbii’mgngut andlwomen had roused “0 tenderness 11‘- Markham who had managed it all? now, as he sat here With. his daughâ€" 10 S 111 11- ’ ter at his side, knowing that~ the - y . . . - ‘ IDOI‘cesuhem‘ti inStcad 05 that it had For it must have been managed its a bad look-out f01 them. I was thing which had been told her had . , , _ , s . only seemed to quicken her to a keen-- somehow_it must 1 the girl passion. tellmg hm ycswlddy that yom mm" come like a sword between them, and . . . . cfh. ler and fiercer sense of the wrong may reiterated; left, to 11inlself’ hm. 81 1mg?“ bi} “913%,? (lgei‘fign' 1:15 done to herself- She had 110 Plty “1 father would never have lowered him- shaken the faith and trust in him for hei, an , 1 ., ~ that. she had had all ,through her miss vou.d be doing a kindness 1f.these first hoursâ€"not one grain of self to do this thing. . you'a dust ten heliit Was Martha, piggyâ€"“fan. thelpoor.m€1tbm 3,110“, 1133 Dorcas’ check was burning as she life- aS Was erOW‘SGI‘VaIlt With 1101' ‘1'» S“ ere m‘f“ mom Ian 5") 01 sat thinking and weaving her cruel - u ever do. I . -. . - x ’ ' . “ . .2 . st ' . Oi , l w h. -d t was lâ€"how M1. Tielawncy s before she mauled Dorcas had no pity for her 1"! 11a(iiidyfor 11181.1?) If glifly lit could have asses-9mm Weme Anfl “Pen Letty made no answer- Q and in Silence Went on folding up the g.) or 7 _ clo thes. ‘ . - ‘ t.“Idsta1};ed in her cottage till I Was - - ‘lre ," orcas said, after a minute. Gentlhty ,' And then she added hastilyâ€"“She ‘ ‘ Vs told me to tell you that her dangliâ€" OF A ' ‘ ter was here, and that she wants you a ‘ . ' to do something for her." g A . "a of 50‘“. "Whatâ€"Martha '2” Letty esked " ’1'" . quickly, and now the color really ommbwwmmeewmmmm rose to her cheek. ' . ,- “Did you see her ?" she said, af- CHAPTER xv, house was left behind her. Wet a; ter a moment’s pause. We often try so hard and long to it Was, she struck into a. path across “Noâ€"she Was out. But- Mrs. Cam- keep our secrets hidden, building the fields, where it was least likely eron told me to tell you that she barricades around them, telling or that, in such weather, she should "was very poor.” acting lies to guard them, setting a. meet any passer-by, for a miserable “Oh, I’ll see and do something for watch at the door behind'which they“ instinct of shrinking from the sight her." Letty said this quickly too, stand concealed; and then suddenly of any face she knew had already and then gave a hasty, uneasy some accident on which we have taken possession of her. glance at the girl’s face. What did never reckoned, some chance so un- Her 'mind was all in confusion as she know ? What had been told to likely that we had never feared it, yet: she had made no connected her ? She folded up the remaining makes, perhaps, in one moment, al’. story so far out of the facts that clothes in silence; with a poor, tim- our efforts vain. For seventeen had been told her; gaunt and separâ€" id effort to win a touch of kindness years poor Letty had kept her secret ate, they only stood up like isolated from her daughter before she went that time that a stranger told it to you see, was but seventeen, and at “Are you coming downstairs, Dorâ€" her in a dozen careless words. that age the humbling of our pride eas," she said. “Don't sit up here The revelation was made one day Seems such a bitter thing. Was it so long alone. Your head is not soon after Mrs. Markham’s visit possibleâ€"she went along crying to aching,_is it, my dear ‘2” ended. It Chanced that day that Dorâ€" herselfâ€"Could it be possible that her “You know I never have head- Cas, coming along the village street, father had done this dreadful thing ? aches, Dorcas answered testily, and was caught in a sudden summer She had hoped to get, unseen, into made a movement, ahnost, as if she shower; she had come out in the the house, but poor Letty, as she would shake off the caressing hand. Sunshine. not expecting rain, and. came up the garden path, was standâ€" And then poor Letty went away, beginning to run to find some shel- ing at the open door looking for .and the gir], as she closed the door, ter, a woman standing at an open her, knew that she had been very hard door asked 1101" to come into her . "Oh. my darling. how .. wet you and cruel, and yet she Was too Cottage _ are !" she cried innocently, and she angry and bitter to repent. “It’s some: to be. :1 regular dOWn‘ hurried forward to meet. Dorcas with Had not her mother done wrong ? Would her father ever have married her, or thought of marrying her, if somehow the fault at first had not been hers ? ~ pour. miss. she said : "you’d best hands already stretched out to un- come in and stop till it's gone past." fasten her dripping cloak ; but the She Was an old womanâ€"‘11 MI‘S- girl, with an involuntary spasm of Gamer-on, whom Dorcas knew».but anger, shrank back as. she would slightly, but the rain was hea‘fy. have touched her." She had begun painfully to linlc‘ 5‘? 511.8 was glad t°.acccpt her m" “lean take it 0a} you Will only the few- facts that had been given vitation. She went into the cottage get yourself Wot, too_ 1‘ will change her together, and to make 59mm},in and sat down," and Presently the all my things; you need not come like a connected story out of theni. 01d “’0an Sat down too’ and began Upstairs With me." She said (liliekly ller mother and Martha Cameron to talk to herâ€"about _ her rheuma‘ and imperatively; and without a had been fellowâ€"servants here togeth- tlfim’ and how the raln had“ been word Of kindness threw down 1101' (31': was not that what LID-Sh Gainer- CPmmg through the roof’ and how hat and mantle in the POI‘Ch. and on had said? Mrs. Markham must times were so bad that” She .had a: Fan “13 to 1181‘ OWJI r00111- have got her brought here; she must 1 deal 0f tl‘OUble to make both and” She Was hal‘d. She knew. but yetlhave got her brought here, and then ’ m??th Pve got my daughter helm ’ it Seemed '00 her “mt She WOUId 110“: ! somehow, they must have made him 0 c I) To be Continued. ._......_+...____. BABY’ S BIRTHRIGHT â€"_ Is Health and Happinessâ€"How Mothers Can Keep Their Lit- tle Ones Well. Health is the birthright of all lit~ tie ones. It is a mother’s duty to see that her baby enjoys it. Moth- er’s greatest aid in guarding childâ€" ren’s health is Baby’s Own Tablets-- a medicine which can .be given with perfect safety to the youngest baby. Among the many mothers who have proved the value of this medicine is Mrs. J'. W. Booth, Bar River, Ont. She says :-â€""My baby suffered great- ly from sore mouth and bad stomach. Several doctors prescribed for her, but nothing seemed to bene- She Said this quite quietly", and! as she sat brooding over this thing , “‘9 Words missed in”) Dlorcas $13 . that she had heard. When Letty F6528 1:2? 1110:: liglfigd mlmg hm- mmd ‘lm‘h on y ha" 1 mfllcame to the door a Couple of hours (in; to l’ive in some‘ pm; p’lace "d M Vague confuswrl' AS S? “3an after her daughter had returned to gut to think that of al‘l “1015001310 them first. they dlfl. not even the house, and gently opened it and She 1nd lived qm’ongct' all her life mum as Shirt“) hel ’ 51110, tlnere1v looked in, with her anxious, wonder~ there‘was not o‘l‘w Wm“) did not kilo“; thought, a little puzzled. tia surey jug face, it was not pity at all, but ‘ . I . ‘ 1‘ ‘ the Old Woman had expressed hel- ‘ I f ‘ “mt this thing that she lad never known an unreasonab e flame 0 finger ‘ -â€"-that they must have talked it ovc~r self 0dd1Y. or that she herself W115 mn u in the irl’s heart - 'd not to be able to understand '51)“: g p _ g ‘_ _‘ " , a thousand tunesâ€"that there was no sulpl . My deal’ I thought you mus,“ be one slie ever spoke to who did not know what her mother had been ! hm" - lving down You have been such "As was fellow-servant with her ~ _. ‘ __. I . .n 3‘ long time hem and SJ qmet’ Poor little Dorcas, who had held her head till now’so high ! This trouble . - w v' w ‘ 1.r- I v. at Mr. Tiela ne‘ 5 before she n1 etty sald. of hers was a very unsubStantial ried," she repeated slowly to . her- self, making an instinctive but vain . . trouble, perhaps, yet, coming as ll. did, it seemed to her' to be very hard ego? tottgfe the meanmg of the “I have just been sitting down~ 5 ‘1 eme“ ' . ‘ resting. What is the use of looking ,1 , Ivesâ€"that .15 many yew: fig? after me? You need not fear that toggg'u'sufiered .in gnome for mm“ 31151:”‘anilhe Inglis wiiiggiringfventsndg I have not taken on a” my web days and than, at the end of that e I .. ‘, things; there they all are, ’ she .' ’ ‘. ' ‘ _ " ‘ wearily. “Martha dicn t stop after quid time, the truth came out. your mother was marriedâ€"she gave ‘ , ' i _ ‘ r . . “Are you not well, Dorcas ‘2” ho,- warning to Mrs. l‘Jarkhlam thgdverv “5121615213312:Silgehzfilafiim‘gfiggc father had said to her more ‘ that: day She heard aPout Fledwe “$15.6 had flung them, and Letty. without Once] and, Le“? hid. waddle? hum b‘it they all Palm? . 80? Her}: ‘1’) speaking again (only Perhaps dis 1.10m afielwh‘luf'fnot Innocenth 81119 “lendsfiand I unnl‘ It.“°.l:fl(n l ,0 turbed and wondering a little), came “1 14h? df‘ll‘f "15 to the “9‘53. f” ,3“? mm? than my daughtel 1n15‘ti.°“‘ forward and began to lay them Change 111 11ft, and as] Ml. Ile'cfit‘lha‘: for If Mrs. Tl‘ela‘YIIey “7?? 0% "$1 a Straight was, but with timid and mamas-pile. little help 10 1101 HOWf 0} “Your p001. frock is so dmggled; fear and pam~w1ihfeaf .that inqcle never gnu]ng 1191‘ “1‘91 800. “f f’ it wiumeed to be Washed," She said_ her shy and constrained in the gill Is I m sureâ€"and “301.8 51111131.”, “11 I 16.1, “Oh, dear, just look how wet it is ! presfei‘cc’ and £91110,“ .Clmt'l‘cd‘ 0“- place would have done 1t. amb‘txavxE I can.t think why you came an Dr‘es‘slon'Of anxietyoi 1.011(l01115‘zs.’ ‘ made mischiefâ€"them s not 1 0 through the rain, my deal. ? I made . She is. aneg With 111e,..a11 in; doubt about that. But LIEU thfl-‘Sh‘l sure You ‘vOuld shelfer sonlewhere ,, “7111 nut tel] 1110 why 5]]? L, angly, ' 3 ' poor Letty said, sadly, to nor husâ€" band. “I think she has beau-i Sume- And then Dorcas gave an annoyed and hasty answer to her. ing her Baby's Owu Tablets; and then in a. short time my little one was fully restored to health. I would not be without the Tablets in the house, and would advise all mothers to use them when their children are ailing.” Baby’s Own Tablets are used in thousands of homes in Canada and always with beneficial results. They contain absolutely no opiate or other harmful drug ; are mild, but Y . . . ' . P! wasnt that SOlt’ mlss' “I did shelter,” the girl sa1d . sure in their action and pleasant to Was the old woman in her senses ‘? fit her in the least till I began givâ€" young man her. She became WORDS 0F HOPE. TO ALL WHO SUFFER FROM A RUN DOWN SYSTEM. â€"â€"._. Mrs. Harriet A. Farr, Fcnwick, 0nt., Tells How She Obtain- ed a. Cure After Suffering for Two Years. Thousands throughout this coun- try suffer seriously from general deâ€" bilityâ€"the result of impoverished blood and shattered nerves. To all such the story of Mrs. Harriet Farr, widow of the late Rev. Richard Farr, Fenwic'k, Ont.-, a lady well known throughout the Niagara district, will point the means of renewed health. Mrs. Farr says :â€""l“or a couple of years prior to 1899 l was a great sufferer flow a run down system. My digestion was bad ; 1 had little or no appetite and was in a very poor state"; I suffered from heart palpitation and a feeling of continual : exhaustion. Doctors’ treatment failed to benefit me and I gradually grew worse until I was finally unable to clothe least work. I then began using Dr. Williams’ Pinlk Pills, and from the very first I noted an inrprovement in my conâ€" dition. The severity of my trouble gradually lessened and by the time I had taken eight boxes I was again enjoying the best of health despite my sixty years. I believe that, Dr, Williams' Pink Pills saved my life and would strongly urge x11 sufferers to give them a trial, believing they will be of great benefit.” When your blood is poor and watery, _ when your nerves are un- strung, when you suffer from head- aches and dizziness, when you are pgle, languid and completely run down, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will promptly restore your health by reâ€" newing and enriching the blood. They are a prompt and certain cure for all troubles having their origin in a poor and watery condition of the blood. But only the genuine cure and these bear the full name, "Dr. Williams' Pink I’iFIs for Pale People," on the wrapper around evâ€" ery box. Solk by all dealers in medicine or sent post paid at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50,: by addressing the Dr. Williams‘ Melly cine 00., Broc‘kville, Ont. .â€"â€"â€"â€"+__-'â€"â€"â€". BEST PARTED. . 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A lady travelling by rail sat facing a gentleman who, with one eye at least, seemed to be staring fixedly at Indignant and said: .- “Why do you look at me so, sir?” He said he was not aware of hav ing done so, but sne insisted. . «0" Dorcas rose from her seat trembling. with the color going and coming in her face. “Iâ€"I think I had‘better go home. It is not raining so very much. I will tell mamma about your daugh- ter,” Dorcas said hurriedly, in a strange, nervous Voice. She Was trembling as‘ she spoke: she felt as if she could hear her position nol ' in; ii. use" _ CATABRH can... 0- fs‘unt dine: to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. r Heals the ulcers, clears the ail passages, stops droppln s in the throat and rmanam y cures Catarrh and lay Fever. Blower . free. All dealers. or Dr. A. W. 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Camersm’s, and how she had been "strange" to her ever since. “Mrs. Cameron is an old mischief- maker if she has been telling her anytl'iing,“ he said, after a little \ . have choked her if she had tried to 011’s." ‘ silence ; “but il she has we had ask them of this woman. “Mrs. Cameron’s ?” Letty paused better find it, out. I will Speak to Without paying any regard to in her occupation for a moment, and Dorcas. That- is all I can do. I‘erâ€" Mrs. Cameron’s efforts to detain her -â€"to Dorcas’ imagination, at leastâ€" haps she was sure to hear the stony she bade her good morning and an uneasy look passed over her face. sooner or later. We cannot help it, went out into the street again, and "Whatâ€"the old woman living near Letty. You must not .jret about it. ran homewards through the rain that the little bridge ? I didn’t think you And he drew her to his side and took was still falling fast. She hurried knew her, Dorcas?” ' ‘ hel- hgmd, “It will make no real through the village, and only paus- “Oh, yesâ€"I have often spoken to difference," be said hopefully. “She ed to take breath when the lust her.” loves us both too well to mind such 1 0W 16:. WA 753 z Ill/E a. A Medicine that lnvigorates the Kidneys and liver, Takes Away the Pains and Aches, and Regu- fates the Action of the Bodin Grgan3---Strong Recommendation for Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills. The experience of Mr. Brown as stated in his letter below, is similar to that of scores of men and wo- men who feel old age creeping in upon them. The kidneys grow weak and inactive, the back aches», there are deposits in the urine, and pain and smurting in passing water. The legs swoll, and there come pains and aches not unlike rheumatism. Under such circumstances old people turn to Dr. Chase’s'Kidney-Liver Pills for relief and cure, and are not disappointed. 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