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i is,” is k . ‘ . CHAPTER I. continued. ‘ 33 she made this declaration there nuns ~ BARB . which hung over them had‘been talked about in confidence by Bacon and Gil- bert. Naturally, it produced the great- m something strangely. almost startâ€" es=â€" anxiety and excitement in the Ineg beautiful in the fair face with the halo of impregnable. undoubting love upon it. To win such a love as that‘ what would not any man giviifâ€"‘to oe worthy of it. what would not any man sacrifice? So thought Gilbert as he carefully tore into fragments the pa. per he had taken from the packet, whilst he moved towards the fireplace. “Do not go yetâ€"stay only a. minute. I am going, and you are hot likely to see me again." He was dropping the fragments of paper into the fire as he spoke. and they made a. merry blaze which seemed to mock at his misery. When the lust bit had turned into a. black film and a draught from the partly opened door had whisked it up’ the chimney. he replaced the packet in his bag. "There is no more to say. Good-bye." He was at the door. hold- ing out his hand; but she draw back. startled by his abrupt manner, and he misunderstood the movement for one of refusal to take his hand. "Good-bye," he repeated (hastily. "God bless you; and may you never have cause to be sorry for the answer you have given me today." The outer floor had closed behind him before the dazed girl could recover from the bewilderment caused by his words and conduct. The burning of! that paper with so much care and de- liberation thad perplexed her.sorely;i and rousing herself, she darted to the fireplace to see if any scrap remained breasts of the three ladies who had so‘ fancarefully preserved the secret from their most intimate friends. There were, however mysterious rumors in the City and mysterious paragraphs _in the money articles of the leading daily pa- pers which at length so clearly indic- ated the house of Ellicott if: Co. that the crisis was at hand when the whole transaction must become public and pass into the hands of the police. _ It was at this juncture that Gilbert paid his hasty visrt to the Cottage, and left it with that look of absolute de- spair which only appears when apman knows that his doom is sealed, and that no earthly power can save him from ut- ter ruin and disgrace. He did not observe Daisy put down the watering-can and. advance to meet him as he was walking blindly towards the gate. She was frightened by his expression and clasped his arm with her soft hand. “You are very ill, Gilbert," she exclaimed "What has ha pened 3" He smiled faintly as he took er hand, pressing it gratefully; for there was no mistaking the depth of the girl's solL icitude on |his account. "Little more has happened than I expected, Daisy; and yet_that little makes all the dif~ ference in the world to mei You will not see me againâ€"or if you do, it will only be to shun me and feel ashamed that you ever called me your friend." “I shall never feel that," she respond- ed quiietl-y; "and you ought to know it. \Vhatever misfortune may happen to you it cannot alter _my regard for you." ."I beheve you think so now," he said With a melancholy movement of the head; “but you do not knowâ€"you canâ€" not guess what you will soon hear about me. All the same I wish I could thank you as I would like to do for the com- fort your words give in ." ’ "I won't. believe an§thing I hear about you if it is bad," was her decisive on which might be found some legible'comment, and with. shrewd instinct she words to give a clue to the meaning of his action. But the work of destruc.‘ went straight to the point; "You have persuaded Hetty to see you, and she has been unkind to you. So you are in the men had been too thoroughly mom‘ dumps, and fancy that all the world plished to leave the faintest trace ofis against you. You have been bother- Then the girl sat down and cried. Angry as she had been with her v1 Lior, she was sorry for him, because she liked him. He had been a. trusted turally. too, she had to marry her, and who, i what the paper had been, or ,what hadg been written on it. i 3 5’: v i friend and companion; and he had in-' troduced Henry Dacon to her. Na-i ed and worried about this nasty business in the City. You have got il-l over it, and consequently you are looking at eyerythung through a false glass which distorts the appearance and meaning of all that you see." I He smiled again faintly. She was so much in earnest in her endeavor to cheer him that she helped him more than she could have imagined to bear the heavy burden he had resolved to take upon 3' kindly lhimself. They were standing under the regard for the man who had wished? until quimtwas full of subdued emotion. I recently had borne his rejection patiâ€"I shadow of the cedar tree, and his voice "Thank you again, Daisy, for what you have said. I shall remember the eutly.1 But she could not help his ‘ils'lwords all myOIifeâ€"t‘hey will always be appointment when he discovered thatithe most precious memories of this bit- she liked Dacon so much as to prefer him before all others as the man toil.n lter day. Good-bye." Although he uttered the last word the manner of one who is taking whom she was ready to entrust her fu-ileziye of a dear friend for-a. long time, tun.“ [t was not her fault mat; sheiDaisy refused to accept it in that sense. i should prefer him. Love was not a fault, and could not be got up ,to orderdagaiin 9" Can love be regulated in its growth to suit ‘convenience, prudence, circum- itances, and climate? All history and fable answerâ€""No." But Gilbert had been a. dear friend, and he was now under a very dark cloud. She would have liked to show So,_ with affected confidence, she in- quired: “When are we to see you “I do not knowâ€"maybe you will nev- er see me again." "Are you going away anywhereff' :‘Yes I start this afternoon on what Will probably be a very long journey. I do not yet know what my destination is to be." . “But you.wiil'l write and tellâ€"aunt?” "There Will ‘be no letters," he answ- her sympathy for himâ€"would have beaniered gloomily. glad to speak any comforting words of "I think you are trying to frighten hope at her command; but-his conduct'me, Gilbert," she ejaculated with a in attempting to shield himself from shade of impatience, as they parted at; blame, as she fancied, by accusing his the gate. ' friend had closed her mouth. and sup-l She watched him hurrying down the pressed the sympathy she would willing-green lane, and fancied that his steps ly have given him. And now, when he had vexed Mid worried her a-lmOst be- yond endurance, she could not help feel- ing sorry for himâ€"he looked so very ill when he said: “God bless on; and may you .never have cause .to sorry air the answer you have given me to- y." The words, the burning of the letter, and his manner, bewildered and dis- tressed her exceedingly. So she could only find relief in tears, and Wish that Henry would come soon to help to ex- plain Gilbert's mysterious behavrour. 9f course, whilst speaking to him and in her rage it had been all plain enough; a rejected lover was simply _domg his best and worst to oust his rival from the first place in her regard.- But now that he was gone and she could remem- ber the many traits of a. brave, upright. generous nature .displayed by Gilbert during years of friendly intercourse, in which, if there had been ev1i in his character, some sign of it must have been manifestedâ€"now, when she re- membered this and could think over it, she could only feel bewildered and sorry for him. . The source of all the trouble lay in the recent discovery that a series of gigantic frauds had been perpetrated _on the firm of Ellicott & 00.. the extensive ship-brokers and ship-owners. No one had been yet directly accused of the crime; but investigations were in pro- gress and suspicion pointed to one of two persons, because they alone seemed to have it in their power to per etrate the frauds. Henry Dadon. nep ew of Mr. Ellicoit, the head of the firm. and I. junior partner, and Gilbert Astbiiry, the confidential clerk. were the only persons in England who had the right of access to the documents and informa- tion. the pmssion of which rendered the frauds possible. The position of the first named seemed to place him beyond susucion; and lit- tle doubt was entertains as to who the real culprit must be. But John Elli- son, in his seventieth year, was still a clear-headed. strong-\villed man, and sternly just. He would pronounce no iinion: he would accuse no one until t e proofs of guilt had been fully colâ€" lected. Therefore the investigation pro- ceeded without any arrest being made and the two sus ted persons were pre- ~sinned to be giving their utmost aid in its prosecution. The assistance of the lice had not yet been called for, as r. Ellison desired to avoid fuss and scandal until he could say: “There is the forger~arrest him." He was the more strongly moved tothis course as there was a bare possibility thatathird person might be involved in the crime. and that person was the most importâ€" and and mm: trusted of the foreign a: outs of the house. The possibility w.» an very remote. however. that this nam was not mentioned. At War Cottage the terribie cli‘ii: were somewhat unsteady, as if from ex- haustion. At the old gravede he halted, looked back, and seeing Daisy, waved his hand. Then he turned the corner and was out of sight. CHAPTER II. - The latest editions of the evening par pers contained a. brief paragraph un- der big headlines: “Great Frauds in the pity!”â€"-"I:‘light of the Suspected Crim- inall"â€"â€"and so forth. The information given under these startling lines was spmewhat meagre. Messrs. Ellicott & 00.. the well-known ship-owners and shipâ€"brokers of h'encliurch Street, had recently discovered that a series of in- genious forgeries had been perpetrated y some one in their employment. The sums obiained by these forgcries, so far as could be at present estimated, am- ounted to the enormous total of ninety thousand pounds. A rigid investiga- tion .into the affair was in progress. and in the meanwhile it was discover- ed that the confidential clerk of the firm. named Gilbert Astbury, had ab- soonded. He had been aware for sevâ€" eral days that lie was under suspicion, and his sudden flight seemed to justify it. 'ihe police were on his track, and no doubt of his speedy arrest was en- terrained. The news of Gilbert's disappearance was_i.he cause of much excitement to the inmates of Cedar Cottage; but. the Views taken of it h each of the three women differed. I etty regarded it as an unquestionable proof of ihc innoâ€" cones of Henry Dacon; and whilst she lamented the. position of his and her former friend. she was glad that her lover was thus exonerated from all pos- Siblllty of doubt as to his complicity in the fraud._ Mrs. Silverion was pain- fully consmous of the in 'ury which her acknowledged relationship with the criminalâ€"she had at once accepted the theory that he was guilty, since he had fled from the investigationâ€"would on- tail upon her and IR‘I‘S. To Daisy the i'ieus_iakcu by her aunt and cousin were incomprehensible. She could part- ly understand Hetty; but she could not understand her aunt. "If it is true that Gilbert has gone away." she said With quiet confidence. "it is not to save himself. but to shield some one else.” "What nonsense you talk. child!" ex- claimed Mrs. Silverion. putting on her goldvmounged pincencz to examine the girl attentively, as if to d‘mcover it be- :her or not _t.be defence was made seri- ously. “Gilbert is not a fool. and musghave been perfectly aware of what his disappearance at this moment meant {0 him. An innocent man never runs :way when _such a dreadful charge as his is hanging over him. Poor fellow â€"it is terrible and most incomprehem .giiie. He had such a chance in life if few'younglmen without fortune ever .v-iaiu. ' “_Tha_t is just it. aunt." pe buy in her low‘voice.‘bu't without lift- ing‘her eyes to meet the glittering glasses which were fixed upon her. “He had the chance. and he was worthy of it. _'l‘herefore his conduct. is, as you sny._incomprehensible, and that is why I think he is innocent." ‘ "Daisylâ€"My dear, I said that an 111-; nocent man does not. run away." There was a degree of amazement in the tone of the exclamation. and a degree of reproach in the mild reminder of ‘Mrs.l Silverton’s infallibility, which indicat-i ed that she sins a lady quite unaccusâ€", tamed to contradiction anywhere, and? certainly not in .her own immediate family circle. ' Daisy was silenced. As a rule, shay submitted .without a sign of, rebellion to her aunt's iverdict; but this timel there was a. slight flush on the pale cheeks and a compression of the ‘lips suggestive of irritation at. the widow's self-sufficiency. Hefty twas too well pleased to find that every ossible sus- picion was cleared away rom Henry to pay much heed to the triflingpassâ€" age between her mother and cousin. Mrs. Silverton was more astounded by the audacity of her niece than by the fancied, derogatory to her; for she had been (his friend and sponsor. She had â€"when he seemed \‘ to be prosperingâ€" even admitted that there was a dis- tant famin relationship between them; and the remembrance of that admission rankled in her mind now. Instead of experiencing any sense of pity for Gil- bert, she was angry with him. for his defalcation was a direct personal in- jury. She would have been relieved if there had been any way in which she could save her own reputation for her. His success had been so rapid; the favorable impression he made upon every one to whom he had been present- ed so marked, that she had not been able to resist the delight of playing the pa- tron to the favorite .of the hour. Thus she had colmmitted herself too definite~ 1y as voucher for his respectability to dare to shirk it now. She could only exclaim that she was horrifiedâ€"that she had never been so deceived in all her life. and that it almost shattered her faith in the honesty of the whole human race. She had done so much for him -â€"on account of his poor dear mother. who had {been mercifully spared by Providence the spectacle of his disgrace â€"that she could never forgive him, or forget her own weakness in being led so ar astray by misplaced confidence. Her imagination so far exaggerated the benefits she had conferred on {the ungrateful creature, that it. misled her into the delusion that she had intro- duced him to Henry Dacon. The fact was that Gilbert had brought his friend to Cedar Cottage, t-h‘ereby earning the special approbation of the widow, who saw in the nephew of John Ellicott. of Overton Park a most desirable match for her dowerless daughter. She had thought of Gilbert as a. possibly accept- able suitor; but she repudiated the bare idea of it as soon as Dacon frankly deâ€" clared :his intentions and was accepted b Hetty. She pretended to herself t "at she had never thought of such an alliance, and was angry with Gilbert for having been so ambitious as to fancy she would ever have sanctioned it. . Mrs. Silverton was a plump: fair lively. lady, still on the hither side of fifty. She had a. great deal .of van- ity, but it was carefully held in hand b a large measure of common-sense. S e was good-natured to this extentâ€" she would help anybody, if the lhelp required did not tax her pocket, whilst it redounded to her credit. She was blessed with unlimited faith in herself, in her own wisdom, foresight, charit- abieness, and all the other noblest qualâ€" ities of humanity; and she had admirers enough of both sexesâ€"sincere and sy- cophanticâ€"to sustain her in the creed which makes life most agreeable. It was only this faith which enabled her to bear with equanimity the 'open rebellion of Daisy in regard to Gilbert. As she had forgotten the circumstance that it was he who had brought her in- to contact with the desirable son-in-law, so she had been long oblivious fotthe quarterly payment regularly received from the late Mr. Forester's executors which defrayed all Daisy’s expenses, and was pleased to think of herself asthe generous benefactor of the orphan niece. Moreover, but excusably, she ignored the item that the girl was quietly malt- ing a way for herself in authorship which might have permitted herâ€"even without the settled provision madcfor. herâ€"to adopt an independent pUSil’lon Such a thought, however, never cross- ed Daisy's mind. She had grown up under the influence of her aunt. who naturally held the position of a parent to her, and looked upon Cedar Cottage as her only home. She accepted so im- plicity the theory that her aunt_'s pro- tection was a necessity for which the submission ofa daughter was due, that she had never dreamed of asserting in- depcndence. . The advent of Gilbert Astbury had altered her views of everything. At first, it had brought new light and joy into her life; new strength, new hope inspired her vision of the future. He was poor, she knew; he was clever, she was sure: 'he was ambitious. she could easily divine. Might not she. somehow. help him to win the goal of his ambition? Then for the firstuiine she had begun to consider her "position. She found out what means were at her disposal; and with the sanguine ideas which the first slimline from a publisher inspires in the bud ing author, she im- agined that with hard work and an av- erage continuance of ttho success her early efforts promised, she might be able to do wonderful things.in help- ing forward the man she loved. The castles in the air thus built were very beautiful; and the dreams of bliss With which she filled them were very sweet. Then the castles and the dreams were all blown into thin air by one soft breath of the man for whose sake they had been all created. Gilbert, attracted by her quiet. thoughtful. and gt-nilc'naiure. bad early accepted her as his friend, and he soon made her his confidant. )Vhen the ra- pid success he was makingâ€"and she was so proud of lâ€"was confirmed by the statements of his friend Harry) Dacon as well as by his own cheerful umour, Gilbert gave her the bit of confidence which for the time turned day into night. He loved Iletty. He worked and lived only for her. Daisy was silent, stunned by the dis»- astrous mistake she had made. and the 'iitter darkness into which the sudden discovery thrust her. The golden frinâ€" cies which had made the world so beau- tiful to her Ware ‘1” gone; and it was .flicted upon her. he. too. must presently step into the ,_ _ MW e.___.__.... ,, the more misery to her to know that2 A cover scene. a; 2‘ â€"~ " some dark region, unpeiietrzlied by in)! new on «mom “‘as not-Hum by no I.- ray of hope to save him from despaii‘.‘ She shrank from telling him that shei knew he must undergo the some pungsf discretion. There was not very long ago an in- he had unconsciously and innocently in- Mg function in program at the Eng- . She loved him so much that he was at once exoneraieil ‘from all blame in her mind; and she felt pity for him as keen as for herself. Hefty had told her that she was on- gjuged to Henry Daron. Gilbert must. find that out for himself. The bitteré knowledge would come upon him soon. enough, and, judging by her own sen-l stations, he would be glad that she had left (him a few daysâ€"or, it might. be,: eyen a. few hoursâ€"to revel in the pam- ; disc of_hope. i : He did learn the truth soon: andthen ' had followed much unhappiness for the’ two men and for Hefty, whilst Daisy looked on With her own sorrow hidden and unsuspecteda She tried patiently and tenderly to help the others with-1 out one of_ them guessing that she her-i self stood in so much need of sympathy. ' The discovery of the forgeries in. which the names of the accepted and' fish court, and the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Sieward.‘\vho were the managers of the ceremonial, were hav- ing not a little. trouble in arranging tht details and in putting every one in the right place. There were heralds. ushers, official: of the royal household, maids of honor. ladies and gentlemen in waiting.and our er functionaries without number to b. stationed according to tradition and one tom; and there were royal personage: to be disposed of in the order of pro- cedence regulated by a rigorous court etiquette.- The pawns and minor piece! could be moved about with impunity; but the royal dignitaries were moreuni- manageable and less easily approached. the rejected lover were involved hndl 0 y . .- - assumed guilt of the fugitive, although |caused a diversion of the anxieties of! m 0’: the manage“ am“ making m that was most offensive and, as sheltho five people most interested in the; result of the investigations which had' been instituted. But Daisy had not the. faintest doubt that whatever the lip-3 shot might be, Gilbert would come forth * scathless. She had no thought that it; would bc‘so soon necessary for her to; assert “this faith against the commonâ€"g place inferences which directed her aunt's judgment of his conduct; and she was consider-.th surprised that Hetty did not attempt to speak one good word for him. She was satisfied, bowever,l that this silence was not. due to callous- tile efforts to evolve order from conflu- swn, and to make. the royal; personage! understand what they were to do and where they Were to stand, was unable to conceal. his annoyance. Suddenly coming face to face with one of his in- timate associates at the court he ex- claimed with irritation and explosive temper: “Confound these royalties! They are an awful nuisance. There is no doing anything with them." ‘he angry official was warned at once by the expression of his companion}. light might be thrown on the state of |cmllplmnuiit. Turnm qumkly about!» affairs.- She had no doubt that he‘Dercewed that two 0' the Queen's sons would come. from the way in which lwel‘e ,Sm‘ndm‘gfldlrec‘i')’ behind 111131 Mid HH'tY Listened to the sound of passing ,hiughmg heartily. He was mortified by wheel's and'her frequent visits to the'h‘15 mdlSCl‘etloni and betrayed 1113 8111‘ window. (To be Continued.) REGARDING DIVERS.. About Their Dress and the Depth at Which They May Siif‘cly “'01-k. The dress of a fully equipped diver lmrrassment .by his heightened color. The princes at once set him at his case by smiling graciously and waving their hands toward him. “Never mind us," mid one of them with uncontrolluble amusement. “We know that we are an awful nuisance; but we are doing our best.” The princes turned away laughiiig,and the two officials smiled in their turn weighs 169 1;; 1b" and costs about $500. [under the stimulus of royal example. First of all comes 8 1-2 lb. of thick un-i derclothiiig, then follows the dress it- self, weighing 14 1b.; boots, 32 1b.; monJ |The procession was finally formedumd lthe function proceeded with stately pomp and courtlly propriety. The etiquette of a court is very oft- strous things With leaden soles; breasts Ian irksome to members of royal fam- and back weights, 80 1b.; and. lastly. Lilies.- From their youth they are ac- customed to live under constant re- the helmet, which weighs 35 lb. \Vhen‘ ‘straint, and to accept the homage and the hull of the Great Eastern was cleaned by divers as she was being loads t ed with the cable for the India. sub- ‘flntteries of all around them. They are constantly on exhibition, and canâ€". ftnot' escape from wearisome ceremony {and pomp. The Eastern fable of the marine telegraph the contract price fon -mouarch- who was in the habit of a: the work was £1,800, and it was com- pleted in six weeks by twelve divers. The incrustation on 'her bottom was ing about his capital in disguise for sake of mingling freely With his sub- jects mud enjoying a sense of liberty, more than a foot thick, and after it gexpl‘essfis “he mum” discontent 0‘ r05" was removed she liifted fully two inches. The greatest depth at which a diverI may safein work is 150 feet. There have been. however, rare instances of. diving to 204 feet. and sustaining a pressure of 881-2 lib. on every square‘ ialty With artificiall conditions of exist- "once. Princes are not the happiest men_ in Who world, even when they are "down their best." Liviing in narrow Circles, land hedged about by social barrier inch on the body of the diver. Diviiigi many 9f them Sigh for the “Vim!” 0 was first incepted by the action of the ibrwmmg freely and bang Mk" 0th“ elephant in crossing a. deep river, when he swims beneath the water. elevating his trunk, by which method he breathes. The work of a diver consists in re- covering lcst articles, and slinging them in such a manner that they can be easi- ly_hauled up, cleaning and coppering ships' bottoms, cleaning propellers, and communicating by slate and voices men. W THE LABRADOR INDIANS. hâ€"uâ€" Tlicy Arc Reported to no in a State of litter licslliutlon. Commander YWakeham, of the Guilt \Vhen able to work at a. depth of 120 iPrOtecfi‘on SerVice’ Speaking recently at feet a diver is considered fully quali- fied. The fln'g ships in the British navy carry eight divers. and the cruis- ers four each. fully equipped ' HE “BEAT” HIS WAY. The Strange Passenger Brought Into Mon- Irciil by the C. P. R. Ottawa of the unhappy conditions of life which exist among the Indians in the inland of the Labrador peninsula states that news was brought to the St. Lawrence coast recently that five families had perished of starvation while many more were on the bound! of the same. The Indians belong to the There was an interesting squirrel huntl‘hcight of land away 'backi in the in- in the train shed of the \Vindsor Sta. 'terior. They border closely on the Es- tion, Montreal, the other day. 'One of quimaux. They dwell on Canadian soil, the incoming passenger trains had but are not. treaty Illlllllfls.'('un&3qu0nb- through some peculiar accident brought I ly they are not under the dirch cure of . . . . . ,, the department like the greater part: along With it a big brown squirrel. lhe i of [he Indians in the west, Food is at. animal had not been expressed. and;no time abundant, and it is when It was, so to speak, beating its wan [t i falls, as it did last year, they suffer ' f . . -, , gfrom want. If they could make their 13 supposed that w‘hlxe p‘Mmg throng! [way through to the Hudson's Buy Com- wooded land the squirrel {had droppcd‘panyis forts and um “misnn-S Bay on a p11831ng coach from an overhang- icOZlSt their wants would be attended to tag bough. Be that as it may, the ;or if they could get down to ihc‘fiulf trammen2 after the coaches had [men tcozist, where there are sei.tlciiicnis,tlicro shunted mto the shed, saw Mr. S iiir-iwould be no danger of suffering from rel jump from a car and scurry a ong ' hunger, but trawl in the winter is no- the platform. Everything was for- Eccssziriily very slow: They travel in gotten Ln the excitement of the chase, ifnniilics. The Government can do noth~ and it fell to the lot. of one of the red§img in the matter; The agents along Caps. 3. b0 _ named Macdonald, to cap- ithe St. Lawrence coast haw, inst ructions ture the ~ tile dcadbeadi In the capâ€" ; to afford assistance who-rower it is need- ture the squirrel bit his captor's bandied, and this is :is far as uni-yuan; go. quite severely, but the 'boy bore him, no malice. and, depOs-iting .him in agtlers along the Labrador coast oppoa- ; box. Itook him home with him to make: a household pet. PEARLS 0F TRUTH. Remember that if the opportunities for'great deeds should never come, the opportunity or {good deeds is renew- ed for you day by day. .Thc thing for i P us to long for is goodness, not gloryq You cannot go through life, no mat-‘5 ter how humble your sphere, withoutj being called upon many times to dc-f cide islieiher you will be true or false, to humor and duty.' Duty and honori must go hand in hand. You can make; 'our lives useful, beautiful, and noble“ ’ou can make them worthless and con-l temptible. . Look upon the bright side of your: condition; then your discontents wil-lf disperse. Pore not.upon your losses,but recount your mercies. . Friendship is the reciprocation of af-' fectioo; and he who has none to bestow i has no right to expect any in return.f There is no rigid line between duties: to self and duties to another. They‘ blend into one another; they act and4 react‘upon each other; and, when the right balance between them is destroy- , ed, neither can be perfectly fulfilled; j Having a Purpose in life is essenti-' al to right ivin .- If a man does not know what he is .iving for he may well, be in doubt whether life is worth liv-fi ing. Unless a man is living in .1. pur- pose he has either not yet begun to live or he has got through living. In either case he in out of place iii' the world. IMr. 'Wakohnni adds that the white set- itc Newfoundland are in {in extremely poverty-stricken condition. through the failure of the fislv-i‘ics, and they will ilthi‘ to get help through the Winter months. NOTES ON S’I‘A'lllf)NBItY. The Old, old fashion that used ta reVilll before envelope-s wore invented is coming buck im‘n favour. particul- arly for notes where only one side of ashcet of paper he used. The other: is folded over square. addressed and stamped, and stock down at each eur- ncr with seal and wax. Only light-tinted stationery is fav- oured by the woman who follows the vagaries of fashion in this as in other fluids. White, the iilcst grnys and blues are in most «cuisind, deep blue! and urples are relegated to the strong- mint cd person who disregards fadsiind foibles. The mode of llifJflKr7|lll most desired is called the ring monogram. The lotâ€" tcrs are intertwined on a. round col- oured background in some contrasting shade to the colour of the stationery used. and the whole is ('iicloscil in a decorative ring. {com for. iiiatretion and taste in the matter of harmony in in the power of the purchaser. Cards are still so thin that fifty may easily be accommodated at once in an ordinary card case. It is rumoured that autograph cards will lake the place of the profit-tit popular block late wring. which has At “1th the merit "of being pLiin and unpretentious. In "may cases autograph cards might provo puzzling :iinl «rt-iv flue cause a! u-ndlm embarrassing pavilions- perspit‘acity by hinting that she had alw new, but to Hetiy’s .anxiety for Dac-Iface that he had SPOkL‘Jl in {700 10nd \; ways had a misgiving about the young on’s appearance. She too, began togaAkey, and had bcon'OVcrhcurd by some man. But such consolation was denied wish for his arrival. so that some more .Of “18 80111181“ P130933 0f Whom he W08