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Apply to Nathan Cu 00., 315, Harp Alley, Fenchurch street.” " As I finished reading, and before I had digested the words, a. lean hand Was laid upon my shoulder, with a garlic-flavored voice croaked in my ear: ‘ “The notish is to your liking, my young captain, I hope?" , Turning quickly on my heel, I saw that he who had accosted me was a little sl‘lrivelled old Jeweâ€"or, rathâ€" er, lhe quintâ€"cssonce of about fifty Jen‘s boiled'into one, so pronounced were the national characteristics of fleshy lip, hooked nose, and shining protuberant eyes that looked up at - me with a cunning leer. “That is so, my friend, but. there are reasons,” he replied. “The Queen of Night is now become very popular, and her late captain was a favorite. It might affect receipts if it were known that there had been a change.” We had now turned out of Fenâ€" church street into a. narrow thor~l oughfare with gloomy oldâ€"fashioned houses on either sideâ€"-â€"onCe the abodes of thriving citizens, but now let out in suites of offices from collar to garret. Halfway down the alley my conductor stopped at a door on which, among several others, was fixed a brass plate bearing the in- scription :â€" “Occan Steamâ€"Yacht Night.’ Nathan and (30., Agents.” “This is only where the manageâ€" ment of the ship is carried on,” Mr. Nathan explained, as he dived into the dark, mustyâ€"smelling entry, and proceeded to lead the way, up a wormâ€"eaten 'oak staircase to the first floor. Producing a key, he unâ€" locked a door on the landing and ‘Queen of invited me to follow him in. The room wherein I found myself was ' only some fifteen feet square, furâ€" nished with an inkâ€"splashed table and three or four common chairs, and it had the appearance of being 'but an outer office, for there was a second door at the far end leading, I presumed, to an inner room of the same suite. The distempered walls were dirty and quite bare except where a few tattered maps and charts were hanging. ' My new acquaintance set a chair for me, and, seating himself at the table, took a sheet of paper on which he jotted down notes of the answers I gave to his questions. My name, and the dates of my master’s certificate and previous employments were duly recorded, and then he asked me why I had left the service of the Flower Line. ' “Because I broke a ruleâ€"left the bridge without being relieved,” I reâ€" plied, not caring to go into parâ€" ticulars unless he pressed for them. .__.~‘.-__‘._._._v. I- shall - '7' W ’ $3§§§>9§B §§9§§§§E§§B§BB§§EBB§B§9§3§§§§§§9§§§§§>§B§§9Bv A Talc . and. of the §§§v§9§99 fifiéééég‘? .57 .CD y-n-l E :3 W 9.3 <. ("D cececececeeeeceeeea likeness Somehow I was averse to mixing up 'the name on Aline in such a sordid matter as my discharge. I little knew then how much depended on his ignorance or knowledge of 'the episode of the rescue. My answer seemed to satisfy him ; at any rate he showed no curiosity about details. "Breach of regulaâ€" shuns, eh ?” he croaked. "Nothing very serious in that. Can you get me a letter from the Company say- ing that, ’ barring that, you have been an efficient officer and assiduous in your duties ‘2” I replied that I had no doubt I could. In fact the directors had told me that they would do all,in their powar to aid my endeavours to obâ€" tain employment by testifying to my general capacity. ~ “Very well, Captain,” he said. “I think it will be all sher’ene, but I must consult with my partners. I am not alone in this business of enâ€" tertaining the public on the briny Waves. Wait here about half an hour while I run out, and p’raps when I come back I shall have some news for you.” He handed me a. Daily Telegraph to 1.),ass the time, and soon the sound of his shuffling footsteps died away on the stairs, leaving the room very still. You can be sure I didn’t trouble that neWSpaper much. I was far too‘busy congratulating myself on the sudden turn my affairs seemâ€" ed to have taken ; and, eager as I Was to see Aline, I rejoiced that my reluctance to go to her in the character of a castâ€"off had turned my step eastward in search of work before seeking her. Now, if this curious old Jew’s “partners” provâ€" ed complacent, I shou1d be able to go to her full-blown “Captain For- roster,” in command of a 7,000â€"ton steamer, and with pockets in a fair way to be well lined. Nothing as yet had been said about rate of pay, but I knew that these pleasure- cruiser people gave good wages. I began to have visions of Sir Simon Crawshay receiving me with open arms and giving his consent to our immediate union, and it was plea- sant to think that indirectly I owed my promotion to Aline. Truly, I thought, the "little cherub that sits up aloft” had shifted the wind into the right quarter for me at last. Thus busy was I with pleasant an- ticipations when the sound of a slight cough caused me to start and look towards the door which Mr. Nathan had only partially closed. Standing there, half inside the room, a man was regarding me with an amused expression in a. pair of the shrewdest eyes I have ever seen. He was spare of build, with close crop- ped hair turning to ironâ€"grey ; but for all his slightuess and fifty To prove to you that Dr. I Chase's Ointment is o. oertol a and absolute cure for ca . . and every form of itching, bleedingand protrudin piles, the manufacturers'have guaranteed it. co tes- timonials in the daily press and ask your neigh- bors what they think out. 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Gradually and certainly the system is built up. and symptoms of disease give way to health, strength and vigor. 50 cents a box, 6 boxes for $2.50, at all dealers, or Edmun- son, Bates 65 00., Toronto. trust and reliance even before he opened his mouth. “Are you in charge of this ofâ€" lice ?" he asked, when he had atâ€" tracted my attention. He had a ' scarcely perceptible American accent which would have escaped general notice. I explained that I held no posiâ€" tion there, but that Mr. Nathan, for whom I was myself waiting, would shortly return. “Ah, it is not important.” he said, coming a few paces into the room. “I was under the impression that the Queen of Night offices were in the West-end, and chancing to see. the door here as I passed, I thought I would get to the bottom of my error.” “You made no error ; they have a branch in Pall Mall for booking purâ€" poses,” I said. “This is where they do the victualling, buying stores, engaging oflicers, and all that sort of thing.” “I see ; well, as my business, if any, has to do with the booking de- partment it is of no use to here,” he said, carelessly. Wait, think that you may take it “I tled that you have the shipâ€"providâ€". map I found, or thought I had found, the cause. Regarding me with a. stony glare from two slits in the colored portion of the canvas, I seemed to see a pair of steel-blue eyes. which, as they met mine, Were instantly withdrawn. I sprang forâ€" ward and examined the map,. which was *a largeâ€"scale one of Southern Europe. There were the slits right enoughâ€"fair and square in the midâ€" , . . new, 001 dle of the Black Seaâ€"but there were how EC no eyes and no'place where they could have been. I poked my finger Lords M” v" GRA CEFULLY TURNED. Disraeli’s resourceful wit enabled' him to play the courtier at all times, and to give â€"â€" as in an instance which the London Daily Chronicle recalls â€" a complimentary turn even to satire“ » . g I - ' Soon after he had received his title, and had become the Earl of Beaconsfield, an old peer greeted the , one day, and asked him feht..~ Beaconsfield was .just. away from the House of but- his thought seems to walking through the slits and came in con- - . - - - > . . ’ l . '. een l . I-I . . umons, tact With nothing but the plastered {gifflebsaidln L19 ouqe or CO! wall, which was smooth and solid, and apparently without a break. I was about to lift the map to explore further when my attention Was arrested by the voice of Nathan from the doorway. “Ah, Captain,” he said, with the throaty chuckle that was one of his peculiarities, as he came in and seated himself at his desk ; “can’t you keep from hankering after the reels of your trade, ch ? Well, I as set,- haVcn’t (lCCidCd yet» but it’s 011 the ed the Flower people speak for you. cards that I might take a trip in If you’n can here “Hugh-0W mom- this boat. I’ve just finished a big ing at ten, I’ll have the appointment bit of work, and I am over 1101‘0 1:0 all shipshape and in order, and you recreate.’ ’ “You hail from the States ?” said. ‘ “So ! you’ve spotted the twang,” those peeping eyes a» and I had myself myself mistaken. he laughed pleasantly. “That is sad blow, for I rather pride on not being branded too with the Yankee trademark. then you have a good deal of visibly perienpe of Americans I should surâ€" than was an Bl“? American Kennard ; 0X“ mind was capable of won’t have cause t0' quarrel with I our terms.” My good luck drove all thought of from my head, already begun to. believe Away, too, flew all the time of the all that my holding just intense desire to get remembrance for 111150, if you allow 1110 to draw 1‘» (10' away to the West-end so that Aline duction from your attire. Been an Atlantic liner, eh ? “I served in the Cunard years ago," I said. Then that I had been rude, I added : “There is very little twang about a Southerner, and I, should you for one.” “Yes, I am from the States,” he replied. "My name Kennardâ€"â€"I«‘ranklin Kennard. sibly you have heard of it ?” I was obliged to confess that had not. , “Ah, your knowledge of America and the Americans is not very deep rooted after all,” he. said, with a curious smile. “Am I right in supâ€" posing that you the Queen of Night ? I ask because in that case we may have the pleaâ€" sure of improving our acquaint- ance." “Not at present, though I be. I am a candidate for the mand of the vessel, and hope to get it," I replied. “Well, then, good luck to you, and au revoir,” he said, nodding farewell. “If I decide on the trip, I will book at and shall board.” He went out leaving the door as he had found itâ€"shut to, but not fastenedâ€"and 1110 next moment I heard his footsteps briskly descend- ing the stairs. He must have got some way down, to a place where there was a turn, when there reachâ€" ed me in quick succession a hurried cry of surprise, a smothered oath, and the unmistakable clicking sound that is made by the cocking of a. pistol. The footsteps had ceased suddenly, and then a voice which I did not know said : "I’ve got you covered ; if you touch me I shoot.” To this there came the prompt an- swer in the cool tones of the crican’s voice yourself needlessly ; I am not cerncd with youâ€"at present.” the Westâ€"end oiiice, hope to meet you on 001].- There followad silence for the space Pink Pins. Southern sweets for is Queen POS‘ about and laughed are an officer of La Grippe or Influenza. may ends with a complication. com"strong man on his back; it tortures in could share my joy. So profuse was I in my acknowledgments that the some little Jew _shook his yellow wrinkled feal‘lng hand at me in a sort of fantastic deprecation. “Keep your pretty speeches for take the pathengers, my boy,” he wheezâ€" want all our stock of the pathengers of the of Night.” And he rolled as though at some huge joke visible only to him- cd. “We I self. (To Be Continued.) ___._â€"â€"+- A WINTER SCOURGE. Respon- sible for Hundreds of Untime- ' 1y Deaths. La grippe starts with a sneezeâ€"and It lays 9. him with fevers and chills, head- aches and backaches. It leaves him a prey to pneumonia, bronchitis, consumption and other deadly disâ€" You can avoid la grippe by cases. fei'tifying your system with Dr. Williams’ Pink I’ills. They protect you ; they cure you ; they up-buil-d all evil after you ; they banish effects. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills ward off all winter ailments. They cure all blood and nerve, disorders. They are the greatest bloodâ€"builder and nerve tonic 'that science has yet discovered. We know this to be the solemn truth, but we do not ask you to take our word alone. Ask your neighbors, no matter where you live, and you will learn of someone who has been cured by Dr. Wilâ€" liams’ Pink Pills, after other medicines had failed. It is updn the evidence of your neighbors that we ask you to give these pills a fair “ APP trial if you are sick or ailing. Mrs. You are alarming Emma Doucet, St. Eulalie, Que, says :â€"â€"“Words can hardly tell how pleased I am with Dr. Williams’ I had an attack of la of thirty seconds, and then the footâ€" grippe which left, me a sufferer from Steps went on agam’ _Only mPlupth headaches and pains in the stomach. now by others ascending, while those I used several medicines, but nothing going down, presumably those of the helped me until I began American, grew fainter and fainter, and finally died away. The episode began them I Was had all passed so quickly that I had much run down. the use of Pink Pills. thn I weak and very The pills have com- Dl‘. Williams’ no time for interference, or even to pletcly cumd me and I not only am dec1de whether I ought to interfere; as strong- us ever, but have gained but now that it was over, I party to that strange meeting the stairs. I should have recognized the voice. Was Kennard’s interlocutor for the office in which I was seated, I wondered, or for one of‘the other suites on that or the higher floors. I was not kept long in doubt. The footsteps passed by the door, came to an. end further along landing. I had started forward my chair, ready but finding that the gentleman who Was so handy with his pistol was I Y on Pink Pills for t was not human: for label around every box. Substitutes and vited to tea at'a certain house. tile mediately on being seated at the taâ€" . 1n ble a little daughter for 9111013011096 ; said to.the guest abruptly: . . . , was in flesh.” The genuine pills always seized With curmsrty as to the other hem. the full name, "Dr. \Villialns' Jale People,” on the can’t cure and to take them is a bound waste of money and endangers life. _.___+.__.__ A GOOD SUGGESTION. A Wellâ€"known lecturer was once inâ€" Im- of the house “Where is your wife!” The lecturer, whovhad recently sep- not coming my way, I Settled down arated from his better half, was surâ€" again to wait for Nathan’s Five minutes passed and I was beâ€" ginning to be impatient, when sud- denly I experienced the sensation that some unseen person was watch- ing me. Without vanity, I may safeâ€" ly say that I do not know what “nerves” are, and I certainly was not alarmed by the feeling ; but there it was all the sameâ€"the feel- ing that I was an object of interest to human eyes. I I got up and opened the- wide, but there was . seen on the landing. into the room I saw that it was clearly impossible for any one have been looking at me through 'the door- no one to be Coming back drop of twenty feet into the court below. The office itself had no‘ other tenant The instinct, however, remained strong upon me, and I gazed round the'room vaguely in quest of origin till drew my eyes to a map that hangng {on'the oillce and‘the 'itS (in perfect some strange attraction know mine is the prettiest baby in was the world?" . wall between .the what a coincidence!” said Mrs. Lamâ€" mner room. In the mis. return. prised and annoyedfiat the question, and stannnered forth: “I don’t know.” “Don’t'know?” repeated the child. “Why don’t you know?” Findingthat the child persisted in her interrogations, despite the mild reproof of her.parents, he decided to make a clean breast of the matter and have it over at once; so he said, with calmness: “Well, we don’t live together. We _think, as we can’t agree, we’d better not.” . . He stifled a groan as the child started again and darted an exasper- to ,ated look at her parents. But the little torment would not ‘ window, which opened with a‘ clear be (l‘lie’cad unul She excmimed: "Can’t agree? Then why don’t obviously you fight it out the same as father than niysem and mother do?” - .l‘ Mrs. Janson said to Mrs. Lammis confidence) â€" “Do you “Well, really, now, “So is mine.” “I feel as if I wore dead~ and buried.” g The old peer looked aghast. “And,” Beuconsfield continued. M13 lwith scarcely a pause, "and in‘ the land of the blessed.” .. The old peer smiled again, and lovv ed Beaconsfield forever after. ' AN- IN TERRU PTED STORY. ' Captain Williams, a jovial 1Irish~ man, known everywhere as “Bob,” 'used to be a favorite in Dublin so- ciety about forty years ago.» 'His stories were famous. Give him. an incident, and he would set it out to the general admiration. Q . One evening he went into the club, and there began telling the true tale of rescuing a. lady and her daughters from a dangerous situa- tion, into which their spirited horses had brought them. “I quieted the ladies,” said he, “and I quieted thehorses. And the gratitude of the ladies! Me boys, I shouldn’t be surprised if her lady- ship left meâ€"” , ~ At that moment a little Irish page in livery appeared. ,_ “Sir, ’ said he, “Lady Arnold says she lost her purse when ye helped hex out of the carriage; and plaze, she says do yez know anything about it?” The captain’s story was never fin- ished. ' AN EASY TASK. 1301) had been taught never to 'telf tales, and he meant to live up to his teaching, but sometimes it was llarc work. _ "‘Bob,” said his mother one day, "I left a dish-of peppermints on my table this morning and there isn’l one there now. Have you and Carl eaten them?” “I haven’t eaten one,” said Bob, stoutly, “but” â€" then he remember- ed he must not be a tale-bearer. “Well â€"â€" perhaps, if â€" you’d better just smell Carl, and I guess then you’ll know all about it!” First Tramp -â€"â€" “Look, Tom, this is the minister’s house; the window’s open, an’ all the folks are at church, an’ they don’t keep no (1017;, so‘that we couldn’t have a softer snap.” Second Tramp (with suppressed cmo: tion) â€"-â€" “The minister’s house, do you say? Ah, Bill, I have been a bold, bad man, but I have never yet robbed the clergy. They are a hard workin’ lot, an’ their pay is small; besides, some of the tenderest recol< lections of an innercent boyhood is coupled with my Sunday School (wipes away a tear). But, Bill, you haven’t got the same feelin’ in the matter I has; an' if ye’ve made up yer mind to enter the place, why, I’ll stay outside an’ keep watch, an’ I’ll give a. whistle if I see anyone r): comin . “A Mother â€"- “What did your father say when he saw his broken pipe?” Innocent â€"â€" “Shall I leave out the wicked words, mamma?” Mother â€"- “Certainly.” InnoCcn-t â€"- “Then I don’t believe there is anything to tell you, momma.” Attendant .â€" “What would your illustrious eminence be pleased to eat for _dinner toâ€"day?” African Chieftain â€"â€" “I think a‘hump would be very nice.” Attendant â€"- "Par- don me, sir, but do you mean from a dromedary or a bicycle rider?" “Yes, men are braver than they used to be.” “How do you make that out?” “Look at the young fellows who get married on 253. a week.” + A'MOTEER’S DELIGHT. _- _â€" Is to See Her Little Ones Healthy, Rosy and Happy. 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