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if 4... . .. . -._ .__.. m...” cm...“ .2315...“ can: . “2T «‘1 "blah as“ k. u: s. 3 1:..xa‘.‘ «132.3..2'7 ““A‘ < M «â€" piness while is miserable? You would have me go and leave'him when at any moment he may break N v A MONTH - 9 l "I would never ask you to leave him." said Roy. “Our marriage would not. all involve that. It would the a proof to him of how little this OR. A CURIOUS mvsrsnv EXPLAINED. lrvretchesi affects my‘opin‘ ion of him; it would prove to all the \\___q..____._ _ world that we don’t regard it as anything but the infrest alcicidentilj’ â€" court-yard; this great business-like “DO 5’?“ think t}? “’9’ . W0“ CHAPTER xxvnl' , lplace was, as Sigrid had once said, by oom’mCEd 7" Mild Sigrid. V011! If Roy had seemed linsympathetic.verv much like a hive, An air of bitterly. “I will tell you what it 03 they drove Home if “'35 ’10" be"lindiistry and orderliness pervaded lWOUld EMT- It would 83." that 1 had cause he did not feel keenly. His it. and mm in his eager hnpmi- so entangled you thatyoii could not mind was far too much engrossed ence' felt a; if he had no right them free yourself. and that, in spitc_of to notice Cecil much. and that. What all. This feeling cast a sort of Frithiof’s disgrace. you were oblig- haps. was a good thing. for just chm over his happiness us he ed to marry me. And that shall then in her great dejection any or- :knocked at the familiar door, A never be said.” ' diuary acute observer could not‘voice within bade him enter, and. “For Heaven’s sake don’t let have failed to read her story. _ lemerging from behind the Japan- the miserable gossip. the worthless Roy slept little that night, and csc screen. he found Sigrid hard at'oplmon_ of outsiders. make 00" went up to business the next moruâ€" work ironing. She wore a large lives miserable. \ihat do we care ing in anything but. a pleasant brown holland apron. and bib over 30? the'world? It 13 nothing $0 “5- frame of mind, for he could hardly her black dress. her sleeves were Lola them say What “If?! “'1”? :50 resist his longing to go straight to turned back. revealing her round. 10118' as they only 83" 11845 What difâ€" Sigrid. and’see how things were white arms up to the elbow. and forencr? does it make to us? with her. When he entered the shop the table was strewn with collars! “You don’t know what you are Darnell was in his usual place at and cuffs. talking about,” she said. and for the left-hand counter, but Frithiof. “I thought it was Mrs. Hallifield'the first time the tears rushed to was arranging some songs on a come to scrub the kitchen.” she ex- her eyes. “Your life has been all stand in the center. and Boy was claimed. “01‘ I should not h-‘IVO sheltered and happy. But out at once struck by a change that had cried r‘Come in!’ so unceremoni- there in Bergen I have had to bear come over him. Then it chanced ously. Cecil told us you were ex-Jcoldness and contempt. and the m“_ “am Wâ€" that Frithiof came. into his room pected last night..." . knowledge that even death did not with a message. . “Will you forgive me for comingshield my father from the poisonous “There is a Mr. Carruthcrs wait- at this hPUFl" he began. eagerlY- Ttongues of the slanderersf Lies ing to speak to you." he Said, hand- ; “I knew it was the only time. I was can’t make the things they say truefi ing him a card; “he has two m,mu-’sure to find‘ you at heme. and 'l but do you think that lies have no script songs which he wishes to subwcoumn’t “35b till I had 569“ .VOU- lpower to harm you? no power to mi: to you." “It was very good of you I’(A'Jltorture you? Oh! before you say. i i - " l ‘ aid coloring a litte; that you should 'ust trv ” ' “Till m l a en 21 ed." said CPme' ale 5. ‘. . . . ~ J ‘ Rm, L “laid thatmas firgsonus we ‘ you won t mind if I'Just finish my "But don't you see,” he urged,l " ° ‘ work while we talk?’ "that it is onlv a form of pride have enough to last us for the next. “I have seen Frithiof‘” he said. which you are giving way to? u is two veers.” l . - » . . . ‘ rather nervously. “He isl00l<1ng only that which is keeping us “They are rather good; he has _ ,, shown them to me. You might, just better than I had expected after apart. . . . . I “And what if it is." she replied! such an annovance." glance through them ” suggested , i : . p _ Frithioh , ’ ° . “ion have spoken to him aboutl},er eyes Hashing. “A woman has {a right to be proud in such mat-l it?” “I shall write a book some day uOnIV f mum“, or two . . . . . on the sorrows of a music-publisli ‘ or a ‘ " ters‘ Bes’des' It ‘5 "Gt only prlde' , . ‘ After all. what is there to say but It is that I can't think of ha ,i. 6“, Bald ROY- ‘HO‘V many thm" that the whole affair must be for- "MS while Frithiuf'is miserable_p$1y Wilda 0f composer? do you thmk gotten. and never again mentioned first dun. is to him. and ho“, “mud there can be in this overcrowded b‘. a SOUL 1 want so to make v0“ - . â€" ‘ ~ country? No. I'll not see the man; I'm in too'bad a temper; but you can just bring in the songs, and I will look at them and talk to you at the same time.” Frithiof returned in a minute,l carrying the neat manuscripts which meant so much to the composer and so little. alas! to the publisher. Roy glanced through the first. "The usual style of thing." he- - - . lfind the true explanation." said. "Moon. man. and maid. rilll “If there and hill. quarrel. kissesâ€"all based undersmnd that it is to “5" "filling how could I now bring back [0 him at all. that it is ridiculous to snp- the remembrance of a“ his Past pose that it can affect our thoughts troubles 7" of him. It was the sort of thing. “At least wait." pleaded Rev “mt mlghl happen to any one aft-cranes more; "at least let me once ' 7’ f such a,“ ‘Hness' . lmore ask your final answer a few' Sigrid looked up at him. months hence." ‘ “You take that View of it.” she “l will wait until Frithiof’s name said. slowly. “Somehow f had'is cleared.” she said. passionately. hoped you would have been able to;“You may ask me again then, not lbcfore." were any Other ym’l “Sigrid.” he. said. "I will not on .80 the stow Goes_, I don.tl§lll‘el§' know that_l wo’uld fieek forlurge you an}, more. It shun be as think this is waiith sending to the With an my might" said Rm" 370“ “’lSh- 0th" men have had to reader. What's the other? Words PM 190 "Ct see h-ow any. other Wait- 1 3“PP059 1» too» can bear by Swinburne: ‘If Love were what‘ehganapgndcan 1,0551ny ems!“ ll- I only “5k one thing- tell me the Rose is.’ Yes. you are right; “e “g e ' this one is original; I rather like , . . that refrain. We will send it to “You thought I should have takenleheek. she turned toward him si- Martino and see what he thinks of the View, that Carlo Donfltl lakes. ' lently but with all her soul in her it. Ten Mr. Carma...” that hag] only Wish I could. But. you see. eves. She loved him~he loved her shall hear about it in a month 01'le nature is m0,” Prosaic- l can" With the Whole Strength of' his be- two_ And take him back this moon, make myself believe a thing when ing. Was it likely that a miserable light affair. Don't go yet: he can all the eVldences 3"? again“ lt-"_ five-pound note could forever di- wait on tentcr-hooksa little longer. ,‘I. am not. blaming .Vulh” 581d vide them? Poor Boy! as Sigrid Of course they have told me at S’gr’d- "It 15 (Wife natural. and'had Said. he had lived such a shel~ home about nfi this fuss on Mon, of course most' employers would (18 ' and I want on to romise me have taken a far harder view If on: thing"! y p the matter. and turned Frithiof off “What is that 7” said Frithiof. at a moment's notice. You and; “That you won“. worry about this Mr. Boniface have been very kind.’ I H I ‘ I! miserable five-pound note. That. if daigfég t fil’ff‘k 11k: {film :ekezf ' yo never think of it again. you will 'k. d ‘ l 0W. ca 9 ‘u' Sp ‘1 ' remember that mv father and I in ness as ietween us? You know both regard the accident as if m that,f‘i'ithiof is like a brother to had never happened. ” me - -‘ ‘lNo " she said: "you are mis “The”. yo,“ [9‘0 t‘lke. hm new of taken , I know that you are fond the affair 'l’ ‘said F rithiof. ' ~ “Yes. it seems. to me the only of him; but. if he were like a bro _ b] vb , thcr to you. then you would under “330'” e 9"°'\ “l',d°" l’ let “S'Btand him; you would trust him talk of a thing that is blotted out through everything as 1 d” n and done away. It makes no differ- “Sigrid.” he said. passionately ence whatever to me, and you mustI ' . . , _ . you are not going to let this com» gromme that you won t’ let 1" come between us? You know that I love etween us.” you with all my heart. you know, tered life. He knew so little of the l ‘ I... it . , . . ‘good roads. f‘You are very good.’ said Fri-.that I would do- anything in the 4 » thief. sadly; and. remembering the world for you, but even for love 0‘ hopelessnessof arguing with one you I can not make myself believe who took this View of his trouble. .that black is white.” he said no more. but went back to “I am not reproaching you be the poor composer. whose face cause you do not think lengthened when he saw that his think." she said. quickly "But in hands were not empty, but brightâ€" one way this must come betwee: cued into radiant hope as Frithiof us," 4 explained that one song would rcal-, “Hush !" he said. imploringly ly have. the rare privilege of being “wait. a little longer. I will not t4- cctually looked at. His intervcn~ day ask you for your answer; I ml 130!) had. at any "1138. Saved Mr. wait as long as you please: bu: Carruthers from that hard fate. don’t speak now while your mind 1.“ His reflections were interrupted full of this trouble.” by the entrance of two customers,? “If I do not speak now, when d evidently a very recently married you think I shall be more at lei- couple. who' had come to choose asure 1" she asked. coldly. “0h! il meO- 0008 again he had to Sllln-lseems a light thing to you. and ym mon Boy. Who “god patiently dis-[are kind. and pass it over. and husl coursing on the glorious merits of it up. but you don't realize ho“ different makers 'tintil at last. the bitter it. is to a, Norwegian to haw purchase had been made. Then. such a shadow cast on his honesty unable any longer to "mist the fev- Do you think that even if you for crisb impatience which had been get it we can forget? Do you thin' 00533111108 him for so long. he that the other men in the shop hair as we . the only material Used. :20 Concrete was introduced. twenty years concrete has "85)“. It is now acknowledged to road or a poor one. council-ave assiaht to the model .for them 7" said Roy. . lodgings: ' "No: that is just it. To you it 1‘ Retell: a curious sense of incnn- a matter a! indifference. but to Fri grimy as he walked across the thiof‘it is just a daily torture. And ' _ . . this once that you love me.” ~ ‘ “lrou are disappointed." he said. He saw the lovely color. flood her i f There’s no need to point out the advantages of It used to be that there was. littlc'_choicc. ‘Macadaui for the country and smaller cmcs was Then. rwcmy years best known materials for roads or for'strect pavementsâ€"to be as far superior to ordinary macadam as macadam is superior to sand. Estimating the Cost. It is not the first cost of a road that deter. mines it’ 5 real cost; nor is it the first sxx months of service that determines whether it’ s a good The only sure way to find out what a road hascosi, is to add to the first cost all that is spent for repairs in fifteen or chnty years. Now, that’s where concrete road: win every argumentâ€"ihcir first cost Is pracncally i”.....v.y_.‘,.:..“, ..;. _.....:.x:,..& “we... 4‘ ‘4 -‘-~. 3 .2"... . . ~- _â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€".._.__... ._ “i 'l‘RlllMPll" m m um i: . ,».» r s or} Free Samples mulled on enq NATURALGREEN Buy Living Fish. Copenhagen has a model fish ket. built by the municipality. you would have me think of hap- world. (To be continued.) .. £s~__..._.. The Queen, “Poor Bairn." An interesting picture of Queen Victoria a few months after her ac- cession is to be found in one of Carlyle’s letters. “Yesterday.” he writes. “going through one of the parks. I saw the poor little Queen. She was in anoan carriage. pre- ceded by "three or four swift. red. coated troopers! all off for Wind- sor just as I happened to pass. An- other carriage or carriagesf'followed with maids of honor, etc.. the whole drove verv fast. It seemed to me the poor little Queen was a bit modâ€" est, nice. sonsy little layssie, blue eyes. light hair. white skin: of ex- tremely small stature; she looked _ timid. anxious. almost frightened; Abby, the littlest girl of the for the. people looked at her in per- {Iy‘ was seated at the left 5119-006; one Old Everyman table one morning. As usual, alone touched his hat to her. I was lwere served, Either she was boats pierced with holes and lliving fish are taken out of fish. there are water .to the doors of the people’s he 34â€".â€" p...â€" PURE, GLEANLY PREPARE!) AND DELIBIQUS 00' ulry. 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