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“may... w. l : CHAPTER V.â€"(Con‘tinued). 'l/hunned. As a rule, young girls from wa '5' et frightened when he’s late like , this, bicause when he‘takes agiass tog NiChOlaS “'1'113'1 Who adm‘md her much he loses his temperea'suy. 8.11] more than any man I liad' ever met. the least thing that's Isald‘wul maite once made a sketch of her while she him quarreL I do hope hes 311 rig 1t, talked to another firm“ in his 5}“de and won’t be very cross when he comes Nicholas had the faculty of bringing home_comes here. I mean. out,- in those outline -“inipressions or his. just the qualities in his sitters which they would wish to conceal from the outer world. and in this sketch .of Madge the restless sadness underlying the surface brilliancy of her nature was strongly emphasized. She hated -that sketch. I knew. although she pretended t be charmed with it. It was put away somewhere as soon as it came into her possession. and no one had had a chance of seeing it since. But now, as I satI in Lythinge churchyard by moonlight. and looked upon her face by the light of memory, its inherent sadness became for the first time clear to me, contrast- ed with the happiest face I had ever seen. Lady Margaret’s image faded in rings of tobacco-smoke, and in its place I re- called that of Lilith Saxon. iridescent as. she danced in the golden sunset rays“ could feel the light touch of her lips upon my cheek yet. and the ripple of her laughter seemed to fill the air about-me. Poor little half-starved marsh-fairy! Every nerve in my body tingled with hot indignation as I thought of her fa- ther's cowardly cruelty toward her. “Mother was a. lady, and I'm sorry I'm not one. too." in her simplicity and frankness, and "Haven't you any settled home?" I asked. Lilith shool‘ her head. “Not what \you would call a. settled home." she said. “There’s a shop 1“ R ‘e ke t by a cousin of father’s. where W: go Iand stay sometimes when father has put by a pound or two. but:. that doesn’t happen often. Myi doesnt the moon look lovely shimmering over the Sea? And the marsh looks so peaceful and quiet all stretched out with just" a little speck of light from the alehouses here and there. I wiSh we Were .on the sands. \Valking there at night 15 just beautiful when they are firm and crisp as the sea has left them. I’ve run along them in my bare feet by the hour at night Sometimes. when we’ve been very badly off and haven't known where to go. and father's been cross because I enjoyed it so. I’ve screamed with de- light sometimes to feel, the cool waves crawling round my feet in. the moon- light. while he's been sWearing because the public houses were closed. and the night wind put his pipe out! I ve said then I shouldn’t like to be a man. al- ways thirsty and wantingpipes or beer. It seems so much cheaper and simpler to be a girl." ' V Shehad seated herself on a mound of - her entire absence of shyness and self“ turf not fax. from where I sat. The “n- consciousness. she was already, although conventionalitv bf her proceeding did she knew it not. far better bred in, man- not seem to fumble her for a moment, t?“.,’;“‘“‘” .a' 51m"ny httlehSChogé: and. indeed. what could social laws mean "1’. t9 "I" ageuemtgnce' “go” 1"” dosfimen to this lightâ€"hearted little wayside wild- llc‘l Ito?) 1,2113%]? 0 13931,? S .33 uan_ flower? I had not the heart to explain '32:“ of y} te} rim-‘9’}th- nte if‘vlonfg Sane“. theni to her. in any'case. and together mm rug?“ he 08 co Es'nmness'o-f we listened for some seconds in Silence g “‘ 1 u e’ an ”‘ Swee u to the wind rustling through the fringe temper were hers. together with a. lithe . _ . ‘ ‘ _ grace of movement which distinguished or “me t1 995, Ehat. bmde‘ ed th‘e 91ml“? her from the anemic corseted, Stoop, yard, and staied in silence across tie Tug-shouldered. tightly, shod girls of her marshes t0 ti“? moon'fl‘mded Sea- _ , age in .my own rank of life, whom 1 00- At last Lilith drew a long. sxghing ‘ .i 11' “. i I invariably breath. Lag (ma y mm but w 10m “\Vhen I die." she said. “I want to lie twelve to seventeen are all self-con- here. I've seen graveyards in towns-â€" sciousness,’ awkwardness. empty-head- dreadful places. all railings. and boards} edness. vanity, and giggles; too old to saying you mustn't pick the flowers. and be treated as children. too young to be all that. But tiiink how quietly one could talked to as women. and at their worst sleep here, with only the sheep-bells or as regards looks. pinching their waists the church-bells'to bother one. and .long. and stealing their elder» sisters’ face- long grass to keep one warm in Winter. powder. prone to pimples. red elbows and cool in summer. I had a little sis- and red hands. and given to over-orna- ter older than me. She died three years of Cl‘ude-COIOI‘ed after mother. and they buried her in a pauper’s grave in a London cemetery. lFrom a flower-girl I begged some roses that were a bit faded. and put them. in an old jam-pot I got off our landlady. on the earth over my sister’s head. I won- der if she knew. She was very fond of ment in the matter bows and ribbons. To fall in love with one of these half- fledged things could scarcely occur to a sane man; but Were Lilith Saxon a year or two older, I could Well imagine a man in any rank of life making an utter fool of himself for sucii as she. _ flowers. A cold carried her off. just as My VlSiOfl had become a realltY. for it did mother. Father was getting a there before me. as though GVOIVGG 01” living teaching elocution during the day. of tobacco-clouds. she. stood. a tall. theirâ€"most to servants who wanted to Blender. childlike form 111 shadowy gl‘ay go on the stageâ€"and Bessie and he used garments, With the moonlight falling I to go out together at night and play and upon her_bare head and silvering her Sim: in the Stl'gcts when it was quite yellow 112m". . _ , dark. She used to sing beautiful, high She laughed as I_remained motionless and sweet like a, bird But one winter fol: a momentustaring at her in silence. I she got a cough. and in the spring she Dld_.i'0u think 1 was a 31105“ She couldn’t shake it off. The roof in the asked. in that weak. sweet vaice of hers. room where we slept let the rain in; we "I “'013’8 UP ‘1 fe‘Y mmUleS ago: andlowed the landlady something. and she found it was ten o clock and father had- I wanted to get rid of us. and wouldn't ii’t come home. There were some 130001" I have it mended. Bessie was fond of fa- ing men making a nmse‘in the bar. and i then and wouldnvt worry him. she said, NTS- 301(65 “’35 01'035- mid 1.0” me “2 .30 though he must have seen how thin she off to bed. But I felt worried about 121- got and big he,- eves came to 1001;, peoâ€" Wer-halld I thought. I would llke t9 ple gave 'her more money at first when Even“ ‘0 you “hm” ‘t- 1&5 thel'e was“ t they heard her cough. but coughing took anyb‘Ml-V else as “'Oum 11319“ to me- I awav her voice at last and then father do 'hope no harm has come to him. I 3.1- had' to go out 2,101,9' 'and didn’t make - nearly as much money. She called me to her one nightâ€"41‘ remember it SO Wellâ€"and told me to be a good girl, and to try my best to take care of father. and never to forget her and mother 11’ I was ever tempted to do anything wrong. And while I was listening and crying. and not understanding her. she stopped talking. and her hands grew cold. and I knew she was dead. ' - “It did seem so strange to have herl there. and to call her and never get an answer. She’d always been so kind to. me. and so ready to kiss and pet me, it seemed awful to have her lying so still and cold. and never taking notice of me. Father went on dreadful at first when ' ‘ I told him Bessie was dead. He raved Edgar. ft the Bt. Lawrenca m and stamped and acted and quoted a lot baiISJV dlfcfitfiSâ€"‘lwlbsuflslbsu of Shakespeare. Then he went out. and 30 5- . didn’t come back for hours. He had been : drinking all the time and had spent all! Grafifl (tllul'tll'iOlley.1 After Bessie “in? bliried1 in: A ia lOl'l‘l( cemetery. we e t on on, HgiZd‘tBfi gaggian f‘glg‘eagca’m" and then father found out I could dance. _ “ .. , " and was always making me practise. I | excrygrainluchoitestgranu ntcd ' ~ - | bugarmbout a,“ of “Seed pearl had to make up to him for his lost ones. cwwbne mire cane sugar. ' he said. . You see. mother used to give. sf lQS-‘Sfllls ll} French and music. and do - n neer ewort for the shops. She is buried' Graig in Ryeâ€"-father’s cousin lent the money Many pgopxe prefer the coma“. for thatâ€"but I want to be buried here. gram. The St. Lawrence Green ,, lug assures cvci-ygminadistinc: _ Sea! high up and quiet. where I can hear the crystal. each about the size of a More than once as she spoke tears had I small diamond. and almost as started to my eyes. The sordid. pitiful; bright, but quickly melted into details of that sad childhood. the’ picture pure sweetness. her simple words conjured up of the You: grocer-5 wholesaxc, ha, lovely, blue-eyed child. watching through . the exact style you wantâ€"gnu“ the long hours in those dreary lodgings I quail?r and quantity all guar. ‘ by the dead body of her sister. and of note: by - - the drooping roses she had begged from . a flower-girl to place upon Bessie’s grave 9. Lawrence Su ar Henna-n. â€"all these things affected me as no tale' Limited, nnlréal. of sorrow had ever done before. A passionate longing filled me to serve this fragile. feminine thing. to protect her from the dangers of her wandering life, and the callous cruelty and greed of her unworthy father. But how could a man of my age interfere in the affairs of a lovely waif and stray many years his juniors I could do nothing. I could not even hint to her of the strength of cliivalrous love and pity with which she inspired me; and even while I was seek- ing for words in which to express the depth of my sympathy. her mood chang- ed. and she was laughing gaily. , “Mrs. Nokes was so shocked and angry when she heard I'd had tea with you. She said you'd complained to her. but .1 knew that wasn’t true, and I told her so. ’ “Of course it wasn't true. Lilith." ‘ “Of course not. Then she said I ought; to be ashamed of myself. and I was too old to be bothering gentlemen . to tnge_llD_thQ of me.” “H6?! old are you?” “Sixteen next month. you. Mr. I-Icrvcy?” "’I‘wcnty-seven next monthâ€"nearly old enough to be your father. you see.” “Oh. no; father‘s nearly fifty. I‘ve" never met anybody so easy to talk to as you. Does everybody you meet want to tell you cvéi‘ything. I wonder?" “Not that I know of. Lilith. the crass you are sitting on is damp. and it is quite time you went to bed. Your father will certainly be angry if he comes to the inn and finds you are out.” “That’s true. I suppose I had better go in.” she said, rismg to her feet. “Oh, I‘ve been sitting on a grave all this time! I wish I had known: I’wouldn't have done it. Is it unlucky?" “You superstitious child! It will be very unlucky if you take a chill from the damp grass." “I hate leaving here. It grows calmer and prettier every moment now the wind is going down again. You will see me to the inn. won't you? ’I‘oâ€"niorrow we may be on the tramp again. and you are FINE Grain Sugar To have every grain alike. size of dots at left, each one choice extra Granulated W'hitc pure can: How old are of Cloth Perfectly, with the SAME DYE. . v of Mistaken. Clean and Simple. 51' Afici'gi‘lggfugglst or Dealer. Semi for Booklet. ” The3ohnson-Rlchardson Co. Limited,Monucal so kind. and 1 mm you so much I can't him from the ground. Blood was flowing n bear to think of saying good-by to you. “I shall see you in the morning before freely from a gaping wound in the temâ€" ples. made by contact with a sharp flint you leave. Come, Lilith! The dew 15 just where his head had struck it. His falling heavily and the mists are rising over the marsh. Come!" She was lingering in the churchyard. but when I stretched out my hand she at once slipped hers into it, a very small. very thin hand. the skin rather rough from constant exposure, but a dear little hand for all that. I clasped my fingers over it. and led her into the highroad. between fields of barley. that led to the nu. As We turned a corner. walking thus ' hand in hand. and talking like old friends. a long. dark shadow fell across our path. Lilitli.tr'embled and hung back. half hiding herself behind me. “At last I’ve found you!" a thick voice exclaimed. as the 'shambling iigure of a tall.'broadly build man in shabby. wea~ ther-stained clothes. blue-eyed.v~‘ gra-Yâ€" eyes were open. and his distorted. purple face still wore the look of rage I had last seen there. But he offered no resistance to my touch. and lay_like a log in my arms as 1 knelt by his side. ‘ (To be continued.) _..___â€"vl4 V MANY STA RVING IN JAPAN. l District Covers Over a. Million Acres. The; famine district of Hokkaide, in the north of J’a-pa-n..covers more than 1,000,000 acres which are deâ€" Fa min (3 bearded. and clearly the worse for drink.| toted to rice culture and general lurched into full view in the moonlight. I did not need Lilith's frightened whis- per. for 1 had already divined that this red-faced. stumbling. angry personage who advanced to meet us. muttering strange oaths and brandishing. a. heavy oaken stick. was her father. Horatio Saxon. CHAPTER VI. In Horatio Saxon’s manner. accentuat- ed by his half-inebriated condition. was a very evident trace of the footlights. :L melodramatic over-emphasis. which. as I afterward learned, had grown to char- acterize the man‘s tones‘andvgestures in every situation in life. , At-the same time it was clear that. he was extremely angry. and the sudden snatch he made at his daughter’s arm would have hurt her had 1 not interpos- ed to ward off his rough grasp. Then he turned upon me in genuine fury. but still tinged with theatrical cx- aggerntion. “And who are you. pray. that_ you l l l l |have been unable to feed l farming. The loss has amounted to] about $10,000,000, and 66,000 perâ€" sons are in need of help, according to unofficial report. It continues: “For the last three years the farmers have had poor crops, and the failure on account of the frost this year leaves them in a pitiable condition. “Men are subsisting on straw, the bark of trees, acorns, and buck- wheat chaff powdered and made into gruel. Mot-hers living on such food their babies, and have made a milk sub- stitute out, of the hulls of rice, which they boat. into a. powder and mix with boiling water. The young should interfere between father anal-men have left home in search of child? -Some London cad. fresh from. i his shop. coming here in his best clothes fwol‘k, while the aged and the chil- and palming himself off as a gentleman! How dare you speak to that young lady? Do you know that I am her father? And you. you sly. lazy. undutii‘ul minx. what do you mean by such forward. immodest conduct? Leave that fellow at once and come to me as I bid you." - He lurched and swayed in his walk. so that every moment I feared lest he} llashl, zl missionary. might overbalance ,and fall over the heap of loose stones bordering the road- way. which was in course of being mend- ed. The spot was absolutely deserted but for our three selves, and in the vivid moonlight the intense stillness seemed ghostly and unnatural. Lilith was close behind me. and I felt her tremble as Saxon made another lungc in her direction with his heavy oaken stick. Perhaps it would have been better had she gone [0 him quietly at once. for her hesitation seemed to work him into a fury. Roughly thrusting me on one side. he gripped her shoulder. and. dragging the child toward him. shook her violently from side to side. A low cry of pain and fear broke from her lips. followed by the thud of a heavy blow from his clenched list upon her shoulder. At the sound I lost all selfâ€"control, and. hurling myself upon the brute. I compelled him to loose his hold on her. Sobbing with terror. Lilith ran on a few steps ahead. and old Saxon turned to vent hiS'i'ury upon me. \Vitli a volley of oaths he sprang to- ward me. brandishing his stick above his head. I was young and active and eas- ilydodgcd the heavyblow he directed at my skull. Missing me. he lost his balance. lurched forward. staggered. and tripping against the stones by the way- side. i‘ell heavily. face downward on the ground. For a few seconds I waited for him to rise and renew the attack: but. finding that he did not move. I went to his as- sistance, and with some difficulty raised l l i E l l l i l ' "llec ' I then are left behind to freeze or starve unless outside relief is brought to them.” A sad story of the. famine district is told by the Rev. Chigan Take- A tenant in Yubari district, whose wife was dyâ€" ing from: starvation and illness, stole a bale of potatoes: from his 1:1 ndl 0 rd . 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