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LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP. Mr. Foster looked reeh as everâ€"present- ing his usual well-dressed, well-washed, well-caredofor appearance. Nevertheless. it did not so much convey the idea of green old age. as of some patent preserving pro. cess. whereby a certain outer seeming is obtained by drying up the sentient juices, which, while they soften and mellow man's nature, tend to exhaustion and decay. 0‘! He paused on thé threshold, silent with “banishment at the group opposite t_.o him. w_.-.__â€"â€"__ w- __. _ “ Well. sir." said Sir Fredério, taking the initiative, and advancing with his bright, {rink smile to mess the old gentleman. “_you fipd us 111 csnolsve, and Miss Del- - :I__ _._.1 .__-..._LI.. 1"" --- â€"~ â€"â€" _-,,, . vigne has most kindly and promptly brought us some very important infor- mation, which will. I hope. lead to the recovery of'her friend. poor Mrs. Neville." " Oh. indeed I" returned the old gentle- man, with his polite indifferent eimper, which meant nothing. gnq hid elerything. "u-vâ€" â€"-_â€"- ._--_V " Hope you’ll Lucoeed, air," to Neville, as if his pocket hed been picked, and he was hunting the thief. “ Curious case. vary! The bridegroom sometimes abeconda, he! he! the bride rarely. Well, my dear ward, end what are you doing here by yourself? What romantic scheme have you got in your little heart or head? But cu must take careâ€"we must take care an not run about elone like an errant demoiaelle. What's Miss Redoubt doing to let you won- der_ewe_y 7: u. n I 9, .___3 2â€" AL.‘ uv- .- u He slwfis addressed his ward in that peculiar soothing tone. considered by some elderly men as especially acceptable to young_ls.dies 9nd lun’atics. __AL I _____ J L... :n yuan lva-vâ€" â€"â€"_ _.._._,‘, It always irritated, yet lowered her in her own estem. and reduced her to that condition of ehy reserve. from which only a deep motive, a strong excitement, could rouse her native moral courage, of which she possessed a large share, united to a silent contempt for oonventionalities, the result of her rather exceptio 1 education. She now changed color. an said; in an embarrassed tone. totally dissimilar from the collected manner in which she had dis- cussed the measureg {or _Marie's_reco.very'. Vâ€"H-wâ€" -.â€"â€" “It's not Mine Redoubt'e fault, air; 'I went to my room after dinner. while she was heering a German fleesâ€"put on my things. and walked outâ€"no one saw me. endl did not think of nnythig but how to get to Captain Neville. and tell him what I had heard-and oh; Mr. Foster. Sir Frederic thinks we shall find her ;" and she brightened up ‘egein. fl-“ -mn... _.-.... -_6Lnnl III I” vvvvv I. “r wowuâ€"v “ Well, my dear, you seem very enlhuai- antic about your friend; very amiable trait in youthful character. eh I Sir Frederic ; but we‘ll aee. we’ll ace. It’s a nice match for a lady in our friend'a positionâ€"4110’" turn up. go cube.” - -,_-_L _.:-l-_L..â€"- 0.. lune " ! l_3_I_ve_4oge_ u lapt with the bitter Heâ€" up, no doubt." - “ It has been a. great misfortune to her)? said Miss Dolvigne in a low voice; “but I do how it will end_wel_l yet." ’ ' Th6 Ifé 111293va l’v_o hated myself t! ’TguAhog so “Neville. who. tinder hle caller circum- eteneee. felt the presence 0 any stranger an intolerable lnlnlt. here took up yhie but. u- luw-v-wâ€"uv -.â€"-...-- _. .. I shall go with M}: 1515.» he ma to Sir Frederic, “ to wage“ one or two points on the W‘?‘ You‘ll nd mo sttorward at my rooms.‘ _ _ 1 died um any y. How mine are m. That brlnp your sorrow on lute! All these yam, with min dead dud bout, _l've mg! the world wih Imjiinl 0}“: I've met tho world with mums eyes: I tel nod sweet lilo with portooim An the world hu roupoot {or well-told lles; And I tooled tho worldâ€"tor no on. aid, “ Behold this woman: Inc is dud." And no one said, an! asset} aloha. " Behold a murdegg‘g'p No one knew : _7' Behold a mu'rdefe‘l‘f‘" No one ku'ew : Y9}! mew"! 09”er WWWQYWEE 7171133755 Wofl'd s'fivfinoi: €9.35 Enough-tor you. You had wisdom and worldly pride. And I hm] uilonceâ€"for I had died. T130 world says npy; tun 939d7;.3)}!t. oh. For Neville. e er in In: new eoonomy. bed declined his 0 d extensive nutter: at Morley's and had ta en a lmlnntive lodging in one o! the smell “roots leading out of the Strand. Lesn down'lnd listen. "1318 all in vain; Asalnjn my heart bleed: the cruel blow . A am I am mad with the old-time pail). Ann I) the waves of angulsh rollâ€"- For I have met_ with my murdered soul. Ob. never to find the peace I crave. ’Twere better to be u l heve been. In the peace of the fleeting {we I have n. Etnvnhv nnw fn lnvn vnn Your near 11de gave in the long no. imam now to love yofi 'in, Eternity 119w t9 feel tbp blow V“. VI 'Mv ~'-â€"â€"-v "Good-morning. Miss Delvigno; I feel we shall owe our success to you. it we ano- oeed ; agd vge rpm: _cuccee_¢_1_." gnu “I'_,. He shook hands with Miss Delvigne wermly. bowed to Mr. Foster. end left the room. followed by the innocent-looking detective. " Poor fellow," sud Bir Frederic, looking nfter him; " he is much out up. end has suffered severely. Yet.” he continued, " bed this poor irl not shown the reality of her story by t a desperate step she hee token. Neville might not hove thoroughly believed her innocent of intentional decep- tion." " I hate suspicious people," said the heir- ees. “ Well. well. it is e eurione cueâ€"e very curious noseâ€"end it must tske e lerge emonnt of faith to believe thetâ€"thet in short the French teseher did nothing to forward the delusion which wee so largely to her benefit." ' , “_I_!__- ____... N "v. ------- " Benefit I" cried Mina Delvigno. warm- ing u . " mum-tune. you man, am to be H w . hunbmd thu don't want youâ€"- why. in enough to drive one um! I" 3nd 3 flush of lgdlgnufion swept 93:05- hor brow. uu7rfiéd’iu'3;;f§_ "fo'u'r‘sglfi in den,” returned Mr. Foaurmnh m umh o Imllo. " The minute WM. 1 ahull over consider, Through The and Bur-liv- By Mrs. Alexander. CHAPTER XIV. II a! acid. an or 961th breath, k sad the hulr‘u wan gold, _r tho‘uddergeagb ' , _‘.- a vet lucky Mn . 113.6 oh! irrqodggio?’_‘w§fl1 But Du Slww w-v. At which Miss fieiningeihiuehea and plied. with peiniui rapidity. “ Fer irom it, eir.” returned the young Baronet, greveiy , “ the whole thing wen u misfortune from beginning to end." 7 â€"â€"_L- M Inna-n mluuruuuv ‘IVIII an â€"â€"â€". v- -_ - “You meant weir-at any rate." began Mien Delvigne. impulefively. when the recol- lection o! be: curious poeicion negating Compton ruehed upon and silenced er. “ line you seen Neville'e brother to- day?" naked Sir Fredene at his grand- ‘ 1 faiher. \ “ You. I have." x , “ And what did he any ?" “ He thinks it was a conspiracy to entrap Neville. Ha. ha I" bimpered Mr. Foster: 116 has his urotohetu. but he in a shrewd munâ€"first rate business sbilibioaâ€"s man of the high.» honor." - “ If Neville fiudu bin wile. he'll do yet," said Sir Frederic. “ It not, he'll go to the _“V If Ngvllle fiudu bin wile. he'll (10 yet," said Sn: Frederic. “ It not, he’ll go to the bad." " I want to go back." said Miss Delvigne. suddenly and sadly, depressed by the glimpse olioy unlit-lea this short conver- sation had glyeu her._ ' _,:_3 L-.. nun-I, " .. Well. and you Gian. indulgennly ; miss!“ . wi "UH. It was early morning at Saratoga Lodge, some three or four days after the close of the last chapter, that is the house-bell had not ceased to vibrate under the hasty application of b hers, bakers and green. grocers. Mrs. leman, in a morning dress, was deep in account-books and bills in her own sanctum,and Miss Coleman and Miss Eevline Coleman. after the usual fashion of genteel English families. were emploved in music and embroidery, neither of which accomplishments would in all probability, occupy a moment of their after-lite, while from all household management, their natu- ral and enevitable business, they carefully abstained. GUI! luau-nun n It was a warm, glowing June morning' the breeze that stirred the muslin curtains was warmâ€"the perfume of mignonette came pleasantly from the boxes on the window-ledge. and the usual summer sounds of Londonâ€"genteel Londonâ€"viz: a German band. playing not so badly for af street-band and, cry of " all a-growing, all a-blowing." from itinerant florists. fell soothingly on her ear. The eldest Miss Coleman had desisted from a difiieult passage of Thalberg’s and Miss Eveline stitched on, absorbed in the beauties of a green chenille leaf. ,_L:__ ‘_-. ‘Anfln- :6. {a an lcvu yawn-v“: --â€"â€". " I cannot practice any longer, it is so warm." exclaimed Mien Coleman. 8. young lady who had already been out one season. and gathered lar e experience. “Don't talk, izzy. till I count this," returned the younger. “ What are you doing with yourself ‘2" resumed Mien Uoleman to eomeinvieible person. as she came forward and raised the lace portieru which fell across a door- way leading into an inner drawing-room. “Why, you are pacing up and down like acaged lion. You will exhaust yourself, my dear hiiee Delvigne." _L - 1...... L-.. 1.-....hn‘4. nu uvu- .â€"-â€"â€" v v- . Va, , it was the heiress, who from her constant difl'erenoes with Miss Redoubt on the sub- ject other friend's delinquency, found her sojourn in that lady’s renowned establish- ment not 5 little uuoomfoxtuble, end with Mr. Foster’s fullest approbation, gladly accepted Miss Coleman's invitation to spend I few weeks _with her " deer girls." A A.A_-A I- .v" “011.;le i't'fiviv’ould exhauit me ngreat deal more to sit quiet. when I feel so unegy.” “UV”; I “ I! you were to take a difficult piece to prsotioe, or an intersstin hook to read. it would relieve your min a you are highly nervous. Miss Delvigne.” . " Why. do ion think I could rust; and be contented w on than poor. dear. foolish thing is in the greatest trouble, perhaps in want. Miss Coleman l _Think 09”“. Wane. menu uvnmuu . ____________ " Well. you know it was all her own fault! It was very shocking of her to run ofl with Captain Neville at first, and worse ain leaving him when she was his wife. amms.I assure you,is quite uneasy at your feeling so much sympathy with Missâ€". Mrs. Neville (I scarcely know what to call her.) and cannot hear the subject to be mentioned. Indeed. your friend is scarcely fit for us to talk about." .. ‘ - !_3 IIAVl IA- ------------ “ Not fit for you to talk about!" cried Miss Delvi no. the indignant blood mount- ing to her 0 eek. “ Mariel the kindest, the truest! I tell you, Miss Coleman. you‘d have run off with Captain Neville yourselt if he had aelgedquul‘fi - .a , A.‘1A_ II l-IU “w.- uâ€"uvâ€" J “119.. ha. hot"-l;nghed the young lady. while she colored with indignation; “you are goryExoi-tooblez‘tnyfiear." I... 73--.-.. I! In: S‘ir' fat-levrfiienbgtfiptonâ€"Mr. Foster," ennounood a foo‘men. and the gentlemen entered the field 01‘ wtiguz _ __ vuvv-w -â€"- ._-_‘ There was en indescribable though unex- preeaed antagonism between Mien Delvigne end her guardian; a son 0! dim ooneoioua- nose on her side of being ever at e disad- vantage. Now. as usual. she felt m some odd wey awkwerd and eehemed 0! bone)! as he entered. _ "Good-morning young Indian Good- morning! Fro-h nnd ohuminuJ use. as ever. Hroughtmy rundnon to ay hiaronpeotn to on. and to g ve acme N inga of her mus- ng friend to my enthusiastic limo ward. Eh! Mgrytmyflurt Youthf'nl warmth. var! placing to wanna. rreuy oven to- e . m love ?" " or. r. router." returned hie wud. dr 1 . Klzentime Sir Frederic bed only greeted her with e profoundly respectful bow; end 0 nod a running fire of criticism on Min Lveiine Coleman 0 iqgiuetry.‘ _ _ _ :7 51333; in} human. aid birds. ma all MM}. my no". 1011“!!!" w-nuuu. r plan-{pg ‘3 witness. Pteuy yell Eball," cried her guar- "I will escort you 1 Mr. Fnsrer. don'tlet 1 moâ€"-[ mu’t. bear it my 1903!. sorts of lhinge emong flowers. Why don't you try the oetterpxller. Mien Ooletnen? There's the chenille all ready. Give him 3 ‘oouple of bond eyee. end the thug le com- plete. 0: e beeâ€"e hue bee l" “And my good trlen .Mre. Coleman." asked Mr. Footer. glancing tamer uncom- fortebl at this groupin of the petty. “ I should glad 0! ,9. war of advice from her excellent Judgment. Might I venwre to ask tore private intervxew? Ahâ€"Iâ€"" “ Oerteinly. Mr. Foster," said the eldeet and experienced Mice Coleman. rieing. "Mammals generally occupied tillebont Isuu ElyOlsvuvvu “a... '-wV . - " hismms. is generally occupied till shout this time in the mornmg. but I em sure she ls free now ;" and she left the room. “ I must see you again. my little dove." said the polite old gentleman to Mus Del- vigne, “after I have spoken to your kind hoa‘ness. I must arrange about a residence (or you. It ehen't go back to Miss Bedoubt’s it it. don't like!" I A 4L.-_-.-.I Id“ “I'must see you agai for me. Fredq my boy. oompapy, 9b ?” 1 ,,j ‘1 A5 thé' door closed Miss Demgne rose from her seat. and approaching the young Baronet. without a. shadow of embarrass- ment, exclaimed: “Wham news have you for me? Why did you not write again ‘2" ..-â€"'7- “ Because unfortunately. I had no good news to communicate; theft. I wanted to see you myself, and tell you what we have been doing, The boy you described has been found; but that is all. It took a great deal of trouble to discover him. and hen nothing could extract a syllable of nformation from him. It was impossible to convince him that the police could mean well to Missâ€"I mean Mrs. Nevilleâ€" or to any one. A detective and the gallows seem synonymous terms in the apprehen- sion of the interesting race to which he belongs; and he has fairly bsflled every one. The extraordinary amount of unuem cessary lies and fabulous circumstantial histories he has told would supply a rail- way library. The deteotive hinks he must be heavily bribed to confuse every one, and throw us off the right scent: but I believe it is only a native instinct to bamboozle the police.” - . “ I knew you would never manage him," ‘ said the heiress thoughtfully. “ I tell you. Sir Frederic, no one will ever get anything out of him but myself. He would trust me. Can 1 not see him? I might goto your hotel or the police office. or. better than all, to poor Dennis’ own home. if you will come with me." u - . It. ,, ,‘pu "In. ‘1va 11“.- “ You are a trump !" exclaimed Compton. with more earnestness than elegance, " and I believe you are right. I will speak to Mr. Foster about it. 1 dereeay he will consent. and I _ might bring_ the boy her-9.," , S If---. “A Wunvuu. unn- .- _ _.°_- â€"â€"-â€"u , ' “No. no; not here."_cried Msry Del- vigne, coloring. “ They laugh at me, and they despise my poor, deer Marie; they say she is not fit to be spoken of! What do you think of that. Sir Frederic?" Do you believe that a girl who trusts to her own true loverâ€"es Captain Neville appeared to beâ€"snd doesn't deceive a. father or motherâ€"mind,Ioouldn'tbesrthatâ€"inched end so shocking, eh, Sir Frederic '2" “ Certainly not." cried the profound judge; " I know it is what old people call imprudent. and wrong. end all that sort of thing, but:I also know that, it I could ever hope a. women I loved would so far do wrong for me, the profoundeet reverence and tenderness, endâ€"" The young Baro- net heextsted and colored at his own impe. tuoeityâ€""would never suffice in my eati- mstionto prove my gratitude." 7 A--J I.--..L H mull-VI.- w ruv â€"J u_“V__,, " Well. I believe you have a good heart," said his companion. with grave simplicity. that at once charmed and mortified him ; “ 8h", it everything had been clear and Open, all‘thie :miaery would not have hap- pened. and I suspect you were at the bot- tom of the mischief.” __ “ I am afraid I was,” said Compton. can- didly. “ God knowa with what good inten- tions. and to a certain degree successfully ; for Neville. whatever he may have said in the horror of discovering thatâ€"â€"â€"” wiigigimruaed. “mamboâ€"ring suddenly the awkwardness of the subject. -- - - -- , mm-.." “u ok. yd..- anwuluuuuu v- w..- .._-‘--V. “ She hadn’g any money." said the heir- ess, coolly completing his sentence. " Go on. i! Vinny I And Sir Frederic alerted from hie ease. and walked abruptly to the orher end of the room. The heiress looked otter him. much eur- prised. colored vividly.emlled. end compos- ing hereelf. leughed outri ht. . ” Thank you." she eel ; " I believe it ie a good wieh. But to thelgoinb. Will you mnngige that I shall see ennie? - I muet loco m." “ Ask my firendiether your-ell." eeld‘ Sir Frederic. g oomily; " he cen refuse you nothing.” " Now. on know thet ie nll nonsense," returned in Delrigne. " Beeidee I here lo eel: him withing. I don't llhemâ€"” She poured. “ I now I em rude; Frey lor- gwe 1119.qu I don'. like him wel enough, ' end he rhinke me nfool.” ' " How do you know '2" uked Sir Fred- eric. laughing end picking up nemell cherm utt? closed Mina Delngne r059 -1 â€"J "’ leave yourili good in the shape 0! e heart, formed of mule. ohiee end gold. which in nervously phying $311.1 Mien Delvigne bed detached from her She held out her head. " No; you heve been so rude and severe wine to-dey. you must give me this“ etonemont.” .- .eâ€" A ‘9 "T123?“ you 7" she cried. “ How? I did not knowâ€"I never intended-you are very good. Ah! Bi: Frederic. give it to " Well another time. Let me keep it now? On m eon]. Miss Delvigne. I! you knew how m eerable I feel about this buei- nose of Nevillo'u. andâ€"end something else, you would not refuse me any little crumb o! comfort !' Miss Delvlgne was silent for a moment. then abruptly askedâ€" " How is Captain Neville ‘2” - “ 0h! he is reallv to he pitied ; he was in such despair when we could extract nothing from the boy that he insisted the only way to get a olew was through her French relations." The heiress Ehook her head. “ 80 I think." replied Sir Frederic to thatrnut‘e expressicn ot gpiuicn. ‘, n "4!: nvâ€"u-ur -â€" ___._v “ Must be 03 now. my dear ‘watd. Hope my grandson has done his boat to atone for my absence ? Ha, ha, ha 1 Mrs. Coleman most kindly and oonaiderately and hospi- tably ha. invited you to pass a month under her agreeable root. Eh ? I think I 1 mneg leave you now!" _ .v,,ls I_!_. _...._.I._-_ . 'uu-v .uâ€"uvv 'â€" _-V~_,7 , .. She is in‘ Londonâ€"’1‘ teal she is." said Miss Delvigne. " So do 1. nnmehow," Hero Mr. Foster re-entered. rather fusily, leadjgg in_Mrs_: Coleman.‘ , L,A-,S TY-..‘ “ One moment. sir,"'said his grandson; “ Miss Delvigne is terribly out up at the failure of our attem ta to extract any trace of poor Nevilie’a wi 15 from that boy. She is of opinion that she could get the truth from him, and is anxious, with your per- mission, and in your presence, to examine him herself." 7 ' â€" .. . . n-.- “ Do, dear Mr. Foster." exclaimed Mary, warmed out of her general coldness toward her guardian by her extreme anxiety; " do let me see this poor ignorant boy; he wlll trust mel" “ Who would not trust you. my dear young lady 7” said the polite old gentleman. “Well, we’ll see about itâ€"we’ll see about “Mrs. Coleman assumed an air of being deaf. and dumb, and blind durmg the prose outwn of _a_o improper: a. topic. .,,I AIAA VI-vnv _- _._ -._‘__ Again Mary and Sir. Frederic urged the impracticable Mr. Foster, who. with " node and books. and wreathed smiles." would only pat his ward’e cheek and repeat, “ We‘ll see. we'll see ;" then kissing her brow. took an elaborate leave of Mrs. Cole- man and left therroom: _ Sir Frederic held Mary's hand for an unnecessary moment. with a lingering pres sure, and whisperedâ€" " Trust me I will manage it.” CHAPTER XV. Bsflied, fevered. mortified. yet still, over and above all other feelings. absorbed in his search for Marie. Neville dared not relinquish the hope of finding her. It seemed the only chance for him to keep from brain fever; besides. like a. true Saxon, there was a. strong vein of common sense in his character, and he argued that in the long run detectives were rarely baf- fled. “vu- The thought 0! the critical time which was slipping by sometimes made his brain reel with images of horror. The idea of Marie. bright and gentle, so pure end so inexperienced, buffeted by the roughness of common lite without a friend or pro- tector within reach. without money (for to Neville’s experience five or six pounds was source two dsys' provision), alone in the world. thrilled him with_ positive pain; vuv vv Then her tender grace and beauty would rise up before him with redoubled attrac- tion. till he ashed his teeth in agony at the probability thst others. beside himself, might _1ee_l its‘povger just as keenly. __.._. L-_..L..A LBJ. “no” N" --~ r'"-- -â€"7 7 - And this bright. warm-hearted, high. minded creature. whose native nobility. like that of the thorough bred coureer‘a. deceived you by its trusting docility into torgetiulneue of its latent power, he had tortured. crushed. and flung away, because she had only youth and loveliness. and truth and affection, and bright intelligence, but no £ a. d. .- a no Ill AI] Unusua- Bshl how he loathed himselll All things would be easy to him could he but find Merie, reinstate himself in her good opinion. end exercise the divine right, once more to also her in his arms. and pro- claim in the see of the world thet she was his ownl But Neville showed very little at all this â€"his haggard hoe and fevered eye, the rare oxelamstions loroed from‘him by the intensity of his inward suflerings, slone bespoke them. _-_u-n.. -.....l.... ant A. Olen 3'5; brother, partially coming out of the iron indifierence he had maintained since the crowning error of hll ainning relative, had cent (or Neville ; and though in Guy's present state of humiliation there was probably the best chance of the brothers managing an amicable interview, it had ended in inetillln a double allowance of 2212"".‘1 preju ice into the minds of t . no. A- Win-- Neville geve but a. short sketch of it to his Meqd, SigFjrederie. _ to at his won-30. but they were of 5 char- » Howard one den-er to me than lilo itselfflor whom I am a'thoucund ilmoc more jealous. because I have laced her in no equivocal a. position; by Jove! had he not been my father‘s son. I should have chorcewhipfied him within an inch of his ‘.llte. By «won. I doubt it we con hove ’ 3 drop of the some blood in our voinl I" u"! a uuuuu , â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" " ‘Gad. eirl" he acid to the latter. " he thinks he can trample honor. and feeling, and every attribute of a gentleman under hie test. because his pockets are well lined. He spoke in that cool. collected, distracting manner of his. as though he had delibe- rately weighed every syllable he was eayin belorehcn which makea it a deuced den more insulting. _I _wi_ll not attempt m ,n n _L__ " Dun 8m annnmc.â€"I have not soon you. or Mr. Foster. or heard irom either of you for ihroo dnyl. Who on on doing? out) when um I to I00 Dennis? know you will ngvor no! n_ny.hing_out oi him wiihout , -_ __ _“- mo. It In nonly ton dgyl ulnoo my poor. don Mnio dies and um! nothtn don. at. Whu wot In: Johanna! could we done better myself. I on"... you to m. me to Domain. or bring Danni! to me. Whu cruelty to keep a. girl In ninety till the in twen ty~onei father agree to my â€"-not here. “Mr Dina M183 Dsnvx â€"â€"We lost all traces of Dennis for tw yet-but they have him now. My grand ' r mlloail for you tomorrow at eleven. . “ We are to meet at Do not accuse me o! I have every motive to actuate a man. and among your wishes are all potent. Yoursm thtully. Fm: Conn-ox.” Sir Frederic and Nevill e waiting at the latter‘s lodgings for no half an hour ibefore Mr. Pim made his aranoe. He entered the room with a] aoid counte. n_anoe than usual. bearin lightly mor- lle's lodgings. a laggard. on that can I: u‘u wuu v----.â€" -_‘ He drag ed after him 3 Dennis-a. shade dimer even than or â€"with his face screwed into a whimeio of despair, aufioring, and injured inno To be oontlnu “ [8 '1‘0‘ By Bey. fi Pan-non, H ., ol Bel- grave Prubytcrlan In, Phila- delphln. Therein.however,anoth ry widely- spread belief, by which th manta use pt intoxioants is frequ justified. Adminting that these 9131)“ ‘ age not in any true sense nutritive.‘ they not indirectly aid nutrition? ‘gve we not trustworthy evidence that facilitate the-processes of digestion an 'milation? Now,Ifreely grant that th ask indi- gestion and mal-assimilatio blunting our sensibilities they cone r a time at least, numerous dietetic rs. They make it possible to eat wha hould not eat. at improper times. wit mediate pain or unpleasantness. B' stead of regarding that as an adv e. 1 am inclined to regard it r as a serious calamity. Such gsitiveness as leads to an instaigorrection or avoidance of mist is an organic safeguard. To silen warning without securing ourselves‘tinat the danger is a very foolish polipAnd I do not know one single reason iluppoeing that intoxicants serve any dpurpose. No doubt it is asserted that t re other ingredients in these drinks t- ay prove beneficial. Without venturi express any opinion as to their va maybe allowed to state that these 1: ingre. dients, it wanted, can be e btained pure and uncombined. We tot go to the tavern for tonics. I hav - esire to- hide the fact that some medi iters. of deserved reputation, are incli o favor the employment of wine a- er. and occasionally even spiritsâ€"â€"of - , within narrow limitsâ€"in certain 0 weak digestion. All I can say in r to this is that whatever other poteuences may be contained in these co nds. no arguments of any weight hav et been produced to justify the em ent of alcohol. One of the most r writers on diet, while maintaining the mulant in certain cases proves he] f * s: “ If it has any efl'ect at all on a e man it can only weaken nerve-power, ; at the same time it lowers the bed para- ture, which contributes much e capa- city for muscular exertion." I .as that when I endeavor to find reaso- upport' of the dietetic use of alcdhol in ritings of its advocates, I am fairly be ed. 1 ‘ am not prepared to say that th 3y not i be valid reasons for its exhibiti an aid “ to digestion in some exceptiuages; but I do ventureto say that I ought such reasons. and hitherto I h t been L able to find them. Please to hm; I ‘ am not questioning the relief i _ ds by its well-known narcotic proper n the distress and disabilities of dy : I have yet to learn that it cures digesti‘Ve weakness. or that it - es in any true sense to healthy nutri And, on the other hand. there are facts more fully established than thi 1; the repeated employment of em . alcohol is one of the most com -.. of weakened and impaired diges Letter (lamina Under D [From the Edmonton (N. W. '1‘.) rible time coming up on his trip. He was eighteen days on the He left Battleford with a buckboa the ground was bars. but the first nd night after the snow began to Is. very soon acrust was formed. From 00‘ Coulee to Beaver River the mo up to the axles of the waggon, a h a hard crust. but which was not he ugh to bear. In low places the snow me. times up to the box of the wagg re- ‘quently he had to leave his and walk ahead a -mile or s ak- ingatrack for one horse as he nd for the other as he came back. his way he managed to reach Beaver To make matters worse his provnsion ut on the seventh day and after th ed to depend on his gun for supp Ag Beaver Lake the snow becames er, with no crust, but his horses so played out that he had to she he waggon, and fix up a slelgh ed together with willows, hi 1y tools being a knife and . 9. With this he managed to get a toFcrt Saskatchewan. the snow "8 looser and shallower as he came we . ple were complaining about the m 8 behind time. and blaming the car t had the carrier not been possessed e than ordinaryfiluck and intelligence r he nor the me would have reached . ton. - London Vanity Fair thiuke people who travel much do so for and quiet. It would be well for pro of hotels to put 11 in their passages e thtee continents languages req Eeople not to elem their doors betw outs of 10 at night and 8 in the m . mun-'1: v!“ INETITUTION (ESTABLISHED l I «I KING STREET EAST. 'I'OB NIRNOUS DEBIIJ‘I‘Y Phoumtmm. Bull Noun! la, Paul ya ”(1311‘le Chad Comp goingd 1mm may rollem germane!) flog using than B Anna AN INBOLE8. Clronlsn :nd Communion FREE ELEL‘ TRIO "mu. ABH'I‘INEC sum r" NORMAN’S or your grand- seoiu m somewhere Dnu'lous." -We lost all synâ€"but they at willoull for