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"finite-fives” is the only medicine in the world made of intensified fruit juices end .clwu cures l tion. soc. .e lbox. for 32.50. cor triel size. 23:. ”At. ell deelcrs. or hemihnitr mam-Mind. Otto“ PROTECTING THE FISH. hands Has a Fleet of Sixteen Little Vessels. in order to protect Canndinn tlsh‘ «tics lNlll the encroachment of for. :..l lls‘llcl‘lllnll. and to rotect insulsr sub-rs from punching. illegal fishing. ml the use of prohibitive molds and «cur. the Dominion Government inniniain a. little navy of some six. tron vessels. of which little is known in l ordinary citiscn. firmed with one or tWo quick-firing :guns and sourchlights. these little craft patrol thcir respective waters. and. besides flour fishery protection dimes. they ill't' also the embodiment of Dominion law among the many citizens of the ill ting world. With the Grand Bank fleets. the seiners. and 'the lobster- mun of the east coast, endithe white- :ish trawlers .of the Lakes and the. salmon. herring and halibut fisher- men of the .Pacific. there is always to be seen trim little yellowdunnelled steamers cruising among the fishing craft pursuing their vocations. They are ubiquitous. and have en unhappy knack of turning up in unexpected placesâ€"a fact which makes the fish poucher's work exciting, and causes him to keeps watchful eye upon the horizon. As soon as the tell-tale smudge a! smoke smears the sea line. he prefers to abandon trawls. seines and gour..and fly. to ranging on and trusting that .thc stcumcr's identity may be other than that of .a fishery cruiser. 'l‘he finest-vessol of the Protective fleet in the"?Cnnudn"â€"a. smallpthlrd- class cruiser. one was the first. ves- sel of Canada‘s uuvy. and is fl. twin screw veSscl. .Her speed is 17 knots. which makes her especially feared. us no sailing schooner or fast steam trawler can .get sway from her, and. besides. she has other arguments in the shape of four 1-1-2 pound .uuto- mutic quickefiring guns. Her station is principally of. the Nova Scone coast and in the .Gulf of St. Lawrence. The cruiser Vigil-ant is employed upon the Great Lakes, and has been me means of capturing many of them fishing within the three-mile "ourt are required to attend at ”1°! limits. The Vigilantcuries a crew of and time and place. w. :3. AHNEW, Clerk of the said \lunicipnlitvv. -___________â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€" Fooling Him. . .2 season of jail fairs has opened,: . once more We hear stories of un-. :-_v householders in the big cities 9.x; in the bath-tub, 1-. the dog’s or on the dining-room table. “'.:l‘lll.\ some houses in the larger « 'lh [H‘CHUIL‘ badly crowded with ». x ‘fy cousins. aunts, uncles. other. -.\ aunt friends... The city peo- .l.il hch a hard time proving. country people, whom they wand «luring the: summer holly * .ivi :i‘t. lllt‘ right to expect to be. Mumps mute the fair is on. mm; l‘ormuo man. whose how <.‘. 1 vikll't'ly )u'commodatc all the. whom he was to curl _. durum :hc time of the 38-. . -. put all, in it funny WM. ! .l'. from with whom he had be- “42'. ~lightly acquainted. . "i u u: gm- you my street nun)“ ....i b . the «my men. "be-t mi would probably f0 of. 1M 1 MW (ll) the 9883 Sid». . l .. l, and if you walk up the I by . nuily bud my house beau“; . ' Z.T..‘Ll5"'T. \V. W.â€" “0 on .; --"~l. Mom in the sidewelk.” I“? l'. ~,; country man tried to find the i~'.;..-;. .m- discovered that such emetel; p...:.- was in front of every house. and} pmobly somebody explelnod to him- .l.l.i'. the metal plate marked ".16 I” burn writer is turned on and 08d m... tout '1‘. W. w. stood for Toronto. \\.l..".' \Vurkfi. “i A Great Men. *5 A Vl‘Oung man who used to 11 . in an Ontario town, was given 0011 31'" We, itshmg by his friends because' :1 the way n which he hilt 'rzttgn .“"*~“ handled by e . ' ' gikly in Toronto to which he £31 bvgaw that, in the following, the an}: ciuous young author’s name is’ “haul, the heading put on “10‘ pm“ by the editor was as follows: THE LAST WAR By John Smith. (He maketh wars to ceased]: the aid. of the earth.) I l ‘I_\ l‘r‘liplv '30 olncers and men. In the Gulf and River St. Lawrence tho cruiser Progress makes her pip .trols. 'l‘he Curlew is also employed patrolling.r the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1nd New Brunsv'vick writers. And lllu Constanceâ€"a similar vessel to the Curlewâ€"is employed around Prince Edward Island. She was built at Owen Sound in 1891. The east coast of Nova. Scotia sm- tion. and Cape Breton Island is pa- trolled by the cruiser Petrelâ€"u. vessel of similar dimensions to the Curlew and Constance. During the season of 1909 she boarded American fishing \‘i'sst‘ls‘ over one hundred and thirty tillltfé. and steamed over five thous- and miles while on patroL Smaller vessels patrolling inshore watt-rs of the east coast are the find. son. 34 tons; Nelhn. 19 tons; Thirty- Three. 79 tons; and the Qstren. which is employed in the Prince Edward Island oyster culture service. Upon the wsters of Lake Winnipeg the screw steamer Lady of the Lake maintains the fishery laws. ~ Upon the Paoitic waters of Carisda are five fishery protection vessels. the ingest of which is the Wooden screw steemer Kestrel. built in. Vancouver in 1908. She is 196 feet long, as fest beam. 12 feet deep. an tons rose. with e meen see speed of 10 knots. Although she is saluted by the smaller steamers Falcon. Gear in. Restless. and Alcedo. the Kestre i.- probebly the budget worked fishery cruise: in the scrvrcc. Not only am- lo 'ed in protecting the fisheries. the lids cruiser is kept busy preventing smuggling. assistinfist six-endings, lo- cating sunken wreo s, end inspecting life-saving station; hetud tough artisan houses anaemic ys c - gerous coast. It. is the credit of to me. As to my caring for , vey unspeakable things _"O'1'>mié." died Mary in genuine distress, "I don't know what. I have done that you should all doubt so' whether I love Gavin. Indeed I know I am very childish about a. great many things. and I daresey you none of you think I how my own mind: but I do. I do. I have no \tost that are strong renough to make you understand how dear he is _ any one else. it is an insult to tell: of such a. thing!" “You are right, dear.“ said Kate very gently. “Believe me. I only said it because I want to be very sure about your happiness. I was wrong to speak to you in that way; you see I keep forgetting how old you are. and think of you :as a. little child that. I have to look ~after. Please for- give me. Mary. and forget what I “have said.” To be asked by Rate for forgive- ness, Was much worse. than to be scolded by her. Mary tried to con- in a. caress. and Went to her own rOom in 9. very subdued state of mind. "Dear. dear!" ‘n‘he sighed. "I wish I could think of *suructhint that Kate Would like to bow me do for hair." She lit her (‘imtl'n of‘i‘nml hcr \\ rit- lng case. and drew therefrom u. large envelope. The sip“! of tho address written upon it. uppvnri-d to nllord her inllnito snttlsfiu‘tion. she studied it. closely for «three minutes. Then she took from 'it the ll‘lll'r and the photograph it coniuinul. A thought. occurred to hcr. Smilingr with do- llght. she slipped the letter lnlo hm- pocket. and went Ovvr to Knio‘s door. "Would you like in sec whnt he looks like. Kntc?" shu culled softly. "\‘cry much. blur-y. mum ullll shnw me.” Mnrv burned lo hcr cousin with bur lrt‘nhlll‘fll. mul found Nina still by the upon window. “Hero is his pholouruph. Rule. and this is his writing. lot uw hold tlw cundlu hiuhur. so that you can are properly." "llo has it nice taco. Moi-y: be is quit.» good-looking." " \‘cry goodâ€"look inn. " amended Mary. “I-tluu‘t want the cnwlopc.“ she added ‘mmcrously. “Thank you. door.” with perfect gravity. Mary rotirad to her room again. “Women -â€"- are --â€" fools!" com mooted Kate. as the door closed. llcr hand rested on the window sill. “fill it sudden breeze caught the paper from her fingers. whirling it any into the. darkness. Sbc reflected that she Would probably have other opportunities to admire Gavin's handwriting. said Kate. CHAPTER XII. John CunyrId watched Mary's m treating figune until it disappeared from View. then he returned to the rocks where he and she had stood together. Arron was now half shrouded in mist. and more vividly thun before it recalled to him his 'l‘i-ncrifc experiences. In imagination he saw again the light from the Mole flicker over the \Vutcr us Murco rowed the bout to shore. he felt. uni-w the pressure of Alan‘s fingers. he heard distinctly those faintly- spoken lust wordsâ€"“tell Mary.“ Mary! that won the nexus that was so dour to himself! He shivcrcd: the evening.' air win growing chill. 1t bud been chilly when he stand on the Mole. looking at. Grand Urinary. with Alun's silent form beside him. How long ago Was that? Years ago. surely. What bud tilled his life since then â€"â€" since then. and for years before? Meryl "Now it is at an end: .it is all over and done with.” ‘he said; uttering the words aloud, as though tli‘ sound of them must. force upon him the conviction that silent thought failed to give. lut the hopes .of years are not to be .ef‘l‘nccd by a. sentence. though it be repeated a. hundred tunes. and in tones of (thunder. This night. he had taken her hands and covered them with kisses; this night. he had lifted her in his arms and held her close to his heart: this- night, his dream was ovor? he Win-1 forchr -I In..." §}3r0 1|I\I\nu€ible' tin cu .- wuixsu “v... M-_-_. A wave broke at his feet. (lashing the salt spray up into his face: he tln'nme uWare that the tide. bud arisen. Had hours passed. or min- utes? Darkness made the figures on his Watch indistinguishable: dump mist had closed around him. drench- ing his coat. Through the u ist he groped his way over the. roclzs uml down the road to the Manse; Cun- scrous only of the monotonous moan of tho Wrivcs. and of Wondering Viigui-ly wlicihci‘ that was tho sound the sea bed in it when it made Mury cry. Within the Munsc R'llll‘ u. piccc of white paper stored at him from the dark grounds: he picked it up mechanically and thrust it in his pocketâ€"Mr. Ferris disliked to see litter of any kind on his prmnisi-s. The house door stood njur. hu push- ed it open. When he had shut. out the moaning of the sun. (truth-like stillness seemed to surround him. Rm of light issued from the stud 9925.933 ELWQDLPuLthem m. on kitchen et the for end of the pus sage. where n brilllunt flrc blnrcil. before which regiments of socks um! stockings were imaging. llo pulled off his coet and seated himself in the genlel gIOW. npprcclntlug the sense of Warmth and comfort that stole over him. It was his turn now to experience that numbness of heart which Kete found preferable to the pain of feeling. For. Mr. Ferris. the evening had of unusual agitation. in series of trifling circumstances bev- lng combined to upset his cquanim- ity altogether. lie was now nearly seventy years of age: it was no longer possible for him to accomp- lish without greet fatigue the that - bed formerly so easy, and on the each Week be invaria- lnssitude and van his thoughts whenever he won liable to feel his weakness most keenly. Monday and Tuesday. there- fore. found her prolific in devices for 'his distraction: she arranged to b. much with him: she consulted him‘ on a variety of small dimcultiea. guiding him so deftly to the right solutions of them that he was om amazed at his own perspicocity: when she was obliged to leave him. on open 110ch won be found near his chair, and Mr. Ferris. who was wont to invcigh against novel-read- ers. would take Up the bookâ€"just. to see What. Kate wasted her time overâ€"and become engrossed in it immediately. By Wedm‘sday. rest and recreation having done their work. his energy Was usually rc- stored. But this Week fully neglected her duties. absented herself from the Marine throughout Monday. she had not volunteered to accompany her uncle to Mnin‘s of Over-ton, she bud scarce- ly spoken to him during 'l‘ucsdny til-- ternoon. and had left him curly in the chning in solitude. llcr neglect. was most. Wl‘f‘l‘l‘llfill‘lf‘. because it “us his intense dvsim to lM‘ of nor. vice to her. tbnt luul nz-ousvd l'r. l-‘crris to mnlw lhusn extra (Wor- tions on the prm'i-mlllm' Subbufh for which he was now prying un ovtro penalty of xvi-urincss. He not. llsllcssly in his study, look- ing first. at the (‘liimxw Mission hooks still unrond. nml flu-u of on uuopcn~ 0d lcllor thnt lily before him. Kutc should have been u't build to mnltc cxmrpts from (how liookn. Kine should have been at huml lo din- cuse the contents of this hutch-â€" and Rule \vns ubsi'ul. He felt vorv lwlilc. very unfit for uuy Mortiorl. \‘cry old. very 'm‘ur ilvulh. .\‘ot long since. Mury had flown into the room in bmvllilorliu: hum‘. hull vlufllmd her arms about his uwk. mid kissed him many iluws. giving him to mich‘ulul. in incohcrcnf. lhmws. llml she was \N‘x. \‘vrv h .ppv‘ 'l'his wus us it should be. llo triiul to rolmo himself from his leth- vl‘gY. lo llii'lilnli All. lllollghls of old mm ll‘ld ili-ulh. uml lo mince u sym- lulll‘lit‘ .inluri-si in youth and love. llm. she umulionid n slrunge name. and he became once more bewildered. With grout patience Mury repented hcr facts. producing finally a. letter given to her by her uncle Forester for Mr. Ferris, which would make the whole ninth-r clcnr; then she he- took herself to Kate. that the (Mt. news might. be spread further. For a long time. Mr. l-‘crris gated helplessly ut the letter and wished that Kate \vould (‘Ollll‘Z at length. as she. did not come. he opened it. The tightly (‘10le cnwlopc resisted his m-rvelcss fingers. he tore it anâ€" grily apart. flinging it to the ground. and then \vus \‘Pxod that be had been so unreasonable petu- lant. lllr. ‘l-‘orcstcr's cramped bund- wriling was not easily read. cyc- glnsscs “had to be found. and the words and the sen-Mommy in- terpreted. . ‘ "Mm-y." wrote Mr. Forester. "will tell you her good news: I feel it due to you. to supplement thc informs: tion she can give. Mr. Gavin Wis- bnrt. to whom she has engaged her- self. is s. most estimable young man. I have been acquainted with him for more thun it your â€" ever since l set.- t.lcd in Glasgow. in fact. A neighbor of mine in Chicago. who is also It r1.» lntivo of his. guvc me u letter of in- troduction to him. While I mention thnt a distant. cousin of his recentlv left him a fortune of £200,000. you will understand that he is an excel- lent mmch for Mary- from n worldly point of view. lie is a member of the church to which I belong. and is Well l\nou'n in Glasgow to be a. most benevolent and honorable young man. I told him that you are Mary's guurdiun- ho bugged me to refer you to Mr. (‘huurlom of Messrs. Clover- ton c‘; Anderson. who will answer any enquiries you please to make rogurding Mr. \Vishnrt. lie desires to murry Mary soon. find hinted at most liberal settlements: but those are points which you and he will no doubt discuss when you moi-t." As the meaning of this dawned utmu him. Mr. l-‘crris’ color rose. he Kate had shame- Sbo had dropped his eyeglasses and the letter. and begun to Ilflt‘f‘ up llllfl (lu\\'n the room forgetful of fatigue. This was indeed extraordnuri- ncws! lle bo_L came ms anxious l0 spunk of it to some one. as Mury herself. Where was Kulo? or. failing her. whom was John? Ilc started; the thought. sud- di-nly flushed upon him thut he could not very well lulk ()Vl‘f‘ this mutter with John. He sat down helplessly in his chair again. bl'Wildi-rvd. dazed as before: thoughts of Mary's good fortunc. und of ii"? hopeless su'tor'e ill fortune. dislruvlod him alternate- . He went filter a while " to the Manse door to look out: there was no 0““ within sight. and thick mist mis falling. "When he does come in." sighed the old umn,."m will be $.th Went." â€" I he‘l'errlble Pains of mmc§§nou comment-etc with the ‘ force expended build! of bed lmlt bending to Belle might "run" the toes end heels. The knew no difference between the nndried Gentile garments and the unworn Jewish socks. With a. grim smile at his own diplomacy. he care- fully hung them all upon a clothes- borse which be stationed in front. of the'firc; then he Went steelthily beck to his study as though he had been committing a crime. The fete of e million Chinese now Weighed lees heavily on his soul than the fate of this one young man. He must say something to him when he come. what could he say? He leaned his heed on his hands. letting his thoughts 'drift, out into the Past. un- til the Past was drawn closer to him than the Present. Hopeful love bed wrought. the resurrection once be- fore. hopeless love wrought it noW. The urgent prompting to "heel one anothcr with our own blood." Unit comes from us at times. rose within him suddenly and would not be re- slated. Ho dl'll‘f‘mlnf‘d to brook e long-lasting silence. to bare e Wound that had lain close covered for forty More. to comincc .lohn- that the sympathy be had to oficr “'M not foruml. but came from n hcurt whose right to sympathize lay in the loci. that. it too bud suflcrcd. To this simple minded old mun. the intended revolution sci-fluid both solvmn nnd pathetic: he could huVl‘ medo it to no one also. he could have made it under no other circum- stnnccs. So dlrcful on mucrircncy demanded recognition. it should be greeted With tho costliest sucriflcc ho bud to make. Assuming. quite on. consciously. that sot Impression of lofty gloom (worn only upon most. solemn occnlllons) which. unknown to himself. bud corned huu llw repu- tation of being "any honour at a funeral“ -â€" Mr. Ferris imam-d his young friend's return. Footsteps \vcro heard at length. entering the house and thereafter the kitchen. Mr. Fer. ris turned out his lump wry delib- erately. stalked down tho manage. and presented himself at the door of the fire-lit room. John Cuyford lifted his vacant gaze from the glowing fire to the minis- ter's face. and in an instant his in- ert fnCUItics. stung into activity, warned him that sympathy was about to be offered and roused thorn- scchs to defend him from it. The very thought of it Wes utterly in- tolerable to him. He Was determin- ed to prevent it from finding cx- prcssion. yet for the moment he cullld not ‘iink of nothing to Buy. With on | d mingling of upprchen- sion and fascination. he \vutclu-d Mr. Ferris draw forward it choir to the fire side and slowly scat himself. "John. my poor ludâ€"" "My dear sir. there is no need to be alarmed on my account. l have been not through scores of times without taking any harm. I sup- pose the daily wall: to and from (lurleigli in all weathers and for so many yours. has hardened me: I inure not had a. dw’s illness since I was n child." ".Vo: you are strong, you are cer- tainly strong. I was not. thinking of your health: there or. Worse ills than bodily ailment]. There are Woundsâ€"-’ ' “I have heard you declare again and again. sir. that good health is the greatest of all blessings." “Ay. lad. “'hchVcr 1 am out of health that is my conviction. I have been thinking over the post this evening. John.” "11ch you. sir?" llc fell, slightly relieved by this apparent change of subject. “Forty years ago, John. when I was about your own age. I too, had an cxpcrienccâ€"-â€"” “And you llch 11ch about it this evening. sir, in that letter?" Mr. Ferris looked dOWn at his hand in some nstonishnwnt. Mr. For- cstcr's communication was there: he must have. taken it unconsciously from his table when he lch the study. "'l‘his"â€"hc said hastily. “this re- fcrs to--to uuothcr runner.” Ills obvious confusion indiruu-d the nu. Lure of the other multcr. "To Mary's cngngcment. hops." "Well. yesâ€"tn that. u is from her uncle. Did she mention it to you?" "She told me of her engagement. not of the lcltcr. Am I to we it?" "Why, the furl is"-â€"â€"snid.Mr. Fer- lis. fumbling for his cycglusscs. his thoughts cflcctuully dolnchcd from the pust for the time being. “I brought it llf'rc with me quite unln- tentionully. not thinking you Would cure-still. it is un nsiouishiug lct- tor in some rflspocls. l mu not surc thut. I ailing-«flier understood it yet. [into not bring ut humlâ€"nh! here lllI'\' r'u- now We shall son," 1?; perched the glasses estride his nose. and road the letter through cloud. vory slowly. pausing at the end of each sentence to peer over the glasses et his auditor. Long before ltl close. be had become absorbed in it to the exclusion of every other min of thought. " 'â€"-deelrce to marry Mary soon. end hinted et most liberal set- tlements: but time are points which you end he will no doubt dis- cuss when you meet.’--A very entou- lehing letter. as I said." “What do you propose to do about it. sir?” “Do? 1? Why I don't see that there II anything to be done. until the young men comes here himself." ' “You ere not going to make any aquiriee?" . . “Well. May has no money of her own. you see: would it be - becom. “81' “lost mainly it. would. I should oer- jectedly. ”My deer sir. I don't went to hurt. your feelings. but that is not it suf- ficient. gueranbec.” The minister sighed. "It should be. it should be. You think then. I must meke enquiries of this Mr. Clevcrton? I so rarely go to Glasgow now - time was. when I thought as little of the journey as Kate does. She goes for me. and sees to my bosiness as well as any om- oould. PerhupC"â€":Wit.h a suggesuon of returning bopefulness in his tone. "Kete could hardlyâ€"'2" ”No, sir, Kate certainly could not.“ . " f course notâ€"quite out of the question! sun " "If you feel unable to see Mr. Claverton yourself. sir, authorize me to do so for you." “You. John! My dear led. there is no one who could do it better. I should feel most rc' licved. most grateful; but it is too much to ask." "I don't know why. You may be sure I shall look after Mary's inter» csts. As it biwpcns. I have business with this some firm. A young fellow Who died on board the ‘(‘urlc\\'." cn- trustcd some affairs to me which I have neglected; I shall go up to Glasgow to-morrow.” “To-morrowfi” .. "And start by the early trnin." continued John. his pinns shul‘iml themselves rapidly. "It doesn’t stop at (:nrlclgh. I know. but it is due at Inurii-ston at 5.1“; the walk is no- iinmr â€"- I run coolly do if in an hour and n hnlf. if I Wait for the second train. it will be thlvc bo- forc l I‘NN‘ll town." "You “ill shirt soon nflcr flu-cc!" "At lmlf pus! thri-v: it is quite llphl then. I shall have to lcuw‘ lht‘ back door unbolii-d. but you \von't mind ilml. l llud better put my Iliincs ioguihi-r and gel an hour‘s sloop. Goodnight. sir." lie was gull". signing with relief llllll all attempts in (‘onllolulion hud luwn llnllli‘fl. Yllr. Fi'l‘l‘lfl stared bliinkly ut the empty room: his hands irmublvd. his face \vns flushed. "l have ll\c(l too long." forlornly. "it i". linu- I woke room for he fluid. rush. one. no“'. ': uflcr business. cvchhiug but her Mary to my." ri~\'i\(-d lhtI thoughts that understand. I lo uvoid soc-inn: iii-r so soon. nu ‘ ""ul. very circumstances. Ah. me!" He continued and John‘s. in; one. urousvd doze. self that he hmi slept: forty years ugo he haul been bun-ft of both sleep and nppclllt‘ for e. tilllt‘. and now, wukvfulncss M‘f‘lllt‘d to him on art- broylriulc tribute to PM" ‘0 ”10 claims of pnst und prcsrnl grief. lie replenished tho lire. fclclii-d his Chi- ni-so stufislii's and his liiblc. and \viih flu-fr nid defied Morpheus for two \vcury hours. When John ro-i-mcrcd the kitchen sliorlly lifter tlirw. he wus dismu.‘ ed to find it still lvnunlt‘d. The fire ('rucklcd with uggn-ssivc cheer- fulni-SS. llw llllllf‘ Was spl‘iud “‘Ilh ft profusion of i-ululilvs. Mr. Ferris was in tho url of pourim.r out, ton. "'l‘r_\' and form- y'oursi-lf to Lake smut-thing." he said. solvunrl)’; "it will be so much buffer for you." "‘.\l_v nppo-tilc now-r requires forcing. sir. lluini. goodness!" it “us impossible, men for Mr. Ferris. to allude to moth-rs of son- timini \vhilc scorn-s xvi-ri- vanishing \\'ilh such unz-mnuntic dospolch; be reserved hinm-lf. therefore. to the moment of parting. It came. ”0 Walked down to tho Manse care with his you: friend. muin‘ninini: u look of intensi- coxnmiscrnfion. and thinkâ€" if”: over several Si-nlonci-s flint \vould convoy in u fi-w Words all ho wished to sziv. "u “‘ns :IllH\\'i‘fl no (‘hnnvu to infer flu-m. ul-~:! the (‘llllll‘llSt‘rulan f'_\f'§ ... feigned not to nnli is the iiomiuim: hiind hold out. to Mm. "'l‘hnuk you for all your kindness. sir ' he mid. closing“ ilu. mm- bo- hind him. ”_\ou .kllllll hour from me inum-«liuli-ly. I hope you will not, some film'p now. you must need it. flood-bye." He will: nlrcmlx ut a distance. be- forc Mr. Ferris rculim‘d (but his last opporiuniiv for bestowing blll con- fidence bud gone. lic Went back to the house. und mounted the stairs to his room wry \vmrlly. Sloop! It. was easy enough for healthy incon- siderate young mm. to talk about sleep as though one had but to close ono's eyes to find it! Excited us he wife by such a. confusion of puzzled thoughts. sleep \vns hopelessly out of the question for him. He lay down, to think the whole matter over calmly. A moment lever. on lteesm- ed. be found Kete besideblm. "Deer Uncle. ere you eweke et lent? I could not map you been Hove you been ill?" "in. child. of course not! Whet do you went ” "Meet hes been wetting some “m: '1'. It 1- 10ns put nine." any wont. to younger folks who are accustomed to ull this hurry and ’l'hvrc is no repose about any “but u duylâ€"Kutc fly- own gutting herself on- gugml lo a porfw‘l strunucr and con- fusing us all. John proposing to up- set the household at three o‘clock in tho morning! it would be for better for him to take his breakfast. quietly with ihc rust of us at a reasonable hour. und hear what. more Mary be: His. clunce rested on the socks llnd slor'km‘: be had arranged so curl-fully. and the sight. of them hnd prompted him to put them there. "I understand!" solilo- quizcd the kind old man. "he wishes \‘cry right; just what I sl: d hnvc donc myself in the some for n time to draw l'nrullvls bciwi-cn his 0\\'n experience The kitchen (‘lOCk strik- him from a brief He would not udluit to him- the study of monoton- are thrilled the or the shadow cast by e. drifting cloud: every foot of the Lain-ree- ton reed would have scented rich in beeuty. But John Gy’ford. at pre- sent on his We: from Feldrossan. was neither one who dazzled his eyes with greet effects nor strained lie belonged who, from incapacity. distrust of their own powers, content to take their ideals of been. ty and truth in nature and art at. eeCOnd-hentl. exercising their own judgment only in that narrow sphere of daily oowpetion where they are compelled to think for thi-mSclVes to e certain extent. They thus become dependent for their illumination on the degree in which the spirit of wisdom and re- volution bus been vouchsufod to their neighbors: unless beauty is shown to them they remain blind to it; they see most clcurb through the eycs of those they lovu lwsl. end if the light that. is in these eyes be darkness it. is indeed a luckleeo thing. Mary had caressed a rose and touched its petals with hi-r lips-â€" the bcouty and value of rows was thcrcuftcr an catnbllshwi llll'l ~ in bi“? lo\’vr'n mind: «ho had inlcrprvh‘d for him thc Voices of the souâ€"4w would how always ilndi-rsluud their mirth or mourning: intellectually slu' had llone nothing for huu. bump much his iufcrior iu intcllmluul inm'cr: but film bud given him n rM'i-lulmn of priceless worth (then which there u no more gflectud onllnhicucr of the eves of the bout) ehc M him look into n beeutiful soul, 5hr bor- Iclf thought it. full of blemishes; to the less clear spiritual Vision of thoec around hr it appeared to be Iluiost without new. so erdcnt was her love for goodnene. so foreign to her Were the evil thoughts with which most of Us are familiar. It is given to few to bo gifted us 3%\ was. to be placed so file It Q been. in. un environment so ibsolua-fy favor- able to growth in grace: but there are women so gifted and so «'YlVll‘On- ed: and to my thinking if is they who. unconsciously. uphold for ur- tllul lofty idolil of purity to \‘.lllt‘h all good men and all good. \\'»‘ll"l\'n.i pity bonuigc. ' H f‘avo ill 0in point. the lalllrl‘5l00\. road was unconm-clod with Mary in John l‘iil'fiir'd's mind; If was in him then-fore. NIVt‘ ill this on.- point, nothing mori- than "n public buy for travelling." 'l‘lu' point to \th‘h reminiscences clung. hi- upprnut‘lu‘d with drciui. for whereas Mr. Forms; on setting himself to "think things over." hud iuuui‘diutcl) lost sight of rhum till. he. with the lirlllc~l do- lormlnution not to let his mind dwi-ll on those sumo things. was pvrsrsli-nll)‘ linunli-«l by ilwlzi. ho. llllllll‘f‘ to how grout :t dish-lore hc- pro_u~cfml his lllnllghls. fin-y converg- i-d without ilc-lui to llll' forbidden ('l'nlri‘. ll liu looked toward Mol- bourrw. u Union of tho house that “its to have boon Mary's homo con- fronh-d llllll: if he turned his atten- tion in business lldillll'TS. the reason \\!i_\' he had no longer all? special ("num- to di-sirv sneer-5s bi-(‘umc in- slunll) uppur'i-niâ€" flu.- puinlc-xas bliss- ful 1‘0an 0‘ lbf‘lf'lf: oxer uremâ€" 7t bvu'a .tscu lo the pcdca arr some sircss of lung uml limb. gu'ru-d the summit of the liznnnn Hills and turned to face thi- puth up which be had climbed. l“i‘l(lr()§$un lay for be- low, yet not so for but, that its houses and the groups of rocks along HS shore \vi-rf- clearly discernible; from that short- ”11‘ sou stretched it- self outâ€"beyond Alisa. beyond .‘lrran, bcionil (‘nnuri- out. om. until it met a dull lllllt' lim- upon llil' hori- zon. lhi- (Oust of lri-luml. This was the xii-xv which was «,w-m-railj.‘ held 10 ri-di-mu iln- louriieslon rourl from lllt‘dlffl'l'l'lfil in Nury's lo\vr .1. Was so inlmum-lv ('1 mi ‘('l1‘d “Illl herself, that ho iii-proniln-d ll “11h dread and _\cr “nth iii-:-ir«-~n< \\'i- four and 5M long to sm- Ihw ri-pri-sunmiion of u ’uvv onw- (ll'ul‘ .lnfl now lust to us. lonL: nu: in rm I\('.ll]f‘ llll'illnl'} of past, plvusuro, Touring: in intensify the mis- or) of prt-svni lil‘n. There was not the sliphhwi n-w-ssify for him to lmik lam-k upon l-‘vld 'lNan. Common sumo awful-«l llmi h1;.\ll“llld not, risk :uldm:: \l\lf'.lu‘.\.\ io lllll'!‘!'.\.\10n§ “In-mix lo \‘i\ul his will) reasonable Cour.» Was in well. siriivrhl on with- out. svrrlma: so imuh nu vnw glance, howl-\vr xii-wiring. luh‘ml lmu 'l‘lils rivonnlili- coxrw hc- lllt‘lldl'd lo pur- IM. lie remixed the sluumit. \vap cred. halted. turnedâ€"rind stood thorn gazing upon the "lunar llnd the rock; and the sen until further delay wee impossible. As no inum-diute result of this indiscrction. he began to look into the future With renewed hono- fulncrls. “by should he be so run” to relinquish long-clicrislml plum? Enquiry might prove 633;!!! count to be e. most unsutlsfectory churne- tor. Mr. Fomwr we. enthusiastic about him. but in old‘dsye Mr. For- ester had frequently been described by his brotheMn-lnw ea one of those hopelessly hopeful lndividuuls who” illusions it is almost impossible to dispel: the prclent might be a case of. illusion. 0n Mr. Clevcrton's judge meat complete reliance could be pieced. eppllcetlon must be med. forthwith. He ruched town. welt», ed impetiently et his hotel until a: morning was further advanced. then went to the solicitors place brine-e. As he wen shewn through the enter once to an inner ems-b nut. it. occurred to him to wonder- which of the young men et the d be pee-ed. we: Merl: Preselie-all un- conscious of smooch-ins fete. . Hr. Clever-ton confirmed Hr. For- ester'e eulogy and added to it. ' knowledgéofaevln Wishsrt wu' at very long standing. he said; be known of him .11 ‘ been intimately acquainted with , for ten or twelve yeers: he bellow than were few young men more ‘ arable. unfeble. end gens-om, m3 higher principles and more was”: v.35.-- ,n‘rz‘ft.“ re. -â€"â€"â€"‘â€"__. ‘ ‘- “W. s . «op. e ‘yfiww‘d . ‘ ”inf- .. -.,l .c. w . 1. '. <2 .- an- a“: ... -â€"â€"~u‘u.~.'.l... mum: J lather Furnitureâ€"Cl” with I!“