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Theenrbimfitho window ofherlady. ship’s bedroom were (loin, but 3 glim- mer of light escaped {tom the side next tohin. ‘Shoms'ommofGOym of ago, in hiking hulth, and péthapanho m in and s mule maiflinznpwith a discoveri‘ ailing he grasped a mum suppomng the portioo up}! 1101:91ch ascended t9 its 35 The nil]! of the two vindon were only two feet above him. Not the slight- eot any of light hot! been reflected from either, but from his new position he made “Swond storyâ€"above the porticoâ€" -three windows,” he whispered to himself. One windowin her lsdyship’s bedroom, two in he: sitting room. _She hssher on safe, sud it's in that sitting room. nobodythe wiser. No need of any vio- lencennless the old gs! hss the impudence go woke up and discover me. No I won’t hurt lsnybodi unless I'm cornered. Oomnow ! Up you go !” He sdvsnced up the steps leading to a private entrsnco sod kicked of his shoes and plsced his hst sad jscket beside “i‘bot'l what 1' v0 been woiting for, uni hon I go! Wish Id brought dong a psttnor, though that would have meant o divide of tho wag." fie lifted the stone by which the boat had been anchored ond let the craft drift down pat the wall. Then by a careful me of the peddle he worked inshore un- fil the bow rooted on the bank. He wan now within the grounds, but quite a dis m from the home. Stepping ashore he pulled the skiff lulf its length out of the wstor. md for 3 minute or two stood ‘ $1.0ng your nerve, eh !” he muttered, u Ilhiver passed over him. ”It’s your first big job, and you are a bit timid. Burgkry is a bit difi‘erent from poach- peerhg into the darkness. troy him, he slowly and cautiously ad- mood to the home. Not 3 light was to be soon, not a sound come to alarm him. He pulled a bottle from his pocket, drained it of its contents and tossed it away. A full pint of liquor had gone down his throat since 10 o’clock, and but for the adventure he had on hand he would have been sleeping the stupid sleep of intoxication. The efi'ect of the last drink was to makehim desperately recklessâ€"the condition he had hoped for. Keeping clear of the graveled paths, that the sound of his footsteps might not be- lâ€"ng," Bn't you'll get used to it Ben J ohn- son! Tgke a drink and brace your THE CRUISE OF THE WATER-WITCH. A Story or Thrilling Adventure on Land and 80‘. Uh: Mandi“ gm. um, Immu 5 90;. mmmu. lomul. For Coughs, Colds, Bron- chitis, Sore Then lifting himself up to the ’. mu, sov. a, CHAPTER I. -. Watson at Go. Gray’s Syrup of Bed Spruce Gum impossible from 1‘: More’s the reason why I should make the haul. I haven’ 5 had enough money the past three months to pay the wedding fee. Hands ofi', you idiot." " Ben, do you love me 2 ” “ Hush! This is no time for nonsense. gal’sroom whileIclean outthisbox.” ‘ “ You shall not touch it! You shall go any. ' Go nowâ€"st 011er will oallforhelp!” “D’ye seethisl’he'hispced. ashe drewalong,keen knifefrom its sheath andflashedithefomhereyfi. . run- .-vâ€" â€"_.. fl , a was a bit nervous, but nevertheless he worked with caution and patience. In- side of ten minutes he had shot the bolt, and he was just pulling the door open when a hand was laid on his shoulder. He had placed the drk lantern on a chair behind him, so that the flood of light fell full upon the door. It also fell upcn his face and head as he worked. “ My God, Ben Johnston, have you come to this 7 " Pnnhghhnlfmofnlllufiiobmi vindowotthodtfingmbm‘u” dtew tlong,thinpieooofltoolfmm “I haphlp'l bedrooxn. The nun nan nu clogont surrounding» but fluhod hhlnntom hero and that. until the light fell upon the door of on iron ale built into the nouth wall. He hnd hard of that «to and its mutants. That no the mugnot which hnd dun him to the cutie that June nightâ€"which hid mndo him turn burghâ€"which was to change the current of his life. r In thou day: no home safe we: pro- tected by n combination. They were locked or unlocked by a key, and the lock could be readily Attacked by a burglar’s tools and implements. Kneel- ing before the door, the men took a. lock pick from his bag and. began wox . He 7-..“. -1--- 1m 'vâ€"v -- -i It was the voice of a woman. She had knelt has! '6 him and uttered the words before he could obey the impulse to spring up. The voice was familiar to him, the face of the women, half brought out by the bullseye. was not strange to him. No, not the face of a women, but that of a girl not over 18 years old. It _â€";‘So fuse good 1" he whispered when satisfied that no alum had been created. “I’d feel better if Ihad 39.1 on the watch below,but I've gone too fsr to back wss very pale as he found it within two feet of his own, and the big blue eyes had s look of horror in them on they gazed into his black ones. He had been so suddenly and so completely surprised that he was rendered stupid for s mlnu to. “ Ben ! Ben ! Do you know where you oreâ€"what you sre doing 1" whispered the girl, as she laid a hand on the srm out- stretched to pull open the door. “ Poacher ! Aye, that’s the law of the country as made by these bigwigs. If a. poor man want’e a. bit of me now and then, he must risk the jail to get it. But what are you doing here 2” “ Her ladyehlp is ill to-night, and I am sitting up with her. She is asleep just now, but mev wake at any moment. Ben, listen to me. Go sway. Go the wey you came, and none but us shell ever know thnt you entered the cutie.” “ Are you a fool, May," he savagely exclaimed, “ I came for the swag, end I'll not go without it.” . “ And we love each otherâ€"have paseed. our worde,nndare tobemnrried inthe fall 1"ehe moaned, as she put out both hands to seize the am he had extended “Aye, you uninx. It's you, in it 2 ” he growled, as he draw a breath of relief. “ Of course I know what I'm doing. I could have got along without you had you been asleep, but as you are here I'll make use of you. I suppose the old cal is asleep in her bedroom. If she’s got anything worth taking in there, I want you to bring them to me,” “ Ben Johnston turned burglar! " gasp- ed the girl. Ben Johnston here in her ladyship’s privste rooms to rob her. 011, Ben, I cannot be awake and in my senses. You surely haven’t become so desperate all st once." -733“ you turned poacher, Ben," she replied, “and you refused to work like other young men." “ Keep quiet, you fool I" he hinsed, as he dropped his arm to take hold of her wrist with savage grip. I told you last Sunday that nobody would give me a show and that I intended to do for my- self. Because I’ve been man enough to take what belonged to me I've been sent to the jail and outlawed. This very Lord Dudley, who has no more right to wealth than I have, has had me Watched and bounded and marked down for a. bed oommunlostod you fool I" he hissed, as this window between than “ So there you m, an! I'll give you this,” shouted the mu. :- he spun; she: her. “Oh, my My, dear VIM won the room. vuv Luv---â€", v.â€" sound. Rendered furiously desperate by his defeat‘ he raised the knife u if to stab her; and probably meaning to do it, but while he held his arm poised} she uttered a feeble, choking cry, and sank down in a beep on the float. At the same instant doors were heard onening and ck sing, footsteps sounded in the hall, and it was evident that the castle was uttered a feehl‘elehoking cry; and sank down in a heap on the floor. At the same instant doors were heard ooening and clc sing, footsteps sounded in the hall, and it was evident that the castle was aroused. S‘andlng over the uncenscious foun of Lady Dudley, Ben called to the glrl. whom he could not see : “ I’m going, you hussy. and let me warn you that if you give me up to the law I'll have {your life and that of every one of your family." The girl dodged put Lody Dudley. Ben stopped short within um'u length of the involid, who hld on yet attend no A- I.â€" He an: on the roof of the portico as Lord Dudley burst into the room. He was safe on the ground and sheltered by the trees as Dudley arrived at the window and looked out. It was ten minutes before the servants could be aroused to search the grounds, and by that time Ben J uhuston was floating down the Severn in his skiff. Lady Dudley was dead when lifted up and placed on the bedâ€"dead from the shock she had received at sight of the burglar and his knife. Mary was so upset that it was some tlme before she could give her account of the afi'air. At first she had declared that the man was unknown to her, actuated by a lingering spark of love for the man instead of his wicked threat, but when she learned that Lady Dudley was dead, she confessed to the master that it was her own acknowl- edged lover who was the midnight in- truder. She had conversed with him. she had restrained his hand, she would have flung herself between him and her, but she did not know that he" menaced the latter. The girl deserved all praise. She had been more than loyal. “ it's this way, my lord,” said the police sergeant who was summoned irom the town station as soon as possible. “ The girl is messory. No doubt of the . pair putting up the job together, but they i were disturbed by her ladyehip. Then, 3 to save herself, the girl cries out for help, \ and makes a. big ado, thinking the man ‘ can get away without beinz recognized” ‘ “But she has been in my service for ‘ many yearsâ€"ever since she was ten years old," protested Lord Dudley. “ She has had charge of her ladyship‘s iewels for in}; and Lady Dudley duo-hold u look in. Thanmostmen drum of U magnum I do not fast to follow out the truth, Albeit dong the preciplee'e edge. . Lotus speak plum; there ummtoreeln “ Well, I am very sorry, for re,‘ have looked upon Mary as the most faithful of servants. She may lave been argue“. into this by that villain, as you nay, and perhaps it is best if you lock lier up." (Continued nex! week) Some handmmnnuot menu“! and: nowlnstookatmsble oriental-one undtwodounlota. Mandonminoar write {or cumula- to this ofloe. “Emotion, sirâ€"overcome with sudden emotion on hearing of her Myehlp'e death, and the words come out before ehe knew whet she was saying. I’ve loan it in twenty different mes. By to-night she'll teke a different took and dealers that the men we: a. perfect stranger." “ Why 5111 she tell me it In: her lover when none of us had seen or suspected him ? ” nked his lordship. the past year, and even now one use the key of the safe." ' “ Yes, my lord, [but those things don‘t help her much now,’ observed the ser- geant. “ She is in love with that acanp, Ben Johnston. She could not mist his arguments. They were going to nuke a big haul and then skip the country for America. or Aunttnlie. It's all as plain as day to me, air, and I feel it my duty to lock her up.” Myanmar» Mammal and even now she has the CUNUESSION T0 BUSINESS It. Archie Stewart I” Go .- nu. Canal contract can-dun Gnu Arrived II England In nut-cm: Condition-General News From Ottawa, Ottawa. Ont.. Oct. 30.â€"'1’ho ASH- culturai Commissioner has sent out a circular to farmers of the Northwest detailing the mode in which assistance is to be rendered to them (or the promotion or dairying. The Prince Ed\\'p.rd_isig.nd plan will be v-|_. -o-..1. IL 1115: uu u up. u c...“â€" pursued in the Northwuat. Jolnt stock companies 0: tarmers are to be or- ganized it they will put up bulldlnga. while the Government will run the ln- atltutlon. charging the farmers 9. small amount for expenses. It ls expected ,the creamerles wlll be self-suatalnlng in three, years: ' L - -,A_A-___ .ll‘vfll vuu n, vvvvvv Hon. Mr. Blair left for New York yesterday. Before his departure he ve instructions that Mr. Archie ewart or this city. one of the con- tractors for the Souianges Canal. might resume the masonry work on his contract. The stone used is pro- cured near Rockland. and before any of it was quarried was approved by the departmental engineers. Some weeks ago. however. Mr. Munro, superintending engineer}: the Son- ‘A_._.a_ -_ The Government's Plan for the Northwest m an»; -â€"â€"-I The Controller of Customs has reached a decision regarding blank forms used by importers. which will commend itself to the business com- munity. Since 1868 a charge of So has been imposed for each set or blank tonne. This charge is now abolished and customs omcers may hereafter supply them as required for use in making an entry. report or application witsout charge to the importer. The department. however. does not con- sider itself bound to furnish these blanks gratuitously. It will. there- tore. be open for importers to lay in their own stock. buses Canal. prohibited any further atone going In on the ground that it did not come up to specifications. and then was a. streak of iron running throggh it. It is Anow _evident that - . ”J‘L ALA uâ€"ovâ€"câ€" -.. -‘ u- the Minister is well satisfied with the stone. inasmuch as the report of Mr. Bchreiber has been confirmed by that 0: Dr. Dawson. director or the Geological Survey, who went specially to Rockland to inspect the quarry. Mr. Stewart has about 2100 cubic yards or stone ready at the canal to be laid. He has been delayed for nearly four months by the action or the super- intending engineer. and in department- al circles the impression prevails that he will have a good claim for dam- ages on account of this delay. DAIRYING INDUSTRY. A recent statement in The Victoria. B. 0.. Times is being greatly can- vassed here. The pmph says: 'There is tome prospeCt that In a certain wen-known we a. Connem- tive deputy may be convicted o! in- tempting important communleutlons between the public find his chief. with a View to “m,“ political friend from well-meritedtdecapltulou" 2dr. Stairs. ex-M, P. for Htfltax. and Mr. H. Graham had an Interview mu: Ccntmuer Paterson to ask the Gov- gfiment to redaee the duty on It”! . eta. ~ grown in this vicinity. including va- rieties of Rogers, Salems. Lindsay: and Burnetts. They were placed in ordinary cold storage and Mr. John Ennis. the Liverpool passenger agent of the Allan Line, who received one basket. writes that the fruit arrived in England in splendid condition. and Just as fresh as if they had been pick- ed off the vine the day before. The bloom was still on them and the flavor perfectly delicious. This experiment is, in its way. a pointer to the grape growers of Ontario as to the possi- bilities for export of grapes to Eng- land when adequate cold storage ar- rangements are made let them on steamship: from Canada. The Department of Fisheries has been notified that the cruiser Petrel has seized fourteen sturgeon gill nets and eighteeen herring gill nets. with buoys. etc.. at the eastern end of e Erie. and within a mile of the - dian shore. Loni fishermen think thesenetsareawnedbypartieain Discussing the question 0! improved steamship service between Canada and England with Mr. John Lowe. the ex- Deputy Minister of Agriculture. the interesting tact was elicited to-day that Mr. Lowe has recently sent to Englancl several _b_aske_ta of grapes ,,-u:n_ _ __‘ of the outside service have received their cause, except Mr. Goes-love. in the district 0! Labelie. Probehiy his amismissaled. led to the report being me;- n Inspector Den O'Leary of the ‘Do- minion Police left for Huntincdon to- day to investigate the robi-ery of the pogtomge in that tovzn latex-day. _.-_-A__, j vâ€"‘vâ€"v ‘ -â€" The Department of Railways and Canals received word to-day of an- other break in the pubinen’ of the American . Sault Canal. involving an increase or business to the Cnnndinn canal. Dr. McEach-rnn. Dortnion Veterinary Inspects. jwu peg-e t._-dny. .,-A- Aâ€" A Minister or the Crown stated to- day that there was no truth in the n~D°rt that the Government intended reviewing the list of mperannnxted officials with a. view to re-appointins some of them. _ u‘ _ At the Inland Revenue Department no confirmation could be obtained or thejoport» that a. number otfioflcarg ._ , ;,,,, sumac In: Goo-W10.” the Would-be Suicide once-Inn lo the Self-Inna“ Injuries Sustained Barrie. Oct. 30.â€"(Specia.i.)-John Boyd, who on Wedneodny last at- tempted to end his own life by hang- ing. died last night from «use: re- sulting from his rash act. For a. time it was thought he would recover (tom the effects or his (oily. but his extreme ice and physical weakneu formed a detrimental combination too great to overcome. A large meuure 01 um- pathy is expressed tor the tnmily.wbo ly the position in which the unto:- tunnte emu:- has placed than. Pete-enr end Then Killed liner". Wheeling. W. Va. .. Nov. adenine” ceased: terrible trendy It Georgetown. Ohio. three miles from ,thie dismelithe be from Wheeling. it Lin- n shot Dow Gong. e mident of e house of iii-rungs! eeid to have been hie wife. and eleo Williem Met 1'. with whom he a t her. With be lying e: hie tee: he red e bullet into hie own brain end died nines: immediately The girl will probebly recover. but eager before. th'eix dine, in not the result of mandated yem; {til the efl'ect ofwron living and unhedlh blood. When the bigot! is pure and {real thgbody wjll 13: full_ of_y9uth. ,__A‘_j A- 1.._ us- "â€"1 wâ€". v' __.. -â€" Thomnds of people who seemed to hm lost their oath by disease and sufering have {on itegdn htheueofDr. Pieree’s Golden Medi Discoveq the most pedeetly noun! and odentiie :dnve- tutor of the phylicll hoe- evet known to “9““ 'f‘flfaoam :5... tgiveo e o powetto make new blood. an of the e-gi red eorpueeleo which drive out disease, ' d up fresh thoue. ooud annular flesh end healthy gene force. It cite. meditation? - a n ,-,___A _-__ "33: 5"‘aa'an“aa".am: m d. gt hongpcheeh ad emaciated. forms; ‘13:! plunging. cola! and urination. , -,1l, An; .21.. --j 11â€".- "i€?1ێ.'§§t’m"€'diib7 inTiiZBa’ liver oil. Onthisaccoungitinnperfeettonic {or eat people. It I! digestion and the new action of by feed’ the nerve. with the live: end highly Mined blood ’ en nervous- “ Diseoveq" shamâ€"d be used in conjunction with Dr. Pietee’e Flee-Int Pellets. which ue the moot perfect. mild mad man! laxative in thewodd. These in nothing else “just a good.” There is nothing thetwlll do the work so thoroughly. surely end Wkly. Family Medicine at the Age. Tuba Int-mm, Itcum Diarrhea, Oral! and Pain In tho mm 80:: Ma's. Golda, 00-9". do. an. PAIN-KILLER 1130 Fountain of Youth. JOHN BOYD I. DMD. 1L; 1) J'L'A LO USY. u“ “not” Guy and m GREAT 'i'rtlli'lg‘ MANY A WOMAN # Think it over at your leisure. We feel confident that the housekeeper who gives us her year 5 pm ision ng to look: after- will save enough by the transac :101 to pay for a handsome new ',dress at any rate,-.â€"â€"perhap> more HURLEY 81 BRA DY, Another Sitalktb-LU “ll-I Mr. Thomas 1 let-Dempstez- L111e “cultural Cunluusl cold storage man: 1 mafwmpma e1 ‘ ohn and 1.18 President 01‘ 'm Feede s an 10x1. “a: ‘3 had an '11 ecu, Deputy “.1 the subject 01 bins for ho: as regards the mp1 of. toadex‘. 1; t a met-tin: w 01 Porn: b.1213 Thinks he is “in the inside ring ” with the wholes: houses, but there are always others who can go him 01 better. It’s but the rule of. life exemplified over a! over again. We have no particular " cinch ” out] wholesale houses, but we do buy our goods at prices tin enable us to devote particular attention to family trad and we are confident that our customers in the main get better quality of goods than they could obtain elsewhe! Think it over at your leisure. We feel conauw that the housekeeper who gives us her year’s provisioni to lookzafter will save enough by the transaction to pa for a handsome newidress, at any rate,.â€"â€"perhaps more! Gets into grievous trouble because he wil; not ta} time to tihink a matter overâ€"a little good Scozch cauti is an excellent thing to be infected with, and perso: obscuration will prove the truth of our statement eve Having the care and worry of a houschoid 0x211 mindâ€"with its thousand-and-one troubles, and may-,2 pinching to make the outgo tally with the incomeâ€"man a woman, we say, might have peace of mind and a sun “nestoegg” at the year's end by doing a littic thinkir over herfgroceryibills. "mm ‘1‘... time. Huflgy 6: Brady; Jun KQIth. ‘_WAB UL Visiting B but the 1 they m; e r 1‘ Plans was ALSIKE, RED CLOVEl and TIMOTHY SEED The Very Best LAWN SEE â€"-â€"alwaysonha andâ€"’- Oat torn. Highest Matket Prices FAMILY GROCERS- Z 1' Estimates “' Paid for t urices that ‘ “Minion me \: ~. amily tradc ml the service. 3L: c main Set and unarmed 11..» . 3 More m cu'.ica ’1 06““ «Ibo valued mu 4; thinkin. ml import; :1.“ 8110“ BY THE 0} .2. w of the summooo m h b Liverpool durm “In: mwgcme yummy. who sut . the Dominion 1 «and Vancochr or m In COHIAUCUs. wile-man u: 11 “I consumption. 0: and duty. amount‘ a i O a a .1 :- ‘ “I," or DAT! flu a a. an am your 99" nuns»: mu OUR FORE! l! (it... or Looms rm I ’0'! new Iddn- wl -m: the all“ _..._ .1 . Ill! lib-My a ‘1, Canada â€" We“ at mum Substantial Last m cnumm 9!: tnspeczo of 7»anth mums: $113.1 by time's}; 8 double India Inh- prom PAT 01;