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‘Jost of us have some friend in the tori-'1 0.1 whom we think we are just '1- fied ”n inflicting our grievances. con- 12:i~:~<‘1-K. sorrows. and chiefly our sc1'11_‘1s. Out. 01' the latter we ex- Iwc: him to pull us. though he should go I11 11;) to his neck on our behalf: and m- gainer-111V faxor him with u gooJ (1111 cf had 101111 or on our own .1cc1)'=nt.and hersonal abuse. which we can "Mam-comkm " i1 he ven- 0211* to difiir with us in opmion on the Von- subjects for which we d1.» 1. ;11:11 his adxicc. :1 :eh a. friend was Dolly Egremom. to 1111111): 01' his own intimates. ’l‘o mm» more than Gerard Ainslie. The 1:111”? had not proceeded one hundred 11.1 1.5 in the direction 01‘ Crosvenor l’hm- ere comiction came full upon him. that, Dolly. and nobody but Dolâ€" 1_v. must. be collared and 1-0nsuited fox-Lharith. I hax'o said that tho idea of Mrs. Ainslio‘s existence had in no wise torzzrorod tfio first glow of happiness kinder! by UL-rard‘s interview with his nld love, but such _un immunity could not last long aftvr the glamour of tho White Rose's pruscnce had passed away. S?{éfifi’dfitdéGfiéfiéQEéQQééde‘fil EGQQé’." ln ziu- \fry middle of the first crossing h't-t ‘:.n'crsod it came upon him Iii-'0 a flash, that unless he could po.~iti\oly certify “1.. . ”5 death; could go wooing. so to speak. with the very proofs in his hand. he was not only committing a. cr_\ing sin bv th.‘ woman he ma ried; butâ€"and in his eyes this “as perhaps men a men SL-z‘imxs mnsidoration~inflicting a deadly injurv on the woman 10 10\â€" ml. Oi coursc‘. she must be do ml! He always rm‘ortvd to that. I fem. With Mt littfo fooling of compunction or n-morso. (-imrishing. like men in gun- t':‘.:!. a persuasion that on them has; bv-wn laiEl tho whole weight of on i.n.:a':p_v max‘l'ingv. that they alone “.30 the s':!‘.'m'ei‘s. and that although sire now-r as!- a] them. although thov tlmn‘solws must have taken the ini- l'I- ti 0 and at. some stage or tlu: proc vding's . must have walked into the fit with their eyes open. tliu who‘r- hvsiucss is solely the Woman's remorse. ch: oral. a pors been lai‘d Lnimppy m: we the surf she never a thr-xrsolt‘os (Ivz'az'rl. t‘non felt chiefly anxious to grow the div-.th of b:~.¢-._.\vhom lwroâ€", tm‘ora- he mil so ill-adviscdly \' wed to Iot‘l- and to cherish. It “amid In) dimcult. of course, to obtain information at such a dis:- tunu- of time. 0\‘C(-'-dinnly inc-(\nvnni- vnt to iszsi. tnte inquiries which must lo gamma amoad no loss than at homo En-n at so late a Stage of the .rm'mdin-rs. e's'erjv day that could no guimd was in his favor. Dolly must in consulted fort thwith Tn a «gznvtvr of an hour (mrard was threading his way throu-rh the mix“- r0“. sum-ts about, IClCCStl'l‘ Squaw in s -au-h of the Aetordion. 'l‘n lind a theatre bv davlight is al- most. as dilficjult as to followa bridle road in the dark. (201‘ an! loolishly abandoned his cal), and Was soon lost in a labyrinth pi lanes and al- leys. in which the staple commodities thmr: ,_ iati‘. I‘TDC‘ the V whoYr svmzml to be .gin. oysters. stale \‘ogo- tablw. penny ballads; second-hand I‘urnitarm. and 03d clothes. Steadily pursuing his researches. I‘think he must have failed at last. but that he Cam-.9 into unexpected collision with Mr. Harrintonâ€"Bclgruvo, who bounced out of a’ dirt}? door-way in a, dead wan (-mm-cd with hanging strips of tauured redâ€"letter advertismnoms, 1‘2.sz gentleman's greeting was cold and ha:1ght}.Mr.Bclgraw felt ag- gri \cd that he should ham sqon loss of the man whoa-x ho had befriended in distress since ‘Iortunof' as he brautifuliy expressed it. “had show- cn-zl her sunnicst smiles 11ponghcr miuion ” The actor lifted his hat with stately politeness and would luw passed. on. but that Gerard caught his hand, and held him by main force. ' "You otnght to know." said he, “ii anybody doz-s. I want to find the Accordion Thratre." - ‘ ' His manner was hank as usual. Mr. Rnlgrmo. howexcr. totally un- mollified, 11-plicd with freezing dig- nity. I ccxta 111» am not likely to fox-gm the “’01 kshop where I make my daily broad. With some per- SOHSI. Ito-.‘crthoivss. nzcmm‘y on such math-rs is nut ~te be trusted. Step in there. Mp'MfiéIiv‘. " I wish you good-morm‘ng, S'Yr." , ' ' “ So Ainslie stomrv'd in. a little sur- prised at- the digrnity ul‘ his former friend. but attributing it in his ig- noxamo to some part Le was fresh from stuminn’. and m' “hich he could not 1111mm Sh..l\0 0.7 the tragic th-pmtment ; m! majestic air required 1L1 round hiuxselL in a dark pus- 8"".1. (thwart-111K" leading now-“hero h‘1t hc'uzing' boil} s \0110. 111;: “(11‘ for thu sound. Opening a r.oor b} grap- in: UN he Found its han 11{1 ha oxxtc;‘~ r-d .l. s nan isncoin‘ortah'lc 100111. with no 1er ct IZ-ttcd up Xiko an 00701. 51.111- for a few such intronzxuous ur- ‘P'ayl” said he,' “hang the play! Id forgotten all about, it. Ive got ao;x.m..ing ox‘ much more important“. to la; 1‘ to .you about. We' 11 go by - together, Dolly. If I'm not in .Lue iit'lu's as [gaff-boots. stage jua'ollmw. :‘ais- hair. rougthpots. tn'! s‘nam Emu-(ls. Here he (”stun-rod Dolly Mr. lfow‘ols. with d cha-quo-lzook hu-Sm'w them, andan oxpn-ssicn on the coxntenzmcc'oi either that denoted a summing-up 0! accounts in which expomliture had exceeded income. "What, Gerard!" exclaimed Dolly, in as hearty a voice as ever, but 10min: mprc anxious than usual. “I'ow did \01: find your way here? bio: come abo'lt the plav have you? ’ Gerard answered 'in thé'negativo, and thonght he‘ detected 'a glance of mng'ratnlatidxi exchanged by the two managers. " :3: 39>93333§>9§>))9§9993 9)}: git? VOL. 16. No.3. $1 per annum. ('IIAPT {'71: XL} [1. Or. The Maid of the Mill‘W) ‘ nous ur- j'cv: cl le 1'); . way I'll \V n‘miy. ' ’ 9)D999§§99§93b>§§9D§99bfi i I holicxo that, with 0111 schooliolâ€" ‘Iim‘s own 111011 of sixtv go back in- to I10} hood. and mo («11111110, at least in Inner, 01""Lnuckling down ’ at ‘211a1"ios "bolstering" in bud-rooms roihiny- apple-trees. cribbing 101-505 and taxing flogginqs with th1 forti- tudo of Do ish braxado. Gomxd Ain- nsliC, bronzod and boarded. here in the :strcets of Landon,m1swe1‘cti as he might, 111110 done “11011 a smooth-fac- ’ed boy in \Ir. Archers pupil-room. Hour-st holiy's face brignu‘nou at onCu. Whatever sorrows this gontloâ€" u'an ('hvi‘ishod of his own, it was in his nutnn‘ to put them aside when he could For-:0 u friend. and of him La Rochol‘oucaulri'sz aphorism was not true, “that thon- is.somcth3ng gratiâ€" fying to every one in the misfortunes of his neighbors." ' It mm not be out of plaxe here to observe that \h. )‘gremont was . at ”this pmiod in a. fit state {01 any cx- lpedition inv'ohing expenidipne of Lsurplus energy endurance of phxsical 'discomfort. or defiance of personal 'danger. He found himself in that ab- :normal mood which according to .tlieir scxeral characters in: pels men .to play high stakes at a. gaming- “I‘m your man," said 110. ‘ “immiâ€" keeper, cover-point; slip, or long- szo '1 -â€"â€"xou haul the twistcrs. I‘ll do the holding for you. Hang it, Jar- ry, when you and I get. togethcs. I feel as if we “CI'O boys again. I sonmtimos Wish we were," he added, rather wistfnlly. "l‘on‘t jaw, Dolly. Hold on. and l'ston to no. You never wore a sneak You: and I always went part- ners in ex cry thing .. and have not fail- ed each other )et. Will you see me through the great ‘go-in' of my life, now?" "Till all's blue!" answered the oth- er in the same vernacular: and then his friend, with many interruptions from basket-women, street-sweepers. loitering cabs and thundering omni- buses, disclosed as a. profound secret his attachment to the White Rose - an announcement that created no surprise whateverâ€"and his intention to be married to her without delay. a determination that drew from Dolly a protracted and discouraging whistle. "There is but one difficulty." in- sisted Gerard, waxing eager and clo- quent as he warmed to the subject. “but one obstacle in my way, and that, you Will say, is not easily sur- mounted. I Cannot at present ob- tain conclusive proofs of my wife's death. What makes me think she is dead? Why of Course she-must be. You don't suppose, l‘olly. that wo- Brion- Hwy fart-d it may P:z‘~‘.il_~: be supposo'l dint Polly l-‘gx't-mont had pied'rvd Wm.- H hmu't an! hand to the fiSS'?St mm of his fx'ic‘nd. ‘lu pursuanw Hun. of \‘m- (wary-act henna-n this, hues-.01». and l‘ythias. Dolly sturtvd fur the country by n, wry carlv train :ho following mornâ€" ing, it hm'.‘ nlr hot-n arranged =,th'atr, he should emplo» his one day of leisure in a: jourm-y to Rlplcy Mill. While Gerard took steps for following up the necessary inquiries in town. Paw £666!¢<Q£<€¢~€<€6 (5 ('ITAP'I'ER XLH‘ nit hen: till you are table. to trm‘eise the Rocky Moun- :taiins on halfâ€"rations, or to cross the >Atlantic in a nun. Dolly felt soro ‘and sick at lie-mt, all the more so that the [amt of a disconsolatc sui- “tor “as quite out of keeping with h‘s frank manly nature and hopeful ldisx'nosition Nevertheless, tuith to tell, hv worrii-(l himselt a good deal about \iss 'lm-gumor and his sor- row. which dated now some months lbauk, rathm‘ increased thun diminish- lcd with the lapse of time. i It is curious how dili‘vrontly people iact umlor thv dill‘en-nt sentiments of llri cm sl11p and lmo. II a 1mm feels gaggriovod by an i111:1;:i11a1‘y neglect or '1'n‘ intlncss from some tried comrade iior whom he (ntmtuins a sinccie re- :gard he asks simply for an explanaâ€" dim: and in tluee words their good jundmstanding is roâ€"cstahlishe d as itirmly as ever: but, “ith a wnman. ‘wlxo is. after all, the more easily Irm‘oncilod m‘ the two, 110 adopts a adiulm-tri-nlly opposite system. No. Eusually c011 mom-m \xith a. levity of Honluit and 111L101n1-qs of speech in- ftt-nded to four on 1101' the comiction :thnt he has 110 \aluo for 1101' good iopinion whatvvor; from this Eind and lconsidm'atc tn-utxm-nt he proceeds to :1 course cf distant politeness and sulky withdrawal of his society. of- fvctually shutting out from her every Opportunity of making amends or own asking what. she has done to offend. and finishes perhaps by a series of false accusations. a, Storm of uniustifiablo roprouchc-s. through which she thinks. hex-self fortunate if she can perceive the blue sky of forâ€" givonos‘s Iteyond. Dolly Egrcmont had as yet only; roachcd the second stage of this 1111-3 comfortable and intcl‘mittcnt malady. He was sulking with Jane Treglmtcr. Was trying to persuade himself he did not. care for hm‘. never had cared for her. never would cure for her, 1101': for any other Woman in the worldll He had .11 righthhe thought. to [col aggrim'ctl. This young lady had left town shortly m'tm' her refusal of Danlv 13111011" oll'cr without vouch- sa'hg to Dolly :mv notice of 1101' in- tcntions or 111101111111" him of her des- tination. 'lhc fact is. Miss Tregunter 3j1:d.1i11g with more worldly wisdom ‘thrn might have been expnctcd from :her character, was exceedingly jeal- ;01's 01' hcr 11d111i1'c1"s conncction with 11h.) Accordion and its snares. She )hntcd the vow 11111110 111‘ {111 actress, lshc almost hated Dolly hi111sell' for iassociating with that a111usi112' and '91" scinating class Burton in his first find smoml 1131-.311143 1113mm 1isking a. 'final attack. had 111116.11 no S111 all use of this 11ll‘101siu' ongim' 111 his 1111111 iox‘ opor m1i cspcciallv had he in- sisted on tln (i'nn2'1'ro1zs charms of iMadunm Molinara. thc Amcricun star. who was always cmning, but now-1' Ecmrc; cnd this Was tho more unfair chause Dolly, as we know had not :sct eyes 011 tho svmi \vl1o.vct 11 :tl:ous-.111J leagues 021‘. cm. id can 10 poor {Janey such (ii5q11ictudc. ln‘rc. again. Ia. pcrsonal interview of {1111 minutes. tt frank explanation of as many words a would have. set everything right. But he; that explainntion “'itS never granted,‘ then-e words renmined unspoken. Missq .lreg‘nnier tool: herself 091' to the e Continent, and made no Sign. It \raslfi a lone: anl dreary winter to the. man-i tiger of the Accordion. How mnnv 11 letters for Nice or Mentone he began 11 and tore up :nfnished to litter their wasteg‘uper basket beneath his tttLle.3t it is not for 1110 to calculate. I he- ‘lie'-‘e that the counter-irritntion pro- iduceeI by his correspondence with ‘. lMadmne Molinara did him a world 01“; [good I Where it Miss Tregunterl 'lhad remained abroad altogether heil .‘might eventually have attained a perâ€" 1: :nianent cure. But. confound her!§ 1she came Lack. The Morning: Post; itook good care to tell him she was 1‘ ii“ I'Tngl-ind. tracking her steps, how- iever, with considerable delicacy. “0A ifarther inland than the Pavilion ”0- 1 :tcl. Folkestone. And behold Dolly} t 3 iin perpetual feVer and discomfort, {once more! Would she Write now}; iShe might fuel a. thousmid excuses!‘ Or should he? Perhaps she had forâ€" [gotten him outright. Women. hel thad always heard, both on and Ni; gthc stage, Were exceedingly prone to, iforget. Six months was a long- time: lâ€"i‘oreign trowel :1 wondrous distrnc-g iticn. lie thought. with some ““5"": of the heart. how many charming ;French' marquises. Italian counts,l ilttzssian diploxnntists. and Austrian: Zofficers. might have made themselves| iagreenhln to the fresh English “Moos"; !While he was minding his rchenrsels’ tab the Accordion. What a fool lie' ;h:\d lzetn to care for her. It. onlylzt Tmnde him wretched. Much betterh give it up! Yes, he \rould give it!) 'up. (min for all. and devote himself {1 ,entirely to the business he. had taken iin hand for his friend. 1 ' llclly arrived at this sensible con-i trits‘on by the time he reached the! Irailway station. to establish himself Lin a first-class carriage with a wrnp- ! firer over his knees, and a number of} gthe Fortnightly Review, which he did": not even think of cutting: in his; hand. Whirlin" into the soft, spring ‘1 a l ‘lnndseupe 01‘ the real countryhhefi ‘3 ‘i i 1 i ] ‘found the job not quite so easy as. he expected. Jane, 'l‘regunter llad‘ ‘sonzehow mixed herself up with the. ‘nioinTng‘ sky and the budding hedges. I Ithe lambs frolickingr in the 1neadow.!; ‘thn rooi'xs .‘iumiing heavily Oil" the new-f Iitrrnryl plorgh. When- he got out; for'; ‘hrr‘a'rfast at Shirnter's 'Junction. the l illiobe who made his ten, though iti: fining-1t he admitted no two people would be found more unlike. brought. ' ‘i'urelbiy to.his mind the woman he? ‘imd resolx'ed ~10 think joi no“ more. ';. iBy the time he reached Ripley Sta-l. Etion. two miles from Oakover. he! ghad forgiven her from the bottom oil {his heart, only wished her well, and ’felt, he would willingly. give a wwholc‘ .season's profits of the AccordiOn just ito see her once again. Walking through the familiar lanes and footpaths about Oakover and ,Ripler. crossing the Stiles he had. ljumped so often in his boyhood. ' scanning the orchards and meadows. is]! so little altered, sure that their; ‘dimensions had ,l‘naceopntnbly de-i Ecrensed. Dolly felt too surely thati ith'c old love contracted insensibly in, - boyhood had grown to’ be a part of Durham and Victoria Standard MILLBROOK ONT.. THURSDAY, JUNE 16. 1904. himself, that to tear it aWay Was to deprive him of the best and nob- lest in his nature, that for his own sake it was far better to cherish and loyal, even though hopeless and un- returned, than harden to the selfish- DPSS‘Of 'cynicism, or Sink in. the mire of reckless indulgence and dissipation. Ile resolved. then. th'ht he would at least continue her friend, that he would tell her so frankly and candid- 113; the. first time he had an opportun- llty, that he would rejoice in her lliuppiness. and do all in his power to increase its stability, even though the edifice should he reared on the ruins loi‘ his own. ' Then he shook himself free from the‘ gone ruling idea. raised his head, and‘ iwalkeii on feeling. he. knew not why, In happier and a better man. Follow- ?lng the well-remembered path to the llliill. and looking on the sluggish lstreum. the quiet fertile meadoW, the 'orehnrd trees just coming into burl, he could hardly believe so many years had elapsed sinu: he used to escape joyfully from Archer's pupilâ€" .room, and wander down here in the isoft spring weather. just like to-tlay. 1for a. glance at the trimmers. a pot ;of mild ale, and a. chat with old Grits. 1 Was the miller alive? Tile had bare- ;ly time to ask himself that question ‘gere he saw the old man in person gleaming an arm on the halfâ€"door of his boltingâ€"room, scanning the men- '(lows with u grim Wrinkled frown just as he used to do all those years ago. It saw-med as if he had never moved since Dolly saw him last. “How do you, Mr. Draper?" said the Visitor, walking briskly up the garden-path between the fresh-dug 1:eds. “I know you, but you don't know me." “Look again," replied Dolly, no whit. discouccrtcd; “you had a. better Inc-mory when I was hercvlast. Come, Mr. Draper, now haven't you seen me before?” The miller scanned him from head‘ to foot, and Dolly could obsm‘Vv how the wrinkles had deepened under their thick coating of flour on the old man's face. 'His temper, too. seemed the i‘usticr for ago. After a. pro- longed stare he shook his head, ob- serving scornfully, “There's a fresh crop of fools comes up every seed- tixue. One more or less makes small odds with spring drawing on. i Dolly laughed outright, and some- ?thing in his laugh recalled him to Him old man's recollection. Wiping‘r his hand sedulously on his trousers ere ihe proffered it, the miller opened the ‘li.1ll‘ door and bade his; guest step in. "‘\ our sunun‘i «iiâ€"x our servant," he l“} entod nen oufly. "I know you ‘vnm [ ask §our 1.1:(lou. You be one 0' Mr. Archer‘s young gentle- ‘menâ€"the lusty ’un" (he had obviousâ€" 1v forgotten his name). "Walk in, !sil‘-â€"W.alk in. I be proud to soc you. "I thought you'd a (h‘mvcd down nigh a 5mm more, though, when you'd igrowed to be a man.” '(,)ld Grits gave an ominous grunt. “Like enough.” he answered. “and may be I doesn't. want to." This in a 1011') of mourniui soliioâ€" quy. as 01' onc disappointed, (iis‘ht‘m‘t- omd. hut, accepting such dis-illusions for the inevitable drawbacks of life. "I'm glad to see you looking so licm‘ty." said Dolly, cheerfully, while ho seated himself in the Well-known wooden chair. and filled a glass of the ale brought in by :1 red-chucked, rcdâ€"m-nwd lass. as like the original Jane of cm‘olcss mmnm'y as she could stare. which indeed she did to some purposzr at tho wvll-drossctl visitor. "Here's your hvalth, Mr. Draper, and long may you koop it. Why. you're not. a (lay older than when we used all to come down horn for an altar- noon's fishing aftur study. Ah! how many yours is that ago?" (.‘unning Dolly was working; round to his point. 01d Drapcr's shaggy brows lowered, and his trombling hand jinglvd the aleâ€"jug against. the tip of the glass. “My sc-rvicc to YOU, sir," said he, sotting: it down after but a modest sip. “Ah! it's not so many years, maybe. but there's been grunt changes. great changes, up at. Oakovcr, and down Here at Ripley, since you an] me lifted the trimmer wnh the seven- xiound Jack on the night Mr. Vande- '2'.!v‘ come by and'took it home in Ins earn 'n (n ‘.'::", T J'omnnbor of g you now quite “'c'il, sir. ’ My figmâ€" mont. if I'm not mistaken. You Wm. always a kocn Him) for the fishing, :1an now Squire's gone, and Madam, she do never come to the Hull. Am! there's them missed from the Mill down here as ”sud to~-ns used toâ€"- well, as used to come in and out. merry onougli and bright, enough" to thaw an nm-hor-frost on the millâ€" whocl. Ah, young master! if it's them as lives longvst as lcm‘ns most, it’s thom too as has most to forgot. I do lnmv as my ‘momory's failingâ€" I do sometimes wish he were gone for good and all.” Dolly looked round the room to moid the old man's eyes, in which‘ tears Were rising fast. ()n at table near the window he observed a wo- n‘an's straw hut, :1 water-pot, and a I-air of gardening gloves. Ile almost staited. Could it be possible that the very person Whose death he had come here to ascertain was ulive and merry in the house? ()lil ilrits followed his Visitor's glnnze. "Theer they be." said ‘he hi'six'lly, “and theer they‘ll bide till she come in at that thee:- door. or ti‘l I he carried out on it. They be ready for ye. my pretty. never fear, them wot you was ullus used to Wear and \ve‘l they hecmne ywâ€"more's the pity! A5". hemity‘s a snare maybe, but there wasn't such a one to look ‘atnot‘ in a dozen parishes round. Look’ee here, Mr. Egrexnont--â€"I mind your name now, sirâ€"I’ve :1 been to their bowâ€"meeting and what-not at Oalgover, and see all the quality, all! for twenty mile and more. If you'd taken and bolted of em nine times ‘0' er they (1 nexer haxe looked more l‘seconrls' by the side of my Fan Y;es lyou may come “hen vou like my :pret ty. t's all ready for \011, and l1 got a new iibbon for 30m“ hat -â€" iwas it last Ripley feast? I don't well mind, Lady-day comes round so often 110W, and ne‘er a. bllnl: of fair ME: A IIaiâ€"Chvng, Manchuria, dus‘putch' savs: A Rankin-gr mowmml 01' tlu- Japanese around the It ussian left; from F'L-ng-Wung-Lhung. Juno. 0, \ms reâ€" pulsed \\ 1th a loss. of two wimh- hut,- talions. (A battalion consists of 800 men.) Flanking Movement Repuised Near ‘ Hai=Cheng. A large Japanese forcn nmwd out in the morning along Un- I"vng-\\‘ungâ€" Chung and Huiâ€"(TIMEr Road. 'I‘hr: Russians had a force strongly yuan-d in a ravine 30 milvs south-”4151; of Hui-Chung. 'l‘hc Japanwsu \wrre pra- codod by two battalions. \th walked into the Russian alnlmsvmzlu. 'I'huy rvceivcd u mm‘dnmus rifle and artil- lm‘y fire at (‘lnsn rung". and www- wix‘wd out, only mm or ‘LWu (- :ping‘. The main Jupmwsr- force, which was greatly suppriox' to thu Russian forcv. tried to outflunk tho Zussiams. who drmv ofl' without losing;- a man. Tho Japanvso, closing in. found the ru- vfne vacant, save fur thir (lt‘ild. A despatch to thc- Lon'don I-prrasa from Nagasaki \‘ia Shanghai. says that im‘ormntion from a high source is to thv (-t‘x'vct, thutlhu Japanese 0n- ginocrs are sapping' their Way mn'urds the fortification; nL l’orL Arthur. [In- dvx' cover of th(- m'till'n‘y. nr‘w uurth- works are thrown up nightly. ’l‘h'e trunchvs are gradually nz-uring 11m Russians. Thv garrison am using shvlls sparingly, and are ("vim-“115' 11-- som'ing their m'xnmmition. ()wr 201» field guns cover thv opm‘ations of tho Arvnclmmlmrs. Six-g9 guns hum- not ?b0L-n usod yot. Thuy are bring mount,- od on (‘mnvnt pluu‘m'nm in cmmmnulâ€" ing positions. The St. I‘i‘ta’rsbm'g ('m'i'vspmi'L-nt of [he 1' ondon Standard says that (h- Russian (20\'m'hiimxt is «mlmn'm'inq- [0 got eight triple expansion rlig‘ixin-s of 3,200 indiCuh-(l horse rowvr in Gyr- many for {our proposmLtorpedo bouts. Tho hulls and other parts will bu built inland. The corn-sponzlvnt status on 1110 authority of :1 nzu'n! I‘ll‘z‘infl'l‘ that the (lovmnmvnt is much vx:-=‘ci5~‘vzl to find man wim smiiicivnt lumwl--;lgo to 111% out the Ships Pi'()(‘(f\,*dini_’,‘ to the Far East. A (Insputrli fx‘mn (inn. Kumki's headquarters. \'i11]“|!S£11‘l.-\'3}‘S2 Thk- prosvnt is unmhur pm‘in'zi of prepara- tion. Thu nzmt intmw:>ting m-ws can- not he tu-lugl‘uphL-d horuusv it would furnish (11:05 to futun- nzm's-nu-nts. The great strength of thu Jupum-so occupying advnnm'd positions and the (lisz‘-ositian of the main form's are unknown tofihu corrospomlmfls and the military attaches lhunmclws. who have practically no informant. nn th'c subjoct except wh'ut is gain-rod from the bulletins issum! horn. The 'l‘oWn of firm-Yon. nmv occupir-J by the Jamurrsu army. is m' gn-nl. stratc-gical iumm'tnnru. hum: situated about, 40 mi1os north-vast m‘ Kuipiug. und 13 milvs south-vast of uni-(mung. Tt comnmnds ym‘Yt-N‘)‘ Hw mum: to both places. Siunxausu is uhm an spring woather from year's end to year's end." It seemed obvious to Dolly that her father at least, believed Mrs Ainslie Was still alive. and he could pursue his inquiries therefore with 1055 cir- cumspoction. “I ought to haw ash-d m‘to-r old friends win-n 1 sat down.” he; "1 haw'n't fm'qnttvn any them. Is it long. Mr. "W 1 you h'aw hvz'nd " Dmmhtu! ' in‘u \oizv wit hs: :1an was rais got a ( maid in an hold us \V' as l‘\ bus“. 1i black hail hind you. the whole I christening rése. The got tWO n self. Nr. thoir biISiE‘.‘ father. I ‘ But I‘\(‘ hp“ Sim" thm n a lie iw 101' n that slim (ha; yow's. Mr. 191. mu. sir; yo: wns n1.“ _\’0‘l \‘as, but don't IN mu l‘Vr'l' E‘Dll‘ :1-nic'x‘. Mood 1‘1‘3» . n 1:4. l‘.r~1'r\ 511w nlhzs "92-! m v.2“..- and 11:1 hwr 'n‘!"11. I‘ll nu as: $111th I'ol'mh‘ till‘ ul' 1101' will, like this how. All! I“ littlr- Fan!’ 1'1! rot, lust hm bm-L to me lwe‘orc I'm sour-3 ready for you. (‘omo hack w you‘xo a minzfl" ’IHP milh'r fairly hrokr (30w hid his [new in his hands. Do doavmod In mneolo him in \‘z ;,3'.\ 'lfin minor fairly hrokv down. hid his Inc» in his hands. Dolly dom'orod to console him in vain. was obximxsly inumssiblc to ohm: any infm-nmiinn from the hurt. hnm‘t- broken fathm'. and uftcr a few comâ€" mbnpiurv u-xprt-ssions of sylmxuthy and mndnloncn. Dolly thought 11w grvatr‘st kindness he could do his host was to finish His beer and depart an promptly as he might. FOR NEW TH‘ROWIXU UL’ 'l‘lil-TNCHFH’ h>fi> “Amman 2 3a....” _ "I 3. JAPAXI‘ISI'I ”()LD ROADS FROM K L‘ IiOKYH CAM 1‘ (To be editinued.) TURI’I 1H) 1:0 ATS. my said important point. as it (:om‘rbls the roads to Liam-Yang and Mulmt-n. By following this routu [he Mun-’l‘iun- Ling pass, a. strongly fortifivd and almost imprvgnuble Russian strong-- hold. will 1):.- avoided on thn udvuxm‘ 01‘ the Japan-5:“ army northwm'd. Gen. Kuropatkin wit-graphs to the Emperor, under date of Jun- 81â€"â€" “A Japanese brigade attacked a lussian dctaclmmnt occupying Sai- matza on June 7. Tim Russians rcâ€" tircd slowly, because of the enemy’s grout; superiority, towards Fonchulin Puss. "()ur losses were two officers woun- ded and 0:16 hundred soldiers kilh-d or Woundpd.” “Japanese troops are concentrating southward with a. front extending more than tm miles from Pulandm to lung-"l slaJl ung, in the \"1103 of Taissakho. “A Japanese form of two compan- ies of infantry and a squadron of cmalry advanced on lune 7 north- ward from meâ€"Wang-Chcng into the l‘”.anâ€"la.-Fang-Hung district driving in the Cossack outposts. A dc ach- mont, of c11:.'ssoms and of infantry hastened from Uulindi to aid tho. Cossacks. The Japanese. abandoned their attack, having lost one officer and non-conunissioncd oii'zcm' Captured and sin-oral 111011 kiln-d. 'v‘c hzul no casualtivs. “Outposts of (.‘OSSacks on the maiuf, Liam-Yang mud “ere driven in June, 7, but rcini'm'c-(‘mcnts forcod the Japâ€"' annse to retire. U :r loss during thci lighting. which lasted until 7 p. m..; was Far-min Liatvhko and two soldi-i cz‘s lama and (in: soldiers “‘Oundvd.” ‘ A11 Japanese movements arc- intm“ prutod as caused by anxk‘ty to hump- 01‘ as much as [vossihln whatever movement (Ion. Koux'oputkin makes to help Port Arthur. Not only huVO the Japanese bombarded the West coast of Lino-'i‘ung Peninsula, when: 1 .\('u-.~:1m1ch to 12:0 London Daily AIuiI {mm I-‘nmn says that Llw Rus- ;sians hau‘ :mpurcmiy 11km tiw (-fâ€" ‘Ccnsh'o. The)" have “unci'mi Suilnzil- ing and um mh'unclng h 5‘. mumps. along the milxvuy. “Hm-g.- uh) I; i' ‘hk‘uYily X‘Uihro ‘K‘L‘d. ’1 1‘. wow in a half circ'm rum \mnq-(qu-ng frum SnimJy W‘ungt A sx-rca‘n m‘ U» ‘Qx‘ing' Uu-Ex- from. 'l‘hv Lz‘ouds and {ms s are ‘ The .lupuncsv Eadmirably. Isac'ns in sou Thc lussian authorities s:_\' 111:: they are without information albeit the fight at Sianmtzc beyond the of-1 ficial dos patch that was madv public on Thursday night but that 1ho Rus- Sian W1thdm“ 111 has quite in accord- ancc with Gen. Kurobatkin‘s pro-ar- ranged plan ahhouzzh tho Russian losses indicate] stub‘ mm lighting. Militarv critics }l()f1‘FS to [~11 not 3110- gether certain “Luther 0011.1{111'0111'5 mowmcnt mm: s .1 111.1 1] ail-«mum or is simply a fcint to diatmct lxnssian qtâ€" tontion from P01". Arthur but "am: incline to 11111 latter \‘iow. $01.5, hmc (: 3319811356. chm: from anew are re lnnf TS KI~ ROI-CI ADYA TCCIYG'? RUSSIANS DICK-‘EATED. A S S ‘L‘ M 1:111 OFFENS [VIC ). W. RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor l . , ,. . i The Lokal Anzciger, of hcmn, prints Lax: intm‘x'iow wiah (ion. Mcckcl, formâ€" icrly profi-ssor of military tactics in Dayan, in which he said he estimated ,tlze Japanm‘e strength at 300,000 men and 100,000 rcscrvr‘s. Ne believ- jcd thorc warn mu 150,000 troops in l.la.pan. lo did not doubt that the tJupaneso would storm and take Port Arthur, as they did Kinshau. The E ioroism of the Japanese soldiers was {unequaled and they were splendid .marlgszncn. The army organization iwas splendid, and the officers, who ;wcrc~. very intelligent, were admirable llcadc-rs. Ilo instructed six Japanese Eofi‘xcers in 1903. Their knowledge as- ;tonished him, and his pupils ultimate- :ly became his teachers. at Pulandien. Apparently this is only the first stage of a more extensive retirement. An entire absence of personal feeling against the J apancse is noted at, Lino-Yang. This may be due to con- scious superiority over the foe. No doubt the Russians are entirely cou- fident of final victory. The message of sympathy sent by the Japanese on the occasion of the Petropavlovsk dis- aster was not expected by the Rus- sians and led to a conviction that they had to deal with a. chivalrous foe. An incident testifying to the existence of this sentiment took place at Lino-Yang in a restaurant. which is frequented by officers. The war was beingr discussed and also (he recent disaster to the Japanese ‘warship‘s off the Kwantung Peninsula, when an officer proposed cheers for Lihe braxe Japanese. which Were iwm-mly‘gix'en by the Russian Officers. [who undoubtedly admirexhc courage :oi the Japanese. RUSSIANS MEET REVERSE. A dcspatch to the Landau Morning Post from Shanghai 5355 that the 2112:5311sz, who were marching south unzipr (Inner-a! Stackvibr-z'g, were re pulsed nczu‘ Wam‘ungtion Saturday. and retired to 'l‘aschichiao. ion. Konroratkin is stiJ at. Liaoâ€" Yang. but he has thrcmn 0:; u :a wn of 10,000 troops to x110 southward as a prutm-ction against Con. Kmoki's movements. between the scouts. ()I’Z ‘(18121'6 10111.5. Tlie Paris :Jatiu prints :12) interview it. had in London \X‘iLh M. Suyvmatsu, an uxâ€"Jap' nose ‘ inlsu‘r, who said rcâ€" gurding 1‘011 .11'1‘. mr let U1 fortress was bvsiogcd by 11.10111 11-11000 Jarv- aucso. while the (lurcndcrs numbored about $20.00”. 110111311059 its capture would c031 dear, but 111111 “11: 1110331- able. Tho news 01‘ the capitulation of the foru‘css Wmml come 501-11. 11' the Jammy-so took Pox-1 Arthur and d1- fc-ated Con. ’m‘nlxatkin at Lico- Yzmg they Would certainly march north. Ile would not 311;: they would go as far as Harbin. That Wu. :1 long way. 'l‘lwy would not, fortify Mukdcn. buL would occupy a strate- gical positiun g slmr distance to the north. 'llix-y would cvz'tainl3 'go to \ ludivosmck When asked “thor with Port Arthur, Mukdtm. Iarhin and Vladiâ€" vostock in thm’r hands the Japanese could hold them and the railway againzx the Russians. M; Suyomateu saidzâ€"“In preparing for war We “louéfl‘it of t“.cr:vthinu-." JAPAN HAS 400,000 TROOPS RUSSIANS CHEER JAPS. Hen. Kux'oki r detachment [1| ST! LL A NOTE to the southward as inns: Gen. Kuroki's ~:' are daily conflicts ussiun and Japanese