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"Down on your knees, John Moss- knOW. and ask pardon of the God you hire offended! The blood of the innocent is upon your head the cry It was one dark, rainy afternoon. just three weeks after that scene of parting, that John Mossknow, stand- ing booted and spurred on the threshold of Casue Linne. saw a, wild figure rushing up the avenue towards him, and recognized with a start the face of Willie the Preacher. Pale as death. more tagged and wild than ever, Willie ran up and met the master of the Castle face to face. as the sun rose crimson out. of the cast. bolls rang to announce the hour of parting. crowds swarmed the decks and thronged the quays, men shouted. and, in the midst of all. the engines throbhed like a monster's heart. 'l’i-zirs streaming down her cheeks. Lizzie bade farr'.v(-ll to Mac- gillvray. who gave her a fatherly kiss upon the forehead. and then. lifting Robin in his arms, kissed and blessed him tenderly. Robin looked pale and snrry.1hut his eye was firm as that" ‘61" a ‘youn'g ha’wk, and ' his" heart was full of boyish expectation. Then. almost before he knzsv. Willie was hustled ashore, where. as the great steamer began to move away. he stoud amid the thrung on the very edge of the quay. stretching out his arms in blessing and cryingâ€" “May He Who guides leviathan through the waters pilot this ship across the ocean! May He who watt-hes the husbantllesg and the father-loss spare the ship and all the living souls therein. Amen! amen!" Wild and rugged, he fell upon his Imus. praying and kissing hands to Lizzie and her son till they disap- peared from sight. Then, waving his arms. he plunged into the rrowd, and amid the laughter and jcers of the people. who saw in him only a halfâ€"wilted gabcrlunzie man, disap- peared among the slums of the smoky seaSidc town. Three nights afterwards. mother and son found themselves on board one ox‘ the grcat ocean steamers which sail from the Clyde to Mont- rval. They had taken a. passage in the intt-rmediate cabin. The steam- or wag to depart from Greenock at daybreak. and a“ night, long- Lizzie and Willie stood on the decks, talk- ing m‘ the past and tho future. Then. That very night, after darkness had fallen. Lizzie Campbell and her son, accompanied bv Willie Mai-gill- vray. walked on foot into the town of Linnc. and took passage in a small coasting schooncr. which was about to sail from that port to (:rwnock. A small wooden chest. containing all poor Lizzie's Worldly gomls. was carried into the town and aboard hm- vessel by a neighbor’s son. a stalwart young shvpherd. About, midnight, when the Wind was blowing :‘rvshly from the west. the vessel lifted her anchor and set sail. heart and the cruel heart of ‘man kons how to subdue it. Trust in Him. Lizzie and nchr dmpair!” whono'or a chance comes, I’ll be pleading the cause 0’ the firstâ€"born. Thc- Lord that makes the tiger's pretext of a message to om- ot‘ the neighbors. she heard the Whole story of that, stormy interview at the Cas- tle: and at, first, in her indignation she was for Sending every penny of the mom-y back to the man who had betrayed her. But Willie pvrsuadod hnr that she was only taking What holnngod of right to her child. “Lizzie woman. ” he said at last, “the mills of God grind small, and ovnxything comes to them that ken how to wait. Though you be far away, I shall be here. with my eon upon the laird. and, day by day, As he continued to insist, she sat down. and counted the sovereigns in her lap. {obin looked on in delight and Wonder. \thn the counting was over, -izzie‘ looked up into Willie's face and criedâ€" “Oh. Air. ‘Jacgillvray, ’tis in? more than I shall vvcr nt'l'd. It is yours as much as min‘). Let me share it. with my only friend." “Put Lt up, Lizzie. all-l take rare of it for the balm.” X‘mul'nnd Willie. gently. ”Am I a thief, or a loon, that I should rob him of a. single bawlwv 0! his birthright?” “lint you are so poor. andâ€"" “It is good that the servant of God slumld be poor. The Lord feeds the young ravens and the doves 0' the rock. and He will feed Willie Mucgillvray." 'l'iun they sat down togethcr. and talked of the future. The woman's miml was quite made up; she would sail to Canada. and join her sister. Sum-:- Jay. perhaps. she night "F turn: '\h:- could not tell; all she craved for now was to be far away among: Strangers‘ in n simnma lnnrl "Whoosht, and count it! it. fmm the bank this mom looked me up and doWn, a stolen the cheque or [‘0 laird's name. Count it, 1 man!" “Haé he sent it?” cried Lizzie, amazvd. "0h, Mr. Macgillvray, I cannot take it! ’Tis far more than I shah r-ver need!" ' >WWWW: CHAPTER V. of Iearly the next day wmio Macgill- "' "'11." S'nod at the door (1‘ [fizzle Campbvn’ s cottarrc and or knock- t“ n: '\h:- could not Lu“; all she \'(-d for now was to be far away 0ng strangers. in a strange land. snntly, having sent Robin on some text of a message to om: of the VOL. 17. N0. 14. $1 per annum. or the future. The woman's ras quite made up; she wouid Canada. and join her sister“ Jay. perhaps. she night r9 .hn- could not Lu“; all she I for now was to be far nwnvl vray. " i i thc bank this morning. They me up and down, as 51' I had the cheque or forged the name. Count it. Lizzie, wo- MILLBROOK A: It is yours me share it. zftor knock- [Io found ogclh-rr the pom‘esscd, :zg journey. and happy at the pro- I drew ‘ “An eerie night,” muttered old; {Sampson Gardner, the landlord of} 'the itch Roy [my on the butskirts ’of the town of Iiinne. as he sat he- fside his kitchen fire, smoking his {pipe and listening to the~pattering '«)f the rain and the Weary whistling :m' the Wind. “Wearii‘u' Weather ibrings weariz‘u’ timm. and ilka. yearl Ithat slips Dill-“J rlnesna mend matters! ;L1)i'<l saw us! the. time has been? 'when l hae seen the snow half 21’ {yard deep on the Linne road, :mrl_ 3heard these old walls ring: with the] | i .clin'»: 0’ glasses and the laughter o’ imen'ymaking folk; but non scarce a. {traveller comes to the Rob Roy, land the old Walls are full of chinks ffoi' the wind to creep ben: and, inâ€" ‘stead of snow, we get the awsome greeting o’ the rain." The wind whistled dOWn the chim- ney, and blew the blaze upon the hearth. A stream of rain was creep- ing in beneath the door. and soil- ing the silvery whiteness of the fine sea-sand which was streWn upon the fresh-scrubbed hoards. - As he spoke, he rubbed his knees, and gazed with dimly blinking eyes into the fire. It was New Year's eve, twenty years achr. Instead nf snuw. heaVy rain was falling. and the wind whis- tlcd as (Iroarily as a voice singing wild rcquiems for the dead. Years passed on. No tidings from across the water came to contradict the ('l'llé'l report, of that fatal ship- wreck. Willie Macg‘illx'ray Wont and came in the old wild way: a little oltle-r and a little sadder. that was all. Mnssknnw did not marry. bur, as time advmzcod his eccentric-Rigs incroasml. He seldom left home, but lived an ascetic life at the Castle. Frum time to time he was visited by Willie the Preacher. ivory year deopmcd the intimacy bothcn the 1m» men. 'out not a single soul in tho neighburhood guessed the nature of the ti» which hound them together. From that tinw forth a curious friondship, if friondship it could he callui. grew up between Willie the Preacher and John Mnssknow, the Fain! of Linno. They had a. com- mon secret, and to a curtain extent a common sorrow. Mowrznow Was a lonely man, superstitious, eccen- tric. ginomy and taciturn; he was fascinated by the character of his new acquaintunco, the oniy creature in the world who had over uttered the truth to his face, and bearded him in his own doni i Thcn he perceived with astonishâ€" {mcnt that tears Were streaming filown the mendicant's i‘urroWod ichcnks. Sol-hing and wailing, Willie drew from his half-naked breast a. jnewspapor. and placed it in the glaird's hands. cryingâ€" : "The Wcai-il‘ul woman. whom 'I zluvod as my own daughter! The :‘bonniv. golden-hair’d luddie, who ZWus dearer to "1'0 than my own son! ilicatl, ye murderer, read! God plucks the boaulcous Ilovrvr and spares the ihancful wood! The hour}: 9f LLimit: Sis «ll-solatc for ever, and the curse ’of blood hangs [or ever on this ‘wickvd door!" i 'l’rcixzhling from head to foot. Moss- {lmow stood in the doorway, glancing; lat thi- pupezm Behind him, in the lobby, stood the tWO servants of the rhuuse. startlu-(l by the sound of the inendicant's voice. and ughaSL at the strang't- scene. In a moment Moss- ;know lvurimd the cause of Willie's lusxiiz‘uiun; for his eyes fell on an acâ€" :cnunt m‘ a great shipwreckâ€"oi the loss of the Clyde steamer Glcnalom. jin a. collision with an icubcrg ill the gcoast of Newfoundland. Only some idem-n souls. including the chief 01‘â€" glicor and three of the cn-W. had es- jcapul in the long boat, and been 'pickctl up by a German steamer. The namvs of the sewed Were given, but :lhor‘v was no mention of the names 301‘ Lizziu (‘amphcll and her son. “Maybe, after all, the lass and her child are saved,” said the laird, pac- ing up and down the chamber. “This is but a hasty tclcgrappic account. Better news may follow!” “Never. never!” moaned the mendi- rant. “1 fun-saw it. I saw duath on her face as We parted on the quay. Oh. God, why are tho imm- cent taken, and the guilty spared?" Over what further took place beâ€" tween the two men it is unnecessary to dwull To do Mossknow justice. he seemed deeply concerned at the unexpected mlamity, and grieved that he had not dealt more gently with .izzie Cmnpbc-ll and her child. “Mysie, Womanf" called Sampson, lle led the way into his library. Willie folloWod him, moaning bitter- 1y. “Peace. man, peace!" cried the laird. “As God shall judge me. I would give all I haVc to have avert- ml this calamity. Come into the house. and let us talk it over.” "My (:0th is it possible?” ex- claimed Mossknmv: then. turning to the svrmnts he shricked savagely, "V\ hv (in _\ou stand gapin" and glow- oring Ihl‘lc? In with you; in with 3011!" “Not. to blame! It is the judg- ment. of God upon you for your cruelty in drixing them forth! Their curse shun haunt you Lil] your dying day. and drag you down!” The-y disappeared in ton-or. and he was left alone with the mendicunt. “This is ill news.” he said. "God knows. I am not to blamu!" “The man is mad!” said Moss- knOW. amazed and terrified. "What do you mean?” of the mother and the orphan is ris- ing up against you. and the curse of Cain shall rest upon you and yours, till thc Lord comes in judgment, and the sea gives up its dl‘ad!” .,1'1y§;:_;i‘y YEARS AFTER. CHAPTER VI A dcspatch to the London Daily Telegraph from New Chwang says that Gen. Lincvitch is still strength- ening his extreme right. His plan A dospatch from Tokio says: The battleship Poresviet, whic h was sunk 'in the halbor of Port Arthur, and afterwards raised by the Japanese, arrived _at Sasebo on Wednesday un- der her own steam. The cruiser Bayan, which was also raised by the Japanese, reached Sascbo on Thurs- day. Gen. Linn-itch also reports the re puma of :1 detachment of Japanese which “ms advancing nn Kiaujox‘oui jam, in Lama. A despatch to St. Petersburg from Guntzuiing, the headquarters of the Russian army in Manchux'ia. says that. the Japanese are concentrating at Litzatai, in the Vachy oi"; Abe Rivers Tzin. Khoun. and Gounizm, whence 10.000 of them are advanc- ing in a northeriy direction. The Emperor has l'eCL‘iVCd the fol- lowing from Gen. Linevitch: "Ad- vanced Russian detachments on Sun- day, drove back the Japanese from their positions. Cne detachment in the Tz'mo Valley occupied the Vil- lage of Lagovtmakzy; another oper- ated in the direction of Schimiadzy, and a third dislodgedthe Japanese from their position on the south- ward . of. Mopeyschan. The three Russian columns drove the Japanese back to their position near Send- jan." In. MS WERE BMW BACK Gen. Linevitch Reports Three Ai= Heged Victories. “Hm- you far to gang, sir?” ask-d 01d Sampson. who rcsumml his pipe and seat while Mysie husiad herself over thn fire, preparing hot water for the stranger. “I'm bound for Lynne Castle Wu“, is that far away?" “Como, don’t» stand looking at me like two fools," he said. “but give me a glass of teddy! At the half- hour I shall be on the road again," he added, gazing at the hands ut‘ the old Dun-h clock which stnod in a corner of tho kitchen “That will giw,‘ the. horse sevonioon minutes to rest and fwd; and if the brute hasn't had enough by thw Lime. why, it must starva. that’s all!” The young man looked at her calmly from head to fnot: than turnev‘. away. and proceeded to (li- w-st himself of his wot, wrappers. This dune, he took a chair befarc the fire. and put. his feet, on the hob. A lilth‘ old woman in a mop rap and cotton gownâ€"no other, indeed, than Maysie Gardner, who, in obedi- ence to her husband's call. had (10- scendud the stairs. and now stood amaze-d at the Sight of a stranger. 11-: glanced around as ho spnkv, and for the first time notivcd that a third person stood looking at him and listening to his words. "No, my man, he returned, with grim pleasantly; “I did not say so. Whu the devil would wish to go out a night like this? For my part, I IOV‘u comfort far too Well; but when duty,” he added. making a. wry face, “calls me. why. I go.” “Did you say, sir, that you wished to gang forth again the night?" askod Sampson. The young man shrugged his shoulders. He. was wrapped in a. Scotch plaid, the heavy folds of which had afford- ed him good protection from the rain; but the water dripped from the brim of his dcer-stalker's hat, and made a little pool upon the floor. He was a young man. tall and thin, with biacko'hair clustering about his head. and a pair of keen black eyes. Although the features were well-formed, it was by no moans a pleasant faca. especially wiwn. as now. its expression was marred by a heavy frown and a x-vstless Wandering of the strange dark eyes. . .‘JGI'osc the;do‘or! Don’t you see how the rain is driving- in? And come and get me somethin:r W mm, for I Imus! soon ye' on thé in ' again.” ‘2. As soon as the old-'aiinnkaeper had obeyed the orders of his guest and securely fastened up the creaking door he turned and gm}: a secret glance at the new arrival. But nom- (‘amcx The wheels crunch- ed the gravel again as they moved away, and as they did so Sampson was recalled to himself by the harsh. imperious voice of hisAguvst. “A wat night, sir!" cried Sampson: and he gazed out in blackness as if expecting other ures to issue forth. Old Sampson put down his pipe upon the hob. shuffled across the floor, and drew buck the bolts and bars. As the door flew open, ad- mitting a. blast of wind and a few heavy drops of half-frown rain, 8. tmvdlcr entered. The sound of wheels now rose above the whistling of the wind; lhun came three loud raps at the door. slowly turning round and gazing at the shining plates upon which the firelight played, as if in mockery at the dreary sounds from without, “Mysie. woman, come (loom! We shall hac nae travellers here the night; wc’ll sup together, you and I. We'll try to imagine We're young, Mysic, Woman. and We’ll share a tumbler o’ toddy to mind us that ‘tis New Year's time." As he spoke, he started, listened. and smiled. UNDER THEIR OWN STEAM. J APS ARE CONCI‘CNTRATING. PLANS OF LINEVI’I‘CH Durham and Victoria Standard MlLLBRO OK ON T.. old the fig- A despatch from Tokio says: The Russian torpedo-boat destroyer Sil- ny, sunk in the harbm of Port Ar- thur during the siege-K has been re- floated > A despatch to the London Daily Mail from Hamburg says that. the K1 upps have received an ordel from Japan for sheet- -iron and guns tor the fleet of the value of $2,250 000. A ‘déspatch from St. "Petersburg says: Vice-Admiral Rojostvensky. in a 19th:! to, his family, says be ex- pacts to have fully recovered from the wounds received in the Battle of the Sea. of Japan by the middle of September, when he will start for Russia‘ with the permission of the Japanese Government. ROJ ESTVENSKY NEARLY AVELL appears to be to divide the Japan- ese into tWo or more bodies by com- pelling them to devote their atten- tion to their 1ch flank and thus pre- vent the cutting of the' iailxvay be- tween, Harbin and Vladivostm'k. '“mmfii'érs' 6f"'RuéSiuns are continu- ally surrendering as outcome of the revolutionary spirit which prevails thronghout the army, even among the higher ofiicurs. This is why Gen. Linevitt'h will probably assume the. offensive. There are . skirmishes between rival scouts daily, the men getting to within fifty yards of each other. The‘most advanced lines on both sides are so irregular and make so many sharp angles that each side is able to menace the enemy's rear. ' I?“ was opmml by a shabby old man in plain (h‘osQ, who bowed at the sight. of 1119 traveller. and Staml~ lug aside, gnu'ely invited him to enter. Doing so, the young man found himsoli in a hall, large and lofty, with a black and White stone paved floor and hvavy oaknn raftvrs. A faint. blue light was cast. from a The driver, quickly ulightiug‘. rang; the br-ll. while thv young man slowly unrollor‘ hichlf from his rugs. and ascongling the flight or stone stops, waving! the 10]) as the door was slowly ()pz-nf‘d. way. At length. howcvvr. a faint gleam of light. reassured him. In tWo minutes more the dam-art, stopped before ”1.0 door of the lonely housa. But the road was bad. and the progrosx was slow. At every turn {hwy Seemed to plunge (hm-per into the mire, until the stranger begun to think mat they had Inst their "What. is the drive through the grounds two miles long?” “Ay. is it!” The young; man loaned back and laughed to himself as tho carriage roiled throughnho gates and along a road which svenlod to wind into a dense black mass of Woodland. Here the Wing! whistler! more viroarily than evor, here the rain fell in a shower from the swaying- branches of the fir-trims. And the young man raised his face to rt'cv‘iVu the drops, and laughed. Then he got a fit of impatience and 11mm] the driver on. “Ay. nae door.“ said Hm drdi-r. “Then the old I001 at the inn lied. Ho told me it. was six milns to it. and we can’t haw come six." “We hue come four, sir; there is twa more to travel.” "A God-forgotten place.” he said at last. as the dogcart stopped, and the driver whistlod shrilly to call forth the lodgv-lwépor to open the gate. ‘Is this 11w entrance to the Castle?" It was blulc dark all round. Every hour the windfi-was increasing in vioâ€" lence. and 111:3“;gliilly rain fell with ceaseless pattex‘v-fi upon the ground. ’ he young man "R112 moodily silent by the driver's Sigh», never even mov- ing; save when a blast of wind struck him \vuth greater violence than usual. or the raindrops heat into his blinded eyes. V Mt‘sfrax‘x'h'ilg the dogcart containing the str . ‘cr L'avellcd very slowly along the «and. (her the Rob Roy be Without st. gm's than receive siccxn limâ€" mer’ugyts yon.” 01d Sampson bade the stranger good night and a God-speed on his journey. Mysic curtsicd and smiled, but, the young man took no heed. WithouL a look or a word. he crossed the thyoshold into the darkness, and the sound of wheels told them that he was being home away. “Lord preserve us u'!" muttered the innkcepcr. “He’s like an ugly wraith gung‘ing to 1.1m 110050 0' gleam.” said Sampson. “1 would Presently a slight click of the clock announced the half-hour. The strangw rose, drained on‘ the last of his teddy, paid the score, wrapâ€" ped his plaid around him. pulled on his hat, and hm; the door thrown open just as the noise. of Um wheels of the trap was heard again at the front door. Sampson smoked his pipe, and glanced alternately at the fire and at the dark face of the stranger, while Mysic quickly spread the cloth upon the table, and prepared the evening meal. ,. “Only szx miles, sir; but a gm.- somc road on siccau a night. I'm thinking you would be wise to bide home." ”And I think I should be a fool.” Neither spoke again. The young man sat with his feet upon the hob, and quietly sipped his buddy, gazing; moodily at the hands of the clock as they slowly travelled VESSEL REFLOATED JAPAN ORDERS G UNS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31. 1905. ME Pro\'isiox)s;}loa\'y Canadian short CUt POI‘k. $20 to $21;1ight short Cl“ 318 to $19; Amexican bcut clear l’cas;B()i]i12g, none; No. 2 in car lots, 84c to 85c. ‘ Potatoesâ€"New potatoes in bags or 80 pounds. 50c to 55c. H0“‘~‘Y-White clover in comb, 12c to 13': Der section in one pound sectionS:”extmct in 10-pmmd tins, 8c 10_96; if} 60-pmmd tins, 7c to Sc. Oatsâ€"Nd. 2, 420 to 43c per bushel. N9: 3. 410 old crop. Beansâ€"Choice p‘rimos, $1.65 to $1.70 per bushel. MiHl'cedâ€"Ontnho bran in bulk at $14. '50 to $15; Shorts $19 to $20; Manitoba bran in bums, $17 to $18; shosts, $20 to $21. hayâ€"No_ 1, $8.. 30 to $9 per ton on the track; No. 2, $7.50 to $8; clover, $6 to $6.25; clover mixed, $6.50 to $7. Grain â€"' Flourâ€" Manitoba spring wheat patents, $5.30 to $5.40; strong bakers‘, $5 to $5.10; winter Wheat Patents, $5.10 to $525, and straight rollers, $4.75 to $4.90 in WOOd, in bags $52.25 to $2.35; rolled oats, $2.40 to $2.42; per bag; pearl hominy, $1.85 to $1.90 in bags of 98 pounds; cornmeal, $1.45 t0_ 31-50 per bag. Ib‘wéâ€" Q J " ‘ N . 1.3:.t Continue fixm at 1c to 182c The run m mule gum-mg: 1 _ . ‘ ' ' ed Ladus Quotations an. unchungâ€" ; rnmnto Mnrkvt on File.- \ u . ‘ I I 9- ’ ’0 l0! bl 511‘» tns‘am tht and. “'Hh SONIC Balcd Strawâ€"Quiet and unchamé‘fl-‘d at $5.50 to $6 per ton i‘m' car 10W 011 truck hem, Bulcd Hayâ€"No. 1 timothy is I ed at $7 to $7.50 per ton for lots on track here, and No. 2 $6. Bllltt‘râ€"Qunmtions unchanged. Creamery, prints .. .......... 22c to do solids ...... .. ....'.zlc Dairy 1b. rolls, good to choice .ISC do medium . ...... 170 do tubs. good to choice 17c do inferior ............... 15c Checsoâ€"QllutaLions are much: at 1150. to 112C. Peasâ€"43.30 to (360, at outside points. Rolled Outsâ€"(Tar lots in barrels are quoted at, 61.75 on Huck hero in bags at, $47.50; " :1, 1m r0 for broken lots here and 4th outside. (Jornâ€"(funudismâ€"Nomimu. .130 Lu 54¢, (I‘hzxtham Heights. Amvria-an firm at 620 to (52.1.0, for In. 3 yellow, lake and rail frughts. Harleyâ€"Non" or old, 3th to outside paints. :‘.('L'<.’l‘(iill‘~j,' 10 Ryeâ€"Dull, 571: to SEC 111. points. Millfoodâ€"Ontarioâ€"Bran, $11.50 to 313 Der ton in car luts, at outside points. shorts, $17 to >312), ucco.ding to quality. Manitoba ln‘un $17, Shorts fiv 9, Toronto and equal freight points. ()uts-uflélic to 29c for \‘n. 11. new for export; old, 36c to ETC. at out.â€" sido points. Wheatâ€"Munituhuâ€"No. .1. northern for ()clolwr duiivcry was ()h'uz'vd hurc on \v\'cdncsday at 90c, luko pan-ls. Cash quotatiuns zu‘czâ€"Nn. 1 nurtu- ern, (“510;"); N0, 3 nortlu-l'n easier, 866 (.0 Sage, lake pm'ts. Flourâ€"Dcalers’ bcsL bid for 90 per Cent. patents for export. is $3.10, buycrs’ sucks, east or mm. Muniâ€" tolm prices are unchunguh l-‘irst. patents, $5.30 Lo $5.40: second 1m- tents, $5 to $5.10; bakcrs', $1.90 to $5. TOIH )N'I‘O MA I {KI‘ITS Wheatâ€"()nturinâ€"Ncw, I‘io. and white, Tie 10 760; um. 780. at outside points. How spring nominal. The grave servant stood in the hall to rocoive him again. A}: hp :21)- pronchod. the diningâ€"mom door was thrown Widv upon. Assuming: a” 1h:- airs of a gram]sviwu-nr.1w ms about to enter 11w mom. \vlwn sud- denly his ($7va1! 11;:(ni:1110!1}w('t which made him pause right in the shadow of {ho door. (To be Continued.) HP prom-MIN! to mnkn his 1oilut carufully. “"th he had finishnd. ho began to feel quihx chum-fill. and as he dosvondod the stairs Iu- whistlul a lin-Lv air. 1111111111 1111111111 “Whow! a Warm reception to giw- to an afloctimmto nephnw." mid our tun-Her, Whvn he found himsnlf alone. “I begin in think the old fool is daft, indvod! But. ul'h-r all. thnrv's mothod in his 111511va5. A good dinner is: by no mmnx 10 lie despisml aftnr such a. journoy.” “Dinner will be served in ten minâ€" utes, sir,” said the man, as ho dost-(1 the door. It. was shubbily, ovm moanly. fur- nished, dimly lighted, and sombre- looking. Old moth-outer} hangings droopcd about. the doors and win- dovvs, while from the walls gazed down the forbidding faces of the lairds ol‘ Linnc for many generations past. ()pprcssod by the intense gloom of the place, the young man shiverod, and was about, to draw near the faint spark of fire which flickered in tho g‘atc, when Ihv room door opened, and the servant again upper: rod. “The Iaird's complimvnts. and will you be phased to tak' your dinner? He'll maybe git: himsvlf the plcnsurc of seeing you later on.” The young man started, but said nothing: than hl' mudu a movmnvnt of assent. and follmwd his guide up to a sin-oping ronm nvorhmd. Instead of taking a chair, the young man turned on his heel, and looked Svarchingly around the room. ' "The laird is nae better," returned the man, gloomily, as, bowing; again he. lcd‘the way across the hall, and, opening the (tour, motioxwd him to enter, "If you will be pleased to talc’ a, chair, I will inform the laird that you are here,” he said; then he noimdc-ssly closed the dam and re- tired. "How is my uncle?” he (juigkly. lamp which hung suspended from the rafters. MONTREAL M A lUi ETS COUNTRY PRODUCE 1"“! nf‘ain light and, with some demand 1 UIIIOUW i5 (Wm: V1191: all ki_u(js prjqes now “75:11 wit;- a‘.... .mn" REE MIRROR r In"). 3 red old. 77!: tn (Rouse. and Tc 18c 76 180 in: 16c unchanged 15C. 11". quality. omsidc "Dc "30. asked ‘~..'. CLIP Female Pafient of London Asylum Commits Suicide. A‘ dospatch from London, 0nt., says: Left to herself for five minutes, Mrs. Eliza Jane Millar, of Strath- my, a patient at the Insane Asylum, committed suicide by hanging at 8 o’clock on Thursday morning. The Woman, who was about 62 years of age, was a victim pf melancholia. do ouch ............... 2.00 Hogs, selects. per cwt 7.10 do lights ................ 6.85 do fats .................. 6.85 do rough to com.... 2.00 Bulls ........................ 1.75 Milch cows, ouch ......... 30.00 Export (ewes. per cvst. 4.0 do bucks, per cwt 3.0 do culls, vach ......... 3.00 Spring; lambs. each ...... 5.50 Calws, per lb ............ 3.} 13.111061. 7‘ '. ' Export cattlv, choice..$«1.50 $4.75 (in goml to mulliumu 4.20 4.40 do uthcx's .............. 4.00 «1.30 Bulls ........................ 3.50 4.00 Cows 3.00 3.75 Butchcrs' picked 4.10 4.40 good to Choice 3.90 4.10 fair to gOUd 3.40 8.80 (10 common ...... 2.50 3.25 do, Cows .................. 2.50 3.5 Bulls ....................... 2.5 3.50 Feeders ..................... 3.60 4 .00 .do medium ............... 3.30 3.60 do bulls .................. 2.50 3.50 Smokers, good ..... 3.50 3.80 HUFFALO GRAIN MARKET. Flourâ€"Quiet and steady. Wheat, wintur llx‘m; N0. 2 mil, 84c; No. 2 whim, 330, (form firm; N0. 2 yellow, 60.1w; No 2 corn, 59-10- ()ats strong N0. 2 whitv. 29c; No. ‘3. mixed, 27:0. Dark-y, ()hio, sold at, 45c. HM: unâ€" settled; No. 2, (52¢: asked. Canal f!‘oi;.z;hts slowly. Iiay-â€"A fair-Ty: brisk da‘mnnd gives a firm undertone to the marl.et for bah-d hay. fat hack. Si‘.)..~30 10 $20.75; com-l BUSINEBS FOR BAILIFFS. pound lax-(l, Bic to l3.‘_.c; (funndian’ â€"â€" pun-u 111le, 1011: to 11¢; kctLlu ,-;.n_ Report of the Inspector of Divi- (h-rul. 11c according to quality sion Courts of Ontario. hams, 121' to 11£cio 11:3, according to 51/11; Lawn. 13:: to 110- fwsh 1121- A dcspatch from Toronto says: â€" mi .liulll()ll hops. SHE; alixo, $1-3 The report of 1904 of the Inspector to $7 .41) 101' 111ixml lots. of DiVision Courts, just, issued, indi~ Eggsâ€" â€"Straigm stock, 317 go to- catus :1. giaduul incrvase since 1900 111 19c: No. 1 ““4th 11.1.; to ‘ _'.()c :Lhc number 01 suits entered and the Imitcrâ€"C‘hoim (t1‘1\;11'11c-1“\’.‘2:..'c to nmoUHt of claims collected. The 23;“ undci'g‘l'ntlus, my, to 22.1.13; lain-rest, Volume of business done in dairy. 1R0 to 2(‘,(', [the-71am 12:3 “-1115 “as in 1880.whc11 ()aiSâ€"i'i‘icvs shuw liillc change. «'3 suils \wru entered, the claims Hulk-(i Unisâ€"ho in 011V 1‘. nmni- announting to $2,“)77231‘13.0‘5.111 m1] (lmnzmd and the tooling on the 1900 UNLV 3S 036 sluts Were entered, market is vasicr iWith claims an""<gi‘~l‘“g -21,202, 745.- C'oimm-ulâ€"l' 01111 In minv 1's in mod-' 31 Les your thcio wcxc 40 630 crate IL‘qllQSLr lsuiils and the claims amounted to _ it. ,_A- The corx'nslmndmxt of the ’l‘imr-s at St l’otcrslnurg says:â€"â€""'l‘11ursdayhas (:cn. Linovitvh's forces are now probably 10t woo stronger than Knuruputkin's were. "The Ira-c bulanm at the treasury is now £12.500JM10. About £14,000.- 000 or $15,000,000 “ill be paid by the banks for the September loun, thus creating a free balance of about $27,500,000. The m-w ytur will 1.11d Russia mm a free balance. without further loans. of from $510,000,000 1U £20.000JJUU. Under the law the State Bank pussussvs the right to issuu‘ about £30,000,000 more paper ugninSL L119 prusmt gold rcwn‘k'c. now amounting to LSl’),-§OU,000, besides $120,000.000 ubmml. Additional war expvnsus, besides the regular military nppl'opriuti(m::, (ll‘l? about, £80,005,- 000 yearly. H is admitted that the “1 can state posi chly that the Gov- cmmcnt's dedsitm not. to pay one Denny as indemnity or reimburse- ment, or whatever Japan may term it, in any fox m is irrmocable." The sum-3 authority declared that; the Japanese had presumed no new proposilizfna', formally at least, and Lhal the entire question of peace or war depends, according to the For- eign (mice, on the disposal of the de- mand fox an indunmlty. The co: res- pomh-nt proceeds to "he the folio“- in: statement hum u must compe- mund for an indomnlty. The pondunt prom-eds to "he the inf statement item a most (out; official quarter: l’xussidcnt Rocscvclt's message. the contents of winch are still unknown. The correspondent adds that the ac- credited spokesman of the Foreign (”lieu on ’J‘hursduy afternoon said:â€" The Standm'd’s correspondent at St. l’chJ-glurg says thap United SLatc-s Ambassador Meyer still main- tains an absolute silence regarding his brief ixltvrvicw of fifteen minutes with the Czar on Thursday. Reports k'cm the palace say that; the Czar did not. display any desire to discuss BEHSWN IS IRREVGCABLE Russia ‘Will Not Pay One Penny as Indemnity. The St. HANGED HERSELF. S'l‘l LL “A S HO 1 ’ES CAT'I‘LF. M A RK E’l‘ C. W RICHARDS, Publisher and PrOprietor zuw tho uwrugc." 11L adds that the conditiuns could From :10 to 40 are taken to the daily. 'J'lw citizuns rs into their own 2 oti'cringr at the on 'J‘uesday was 5.50 10.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 3.10 4.00 6.10 4.40 4.10 3.80 3.25 3.80 3.00 RD .50 A despatch from Brandon Man. says: â€"\\'o1d has been received of an accident that occurred at lla31icld at i 7 0 clock on Thursday evvnin". Mr. Daniel Mel’hce. a larmcr who lives 1j11st opposite 1110 'Uaviield post-office, “as cutting v11<ut in a field near his house “hen a number of children. among; them his own. e11Lored the field 311. Mcl’hec ordered them gaWay, and they apparently obeyed, gas he noticed them some distance away, near the house, a few minutw later. ‘ As he was passing with his binder at a point near his house he was startled by a my that came from the wheat c ose by. ‘A hurried investi'ra- tion showad his little 3-year-old son Jack with his leg taken off just. abow the knee The distracted fath- er hurrieo‘iy sent for medical aid, but the little fellow died “ithin an hour of the time of the accident. The boy had uandered auay from his comâ€" panions and was completely hidden by the tall grain, which had reached an unusually heavy growth. Binder Severed leg With Fatal Result. to $4 ,479.44 Among last, year's claims, 2,210 were for Slims of $100 to $200, which previously wnuld havu gone to the courts. 0)“ claims not exceeding 310 there were 9,967. On these the saving; in costs is about $10,000. $1.729,572.06.'1‘hc increase is at- tributed to the um 01' settlements, and the manufacturing and lumbering districts and ciLi The culloctions are $21,502.65 in excess of those of last year. It is held that Very many suits are settled by parties out 01' court. on account of the cats" facilities afforded. 71,7 3 suits \wru entered, the claims amounting to $2.5 77,333.03. 1:! 1900 only 38.686 suits were entered, with claims aggngating $1,202,745.- 31. Last. your there were 40,630 suits, and the claims amounted to A dos )atch from Toronto say“:â€" Thc lopurt of 1904- of the Inspector of Division Courts, just, issued, indi~ catus a gradual increase since 1900 m the number 01' suits entered and the amount of claims collected. The largest. \‘01Umc of business done in the last 2.3 “-urs “as in 1880. when | The correspondent of the London E‘I‘imcs at St. Petersburg 5353;- I"I“rom the best informativm there is llittlc doubt that PreSidcut Rouse.- chlt's cfi'mts for peaCc haw failed An important meeting of the J’oard gof 1‘ Olcxgn Aflairs was held on Fri- jday afternoon. at which leht jLamsdurfi‘ conferred with the mem- Ibers with regard to the latent de- ‘VcIOpmcMS. After the conference coum. "Lamsdorfl’s rcprcsumrnive ‘saidzâ€" A despatch from Tokio says: Count Katsura. the Prime Minister, is re- c iving hundreds of telegrams; let- ters and nwmorials urging :he Gov- ommvm 1n insist on the peace terms as originally proposed. It is undorv stood that the Government adheres to the demand for an indemnity. “If Japan persists in reimbursa- mcnt the oulluok for peace is «x- trem-g-ly discouraging. In my “pin- ion Russia will not pay any indom- nity. T understand that the ploni~ po'ontiarios agt‘cn to transfer a por- 1ion of the railway: to China. from Whom Russia is entitled to rem-it's its valuv. In the present comli- 1inns I would approve the handing over of that money to Japan 10 purchase Haghalion. which is equiva. lent 1. an indemnity. which is a more playing with words." INSISTS 0N INIWI‘MNITY. "Tho Boursc opened buoyant on Saturday becauSo. or optimistic 101v- grams. but the buoyancy gave 91am. to profound depression when ”in brokers became convinced that Pct- orhof would not give way." The correspondent of the Lnnriun Standard at St. Pctersburg‘ pron-s Privy Councilor Kokovtscfi, the Min- isler of Finance. as folio " ‘Wo are ”in constant communica- ti m with M. do \'itte, Who has 1010- gxaphed many suz3 "gestinn< hm I as- sure you that the: situation has; un- dergone no change. We still refuse to consider indemnity in any shape or manner or form.’ CHILD KILLED BY FATHER brought the conviction that the high- est influencw are at Work here as well as in Portsmouth to bring about peace. This, added to the oplimistic telegrams, keeps alive the hupes of settlement. The Bourse has respond- ed to this sanguine tenm-ncy. "The principal factor is reengnized to be the personal negotiations of President Roosevelt. and the Czar. IL is regarded as significant that the Czar has not closed the avenue to further negotiations. It is “hisper- ed that President Roosevelt has a de- termined ally among the Czar's kins- men who is striVing hard to counterâ€" act warlike counsels." LAST EFFORT HAS FAILED