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id MI i! 4“ some 10 per cent. mt mm seemed unworthy, of names. and L .10;- my part, still eat prefixed ‘0 mg any moment at our MW‘ Mt. “we could am! you the m9! “9" my drawled Mes at length- “But should we know you’d ”014 “9 you‘wogmemgandmm” we an article. ‘8'70 selected ‘9‘ He was smoking cigarettes out of a. twenty-five box; the tradesmen and I had cigars. Raffles 33th with a pregnant eye, and it was only too clear to me that hisfians had miscar. fled. I could not help flanking, how- ever, that they deserved to do so 11 ,he had counted upon buying credit for all but £400 by a we paymeyt “On the 9 A. M. train? mused M- 11433, “and I’ve heard no-end yarns about the joolers’ atom in Pan-us. But that ain’t fair; don’t you take no noticeo’ that. I‘mtryin' «Dogma: way out. You, sir!” “I wish yomcould, sir” the je'eller laid with feeling. “It Isn't 38.11 we hadn’t seen the color at your money. Butcertadnmles lam sworn toob- serve; it isn‘t sad! I was in business for myself, andâ€"yon say you start for Paris in the morning!" 7 36!: in take. Quixotic mu. "Slim try in' to figure a way out. In, air. that’s what ~l‘m tryin’ to 69;” A “1mm you we was atowln‘ with hienda." said Men. who was not angry. tholuh thwarted and crushed. “But that): right. 311'! Oh, that's dead right. and I‘m the thjo gak M 5" l ‘1‘» mg m “Neatly lament ll towed me a 53:4 she weld “h a museum am am) but wmm ll was man“ could um ll “males! 3 “New: lil “Mlawblemmmmhl was Alma m am my mum“ mm «mum m (“in m a“: and bmawdl Md Mm Ml“! mwmmenramsmywemuldmt. “WW a Nuance (said m} w New ua tram N09 Yuk" «am I cum know you. nonunion.“ m Jeweller exclaimed. “I haven‘t even the name at your hotel!“ Ante ammo: What an .9 not choose? There was her was. .amemnm . new ”B. udthenmneetwm mum no. then mtheme we a diamond leek new»! games)! he: genteé:_ ‘1‘ at m g9 be “Right any,” Me: was saying. "We'll choose for her, and you’ll! change anything one don't like. 13 m: the Idea?” ”That was my an “on. air.” "Then come on. rs. I 2"“! no now “191 we. ‘ .II new no elm” W “That‘- my" «and W “Ir-ma be dead mm 1 all“. But gen, my boy. you gotten 1 mil. ind don‘t ‘1“ Mt It.” A had evidently been paid for, and I voyaged to the moon. wondering why and how. I was recalled to this planet by a deluge of gems from the jewel- ler's hag. They lay alight in their cases like the electric humps above. We all three put our hads together over them, myself withott the sllght- eet clue as to what was coming, but anawm‘zlmw um past. It was only my own attitude that-was changed, - - war. the mythical lady. _ 3pm my sister, had just become engaged to Rules, who seemed all anxiety to pin her down with guts of price. I could not quite gather whose gift to .whom was the diamond ring, but it fifimmgm a m gamma: 0!! mm»; elm; 1.60 not dwell upon my on mysti- Iatlon'in all this. I merely pause to state that I was keenly enjoying that very element. Nothing could have bean more typical of Mes and the Why Refer to Doctors 358:?me “when“ agno’IM”m Q‘fi‘hVé‘ifié‘? fi‘m‘i% RAFFLES Weatherrand ‘wateEproof. comfutable. and made In stand any wear. All styles. “The mark of quaiity" on the genuine ‘ feet, ch'ilblains 'and misery, unless your feet are tected by w Lugnbwlfm'f and Boots. ANN“? MINNIE F r556, snowy 9r sloppy w_eather mains cdld, wet Because we make medicines for (£35: They know all about Ayer’s Cherry Pec- toral, so they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, weak lungs, consump- tion. They trust it. Then you can man! to trust it. Sold for over sixty'years. mun-um!“ ,, w «ulcer-em 1.5% °~ “Nor will they, as a matter of fact. Meanwhile, Bunny, 1 may call upon you to W of the boodle.’ “I’m on for any mortal thing!” #1 kyow you are and I knew ’03 â€";']§fit tfiey oughta't to open it marrow.” boxes, aren’t they? I only wished they contained a better cigarette. but a. notorious brand was essential. A box of Sullivan: would have brought me to life tomorrow." “Yen mm!» me h «mm mu m m! we ac “Why «mm m gen m m was m (19?” me In the cab which We took to the vi emit: oi the nut I van Instantly aunt» bed for ukihg gq'tiutiohc which the driver might mi overhear. and i took the ha nine mm a little to hem. 1 mum in neither head not tail of mm» dating: with the man mm Regent ntmt mu! m hhtumiiy in uiaiuve‘q n to the mmwhih‘m of it his e an med“ m m in ”fig euuttauu am 829% exit. it“ am {5‘3” mt: til “its!!!“ muted me with a ham! M fihgfieniafl Hit! m 838 mile mu ““111 chance you having another ring in the store the dead spit of mine” , hug hed Men as he relinquished the w- 118“. it disoriented into the trades- And now, Mr. Robin-on. I hope you’ll npprecinte my true hoo- Ntlnt! in not altering vou mm! to drink while business was m pro- gress. That's Chateau Margaux. 912-. Mid I should judge it's what you’d call In elghteenmzjat Varticle.”_ _ ‘ tor: nary; butuncehewastaklngallhia goods away with him, the sold with the unsold, his sentimental objections noon fell to the ground. He packed necklet. ring and star with his own hands in cotton wool, and the cigar- ette' box held them so easily that at the last moment. when the box was closed and the string ready, Ramlea very nearly added a diamond bee brooch at £51 103. This temptation. however, he ultimately overcame, to the other's chagrin. The cigarette box was tied up, and the string sealed. oddly enough, with the diamond o! the ringthathadbeenboughtandpaid -w “v They Ind; and the thin: was done. The trademan did not 11h it: an mm ya _ ammo}! unqoqet T'W'l‘é’f éo 53, r QW;§5 “:5 fin“; £359» 1 $53!“ 6: “gatamm 91:31: Josiétim ,‘tm ”WV”? 'n‘. '2‘»; awmmmmm 'Dup. am ham?“ mu me when you 1 :0th an at “Very well," I “bed. "But to- morrow it is!” And the marrow it really was. I saw the porter that night and. I still think. bought his ublolnto db- gianeo tor the second coin d the realm. mmimiugm 0m- medioo had man'ied the week before, nor was any fellow-practitioner taking his workâ€"at least not that considerable branch of it that cow sisted of Mesâ€"during his brief ab- sence from town. There were rear sons, deligltfnlly obvious to us. why such a plan would have been highly unwise in Dr. Theobald. I. however, was sendinghlmdailyscreedsnnd both matutinal and nocturnal telegrams. the composition at which worded Mes not a little Wt. Well. then, whenâ€"when?" I began to re- peat. \ “Tomorrow it you like.” ‘ “Only to look? ’ The limitation was my one regret. “We must do so, Bunny, before we leap.” , _ _ - - and: A- *‘fie'sdoner {he' better, whne am Theobald’s away on hisAhoneAymoonf Think! I seized his am. “When? When? When?” I asked like; quick-firing gqn. __ We peoed the eool. bleak lead: with our bare feet. We might ilnd some hldlntnleoe for a night; that. I on: meld. would be our only chance." “Here you ever been thereibelore?“ “Not ninoe they got the one good. portable piece which I believe that they exhibit now. 1th 1 long time since I read or itâ€"I can’t remember whereâ€"but I know they have got 3 gold cup of sorts worth level-cl ~thou- sands. A number at the minor-ally rich clubbed together and presented it to the nation, and two of the richly immoral intend to We 1t tor them- selves. At any rate we might go and have a look nt it, Bun}. .don't you think?" rfih’i’l new; and no and nothing for a tune, ramming t hostile though a silent critic, while we ppoed tho “And how do you propose to got enough um," 1t Ian I Inked. “to make it worth while “Ah. there you hove it." Inc M. let. "I out: propose to molt” no your» out 1:th cunt. “And how am you going to get rid of your 'gold 2" said I pertinentiy. “Nothing easier. mv dear rabbit," “layournoomotcoldaroomhnot sovereigns?” Ramos laughed eerily at my scorn. “No, Bunny, it’s principally in the shape of archaic ornaments, whose value, I admit, is largely extrinsic. But gold, from Phoenicia to Klondike, and it we cleared the room we should eventually do very well.” “HOW?" Â¥ - “I should melt it down into a nu:- get and bring it home from the U. S. A. tomorrow.” "And then?" "Make them my unit: hard ash acme: the counter of the Bank of England And you can niche them.” Soéfifiici min with our'bm toot may u m._ ‘ . A Jubilee Present. (Copyright 1901 by Chan. Scribgcr’l Sou.) mammary.” “' am"; wk (“If 9! ”HOT: mm Mt b0: 1W-~ The mm «bane am as] tho mm , mm “Namath. mi he Wanton MMMIWtM mum» ”Irma, ”when lnmthr-almofmmu The boon had arrived that MIN. “d the Mn: speech was the am result. I could sword to Inca-e the tandem «Ides. hbiaier.‘wmia the apparent contention was so manltnstly unsound. The Room of Gold in the British Inseam is probably well enough known to the inquiring alien and the travelled American. A true Londoner however, I myself had never hen-J of it until Rallies equally propoaod um “MK 22% I a - h". w, um: MAM” oumnhw "U i "The older I grow. Bunny. the less I thinker your smiled precious stones. When did they ever bring in ”their inst-hot vsiue in e. s. (1.? There wu the first little crib we ever crooked togetherâ€"yon with your in- nocent eyes shut. A thousnnd pounds that etui! wss worth. but how my hundreds did it setusily fetch? The Ardsg h emeruids weren't much bet- ter old Lsdy Meiroee's neckhoe wee hr wane. but thst iittie let the other night has shout finished me. A cool hundred for [nods priced we“ over her. and £35 to come oil for hsit. nieceI we only get It tanner for the tin thou tsudpuldmrilkewensss i'ii eho it I ever touch it diamond mini Not if It wss the Kohinoor- these new wheekiti eteiies ere tee ii hiiowti. em! to them up is to ei-eeee their vet tie hy urithmt tie‘eii‘e. Besides. um 15 I! ’0 teatthem em“ :‘fit “fit.“ ewuyeei‘eem Miners?“ ' i wiee en te are at M tehis titular. '.' 2 teem eereen was. ee What we git; sgeew tee DRO “we ee 9-- NM “aid is me it en en basins“ “it“: “. ulna m0- No. 8 of the Series. lt ll none of my business to demrlhe the loomed Room or Gold, with which I. for one, was not n little din. appolnted. The glass easel. whlch both ill! and line it. my eon- tnin unique enmplea ot the (old- unlth'l irt ln time- .und pluses of which one hand enough in the course of one's classical education: but. from 3 professional point of View. I would u lie! have the mucking of 3 single window in the West End :3 the pickofull thoeelvolll of Etruâ€" rln and of ancient Greece. The gold maynotbesosofitultappears. but it certainly looks to though you could bite oi! the bani-ens ends of the spoons, and stop your own teeth in dnlnc an. -.Nar alum!!! I ma fol” “And Jolt! u out boots. and add up the eon: um! loci of our win! You have that to we. Bunny. an! N! an you‘ve Mod two pun at Manon new mother a the toot! This 1- a“! .I "cumin“! mach tn. And hm wean." 7 “A hundred ml maniac am «on this to th e m emu.“ we mm». "hm mum? {ha mm. lumweomdeo hmtmwm 0|“. 3‘ fl ‘9 CM ‘16 “0M. MN I. {"9 “gauge; Mm mm “mm m M New which. hm. whether you M u at new“ “8m ‘1 as! “out in mm- phee MI ‘1“ “0th M Ml mm W: mm antenna“. only tn MI. MN mum out w m m“. mm My mum do!“ the whole. show that mun“ libâ€"Ila ibt'mdenmd until m cm. to the mo» lending to a. Room of cold. when he mud to no for u Wk m}"a23'AE£hâ€"1Ixiét"mge"‘ 7 that; and certainly the short summer nights gave the channels of w and as- phalt and the continent: of rick and mortar but little time to cool. At garnish platoon: the n were moonlng mature all of the grimy colonnde, nnd the stelwnrt jun!- ton looked lees etnlwnrt than new, as though thelr models were too heavy for them. I remained some hnhltnnl Readers going to their hhor under- neeth the due; at more vulton we eeemedmouthenret. ___ __A -vâ€" â€"v_- V "Than the room.” and Moo. who hod bought tho two-penny guide. on we studied It openly on the unrest bench; "number a. untur- Ind sharp round to the right. Como on. Bunny!” _ - ._ _ . "Hé'n. led the m m “knee. but mm u long methodiepl aqua whlclg It was oneflol those glowing dm vlllch wlll nothe taxman b! may ‘11: were :1: coin at the tune. 11:. Diamond Jubilee was upon us, the Queen’s weather had already set in. Mes. indeed, declared it we: as_ hot "WW." vwv‘l "" wow-GE: unm'm w mt. (II III! Ca r36 1" s . Little HvenPills. ABSUIIIIE SEUIIIIITY. equipped factorlea In the whole country. the moat skilled workmen on the ceatlnent and the best materials money can buy combine to produce this result. Reliable dealer. always repommend Eighty per cent. ohm the brushes sold in Canada”. Boeckh goods. The host What! out NOR “IAN ’ ’ . lunwtmu With NM“ m mum. at mum. M mom. ”I m ll'll. III mum. I'll WU “II. ”I "I‘M“ “1'9“!” mm MN 10 H mm mum- maul. BM. 0“! Mi “Thou shall I tell you what I'll do?" he cried, with a sudden clutch It the whhtbchain on his chest." The whistle low cut. but It never reached tulips. There watchmen! Immnkedouhlehnmlldh- charged :11 but simultaneously. and themreeleduunxtmenothsti mmwhelpatchhxhhnuhe Forumsmntveauthneustened. andBafllesmrlsht- Thenlnw twothlngshoneglance. Mum stopped a. few inches backward and stood poised upon mound“ mmmmmamth moses. 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I mm mm m u ‘rmm IN!“ m “an m N I MM“ “You appear to be single-handed." observed Men. “In that wise?” The note of anxiety m arm”! caught: it was ut once persons! and “minted, that at the enthal- uuo mm. m7 at. tame-I1 trauma which few mm” in h. an mason. And. to be Im- a” three of u now Ind tn]: treuury to ourselves. One or two other: land beenthonwhenweuumbntlfl' they were 3090- _ - A A- __01 AL- My; and lay flat I M- thu‘t 311.“ nld lulu w'fly. “But Mandy, amour. u 3 unable thin: likethhqnno ate In I use like “sue enouzh :- long I! I‘m hm“ revue; the other between 8?!!! 1°" and stout earnest. W studied his hoe: he was still watching Rail“. udxnumoyeonthembothwlth- out pawn: in ‘1” 3°”: ._ t .. “Thole m m from the mortu- dolnotstmeo. uldho ' ' ' “‘trmluconton roller 0 ‘ ' mot tho uncut specimens 01 la klnd.’ I should think it no! 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