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He shook Sek '1 "No; you -are' quite mistaken |" Now, promise that if Mr. Boniface | In agrees, you will all come too." "Vi '" v "Whore are they 'going' 161" he' exclaimed, glancing into the inner room where Roy was WIgpping a' thick sofa - blanket about: Bigrid's shoulders. 'Out into the garden to hear the bells, T dare say," she replied. 'We generally go out if it is fine." - "Let, us.come 100," ha said ; and they left the bright room and went out into the dusky veranda; pacing silently to and fro absorbed in their own thoughts, while the Ohristrias bells rang Jagé #he had bee gent off i n 'and laughtet quiet- 4 a" wi eh Bonitice ed their nightly game of back- mon ; Roy and» Sigrid had a g tete-a- ini the little wingeroom; Cecil | sat down at ie piano' and began to play Men- dlssohn's " Christmas pieces; and F@ithiof threw himself back in the gfeat, arm-chair close by her, list- ing half dreamily and with a rest- Il 8éiise of pause in his life that he d never before known. He. de- ed nothing, he reveled in the ise of freedom from the love ich for so long had been a wis- fy to him; the very calm was goodswill;: goodwill and peace, ; Peace and 'good-will to' all mean- kind.» { / But, the other two, down in a sheltéred path wt the end. of the garden were not silent, nor did the listen. very .much-to.the-bells "Bigrid,"" said Roy, "haye. you forgotten that you made me-a pro- mise last- June?' : "No," she said, her voice tremb- ling, 4 little, "I have not. forgot- ten.' i '1 Bn ""You..promised that when Frith iof was cleared I might ask you. for. your answer,' 'b OUHERCT LER 8he, raised hei face: to his in the I dim starlight. , JPL > irit] 'Yes, 'I did promise." Masie hat gentlier on the spirit "And th¥ answer is.' i ; ived. 1]. oacd love you... oY TizAd 1s tired pyelids pon hited, pres; 1) hersoft Norse Wordd were spoken Fopen or 30 woll haw you read | hardly above 'her breath, yet Roy Bt" to me after I had been ill.' | kne hey ;. Be Tek: o/'little thin ved volume{ heart allihis hte long. prissthe ; hook shelves beside her My, datling 1!" he sald, "taking d turned over the leaves. He | Der in his arms. 'Oh, if you knew Int forward to look over he, and | what the waiting has been * me | NEY they ved th PETE GF But-it was my -own-fault-al-my "poem. By read thie iret part of; own fault. I ought to have trust- "Ft; is Norway," he said. "What ed your instinct befous my iowa Fea- » | be sad, son." ; uld better describe it! "No, no," she said, 'You will not be a true lotus- him; "I think I was hardiand bit. tor till you are there once more,' ter that day; you mut-fofgive me. Cecil, glancing at him. For for I was so very unhappy. Don't Samy content was gone, and jo. speak of it any more: I-hate } 3 H ron » ¥'That is begutiful,"" he said, en the music ceased. "After all pre is no one like Mendelssohn, is so human." 'You look: like rone of the lotus: ers," efid Cecil, glanding at oe precisely what I feel like,' : witha simile. © "Perhaps it beause you have been giving: me which she quite un- to thi tagatoed had-... taken... ite--place.{ '0, {Dik © Ba i ! ont you think, now that all is tween us again," he id, still' so. different, you might perhaps go keeping Iris arm round her 'as they there next summer' ghe added. walked on _ "No," he replied, 'you must not | (ro ay . o. I will not go back ill No; never again," she repeat- free man and can look every ed; "never again. I know I am the face. The prospect of too proud and independent, and I free so much sooner than I suppose itis to crush down my pride that I have to come to you goted ought, to be enough fi, 1, (AY J, have to position and sly me. Buppose we build 8 in the air; that is surely. the | money, and--" ; thing to do on Christmas. oy Fo To ar, When at last these debts are: "You know 'they are nothing to oleared, let us all go to Norway to- . y 8 Hor. 1 know Mr. Bonifade | 23 yOu know that I can never feel would be enchanted with it, and Suh th do' seein. very little tl Age evi ce ; ithe hors and ihe Geiran: |80tly. "I thought it over, and it gor nd 'we must show you Olde. seems to me like this--the proof of i : your love to me is that you take Jon, where we 50. often spent the me poor, an exile, more -or less Summer holiday." burdened with the past; the proof . ~ "How delightful it would be! of my love to you is that I Kill my Said Gesil "would," say 'will.' pride--and yield." It would have Be replied, 1 shall 0b rc ah seemed Jpoasible to. He (Shs } bug 'ly enjoy it unless we all go to- iow I Ob, Boy 4. ow Ve you gether, 'a huge party.' "I think we should be rather in . * * , ix the way," she said. 'You would| "And about Frithiof 1" said Roy, ave so many old friends out there, | presently. "You will "explain: to ould want to get rid of us. |him and make him understand that % you remember the old lady|I would not ot 80 outspoken at Balholm |up his home? ; 8 | We tried to be friendly and| "Yes," she replied, *'I will tell let her feel lonely and out him; but I think not.to-niglht. ust ; x till to-morrow let it be only for our- e recolleo: elves, Hark [the clocks are strik] ig twelve knew" that they would ring, in his |.f for the world break th And man is blewsed. Christ was born for < Cecil, glancing u the carol 'was e , read her sec Tet in her happy, glowing face. She rose from the piano. 4 "4A Happy Christmas to you," she aid Kiesg hari both cheeks. 5 "We have been out in the garden, right down in 'the 'lower path, and you can't think how lovely the bells sound," 'maid Bigrid. 3 Then, with a. fresh stab of pain '&t Her heatt she thought of Frith- iol's spoiled, life ; :she. looked wi fully across at him, conscious that her-love for Roy had only deepened her love her, Was he never to know more satisfying than the bbing freed from the heav of suspicion ! ~Was" he only te know thé" pain of Jove? - All her fivstide- sire to keep her secret' to herself died away as she Jooked at him, endif' another minute hér ha oh "hi¥ arth Deny old bay," she: said to him in Norse, "won't you comé'into the! garden with. me for a dew minutes?" bt dG Bo they went out together site the starhight and 'Wa ered down to the sheltered path where dhe and tons ted egl Ene been for us all I"' ghe said; -thought- 3 rt tava yaaatas ff » Faby Bod 'Bow little we Foot. of SET ad Rrihtat RA at her whe 3 happy if I told you of a now happiness that 4 ging to y trying to read her face. . = ~ "'Are you.sure of that?' she said, 'the tears rushing to her eyes, 'Oh, o- [1 T-66uld quite believe you, Frith iof;-how-happy I should be!" : "Why should you doubt me 1' he asked. "Come, I-have guessed your secret, you afe going to tell me that--"' . "That Roy will eome dayibs your brother as well as your: friend,'" She said, finishing his sentence for "He caught her hand in. his' and held it fast. "I wish you joy, Sigrid, with all|g my heart. This puts the finishing touch' to our Christmas hapiness."" |. "And Roy has been 'making: sich plans,' said Rigrid, brushing away r tears; "he says j the wall there is a charming little house back to back, you know, with for 'of course he will never us to he Separated. He told me that 8 one, and it will just hold us ull; wist-. for those. belonging to able, for' afew days agd a valuable animal' which vas bon consigned wl to her fro eland uffocated cated on Bade con: signment loss will mean so neighborhood if : 85,000; ext year the joifi the! Finke-ot the sdciety women who, have . .a number of} raha vi bi conspicuous ies' : Kennel| | element. in the, Li Club. . ov HT ---- id A WOMAN AS SHIP SURGEON. | "Do yao "'..8he began, fal-| British' Board of Trade Law Does |' toringly, ide 4 "think, Frithiof, |. it would 'loan yr Not Forbid It. A Heretofore the position-of sigs { surgeon has been monopolized men, but all doubt as to. the eligi- bility of women for the position has been set 'at rest by a Boottish steamship 'company. wr the Clyde ready sengers,, including board. All that ky z 'was the lack of a surgeon, qualified woman doef p : board "of officer who looked up 'all iain he sould find. against it, and woman went out: with the. steamer Wisiter Care of Drafiers.. that just over |: long ago, when he first asked me.' | tl "Long ago?' said Frithiof; "why | 1 what do. you mean, Sigrid{ thought it was only to-nighp."' " 'It was only to-night that I gave him his answer," said Sigrid. It, was when we. were at the sea last June that he first spoke. to me and then--i terward--perhaps 1 ! wrong, but 1 would not hea: ing -moreé about i bad passed away. that yéur "name: m and 1 was angry with believing in you. a1 wrong to expect n ire' on the snowy. | that the averag at: owher's risk the|? something in' the uchess. hopes to to sailifor Aus- tralia with a large number 'of pas-| | igrants, on| it from leav-| had_t6 certify the ship is precedents, and, al-{ though he. found 'that' no "woman | had ever 'before been signed on as | | | Gan supply you © T they are. kept idle for 5 > contains 5 full pounds of sugar