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were uced Now rd t these countries, teas. byifar the. largest quantity comes from ""SALADA" is 1 blended ricing flavoury India and ( yJlon an rests, Xe in the world and nly CHAPTER XVIII THE TAKING OF THE BUIK. "Come your ways in, sir," said the quiet, steady voice of the Ruling Elder, as sitting waiting for the completion of the family circle he observed a visitor stand at his door. "I have business with. you, Mr. Armour," said the Sherifi's officer, + gravely, in his most professional tone. "I have here a paper----" "Tt is the hour of worship," return- ed the Elder; "let business wait." haye here & paper---- t it wait, sir," said the Elder, with' firmness. "I bid you to sit down." And the man spt down with an ill- omened grace, for he was smarting under the treatment he had received from Betty Landsborough. "Are we all here" present?" said Matthew Armour, looking reverently about, "His wife nodded her head, a little "placid bow which rustled the crisp whité linen of her mutch. "Then let us worship God in the ¥24th Psalm at the fifth verse." And the Elder read the psalm of the night, Then rang out like a battle chant the noble' rugged numbers of Old Hun- dred and . Twenty-fourth, .throbbing over the moorlands even as in days of the Covenant. With suéh fervors rquickening their pulses and Stendying their souls, Matthew Armour's fore- fathers had stood in line at Drumeclog, or made ready to ride into the Smother of that last charge at Ayrsmoss. And none can ever .understand Scotland from whom these things are hidden. The raging streams, With the proud swelling waves, * Had then our s O'erwhelmed in the deep. But blessed be God, Who doth us safely keep, And hath not given Us for a living prey "Unto their teeth And bloody cruelty. The lines ere rude, almost like the fmprovised song. of some Celtic bard stormily triumphing over a hattlefield |, of slain eflemies, Then succeeded a gentler strain, in which the voice of Betty Landsbor- ough thrilled like a mavis singing in the springtime copses. Even as a bird Out of the fowler's snare Eseapes away, -So is our soul set {ree. Broke are their nets And thus escaped we. Therefore our help Is in the Lord's Great Name, « Ye Jeaver and earth is great power did frame. BY 8. BR. CROCKETT. E 2 ite goodwill. es Tad done when M: | died. | In the after silence followed the reading of the word, the story of Gideon's night surprise and victory, and the simple and dignified prayer ending with these words; "And keep Thou the stranger within these our gates. Console and succour him, bringing good to Thy cause and Thy servants from his presence and errand. - And to Thee be all the glory. Amen!" The family rose, and the Sheriff's officer with them. He did not now Seem to be in any such hurry to de- liver his missiye.. He sat down an a chair in a frame of mind palpably ill at ease. "And now, Maister Gilroy," said the goodman of Pornal, "ye shall hae some supper before Wwe consider your mes- sage. Margaret, will you set the ta For the Elder held to the old Scot- tish saying that there can be hb suit- able discourse between a full man and a fasting. 'When the Sheriff's officer had finish ed his repast, Matthew Armour smiled upon him and said, "And now, sir; you will bide with us this night. The room and bed @re dy, and the night is dark, and you have far to go before hyo reach your home, = At this Willie Gilroy; who had" done 50 many messages of pain and brought trouble into so many houses, found himself embarrassed for the first time in his life. : "You had better see this first," he said, and handing | him the' folded pa- er fe leaned back in his chair intent y Naighing the face of the Elder. he goodman of Dornal took the long blue legal document, and straight- éning it out upon the rough calf skin cover 'of the Bible he carefully wiped] his spectacles and set them on his nose with the natural dignity which mark- ed all his actions. hen, drawing the candles nearer, he began to peruse the contents. The writing set forth with much ecircum- lpeution that jim the twenty-fourth ay of November, bejng Michaelmas term day, Matthew Armour was called upon to uit-the farm of Black Dornal 'and to remove therefrom all his stock, implements, furniture, bestial, and everything belonging or appertaining to him from the lands, outhouses; RD and all other places upon the said lands. This he was to do at the instance of Walter Mac Walter of Kirkoswald, proprietor of the land aforesaid and of the steading and offices of the aforesaid -Blacl Dornal, avin - read it through twice very satu, atthew Armour folded the per and placed it between the pa ot gdh Bible from which he had b been reading. "This will await consideration till ik he engaged his guest composure he en 5 Ea talk about the weather and the pros- pects of the crops. Presently the Oils came in with a candle in her hand, "The room is ready," she said, smil- ing. upon the Sheriff's Wile Gi with hos- crushed and miserable than: he this: ifs, Jad } (sity as her house-dress. Sle ing the mosh prominent... Be, he said aloud. And with|the P Iroy. felt} THE SLENDERIZING TAILORED GOWN. Every woman must include in her wardrobe the one-piece tailored gown | that has become as much of a neces- It gives slender" lines and has a well-dressed {as well as a business air. In these days of luncheons and teas combined with the shopping tour, madam al- ways looks chic in her one-piece tailor- ed costume. ° The picture shows No. 1059. made up in dark kasha, with lighter kasha used for collar, vestee, cuff trimmings, pocket pipings and buttons. The gown closes with one large button and bound buttonhole. A set-in pocket at the right front, from which a crisp handkerchief protrudes, adds another interest to this comfort- able dress. Wools, heavy cottons and linens lend themselves to this useful design. It is splendid for the woman of large proportions, as well as for the more slender figure. Cut in sizes 38 to 48 inches hust.. Size 42 requires b% yards of 36-inch material. Width at, lower edge of skirt in medium size 1% yards. the roof the new house of Kirkoswald, all that could be seen of it from the far msteading of Dornal, glittered coppery in the red light "As we forgive them that tres ass against us!" said the Ruling Elder, and went like a man with his mind at ease, to do the Jooraing duties of the' farm. * CHAPTER XIX. THE ROUP OF THE ARMOURS. "ito the the South Sore was a Jidow in tro LY the toils, an was Ber ike der figure and any goinering Jratching him i in' his 2 ornate ae ghoring parish, Lyou Would see HE softer as they came near Strong h were silently 'stretched out to:shake his,, with the grip which meaas that the tongue may say little but the heart has not folgotten, - The salt water would stand in some woman's eyes as she minded her-.of the hour of colamity, and ht of what been done-for her in that day and of the man who did it. Yet no one dared to thank Henry Marchbanks in public, hardly even in private. But the general heart a proved hi mas the man who in all t country stood most out of reach of sel- fish ends, "the one friend whose mo- tives were above | suspicion, the helper to whonf those in trouble went straight as dove to its window. Yet 'Henry Marchbanks was not a rich man, and could give little money away in comparison with others of far inferior popularity. For "banker" in Scotland beans bank agent, and Mr. Marchbanks' income had never in all his life equalled that of a tradesman in a good way of business in the towu. Yet, when in the fulness of time the first School Board came to Cairn Ed- ward, and the people considered the probabilities, . they nev about. who. would be top of the poll. They onl discussed the second place ~for, "of coorse, Maister Marchbanks will be at the head o' the poll. 'No a A | craitur that can scart' wi' a callevine but will gie him a vote!" Which. thing in due time befell. And Henr banks became for a season the chair-' man of the board, and piloted that! crank and unséaworthy bark with o. secrets SE desks in| Fever there hi is hey tim 2 syed ds} hog. speculated | March-| 'weating o hes - tubs: rm by "T-merely soap roll them TE an hour. ike Sunlight £ Sines a) soap stays and ge ava Selly really economical, too, because Spoke, So that {1 Suk and polis, Fp an And morergood news--Sunlight ki oF comfortable "Lever Brothers Limited, Tine a Hi er ® 'my weekly wash. the clothes lightly with Sunlight Sodp, - pr 4 them to soak for 30 minutes or t dissolves: all dirt. just runs away. he SE a impore "For a and dl Bowork, Sunlight i is rm and every bit of it is pure, cleansing the hands-so oronto, make it. > 5 and let us hae the richt to look every man in the face, owirig' no man any- approval. - We haena faced the rare judgment through perils of waters, - ecclesiastical und political. Then after three somew barren! and' thankless yedrs he retired, and never again could be induced to as-| sume public duties; for, as he said when pregsed, after all these things' were not his sphree. Such was the man who now stood by; Matthew Armour in the. day of trouble. The gale pr: oceeded to its somewhat sombre end. The cows one by one went under the hammer. The horses' were brought into the ring and led out. Rob Armour's lip quivered i trangely at the thou ght that never again would: he '1¢ad Bess and Jean |. plough, in. the morning when the birds were twittering their brief little winter song of ive Belly for open weather and the seagulls were Btterly the wind piped across the inoorlands, It rushe dupon the onstead! of the Black Dornal, singing one high' level note like an express whistling ad it rushes into a tunnel. It wag the and the day of the Armours' roup. From far and near the people had gathered to gve Matthew Armour al good send-off. As the harvest had! n an excellent one; their pockets' 'were well lined with siller and their] hearts with pity; for by this time all| the world knew "that it was his son- in-law who was putting the Elder out of "his ancient holding. His three sons, Rob, Allen, and Archbald,; busied themselves 'with bringing 'torward the horses and cat- tle into the yard where Muckle Jock! Bennet, the - auctioneer- from. Cairn Edward, "had een playing his oldest and most successfu jokes for three long hours, and getting the best prices! for everything from the good and, kindly folk_of the united Parishes of | Dullarg and Whinnyli There were others et at the auction besides the country folk, Sou- ter (of Bnellgrove and Souter, the Jeents for the present proprietor) be- h.a repu- tation for great 4 ma, wil He went hither and thit! , pred th ow ueasta an ring cynically i cattle ndey thus 2 how ws of "some ntic 'farmer, as if mentally estimating how worthless a lot they were." Yet het done no more than his duty. ugh; but cc Tuesday before the Martinmas term,| {mysel' ¢ that we wadna be easy pitten |garet Armour was sitting by eas a Lt ) T, puching through |p _ Also, standing, shyly on the, out- 'Vea sweeping aloft--nor, ever again. ride them home with outstretched necks of weariness, their chain-gear clanking|. in the evening stillness as they turned their feet gladly towards stable and supper. etty Landsborough wept without disguise in a corger of. the. empty byre in_the intervals of servign refresh- ments, and paid no heed to the compli- ments of her many admirer, he stalls, already void and cold, where | Fleckie and Bell would stand fio more, were too much for heh "What for are ye a' forgrutten?" said handsome Eckie - Fergusson of Lan gbarns; "ye'll sune get anither place. Faith, lass, I wad gie ye yin oot 0'! out 86 much as a saucy look, and that meant much from a maid so ready of retort and so willing to exercise both her charms and her repartee as Mis- tress Elizabeth Landsborough. y In the milk-house to the north Mar- ergelf on the stone shelf, which looked bare and forlorn without its shining white wood basing and cool blue delf. She rocked herself to and fro. ie ly #0 herself, usin Rong ery 'of. Gi the old half-Erse oway which most ave now forgotten, but ich still comes 'uppermost on the li s. of the old when they mourn to and think that none are near. "Ochanee~that I bonny bit. Here I cam' a bri Ts since. Forty years last the Jace, o thae craigs thé forty But Betty passed' on her* way with-| selves | ¢ Matthew lifted | bacl, sae lang thegither, you and me, Marget Armour, to be divided now, when the lift is dark and the thunder wakens up there amang the ails, " "Mathy, Mathy," said catching. at' the old man's df an holding it in hers, "what for does the Lord use us this way? I is juist as if we hadna tried to sc ve Him. for forty year we hae triven: and never forgotten to call morning and evening on His name, And after a' , He has forgotten us. Is it richt id ¢ Him, Mathy--d'ye think it is richt o' the Almighty?, (To be continued.) Minard's Lintment Fine for the Hair. ar' > AE Mem---------- Sarcasm' is the sting used by a cer- tain breéd of drone bee too lazy tol learn how mueh better honey is. ns ln a sacrifice that hall clear our hearts | thing. Yet I will not do. it without, "No man 'can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. Tt is! the heart that makes'a man rich. Hej Lots of 'Em: First Bug--"What kind of a bug 1s {hat Dr. Bug over there?" 'Second Bug--A humbug, I guess!" is rich according to what he is, not |} | deoording to what he Ras --Henty Ward Beecher, hanee--ochanee!" she said 'soft-|" uld leave -the 3 : and mark Ao Slow. Pe wily; . your d (roughant vith : " : | ought, accord syn Pi CHER: pt . 'Hot "to brass farthing" is an illusion to based 'coinage issuer by When we partake ol by to the © per "th word, to take a "sop" bread in gravy, and betauge the status of a guest wae fadicated low the salt-cellar, an unworthy per son placed above the mark of degree was said to be not "worth his salt." \ Who doés not knbw the "destltory person, the man who begins a task amd half-way through leaves it to another?" He is so-called because iu a Roman circus (he "athlete who sprang: from .one horse "to another was a "desultor." A horse going at an easy gallop is sald."to canter," simply because he is proceeding at a pace similar to that of the pilgiims Of Canterbury; and a milliner was at first a dealer in all -| kinds of goods from Milan. The Contribution of Books. mon tise comé from the Bible. A few neéding no explanation are "forbidden fruit," "Ishmaelitef' "babel". "Good Samaritan," and "widows mite." "Other books have contributed to the common stock. 'Sir Thomas More's visionary land of "Utopla" has now glven' its name to any idealistic state, and from "Lilliput," the land of lit 'tie people visited by 'Gulliver, we have © our adjective, lilliputian. From a book called "Euphues," 'which was written in a very high-flown artificial 'style, 'has come our word "cupbuistic,"" which describes language affected or bombastic. 2 . There are even some words specially coitied to supply a deficiency," Charles, Hands first used the word "suffra gette," and Darwin the phrase ssnrs vival of the fittest." Othér ingtafices which sprang to the mind are Mr. Wington Churchill's "synonym for a lie, "terminological in- able, '| died with him. | exactitude'; and¥Mr. Lloyd George's . Y'popular expréssion, "silver bullets. i ¥ a EFS iid 0 Age0ld Secrets We Cabnot - Solve. it Once & knife or a Sword is broken | it 1s tinmtendable, for without destroy- = ing its temper thers {3 apparently no completely successful process of weld- » Ing steel, in a small Welsh village a blacksmith whe was within half an hour, broken swords so skillfully that none could detect the joining. His w= "ot 18 ' "How the anclents mixed their paint ing 'colors is still mystery. Many pic- J | tures on the walls of the excavated ,. +4 § iron | eity of Pompeil Took fresh to-day, and even the painted notices of an election about to take place when the inhappy city was destroyed still tell travellers, in vivid colors, for whom to vote. The Romans wen unsurpassed as builders; and it! ssa {ar is almost imperishable, - Still as good as it was when placed bétween the stones 2,000 years: ago, an mortar resis the. ravages of "able manner." ~~ Anpther Slosey the Ronfany was the ing. bronze. 'Some of their swords of Te as hard, and probably: as arded "secret of 3 Yet in the early part of the '| Tait eéntury thers lived 'that their mors ime' and climate in ihe most remark: method of mak- = {lie table Dy his position @bove'or De: Many words and expressions in com- . gn to weld