PLOTS THAT FAILED " W e had th e go o d luck t o see a c a r ria g e c om in g in the op o site d irectio n , and th e occupant lias placed it a t our disposal. W e w ill lose no tim e in g e t tin g Bab hom e. I should n o t lik e h er to open h er e v e s upon th e scene o f th e tr a g e d y . H e r n erves are to o b ad ly un s tru n g now .' " I q u ite a g re e w it h yo u ," retu rn ed Clarence. ` ` She can n ot be g o tt e n home to o qu ick ly." A s th ere w as room fo r b u t tw o in th e veh icle, In d ia and th e s till unconscious B ab w e re placed in it, N e v iile and Rup e r t m a k in g th e ir w a y back on fo o t. A s he com m enced w a lk in g , C laren ce X e v ille experien ced a sharp pain in his ankle, w hich caused him t o d isco ver th a t he w as s u ffe rin g fro m a sligh t sprain, but he did n o t m en tion it t o his com panion, fe a rin g th a t ih e k n o w led ge m ig h t w o r r y him. B u t b y th e tim e th e y h ad reached th e ir d e s tin a tio n his ankle w as so b ad ly s w o llen th a t he could n o t repress th e excla m a tio n o f pain th a t ro-.e to his lips as he a tte m p te d to m oun t th e steps. "S o yo u are a lit t le b it th e w o rse fo r y o u r g re a t leap, a fte r all," said D o w n ing, tu rn in g t o him qu ick ly. " I t is n o th in g to speak o f," retu rn ed Claren ce. a tte m p tin g to speak careless ly . " S till, I shall b e gla d to g e t t o m y ro o m as q u ick ly as possible and rem o ve m y iid in g boots." T h is w as fou nd to be no easy m a tte r. T h e b o o t had to be cut a w a y fro m the p ain fu l and much sw ollen ankle, which w as a p r e t ty fa ir in tim a tio n to R u p ert D o w n in g th a t his frien d, w h om he n ow lo o k e d upon as his riv a l, w o u ld be housebound fo r a t le a s t a w eek. M e a n w h ile Bab had been carried q u ic k ly back to H a v e n House. T h e p oor oh: housekeeper n e a rly d ro p ped dead o f h ea rt la U u re when tlie d a rlin g o f th e fa m ily w as carried in to h er thus, an il she learn ed h u rried ly fro m M iss In d ia ' s lips w h a t had happen ed, b u t th e shrew d Fren ch g ir l to o k care to nam e M r. R u p ert D o w n in g a* B a b 's rescuer in stea d o f C laren ce N e v w as n o t a w a re o f-- th a t th e m ention th a t C larence N e v ille was to ca ll on o th er g irls b ro u gh t a stab o f keen pain to her girlish h eart. Bab arose h a s tily from the table, m a k in g no com m ent, but In d ia could see th a t th e g ir l w as disappointed. She had been h opin g he w o u ld su rely com e to in qu ire ab ou t th e accident. T h e ligh ts w ere h ard ly ligh te d ere R u p ert D o w n in g put in an appearance. B arbara h eard th e bell, and, pushing her cousin fo rw a rd , said n erv o u s ly : ` Please go dow n and receive him , In dia. I w ill be dow n d ire c tly ." Thus it was th a t In d ia and R u p e rt D o w n in g had a fe w w ords alon e to g e th e r ere she jo in ed them. " W e ll," he said, brusquely, as In d ia glid ed in to th e d raw in g-room , and sto o d b e fo re him. " D id yo u succeed in m akin g her b elie ve it was I w ho saved h er in stead o f N e v ille ? " " O f course," replied th e Fren ch g irl, w ith a sh ru g o f h er shapely shoulders. " She w as bound to b elieve w h a t I to ld her con cern in g the a ffa ir. W h y should she im a gin e a n y th in g d iffe re n t? She is re a d y t o th a n k yo u and fa ll d ow n on her knees t o y o u in g ra titu d e fo r w h a t you h ave d on e." R u p e rt D o w n in g lau gh ed a lit t le , un e asy harsh laugh. " Sa f a r so good," he responded, " but I cannot see fo r th e life o f me how we are to c a rry th is bold scheme th rou gh to- a successful finish. W h y , th e fir s t tim e N e v ille sees her o r her fa th e r he w ill claim th a t honor, o f course." " L e a v e all th a t to me," said In d ia , coo lly. " I have th o u g h t a w a y t o g e t out o f th a t d iffic u lty ." " M a y I ask h o w ?' he q' ueried, g rim ly . " Y e s. I w ill see M r. N e v ille and say th a t B ab sent me to th a n k him f o r her, b eggin g th a t he w ill n ever re fe r to the accident in her presence or her fa th e r's, fo r h er nerves could n o t 6tand liv in g th a t te rrib le scene o ve r again , and as th a t is her wish ap p a ren tly, w h a t else can he do but g iv e me th e consent which w ill m ost e ffe c tu a lly 3eal his lips fo r a ll tim e to com e?" ille. " T h e p oo r d ear fa th e r w ill f a i r l v go "In d ia , w h at are you , a c lever fien d d o w n on his knees t o M r. D o w n in g fo r o r a cunning w om an ?" he cried, a d m ir w h a t he has done fo r B ab," sobbed M rs. in gly. " 1 should say yo u w e re h a lf th e M ack , " and w e ll he m igh t, fo r i f his l i t one and h a lf o f th e oth er. I b elieve t le Bab had been k ille d th e re w o u ld be yo u could c a rry an y schem e th rou gh , n o n o th in g le ft in th e w o rld fo r him to liv e m a tte r how im possible it seemed. Y o u fo r. H is h ea rt and sou l are bound up take an unusual in te re st in th is m a tte r, in his child." 1 have been th in k in g. N o w te ll me tlie A f t e r w o rk in g an h our o v e r Bab the tru th -- ju s t w h y yo u do it. T h ere is blue eyes s lo w ly opened. somethings m ore behind it than th e d e T h e "firs t o b je c t she beheld was In d ia s ire to buy ray silence regard in g the ben ding o ve r her, M rs. M ack h avin g past." le f t B ab in her charge a fe w m om ents " Y o u are righ t, R u p ert D ow n in g," she t o lo o k a fte r som e household duties. an sw ered, s lo w ly. " I h ave an ob ject, and F o r a m om en t B ab re ga rd e d In dia 1 do n ot mind te llin g y o u th e tru th ab out it. I am d oin g all in m y p ow er w ith w on d er. " H o w is it, In d ia , th a t yo u are up to p art Bab and Clarence N e v ille , Tor th e an d dressed so much e a rlie r th a n I ? " reason th a t I lo v e -- h im -- m yself. N o w she qu eried, ad d in g : " 1 h ave ju s t had d o yo u un derstand?" such a fr ig h tfu l dream . I th o u g h t we A lo w , incredulous w h istle broke from b efo re he could w ere rid in g a lo n g th e ro a d w hen the D o w n in g's lips, but tr a in came alon g, an d" -- the w ords end re p ly th e y h eard B ab's step in the c o r ed in a p iercin g scream o f te r r o r -- oh, rid o r w ith ou t. In d ia, i t w as no d rea m : I rem em ber C H A P T E R X IX . a ll n o w -- th e tra in an d th e m ad. rearin g, I.e ft to h erself, R u p ert D o w n in g w as p lu n gin g h orses! H o w cou ld w e h ave the l i s t man in th e w orld th a t Bab been s a v e d '?" " M r. D o w n in g saved yo u a t th e risk o f w ou ld h ave taken a fa n cy to , but w ith his o w n life ," replied In d ia. 'M u st as In d ia to w h isper his praises in to her ear y o u fa in te d he grasped the reins fro m n igh t and d a y, it is litt le w-onder th a t y o u r hand th efl, seein g th a t he cou ld her foolish litt le fe e t w an dered d ire c tly n o t tu rn them aside fro m th e ir mad in to the trap c overed o ve r w ith flow ers th a t th e y had set fo r her. course, he cau ght y o u in his arm s and B ab 's fa th e r had been q u ite c orrect m ade a te rrific leap w ith yo u dow n th e in his e stim a te o f R u p ert D ow ning. In em ban km en t. T h a t he did n o t break his the g a y life which he had led abroad neck is a m iracle. O f course he could lie had squandered much o f th e vast h ave saved h im self e a s ily , ' b u t ju m pin g fo rtu n e which had been le ft him ; and w ith y o u in his arm s w a « a perilous his eyes had jtist opened to the grim m a tte r. A h , B a rb a ra, a w h o le life tim e fa c t th a t he m ust m a rry an heiress, and o f th ankfuln ess t o him on y o u r p a rt th a t, to o , w ith ou t d e la y -- o r face ruin. can scarcely re w a rd him fo r his v a lia n t H e could not keep up this expensive a c t in ris k in g his ow n life to save s ty le o f liv in g much lon ger. H e had y o u rs." Ix-en on tlie point o f .proposing to one o f B a rba ra H a v e n covered her face w ith the h om eliest maids iu Bosto, whose h er tre m b lin g lit t le hands. pocket, h ow ever, was h ea vy with gold, " I do, indeed, fee l .g ra te fu l to him. when he had, by th e m erest chance, m et In d ia ," she fa lte re d . " H e m ust, indeed, Bab, in a ll her fresh, youn g, innocent have been v e r y b ra ve to h ave done beauty. th a t." H e had but to m eet her to fa ll in lo v e In d ia m ade no rep ly , nor did she sav a t fir s t s ig h t; but if she luud been a a n y m ore on th e subject, fe e lin g tlia t | p oor g ir l his in fa tu a tio n w ould h ave she had said enough f o r th e p resent to ; led him n o fu rth er. W it h him w ea lth set Bab to th in k in g d eeply and earn est I was firs t, and lo v e a secon d ary con sid l y o f R u p ert D ow n in g, as he had bade eration . An d this was t h e ' shallow h er do. h earted lo v e r who was w o o in g Bab so A lth o u g h her n erves had been te rrib ly a rd en tly. u pset, B ab 's n a tu ra l y o u th fu l fund o f A t the sound o f Bab's approaching v it a lit y q u ick ly retu rn ed to her, and b y fo o tstejw , India slipped ou t o f the draw e ven in g she w as able to ta k e her place ing-rooiu, in accordanet' w ith R u p ert a t th e table. D ow n in g's wish. W h en th e g irl en tered D u rin g th e dinner In d ia n o ticed how she found her v is ito r there alone. v e r y th o u g h tfu l Bab was, and she said, Bab hurried up to him w ith o u tstretch ed hands. lau gh in gly, but cu rio u s ly: " A penny fo r y o u r th ou ghts, I>ab. T h a t "O h , Mr. D o w n in g !" she cried .in the solem n lo o k is unbecom ing to yo u . Smiles deepest em otion , " how can I ver thank su it y o u b e tte r." you fo r w hat yo u have d on e! You " I w as th in k in g th a t im m ed ia tely a f risked yo u ow n precious life to save t e r d inn er I w o u ld g o to m y room and mine. W h a t w ord s shall I use to con w r it e a le t t e r o f thanks to M r. D o w n v e y m y g ra titu d e to yo u ?" in g," she answ ered, s lo w ly. H e to o k the lit t ie flu tte r in g hands in " Y o u can spare y o u r s e lf th a t trou b le to his and loo k ed d ow n in to the s w e e t b y te llin g him w h a t Ypu lia v e .*to say blue eyes raised to bis, which w ere fa ir In person, fo r he-.will c »fl here tltis w a n ly d row n ed m tears. in g t o see h ow "you are g e ttin g a r o ffif " D o n ' t t r y to th ank me, Bab," he T h e p oo r fe llo w is so anxious o v e r vou , m urm ured, h o arsely , " fo r-- le t me o w n Bab." the tru th to y o u -- 1 did it fo r m y ow n In d ia 's keen eyes n o tic ed th a t this take. I saved yo u because I could n ot in te llige n c e b ro u gh t no flush to the have liv e d i f y o u had died-- I lo v e you p r e t t y y o u n g face. so. " Do yo u th in k M r. N e v ille w ill com e " Oh, fo r g iv e me-- M iss H a v e n ," he cried, su d den ly droppin g her ha nils and w ith him. In d ia ? " she asked, ea ge rly. " H e isn' t lik e ly t « , " replied her cousin, tu rn in g a w a y ; " I n ever m eant to te ll th e secret in m y h eart-- which I cold ly, ` fo r I h ea rd him s a y y e s te r d a y yo u th a t he h ad an en gagem en t fo r this e ve n h ave s triv e n so hard to keep from e v e ry ing. H e is to ca ll upon som e y o u n g on e -- yo u m ore than a n y one else; but th e w o rd s seemed to sprin g uncon lad ies o f th e n eighborh ood, I b elieve." sciously to m y lipe." She sa w th e f a ir y o u n g lace flusV l i e could see th at the g irl w a * t « r r ib ly then suddenly pale, and she read th e se c ret in B ab' s h ea rt th a t th e g ir l h erself confused. as he w ell knew she should engaged to m a rry som ebody. I t seems lik e an a w fu l dream ." In d ia 's .brow s ga th ered in to a frow n . " W h at a very u n g ra te fu l g irl yo u would lead me to b elieve yo u are, Bab," she said cold ly. " I t is o n ly ju s t th a t yo u should g iv e him as his re w a rd th e h e a rt th a t he s p ra n g in to th e v e r y ja w s " ·` l-SVCM OPENING--f u ll 0 t*tcri 0»0 V*1 ®* * *'1' o f a h orrib le d eath to sa v e." " I k n o w it, In d ia ," sobbed th e d is tra c te d g irl, a d d in g : " B u t y o u don't q u ite u n d erstan d w h a t I mean. I th o u g h t no y o u n g g ir l ou gh t to m a rry a y o u n g m an unless she lo ve d liim ; and I 'm a fra id th a t I d on 't lo v e M r. D o w n in g in th a t w a y ." *# F U M E D " I can n ot b elieve yo u can be so h e a rt less, Bab." cried th e w ily French g ir l; " I can n ot be so m ista ken in yo u . Y' ou could n o t help but lo v e so gra n d a h ero as M r. D o w n in g has p ro ve n h im self to be. H o w s o r ry yo u w ou ld fee l i f he had lo st his lif e -- fo r y o u r s a k e !" " Oh, d on 't m en tion such a p o s s ib ility, S ^ l e t t c o m p a n y limited In d ia. I see now w h a t a v e r y u n g ra te fu l g ir l I m ust appear in y o u r eyes. But o h ! I -- I -- am so b e w ild e re d !" W h en M rs. M ack , th e o ld housekeep b e; and he q u ick ly fo llo w e d up his ad er, h eard th e astou n d in g new s o f little' v a n ta ge. B ab 's b e tro th a l fro m In d ia 's suave lips " D o n o t despise me fo r te llin g o f m y she fa in te d dead a w a y. W h en she re co v lo v e ," he m u rm u red ; " fo r i f vou d o, it ered she fa ir ly flew' up to th e g ir l's room . w ill k ill me." " Oh. Bab. Bab, w h a t is th is I h ea r?'* She look ed a t him w ith s ta rtle d eyes. she cried, exc ite d ly. " A b e tro th a l is a Th e lo v e ly yo u n g face did n o t pale o r solem n th in g, child. I t seems to m e y o u flu sh ; and lo o k iu g a t her, R u p ert D o w n should h a ve w a ite d u n til y o u r fa th e r in g w on d ered i f he w ou ld e v e r be able cam e h om e b efo re en terin g in to an yth in g to aw ak en th a t childish h ea rt fro m its o f th a t kind." calm sleep-- i f he should e ve r be able " B a rb a ra know s h er ow n m ind, it is to m ake h er lo v e him. to be hoped, M rs. M ack ," cut in In d ia H e saw th a t she tried to speak, but sharply, ere her cousin had an opp or could not. tu n ity to rep ly. " H a v e I displeased you, M iss B a r " Slie is so v e r y y o u n g !" retu rn ed th e b ara ?" he whispered in a trem b lin g old housekeeper, alm ost b rea k in g d o w n ; voic e , adding, e lo q u e n tly : " A ssu re m e " she seems to me ju s t a lit t le t o t s till." th a t I have n ot, th a t I m ay breath e " She w ill a lw a ys seem th a t to y o u ," fr e e ly ." rm a rk ed the French g ir l c o ld ly, ad d in g: " N o . I am n o t an gry, M r. D ow n in g," " N o one should a tte m p t to in te rfe re in she said, s lo w ly . " I was o n ly-- ju s t a y o u n g p eop le's lo ve a ffa irs ." lit t le surprised, yo u know." " Unless, perhaps, it m ig h t be th eir " Y o u r frankness giv es me cou rage to paren ts," suggested M rs. M ack, con sid s a y m ore," he w hispered, "th o u g h I am e ra b ly piqued a t th e o th e r s w ord s and frigh te n ed a t m y ow n presum ption. I her ton e and m anner as well. lo v e you , B arbara, as man n ev e r lo ve d In d ia H a v e n shrugged her s h a p ely b efo re. It' all th e p oetry in th e w o rld shoulders, rem a rk in g: w e re com pressed in to a single song, it " T h e r e a le m any g irls o f s p irit who could n o t describe by idolatrou s w orship w o u ld n o t b ro ok in te rfere n ce -- e ven o f you. I lo ve d you the fir s t m om ent fro m th em ." . m y eyes rested upon you r fa ir face. I " T hen th e y are bad-hearted girls, d e could h ave fa llen a t y o u r fe e t and cried clared th e o ld housekeeper. " A p aren t o u t to y o u th a t m y h eart had in th a t has the rig h t to choose o r re jec t a lo v e r in sta n t suddenly gon e fro m me. You fo r th e child whom he has reared , and a re to me w h a t th e sunshine is to the upon w hom he has lavish ed f o r so m any flo w ers, aud the dew is to th em ; when v e a is the lo ve o f his h eart. I am w ith yo u m y life seems com plete; ' She was about to speak her mind treeand w h en I am a w a y fro m y o u the l v then and th ere con cernin g M r. D o w n w o rld seems shrouded in the deepest ing. and th e suddenness o f th is lo ve gloom ." a ffa ir o f B a rb a ra 's, when she was aud_ " Oh, B arbara, w h a t have you to say deni y c alled from the room b y one of t o m e?" lie cried, " "' ill yo u n o t g iv e th e m aids to receive a te le gra m fro m a m e one lit t le w o rd o f hope-- o n ly on e lad w h o was w a itin g below. w o rd ? " C H APTER XX. B ali was te r r ib ly frigh ten ed : she was Airs. M ack fo u n d - t h a t the telegra m a lm ost in tears. How' she wished th a t w as fro m M r. H a ven , and was d ated In d ia Would com e to her rescue; th a t fro m Boston. It read as fo llo w s : »onve one w ou ld en ter tlie d ra w in g room . " Com e to me yo u rself b y n ext tram , " T e ll me th a t y o u , a y e fo r m e e ver o r send In dia t o ` m e .. A m ill, but on no » o lit t le , Bab," he whispered, " g iv e me account m en tion ` it t o Barbara. ju s t one gleam o f hope." T h e old housekeeper s ta red a t the " I do n ot k n o w w h a t to say. M r. telegra m iu hopeless b ew ilderm en t fo r a D ow n in g," she fa ltered , " save th a t I am m o m en t; then she h a s tily sum m oned s o r ry y o u lo v e me so much." M iss In dia. H e caught her qu ick ly in his arms, ` ` Y o u r uncle lies ill a t a h o te l in c ry in g o u t: " Thank you fo r those B oston ," she announced when the girl w ord s; a y. a thousand thanks fo r them, responded to her c a ll, "a n d e ith e r y o u o i Bab! D o yo u know th a t p ity is the I is t o g o to him w ith o u t delay. 1 fee l firs t step to w a rd love, my d arlin g? The sure it is n oth in g serious," stie w ent on, g ir l who p ities a lo ve r fo r his mad a d o r " f o r he is subject to these spells. He a tio n o f her. ends b y lo v in g liim ." m ust e a t c erta in th in gs or he w ill have Bab tried to stru ggle out o f his aim s, sev ere atta ck s o f in digestion ." but he held her fa s t; and she was so " I do n ot mind go in g," said In dia. frigh te n ed th a t her senses seemed to " Vou would find it ra th er d iffic u lt to alm ost leave her. She was incapable le a v e now th a t yo u are pust commenco f w o rd or a c tio n ; ;.nd seein g it. he in g you r sprin g housecleaning." to o k bold ad van ta ge o f th e situation . M rs. M ack lo o k ed relieved. " L e t this be our b etroth al. B ab," he " He a lw a ys fancies th a t he ;s d yin g w hispered; " y o u r sw eet silence, gives when he gets these a tta ck s," she s a id ; consent. A n d oh ! 1 shall m ake you the " but I am sure th ere is n o th in g serious happiest g ir l in the w hole wide w orld , the m a tte r, and when y o u a rriv e th ere as yo u have made me the happiest o f yo u w ill find him as go o d as new, and men. In this glad m om ent I am a the firs t words he w ill say are th a t he thousand tim es repaid fo r risk in g m y is s o rry he sent fo r you ." life to save yo u , ray love. O h! Barbara, " I t w ill be a change fo r me to g o ," w h a t have I done th at snob dazzlin g said In dia. " 1 should lik e to see B os ltappiness should be m in e !" to n ." She was to o bew ildered to find w ords So it was s e ttle d th a t In d ia should go in w hich to answ er him. She heard him a t once. s a y th a t th e y w ere b etro th ed ; she did T h e ne:;t tra in s ta rte d qu ite tw o hours n o t c lea rly understand ju s t how it had la te r , am i In dia said to h erself th a t iu com e ab o u t-- s till she was to o much of th e in terim she should h ave p len ty o f a child to doubt the assertion which he tim e to call upon Clarence N e v ille aud liad m ade so positively. fin d out how he was g e ttin g alo n g w ith " W e are l>etrothed. Bab, d arlin g," he his sprained ankle, and to m en tion in repeated, s tra in in g her ra p tu ro u sly to c id e n ta lly th e c lev er lit t le plot which she h i* h eart. " Y o u have made me the hap and R u p ert D ow n in g had concocted. piest man on earth. Bab." The v illa g e o f E ast H a v e n w as scarce A t th a t m om ent In d ia entered the ly an hour's ride from Boston. T h e in d ra w in g room , but pretended to beat a h abitants w ere wont to com e and go h a s ty re tre a t a t the tableau which freq u e n tly to make th e ir purchases, so g re e te d her eyes. B ab th ought litt le o f her cousin's an " Do not go. M iss In dia." he cried, step nouncem ent th a t she was to ta k e th e p ing forw a rd , leading Bab by the hand. n ex t train fo r B oston, but w ould su rely " W e have som eth in g to tell you . W e are retu rn by n igh tfall. l>etrothed-- y o u r sw eet lit t le Cousin ( T o be C ontinued.) Bab and I." "D e a r m e! how d e lig h tfu l!" cried In dia, seizing the s till bew ildered Bab in her arms. " W h a t 'a d eligh tfu l fin a le to the rom antic-- ay, 1 m ig h t alm ost say say the tra g ic -- episode o f y e sterd a y ,'* and ('he alm ost sm oth ered poor Bab's pale, frigh ten ed face w ith kisses. H e did n ot m ake a lon g s ta y a fte r this, but when he went he kissed Bab. c a llin g her his d a rlin g litt le sw eetheart. In d ia ca rrie d her qu ick ly to her room , deciding th a t she was in no fram e of mind to see any one ju s t then, fo r she was in a s ta te o f nervousness b orderin g alm ost on h ysteria. Bab sank dow n in the n earest chair in a litt le w h ite heap. A lm o s t as soon as she could fin d her voice, she cried o u t p itifu lly : " Oil. In dia, is it all a te rrib le dream , or-- am -- I re a lly b etro th ed -- to -- to -- i l r . D o w n in g?" T A P IO C A COCOANUT. (B y C arolin e C oc.) " Y es," answ ered In d ia, sharply, " and H a lf a cup o f pearl ta pioca, soaked a v e ry proud g ir l indeed yo u ou gh t to be o ve r the fa c t. I t is n o t e v e ry one who o ve r n ig h t in one pint o f w a te r. T h ree eggs b ea ten v e r y lig h t w ith one ocunt can win a hero such as he is." Add one " I th ank him w ith all m y h ea rt 'for cup o f sugar, pinch o f salt. savin g m y life ," sobbed B a b ; " but oil, and one-h alf cups o f g ra te d coeoanut. In d ia, I don' t w an t to m a rry fo r y e a rs M ix w e ll and b ake in b u ttered pudding S erve h o t w ith and y e a rs and years y e t. I t was on ly dish t h ir t y m niutes. last w e e k th a t I p u t a w a y m y dolls to p m ilk o r cream . A n in expensive des w ill please all the and prom ised M rs. M ack n o t to p lay sert. and one th a t w ith them any m o re ; and n o w -- I -- am fa m ili-. G IL L E T T S L Y E EATS D IR T Made Soft andWhite and Ointment Treatment: On retiring, soak the hands in hot water and Cuticura Soap. Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment, and wear soft bandages or old loose gloves during the night. j C u tic u r a S o a p a n d O in t m e n t a r e s o ld th ro u g h o u t t h e w o rld . A lib e r a l s a m p le o f e a c h , w it h 3 2 -p a ge b o o k le t o n th e c a r e a n d t r e a tm e n t o r th e s k in a n d s c a lp , s e n t p o s t- fr e e . A d d r w a P o t t e r D r u g <fc C h e m . C o r p . . D e p t . 2 0 D , B o s to n , U . S . A . THE HOUSE TYRANT. T h e H o u s e T y r a n t Is a b o u t th e m o s t d is g u s tin g o b je c t k n o w n . O f a ll th e b e in g s w h o m a k e us w 'a a i to fig h t, b u rn a n d g e n e r a lly ra m p a g e , th e m a n w h o h as e s ta b lis h e d to re m oat. I t is th e g o o d an d fin e w o m a n s u ffe r s m o s t f r o m th e s e b ea sts. b e p h le g m a tic a n d d u ll-n erve d . M o r e th a n o n c e o r t w ic e I h a v e s e e n a c o a rs e -g r a in e d m a le s e t h im s e lf, b y a ll th e a r ts o f m a lic io u s in g e n u ity , to b r in g p ain , h u m ilia tio n an d w r e t c h e d n ess to th e w if e d o o m e d t o l i v e w it h h im . T h e r e a ll th e la w s o f th e g o s p e l s e e m to b r e a k d o w n . T h e g e n tle r, k in d e r, m o re lo v in g an d C h r is tly s h e is th e m e a n e r th e o ld h ou n d g e ts . S o m e tim e s h e m a k e s e x is te n c e a h e ll f o r th e c h ild re n a ls o ; o ft e n as n o t h e b e fr ie n d s th em , s c h e m in g to e m b it t e r th e m a g a in s t t h e ir m o th e r. G e n e r a lly s p e a k in g I b e lie v e In hu m a n n a tu re , b u t w h e n I c o n te m p la te th e p e t ty H o u s e T y r a n t I a m tir e d o r b e lo n g in g to th e s a m e ra ce . T h e r e is o n ly o n e c u re fo r th e H o u s e T y r a n t , a n d th a t is n o t p e r m it te d b y o u r fo o l la w s ; it is to le a d h im o u t b eh in d th e b a rn a n d d r iv e h im w it h a m a u l th r e e f e e t in to th e gro u n d .-- D r. F r a n k C ra n e in W o m a n 's W o r ld f o r Jun e." a ru la o f fe a r in h is h o m e is th e f i r s t an d wbo The w if e o f su ch o n e is fo r tu n a te i t sh e THE SECRET OF GOOD HEALTH Keep the Blood Rich and P are with Dr. W illiams' Pink Pills. T h e con d ition o f th e b lood makes a ll th e d ifferen ce b etw e en health and sickness. Im p u re b loo d and strong h ea lth y n erves and muscles n ever go to g e th e r. I f th e blood is th in every p a rt o f th e b o d y becomes w eak. Tha stom ach fa iis in s tre n gth and th e ap p e tite becomes p oor. The body does n ot obteir. enough n ourish m en t fro m th e foo d , and soon th e n erves be$pr» to com plain, and the person becomes irrita b le, despemdent, w o rn ou t and nervous. F o r a tim e th e re m a y be no actu al sickness o n ly a run-dow n w eak con d ition , b u t th ere is no de fence a g a in st disease and fro m such a con dition sp rin g d isord ers such as fn a em ia . rheum atism , in d igestion , neu ra lgia. and even p a ra lysis its e lf. P eo p le w ith im pure, th in b lood should ta k e D r. W illia m s ' P in k P ills fo r P a le P eop le. Each dose helps t o m ake new . rich blood, and n ew blood means h ealth and stren gth . T h e y stop th e progress o f disease, and red cheeks, go o d ap p etite. new s tren gth , d eclare th e gen era l im p rovem en t in th e h ealth . H e r e is an exam ple. M iss E llen M au d e M etjuodale, H a rris to n . Ont.. says: " I fee ! it m y d u ty to add m y v o ic e t o th o m any n ow recom m en ding Dr. W il liam s' P in k P ills. F o r yea rs I w as a s u ffe re r w ith b ack a ch es,. rh eum atism and nervousness. I w a j s<j£bad 9% tim es th a t' I was confined t o m y oed. I fe lt s lee p y and h e a v y a ft e r my meals, pnd had flashes o f lig h t b e fo r e my eyes, rn d a d iffic u lty in col le c tin g m y th ou ghts. A fte r using several rem edies w ith o u t b en e fit I be gan using D r. W illia m s ' P in k P ills and used ten o r tw e lv e boxes in all. T h e y g a v e m e th e best h ea lth I have e n jo ye d fo r years, and I h ave n o t since had th e least retu rn o f the trou b le." Y o u can g e t these P ills fro m any d ea ler in m edicine o r b y m ail at .10 cents a b ox o r sl\- b oxes fo r fro m T h e D r. W illia m s ' M edicin e Co., BrockvTTTe. Ont. SHE^KNEW