LONELY WEE KINGDOMS) GAY TEXAS CATTLEMEN Marian Mayficld Or, The Strange Disappearance CHAPTER XXV.—(Continued), ‘Yes; her frolic was brought to an eter-| 5 nal end. She saw at a glance that some- tl lappened. hing fatal, irreparable, had hi ; There wi ood upo) nd wristban 01 ere, ‘as the unmistakeable mark of Cain upon his writhen brow! fore now she en him look pale and wild and geard, and known, neither {¢ nor pity for him, But now! An exht rpse into a iatey sem-| Hips and Sronen: eyes; will just “eh A ‘ollapsed ering witha, could not have shown “tha teret- fo look of uller, incurable duspair! His fingers, talon-like in the horny. paleness| cal be Tgldily, clutched his breast, as if 3 01 reproach upn her face! Thrice he es- sayed to speak, but a gurgling noise an ie intoak wee ther aul ly result. Wil last great ae the eee ve blood is thro id gus! su shed is my : | spas he sought to stay the hemorrhage by press- to ae seeiuelae Bese ee nen her sereams of terror fitted | f The uae anily came rushing in: Foremost ¥ eta the commodore, shaking ed stick in a tow wwering pation and ©: arn ee the top of. his voice: Ihe devil is all ne Bune bes Pisa now What are you raisi1 ‘all this row for, you infernal little tik ie wu yok!” paetiies Jacquelina, wringing + we a cri “What—what— what's bey this?’ Who did il? How did it, happen?” re Be aaa place ON ec ae sary ‘Oiseats| rry as and send a boy for Dr. sts San tell him i ee the swiftest horse in the stable, and ride for lifé and ae and bring the phys cian teat for Dr. Grimshaw is ing! Hurry ‘Dyi a ht what did you say, Hen- iotta?” inquired the commodore, in a sort of stupid, blind Pa or he ened wi \ap- pened, “Speak to me, Henrieital What is the matter? What ails Grim?’ “He has rupture ‘Si but he must not be moved; it wonld be fatal to him. Indeed, I fear that he 's. ond human help,” Said Henrietta, 1s human help! ey what? ‘ott No! no! no!-no! It can’t bel” ene Dr. ae od while I hurry ‘out al ‘ean. be done, Mary,” said we arias resigning her charge, 4 for his relief seemed but to hasten his so also was his breath. “It is.too late; he is’ dying!" said UG bandage solemnly, “Dying! No, no, Nace! spe: b oninaure Metts e is iM “Gone! gonet” echoed the old man, in gray head upon the corpse, and groaned al ly on his shoulder. He looic at in sc ‘hopeless, helpless frouble, and “on, “Tenia he was my son— — aboul only, only 8 or, unowned hoy Oh. itonrieta det ro dead? Are you suet Is he quit Ss “He is gone, ceibtiecoi Waugh; lay lipy down; come: away to your room,’ sald Henvietta, gently taking his hand. Jacquélina, ‘white’ with horror, was ieieeliny Wh clashed hands-end lated man gue fi sci tee there. and his pee: 0% 1 never meant it! I never meant! §) sa wish Td! that commanded the approach to tne jousé. But no sign of the Nogiee was 10 seen. In the meanwhile, oe kad he whose for den Moats. and jong ig anes and t) 1001 in horror on her aug incle! aunty! mother! look— ee gers, and pointing to tbe] ho Pe stricken, with death. 8 e beacl must remain ave her tnrgugh al ait ae Bi ust at dusk, captain?” - ite ‘vill "noe be a moment behind 1S aout age Bagh an there ne fang iaveat is the meaning at all face he ea the, ced rolling pis: eyes “Aviat is ae matter with the Uae ve i yes, sir! Jase be done gone arter r "Thurs {on stopped to Inquire no farther, up int his ape in a state. oe “insensiit the oh Ly po first thing Thora ion maid, was 1o-takee the his imbecile distraction, and dropped ‘his | hand Waugh came and laid her hand} main is of the patient demanded olan tla wving| hurriedly, in. great a nt. (To eyes, ‘gazing-at the ruin. The old man's sinking under a dark ‘The sun wi Denk of pit sep The hour of his ap- ikely now to fin whether al a eur ‘at Old Fields nt at-Colonel Thornton's. | But he momen- explanation with his Wise assed, and the doctor a not come. Thurstoi on" ¢ ee wandere-} un a on the very edge of the shane before him was evidently aleeraie ne Mario must fe ie vay to the vain a dreadful Donk was ris- ing. His, anxlely reached fever heat. not leave the bedside of his ing ses yet Marian mustnol be permitied to wail upon the beac 1s OX flerceness of the storm, o r ae ‘the rudeness of his confederates, af le id wondered that he had not done so before. He _ resol ‘hee fo summon Marian as his wife is hi Full of this thou he hastened down his directions, Thurston penned the spewing, lines to Marian to my My eanitinhes et been suddenly lown with apoplexy, and is care of the dying man. You. pane are the angel of the sick ma fntioe not refuse me your a ald. Come, F marlsce be acknowledged tomotrow, te Marian. Dictate your own conditions if you wii nly d scarcely sealed this note, when the boy, ‘hatain hands eppeatea pee note, sir, jump in the “ig is fast_as possible to the beach below Pine, Bluffs. You will see Miss is hej Marian's account, he returned to the sick- ewed his endeavors to re- is far past relief Way aS was jost in that avwful presence: It was the fret lime he had ever i and now, in the nish | al oe aes leis face to face is last, read, all- conquering hi eet if te aes in the person of an old or oftener than ii s9 Thise oe ‘the thoughts { that filled ' Thurs. min ihe ie stood and wij Seni dews from the brow of the dy- in n. n might HA Hits remained mucir| & 8001 the Window, Bs ee pe Pap the night; but the deoy kness pre- he jound of wheels, dash- Miolently, helter-skelter, and_ with into the yard, arrested} W! is my dear Mariam at} been ea last; but bog fellow need not risk her life hurried out, expecting | to felchizedek alone sprang from the we Sand sank trembling and quaking at hninaty pushed past: him, oe peered and feit in the gig. It was Wh here is bas seh sirrah? What ee -| bling. groaning, and wringing his hands. oc. uv speak, idiot?’ I ask you where is ‘the indy? Was ehe not tipon the beach? ed: you so? Did the run - away?” ee Thurston, carried forward... 4. eas! eee 10 per cent. ‘dividend: they have nial sum a $135,000. The ge Priel eae) indeed, iy ber te more or les: io. declare aiviaends yaks vine ee months. h December, ¥ (GENERAL ee iT. Amount reserved for aaayacen due depositors ee ee to other Banks in Canada. te ae ee » payable 1st EE, 190i ie coe 119,940.28, epost a ihe ‘Dominion “oar as” _Seturlly “for Notes of and Cheques of other Ban Bal lances due ieee other oo in n Canada fa “an ‘ates. Securiti are "ae Cah, or Short Call, on negotiable "Securities ” ". Notes Discounted and Advances currén Notes, Disgounted, ete., overdte estimated loss’ provi Bi Treal Estate nee ‘tks fa Bank ga nto Moi Other Assets not included under recog nee wee wep with our 3 & have e just rend you to increase | ani a During] Ata Sie Se meeting of the Diree- the Yast six months AEE of « mif| tors. Hon. Wn.” Gibson “was reelected ‘ be ponkinued. Bank of Hamilton HELD 15th eres 1906. MEETING, Report of the Dire: The Di ett ae beg EPRar their Annual sa a the Shareholders for the November, 1 The ai at tere of si and ia Account, 30th November, lared: ayable dst June, 10054. SULT 29 33 $231,719.57 + Payable ist Dee. 1905 2 > > 119% Carried to Reserve Fund from Profits... - -$135,319.00 nd from spores new Lypi8\ 863 + + 205,421.00 5, ointing out, that, ‘after Pi aividends quarters believing that have decided to adopt it, WM. GIBSON, i; SHAREHOLDERS: He Gveraa for the year, $2,317, au be of Amount reserved Bs Rebate of {Interest on’ _ Current ne = 3, TURNOUT ee 905. General Manager in moving ihe adoption ort the annual | exercised in issuing the new’ stock said s the business of the bank requires it, Directors| Now in regard to the incident. in the y fol would have been| board that they acted bl men in the} provision for that loss the net| when the agent is not Toned, and ta 0,000 ‘ai-| largely. at bis mercy. You i gs | the arnin, od by and are Sonsierably great-| have to depend on the fidelity of our past ten| agents, and while one man has proven to. 1885 | false, the 399 other employes of the bank to | have and we ha’ invite} them. Yo y say thi fact that-every doltar earned by the bank,| may have too much inspection. been to. rest, | Jet an agent think that he is ‘being spied lo the st Snarcholders, and| upon he will probably sit an year in| thing and_your it likely 2B fall on ler. Now, in uy] cannot come too nded by John A. Bru jbo sie Sasa agencies haveing motion was ‘unaimously and Ossingion| “That the thanks of this mecting b ; given to the President and Directors for |r larney, Man.;| their services during the past half year” i ried and replied to by Hon. Mr. ose | by. Dr. Mis Itmay| “That the thanks of the meeting .be places where| given’to the General Mana; we the matter of population, but it must be| and other officers of the bank for the re i efficient performance’ of their respective rieh country, | duties.” mel and that the prospect for increased busi: C ight. The si. ae i. faith in the coun- Mr. Gibson moved the adoption "y. glad to notice that the of aie by-law to increase bank - ponte with the investigating | stock from $2,500,000 to $3, are-|John Proctor seconded the resolu aa = and this year the| and it was carried nani 6 715, showing that the stock is] |The scrutin { investors. gentlemen unanimously lectea ‘the same time we ave adeies for, 1906: "Hon. ‘William. Gibson, 10 fin ‘octor, Hon. J. S. Hendrie, Rutherford Corus A. Birge, C. C. Dal was taken up at a premium! President. and Mr. J. Turnbu! The same care will pe President, 1905, “after *"deaicting mar ingen aad. ftiaking pro paivns for bad and 340,740.00 in been able’ to place to Reserve Funds out nsidering that out 000), ‘which the Bante has susta forgenes of. Hitthouge ‘Brown, ‘hus, been pro’ wt that the progress of the Bank still continues. in a ee, find ‘that! While they had thought it prudent to open year a few new branches in paid rio and Maniloba, in recogniti poke a tof the countr: they have mostly confine eas at the: various’ points. al proposed. however, to ask of dc ling, power to increase the Capital of the Bank 090. in order that the Directors in case it become advisable busir hi 1,402.043.80 ank in ‘Britain 5,308.51 ian comity Municipal, eae 3.6 os ety 003, oi ———s1 Lor jection of being one of the first the. te of the Mikado of Janan. 868. } oe eaatied the public the result a ee as the re- nt pon | dividends I need not say uel ane a le! Mr. John Proctor seconded the motion, ae te it is still its intention, to és-| which was carried unanimous system, such has not Rayhes Barker, a Py on. ‘ehave| Mr. AL Robinson moved, seconded this was carried, and responded to Ly = PROM...cNT PEOPLE. Interesting Gossip About Some Great mages. e King’s breakfast never varies. Tt See of tea, toast, and one ¢; first Ambassador i have a lary of $32, e 2s 0 mbassador at Ours eighly. fo ‘est Kensingion, England, was Pique nguages; fourteen. of lorence Pere bog “The. golden cirelets’ ere lavishly sel with yc, e four bear four crc allernating. ce thos Wi wealy the Dowager-Empress who ‘ governs ae = ough -her..son. is, the | 29! h Rominal Taler, pags prime favor- fishvoman ‘Ss ngest ff ne and ha sales ven her. precedence r the Chinese ) Ua ‘over {i ster. Inthe’ ouldér-strap~of the’ savalrym rge Luck will leave a Tao da ime on his ay emen from out for operations Pade sie 4 a’ couple ins the shoul: Berstraps of his tani rotectior cuts, » found to - Nu upon the scene, - the Duke “fell a bse with her, the engagement with her sister } was broken eae and she became Duchess of Manches! ter n 1852) In 1893 she mar- gS Le S g a ry ivitation, to ga In the Du e Vhen. President Roosevelt shakes hands with a crowd one man stands = ectly in front of him, while a second is at his side. As the line moves for- wan each handshaker is steadily pushed along, and not permitted to loiter for a kets, weapons.’ shat is precisely what thoy are doing, and ihe. practice has been fol- A Bal fe jonaerilg. tried to ee his handker- | j, chief from his. pocket he approached ie President has had ‘that jim: caught im the grip of a secret serv SRE SERS AE. BRITISH SAILORS’ UNIFORM. British sailors first wore uniforms in James I. During subseque reigns, however, it lapsed, and mentary sppear to have worn uniforms accord-| *' i hy ing commander's fancy. 7} introduction of a regular uniform dat- et . when the “blue jacket,’ sc pleased His Majesty that he immedi-! fro ately commanded the adoption of these | p, ‘olors by his navy. It is not supposed that the order was meant ‘po be sailor's use. blue serge could 2 | Proved upon. “When your papa was courting me h always kissed me on the brow.” “Hav. +m old usually kisses me on the steps,” ove replied Evelyn absentmindedly, For a KEALTHFUL and DELICIOUS “SALADS Ceylon NATURAL GREEN Tea. SOME INDIAN STATISTICS THE SUNLIGHT FARAWAY ISLANDS OVER WHICH An Opportunity for Would-be Kings to Cattle Raising Was a Secondary Con- Facts About The People and Industries sei Srghrwy ow dii werbeck, who hes’ ee es bee Girdl IN LEAD PACKETS ONLY, *°°- 28: rie THE PEACE OF PERFECTION - = : Those Who Are Content With Them- ina = selves Are to Be Pified. i ba at contains nearly tea fazed ne! figures, le re is i use sun Sey is isabel Pes vis LEAVE 30 71060 MINUTES “6 . are peelcire the active, | |inown as Lord cleansing, et aes pugs: $ eapae go aoe strength to 'strength.”=- XXXD no oe = Ss ae ated LIMITED, TORONTO to im prove, to. cnlar ge bis le his iene! wth & Lj “hice forms. per principal crop er Verangis, and the men into bodies called alt of his party pay for anything. — The player once! anchnlaies Weer yan Other countries) are not blind, Shee a local resort, smokin, est cigars | py ond inking their drinks regularly. the close of their games the tickels were British Medical Journal art. He Should be in Cabin The British weet) Bet contains any, bu Topuation, is principally Hind ow n and off the scales and aang ie ler oe in ‘the ‘Gesnlinies. His i wile Desire for Great Comfort, Not Poverty, me he Pri use. graphs and mementos of is tite Bee His ranch house was dent one night, and was yaeateyen with all its contents. was invited once to join ie. party maple “Heats in a winter hunting trip, and during the expedition saw a surprising iMlustration | is has erous. of the bath loving Englishman. he} sorts of ges S52 " progress ai tnd a0 tat bs rodhiealion ae of a content through Heeae of sri: fast that the, old beh are soon out of e/and his gavniong butdocs:not ue j ewig dseontent with ‘ee achieved. any Off the Irish n eons is the island of In- fa bitants, of the United Kingdom and to anieve tad be dicate, ig become ite e i Requires ‘That th Bi d be Kept Rich te equires 1 Bloo iT There are Ee munis. “ pare ee - In Liesure Hours a\ writer Hema. ae- he plunged into the water, breaking the Ice as he went and followed hy the Earl and his brothers. The sight wos exoru- cleting t's oceans Aen ome fat the Howes ‘of the Englishmen glow: ed pinl landing The inhabitants turned out en masse. for the. peace of Deniecion can end only tye dight—-the Earl De looked upon a: an elderly man by his companions. He a patter party. in pation, but gen. 2 Gress, with a pl shaw over ue head. his had gone the pace, and so e penally. When his physician called one morning the Earl, who ments bitter, at pouting baile that 38 making the man 8 women, indgeston Rear roves Mr... W other least Aeaiure of the report “5 Daley, crystal filly, Man. nave. FI hav ercise, aa food ‘and pal Etgulsion will come eriean whiskey, He emptied his. glass, is side} tin, lo. 000,00 was spent os ae ‘eliet. pm raete a is seid to build on. Mil- lions of people throughout the “The cablegram busin telegrph offlee of Bz Sp ings She eevea ae win able was used as if the ae nders were @ From time acanck the ia his little country there are neither doctors prescribed cod liver course the patient could not take it in its old form, hence oa did es little good. They SCOTT'S] EMULSION | and tolerate it for a be ee Mr. McKinley was shot | wore not fion, he embarked for ! San Francisco on | P ‘ People tongetaa Vile cxentecistighy t at. He went to the reading uncle's will hoping that perhaps the de, | cestors-as the ‘wild ‘creatures tust coor tr olie in Seattle he found himself penn the. mnutineeis of the Bounty, "settle tare ex ya) fad absorbed by : ‘ 3 i ere the old dy “iat Triselt ine oe system as cod liver oil in the + i t. is a Bone chiefly of whites ‘and ¢ rey | ee the none instrumen: il Bank was only saved by suspension sf . rary lose he rose to gi and that is the reason it is so nee sam Shia ibe outer h Stila ons pon Cheed 1 incliidingg two ‘mp ak school teachers. one Obinoee: arcing tine ri pate aie Mes oe 2B. = vee supreme there "Past at tie nit he Tablets, svrou re wonderful drei in 'y g We vil send you a free. Robert,” she said, “it does not become | awa you to atfempt to make fun of your oor ee aiaia? ly the | ‘ersibie nature vat ian Be Imuich, secording to ee day Mens fo the tiaintenanee of the sellers and af box Oe eee the Br, Be ropa er view. Mid’ way I teen es Maldive ‘and rant fie to sit behind it at ‘he thea atre.” ‘But, th in’t,* retorted Mi Kempton, Sas a aes smile, “for ook of Indias i the isle ot Minicoy. It ifr ‘An i ave yout eae wos high, mum, |are ari -Turidella— ‘What would, yous ia if 435 ‘shoes “fh Women are organized into bodies called EARL OF AYLESFORD'S RANCH |COUNT HIROSAWA SAYS UER PERIOD OF DECLINE HAS BEGUN. PARTY NEAR BIG SPRINGS. sideration to This Young Nobleman, experience of the members of “The En, ash aristocracy the cattle ie mark of engin decadence. [lacs i the Unt Se have left a) Suggestion that, Japanese troops mig't i for eee Comp: pany in western Texas in| which ios that its alae ae decline the early 80s, to a Guthrie correspond-| has beau ent of the Mente City “{ have a keen remembrance of the) an article. Farl of Aylesford, who bought a ranch seni ion sas 1855. I was living al Big Springs mil Pockets foe ae pi land, but ray a saw the Earl and his companions al- ron eunees, friend “of c we his I copal clergyman now a8 Bishop e an Sneoe e oF year, and his expenditure indicated that| general. his means were. lang ght al e frame_ hotel ig Springs, whicl used uate for himself and party | appearing a 2 Lenton \blicmtion Te when they were nol at his ranch. He| years. ae ante Was OWNER 0 eae iotleey, sald A BIG SE RINGER SALON lamentable deterioration in th he eae for one night. He paid $6,000 for the] ter, :habi establishment. and presented it next] peaple. is morning to fhe man from-ewhom hi | failure to appreciate the ‘allusion THE DANGEROUS SITUATION. ashed by the Earl. “The Earl and his friends were great] R ae erga fu MH bee in Jap AIR. was about as “Despite his y = 8 several days, asked that his pulse be/ fe ha ae nee: ino a 004, big farewell tin ea was gone. ext few days neon eae operat, The rate was 81. he! selves and Chin fi ® ofl gy them ‘ever returned. "Incidentally, the! the tine aN physician found that the Earl's ‘liver fod, Bienes ame weighed fourteen pounds. one ee Sahar ORE tifl A PLEASANT AWAKENING. ic jost curious story of modern for- he jo. ‘I eepes At St t ki en, you ni welcome to sit beside it. JAP ARRAIGNS ENGLAND — Religion and Patriotism, ‘This Gentle S w deg Harry Gordon and an Breton and lov oat Hiro Wi ally, the ae Be? ae jiudae,: fate was Minister of the Interior, Hoe which, he did not r 5 oo Me etary bought aj lishmen sit up. and character aE the many aoe ve rime 7 4 nan in | Said the ml tha alter ie ce eae the el aehiee to, ihe meee tates yo ur aaa and _pottenns televe 3 wy could be saved from collapse. supposed to be a judgment on. the~im- ely of those who violated the order of What could ne poor toys “aor _ | Nature by making iron float,