CHAPTER XXVII. “Mics Leake would feel obliged five minutes’ conversatioi o Judith, after a few Predon ds’ Senechiva: wrote, not on a sheet of ff seal, she simply twist- p and dispatched by the hands a Mary to the ground-floor lod- Then she stirred the ready to Gartinore, who shortly after enter- ed the apartmen fs id Aerie t6 greet him as he advanced, a courtesy to. which his grey pasts and p own praca queenly s turn for his el ed bow, she 2 orate, ve rehion: ceding to my requei t it insta: est liscowiti Judith inspired every ene who approached her. ‘‘Requests from you, madam, come so seldom thatjveven were it not a pleasure to comply with the slightest of them there would be no excuse for refus- ing to do so.” otherwise I had not your time, or broken Hhrough the rule o! oe own seclusion.’” Ppy pies svnatlies self- impos others,” r. Guanine: taking possession of the chair indicated by a gesture of her i—‘‘a strange sed—a delicate fear of eS vor ough eicas true, could scarcely fal © give her Pain, stopped his. further utter: nce. ene Gartmore now inwardly se ence as man yw more about her e as -~Judith gathered his thoughts from the puzzled wistful expression of his face ; ani a suf- ‘ficient time for him to finish his sentence; if he preferred doing so, oe concluded it as he had intents aan strange rule to be adopted by “We have all our hobby, and philo- sophers tell us it is well to ride the thing to death. Seclusion, in the very heart of busy, noe Bane - | scare! Li “T thank you very much for ac- ‘ri Be ase be seated?” she} tur tule to be adopted by one so young} bea hood from her. I despise and hate the Woman, madam. There, is that ‘Perfectly,”’ she answered. “And now do you know anything of her childern ue “The Welsh them, a he eas adopted next moment, “you cannot— you were out of England.” ‘How where I was?” he demanded curiously. at know many things you might give me credit for being meausinied AUIS wakethieeplye “however, my ignorance or know- ledge is nothing at present. ‘The -|facts are that Evan Crepton. was found streets of whither, that he may now be living or dead, for any information I have on the subject—while his sister Alice is at this moment lodging two floors above our heads, and you can aid bees if you choose to do “How!? Mr. rtmore did not fame the monosyllable en- couragingly. “By assisting her an honest livelihood. She has embarked, Heaven help her, on ormy sea of literary adven- re, and is sinking for want of a strong hand to bring her to shore, one. word, she is an authoress nd—— “T hate authoresses, madam,’’ in- terrupted Mr. Gartmore, vehem- ently; “a ee rcussen set of preten- tious _ blue-stoc! etter the | girl was a ae ate than an af- ected, conceited, half-educated sentimental cann ar literary _ women ;’’ and the speaker wheeled round in his chair, and looked Scteey at Judith as he uttered the last clause. ‘That is Sistas * she cool- “for Iam one of the jose I may there- endeavors to ly remarked, ° fo especial compliment to myself. You an authoress!’”” he repeat- ed. ‘Well, there are exceptions to all rules.” $ me very forcibly, Mr. resumed Judith, “that r Gartmore,” a char the for a blue-stocking, and vowed that woman could be intellectual with- Tn the days when you married one who has since blotted her manuscripts with tears, you entertained different ideas,” During the delivery of this speech Mr. Gartmore’s face ha orked | m painfully, and at its conclusion he ing, suffocating Lond your whim?’ he: sai Quiringly, fixing y' e@ so-steadily that even Ju- Jith was eerie to turn aside from the serutin, “Only your wi 1 but she nev- t for you. to-night, Mr. Gunes she ruptly . recom= mended, after an awkward silence, “to do you a favor. he announcomént really seemed to produce a startling effect upon the visitor. He § unaccustomed tw having favors proffered to him ir such “an unhesitating manner, and his countenance expressed the fact, even though his tongue did not. ‘That is,” pursued Judith you are fig opinion that i privilege hs he able to yaa fellow-creatures.” “Quite true, madam, and any- thing which I can do to xerve you——'") “Stay,’? she interposed ; “you are mistaken in imagining [ want any- thing for myse Man cannot help Mr? Gartmore, nor neither ; but there aro-people in the world nevertheless who need of assistance. it You are acquainted, I be- ae ae Miss Lestock, as she is “Miss Lestock, as she is called, é answered Mr. Gartmore, “is my niece.”* “And being her uncle, you are, cf_ course, ses Se all the parti- eulars of her m gv? “T have herd ‘all the ciroumstan- action, ’ he aomaeteed 72S" Nay,”’ exclaimed Judith, “not disgracetal, for though her hasband anight of meaner birth, he was her superior in every. other ¥espect. ee you call your niece’s marria; ae ae my. relations frec-! fy,” ho replied, with a: smile; “yet I am-not offended—tor. my. convic= tion of the matter has always been that Adelaide Crepton is a bein: without Heart; that the Welsh cuz ate throw. himself away-on hérypand that having had children given her be Heavén,..she. had no. right. to fling the Divine blessing of mother-{- ax familiar rose from his seat and approaching Judith, demanded, in an agitate voice :— are you, that thus lay bare the seerets of my lifes whom never spoken to before is hour, ‘and yet whose yoice and to meas my = —~ sts of the past be- with the hidden can raise the phos ‘ore me, and’ p) ‘ay y Mr, Gartmore favoring her with Sonison of faith satistactory” tal | as, as known oily v2 Go ore pe was a time when there ‘existed not seen her ears, I she is still ling —a solitary ecen hearted. .w whorn the curse Ridsdales, though, and bless God’s merey for it “And who are you that you talk of the Ridsdales, as if y you were one ‘ince the first time I saw you, I felt your face was not altogether a new one to me, and yet, until now, I never knew it Lady. Lestock you resembled. ook sietord, » she fin nish- which informa- ti GR ee esa at her as though she had been a remarkable criminal, ‘ she ventured, when the pes was becoming painful, 46 Saronielyou ike Ge beer siielaes ret history of Judith Mazingford, d and herself? I can t main silent at your bidding, Which shall it be “Talk,” he said, but dere was a softer tone in his voice, and a different look in his eye— consciously her words. You remember Lillian dale,’ she began; “perh knew her husband, too. Mr. le She was my mother, and he my Iwas the youngest of three ihe cus m her death sigh—a little helpless nae Candas 1 tags athe first leant ot Suidincd ar old Wabh woman, to whom it was given to utter coe warnings, prophesied that my life wou a swretched Gaesthat ith faces averted from me, and with hand upraised against every eve, T should pass to the grave “battli ing ma way. “Bu ot seem born to be leved, ve te lova ie he cared for, petted, caressed. my life was rich in friends and promise then. ook back at all this—then cast your eyes round this lonely, deso- late room an rAipose (avolnnisciie’ ie dit’ ae she bade him, and gazed round the apartment, in which, as well Rids- glance came back again to Judith, he saw ae had hidden her face in ands, and was weeping con- Salaivalss e could say nothing to comfort fier hieenk gilent. until she hushed still.wet with tears, she resumed. was love man, who never had a weakness, except that of loving me; and I was wor- thy of his affection know now I was—but for the plague-spot. I never iad really in my truth, but I took a senselors pleasure in tor- menting Thus, when he as ioe fe he: hiesvite, To cried with this yon have heard, no him ee colds and immov pable: as cher iee on some polar sea, which covers briny estate of fathomless Hei and Mr. Gart- sudden chang- snaerlicable: regarde with amazement ker “cy could tell,”’ she continued, af-|have been classified by. natural. d|home, and this t was | that and he un-|i bent forward to catch|own hand. u| was min example ani selfish exertions. Then I learned to write, and tasted the bitterness of rejection; then I vowed I would yet show t what was in me; then my impatient spirit, chafed ‘and. disappointed, commenced battle with. the world! “Death its came once more into our time we were beg- gars—Lillian and £; but still I re- mained true to my faith, until I found that her sight was going, and I, and plones eal give the blessing back t “For her I mar: aed one for lux- ury, but for her. It was the most unselfish action of my life; wrong, I admit, but I never “ieceived him. in between deluded dupe, belie ried him, If you ace taeMar: ingford, you may conjecture how he fulfilled his part of the contract. ‘0 it was useless, He would do nothing for her after all, and I when mad with his felaehaod and d the money I g stolen tor oe Ne tok s law. ven knows,” she adde more vehemently, “at was no sin. My own Stee acquits me. I oe = Sie you did do it, »? said e Gariaoe, “go on: (To be Gontinued.) PROVING HIS HONESTY. “You say you have aneneS in the pa . Smith “gute oD the Court if you gee. what caused this confiden “Why, you see, sir, Aigeate alle re | reports Bout eatin’-house men, and T used to 4 “Never mind what you thought; tell au what you know.’ sir, one day I goes down to Cooken’ s shop, and sez to the ‘give’s a _ then Mr. . ‘How hink— do, Mr. Smith? have?” «(Weal pie,’ says I. pods: says he; ‘T’ll have one, tuy’ G sets down an’ ons. one of h eS weal hy right al that cane eee “confi tence in him? v ked/ on an average more than six ‘Yes, indeed, sir; when.a> eat: in’-house keeper sets down afore his customers an’ deliberately ents one Oo! own. weal pies, n> man can refuse to feel confidence — it shows him to be an honest man. ‘A 60-foot high oak tree contains a lon leaves, In Orie: have vaccinated se the last 1,000 ye: ntal aan physiciar.s patients for The Chinese regard fried wasp soup as a great. delicacy. Forty-eight kinds of house- the public | ¢, more: use. jameness is liable t+ return at any time, and birds suffering once from this disorder very rarely become profitable pro- ducers again. The b: prevent trouble roosting perches low, an the same level. The old- fjeetianed easiest way 0 ae ing things ont for trouble or this kind. ‘The hens crowd up the top perches on going to Tbe and when they come down in the morn- 's| roosts aro used, there floor is kept clean Sea the. chieks well bedded, it is better to teach all to roost early. If suitable wide is no more danger mS crooked breasts than on the floor, and many poultrymen think the general advantages of get- ting the youngsters on the roost, where they cannot crowd and hud- roppings, more than NU hs for what keel bones are twist them oni of, Sora board should be placed close to the vall, about 2 foot from the ground, he} dark, liable to put their feet out of busi- ness by the performance; and the Seotchman’s adage about the horse holds equally true with the hen Ne foot, no hen, Frequent applications of erude oleum is a good remedy for bumble foot in the early stages of the trouble is neg- cee necessary to open form of an 1c matter is ‘then washed ¢ r vontaining a hi- tle carbolic acid, and carbolated vaseline applied daily to the or until a cure is effected. The hai et treatment is used by poultry aes of experience rather more satisfactory results fad any kind of doctoring. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Do not allow the dealer to come}! in and sort out the largest and fin- est lambs and leave the culls. Sometimes farmers sell their lambs at Sama r head early in dealer and sort out t the the season. The when he needs lambs the best and never come to ge smaller ones at al The yearly cost for food for the ly not paying her satisfactory method by lees the milk and testing the per cent. of butter fat by the Babcock test. cow that does not pay takes up just way. of di elatively to size, the horse a smaller ee than any other domestic animal. This makes it necessary that he must feed fre- quently, digest promptly, and have a ah ‘material in a small bulk, thus adapting him especially to per- erm rapid wor state 4 na- ture he is under no necessity of eat- ing too much at am eplenishes the ae iB requent intervals. evertasking the organ, and no ex- exertion full. sto- de hare ie ater excellent health on ine. eae grasses, but when he is ced under the saddle or in Heine ae subjected to work, we h| tion distance from tl will call | p. and the chicks placed on it afte night after fase until they will go to it of their own accor After that, a wide roost, the regula- e wall, may bi substituted for the board. ne BEARERS OF GREAT NAMES. A London journalist has found these personal names in the sore ee the General Bacon g er-Office. He pa arenes a girl anenao in 8 ‘Is it Maria’ ; in 1853 a boy ‘Napoleon the 857, ee Alma Balaclava Inkerman Sebastopol Delhi”? ; 1860. “Arthur Wellesley Wellington Waterloo”’ 1261, “Not Wanted James” ; 1863, “Jerom John’? ; and W illian the Conqueror?” twins ; 1883, ‘Richard Cour de Lion Ty Val gr 1886, ‘‘That’s It Who'd Have Thought Tes 1887, “Laughing Waters.” — Some re- e esides Charity” “Shadrach,” “Abedni ae boys: ; “Alpha,” “Beta,” and AN EASY MATTER. TO fen sou ate a u truly great indi- vida aeeed the ca ts “By things he does and by what ny doesn’ t say,’’ replied the sage of Sageville. ENGAGED. “J have my eyes on you!’ The young man sang. Said she: as a band of gold on me.” PROBABLE REASON. Stella—‘Clara says she loves ‘om well enough to marry him.” Mabel—{‘Then why doesn’t. she ae ite tella—‘‘Oh, T guess ‘fom believes |G in tetting well enough alone. A woman is” known by the ac- guaintances she cuts. 11,000 adults + {those over whom the Commissi + = * % Wyuna ebanmamaeneas. THF H TERE +44-+449 | eclings of my heart, as if you do-|fer a pause, “of how truitlesaly 1 At te+ets+tte+s44+4+424 | take him from hi $ [lighted to painsand torture me|fellowed him in his fight to death | ¢ a he saine feeding will “not loneor| FROM BONNIE S 3 | You are closely connected with me|—of how T evied aloud for him tol | {Be same feeding will not longer COTLAND 3 oe e |flin some way—your return. I could tell of hours of | ¢ Fe ee ee ee ; F | Leake—vou are either a falsehood| weeping and watching, of proving| t ll arm ; 3 . $ | or the Evil One, for you have spok-|and sickening for his’rcture ot 0 H] + NOTES OF INTEREST FROM Foil eueof thins ths want puch na aki ee Ree t Serie Se Sern Gea HA ERPAND RIG : p q tne fe ever pase AG mt a oe & long He a restoration | $ + ‘) Chicl f Leghorn and other ‘ a one long since dead’ and forgot-|to life. I could t h if it would hht-weigh —_ COOCG9080 ¢ Ee aie ieee ei “the weight dt treeetereeeesesseees ine rgb ‘Sones ; + ; E| "You ‘ase been “aicintormed;”|aftiny souks As "she BUMBLE FOOR, ‘1 eight weeks old. Chicks of the| WHat 1s Going On in the Highlands cs : {esd Judith. “atiicent Houle a Ee See eran reavier breeds often do not roost and Lowlands of Auld ‘ : is not de n. Fowls roosting on high perches |¥ntil taught to do so by the keep- Bi 07. The Curse of The Family J} “Not dead!” he cried; “asssure| ‘‘Misfortunes came thickly after | sometimes Apes their teat hang ee 1. The general practice is to keep ee ’ t |me of that fact and—but it is false|that, and then it was Millicent |ing down from the rocel cv ths floor. | Chicks. of medium-sized breeds’ on|’: Blairgowrie new waterworks t 4 ae goers, foe neers since.” Hida, a See ee her An abscess forms on the sole, which ue foe sua) gee tere muons opened on the 2nd inst. o they Nave TITU SSTUCCC CSCC SC TSCe See Saaawresanneaaeemes Shionable society, yes,’’|sister’s childr m roused me] be h old, and chicks of tl t THE tHt tt tte seated etee toieeseedeoeaesessaeee | was the reply; “bub though T have |from utter uselessness by her noble Cte Tic eae or ae fon la ont aE OuStieeee reine eae The oe of visitors to Strath- earn. this paminae is considerably under the average. De HS) a vember. mn and ies schoo to accommodate 560 scholar: . Cleg- horn & Co., George street, Edge ae the eah five months of this. year there were 11,592 passen- gers left the Clyde for places out cf Europe. Over 2,500 children and nearly ook part in the gala day. of the Educational. Committee of Burnbank Co-operative Society. a than oun hanging to a tree at Polmadie. with this pencilled note “attached: John ife; no home. s become just a little too sues for the people of Edin- burgh, for the public taste seems to.be weuing strongly in favor of bowlin, n of the Glasgow cor- vaaiten to widen Langside road from Queen’s Park Gate at Victoria road to Langside Monument, has there were 17,908 in- ms in Scotland, an ‘in- crease of 315; but that only ‘includes ers in Lunaey hi pair society in Scotland. This n October Ist, 1820, Macl ‘Matox ren, ‘Glas ; | King's Own Scottish re pees te p He joined 1883, reaching his present rank in April, 1904, Two additions have been made to ‘ark. One is an observation hive of bees, by means of which visitors can see the bees in full activity. 2 an vice ix commemor- ation. of she battle of Rothwell Brig was held in a field edjoix ang the scene of the struggle: ted 3 tl organize | a ist Lb lection Be hou se 2 burgh p practice was in ae in the Seo étish metropo- lis for over half a century, Duncal Falconer, ex-gamekeeper dropped dead recently w Mise pro- pee along Bank. street, Coat- A 20° championship honors of §: a competition held at Edinb @ occasion’ of their golden edding, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Russell, The Knowe, Po: lasgow, have. sent a chequé for 500 for the further endowment it on Broadstone Jubilee Hospital, Port- Glasgow named after their son Ac- Caapeaican Even the prude isn’t averse to sitting in thé lap of lireary IND ASA DOLLAR iocauiaR Elcat YEAR OLD YESTERDAY. YOU KIN HAVE HIM Ba SEVENTY FIVE! REY,LOcK Our. : a FUR THAT Hos5'5}— TEETH! NLL LAND Him FER DAT SURE! ACH KIMMEL HE VAs LOST His TEETH ? DER NOSs HOLT MR BOUCEMANS DOT) MAN VAS SCHEETIN’ = MT Se TEETH B BEY DUTCHY Gime] THE. SD LANDED Fae | DUTCHMAN IIT pag i pa FUR j THAT ERESN Kid! : ‘