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LYNCH, Author of “A Woman's Crime,” “John Arthur's Ward,” “The Diamond Coterie,” “Against Odds,” Etc. ‘| The Last Stroke. |= ae |. ‘They met at the foot of the steps, | and Mrs. Jamieson spoke at once, as ifs ite wordless inquiry in | the other s fac ‘Tam Mr: rail Vatgidoon, © ake feet, speaking low, jnindia}eot. the “cari: pope's faces rom two wit: | the open | a | tell you | that Gis | ‘fYe# tht, he has met with. an jacoident: and ' that you tad ‘better i a send the child- once.” woman’s small for support before the | half-dazed girl motores bex conidial her, she sank Weakly upon ee ie = “Oh!” she si ghed. aj ren ‘then, , as Miss Grant bent over her. she added ~weal- “Don’t mind me, rest here joment. Send away ca pupils; only need rest.’ wi eaioetie child- passed out from the s, and were poco caggerly-talieings jin this instant-of solitude, upon her face. she snp at ot it! He is dead.” herself, outed nage She as ed a ci re were no tears re He is dead!’ | know it, I fecl aid. May I sites insite oes Hilda led the way in sens = ails UReeertoe wes seated me jand sat down’ opposite her. | you" tell me what you can?’’ she ask led esitatinigly | “Willingly. Only it is so little. I |have been for some time a guest at |the Slenville: House, se to re | cover, r pure air and | country Git, fron the 4h ects Gl Dt |row and long I have driven rand Sloe rhe! take id Hild: fa, put smote thal aes you seq me this morn- did a epnb st sight cloc s, earlier. My | phy vein med nadia }long drives Sao this- morning I did not go quite so far as usual, be- cause on yesterday I went too — far. this Mr. Dares stopped mi ask Be ae had s @ man, a tall, fair i And had ‘Yo “I told him 4 es, and in a moment ew back a little and looked into the girl's face with | fear? injured. Popular oe has so many special features for ween ‘woman who wants to ‘sajea eas to keep fom day to day will find the news ible way. The Most TORONTO DAILY STAR . Posted on the yids daily chapters of an entertaining serial Foca Semper most interesting of Home Pages—the : story—columns of bright ige Merton’s page—and illustrated Sr nrg with nnn lesome—and relishable | er lips, but again. l_ me!’* eae girl 3 —Oh, under- “In _mercy- jon’t. you “Yes, I understand now.” lady drew weakly back with straight swift pene through the open F between the rooms and out of Be cht. irs. Taiicean stood looking after her for a moment, too, and I an not. I must not. ee ihe growing in her eyes, “Oh,” she she murmured, and drew a sigh of relief a Panes unsteadily at the door hee For ful Bue fifteen’ minutes after HildaGrant had ‘reached the empty solitude of her own. schoolroom she tood crouched against ‘the near wall _hands clinched — and hanging | ed the approach ‘of the man who paused in the do to gaze at her in re ae and ie one: handsom pronounced too. str A moment he stood looking with growing pity upon the grieving wo- by he sted inset mene aa er’s chair and i ned ee amen desk, smiling as he ane, the ‘oor’ old seebigh ne said to himself’as he closed the book. ‘I Wonder how he enjoys Me pedagogic ow, 5 the strangeness situation ‘seemed to strike infin With euadenstorea ond brought him, to his fect. t ‘did it mean? ‘his’ silent peas room! These empty desks s¢attered books! Where were the pupils? the teacher? And wh’ witi down in that agony of sorrow? a dozen quick strides brought titn again to the door of communi- eo i$ time his strong, firm foots’ were hear thé bowed head lifted: itself pearly.) ape ayes of the tivo met; tioning ineipiion beg af "Pan." spoke a rich rong voice. ay I ask where T shall Bd Mr, Bei girl came toward him, a look, almost of r face. she falter T Hea hop- find my brother ae ee at his ears, and Hilda sprang to her feet with a sharp cry. “I must tell Ree Hat you mu: bear rk} a Sh he window, swayed at heavily, sana was caught in, his Tt was'e br m, but when she opened her id looked about her, the sound of the flying wheels was dying away in the distance, southward. He had found the pail of pure spring water, and applica some of it to her hands and temples han Fe her eves, raised ‘herself with fort and to_struggle Then she se selecontrol. him, brother's friend! . My sister to be!” now. Something has should have Bone h u 6 le al | must tar ee Ge worst, oe "t seek to, spare me; thine oh him! What is “He—he went ‘from home pase oags Say, to shoot dead!’ © dead! Quick! Where is he? I must gee, T must. Oh! there must be some horrible mis- take. He © she oki before ‘Here is his" wheel. =o ae lake shore— Here, an A Capt ie stood 3 wily she to. rang eomere the door, isa f CRAPTER Til. > * ‘Mi. Brierly, are you strong See: raped I -— be- eside the dead, to face his grief nace i Barnes, skilled "physician, eee being a poses essa career in me Brenity to act, practical and hu- Robert Brierly ier leaning gape a@ tall tree, his ack toward — th group by the Nise idee, ana ite face pressed against the trees rugged coe an lifted head doctor spoke, ani t face barons him. his dark cient that nag ‘The two men moved a away, ee then the doctor “Tm men, as to the cause of this c ity?’ “Tt was an Seated: of course.” “Th alam= make ae that, or raps is Iny blot 2 Ee God-tea ng paces a happ; eosin, Shere a a bullet hole just ted wounds are M- of- rierly. “ronned aloud. “Still,” he Boraint, see ever believe it.’ “You need not.’ Doctor Barnes’ hewn nianeblce tees yet lower ‘pitch. “Mr. rierly, there is a second bu let-wound in the baci a ack 1 And that means—* “Tt mea 5 without a doubt. No huntsman could-so mis- i s at 1 lo you want this Mie known now—at once? “TI fear don’t understand. ome you have my brother's name man! Knowing that these he- e be made easier if me. let the theory of accident stand.” He broke off, looking secon at the other. judge of faces, and in that of Hohert Brierly he had sear been: deceive The man’s for! denly pear and tense, grew sud- iia eye. Beda id, with” at the be pistol, Doran,” in hhis capacity of oie ‘to I wanted whether howe side ischarged 0 spoke, ly not, upon the heads of ehilre, and rare- lyupon adults, fine, aid: long ‘enough. to frianest he han some face in close half rings that no barber's skill. partis subdue or us EN eae We moaeee arched, and fall of grace. was well bi scle. Tay at De now hating - ee mn his discovery” of ng and-etil able to 1 a pameeale endure an- | mas _ seee : sal sent the bali, eee and sleet until the bull’s eye was pi rd Was uttered as he knelt he cores ges mee nd so he said 10 the the group of mé ad withdrawn to a respect- able distance. “Which of had fallen—-trippe: Dera. came forward, and to. the where trailing’ arab ia Pi e dead man’s feet, was sat of wild ivy entangled and brok- ou mleesaten: that he silent cont exclaimed “Driériy: | You | saw that, t cribgpacthe 1st thing I did sev,”” ing to his site, a a x me. very, r se, Mr. ‘arget - shooting has bec! a pastime here lately. And Thére couldn't be a ; that, some- how, as he lunged Serwaea ie Pp ened. di murmured Brierly, “it is a si It—it might have happened so. “Ther n't an; ae other way of Dor. ‘ick blankets upon its yel- rr, the doctor “who _superin- earse drove slowly away with its | Pathetic burden, Pe turned -to Doran, “Tl drive Mr. Brierly back to elt von don't charge;” Riel toward | and Jed him ‘Young man had_pic p his rother’s hat, as they titted. a bay, from the ground, and he now Were hurrying down the slope a hee vs “They physician aid ay ero, eine ig z to gather,” the eae hae brother had | 7 ¢ “come e anedel 0 had begun to shining wheel up_ the slope, Bree carefully against'a Sdector” mean B are a St ranger | Will you tet me arrange for er. pet standing at the Doran, will you take das oe ae) by which: this man Tived bis. his Tif e of which death had ae eens > “I am a _ bachelor, _mst | now,’’ the doctor — said, ore slowly~in the wake a ithe earse. “'And I have made my establish my. 8 eee a cosy he village proper. will save you the aoe of strange eves, and many nee perhaps, | if you will be pies for aay, “Tell the Peopie termined had paid a ce Grants who lived epee ene oh cat 5 ee cs <1] hose who di mo ner m one to eeea by expert ju at that et CANADIA