OR, THE DUEL Ss IN THE GLEN. CHAPTER XXXMI, All thoughtless of-the blow thai him, Exmoné returned, letter in the ‘out mm, elaurcly Wr pamalted hi ne man mbled, his rat Pode tt eh ony » his lips wore white ot be nt “what nonsense. in a vo ntl 6 or above out of their sleep. ‘hen che laughed sloud, She was in her own ro sist of ry, of ae more terrible ‘a! how foolish Ts am: for one- half moment I almost belioves course, it is a jest of Ire + scheme to try my doubt. eh. iz back his tain handsome forced laugh. 2 The lowed was broken. resis by the “okie. ‘at the clock on the mantel, and by the throb- ie of his own heart vere hurried wo thecaiiken hangings, draw- ing-them aside with x shaking hand. i Sari firlish figure sir rene!" he cried, excit Isay-1 am in no o mood we lig! T do not tousd intently. ie iene’ the knot of wes door quickly, which led to the inner ment; a chili cold ae idea rent over him, for he saw utter confusion of the ‘aus are open, trunks ran- ae sal matttens empty—all standing sik nder heaven more sight of that. empty ace ‘she 8 m the taule a boos quet ‘or her taverite Foxes; they had not wit ain,“ but oaly, the Cc er nrekence! yea ©. warned for Riven twenty moment. to hi Suainec ae org, white, soft arms rontnt Ris Should he never Took. unon the fac whole world ri ha: 5 “incoherently, for put of chead and brushing. the ‘of dew from it. “If I thought hat he mean by kissing’ me so repeatedly ‘when she returned from that Hospital trin, and crying out when, T Je l-bye, Frederick - goodbye?” oT 5 Tr fave prested clo one e pane watching ine. out of slht as the carriage whirled down the | ve. rf Heaven! it is true; Irene Bie ott eee Wt jn my heart: is it is a horrible reality. Ok, He taiis Heavily into the nearest: seat—| buries AG rae nis pani: that. ary Hoh yoneuteastie: strong frame, alk not of srlef itil yo have seen The tears of warlike me: extraordinary commotion she pat ole Upright in’ her bed dark eyes, staring open in Fenefi dismay. The sight of Esmond sitting there sob- | bine, er handsonfer gonial sepa tn tears, | fo 8 sant huby has never beheld in all | her young lif { ‘The Ruby aie aon sorton in her 7 . papa, are ra ‘Eamon acs sori ses to the Epans and ciel cy whe ue Ant eg arms with so qui Hin a my most take her breath | Bde nee. holding her | ‘rom Til! He thinks the illness of the Body ue this world to the torture of mind mufferine: then, nk awful ai es a was looking down into th senersite face, 0, lovee, ae aoa et renee, with all his soul inte ‘giz ie mothge haa ieke aS anes ne Veft ai \ are a aecerted child!” ‘Jeo: ae e utters the horril deg a ey his thermore Seige <1 Buby, looks up at him with “wideonen | p ~ Lie 4 ie anner frigh:- | “aoe? feet comprehen |. any nel” = gre: Do you ett wine her. nF roamins Is) never com - Ruby. ed you've ‘Neen aelokine irene ry aoe: says when, people dont at ae aves, | a ae en — ad ad white: rage is getting the Metter’ of ‘iis terrible wlotit is bok violently the bell, for spore, te young ie tings. nette, and i ae ake, “ating inudied” acer sta amie airé ‘gue auld said Esmond, huskily. “I want care of my child, annette; ty re to peihe girl looked at him in dismay; som hing of an-inkling of what, was transpir- oe about her, oc Des. 2 he asked harshly. lied—" Silence, fed, 60 8% ormlly she could carcely Tealizo it was kind, Dy who spoke to her s0 hepa re ou fonee” for your faith- “pursue her—not, fe her back. She Recaan tea we doneeuis aad cause, and though 6 pack and’ plead oi Jeneos, mindly_ as T love ‘her ould. rebel s0 fiercely, 1 could ‘net foreive Ter. 1 would never take ck. ‘n a honor {0-1 And. as he spoke, he pus ane. obit Re fro and h | e ringing in his ars: nly this—that he ae roe | seen wings, wae hoverine ove ‘smond. tle Ruby in her arms, sought to pacity her. She knew not ae answer to make to her questions. CHAPTER XXXIV ta always had transpired. They fake the situation over freely conden wopas, without mercy, where there is the least | pexeuse to pass Indement upon The servants ‘discussed the situation, wondering vaguely why their young ini middenly left her. beautitul the handsome young, husband o she appear- ey ond fairl well, ‘here atl she took ch rer ‘the a chart Stine pelienily he's sehold, ame in e 0 i dden Bring mdst of folk, 20. be “What a pity it is to sce_a fine home lke this broken up. little Ruby sent ds until she’s old: euongl nvent, and Maa! wandering the world over in. so the Lord Knows w ad over the last page etter, ‘which waa b as fole mins ae awakened | old S| tha ae ot hie rath red, ¢ than ow nee trouble has “aie en Over ‘the house charge of the place, t go. mond returned to or ad heat obeyed. Ay lie firmed “the key in Jock he found that fastened ‘upon, the, inside— Siec bnckereys: ou are displeased. to see us, Ii3 they both taid, huskity, “bat oh, nd when. th “knelt hetore him ‘ewaat me colemn “ailogianes te him nin life, oF in death “what could he say or do. ‘The ey sti perhaps was their pamionship,. though. t ntrided upom him, that kept. him from gojne mad, He went. a once in-o the Eoin de the = Ruski: 0 ve his ptbday ee ". a breakfasted her on one of tead of placi ing peta as the attend- ini the aan benches, and, ant Petes fod, she saw throug! er she branch: of 38, face. ‘i she had. brought. the water. the “attendant was summarily die- miss ‘What night, Dr, Ross suddenly disap- peared from the hospital. One of the por; cons at the railway tion SPOOR. as oan, doctor, in nae vot the compart- a teat foremost coach of the dit which steamed out of Lo ines ofckoeke at night on that par- fiowar evening. It transpired that the handsome yow doctor did not go alone; he was fees ania by a lady heavily i who clung rm, sobbing bit and whom Ie tried | in yain to soot roke all this very gently to Es- aS ore one of the secret-service men Seine: me work up the Snr ree for but that this ter A ait nae che when or: Es mond pe wou, and that aie had not 50) stor rea hes a ‘or and the ile, “how Te was. ‘hen, vthat London society had ‘ked hh he application by Lae toe ‘a divorce from his bea’ wil On the Enreshoa oe he wiley a8. they were leaving it, Esmond “T ghall never enter he cried, raising his hand in poy samlights as though registering a vow to the blue, ‘ hav jth sworn to cle: me life “feat” ho reminded shen, now both of you, mark well what I say, will avenge wade cies seas of blood t some moments. At hand on his ot rovovation. than. I ven a dog a chance itor gna t if you should ze uvplement ted Esm dding Boos not meter, what oe I would rather die than ‘hink of the little one, ser k—dear ithe Palle Buby Ob; me for reimina! ‘must take o Fred- forgive —you have her to are of yourself [shall savenre the Esmond kronor’ for her sake. ag well own,” returned ke Say 20 “mor, on the subject, ng can chan} rmination. I will search the world thre pugh until T find Ross“ then let Heaven show mercy to the t deserves it. fo as 1 bade you: telegraph child's ‘nurse, to have litte When the train fies uamuion etree sponded the | butler; she knew you were to ass. aneugh ihe seas ene would have been si have brought Buby: ation you, an fist be making te, ok ee aeates avenue of wore arching beeches and away from the was never destined to beta old og he Coached the high arched entranoe Tush of red him, tit seemed’ aa if it eutenday that he had brough bri how his cheeks ‘heart beat as the ne ate, for as they Rae ves Susy akw the words “Welcome Home, ns Prederick and Dr. foee to Tace—and that was the beginning (Lo be continued.) SRE ae FREDERIC ee EEIRON, Mr. Frederic Ha he a ous leader of the se tiv en in and Carlyle, eee eighty f age las. Oe Ser and he me in from ight-mile walk at tea-time with sos ps and alert bearing. It was his ordinary daily exercise, and Tot: at all in the na- a celebration, ee 8 geanding the ev- of s near Hawkhurst, in Kent, oe he delights in his n siourd: which he has le rose on at vas engaged from a at a the ing. on, luncheons time with a so dear in past by her sweet pres- ehee, and that tas 20. clone. am the iindows. 9 a curtains, eu: ui kos site "heart its ed apis had been Te within him: Ret his meet fib it. x re ‘om the 1 Dave. doved her too oll: a that; and Heaven me, I love ee still.” With teeming ands he, c sloor atte after a gne last, ie Took withiny 9s a ous ee overy object on nin Bean one Tooke a a Then the the lock, pe aired ant thro, tha Peetedenur turk {the key far from him in tha ‘tanglewand, What Me suffered during the days “hat “ollome only Heaven understood, and hx knew, Yor iain Tusnis atin time he would ace the oor of his room suffering tne ra in vain ee each hy AiG cisely md learn to for- et ora at ge usted Saas ei merci oblivion of ed and, to ‘possible lew ae. fe the startling very. come: i fi eas peas Rsmond, a ‘one of ok ) where Irene ne the Doula ae remes a the lady aie lena _autte had thrown anh bite tae a dos vt eave her and oS attendant ran for on “bape Tot ai of one of the pat boy of Unity, not to a penn stock. the lad c ants the post- coflice, fie wa wizened face up clos low an: ORE te st] n scover if there | sivays Stoae for a a le to weigh ily, he his and his new book, Auto Bographie Memoirs.’ cluded the writing of twelve letters. ” His mornings worl = Arriving home at five o’clock after his walk, he spent half an hour in aveny night and an interest i in every is. Mr. sane cats Ne pune on another work, Books.”’ _ He writes waking hour, Harri- about 1,500 words a d es SE ; AN IMPORTANT ORDER. Arural gece aes! story rons of his office, thrust Re \d, in his slow, “ara Aone eb aly postal cards y “Yes, a tre postmaster replies. : ‘“Haow much be they t’day ies cent Bees is _ Then the boy, serew: ip his eres Hy te in} tensity. of i thought SS The Home Notes of Particular Interest to Women Folks DAINTY DISHES. Veal and Sago Soup.—Three cups of stock made of the bones from ce breast of veal, one cup of sc milk, one-half cup of cream, tires Sook Unt oleae Ciba “ty min- utes). Add the milk and cream Season with salt and pepper ; ist fins—One cup of flour, wo cups of bran, one cup of milk, tw ‘one-quarter cup of molasses, one- eer te: snd ait fon ep Ralse ocety mile and salt. Add the bran, molasses egg beaten ased gem Feather Cake—One and a half cups of flour, one cup melted butter, and one-half cup of milk. Sift together the flour, su- Ae baking powder and cocoa. Beat the egg light, add the butter and milk. Combine mixtures and beat well. Pour into a butter shallow cake pan and bake thirty minutes Meat Loaf—Two pounds beef, one pound ground pork, one cupful sweet milk, two eggs, half teaspoon- ful of pepper, one eae salt, eight crackers rolle size of an eae. oughly, ma! baatal and bake in buttered bread onion chopped pour over loaf of tomatoes d add enough water bake one cover and Jad.—One and a half tablespoons of granulated ge- latin, one-quarter cup of cold water, water, one ee the gelatin in the sole Ww water until the water is abso: the boiling water, tom, ie enne ad feney juice. Let i f cold water until thicken then noe the itl into s1 molds pole oan mayonnaise. pretalled e1 ae Remove e the cen- pe tomatoes; fill the santert w vith okt slaw and serve on lettuce leaves. Blackberty. Cottage Pudding — One-third cup of butter, one cup of sugar, two cups of flour, three tea- spoons of baking powder, one-half cup of milk, one egg. an s. Crea’ there] shallow pan qirty mes Serve blackber: Sauce—Beat inant rites sutra heavy atearl and one-third cup of powdered su- cake ‘one cup o} teaspoon of ya Lee sue Mar er thorouy Run them th ough nough to retain ‘the seeds. Blase. the juice and pulp in the pr serving kettle, 2 Ri you would hay gre: a halt hour in a} ¢, ay and one-half} com sul 7 |lepsy of the e: instead pour melted paraffine over the t top and cover the with paper to ee dirt fait i terin, k ty Jelly.—Wash | pod drain the ‘i wit ste mash anj eat, it mas the jelly me ‘ood strain it without | e juice into the Rrasarvine kettle. and add amount of sugar. Boil th rapidly eae becomes thick wh Tur jelly glasses ant cover it with panting and paper, berry. inegar.—Put four arts of eiesheree into a bew warts of mass and set i then st eS is he Put the ‘ving Yel ‘th ites quarts 0: Heat nil i et cba sl im is into * one 0} ixture aah ant 4 Be a it f enty Ya | pour rit se aie Souler abel two. EE o ° to.a glass of water makes a refresh: ing drink. Similar vinegars may be made from blackberries and straw- berries USEFUL HINTS. a little orange or grape fruit ruidgenic acer making fruit punch. If a roast of meat browns rapidly cover it with a buttered paper so that it will not burn, In making stuffing for a loin of t h mix then ‘while the peated is hot if e them crea in apple “trittere the Soiient taken from the deep fat, oy. : end thea sprinkle with ordered su- Li uid ammonia will quickly and asily remove the stains of sewing machen oil that so often annoy the home dressmaker. If the leather in your boots and shoes becomes-hard, rub it well with a little castor oil, and it will become beautifully soft. he most nauseous physic may be given to children mathout rouble by Deerolely lettin; pee ermint lozenge, eae of orang Sie hen You are pena to do your weekly sweeping, you will place a small piecé of cold cream in each ‘All housekeepers know the incon- venience of hot spluttering Maire hen frying eggs; potatoes, and the This may be remedied bit of flour ‘into the fat before drop- ping the things into the pan. W! making marmalade vor jam, cut eoutide of tissue paper the of the jars: = see and of the as ite usual w rom goitie a ‘A glass aise bottle, when dis- colored by hard water, is will prevent it for al hours, then eastie out with clean water. Laundry tubs should always be made quite clean after they have ne ante he Cae dried to pre- Great care should be taken, ss washing Serre stockings, to running. First d Add a pinch of salt to the Be nd after washing wring s\ dry a8 possible and Ae lien. out to 4 ie nena pan should be washed out weekly, dried and thoroughly aired by keeping the lid a little way open. us the never gots musty taste. ‘To keep it from becoming too dry place a well-wash- ed potato in the pan. given off by the 7 pobaba, “Hhenee enough to cause mildew. Rea aE, AE Sa PROPOSED BAN ON ABSINTHE. Franee Silat Cheek Its Sale Un- s ‘Denatured. Corentin. ait a sete in the made a bet mn twelve glasses of pure ab: bet and a few hours later ee eu of n ews was printed on he ane aif thet Me 2 bill to prohibit ee unitate used in makin) inthe were injurious while others. were not. e committe said: “Absinthe is a Beeaeer of epi- first ae one ives effects Ae Sante absinthe, sage =. productive ob eon-}> iS susont and tansy causes tetanus ni tive it Paulo The aci these substances thu oe less components anineer and : nnel.” The co ittee pershes By om mended that _only absint ning thuyone in any form should be prohibited. Tn fast tee aeecrneiaedes that abe sinthe free nth Nt still be, inanuctred eee ble The. ommi inittee that. the spatial the shoul he stopped immedi ai mai ee should be pro- iH Weed 3 in two ee its sale one ea As further eel of absint en SU orpa nen was prepar red to} canoe the Lae the ‘ittee’s solution of lem. Se y fe Lamarzelle Pp ne to _withdr: TO- is tol yn bill in ea at one on the wl sie “proposed: by t the ee 4 fe reenter pee dear frienc Pwo were: conversing —Take my advice, 0 shay them, “and I find te like mine, 80 so affectiona’ devoted.” eae : Moisture is | pr is ey NN NUDITY TUBERCULAR CURE MANY CHILDREN SAVED BY|- NEW TREATMENT Lie Without Clothes in Midwinter Sun in Mountains of Swit- zerland, exposing seares slottba to the sun’s rays in midwii ter at an altitude of 3,000 feet: many remaa erable cutee as surgical tuber- culosis have beer tained in the mountains at even Switzerland. it a new met oe vaio adopted by Dr. Rollier, and G. trude Austin, ea st Ros dren’s ea roe a trip h Medival 1 Record vey vite or ac- complished. he pictures the mountains on a cloudless Or tunity to study his methods and pa- tients. She “My first Tait to the children is an event that I am not likely to for- get. It was wich no little difficulty that I walked from my hotel down the steep winding road that leads ‘to “Le Chalet,” as every sin calla dea duinutive” “host The sun had not yet appeared above the mountain tops to Ae the fro- it, not +6 say danger eo glicey ee a picturesque EGE con- structio A SeGer SWISS CHALET, faces due south, pene stands in . small garden, in summe time is no doubt and gay w ith evaphe but fe hase on his eo Jan a4 morning was carpet like ‘ything mide ile pure white oc v. had plai nned to arrive betimes, rv I wished to see the exodus of the pnd et from the wa: leries. ve the mountain eerie and aiteady there were sounds of ony leas in the frosty morn- ing air. yoices were greeting the peuannent: rays, whose healing wers even the little ones eslisan bedel their heads the night dress that ig Tobias at When I was taken out, fakes the first g. w no bound rine eee aatnoiod that such dark- fae ned, healthy-looking, odies a the matron Ner: vabove to see tiny children on a winter's: ra day in January basking in a sun. a ee < oe < when ee the auaink itt ane ie hak make ‘A STRARTLIN iG CONTRAST with their brown skin, th The children—those who are welk enough—have morning lessons, as the doctor believes mental oecups- tion Seely necess: t is privilege to take part in these, as i writer Bays, 4 seen classe: uite a service. cent. 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