Or, The Queen The Planter's Daughter ; of Belle River. CHAPTER IX.--(Cont'd). "Well?" eae Mrs. Vivian, looking up after a pause. Be well?" pan inquired her com- "You have net made a single com- ment. You're thinking of your rela- tives. Mark, you must question me if ety mo me to tell you anything." y mother----" began the young beli ma "She i is living with her husband at. Cashmere "With he husband!" "Is it possible you did not know she was married?" "T never knew 'it--I never dreamed it!" "And why not? widow remarry?" ay--I do not know, I'm. sure," said Mr. Sutherland, with his eyes fix-! ed upon the floor. "My mother ,mar- Why may not a ried! Please tell me to whom "To whom? Who was it Tikely to! but Dr. Wells?" "Our old family physician!" hy, of course. You know ae had, been pleased with her a long tim "That my mother should have el ried!" "She never would, Mark, had you not left her "And ep i is happy, you say?" "Comfortable, Mark. Your mother and Dr. Wells make 'a comfortable. re. " "IT am not so much grieved as sur- sited " said Mr. Sutherland. "There was another--my cousin.' The face of iad aes grew troubled --she did not "Is India wel 2 again spoke Mark "India is well. She was the belle of Washington last winter--her gee the theme of every tongue--the - Ey woman, the madness of ay ery eee Sutherland grew pale ssi shivere Da riong her own sex there was no rival star. and attention only with St. Geral Ashley.' Mark Sutherland's whole strong, frame was convulsed. He started up and paced the floor; then, seizing his hat, rushed out of the room. "And I was to prepare him for it, Rosalie told me!" exclaimed Mrs. Vivian, looking after him, as the pity of her heart grew strong. CHAPTER X In the meantime the two young riders took their way be a long, arnek: | ed pass of the moun he- morning Qywas glistening with brightness and freshness. t le ngth | the young man des the Anes i al blue cheeky and-( emile "feted ap fer OUntenRnCe. - ! you may laugh! You hav the Pet unimpressionable heart I ever saw. constitution is, et will break down. Then perhaps you would pity me.' "But, Robert, my pity would very poor compensation for health." "J don't know! If I could make you: feel for me any way or at any cost, I should be glad." I feel a very sincere! esteem and friendship for you. Sure- ly you cannot doubt that." Oh! yes, you are good to me to a Your heart is like a. certain degree. peach!" "Like a peach! 'Yes; it is superficially soft and: impressionable, but the core of it is. hard and rough. Oh, Rosalie, can't you try to like me a little ' "Ty like you very much without try-, n i} " Oh, you know what I mean. Can't you love me well enough to be my own? Tell me, Rose!" "Oh, Robert, how many times have I told you--no?" "J--but I won't*take no for an an- swer! Ali my affections and hopes! are freighted in you, and I will not: resign you. ] cn_ hoping, It is impossible ,any should not win agairst hope! one loving as I do, love in return.' Rosalie watched and heard him with) wondering and sorrowing interest. She, gravely said: "Yes, it does seem impossiffe, if we did not knew it to be often really im- It does seem unjust!" that I should give you so much--my entire She divided public interest heart, with all its affections and NOE es get nothing back in ie did x 2h ws "unless it use he not wish oe do re Have -- quareled "Quarreled!: Dear aati I nevi eral and never expect have one ae of all with Bob." | tus have a lover's quarrel. aoe, a and! Robert a Beg. aS ee re- rn--or next to it! Rosalie, I don't want your esteem or friendship. Give me nothing; or give me your whole heart and han "J would to Heaven I could do it | gard ss me With all my friendship for' you "Don't name it!" "J must, Robert. When you talk of love, my heart grov7s hard and ie cold; it has no response for you." | "And you say that to drive me out} of my senses? "I say it because it is the simple. itruth. I think, with you, it is strange. | 80 much priceless love shold be. thrown away.' "Good heaven, how cool she is!" | "J have a problem for you, Robert; t 'and I want to see if, with all your gS you can solve it. "Thus, t A loves B--or rather,' | dace faves "Belinda with a perfect/ | passion; he thinks, by reason of its' | great power, it must win. B linda involuntarily turns from Aaron and fixes her affection upon Charles, ' who does not in the least return it. tel pen should these cross pur- xist ? Ms She sonic in a light, bantering man- ner. | companion, and sai | "Are you putting an | case?" he asked. "Nay, answer my question before ae pigeee "Well, then, yes! I will tell you how fits ought to end, ond how it -- end, too. Belinda will soon feel | t to be unwomanly to leave her heart in the possession of one who under-! values the priceless treasure; she i will yield it up at the demand of the rightful owner. "You think so?" said Rosalie, evert-| ng her face and bending down and stroking her horse's mane. "I know so; because man's love is the conquering love. _ were you putting an imaginary cas "Yes, I was putting ae 'imaginary imaginary case.' She drew re "What is the reatint: Rosalie? Are, you tired?" "Yes, I think so," wearily. "Rest awhile, and then we will go she answered, | very chill," she said, shivering. "And y on are pale," he observed, bef saying: feel oak ght 7S be very | te "| fal 'to wea for anne so much for a ' poor, eature like a Thonght Gat one preferred blooming _ But good and strong as my girls; but you attach yourself to poor, | quite recovered from pale me. ear Robert, very grateful for your am love. very, I do} be wish I could be more than grateful." | lost And detaching a white rose from her| room connected with the pantry and osom, she handed it to him. And they turned their horses heads | and went down the mountain path to-; yard home. Rosalie Vivian and Robert Bloom-} field reached home just a | ed into the yard. "Robert, will you not come in?" man, assisting her to alight | "We have strawberries for the first | time this sprin | "Nonsense!" temiptuously. | "Oh, then, there's no more to be, | Si said, of course!' | "Good morning, Rosalie!" Good morning, Robert; but won't =| you shake hands with me?" she ask-| ed, offering her hand. He seized that little hand and squeezed and pressed | it to his lips, mounted his horse and | galloped away. | Mrs. Vivian came forward to meet osalie. "Are you tired, love? ag exclaimed Robert, con-| look pale and wearie "A moment's rest will restore me, | | dear mamma." | "Come in and sit down while I take | off your things." She sat her down in a deep-cushioned chair, -- a cor- dial and then removed her d riding skirt. When she had' made { | Edwardsbure ' 'Crown Brand' Corn Syrup is so economical and so good, that it is little wonder that millions of pounds are eaten every year 'Crown Brand '-- equally good for candy making. LESH lle not so pronounced in flavor as You may prefer ASK YOUR GROCER--IN 2,6,10 'The Canada Starch Co. Limited, Montreal the children's favorite--is all cooking purposes and "LILY WHITE"' is apure white Corn Srrep, Bran -----_ the Bread with 'Crown Brand' Corn Syrup and the -- craving for sweets will completely satisfied. Bread and 'Crown Brand' form a perfectly balanced food--rich in thé elements that fe to build up sturdy, healthy children. in the homes of Canada. 'Crown tt. AND 20 LBS. TINS She stole an arch glance at nal | on." «| "No--I must go home--the air is! "To at Says with eomest, affection- And j CHAPTER XI. | s the car-. basket to receive the caps on her left. riage containing Colonel Auliey roll-| and a cut glass dish on her lap. And | strawberries she began to sing "No," mournfully replied a. young | phe was busily engaged she Chancel you eons nt "Certai uy dear mamma; I would; | turn my heart inside out and show you its most hidden secret. " | "Well, then, are you and Robert en- ' gaged ?' No, mamma. "He has not yet proposed, then?" "I scarcely know, mamma, whether. 3 7 gawk "You aia- fot reject him?" "Yes, mamma. Ke 'astonished! een ?" "Tw ele months ago Robert first | did me the honor of offering his hand,, How long ago, and I gratefully declined it." | mu "Well, has he ever renewed his pro- posals ?" Yes, mamma, several times etAnd you have continued rol reject "Of course, ma And yet you still 'accept his tendons' "Was I--~am_ I wrong, asked Rosalie The lady sat with her hands clasped upon her knees, in a simple attitude, with her a" fixed in sorrowful doubt upon her "Do you ever mean to review your decision?" "Never, mamma, I assure you!" "Are you very certain, Rosalie?" "Certain, dear mamma, beyond all doubt." "And yet you keep his company. I am surprised!" | "Is it not right, mamma | "Tf it were not you, I auld say it is unprincipled!" | | "Why must I not keep poor Robert's company when he takes so mueh com- fort in my society?" | "Comfort! Do you cali it comfort? ats Rosalie, it is a feverish, consum- g hope that keeps him at your side which it is your ,bounden duty to ex- tinguish forever!' "Mamma! _ I don't quite understand you. I am return Robert's regard---- "Oh!" exclaimed the lady. "I am very glad you are pt engaged to him | nor ever likely to "But why add ee atitude and cold- ness?" "To refuse his attentions wouldnot rr ecg one or the other, and it is uty | "When Robert has no consolation but ng ie any. " e has no other intoxica- tion ee: be nearer the truth. Ro- salie, there is a kindness that is cruel. ere is a. cruelty that is kind at is ae l= at- mamma?" ma you think 4 will never tite Fith him again." - "And avoid him as much as pos- a Rosalie." By this time the young girl had er fatigue and she arose and left the room, to pre- pare her strawberries, she sai She passed into a pleasant back ining-room, but opening upon the garden and devoted to certain light dessert preparations. It was, in- eed a pleasant apartment, looking ou ut upon a fresh, verdant, rural scene. Rosalie sat down in the midst of the room with a basket of fresh straw- berries on her right hand, an"empty ca ped the while as her' nimble finggsrs o look up and saw Mark Sutherland sopronektos the house. He met her ce and smiled. She was in a merry moo "Come in, "Mr. Sutherland; Ti got something for you very nic Mark came in and she said: "(Make a bowl of your joined hands now, and here?' She poured into his pands some fine large strawberries, addin "These are the first fruit of the season "Let me first merit them by help- ing you.' "Will you help me?" "Certainly; that is, if I am not in- | truding. "Oh, no! this room is open and com-! mon to the whole family; why, 'it is! the pleasantest room in the house.) We prepare our fruit here." | Mr. Sutherland drew a chair on the other side of the strawberry basket' and went to work, actuated by e| whim, no doubt. After a little ' desul-| tory conversation, Mr. Sutherland | said: "] believe, dear Rosalie, that I owe | this situation se your friendly remem- | brance, and I have been waiting some | hours for an opportunity of express-'| ing my thanks. nee face flushed to the tem-| ars am deeply obliged and grateful | to my fair patroness | The blush deepened, crimsoning her | face. She waved her hand deprecat- | ingly, inpationsly § she began: 'Mr. ; Suther] ------ and stopped, as_ it! were, choked "Miss 'Vivian, are you so unwilling; to. receive my ents? } Then must my gratitude be silent but) not the less deep.' Again she essayed to speak, anal the words came vehemently, impetu- | ous oF Pad no agency in procuring this situation for you, Sutherland. | How could you suppose for an instant | proper one for you ave dared to interfere, it would have | been to prevent your coming here.' There was a tone of honest, oy indignation in her voice, looks manners +g utterly astounded ane | Sutherland. (To be continued. ) very sorry that I cannot it ~ learned professors, has been lecturing on "War, Peace and Biology," and comes to some remarkable con- clusions. "This war, he declares, was inevi- table and unavoidable. It might have been fact, Germany was to blame, says the professor; not. blame-worthy in any moral sense. Germany is to blame be- cause she had stretched and used her power to its utmost, because in 4 ears it had increased in populations | from 40 to 68 millions. therefore, a biological necessity. Thé war says the professor, has be- come a battle of ideas, caused by varying conceptions of human devel- | opment and of human freedom. In conclusion, Professor Gruber mentioned certain "biological de- | mands" for the future. One of these ust be a strengthening of the na- tion by a large increase of the popu- aang and to such an extent that Ger- Dr. ere one of Barvaria'é most f The war was, |, Tea out-rivals and out-sells allothers, solely through its delicious flavour and down-right all-round goodness. Pretect the Skunk. any will be rendered invulnerable. If the population of the Empire grow» at the rate of the first five years of this century it will have reached 250,- ; 000,000 in the year 2,000. ic --__9--___-- ' THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR , FRUIT PRESERVING. In an advice circulated Eeroushout Canada, the t Branch Dept. a Ottawa ng i ad being best fori preserving purposes, certain brands of peaches: St. yd Elbertas, Craw- fords and Smocks, and for plums Bradshaws, Gages, Lombards, Claude. The advice is timely and to it may be added that many of the most suc- cessful makers of preserves have for years insisted on ini Hot a their grocers the St. Lawrence Extra Gran- ulated Sugar (Pure Cane). It is well known that the slightest , organic impurity in sugar will yeast fermentation in the jam, and St. La rence Sugar which tests over 90% pure has never failed the housewife. Grocers everywhere can fill orders for this sugar. The best way to buy is in the original refinery sealed packages 2 or 5 lbs. cartons, 10, 20, 5, and 100 Ibs. bags. i Identifying Dead Soldiers. Each of the armies in this great war, says the Christian Herald, has a system that enables it to identify the dead. The Russian soldier wears a numbered badge; the French soldier has an identification card stit -- into his tunic; the German piston BES Se disk _that. isk, with identif Ronee marks zy Neaarch affiliations; the Japa nesé'| soldier has three disks, all alike, one round his neck, another in his belt, and another in 'his boot; and the Aus- trian soldier has a gun-metal badge, with hs name on a tiny parchment leaf within. The Turk is the only sol- dier so lightly valued that he carries no badge. Identification is evidently regarded as unnecessary in his case. eine fr | grasshoppers, The skunk stands among the most important animals that 'choose for their diet insects harmful to the farm- ,er. It is the best-known enemy of army orm, including the common army worm, the wheat head army worm and the fall army worm, all of which 'are destructive to small grains, corn and grasses, and- cause heavy losses | every year to farmers, according to the United States department of agri- culture's biologist. Two kinds of tobacco worms, which also attack tomato and potato plants are eaten by the skunk in large num- bers. These worms change their diet rom tobacco to tomatoes with such 'adaptability that they have spread over wide areas in the United States. The skunk's eagerness for the worm is such that he will dig them out from _the ground in great numbers in the late summer and destroy them. The white grub is also dug for by the skunk and consumed by him, and the strawberry growers generally re- gard this animal with favor, even though in its eager search for the grubs it may uproot the plant or eat a few berries. The skunk also eats many mature May beetles and June 'bugs which hatch. from the white grubs. 'Skunks also destroy the hop grub, cut-worms, crickets, sphinx moths, sweet potato beetles, Colorado potato bbeetles, field mice and rats. e animal is especially useful in destroying the rats and mice that commonly infest farm buildings. If a skunk takes up his residence) are near speucedilc here thebe rats 7 So 'useful's protected. Wi: insects with wonderful rapidity, Re frtie | and gardener is put to great expense and labor in fighting them, and any animal that will help the cultivators of the soil to fight their insect battles 'should be encouraged and protected. Many armers are shortsighted "enough to kill every skunk they can find, to obtain for the skin a price! that seems high, but is nothing as: compared with the good it does. Protect Stock From Flies. Relief from attacks by flies may be brought to live stock on the farm by the use of sprays. The following spray is suggested by F. L. Washburn,' entomologist of the Minnesota college' of agriculture, Three parts of fish oil and one part, kerosene. The spraying is best done! with a knapsack sprayer, and it takes' only two or three minutes to spray a' steer or horse. The spray appears to keep off all flies for two days. The Split Log Drag. The split log drag has contributed more toward the economic mainten-! ance of public soi than any implement of modern usage. It does not require special acts of the legis- lature, bond issues or expensive educa-' tional campaigns to make it avails able as usually proceeds construction' work. A drag can be built or pur-' chased for $20 and easily operated by anyone who can drive a team. Pruning Dont's, Don't prune with an ax. Don't cut off the lower limbs. Don't cut off the short spurs, Don't leave stubs. 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