de a ee. apange entirely the whole.face of ' things Lage '* emly. to open his ane for the af-4 "4 ~ CHAPTER IV. Contd)" ' rat ee M. abn Sauld have 4t6 v 5 4 He "acai rriage no baget "He is not aware, I hope, that you know, or think you know, that de Carnoel is Borisoff's prison- 0 n not hesitate: to dis. honor witli Sering him. Your uncle is an honest. ~man in the strictest sense-of the word, but there are sentiments hé is incapable of appreciating. As to the Rus- sian,.who is in-truth only # spy, "No," replied Maxime,, earnest- Fe was after a visit to the of- it might well be expected that he would throw himself with ardor pn} 4 the first tray pointed out to him, and in defanit'of any other yictim. puraue M, de Carnoel without re- spite or seruple, But there is one whose conduct in this sad case is almost angrily, and I have no need of your instructions: in order|* to. be reserved on this point." 'Thanks: I see that I may count on you. However, I shall Fag put your services too much under con- ahcetey, tnespiieeies 4 MWesiae tribution, at least at present. The wahee ail me | first point is that Borisoff should re out of countenance. be a. #H t b cashier, Vignory," said reassure e mus ear no 'i more of you. He will think you acted yesterday without considere- tion, _and that you will not re turn.' "Tt is a painful enough role that you impose on me said Maxima; with a smile that was rather forced. hy? Your altercation with the man did not go far enough to render & meeting the necessary consequence. And you have cer- tainly on cause to fear any provo- eation on the part t of Borisoff. He wishes only quiet.' * "Sinee you wish it I resign my- d i , "And his successful rival." ord, Se not to disturb him. But may He had long had an inelination for 'se - fost can be: permitted to m) cousin, but he perceived that Rebert de Carnee! and Alice love ye tee [reer SARIN S) BAY each other, and kept himself aloof. | rice He is the most medest and also the |, diodes ae wet st se most loyal of men. Had it been in rae a r ni the = his pewer to save the honor of M. bg "Vignory!'? exclaimed Maxime. "T assure you his conduct has been unexce ptionable. He defended M. le Carnoel warmly," 'Were you present when the lag occurred ?" asked Mme. Yal- ta, coldly. , "No, bat Vignory told me him- self the same day, and he is incap- able of "Wing. Besides, how could he do otherwise than defend M. de Carnoel, who was his most intimate friend ine "If I sueceed it-will be to you eo Carneel, he would have done: 1 owe it, for without 'you I should - 5 have known that 'M. de Car- "Really ' He ais. then, deficient noe : A r ; in intelligence 7" asked the countess noe! was Rorisoff's prisoner. But bravtis it is | alone who can act effective- * re sw Maxime; stuyefed. made 1. | alone in all the world.' . 2 . ee cnt ae -- "In the condition you are in!" » He is a d hic = "Some one will take say» DIAS: idence whet?" En I shall not appear, but will direct |° sie ; 1. You do not understand. It al '@! did not think I shoull need to jg however, impossible for me to explain. Here is a man who hears cay wore. Moreover, you will not his best friend charged with an in| remai n long in uncertainty. Atl side. famy. He knows a fact which a 'this moment, after the: Jaina," --- adeno' , have given, the colon hse ou . The accusers are ignorant! yj- arrangements to rid himself of of it. He has only to speak to mo- yf de Carnoel. 1 cannot affirm dify their ideas. [t was even pro- that he will not kill him, but assur- bable that in bringing together jedly he will not keep him at his and conparis different cireum-| house ] have net ap instant to stances his tr ends INNUWCENCE | Tose In three days from now you would be ap surent, And this mao)ghall know whether I Have sne- is silent' | ceeded. "What do vou mean" «tammer-|-- "How shall I know?" ed ge me. : 'By coming to see me. Tf my ser- M. Vienery is cashier On ar! vants tell you T do not receive, in- "riving one nietning he finds the safe! ict on speaking to my femme de open. He sends for M, Dorgeres. ¢lambre who haf always shown you whe cries out: 'It is M. de Car ip She has my orders, and | will ad- noel! And M. Vignory does not mit you. reply: 'No, it is net he An ate) "At least tampt has been made before thie to not oppose it opes the safe. A soman has left Villages' yes, you are right, he he> hand there, M. de Carnoel) iva ds se. above all if he atispee: had nothing to do with this first eo Mo de Carnoel to be in qu attempt since he was passing the tion:" therefore M, de if Dr. Villagus does evesivy with you: And his authority woull cer- Carneel took ne part in the sec tainly be stronger than mine. ' oud What would your uncle havé ~ --E will indicate tu you how to opposed tu this statement ! As suredly he would net have persist.' e1 in accusing his unfortunate sec-! retary on the pretext that he had make him yield, I gave vou yesterday ?"' "T shall never be separa ed [Fr .ta it uctil vou reclaim it. a Preote aie coment for leaving "Show it to the doctor in rise why 4 om kau" q he undertakes te hinder view frown _ do ,? murmurer vecing mein that case Guls Maxime feeling all the justice of nd like Madame Tiriae he the countess" reasonings. 'My aaa Fi . will saa this talisman? cle is very determined in his ideas will obey $t. Perhaps he will and had resolved to get rid of M. Pa some questions, Do tot an- ge Carne, peel Se ie as sait them. And. now that [ have isd ad id all,' added the countess. "do none the less true that Vignory) wohld have done better to speak-- to tell the whele truth. He faile through want of presence of mind ;! it ia pardonable under circumstanc. | jyot here mua sconcerte ily that ornate have sc discong 4 Maxime reached out his bard to ' the silken cord when a vry rany cn ate poo Cernig ia his ears which proceeded fr in the seli. He was afraid of being re proached--for, between ourselves, COUCHING BURST - BLOOD: VESSEL. he well deserved it; for the fact of his having been silent "as to. ~ Says Danger Avoided and Cures Coughs in 5 Hours. severed hand in inexplicphig" -and le.'" A writer for the medical' press wero had something to do with the states that coughing is responsible for the buréting of blood vessels vs viswers tock; I had begged him to keep silence, and having al- quite frequently. A cough or cold means eige ae (fever) and _ ways exercised a ony influence and these ip turn indi- Bal ime the favor to ring for my femme d de chambre who will show vou cut. Il am expecting this very Viilaqoa, 'and do not care to have him find 'saver him, he consen as Pass more, you were not M. de oel's you could not foresee 'that eect be accused. But your-Vignory has fair to wear as: : With 2 'word eeould put bis case," "and this |. D Ws te. | chamber in whieh Alies had ait You have aad aaa | Paris." refuge quickly, who had starcad at this rv was, I thought, i W- naan "s 'said Maxime. voice," so | cannot tell.' "I-did not think' "ite calleil. surprise. If she, wanted aid she would bpve repeated it 'There is nothing to hindar her from coming out. The door com- |municating with my chamber is rot locked. Some one is > on¢eated there who wished to avoid morting you, but who will forgive ule fer disregarding a prea ts iy e face to face with Alice Dorgeres-- Alice, pale, agitated, trembling. He was undoubtedly the more astonished of the two, for he had no suspicion that his cousin was in the countess' house, while Alice, on tne contrary, was very well aware of his presence there... "Well, yes, it is I," he said, 3 th 'Do not ring," said tlie dounters, th "Tt igea womait, but wby she. cails a é was rather m ery of fright- of of} 2 an. | Maxime, completely "asad, dark brown sugar, x eT tne. cbeyed without comment. © op-|spconfals-of" soda. "Of salt ened the door and found himself thres cupfuls of grabs _ Bake boiling - 'water, two eupfuls of flour. Brown Bread. Ty sour "milk, two-third on* hour. Easily madé. ae isos laughing. "You cried out so that Madame Yalta, was frightened, and. wished to know if you needed as- Speak, What has -hap- stammered shock. T 'Aa nervous ake away. Maxime took her by the eet an-l, led her to the content bed cowld not remain longer a that! room, which I regret having made}? you enter. But it ig better -you should go out with your cousin than to be surprised by my physi- cian, whom 1 am = expecting, and| who has forbidden me to see any one to-day, both that your visit should remain unknown; and it is probable that we shall not meet again unless the situatién should be alogether changed. I have said all L had to sux concerning NM. Carnoel, Your cousin knows more, and is a position to advise you if you need advice. Seon, I trust, the truth will appear and M. de Cornoel will speak for himself. Before we part. mademotselle, | ask only one thing, thet vou will speak to no one, under an: pretext whatever, of what vou have seen or heard here--to no une, you understand--neither now BOT ever," Ce 3b "LT will be 'silent always,' mured Mile. Dorgeres. 'L rely upon you, mademoiselle," mu r- said the countess Dorgeres b> su good as tu ying.' The_duennd appeared, and Max- ime. leading Alice, followed her. They walked side by side in si- leuce until they reached the end of Rue Beaujon, when Maxime. said. abruptly "Why did you not confide in'met Had | known you had decided 14 see the conntess, E, would have spared you the embarrassment of gu 'ing alone. "My resolution whe taken last night, and I wished to execute it immediately. It 'Wan the: cOhver-| one sation with you yesterday. w! led me to wish to interrogate Jor myself this great lady who comes so late to the succor of the absen Sne swore to me that"she: would: savi him. What is her vow wo Does she even know whéther Ra rt de Carnoel is in Paris; _wheth er he is alive ?"' "'Bhe did not know, whén you at rived. She ee now "How is that! "You did not hear our conversa- tien i" "You do not ask that ceriously 1" Pg is absurd, I confess. It is our habit to listen-st doors. Well it is I who have j ed the countess that Aw: an e d-that he hes' not=left: (To be continued.) Alice. f ke me It is important to us | te! Beit aot teen spoon ah teea or twénty minutes, "pour ina holed edgé o -| Take cutee? of sugar, sca in every buttonhole, carrying the er ee thread to the opposite end. Cut bet oh ental of g #-|the thread half way bétween the spoonful of buttonholes, lift off the cloth, and | substitute: jed-coal ashes and fine sand with . Remove | recep- oment's aay | then bps fresh and clean. wh yo olk o ; tf to fit in nowhére, © | may be used for either vite of thess sauces: white, chogolate, Hollan- | daise, Pearnaise, hot maitre d'ho- drawn butter, giso for mayon- rising, boiled dressiig, for cement balls, and dumplings for soup. A surplus white or two mayibe used fur mer < snow, 'puddings, cream whips; macaroons, sherbets, for clewring soups, ¢offee, jellies ; jadded to cream, 'it will increase the bulk and speéd whipping; if well beaten and applied lightly with a be greased pan when hard, and cut in Squares. - USEFUL. HINTS. Button ee --Pin the button- garment in place. a aT tel ye thread, begin there will be a bit of thread where each buttophole should be sewed. Broken Plaster,--To mend broken plastering--When plaster of Paris is not at hand, use this excellent Use equal parts of sift- one of sifted wheat flour. 7 'Ttor is bein a tal egg is dry cyanide. of otash, 'The outer shell, ie Bled oo ee Or burrow all rat holes are tightly 'sealéd. After an hour or so the acid eats into the cyanide and et er loose a. aot of most t dead. ly pro ORE | TO RATS AND "RABBITS; ) A new rat and rabbit extermina- ores ont i in India and r one. "T e outer shell is sulphuric acid' fo thet =| Western Assurance Company INCORPORATED A.D. test, HEAD OFFICE, SE TORONTO ' » STATEMENT FOR VEAR ENDING DEC. m1, 1908, Unearned Premiums and other Liabilities... .. 42... Shad xB Burples to Polleyholdors .......-.......-.45 02 sess f 1,531,171 42 Losses paid since organization of the Company $52,441,172 44 Pire Premiums Cee es ee oo 2,011 ET] Fire waa eailaticc ee $1,008,875 9 seis Fire "epee: a aitee so $68,171 £8 1,064,857 47 ---- ae --- 6,81 0 arine Prem! pace sipees mba ; Murine Loops vcs $200,006 16 siento Marte Expenses 155,004 55 666,099 71 = ~~ 61,836 98 Interest and other recoipta .......-.c0..0yse008! +6 * ent Ly Profite on Year's Treding saci s ee aati eas .. R67 W. B. MEIKLE, General Manager. c C. POSTER, Secretary. Applications for Agencies at unrepresented points to be ad dressed to the Secretary stif paste with cold water. This will set hard in a few hours, and - one, can apply :t. 'lean Comforters.--A to keep your bed ouadodiate prey Make a large slip, similar to a pil- low slip, from white muslin,. Fin- ish at ahs ~ with buttons and but They can be slipped olf at @, at the same time kecping your comforter clean. In case of sickness: If your comforter | 'is soiled and you haven't time to) wash it, or as in winter, when gou| can't wash it, just slip the cover-| ing of muslin' over it_and button elit shut. . The. sick» person's bed | Fairhanks-Morse Semi-Portable or Skidded Engine seh Equipped with Evaporator Tank. Designed especially for general Farm Work Bullt im 4 and 6 H.P. Sizes. Specially Adapted for Work In Cold Weather. 6 HP. Set Pestedio, | papee with Evaporator Tank. agines =e the ome an yr Atandard Horizontal Evaporater En- Ines, except 'the aD o ekide eanrees tank placed in engine, where t it ip 'well protected, pent. compact. making oa salons 'seers of the 6 hes BoB soment aad send fo rcotalog W.P.C. By. Clever j piaipilen Which Can ~ Be Filled at Any. Drug Store. No Need to Be Thin Now as Reports Show This Mcthod Ef- foetive, People who are very thin and scrawny ought noi.to be so. Un doubtedly they are more subject to disease-and 'contagions n the normally fleshy. Thinness is usual- ly .accompanied by weakness, and weakness subjects any one to colds, piece of flannel it will cleanse and freshen all leather. 'reamed Eggs. Take a table- spconfnl of flour and mix in a little sweet milk or cream; when smboth acd o half/pint of milk and a pinch of salt; boil two or three minutes. ve ao worm platter with several slices of plightly toagted bread on it, on which are placed hard boiled eges cut in quarters." Pour the hot sauce over these and serve immedi- ately. This is a delicions dish for a luncheon. Try it. ECONOMICAL DISHES. Cake.--Eggless, butterless layer cake: One-half cupful of lard beat- en to a cream with one cupful of sugar, two slightly rounding tea- spoonfuls of baking powder and one level teaspoonful of salt mixed with two level cupfuls of Jour and thor- ou es sifted, one séhnt cupful of u ' Bake in three Iayers. Date filling: ne. cupful of chopped dates, one- halt cupful of sugar, one-half cup- ful of water. Cook slowly until thick. When partly cool put be- tween layers. Gravy Without Meat.--Cut fine fry in two 4 one st = Shpall a When no i. browned add two. : rof flour and brown, "ad tonghs, consumption, pneumonia, etc, It has been discovered, almost by accident, that tincture oado- mene, whetapinbined in a prescrip- tian with pr accelerative medi- ccmes, becomes one of the most valuable, » effective, and reliable nu- tritive' of. flesh making megicines Lknown to science. Tt is especiall7 beneficial to Men and women be- tween the ages of sixteen and fifty- five whe fronr lack of proper nerve force and digestion, remain unde- veloped in body, limbs, arms and bust.-A well rounded symmetrical figure in man or woman indicates health, magnctizm, stamina and happiness. aes ix The readér who wishes 'to: 'add from ten to forty pounds should not fail to begin with this valuable prescription : First, obtain of any well atocked druggist, three ounces of essence of pepsin and three ounces of syrup of adJ one ounce compound essence cardiol. Shake and let stand two hours. Then add one ounce tincture eadomene, compound (not ca mom). Shake well and take one teaspoonful before. ¢ meal, one after each 1 rm tiring. Pe up this. regularly and of a ce one to three pounds will to the weight each week, a icies a health will also iniare "e] rhubarb in an 8 ounce bottle. Then|' ADDRESS. vr Three Successive Tan The Great-West Life has written the largest Canadian business of any Company. s In 1909 the Paid-for business of .the Company in ada _amcuntod to $9.564,269.00--the largess Paid- for Canadian business ever "seoured-in a year by any Company... ans This prominence is readily-azpiatbel In The Great-West Life high interest earnings (7.05 p. c. net in 1909).are added to low expen- sez, and the result, is-low rates and unequalled profits to Poli¢y- holders. c Write for' Sbaoklet showing potaita ofthese profits. THE GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, .. HEAD OFF/CE,. WINNIPEG. A RECORD OF. PROGRESS. Applications for New Insurance Recolved Policies fesued, Taken Up and Paid for ~ 646,000.08 1899 (5 concen: i 8 666,500.00}1699. (& months) | ee | DUE seco meee eee eee 1,672,600.00:1902 PROS ice caaisn ene nes 1,641,100,0018903.., FOG asica asa! see wanes 1 ,639%250.00;1 WOOO cel Se eis: Sass 1,816,300.00, 1905 TODS: cave eeeteee eaee 2,011 ,000.00:'1806.. » TON) cvseh een Eee : PIO ios wccueaee: aeee 3,284,040.00 1908 WOO Ag pee cee ce ee 3,200,000.00 1909 _t Assurance R 7 Aneurance auriual Prem 1689 Mos) 8 1 £00 we' ae Ty ,509 62,605. 1901 «s -+ °2,554;904 92,029.30 1902 .. .. .. 3,495,897 126,695.21 5,802,358 190, 6,878, 087% 2184745. .. 8,695,500° 308,083.78 19 Jes 10,310,500 370\67T.14) he . vend seen. os ee ssurance Co. =