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ti? of the vaiioloicl, and he shall think gratefully of ipg des'F =0 lightly with "f would do even more I could,” he said. “I am of the vaiioloicl, and he: The prayer of the. weak African was heard. James De Vere had never, for a day, lost sight of Maude.. Immediately after her I'e- turn he'had written to the physici- an, requesting a daily report, and when, at last, he learned that she was ill, and all alone, he came un- ltesitatinegly, presenting a striking cc-ntrast to the timid J. 0., who had heard of her illness, and, at frrst,i dared mot open the letter which his cousin Wrote, apprising him of Aiaude's affliction. In this manner nearly two weeks pasCiid away, and the par1ic-striclr, en. villagers were beginning to breathe more freely, when it was told them one day that Maude and Louis were both smitten with the disease. Dr. Kennedy was by this time so much better that Louis was taken to his apartment, where he ministered to him himself, while the heroic’Maude was left to the care of John. Everything he could dy; for her he did, but his heart sunk within him when he saw how fast] her fever came on. and heard her,! in her sleep, mourn for her mother,‘ to hold her aching head. “She mustn't die," he saidi "Will the good Father send some! but: to help?" 7 I Hannah needed no second bidding to run, and half an hour later she was domesticated with a colored family, who lived not far from the Hill. Thus left to themselves, Louis and John, together with the physician, did what they could for the. sick man, who at last proposed sending for Maude, feeling intui, tively that she would not desert him i as his o k child had done. Silent,’ desolate ants; forsaken the old house! looked as Maude approached it. She l experienced no ditficulty in firidingl the sick room, where Louis' cry of:I delight,, John’s expression of joy} and the sick man's uhisperedj words, "God bless you, Maude.” more than recompensed her for the, risk she had incurred. Gradually) her fear subsided, particularlyl when she learned that it was in iactl the varioloid. I. Dr. Kennedy had been to Buffalo, and. taken the smallpox, so his at- tending physician said, and the news spread rapidly, frightening nervous people as they never were frightened before. Nellie had been home for a week or two, but at the fust alarm she fled, rushing head- long through the hall and down the stairs, unmindful of the tremulousi voice, which cried imploringly, "Don't leave me, daughter, to die alone!” Awhile longer they talked to- gether, Mr. De Vere promising to send a, servant to take her home in the morning. Then, as the sun had set, and the night shadows were deepening in the room, they bade each other good-bye, and ere. the next day's sun was very high in the heavens, Maude was far on her way to Laurel Hill. As he spoke, he stretched his arms involuntarily toward her, and scarce knowing what she did; she went forward to the embrace. Pushing back the silken curls which clustered around her forehead, he kissed her twice, and then releas- ing her, said: "Forgive me, Maude, if I have taken more than a trousin's liberty with you, I could not help ft." Here she paused, while the trem- bling of he I" body showed how ter- rible to her was the dread of ,the disease. "?daude Remington“ said Mr. De Vere, struck with admiration by hen. noble, self-sacrificing spirit, “I will not bid you stay, for I know it would be useless, but if that which you so much fear comes up- on you, if the face now so fair to 100.. upon be matted and disfigur- ed until not a lineament is left of the once, beautiful girl, come back to me. I will love you all the: same." ll "Do not, urge me to stay, but ra- ther help me to go, for I must leave Hampton to-morrow. You will get some one to take my place, as I, of course, shall not return, and if I have it----" CHAPTER XlfL---(Cont'd) CHAPTER XIV. uaude De Vere; OR, THE NEW MISTRESS AT LAUREL HELL. I A rap at the door, and a note from Messrs. Barnabas Huggins and Brown, “hoped Miss Glendow, er would not forget to settle hey biil "Oh, I didn't tell you, did I, that my furniture was all mortgaged to Mrs: Raymond for board and bor- rowed money, too; but of course ynu don't care; you did not. marry m; furniture," and the little soft, sshite hands were laid upon those I The 20th of October came, and . with a firm hand Maude Glendower [arrayed herself for. the bridal, which was to take place at an early iheur. The scar on the aid of the dcctor’s nose had shaken her pur- pose for"an instant, but when she thought again of the unpaid bills lying in her private drawer, and when, more than all, the doctorl said, "We greatly fear Maude) Remington will be blind," her re-I solution was fixed, and with aI steady voice she took upon herself] the marriage vows. They were 120' go to Laurel Hill that day, and, “hen the doctor saw the handsome! furniture of her rooms was stilll untouched, he ventured to ask "if! she had left orders to have it sent.” i l The necessary arrangements werel, lquickly made, and ere a week was) passed, Maude found herself in] Bothesber, and an inmate of Mrsl iKels‘ey’s family; for, touched with (pity, that lady had offered to re,,! {ceive her, and during. her brief stayl ltreated her with every possible atLl itention. Nellie, too, was very kind,t {ministering carefully to the comfort; I of her stepsister, who had ceased to! be a rival, for well she knew J. C. (re. Vere would never wed a penni-I lless bride and blind! I Maude, placed them in her hand,l saying: "Go to Rochester, Missi Maude. 1 saved 'em for you, for I; wouldn't have the light squenchedj in them shinin’ eyes for all the land! in old Yirgit1ny." I J. C. really had not the ready means with which to meet the ex- ipense, while Dr. Kennedy had noti lthc inclination. But one there was, i {the faithful John, who could not? {stand by unmoved, and darting; from the room, he mounted the) woodshed stairs, and from beneathl the rafters drew out an old leath-g em wallet, where, from time to? time. he had deposited money for) "the wet day." He counted out, the) ton golden eagles which his pursel‘ contained. and, going back to; It's I At length J. C., roused not so much by the touching letter which she wrote him, as by the uncertain handwriting, came himself, bring- ing with him a physician, who care- fully examined the soft black eyes, which could not now endure the light, then shaking his head, he said gravely, "There is still some hope, bat she must go to the city, where, I can see her every day." 1 But James De Vere had left Hampton for New Orleans, where he would probably remain until the winter, and there could be no aid expected from him. "James De Vere could help us if he were here," answered Louis, his own tears mingling with his sis- ber's. ' "Oh, Louis," she said to her bro- ther one day, "I would, so much ra- ther die than to be blind, and never see you any more-never see the beautiful world 1 love so much. Oh, must it be? Is there no help 2” But Maude's eyes were not sore--- they were merely weak, while the pain in the eyeball was sometimes so intense as to wring from her a cry of suffering. It was in vain that Louis implor- ed his father to seek medical aid in Rcehester, where the physicians were supposed to have more experi- ence in such matters. The doctor refused, saying, tt 'twas a maxim of his not to counsel with any one, and he guessed he knew how to manage sore eyes." Louis's face, and a weakness of Maude's eyes, which became at' last a cause of sermus alarm. After a little Hannah returned to her post of duty, her beauty un- impaired and herself thoroughly ashamed of having thus heartlessly deserted her master's family in itheir affliction. As if to make amends for this she exerted herself to cleanse the house from every- thing which could possibly inspire fear on the villagers, and by the last of August there was scarce a trace left of the recent scourge,) save the deep scar on the end of thei doctor's nose, one or two marks on! would be no marks left to tell how neg; the ravager had been. re a, ally quite provoking to CHAPTER XV. supper was now announced, ande told the man to give me the in examining the arrangement of youngest, tenderest sponges he the table, and inspecting the ftttati-"hadf' to her, is blind care of his wife (are of mrncls 1' I Dropping on one knee before him ) the lady parted the silken hair from his forehead, saying very gently, "You must be like your mother, I save that your eyes are brown, and ”hers were blue. May I be your mo- _ ther, Louis? Will you call me so _ I Very wonderingly the child gazed l into her face, and winding his arms) larcund her neck, he murmured, “ll shall love you very much, my 'mo"-) I ther." "Nellie writes there ‘is hope," said Louis, "though she did not re- ceive attention soon enough, the physician says." ' "What of your sister?” the lady said at last, rising to her feet. "Is she recovering her sight?” J The doctor did not care even if the clock did strike nine just as 1"iiiy stopped at their own gate. The night was dark and the bride could not distinguish the exterior of the house, neither was the interior plainly discernible, lighted as it “as with an oil lamp and a single tallow candle. But she scarcely‘ th<ught of this, so intent was she! upon the beautifdl face of the crip- pled boy, who sat in his arm-chair, eagerly awaiting her arrival. I "This is Louis," the father said, and the scornful eyes which with one rapid glance had scanned the whole apartment, filled with tears as they turned toward the boy. i i' "There is not time," said the Edoctor, "for the sun is already i nearly set. It will be perfectly safe I until we send for it." I: "But it's my India. shawl. I must 3 have it," and the lady’s hand was Plaid upon the reins to turn the i" horses' heads. OF course they went back, finding the shawl, not at the hotel, but un- der the carriage cushions, where the lady herself had placed it. Maude Glendower was a charm- ing travelling companion, and in ’listening to her lively sallies, and noticing the admiration she receiv- ‘eoh the doctor forgot his lost four (hundred dollars. John was wait: (ing for them, and the moment her (tye fell upon the carriage he had i borrowed froma neighbor, the new ’wife exclaimed, "Oh, I hope that l lumbering old thing is not ours. It fwculd give me the rickets to ride-; ‘in it long." I When about three miles from the village, the lady started up, say- ing, "she had left her shawl, and must/go back immediately." "It's borrowed," the doctor said, as she continued, "I'll pick out mine, and my horses, too. I'm quite a connoisseur in those mat- tars.” "Ye-es," faintly answered the doctor, who, knowing there was no alternative, gave a check for the whole amount, on a bank, where he had funds deposited. The spot on the nose was decid- edly purple. "Really, Mrs. Ken- nedy, I did not expect this, and ’tis a max----" "Never mind the maxim," and the mouth of the speaker was cov- ered by a dimpled hand, as Maude 'Gl-endower continued, "It's mean, I knot but as true as I live, I don't owe another cent. Four hundred dollars is not, much, after all, and you ought to be willing to pay even more for me, don't you think so, dearest l" trouble you with my debts so soon," said, the lady, "bue I dare say that we should have no secrets from each other, and so I may as well show you these at once," and she turned into his lap a handful of bills, amounting in alLto four l1un- dred dollars, due to the different tradesmen of Troy. CHARLES BARRETT. Esa. Harbor an Douche, March 24, 1909. "I suffered terribly from Biliousness and Dyspepsia for fifteen years, was treated by physicians and took many remedies but got no relief. Then I took “Fruit-a-tives", and this medicine completely cured me when everything else failed. To all sufferers from Indi, gestion, Biliousness and Constipation, I strongly advise them to try this fruit medicine". Charles Barrett. 50ca box, 6 for $2.50---or trial box, 25c. At all dealers or from Fruit-a-tive, Limited. Ottawa. , 33:33 j.i.rjilIfftiiiig I In a half pint bottle get three 'ounees of essence of pepsin and three ounces syrup of rhubarb. Then add one ounce compound es- sence. cardiol. shake and let stand two hours. Then add one ounce tincture cadomene compound (not caldammm). Take a teaspoonful be- fore and after meals, and weigh iii) fore beginning. The general health and strength is greatly improved in anyone from the age of sixteen to sixty. Wo- men soon get plump, with well rounded arms and full bust, and men become straight, strong-look-, my: and healthy. I [blood supply. The blood and nerves distribute over the body, all the ncurishment or flesh building ele- ments obtained from the food. The (trouble with thin people has always been that they do not absorb or re- tain enough of the fleshy matter to make them gain in weight even to a normal extent; but this new dis-; covery of blending certain harmless! drugs is a revelation to science, and; hundreds have gained from, ten to forty pounds in a few weeks. There is no danger of becoming too fat. When you get the right weight then stop using. For women-and men too, for that matter-who can never appear stylish with anything they wear, be- icause of abnormal thinness and an- gularity, this remarkable preserip- tin: is destined to solve the prob- lem As a beauty maker for the figure it is simply wonderful while it adds brightness to the eyes, and color to the cheeks and lips. It requires no particular dieting, but acts_as an aid to nature by its pe- culiar action on the nerves and New Aeeidenta1 Discovery Gives Startling Results-Pats Flesh on Thin People and Rounds Out Ltr. perfect Figures. HOW THIN FOLKS CAN GET FLESHY rims sponge cake is very tough,’ love.” "Now, how can that beh- old the man to glve me the] "Really, Mrs. Kennedy, this ex- ceeds all. My former companions 'saw fit to consult me always. Real- ly, one hundred yards of carpeting, and a black cook! Astonishing, Mrs. Kennedy-astonishing I” One day he found her giving di- reetions to two or three men who were papering, painting, and white- washing Maude’s room, and then, as John remarked, he seemed more: like himself than he had done iUl, 'fore since his last marriage. (To be continued.) ll "Five hundred dollars, Mrs. Ken, rwo'y'." and the doctor's gray eyes _ looked as they used to look when 'Katy and Matty asked him for five. "Five hundred dollars! Preposter- 'ousl Why, during the seven years T lived with your predecessor, she did not cost me that!” From old Hannah, Mrs. Kennedy had learned how her predecessor had been stinted by the doctor. 'But she did not embody her "thoughts in words, neither did she ldcem it advisable to press the sub- ject further at that time, so she Iwai‘ted for nearly a, week, and then resumed the attack with redoubled zeal. _ T l "We must have another ser-) vant,” she said. "Old Hannah is wholly inefficient, and so I have engaged & colored woman from the hotel; and did I tell you, I have spoken to a man about the fur- 'nace we are going to have, and I 'also told Mr. Jenks to buy me one hundred yards of Brussels carpet- ing. He's gone for goods, you know.” "Oh, no, not much," she answer- ed, "give me five hundred dollars and I will do everything that is necessary to make us comfortable 'thrnugh the winter." "But, my dear," said the doc, tor. "it will cost a great deal of money to carry ou); “your plans." better, and the carpets, though really very nice, were'lrapdly good enough for a mtm of Dr. Kennedy’s standing in society. "But," gasped the doctor, "the one in the back parlor is bran-fl now-has scarcely been used at all, and it, is a maxim of mine---" "Your maxim is good, undoubted- ly," interrupted the lady, “butthe chambers all need recarpeting, and this will exactly fit Maude's room, which I intend fixing beautifully before she returns.” _ T She didn't quite like them as were, the window lights were "small, and they must have the] panes of glass. I‘hen satin p on the walls would look so I better, and the carpets, th, t Simple Prescription Given. Dust or errerr- had exquisite now at leisure together how be improved. them as they pa pe r m u ch , 0 u gh good e too large Nam The cage-5mm mmsnmzs tummy, Limited {his Mi055 'trl aqrsF w" -_ ---- ud='CT'-""- A im' Bra WB] " A»! 'uiN©. v.» . C, “V -_- (i8iUliitl 'aa L E R? We a; «a; M sm inks“; my .13.}! g3: Bt' Bli IB, 5?): x; 55.529 Fu' Fi% "am, 'tEt . . g l Bet! " ta gil. w- 1MltitmiiEt? Mlti58t?, a; E?it 8rN"ie5 's%t' ). t3) Eh' 1-; Mm: MI & . 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