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am. "I wonder if your aunt has ever heard my opinion of her," said Farquhar, still wrathful. "Judging by the extreme cordiality of her manner towards you at all times, I should say she had." returned Dorothy, with a little' irrepressible burst, ot mirth. “Well, I don't care. She behaves abom- inably to you. I wonder why it is you “smoking to her as you do." "Slide all Lve got, you see. (Take care, you are twisting it.) I haven't a relation on earth but her, and-of course Hilary and his people-bat they don't count. They are not so close as an aunt, you Bee. She is the only person, I suppose, who would really care whether I lived or died." t:itiiaummgiaeiehiihiuiNtai1iWiWeiWAhhiYihiih"a Wfis? _iiii BLACK SANDY; g OR, THE CAUSE OF VEREKER'S FEAR 'it; 'likrnrvtrmtrthtrtttttrrrrerice?tNerrlervma “Servants impose on you.” he said in- dignantly, though holding on valiannly tp the linen, and dragging and shaking 1t _ __--6e, ivCl., mrtrr Y"' Hutu, an“ u.ubb..., _..- __- - m obedience to her movements. "80 long as you are there to Stand between them and your aunt‘s wratu, they feel ttrem- splves at liberty to go and see not, only their mothers but their thirty-f1r" cous- ins should .cccasion arise. They take every advantage of you, and as for that old tyrant of an aunt of yours, I--" _"'shi." anxiously and peering round. “Not so loud. It; is amazing what she can tressr-sometimea, when she isn't want- ed to hear. Her ears are the thimzeut things possible-al) sounds, even the low- est, go "through them. rd hate to have such acute bearing myself, one would learn so many things personally unpleas- amt.” _ "‘ . ‘»a- mum Mann] gcmAA; w...“ WPH_rr_r___"- - -.e_ee' "Dorothyl" said he, with such a burs: ot indignation that she stopped short in her manipulation of the sheet and glanced at; him. His hands had grown limp at, his work, and he showed an evident de, sire to go to hers he took, indeed. one step in her direction, a disastrous step that brought the sheet, almost to the ground. VF . - _ . , -__H (1AA ”has "P61d it. T11it'iyithe last: move." '-CThe gods be praised," returned he pidirslr "After that you will perhaps come With me tor a stroll round." "No!" dejectedly. 'After that, Aunt Jem. “Wu.-. "Oh! take care, take care. See what you are doing." cried Dorothy in an ac- cent so heartendi?E that it reduced him - ”mama. -.-.. w ,_ - "Good heavens! isn't it jerked enough yet?" said he. “Is it possible that one can’t sleep in a sheet unless some wretch- ed creature has worked hi_s or her aryns to a standstill. "Now, what have you done? You are dumping it. Oh! do stay where you are. How can you be so wicked as to deliberately let it fall after all our trouble! But this all comes of idle, talking. Now to our work again." - . . .. ., ' , " __...--." out of their sockets in the preparauon of it?" "Of course, if you don't want to finish ie---" "Of course I want to finish it." . “I can call Jaae---" T 1rkou shan't. call anyone. Dorothy. You Iritbw it isn't this beastly thing that is annoying me; it is the look of your love- ly tired face and-and the fact that I be- gin to doubt if you will ever give your- self to me." "I think you needn't tease me about that now," said Dorothy rather feebly. She was indeed tired out and despondent. and something in the extreme sadness of 11ij face had touched her. She would not look at him again, She fastened her eyes on the sheet. “Perhaps. after all, you are right, and it is shaken enough," she sa.d with hesitation. , mu. .mmmuwn. "It's Worn out tirom it," said Farquhar with alacrity, yet still very sadly. Why would she never give him an answer? Surely the real answer to that was that she did not care for him. A . " "Ah!" crestfalleu. "At that rate, I don't think this thing is jerked enough; we might as well do all we can tor Matilda. It, looks queer, doesn't it? I think per- haps we had better give it another--" "r"w'"'G,tririhirr1ldtrtiriisir" to be done with it?". {he said, ‘Aallrgajgpg _to the shtet. "Not one," sternly. "Now! Hold your corners tightly, and Four arme up high- so!--" mustn’t touch the ground, you un- dersdand-and come up close to me, and trite me your porners into; my hand! - "No!" dejectedly. ima will want_me, "'iiiierTs"wU, Trftifd srausirur iound about the command so far. With arms uplifted Farquhar advanceg 9n by. _ _ _ "There! That will do. Now go back and catch the middle of it. Pull it tight, and keep your arms up always.' Now, that's allrrighrt. " .. . The sheet was most accurately divided in two. Farguhar was now only half as far away from her as he had been at the beginning. Even in this fact he found cemfort. Once again the folding was commenced, and presently but a quarter of the length of the sheet stood between him and her-in another mo. ment only half that distance; her pretty, tired face was very close to his own, her eyes grown languid looked into his. What was there in them that gave him cour- age? Suddenly, regardless of all consequences ~of Matilda's despair, of Miss Jemima’s wrath, of Dorothy's own displeasure, he naught the sheet, and flinging it deliber- ately to one side, caught Dorothy in his arms. To his surprise she made no effort to tree herself, and indeed there was some- thing in the quick sigh that escaped her that savored of relief. No doubt she was “reg: She glanced at, the sheet, howev_er. -'sgrhtst a Ehacne!" she said piaintiveV; :after all the time we have spent over t." "Think of all the time I have spent," exclaimed he. "Doean't that count with you? I have waited and hoped, and em duced. Dorothy, say you will marry me?" "I can't; stand it any longer." he cried; "you must end it one way or the other now.” _ “Isthat a command?" said she, with a taint laugh. "Well-yes, then." "And you love me?" "I (lo-I think" "My darling girl, there is just one thing more. You “‘ill marry me soon, Dorothy? My sister. as I tell you, will be glad to take a house of her own, and you, you," with a little hug, "will be mistress of mine, and of my heart and my life, and "myyth/ne. Top, will marry me soon?" Y THE PERFECT SHOE FOR SUMMER SPORTS CHAPTER. XXTX.--tCorot'd0 liéir_§6ckets in the preparation ASK YOUR DEALER. {Ming Shoes For Everybody you really want me not to wake to more row morning? What an inhuman moh- sber! In such had haste to be rid of me. No, I shan't answer any more questions today. There is four .o‘clock striking, and I have many things to do before we go down to The Court." The "we" is sweet to him. " shall go in and speak to your aunt at once," said he. thinking it wire to strike whilst the iron is hot. " "Now?" evidently startled. "Bo soon? Well, if you will. But I warn you to be prepared for all things. She ie quite as likely to fall upon your neck y? kiss you as to turn you out of doors. I don't know which contingency would be the worse. but in either case you liave'my sincere sympathy.” “I feel it; will be the latter," said he. "Your modesty is well placed," said she saucily. "You evidently see you are not good enough for me." Then all at once her mood changed, and, with a sudden shy but lovely friendliness, she held out her hand to him. "I think you are too good for me," she Instinctively he glanced in its direction, and from it to me Open patch or ground that spread all rounu tty. It could be dis- tinctly seen from that part of tne av- enue on whicu he now stood, and Lhe tall, late holiynocxs and glowing dahliae made a brilliant bu, of color agaixssn me grey stonework ot the ancient bulldmg. A light breeze was stirring, and we state- 1y hollyhocks swayed to and fro, the (Ian. has bent their heads. There was a pretty air of life and teelmg about them. It was, as she had said, four o'cloch. Hilary St. John, as 113 reached the gates of Vereker Court, heard the hour cmmed Ifrom tho clock in the old ivied tower that overlooked the gardens. said, He was quite qlose LO her before she 'heard his step on the soft», shaven award, and wHeu she did near trim, and looked up, he was almost. sorry that he had come. Something glee was moving too. A slen- der figure dressed in white. It went lan- guidly, as one weaned, pausing often, as though oppressed by cruel thought. lie abandoned ail 1dea or calhng lorrnally at the hall door, and went straight no the tower garden, as It was called. _ She was looking very ill, but she grew positively ghastly as her eyes met Ilia. There was a tiny plece of black plaister on her right temple, and a nasty, (115001- ored bruised look an round it. She stood still for a moment, and then began to tremble visibly. Her eyes tell before his, she seemed filed with a sting- ing shame. He could not fail to see that shew‘muld gladly have blotted tum out of her sight. that she shrank from him, that his presence was in some way a hor- ror to her, and as he watched her he told himself that he had never been really miserable until now. “Who told you I was here?" she said, her voice sounding harsh and ,trained. He turned abruptly away, but she put out an imploring hand. - _ - "Oh! not like that!" she cried. "But -1 had told myself I could never bee you azain. I had given the servants ordew to admit no one; I meant to go away-- anywhere-" "But why-why?" "Don't do that. Dott't try to ignore it," said she. "When I thinh--when I remember yesterday." /'No one. I saw you through the treen down there. If I had known--" He paused. "Of course I can go away again," he said. "But," said he again, "what have I done that you should banish me from your presence because of yesterday's cruel work? I can readily understand that all things helping you to recall it must be hateful to you; but do not, I implore you, harden your heart against me. The gross wrong you suffered at that man's imuds is not to be lightly forgotten, ut----" "That! Do you believe I think of that?" interrupted she. "Oh, no-no! It seems to me that I have forgotten all about that. It is You-what I said to orou---" She turned abruptly away, as if unable to endure the thought That he was looking at her. "You have not," said she mournfully. (”Nor have I. Oh! that I could!" She looked away from him and then back again, and finally burst out with duep agitation: "Believe, believe that I was mad yesterday. My head-he had hurt it here," nervously touching the wounded temple, "and I scarcely knew what I said or did. Oh! surely excusee should be made for me!" "What morbid foUg!" exclaimed he, angrily. "What did you say? Nothing; nothing that sounded strange to me. If you did, I have forgotten it." _She looked at him pitifully, and he took her hand between both his own and pressed it eagerly. “If I could only convince you," he said, "that there was nothing, nothing at all. Why will you disquiet yourself going over it again?" "It you will let me sneak,'lt will be a relief. I think. I know I said to you things that-Oh! how it hurts me to re- member!', She pressed the hand he was not holding to her breast. "But. indeed, I was distracted. Never was there a wo- man so crushed, so overwhelmed. I can- not, bear to think of it all, and rest-I ttu1er--it I were once to say it to you, I should not endure such torture. I,"- here she braced herself as it for a supreme effort.. "I asked you to marry me, if Francis died!" She turned aside, and covered her face. "Well, when of it? What was there in that?" said he, trying to speak lightly. “You know it is the one desire of my life to marry you, to rescue you from all this misery that seems to have on- gulfed you. Otherwise you would not have said it. Come, forget it, Cast these fool. ish thoughts behind you.” "Alas!" aha said. "What happy thoughts have I to replace them? And besides, they will not be cast aside. It ts one thing more I owe him.” her cheek ,5u,3h- ing-"that he has made me lower myself in your eyes." W, "ibat his has not! Whatever crimes are his, you cannot lay that tp his charge,” _ "Well-there is still something," contin- ued she, with a heavy sigh, and yet a faint touch of comfort in her tone. “I said I wished-him-dead. That I longed tor hits death. Will you try to believe I did not men-n that?" She shuddered. "Nc-- no," The said. II do not long tor it." “I know it. It I might advise you.” said he, gravely. “I should beg you to go in and lie down, and rest yourself. You have not yet recovered from yesterday’s unhappy _ex<_:item_ent_. l you will only----" "Hush!" she lifted her finger and stood motionlees, as if listening. Behr face paled again untii the bruise upon the white forehead showed almost. black. Her eyes diluted. “He is coming!" she breathed quickly, painfully. It was horrible to see any one human thing so much in dread of another. St. John lifted his head, hardly helium imp. so still was the air around; but pre- sently he saw that her instinct, shaman- ed by that fear she could not overcome or conceal. was truer than his. Vereker turned the corner and came towards them, with the slouching, lurching gait that had srrowu_tysculiaT, tolim. "Very," said St. 30111]. He affected to be busy with a. cigar he had taken trom his pooled, SCI as to avoid shaking hands with we contemptible brute before him. He knew 1112 voice was unsteady, that it was ”“Fine evéning," he said, addressing St John. -- M CHAPTER XXX, Wu“ uxmuuuq us AVF."-'"""'"" -'___- catching him by the throat and shaking the very lite oat of him, so he conirued himself to a word. Verekor, who knew very well what the strong interest in the cigar meant, and the altered tone, halt closed his eyes and looked from M. John to his wife, and back again with a, slow insolem smile. "Come up be see Mrs. Vereker?" he went with difticaNr he. pestrgiued himsels tte ”a, pm"... "Ah! she has been hurting herself, you see," pointing deliberately to the mark on Cecil's forehead. “She must be CFart3- ful, you see! I'm always warning her, but she won't take advice. I shouldnt won- der if she came by something oven nast- ier it she refuses to listen to reasonw a husband’s reason." There was something abominably malig- nant, something that, looked like brutal amusement, in the eyes he fixed on her. St, John threw up his head and looked the‘other full in the face. His eyes were blazing. Vereker, who had as usual been drinking, laughed coarsely. St. John made a step forward, and at, the same instant so did Mrs. Vereksr. She got, be- tween the two men and raised her hand as it to warn her husband back. He laughed again, louder this time--and lightly, but with a dangerous sswiftness, threw her hand aside. "Don't be frightened," he said, with an odious sneer. “I ehan‘t hart him. I ahan’t spoil his beauty. It doesn't belong to me; I only guard and cherish, and punish what is my own. Mark that well l" cried he, his hateful suavity dropped, and a savagery hardly to be described taking its place. "Get to the house, wo- man!" “Go!” roared he, shaking his fist at her. "Do you dare to defy me, pub- licly? What! Do you think your lover can protect you? Got. I say. whilst you have still a rag of character left you, in which to delude Society Go! or TU-r-" -ijiiih, as if too frightened, too shocked, to know what to do, gtqqd will. - _ . " "Leave us!" said St. John, sharply, catching her arm and shaking her slight- ly, to wake her from the borpor' into which she had fallen. Her nerves were no longer under her control. She was crash. ed, broken, half inseuaibie. ' St. John's voice, however, happily ranged her, his touch woke her to a fuller life; and, with the painful start ot one wak- ing from a hideous dream, she brushed past her husband and ran towards the house. "What! going!" said Vereker, following him. He seemed amused. "Don't let mo ar1ve you away," he said; "you came to see Mrs. VBreker--prray follow her to the house and finish your visit, What! you woui? Really going?" , CHAPTER XXXI. It was the tirst time St. John had heard him openly brutal to her, and a sense of disgust almost choked him. Vereker tswod looking after his wife until she had dire appeared, a 011110115 -smile upon Ine tace, Then he turned to St. John, who had turned and was walking abruptly away without bidding the omer the courtesy of a good-bye. .. "Yes.," said St. John. They had entered the shrubberies now, and Were in a. rathér unfrequented part of them. St. John could barely brmg himself to answer, and was conscious only ot a longing that the fellow would leave him before his last remnant of se1t.contro1 was gone. He was pale and rigid with the effort to subdue himself. He knew if he uncle let himself go nothing could come of it but scandal, in which her name would infallibiy be mixed up, and that was to be avoided at all risks. There was, too, the knowledge that a struggle between him and Vereker would be an unfair one. Strong and powerful as that big, burly brute looked to the un- critical eye, St. John knew that be was so demoralized by drink that there was no real strength in him, and that if he, St. John, once had him by the throat he could shake him as a terrier might a rat, and afterwards crush the life out of him. Why couldn’t the fellow leave him alone instead of following him here? Surely some demon wars goading him on wards to his undoing. As coverings for the human foot shoes have been worn from the earliest times. The shoes of the Jews were made of wood, rush, linen or leather. The Romans were the first to set the example of cost- ly shoes, and introduced various deddfavtive adornmeuts of ivory and precious stones. In the Middle Ages fashion played some fantastic tricks with shoes, and in England, about the middle of the fifteenth century, shoes with such long points were worn that they had to be tied to the knees for convemence in walking, the dandies using Silver chains for the purpose. [t was about, 1633 when shoes of the pre- sent form were introduced, and in 1-668 the buckle came into use as an ornament. English Ate With Pingers. Forks were unknown in England until about 300 years ago. A knife was used to cut up food, but the food was conveyed by the fingers to the mouth. The first evidence oi a use of the fork in the 20th century fashlon was by a noble lady of By- zantium, who, in the 11th century, had married a doge of Venice aisi ate in that city after her own cur born, cutting her meat very fhsely up and conveying it to her mouth with a two-pronged fork. The act was regarded in Venice as a. sign of expensive luxury and extreme effemimacy. On a Packet of Tea means Freshness acr' Purity --- Exquisite Aroma: Delightful Flavour BLACK, GREEN & MIXED. "rfukg,ins-Noe an.) more; I found I couldn't afford the experiment. Perilous to His Purse. Muggins-Does you wife attempt to practice economy? Yes," curtly Try a Packet and make the test. In Sealed Lead Packets only. Shoes Tied to Knees. (To be obntinued 071 Mr. Reginald McKe-nna has dis- covered ere this that the Home Sec- retary’s life is not a. happy one in these hustling days when one trec- tion of women are insisting on their vote. VUUC. As a married man of several years' standing Mr. McKenna should be in a position to give the suffragist-s a little homely advice. Apropos of his marriage to Miss Parmela. Jekyll, in 1903, an aarlufr- ing incident occurred in the Hons-e of Commons. Mr. McKenna had just returned from his honeymoon and was speaking in favor of the CIovernment's Old Age Pension scheme. “Ygu ought to know, anyway," cried Mr. Will Crooks, persons living together than one," he argued. .. "Well, I hope it will be cheap- er," said Mr. McKenna, and tho house laughed at the pious aspira- tion. The British Fleet in 11iniature-- Worth $62,750. The most expensive toy in the world has been placed on exhibition at Northampton, England. - _ It is a real miniature fleet of super-Dreadno‘ughts, battle cruis- ers and destroyers, with a. royal yacht, all fitted with guns and searchlights, the whole being a, re- plica, exact in every detail, of vetr- sels in the British navy. Every vessel is fully armed with 13.ern, and 12 inch gurls-made m soale-that will fire. Each one is equipped, too, with the correct number of secondary guns and car- ries electric navigation lights and srearchlights, while the tappedo boats are operated automatically. Here are the names and descrip- tions of these unique toys, which will easily carry a boy to act as cap- tain and a, crew of one. King George V. .... 20 Thunderer ...'..... 19.5 Colossus ....t...... 18.25 Neptune ...r....t.. 18.25 Battle Cruisers. Queen Mary ........ 25 New Zealand ....... 19.25 Destroyers. Swift,.............. 12 Phoenix ............ 12 Royal Yacht. Victoria and Albert. 16.5 Edward W. Hobbs, who designed the fleet, gave some particulars of the model navy. U "For nine weeks," he said, “twenty men have been working at the Northampton works to complete the fleet. Each of the battleships cost $3,000 except the Queen Mary, which cost $3,300. The destroyers could be bought for $1,000 each, while the royal yacht cost; $2,500. The biggest boats carry two per- sons and the destroyers hold one. They are propelled by electrical motors, and all the boats can travel at speeds varying from 2% knots to 3% knots for two hours without stopping. _. "It the fleet were bought as a present for a boy," continued Mr. Hobbs, "the generous father would require to build for his son a lake 200 yards by 100 yards and three feet deep. This would cost $20,000, while scenery effects would cost an- other $20,000. Total for the fleet and the sea, $62,750. "The cost of upkeep for the fleet, would be about $1.25 a week.” During the review at Northamp- ton guns and mines were fired, while the grey hulls of the battle- ships slid easily and quietly over During ton guns while the ships slid the water During a lull in the conversation the young man who was calling made the announcement that he had failed to keep abreast of the seientihe advance of the age. "For instance," he said, “I don't know at all how the incandescent electric light which is now used so much is produced," “Oh. it is very sim- ple," said the up-todate girl. “You just turn a little button and the light appears." . “I Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna. It "ii, relatively cheaper for two AN EXPENSIVE TOY. A Pious Aspiration. Super-Dreadnoughts. Length (ft.) Tonnage 2,740 2,600 2,400 2,400 2,800 2,500 1,560 1,560 200 tween the toes and clogs this duct. The toes will spread quite far apart and so easily that the plate of mud accumulates and hardens and irritation is set up which Pe- sults in pus formation that finally sloughs off the hoofs if not cured. Of course, this does not happen every time a. sheep gets muddy feet, But if compelled to live in mud, there comes a time when tlurmud lodges with injurious results. We afe not sure that foot rot is a. bacterial disease. It may be so. Surely a bacterial infection could readily enterpfter the inflammation became chronic. Sheep have little resisting power over their enemies, so a little ailment does great dam- age. . When your sheep get to limping or walking stiff, examine the feet. It may be they only need their hoofs trimmed. If dry mud is be- tween the toes, clean it out and rub a, little grease between the toes. Then see that they have a clean, dry place where no mud exists. Give your sheep the hilly pastures and not the low land. Keep charcoal before the hogs all orthe time. The cheapest ind best is that, made from corncobs. Dig a hole in the ground, cement it so it won't cave in, fill it full of cobs, cover with any old piece of metal, shovel a. little earth around the edges and your cobs will char nice- ly. You need not expect big framed hogs from starved pigs. They must be pushed from the time they are able to eat until the finish, and on bone-producing feed if you want strong animals. - The farmer who does not feed every pint of waste milk on the farm, sweet or sour, is not working for the greatest profit. No animal on the farm is expect- ed to turn in more money than the hog, and yet he is generally given the poorest quarters on the place. In regard to combating diseases of the potato, I think the first thing for a planter to consider is the im- munity different varieties of dis- eases, says Samuel B. Green. We find there is a. great difference in this respect. In addition, it is im- portant to have potatoes planted on rather dry soil. The seed should be thoroughly treated with corro- sive sublimate or formalin to kill the scab germs or any other dis- ease germs that may be on them, and then I would recommend spray- ing at least three times after the vines are well developed. Cull the ewe flock and get them up to a high standard and just as much can be accomplished on the flock as in the selection of the ram, except that the ewe has but one or two lambs a year and the ram a great number. ii few choice lambs make suitable farm companions for the chilfren. Even thi, law that like produces like, turns f1ipf1ops when cross breeding, is practiced. _ _ Fix a lamb creep to exclude the ewes, sprinkle a little bran in the troughs and you will very soon have the lambs eating. A flock of chickens all of one breed is an attractive sight. It is an easy maeter/o. have gueh an one. UlLU U1. MAI-V Ad.‘v~v -___--" to be found in that country. Both his legs are withered and useless, but the Leicester Cripples' Guild has provided him with a two- - . M , f - -_rcr, A It is hardly fair to expect a hen that has been laying all winter to keep up her vitality through the breeding season unless she is well nourished before-hand. George Anstey," a twaive-rear-old cripple, of Leicester, England, is one of the most remarkable cyclists “an y.e._m_, wheeler pedal-less machine, with a padded tube covering the axle-bar. Across this he lies face foremost, and, with wooden clogs Strapped to his hands, he propels himself along the streets and roads in a marvel- lonely rapid manner. She should be fed highly at the end of the laying season so she may be in first-class condition to enter the nest for a month of inaction. "rrij'urisrind" fat chicken makes an excellent Sunday dinner. 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This will make a, splendid Proposition for any real estate firm or', wary. Price 31,25100. RUSSELL MOTOR OAR 00., Limited, - lilo Richmond St., West. _ Toronto. Extraordinary Suit Which Has Just _ _ Concluded in India. There has just concluded in the high court at Madras, India, what the judge who tried it describes as the most extraordinary suit ever, heard by an Indian court of law. , The claimant was a, lady who' claimed to be the widow of a, rich Turkish merchant who died in Ma/ (has about seven years ago, by; name Haji Mahdi Baghdadi. Mahdi left a, will bestowing the whale of, his great fortune to charity, and the estate was taken over by the Turk- ish Consul, with the intention of carrying out the wishes of the de-', ceased. , Before the prolonged legal prot ceedings necessary for doing so could be completed, however, the consul’s possession was disturbed, by the arrival of a man from Bag: dad who claimed to be the brother, and heir of Mahdi, and in order to avoid further litigation the Consul!, made a, compromise by which the! newcomer received twtr-thirds of the estate, the rest to go in charity; as directed by the will. All that took place three years ago. Now, however, there comes on. the scen'e this mysterious lady. Hen story in court was that she had left her husband in order to go on , pilgrimage to Mecca, and, inciderrc, tally, to see her sick mother at} Jeddah. She and her mother left Jeddah together to go to Mecca, but when, they had gone only ten miles the; mother died and the plaintiff herself fell ill. Giving up the idea of going! to Mecca, she returned to Bombay,; where she lived for two years with her brother, without hearing from her husband at all. Thea, hearing: of her husband's death, she came tol Madras and filed the present suit. The lady was present in court,) but in accordance with the Moham-, medan custom she was borne in on! a closed palanquin and was not to, be seen by any male eye. VEELED The defendant urged that shot was a mere impostor, that Mahdit never had a. wife, and, that the: whole story was a. oonooction from; beginning to ond. Moreover, coun/ sel for the defence averred that he knew who was in the palanquiz1,' and could produce witnesses to prove who she was. 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