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' all; die. - This insulting clause was cast at him with insufferable scorn, as she turned to leave the room. "I see how it is, sir! You do not love me; you seek an excuse to break with me; you needed only to have frankly named your wish, to have had your plighted troth restored. You are free, sir-to unite yourself with one of the favored race, the objects of your manifest preference, if you Pltyter-".. _ But the scorn and anger slowly passed from her face, as he rose and adygnced toward her, saying: -. Her -tears fell like rain. Still she clasped, and pressed, and kissed his ngck,_and slid that would pot tlo lyt, He kigsed away her tears and then proposed again ths", she should go with him. ", ' She lifted up her head and answer- ed, No, she could not go. No, if he loved her, he must give up his pro- jeg: Ind stay with her. - _ - "My dearest India, I told you that this action of mine is a measure of conscience. Do you suppose that I would make that saerifiee, except from the most righteous principles. If from my great love for you I could now sacrifice my conscience, you would soon lose all esteem for me; no honorable woman can continue to love a man who has forfeited his own and her respect”? -. - 7 Coldly shi; withdrew herself from hing, saying! . - _ 7 __ His brow crimsoned with the sud- den shame, and- "This from you, India!" he ex- claimed. "But you are excited; l V5111 not lay your bitter words to heart, nor suf- fer: you to leave me in anger." - - Love and anger were balanced in her bosom so evenly, that it took but a trifle to disturb the equilibrium; and his kind words completely upset the scale, and love ascended. Turn- ing to him once more, and throwing herself in his open arms, she burst into_tears, and said: A V Full of déubt and trouble, he "an-, swered: "Dearest Mark, only give up this mad project, and I am all yours. Oh, you know I amrany way; for even now the separation that would pain you, would kill or madden me! Dear Mark, give it up, for my sake, for your dear mother's sake, for. all our sakes! Stay with us! do not divide us, and break our hearts! We all love you so! We would do anything in the world for you, if you would stay with us! And I only grow an- gry and lose my senses when you talk "My own dear India! I will not stay so long as I said. I will not stay till I have won fame or fortune. I can- not remain away so long-in a year or two-l will be back to claim my blyiping." A _ He felt his fortitude and strength fast leaving him. Amid the fondest cargs_ses, he tsaid:, __ _ .- _-.. _ She said that she could not let him go; it would break her heart, Would he not give up his purpose, and stay with her? Her head was still upon his shoulder, and her face against his cheek. With a slight movement, at once shy and fond, she pressed her lips to his neck. Would he not give up his purpose for her sake, and stay with her? "My dearest India, you are sole mis- tress of your own destiny, and, to a great extent, of mine. I did hope that you would have borne me company in my pilgrimage. No, dear India, ar- dently as I once desired that you should be, from this time forward, the partner of my lot,-I see it was exact- ing far too much. No, dearest; pain- ful as it must be,1 must go forth alone to do battle with an adverse fate. I go forth with youth, and health; with a liberal education, and some talent; when I have attained fame and fortune, then, like a true knight, I will come and lay them at my lady's feet, and sue for my bless- ed reward." W? All this was pleaded with her head upon his shoulder, with her face against his cheek, with her hand pressed around his neck. This se- ductive gentleness was very hard to resist, indeed. He answered: . _ Mark Sutherland saw and felt only her tears and sorrow, with all a lov- er's solicitude. She took advantage, of his tenderness. She had failed to convince his judgment, and now she, resolved to try the power of love: She let him draw her to his bosom;, she dropped her head upon his shoul-l der, with her blushing, tearful face! and soft hair against his cheek, her; arm upon his neck, and halfacaressing, f suffering herself to be caressed, and let him feel how sweet her love was,’ by the unutterable sweetness of her] shy caress?; and when his heart was' weak unto death, she pleaded with him, yieldingly, submissively, tar-l fully, that he would not doom her to,' a lot so cruel, so terrible; that it) would kill her in, a year._ _ _ _ _ ( fiwwmw©©W¢@®®W%$-E§WWW%?| . . - .1 it ishe could not bear it; she should CHAPTER VL--- ( Cont'd). m--------"-"--"""'""""""'"'""'-"""-"-'--."' mmwwmaWWmW 1eie.:tteityt,i8t The Planter’s Daughter ; Or, The Queen of' Belle River. "And that is your final determina- tion'!" He bowed. "Now, then, hear mine; but first I give you back your plighted troth and its less perishable symbol"--; she drew a diamond ring from her finger, and handed it to hhn-"and I remove your image from my heart with less difficulty than I disentangle this mini.. ature one from my chain"-here she took a locket, set with diamonds, from her chatelaine, and handed it to him. He received both pledges back. "And now," she said, "let me make you thoroughly acquainted with my thought upon this subject which so interests you, so that you may see how far as the East is from the West, is my thought from yours. Know, that I like the position that I occupy, the power that I wield; our planta- tion is as large as a German or Ital- ian Principality, and more profitable, than the subjects of such a principal- ity. We have more power than its prince. And I was born to this power; I am accustomed to it; I like it. Heaven crowned me with it; and do you think that I will diserown my brow to become-what? A drudging peasant? Never! And now, hear my oath. As you are the 'dupe' of a party, we separate, never to meet again until you have recovered your manhood and independence enough to abjure this pernicious influence, and abandon the mad project to which it has. forced youâ€"Asa help me God!" . I And so she pleaded, hiding her (tears and blushes on his shoulder, and 'elasping, and pressing, and kissing his neck and cheek. The pleadings 50f young beauty to Young love, most ,! painful to resist; yet they were resist- _ed,_mourpfu)lor and firmly resisted. _ Something in her tone caught up his glance. Never in all their lives had she seemed to him so beautiful; he studied her face; nor did she turn it from him, nor avert her glance. She met his searching gaze proudly, im- perially; she seemed to wish that he should read her soul, and know its immutable determination. There was no weakness, or wavering, on that high, haughty brow now; there was nothing but calm, indomitable reso- lution. He gazed upon her in won- der, and in sorrow, some time fas- cinated by the imperious beauty of her young brow. He took her hand again: He answered, solemnly: "India; you have _adjured me, by my conscience, by the sacredness of my honor, to say whether, were the al- ternative finally before me, I should resign my resolution, or be resigned by you. India, I may not, must not, evade this. By my sacred honor arid my hopes of heaven, come what may, of trial, of suffering, or of agony, I will never forego this purpose, to which reason and, conscience alike urge me." And, turriing haughfily away, she left the room. It was over. Until this, he had not realized his true position. Nay, he did not fully realize it now. He sat, as one stunned, in the seat into which he had dropped when the door closed behind her. Until now, he had been elevated by a high enthusiasm in his purpose, and supported by a firm faith in her sympathy and co-operation-- a faith, the strength of which he had not known until it was stricken from him, and he was left weaker than a child. But now-oh! this was indeed the bitterness of death., In the first stunned moment after his fall from such a height of confidence and joy, into such a depth of desolation and wretchedness. This was the fang of the adder, struck deep in his heart, and poisoning all his soul!-with what? With distrust!--distrust of her, of himself, of all men and wo- men! He sat there as one in a trance. And the hours that passed over him were as a blank. "I assure you that the alternative is now submitted to you, sir. And I adjure you, by your conscience, and by by the strength of your vaunted principles, to decide the question, which I now repeat to you-if the ad- herenee of your present purpose in- volves the final loss of my hand and heart, do you still persist in that pur- pose?" -- tion?" "I have no alternative." "And this is your final decision?" He bowed. "Even if you should lose me for- ever?" "Perhaps ft might not be a calam- ity. The question is now before you -do not evade it." He started, as if suddenly struck by a. bullet. He changed color. At last shtp_seid, slowly, and calmly: "No, thank Heaven, the intolerable alternative of resigning you to ‘my prigciples is not yet btforepne." _ "And you persist in your purpose?" she said. "My India, I cannot do otherwise." “Notwithstanding all the suffering you may cause your mother, your re- latives, and_ nys?", _ _ - _ , _ Why should he immolate himself upon the altar of a principle that one- half of the Christian world would con- sider a mere madness? How if he was d She raised Ber head frdm his shoul- er. , "My' own India, I would I could bear all your grief in my own person." - "Byt you adhere to your resolu- He was aroused by a psychological disturbance. leave us." of leaving us! Dearest Mark, don't CHAPTER VII. God l All his family, from the eoH-heart- ed, clear-headed Clement Sutherland, down to the ardent and impulsive In- dia, had miscalculated the strength of his character and the firmness of his purpose; for though indeed the family Pere much disturbed that he should entertain such purposes as he had re- vealed, yet none of them doubted that' the.inf1uence which should be brought l to bear upon him would compel him to ‘ abandon his project. And thus agita- tion at this time was calmness, in [comparison with the confusion, the _tremendous storm of indignation and (persecution, that afterwards arose and hurtled around him. There are jo wars so bloody as civil wars; there are no feuds so deadly, as family feuds. Others may spare, but they And s/o the mental sophistry of the temptation ended. - -- . _ He knew himself to be right; he knew that he was not self-deceived. Not even now, in this hour of bitter trial, would his moral sense be so con- fused. In his conscience, the dividing line between right and wrong was too sharply defined, and there was no pos- sibility of confusing or mistaking the boundary. - __ - _ And now for the moral conflict. Ad-l mitted that his convictions were those l of pure rational duty, why should lt) sacrifice so much to them? Did any; one live up to his or her high idea of; right? On the contrary, who did not) silence the voice of conscience every; day of their lives? And did they not/ the best of them, compound for all this by going to church and .ii'ifes,.'i,si) ing themselves "lost and ruined sin- ners," returning with a clean con-l science, like a tablet newly sponged over? Now, why could not he also do his pleasure, enjoy his wealth, hold to this world, and sesytheare?? _ To believe this, would end the strug- gle and the agony at once. To con- fess this, would 1‘estore harmony and happiness to the grievously-disturbed family circle, and peace and joy to himself and his India! No? Even amid the intoxicating dream of his beautiful India's love, higstern soul answered, No! - 7 It would not do. His heart, it is true, had not been touched by the spirit of Christianity, yet his mind was too clear and right to deceive it- self. That grace of God which hath appeared unto all men, taught him that Christ was not the minister of sin-mot one who wiped out the sins of the soul, to make room for more of the same sort of matter. In a word he felt and knew that Christ was not the minister of sin. self-deceived? She whose whole soul had glowed at the mere mention of true magnanimity--how had she re- garded him? How had she received him in his new aspect? Not with a fervent, irtbpiring gaze, imparting courage and energy to his soul; pot with approval and sympathy, and faithful cordial concurrence, confirm- ing his faith, strengthening hing i3; any sacrifice. Oh! no, far otherwis . She had heard him with repelling hand and averted eye, and scorn. Would it be so easy to. step from his post, to abjure his prineiples, to silence his conscience? This sorely tried and tempted man had made no professions, but he nevertheless possessed a large portion of natural conscientiousness, and he had a frank, light-hearted manner of doing right, bordering on levity and nonchalance. A Oh! there had been an element of worship and of aspiration in his love for India. And was this idol a mere stone? Was her decision not really just, and was he not indeed_ a fanatic? The plaited skirt for the young girl is proving a great success, if we may take the great number seen at the summer resorts as a criterion. When the whole dress, shirtwaist and skirt, is made in plaited effect, the re- sult is very pleasing indeed. This dress, Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 8988, has a raised waistline, and consists of a waist opening in front with yoke finished with a turn- down collar, full-length sleeves with open cuffs, and a fitted lining, a seven gore skirt, perforated for deep hem facing. The pattern cuts in size 14, 16, 18 and 20 years, requiring in size 16, 11% yards 36-inch material. SMART CLOTHES FOR THE YOUNG GIRL. l But it is claimed that the U. S. should prohibit her citizens from Icarrying on such a business, as she iis on friendly terms with all the na- ltions engaged in the present Euro- ]pean struggle. Granting this, it does (not follow that it becomes the duty lot this Government to interfere, as 1nd buyers are discriminated against fand all have an equal right to pur- lchase the arms and munition of war lad libitum. The only reason that EGermany and Austria have protested [is, not because the sale is an un- !friendly act, but because of the im- ‘possibility of either of these coun- tries to receive the goods should they ‘purchase the same. The general blockade of their ports is so com- 1plete and effectual that delivery is (out of the question, and only because ‘they cannot secure the delivery of itheir orders should they buy do they (wish to deny the privilege of buying 'iby the allies, who are sure of a i prompt delivery. Patterns, 15 cents each, can be pur- chased at your local Ladies' Home Journal Pattern dealer, or from The Home Pattern Company, 183-A George Street, Toronto. _ We are accused of exporting arms and ammunition to the enemies of Germany. That would not be a breach of neutrality, if true, but the fact is the buyers do their own ex- porting and pay the freight, assum- ing all the risks of transportation. President Wilson very aptly replied to this accusation when he informed the Germans that "Ameriean citizens have always had that right and can- not be deprived of it. They will sell to you on the same terms." Ger- many replies, "We do not want your arms and ammunition, as we have plenty of our own. We only want your wheat and cotton, but Great Bri- tain puts a barrier in the way of our obtaining these things. We ask you to remove the barrier for us." In other words, Germany, true to her instincts, insists upon "hogging" the whole business. But, be it said to Germany's credit, that the Imperial Government has never made such an outlandish claim, nor ventured to put such a narrow construction upon the great law of nations. Much has beefsiiidTcrid vvrrit'c- T,,-, our periodicals on the ughtxg- imj country (the United States) tb‘se‘d arms and munitions to belligerents in the European war. If the Govern- ment of this country were engaged in such a business, I can conceive that a very grave question would arise; but no one pretends to lay such a charge to the American Government. Pattern No. 8981 is a Misses' One- Piece Skirt, gathered to a three-piece yoke, with slightly raised waistline. Suitable for flouneing. Theipattern cuts in sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. Size 16 requires 3% yards 36-inch material. will never spare! Others may repent; they never. It would seem that a fa- tal blindness of sight and hardness of heart fell upon them as a judgment from Heaven for their unnatural sin. (To be continued.) HAS THE US. THE RIGHT TO SFrr, ARMS TO THE ALLIESZ The only objections have come from the German newspapers and a few irresponsible persons in this country. Officials of Germany well know that under the rules of international law they would have no right to object to the selling of arms and ammunition to belligerents. Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 8980 is a Ladies' and Misses' Peplum Waist, opening in front with roll col- lar or Quaker collar and full-length or shorter sleeves, and a circular peplum. The pattern cuts in size 32 to 44 inch- es bust measure. Size 36 requires 3% yards M-inch material. They tell us that we could stop the war in short order if we would only prohibit these sales. Yes, by giving Germany the victory, perhaps. And we are asked to do this in the name of neutrality. To help Ger- many because she alone was prepared for the War by a military policy cur-xxx _ in many decades. ll newcraiucy is to be placed on a higheac-pltureiw1 the law of hatiogs, then we are bound to inquire upoii which side the moral principles pre- dominate. Who began the war? Which of the contending parties is responsible for all these horrors and the awful misery that follows in its wake? There is no tribunal constituted with power to enforce its decrees. We must each judge of the right in- volved for himself and herself. We know that Germany, after proelaim- ing her entry into the war, to defend and save her own existence, imme, diately, and without warning, stepped over her own border and invaded a little kingdom she had given her sol- We know the reasons advanced by Germany, and how spurious they have been shown to be. But Germany claims she is fighting for her own existence; and so claim the Powers on the opposite side, Who is to decide the moral quality in this strife? use of the scales and the Babcock test has discovered in almost every herd tested some cows that do not pay the cost of keeping. If dairying is to be made as profitable a business as it ought to be and as it has a right to be under proper management, these robber cows must be apprehended. There is no means of knowing what a cow is producing without weighing and testing her milk at regular inter.. vals. A dairyman selling milk by col- ume may not be concerned in the but- ter fat content farther than is neees- sary to keep up to legal standard, but one who is selling butter fat is vitally concerned in the amount each cow pro- duces., Each dairyman may test his The cow testing associations is a plan of co-operation among dairymen tor the purpose of regularly and economically testing their cows for production of milk and butter fat. A usual estimate places the average production of cows at 175 pounds of butter per cow per year, In these days people who are familiar with dairying think in terms' of butter fat, and if the above average be translat- ed to fat it makes about 150 pounds. 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It is the settled opinion of Americans that there exists the most irresponsible and incorrigible maniac at the head of the German Empire to be found in all Europe, and that it is indispensable that he be disarmed and throttled at any price, before peace can be restored. emn word to maintain her neutrality, come what might, and she carried fire and the sword into Belgium. This has not the appearance of remaining on the defensive to defend her own existence, and this act casts suspi- cion upon the' s'uicwaity of her whole claim. The tester weighs and samples the milk of each cow at the evening and morning milking and tests the com- bined sample for butter fat. Before leaving, he makes calculations so that he may leave with the dairyman the record of each cow down to date. In European countries and some of the states in this country, one of the duties of a tester is to weigh and keep a record of food consumed by the cows. The cost to the dairyman for complete testing varies from 80 cents to $1.50 a year for each cow. This variation is due to the number of cows in the associations and to the size of individual herds. The object of cow testing associa- tions is to make the use of scales and Babcock machine a community affair --to unite dairymen into a partner- ship for the purpose of employing a trained man to visit each herd at reg- ular monthly intervals and weigh and test the milk of each cow. At the end of the year, this man gives each dairy- man a record of the individuals in his herd with little work or trouble to him and at the cost of about $1 per cow. At a recent dairymen’s meeting this point was raised-that a testing asSW. ciation was not 'necessary, because each man could test his own cows. The question was then asked: "How many present have Babeoek's testers?" Twelve out of a gathering of 50 an- swered in the affirmative. In reply to the question, "How many of you who have testers use them?" only one answered in the affirmative. At a Denver, Colo, CHAS. M. BICE. B20