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lord who spoke last, those sentiments are not mine, and will never animate the conduct of ary eabinet of which I am a member." (Long continued what he intended to say. I hope, nay, I doubt not, that his explanation will be satisfactory to the noble lord, to the house, and to the country. But, since I am called upon for a distinct reply to a distinct interrogatory, I will say at once, that if those sentiments be rightly interpreted by the noble _ hind the throne pressed forward with anxiety and eagerness on their counâ€" tenances. "I am called upon," said the minâ€" _ister, "to declare if those sentiments _uttered by my noble friend are mine also, as the chief adviser of the crown. My lords, in the heat of debate every word is not to be so scrupulously weighed and so rigidly interpreted." C‘Hear, hear," ironically from the ©pposition, approvingly from the treasury benches.) ‘"My noble friend will doubtless be anxious to explain and some of his colleagues observed, however, a moody silence. The premâ€" jer once took a note, and then reseatâ€" ed himself, and drew his hat more _elosely over his brows. It was an ominous sign for Lumley; but he was looking the opposition in the face, and did not observe it. He sat down in triumph; he had made a most effecâ€" tive and a most mischievous speechâ€" a combination extremely common. The dleader of the opposition replied to him with bitter calmness; and when, citing some of his sharp sentences, he turned to the premier and asked, *"‘Are these opinions those also of the noble lord? I call for a reply; I have a right to demand a reply," Lumley was startled to hear the tone in which his chief uttered the comprehensiveâ€" and significant "Hear, hear!" At midnight the premier wound up the debate. His speech was short, and characterized by moderation. He came to the question put to him; the House was hushed, you might have heard a pin drop; the commoners beâ€" _neglect to bring prominently, though incidentally, forward, the question on _which it was whispered there existed some srowing difference in the cabiâ€" net. Lord Vargrave rose late;_ his temper was excited by the good forâ€" tune of his day‘s negotiation; he felt himself of more importance than usuâ€" al, as a needy man is apt to do when he has got a large sum at his banker‘s; moreover, he was exasperated by some personal allusions to himself which had been delivered by a dignified old lord, who dated his family from the ark, and was as rich as Croesus. Acâ€" cordingly, Vargrave spoke with more than his usual vigor. His first senâ€" tences were welcomed with loud cheers; he warmed; he grew vehemâ€" ‘ ent; he uttered the most positive and unalterable sentiments upon the quesâ€" tion alluded to; he greatly transgressâ€" ed the discréetion which the heads of his party were desirous to maintain; instead of conciliating without comâ€" promising, he irritated, galled, and compromised. ‘The angry cheers of the opposite party were loudly _ reâ€" echoed by the cheers of the more hotâ€" headed on his own side. The premier In the Lords that evening the disâ€" cussion was animated and prolonged; it was the last party debate of the session. The astute opposition did not ‘‘Not a step nrore; you will catch ‘«cold. Goodâ€"byeâ€"on Monday, then, seven o‘clock.. The House of Lords." And Lumley threw himself back in his carriage in high spirits. "At least!â€"indeed, at leastâ€"money so scarceâ€"speculation so sure in Amâ€" ericaâ€"great people, the Americansâ€" rising peopleâ€"giâ€"giâ€"giantsâ€"giants!" "I am wasting your whole morning; too bad in me," said Vargrave, as the elock struck five; "the lords meet this eveningâ€"important business â€" once more, a thousand thanks to you â€" goodâ€"day." "A very goodâ€"day to you, my lord, don‘t mention it; glad at any time to serve you," said Mr. Douce, fidgetâ€" ing, curveting, and prancing round Lord Vargrave, as the latter walked through the outer office to the carâ€" riage. ‘"None better, none better. I may say a genius for busiâ€"hemâ€"hem. Miss Cameron a young woman of bus â€"busâ€"business, my lord ?" ~ *Not ,much' of. ihat, I fear; a million did you say?" f "I shall be most happy at all times _toâ€"to advise your lordship; but it‘s not a thing I am very fond of; there‘s Miss Cameron‘s fortune quite 1â€"]â€"]1â€" ilocked upâ€"three per cents. and Exâ€" \chequer bills; why, it might have been & milâ€"milâ€"million by this tiâ€"tiâ€"time, if the good old gentlemanâ€"I beg parâ€" donâ€"oidâ€"olid nobleman, my _ poor dear friend, had been now alive.‘ ‘ â€" "Indeed!" said Lumiey, greedily, and pricking up his ears; "he was a good manager, my uncle!" ,Wé)uldâ€"thirty per cent.â€"and the valâ€" ue of the shâ€"shâ€"shâ€"shares doubled. But such things are very rareâ€"quite Godâ€" sends, I may say!" ‘"Well, Mr. Doruce, whenever I have money to lay out I must come and consult you." I recommended my friend, Sir Giles Grimsby toâ€"to invest some money in the American consols; a most rare resâ€"resâ€"responsibility, I may say, for me; I am cautious inâ€"in recommendâ€" ing; but Sir Giles was an old friendâ€" conâ€"conâ€"connection, »I may say; but most providentially, all turned out â€" that is, fell outâ€"as I was sure it SE TE really is, indeed, my lord â€"â€" I say it, I am sure, with concern, a very bad tiâ€"tiâ€"tiâ€"tiâ€"time for men in busiâ€" nessâ€"indeed, for all menâ€"such poor interest in the English fuâ€"funâ€"fundsâ€" and yet speculations are so unsound. â€"â€" Lord Vargrave tried to affect apathy at his sudden accession of ready. monâ€" Wey: but, really, it almost turned his WRead; he gripped both Mr. Douce‘s thin, little, shiveringâ€"hands, and was speechless with gratitude and ecstacy. \The sum, which doubled the utmost Re had expected, would relieve him "from all his immediate. embarrassâ€" ments. When he recovered his voice, he thanked his dear Mr. Douce with a warmth that seemed to make the litâ€" tle man shrink into a nutshell, and asâ€" Wsured him that he would dine with him every Monday in the yearâ€"if he was asked! He then longed to depart; but he thought justly, that to go as ”go‘on as he got what he wanted would look seifish; he reseated himself, and so did Mr. Douce, who seemed to reâ€" ga,rd all things with a commefcial eye, contrived, Vargrave hardly knew how, to veer round from the change in the French ministry to the_state of the J @hglish _moneyâ€"market. #3 HER ATONEMENT (Continued from last week) CHAPTER XI ‘ The malcontents, seeing that soonâ€" _er or later the head of the gathering must break, were again divided among themselves, whether to resign, or to stay in and strive to force a resignaâ€" tion on their dissentient colleagues. The richer and the more honest were for the former course; the poorer and the more dependent for the latter. We have seen that the latter policy was that espoused and recommended by It is obvious that, for many reasâ€" ons, we must be brief upon the poliâ€" tical intrigue in which the scheming spirit of Lord Vargrave was employed. It would, indeed, be scarcely possible to preserve the necessary medium beâ€" tween too plain a revelation and too complete a disguise. It suffices, thereâ€" fore, very shortly to repeat what the reader has already gathered from what has gone before; namely, that the question at issue was one which has happened often enough in all govâ€" ernments, one on whitch the cabinet was divided, and in which the weaker party was endeavoring to outtrick the ‘ stronger. | ‘‘Very well; the races begin on Wednesday; we shall have a full house; goodâ€"night." ‘"‘Monday? unhappily I am engagâ€" ed; but on Tuesday your lordship may expect me." ‘"Perhaps you will take a seat in our carriage on Monday?" said Lord Raby. ‘"Miss Cameron! Cameronâ€"ah! I understand; I think I have heard that â€"but gossip does not always tell the truth!" Lumley smiled significantly, and the carriage now stopped at his door. "I don‘t know him at all as yet; my acquaintance is with his wife and daughter, a very fine girl, by the bye. My ward, Miss Cameron, is staying with them." ‘"Charles Merton? to be sure. Most respectable man, capital fellow; the best parson in the county; no cant, but thoroughly orthodox; he certainly keeps in his brother, who, though a very active member, is what I call a waverer on certain questons. Have you known Merton long?" ‘"You may be sure, my dear Lord, I can not refuse your invitation; inâ€" deed, I intended to visit your county next week; you know, perhaps, a Mr. Merton ?" "I am going to Knaresdean next Monday; you know we have races in the park, and, really, they are someâ€" times good sport; at all events, it is a very pretty sight. There will be nothâ€" ing in the Lords now; the recess is just at hand; and, if you can spare the time, Lady Raby and myself will be delighted to see you." 2 After a few more observations on political matters, Lord Raby invited Lumley to pay him a visit at his counâ€" try seat. "I feel just as you do!"‘ replied Lord Raby, with some warmth; "and if I thought that â€"â€"â€" meant to yield this question, I should certainly eppose his administration." Vargrave shook his head and held his tongue, which gave Lord Raby a high idea of his discretion. "I am glad you approve my conâ€" duct; it comforts me," said Vargrave, feelingly; "at the same time, I see all the consequences, but I can brave all for the sake of character and conâ€" science." â€"â€"â€"*‘ (the premier) "appear half inâ€" clined to throw you over. Your hit uponâ€"â€"was first rate; he will not get over it for a month; and you exâ€" tricated yourself well." a ‘"You did that admirably, my dear Vargrave," said Lord Raby, when they were seated in the carriage; "I quite coincide in all your sentiments; I deâ€" clare my blood boiled when I heard As Lumley was wrapping himself in his cloak after the stormy debate, the Marquis of Rabyâ€"a peer of large posâ€" sessions, and one who entirely agreed with Lumley‘s viewsâ€"came up to him and proposed that they should go home together in Lord Raby‘s carâ€" riage. . Vargrave willingly consented, and dismissed his own servants. f Lumley sat down, as if chafed at the interruption; he had produced the effect he had desired; he had changed the public question at issue into a private quarrel; a new excitement was created; dust was thrown in the eyes «of the House. â€" Several speakers rose to accommodate matters; and, after half an hour of public time had been properly wasted, the noble lord on one side and the noble lord on the other duly explained; paid each othen the highest possible compliments, and Lumley was left to conclude his vinâ€" _dication, which now seemed a comâ€" paratively flat matter after the late cxplosion. He completed his task so as to satisfy, apparently, all parties,‘ for all parties were now tired of the thing, and wanted to go to bed. But the next. morning there were whispers about the town; articles in the difâ€" ferent papers, evidently by authority; rejoicings among the opposition; and a general feeling that, though the government might keep together that session, its dissensions would break out before the next meeting of parlia« ment. â€" The house was much excited; there was a call for Lord Vargrave, and Lord Vargrave promptly rose. It was one of those dilemmas out of which | Lumley was just the man to extricate [himself with address. There was so much manly frankness in his manner, there was so much crafty subtlety in his mind! He complained with proud and honest bitterness of the construcâ€" tion that had been force® upon his _words. _ "If," he added (and no man knew better the rhetorical effect of the tu quoque form of argument), ‘"if every sentence uttered by the noble lord in his zeal for liberty, had, in days gone by, been construed with equal rigor or perverted with equal ingenâ€" uity, that noble lord had long since been prosecuted as an incendiary, perâ€" haps executed as a traitor!" Vehement cheers from the ministerial benches, cries of "Ofder!‘‘ from the opposition. A military lord rose to order, and appealed to the woolsack. cheering from the opposition.) "At the same time, I am convinced that my noble friend‘s meaning has not been rightly construed; and, till I hear from himself to the contrary, I will venture to state what I think he designed to convey to your lordships." Here the premier, with a tact that noâ€" body could be duped by, but every one could admire, stripped. Lord Varâ€" grave‘s unlucky sentences of every sylâ€" lable that could give offense to any one, and left the pointed epigrams and vehement denunciations a most harmâ€" less arrangement of commonplace. CHAPTER XII ‘‘¥es, Thunderer; I think of buyâ€" ing Thunderer. Legardâ€"Colonel Leâ€" gard (he was a captainm in the Guards, ‘"Ah, indeed! it is so long since I have been in Paris; most exciting amusement! A propos of races, I am going down to Lord Raby‘s toâ€"morâ€" row; I think I saw in one of the mornâ€" ingâ€"papers that you had very largely backed a horse entered at Knaresâ€" dean," ‘"Why, I have many good friends here; but still, after Ascot, it rather bores me." ‘"Have you any horses on the turt?" ‘"‘Not yet; but Legard (you know Legard, perhaps; a very good fellow) is anxious that I should try my luck. I was very fortunate in the races at Paris; you know we have establishâ€" ed racing there. The French take to it quite naturally.‘" ‘"Parisâ€"is certainly very charming; the laissez aller of French life has a fascination that our formal ostentaâ€" tion wants. Nevertheless, to a man like you, London must have many atâ€" tractions." ‘‘No, indeed; even in the season, I don‘t much like London. Paris has rather spoiled me for any other place." ‘"You will not long remain in town, now the season is over?" said Varâ€" grave, as, after dinner, he found himâ€" self, by the departure of the ladies, next to Lord Doltimore. â€"than any of the companirox;si,wéood looking though many of them were, with whom he had habitually lived. His lordship was a small, pale man, with a very limited share of underâ€" standing; supercilious in manner, elaâ€" | borate in dress, not illâ€"natured au fond, and with much of the English gentleman in his disposition; that is, he was honorable in his ideas and actions whenever his natural dullness and neglected education enabled him clearly to perceive (through the mist of prejudice, the delusions of others, and the false lights of the dissipated society in which he had lived) what was right and what wrong.. But his leading characteristics were vanity. and conceit. He had lived with much younger sons, clever than himself,who borrowed his money, sold him their horses, and won from him at cards. In return, they gave him all that speâ€" cies of flattery which young men can give with so hearty an appearance of cordial admiration. ‘"You céertainly have the best horses in Paris. You are really a devilish good fellow, Doltiâ€" more. Oh, do you know, Doltimore, what little Desiree says of you? You have certainly turned the girl‘s head." This sort of adulation from one sex was not corrected by any great acerâ€" bity from the other. Lord Doltimore at the age of twentyâ€"two was a very good parti; and, whatever his other deficiencies, had sense enough to perâ€" ceive that he received much greater attentionâ€"whether from operaâ€"dancâ€" ers in search of a friend, or virtuous young ladies in search of a husband To this young nobleman Lord Varâ€" grave was singularly attentive; he was well formed to _ attractâ€" men younger than himself, and he emiâ€" nently succeeded in his designs upon Lord Doltimore‘s affection. At the villa of Mr. Douce, Lord Varâ€" grave met a young nobleman who had just succeeded to a property not only large and unencumbered, but of a naâ€" ture to give him importance in the eyes of politicians. Situated in a very small county, the estates of Lord Dolâ€" timore secured to his nomination at least one of the representatives, while a little village at the back of his pleasâ€" ure grounds constituted a borough,and returned two members to parliament. Lord Doltimore, just returned from the continent, had not even taken his seat in the Lords; and though his famâ€" ily connections, such as they were â€" and they were not very high, and by no means in the fashionâ€"were minisâ€" terial, his own opinions were ‘as yet unrevealed. Alarmed, wearied and disgusted, the schemer saw himself reduced to subâ€" mission, for the present at least; and more than ever he felt the necessity of Evelyn‘s fortune to fall back upon if the chance of the cards should rob him of his salary.. He was glad to escape for a breathing space from the vexations and harassments that beset him, and looked forward with the eager interest of a sanguine and elastic mindâ€"always escaping from one scheme to anotherâ€"to his excurâ€" sion into Bâ€"â€"shire. dull‘ public! as he chose, and preferred taking his own opportunity for a breach with a subordinate, to risking any impruâ€" dence by the gratification of resentâ€" ment. In the last quarter, the peneâ€" trating adventurer saw that his ground was more insecure than he had anticipated. He perceived, in disâ€" may and secret rage? that many of those most loud in his favor while he was with the government, would deâ€" sert him the soonest if thrown out. Liked as a subordinate minister, he _was viewed with very different eyes the moment it was a question whether, instead of cheering his sentiments, men should trust themselves to his guidance. Some did not wish to disâ€" please the government; others did not seek to weaken, but to correct them. One of his stanchest allies in the Comâ€" mons was a candidate for a peerage; another suddenly remembered that he was second cousin to the premier; some laughed at the idea of a puppet premier in Lord Saxingham; others insinuated to Vargrave that he himâ€" self was not precisely of that standing in the country which would command respect to a new party, of which, if not the head, he would be the mouthâ€" piece; for themselves, they knew, adâ€" mired and trusted him; but those dâ€"â€"d country gentlemen and the sometimes. â€" He spent the next few days in alternately seeking to explain «way to one party, and to sound, unite, and consolidate the other. His attempts in the one quarter were reâ€" ceived by the premier with the cold politeness of an offended but careful statesman, who believed just as much ‘Vargrave (who, though not in the cabinet, always contrived, somehow or other, to worm out its secrets); at the same time, he by no means reâ€" jected the other string to his bow. If it were possible so to arrange and to strengthen his faction, that, by a sudâ€" den coup d‘etat of a sudden resignaâ€" tion in a formidable body, the whole government might be broken up, and a new one formed from among the resignees, it would obviously be the best plan. But, then, Lord Vargrave was doubtful of his own strength, and fearful to play into the hands of his colleagues, who might be able to stand even better without himself and his allies, and ,by conciliating the opposiâ€" tion, take a step onward in political movement which might leave Varâ€" grave placeless and powerless for years to come. He repented his own rashness in the recent debate, which was, indeed, a premature boldness that had sprung out of momentary excitement; for the craftiest orator must â€"be indiscreet THE TIMES & GUIDE, WESTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL ers to shun dll occasions of meeting Evelyn, they were necessarily someâ€" times thrown together, in the round of provincial hospitalities; and cerâ€" tainly, if either Mr. Merton or Carâ€" oline (the shrewder observer of the two) had ever formed any suspicion that Evelyn had effected a conquest of Maltravers, his manner at such times removed it. Maltravers was a man to feel deepâ€" ly, but no longer a boy to yield to evâ€" ery tempting impulse. I have said that fortitude was his favorite vyirâ€" tue; but fortitude is the virtue of great and rare occasions; there was another, equally hard favored and unâ€" showy, which he took as the staple of active and everyâ€"day duties, and that virtue was justice. Now, in earlier life, he had been enamored of the conventional Florimel that we call honor, a shifting and shadowy phanâ€" tom, that is but the reflex of the opinion of the time and clime. But "I will call for you; goodâ€"night! I long to see Thunderer!" ‘"ITwo, then. Where ate you stayâ€" ing?" hRer: early "I think I can get ocf Legard â€"if youâ€""‘ ‘"That‘s delightful. What time shall we start? need â€"not get down much before dinner; one o‘clock." "Oh, yes! not too long before dinâ€" ner, one o‘clock will be a little too Lumley smiled and changed the conversation; and so agreeable did he mae himself, that, when the party broke up, and Lumley â€"_had_ just shaken hands with his host, Doltiâ€" more came to him, and said, in a litâ€" tle confusion: but he sold out) is a good judge, and he recommends the purchase. â€"How very odd that you too should be going to Knaresdean." "Odd, indeed but most lucky! We can go together, if you are not betâ€" ter engaged." s Lord Doltimore â€"colored and hesiâ€" tated. _ On the one hand,. he was a little afraid of being alone with so clever a. man; on theâ€"otherhand, it was an honor; it was something for him to talk of to Legard. Nevertheâ€" less, the shyness got the better of the vanity; he excused himself; he feared he was engaged to take down Legard. Campaign Directors for Red Ontario : Dr. John Brown, Jr., Qi 120 Bay St., Toronto In spite of the efforts of Maltrayâ€" 5 PME e en menies iob cctnse ies fnet on hfi falte d d dA o2 382 d the V.M.C.A. huts out of existence. The Y.M.GC.A. is everywhere. You first met the helpful, manly Y.M.C.A. worker in camp, then on train and boat, at camp in England and in France, close to the firing line. _ Often he risks his life to reach you in the trenches. He has won the warmest praise from military authorities, statesmenâ€"the King! Have you a precious boy at the front? You cannot be "over there" to guide him away from fierce temptations of camp and city. Youcannot comfort him in his supreme hour of trial. Your parcels to him are necessarily few. But the V.M.C.A., thank God, is "over there," going where fyou cannot goâ€"doing the very things you long to doâ€"doing it for you and for him. Will you help? This vast organization of helpfulness needs at least $2,250,000 from Canada for 1918. For your boy‘s sake be GENEROUS!! "At Fenton‘s." National Council, Young Men‘s Christian ‘"In thousands of cases," writes an officer, "it v cup of coffee that dragged the man back to life The tremendous helpfuiness of the Y.M.C.A. 2 "morale," or fighting spirit, of the soldiers praised. No wonder the Germans make every the Y.M.C.A.. huts out of evistanna RY to picture yourself in the muddy cold trenches after ' exciting days and long nights of mortal danger and inâ€" tense nervous strain. Rushing "whizâ€"bangs" and screamâ€" ing "coal boxes‘" are no respecters of persons, You are hit! But despite shock and pain you still can face the long weary trudge back to dressing station. Weary, overwrought and deâ€" pressed, you are prey to wild imaginings of that other coming ordeal with the surgeon. ‘There are other ‘"walking wounded," too! You must wait, wait, wait. And thenâ€" Up comes a cheery Y.M.C.A. man, the everâ€"present "big brother"‘ to the soldier, with words of manly encouragement. Close beâ€" side the dressing station the good generous folks at home have enabled him to set up a canteen. He hands you biscuits, and chocolate or coffee. Vast Issues Depend Upon the Welfare of Our Men! Red Triangle Fund CHAPTER VI $2,250,00,fMay 1, 8, 9 Canadaâ€"Wiide Appeal C.A. man, the everâ€"present "big brother"‘ is of manly encouragement. Close beâ€" 1 the good generous folks at home have a canteen. He hands you biscuits, and tites an officer, ‘‘it was that first hot the man back to life and sanity." s of the Y.M.C.A. as an aid to the irit, of the soldiers is everywhere Germans make every effort to smash if It was not, therefore, the mere Norâ€" man and chivalrous spirit of honor, which he had worshipped in youth as a part of the beautiful and beâ€" coming, but which in youth had yielded to temptation, as a sentiment ever must yield to a passion; but it was the more hard, stubborn, and reflective principle, which was the later growth of deeper and nobler wisdom, that regulated the, conduct of Maltravers in the crisis of his life. Certain it is that he had never loved as he loved Evelyn, and yet that he never wielded so little to the passion. "If engaged to another," _ thought he, "that engagement is not for wa third person to attempt to dissolve.. I am the last to form a right judgâ€". ment of the strength or weakness of the bonds which unite her to Varâ€" grave; for my emotions would preâ€" judice me despite myself. I may fancy that her betrothed is not worthy of her, but that is for her to decide. While the bond lasts, who er once asked him to fulfill a proâ€" mise. _ You felt that, come what would, you might rely upon his word. To him might have been applied the witty eulogium passed by â€" _Johnson upon a certain nobleman: "If he has promised you an acorn, and the acorn season failed in England, he would have sent to Norway for one!" ~0o man ever . asked â€" Maltravers twice for a just debt, and no man eyâ€" to say, "can be embarrassed in his own cirecumstances and not cause emâ€" barrassment to others. Without econâ€" omy, who can be just? And what are charity, generosity, but the poâ€" etry and the beauty of justice?" This principle of justice Maltravers sought to carry out in all things, not, perhaps, â€" with â€"constant success; for what practice can always embody theory? but still, at least, his endeaâ€" yor at success was constant. This perâ€" haps it was which had ever kept him from the excesses to which exuberâ€" ant and liberal natures are prone from the extravagances of pseudoâ€" genius. justice has inâ€" it something permaâ€" nent and solid, and out of justice arises the real, not the false honor. ‘"Honor," said Maltravers; "honor is to justice as the flower is to the plant; its efflorescence, its bloom, its conâ€" summation! But honor that does not spring from justice is but a plece of painted rag, an artificial rose, which the menâ€"milliners of society would palm upon us as more natural than true." No man," for instance 24TH, i1918 d Triangle Fund : Quebec : P. S. 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Help the Y.M.C.A. to help your big broâ€" thers overseas by joining in the "Earn and Give Campai gn 93 Y.M,.C.A., Sherbrooke Out of Red Triangle Fund, $75,000 to be contribrted to the War Work of theY.W.C.A, overseas, s es â€"300,000 letters a day written in Y.M.C.A. overseas buildings. â€"$133,000 needed for athletic equipment. _ (Helps morale of soldiers.) â€"Y.M.C.A. saved hundreds of lives at Vimy Ridge by cating for walking wounded. Ivurse Mac Jamieson, of Flesherton, was given a welcome, and presented with a check for $50 on her arrical home from overseas. Miss Jamieson spent a year and five months in Engâ€" land and Malta. Y.M.C.A. in France. â€"79 branches in England, â€"Dozens 8f Y.M.C.A. dugâ€"outs in forward trenches under fire, â€"96 branches of Canadian "I have heard that hé fivs;a-s very severe," said Mrs. Merton, lifting her There are: du Maltravers â€" continued: "I _ never met the late lord. He had none of the vivacity of his nephew, I believe." Mrs. Merton smiled,-'a{fid turned raâ€" ther pointedly toward Evelyn. Maltravers raised his eyes <to Eveâ€" lyn, calmly and penetratingly, at the latter part of this speech.. He obâ€" served that she turned pale, and sighed involuntarily, him," said he; "and he had then less cause to make him happy." ‘"We grudge all your improvements, Mr. Maltravers, since they cost us your society. â€" But we know that our dull cirele must seemâ€" tame to one who has seen so much. However, we expect to offer you an inducement soon in Lord Vargrave. What a liveâ€" ly agrecable person he is!" One evening, at the house_ of a neighbor, Miss Cameron (with the Mertons) entered the room almost in the same instant as Maltravers. The party was small, and so few had yet arrived that it was impossible for Malâ€" travers, without marked rudeness, to avoid his â€"friends from the rectory; and Mrs. Merton, placing herself next to Evelyn,graciously motioned to Malâ€" travers to occupy the third vacant seat centre â€"Over 100 pianos in England and France, also 300 gramoâ€" phones and 27 moving picture machines. 220 â€"0 O OIC_ May, perhaps. consider ovâ€" erstrained, whenever Maltravers met Evelyn he intrenched himself in _ a rigid and almost chilling â€" formality. How difficult was this with one _ so simple and ingenuous! Poor Evelyn! she thought she had offended him; she longed to ask him â€"her offense; perhaps, in her desire to rouse his genius into exertion, she had touched some secret sore, some latent wound of the memory! She recalled all their conversations again and again. Ah! why could they not be renewed? Upon her fancy and her thoughts Maltravers had made an impression not to be obliterated. She wrote more frequently than ever to Lady â€" Varâ€" grave, and the name of Maltravers was found in every page of her corâ€" respondence. Agreeably to these noti the world may, perhaps, c erstrained, whenever Malty can be justified in tempting her to break it ?" Nurse Mae Jamieson, of F. War Work Summary Association the sofa, of which she filled the Boys ! 120 Military Secretaries To be continued these notions, which 13 C Secwvems sls ie ooo ie oo ns n ne e ies a box or 6 boxes for $2.50. A free sample can be obtained by writing to the National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited, Toronto, or to the U. S. address, Naâ€"Druâ€"Co, Inc., 208 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y, _ 129 of many of the testimonials received. Gin Pills are sold by all dealers every= where on aâ€"strict gnarantee of satisfacâ€" tion or your money back. They are 50c. Ha e ceeie : + & Tout NT EP ODoieeaiel asicrncneit Pacie sAcsi ts C This active agent, separated frgm the alcohol, was then combined with other dinretics and given the name of Gin Pills, for which a demand has grown greater than for any other medicine in Canada. Gin Pills have a wonderful record of success and anyone applying to the manufacturers can obtain copies of many of the testimonials received . Investigations were made to deterâ€" mine just what it was in Gin that tended to relieve Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciaâ€" tica, Backache, Swollen Joints, Constant Headaches and all disorders arising from thekidneys, bladderand urinary system. $AE S Sprec ooo mt t Ew s But in the first place there are many who have conscientiouns objections to taking alcohol, even as a medicine. Secondly, the curative agent of Gin operates in spite of the alcohol, not beâ€" cause the alcohol is a help to the cure, 6. Fire and Salt. In Jewish sacriâ€" fices salt was used. Jesus says evâ€" eryone shall be salted with fire. The judgment of fire, the corrective or penal judgments referred to as cutting off hand or foot for the sake of the life, is part of the sacrifice a Chrisâ€" tion makes. Then another thought is presented. Ye are the salt of the earthâ€"the purifying element.. If you lose that power, what can be done? Therefore, "Have salt in yourselves." The origin of Gin Pills can be traced to Gin, which has for a great many years been recognized for its medicinal qualities, particularly its beneficial effects on Kidney complaints. Many have wondered how the famous old household remedy, CGin Pills, deâ€" rived its name, since obviously there co’tild be nospiritscontained in pill form, qIv 7 m on e iemisits R22 4 is 5. Warnings. First there is the warning against causing one of these little ones to stumble, for_that is what ‘"offend" means. Those who lead astray Christ‘s little ones or who make it hard for them to do right and easy for them to do wrong come unâ€" der the warning of verse 42. Secondâ€" ly, There is the warning against wrong in ourselves. The hand, the foot, the eye are used to indicate the ways in which we may offend. The hand reâ€" presents deeds, the foot tendencies and the eye desires. The warnings here are against allowing these to rule our life. There must be restraint and even rigid discipline and denial of self. These may not be easy or pleasant, but they must be applied to our life in order that we may live rightly. Just as a man would rather lose his hand or his foot or his eye than lose his life, so we have to separate from us evil things that would destroy our life. If actions, transgressions, and desires rule our life, and subdue us, so thatâ€"we have no control over them, then we are fit only to be cast out. NO ALCOHOL IN GIN PILLS ’ 4. A cup of cold water! It seems so little yet it may mean so much. David thought it sacred when brought to him by his three mighty men (2 Sam. 23: 16). The real value of an act depends upon the spirit in which it is done. A small service done beâ€" cause of regard\for Christ is valued in its relation to Him rather than as to what it is in itself. We are con:â€" stantly recognizing this principle of valuation when we . treasure little gifts which are tokens of love more than other things that are far more costly. The measure of the value of all service is the spirit which prompts the service. of something which recently happened and about which his conscience was not easy. They had found one castâ€" ing out devils in the name of Jesus, _and they had forbidden him to do so ‘ because he was not of their company. The Lord gave them a lesson of tolâ€" eration which has often since been neglected even by the most zealous in His church.. This passage is often contrasted with what Jesus said in St. Matt. 12:30. ‘"He that is not with me is against me." The key to the understanding of both of these seems to be indicated by the relationship to Jesus. The man who "followeth not as" may still be working in the name of Jesus. But Jesus says in the othâ€" er case, "He that is not with me is against me." e 3. St. John‘s question. The Lord‘s question as to what they disputed by the way perhaps reminded St. John 2. The desire to be first. This spir= it was undoubtedly among the Twelve. Jesus met it first by direct rebuke, as in verse 35. He also indicated the true spirit in which He desired them to live by giving them the example of a little child.. It would be interestâ€" ing to trace in the Gospels our Lord‘s contact with children and the lessons which He has taught in relation to childhood. These lessons of humiliâ€" ty, teachableness, trust and simple directness were needful for the disâ€" ciples as they are for us. L. _A conscience â€" touching â€" quesâ€" tion. _ The Apostles were _ surprised. and disconcerted_by theâ€"question of Jesus, "What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way ?" The moment the question was asked they felt that they had been engaged in an unworthy dispute. In the heat of their argument they had not thought of this. The Lord‘s question showed them two things, namely: (1) That He knew what theyâ€" had debated, and (2)they were ashamed to have Him know. They did not know how to answer. But there was no need to reply. Jesus read the thoughts of their hearts and proceeded to teach them about service and humility., _ this passage was given. It was spe~â€" clal instruction for the Apostles and was needed to correct their wrong and wo‘rldly notions and to givéhtfim a true conception of their place of service in the Kingdom of God. o which reference was made in a reâ€" cent lesson, is seen to be in progress in our lesson toâ€"day.. It was proba~ bly in St. Peter‘s house in Caperâ€" naum that the teaching recorded in this passace was omanâ€" y osk . l »eubject: Our Lord teaching Humilâ€" ty and Forgivenessâ€"St. Mark 9:33â€" 50; T & The S. S. Lesson JESUS REBUKES SELFISHNESS Tempetance Lesson Subject: Our Lord te The trainingâ€" of toâ€"day. It was proba~ eter‘s house in Caperâ€" eâ€"teaching recorded in the ’I‘\\'elx@to‘ 129 feas c%