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5% am careless and their own affaim, I Unjust.” " Let us change the subject. ] tell me any more of the exclu: from the ball. Tell me about the pie who are here. They are all and irreproachable, and have I: done anything wrong in their 1 I know you and Lady Penryth Mr. Daryl. Tell me about "some 0: “\L\" LU we. let people ma do not want 1 (10 not believe any stories. lknow Mr. ‘Varrender, and I am certain that they are n0t true, if they are bad ones!" . Lord de Bruiyne brought his gaze to her face, with a look of concern and comp-u'nction. for my part, I am sure that nothing they say.about him is true. I too ings; they are very high. It in nor. right to take away a man’s character first, and then to say that you don’t believe the stor- ies. Besides, I know that you' do be- lieve in them. You said What you did only when you" found out that Iknew Mr. \Varrender. He is much better away from this place, if people talk as you do.” his owzi people that he is so particular: ”W’hat do you mean ? What kind of ; :hing 3” - “ Oh. Well, one does not speak of? it openly. Sowing one‘s wild oats gen-! erally takes pretty much the same; form. And there was some excuse for: him, for he did not expect to be rich,{ they .are n0t true, if they are bad " Mr. \V‘afi'ender 2” Kilmeny said certginly. am glad to know, for instance. from What you ”3, that everybody here is the right sort of person. I like Dir. Daryl for that.” ”Do you? Well, it seems quite dif- ferent to me. Then there is Warren- deljâ€"Warrender of Merridale. Inever Qulte believed that any of the storiesl ahout him were true until I missedl‘ memo-938m.” am glad to know, for instance. from what you say, that everybody here is the rlflht mrf he mrcnn I 1;}: “Jr are a wild set, if one isnt'J’ciédit 311 that maple say, but what is, that to al}_y_body else?” ing their nziiié mifi'ErSEtion at being left out.” " How do you know 8” the girl ask- ed. " I miss the party from Monkton Cas- tle. For my part, I never could see the sense of interfering with people or bothering about Whether they are! strait-laced or not. One does hear queer stories about Lord Monkton, and they] a“ - _ . a careful selection ELIâ€"Id. every one Whom he asks always comes. There aye 3- few I91111399.? wretches who are hit- ”Oh, I nevor try tono any better! What is the good of life if one does not suit oneself? .Do you know all the people here? Mr. Daryl has made "How did you enjoy your promen- ade with Mr. Daryl ‘3” he asked. her when they were again together. " More than any Other part of the evening, but I had time to observe that you paid no attention to my 34' monition. You have relapsed into lan- “933. ever since I left you:” He r533 and 'étâ€"Efiéd away. Kilmeny had promised him another dance, and leg. :28 wgiting for it. “He is nothing Inore to me than any one else. I am not a child to be fright- engd by an old man.” “It may not be so easy when you MW: my brother to deal with.” "a! 9m Of the difficulty in'such a 9358, If tmngs turn out diisappoint- ugly.” “ Your instructions are rather dif- ficult,” he said with a laugh. “How- eV’OI‘, it all seems plain sailing, and I will risk it. There is always sgme " Warrendert Christopher Warren- der, of Merridale. Does he know her?” “Yes, if you have heard any dam- aging stories about him, I advise you to let Miss Richmond hear one or two in a casual manner.” ' "I am afraid that I know none.” “Then invent them. After that 80 on with your courtship, it will be safe. And confide your hopes to my broth- er, without: seeming to be too eager for lnoney.” ”She is deep enough to make tools, of us, my brother included, if we do} not- take care. I know nothing but! that. To the world she has hitherto I been merely the daughter of 3 Doc- tor Richmond, an obscure country: practitioner. Her mother is close by,’ living in a cottage belonging to a per- son called “'arrender. I may warn you that in him you trill find your greatest danger. L Double Disobedience. CHAPTER PVC-Continued. t “Othing mattered say no more about People manage not want to be _subject. Don’t "Some of the exclusions If having to sta ° ' ‘ y 111 Ch ‘ we have to tljeai; himrgcs). “‘Aâ€":_- j . weeping. "Mind, I don’t know cried Kilmeny. “It was only a whis- per which reached me, ' ' I did not believe it, but ' true. Don’t tell me any more. I . Let us never speak of it again.” â€"v-...vv “91G L papa has written. Mazn something last night tha' idea what it was about, not believe it. If it is are convinced beyond the doubt that it is true. d4 Just be silent, and I shal to think_ " (snub) -â€"-Jâ€" ‘ w-uvv “- ! "That might account for the change gin him, but not for the change in you. {It began that evening in his garden.” .3 Kilmeny spoke In a voice which fal- ftered in spite of her resolution. _ If iMrs. Richmond confessed to havmg put an end to the intimacy between him and her family, Kilmeny felt as ‘ if nothing was worth living, for. She would not care then what became of her or where she went. But Mrs.‘ pg» an end to the intimacy beivéee‘r; .hxm and her family, Kilmeny felt as xvf nothmg was worth living, for. She - ~ ------- r““‘ roae away. She dressed hastily and went downstairs. Mrs. Richmond w_as a.lone when she entreed the ag- they had been lately filled with tears. “‘Mgzmma,” Kilmeny said abruptly, "Chris has been here. I could hear “Good morning. All are well, I sup- All are well, thank you,” “Have you heard from Doctor Rich- mond 8” “Noâ€"there has been no time yet.” . good morning, Mrs. Exch- mond,”â€"-“Gooa morning.” . The horse drew back from! the wxnâ€" dOW. and Kilmeny could hear its re- treating footsteps as Christopher rode away. She dressed hastilv and ness knows I have many a sin on my conscience. Your rebuke is just Miss Richmond. But of late, you see, I have turned over a new leaf, and am quite steady now. Mr. Daryl, too, has be» geome a man of benevolence, and Lady but,Penryth is reconciled to her brother. >rto . So we are all on the good side and de- ‘ serve some commendation.” ‘AA , ‘ 0018 do F The sound of Chris Warrender’s voice outside and the trampsing of his horse’s feet presently aroused 5her. She 3133178 from her bed and piaced her- self where she could hear what he had “3 33W- He seemed to have brought ms horse close to the window of the sitting room in order to speak to Mrs. Richmond. alone again, Detore she crept into bed, her heart aching and her mind full of unrest. The next day Jessica brought her breakfast to the bedside to her, and ,Mrs. Richmond followed, with a kind. ‘Wistful face, to look at her daughter. Jessica was eager to hear an about the ball, and Kilmeny tried to tell it with her usual spirit, conscious all the time that her account was a failure“ She knew that Mrs. Richmond wasl watching and listening anxiouslyâ€"less t0.what KLImeny ski-.3 than to how she said itâ€"but, when it was over, she Wen-t away, and Kilmeny was left Kilmeny’s thought went back mis- erably to the evening when they had dined at his house, which seemed to her now to have been the last happy itime that she had known. Her mother had been different ever since. and had treated Christopher differently, Could it be that these stories which Lord de Bruyne had spoken of as notorious had she sat them upon the bed, with her gay ball-dress crushed around her. She hated it. as she rose and’ put it off before she crept into bed, her heart “Ring and her mind full of unrest. 1 CHAPTER v. Kilmeny had taken the latchkey, and she let herself in on her return home. There was a lamp lighted for er in 'the hall, and she made her soli- tary way to her own room, which she occupied alone. She longed to see her mother, though it had been arranged that no one should sit up for her, and she felt a terrible loneliness for the ifirs‘t time in her life, as she sat down in all her finery on the side of her bed and looked around her. Her fath- er was far away and Christopher War- render seemed to be separated from her in Qame inexplicable fashion. He scarcely ever called, and then only when she was out. "â€"Bwt Kilmehy’s how was clouded during the rest of the time that they were together. could not Bear .5) PRO ” ears waited for 3. came, and when she RIChmond she was THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, Novembe!‘ 30. have if crled. "Wm RiChmond a DOthing to I you are ta] .. 6 story yon speak Nonsense!” he cried sharply. ' 01d life behind, and must fprget all silent passage. . ng was indeed changed, and nothmg was left to her but Mr. whose acquaintance she had w1lfully chosen. She turned away from Hannah and went back to her , . no more than you indeed, M195 Klimemy! Your mamma said you were to go to Mr. Daryl’s, and he would tell you everything.” Outside the horses were stamping, and the coacpman was looking in "As if I could enjoy anything with- out them all!" cried Kilmeny indig- nantly. "You know that is impossible, Hannah. Oh, if there was only some one to tell m,e what it means! W'hy did mamma go away, and why am I left behind without a word 1 Tell me, i ;_you know more than vou V kuv C- .vâ€"v have: val-V V-“ '” ‘- ' the hall. '- “Where is mamma 3” she cried. “She went away a good while ago. She told me not to disturb you until she had gone, and than when the car- riage came I was to give you the :‘Gone! How could mamma 30 Without me? Who has been here to- day 3” “Mr. Daryl was with the mistress for a long time. But you need not ask me anything, miss. 'I never saw‘ such goings on since I came into the family, and that was just after Miss Jessica was born. Mr. ChristOpher 1 never comes to the house now, and you are taken up with Mr; Daryl and his true friends, and the mistress crying her eyes out whenever nobody is look- Ing. And now she and the children are all gone off *home, leaving me to pack up and follow, without me know- mg What anything means. But you, MISS Kiltmenyâ€"y-ou can go to Mr. Daryi’s and enjoy yourself, and not trouble your head what becomes of any of us.” .“Mr. Daryl’s carriage is waiting out- sxde, and you are to go in it to see him. He has something important to say to you. I am not to speak to you before you leave. May Heaven watch over and protect my darling I” Kilmeny threw the letter down and ran put. She met the old servant in "As if I â€" O t he} She could get away. A knoc? a. door roused her aftera lqng tune, and a note was thrust ugmr 1t. 'n She went to pick 1t up. It was 1 Mrs. Richmond’s writing and contain- ed__t§ese wordsâ€" of longing. She might find oblivion there for the pain which she was ex- periencing. She did um. care for Lady Penryth’s insofence or for any humi- liation yvhich might await her if o_nly She went away.’ without waiting for her mother to speak. If she could only escape anywhere! If she need not continue living in-C-hris’s honse where everything reminded her of bun! Last night’s scenes, which the shock of. the morning had driven out of her mind. came back on her with asense Chris again. Please do not” say any more about it, and let me go away myself. Do any of. the others know I" she asked suddenly. . . “No one knows anything about It :bnt you, and I hoped that you mxght not hear of it until papa’s return. If you like, darling, I will tell you the WQOIe story now that you know some- thng- I can fancy what a shock any WmSPBr at it must have been to you-”l j‘I don’t want to heat It,” Kilmeny 531d: rising. “What I know is quite enough. 1 think, mamma, I will lie down for a little While, and please dog’t let anybody in._” E. wvv-vu WHILSL, “‘l _- U..- “1C1 my respect- sp‘lcuous: .. 4 mg more.” cathedral, Kingston, Jomtly by my father, and he 18 comrades of the R 0., and the L! I do not know what’Engxneers, thus making it not 1g about!” Ionial, but. an Imperial tribu‘: kid not hear the stqry? ° ' _ guessed. my secret 'I to know, but, as you n- and -A as other peeple DOLhing remains. e Published. Sit name but that And hear 8.8 ’) ‘ W H ' ’ ' A es: waxâ€"1"m “' y , ~_ .. u :55be catned E _ gene 13 the masom land, whlch a} ral" ng “ t t ‘ o‘ ' n , .‘lling to 6118 ready Contains - 1 'world. bhe 1.: always m . ' them' to- mzm f .. ‘ memona s; . < as Lhe) M) soldiersy, o Eng-land‘s best and bravest 1 thh them. and, if sho The men under 0841': S ° 'selves "she is 35 humble as . tars” ’ 9! command also - ' ne of ourselves. . ‘ tablet to him in placed a mmonal ‘Were o venoub hope Lines, Alderglihtjtgm' of'Stan- . Thirty young ladies from land 135‘ And amy ‘13 may ling ' .' parts of Ireland left Queens chers of ouryh-Hh -3; 14. “g Word- Df . . .. WLSL.. GOA“ Cfnnmer Ieu ' " L: r ‘ 1 i 1.1088 fame is impelâ€"J An Englishman was one day 1811355 'Lhat OffitanLe-y, and his friend, an [rishmk'lzm of a very 50113- Iota “Story; ,‘Chimney thaL he had builzamile high. 6 Royal En me ,. . . - ti011 Whilsf, “ft?" :01: :Pat repliedâ€"”That Ls 1101th (211:3: - ,. blowing up‘ the gate fl have seen, Over mx Ireland ‘ two frrca. A tablet to rtheir :a chimney so high _ that. one :3; the ' , St. George’s bricks haye to be taken off 10 Li JOLntly by their : moon go 0) I” f D fish'fe 'c a ' ° andt‘ i , 0' evo 1 ‘~ mking it he Royal, The Duchess husbafi (1,5 ‘ ' . not a col-{great favourite with her . ‘ [1111381131 tnbute.t.. A. ’IriSh tenants, who are fond of 533138 same sme‘ . ‘ ,,. , 'n edral. Eng- 55139 13 the handsome“ 9393.11,: ma: ishably linked with that whose story, has passe Robipgqn, of the Roval r103, .____-.. we uueusnea memory of those ;who bravely met the glorious death in which their woinen exult through blinding tears. Mackay who headed the list.of those who entered the col- “TRUTH, DUTY; comes the cherished 1 who bravely met the in which their wotner blinding tears. Mac} uuusn, out all true Canadi _ â€"~ ru-‘V‘J ans, one in nder the :101’ Courtney is with th _1ery at Azra, De Bury ' and Tilley with the m India; men: in whose veins glows the gallant blood of the. old regime, side by_s§de with men W ' ' has stirred our be young nation as it has never hitherto Ours to-day is not the of enthusiasm, the ab- just gone as adjut- , ant to the contingent; or Sweny, with t the Rolay Fusiliers, Bombay; of the . Hodgins, one with the British Colum- l bia contingent, Hope school holds up . as she points to McInnis, and Morris, and Von Huge], and many another “T C. S. fellow,” bright ornaments to the ' British arms. ' . sons.“ 18 stationed. The old garrison town of. Kingston bears in mind the btraubenâ€" zres, Duff ’ . ' ’ . tam s laLgst wa_r. has surred our ‘young patton as It has never hifhari-n ,the pick of her army, and even wigh :this lierce competition. Canadian sky}. shew conspicuously. Around our men now in South Af» nca our keenest interest centres E tered over the globe, with the troops - in Britain, in India, in European gar- risons, in out-of-the-way stations, wherever the British flag is flying, and, what concerns us most just} now. in South Africa, towards which the Whole world to-day is looking. are sometime R.M.C., cadets, giving of their strong, free, northern Life to the military purposes of the Empire. Most? distinguished amongst them is Girou- ard Bimhashi, who has temporarilyl left his important post, the presidency of all the Egyptian railways, and has been attached to Gen. Buller’s forces with, at thirty-two, the rank of Heat-colonel; the man who, Steevens says, ”.never loses his head, nor for-2 Contingent or no contingent, Britain could not to-day be at war in any quarter of the civilized or nncivilized world without its horrors pressing LA“! flnterestlnz Sketch ct Royal human-y co]- loge Graduates Enrolled In Her Majesty’s Army. .The following sketch, by G. W. C. White, is interesfingzâ€" v HEROES IN SOUTH AFRICA MANY FROM THE DOMINION THE BRITISH TROOPS. on some Canadian homes. Scat- I! VALOUR.” in At- 3w LWMLB that“ w â€"..â€"â€" . b9 inatructed to dischargg o ‘hes in charitable instiLuWS- . Thirty young Ladies from parts of Ireland left Queens]. Week in the White Star steal] tonic, for New York, en route vestons. Texas. They will be 3-9 teachers and as nurses, and: '1 A “1098211 image}: théVirgin Mm gadorns the front of the chapel in Bath- 5mi’n93. Dublin, upon which the “'0de Mgrie Refugio Peccatorum” are 10' :scnhed. In a recentthunderstormtho image was struck by lightning, and a considerable portion hurled to the ground, â€"â€"â€"--vâ€"v- vâ€"vâ€" â€"â€"â€" apd pain in the small of my back. “a 1? b°fh = sxdes. I also had . great a“: ofneugnlmim ‘i in my temyles, and was subject to duty tWei-"- i " I felt fired and worn out mostetjhe time. : “Since taking Dean's Kidney PIE; 1 ha“ 3 had no pain'either in my back or sides. T392 f have removed the muralgia pain from H7 f also the tired feeling. 3 “ I feel at least ten eats you!!!“ “a as ; only say that Dean’s 'dney Pills “6 the mod , femjtrkxble. kidney cute, and in addition a“ the C Ob. Linn-Liver rm. and Constlpfifiw' Mr. Isaiah \Viflmot a retired farmer living at 138 Elizabeth St" Barrie, 08% help a farmer to work and keep his health -â€"take the ache and pain out of hisbick ”fl, g iv}? hit!) strength and viggr. “““ c r .A“ DOAN’S KIDNEY PILLS best tonic I iiiâ€"é: fob}. FLOUR, OATMEIEand mo THE SAWMILL Tun sums, DEM“, COPYRIGH?’ M Anyone lending t the: h ué «team’s-lg quickly ascertain, he; w .ther an {stutlfij macaw potentaMe. Con autumn mica: ccnfldential. Oldest agency orm' aim! in Amman. We have a Walt-rams Patents taken through Hm a Special notice In tho Durham. ““13, 355011} h! 1“ Mattgages taken for M m Oct. 2nd, Apply to JAMES E? N F: 3 n U {ENTIRE “15216“, MUNN 00., 361 Broadway. Hewlett. 00W prepared to do all M of custom Work. III I ll IBHIUM I. "I g... “ ihuatntod, 1m drab z'c journal. week”. terms. 8m 1 mm ending? work makes Kidney Trouble a common com- pizint on the farm. Pain-v in}, weak or 13:36 backs and Urinary Disorders a.“ too frequent. I ling 1' locked up into the lieu- as he stood before her was come and asked: . . - -' -- dance or at 1t out.” For reasons best known to himself was in no gracious mood. He answered uncivilly enough; “But‘ ,elf. It you are to start at I‘e\'0il=.c, ironishould rest now. You should Rally not have come to~nigh1.” She 1mm why he had come. She knew that it was because Iquux‘mLa Meredith had told him thaL if he wwz‘e «hint to be (.00 busy LU Lake be." .513») going to be too busy LU would release him and Kendall, which was 12 compulsion. Wurv-r Stanley now contrasted her mm- temnce with Miss Collier‘s gentie. w- licitous tones. Of a sudden '19 “2311* dared if Miss Meredith were 5‘81th whiCh W33 what Miss Collier xxx-cam him to wonder. A still, smomh wick: often flows over unexpected dcpzhs. But, Of 0011f8‘ continued she, gal: : ,. inc off into the blueâ€"black sky and . seeming to meditate aloud, "yuu had. to bring Mauricia." Stanley was \‘p in arms. " I has your pardon. h was my wish f « t0 do 80. Miss Lleredith Offered 10 ex? 0118. I am not of a generous lzuluzxa But, then.”â€"-lhe thought seemed just. to occu'r to herâ€"-“ I 511er Mr. Ken-! dall stood ready to bring her. I think; 136 is in love with her. Don‘t yHUx'”; She turned her head and looked into". his eyes, with a vague sort of 5.1.4;ch gation. They might have: been «13501155-: 1m an interesting but iuzywr‘box‘mlg.‘ question. “ It would not surprise me." He was too obviously cool. "I hope 80, because she deserves to be happy, and 1 think she caress mm than a little for him.” " What makes you think that 2" Stanley asked with exceeding care- 1W8. " A great many liittle things which a; man ”would never take into accuunt, 5â€",.M 11"; 7‘ {)‘KIY‘! ‘Wo " A great many liittle things which; take into acouung} a." man would never but which agirl knows from her uwni ' ”â€"the impersonal eyes grew very personal for one short insmm... than (110de in confusionâ€"3‘ or from f her own observation. Have you seen ‘11 I I think you will if you watch. It is. either that or a desperate flirt-anion. But Ibelieve Mauricia to be ahm'e flirting. I have never thought. that she deliberately went abom breaking; Will Henderson’s heart or Lieutemn: Cock’e. Any man would naturalEy {all *- 1mm mfih her. I should if I were in It has been estimated that with f Durable weather the transport 5 dinian conveying the Canadian tro dinian conveying the Canadian troq t? the scene of the war in South I 1168. will reach Cape Town in thil dais at the most. The distance in need it? make an average of 250 mi ‘ida! In order to reach its destinat: fl". Ida in order to reach 1m ae ‘flthin the time mentioned. '13:“, with her. EB dance or sit it out.” are is mine,” and guess- pleasure was, he added: . on the steps or stay 5% Ld go with Mr. tantamoum to trie etu‘. mgi 6114 da to in w] sh! ed M Ioi