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n l o pe «Grow té Knott, to Hicte 1t, which he musy now own garner; the op; ho had thrown at M instead of branding t with shame, had reb« her who was dearer own life. A tempest of wrat shame, raged withir thoughts surged thre But Yera should such grief must ever her beantiful eyes, 0 ness of her happy fa But it galled him ol Miriam Wallingf« here in Renjamin La umphing over him, af ling the old man of which he had so cor would come into his heritance, and thus c to YVera. He resolved that 1 succeed, if such was would â€" overthrow means; he would the dust before th :h rights; he wor y stratex he c H he mmt.’ & i " How â€"came you and in â€" Benjamin bitter words "That is and in hana ?" h ecommand orabis ed. w "1 mean what his relationship is to me," he said. "His relationship to you!"* repeat: #wl Miriam, with a scornful inflection, 7et with a alight start of surprise ; "That is a question which does not concern you," she coldly replied. " Perhaps it does concern me more than you realize," he. returned, hotâ€" ly. "I suppose you know whoâ€"what th Her flushe he with A tempest of wrath, and grief, and ame, raged within him, as these oughts surged through his brain. But YVera should never knowâ€"no ch grief must ever dim the light of r heantiful eves. or mar the brightâ€" He reso|lvel that they should never cceed, if such was their aim; he oul}l overthrow them by some eans: he would trample them in ie dust before they should usurp # rights; he would gain his ends y stratexy if he couldâ€"by violence, A 18 it ose were ""wild oats," indeed,; It was not peasant to her companâ€" h he must now gather into his | ion to tbe obliged to stand there and garner ; the opprobrious 1-pit.ho-tn§ listen to such scathing words, afnd ad thrown at Miriam, years ago, | they cut him like a twoâ€"edged sword. »ad of branding his intended viectim| No man can patiently endure the i shame, had rebounded to dishonor | disdain and repudiation of the woman who was dearer to him than his | over whom he has once held unbounded life. sway, and Richard Heatherton‘s arâ€" tempest of wrath, and grief, and | rogant nature was galled by the stingâ€" ne, raged within him, as these| ing words of his injured wife. ghts surged through his brain. | __" No, Richard Heatherton, you are t YVera should never knowâ€"no ' nothing to me," she resumed, after a grief must ever dim the light of| moment : "you never can be anything beantiful eyes, or mar the brlght-‘ to me. I have so risen sbove you and of her happy face. the wrongs you have done me, that t it galled him terribly to think| I am not even moved to hate you, as liriam Wallingford and her boy, | some women would do. You can judge, in Renjamin Lawson‘s home, triâ€"| perkhaps, how utterly indifferent I am hing over him, and perhaps wheedâ€"| to you when I tell you that I am the old man out of the fortune | living happily in the present ; I enjoy h he had so confidently expected | lifeâ€"every day is full of sunshine and !d come into his possession, by inâ€"| content in the performance of my tance, and thus descend eventually | duties and in looking forward to a era. promising future for my dear boy. : resolved that they should never| Never come near me again, Richard N SPITE OF HIS BRTH. m it my life was ruinedâ€"my broken, at least for the and a sob burst from he [.Iips at this pointâ€"* I d upon the faces of my ; M ‘; I know that he is an hon«â€" gentleman," Miriam respondâ€" th sigfificant emphasis. companion winced visibly, and v came you here in Boston, _ Benjamin _ Lawson‘s houseâ€" he demanded, when he cou}d nd _ himself _ sufficiently _ to and irnoring Miriam‘s _ last ha the ind ignoring Miriam‘s 16 W t n tr heart it Heathertonâ€"never _ speak to me, never remind me of the past. If, as you say, you are Mr. Lawson‘s nephew, and you must come here to visit him, I suppos> I shal! be oblized1 to meet you as I would meet any other stranger who might be a relative of his. If you are his legal heir, and expect to inherit his fortune, that is nothing to meâ€"I bhave never had a thought of receiving anything more from him than the amount which he pays me monthly, for caring for his home, and in return for which I try to make it as pleasant as possible for him. Your insinuation that I have been playing my cards for his fortunse is too contempt%e to be refuted. Now go; I never "wish to see your face apteits"" > > ): 8 _ en : .t n td 24 w " Then I understand that you have no desire to «cknowledge the tie that exists between us," the disconcerted man remarked, while he wondered at, and was unaccountably irritated by ber utter indifference toward him. "Oh, yes," the fair woman calmly replied, "I acknowledge that I was made your legal wife some twenty "Know â€" what ?" she inquired, breathlessly. *"*That he is my uncleâ€"my mother‘s only brother ?â€"do you pretend you never suspected this, and have not wormed yoursel{ into his confidence and good graces, in the hope of securâ€" ing the fortune which should come to me, for your son ?" her companion deâ€" manded, with a skeptical sneer upon his handsome but evil face. Richard Heatherton looked astonâ€" ished at this reply, for he could nok doubt its sincerity. "Is it possible that you do not know ?" he exclaimed. "Know â€" what?" she inqulred "I1 do not believe one drop of his blocx1 flows in your veing." Miriam it her ec en ja min CHAPTE Heathert mpanion‘s in LA wso brother ?" ite you utterly ; I even acknowledged ir marriage, much prove it, but that able to claim that irt] hope of securâ€" should come to companion deâ€" cal sneer upon girls could t is sure to how much elf, yea ou into landesti had been the destroyer life and peaceâ€"that ho in bitter earnest, to rea from the "wild oats" w sown twenty years ago He had more reason for fleein«¢ from the country than was generally sup posed when he had disappeared so sudâ€" denly after leaving college. Not only did he fear trouble from the proud young girl whom he had driven to desperation, but also from her furious father, wha upon learning how his daughter had been wronged had sent him word that he "would shoot him like a dog if he should ever lay eyes upon him." Then his own father and uncle had received an inkling of the story, and, becoming enraged â€" over it and the enormous debts he had contracted during his college days, hotly denounced him, refused to pay his bills and ordered him to go to work and take care of himself in the future. With his cowardly â€" heart full of fear and hatred, he had reckleasly boarded the first steamer bound for Europe and put the ocean between himsel{ and the consequence of his misdeeds. ‘The man _ flushed.. She was verfy' lovely, standing there, so cool and selfâ€" possessed ; so satisfied with her preâ€" sent independent position ; so supremeâ€" ly indifferent to his existence, and their relations in the past, and his old passion for her was suddenly reâ€" newed. But for Yera and his desire to shield her from the knowledge that he had had another wife living at the time of his marriage to her mother, he felt that he would leave no stone unturned to win back the sweet conâ€" fidence and affection of this fair woâ€" man, whom he had so ruthlessly disâ€" carded, and whom any man might have been proud to acknowledge as his wife. te to ashes, and nothing kindle it. As for the man himse of Benjamin Lawson‘s up to the highest pitclh He had expected to woman whom he had abject _ submission _ tc as he was wont ago in his _ youth. failed most miserably been made to realize i herself to be disturbh As she grow more realized how literally to Richard Heatherto utterly indifferent sh how completely he ha to move her to either Her love for him h: to ashes. and nothin: But, even after reaching England he was haunted by a sense of insecurity, and so resolved to ship for Australia, where, he felt sure, no one connected with his former life would ever be able to find him. While on his way to this country the man who shared his stateroom was taken suddenly ill and died, as he had related to his uncle, and, resolyâ€" ing to make assurance doubly sure, he determined to destroy his identity by personating the dead man, and allowâ€" ing all on board to believe that it was Richard Heatherton, of New York, years agoâ€"that ts a fact which I am rery particular about having estabâ€" lished ; but, as for ever recognizing you as my husbandâ€"no; a thousand times no !" This he could the more easily do, gince both had been seasick from the hour of starting, and, having been confined to their stateroom, no one had had an opportunity to identify cither. The man told him, the first day out, that he had no friendsâ€"he had lost his family, and was trying to {lee "I could never be more completeâ€" 1y divoreced from you than I am at this moment," she icily returned. at "How about a divorce, thenf" he ventured to suggest. . y 0e 6t Miriam‘s crimson lips curled with Wwrrepressible scorn. 1d A., who had died when two days be t] _disturbed by it. i)\'] w more â€" composed, | she | op literally true her words | sif [eatherton had been, how I m ferent she was to himâ€" | on ely he had lost all power | gig to either love or late. r him had indeed burned A 4 nothing eould ever reâ€"| ep Ir man himself, he wont out I Lawson‘s house wruughti thest pitch of excitement. ’ * pected to browbeat the | pa m he had wronged lntolm nission _ to _ his _ wishes, ; to _ wont to. do . years l «o _ youth. _ But he had | p miserably, and he had | to > renlize instead, that he | ;, e «destroyer ol his own | _ . ceâ€"that he had begun.l.le mest, to reap a harvest ; .. a she lelt sure ng wer to corrupt him. i but an idle threat he impulse of anger ind she would@not a disturbed by it. w â€"more _ composed, stead, that he r of his own a had begun, Pap a harvest which he had ut uN/ W to he nt out rought rll had had ut sh« LT‘S or pampored in tile 16 simply takes a big hi maltreats him, and in onme would think Willic gition of an angel. imng is 1\ That weak, tired condition will soon change by the use of Millor‘s Componnad Iron 1*!ls 50 doses 25 cents. "*Of course I wikH. I advertise wher ever I think it will do any good.‘ "‘The next day 1 had the following line stuck in the most obscure corner of the paper, between a couple of patentâ€"medicine advertisoments : The mother was an invalid, and Richard, who was not fond of tolling for his living, and who found it diffiâ€" cult to support his expensive tastes upon his modest salary, resolved that he would win the girl and the fortune, which in the course of a few months must hbe hers. The beautiful Spanish maiden was as lovely in character as in person, and, believing her handsoms lover to be all that he represented himsel{f, she gave her heart unreservedly to the a n Wi "‘The next day so many people anâ€" noyed him by asking what that meant that he begged me to explain the matâ€" ter in my next issue. I promised to do so if he would let me write the explanation, and stand by it. . He agreed ; and I wrote, ‘He is going to advertise, of course.‘ And he did."â€" New York Herald. Miss Cholmondley‘s " Red Pottage" continues to be the novelistic sensaâ€" tion in Engiand, while in America it is pressing the local favorites hard. "Tis a strange mixture of genius and ignorance. Its plot is original. 8o, all too frequently, is its gramimar. The very first line in the book includes an ougrageous literary blunder. Here is it : Now, a very ordinary acquaintance with English literature would have informed Miss Cholmondeley _ that Sterne, not Swift, originated the famâ€" ous fable of the starling who couldn‘t get out, Perhaps the "Bontimental Journey" is not read ~much nowaâ€" days, but this little episode is conâ€" tained in many and many a book of ‘"Elegant Extracts" or "Prose Preâ€" serves." . Koi starling. Being a good a‘;‘oourntant, he readily found fimpfi)yment when he arrived in Hydney ; and remained in the service of one firm for the next three or four years, and to whom he gave the name of Heath. Having thus blotted himself out of exlstence, so to speak, he was prepared to begin a new life in the country w&lthor he was going. C taldi, a beautiful from his eorrow ; therefore no inâ€" quiries wonld be made for him, and there was no fear that the deception would ever be discovered. litt] a th What is Conen going to do about hb M I can‘t get out, sald wift‘s A Blundering Genius. He W emphatic way that it paid e,‘ said an old journalist. i fairly prosperous merâ€" I had tried for a long time to insert an advertisement AS Convineed when a mule which 1 hobbled up to her, heavy load on its h the hoof that it had to use, with a look spoke plainly, not or also of h« On lookin found it 1 which she that time lowed her N) Unless one has some oth knowledge to contradict i Youth‘s Compamnion, it is rat cept the evidence of the ey the answor which a teachi received from hor class of dren was not altogether si "Which is farther away .‘ "England or the moon * "England !" the children Has Nineteenth Century Life Lowered their Vitalâ€" ity and Wasted their Nerve Power?â€"The Reâ€" markable Restorative Power of Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food. THE LITTLE CLOCK,. Our little clock, mama‘s and mine HAVE GRLS LOST HEALTH ? Thus when it points for tea at four It says to us, "Just two hours quickly. "Englat What girl or woman of toâ€"day can boast the health, vitality and bodily vigor of ner grandmother ? In epite of the remarkable improvement in sanit~ ary coaditions, the attention paid to pure food and tha wonderful advance of medical scionce, the fact remains that the majority of women and girls are suffering from the modern malady From the working girl, worn out by standing long hours behind the counter, by close confinement in illâ€" ventilated rooms, by the nerveâ€"rackâ€" ing hum of machinery, or by toil too arduous for ber dGelicate body to withâ€" stand, to the lady of educaticn, refineâ€" wment and sozial standing, whose nerve power is exhausted by laze hours, loss of sleep, and foods not suited for nourâ€" ishment of the blood and nerves, all alike suffer from nervous disorders and irregularitias which make life hard to endure. more !* Gladly at five it chimes this sougâ€" "One hour is not so very jong." We understand its ticks. Then. settling in the wimlow seat We hark for footsteps on the street, For papa comes at six ~â€"mnorves From nerve and brain exhau«tion, headaâ€"che and norvous dysp>psla, slepâ€" lessness, Irritabllity and nervousuess, the way to paralysis, nervous prostraâ€" tion and insanity is short, and the roâ€" turn to health next to impossible. â€" _ High on her mantel dwells And when one knows just Such pleasant things it tell« But ecledco has ever kept pace with An, irné FOR LITTLE PEOPLE. [ql)’ > plainly, not of hope that woking at the 1 it pierced w W GoOoTN( Tt h W r at the hoof Lady Burto: lercad with a twoâ€"inch nail pulled out at once, and fron on the grateful animal fol about like a big dog. she questioned THI EYVI ther sort of it, observes atural to acâ€" ye. Therfore her recentiy [ emall chilâ€" surprising. \" she asked, LOur nall chijâ€" | ~@aA . â€"4i1susen0ig riging. y 5 e asked ' Mr. Kremlin h ‘] gu‘shed for ignor cncwars4 | ouly one idea, and inswered Benjamin Digracli / "What Discordant notes how it 18 How His Paw Surprised the Man of the Mouse. Paw and Maw were Hunter houses Bearly ail Last weak and they are a look in paw‘s Eyes that makes You think he expacts somothing m.te Hapâ€" pen almost Enay time before he courd notus it. I went along a Fue times becoz Aunt Grace sed she would stay with little albort and the baby, but she told us she wouldn‘t have the pupp around Besoz sho didn‘t Beleave he was to be Trusted Enny more Thas a thursty poleasman in the Kitchen when they were things to Drisk in the Ice box. so last Thursday me and the pupp went along Pecoz paw got home erly in the Afteornoon. Maw told paw about a House she saw the Day before where they was sunshine in Every room After we lRung the Door bell neorily Half a rour they was a hired girl Come to the Door and Told us we Couldn‘t get In becoz the lady wasn‘t at home. "When‘ll she be Here?" paw ast. The girl said she Didn‘t no, and paw g0% To talken about the House, and ‘‘WUause we can see the moon, ang we can‘t aee Englans," answored one of the brightest of tha class. death, there is hops for all is the great rostorative of exhausted norves ani wornout bodiesâ€"Dr. Chase‘s Noerve Trere are Iimitators of Dr. A. W. Chase, but none who dare to reproduce ris portrait and signature, which aro fourd oa every box of his genuline verm dea civilization, and while the life of the presont day is productive of nervoug trouble:, which caus> pain, misory and Thore is remedial ; Chase‘s N inâ€"reasos waste1 fo the cheeks opla te, ho builJing â€"r able wort Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Fooil is aAckNOW|â€" edged by physisians to be wonger‘uliy effective as a blood builder =z« aerve rectorative. Hundreds of dortors re» 'S(’:?ll@“tl Dr. Chase‘s Norve Food to their patients as the groatest sysiems builder and revital‘zor that can pos #ib) mobminfid ; 50 ceats a hox, sold everywhere. Edmanson, Bates & Cop Torodyo, 8 ce s n makes yon think that CAnd About Discordant notes are often protested s ar form, and returns the color to Ks Jt is not a stimulast nor hut a . biloodâ€"forming, Lbodyâ€" restorative of urapproach= GEORGIE TEJ gond thing We took the ig or we mitent of Got in ‘ a Tall, mite We ?"â€"Georâ€" hicago Timesâ€"Herald. sunshine 1 don‘t think 1‘d _the Bed for it till 1 was it Couldn‘t be ennywhere _ they bury th hold Words. DoN‘T THEY man hine »mmy Treadway. ," replied Mr. Treadâ€" nswer only one quesâ€" Seo b> careful what aA rge home Food is acksowlâ€" ELL® W proof of about it, I says to W Lhwe 10 Di 10