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" your (Ir-gum doe- lot tool) tw 'o. can obtaln a full-also box by mail. post paid. by sending tts cents to the Dr. William Memeine Co., hockville. Out. at _'9dteneetady, N. Y. . A Family Even! That Does No: Always I Bring ("mixed Joy. , I Baby's Cust tooth dons not comvf unannouncmi. Inflamml gumn and im- : paired (hum-Hun prmiucv rt inverixh ) and from]: condition about which the? mothor ohm: 'ttvlcconevrn. The baby 3 boy or Mrs. H.~01-gn Motirogor. of 3 Hamilton. tInt., was troubiod with ' diarrhoea while teething and mu 1 cross and rnmless. He did not sleep‘ 73h and math-r.) became serious. ', The mother writes as follows: "My , trtarter had used Baby's Own Table!!! I for hor Ntby and advised me to try them. I got a box. and alter glvlng I tho “New to the baby. a. law times ho began to improve and was soon well. He is now a. his. healthy baby and whenever he gets ltetlul or does not. feel well I give him a Eliot and ho In noon all right again.” My up»: nmodml was one of anger again"! ths. girl for being such a tool; my second was of thankfulneas to "or for being so wise. I should haw» liked. In pique. to have straight " mm!“ re'!iusupvortti:g; villugvt laun- dry), lemu- lnraily any room for Ilium dint our views of lite are too IIPBIO'HALV dissimilar tor us to hope to embark lumpin in matrimony. It this in imlemi till" ens-9, with much regret I will give, you hack your lib.. erty. and ring-Mt the return "r my pot-imp» foolishly fond letters. It, on the uther hand. yuu are not willing am all shmld be at an end between us, I beg that you will come to me in the pin; carriage which will await your orders.--' remain, dear Mr. Maude, with my sincerest apol- ogies if i have been unduly busty, yours luv-sat Mmerely, Lucy Faring- .5- .. nature." [Lucy Fa Shades of Arislo "For Home time p: to feel that I was mu; forrwrlly a grvntlnman In whom I ones thought I hall had the good fortune to discover a bmrt. and more mmlnily a mind. to which I could tu all things submit tho control ot my own wmkor and more frlvolous nature." [Lucy Farington frivolous! Next day Bang?! did not appear at breakfast, a her mother said she was in a state of deep depres- sion and must, her mother thought by her manor, have had a [right in the night. I was very anxious to see her again. and to find out how much she remembered of our nocturnal adventure. Bo anxi- ous was I, in (mt. that I forgot all about my appointment at Oak Lodg" at eleven. and it was not until Mrs. Elimor and I were having luncheon at two that I was suddenly remind- ed of my neglect in a rather sum- mary fashion by being presented by Ferguson with a note directed in my ttazicee's handwriting. and told that a r0P'"sougr'r was waiting. I opened it, conraimee stricken. but hardly prepared for the blow it can tuinml. This was the notv: "Dear Mr. Man was portentout0--' uws of amxte pa]: than! form-Lily a z: "Yam. Foe," said she meekly. "Then good night." "1'roou-iihrht. Mr. Maude." I Sire knew me then; but I somehow landed, from the olszLshioned de- murenesa with which she gave her hand that she believed herself to be once more the little maid of Craigen- darroch, and mo to be her old mas- _~‘_ “Ivy VI.) 05 bull“- "Now, I shall come upstairs again In exactly five minutes and shall knock at your door. If you are in bed by that time you are tq call out “mm-night." If you are not, lshall wake yuur mother up, and send her to you. Now will you do as I tell Joe"' ,--° ”-5... all!) 560“! up, twineu her arms within mine and in. mo lead her upstairs. The door ot her room wa- open. and the two mimics. flickering and smoking in the draught, cast moving shadow; over a disorder of dress and dainty woman‘s clothing Hung in confusion anon tin.- room. Babioie glanced inside and thon iooked up at me in bewilder- ment and alarm. like one roused out of sieep to see something strange and terrible. : wanted her to go to rest before - w... I‘llsuuc. I wanted her to go to rest before her memory should overtake her. a.) I took off her bonnet and cloak, and Proritine by the utter docility who showed me, glanced into the room and said. In a tone of authority, such an an!) wuuld use to a child- a moment n dccoptiun, b v to ttrrteve "elt. Your gr "ABr's FIRST TOOTH. i1juits-uviiiajriiiaaa.,1,.a,,,, ttees! aetraroeeeisilaa" and it was not until Mrs. I were having luncheon " I was suddenly remind- neglect. in a. rather sum- d for the blow it con 'as the note: Maude," (Tho opening "0-"It is with trrot t gfgL.ytgitgt,',,,,,aU. It 'lf? opening with feel. i address Mg, Farilgton; I had been pre- pared to offer her affection. and [the had preferred an Interest In domestic architecture, which I had ' Mechanically I opened the parcel I and. not being deeply mmughwuund- ed by the abrupt termination of my ‘f‘ngagemcut to throw my rejected ‘gil'lar with passion Into the fire, I ‘nrrnngod them out the table in a j row, spread out my returned letters Hwhich had all been neatly opened lwitn a Wtn--or small paper-knife), 'tttttt considered the well-meant but quisastrouu venture ot wimcn they 1 wore the relics with much thought- :fulvneua. It had been a failure from llirst to last; not only had it failed to draw my thoughts and affections trom the little pale lady who was now tho wife of my trietad, but it had also unhappily resulted in ren- dering her by contrast a lovelier and more desirable object than before. There was no doubt of It; tho only unallosed pleasure my fiancee had at- forded me was the increase of delight! hadtelt. alter nearly three weeks of her Improving society. in meeting my little witch ot the hills once more! ml the, whqle, guy conqcienee "My Dear mu Faringtom-Your letter forbids me to address you in a. more affectionate way, though You are mistaken in supposing that my leeltngs toward you have changed. It seems to be that we have both, it I may use the expression, been run- ning our hands against a brick wall. You have bean seeking in me a learned gentleman with a strong natural bent for philanthropy. while I hoped to find in You an intelligent and withal moat kind and luring-hearted girl, who Would condeeeend to console me for the “slings and arrows of out- rageous fortune,' in return tor my Very best endeavors to make her happy. Well, is the mistake past re-; pairing? I am not too old to learnl philanthropy under your guidance;) you, I am sure. are too sweet notl to forgive me tor preferring a walk l with you alone to interviews with] all the architects who ever dese- ‘crated nature. I cannot come back ‘W’ltll the carriage now to see Mr. Finch; but if you will. in the course ot the afternoon. let me have another ever so short note telling me to come and see you. I mall take in as a token that yuu are willing to give me another chance, and within half an hour of rum-hing it I will be with you to take mol first serious lesson in philanthropy, and to pay for it in what love coin you please,--.) lieve me, dear Lucy, if I may, dear Miss Faringtun, i. l must, yuurs over most faithfully and sincrrcly, “Emmy L. Maude." I saw the groom drive oft with this note, and spent the early part of the niternoon wandering about the garden, trying to make out what wort oi answer l wish-ed for. This was the one» 1 got : “Dear Mr. Munda-Tho tone of levity whi'h cltartwacrizes your note admits but of one explanation. tio gentleman could so address the lady! whose respzxwt and esteem hi- tsin-f 001'va Wish-J to retain. l there-l lore return your lrttrav, and the Tu- viout, pram-nu Jou have been _k,,it.,1ril enough to mnkv me, and beg that, you Will rcturn me my share ot curl corrcuipotv-ieuti. House do no'. think l hour you any ill-Will; l mu willingl to trrslii V:" tht, error was mutual, and] shall ruthrrr intetiasis than dist-om: tinuc my prayers on your behalf. that I your perhaps sorttcswhnt pllublo na-I turn may not render you the (ie-l. tim of designing px-sous-l r0main,l dour Mr. Muude, (nor sincerely your! irhrnd, ' was mutum In considering com- promisingly affectionate, to have made them into a small. but neat parcel and deapatcbed them torth. with. Instead of this, I oxen-ed myself to Mrs. Ellmer, went into the study Du a. state of excitement. half pain umihult relief, and wrote a note. was inlataketn m "iGGidiirGi,r" I1TPierly _amsctionate, to 1er Fl". Emcee. letters, watch lhe [MM pleat; irltti guard to Lucy Faringtoa.' "E? in? "3:71 It?" The mung woman should study the, doctrine of selection. Babble laughed. much relieved. She erldently retained such a. vivid im- pression ot the thoughts which had preyed upon her excited mind on the previous evening that she was tor mented by the fear or the dim re- membranes of having given them ex- pression. She now looked with awak- ening interest at the odd collection on the table» _ _ au be Continued.) ' "It was quite enough for me, Ins- mrre you. And I hope you will take Four walking exercise for the future In the day-time. when my elderly nefvp'g rare at their best." "Yes; and when I saw you; you muttered something I couldn't un- derwtand. and then your half woke up, and you! went back quickly to your own room again. leaving. me consider- ably wider awake than before. "Is that all é” $51185- iiGiifi, the faint color coming back to her face again. "Well, so you did, Mrs. Scott. and a nice fright Four sleep-walking propensities gave me, I can tell you'. It was by the luckiest chance 1n the world that I didn't brain yew with the poker tor a burglar when I heard footsteps in the hall in the middle of the night !" "You, did." crizd she. pale to the "e, with apprehension. All this, uttered very slowly and with much hesitation, I listened to without interruption. and then stand- ing up with my back to the tire, nodded to her reassuring”: "No-o, not exactly bad, but very strange. Do you irnow--I found-my travelling hat and tMoak-lying ttbout-and I wondered wheth't--irt my sleop--r had put them on-thi)- ing I was-going back to London T "3'05, r--, slept well-thunk you. Only I had drrumsa" "Hid you '.' Not bad ones, I hope T' 'She glancnd at m" pvnetratingly, but could discover nothing, att I was fighting with th0 over the trag- ments. ot tho moroqco ring case. Ta-ta, who had followed hm- into the room, pushmi her nose lovingly into her old Companions hand, and Bubiole hid a sensitively flushing; Luce by bending: low over the dog's sleek head. I think she must have found out by the cuntusinn in her mum: that sothing had happcned the night before, the details of which him could not remember; perhaps also am hid a vague rvmvmbrance of her expedition downstairs, and wanted to find out what I knew about it. But of GLJDPSU I knew no- thing. I I upon my occupation. "You -lm\'o been lazy, tttadam. I am sure you might very well have come down to breakfast. Toa haul tt good night, I suppoue'.'" Lace, i nuticvd with sui'prise and plea-sure that, in spite of the ex- citement on the night before, the atmosphere of her old home was al- ro:uly taking ' upon her, the listlms "xpretcsron she had worn in Lnadon was disappearing from her (amp, and the mid child-like look which blue eyes were meant to wear was cunning back into them again. "You are butter," said 1 gent- ly, taking no notice of her remark I On hearing the salt tap of Ba- !blole‘s tintrxrise on the door ot m éstudy, there had sprung- up in me i(mite suddenly a feeling that my {anchor was some and the tempest ' of human memo“ which I had con- i, trolled for so long burst out with- l in me with a violence wnlch made 'me afraid of myself. There, on the i table before me, lay the eloquent re- lllcs of my rejected suit to the wo- l man I had tried to love. ',) And here, shut out trout me only by a scarcely-closed door, was the woman I loved so dearly without the trying. that Just that faint sound which told me she was near thrilled through (awry fibre of my l body as the musician’s careless fin- ikers sweep the keys ot his instru- intent in a. liglttiy-touclied prelude rhefore he makes it slag and throb [with any melody he pleases. I had ism-ung- to my feet and begun to ‘toss my returned letters one by one with shaking hands into the fire, when I heard Babiole's voice behind me. Surely it was my very witch her- self again, only a little thinner and whiter, who Spoke to me thus in. the old sweet mace, and held out her hand with the ttatt-trank, halt shy demureuess of those by-gone, pain- ful-pleasant days whon we were engaged, and when the new and proud discovery that she was grown- up, had given a delicious piquancy to her manner of taking her les- sons! I slwok hands with her, and she puiutml to her old chair; as she wok it quite simply and thus had the full light at the windows on her r...... I - nt, I . - ' I turned abruptly, and it seemed to myself almost, defiantly. But no sooner had I given one glance at the slender figure dressed in some plain dark stuff and one into the little pale face than all the tumult within we began to calm down, and the voaring, ramping, raging lion I Iliad felt a moment before transformed himself gradu- ally oheIore the unconscious magic of “You seem. very busy, Mr. Maude," said she qmlling. my fairy eyes TtrG"iiirii1iiii""i'uiii mark old lamb Jw had always been with her. use, told their own tale; while, to make matters worse, Ttrto had trot hold of the engagement ring, and had placed It on t 3 top of his box foe safety while he minutely 1n- epected lte morocco case, and chew- ed up the velvet lining with all the 'ttt of a gourmnd. " One heir%GGriGree was all I had time for before' the door owned, and Babble came In. l s up with the secret; for the out- spread letters which I convulsive” gathered into a. heap, the lace pocket-handkerchief. the elm-ed gold 'tttening-t3ottte, and other articles for which a. btushelortitretired hab- its would be likely to have small I had scarcely made thll renoun- tion, however, when I heard light sounds In the hall and a knock at my door, and I said “Come in" with my been leaping up. and a. hot and level-19h conviction that Lt was all a certain unwoiteiiiifiiAty iii-dur- nor time, to ascribe It to other causes. then oedulously cultivated; the question was. what was to he dune new? I decided that the moat prud- ent course would be to any nothing of my rupture with my lady-love. and If I shouid be unable to subdue CHAPTER XXIII. Tho immediate result of inactivity o! the bowels is the clogging and obgtrtretion of the action ot the kidney- and liver, the upsetting of the digestive organyand tum toro- in-g husk into tho system of phon- ooa impurities which contain the germs of M. I Not onIly are cold: and nil conta- Dr. Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills, the Great Family Medicine When the bowels are constipated glans and infectious (Hamme- more No morvly anti or "In!“ In aet1on the bum body 'tl',"",,,',',',:',,',',",',,',,," Jlet"'tu'lt'tfi'ttff,', tU"f,'i'it am. r, mm.“ my pay to near-1y every peritonitis. inflammation' ot the intestlnu by the wmmt to Which human berirttrtr m Main and ahmnln d'mu‘ln an. fhn Ann-l..._a.'.. __n --- I wan muted than particular year to spend my Poiidays-did I any I was u governess '.'--UI the lovely Corn- ielu home of some girls who had been at the Parisian school in which I was teaching. My early yam-slum been spent in the south ot France, with, my invalid mother. At her death. I was not endowed with many worldly gopds, and I was glad to accept the post offered to me. in one of tho best schools, at Neuilly. As each Christmas draws near one is apt to dwell on the nwmories ot former masons with, their joys or sorrows, their gay or gloomy hours. I For my part; I think that one is apt 1 to reel depressed, or at least wryl serious in ouc's musings, not "eves-3 snrily on one‘s own xii-count but) in thinking over the hfe-storieg of! one’s friends. A91 sit by my lonely I hearth, in the pretty but solitary; "cltea-moi," the two Yule-tides of! whim» 1 will tell you stand out in: sharp relief from the many ordinary; and prosaic seasons 1 have passed! in various lands and among diverse; folk. The first tale especially haunts I me, it Is so difficult, in a was,to'i realize that its tragic events ever: really happened, so strange and so} utterably unaccountablm I canonlyll tell you about it all in a plain, un-g garnished fashion. and leave you to) make What you; can of it. i RID THE SYSTEM OF POISONS And You Need Have No Fear of Appgndicitis, Peritonitis and Other Dreaded her from becoming Involved in the .3001le bickermgs, itc'art-buruuugs and junlousles wtuclt so often mar the peuceiultress of an Indian station life. The funny thing is that to this day she is ignorant of the curious part she played in my ghost story, and even. should she read this, which is most unlikely, I doubt it she could rucognize herself. It to a burns thing when one thinks of it. that in both cases it was at Chritttttttttr-tide that the events oc- curred, when we had met together for days of frolic and merry-making. That was some, years ago; the chief actress in one drama is lying in a peaceful little hillside graveyard, within sound of the Cornish sea; the wail of the sea birds. the moaning ot the wind through the caves, and the dull warning-bell on the dread Deadman's Rock, are her perpetual dirge. Poor child'. Here was a short and happy life, but for its tragic end. The other heroine is now the happy wife of an Indian civilian, a small queen in her way, in the little coterie over which she reigns; half French, her pretty lit- tle foreign ways and gracious mam- ners make her a favorite always, her tact and insight into character keep al EXPERIENCE I. . I, Elisabeth Benbow, have led an uneventful. colorless life for the main part. yet it has been my late to lave been a partlclpator In two weird 'rxperietteetr-onss a. tragedy, the other only one ot those unac- countable thlngs which no one can understand, one can only wonder and cognate over them, not daring to doubt their veracity. No, their truthfulness is only too real to me who was In a measure connected with them. W t :KM; ALL -. i a ru\l°"" A“ TORONTO The day arrived. We had arranged to have the final rehearsal In the morning, so that after luncheon the company might rest. or take exercise. or do what they found the moot refreshing preparation tor the evening's exercises. I offered Often and often have I since re- proached myself for not making an effort to get at what was in her mind. Something might have been done to make matters better, maid -aue voulez-vous? We can never recall things of that sort; they are taken out of our hands. and tor some wise purpose.' As time wont on she grew Worse and worse, Each rehearsal was a dead failure, as far us she was concerned. We were all in despair, dumb despair, tor we feared to dis- courage her and make her more nervous by any reproach or sharp- ness; besides. we all loved her too well to feel angry. It was only anxiety on our part that she. should do herself justice and take her share in the general success ot the comedy. Well, there was no one else to take her part. so we could only trust that it n, hitch occurred the. other actors: would rush into the breach and so cover any defi- ciency. that it would not be ob- served, or at any rate fiercely eri- ticized, by the p,'ood-ht1atored audi- ence. The girl herself looked the picture of misery. but she had a proud, reserved little nature. and rarely confided in any one. Would that she had! So it was all settled; we quickly got under way. I any "we," tor, I was yressod Into thtrserviee as prompt- er, dresser and maker-up in chief. There were parts tor all "la jenn- ease.” Adrienne'a did not exactly suit her, in my opinion, hut E do not know that she would have been better in any of the others. She was no ac- tress, too nervous to remember her cum-i. or the injunctions-Ort repeated -ot the stage manager, Sh!" could not throw herself into her part nor do it con amore. It was from no indiffer- ence nor indolence. poor little girl! At all odd hours I saw her with her play-book. walking up and down tho paths, or sitting in the summer- house perched on the cliffs. murmur- lng her part. I strongly suspected her, too, of passing wakeful houra, duriux the time she should have been 1 having her beauty sleep. My observ- ant eye took note of the dark circles round her lowly eyes, when she came to breakfast. and though usually rather pale, the pretty oval cheeks were now absolutely colorless. may“: I 'l t , t Luuhydrock was a most fascinating old place. with lovely lawns. and paths [innumerable sloping through the most delicious woods down to a. dear little tray, with a sandy beach, {returned in with grand old cliffs. Even n winter It was a Joy to Mt on the rocks. bathed in sunshine. looking at the blue, blue sea. the red-und-orsnge snlled fishing boats, and the coasting I vessels passing up and down, the lovely gulls with a silver glint on I their wings. and the rich brown sen- I weed-covered rocks; you felt you I could never gaze at lt long enough, i nor drink in tutrticient of the soft salt air. The grand old avenues were l bordered with h.rdrnniretur--biue, pink, I and cream-rhododendron, as well as ', bumboos, and other tropical plants, for In the trnlmy West Uountree. _ i even in winter-Utne, there is a wealth . of blossom and greenery to charm 1 the eye and make one feel one had I almost cheated winter, and were not so much worse off than those who had flown to the Riviera for salute rious air and sunshine. We were a merry house-party. Be- sides my girl friends there was a pretty young married daughter, with her soldier-husband and darling baby boy, also a. young Oxford cousin and little Adrienne Lynn, an orphan niece of my host the Squire, who lived in this hospitable home except when Visiting her father‘s people in Jersey. Bho was a pretty little thing, with graceful. slender limbs, brown eyes which could look very pathetic and grave at times, and wavy hair rolled high in Faneh fashion on her patri- cian little head. She was sensitive and highly 'strung-l often won- dered what would have, become of her had her lines been cast in less pleas- ant "laces. Her young mother's life had had a. tragic story in it, and it there be anything in heredity it is no wonder that Adrienne was hyper- lensithc and nervous. As a variety to the usual Christ- mas ball given at Lanhydrock it was decided that this year the county should be nmused and entertained with thentricnls, followed by a dance. The young Oxoninn was keen on them belonged to the Oxford Univer- sity Dramatic Club and knew all about It. He could get two other un- dergraduates, good amateur actors. who were. staying in the county and would think it no end of a lark to bicycle. He" tor rehearsals. [ can I forget the thymine-o of my dear madame. who was ever a mother to me, nor the affection showered on me by my tgirl-tride, Ertbiatrs American and Frenett-rmr, and Can- “will, tool i II I My perfect knowledge of French' as ot my mother tongue, was In my ta- TIT. -TPOQ TIT" “MW-Y dell; never headache, LD, - _ w..-..,......_. Tho bile which is poured into tho intestines by the liver ls mum mural-tic and mamm-ntly healthy liver action ls essential to 'mtutsr.. ity ot the bowels. Dr. Charms Klan,- Liver Pilte have " dime! action on the liver and kldneys. as well a. (h bowels. and for this mason "treet a tlozougl; cure ot cullsumuon. Dr. Chas?- Kidne.v-Liveir Pill: on of lnectlmhle value no a rumlly D‘- eine. Only one pill a dose. 25 00.. A box. At all dealers, or film“ Bates & Co., mmnto. ' I I Columbus Citizen. Be honed the water that he drunk. By role he slept turi ate; Be wore hygienic underclothel To get the bulge on raw. Thu. heroine serve! him faithfully. And mad" him 'tsitwobe-proot, But ynstcrdny he met defeat. By falling trom a roof. For a moment alto was silent. "Well," she said at last, "t do into on man who's woak onoagh to be led by a woman. He ought to ham n mind of his own-and strength." Ho sighed. What else could he M -Chieago Post. "I hate to be contradicted.” it. mid. “Then I won‘t contradict you.” to roturned. “You don't love me," she noel-tot. " don't." ho admitted. “You're a hateful thing.“ she cried. “I am,'" he replied. " believe you are trying to to.- mo," she said. " am," he conceded. _ “AndAthat you do love mm." Who had relieved heir Bf be; part and played It to such perfection t A little Christmas “than? Adrienne'n room was dimly llt by, a waning- fire in the grate. Acro- the bed lay a little figure in a. dark riding hablt. One slvnm-r white hand hung down over the Coverlet, her hat lay. on the floor lwside the bed. "Heart dlteauo." pronounced an army doctor, who came up from among- the company at our mammal. "She has been dead some Donn." That Is alt. No one had ever dreamt that “I. had anything wrong with her, but nervousnes- over her expected (all- ure may have hastened the end. "Why, nurse, what in It, you ioott " kt you had seen a ghost t" l "Tie a whlaht business, Mint, Ben- bow," shag aid, "where are my III-o tress and 'mitrtrte"--as elm " called Mrs. Grant. She beckoned to them, saying: "Pteaae, ma'am, came up to Ill-I Adrienne's room at once. there ll something wrong. rm thinking." We hurried upstairs as quietly to possible. so. as not to alarm our guests. "Just run up, Elizabeth, and no where elm lt ttee a dear," said In“ Grant, “she may feel faint. And da get her to come down and refrain the inner man; a littie champagne- cup will put some color Into than rose-petal cheeku of hers.“ “She ivitt be all right when it [C over," I said; "are you not proud of her T' Well! tsho was clapped and ap- plauded. and won gilldl‘n opinions from her fellww actors ma well no the spectators. It was all the more de- lightful to as for being so unlocked for. When lt was over we all crowd- ed together to exchange congratu- lations, and for a tow momenta In one minded Adrienne, who had ap- parently left the room. ' I was leaving the room. when at the door I encountered old Jenifer. looking so white and startled, tint 1 exclaimed. ,o 'tMrti.y cathartic medicine Mrs. Grant murmured anxiously, " wisn' I could get at Adrienne to put om a. touch of rouge, and tttte seem- so cold, I suppose it is norvouanou, but when I muchvd lwr hands just now in gh'lng her Mr cloak, they were icy." ' You certainly (tanner! if this were ttt case in point. Each lime Adrienne came on she acted becte:. and more easily. and she received u great deal of applause. She. looked lovely. bat that was to be expected. " little pale perhaps; in fact. she Crew too white as _the play went on. Inna would probably have thought her "a duller." or "a stick." but one and all llked her, and were sorry for her. For her sake. we should be glad It It were over. "It is generally the way," whU- pered Mu. Grant, "people alway- play up when the night comes. you can't judge a. little bit from re- hem-nix." Welt, the mystic hour nrrlvod. the play began, and to our ("tonal-h- ment, Adrlenne's small part In the first scene was better than any- thing we had yet seen her accou- plum. We met in the hall for tea. at th o'clock. The old hail looked lovely. the dark oak furniture and panel- in [mod a. charming background for the wreath ot holly and mlstlo. toe, the old armor glenmcd in the "relight - Dome sacrilezious uprtt had indnnated e sprig of mistletoe into the mouthpiece in the helmet or a callent C-der-on the huge open hearth burned a real yuIe-log. Some one asked when Adrienne was. and me one else volunteered that she had said she should go for a long ride, probably over the gone- clad moon. They said she had took. ed very tired after the reheareei. Probably ehe was now lying down in her own room, with Jonofer. the old Cornieh nurse. in ttttenduttee,to administer her favorite panacea. '"a cup o' thy." We were hit rather silent at the mention of Adrienne. The last re- hearsal had been a sorry perform- ance. as tar at; aim was concerned. Jud It been any one else. the Oxon- to help the hostess and Mn. Grant, the muted daughter. with titat Ar- rangement. and duarrauttermettt or the reception rooms and impromptu theatre. Mu. Grant mu not tuning. to she and I were to be general helpl behind the scenes. Requiem! in The 'sier ummmu than when: aftitiiiiltiiiir. iii} “Jim f),