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Money loaned to farmers and others on reasonable terms. Interest a)*~=****** special deposits at current rat PARK & CO. THECOOKSRESTFRIEND DUNNS BAKINC Wall Papers at greatly reduced rates LARGEST SALE iN CANADA. Making Himself Agreeable. British Drink Statistics JACKSONS T WENTYâ€"FIVEâ€" YEARS VOL. reâ€"A im Che NO. 17. ever heard of would obtrude themâ€" selves upon her mind. Her lover might rally her, call her a little wet blanket, and say that she ought to be ashamâ€" ed of hersef for thinking that Teetoâ€" tum could do anything but win; but, all the same, the vision of a man ghastâ€" 1y pale and senseless, brought back upon a hurdle, would ever and anon rise before her eyes. f We It was all nonsense, of course. She bad hunted since she was a little girl, had scen, experienced and laughed at manry a tumble, and had had the good fortune never to witness a bad fall. That there was danger in Dick Colaton in riding a steeplechase had never 0câ€" curred to her in the first instance: she would just as soon have thought there was danger to him in a day‘s hunting, but then he was not her Jover, nor was she engaged to marry him. â€" She did know the Grand National was usuâ€" ally run at a great pace, that there were often a good many spills, and that there had been some one or two fatal accidents. four, at a snug cornerâ€"table in the coffee room of the Adelphi, consistâ€" Ing of Bourton and his daughter, Dick Colaton and Bob Waters. though as far as poor Dick was concerned it She could not but bear in mind that It was he who had urged him to do this thing, and that, but for her, Dick would not have been among the ailâ€" kenâ€"jacketed horsemen of Friday. Coâ€" lston divined her thoughts. He wanted money badly; he had not been engaged in a profitable piece of rascality for some time, for malprac tices on the part ~f a man in his proâ€" fession carry their own punishment, Insomuch as, when deemed gullty of [them, opportunities for further robbery im scarce. The butler deemed guilty of stealing the plate finds difficulty in getting another plateâ€"chest entrusted to him. _ He was determined to make a good thing out of this race; it might be many m long day before he had such another chance, and then again, If he served Messrs. Moore and Reubens faithfully upon this occasion he would have established some claim upon those gentlemen for employment in the fuâ€" ture, and that was a thing he had Lad yet force his way into Teetotum‘s box he felt he dared not; however, it seemâ€" ed a pity to throw away all chance of twentyâ€"five pounds, and there could be no harm in just taking a turn round the yard late in the evening and seeâ€" ing how the land lay. " What a foolish Kitty it is," he said, in a low tone, ‘"as for you thinking that I am likely to come to terrible grief ; it is all nonsense. We should never get on a horse at all if we alâ€" ways had that on our mind. Did not Sir Robert Peel meet his death while cantering up Constitution Hill ; did not poor Whyte Melville come to his doom while galloping across an open field, and did not the Marquis of Watâ€" erford go to his long home through his horse blurdering over a fence he could have hopped over? Pooh! Kitty ! people are ‘knocked down and killed in crossing a street. I‘ve proâ€" mised you this shell be my last ride between the flags. Mind, I shall exâ€" ! "*JFust so," replied.: "Thomas is & most worthy fellow. and &n excellent groom. but as you" know, there‘s aiâ€" wass‘a tap in the vicinity of a stwble, and there never was a groom yet who pect you to wear a bright face and your prettiest bonnet both toâ€"morrow and the next day. By the bye," conâ€" tinued Dick, raising his voice. " you‘ll geâ€";.â€"\'x; and see me gallop Teetotum toâ€" morrow, won‘t you, Kitty ?" CHAPT@R XIL BOB WATERS GETS ANXIOUS Sam Gregson, as he walked away after his interview with his employer, pondered a good deal over Mr. Reuâ€" bens‘ last remark. . Yes, there was no doubt about itâ€"a horse could not win If it did not start. If he did get a chance to slip Into Teetotum‘s box, two or three taps on the leg would settle her chance, and instinct seemed to tell him that, reason as he might, granting that the fmare was nervous, frightened, and would not jump, that Colaton was an inexperienced horseâ€" man and certain to get flurried when it came to racing, yet, for all that, he could not get away from the idea that Teetotum would turn out one of the most formidable opponents of Cataâ€" mount on the Friday. "See you gallop Teetotum !" exâ€" claimed Bob Waters ; "I should think so. â€"Half Hampshire will be there toâ€" morrow to see the mare do her last canter. Some of them won‘t like the looks of it when they see her, but, in the meantime, I vote we go to the ear : " Do you thinkâ€"it‘s quite. prudent to lecve the mare there by herself so long without visiting her‘?"* "Oh. ~she‘s all right enough," reâ€" plied Bourton ; ‘"Thomas is:there with her," with instructions: neverâ€"to leave pk'_-’.’â€"-lâ€";’wsv ‘our duty to keep our jockey anused, and we can‘t sit here‘drinkâ€" Ing Teetotum‘s health all pight." Aimanine n m ie en o e e t se I" "By all means," said Dick, " that‘ll be the very thing. Run and get your hat, Kitty, while I get a fly. I only hope we shall be able to get places." NSE SR PC s 1 In expressing a doubt on this subâ€" ject Dick was quite right, for Liverpool was always very full during the race week, and the theatres in consequence crowded.: ‘Still, fortunately for them they were early diners, and consequentâ€" ty got down to the theatre in good time and succeeded in obtaining a tolerable box. It was a good plece, played by a good company, and in the interest of the representation Kitty forgot her fears, and they were all soon laughing heartily ; still the restless Bob Waters could not altogether abstract his mind from what he called the business in hand, to wit, the winning of the Grand National. _ Ever since he had heard what Gregson had said down in Hampâ€" shire, he had been firmly convinced that Teetotum would meet with foul play at Liverpoot _ Once or twice ho disturbed Joe Bourton‘s enjoyment of the performance by whispering in his C iegnots DICK‘S GREAT RACE rather 7\ Nfié"gfi&fi 3 omm en netntite peya®sho nan| of H4W nobbled the jockey." "You thundering thief !" said Watâ€" ers, between his set teeth, but at the same time recognizing the truth conâ€" tained in the grinning jockey‘s reâ€" mark. It was quite true ; he had no valid pretext for assaulting Gregson, while it would be quite open for pepple to say that he had wilfully disabled the jockey at the last moment so as to leave Messrs. Moore and Reubens withâ€" out a rider for Todhunter. was at this time â€"well nigh deserted.j might," Now and again a man came out of the, omcs tapâ€"room which opened into it, and} CHAPTER XIL made his way thence into the street.| A bright sun and a bitter nor‘eastâ€" Mr. Waters was not a little surprised |er beralded in the morning of the that he could see nothing of the trustÂ¥Grand National, .‘ Seasonable . weaâ€" Thomas. _ However, after a bit, h&|ther, sir," * Fine bracing morning!" caught sight of a couple of men loun@ |Much ware the greetings exchanged by, ing in front of some loose boxes MMIRe crowd as they tumbled.out from little lJower down ; one of them Koag j Cp0 keenly, and then passed into the tapâ€"{were there in force, and a strong conâ€" T 3 it I . sisto es en n w uy "I‘ll settle with you when the race is over," he continued, and turning on his heel walked sharply up the yard. "Â¥Yes," muttered Gregson, as he looked after him, "it‘s likely enough. Mr. Waters, you and your lot will have a pretty full account against me then ; but I shan‘t be such & fool as to put myself in your way, and give you a chance of settling It." room ; the other, on the contrary, still continued to lounge aboutt the yard smoking. Mr. Waters conceived all this to be highly suspicious. The first man was a stranger to him, he determined to have a look at the secâ€" ond ; he walked sharply toward him, and as he came up to him, recognized Gregson. a “;}'\;t the deuce are you doing here ?" ejaculated Mr. Waters, sharpâ€" ly. As Waters reached the top of the yard he met Joe Bourton. "It‘s all very well," he remarked, "but it‘s high time you came down here. There‘s not a sign of Thomas, and there‘s that fellow Gregson hang~ ing about your stable." "Don‘t you fuss yourself," replied Bourton, "it‘s all right, I‘ll pound it. Come along, I‘ll show you where to find ‘Thomas," and Bourton made his way to the small stable, consisting of. a loose box and a couple of stalls which had been set apart for him. He knockâ€" ed sharply at the door once or twice, and then, to Waters‘ astonishment, it was quietly opened by ‘Thomas, and they both entered the stable. "Mare all right ?" inquired Bourton. "Quite, sir," replied the groom. "She is a queer thing, and all‘ays pines for company . in a strange place, She fidgeted a little at first, but she‘s qulet enough now I‘ve come to sleep in % Sfable."""~~~* h 4 * " That I can," replied Bourton ; "I more mad his mare should win Liverpool than even you or I Mighty little ale will pass his lips toâ€"morrow‘s over; and then, if comes off, Mr. Waters, I reckon Thot will put in about the biggest ‘ beer record." d " Not at all," said Bourton. _ " 1 ® coming up there myself after the pla but don‘t go fidgeting into the b< She‘s a nervous mare, and the stran stable is like enough to upset her little without disturbing her beside: â€" Mr. Waters x;ut on his hat and c and without more ado made the 1 of his way to the stables. . The Y ton. "He‘s as steady as old 7 when on duty, and when he‘s off, continued, with a chuckle, " they‘ll "Thomas rather an expensive custc to deal with. I‘m blessed if I think he could finish aâ€" nineâ€" cask without turning a hair." | "But, all the same," said Waterg; rising, "there can‘t be any harm 4M my taking a turn up to the stables." _ * There it is, there it is," repHed ers. * Of course, you can‘t tr man like that." , "That‘s well ; have her down at the raceâ€"course at 8 o‘clock toâ€"morrow. Mr. Colaton will give her a bit of a gallop. Good night." "I‘ll tell you what it is," said a veteran sportsman whose memory traâ€" velled back over Grand Natlionals, "if Deflance, whom I haven‘t seen yet, is only as well as Todhunter, then upon the public form, in‘ my opinion, it should be a match between the two old ‘uns; but then, of course, we‘ve got to consider these hree or four dark horses. â€" Now, if Catamount is better at theâ€"weights than Todhunter, it should, bar accidents, be all over but shouting. ‘There‘s a good deal :of uncertainty about steeplechasing, but this seems aâ€"good thing for the ‘faâ€" vorite, If ever there was one." _ .‘ ; *Bo: hisâ€"owners seem to think by â€""Good night, sir," replied ‘Thomas, as he closed the door and once more locked himself in with his charge. "‘There," said Bourton, as they walkâ€" ed back to the hotel. " Don‘t you think ‘Thomas is to be trusted now 7 I recâ€" on neither Gregson nor anybody else will try to meddle with the mare while he is there." There was quite a little crowd on Liverpool raceâ€"course, a little after light the next morning, to see the comâ€" petitors for the big race of the next day. . Most of these were present, ‘and did more or less work as seemed good in the eyes of their respective trainers. â€" Mr. Waters made no reply, but beâ€" took himself to his bed, much com»â€" forted. hi 3 Messrs. Moore and Reuben‘s pair, as might be expected, came in for the lion‘s share of attention. â€" Old Jodâ€" hunter was pronounced to look wonâ€" derfully well, and ,as he took a good halfâ€"speed gallop with Gregson in the saddle, many good judges said that in spite of the weight the old horse would be very bad to beat the next day. CoO. GREY, TEURSDAY, foarant on"ner Bravest and sunniest face. She is not naturally nervous, but she is strung to such m pitch of wension on this occasion that she has the greatest difiiculty in concealing now | terribly shaken her nerves are. She has passed "Well, Mr. Bourton," said Dick, "we can never make the mare more Ait than she is now, and if she‘ll only run with me toâ€"day as she has gone with me in Hampshire, if we are beat it will be simply because we‘re not enough." ‘Beat !" ejaculated the impetuous Waters. . "Don‘t talk of such a thing, why I expect to see your name win in |the commonest canters; but mind you lover was preâ€"occupled in thinking over the business before him, and disâ€" cussing over and over again with Joe Bourton and Bob Waters what would be his best tactics in the race, Dick must bave noticed it; but the girl pulls herself together in the marvellous way women do under such pressure, »nd though . she _ looks very pale, she is outwardly calm _ and smilâ€" ing. How she wishes it was all over! She feels now as if she cured little what won if she only knew that her Dick was unhurt. Still she feels it would never do to show that; she must continue to display the greatest anâ€" xiety for Teetotum‘s success, and preâ€" tend to think that an accident to Dick is not to be thought of. It had been agreed that they should get down.to the course in good time, Mr. Waters was anxious to know how things were going in the betting ring. Joes Bourton thought he should like to take thorough stock of all the comâ€" petitors before the race, and they all agreed that it was necessary they should be established in their seats comfortably before the preliminary business of saddling, etc., took place for the Grand National. ‘were there in force, and a strong conâ€" tingent from Lincolishire had flockâ€" ed to the banks of the Mersey. . Shefâ€" field had poured forth its hundreds, and the specials from Birmingham and London were filled to overflowing. All these men liked a race; but to some of them there was no race run in the kingdom like that tough tussle over that halfâ€"real, balfâ€"artificlal four to five miles of country that took place every March at Liverpool..._Xhes "Needn‘t stick to ‘em, you know," said Bob Waters; "but we can just leave an odd wrap or two in our stalls to show they are appropriated." \ Catamount was by no means so bad a looking horse as Mr. Hanway made out, but when men have backed a horse in a race it is only natural that they should have ‘m tendency to pick holes in those that promise to be hisâ€"most first speaker, ‘ and fit as hands could make him. He‘s rather light and wants substance. I should doubt his having stamina to get hard upon five miles. What‘s this coming ? By Pove. that‘s a rare mover.‘ « "That‘s ‘ ‘Teetotum," . replied â€" his ;trlend, "and it‘s whispered that she fs the most dangerous ousider in the Â¥ace. ‘The Hampshire people are all wild about her. _ She never ran but once, and then she turned the turtle. There is quite a romantic story about her ; they say she has been taught to jump by her owner‘s daughter, and that for a Jong time nobody else could do anything with her ; but she‘ll go now for that young fellow who‘s been riding her for this morning; and if he wins toâ€"morrow he is to have the girl‘s hand for his riding fee." "Quite a romance in three voluâ€" umes," laughed the other. "I‘m too old to fool money away now, but as young one, I‘d have had a tenner on that just for the romance of the thing. However, we‘ve seen ‘m all go now, and may as well get home to breakâ€" fast. _ I don‘t fancy the favorite, and if old Todhunter isn‘t sacrificed to his stable companion, shall expect to see him returned the winner. If they cut his throat by making running for Catamount, well, then I should say, If old â€" Deflance don‘t win, anything might," Dick, keep your eye on that beggar Gregson, that percious scoundrel means mischief of some sort. I don‘t know what, but I belleve the thief to be capable of any enormity." The babel of the betting ring bad already commenced when they arrived on the course. ~The clear March air was resonant with the flerce war CY of the fielders : *"The Livezrpoot steepâ€" lechase, I‘ll bet upon, herw‘s five to one against the favorite," "long odds some of these outsiders," and similar cries rang sharp and shrill in their ears as they went up to their places on the horse I call him. Well in? ‘Why he has got just the same weight as our mare, and, whereas she looks as if she could carry another stone withâ€" out inconvenience, that brute looks as if he had quite enough to do to carry his saddle round the course with noâ€" body in it." ' "Having duly taken possession of their stalls, Waters announced his inâ€" tention of going down into the betting ring, leaving Dick and Kitty for the present to themselves; though it was agreed that the latter should come down with Dick and see Teetotum sadâ€" dled when the time came. As for Joe Bourton, he had gone direct to the sa/ ding paddock, where he was speedâ€" fly laughing and joking with Mr. Hanâ€" way and a lot more of his STampshire friends, f "She went better, Mr. Bourton, she Aid, indeed, Sir, than anything I saw out this morning. . As for that Cataâ€" fount , Teetotum beats him whatever wins, if ever looks are to be any guide to borseflesh. A jumpedâ€"off rat of a Ad Aadcn t Om e en eB qy ces o e u. dnc snn uie e eapiae,) ue pnpeon aaetunent io AHfieden Revit way off many of those ladies who were anxious to see her ,she was utâ€" terly unknown, and there was conseâ€" quently no one to point her out. =® ‘The two preliminary races are Over, and then Dick whispers to her : "Come along, Kitty, you must come down to give Teetotum a last pat, and see me fairly into the saddle." aewecmsumentty==Wasmanlfested to see Miss Bourton, but in this at present, they were not destined to be gratified, for although Kitty was sitting but little ‘The girl rose in reply to his remark, followed him, silently down the stairâ€" case, and then, taking his arm, the puir made their way across to the padâ€" dock. ‘There were a good many people collected there when they entered it, but they bad very little difficuity in finding the group of which they were in search, and ouving handed his flanâ€" cee over to her father Dick made the best of his way back to the stand for the puropse of weighingâ€"out. Hardly had he left them when Mr. Waters turned up frsh from the betting ring. "Tell you what it is, Mr. Bourton, ther‘s & lot of people over there backâ€" Ing our mare. ‘They‘ve brought ber to ten to one, snd I‘ve just hardened my beart and put another tenner On fancied her looks ; perchance be backâ€" ed her because he didn‘t know what else to back, but no one could: nccuse him of being such aâ€"fool as so wager moegey on a pure matter of nentiment, und yet a good many of that crowd Hook did so simplyâ€" because they had But for all that, the public still clung to their old favorite, and Todhunter had a considerable number of #upportâ€" ers. Somewhat to Mr. Waters‘ surâ€" prise, he found that Teetotum had crept rapidly forward in the betting. This was due to two reasons ; firstly, she had pleased the cognoscent! very much in her gallop of yesterday mornâ€" ing, and, secondly, that story about two horses, Todhunter and Catamo and the chances are they‘ll mess "Well, that stiows conflGdence up to the last moment," rejoined Bourton. "We shall soon know now if she is &8 good as we think she is." Kitty had by this left her father and was walking by the side of Teeâ€" totum. The mare turned her head and gretted her young mistress with a low whinny of recognition. "Well, you see, Mr. Hanway," said Joe Bourton, "they run in all sorts of shapes, and though if it came to & matter of looks, I‘d back any judge to give it to mine easy, it is just possible they we may find this Catamount & very tough customer to tackle. I looked at him this morning. ‘There‘s no mistake about it; he‘s trained to the "I can only say," said Bourton, "that I am afraid of nothing, and if it don‘t come off, at all events I thiak you‘ll have a rare good run for your money." In the betting ring meanwhile, speâ€" culation grew fast and furious, Five to one about Catamount was obtainâ€" able with difficulty, and in serval cases backers put up with a point less. The next in popular estimation wasDeflance whose own immediate party, followed by a consgiderable section of the public, were placing their money upon him. "I stand him," said a wellâ€"known follower of the stable, "because they‘ve transformed a bad raceâ€"horse, and & hopeless crossâ€"country performer, into ® candidate for Liverpool honors, WaS there herself to look after the saddling of her charge. Quickly the giddy crowd little better than Mr, Hanway hbad, still said, that with such a trial horse as old Todhunter in the stable, the openly expressed opinion of Messrs. Moore and Reubens as to his chance was entitled to be regarded with much respect. Grievous mistakes are no doubt made at times in trials, but the race usually shows that the majority of them have been tolerably correct. "Yes," said another of the group, "and Jackson, whom they‘ve got to ride, is a steady, good man, who knows his way over this course well." lookâ€"at this girl who had caused such m metamorphosis. â€" Most of them â€"picâ€" tured to themselves a stern, hardâ€"feaâ€" tured masculine young woman. Judge their surprise wher. they saw walking by Teetotum‘s side a yery pretty, quietâ€" ly dressed girl, with downcast eyes and most modest demeanor, who seemâ€" ed painfully conscious of the attention she was attarcting. In good truth, Kitty by no means liked the situation. She comforted herself with the reflection that it would be all over in a quarter of an hour or so, and she resolved to be brave for Dick‘s sake. They both held it esâ€" sential that she should pet and soothe the mare till the last moment, and if Dick was not afraid to ride, why should she blench because these people stared at her? She was perfectly unaware of the somewhat exa,gerated story afloat about her, and supposed that it was simply unusual for a woman to take part in a raceâ€"horse‘s toilet. All unconscious on hber part, her apâ€" emotions as Ourselves, for whatever he may feel, an Englishman is wonderâ€" ous shy about exposing his feelings. but here was an.occasion upon which any man could give free scope to them. He might back Tectotum, and who was world so I e pearance roused considerable enthusâ€" flasm about "the lady‘s~ mare," and many of the spectators, as they bust« led back to the stand to see the race, wowed they would have just a little bet on ‘Tectotum "just for the fun of It was not that, although they chose to call it so, it was just that dash of romance that les at the bottom of the heart of every man or woman worthy the name. ‘There is no nation in the But soon the rumor spread through &’u let it go till Fall," weer. wypowewon‘t, T‘ll be with‘you in five minutes, and if we don‘t have this house shining like a new dollar from top to bottom before noon I‘m no bustler." "*That will do, Mrs. Bowser ; that will do," he said as be turned on her. _ * I own u“:d £ th lm‘hli‘ hel lm“thf head of this family. Iwas ing to house belon’;:'Ld â€"cut yourgrgu tooth. I‘ll be down in five minutes and begin on the parlor," When he came down, after getting into his old suit, the cook informed him that Mrs. Bowser bad run across the street to see a sick neighbor, but that he could go right ahead with bis work. She brought him up the stepladder, and as he stood it in the middle of the parlor and n.ci“ on his hands and looked around he chuckied :~â€" -:urpii_;rrtyt" w He se the sofa and rushed it into the back parior, followed by the chairs and stands, and in seven or eight minutes the _ **Ill say thirty minutes to clean this room spick and n’g-n and give the old lady a surprise party f floor was clear, . Tnen he placed tb.”fl: ladder to take down the first picture, had just lifted the wire off the hook when the ladder slipped, and there was a crash, and a smasb, and a jingle which brought the cook upstairs to find Mr. Bowser lying in a heap on the foor and to exâ€" fore .. but I thought th Eh to , but ught the whole house hmninw the cellar 1 of the < f M rtfiz’xfl'&w. It. *But I1â€"Iâ€"wantâ€"" "*And we are not going to have this house turned wrong side out for a couple of weeks, Not being very busy at the office, I‘ll do all the work for you this forencon." d‘:\yhy. no one can clean house in half a We‘ll see about that. 1‘ll get 190 and show you a trick or wusecieaning. This idea of whole house had How did it happen, Mr. Bowser." He alowly ¢‘oz up, looked from the stepâ€" ladder to the floor and felt the back of his head and firmly replied:â€" “ht:xrdol‘. Bring me salt, and a broom a rag." 000 % By the exerciee of due caution he got the other pictures down without accident. ‘The girl brought the things and stopped for a moment to say :â€" «* Nobody wopld iver suspect that ye knew how to clane house so besutifully. Don‘t them winder curtains come down before you swape and dust, and shan‘t I hold the ladder while ye ciimb up *" Mr. Bowrersaid he could managealone, and the cook retired to her kitchen. Mrs. Bowser had said '-'"iii-:::-c“ pe be with sait. ‘The cook h bm!"".:m _*®*Wa don‘t want Mrs. White of 172 Larkins Avenue to assist in house cleanâ€" with sait, â€" ‘The cook had Ca. holding six quarts,aud be m{‘t m":: to the iast ounce to make a good job of it. She bad said the furniture must be rabbed. Hebuntedaroundandfovad abottle of sewâ€" ing machine oil,thinned ‘tdown with witch hazel and went over every pieceof furniture in six minutes. Allthe window curtains needed was a little dusting, and getting a firm grip on the broom h.mdlh Mp«% . L Wiemmne Coens en shar C lay him that up against him C mflb“- curtains, broke i 1 Lean‘t lay it up C * n..nl 1..'0“. o W:‘m 3 e work clean the llnfflfl ::l“:h # of in the nowsâ€" -ol'lufil. j fl.‘,mu- > ‘ "EÂ¥ee, air." MR o anoaten Ee eeina s hsn seiling, two more : to sweeping the carpet and 30 ssconds to running in the furniture, en engrere a en t 0 suddenly jump up six or eight feet, and of (..lh.mhhdlmnhiv.. but he wasn‘t really sure of any thing until he heard the voice of the cook saying :â€" **Mon‘t blame me, ma‘am. â€" The Doctor â€"â€"Then be heard Mre. Bowser inquiring:â€" um“’“mh"nhlcfl? fl!.!!u.b,." PBY ue __IEL. Tisatar‘ K _\ .. 1. M . M oefisrtntet n i with his tent up under him, and the qdu.y‘xnhui‘dl!iflim‘- What u“uhrfldfllw"m“ a steniadder for ?" rae us Rhs ~ ""It‘s hard to say," "He struck on his b whack until satisfied that $he saddle and ‘Teeâ€" : toward the with Kitty ber side. Arrived otum‘s neck. well as she can good. God send you ‘CONTTXUCED.) and I had to wait 15 was to bend forâ€" Bhand extended to ned his companions & past the stand in iitton and Waters mimession of Kitty, Wee the upshot of owser as she helped ‘overcoat the other ould drop this posâ€" e corner as you go Joe Eourton bas . words to Dick. red how the race as he was conâ€" as he will not be BOWSER. clean house for ras he received of 172 Larkine What‘s the use times do Durham Holstein. Mt, Forest, Palmerston Guelph, â€" Toronto. London, ExB :) F. 686 * Connections with morning and evening trainsfrom Darham aremadeat Palmerstonfor Wiarton,Southampton, Kincardineand Strattord London Durham"* Holstcin Mt. 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