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Yvonne started opened her eyes, and looked
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female prisoners; now and then she setilin
Mère Tollet suid but she seemed to have lost all kini do you grieva the good news your Her saucy tongue rusted in rather brought? Are you then worry, to leave" silence, an female warder Mère Faller,was.com-No,” Ivonne answered, but after that she passionate, and she pitied the child; she believ was silent ed in Yvqune's innocence. RAMY
After a few days Mere Pollet noticed a change in the girl; he had recovered her appetite and she seemed stronger.
น
A Mated intervals, which seemed to the girl few and far between, this pitiful wander took her on to some lends where she could get outer air without any view of what lay beyond the wall of her prison.
rally she called
up her courage, and told her-
One morning the chaplain came to her cell and told her she was free. He asked her whe- ther she wished to go to her brother, who now lived with her grandinother?
not answer. When the chaplain repeated bla Yvonne opened her eyes widely, but she did question, she said:
"Please give me time to think," harm instead of good she told herself that She had seen that her sacrifice had done though the freely forgave Gildas she was not called upon to spend the rest of her life with him and with his wife.
The chaplain spoke again.
"but I have received a letter to-day from your "I am sorry to hurry your decision," he said,
brought it wishes to take back the answer; the aunt at Morlaix, and the young sailor who letter asks you to go to your aunt."
Yvonne brushed her eyes with the back of her hand,
"They are better to me than I deserve," she said. "Yes, I will thankfully go to Morlaix, to my aunt."
with surprise at her squalid surroundings; the Alte end of the first month Yvonne tried to had slept soundly on the straw mattress which self that though her brother was unworthy of Lao, the gendarme, aftar vainly waiting for the Maire's return, bad brought last night into her her sacrifice, it had for all that been an act of Cell A HORMON AGB davation, and that she had. Just right to feel it. Yet, the would take her punish- As the sunlight streamed in an her, the gument paticutly, and at the end of the time she
proud of remembered all that had happened, and her should come our proud of what she had done, determination: to save Gildas An uneasy and fully entitled to the lasting gratitude of whisper suggested that this could only be done Gildas. by a falsehood bit Yvonne was swayed by her It was late in the afternoon. The day had feelings. She would save-Gildas, and some been intensely bot; a blue-bottle had found its day he would thank her for her courage. way into her cell, and it buzzed noisily against In the afternoon, Lao, the gendanne, came the smeared window pane; the girl felt oppress and led her into the justice som where ed by a strange restlessness. Earlier in the *Monsieur Serret examined offenders,
The room was long, narrow, and l-kept, the day she had been trying to picture to herself her return to her grandmother's house, and the atmosphere close and unpleasant Monsieur
old woman's dismay when Gildas proclaimed Serret, a small cheerful man, looked grave her innocence and confessed that he had been when Yvonne was in a ment in front of his dealen a little compart the thief. She now pried to quiet her restless A tall, wizen faced clerk sat at the lower fancy, she knew that it must really happen, and
ness by
thought; it was no idle recalling this desk on the right, but there was no one else the warder had said she might be released present besides the two gendarmes et
sooner than..she expected. All at once she *Yvonne Carhaix, "the Mayor spoke slawiy, and tried to make his voice impressiveyou the cell. Her colour, lessened by the close shivered, and then crouched into a corner of are accused by your grandmother, Barbe Car
confinement, fuded quite away, her head sank huis, of having laken wine and food and the
um of two hundred franes, her property, some criminal on her way to the guillotine.
on her breast, she looked like some despairing time in the afght of Thursday last Your Vore had at last soon the truth-she was grandmother is too ill to appeas, When I have a liar, and could not go back to Audierne, nor examined you I shall pinceed to take her perto Dol, for even the good nuns would refuse sonal deposition. Now what have you to say in to receive a liar among them. Gildas had your def
efencers Yvonne looked straight at the magistrate.
avoided her because he considered that she had disgraced herself by persist his Why had have nothing to say, Monsieur le Marie. Why had she not sooner seent
in falsehood. she dared to pick and choose among sins, and a title fool," the old woman muttered, Monsieur Serret stared at hoz; he opened his decide for herself which was lightest in God's wuth and puffed his cheeks till his face looked sight? If she had been condemned on her. as mund as a full moon.
"she has a face like an owl, and she wants to What do you mean, child? Take care what grandmother's charge she would at least have dress like a lady. I never wore a bonnet in
suffered innocently. You say. Do you mean me to believe you took
my life, nor did any, other farmer's wife at Audiere." four transhe read from a paper on his desk" three full-sized loaves, two skins of Jard, five bottles of wine, besides a score or so of culettes. This is impossible, Yvonne.”
I am guilty."
The girl reddened. She felt shocked at her self; the sound of her own falsehood had deeply shamed her, she saw her judge's face change. While she hesitated, he spoke again, severely.
say to you take care what you are doing. I believe you are trying to screen someone else. If you took these things, where are they, what have you done with them, someone must have helped your who was it?".
Yvonne's sharp wits came back to her; she saw that the magistrate suspected, and that everything depended on her answer.
She fixed her eyes on him
yes on him coolly, be thought insolently.
"Monsieur must pardon me but he is mis taken. 1 stole the things to please myself; no ona helped me I wished to spite my grasid- mother; she had offended me
The Matre had often spoken to Yvonne, and he had seen that the bright pretty girl did not
She had turned from the prison chaplain when he came to her cell; she thought that a priest in charge of prisoners might be freed from the usual seal, and if her secret were made known but she now felt it would be a relief to rid her she should have blackened her soul uselessly, self of this horrible burden. She could not cry, her burning eyes felt too dry to shed tears, and yet her heart longed for relief. Since she had taken this theft on herself she had not found help or comfort in prayer, she was fast losing faith in everything."
"It would be better to die, far better," she said. It was a cold and snowy winter. Yvonne so greatly missed the freedom and exercise of her former outdoor life that she could not keep her self warm; she had now passed several months in prison. The judge had said that good con- duct might bring acommutationofher sentence, told Mère Pallet the girl would be free before and the head warder, who had sent in his report, many weeks were over.
Mère Pollet shook her head. "Free, indeed;. the poor child is pining away," she said..
The head warder, however, remembered that
Something told her that Jacques had brought the message, and she blushed and buing her head. She remembered that she had se ught
the young sailor an inferior being to her bra ther Gildas.
gone. One thousand devis 1--I tell you the chili was as sound asleep upstairs as the old jysäinariis.now → Listened at her door."
Hemelalghed, you migh have owned up," she said. You were master, and she was servant. It could not be theft in you to take what was of riglit sbuholen? But listen, Gildas, unless you are too drunk-no, let me say it, it glares at me, and she will do me a mischief if has been th.wy mind for days. The old woman she gets the chance. Now that I am here I like the place, and I mean to stay. Your must help me to get rid of the old cat. She has a there cottage at Pont-Croix, she
can go and live Hila forothasla easily said, but how can it be, done! She is stronger than the looks, she She cannot spend them here, 1ell you. may live sous yearlyet, and Change of air would benefit her. She might live with your sister, who is too grand to live with us. Anyway, Gildas, you must choose between your grandmotller and me, I refuse to be glared at and muttered at any longer."
Curse her, Gildas said sullenly. "I should not go because you wish it. She's as obstinate be as glad as you to be rid of her; but she'll
as Satan."
In the pause that followed the old woman could hear her own heart beat between her snores,
+
Presently Tryphene tegan to cry. "Wretched fellow," she sobbed, "how you have deceived.me. Igave up six other men for you, and you promised are that we should have with, and that she would treat me as her all the and creature's money to do as we plented superior. Ieannotatay with you, I have been grossly deceived. No, I will not go to bed, Grandmother Carhaix sat in her usual place, Gildas, till you have come to some decision.".
So Idag a pattse followed that the old woman fancied Gildan must have fallen asleep...
All at once he spoke. "There is a way," he said. Did you ever hear of Babette?
but she looked even more evil than in the days when she used to scold Yvonne.
Gildas lolled on a bench and smoked his pipe... beside the hearth, now and then exchanging word or two with his wife who sat at the long table on which she had placed a good-sized looking glass. She was admiring herself while she tried on a bonnet which she had bought in
blackness of her teeth.
Tryphene grinned, thereby slowing the
"Have you noticed how the ravens croak here- than the young ones?" abouts," she asked Gildas, "the old ones worse
Gildas laughed loudly while be filled his pipe. He locked at his grandmother and saw that she quivered with rage:
ご
Come out, Tryphéne," he said carelessly, "I want to show you the,new Ealf."
Tryphene pouted she had not finished play ing with her bonnet, and she kept Gildas wait tissue paper wrappings and locked it in the big ing several minutes while she replaced it in its armoire, he key of which she put in her pocker, Then she followed her husband, who waited for her impatiently at the door. As Tryphéne moved, one saw that her figure was awry, one other shoulder being considerably higher than the
The old woman's forehead became clammy, and she felt as if she were stiffening from head
sounded terribly eager. to foot
"No, tell me about her." Tryphone's voice
"It was like this. Grandmother felt as you feel. She wanted to be rid of the girl-and-and so Babette was put in the mad-house and died there,"
The man's voice had sunk almost to a whisper, but Tryphene broke into a shrill laugh.
Excellent," she said the old woman heard the sound of a kiss-" who could have. thought the little husband so inventive? It shall be done out of hand, and then she looked round her shall really be mistress here.
Madame Carhaix lay awake till long after the husband and wife were sound asleep. She could not sleep. If the closed her eyes she saw the pale face of Babette crying piteously for the young husband from whom she had. visions, too. Her son, Jean, and another son, been torn before marriage. There were other whom she bad standered to his father so that Jean might inherit everything. Then she saw Jean's drowned face, and his sad wife whom she had left to starve till the good nuns of Dol had rescued the dying woman. There was no sleep that night for Barbe Carbaix. The old woman sat grinding her teeth.
She rose as soon as the day began to "So long as thought it was only she who break, and dressing herself as quietly jeered, she muttered. "But it is not, and and Gildas is a fool. My
SWORLD.
period was occipled of Eriday. Only an hour THE OLDEST REPUBI was devoted to the game on Monday, but on Tuesday and Wednesday the period of play was considerably more extended in order that The little repubile of San Marino, the oldest. a definite result might be arrived at. Perhaps I ought to have-mentioned before that the and saiallest republic in the world, is a pork competing teams were Clarke's flouse and the example of a medieval republic for its con junior of North Town, one of the sections into stitutions and customs are the same to-day. of all games and gencial school discipline few days there meets in the fine new palace which the day boys are divided for the purpose as they were in the time of Dante. Every So far as age was concerned, the elevens were of the govemment, opened four and a half About
equal
years ago, the venerable Council of Sixty Up to this point I am afraid my infonnation twenty nobles, twenty townsfolk has been very dry reading lay however, twenty countrymen, alected for life, and of this youthful hero, that the conditions under one a noble and the other a commoner, who essential to a proper appreciation of the batting, presided over, by the two Captains Regent which he has gained such notoriety should be hold office for only six months at a time, and
lly and
completely
understood. In attempt are not eligible for three years, Taxes be assumed that I want to belittle the efforts of ing to describe there, it must not for a moment
are practically abo-existentear: San Marino, the boy. A score of 628 not out speaks for itself. 13 per cent, a Sammarinese landowner pays so that where an Italian proprietor pays And even if it was thatio of a small ground, and only one and a half. Having no stand was extended over four or five days, it is still
ing amy, but only a guard of honour for score which hobody else Iris ever approached, the Regents, the republic is thus exempt from and which I venture to assert will not soon be
another heavy burdan, and will therefore not be age-be was hem in August, 1855-first saw eclipsed. Collins, who is not yet 14 years of represented or the Czar's conference: while, in lieu of customs, it receives a sum of from 80,000 the light in India. Ife has lost both his parents,
to 90,000 lire a year in compensation from the and at present his guardiana
Italian government. For almost the first time Tavistock, Devon, but before another term is the little republic is in debt. There is a deficis entered upon they will have moved to Clifton,
of 60,000 lire, attributable to the cast of a new and he will then be a "day boy, though that palace, anew cemetery, a new road railroads aro will in no way interfere with his cricket, be-
unknown), and the expense of coining the new cause all the scholars are subject to the same
silver money of San Marino. Despite the déficit regulations. He is a bright, well scl-up
in all honour to the moral of their peasant states youngster, and very popular with his colleagues; tablish gaming tables on the same platas M
a
reside at
present season he has made good scores, but he was not regarded as a bats- man very much above the average. Even to- day, Jack Painter, the old Gloucestershire batsman, who is now the chief coach af the College. says he has as much to learn as inost boys. A fault which has cost him his wicket many times is the difficulty he finds in keeping a hang and though very quick and possessed his right foot fini. He likes to jump in and have of a good eye, he is still far too reckless to achieve permanent distinction, unless he improves. As a reward for the honour the has brought the schooljitis probable he may get his "twenty- case he will have better facilities for practice "two" colours at the end of the term. If that
next season, and then if he has the ability his huge score indicates, he will mpidly develop. Fortunately, he is likely to spend four more years at the college, so before long we may see him in the clevd provided of course he does not prove a batsinan of rocket-like character.
So much for the boy; now for his innings. Being captain of his side, he laid the foundation of his success when he won the loss, and when stumps were drawn on the first day, he had just reached zoo. So. brilliant was his play on the second afternoon, that even the old Cliftonian match, which was in progress at the
same
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lost all its interest, and quite a performance. It was then, I think,he played his best cricket. The enthusiasm of the spectators, large crowd watched the boy's phenomenal PJAND CON
and his own natural desire to break A. E. Stoddart's record of 485, in no way affected his play. His hitting was beautifully timed, and for the most part crisp and judiciously placed. The strokes for which he showed the greatest partiality were cuts and leg hits. The long boundary on one side served him well, and the thirty-six 3's, showed the amount of ninning he had to do, for, as 1 previously pointed out, the sent the ball to them. At the close of Friday's boundaries only counted two, and 146 times he effort he had sog to his credit. On Monday in 55 minutes be secored 91, and then on Tuesday by down-right reckless work, he had advanced his total to 628 before the last man on his side was disposed of. He certainly had a fair amount of Juck
lead a happy life with old Madame Carhaix Mère Pollet always looked on the black side of those who mock me money shall not go to the as quickly as she could, she opened fact that he made a, three, 5's, thirty 4's, and
He repressed a smile at this childish explanathings, tion and then he remembered that the prisoner. was charged with having stolen money as well as food and wine.
He looked very serious as he "What have you done with the
the other thing?
money and
"I gave them away. You have only to hisk my grandmother, Monsieur, will tell you that I give food to beggars without leave; she has scolded me for doing this
Yvonne had said this quickly, like a lesson learnt by rote. The Maire looked incredulous. "Beggars do not come to a house at night, he said, unless they are dishonest beggars You must tell me to whom you have given these things
Yvonne shrugged her slender shoulders, she saw that her story was not believed t
mass in the prison chapel and went back to her It was a féle day. Yvonne came out from cell. She found Mère Pollet there looking
extra cheerful,
Would you like to see a visitor?" she asked
there is:
e is an early one for you this morning."
Yvonne bent her head. Mere Poiler went to the door and let in Gildas,
He came up to Yvonne smiling as if he and his sister had only parted a few days before.
The sight of his face revived Yvonne; her crushed-out devotion glowed in her eyes; Gildas had come to her at last. Thank God he was not ashamed of her.
and
live with
he told Mère Pollet to leave him with his sister. He bent down and kissed her forehead, ther "I bring you good news, little one." Gildas "I gave them to strangers. It is a pity spoke sa tenderly that tears came to Yvonne's Monsieur will not believe me, say that I alond am guilty of this theft, I am. I say that eyes. I have raised heaven and earth to help I alone am ready to be punished for info you, and
will soon be free. You will come She pressed her lips togther and looked
us, my jewel dafant. She thought themagistrate wasmaking her looks moved him; he could hardly realise He was a careless soul, but the change in it very hard for her when she saw him shake that this pale sickly girl, disfigured by the his head with the same incredulous look on his coarse prison garb, was his pretty sparkling face
sister. He seated himself near her, and Yvonne He presently turned to the gendarmes, and gently stroked his hair with her limp fingers;
Remove the prisonerske st all must send you to Quimper be said to she could not disturb her new born bappiness Yvonne, unless I can persuade your grandi poor little Yvonne," Gildas went on, "I
to by a word. mother to withdraw her charge, If you go up fear you have been dull; but it could not be for trial your case, will fancy be tried early helped, and it is over; my wife and I will make next week, and as you make ne defence, Judg life very pleasant for ment will be given at once":
you,"
The girl bent her head, and she was led back to her cell; the excitement was over, and she felt miserable
...
Your wife " she said. Yvonne stared wonderingly at him. Gildas drew himself up. He looked very bandsome, as he went on with some import ance
"I forgot you do not know that I am betrothed to Tryphing Pleyben, of Chateaulin. We are to be married on Saterday"
She was even more auspicious of Tryphene than she had been of Yvonne, and she told herself that if she meant to alter her will she must not delay. Gildas wife was, she thought capable of shutting her up in her own house She must, however, escape observation, so though she ardently longed to revenge herself she waited till the next day; she had heard the newly married couple say that they were going to the fête at Quimper. She still clung to Gildas, but leven if she cut him out of her will it would be easy to revoke the new arrange honoured her, and only pretended to agree ment if she discovered that he really loved and
with his wife for the sake of peace and quiet-
ness,
Next morning as soon as the couple were safely off in the Quimper diligence Madame Carhaix began to put on her Sunday clothes..
She had learned that the notary who had made her will was staying at bis country house at Primelin, and as soon as she was ready she set off for the village, helped by a tall knobbed Rosetic, a French protégée of Tryphones, a stick. She had previously given the little maid; holiday, so that there might not be aspy on her movements.
heavy-lidded eyes and pale grey complexion She leamed heavily on her stick, and her dull told of age and infirmity, but hey long plexion face was resolute, and she walked with long strides that showed the energy that possessed heavily when she came out of the notary's her her. On her way to Primelin she had frowned heavily when she came out of the notary's her
as she lifted the latch of her own door,
Yvonne's resolution lasted, and it sustained her in her slow and jolting joumey to Quimper it lasted through the trial which was ever much sooner than she had expected The Judge thought," the girl's voice sounded faint brought a deep fush into her cheeks by his thought, Gildas, you had settled to live comments on the early depravity of the prisoner with grandmother when you married one of the warst points against lier being, HeHe shrugged his broad shoulders. said, Madame Carhaix's refusal to withdraw the "Well, yes, for a time-we mean to put up chatge, though strongly urged to do so by with the old woman, but Tryphene is rich, and Monsieur Serret, the Mayor of Audleme. The she is accustomed to be mistress. She wishes Find and prepares the judge pro colis is her own home, and she says you must nounced a sentence of solitary confinement for of a servant. sure my wife will be good one year.This form, he salt;
greatly to you
The girl sighed and leaned back in her chair; the feebly fingered the richly trimmed edges of her brother, waistcoat At last she said in a low volcarnalginat
Does does Tryphone know the truth? I mean about my being in *prison ?!"
Glidas reddenedi&.scrow spread over his darkening face; he looked defiantly at bis sister.
Tryphene know what every one knows she" 4. knows you were sent to prison because you robe
shortoned by the penitence and
conduct of the prist
The trial was over
ing to be taken to
to spend her tem-
passage room in
darme on either side waiting hallkiled
Fais hall? "warzfilled from the str
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door and let herself out. She had determined to claim the protection of the Mayor against the evil designs of her grandson. She had for some time suspected Gildas of the robbery of which she had accused Yvonne, and yesterday in altering her will she had stated that fact to the notary as her reason for disin heriting Gildas in favour of her granddaughter. Now the resolved, to tell Monsieur Serret the whole.with.
I was bitterly cold moming, and white fakes were flying here and there as if the snow longed to come down heavily. The old woman felt strangely feeble on her way to the Mayor's by a sleepy servant, who stared In wonder at house. Her knock at the door was answered
her livid face and staring eyes.
Monsieur Serret-is not yet up," she said. "Will Madaine come in and wait, and with the words the old woman was shown into a fireless room and left alone."
An hour later, when Monsieur Senet came
down in his dressing gown and slippers to in terview this very early applicant, he found the tall gaunt figure lying back in a chair, rigid and lifeless,
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thing to Yvonne, and Gildas and his wife had The notary proved the will, which left every- to give up their claims; but Yvonne, now living persuaded to return to Audieme. happily with her aunt at Morlaix, could not be
I was soo unhappy there,” she said. “Ido not want to see the place again."
Old Piare, however, has been heard to say charge from the navy he will turn farmer, and that when his nephew, Jacques, gets his dis charge from will ayrsuade Yvonne to recon- 'sider her refusal to live in the old home of the Carhaix famfiy, H
THE RECORD BOORE.
OUT.
[By Cliftionian.]
they were not all dificult. It seemed, however, for the gave nearly a dozen chances, and as if he was bound to make russ, and so the record for the highest individual score goes back to lifton College once more.
Not con- tent with this unique Batting performance, Collins went on and bowled out eleven of his opponents for 63 runs, with the result that. Clarke's House won the match by an innings and 666
In bringing my narrative of this great deed to a close, I may mention that A. E. Stoddart here, whom he presented with a bat. Congra was one of the first to congratulate the youthful tulations and presents have poured in upon bim from all parte, but the college officials are exercising a wise discretion in his acceptance of the latter. They have not forgotten that Collins is still a boy and they are not disposed to allow one big score to ruin his career.-B.
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She was very tired, but she took off her
that usually happens. Its reputation in this respect is being maintained in other than a holiday garments and carefully folded the embroidered body of her gown and the fringed
political sense-and in a very amusing way.
It will be remembered that in March merino kerchief with its richly embroidered corner that had covered her shoulders. She HOW COLLINS OF CLIFTON MADE 628, NOT of a young lady who had arranged hor replaced these and the clean muslin cap and
last the story was told in the Daily Mall
the Donald the gold and silver ribbon she had worn round
passage and embarked on
wrappings within the armoire. the skull cap beneath it in numerous paper
Currie liner Dunvegan Castle at Southampton, to sail for Nata, to
marry the gentleman of When little Rosette came in expecting the past week about the record score made by her mind and walked ashore, just before the So much nonsense has been written during her acceptance; but that she suddenly changed found Madame Carhaix crouched on the settle very glad to have the opportunity ofgiving a entreaties of her parents, the erratic bride rebuke for having outstayed her time, the AE. Collins at Clifton College, that I am ship sailed. Notwithstanding the carnest seemingly half asleep, and the fire a heap of full account grey ashes.
anything he performance. Before saying could not be persuaded to sail and marry the Undersigned The old woman presently roused and ate her who has suddenly become so famous, it is ne
the work of this young bateman Wand she grew pals while the judge pro-come to Yvonne,—it will save the expense meagre supper, of black bread and buttermilk cessary for me to describe the conditions under fide, The liner salled without the bride, and
and then told the girl to take her and to go to which the match was played. Any of my read-
the pretty wedding clothes and the presents bed. Madame Carhaix went to the door as who are dequainted with the Close at
want on in the shiis, maiden of Indecision at the foot of the ladder and locked it, and as know that it is divided into a score of terraces.again changed her mind and decided to set
A few weeks later she did so she thought of Yvonne. It was the The smallest of these, which is also of the high sail to full her contract with her forgiving first time for many months that she had allowed eat level, adjoins the junior school. It is 60 lover, the Castle Line generously allowing her herself to think of the girt, and she felt yards wide and about too yards fong. Then the to use the passage ticket for another steamer, strange yearning to see once more the bright ground abruptly slopes near three feet, till The little maidenly relapse was overlooked face and graceful lissom figure against which another plateau is reached of much larger on the forgive and forget principle. For she had so steeled herself.
dimensions, Well it was on this upper and giveness was asked all round and extended with limited stretch that the wickets were pitched many tears and much emotion, and the happy for the match which has now become historic andserene condition of affairs which supervened As they were placed across the narrow-section of the grand there were only 19 yards behind in due course the blushing bride was safely foreboded a happy issue out of all the trouble. each set offitus. To the wall, square with them on the side was a distance of 70 yards where the gallant and devoted swain stood
MATT LANDED AT NATAL while on the other down the slope to which I waiting on the quay to receive her Every Yvonne' eyes brightened a colour fushed
have already allded, all hits had to be run out, arrangement was then made for the wed She thought she had been asleep five there being practically no limit to the space in ding The following morning the bride her cheeks,
minutes or so when she was cruelly roused that direction for the land shelves away to the Do you mean, Gildas, that you consider me from her sweet rest by voices close beside her Banatorium in the far corner. When I add the brideroom, with the mistery walled stood arrayed in all her pretty things, and She kept her eyes fixed on him bec, she had been careful to shut herself in boundary lit committed two, my readers will at the church in Joyous expectation. Amid
is tried to, fréé himself from that mute tracery, and she was remindink pulak Cochranverogard'Ao'the match
with the sliding doors carved in open-work have a very fair idea of the locality in which the usual rejoicings, th
therefore invisible as she lihts greatindings of 628 was played.
the bride started uestioning appeal, but the pathetic gaze held turned to listen.
for the church, which-10, and lack for be quit Tryphene said, already of those hlakkform part
sitwasyong the fickleness of maidenly resolves once wish me to doubt the wisdom of the the snoring has ceased, in a
the regular system again the changed her mind. She stopped the ntence-but he hesitated as he old devil will be awake” degan (the latter Bilf
minute or so
so the of house flat-
hich give
mjúch zest to carriage when part way there, insisted on the the cricket term
These A loud nord echoed through the room, and ot completed la-one day, arenation continued whence she had started. Finally even for if coachman driving her back, and returned. back
of laughter from, Glidas, whead Sopportunity presents itself “the laughter which to
ever and ever, she had really and truly de ears did not sound quite sober.
mid-day being utilised as well-cided not to marry the man she had chosen. What do you call that he said.
won't go so far. The state of utter humiliation and adject It minds me of the time when I
arginated with E. 7. S disappointment of that unhappy young man I played burgla here, and supplied my larder out of grandmoth
Which hade the name who had waited so long may be imagined; but ket centre so long ago what could the poor man do? His magnant that in this case the mous behaviour has drawn forth the sympathy
rying Intervals, in of everybody in Natal ARIEL
VORNO LEW:
Lareng, and
ne abako
that he dig
At once
She will never come back." she muttered I told her she was a thief."E She was so tired, that though she knew arts bed your grandmother; how could she believe Gildas and his wife would not reach home till the any other story when you pleaded guilty? But past ten o'clock, she went to bed at eight and on youneed not fear, she will never twit you with slept soundly with prodigious snores, enough arned your misfortunes, veine we will both try to to rouse Rosette, whe slept on the floor of the
yes make you forget, my poor little sister."
·loft. Ανατο
Chad falater drew, forth a pea and mothers practised about!
and he him Cachis only idee.
help, but he had Mère Follet came
amiled
But
The old woman trembled all over her long. body was as much as she could do to keep her snores deep and regular. 1. 26
What do you mean
an excited tone
the things Did your help i
said Tryphene in Határ fook
1
ing to
The bride of many minds is returnii England to her fond parents.
Now, in all these unique
circumstances what
countersignatu
are hereby notified that their Good their risk being discharged into Lighters delivery may be had either from Lig or landed into our Godewas at Wanchal
Bills of Lading. froin our Godowns upon c
Goods remaining unclaimed after instant will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance has been la
SAVAN
Hongkong, 24th August, 18 INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGA TEK COMPANY, LIMITED, FROM CALCUTTA, PENANGA
SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamshi
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having arrived from the above Ports, of Carga by her are hereby informed Goods will be delivered from alor
Cargy impeding the on board alter Janded At
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