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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1901.

THE CHINA MAIL.

A PRESENT ACCEPTABLE TO ALL.

A CHOICE SELECTION OF

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE CREAMS

IN FANCY BOXES AT POPULAR PRICES.

*

Reviving sweets repair the mind's decay."- POPE.

WATKINS, LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS.

the anand burning of the úshing hunt, feit the barrel of his revolver bonenth

as a propitiatory clering to Neptane, as her band,

has bee anal for the last century or so.

He is your curte durée. Now

It looked a mysterious ceremony car-120-romerase, it is my life you are ried out in the darkness of the strange playing For. He left her as the dow

of the Salle de Jau, ravine.

1 shall wait on the termest come va The priests blessed the boat, then it i was fired, and gradually the flames me when you can,' were his last words.. mounted higher and higher above the !

Moun glanced back before the door-

poured.

palms, util they reached the flag-desk-swung behind her, but he had diszy al muusta. The bugs crowd was forced hack in a larger and larger circle by the heat of the bircze."

To Mom wich fare second more strange than the last, as he watched

The room was thronged with 2,brik- hant erow, for it was the busiest hour i

Every tablo was in ful of the night. swing and surrounded by players.

The excius, glistening eyes of the people i Mona felt intensely excited, but she

aronted her, their quaint features exag, gerated in the light of the Baumes,

Unknown languages and patois sound ed on every sile, for the peasants came from far and awar to witness the

veremony.

Suddenly Mo felt an arm put he

ly through hers, and a man drew her away from the outskirts of the crowd.

I know I am breaking my word, but

1:

followed her instructions implicitly, .⠀

Was it the Prine's own systeuil slas wordored. Who was he? Why did he not come himself? Would he racegi nis that she was not his wife upon her return. Above all, should she wis?- is very life depended on the turn of the curtis.

1

Was anyon else playing for sneh stake: She

She glanced round.

To not cac; I am alsolutely erk-nerved herself to begin, then the mag less," he said with a strong foreign nificent room and the throng of players Mona forgot herself ecent. Hush, do no mawer me somed to vanish Do wher 1 ask this once, then we will utterly, all she know or cared was that part again for ever. I tell you you the pile grew beneath her eyes; must, he said, as she tried to interrupt hin, and malto bim set her free.

Suddenly she looked up, rato in band, and saw the Salle sa's growing empty, As op curringe was waiting, he enly a few tables were still working. lifted her in ake talked. To the: The dock was in sight and she saw that Casiao, toite ** The sat to the cocker,, she had been playing for hours instend The un obeyed, and started up the of minutes..

hill at a furious pach

She felt a sudden suck of horror.

It is useless to protest, he said. Was she, too, subject to the gambling

I tell you if you refuso I will shootmania!

myself how ar your side! It is little enough supply,' he added bitterly, for

a tuan to ask of his wile. Prounias me Yes, or no?

At all events she dared refuse, 110- thing while they were alone together; the man'looket as if he peant, what he Suid.

The romance of the South seemed to v awakened a corresponding spirit in Mona. Come what way, be whit it might, she would do it.

Yes, orzo, which shall it be? be demanded again, grasping her wrists.

Yes, she answered promptly. Eur what is it

And the Prince, whore was bet

She gathered up he gold, ahronscious of the comments of the few remaining bystanders

Mona weat swiftly from the room and out into the still beauty of the cool! night. Her heart was beating strange- ly as she reached the wide terrace,

The Prince was standing at the end,. She went straining his eyes uut to sen. rapidly down towards him. He turned and came to meet her, his face haggard and drawn arith the long suspense.

To him it meant life art pleasure- Siberia or death.

Mona and nothing but, with her Here-take this is pulled out own young face as set as his, held out some notes from his pocket and stufed her roll of notes and gold. them into her heads to the

You have won! Boshe moi! Yon.

Casicothe turther frenzie-t-qui have given me my life! Hark! A runte table to the right--place as distant roat fall upon her ears. It was this card tells you, and bring me the midnight express entering the tun

the result. Do you understand why it nel of Cap Martin, ̈ ̈ ̈

means? I au discovered; they are of He turned swiftly back and caught my track, tonight is my last chance of her in his arms.

escape. I will not go back to Russia

in the end it must mean Siberia. If

Why were you not always thus? he

you win for me tonight I live. But cried. But I krup my word. Fare remember will keep my word to you. well for ever! De sissed her passion-

If you loss well, you are still more stoly, then set ber free, and bounded

down the sloping path to the station.. free that is all

Mona stood alone in the moonlight.

"They draw up at the Casino um 18 be helped ber from the carriage Mona | → V. AP

When Women Entertain

at cards, etc, there's some

sort of a beverage required-and it ought to be a good beverage for the sake of one's personal satisfaction.

guest will enjoy

Fach

Rainier Beer

-it's something that is distinctly good, and there isn't a drop of harm in a house- ful of it. Its flavor makes staunch friends.

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