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OVEMBER 9,

THE END OF THE GIRDLE

oped a staid curtay. End Herminia. Good. edel, do not forget good whey have told you that already down below? Good. Let 13 see. The big trunk the parch- ment in the bathroom, the others. between the windows. A "call at} eight-thirty- Hermaniem Cafel

complet, with bacen. No crescent,

If do not love fat! You will clean my shoes with my own outfit,

Louis. Do not take them away.

I

will put out a suit later for A touch of the fron. That wil dn.

I require nothing more.**

"À monsieur who knows what he! wants evidently," said Louis as they reached the corridor.

"Mon Dieu, yes,” said Herminie. "What have you, then?" asked

Louis a little surprised at her "He will pay, won't

vehemenice.

be ?**

Herminie smoothed her aprod

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GRAJPUTANA "SOUDAN

SCHTIRAL

SCATHAY

"BURDWAN

RAWALPINDI

Cargo only.

From Tons Hong Kong

About

2,000

Pestination.

9th Nov. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham

berg. Kotterdam, Antwerp Anl

17,000 16th Nov: 14,000 30th Nov. 6,000 7th Det.

Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham

•burg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Fail

"If he pays that is all one de- sires," said she.

But after Manch. as she sat at her table in the corridor knitting & black silk girdle for a cassock. her thoughts were unleashed. The girdle was to be three yards long and three inches wide, and be- cause it was all plain knitting her &fingers worked mechanically while her mind wove its own black girdle from her thoughts. That girdle

12,000 14th Dec. Bombay Marseilles & Loudon 16.000 28th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London

6,000

4th Jan Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham

burg, B'dan, Antwerp & Hull. 14,500 11th Ian Bombay. Marseilles & London.

6,000 18th Jan, Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham-

bury, R'dam & Hall. 17,000 25th Jan Bombay, Marelles & London 7,000 1st Feb. Marseilles, Exvre, London,

burg, R'dam Antwerp & Hall 15,000 8th Feb. Marseilles & London. 15,000 22th. Feb. Marseilles & London.

+

STAR-GAZING.

JOHN MACK BROWN AS I DOTRATE ALABAMA OYS

SET IN THE NFFARS AND S

OF THE SILTI JOHNNY: ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY

·ALABAMA. WHERE HE BECAME NOTED AS A FOOTBALL STARLS

JOHN WAS PICKED FOR THE" ALL-` AMERICAN TEAM AND PLAYED IN THE BIB NEW YEAR'S GAME IN PASADENA. THERE HE MET GEORGE FAWCETT WHO, AFTER TWO YEARS OF PERSUASION, IN- DUCED THE FOOTBALL STAR, TO TAKE

A SCREEN TEST.

SUCCESS FOLLOWED EMMEDIATELY, YOU'LL HEAR DIS SOUTHERN IHAVE AGAN. IN COLLMABIAT "AGAINST THE LAYY" IN WHICH JOAN IS STARREZZ,

John Mack Brown is starred in "Against The Law,” which will be showing at the Alhambra next. Toesday.

Was Heaven, then, blind?

was more than three yards long. the Marshal Lyautey went down I sacrified to this Duhamel, a type of Measured by time it seemed to She had been but one year mar-self-indulgent satyr, as the hotel Herminie an eternity.

ried, and her child, born to a house staff well knew, a well of iniquity, Maxy years ago, the second win-of mourning, never breathed.

poisoned with all the Flows. ter she had come to Nice, Provid- In those days all the village of Hamerce had led her to make a pil-St. Justin moved round the great grimage to the Church of Laghet, house of the Vancourt Brissons, in the hills behind Beaulien. hereditary Owners of extensive him here to her. 6,000 29th Feb. Marseilles, Exvre, London, Ham- the picture had left a mark upon it chanced that as Herminie lay, staircase light. The lift ascended There she had seen the picture, and lands in that neighbourhood, and A rising shadow blotted out the burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall 7th Mar. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

17,000

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weak and stricken with her second Its gates clanged. Monsieur Du- not be guessed, yet at times it was dressing gown and went quietly It was hung in the cloisters with lom, Madame Vancourt Brisson hamel blandered out. Herminie given to people, as it had been to zoom two hundred and five others crudely done in wool and gave birth to a baby girl whose rose dutifully. Monsieur Duhamel given to her that night, to glimpse Opening the door silently with in oils and even in pencil It first cry was its mother's requiem sneezed.

a pattern. Surely she knew why her pass key, she crept in." All great The good Doctor Mercier himself "Bless you!" said the lifteur, she had come to the Colonnes, why was very still She could not evidence of art or skill, but it was brought the tiny orphan to Her-Musieur has a cold

she had gone to Laghet, why even hear Monsieur breathing. A alive, vibrant with faith..

minie to faster and to find solace It is nothing" Monsieur Du-Mousienr Cent. Quatorze had a dim green light from the lamps at It represented a sinking ship in loving.'

hamel snote his chest "I retire cold and why he had, that year of the entrance gates through the APCAR SAILINGS Boats were being lowered The Remembering DOW

Herminie early. To-morrów. I shall be all all years, come to the second floor. persiennes showed her the bed ship's company exhibited in ex hugged her thin shoulders.

right."

Perhaps even why he had dared and the man upon Th pression and attitude a naive

"Just cows" commented an “A drink, very hot, when mon- to arrange the announcement of

After a loox impute-watching alarm almost Judicrous, which American girl to her friend in sieur is in bed,” said Herminie. his engagement to Yolande on she laid the back of her hand upon Singapore, Penang Rangoon and benignant Virgin

Calcutta

among the passing. "These French maids "Rum with lemon. It is very com- February the fifth, yea! That was forehead. Sit was cold as a clouds regarded woodenly

don't think. They just sit there forting to the lungs when one is to make sure that she remembered wet sponge. Beneath was written in a round and browse”

suffering."

everything. As if for one moment! St drew a little bottle-from. laborious script, Thanks to Our

For five years Herminie had That was purely reffer - If Her-she over-forgot February the fifth. Lady of Laghet, who saved me watched over the little Yolande minie had found a lady with a At ten o'clock she found the rom from the wreck of the Marshal living in the big house as nurse headache she would have said, "An and lemon and honey in the som-

10,000 9th Nov. 8,000 23rd Nov." 7,000 6th Dec. 10,000 20th: Dec. 8,000 3rd Jan.

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On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish; quiet or hectic for the E. & A. will humour your every" whim.

And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and there is of course a Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestra and a fine Laundry

..

Lesley Lee Algiers, on the fifth until Monsieur Vaucourt Brisson infusion of billet with orange-melier's pantry. She put a kettle Seaman Mari Antoine, born

pocket and laid it on the bed

Qui

an hotel.

the

that

Ting again.

becomes tragedy at

“Fear, no more, little Yolande.” whispered. “At her feet he of February, 1917. Ora pro nobis. had taken a second wife, a lady flower water. It is very calming on the ring to boil, and as she bowed, he fell down,” and turn-

at of ambition who had replaced the to the nerves, madame"

waited she found herself repeating she left as silently as the Nite, 1990.”

humble Herminie with a terribly Monsieur agreed.

ing under her breath: "He asked Carne Herninic had made enquiries smart governess from Paris, and

Monsieur di “A good idea, Herminie. I have for water and she gave him milk.

ring for his for this good seaman Mari, who Herminie had sought her livell travelled far, and lately I have She brought forth butter in a

did nothing at all. had this borne witness of debt for hood in hotel work. Nothing could slept badly. Perhaps I shall take lordly dish" Butter, no need for. When

ring spoken to the his salvation, because the cataclysin ever break the gentle chain that a cachet You are de garde, Her butter. The kettle boiled

cred from which Our Lady of Laghet bound mother and foster daughter, minie? Good. At half past ten She found Duhamel- ready in 200m had drawn him unscathed had des-and every summer Herminie re bring me a double rum St. bed. A glass upon the bed table troyed her husband.

the had found him employed being near her treasure. Yolande lemon and honey

turned to St. Justin for the joy of James, understood-very hot with indicated that he had been taking

care of himself upon one of the Corsican packet had need of sympathy.

"It is perfect, monsieur.”

"It is very hot," said Herminie, bests, the

Herminle took from her pocket

Hermine resumed her work. "Monsieur must-drink it quickly, "Ah, Madame Veuve Sciaparelli," letter she had received but three Three yards, would one ever reach quickly. It is nece he had answered her, as if I do days ago and re-read it

the end of the girdle? It was like spire." not remember the brave Nonce "Dear. Mother Herminie." it ran,life that went on and seemed to “Good,” said he “that is going evident. The poor Monsieur had Had he bat worn, as I did, the "Art thou well? Dost thou grow have no purpose, but at last it was to do my business !"

la col He had slept badly is he medallion of Our Lady of Laghettat? Hast thou a crowd of good finished and became, good or bad, “Justement,” said Herminie, told the lifter only the evening

clients who shower the rewards on an offering to God, for beg

"that is going to do your busi before. He had sent the chan- - zlt had been a torpedo attack and thee that thousmeritest?" -World The life of this monsieur, what ess

id out for veronal, as she EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS, tad been time for all to take to my news Thou knowest my crush, to take, to defile Why did took the glass the ship had aunk slowly. There that I could be with thee to tell good was that? He only lived to She held out

and a half empty"

bed fable. Per that he had al- dose, he had.

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300th Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 000 29th Nov. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 7,000 5th Dec. Shanghai & Japan. Av 8,800 12th Dec. Anty, Shanghii & Japan,” 6,000 112th Dec Shunghai & Japan:** 14,500 18th Dec." "Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 6th Dec. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan,

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the boats

father's financial misfortunes, not the good God make an end of fell back alon *And Nonce then? she had little, mother.

They nearly over- it? asked fiercely.

whelm him. cambered and brothers to

me he

The good Nonce had died as were by accident. A monsieur who travelled an government busi ness rushed to get into one of the

when

has called upon

bosts as it was being lowered at Cannes in “Not a very pretty gentleman, that one, Madame Nmee had stood my hand in on the rail to clear a fall, which all take me wit had fouled and this Monsieur Duhamel, in his panie rush, had thrown him into the sea, where the suction of the sinking boat had

so big not lo drawn hin under.

member the Szame "of feur-Duhamel,” H

she had

Herminie,

state is en-

two half- Tife

sprouting black minic's fingers rested. She line of the coll

long time looking down

Haber

office on the

meto

who

wrote to Hern

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to per

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