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HERR PAULUS ITIS RISE ITS GREATNESS, AND HIS FALL.

BY WALTER DESANT.

*AUTHOR OF "Ap. Solers AND CONDITIONA

orbes." ko, &c.

BOOK THE SECOND,

ÚHAPTER XVI

Gure CUNSENTI

It was a pity that Sibyl-lid not remain fire minut longer in the Camera Obgents, bonus she would have been rewarded by the sight of -Peal with her father. Teateret the study, in ffer just as she left that ingenisus machine upon Mr Brudenel was horribly norvan The calculations les had lon making considered the "possibile tross of all the money, and are therefore - įgylaps a ingaanre of his Faith,

titrix f

Paulle grid. 1. how glad I am you Con Briog ne seras comfort, my dear iriand. Unva ya no message for ma Nono et all?. Consiler.“-

No Havayon no Falth P Pani pointed

stirnly to the calculations.

not "

..

And now that can never happen. Dourigs, Mr Brudenel, there will arise pillars of the Temple, who will sustain the ediflos--your difico-hon you have passed across the narrow line to the life bayond. But you must write Oh you will not forget this time."

To whom must I waste f To Ladk Ibn Me Delek "

He proka no lotter. Ho is hore-ho in with ug-ho is koking on while we speak. Write to Tom. ny. Dear Tom, I have been informed of your attachment to Sibyl I did not suspect this. I am informed that yon were aliens be CRUBS Four own rises of things spiritual are antagonistic to my own. I am now tured that the fulure I had imagined for my daughter will he impossible. The wise men, Hring and dead, with whom I am now daily conversing, tell be that they are powerless against certain natures, to which you and Sibyl belong I withdraw, therefore, my original plan of Sibyl's Fature Attiress her when you please. The joga of love and marriage are poor and transitory compared with the joys for what I fondly destined her, Shob jors as the world and the present life have, you will, I trust, be able to give my child. And the other world, who you discover that the phenomenal is not the rol, you will, with her, begin to climb to the bigbor planos, where you will find me with others who love her and will joyfully welcome har.""

laverfect Eaith. Paul, perfort Fit bis anxious eyes night, make one incredulous as

Paul dictated this letter, while Mr. Brudenel to the perfection. I am sured as to their wrote obediently. When it was finished be fold god intentions My only fear in that. con-ed it and placed it in an envelops which he direo. sitecing the tusīguificance of the stress and ted in the usual way. this worthlessness of money-mre merry-and

I mention this trival aircumstancs bacanya literal indiffrence wheller w get it or after doing so Mr. Brudenel lifter his eyes to Paul, who stood beade him. The notion no "Te Paul repbed, gravely. There is that cupied moment-less than a zoment. He danger. But on thithur band recumber that dropped his anguia. But the latter was gone. the only stands in the name of Thre. They Where is it F" he asked. save big Transported from Bombay from 1-don't know I suppose that Icik-bili Abyssinia, my fross. America on parpras in reshus taken it. Perhaps be will send it to Tom. eive this money and plans it in the Bank after Courage! Tomorrow evening will bring hap- the modern fashion. The venerable Izik, I sappiness to all", pose, never let d any money before în the whole Paul," said Me: Brudenel How can I of his long life think that the mere fact of thank you ? The tears stood in his res. How his wiring it will remind him that it is not an can I over thank you for all that you have done Ratiff rent inat to you-aol boenase you. per- Penally, rahu- menegaka

I do not. Pank You-that is rouf Friends - taught me better things" Nhing gould be ingres humble than Mr. Bruder at

de of mind, or even of andy. The very kuni lity hit his word. His forefund was lined with one and his yes were haggard. If as he been thinking all day and all wirkt about the money he told not have hanked more ansios ang could he love laed it moris,

AS, DAILT FRE88. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1st, 1888.

was posgued of wonderful powers which be bore mostly; be bed lifted hor soal u handres timos; he was her Prophet; and now he said that he loved her. Was it possible F.

"But, oh! Pan!" Hotty cried, presently, "we are foolish. You are pledged tuulife of velibacy" "Only the higboss adepta tro celibates, my dear. I renouns for your sake the highest degree. I shall be stuff rod te tomain on a lower plane with you, Hetty."

I am abled to convey the messages of my Friends, and to enfree respect for the teaching of the Hidden Wisdom."

"Yes, Faul, I koop that Power

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I have been warned. Betty, by one who kaows, I have been warned, ogain and again that if I suffered a woman to fill my thoughts ITHE Company's Steamship shoclil lose that power. The who have it must key tastered, and from every abour fins ponion.

absorbing "You would repeat the time would come But the most fatal of all is Loto. My dear, for when yan would repeat-and regret your hoion, weeks the thought of you has han gradually No. Paul, you must not be dragged back by stealing over my lert and mastering. I on woman. You would never lift me to the higher think of nothing else. I fear I have lost my level. I belong I have always known it-to Fower." the lower. Cicely might rise, but I could not. Paul, lenta me mild-and-fargst me"

But she attered these last words with so much reluctance that all this more they feed the young and ardent lover. Indeed, there was no coque try in Hetty. It was her heart that epoke in thus rotuotance to let him go.

Twill never leave you, Hetty. For your sake I would willingly abandon-res, I would abandon he remembered the monition of his Martereren my Powera,”.

Why, then, Paul, you will be no more than az ordinary man in love with an ordinary.gir The simmon lot will be ours"

Yesterday," said Paul, apparently not much comforted by this assurance. I tried as nanal with Mr. Brudenel. He only stored at me and began to fuss about the money which he thinks Im has lost I could not move him. Then I tried with Cienly. She laughed and chattered, I neuld not move her. And then I tried with Lady Augusta and she did not even know that I "For my sako Oh, Paul! For my sako? wasserting all my will to move her. Helty, But you would never abandon your Windo. You le try oues mur. Sit as you used to sit could always teach pie, whether you could con-o. Fold your hands, hold up your the-look verse with your friends or not even if you eased no fall in the ayes. Oh! Hetty," he stooped to to talk with the spirits of the dead."

kiss her, "no woman in the world has such boo tiful eyes. So ZID,"

"If I lost my Powers," he said, "I should lose my I should lose you, Haity, cause ——" He meant to say, becanse bawould have no ens af sheistence at all. Bat he could not say thin. "Whatever you lost, Paul, you would not lose me if you desired to keep me

Without my Powers, I should be a beggar indand. Other on havas profession or rahi.

Yet if I love you tions. I should base pare.

now I understand-while I love you-for the last week my mind as beez full of yos-I could de little. My Powers are failing,”

Sho obeyed bin. After five minutes he stop ped. Oh he cried, I feel that it is cauless

"Paul, I cannot help it. Your eyes have lost- their old look. They have à much awester look." The authority has goneont of then.”

"Yes" be grinned.

the authority has goma. Perhaps, when I go away, it will rotarn."

I hope it will never return," said Heity. "No, Paul, no. If you wish it, you shall hava your power again. What are your Friends worth if they cannot give it back to you ?** ·

My dear, you do not know what you ars say

"Paul, you. dus't understand," said Hotty *I do not love you brosuse you have this wong. If I have thrown away my Pover. I shall dorful gift Without it you would be always never get it again-zever-unvor. Without it: the same Faul to me. It is you your foot I can do nothing. Think of all the things that you clothed with a magician a robe that I love." I har done, and remember that without the

Power Tenali hare done one of these.”

"My dear, you have dove these things once. Why ared to do them again?"

Hotty, can you not understand? What am T werth without this gift. It was mine my own

and I have leat it

"You have lost it through love-through me. Leave off loving une, Paul, and it will come back, I love you, because you are the most beartiaux I aizull have the recollection.".

Sho burst into tears and Paul, carried out of ful girl in the world, and the best. I love you

himmelf, soothed and caressed her. because you are Hetty.

-OLF cau it be? I thought no one would ever love me. I thought it was impossible." Impossible? Oh, Hofty Imposible for ¡body to love you ?”,

Hetty sighed a deep and happy sigh. "Tell me some day, wiren you please, Paul, about yourself. TU me all that is in your mind

if you love me, let me share your ambitions and learn your desires"

"Hetty-how can you love me 2" You must not try to thank me. I am but a

"Nay, Paul, it is I who must ask that quics servant. Now" rest easy, only take care to say nothing about the letter-not a word, minion. Who am I that you should love me? vither to Tem or to Sibyl. Loare the delivery of am poer, szd I am not clever. I are not a lady. the letter to those who have takon it. My dour even by birth. My mother is a Melium-oh! friend," he took r. Brulanel's hand and held how the world despises a Mediamand it, "it is believe me, an infinite happiness to feel father was once a clerk. What he is now I know that I have been instrumental in siding and in not, or whero he is." saving you. Sit dowo, amuse yourself, read novel-hero is that book of Quits's still in your drawer, untuished Come out and see the pig You don't one about the atores Paul ver! plo in the striata, go and talk at your club" penBut you honour is engaged." Mr. Brad-nel belonged to one of the sepulchral "Yes, ras. My honour is caged; and labs, where shout a dozen members are acquaint- the poor children's money-alt "And the Comed, and the rest of the men glare solemnly pany-my Company bankrapt. My one is ench other Go and look it pictures: ake guy do not get boek hir ranney Sibyl to the theatro this evening and langh at her malved to sell my honse and but something funny," M. Brudenel had not been en Tai Lady Anet basant for de to the theatre for thirty years Perhaps be live up in humble styl; and as for the bio might hava langhed ones or trics aring that it when the nest pits to lined perind, ber 30 one remembered it "Any how, will give the pect to the children in lifetime be happy and free from care. And or, Mr. mart livide it ang them at my death. I acted Brudenel, that yon have been, above all other Ter the text but if I have lost their anayen, etrangely and wonderfully dealt with." Tan pay it work. If 1 mold only remember

Mr. Bintraet uk back into his chair and why Is the shares, and why I signed Thisted his lands, as one who is overwhelmed by what his former friends would have called a You forget every dny what hapsend he comic wave of psychic force. The contempla. tween you and Izik Iba Mepek. You hartian of an elderly bald-headed goutten in such forgotton daily for two awul. And yet you a condition has in it something comic. Paul, wonder why yon lave forgotten this single cir with a light in his epe which betokens apprecia oninstance. Luy-it-all-forgetfulness and energiou, retired-and-aflly closed the engr thing-ul e doar of Izak, and bare Faitu."

clogs"

Mr. Rond í sighed hourile By rostaatly repeating that he had Faith he End cope to by-inf; yet, as has been already staled.

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"My dear," he said. "I will never leave you. Coms what may, you are mine and I am yours that you have done in making me love you. Dht Hatiye laughed aloud. "you do not know, Everything is changed. All that Lady Anyaste T bas at beart is destroyed. Thora will be no mara progress in the Accent Way; there will be no Captain Talbot, will be despatched for the more instrastion for Mr. Brudenel; there will be no more mirades after to-morrow. It is shat tered-the west wonderful; the most parfash I will tell youverything. Hetty-avary. Joreation-and there is nothing left for us but to thing but not now. There are things which I walk the earth like common folk, hand-in-hand, must keep hiddos while I am bore. Alterwards with no help at all from my mysterions Friends, but what will happen afterwards?. I know not and go communications with the spirits. Will

you be happy still. love p what will happen."

Yen, Paul, I ask no bettor thau the common While you are here. But-Paul-you are

"It." not going away."

He turned his head and answered with evasion. Then be happy. doar. I must tell you more. "I cannot stay here always. I mm, to beginsome day--but now to happy, Hetty if this with, only a guest, though I brave bora allowed contenta

You." Fapl." she whispered, "if this mysturisks to feel maalta son of the honse "

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But whers will you go? Paul, will you on ean never pretend and invent and stoop to the above Porta on TUESDAY, the 24th it,

Friends take youany anddenly and mysteriously

that we shall not know where you are play tricks for money. 0511 would work for RSDAY ORP

For Freight or Passage, apply to It may be so. Fatty." But he did not raise you night and day. Pank-there is nothing that

YUEN FA} HONG Outside, be smiled-any, he laughed, but not bis eyes. I know not. Tomorrow evening I would not do for you, to save you from hacem

A goats. habbed and towed at night, and ke fidgeted. Then he wide as if he was going to put I ball this to son slane, Hetis have to restore ing a Medina. Ob, you could not. You Say ung past for all the work an if he Lal none.

Hindal The loss of

Bongkang. 29th January, 1858.

|176 oh an exple in his heu bod ad or his coat and bot. Then he stopped half to Sibyl and Cio-ly and Tom the fortunes there to wise aut to August and Curly, and with them Hett.. bad mood, and bositated.

so nearly lost. When that is done my work here your Power will not to your Wiadon. Tot

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, Every young person who hesitates, whether o is done. I have delivered my Menge. I har hare still your lofty-md. Paul, when it ia

LIMITED. peter Faith and looked for the day with jégtul male young person or a female-young-person, is put Mr. Braden-l in the path that leads to the goue you will be better than before." cantilene, The would be, they werk, pok- sulle another manifestation, and tim exhibi- lost. For before very young person at every Ancient Windd I have cleared the place of tion of stul poster sand never yet bera senah-moment the ways divide and the only chance of low rad deceitful spirits: I must go if I am keeping in the strait and narrow way is to stride gled to the imperfet Wisk

Babul Stenge navi uvexpected are the long, looking neither to the right nor to the ways of Sares.

left. As gets older, these ways still strike While They-thur talk together. those wit on either hand bags to regant the fartenge, so eagerly desired, camo to Paul.

them Habit fixes the eyes, or age las derived Huuddenly stood up ff listening, with rou-

Bhow ways of their attractions. pect unit aw upon his fea

He is spoken,” he said to Mr. Brndonel. -What does he say ***

Therm conditions. On certain conditions sy-one condition only, their inheritance will heated for the obilaw." -What is the condition ?"

called.”-

Without ma, Paul?"

| He laid. bis bead upon her shoulder. It is a feminine thing to do, but this young ar fud these feminine says. Be lil his Lead upon wr shoulder, and Hetty's art glowed within her to think that her lover leaned upon her. It was an omen and a sign. He would tell her every- thing. Sbs would be his conflanto as well as his mistress and bis wife.

Paal dropped his eyes and changed onlenr. This remarkable young man mosired "both praiso and, blame willieanal signs of shams. Six, Pervival called him hard ramas which rounded and lurt him; Hotty called him wise and noble a thiessened to hurt him eren mors.

"Hetty--you must not Oh! my dear-you must not, I am not wise or mobile or any- thing.

Yes, Paul, to me you will always be wife and noble, and all the better for losing the power which separated yon from the rest of the world. All the better, Faul

Paul therefore, breitsted. He knew that in the upper room-Cioely's room- Hetty sat alone, He had een Lady Augusta viti Sibyl and Cicely getting into the carriage; they were going to Regent strest on business of personalHetty, how can I go without you? And yet

Did the lady of Philistia eomfort Satoson, adornment. Hetty, was upstairs, alous, Hulty-oh!" he spring to his foot and throw out bis was upstairs-aleze.

arms. "Let it go I care nothing-Hetty, after the job was done, with the assurance that, It was a west sines that first fatal yielding to it will be hard to live withon! yon. I know now i though his strength was roue, he trioked much the voice of passion, when he kissed the girl and what I have wanted all this time. It was a peater and trimmer and butter suited for moving dad. le Bed with hot cheaks and trembling woman to confide in and give me sympathy. I in general society thas it his provisuely dis hands, wondering and ashamed, conscienes are had no sympathy. Hetty. I have not borelled long curled condition f that is to You hare yourself taught stricken and torrified, fearing Hetty's wrath and know us.girls since-siaco is some years since I saw her last. She used to listen to me.” that in the highest degrees there is no marrin dreading what might follow.

haw in for Sibyl the condition of the

"Were you in love with her, Paul?" Helty evatest troppiness in which the mind is the

did not ask who she was trated by no passion xull suffers from no sa- Tidy."

Yen have alrers desired that your daughter should remain single, devoted thahe advance of true Spiritualista, which, on bas new learned

to call the Ancient Way."

You have at you forget-ons thing Occ human in enact thus diepose of another

·without her courant.”

There is nothing, which - Sibyl will not do te fake any."

· Doubtless - he will obey, but not in the spirit What is the god of being a coiibale if the heart is always yearning after the lower, but the erminion lot. What dổ 10ɑ think of the nau who eats the tonsure and taken the cows, vel ali his life drams of the outer world sex the jars he has mised K

But it has no desire to chang. She is happy at prospect before her,"

**She would be perhaps, but for me pes-on

You have forurolted that Siby's auris anti parific to all your pursuits and alus.

Preis is bymell has to suite

believes, and is reward d by visions, such as were never before vouchsafi bora blimi girl try believes it is rewarded"→ke bushel, romeri Tarling-in other ways. Lads August be Hero uribyl cannot believe."

I

· She will belier- whom she learns store,"

he will never blize on yourself bars

Wherever it was that he had spent his early maube:d-whether in an Abyssinian valley, like asselas-ly that frisce always enjoyed the

“Nowa were like: hrother and sister. You

best of female society that oculi te had is the will be to me more far mtrs-than she could place; and it was insipid or in the States; or be. Hetty. I understand now, better that I did, Petersburg, among the Ocenl Pleso even my own tubing. I anderstand the love phers; or in Thibet, amg the Mahatmas-it of the Spirits for each other. They are nesir her girls were nspicuous by their abdivided and they never weary of each othor's senos. He had seen these fair cranźnios, no company. And yet the things that I live told doubt, af a distanca- tiongh us, mouastery of you seem to bave been supty words." Thibet a child may grow to old aga and never Oh to Paol. They were beautiful words. suga women—and worked will wonder and ad- They have operert our hearts, Paul, and filled our niration those swest qualities of lavoliness sud minds with great thoughts. But Paul," is grace and swestess which youthfal womanhood came back to the old question, "you will not go wars, on the outside at least. But he knew no without me." girls, while he was serving his apprenticeship until he me here. To nat this fact songb, to account for the trembling walch a slagle kiss was able to produce?. A week and he had not dared to see Hotty alone since that moment. fer; I'am sorry that I told you"

to No, l'aul, I would rather suffer tiles and his hand began to frumble. When then loss the rod after anything she looked enough by itself to ansount for the gait. Let me have it once more from your. beating heart, the quickening of palsa, and lips.

When he looked at her, his

At luncheon that day Paul did not appear. "Perhaps," said Lads Augusta, “be in away in the spirit."

**Perhaps," said Tow.

No message has come to me in my study," said Mr. Bradenol. My dear, therefore, i con- fons that I am-yea-I really am-nneasy." Ho of angay He was to nervous that he could hardly sit in his chair. He dramed with bis fingers and lio played with ly knife and Fork. Sibyl glanced at Tom, bat said nothing? "My dear," said Lady Augusta, "take your Laneh, all will be well.""

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N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THEOUSA BILLS OF LAPING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACEN IN Eussia.

N-MONDAY, the 23rd day of January 1933, at Fora .. the Company's Steamship NECKAR," Captain Supmer. with MAILS. PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port az above, CALLING LAT GENDA

Cargo impeting the disclings will be at once landed and stored at Consigures risk and expmuse. All claims against the steamer must be sent ia inasaidintoły

ADAMSON, BELL & Co,

Agents.

几何 Hongkong.. 13th January, 1958. TOCONSIGNEESOFOPTIONAL CARGO EX 0.S.S. CO'S §.S.." BELLEROPHON." FROM LIVERPOOL,

for

HIPPING Orders must be obtained from the

Undersigned Tol later than fin 23rd inst shipman per steunty" PALAMED" BUNTERFEITO & SWIRE, Agente Hougang 18th January, 1888.

11

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY

YONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

BELLEKOPHON,..

odons of thy Undersigned; in both enses it will lient Consignees' risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Craft or Godown on, and after the 10th inalart.

Shipping Ordves will be granted till NoON, Carge will be received on Board until 4 More harchy notified that the Cargo is being dis Specio and Parcels until 3 P.M., on the 2nd charged into Craft, and/or Tuled at the Jan. 1898. Parcels are not to he sent ou Board; they must he left at the Agency's Office) Contents and Value of Packages are required.

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctorand Stowardnes. For further Partimulars, apply-to-

MELCHERS & Co., Avents. Hongkong, 27th December, 1887.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

NOTICE

STRAM FOR

Goode undelivorod after the "tu instant, will be anhisut to Kost.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agenta, Hongkong, 18th January, 1883.

17" GLON" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.

FROM LONDON. PENANG, AND SINGAPORE,

THE Stearnship.

THE

GLENBARN,"

having arrived from the above porta Consignove

ef. Cargo by her and by the S. S. Ludgate Hill

for NINGPO. CHEFOO, NEWCHNATO, TIENTSIN, SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO and Di From Nurs are being tandlee at

HANKOW, and Ports on the Yangture.) THE Company's Steamship

*PALAMED,”

Captain Jackan, will be despatched as above. on THERSDAY, the 26th ins

For Freight or Pusssgé, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 19th January, 1888. THE BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

THE British Steamer

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE,

KENALDER."

172

LOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA. ADEN. SUEZ PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA:

ALSO,

"LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP.

WEDNESDAY, the 25th January, 1888, at Noon, the Company's Steamship "DJBMNAH," Commandant Vaquier, with MAILS. PASSENGERS SPECIE, and

that their goods

their risk into the godowns of the Hongkong

Kowloon Wharf and Godora Company Limited at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be furwaited unless uoties to the contrary be given before Noon, TO-DAY, the 19th instant.

Carge remaining undelivered after the 20th instant, will be subject to rent.

Ne Fire Insurance has beba fosted, Bills of Lading will as countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

117

Hongkong, 19th January, 1989.

(aptain Thomson, will be patched as above CARGO, will leave this Port for the above NETHERLANDS INDIA STRAM NAVI

on or about the 27th instant.

For Freight or Passee, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Ob.,

Agents. Hongkong, 20th January, 1988, :183

places.

Igumot eat." Mr. Brudenel drank a glass of sharry, parboil hack bie shair, and rushed out of the room.

"As for me," said Tom, I am sxtremely hungry. Mr. Brudenel will be all right to "My dear if I minst.“ "When will you go? When will you come morrow.

Only let na have patience and Faith," szik back? How shall I live without youn ?""

Cicely. Something has happened to Paal. He Something, bas gone out of him. One of the starts sight have been standing over 140. But it will all comis right. Let us have Faith in Whatever had happened, Pani was mien no Paul." more that day. At eleven o'clock in the evening be returned, looking pale and troubled, and he wont straight to his own room.

(To be

"I don't know, Hotty. Must I make you stood over me yesterday and I felt nothing. OCCIDENTAL ANDORIENTAL STEAM Cargo will be roosired on board until 4 P.M...

Do you

His waitin af pan. That was why he trusts Oh! Batty,

it

if you only knew how

There is no mast.

the trim shag of band which seized him at the really tray on love me, Paul? Is it true F-Is mere recollection of a single kias

True

besitated and why. bis chesk gloved and his "Yat you will go p

yes softened.

"I mist, my dear; If one must ————-” bem able to distinguish between the tricks of

Nearly a week sinon his fall-xincs the first "I do not believe it. the charines who surround the Mystery and imperfet taste of the forbidden frait. Do not Who is to make you go? Your Friends? I do The Mystery Itsalt. Men k Chick. womorsapp that the unhappy youth did not straggle not believe that there is anything your Friends iko Lavinia Medlock, who havy seine haube with his fato. He dared not trust himself with can make you do unless you choose to do it. sture of power,ul supplement their defleries Hotty even in Ciocy's prosesce: he dreaded to Are you ret a fros mau P. What is the good of by tricks and shamas, have disgasted your meet those eyes of hers; yet it by chanda he did Fair Hilden. Knowledge if you are not free? daughter. My dear sir, it she will not goliero meet them they were calm and camposed as if Can you not make your own path for yourssit At, who will she believe ? Paul raised his there was nothing to be remembered. Heavens Ther what is the good of your Wisdom " eyes, full of candour and para sincerity, free He had Lissed the gid-actually kissed her: Abd Romatines Holly, I ask infest that very from any boastfulas, though with any other er eyes were as calm, as limpid as if there was same question. Semetimes it crons to me unif man the words would have sounded boastful, no history. Had she forgotton then? Could sho it were better to be an ordinary voan--just like Whom will she prey balise?" he repeater. forget Ala He was ignorant of fomalo the rest of mankind—with no more power and no

"Sheaf bdiers. The things you hare yes. Had he been able to read their language, more knowledge."

| they would have said to him. "I am waiting. Yet, before you loved me, Fank. I thought done

Siuce you have loved my

will over believe, I assure you. Resign Come to me. Why do you delay ?" He saw how wonderful it way.

continued).

TIMBER.

SHIP COMPANY.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, TES UNITED STATES,

MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE: VIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC, AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

Cargo and Specie will be zagiatered for Lon- dou as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principa FROM SOURABAYA. SAMARANG, BA-

TAVIA, SINGAPORE, AND SAIGON. places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noor, THE Company's Steamship

"BORN BO Spacio and Larsals until 3 PM on the 24th Jaunary, 188S (Paresla are not to be sent having arrived from the ubers Ports, Consigness. hard; they must be left at the Agency's of Carge by her are hereby informed that their Office) Contents and value of Packages are Goods are belog lauded as their risk into the Bodowns of the Hongkong and Kowloor Wharf required

For farther particulare, apply at the Com and Godown Company, Limited, at West Point,

whence delivery may boobtained, Tiny's Offion.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent. Hongkong, 13th January, 1898.

CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.

12

TO

CARGO ANO PAYSENGERS JAPAN, CANADA. THE UNITED STATES. AND EUROPE, TIA THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

HE Steamship SAN PABLO" will be despatched for Ban Francisco, vil Yoko bama, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st Febriary, at Undersigned, Apetite for MR. THERE PM. Cormation being madh at Yoko TAKING E.B. ABRAHAMSON & Co., Sandakan, bama witli Steamers from Shanghai and Japan British North Borneo, ste now prepared to Po sabuit for inapetion Samples of hard and soft TIMBERS suitable for Wharves, Building and

peral purposes.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong 2nd Noveraber, 1986,

[BS

sourself to chat fact. I have no power or eber-bothing but the outward calm, and he wondered Loare agthing bout all. mattere Y

24

SUNG

COAL MERCHANTS,

hare always a hand

All PARCEL PACEAGRS should be marked to, address in fall; and same will be revived at the Company's Oon unsil Five P.M. the day pre vivus to sailing.

First-class Fares granted as followe To San FraÉcisco

.......................... $200.00 To San Francisco and return, 350.00

available for 6 montha ......

-C.,

To Liverpool

Fc. London

She is pronally antipathetic. She is actively because was himeolf so troubled. In these for all the Ancient Wisdom? it could not welco hostile ho raeavoured, but in in, we days he slept badly he anticipated dreadful you love me more. Then what do 1 care for it? saften hor. She longs to that large part of things in dresma: his Friends in Abyssinia and If it is to take pon away from me I shall into it LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP huinnity to whom this world's phenomena ar ats whara wold have been pained had they shall hate it.” everything. She is niat-talist by birth. Give known how little le regarded

"Ketty" her up Noy, you must, since zák Iba Menelek pornoaude it

"If I give her ap

Now then, was another chance-whall we call "Oh! Paul, when you told me that you loved it another temptation - Hotty was alone...me you drew my heart out of myself. It is all

He besitated no longer.

$38.00

AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS. THE British Steamship

THE

4

ABYSSINIA,"

Carge romaineng undelivered after the 23rd instaal will be subject to rout,

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Luling will be countersigned by

JARDINE MATHESON & D

Arrents.

Hongkong, 16th January, 1998.

UTLER PALMER &

ESTABLISHED IN 1895,

15

C

OF LONDON, BORDEAUX. CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, MEDRAD, LAHORE, KURZACHEN, SA, Aw represented in China by

Meara JARDINÉ, MATHESON & CO.

Stemmes & Co...........g -

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. & by ana G. E. BEYNEL & Co. in Japan...... Babjoined are some of the items consigned by

these well-known Shippers

SPIRITS.

301 Tous Register, Los, Commander, 309.00 will be atohed for VANCOUVER, BC., VIA KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, on FRIDAY, the To other European points at proportionate) 27th January, 1996, at The P.M. rates. Special reduced ratos granted to Officers To be followed by S. S. BATAVIA," on COGNAC The popular "4 Stay gandity and

best. No better shipped. TION OF COAL

of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the 28th February, and 8. 8. “PARTHIA" on COGNAC-The well-known 9 Star" quality.

SCOTCH-WHISKT, Address:-Care of Masin. KwonG SUNG & Co., Imperial Chinese Castors, to be obtained on 24th March.

1850 application .NOB PRATA.

Connection will be made at Tokolens with Passengers, who are paid full fare, re- Steamers from Shanghai and Japad Foria, and The CARLTON"-11 years old. I-M--

en barking at San-Francisco for China or Japan at Vancouver with San Francisco by the regular The Heart Bused Bott's (or vice versa) within pas year months, will be Beamers of the PACIFIC COAST STRAMBI The Square Bottle allowed a discount of 10 This allowance COMPANY. dose not apply to through farts from China and OF Japan. to Europe.

TA I

COAL MERCHANT; +

has always on hand StockS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION O AL

Fer at invisible rope yours. I have no other bepèp other life, but H You will give her to the keeping of another—but oh! so strong and think that no jsek for yon. If you go away, what have I let You will never more be troubled by anxiety or knith con cut it through--wes passed roand bis: What shall I do? Will your Friends wake acerunt of her intiality."

waist, and an invisible hand more irresistible than you do this cruel thing? I ac only a girl and bis owa bingoetic power dragged him with burn thuy are great philosophers who despise girls and Lara ing cloaks and trambling limba, ap the stairs. | love; but they cannot make you do so crual a Why it was Hetty's magnetic force which thing as to desert me, Paul, can they * If dragged him she was at the other end of the key oa, rísa up and desert them. What is

Give her to another. To whoen ?"

You will give hereto Tom Langston."

Camby! Po Tom Langston!"

They commend it."

Bhe threw

C

FOR SALE AT A MODERATE PRICE,

No. 65, PRAYA CENTRAL.

PONG,

Consular Invoices to segompany Cargo dos tied to pofuts beyond San Francisco in the | 530 | United States should be sent to the Company's Offices, airpasiod, to the Collector of Castoma, PHOTOGRAPHERS Francisco.

Has fui added to bis COLLECTION For further information to Fraight

1

Through Passe Ticketa gradted to Eas. and, France, and Germung by all trans-Atlantic lines of Stoumare.

First sloes Fares granted as follows:- To Vancouver

Morican, 2160.00, 175.00. To Victoris and San Francisco

200.00 300.00. $13.00.

To all Commor Points in Canada

and the United States.....

of VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Fhotos. r. Passage, apply to the Arency of the Com-To Liverpool.

of NATIVE TYPES, copies of which are obtainable pany No. 504, Queen's Road Central.

IVORY MINIATUers of Superior Quality, and

C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 11th January, 1888..

FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. THE AI Franch Banne

To other European Points at proportionate [4 rates. Special redund rates granted to Offers of the Army, Navs, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chiness and Japanese Customs, to be obtained on application.

at To an infidel of the dopest dyr. rope she it was who drew to her fest this young Wisdom compared with LoveP. Ob, what man He bie always enoth-d-wen, lis in this innse--man who led kissed her once and ran away from Wisdom do for you compared with what Love openly out of it. I du ant know why I have her. Common mesmerism, as Emmanuel Chick can do F My dear my Paul allowed him to remain in if-exept because 1 would say Yot the moamerisur was timself her arme round his neak. an his guardian. (live Sibyl to a uru who will mesmoriesd.. The operator was operated upon. My Paul, if I can make you happy, stay. It trach biz tư durkio kog father as well as the I he solver was subiived: Samees, the strong is better to ba happy than to be wise. Every in bis Studio or at Mesurs. KELLY & WALEK'S, Chus to which he has give his life? Never" man, was going to Dalilah to have hit ports body longé for Love. Oh, I know why I have

You must."

Iopped

been se discontented and so zubappy. 14 is be of Excellent and High Firish. PenMAKENT

• Besites, you lave just reminded me (lutone Ketty locked up a d smiled.. In those cares cause I had no ose to love me. Since your lis EraRGEMELA of Proros, and Vizwa and baca bylag aunt thas bestow of another. the woman does not tromble.

touched my forshsud I have been in happy reproductions of the same on Paper, Canvas, or Would you have we offer my girl to this young You beva come back, Paul Phoenid. You heaven; I have said to wyas f all day long and Opal. MAU "

have not been near me for a week. Was it my every night." He loved me. Paul loves moj INSTANTANEOUS VIEWS, GROUPS and BORE. Villa, Master, will load here for the above sent to the Company's Offices addressed to Mr. Have you over. Mr. Brudenel? Ifas ue one fault?"

he lores me. Thank God! Now nothing extraars are taken is spy state of the weather. Porta, and will have qujok dospatel in this house why eyes at all? Do you not see Forgive me." He threw himself at her fest befel to make ne uhappy say more. If he sad all Permanent Frogs, are executed or that year daughter is beautiful? Have you and cought her hand. "Forgive me, Hetty, dies he will love za still; if he fivas I shall only Moderate Terms,

ver seen on looking at her

Oh! Hetty. Never. In fact, nobody bed 1f a young She did not reply at first. Then the whis. man is always about the bias from, bojhood, | pered, softly; nobody ever in any eyes.

"Oh! Paal. Why did you kiss me? You?" *Ha rose to his fat. Again he stood over her

+38

TAL &

Bre, too, that he may be happy." But oh, Pac, STUDIO+ICE HOUSE LANEJ I never thought-1 aster thonght-you could be taken away." Betly!"

WJG

COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES,

ARD

COAL MERCHANTS.

PROVINICKA SUPPLIED AT

Syorest NowICE,

No, 25. PRATA CENTRAL

the Love is betwayod by looks, Mr. Brudent.

-"You shall not go. Paul She bell la with SHIP'S Give your daughter to com, and they will Lavand they were slone. This time he did not, as all her strength of arm, and more with the both happy. Mure than that, you will turn de- bofure kips: hor forsband and ran away. He strength of her eyes. I cannot bear it,, I wil rision Ints respeel and among inte silence-it threw his arms round her neck and kissed her not bear it, you must not go, though they drag FRESH not conversich."

lips and her cheeks, whispering brokenly : you through the air. Yon ball not go without Elis is the condition fraposed by your) Oh! Hetty. Hleve you, Hetty, I love you" mo. friends. Does Tom-less Sibyl-know any. That was all-hs had to many,

"Helly, I must tell you. I cannot help telling thing about it "

She heard him without any reply. She even you.”. He whatṣlla hja secret to his sweetheart made no kind of reply when he rose and kissed, is not necessarily kout: be only binds another

the lips, and on the brow, and on the chain upon himself. cboek.

have I do believe, bors all other men, is the DAVID CORSAR & SONS Hotty," be repented, 7 love yo

power hy which I made Ciosly see her brother at

Neither of the knows of it".

Mr. Brudebel'heu voda Righ.

"I can," he said. It is hard. It is the shattering of a great hope. I thought that my

grant

daughter went home to High Priestess No music fulla more sweetly on the ear of ina, and by which I cyaḥd ribdas your will in of the new religion-tha Fostul the. Oracle wywph; ao pontry macro moves the bart than that at a look ora gestore you became, without thưonghi, sh the secrets of the other world, these words from the shepherd whom abe has knowing it, my obedient sorvaut. By the so bich you have fully opened to hold be, already singled out for that admin which Power Iruls Lafy Augusts; Sibyl is outside made known to cihere

should procede all true love. He was front and my Power, and so is 'Tom. It is by my gift that

※發成煤司八泰榮

MARIANNEA

For Freight, apply to

CAHLOWITZ & CO. Hongkong, 14th December, 1887.

FOR LONDON AND BAMBURG. THE 3/3 L. I. I. Germsa Ship

“THEODOR RUGËR”

C. Meyer, Master, will lond here for the above THE Port and will havo quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

F234

AND R. TENNENTS ALE and

PORTER.

Merchant Navy"} Navy Bailed

CANVAS. Long Flax Crown ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1867,

ARNHOLL KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 19th January, 1868.

... FOR NEW YORK,

THE

THE 9/3 A 1.1. American Ship

F.

HATTIEN. BANGB.”

1179

Are C. & Co.'s, seleutod Whiskies of perfect tality, each is well matured and froe from Fr.sel oil. The GLENLIVE" in raitad bactiae is popalar

and good.

IRISH WHISKY, Only one quality consigned, the best,

PORT INVALID": Invalide in particular are reccasmended to select this Wine, it is really an INVALID'S PORT.

SHERRY,

For Connoisseurs the following havo their ow

distinctive merita

The INVALIDs" pale, delicato, fins flavor.

Amoroso," a Stouter Wee, very popular. MANZANILLA." eloan dey appetising Wino. "SHERRY-WHITE SEAL," a special favorite in

Chins.

CLARET,

Conaatar Invoises to 3000mpany Cargu der. tined to Points in the United States, shoald be 7

D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Vau. couver, B.U.

Fraight will be rennived in Board till 4. P.M. on the 36th January, 1888.

All Parnele must be sout to our, Offee and should be marked to address in fall; and the same will be received by ne until 5 PM. the day previous to sailing

For information is to Presage or Freight, apply.to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agonto Hongkong, 27th December, 1887.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

THE 109 A. I. British Bark

BANDANIERA,"

Banga Master, will load here for the Ahrens, Magter, will load for the abom Fort, above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 24th December, 1887

sad will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELÏ & Ç Hongkong, 2nd Cotober 1837

Perfectly par Bordeaux, not laadal-te” pleasu

vítisted-palates. NOTTON fa quarts and pluts TARON.............in quarta and pints. SESTERRE quarts and pints. MARGADX-MEUoc in quarts and pints.

LIQUEUR.

Béoclictine frùm the Monastery,

an

C. P. & Co. are the Sole Cousigaurs of this-

world wide known Liqueur.. For Pripas apply to other of the above Firme marked *

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