COLONEL QUARITCH, V.C. A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE.
BY H. RIDER HAGGARD... ATTHOR OF KING SOLOMON'S MINES,"
"ALLAN QUATERMAIN," "JESS,"
"SHE," &C., &c.
Now First Published.--..
CHAPTER IX.
THE SHADOW OF REIN. Mr. Quest departed to his vestry meeting with mile upon his thin, gentlemanly-looking face, and rage and bitterness in his heart.
the matter, he presed over the most and through the auoient gateway which he admired en fer yantly, and fored himself in front of the hall door. Here he pallet up, looking about For somobbly to take his hotse, when suddenly the Squire himself amerged upon him with a rush, his pen in his hand (for ha had been writing let ters) and his white hair waving on the breses.
THE DAILI
HISS WADNES DIY, AUGUST 1örü, 1888,
for nearly two centuries existed between their house and my family, they might well-bare shewn a little more consideration."
"But, Mr. Quest," said Ida, "how on I ask suohr favour of any man? Tahall be putting myself in a dreadfully false position."
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"I do not pretend, Was de la Molle, that it is a pleasant tank for any young lady to undertake. I gaite understand your shrinking from it. But sometimes ene has te de unpleasant things and make compromies with one's self-respect. It is a question whether or no your family phall be BRANDY, WHISKIES. ALE, STOUT.
PIANOS, attarly ruined and destroyed, Thors is, at IMACHINERY,
COOKING STOVES, and TRICYCLES. honestly believe, so prospect whatever of your father being able to get the money to pay off SCALES, BIOTOLES. Cossey and Son, and if he did, it would not help PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH. him, because he can not pay the interest on PIANOS. it. Under these diroumstances you have to "BINGER" SEWING MACHINES. choose between patting yourself in an equivionl SODA WATER MACHINERY, GAS position and letting events take their course. I ENGINES, VELOCIPEDE HORSES, would be useless for anybody else to undertake EMPIRE LUBRICATORS, ICE MAKING the task, and of course I cannot guarantee that MACHINES, BICYCLE WHEELS FOR ston you will succeed, but I will not mince JINRICKSHAS matters as you doubtless know, any man would and it hard to reines & favour asked by such a suppliant. And now you must make ny your own mind. I have shown you peth that may lead cur family from a position of the most imminent peril. If you are the woman I take you for, yea will not shrink from following it."
"Yes," said Mr. Quest, "I fnbony that the stop strike you saa herab ons. To be perfectly frank with you, Mr. de la Molle, it struck mo as very harsh one; but, of course, I am only a ser FANt, and bound to carry out my instructions. I Fullo, Quest, is that you" he shouted, as mpathise with you very much-very much in though his viitor had been Sity yards off. indeed."..
"Oh, don't do that," said the old gentleman. stend of five. I have been looking out for you. Here. William William!" (rendo), "W"Of course, other arrangementa wust be made; Ham "fortielmo "where on earth is that ad, much as it will pain ma te terminate my lay expect that idle fellow, Goorge, har connection with Mesars. Coasry, they shall be boen sending bim on some of his errands instead nie."
"But Fthink," went on the lawyer, without of attending to them himself Whenever he is "I caught her that time," he said to himself acted to take a horse he is nowhere to be any notice of his interruption, "that you mis she can do a good deal in the way of deceit, but want and then it is Blease siz, Mr. George, understand the matter a little. Casey and Son she can't keep the blood out of her cheeks when that's what he calls him, 'Please sir, Mr. George are only a trading corporation, whose object is to she hears that fellow's name. But she is a clever sent are up to the Most Farm or somewhere to make money by leading it, or otherwise at all woman, Belle is-bow well she managed that little business of the luncheon, apal how well sheer how many eggs the heas laid last week, or hasards to wake money. The kind of feeling fought her ease when once she got to is a cleft thing of that sort. That's a very nice horse that you allude to, and that might induce them, stick about Edith and that money of her, and you have got there, by the way very nico in in considemtion of long intimney and slown con
neotion in the past, to forege the opportunity of mada gånd terms to. Ah! that's the worst of it,
"It is not my horse, Mr. de la Molle," enid the so doing and even to rau a risk of lone, in a thing the bas the ship hand of me thera; if I could ruin Inwyer, with a Laiet sulle,it in Mr. Edward which belongs to former generations, But the hor she coal rum ms, and it's no use cutting off one's nose to spite your face.
present is a strictly commercial age, we are the Cossey's" Well my ne
Ide made no reply, and in another moment the *Oh! it's Mr. Edward Comey's, is it?" an most commercial of the trading nations. Cossey Iwly," he went on, with an ominers finch of his gray eye, "I shall be even with you yet. Give the old gentienisa, with a sudden change and Son more with the times, that is all, and Squire came in to take a couple of glasses of of voice. Ab, Mr. Bdward Coey's? Well, they would rather soll up a dusen families which sherry and a blast. But Mr. Quast, furtively i you enough rope and you will hang yourtol. it's a very good hires anyhow, and I suppose had dealt with them for two centurice, than lose watching her fads, said to bitself that she had MONOPOLE RED SEAL (modium dry) You love this fellow, I know that, and it will go that Mr. Ossier can afford to buy good horses are hundred pounds provided, of ocean, that taken the bait and that she would do it." Shortly hard if I can't make him break your beart for you. Bah! you don't know the sort of stuff. Just then a faint ery of Coming, sir, som. they could do so without scandal and loss of after this a diversion occurred, for the clergy- men are made of. If only I did not happen to being." was heard and a long bobble-de-boy kind general respect, which, where a banking houseman, Mr. Jeffries, e plensint little man, with a Day in love with you myself I should not cara Iff youth, whose business it was to look after the is concerned, also means a loss of custom. I am round and shining face and a most anclerical Ah! here I am at the church."
not extensive Custle stables, emerged in a great a great lover of the past myself, and believe that eyeglass, came up to consult the Squire upon best round the corner of the house.
sur ancestors' ways of doing, business were, cn some matter of parish business, and was shown the whole, better and more charitable than ours, into the dining-rooms. Ida took advantage of his hat I have to make my living and fake the world appearance to effect a retreat to her own room. and there for the present we may leave her to her meditations
a
The human animal is a very compliested ching, and can- conduct the working of an o traordinary number of different interests and asts of ideas, almost, if not entirely, simultane ously. For instanco, Mr. Queat Rested at the right hand of the Rector in the vastry-roem of the beautiful old Boisingham Charoh, and an gaged in an animated and even warm discussion with the senior eamate on the details of fourteenth centure Church work, in which he clearly took a lively interest and understood far better than did
i
dred."
Now, where on earth have you been?" began the Equire, in a stentorian tots.
"If you pleams, sir, Mr. Goerge——-” "There, what did I tell you?" broke in the Freire. "Have I not told you time sfter time that you are to mind your own business, sod lero Mr. Goorge, to wind his Now tako that horse round to the stables, and see that it is properly fed."
Mr. Quest followed him, stopping ostensibly to anire a particularly beatiful suit of armour shich hung upon the well but really to gain austher moment for reflection.
"A beautiful suit of the early Stuart period, Mr. de la ville," ho said; "I nover saw batter.".
*Yes, yes, that belonged to old Sir James, the one whom the Roundheads shot."
"What! the Sir James who hid the treasure ?" "Yes, I was telling that story to our new neighbour, Colonel Queritob, last night Ferr fellow, by the way; you should go and eat
I wonder what he did with it," said Mr. Quest.
as I find (t, Mr. de la Molle."
Quibe zo, Quest; quite so," answered the
No wore business we discussed by the Squire: Squire, quietly. I had no idea that you looked at these tatters in rech s light Certainly the that afternoon. Indeed it intarcted Mr. Quest, world bas olangel a good des] since I was a who was above all things a student of charseter, young man, and I do not think it has changed to observe how wonderfully the old gentleman inch for the better. But you will want yann threw off his trouble. To listen to him oner
CHAPTER I.
Apply to
W.. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Balldinga.
1836. Hongkong, 1st January, 1
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE"
-HEIDSIECE & Co.--
Do "see" EED Fort? Do Do.
GOLD FOLL (dry).
do.
(extro dry)
CARLOWITZ & CA.. Sole Agents for HEIDSTICK & Co., R,
For Hongkong, China, and Jepan. Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.
·FOR SALE CHEAP!
TO BE LET.
TO LET.
ROOMS IN COLING!! CELMYERS,"
GODOWN in Ien Hover Lane, lafoly
evoupied by Mesars. BUTTPIELD & SWIRL from the 1st Angat.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, BONS & O«. Hongkong, 18th July, 1858. TO LET.
INSURANCES,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
They INCORPORATED BY BOŽAL CHARTER OF 118, MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST.
A.D. 1790
THE Undersigned haring heen appointed
Agents for the above Corporation, c propored to grant Insurances as follows:--
MARINE DEPARTMENT. 44 Policies at qurrent rates, payable either hora, In London, or at the principal. Ports of India, China, and Australia,
DESIRABLE COAL GODOWNS, 29,
Frost ler MAT, 1888. Apply to
LINSTRAD & DAVIS ` Hongkong, 12th April, 15:35.
1734 TO BE LET,
WITH INMEDIATE POSS29)ION. -
DESIRABLE HOUSER in Caine Roml,
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Policies issued for long or short periods at ourrit rates.
·LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policies isnod for sums not exceeding £5,000," at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Ci. -Hongkong, 20th July, 1872.
174
NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY ★
2 Wast End Terrace, oprostio to Russ Villa, EVIE Undersigned having been appointed
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SPANISH PROCURATION,
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TO LET.
IMMEDIATE POSSELLON.
Agents, in conjunction with Mesas. TURNER & Co. for the above Company, are prapared to ACCEPT RISKS.ngainat FIRE 1912, at Current Rates.
W. KEWETT & ̈Co. Hongkong, 9th June, 1899.
(1086
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE
ASSURANCE COMPANY
"OUSE No. 1, “BALL'S COURT,” Bonham
Hood
Third Straat.
BUNGALOW No. 3, Pokfulam Road and HOUSE No. 31, "WEST VILLA," Pokefainm Road.
SHOPS Nos 6, 17, 12, "BEACONSFIELD [1245 ARCADE
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BELILIOS & Co. Hongkong, 3th August, 1998. TO BE LET.
CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR GUN. BOAT'S BOILERS, 150 H.P. each, with
All the above Machinery are new or as good
"Well, wall, said the old gentleman, I will consent for this year, and this year only. I have been church warden of this parish for betwost forty and fifty years, and we have always giver the harvest festival collection to the hospital, E DAW and although under these exceptional efreum1 Full size THRUSTON'S BILLIARD TABLE stances it may possibly be desirable to divarge with BALL, CUES and MARKING BOARD. from that custom, I cannot end will put consent! For further Particulars, apply to
J. M. ARMSTRONG, to sach a thing in a permanent way. So I shall
Auctioneer, write to the Secretary and oxplain the matter,
Queen's Road: and tell hies that next year and in the future generally the collection will be devoted to its original purpose."
"Great heavens einsulated Mr. Quest to
Hongkong, 11th July, 1888.
FOR SALE.
EDK.
himself. And all the time the man must know FEDE GIBBLER & that in all buman probability the place will be acld over his head before he is a year older. I
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PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong. 1st April 1885.
681 'FIRE INSURAN 10 COMPANY, OF 1877
IN HAMBURG, THE Undersigned, Agents of the above Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT SMALL EUROPEAN HOUSE & Yao-RIBES a Current Rate
FUSTAU & Co.. Agoats. iLangkong, 18th
[187 January, 1884. PLAYA EAST.
NOR`H GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
148)
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Heugkong, Jai Juns. 1888.
1049
· TO BE LET.
DELYS HTFULLY SITUATED and
A PORTION of" BEACONSFIELD ARCADE." "BREEZY POINT":Immediate Possasion. "BISNER VILLA," PORFOLUN. GODOWNS at BOWBINGTON.
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SHARP & Co...
Marino Hores.
1930
Hongkong, th June, 1888.
JONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS
H
Goods received on STORAGE-at-Moorate
STEAMER CARGOES discharged on favourable termo.
Ratos, in First-class Godowns.
Also Estiré GODOWNS to LET.
Apply to
[1907
MEYER & Co.
Hergkong. 2nd July, 1847.
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Co
..$2 per Case of 1 Dosen. .825 per Case of Dozen. GILMAN & Co.
Hongkong, 31st May, 1869.
FOR SALE.
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1038
CHAHEIDSIECK'S
CHAMPAGNE, 1690 WHITE SEAL. $2 per case of 1 dozer quarts.
............................ por case of 2 dozen fints.
PAUL DUHOIS & Co.'s CLARET, GRAND VIN LEGVILLE $25 per case of I dozen quarts. OLARET, CHATEAU LAROIN.
$13
$14
per omo of 1 dozen quarta. per case of 2 dozen pinte, PONTET CANET. 39.80........ por osaa of 1 duzez quarts. PALMER MARGAUX. $7.50........ per ense of 1 dezon quarte. $8.50
case 2 dozen plats. LORMONT.
$
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por case of I dozen bottles.
ALSO. OUTLER PALMER & C4%
WINES AND SPIRITS,
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21
CYDTLAR, PALMER * Cu.
ESTABLISHED IN 1815,
Undorsigued, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT IN. URANCES to the extent of $65,000, on first- olass risks at current rates.
MELCHERS & C Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
[23 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
THE Undersigned, Agents of the above Com- pany, are authorized to INSURE against FIRE at Current Rates.
·GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, Lat January, 1882.
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The Dadorsigand, having been appointed Agents for tho abore Company, are prepared to ACCEPT BISKS against FIRE st Current Rates
SIEMSSEN & Co., ̧'
Agents,
Hoegheng, 15th November, 1972.
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OF LONDON, BORDEAUX, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM-
MADRAS, LARORE, KORHACKER, &c.
Aro represented in China by. Mears. JARDINE, MATEESON & CO..
SIEMSEEN & Co.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. & by .................... 1. E. REYSELL & Co. in Japan........ Subjoined aro some ofthe items consigned by
there well-known Shippers
STIRITS,
COGNAC The popular " 4 Star" quality and
best--No batter shipped. COGNAC-The well-known "2 Star" quality. SCOTCH WHISKY, The CARLTOM"-11 years old, The Heart Shaped Bottle," The Square Bottle."
Are C. P. & Co a selected Wiskles of perfect"
quality, saol in well matured and free from Phasell.
The "GLENLIVar" in round bottles is popular
and good.
IRISH WHISKY,
Only coe quality consigasd, the best.. PÓRT—ISVALIDA” -
Invalids In particular are recommended to select this Wine, it is really an INVALID'S PORT.
SHEERA
distinctiv merits-
A HANDSOME AMERICAN MANUAL For Connoisseurs the following have their owo
AND PEDAL BASS ORGAN, `
ALMOST NEW". DIMENSIONS-Length, 4 ft 11 inches;
The INVALIDs" pale, delicate, los favor.
AMOROSO," a Stouter Wine, very popular. MANZANILLA," a oloon dry appetising Wine. eight, 5 foetisches: width, 2 fast 4 inches."SHERS-WHITE SEat," a special favorite in
China.
CLARET,
Ferfectly pute Bordeaux, not loaded to plesse.
tinted painte
Mouros...in quarts and pinta. LAROSE...in quarts and pints. --- $c.-ESTEEKs ..... in quarts and pínté. - MARGAUX-MEDOÇ in quarts and pints. LIQUEUE,
PANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-Eosoru.
CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED), 31,000.006.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS." LUM SIN Saxo, Esq. BAN HEP. Esq. YOW CHONG PENG, Esq. CHAN LICнoy Esq. Q. Hor CRUXE, Esq.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies,
Contributery Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they are Shareholdere or not.
HEAD OFFICE,
WOO LIN TUEN, Sucretary.
No. 2, Queen's Bond West,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1831.
$562
CHINA PRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1970.
HRAU OFFICE-- Hongkong.
CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
PAID-UP CAPITAL
....$ 400,030
RESERVE, FUND.....
650,000
OCAIMS PAID
826,000
BONUSES PAID
369,000
RISKS sopted at COREST RATES OF PERMIA
JAB. B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, 30th March, 1888.
NOTICE.
121
VEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY:
The Undersigned. Agents for the above Com pany, are prepared to. A CEPT RISKS
against FIRE at Current Rate
NORTON & Co,
“་
Agents
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Hongkong 16th Juig, 35
1997. ZHENIX TIRE OFFICE
The Undersigned are now prepared to. GRANT POLICIES ofINSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.
Come in, Quest, come in. We have a quarter analeon; it is hungry work falking about foregetically arguing away with the Rev. Mr. Jef-ļittings, tested. to 150 lbs to the snare inck; phai and GODOWNS 30 and 31 and the surate would have been exceedingly diffenlt of an hour before luncheon, and can get our busi closures." Mr. Quest had not set this un-fries as to whether or no it would be propor, as they are suitable for a vessel about dre tous, or to identify with the scheming vindictive areaturens over," and he led the way through the pae. pleasant word, but the Equire had seen his drift, had hitherto been the gustom, to devote the wauld be very, suitable for driving stationary 52,
"Come into the next room," and he led the way proceeds of the harvest festival collection (£1 engines. 6 Cornish BOILERS 16 ft. long by 6. whom we have just followed up the charot path. Sage into the tapestried and panelled vastibule, But after all, that is the way of anten nature, where he took up ale send "bofore the empty to the drawing-room, where fils was sitting. 185 3d. and a brass batten) to the country hos in diameter, double rivetted, with 4 Galway's 1 "Large STRAM pital, or whether it should be applied to the Patent Toms in each reading the Times... Although it may not be the way of those who ter firrplace.
* Ida," he said, with an affectation of heartiness repair of the woodwork in the vestry, was under LAUNCH ENGINE and BOLLER 2 Vertical to draw it and who love to paint the villeiu blok As the Evil One and the virtuons he dine so ra
which did not, however, deceive his daughter, the circumstances most instructive. The Rer. BoEns. 1 Steam FrEE ENGINE BOILER. diant that we begin to fa con bear the
he knew how to read every change of her doar Jeffries, who entered severely from the vox 1 HP. Exerns. 1 Steam PUNT. 2 Hori father's face," here as Mr. Quest. Take him in dition of the vestry, st last gainet his point by scantal and 1 Diagonal Steam WINCHER. A WELL FURNISHED HOUSE whispering of her wings. Few vople are alto gether gord or salinativet og lend it is pro
to luncheon, my love. I will come presently. I triumphantly showing that no patient from Large PLAYING MACHINE 1 EXRET TOOL Honhom had been admitted to the hospital for GRINDRE & Boxes TAPS and Diss. 1 GAP bable that the
majesty the writher good!
Bant to finish a note."
Then he returned to the vestibuls and ant teen moontha, and that therefore the hospital LATKE, 8 inch Centre, 8 feet hed. 9 DaILLING. uer bad-they have intre to be the
bad no particular claim on this particular year, MACHINES. (The above have their gearing all sno or the other. Hore and waers, Lowever, wo
down in his favourite old oak ahair.
Ruined," he said to himself. "I can never whereas the draught in the vestry was enough complete). I Large Hand Power WESEL do rast a spirit. with sulfont will and origin.
for Driving Machinery with SFTING and ulity to press the scale down this way or that
get the money as things are, and there will be sto cut any clergyman in two. though even thes the opposing forse, be it good.
foreclosure. Well, I am an old man, and hope
PULLEYS, and Small FIRE ENGINES. 2 that I shall not live to see it. But there is Ida.
double noting HAND PUMPS, 1 5,000 gal. or evil, is constantly striving to being the balance
qual. Eren the most wielcod mea fave their renier
Foor Ida, I sennot bear to think of it, and the
WATER TANK
deering points and their righteous instincts, vor og him.
old place, too, after all these gezerations, after are their thoughts continually fred upon in-
These generations!" iguity. Mr. Quess, for instans, one of the evil geniuses of this history, wea, whare his plots and
Ah, so do and so will many another, I dare
THE TENNIS PARTY. passions were not immediately sepcerned, a man say. I wish that I could find it, I'm sure. It's of eminently generous and refined tendercies warted badly enough now-a-daya. But that re Ida shook hands coldly enough with the lawyer, Many were the good turns, contradictory as it minds me, Quest. Ton will bars gathered my for whom she cherished a dislike not unmixed may ecom, that he had done to his poor neigh culty from my nola and what George told with fear. Many women are by mature gifted hours; he bad even been known to fortge his | 700- You see this man, Truter, has-thanks to with an extraordinary power of intuition which bills of costs, which is soont the highest and me that goufounded fellow. Major Boltoa. and his folly make up for their deficiency in reasoning est exhibition of earthly virtue that can be ex-action about theso oullege lende, thow up the force. They do not canolade from the premises pected from a lawyer. He was, moreover, cui Mont Farm, asil Gearga tells as that thers is of thoir observation, they keow that this man is nently a cultured man, a reader of the classics, in not nother tint to be had for love or to be feared sad that trusted. In fact, they translations if not in the original, a man with a money. In fact, you know what it is, one can't share with the rest of broathing ovation that fine taste in fiction and poetry, and a really sound get tonauts now days, they simply are not to self-protective instinct of irst stereosa and wonder if he puts it on or if he decaivas bimself. and ripe archalogical knowledge, especially be had. Well, under these circumstances, there most antenutie judgment, given a geard it I suppose he has Hired hero se long that he can whare ascred buildings were concerned. All tis is, of couren, only one thing to be done that I from the dangers with which it is continually not realise a condition of things when he will instincts, moreover, were towards respectability, know of and that is to take the farm in hand and threatened at the bands of man's overanstering case to live here and the place will belong to Hia tot burning ambition was to secure a bir farm it yet. It is quite impossible to let the strength and ordered intelligenco. Tom was somebody else. Or perhaps he is only brezoning que of them. She knew nothing to Mr. Quest's it out." And then he strolled away to the back position in the county in which he lived, and to place fall out of cultivation and that is what be classed among the resident gestry. He hated would happen biherwise, and if I were to lay it disadvantage, indeed she always heard him apoken of the house and had a look at the condition of his lawyer's work, and longed to accumulate suf down in grass it would cost a considerable sun; of with grant respect, and, curiously enough, she the out-houses, rodecting that some of them fofast means to be able to giva the good-bye and be teven or eight years before I got any liked his wife very much. Eat she could not would be sadly expensive to repair for whoover bear the won, fooling in her heart that he was calms into possession here. After that he crossed and to indulge himself in an axistence of lacurions | retura.” and earned jeanre. Ruch as he was he bad made i The Squire paused and Mr. Quest said nothing. not only to be avoided on sosount of his own the meat and walked through the somewhat ex himself, for he was the son of a poor and inferior Well he west on, that hang so, the next hidden qualities, but that he was moreover an tensive plantations at the back of the house, wondering if it would not be possible to get country dentist, and had begun life with a good thing to do is to obtain the necessary cash to pay olive poricul orems education, it is tene, which he oliedy owed to Janter his valuation and stock the place-about
They went into the old dining room, where the snough timber out of them, if one went to work his own exertions, but with nothing else Had four thousand would do it. or perhaps," he added, nohoon vos sat, and while fda allowed Mr. judiciously, to pay for putting the place in order. hla nature been a temperate nature, with a ha with an access of generone confidence, we had quest to cut her some cald boiled best, an opera-Presently be care to a hedgerow where there lance of good to its uredit to draw upon, instead better any fire. There are about Bfty acres of ion in which he did not seem to be very muck at had been a line of very fine timber oeke of which of a balance of evil, he was a man who might these low-lying nisadows which want to be thor home, she came to a rapid conclusion in tor own the Squire had bosn notoriously fond, and of have gone very for indeed, for in addition to oughly bash drained-bushes are quite as good mind. She had seen olearly enough from her which he had mimself taken particular and ad- h natural ability he had a great power of as pipes for that stiff land, if they pot In the fur's face that his interview with the lawgar miring notice in the course of the previous work. But unfortunately this was not the right sort of str8, and it don't cost half so ranch had been of a most serious character. but she winter. The trees were inue. In the eige Oso; his instincts on the whole were evil inbat still it can't be done for nothing, and then knew that the obances were that she would never where they had step were a caries of gape like stinete, and his passione whethor of bats, or there is a new wagon sted wanted, and some odd be able to get its upshot out of him, for the old those in an old woman's jaw, and about upon the love of greed, when they seized him did so sad vnde yes, we had better say five thousand." gentleman had a curious babit of keeping such ground were littered rerains of barkand with extraordinary violence, rendering him for Fill Me Quest made manswer, so zou more pleasant matters to himself nutil he was aban.brengos and of faggots that had been usile ap the time being utierly caliens to the rights of the Squire went on.
Intely formed by elronmstances to reveal them. of the brushwood.
Cut down this spring fell," was Mr. Quest'e feelings of others, provided that he attained his "Wel, you see, under these circumstances not She also knew that her father's affairs were in a end. Ju short, bad he been born to a good being able to lay handa apon the necessary capital most eritical condition, for that the bad extract-ejaculation, poor old gerilemus, he must have position and large fortune. it is quite possibla. from my private resources, of course I have made from him on the previous night, and if any been pinuued before he consented to part with
those oaks providing always that his strong passions bad ap my mind to apply to Cossey and Son for the remedy was to be attempted it must be attempt.
Then he turned and went bask to the house, not at some period of his life led him redible loan, Indeed, considering how long and intimated at once, and on some heroic goals. Therefore, astray, that he weld have lived virtuous and has been the connection between their house she made up her mind to ask her bete noir, Mr.just in time to see Ila's guests arriving for the Jawn tennis purty. Idu herself was standing on respected, and died in good odour, leaving behind and do Is Molle family, I think it right and eat, what the truth might be. bim a happy memory. But fate Lad placed bim proper to do se; indeed, I should consider it very "Mr. Quest," she said, with some trepidation, the lawn behind the house, which, bordered as it sndows, with the world, and yet and wrong of me if I neglected to give them the as be at last triumphantly banded her the beef, was by the most end at the farther end by
hope that you will forgive me for asking you w-of rained arohes, was one of the most pio- endowed him with a guaving desics to be of the opportunity of the investment-bere afaist world, as it appeared most desirable to bim; and tile flickered for an instant on Air. Quest's plain question, and that, if you cas, son will turasque in the country and a very effective not- then, to complete his ruin circumstances bad fan and then wont out-of course they will, a favour me with a plain answer. I know my ting to any young lady. As the people came thrown him into temptations from which iner. a matter of business, require security, and very father's affairs are very much involvet, and that they were shown through the house on to the perience and the headlong strength of bis pas pwoperly so, but as this estate is unentailed, there he is now anxious to borrow some more woonaglaws, und bere she was receiving them. SheIn Walent case, carved and polished.
woe dressed in a plan, tightŝtting gown of blas The instrument has Six-Octaves of Kors. zione gave bit ne opportȧnity to escape. will fortunately be little difloalty about that gat I do not know quite how matters stand, and
It may at frat appear strange that a man so You can draw tp the necessary deeds, and I want to learn the oxset truth."
Bannel, which showed off her perfect figure to C. Soale, Six Sets of Hands, Fifteen Stops. ris., calculating and what desires seemed to be-fired--think-that-under the alroumstaness-the right- "I am pure glad to hear you speak like that, great advantage, and a broad brimmed hat that Diapason, Melodia Vicia Duleet, Principal, upon snel a material and as the acquirement by thing to do would be to charge the Most Farm Miss de la Molle," answered the lawyer," because shaded her fine but somewhat dignified face. Coleate, Flute D'Amour, Calle, Cremona, artifice or even frand of the wealth which he specifically with the amanat. Things are. bad I was trying to make up my mind to brasch the Mr. Quest sat down cu a bench beneath the flugle Horo, Forte, Vea Humsa, Octave coveted, should alec borish in his heart song, no doubt, but I can hardly suppose it subject, which is a painful one to me. Frankly, shade of an arbutus, watching her closely, and Goapler, Bourdon Pedal, Manual to Padols, bitter a hatred and so keen a thirst for revenge posible under any concairable circumstances then, forgive me for saying it, your father is indeed, if the study of a perfect English lady of Grand Organ, Foot Pedal, Swell Foot Pedal. upon a woman as Mr. Quest undanbtedly did that the farm would not be good for five thousand absolutely ruined. The interest on the mort the noblest sort has any obarms, he was not Foot Blow Pedala, Blow Tandle Padata- towards bis beautiful wife. It would have pounds. However, they might perlups prefer to gages is a year in arrear, his largest form is just without his reward. There are some women-1 Set 30 Notes Pedal Reels, foot Piled." soned more probable that be would have lift baso a general clause as well, and if it in so, Thrown upon his hands, and, to complete the most of us know one or two are born to bold a Can be seen at the Offlor of the. Daily Prese heroics alone and attempted to turn his wife's although consider it quite unnecessary, I shall tale, the mortgages are going to call in their great position, and to sail across the world like any morning between the hours of 10 aC. folly into a means of wealth and self-advanou raise ao objection to that course."
money or foreclose."
aswan through mesuar foal. It would be very and Noor. ment; and this would no doubt have been so hað Then at last Mr. Quest broke his somewhat
At this statement, which was almost brutal in hard to say to what their peculiar charm and Hongkong, Eth April, 1888. ite brief semprehensiveness, de torsad pale sa diralty in owing. It is not to beanty only, for Mrs. Quest's estimate of his motives in marrying ominous silence.
"NOW ON SALË: her been an entirely correct one. She had told "I am very sorry to say, Mr. de la Molle, death, as well she might, and dropped her fork though they have presence, many of these wo Edward Cosary, it wil be remembered, that her be said, gently, "that Lesz bold out no prospect with a clatter upon aur plate.
men are not beautiful, while somo are even plafa. husband had marrjad her for money-the ten of Cossey and Son being indowed, under any "I did not realise that things were quite so. Nor does it spring from native grace and tact thasard ponuds of which he stend sa badly in circumstances, to advance another pound apon kad," she murmured. Then, I suppose that the atoms; though these things must be present. NGLISH AND OHINES-E necil. Now this was the truth to a wrtain the pecurity of the Honban Castle usto es place, will be taken from us, and we aball-shall Figther perhaps is it the reflection of a cultivated
DICTIONARY. mind noting opon a saturally pure nad elevatod extent, and a certain extent only Horhed wanted Their opinion of the value of landed property na hava to go away.”
WITH THE PONTI, AND MANDARIN the ten thousand pounds, in fact at the moment security has received so severe z thosh, that they Yes, certainly, unless money can be found to temperament, which makes these ladies oon:
PRONUNCIATION, money was necessary to him. But, and this his wife are act at all comfortable as to the safety of the take up the mortgages, of which I see no chance. spicuous and fashiose them in sath kind that all an Anglo Chinase Dictionary, published at the had never known or realised, he had been, and atuount already luvasted.”
The place will be sold for what it will fetch, and men, potting aside the mere charm of beauty
"Daily Press. Olos, Hongkong. ahili was also in love with her. Possibly-the-tu Mr. de la Malle started what he heard this xuv-A-days will be no great sm."
and the natural softening of judgment in the
For comprohaneivaness and practical servico thased pande would have proved a nafteirad moet unexpected bit of new, for which he was
"When will that be" she asked
atmbaphere of scs, must recognise in them on this Work stands unrivalled. All the new "In abont six or nine months' tinie."
egaal mind, and a presence more noble than words which the Chinese have of late years been inducement to his without the love, but the totally unprepared. He had always found. It love was one the leas the hair relations, sibly to borrow money, and it had saver de-i Ta'e lips trembled, and the sight of the food their own.
compelled to coin to express the numerous of Such a woman was Ida de la Molle, and if any jeste in machinery, photography, telegraphy, however, had more been happy push She had red to him that a time might perhags coma ngon her plate become nauseous to her. A detested him from the Craft or spared in this constry when the land, which be held in vision arose before her mind's age of barself and one doubted it, it was sufficient to compare her in sng in sienne gonerally, which the rapid advance to say so. Nea
nant and almost superstitious veneration, would be so her old father departing band in band from the her simplicity, to the variona kaman items by of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are whatever he lacets te Quesad macmeste valuelois à forts of property that lenders would. Castle gates, behind and about which gleams whom she was surrounded. They were a typical hora given a extenso. Bach and every word is
the hard wild lights of March sunset, to svolta Ponty society galbaring, such as needs no desfully illustrated and explained, forming exercise could bear to be tus conças, de pe clead by à refuse it as security. woman, and on it exze to pass that cir relations Why," he said, recovering himself, "the place to hide themselves, and the horror of it ription, and would not greatly interest it for students of a most instructive nature. Both described, neither very good nor very bed, very the Court and Punti pronunciations are given bad always been of the most strained naturs, total encumbrancos és ha property do not almost overname her. Then, when she at-la-È had obtained the clas ardonut to more than twenty-five thousand "Is there no way of escape?" she asked, handsome nor very plain, but moving saligiously the accents being carefully marked on the best There will be no Launch on Monday and the varet of his life, under threat of exposure, pounds, and when I crissedert to my father, forty Loarsely. To loss this place would kill my within the lines of custom and on the ground of principle hitherto attained. The typography Friday, an acount of coaling. she drove her bargain, of which the terms were years ago, it was valued at fifty, and the Castle father. He loves it better than anything in the commonplace.DA
Esplays the succus of an attempt to make the The above Time Table will be strictly adhered complete separation in all bat outward form, and and promises have been thoroughly repaired world; his whole life is wrapped up in it.
was no wonder, then, that a woons like Ida Chinese and English type sormuspond in the size to, except ander suavoidable circumstance. La virtual freedom of zotion, for herself. This, since then at a cost of five thousand, and most of I can quite understand that, Misa de la de la Melle was facila princeps among suck com- of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of care of stress of weather, due notion will he considering the position, she was perhapa jus
the farm buildinga ulao,"
Molle; it is a most eberwing old pince, especially pany, or that Harold Quaritch, who was pooti-space, achieving clearness not previously given of any stopparen tified in doing. bal bar, husband rever forgave "Very possibly, Mr. de la Molle, but to be to anybody interested in the rest. But unfor-ally inclined for a man of his age, at ory rate attained, and dispersing with those rest margine INDEPENDANCE BELGE: bar for it. More than that, by determined, if Logest, I very much doubt it. Hopias Castle fadetely mortgages are no respecters of fool where the lady in question was concerned, should and vacant spaces which have heretofore charac 12 = Eo moillsar marché, le plus répandu et is
Evell terzod Chinese publications. by any means it were possible, to turn the passion and the lends round it would now folos twenty info them land in so much property and in his heart. have compared her to a queen. which, although we did not know it be as five thousand pounds on forced inli Com- | nothing more.""
Hello Quest, lovely ás aba undoubtedly was in her To illustrate the vast Resps of the work the mienz informé des grande journaux européens en as just added to his COLLECTION perfently awe ship bore towards his business petition and cloud agition has brought "I know all that," she said impatiently, own way, paled and looked shop-girlish in face of following facts are submitted for consideration ----- Langue françaisu esperior, Edward Cossey, to a refined instrumentates down more than people realize, and laud "you do not newer my question; and abs her gentle diguity, a fact of which she was evid Chalmers Vocabulary ountains about 18,000 of vangannon against bar, with what saves it in Australia and New Zeland is now worth as leaned towards time and reated her hand upon antly aware, for although the two women were Chinese charsoters, and Medhurst'a Baglish friendly nothing would induce the latter to stand and Chinese Dictionary about 100.000, whilat will be one of the purposes of this history to much per note as cultivated lands in England the table. Is there no way out of it?"
Perps as a residential property and on account Mr. Quest drank a little claret before he av lang near Ids in poblis. She would tell Edward this work acutains sarre than 10000 English
Ter" he said, "I think that there is Cossey that it made her look like a wax doll by words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese oharro (destinée spécialement aux poye hore d'Europe. reproductions of the same on Paper, Conves, or Bach were, pats briefly as possible, the out of ita istorioal interést it might fetch more, swered, lines of the okarnoter and sime of this remarkable but I doubt it. In short, Mr. de la Molle, so it only you will take it.”
live child and contradictory man, whose history, had he batanziona ara Cossey and Son in the matter, that
ters. Again, despite all the grammare and composée de KUIT PAGES: GRAND WORMAT, Opal. "What way she asked eagerly.
It was while Mr. Quest was still watching Ida other elementary worka ne yet published, the mant tous les faits et les événements de L. so- pors ared a sense of honour, might prohibly have I regret to have to tell you that as far from
Well, though as I said just now, the niort with complete satisfaction, for she appealed to student of this dialoult language absolutely resine. Rerus politique generale, chroniques THAITH.are taken in say state of the weather, been painted is very different colours.
being willing to make a further avance, the ages of un estate as a body are merely a busi the artistic side of his nature, that Colonal quires examples to display the various appli artistiques, littéraires et mondaings de toutes les and all Permanent Processes, are executai au Within sa hour and a hel of leasing his own fra have formally instructed me to starve the nose corpention, and look at things from a Saarith arrived upon the scene, looking, Mr caliens and equivalents of different words which expitaload Bacap, Spark, andas commerce, Moderato Tam boare, The-Gaby, it was exiled, although negel eis mouths noster in you, calling in the business point of view only see must remember mest thought, pausularly plain-with-bis-solid have one general meaning Of These oxamples a comparto de las the trees from which it had been so naured bad menay already advanced or mortgage, together that they me composed of individuals, and that form, his long thin avée, light whiskers, and this work contains more than fire may see to foutons sta long since vanished from the garden, Mr. Quest with the interest, which I must remind you is individuals can be lurenced if they can be got square and massive chin. Also be locked par- many se any other Dictionary hitherto pub was bowling swiftly behind Edward Cossey's nearly a year overdige, and this step I propose to at. For instance, ossey and Boz ere en ab teularly inpasing in contrast to the venths and Beled powerful bay barke towards the towering gateway take to-morrow.
Douza Mors, straction and harshly disposed in their abstract lens and domesticated clergymen There ·For prnotical purposes the arrangement of
20 francs. of Honham Castle, WEen bo was within three The old gentleman, staggered for a moment, capacity, but Mr. Edward Comey is an ice a gravity, almost a solemnity, shout is the work is so complete, that a reference to its handred yards be pulled the horse up sharply, and caught at the mantelpiece, for the blowdividual, and I should say, so far as this par- bronzed countenance and deliberete, ordered coupages enables person who understands English for he was a good whip nad aloue in the dog-cart, was a benvy one, and as unexpected as it was tionlar matter is concecard, a benevolently dis versation, which did not, however, favourably to sommnnicate effectively with rativas whepagnés d'am maadet sur le poste on autre à rus Toute demande d'abonnement doit être socom- and paused to admire the view.
heary. But no recovered himself in at fustant, for posed indisidual. Wow Mr. Edward Comey is impress the aforesaid youths and marlens, if understand nothing but Chinese. In this respect Bruxelles, Paris on Laidros. Les bonne- What a beautiful place!" he reflected ie it was one of the peculiarities of his character not himself at the present moment actually on judgnient might be formed from soul samples the work will be found indispensable to all mente concent le loro 15 do child to cois himself with enthusiasm, and how grandly that bis spirits always seemed to rise to the oo of the firm of Cossey and Bon, but he is the heir of conversational criticism 3r nest heart Earopsmas rosiding in Chine, and to the notires.
Envoi gratuit de deus sumaron-spónimene k- those old tower stand out against the sky. The casin in the face of argent adversity-in short, of the bend of the house, and of scurae has going on on the farther side of his arbejne”
themselves it explains subjects fully with which toute persuus qui en drengers la demande Squire has restored them very well, too, there is he possessed an extraordinary stare of moral anthority, and, what is better still, the ormmand
vary few indeed of them are perfectly moquintated, no doubt about it; Icould not have done it better courage,
of money."
Brazelles myself. I wonder if that place will ever be "Indeed," he said indignaatly, indeed, it is "uudsstand." mid lâa.” “You mean that mine. Things look lack now, but they may come a pity that you did not ell me that at onse Mr. my father should try to win over Mr. Edward round, and I think I ara beginning to soo my Quest: it would have saved me from business him, and my father le not a man to keep his Cassay. Unfortunately, to be fank, he dislikes myself in a false position by proposing a And then he started the horse on again, slowly erringement which is not acceptable. As re-, dislikes to himself.” reflecting on the unpleasant nature of time buti gards the interest, I admit that it is as you say, People generally do dislike those to whome Des before him. Pureonally he both liked and and I very much regret it. That stupid fellow they are crushingly indebted; your father Face vesported the old Squire, and be certainly pitied George is always so dreadfally behindhand with dislikes Mr. Cossay beanse his name is Cussey, bim, though he would no more bave dreamed of his assounts that I can never get anything sat- and for no other russon. But that is set quil. silowing his liking and pity to interfere with thed. (He did not state, sud instead did not what I meant I do not thick that the Squire is the prosecution of his sehumes, than an sidest know, that the reason that the unfortunata, the right perem to undertake a negotiation of sportman world dream of ret shooting phos. George was behindhand was that there were no that sort. He is a little too ontspoken and tants because be kad happened to take a friendly accounts to make up or rather that they won all incautions. 1o, Miss de la Molle, if it in to be internet in their nurture. He had also enrtain on the wrong side of the ledger). *1. will have done at sil you must do it........ You must put the
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