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PONIES

AUCTIONS

PONIES!!

PONIES

ABE Undersigned without thesfr, Kamust

Sals of

RACE PONIES

OZE

WEDNESDAY

the 6th March, at 3 r.x.. Opposite the City Hall when upwards of

59 PONIES will be offered. Entries will be received until Noon on day of Sulo.

TERME-A Cal.

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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING.

DAILY PRESS OFFICE,

The only office in China haring European tanght workmen. Equal to Home Work.

BUILDERS

KANG ON.

Contractor: 30, D'Aguilar Street. Local and Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite.

HUGHES & HOUGH.-

Auctionéore. Hongkong, 25th Fubruary, 1901,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1580

TR GEO. P. LAMMERT has receives

Motions to sell by Public Auction

in of Lots,

FRIDAY,

the 8th day of March, 1901, at 3 r.M.. at his Sales Rooms,

THE FOLLOWING:

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, situato in Pokfoolum Roud Bed

3. Third Stroot, vis:- ~Let L ALL THAT PIRCH OR PARGEL

·OF GROUND situate at Victoria, în the Colony of Hongkong, aud-intended to be registered in the Land Offeo ns. Section B of Anland Lot No. 797 A 8,930 Square Fast. Term 29 years, Annual Crown

Ront $20.

Lot 2-ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL.

OF GROUND situnto at Victoria aforo-

Meclinics engaged, Estiumtos given. CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, &c.

THE PHARMACY.

10. Queen's Raud Central Family and Dispensing Cheraists, Wines, Spirits and.

Cigars.

TIM HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1901

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,

THE TRANSFORMATION

THERESA.

BY

JOHN FOSTER FRASER.

(Continued)

1 • Thony," said Walter, one afternoon, poor Dick is bearing it wonderfully well. This morn OF ing ko was quite cheery, and actually lunche

And on Sunday there is to be a service of thanks- riving, in the little village church, that his life was not lost, Will yon to?“

She muttered a saft Yes, and on the Sunday they drove over to Thirwell. She ld often been in the quaint, stant-toworal charel before. bat she felt a swelling at her bosom and her breath

comu quick as she walked to the Sparling pow alone, for Walter had gone to payat his and. She knew all the villagers were looking her, int she etrol not for their looks. Sho was afraid, however, they would hear the bating of her heart,

In the morning, at breakfast"table, Theros! was zudiant. The natural estrangement that bird spring after har rejection of Richard Sparling had it. She chattered gaily sad thent

two men langhed,

She was in a soft white morning gown that set off her sweet bauty. Bho wished them both; good sport during the day, gave an dye to their accontraments, and, standing at the hall door. waved them a merry adieu.

Thessy's jovial this morning," said Walter. as they walked town the arenas with guns across their shoulders,

There was a slight commotion at the charch door. Everybody turned to look, and there was whisporing.

S kept her eyrs on the grounil. She was aware of her brother opening the pow la into dong, start of a trembling weak gure being.

sat by her sile. Shi dared not turn Yes, qutterol Dick, and he offeral his her head to look, but she put out her hand and took that of the stricken man. She tried to say Aera-trend a cigarette.

Theresa watch the men out of sight. Then,

something, but words would not cone. The lming an air, she went to the drawing-room.

hand

was shaking. and played some of her favourite Chopin. Sho vas frat hearted this bright, keen-aired autumn day Everything in the world was so pleasant, that sho sanir for joy of heart.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

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said and intended to be registered in the Land Offico as Section C of Inlund Lot No. 797. Aron 4,900 Biguaro Feok. Termi 990 years. Anal-Crown Rent $31.50, LOS ALL THAT PIECE OR PARUEL

OF GROUND situate at Victoria afore aid and intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section D of Inland Lot No. 707. Aroa 3,900 Square Fent. Törm 999 years. Annual Crown Rent $21 Lot -ALL THAT PIECE OF PARCEL OF GROUND situate at Victoria afore- sall and Intended to be registered in the Land Office an Section E of Inland Lot No. 797. Aron 4,400 Sqnars Fest: Term 999 years, Anauul Crown Rent $80.- Lot -ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL

OF GROUND situate at Victoria aforo said and intended to be registered in the Land Office as Suction F of Inland Lot A

No. 707. | Area 1,855 Squary Feat. Term 909 years. Annual Crown Rout $31. Lot 6--ALL THAT PIEUR OR PARCEL OF GROUND eiluate at Victoris afore. said and intended to be registered in the Land Offee as The Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 707: Area 11,070 Square Foot. Term 200 yesra. - Annual Crown. Rent $90,

For further particulars and coäditions of usule, apply to-

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All through the service she was liko nño dazedł. She found hewelf in a roserie thinking of time when she used to march the ditches hy the rueadows for raro weeds. But during the special prayor of the old Viene she pulled down her suil The tears were ruming too fust It was then that she turned to look through the mist of her grief at Dick Sparling.

It wasn't like the face she had one known.

It was horrible, and the closed or is were hid be

there was no sign, pro hit the thin lips hind dini glass. The farm sus pale and stern, occasionally quicorod,

Neither her brother nor his friend would he hack for some hours. She had all the morning to herself, to play her music, to spend m bon in the conservatory among the flowers, to look into the kitchen, and see the housekeeper.

She rose from the pay, and going to the window locked out upon the glowing sehat autumn. The plaatalion.way ovar by the home furn, was a as of gorgeous tints and buenishwi gold, but in a few wooks there would¦· be nothing but a dark array of hara trees. She thought of this with a sigh, for she loved the summer and the autumn, the songs of the birds and the beeall-of-the-flowe

Many minutes who stood musing, and then suddenly she saw her brother rating wreath lessly and excitedly up the drive.

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His cap was aff; he had no gun with him. Sho hastened into the hull;

Mercy," she exclaimed, “what is it " Welter was pale with excitement. "Dick"

વન , has been been shot." Tieteni uttered a scream, and held to the table for support.

He's not not dead, but it's-it's awfoł

She followed Dick und her brother from the chureb.

cod with a troue in his voice,

"Where-where is Miss Fairbank?” the mu

Here" wid Therasa, placing her land-un- his arm.

up to the Hall and kive lunch. Yes, yes, Walt, Ab, yes, fortixo go. But we'll all three go

I'cau wadk; really I'm quite strong duong ta walk it-if Miss Fairbank will give me her arm as well."

They stuttered up the village street to the grant Elizabethan mansion, in which the Spar lings-had long-lived, Dick was merry the

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We-wave carried him to the-to the farm. Gray has ridden off for a doctor, and I want Imadkerchiefs and lot; and-ot my poor pal, Dick

He sank down into the nearest chair, and covering his face with his hands sobbed bitterly. Unable to speak, uable in doride what to do, Theresa stood with blanched plaintive counten- ance.

Canca I," she said with tearful voice, "can I go to him?"

"No, ao," said the mun, the sight is awful. His poor hands, his poor face-ob. my dear Dick: That-gun couldn't have been properly cleaned. The thing joubed, and at the first shot it hurt. Now get me those things and I'm off back. No, no, I tell you, you mustu't come! You would do no good; they wouldn't let you into the room.

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Oh, but. Walter, I could tell how-how dreadfully sorry I am."

You could tell him nothing; he's uncon- „Brians,"

She did not plead further. Some of the men servouts went back with Walter to the farm.

She watched then go with aching heat; she sent her maid over to find out some news, but the answer she brought was that the poor gentle

mon was dying.

Theresa Ruelt by the couch and wept. She didn't know why she wept. Perhaps it was only the pity in her heart. She had never cared for Richard Sparling, but for him to die like this it was terrible.

All day she wandered disconsolately. Every servant who came back from the farm she que tioned. She wanted to run over herself but her brother bad forbidden it. She hated the sun because it was shining so brightly, she thought the birda were ernel for chirraping in the trees,

Towards dusk her brother came home. his fees lined with pain so though he had güdenly grown old,

"Walter, Walter" she beseeched, “js he go: ing to die P't

No." he said andly, "the doctors don't think he'll die, but it will be worse than death. far worse. His face is all toral and-aid, Tessy, he'll never see any more.

Blind!"

Her brother nodded. He forced back a sol, and the girl came to him and nestled close to his side. He did not quite appreciate her gr hand. sence, but he stroked her wet chooks with his

At last he raised his head and looked at her.

Thessy," he said. Diok will be no good now Hell-bei cripple, his face will be sure and scarred, he'll have to crawl through life a blind man. Now, now, don't you take it so hardly think, you might have been his-his wife! Then it would have been terrible. But you've been saved that agony, Thessy. How unch worse it would be were you marris] to

him. It would have kiled him with sorrow

I didn't think so at the time, but it's well you didn't marry him. Now, Dow, don't cry, the doctors my there is practically no fear of him dyings, maly that he'll—ho'll be—ke—”

Always blind," said Theresa, her distros shaking her with its intensity,

The next day she went over to the farm. But asither te

nurses nor the medical men would permit her to see the patient. Others went with stealthy in und cut of the room: Int ale was prohibited.

Walter marvelled at the great pity there was in the heart of his sister.

He was racked with pain, thinking of the mai fate of his friend. Day by day he saw his sister grow paler and more wao. She ceased to be the frolicsome, venturens girl, ever rippling with merriment, and became a demure, anxious WOMAN.

brother could ses the disaster had left its murk. *She rarely spoke about the blind man, but her

And so the weeks slowly dragged along, and Richard Sparling was taken from the form to his own house at Thirwell. Slowly he gained strength, but there was no hope he would ever |; see again. That was beyond hope.

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and the woman by his side were pained.

1 stopped, for he instinctively falt fleet mus

grass, and slowly climbed the all stone They walked across the lawn with its coll.

stups.

Once in the dming-room: Dick Sparling sank- back with exhaustion.

Oh, Tai getting all right amazingly quick. "It's nothing, nothing, nothing." he said. And how have you ben, Miss Fairbank?'

It

Ive'ye leer very well, thank you." was enlace answer but she could not

another. She wanted to say something- about his misfortune but did not know how to.

Walter Fairbank went off to look at the horseɛ.:.

The girl stood liefore the blind mun. He was smiling quietly. The tears flooded her eyes and a great yearning took possession of her."

Are you you there, Miss Fairbank? asked..

Dick

• Where?" **** Here,"

Sho went up to him and rested her bad upon his shoulder. hesitated ter a moment. Dick, I'm awfully I'm-In awfully sotry, Mr.—-Me-—” She

worry," she said

He took her hand and found it cold.

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Ali," he said quietly, everybody has been so good to me. I never know how many friends I had till-till this happened.

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