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BEAUTIFUL STOWAWAY.

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Have you Cecil

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enough to begin to forgive you. I dont Couraged and cheered me up

(Author of Dr. Janet of Harley Street, &c. it, but if there is anything to be done for

one do s't war, with wounded men.

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hand onred, ney danghter of IL MILDER simont, and I firmed it might sure my rhan malism. After taking it for abant a fortnight was decidedly better. The pain was so much ristian | easier that I ovald rent and sleep and ont more than I had done for a long time. Thin sa en-

that I kept taking the Syrup until I was entirely free from the complaint. That is now over a year ago, and I have not had a touch of theunstism are: although I have undergone as much ex- posare as I previously did. You are at liberty to publish the facts in my case if you desire.” Am Hill, 80. Bellgrove Street, Glasgow, Sep-

There is nothing to be lone," the other said: Ive heen virtually out in two by some cursod bayonet." He ressed meaning in terrible pain Ramford improvised pillow and placed it Well, he mid after a mass, during which compassionately beneath his head. He folded she und saf, the tears dropping slowly down drak over him for "armth. The night was her face, flue regular thud of the norow and ifing, Lu the woɛled man was grey atatember 23, 1698. thesung rolling of the ship leaving her no hope,vering with the cold of oncoming death.

What was that you said about Cecil he Is there no chance, positively no chanes, demanded through his chattering teeth. Were he captain putting me off in a boat. Night you fool enough not to believe her. It was all He not be perminded

true. She was never anything to me,”

In the intervals between pain paroxysms, he told the story.

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• what in to be done now ?"

She row eagerly.

There is none, absolutely none. I am tell ing you the truth, Cis. Once started, a steamer forges on in spite of everything."

We stop somewhere. At all events I can Iosre the steamer at the first stopping place."

He was silent.

No. 3,117 ERED ogin the Register "Oh why don't you speak?" she cried, G. of Hongkong, Why don't you help me?

Ten that After a minate he said with a regretful air, be produced at the It's an awkward mattor, deur. We do not and 30.Qgeon a Road reach Madeirs for some days. What explane- 42 or batons the tion can be given of the fact that you accom- Certificate for the panted me to Madeira P

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On the word of a dying man, Rumford, the whole thing was a mistake. It was only Sonthampton, when I saw her trunk on the platform, that the devil got into me and sag. gested trapping her. She never spoke to me afterwards

In curing rheumatism, which is one of the more or less direct resuite of continued indiges- tion and liver corrects the digor, Mother Seigel's Syrup

functions and purifies the blood; thus expelling the rheumatic poisons: from the body, and guarding against their fresh formation. A valuable piece of knowledge to have in one's head when we consider that rhsa- patism is as common as it is painful. [00

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It was with diloulty Dick was made to un- WNEES of HOUSES situated in the derstand. He bat not had a lins from her. No- Central Division of the City of Victoria thing had been learned beyond that to be and in the Western Division of Kowloon, who gathered from a distracted note to her parents, have not had their promises LIME WASHED telling that she was well, that hat journey had and CLEANSED in accordance with law, ace been a misersolo mistake, that Dick would never reminded that the period during which the ex-forgive her, and that she was going to become a work should be finished ends on the 30th day of

hospital nurse. She had given no address, and April, 1901, and the Sanitary Board

had failed to her. inco- the cleanlines in its herence of her latter left it to be inferred that efforts to stamp out plague, is determined to the miserable mistake" had been her slope rigorously prosecnte any owner in default after ment with Hortopp, for that she had not in- tended this was not explained,

Cortilefnt has all been a mistake. What other company as planation than the truth is necessary.!"

He shrugged his shoulders,

People do not take all they are toll for gospel truth. It is douced awkward, What, [681 | for example, will Richard say "

đu Oh, I shall go med," she cried. "Dick will be distracted. He will think I have been Lilled."

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Hartopp shifted from one foot to the other.

Half a dozen people saw na travel to town together," he said significantly, She gased at him stupefied. "Do you maun? do you suppore Dick would think

He shrugged his shoulders again.

Mrs. Hastings saw us together on the plat form at Waterloo. Mrs. Hastings isn't likely to keep the fact a secret."

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Do you think Dick will suspect me of comh- way with you of meaning to come away with you? pho faltered,

not see what else he can suppose, do Cecil," he mid gently

"Oh, it is horrible-borrible," she cried. "For pity y's sake, Harry, tell me what to do"

here is only one thing left for you to do. You must face the truth. There is not one person in a thousand, and certainly Richard will not be that one--who will believe anything but that you and I planned as elopement. You are hopelessly and irrevocably compromised."

+I will go to the captain and explain every« thing. He will be able to bear witness that it was all a mistake."

You can tell him so," Hartopp said. "But will he or will anybody else believe it? If you did not intend to come, why are you here with me, fairly on the way to South Africa? You have made as protest. You have not been seen to attempt to go ashore."

He turned sharply about and removed a rug that had lain over the baggage." Good Lord! on to hate is your trunk. What horrible luck! After I told that fool of a porter to tabel it for Lon don !"

CELEY Manager. It seems like some terrible conspiracy," she

[874 said, overwhelmed.

*"A conspiracy?**

MINES,

coop 01 fate, I mean. I could not suspect you

of not wickedness,

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will

He winced, although maintaining boldly,

I should think not, dear."

"Oh, what am I to do?" she cried. After a moment's silence he mid:

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At this time the tide of life was streaming toward South Africa. Bumford and volunteered for service, seeking distraction or death, Cecil was nursing the wounded. What more natural than that they shoukl moet?"

Not a week after Hartopp's death. Rumford was transferred, severely wounded, to the wards of a Capetown Hospital. For a wook he lay in favor and unconsciousness.

One evening be opened his eyes suddenly on

consciousness and Coci

Bhe sat at table within the screens sur. rounding his bed, her cheek on her hand. The light fell on her, but in her nurse's cap and with the new sadasss of her face, he would not have known her, had not Hortopp's story set him Looking for Ceoil in the face of every woman

ha met.

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"Is it Coil?" he queried faintly, "or am I. HOKKAIDO COLLIERY AND RAILWAY. Co.) dying and dreaming?

She started up as though she would escape. But the nurse's instinct prevailed. There was a draught to be given when the patient should

wake.

Without a word she put on arm beneath his. head, administering it.

Now try to sleep," she said in a professional voice, keeping her face from him.

He caught her dress in a hot hand "I saw Hartopp," he muttered. He to me-Ceril, why didn't you send me a line Heavens, what I suffered!"

She fung herself on her kares beside him, hiding her face.

Oh, I was ashamed," she cried brokenly. How could you ever believe the truth!"

I believe it," he said, but, oh, what I suffered, dear!"

"He strove to mop a damp forehead...

With a touch light and comforting, she drew a cool fresh handkerchief across his brows

Shall I get over this?" he whispered hoarsely.

"Yes. dear now that you have recovered consciousness. You are to be invalided home."

After a pause. "It is a year since we were to have been married, darling. Will you come home with me?"

For answer she kissed him. He fell asleep smiling.

[THE END.]

You are hopelessly compromised. There is not a woman in the ship who will not ostracise you on the appearsree of things. There is, as PART 1SDAY the I said, not one person in a thousand who will believe it was zaistako. I skulda't, nor do I suppose you would, hail it happened to somebody DON'T FISH FOR TROUT WITH A else. The only thing left is for you to pass un my wife. And we will be married the hour wa

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Well, of course, that in all off," he said. "Dick would noto man would marry you under the circumstances."

But when he knows it was a mistake?" No man would belleve such a story. Come, Cecil I am not an ogre. You have always been fond of me in a way. I will be a good husband to you,

Ehe sat staring at him. Then suddenly the stood up quietly,

Let me out," she said.

* Where are you going?"

"I must go somewhere to think quietly." He had heard that the woman who hesitates is lort. He believed her to be hesitating. He CANVAS opened the door with a confident air, He caught her hand and kimed it.

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It will all come right," he whispered. love you, and will make you a good husinnd."

She had not hesitated. She went forthwith to the captain and told her story. There was no doubting the truth. There was no donhting the sincerity of her passionate tears,

The captain, a teader-hearted man, with girls of his own, put her under the care of a motherly, woman who canneed to be on board, and with whom she soon found sympathy.

During the remainder of the voyage she did not address one word to Hartopp, despite his mortified conciliatory approaches. She believed

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A year later, a man, lying mortally wounded big nerves, and put on an extra spurt, it made me (you will pardon the expression), it made me "holler." W

may reverently doubt whether Job himself, incarnation as he was of fortitude and patience, could have borne acute rheuma tism, or goat, which is rheumatism's more stylish brother, with the same sweetness that marked his deportment under a load of bolls and a scolding wife...

The horseman dismounted. From his flask ho gave the wounded for a draught of wine and water.

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