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THE GIFT HORSE

BY

FREDERICK, ORin Bartlett

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(Concluded from last Saturdag.)|remove the animal from Kolly's and out off thatadditional expense. It was two weeks before Nellio

There wore several incidentals was it to use again, and then that Bainbridge had neglected to

No. 21, SHELLY STREET. Bainbridge discovered that he provide, suob as hay, which was Barker Road, No. 124, Pusk, 6 rooms To let or for sale, GLENSHIEL,' couldn't be driven to the station selling at this time for twenty from 1st March, 1918. in the morning without rising dollars a ton, and ots, which half an hour earlier; and, in view were bringing n dollar twenty-tam middle of April until end of Octo of the prezent load of respon five a bushel. Besides these, it bar, 1918. ability he was carrying on ac- became evident that al Court and Garden. count of his bailding operations, blanket for the horse was necess- this was impossible.

CRAIG KYRIE, No. 4, the Prak W Fle ang-

ary, to say nothing of a brush, to let; fios situation; 8 moms; tonuic gested that Mrs. Bainbridge use the borre to return some after currycomb, pitchfork, shovel, and cruquet laws,

carriage-sponge, carriage-jack, No, 8, DES VEUX VILLAS, No.Hongkong Telegraph noon calls but she declared that carriage-grease, and a peck mea- 52, Peak, 5 moms. she wouldn't trust, herself with a strange driver, and that, as the in the city where such things mother of two children, she were given away, Bainbridge was wouldn't risk driving herself un- forced to buy them.. til John showed her how. He

In his youth he had spent promised to give her the first,

several years on a forma, and so far: lesson on the following Sunday; as care of the animal went, he knew but it rained all day, so be how to attend to that, and. really couldn't On the fifth Sunday anticipato the work. Ho used all they had to board the train and his epare tima until the following spend the day with Grandmother Bainbridge. So it was not until Sunday in getting Nellie and the Hangknus, 26th F40,1915 the sixth Sunday that he found gig ready for the long-postponed

for about 18 months from ist May."

- No, 106. Pesk, 'CLAVADEL '5 sure. As he could not find a place

room, fu y furnished with Tennis Court, WANTED—4N English speaking Chinne or Portegese as book- FOR BALE-HARTING and RO-After 5 pm. 268, Nathan Boad, kept. Reference required, Apply ATE, paitor Kowloon laland Lot Nort+54,

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Grat drive. He worked until ten

another opportunity. He came o'clock Saturday night grooming home with a cold that Saturday night, and Mrs, Bainbridge would the more until she shone and in not listen to his going out for washing the two senter until it was speckless. Then, degtired, three days.

he tumbled into bed in order to be fresh for the morrow.

In the meanwhile Mrs. Ark wright had used the horas half a dozen times to make some calls

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being left behind in the train of programa; the man who uses one advertising

colunas is on the express road to more [588 basine..

"John, Joha! There's no use hurrying

the telephone rang. Bainbridge of the rear seat. From an upper At half past twolvo that night stable and almost threw him out upon her old friends in Edge-ignored it for the first five minutes, window he heard his wife-calling mere-by-tho-Rivulet while the but it woke up the children, and machine was being repaired. It the noise they made it was im seems that Arkwright was learn possible to ignore. As ho orain ing to run the car himself, and bled out of bed ho heard the had not been altogether fortunate musical patter of rafa-drops on her, because at that moment he Ile didn't have time to reassure in his selection of the proper the roof. Ilo know they were lovers to pull at the proper times musical, because he remembered a was clutching at the dashboard. By this time the stable, which poem to this effect. There was He didn't recoh an equilibrium had been progressing slowly but so particular excuse for his bel until he was half way to the surely, began to take on flesh lowing as loud as he did when station, which was in exactly the. and assume the semblance of a he picked up the receiver. The opposite direction from that in building. Bainbridge took heart voice that answered sounded which he had originally proposed at this. Once the animal-he al-familiar. ways, spoke of her now "as "the

"Oh, that you, Arkwright?" animal" was in his own stable Yos,"

came the reply. Say and ander his own care and conJohn we're in a deace of a lix venient for his own use, he could Machine has broken down, sad have some comfort with her. we can't get to the garage. Ktow Though he watched with some you wouldn't mind, under the impatience the slow development circumstances, just slipping the of the building, be really, so far, harness on Nollie and driving us had derived more satisfaction home. from it than he had from the

"What's that?".

horse it was designed to shelter. "We'll leave the machine here There was scarcely an evening until morning; but if you'd trot that one or more of the neighbours out and got Mrs. Arkwright and

didn't come over to discuss it

myself

to go.

the rear seat, and piled in all the various robes after her. In two Arkwright assisted his wife into

and comfortable again as they had minutes they were both as snug

been in the msobine.

"All ready, John," Arkwright announced sleepily.

"Very well, sir," replied John, respectfully tipping his cap.

With this added weight behind her, Nellie became dispirited to such a degree that John could not foros her out of a plodding walk. He succeeded in turning Nille Having lost his whit he could do around only after she bad given nothing but slap her with the an exhilarating acrobatic demon-reios, which evoked no other stration of how neatly she could response than an indifferent balance a carriage on two wheels switch of her tail. The Ark le seized the whip, with the firm wrights didn't mind this, because intention of showing her once for the easy-going gait only lulled all who was master; bat finding them into a deeper slumber, but an immediate use for both hands, Bainbridge found his teeth be was forced to drop it overboard, ginning to chatter long before It seemed almost as if she were they reached the abarp incline responding to the emergency call leading to the Heights. It was of her former master's voice; for half past three when he drew up she maintained this speed before the imposing new house and offer suggestions for its im- Just this side of Windmere, unchecked for the first three and Arkwright assisted his wife provement. Bainbridge found It isn't more than six miles." miles, and then settled down out. himself repeating the favourite ex-

trot which woo fast "So sweet of you,

Jahn, she Bainbridgeswallowed hard. For into pressions of the architect, until

con-murmured, with a yawn. a second he was on the point of enough for Bainbridge, they fell so strippingly from his referring Arkwright to a place sidering the fact that the Thanks, John," Arkwright tongue that he began to feel as if which has been variously estimat road was pitch-black and that the added.

"Hope Nellie won't they were the expression of his ed by some as nearer than six rain was beating against his gloss catch cold. Batter rub her down." own artistic instinct. There was miles and by others as consider es so that he couldn't see at all.

"All right, sir," responded really no doubt, but what he ably farther. But his better Nellie had not given him time to was getting a pretty stable nature checkerl him. After all, pall the rubber boot up over his Bainbridge, again unconsciously It could not be called exactly he was under deep obligations to kuees, and so he was drenched to tipping his cap.

It may be bardly necessary to impressive, but it was dainty. Arkwright. It was he who had the skin. If he had thought add that Nellis did not get rub- When the trimmings were on and given him the horse. He couldn't possible, he might have turned bed down. When John made it had received its second coat of very well leave his benefactor out back. He was actually revolving his way upstairs, leaving a wel white paint, it looked so fresh in the rain all night no matter this'in his mind, when two de- and pert that at times Bainbridge how much satisfaction this would monish yellow eyes by the road- an muddy trail behind him, the was actually disturbed by the have given him at just this side informed him that he had clocks were chiming four.

At eleven o'clock the next. question whether it would not be

reached his destination. He drew advisable to take over the kit moment. He must keep cool.

"Tell me how to find you," up beside the automobile and morning the telephone rangagain. chen for the horse, and use the he choked.

peered in. Arkwright, comfort-Bainbridge had not yet rissh; but (Continued, "on Page:10), *** newer building as a sort of addition He received prompt and minute ably bundled up in heavy coat in to the old house. He really need- directions.

the snug recess of a corner be neath the rain-shield, was fast THE ALEXANDEA CAFE CAR- he first suggested this to his wife, the rain at that time, of aight as asleep. Mrs. Arkwright, also not be Besten, Equilod, For Bread, it was something in the spirit of much as her new master, and find fast asleep, reposed comfortably Cakes, Confectionery meals with Winse

jest, it became a matter for Barioga consideration after he had ing an opportunity to step on with her head on her husband's & Liquer, received the architect's final bill. Bainbridge's foot and another to shoulder. It was a rare picture orowd him almost flat against the of conjugal felicity and peace, it With the extras, the stable was to side of the stall, made himself seemed a pity to disturb them. cost him eigtheen hundred dollars: clear on that point. She refused With olenched teeth Bainbridge Weak in the knees, Bainbridge to open her mouth for the bit wondered vaguely if it was his Child of Storm, protested. It would take every until Bainbridge viciously seized further duty to wait there in the cent of his savings. The architect her nose and out off her wind. rain until they awoke naturally, listened with some scorn.

When he tried to adjust the ornp- Nellie decided this by giving an

el more room, Although, when Nellie objected to going out in

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