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“As to the ridiculous name which Mrs. Richmond saw fit to give you, that must be dropped. I have looked into the marriage register of your parents, and 1 find that your mo- ther’s name was Nina. ’Twill do as well as any other. You shall be Nina Daryl henceforth, Kilmony Richmond has ceased to exist." ‘Yesâ€"I see that.” the girl answered with an odd laugh. “I have no' choice. [ sup-pose? I must stay I” "You do not want any choice, do you? You do not want to be a doc- tor’s daughter. running about the country in company with any one Who' chooses to invite you mixing with mid- dle class peopl'e. logkedvéownx upon( by your equals,‘ and 'living on charity in "I did not meet ‘mammé’ anywhere,” he answered, frowning. “I met Mrs. Richmond that evening and gave her her instructions. Do not consider yourâ€" self under any obligation to her. She and. Doctor Richmond were well paid for anything they ever did for you. Your connection with them has ceased, Also I do not. intend you to have any more to do with that follow Warren- der. He is not a fit person for you to know. You are no longer Doctor Richmond’s child; you are Miss Daryl, my granddaughter and heiress.” {he hofise of a. man with): you might not to associate with! I Said that mason I decided to aqknowle ze Mr. Daryl looked keenly at Kil- meny’s face as he finished, in order to mark the surprise and exultation which the knowledge of her new pros- pects wouid awaken in her. He thought that what he had revealed‘ to her had probably been too much for her, she looked so strange anq’ pale. Stfil Kilmefiy did not answer, and Mr. Daryl >wentrpn_after a pause.” A "The arrangement between us-had been that nothing was to be said open- ly until Doctor Richmond’s return, but that 1 Was to have every oppor- tunity, of seeing you in the meantime. I found, however, that some story had come to your ears last night, doubtless again through Lady Pen- ryth’s kind offices, so lmade my decision. 1 directed Mrs. Richmond and her family to return home, and that, when they were gone. you were to be sent to me here.” "Did you meet mamma: on the: even- ing when we dined at Mr. Warren- der’s'l” she asked. 1 "The story you heard from that young man Warrender the first time 1 saw you was substantially true." Mr. Daryl began. “My family certain- ly were never what might be called strait-laced people. They Went down, one by one. until only my son was left. He was the worst of them all. He gam- bled, betted, drank. committed every wickedness you have ever heard of and some, doubtless, which were not spok- en of in Doctor Richmond’s family, Finally, when he had ruined himself body and soul he came home to“ die. "\Vhen that event took place he sent. for me, and told me that. he had privately married some girl whom he described. as good and innocent. If she were so, that very innocence killed her. He got tired of. her, as he got tired of everything, and to rid himself of her and her child he told her that .his marriage to her was a sham. as he had another wife living, and he desert- ed her. The shock killed her; but the child livedâ€"my heiress and the only descendant remaining to me. He gave me proofs of his marriage. and told me ,where the child was to be found, and then he died. uJU yr uuLa UL ueo main-m5 ,where the child was to be found, and then he died. 5 "I kept his confession a secret, and I resolved never to acknowledge his child. Still I wished that she; should be brought up respectably.‘, Chance had thrown me into contact, ' of the briefest and most professional: sort with a Doctor Richlmond, a young; and struggling practitioner. I hadi heard that they had no children. I bought his present practice in his name, and I sent him the papers makâ€"‘ ing it his along with the child, who6 was secretly conveyed to his house. Ac- companying her I sent a letter stating that she was born in lawl'ul wedlock, but that her relatives wished, for urg- ent reason, to rid themselves for ever of all responsibility concerning her. 1 stated that the practice which I had bought for him would be taken from him unless he consented to adopt the child as his own. and never let it be known that such was not the case. I said that she should never be sought after or reclaimed, and that only one person in the world except themselves knew the truth about her. "I did all this with- the utmost sec-V; recy. 1 gave Doctor Richmond” no: option. There was no clue by which' he could discover my name or the family of the child. The child herself Was pretty and winning, i believe. He and his wite accepted the charge. They removed at once to Redminster, where every one took it for granted that the baby With them was their own. When I {found that they had done so, I made no further inquiries, and lost' sight of them completely. 1 was un- aware that young ‘Warrender had any connection with them, or that there: was any chance oi meeting him‘ again,‘ v. u...“ u, Titania Lord de Bruym’a" h“. rep‘eat‘ ed, looking at Kilmeny, “you yourself shall decide regarding him." ._ “I will try it for a month,” she said abruptly. "I will stay here and have nothing to do with any one in my past life. I will write to mamma, telling nothing but the bare fact, and asking her not to write. I will pro- mise you for that month not to be Kilmeny Richmond but only Nina Daryl. At the end of the monthâ€"â€"-" "\At the end of the month, you will still be my granddaughter." he said, with a suspicion of threatening in his voice.” You belong to me. You are not of age and can make no choice I have your career marked out fro you, and I intend _you to be differ- dilferent from those who went before you. All the rest disgraced me. and ruined themselves. You shall be dif- ferent.” He glanced at her with a look of pride and possession, and Kilme-ny I'OSe. "‘1 belong to you for a month,” she said; “then 1 shall choose." cameras. VI. I The announcement of Miss Rich- .mond’s relationship to Mr. Daryl caused an immense sensation, and she at once became the rage among the people who had before despised her, Every one called on her, and every one declared that she was charming. Her romantic story was freely dis- cussed, but not before Miss Daryl her- selt. She always put an end; to that if itwas attempted, and forbade any allusion to her past life. She took her place with a nonchalance that amazed everybody, and people discov- “When I found out who you were, I changed 'my mind abouL'you. It was not likely that, brought up as you had been. you would have your father’s tendencies. I determined to know more of you. and. you. seemed in- clined to make that easy. Still, I should not have acknowledged the re- lationship in which you stood to me so soon but for some gossip which I heard this morning concerning what people are pleased to call my ‘infabuation’ for you. I did not choose that my grand- daughter’s position should be misun- derstood. and 1 determined to pro- claim it to the world. I drovel over when Lady Penryth left me to see Mrs. Richmond. CHAPTER V.â€"-Continued. 4' ~ A Double Disobedience. "I hardly even think of you or any}- body in partlcular. I have so many alggsutes that‘ I have no time.” There was a dinner party one even- ing, and Kilmeny sat opposite to her grandfather, taking her place as misâ€" tress of the house. Mr, Daryl never omitted an invitation to Lady Perryth, and she never tailed to accept it. His, brotherly attentions were made sole-q ly mm a view to see her “plutl down” by his granddaughter, and her accep- tance of them was due to some fascina~ lion which she could scarcely define. Some time or other an opening might arise which would give her an op-por-d tunity for revenge, and she must not' miss it. She sat watching the girl‘ who comported herself with her usual inditference to Lady Penryth’s observation, and might have been a finished woman of the world for her ease of manner and brilliance of style. Lord de Bruyne was close beside her, as he always was. Everybody knew thag he was Miss Duryl’s suitor. "Ah, wellâ€"as to that, I make no boast! I have got to be perfectly in.- different to what is said. It was quite a new sensaLion to find that anybody cared about anybody." you was on account of the gossip which I heard this morning. I had another reason as well as this. I wanted to separate you from War- render. He has had the presumption to lift his eyes to my granddaughter. He shall see that she is not for him. Do you understand this?” n ..- 77-: ,"I have found out what you have against me," he said in(a low voice when everybody round them were talk- ing. The remark was in continuance of a conversation that had taken piace between them earlier in' the day, when he had asked Kiimeny what had causâ€" ed her to change towards him since she became Miss Daryl. “You are faithful to old friends, though you nev- er talk abouL them now, It is odd, that sort of feeling, and it mwst be inconvenient. Nobody here has any heart or memory, or anything of that kind, you know. We all say what oc- curs to us and forget it the next minâ€" ute.” ~- "Society seems to have been an open book to you very early in life, if you had 311 these opinions formed so long "And what makes you’ suppose that I care for anybody? I left everything behind for this 'world' which you talk so much of, where nobody cares or re- members. I have everything that I could wish, and must, of course, be M2121" "You still have that inconvenient thingâ€"a heart. You have not ceased to remember. You have taken an inter- est in somebody, and love that person vehemently. .Think of doing anything vehemently! Miss Daryl, you are such a constant surprise to me that I confess I think pf yery little else.” He glanced sharply at Kilmeny. Lady Penryth had repeated to him her conviction that a nameless and questionable person like Kilmney could never really expect anything but attentions which were insulting [1:011] "\At the end of the month, you will still be my granddaughter." he said, with a suspicion of threatening in his voice.” You belong to me. You are not of age and can make no choice I have your career marked out fro you, and I intend _you to be differ- diiferent from those who went before you. All the rest disgraced me. and ruined themselves. You shall be dif- ferent.” The announcement of Miss Rich- .hiond’s relationship to Mr. Daryl caused an immense sensation, and She at once became the rage among the people who had before despised her, Every one called on her, and every one declared that she was charming. Her romantic story was freely dis- cussed, but not before Miss Daryl her- self. She always put an end; to that if it was attempted, and forbade any allusion to her past life. She took her place with a nonchalance . that amazed everybody, and people discov- ered that she was setting the fashion, not following it, Lady Penryth found herself very much de trop‘ when she visited the young heiress, and the of- fers of companionship and countenance which she hastened to make were de» ciglgdly declined, â€" "I am gmng to try to make you think about me. We must ban-ism these old things, and. as your heart cannot re- main empty. we must fill it with some- thing new.” ~v J V.â€" V.__V,,V,V, "Oh, yesâ€"l understand it!” Kil- mny cried. “I understood that much before! But for that. do you think I should be here? Lady Penryth took pains to enlighten everybodyâ€" she and Lord de Bruyne.” f‘Do not. concern yourself about Lady Penrybh. I paid her to introduce you into society, and, since she failed to do it as I wished, I shall take the thing into my own hands. As‘ \to Lord (18 Bruyneâ€"” a man of Lord de Bruyne’s station, and he had resolved at once to execute his great coup, and raise his grand- daughter to a position of equality with the guests whom he had sumâ€" moned to meet her. "'Wet Whom do you mean. by ‘we?’ _“I should advise you to lose none elther. , Your granddaughter still cherishes a weakness for Warrender of Merridale." "No; because mJney is a necessity to me. Still it is not the only or the chigf thing." "What grounds have you for that assertion ?" "It would only be wearisome to go over the grounds. You may take my word for it. I have done my best to damage Warrender in her eyes, and she passed him [0â€"day without speak- ing to hlm. Still any day she may throw up the whoie thing here and go back to those peop‘e and him. How long is she sure to remain here T’ Mr. Daryl [rowned again. “She promised to stay for a month without writing to anybody." "You certainly come straight to the point, In such a case, a man gener- ally thinks it necessary to make. some mention or his feelings towards the lady. It may not suit my plansvfor my granddaughter to be married mere- ly because she is an heiress." “I thought it better to spare you all that,” Lord de Bruyne answered. “Of course I can make any protestaâ€" tions you wmh. I will do my best to make Miss Daryl happy, and. I do not seek her as my wife simply because she is an heiress.” Mr. Daryl looked darkly at his ques- tloner. , ' “A month? The only way to keep her is for her to be married before the time is up," Lord de Bruyne anâ€" swered deliberately. "To yourself, I suppose?” The other nodded. ‘~ “I will take my chance," he said, "of whatever happens afterwards. She has not forgotten the Richmond people, and she is in love with \Varrenger. She cannot marry him if she is my wife, and if she cannot marry him, she will let the rest go." Do you agree?” “Are you fond of the. girl T’ “Yesâ€"‘tonder than-I ever thought that I oouid be of a woman. .Why else should I concern mysle about her ?" * “Would you have married her if I haudnnopacknowledged hpr ?" _"'It musâ€"L be an urgent. considerate hon. You have lost no ume.” When Kilmeny oculd see Lord de Bruyne after everything had? ceased to be blurred round her, he was riding on without any change in his demean- or, and 'he was talking as if nothing had occurred. She plunged into con- versation with him recklessly, and showed herself so gay and kind that those behind nodded and smiled, sayâ€" ing to themselves that there would soon be a Lady de Bruyne. When they reached home Kilmeny’s companâ€" ion at once sought an interview with My; Daryl in his own room. “I have come,” he said, "to ask your consent to my addressing Miss Daryl as a suitm‘ [or her hand. I have quite made up my mlnd about it, and I 'swzmt to complete everything as soon as mg; be.” He was riding slowly 'when they met him, and his mien was thoughtful. To Kilmeny it seemed as if he looked old- er than when she had last met him, and she had to put a strong effort on herself not to let any one see the effect which the sight had upon her. She knew all at once that she want- ed her “mother” and all the simple home-joys which had made her hap- piness until a few weeks ago, and that she hated her present life, with its brilliance and emptiness, But Lord de Bruyne was beside her, and she was conscious gthat his eyes were fixed keenly on her face. She must not be- tray herself; she mustâ€"though it should break her heartâ€"hide from everybody the great throb of joy which she felt at the sight of the man: be- fore her, who, even her mother had told her, was shut out from a good wctmlan's friendship. ' Christopher reined in his horse at sight of the party, and moved to one side to let them pass. His eyes were fixed on Kilmeny, and he waited for a sign of recognition from her. The last time that..they had met she had leaned towards ‘him and spoken in her soft, wilful, coaxing voice, begging him to let her enjoy herself. Now she made the slightest possible inclinâ€" atiotn- of her head, as he waited, and passed on without a word. Lady Pemryth and yourselfi I suppose? Lord de Bruyne, you have chosen your subjects of conversation very ill this evening. We have talked about noth- ing but you and me, and. I don’t know which is the more uninteresting. Are you gomg out riding with us in the meaning}, “Certainly. Do you: still ride the pony 8” . The changing glow in her eyes and the odd little relapse into her former manner warned him of danger. He had begun to find, to his amazement, that his heart was still in existence, and. was beginning to beat in an up- usuai way when he was near Mr. Daryl's granddaughter. The aim which he had set before himâ€"to marry her and retrieve his fortunes by means of her moneyâ€"had begun to look strangely inwting to him as well as advantageous. A strong feeling of jealousy against Christopher Warren- der was waking in him, and a deter- mination to accomplish his ruin in Miss Daryl's eyes came wifih it. The riding party came off the next morning. Kilmeny, now an accom- pushed horsewoman, rode a beautiful animal which her grandfather had bought to take the place of the pony. Lord de Bruyne was beside her and they made a remarkably handsome pair. The remaining ladies and genâ€" tlemen of. the party followed chat- ting and laughlng. It all looked very gay and happy, and doubtless many people env1ed the girl to whom such unexpected good fortune had come. But Kilmeny suddenly felt as if a cold hand had clutched her heart as a turn of the road brought them face to face with Christopher Warrender. ~ “No. He was sent away, and 1 have a horse now." “Do you go up to town- in Janu- “YT? “Ah, I cannot tell what will hap- 963. so _far away as thatj" The sentiment, which, same years ago, was expressed. by Mrs. Ecob, that "for a woman to hide her nether limbs was indicative of an atheistic turn of mind, showing as it did, a- contempt for God's handiwork," was a fanatical extreme we have not yet come to ao- cept, and perhaps never willâ€"for good reasons. Dress reform seems to have made but little progress since Mrs. Amelia Bloomer, 50 years ago, electrified all London by walking down the street attired in a costume designed btherâ€" self and which was afterward known as the Bloomer costume. At that time, it will be remembered, hoop4 skirts were worn, and; of such a; gen- erous proportion {that it was with dif- ficulty, attended by all sorts of dan- gers of uptilting skirts, that ladies en- tered a doorway; or seated themselves except in the 'most rigid positions. The spectacle of a lady, high; in the social and literary world, walking un- concernedly down the street attired- in a short skirt and minus the disfig- uring hoopskirt. must have seemed highly ludicrous to the average Brit~ isher, and no doubt many pairs of male lips ejaculated “bah Jove I" while critically and curiously- regarding the daring lady through the monocle. Many improvements have since been made in the old-Lime bloomers, adopted the costume. Of the many "rational" dresses .which have been de- signed, none of, them has been artis- tic; and-if, 'we- are going in for "dress reform," why not' let the reformation be completeâ€"from am artistic stand- pointâ€"as well as from the sanitary and hygienic? No one nowadays objects to any kind of "rational" dress on the grounds of immodesty, for we all re- cognize the fact that modesty in dress its not so much‘ a matter of costume 345 of custom. If, as Schopenhauer says, all civiliz- e-d. women are knock~kneed. it seems raLher a blessing that society de- mands that the nether limbs_of the fair sex shalljge draped. r The crying need; is not so‘ much for short skit-ts as Ior loose odices. Without the comet we won] have fewer hollow-eyed mowers and dyspep- Lic looking children. And what a blessing in disguise the long skirt is: for those whose emban-~ point is in undue evidence, and also for those whose avoirdupois is com spicu-uus qnly 'by.»it_s absence. cock’s 't rain. and the changing Opals"â€" emblems of woeâ€"gleamed on her â€"â€"throat and arms. She carried herseff with a dignity which made Mr. Daryl’s heart swell anew with pride, and caus- ed Lord de Bruyne's eyse to fill with a subdued admiration of her beauty mud: spirit. ‘ Kilmeny had retreated to her own room when the ride was over,'and had looked her door. Her head felt be- wildered and her heart benumbed by what had taken place. The sense of a mistake also weighed on her; the secret about her parentage, and the story of Chris’ guilt seemed to be mixâ€" ed up until she could not disentangle them. What had her mother really said about him? What reason had her grandfather for breaking off her connection with him? It was all a wretched muddie to Kilmeny as she sat, and thought over it, and she could not evolve order out of the shame. Two things only were clear to her, and those were, that she had by her act that day parted herself finally from Chris, and, by doing so, prevented a return to her "home." Moreover, by no look or deed 01‘ hers must she ever let any one suspect what it had eost her to make that severance. Perhaps he knew more than might have been suspected of what the haughty grace of her bearing sigm- fied, he and Lady Penryth. who sgt watching her with an evil glitter In her pitiless eyes. Miss Daryl's maid had never found her young mistress so hard to please as she was that evening when she was dressing her for dinner, and Kilmeny had never looked so radiant and smil- ing as when she went down to meet her guests after the dressing was done, The shimmering silk in its brilliance wag shaded as gargeiously as a pea- Mr. Daryl assented curtly. He was proud, with a selfish and cruel pride, of the beautiful grandchild whom he had suddenly discovered. He had been afraid that the circumstances of her early life might prove prejudicial to her when he brought her among people of a class so much above her. Lord de Bruyne’s choice of her as a wife would at once stamp her as in every way their equal. And his pro- phecy of her probabie action when the month was up alarmed him. He hated the Richmonds when he found that Kilmeny still thought of them and was fond of. them; and, most of all, he hated Christopher Warrender. Before he parted trom Lord de Bruyne it had been settled that nothing should be allowed to prevent Kilmeny’s becoming his wife before the stipulated month should have elapsed. "I have one more. thing to any,” Lord qe Bruyne observed as he rose to go. "I have decided to arrange affairs without Lady Plenyrth’s intervention. She is your granudaughter’s enemy, and" she is a double dealer. The less she is here the better." Mr. Daryl made no reply. It occur- red to him, as Lord de Bruyne went out of the room, that he himself had been merely a puppet in the hands of Lady Pearyth and Lord de Bruyne. The reflections of the master of the house were not of the most satisfacory nature as he mused over this interview afteg his VlSiLOI‘ had gone. “There is money 10 be had with her." ; “Yesâ€"there must be money. Then you» agree V" RATIONAL DRESS. To Be Continued. A water-lily cushion may be farmed by stiffened white satin petals sur- rounding a small centre of yellow silk. tied around :11 the base with green silk. The yellow centre should b3 well stuffed. in order to hold the pins. Of course, this cushion does not recom- mend itself for everyday use, but it is a novelty, nevertheless, and pretty. One other cushion, round and fat, was made of shaded mauve velvet; the dainty lace doin pinned over it was circular in form. Money, money, money, all the time, he growled when she said she needed a new bonnet. D0 you knowhow much it cost to keep you‘in the. country this summer? ‘No, she replied, I don’t know, but. 7 know it didn't cost so much unit d} to keep you in the city, Another bue cushion consisted. of stripes of the bins satin, ’on which sprays of violets had been painted, joined. by deep cream lace insertions. Another cushion seen on the same table was small and square. covered with amber satin, ornamented. with bows worked in heliotrope and white 811k. A little box-pleated border 0t he- llotrope and white ribbon finished this exquisite little gift, which was effec- tive and. nicely put together. A comically shaned pincushion is made by extending all the corners out into divisions, run through with satin ribbon. the exact width of the cushion: Between each division l;th made is a reel of silk in various colors. The cushion seen was covered with pale gray silk, edged with pink cord. The r.-bbon‘ was of a dainty pink. the reels of silk 'black. white, pink and gray, making an exquisite combination. This cushion forms a serviceable addition to a workbm. TO MAKE. PlN‘CUSHIONS. (there can 'be nothing more appro- priate. for a Christmas presenii than a dainty pincushion and we give a few designs that we have taken from an exchange and. which we think would be easily made and vepy handguns: Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills make pure, rich blood, thus reaching the root of disease and driving it. out of the sys- tem, curing when other medicines fail, Most of the ills afflicting mankind. are due to an. impoverished condition of the blood, or weak or shattered nerves, and for all these Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a specific which speedi- i y restore the sufferer to health. These pills are never sold in any form except in the company's boxes, the wrapper round which bears the full name “Dr. VVilliame’ Pink Pills for Pale People." All others are counterfeits and should always be refueed. Get the genuine. and be made we l. Pink Pills of such incalculable value in relieving me of a long siege of suffering that 1 am not only willing but anxious to say a good word in behalf of this medicine, and’ thus ’poimt the road to health to some other sufferer. For five years I had been afflicted with stomach trouble and a torprid liver. I doctored and. also denied myself of many kinds of food pleasant to the taste, but neither the medical treatment nor the diet seemed to help me to any de- gree. In January, 1899, the climax of my trouble appeared to be reached. A“: that time I was taken down with 1a grippe, and that, 'added to my other troubles, placed me in such a precarious position that none of my neighbors looked for my wcovery. My appetite was almost completely gone, and I experienced great weak- ness, dizziness, vomiting spells and violent headaches. I was also trouâ€" bled with a cough which see-med to rack my whole system. I shall never forget the agony experienced during that long and tedious sickness. 'Medi- cal treatment and medicines of. vari- ous kinds had no apparent effect in relieving me. ‘After existing in'this state for some months, my mother induced me to try? iDr.‘ Willia'ms’ Pink. Pills . In May? last 'I purchased three boxes and before these were gone undoubted relief was experienced. Thus encouraged I continued the use of the pills, and with the use of less than a dozen boxes, I was again en- joying the best of health. J} can now attend to my farm work] with the greatest ease. My: appetite is better than it has been for‘ybars, and the stomach trouble that had so long made my life miserable has vanished. I have gained in weight, and can safely say that I am enjoying better health tha'n I have done fort yiears be- fore. I feel quite sure that those who may be sick or ailing, will find a cure in a fair trial of Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills.” A pretty and: dlaimty cushion seen in: a. shop thenther day was long and narrow. bordered with a pale blue silk trill, and neatly pinned on the top with colored. pins was a strip of dainty, drawn threadwork, the threads being caught together with pale pink cotton. A FREQUENT SOURCE OF THE MOST INTENSE MISERY. .ur. llarvéy Price, of Bismark, Sull'ered for Years Before Finding a. Cureâ€"Dr. “llllnnn' I’lnk ‘l’llls Restored lllm. Those who suffer from. stomach troubles are- truly to be pitied. Life seems a burden to them; food is dis- tasteful, and even that of the plain- esit kind is frequenily followed by? nausea, distressing pains and some- times vomiting. Such a sufferer was Mr. Harvey Price, a well-known far- mer and stockâ€"grower living at Bisâ€" mark, On’t. To a reporter who re- cently interviewed him, Mr. Price saidzâ€"“l have found Dr. Williams‘ STOMAUH TROUBLE. GETTING EVEN WITH HIM