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heiress. He direcied that until her marriage Lanoeu’ood was always 10 be her home. If she never married, then. when the heir came of age, she was to live where she wouldâ€"hut his wish was imperative that until the heir came of age she would never leave Lancewood unless she married. To those directions were added the significant wordsâ€"“J. leave the hon- or of my house in her hands," Again "-miladi” opened her eyes with a look of wonder. To his wife Valerieâ€"and more thnn one present. noticed the omission of the word "beioved"â€"he left the inâ€" come arranged in the marriage settle- ments and a further sum of two thousand pounds. She was guardian of her son. and was advised to remain with him at Lanoewood until he came at age; then be and his mother would arrange us they (pleased. His son 05- wald inherited both title and estates. Pf he died before attaining his maâ€" jority. Lhen Lanoewood would revert to 11.3 daughter Vivien. Every detail was fully entered into and arranged. There was a very handsome bequest to Gerald Dorman, whom the buronet desired to remain at Lancewood, in his present position, until the young heir wae‘ott age. Lady Neslie Opened her bright eyes when she heard that. but she said nothing. "After all," she thought, "it will rather he a con- venience than otherwise." Tu his beloved daughter Vivien the lestulor had bequeathed a noble fortune, which, with the money she inheriled from her 111011181} made but quite an Then, the whole of his audience be- lng sealed, Mr. Greston. with formalâ€" l’ty opened the will. Sir Arthur had been a. generous master, he had not torgatten the meanest ser- vant on his estate. There were legaâ€" cies to each one, and a handsome one to Mr. Greston, with a request that he would pontinue to occupy his pres- ent position until the child Oswald was of age. at the Mauk dress, the general feel- lng was one of wonder that the loss 0d Sir Arthur had not affected her more." She has not felt it very deepâ€" ly," was the conclusion come to by each one present. But when Vivien entered the room, it was noticed that she presented a very different appear- ance. Her noble, beautiful {are was colorless, her lips were white, her dark eyes contracted with weeping; her long c-rape dress swept the ground‘ end her hands looked snow-white against it. She never raised her head nor looked around her. Gerald haswu- ed to find her a chair. She tool; it, but never knew who placed it for her. She had evidently suffered terribly. No one who lCoLed at her could fail to remark it. She felt rather annoyed. She had imagined a pathetic little scene. She was to enter the Library, leading her li-ttle son by the hand. That could nbt be, and "mfidadi" was annoyed. The gentlemen present all rose as she entered. She saw, Mr. Greston, Mr. Dorman, Sir Henry Lane and several others. When Lady Nesdie had entered, look- !ng so lovely, go rosy 31nd well in spite “ \Vhere is Miss Neslie 2'" Mr. Gres- ton asked; and some one went in search of her. " Then he ~mus’t remain in the nurs- uy-f.‘ She 5“‘11â€"” he cannot come with , " I do wish," remarked Lady Neslie. "that I looked just a trifle paler. I Gun not at all like awldow." Indeed), a brighter personification of grief was never seen. There was a faint ‘t‘lusb on her fare-e that enhanced its beauty, and the ooquetti‘sh cap was like an ornament to the glossy brown hair. Marlo followed her mistress anxious- ly to the door. 7"Miladi,” she said, "do remember the occasionâ€"you will shock every one no if you laugh." " I am 1104, likely to laugh," she re- lied, pettishly, and then, seeing the eat}, nurse, she askedâ€"- “Haa Os§vald his black frock on 9" "No, mi-ladd,~â€"he would not let me touch him." " Nothing Is likely to happen. The boy will live. He is too uau hty to die. It is the good boys Ilka t a chil- dren in the story-books who die. His temper _wi‘!l keep him alive." "AB irt keeps‘eJérâ€"ir Egg-near him alive," said the maid, with asbrug of her shoulders. "Miladi, I hear them returning. You must get ready for the tagging of the will." "It can say nolb-ing I am the mother of the hbir of Luncewood. No one can displace me. This is what I have been Working and tolling and planning for. Think whu a grand the [shall have at it. It will not belong to the boy until he is twenty- one. and I shall be mistress all that time. I hope Miss Naslie will have the good sense to go away." lhe will only go, and leave me to do a: I like. She should get married." "Well," said the maid thoughtful- ly, " if you will take my wdvix‘le, you will be civil to Miss Neulie. 11 anyâ€" thing happened to the boy milsdl, you wou_ld be in her power." " Do not be too sure abouf being mis- tress. There is Miss Neslieâ€"you can- not tell what the will says about her." "I think he might have done. bet- ter," observed the maid; "I have of- ten wondered that he had patience with you." Valerie laughed. " I have behaved very well," she said, "but now I am mistressâ€"only imag- lne, mistress of this great house and grand emafes. I never dreamed. years .30, that that would be my lot." v ” Where is ab; +01%; asde Maria, n‘bruptly. J“W.h.9re?_ Anywhere she likesâ€"«if “Tha: is :1 just will." said Sir Henry -"lh.- “ill of : guod and warm-heartâ€" l man." . Dtrections were [aft for the educa- fl Through Storm and Sunshine "I believe it was because I under- stand everything pertaining to the management of the estate. I know more of the details of management than did Sir Arthur himself." { He came in soon afterward, looking jrather surprised at the Summons. 'Lady Neslie had generally treated him with good-tempered indiffernce. She {had never been positively rude to him. ,nor had she considered him of suffici- ient consequence to seek to conciliate fhiim. She had discovered his secret. ‘She knew that he loved Vivian Neslie [With all the force of his heart, but lake was too much afraid of Vivien to make any allusions to this love. There was very little good temper now in the face turned to him, and Gerald wondered what she had to Say. “Is ishe going to 'teil me,” he thought, {What I cannot remain here now? If she doesâ€"hut then I could not live awzix from my love I” “I do not see." he observed, quietly. "that: this has anything to do with me, Lady Neslie." "But I see it," she said. "You are not likely to thwart me in any way, but Miss Nestle is. My woman’s wits have been keen enough to find out a secret of yours, and I know quite well that in all little arguments, disputes, contradictions, you will naturally enough take Miss Neslie’s side. Now 11 dn not intend the serenity of my house to be disturbed by two opponâ€" ents. I will not have two enemies in my house. 1 hope .Miss Neslie may marry; but until she does so she- must, I suppose, remain here. It will be nei- ther agreeable nor convenient for me: bu1 I cannot help it. \l'liether you remain or not depends entirely on ytaurself." “Will you explain. Ladv Naslia ‘1” ha “That would make you very valu- Jble 10 me," she said, "it you keep llke a reflection upon herself. But ‘after all, what did it matter? She lmd gained the object of her wishes. |She was, and Would be for many years ;mistress of Lancewood. "I am now mistress here. I have no interference to dread. no rival to fear. Until my son is of age, I am to all intents and purposes mistress of Lancewood. Now, if I choose to make or to raise any objection to your remainng here, at course you must go; admit, that, Mr. Dorman." "I was surprised by the terms of Sir Arthur's will. I have no desire no speak unkindly of 'him, but I think he might have consulted me before ask- ing you 10‘ remain at Lancewood." He bowed, not knowmg what to say; "miladi" continued- "I have sent f6} you,” Mr. Dorman,’ she said, “because I wished to speak to you, and .I wanted no time to be 1051 before we understand each other." Ge'mld bowed a‘guin;7heirr ladyship went onâ€" "Miladi" seated herself in the lux- urious depths of a velvet rocking- chair. She played with the diamonds on her white fingers. ' He reflecied for a is}; minutes, and they? he replied â€" "I shall have most of this dark oak- eu furniture taken away," she thought. :“Peaple may call it in good taste if they like. I do not care for it. I shall have something lighter an_(_l_ more elegant." Then she rang, and bade the ser- vant who answered her summons say that Lady Neslle awaited Mr. Dorman luwthe morning-room. There had been one conversation be- tween "miledi" and the secretary not quite harmonious in its character. It was the morning miter the funeral, and Valerie had risen earlier than usualâ€"lhe had many little matters to arrange. Her habits were. as a rule, at the most luxurious description. 'It was seldom she ampenred before mid- day. except when self-interest of home kind or ot'her affected her. Early morning lhowgli it was, "miladi" had donned the full insignia of woe. She were I plain black crepe dress, with the pretty up. For the first time I'he entered the morning-room with a feeling at firm securityâ€"she was mis- tress and without a rival. It was all over now; the ponderous iron door of the vault had been closed, the tablet telling at Sir Arthur‘s birth'and death had been erected, the album of the Abbey had given way to cheerfulnesn and sunshine. The conâ€" tents of the will had been discussed and generally approved. and a new lifihad begun at the Abbey. tion of the child. “Miladi” did not listen to them; she was not pleased with HIP sentence-J1 leave the honor of my house in her hands;" it seemed CHAPTER XXIII loyal Neslie, 10‘ race as she. did I: that was never days had dawne or envy, should interfere with her lofty mission. She would devote her life to teaching and training the young heir. She would do her best 10 make him a good man; :and, £114 or- der that she might effert this, she must be at peace with Valerie. §he must humble herself to conciliute the stranger whose coming had marred her life. IL Cost her no small effort der that she [might effect this, she must be at peace with Valerie. _She must humble herself to conciliz‘ite the stranger whose coming had marred her life. It cost her no small effort to make the resolve; but she had a soul capable of great sacrifices and nuhle deeds. I She would make peace wilh Valerie. She would go to her. and ask her to let the past lie buried, to begin again a new and peavaul life. She would “The guardian of the honor of my h‘ousel" Those words were sacred to her. It seemed to her that no one had ever had so glorious a mission be- fou'a her. It above all other things that which she most deu'iredâ€"to pre- serve the name and race she loved so well from evil influence. It was next best to leaving her the inheritance of Lancewood. That was left to un- olher; to her hall been left the mainâ€" fenam‘e of the family honor; “And I will keep it," she said, " unstained and uni a rnished." I “Will that objecf she made many fair and noble. resolves; no mean fail- ing-s, no small indulgence in jealousy or envy, should interfere with her lofty mission. She would devote her During the first few weeks after her father‘s funeral, Vivien kept al- most entirely to her own room. In Losing him it seemed to the desolate girl she had lost all. She could not recover from the blow. During that time she did not come into collision with Lady Neslie. and during that time she made some very firm and very noâ€" bxle resolves. And again Gerald'Dorman lefit her presence dumb with the force of luis wrath. " I would not serve her or hers," he saidâ€""I would not remain here anâ€" otlm-yday, but for Miss Neslie." "Even at the risk of displeasing you," said Gerald, "I must decline." Lady Neslie laughed again. "That is a very dignified way of putting it," she said. “ I suppose that, [like myself, you are very much in awe of her. Well, then, between you, you must keep a sharp lookout after this ml‘lrch-Vavunted famin honor." "No," she said, laughinvgly; "1 pre- fer to discuss it with you. Miss Neslia chills me; I never care to talk to her. Ilf you are her true friend, we I am sure you profess to be, you will give her a hint of this." "I sha-ll teach my son anything I like. But What I was about to say was thisâ€"that: I hope Miss Neslie will nut encourage any absurd ideas {mu that sentimental decision of Sir Arâ€" thur’s. I hope it will not lead her to think that she is justified in inter- fering with me or my son," " It will be better for your ladyship to discuss the matter with Miss Nes- " The one In which speaking of his daughter, he says, " I Iran the honor earned about it. Family honor and all that kind of thin-gs, are great nouâ€" s-ense." "I hope your laydyship will -not teach little Sir Oswald that," observâ€" ed Gerald. " Family honor stands soo- omd gnly to religion." " Mila‘di," laughed with a little con- tempt; she always did so when re- lig’lon was mentioned." "‘I want you to ball me what that sentence in Sir Arf'hur‘s will means," she said. ly and faithfully. Now, this woman, who undoubdedly had the power in her hands, told him quite calme that ig' he took part against her he must 39. He knew that she would keep her word if she onm bade him go. How could he remain? Once again that rmoirning Lady Nes- bie sent, for him-it was to ask him a question. "\Vhat sentence, Lady Nes‘lie?“ he asked. He was irritated and annoyed; he had gloried in the thought that he should be a shield for Vivien. that he should take her part in every dis- Pwte, that. he she-uh} Bern/e her loyal- Gerald. "Yes. without doubt.” said "miladi." lndifferently. "I should suppose that you will allow me to remind you that there is another quality aLmost more essential than honestyâ€"that is disâ€" cretion. I have said all I wished to say. Good morning, Mr. Dorman." ‘xn . . "1 want a breath of air," he thought. "atth that. Sir Arthur. with all his good sense. has deprived his daughter at Lancewood to give it: Lo that woman’s son, that fame. dainâ€" ty, haughty woman. Wh’y. she does not even know what principle means. Her words to me signify, " I know you love Miss Neslie; hurt, if you presume to interfere with me, your will lose the sweet pleasure 01f her sooioty.‘ She is no more fitted to be the mistress of Lancewood than I am to be the K1333 out Spain." "Yes, that is all,” she replied. Then she looked into his face. with the smile that some rpeople thought so ir- risistible. “You know in your mind," she said, "although you will not admit in to me. that you would not laave Lancewood for a whole world while Miss Neslie remains here; be wisia. and be warned. I shall be glad to avail myself of your servicesâ€"{or Ida nol intend to work; all work must be done for me. I shall be glad of you to look after Lanoewood if you keep to the, terms I have laid down." With a bow, and law muttered words on his lips, the secretary quit- Led the room. He went straight to uh: open window, in the corridor. your place. and do not presume to In- lerfere." His face flushed indignantly; he was qunproud to speak. A “Has your fadyshi-p finished?" in msked, uner a moment’s silence. ixld influem iime influe "1 gym do'uiy dut} Hogééifj," replied To be. 'md lovi bjecf she made many resolves; no mean fail- indulgence in jealousy 1d interfere with her She would devote her kg and training the Continued mother he sonâ€" she if she might Vivien must has a good pelt. Siberia also furnishes a large number of white fox skins, er- mine and gray squirrel. Even the hares in Siberia have valuable furs for the hunters. In that part of Asia must of of the trapping is done by Zyrians, Ostiaks, Samoyedes and other Mon- golian tribes. Their guns are primi- tive flintlocks, which they use very seldom on account of the price of powder. They prefer to use a, bowand arrow, and sometimes only a. blunt ar- row, so as to stun the animal without hurting or staining this fur. Most of their hunting is done, however, by, traps most ingeniously contrived. The} winters are terrific, the thermometer: going down to 30 or 40 degrees below zero, as a general thing, and some-' times even to 60 degrees. It often hm» pens that the hunters are caught inl terrific storms, when progress is in]: possible, and they are compelled to form s'now huts to live in until they,“ can find the way back to their semi-, civilized homes Hunting the amphibian sea otters and seals is a most profitable and at times dangerous pursuit. At the be- ginning of the century 15,000 sea ot-h ters were killed every year nearl the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, hutf the reckless hunting has almost swept‘ them out of existence. Near the Aleu- tians the rempests are very sudden‘ and terrific, and this increases the, danger of hunting in this neiehliorJ Toward the 91nd of the winter most of these animals disappear, and then the hunters look for beavers, setting their traps through holes in the ice. \Vhen the thaw begins their activity runs along other lines, for the grizzly and common bears may emerge from their winter quarters and their pelts awe in no small demand, After catch- ing as many animals as they can, strip- ping and salting their hides, the trappers must sell the products of their winter’s Work. The Indians in Canada bring most of their furs to the forts of tthudson Bay Company. Canada and Labrador supply most of the furs exported from America. Si- beria. does as much for the Old “'orld. The most magnificent a-ables and a kind of marten called the kolinskl, are found there. Even the wolf, whose hide elsewhere is of little value, then: After the first fall of snow, about the middle of October, the fur hunt- ers bury themselvesin the forests, taking with them two dogs, who drag along the sleigh loaded with the ne- cessary supplies. These consist of some blankets, ammunition traps, sometimes a tent and very little provisions. They rely chiefly upon the animals slain for food. After laying the trapsâ€"a work of no small trouble and laborâ€"â€" the hunter must be ever on the alert for the wolf is ever ready to rob his traps of any animal caught therein, and the hunter doesn‘t like to catch furs for wolves. The blue fox and silver fox are most valued. The blue fox is some». times almost as white as the snow' on which it lives and at other timesl of a dark color. It is this second kind, which is most largely sought for. Last’ year the best specimens of blue foxes' were sold for as high as $1,200 each.‘ But the famous silver fox is greatest, of all, for its dark skin is liberally sown with white hairs. It. is found mainly in the extreme North, near thel Arctic Ocean in Alaska, Labrador and! Siberia, and, besides, it is very rare.l Some specimens of this fur have been“ sold during the last year for 81,700u The muskret furnishes the largest number of skins in 1898. 2.651.342. Of course, the retail buyer does not rec- ognize the muskrat in the furs at the mar-ten sold to her, but that is what most of the marten furs are. The col- Iarettee and boas sold at such low prices are muskrat furs and they wear well. Skunk and the true marten are next in importance. The marten is found largely in Canada and the northern part of the United States, and so are the polecat and the ermine. Fox skins are sold in very largo num- bers, 250.000 having been used in 1898. But there are all sorts of grades am- ong the foxes. The common red fox is of least value. Every animal that has hair on it is hunted toâ€"day for its hide. The lion as well as the rabbit, the monkey as wall as the cat, the fox as well as the seal, the bear and the otter. animals of the Polar region and those that live near the Equator, mammals and amphibians. There are some four hun- dred species or varieties of fur hear- ing animals, and almost every coun- try in the world furnishes its quota of furs. China sends furs from Thi- bel, Japan sends martens and badg- ers, South America. a kind of rat. Peru and Chili the chinchilla, Austra- Lia the opossum. In 1898 there were 1,300,000 oposaum skins sold in Lon- don l Naive million animals are killed ev- ery year to furnish us with furs. Some of these fur bearing animals, like the sea. otter, have been almost annihilat- ed, and the beaver has disappeared from all but the most distant regions. Statistics show a constant increase in the supply of furs, but this does not mean that there are more fur hear- ing animals in tble world. It signifies simply that under the impulse of the greater demand and the better prices more persons engage in hunting and trapping the animals. nger of hunting in this neighbor- od. The otaries, or seals, with ears, 1r a fur almost as highly prized as at of the sea otter and were former- very numerous in ice bound regions. wv they are found in some number WHAT YOUR FURS COST. 311 Hope, unble fu unrl lB [116 'h pe near Behring Strait. rd of hunting the seals 13 3. While they are asleep )u n and the Cape of hese have noti such the seals found in The reading- public have evidence out before them almost every day of the healing [powers of Dr. Wll- liame' Pink l’ills. It is sometimes asked whether these cures are per- manent, and in reply to this we would any thatacase which recently came to the attention of the Mail in- dicates that the results following the use of this medicine areas lasting as they are beneficial. Some years ago Mrs. Robert Webster. who is well known in Granby. passed through I very serious illness in which her con- dilian very nearly bordered upon col< lapse. Her blood appeared to have almost turned to water. She was very week. he" appetite fickle. and she suffered from. severe headaches. Mrs. Webster had the benefit of ex‘ cellent medical advice. but apparent- ly without avail, as she seemed steadily growing worse. The least exertion would fatigue her, and tin- ally she was for a time unable to do her housework, and was confined to ‘ bed. Her husband suggested the use [elf Dr. Williams‘ Pink Bills and pur- chased a few boxes. Mrs. Webster ‘had not been taking the pills long :before she found herself growing stronger. Her headaches disappear- ‘ed, her appetite improved. new blood appeared to be coursing through her veins, and her nerves again became ‘stromg and active. After using the pills for acouple of months she felt ‘as well as ever she had done in her llife. and could do her housework ‘without feeling the fatigue that had. ‘formerly made her life so miserable. ‘This, as already indicated, happened >some years ago, and in the period lthnt has elapsed Mrs. Webster has ,enjoyed the best of health She says 3that if she feels at any time a little Trun down she takes a few doses of 'Dr. W'illinms' Pink Pills and is soon iall right, and She thinks there is no medicine to equal them. Mr. \Vebâ€" strer, speaking of his wife’s cure says ,Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills did her a 'thousand dollars‘ worth of good, and 1 friends who knew her condition before ishe began the pills and saw the effect l’u'pon her, say the same thing. There !a1‘e a number of others in this vio- ‘inity who have used this great medl- ioine, and so far as the Mail can learn jthe results have always been bene- 1 ficial. A PAPER BICYCLE. A paper bicycle. has now invaded {be field. Paper fiber, similar to that sometimes used in the manufacture of railway carriage wheels, is employ- ed for tubing, and is as strong as any in use. A templated f retiarkahle I was talking to a lady whom I was sitting by at a dinner party last Week, and depleting the loss of so many useful British lives in South Africa. She took this coolly, for she said that Great Britain is over-popu- lated. and tint it. can well afford a liLtle blood letting. I pointed out, however. to her that Ihere.ure about a million more wmnen in Great Britain-than men, and that, cause- queully, the difficulty in finding a. husband would be even greater :Lfiar the war than it already is. The lady is unmarried herself, and this view 0! HIV Seath Airman lmicher’s bill so eruck her that by the time We urriv- ed at the entrees. she hull her doubts struck her that by the ed at the entrees. she i as to the policy of the sweets, she was cunvinc an immoral war; an peaceâ€"at-unyâ€"price girl. There are thousands of women throughout the country who suffer as Mrs. Webster did, who are pale. Hub- j-ect to headaches, heart [Wlpllalion and dizziness, who drag along fre- quenlly feeling that life is a burden. To all sumh we should say give Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills a fair trial. These pills make rich, red blood, strengthen the nerves, bring the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks, and make the feeble and deapondant feel that lite in once more worth liv- ing. The genuine are sold only in box-ea. the wrapper bearing the full name, “Dr. “’llliams‘ Pink Pills for Pale People," May be had from all dealers or by Emil at 500 a box or six boxes for $2.51), by addressing the Dr. William‘ Medicine 00., Bror'kville. Ont ant THE STORY OF A WOMAN AD- DRESSED T0 WOMEN. ll 'l‘ellu lluw Those Wonk and nhuondont Um 01mm. New lelllh and Mung”: M a Small Expenseâ€"Tho l-‘acu Fully Vrrlfled by Investigation. From tum Mail. Granby, Que. the hunters glide along the banks and get between them and the sea. ’Dhen, shouting and .mving flags and umbrellas, they drive the helpless ani- mals inland like flocks of sheep. Here they are met by Indians armed with clubs, who attack the seals in groups of one hundred or one hundred ndn fifty, killing with every blow of the club. In forty days they frequently succeed in slaying the hundred thou- sagd s_euls_permitted by law. London is the fur market of the world and tho fur king is C. M. Lamp- son. His buyers purchase the furs found all ove‘ the world. They are all shipped to London, catalogued and then sent to dealers and auction sale! are held. Within seven or eight day! millions of dollars' worth of furs are distributed to the fur dollerl of tho A WOMAN ’S BURDEN world. YOUNG G High angle fire is A middy n ell elevations fth HIGH ANGLE FIRE :r bicycle. has now invad‘ aper fiber, similar to es used in the manufa 1y carriage wheels, is en ibing, and is as strong 2 A factory is said to be ad for the production of ,his sort. He. and UNNER “'AS' (‘OOI :liffiuully 111 [mmng a. be even greater (Lfier L already is. The lady erself, and \his View of wean butcher’s bill so : by the time we arriv- es. she had her doubts y of the war; at the s convinced that it. was inced 11ml it. was and I left her a ud at from guns is employ- ong as any to be con~ m of bicy~ iegrees (but, bout real’ [158‘ are the 13