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Opposition always strengthvned Gca'tbe's decision, and she determin- eud. Daizsy should. take hem mote to [Rex Lyon at all hazards. VThe eloquent, mute appeal in the blue eyes unified to her own was ut- terly lost on her. “The pride of these dependent com- panilons is something ridiculous," she went on, angrily. "You consider yourself too fine. I suppose, to be made a messenger of.” Gertie laugh- ed aloud, a scornful, mocking laugh. Like one in a dream Daisy; turned from them. She never remembered how she gained her own room. With cold, ‘Lremulous fingers, she fastenâ€" ed. her hat, tucking the bright golden hudlr carefully beneath her veil. and. threw her shawl over her shoulders, just as Gertie ap- proached, letter in hand. “You need not go around by the main road," she said, “there is a "Iâ€"I can not take the note." s-he saixl. in a frightened whisper. “I do notâ€"Iâ€"" "I choose you shall do just as I bid you," repLied Gertie. in her imperious, scornful anger. "It really seems to me you fotrget your position here, Mizss Brooks. How dare you refuse "Pride and poverty do not work well together. You may go to. your room now and get your hat) and shawl. I shall have the letter written! in a very .few minutes. There will be no use appealing to mamma. You ought to know by this time we overrule her objections always.“ objections always." It was too true. Mrs. Glenn never had much voice in a matter! where Bess or Gertie had decided the case. main road,” she saw, "there Is much nearer path leading down to the stone wall. You need: not wait for an answer; there will be none. The servants over Lhere are awkward, blundering creaturesâ€"d0 not trust it to (hemwyou must deliver it to Re): himself.“ spamming cry that Drox white lips as she repe mand: "I wish you to deliver this note to MT. .ch Lyon himself." "Oh. Miss Gea‘tie." she cried, clasp- Lng her hands together in an agony of emtu‘eaty, "I can notâ€"oh. indeed I can not! Ask anything of me but that and I will gladly do it l" Both girls looked at her in sheer astomis hlme‘n t. "\th is the reason you can not?" MM Gertie. in utter amazement. "I do not comprehend you." “J make one last appeal to you, Miss Gertie. Indeed, it is not pride that prompts me. I cyuld not bear it. Have pity on me. You are. gentle and kind to whersz please. uh. please be merci- ful to me I" "I have nothing more to say upon the subjectâ€"I have said you were 10 go. You act as if I were sending you to some place wherq you might match the scarlet fever or the mumps. You amuse me; upon my word you do. Rex is not dangerous, neither is he a Bluebeard; his only fault is being alarmingly handsome. The best ad- vice [can give you is, don’t admire him too milch. He should be labeled; 'Out of the market,” Silently as a shadow she crept up to the blossom-covered porch; some one was standing there, leaning against the. very pillar around. which 'sihe had twined her arms as she watch- ed. Rnx's shadow on the roses. Gertie tripped gayly from the room, her crimson satin ribbons flut- tering after her, leaving a perceptiâ€" ble odor of violets in the room, while_ Daisy clutched the note in her co-ld. nervous grasp, walking like one in a terrible dream through the bright. pail-hes pf’ gliurelring moonlight, through the sweet-scented, rose- bordered path; on through the dark shadows 0[ the trees toward the home of Rexâ€"her husband. The shifting moonbeams pierced the white, fleecy clouds that enveloped them, and as he turned his face to- ward her she saw in was Rex. She could almost have reached out her hand‘ and touched him from where she stood. She was sorely afraid her face or her volCu might startle him if she spoke t» him suddenly. A 50L}. brooding silence lay over the sleeping earth as Daisy, with a sink- ing heart, drew near the house. Her soft footfalls on the green mossy earth made. no sound. Gertie C Sho stopped 5110.4": in utter confus- CHAPTER XXV. Im neVer forgot the de- that broke from Daisy's 3 she reneateal her comâ€" Heiress and Wife. Oh! the torture of it to the poor young wife standing watching them, with heart on fire in the deep sha- dow of the crimson-hearted passion- flowers that quivere-d on the inter- vening vines. The letter she held in her hand slipped from her fingers in- to the bushes all unheeded. She had but one thoughtâ€"she must get away. The very air seemed t(l stifle her; her heart seemed numbâ€"an icy band seemed pressing round it, and her poor forehead was burning hot. It did not matter much where she went, nobody loved her, nobody cared for her. As softly as she came, she glided down the path that led to the entranceâ€"gate beyond. She passed through the moonlighted grounds, where the music and fragrance of the summer night was at its height. The night wind stirred the pink clover and the blue-bells beneath her feet. Her eyes were hot and dry; tears would have been a world of relief to her, but none came to her parched eyelids. and an expensive metn ment. DJCtOl‘S form< mended am operation as for p'l s hu' th‘lt day ii Ch s~'_< Oin'm‘nt has p: mu 0 nt 01 o e: over) ft "I do not need to speak," she thought. "I will go up to him and lay the letter in his hand." Then a great intense longing came over her to hear his voice and know that he was speaking to! her. She had quite decided to pursue .this course, when the rustle of a silken garment fell upon her c-ar. She knew the light tread of) the slipperâ€" . "These reverles seem to have grown into a habit with me,” he said, dream- ily; "almost a second nature, of late. If you were to come and talk to me at such times. you would break me of it." The idea pleased her. A bright flush rose to her face, and she made him some laughing reply, and he looked down upon her with a kindly smile. She paid little heed to the direction she took. , One idea alone took pos- session of herâ€"she must get away. "If I could only go i old Uncle John," sh‘e‘ love has never failed me It seemed long years back since she had ramped with him, a happy, merry child, over the cotton fields, and he hual called her his sunbeam during all those years when no one lived at Whitestone Hall and the wild ivy climbed riotously over the windows and doors. Even Septima’s voice would have sounded so sweet to her. Cl 11 lition. Every surgie'tl operation is attended with great risk to life asl well as being a suvere strain on the nervous system and an expensive method of treat- ment. DJCtOt‘s formerly recom- mended am operation as the only cure for p'l s ltu' th‘lt day is pist, since Dr. Ch s ~’s Oin'mnt has pth-n its abso- utn e nt 01 o e: every form of itching. bluelin: :tnl protruding piles. Physicians uh) are considerate of (h; well-hein of their patients do not hesitate to recommend Dr. Chase‘s Ointment. and only those having -a mtnia for operations swim that cruel method as the pr¢p¢r prt mptly stopping! the distressing itehin: an-l 'nu mag Dr. Chase's Oint- m n: b'inrs quick and lasting relief. R v. S. A. Dup‘au. Methodist minis- ter. Ctnse'on. Prince Edward County, 0nt.. statoszâ€""I wm trrubled with itching and Moe-ling pilns for years, and they ultimately :ttt tined to a very violent to m. Large lumps or abscesses treatment. By : "Now imagine how great and joyous was my surprise to find that just the one box Eured _me so that the lumps disappeared and also the external swelling. I feel like a different man toâ€"day, and have not the ’least doubt that Dr. Chase‘s Ointment saved me from a very dangerous and painful operation and many years of suffering. It is with the greatest pleasure and with 'a thankful heart that I give this testimonial, knowing that Dr. Chase’s Ointment has time so much for me. You are at perfect liberty to use this .jtestimunial as you see fit for the benefit of others similarly afflicted." fDr. Chase’s Ointmth has been enâ€" dorsed by more people, including doc- tors and professional men, than any similar preparation the world has ever ‘ known. It is the standard ointment the {world over, and positively the only actual cure for piles. 60 cents abox, at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & ' Co., Toronto. - knew the light trend of) the slipperâ€" ed feet but too wellâ€"it was Piuma. Shgwent up to him in her usual car- essing fashion, laying her white hand on his arm. A Surgem‘i’s Saturday’s paper contained the ac- ccunl, of an accident whereby a ycung lady lost her life. While underâ€" going an operation the. surgeon‘s knife slippi‘d, an arlery ,was severed, andlbe- my the surgeon knew the result of 1115 error the pitiem was in a dying "DO you know you have been stand- ing here quite two hours, R -x, watch- ing the shadows of the! vineâ€"leaves? I have longed to comm up! and ask you what interest those dancing shad- ows had for you, but I could not make up my mind to disturb! you. I often fancy you do not know how much time you spend in thought.” Pluma was wondering if he was thinking of that foolish, romantlo fancy that had come 30 near separat- ing themâ€"his boyish fancy for Daisy Brooks, their overseer's‘ neicc. No. surely not. He must have forgotten her long ago. Artery Severed While Undergoing an Operationâ€" No Longer Necessary to Use the Knife for with gr‘ 3 s-~vere and an surgic'nl operation is atten at risk to life as! well as be strain on the nervous sysl Pile must get away. go back to dear she sighed. “His She would have lived over again thoscflne thrilling ecstatic moment of happy, childish days. if she only could: rapture when Rex had clasped her in She remembered how Septima would ‘ his arms and whispered; "My darling send her to the brook for water, and _ wife." for a whole lifeâ€"time of calm how she sprinkled every flower in. the ‘ huppiness wii h any one else. path-way that bore her name; and how 1 0n and on she walde through the All thLiJs trouble had come about be- cause she had 530 courageously res- cued her Ietter from Mme. Whitney. Oh, these sweet, 'btright, rosy dreams of girlhood! What a. pity it is they did not last forever! Those girlish dreams, where glowing fancy reigns supreme, and the prosaic fu- ture is all unknown. She; remem- bered her meeting with Rex, how ev- ery nerve in her whole: being thrill- ed, and how she had} felt her cheeks grow flaming hot, just as she had read they would do when she met the right one. That was how she had known Rex was the rightl one when she had shyly glanced up, from under her long eyelashes, into the gay, brown hazel eyes, fixed upon her so quizzically, as he took the heavy bas- ket from her slender arms, thatvnev- emâ€"to-‘beâ€"fotrgotten Jame day, be- neath the blossoming magnolia-tree. Poor child! her life had been a sad romance since then. How strange it was she was fleeing from the young husband whom she had married and was so quickly parted fromb t urm “If he had not bound me to secrecy, I could have crLed out: before the whole world I was his wife,“ she thought. A burning flush rose to her face as she thought how cruelly he had sus- pected her, “2115 poor littlcwhild-bride who had never known 011a wrong or sinful thought in her pure, innocent young life. If he had only given! her the chance of explaining how she hart happ’ened rto be there with Stanwick: if they had taken her back shq must have confessed about the letter and who Refiwas and what he was to her. 'Even Stanwlck’s persecution found an excuse in her innocent, unsus- pecting little heart. I "He sought to save me from being? taken back when he called me his‘ wife," she thought. “He behaved 1| was free to woo and: win,'because I dared not tell him. I was Rex’s wife.” ' Yet the thought of Stanwick always: brought a shudder to her pure young mind. She could not iunderstnnd why he would have resorted: to such desperate means to gain an unwilling ; bride. l f0 mod so ah :t it was with great diffi- culty and considerablé pain that .I was able to stuo]. At this very severe crisis I purch‘ised a box of DrJChase’s Ointment, but had little or no faith in it, as I had tried various remedies before and to no purpose. oun tre some day. Eda/e had womflcred how she would know him, and what were the words he first would say! If he would come riding by, as the judge did when "Maud Muller stood in the hay-£ield;" and she remvmbored, too, the story of "Rebecca at the Well." A weqry smile flitted over her face as she remembered when she went to the brook she had always put on her prettiest blue ribbons, in case she might meet her hero. “Not yet seventeen. Ah, what a sad love-stoxy hers had been. How cruelly Iowa's young dream had been blighted," she told herself; and yet she would not have exchanged. that I‘Ol cruelly Iowa's y blighted," she she would not ‘eptimu would a 'eum away those sunny summer Lys, 'lying under" the cool. shady ees, listening to the songs the bins sang as they glanced down at 51‘ with their little sparkling eyes. How she had dreamed of the gallant rung hero who was to come to her If full ViO’el-slll MEDICATED \VI‘NE. A prosecution has been insfituted at Liverpool against British wines which contain too high apercentage of salicylic acid. It is stated that a firm which had a large stock of a “preserved” wine. on having it can- demned in court.‘ simply altered the labels and sold the lot as a patent medicated wine. being legally entitl- ed; to do so», as the drug was present to an extent well abnve the lowest limit allowed for the go-culled medi- cated wines. ‘ As the years go by it is pleasing to mate that more farmers write letters on printed letter heads and have their cards on their enveLopes. I It was once thought that no one could do this unhess he was engaged in the produn-tiun of some specialty or breed- ing some yure~hrlood farm stock. No one believes that now. Let the farm be named, and then give that with the name of the owner and his post office address and the business is done. The cost of printing is trifling in com- parison with its benefits. CATTLE DELITHlT IN CORN FODDER. The cattle will not refuse good, (‘1 an.b i114 corn fodtlez‘, but care very little for. that which is storm beaten- aml dark. It, is the loss of corn fed,- dei‘ from exposure that compels the farmer to feed his hay. A‘s: food corn fodder islnenrly equtil to the grain taken from the stalks on which it is grown, the fodder should be cared for as carefully as the grain. When pwp‘rly pvepired it will keep both hOiS'S unvl cattle in good condition du in; tho winter. thought: star; sec blue sky of the t: ing‘ erm "Can you tell me, madame, if this is the most direct road leading‘ to Glen- grove and that vicinity? I am look- ing for a hoatelry near it. I seem to have lest my way. Will you kindly direct me ’6” he asked, "or to the home of Mr. Rex LyornT" ' I The voice sounded strangely fami- liar to Daisy. She was dim-1y con- scious some one was speaking to her. She raised her face up and gaz- ed at the speaker. The cold, pale moonlight fell full upon it, clear- ly revealing its strange, unearthly whiteness, and the bright flashing eyes, gazing dreamin past the terror- stricken man looking down on her, with white, liv‘id lips and blanched, horror-stricken face. His eyes al- most leaped from their sockets in ab- ject terror, as Lester Stanwick gazed on the upturned face by the road- side. tree ing lea! branches "I will inquire the way." he said to himself, drawing rein beside her. “My God, do I dream ?” he cried, clutching at the pommel of his sad- dle. "Is this the face of Daisy Brooks, or is it a specter, unable to sleep in the depths of her tomb, come back to haunt me for driving her to her doom 2” DEFLNITE INVITAT TONS. That oldâ€"time and usually very un- satisfactory invitation. “‘Come and give us‘ a nice long visit," is no long- er comme il faint, the more sensible English fashion for invitations having taken its» place. Now one says "come" at such a date “and spend a week," "two weeks," or "a month," as the case may be, thus leaving both hos- tess and guest to formulate and carry out individual plans. Only eXceptionâ€" a1 circumstances should induce a guest to prolong her stay beyond the limit originally fixed. par A COMPLETE SUCCESS. Dr. Pills.â€"You say the operation was successful, but the patient died. What do you mean by that? Dr. Squillsâ€"He lived. long enough to pay his bill. What more could [nu ask! , m had her STATIONERY FOR FARMERS gamed dunr'ing riotously in the y above her, and the branches Lrecs were whispering strange Suddenly a horseman. rid- onIâ€"blnck charger, came cant- wiftly up the long avenue of He saw the quiet, figure standâ€" aning‘ against the drooping 1n£ To Be Continued. from) her fa 3e trunk of dizzy and )1 sad; the v0 through the kingâ€"think- 11110 throng- brain. She lcf SMOKING TREES IN J'APAN. A smoking tree is one of the natur- al wonders of 0110, Japan. Strange to say, ixt smokes only in the even- l'mg. just after sunset, and the smoke ' issues from: the top of the trunk. The tree is 60 feet high. Mr. William Grzy. of Newmarket, Telll How He Became Hale and Hearty at the Advanced Age of Seventy. After Having Sufl‘ered Great Torture from Sciatica. and Rheumatism. OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF DR. WILLIAMS’ PINK PILLS. VIGUBHUS 0L1] AGE "About two and a half years ago I was seized with a very severe attack of rheumatism, The palm was simply torturing. At times the trouble was seated in my knees, than in my hips. For nearly a year I suffered along. working as best I could, in the hope of being able to overcome the disâ€" ease. During; the day the pain wal less severe, but at night it was just as bad as ever. To increase my tor- tulre I caught a cold which resulted in an attack of SYiatica in my right leg. If I walked a short distance I would be seized by sharp pains in the hip and in time I became a used up man; my appetite failed me, and I could not rest at night on account of the pain. I tried one medicine after another without avail. I also conâ€" sulted doctors with no better result. I was beginning to think that Iwal doomed to suffer the rest of my life when one day a friend strongly ad-. vised. me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I took his advice and procured- a supply of the pills and began tak-r ing them. accomding to directions.‘ Before the third box was finished I noted a change for the better, so I continued the use of the pills till I had. taken ten oir twelve boxes when my trouble had entirely disappeared. 'l‘oâ€"day I am free from pain and fee]. that life is worth living. even at the ripe old age of seventy. I can now, do aday’s work with many men who are twenty years youmger than I. I thank God for my restoration to health through the agency of Dr. Willi-inns Pink Pills, and I trust other similar sufferers will give them a trial. for knouing what thvse pills havu done for me I am sure that thuy cannét f'lll being ms beneficial to others similarly afflicted. If tho blood is pure and wholesome disease caunxt oxi‘L The reason Dr. Willi-lms’ Pink. Pills cure so many foam of. disease is that they act dir- ectly up'm the b10011 and nerves, thus reaching the root of the trouble. Other metlivt-ines act_ only on the symptoms of the trouble, and that is From the Express, Newmarket, Ont. Mr. \Villiam Gray, who is well and favorably known in the town of New- market and vicinity. is rejoicing over his release from the pains of sciatica, and rheumatism through the use 0! Dr. \Villiams' Pink Pills. 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