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SYNOPSIS OI“ PRECEDING CHAPTERS.â€"Maidn Carringiord the illegitimate child of Sir Richard Hartleig'h. meets her hullâ€"sister Con- stance on a. stageâ€"conch in America. The stage is attacked and Constance ls wounded. Muidat leaves her for [lead and goes to impersonate her in England. Caryl Wilton, who knew Maida. an a famous actress. meets her at some amateur theatricals in her new home and visits the portrait gallery at IInrtleigh Hall. 110 is passionater fond of her and to be often in her presence asks leave to paint her portrait. :uy, n. nephew of Sir Richard, to avoid seeing Wilâ€" '.on’s admiration for the girl he thinks he loves, rides on and calls on his old nurse. He meets Mildred Thorpe. Lady Gladys a rival for Guy's affections takes steps: to un- tovcr Mnida’s past. Maida dismisses Wilton, and becomes engaged to Guy at her cnfeebled father's request. place. In‘heu‘ 'own room she feverishly tried to work out. the tangle into which the mystery had become in- volved. It was clear to her that Maida was an impostor; and when she remembered that the little me- morandum book which was one of her own proofs of identity, was in Malda's hands, she recognized how easy it; would be for her to establish herself as the rightful Constance. llut how had she learned the secret of her identity as Constance Hartâ€" leigh, ehi‘co. she had never once men- tioned that name in the book? Then Constance Hartleigh! Then there were two Constance Hartleighs. One of them lived at the hall, honored nnd beloved by all, While the other was the organist at the little village church, living under a false name, beâ€" cause she feared to use her own. and utterly without friends. One of them haul the love of a true man, but must give it up to the other because It was so decreed by her father. Whose father? The result to Maidu we have soon: she looked upon the appearance of Mildred, or the real Constance, as a product; of her disordered lancy; but Mildred made no such mistake as to her. When! she saw Maida full senseless, she seemed to realize, as by an inâ€" spiration, what had taken place from the time of her own supposed death up to the present moment, though there were some things for which she could not, account. Her first, imâ€" pulse was to run to the fallen girl and revive her, but. a hasty second thought drove her from the church. and she hastened home uuzeen by either Caryl Wilton or Miles Burton. who had been lurking about the She laid her head upon lIC‘I‘ arms us she leaned against the railing in from, of the pew, and. w nried of the fiad conflict of emotions. must, have lullen asleep. 1!. was while she was sitting thus that the other and false Constance Ilurtloigh entered could mi g‘h‘ throbl this s She rested her head against the tablet, and with her face in. her hands, wept silently, Wondering at herself for daring to say even to the dead. what she had not; yet ventured to whisper to herself. Then she Walked up the aisle and sought the Hartleigh pew, where she sat down and wondered at herself and at the mystery of which she Was a part. She took one of the prayer books out of the rack in front of her and by the light of the moon could see that Guy’s name was on it. She sadly placed it, to her lips and reâ€" placed it, taking out; the one next it. The name on that was newer and 3:15in deciphered. it was Constance llnrtleigh. O.... .0......% Q .....4“‘ 0... Q Q.....¢.«..... o.«.n.«.«.u.oo'«.1 0‘}... .90.».00.“.«.00.00'0 .9;.».oo.n.oq:¢o.c uidu. Guy‘ mir luy. II< :0 presel $111k Lhu :ollc han' ‘ons htful th name. She d pres: g tcmr CHAPTER XXVII in :m nity as t 1 she 11ml 1 name in ctcd that, 3011 discovered 50. It will be Mildred did 11 shu‘l tance, and npostor. rob it would be f at the Hall of In how up f1 hands hould 1h she rob ‘0111 tlu hex h( 0W right into the other. Yes, it would be easy; but could she do it? Would she do it. All her life long she had been taught to fear her father as the cause of all her own and her mother’s misery. And then the girl who had usurped her placeâ€"did she not think the real Constance Was dead? Had she not striven bravely and nony to save her life? And should she now expose her to the world, which would never see the extenuating circumstances. which she in her own nobility of soul could put forward for the other? She had kllOWn sorrow and misery enough in her own life to be able to realize how another might take such an opportunity as this which must have come to the other in order to find a haven of rest after the sore Weariness of a lonely life. No, she would not betray the other: but, oh, she would have liked to have the right to love Guy. Hers was a noble, sellâ€"sacrificing nature, mid she wearin told herself that perhaps the other woman had learned to love Guy even as she did, and believing her dead, had taken her place with a determination to fill it fairly and honestly. And, so far as she had ever heard. she had filled it better even than she in her humilâ€" ity believed she could have filled it. 11. Was the morning of the picnic to the Titan’s Shield, and Sir Richard. though still weak from the ellect of his attack, had insisted upon the party starting, just as had been ar- ranged. and she remained, hoping the would not. stay long. But in this she was doomed t disappbintcd. for he not only there, but kept looking up as expectation of seeing somebody. presently, to Mildred’s astonislni lie was joined by a young lady. might have thought; it. a simple The day was a perfect one, and she wandered on until she came to a pretty patch of wood where she threw herself down to brood on her sori‘mvs until such time as she could command herself sufficiently to pre- vent the dome discovering her woe. Then she would return and go at once to the vicar and resign her post as organist. Then she would carry out her determination to el‘l‘ace her- self. Shc was sure now that there was no room for her there. She could not even think, now‘, that Guy loved her. And if he did not. then it did not greatly matter what became of her. While she reclined there under the shelter of some hawthorns, and thinking herself alone, she suddenly heard heavy footsteps crushing" along through the trees, and looking out from her leafy covert. saw a man in a light. tweed suit approach and sit. down near her. For a, moâ€" ment she was inclined to geL up and hasten away, buL the fear of attrac- ting observation. and a. sense of se- curity where she Was. restrained her. No, she would go out of the world, where she had a right to be, and she would give trouble and sorrow to no one. She would leave Lougham, with all its happy associations, and would seek London or the far away land she had come from. She would try to see Guy once more, unseen by him, and then she would go away. She would like, too, to see the woâ€" man who had taken her place at the Hall. She Would like to convince herself if she was one likely to make Guy happy. And so it came about that the next morning. after a short and troubled sleep, she arose with the dc- terminmtion to go to the neighborâ€" hood of the Hall and watch {or at sight of the two. The story of the betrothal had somewhat leaked out, and, without any connivance of either, Maida and Guy had the little phaeton to themâ€" selves. Mildred saw him help the beautiful creature into the Carriage with a (lull pain in her heart, for she could not see that neither was hap- py. She could only see that by common consent the two were lefL together, as lovers usually are. Not that she was desperateâ€"that was not her way. She was sadly rc- signcd. She knew how to suffer. It had been the lesson of her life. thunihe lady. but Gently in a, (lil‘icrcm Moreover, there “ like in their greeti The man sprang Lc cxclanmtion 01' Salt: of the young lady, with no attempt t1 Rl‘ meet i n g Ltion of satisfaction at sight, young lady, and the latter. ) attempt, to hide her repug- came forward. holding some- 1 her outstretched hand. By the Author 01..... A Gipsy'l Daughte:." Another Man's Wile." A Heart's Bitter ness." In Eta. Etc. u a. sense of restrained he hoping the 111-. xcc held 110 f 111 .t he ltiou thc lady. She simple lovâ€" 2 fact; that much older me was evi- )1) in life. ch by the lover- other. 1th an sight. to b( if in And 101“‘ She 10vâ€" 1115111 Mildred gave a little gasp at sight 0! this object, and, without a mo- ment’s hesitation, abandoned her de- sign of getting up and softly stealing away in. order that she might not be guilty of eavesdropping. She fastenâ€" ed her eyes eagerly to an opening in the leaves and watched and listened with a terrible interest. The man was Miles Barton; the woman, Lady Gladys. "Here is the book you asked for," she said, with a mingling of shame and anger. "How did you get it?" he demand- ed, ns he eagerly took it. "I followed your directions and "I followed your directions and stole it.” She angrily emphasized the word “stole” “I refused to go on the picnic, on the plea of neural- gia; and then I went over to the Hall, and, on pretext. of searching in. Constance Hartleigh's room for a neuralgia cure, used the skeleton keys you gave me, and opened the casket and found this book. Never, never ask me to do such a. thing again. How dared you do itâ€"how dal‘eJ you?" and she burstl into pas- sionate tears. "I told you it. was your only chance of preventing Guy Hm‘tleigh from marrying her.” "How can it? I have read it over' and over, and I cannot find a Word that, will compromise her.” I "Did you bring her lettersâ€"the letters that you have received?" “Here they are." She handed him several notes of invitation which Maida had written to her. In the meantime the picnickers had reached the Titan‘s Shield, and most of them had begun to make the (“Ir scent. As there was no Way of avoiding doing so Without, exciting comment, Guy had taken Maida’s arm under his. He took them with a greedy hand and opened one. Then he opened the little book, which Mildred recognized as her memorandum book. which she had given Maida, when she thought she was dying. He glanced quickly over first one and then the other. and then, with a grimaee of triumph turned them so that Lady Gladys could see them. “Well,” she demanded, sullenly, "what is there to see?” "Look at the hand writing.” “Well?” “Don't you see that the hand-Writ- ing in the book is entirely different from that in the letters?” "Yes, but what of it?” “This, my lady. Mr. Hartleigh will never marry that young woman, and you will have the field to yourâ€" self. Don’t ask any more questions, It will be a great deal better for you to be surprised when the time comes. Only mind! You don't need to do anything but waitâ€"wait two weeks from toâ€"dayâ€"and you will have your revenge. I will do all the acting, and I will see if I am going to chase two Women all over America. and find out all about them, only to have the reward snatched out of my hands by a pair of lawyers. Won’t there be a. rumpus when the young lady gets her walking-papers. And won’t I get my reward?” She was more apathetic than he now. She had expected to meet the reproachful eyes of Caryl Wilton, but true to his promise, he had gone. Lord Algy assured Maida he had done all he could to keep him, but without avail, and Maida had said to herself that thus the lust link that bound her to the old self was brokâ€" en. And yet it was with no sense of relief that she Comprehended that he had gone out of her life. Hers was rather the apathy, the resignation of the condemned criminal. She had sent him away becmise she loved him too well to run the risk of having him some day discover her shame, and turn from her with scorn. "She will be disgraced; driven from the Hall like a criminal, and Guy will be free!” The path, narrow and winding, ulâ€" lowed of but two abreast, anrl many of the party went in Indian file. It was a wild and beautiful scene, every turn of the serpentine Way revealing fresh beauties of cliff scenery, and at more extensive View of the great gray rocks lying beneath them. Several smaller and still narrower paths branched on‘ from that which they were following, but Guy called out to the party in front to keep the beaten track. With (1 few pamth an] dl‘Pd staring of horror. She buried her hands in her face and thought. Sammyâ€""Hello! There's a sea mouse!" Aunt Jullk‘Oh! oh! oh! Don't. let ’im in the boat!" These narrow paths are made by CHAPTER XXVIH more words the pair 50â€" went away, leaving Milâ€" aftcr them with u look View of the great beneath them. and still narrower ‘1' from that which E She had not far to 1061;. Just ‘ubove her a, man’s foot projected ifrom the narrow ledge. Some one ;was lying there helpless, perhaps dyâ€" ing. Holding on by the jutting rock she made her way to the ledge, and, clinging to the smooth side of the :chulk elm", came round a. bend full ‘upon the figure of a man lying 1 He was lying" with his head resting! Ion his arm. his face turned away| : from her; but Maida. did not need to Zsee it. Her heart gave a bound, and l i then seemed to stand stillâ€"as she reâ€"' cognizcd Caryl Wilton. To be Continued. No wise mother permits her child- run to be without general utility jackets that can be worn over any gown. The attractive little garment shown is entirely practical, at the same time that it is essentially smart, yet, it is not (litl‘lcult to make. The original is made of castor-color- ed smooth-faced cloth, but, mixtures are admirable, and tan is always in style, while (lurk blue is always good, and cheviots as Well as cloths are worn. gown. 'l'hc shown is en same time smart, yet. iw The original years of age 13 yard: inches wide, 01‘ 1:} wide will be required "Are you afraid?” asked Guy, kindlyâ€"~11 lover would have'put his arm around her for far less provocaâ€" tion. Maida looked around with a shud- der, and pressed close to the strong arm. “No,” she said, and shrank away from him, “but it. seems So grand and solemn. Let us go fasten" "I wonder Where they am? They seem rather wild this morning. I hope none of them will forget the tide and go too far.” They made their Way to the bottom almost, in silence. None of the par- ty was in sight, and Guy said: n (4' "Go after them, said Maida. will rest here until you come back.’ "I do not like to leave you." "But please go,” she gently urged "there may be some accident other wise.” It proceeded from a. narrow ledge of rock above her. Most Women would have screamed for help and scrambled back to their companions, but Maidu possessed true courage and presence 01 mind, and, instantly reflecting that if she left this spot, she might not; be able to find it; again, she ran up a narrow path, which led to the place whence the cry had proceeded, and commenced to look for the cause. upon the figure of 1 across the narrow path cut this jacket for GIRL’S JACKET. 4 to 12 Years. 3 yards of material 44 01‘ 1:} yards 50 inches to 1061;. Just foot projected Edge. Some one girl of 8 From the Bmlch, Shclburnc _ Among- the young ladies of Shel- burne. there is nonc,toâ€"dny who more fully bears the impress of perfect health than Miss Lilian Durfco. Un- fortunately this was not always the case, as a. few years ago Miss Dur- feo became ill, and her friends feared that she was going into decline. A doctor was called in and prescribed, but, his medicines did not have the desired effect. lIcr strength gradu- ally left, her, her appetite failed, she had frequent. headaches, was very pale, and finally grew so weak that. a walk of a few rods would com- pletely fatigue her. The young lady's family sm'rowfully observed that she was steadily failing, and feared that consumption would claim her as a victim. One day a friend urged that she should give Dr. Wilâ€" linms' Pink I‘ills a trial, but the idea at first was not favorably on- CAN tertained; it seemed hopeless to ex- pect that any medicine would help her after the doctor’s treatment had failed. However, this good friend still urged, and finally prevailed. By the time the third box was used, there was an unmistakable improve- ment in Mim Durfee’s condition. Cheered by this,/ the pills were con- tinued, and in the course of a few weeks the former invalid, whose strength was taxed'by the slightest exertion, was almost restored to health. The use of the pills was still continued and a few weeks more found Miss Durfec again enjoying perfect health I earnestly recommend them to all who fear that consumption has laid its grasp upon them.” That the facts related above are not in any “my exaggerated, is born out by the following statement from Robt. G. Irwin. 13qu the well known stipendztry magistrate for the municipality, who saystâ€"“I distinct- ly remember the pale face of Miss) Lilian Durfee and the regrets of friends as they expressed their conâ€" viction that she would soon be com- pelled to say farewell to earth. Miss Durfee. however, carries the unmisâ€" takable credentials of good health, and frequently expresses her indebtâ€" edness to Dr. \Villes' Pink Pills.” Pale and anaemic girls, or young people with consmnptive tendencies, will find renewed health and bodily vigor through the use of Dr. Wilâ€" liams’ Pink Pills. These Pills are an unfailing cure for all diseases due to a watery condition of the blood, or shattered nerves. Sold by all dealers in medicine or sent postpaid on receipt of 50¢ a box, or $2.50 for six boxes, by addressing the Dr. Williams’ Medicine (30., Drockville, Ont. The Rich, Red Blood Made by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills Gives New Strength to Every Nerve, Fibre and Organ of the Body. To a reporter who interviewed her. she saidzâ€"“I believe that Dr. Wil- liams’ Pink Pills saved my life, and It; is of primary importance to unâ€" derstand that a child‘s social life does not depend upon parties, public entertainments, or any of the formal gatherings that we are apt to asso- ciate with the term. These only fur- nish extra occasions for social life; the life itself is in the gratification of the social iristinct leading one to seek companionship. The neighborâ€" hood games, the walks to and from school with a boon companion, the ecstatic delight of a big attic or a. barn loft with a few chosen friends. the boy’s jaunt, with another boy af- ter nuts or frogsâ€"all these are truly social life to the child as if they re- sulted from a, formal invitationâ€"and are much more attractive. The mo- ther who leaves all such associations to chance and thinks because she carefully revises the list for a. child- ren's party once a year, cutting,r out all undesitable acquaintances, that. she is controlling her child's social life, (leludcs herself. It is the every- day associations that will tell. Children" early companionships are lax-gel dependent upon neighbor- hood and ‘school life, particularly that of the neighborhood. So eviâ€" dent is this that with many parents it. is made the turning point in the choice of a. locationâ€"and wisely. It is hard to make children's associa- tions good if their surroundings are bad. FLOOR A durable and inexpensive dark stain for floors is a mixture of ouch quarter ounce of permanganate of potash and a. quart of water. Ap- ply with :1 brush immediately and do nut touch the liquid with hands or cloLhing. 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