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g®6©v¢<¢>6©0©9©¢®0©0©9©0© ©0®Q©®©° ©0©0®W Marina: wwwoeww 'OWWO©O©WO©O©O©O©OW©OMO©O @690 ©O©¢©6© SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAI”I‘ERS.â€"I’rince Phulis oi Tyre pu‘wues Marina to make her his wife. Gio aids her escape and is imprison- ed by King lilapen. Ile escapes; is traced to Marina's hiding place. King's officers take her on board their boat. A corsair comes up and takes her to Tarsus. She is sold and taken to her master's estate where she finds her father, supposed dead. in captivity; they escape, but are. taken by :s. Tyrian warâ€"ship. ~.«_.. CHAPTER XVIII. The sun had sunk into the blue bosom of the Mediterranean, and tWi- light had cast its gauzy mantle over Tyre." The king was in his divan sipping from a golden cup which a Slave had just filled with wine. “Phalis,” he said, “what have We now to fear? That strange armorer 'is dead and buried, and there are none now to thwart us.” "Strato is still at large," returned the prince. "Strata!" uttered Mapen, with a sarcastic curl of the lips. “He’s a. _ boy, P-‘halis. We have nothing to ‘fear from him.” "But the daughter of Kison Ludim is not yet in our power.” “I care not for that so long as she shOWS not herself in Tyre,” said the king. "But if she does come she is ours.”- Phalis gazed hard upon his father, and a shadow passed over his coun- tenance, for he knew that the king spoke not from cool judgment. The wine cup gave him the sentiments he uttered. “Ha! who have we here?” “Sire!” exclaimed a messenger, cn- tering at that moment, “there are signals from the shore." "Ah, and what say they?" "One of your ships is approach- lng." “From whence?" “The north." "Now start thee, Phalis, and call up the guard!” shouted the king, as he cast the wine cup upon the floor, and sprang to his feet. "From the north! Her signal?" l “The crown." answered the messenâ€" ger. "Then, by bird is caged at last! Pnalis, for ’tis oyr that is coming in." With eager steps the prince hasten- e'd upon his mission, and after he had gone the king dwelt in a. hopeL ful, merry mood. The fumes of the wine had gone before the excitement. of the news he had received, and with a. cooler head he awaited the coming of further intelligence. 1 rThree hours flew by. ’ Mapen had grown uneasy and norâ€" vous, but the sound of approaching steps called a flush of expectation to his face, and in a moment more the doors were open. The king was upâ€" on the point of uttering an exclamaâ€" tion of joy, when his eye fell upon another object that made him turn pale. "Eternal heavens! Has the sea given up its dead?” he ejaculated, while he strained his eyes upon the haggard features of Ludini. “You see me onCe again, sire. reâ€" turned the old man, meeting the gaze of his monarch with :1 steady eye. “Why is not thy spirit in the other world, old (lotard? They told me you were drowned." "Then they lied to you. sire. I was not drowne‘d, as you may well see.” "And so they did lie, good Ludim" returned the king, in a tone which played dubiously between sarcasm and illâ€"allocth concern. “I have mourned thy loss as of one who was irredeeiuably gone: but, thank the gods, you have been restored to us in right good sense." “I trust it may prove so, Ifudim. “You must have had a narrow esâ€" my royal diadem the Haste thee, chiefcst ship 1: u said cape.” intimated Mapen. "Very." returned the old noble, with a, kindling eye. "Sonic stray timber or a vessel, rerhaps?’ ' The Daughter of Kison Ludim. O©O© 9&0 36©¢©O M0®¢©O©¢©¢ .0 " 'Twas neither. sir." "How? You did not surely swim?” “No.1rmi.” ' Mapcii bent eagerly forward, and a pallor ovorspread his features. “I ran." continued Ludiiii. "Now, king, you need not utter falsehood more. I was not cost into the sea, as you so kindly provided for me. You gave your mission to one who loved gold too well for that. and he sold me into captivity. Now, sire, helpless and dcfenceless. I await. your royal pleasure." Many shades of emotion passed over the face of the monarch as these words slowly and distinctly fell upon his ear. At first he turned pale with fear, but soon the struggling ceased. and he looked the proud, deâ€" termined kingâ€"n, deep fire was in his eye, and resolution sat upon his firm knit brow. “Ludim,” he said, "I did order your death, for you would have thwarted me, but since that power is no longer yours you may live; but every soul of that vessel's crew who took you away shall die! You shall live, to be the father of n queen!” “Mercy, sire!" cried Marina. fallâ€" ing upon her knees at the monarch's feet. "Do not force me to this. I am but a humble girl, and not fit to be the wife of a king." “Thou art just the one; so arise, my fair lady.” As Mapen spoke he took ilic poor girl by the hand, and raised her 11p. She felt no spirit of resistance, nor did she think of opposing fate fur- ther. Her face was one speaking mirror of heartâ€"broken misery, and bowing her head in anguish she sob- bed aloud. "Sire," cried the aged father, for the first time moved to supplication, "give over this strange scheme. Take pity on the poor girl you thus condemn to lasting misery." “It cannot. be cone," answered the king. “Oh, say not so! Hear me, hear me, sire,” supplicated Marina. once more gaining power to speak. “I cannot love your son. I should but make him a miserable, unhappy wife ~â€"my tears would ever bedew our bridal way, and my moans of anâ€" guish would be the only song of my heart. Grant my prayerâ€"O sire. grant it!” "Will you not listen, 'sire?" urged Ludim. "I cannot. prinCQ.” “But why?” “Becauseâ€"1' “Because what, sire?" anxiously begged the old man, as the monarch hesitated. For several moments the king reâ€" garded the party before him in si- lence; then he turned and motioned for the soldiers to leave the apart- ment and wait without. “Call upon me toâ€"morrow." he said to the captain of the ship, “and my treasurer shall count to you the gold I promised." When the doors were closed Mapen bent upon the old man a peculiar look, and with his lips half shut to- gether, he said: “Kison Ludim, I have not sought the hand of your daughter for my son because he bears her much love, nor is it to me that the blame atâ€" taches. There is a power above mine that has decreed this thing." “And that powerâ€"" “Is the oracle!" uttered Mapen, in a half-trembling voice. "And has the Oracle of Hercules truly said that the prince must wed with my daughter?” asked Ludim, starting eagerly forward. She must marry the “Ay.” ansivered the king. “So hath it spoken." "Then the will of the gods be done!” murmured the old man, and turning to his daughter he said, while he laid his trembling hand upâ€" on her fair brow: "We may not resist or implore fur- ther. The god hath spokenâ€"We will humbly bow to the fiat. Good may come of it though now we see it. not.” "And this then is my fate?" fell A MOTHER’ S ADVICE . She Tells How Little Ones Can be Kept Well, Contented and Happy. When baby is cross and irritable you may rest assured he is not well, even if you are unable to see any symptoms of his illness other than fretfulness. It is not natural for a baby to be cross and he is not so without reason. lle has no other way of telling his tronblrs than by crossncss and crying. “lien baby is cross give him Baby‘s ()wii Tablets. and they will soon make him goodâ€" :nnt urcd and happy, because the) will cool his hot little mouth, case his sour little stomach and help his obstinate little teeth through painlessly. These Tablets are just what every mother needs for her litâ€" tle oiics~and her older children too. Mrs. (‘lareiice McKay, lloseway. N.b‘., says :â€""I find Baby's (lwn Tablets the best medicine I have ever used for my little ones. When my baby was four months old he was very much troubled with indiâ€" gestion. He would vomit his food as soon as he took it, no matter what I gave him and he seemed to be always hungry and kept thin and delicate. He also suffered from con- stipation. After giving him the Tablets a few (lays the vomiting ceased and his bowels becanio reâ€" gular, and I must say that since I began the use of the Tablets I have had less trouble with this baby than I had with any of the rest. of my children." Every mother should keep Baby's Own Tablets in the house at all timesâ€"there is no tell- ing when an emergency may arise. These Tablets are a certain cure for all the minor ailments of little ones, such as constipation, indigesâ€" tion, colic, diarrhoea, sour stomach. and simple fever. They break up colds, prevent croup, and allay the irritation accompanying the cutting of teeth. They are sold under a guarantee to contain no opiate or itlicr harmful drug, and dissolved in water may be given with absolute safety to the youngest infant. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents a box. or sent post paid on receipt of price by addressing the Dr. Wilâ€" liams' Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. from Marina’s lips, as she gazed mournfully up into the monarch's face. v “ 'Tis as the gods have spoken,’ said Mapen in a calm, but yet triumâ€" phant tone. " ’Tis false!” uttered a. musical voice, and at the same moment Es- ther stepped forward and took the poor girl by the hand. “Ha! What is this?" king, shaking like a bougli. “I say you speak falsely!" returnâ€" ed Esther, looking calmly upon the monarch. “Ye gods! how came this mad girl here? Who are ye?" “One who knows what the Oracle spoke," answered the undaunted girl. “Out upon thee. thou daughter of Tartarusl” cried the enraged Mapen. "The god spoke as I have said." “What good can come out of this, ‘ DE. A. W. CHASE’S GATAflilll 008E 250- 15 sent direCt to the diseased plans by the Improved Blower. en]: the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops droppin s in the throat and pcrmananty cures x ‘ , Catarrh and Hay Fever. Blower free. All dealers. or Dr. A. W. Chase ‘ Medlcuia (30., Toronto and Buflelo. cried the wind-driven thou daring king? Can auglit4of thine change the revelation of the oracle? or dost think to grasp the decree and fashion thine own inter- ests to it?" The king, the prince, and all. gaz- ed in wonder upon the strangely working features of the bold girl who had thus spoken. Mapen's an- ger changed to astonishment of the blankest description. “What babbling is this?” he asked, at length. “What mean you, girl',"' “I mean what I say. king. The Oracle said not that Marina should wed with your son." “Ha! And what words spoke then?” quickly asked Ludini. "It's words were these: ‘She who dwells beneath the roof of Kison Ludiiii, and is called Marina. shall be Queen of Tyre.” "Ay, by marrying the prince. my it. legs 80 Sue ed lie fieuldn’t Kidney and Urinary Troubles were Followed by Dropsyâ€"A Perfect Cure by Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills. This case of Mr. other proof that Dr. Chase's Kidneyâ€"Liver the kidneys. The double action which this fam ons prescription h responsible for its wonderful curative tion. dropsical swellings, biliousness, Pills are eflcctive in the most eliects. When there are backache, the kidneys are clogged and the liver sluggish. 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And then. while a grim look of triumph passed over his features, he added: “Such poisonous fruit will soon wilt nml (lie after its parent Stein is cut dowu. Now, take heed to thyâ€" self, how that tongue of thine wags! for thy father can no longer protect thee." “You know him not. sir king.“ "1 know that he is dead." "Dead!" shrieked l‘lSillt‘l‘, starting forwaid and gazing intently into the inonarrli's face "Said you he was dead?" “lle is." "And you caused it?" "N0~n0!" involuntarily dropped from Mzipcii's lips, as he fairly quailâ€" cd before the fierce fire that lxeamed from out of the eyes of the being beâ€" fore liim.” ‘ "Then how died be? How?" “He. died in the temple, and Balâ€" bec sent. his body hither; so I know and rejoice that. he is safely dead.” A long moment Esther gazed ear- nestly into the king’s face. Then a peculiar shadow llitted across her features, and. in tones of marked cm- phasis, she said: "0 king, it is well for thee thy hand did not this deed!" "Would your fair hand have avengâ€" ed him?” said the king. in mocking tones. "Yes!" exclaimed Esther, her eyes flashing forth sparks that seemed to come from orbs of deep fire. “Had hand of yours harmed but a hair of Gio, your gorgeous palace should have been your funeral pyre. and upâ€" on your foul carcase the carrion bird should have satiatpzd!" The inspired girl stood like a god- dess. Her right foot was extended, her fineâ€"cut nostrils dilated, and her finger pointed significantly down- ward. One step Mapen made in edâ€" vance, but there he stopped. A minâ€" ute he stood irresolute, and then, turning to his son. he said, while he fain would have forced a, look of unâ€" concern to 'his features: "She shall be your wife, Phalis. This poor girl has lost her senses.” “She must be mine,” returned tho prince. but in tones so faltering, that the words seemed unconsciously uttered. “She shall be yours What. he! without. there!” A soldier entered. “Go bid the priest Abdalzar that to-night. he attend me here. Tell him, too, that there is need of haste.” Marina ga7ed iiiquiringly, implorâ€" ingly, into the face of Esther. “All hope is gone!” she murmured, while her bosom heaved painfully. “Not all. Let this thing go on." “But your father’s gone." "I have another!" Marina started at the strange words, but at that moment she met the eye of the king; and, with a cold shudder. she turned towards her faâ€" ther. l-Ie clasped her to his bosom, but it was with a trembling em- brace, and the word “Destiny!” fell from his lips. To be Continued. ___+.___ LOW Sl‘)’l"l‘Ll-Jl{S HATES. 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As shown it is made of wool crepe dc: clicne, in pastel pink, with yoke and front of white Liberty satin. and trimmingr of black velvet .riblvon, with tiny jewel buttons, and is worn with a skirt of the same; but all \vaisting silks and wind ma,- iterinls aie equally.~ appropriate, a To cut this Waist for a \\'On‘.1|n oi ‘iiicdiniii si/c Kl yarzis of mutt-rial {31 inches wide, 3 yard: 27 int-hm. um.- (:X‘ 2 yards 111 .neiies. and :2 yards of black velvet ribbon (L trim as illus- ll‘utt d l