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a14~w+++4~i-i~w++mw+wmerwwwwremw A Scourge of Dilllili. THE ERROR OF LADY BLUNDEN. Z++~F+++~F++JiW-F-i“44*+$vH-~M*++++~M~i~++4" ~~i~++~i~r+~r+++w CHAPTER II. Jescriotions, like comparisons, are odious. The “mind's eye, though following with willing haste the ionâ€" gue that speaks, never quite grasps the truth. It sees either too much or too little. You may have the pen of a genius, and may paint. your Paul or colors, yet you will never get, the unâ€" initiated to understand in the very least what he. or she may be like. Nevertheless, a slight. sketch of the Tremaines must. be given. They are, to begin with. that most. . I interesting of all things a hand- some family. They are all handâ€" some; the 'l‘remaines would have scorned to acknowledge an “ugly duckling.” For generations such a thing had not. been so much as hint- ed at among them. Mrs. Tremaine, though arrived at that age when the question'of birth- days is viewed with disfavor. is still very good to look at, and eminently aristocratic. She rejoices in the thin transparent nostrils, the fine lips, the pale blue eyes. and high white brow that are generally supâ€" posed to belong by right to blue. blood. She rarely laughs. but she has the most charming smile in the world,-â€"a lingering. perfect smile, with something in it. unwilling, that adds to it but another charm. com- pelling as it does the companion of the moment to accept it as an irrev pressible tribute to his owu peculiar powers of pleasing. She also posâ€" sesses to perfection the calm indiffer- ence of manner that goes so far to hide the craving for settlements so undying in the breast of the British matron. Mr. Tremaine is handsome also, but. of a darker type. and is one of those men who are. indebted to their wives for their individuality. He is "Mrs. Tremaine’s husband." and many people like him the better; for that. He is a most estimable man, warm-hearted and affectionate. but I don't think even his best friend could call him brilliant. And. when twenty-five years before this story opens, luc offered his hand. which was large. and his fortune, which was lumenâ€"Ea Miss Lascelles, the spoil- ed beauty of the year, :11, the worldâ€"- that is, the male portion of itâ€"exâ€" pressed efitonishment at his preâ€" sumption. None, however, was ex- pressed by Hiss Lascellcs herself, who accepted both the hand and fortune without hesitation. The marriage proved a very hapâ€" py one,â€"which disgusted the. worldâ€" that is, the female portion of itâ€" extremely. Mrs. Tremaine was fond of life and its good things, and very fond of her own way. Mr.’ Treâ€" maine (wise man) never thwarted her in anything. The result, of their union, therefore, was a most. unusual amount of real contentment, and four pretty children. llrandrum, the eldestâ€"commonly called "Brandy”â€"~is a cheerful, perâ€" haps rather too cheerful, young genâ€" tleman of twenty-three. He. calls himself a hussar: but as he is generâ€" ally on leave all the year round, his friends say it doesn't seem to matter much what he calls himself; any othâ€" er regiment (for all it is likely to see of him) will do just as well. He has curly hair and blue eyes. like all the. ’l'rcmaines, and a smile like a cherub; and wommi as a rule pet him more than is good for him. The second child, Kitty, is exceedâ€" ingly handsome, tall, and dark, like her father, and an undoubted sucâ€" cess. All last season she was cares- sed and made much of, and had acâ€" tually been able to refuse an earl,â€" greatly to her mother's chagrin. But when, towards the close of July. she left. town with every satisfactory symptom of having made a conquest of Sir John Blunden, Mrs ’l‘renmine forgave her, and devoutly though seâ€" cretly thanked her stars that she had been disobedith in the matter of old Lord Sugdcn, who, though of higher rank that Sir John, was of infinitely shorter rent-roll. Sir John as yet has not proposed in form, but words have been spok- your Virginia in glowing‘ l ' ef‘i‘ec t, .teljmed flirts; i i i cn and looks interchanged: and, though nobody enlarges on the sub- ject, merybody hopes he means to do so. Although near neighbors,“ Coolmore, the Blunden property, beâ€"‘ ing only eight miles distant. from the (.‘ourt. where the ’l‘remaincs live,â€" he and Kitty had never met until that. last. memorable occasion in town: and now he has followed her‘ to the country, under the pretense that his fine old house wants renoâ€" vating, everybody feels that Kitty in is Lady Bitumenâ€"Sir John being a young man not addicted to the country except at certain seasons and then very much fonder of other people’s houses than his own. Perhaps Kitty herself is the only one who feels any serious doubt about, his ultimate intentions, She knows him to be a careless, easy- going young man, who has held his own successfully through many a hot campaign with managing mothers and who up to this has carefully avoided matrimony as one might. the plague or any other misfortune. Young men like Sir John, who have proved themselves overâ€"attentive to various young women year after year and yet. have obstinater abstained from bringing their attentions to a satisfactory finish, are generally Kitty has heard .Sir John so called, and in her heart has not liked the speaker the better for saying it. A man who flirts sysâ€" tematically is a disgraceful thing,â€" so she tells lierself,â€" yet she cannot bring herself to think Sir John disâ€" graceful. lle has said things to her that have interested her and have a good deal to do with her rejection of Lord Sugden and othersâ€"things that might. almost be construed into an offer of marriage: and still she cannot be certain he means to proâ€" pose to her. In town there had been many opportunities to speak had he so willed it, but he had not seized them. Above all there was that last evening at Lady Brompton's. when the lights burned low in the conscrâ€" vatory, and the flowers slept, and the very stillness breathed love, yet he had not spoken. No one. of course, mentions Sir John to Kitty Tremaine as an acknowledgedlover, nor does she ever mention him as anything but a casual acquaintance. even to Gretchen: though in her she would have surer gained a sympa- thetic listener. Pretty Gretchen! with her pale ' DB. A. W. OHASE’S GATARHH CURE . .. lg sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. {cats the ulcers. clears the air passages, stops droppin s in the throat and Catarrh and ay Fever. Blower free. .4" dealers. or Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co., Toronto and Bufialo. pure face, and little. Grecian nose, and great blue eyes, that remind one of nothing so much as the swoet Czar violet. She is two younger than Kitty, and smaller and slighter, with an expression calm and unspeakany temler. To think of Gretchen is to think of moonlight or the soft perfume of roses, or faint. strains of sweetest music. To see her is to love her. is a "liberal education.” Then there is Flora, by no means the least of the ’I‘reâ€" maines,~a tall and very determined person of twelve, who would reject with ignomiuy the notion that she is still a child. Her eyes are gray, steady, and severe; her small mouth is incorruptible. She is one of those awful people with whom a spade is a spade: and to even hint a harm- less falsehood in her presence, and to suddenly find those gray orbs fixed upon you is to lose instant; selfâ€"conâ€" trol, and to long for the earth to open and swallow you up. She adâ€" mires Kittyâ€"though being cognizâ€" ant of her faults, she does not. scruple to tell her of them occasionally: she adores (lretchcn, and maintains an undying feud with Handy, to whom 25c. ‘ ermanam y cures . years i To know her the last but, l i l i i i l l l l i l i . l ‘quotes li‘lora, gayly, glad of the inâ€" .says Brandy, obligingly, sinking back ,around ._vou will find her in the garden." iwhite hapd she is a joy and an everlasting reâ€" source. Kitty. having searched the house diligently for (lretchen, and failed to find her, walks into the schoolâ€"room as a. last chance, and looks anxiously her; whereupon Flora raises her head from her German in a vain hope that something is going to oc- cur to put an end to her detested lessons: and llrandy, who is smoking a cigar against. all rules upon an el- derly sofa. asks, inclegautly, “What’s the row?" “Meg. are you here? Where. (Melvin-11‘?" asks Kitty. anxiously. “Mug Was meek, and Meg was mild, And bonnie Meg was Nature's child." is terruntion. "If it is ‘Naiurc's child' you Want' again upon his faded though luxurâ€" ious cushions, “I am almost, sure Thus encouraged. Miss Tremaine Crossed the room, and, putting her head out. of the open window, says, loudly, “are you there, Gretchen?" r HEALTli titanic ANCE DURING THESE IIONTHS, To Help Throw Off the Impurities That Have Accumulated Durâ€" ing the Winter Monthsâ€"Purga- tives Should Not be Usedâ€"It Is a Tonic That is Needed. In this climate there are many rea- sons why people feel all out. of gear in the. spring month‘s. Perhaps the chief of these is the long hours in imperfectly ventilated offices, shops and houses during the winter months. You may feel that there is nothing serious the. matter; you are only a little tired after slight exertion. or perhaps your appetite is fickle, or little pimples or eruptions on the skin show that the blood is not as pure as it should be. If you feel this way. not only your comfort but your health demands that you take to the back of tho summerâ€"house half overgrown with silvery clematis and the. fast; reddening Virginia creeper. A soft voice answers,â€" “Yes. Do you want me, Kitty?" And Gretchen, emerging from her bower. stands gazing inwards, one shielding her eyes from the sun. "Not I so much as mamma. She wishes you to go visiting with her. lie. quick, dearest; the carriage is orâ€" dered . " "Coming." says Gretchen, disap- pearing behind the escalonias and running down the garden walks through borders of glowing flowers. “I wish, Brandy,” says Kitty, drawing in her head, "you would not smoke in the school-room. You know mamma particularly objects to your doing so. And why have a smokingâ€"room if people won't smoke in it?" “Why, mildly. my better indeed?" returns Brandy. “I only smoke here. against judgment, to oblige Flora, who is never entirely happy except; when enveloped in a. thick cloud of tobacco." “You may take your books to my room, Flora." says Miss Tremaine, with gentle dignity. "Don't you mind my smoking there asks Brandy, instantly, in a tone full of innocent surprise. “You! Don’t attempt it," Brandy. I am not speaking of you.” ex- claims Kitty. "The last time you Went into my dressingâ€"room you up. set everything in it. You shall ne- ver enter it again." “But, my dear girl, I can't. desert Flora. I have undertaken her eduâ€" cation, and I must go through with it. Besides, you forget I am lonely down here, and that she is my sole companion. You are too dignified, Gretchen is too ethereal, but Miss Flora Tremaine,” says Brandy, with mild enthusiasm, “is my beau-ideal of budding womanhood,â€"the very acme of perfection." Flora laughs sardonically and fiings a heavy volume of Schiller at him, which he dodges with admirable presence of mind. "I think you might show your adâ€" miration for her in a less objeCtionâ€" able manner," says Kitty; “for in- stance by throwing that horrid cigar into the grate.” “Such an absurd thought never struck me. Think what, a drawback it would be to you in the future, my dear Flora, not to be able to appreâ€" ciate your husbandfs cigars. Why positively, unless educated up to the the mark you would not know wheâ€" ther he was smoking pure liavannas or Early York.'.' "Brandy, how can you talk such nonsense to the child?" says Miss Tremaine, who is busily examining the child.s exercises. “It hoesn't matter what he says, as 1 shall never marry,” puts in Flora, with conviction; "I wouldn't put up with the caprices of any man; I know too much about them for that!" "I envy your experience,” says Brandy, with a laugh of the. richest enjoyment. "Stick to that. dear child, till your hair is gray. lint in the meantime, lest some. Adonis should induce you to alter your mind. let me. give you a hint. Do you know that young women who object to smoking and insist on quenching their husband’s pipes inâ€" variably dri\c those poor men to clubs and all sorts of naughtiness, and generally play the mischief all round?" "i. wonder you don’t suffer from a= Fell Exhausted and Unconscious A Frlghtful ease of Exhausted Nerves and Debllitated Systemâ€"From :1 Here Skeleton. Pale, Weak, Trembling and Almost Wild With Paln, Mrs. Edwards Was Made Strong and Well by Dr. Bhase’s Nerve Food. Mrs. R. W. Edwards, 33 McMurray st., lll‘antford, 0nt., describes "For five years 1 have sufiered more than words can tell from nervous headache. The pains in my head would at times almost drive me crazy. Would walk the floor in agony until I fell exhausted and unconscious Llllt exhaust ion. back to bed. "Sometimes I could take. no 1110 food for four days “‘9 Stom‘wh- “ad haul taste in the mouth and coated tongue. her case as follows: iicrvous dyspepsia, and I could not sleep nights, but i my husband would ha\e to carry at a time, and experienced terrible gnawing sensations in I was pale. nervous. irritable, easily exhausted, was reduced to a mere skeleton of skin and bone. and my heart would palpitate as though it was about. to stop beating. this was in spite of the best efforts of three leading doctors of this citX- _ _ I _ "For the past. nine months I have used Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, and for a consulerable time I have not experienced a headache, or any of the symptoms mentioned above. From a My greatest suffering was caused by the dreadful pains in my head, neck and back, and all more skeleton this medicine has built me up in flesh, and weight, until now I am strong and well. do 1113' 0W” il““»““‘7”\'kv Willk OUI 101‘ (“'0 hours without. feelingr tired. and am thoroughly restored to health. . _ . . Press my matitude for this remarkable cure‘.’ You can use this testimonial for the benefit of other suib‘rers. It would be impossible, we believe, to produce stronger evidence to Pro“? Lhase's Nerve Food as a s} stem builder. ture, and is certain to be of benefit to you. son, Bates 5: Cd, Toronto. Is it any Wonder that words fail to ex- the wonderful power of Dr. It, contains the very essence of the most potent l‘i'storatives of na- ’ ’ ‘ b i ’ r $2.50 at all dealers or o0 cents a. box, b axes .o , . , Iidman- proper steps to cleamye yourself of the blood impurities that are red sponsibie for your condition. You need a tonic, blood purifier, nerve strengthener and general tip-lifter of the entire system. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People meet. all these. requirements more perfectly than any other medicine. These are tonic pills and not violent and weak- ening like purgative medicines. Na.- ture does not require a violent meas- ure in spring, but, a helping hand to throw ofi’ the impurities which have accumulated during the winter, and So toning and strengthening every organ and function that a condition of perfect, health will prevail. Ev- eryoneâ€"old and youngâ€"ought to take Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills in the spring. There is no other medicine will do you so much good. Mr. James Salmon, postmaster, Salmon Creek, N. 13., saysâ€"“Last, spring I was feeling decidedly unwell. I was weak. dizzy at times, and continualâ€" ly felt tired. My appetite w“ poor and I was losing in weight. I tried Reveral medicines, but nothing did me any good until I began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and a few boxes of these made me feel like a new person. I would advise all who feel run down and out of sorts to take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are also effective in the cure of all diseases due to poor, thin, watery blood or Weak nerves. Do not take a Substi- tute for these pillsâ€"it-is a wasto of money and a menace to health to do so. See. that the full name “Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People” is on the wrapper around every box. Sold by all medicine dealers, or sent, postpaid at 50 cents a box. or six boxes for $2.50 by addressing the Dr. Williams Medicine 00., Brock- ville, Oat. sore throat," suggests Miss Flora, with a sneer. “I would suffer anything for your sake. It is the fatherly interest I take in you that induces me to deâ€" liver this lecture: and, as I should- n't like to see you in a hole hereaf- “Very good; all right. Then I shall do no more German or anyâ€" thing else," with angry resignation. "Read it out loud to me,” returns Brandy, drowsily; "it will improve your pronunciation, and you can have the advantage of my knowledge I don’t think anything of that Mon- sieur of yours. He looks like an impostor, and I am positive he is a Scotchman. I feel deliciously sleepy; SO go on,â€"I am sure a very little more of your lerman will finish me comfortably." "Kitty. I shall go with you to your room.” says Flora, desperately, gathering up her books and beating an ignominious retreat. To be Continued. ming tears. All those yet lost in who stood around mystery. “7 t‘l‘t} cry lip. and a hundred tongues might have given it utterance, but for the entrance of a sweatâ€"streaming, pant- ing messenger. “Sire,” he cried, The coast "we are lost! opposite to the city is of them have taken boats to cross over. We cannot oppose them for our forces are not organized." I fare friends] “But whence comi- they? tthey‘Y' "They hear the royol standard of l‘igypt.” calmly returned (iio. "fly the powers of darkness." tried Illlt.‘ Ilzoinirch in terror: “then ii‘Igyp‘i‘s fearful king has come down to :Ldmiue us." \Vl‘il) are ter, I shall smoke one cigar here daily until you can lay your hand. upon your heart and tell me. honestâ€" ly you " caeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeo 0 4O a? it ‘ MARIN A i5 if - r a! r _ f3 33$$$5$3$3$$§$33$33333 (_‘llAl"l‘lil‘. XXllI. “She yet lives," returned Uio, while his eyes sparkled with swine; Who is Uio? . was a question that dwelt upon evâ€". swarming with armed men. and many . The young monarch turned pallet and started up from his throne but: he knew not how to act. “Saw you their banner?” asked iCli) “Yes.” "And what bore it?" 1 "A golden bull." “Strato.” said the strange man, "you need not fear. These people As he spoke the thunderings of deep toned voices fell upon his ear. The trampling of many feet was heard upon the pavement of the piaz- ira. and ere long a squad of frighten- ed soldiers rushed into the apart.- ‘ment. They had no opportunity to speak, however, for hard upon them follou'cd a crowd of armed men clothed in gorgeous apparel. Strata sank back upon his throne, but the lllli rudcrs noticed him not. A mo- .meut the leader cast his eyes about, and they rested upon (iio. "’I'lu- king! the king!" shouted the Egyptian general, and on the in- stant. the newcomers gathered around the towering form of Gin and fell upon their knees. "Up, up, my loyal subjects." Gio. “Brought you not queen?" "Yes. cried your sire. She comes now." turned the general, as he arose his feet and made a motion for followers to stand aside. As he spoke a. purple pavilion Was borne into the royal presence, and as the. bearers set it down there step- ped forth from it a middle-aged. but still beautiful female. "My daughter! My daughter!" she cried, and as she spoke she totâ€" tered to the spot where stood Gio and Esther. “Oh,” she uttered, in startling ac- cents, as she leaned back from her husbands embrace; "you have not deceived me?” "No, dear Zenobia, she is safe!" Marina started forward. There was a voice in her soul that. told her she looked upon the woman that. bore herâ€"a voice so strong. so sure, mat she knew it spoke the truth. and with a. stifled cry she put forth her arms. Zenobia gazed for an inâ€" stant upon the young Tyrian queen: a flood of joyous light started to her eyes, her bosom heaved with its strong emotion, and on the. next moâ€" : ment the mother and child were weeping tears of bliss in each 0thâ€" er’s embrace. Kison Ludim raised his eyes to» heaven, and thanked God that she whom he had so carefully reared had found a, mother. "Now," said Gio, as he led Marina to the throne and placed her by the side of her husband, “you will look upon me no more in mysterious doubt, for know that I am none oth- er than Gio Amyrtaes. King of ugypt‘. And you, Strato, if you have not married the daughter of a Tyrian noble have at least gained the heart of one of earth’s most: noble princesses." The young monarch sprang from his throne, and bent his knee to the Egyptian king; their those who stood around followed his example. and a prolonged shout of joy rent the air. “ 'tisc, rise,’ pronounced (lio, tak- ing young Strato by the hand, and lifting him up; and while a. tear of pride and joy trembled upon his dark eyelashes, he continued: “Now, my son, take your throne. ‘and use it for the good of Tyre. It you want an incentive to duty read the history of earth’s kingdoms. It i is written in blood, and will afford grave admonition. And you, Marina. must not. forget the part you are called upon to act. I leave you both a husband and a father, for though I go from you now, yet I know that Kison Ludim will be all to you that .he has ever been. You will both look to the. old noble for his counsel and advice, and remember how much of happiness we all owe to him. My own great kingdom now claims my attention, but. we shall often meet. Esther shall stay with you yet a ‘while longer to bless you with her sweet presence, and so shall your dear mother. Strato, your subjects are your masters, and they will love and revere you, and faithfully pro- tect you, so ‘ as you serae them 1‘0- [0 his 1 far honorably and justly." The End. FOR EVERY BIOTHER. A Manitoba Mother Gives Practic \ . . cal Advme on the Care at Babies. . It is well known that nearly all infant. troubles spring from a disâ€" ordered stomach. Indigestion in a child will cause at first pcmishucss and sleeplewness, but other more serious troubles will follow fast, such as colic or cramps, constipaâ€" tion in some Cases, diarrhoea in others, with fatal re- sults in many cases. The mother who neglects having constantly at ihand the means for treating these ‘ills takes an awful risk, Mrs. R. L. McMillan, Logoeh, .MiUL, is out] ‘mother who is paiticialarly \vell fit- ‘ted to give adtice on the care of ‘babies. 1101' standard medicine for ‘ the minor ailments of her little ones ‘ is ilaby's Hwn Tablets, and she says :~“'l'hi,~y are the best, medicine !] have ever u~ed for infant ailments. ‘I haw.- given them to my baby for liltilgl:cllUll and stomach trouble and they ale prompt and thorough in ,Inaking a cure. No mother should the a. single day without the Tablets .in the house." I Baby‘s Own Tablets are for child- iren of all ages, and will cure such troubles as constipation, colic, sour stomach. diarrhoea and simplu >fevers. 'l‘hey are invaluable for ‘teething children, and will break up colds and prevent croup. ('lmu'anteed ito contain no opiate or other harmv lful drug. Dissolved in water they can be given with perfect safety to a ,newâ€"born babe. Sold by all rli-alcm ‘in medicine. or ,sent, post paid at 113 cents a box’. by addressing the Dr. ‘\\'iliia1ns’ Medicine (Lo, I'll't)t'lv‘ul“i'. lotit.‘