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"My dom- girl. how glad I am you lave come! I hardly hoped to son you 10-day -â€" I don’t know why," Sretchcn says, flushing with unmis- takable pleasure, as Kitty, tall and stately, sweeps up the pretty room. "Neither do I.” returns Kitty. laughing, "considering I generally find my way here five days out of the week. I aquys say" â€" sinkâ€" ing into a chair, with a little sigh that has something in it resembling Envy â€"~ "this is the pleasantest house in town." "You are going to the opera toâ€" night, are you not, Kitty?” asks Kenneth, presently, from his sofa. "Yes. dear.” "Make Gretchen go with you. She wants to hear Tassalle, and \von’L go by herself.” not no] ng "Why not come to our box?" says Kitty, persuasively, turning to her sister. “Brandy will bring you, and I myself will see you home with â€" with Jack." "May I count on you, Brandy?” asks Gretchen, addressing that in- genious youth, Who is standing in one of the windows, apparently lost in thought, though in reality he is only meditating on some final re- mark that shall help to smash be- yond all recognition his quonduui Ericnd. coking .lmn ever nuking ust come vur with lent. “No?” â€" innocently. but maliciâ€" msly. "I don't care about those Stanley's. so 1 sha’n’L go to the Square: and, besides, yesterday Mrs. Dharteris made rather a point of Iceing me at the opera toâ€"night, â€" )us u commission or something for :10 to execute, and asked me to name to her box some time during .he evening, that she might tell me tbout it." ;Mvw-N‘N«¥~¥»X~l‘++~$v!*Ԥ'vÂ¥'~!'4‘4ȴ*+++++'3“+*i~+*i~l"i~*i~4+l”}"i~¢"i*w Study These Symptoms and see if You Are in Need of the Great Nerve Restorative Restless, languid, Wea‘ heart asthma, sleepless ni think, exhaustion on ex‘er digestion, food heavy, 011: steady gait, limbs pull, 1r. anything. settled melancl‘ Mrs. Cline. 4‘.) Canada Mrs. Cline. M from nervous her and exhausted. of trouble, reliex of trouble, relieving the headache. improxing digestion and ton Mrs. Symons, 42 St. Clair street, Bellovillc. Ont.. states 2â€"- mcnt with Dr Chase's Nerve Food, and found it a.\'ery sat with norVous exhaustion and a weak. fluttering heart. Whenox'o weakness and dizziness, which were very distressing. By mean Stl‘Ong 1md healthy, and the action of my heart, seems to Le reg: Food as an excellent medicine." Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food, 50 cents a, box, at. all dealers. or Endigatmns M @W@ §ma§%e A. Scwgc M mm. W'FX&%M%’P++'F:'++4’ 3*'14“?+4")?'£*'1~'&”i~'£~'}'+'M+mi”? CHAPTER XVII THE ERROR OF LADY BLUNDEN. 0R......... we found I the headache St. Clair stn‘ weak and Weary. no life. no energy, tired all the time, throbbing, palpitating heart, is nights, sudden startings, morning languor, hot flushes, brain fag, inability to Work 01‘ exertion, general numbness, dead all over, cold hands and feet, flagging appetite. slow , easily excited. nervous, muscles twitch, strength fails, trembling hands and limbs, unâ€" FI, loss of flesh.loss of muscular power, irritable, despondent, hysterical, cry or laugh at ancholia, steady decline, complete {rostratioxr :ada street, Hamilton, states :â€"-"For a number of years I have been u. great sufferer e and nervous dyspepsia. »I had no appetite, and my whole nervous system seemed weak ve {ou-nd Dl‘. Chase’s Nerve Food very helpful. It seemed to go right to the seat, the headache, improfing digestion and toning up the system generally." St. Clair street, Belleville, Ont., states :â€"â€""Some weeks ago I began a course of treat/- 'e Nprvn Food. and found it. a.\‘er_v satisfactory medicine. I was formerly troubled Dr. Chase’s Nerve Foods .che, improxing digestion and tonmg street, Belleville, Ont., states :â€"â€""S Food, and found it. axery satisf: weak, fluttering heart. Whenever 1r were very distressing. By means 0 tion of my heart, seems to be roguqu Going up to Gretchen, he loans over her chair. and pushes back tenâ€" derly a little bit of her pretty hair behind her ears. "Though I have behaved badly to you, Meg.” he says, caressingly, "will you do something for me?” "It depends upon what, it is," re- plies Meg, with a sweet smile. "Will you forget, what I said just now, and let, me take you to the opera?" “Ah!” says Brandy. For an in- stant. he' suffers defeat, â€"â€" only for an instant; then he rallies and comes to the front, boldly. blc.” says Kitty. "1 think it rathâ€" er rash your trusting yoursdf alone to two such incompetent pe‘ople. Why, they can’t even take care of themselves," â€"â€" giving Brandy's car a. little pinch. "Better accept me as a guard of honor,” says Danvcrs. “Never court danger if you can decently avoid it.” “No, â€" thanks; I Shall keep to my bargain. I am sure ‘our boys’ W111 behave very 1)1‘et1i!y to me,” re- turns Gretchen. smiling. "I accept defeat,” says Danvcrs, falling back again upon Kenneth; and, Gretchen crossing the room to a. distant davenport to Show Kitty some important missivc received from their mother that morning, Bran-(1y and Dandy find themseh'e: virtually alone. now," he asks, with unconcealcd scorn and a tendency towards gibâ€" ing in his tone, “about, Mrs. Char- Leris and her making a point to see you to-night‘? I like that." “I’m glad you do: 11, speaks well for you. Truth is so seldom pal- atable,” retorts Mr. Dinmont, with u maddening smile. "At. times, as it. smms to me, your absurd infatuation for Mrs. Clmrteris rather leads you astray,â€" lllflleS your intellect totter on its throne. Frail things as a. rule do Letter," says Tremaine, with a short; laugh. “l’d propose to her if I To prove to you that Dr. I , Chase‘s Ointment isaccrtain 3 and absolute cure for each ‘ and every form of itching, biecdingzend probrqdin piles, the manufacturers have guaranteed it ec tes. bimoniuia in the daily prpss and ask your neigir bars what they think ant. You can use it and got our monov back if not. cured. file a box. at 1:11 ealers or EDMANSON.BATES 8c Co..Toronw. 11ml silence consequan on Gretchen retreat.‘ "What. was that you said jus 9r: Qhase’s Gmtifient re you." “So 1 shall, the first available 01)â€" portunity,"â€"witli immovable calm. “You’ve pluck, hut I doubt her giving you that available 0[)[)0)‘t\lll< giving you that ity . ' ’ "Then I shall self”â€"stoutl_v. "Then so shai dy, in a furious dy, tone chance Brandy hastens to :n so shall I a furious t now thou I suppose I was that you said just asks, wile unconcealcd a tendency towards gibâ€" Lone, "about, Mrs. Char- Jer making a point, to see all I," declares Bran- us though suppressed thoroughly incensed. so I have as good a you have. You never mnke one for myâ€" q a pomt, to see a that." It speaks well so seldom pal- Dinmont, with brcak the dis- Ednmnson, Bates 85 C Some weeks ago factory medicine my heart. bother: knew asI 7 not a: (lerh shu ll casir ”“ H a ‘ D1011] - S. as a ‘ mast i â€"y01 or t this ‘ One by one the others too depart. land evening falls very silently. and 'tfio lamps are lit in the square out- side, and the cries of the venders grow less, and the music of the Wheels grows louder. and the people ‘hurry madly to and fro. as though 1the last moment for action has inâ€" .deod come. not the one to do t (lerhmul fashion. I shall propose to her casion offers, and so "Warn me, sir! Gretchen. standing at the window. ,looking down upon the pavements Hind the flickering jets of gas, and lhumniing softly to herself, marks a little child standing half bare and Wholly lonely against a. lampâ€"post. Hunger sits upon his brow; and want, and worse than want, have made hollows in the cheeks that should be rounded and flushed with childish grace and beauty “IIow absorbed you are!” says Kenneth from his sofa. “Yes. I am watchingl a little boy â€"such a pretty child. but so thin and miserable, poor little fellow. I wonder where his mother is? See! he is looking up. Oh! I must give him something,” ~â€" turning impulâ€" 'sively to the door, as though bent on embracing the picturesque gamin then and there. "'Tell Jacobs to give him some- thing, darling, and don’t Worry yourself," says Kenneth. “1 don’t think servants give things nicely, do you, Ken?" asks she, Wistfully. "And he is such a pretty boy. No, 1 shall run down and see to him myself.” treatment my 11 recommend as a. rival? I b‘ master the fact -â€"you least of all contempt. "You knew her until I introduced you; and as I” (heavily accentuated) "am not the one to do things in an un- (lerhand fashion. I tell you I too I'm way “You may be,” â€" with imperiur- buble nonchalance, â€" "and better bred your manners prove you! nut you’re not richer; and money makes the man, according to Byron.” "The Tremaine property is as good as the Dinmont's any as good as the Dinmont's any day,” â€" with intense disgust. "You can do as you like. however. A reâ€" fusal will be good for you, and take you down :1 bit." "I shall thank you not to address me again on any subject," says Dandy, with sudden Wrath Brandy laughs sardonically. "It isn't a friendly act,” he says, "to sit silent and watch a fellow make an ass of himself Without ut- tering a word of expostulatlon." At this Dandy exhibits his best sneer. “Your afiecting concern for my welfare touches me deeply,” he is beâ€" ginning, when a movement among the other occupants of the room checks him. Indeed. it is impossible to imagine where this charming dis- cussion might have led the belliger- ents did not, Kitty. coming up at this point, say good-bye to Dinmont and carry Brandy away with her. "So she runs out of the room, and, I dare say, makes that boy blissfully happy for an hour or so, and presently returns, bringing Jack Blunden in her train, who has look~ ed in idly on his way home, almost hoping to find Kitty here. He is more upset about this quarrel with his wife than he is himself quite aware of. and he is in unmistakably "My dear Ken, if you allow this sort of thing to go on you Will be the sufferer,” says Gretchen. laughâ€" ing. “1 shall become arrogant and overbearing, and all my and-ability -â€"now so much admiredâ€"will die a natural death. Kitty was here, Jack. about an hour ago. Did you know?" o; I haven’t, sem hours.” returns Sir - strained and rathr is going to hear Patti night." And you? You are going?” I'm not sure. Kitty said some- (1 me I would 0., Toronto. men 69 Dr. L seen her for some Sir John, in a. conâ€" rathm‘ bored tone. rse of treat,- lorly troubled have spells of have become hase’s Nerve lamp-post. brow; and vanL, have checks that ushed with Keep Little Ones Well During the Hot Weather Months. If you Want. to keep your little ones hearty, rosy and full of life dur- ing the hot. weather give them Baby’s 0Wn Tablets the moment they show signs of being out of or- der in any way. This medicine cures all forms of stomach and bowel troubles, which carry o‘l‘ so many little ones during the summer months. and is the best thing in the world for sleeplessness, nervousness, irritation when teetlr ing. etc. It is just the medicine for hot weather troubles; first, because it always does good; and, second, because it can never do any harmâ€" guarantecd free. from opiates. Mrs. W. E. Ilassani. Kingston, 0nt., says: â€""I began using Baby’s Owri Tab- lets when my little girl was about three months old. At that time she had indigestion badly; she was vomiting and had diarrhoea con- stantly and although she had an ap- parently ravenous appetite her food did her no good and she was very thin. Nothing helped her until we began giving her Baby's Own Tab- lets, but after giving her these the vomiting and diarrhoea. ceased and she began to improve almost at once. I have since used the Tablets for other troubles and have found them all that can be desiredâ€"they are the best medicine I have ever used for a child." thing about going to the Stanleys afterwards. and I hate 1hat kind of affair, and Mrs. Stanley in particu~ These Tablets are readily taken by all children, and can be given to the smallest; Weakest, infant by crushing them to a powder. Sold at (ll'L‘g’ stores or you can get them post paid at 2;”) cents a box by writing direct to the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Drookville, Ont“, or Schenectady, “Very much,” Gretchen returns, eagerly, answering for Kenneth. "He is so gentle, and, I am sure, clever. When I see him I believe in him, he looks so strong, so able. And then there is that successful cave of his, â€"â€" Letty Norman’s broâ€" ther. He was considered almost hopeless, and is now nearly well. And Ken is much better. Are you not. Ken?” “Yes, 1 really think I am," says Kenneth, who would have said just the some to please her were it the blackele untruth. “And really Nor- m'an's ease, you know, was one in a thousand." Blunt? dale. ,"One likes to hear that," says Blunder), heartily. “Hearing of a new man, one likes to know some- thing positive about his genius be- fore going into ecstacies over him. You have faith in him yourself?" "Well. yes, I think sol" "That’s right; that’s half the bat- tle." â€" cheerfully. “I always think. you know, one ought, to be« lieve in a. fellow when he is doing all he can for one. It’s only de- cently grateful, you know. And re ally you are looking better. I sup- pose the change from the country to this pure airâ€"â€"" "That will do; you may draw the line there," says Kenneth, laugh- ing: and Jack rises to go. "So glad we shall see you to- night know ‘Kitty li!‘ â€" )l]( :istfully oudâ€"byc “What rotchen ugh: to Do you still like that new mar BABY’ S OWN TABLETS . "’ â€" with a. slightly dc; never so happy with ;e as with you." It a modest speech!” en. “ ‘Except myself,’ to have added.” I, I’m not. sure, dc ’ says Jack. simply, a ly; and then he bids yo and goes home to his he ask Dc, Continued.) we shall see you to- says to Gretchen. ith a. slightly dejected turning to do you ', almost bids them am you SEVERAL DINNER DDNT’S If you don't Want to see your health and digestive rowers give Way years before they ought, to, never. leave your place and move about in the course of a meal. The number of people who leave their seats to get; a piece of bread, or fetch some- thing forgotten, is enormous ; and when, afterwards they are as irâ€" ritable as a bear with well-deserved indigestion. they put it down to any- thing but the getting-up habit. See that everything is ready, and sit, still till the meal is over. Then give yourself a. quarter of an hour's rest after it. Getting up upsets the system. small a matter as it is, and whatever you out after itâ€"supposing you have already begunâ€"will cerâ€" tainly disagree more or less with you. This habit will shorten the period during which you should have a sound digestion by some five or six years. Assuming that you do not Want to poison yourself, you should never, in the Same meal, eat two otherwise wholesome and everyday thingsâ€" cornflour and mushroom ketchup. These are harmless by themselves. and with most other things, but when they meet they ferment a strong irritant poison, through the action set up by two (lifi‘erent'mutâ€" tors in the materials; This is. one of half a dozen chance mixtures that; are dangerous, and cornflour and ketchupâ€"especially to a. weak person or a childâ€"has been fatal more than once, and, in any case, is dangerous to even Various Hints on How to Keep Your Digestion Good and Be Happy. THE STRONGEST PERSON. The remedy is brandy freely admin- istered ; but this is a. combination which ought to be carefully kept out of any dinner, for the ell'ects are sudden and the pain severe. Another dangerous chance mixture, which every housekeeper ought to avoid, is that of almonds or almondâ€" paste and shellfish of any kindâ€"es- pecially if the shellfish are tinned. They Would not. of course, be eaten together ; but if they occur in the same meal there is a big; risk of severe poisoning, for the principal agents of these two foods combine to form a strong poison, which, if it takes good hold of the Victim, is likely to cause death. In anv case, the ellects are Worth any trouble to avoid. There are several combina- tions of this kind, which are rare but possible, and now and then a case‘ occurs of a whole dinner as- sembly being taken ill in a mysteâ€" rious Way. when all the food served proves to have been in perfectly good condition. One of the worst dinner habits, for its etlect on the time your health ought. to be sound. is that of drink- ing‘ just before the meal begins. Whether it is water or anything: else, this gives your digestion no chance at. 2111, and, if persisted in, will ruin your powers of enjoying food for good and all. The best thing is not to drink till the end of the meal, but at any rate, not till you have laid in a foundation. If you drink first, you may prepare yourself to a certainty for that heavy, temper- trying feeling that. so many peorle feel after dinner, but the (“arse of which is a deep mystery to them. A habit that’win nay havoc with you as far as your dinners are conâ€" cerned is V This is worse for the digestion than reading in bed is for the eyesight, and will bring all sorts of trouble to you. The nerves and brain don’t want to do anything but attend to the business of eating when you are at meals, and if you distract them by readingr habitually your eating powers will go by the board long before you are forty. Arguing at table is just as bad. Another habit that. will cost you years of misery and much money spent on Quack medicines is that ol lying down after a meal. This in one of the worst. Finally. don't dine with anybody who grumblcs at his meal ; he will ruin your diges- tion as well as his own, No com- panion at all is better flinn a gloomy one. and many modern doc- tors prescribe for the wealthy (lys- peptics, among other things, the hiring of an entertaining or comic tors prescribe for the wealthy dys- peptics, among other things, the hiring of an entertaining or comic guest as a regular companion at mealtimesâ€"London Answers. Respecting the Barotse King Ic- wanika, whose desire to see the “Great White King” was gratified the other day, a. contemporary states that when this potentute first encountered civilization pelts were his only wear, and Worn succinct... But. when, only u. few years later, Major St. Hill Gibbons paid him a \isit, he found the Lewanika that. then was arrayed in a light coat. a patterned Waistcoat, nvced com- binations, and an ambitious pair of binations, and an ambitious pair of boots. He has made further progress since in sartorial and other respects. He is more than usually intelligent. and more than commonly tall. He is of athletic proportions and fills a. frock coat well. He has a Pendulous lower lip and the eyes of flrowning's Lc-gate. “loosely :lmming in his head.” And he will haw: 11's niche in the temple of fame as the nuly Kim: who utter.de tltc Coronation. marry ar MEALTIME HABITS THAT MAKE US OLD. 1t READING AT MEALS than commonly tall. 1- ‘c proportions and fills L Well. He has a Pendu and the eyes of flrnwni “loosely floating in nu] he will haw: LiS r mple of fame as the 3 utter.de the Corona1 ‘isit to \\’cst_mi1‘.ster Al: 000 Englishnc value of a nation Abbey who