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"Nevertheless," he said more cheer- ily, returning to the original ques- tion, "you are the pluckiest Woman I have ever met ! You must not give way to this habit of anxiety, for it is nothing but a habitâ€"a sort of moral cowardice. It serves no purpose. An oveT-anxious man misses his opportunities by moving too soon; an over-anxious woman has no peace in life, because she can do nothing but watch. Mrs. Wylie laughed pleasantly. “No 2” she exclaimed, with L'eter- mina'tion. "It is all right, Theo; I will not give way to it. My anx- iety is only anticipatory; when 'the moment comes I um generally up to the mark." "Will it be a long war ?" she asked, before passing out. of the room. He answered without deliberation, as if he had already pondered over the question at leisure with a deci- sive result. "I think so. It will go on all through the summer and autumn. As things get worse, Turkey will probably ptull herself together. It is a. way she has. It may even conâ€" tinue actively right on into the Winâ€" ter. The Turks will be on the deâ€" fensive, which suits them exactly. Put a. Turk into a. trench with a. packet of cigarettes, a. little food, a. rifle, and a sackful of cartridges, and it, will take a considerable numâ€" ber of Russians to get him out." "I hope it will not extend into the winter,” said Mrs. Wylie, as she left the room. "So do I.” He closed the door anvel walked slowly back towabd the bow-window. There he stood staring out with eyes that saw but understood not, for many minutes. “I am not quite sure," he mutter- ed at last, “that I have done a wise thjng Vin coming to Wyl’s Hall !” He made no reply, but merely stood by her in his silent manliness, and from his presence she somehow gathered comfort, as women doâ€" from your presence and mine someâ€" ‘times. With a brave smile she nod'ded to him and moved toward the door, carrying her gIOVcs and muff. He followed in order to open the door, for he had some strange, old-fashâ€" ioned notions of politeness which promise to become fossilized before the crud of the century. In the course of a few hours Theo- dore Trist was quite at home at Wyl's Hall. These three people had lived together before, and knew each other's little ways. Mrs. Wylie. as it is sometimes called. A little poison from a sock 01‘ other garâ€" ment is swfl‘lcient to give this disâ€" ease a beginning, and its fires burn and rage with such fury as to alâ€" most. drive one crazy. Only persons {who have experienced the {rightful itching, burning, stinging sensations of eczema can realize the miseries which it brings and the disappoint- ment which comes with trying in vain to find a cure. Ointment is worth its wcig For about thirty years I led with eczema and coul‘ tain am' cure. 1 was so u as to have blood poison aeveloped into eczema, drenq'tul 0? skin diseases. "Theo, I am afraid I am not so plucky as I used to be. My nerve is gone. I think I left itâ€"at Fjaerâ€" holm.” "This will never do," he said gravely, standing in front of her his strong hun’ds clenched. And all the Torturing and Bisfiguring Itching Skin Biseases are Compelled to Yield to Yield to the Extraordinary Antiseptic, Soothing‘ Healing influence of With the single exception of itch-l ing piles there is no form of itching‘l skin disease so extremely painful and; distressing as eczema, 01' salt rheum,| Ema “(mama/915m 'irQMWGQOQW‘Q. CHAPTER XXV.â€"-( Continued.) There was a strange, hard ring in the young wanrlerer's tone as he echoed the forboding Words and turned gravely away. The soun'd seemed to strike some sympathetic chord in the goo'd lady's heart, for she, too, looked almost mournful. “I would give a good deal to have you safe back again," murmured Mrs. Wylie in an undertone. The re- mark was hardly addressed to him, and he allowed it to pass unnoticed. Presently, however, he turned and looked into her face with some anx- iety depicted on his calm features. Then he took a step or two nearer to her. the personification of comfortâ€"Thee ’l‘rist, possessing no real comprehen- sion of the wordâ€"Brenda, midwa;Y between them, with a youthful facul- ty for adopting herself to either. Again and again Mrs. Wylie found herself Watching the two young peo- ple thus thrown tegether, and on each occasion she remembered how she had watched them before to no purpose. One trifling alteration seemed to present itself occasionally to the goo'd lady’s eyes, and this was a Well-hidden fear of being left alone together. Whether this emanated frOm Theo or Brenda it was imposâ€" sible to say, but its presence was She gave raithcr a lame little laugh, and looke'd up with a. depreâ€" catlrxjg glance. Fla i In mg: and War fichiafigg QWWWWQQWWW mm Founary ER. fiE‘EfiSé‘E’S GWTE’fiENT. McC Or, The End Of It All \‘é that ,1, Engineer i Aurora, On't t Dr. Chase's "eight in gold. I was troub- ould not ob- 'and the moor was so bro‘ken that progression at the side of the path 'Was almost impossible. After, how- ‘evel', the Mizzen Heath Coastguard iS-tation had been left behind, and 5the precipitous slope ’descended, the Ema-wall afl‘ox‘ded better waiting, and manifold combinations there was that suggestion of still distance which is characteristic of our.Eng- lisli summer days, and has its equal in no other land, over no other sea. The yellow sum was high in the heavens, with nothing more formid- able to obstruct its rays than a slight shimmering haze. The air was light and balmy indeed, in earth and sea there was a subtle buoyancy which tells of coming spring, and creates in men’s hearts 3. braver contemplation of life. It Was, I think, a dangerous hour to send two young people away across the lonesome marshland alone together. Nevertheless, Mrs. Wylie watched them depart without a pang of remorse or a sting nf r‘nncr‘innrn A slight haze lay over the land as the two young people made their Way across the moor toward the coastguardâ€"pathâ€"a narrow footway forever changing its devious course before the encroaching sea. Already the clouds were freeing themselves from winter heaviness, and in their manifold combinations there was that suggestion of still distance which is characteristic of our.Engâ€" lish' summer days, an'd has its equal in no other land, over no other sea. "I think,” she reflected, “that this Walk to the old lightâ€"house Will be one of those trifling incidents which seem 'to remain engraved in our hearts long after the memory of greater events has passed away. They are both selfâ€"contained and re- solute, but no human being is quite beyond the influence of outward things.” together. Nevertheless, Mrs. Wylie watched them depart without a pang of remorse or a sting of conscience. Indeed, she calculated the risk with oq‘uanimity. _ ._._.D v“ the newly-formed sandbank four miles off the shore. In this ruin lived an old marsh'man, in whose Welfare Mrs. Wylie appeared sudden- ly to have taken a great interest. For him, accordingly, a, parcel was made up, and the two young people were dispatched immediately after lunch. A isligh't haze lay over the land For some time the two young people spoke in a scrappy way, of: indifierent topics. The narrow path only allowed one to pass at a. time, “I was so bad that I would get up at night and scratch myself until the flesh Was raw and flaming. The torture I endured is almost beyond description, and now I cannot say anything too good ‘for Dr. Chase’s Ointment. It has cured me, and I recommend it because I know there is nothing so good for itching skin." There is enough evidence in these offices to convince the most skeptical and prejudiced that Dr. Chase's Oint- ment is o. pesitive and thorough cure for eczema. .‘Vhen the disease be- comes clu'onic and set it is some- times necessary to use ten or a doz- en boxes, but cure is certain if the treatment is regular. and persistent. There_is no experimenting when you use Dr. Chase's Ointment. It has been tested and proven in thousands of cases of the most severe form. You can depend on it absolutely. Sixty cents a box, at all dealers. or On the Saturday morning, while dressing, the WidOW meditate-bl over these things, and in the afternoon she deliberately sent her two guests out for a walk together. About three miles down the coast, in the very centre of the marsh lying to the south of Mizzen Heat-h Moor, was a ruined lighthouse, long since superseded by a lightship riding on One trifling alteration seemed to present itself occasionally to the good lady’s eyes, and this was a Well-hidden fear of being left alone together. Whether this emanated frOm Theo or Brenda it was imposâ€" sible to say, but its presence was unmistakable, and moreover, what ever its origin may have been, it was now mutual. At one time they had possessed a thousand topics of common interest, and found in each other’s conversation an unfailing pleasure. Now they both talked to her, using her almost as an inter- mediarv. Sixty cents Edmanson, Again and again Mrs. Wylie found herself watching the “two young peo- ple 'thus thrown tegether, and on each occasion she remembered how she had Watch-5d them before to no purpose. the personification of comfortâ€"Theo ’l‘rist, possessing no real comprehen- sion of the wordâ€"Brenda, midway between them, with a youthful facul- ty for adopting herself 'to either. .“That, 1:- what Icannot under- stand. I think women look iarther ahead. They seem to have the DOW- er of realizing at the beginning what the end may beâ€"realizing it more fully than men, I mean.” “I doubt it !” he answered. “I have 'to make two sets of arrangeâ€" ments, two sets of plans, One takes it for granted that I shall come through it all safely, the other goes upon the theory that I shall be killed. Each is complete in itself, independent of its companion. When I say that I will do something at a certain time, or be in a certain place, there is a ‘D. V.’ understood, hidden between the lines. Every- thing is of course ‘Deo volente,’ but you would not have me drag it in obtrusively." “No naturally not. But what I cannot understand is your power of facing the two possibilitiesâ€"0r, at the least, the latterâ€"with apparâ€" ent indill‘ei‘ence. ls that the diil‘er- ence that exists between the courage of a man and that of a woman 1’" “No,” he replied, looking at her very gravely, and speaking in a tone which gave weight to words of ap- parently small importance; “I think not, for women face possibilities and even certainties with equal pluck. It requires as much courage to remain at home and wait as it does to go out and face the danger, for danger is never so unpleasant as the anticipation of it.” She remembered these words after- ward, and recognized then the fuller sense he had intended them to con- vey. In the meantime, however, she held to her point. ‘ “It is not exactly in that way that I mean,” she murmured slowly. "Not from a question of personal bravery at all. I meantâ€"” She hesitated in embarrasmeot, and he hastened to remove it. "Yesâ€"go on." ' “I was wondering whether you ever looked at it from a religious point of view." "Wonderingnâ€"‘P” he repeated in- terrogatively, but she omitted to answer his implie‘d question, and he did not press it. “Do you know, Theo," she said, after a little pause, "that you are the greatest pu‘zzle I have ever come across ?" "I am sorry,” he murmured, With mock humility. "ch," said Trist, smiling at her gently. "Go on. You are about to propoumd one of those (Very deep theories which invariably suggest themselves to you in the middle of my most interesting observations.” She laughed rather guiltily as she He 'did not. reply at once, and in some way the pause gave a, greater gravity to his words. “Yes. Brenda. You must not think that. Every man has his reâ€" At last Brenda turned a, little and looked at, him in her thoughtful, analtical way. as if to read on his features an answer to some question which had arisen in her mind. She laughed rather gu shook her head in denial "No I was orilyâ€" ing.” "And yet nothing is nearer to them." - Brenda was not listening with the attention she usually accorded to Theodore Trist, whatever the sub- ject of his discourse might happen to be, and he knew it. She had a. strange trick of lapsing into a stony silence at odd moments, and he rarely failed to detect the slight difference. Such fits of absorption were usually followed by the raising of some deep abstract question, or an opinion of personal bearing. It may have been mere chance that Caused him to cease somewhat abrupt ly, and continue walking by her si'de in silence; or it is possible that he knew her humors as few people knew them. For some time they walked on Without speaking. The soft turf of the soâ€"called sea-wall, which was nothing else than an embankment, gave forth no sound beneath their feet. The tide was out. and the day being still, there came to their ears only a soft, murmuring. contin- uous song from the little Waves. the conversation assumed a. more personal vein. “I know nothing myself, except in a. very general Way. Of course we shall be guided by circumstances.” “Weâ€"vâ€"â€" ?" "Yes; I ta’ke twa men with me. The campaign will be on too large 8. scale for one man to WatCh unaided. These two fellows act as my lieu- tenants. I have chosen tlxem myâ€" self. Onc is a future baronet with These two fellows act as my lieu- tenants. I have chosen them myâ€" self. One is a future baronet with a taste for sport and literature, which is a rare combination. The other is a soldier, twenty-five years older than myself. We shall be a fumny trio; but I think it Wi_ll be a success, for we mean to make it one. The two men are full of energy and as hard as nails. Our plans are almost as voluminous and as com- prehensive as Moltke's. It will be a great War, and We intend our his- tory of it to be the only one worth reading. The old soldier is a French'- man, so We shall tell our story in two languages simultaneously.” “Tell me,” said Brenda pleasantly, "your plans in case of war! We kmow absolutely nothing of your proposed movements." Yeé. Brenda. You must noti nk that. Every man has his reâ€"' on, and I have mine. It may wonderâ€" clear, with ceilings eight feet high, and containing two rooms. It was built in October of last year by Mr. Peck entirely unaided, at such odd moments as he could spare from his regular duties at the mine. Water was then selling at $1.50 a barrel, hence the principal element of exâ€" pense centered in the supply of mud that was employed as a. mortar be- tween the bottles comprising the edifice. Ten thousand empty beer bottles were incorporated in the structure, and even in this arrangement con- siderable artistic taste was displayâ€" ed, the northern and Western ex- posures being composed of bottles of light green hue, while those of the south and east are almost black. The combination lends a. very pleas- ant effect to the outside. The in- side walls are plastered with lime, which is spread to a depth sufficient to cover the protruding bottle necks Not a tree grows Within sixty miles of the great Nevada mining camp, and very naturally building material and fuel brings all sorts of fancy prices, the commonest kind of lumber selling for $65 per thousand feet while inferior grades of scrub cedar command $22 a cord. Constâ€" quent upon this condition, various subterfuges are resorted to in the arâ€" chitectural makeâ€"up of Tonopah, it being nothing uncommon to encoun- ter six or seven different styles withâ€" in a close range of observation, and in most instances it appears as if the imagination must have run riot in the picturesqueness of design. There are houses made of straw, of burlap sacks trimmed with blue jean over- alls; of tin from five-gallon oil cans; of dry goods and cracker box lum- ber; of mud, stone, tents. clothâ€"in faCt, almost every sort of contrivâ€" ance is resorted to as a makeshift for a place of habitation; but it has remained for William 1“. Peck, a min- er in the employ of the Tonopah Mining Co., to devise a Way of liv- ing not only in a class by itself, so far as novelty is concerned, but fulâ€" ly as comfortable and Certainly as enduring, as that offered by any of the more imposing edifices that adorn the sWell portions of ’l‘onopah. He has constructed of empty beer bottles a house 16x20 feet in the clear. with ceilings eight feet high, and containing two rooms. It was Tonopah, Nevada, aside from being famed the world over on account of its Vast mineral resources, hidden and otherwise, also occupies the unique distinction of numbering among its inhabitants a man who is able to live in a glass house and throw unlimited quantities of stones at the same time without suffering any of the serious inconveniences popularly supposed to surround such an association. The Bright Idea of a. Nevada Pio- neer. That Was their farewell. They never spoke together again in confi- dence before he left on the Monday morning. There was, indeed, a pressure of the hand and a cheery word of parting on the little plat- form of Wyvemvio'h Station; but their two souls went out unto each other, and stood face to face in cne long agonized ecstasy of parting by that old oaken gate upOn the sea- wall. gable energy and a philosophic calm. All these Were suggested at once in this strange Napoleonic face. So may the great Bonaparte have leant his arms upon yon low Wall at Saint Helena, and wondered over the utter incomprehensibility of hu- man existence. It was Brenda who at last broke the silence, without moving limb or muscle. "So you are going on Monday ?" "Yes-â€" I must.” Something in his voice caused her breath to come quickly. “But you will come back?” she Whispered almost‘pleadingly. He moved, and laid his strong bare hand over the small glovedfinâ€" gers resting on the gate. "Yes, Brenda. I will come back!" Then they turned and walked home in silence. â€" In this manner they reached the lighthouse, passed a few minutes with its solitary inmate, and set 05 homcwnrd again across the marsh. Mrs. Wylie would, perhaps, have been surprised could she have over- heard their conversation, which was upon very "different topics to what. she had expected. "Look 1" she exclaimed in a little more than 9. Whisper. consist in faith more than works, perhaps, but it is there, neverthe- less." As they passed through one of the swing-gates on tfie seaâ€"Wall, Brenda turned her head, and in a moment the characteristic beauty of the sun- set caught her attention. LIVES IN A GLASS HOUSE. BUILT WITH ART (TO be Continued.) AMENDED PROVERBS. First be sure you'x'e'right, then back up. All the World's a stage, but many of the actors are only understudies. A man is known by the company he works for. All's well that ends the Way you Want to have it. It is more blessed to give than to have to pay for your own gifts. Easy lies the head that thinks it hows it all. Many are called, but few get up, especially if it is morning. A dull man occasionally cutting remark. “Fagged right out," is an approd priate way to express the feelings 01 many people during the hot Summer, months. No strength, no vigor, no snap. no ambition, too weary to work and too languid to take any keen pleasure in life. You need a tonic for this summer fag, and the very best sunlmer tonic in the world is Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills for Paid People. Evei ' dose makes new rich' blood, tones the nerves, sharpens the appetite, stimulates the liver, and banishes weakness and \venriness,‘ headaches, backaches, languor and despondency. The only tonic thatl can do this for you is Dr. Williams'i Pink Pillsâ€"it's a waste of money to' experirpent with anything else. Mr} Louis Doucet, Grand Etang, N. S.,g says: "I was very much run down in|~ health and was weak and easily; tired. My appetite was variable,l my nerves unstrung and I often tel 21 complete indisposition to workmf After trying several medicines with- out heneflt, I decided to try Dr. .Wil-' liams' Pink Pills, and after taking a) few boxes I felt better than I had done for months, and equal to any exertion. I don't know anything 'to equal Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills who one feels tagged out." You can get the pills from any dealer in medicine, or they will be sent paid at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for 82.50, by writing direct to the Dr. \i'illiams' IMedicine 00., Brockville, Ont. Be sure you get the genuine with the full name "Dry W‘illiams’ Pink Pills for Pale Peo-‘ pic” on the wrapper around the box.- 3 years, and says that while the Water in many residences of Tonopah reached the freezing point quite of- ten, his family found their glass house exceedingly comfortable at all times. He has sufficient bottles on hand for another room,.and it is his intention to utilize them at his lei- sure in building an addition to his premises. llNo, I 1 hard to genius. stance.” Cholera infantum is one of thd most dreaded diseases of infancy. It is prevalent during the heat of sumx mer in spite of all the care mother. may take to guard against it, an] it sometimes progresses so quick'ly that death occurs in a few hours n matter What care is given the child( The first thing to do is to stop feed‘ ing the child and give him plenty 01 fresh air and pure water to drink. Clive Baby’s Own Tablets to carry off the poison in the system. Do not under any circumstances give a. media cine to check the diarrhoea, except under the advice of a doctor. By using Baby's Own Tablets the causq of the diarrhoea will be removed. and the disease will thus be checked in a. natural manner. Proof that the Tablets cure this too often fatal trouble is gchn by Mrs. Herbert Burnham. Smith’s Falls, Ont., who says: "When my eldest child was six weeks old he lzad ainattack oi cholera infimtum and was at death’s door. My doctor advised me to try; Baby’s Own Tablets and in twenty four hours baby was better; the vom. iting and purging ceased and lie re< gained strength rapidly." about one inch, thus obliterating all rough features and making a. smooth surface. "Whyâ€"is there anything Wrong with him this morning?” asked her friend. "I should think so! Do you know, I merely asked him to take down the pictures, and take up a carpet, and hang the new curtains in the bayâ€"Window, and stain the dining-1 room floor, and move the piano to the other cornerâ€"and he flew into a. rage and acted “as if he had lost all the mind he thinks he's got!” Keep the Tablets in the ho their prompt use may save yom (1e one's life. Sold by mod Mr. Peck lived all last winter in his peculiar abode with his wife and txvo children, a. girl 7 and a boy of No Vim, No Snap, No Ensrgy‘ Exertion Dreaded and Work Shunned. oak-rs or . box by Iedicinc C CHOLERA INFANTUM, HOT WEATHER FAG. DE. A. W. 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