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\Jl. ’ ment Or, The Sign of the Arrow goo 3556mm :momommm C II A I’TICR \" I. He spoke to the girlâ€"he found out afterwards that her name was Vere, and that her mother and companion had been the other cyclistsâ€"spoken of in the past tense, for, alas ! one of the number was never to even look on a cycle again. Along the roadside was a ditch, and there was clear, running water in its bottom. Dick illlt‘d his cup with this twice, and (lashed it in the faces of the unconscious women. It had no effect. '.'Your straw hat is larger," he said toOVere, "and will hold more than mine. Fill it, please, as you saw me do, here. " and bring the water I’I‘he girl did not move, only her lips seemed to tremble. "For God's sake,” added Dick, "arouse yourself! Let us stanch this flow of blood if possible." The‘girl staggered, moaned, and sank in a powm'less heap on the roadside. “I can’t: I can't. ! I can't !" she wailed. “Oh God 1 my mother; my poor, poor mother 1" Dick saw it was useless to expect help from her; she was paralysed with fear. "Mount your machine, then." he said, "and ride to the next village; it is only three or four miles. Ride as you never rode before, and send a doctor and the police.” _But again for answer the helpless girl moaned : “I can't ! I can’t I I can't !" Fear had prisoned her limbs, could not move. One of the began to show signs of returning conSCiousness. What should he do? He did not dare leave things as thev were whilst he rode for assistance: the men might all recover. And then an idea occurred to him. On the roadside was a. five-barred gate leading into a field, and in the road was the rope the men had used. He picked up the rope, doubled it in half, and doubled it again in two places. Then with his pocketâ€"knife he sawed through till he had six pieces of rope in his hands. He clutched the coat collar of the ruffian nearest the gate, and draggâ€" ed his body across to it. Throwing him into a sitting posture against it, he leant over, and, drawing the unconscious tramp’s hands through, tied themâ€"with no gentle tying, eitherâ€"firmly to the bars of the gate Witfhout assistance, freedom would be impossible. The other two men he served in the same fashion. Thev sat there, facing the road with arms behind them, apparently comfortably asleep. Then he looked to the women. From a great wound in the head of the elder lady the blood was flowing â€"a wound caused by an iron-tipped. hobnailed boot. Dick knew not what to do. If only Vere had been able to exercise her wits, onlv able to help a little! What could he do? Four miles to the next town and four miles back after finding a doctorâ€"the poor souls might mean~ while die. He went to the girl, who was crouched, moaning, on the grass, and said somewhat roughly: "Give me your hat.” She had watched his actions as a. cat watches a mouse, fearful that he would leave her. So she guessed what he required her headgear for. She tried to withdraw the two long hatâ€"pins with which it was staked to her head, but so great was the fear which had got hold of her that she men ' her trembling fingers refused to obey ‘her will. It was not. a time for ceremony. so without a “0rd I‘Iick pulled the pins out himself and ran to the ditch with the bat. It. was of the varâ€" nished kind, and held the water well. llack to the side of the bleeding “'0- man, and on his knees, with his handkerchief he started bathing the wound. lie was filled with horror when he saw the extent of it. It was a death-wound. He had no real medical knowledge, but. he. knew enough to know that. No living doctor would ever be able to heal it. The cold water revived Lady Grayne a little. She opened her eyes and moaned in her pain. Dick raised her head to his knees, and spoke cheerineg: “You are in a friend's hands; have no further fear; you are safe now." "My daughter 7" Such a feeble inquiry! For anâ€" swer Dick turned the poor bleeding head a little, so that she could see where her daughter was crouching on the roadsideâ€"see for herself that she was alive and well. Their strikâ€" ing resemblance made him think them mother and child; he was right. The girl, relieved at seeing her mother conscious, and yet shocked iby the bloodstained appearance of face and dress (for bloodstains stand out on a white dress), called out: “Oh, mother l" And then the relief of tears came. to her, and she cried and cried as though her heart were breaking. And still Dick knew not what to do. He iearnestly hoped that a cart, or even ;a footâ€"passenger would come along; l lbllt'it was a side road, almost off lthe map, and traffic on it was of the smallest. He hoped in vain. “Will you lie here quietly," he fsaid to the woman he was tending, “whilst I mount and race into the [town for a doctor '2” “Uselessâ€"hopeless. Before you Could returnâ€"Iâ€"shalIâ€"be~dea.d." "Nons-â€"â€"â€"" , "I knowâ€"whatâ€"I am saying. I haveâ€"reCeived my death-blow. Not many minutes to live. I wantâ€"0 God ! why did I put it off till it was too lateâ€"too lateâ€"too late ?" "Poor soul ! What is it you want so badly ?" "Aâ€"lawyei‘.” Dick startedâ€"started with a start too; he was so surprised. "I am a lawyer." "You! Thank God! There mayâ€" be time. Have you writing materâ€" ial ?" “For what ?” l “I want to makeâ€"a will. It is so â€"necessary for my child’s future. Unless I do so she will be left penâ€" niless." big ,‘by her side, waiting to take her out of this world, heir whole thought ,was of the child she was to :beli-ind her in it. 3 "A doctor should be fetâ€"" “Theâ€"â€"will. Let me entreat you toâ€"hurry. I know, oh, I know ! Beâ€" lieve me, my minutes are numbered. l‘aper~have youâ€"â€"” Dick had a cyclist's map of the ‘county with him. He folded its :plain face into a square. In his reâ€" ;pair outfit. was an inkâ€"pencil for use in marking punctures. With that pencil, on the map he started to .draw out the quickest will he had :ever drafted. As he did so, he wonâ€" |dered what Somerset House would say to it. A Qase of Eczema I No Pen Descrbes. After Three Years of Terrible Suffering Little Mary Millar Was Parmanentlv Cured by if. suggesting-u. Many of the cures brough about by Dr. Chase's Ointment are so much like miracles that people can scarcer believe them. came a victim of eczema her parents did everything that. could be done to get her cured. Three doctors tried all the means in their power. but without success, and then all sorts of remedies were used, with the vain hope that smut-thing: would bring relief from the disease seemed to be burning up the living flesh. It was not until llr, Chase's (lint- was used that relief and cure same. This case is certified to by a prominent Sunday school superinâ€" tendent of St. (‘utlial‘int's. Mrs. “ill. Millur, St. Cuihariues, Ont.. writes :â€"“.\ly daughter. Mary. when six months old contracted ccâ€" zema and for three years this disâ€" ease battled ell treatment. Her case was one of the worst that e\er came to my notice. and sl‘e suffered what no pen can o\e:‘ \l“"l'll'\‘. I had her treated by lltree «Eider-cut doctors. but all to no purpose whatever. and all sorts of balms. soaps andlotions were tried with no beneficial resu. is. When Baby )Iillar be? that . l "Finally I decided to use Dr. Chase's Ointment, and to my sur- prise she began to improve immedâ€" lately, and after regular treatment for a time the disenSe of so longâ€" ‘staitdiugr completely disappeared. As ltluit was four years ago, and not a lsymptom of this distressing ailment ;has ever shown itself since, the cure ‘iuusl' certainly be a permanent one. ‘At the time of this cure \\ e were living in Cornwall, Ont., and the doctors there feared that if She was ,‘not cured of eczema she would go into a decline." Mr. S. Richardson. jun., Supeiiuâ€" teiident Christ's Church Suuduv School, St. L'athariues, (lift, writes: “‘I am acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Millar and believe they would ‘not make any statement knowing it to be in any way misleading or un- true." Dr. Chust Ointment. 60 cents a box, at all dealers, or Edmanson. Bates & Company. Toronto. To proâ€" tect you again.“ imitations the porâ€" trait and signature of IIr.'.-\. \\'_ Chase, the famous receipt book anâ€" thor, are on -\'erv box of his reincâ€" dies. l How sweet 3. thing is motherhood! = 'With a knowledge that death stood‘ leave ‘ ,lers to him pithin l'nless she exâ€" ,exuted a power of appointment she ,had by “ill, all her property went ,1!» distant relating llirl; grasped the instructions and wrote as folâ€" ,lows 1v "'l'liis i5; lln‘ lllf‘l \i'ill lll‘.(l 'l‘eSl:\â€"‘ ‘lllt‘lll of me f\large.rf-t (lrayno of (lruyue llal', (li';._\'iic\\‘oo<l, Sussex, lthe wife (.f Sir (leoip'e (lrayne. l appoint my daughter Vere executrix and wlicrlzu. the whole of the (,‘onâ€" ‘sols of which I have enjoyed the life interest are luhl in trust for such person as I by my “ill should ap- point and “herons I am desirous of ext-Hiring the Milli I‘ower of Apâ€" ‘pointlueut now and in execution of ,the said power for this purpose given me by my late husband's “ill, I do by this “ii appoint that all the said C(Hisols aforesaid shall belong ‘from and after my decease to my ‘suid daughter Vere absolutely.” 1 He read it to her, and she approv- ed with a look of gratitude. But the difficulty was not over. Two witnesses were necessary. Vere was mot competentâ€"she benefited under the will. lie looked round. One of the men had his eyes open; he had come back to consciousness. CHAPTER VII. Ifalf a dozen strides 100k Dick t0 the man's side. Looking straight down into his face, he saw our and coward written there as plainly as on any stfeet inongrel‘s. So he dealt with him accordingly. “You have. murdered that lady. She will be dead «in a few minutes. This is her will; I want it witnessed. What is your name?" No answer. “Don't misunderstand me. Don’t ‘force me to deal with you as you dealt with her. By Iod! I feel tempted to ! You have, killed a wo- man. With as much conipunction I could find it in my heart to kill you â€"-you hound ! Once moreâ€"don't misâ€" understand me. Fail to do as I wish, and, by the God in the Heaven above us, I'll kill you that very moment of your refusal l When free ] rendered three of you senseless; now you are tied up it would be easy to beat your brains out." It may be thought that this was strong languageâ€"not a brave speech for a free man to make to a prisonâ€" er. But think of Dick’s position, his surroundings, the character of the man he had to deal with, and possibly an excuse may be found for him. "Now, promptly, your name ?" Amd this time the gipsy answered the question: there was a look in Dick's eyes he did not like. “Reuben Lee." "Can you write ?" “My name ! Yes.” Dick went back to Lady Grayne’s side. Raising her gently to a sit- ting posture, he made a desk of one knee, and, placing the stub of ink- pencil between her fingers, guided her hand to the foot of his writing. So the will was signed. Putting her gently back on the road, he walked over to the gate again. Then he unfastened the cord which bound the man‘s right hand. Into it he put the pencil, and, inâ€" dicating the place, said : "Sign your nameâ€"there mine." The cipsy_ looked up speaker’s face, and once more was urged to assent by what he saw lthere. Without a. word he signed his name as an attesting witness. Then the hand he signed with was rcfastened to the gate. Turing round, Dick saw the (lying woman's gaze ixed on him, and he went to her side: and he saw. too. how .right she had been when she had passed that verdict on herselfâ€" that her minutes were numbered; he could see now that her life was fast ‘ebbing away. “How powerless I am l” he cried. "Would to (I 0d that I could send for ‘assistance !‘.‘ A smileâ€"a poor, feeble, wan smile, came over her face, and her lips ’moved. He raised her head, and held her hand, as 110‘ bent over to hear what she had to say. “Too late! You haie done all I could wish. limpâ€"great careâ€"will. under into the I can't thank you enough. I ainâ€"I aiiiâ€"Iâ€"â€"" And that was all. She never lspoke again. He, was holding in his ,arms a deadâ€"murderedâ€"woman. And be was in an agony of doubtâ€"doubt as to what was best to be done. He laid the body on the grass, and mechanically covered the face with his Iiandkcrehief. just as mechanicalâ€" l). he picked up two stones and put ‘tbem on the edge of the handkerâ€" chief, so that the wind might not llif! it away. Habit tells at such la moment: it is a custom with us to cover up our (lead. ; Then he turned his attention to .ihe auburn-haired woman, but found he could do nothing for her; the ‘(lL‘Illll of her sw0on was too great for him to probe. She inedod ined- ical attention. 50 he Wall.ch to ,ihe still crying girl, who had not changed her crouched position, and isaid : ' "I am going to ride away for :lielpâ€"«doctor and police." , ’l‘hat acted like a galvanic shock. She was on llel‘ feet in a niOineiit. clinging to him. "Ilon't leave me ! don't leave inc 1" I He had never seenâ€"he prayed that don't leave me ! he might never see again such an. awful agony of fear in a woman's. face. Ilut no soft words would help in her case. She needed a topic, and he udiniilisirred it. the Ironic of rough language. Pushing ,hm- away from him, he said sterilâ€" iiv : l “Mount your machine, then, and f :I’ltle away with me, if you are afraid ,to stop." “Those im-u ?" She gasped out those two won]! as she shudderiugly looked round. "Are beliless, tied up. “ill you ,stay or rifle?" “I cau'twl can't stay.' , "Mount Ilwn " Ile went to her machine, picked it lup, and brought it to her side. "I can't l I feel I cannot move a ,step. (l-oil forgive me for this clog on your movements, but I can't help v it. I cant help it 3" And the heartbreaking sobs were coming to tl.e surface again, and her whole frame was shaking With her grief. lie was at his wits' end nvhat to do. He looked at her. She was a lit- tle woman, scaling perhaps six ‘stone. There was only one course. and he adopted it. He had not ridden twenty years without masterâ€" ing his machine. Ills steed was of good make; it would bear a double burden. , “(‘ome," he said, “you must sit ‘sideways on this bar, and cling to me whilst I pedal. That is the on- ly way. Assistance must be got at once." She was as obedient as a child. He drew his machine to the roadside, and, standing on a mound of earth, put one leg across the saddle and a foot on the outer pedal. "Come." And she came; did as he directed her: pulled up her skirts that they might not. catch in the pedals, put her arm round his neck, and so he was enabled to ride away, her deep sobs shaking him more than any rut in the road could do. At first he had despised the girl for her fear; now, poor soul, his heart went out to her. (To be ContinUed.) +_____ BABY S QUIRREL OVERBOARD. Skill and Gentleness Displayed by the Mother. "I was Very much amused and very much instructed recently," said, a man who lives in the country, "by the antics of a mother squirrel in my section, and while I have grown up, as I might say, among squirrels and trees, it was a revelation to me. The squirrel had nested in a low. dumpy tree close to the edge of a lake, and the nest was probably thirty or fort» feet from the ground. The mother squirrel happened to be in the tree at the time, although I had no occasion to notice either the old squirrel or her young until some- thing tragical happened in the famâ€" ily. In some way one of the little fellows scrambled over the edge of the nest and fell to the ground. I heard the noise, and, looking in the direction of the sound, I saw the baby squirrel squirming around in great agany and totally unable to get on its feet. The mother squirrel rushed down the side of the cypress like a streak, and almost in an inâ€". stant she was by the side of her off- spring. She took in the situation at a glance and set to work to get the youngster back in the nest. She switched the body around and turned it over and then grabbed .it with her teeth just under the smaller portion of the back. Iiistinctively, I sup- pose, the youtng Squirrel threw its arms around the mother's body and after she made sure that the hold was good she started cautiously. back to the nest. She reaChed there safely, and I saw no more of the distressed mother nor the youngster. I was very much impressed with the gentleness and skill she displayed in handling the injured baby squirrel, and really it was an inspiring scene " â€"â€"â€"+ MAKE BABY FEEL GOOD. A baby's temper depends upon how he feels. If ailing he will be cross, worry the mother and annoy everyâ€" body In the house; if feeling well he will be bright, active and happy. It is easy to keep your baby feeling good by profiting by the experience of mothers who give. their little ones Baby‘s Own Tablets. ()ne of these mothers, Mrs. C. \V. Shore, Castleâ€" ton, Ont, says:-â€"“0ur child, eight Imonths old. has always been troubl- Eed with indigestion. We had mediâ€" cine from two doctors and tried other remedies without benefit. I then sent for a box of Ilaby's ()wnv what is now all Tablets and found them just was required. The child right and is doing well." Indigestion, colic, constipation, ’(liii.i'i‘lxoea. simple fevers. in fact all the minor ailments of little ones are ‘cured by Iieby's ()wn Tablets, They ‘always do good and cannot possibly do harm, and may be giv: ii to flu- youngest infant with peritct safety. [Sold by druggists or direct by mail. {at 'Cf-c e. box. by addressing the In; ;\\'illiau:s Medicine Co, Bi'ockville, ‘tmt. ‘ -â€"â€"â€"0 l TITLED AMERICAN LADIES. Recently a {Tufted States nr-vrspapâ€". ler compiled a list of American young llarlies who had acquired titles by l‘nxirriage. In England it was stub ied that thirty holders of title were ’;of American birth, including thm- ‘duchesm-s and one dowager duclwss. In Germany there were t'.'.‘r-i:t;.'â€"six, . . l 1';va being princessefi: in France, four-‘ teen. (we prince. s: in Italy, Sevenâ€"i teen, .kiv piizmv es: and in Russia. six, all [Il‘ll.(‘ but ul;(‘ Tlurir‘, dowrif s uere reproseizteri as amount-l nil? WILL BE THE MEN OF THIS; FUTURE. They Should be Rugged and. Sturdy, Full of Life and Ready, for Work, Play or Studyâ€"Keep Them Healthy. should always be lleudy for play, Growing boys healthy and rugged. ready for study, and ready at any tiu.c for u hearty meal. This Icondiâ€"y tion denotes good health, but‘ there‘ are entirely too many who do not come up to this standard. They .tuke no part in the manly games all healthy boys indulge in; they are stoop-shouldered, dull and listless” they complain of frequent headaches,- and their appetite is variable. Some- fimes parents say. "Oh. they'll out- grow it." llut they Won'tâ€"its the blood that's out of condition, and instead of getting better they get. worse. “but boys of this class re- quire to make them bright, active and strong, is a tonic, something that will build up the blood and make the nerves strong. There is no, medicine that can do this as quickly, and as efl'eciively as Dr. Williams’: Pink Pills. Mrs. Mary Compton, of Merriton, Ont., tells what these pills did for her sixteen year old son. She says: "About two years ago my son Samuel began to decline in health. He grew very pale and thin and at times experienced serious weak spells. coupled with a tired, Worn out feeling, and as the weeks went by he grew worse. This alarmed me. for my husband had died of what the doctors called pernicious anaemia. and I feared my son was going the same way. I had often read that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills would cure anaemia, and decided that he should try them. A couple of boxes made a decided improve- ment in his condition, and by the time he had taken a half dozen box? es his health was better than it had been for some years previous. His weight had increased. his listlessness had disappeared, and he was blessed With a good appetite. I may addé that other members of my family, have been benefltted by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I con- sider these pills the best of all mediâ€" cines." Poor and watery blood is the cause of nearly all diseases, and it is be- cause Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills act di- rectly upon the blood, both enrichâ€" ing it and increasing the quantity, that they cure such troubles as anac- mia, rheumatism, indigestion, neuâ€" ralgia, heart troubles, incipient con- sumption and the various ailments that afflict so many women. These pills may be had from any dealer in medicine or will be sent post paid at 500. a. box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing to the Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. If you value your health never allow a dealâ€" er to persuade you to take some- thing else. ___+â€"â€"â€"~ STOOPING G 00D EXERCISE. “Women who get into the habit of closing a wardrobe or dressing- chest drawer by a pressure of the knee," says a doctor, “do not realâ€" ise the harm that may result from this practice. 1 have known many serious cases of water on the knee that were caused in this way. The force required to shut a drawer in this way is slight. and one scarcely notices the contact of the knee with the drawer. But the knee-joint is a. delicate structure, and a bruise may easily be caused that will lead ultiâ€" mater to very serious consequences. I have had many patients who, from indulging in this habit. have brought illnesses that lasted from one on month to six. So my advice to all women is to stoop down and shut drawor. It is better, although it may seem more troublesome at the minute. The stooping down, instead of being a disadvantage, is really an excellent means of exercise, and no wav of closing a drawer is so dangerous as to push it With the knee.” ’ THE MICANICS‘T MEAN MAN. The tWU boys \vere discussing the various excellencies of their respec- tive parents. and the conversation had i‘t'll';lit(l the highly critical, and even personal, stage. “Well.” remarked Tommy Stubbs, “you can say what you like. but I reckon vour father's about the mean- 0.»t man that e\er lived. Fancy hiiii letting you walk about in them old boots. and him a l-ootnmker tool" “Galli‘” was the ieply of Bobby lobrrts; “my fuller ain't so mean as vour father. anyway. “by, fancy him being a dentist. and your baby onlv got one tooth! I call ll. dis~ graceful!" MANY I'IiritiI‘H‘x'IlAN'l'S. About litthUJIUO cattle are no» to be found in the Argv‘ntine lit-pub- lir. Thev are said to be all do- sceizrlants'oi (right cows aiul of.e bull which were taken to Ilrayil in the sixteenth century, A. * is: A; w. anisss‘““"” ' GATARBH 388E ... 253» is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Imyoved Blower. Heal: the niecu. clears the air passage; SKCPS droppings in the ing to$llil,"li1‘,“('('. l . . , _ { .‘Illlzct‘ drinks oneâ€"nab of l its; l l,poisou.~$ezlcca. l throat and pcrmananily cures Caiarrh and Hay Fe var. Blower , free. All dealers. or Dr. A. W. Chase ’ Medicine 00.. Toronto 2:.d Puffalm