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I i I -/~.‘u “kwâ€"c _; \. The (‘llAI’TICll XVI. Graync Ilall.â€"Tbe drawing-r(min.â€" Vcrt‘.~\'ere still in mourning:r for l‘er mother, although a full year since, Sign of the ‘ Arrow ,@ 0 esoweceomccema WWGBGMMGQM llel‘ death had claimedâ€"and her maid ; talking. "You may say what you like, Miss \ere, but it does not alter facts. She came only as a governess to you, and now she's taking the posiâ€"‘ tion you ought to holdâ€"mistress." “,Ilush, Lucy 1" “It is the truth, Miss Vere. The place is not the same since she set4 foot in it." “You must not say such things, Lucy. My father likes herâ€"likes her Very much." 'V'thicl) is more than I do, and she knows it too, and will pav me out for it. You will see, slie Will work things so that presently 1 shall be discharged"‘ "Oh no, Lucy." "Oh, I know, miss. Sorry I shall be, goodness know'ns, to leave you, after knowing you from almost, a baby; but I can see further than my nose. Governess indeed ! You’ll find she won‘t be satisfied till she governs us. She just tw'sts Sir George round her finger " “Hush, Lucy l you must not talk so of my stepfather." "I beg your pardon, miss; but ,just galls me to see her come here only a little over a year ago as a servant, and now behaving just as if she was-â€"â€"" "That will do, Lucyâ€"please. now, and see to my room." "Yes, miss.” And obediently the maid left: the room. The servants felt very bitter- ly against Miss .Westcar, and Miss lifestcar knew it; and the very knowâ€" ledge made her wield her whip the more. A protest meant discharge: the household staff knew that from experience. It was quite true that the guidance of the house had devolved on Vere's late governess. She was something more than that now. She had made herself imdispensable to Sir George, and she so cleverly manipulated that it Go mis :- ‘the l l the plain 'Mrs.’ I was fmeQSWEEWAWibafiGOQMSWSQ 6&3 at in? , a dead wife‘s daughter. ll'cr youth and im-xperience had been the ground for his gi\ing Miss \\'est,car the reins; but once between her fingers, she wanted to drive beyond tbel bounds he lmd set. \‘ere flushed as she said : “i, did not, know you were liOl‘O. Miss Westcar.” I “l can readily believe that. Lisâ€" tcm‘l‘cs do not often hear good of themsr-lves. llut you do not answer my question?" "About my thoughts, car? l\l_\ thoughts are my I’ray pardon me." She bowed coldly and passed from room. A mocking smile came over Miss Westcar's face, a smile with a. blend of triumph in it, as she Said ' “'l‘he fool ! the Childish fool l But she is right, though. I can twist Sir George round my finger; and 1 shall. too when the twistingâ€"time arrives â€"â€"the time of twisting the Wedding- ring round my finger. Lady Grayne â€"â€"uin! sounds a deal better than ‘alled with Alfred. l‘oor wretch! I suppose he is wearing himself out in a con- vict cell. Well, if. is the fortune of war. I am travelling a safe. road now, and he can never possibly track me. When he gains his liberâ€" ty I shall have changed my name by marriage, and be, moving in a circle he is never likely to even touch the fringe of. Sir lcorge has one foot in the grave; once married, it will not be difficult to help the other in. He ought to be thinking more of his funeral than marriage, and yet I can see that he is on the point of proposing matrimony to me." She took a rose from a vase and stood thoughtlessly picking it to pieces, petal by petal, "l\'liat curious creatures men are! -â€"I might say women, too. Who would have imagined that in my naâ€" l\liss West- own. ture love would ever find a place ? 'And yet, try to root it out as I will, I feel an indescribable someâ€" gentleman and the things surroundâ€"3 ing him that he could not. bear her absence from the place. As the sighed, and said: .“Even the servants notice itâ€"this strange power she exercises over Sir George. Alas! it is trueâ€"she can turn him round her finger.” It is a foolish thing to speak one's thoughts aloud at any time, more foolish when there is in the house a lady who would not hesitate to lis- ten. And that was so at Grayne Hall. Miss .Westcar had been standâ€" ing in the conservatory during the conversation, and she instantly re- jsol-ve’d that the maid’s prediction of ,/ her own discharge should be verified. " Now she was standing in the draw- ingâ€"room entrance. vanced, and said: "As your governess, dear it is my 'duty to tell you that to think aloud is outre; as'a woman of the world I may add, by way of advice, that it is a dangerous habit to full into. And this ‘shc' and ‘him' you were mentioning, and the finger-twisting processâ€"may I ask to whom you were referring ?â€"what it meant?" She knew quiteâ€"perfectlyâ€"well, but she wanted to entrap the girl, wanted some real reason of com- plaint to carry to Sir George. As yet her power was not great enough. Despite his headâ€"ovcrâ€"heels be'ief in Miss Westcar. the old man was not quite blind to the duty llt' owed his Then she adâ€" 7‘. e maid left the room Vere‘ t Anfiore That .the man she was thinking of, thing, which is not passionâ€"it must be love; and for a boy tooâ€"a mere boy. Not even a. man, but for Reggie Grayne, a twenty-year-old boy. If the old man suspected this for a moment, Reggie‘s stay here would be a. short one. By courtesy he allows himself to be called ‘nnâ€" cle.’ But the boy is not a favorite. Perhaps it would be as well if he went." She threw away the stalk of the rose and picked up a photograph of and looked at it more closely. "He loves me, I know, and I, try hard as I mayâ€" Oh, what a fool B To prove to you. that) m. - Chase's Ointment is a certain fig and absolute cure for each " and every form of_ itching, bleedinzand protrudm piles. the manufacturers have guaranteed it. Bates. timonials in the daily press and ask your neigh- here what they think ofit. You can use it and get your money back if not cured. 600 a box. at all dealers or Eonnnsosfiues 5: Co..Toronw, Dr.°Chase’s Ointment ,I am! \Vliy should I let this feeling for him find place inâ€"â€" I will end it. Sir George shall send him away. The thing is growifigâ€"dangerous." And then a man's voiceâ€"the voice of a man who had entered the room unperceive'd : “Holding Westcar ‘? substanceâ€"hold me, She was angry with herself for beâ€" ing found out in that way; but she (ll-cw herself together and repulsed my photograph, Miss Drop the shadow for the n Not Hes. Any Ulceration, Eruption or Irritation of the Skin is Curable by Means of Dr. Chase’s Cintment. There is no gu ssw‘ork about the results obtainable from Dr. Chase's Ointment. With all medicines taken internalâ€" ly there is more or less uncorfainty as to the effect. because the condition may not be exactly as indicated by the symptoms, but if you ha\ e a sore or wound and apply Dr. Chase's Ointment and heal it you can see with your own eyes the definite rcâ€" suits. It is because of the certain results accompanying the use of Dr. Chases Ointment that this great preparation has come to be stan-‘Zard the world Over. If a dealer offers you any for eczema, salt rheum, old sores or piles. There is scarcely a town, vilâ€" logo or side line in this whole land but can point to some case in which Dr. Chase's Ointment has made a Iremarkable care. While this ointment is best knowu on account of its extraordinary sucâ€" ;cess in curing the most torturing skin (llSC‘fl‘OS and tie most distress- .e\ erything for pther ointment. (but? he do so on its' lmet‘i is, .l or does he not rather try to make a sale by saying "This is just as good as Dr. (‘lmse's"” \ As a matter of fact, Dr. (‘hnsc's l=(lintmcnt is now so universally usnd iba‘ few dealers think of offering i . . . Smytlung else when a cure is sought,d1es. l .‘ ‘box. ing forms of piles. it is also useful in scores of ways in every home for the cure of svalds. burns, wounds. cld sores. chafing, skin irritation. sore feet, pimples, rough skin and which an antiseptic, soothng treatment is needed. llr, Chase's Ointment, (i0 cents a at all dealers, or lidmanson. Hates & Company. Toronto. To protect you against imitations the portrait and signature of Dr. A. W. Chase. the famous receipt book thor. are on every box of his remeâ€" auâ€". m7 ibis aj'nproacb. Flo must set lzer footl "No," he uncut-nil slowly, "not on this feeling and crush it. She put the photograph buck, said : "You must me. l have duff." new-sexta'ing my immedâ€" lateâ€"~â€" ('Vl-ifr‘o i llut llf‘ l‘illfliilllg'lf.‘ stopped l:er, put his back to lbw door she wmzld bah- lefi by, and said : "llon't go away yet, thing( to say to ynu, lsny. My time here is \ivi’_, "Short?" i “l il must sayâ€"be Fl‘lilf'flâ€"Illf‘tlfl". , lie lilfllfilll’ll a chair, and sat. iShe felt that she knew what he was ,going to sayâ€"flint crisis had ur- l have sonnâ€" \vbirb l must .Slfnl'l.” site (I down. {expecting i and lmn- been weimn “‘ln'v hue found :1 i am lwa\in_e' for-fer some time.‘ ilâ€"lHiW. Alitl :t-K'l tiltli'c' man's love brichfeu Up a poor home and giu- it a bri'iiancy far exceed- iip‘ a ion-less llf'll one." ‘ "'l‘luit would be \‘i"‘_‘. pretty, lieg- gic, on the slug:- \\’llt'l'f‘ the 'poor it‘ll l.|“i“'l- lll;l\illl liiiil> rlicfi f.i\\ll‘, nml fuJ’ll well turned .‘t‘lll|'l|lt'.\ no doubt steadily inczcum- (iv circulaâ€" tion of the cheap f.o\el«-ffcs. llut ,llu-I‘i- is in» lil‘iifif if life truth (if ii in actual life. (‘an _\on tell me of (HO instance of a woman who has taken li.f‘ horrible plunge into pin- erfy for what you term ‘lo\e.' who, after a short if wiil not >ell l,er \l'l’.\‘ Mull ltl ' ludul flllll shouldâ€" Ii\od; and she .‘slt't‘lt‘fl herself to meet ,it. i cirw'i‘f-Zn xvu. "I have quarrelled with my umle." , “Your uncle?" "Well he is a sort of uncle, you knowâ€"by marriage." "1 did not mean that I meant; that l was Sorry you had quarrelled with your kinsnmn." “lt was about you." “Aboutâ€"inc '2" “lle said things about you which, relative of mine as he is, I could not suffer him to say in silence." “Concerningâ€"inc ?" “f )h, in no offensive way; do not think that. On the contrary," he added bitterly, "he could scarcely ha.\ e spoken of you in warmer terms bad he cared for you as much as I do." livelyn felt a thrill of satisfaction. The old man was even speaking warmly of her to others. Truly the seed she had sown had germinated. And the plant that was growing? Well, she had tended it very Care- fully; she dcserved the gathering of the, fruit. Reggie was continuing: “We had the usual war of wordsâ€" the usual sermon, my extravagance, He is my guardian, you know, and I suppose he considers that a license for preaching to 11.0; and he used the same old text, '.-\s you sow, so shall you reap.’ " And Evelyn thought to herself if that text were true, bow richâ€"how rich would be her harvest! And what she feared was coming, came. “Evelyn, you know rueâ€"you know I am not altogether a bad egg. don't. you? And you must know that so far as you are concernedâ€"" She would have given the world to stop him, but she had no means of doing so save by positive rudeâ€" ness, and that she felt she could not exercise; she cared for him too much. and curs ‘(1 her folly at the caring. "The result of my display of tern- per toâ€"day has been that my uncle has. practically, shown me the door Well, I am going. My income is nearly a couple of hundred a year without a farthing's help from him. And that’s why I want to talk to you, Evelyn; to ask you to share that with me in content till things get better and briefs come inâ€"as they are sure to." She was eyeing him all this time. and when he struck the financial note she hardened up at once. She was as acute on the money question as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 'l‘he chord vibrated. He called back to her the thought of her scheme for the future; the illusion his presâ€" ence created was disaiellcd. She lisâ€" tcned. "I know you are sure of the good things of this life, and if you vent away you might miss the comforts of Grayne IIull; but, Evelyn, I am going to ask you to go awayâ€"t0 go away with me, to marry me. If we are poor at first, we shall be better off later on.” “Meanwhile ?" It was almost the first thing had said; she had let him talk. And now the way she did speak rather disconccrtcd him, she spoke so coldâ€" ly. “We should have to ecouomiSe bit, I don." “Can you imapine my li\iug in roomsâ€"or economi‘ing ‘.’ Doing Satâ€" urday shopping in the High Streetâ€" bargaining with the butcher for joint, perhaps, and she i 1 admit; take lOOlllS in Len- a rubbing,r shouldâ€" eis with all the Ugh I It. is too horrible to contemplate. Whilst by way of recreation, perhaps, I should have the darning of your socks, the buttoning of your shirts. .\o, my filear Reggie, I have a soul abov‘e such things.” She had, and an ambition tooâ€"an ambition with such a summit that ihe would never see its peak, and a .metbod of climbing it that would lhave made him turn from her in lloutllii‘g and horrorâ€"lad he known. illel‘ sarcasm made him say moodily: “And yet 1 han- bten fooli.h genough to think you cared for me." I "Nothing particularly foolihll in lthat." ‘ That made him turn to ‘ly, as he inquired: l “Then you do care for me 2’ Answer ‘mklionestly 7" "Ifoncstly, I do care for you.’ her edge."- I “And caringr surely merges into [love ?" 1 She had to admit to herself that it had done so in her own case, and bitterly regretted the admission all ’the while she so thought. She anâ€" swered slowly : “Perhaps.” "And people have been known to marry for lovc " | 4-1:».1115' ‘2” ‘ “Sometimes.” i "What, in real life?" ‘ged her shoulders as she spoke, ‘IliO eagerness left him; it expressive that shrug. “Are you citing such instances She shrug- and 'L‘Xfillll‘lt‘S :0).llt_n'lllig me to do so 7 l l l l 'lltlllt'Slll'v, (it! you l l was so ‘ house of her which I should follow ?â€" Id'ovf‘lnt‘lllg. ("s almn- the slough again ‘2" “l7.\el_'.n, let us come to the point. care for me ‘2” "Again, honestly, )‘t'.‘." “Much '3" “As n.uch as ever I cared for any oneâ€"and more." "Will _\ou marry me ‘l" “No.” “Why not 7" “I will tell you why plainlyâ€"even if it sounds brutal. Because I unâ€" derstand the subject we have been discussing very much bcttcr than you do. Love in a cottage is a very pretty picture to look upon, but hateful to endure. I loathe poverty â€"tbe horrible, horrible, grinding want of moncy !" "ls money everything Evelyn ?" Ife put the questionâ€"he little knew how he had touched the spot. ’l‘o Evelyn it was indeed thing. to you, everyâ€" ('l‘o be Continued.) _______+.__._ THE FAMILY PEW. As It Was in the Good Old Days in England. In practical religion the English aristocracy of the present day is in advance of that of a generation ago. There is just as much private chariâ€" 'ty and more organized charity, but the village church is no longer the center of domestic affection. In the old days, says the author of a recent book on social changes in England, it was inscparal'ily connected with memories of ancestry and parentage and Carly association. All the family had been christened in the .village, church: the eldest sisâ€" ter had been married in it. Generaâ€" tions of ancestry moldered under the chancel floor. Christmas decoraâ€" tions were an occasion of much inâ€" nocent merriment. Religious people, of whatever perâ€" suasion, regarded churchâ€"going as a Spiritual privilege, but even those who were not very religious recog« nized it as a civic duty. “\l"hen a gentleman is sur ses terres," said Major [’endennis, “he must give an example, to the country people: and if i could turn a tune, I even think I should sing. The Duke of St. llaviri's, whom I have the honor of knowing, always sings in the counâ€" try, and let me tell you, it has a (loosed fine effect from the family pew." Before the passion for “restoraâ€" tion” set in and changed the parish churches of England, the family pews was the ark and sanctuary of the territoxial system. it had e. private entrance, :1 round table, a good asâ€" sortment of armchairs, a fireplace and a wood-basket. "You may restore the church as y , much as you like, said an old friend of the author, who was a lay rector, to an innovating incumbent, “but I must insist on my family pew not beingr touched. If 1 had to sit in an open seat I should never get a wink of sleep again." .â€"fl__+___ THE SUEZ CANAL. The Traffic 'of the Big Ditch Is Steadily Growing. No more complete refutation of the arguments used to defeat a great inâ€" vestment in canal construction was ever furnished than by the Sue-7. canâ€" al, the report on whose ll‘alllt: for the last year has been reCcntly made‘ public. The big Suez navigation November 17, 1861?. total length from Port Said to Suez. its cost was about SBRJHHUH‘H), a l 0nd of about, SiJJUUJHlU more. Its Its act ital besi rles stock is di\ided into »l(|o.(l(l(t shares, ' and of these 17fi,(il,l2 are held by the llriii>h government, for wbiih it paid tiu~ kin-divi- of ligypt (in 187.3) S‘jol'oobuo, using: round figures. The shares bear interest at 3 per (will, Up to 157‘. the canals runâ€" ninb expenses cxctcded its reCeipts, In that year it earned more than Silo," (NIH net. Yet its total receipts in that year “‘cl‘o only about Sikkim- win, Last year ilfltl‘Ji its total re- ceipts were Szlflfiflllim. being $12,â€" 4.\‘1.6tl() in excess of its expenditures, and it distributed in net profits. af- ter covering its sinking fund, over $12,0orr000, Its traffic. is steadily growing. Last year the net tonnage of vessels using it was 11.218.413. an increase of 9 per cent. Since 1900. ___+____,_ "DINNER TASTERS." Several women in Paris are pf‘ofes- sionel "dinner tasters," In a carri- age, just before the dinnr-r hour, the “taster” is whirl -d from house to patrons, enters i'aCl] kitchen. and tastes the dishes intendâ€" 35 ed for dinner. Size slicersjs inn- and describes new inc- thods of preparing food. ditch was opened to. is ninetyâ€"two llllli'>3," .am. i if ‘ ART-tn! F OR RHEUBIATISI‘I. Stubborn Cases of i A CURE Even I‘iloc‘ Elle at. this Painful Malady Can i ‘L‘e Cured. lilmilfrd‘fslii is caused by mid in llly‘ llltli. Vii fit is Alli lllit:i\iflll\'tl lilt'tllvlll truth i.i'iillu'lil\, outward ;|['i'l:i;i;in:~ cuff iii-\or cure “but is root: i ll] flu blood. A blunt dis- ease lie rb~-..m.:tf~:u lllll>l be cured tliro'leb llm l-lumi. Thai is why l‘l.inll.i;"i.\l:l always jflilds like innch in lli‘. \\ifii.‘m\' l'ink l’iilwvlliey f’i'f'lull‘.‘ ifiulu' ::u'\\‘_, lli‘ll, l‘f'ii blood This l.I'\\‘ blood conquers the painful pi-i-oii, sweeps out the ncbinu‘ acid, soothes tlze perms, loosens the nuis- ‘tlis and bunislies rheumatism from ‘fi‘i- system. l‘roof of this is found in the (‘le- of Mr. ('lmrles Leather- dale, a popular young- drug-Exists as- 5i~tuut of Tilbury, (inf. lie 5;,‘52 -"l lcnow from personal experience that l‘r, \\i.linfus l‘ink I‘ills cure i‘l11”l:ifzili<€lll, because they cured me of a severe :ifiuck that for months icuused me many sleepless nights and painful days. I ll:‘.fl tried a num- ber of other nu-dicines, but they, failed. Then I decided to give the pil s a trial. Before I had finished the second box the pains began to leave me, and by the time I had taken two more boxes the pains were all gone, and 'I felt like a new man. That is more than six months ago and l have not had a twinge of rheuâ€" matism since, it is my belief that a fair course of Dr. Williams' I’ink Pills will drive the most stubborn case of rheumatism out of the sys- tem and as a result of my own ex- perience I cheerfully recommend them for this trouble." The pills cure all blood and nerve troubles such as rheumatism, sciati- ca, partial paralysis, Sf. Vitus’ dance, anaemia, neuralgia, indiges- tion, headaches, backaclies, kidney troubles, and the ailments that make the lives of so many women a. source of almost constant nrlsery. imitations and substitutes are someâ€" times offered, and the buyer should see that the fall name, "llr. Williams l‘ink I‘ills for l'ale I’eople,’ is piinted on the wrapper around ever v box. If in doubt send direct to the, Dr. Williams Medicine Co, lrock- \ille. ()ut., and the pills will be mailed at 50 cents a box or six boxcs for $2.50. ._.__.+__.___ GRAINS OF GOLD. Philosophy is nothing but. discre- tion.~~lobn Seldeu. The only wealth which will decay is kiiowle(lge.â€"â€"Langford. All imposture weakens confidence and chills benevolenceâ€"Johnsen. Trouble teaches men how much there is in manhoodâ€"Henry Ward Beecher. Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself.â€"A. Bron son Alcott. Human judgment is finite and ought always to William “'inter. Kindness in us is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in an- other.â€"Landor. Politeness is a sort of guard which covers the rough edges of our char- acter and prevents their wounding others. .louhert. The constant, duty of every man to his fellows is to ascertain ,l.is own powers and special gifts, and to strengthen them for the help of othersâ€"Ruskin. not it be charitable.â€" _?__ C.\ICF‘~;\.l{'S Illlti‘fl PRAISE. Vain, ugly people, in seeking comâ€" pliments, often get the worst of it; and, as the following instance shows sometimes from their servants and flatterers. A South American .\donâ€" is, in no w'y celebrated for lzis perâ€" sonal attractions, on completing a somewhat protracted toilet one morning, turned to his servant and inquired :â€" “li()\\‘ do I look, (‘aesar '.’" “'l’lezftlid, fifas'su! 'plendid I" was ‘Ehony’s delighted answer. “l'o you tltink I‘ll do, thwart)" ghiiig him a piece of sihor. “Holly, inessa, ! lu.‘i)l)t'l‘ sre you look so fierce in a 1 my life I You 'look jis as bold as a lion 3" “.V'ny. what do you know about a lion ‘3 You never saw one, Caesar." "Nebber see a lion, massn I (fully! ll see Biased l‘e) Lou‘s Jim ridc one iober to the mill ebery day," i “No, you fool, that's a donkey." "t'an't help (lat, mussu. You look .jis like liim l" -.__¢._.__.__ i BABY'S FIRST TOOTH. Every mother knows how much baby suffers while cuttian teeth. iSw-ollen, fender cums cause a ff'\o-1'- .isli, fretful condition sointimes s» '1- i()ll_~.l_\' affecting liailivs health. 'l‘ . ‘cau be overcome, and the tel-fixing ‘ made easy by the use of iliaby s ()wn 'l'ablefC. l’roof of ti is is given by .llrs. .l. I’eckover, . ‘w ‘l. x'le'ill‘fl, ()‘lt-J ‘ 5i}; ,tbe mother of who says: “I am (hildren zfl.fl I ‘can truthfully so]: that laby's ()w'n "l‘ublcts br tier than of her inedicire l have Her used for the ills l can esipr-cially re- an} of little (Tin-S. commend tin-m for teething children, and would whisi- all mothers to use itbem. " The Tablets cure all tlje niin-vr ills. ifrom which infants and young child- ‘rcn sull'er, and ale guaranieid to contain no opiate or llfll‘lllf'.l drug, Sold by all llff'ilifllif' dealt-1‘s o." by mail at 25 cents a box by writing direct to the Dr. \‘.i}lian.s' Iii-Hi in: Co , lirockvillu, ()nt. .‘ ..__+___ i A bilflc is highly prizod, yet she is igi‘fii‘ll uwu)‘.