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True. one can learn the notes, play scales, practice arpeggios. and in a sort of way learn some pieces, but in doing so the ear becomes accustomed to false pitch and the musical senses consequently become dulled, distorted and dwarfed. Which brings one to the conclusion that if a pupil is to be given a fair chance to learn the piano, the instrument must be always kept \n good tune. No greater fallacy exists in piano- dom than that a student of the piano can successfully learn to play an in- strument which is out of tune. Everyone who owns a piano should have indelibly impressed on his or her mind that a piano will not stay in tune forever, but requires periodic atten- ‘tion. This applies particularly to those homes Where there are children studying this grand and noble instru- ment. Although comparisons are odious, it is common knowledge that people who have motor cars set about almost re- ligiously to keep their cars clean and In perfect running order. Why should not even greater care be taken of the piano? Isn’t this worth thinking over? Chinamanâ€"“Noâ€"me no livee in Amelica long 'nough for that." More Dusty hands are germ-carriers Take no chancesâ€"cleanse your hands in uentl with the rich, creamy 1: er 0 Lifebuoy. Life- buoy contains a wonderful health. ingredient which goes deep down into the pores of the skin, purify- ing them of any lurking infection. The clean, antiseptic odour van-. fishes in a few seconds, but the protection of Lifebuoy remains. Everywhere, every day, the hand: are touching things covered with dust. Countless times those dust-laden hands touch the face and the lip. in the course of a day. Considerâ€"dust is a source of {up fection and danger. Piano Students Need Instru- ments Kept in Tune. e. Wéfiigsfi After Every Meal P’s the longest-lasting confection you can buy â€"and it’s‘a help to di- gestion and a cleanser ‘ p l for fine mouth and teeth. Wrigley’s means benefit as Well as pleasure. Not Long Enough Here. Americanâ€"“Yet; play Mall Jong, of Lifebuoy Protects H EALT H S D A P 9 than Soap - a Health Habit EVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO L! LMâ€"fl After some difficulty Miss Armitage succeeded in amusing Mr. Carrington, and induced him to come to the Wom- bold residence at once. By mqrning a draft for $35,000, the amount of the original defalcation with interest add-' ed, was on its way to the little New England town, inclosed in a registered letter addressed to Henry Hart’s widow. In the sunny library Miss Clara Armitage was engaged in clearing out the drawers of her typewriter desk.| She was softly humming a gay little! tune, bright as the sunlight itself, and: on her face was a queer little smile; half amused, half wistful, such as thati with which sympathetic grown-upsI :regard the tragedies of childhood. Fairly awake, but trembling with fright, Wombold hastily examined the object that lay in his lap. It was a large business lecfger, musty. worm and stained with time. Stamped upon its mildewed cover was the infernal monogram. In a trance of fear, Wombold open-‘| ed its yellowed leaves. His own hand-} Writing stared up at him out of the, ghostly past, over a guilt-haunted! hiatus of forty years. With a thick! sigh, the old man fell back upon hisl pillow in a dead faint. l Almost as frightened as his master, Otu ran into the hallway crying for help. He was met almost instantly by Miss Armitage, who pressed by him into the room. “Get the housekeeper! Get sortie, hot water!” she orderedâ€"as she saw Wom- bold’s white face against the pillows. Miss Armitage’s vigorous measures were already restoring a semblance of animation to the master’s bloodless visage. His hands stirred feebly, and presently he opened his eyes. Mrs. Crane who had mixed a stiff dose of whiskey and hot water, brought it to the bedside, and Wombold revived under the-potion; but with restored consciousness his nervous terror also began to return. He caught Miss Armitage’s hand. “Where is it?” he begged. “Where is the book?” The girl shook her head. “Don’t think of it now,” she said. “Don’t think of anything till morn- mg.” Otu ran to obey. In a few moments he returned with Mrs. Crane, the housekeeper, followed by one of the maids with a pitcher of hot water. From the deep tom drawer she d age of cards, of character of bus ing nothing prin circle enclosing s of the ‘xetters “F these thoughtful‘ “But I must think of it!” he cried. “What was it? Where has it gone? Was it the ghost of a book? Didn’t you see it?” He turned to Otu. “Sure, I see,” agreed the Japanese. But-by this time Wombold was bab- bling feverishly, paying little atten- tion to those about him. "Do things like that have their as- tral counterparts? I saw it. I felt it in my hands. Am I to be drawn back into past time where all these dead and gone things are assembled? Shall I see him there? Oh, Henry, have a little pity on me! I’ll send it, Henry. I’ll pay it back, every cent, with in- terest. Now! Now! Get Carring‘ton! Get him (In the telephone! I must send it to-nigilt. Oh, let me alone!” He shook off the restraining hands of the women, and would have left his bed for the telephone below stairs, if to quiet him, they had not promised to call his lawyer. Mr. Wombold lay In an easy chair before the window. He looked as if he were just emerging from a grave illness. His akin had exchanged its wonted healthy pallor for a tissue-like fragility, his great eyes seemed un- usually sunken in hls emaciated fea- Tm fihost Book Mis a seat by his side. He regardedv vacantiy. without change of ex- sion. ' rIr. Wombold," she said. “I am go- DathS’ man deepest recess of the botâ€" she >drew out a small pack- PART III. zoir sighed as belongs to th‘ apped it BY CLARENCE MEILY. ‘ “Do you remember six years ago,” {she went on, “when I applied at your ibank for work? I had just come from the East. I had come on purpose to find you, Mr. Wombold.” “It goes on,” he said, “just the same, doesn’t it? Life, that isâ€"it goes on and on till the end.” “Mr. Wombold,’ cried the girl, “I can’t bring myself to go away and leave you in this condition, a prey to all these superstitious fears. You have been very good to me, and I want to talk to you a little. Won't you listen ?” He acquiesced with a listless dropâ€" ping of the eyelids. Wombold glanced at her with a vague interest. “Find me?” he repeated. “ch. When you gave me a place, I tried from the first to make myself so efficient that you would make me your private stenographer. When you did that, I worked harder than ever, hop- ing to make myself so indispensable that you would always keep me with you. I succeeded in that, as you know. By the time you retired from business, three years ago, I had my plans all laid. I knew from little things I’d seen, like not starting anything on Friday, and avoiding the number thir- teen, and so on, that you were super- stitious. So I got you into the Way of studying occultism and spiritual- ism. I was so sure of my plans that I even had these cards printed then.” “She gets her percentage of the thirty-five thousand, never fear. It may be betraying her to tell you so, but I think you ought to know. As for that old ledger, I had it sent to me from home. It was I who came in and put if: on your chest that night.” “You!”'he cried. “In mercy’s name‘ who are you?” “Yes,” he said strongly. “It should have been done long ago. I have wish- ed to do it, but I was held back by pride, by the shame of confessionâ€"” “I know,” she hastily interrupted. “I thought that was it. And now I want you to know that it was I who placed one of these cards by your breakfast plate last April. The story of the man who called to see you and left one of them was just a fabrication on my part. There wasn’t any such man.” l 111 in a damage suit. “The evidence which you will give to the court shall be the‘truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,” said the clerk. She held up the package of cards. Wom‘bold’s color had come back, and his eyes took on some of their old-time brilliance as he stared wonderingly at her. “You had them printedâ€"those cards? What for?” “For my plan. But, tell me first, even if nothing mysterious had hap- pened to induce you to pay back the money, wouldn’t you still be glad you did it?” “But Mme. Charlemi?” he objected in dazed amazement. Her merry laugh had nevertheless a trace of tears in it as she caught his hand and answered: “My dear old friend, I am the granddaughter of Henry Hart!” (The End.) you limitations don't thing say!” over his st snlfi‘mg at Refuge-in Silence. Mrs. Scrubbs. whose highly colored aglnation was well known in_ her ighborhood, was called as a witness Well Well ou likes my 3 more!" Anything to Please 2 Bea e begs Judge m ‘8 “ 8K8 tracks in the snow. J i the judge, "wh about the case?’ Toronto xpres JSt had put c anything at .11: out Former Barn Lot. Once there was a fence here. And the grass came and tried, Leaning from the pasture. To get inside. seems no need of adding to the self- acclamatlon. . Recognition in time rarely falls to come to those who are actually worthy. The world’s occasional neglect Le not so surprising as the frequency with which people are moved to seek out those who have done some finely exâ€" ceptional thing and pay tribute to them. Nor does the praise all go to those who have spectacularly per- formed. Otben the prizes and the honors pass to some who least expect- ed them and are astounded to receive them. They are awarded to those who day by day fulfilled a. narrow, humble round, doing the best they could and spreading the beautiful cantagion of content. But colt feet trampled it, Turning it brown; Until the farmer moved. And the fence fell down. Then any bird saw, 7 Under the wire, Grass nibbling inward Like green flre. It is a common feeling among men to believe that one is doing work whose merit is insufficiently rewarded. We labor on, spend and are spent, and are inclined to believe that others far less valuable than ours-elves are getting more than they deserve. N-o com- plaint is easier to make or more comâ€" mon than that of discrimination. It is The world is tired of paying fat salaries to those who do not earn them, though they loudly asseverate their claim to big pay for services not rendered. Instead it intends to dis- criminate and bestow its rewards on those who deserve them. Most men who do work that is worth recognition are content to “take the cash and let the credit go.” They do not forever rise In place to cry "I did it!" and to trumpet their own excellence. In fact, if a man is clamorous for praise, most of those who might give it feel like abstaining. For if he sits attentive to his own applause, as a spiteful critic said of Addison, there Stories of business success that should stir ambition often rouse envy instead. The moral the lazy man de- rives is not that he ought to go and do likewise; denying himself and work- ing hard, but that the man who rose had the breaks of the luck, and was peculiarly fortunate in finding an in- fluential friend. 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