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PUBLISHED SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT,


O-1 a t th a t moment. “ I have a co t tag e o n my e s ta te 1 which "you a re a t p e r fe c t l ib o r t j to


JL\ic Huch of tbe !!Lmbsa^s | '


• ' 9 J g o o o


STNOl'.SIS OP PB EV IO I 'S Cl-LVP TKKS. ' UlmiiUMs I :md I I .—AiU'hi UumiiiiK Ih n--


t i irn i i ig home trom Iiei* Ereiieli convent school witli h er chni>erone, Mrs. B en n e tt, tvlien thev


m e e t StiUiley tio n lo n , th e hittcc’s cousin, m l*iU'is. Hi* rondt*i*s thciu hoiiio tscrvici*, Auoiu is n t tra c te i l to him, iiml they nm in s e to meet aeniit. They notice Alec Lindsay, the bcottisli millionaire, on the steaincr. Arriving; home a t 'l liornvhanl;. Adehi remarks to. h er Aiiiit Bc,ssio th a t h er fa th e r looks ivorriiHl. I’ fnniey Uordon calls an d invites Adela to a .shoot lunch mirtv a t \ orakcr Court, where she meets Ladv Violet Gildcroy, whom she dislikes. Gordon a.sks Adela to marry him, and .she looLs


forward happily to the lu tiire. awakened th a t n ig h t by loot«tej«,


Chantci-S l l l .^ a i id IV.—Stanley Garden tells | Ladv Violi-t Gihleroy th a t Luke Guiiiiuig has ;


with a smoking revolver by his side itu nm ii j, «.i.N ti, 1 b e t to r break oil his engagement to Adela. . ......... .. Adfdsi. . ............. ,


.o aiid of a loud rep o rt. . her fa th e r ’s s tu d y , and liiids him lying do.id


^ B y M A R G A R E T T Y N D A L E . [ C O P Y 'R I G H T . ]


—hero ho consulted a pap er be bold in diis h an d—" Miss Gunning—Ml.ss .\d e la Gunnmg, uikI vou consider younsclf eapablo or under- ta k in g tbo education of my diiughter. Am 1


” I ^ L n d of disconcerting b er, iiis hltmtness


spurred h er on to ju s t ify herself m his eyes. “ As 1 th in k I to ld you in niy le t te r , Air.


Lindsav,” slio said quietly, “ 1 received a very


siiddonlv creas ing his brows deeply in Mio elfort to recall th e time an d circuinsuinces ol , ,, , bus meeting with lior. ‘‘ ] can’t q u i te rcincin. „ |,e re—perhaps you can onlighttm mci' on a Imat crossing Irom Calais to


eomniilted suicide. Slie suggests th a t it Mr. j Dover, I th in k ,” she reminded hiiiu with a ( iu n n in g was linaiicially emharra.ssed Goidoii


week la te r Gordon calls on Miss Giiiim g- then immcdiatelv via tcdls him th a t h er la th e r bivs c l t lim^ of business,


mkicallv lumniU'ss, and that, she Mill li.itc e a rn h e r own living. Me tells h e r th a t Im


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to w rite Adela waits day a l te i day loi .1 X le t te r or a niessiige, an d a t bmt


also is poor, ami coolly leaves^ ’.lV,v’”fol"'o


o r i n g to meet liiiil._ . Not till a l te r the sale ofTcrinc to iiieeu lutu.


f Uio^fnrnitnre a t Tliorn.vbiink binor tW s


■Is ,hh" Adela is l,roken-licarte<i and dis- iilusiolied. By '■be siinio p e s t she recc^^^^^^^^


Gordon replv. Tlion bo wntos, and with o u t mincing inattors, lie gives her up because she


r. ply to an application for a jmst .is g o n r im s s from Alec Lindsay.


C’l lA l’TKl! V.—AT.KG LINDSAY.


house of so many b i t te r iileliiorles, .Vlel.i .set o u t for a walk u n til the hour ol th e sale «b.mld


Jn order to eseaim for a while ‘™'''


call her hack to th e .Manor, blie and > ‘ to cotch the evening tra in to London. nded to stoy lo r a few ilays


wen* vh«T.' ihe>


untiVso'motliiiig sbqtild he X V '’''V ' ' ‘’\ v ’,s ''to to th o fu tu re . This walk, tlierefme, w.is to


roiid, llic-ro suddenly bndte into Imr iiiiliappy Uiongbts the consciousness ot the .somid of lau g h te r aicompaiiietl by tlio clop-clop ol Imrso hoofs The tem p ta t io n came to her t.) 11.% to


As she was walking along th e le t . I country slioilld have patsteil. lor slio dreadcsl b-sl May spot of concealment


sh:;,lul p ro v e '. ., he.stmie of t i e Veroker C o n n . 01 Stanley Gordon slm tlid n o t th in k , for, curiously, l■n.>ugll, sbe tboiigbt th a t sine,, ho Im.l ihrm-t her so cruelly his life, slle wollhl never Im likely to meet hi 1 again and i t was for tin s rciuson th a t she held h e r head liigh anil walked on round the htnd of tile road from which came tho ,-ounds al-


suddenly a n d her h e a r t th n i i ip c l » hi % ' h er sitio as she suddenly, reahsml tli.it tli. y were none o th e r th an Stanley Gor.lon am Lmiv Violel GibU-roy. Had i t been Gordon aloiio Adela’s agoiiv woliUI n o t liave


retidy mentioiietl. The riders were th a n she had th o u g h t, and her cheeks lliislml


n.'ia fiiio a;ui uiuufc,nw, ..s.


gretit ;lmt as -lie eaiigbt s ig h t ol La.ly \ lob t - oiliz/.ical eves, sbe bad an intiillioii ll ia t they liiul not only


^ tn lkm g n t Ih t . h u t huighing, ^ ’slicVt'.M'id' perflmliy s till lliere by the s ide of


the road, not t.hle to move lorward or to go hack: and then, with the lau g h te r ’’'■11 iq,., th e ir lips, with no sign ot recognition. Uic l iu


. riders piuU.d her l.y Ade a’s hi,mis c e.ichtx themselves a t her side, ami h u t to r li. r Pro” ' deU-rmiliatieii not to give way. she tt.iiild h.i . fallen on the roail lliroilgll sheer s t ie -s ol


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before all o thers in th e world, she knew ilmt Im rT v i for him was d e a d - tb a t tin s act more


h er llaslusl into ber mind, anti as A.lela turncKl to gtme a f te r th e man she


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t l r in n nvthiiig else bad reveale.l liiiii as b. w ts ’n ieil oolv dul her pride ami llldlglla lion’ join Imiid's ogaiiist liim. and lor on.


matl inoineiit she longed lor all


which to r.-pay him lo r 'b ’’. he bad brought iiit.i ber life. But sh. toUl herself , since he wo.s not. wdrtby ol her love, ho n.eriu-d no o th e r feeding on her P’>t'j ' ’ '


th a t of u t te r contempt, ami n a s not lb, % fore e n t i t le d to o.iy place in ilio scheme ol h. 1


'''■i’he g re a t .-1 ..f all sorrows had come into luT l i i‘* Jitui '<*1 tiivrv 111* till* muUt «»1 ll»-


•disolilte tlarkn’ess she th o u g h t __fho l ig h t th a t meant the near ,iii| ro.it li 01


day th e l ig h t t lm t slititild eventually '" '''Ik frcb'ilom to a soul th a t was now weighed tl.m 11 with the chains ol sorrow.


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came of the tletecmiimtioti to eiidtne i.i l l i l t- iy uio workings of God’s will f.iwartls tLm ed h e r faco towards horn.,, a ciirm.is


■With a s te a d fa s t light in lici


ini: of comfort ta k in g wssiiision th e thoiiKlit th a t on tho lollowinc .hi> to iiiturvieiv Alec LiiuNny. ami t lm t th en in


of


all prohahility wiiiie .•irniiineineiii h er tu l i ire imitht lie arriviM a t . ’I’he hoarilinn-hoii-e lo « ! iu l i .Mi


wjus


tV- a t


garding Gunning


and h e r nieco repaired %vaTsi'tuale.l in a q u ie t h u t iele. t l ^ r t 'of


tlmt the n e x t iiioriiinc a fte i th. ir ■ " ' I ’ • Adela .ometvlmt liervoiu-ly


bot o u t lor inploy


Imr mtervn-w " ‘Hi lu r prospi j I t wa.s a n e a t b u t decidedl\


, l-E .^V iv - ir "


..hicli ' 'b 1


tlio t r e e . ^Yllen th e lo p w:us n e a r ly .s<*venMl ho .>way(.*d th e tn*»* b a c kw a rd s a n d fo n v jird s


FOR THE CHILDREN. FAC T AND FA N C Y F O R T H E Y O U N G S T E R S . C’Al'G H T BY THE FLOOD.


won’ t y iu . dear:-” she said a as slie ki-s-.sl tho s ' i -1 ho^-b.'e.


n a ^er to k ^ v 'V’'’T " ' : '‘'T r iv e ', rT l l .e b Br iiwliio^ incr<*ased.


tu rn •back. Hut cowardici* would iucjhe wirii a (-•Jdmncss she uas


cither wonien were sank to zero . • .


iity , tmik ,h e l u i


;%.me hack ae . 00,. a . von ean. I sh.ill


" jJ j'Vq.w.n.^hfare Adela’a th a t " *


hotel


thoiigl................. d e te r r a i


and. , fa r from fooling. >lu*


" t ‘*hov' in"' lnittons!’''oi irreproachahle din- i '* ’ ■ 1. her to a Miiall room wliere three


,,nd Adehi’n .sinrite ag a in s t these others.


;‘t^'" 'i«ore -snitahly i>n'ie.m..


wldlo "the 'h " '^ ,.„ “ P i t r a ’' ' f „ rZ V '‘r;m'^^^ My o th e r , were ^


till, y outh of w o iim ^ le n g th h e r tu ro c


ja ,i iLM “ X t .m t


b u tto n s , niid when a t thoiiKh


„s^.cutioii. B u t ,tlie


„tu. were hn ^ 'p , ,„ ^ r„ n icm b c rc d so well mi- " '"oW U l"


ix i ie t i i ig in h er a l te r .


treacherous r iv e r, lived Tony (tray and his s is te r Alice. One day th e ir p aren ts Iiad a u j u rg en t le t te r calling them a d isum t lo u n , ; whicli incjint they would liave lo bo awiiy o v e r - : iiiglit. S t i l l , Tony wa.s four teen, and tliere was J a k e , the odd man, wlio slept on tlie premises, an d both promi-seii to see no harm , caiiio to Httlo Alice. Wlien the larm-hands hjid gone homo, tuid Tony was p la \ i i ig " .‘J" i Alice m tlu* parlour. J a k e lookixl in slK'epish- Jv • •• Anv objoctiou to my pupping along tor an h o i ir .'M a s te r Tony? Tonv lliouglit i t n o t , vorv honourable of J a k e t(i torsiike his post. | b u t he had no fear of l>eing le l l . and told th e man ho could please' him.sell. A li t t le la te r i t came on to ra io , .slightly a t lirst, iheii more heavily, b e atu ig ag a i i ts t th o pane's and washing in u nder th e doors. ** J.-et us get supper and go to bed.” Tony HUggesU'd. In sp i te of Uio ra ck e t of wind a n d n u n , tlie\ e le p t . soiuidly, uncoiiscioiw of tho fa c t th a t J ak o did n o t ro ti iru . When Tony woke up i t wjts drab d ay lig h t, with the s torm rag in g more liorcelv tlian ever. Ho^ran to^ th e win­ dow, and s ta r te d back in horror. Ihe nyiT had oierfiowed i ts b:uiks. and_ was rushing down uixjn them like a wild animal. “ J ak e I J a k e ! ” lu* calk'd. Hut tliere wa.s


On a Innelv farm n e ar the immtli of a .■ ’" d i . i


ill Water. The hoiLso was so rickety th a t its foundations m ig h t no t stjind the pn*sMire of ih e Hood. Ho knew i t was dangerous to re- main in i t . yo t to niu^mpl to cross tho swolliiig tid e wjis inoro dsingeroiis s t i l l . Suddenly his eve> lighted on an (‘Im-tree th a t grow ju s t o u t­ side the hack d(s>r. He iiad often climbed i t ; iM'rhaiJK i t would prove a tru s ty fr iend now. Some planks were p i la l in the wjLsli-hoaso; ho hauletl one of thorn up ih e tree, and lixed i t firinlv across two of tlie kighewt. strongijst hoiiglis. Then ho found some rop(' which ur tk*d round his s is te r ’s waist, and from the roof of tho wa.sli-hou.so was ahlo to hoist her on to tho plank. All day tho poor children crouched on th a t narrow le(jgo, and with n ig h tfall l i t t lo Alice wont to s lw i) ; h u t Jony could n o t sleep with Die noise of tho water


wind and


M r ‘lre -.n ie .l'o f ^ n d n ‘‘‘lm<l'’ c!.'aa^ “ Y o u ’a re ” %


’r eW th e ........ of th e eUirni; . .a r t of the


no answer. Donslairs he found chaWs ami tables lloatiiig


M wiKxlon farmlious»* had bt*en swept away, wild


1 ihom! When Mr. ami :Mi-s . Gray returiuHl. i tiiey found n u » t of th e ir p n q s 'r ty d4.*s%troytsl, ! bill th e ir two precioiw childroii had ewnjMMl


unharmed.


showetl confidence in me when tlu* clouds were d a rk and ih re a le n in g .”


Hrown : “ How so ? ” ItobiiiMon: “ He lent iiu* an umtirella.*’


the railway carrijige in wliicli a sle(*por sU*eps.


THK SLKKl’F.U IN 'LH !•: SLKKl’Klt. A sleeper is ono who sleeps. A sleeper is


X sleeper is th a t on whicli th e sk*(‘iH.*r rmts while tile sleejHT .-leeps, 'I’hereiore, whik' the sk v p er .'<k*eps in tlie sleeper, the sleeper carriisi


liu* .slcei'er over the sleeper under th e .sleeper, u n til tho sleeper which car ries tho sleeper jumps iho sk*ei>er and wakt^s th e .slwper in tlu* sleeper hy s tr ik in g tho sk*»'per u nder the s ia 'p o r on th e sloi*per. and th e re is no longer any .skvp for th e s leeper sleeping iu the sleeper on tho sleeper.


L IK E A MT^RLD HEINO MADE. A curious accident which took plac<* recently


a t u liottlo factory enabled scioniifu; men to see liow various minerals were formed in the cooling of tlio o a rtli’s c ru s t. A huge tan k , filled with molten glass. caiiU' to g r ie f tlirough th e bottom b reaking th ro u g h . Seventy toils of molten gla.ss ixuiriHl awjiy. ta k in g five days to cool. During the cooling th e materials forming the glass came into co n ta ct witli brickwork, and vnriou.H tyjHti of miner.al “ r<x*ks ” were pnxluc(‘d. . In th e .spac(* be­


Hobiuson: “ Yea, lie’s one of the lu'p.tl He


, only iho tri.x*-tops weie vi.-ible. All a t onto ; Iu» heard <-lu>ut.s. :iiid. to hi'( joy. a Iniat sliot ou t of tho mist. .Like had come in >earch ot


u n t i l tlu* crow n fell off. I 'l ie n lie c l im b ed on to tlu* f la t to p s ilthough i t w.as o nly in ches m (liamet(*r. jiml w.aved lii.s h a t to th e crowd Ik'Iow, to whom h e ajip e j ired l i t t l e b ig g e r th a n a s|H*fk. W h i le w av in g on tlu* s um m i t «»t th e lrc«‘. lu! was p l io to g n ip h e d f rom th e g ro u n d .


G R .VN D.M OTHER’S IMI F.SENT.


T ry how r|uic.kly yo u c an say th is : .My g n u u l- in o ih e r .s<*nt iiu* a new-fashioiu*<.l


ih re e -


(o r i ie r e d c am b r ic c 'o u n try -c u t l ia i id k e rc h ie f N o t a n o ld - fa sh io n ed thre«.'-corm*ri*d c am l) r ic ci>u n lry -cu t h jin d k e rc l iie f . h u t a new-f:tsliiom*d ih r e e - c ^m e r id c am b r ic c o u n t ry -c u t l iam lk e r -


ch ie f . HIH O’S HANG ING Nl-ST. A m o n g t i le b i rd s th a t luive la te ly a r r iv in l a t


th o Zoo Ls a R ra z i l ia n h a n g -n e s t , a sm a l l h u t b r i l l ia n t ly coloun*'! sjx*cir‘s w itl i b r ig h t vt'llow :imi bla ck pluinagt*. As suggesi<*<l hy i ts n am e , tlu* b in l Iniilds a iu*st su sp e n d ed from ti le b ra n c h o f u tr*s*. Tl iis is n a r row a t th o to p . a n d g ra d u a l ly inc reitses in s ize a.s i l e.x- te n d s d ow nw a rd s , th e low er e x t r em i ty In'ing ro u n d e d off. H a lf -w ay u p th e s id e is a ro u n d liole tl in n ig l i wh ich th e b ird g a in s acc(*ss to lier


(.'urious dw e ll in g . THE FARMER AND HIS SACKS.


A fa rm e r was ta k in g his g r is t to llie mill in


sacks thrown across th e back of his horse. On the way. th e horse siumbkHl, and one oi tiui sacks fell to th e ground. I t was loo liejivy for him to lif t , and he was a t a loss to know what to do. As he stood wondering, he saw u iiorseiuan coming low’ards him. AVheii, how­ ever, the r id e r csime n earer , th e la rm e r saw th a t ho was none oth(*r th an tlie nobleman who lived in tho g re a t hoase a t the top of the liill. and he wa.s a f ra id to ask for help. Hut the nohlenuin di.smounU*d. “ 1 seo v o u h a v e h a d s om e t l i in g o f a m ish ap , f r ie n d .” ho s a id . “ I t is fo r tu n a te I cam e


a lo n g ju s t n ow .” So s a y in g , ho to o k o ne **nd of tlu* sJick, llu '


f j i rm e r to o k th e o th e r , a n d th e load wa.s oiitx' m o re p in e a l on th e honM'’s h a c k . “ My lord.” said tho fan n e r , “ how can I


th an k you ?” “ Vaisilv eimu gli, my good follow, s a id tl ie - i i


n o b lem an . “ W b en o v o r you seo an y o n e in a d if f icu lty , h e lp h im nil y ou c a n . a n d ib a l will


tween tho bricks and th o co cL n g gln.ss b e au t i­ ful pyramid-shaiH*d crystals of q u a r tz wen* formed, and st'v»*rnl o th e r well-known minerals wliich aro fr<H|uently im*t with in N a tu re . A m in a tu ro world-formatum had tjikon place!


ROOK-A-H'^'K JOHNSON. A wonderful fo a t has Ikhmi porf(>rmal a t a


now liimbor mill a t Clear T*nke. Mnshington. A f,amou.s lumberman, Doggor .Johnson.


climb(*r up a g ia n t fir. 170 fc^et high, ta k in g nn axo with him, an d choppesi off th o top of


be tl iu n k i i ig m e .” C F R IO r S FAC T S A BOUT T H E B IB L E .


A m a n s p e n t th ro e y e a rs g o in g th ro u g h tlio B ib le to com pile th e s e f a c ts .


T h e re .are fiG l>ook.s, 1189 c l in p te r s , 3 1 ,D J verse 8. Thor(> in no middle vorse in the Old Tlie middle verse of tho Bibble is Psalm , . t-. , ,,.0


vorsos. 773,09*2 w o rd s, a n d 3.500.480 le t te r s . Tim s h o r te s t c h a p te r is P sa lm 117, an d th i s is


jilso th o m id d le c l in p te r , T l ie lo n g e s t c h a p te r is P.s.alm 119.


emotion caused hy toil don’s sodden ap is acaiice. Tlmli a full realisation ol the s light put llixill


l iau n ls which had claimed .so many Imiqw l ours in llie post, hut wlilcli now only served to 111- crca.se th e i iu c r empliiit|ss


ho in th u n a tu re o f a farowell v is it to ‘be obi •


X-................. 1- c o u r s e / ’ ho said quickly, and tu rn ed to the discussion


^ rcincinber you q u ite u c ll. yj (


Frencli and Gorman, nuisic, ami all tho nocos- sar>- apiK'iidagw to a youn« n ir l’s oducatioii?


s


i SCO you l iv e .a t "Wantord.” No t now,” bIic aasworod. lior dis tre ss very


m London with my a u n t a t presout, hut we a rc a t lib e rty to live aTiywhero we choose. Alee Lindsay looked a t licr for a moment m


p a te n t to his sluirp oyw. J am slayini^ hero


Btaml th a t you would be wilHuy; lo live down m Sussex for ib e g re a te r p a r t of tlie year .-' I mus t tell you th a t I am a widower, .so th a t vou would have to eomc daily to my liquse a t te n—5 u ndav8 to bo eu tire ly a t your dispo*>al. Of course i q u i te un d e rs tan d th a t th is will plea.'^uri's. as the p a r t of th e country where 1 live is th re e inileo from any town. On the o th e r hand, L th in k 1 s»m ofrenng a liberal salarv, for 1 q u i te realise th a t to a young woman the life may pos*<iblv lM.*eomc a tri lle


irksome. What, do you s a y r ’ “ J tliink vour proposal is a very excolli*nt


cue. Mr. liuulsay,” replied Ailela with eiu thuf'iasin. ” I know so very I ii tio of Lyuidoii. th a t is will he no hardship for me to live m the (sHintry. Kxcept for the time I sia*nt abroad, 1 liave always lived o u t ot town until


—u n t i l now.”


un d e rs tan d th a t this is your tii>t venture, in tho way of a im in g your own living.''—please panhm my ap p aren t rudeness in asking suen


a ouerslion—” • quire Uiem.”


c u t l iu g sh o r t liiB apology. ‘‘ 'Unit is wli> J have no testiimmialri to give yon. iml furnish th e nccc*ssary relereiices it y


th a t .” said Alee Lindsay, a siulden smile tor a moment lig h tin g up his iiMially serioits face.


” 1 don’ t th in k I will trouble you to do . . , , . ,


of girlb wlio require a goyei ness. She hiLs manv disadvantagets


see h er in b e t te r hands th an mine. Slie lias no mother, an d has lieen allowetl to run wJkl of late vears. I liavo had goverm-sses tor her. b u t tlmy have always le fU ie r in di*spair. She will n o t learn, ami she will not su bm it to aii> a u ih o r i tv unle^v' bIi«


* sliould be to


m*rsou sTt over her. Mhe olliers Iniv known how lo appeal i4> the softer side


i t would l>e '


J' real regard tor the not


give a rciumii for th in k in g but, tlicrc i l is. Would you then be willing to accept the i>o.si- t io n o l l 't l iu terms nu-utioned in niy Ictu-r .' an d if so when could you conic to t hcstcniicrc


wilful g ir l , b u t 1 fancy, Alms (.umniig, ■ ■ >e easier for yon to do th is—I c


—on J londny " l.lniu, well,’ rcplivil AOcln


fr,,in her chair. she rofso


rooms.” .sai.l Lindsay, im a Mi.hlcii thonghl occurred to liim tb a t llio girl iiiigbi liiul


Yon nctsl not tronlilc aliont liioking l|H , . ■ r ..


f my th a t aii’t


*• You have of course noticed th a t m> daugli- r is somewhat older th an the general nn i


Yes, you a re r ig h t ,” replie<l Atlela. i


('an re-


” I see,” said Ak*c Limlsay again. Iheii l , “ L SCO,” he said .slowly. ” Do 1 under- Xml your qiialilicatioiis nro


plativo ttilenco, which convtwed to h e r n o t tho sliglitosb idea of tho opinion h e m ig h t Inive forined of her, althoiigli bhe iound hw scrutiny in uo way disconcerting. “ 1 seem to have seen you before, he sam


ihorougu cd u ai tio n , and have not- tu rn e d I'rom niy school in P a n s , so th a t 1 Iijlvo had l i t t le or no dmnee to forgot thiug.s. He looked a t h e r for a inoineiib m contem-


' ia alreodv furnished, an d if you don. t hko it , you a re q u i te 'o p e n to leave i t . \ o u seo, ho added whimsically, “ in my prceont circum- frtancee a re s id en t govorncss would bo o u t or


ih o w t ta g o


fob UB have tlio cobtago, i t is only fa ir th a t my Balar^ sliould bo decreased,*’ replied, Adela for i t seemed to h e r th a t th o rem u n e ra tio n ho offered lior was inoro t l ian liberal, and th a t in every way she was g e t t in g th e .b ette r p a r t ot ih o bargain.


cannot bo ro-opeiieli,” tuiid Lindsay, with a d e te rm in a tio n th a t was q u i te a p p a ren t m us voice, although he smiloil. Ho hold o u t lus hand. “ Good-bye,” he added kindly. ” Ih e r i tho m a t te r iw s e t t led en tire ly to o u r mutual


“ AVo have already Betth.*d th a t q u e s t io n ; i t ^ . • l ik in g ”


” K n tirc ly ,” re tu rn e d Adela, sm ilin g back a t him. ” Good-bye—and th a n k you.”


. ' T ,


h e r a u n t in a rouiiU of shoxiping, lo r although th o former’s wardrobe wits by no means a small one, «hc had liad l i t t lo if any time to a t te n d to h e r roquiremehts, since tho d e at li of h e r fa th e r had neces sitated h er adoi>ting deop niourniiig. She did n o t discard tlie d re ^ c s she had bought in Parks, however, for they wore of a Bimplicity th a t could n o t ofleiid even the most f:uslid\ous of employers, *’111 a t p re sen t llio sombre black g a rm en ts had taken


th e ir plaoo.


h er uoico’s arrangenientB, to r slie could coii- coivo of Jio o th e r plan winch wils more to her n kmg. 'l‘hat lier home would ho hencotorth a cottag e aud n o t a country imuusion troubled lier no t a t all. Slie was only too glad to be ablo lo th in k th a t for a time, a t jiiiy ra te . Uio fu tu ro was iiBSured, althougli she Imu-u th o th o u g h t th a t Adola should liavo to earn her living a.s a jiaid deiieiideiit. i t was i io t th a t Aliss Gunning had any feeling ol talse pruJe m iho m a t te r , b u t this s ta te oi affairs imd been t l iru s t upon her bo suddenly and uiiexpi*ctedlN th a t even new she i.'oiild scarcely realiM.^ the troinondous change in th e ir social position. Hut. like her nietv, slie made lu) outcry a g a in s t the man who had Inougln’ mi'^fortuim upon h e r ; she reverenced his memory with all tb e resi>ect and loving th o u g h t of which her simple n a tu re was capable, and she tu r ru d h e r face liravely towards th e du n fu tu re , with an inward assuraiice tliiu overyihing wa.s fur tho best, wiiatovor hapi»em.*d.


Aliss Giiiiiiiiig Inid in s tan tly lalleu in with . . • -.i o u t


in g . iu i


ledge t lm t tliis was th e path finaiqK*!! ou t fo r 'l io r by an all-seeing Provideiicv.


I rk 'd no t to th in k of Stanley Gordon, of all th a t th a t o th e r life with liim m ig h t liave meant. Sho told herself th a t she was fqr- tum ilo to Ik* rid of sucli a man wlm. hu t lor the intervenliim i»f Providence, --he would blindly havo married, lo find ou t when it wjus lato th a t ho did no t love her, ao he hml so fal'<*lv declared. A new life lay before her Adola* told liorself when sometimes th e duff ache in lior h e a r t grew almost msupiwrUible. Sho h ad her d u ty to h er a u n t to th in k ol . and fo r her sake sho mus t bravely tu rn towards the fu tu ro w i th a Bmiling face and Impelul hear t. So, as th o (hvys puBsed; AUss Ciunmng u.'o-


OUB a s tru g g le i t wiib. Thov a r r iv ed a t Chesiermere in Uie e.iriv


Lindsay as a rotrojit from tlie l^rmrv.


To Adela, too, th e re had come th e know­ .‘slm


^


CHAPTER VI.—CHESTERMERE PRIORY. Thu n ex t fuw days were sp en t by Adcla and


** i n th a t case, as you aro km d enough to . . . , \ tho question^**.-


T t i 1-. 1 1 M E S . E R ID A Y . F E B R U A R Y difficult to o b ta in aTtouso in th o villago ju s t


2 make Use of i f you wish. 1 su g g es t th is be- 9 I cause I t l i in k you will have more liberty th an C). * if vou took rooms in th o village.


A p iq u a n t . .. rocMscheeked g ir l of seventeen ." 1 9 2 0 .


I 'm a f ra id , as sho g re a tly objects to study- in g .”


p u t lior h a n a confidently in Adela’ a n d . two d a rk , mischovious eyes looked s t ra ig h t in to


hors as a sh r i l l treb le voice s a id : : ” Yos, I ’m J u i l ia . F a th e r says you’re to


“ I don’t th in k you will mmd- Icbbous, d e a r ,” replied Adola, w i th a winning smile,


. . .


Miss G u nning,” was Alec Lindsay’s p o lite re­ mark, when ton m in u te s later, ho,;took liiB leave. ” To-morrow morning we shall expect vou, th en . I don’t Bunposo th e re will be much ^oiitg in th e way of lessons th is week. AVo m u s tn ’t ta x Ju l io too much a t first, you


“ when you seo how e x c i t in g thoy can be.” ” I luSpe you will bo q u i te comfortable, here.


know.”


When he had gone, l>oth Adela an d Ali.'^ Gunning laughed merri ly over tho quaintness


' *! - • . , 1 -«••


of his d au g h te r . ” She will bo a h an d fu l. I ’m a f ra id , my


intercBting th a n a very dull eliikl,” wan Adele’s cheerful reply, deUrmined as slie wa.s mean a c er ta in am o u n t of ree tric tio n on your to make th e host ot everytliing. The re s t of th e day they sp en t in p u t t in g


like an u ntamed pony.” ” Well, ill any case, she will be fa r more


a r r iv ed liome t ired , bu t in gtx>d sp ir i ts , eager to face tile coming day,


homo u n t i l to-morrow, so we can have a jolly t im e , ju s t wo two. Do come and see o \e i> -


an tlv w i h Then.


in to tlio gromidn. .and


Then having made a sh o r t to u r ot tho groinlds; tliov iioxt tu n iw l tliuir atuMitiim to tho hmtso iu.olf, an d had idliiO!.t collildotixl th e ir burvov, when tho door ol th e d ra u in g - room in which thoy were Btaiidiiig oiK*ned .-,uddoulv. to adm i t a s liort. iliick-jset man ot middle ‘age. H e was n e i th e r d a rk nor fa ir, iml his eyes as he smiled reminded Adcla of


«-«ttb


this she iiisistoJ upon d rag g in g Adola It.viu; u brigl il nuini- sliruhs glistenwl nidi- an


tho troi-s lUid thn


o nowdoring ol iK>wdorin ear ly . Irost.


moriimg was rap tu ro u s in th e oMieme ^ ” F a th e r ’s gone up to town and won t ho


J u l ia Lindsay’B reception ot Adela nex t . . , ,


tho co ttag e to r ig h ts , and then Adela wont into the village to a r ra n g e a b o u t food.


f5lie d e a r ,” s a id A u n t Possio ruofuUy. ” Sho^vS


be my now governess. I was prepared, to b a te you, b u t on second thoug^hts I ’U do my Ix^t not.^to,.-.if you promisu t l ia t you won’t niako mo work too h a rd .”


tab le u n d e r which, among th e numerous knick- : uacks of %'aluo displayed th e re , was a small le a th e r - case. ” This s to n e,'Y l is s ■ G u nning,” , ho added, opening i t , “ has been in th e raiililjCi fo r g enerat ions.


Lindsays aro a proverbially lucky fam i ly ,‘an d I may .toll you that'-, th e


t l ie ir good fo r tu n e is said to bo derived, from' th is p a r t ic u la r jn n s co t ./ 'E o r -m y se lf J th in k i t is q u i te a nice fa i ry . s to ry , nqtliing inore.” ” A t ,aay .ra te , fa th e r believes, in. i t im­


p l ic i t ly ,” p u t in J u l ia Lindsay, with t-liildisli convic'tion. ” He would never g e t over i t if th a t s tone were lo s t.” “ He sliuuld keep the case securely locked


waring. “ M'e a re all q u i te honest people in th is e stab lishm en t.”


“ Yes, b u t one sliould never leave tilings '


like th a t a b o u t ,” persisted Adela. “ I th in k i t is liable to p u t teiiiptiitioiLs in to jieople’s


way.”Roger .Maimvariilg lallglietl a tri lfe Ull-


ho said, with a lileaiiing Adela could n o t uiider- s tau d .


pleasiuitly. “ I t depends on whom you nieiiit hy peojile.


eontailiillg the stone to its restiiig-i>hici‘ among o th e r objects of iu te c es t. an d a t th a t iiioiiieiit tlio conversation wiis in to r ru p ted . to Adeliv’s intense relief, hil tile ainioimceiiiellt of lunch. Th roughout the day she wa.s coilsrimis th a t


.its he. spuko, he retiu-iied th e case


th e n ,” said Adoia, who could n o t help tliiu k - iiig th a t i t was ra t l ic r r:ish, if the s to n e wore ot any in tr in s ic value ',to leave i t so e.xpostm. “ Oh, th a t ’s .sale enough.” replied .Main-


I PERSONALITIES;! ■•M


OF


MOVI-LAND. —


’r . r kSY


' Alovip Lingo :—


T'. SEAT.”


‘ ^


. : :A ^‘ ife t ” ' JH th e bteuerj- tluit is erected. A “ R ubIi .” Ls the work of the day th a t’s


Bun. A “ DilFusm*” tlio cloth o’e r the top that L


projected. The “ Open Air ” s tag e i*» lor work iu iljo


hung. A “ -Lo<;atioii ” i.s where you are taking your


soone. A “ Double Kxf)0«ure ” recalls wliat you


in te rn ed . “ Top lights ” jLTe tho lamps which Jire iiung,


Roger Maiiiwiiriiig’s eyes were often upon her ill a curious in te re s t sho w.as uiiiihlc to fathom. Ho seemed to ho ever n e a r her, and tlie more slio saiv of liiiii, th e liioro A d d a ’s d is like greiv. I t was n o t th a t ho wiu- in any way olfeiisivv; a.s a m a t te r of fa c t he did Ins b e s t U) en te r - ta in h e r ; b u t he seeimsl Ui possiss a la-ciiliar-


ly unhappy knack of conveying to ‘-‘'■‘‘.'T’ 1 murk made by A d d a a dtsagreeiihle and alto-


g e th e r d i lfe ren t ineaniiig from th a t "hw li she had intended i t to p o s se s , and she


glad when tlie time came for her to leave for ,


you sJiovo. P


too. ,


from above. The “ Side J.-amps ” from one place to oilier»


through. T'lie ” Rag.s ’


n-nen a : ™FV-“ ,Vnni.iiv I ho “ Stejds.'


'J'lu? “ I ’roipis ” At


ake i t ’ a r e 'th o voii Btart, a t ” f u i


fu rn itu re , ouameni.- you aro


c iho froek.s which the


'''^W H l\h e™ re tlir ii of .-Vlec Lindsay ami h is ; M lion a man’* bon. wiio liiul uccoinpanictl him to London, tilings hogim lo n.HSiinio :i h r ig l i tc r sLxiK*ct. Doimhl Liiulsay wns almost an old as A d d a , a l though lie lookt*d ■diHTidoly younger, and A d d a took an in s ta n t l ik in g to him. while he on his p a r t made no B(*cret of Ids admiration for his s is te r ’s p re t ty governess. xVdda had n o t boon long a t Cln*stormere


those of a rab b i t . On th e tlirtv^hok ot the room lie paused, iib if in su ro n s e a t the s ig h t of th e two girls, an d Adela. who had not iK*en liim heforc, glanced inquiringly a t her charge, who, however, paid no a t te n t io n to the newcomer, an d continued her conversa­ tion :us if uo one had disturlnxl th em ; wliere- upon the in tru d e r closed the door aud came


niece doxt>irt soMii inclined to pertorm tlio oliice for me,” he said, kxiking directly a t


fu r th e r in to the room. I sc*e I shall liave to in lro d u iv myself, jib


Adehi, and showing hi.s white te e th in a which .she found singularly unpleasant. Aly name is Alainwaring—Ueger Alainwaring. I am .iulinVs uncle, niid incidentally tu to r to her hrotl ier , DonaJd. We bIuiII, therefore, 1 hojK'. good fr iends since our d u t ie s are so


she could th in k of none th a t would be su it- able. Sho had an in s tin c tiv e dread of h u r t- iiig th e li'elings of anollier. yet .-Mimehow this man se(*nu*d lo amusi- in h(*r an anlagon t»he could not um le rs tam l : so .>h(* reinaiued


“ l»lea*-oi go .away. L iicle Hoger. said ; I . . . 1.


surprised to see lier u'us*' regain some m la*r former cheerfulmsv( and ap p a ren t light heartedness, and l i t t le rcali^-<'d how trein-'tid-


a f ien io o n , and were driv en in ilie c arn ag e i l ia i had been s en t lo foi-ch them to th e cottage. J t was a small, ivy-covortd dwelling which had lieeii soinotinuv>


.Julia, ab ru p tlv . b reaking the awkward pan whicli had en'.smxl. ” .Miss Gunning and d o n 't w an t you.”


“ Your u n d o has a jH*rfcct r ig h t to come .


in to th e room if he wislus. Ju l ia . Adela le- jiroved tho girl gently, h u t with a «|Uiet l in n - th e re was no gainsaying.


hy the late Airs. Ilie


fu rn i ‘..ure in i t was good but divulely qld- fasliioued. and Adola an d


(luicklv decided Unit willi tlie addition of a few chintz cover and pliotograiihs, th e ir now home would ho (puto d a in ty and a t tra e l iy e . J t lav o u t of s ig h t of tlio Pr iory ii>.*lf. winch was gaimxl by a p alli ru n n in g tliroiigh well k ep t grounds.


(tu n n in g


luggage when Alo(i Lindsay, acwmpanied by a young g irl , who, Adola gui.t>seil, w:us h proepoctivo pupil, made his apix 'an iiu o on


Thev Imd already Btaru'd unpacKiiig tliei • , . umi made. Air. landstiy lurm-d to Ad'


iho scene. Wlien tlu» m*cosf»ary introductions had Ik*


wiili a smile. J u l ia is vein* now pupil. Aliss (•mining.


You will find* h er very ignorani and unruly. , .


Roger Alainwaring grmm*d maliciousK. “ You've go t more th an a match tor you now. inv d e a r .” he .said to his


, And


to A(h*la. He M*t*med to possess th a t un- pl.UK:int knack of i r r i ta t in g evervoiie with Avhoiii he came into cont-act. and. with :l di*sire to Ik' free from th e smiling mockerv of his eves. Adela began to examine ilie various ob­ jects of in te re s t in tho rix>m.


showed n o t the Blighlest inclination to relieve rhem of his pro«ence, b u t began voluntarily to give h e r information concerning »*very a r tic le upon which her glaiic»* did or did not


1


“ Now th is IS a very curious th in g , he said suddenly, a.s he ofx'ned tie* t«ip of a glass


- , • M I • 1 1*0 lier annoyance, however. Alninwaring


i t ’s al)out time you were broken in .” Tlio whole n a tu re of th e man was revolting


Adela made no re p ly ; indeed for the moment


P r io ry , however, before she made a discovery which. JIB tho days paBsed and h er suspienms were confirme<l,‘ began to cause* her some anx ie tv . Hy accident slu* overheard a con­ versation between Roger Mainwaring and hifi A’ow pupil which made her pause in horrified sur- -


*"^‘‘^011 th in k lie’ll win” she hiMird Domild Lindsav ask. wiHi » keen anx ie ty in his n^<indly placid voia*.' “ I t ’ll ju s t ab o u t break me if he


<l(Kxsn’t .” “ My d e a r chap,” Afainwaring replied, with


b u t I su|)i>06o you’re p re t ty sure, otherwise vou wouldn’ t ta lk al»out ta k in g i t on. said Jhiiiald, in a tone of relief, so i t soomed to Adoln.


go to Air. Lindsay and te l l liim w h a t .slio luul overheard wotild apimar, .she thouglit, a.s it she had willingly played th e eavi>?sdropper in ord(*r to make trouble. Adebi had not lH*eii bliud d u r in g iho fow wi*oks she had sp en t a t tho Pr io rv . and she luul come to realise th a t ilie intlueiice *of Roger Mainwaring was a tirmg to be t'onjiired with. I t was tr iu ' th a t Ju l io looked upon lifin with disfavour, bu t h e r fa th e r , on tlie o th e r luind. appeared to ve very atnicablv disposed towards his hiU' wife’s b ro th e r. Donald, too, sceiiu.*d to find no fau lt with him, and tre a te d him w i th ^ t l in t respect which a younger man invariably has for ono will) pociScKsoB more worldly oxi>erieuce than himself. How then o>uld slu’t go to Alec Lindsay suid proclaim what iJu* liad inad- vert(*ntlv overheard? She knew ia*rlectly well th a t Ma'mwariiig would emphatically deny lier acour^jition a g a in s t him, Jiiul would in all prob­ ab ility iniluouce hi« pupil to do tlu*. same, for lie was a man, 8h«decidi*d. who would stop a t no th in g to gain iiks jioint.


which had been placed a t h er diaposid. M liat was sho to do? slie ask(?d h c i^ l f anxiously.^ 1(J


She, tiieroforo, made up h e r mind to wait u n t i l nor .sitspicions were conftrnuxl in a more


tan g ib le form, b u t fihe had only to watch Donald laimlsay’s face as he f(*verislily scaiinal th e [Vipers to know th a t lu*r siirmiM* was


i»*rrt.*ct. ( ’I'o In' CoiiiiniUHl.) ,


Te s tam en t. hecattM* i t iia-s an even miiuher. b u t tile place where i t would be is lietwt'cn tlu* 17th and ISlli verM*s of H. Clirnnicles *20. Tlio sh o rte st verse iu th e Old 'L'.siameui is


I Old Te s tam en t and It).081 time.s in tlie New. T H E FA IT H F U I . DOGS.


shop in l .om lo i i - -a R u s s ia n , a g e d 7*2. H e \va> .s i t t in g in a c h a i r in th o k i i r l ie n . a n d h ad Is’en a l 'i iie th e r e fo r th r e e day.-., d e a d . S i t t in g he- hido h im wa.«> a l i t t l e b la ck -a iid - la i i d o g w h in ­ in g i>itcously. h a l f -B ta rv a l iu th e pr«f«ence of i t s m a s te r ’s food, wliich i t would n o t to u ch . A co in p an io u s to ry , by a n (xltl co in c id en c e ,


comes from D j ir t fo rd . 'r i ie re , to o , a man lay aloiu* fo r t l ireo d ay s , tle;wi. H e was a d is ­ c h a rg e d s o ld ie r , a n d d ie d in a b u t a t a g u ii .Nialioii. Hi.s on ly (*ompnnion w:us a n I r ish t e r r ie r , im p r iso n e d \x i th th e dejul n u in . suid when t i ll' h u t was b ro k e n iu to th o do g roliLsed to allow an y o n e to a p p ro a c h , an d h a d . iin- liap p lly . l-o be .shot.


prai.ses to a g a tlie rin g of his work|H'opIe hi.'- own


The self-made man was singing Yes, he licgnn life as a barefoot boy,” ho


went on. •‘ I l ’ml I wa.sn’t bom with siioes on.


B RIEF .


W(vk: which


'I'hero was an oxplosiou on n warsliip, and a marine was blown sky high, JUid spt*nt d u r in g


in


.......... .............. .. l KtspiiUil.


ux ta


q u ite recovered, th e re was an inqiiirj-, and ho opera w r i t te n hy herself, en titled “ Tlie Life was asked to udl w h a t he kmnv as hrietly as of Moses,” wliilo s till a t srliool. Like many o th e r .serwn s ta r s who have made th e ir name


he was mvfonscious.


possible “ Well,” he said,


gun, thoro was nn awful racket , Jind tlu* doctor said, * S i t up an d t.ake Uiis.’ ”


F ISH CATCHES A BIRD. „ the AVhen


......... ^ first


.several two he


had of


e i th e r ,” a man in tho crowd w;is lu*ard to ex ­ claim.


.V ptmr man h a s lH*t*n io u iu l d e a d in a liilK*


backed to loso?” “ I don’t actually know a n y th in g aUm t i t :


u suavitv th a t was jqiparently assuring to his lie,ar(*r. “ did you ever know a liorse I


up ” tlie p a in t wliicli you put ’— llie story boiled down to a ’ gives all tile scene.> and ilie work is b r il lian t tlieysjiy i)i:a


a r r iv e from tin.* L’nitod StJiles, wliicli will bo shown liere under tlie uame of “ ALcrveL of tile t ’liiverse.” contain a pic tu re of life in Alaska which i.s a warning to kinema lovers no t to tak e th e ir ideas of Americtm life en­ tirely from film d n u n a s . Tho pictures sliow.^ a imislinKim ” U»wii which has grown very .siM*t*dily from ;i te n t to a large population. liie “ mushroom ” town is well known


A “ F e a tu r e ” is an \ th in g over five rtvls. Tho la te s t ser ies ol educational hlm,>> to


tu rn ed . Tlio film i t is “ Loaded ” when in camera


dream. The camerjk “ Sliooi* ” when th e liaiuUo L


m . m m .


Conducted by “ Like GLl’I’HKRUE A.MATvl


•wood Congregationalisus, a l Cli-I 2-45, an d liave chosen the tdllJ Brig g s , Dean, R. Hro^A-n, Willi! S|>cak, J . Brown, Swarbrick. ( | son, Norcross. Reserves; A d a il There will bo a co!k*cuon on.


th o benefit of St. Dunst.'m s F<| tbo Blinded Soldiers and Sailoil


S U N D A Y SC H O O L


Low M o o r .......... 14 . . i l . . 2 .. St. James’s .......... ,U . . 9 . . 3 . . Barrow................... 14 . .10 . . 4 .. St. Mary’s ......... .12 ,,. 7 . . 2 .. F.S.A..................... .13 .,. 7 . . 3 . . Moor L a n e .......... .14 ,.. 5 . . «>.. CHtheroe Wesley.


C L IT H E H O K & D l l 1s t DIVISION l e a g u e ! W. L. D


To-morrow t l ic Amateurs plal NOTES!


Chaiburn Wesley.,.14 . . I . . 10.. Whalley Ked Iri. .12 . . 0 ,.. m . .


Congregational... .13 . . 2 ... 8..


SATURDAY’S R V £ l \ 1st Division.


Moor LaiU'. 1: St. Jainvt'V. •>. Clitboroo \S’(.-ftIey, 2 : Whalby i j


.St. Alaiy’s, 3 ; i/OW Moor. 2.


R.S.A., 3 ; Hjirrow, 2. CoiigregationalieU. 0 : Ciiaii'tn 2nd Division


St. J am e s ’s R«.x*rve. 3 ; .Mo4.»r 1.' WlialJey Red Triangle Reserve. <.


ST. ALVR\'S, 3 ; LOW Blaved on Pimlico ground.


Adola made h e r way to a small s itting-room many of th e houseless in England a t pr«*sent. H a rry (Anrov doesn’t p:iss any of Ids pii;ture>


as coinpleU' till they luivo passed the jury of cowpunchcra a t H a r ry ’s own tma-e in San Fr.incisjiuiti) Csinyon.


to film goers. I t is a place wliere law jind order jire unknown, life is [>nmitive and ju-stioe even more so. th e pistol being the inaiu arguimuit. Tile p r im i t iv e laundry- is ru n hy a Cliiiuimaii who mu tila li's the clotlur>. vice is overywhere. and i t is a place whert? women live with l i t t le st*curity. T'lie getiuin*' artic lo , as shown by th is educational tilni. is- much more prosJiic. Kverytlnng seem^ cartv fully org:»nist*d. Tliere is Ji. fine seluK^llmiee, an d th e local Socijilist brancli imvts in tlie la rg e s t “ log cabin ” in the rn i t e d Slal4T>. Kveii the laundry is a mod(‘l one ami is run hy tiiree (diarming damseds. while the in- iiahitnnts do n o t live in hovels hut in woll- b u ilt wooden housee which would lu* the envy


E . Dixon. St. Mary’s won Ui< down th e slope, aiul prejo-cHl h; iiicucemeut, oixMiiiig tlieir acx minutes* phiyi Nutt^T (centre) lovely shot. Tho visitors .-oena


thomBolves aro u n d th e j)rojL*cting-ro*)m in v.icions a t l i tn d e s of j)icturi"sqiie ease, smoke »!ndk*ss c ig a re ttes , an d proffer sngg(*.>tions for ap p ro p r ia te subtitle's iu tho real lingo of tho West. Carey’s M*cret{iry taki'S down o v e ry , word, and i t i.s only a f te r retjiki's have lH*en inado an d tlie suggist-ed su b title s in.sertod rh a t tlu' p ic tu n j is handed over for final n»- visiem lo the film edilor-in-cliief.


’I*lie “ hoys ” drape Zasii I’i t ts tells a good stoi-x* ag ain s t herM.*lf.


She Sind a friend hapjiened to be jiassing a Hollywoml p ic tu re , wTth tlu*. notice over the


eiitnince in le t te rs of flame: “ Ssisii P i tU in B et ter Time.s.”


politely re(iui*sted th e management to inser t d'lu* friend W(»nt in sind


a *• Z ’’ in tlu*-place of th e superfluoiLs “ S ” in ZsuHu’s name. 'I'he n e x t evening i t wa.-. Ssiu z l’itu-, an d a n o th e r prou<st was tactfully lodged. Tlien the management frankly g.ave i t up, for when tho l i t t lo sUir pa.'-.sc'il the


th e a tre d u r in g th e la t te r half of ilie wt*ek i t was merely “ B e t to r I'inu'S.” and Zasu was. a t least to the outs ide world, absent from the cast.


lAiuise Glaum is evidently nut su p i'rs iilio u s


1. C'hronicU*s 1. ver.se 20 ; and in the Ni^v T e s tam en t Jo h n 11, verse 35. T h e _ middle verse of tho Now 'rosta'uient is Acts 17. verse 17. Tlio Word and otviirs 35.543 times in tbe


on tile subject of peaciH'kB’ featlu*rs. On tlu- co n tra ry , >lie beli(*Vc*s they b r in g her luck, for she a.*'S<'rts th a t h e r first rise* to fame dat**.' from the time w!u*n tlu* New York critic' labelled lier tlu* ” iH*acock womsm.’’ and she wsis the fii-st s ta r to wear :i [lesicuck gown on th e screen. Slu* has so much fa ith in her blue bird of happiness th a t amongst tlu* twenty frocks she is going to we:ir in lu*r new pic tu re , slu* has s t ip u la ta l ih.at om* shall liave :m elaborate motif of jx*;ui>cks’ fi'athers.


an unp le a san t acxiuainumce wHh the inside of a prison. Before going on tlu* s tage. In* wa.s p r iv a te secretary to a banker on the Pacific Coa.st, and lluin* wjls one man in the banker 's c*nipIoy who was hear tily d i- l ik a l by all liis fclIow-workt*rs—cspctdally H(*yt.*s—iml(''sl ilu*y had o ften h(.*en Iieard lo voice threaLs again.-»t liim. Suddenly the disliked one d isap p e a ra l unnc'count.'ihly, witli llie n ^ u l t tlia t Heyes and thre'o otlier mi*n wi*re arrestt*d on Mi**pici*m. while fearcli was made for tlie alwH'iilee. and tho river draggcxl for Ids luxly. foul play h.‘:iig sUspcct»*d. 'Hiiiigs lookal verx* black, and Hevt*s and his fellow-prisoners (jiuik'*d. ihougli tlioy knew (h e ir 4>\vi\ innocence. About a wt*ek la te r, ju s t when m a t te rs were hacuning serious, a telegram wa.s received from tlu* missing m an : “ PvoeloiH*d witli a rich M*idow. Don’t worry about me!” Nobo<ly .did, but th e re were four v«»ry an g ry men on the \Vo-«t Coast aw ait in g his re tu rn !


H e rb e r t Heyes once came ven.- nejir making


always be more or less jLs.sooiatal in the iniiuLs of picture-goer.s with the memory of the late H an d d lxx*kwood. for. .vou will n'lnenibor. she was hi.s leading Indy for a long. long time. Sho was born on a p lan ta tio n in Ga irg ia . and nn a young g ir l always had an ambition t«> l>* a


May AlIi.NOii. tlu* [vopular scre**n s ta r , will was g ran d fostore<l hy


opera prima dona. tho


suec»'ss slu* made l l i i s ambition


' 1 was sttuiding near the in pic tu re s , Mbw Allison decided upon a stago c aree r gre a tly ag ain s t th e wislu*s of her


.ofU'A, with tbe goaliteejH'r ))caU' A t this stage ot th e game it VLsilors lire out lo r a v ic to r ', h o u r ’s plnv, 1a>w Moor ;vr»' a " , lo r handlmg and Jonet-, e n tn k ick , makes no mistake, lie all llu* iH'iialties he hius taken v is i to rs p u t in ail they know to even bu t cannot g e t the •Joucs liud liard lm.-> witii wv,- refertHi kept the game well in 1 must U' given to him to r us - A St. .Mary’s corresiiondent was c-ou-sidenKi by S t . Mary s


hhoL. Another goal is inUlcd b; in g S t . Mitry’s tliree up in the ti .Etid-U>-end play ensues until •ihe second hall ojx'ning, th e .the advjuitagt' of the field. su re and a l te r tlie game had -till minute** Robin»ou (.(eiui b eaut iful goal. Sti ll the 'i - i have hard liiK*s in h i i t in g t.u


norU‘rs to bo the match ol pluy(-*d on th e l*iinlieo-road gn tlav last, before a largo assombi of both t(*ams were in ji s ta te The game, wliich was tlu* Ih* ground this t<a.s(m. ofK'iusl " (who won me toss). el's-mu': t


•St. Marv’s sUirieil work th e Low'Moor goid, and b« po rte rs knew wliat w;ls liapiK'Hii;


liomesU'rs inside r ig id . Imd w i th which Huds*m. tb '’


th is . Low M<H»r pr«-*s'.i'd tl.. . a lthough tney put in tlins* or ) failt*d to score. X l tins point t ch an g ed ends, Si**'»gbt- pa.v-.ing


had no ear thly chance. Imn -


Jonvjtril lino, who nui i t up m : c'xcitcd tlu* admiration of th e s i m g th e IjOVT .Moor goal. -Nut splendid p:isB from thi* U'lt a* mis take a b o u t i t . put tlu* ball Mary’.s wero n o t long m getting au d n i te r a L*w minutes fore.-d goal. wlu*u N u t te r again iru s . faib-d. However, the Due fa i l id to clear and M u to n the sido loft, g e t t in g th e ball, p u t n a n e a t shot. I t is to the >t. t l ia t they s«*curtxl Uu*ir u in s first 25 mimiU'.s. A lte r Uii«* i' very good work done. I^ow .Mo miiiost b u t S t . Mary s d etetu e for thorn an d lialf-timo arrived a t 3—0 for S u Mary’ft. On tl S t . Mary’s again p^'ssod and thougli thev wore going to add Howev'-r, this um e tbov wen


- th o i r scoro. a splendid sliot beiti Uawsor. ju s t managiHl u* t ip “ v Uiia , . J n t St. .Marv’s .ms.,-<l .-m


• made a splendid sh o t .igaiiis was helpless, l lus .ms'Iiuxi to P I^>w .Moor and atu*r a tew rat thov again attcmptiHl to m -k i»' linu*. hoxvcver, St. .Mary s <b'le«' eaIculation.s by clear ing th e bai again Mxrunng th e ball, a tlcn q


•Hudson cle.aring tlu* b.nll in b hall s«Mm elmng«'d eiuLs and line rusluxi toward tb e Sainls some n e at Litw.irk by U-w .M, Rolmi.son. ib e ir a 'n t r e bait.


th e ground. nud crease th e ir score, Wittoii Mon


.. 3 . . vS. .


vi


in cs of Whioh tlu-y out:lit to li vauUKo. Aftor nisl.int: up ja , stvio Callow imssoJ sco nm : t'.' ItiKh. Ixvw Moor attain rus tas. .•utacku<l tin- la.mi-stors k'>aL I


Ik)W -Moor, maclo ao laist.ikt .11 urcMit i i ta t ho >a-


X ^ u i ' ; : . ^ o : . r o N u l ftnlo.l_


Umlotiht.xlly ilu' siilormt:


Croas<lalo. th e St- - 1* • ‘out:


tliotiph ono sliouM th a n anothor. 1 oatitmt r . tr .t in


CONGRKGATiONAUP’f’'^- tVESLEY.


An Orkney fishennan. hav in g landed a new- p.anial h e r to Now York. I t wax her wonder- ly cauglit h a lib u t a t Stromness, found inside fnj beauty t lm t gained for h er lu*r f i^ t en­


family. Time an d time .again they tried to a l te r h er di'ci.sion, h u t a t length, when they found tlicy could n o t persuade h er to abandon licr ambition. Miss AlH.son*s mother accom-


tile fish a large cormorant. 91ie birvl wa.s iu gngement a t the verj* first place a t which she good condition, well fed, and had Ihvii h u t rtH'(*iitly swallowal. I t is an intere.sting |H*ep


mo ran t preys ujvm small fish, h u t up pops a duciyl a t tho Drury Lane Thentn*. I'Her its bigger fish and makes a iiuxil of tlio cormorant, kiux'css in New York. In this. Mi#« AlliMn We aro n o t to imagine th a t these birtls fonn played th o role of Beauty. Following h er th o reg u la r d ie t of th o h a l ib u t , which feetls succos.s in tliis, sho first playe<l underatudy. mainly on smaller fishe« and c ru s ta c e an s ,-b u t ^rid thon th e titlci^ role, in “ The Quakor a h a lib u t Hhould always bo a ju a l to a cor- Girl.” H e r fu tu ro 'vns a t onco assured'whon m o ran t lunch, for th is fish a t ta i iw a len g th ^ho played with g re a t succetsB th e p a r t of the of over f»ev(*n foec and often weighs th re e ingenue in “ Miss; Oapriov” in which the liundredweiglit.


in to tile continuous s tru g g le for e.xistoiice. play, which, you will romomber, c*au.sal "o for the corm o ran t i.s a fisher, too. Tlie cor-


n sensation over here, when i t was pro- * ' s ta r p a r i was taken hy Do “ Wolf Hopyx’T.


fo r a position. This was during Uio of “ Evorywoman.” th e great spectacular


d Ono of llio most (■): 0. av was Iho s.‘ns:itiona> v i‘ <00


ga'tionalista over C.liat mri hold lowly ix « it.o n s in li t L^‘> i


aro happily no t account and a t loast pl.o


av enging th e ir defesit a t the • I foot) of th e Congrcgationalists s o ,


hall. I t was no s re ro t that 11'- I camo with the in ten tio n 'y ' ! | had done well m two jirev C | two of tho stro n g est ■ a d raw and they hoped to


’a’';*’";" I


a t O h a tb nm . ’fo he frank, the hv no roeiuiK c er ta in of victor, j


•hopwl a t least for a <lmw. th< ' for both p oints . As ev-enta tn r l won-a fine victory and dcsonon conceded th.at th e re were no t si.v j


• th e teams in th o n u i t te r o c an n o t bo denied th a t th o Cong|


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