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' i 4o^-o4o4-o4o4o4-o-f <>fo>o4K> •♦-o-fo 4-o«-ofofo4^>foX>>oX> « « « DARE HE? OR, A SAD LIFE STCT/ (illAPTEfi XVI.â€" (Continued). . "\Vliy should w*;?' replies Amelia. ".\nil to think that it Is miiy April !" for once in her lile runninj; cnuiittT to she .s;iys with an air of piasaio iiilon- a pniposilion ol her lover's, and turning i.s_hiiii>i!t. "Lusl April we had four iiichi's her meek eyes af{eclijnalt;ly upon him; of .snow on the front drive. U was ! "we are .so well here, are not we? and' wlien Cecilia had llio mumps. " -laugtiinjjâ€" "we should spoil .sport." "When Cecilia had Ihe luumiis?' re- .^.s Jini can allege no adequate reason pealj Biirg'j^iie in a rather dazi'd voice : for pursuinfr Cecilia and her latest spoil, voice. "1 did not know that Cecilia had lie lias unwillingly to acquie-sre, and to ever had tlie mumps." content himself with following tliein This is the fonn into which are frozen ' with his eyes;, to gain what reus.-<uranfe the love-wui-dd that Ihe nightiuyHle and i he can from the expression of llieir Uie perfume of the 'l'u.scan llA\ei-s and ] haiits. Hut the peaceful if melan;.'lioly the Ave Maria had so m arly Lrou^'ht Icj . roslfuliicvs lltat had markevl the iii-st liis tongue. Had Amelia known what an part of his abixle on Ihe slune scat i.-^ unwnnkd liurst of tenderness her un- | g<ine, past nxnW. He moves his feci lucky reminiscence had choked, .she ! r:dt,'etily un the gravel: lie gels up. and W'ould have I'egrctted it probably with a j throws jiehbliis uito the foimlam ; In- good deid deeper bilterne&s Hian would . -mibs un ollicious litlie Ilalian boy wlio many a woman with a happier gift of ; i'nnj;:s .\m.iia a small handful of iV.w- utterance. But slie is blessedly igiiornnl ; ers plucked out of the emerald gras.s. of what Cecilia's mumps have mlibed j Amelia dues not share her lover's uri- her, and presently agam strikes all. wurl ! easiness, as imleed why sliould .s!ie'.' the nightingale's song with the placid i .She puis the expected tip into Ihe young remark: j Tu.scans dirly Lrown hand, cmd loans "J like your friend very much: I think : her head enioyingly on the back of the that she ; ; a very nice woman." sUme .seal. This time Durgoyne has no dimcully j "1 think I like to come to these .sort of in nsinnding inmieiliately. Mi.ss Wil- places with y.vj even belter than to pic- Bon's liibt .speech had so effectually ; lure galleries," she says wilh an inloiia- cha.sed his dreams that he cnn now re- 1 ti<jn of extreme content, ply Willi commonplace kindlmi-.s.s : | "|)o you. dear?" replies lie abs.^ntly. ".She h;is just been hullon-hriling mo; with his uneasy eyes still scaivliiiig the to niake the same cnnlidence aNjul you." ; sijol at which Cecilia an 1 her escort hail "And she is so fond of you,'' conluiues disjippe;ired. "Of course you are quite Amelia. right : 'Cod made Ihe cuuntr>-, and man He laugtis. mmle ihe ' Ah I" "s»lie lias just confided to me Itiat so i The siibslilution of this ejaculation for are you;" then, with a hurried change of ' the noun which Ufsuiilly concludes tie- lone, ii dread lent the last sp.ech shall ' proverb is due to Ihe fa.-l of the cuuple call out soino exprossiun of Ihe mute ihe is iiilercsUd in. having come back pent passion always hirkuiij in her j into sight, retracing their steps, and patient eyes, he adds Ughlly, "1 sivm to ; again apiu-oaching. It is clear as tlwy be very generally b.'loved ! ' I come ii< ar that the desire to explore the What effect the Hat fatuity, as it seems 1 villa grounds has given way. in this to Jim himself, of Uiis last obsiTvaliun I case, to Ihe atisvu-pti-n of conversation, has upon Amelia, does not appear, since ' With a long pang of dread, Jim's shar- slio rijceives it in siletice; and again the ' p,'ned facullies reiilize, before Ituy are Ave .Maiia and the bird divide Ijelween I within e;!rsliot. that they have ex tlieni the piovince of sound. As ttie great sun di-oops, Ihe honey- suckle above their heails seews to give out more generously its sti\ing clean swot'lncss. The i-est of Uie party lia\e drifted away out of sight and hearing; but by-and-hye their ^oices are again heard and their returning fin;ii> seen. As liny ilruw near, it appeal's that their original number of thni^ has leeii aug- menled by the addition of two men ; and a s;ill nearer approach reveals who the two men are. Mrs. Byng loads Ihe way, tiilklng animattxily to Mr. (invn- ock, who is evidently an old iicquain- tance. Byng trails after them by him- self, and the rear is brought up liy Cei'iha and a portly clericall;. -dressed Ogine, whom Jim at once recogiiizis as tlic I)evo!.-,hiiv clergyman, his failure in obtaining information about uliom has embittered and lidgeted his whole day. Her© then is Uie opportunity lie tins sought brought to his very hand. And yet his tlrst feeling, as he sees the cum- placcnl priestly face, and the deliberate black legs pacing beside Cecilia. Is one of dismay. There is nothing unlikely in the supposition that he may have been presented to her at the gardon-ijarly at the liellosguanlo villa, and yet he now realize.s with a shock of surprise that they are aciitiaintod, and, if acnuainliil, then at liberty to converse Ujion what- ever subject may best recommend itself t.) them. He us absolulely powerless to put any check upon their talk, and yet at this very moment he may be narrat- ing to her that story which his nwn loyalty had forbidden him to overhear. The lli-st couple has pa.-v-,il. so alisorl od in eager question and answer that they ill not even see Itiirgoyne and his be- trollied. Mrs. Hyng left London only thnv days iigi, and Mr. Cirrenook might return Ihilher at any nKim''nl thai lie ch.ioses, and yet they are talking of It Willi a wistful fondness that might have be-iivmeil Danto qii»>c;lioiiiiig some thaiice wiiyfarer to Havemui as to the prosperity of his Klorence, The second pair's Voices are lower pitelieU, and their topics llieivfoiv less ea.sy to ascertain, yet by Cecilia's gratille<l imd even liope- fi;i air they are evidenlly .ig.ecalile ones, Ihil lliniigh ngnvable. ttiere is no evi- ilenee of tlieir being, by liuii- riveting eiir and eye, of the nature he dreads, Tln'v also are .so alvsorlxxl in each other as to have no atlenlion to spare for Ihe ipuel silent iiersoas sitting on '.he slono bench. Aiiielia looks after thorn wiih a bene- volent smile. Her sense of humor is neilher keen ii<ir quick, but Ihcre is a touch of very mild san-asm in her voice, u.s she siiys. watching her sister's re- treating ligiire : "t.eeilia luvs found n new fi lend, a cler;'yiiuin again; do you knew what his name is','" "I bi'lie\e it is Burton or Hiulon, or somelh ng of the sort," replies Jim re- liielantly. fei'ling as if even in admitliiig kiuuvleiige of the slianger's surnaiiu- lie was lelliiig out a ilmigerous se« ret. "1 slioiilil ha\e thought that she had had iMougli of the C.luuvh.' he add.-, with a v.ry Miiieh more proiioimcixl .-lee.'nt of .>;a!ire tluiii M'ss Wilson's. "She lias not liiken my iidvlce of slicking to Ihe laity. Shall wi^ sliiill we follow Uiem â- .'" This last suggestion is the ri'sult of a viirue. uneasy feeling thai, ly Keejiiiig «ilh:n earshot, hv" may evcicise soiiio .„-u\.u ujxm Ihe wnversalkin. changed the light and banal civilities which had at first empkiyed them for talk of a miicii more intimate and inier- esting cUanicler. Cecilia is generally hut an indifferent listener, greatly pre- ferring t) lak»? Ihe lion's share in any dialogue; but now she is all .>ilent at- ti'iiLioii, only pulling in. now and again. a short eager que'liun. while her com- panion is obviously narrating â€" narraling yravoly. and yi-t with a marked relish. Narrat^ing what ? Jim felLs liim.s«_'lf angiily thai there arc more stories than one in the world; that there is no reu- â- soti why, because Cecilias clerical friend is relating to her something, il must necossarily be that particular sonie'hing which he dre-.tds .so inex- pressibly; but he strains his e.irs as they pass to catch a seiilence which may re- lieve or conlinn his apprehensi.:;;s. He has nvil to sliam them Ion;;, it is Cirilia wtiii is si>eakintj, and in her eagerness she has raised her voice. "Voii may depend ujvm me; I assure you 1 am as sate us a church; if 1 had clM-^eii I might have made a great deal of mi.schief in my day, but I never did. 1 always .said that she had a liislory. 1 d • not pretend to be a physiugiiomist. but I .'wiid so Ihe lii'st time I saw her. I knew that they came from llevnnshire. I .Tssiire you I am as sate as a church I" It is clear tliat the clergyman's lusita- tion, already perhai.vs more coy than real, is unable to willialand Ihe earnest- ncss of Cecilia's asseverutions of her own trustworthiness. He has already opened his nioulh to n>spoiui when an unexpected interruption arrests the slrenni of his eloquence. Jim has sprung from his bench, and thniiit himself un- cpremouiously UHweeu Uie two inlerl'>- culors. "CAime and siv Ihe wisUiria," he says. brus(iuely addn's.sing the girl; "you were not there wilh us when we weiv looking at it, wejv you ? '\ou wei-e maintaining the other day that wistaria has no scent; come and sniell ill' It i.s in vain that Cecilia protests Ihal she has already seen quite as much of Ihe wistaria as she wishes; that she li.id never denied the potency of ils perfimie; that her legs arc giving away benealli her from fatigue. Jim inarches her re- lenlle.ssly away, nor does he again quit her side until he sees her .safely sealed i.i the fiacre which is to carry her home. It i.s indeed his poiiion to have a lete-a- lele drive back to I'lorence with her. I'.yng having aKsenlly sleppeil iulo the vehicle which beais the olln r ladies. He draws a long breath as they jog slowly away from the villa, leaving Ihe clergy- man" takiiii; off his tall hat, with a bullied and offended air of farewell. He 'is conx-ious llial Ci-cilia is swelling be- side him with feelings no less wounded, e\en for some niomenls before she speak ;. "You rather cut your own thmal." she says, in an uffronted voice, "when y m interrupted mo and Mr. Burton so rude- ly; he was on Ihe point of telling me .s<:mi'lliing very iuleresling aUiul your dear friends the Le .Marchaiils; he knows ail about them; ho has known Klizubeth ever since she was a child.' F.ven aero.ss Jim's alarm and anxiety there comes a llasli of indignation and di.--lasle at the familiar einploymenl of llie name that even to himself lie only pronuunces on his heart's knees, "Who is i;ii/abelU ? Do you meah MLss l.c Manhaal 1" "Mr. Burton talked of her &s 'Eliza- bpih,"' roplius Cecilia, with a slill more offenilftd accent at ttifr rebuko implied in hu words; "one naturally would of a person wlwm one had known in short frocks," "And heâ€" he tolJ you something very interesting about her ?" ".\i, ho did not," reliims Clecilia snap- pishly, "he had not the chance; he was just begiiiiiing when you riLshed in Uke a bull in a china shop, and now " â€" in a key of excessive vexationâ€" "I shall pro- bably never have anolher chance of hearing, us he leaves Klorence to-mor- row." Jim's heart gives a bound, "f.eaves Florence to-morrow, does he ?" he re- peats eagerly. "I do not know why you should seem .so delighted to hear it." rejoins Cecilia, looking at him from under her smart hat, with a mixture of surprise and re- sentment. "I do not see anything par- ticularly exhilarating in losing an agree- able acquaintance almost as soon as one has made it ! " "l^erhap.s â€" perhaps it was a false alarm," says Jiin, set, to some extent, on his guard by her evident astonish- ment at the keenness of his interest in Ihe subject; "perhaps"â€" beginning to laughâ€" "he only said it to frighten you; why do you think that he is leaving l-'loreiice to-morrow ?" "Because he told me so,' aaswere she impatiently; "he is at the Grand Bre- lagne. and he was conipiaining of nut being comtorlable there, and I wa.s ad- vising him to move to another hotel, and he said, 'Oh, no, it was not worth while, as he was leaving Florence lo- niorrow.' " Jim draws a long breath, and leans I'ack in his corner of the liacre. He has gained Ihe infonnalion he sought. It has Collie to his hand at the very lime he was dialing most at his inability to go in qui-st of it. "So your inlerruplion was the more pnivoking," conliinies Cecilia, heT indig- nation pulling out and rulTling i\..-> fea- thei's at the re-collecti^m of her wrongs, "as it was our lust chance of meeiiiig; however, you cut your own throat, as ho evideiiMy knew .â- â- oinelliitig very inle'rest- ing about your dear friends, something wliich he does not general!/ tell people, and which he would not have told me only that he saw at once I was no blab." Jim shivers. He had only jrst been in lime then â€" only just in time to slop the mouth of this blatant baeUbiter in priest's raiment. His companion ioolcs at him curiously. ".\ie you cold." she asks, "or did a g.inse walk over your grave? Why did >ou shiver?" He pulls himself together. "I wits shivering," he says, coinnelliiig himself to assuino Ihe rallying I me in which he IS apt to address the girl beside him, "al Ihe thought of tlio peril I had saved you from. My poor Cis. have iiol you and I suffered enough already al the hands of the Chiiivh ? ' She reddens. "Though I do not pro- tend to any great .sensitiveness on the Mihjecl, I liiink y.iii have worn that old joke nearly off il.-. legs." lUit during the rest of the drive s)ie i:llei-s no lurlher lament over her lust cie.gyman. (To be continueil). CLAIMS TO CL'HK FKVDR. Swiss Professor S.ivs lie lias Disrovcrcd a Itenicdy. I'rof. Koller, of Berne Liilver.sily, in eollaboralion wilh Prof, Wa.-wenn.in, of Berlin, has discovered, a senuii cure Utv eerebro-spiiial men.ngiti.-. (.^polled fever), even in acute stages. I'rof, Koller com- municated bis discovery reeenliy to a meeling of the Mi\lical S.)Ciely of Heme, He gave examples of coiiijiiiMe curt>s. .\ft<'r injection of Ihe serum, he stalexl, llie patienl's fever eea-sod ahmi.-^l inslaiit- Iv. and recjveiv tolloWcMl within a fort- night. i;piileiiiic cerehni-spinal meningitis, or "spotted fever." vv tiich has (piil»< iv- eenlly ravaneil |wuls of Cieiniany, has for ils chief syiiijilnms convulsions, con- stant vomiting and severe headache, fallowed fre(pieiilly, if Ihe patient re- covers, liy piuiilv.sis, II is .said Ihal strong nn-n are i^pecially su.-s:optible to il. and that the most common age of conlniclion is between iO and 25. fK'alh trispienlly lakes pla<.-e only u tew hours after the allack. Oil M mi â- nilL l^OUl.TBY YAHD. I*Jo animals on the farm are more alert in the morning and more anxious to rise early than the poultry, writes a Ci rrespondent. When kept in dirty and cvil-smclling houses il may be their in- stinct for self-preM?rvation makes them an.xious to got into the open air, but they have also a keen interest that Ihe early worms and other tit-bils of wh h they are most fond are not available king afler suiiri-e. The desire for Ihe open-air and the natural foods of the Cfirly morning indui e the desire of tarly ri-.iiig summer and winter. Tho.se who ke p their fowls shut up till long afler the sun is up. or probably seven or eigiil o'clock, deny them much Ihal •.s of the highest benefit to tb.em. In the summer season it is a good plan to allow an outlet to remain open all night iliat the fowls can have liberty 'it <layliglit. u.iless vermin prohibits th's, but in winter condilions are allogcther different, and iiiiul be met accordingly. The e irly iiiorni gs, as a rule, are mug- g; and chilly. Va let the f nvls out from a warm i.ight-house into such an atmos- phere is very trying for tiiem. There arc few grubs lo iiiduee activity, anil they only mono about Pinging f'T their warm breakfast. anC if n.d ke])! in W\ the temperalurc rises and Uieir co:iifort- ing and suslaiiung brcakiast supplied al once they wi 1 le in a very inuatis- faclory slate and not lay to pay their way and leave proli,. To add lo their comfort the interior 01 their homo should be invariably clean and sweet. In such an alinns- plerc they will rover experir-nee any seibacks if delai.ied in il uiiiil the open air has lost its curly morning rawness, f'robabiy tiiis may be al 8 a.m. or a little later, accord. ng to tiie wealher, .sonie may ask on consi eiing the drift of my contentions, if it wouid not bo l>esl lo fe,5d them in ttie house and lei them liavo their bieakii:S early or at daylight, 111 rough weather his vvou:d Le a Je- ti.ied advantage, a-'d Ihey would enjoy and pr.)lit by it; but do n-il throw ihe food down on the diriy lloor. This would be a great v.'as!e. It should ^)e put in dishes or sha.low and narrow troughs. But I W!uM only adopt this plan in rough wea h r, as they relish their food more keenly in the op.-n if cii-cum-tanccs are in favor of llu.s. The.se rem.irks appy more pnrlicuiarly to lay- 1 ing hens and all capai-ie of layii':'. and others leng fattened too, as comfort adds much ti the (i ickness and '-neaey of acciimiil shing this. Pueks and g >e are more hardy, par i ularly the taller. Turkeys are great hand.< f r the open air. 'ihey do not ap-r . a • indeor feed- ing, an-.r while shelter in the m<irniiig is li-neiicial to them !<», feeding need hardly ever be ailemplcd till Ihey are liberated. prowing apples ar9 two separate and ^ery dislinct oc.^ujialions. Common sense bu.iine.ss piiiiciples imperatively decree that h.? siiai! grow such varielias as yield Ihe largest ea.^h returns on his inveslmont. If Ben Davis host meets such essentials, tins grower would lack bii.sine.ss wi.sdoni if he did not grow it. While personally f would nol like lo be fi.inuJ in polite /society with a Ik-n Uavis apple in my pocket, there are numberless hundre.is o' sane people whose esUmaie of tlii^ TOUch abused apple differs widely from mine. The que.sti(m of varieties is one overllowiug wiUi deception. The opin- ions of Ihe most conservative are iiot, m all ciLses, a safe guide. The onlv really do ermina!e melliod by which ih'a whole truth is attainable {>er1aining <t this all i:nportant feature of the busi- ne-« IS by Ihe slow grinding o( individu- al experience. TIMI-: AI.TlUiS .\LI. THINGS. llr. Bussel H. Cornwoll, the famous jia.slor of Hie Baptist Temple in Phila- delphia, in a lecture delivered in New Haven not long ago predicleil w uuler- ful progress in rapid Iransil facilities in Itie near fuluro, and at llie sajne time dej recaled Uie sluwness of pre- seiil railroaii travel. To illuslrale this jKiiiil Dr. Cornwcll told an aiiiu.^ing slory of a woman who was travelling wilh her child. The train was delayed by many tiieson-.c and st\'niingly un- necessary .stops, and when the conduc- tor was collecting fares the woi.ian re- fused to pay for her little girl. "That cliikl i-i old enough to have her fare paid," said Ihe conductor very sbinly. "Well, perhaps .she is old enough now," replied the woman, "but she wasn't when the train slarled." POVKBTY. The lillle princess, Victoria Ixvnise i I riussia, was playing with her friends one day, ami longed tor some new, ori- ginal play. .Ml the old games were worn out and exiiausled. If <mly Ihey could lliink of somelliing niiite di'f.'ioni! IKr .serein' highness considered the mailer .serious- ly until n novel Idea ooeurievl lo her, and she criotl with enthusiasm: "We will play poor people! I.el iis p'ay Ih it wo are |)>i' r, fiighlhilly i)oor, 60 pviyr Ihul we have only two luckeyj!' CBi;.\.M SF.r A B.VTOBS. Th? elliciency of a rreaiu separator depends upo:i Ihe m^mn-^r of ils o; ora- tion, and it Ihs w .rk is lo be uni.'orm i' must b' uni ornily worked. In otoer Words, the dir iticn^ eceo apanying the maehine when louuih' must be failb.ful- ly f dliivved if good results are obtain- ed al all limes. A recent bu'lotin U'om the I'ni'ed .Stall's IVparlmonl of Agriculiuix- en- titled "Biiiter Ma';i g on the Farm, " de- voles a go d deal cf space to Ihe oper- ation of c:-eam separtors, aiul from it is sul.un lied the following .summary ef points !o le oVs- rvel in ru'ining one: "First. The speed of th.^ separator must bo uniform and up to Ihe sland- ard p,^uiired by the makers of that pai- tieu!:ir niach'iie. "Se-ond. Th" lemperolure of Uie milk should be sii h as will ir'ike it lluw read.ly: the waroic- it i.s llie more per- fect \vill be the separation. "Third. The amount of milk that is run t'lroiigh the marhino .should reiraiii con-^tanl, and should not be iiieiensi-d over lint which is intended for the ma- chine. "Fouilh. The niaehn.^ should be set 01. a Seilid ba.se or foundalion. .so that there will be no jar or shaking aNiut as il is turned, such as would lend to tnteifere with th3 even tlow of the milk through the bowl and thus doslny its Mlieieney in skimming. "Fifth. The separator must be ke:>l thoroughly and scrupulous y eieaii. par- t eular care being taken that none of the tubes Ihrough which Ihe milk tlov.s be- come obstnicted in a'jy way. ".Sixth. The lest of Ih.' crenin can te readily chartgd by changing either Ihe cream oullet or the skim niiik oiillet. "In the mechanical <iperHlion of a â- machine luvie but Ihe best of oil should h" used, ard !his should n 'I l-e allowed 10 guin or become dirly on the bearing-i, 11 is g 0.1 practice to lUish Ih' 1 ear- iiigs with kero.sene occasionally by mak- ing a run with kerosene in Ihe oil cups. This wil. serve lo cut out any gum or (tu^t Ihal has accimiulal.'d in I'le liear- higs. am\ will make Ihe maehiiio run much freeer and easier, thus greatly in- creasing Ihe length of time that il v.ill last an.l do perfect work.'' CllOICF. \ ABIin'lKS OF MM'I.F..S. Whatever variely gives greatest as- guiance of success in Ih.- business is Ihe variely to plant and grow, writes Mr, J, W. KeiT. Fruit growers have long I> en aeeushini.'d lo, and l.'i'r vviMi i!<wid i!a'u;i*d rompo.sure, the fre.inent dmii no into tle'r ears the i'ljun.-lion lo endeavor I) eluealp Ihe public taste t ) a piefeii'nci" f r friiils only cf Ihe ♦.igh- r iirally, it must not N' over- luoUoil tl:al leac'dii^ the pabiic uuvl DEATH FOLl.OW.S .'MAnni.VGE. Seventeen-) est r Qwrlship Ended by the Hand of Death. A singularly .s^d sUtry waj that un- folded by the inquest h.-id by Dr. E. C. Ciart on the body of .Mrs. William J .nes. who died al Victoria, B. C, afler a lew hours' illness. .Mrs. Jones was formerly .\ti.ss Flor- ence Stiinger of Stiiffordshire. F.ngland, an 1 17 years ago Mr. Junes and 8l>e were coiUjiaiiions a-i Loy and girl. .Some years uj:o Mr. Jones went to Victoria and entered into business as an auc- tioneer, and during Ihe past four years had c rie-i|;o;ided faithf'Jlly vvilli his old- tiino sweetheart with a view to nialri- liejiiy. .\l la=.t Miss Stringer arrived, nn t Rev. .\Ir. .\rd made her the wifa ol her childhood companion. Twenty- »ive hours later she was dead, having Kuceiimbed to a sudden hemorrhage of Ihe brain. j These are but a few ineidonts in this â-  Bad enJing romance, which seems to ;4iave been replete with misfortunes ol- Miiosl from th.. lime Miss .Stringer left j (^iglan.l. In cr^is-sing Itie conluient stie lost iK'r pu:^e containing her ticket, l-aggige, ch'-eks, money, and oUier be- loiigint,s. and :or a week was placed 'n <he Hime of the Friendless in St. Paul. I' was wiiile in th'' waiting-room of Ihe I'lg railway dei'.U in l!ial city that the ! bag disapix'ari d. .She had lo wait thera j Ihrei' hours to cismui't wilh the (Irenl I N irl'ai-rn train going vvc.-.t. and an hour 'cl this time ha. I e'lajKii'd wh.'n the loss I was dticeve ed. Miss Stringer then fell {into the hands of Uie nialr.iii, by whom ; 6he was remov<xl to llio insUtution. In I tb.e meanwhile a U'legram had bern sent lt.li ('" Mr, Jone.*, but th.' latter having ! gone !o .SeiUle to meet hi'* fl.nncee, was i ^hei'^ ,palien!ly awailiiiJ her commg : wiiie the telegram was lying iincall.'d i foi in Victoria. Mr. 5-mes remained in j Pea Be live days, and tlieii returning j ti Nii-t ria found Ihe message with its Oistmclmg note. Then ihe wires vven> iiu'ain put in iiidjon. and it was not for two days Ilia' his hri.le-t.i-be could h9 ! ^icalc'l. She had leleiiraphi'di t.i her brothers in I'h'la.ieiplua, wlvni she h'ld visited bef-'i-e umterlalcng ih.> overland journey, but by the .same siiigiilnr nii.s- forluno which pursued her .luring the trip IJiev c-ukl not be reached. AT the.s'' tro'ibles weigh. <1 heavily .in Ihe young woman, who was totally ig- iwnnl f -he con.lilioii.s of travel on thus en i-ent. and it is believed gi'eat- iv afVctd her health. To .-uld lo lier m series on arrival her baggage ha.l no' arriv.d. and ,s<i far has not Iven •;a-t>l, aWhongh the Great ,\'or'hern ItaiHvav Company is iloing all in ils powPT til lente thii?. as also the hand- bag stjien at the slalion in St. Paul. IT.BIIAPSâ€" PKUIIM'S NDTI Mo-ried m January's chilli.ij' lime; W'i. lowed yu'll be before your jirinie; Marrcl in Febr'ys sl.'cly woither, J.ife yvi'll Iread in time togi'tlier; Marr ed wlien Ntareh winds shrill and r- ar. Y'^'iir liom--- wil! Ii-' o-i a f.ireign sh. re; Mar'i'-d 'neath .Vpril's ehaniicful sk.e.s, \ 1 h'^ui Tvl pn!h befre you lies; M'irro'd when bees o'er May-lilimiiis flit. .strii-'eers iii'ouiid your board wil! sil; Married in quccn-rose month of June, •T if â-  will be o!ie long honeymoon; Marr ei as Julv's flov,er-l«inks blaze, B'tt T-^weel i.i ' I'ries in after days; I Marrie'd in .\vg!isl's luiil ami ilrowse, } I. ver a!:d friend in yo'.T chosen siiousc; j Married in rfihi ,Seple;nlH'r"s gl.iW. I .Sm.voth anl .seri^ne ynur life will How; i 'Married when b av.'s >n (V-lolx'r thin, It.)'! and har'sb.ip f.ir ynii begin; Marri -d in veils <.f N'lveniber mist. Fnrlu'ie von:' wixliliiii'-ring has l<is..ied; Married in days of IVeeniber ci:.?er. Ixjvc's star .shines brighter from year to yecr. V.'linN TllK n'SK\SK I.K'f CO. An old man wits jest re-covering frnn an operation, iMid as he lay reg-iining cnnsciou-n.'ss he heard the doclor say lo a nurse, regiir,!;n;! .senie powders lo be (.'iven hl:n, "if one every lik^ur is loo much give lii'ii a half-fuie every halt hour." _ The ulil ge:'.l\eiiuin rnise.l him- iie't up <.n his ell. nw and s:iid. "."viy. doc. Ih'.l re.niiids nn' of a man llial had a New f.e.m.Ilimd d.ig. His wife Cot so t led o' I'.av ii'i him ;th.' .leg. nol Ihe man) (la k up Ih,' lloois and poreh. v-i that llnaiy she made lu-r husband lake the d.ig to h'vvn and sell him. That aflefneo'i he rehini'"! ra'Hanl. 'Well.' he said. 'I ve sold hiiii for SiSr '(.."xiil!' criO'l his wife. 'I cnn gel Ihal hal no.v." 'B.:!,' co- tiiniiHl Ih.- man, 'I b. iighl hv 1 pnp))ies with Ih.? HMney." Th ' I'o'jl or lookcl at Ihj rurse and said: "I think h'll recover." F. S.-He d.a