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r f eoooc^as 3<cc»â€" a»» o a â€" â- â-  moâ€" i lime Heals Most Wounds A Tale of Lx)ve and Disappointment §09 •oeeepawB»«« « >o««»a«c» » B«8««>««»o«aâ€" oooaaa CHAPTER XVI. V.'hal Ackro.vd lia<I thought to be & lecrptnr.v s room wliioh led from the iihrar> at Lcighton Manor, was in rnalil.v a buiiduir bolotkging to ru-bckah. " She was thcro writ- ing letters v.!;eii Ackroyd li-id been sli'.iwn int J tlie libr-iry. When hor fathc-r entrrod sho ha-d risea to close th*" communicating door, but M-hat she heard livid her spell- liound. Little did the ethics of eavesdropping trouble her, for bHo wns listening to nows that burnt into her heart. Sho could not ( red it her sensoB as the base plot was unfolded. AH lipr doubts were dispelled. Harfcaptlo did not love hor, but was beinj forced by hsr father to lea^l her to the altar. She shud- dered with loathing of the position in whivrh ehe luid been placed, and | derstood the value of the money she posKcsEcd, for would it not be an instrument to purchase secur- ity for the man rI'c worshipped 1 Curiously enough she was not nervous erf the coming interview. Some dormant fighting spirit seem- ed to have been roused into ac- tion. In fact, elie was only too glad to have something to do that Would distract her mind from the benumbing sense of her loss that was st-ealing over her. At last they reached London, and followed Ackroyd to hiu cham- bers. There was no mistaking the astonishment depicted on his face â- when she entered his room, but as he thought quickly the aston- ishment changed to hope, for her presence could have but one mean- ing. "Miss Josephs?" he said inter- the rrspect in which she had held i rogatively. her father was torn frum her iu "Yes. I overheard the inter\wvir ehrcda. Not a ccmplaint of Hare- | ljp-t«ecn your.self and my father," eustle, for she realized to the full i she commenced breathlessly. the terrible alternative that hod been befi.>re him. Her love for him welled to her heart. Yes, it was I'f him she thought, for she lov- ed him devotedly. Tho marri-ig© coiild not take place, of that she was determined, but liow to prevent it t-hc knew not, for Rh? was beginning to under- stand her father's unbending na- "Please take a seat," he re- joined politely, "I am sorry that you have had this journey. I sup- pose it was your car that was fol- lowin-g mine." "Yei. There was no other way. I want those photographs, Mr. Ackroyd," sho E;iid appealingly. "I do not think that this is a Ijusinoss in v.hich a- la-dy should "Is that the only copy that ex- ists '(" she asked buddenly. "It is," he replied swiftly. "Will you give me your word of lionor that another print has not been taken?" "Yes, Miss Josephs. I will swear it if you like," he said qui- etly. She looked at him steadily, but 'ills eyes did not fall before her gaze. "1 triuat you. I believe you are not so bad as your actions would make you appear. You must have been driven to this." ^ "By poverty. 1 don't really un- derstand myself, but I promise you that this shall bo my last crimin- al offence. Hereafter 1 will live a sober, virtuous and upright life." He spoke jocosely, but beneath his levity ishe thought sho could de- tect a certain earnestness. She was quite right, for Ackroyd had come to the conclusion that he had had sufficient of wrongdoing. She made an appointment to be at Ackroyd's chambers at twflvc o'clock on the following morning, and she took her leave with a re- lieved mind. At ajiy rate Lord 'Harecasitle would now be saved from an <'Xiposure of his father's infamy. She at once motored back to Leighton Manor, and hoped that her prolonged absence would not liavo been remarked upon. She escaped to her room, for sho did not feel equal to meeting her father, until she had had time to think on*, her future conduct. Long into the night she commun- ed with herself. There remained tation for the morrow and she de- termined to postpone it. Then a horrible thought atruck her. What if the rumor of Lord Harecastle's engagement to Ethel Fetherston had been true? She blushed for shame to think that she might have come between them. But she rememibercd Ethel's can- dour to her at their recent meet- ing, and surely she would not have accepted her invitation if this had been true. At last she fell into a troubled sleep, and it was a ghost of her real self that faced her when she rose in the morning. She had breakfast in her room, and leaving s. message for her aunt she left at an early hour for Lon- don. Her first visit was to the Bank, where she drew in notes the five thousand pounds. Then she hastened to Ackroyd's chambers, but found that she was too early for the appointment. However, she entered his chambers and de- termined to await him. (To be continued.) SHUT THE OPEN WINDOW VIEWS OF A LEARNED AND WISE LONDON DOCTOR. Cold From Sleeping in Frigid Bedroomsâ€" Too Great Change From Hot Room. "It's black enough, if that',.s turo when ho had once made upi^-oncern herself," he began persua- his mind. j sively She was utterly confused and her mind was in a whirl. The loss j jour meaning," she ejaculated of the mail she loved overpowered j scornfully. her, but she endeavored to turn | \.\ckravd shrugged his shoulders, her mind to the j)enl of his posi-i'o.jt he looked ashamed of himself, tion. Should tnis man carry out i /^r this girl's presence was bring- his threat, an avalanche of pain â- jp.g h;, conduct home to him in its and niffering would envelop Hare- , true light. But he was not in a castle. He had consented to mar- but a week till the wedding day, and soon the guests would be ar- "What is your opinion of cold riving. A rupture at so late a mo- catching, doctor?" said I, reflect ment would naturally cause a|'ng that every other person in great scandal, and she realized ' town and country seems afflicted tha-t she would have to bear the i with some species of ccld, particu- fierce blast of her father's anger larly throat compjjiiiila, writes when she announced her decision I Marcus Woodward in tne London 10 hitn. I Express, and the wise and learned There was no other course open to her, for marry Harccastle she would not. She flaw only too clearly tit hi;; sentiments tow.ards her were j.iirely thos': of a friend. She place<l j;^r;';1f .and her feelings entirely in the background. She had determined upon selt-sacrifice, however bitter it might be. How would her father receive the ry her only to tave his father, and elie would make every endeavor to accomplish the object of his sac rifice. She listened to the words that were passing and was appalled that her father could be so base. Did he iinayino that he was forward- ing her happiness. Did he tliink that she would accept a husband upon 'such terms? fc'hc had diftl- culty in suppressing a sob of grief at the thought that she could be tho daughter of such a man. But ttlelse was driven from her mind but the danger which was threatening Lord Harecastle. She wns not experienced in the ways of men, an<l feared that Ackroyd would carry out his threat. Could she do anything to ward off the disgrace frcjin the man she loved? Why did not her father give the man th, money he asked, and have d ne with it? A desire seized her to break in on them and offer to pay it her- f-elf, but ;;he knew that her father Would not pormit her to interfere; besides she v.-ris loth that he should know that she had discovered his wi<.:ked act, for she was not able to throw off years of love an<l af- fection at a moment. She knew that he could have but one object, and that was to obtain for her the man ^he loved, but how he must have misunderstood her nature to think that she could have aecept- td .â- ;uch a bargain. The more she thought, the more her pity for Harecastlo increa.ied. She would love him all her life, fur she eouki never change ; she would bo his dear friend if he would accept her friendship. Sl.f was astonished as sho heard her father's repeated refusals to give Ackroyd the money for which he a.skerl. To her it seemed such a small thing compared with tho vital interests that were at strike. iiiit what could she do? She qu!--kly m,a<le up her niind an<l only waited to hear the termination of the interview, for perchance her fttlhrir might weaken and so ren- der ection upon her part unnec- cessiry. She heard Ackroyd's parting thrc.-it when he stated that ho would wait twenty-four hours be- fore taking action. Then sho niovid to the door of her room whiirh led to the hall. She wat.^hed them out nf sight and then rushed to her bedroom where she put on her niot»ring rostunie. Her <letennin'ition was to follow Ackroyd to I^ondon and enden\or to obtain the papers from him. She 'proceeded to the garage, which wau close to the house, and was •ff)rt;tnate enough ti> fin<l a car ready. A'.kriiyd liad but a few minuten' lead, and there would be liitle dif- fieiilty in overtaking him. She gave the cha\iffeiir instruc- tions to that effect and tliey st.irt- o<l o ) th< ir jouru'y. She had de- cided not to speak to Ackroyd en rout-, but to follov/ him to his des- tination. She had remembered to l-ri ir: her cheque book with her, on-J she w.is thankfiil for the first li.-np that her father was more 'Jian gci-orous in monoy matters rh •â€" nh^ w.-..» concerned. For 1' â-  f <-t 'rn'i «<jo, i\\e really un- . i news ! She dreadfld his anger, for t 'position to be generous, for his she hnd never given Joel cause to first instinct had been to hand ovei the photographs, without demand- ing pajTaent for them ; but it was merely a passing whim that van- ished immediately. "You must tell your father, I will then deal with him," Ackroyd said firmly. He had no intention that she should do this, but he was doubt- ful whether she herself would have sufficient money, and ho desired to ascertain if this were so. His remark had tho desired effect. "There is no necessity for that; I will give you the money," sho said firmly. She eyed him anxiously, for he did not seem to be inclined to as- sent to this course. "There can be no difficulty, sure- ly?" sho continued eagerly; "I I'.eard the whole of your conversa- tion. You badly want the money. Take it and give me the photo- graphs." "Have you the mcney with you?" he asked casually. "No, but I have my cheque- book," sho replied eaiiiestly. 'You keep a 'large balance at your bank, you are a lucky wo- man, Miss Jo.Hephs," he remarked pleasantly. "But I am afraid I could not accept your cheque even if I were to do as you ask." "Surely there can he no ques- tion. An hour ago you were only too anxious to get this money. What is the reason (if the change?" "You remonilier how your father treated me. Do you expect me to tvhow you generosity in return?" he said caustically. By some perversity in his nature ho was beginning to enjoy the situ- ation. All scruples ha<l vanished, aiiJ he was only too ghul to juiiip at this chance of saving hinisilf. He looked admiringly at his vic- tim tiry.l deterniiitxl to prolong the interview and play with her us Joel had played with nini. His answer, coupled with his manner, caufivl her to fear that for some unknown reason he had altered his mind. "If tho money is not enough, I could give you more," she cried desperately. His eyes gleamed covetously, hut ho suppressed any sign of de- light. SiuUlenly his better nature assert-(vd itself, for the man was a man of inconsistency. "No. I askod for five thousand pounds, an<l 1 will stick to it," he said at last. He felt quite/ virtu- ous at his decision, for lie saw th;it ho cv)uld bleed this girl of every penny that r\he had available. "1 cannot accept, .\oiir cheijun, but if you will bring the money 'here in tlit in<irning I will give you the phut(tgrapli;i in exciiangn 'for it," he said with a smile that was intended t) bo ingratiating. "I will do that, but there are the negatives?" ho stated, for she rci- men'berod what her fatlier had said at the interview. "Quite right, Miss Josephs. They are. here." Ho went to the safe and took out the plates. "See, I will destroy them now," ho cried, and he t.iok out his knife and began to scrape off the film. "I am trusting you, Miss Jou^phs." \isit it upon her. She knew that he loved her, but was his nature such u one that could sink ltd own desire and look only to the ulti- mate happiness of the one she loved? She feared not, for she knew his obstinacy only too well, and she had never known him so desirous of anything as ke was of this mar- riage. But her great difficulty was to devise a reason that she could give him for the breaking off of the marriage. She feared to tell him the window open. Bome 50 degrees of heat mutt be taken with each inspiration from the tonsillar re- gion for air-warming purposes â€" 16 times in the minute. 900 times in the hour, 7,200 times during the eight hours' sleep. When not in perfect health, this is too great a strain, the vitality is lowered, the throat gives way, and ulceration or congestion follows. "As there is no scientific system applied to bedrooms whereby bad outer air is purified, filtered, dis- infected, and heated before being breathed, the safest plan is to sleep with the door open, allowing pure, but warm air to euter from halls and passages. Air in pas- sages is likely to be pure, because of the many chances that, fresh air has to enter, and it is never so cold as air through tho window. Cold air is not necessarily pure air, nor warm air impure. MAN NOT A COW. "To sleep in the cold is madness, Man IS not a cow or a horse. Prim- eval man was a cave-dweller, and we have wandered too far from the Garden of Eden to sleep in a gar- den to-day. It is against Nature's laws. We might as well think of sleeping in a cold bath to keep the pores of the skin clean and open. "Animals are adapted for sleep- ing in the open in a manner pecu- liar to themselves, and the air they breathe is heated by radiation from the bo<ly. The sparrow puts his head under his wing. No ani- mal is intended to breathe ex- tremely cold air when sleeping, ex- cept the whales and cold-blooded fish and invertebrates. TOO HOT ROOMS. "The man who sits too long in an over-heated room, causes the mucous membrane of the respira- tory tracts to become tender ; then at night he goes out or to bed, and breathes raw air at a temperiiture of .32 degrees. If ho breathes THE WEALTH OF FRANCE doctor in whom I trust made mo this answer : â€" "Extremes of temperature, in my opinion, are chiefly responsible for the prevalence of all manners ' through his no.sc, this may bring of colds and bad throats to-day. I on nasal catarrh, or (old in the Children are very heavy sufferers ; ''««<*. or influenza; it he breathes sudden changes of temperature through his mouth, this may cause powerfully affect their throats, and â-  tonsilitis, quinsy, bronchitis, or laryngitis ; if he breathes through nose and mouth, this may bring on any or a combination of the ail- ments. we find respiratory diseases ramp- ant ; they form 80 per cent, of chil- dren's ailments. COLD BEDROOMS. "No one more ardently believes in the value of fresh air than my- self. The crusade against foul air, especially in bedrooms at night, has had marked effects for good. Tho doctrine of the open window at night has been very largely ac- cepted by the public; one hears it preached everywhere." "Your next word," said I, ".is 'but.'"' "But," said the doctor, "a very grave peril sits on tho open win- the trulJi, and she did not'wYsh'to «^"«'-t<,'P- The open window is aj t"ll him a lie \Bo<M idea badly applied. Fresh "she thought she would so thatT '''''' '"•'^V"'''* "* "'kI'''.^"^"''-' I rendered to the Dominion as a sho had mistaken her feelings and I. 7 "^ "/'^ *"""'*« enough to stand j^.^oig ^nd to individual Canadians that she did not really love Lord l^f ^*''^' "â- ^"^i "^».'"^ ,"","' .*'"'•<''â-  | are not always adv.quately apprcci- TRADERS BANK PROSPERITY. It is very comforting to Cana- dians to review the history of the past eighteen mouths and compare the manner in which their coun- try has come through the dangers of the recent panic, with the trou- blesome times experienced in tho United States and other countries older but less fortunate from the banking standpoint. The perfec- tions of the Canadian banking sys- tem and the services which it has vHarecastlo. But ho would not be lieve her, for ho had seen her too evident rejoicing in hor happiness. Her object was to save Lord Hare- castle a« much as possible from her father's wrath, and to do this she must be prepared to take the whole of the blame on her shoulders. Hor eyes alighted on the p.ack- aices in her room, and she sighed deeply, for they wcro wedding ipreseiits. Sho idly oiwned one and read tht name of Ethel Feth- erston. She remembered her invi- " My youngest boy, 3 year* old, was sick with fever last June, and when he got better the doctor prescribed Scott's Emulsion, and he liked it so well that he drank it out of the bottle, and is now just as plump and strong as any child of his age any- where . . . two bottles fixed him OK."â€" MR. JOHN F. TEDDER, Box 263, Teague- Freestone Co., Texas. The open window is slaying its teis, ^^^j ^^. ^^e Cana.-.i.-.n people. We ot thousands. , , are apt to acccpi, js a matter of And so, I said. you would Lo^.^^ such unobtrusive, smoothly smash one of the mo^t cherished i^.^king busine.ss institutions, of all our progressive ideas. ^ ... q,,^ ,^f ^^e greatest bank, in will say wo are insane to sieep iaL,,i^ ^ evoellct system nf ours gales of wind, and to allow t,-c|ig j^e Traders Bank. In fact, in Biiow, if It will to drift to a depth jj,„i„t „( ^.^pj^^, .^ j^ ^^.^ ^j^^^ of a yard on the bedroom carper,, j i^^gest banking institution, Tho I behove you will even attack our reputation of its management for conservative, savo progressivcness has been amply borne out by the joyous cold baths in the morning," AS TO COLD BATHS, business of the 21th fiscal year which wa-i completed on December 31st, 190^>. The Annual Shiireholders' Meet- ing was held in the lie.id ofTice ,, . I •,, * -1 1 1 building, Yonge street, Toronto, self. A rub «ith a t<pid. damp!„„ j„n„ary 27th, The statement sponge or towel really cleans the^.f ^^^ j,^^,..^ oreratioi.s presented ''It is' not natur.il," he sa"l, "for a land animal to take o cold bath in the winter. My horse will run to water in the summer; in the winter he rolls to clean hi n- SHE HAS LENT $3,200,OOO,C5^3- IS SIXTEEN YEARS. Collecfa Annually In Interest Sonictbing Like $300,000,000 From That Source. M. Edmond Thery, one of France's soundest experts on eco- nomic and financial statistics, haei just published a book on "The Eco- nomic Progress of France Since 18S2," which tells one© more the story of the enormous increase in the wealth of the country. It shows that in the last sixteen years France has lent $:i,200,000,000 in gold to foreign countries after making deduction for repaynsenta during that period. At the same time the gold in France has increased by $785,800,- 000 for the same sixteen years. This means that between thu end of 1.S91 and the end of 1907 France's balance of accounts with foreign countries leaves her nearly $4,000,- 000,000 to the good, of which these foreign nations have paid her four-, . filths in securities and - â- ' ONE-FIFTH IN GOLD. The world's production of gold for the same period was about §4,600,- 000,000. Of the $785,800,000 gold which France has received, §411.800,000 has been converted into French coins, 8224,000,000 has been absorb- ed by the artistic industry (jewelry, gold and silver manufactures etc.), and the surplus, 8150,000,000 re- mains in the form of ingots or fore- ign gold money iu the Bank of France or the vaults of other big banking firms. M. Thery explains the origin ofj these large revenues from abroad: in this way: Before 1S92 Franco ex- ported every year an average of $155,600,000 worth of food pr.ciucts (wines, butter, fruits, vegetables, etc) and bought an average of St'SO?, 000,000 worth of wheat, cat- tle, coffee, tea, etc. Thu.^ she paid out every year a sum of $139,000,- 000. Since 1892 the annual production of wheat has increased by 11,000,- 000 hectoliters, wine has increased by an annual average of 17, 000, 000- hectoliters, sugar by 275,500 tons, alcohol by 256,000 hectoliters, and all export food products have in- creased to a great extent, so that Franco now pays for her coffee, tea and all imports by the surplus of HKR OWN FOOD PRODUCTION., M. Thery points out that on the otlior hand Germany's annual de- ficit in food products has increased in the same sixteen years from $161,400,000 to $381,000,000 and England's deficit ha,s Micreased from $(â- 51,400,000 to $937,200,000. Another source of France's wealth and one that cannot be valued with any accuracy is the im- mense amount spent by strangers who coiup. to visit the country or to settle down in it. Public wealth has developed enormously in the last si.xteen years in America, Ca- I'acla, Mexico, Brazil, .Argentina, Chile, Australia, South Africa, etc., and France has benefited by this development, which has allow- ed the inhabitams of these coun- tries to visit Furope. The French in 1891 drew an an- nual revenue of !?2-i0, 000,000 from their investments in foreign coun- tries, while to-day they collect something like §300,000,000 from that source. Human body suHiciently 'n .ok! , ^.y Mr. Stuart Stiathy. the Gcner weather, the cold bath is a dang | ^, Manager, shows , . , 1"' "â- "••"f,'^', "•â- ""o a position of eroiis felisn. , ^, . ,,, ' exceptional strengih and very lar^c I feel convinced that the most i ^^^^^^ ^^ j,,^ ^.^^^.^ business. The is the greatest help for babies and yoving children there is. It just fits their need; it just suits their delicate, sensitive natures; they thrive on it. Just a little docs them so much good and saves you so much worry. You owe it to them and yourself to make them as strong and healthy as possible. Scott's Emulsion will help ou better than anyr.hing else; ut be sure to get Scott's. It's thj best, and there are so many worthless imitations. AU, DRU0('.I«'r3 I If r. Tiiiir haa jiul written usancthvr letter nbfist hL] broUiarln-lAiv'« elilMran. Let iu MtiA >ou l.li |«M«xa *uU oikur ialornktlun on tho iiibjAot. 4 t<mi IVud, nu-.tir^atna Ihli »cpor, Is tuai'ltDk SCOTT & BOWKE KH WalUMtco a*.. W. important factor in the cause t.f most throat illnesses is the matter of temperature, especially nigiit temperature. If we could insui? that tho temperature of all i.ed- roonis never fell below 60 dcgr>er' at night, we cnild diminish all epidemic forms ol throat troub'ci by half. "Almost all illnesKos begin M night, when the nervous system is asleep, the cireul.it'on quiet, and all tissues are nt rest. Then the liarn;ful germs st«al a march and benin their havoc. V.EaiNNING OF TROUBLE. "This is how throat illnesses and allied troubles begin. The tem- perature of our bodies in health high esteem in which the Trad<>ro Hank is held by the general pub- lic ia evidenced by tho large in- crease in deposits. This is parti- cularly noteworthy in view of the disturbed financial conditions of the past twelve months. The net profits of the past year amount to the largo total of .$300, â-  217. CO, after inakiUL? provision for bad and doubtful debts and reserv- ing accrued interest. The amount, together with the premium of $100 on the issue of new stock, and tho balance, !!!2.^,364,G9, at cre- dit of profit ar.d loss account, brought forward from last year, gives a total of l?525,aS8,99. 'This was disposed of by the payment of CROWS ON A SPREE. Sittinf. in an Indian garden on«- day, an.l irritated boyond measure- by the petty larccncies and cffron- tcrj..,fl a, party of lidian crows, the writer was tempted for once to put them to thr proof in this. .•natter, says the London Globe. 'Jhoy ha<l taken the bananas from tho table in front and the biscuits from the plate at his side with shameless persistency. So a few more biscuits were, procured and surreptitiously s-jaked in rum. It was not long before half a. dozen crows came down and cleared the plate as usual. The spirit worked very promptly upon them, and in ten minutes they were all in a -state of svemi-intoxieation. While- a few matle futile efforts to reach branches overhead others css'aved ia 98,4 degrees. In bummer the airj four quarterly dividends at 7";. per day temperature n.ay be 90 degrees, I annum, amounting to $304,(199,40,1*0 perch en the roof ridge of the "â- ""'' 'â- ' " "â-  ' â-  nearest bungalow and helplessly failing, rolled into the gutters. falling iuddonly at pight in bed- 1 and by writing off rooms with the window open to M I'ank premises and degrees, Tho drlference of tho body temperature and th(! day tem- perature is about 8 degrees, which relaxes us considerably. But the difference of body and night tem- perature in our bedrooms is nearly 50 degrees. And the bronchial tubes, when in a weak state, are not able to stand a difference of about 60 degrees, especially when it comes during sleep. In winter our workrooms mdy stand at 80 degrees, and our bedrooms at 40 degrees. "Nature steps in and endeavors to warm this night air and impede the current as much as possible by providing a laiger heating sur- face at the back of the mouth and nose in the form of enlarged ton- sils and adenoids. HEAT GIVEN OFF. "Well, a child falls asleep with $20,000 from furniture for depreciation and transferring to Oflicers' (Junrantee Fund, li!5,000, and to Pension Fund, $5,000, and carrying forward to Profit and Loss, $100,982.49. The amounts now on deposit have reached a total of 825,385,- 117.02. The liquid assets of tho Bank now amount to over 30% of tho liabilities to the public, while the total assets have reached the large amount of itt34, 859,590, Tho address of the President, Mr. C. D. Warren, as well as that of the General Manager, Mr. Stuart Strathy, reflected an opti- mism that is most encouraging and a caution that is admirable to the last degree. The shareholders and depositors of the Traders Bank ar© indeed fortunate in having as pre- sident of their institution a man of the business experience and great abili^ of Mr. Warren. A J.\PANESE LOVE TRAGEDY. A Japanese v.-oraan believes that there is marriage in heaven; so that, if she is compelled to marry one man while she loves another, or not to marry where her love goes out. she will be united to the man she loves in the world beyond. M Mimagori, a young girl named Wichi has just been arrested for attempting to stab her lover, nam- ed Uzen, because she saw no chance of being united to him in earthly, matrimony. It was her intention to kill him, and take her own life afterwards; thus, they would have tra,velle<l together to the greal while heaven. The world is wide, but there lots of narrow people ia it.