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r le 'a Time Heals Most Wounds A Tale of Love and Disappointment > ao«cao â€" oaci OHAPTEll XIX.â€" (Cont'd) Reb«kah sighed wcariLy, tor she felt that she had dorie all in hor power to soften her h-sart. A sob • choked her, fv>r the loag contiane*! strain was wearing away her seif- con'.rol. She ros« wearJy, and looked at Ethel's faoo, which bore no sign of weakening. Had thi« girl a heart? she won-dersd; aid for a moment she longed to fight her own fight. Might not Cyril turn to her if his appeals for for- giveness were met so contemptu- ously. Sbe determined to try to rouse her from her apathy. •>• "Wha/t if I aay u'iat I will marrw him, and try by a life's devotion *>> to turn bis love to ms ! I belie •â- Â« 1 should succeed. You would n^t . be able to blame me. You would only have your obstinacy and wicked pride to thank." * "Y'ou will do as you please," • Ethel replied cold)y. 1 "You are cruel," Rebekah said. , but she stO'pped when she saw tlic door open. Hajecastle came In, £n.d he looked eagerly at Ethel, and • his face fell when he s;*w by be/ , attitude that Rebekah had been unable to move her. Thes'S fev ' moments cJone had been full of t-^r- « ment. He appreciated Rebe':ah's , noble generosity^ for she had not ^•onsidered herself, but had only been aoxiovs to s^t things right ' between Ethel and himself. Where * was fate leading chom 't He knew , that any suggestio'i to Joel that the engagement sn/juld be broken ' would meet with fierce opposition. ,Eut the fight must be fought, for he read in Rebekah's eyes a firm â-  determination that the marriage ^ should not take placo. He feit * keenly his position, ^or the mo- • ment he had sunk his desire to mar- . ry Ethel Fethersion. That must wait the decision of a kind Provi- * dence. He must protect Rebekah ' from her father's anger by every â-  means in his power. His admira- i tion for her knew no bounds, and • just for the moment he wished that 4 f>« cou'.d have loved her, for Ethel's , disbelief had wounded him griev- ously. He decided that ho must ' Jeave himself in Rebekah's hands iand be guided by her. He would not make any appeal to Ethel. She ' must decide for herself. • Ethel rose when he entered and • lield forth her hand to Rebekah. "I must go now," she said im- •. pulsively. "Let me thank you for , jour kindness. I should dearly like to be your friend. You atp a gooc^ woman, dear." • TV e girls eaibraced one another. • 15<-tekah drejv aside and looked , wistfully from one to the other, but there was no sign of relenting in • Ethel. â- " "Will you see Miss Fetherston to 1 the car?" she asked Cyril. "Come . here afterwards, 1 want to speak t. you." Ho bowed his assent, and his • liand was on the d>)or, when is • cponed and Lord Wolverholme en- • tercd. "Good afternoon, Rebekah," he . said cheerfully, as ho approached • bur. He laid his hand affectionate- I ly on her shoulder, and touched , ter cheek with his lips. "Miss Fetherston!" he cried in j tunazoment. "How do you do. Lord Wolver- kolme," she answered co'dly. "1 tm just going, I am glad to see you • ro much bettoi . I am sorry it must to good-bye." , The Earl watched his aon take her from the room. Then he turned â- * t<- Rebekah with a perplexed look. « It was the first time that she had , seen hira, since she had become ac- , quaiuted with the terrible secret of his heart, and an instinctive shudder shook her at the sight of ' this old man, who was the cauee of so much unhappiness. How- ever, she quickly suppressed her . ieeling of disgust, and answerer! bis look with a sjuilo. "Miss Fetherston is a charming ♦ girl," she began nervously. « "Yes," he answered, but it was , easy to see that his thoughts were absent. * He was wondering at the mean- ing of her presence. His quick eyes ' noticed the evident traces of un- â- * easiness on Rebekah's face, and a , dull foreboding of ill seized him. Surely nothing could now intervene • to prevent this marriage. "Have you seen Lady Standish? ,' She and her husband have just ar- rived. We are going to have a gay time," h« said, with forced * cheerfulness. "I am afraid I am neglecting my duties," she said hurriedly. "Ah! Here he is ; Cyril, did you see her ; safely offl" Harecastic nodded his head and looked hesitatingly at his father. "Coiue along, Cyril," she said uietfily. "Sorry to leave you. Lord Wolverholme, but I want to discuss something with him. No, r- won't wait," she added quickly as she saw the Earl's sign of pro- ♦«st. "Come to my room. W© have an {their conversation from his mind, I for be was con/)Qoed that she would give him no further trouble. She dared not, for was there not around her evidence of the ap- proaching marriage, in the guests with whom she was so gaily talk- ing? It was a brilliant scene as they catered the dinin-g-room, with its walls of old masters, and its glit- tering table. Mrsk. Goldberg acted as hostess, as was her wont, for Rebekah had always refused to oust her from the position. Accordingly honr before I need dress." She Harecastle had the privilege of sit- 'led him to her boudoir, adjoining ting bes de his fiancee. Every oae the library, aad sne shivered wheal was in the best of spirits as the she redaubered ths.t it was there dinner proceeded, but to the pair, t':at she had overheard that fate- m whose honor it was being given, ful interview between Ackrojd and i it aeem&d to be in:crmmable. her falh-er. | "^^^ E&r\ was in his element, Al- i 'Now, Cyril," she said briskly. ' ways a brilliant talker, to-night he "We must decide on our course of excelled himself. Wiih the coming conduct. CHAPTEa XX. "Cyril, dear. We are going to be the best of friends," she began impulsively marriage he seemed to have re- newed his youth ; and his pleasure equalled Joel's. When the desert was on thci table, a fear clutched Harecastle that Joel was about to make a i.i-v -t. ~ â€" „ „k„-,t- speech. The same thought struck Don t worry aoo>it r> , i u i ..â-  ^- ^ J.^. â-  .,.1,- K», ,,ri^/tKa.t. ia Re^^ah, and mstinctively their Ethel. It IS only her pride that iS: , , ,' , ^i. ^ ui c.u hurt and time will work wonders." hands clasped unoer the table She ^ "I don-t deserve this kindness, ^'^}^ -^Ta'^^^-^' / k ' , and if It had ben his intention he refrained. But not until Mrs. Gold- 1 Rebekah," ho replied humbly; have treated you very badly." ., , ,., ^, , , â-  ".=- that fate has dealt unkind- I ^^f8°?'^'» ^ "^'^^ ^'"^ "^^>' ^^*^ ''^- both. Tnat would be ^^^'l^^Jy ^''f'?:, ^ ^ , ., I a^ determined! J;'" "^^^ ^^'"^ "«> ^Uy long with that the mar fiase must be broken ^,'^'=â- ^"5ars; and when mthe off. I haven't told you that 1 asKed drawing-room, Harecastle at once my father to consent this mora- j ««"«*»* f^^ R'^^^'^*^- ^ow that he . â- ' ,, ' was not sailing under false colors "^^' nded ' ^® '*'^'*^ '*''' ^^^ ^®'" ^o^^i^^y irksome. ' Nay, he took a pleasure in it that ay ly with us more truthful. And he 'â-  eagerly. "He r'-fused, absolutely. He was very unkind and threatenicd me." Harecastle rose angrily. "He said that if I refused to marry f^".- *'«J°"-'^r:^'' , , , minds. To their relief their gues:s She hesitated to tell of ner ta- , , « i j j ther's .hame, but she realized that I'^S*" to make a move for bed, and Harecastle irust know what they ^"^\''«°« ''"'u^"" JT*'f "*• ^; bekah approached the Earl. | "You know the smoking-room. ! Wil' you take I was strange. They talked quietly to themselves I and by mutual consent they re^ ' frained from referring to the sub- jj'jot that was vX;cupying their minds. Lad to face. | "He said that he would give to I ., ,j . u,-__fv,» '> Wu' you take these gentlemen the world as a reasonâ€" he â€" tao â€" , , ,f, , • j * i • .. l' ti, " I there? she said to him. l-ather, ! she continued, "Cyril and I want "Yes," he asked softly. "He would tell them about your father," she wound up hurriedly and buried her face in her hands. "He would not dare," Cyril said quickly. "You do not know him. He seems mad about our marriage. He will ... ., .-. u i j ..u not consider me. He only says that ^^e the present he led the way the marriage must take place." ; <-o l^'^ room. He was in the best of "What shall we do?" he asked tempers, and told Harecastle to miserablv make himself comfortable. He "We will both dpeak to him to-!^'^f"»y,»elf '^j^ Vu^^*"" ""^ ^^^^"^ night. Mi.d. it will be I that rejHareca.HjeJoJo ,the^s_a^e fuse to marry you, she said witnj emphasis. to t-alk to you. Shall we go to the library?" Joel lookod disturbed at the re- quest, but he appreciated that his daughter was firm in her intention, so with his usual motto of "No time Harecastle re- HOW JAPS CO!«DOL£. Extreme Sympathy st Japanese To- wards InfortoBate Missionar;. A missionary living in Japan re- cently lost his dwelling by firs. He describes in an amusing way the polite condolences which his neigh- bors shewed upon him. "We were delagcd v/ith vi.siting cards," he says. "They were forced into our hands by sympathetic inquir- ers, friends offering aid, and trades people soliciting oraers. The con- versation with each comer was nomewhat as follows: "You have, indeed, had an honorable disaster,' says the friend. 'I have humbly caused a great disturbance,' I re- ply. 'Please honorably excuse me.' 'Indeed it is honoitoly sad for you, the friend answers. 'I have done an unheard-of thing,' I say. 'I am overcome that you should have come to call on me on purpose. Thank you, very mui.h.' 'Please honorably excuse uie for being late in coming,' says the friend. The energy required for such a conver- sation can be imagined oy accom- panying each sentence with a low. bow and repeating the process about fifty times. "About 10 o'clock we two for- eigners escaped to face our next dut.v, which consistfd in apologiz- ing to all the houses in our section â€"about fifty. It was nearly 12 o'clock at night when our apology tour was completed, but our last visitor called at 2 o'clock _ in the morning. Callers began coming again at 6 o'clock and kept on com- ing steadily. During the day we received many visitors and paid twenty-eight or more calls. The strain of all this, together with our other tasks, including the receiving of the stream of visitors, which lasted a whole week, is better imagined than described. "All day after the fire and for three days more people from all over Gifu and from outstations kept bringing sympathy from their families and presents of cake and fruit and other articles. We can never repay all the kindness we re- ceived." "But I cannot permit you to beai the blame." "You must, and if he aiks yoii if you will marry me, you must answer 'Yes.' " "But that will only make him the more angry with you." "It is necessiry, and in a way No thank you, plied quietly. "What do you children want?" he asked ple.-isantly. j "I have sp.ik£a to Cyril, and wo' have agreed to break our engage- 1 ment," she said boldly. "The devil you have? You can | at once make up your mind to mend : it again." he said genially, for he it is the truth. For you know you ; ^ad no intention of losing his tern- would marry me, rather than your , P®,^-. . II r 1 -i. father should be disgraced." „ T^'" ^V?" » ^'^^^^ ^°' '^vity Harecastle remained silent. He ' Nothing tnat you can say wi felt keenly the ignominy of his po-r^»"8« "^ *« J."" ,-""=* consent, sition, that this girl whom he had ^^^-^^^^tf 1^1^: treated so tadly, should sacrifice herself for his sake, and do so wil- lingly. You are a generous little soul," What have you to say to this?" be demanded of Harecastle. "I leave myself in your daugh- ter's hands," he replied quietly. he cried with much fueling.. "How ,..„A.!f7. 'rJlfTXl^'llft^. can I ever thank you for what you are doing?" "You like me better than you did?" she said with a wistful look. 'Rebekah," he said earnestly, "let us always be friends. What- ever hr.ppens let nothing come be- tween us." "I shall value your friendship dearly, and Ethel's too," she answered warmly. '"But I must go now, I dread the dinner to- night." "And I, too. Will there be many people?" "Yes, a number have arrived to- night. .\fter dinner I shall get fa- ther alone, and then we will go to him. Good-bye for the present." His father came into Harecastle's room while he was dressing LONDON BEGGARS. It is calculated that 4,000 persons make a living in London by begging, and that their average income amounts to about 30s. a week, or over £300,000 a year. Last year 1,925 persons were arrested for begging in the streets, of whom more than 1,500 were sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from one week to three months. Many of these objects of charity were found in possession of sums of mon€.y, and even of bank-books showing very handsome deposits. "I noticed, Ella, that you were eating your pudding far too fa.st. There was once a little boy who choked through doing that; before he had finished his pudding, even. ' "And what did they do with the rest of the pudding, Aunty?" ting out of it, and rather a coward ly one, too. Don't you both rea lize that what you suggest is ut- 1 terly impossible? The place is full! of guests ; shall I call them in and tell them that the mariage is not{ going to take place?" he asked sar- I castically. ! "That would be the straightfor- ' ward course," Harecastle replied earnestly. "And what reasons shall I give them?" demanded Joel. (To be continued.) "I heard that Ranter broke down in the middle of his speech the other night," said the man who was kept at home by illness. "Not exactly," replied the man who was there. ''The meeting broke up right in the middle of his speech !" The New DAIMLER The 1909 type Daimler is a petrol-engine of rem-irkable efficiency, whi!.h for sim- plicity of construction, economy, and silence in running is incomparably superior to any motor yet designed. Its introduction has called forth letters of appreciation from a number of leading Hotorists who have tested it, and all whom bear out the claim made fur it by the Daimler Co. 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Hareca.stle hurriedly finished his dressing for ho was anxious to put an end to his father's talk. They walked downstairs together and found tho guests gathered to- gether in the drawing-room. Lady Standish, who was a con- nexion of Lord Wolverholme, was talking to Rebekah, who appeared to have completely recovered from the emotion of the day. No jewels adorned her, save the> large pearl of her engagement ring. Her face was filled with animation, and her eyes sparkled so brilliantly, that Harecastle wondered. Joel was the picture of content- ment, and he looked round at his guests with the utmost satisfaction. His eyes rested on his daughter with a pride that that he did not try to conceal. He had dismissed dia, formerly celebrated for its cotton cloth, and where the print- ing of calico was first tried ; muslin is named from Mosolim, Asia ; alpaca, an animal of the llama species, whose wool serves to make this fabric ; taffeta is named from a street in Bagdad ; cambric from Cambral ; gauze from Gaza ; baize from Bajac ; dimity from Damietta ; jeans from Jean ; drugget is derived from the name of acity in Ireland, Drogheda ; duck is named from Torque, in Normandy ; blanket is called after Thomas Blanket, a famous clothier connected with the introduction of woollens into Eng- land, 1340 ; serge derives its name from Zcrga, a Spanish name for a peculiar woollen blanket ; velvet from the Italian Velluti, which means woolly. CRUSHING. A certain famous lawyer is nol)- ed for his trenchant wit. At the beginning of his career he had an elderly, prosy, long-winded lawyer for an opponent in an as- sault case. 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But be sure to get Scott's Emulsion, there are so many worthless and haranful imitations. ' JkJA dkdogibts A t»U wpT e( Mm 0Kia'a Utter u4 i^aar otlMNot kiiaUwaalu*, totMkw Witt ma* at «u T*iwri>l» lluratu* r*. aMMu aklMira. «:» S« c Mars m tM scorr A BowNi (»-t *«-t tt».-tJ:A.*--»*-fc* ♦ ♦.♦â- J*** ♦• ♦ : About ti)8 Farm I ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 li>-M-*+*-f4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦>:* ERRORS IX FEEDING. There are a goodly number of small poultry keepers who, after trying fowls for a year or two, give them up in disgust, as troublesome, unprofitable things. Though in reality it is a simple matter to keep hens so that they will lay enough j eggs to allow a largo margin for profit, there are a few conditions that must be observed. One of the most important of these is that they should be correctly fed. The most common error in feed- ing is to give the birds too much, so that the food may be seen lying on the ground at all times. The egg supply, under such conditions, ; is poor, and the hens look dull and j unhealthy. If poultry keepers I would keep an account of the eggs j they obtain from their fowls in the ' course of the year they would gen- erally find that tney do not get nearly as many eggs as they should â€" itho result niaiuiy of overfeed- ing. Enough food should be given at each meal to be eaten eagerly and greedily, and no more. The poultry should neither bo starved nor over- fed. The happy medium can be ar- rived at by feeding them until they begin to pick and choose, and con- sider which are the tit bits ; and then promptly stop that meal. It is not possible to lay down any hanl and fast line as to the amount of food always to be allowed, as some breeds eat more than others, indi- viduals vary in their appetites, and hens when laying eat a good deal more than when they are not pro- ducing eggs. It is an error to feed the big fowls and the young chickens to- gether. When this done the lat- ter do not get their proper share and they are invariably trampled upon and pecked and ill treated. However small the space may be, if it is large enough to rear chick- ens in, some portion should always be divided, in which the young- sters can feed by themselves. \ shelter for them can be easily made with a few pieces of board and some wire netting. It is particu- larly necessary to give young chick- ens food at regular times and not just as it happens to be convenient; and as ihey quickly go ill if oiSered anything stale or sour, the fecdiag vessels require constant attention. LITE STOCK NOTES. If the horse is inclined to looso« ness of the bowels, l.jok at its teeth. They may be so sharp that he can- not chew his food «ell. If the tettb are all right, look into the matte* of the watering and the feeding. There is ao better winter break- fast for hens thau equal parts, by weight, of bran, middlings, ground oats, cornmeal and meat scraps, ta which add iis bulk iu cookevi cut clover hay. and five per cent, tfl linseed meal. Mi.\ the grain with the tea made by cooking the clover. In these days, the Fpccialists ar« the ones that get a reputatioB and make money ; but, in this ease, tha grand secret is that with one kind the breeder soon finds out the pos- sibilities of the breed, soon learna it thoroughly, tha breed improve* iu his bauds, his strain become* noted, be derives an added pleai- sure in handling and his pocket- book grows fat. It is not a good plan nor can il be made the most profitable te keep poultry confined. One 0! the principal advantages the farmei can have is that his poultry uostt him but a small outlay for food, because whenever the weather ii suitable â€" and this is all the time that the larger number is kept up- on the farm â€" they can find the most of their own living. If more than one breed is kept it is necessary that they should be kept separate, and of necessity one or the other must be kept confined at least a portion of the time. .And there is nothing to be gained in keeping different varieties, while there ii • risk of their getting together. RIGHT SORT OF EXPERT?.. Visitor â€" "You must have 8. re- markably efficient Board of Hi»alth in this town." Shrewd Native (one of the manyji â€" "Y'^ou are right about that, I can tell you." "Composed of scientists, I pre- sume ('" "No, s'r. Scientists arc too theo- retical." "Physician.s, perhaps'" "Not much We don't allow doo- tors on Our Board of H"';vlth â€" no, sir â€" no undertakers, either." "Hum! 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