I i â- *-f -M- •♦â- .H--M--f-ff>-f-f -f-f-f-f -M- f !f4 ^--ff-f-f^-f-f^-t-f "M-f >>>â- ♦••♦ ♦ *- > OR, A LOOK INTO THE PAST CHAPTER Xl.-(Cont'd) Patrician in every fibre, Doro- I thy's whole nature was -jarred by this embodiment of vulgarity, and the strange, sinister look which flashed occasionally from his glit- tering black eyes, seemed to warn her that not only was the parvenu objectionable, but he could be dan- gerous, also. "Thank you," she replied, coldly. "I will not tresj)ass on your kind- ness. Air. Craw.shaw. Mv cwisin brisk encounter with Mr. Murdockâ€" "and then I can come down and tell you if 1 want you to go for ]Jr. Knowlcs, Merefield. You will wait for me here." Where and when wo\ild not Lord Merefield have waited for his cou- sin t He was overwhelmed with his good fortune, and felt almost in- clined to bless poor Nancy's ill- ness, for Dorothy had rarely been So sweet to him before. "If Aunt Anne asks for me, say or one of the grooms, will satisfy ! ^h'*'' >""» ''^" \ '^"''^' ^''^7*' ^ "'"' , ' she commanded, as she movco me, 1 know." Crawshaw"s brow contracted, and the smile turned to an ugly expres- eion, but he said nothing; and Miss Leicester, feeling an irrepressible ecnsation of satisfaction in that she had snubbed him, turned again to Lord Merefield, and to his intense delight, entered into a brisk con- versation. "I should hate to let that man do anything for me or for Nancy," ehe thought to herself. "I should away. "Thank Heaven," she com- muned with herself, "Derry returns to-night. 1 am always afraid of Aunt Anne when he is not herel" She smiled to herself as she went up the broad, old-fashioned stair- case, and then the smile died away as she came to Nancy's door and knocked at it softly. There was no Bound from inside, and putting her hand on the knob, she turned it slowly and gently, only to find that the key must have been turned in have a horror that, instcid of doing i ^j,,. j^-.,^ („^ ^^c door would not her good, Dr. Knowles would make I ,.;„i,i her worse, if Mr. Crawshaw went to fetch him. How I wish ho would go home! I can't bear to see his Bwarthy face and black eyes about the place. I feel sometimes as if I oould strike him, when 1 aee him patronizing dear old dad in the horrible way he does. What on earth has come over Aunt Anne that she should be so civil to him. Brute 1 I Bupjjosc I am very un- ladvlike; but I can't help it if I am." And having arrived at this con- clusion, Dorothy arose from the table. "You will excuse me, Aunt Anne ; I am going into the grounds to ask Murdock to cut me some grapes for Nancy. Come along Merefield, 1 want you." Mr. Crawshaw looked across !â- Mrs. Darnley as they were alone. "Miss Leicester don't exactly cotton to me yet," he said, with i. •neer. Mrs. Darnley gave a shiver at the words and tone, but made no re ply. "However," continued the mil lionaire, as he poured out a stroni' dose of brandy an<l water, "thai don't trouble me much. I can di without her. I'erhaps she'll be a little more civil to me in the fu- ture." Her first feeling was one of alarm, her second one of pain. Nancy had never barred herself from her in this way before. Dorothy's loving heart was \agucly hurt, and alto- gether there was something strange about the whole affair which she could not understand. As she stood there hesitating, her maid came out of an adjoining room. "I beg your pardon, Miss Dor- othy," she said, in a whisper, "but 1 fancies Miss Hamilton have drop- ped off to sleep. iShe said as how I was to give you her love, and say she should try and get a hour's rest if she could." "Oh, very well Baines ; sec that -here is no noise made outside the ioor. I do not want her to be dis- Uirbed," and Dorothy, giving the <rupes to the maid, turned and re- traced her steps slowly. Something very like a tear grew n each eye. She had become so inked to Nancyâ€" their simple lives ia<.l been drawn so close together luring the last few monthsâ€" that she felt strangely rebuffed and sor- rowful at the first l)rcak in their affectionate intercourse. "1 know 1 don't know anything about nursing as she does," she said to herself, "but I â€" I think I could have done some little thing Derry 1 Ah, what a world of misery was written iu that word ! "Thou IiadHt thy short sweet fill of half-blown joy." The line rushed to her mind. Sweet, indeed, indeed it had been, and shoit! Born for one day, and killed the next 1 Why had she ever known that he cared for her? Why had she not been left in ignorance I To have known the exquisite joy that his passionate vows, his tender kisses, had awakened, and to realize she niuHt lose them now was au angu- ish immeasurable. At one time she felt with a wild, tumultuous throb, that the task was too great, that she could not carry the sacrifice out; then her uncle's pale, worn face flashed to her mind, the memory of all he did for her returned to clamour in her ears ; ami C'rawshaw's cruel bliwk eyes shone before her, speaking • »'%'%'%^'%«^«^'«^»^'«/«^%'-% HEALTH ji A rOLND TOO MUCH. Jn a forincr niLcle we spoke of the dangers ttiut lie in wait for the overcorpuiciic, and especially the danger of self-lreaimeiit or quack treatment, 'liie av.vice of a reput- able physician .s as inueli needed in this condition as i;i one of acute illness. The reason for this is that the treatment .a largely dietetic, and must be based on individual needs, but it docs not follow that the victim of (incoming ilesh is pow- erless to do anylliiiig for his own relief. On the contrary, his des- tiny lies largely in his own hands. To begin with, flesh-making, like most bad physical tendencies, can 1 THE RIGHT WAY ::jv only too plainly that he would give '""t I'e attacked U>o early. If a de- no mercy, and 'that on her, and herltermined fight is begun on the first alone, the verdict rested. And then e.ttra pound that appears,-begun another vision would rise ; a stern, I an<^ '"'Pt up,-the engagement will handsome face, whose lips melted , be comparatively easy. But it must into a smile of tenderness, whose | I'c remembered that the hrst attack deep-gray orbs ga/.cd into hers as : of fat is a very insidious thing, though to search into her very heart It seems quite safe to wait a ht- itself. Ah ! how dear that vision I t'e before stopping candy and was-how inexpressibly dear-grav- 1 P«stry and sweets. Your fnends en on her soul for ever .' It was her tell you it is very "becoming. You lover's countenance; her heroâ€" her â- ^^ar round you the pleasant words, ideal-hcrs :-no, no; he was hers "cu'nfortable, ' "plump, well- no longer; she must shut out the ^-overed," and a bland and fatal memory of those eyes, she must «ase envelops you, till one day you wipe away the image from her heart â€" henceforth he was nothing to her â€" she belonged to another. A shuddering sigh broke from her poor, pale lips, a wan smile played for an instant over them. "But Dorothy loves him; Iâ€" I shall have saved her pain, what- ever comes; that must be my com- fort." Then the pent-up agony broke at lastâ€" she flung out her arms with a gesture of desperation. "Oh, Derry, Derry! My dar- ling !â€" my darling ! I cannot let you go; I shall die if I lose you now!" The words sank away into a moan, and, crouching on the floor beside her bed, Nancy hid her face catch sight of yourself in a glass, and lo ! you are fat ! Then you wish in vain that you had started to fight when there were only a few pounds arrayed against you, instead of forty. But it is never too late to mend â€" or to unmend. If really and truly fat, make a bee-line for your doctor. Implore of him a diet list and an exercise sheet, and live by them. If, on the other hand, you are wisely taking things at the start, a little deter- mination and restraint may serve you. Cut off ruthlessly your candy, cakes, pies, puddings and sweets, generally. Do not touch a crumb on the silken quilt, and wept such ] between meals, and learn to take tears as had never come to her eyes ^ your tea and coffee-if you must before, even though all her early I take them-without sugar Sugar m share of life's sorrows; tears that i beverages is only a habit, anyway, sprang from a broken heart; a As you cut down your diet _you heart brave, strong, noble, yet | mxist^ add to your e.xercise. crushed beneath the burden that had fallen upon it. k lo all caaea of DISTBMPrR. PINK EYE, INPLUCNZJIt COLDS, ETC. of all borsea. broodmares, colts, stallions. la to "SPOHN THEIVI»» OB Ihelr toHifuet or in the feed put Spobn's Liquid Compound. <'<Iva the rpmedy to all of thetii. It acts on the bloud and iflanJK. It routes thcdiseaso by fl (pelltntf the diiiease germs. It wards oft ilio trouble no matter bow they are "exposed." Ab- â- olutcly free from aiiythiiiK iiunrjous. A child oao safely take it. ^cc and $i.no; 1^.50 and 911.00 Ibt doxea. Sold bydiuesista andbarnessdealers. DUfrlbutorsi All Wholcsalo Drugglafa SPOHN MEDICAL CO., Cbeinists and Sacleriologisla GOSUtiN, IND^ U. S. A. I flavurliitr uaed th« aam« aa Ijnioa «t wtUL !y disscKUg ara^iilatcd ^uijar in watiei «& iadit'.e Mupiclne/tt dclictuud -YfiiQ it>ma'd#«a â- - ilerlh - '- â- â- . • T -T.^ If BOl t. Cr Mapleino (a jold 1 recipe book. CreaoaBt Mfs. Co., Saattl*. W^. asyrui) bo«ler Ihaa maijla. MaptiriDO ia t grocerft. If BOt a«nd 50c for Zoz. l)otiI« < WESTEBN ASSURANCE COMPANY (FIRE -j^SSriD l^.A.HI3SrE!) INCORPORATED A.O. ISSt HEAD office: . • TORONTO Statemant for tha Yaar Ending Dessmber 3l8t, 1910 Fire and Marino ('r.-niiums $3,69;),598.6o Interest and oiliur recriiiis 76,42 i.6S $2,776,120.28 Fire and M ir ric- Losses a*** $1,602,537.79 Fire and .M.irine Kxpenses,„,„ 950,893.80 ^ $3,SS?.4»>-S9 I'rofils on Year's Trading $211.6i^.6c) Assets $2,113,4.18.28 Unearned Premiums .md other Liabilities i. 513. 385.62 Surplus to PQllcyhaldera »1.7"M,BSt,.a6 Loasea Paid SInoa Organization of Companjt. $14.089. 7t7.ia Uirecior'!.'- President, Hon. GEO. A. COX. Vice rresident, W. R. BROCK. Bobt. Bickardike, M. I'., B. W. Cox. D. B. Haniia, John Ho«ki», K.C, I.LD AIM. I.aird, Z A. Loah, K.C.. LI, D., W. H. Melkle, Gao A. Mcitw, .\azuatua M»n Fredaric -NichoUj, Jainej Kan- Osbo;ue. i;i leiwl Sir Hanry FaUtttt, C.V.O., B. B Wood. W. B. MEIKLE, General Manager. C. C. FOSTER. Secretary ^ CHAPTER XII. The rest of the house party ar- rived at the Hall in good time for dinner; the Misses Cheater were in Most ' people credit theiaselves with tak- ing exercise whether they do or not. They hear so much about it that they are convinced they must be doing it. In many cases it is a mere farceâ€" languid movements SPRAYIXG. Two classes of enemies attack ^^ p, fruit trees and plants, viz: insects about the house, deliberate stroll- and fungous diseases. The appli- ing ouitloors. That must be | cation of substances, usually liquid, '=^ THE FARM Useful Hints for the Tiller of the Soil ^ He laughed a hard, triumphant 1 for her if she wtjuld only let mc go laugh as he spoke. "You have succeeded admirabl.v." Mrs. Darnley's voice was soft, and now she rose from hor scut uirI Hiovcd to the open window, with her usual haughty air. "I supixise you do not intend to risk any delay or " "Or, don't be feared, your son is safe!" sneered Crawshaw. "His reign is over, for goiKl and all, and I don't mean to delay any longer than I like." Mrs. Darnley was silent for a mo- ment. "You gave her the letter 1" she Jisked, hurriedfy. after a pause. Crawshaw nodded and suiilcd «nce again. "That was a clever thought of yours," he said, coolly. " 'Pon my word, you're a born conspirator I" Mrs. Darnley's handsonio face fli:8lie<l ; sho bit her lips, and look<'d out <J the window. Then, as if a midden .ir;d unpleasant thought had just come, she turned to him. "What if she sh<nild go up to town, and " Crawshaw strolled across to licr, liir. hands plunged deep in his pack- ets. â- S)i<' can go. if p.hc likes; she won't get no satisfaction from her journey." "You mean 1'' "I menu that by this time Mr. H«nry ('h.'j;)li!i and his wife arc well on their way to .Vuntralia at my expcnfc, bad luck t<j him!" "To such love an yours, what tnattsrs a few pounds more or less 1" observed Mm. Darnley, sneering in her turn r.ow, and with that she »t(!pped out on to the terrace and eaiHxl majestically away. Gr:v.'. sliav/ muttered something, then lounj[i:ig through the window, went off to Uio eta'olcs. He felt m''-r« at home there than in the h<risc. and he coi\ld pono as a great man over the gioonin, who a few weeks before would have barely con<!ider<Kl hi.n iin equal but who now here with hii rough, brutal ways with patience and er|iinnimity, though, perhnpn, Mr. Crawshaw would have been not very well pleated- and aniar.cd - if he ha<l in." Then, as she went downstairs, she cleared the shade from hor brow, and briishctl any reproachful tlioiiglit from hor heart. "Siie does it because she knows I would fret if I saw licr ill ; and, after all, she is best asleep, dear Naiu'v. She will probably be (juite her old self to-night." If Dorothy could have penetrated the thickness of the door that di- vided her from her friend, the feel- ing of anxiety and pain she had 8\if- fered at the bare suggestion of ill- ness would have been intensified be.vond all description. Nancy was not asleep ; she was not even on the dainty, white-hung bed where of late she had passed Biieh happv nights, visited by girl- ish, joyous dreams. .She was sitting on a low chair, her red-brown tresses strewn in rough disorder on her shoulders, hor two small, cold, trembling hands supporting her aching head; hor two large, lustrous eyes fixed on the cariiet at her feet with an expression so strained, so unna- tuial, that at one glimpse the bluntest intelligetice might have road the despairing agony that crowded her breast. How she struggled from the rose garden to the safe haven of her own room Nancy never knew. She hoped to have escaped detection, more especially from Dorothy's lov- ing eyes ; but to her sorrow that v/as not to be. The first free moment she had from Mrs. Darnley's strangely pei- sistont claims on her courtesy, Dorothy flew up to Nancy's room, and arrived just in time to see our pour heroine stagger, rather than walk, up the stairs, with her white, fixed face, and horror-stricken eyes. Her dismay, as we know, was more than great ; and Nancy ha<l to curb her uguiiy to try and BO<ithe tlie goldon-hiiircd girl, who had never seemed so dear to her as now, in this, the most lUiprcme sorrow, of her young life. Hut once Dorothy was gone, and! tlio key was turned securely in the | he.trd a fov/ of the remarks i)assed lock, Nancy had no further need of, on. him when he imd safely ilisap- j restraint, and with one broken pe.'M't'il. moan she flung herself into the low '1 bl.nll take ditpy up to Nan-'citair, trying in vain to still the r- '' PorolJiv R.ii'l. as ^ho iTtr,Tco<l [ pail'i in her burning throat and \^,,r jih'ns. bearing a hu.t,'e bunch of ttimples, and to steel herself for ....... i4i uiiiuci- a tfouhv of her the niuht and Darnley't return. marvellous spirits, but Lady Bur- j changed. Move briskly, walk fast, | to the tree or plant for the purpose ton was blandly annoyed, and Mrs. breathe deeply if you would reduce, of preventing or destroying these Fairfax downright irritable, andl.vour flesh. Follow up the daily constitutes spraying. the cause of this was not very dif- \ bath with vigorous rubbing with a We spray to destroy insects and I'lcult to determine ; neither Lord rough towel, take a course of ex- 1 to prevent fungous diseases. Spray- Mcrcfieldor Mr. Crawshaw had e.x-iercises before dressing, and then j ing is no longer an experiment. It hibited the faintest wish to attend 1 all day long treat yourself as the , ,» an established fact that intell'- as escort to Liidy Burton and her i policeman treats the trampâ€" with 1 gent and persistent spraying always ing for plant d fair Amazonian daughters; and in : the order to "move on."â€" Youth s pays. Tlie effects of spraying are wholly preventior the absence of Derrick Darnley j Companion. Mrs. Fairfax had been left without giving rise to threadlike projections which penetrate the plant's tissues. The main fact to be borne in mind is this : The spores which may be present in innumerable number! may be destroye<l or their german- ation prevented by the application of certain substances known as fungicides, while existing as spores on the outside of plants, but after these have penetrated tlie tissue of leaf, stem or root, spraying is of no avail. In other words spray- iseases must b« an available cavalier, which was as â- WHEN EXERCISE IS HARMFUL unusual as it was annoying to the ' nrett" faded little matron. . t. .1 • 1 • in ' r Y n , . .v,„ i«a.n TV-ill, <'xercise after their days work, Dorothy was ^''V'l" \ '« f ", ' says Dr. E. A. Walker of Boston, her father when the guests retuni- ^ , „^,j^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ .^ ^,^^^ ^^^^^^^ the! . prevention, cumulative. The effects of spray- 1 The following formula for Bar- ing last year and tins year may re- deaux Mixture is used as a, pre- suit in -an increased yield next ventive of fungous diseases as po- year. An instructive bulletin issued tato blight, apple scab, etc Vari- Office workers should not take by the Wisconsin Horticultural 80- ; ous formulas arc quoted, but the ciety, has the following to say re- ' following is now accepted a.s safe garding spraying: The insects af- 1 and reliable : ^^^ 1 Copper sulfate, five pounds ; fresh od- she had been pouring out her i '"i'i'f ^""t '^'^^'^^ *« ^''^^ though fecting fruit may be divided • ... .,, 1,;,., nWm.f Vanov's ill. headwork is not exercise in the ; convenience into two classes, which n'r 'anr bo h ^f'them'.X: re- i -"- that it develops the body it | are distinguished, by their mode of joicing at that very moment, for | in««t deculed'y is e^^^^ hand ! it (piickly induces fag and physical t^ilassi she ha<l iust shown herself at her:} -., , - „ ., • , * .» ^â- . , â- •„_., I u,,, kon^i ♦,. ilas.situde. So it is almost pathetic window, and waved her them. Sir Humphrey's face wore an expression of vexa- , , . , 1 .â- , i- it that Dorothv.i^'^y ^•"â- â- '' ''"•'* '^''â- '^''''>' ^""^^ "^"^ his, and heri*'"*- for a man to e.xpect any good to 5 exercise ed in the good-natured come ^[""^ '«'''."K . "wre exercise .,;..„ ..f „o..,o When the e.vercise involv in tion so new to twining her arm mind freed from further care on Nancy's account, determined to know what it meant. "It is nothing, my darling," her father replied, hastily, but that did not exactly please Dorothy. "You don't look like that for no- thing, dad," she observed; "quick, before the others come!" "W'ell," Sir Humphrey said, slowly, "I have been a trifle asham- ed and disgusted, that is all!" "You!" Dorothy's tone was pride itself. "You ashamed, daddy!" "I was in the stable yard just now ; I rode Cherry in there to save Foster the bother of coming to fetch her at the steps, and I ar- rived just in time to see Mr. Craw- shaw behave like the brute he must bo ; ho ha<l chained his collie up all this long, hot dav. Foster tells me ho has been itching to let the poor beast go, and then, liecause she happened to jump at him, to wel- come him, no doubt, he kicked her so severelv. and bo savagely, that I am much afraid it will bo all o\er with her." (To be continued.) "One takes it that young people have ha<l suflicient outdoor exercise reasonably to develop their frames before beginning office work. So when once they have started in the office in earnest it is much better for them to realize at once that their days of hard physical strain are over and that henceforth they must confine these efforts to week ends and holidays. The btxly and system easily at sects and sucking insects. Eating insects consume the af- fected tissues, commonly the 1 -aves, and thereby hinder the funct> iis of the jilant. The common exaniiile is the potato bug or beetle. Insects of this class are destroyed by poison- ing their foo<l. Sucking insects do not consume the external tissues of the plant, but feed only on the sap. In order to accomplish this the in- sect thrusts its proboscis through the external coverings and sucks the juices in the same way as a mos- quito sucks blood. As these insects do not consume the tissue of the leaf or branch, poisons are of no avail. We must therefore attack the insects. This is done bv cover tune themselves to circumstances ^ ,„g ^\^^^â- ^^ ^^-itj, go„,<, substance which even to ovorcivilized and conse-'will penetrate their bodies, or with quently rather unnatural circum stances, and indoor headworkcrs will soon find that a good state of health can be maintained with little or no exercise." WES-TERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. HOMEMADE LINIMENT. Dissolve 10 cents' worth of gum camphor in one teacup of ammonia or alcohol and shake well, then add | Fire and Marine losses were $1,- half a pint of pure olive oil and 10 1 (ioa,5a7.79, expenses <[I60,883.80 â€" cents' worth of glycerin; shake well total expenditure ♦a,^53,421.69. The The Tear 1910 a (iood One for fhis Company. Od this page will be found a re- port of business done, profits made and losses sustained by the West- ern Assurance Company during 1010. The year's premiums amounted to )i!2,699,598.t)0, which, with inter- est and other receipts, totalled $2, 77tj, 120.28 as the year's revenue. before using. This liniment will cure sciatic rheumatism by rubbing the parts in pain from six to eight weeks, and will not return. It will take the swelling from a sore throat. Sh/Mh Gun â- alckly (lap* coaihs. cnraa co>a*> •••I' iha throat and luaja . . • Z» caaU. year's profits w«re 922i2,ti98.6e. The assets are now |3,813,438.8«, which, after deducting liabilitiei, give a surplus to policyholders o| 91,700,0S2.66. This Company has paid to policyholders since organiz- ation in 1851, coniidorably over 954,000,000.00 in Icssei. At the an< nual meeting Hon. O. A- Cox wa) re-elected President and Mr. Vi. R. Brock. Vic«-Fresident. substance which closes their breath ing i)ores. To repeat: 1- Biting or chtiwing insects ai"e destroyed by placing poison on the parts on which the insects feed. 2â€" Sucking insects are destroyed only by attacking the insects, and for this class poisons are of no avail. .Apple scab, brown rot of plums and peaches, potato rot. blight, rust and other destructive plant diseases are commonly ascribed to weather conditions. Indirectly this is often true, but neither rain nor drought nor any other almosphcrie condi- tion is ever directly the cause of plant diseases. Kainy weather does not directly cause plum rot, but |)rovides con- ditions favorable to the <lovelop uient of the fungus, and probably unfavorable conditions for the de- velopment of the plum and its abil- ity to resist the invasion of the disease. Fungi (plant di.seases) are propa gated by spores, minute bodies which may float in the air and are usually too small to bo discerned singly without using a compound microscope. These spores ohght on leaf or fruit aod under favorable conditions of heat and moisture genniuute, lime, five pounds; water, bO gallons. Either arsenate of lead or pari* green may be .safely combined with bordeaux mixture. In fact, in all orchard spraying operations it ha« come to be a comino!i practice to add either paris green or arsenate of lead to bordeaux at every appli- cation. By this me«ns biting insects and fungi are controlled at a single operation. No other fact is more important than this iu stir.aying. Arsenate of lead is a poison for biting insects and is less liable to injure foliage than Paris preen. It remains longer in suspension. It adheies better to foliage. It may be used for any purpose for whicn paris green ia employed in liquid sprays. The formul.-i is: .Vvsenate of lead, two to three pounds ; water 50 gallons. SfiiJahi Cure, IBs throat nn<] lunds. ... J* cool*. If soup is to be good it must uo\6i be allowc\l to get cold iu the .'-auce- pan. but must bo strained off di- rectly it is sufliciently cooked. Boilin.o; liiiuids, jellies or fruits may be turned into glass without breaking the vessel if you pios.s tho bowl of a spoon on the bottom while filling. Here's a Home Dye That ANYONE Can Use. NOME DVIINQba* Always bcttii more or Ittt of a difficult under- taking- Nat ao whan yau uaa DYOLA IOM£«'««ALUIN05â€" Stiu! I.>| SumpI* (.urd and Story ttookU'l ^0 rho JOHNSON. R».HAi<l>.SO,N '.'<>., Limited. Montfr.l. \ «ii. JUST THINK OriT ! With DY-p.L& you can cJor elthff VVccI, Cntto,!, Silk ot Miitfl Got.d» Ver<t<:\y wnk. the S.%MC Dyr, No ahance oi u>>ji!: IU| WROt4v; Uyc lor tha OooJs you hi. v« to c oIiK. | 11 n il â- . .- â€" 1 :1 * â- * f .yf « * ♦ Ai ? t z â- V M â- - * 4t ' ' > ' r «/ - « i i I fl