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â- ?â-  IM'*^ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ 4"f>-f >4-M-f> -H- ♦ iM- ♦^♦â- f* -f ♦♦â- â™¦^ 4- -f ^â- M-'f ♦ ♦♦> OR, A LOOK INTO THE PAST CHAPTKR XXVII. The '*evvant»' ball went off riiylit Iterr'ly, an'l Ja let was heart! to lecl'are chat never â€" no, never â€" ltd any uue ever dance like Mr. rVerri'.'k Darnlej* ' Oti.-o Jiirinig the evening Nancy tiaxl dii-ipiHiarcil, and Dolly, giv- ing search, fjimd her in the lib- rary, with pen in hand, writing, 'or i)relendiiig to do so, at any raU). "Now what is it? â€" what are you worry :ag about, darlLng?" Nancy seemed to wake from some Iroubied thoughts aiid start. . "Mrs., Starr tells me that Fen- toa I'ls been asking for me ; she •ayu the poor man is in great iwv- • rty â- ! vi .'listress." "And you are goin gto help him, of course;" Dorothy was full of righl«nou» indignation. "'A crea- ture who never lost an opportunity o^ iiwulting you whenever he giot tho chant-e^wbo was a spy on you â- ad 'â-  "Still, Dolly dear, I can't let him starve ; and I have so inufli ; Wiial do a few pounds more 'ir less mat.tt>r.' It i.s Christmas time, re- nwiu'ber ; aind, you know, ve iniixt kll li'j charitable a*J forgive Uow ' ' Dorothy's only answ'cr was a kias, and a very te.ndjer one. 'I may argue Just as much as I lik<j, but you will be firm all the Badue ; I kuow you. Now I must go back; you will come, darling, »ooa ."' 'iu a mom«nt," Nancy answer- ed. ^ Sli'e fillod up the cheque slie had w^Uteii for Fenton. then, puttiiig it in '^a•> envelope to give to th» huu.sekeeper, she rose to move away, when an uncontrollable ini- pul.'M) made her t\irn to the fire and Ckiaiid there. She was very miserable ; with all her heard resolutions and bitter coucompt, her love lived as strong- ly ai ever for thii maji. Yefi, deapite everj-thing. and the long yoar's training she had given hernv!f, S'he kn'ew she loved hLni iti'll, her heart wasi still thrilling wLtli tlio excitement Darnley's pr&!»euce brought. Even while she KUtfw him, by his own mother's word, to be unworthy and dishoii- ore<< ill her sight, she yearned for him; his near presence tortured hor. â- While she was standing quietly, Janet came in with same letters in forward and extinguished the rtames witli his hands. ••.\ndâ€" and has hurt himself I Oh, go and fetch brandy ; send Janet with oil and cotton wool. Oh, Lord Merefieid, go quickly '." Nant'y's face wa-s whit'e to the lips, and, as Loi\l Merefieid ru'.ih- ed away to do her bidding, she <'rept back to that s.till form and bent over it. How brave, how noble, he had been ' He w.is her hero againâ€" her best beloved ! The memory of his treacJjery was forgotten altogether in that moment. •With a shudder she glanced at the ])oor, burned hands, then, kucelinsf down, siie bent still lower o\^r the white lips. Not a breath escaped tiiera. An agony, an awful agony of fear ca-me over her. 'Oh. Derry, Derry, my darling, .*peak to me ! Speak, only speak to me I Oh, God, if he sould be dead,:" Involuntarily her lips touched Ikis, and, as though he had been electrified' by that touch, a sigh ran through the man',s frame, and he oi>eued his eyes. At first tlu'ie was nothing but v.xgueness, like one who is' blind, and then a swift coutractio'i, as pain and' sense returned. He closed tlie lids for a seciind, then opened them again, before she ha<l time to move from her kneos. 'Nancyâ€" i.-Y it you â€" |;cally you, ma'oau, and wi«lies to s«e you very ba<lly ; will you go, lua'am >'" "Yes, I will go." Nancy's heart was beatins so wildly she could scarcely speak. Without a glance at her r?Hec- tion in the gla.ss, she went down tho broad staircase, a lovely vi:;- ion, with her white necK a.ad armK gleamin gfroni out the Ijiack velvci ggwn, her liair falling in soft, ruf tied curls on her brow and round her throat. She hesitated aii i.a- stant before site opened the library dool'. Dorry wis lying back in a chair ati she entered, but as his ears caught the sound of her dress, he rose slowly and with some ..liffi- oulty; 'both hands were bou'.id up with lint and white ba idages. There was a flush c>n his face and a strange l';ok in hi.s eyes. '"Th's is kind of you, Mrs. C'raw- shaw," he said, in quick, low tones; "I dared scarcely hope you would come so soon." His eyes went to her delicat-a throat; wa.s it a dream, or had hi.i lips rc:<ted close to it just now? '"You â€" yon want to see me J" Nancy replied, standing, with one hand leaning on the table, a grace- ful, lovely figure. The man bowed. "I have » very painful task. t<o perform," he said, after a pause; "but I owe it to myself to do it." Hei heaved a short sigh. "A year aigo, Mrs. t'rawsh.nv, you went t-- see my mother, and in that inter- view, which until t )-d;iy I was ut- t-flrly ignorant ha<l t^iken place, she â€" she made a .statement to you, did' .she nut .'" How pale liis face had grownâ€" white to his very lips I "She did." Nancy, too, had become, if pos- sible, paler. Darnley moved a ste^p nearer. "On the ta'ble, Nancy, there lies a letter! It is from my mother â€" read itâ€" read it, and g've me your sympathy, for God knows I nee dit to-nig'ht; it is not ofte iia ni.'in i.s made to suffer through his mother my darling?" came in faint accents jaa I have suffered through mi.n h«r hand. 'The second post has just conic, ma'am, and brought these. Misa D<'Uthy tho"c;ht ; n might like to lav them. Tiic yior man is so tt'.crweightaJ v,-,th ( ' istmas cardt as could n t bpl '.ere before.'" Naiu-y tha'ik.>J •"«- ma' I and look the lettj"- ; ••here we/o only thixje f r her; one from her uncle, another, fi. I! if >-iateful thaiiki. from the vicar of the parish, who/n iibc had helped so generously; u'ld bhe third, with lov'ng grcetini;*, from her old friend, rD. Graniley. Her n<*w relations. Sir John mid aLdy Haniiltuii, had sent her a iwstly present before she left town. Nancy ri,-ceived it with pleasure, for wlie had a kindly thought for Llieftc people, through her sincere liking for her cousin, Darcy. She littio knew what hop&s were built on that likin',< by t-he ambi tious mother and father! .The inclination to reimain alone and <!<intinuQ her sad, ho)>ele5s tliouglits fieeipening, Nancy drew up a chniir and sat do%vn iu it be tore (!ie tire. The IvK'k wa.* turnetl to the dooi-, »nd lialf ati-bour, perhaps an hour had pa'j.ie<l, when some one entcr- &d abruptJy and Lord Merefield's Voice saJd, sharply and anxiously, »» N'iney nisie with a start: "The.e, <.ild fellow, sit there; I'll Ik- i>ack with some brandy in a sc<'ond." He pushed, ht helped 5ome oiu- to the (oiR-h as he ejvwko ; and Nancy, grown very pale, caught a brokon whisper: "Leave- nie-nn! quite a'ono, Iterefield- quite .alone â€" ftirâ€" ino- nent" Th« whispor was so eager, Loixl Uerefiekt could do nothing les'i Ihan obey ; but, as ho turned, Darnley's bead fell back against ttic c.hair, and he had tainte<l dead kwaiy. In a second Nancy had moved kavried'ly forward. "What Ls it?" she cried, agit.at- »dly. "What has happened 1" ' Lord Merefieid muttered an ex pJanatioii hurriedly. One of the irro*t)hs r>f evergreens bad taJcea fire, and, in falling, had caught 1^ wHfcon gown, setting it on fire. rft whole place threatened to be » b>!A»e Uad not Daitilcy aprung fro mhis lips, while such a look of joy came into his eyes a.s bewildei-- <"<{ her, even in the midst of her anxiet<y. "You are better, " she whisper- ed, as she rose softly. H« gave a quick sigh. 'Itâ€" it is nothing. I am all ri^ht. I told Duncan not to make & fuss- not to -frighten Dolly, or â€" or any one." Ho waa trying to move himself in- to a sitting podtitni. He could not touch anything with his hands ; they were covered with blisters, and were coTiipletcly useless. \ancy saw his difficulty, and a iump rose in her throat. "Let me help you," she mur- mured; and, coining forwaixl, she put her wliite armn round him. The man a p^lc face flushed, his breath canie in quick ga.sps. It was like a glimpse of heaven to be held in tliat embrace. 'Iâ€" I a,m .so heav'y," he panted. "You must not. Youâ€" you will hurt yourself.'' Ho put out his right and to ge:it- ly j)us]i Iter back, but as the in- jured ftesh rubbed her gown, he uttered a groan, and his eyes closed again, as in another faint. Nancy's own eyes were full of tears. "Oh, what shall I do?â€" what shall I do?" pho cried, in anguish. "Darry! Derry I" . The d.'irk lashes were lifted for an ins'tant. "You are sorry, dear?" he a.s-k- ed, with a look of unutterable ten- derness. 'You are sorry for me, Nancy I My darling!â€" my dar- liajjl" His head sank forward, and was pillowed on the girl's soft, white throat, as the door opened, and Loixl Merefieid, followed by Jaatt, canio luirrie<lly in. Merefieid made no sign as he saw Nancy's arms round the half- sunken form: he only poftred out some raw brandy and put it to Darnley's lii)s. Then, as Nancy saw Ja.nct already busy with the poor, maimed hands, she gently disengaged herself and went softly awayâ€" a broken so'b in her tliroat and a mist of tears iu her eyes. » * * » » An hoin later a knock at her door arou.sed her. She had flung herself down in an agony of grief when she reached her room. Her ears raiiK still with berry's.- ten- der, loving words; her pulses thrilled set with the memory ofjjj.',' how close hi^â- . dear faco hud been to hers. "1 love fiim :- I love lilm! " she said, oVer and over again to her- .self. 'He has wronged mc more tliain any woman was wronged be fore; still I love him! Oh, Derry! if_j{ only you had been true and noble, a? I thought you!" She started to her feet as the knock came. "If you please, ma'am, Mr. Darnley sent me to ask if you would kindly go and 'Siienk to hirn," said Janet, careful not to notice her mintiess' white, face and disroderetl hair. "Is he better?" as'ked Nancy, faintly. "H'O seoios much easier, TOa'.tm ; Mia» Tjeice.stor has been wtth him up bo now, but 'h«'is alono ng^a, Nancy picked up the letter with a trembling ha.id. It was a very long one. M.s. Darnley had writ- ten it many days ;igo, and, accord- ing to his cabled orders, it h.ad heon forwarded to him with his other correspondence to liipstune from his cluii. I It was a confession, pure and I simple, of her share in the fraud I which had induced Nancy to bo- I come Tliomas (.'rawshu'w's wife; land a second one, full of bitter [contrition for her falsehood to Nancy, wherein .she had dishonor- ed her son to save herself. Ill and utterly misei-able, the mother had at last found strength to own her sin at this Christmas time, and to implore her son's for- giveness. Nancy's lijxs quivered a:i she put the le'tter down. .V flood of .seii- rejiroach and remorse rushed into her heart. She moved forward. "Derry," she whispered, "Derry." .\fi she lifted his dark eyes, she flung herself at his feet. "That I should have been so eas- ily deceived ! That I should have wronged you so, my own â€" my best beloved !" Heedless of onjuring them fur- ther, he stretched out his maimed liand;< to help her to ri.se, and see- ing this, she got up quickly and cluii'g to hiuj. "Nancy, d-'i't tempt me â€" is it love that makes vou tiir'i to me? Is her. And then they were silentâ€" in the he^rt of both tlieiv wAh â- . prayer and a gi-eat thaaksgiviti^, THK END. HEALTH 9 »^'%^%.-%.'%.^^ I I SHINGLES. A person of an etymological turn of mind, .seeing a ease of well marked shingles, with the litt'f bli.'ters so closely set as a!nio:-it ti overlap one another, might t!r i'' the affection w: II named fro'n the shingles of a roof, but the word is really a corruption of the Lati.: cingulum, meaning a girdle. The ti;M7n waa ajiplied because of the ajTangeme!>t of the eruption, which encircles the body, or one later.ai half of it, like a belt. The scien- tific tei'iii is /.oster, or /.oil, from the Greek words for girdle or belt. Shingles, or zoster, is a skin eruption •lue to disease of one of the cutaneou:; nen-es whioh run from the s^pinal cord rouiid the body to the middle li".e i:i front. The eniptio 1 always follow j the course of the affeotod nerve, ceas- ing abruptly at the front, unless tin.' nerves on both sides are af- fected, when iu encircles the body just like a girdle. This complete form is fortunately rare. The eruption consist's of a suc- cession of hard blisters like those of a cold-sore or tcver-lnister, so common on tlie lips. I.t begins in the form of reddish p.atehes, upon which pimples and then small blis- ters form. These bll.-ters are ar- rangexl in groups aloag the course of the affected nerve, or they may, in severe cases, run together, forming an almost unbrokeii line round oiie-h.alf of the body or face. For the fi^-st three or four d.ays the co'ite it-s of the blisicrs are watery; t.hen they become cloudy, the patches turn brow;i, and final- ly dry and form yellowisii crusts. For :i few d.ays or a week preceding the eru|)tion neuralgic pains are felt in 'the part to be affected, and during the eruption the pain is of- ten very acute. In children, curi- ously enough, the jiain m.ay be ab- .sent. The attack is usually ushered in by fever, sometimes sJiglit chills, aid a feeling of general il!ne<.;K. The oruptioii m.iy appear all at once, or may occur in .several suc- cessive crops, taking .a week or more for its full developnient. The most serious form is tliai of the face, for it often results in se- vere scarring, nnd may even atitack the eyeball. The pain usually sub- sides when the eruption appears. There is n-.i treatme-it which will certainly cut short the attack, and bhe most that can be vlone usually is to protect ;t!ie blisters from irri- itation of 'he clotliing or other in- 'jury. This is done by ajiiilyiiig •soothing powders of starch or o.xid lof zinc, painting the Vilisters with 'collodion, or applying court-i)las- ter. Afte.r 'the adtack the patient 'Uiay need tonic treatment for a 'while. There is generally only one ."*> â-  t.ack. Where there are repeated recurre'ices there is usually some underlying fault of constitution which calls for careful, syyteni.i.tic medical troa«tment.â€" Youth's t'om- puiiou. Children Often Need • '•"""^•-''"t y°» cannot careful what you give them. purpattves Injure the bowels aiid pave tlie way for '.Ife-long troubles. The n<;iv evacuant In be t^o Harsh does the work most effectively without Irritaling the bowels or causing any Jiscointort. The children like lliem lor they taste like candy. One of the most popular of the NA-DRU-GO preparitlona, 23c. B bi.i. If your Irufxiit luu not yet jiockcd itism. send 25c. and w will mall them. 20 Nklioual Drug and Clacmicel Companr of Caif da, Linitcd, • • Montre«l. F.Vt'TS ABOIT OIK HO HI! MAHKI.TS. -No Need to linn KIsewliere for Trade in I'urm Pnidiiit.s. The old fable about the dog witli the piece of meat in l>is mmith. jumping into the water after a shadow, and in the end losing I he good morsel he had at first, may be applied very aptiv to the country, which has siile idid mark,>ts at home, but becomes discoiiteiited, a.'id .ihhough not iialf r,'a!i/.:ng tlie impijrtaiice of its natural herita;^e. looks abroad for trade ii knows not of. Such is the {losition in which some iieojile «ould place Canada in her present relations with t'u* United States. But the facts do not warrant Canada looking away from her home m;irket. The home market is taking <'igh ty per cent, of the produce of tlie Canadian farms at good prices. The demand of this market is in creasing and it will continue to ifi- creasc as the country grows. It has the advantage of nearness, stability, cheapne-ss of transporta- tion and qiiieknes;; of returns. The t.'anadian farmer is familiar with its conditions and require- ments. And yet. withal, the Canadian farmer is inclined to look beyond this market with longing eyes to tho market of the United .St.ites, forgetting, perhaps, that the L'nit- ed States farmer is looking with jint as longing eyes at the Cana- dian market. There nre at least twelve farm- ers in the L'liited States looking longinglv at the Canadian market to one f.arme-r in Canada looking at the United States market. Let us remember that there are at least twelve times rs m;iny farmers in the United Stales as there are in (\anada, and so. while one Canadian farmer will get en- trance into the markets of the United States, twelve .\merican farmers will get entrance into our home markets. They have already succeeded in selling immense (luail- tities of farm prodiuts in Canada, in spite of the dtity. They have Sold twice as much in Canada as Canadian farmers have sold in the United States. With reciprocity in farm pro»lucts the twelve .Xmeiican firtiuMs will crowd tho one c'anadian fanne pretty closely in his own horn n':irket. The surplus production of tht United States fanner would be Ii able any tjiiie to demoralizo th« home market of the Canadian h.r :ner. It will cost the American farmei MO more to bring his farm product; to Ca'iadiaii towns and cities than it will cost the Can.idi.m farmer U carry liis to the ITnitc*! States. These .American jiroducts a« pretty well kept out now by thf tariff wall. With this reraovefl they will enter twelve to one. We must remember, too, tliat th« Americaiu have the earlier season, uid that their products will there fore be upon our markets before our jirotlui't.s are salable and gc^ tlio early price. â€" * LITTLE HINTS. I'urnituTe P.ilish. -The best an<' chea))est furniture polish is cedai oil. It can be purchased from any g.)od furniture l>. juse. T.ik? a yard of ehee-e cloth, divide it in half. Now wet one piece in cold water and ring dry ; then pour on as much )i! as vju hue witer; now rub the furniture liglit'.v; follow with dry cloth. This may be used on the finest furniture, and also oo iiolish- ed flours. It requires very little rubbinq;. Caviar Sandwiches.â€" .V dainty san<iw icii to serve with iced tea is made of caviar. Take a slice of bread and cut from corner to cor- ner, thus making four little dia- nioiid sliape pieces. Spre.a.'.) thr c'lviar en two .ipposite piocss of bread, and on the other tw<i pieces place a snuill piece of lemon. This makes a cool lunch for hot after- noons. *»,^ Nut Ralls.â€" One cupful <>f chopiied veal, twelve cli^.wd blanched almonds, one-half t\:<- spoonfnl of salt, one egg, pe|)pet to ta'jte, and one cuiiful of tnnalo .'auce. Mix the meat, almonds, :ind seasoning and moisten with the well beaten egg. Roll int'- balls the size of a walnut and set in a baking pan. I'oiir o\er them liie hot tomato sauce. Cook in » hot oven twenty minutes. Serve â-  •n a platter garn.sh'.-d with watei rrc--.?. II doubt dead, dear? Can you take the son, renu;nihcring what his inotiier has '' She silenced him by pntt'ng her fingers on his li|)s ; atid. as he open- ed his arms, she liuried her face cm liis breast ami burst into tears. "Forgive me! Oh! forgive me ! ' she !:'>bbed. .\s he kisse<l her brow, her wet eyes, and lastly her Kweet, tremb- ling moirth, with all the old pas- sion and joy restored. Derrick an- swered : "Forgive you, my precious! wlien I. too, have wronged yon ! I have called you worldly, mercenary, hard, cruel, I know not what. ;\h ! we have gone through a gre.at trial, my darling. Thank (!od ! our love has lived through all. Lift uj) your lips and kis.s me. Nancy; if you could only know how I luave loiig- e<l, hungeretl for their touch, my tleares;l me !" Nancy nestled lo him, heaving a h:ippy sigh now and then ; and then, by slow degrees. Derry drew nil her the story of what ha<i I passed lietween his mother and j herself. She glanced up at his darkened face as she finished. "But you will forgive her, dear," she urged, involutarily, as she rea- lized what Anne Darnley must have suffered ijefore 9''e had brought herself to m.ike atone- ment. "Please -pl'-ase say jcu will forgive her.'' T' e man tiiuH'-J. â-  She has kept is apai',: a wiioh. yearâ€" a whole terrible year. .Mi, Nancy ! even now I had not quite believed you were really in my arms. Yesâ€" yes, my swcothcart, I will forgive, and we must teach ourselves to forgetâ€" we have so much to forget!" He held her very tightly in lii.s ar<n)s, and ki.-ised her softly, with whisi>ored words of joy that dazed at 10 .VT TJIK pahso>A(;k Oaffe* Runs Riot No Longer. WHEN PRESERVING I USE EXTRA GRANULATED SUGAR "THE SUGAR OF NEARLY 60 YEARS STANDING 'Wife and [ had a serious time of it while we were coffee drinkers. "She h.ad g.astritis, headaches, belching and would have periods of sickness, while I secured a daily headache that became chronic. "We naturally sought relief by drugs without avail, for it is now plain enough that no drug will cure the diseases another drug (coffee) sets up, particularly, so long as the drug which causes the trouble is continued. "Finally we thought we would try leaving off coffee and using Postuin. I noticed that my head- aches disappeared like magic and my old 'trembly' nervousness left. One day wife said, 'Do you know my gastritis has giuie ?' "Qne can hardly realize what Postuni has done for us. "Then we began to talk to others. Wife's fatlier and mother were both coffee drinkers .and suf- ferers. Their headaches left en- tirely a short time after they changed from coffee to Postuni. "I began to enquire among my liarishioners and found to my aston- ishment that numbers of them use Postum in place of coffee. Many of tho iiiiiiisters who have visited our parsonage have become enthu- siastic champifms of Postum.'' Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Rend the littio book, ''The Read to Wellville," in pkgs. ''There's a reason." Cvor r*ail the ahov* lotlart A n«w one •ippears from dm* to time. Thev ar* gsnuint, true, and full of human Interest. Since 1854 this prinio favorite luus ina<io the preserving season a fruitful source of pleasure in tli<jusaiids of Ca.iadian homos. OKDEK moM vol R (;uoci:k. 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