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1t waes a curious fact that the lady from Nantucket had never referred exâ€" cept in a casual way to ber past hisâ€" tory. She had never told how she came . to answer the advertisement in the Muptial Chime nor to explain how se matter of fact a person as she was had ever seen that famous sheet. Mre. Snow was certain that Kisie‘s resson for wishing to obtain the poâ€" sition of schooilteacher was something more specifc than the one advanced. She was also certain that the girl was troubled about something. ‘The root eof the matter, she believed, was conâ€" tained in the mysterious letter. As Captain Eri was of precisely the same opinion, speculation between the two as to what that letter might have conâ€" tained was as lively as it was unfruitâ€" One thing was certainâ€"Kisio was not as she had formerly been. She did her best to appear the same, but she was much more quiet and had fits of abâ€" sentmindedness that the captain and the housekeeper noticed. She had no more evening "errands," but she ocâ€" easionally took long walks in the afterâ€" moons, and on these walks she evidentâ€" 1y preferred to be alone. Whether Mr. Hazeltine noticed this change in hber was a question. The eaptain thought he did, but at any rate his calls were none the less frequent, and he showed ne marked objection when Captain Jerry, who now considâ€" ered himself bound in honor to bring mbout the union hbe had so actively championed, brought to bear his artâ€" ; fui schemes for leaving the young folks alone. These devices were so apparent that Eisie had more than once betrayed some symptoms of anâ€" poyance, ail of which were lost on the gealous matchmaker. Raiph, like the others, was much surprised at Miss Preston‘s application for employment, ;l‘l;':l'! was ;nlniteltly none of his business he of course said nothing. At the next committee neefl?_g Eisic was unanimously chosen to fill Miss Nizon‘s shoes as trainer of the young ldea at the grammar school, and, as Miss Nixon was very anxious to be rid ef her responsibilities in order that she ml‘tbeeomothnenretreobfldeota widower with two small children, the «haa Alline took place in 2 fortnight. ~Frois Te Brat Uay‘6 labors Etsie reâ€" turned calm and unrufied. She had met the usual small rebellion against a new teacher and had conquered it. class and she should get on with them very nicely. It should be mentioned in passing, however, that Josiah Bartiett, usually the ringleader in all sorts of trouble, was a trifie upset because the & new teacher and NAQC EOTMMUEUE® °* Bhe said she believed she had a good mew schoolmistress lived in the same house with him, and so bad not yet deâ€" cided just how far it was safe to go in trespassing against law and order. Thanksgiving day came, and the capâ€" tains entertained Miss Patience Dpavis and her brother and Ralph Hazeltine at dinner. That dinner was an event. Captain Eri and Mrs. Snow spent a full twenty minutes with the driver of the butcher‘s cart, giving bim directions concerning the exact breed of turkey that was to be detivered, and apparentâ€" 1y these orders were effectual, for Capâ€" tain Luther, who was obliged to burâ€" ry back to the life saving station as soon as dinner was over, said that he was so full of white meat and stuffing that he cal‘iated he should "gobble" all the way to the beach. His sister stayed until the noxt day, and this was very pleasing to all hands, parâ€" ticularly Captain Peresz. U They had games in the evening, and here the captains distinguished themâ€" seives. Seth Wingate and his wife and Mr. and Mre. Obed Nickerson eame in, as did several other retired matiners and their better halves. , Even John Baxter was better that Gay. He seemed a tride more rational and apparently understood when they told bim that it was Thanksgiving. There would have been no cloud anyâ€" where had not Mrs. Suow, entering WTRent . ene t o n e td o her room fafter Elsie had gone to bed, found that young lsdy awake and cryâ€" ing silently. "And she wouldn‘t tell what the trouble was," said the housekeeper to Captain Eri the next day. "Baid it was nothin‘. She was kind of worâ€" ried ‘bout her grandpa. Now, you and we know it wa‘n‘t that. 1 wish to goodness we knew wuat it WwAs." 'l'he.pulnmtdntlhlonnvb a perplexed air. *Therte‘s one feller I‘d like to have a talk with jest ‘bout now * he said. "That‘s the one that invented that yarn ‘bout a M not bein‘ able to keep a secret." was getting the better of his respect for the new teacher, The boy had disâ€" covered that Elsie never reported his bad conduct to Captain Peres and therefore that the situation was not greatly different from what it had buen during the reign of Miss Nixon. _ On this particular day he bad been a littie worse than usual, and as uneasiâ€" ness and mischief in a nchoolroom are ms catching as the chickenpor Elsie came home tired and nervous. Captain Eri and Mrs. Snow were certain that this increasing nervousness on the part of their ‘uutwumduto-chool troubles alone; but, at any rate, nervâ€" ous she was, and particularly nervous, and, it must be confessed, somewhat luclined to be irritable during the supâ€" per and afterward on this ill starred night. ‘The beginning of the trouble was when Raiph Hazeltine called. Mrs. Snow was with her patient in the upâ€" per room, Captain Eri was out, and Captain Perez and (aptain Jerry were with Elsie in the dining room. The electrician was made welcome by the trioâ€"more especially by the captains, for Miss Preston was in no mood to be overeffusiveâ€"and a few minutes of general conversation followed. Then Captain Jerry, in accordance with his pian of campaign, laid down his newsâ€" ;:p;r'.-mghfir'évefiphauwly to attract the attention of his partner and said: "Well, I guess I‘ll go out lng look at "Oh, you can‘t never tell about the weather ‘long this coast! It‘s .likely to change most any time. Besides," with a wink that expressed compre-' hkension unlimited, "I reckon you and Mr. Hazeitine don‘t care much ‘bout the company of old fogies like me and Ferez. Two‘s company and three‘s a crowd, you know. Ho, ho, ho!" "Captain Jerry, come back this minâ€" ute!" But the captain chuckled and shook out of the door, followed by the obediâ€" ent Perez, who, baving pledged fealty, the weather for a spell. sie, "you were out looking at the weather only ten minutes ago. I don‘t think it has cbanged much since then. way aon‘t you stay here and keep us eompany ?" stuck to ‘his At another time Elsie would probaâ€" bly have appreciated and enjoyed the joke as much as any one, but this evening it did not appeal to her in the least. <â€" Raiph put in a very uncomâ€" fortable half hour and then cut his vis it short and departed. It certainly was Captain Jerry‘s unâ€" lucky evening, for he left Pores chatâ€" ting with a fisherman friend who had left a favorite pipe in his shanty and bad come down to get it and entered the house alone. Te had seen the elecâ€" trician go and was surprised at the brevity of his call, but he was as far from suspecting that be bimself was the indirect cause of the said brevity as a mortal could be. "Why, Captain Jerry," exclaimed Eiâ€" He came into the dining room, bung his cap on the back of a chair and reâ€" marked cheerfully: "Well, Elsie, what did you send your company home so quick for? Land sake, 12 o‘clock wa‘n‘t none too late for me when I was young and goin‘ round to see the girls:" But Miss Preston did not smile. On the contrary, she frowned, and when she spoke the captain had a vague feeling that some one had dropped an Acicle inside his shirt collar,. "Captain Jerry," said the young lady, "I want to have a talk with you. Why do you think it necessary to get up and leave the room whenever Mr. Haâ€" zeltine calls? You do It every time, and tonight was no exception, except that by\what you said you made me appear a little more ridiculous than usual. Now, why do you do it?" The captain‘s jJaw fell. He stared at his questioner to see if she was not joking, but, finding no encouragement of that kind, stammered: "Why do I do it? Why?" "Yes, why?" "Well, 1 don‘t know. 1 thought you two would ruther be alone. 1 know when 1 used to go to see my wife ‘fore we was married 1"â€" "Please, what bas that got to ds with Mr. Hazeltine‘s visits here?" "Why, a + nothin‘, 1 a‘pose, it you say so. 1 jost thought"â€" "What right have you to m‘ that Mr. Hazeltine is calling on me more than any other person or persons In this house?" | This was something of a poser, but the captain did his best. He sat on the edge of a chair and rubbed his knee and then blurted out: "Well, I «‘pose Iâ€"that is, we thought he was, | jest ‘cause be nat‘raily would; that‘s | ‘bout all. If I‘d thoughtâ€"why, see here, Elsic, don‘t you think he‘s comin‘ to see you?" | "I don‘t know that I do. At any rate, I have given you no authority to act on any such assamption, and 1 don‘t want you to put me again in the tidiculous position you did this evenâ€" lunlnynhnlmnoflnb fore. wpy.mm-whm mn.&lfilfll“hn colors whatever might and when| he h a m"l‘lt lrmodul Ral next. oung lady, | mere you. Wh:tm'n to get up| ment to endure them out of common polite ness, L couldn‘t go away and leave him alone." Captain Jerry‘s face was a study of chagrin and troubled repentance. "Riste," he seald, "I‘m awfu) sorty. I am so. If 1‘d thought 1 was torturin‘ of you ‘stead of makin‘ it pleasant] 1‘d wever have done it, sure. 1 won‘t go out again. 1 wen‘t, honest. 1 hope you won‘t lay i# up against me. 1 meant well." Now, if Captain Peres had delayed his entrance to that dining room only two or three minutes longer, if be had -tu-oug-thu-oulm‘%l‘" sic‘s making the explanatory and soothâ€" ing answer that was on her tongue, events would probably have been enâ€" tirely different and a good deal of trouble might have been saved. But in he came, as if some perverse unp had been waiting to give him the sigâ€" nal, and the interview between Captain had unwittingly offended broke of then mwent less like a spilled box of Jackâ€" straws. _ The captain‘s wonderful scheme that be had boasted of and worked so hard for had fallen to earth lli.nupmunhw.a-llwhnlt hit it burt. His frst idea was to follow the usual procedure and take the whole matter to Captain Eri for settliement, but the confiding to Captain Perez either. He must keep the secret and pretend that everything was working smoothly. Then his thoughts turned to Hazelâ€" tine, and when he considered the wrong he had done that young man he squirmâ€" friend was standing. "Afr. Hazeltine," he said confusedâ€" ly.“llhdotfeelultlonshttobeg your pardon. I‘m awful sorry Iâ€"done what I did; but, as I said to Elisie, I meant well. and I‘m sorry." > } ~®Sorry? Sorry for what?‘ "Why, for leavin‘ you and her alone so when you come to the house. You see, I never thought but what you‘d both like it, and ‘twa‘n‘t till she raked | me over the coals so for doin‘ it that . I realized how things was." f | "Raked you over the coals? I‘m afraid I don‘t understand." I It is unnecessary to repeat the whole of the long and tangled conversation that ensued. The captain tried to exâ€" i plain, tumbled down, metaphorically speaking, got up again and started off on another tack. In anxiety to make his position per:&ly clear he quoted from Eisie‘s remarks of the previous evening and then, thinking perhaps he had gone too far, tried to | smooth these over by more explanaâ€" ‘ tlons. Repeating this process several _ times got him into such a snarl that be scarcely knew what he was saying. _ ‘When the agony was over Ralph had _ received the impression that Miss Presâ€" a ton had said bis visits were a perfect ‘ .torture to her, that she objected to beâ€" ‘ ing left alone with him, that she held i Captain Jerry responsible for these ‘ ‘things and that the latter was sorry | for something or other, though what it $ , was he (Raiph) didn‘t know or care â€"‘ particularly. To the captain‘s ‘conâ€" t tinued apologies be muttered absently ed again. â€" There wasn‘t a doubt in his mind that Ralph felt exactly as Elsic did about bis interference. Captain Jerryaecldedthathowedthcelee- trician an apology and determined to offer it at the first opportunity. And the opportunity came the very next morning, for Mrs. Snow wanted some clams for dinner and asked him to dig some for her. The best clams in the vicinity were those in the fiat across the bay near the cable Btation, and the captain took his bucket and hoe and rowed over there. As he was digging Raiph came strolling down to the shore. ‘ Mr. Hazeltine‘s "Good morning" was clear and hearty. Captain Jerry‘s was hesitating and formal. The talk that followed was rather one sided. Finalâ€" ly the captain laid down his hoe and Zawma amleshinc aver to < where his that it was "all right" and walked ‘ slowly away with his hands in bis ! pockets. Captain Jerry was relieved by this expression of forgiveness. He ] felt that the situation wasn‘t what he 3 would like to have it; but, at any rate, j he had done his duty. This was a great consolation. | Ralph didn‘t call that evening or the next. When hbe did drop in it was merely to inquire concerning John Baxâ€" ‘ ter‘s progress and to chat for a moâ€" ment with the captains, His next visit was a week later and was just as brief and formal. If Elsie noticed this sudden change she said nothing. There might bave hun-omocommibythoctbenhul not a new sensation so occupled their minds as to shut out everything else. This sensation was caused by Josish Bartiett, who ran away one night with his belongings tied up in a brown paâ€" nae narcal loaving a noto aavine that he considered this plan the less ihey used : Baby‘s Own Soap 1t was then, as it is now, the best soap for toilet and nursery. ‘The delicate fraâ€" grance of its creamy lather is most refreshing. ALBENT 8OAPS, LIMITED _ noted for their well #â€"148 he nad gone to enlist in) the navy and worning when the note| was found. Captain Peres was for burnessing up iinmediately and starting| of to fnd the lost one, hit or miss. En soon showed him the folly)of this proâ€" ceeding and instead to the railâ€" way station and sent a telegram deâ€" scribing the fugitive to the conductor of the Boston train. It caught the conductor at Sandwich, Aand the local constable at Buszards Bay caught the boy. Josish was lusxuriously pufing a five cent cigar in the smoking car, and Orham that night. But the stubboruness remained, and the next day Peres sought Captain Eri in a troubled frame of mind. "Eri," he said dejectediy, "I don‘t know what I‘m goin‘ to do with that boy. He‘s too many for me, that boy. is. Seems he‘s been plannin‘ this runâ€" nin‘ away bus‘ness for more‘n a month; been doin‘ errands and odd jobs round town and savin‘ up his money on purâ€" pose. Bays he won‘t go back to school sgain no matter what we do to him and that he‘s goin‘ to git into the navy if it takes ten years." "Humph!" exclaimed his friend. "Stuffy as all that, is he? You don‘t say! He ain‘t a bad boyâ€"that is, a ree} bad boy, either." "No, that‘s jest it. He ain‘t reel bad â€"yit. But be will be if he ain‘t fetchâ€" “wi.,;tg,.m_copmlmw what he needs is to be made to mind tust and then preached to afterwards. And 1 know that nat‘raily I‘m the oue that ought to do it, but 1 jest can‘tâ€" there! If I should start out to give bim the dressin‘ down he needs 1‘d be thinkin‘ of his mother every minâ€" ute and how I promised to treat him .entle-mlmlhomtohlm. But somethin‘s got to be done, and if you tan help me out any way I‘ll never forgit it, Erl." Captain Eri scratched his chin. "Humph!" be grunted reflectively. "He couldn‘t git into the navy; he‘s too young. More likely to be a stowâ€" away on a merchantman â€"and then roustabout on a cattle boat or some such thing. Exen if be ied ‘bout his age and did git to be a sort of a ship‘s boy on a sailin‘ vessel, you and me know what that means nowadays. 1 presume likely ‘twould end in his bein‘ killed in some rumshop scrimmage latâ€" sallor, is he?" _ "Ie‘s dead sot on It." "More fool he. Comes from readin‘ them ridic‘lous story books, I s‘pose. He ain‘t been on the water much sence he‘s been down here, has he?" |, w3 "Not more‘n once or twice, except in a dory goln'tothcbewhotwmethll" like that." l "That‘s so; that‘s what I thought. Well, Perez, I‘ll tell you. The boy does need breakin‘ in, that‘s a fact, and I think maybe I could do it. 1 could use a young feller on my boat; to go codâ€" din‘ with me, I mean. Let me have the boy under meâ€"no meddlin‘ from anybodyâ€"for a couple of months. Let him sign reg‘lar articles and ship ‘long of me for that time. Maybe I could make a white man of him." "I don‘t b‘lieve he‘d do it." when it‘s necessary." "You‘d have to promise not to lay a hand on him in anger. That‘s what 1 promised his mother." "All right, I promise it now. That‘s L Slopsauer Ne all right, Perez. You and me are old ‘upmmmdboundmhelpuchotb- 1 i use d Ssd ar out. Just trust him to me, and don‘t ask too many questions. Is it a trade? Good. ..Shaka" â€" They sHook" hinds on it, and then Captain Eri went in to talk to the unâ€" reconciled runaway. That young tleman, fresh from his triumph over his uncle, at first refused to have anyâ€" thing to do with the scheme. He wasn‘t going to be a "cheap guy fishâ€" erman;" he was going into the navy. The captain did not attempt to urge him, neither did be preach or patronâ€" Ize. He simply leaned back in tlu; rocker and began spinning sailor yarns. He told of all sorts of adventures in all climates and with all sorts of peoâ€" ple. He had seen everything under the sun apparently, and, according to him, there was no life so free and void thing to do with the scheme. wasn‘t going to be a "‘cheap guy erman;" he was going into the The captain did not attempt to him, neither did be preach or p Ize. He simply leaned back 1 L0 h inicidefhhon dieuisfronntufcup us of all restraint as that of an able seaâ€" man on a merchant ship, or, preferaâ€" biy, on a fisherman, but one point he made clear, and that was that unless the applicant had had previous trainâ€" Ing bis lot was likely to be an unhapâ€" py one. "Of course," he said as he rose to g0, "it was my idea to sort of train you npoo'nyoueonldbomdy when ‘twas time to ship, but long‘s you don‘t want to, why, it‘s all off." "Ill go with you, cap," said Josiah, whose eyes were shining. in ols ce en ce‘ ol Je .50 "Good! That‘s the talk! You might as well sign articles right away. Walt till I git ‘em ready." He brought pen, ink and paper and proceeded to indite a formidable docuâ€" â€" TT go with you, cap." ment to the offect that "Josiah Bartâ€" lett, able seaman," was to ship aboard the catboat Mary Elien for a term of two months, Wages, $5 a month, calllate I could talk bim into it. #a‘e e ® BE CONTINUED, . 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Senator Clark, United States, copâ€" per, $100,000,000, John Jacob Astor, United States, real estate, $100,000,000,. Duke of Westminster, England, real estate, $100,000,000. . ‘ Lord Rothschild, England, banker, $100,000,000. King Leopold, Belgium, inacrited, $100,000,000. v "$60,000; 000 â€"â€"*â€"=~~â€"â€"_~fâ€"=r «T O _C The â€" Sultan of Tur‘cy, inncrited, Grand Duke Viladimir, Russia, inâ€" herited, $100,000,040, : _Ruszsell Sage, United »tlatcs, finâ€" ance, $80,000,000. . J. J. Hill, United Siates, railroads $50,000,000. » The Duke of Devoustics, Etglan‘, inherited, $50,000,©0. Mrs. Hetty Grezi, United: States, finance, $40,000,008. _ > ~Lord Strathcora,â€" Canada, finance, $40,000,000. George Gould,, Unis l States, railâ€" real | Ddminitinib iB caar aitecd John W. Gates, United States, finâ€" ance, $20,000,000. James G. Bennett, â€" United States, journalist, $20,000,000. Lord Brassey, England, inherited, $20,000,000. Sir Thomas Lipton, England, groâ€" cer, $20,000,000. Exâ€"Emgress Eugenie, France, inherâ€" ited, $20,000,000. Queen Wilhelmina, Holland, inheritâ€" ed, $20,000,000. ‘There are many people who have used â€" Chamberlain‘s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy with splendid results, but who are unknown because they havé hesitated about giving _ a testimonial of their experience for publication. ‘These people, however, are none:the ‘less friends of this remâ€" edy. : They have done much toward making it a household word by their personal recommendations to friends and neighbors. It is a good medicine to have in the home and is widely known for its cures of diarrhoca and all forms of bowel trouble. For sale by all druggists. â€" Mot too much, just a little, just enough to start the bile nicely. One of ‘1::'. Pills at bedtime is all you need. These A STRANGE CITY MNAGISTRATE City Magistrgte Joseph Poole, who tendered â€" his â€" resignation â€"from the Police Court Bench, has been a rathâ€" er picturesque figure in the city | juâ€" diciary. Modesty as to his powers as a city judge has not been a prevailing trait in the . retiring mabistrate‘s character, and more than once efforts have been made to have the eccentric judge removed. Among the queer deâ€" visions that he was cbharged with renâ€" dering in one bill of complaint against him were the following :â€" That he rendered a legal decision that a tobin was a wild beast; _ That. he released a prisoner charged with stealing lobsters, after giving the man a lengthy lecture on the subâ€" ject of broiling jobsters alive;, That he burled his gavel at a negro prisoner, That he sentenced a tramp, to < be bathed in hot water at a temperature of 150 degrees Fahrencit, That he rendered a decision . that one shirt is not baggage, but â€" that two shirts are ; UNKNOWN FRIENDS. (New York Letter.) PLUTOGRATS , South Africa, gold, mer charged after giving on the subâ€" Un ie ons es nc s m'.-‘ LL B. 4. J. A. Wrir iesyemmarhh hok ENT * C m“w&u- Public, Conâ€" E. P. CLEMENT, K C. E. W. CLEME®T CBRIDE & FLINTOFT. & M ramarsrny Bobghare, Noterioe Pubio | * . Barristes Ocecnoppiais Court Houes formanly Pobe,® allist of Lcentiate of the Gollege sf Papsinnen SoX. geons and Accoucheursof onm fl. 0 Thintsintes Weinies eotscdomrmntrnth _ Honor gre«uate of to Un k’-&hd-noqudhmn;':z glni‘h::unuhumn:l throat. w attention given to the use of the s X . Ray and Electric C rrents n _ the dl-cn;-.-m treatment o suit ble _ Kye, har, Noe and Throat onlr. hours 9.50, till 12a,m.. 2to4 ard 7 to 9 p.m DR. J. E. HETT, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, F G. HUGYES. Dentist. Oddfellow‘s Block. Dental Surgeons. D.1).5. Toronie Unirersty All branches of dentistry practised. (fo) In Jansen‘s Block, Beriin, over smyth BHros, lor and Stuebirge grocery. W. R.Wilkinson, L.D.S., D.D. $ Ufbes on Albert Street, near Public Library For mutual convenience patients from adistance are particularly re quested to make appointments. Office: Over Bank of Hamilton, Beriin. KLLS, L. D. W "*â€"tWw w4 inaaing and Fiiker of moh memn Thurains & mon o 1 uur o Fridey 1 p. m. UODONIUNDEER to offe will be closed every Friday S "Chieys Cotege f Irmims Surgur and ‘ol "y a Tinysi Coll ge of Den:al Surgooos af Toreate has opened a dental cffice abov eâ€"Mr. J. Uffe! mann‘s etore. (Dentist.y pra 6ed in all its J. H. msfl. graduate of the Ontarie Veterinary lege, Office and residence, opposite the Alexander House, King 84 B. W. Ls MILUARKL, Cnmnomn WOLFL, Jn Painter and Paper Hai V _ Painterand Paper Hangirg. Will un dertake contracts for painting and papor hang jng in Town and Country PFirstalass work guaranteed. . Charges reasonable, . Apply to Bpecialty, Noge, Throat and Ear. ,R.'_W. T. WALLACE, MB., MRC. Spring Term Opens on April 2nd A. HILLIARD STRATFORD, ONT. ; Our classes are much larger than they were a Knr ago. â€" The public have learned that this is the best place in the province to obtain a commercial or ehortband training. Students are entering each week. _All graduates get po‘ positions. Write now for i;liuco.o store, corner 1 . Ferlin. o haah 00 . Proviecte af beat Estate That he declared that the court«= room Bible was a breeder of discase; That he declared of a trivial case, ‘"This is damned nonsense"; That he discharged prisoners . acâ€" cused of being drunk, and told _ the noliceman who had arrested . them That he dis cused of bein policeman . w that he was | Mr. Pool‘s that he was redâ€"headed. Mr. Pool‘s resignation takes effect on June 1, when he will accept a poâ€" sition as a corporation attorncy, on Queen btrect, opporiie the Upera d000TDCST 5.0. Barvey J. Bic a l-â€"-n-n"'w..n."wm o mR ot 0 .rmoun"un-.' Te * * MISCELLANEOUS DENTIST. Ofics Open Dei‘y. E B. A. MEDICOAL C. W. WELLS, D. D. 8., Dertists Destist, LD.S, Ropal Go leus of . bociter, Kotary Cor +. 11 Guees 3t onfi ELLIOTT & ICLACH#.A‘NJ 1 RURT & kxb Ste , GV“![.;.TRDIABY SUBR Fohroatuos MHS Vaterioon. _ _ K. P. Flintoft.