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& suu d in cecpemanen p *°@" ECC kx lis sae m x “N&no; It "‘: miw the :: \mn.t:u:;l%m :;ndpvo an w : Abourat which J person. | the door. % $ ‘.h:‘wm S perise . ~«My |., ‘WWire!" Mme. de Maintenon, who s IKH e~| hob Anproot e seegy »op ingll nt 5 maith | took: Liro uuick steps ropward and laid, E ""?c‘;g" # ,,z ‘ this ?* hand upon Bis arm. ~ _ ic at n + % ":}. + "I will go after her." _ The door had been‘flung open, and And way. siey & _ ‘Mme. de Montespan, beautiful and furk | 500. ‘t?i'd' ce lhs sourt* ons, was standing Lbefore them, “B:t °:".~_ e cou § cHAPTER VIH. | "You heard herl It is fMfamous!t 1 ks ME. DE "fi% | shall go." 6 woman who wa# "But, mire, could you not write?" E‘M of self restraint M‘fld I "No, no; I shall see her." He pulled eC resourge. With a lmllo‘mm 3 ‘ of greeting she advanced with out |â€" «op, -lr:.Tcnm.mr' It was with _ stretched hand. + I an anxiqus face that she watched him _ "This is indeed a pléasture," s#id #he. | prart off, walking rapidly, with angry _‘ But Mme. de Montespan W@S Y®TY â€" gestures, dowi the corridor. Then she ‘angry, so angry that she was evidently . turned back and, dropping upon her _ making strong efforts to keep herself . pnoes on the prieâ€"dieu, bowed her head Within control and to avoid breakiDng. jp prayer for the king, for herself and _ into a furious outburst ‘SBhe disre . ror Prance, ‘"garded her rival‘s outstretched band _ pg Catinat, the guardsman, bad emâ€" . @nd turned toward the king, who b4d pioyed himself in showing his young ; been looking at her with a dark@BIOZ _ rriong from over the water all the wonâ€" â€""I fear that I intrude, sire." : « "Â¥our entrance, madame, is certainly tmewbat abrupt." "I must crave pardon ifâ€" it is so. Bince this lady ha> been the governess of my children I have been in the habâ€" 4t of coming into her room unanâ€" "As far as I am concerned, you are most welcome to do so," said her rival, with perfect composure. ‘#% eqonfess that I had not even thought 1t necessary to ask your permission, madame," the other answered coldly. *Then you shall certainly do so in the future, madame," said the king Wernly, "It is my express order to you that every possible respect is to be shown in every way to this lady." ~"Ob, to this lady!" with a wave of her hand in her direction. "Your majâ€" esty‘s commands are of course our laws. But I must remember that it is this lady, for sometimes one may get confused as to which name it is that your majesty has picked out for honor." She was superb in her pride and her fearlessness as she stood, with her sparkling blue®eyes and her heaving bosom, looking down upon her royal lover.â€" Angry as he was, his gaze Jost something of its sternness asâ€"it rested upon her round full throat..and the delicate Umes of.ber shapely shonlders. _. "There 1# hothing to b& gained, maâ€" "@ame, by being insolent," said he. _ "Truth is always mistaken for insoâ€" lence, site, at the court of France." ‘"Â¥ou forget yourself, madame. . I beg that you will leave the room." _ _ Pn ns C "f .should have come, madame, but the clock, as you may observe, is half ‘an hour slow, and the time had passed "before I was aware of it." ~4"I must first remind your majesty that I was so far honored as to have mn appointment this afternoon. At 4 ‘elock I had your royal promise that you would come to me. T cannot doubt that your majesty will keep that promâ€" fse in spite of the fascinations which you may fod #re." Li y you, sire. I have loved you, but I have n!z feared you. Ijeave you here. I "teave you with your conscience and yourâ€"your lady confessor. But one word of truth you shall hear before I . ‘#it is indeed intolerable!" cried the angry lady, throwing all discretion to #he .winds. "Ob, I am not afraid of The king sprang from his chair as If he had been stung. . Accustomed as he ~was a his gentle little wife and the _even gentier â€"La Vailiere, such lanâ€" _guage as this had never before intrudâ€" ed itself upon the royal ears. And then "his whole soul rose up in anger at her. "mat the woman who.had dared to raix> ;-‘â€"!;u have beer false to your wife, and you have been false to your misâ€" tress, but it is only now that I find that â€"“-'e;;ha false also to your word." E» swept him an indignant courtesy and*eifded with head erect out of the A Surprise in Biscuits Ki# EFUGEES M ns vos splacsyon will m a new m&v madame! This is intoler 1608, 0 1808, > BX w ant to surprise yourself, ppetite a treat with ~ . . CONAN DOYLF: nKRPER ~&> dB0T!823 "But, mire, could you not write?" *No, no; I shall see her." He pulled "Oh, sire, be firm, then!" It was with start off, walking rapidly, with angry gestures, dowi the corridor. ‘Then she turned back and, dropping upon her knees on the prieâ€"dieu, bowed her head in prayer for the king, for herself and for France. _ . De Catinat, the guardsman, bad emâ€" ployed himself in showing his young friend from over the water all the wonâ€" ders of the great palace. â€" De Catinat bad arranged that <the American should remain with his friend Major de Brissac, as the time had come round for his own second turn of guard. He had hardly stationed Himself in the corridor when he was astonished to see the king, without esâ€" cort or attendants, walking swiftly down the passage. His delicate face was disfigured with anger, and his mouth was set grimly, like that of a man who had taken a momentous resâ€" olution. ie ly "Yes, sire." "I wish your assistance." "I am at your command, sire." "Is there a subaitern here?" "Lieutenant de la Tremouille is at the side guard." â€""‘\:é;;‘:;;fi: You will place him in command. You will yourself go to the apartment of M. de Vivonne. If he is not there you must go and seek him. Wherever he is, you must find bim within the hour." "Yes, sire." _ â€" "You will give him an order from me. At 6 o‘clock he is to be in his carâ€" riage at the east gate of the palace. His sister, Mme. de Montespan, will await him there, and be is charged by me to drive her to the chateau of Petit Bourg. You will tell him that be is anâ€" swerable to me for ber arrival there." "Yes, sire." . De Catinat raised his sword in salute and started upon his mission, The king passed on down the corriâ€" dor and opened a doof which led him lq,to a mx?&lflcent anteroom. all one Dlaze of mirrors and gold, furnished to a marvel with the most delicate ebony and silver suit, on a deep red carpet of Aleppo, as soft and yielding as the moss of a forest. WWithout knocking, be opened the door farther and passed vn.into the lady‘s boudoir. â€"It was a large and lofty room, very dif‘erent from that from which he had "Officer of the guard," said he short "All is over forcver between us," he gried harshly. . > just come.. Thrce long windows from ceiling to floor took yp one side, and through the delicate pink tinted blinds the eyening sun cast a subdued and dainty light. At the farther ‘alde; C HOpane d Lis Ause esc prone upon ap ottoman, her face buried in the cushion, her beautifal white arms thrown over it, the rich eoils of her brown hair hanging in disâ€" order across the long curve of her Ivory neck, lay, like a drooping flower, the woman whom he had come to disâ€" At the sound of the closing door she had, gianced go. and thep. at sight:of the king, she sprung to bef reet and ran toward Rim, her hands out, ber upqubedlmmdwlmm "Ab, sive," she cried, with a pretty little sunburit of joy through her tears, "%hen 1 have wronged you! 1 have m m.' “ m.' to m l“".n â€" AMOY MRD W ABECCY CCC( ray Rins, her hands out, table. I have also a note whi NU““'“M‘M med with tears, ledve you for an instant "A, 8ire," she cried, with a pretty | Write in the antercom.‘. buest of joy through ber tears, | _ Sbe swept out with trfumph 1 have """E' 1 have | ©Ye# It had been a terrible f then you ernelly! m."m&.”w.tcnltdi wronged you CMONY! AU" Iuls cam } toty. She took a little pink wronged you cruelly! . But you have come after me to tell me that you have forgiven me!" . She put her arms forward with the trusting air of a pretty child who claims an embrace r but the king stepped swiftâ€" back Srom her. o ‘"uhmmm-."he cried harshly. "Your brother will awalit you at the endt gate at 6 o‘clock, ag.-ye.-ulmruwm wntil you receive my ferther "You must leave "The court): Ay back as If be had tolerable, â€"The united kings < have never dared to speak you have spokenâ€"today. Su you have spokenâ€"today. NCA TIMAEA . s as aâ€"defiance to those who ate not dose twice, madame. ‘You see . as a> “M_:. nuve your mistake now. At 6 o‘clock you ! o his tao Ast leave Versailies forever." His eyes e Ling brightm fasbed and his smal upright figure! , And as the king brightened, «o ol seemed to swell in the violence of his | the great court brightened too. . The. indignation, : whilo she ‘Jeaned away salons began to resume their former trom him, one hand across her eyes. splendor, and gay coats and glittering "Oh, I have been wicked!" she crieg. | embfgidery which had lain in drawers "tâ€"know it; L knowslt! © How could 1 ; {Of 7uArS Were 960 l 'a:‘l."“ speak to you so!l How could I! Ob, halls of the palace. . The morning that some blight may come upon this ~Aferoom was crowded crers monnd unbappy tongue! L who have had with men and women who had nothing but good frousi you! 1 to insult | Suit to be urged, while her jinats you, who are the author of alt my hapâ€" chambers were as deserted as they E.. __} CAk Glus Zawoiva ma Forsive had been before the king first turned piness! Ob, sire, forgive me, forgive ma; for pity‘s sike rol!ln me}" Loulf"%Was by" nat®d a "kifd fMearted man. His feelings were touched, and his pride also was" fiattered by the abasement _ of: this.> beautiful ~and haughty woman. . His fase softened somewbat in its expression as he glanced at her, but he shook his head, and his voice was as firm as ever as he answered. "It is useless, madame," said he. "I have thought this matter over for a long time, and your madness !ly has ouly burried what must in any cast have taken place. ‘You mpst leave the palace." "I will leave the palace. Say only that you forgive me. Ob, site, I cannot bear your anger. It crushes me down. I am not strong enough. It is not banâ€" ishment, it is death to which you senâ€" tence me. ‘Think of our long years of love, sire, and say that you forgive me. Oh, will you not give your anger up for mine? My God, he weeps! Ob, 1 am saved; I am saved!" * "No, no, madaime," cried the king, dashing bis hand across his eyes. "You seo the weakness of the man, but you shall also see the firmness of the king. As to your insults today, I forgive them freely, If that will make you more han py in your retirement. But a time bas gm;; when it is necessary to review our past life and to prepare for that which is to come." "Ab, sire, you pain me. You are not yet in the prime of your years, and you speak as if old age were upon you. in a score of years from now it may be time for folks to say that age has made a chauge in your life." The king winced. "Who say so?" he cried angrily. "Ob, sire, it slipped_from me unâ€" awares. Think no more of it.. Nobody says so. Nqb@y." "Ob, sire, it was but foolish court gossip, all unworthy of your attention. To me, sire, you are as pleasing and as gracious as when you first won the heart of Mile. Tonnayâ€"Charente." ""‘{'Ju”are hldlx-lg something from me. Who is it who says this?" _ _ The king smiled as he looked at the beautiful woman before him. . "In very truth," gaid he, "I can say that there has been mno such great changes in Mile. Tounayâ€"Charente elâ€" ther. But still it is best that we should part, Francoise." ; St. Germain. What matter where the I flower withers when once the sun has forever ‘turned from it? At least the 1 past is my own, and * shall live in the remembrance of the days when none bad come between us and when your eweet love was all my own. Be happy, . sire, be happy, and think no more of . what I said about the foolish gossip of the court. Your life lies in the fuâ€" ture. Mine is in the past. Adieu, dear sire, adieu!" She threw forward her arms, ber eyes dimmed over, and she weuld have fallen had Louis not sprung forward and caught her in bis arms. Her beautiful head drooped upon his shoulder, her breath was warm upon his cheek, and the subtle scent of her hair was in his nostrils. Her broad white throat was thro baek, ber eyes gimost closed, her lgnlt parted enough to show the line of pearly teeth, her beautiful face not three‘ inches from his own. And then sud idcnly the eyelids quivered, and the | great blue eyes looked up at him lovâ€" Ingly, apperWarly. balf deprecating, half chalrehging, her whoie soti in A glance:~, Did bhe move? Or was it she? Who could tell? But their lips bad met in a long kiss and then in another, and plans and resolutions were streamâ€" ing away fr®m Louis like autumn leaves in the west wind. 'â€"‘:fo;:”l'xililrvre but to name the place, sireâ€"Petit Bourg, Charguy or my own convent of St. Joseph in the_l'v';mbou_rg "I had rather die than cause you an Anstant of grief. Ob, sire, I have seen so little of you lately! And I love you so! It bas maddened me. And then that dreadful woman‘"â€" . ‘"Who, then?" "Oh, I must not speak against her. I will be civil for your saka even to her, the widow of old Scarron." "Then I am not to go! You would not have the heart to send me away, would you?" â€" _"No, no; but you must not annoy me, Francoise." â€" "Yes, yes, you must be civil. 1 canâ€" not have any unpleasantness." "But you will stiy with me, sire?" Her supple arms colled themselves round his neck. ‘Then she beld him for an instant at arm‘s length to feast her eyes upon his face, and then drew him oncé more toward ber. "You will not leave me, dear sire. It is so long since you have been here." . . "I will stay," said he. "And that cartiage, dear sire, at the east door?t" "I have been very hatsh with you, Francoise. You will forgive me. Have you paper and pencil, that I may counâ€" termand the order?" "They are here, sire, upon the side table. I have also a note which, if I may ledve you for an inftant, I will write in the anteroom.". % She swept out with tri@mph in her eyes. it had been a terrible fight, but all the greater the credit of her vicâ€" tory. She took a little pink slip of paper from ‘an inlaid desk and dashed off a few words upon it. They were, paper from an inlaid desk and GasNQ -""_'"'__';"m"". m l“. which off a few worda upon it. Mm':t'&.’w-m. What is "&hould Mme. de Maintenon have any | MS",50,9;° X Sigow‘y pension and a message for his majosty heâ€"will be workbox." Sapbe fafionnhwhunhthmd' ‘"Â¥our dowry, my daughter, would Mme. de Montespan.‘" ‘ This sheâ€" 80°| /y ipose gifts of body and of mind dressed to her rival, and Jt was sent. :""," "0\@ noucen has endowed you. on the spot, together with the king‘s order, by the bhands of a page. onarter y OR gearly & woek the ME NT w,mme-hlflm embrgidery which bad lain in drawers for years were seen once more in the halls of the palace. ‘The Montespan anteroom was crowded every morning with men and women who had some mit to be urzed. while her rival‘s But the church party was never 80« M.hr:odlttulm The grave eyes of priest or of prelate fol lowed Louis in bis escapade as wary buntsmen might watch a young deer â€"which :gambois about in the meadow under the impression that it is masterâ€" less when every gap and‘path is netâ€" u-qututntmthunnetmm m&n-twltw""“‘ before them. ‘They , thereforg, and they‘ silently planned how the prodigal might best be dealt with ou his return. To this end it was th@:; his confessor, Pere in Chaise, and Bousuet, the great a gracious look upon ber, Faces which had been long banished from the court began to reappear in the corridors and while the black cassock of the Jesuit and the purple soutane of the bishop were less frequent colors in the royal bishop of Meaux, waited one morning upon Mme. de Maintenon in her chamâ€" ber. With a globe beside her, she was endeavoring to teach geography to the lame Duc du Maine and the mischieâ€" vous little Comte de Toulouse, who had @hough of their father‘s disposition to make thein averse to learning and of their "mother‘s to‘cause them to hate any discipline or restraint. Mme, de Maintenon disinissed hber two pupils and received the ecclesiâ€" astics with the mixture of affection and respect which was due to those who were not ouly personal friends, but great lights of the Gallican church. The last few days bad cast a pallor over her face which spiritualized and refined the features, but she wore unâ€" impaired her expression of sweet seâ€" renity. "I see, my dear daughter, that you have sorrowed," said Bossuet, glancing at her with a kindly and yet searching eye. _ "I have indeed, your grace. All last night I spent in prayer that this trial may pass away from us." "And yet you have no meed for fear, madatneâ€"none, I assure you. Others may think that your influence has ccas(d, but we, who know the king‘s heart, think otherwise. A few days, may pass, a few weeks at the most, and once more it will be upon your rising fortunes that every eye in France will turn." ‘The lady‘s brow clouded, and she glanced at the prelate as though his speech were not altozether to her taste. "I trust that pride does not lead me astray," she said. "But if I can read my own soul aright there is no thought of myself in the grief which now tears my heart. It is for the king I grieve, for the noble heart, the kindly soul, which might rise so high and which is dragfed so low." ~ "For all that, my daughter, you are ambitious. Would you not love to turn the king toward good?" "I would give my life for it." "And there is your ambition. Ab, can I not read your noble soul? Would you not love to see the church reiga pure and serene over all this reaim, to see the poor housed, the needy helped, the wicked turned from their ways and the king ever the leader in all that is noble and #and *" â€" Her cheeaks had flusned, nud her eyes shone as she looked at the gray facs of the Jesuit and saw the picture which his words bad conjured up be fore Ler. "My daughter," said Bossuet solemnâ€" ly, "it is tinve for plain speaking. It is in the interests of the church that we do it. â€" None bear and none shall ever hear what passes between us now. Regard us, if you will, as two confessâ€" ors, with whom your secret is Inviolaâ€" ble. I call it a secret, and yet it is none to us, for it is our mission to read the human beart. You love the king." "Your graceâ€"father!" She turned in confusion from one to the other. i "THere is no shame in loving, my daughter. The shame lies only in ’ yielding to love. I say again that you love the king." | "At least I have never told him so," she faltered. "And will you never?" > "May heaven wither my tongue first 3" "But consider, my daughter. Buch love in a soul like yours is heaven‘s gift and sent for some wise purpose. We speak for the interests of the holy church, and those interestsâ€" demand that you should nfarry ge xiug." :* â€"‘Marry the king!" The little room #wam round her,. "Marry the kl!“l"_ "There lies the best hope for the fuâ€". ture. We see in you a second Jeanne d‘Are who will save both France and France‘s king." Madame sat silent for a few moâ€" ments. Her face had regained its comâ€" posure, and ber eyes were bent vaâ€" cantly upon her tapestry frame as she turned over‘in her mind all that was involved in the suggestion. * "But surelyâ€"surely fig:nldm be," she said‘at last. # t king of France has married a.subject? See how every princess of Earope stretches out her hand to bim. The queen of Franee must be of queenly blood, even as the last was." % "All this may be overcome." .‘ "And then there are the reasons of state. If the king marry, Jt should be to form <a powerful alliance, to ceâ€" ment a friendship with a neighbor naâ€" may. be the bride‘s dowry. What is my dowry? A widow‘s pension and a workbox." . C "Â¥our dowry, my daughter, would be those gifts of body and of mind with which beaven has endowed you. The king bas money e00u@h and the king has provinces enough. As to the state, how can the be . served than by the assurar t th N1 "Ob, if it could be so! But think, father; think of those lbt_flt_!nl.â€"-t}l: ERDENEE Y PATORL T AOCCEL CCRA i s ceal dauphin, monsieur his brotber, hbis ministers. You know how. little this vouhlplunflumu:lboweuylth for them to sway his mind." with a smile and a wave clouded over at this. "My daughter," said the Jesuit graveâ€" iv, "that is a matter which you may jeave to the church. It may be that we, tuo, have some power Over the king‘s mind and that we may lead him in the right path, even though those of bis own blood would fain bave: it otherwise. The future ouly can show \with whom the power lies. But you? Love avd duty both draw ‘vou one wat uow, and the church may count upon you and you upon the church. It will serve you if you in turn will but serve _ The faces pf the two . ecclesiastics vholnddlflnLod her other objections It." "What higher wish could 1 have?" "You will be our daughter, our queen, our champion, and you will heal the wounds of the suffering church. The Huguenots must go. They must be driven forth. The goats must be diâ€" vided from the sheep. The king is alâ€" ready in two minds. Louvois is our friend now. If you are with us, then all will be well." "But, father, think how many there are! And think, too, of their sufferings should they be driven forth!" "Their cure les in their own hands." "That is true. And yet my beart softens for them." Pere la Chaise and the bishop shook their heads. "You would befriend God‘s enemies, then ?" "No, no; not if they are indeed so." "Can you doubt It? Is it possible that your beart still turns foward the héresy of your youth?" -":1:‘:‘ i:;tfxe'r";’ but it is not in nature to forget that my father and my grandâ€" father"â€" . e "Nay; they have answered for their own sins.. Is it possible that the church has been mistaken in you? Do you, then, refuse the first favor which she asks of you? You would accept her aid, and yet you would give none in Mme. de Maintenon rose with the a‘s of one who has made her resolution. "You are wiser than I," said she, "and to you have been committed the interâ€" ests of the church. I will do what you advise." "Â¥ou promise it?" "I do." ‘ Her two visitors threw up their ba /ds together. "It is a blessed day," they cried, "and generations yet unborn will learn to deeni it so." t * She sat half stunned by the prospect which was opening out in front of her. Ambitious she had, as the Jesuit had surmised, always beenâ€"ambitious for the power which would enable ber to leave the world better than she found it But close at the héels of her joy theke eame a ~sudden .revulsion to doubt and despondeney. Was not all this fine prospect a mere day dream? And how could these men be so sure that they held the king in the hollow of their hand? The Jesuit read the fears which dulled the sparkle of her eyes, and answered her thoughts. "The church redeems its pledges awiftly," said he. "And you, my daughter, you must be as prompt when your own turn comes." "I have promised, father." "Then it is for us to perform. You will remain in your room all evening." "Yes, father.": _: & P EF4 Women certainly do neglect | _ â€" suffer with diseases peculiar to their sex. Most cases of female trouble inactiveâ€"the kidneys strained â€"and the skin not cared for. Poisons, which should leave the system by these um are taken up by the and ~inflame the delicate female organs. NtÂ¥ * They give you Double wearfrom every pair. Look for the trademark. ‘The Daisy Rubber People At Berlin Ontario . e xo d .. * Fruitâ€"aâ€"tives sweeten the m-mch-make the ~bowels move regwarly every day â€"â€"strengthen the kidneysâ€"improve ‘the .action of the skinâ€"and us purify the blood. i tuag a t a "Pruitâ€"aâ€"tives" take awhy those GibWeSt+ ing mm’uuuâ€"rz down .?‘:nd-mmâ€"fl "Eyuitâ€"aâ€"tives" ore fruit julces, vnlmlaulnahrh " soc. aâ€"boxâ€"& for $2.50. Atf uill TO BK CONTINUED. They work too: 0“-0 Jfll- “-â€"’.M u'fomn-.hlbmm: considers dancing and defends it ftrom narrowâ€"Minded persons. ‘The editorial is as follows; :# s _"A crusade against da in at Toled w&u jah pastor has in public speech _ faxy metonatn, onl oo in o:‘fi- to ... 1 he: brought it in a paper which M homes of the young, but it is missible to advise one of the % Tessedly weak moral frame to a: ngt only the dance, but all . social assemblies, yes, even the homes. To slander alniost oneâ€"half of the Chrisâ€" tian young mes and women of the land, either from selfâ€"weakness â€" of fanaticism, is ARot a pardonable ~ ofâ€" Iehce. Clergymen, by their‘ profesâ€" sion, afe denied many social â€" pleasâ€" ures and ‘get so â€"widely separated from ~them in sympathy, that | tar "ow and extreme views are not unâ€" natural. But gross charges of imâ€" morality, against those wao _ daLce and against pure mothers who: loletâ€" ate dancing,â€" is an outrage on decâ€" ency. _ The dividing line fs that beâ€" tween the properly guarded _ invitaâ€" tion to a ball, and the opea sale of tickets and promiscuous asserablige. Had the Toledo man taken‘ tnis iine everyone could have respected andl epâ€" plauded him. 0_ ‘From almost millions «‘ Americap homes where dances oceu; can issue the challenge to find the slightest trace of a resultant weakness anong their pure women. The iaking _ of wild, sensational charges. is 2 deadly peril to religion. The pcova | Ioeiâ€" bers of once allâ€"professing tissstian families who absent 'Ahema‘.-!v'as,f'o.n‘ church are legion; and they me‘ adâ€" ding to their indiference in ta3= line of personal service a serhaos . silent yet growing skepticism. . A spewh like that made in Tolodo,: Micwa in their inmost bearts to be â€" insound anid uncharitable, imcreases their disâ€" affection, and puts a discount . upon all clerical expression. Every _ day the fault of some clergyman is quoiâ€" od as a reason for lack of confidence an Insult to Many Ub : Young People in religious leadership.. The church, at large as well as in the parish, is largely what a noble army of clergyâ€" men make it. On the whole, it is a grand triumph of spiritual forecs, a great transfiguration of humanity, but, oh! that some may have more zrace to lead with discretion and ingpire with confidence." QUEER MARRIAGE TANGLE IN MONTREAL -fi'&nlresl,' Jan. ~ 24.â€"In the superâ€" ior court Mr. Justice Taschereau an nulled a marriage contracted fifteen years ago between Mr.* Charles Fow seau and Miss Rose Anna Vallee. Both belonged to the Roman Cal olic faith, ard were married by e F. Duclos, a â€" French «Presbyts.i minister of this city, without a" |: cense, or without tanns being pul lished. According to the declaration, Miss Vallee was thirteen years of age & the time of the union was enteted in to, and was forced to marry by hc ‘ mother, without the knowledge _ 0 consent of her father. At Mr. Rous seau‘s suggestion a Protestant min ister was engaged, there not being suffcient means to yay for the cele .ration according to the Roman Cathâ€" lic ritual.. The mother gave _ hei consent to this, on condition that the tnion should be confirmed by . : priest, and this it is claimed, _ Mr. Rousseau promised to hiave don:>. He kept deferring the matter until cighteen days had clapscd, vwhn h refused to have (i: union consccra‘ ed a second time. â€" ts ‘Then his> wife :eft him, and ev{ since they have litcd apart. Th plaintif furthr alleged that Nr Rousseau married her alter orly { tecn days‘ courtship, and that thor was no license, nor were any bann published. a ‘The defendant failed to contest th action, and the judge ruled that tier‘ had been no civil contract. From th religious standpoint, each has th tight to have the marriage doclared void by the proper «church, authori ties. NO ELECTION FOR 18 MONTHS _ Ottawa, Jan. 23.â€"According to reâ€" port it was stated authoratively at yesterday‘s Ministerial caucus that a general election need not be expected |, for eighteen months at least. This report tends to confirm the informaâ€" | tion which the Opposition‘ themselves have received, and it will have a material effect in shortening the sesâ€"| sion. Conservatives will reserve the greater part of the campaign tley‘ had contemplated launching . until next session, and will also postpone the various investigations which they are said to have in â€" contemplation. Under the circumstances there is ~alâ€" most a Certainty . that protogation will be reached carly in April, thus permitting Sit Wilfried Lauriet and ::o-mol)h colleagues who are to pany him to leave for the colâ€" ca::.l conference in London in good oz STRATFORD, ONT. BRING UP THE SUNDAY CASF |The Leading Commercial Schoo Guelpb, Jon. 24.â€"It is said© ber ‘ that one item of the Tharges t0 j Gup ¢ laid against the Gailt Hockey Cl¥‘ v os that it includes players who wer :fl.:h expelled by the Football A« sociation for .u:v::on Sunday . in | bont P last when : the Af . west, and (Be. players divided th 1. T m nod, ihak the | 0.1 Sn ons dn ons E. P. CLEMENT, K.C. E. W. im @1 ) ts ssentneg, rfiffi'im'" chours of Ontaz '“‘l:“u um"&-:?‘n. X â€" Ray and Electric an the . agnosis and -a-on' DR. J. E. HETT, PHYSICIAN j AND SURGEON F G. RUGHEs. : Dentist. OCifellow‘s Blook. # &.Wilkinson, .0. 4., DB.SG. + DENTIST. 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