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No Conscience Yet.

He hasn't been in politics very long,
has he?"
mo, but how did you known
Il was walking with him to-day just
as Il police patrol wagon dashed up
behind us, and he didn't start guiltily
or look nervous at all. "-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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UTTERLY WORN OUT.

Vitality Slapped by Years of Suffer-
ing with Kidney Trouble.
Capt. J. W. Hogun, former Postmas-
ter Of Indianola, now living at Aus
tin, Texas, writes: 'I was afflicted for
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.'YOu did 2

Every tramcar in Belfast has written
in large letters just over the step at each
end of the car: THE lifeboat rule is WON
en- and children first
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Particulars Wanted,

Lawyer-Are you married?
Lady Witness-No unmarried.
Lawyer-What Judge unmarried you?
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CHAPTER VII

The next morning / took my way to the
Golden House, where | learned that the
President was at the ministry of finance.
Arriving there, sent in my card, writing
thereon an humble request for a private
interview. l was ushered into Don An
tonios room, where / found the minister
himself, the President and Johnny Carr.
As l entered and the servant, on sign
from his excellency, placed a chair for
me, the latter said rather stif1y:
AS | presume this is a business visit,
Mr.. Martin. it is more regular that
should receive you in the presence of one
of my constitutional advisers. Mr.. Carr
is acting as my secretary, and you can
speak freely before him"
l was annoyed at failing in my at
tempt to see the President alone, but not
wishing TO show it, | merely bowed and
said:
i venture to intrude on your excellen-
cy, in consequence of letter from my
directors. They inform me that, to use
their words, 'disquieting rumors' are
af1oat on the exchanges in regard to the
Aureataland loan, and they direct me to
submit to your excellency ne expediency
of giving some public notification rela-
tive to the payment of the interest falling
due next month. 1t appears from their
communication that it is apprehended
that some difficulty may occur in the mat
ter"
Would not this application, if neces-
sary a. all, have been more properly made
to the ministry of finance in the first
instance" said the President. These
details hardly fall within my province"
I can only follow my instructions, your
excellency," l replied.
Have you any objection, Mr. Martin"
said the President, Ito allowing myself
and my advisers to see this letter.?
Il am empowered to submit it only to
your excellency's own eye"
oh. only to my eye," said he, with an
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MR.. WfnsIow's SOOTHING s1RUP for Chil3rsn
boethng; softens the reduces Inflammation, a.
lA1s pain. cures wind collie. Is cents bottle.
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OPERATION AVOIDED
EXPERIENCE OF MISS MERKLEY
She Was Told That an Operation Was
Inevitable. How She Escaped It.

When physician tells woman suf-
fering with serious feminine trouble
that an operation is necessary, the very
thought of the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women coming
for lust such operations
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In Confidence.

Il knew" he declared, that we were
meant for each other from the very mo-
ment l first saw YOU
Il knew it," she replied, ''long before
that"
You did,"
Yes. | may tell you now in conf
dence, since we're engaged. and it's all
settled, that mamma had been mapping
out our accidental meeting for three
months. Judge.
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every home; l zoe
box lasts tho entire
season. Harmless 10
persons; clean, neat
and will not soil or
injure anything. Try
them once and yos
will never be with
out them. IL not kept
by dealers, sent pro-
paid for zoe. Haroid
scmeri, 14Y Dekah
Ave-, BROOKLYN, n. Z
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LONDON ADNIRING
PLUCK OF ACTRESS
Mrs. Potter Working Prov
inCeS to Retrieve Her
Fortune.

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE pluck of Irs.
James Brown Potter in rushing about
from one provincial theaOer to another
in the hope Of retrieving her lost for
tune is admired even by those who do
not care for her acting.
Mrs. Potter is at present giving one
weeks performance at each one OF the
many suburban theaters around Lon
don. and with Charlotte Corday'' she
has already made enough money TO. set
up a modest little home.
At one OF the Midland manufacturing
towns Mrs. Potter received an anemy-
nous letter from a weIl-wisher OF evident
wealth Offering to purchase the actress
a new home on the River Thames and
telling her that she could repay the Tur-
chase money by small installments over
long period.
If Mrs. Potter accepted throus(h the
me dium of tie press the writer would
disclose his name. The actref s. how
ever. refused this as she has CT cfJnsisteut-
" refused many other offerf OF help.
II mean TO build up my fortuT les again, q"
she tells all her friends. an IL begins
to look as if she would suc ceed.
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JEROME K. JEROME
LIKES AMERICANS
Says PIdygoers on This Side
Have Better Taste
Than English.

LONDON, Dee. 15.-Jerome l. Jerome
has been explaining TO an interviewer
why some English authors prefer to
have their plays produced IN America.
Nearly all my plays he said. have
been produced in America first You
see, the Americans are keener play
goers than the people of this country,
and / find il easier 10 get piece pre-
scented in New York than in London.
''The Americans are greater playgoers
than The English. because the theater
represents the principal entertainment
Of The busy man Of commerce Then
there is no necessity 10 put on even
ing dress. and "A merchant can so
straight from business. meet his wife at
The theater. and get good seat. equiya-
lent to our stalls. for $50.
The Americans are very cosmOpoli
tan in their tastes. You may find in
New York five or six kinds Of dramatic
work all playing 10 successful business.
Here we seem to take all things in
cycles, and when musical comedy Is the
rage, il is all musical comedy.
y have another comedy finished which
is intended for America. with Miss
Annie Russell in the principal part. and
] have one on the stocks for David
Warfleld which has TO be finished by
March, with the object of producing IL
IN September
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

~ B.-FodCwins schedule figures published
only as information. and are not suaraDt-sd
TB A. M.-DAlLY-Local for Harr. .sonburg
wayrenton, Danville. and way stations
!o.Ii A A.-DAILY-WRs Rshlngton and F'iorsd
Limited. First-class coaches ana zleeper ~
Columbia, Savannah. and Jacksonville Din.
ing Car Service.
ms A. N. DAILY-Un,ted States Far Man
First-ciass coaches and sleeper 10 Nsw
Orleans Dining Car Service.
k.oI p NJ WEEK OAYS-IsOcAi for fEarrtso-
hurR and way stations on Manassas BranSS
S:x z II. DAILY-LOcsl for WarTenton Sn5
CfarlottssviIe.
1.so p a DAILY-New York ana A,,.u..
express. First-class Coach 10 AfIsn.s
Sleeper 90 Columbus. Ga via Atia,es-
sunset Route Tourist Sleeper Wasbin-.,S,
40 San Francisco Mondays. wednes5s,.s ~
and Fridays.
$50 p M DAILT-New York ana E,o-,5.
EXPRESS Through Coaches and SleeDer. -
Columbia, Savannah. and Jackson,-it,.
elespers 10 Augusta and Port TamDa NJ
Ing Car Service a lA Carte
20 90 r. NJ. DAU1Y-Sew York ana Afernnh,.
Limited (via LyEchburg). F!rst-class coz
and sleeping Cars TO Roanoke, KnuxvfIIS
Chattanooga, and Memphis: Sleepers 20
New Orleans Dining Car Service -
lO.15 p NJ DAILY-WaGhfnKton and So,,th
western Liinited All Pullman train Oh
aeFVation Car 10 Atlanta and Macon. CIt,e
Car to Atlanta. SleepeTs to Nazhyiiia
Atlanta, Macon. Birmingham. New OYleans
Dining Car Service
c H Ackert 4th Y. P & G. NJ c II
HardVick, p. 7. NJ; W. Il. TayIoe. q. p a
L s. Brown. g. A. de4-tf
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RY.

(schedule in effect November %. 1867
400 r Mold DOMINION EXPRESS
Virginia. Vestibule train standari
coaches: parloT car to Clifton Foree Win
connection for Virginia Hot Sprfngs
Pullman sleepers Clifton FORGE to 7 oI,9S-
Vile, Cincinnati. Indiana polls ST Iouis
ana Chicago Buffet service from Gordon ).
Vile.
40 p M-NEw c. & o. LIMITED Dali,
Fast new vestibuie train: stops onlv q :
Gordonsville. Charlottesville, Staunton
Clifton Forge. and Covington Va Ron
ceverts and Hinton, W. Va PuIlnsn
sleeDers to Lexington. Louisville CIncin-
natl, indianapolis St. Louis and C,bi-
cago- Dining cars a Ia carte service.
One night out.
u:I0 P. Nj. F. V. LIMITED. Daily
Solid vestibule train. Pullman siespers fa
Cincinnati Lexington, and I.ouisyiils
Compartment sleeping car 20 Virginia
Hot Springs week days. Dining cars q
la carte service. Slecpers Cincinnati 10
Chicago and St Louis and Louisville TO
Memphis, Nashville. and Southwest
ReseTva tions and tickets at t,hesapeake nd
Ohio Offices, 5l2 Pennsylvania ave; 500 I4tb
ST.. near F; and Sixth Street Station TeIe-
phone. Main 3720. for PennsyIvanIs r.
cab Service, and. Main 1866 for C. & O.
TICKET Onness Eo24-tf
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SEABOARD AIR LINE RAIL WAY
1421 PsnaA. Ave,

ALNASF N4@4~~F - - HNF0s
For Petersburg. Raleigh. Wilmington Co
lumbia, Savannah. Jacksonville, Tampa At
lenta. Birmingham, Mobile, Pensacola, and
New Orleans.
1850 An. DAILY-seaboard Aia.l-ThrOugh
Pullman Sleeper 20 jacksonville Fla; also
through Parlor Car 10 Pinshurst. y. q. Cafe
Dining Car Washington 10 Hamlet. y. &.
SIS p. II DAILY-Sesboard ESpress-SoIld
train with Pullman Sieepers. 10 Jackson vile
and Tampa. Through Sleeper 10 Atlanta
Birmingham. and Memphis Cafe Dining Car
delft
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R|DICULES KAISER
AND IS HONORED
German Emperor Promotes
Artist Who POked
Fun at Him.

HERLIN. Dec. l5.-The latest surprise
the Kaiser has sprung on his astonished
IEHopie In his appointment OF Bruno Paul,
| leading cartoonist on that extremely
advanced radical comic paper. SimpIicis-
sinus, as director of the Royal Indus
trial Art School at Berlin.
Herr Paul Is a recognized master of
applied art. but the surprising part is
that the Kaiser should choose TO honor
an artist who persistently Iidicules the
Emperor in the diabolicaliy clever Mu-
nicF paper which officialdOm has IrIed
haTA 10 suppress.
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NEW BROWNSVILLE REPORT
TO SENATOR CULBERSOk

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. l5.-Captain Nc
Donald. of the State Rangers, today for
warded to Senator Cuiberson a full re-
port OF Investigations made by him at
Brownsville. just after the outbreak
there by negro troops which led To their
dismissal from the army.
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Non-nedicaI Healing

NON MEDICAL. sHEALERs. ATTENTION.
/ would be pleased 20 hear from all persons
interested in non-msdical healing Onethod not
materially, with the view Of the formation OF
an association for mutual beneft and the pro-
motion Of the science Address OF call Prof,
X. n. ID. PARKER, 1894 New York ave.
nv. Phone Main Hl2. deIs-3t
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HouSefurnishines.

WE HAVE 500 cooking and heating stoves
new and secondhand, OF all descriptions; YOU
can save 50c on the dollar by buying from US
tz.ss FOR SANITARY COUCH: heating and
cooking stoves parisr and bedroom suites:
81 per week; Eo-carts. $50: lowest prices:
cash and credit. REDMoNDS. s13 7th At
aW. no2-tf
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Dancing.

THE ORDwAY. GsI Ilth ST. n. w.-Every
Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday even
ing; beginners class, 7 80; advanced $40
Lady assistants. Proper discretion used Ia
admitting scholars to our academy. Lesson,
Seei six lessons. sz,50. Private lesson by ap.
pointment. See Ordway Turkey Dance
no23-s0t PROF. CHAs. NJ VYNDHAM
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Railroads.
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. r.


LEAVE STATION. New Jersey ave. and ST.
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
Every other Hour on the odd Hour
Te PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YoRk.
100 am.-Diner. Pullman PaEIor.
$500 a-m.-Bunet. PaTiOT. Hr Train.
sss 90 a-m.-Diner and Pullman ParIoT Car.
flis0O a a-m--Dinsr and Pullman PaTlor Car.
u 90 pm.-Diner and Pullman PaTlor Car
400 p.m.-"Royal Limited" All PullmAns
fS00 p pm.-Cosches 70 Philadelphia
IS 90 pm.-Diner and Pullman PaTlor.
$50 p.m.-Coaches 10 Philadelphia
ell 80 p.m--sleepeTs.
- 2;57 p.m.-SleepsTs.
ATLANTIC CITY roo. 900. t11:oO a. m.
EVERY HOUR on THE HOUR
WEEK DAYS, A. NJ. TO z. NJ.
TO BALTIMORE.
Week days: 2;57. 500. go. TOO. 7:20. 500.
= 05. 90. 200 400. s.2O. 500 4:4s. 300. 5:Os
$50. go $50, 700. 500. $50. 1900 io;85.
Sundays: sI1 i: s57. 100. 7.0. $50. 800. % Oo
Il 90 a M; LOO. I:l5 900. 49, 100. $50. s;so
500. lo:oO lo-z5 Il 80 Il - - r. m
CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST, 'i.22 p NJ
VILE. IS 90 a. m. '4:O5 ?. m, "i2:40 night
FITT6BURG. ~ ,. H.. 's'io ?. m.. 'ls's'
CLEVELAND. $40 p n COLUMBUS.
WHEELING. 500 a. m $50 D. m.
WINCHESTER. rs % IN. Tlso5. 1S.o9 pm
A--N y AZ tAsAof wen NSs@s 9sSg q aA-st -
noon ass. eco ?. u. Sundays. $50 q IN and
5 30 o. N.
LURAY and ELKTOS. .4.os p. m
FREDERICK. ts-S5 ~"s;i5 a. m. al 80.
a rs. rs .35 .. IN.
HAGERsTOWN, fs.s5 a. m. and $500 p. m.
BOYD and way points. fS-35. '"9I5 a. IN.
s.l 80. T5.OO. IS .S5. -"l0.I5. I'll 30 ,. N.
GAITHERsBURG and way points. Is IS.
80 IL a m Fl2.5g ssI.30 1880 . :05.
f5 IS $50 ss7.s5 s@l0I5. fiI:50 p m.
points tS.S5. ''9.l5 g. M. ''i.s0. t5.oo.
IS -35 .. n.
sDaily. Except Sunday. s-sundays only.
Reservation Of Sleeping OF PaTlOT Car
space rates q fare, etc, viii be quickly fur
nished BY TELEPHONE at alI OF the fol-
loving Ticket Offices 1917 q St Telephone
Main 1891, eIs PeunEvlvania Ave, Telephone
Rain PSI, Station. New Jersey Ave. and c
St Ticket Office. Telephone East 6s7; InfOr-
nation Bureau. East 724 no24-tf
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For Sale-Typewriters.

FOR Wellington typewriter, good as
new; cost 5000. %. s25. 225 Pennsylvania
ave. del4-st
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GALEN HALL

HOTEL AND SANAToRICx
ATLANTIC CITY.
One % the newest stons, brick. and stssi
eulldinss. with every comfort always open
always ready. z:EAys busy.
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MuSicaI.

Fer SALE-A collection OF valuable old vio-
lins BY Italian, French. and German makers,
must he sold nt once. zo25 18th 81 nv.
ko3s-30t
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Birds. Dogs. Etc.

Birds, Dogs, Etc.
FOR SALE-Curly white Christmas poodles
males. Please address postal TO BOX s7s.
Times Office. 1t
AN XMAS PRESENT for all tho family,
and one that will be appreciated By the Htfls
ores, Is sweet singing canary; and have
them At all prices also parrots. aquarium
with gOldhshes. rabbits, guinea pigs mon
keys, dogs. cats, and fancy poultry. ali /.
low prices. SCHMIDS BIRD STORE. ne
18th St NV. des-tf
TRY LEES BIRD STORE 1901 9TH at NV
Yellow heads. Amazon. Panama Isle - Pines
Cuban. red heads and dwarf parrots n onkeys
moTmosius. goldfish. canariss. dogs. n12I-tf
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Floor Oil.

TRY HUNTERS DUST KILLING FLOOR
Oii-, 55c gallon this week Regular nice 50c
Drop postal ils Pennsylvania ave NV.
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FRENCH
.TEWELRY

for those who want some
thing out of the ordinary
something dainty and artistic.
Priced from
50c to tl5.O0
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Winter Resorts.
ATLANTIC CITY,

nOIEL IRAYMORE, AcASfic CIV
Overlooking the ocean. Open all year
TRAYhORE HOTEL CO.,
CnaA o harquetts. -. & WHITE
EknREeF. President
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Money Loaned Salaried People

and others. without security; easy payments;
Offices "a % principal cities save yourself
money by getting my terms first j. II
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Gifts for Men and Women
DESK SETS,
PICTURE FRAMES.
GOLD SPOONS,
MOSAIC JEWELRY.

The spoons represent the
different months an. would
make pretty Gifts. The Mo
sale Jewelry everyone knows
as dainty and attractive.
Gold Spoons, 1850.
Mosaic JeWelry, &c to $3.50.
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Give "him" something for
his desk. An elegant line to
choose from.
Brass Desk CaIendars. SEQ
to $500.
Inkstands. s2.25 tc $500.
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A fine line of FlaSkS 2.nd
Bottle Openers at reasonable
prices.
Flasks. sLO0 10 SEQ
Sl.25 10 $500.
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cut him cruelty and, lover-like, he had lost
no time In misconstruing It,
1--WE would not dream of urging You
against your will she answered. ''Of
course there must be many interests you
have sacrificed to come here and
= NO. no!' he protested. Il have only
sone interest in all this whole word. Only
one hope, one aim. one longing. And that
lies here"
She averted her head to hide the hot
flush that swept face and brow. She
sought to speak, but her voice deserted
her And even SO, in the flood tide OF his
declaration did Walter Cochran's courage
depart. For, in his Grass ignorance of love
and the ways of women he read unwilling
ness to listen, perhaps even aversion. in
her sudden turning away from him. Faith
and ordinarily firm nerves are but sorry
allies when tyro at love seeks to pro-
pose. In dire fear lest he be thought to
press a suit that was patiently unwelcome,
he added awkwardly:
MY interest in your brothers case has
been greater than you realize. I
A little gasp interrupted him. The girl
her cheeks still flaming. but her eyes nc
longer ayerted, faced him.
II think I understand she said, un.
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CHAPTER XII.

Lily Thurso was returning home to
Thurso House the next afternoon about
o'clock. She had been lunching out, and
people were coming to dinner, but she had
a good deal to do before that and a good
deal to think about Also. there would be
for her telegram from Maud, who cahled
to her every day, and she was anxious to
see what it was.
Ever since the departure of her husband
and sister-in-law to America her hands had
been verg full. and she had devoted more
time than usual to purely social duties For
she knew quite we'll that London had talked
a good deal about Thurso's Illness" In
that particular tone which means that In
public and to her 1t was referred to as
Illness in the abstract, but when two or
three only were gathered together it was
discussed far more In detail. With her
unerring tact, therefore, and knowledge of
the world, she knew that the more she was
seen about. the more she entered into the
life of the place, the less public the scan
dial was likely to be. With all it's faults
the world respects bravery and the power
of facing things (and certainly she had
faced them magnificently) with the result
that already the world had begun to think
that 1t was rather shame" to talk about
Thurso when Lily was so gallant. 1t would
very much have liked to know why she had
not gone with him, but still. on the whole
it was shame to talk. And since the
memory of the world resides in its tongue
it follows that it soon forgets when it ceases
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to talk. It was understood, however. that

to talk It was understood, however, that
Thurso's case was hopeless.
Lily had thought so. too. He had, as mas
been seen, refused to say good-by to her,
but from her window she had seen his race
as he got into the carriage which took MN
and Maud to the station. and 1t seemed 10
her that death was already there, so that
she had not. as a matter of fact, expected
that he would reach America alive. During
those, days she had thought more deeply
and earnestly about 1t all than she mao
ever thought before In her very busy put
Unconditional life. and with her whole heart
she had forgiven him for the sunerngs ana
indignities he had brought on her during
these last six months. Whether he would
ever read her letter or not, she dlo not
| know but some five days after their depar-
ture she had written to him. quite shorty
! but quite sincerely. bidding him. IL any
| thought of pain or sorrow came to MIN LOT
| the pain he had brought on her. to dismiss
| it as absolutely as she had dismissed any
| wrong he had done her. and devote himseiI
| entirely to getting well. 1t had cost her
| a great deal to do that, for just as she was
very slow to take offense. so she was ha.
| urally very slow to forgive, and the events
OF these last six months. with that GROWING
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care you hurt?" she asked in quick sympathy.

work is over. But can't you stay day or
two yet with your friends?'
us 1t as your friend that I stay here?"
he said slowly.
Yes; mine and Thurso's"
Your friendship has meant much to me. :"
he said in an earnest tone. He, who had
braved death that he might save Thurso
from the thrall Of opium. fex a strange
cowardice choking his every utterance. His
heart-his whole being-clamored madly for
speech. Yet his lips in miserable fear held
back the burning words that beat against
them for egress.
Maud felt, without divining, the constraint
In his tone. His words were pitiably formal
The speech was dash of cold spray in her
face.
I'VE can never thank you as we should. -
she replied. and her own voice was uncon-
sciously colder
Il have told you it was not who should
receive your gratitude. / was but the in
strument And now beg you won't think
me ungracions when say think It is best
that should not prolong my stay
The unwonted GOODNESS in her voice had
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sort before?," he asked. For heavens
sake. tell me you have, and add that it came
out all right
Cochran laughed.
well, no, l haven't" he said land this
is the opportunity 1 have long wanted
Now, when Is this badtasting stuff sup
posed to take effect?"
Again Thurso beat the air with his hands.
''Oh, it's my fault, it's my fault!' he
moaned. Maud, can't you persuade him?'
mo, dear Thurso,'' said she rather husk-
lily AT least, shan't try
They sat in silence after this for min
ute. Then Thurso got quickly up and went
out. Mand's eyes sought Cochran.
us It all right to leave him. she asked
"Oh yes. He may have gone for doc
tor; he may have gone, well, to break down
all by himself But he will not harm HIM
self.
"You are sure?" she asked
absolutely. Why Divine Love Is pour
ing in on all sides to him. He's in safe
hands
He looked at her for long moment.
He is cured, you know he said. And
there's no more reason for me to stop here.
/ think I'll go back to town tonight
Then Mauds lip quivered and her eyes
brmmed over.
God bless you!" she said.
She took both his hands in hers for a mo-
ment, and then looked at him again.
You mustn't think of going up tonight
or tomorrow, she said. You say your
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doubt but that its banks were broken now;
it was coming out from him In torrents.
But then Cochran moved from the door.
still smiling. still perfectly serene. and sat
down by Thurso, as he half lay on the
sofa, and laid his hand on his shoulder.
I'm glad 1t has taken you like this, my
dear fellow he said, land I'm sorrier
than I can say for all the anguish you are
now suffering. But saw no other way of
convincing you. I'm sorry for the pain you
feel now, because 1t is quite unnecessary.
Your fears for me are false was your
desire for that stuff. which 1 thought tasted
abominable. But I'm infinitely glad for it
in another way, because I think you will
see now. All that has been doing you so
much good these last four days hasn't yet
been real to you. But l think it will be
real now"
"Oh. It's not too late yet cried Thurso.
But go at once!"
And show you don't believe word Of
all that I have ever said to you and Lady
Maud?' he answered. You can't seriously
invite me to be such hypocrite as that.
Why, any one of the least spirit would
sooner die, as fancy you still think
shall, than do that. ------s
Thurso laid an agonized hand on his knee.
but have you ever done anything of the