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FUW44444J ilUlHUHH Um44444-H i $ Ma The ?lfc's Secret J HMtlttH OR A BITTER RECKONING S By CHARLOTTE M. BRAEMB ClIAFTER VII. CootInueJ.i "You don't know what a strange plae this world la, Miu Malletf ht began. "Tour father lores you. and take every ear of you. You must therefor bear this to mind, aod not be hard oo the f ali tor of others who haT not had your privileges. My wife poor girl! had no mother when I first mat her, and waa totally dependant on her father for so ciety. It waa a bad training for a young woman, for her father waa a good-natured, careless fellow, always aTotding re aponaibility aa long aa waa possible-, and when at last compelled to show authority, making up by exaggerated harshness for his previous neglect. "My wifa wss a high-spirited girl and could not submit to the alternate fits of Indulgence and tyranny. She waa about serenteen when I first met her, and her father's treatment was becoming unbear able, I became desperately sorry for her and suggested the only meana In my power to help her, which was to make her my wife. It waa a foolish proceed ing, I know, but I waa young then, and had not begun to look at life seriously, or I should hare asked myself how her position would be bettered by being tied for life to a helpless, penniless fellow, as I waa then. Well, ws wera married privately, of course and for a few weeksUuiurht-w lored each other Tery ' dearly; then she had another fearful quarrel with her father and begged me to take her away to a home of her own, I waa earning a beggarly pittance at that time. I explained my position to her, and adrised her to wait until I had ob tained a certain appointment, of which I was almost sure. She loat her temper, poor child, and rowed shea never come near me again. The very next day I waa telegraphed for to England. I wrote to ber, asking her to be patient for awhile, telling ber that I would work hard and get a permanent post now that there was a necessity to work, and prom ising to come back shortly to take her from the cruelty to which she had to sub mit. "On my arrival In England I found that -an almost unknown uncle had left me a property amounting to nearly three thousand pounda a year, loo can Im agine how glad I waa for my poor girl's sake. I made up my mind to surprise her and personally communicate the good news, ao did not write. I got through the usual legal formalities as quickly as possible, and rushed back to Rome only to find them gone! Some told me they had gone to one place, some to another, until I was utterly at a loss what to do However, I traced tbem, after a month's search, to Naples, and then It was only to find that her father had died a few days previously and that she bad disap peared no one knew whither. "I did not know any of her people, so I waa compelled to search single handed. For aix montha I went np and down 'like a restless spirit In search of peace. At last I found her or rather ber grave for she had died; ahe had died in a convent, where she had been teaching English. By the help of a ser vant I obtained permission to see her grave. There was a plain atone with her name only, and the date of her death, which took place some few weeks prior to my Tisit Poor child! I cannot con vey to you how great a blow it waa to me, and my grief was not lessened by the fact that she had died at enmity with me." "We must hope she forgave yoo, al though you did not see ber," Ethel said quietly. Felling did not answer, and there was silence for a time. It waa a relief when Mr. Mallett spoke. "She must have been of a most unfor giving disposition to resent your pov erty so bitterly, and to nurse her hatred in her dying moments. "I don't think she did that indeed the chances are that, in her poor little way. she was looking for me as anxious 'ly as I was for her. It was one of those strange fatalities that human foresight seems utterly unable to prevent." He rose aned shook himself, as If wish 'ful to put away the memoriea that had crowded upon him while speaking of the lone-silent past. "You will think me no end of a bore for annoying you with all this history; but, if you can Imagine the relief It has been to me to speak of it, and you have any human kindness In your hearts, you will forgive me for the infliction. But my poor sketches? I have it! You must come down and spend a long day with tie on Sunday. What do you say, Miss -Mallettr Ethel looked perplexed. She had hoped aeainst hope that Jack would return ev ery Sunday since his departure, and went through a torment of expectation as the day wore on. This bad taken place for the last three aunaays; duc sne went on hoDlne. Her father, recognizing the dlffl culty In which Ethel found herself, came to the rescue. "If Ethel can arrange matters, It shall be as you wish. I can't say more; for It is not my affair, but ners." "Thank you very much." Ten minutes later the captain stood alone at the gate, watching the dog cart disaDDear down the road. "So it's Ethel's 'affair" he said. "WelL I hope they 11 come and brln Ethel's 'affair with them. I shall be better able to Judge of my own" chance" after I have eenmyjrivaL" CHAPTER VIIL It was a day or two after Ethel' visit to Wimbledon that ahe aat reading a curloua letter, which ran aa follows: Your lover cares for you no longer. nis honor and his pity for you alone keep him to hia given word, lie makes light of you to others. Ethel did not quite believe all this; but ahe believed enough of It waa true to justify her In givlug Jack an oppor tunity of freeing himself from his en gagement She decided that she would not worry her father, but would act for herself. Acting on this decision, ahe rote: "My Dear Jack You have now been away three weeks. Aa yet you do not aay anything about returning, but, on the contrary, apeak of your work as being likely to keep yoa for several weeks longer. In the three weeks of your ab sence you have written me four letters. t aaeaataff. ut Malting Batata -a glaaca at hia as she a iked: "Did I wake you? It waa quite unla tentlonal on my part" "And Involuntary on win.' Pauline, fearing that the conversation was getting beyond her control, turned quickly and caught up the first picture that cam to her baud from the open portfolio. Aa waa to be expected, jack bad spent many of his spare hours during the last lonely fortulght In palntlug her portrait front memory; and It was this that she caught up In her nervoua haste. "Oh, Mr. LHtrutonr ahe exclaimed, In rapturous tones, hren her vanity was satisfied, and she blushed genuinely at the lovely picture Jack had made or her. I am sorry you found at. You will perhapa think It gross presumption; If so, I can destroy It. I csn't wish It uudone, for It baa given me so many pleasant hours." "Presumption? No, Indeed! I feel as tonished at the truthfulness and the flat tery you have managed to combine In the picture." After that there was an awkward pause. 1'aullne halt wished to near J act say thst he loved her, and she half dread ed it. for ah bad not yet made up her miud aa to how she would answer him. Her wish waa fulfilled sovuer than ahe anticipated. Jack showed her bis sketches one after ' It "Llsteaed Mfc" It Two Germans, on from out of the city, were at Electric Psrk Saturday night hearing Eliery's band. Th non resident Herman thought be had beard the band before, but wasn't sure. After a well-played selection he turned t hia companion and asked: "lsa dot a Oeuclnnatl pandT" "Oh. no; nod at all It Issen't," waa the reply. -VelV Mid th drat, "It Het.n. Ilk If Healthy Children? Without good health lit It not worth living. Sickly, peevish children art a source of endless trouble and am lety to their parents, yet th children's con dition la frequently due to their par ents' Ignorance or thoughtlessness, or both. To mak children healthy and in keep them In that condition It i ne cessary to feed them proper food and to ie that they get plenty of exercise and fresh air. Meat is rery bad for children. It hould b avoided and food rich In phosphate, such aa Pill. bury't Yitos, should b given in iU place. This food la truly th "meat of the wheat." It it mad by the world greatest miller and it it free from art! I . 1 I.. , .... t lnM It fta another, and they were Ulseusseii. rriti-, uciai coloring or wiuwumuu. rlseJ and rrnls,-ed. As he nut the last ! not eswclallv a child' food. Your I t.. ..I, !..- .k. ...... ..)! k iii.n in.l t.1. ltl tkla rnmmnn and those have evidently been an unwel- , - - - u, .-,.., com task. Do you guess what I am go- ddrea h,r abruptly. M""" cereal. It nuke, a wholesome, Ing to say? 1 wish I were sure you ta"ut ft ?,, . .lubrtanllal breakfast or an appvllalhg knew, that I might be aaved the pain of compiled to l.mteu to . th e. d. I dwwrt ,n,j c,n u pr.,,,reJ ln n writing the words. I think you have "'tn "rJ ,u''"f' 1 , ! , hundred different way, found out that you do not car. for me In Mailing I did not car to disc us. th. y , wUl ,y yoa th. way you thought you did., and your it'!, w " with Pillabury. Vlto.. l arge package sense of honor alone is keeping you to - , ,.,., eno'tsh to mak twelv ill ui f a urru mi -, tta v i It b Strang that la Alia aad AfrWa wher gras will Dot grow, th. meat beautiful flower, and shrub Sourish t perfection. MALLEABLE IRON STUMP PULLERS ruiMl, HhtMt and mmmm4 mum ratle NUKHM lllllnl fnM UltW WHS lata Bvcaaa. Wtiia tot SMrirtl iat aa artraa. - ... l HtilERSON MACMINI'KV CO, rest si Merries lret H"clUJ, Orete COUCfKTiON Ol this eut, retef u wha th m as. s44rts l yourself am X ef rear Mends, an. the ' wnes yoe will sretoNy ! tnlar a butl-e colfese. w UI creJII , yoa vim IS 00 on our kiVOO fchuUnMB. Our school ""era efloiul ssviniifw te siusents Ol Butlnet. Volun4. InflUh.etC ! iiir lsiTsvcnor-loiit Tuition Mill tlH t MI ' THE MULTNOMAH I : BUSINESS INSTITUTE I m. A. aiaiN, ss sistm ev. ' PORTUNO, 0t. w the letter of your engagement to me. 1 have reasons of which you know nothing for believing this to be the case; so we have bo(h made a mistake, and that, If you are willing, onr engagement had bet ter come to an end. "Please don't think . I blame you la any way; it waa only one of those mis takes that everybody Is liable to make. "Ever your sincere friend, "ETHEL MALLETT." Poor Ethel! How she cried over that letter! How ahe hoped against hope that Jack might not be willing to end the engagement! How carefully she read the words through to be sure that ahe had not definitely settled the raatter that, In fact, ahe bad done only what she In tended given Jack a chance of accept ing his freedom if he wished for it! Had the niattcr of fact little epistle arrived at a more favorable moment had Jack had leisure to read between the lines and discover the wounded pride and self-respect that had dictated every word, h:s manhood might have asserted Itself in Ethel's favor. As it wss Jack read the letter impatiently at first, but as its me.nning dawned upon bim be turned back to the top of the leaf and read it again, assured himself of the nn equivocal nature of the offer of freedom hia hand firmly on the back of a chair, "I cannot I dare not stay here with out telling you the truth; for, if I allow my feelings to become any stronger than they are, aud meet disappointment In the end, I'm afraid I shall not be r.aponslbl. for my actious. Miss Mailing. I lovs you madly. While I am telling you thia I know the chances srs that you will presently turn your back snd say, as yJ leave me, 'Please quit my house at once; yet I now tell you, because i .cannot stay in your presence with safety another hour unless you give me some hope. I have loTed you from the moment I wok, and aaw you that morning In th wood. You will aay that Is not very lotig; to me it Is a lifetime. I never lived until that moment. I shnll never live again If you send me sway.' His face was very pale when he ceasej speaking. Pauline stood near him, the color coming and going In her cheeks, her eyes fixed on his face; but ahe said never a word. When he spoke again hia worda came slowly, hesitatingly, and his voice had a stilled sound, at if choked with despair. 'You have no answer for nis; but you do not tell me to leave you! It cannot b. that. Pauline; heart of my heart. strength-building food, 20c. grocer about it today. pound Aak your A Blackmailing Instrument. Ths street mualciau paused at the tfl .... "MoonlVr "No, no. Here's a quarter for you. Move along." . "Tanka, signor. It la such a fins org'." "Fine! It's the worst hoi of discord ant whistles I ever heard!" ' "It is do flnrsto org' Pietro ever own. It playa da time nt to much, but It brings da more mou'." PITA Prmannltr Cured. mo thrust It Into his pocket and went off queen of my soul, you love me!' whistling enegetically to meet Miss Mall ing at the station on her return from town. Pauline saw at a glance that some thing bad happened, and, knowing what she knew, guessed shrewdly what that something was. She had not been five minutet ln Jack'a society before ahe felt a aubtle difference in bia manner toward ber. I am so glad to find you still here, Mr. Dornton," she said at luncheon, ancing at him bewitchingly between the leaves of a palm plant. n e were so fraid that you would not have been able to endure a fortnight of this terribly dull place. Weren't we, Mra. Kefton? You frget that Mr. Dornton haa had a real occupation to make the dull ess endurable. Hia life is not passed In killing time, as yours is, dear. "To be sure. I had forgotten to ask ow the pictures have progressed." "The view of the house from the woods ia finished as f.ir as I can finish it here. The rest of the work I must do in Newman street "That ia where your studio Is, la It ot? I should like to see some of your completed pictures. Will you aak ns np some day to look at them?" "Any day you please. Say the day after to-morrow." "I cannot go back to dusty London gain so soon. I expect my first batch of visitors on that day, too. At last ! shall be able to do something in the way of entertaining you, Mr. Dornton, and show my gratitude to you for enlivening our solitude in the past. "You are too kind. But I have mado arrangements for returning to town to morrow." Nonsense. Yon speak of arrange ments In tuch a serious way that one mighttimagine you had a wife and chil dren; instead of which you are the en viable creature a man without a tie. She paused an instant, dreading his renlr. lie made none; but a dull red Hia last words died away to a whisper of intense rapture; and. aa Pauline felt No nn or nervousness ftr rlrt )' u at lr K liii'mrl Nrv iisMnrrr. Hrml for I re SI trUltillnil trt-silw. ltt.H.11. Kilns, Ud..tU Atvh M., I'Ullatlclplils, I't, A Pair of Itounders, Husband (time 1 a. m.lI ahay, m'dear. I hie didn't 'shpect to A' you hlo sittlu' np for me. Wife (calmly) Oh! that' all right. old boy. I only got la myself about fiv minute aga. Th Century In 1008. Th lavish promise, of a year ago wera splendidly fulfilled In Th Cen tury during 11)05 it verse and essay., A Art inn. It. article! of his arma encircl. her, hia kisses on herjtlmel interest and permanent talue, lips, she forgot all the ahadow. that i ond aU promiM tnd expecta- A tract of 1.&00 to 2,000 acre of paatur Ian. I in the Willamette vnlley, within fair clUtaiict of th railroad. Must Im reaxonahle in pricr, well watered and in Marion. I. inn, l ane, lnt"tt or Polk county. Address,-with full I'lirticulurs, Huycr, No. 415 MarUam lMg., Pott IuikI, Oregon. Dr, G. Gee Wo WOHDERFUl HOME TREATMENT This woo.lrrfiil hi n lhir U ri,d fl IM'IUH ns eurr ln,i without 0rn- lo ill. Il rur- Willi Ihnaa an6tful nt B nsriM, ooi. hul, iMkrki and vWiiir Oml so nurnr un kitooa in mnlusl mi- rin in ibi Oomnrjr. Thioutiii ! u ,f in harinlixx rnnnll" Ihla Uiimu. Uo lr krios Ilia tollou of otr KD diftarrni riu.t lil h n rrMfull)r im In "tiffins d. . II guriinir. torurara'a rli. a.ihina, Hum, ilir a', rhPitruatUm, nrrvuranra, Multta b, Mvrr. k 4 B'7. Mr. ha. Iiunlv,l n , al,in..nlia. I bars niixlval". I all a"d w him. Catl'-nts out rt U mjr Ir liUnkr anil r rruUn. rwBiltiamp. UiNit. J.TAIlo.N Hi El- inarm THE C. GEE WO CHINESE MEOICIXECO rirsl St., S. r. Car. Morris a Mention paper. FORTtANO, ORtOON. ' I I Dalrvtr. Ie any Rail. , read Slallon or Host lending In Or ion lurked in the past, forgot all the ques tionable meant she had employed to at tain this end. She only knew that slit loved him with all the force of her na ture, that she waa loved In return; and for the moment there wat In her heart aa supreme a Joy aa waa ever felt by a woman. (To be continued.) Reeilv to Htnrt. Motorist Arc nil of the tool. In the tool chest? Valet Yes, sir. Motorist Arc nil the cushions and lnprobos ln the tonneoof ValetYea. sir. Motorist Is the tank full of gaso line? Valet Yes. sir. Motorist Havo you brought down all our goggles? Valet Yes, sir. Motorist Well, run tip to my room and bring down the roll of bills out of the top bureau drawer so that we will have enough' money ready to pay our fines. Then we will be ready to atart citrons Iefense, . "01 hoy to appear In court to-day, Nora," said Mr. O'Toole, a. he care fully ahaved his chin. "Yez know Oi done np O'Brien last week." "In court?" gasped Nora, dropping her spoon. "Oh, Patrick, nav' yez Inny deflnse?" "Oi boT aix, Nora." "Six lawyers, Patbrlck?" "No, five fingers awn a thumb don- bled np." tion. Th feast in 1906 will b even richer than In 11)05. Thera will be th new novel by Mrs. Humphry Ward, 'Fenwick'. Career," a new humorous serial by the creator of'8u.n Clegg," and abort stories by the ablest and most popular writers of th day. There will be authorltiva accounts of such wonderful work aa our construction of the Panama canal. W. 8. Harwood will tell of "8avlng California. Crop.." The director of Cornell'. School of Agriculture, Professor L. H. Pailey, will discus, the important problem of the young man and the farm. There will be many other arti cle, of kindred value and interest. More horses fall from wearinea. than from any other cause. Very full cheeks indicate great dlget- tlvs powers. Maid the Right Thing. Mother Why did you let blm klst you? ... a. Is, Edith Weil, be was so nice aooui iu He aaked "The Idea! ITaven't I told yoa you mttar lasrn to BSV NoT "Thafe what 1 did aay. He asgea me if I'd be very angry If he kitted me. Ravages of Time. "Even the hslr of our beads art numbered," quoted the good old deacon with the bald pate "Well, uncle." rejoined his Irreverent nephew, "ln your cato the count doesn't take up much of the enumerating angeis time. A New Organ $46 Anne. "But I thought you told me thia wag crept slowly up his face to the roots of jch a congenial country," said the his hair. She read this sign to suit her self, and went on "That being the case, as you have no one to claim your presence as a right, why not favor me with it as a pleasure? I should advise you to stay, Mr. Uorn- man who had just moved out ln the suburbs. "And It la," replied the .nave agent "Why, It Is full of malaria!" "And that Is why I think it Is ao 1 1 . t I 1 . , . . - , 1 I , ton. There are some reany cnarming congenial, iou bl-o every uouy is ai- people coming, on Thursday whom you wayB ghnklng." should know." I - , T. f Hoffnn wii rhn amhod ment nf n.iurai i-fuiiihoii, i.Hr.n s Terv mode for adv-com- vjruu. iui-ni jw nunc mi - -.. . - . I . I I panions. She walked away, and Jack you unaersiana your ouhiih:s, sir i followed Miss Mailing to the picture Physician Well, I've been praetto gallery. Ing medicine for fifteen years and not Ther were standing in front of the one of my patients has ever com' easol on which Jack had placed his paint- nlalned. In of Mallingford House. 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