The Cambrian

More Firing off Dover. Letters this morning fy.mi Dover state that a heavy tiring was heard yesterday morning, which increased in violence towards the at- ternoon. and huge blacj-c cauj.nns or >'mo.;e ..vended along the whole eca-t lr. P,1T:C- | ness to i$oulogne- Li._t.-i.> u ;.n l.c'.l a. o j mention the heavy firing yesteuhiy n.orr.ing. ■liid -tatc thai order- have been le-eived no-ii Government tor Ji -hip- in the l)o'r.- to be ready to cut or ■ lip their cables at an hour o.co. (ioverr.u.ti.1 have <», in con- sequence the a;:pe r i'.c:- on ^he French eoa.-t. commanded several hired and r n-jnue u' 'L ,iI('e v,, i,,dt c in tae Downs sruer tiie orders ot Lord fcei.u. Sev- eral ara.srl defence ships and armed trans- t ports s'. 'e l yesterday to join the squ :dt >n otf Ileal* irne. Lhe total amount of the Fiench force between Boulogne .-mi*. I a la is i.- said l e one iiuacuea and eighty niou.-and men co i-nierleiv ( ac) equipped and reach t > •en.bark r. r. in iment's r.o:ic: Oideis have been trrn-n.itted to mo-t or tne \o uincci corps ;n tiie kingdom to ho (1 t.iemseK e- in reidir.e s to u aivli upon ta. ti" -t ctruei teliiger.ee or t,.e enemy appealing up«>a tus t. L'Leitv and equality v.ore I.tt.ly tlic order oi tiie dav in France; but the peop'e. j humbled bv'then- crimes and their misery. re now content with the Litter <.rly. Eqaaluy f.,ey have..„i they ere all equal.y sl.ve*.

Merchants Ship s Fine Fight. Plvaa Jtii. Augu-t 2oih. — Kariy J.i; morn, mg "aiso :n t:ie\iuti!u< of IS guns, (.'apt Akiliaiii, tn-'i a craize otf the cca->i or Sta:n. jt!i :e-taken .Janiaict >liin. laden w:ui cotton, coift?. nid'go. oocame :I, and sugar, called toe William tieathc-te. of Liverpool. ,,t 12 gar..s and 40 men valued at £ 80.000. and or.e of the lisi Jamaica convoy, captured off Cor'c on the 1st of August by the General! Augereaa. French privateer or 20 guns and 160 t.er.. belonging to Bourdeaux. and re- cantered the Sth m^t. off Bayonne by the I Na a til as. The General Augereau e caped bv s u>erii r railing. The encounter between the William lleitocote and the General Au- gereau was very bloody, while the ,;nt:i< t lasted, and redcets great credit on th-> ap tain, officers, crew and passenger- a tiie Frenchman ran her plump on »> ••"i. ano h.aving (vpered a hee.vy tiie o: oai iion anu mu^a^uetrv. bo u tied with til ? 1 eute ii '.r.t ai.d '86 men. Before she surrendered, the cap- tainct the William Heathcote, a passenger, and 17 men were killed a^d wounded. 1 hi •captain'* son. a tine youth or 13 yeas o'd. having been very active in the detenee. was brutailv cut down, manglee!. and kil ed by j thic° Spanish seamen, pait ot vie pnvite-is cre-.v. ai::r:i:e !;ad ,traoh. ana m -o^t ot ,:i< dying Mil r. inha'ai.ly tarown overbo i d.

French Fleet in Brest- Several day> la.-t week, during L!I tine v' t'.ier our orf-Mioie sou 'i:o:i by 1 ie t coa d a;. icli t,e ou.er ro :d i:ee" cviago t-> cour.t. without the <•vi of g'a-se-. tt;e numlcr ot s'nic.s at inch or thvr\ and wh ch. <*mounted in T.lre wh"le to 17 «hip< the iin> four of which, were tlree-de ke s. nine tri- ga.tas. ;">rl IX C'U'ors I in ho ld <o-c 'V'eie observed land tioop-. who seen ed veey biisv learning to tack. Ji r-v co teer and r.i.rn- oruvve. ard who be-id s veeie eveiy day ex- cr rising the '"ar.s. M- st oi t!:e -'a.ip -c ed in a state of preparation to tike advantage tiie V,. t oTt

British Seaman's Generosity. 'l ire charactee^ of the I'ng'isii s-o an s r it |e>s disinguished tor acts of gr e..si:y t'han of valour. The following is an in t ir.ee that ought to be tec ;rded pt. Vaifar d. of the Loire, wll" 01 few v> a on,air d the Blonde privteer. ertei ;d into inent with thr !:»te Copt- who u. to tunatelv re: isiicci <-n boaid the .|o I. Ie equal .sharers with hrni in ah t we. a ot. made bv them daring the n o '.to of Capt. Li\on. of cour e. Ui-so'veri tne con- tract :but ("apt. Miiitlai d. « it-| r •l'> becoming his character. ha> ir-iste.i tnU de agreement-bait continue in ton e. ana tn t vI the-widow and children of C -1) be entitled to half of whatever pii/c-oioiic\ he may obtain The fact is somewhat -iI:I:" ular that the captain of the Blonde. wh.ich was taken by the Loire, wa lieutenant ot that vessel when captured in the late war.

Wellington Gets His K.C.B. The King his been pleased to grant the ■dign.tv of baron of the L nited Kingdom to Gera.-d Lake. Fisci.. commander and general ot hi« Majesty's forces in the Ea-t ti-,diel. by tiie name, stile, and title ot Baron Like of Delni and Laswaiv. and of Aston, C'inton. in the county of Buckinghamshire. Ltte King has alfo been pleased to nominate ar.d appoint j Major-Genera! the Hon. Arthur Wellesley j (subsequently Duke of Wellington) to be one ot the knights companions of the most Hon- ounable Order of the Bath.

King George's Activity. His Ma;esty enjoys the highe>t healtli and I' spirits at Weymouth. He endears ltitl>¿lf to every cla s of subjects by the greatest atfabilitv and rondescers on. Hit lec-ollection of persons and of distant circumstances is as Vltx- strong as ever. L'l pome of activity hjs Ma- jesty lias scaice ail equal. His hours o: re- pose are very few: and the lemainirg ones are completely occupied, either in business or recreation; sf> that he can. -»<aicely be s-c.d 'to have an idle moment, it or ee. imp e. on Monday la.st his Majestv io-e at six o clock, bathed in a temperate bath, wa; oil h.ors?- back before seven, rode several n.i'^e t ■ meet the Staffordshire Militia, .-aw them "in anip. j and in returning inspected minrteW- the camp of the Somersetshire Regiment, returred t" breakfast, and at ten went out to i'e: \Itp' he prepared the despa-tHses of the day. read. dined, et • c; on shore at six. and vidted | the theatre at even o cloc.v. 1 here are about 4.000 tioops in the neighbourhood.

A Glorious Day at Boulog-ne 1 he desciaption given or the grand fet3 of St. Napoleon (the Corsican s birthday) at Boulogne, appear.- to have excited gen em' admiration tndenthu-iasn' Itwa-.atbett! rical piece got up with a groundwork ol the antiuue. decorated with the ornaments of the gotiiic age, and aided by the lemembrance of the brightest days of the French monarchy. Such a combination could not fail to throw -confusion into the idea of the 100.000 tr ops who came already intoxicated with brandy, and hapny to find that irstead of a tragcil yovage to England they were t > b" ent°' taincd witli so singular a sliew. To coniplet? the glory of the day a small squadton ariived from Havre, creeping along the coast, and nine vessels that had ventuied out of the harbour of Boulogne were stianded otf the nine vessels that had ventuied out of the harbour of Boulogne were stianded on the coast, bui not without hopes of getting off at full tide!

Despatch from Cornwallis. Yesterday despatches were received f¡..m Admiral Cornw talis, off Biest. dated 28th ult., which state that he had resumed the i-iiiiiiiiand < f the Channel Fleet in the Gloiy. of 98 iruns and that six of ttie enemy's 1 uge u-un brigs had attempted to ct-'c ipe from Brest by one of the narrow channels, supposed to be for Rocbetort.but that on being discovered they immediately took shelter, and are now closely watched by the Doris, frigate. In- telligenee lias been received that the crews of the French ships in Brest harbour are in such a state of mutiny that the officers have been under the necessity of making several severe examples to quell them. Government are removing the French prisoners farther into the interior. In this way and in tins way only we sincerely believe that a great part i of Bonaparte's invading army will penetrate into the "heart" of the country 1

They Don't Love Jack. The "Sun" of this day states upon the authority or private letters hom Holland that upon CeneratMarmontlateiy ordering several movements to be made preparatory to the embarking of the troops composing the camp at Xev (he having repeatedly l.oa^d of his abil'ty t" embark the whole army in tour hourst tiiev peremptorily reLused to eru- bi'k de- o-h -.r' their willingne s to ma'cn to any p:rr o^r the Continent bet their de- termination never to quit, lard 1.reie ale now not. more it is n d than ib.OOo men in the camp; the desertion amongst the troop-: has increased to an unparalleled degree; en (•on-'eiuer.ce f which the canqi i ■ t » be broken up. The unv. iilingr.?- •• o. tee tro ,p.a t em- bark aro.-e frorn a ntcf whicli had conic within their knowledge, v. that in the ga'e of wind in which .• e\\ r 1 ot the Boulogr e gj.n- bi.ats weie stranded and io<t Julv. no fewer than 570 soldier; perished.

Navy hard up for Men. A vcrv hot pre- s 1::1- 1 ilely taken jilace throughout the kingdom. Even t!u different signaf-hou.ses along the co.i.-t have been de- orived of their hands, many of wi.i' h are now worked wholly by land-men under command of e. lieuter.arre of the navy.

Queen Bessa's Retort. I Tiie fulsome r.o::sen.se addie-stal t the cast- off !>tie-.s of Barvas, the new mock-Empress urn.-1 ex conteaipf and private merriment. They bring to mind the addre-s of the Coventry Corporation to Queen E)iza- beth., and her reply. A grand procession met the Queen, when Mr. Recorder, with all due solemnity, sa;d :— We men of Coventry, Are very glad to see Y onr Royal Majesty Good Lord, how fair you be The answer was equally laconic, and more ingeniou-:— My Hoyal Majesty. Is very gl id to see. Voir men o; Coventry-— (; ii 1.1) 1. what ;•< "ll he i

Commendabie Economy. Xotiic to C (Vrespondents.—Viator is re- quested in future to transmit wia-tever he wants to conimunic.re for insertion to our Brecon agent: his la.vour <>; the 14tn. in- doiscd to the '.ostraaster. have, g been cliarged Is. 2d. postage

A Fly-killing Eccentric. Kx.traordir.aiy Character. —There died yesterday. Joseph Capper, many years an inmate i the Horn-. Ken-ington. The gen- tleman was perhaps the most eccentric char- acter Irving since the celebrated Elwes. Being one day mu h fatigued, he (ailed at tire Horn-, in Kensington, to ik a chop, spent tiie day there, ar.d a-Ked bo a. bc.l. in his usual !limit manner: when !:•■> was answeied in the .-aare churii. marine. 1 y th 'andlord that lie "ou'u not !1I "e one. Mr. Capper de- clared that he v- rcsoLd to top it he could to uh^gae the "rrow'irg iei'ow" all his life. After some aUercr.ti c\ he w«.c- a-conmiodrtted with a lied, and r.e."e*e ^lep. oi't ot It tor 25 vea.v Duiing that tin e he noree no arrange- ment ior lodging or tatirg. but wished to be considered •: customer' only for the day. His manner of living was so methodical that he wodd rot drink his tea out of any other than a favourite cup. His bill for a fortnight amounted regularly to 1-4 lis. He called himself the ch anpian of tin- Government, and hus ^reate-t 'oiy was cert, inly his country and King. Hc- joined in a'ii sjb-cription* vrhh h tended to the aid of to (hiver.unent. He was ex'ee'Iirgly cnoievic. and nothing red ed his anger -o mac!: declaiuirng rgm st the British Cot: t uticn III t pa.tour ne wou'd keep hi- f (vi urite c.iair; end there he v,-„-id a iv iv e hi:: seii wit a -ati rsirg tne i i" 'oid h:- cr<o:i c- it ire couhl make ii s iokes teil bt .trie It va^ iIi- maxim never to ji-n. in general conversation, but to in- terrupt it whenever he could say anything ill- natured. Soon rfter Mr. Town-end became lrrndloid ot the Hotns. he had an opportunity of making ;i few good ready-money pur eha-e. and applied to trie old man tor a temporary •loan. "I wis'h"( said he) "to serve you Townsend; you seem an industrious fellow but how is it to be done, Mr. Townsend 1 never lend. therefore I must give it to thee." Winch he accordingly ci'icl the following day. Mi. Townsend proved grateful foi this mark of liberality- and never ceased to administer to him every comfort the house could afford; and what was perhaps more gratifying to the old man he indulged him in his eccentricities. Ytr Capper u:is e'e'te<^ ,tew,ird of the par- lour tire, and if any persons were daring enough to put a p u'tu .lt" th^v. tof>d » fair chance "of feeling the weight ot his cane. 1 -ei In summer time a favounte diversion of bus was killing Hies in the p 'f l,ur .ta. cane; but as he was sensible of the ni-opimon this would produce amount thebye-s.anders. he would, with great ingenuity, intioiiuce a story about the "rascality <•' i tvii'-limen n '"whom (said he) I hate and detest, and would knock down the same as these flic-. 1 ms was the signal for attack, and pie-ently the- killed and wounded were scattered about 1Il all corners or the room."

Our Splendid Isolation. The impertinent observation inserted some time ago in the Moniteur upon the conduct of Russia, have been answered in a temperate, dignified, and victorious manner :n an article considered upon the Continent as cietni ofti jal and which in plain terms lic'ds out deha.t-.ce t d to France, and is rem'esented as having created a very great sensation amongst the Northern I'oweis. While come per-on- in this country are characterising u- a-having {'alien into absolute nullity a- to po'itieal influence, let us bear what is the opinion IJt a writ-er employed by the Kin-iui Gov- ernment :—"England rs at this moment at the highest point or elevation; site can never decline if she continue where she is. for- higher she cannot b~. Hut how can England, who only exr-ts by her mdt-uy_ and oer trade, pre-erve her' pieser.t situation unless by upholding the balance or th.1 v.oi.d- It is tllen the obvious interest oi 1:U,1 to a-.s:st England, who by her -y-te.ii shoual be frier.(Ilv if) ill[;t the selfish principles of who. e government are inimical to the greater Powers of Europe. and opme.-sive to the smaller. The French Government affect not to be at all uneasy as to the sailing of the Rus-ian fleet, the object ot which is represented to be merely to exer- cise the crews. We should suppo-e that the Moniteur. -after the depaiture of the Ru-s-'an Minister from Paris, migist have imagined I that the sending of a Russian fleet to sea was not merely to give the crews the benetit of sea air and exercise The Moniteur of the 29th gives a sketch of the budget and represents, ajs was to be expected. the finances of France in the mo-t Houri-hing condition—the receipts exceeding the expenditure—and no new taxes 1 11 u wanted. How happens it then that a State ro nourishing in point of finance should be eternally in want of nrorrev. and have reconne to most shameful and oppressive measures, plundering defenceless towns, lobbing un- offensive cities, and pilfering the cofftfers of eveiy Power that has the misfortune to be j jituated within its grasp.

A Grim Pun. A singular circumstance occurred in the course of the last week. On the r .ad-ide nor Wimbledon Common is a public-.iou; e kept by a landlord of the name of Richard Death.' at which the stages generally stop to v.ater their hoive-. One of the st \gz< 1 eing rather late, an impatient passenger cal'ed out to the coachman to drive quickly. Hie coachman being somewhat oi a wag, replied, "I shall very quickly drive you to de ttlt's door." The'sequel affords a melancholy com- bination of circumstances, for no did they reach the door than the coacn over- turned, bv the which the ctnciiniun un- foitunateiy killed. though the damage sus- tained by 'the passengers was very trifling.

SURFACE TRAMWAY TRACTION SYSTEM. Council's Choice Mr. Prussman's Opinions. Tite question of the particular system of electrical tram traction that is to be adopted bv the Swansea Corporation has been occupy- ingtheminds of the Electrical and Tramways Committee for seme months, and matter- were further advanced at the committee meeting on Monday afternoon. With, a view of making the matter clearer, a representative of the "Daily Post" waited upon the Boronjh Elec- trical Engineer (Mr. C. Pressman) on Tues- day. for an expression of opinion on the- sys- tems. At the outset Mr. Prusmann said that lie favoured die overhead .system first and foremost, as it had been fully tried, whereas I surfae-e contact systems were only in an ex- perimental stage. He continued:—"I quite appreciate the element of sentiment that en- L rs illto the question by those who have lived in Swansea some years—a sentiment which favours a surface contact system as ovosed to the overhead trolly wires and poles. As a, stranger. tactically, to the town. such sentiment naturally does not weigh with me. I look upon the matter from an engineering point of view, coupled with the business aspect. In this light I favour the overhead beta use it is simpler and cheaper." "But. Mr. Pru-smaii. a," to the two surface contact systems, which do you favour—the Schuckert or the Dolter?" asked the reporter. "On paper I favour the Schuckert system. but in my opinion I consider its advantages (and both the Schuckert and Dolter systems have particular advantages over one another), having regard .0 the cost. outweighed com- mercially by the Dolter. If I were a business man. and asked to lay down one of these two systems. I should "go in for the Dolter. as I told the committee on Monday." Supposing tlit prices of the two systems were the same, which would you adopt? "If the Schuckert price were as low as the Dolter. I should favour the Schuckert. but if the Dolter were as high as the. Schuckert I should advocate going still further and recom- mend a conduit system." "Then you favour the Dolter because—— "WeH. it is cheap.-r. which is a most im- portant point, and it is working at the present time."

SWALLOWED A BOTTLE OF LINIMENT. Very Sad Case at Port Tennant. A man named Augustine O'Connor resid- ing at No. 11, Lrumlin-street. Port Tennant, showed symptoms of poisoning on Monetay afbexnoon, and medical attendance was im- mediately summoned, as also was a poriie constable. O'Connor has been suSleung for the iasl twelve months from consumption, and had been very ;il of late. Some liniment o>ut lining poison wa.s kept in the house, and (r Cuunur is alleged to have drunk the con- tents of a bottle of tins. How- ever. when the police arrived on the scene they found Dr. Griffiths, Dr. E. P. Evans' assis- tant. in attendance. The doctor ordered the man's removal to the hospital, but the police were unable to advise this, stating that lie waj too ill to be removed until further or- ders. The police report at last advices stated that ()'Connur was out of danger He is coloured man, and lie was was one of the prircipal witnesses who figured in the Ponty- piidcl murder case, in which a Swansea woman was uore tu death about three j-ears ago by her husband, William Lecey, another coloured nan. Beth uten had been companions, and flIey married two sisters from Hoo-street, St. J'lionias.' O'Connor has a wife and three children., and the struggle to obtain neces- saries during his illness has been great. He has been bed-ridden nearly twelve months, and he is allowed 5s. a vreek parish pay. Latterly lie has become worse and worse until he was unable to move. A bottle of liniment used foi outward application was oil the mautelcpi.-ee, and during the temporary ais u' e of his wife, about four oclock on Monday afternoon, he struggled out of bed and got file bottle and drank its contents. He wa- found in the floor in agonies of pain by s .uie neighbours, and put to bed. O Connor had been unable for -ome time to keep any- thing in Lis stemach. and Ls vomited so on after taking the poison, a circumstance that evidently saved his life. Dr. Evans. St. Thomas, was summoned, and Dr. Griffiths, his assistant, attended and administered emetics. Our reporter learns that. when questioned by the police, tll-, unfortunate sufferer admitted that he had drank the stuff "for the purpose of lelieving his pain.

Shamrock the Third Launched. The Shamrock III., prior to her launch from Denny's Yard. Dumbarton, on Tuesday afternoon, was thrown open to the press. Al- though encased in huge pontoons, the boat appeared to be perfect, embodying strength with lightness. There is, however, no sensa- tional developments shown in the generai de- sign. which is ratlier a return to the old lines of the British yacht than an approach to the extreme racing machine. Her bows seem easier. Mr. Fife, her designer, having aimed at preventing a recurrence of plunging in heavy swells. She is fuller in the under body, but her counter is finely cut. The new jacht s phtes have been burnished like a watcii case with aluminium. Her draught is inueh less than that of Shamrock II, and her steeimg will be by a mere bicvcle wheel, in the place ot the tiller of the past challengers. Ihe Sham lock entered the water at 1.21 p.m. The sail was shining, which was regarded as a oood augury. rllie Shamrock gilded into the water with ease and without the least strain, and the cheers were loud and lon-r 1 HE XKW CUP defender. ° A Renter's telegiam on Tuesday from New York. that tlu1 name f ott'le new Cup defender will be the Reliance. i-

He Standard of HiflheSt Purlty.THR LANCET. Gadbury's cocoa is th; typical F.ngPsh Cocoa. It is world-renowned for its absolute purity *ad ;ts great invigorating pr^pertie^. (lives energy anc< staying powrr. and tirmness to th" muscles and nerves. CADBURV'S is Cocoa, ar.i tr.s b^*>t Cocoa only. Athletes shoul<f take care r 3 avoid i isky rnncoct;ons containing: drugs or chemicals. CADBURYS COCOA is a perfect foot], for all -Ticl all SMsors. <« I

The attention of the Swansea. Watch Coin- 11 it tie is directed by the Water and Sewers Committee to the neecss:ty for piacng hre alarms in various 1),trts of the borough.

SUNDAY SKETCHES. SALVATION ARMY SELF DEMIAL. By "Diogenes." Modern Martyrdom. Salvation Army Self-Denial is a speciai brand. Like all things Salvationist, it never wants a crier. For the last fortnight, every man. woman and child has grown probably aware the army was "denying" itself, and have been urged by divers methods to also "denv." and that in a way that hurts tne average man mo.st, namely, by paying. The Salvation Army, whatever its faults, is in- tensely alive and realistically modern. It has nianv of the vigours and nearly all the weaknesses of its age. The weaknesses pop- ularise it. A Salvation Ann- without a blar- ing brass band, more or le-s out of tune, minus a tornado of self-advertisement-, or pathetic clamour for more and more collec- tions. would be a poor institution, not very loveable. What more tragical-twentieth century in character than the Army's sad u fine" spread recently in every hou-e in Swansea, HUH WOKE IS WORLD-WIDE. The-scale of operations gigantic. Money is an absolute es- ential—we cannot get on wu.aout lt' v

In the World. its Meanwhile, that the Army, Its ,Ieep!e-s eve roaming over all that lives, ar.cl being in c'ic' practical touch with the ways ot men. can see'and admire the quiet kind or Christian self-denial that goes on all the year, may be seen from the call. "Look," lie "at the self-denial quite commonly practised in the affairs of everyday life. Look at the hard, grinding toito many fathers, working all through the nights. in all wea- thers .on sea and on land, all the year round, to furnish their families with daily bread. There is Self-Denial- Look at the watchful care of thousands of mothers for their sick children, and of wives for their dying bus- bands, who will not allow themselves neces- sary sleep, or food, or recreation, for months together. There is self-denial. Look at tne efforts made to rescue comrades and strangers from earthly calamities i erhaps you read of the little fellow who was drowned the other day in a brave struggle to save a com- paniun from the same hi e- Mere goes the last of Toinmv Brown,' he said, with touching pathos, as he'jumped mto the water. He had a foreboding of Ins fate )ut that did not hinder ilisl trying to saA-e his nmte. There I was self-denial. „

And in the Army. lie who sees and sympathises thus natur- ally. sees and can graphically tabulate the go,»d effects—phy^C"'• mental, spiritual —of self-denial week: o not tnink it is very well possible to calculate the amount of earnest, self-sacrihcing l^'ur that it calls forth. To begin with. tnink of the many thousands, young iin,d olfl- "ch and poor— e hiç.tiv poorL-wlio take, part in it. Think of the scheming and contriving. long before be week arrives, to do something new, or to re- peat the things tl at have been done before. L'hink of the longli 9 and reioIN-ing, the pray- ing and believing, to do as well or even better '1' Iiik than in the past. ■ • lll!1^ ,jf the miles tra- velled. chiefly on to(1t, and the journeys taken by tail and over the sea. think of the rising early, and the sitting "P to write letters, and'make calls, and do meetings. Thini; of the pleasant or cseI1. necessary things sacri- ticed in eating and drinking, and pleasuiing I and hplicLtying. to save ^erewith to give, l'hink of the hours occupied m gathering up the fragments, and ttn.nJ^ (>t a thousand other things, and then-— 1 lll"k of the satisfaction and rejoicing, the thanking man ancj praising God. when the w-'i'k ''as bean done, and done 1 .1. won_ creditably to all concerned Oh. it is a won- derful effort, this sjlt-aenial week, as nobody ca ndenv Comrades, l love you. and I bless you, and I bless you. anil I admire you; nay. I think there is no body of people on the iVe ,.f tne earth to equal you; and 1 never weary in talking about your self-denial and your sacrifice.;

Where the Money Goes Nut every one knows how lurgjy dep2ndent the its self-denial week, which has now grown. mtl) a respectable in- stitution. ln t'e main» the organisation is maintained by the very poorest; a stiuggle to exist is the normal condition of the ma- jority >f corps", anc oliicer.s, and were it not tor t'ni.- special fund, it would be nexc to impossible for the army co continue its bene- ficent work. Ordinaly contributions aiv n.o.o than exhair-ted m current expendituu. and it was to meet delicit and o extend tiie army's mission.uv i/peia^-ons, that tiie "General" fiist promoted the simple, but succe. sfui, *ilf. denial sciiciie. ',e is banked to the credit ot what i< .ca led "1 he Impend Fund." aud is cLpo: ited m tne Bank of England The fvnd is i'dniinistered by Mr. Bramwell lh. ith i'>oi-. of the "General ). and { ommissioner G. A. i'oll ud. It is subject to audit by Messrs. Krov Cioppe' ;<II.L<.). wl"> are also audi- tors to the Midland Kailwav Ch. #

That Devotees Give. Current numbers of the "Wii C'rv" are of course full of quaint example, of tilings done by Salvationists to «we_d tiie fund. Two sisters called on an Indian herb doctor (a Weslevan) asking hir help f[e iep];ecj i,Q would" give then; some ot lUs wonderful in-: iL,e:,tion I)i digestion pills: it' tliej cared to have them | and sell them- "l ^'>iuse- we didn't refusa i We went to tho.se friend;, whom we 1 discoveied were sntteiing ,\1)<1 persuaded them to buy- • e„so .T,our and; raised quite a nice sum. What effect the pills had is not stated. But. talking of in- digestion, a local omcer of he army in Tokio, Jap^in. who ltad been, tiou jled wit a that com- plaint, gave up. during self-denial week, cer- tain sweet cakes of which lie was particularly fond with the result that tie not only helpecl the fund, but cured his indigestion as well! Still, that self-denial occasionally has effects less commendable, is s|[f)wn by the remark of an old lady, also in lokio. "Here is six- pence for self-denial; I have saved this by going without the daily paper for a month. °

John Wesley on Bread. Se'f-denial of this kind is nut new. as the following quotations from John Wesley's journal will show 'Monday. October 17th, 1735: Believing that denying ourselves, even in the smallest instances, might by tne bless- ing of God be helptu] to us. we wholly left off th? use of flesh and wme and confined our- selves to vegetable food, chiefly rice, and biscuit." „ "Tuesday. November oOtli. l/05.—Mr. 1 )el- amotte and I began to tn whether life might not as we'd be .sustained by one sort, as by a variety of food. e -hiKse to make the ex- variety of food. e -hiKse to make the ex- pel imer.t with bread, and were never more vigorous and healthy than wnen we ta-ted nothing else." In 1748 Wesley gave up tea-drinkirg. which he had been given to for twenty-seven ve;j rs. He says "The first three day.. my head ached, more or less, all day long, and I was half asleep from morning to rnglit. The third day my memory failed almost entnejy. In the evening I sought niv remectj in prayer, and next morning my l'eadachew:;sa'I gone and mv memory "asstrong as ever. I no inconvenience but a sensible benefit in several respects from that day to this. My paralytic complaints are all gone, nay hand is as steady now as at fifteen

4; Diogenes" on rhestnut Soup The Salvation Army journal, by the way, suggests a bill of self-denial fare, which stakes me as being much superior, rather than otherwise, to that ordinarily nartaken of by the avenge Salvationist. I give Sunday ar.d Monday's menu :— Sunday.—Breakfast (if any): Oatmeal por- ridge. dry toast and stewed raisins, cup of wea ktea. The porridge may be varied fyini day to day. but this is not" necessary. Din- ner: Macaroni and tomatoes. Boil two ounces of macaroni one hour, drain and put into a pie-dish, adding a quarter of a tin of toma- toes. one ounce of butter and seasoning to taste. Bake fifteen minutes in a hot oven. If for a family, increase quantities. Mashed potatoes. Bread and cheese. Tea: Brown bread and butter, one cup of tea or cocoa. Sunner: Cup of hot milk and cold rice pud- ding with golden syrup. Monday.—Breakfast: Same as Sunday. Dinner: Haricot pie. consisting of a quar- ter of a pound of haricot* snaked until soft in a. quart of water, one Spanish onion chopped fine and boiled with two ounces of barley and two ounces of rice. till soft, three Ward-boiled eggs. Line a, well-greased tin with vvholemeal crust, and add successive layers of the beans. rice and eggs till filled, cover with a moder- ateiy thick paste, and bake in a brisk oven for one hour. Bread a.nd cheese or an orange-. Tea Same as Sunday. Supper: Cup of warm milk and some brown bread-and-butter, For the balance of the week .equally tasty and nutritious dishes are suggested The only one I have myself tasted is chestnut soup—boiled chestnuts, onion and seasoning. with added milk—-this dish I can speak of in the highest terms. My dinner, with bread and cheese added, cost about 5d. Anybody who wanted to benefit himself, financiallvand physically, might do much worse than try other of the recipes, published in the "War C'rv." but which I regret 1 have no room to reproduce here. #

Bandsman Saph Speaks. Bandsman E. J. Saph, is the conductor of the Swansea 1. musical aggregation; W. J. Sapli plays the tenor horn, and is its secre- tary. From the secretaiy, I learned all about the self-denial "targets." There is a "target" for each corps, and a "target" for every offi er and member. This amount being usually fixed a- trifle higher than the amount subscribed or collected the previous year. The "target" for Swansea 1. this year is L65 last year £ 60 2s. 6d. was secured. Members of the band promise 5s. each. "Have vou collected yours?" I asked Mr. Saph. "Oh. yes." was his reply, I haye more than 7s. 6d." The next fact I extracted from Mr. Saph was that the money goes for mission work. Darkest England schemes, and assisting poor corps. e had a grant from it for our new bar- racks in Swansea. I think it was JB400. he said. £ 50.000 was collected last year, a greater amount than ever before. The fund has. so far. been greater each year. Incidentally. Mr. Saph remarked that he. for his part. had not gone without any food or luxury this ye,Lr; it was, lie explained, a kind of self-denial to have to go and ask others to give. I agreed. The collection is done systematically; each member takes so many streets, and collects—or tries to-from door to door. The hand lias been out on Saturday and Sunday nights, doing fairly well. Officeis have been singing at Sketty and elsewhere. Limelight entertainments, scintillate i nvarious Board Schools. Pic- tures. grainaplione selections, and singing make delight for large audiences, mostly chil- dren. At Brynmill last Friday, over 500 at- tended. children paying Id. each, and grown- ups 3d. There wa" a show in the National School. Oxford-street on Monday night. Getting on ta the band again. Mr. Saph said tne Swansea 1. band had always collected more than any other in the Swansea Division. Last year they won it challenge fla.g. It hangs now in a place of honour on the plat- form. This year the prize is one of 10s.. which comes out of the general, and not the self-denial fund, and goes, mind you. not to any individual, but is only to be used for band expenses. The serious rivals of Swansea 1.. -tie. it seems. Aberavon. Pontycymmer. and Mae>teg. But Swansea I. is fairly confident. became they haven't been beaten yet. The jniois "target" is £ 20. That's in- cluded in the £ 65. They are going int > busi- ness with much enthusiasm and will do much mole than they are set to do. The results will be known on Thursday e\ ening. Staff Captain Tomlinson, of Bris- tol, will announce it at the barracks. Then on Monday nest a- mass meeting is arranged for. Thirty corps in the Swansea district will be repipsented. and results from all quarteis displayed on a lantern scresn. Adjutant Ih iiay. disliict officer, is to be there.

Will Deatness afflict half the next Ganerations. A the public piess through a prominent Lon- don Medical Journal, whicii publishes an official record of tests of the hearing of school children. These tests show that moie tlliln one-half of the childien examined were deaf to some degiee. and also that, unfoitu- r.ately. there was a very large proportion where deafness had not previously been recog- nised. This tendency to overlook a slight detect in the hearing is, without doubt, the reason why the offices of Aurists and our special ear hospitals are ciowd'ed with people seeking, later in life, a cure for obstinate deafne s. (In this question tlle Edito lof the "Journal for the Deaf" gives some interesting advice in a series of articles on "Prevention of De tfnp s," "Tests of Hearing," and "Cure of Deafness." In the fatter paper are dis- cussed the various kinds of treatment. Among tlie-e is mentioned the Method adopted by the Drouet Institute, consisting chiefly of an external application, which has succeeded in cuiing many apparently incurable forms of deafness. The "Journal" refeired to can be obtained free by post by addressing the Sec- retary. Drouet Institute. 10. Marble Arch. London. W. With the Journal will be sent. a Heport Form, by means of which anyone can obtain free advice as to the treatment of deafness, and Ear, Nose and Throat Dis- eases.

Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Dart., recently in- jured his rLght hand in a fall at Penllergaer. ^^THE GRAND OLD REMED^^ I f POWELLS^ S*o*CoiigIisXolds,§! SAsthma,Bronchitis! I Influenza I I BALSAM oe 40 I ^AOE AR M OF CHEMISTS & STORES.JF

[ALL tnGHTS RESERVED.} BETWEEN TWO FIRES By MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON, Author of "Lady Mary of the Dark House," "The Woman in Grey," "Queen Sweet- heart," "Fortune's Sport," "The Barn Stormers," &c. CHAPTER XI. TOLD BY MAKCOT REVELSTOKE, THE HOME SECRETARY' S DAU CUTER. "FOR MORE THAN LIFE," It seemed as if it were another person, and not I, who went back that afternoon to the Elystfe Palace Hotel, after hearing that Noel Brent was in prison on a charge of murder. Naturally we were all certain that there was a monstrous mistake: but if he had been a stranger to us, and we had rend the report in the newspapers, we would have thought the •>'idenc-e very strong against him. Dear Aunt Clem, who likes and admires Noelinnnenselv, tried to laugh anrrily, and say how horrid and ridiculous these French people were, always doing something sensational and stupid, hav- ing to eathumbie pie afterw in (Is. But Lord Ciawain and Captain Menzies did not think that the authorities would have to eat humble pie at all, however the case went, for they could not do otherwise than they had done in face of the evidence. I did hate them so for talking like that. Men are horrid when they parade their sense of justice, not making any difference whether it's an affair of a friend or an enemy. But, of course, no one in the party except Marion dreamt that there had ever been anything more than friendship between Noel and me, so they talked quite !reel v. As I listened to the evidence given so fnrT which Lord (lawain explained to ns, as we did not care to read about it in the paper, and realised the danger in which Noel stood, all my proud resentment against, him began to seem very trivial. No matter bat his behaviour towards me had been, he must have been sorely tempted by that other woman, and he was innocent of this crime with which they had charged him. I t-ould not help forgiving him everything, down deep in my heart, and loving and yearning over him with a great tenderness, though he was nothing to me any more not even a friend. 1 wanted more than anything in the whole world to help him: and as Lord (iawain discussed the dreadful affair,. I thought I saw a way ia which 1 could— Marion and I together. At least. Noel was splendidly loyal' to that woman at whose gate we had seen him. When questioned lie had refused to say where lie had been between midnight and ten minutes to two, at which time the detective had found him by tiie body of the murdered man, among a heap of scattered papers, which shewed that the room hau been ransacked in search of something. H he had chosen to tell, perhaps he might ha\c sa\e<l himself, for several doctors gave evidence that the murder must have been com- mitted nearly an hour before the crime was discovered hy the very detective whom Noel had employed to seek the dead man. Yet lie would only say that lie had left the hotel at such and such a time and had been walking the streets since, mentioning some of the streets through which he had passed. But nobody liad come forward who had seen him there, and the eoiu.-krjie, at the house where the murder had been done, made matters look very badly for Noel by saving that, though he had not "been in the room during the whole hour which must have elapsed, when he came at about half-past one it was for the second time. It seemed that somebody had called an hour earlier, asking in very English sort ox French for a Monsieur Poisson, an English friend of his. The concierge had been already in bed in his little box. and had been too sleepy to notice this man's face. The only thing he had thought of was the English- sounding accent, and as Monsieur Poisson (who was away for the day) often had callers in the middle of the night, he (the cunciergc) had not been surprised that the little gentle- man, who had come to stay till Monsieur Poisson's return, should also have a visitor at a late hour. When the con cierifc had been sound asleep again for a while the English caller went out, saying he might come back. And then the bell rang again, and a man came in for Monsieur Poisson, whom the coitcieroe supposed to be the same, but would not have been absolutely certain (as he was very tired and sleepy) if he had not asked and the man had admitted it. Noel had demanded, in denying the crime, whether it was likely that after committing a murder he would choose to come back and remain for some time in the room with the dead body of his victim but that went for nothing because of the disordered condition of the room, which proved that a long and exhaustive search had been made. And a motive was supplied apparently through a. statement of the detective Dubois, who said that Noel's object in having the murdered man "shadowed'' was because a thing of enormous value had been stolen, which must be recovered immediately on pain of the most disastrous consequences. 1 was so anxious to speak alone with Marion that when we got back to the hotel 1 made her come into my room, and began at once upon the subject which I had refused to discuss with her earlier in the morning. 1 said very excitedly that, as we knew Noel had been with Juliette' de Nevers. at the time when the murder was being committed, it seemed to me that we ought to come forward and prove an at/hi. or whatever they call it, in spite of himself. But Marion had been thinking the thing over more calmly than 1 bad. She pointed out to me that even if we took so bold a course as to bring Mademoiselle de Nevers name into the case when Noel was sacrificing no much to save her, we could do him no real good. I new to the conclusion at first that this argument was mere sophistry, beeauso Marion was ashamed of what we had done, and could not bear to be compromised; but she went on to remind me that it was only about twenty minutes or so past twelve when Noel had gone in at the gate in the Hue d'Anjou, and for all we could prove to the contrary he might have come out again ten minutes later, for we had not remained in the street longer than that after seeing him. If I had not been so obstinately determined to go away, she said, but had consented to wait as she begged me to do. we might actually be in a position now to save Noel in spite of himself: but as it was we could do nothing which would help him in the eyes of the law, for there would have been plenty of time for him to go frcm the Hue d'Anjou to the Rue de la Tour between half-past twelve and the time when the man there was murdered. I couldn't help seeing that Marion had right on her side, still I could not give up the hope of doing something, when we seemed to know so much; and it was so dreadful to be told that our helplessness was "all my fault" that] had to beg Marion to leave me alone for a few minutes, feeling that 1 should not be mistress of myself. b She was angry at being asked to go away, and slammed and bolted the door between our rooms—but I did not care. I wanted to think—and perhaps to cry. However I hadn't time to begin before there was a knock at the other door, and a servant of the hotel handed in a little parcel. It was something which I had lost the night before, lie explained, and had been sent to me, as I had left instructions at the bureau. I gave the man ten francs for the honest coachman, and almost mechanically (not being in a mood to take interest iu. irrelevant matters) I opened the brown paper wrappings. Sure enough, inside was the silk bag which I had so stupidly forgotten in the coupe, and 7 untied the ribbons, peeping in with the idea of finding an address. Even in my preoccupation ] was astonished at what I did see a wonderful necklace of diamonds, fir at least, if not diamonds, a marvellous imitation. At any other time I should have been curious 'and excited, and my first thought would have been to put an advertisement in the paper; but as it was it didn't seem to matter very much whether the handsome young man who had dropped the bag got his property hack to-morrow or next week, though, of

The Swansea Borough Electrical Engineer reported to his committee on Monday that he ha i received demands for lighting from Mount Pleasant, Portland-street, Eaton Grove, and the Promenade. The Chairman said this was most satisfactory as showing the increasing popularity of the electric light.

Sir John Williams, Bart., physician to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, irivimr re- tired from practice, has given up his house at 63, Brook-street, (irosvenor-square. and gone to reside at his Welsh scat, The Plus, Llunstephan, Carmarthenshire.

SUB-EDITED ESTIMATES. Swansea Committee s Eftect Minor Reductions. It will be remembered that at a recent. nueting of the Finance Committee of the Swansea Corporation it was resolved that, "in view of the great increase in expenditure, anu the large amount to be met in the coming year, the vaiiows Committees of the Corpora- tion should meet to revise their estimates for 1903-4, and see if some saving could not be effected in some of the items. Accordingly, un Tuesday afternoon the whole of the COli, niittees met. Below will be found a resume of the proceedings. PARKS COMMITTEE. Chairman, Mr. W. H. Spring.—Mr. Solo- TIlda suggested that instead cf cuihbiing about little items, the Committee :educe the esti- mate from £2,421 to £1.900, i:nd that a special sub-committee meeting be heid again to allot this amount next Thuisday. T1, \york ef the Parks for this, year will there II re be carried 0:1 at a. saving cf about £300, As .C1.450 re- presents a ll1,:tl'. £500 will reduc- the dis- t: ict rates bv one-third of Id. PROPERTY COMMITTER. Chairman. Mr. E. Y\ Jones.—The general repairs to the Guildhall, put at £ 150, weie. o:i tiie motion of Alderman Evans, reduced t.E100; thus saving £50, I \ii the other hand, rates and taxes had tn be increased £ 27 10s., so that oniy £ 22 10s. will be saved on the Guildhall property.Market Mr. MerrelLs spoke of the great waste of gas here, which might be ameliorated.—Castle-street Property: £ 25 added for rates and taxes.— Weft-street Pn.perty: Mi. Mill moved that application te made for a loan o: about £20C> to cover the excess of expenditure on the Wrll- street property. llie revision of this enm- mutee's estimares show, d no decrease what- <■1 el • bIt ,\11 'ucrea.se of £125 dl:-e entirely to rates. WATCH Ct IMMIITKE. Chairman. Dr. Ra.wlings. Captain «(.\<1- h'.ur. stated^ the only reduction possible was in d the Fije Biigade. ft waw Matfd ih.- co-.f of ).<<€ red. hose and firo es- caees ior out.stations. s>Iitd. etc.. amounting ).ft iiJ to £845 had Weil placed to capital ac- count. hid, in fact. been wrongly entered in toe e<lnnat.s. Further small reduetio:. of £:5 were also made ia -petty (.ash account, (tc. WORKS AND SANITARY. C!i lirnwni. Dr. 0\Sulliva.ii. It vvaw conciud- d to strike out sums of JBlCO for automatic flushing apparatus fur urinals and j550 tor n rening streets. STREETS COMMITTEE. Chapman Mr. T. Merivlls. — The Com- mittee struck out an item of £ 51 5s. Od. for Appledore gravel, and £ 50 off the estimate for town haulage. Other items, str.-h as the relaying cf New-street paving £250. and other m'oposed works made the total reduc- tion £750. A further ,UIIl ot £77 was re- duced in the Health Department. WATERS AND SEWERS Chairman: Mr. William W'tkin-. Con- .'•id.able discussion took p'aie 0:1 this Com- mittee's climates, and in tie end a net in- cre.isv of JE440 was agreed to primarily uuo to the increased rates.

Ooarse, he must—if the jewels were real-be in a terrible state of mind about It by this time. I simply put the bag into a writing-case that was in my big, fitted travelling bag, locked it up, and went on working out the plan that had come into my head even before I had sent Marion out of the room. Perhaps the idea was an absolutely mad one, but I wanted more than I had ever wanted anything to see Noel—not as a lover, oh, no but merely a friend falsely accused of a crime whom I might be able to help. I had no knowledge of French police pro- cedure. but it seemed just possible that I might be allowed to see him in the presence of others, if the authorities knew who I really was and I thought, as father liked Noel, he would not object to my making use of his name as a sort of passport, provided I could manage it. Then it occurred to me that, as the police people might not believe me if I went and announced that J was the daughter of the British Home Secretaiy. I had better go to our Ambassador, who is a friend of father's, and ask if he could do anything for me. I had been vexed last night at hearing Ann". Clem called "conventional still, there was enough truth in the taunt to keep me from taking her into my confidence. I was sure that she and Lord dawain would do anything they could to stop me from being conspicuous, and perhaps they would wire to father. We were not going hackto England until the next day. so there was no excitement about getting off. and Aunt Clem, being quite upset about the news of Noel, had now gone to lie down. My time was my own for the present, and without stopping any longer to think I went quietly out of my room, not to advertise my movements to Marion. I took with me the locked writing-case in whic-hlhadput the necklace, for I was not quite self-absorbed enough to be careless of a thing which was apparently of such great value. J left it at the bureau, saying that there was jewellery in the case which I would like to have kept in the safe. Then I told the porter to ean men, I cab. which he did, and off I drove to the British Embassy. I Sir George Mott saw me alone and when was really time to make my request, I found it harder than I had supposed, and got very much confused. I am sure, when 1 had finished, that Sir (George must have thought I was engaged to Noel, though, of course, 1 said nothing of the kind and lie told me one thing whichhadnot been found out in time for the first edition of the evening papers which we had seen. It appeared that the man who had been murdered, though an English- manby birth, named Henry Jackson, was a | French subject. He had once been suspected as an accomplice in a very celebrated robbery, but he had been acquitted. I could see that Sir (i-eorge was reluctant to do anything for me in the matter, perhaps because if he had a daughter he would not thank my fatherto interfere in such, a way. But I persuaded him that if he didn't help me T would try what I could do without any help, which would make tilings a lot worse. So he wrote a letter to the Chief of the Police in Paris, saying who I was, and asking as a favour that J might be permitted a few minutes' conversation with the accused man. 1 took the letter myself, to save time, and because I was anxious to be doing something every moment. How I should have hated it all, had it been for anyone except Noel !—but as it was I did not mind. From the Chief of Police, who was a most courteous person, I received an order for the < Governor of the prison where Noel had been taken, which be explained would procure me the favour I wanted, though, ofeourse, J must not hope to see my friend alone. A warder who under- stood English would Itaveto be present. So far I had gone, without once realising what it would be to come suddenly face to face with Noel in circumstances so terribly changed, or what his opinion of me and :ny motives would be for coming to him without, being asked, now that we were not even friends. But all the terror of it came over me while I waited in an ugly little bare reception-room, and every nerve and vein in my whole body was throbbing, so that I couldn't makeup mv mindwhatlmeanttosav. While I sat waiting—a perfect mass of electric wires—there was a sound of footsteps outside thedoor, and when it opened there stood Noel himself with two men in uniform. One of them camein with him; i suppose he must have been a warder; and be stopped near the door of the room, which was so small that everythingone said in an ordinary tone of voice could be heard from one end to the other. I sprang up from the chair in which I had been sitting and began to talk as quickly as I could, for there was a strange look in Noel's eyes which pierced my heart,and I did not know what be might say before he understood my position. "We are all so dreadfully sorrv for what has happened, Mr. Brent," I stammered, try- ing to be quite cool, like an ordinary friend, though suddenly I loved him more than 1 over had. and could have forgiven worsethings thanhehaddoneifonty, only he had loved rn/ and not—that other. "I couldn't help coming at once, as ] knew my father would wish me to, so I got permission to see you. And—what I wanted to say is—at least one of the things—that I think the lady herein Paris, of whom we spoke at the railway station in London yesterday—what ((:lc:; ago!—might be able to do something to get you out of this position before it becomcs more disagreeable. And as for me,. I saw you in the street after you left us all in the hotel that is wbv I mention the other matter, because you can guess that the two might be connected, and if there is anything I can <10- 1 spoke very, very fast, hoping that the warder might not be familiar enough with English to catch every word, and only hinting things instead of saying them straight out. But when 1 had gone so far, Noel cut me short. "1 can't tell you how much I thank you for this." he said. "It's far beyond thanks, though it's like you to have come, Marg— Miss Revel stoke. It's comfort enough for me. to think you should do it, but as. for what you propose it must, not be. Nothing w ould bo glined rather the other way. Believe me when I say that I know this. And neither vounor any of my friends who—who are kied euonghto can1—must betroubied about me. i Everything will surely come right, sooner 0) late", though I may lmvt to suffer a little annoyance for a while. c\tl1JoYa1H'e I echoed. "If only it is no worse than that. "It won't be. I shall be well defended. It will all be shewn up as a huge mistake." "Is there nothing I -we can do, then ? I asked, miserably, conscious that he was determined not to have Juliette de Nevers' uame brought in. He hesitated for a moment. "I suppose, he said at last, "that there's no use hoping you will believe me innocent of something else which-Imrtsmeworse than the accusattou, that lias landed me here "I think there's not much use talking of that." I answered. "Well!" sighed Noel, "I won't talk of it then, though I hoped—oh, don't lnisunder- stand me I know that after all this disgrace- ful publicity I would not have the right to press for anything beyond bare justice. 1 I wouldn't do it even if J had the right. But i I hoped you might have come to say that, though nothing could be as it might have been, you believed me true Thetears started to mv eves, and! turned away. "This wouldn't have" made any differ- ence,' I said in a muffled, broken voice. "But there even are more reasons why 1 can's, believe what you ask me to than vou kno> That's partly why 1 came, for 1 would give anything to help vo.t. I i egret to inform mademoiselle that the five minutes permitted for her interview with the prisoner have expired* announced the warder in French, "blie will have time but for adieu." I held out mv hand to Noel, and he grasped it, pressing it so tightly that it hurt. ".vuy- tiling ] repeated. Suddenly a light flashed into his eyes, and his face "flushed up to his forehead. "You are an angel of generosity," he said, in a conventional tone, though a quiver ran through rilis voice. Then, very low and quick —.w quick, so unexpectedly that I could scarcely understand—he spoke in Italian. "For more than my life, go to the room of the murder; get in somehow, and take from the front of the stove, under the ablies, a parchment.

Give it to JuLette with your own liandi. E very moment counts. I'v> no one else 10 a<k, or I'd cut off my hand sooner than put it on von." itli a. swift, resentful movement of sus- pi--ion the warder came close to us, "That is forbidden he said, sternly. "In what language did yon speak ? •"He spoke in Italian," I answered, hastily, locking an innocent as 1 could, "and he only bide me good-bye. We have been very dear f/iends. It is hard ?iot to have a last word for ourselves alone," "That may be true but it is nevertheless forbidden, replied the warder. glaring reproachfully at Noel. "I must report this. a id no further communication can be per- mitted." ith this, Noel was so sharply ordered to go that ray ears tingled, and I should have liked to kill the whole French police force. To hear a little wretched policeman speak likar t iat to my dear, brave, big Englishman, and ta know that it would only be childish of him t > resist- oh, it was unbearable Noel only hold his head rather high, and E -cssed his lips together, and at the door a* j was going out he threw me back one look. It said as plainly as if ho had spoken r- "Remember I did indeed remember; but it was not until I had driven part of the way towards home that I entirely realised the full meaning of those few hurried, stolen sentences in Italian, with which Noel had defied the law. I was to go—I was to do—oh, it wasn't possible that Noel should have asked such a filling of me But the protest of my soul could not change the thing that was. Ho had asked it, and he h d said that it meant "more than his life." He had dared to send me on a mission to that woman: for whose sake he had flung my love away, and—I would go. Oh, yes, I would go, if it killed me. I had told him that I would "do anything." and he had taken advantage. A kind of fury possessed me. If I had knowai that death in some ghastly form awaited me in the horrible house to which Noel was sending me, still I would have gone. hen the first confusion of my mind had passed I thought very clearly—as clearly as X ever had in my life. Noel's words—"get in somehow "—were in themselves a warning that I should have d ilkulty in getting admittance to the room w iere the murder had been done. I tried to think it all out, ignorant xs I was of such things. The body, probable, would have been taken away by the time, but p M-haps the house would be guarded by the p dice. If not that—since many people livdd ticrc and would be inconvenienced by such a proceeding—at all events it was certain that strangers would not be allowed to prowl mjrbidJy at their own sweet will about the room where a great crime had been committed. To get in and do what Noel wanted done without being seen in the act. and more harm t'ian good accomplished, I would have to b'ibe somebody very heavily. Even that might not succeed—but it would surely be the only h >pe and I turned my attention to considering my resources. I had left home at very short notice, and had only brought with me to Paris what I hid at hand—enough to do a little shopping, which would be more a cloak for my state 0.' mind than a genuine pleasure. This morning I had started out with about twenty pounds, after giving Marion the same amount, and I had bought a couple of expensive hats, some silk stockings, and some s-nart handkerchiefs in the Rue de la Paix, so that now I hadn't much more than five pounds Ie t. Marion had spent quite as much at I had, and I remembered laughing at Aunt Clem s slang, when she had exclaimed on the way to liitz's that she was "cleaned out. if I found that I had to bribe some police- man in cha-ge, or even the concierge, it would be worse th;ó..n useless to make a stingy bid. I must offer so large an amount that, even if the bribed official were discovered and dismissed, he would have at least what he could have oarned in his situation in a year. That might really tempt him. The sum that suggested itself to me was a hundred pound's. i might begin with offering less, but I would want to hive that to work up to if necessary. Yet how was I to get it ? Of course, I might apply to Lord Gawain, but he is such a reckless mall about money, always forgetting to take enough when he goes anywhere, that it was doubtful if he would h ive half as much to spare in a hurry and even if hc had he would he vcrv curious and surprised at my asking for it at f. moment's notice. And 1 must have it at a moment's notice for Noel had said, with a desperate look in his eyes, that ''every minute counted." There wasn't time to telegraph home—there wasn't time to do anything; but suddenly in the cab I clapped my hands together and gave a little cry—for the queerest idea had darted into my head. They knew in the hotel who I was, and that if I said I could get money at a certain time it would be all right. l" couldn't ask them very well to lend it, though, with no security at all. But there was that diamond necklace I had found. It wouldn't be claimed till to-mon'ow some time, even if I sent an advertisement to the papers the first thing when I got home—which I shouldn't really take time to do and, meanwhile, I would ask the manager to lend me a hundred pounds on it. If it were real, as I hoped, he might do that as a favour; and I could get the money from home in twenty-four hours yet if it were not real ? Well, I could but try I (To be continued