The Merthyr Express

POET'S CORNER. IN THE FOG. •Upon the threshold of the night we stand, In fog's grey gloom enshrouded deep; While closer, ever closer, ghostlike mists From everywhere, in silence creep. íAJone we stand like lonely mariners Upon a sad, uncharted sea Bo waves of doubt crowd close and hold us fast. At seeming pause with destiny. But as the friendly winds roll mists away, And once more gleams the beacon light; life's little storms my clouded vision clear, "6. now 'tis day, where once 'twas night IN HARVEST. there went a man from home, and to his neigh- bours twain Be gave, to keep for him, two sacks of golden grain. Peep in his cellar one the prccious charge con- cealed, And forth the other went, and sowed it in his field. the man returns at last—asks of the first his sack- D%ere, take it, it is the same; thou hast it safely back." Unharmed it shows without; but when he would explore His sack's recesses, corn there finds he no more; One-half of all therein proves rotten and de- cayed, iCpon the other half have worm and mildew preyed, flPhe putrid heap to him in ire he doth return. trhen of the other asks, "Where is my sack of cornt" Who answered, "Come with me, and see how it has sped"- d took and showed him fields with waving harvests spread. Then cheerfully the man laughed out, and cri- ed, "This one Bad insight to make up for the other that had none; The letter he observed, but thou the precept's sense, lAnd thus to me and thee shall profit grow from hence; 2a harvest tJ- shalt fill two sacks of corn for me, the residue of right remains in full for thee." t:: =

PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ABEAKGEMJENT. ,got A The Road to Love BY MADAME ALBANESI, Author of ''Capricious Caroline," "The Strongest of All Things," "Susannah and One Other," "Love and Louisa," "The Way to Win," ctr.. COPY, R I R T. SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. CHAPTERS T. & II. — Richard V'arlcv hears of •te accident which ins befallen Sir Patrick" Mil- fier on the hunting field. The landlady at the inn where he is staying informs him that. Sir Pat- rick is dead. Aucr dinner Richard Varley walks uver to Corbyn Court. He leaves his card, and lends a messaare of symoathv to Sir Patrick's only ehild, Ellen Milnor. Although he is duo back In London on the following day, he is almost mind- ed to stay and offer his services to Ellen Milner. A wire from Norchestcr, saying he is leaving Eng- land immediately and must sw him before he de- parts, causes him to change his mind. lie gees to London next. day. Sir Patrick made a foolish mar- riage, btit Ellen's mother died when she was two years old. Since that time she had grown up in her father's soc-icty. She knew no relatives, and had 110 women friend.?. She had heard of her mother's rister. Mrs. Barneith, and her son and two daugh- lers. Her aunt Margaret makes her an offer to Borne and livo with her and share household ex- penses. EHen has a little over a hundred a year, through a life assurance, and her lawyers advise her to fall in with Mrs. Cnrneith's proposition. She does no, and snend.s the dreary winter months in exile In a sordid little home, amidst most uncongenial sllr- fonndings, in a norMi country town. She finds the atmosphere of her mint and cousins narrow and constricting, and in the early sprinsr months decides to make her escape. At a junction railway station she sees a young man. whose breezy well-bred man- ner attracts her very murh. nic stationmaster calls iiim "your lordshin." This young man finds her a third-class railway compartment. She little knows that she and he will meet under more intimate cir- Bcmstances. CHAPTER III. It was not the first time that Ellen had been to London. In the old days, when Sir Patrick bad run up for the saie of horses or some such Congenial reason, he had been wont to take Ellen and her maid with him. At such times they had generally stayed at an expensive hotel, 'And the visits had been short ones, for as has Peen said before, Sir Patrick" was a man out of all sympathy with cities, and even with the people who lived in them. Little by little, therefore, all those feminine influences which would have tluttercd naturally about the path of one so delightful and sym- pathetic had drifted away and though at the itime of his death various remembrances had icome from people whose names Ellen had heard her father mention from time to time, there was no one to whom the girl could turn even ito ask for counsci. She would not confess to herself that she was Clibheartened or a liUs alarmed as she stood eventually on the crowded platform at Euston, though in truth a little of both these feelings possessed her. There was only one per-on who might be helpful to her, and that person a liumblo one. One of the maid.s at Corbyn Court, a young woman who had for a time waited entirely on Ellen, had married a valet (one of the numerous men-servants who came in attendance on Sir Patrick's hunting acquaintances) and had gone to iive in London. In thinking out her immediate plans, Ellen liad remembered this woman. and how at the time of the marriage her father with his usual lavish kindness had made a handsome present to the married couple. Later she had heard that tiny had eet up a lodging-house in a street leading off Piccadilly. L was here Ellen resolved to go. She could only hope that she would find the Chadwicks tetill at the same address. She resolved, if Mrs. Chr.dwck should not be found, that she would go to one of the hotels where she had stayed tno-. e recently with her father, and remain there at least for a day or two. The moment the door was opened to her, however, she was conscious of a graat relief, for Chadwick was there himself ready and glad to give a respectable greeting to Miss Milner, and Mrs. Chaclwick was soon on the scene. Ellen remembered her former maid as a slim pretty girl, but she had grown buxom with prosperity. Her delight at seeing her old charge was very genuine, though a look of con- sternation came into her face as she learnt Ellen's condition. "Why. of course, you must stay here with lace for a little while at least," she said. "but —" she hesitated a. moment. "but you see, Miss Ellen, we don't take ladies: this is only chambers for gentlemen. It wouldn't do at all for you to stay here by yourself. We'll have to think of something else; as it is, miss, I'll to put you right at the top of the house nest to where wc sleep, if you don't mind go- lor: -,r,r Ellen declared truthfully that she would iiind if she slept on the roof, so long as )h aad the comfort of being near someone who

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FUN AND FANCY. He: "Why was Solomon the wisest man in the world?" She: "Because he had so many wives to advise him." He collapsed. Conductor; "Did you see the man with the child?" Driver: "No." Conductor: "He's the proudest father I ever met. Insisted on paying full fare for the sis-months-old boy." Materfamilias "John, the baby's swallowed a threepenny-bit." Paterfamilias; "Oh, well, it won't hurt him." "I was mistaken, John, it was a sovereign." "Heavens! Send for the doctor, quick!" Mrs. Cobwigger: "I have been bothering my head about what I shall get you for your birthday, John." Cobwigger: "Why not take that box of cigars you gave me last year, and give them to me over again?" "And you asked her father for her hand?" "Ye^i." "Was he violent?" "Very. He said I mur bjecui idiot to think of such a thing." "ep you reply?" "I told him that, of courso, he knew his own family better than I did, but that I was willing to ta.ke my chances." An amusing story is told of a retired Lan- cashire manufacturer who owns a beautiful house surrounded by seven acres and takes great delight in donning shabby .clothes and working in the garden. One day a fashionably-dressed woman, who had never seen him, called on his wife. No one answering the bell, she walked out among the flower-beds, where the rich man was hoeinsome geraniums. He bowed, and she asked him how long he had worked for the Johnsons. "A good many years, madam," he replied. "Do they pay you well?" "About all I get out of it is my clothes and keep." "Why, come and work for me," she Mud; "I'll do that, and pay you so much a month besides." "I thank you, madam," he replied, bowing very low, "but I signed on with Mrs. Johnson for liCe" "Why, no such contract is bmdmg; that is slavery." "Some may caJl it that. but I have always called it marriage." Clever reader and entertainer, who possessed decided veritriloquial powers, but who had struck a dull season, had called upon the man- ager of a lecture bureau to try to secure an engagement. "What is your peculiar line—your speciality?" asked the manager. "I can keep an audience laughing an entire evening," an- swered the caller. Thereupon the ventriloquist began barking like a little dog. Then he chang- ed to the deep bay of a hound, following this up by vocal imitations of the bulldog, the mas- tiff, and various other members of the canine tribe, after which he gave a surprisingly good imitation of all the dogs barking and growling in concert. In the midst of this performance two policemen suddenly burst into the room. "Where's all this dog fighting?" they demanded sternly, looking round for the animals, and won- dering where they could have been hidden with such celerity. "I'll give you an engagement, Mr. Jones," said the manager. "If you can fool two policeman you can capture an entire audi- ence." 'fviNSK^'D COMPTTTO" for Coughs and Colds. Of proven cfficacy. Of Chemists only. 9id. 1/14. 2/9.

FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CONCERT GIVER. You are sure to have heard at one time or another of Madame Adelina Patti, the famous singer, who was born in the sunny land of Spain. Now, both the little girl's father and mother were singers, and Adelina, as shø watched them, was quite determined to become a. singer, too. Often, when no one was looking, she lying the pieces which she had heard her parents sing at the Opera. One day—so the story runs—her father, being without money, decided to il a diamond ornament in order to buy food. On being told this little Adelina cried out: "Papa, you just give a concert, and I will sing!" Papa laughed heartily, for his daughter was only seven years old, but Adelina pleaded so veiy hard that at last he consented. Mamma plaited I the long hair of her daughter and dressed her nicely, and then, with her dolly in her arms, littla Adelina went on to the platform and sang very prettily. When she had finished there was a great clapping of hands, and the tiny mtss was very, very happy at having made eooie money for dear papa. BEN'S HOT-CROSS BUN. Who'll buy a bun-a. hot-cross bun, Sang out our busy baker's son, And slowly up the street came he. And looked for buyers eagerly. Our mother heard and out ran she, And gladly purchased some for tea, And Jack and Harry cried "Hurrah! How big and shiny and brown they are \n When grace was said and tea begun, Our little Ben—the youngest one- Stretched out a hand and made his plea, "Oh, please, a hot-cross bun for me." His wish was instantly obeyed, A bun upon his plate was laid, And when be.raised it, "Oh!" he cried. And stared with blue eyes open wide, He looked at it then with a frown, He very promptly put it down, And said, "I want a hot cross bun, I do not want this cold cross one!"

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EVENTS OF THE WEEK. King Edward spent all Monday motoring in Spain. Mr. Swinburne on Monday celebrated his seventy second birthday. Mr. Charles D'Albert, has invented the Ga. votina, a new society round dance. Convicted cf harbouring uncustomed sacoar- hine, a Stepney man has been fined £100. Oxford won the annual 'Varsity boat race, after a magnificent struggle, by over three lengths. Paris is threatened with a general labour up- heaval on May Day. The people are becoming alarmed. Twelve burglaries have been perpetrated in the Kingston and Wimbledon districts during the last few days. Mr. Roosevelt landed at Naples on Monday on his journey to Africa, and was given an en- thusiastic reception. Th,e many illegal marriages in the Bucks vil- lage of Stantonbury are to be made valid by a Special Act of Parliament. The airship Zeppelin I. made a successful eleven hours' flight oyer Southern Bavaria and North Switzerland on Monday. The Opposition have made arrangements for an organized campaign on the naval question in the country after the Easter holidays. Detachments of "Boy Scouts," while march- ing between Tunbridge Wells and Rusthall, ren- dered useful help in extinguishing a fire. A large and important demonstration of French Civil servants, encouraged by the recent postal strike, took place in Paris on Sunday. Lancashire Pensions Committee have had to grant 5s. a week to an applicant who has £1,025 so invested that it yields only £20 10s. a year. At Romsey on Monday, Leopold Burnside was committed for trial charged with attempt- ing to murder Lily Whi-itler, a married woman. Queen Alexandra and the Empress Mane visited London Hospital on Monday, and addressed words of sympathy to the patients. Arrivals at the Scilly- Islands having been beyond all precedent at this season, a demand has arisen for larger steamboats from Penzahcc. Early on Monday morning a man smashed a window of a jeweller's shop in front of the Pic- cadilly Hotel, and got away with articles worth £50. Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., speaking at New- castle-on- Tyne, said he had no hope in the pro- fit-sharing scheme of Sir Christopher Furness, M.P Russia h.as proposed the repeal of Article XXIX. of the Berlin Treaty, which imposes re- strictions on the sovereign rights of Monte- negro. Mrs. Haskell, mother of tho crippled boy who was murdered at Salisbury, on October 31st, 1908, was, on Saturday, acquitted of the charge of murder. For street betting at Ea^t Ham, Walter Green, of Malvern road, been fined £30, Bertrand Green, bis brother, being ordered to pay £ 20 for a like offenoe. Airships are to play an important part' in the German military manoeuvres this year, and interesting details are given of a coming airship exhibition at Frankfort. A report that Lord Charles Beresford had been invited to contest South Bristol in the Unionist interest is contradicted by officials of the Divisional Association. Mr. George Lambert, Civil Lord of the Ad- miralty, declared at Crediton, on Saturday that the gunnery of the British Navy is unequalled by that of any other navy. A boy named Alfred Deans has died in Sun- derland Infirmary from injuries received in a rush by a crowd at the Cup-tie between Sunder land and Newcastle United. After a fire at a house in Sunderland had been got under on Monday, the body of Mrs. Ruth Lynn was found in the gutted lower rooms, burnt almost to It was agreed at the quarterly meeting of the Northumberland Coal Conciliation Board, held at Newcastle, on Saturday, that wagei should be reduced 8 per cent. Late additions to the programmes for enter- taining the Colonial editors during their visit to London in June include a field day at Alder- shot, arranged by the War Office. The Bishop of Stepney on Saturday unveiled, at St. James's Church, Clapton, a stained glass window in memory of the late Mr. Henry A. Maude, London's oldest lay reader. Captain Kincaid-Smith, former Liberal mem- ber for Stratford onAvon, has resigned with a view to contesting the seat as an Independent candidate on the issue of national defence. During March. 1,600,000 tons of coal were shipped from Cardiff to foreign destinations, as against 242,000 in March, 1908. The increase is considered due to fears of labour troubles. Great inconvenience has been caused in Lon- donderry by a strike of carters. Six thousand workers in the shirtmaking, laundry and tim- ber trades are likely to be thrown out of em- ployment. A domestic tragedy, in which there were four victims—a man and his wife and their two chil dren—was discovered at Oxford on Monday. It is supposed that the crime was committed by the woman. St. Yves, a Frenchman, until recently a waiter in London, won the New York Marathon Derby on Saturday in 2 hours, 40 minutes 50 5 seconds. Dorando was second. Shrubb and Longboat gave up. "How I became a suffragist" was the thema of an interesting address by Lady Constance Lytton, at an "at home" of the National Wo- men's Social and Political Union held at Queen's Hall on Monday. Miss Violet Charlesworth was to have been examined in bankruptcy on Monday in Edin- burgh, but a medical certificate that she was unable to leave her room was received. The examination was adjourned. Mr. Caradoc Owens, chemist, of Lower Broughton, Manchester, has invented a solu- tion, the spraying of which, it is cliimed, is "an economical and immediate effective way of dealing with afterdamp in mines." Mr. E. G. Hemmerde, K.C., was re-elected Member of Parliament for East Denbighshire, with a majority 'of 2,721. The bye-election was in-consequence of Mr. llemmerde's appoint- ment to the Recordership of Liverpool. Mr. John Burns, President of the Local Gov- ernment Board, moved the eecond reading of tha revived Housing and Town Planning Bill in. the House of Commons on Monday, and the measure met with a friendly reception. In Chester Infirmary the death took plaoe, on Sunday, of a cook named Emily Rooorts, who was knocked, down on Saturday night in trying to avoid a motor-car at the junction of the Park and Liverpool roads, Chester. On Saturday evening the dead body of Jane Forester, a young woman, was found on the floor of the room of an unoccupied house at South Shields by a sea-going cook named Lov- ery, who resides in the adjoining flat. -Very severe weather was encountered in the Atlantic by the Belfast steamer Lord Lans- downe, which arrived at Belfast on Saturday from Baltimore. Owing to fog she had narrow escapes from collision with huge icebergs. An inmate of the Willesden Workhouse has become entitled to n: considerable amount of property under the will of his mother. The Guardians have intimated that they will claim for his maintenance during the past six years. An extraordinary soene was witnessed in a school at Hull on Monday, when a hot-water pipe burst in a room occupied by sixty little children. Passers-by rushed in and helped to rescue the little ones, several of whom were scalded. The London County Council Moderates have decided to rip up the stud tramways in the East- end and reconstruct on Progressive lines. This will be the dearest bit of tramway in the world. They have also decided to sell the steamboats by auction. On Sunday a series of solemn services arrang- ed for Holy Week was commenced at the Ro- man Catholic Cathedral, Westminster, the first of these being the blessing and distribution of palms, which is an annual feature in the calen- dar of the Church. The Prince of Wales has presented a hand- some scarf pin to Mr. Henry Holmes, superin- tendent of the line, L. and S.W. Railway, as a mark of appreciation of the very successful efforts made for the comfort and convenience of His Royal Highness when travelling over the line. H.M. third class cruiser 'Telorus" arrived at Plymouth after a memorable voyage, haying sailed up the River Amazon as far as Iquitos, over 2,000 miles from the Atlantic coast. The "Pelorus" is the first British warship to navi- gate the Amazon above Para, and no other war- ship of her size has accomplished such a voyage. Sentencing Patrick Joseph Kelly, manager, and John M'Donnell, accountant, of the Bruns- wick-street, Dublin, branch of the National Bank, to eight months' hard labour on Satur- day, Mr. Justice Kenny said he was treating them leniently because not a penny of the banks money which they had improperly dealt with had gone into their own pocketa Mr. Walter Runciman, speaking at the New- castle Gladstone Club, on Saturday, said the Government would keep to the two-power stan- dard but would not be rushed. It was said we could not raise the money required for ships without Tariff Reform. If the Navy cost £50,000,000 a year, Free Trade finance could raise it. The Government knew where to get the money and when the time came for the Budget he' hODed the "patriots" would not squeaL Amazing disclosures were made at Bridgend Police Court on Saturday in a case in which Michael Neagle, of Maesteg, was charged with stealing £68 12s. Id. from the bar of the Maes- teg Conservative CIlJb. 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I FOR MATRON AND tniAlD. i J. tH-IE IS A MYTE. r Who is the woman you want to be I Is it someone you know, or rather think you know, and whose life you believe is one Ion- vista of bliss? Is it someone you dream of part yourself and part somebody else? If 'you get envious and give yourself up to wishing and wishing, you can easily imagine that everyone's lot is far preferable to your own. Probably vou are not wishing particularly for any one thing. You are mentally demanding everything. And the woman you wish you were does not exist. Tho woman you wish you were is a perfectly happy roman. She is a woman whose every desire is gratified—and she is-a myth. NEAT AND SMART. It is always possible to tell if a girl will I amount to anything in business, not only by the way she goes about looking for work, but by the way she dresses. The ioolish girl whose skirts hang too long and sweep the ground is apt, in her desire to look tall and willowy, to be what is called "sloppy" as well. The girl whose well-brushed dark skirt show neat boots that, have been well treed during 1 the night is the one who carries a smart anci business-like air. A FACE. There is a face, i Framed with a grace I Amid the silvered hair; ( 'Tis pure and sweet, ] As though 'twere meet To be an angel's fair. It is so kind, You scarce could find Such goodwill in another; You question who? I'll answer, you- The sweet face of a mother. ORDERING BABY ADOUT. Many commands have to be given to the child of three or four, and there are two distinct tones a mother may take in giving them. "Baby, put that book down, and never touch it again!" is the tone which conveys tc the child a feeling that there is something no. quite pleasant about his mother. For though she is omnipotent, her autho- rity seeming to his narrow vision final, the self in him rebels and asks "Why?" self in him rebels and asks "Why?" This kind of "ordering about" soon hardens into habitual coercion, and it is by no means the = best way to impress upon the awakening sensibilities of the child the dignity and au- thority of parenthood. The other, botter way, is to say, "Baby, that is mother's nice book. Your hands may not be clean, and mother does not wish to have it spoiled so do not touch it." Even a baby rea- lises when an appeal has been made to his rea- son, and he at onoe complies with a smile of understanding. DRAPED FOUR-POSTERS. Many who are in possession of one of the old-fashioned treasures will not use a four-poster bedstead, claiming that draped beds are in- sanitary and exclude air. If the four-poster is dressed simply in wash- able material, which is laundered frequently, there is no reason why it should not be sani- tary. There is nothing prettier than all white for a bed. Dimity may be used for the valance, cur- tains (if they are not objected to) and ruffles. Loop the curtains with white bands of the same material, or with cotton cord and tassels. Have a white dimity spread with ball fringe, and the curtains at the windows can be of the same material. HOME DRESSMAKERS. When machining, a chair raised some few inches higher than ordinary is less tiring be- sides permitting of more power over work 'in hand. When the "left-handed" needle is bother- some thread it from the back. For an "always. at-hand" tuck and hem guage, rule lines with some sharp instrument on metal plate to the im- mediate riflit of machine "foot" and parallel with it. A few closo rows of stitching machined round edges of button holes before working will, on lace, muslin, and suchlike fabrics, add the necessary substance for neat, durable but- tonholing. To avoid puckering thin materials, have both tensions easy, and make sure needle is not the least bit blunt. For quick gathering, tighten shuttle-tension and lengthen stitch. The shuttle thread being the nulling, should be sufficiently strong. For a quickly-made trimming resembling hem-stitching, stitch pin- tucks (on reverse side material) with both ten- sions quite slack. Afterwards, draw out centre threads of tucks, and pull apart. To facilitate thread-drawing, soap material. HINTS FOR THE HOME. Wrap boiled or roast meat that is to be used cold in a moist cloth, to make it more tender. When wringing clothes out of water always keep the selvedge in the hands, and gather the article up from the sides, and a great saving in wear is effected. Alum or soda dissolved in water will help to revive the colours of a faded carpet. Coat Collars Cleaned: Dark cloth coat col- lars, which often show white inside after a little wear. may be cleaned by the use of a spoonful of ammonia in which enough salt has been put to make a soft mixture. This, used is a cleaner, will remove all disoolorations. An easy and capable way of softening butter when it has become hard with frosty weather is to rinse a bowl with boiling water, and cover the butter with it. Don't dry the bowl, as the steam softens the butter. This has no waste, as in melting butter before the fire. To Remove Paper from a Room.—Have a large pail of hot water, add a handful of salt, use a whitening brush, wet the paper thor- oughly, it will peel off easily. If more than one paper, go over it again. Before re-papering. the wall must be rubbed with cold water and allowed to get quite dry. Menfolk dread spring cleaning, yet it can be done almost without them knowing, cer- tainly without disturbing them. Commence as early as may be on a Monday morning. Take one room a day, bedrooms first. Avoid up- setting a room or stairs which cannot be fin- ished the same day. A few drops of ammonia in all water for washing paint, windows, drawers, etc., leaves a sweet, agreeable freshness be- hind very wholesome and appreciable. Custard Pudding.—Well butter a pie-dish and line with medium thick slices of bread and butter, then on each layer place any dried or freshly boiled fruit, sultanas, or raisins, stoned, are excellent in absence of fresh fruit. Have ready a boiled custard made with one packet of custard powder, three-quarter pint of milk, one dessertspoonful of flour, well stirred in, and a few drops of any essence desired. Boil in enam- elled saucepan, stirring to prevent burning; when done pour contents over pie dish, and leave to soak for half or one hour. Then bake slowly at first, and then brown before fir.

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knew her and who was anxious to be kind to her Indeed, the room given to her seemed, after her late experience with her aunt, the height of luxury, to be waited on, to have food served her in dainty fashion, was extraordinar- ily pleasant. Just for a day or two she really was not fit to do anything but to lie in bed and be waited on but she had no intention of drifting into a helpless burden, indeed, contact with so much kindness and -so much briskness worked bene- ficially upon her. Having no one else, she talked freely to Mrs. Chadwick about her schemes for th& future. And though it seem almost too to be be lievsd that Sir Patrick's daughter should be forced to seek any kind of ork, Mrs. Chad- wick did all in her power to assist the girl to get employment. The usual difficulties, how- ever, beset Ellen. First of nJl. though she put her name down at various offices as a nursery governess, which seemed to ba the position she was best fitted for, she received no intimation of any engage- ment for some days; then arose the necessity for reference and other essential matters. Her youth was against her, and the fact that she was* a lady with distinctly social attributes, mili- tated against her. It was a weary office this scheming for some means of shaping a life for herself. Urged by MTS. Chadwick, the girl had finally communicated with her father's lawyers; but she had insisted that they should regard her communication as private, and under no cir- cumstances permit her aunt to know where she was. or what was happening to her. It of course, essential that she should acquaint the se lawyers of her separation from the llarn- eiths, since from them it was she drew her very modest income. In a very little while, Ellen realised that Mrs. theory w'th regard to her remaining indefinitely as a lodger was the right one. The house was always full, and Ellen had to time her goings and comings to avoid meeting the various occupants of the various chambers. Mrs. Chadwick had begun to make arrange- ments for the girl to lodge elsewhere. She knew of som-eone who lived at Ealing, with whom Ellen could make very reasonable terow. "Perhaps you might be able to get daily work there, miss," she said, when she talked this over. Ell-en agreed. It was impossible for her to express her full gratitude to these kindly peo ( pie for their protective interest. She knew per. fcctly well that Chadwick and his wife would only have been too glad if she could have re- mained on for an indefinite time; but, in the first plaoc, could not pay them anything like the amount they received from others, and in the second, she herself realised that she would be better somewhere else; at the same time. it cost her a pang to separate herself from the woman who had been for so-many years part and parcel of her childhood moreover, the out- look for the future was eo doubtful. ¡ She was. however, young; she was strong; I she was courageous; it would be hard indeed if she could not find some way in which to make a livelihood for herself. The very evening on which she and Mrs. Chadwick had resolved to ( take a journey to Ealing and interview the friend with whom she might lodge, chance put Ellen on an absolutely new path. She was de- scending the stairs in the twilight when she came face to face with a gentleman on one of the landings, and she would, of course, have I passed on, when to her surprise this gentleman addressed her. It was Richard Varley. "Miss Milner—it is Miss Milner?" he queried I half-dubiously. Ellen took his outstretched hand. "Ye*;—I am Ellen Milner," she said. am so sorry I did not recognise you at first." "It is rather dark here," said Varley. Back with a rush there came to him all the remembrance of that wet November evening when he had walked up to Corbyn Court to leave his most sincere expression of regret at the pathetic and terriblo accident which had robbed this girl of her father; and he had a aense of remorse as he reali-sed that from that day to this he had completely forgotten her. No need to ask how life had been treating her. She had the stamp of suffering, of sorrow, even of poverty, only too. visible upon her. Ellen had hesitated a moment, and was now passing on when he stopped her. "1-1 am so glad to see you again, Mrso Mil- ner," he said. "I have never forgotten your charming invitation to ma,'1 I Ellen's lips quivered. "It would have been a great pleasure to have J had you with us," she said, "but—but you know I lost everything when my father died. All that was pleasan* went with him," then she said hurriedly. "It feels very close to-night: I think we are going to have a storm," and bending her head passed down the staira. Richard Varley turned into the room which he occupied. He had only just returned to London after an absence abroad, which account) ed for the fact that Ellen had not heard him discussed, for as a rule Mrs. Chadwick talked over most: of her business frankly with the girl. He had a dinner engagement, and whilst he dressed. Varley once Rgain pondered the sub- ject of Sir Patrick Milner's daughter. It was perhaps a littlo absurd on his part. still he could net dismiss a feeling of remorse in that ho should have so completely forgotten this girl and all associated with her. He had done very little hunting during the past winter and many matters of an imnort- ant nature had seemed to take him out of Eng- land. It was natural enough, therefore, that he should have given no thought to one who was practically a stranrrer; yet at the fiift riv ncwal of acquaintanceship Ellen Milner cfeiiil • ed his thoughts unreservedly. It was evident that all the difficulties which he had apprehended had come into her young existence. He wondered what she was doing in this house. Had she been visiting someone? Where was she living? The feeling that he must see her again, that he must at least attempt to serve her in some way pressed upon him so. strongly that he rang the boll for Chadwick; and when the man canw after having given him some trifling order, Varley, with a touch of colour in his cheeks, spoke of Miss Milnor. "I met a young lady on the stairs just now," he said. "I used to know her father. Is she living in London now?" Just for an instant Chadwick hesitated, then he said: "You mean Miss Milner, sir; she's been stay- ing here for the past fortnight or so in the charge of my wife. She's just about to leave us." Varley appreciated the other man's hesita- tion. "I was hunting with the Corbyn Chase the day that poor Sir Patrick met with, his death, he said, "and I have never bad a chance of knowing anything about Miss Milner since then. I was under promise to go and stav at Corbyn Court. Would it bo possible for you to give her a note from me, or a message?" Again, just for an instant, Chadwick hesi tated and then he said; "Yes, sir, I suppose so." Then he explained. "You see, my wiie was kind of maid to Miss Ellen for some time at Corbyn Court; that's why she came here. Sir Patrick, he was very good to both of us." "Yes, it was a way he had with most people, I fancy," Varley answered. "Perhaps if he hadn't been so good to other people, Chadwick, things might have been a little smoother for his girl" "Yes, sir I am afraid so, sir," Chadwick an- swered. "Shall I wait for the note. sir?" Varley paused, and then shook his head. "No, but I tell you what, Chadwick, I should like to have a talk with your wife. I don't sup pose there is much that I can do, but I had a grreat admiration for Sir Patrick, and I should like to be of some service to his daughter, if it were possible." "Thank you, sir, I'll tell Mrs. Chadwick." And with this the speaker withdrew discreet- ly, leaving Varley with a faint smile on his lips. "I suppose Chadwick considers I ought to mind my own business," he said to himself, CHAPTER IV. A little later Varley was walking slowly along Piccadilly. The thought of Ellen, the remem- brance of her changed look, clung to him. It was useless to argue to himself that it was no business of his; the feeling that ho must do something to help this girl would not be dis- He had a shock when he realised the mater- pelled. ial difference in this girl's present life to that which she had lived in her father's time. In fact, it was very difficult to see in her tha laugh- ing, happy, charming child who had so readily won his admiration and his appreciation- "There must be somebody," he said to him. self, "if I can make Mrs. Chadwick realise that I am not asking impertinent questions or wish- ing to force myself into Miss Milner's life, I shall get at something like the truth of her position. Poor Milner! It's a good job he is spared the knowledge of what is passing with the girl he adored." The current of his thoughts changed as he entered a certain very smart club, and gave up his hat and coat. He inquired for Lord Nor- chester, and even as he did so the young man, his host, came into the hall to greet him. "Two minutes late, Dick," he said, with a laugh. "I thought you were a paragon of punctuality." Varley laughed. "■Well, two minutes is a grace which might be accorded to the most punctual person." "Let's have dinner," said Norchester, "and then we'll go somewhere; this plaoe is like a tomb; it gets on my nerves." He looked indeed both restless and nervous, and Varley noted that. as they passed into the dining-room, he showed signs of great irritation. As they sat opposite to one another, the elder man studied the face in front of him attentively. He had seen this face change from a pretty schoolboy into a charming youth, and from youth into splendid manhood. It hurt him de- finitely to see signs indicative of trouble written on that handsome young man's face. He did not like, to hear that sharp tone in the voice, or to catch as he did an ugly word every now and then. He had more than an ordinary affec- tion for Norchester. They were bound to- gether by ties of kin; but it was not mere kin- ship which made Lord Norchester and all con- cerning him a matter of affectionate interest to Richard Varley. "No champagne for me," he said, as his host was passing the wine. "In fact, I don't want to drink anything." Lord Norchester's reply was not quite re- fined: "Oh! rot." he said "vou must drink tome- thing, ''1,. "I gave up saying 'must' to myself a long time ago," Varley answered. As the soup was served, he said: "You wanted to see me very particularly. didn't you, Harry?" "Yes," said Norchester, shortly. But he seemed to be in no hurry to drscuss this important business, and Varley sighed a litd-e to himself, for he knew so weil what was coming. "I say, you know, old chap," the younger man said a little while later, "you thought you were domg your best when you stopped me going abroad In thp autumn; but vou Aught to have et me go; things havo onry got much wors?." He coloured sharply. "Und-erstand, Dick," he added quickly, "I am saying things to you I wouldn't say to any other living crea- ture as a matter of fact, I am throwing dust in the mater's eyes all the time. Though she never questions me, still I make it my business < to let her suppose things are going on smooth- ly, If she were to know .the truth, she would only be a thousand times more down on Miriam than she is now, and blame her for everything, whereas I'm the one who really is to blame." "What do you want me to do?" asked Var- ley Lord Norchester drummed on the table for a minute or two, and then he said: "Well, I am really off this time for a few months, and I want you to look after things for me. In particular, I warn you to take care of Miriam. She doesn't hate you as much as she hates all the rest of my people; and per- haps-" he did not finish his sentence, he merely shrugged his shoulders. tell you what you can do," he said a minute or two later, "Miriam has got the idea into her head that she wants to bo educated Oh not gram- mar and lessons and that sort of thing, but to have ^somebody with her who can give her cer- tain ideas. You see, Dick, she ien't too happy; it is all right, she is my wife, she is Lady Nor- chester. and all the rest of it, but she knows she makes mistakes, that is what gets on her nerves and makes her so difficult. If only my mother had not set her face against Miriam so decided- ly, things might have been so different! But that's going into the old story, isn't it?" "Do you think you are wise to go abroad?" Varley asked. Lord Norchester shrugged his shoulders a second time "God knows! I don't. As for being wise, well, I never had too much common-sense; but l'il tell you what. I don't want thing? to get worse; and you know, Dick, I'm not th most patient chap in the world; moreov-er, somehow or other Miriam and I are not puJIing toether as I thought we should. She wants me to go away, she is always saying she woukl be a lot happier if I wasn't in the house. You know she is awfully proud. Dick. It isn't oniy peo- ple like my mother, and the rest of the family, who can be proud." Varley was silent, and he was frowning, a little. "I am afraid you are going to leave me a difficult task, Harry." "Oh, don't shirk it." the younger man ex. claimed. "Honestly I don't know how I shall get along if you don't come to the rescu4>. Lock here," he said eagerly, "you know all «orts of people. Can't you hi* on a likely per- son to go and stay with Miriam, be a compan- ion she doesn't want anybody very old,' but she wants a lady." "I am not at all sure, Harry, that you are doing the best thing for your wife or yourself in going away I am a great believer in hus bands and wives sticking together. Why not take Ladv Norchester with you." "She won't come," was the answer; "I tried that. She says she hates travelling; has a sort of idea, I believe, that if I take her away from Wynche she'd never go back again You've no idea how difficult she is sometimes." A eigh escaped him involuntarily. "All the same I don't want to leave her quite alone. It is a dreary sort of existence, that is why she has fot this idea into her head. ■ I should like to find somebody to b? with her. I've always come to you, you know, Dick, to help me out of my troubles and to get me the things that I wanted. Don't say you can't help me in this!" Varley rausoo a moment, and then looked straight into his vonng kinsman's face. He an- swered with a certain amount, of deliberation: "No, I won't refuse you. Harry, because odd- ly enough I believe I know the very person you are a-sking me to find." He had Ellen Milner in his thoughts as he =poke. (To bo continued., _<