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~ cmammsiroww GUARDIAN» PAGE who had preached repehtance and warned them of the anger of I-leavsn launched upon them. And than suddenly, like a_bolt from the

' - . ~ . , blue, had come the stroke that laid

- one of them low, to freeze their‘

f derision and fill their hearts with

' _ terror by giving them a sight of

H _ _ .. . _ lfhipg Wlllfillegllllbfli) they had ~~ .- n ea report . Beware! Not all Package» Dyes 1 Th?‘ sotlllliinel stsllreil omlreflectl- I - n as a s even Pan's Yar “e ‘Dlunond Dy” ' . had done more proselytising for the cause of the Commonwealth than a score of advocates could have accomplished. It was very well, he thought. It was a sign. And lf- anything had been wanting to clinch his decision to throw in his lot with Tucker, this supplied it.

But first to quench the pro- digious thirst engendered by his long walk through that sweltering heat. and then on to Cheapside and Tucker to offer his sword ‘to the \ revolutimarles. .

As he entered the common room. d“? Mrs. Quinn turned from a group oi a" [as u“, "an; a h“ M", citizens with whom she was stand- dy 591m chm“ n ooh, M. ing to talk to follow him with her drug m)"; mg“; "b, gm," y eyes, her lips compressed. as he

‘ r " on into big own little parlor, at the back. A moment later she went after him.

"What may be your pleasure, C ‘ '2" she demanded forbidd- lngly.

"A draught of ale if I your charity." quoth he. . She went off in silence, and re- turlled with a‘ tankard, which she

ed npony-the table before him. "We'll have made your plans to leave nay-house today as we settled lt. last night!" said she between questlonand assertion.

He noddeltpuruing his lips a little. "I'll remove myself to the Bird in Hand across the Yard this afternoon." said he.

"The Bird in Hand!" A slight up- ward inﬂection other voice mark- ed her disdain of that hostelry,

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inlo the foamy lather that Fairy Soap makes! See how easily and quickly you can rinse it off. Then enjoy the clean, refreshing feeling that only a perfectly pure white soap can give; ll clears the pores and helps the holly breathe.

‘MADE IN CANADA t‘ AP ,

ma»... that Old ' - ‘ tom's and from

of will , .

soldiers. there upon the steps attire ‘rtioo. stood the magnet that): drawn them‘ in the shape ' ' a Jack

u- =.- rp City's doom. And his teat-recurring like -- refrain of a song-was ever A

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brain to answer her. On the thrss- ' "That newise troubled you whlles hold 91m paugeﬂ, you ate and drank oi the best my "f" 51-1“; you youf gcljfg preg- house could offer. Yours is a tale ently," she said. “When you've set- that hi8 been 101d. 810m by 111B!!!’ a tied that, you- may pack and quit." pitiful rosue - - -

She went out, slamming the door. "MW- Quinn?" l“ mundered~ The score! lt was a small thing 3“!- Bhe "m" ‘m- “"d“““l°d~ 5°?“

compared Wm, that tembh, ing to deal a wound to the pride of

manage of s“; and ganowm Le; this man who had lacerated her him be denounced for oclatlon P1“ 5° gdewlﬁﬂy‘, w w deal with Tucker and Rathbone, and f‘; ' l; u e3?!” ﬁes :6 trouble “m” would be m’ mercy for the lyll llzguthie cohstahle to you and son oi Randal l-Iolles the Regiclde. ma be them,“ be more than a‘ ma” H“ parentage and antecedents teryof this score to settle then So would supply the crowning eviden- my advice m you is that you‘ pay c” against hlm‘ And’ 7°‘ the score’ your bill without whimperiugs that whilst a comparatively negligible won.‘ move me no more than they-u evil, was the more lnzlnﬁdlste, and mo“ that wooden tablet

therefore gave h m a t e momen ’ “m1 ulna," he answered as the greater preoccuplllﬂll- steadily n2 he could, "l have sold H9 new m" l‘ “mum 5° 1193"» my gear that I might pay my debt sndhe knew that the balance of to yum Ye‘ even 801mg debt ex. his resources was utterly inadequate “eds the amount 0| my yegoufcesf’ to meet it. Yet unless it were met “gold yQur gear, have you?" She he could be assured that Mrs. “mu-ed a lguglf ma; was like s Quinn would show him no mercy: cough. “Sold the fine clothes you‘d 811d this fresh trick Of Fate's ill bgught to impose upon them at

a aamé; . ' "Ye have defiled your sanctuar- es by the multitude -of your ' in- uities. by the iniquity of your raffle." And yet, front‘ between the Corin- hlnnplliars which served him for sbackground, has been. swept way the lnilliuers’ shop; that had ptood. there during the Common‘

Always ask for “Diamond Dyes" and if ‘you don't see the name ‘DKIIOH " onaﬂgg pgqkggq_. rcﬁs:hitl.-5—han‘d~ it back! “D .

roll! of lamlmd 97"” contains so simple any woman can dye or tint skirts, dresses, waists, sweaters, stockings,

- "Whether some thought of.this in “‘“‘°-“°" °°*"- “"1"”- W"

fltlse minds of his audience render- fed his words humorously inspt, or ' luther it was merely -that a yapirit of irresponsible ribaldry was ‘Qnfused into the crowd by a crowd -pf your: apprentices, load derision ' eeted the preachefs utterance. nshaken. b _ the laughter -- and v king cri . the prophet of doom resented a fearless and angry

at; "Repeat, ye senfferst" His voice , rilled to dominate their mirthfnl rhnlenoe. "Bethfnk yon of‘ where‘ stand! Yet forty days and usa- shall be destroyed! m pestil-

tneatlng crowd shouted a warning to hllu. I

“Have a Qﬂﬁ. sirl, Have a care! He may be stricken with the plague." -- ~

The Colonel checked, involuntar- ily arrested by thehorror that the very word inspired. And then he beheld a stoutlsh, elderly man in a , 11B"! Wis. plainly but scrupulously r GTSBBQ ill black, whole round countenance gathered a singularly owllsh expression 1mm. a pair of horn-rimmed spectacles, walk calm- ly forward to the stricken citizen. A mom t he stood beside him looking own; then he turned to beckon a couple of burly fellows who had the appearance and carried the staves of bilimen. From his pocket the sturdy gentleman in

deserve

But you've

-‘ of yolk‘ and white crept down "his; 13rd and"

p ‘ca. to spre 1190b the more: lllsz t. ,

, llersl ‘Sc l" he scream- and with arms’ that thrashed

tho air in imprecation. he looked, . than wind-tossed" scarecrow.‘ "Your" us»... is at hand. Your . . ."

‘_A roar of laughter provoked by the pectacle he presented drowned his‘ frenzied voice, and a shower-‘of- eﬂensive missiles pelted him from every quarter. The last of these was a living cat, which clawed it- self against hi; breast spitting furiously in its terror.

pverwhelmed, the prophet turn-

d 'nd fled between the pllars in- to; the shelter oi Paul's

ued by laughter and insult. But

' hushed and startled.

black produced a kerchief upon which he sprinkled something from l Dhial. Holdln! the *rmcr to his nostrils with his left hand, -he knelt down beside the sufferer, and quietly set himself to unfasten the’ man's doublet. »

Obwrvlnr him. m. Colonel l admired his quite courage, and thence took shame at his own fear for his utterly worthless life. Re; solntely putting it from him, he went forward to join that- little group. g . One of the blllmen was pointing out to the other a purple tunlld latch at the base of the sufferers throat. His eyes were round, his face grave, slnd his voice came "See! The tokens!" he said to his companion.

And now the

doctor spoke,

which,‘ indeed, was but a poor sort of tavern. ' ~

in her utterance. She came forward to the table, and leaned forward upon it. Her

and attitude were calculated

woman, who had been so tender to him hitherto, was now his declared enemy. “My house," she said, “is a reputable house. and I mean keep it. so. l want no traitors here, no gallows’ birds and the like."

viction.

neither. master rebel. A man's to be known by the company he keeps. Bird; of a feather flock together, as the saying goes. And how should you be other than a traitor

There was something portentous

heavily expression to

esve him in no doubt that this

sa ~io

“Ye're mad." he said with con- 1y

“No, I'm not mad. nor a‘ fool

that was friends with traitors?"

have discarded forever. from the Paul's Head carrying a bundle- that contained his flnery, and making his way back to those shops in Paternoster Row where it had been so latel yand so jubilant-

bringlng him into association with Tucker on the very eve of that con- spirators arrest, placed him the power of Mrs. Quinn to an ex- tent that did not bear considering. And so you behold him presently, arrayed once more in the

shabby

rments that he bad thought to emerging

acquired.

Whitehall, you mean. not sold everything. There's that jewel a-fiauutlng in your ear that

alone would pay me score twlce over."

He started, and put a band to the ear-ring—-that ruby. given to him as a keepsake by the lovely, unknown royalist boy whose life he had saved on the night after Worcester fight ' some fifteen years ago. The old superstitions that his fancy had woven about it had placed it out- side his realizable assets. Even now, in this desperate pass. when reminded of its value. the notion of selling lt was repugnant to him. yet perhaps it was against this very dreadful need. perhaps it was that. he might save his neck-for she made it clear to him that not- hing less was now at stake-—that in all these years he had hugged that jewel against every blow of

He crashed the tankard down upotn the- board, and came to his ee .

"Sdeath, woman! Will yon. tell me what you mean?" he roared, his anger fanned by uneasiness. "What traitors have I been close

addressing Holles.

"You would do well not to ap- proach more closely. sir."

"Is it . . . the plague?" quoth Holles lh a quiet voice.

The doctor nodded, pointing to the purple patch. “The tokens are

fortune.

His head drooped.

"I thank you for the reminder. it

. shall be' sold at once. Your score shall be paid today, I . . - I am sorry that, that . . . Ob. no matter."

met of deadly silence. Then the crowd broke, and parted, its memb- erldeportlng at "speed in every directinoon‘ with crciesQin which

horror had taken now the place that was so lately held by mirth. iiolonel Holles, finding himself

very plain to see." he said. "I beg, air, that you will gb." And on that he once more held the handkerchief

She smeared a little. "What

with!" "What traitors. do you say?"

He ﬂung out upon the business of finding a Jew who practiced the transmutation oi jewels into gold.

suddenly alone, and as yet very far from understanding what had_ p. place to scatter those men

‘ V omolrln such panic, advanc- _ -step ortwointo the suddenly e led spacebaiore the cathedral Qhﬁ. There on the roughly cobbled - ~ d he beheld a writhing man, a ade,_vlgorous fellow’ in} the prime of life, whose dress was

‘of a v. desman of some pro- ty. His round hat lay beside where he had fallen, and he

‘d his head from side to‘ slde odlcally, moaning faintly the

e. Of his eyes nothing was

le but the whites, showing un-

your friend Dsnvers, that's being sought at this moment by the men -- from Bow Street?"

He was instantly relieved. "Danvsrs?" he echoed. "My friend Danvers? Why. I have no such friend. l never even heard» his- name before." ‘ -

"Indeed!" She was‘ terribly de- risive now. "And maybe you've never heard the names of his lieutenants neither-mi Tucker and of Rathbone, that was i_n herewith you no later than yesterday as 1 can swear. Two traitors that was arrested this morning, along of a dozen others, for conspiring to bring hack the Common-wealth. Oh. a scoundrelly plot—-to murder the King, seize the Tower, and burn the City, noylass."

to his mouth and postrlis, u and turned his shoulder upon the Colon-

el.

" “ s withdrew as he was hidden, moving slowly and thought- fully, stricken by the first sight of the plague at work upon a. fellow- creature. As he. approached" the edge of the crowd, which, keeping its distance. Wt stood’ s: gsse as crowds will; he observed thstunen shrank back from him as if he were himself already tainted.

A single thing beheld impresses us more deeply than twenty ‘ such things describe: todus 2m‘ ‘alum Hitherto these on on ens _ he line of llll half-closed lids. ‘mum mhuy m“ mam" M u"

H ll . eivin h ._ ‘hows; 32:21,“? Qfjﬂnuﬁ plague. Not ten minutes ago they dvmce‘ a m.“ from the n’, had been deriding and pelting one‘

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Value

Every man stamps his value on himself. The price we challenge for ourselves ‘is given us- There does not live on earth the man. be his station what it may, that i des- pise myself compared with him. Man is made great or little by his own will.

llNlMENT FlllINllilll BE

nu CRASHED THE TANKARD nown AND CAME TO HIS FEET.

Here he discovered that there is a world of difference between the treatment offered to a seller and to a buyer.

T“ pounds was all that he could raise on gear for which a few hours ago he had paid close “D011 thirty. -

went

a est Thing n. the World

Delicate Girls” l;

Mrs. John Banana, Boggy

_ Ibo. writes: i f“! little girl hscl ‘organic nervous trouble, could‘ not sleep, had _

headaches anrlhilrting spells. This went on for three years. ‘ ’ ' f ’ and three doctors helped her very lit- .tle. After reading of-wllat Dr. Chase's Nerve Foocbhad- clone for others, l-gol

some for he_

She is new he well that '

'she libs "rliﬁerent child; Shel. fourteen‘ years old and looks ills pic-

turs of health. _ i’ "We

‘ﬂuent

family, when recovering from "ﬂu" fever. and it has always

have used. Dr. ac'a Nerve ~ Food~ for ember. of the

and scarlet

It was like a ‘blow between the

- eyes. "Arrested!" he gasped, his

jaw fallen, hi; eyes startled. “Tucker and Ratbbone arrested, do you say? Woman, you rave!"

"Do l?" She laughed again, evilly mocking. “Step out into Paul's Yard, and ask the first man you meet of the arrest made in Cheap- slde lust afore noon, and of the hunt that is going on this minute for Danvers, their leader. and for other; who was mixed up in this wicked plot. And I don't wamt them to come a-hunting here. I don't want my house named for a meet- ingplace of traitors. as you've made it. taking advantage of me that haven't a man to protest me, and all the while deceiving are with your smooth pleasantnesa. If it wasn't ior that, I'd inform the Jus- tices myself at once. You may be

thankful that l want to keep the good name of my house. ii I can. And that's the only reason. for my silence. But you'll go today or. may- be‘ I'll think better of it yet."

Back to-the Paul's Head Colonel Holles to find his hostess awaiting him with the score. And the sight of the latter turned him almost sick.

He marveled at. the prodislollil amount of Canary and ale that he had consumed during those weeks. lrrelevantly he fell to considering that this very costly thirst of his was the result of a long sojourn in the Netherlands. where the habit of copious drinking is common- place. Then he came back to the main consideration, which was that the total exceeded twenty pounds. lt was a prodigious sum. i-Ie raised eyes that, despite him. were haggard anti betrayed from those terrifying figures, and met that balelul glance of the lady who. because she could not be his wife. was now his relentless enemy. "Mrs Quinn. I will be frank. MY affairs have gone awry through no fault oi my own. His Grace of Al- bsmarle, upon whom l had every reason to depend. has failed ma‘. Al: . sr

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