CHAPTER : XXXV.
oe ~ A Letter From Violet
- Ralston ‘plunged into the | details
-of the expedition, and told him the

number of men be was to take with
him.

“You had better go first into
Chinese Turkestan,” he said. "There
.are a, number, of Hindu merchants
settled there—we. will give you
letters to them. Some of them will
be able’ to put you_on the trackof
“Shere Ali, You will have to round
« himy-up into a.corner, I-expect. .And
‘whatever you do, Bead him off Rus-
sian territory. For we want him,
We want him brought back into Ko-
= hara, It will have a great effect on
“this country. It will show them.that
“the Sirkar’ can even -pick a man’ out
~ ot the bazaars. of. Central Asia,if he
“is yash enough to glund up against
“Git in revolt.”

“That will be rather humiliating
_for Shere Ali.” said Linforth, after
“a short pause; and Raiston sat up
-on the bed. What in the world, he
-wondered, could Linforth have read
‘in his letter, so to change him? He
- Was’ » actually -sympathizing with
Shere Ali—he who had been. hottest
in. his. anger.
“Shere Ali should heve thought: of
: «that:-before.’? “Ralston. said sharply,,
“and he rose to his feet. “rely upon:
“you, “Linforth: : Tt may take: ‘yousa
year. It may take you only a few.
months. But’ I rely upon you to bring
Shere Ali back. “And when you dé,"
he added, with, a.smile, ‘there's. Lhe,
Rouadwaiting -for you.’ Bed
‘Lut foi ‘once “even’ ‘that proiiise |.
ailed:‘to stir. Dick, Linforth. into ene

“my

[packed il up and put it ready. But-—| “aver sything
‘{oh, Dick, how can 1 tell you?——I haa| might have. been.”

eeitrarrarararranratratls
is just. not what it

had un imitation one made. just like, And a tew days later he started
it for safely, and in the night I got) northwards for Turkestan.
up and changed them. Now you; _———.

know me, Dick! But even now per- | CHAPTER XXXVE.

haps you don’t. You remember the! “the Little Less 7

night in’ Peshawur, the ferribie | Three years passed before Lin-
night? Mr. Ralston wondered why, | forth returned on leave to Kngland.
after complaining that my window/He landed at: Marscilles towards (the
wus unbolted, | unbolted it myseli.!end cf September, travelled to his
Let me.tell'you, Dick: “Mr. Ralston | home, and a fortnight later came up
saidthut “theft? was the explanation. I prom: Sussex for a few: days. to Lon:
Well, after I tried to tell you in the!den,- IL was the beginning. of. the
garden dud you would nob listen, Lj antunty cseason, People “were. re-
thought of what he had said. Yturning to town. Theatres were re
thought it would be such an easy opening with new plays; and a fel-
way out of it, if the thief would come ; lowe -oflicdr, who had a couple of
in while | was asleep and sical the | stalls for the first production of a
necklace and go away asain betore comedy about w hich public curiosity
T woke up. ool dot know. how “| Was whetled, meeting Lintorth «in
brought: myself to dovit. 1t was you,/ the hall of his- club, suggested. that

Dick! “1 had just left you: I was they should go together.

full of thought of you.. So L slipped |
back the bolt myself.” But you see e,|
Dick, what I am, Although 1. wanted:

couldn't, 1 simply couldn't, and it's!
the sume with other: tiungs..” b would

be very, ‘very glad’ to know thats Tp
could be happy with you, .dear, and |"
live your life, But TI know that, Le

couldn't, that it wouldn't last, inal 1:
should be ionging “tor other things,

foolish - things and vi unities. Agitin, |

| Dick, you are, well rid: ‘of. a silly” ain’
woman, and l:wish’ you all happiness
in that riddanee., I never would;
have made ‘you a good wife. Nor will
ir make any man ‘a’ ‘good wife. y

. have’ not the sense of a dog.. 1 know.

OOK. ee one sad part ott it ally

thondand th anks, for at

7 ith: that; Ralston left as

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; —— ia anata ae

by Yuko: Maki, under

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neao ‘A pininte “hava lett: Jasper

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“Veaateltnown portions
ee indian: Rockies... 7.

tale them to ie hendwa

want Riv ars,
4 ie madd. ta Si
a irgin, peak whic
i inl Tia aff “y
re slopenes:”
tate hate at tho territory,

ntlanw: dt}.

(To be continued.)

Sidney is a good place to come and
to send that: necklace’ back, 1, start your factory, Mr. Manufacturer.

Here and There

parts of the United States’ and :Can
cada. to attend: the: ‘nteriiational Con
“vention of Osteopaths. :
‘the visitors ‘toured - the. country in
the inneneeve of osteopathy.

Final figures: showing the total

live’ ‘lobster ca

paper “proprietors. dnd. . Journalists,
| from Great Britain passed through |
"Canada recently: on their way. to; ate
tend the Thir d, Imperial: ‘Press. Con-. E
- ference. to-: be . held. at. Melbourne, .
‘Atstralin, ‘during ‘Soeptemher, “Bas |
| sides the delegatias from: tie British:

-Isles, repr esentatives, of: -Cannda- and
“the ather: Dominions“have: been: in-

| vited and will attend the conference,

camoras anda completa darks
th? which™ pletur
inethe fold,

oracs:"from:
tinge stables’ of red: Rrewater, re

h \ being used on the trip

Jargeat-party which J

1) Lode this year; and the feat party

‘of Japanena: Alpinist’
some Tt the untried” fi ol
Canadian } Rockies,
y.is shown. read y..L¢
“the: Tirewwat .

Wt abe) Mi
cy aitit faye VW
Koh

“Went: of ‘the

w ay. and, other,

During July y thousands of osteo- 4.
paths and miembers of “allied profes- »
“sions gathered in. Toronto: frony all. .

most ‘up Ito- jate’ of any.
: town: the: size of Sidney

“paga’ tires’

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