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A oertain enre for Chxoiuc Sora Eyes Tetter, Salt Eheum, Sc&ld Head, Oh Ciurooio Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema, Itci, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples Had Piles. It is cooling aud soothing. Hundreds of coses have been cured by J do ye come frae, Baxter?" tt. after all other treatment had failocL it is put up in 23 and 50 cent boxes. Hecon!d not yet recollect all that bad happened, but enough wag clear to make him anxious to get away from the Mermaid without causing wore pain to Annie. With that thought ho turned out of the berth aiiw soused hi head well In cold water. Then lie had only to pull on his IhkiU and fasten his necktie, for his clothes had not been taken off. That done, he made hi way to the di ck, purposing to co on shore and take the first tr.iiu home. What was to be done aft'rw;irds -would be decided when hU head wan clearer. Early aa it whs, however. Captain Duncan was already as ir, and as soon as Koss ap pvared f . 0111 lflow, they met. "I am sorry for you. Bob; but it's thebe.st thin? you can do to Kan? haine by train. I dinua thinti I lliole to hae you on board aft er what has taVn p ac. Had you done it at ony other tim. I wotildna hae thought in lick le about it; but when you were at the wln-el and at such a place rh, confoond it, 1 canna think aboot it wi' ony patience." Ross bowr-d his head and could not speak. Presently the captain went on "IlowsVvt r, you c;m niak' your mind easy sae far that i ll na sp -an a word about It, and the lads will hand their tongues for your sake. At Uio same time I aui done wi you." "It's very jroo.l of yon, captain, said Ross, speakiiiir iov and huskily; "but 1 tiiouft'.i y ii mav I i- e it from other folk, you cannot, hid it ir n: im: That's tho worst of it. I dc-u't know y't exactly what 1 have done or how I did it; but I dare aay I shall learn it all soon enough. Thank you, and gooil-t ." He went on hore, the captain looking after him with something wistful in the ex pression f his ruddy face. Suddenly he turned and shouted 'Carnpb'.'H hr-r;. You gang np to the station wi' Hob Kuss and see him safe into the train. I'm doubtiu he's najuist him sel' yet." Camphell obfyvl willingly; he was the only one, exceit Annie, who had the slight est doul't as to tho cause of 1 loss's disgrace. The captain turned to his duties with an ex cess of energy, as if anxious to forget in the bus-Je this painful incident. When Carniil ros and learned that his rival was saftdy ofl, he. was in high glee. He had no do.ibt that now with a clear course bpfore h':?n and with her father on his side, he would speedily overcome An nie's objections. In his cunning schemes, however, he did not take iuto account his own clumsiness. Annie did. CH A IT Kit XI. OSTB FRIEND AT LAST. It was a busy day for the master and crew of the Mermaid. The cargo consisted chiefly of salt, saltpetre, and a large quantity of oil, intended for one of the experiments in oiling the angry waves for which Peterhead was become famous. The captain was de sirous of having all cleared out before the noon of the following day, and his men found him more impatient than they had ever known him before. Cargill would have persuaded Annie to accompany him on an excursion inland to view some of the beauties of Buchan, which he had been told were numerous. She de clined, pleasantly enough, as it seemed, but so firmly that he i.U not persist. He count ed upon his victory during the return pass age. Meanwhile he sauntered into the town by himself, to gratify the eyes of the folk with a view of his manly person and the latest style in tailoring. Annie felt as if the atmosphere were I somehow purer during his absence. With out exhibiting any deliberate design to avoid him and certainly without discourtesy the contrived to escape being left alone with him during the next two days, when the business of unloading having been com pleted, that of reloading was in progress. On this second day after the departure of Ross there was amazement on board the Mermaid at sight of old Dick Baxter hire ling aiong the quay, as calmly consequential and as much at home as if he had been at Newhavcn. "Dcxi. there are surely few bees i' the byke when the drones come out," exclaim ed the captain cheerily. "Whar in the world BOiLiNC WATER Of? MiLK 7 P P ( Mi A T K V L COM FORT I N G Labeled J-li It. Tins Only. Bn t (nmyOrL'.-ui. Pianos. $:'-t up. Catalogue Dili i I Free. Uaniel K. IJeatty Washington N. J, npf"n J rHNESSamuDHOiKSCUItED fJl4i 1 m by Pk' lnisbli Ti bkr br Cut UBr LawIaV&U Iom. Wklpm hwd. Confortsbl. fwxaafaiwktretllruiWwafail. Soldby P. HWnx.ocW, rDTC Bnatfmy, Ibw lark. 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Parkar. or Tbm faaaodi MadiaaJ IaatUuio. S:" BaSach Bt Boatoo, afaas. Tha Faabody alvdiaal lnatltuu baa asany imi (atora, bo no aqnal. JJfali. Tba Scianaa of lata, or Hf.'f-Praaarralioa. ia a traaaura mora vaiuatiio ina;. Kaad H dot. nrrWKAK atiJ HKKi l s mau, and laara : ITMVU . M1t Cm tit 'tprif laU "Just frae hame. captain, and I'm want- in ou to tak mo back again." "And are yon out on business, or are yoi Just taking a daunder to see the. kintry?" "Oo, baith, baith, captain; a man's nevtT ower auld to learn, and 1 hae been learning a heap as I cam' alang. But I would never hae started if it hadna been that naething would satisfee Bell Cargill except that I should gang ance errand to look after her calf." "What's ta'en the auld wife?" said the captain, laughing; "does shethink hecanna take care o' himsel'? he's auld enough." "1 couldua say, but Bell has notions, and she will hae them carried out." "Aweel, gang you below and Annie will fee that you hae something to eat.'' "And whar's Jeems the-noo?" "Up the town, some gate." At that Dick Baxter hirpled down to the cabin with unusual alacrity. To Annie his only salutation was, as he presented a let ter "Bob Bos sends you that, missy.'" Her face flushed with pleasure; but she put the note in her pocket in order to at tend to the wants of the unexpected guest "Na, na," he aid hurriedly; "read your bit letterie, and while you're doing that I want to look into Jeems's cabin. I hae sot an idea in my head that puir Bub didna get fair plav, and I waut to try aud make sure of "Von think that?'' he cried joyfully. "i hae nae uouM nbout it. aud the doctor ttiat saw Uim iu Ldinl.ro' has nae doubt about it for. tak"' his word for it that he tasted naething a day exeeptin' what Jeems ir-ed him. But we want to ruaK' )-ure afore spakinu. Wuar's his cabin?" S;e pointt-d to a floor. Old Dick passed into the place, closing the door aftrr hira. Annie, like many others, had great faith In Hick Baxter's wisdom, for as he studied the newspapers m carefully he could always tell about everything that va going on, and no one had ever been bold enough to question his judgment on any question of rii'iit aud wrong. She opened her letter with fiueeni which wtre not quite so steady as usual, and read her first love-letter. It wa. a strange one.. "I write this to let you know I am better, Annie, and to tHl you that there has been aom mistake about m ikitd where. On the war to the station, Campbell toM D.e about erervthinr that happened, and al though 1 could not take it all in dearly at the time I have bewi able to do so since. You all think that I was drinking. You will believe me I had nothing Mcept what Caryill trave me,- and tha 1 took became after what yon had aaid to me I was kind of piryinc Mob, and did not like to show ill reeling. Thre wan something wrong about that whisky. Dick Baxter had been reading- joinethrng in the paper that made him ?urct ft the unom 1 UAH him about the "tia ia roinr M t. if snould h lirht . a win oe aote to zaee yoor tatner ana u , world again, and, best of all, 1 will be able to meet yon withoat feeling that there is any shsme upon me. flt has been a hard time for me. Annie, and I do not think 1 could have come through it but for you iod bless yo.i. i am hoping that there is only a wee while to wait till 1 may see you at-ain;and 1 am feared that something may come between us yet. But nothing can change me. . She put the letter In her pocket. Ther was a new light on her face, making It look gentler and happier that It had ever done before. Ay, she did believe him she hail believed all along that he had been betray ed in some way, although she could not guess how. But Dick Baxter was a clever man and he would find it out. When D:ck reapjieared from Carglll's cab in there was a peculiar smiik on his wizen ed face, and nodding to Annie complacent ly he muttered "Just as I thought, just as I thought." "What is as you thought?" she inquired eagerly. Hive me a minute or twa," he answered, seating himself before the joint of corned beef which had been placed for him. He took a dram first aud then ate heartily. His refl ctions were much aided by this pro ceeding, and when he had finished he pro duced a large well-worn pocket-book from the midst of a curious collection of needles, hanks of thread, fishing hooks and odd but tons, and selected a scrap of paper which bad leen cut from some newspajer. "I dinna want to gio you ony fals;) hocs, missy, but if 1 be na far wrang.Bob lioss will soon be put right." "You have found out how it was done?" "I jalouscd it as soon as Bob let me ken what had happened. You sen what comes o' reading the papers. 1 would hae boon like the lave o' you, maybe, if I hadaa read that." lie handed her the scrap of paper. It was the report of a common enough police case ; a man enticed into a house, drugged, roh bed, and turned out into the street iu a state of apparent drunken stupefaction. "This is what he has dono!" she cried ex citedly. "Bide a minute, inRsy. You hae a heap to answer for; if it hadna been fur you, the gowk would never hae thought o' siu a daft liko thing. II iws'evcr, we want to clear Bob. You say naething about this, no even to your father, and I'll bat.ir.feo him that bo was ini.sta'eii. Whan do you start?" "To-morrow morning." "Weel, as soon 's I hue told Je.ems what his mother wants i'il gang hame again by train the-day. But 1 would like you to tell me, aue or twa tilings first." The -'ane or twa things" included the whole of tier conversation with Cargill about Boss, and the information she had gathered from the men separately that not one had observed the si ightcst sign of anything bv ing wrong wiih the pilot until they found him lying by the wheel. "it's jusi wonderfu' how you thought about soekiug out a' that." said Dick admir ingly; "but you were aye a clever lass, missy. 1 canna understand how the cap tain should be sae ready to think ill o' Bob." "Cargill made him believe that he had been drinking before." "Aweel, that'll a' be set right afore lang. You ami me maun keep a calm sough lor a wee while. Just you keep on as you ban been dolmr keep frien's wi him aud may be we'll ge', mair onto' him." When Cargill returned he was annoyed exceedingly to find his bugbear, Dick Bax ter, waiting for him. and almost started in to a rage when he heard the well-known salutation, "Weel, Jeems, how's a' wi' you the-day?" He would have turned away at once from this pest, but he nu detained by the next words. "Your mother sent to you ance errand. She wotildna believe in the post or the tele graph ; the matter was sae particular that naething would serve her but 1 maun couiu wi' her message."' "What is it she wants now?" wasthesurly and impatient query. "She doesna want you to break your trip; but she cotnmatids you to gang straight to her the minute you land. She bade me say that you would hurt yoursel mair than you can fancy, if vou didna do her bidding." "Very well." "You'll come the minute you land?" "Of course, since she is so particularabout it" "I'll tell her to expect you, for I'm gaun back by train the-day." That evening in the gloaming, work over and all quiet in the harbor. Captain Duncan was sitting on deck smoking. Annie was walking up and down, occasionally halting beside him. During one of ihee halts, he said abruptly "Annie, 1 want you to be kind to Jeems Cargill." This was the first time he had referred to the subject of the proposed union since that evening in the cottage. "What for in especial, father?' lie puffed slowly, and looked over the bulwark into the clear blue water which was plashing gfntly against the sides of the Mermaid. lie was perplexed; what especial reason was there for asking her to bo kind to Cargill? lie himself had no especial re gard for the man, and but for his fortune would have little to say to biui. "It's this way, Annie; you see he's a man that has a great notion o' you ; he's wecl-to-do in the world ; there's naebody ha. ony particular ill to say against him; and he asked me to put in a word for bim wi you. I said I would, and I'm doing it. You might do a hantle waur than agree to be Mistre.vs CargilL" Sue laid her hand on his fhouider; Bha could feel the awkwardness with which he spoke. At another time she would have re lieved him by laughing at the whole affair. At present she had loo many anxious thoughts weighing upon her for laughter to find vent. "I tcld you my mind aliout this, father, when you mentioned it before. I am of the same mind yet, and 1 will never change," She felt a glow of pleasure in thus echo ing her lover's words. "Aweel, aweel, I m r.agaun to force your will. I was meaning you for another man a' the while; but 1 hae done what I promis ed and nae mair need be. said. You would hae loupitbiitherly enough at hut that's a" by and nae mair need b said.' He got up and leaned over the bulwark now puffing vigorously. A vague suspicion of his meaning flashed across her mind, making the heart leas quick with surprise and joy. "Who are you speaking about now, fath er?" she ssked. Iter voice low uJ not quite bt steady as usual. Never heed, ever heed. It's a" bv no the bif fool !" Then there w Uerv. She was tremb ling and afraid to speak lest sbe should find that she misinterpreted herfather's thoughts. But it must be him h referred to; and this was the meaning ef alt his curious little jokes and griu which had often puzzled her whea be was tpeakinf about her marriage. Could it be? "I'm 1ir put about wi' Bob liosi,' he said by-and-by. half angrily, half regretful ly. "What a hypocrite he maun hae been ! I would a a.-nm ba tpniiarbt doinr ate a thing mysel' as Mm. Had it na that, he was the man for you and moid lac." "AAnd will be, father,' she cried g.f ul. ir- "Na, that canna b- noo it's a' by. I'd sooner we. you nn rr t to J -i-nis Cirglll." "Oh. father, urn w II hud that you art mistaken a;.u p or Boh." "That's Imp -. iblc." In the mins of her rr'Ht glaioiess thero came that cnu-i Liiimi.mi everything had been lost by ki:it on,- i'ln ul -i. She Kiiexm what Cargill ha I don.-; ! ';. II ixtcr know it; but how could ih v pr-'Ve i .? a a a a As soon as (he Mrrm ihl rriv. d at Ijcilh, Cargiil took Ins I v . A . . il u a-, dis appointed; ali ' i i s.iiu had failed to move her. She had been civil t him most civil but she would not permit him to get out his pi o, ul. WIk-ii lie was saying goodVbye he made oi.e ni re fl irt to win her favor. "I supjiose I may coin.? to Anchor Cottage to-morrow?" Then her whole manner suddenly chang ed, she became cold, almost stern. "You may come, of co :1V, .Mr. Cargill; but you will not sjieak to me until Mr. Roes is put right with my father.' lie was staggered, confused, muttered that be did not see what b isiui-ss it vas of his; and with clumsy haste inadu his way on hnre. Thinking over those parting words of An nie's lie was a little dis:ui be l nud in very ilJ-hiijnor when he arriv d at his mother's "beastiy hut," as he called it- Entering the room he did not observe tho ul once of any salutation, querulous oro'h rwise, from hit mother; but when he looked lie was con hci'ius of a change in her appearance which startled even him. She sat bolt upright iu her chair, tha while mutch a-i c irefully "piped" as ever, surrounding a face liie that of a corpse. Her right hand rested on a little table at her side, the left grasped tiie arm of the, chair, supporting her in tha erect position of one wiio is ju.sl about to rise to her fi-i-u lie did note the sing'-ilar calmness of her voice.and was morestanleihy it-; tenderness than by her appearance. "I'm clad you hae come, Jeems, for 1 hae mueklu to say to you afore, I get up." "What is it, mothm?" His own voice was somehow subduod anil less self-assertive than usual. "You ken, Jeems that I hae mony tlmea had ri..on to complee o' your way o' doing; and mair than once in my passion I was actually meaning to take every bawbee awa' frae ye and gio it to some o' the hospitals?" "Oh, yes; but that was only when yoe were angry," he answered uneasily. "Ay, but my anger I as tod lang enough for me to make out the will." "What I" "Ye needna be feared. There was a frienr o yours wha after lang speakin' gar't m put that paper in the (ire." "Who wa.4 that?" he asked, breathing freely again. "It was nane ither than Bob Boss, llax ye na riv.zon to bo grateful tau him?'' The selfish nature of the man rendered him indifferent as soon as he knew himself to be safe. "Of course, and I'll thank him when we meet." The woman's eyes set in that gaunt, sal low face seemed to glitter as if a II tine were reflected in them; and there was a weird solemnity in her voice. "Ye'll hae to dan a heap maix than that . . . Ye'll hae to put him richt wi' his folk. Ye'll hae to tell how It cam' about that he fell doon stupefied at the wheel." There was none of Bell's customary pas sion in tone or manner. She. pronounced the sentence calmly, and there w is a tremu lous sadness somewhere which rendered her words (he more impressive. "What do I know about it," he said sulki ly after the first surpriM, "except that 1 gave him a dram, and " "And yon ken what was in the dram, Jeems. You ken that there was nearly tins hale o' this stuff that was iu this bottle in t" She lifted the right hand from the table, and showed him a -mall phial. "Where did you get that?" he exclaimed, starting up, and then suddenly checking himself, whilst inwardly cursing his own stupidity in having laid down the phial in his berth on board the Memutui and forgot ten it, instead of throwing it overlioard at once. He was only for a moment puzzled as to how it came iuto his mother's posses sion, for he presently remembered the visit to l'eterl.ead of the creature he now begau to look upon as hisevil genius, Dick Baxter. Bell Cargill went on. "You bought this on jnetenc r that yon wanted a strong sleeping drink, and you giid it to Uob Ko.-s .... Did you na dae tha IV" "What is the its" rt asking such a foolish question?" he gro'vled restlessly. The old woman looked at hitn a long time, and that strange sadness which was lying nmewhere in I tie background became moro evident iii the li;:es of ti; worn face and the daikeniug of the eyes. Without anger, scarcely with any change of tone, shepfce. 'l aye kenned ye were a Jule, Jeems. but 1 never thought you were a villiau. Own trie truth to me. or you'll hae to own it ia a court o' justice. Ye hae wtanged the man that was yonr best frieii' when I get up I'll mak' amends tae him. But that's na tba question. Yon niaun roak' amends tae hln eaoo. or never a farthing o' my siller ye shall hae. Speak you did tt." Cargiil saw how much in earnest his moth er was. and after a struggle witb his vanity, which was overcome by his greed, he an swered, with a clumsy attempt to be jocnlar "Well, 1 did put a few drops into his dram, but it was only a joke, and meant no harm. I had no notion that he was going to wreck us." 'Hech. sirs, and that's a' your repentance Ye ken fine that you were gaun to wreck hhu. . . . But your name to this paper."' Cargill looked at the paper, which she held under her hand, and read the writing on it. It wa- a plain, brief statement that he had purposely given Ross a sleeping draught. He made an attempt to snatch it away from her, but whilst Khe covered it with one hand she placed the other on tiis breast. "Hearken Jeems. If that pajr is na put iuto the hands o' Dick Baxter this nicht wi' your name to it you will be mined." He hastily scrawled his name, thinking that be conld easily tear the paper after war is; but at that moment hivii geninn hirpled ia at the door, and rn4t heJ the pa per almost from under iiW haod- "The paper doesna matter, rui.-fres.s." say Dick Baxter, "though a get it. I wa standing on the yir.e-c and heard every word he said tae ye." Cargiii's imput wa to mm the tuai aiui uka tn prize from him by force; but the attenliou of both was attracted to t..a mother. Iter ey es had become ruddenly d.m, and she muttered, in a voice growing rapidly more and more faint "Tell Bob Boss I'll mak' amends tae him w I em so. I'sa vearr '."