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The Record Newspaper 30 October 1897

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OUR

STORY.

THE

OP

SHADE

Henry

Wholesale

da&bled

Buddhism, and

more

less

or

and

Spiritism, that

now

ledged

COFFEE

kindred

FREMANTLE.

STREET,

WILLIAM

been

by

betrayed

hallucination.

Her aunt noticed that the girl Avas in health, a failing and, Avith strong belief in the allhealingness of a change of scene, she insisted she that they, take and Ellen, a long-spoken-of trip

in

was

Joel

MERCHANTS,

& COCOA

little

Avept, and the her relie\'ed her, and she aclcnoAV-

of tears asserted itself, that she had

reason

an

dying a conversation had, half they had once in jest, half in earnest, returned to force. Ellen with morbid to me "You would come again where are if from you you going what could ? You rememher you once she her voice Isaid, asked, Joel?" fads,

Family

and

Byrd.

T.

TEA, They had

S3'stem

the

of

she evening, Her nervous

an of his voice. she shattered,

shedding

BARTON. By

cool

drawing-room began to hear

BROS.,

GRIFFITHS

JOEL

the

in

or

garden,

New York, Avhere Ellen make use of her talent for

could

to

best

art.

'

"

and em began, as his as well his phasised promise and would feebleness would permit, have continued to speak, only at this was ushered the minister into juncture the room. Mrs. whom the .at

niece ture heart

;

was

and bruised with acquaintance Joel

Ellen's

in

And

MELBOURNE,

man

was

it.

He

confidence,

For

was

much, and I would expect to send her But like your photograph. on a painful I have broached subject; drop on

the

present,"

day

she

become his he from other utterances made, but always without explanation, he had a that Ellen grie gathered fond of him and very vance, being accordingly.

the

brief in the to the

of the fever contracted came marsh lands Barton Joel south-western to survey, country course

he was friends with asked- if he had no he whom wished to communicate. He was then at Mrs. Ridgely's house, he to whither had been taken be nursed

request.

would Amherst;

who

Mrs. and .address He spoke who those he

had

so

it

And Barton

was

There

is

Mrs.

no

TYRE

at

some

period

&

CASH

CO., Ltd.

to

buried

in

when

pass the

little

longer

visited

and

85 Hold

the

Most

FARM

TEAS

and

and

COFFEES

Families

STREET,

and

Complete

Best

Assorted

well

and

for

on

Retail)

Stock

of

GENERAL

GROCERIES,

in

the

City.

Our

favourably

known.

and

Careful

Orders:

Prompt

Famous

LOWEST

PRICE

Address

Opposite

New

Masonic

STREET,

PERTH.

HOWICK

of

Delivery.

.

Hall,

Clarke,

Alfred

Mil

6

Victoria

Ghambers,

JOHN

DYNON

willingly very hard

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CHINA,

GLASS Latest

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'MURRAY

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optician!:ce

,

and

though

Novelties

in

&

BILBEET

Co.,

FANCY

BOHEMIAN

AND

WATER

&c.

Decorations,

Table

See

REGULAR

JUGS

our

Prices.

BY

ALL

SHARP,

INCOMING

SILBERT

&

HAY

ST.;

N.B.

The

OF

CONSIGNMENTS STEAMERS.

SHARP, PERTH,

trade

liberally

BEST

Wholesale and

HANNAN

dealt

with.

FRUITS

QUALITY

I

ONLY.

and

Retail

ST.,

KALGOORLIE.

in

put

a

things

she

Avalks

benefitted

found

in the delighted she marble pile, threshold. She visited

her eye the great

pass its had been

herself

Avas

of

Avithout

a

thought

displeasure. All

Souls

day,

a

large

con

look on the self-appoin bent a grateful ted usher, and folloAved him up the almost the first aisle to a pew before the sanctuary. Mass had just begun, the course the and throughout of

STREET.

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

FLOWER

Perth.

&

of

avail It

|pectacle

St.,

Avere

Avas and a present, gregation young from the beAvildered man, perceiving cast about her that she looks Ellen Avas a stranger, stepped up to her and to show her to a seat. offered She

Spectacles.

for

no

other

of Barton's

for

Sight-Testing

her

gave

consequence

morning

all

early

to

Free

BelleAv,

;

impressed by many but churches abroad, remembering hatred fanatic of Catho Joel Barton's she Avould not enter this one. licism, his shade erected Avas But tbe barrier to be overthroAvn means. by prosaic One morning she Avas overtaken by a sudden of rain, storm and the open doors of the cathedral offered a con Avhich venient shelter she made haste

TABLE

"

Note

or

her niece's thoughtful Ridgely styled her herself with moods— she occupied her more, at drawings, grasping pencil mind than for of her for the saving to art. The the devotion she had the of remembrance Joel promise to her if made, that he would return ahsent was never from her he could, a for time. She ex thoughts long to and watching for him come, pected in the in the shade of the trees him

Ellen's she had

frame..

that her.

and Brands

Amy

and the brood, her mind and body

beauty did not

PERTH,

PRODUCE

DAIRY

are

Waited

and

IMPORTRS,

HOWICK

DELICACIES,

(Wholesale

Joel

This was on received visits. much to her a widow aunt, given she Ellen did not complain, society. and such never times spoke of Joel, " so Mrs. .as she was not mooning'.'

for

At break of day she Avould slip from the apartment Avithout disturbing her aunt, and stroll out the avenue to the park. her walks on Necessarily the avenue took her by the cathedral,

his

Pres

not

aatis

York,

to

Above

GALLAGHER,

GROCERS

wronged.

grievously

came

in

It

elapsed. New

Amy

healthful

PERTH.

STREET,

he replied. write her," but without animation, the heard him received

been

to

and

time Avas

PNEUMATIC

PREMIES

no

at cemetery Wauhasse, the byterian mourners we're chief at his funeral her aunt. Ellen and Ridgely the one After the funeral, change that that in her life Ellen made was,

.she

Imitations.

HUGHES

except my aunt, has her Ridgely

care

had

visit

aunt

of

Beware

will

that

.impression .life

"

her

at

Spurious

and

I

him

pitied

In

Speed,

con

From

wife.

and

this

DUNLOPS,

KING

.

sented

her

for the

it

Genuine

get

yon

DUNLOP

to to

one

that

See

to

we

not

I

1

a there in study spent year a Bellew, young Avoman Avas j for making quite a nam herself in a certain Avay as a painter in in the and it was an apartment house where this that friend dwelt aunt Ellen and her took their up The abode. did at change of scene The first Avork Avonders for Ellen. the noise and bustle of the town, diversions executed for her by her

TYRES.

DUNLOP

except

suppose he said

and

Durability, RIDE

Comfort,

"

reason

an

month

ADELAIDE.

AND

CYCLISTS!

Barton,

back.

year she she

whom

at

SYDNEY,

have

I

days,

Avith who

by their.engagement, a

been there three for not shall go there again," and as she no offered Ellen, replied to New York her aunt's resistance carried out it was before another plan,

street.)

already

had a perfect knew little or albeit I have nothing of his antecedents. I correspond no relatives with whom I have an aunt from whom .a

Barrack

.from

first

scarred

followed quickly dated less than

(One door

Ridgely.

much

lived, gratified exhibited composure by her on the occasion of Joel's depar but had she seen the girl's into have she would found cause for

alarm,

Street,

two years study in Avasting yourself here, not Ellen, you should go the said Mrs. cemetery,"

really, to often

"

with

aunt

Ellen's

Ridgely, she

so

Murray

so

he

come,"

will

I

Perth.

had

are

you

.

"

have

You

Europe,

:

and

143

anxious.

and

eager

Depot

'Retail

Fruiterers,

i

Sacrifice,

something

mystery

and

beauty

of its of

tremendous mercy

im

on her uncomprehending pressed itself but soul. The ministrant quiescent in sable vestments, the altar and the A-eiled told in black, great candlesticks her that she Avas at an present irn'Ocation for the dead, and Avhat little she kneAv of the church's on teaching the subject roused itself in her mind the large consolation of it struck her for the first time, and scarcely knowing Avhat she did, she Avas on her knees, her face hid in her hands and praying A bell for the soul of Joel Barton.

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