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The Record Newspaper 11 December 1897

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OUR

LADIES

R Y

STO

PLEASE

NOTE

"

Your children Evodia made sit down on the sofa beside her. Yes my sweet O Miss" darling. are well I hear oft, You will "

!

!

.

her "

J

;

was

a

in

Are

3Jaria.)

dark

cheerless The air

in the

GRIFFITHS BROS,

the

afternoon

was November. keen, From wind bitterly cold. early a thick morning fog had enveloped London like a and the streets pall in the End were West and dreary to leave few people caring deserted, on homes such a day unless heir

TEA,

COFFEE

Invite

Ktt UJ

ivitrnn VslJ

In

the

Kucinoee

of

dining-room

Russell

the

Square

flickered upon and old family walls the big clumsy sofa

velvet

chairs

Wholesale

and

CUP

a

Perth

be may Rates.

portraits upon and high-backed the thick Turkey

Retail

And

MELBOURNE,

obtained

tall,

slight She

twenty. regular

girl had

five

fair

hair, a small,

well-cut,

eyes

were

and

mouth. but blue,

Her their

clear somewhat

hard

and

;

six

or

PERTH.

FREMANTLE.

a

expression

was

her

atti

whole

nuuuua

envy

See

"

.but

she

walked my

I

And yet comfortably to

rose

within

almost

"If

you

there's

AND

you

7

woman

yet?" "No. They that is, his house keeper never says that he'll marry. He hates never women, goes any where place he'd see a lady, and just lives for his profession. But he's a .good man, and only for him me and mine would be dead long ago." "J lam to hear you have glad

TYRES. DUNLOPS,

Spurious

Imitations.

and

of

Beware

CO., Ltd

such

withering

&

CASH

85

dead

to

GROCERS

(Wholesale

and

STREET,

the

TEAS

and

COFFEES

Families

well

are

Waited

and

for

on

servant

Retail)

PERTH,

known.

favourably

Orders:

Note

.1,

Address—

;e

HOWICK

and

Prompt

LOWEST

sa

Careful

Delivery

"

New Opposite STREET,

Masonic

Hall,

Alfred

Clarke,

optician

and

' J.

"

are

I

.

"i

Hay

CHINA,

qLASS

starv

ought

It had

without

is to

not

ie>

!

for

spectacle

;

AKER,

"

St,

"

Perth.

alas

Novelties

FANCY

BOHEMIAN

stands,

and

water

Table

Decorations,

&c.

SILBERT i

u",

regular

&

be

incoming

t

See

jugs

our

Prices.

by

all

SHARP,

&

HAY

ST.,

N.B.

The

of

steamers.

SILBERT M

u

consignments

SHARP, PERTH,

trade

liberally

best

Wholesale and dealt

HANNAN

fruits

quality and Retail ST.,

late

"

too

late

!

before

years

Maye

were

Lucinda

extremely of fun, and

on

of

surprise

only.

and the everyone great her she en parents,

of

annoyance

gaged

Fruiterers

KALGOORLIE.

with

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full pretty girls, as much amusement getting as of life. At the end possible out of her first Lucinda year succumbed to the charms of a gay young cap tain in the artillery, married him and. to him accompanied India. But the most Evodia, little flirt delightful ever hard to please, born, was appa and refused to rently, marry any of her various suitors. Then, to the

Co.,

EARTHENWARE, in

is

Some seven Evodia

bent

STREET. vases

it

!

bright,

&

».

sale."

come.

bread

GLASS,

Latest

ing not

MURRAY

flower

puss:!-.:

Miss!

DYNON

86

'

You

day.

it

yes,

wretched a

dresc-s

scantily Is

Laura!

"Ah, "

Chambers,

JOHN

poor, "

were

shone, softened and beautified her " face he hates women Thank God for at that rate, he will never, never But why need I care ? marry. And her hand trembled as she raised her handkerchief to her eyes to wipe the tears that kept away gathering there. But at last shf» 1<=>f fall and sobbed as freely, her though " heart would break. do I Bitterly she cried. repent my folly But,

and

lired

it

1

6 Victoria

heart's ? desire If If he her eyes "

1

!

Sight-Testing

<

the

bell.

as

"

vi;t.

:ow

.;

PERTH.

Free

l"

My

possible a smile

i

jverty

,

go

"

Mary

PRICES.

'

U

the

rang

Laura,

now, tea."

!

life

;

And some

take

IMPORTERS,

HO WICK

.rows

dug unbearable, forget' and misery some ptm'h " Miss Mayne, dun'l m remember don't you

friend. and get

the servant appeared Mrs. Sawyer to the kitchen and give her a good meal. You need not be afraid, Laura," she said gently, the pressing woman's poor hand. " Your children shall have everything they require." " Oh, thank you God bless you," cried Laura, with emotion; "and heart's give you your desire." And she followed Mary out of the room.

GALLAGHER,

care

ungrate:;: her think

a

down "

and

'

grumble,

and

"

;

hands.

through

I

,

.flashed

you were you were,

me

"

Speech

PNEUMATIC TYRE KING STREET, PERTH

PREMIER

am

she Miss," wishes

please,

how

told

;

" does she want. What Man, she begging !" Miss, ."She did not say, is and looks ill wretchedly she was mai She said your " Show her in." to lighL Mary hurried the introduced strange; drew. Evodia looked at the so, wasted he the pale, figure,

"Oh,

wished

I

He

Genuine

get

;

feet and down

you."

.trembling

that

said

ought to go to you." He he said that ? " Yes and he praised so, ' Jyou Miss." " "Indeed!" That was (Coldly.) of kind very him. But he knows little about me it is years since we met: Is he getting up and walk to the fireplace—" ing over married

ADELAIDE.

and

Durability, RIDE

HUGHES

well

am

her and

I

me.

poor

a

at

bhe

housed

for want of something away was for. And how different I had for myself!" planned door The opened and the the room. .entered "

home.

oucguiuui

from this dreary I as if Sometimes feel

up restlessly is starved soul, my heart

"

that

DUNLOP

away

stagnation. me. it would kill dressed, well fed,

and

still

='

world,

.

the

into

terday,

"

DUNLOP

prettily

oiLCii

"

"

and

:

Comfort,

a

tude spoke of weariness and dejection. she "Life is dull!" murmured, her feet the toward fire stretching her lap. and folding her hands upon A

not

'

SYDNEY,

and

of

features,

shaped

sat

fire

did you

"

?

.

.a

the

by

to

"

at

CYCLISTS!

himself

Why

!

before

me

For arm-chair

drank

Laura to

come

did

Depot,

STREET, STREET,

of

were thought you and married, dare to face the master." Evodia crimsoned. He would have But helped you. who told I was not you married ? " Dr. Edgar Bruce." Evodia started white as round, death. Who ? "Dr. Miss. saw Bruce, I the master s death in an old paper yes

or

;

WILLIAM

what

"I

of TEA

;

.afternoon. In an

dead

is

My poor

never

Depot:

/Warehouse:

husband

your

"

143 MURRAY

and large crimson in the of ferns and evergreens The was windows. furniture all the room high-ceil;good and solid, well and inged proportioned yet a there was dingy, gloomy look about harmonised the it that with general most dreariness of this depressing carpet, stand

Parcels

at

of

their

at

Retail

Office

upon tablecloths,

;

MERCHANTS,

PARTAKE

(gratis),

near

danced painted

firelight the green

and

and

"

UULJ«

house

a

where

COCOA

!

"

/liiftr

At Ul

UUJUIOJJ

CALL

CHOCOLATE

;

QUV

to

you

&

!

"

help us "Bat him ? "He death."

'

It

you

Mulholland

Clara

By

BLAME.

.

TO

.

BOTH

struggling marriage, absolute

herself

to

young for

the

impossibility.

Edgar

a Bruce, whom

to

doctor,

time

being,

Her

was

an

fathe

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