(From
the
Irish
wild
night,
With Marcaille
said
TEA, Invite
Mass." Midnight nis 01a out spoke he shook with snow, while the cloak all white sorted the letters. postmistress she said. that is There done," " before you start But warm yourself out." threw down his leather Marcaille and in and shiny spots, bag, black stove. close to the roaring came a He was little, wiry, tough-look His face, browned man. by sun ing as wrinkled as an old and wind, was to
he
&
COFFEE to
the
where
at
of
PARTAKE
or
his
red,
was
nose
thought his mouth
it
;
was
his
enlisted,
past years of
officer,
petty
Alma, wounded
at
Office
—
Champagnole
the
on
of
Retail
Depot
:
ful
PERTH.
Warehouse WILLIAM
FREMANTLE.
MELBOURNE,
AND
SYDNEY,
into
W.
strength nose His
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little
grew
a
even
happened
once
letter,
not
Perth.
Barrack-st.,
PRIZE
Summer
Coolgardie
postman four hun
but
tunately,
him "
it
lesson. Here they
he
that
important might have
very
a
Run
Cup,
Great
lost
Property Distribution, Sydney Cup, 10,000 at 5. Run
Adelaide
Run
at
LIST
:
12th
March
10,000
at
75>
at
Drawn
5th
nth
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at 5.
Cup, 25,000 Handicap,
Birthday
Bank
Reference,
"HUGHES PREMIER
20.
5.
April.
April.
nth
May.
Perth
of New
&
CASH
24th
May.
South
Wales.
at
50,000
314 Hold
the
HAY
Cize,
FARM
DELICACIES, TEAS
and
Address
Best
" "
It
GROCERIES,
in
the
City.
Our
favourably
known.
Orders:
Prompt
and
Careful
LOWEST
PRICES-
for
HAY
PERTH,
PRODUCE
ST.
Famous
New
Masonic
EAST,
PERTH.
TABLE
Brands
of
Delivery.
Hall,
letters for
Free
for le
the
for
Sight-Testing
enormous "
-"
and
worth
Marcaille, it
.on !
Madame A regis
17
Madame
held
bristling
with
CHINA, GLASS Latest
caring
laughing.
"Well,
monsieur, it
will
fear." hands, never " than Not more said madame.
!
this
in
!
Africa..
feel my hands at all." Mercaille his stopped, put down and beat his upon bag, vigorously both arms. in a sides with He drew and of icy exhaled air, long breath was much it with a breath that like a sigh, and trudged on again. he was Five minutes at Cize after, at the door of a fine and ringing of the ironmaster. high house " It is Marcaille." Marcaille Hullo, " ? Have letters got some you round The children swarmed him. He came the outside and up steps, "
&
in
Novelties
Table
&c.
Decorations,
our
Mayor." go through
CONSIGNMENTS
INCOMING
his
SILBERT HAY
yours," N.B.
—
&
&
SHARP,
ST., PERTH, The trade liberally
BEST
Wholesale and
HANNAN
dealt
with
FRUITS
as
he
let
Marcaille
:
old fellow, Christmas him
Around
JUGS Prices.
of
were
ALL
ONLY. QUALITY and Retail Fruiterers, ST., KALGOORLIE.
a
towering
registered Eve this
happy
voices
Christmas tree mys would soon be
terious parcels which distributed to the A pleasant circle. this
BY
even
along,
and bursts of laughter. In the mid dle of the room the ironmaster and his wife were to the branches tying
SHARP, OF
STEAMERS.
There,
early."
WATER See
and. pulled of the draw
youngsters the door
pushed
Attention, letter. No
BOHEMIAN
AND
to
"
Co.,
FANCY
EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,
GLASS,
dancing
thought
Perth.
STREET.
SILBERT
is
the
National Library of Australia
Arcade,
said
for," "Whose
through
Royal
MURRAY
FLOWER
REGULAR For
"
can't
room. ing kimself be
opticiannd_
DYNON
86
?" "
M'Ness's
JOHN
beside which of blood, five
like blots red seals.
That's
is
than
warmer
pushed him
spectacle
Clarke,
Alfred
Mr.
first."
great envelope, and notices, stamps out
was
the
!"
No, but
spread
" This rascally How heavy it
"
,
went
a
up
now,
!
!
said
one
attention
pay
not
is
"
to let
registered I'm late
"
Siane,"
Lefevre, tered letter
!
I
—
"
voice.
!
Retail)
GENERAL
and
Stock
Opposite
—
and
I
EAST,
Assorted
DAIRY
on
(Wholesale
of
well
are
Waited
Note
a
and
COFFEES
Families
for Chatelneuf." Vaudioux nothing " said Marcaille. That's good," "That spared nothing for Chatelneuf" of rough and a half him a league
walking. " For
the
said
Marcaille
"attention, Then aloud,
"
"
IMPORTERS,
ST.
and
Complete
Most
taught
Marcaille,"
are,
"two Lefevre, for Pillemoine,
one
giumbled
sack," he grumbled. I would to-night have done better after all to stop at the One glass of white Pineapple. wine is no matter. but killing Yes, when then a fellow takes he one, he goes takes two and then Brrr
5.
a
Madame
Hum,"
?
ling.
GALLAGHER,
GROCERS and
for
one,
of wine
thank you The window of the Pineapple house, which had been opened, public and Marcaille, closed again, proud of the victory over went himself, whist out of the village. ling was four o'clock, but the nights It came in December. early Lights already began to shine out from the scattered houses. The night darken ed over the on the forest of Siane, In branches left. the the wind with its plaintive or menac whistled and its ac ing modulations, vague to Marcaille's whist companiment
CHARLES).
J.
MONSTER
him to, put and his legs. it redder;
to
A glass
"
ter
TATTERSALL'S
A.
acquired
heart
his
sud
"
"
seemed
that
"
"
himself,
ADELAIDE.
re-
the as he taste" he old In every had called it. village In almost friends. acquaintances, he found, house in exchange every he brought a for the letter glass of
wine,
cried
"
six.
had
are
Marcaille!"
no
;
little
nothing."
at
;
Marcaille But of a bad habit
have
I of water those who
glass
a
there
all,
denly a rough voice. turned. Marcaille
:
STREET, And
of one a dred francs year, pension a total in hundred francs, making francs. come of five hundred for five hundred And for ten years, a Marcaille made twice francs, day, his round and evening, morning of a circuit of seven consisted which his With in all weathers. leagues he care a took of hundred francs five the eldest children wife and four was
and
six,
after
1
STREET,
for
But,
"Hullo,
at wounded honour Then Marcaille
route
and
143 MURRAY
Solferino,
ably discharged. had been given the place
Marcaille
sight.
:
in
service,
of
!
was
drawn
;
out
"
words and cor forth called friendly moustache His dial hand-grasps. and on his had a military ferocity, its a with red collar blue blouse and worn of green scrap yellow told all ribbon seven the draft,
and
!
;
that
face
good
a
moment
a
in
"
be afraid
The cold the pinched sharply wind blew little whirl up piercing of fine dry snow. Marcaille pools along briskly, jogged muttering A mouth Not much Christmas
too
a
eyes sparkled,
smiling
to
!
Don't
was
!
His
stick
this
soon "
"
apple.
will
it
"
too
Perth Depot, obtained
be may Rates.
Wholesale
of TEA
CUP
a
their
at
(gratis), Parcels
Retail
MERCHANTS,
COCOA
and
CALL CHOCOLATE you
replied As
of
more
reflection, philosophic the letter into his dropped leather he buckled care bag, which He his cloak and put on fully. opened the door. " And above cried madame all," " Don't after Christmas him, begin
GRIFFITHS BROS.,
Cathode.)
Marcaille,"
to the letter-carrier, the postmistress in. who had just come " Wild, indeed, Madame Lefevre," " be 'twill bad Marcaille,
going
but
"No, his."
LETTER.
REGISTERED
A
"
NOTE!
PLEASE
and
warm
impatient
fragrant
task,
little
truly,
in
atmosphere, while outside windows and
before a crackling fire, the wind the rattled whistled down the chimneys. " A of wine, Marcaille glass the said mistress of friendly house.
"
?
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A
LADIES
STORY.
OUR
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