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The Record Newspaper 17 September 1898

Page 1

The

STORY.

VUR JEAN

of

FINDER.

THE

the

United POSITION

FINANCIAL

By

T.

Anna

Sadlier

He

known

was

strangers

Surplus

Maria.-"):

only at the throughout as Jean country it alvyays puzzled

office

in

the

A

Large

on

hear

him

post-omce,

the

to

The to

the

or the saw-mill, general shop were with the (which, grist-mill, the great emporiums of gossip) by this mysterious title rendered the and more mysterious by signs

standard

every

of

1897.)

-

£10,508,995

-

valuation

than

larger

of

that

any

is

Surplus

of the

the

conducted

is

Society

Best

Test

of Future

are

StrengthBand

of

would would

Bonuses. the

on

G:

Mutual

Plan

all

;

Surplus

belongs

BRANCH:

M.L. A., Chairman; Edward Esq., F.R.G.S, Johnston, Manager. Special Representative,

H.

Hooley,

T.

S. J.

words, caring

to

subject. " Who

a

general

much

say

tdtf

this

Jean

is

air

of

not

on

the

the Finder

Jarrah

Timber

and

Wellington

M.L.A.

Esq.;

.

&

CO.

PROPRIETORS

I

to Madame put the question the She leaned Dery at shop. the counter, thoughtfully upon her a depositing, knitting upon a. cheese.historic cheese;, great for had it not been made at the cheese of factory neighbouring a Ste Marie, and taken a at prize once held at Rougemont ? fair " she for that Oh, matter,"

talk,

King

OF

STEAM

enough.

Ohj

that

if

Jean,

you

!"

comely face took

Dery's

a

Perth.

like eyes, peering out from the of wrinkles, inspected offered her. " Martin Oh, yes, Mere

DRAKE'S

BROOK.

masses wares

-

Telephone

467.

wool

the

self-same

Blue

!

shade

of

your Good-

.

is,

nothing What

"

He On

he

he

always

the

live

road

!

PRIZE run

Of Wales

Prince

run

run

Stakes,

tin

-

;

Cup, 25,000 at 5, Cup, 25,000 at 5,

Melbourne

.

J.

.

.

Caulfield

LIST

October 15th, at Caulfield. November 1st, at Flemington. November 9th, 5,000 at 5.

Bank

Reference,

of New

South

fortunately, Conversation

securely

fastened.

became

impossible apologies assisted the acci

until I had, with uiany for awkwardness, my Madame Dery to repair

.

dent. The honey once replaced, Madame her Dery resumed not

fidential,

to

her It

best

wild

TEA

Only

they the the

a

English

and

mported

direct

dozen

"

Save

crossing than from

the

cried

herself,

as

from

rest

a

blast

Dei y, louder

and mountain, as sound, wailing prolonged it though sought a restingTplace. is the Month of the Dead, Aud it I don't say any you understand. "

you

this

speak could

of

(late

Adelaide.)

"

very tell

Jean a

of

whom

good deal

314

best

we

are

to

prepared

now

Wines

of

SUPERIOR

quantities

of

Stout, houses,

in

it

been

with mali

which

ac

:

It

was

marrying.

MERCHANTS.

clients

receive

supply

not

the Leading Brands and QUALITY, Spirits

less

than

one

But I brought her back some what abruptly to the more interest and less familiar of Jean ing story the Finder." Jean!" "he "Poor she said;

half-

gallon,

Delivex-ies

orders.

HAY

ADDRESS—

ST.

has

his trade ; winter nearly nothing, what I aaid to Mousieur and that's to le Cure wheu he wanted marry him to Adeline Bouchard. The poor Adeline would be glad, for it is a of case. She is the only despaired

PERTH.

EAST,

for

Sight-Testing Spectacles.

&

CLARKE 8

Royal

DYNON

JOHN GLASS, in

Table

Co.,

270.

FANCY

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

FLOWER Novelties

No.

AND

Decorations,

me

BOHEMIAN WATER

&c.

See

DRAKE &

BUILDERS'

& and

Ironmongers

JUGS

GENERAL

REQUISITES, ROLLED

Agents

for

Merryweather

John &

Danks Sons'.

IRONMONGERY, GALVANISED STEEL

GIRDERS

351

Hay

BRASS TUBES (All

&

&

PLUMBERS

Sizes), ;

Alston's

to

Windmills Telephone 358.

them dear

the

except

the

serve

Convent

at

good

Langueil;

from

you

were

this

Jean."

lips

going

Dery as

a

put shadow

the aud

bell

to

tell .

her to finger darkened the

clauged

vvarn-

the door ingly, opened. a tall man in a Presently shaggy coat stood there. "I it was said he," thought re Madame Dery, apparently and I feared much that he lieved, us had heard speaking of him and '

FITTINGS,

Melbourne & Son, Ltd., London, Fire Brigade Appliances.

weut

about Madame

doorway;

Perth.

Street,

FITTINGS

that

parishiouers married get

"Well,

her

Prices.

our

STUBBS,

Importers,

his

now

go In

the mountain. who has the Cure, aud grieves that heart of a fathei, have to take he cannot anyone Jean." this of Adeline, thought

STREET.

Telephone

Latest

&

MURRAY

236

five of So this

Perth.

Arcade,

of

Cure cannot those who God in the

KNAPP,

to

long

over.

one

SPECTACLEMAKERS,

AND

OPTICIANS

not

is

307.

Free

[?]

GLASS

daily.

attention.

every

Telephone

National Library of Australia

sub the the

was she that long in an She was old maid, no doubt ; and to get such a hand some husband aud well off, too, that Joe."

IMPORTERS,

SPIRIT

Madame

companied

howling

rhe

but

and

for

on

a

thing,

DOHENY

and

AND

NOTE

down ended in

came

the

waited

CHINA, Madame

Ales

Country

November

!"

us

Licence,

a

Colonial

con

fate.

P.

!

figure

the remark, which had cious but for the smile

bottles. Families

it.

J.

Gibson).

GROCERS WINE

obtained

Having of

from stood up sharp and erect white ground between, defying of

Foy and

CASH

?

sick

anybody

Bourgeois' had vanished, it into shopwoman followed darkness with her eyes, and

Wales.

DOHENY,

a

tea

that

bitterness

of

(late

BLENDERS,

night. was but a my lodging dared I had not to be step away, of doors, of out for fear being snow-bound. a recent Already of soft suow had powdered flurry on the and the mountain, pines was

HUGHES

PREMIER

mysterious

say

maiutain

to

T.

good

common attitude. In with the other of the mountain, she people seemed to take a certain it) pride aroused the curiosity by tbe enig and matical character of. this man,

did

J.

&

pound

is

want

you

:

When

"

HUGHES

honour

stantial

run

?"

what

And socks ? What yon ? wear Joe socks ? bought I had forgotten it is that baud is burned and your you canuot knit."

run

He finds." " Finds !" I exclaimed, knocking down in several my astonishment boxes had. of new honey which come M. in that from morning Lano's but which beehives, were,

a

?

Bourgeois!,

.And quarter !

among Does Ah!

:

run

does

so

Madame

pail,

in

26th, 5,000 at 5. Canning Cup, run Canning Park, December 2nd 1899. Perth January, Cup, 25,000 at 5, 2€th 1899. 10,000 at 5, run January, Anniversary Handicap, 4th Newmarket 25,000 at 5, March, 1899. Handicap, at Easter 5, Sydney Cup, 25,000 Monday, 1899.

?"

the road." But how

.CHARLES). Perth. Barrack-st.,

(C/o

.

.

not

it

good-evening

-

MONSTER

on

,

,

107

do not know who has come from

occupation

his

is

is

,

all."

at'

"

"

we

where

ALL'S

;

he

EES

"

.

"

answered,

T ATT

A

Is

sample. evening,

.

W.

i

way he

Streets,

SAWMILLS,

the

of

on Martin out such a night, and for wool is it not for wool ?" The bent figure of the little old woman drew closer as the bead

Merchants,

?"

'

lonely only hear

bits

pleasant, practical expression, as she hailed various incomers. " A half pound of sugar for you, Madame and two candles ? Groulet, And Mere there is Yes, yes!

Chenhall.

M'DOWELL

JOSEPH

on

aud.

some

Madame PHRTH

A. Forrest,

And

long.

world.

Policy-holders.

'

the

business

31st,

Surplus

Guarantee

j

at

or

life

not

little

no

other

liabilities

over

his ouly. he would lips. open heard him say once that I myself were and he is the there ghosts, to see For you one them. must know that he walks early and late, from dawn to dark ; and when all the night there is moonlight, if

Society

States.

(December

£49,349,231

-

but

mountain village the surrounding the Finder. And

spoken

-

j

"Ave

N

Assets

the

in

Assurance

Life

Equitable

;

of

Adeline.

I

assure

you

wher

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