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The
STORY.
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THE
Life
Equitable of
FINDER.
the
United
FINANCIAL
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T. Sadlier, Ave
in
Assets
the
-
other
life
office
in
A
Large
(Concluded.)
morning the expected snow storm had not made its appearance; it was in the air and but hung over the crest of the moun heavily bleakness to the to the orchards shorn of to the fields whence hay had disappeared. Clouds
imparting
tain, hill-sides,
The
A.
Forrest,
their fruit, and grain of dust swept
brilliant
once
about,
I
as
cart, heavily the grist mill I strolled
downward "
to
choly,
appealing
came
at
last
Telephone
of
the
cross
Jansen,
good
knelt
there
looking
Edward
;
Special
and
;
all
Surplus
belongs
T.
Hooley, S. J.
Representative,
M.L.A.
Esq.,
Chenhall.
&
King
mained
Perth.
Streets, DRAKE'S
SAWMILLS,
fixed upon the grey earth, hardened into ruts and the first when prepared for. snow, the sky, as was obscured it by already
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TATTERS
ALL'S
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CHARLES).
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returned
the
habitants,
in
salute cart
of
or
on
MONSTER
PRIZE
at
Perth
25,000
Newmarket
Handicap, Handicap,
Cup, Anniversary Sydney
two
who,
foot,
having first taken off their hats to of the Redemption, symbol me ceremoniously. very greeted around was broken measured
fell
suddenly
all
it
sound
of
Then,
around
a
the
curve
LIST
:
5,
at
25,000
Cup,
2nd
run
10,000 at 25,000 at o,
Reference,
5,
run
26th
5,
run
4th
Easter
run
Bank
1899.
1899.
January,
1899.
March,
Monday,
of New
HUGHES J.
T.
HUGHES
of
(late
PREMIER
and
Foy
CASH
1899.
South
J.
Gibson).
WINE
P.
DOHENY
and
AND
(late
of
Adelaide.)
IMPORTERS,
SPIRIT
was
suggested
bottles.
The
Families
waited
for
on
orders.
Country
when by the
314
footstep. of the road
ferret,
der showed habitual.
But wander
HAY
receive
ceased to of the road, animal tiny
if
as
mission
was
cross.
divined the same
EAST,
PERTH.
Jean
instant who had
that
it
already
National Library of Australia
asked. " All
the
eyes
for
Sight-Testing
the
revenant
& AND
OPTICIANS
8 Royal
I walk; if river down
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GLASS, Novelties
&
No.
at
a-blowing if
it
in
Table
&c.
Decorations,
I
BOHEMIAN
"
JUGS
of
Prices.
our
But
ing ?"
I
the
through
DRAKE and
Ironmongers &
BUILDERS'
&
GENERAL
REQUISITES, for
John
Merryweather
&
Agents
Danks Sons',
Hay
BRASS
IRONMONGERY,
am on foot gay colours in the orchards, November comes,
&
Son, Ltd., Fire
Brigade
Perth.
Street,
FITTINGS
Melbourne; Appliances.
;
&
PLUMBERS
Alston's
Windmills;
Telephone
358.
was
asked,
with
Wandering my
by
the
and
his
puzzled he
said
stop
walk
some
thought
Jew
floating
mind.
am "I -snow and powers dafkness. Snow is chief my enemy," he added with a dramatic a and which made scowl, gesture " me draw a little. It hides away more almost than things truly
stopped
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London,
come
I
of expression. dou't you ever
"Yes,"
STUBBS, 351
Importers,
the
ail
smells
with
what
of
manner
WATER See
cover
still
me,
autumn,
is
matter
AND
summer,
and here, breaks from is
spriug there
and the roses and the sweet
turnity.
270.
FANCY
the
was I the more amazed at the man's burst of eloquence because it succeeded his taci previous
Co.,
STREET.
EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,
FLOWER
Latest
Perth.
MURRAY Telephone
GLASS
KNAPP,
DYNON
JOHN
in the a for the sun
me
the apples I walk; when dismal like this day, I walk still, even when the wiud from the mountain blows and blows around me."
SPECTACLEMAKERS,
Arcade,
I
another.
walk If
sometimes). the fire in
like
to
one light I shines, take (they
too
burns
how?"
from moon
night,
But
—
still
CLARKE
was affected, of delicacy his refrained from
he said day I walk," as he roving restlessly
and
ROLLED an
out
had the truth. livelihood!
comes,
307.
Free
mind
his was
me
hedges,
.
in
as
profession," my how I make a live other English would
the ice with a very great joyfulness, and the trees leaves on get new I June when tbem, still walk;
ADDRESS—
ST.
his
which them. The eyes glanced of finding me a and it was at for moment, a most of impatience with a gesture that he saluted me; taking off his to the hat however, reverently, I
daily.
attention.
every
Telephone
so keen, watchful
never eyes from side to side in search of some on the point was,
yon
the
Deliveries clients NOTE
walked his head slowly, the stoop of the shoul attitude was that this
man
and
bent;
'
a
lihood,
still
me,
and indescribably their expression.
part "it is
spoke—"
MERCHANTS.
a Licence, we to the are now Having obtained prepared supply Leading Brands and Spirits English and Colonial Ales and Stout, Wines of SUPERIOR QUALITY, the best from of not less halfhouses, in quantities than one gallon, mported direct
tall, spare man, wearing a coat and a still nondescript more hat. A species of peculiar outer coat attracted my attention, as I noted a scraggy a face beard, browned but spark by exposure, enlivened health, by eyes ling with
which
?"
of
ever
his
of
uurious
swift,
bent
"It is he said ;
If
dozen
gleams
"
neighbours
Wales.
DOHENY,
GROCERS
BLENDERS,
TEA
;
below,
telling "A
&
by transforming
say." I thought and that it
1899.
January,
stretched above; ever touched
are
out of the dim struggling when stretched the Richelieu winding away into distance.
light
head
a
came
trees
I said, pardon My friend," but why do yoa look boldness, I'my downward with so intently, your
the
Silence
clouds,
when the and anon
"
Perth.
Barrack-st.,
Caulfield Cup, 25,000 at 5, run October 15th, at Caulfield. run November Melbourne 1st, at Flemington. Cup, 25,000 at 5, November Of Wales Prince 9th, 5,000 at 5. Cup, J-'UII Deoember 26th, 5,000 at 5. Canning Cup, run Canning Park, Broken Jan. 10,000 at 5, run Silver Hill, 2nd, City Handicap,
past it tubs the
or
scudding
ness
an
one
He might be more communicative than people In auy case, thought. I would I wanted to know try. his and why his eyes re calling,
CO.
Merchants,
STEAM
OF
A.
long
I paused instant, to the yellow house, of once with flowering now at the door. drooping plants There "the Providence of the " own Fields even within had, my exercised his I bounty. memory, years
Plan
Mutual
by
An impulse made me follow him downward along the steep road to the station and plucking ; up cour I came abreast of him and age, He answered at first in spoke. but I was monosyllables, persistent.
BRANCH: Chairman
A.,
(C/o
mission Forbin-
Bishop
had
who before.
any
!
I
upward.
the
Timber
"
great
of
and
of Strength Bonuses.
M'DOWELL
by.
me
that
467.
W.
a allow sacks for
pass
than
of
the past the red house," and onward
the
to
M.L.
Manager.
PROPRIETORS
to
—
arms
on
com
and house," the mouillure, past roads so woody in summer, through like of their with the trees, ghosts melan former selves, stretching stone
conducted
Wellington
stood aside laden with
above,
is
Society
Jarrah
I started from the point where the road of the saw mill and the station roads I heard converge. the click of the wheel, and saw the saw Mathurin, miller, bustling
£10,508,995
larger
his the
—
a fence to scaling a meadow or follow path, darting trees into woods where parted showed that human feet had trodden.
1897.) -
spent
pursuing into diverging
who
my curiosity now the road
on
now highway, suddenly paths,
Test
Future
JOSEPH
leaves.
-
valuation
Best
of
Johnston,
the road in their train the
in
the
PERTH
along
eddies, carrying of the skeletpns of autumn pany
of
Guarantee
F.R.G.S,
Esq., H.
31st,
(December
standard
is
Surplus
of the business Policy-holders.
G.
life
world.
the
the
a
excited
Society
States.
Surplus
every
on
Next
to
POSITION
£49,349,231
-
liabilities
over
Surplus
Maria.")
Assurance
he
by
two
answered; —
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