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The Record Newspaper 04 February 1899

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STORY.

THE Has

CONCLUSION.

largest satisfaction

DRILL,

then "

and

gives any other drill

than

in

Mulholland.

Clara

sale

the dark, for an stood

better

pushed

what have you there boy, you'll destroy bundle !" dripping

But

Australasia.

"

Mother,"

dress

her to

CASH

Lady.)

Above the sea, perched alone upon a few miles from of the high cliffs its Dover, stood the little cottage, and walls SDOtless white-washed of windows gleaming in the red light to rest. In the sun the fast sinking a woman with a pale, pretty garden one

troubled

anxious,

It's

a

lovely

"

The

WlLUAM

STREET,

The

Life

Equitable the

United

FINANCIAL

distant

life

office

in

A

Large

POSITION

means

the

are

small.

so

He

earns

The to

the

on

standard

every

together thankful thankful

endure I used

is

Surplus

With

content.

But,"

as

down

upon

I can of rain there's

care,

great

a

drop "

her

face,

KALGOORLIE

and

rapidly, the waves

.

below in the

on,

return.

not

the

soon

beating the

cliff

and The

The

sound came

at

a

the

gun,

woman

ship

on

and

"

A

down

she

sat

near

the

Hamish

strange she

home,"

were

he

torn

with

another

and

at

sea,

anxiety.

gun

my

work, trembling does

not

"

And

thought. heart

God

Bank

Esq.,

M.L.A.

a

a

with and

on

rope,

she's but unconsious alive, Mrs. off the Eyre, pulling and the

rubbing fire."

and Run

blanket.' Quick, over and bending the it iu cold, form, she rolled rigid her shawl, the and pressed rescured " A to her breast. baby lovingly or at beautiful little four five girl " she murmured. Poor lamb, most," moment a and she would longer, have alas if been drowned. But, her are what will be lost, parents

Chenhall.

LIST

February. Kalgoorlie,

of New

and in

clung to

wet clothing her before drying and ask Jane for a

Hamish,

Perth.

!"

quick

!

:

23rd

South

?"

of her

come

February.

Mrs.

:

had

Eyre

been

a

Her husband, years. the Navy, had died

ten

in

His

seven.

death to

widow a

was

had been

for

Captain

when

Hamish,

child,

only

Wales.

for

sorrow

a

his

theiir

barely griev But

wife. loving she had borne it nobly, and although never than she had had more just of this world's and had goods, enough a lived uneventful she had: life, quiet, been happy, the one joy and delight her of her existence son, being Hamish. ous

Sight-Testing

Hall,

236-238,

Are

the

and

would save

make

room

and

heavy shipments MELBOURNE.

Murray-st.,

best

assorted

stocks

in

W.A.

Fancy

Goods

suitable

for

Store offered

hand.

on

for

Co.,

now

Goods

now

But

IMPORTERS,

being

set

assortment

of

large Hotelkeepers at great reductions

and

and to

forward.

coming SYDNEY.

DRAKE and

Ironmongers &

BUILDERS'

GENERAL

REQUISITES, ROLLED for

John

Danks

Merryweather

&

Sons',

Agents

& Importers,

STUBBS, 351

IRONMONGERY, GALVANISED STEEL

Hay

BRASS TUBES

in whose studio at artist, he began to spend his days,; him great encouragement.

GIRDERS

(All

&

PLUMBERS

FITTINGS, ;

to

to

Rome,"

he

time

here."

go

do surely London—

well.

"

You

said.

to

But Paris—waste:

and is my Steadily quietly the answermotto," boy would I make a When little I' It money Till then I could not manage go. '

Sizes),

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

will

must

"

FITTINGS &

as

the lad's heart was; did not dare to op a allowed drafter time, he wished. she

you

your

Perth.

Street,

an

that

old

An Dover

gave

LONDON.

it,

pose him, him to do

Perth, A

seeing

upon

"You

!"

;

Private

be us

and over, Hours passed wearily firm step was then to her joy a quick the and, path, heard garden upon she ran aside her sewing, throwing Out to open the door.

National Library of Australia

China,

largest

Glass, Earthenware, Families always

&

EARTHENWARE,

China holding

KNAPP,

S;PECTACLEMAKERS, AYYfl.rtp._ Perth.

DYNON &

GLASS,

his earliest Hamish years devoted his spare hours to draw and at sixteen deing and painting, his determination to clared become an artist. This alarmed his mother. difficulties There were in the many a The choice of such way. profes sion meant many years of study, and in the end, perhaps, disappointment.

had

& AND

JOHN CHINA,

lamp.

"'Tis come

white

Hooley, S. J.

pieces,

PRIZE

"R.fwn.l

ft

How

rocks. her taking

the

Then,

terrible!"

T.

said

yet," child's

belongs

ALL'S

Barrack-st.,

OPTICIANS

turn

ed pale. :

J.

CLARKE

of the

signal

through

started

Surplus

I

a

two

about

to all

in

One

From

mur

booming

the

and

air,

of

all

;

of

rocks audible

God help sea," " Mrs. Eyre. But what keeps mured ? be drenched as he Hamish He'll home. The rain is terrible." comes

distress,

Plan

"

CHARLES).

Free

roar

the

distinctly

those

any

"Yes,

Mutual

Hamish,

one as she was this little caught washed from the deck, and and— !" thank God, she's alive

and

Strength

TATTERS

Reference,

parlour.

"

of

urged me going out in

men

smashed

were

in

blood

grew

hoarse

against

was

cottage

storm

the

on

Hamish

yet

of

that

4fch March. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, 25,000 at 5, run SYDNEY CUP, 25,000 at 5, run Easter Monday, April 3. ADELAIDE Adelaide, CUP, 10,000 at 5, run April. Perth, 24th BIRTHDAY CUP, 25,000 at 5, run May. Port 5th July. PORT AUGUSTA CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Augusta, at COOLGARDIE CUP, 10,000 5, run Coolgardie, August. KALGOORLIE CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Kalgoorlie. August. MENZIES CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Menzies, August. run October. at Caulfield, CAULFIELD CUP, 25,000 5, MELBOURNE 7tli November. CUP, 5,000 at 5, run Flemington,

!

came

Night

than

what

straight

someone

the

sea

Bonuses.

lltli CUP, 5,000 at 5. run Albany, HANDICAP, 5,000 at 5, run

ALBANY

How How dark it is coming are and white-headed the angry into the waves !" And she hurried and shut the door. cottage did

A.

MONSTER

storm

a

Test

Future

conducted

is

Society

107

manage. splashed

on.

£10,508,995

larger

save

joined

!" gasped of deep emotion.

.

dear

the

Best

the of

(C/o

to pass, was father away. and some clever and industrious, day to or he may be able to go London his Paris to education. complete he is happy, and I am Meanwhile,

of misery

valuation

;

H.

W.

and days when his Hamish is

the nights

1897.) -

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

Forrest, Gr.

so

of

to

upon

business

of

-

I

?

My father's

us pitched terrible But way. teeth my arms, my

'

31st,

Surplus

hope to

ran

boats

the

Policy-holders.

A.

of the sea, pretty pictures dories and trawlers gathered I am in clusters. Still, that he did not go to sea that no I am called longer

and the

steamer the rocks.

voice boats

world.

Guarantee

by his

little

Society

States.

(December

£49,349,231

-

liabilities

over

Surplus other

-

'

!

French a

where

!

never

I

and

don't

?"

from the wreck. a awful Such A witnessed. big

was

it

scene

on, the

'

of

mured. are schooners and fishing-smacks to red from colour purple every to white. from pearly-grey Why Hamish ins't here to enjoy the view ? How enthusiastic he is Poor lad And he his How loves art! yet, I I cannot him say nay, though he another would had chosen pro It fession. is slow work, and our .

PERTH.

Assurance

her

Oh, mother,

and

Assets

!

& Co.,

child

un

some

?"

mean

saved

"I.

sobbed, Give her Oh, mother,

Hamish,

A child,

does this

among

mur

the

TO

APPLY

PURSER

128

eyes

she

sight," sails of

PARTICULARS

BICHD.

and down, pausing up paced slowly across the to look out occasionally and listen to the splash of the waves, that carried oars in the various boats, over the heaving water. for miles "

FURTHER

"

lad

little

a

sofa

Windmill. Telephone 358.

Alston's

'

.

and

face

TERMS

is

it

Good

the

her.

drink.

see, "

FOR

fair

OR

'

the

you

the

rub

cried,

?

heavens, with that

thing (In

she

last!"

of her son figure instant in the doorway, past her into the parlour. wet

as

.

By

the

At

"Hamish.!

FAVOURITE"

FERTILISER

AND

GRAIN

UNFORSEEN

AN

" FARMERS'

'

OUB

it."

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