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The Record Newspaper 27 May 1899

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OUR

"

STORY.

Words.

Hasty

Her

THE ,

Mary

(By

Cross,

in

Ave

the

FARMERS'

GRAIN

AND

Has

largest

the

Maria.)

FERTILISER

DRILL, gives better other drill

and

sale than

satisfaction

any Australasia.

in

of my blow that summarily disposed When senses. they few remaining I found returned, myself lying on the air the night blowing embankment, and doubtless into my face, helping to revive? me. A porter was bending over lantern in hand. me,

"

FAVOURITE

"What

"

it?

is

asked.

Train

off

the

hap

wti|$lias

I

pened ?"

;

sir.

rails,

Are

you

was

stiff

was

all

hurt?"

I.

the between

CASH

through

now

with

OR

FOR

and

broom deep cuttings waving now past gorse and seeding grasses fruit-rich of floods golden grain, little I and lovely orchards, villages. to a was northward spend travelling who few mv sister, was weeks with in Edinburgh. to a solicitor married A of and lavish supply papers me the for long magazines fortified and between me that lay journey welcome. 1 had the Lucy's loving to except for a myself, compartment

FURTHER

I

Slowly

TERMS.

arid

bruised

'

PARTICULARS

APPLY

and when

TO

or

so

on

raised

I

myself.

and giddy, that I had leaned for stout the man's

;

who

man

entered

had

in

a

EIGHT).

WILLIAM

128

PEUTII.

fci'KEblT,

The

Life

Equitable the

of'

Assurance

my catch

to

United

States.

The one

well-knit

tall,

the

and

his

face, interest

other

;

life

lay

which

Large

A. Forrest,

F.R.G.S,

Esq.,

G. H.

Johnston,

W.

formed

He he

'

a-calling, else'?"

Manager.

A.

Plan

Edward

Special

T.

belongs

Surplus

I

years and

grey

cities

since and seem

gloaming which

is

of

not us

I

BIRTHDAY FOUNDATION

Chenhall.

S. J.

Her

hushed

lonely

hills

and

to

to,

typify

me

found elsewhere indeed shall never

a

CUP,

Perth.

25,000

PRIZE

at

5,

Perth,

run

24th

5,000 at

5, run Helena

LIST May. Canning Yale,

:

5,

run

5,000

Bank

at

5,

at

ran

of New

of all

lack

Park

1st

June,

1899.

OPTICIANS

could be better nothing four square landlady with was filled yards of good-nature for the unlucky helpful pity stranger, and endeavoured to second my efforts on his behalf. Once he opened his me a haze of eyes to survey through and

;

AND

8 Royal

What

"

he

"You

for

I

SPECTACLEMAKERS,

Perth.

&

BUILDERS'

GENERAL

REQUISITES,

;

ROLLED

Agents

for

,

fro

swayed violently carriage and I a crash and a roar, was there hurled felt being through myself to receive from darkness into space, source a unknown some stunning

and

Ironmongers

Merryweather

John &

Danks Sons'.

IRONMONGERY, GALVANISED STEEL

GIRDERS

351

Hay

BRASS TUBES

(All

Street,

ill

?''

a

day

or

in

beside

next, which he

I

have

I

not

to

how die.

&

or

state

PLUMBERS

trouble."

FITTINGS,

;

places, care

"Windmill.

Telephone

35S.

I

had

he

friends," to

persons. come

At

of things

He

Scotland There or

go

times saves

like a

replied to is

;

visit no

one

whether

this

great

I

such

deal

a

of

constitution vigorous one wakened expected, morning from a deep, refreshing sleep senses on with eyes keen and clear, the. alert, voice strong and steady.

and,

Alston's

no

going

was

Perth.

Sizes),

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

I

the

live

FITTINGS &

Am

arrival.

STUBBS,

Importers,

?

will be all right assured him.

on

&

happened

him that night the fortitude admiring of bore the discomfort with I was and the pain his surroundings to to inflict. I had wired obliged Lucy not to expect me for a few days Once I asked him, in an interval yet. he if didnot wish of consciousness, to me communicate with his friends, who must about his nonbe anxious "

;

and

has

watched

and

"

DRAKE

asked.

Wales.

KNAPP,

Arcade,

the

pain.

rest

we all feel like "Don't you think our ?" I toward that own_ country was never asked but the question For at that moment the answered.

National Library of Australia

&

CLARKE

.

Sight-Testing

'

es-

the

to

of in acknowledgement the tourist. that attracts

if

as

its

primitive back

its-

and,

;

carried

was

a

fellow-

worst

he

my

railway

had

17th Henela

South

Free

earth."

to

there

;

However,

which find

line

My

feared. fared the

had

directions, to the nearest hotel tablishment turning

1899. June, 1899. Yale, June 28tli, NATIONAL V.R.C. GRAND 10,000 at 5, run HURDLES, Flemington, July 8th. V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE, 5,000 at 5, run 15th. Flemington, July COOLGARDIE CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Coolgardie, August. KALGOORLIE CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Kalgoorlie, August. MENZIES CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Menzies, August. run Caulfield, October. 'CAULFIELD CUP, 25,000 at 5, CUP, 5,000 at 5, run 7th November. MELBOURNE Flemington, PERTH run at CUP, 50,000 at 5, Perth, January 1st, 1800.

I

Scot

Lights

the

be

to

were

traveller under

CHARLES).

J.

is

bonnie

down

and of voices, footsteps, the excited officials from hastening to our assist station neighbouring

sults

ALL'S

Barrack-st.,

HANDICAP, JUNE HANDICAP, 5,000 at CORONATION HANDICAP,

is

twenty.

saw

like

seems

it

circumstances.

the of the majority Fortunately, had escaped with a shak passengers were and, though some suffering ing; re from nervous no serious shock,

M.L.A.

Esq.,

Spectacles.

land,

the

flashing chaos

a

two,"

It may be, only in my case it West has been the until a-calling her no It resist could longer.

still,

I

first

under was

Hooley,

Representative,

TATTERS

Reference,

says, Kipling 'eard the East 'eed nothin

you've won't .you asked.

;

so marble-white, dead. he was thought he was Then I found that only in beside him, I sensible and, kneeling him was what attention gave possible so

at

came

and

all

;

any

BRANCH:

MONSTER

in

"

some

Mutual

of

as

true,

it

.

where

fellow-traveller.

my

recognised

was

I

And is that when

I'm

;

that

me.

"

ten

the

on

Chairman;

M.L.A.,

107

of had

garden

observation. from India,

than

Test of Strength Future Bonuses.

of

(C/o

It occurred to me unforgotten grief. that it might be kind to take him out and away from his gloomy of himself a time; so I if reflections, only for him a journal broke the ice by offering on the and a commonplace remark we after which weather, gradually drifted into conversation. Beyond there a his wall of quiet reserve lay

and

£10,508,995

-

larger

The

all.

is

?

ance.

;

returned

-

valuation

I

that

1897.)

Best

conducted

is

Society

;

lately

the

of

PERTH

had

thought

is

Guarantee

fine partner features and but for me figure in the de intense

well-cultivated

Surplus standard

every

Surplus

The business of the to the Policy-holders.

mouth a melancholy kindly and the eyes gazed, pathetic droop into some far sanctuary mournful, was The face away. pre-eminently sad the but a intensely good one, premature silver threads in his dark the evidence of an hair completed

pleasant,

on

31st,

(December

£49,349,231

-

liabilities in the world.

office

A living

overshadowed

-

over

A

;

fascination

jection

Surplus

of her handsome

achieved ships between had a

Assets

was

travel

by foreign

if

man

to

up

POSITION

FINANCIAL

was mystery, sunburned in him nature

breathing

a me.

and He

happened

I

a full view found it much more the printed page.

romance, as

that

little

of

instantly ing than

before

looked

I

that

A here, sir, gentleman's lying bad." seemingly pretty on a He turned his lantern prosarms blood with extended, tratefigure, oozing from a wound in the temple

Society

-

rest

when

only eyes a

sore,

injured help

"

;

was

aching

can."

I

obtrusive and had immediately way into an corner, subsided opposite he sat so and motionless still where his presence. that I had almost forgot It

A trifle shaken and Hhs one been any and will doctor, gladly

the

arm,

the

though

passed,

"

all. a

un

quiet,

& Co.,

PURSER

faintness remained.

;

moment

a

'

The express was flying heat of later August,

as

I

a

;

had

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