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By
Story.
Amies
Marion
Taggart,
in
-
(To
not
to
meet
herself
in
her with
the
heavy door
the
the
of
portiere
she
usual. her key,
did Let Eva
and
lifted
library.
Her
;
pushed
open
as
the a closed before fire, her knee, her head drooping on one Poor she shoulder. mother, in the warmth," thought got sleepy over to her. She Eva, and tip-toed her shoulder, laid her hand on and room her then the whole with rang
mother book on
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want
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PURSER WILLIAM
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& Co.. PEKTH.
KELT,
For
mamma,
twenty-seven was mother
mother
not
dead. the closet
Eva
COOMBE,
between
think
I
I
her
fainted,"
"Tm
murmurmed.
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SIZES
and go upstairs her. gently raising leaned Majoribanks shoulder. daughter's
her
I
afraid
can't
get
W.
heavily "
A.
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TO.
ATTENDED
an nearly get her mother
could at
rest I'm
"
I
In
morning
Mrs.
Majoribanks
BALLARAT
7th November. CUP, 5,000 at.5, run Fleniington, November SUMMER CUP, 25,000 at 5, run Ballarat,
but
rise,
back half-fainting.
fell as
she
her
saw
CANNING
pale
rested Not yet, Her asked. mother's
?"
mamma
white
I
shall
sleep
for
at
50,000
5,
Boxing Day,
Canning, 25,000 at
run
October.
Caulfield,
at
5,
Perth,
Bank
be rested
ever,"
she
again
South
for
the
1900.
Wales..
made
she
while
beef-tea
waited anxious
was
accustomed
She
is
thought soon." again
which
she
The
feeble, to her
at the
her
no
knew
that
one
It
DRAKE
her vacant place in the a change planned slight make in her dress to would fair
the
following evening. he looked as doctor grave Mrs. bed beside Majoribanks' her
thin
irregular
quick,
hand,
counting
pulse,
and
light
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Perth.
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speak
is
largely the
that
Ivwas
until
her
called
own
fault,
of,
these
self-im
who
never
utter
gladly
assume
fault
that
as
it
a
every are families
their
I inconsiderate. suppose my has been the only dis protest voice in the chorus of praise but I think zeal and charity ;
that
doing
have
you was
really
had the done
by
of yours,, of her glory the false esti act
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Alston's
child,
Windmill.
Telephone
35S.
burdens
you
of lightening abroad to do good. that I speak severely,
while You but work
your
mother,
.never
dreamed
you
went
may
think
whose
enough in my professional of mothers themselves martyring their children be free, and may I
;
your
walked on her your charitable
and forbearance, of her neighbours.
PLUMBERS
FITTINGS,
Melbourne Brigade Appliances.
Son, Ltd., Fire
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to
I you
And you, the must find all consola in the remembrance that you can what be did not realise you did, you cause But your of established habit. work was vicarious done by charity,
FITTINGS &
time. that and
hands which weary upstairs, that you might be free to live as life would. And I think you have all little hidden woman will
mate
Hay
BRASS.
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Danks '
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Importers,
to
of
silent
STTJBBS,-
&
have
you
the merit of every good all the additional with
MAKERS,
my tion
overdone a little," will be all right she thought re
nerves
I
work
every credit
that
Perth.
Arcade,
Royal
and
always
your
being
.
and
stood holding
and And
of
gretfully choir, wear
only "
she
to
8
to
often,
those slaved
KNAPP,
SPECTACLE
AND
OPTICIANS
.
tired.
"
for
Spectacles.
doctor. She was not her she felt about because mother, that she was not ill in any sure way, the
she
silent
selfishly
Sight-Testing
&
have
The
saint's part, and unselfish
so
women molating but complaint body's burdens,
;
CLARKE
a
is
sentient of your
Free
me.
'
stern
very
from
a class for long that have felt you
playing
is
said.
doctor
some
pardon
mother
"
1899.
26th,
till
in spite of " I'm not ill protests. she "and the only tired," repeated, doctor cannot help me while the con ditions of my life remain the same." Eva
sure
24
December
run January 26th, January 1st, 1900."
of New
of this
am
right upon.
she
Reference,
one
inward never
Eva sent her mother's
and
run
5,
HANDICAP,
CUP,
parted
lips
at
run
5,
smile.
a
for
CUP, 10,000
ANNIVERSARY PERTH
25,000 at
must
kil she was long seen and wondered herself ling by inches, at your blindness, though I had no
:
CUP,
"
I
LIST
CAULFIELD
Eva startled face when she entered.
"
PRIZE
MELBOURNE
don't
;
You
work.
be fright she said.
dear
was
in
MONSTER
those stairs than you go down in walk to Rome for Vespers rtiis Come here St. Peter's afternoon. a moment, Miss Majoribanks I have to the tell doctor something you," him down-stairs, said as Eva followed and he led the way the into library.
flesh
tired,"
am
the to
and
Perth.
night.
ill,
the
doctor looked at Eva with ex " disfavour There is no choice. be obliged to will Miss Marjoribanks some of her well-known exercise mother. towards her W e charity had of have about enough your vicarious Mrs. good works anyway, there is ab-" but now Marjoribanks no no choice. You could solutely
were
only
not
ened.
tried
the
for
to
ALL'S
Barrack-st.,
she
hour before her room
was
away
say dis and the agreeable things has that he doctor this advantage, speaks from his own knowledge and has only while the priest observation, to he is told, and judge from what are even people very well-meaning self-deluded. You have been horribly
CHARLES).
J.
she
said. It
has
very
Perth.
TATTERS
am
I
stay assumed
truths but necessary doctor and the priest
bed,"
Eva,"
there,
cannot
she
that
now
"
Specialty.
PROMPTLY
Telephone
IN
IRON
ARCHITRAVES,
Timber
Building
said,
Mrs. on
to
Come
she certainly
to,
;
exhausted. Eva
it
'
her
could
only
;
take
more
PERTH.
STREET,
FREMANTLE
mother
not
not
did
;
IRON
:
Branches:
daughter. " Are you ill, mamma ? Were you faint ?" asked Eva, kneeling by her. "
WOOD,
brought
from and forced it the white lips, and in a few moments Mrs. Majoribanks opened her at her eyes and looked dully
brandy
like at the table feel that she when I asked
The
years
was
her
charge."
time
first
Mrs.
cries
treme
then in her her of her life deaf to her appeal, but a beneath the faint fluttering finger which she laid her pulse allayed upon showed that her her first fear, for it 1"
me
the
to
speak
!"
something
has
to
to-morrow
get up duties
with
as
absolute
nursing, all nourishment,
must
refuse
and
could
heart's
the
must have and constant
my
Eva she
energy. fair,
RICHD.
I
and go about Majoribanks
write
Eva
stimulants, can bear."
beef-tea, she that
an
he said, tonic," in succession.
a
is
in bed,
"Doctor,
You
sat
"Mamma,
here
rest
stimulate
to
is
then
and
prescription,
and this to them mother
action, hand "Your
"
cry:
a
KThis
CAN
be the
to
wrote other.
STEEE
Market.
in the library as. but her mother
come
WE
concluded.)
A light burned ran up the walk,
ting
ALL
CULTIVATOR
an
This
"
GrIANT
SECTIONAL
Exchange.
be
"
the
.
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see
times
I
think
every
American
.
that some
has
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