OUR
STORY.
ONE
Magdalen
(By
DAY.
Rock
in
The
A. of
Pioneer
WOOD,
the
Binder.
of life and the years that had way the time of his departure elapsed from Mr. did not from Revel England, to hesitate as the acknowledge him heir of Trevor Court, and of it he had
Maria.)
Rosamund Trevor, her break in voice, the last done label is is packed." last trunk
Now," a
"
all
now
And
is
have still one answered brother
her more of companionship. I wish it were over." He
looked
furnished
round of the
room
And
of.
the
yet
dusty,
London
lands
lodg
called, drawn
familiarly
viously the
he
surrounding old Squire
father,
of his
name
family forget
Bible, that the
by
graced
one
but
spendthrift
it.
His
Trevor,
as
had
some
was
years
pre
ROLLER
BEARINGS.
Send
For
WILLIAM
& Co.,
STREET,
to
fit
do
so."
And Mr. Revel had made up mind to act no as longer legal adviser to the Trevors. Stephen had smiled when he heard this decision. his
PERTH.
once
and
care,
the
boy
W.
A.
MELBOURNE
after
had
come
;
at
CUP, 5,000
BALLARAT
SUMMER
CANNING
at
CUP, 25,000 at
CUP, 10,000
5,
5,
found
her
relative.
I
know,"
to "
26th,
1899.
to
answer was
ANNIVERSARY PERTH
;
50,000
CUP,
at
at
run
5,
January
of New
26th,
January
run
5,
Perth,
Bank
Reference,
at
25,000
HANDICAP,
South
1900.
1900.
1st,
Wales.
BROTHERS'
ST.
GEORGE'S
at
and
your and
is
COLLEGE..
TERRACE,
well-furnished
large,
the
on
banks
did
dormitories,
airy
fine
a
Swan
River.
It
gymnasium,
and
extensive
the
of
has
play-ground. ;
The
Pupils Examinations.
boarders
younger are
prepared
under
are fr
During 1897 twenty-one students tained by the College Examinations. Government
the
Adelaide
f
passes viz.,
of
care
and
University
in
Matron.
experienced
an
Government
Scholarship
examinations competitive at the and University
public
seventeen
of
ob
were
four
that
said the
to
still
wish'
it is hard melancholy
equally wonder
and
trunk
of mine,,
gloomy why it is
baggage, that the
of
preparations me
sit
in
day
travelling
?"
as The girl gave a little smile she of years She was a spoke. couple a fair, older than her brother, with refined face and silky masses of brown hair. The half- weary smile faint,
not
rest
long
on
her
as away quickly the sorrowful lines
leaving Like most
situated
beautifully classrooms,
Rosamund
always depress
PERTH.
lege
his care documents.
a
"
I
passed
Co
I.
influence,
Jack's'
over, that
look
Jack. signs «
CHRISTIAN
not
and
were,
So Mr. Revel resigned and Trevor deeds
Trevor
24
Day, December
Boxing
Canning,
run
:
November
Ballarat,
run
had
are
of business."
man
his
he.
young Jack place in a business a house in Port while Elizabeth, distant cousin had offered Rosamund the a home with her. In return girl was to make herself useful generally
November.
7th
Flemington,
run
5,
LIST
had
made for the and Stephen, to claim his
National Library of Australia
PRIZE
you
right," " You
good
women,
with parting Jack was Jack's grief than her own to the window She moved and looked out. Even there
were
signs
of spring
rows
were
fluttering
about house;
lips
as
it
it
;
came,
behind her
grief
more
it.
in for
loneliness of the room in London the spar :
the
eaves
and in a opposite the trees had put forth near, square a few while a green leaves timidly offered bunches of flower-girl pretty white violets for sale. A and purple came to sudden Rosa inspiration the
of
;
at
the
.
mund.
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Ironmongers BUILDERS'
&
GENERAL
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Importers,
TUBES
GALVANISED
ROLLED
STEEL
Danks Sons',
London,
Hay
BRASS
IRONMONGERY,
JREQUISITES,
,
"Jack,"
STDBBS,
&
GIRDERS
&
she
instead
"
let said, us'go some of remaining .moping
here."
Perth.
Street,
FITTINGS &
(All
where
PLUMBERS
FITTINGS, Sizes),
" In Yes," Jack replied promptly. the weeks that had passed in making for his the necesssary preparations atmos the close London departure, to had become hateful the phere "But where country-bred youth. .
was
smart
a
the
Perth.
Barrack-st.,
MONSTER
This
Stephen
like
CHARLES).
J.
as
young
Through
107
death.
search
TATTERSALL'S (C/o
Stephen.
long-absent
the
approve
then
so
forger.
in every sought likely will unlikely place for a later Trevor for had made many. Squire had By all of them his grandchildren his heirs, been with a little or a less more little or under restrictions, Mr. different Revel guardianship. blamed himself in no light degree for the chance that had left Trevor Court to Stephen. The had Squire him to execute a new summoned will, he some and had allowed slight business to keep him from attending he reached the order at once. When the Court at he was met with length, of his client's sudden the. tidings
time,
WORK.
a
Revel
a
IN
are
and
course
could
"No doubt you remarked, carelessly.
;
Of
not
Trevors had been dis who was not only a
as the heir of the estate. had chance, Squire Trevor died without a will signing by which he left to two his his possessions and in an old writinggrandchildren desk the family to his horror, lawyer, had found a will executed a many before. which will, year .By that Mr. Revel had supposed destroyed, Court bulk Trevor and the of the dead man's to went his property
Mr.
DURABLE.
RELIABLE
PURSER
128
dark, line through eldest son in the old and to endeavoured
By a mere
son,
DRAUGHT.
STRONG.
Catalogue—
a
;
eldest
LIGHT
TESTED.
RICHD.
Trevor had been turned Stephen from his home, nor could he complain that he had been unjustly treated. He had not been sent away emptyhanded. A considerable sum had been placed to his credit in one of the when he banks of Melbourne, de cided to try his fortune in the South ern and from Continent the time of his departure from England nothing more had been heard of him. The second son of the house had met an death in the hunting and field, early his young wife did not survive long the shock of her husband's death so that Jack Trevor and his sister had been brought under their up entirely grandfather's been treated
and
;
grand he
nephew
were intentions Mr. or Revel
" I have children of my own," he had said, when the lawyer urged him to make some for Jack and provision " I shall Rosamund and I expect have for enough to do to provide them. have had a The boy and girl I have been time of it while jolly as Revel : best I might. 'No, living Court a princely estate Trevor isn't Let. the shift by any means. pair themselves. for They ought to be
ill-
and not so of age, very he had been the acknowl Court and the of Trevor
lost in
families
surrounding
—
his
his
and his that either
"
;
twenty
edged heir
;
He
possession. known
making
regarding
niece
and his sister had resided two or three for weeks, with eyes dimmed that his by tears riianhood to let forbade him young He was fall. a lad about nineteen or
before
in
such
where
long
taken
time
day before one day
ing-house,
years
once
no
tentions
:
we
us,"
at
—
the
written, "
said
little
—
"
with
the
his
Ave
the
changed
in no slight handsome reckless, degree the old lawyer had young scapegrace But often lectured and admonished. when had been allowances made for
from
-
ON
WALTER
He. was
own.
Agents for John & weather
Merry
&
Son, Ltd., Fire
Melbourne
Brigade
;
Appliances.
Windmill. 358. Telephone
Alston's
shall
we
go ?"
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