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\ serting him. But he got his story out lat last, and waited for its ef- ■ feet. 'My poor Leah,' said Max. 'It I can only find her alive . Ah, she shall not £>'O back to him.' And then the elder Talfourd astonished his son by announcing his determination. 'You will have to drop it all, Max, he continued. 'There Is no alternative.' He waited for his answer, but none ■ came. His son sat opposite him with \ set lips, looking him squarely in the ; face. , 'Well,' said Mr Talfourd at last, , 'are yon going- to say anything?' \ 'Not on this subject,' said Max quiet- : ly. 'It would be useless. The fact , of my engagement has been already ; announced; and if it were not, it should be—all the sooner for this. 'Max.' 'We will not discuss the matter, father. We have never yet differed in anything of importance. This is , very important to me. You promised, i yes, proffered, your help. Let that go. ( I release you from tliat, from any promise you like. Be neutral—be even opposed to me, if yon will, but do not. lay any commands upon me. I shall have to disobey them. And now, will you excuse me? 1 have an engagement with Wyntoun.' Captain Connors did not expect a visit from Mr Paget. But he did expect a full account of the meeting between Messrs Talfourd and Page!, through the medium of Polly Cousin; a repetition of the story told by Talfourd, from the Paget point of view. It was Cousin's plan to arrive at Mr Paget's house directly after the depai'ture of Mr Talfourd, then to return to the office and report to Captain Connors. But he did not come. And after an hour of waiting, the Chief began to yawn. 'Cousin was never so late before,' he murmured sleepily. Another half hour and then the monotony of waiting was broken by the arrival of a note. It was from Abner Paget, and ran as follows: — To Captain Connors, Chief of Police, City. Sir, —I have this evening received a visit from one of your agents, Mr Cousin. I hope that the questions you have thought it necessary to ask, through him, have been answered satisfactorily. I have some ground for thinking that the clue to my daughter's strange disappearance may not be so difficult to find. I have learned that she had engaged herself, against my expressed commands, to a young man in whom I have reason to believe there is much that it is reprehensible. The young man's father has cherished for years an enmity against me, and has encouraged his son in the pursuit of my daughter. I will not go further into this painful suliject. Were it not for I your assxirance that my confidence would be respected. I could not write as above. I have not mentioned this suspicion to Mr Cousin. The name of the young man who has clandestinely won my daughter's affections is Maxwell Talfourd. A word to the wise, etc. —Yours, ABXER PAQET. 'Upon my word,' ejaculated" the Chief, when he had perused this missive, 'that's an astonishing thing. I'll—give this letter to—Nickerson.' He waited half an hour longer and ■then prepared to leave for the night, somewhat dissatisfied at Cousin's nonappearance. 'I can't think what has overtaken Cousin,' he muttered. 'It's the first time he ever failed me.' (To be Continued.) Medical. Whether itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, pimply, or blotchy, whether simple, scrofulous, or hereditary, from infancy to ago, speedily cured by warm baths with Cimcuiu Soap, gentle anointings with Cuticora (ointment), tho great skin cure, and mild doses of Cdticura Resolvent, greatest of blood purifiers and humour cures. I« told thronghout tho world. British depot: F. New- ; BERr & fiovs, London. Potter Dkuo and Chum. Coup., Sole Propx.. Uoston. U. s. A. St3-"How to Uuro Every Blooil Humour," post free. FACE HiJia!!RY^^Lv B T^r n? mißhe9 The best preparation for preserving, restoring, sud beautifying the bsir is It keeps the scalp free from dandruff, heals troublesome humors, and pre« vents the hair from falling out. When • the hair becomes dry, thin, faded, or gray, it restores the original color and texture and promotes a new and vigorous growth. Wherever used, Ayer's Hair Vigor supplants all other dressings, and becomes at once the favorite with ladies and gentlemen alike. PREPARED BY BR. I C. AVER A GO., Lowell, Mass., U.S. A. GOLD IfiEMLS at Ihe World's Chief Expositions. , TTOUNG MEN, write to me for rateable Freo : -8- Books concerning yourselves.—Professor Robert Hermann, Specialist, Coilins Place, Melbourne,