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Show I S? v I MARCH H of the; WHITE GUARD H "By SIR GILBERT PARKER H ft ft H (Cop;lltht,la,i7l(.r rranoAUo) H CHAPTER X Continued. H JnHpar Ilimio looked steadily Into tho H pycH of tho man who had wrotiRed H him: "Komombor, Vnrro, you hcKln H tho world again. I am going now. Ily H tho memory of old days, good-by?' and H ho hold out his hand. Vnrro Iximgo H look It and rose tromhlliiKly to his H feet, and said, "You aro n good man, B Jaspnr Hume Uood-byl" H Tho Sub-factor turned at tho dour H "If It will pleaso you, tell your wife H that I saved you Somo one will toll H her; perhaps I would rather nt leust H Jt would bo moro natural, If you did H It." Ho passed out Into tho heat of B sunshlno that streamed Into tho room HBl and fell ncrass tho flRtiro of Vnrro !. HBl page, who Bat and said dreamily, "And H begin tho world again." B Ilcforo Jaspar I In mo mounted, ul- HHl most Immediately after, to Join the H Whlto Guard now ready for tho Jour- H oey back, Juccjues sprang upon him H and pushed his noso against his mas- H tor's heart And onco-again, and for tho last tlmo that wo shall hear It, M Jaspar Hunio said, "It's nil right, M Jacquod." H And Uicn they Btartcd for tho north H again. As thoy wero dolru; bo n H shadow foil across tho sunlight thnt B Rtrcamcd upon Vnrro Icpngo. Ho H looked bp. Thoro was n startled cry H of Joy, nn answering exclamation of H loye, and Hobo Lcpngo was locked In H her husband's nrniH. H A fow moments after and tho swoot- H faced woman said: "Who was tho man H who redo away to tho north as I camo H up, VarroT Ho reminded mo of somo M ono, but I enn't think who It Ib." M "That was tho lender of tho Whlto H Guard, tho mau who saved me, my B wlfo." Ho paused a moment and then H solemnly Bald, "That man was Jaspar H Humol" H Tho wlfo roBo to her feet with a B spring. "Ho saved you! Ho saved ft, . youl Jaspar Humol oh, Vnrro 1" H ' "Ho savod wo) Itosol" H Her oyes wero wet. "And" ho would H not stay and lot mo thank him! Poor B follow; poor Jaspar Humol Has ho HBi then been tip horo theso ten years?" HBT Ho aco was flushed and pain was HBi struggling with tho Joy sho felt In boo- HB Ing her husband again. HBf "Yen, ho has been up hero all that HBl "Ho has not succeeded In life, HBl Vnrro 1" and her thoughts wont back H to tho days when, blind and 111, Jaspar 1 Humo went away for health's sako, H and sho remembered how sorry then H sho felt for him, and how grlovod sho H was that when ho camo back strong H and well, ho did not camo near her H or her husband, and offered no con- B grntulatlons. Sho had not deliberately U wronged him,, Bho did not know ho H wished hor to bo his wlfo. Sho know M ho cared for her; but so did Vnrro Lo- H pago. A promlao had been given to H neither when Jaspnr Humo went B nway; and after that sho grew to lovo Br tho uuccoBafiil, klnd-mannorod genius Bl who beoamo hor husband. Kvun In BBi this happiness of hors, sitting onco BBi again ut her husband's feet, sho BB thought with a tendor and glowing BBl klndnoss of thu man who had cared BBl for her eluven years ago; and .who had BBl but now saved hor husbund. BBl "Ho tins not succeeded In life," sho BBl repented softly. BBb Looking down at her, Ms brow BBf burning with n whlto heat, Varro I.o- BBl pago Bald, "Ho Is a great man, my BBl BBl "I am sure ho Is a good ninn," sho Be BB i'erhaps Varro Lepage had borrowed BBl ronm strength from Jaspar Humo, for BBg he said uluumt stonily, "Ho Is a great BBl BBa His wife lookod up half startled at BBl thi tone and hsUI, "Yds, dear; ho Is a BBl good man find n great man." BBl Tho sunlight still enmo In through BBl tho open dour. Tho Saskatchewan BBb flowed swiftly between Its verdant Bfl banks, an eaglo went floating awny to Dl tho west, robins madu vocal n soil- BBl tary trco n fow yards nwuy, t-oopors BBb moved back und forward across tho BBh square, ami a hea and hor chickens BBl camo fluttering to tho threshold. Tho BBa wiro looked at tho yellow brood draw- BBl Ing oloso to their mother, and hor BB oyes grow wistful, she thought of Bl their one baby asleep In an Kngllsh BBl grave. Hut thinking of tho words of BflJ tho captain of the White Guard, Vnrro Bfl Lepago said, "We will begin tho world BBl again, my wife." She smlUd and roso to Mm his foro- Bl hood as tho hen and chlaksns has- BBl te' od away from tho door, and a clear BBl buglo call sounded tn the square. BBl "Yua, dear," sho said, "wo will begin BBl tho world again." BBj ..., H CHAPTER XI. BBa Eleven yearn 'havo kono since tbut BBb scene wu unacted at Edmonton, and the fintiiin iiHi-h rm the Inst act of that iti ama of life which Ih. connected with the brief history or tho Whlto CI urn (1 A great gathering Is dispersing from n hall In Piccadilly It nan been drawn together to do honor to n man who has achieved a triumph In engineering sclonco. As he steps from the pint-form pint-form to go he Is greeted by n flisllnilt) of cheers lie hows calmly and kindly. kind-ly. 'Ho In a man of vigorous yot reserved re-served aspect, hi' has a Hire Individuality. Individ-uality. Hh ieceles with a iiilot cordiality cor-diality the peisomil congratulations of his frlonds He ifiunlns fur somo time In conversation with n royal Duke, who Hikes his una mid with him passes Into the street. The Dnko Is ft member of this great mini's club,' and offers htm n sent In his brougham. Amid the cheers of the people they drlvo nway togethor. limido the club thoro arc fresh congratulations, and It Is (imposed to arrange nn Impromptu Im-promptu dinner, ut which the Duke will preside Hut with modesty and honest thanks tho great man declines. He pleads nn engagement He had pleaded this engagement the ila before be-fore to a well-known society After his health Ib 'proponed ho makes his adieus, and leaving tho club, walks away toward n West-end square. In one of Its streets he pauses and on-tors on-tors a building called "I'nividciicu Chambers." Ills sorvunt hands him a cablegram. Ho passes to his library, mid standing before tho Urn. opens It. It rends: "My wife and I send congratulations con-gratulations to the great mini." Jaspar Hume stands for a moment looking nt tho fire, nnd then says simply, sim-ply, "I wish my poor old Jacques were here." Ho then sits down and wrlte"s this letter: "My Dear Friends. Your cablegram cable-gram has mado mo glad Tho day Is over My Inst Idea was moro successful success-ful than I even dared to hope, and tho f'niscallen bn made the sign of tbo rross that h d ome back from Saint Onbrlelln: und that's noxt to tho Hook with a I'aplut If he's nllvo he'll come ' " "Pel haps he will," CarBcallen. And Clouil-ln-tbe-Sk)?" 'lies still there, and comes In am smokes with lerf Hyde and mo, us ho used to do with you, sir, but ho doesn't nbfv our orders as ho did those of thu CuptHln of tho White Giisrd He mild to mo when I left, 'You see Strong buck tell lilm Cloud-In-tho-Sky good Indian he never forget. for-get. How!'" Jnspnr Humo raised his glass with smiling nnd thoughtful eves. "To Cloud In-tho-Sky nnd nil who novor forget!" he snld. THE END. "He Saved Youl He 8aved Youl Jaspar Humel Oh, Varrel" world has been kind. I went down to seo your boy, Jnspnr, at Clifton last weok. It was tho 13th, his birthday, you know, ten years old, and n clover, strong-minded little fellow. Ho Is qulto contented. As ho Ib my godchild god-child I again claimed tho right of putting put-ting a thousand dollars to his cicdlt In tho bank I have to speak of dollars to you peoplo living In Canada which I havo dono on his every birthday. When ha Ib twenty-ono ho will havo twenty-ono thousand dollars qulto onough for n otait In life. Wo get along well together, and I think ho will dovelop n fine faculty for science. In tho summer, as I snld, I will bring him over to you. Thoro Is nothing mora to say to night except that I am as always, "Your faithful friend. "JASPAK HUMK." A moment nftor tho lettor was finished fin-ished tbo servant entered and announced an-nounced "Mr. I.ato'Cursciillon." Willi a smllo aud hearty greeting tho great man und this momber of thu Whlto Guard meet. It was to entertain his old Arctlo comrade tlut Jaspar Humo had declined to bo entertained by so-scloty so-scloty or club. A llttlo while after, seated at th.. tablo, tho ox-Sub-factor said: "You found your brother well, CnrscallonT" Tho Jaws moved slowly as of old. "Ay, that aud a grand minister, Captain." Cap-tain." "Ha wanted you to stay In Scotland, I Bupposo." "Ay, thnt, but there's no place for mo Jlko Fort Providence." , "Try this phonsnnt And you aro Sub-factor now, Cnrscnllonl" "Thoro's two of us Sub-factors Jeff Hydo and myself. Mr. Field Is old nnd can't do much work, and trado la heavy now " "Yes; I hoar from tho Factor now and then. And Gaspo Toujours?" "Ho went away threo years ago. but he said ho'd como bnck. Ho never did though. Jctf Hydo believes he will. Ho sa s to mo a hundred tlmcat |