KILDEE; Or, The Sphinx of the Red House.

BY MAY E. BRYAN,

Author of "The Bayou Bride," "The

Fugitive Bride," &c.

CHAPTER XVIII

The dead calm of the day was about to be broken. Signs of strife were in the air. In opposite quarters of the sky, clouds were marshalling their forces. Tongues of flame leaped out at intervals, muttering thunders grew louder as the aerial cohorts nearecl their meeting in mid-heaven. Presently down rushed the rain flood. _ Miss Montcalm and Ira Heathchff watched it from her drawing-room window. The did not blanch at the lightning ; a chord of her being responded to the music of the storm. When the climax came in a thunder-burst that seemed the clash of colliding Titaiis, she snatched her fingers from her lover's hold and clasped her hands with an impulse more full of ecstasy than 6He looked at her uneasily. Dearly as he loved her, there were some moods of hers that troubled him. He caught glimpses in her of a restless intensity, an impatience ol commonplace, an impassioned love of the grand and heroic which made it difficult, it not impossible, to reach or keep up to the standard she exacted. It was a glorious thing to be loved by such a spirited, high-bred creature, but there was not much rest in it. When, at length, the fire and sound of the cloud-contest were quenched in the downpour, Honor drew a full breath and turned her deep-lit eyes upon Heathcliff. ''• 1 like that," she said. "It electrifies me to my finger tips. I like lightning whether it flashes from clouds or human faces. I might never have given you a second thought, Sir Ira, had I not seen the iio-htning flash from those cloudy grey eyes upon the burly policeman who was dragging the old man to the lock-up, in spite of his little daughter's protest that he was not drunk, but only sick. That flash made the big brute drop his raised club and hang his head as though struck by a veri table thunderbolt; do you remember ? "I remember who stopped her carriage and took the old man to the hospital—a eood act, that made me give a second thought to one I had heard, of as a mere city belle, with a heart as light as her plumes." "As I had heard of you, sir, as a man without any such troublesome appendage as a heart—a money-making machine, grim and hard as the engines in your pet factory ; your championship of the old man showed a wider side to your character. As for a softer side —" . . , ..■ ~, " You saw that when I fell in love with you and became as wax in your hands. "Not much of the wax in your composi tion," she said, looking up with pride at her square-shouldered, firm-lipped hero. "Not much softness, even in your love making" she added, presently. He detected the slight bitterness there was in her tone. " I told you, dear Honor, that it was not my nature to show enthusiasm." " Yet you do possess enthusiasm. You show it in thepursuit of moneyand honours. Your ambition, though it is so quiet, is deep and strong. Ira," teasingly, but with a questioning wistfulness in her dark eyes, «'I do believe you look forward more anxiously to the fifteenth of November, when you will probably be elected, than to the twentieth of September (only three weeks off; I can hardly realise it), when Honor Montcalm will give herself into your keeping;—perhaps." _l ' 'You know well that is not so. But why do you say ' perhaps'? Why should there be any ' perhaps' in the case ? W hat but death can interpose to prevent our marriage ?" , , "Oh ! many things," she answered, archly, bub with a slight shade on her brow " One of us may find out that he or she is not what had been believed ; or I may draw back on the brink, afraid of that step in the dark, which means more than life or death to a woman. Marriage is a great risk." , " Are you afraid to dare it, Honor ? Again she looked up at him. Her subtle clance seemed trying to pierce through his eyes to his inmost heart and read its secrets. "No" she answered at last. "I am not afraid to dare it—for you. You have told me I was first in your heart, and you are true." She waited as if to receive some answering assurance to her words, but he only tight ened his clasp upon her hand. She fancied that a cloud crossed his face. "Yes," she repeated, " I know that you are true I put truth above, tenderness ; honour above love. With me to doubt would be to despise. At the first false ring I should detect the base metal and cast it from me." . . ~11,1 "Andyou are quick to detect the false ring—to listen for it." 4 ", "Ah, you think me suspicions. My father says I am. Ido not believe it. He says, too, that I require those I love to come up to impossible ideals. Do you think I am such an impracticable dreamer ?" He evaded the question. " You do dream impracticably sometimes, do you not ? For instance, that dream about the white hand and arm reaching out) and tearing off your bridal veil at the altar. Confess that it was this same dream that made you say • per haps' just now when you spoke of our marriage.. Yes, and it is this that influences you not to want anyone invited to witness "No, it was not thfc dream. I am not quite so superstitious. It was^—l'll let you call it a mere whim. 1 can't analyse it. Tor one thing, there is no need of invita tions. Our friends will be at the church that night to see the marriage Of Cousin Monde and Doctor Carlton. Let the double wedding come as a surprise. Then I did not want Madame Grundy to be gossipihg about my marriage beforehand." " Saying that the sole daughter of the proud house of Montcalm is about to stdop her bright head and wed a plain maker of cloth, with no coafc-of-arms but a stfcam engine—"' " Rather, Madame Grundy will declare that Honor Montcalm has played her cards cleverly and won a rich husband to prop the decaying fortunes of her house. • A good thing for her,' Madame will say, with a shrug, 'but for him! Well, he will have his hands full.' "

" Fortunately he likes to have his hands full," said the stately lover, smiling down into her eyes, while he held both her deli cate hands between his broad palms. Her proud eyes grew misty and her lip quivered as she returned his look. It was plain to be seen it was not for his money this beauti ful woman loved her rich suitor.

One who watched her felt this with a pang of keen pain. The intensity of a look drew her eyes to the window which she sat facin°\ It opened on the piazza. A dark face appeared between the dropped lace curtains; a hand beckoned to her inipera ry. She hesitated before she obeyed summons. She would nob do it covertly. . « Uxcuse rtfc a moment, she said, Mr H«B beckoned me at the window. He has b<jen with papa '* library. Papa wants me, I suppose.'' She parted the curtains of the French window and stepped out upon the piazza. Younz Hall had withdraw further from the ■window, and stood leaning against a pillar. "Don't look ab me so withenngly; i have not been eavesdropping," he said, as

he came near. "I have just come from your father's room. I was gojmg out when I caught a glimpse of your face lighted up with such love, such trust for him —that man who is not worthy of you. I could not resist the sudden impulse to t warn you against him once more. He is not true. He visits at the fled House, and it is not as business agent of a deformed old woman. There is another—a secret inmate of 'the Red House—a young and beautiful woman. It is she Mayor Heathcliff goes to see." He turned off and ran down the stops into the rainy, dimly lighted night* She stood listening mechanically to his footsteps on the sodden walk, wondering if he were mad, or if it was bitter malice that made him traduce the man whom for tune had placed above him. She went back into the drawing - room, but the perfect charm of the hour Was fatally flawed. She dreaded to be questioned, and was in no mood to talk or listen, so she went to the piano and played all HeathclifFs favourite pieces,-winding up with something full of minor chords and sobbing cadences that chimed well with the dreary night. When at length she stopped and leaned back wearily, Heathcliff said : "Hooked for you; why were you not there ?" " I had to be busy; besides, Ido nob care for parties, as you know. I go nowhere but as business calls me, only here." " And to the Red House—" "Oh* that is one of the places where business calls me." " Are you very sure ?"—smiling playfully but with keen earnestness in her tones. "Is there no one at the Red House but old Miss Faust?" . . " Not another white soul. 1 never met anyone there in my life but Miss Faust and her two black servants. She admits no visitors." The assertion was emphatic enough ; yet Honor was not quite satisfied. Her ear detected a slight unsteadiness in his tones, her eye perceived an unmistakable change in his countenance—a slight twitching of the muscles about his mouth. Was he speaking falsely ? She tried to drive away the doubt as absurd and disloyal, but it would not " down " at her bidding. It haunted her after he had gone. " I foresee it will torture me into seeing young Hall again and demanding him to prove his assertion—to let me see with my own eyes. To humble myself is humiliat ing ; but I must do it. There can be no rest foi'me until I do;" One while she half determined to tell Heathcliff what young Hall had said, but her promise had been given to Hazard not to speak of it. Then the consequences might be serious. It was plain that both men disliked each other already. She knew HeathclifPs stern nature, Hazard s fiery recklessness. A quarrel, a fight, a scandal would probably result should she tell her lover of the warning she had re ceived. Nor could she bring herself to speak of it to her father. Setting aside her promise not to do this, she could not bear to break up the strong attachment existing between her father and his young protege. The general looked lost if young Hall did not drop in once a day for half an hour to discuss political news and gossip in his brilliant, sharp, cynical way. She deter mined to wait; all might be explained. Hazard was perhaps honest in his warning ; only he was, yes, he surely must be deceived. And yet that change of countenance, that unsteadiness of tone when the mayor had answered her question concerning the in mates of the Red House—what did they mean?

CHAPTER XIX.

Whex Kildee came down to the beach next morning, in pursuance of her plan to have Goff row her to Wallport, she found Carleon seated in tho boat, idly dipping the oars into the smooth water.

"I have set Gofftowork on the shrub' bery," he said. " Will you accept me as a gondolier? This blue water and bluer Sky suggests Venice*"

As he stood up to arrange the bnff and white awning he looked down at Kildee and said, persuasively: " It is early ; suppose we row around tho island before going across to shore. You would like to see the limit of your little empire." Kildee felt no disposition to object. The morning was fine, and her spirits rebounded from their previous depression. Carleon was merry and kind. He said not a word to dissuade her from her idea of being inde pendent, but before the row around the island was over he had artfully induced her to intrust her pk-r.s to him to forward. He had promised to find out what employment she could\»btain in Wallport, and to Bee about board for her mother and herself.

" I know you find it lonely here," he said, " and I understand your wish to be inde pendent ; it is a natural and right feeling. Still, I am selfish enough to wish you to stay as long as I remain. I know this house is not home-like or neat, with all its fine appointments. How could it be when it Scarcely has even a servant's care? it is Almost impossible to get native servants to stay in such a lonely place* A house, to be home-like, must have the frequent touches of a woman's hand." Kildee mentally resolved that she would attack the disorder of the mansion next day, and would help Goff with the shrubbery and flower-beds. She had not been per mitted t6 doanything about the place before. The work would be a boon td her. The boat had moved very lazily round the little island. Carlson stopped often to point oilt some aspect df water Or sky or sand-bar, sdrrie* wave - skimming bird or dump of shrubbery or bit of rock-work on the shore. By the time they returned to the landing and the little boat house it was noon, and the sun was hot overhead. "We will go home and get some luncheon," Carleon said, "and I will goto Wallport this afternoon arid see what open ing I can find for you." They had luncheon together in the cool little breakfast-room, where roses nodded at the window. The freshly-gathered grapes, the red-pulp<sd figs and cfdain, the butter and foam-like bread, were enjoyed by Kildee with unalloyed zest. Afterward she took her first lfesson on the harp. Then Carleon induced her to read to him. He lay on the divan, listening to her fresh voice and watching the long brown lashes droop ing Against her cheeks* ana the round arms escaping from the loose muslin sleeves. The trip to Wallporfc was postponed until another day. The next morning Kildefe, in a cool print gown and white apron; busied herself for several hours in dusting furniture, arrang ing books and pictures, and making the rooms more tidy. In the afternoon Bhei helped Goff, who was at work trimming the vines and hedges. Carleon came out and lent the help of his white, plump hands. As he was tying up a long refractory spray Of Lady Banksia his hand touched Kildee's, his fingers closed over hers, and he said : " Enough work for to-day. We will go now and look at the ' Illustrated Dante rI told you of. I found it this morning. The pictures are worth studying. 1 will bring it out to the summer-house.

In the shade of the large leaves, just stirred by the sea-breath, Kildee listened, for the first time, to the deep organ music 61 Dante's verse. Oarleon Would have read her the story df Francesca Di Rimini, but as he began it he glanced up and saw her sitting Hear hita— her little face so sweetly intent, so thought ful yet childlike, under the shady hat, one hand lying across her white-aproiied lap with a cape jasmine bud in the slim fingers ; when he saw her thus he stopped short. Francesca's story would be too discordant to that picture. He. shut the book.

"We will co and feed fcbe pigeons," he

said. ■ *&.*.-. The summer days Went by._ Carleon pro fessed to have found a situation for Kildee in Wallport - a place in. the mailing depart; ment of a paper. But it would not be vacant for a week yet. Meantime she found household work enough tc.interest her, and she had the most fascinating com panionship in the world. Carleon was at his best. * He was acting en manque—his real nature wholly put aside The new role amused him. And he was thoroughly inter ested in Kildee; more than interested, he became charmed. He tried to throw off the feeling with Ins usual care less disdain, but it had fastened upon him. Fate meant through it to work her revenue upon tho man who had laughed at all de°ep, earnest feelings. Never before had this man been thrown into daily do mestic association with a nature pure and sweet, yet bright and intelligent, w un Singular, quaintly-charming mixture ol childish frankness and womanly dignity. He did not find her as wax to his hands either. She did not absorb his views when they were contrary to her clear intuition She swept away his sentimental cobweb sophisms'with a single breath of her clear common sense. She looked up to him with Undisguised admiration; sometimes he fancied she was under the glamour ho boasted he could throw over ary woman he tried to win; a sun-bright glance, a free laugh, a frank, fearless utterance would prove to him that she was unfettered. He bename impatient: his undisciplined nature chafed against the restraint he was obliged to exercise over it. This elusive creature, half Kelpie, half domestic fairy, held him aloof by a strong yet frail-seeming spell that he grew savagely anxious to break. It became hard to wear the mask.

"It will drop some day," he said to him self. And it did. He had dreaded to have the " mask slip, because he felt that the girl would hate him if she caught but a glimpse of his real self. He had abandoned any thought of winning her dishonourably. She was to be his wife, and he was trying to gain her love. Never before had he been other than self-conlident where winning a woman was concerned; but now he became feverishly anxious, al most timid. He trusted fcp keep her blinded to his true character until she was firmly bound to him. She was so young, shehadhad so little experience ; it was not likely she would suspect him of being other than the kind noble being he seemed. He did not take into account the swift, lightning-like instincts given to women for their guide and protection—instincts that flash con viction upon the mind in a single in stant, independent of reason. At the cloudy close of a day the two were together in the drawing, room. Carleon had just finished giving Kildee her lesson on the harp, and he sat idly twaining the strings, with his eyes fixed on Kildee, who was sitting near the window watching the cloudy daylight fade over the unquiet sea. Presently he struck some soft chords and began to sing an impassioned love-song. Kildee, listening, was struck by the wistful melody. It bore her thoughts away beyond the words or music, to the f. lends she had loved and had lost by a fate, it seemed, more cruel than death. A wave of wild yearning went over her ; she bowed her face on her hands.

In an instant Carleon was beside her. Now (he believed) was his hour. He put his arm around her and tried to draw her to him. She shrank from him firmly, yet with gentleness, and he desisted, wondering at himself. But he took away one of the hands that covered her face and put it to his cheek.

" Tears on these little fingers," he said tenderly. " Dearest Kildee, why are you sad ?"

He thought he understood the cause of her emotion—that it was the awakening of love for himself. She was troubled, embar rassed ; she tried to draw her hand away.

" I was thinking of my friends who used to love me," she said. " I was thinking of Max—"

" Max ?" He was savagely disappointed ; his fingers closed fiercely upon her hand ; he drew her to him with passionate force.

" You must forget Max," he said. " You are mine— mine I"

S.he looked up at him—a quick startled glance. The mask had fallen. As he looked down at her> she read the true nature of the man. With sudden, strength she wrenched herself free from him and ran from the room. .

She reached her own chamber and stood clinging to the chimney-piece, her heart throbbing like a fawn that hears the dogs.

" What must 1 do ?" was the confused query that came with the impulse to quit the place at once. Carleon sought Mrs Gonsali'sj and ex plained : " I want to say this to you : — You lie on your lounge in a semi-dream from day to day and neglect my interests."'

" What have I done ?" she asked, haughtily. "Simply nothing; but you were to do Something in return for my bounty. You were to influence that girl to regard me favourably, and she — hates me. Now tarn determined to marry her. I would marry her to-night if I could, bub she has a will of steel in spite of her childlike softness. Marry me she shall, however. Joel Gibson is a magistrate; you are her mother, so called ; Goff and Sophie are good enough Witnessess. To-morrow Igo for my license. I will marry her in this house within three days. Go and prepare her to receive me aa a husband. Tell her the worldly advantages of the step, the necessity of it. Tell her that you have no means to live upon, and that she can do nothing that will keep you bob-i from starvation. Tell her I will love her .is t never before loved a woman. I will plead my own cause to her afterward, 13xert yourself in my behalf; you shall reap the benefit if I Succeed. I am anxious ti) have her marry me Willingly ; but if hot by good will, then by force." His face grew hard as marble as he uttered the last words. The candle shook in the woman's hand. She said nob a word ; site felt that she must obey. The chief point was gained. He had said positively that he would marry Kildee, and she knew from his eye and the ring in his voice that he'spoke the truth. She had never seen him so terribly in earnest.

To be Continued.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, THPRSDAY^SEPTEMBER 29, 1887,

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It is a country business, doing a steadily-increasing trade, and capable of greater expansion ; satisfactory reason for .selling, and full particulars may be had on ap nlieaiion to VAILE and DOUGLAS, Land and Estate Agents, Shortland-street. TjlOR Invalids or those desiring suburban JU or marine residences.—To Let, for a term, at low rentals to resnectable tenants. Choice Orchard of 2 acres, with orange, lemon, apple, pear, plum, and peach trees in full bearing, at Mount Albert, with 10-roomed house, stable buggy house, etc.; eminently adapted for pri vate residence, nurseryman, or market-gar dener. Also, pretty, 4-roomed Cottage, at Mt. Albert. And at Albert Road, North Shore deep Allotment, with comfortable, 4-roomed house.—J. R. Randerson. Mercantile Chambers. I7JOR SALE, one of the best Farms in : Auckland District for Fruit, Poultry, and Stock rearing, situated at the head of Hender son Valley, on the direct line of road to the far famed Waitakerei Falls, containing about 125 acres more or less, with Orchard of over 2 000 fruit bearing trees in good healthy condition — \pply to JOHN SOPPET, House and Land Agent, 65 Queen-street. 1 I^IOR POSITIVE SALE, cheap and terms very easy. 650 acres good Land with deep-water frontage. Only eight miles from the Queen-street Wharf.~Apply to John Soppet, House and Land AgentjS, Queen-street FOR IMMEDIATE SALE, as the owner must leave for England, a really good Farm o£ 238 acres, 130 acres of it in grass, and fenced part with thorn hedges, and the balance in bush; orchard, house, and buildings and a very low price will be takeii.-Apply to John Soppet, House and Land Agent, 65 Queen FOR SALE-a bargain—a nice little Homestead with water frontage, 13 acres and 4-roomed Cottage and buildings orchard &c, all securely fenced, and planted round with ornamental trees, in a good position for a gen eral store. Price for the lot £200.-Apply to John Soppet, House and Land Agent, 06 Queen street. /CLEVELAND ROAD, PARNELL.-For \J Sale, Villa Residence of 9 rooms, with wash-house, bath-room, and every convenience; splendid view of harbour; allotment 62 x 180 • terms reasonable.—J. H. Witheford. PROSPECT TERRACE, MOUNT ROSKILL ROAD.-Five-roomed House, scullery, 2 register grates, stove, bow-window; water laid on: allotment 50 x 172; price very low.—J. 11. Witheford. SUSSEX - STREET, OFF GREAT Mi N?£ TS R°AD.-For Sale, comfortable and well-built Residence of 8 rooms, with gas. water, concrete paths, and every convenience • allotment 40 x 132; easy terms.—J. H. Wiihe ford. C~"i ROCERY BUSINESS for Sale in lead- W ing thoroughfare, close to Queen-street fine premises: well adapted to do a large busi ness; small select stock; price very low Addlv J. H. Witheford, Shortland-street. " |^USTOMS-STREET WEST.—To Let, \J for one or two years, Allotment in Customs street, 25ft x 90; gdod water frontage; cutter can get alongside; suitable for coal and firewood or any heavy goods; steam pc-wer can be had if required at next property. Rent low.—J H Witheford, Shortland-street Q6 ACRES in Turanga, partly culti- O O vated, adjoining above, with nice bit of bush on property, and never-failing stream of frefeh water.—J. H. Witheford. XjiOß SALE in Leamington Road, oft JL 1 Valley Road, Mount Eden, a 5-roomed House; good scullery, sink, cupboards, fittings etc,; allotment 50 x 99. The owner is l«savinfr for Melbourne, and is prepared to nart with this property at a great sacrifice.—J. Hi Witheford. mURANGA CREEK.—Nice Homestead JL of 49 acres: 13 acres fenced, B.acres in grass; 4-roomed House on property, with dairy and new stable and outbuildings; frontage to HAMILTON ROAD, Ponsonby. —Villa Residence of B rooms, with every con venience ; rent, 14s.—J. H. witheford. LAKE TAKAPUNA. - For Sale, 10 Acres of Land, near Hurstmere; sea beach frontage; Lake 'buses pass every hour; close to main road to Devoriport. Price, £150. Land in the immediate neighbourhood sells at £100 tier acre.-J. H. Withfeford, Shortland-street. Undertakers. JAMES STAN TON, Undertaker, I Victorla'street West (near Foley's, Grocery Hobson-street). Funerals conducted on the lowest possible charges. Grave fences erected.



Business notices. WT L E V s' BOOKBINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, WyNdham-street. MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKS, Insurance and Mining 'register Books Specially Ruled and Bound. Music, Magazines, Public Libraries, and Sunday School Books Well Bound. Bakers' Special Ruled. Day Books, Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books Re-bound. BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULED /GROUND LIME! "H GROUND LIME For Sale, SOUTHGATE'S MAIItiRANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ROCHE LIME' In any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floors. Cellars, etc. Next to stone-flagging it is un rivalled for durability and hard-setting qualities. For tanks and other wet work it is a ilrst-class material. B. KEANE, SOLE AGENT, CUSTOMS-STREET. 7^ c7~ H A tf S E N, Having taken over the Shop lately occupied by I A. H. Morris, in KARANGAHAPE ROAD, Wishes to acquaint his patrons and friends that he will still carry on the PAINTING AND GLAZING BUSINESS In all its Branches. J. B. G 1"1"4* 1 COMMISSION MERCHANT, SHIPPING, CUSTOMS, AND GENERAL AGENT, Firth's Buildings, 75, Queen street, Auckland, New Zealand. SOLE REPRESENTATIVE IN NEW ZEALAND FOR BROWN AND POLSON, CORN FLOUR MANUFACTURERS, PAISLEY. AGENT FOR Novello, Ewer & Co., Music Publishers, Lon don. Button and Sons, Seedsmen, Reading. T. C. Hayward and Co.. Canvas Spinners, etc., London, and other Leading Firms. Jf 0 T I C E. IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE KEEN COMPETITION IN OUR LINE OF BUSINESS, WE HEREBY NOTIFY HAVING REVISED OUR PRICES. FOR NET CASH Coupled with our Standard QUALITY, OUR PRICES WILL STAND COM PARISON WITH ANY HOUSE IN THE TRADE. CLOSE MOS. FTIHE NEW MUTUAL RESTAURANT, -*- opposite wharf hotel, Queen-street, WILL BE OPENED ON MONDAY, 19th. THOMAS QUOI (late of Park House and Bri tish Restaurant), having thoroughly renovated the above premises within and without, is pre pared to cater for the public in a manner second to pone in the city. His ability as a chef de cuisine is established, beyond contradiction; he therefore confidently appeals to his old friends and thij public generally to support him. He is supplying first-class meals of greater value than Is, served in the best, styles, for 6d, to meet the times. Board and lodging1, including single room, for 13s 6d. The dining-room is the largest and beat in the city ; the bedrooms being lofty, well ventilated ana furnished and spotlessly clean. He respectfully requests a large share of pfttrortage. Motto—Hospitality, Courtesy, Com fort, and Cheapness. I^TEWMARKET BAKERY.—EDWARD 4->l McKEOWN, Proprietor, informs the pub lic of Newmarket, Remuera, and Epsom, that having made Extensive Alterations, at consider able expense, in his premises, he is prepared to supply tne Best Bread and Confectionery at the most Reasonable Kates. E.M., having had large experience in catering, is _prepared to Cater for Balls, Weddings, and Parties, and guarantees to give satisfaction in price and general treatment. John Lamb's Wheatmeal Bread a specialty—a sure specific for indiges tion. COALS^TCOKE, CHARCOAL, FIRE WOOD. Best Rata, Titree. and Puriri Firewood •also, first-class Taupiri, Newcastle, and Kamo Coal* at Lowest Price for Gash. Furniture carefully Removed, and Goods delivered to all parts of the city and suburbs, at Lowest Rates.—Note the Address: C. PIPER, opposite the Potisonby Reservoir, and corner of Newton andKaranga liape Roads. BY APPOINT- BSl*^"sWl **ii» HKNT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR THAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAY FACTORY, VICTORIA-STREET EAST AND HIGH-STREET. AUCKLAND* Telephone, 303. JAMES MACKIE, Coaohbuujdbb, MANAGER Builder of every description of Vehicles. Repairsin all the branches of the trade faithfully executed. Vehicles Bought and Sold on Commission. Coachbnilders' Requisites in Stock, the Trade Supplied. Country OfderS punctually attended to. Cash. Customers liberally dealt with. Established 1859. |^< EE & POTTER, (JOAGHBUILDERS, XX LOHNJi ANb RUTLAND Stkkets. Coabhes, Carriages, Waggonettes, Buggies, j Pony CarriaEreß, Carts, Drays, and every de scription of Vehicles kept in stock, or built to order. The trade supplied. N.B.—Traps lent to customera whilst repairs are being executed. ..,...,. . "piUNGUS ioUGHT IN ANY QUANTITY. Apply Mechanics' Bay, Wakefiekd-btreet, And . Wharf Dining Rooms, 27, Queen-street AH CHEE. f^ OTO BATH VJT to BOTH S PUBLIC HOT; COLD, AND j SHOWER BATHS, Victoria-strekt Kast. j Charg6-ONE SHILLING. Open all .week days from 6 a.in. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAx MORNINGS from B till 10 a.n> The bath rooms arc nil private, and supplied with every convenience, Turkish towels, flesh and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, «c. . feelecc Bath-rooms (private) for ladies every day, at all hours, withfemale attendance, one Shilling and Sixpence, please note the Address-Victoria street East, above the Greyhound Hotel, and next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart Auckland, N.&-BarberiQ attendance,



——shewsntfotkeT"^ THE raw as* »«* Having purchased the above t«a BECHBTintBD THE SAIIE> 31 ft*-'"?** private trade that the^SpS'?^ SUPPLY THIS teL. K Ko^ Bß^ cellars, Marked j UCe QUEErBT; REET<^ARANCHb R^ The largest and best stack in Mm choosei^nowinpfMeegg^ Deliveries as usual twice daily bUto m YOU CAN'f; AFFORD study true ECONOMY by using only BMwf Al SOAP. The effort niadft!? imJS. homes of New Zealand must fail to securefl,* full effect unless they succeed uunfluclH housekeeper to use g e ™J BUKffS'S Al SOAE it is a simple hut useful article. .Tho&wMlia to use it are still more simple, and not Mlf v useful. You may have heard of it a THOUSAIfI) TIMES without using it QNC& If yoa ?fll reverso the position and USE IT OKCE You will praise it' to others ii THOtISAIfH TIMES.~I have spent hundreds of plMndsii convincing the women of New Zealand tin! their labour can bo greatly lightened bjiisinj BURNS'S Al SOAP (THE WOWD RESOTO Clkanser !), but 1 have fallen Short Of MJI» bition if I have failed to CONVINCE tOB, ———-»•■ V ~.r. jr^,;,.-^ WHOLESALE AGENT ■ A. BUCHANAN CUSTOMS STREET EAST. puns guns Gtnfs EIFLBS BUM REVOLVERS' EftVOtiVfiftS GUNPOWDERI Shot, Caps, Cartridges, tftflftft Wire Oabtbidqbs* Loading Artaiiiira AMMUNITiOS Off EVUitt DESCHIFTttBV Fishing Tackle, Qeßwt. FtteWrW S» Thebestandch^H^n^ gu&r&nteed. PRICEUSTS SENt.tOANIU^ Ti» E A 0 ° °' * |!)j OPTICIAN, MA*HEMATItiAL AKD IW^ Magic Lanterns and SlidM^^j Stereoscopes and Slides,^ g^offle te» Setti6rV An roiaßaromete^