Wingham Times, 1892-04-08, Page 2kc i
in MIIllianks, while the murdered man , had one tool. front her large lilac eyes this, and so dared not write to you.
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convicted the than who made no dee; his love, and yet he had taken her answered,
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fence.—
{ Frank !
Frank, Ler Old fellow
Stop, I beg of you ! You are kinin
z'•1 U1 FRIEND. I yourself I Tont pleaded, I gathered
it all from your fever talk, and you do
J;
JX! ANNA smELDS. F not need to tell ine,,
•
was a land place fur .a e,ick teen.
room was huge, too large Int any
eirtpt at coziness or Fuqua ss to be
ecessful, and the ;surroundings were
t inappropriate, ,Ile lay a figure,
°tetque iu its drapery, carelessly
ng on to• get the garments- out of
way ; there an easel, witli a white
Beet thrown over the unfinished pic-
a upon it, and looking wierd and
stet ilte when the light was dim; in
there, piles of pictures, framed and
frawed,sketehes, portfolios,drawing-
ards--all surroundings of an artist
scattered about, pushed aside,heeped
chairs or tuble.s ; but all heroin
unuaistat.eable air of lona; neglect,
one corner, half sorevued,a cot bed,
ide it a small tattle era a chair.
nn the tied Frank !Masan, tertist,
epiug ; on the chair Tom Gwynne,.
1st, wakeful end watching,
And at any time, day or night, for
days previous the same might have
n seen, excepting that the invalid
d not slept, but tossed and raved in
dent delirium. The time was sum.
r—early Sana—the hour between
set: and dark. Everything that
ld be open was open, and the limn
he city st,reets cattle, softened and
clued, up to the fourth story of the
House, the studio of Frank Masou,
ist.,
he watcher, weary with his long
ain of nursing, was wondering,
wally, if be might venture to lie
n ,dor a uap.when the inculid open -
a pair of large, tnaurnful,dark eyes,
looked into his face. And Toot's
rt gave a quick, strung throb of
hitt es he recognized the return of
son in the wasted face and questint �`
expression.
ow long have I been ill? the faint
e asked. •
ply .roti days ; and you will do •
ously now, was Tom's reply, in a.
pry tone; ouly you must not talk,
yon roust take this, bolding a tiny
s to Frank's lips as he tenderly
ed his head.
banks, drinking obediently the, far
• tempting . mixture. I—have I
ted ueuch 1 '
great deal of nonsense. Nobody
s any,.attention to fever fancies,old
triv;•don't worry about that. •
id etnyone hear me but you ?
Rn one elseeinlese the doctor caught
few words. Now don't lock so
cabled; You are too sneak to tslk
)id I rave about him—my father ?
Le tact two words came in a choked
ping whisper, and on the pale face
perspiration started in heavy
fear old boy, Tons said, caressingly,
le, tenderly as a woman, he wiped
clammy moisture from his friend's
, yeti must not talk of it now. You
I rest, sleep ; and this agitation is
r bird for you. What yon said is
fit were never apolcen.
true friend l Frank murmured, a
1 friend for nearly three Ages, and
ceiving hint all the time. Why do
not shrink away, as every friend
when my father was hanged—
prtt for uaarder 1 and his voice
° thick and hoarse. My father 1
(tar father 1 You must listen I 1
toll you l he said, rte Tom vainly
t quiet. It was) one road fait
der, not intentional murder, and
avera'd at the word, ,33ut it was
if blow he struck ---only one blow
d his friend, the friend he had
and trusted, and wlio was false
it, MI, striking his bead upon the
r of a beak.cerie. Even then my `I
might have denied the blow, for
e knew of the quarrel, the drat,•
se, they ever had ; but he gave .
et 5 And we wet, tt pillar
But the sick man never beetled him.
My mother would not leave Mill-
banks, and we endured all unu can
endure of scorn, contempt, dislike foe
two weary years while her heart broke
slowly, till she died, Did I rave of
- Laura.
Hush! Bush, now 1 I have told you
all you said is already forgotten,
Va
e were engaged to be married. Al),
Low I loved Iter. t would have reins -
ed her, but 1 bad no chance to speak
or write. On the day my father was
arrested, her uncle took her away.
They said itt the village he went
abroad, I do not know, in my misery
I was half read, end my mother need-
ed me day and night... Before I sought
her she was gone. When my mother
died, 1. caste here to try to forget my
wretchedness in my art. But I preyed
to die. Shall'I the now ?
No 1 anti Tom's voice. was clear and
firm. You must live. Live to prove
that a ntae can make . or rear his life
only by his own acts, You are ahe
ready known as an artist, and you
will live to be famous.
A true Iriend! A. good friend! Frank
said 'again. •
And then, utterly weary, and yet
in some mysterious wa►y quieted by his
confession, he slept.
The darkness had ,gathered in the
room while he had been speaking; and,
when he slept. Tom Gwynne rose
softly and lighted the large lamp upon
the centre table, carefully screening
the rays from the corner where the
invalid lay. •
A. true friend 1 A good friend ! as
Frank bad called hire, he felt no.
elirinking from his comrade. Long
before he had been sure there was
some sad secret in Frank Mason's life,
sonie sorrow tun deep for confidence.
There was no sign of poverty. On
the contrary, the young artist was
Ravish i:i his expedit_ure,and more than
generous when his sympathies were
Aroused.
gut it bad been groping in the dark
to,try to fathom his secret, and Tom
was far too tayal to aitenrpt to surprise
it. Enough for him that they... could
meet in true fellowship as artists and
friends.
Since Frank's sudden, dangerous
illness, however, anew possibility had
occurred to his friend, and, as he
watched hint, it agenmed an air of
probability that troubled him deeply.
He had wondered often that his friend
Would seek no ootnpanion, resolutely
refused all attempts to introduce him
to society, and led the life of a recluse,
their own frieudship being the result
of a chance meeting and Tom's own t
persistent advances. Seen in the light
of Frank's disclosures, it was very
easy to understand this, and the pro
mise ire bad exacted that Tout • would
never attention his name to his friends.
Dat he reused, looking often to see
if his patient's rest Was undisturbed,
Tont Gwynne recalled another face
that had for nearly a year been to him
a,liope, an inspiration. Ile had met
Miss Lorimer in society, and knew
her as an heiress, the niece of Mrs
Hughes, one of the leaders of fashion.
ably circles. Site was a tall, fair
woman, of t;wentyefive en" six, who
bore the impress of sorrow upon her
face''aa surely as did the Mali sleeping
upon the cot bed.
Gentle and gracious, brilliant . in
conversation,. Mist Lorimer seemed
to have left her girlhood as far behind
as a woman of fifty. Quietly dignified,
alwayadryatted in the Meek, gray and
white trnortrning, she was to Tom the
lying ideal of pure, stately woman..
hood ; set:etiting ter wcirahip reverent-
ly, and yet to love with a tenderness
Wet •of strong devotion.
1 loved krer • hopeleettly, Nem
into his heart,and ansltrined her there 'You are a true mend,
far the worship of his life. Softly she crossed the room and stood
And set strangely apart from his • by the cot bed, looking with grave,
earnest ayes into the pale face, but
Tom saw that the old shadow was
gene from her face,` Rud there was no
sorrow in the tender curves of her
beautiful lips, The patient opened his'
eyes suddenly,. There was no start,
no exclamation, only sa rapturous look
of recognition, and thea Tom stole
away, closing the door after him, and
took refuge in his own den,
Yet it was Tom who went, an hour
later for a minister ; Toni who gave
the bride away at the strange marriage;
Tom who faced the indignant aunt,
and gave orders to Miss Loritner's
maid, and seat her with her trunks to
Mrs Mason ; Tom who brought the
ambulance to carry Frank to the
boarding house where Tom engaged
rooms ; Tom who was here, there arid
everywhere, dvrirg the next three
weeks,tbe sick mart's right band rirs.
Mason's brotherly adviser, until,as the
European steamer slowly left the
wharf, Tom's face and Tom's waving
bat were the last objects upon wbiclt
the eyes of the young nouple rested as
they started upon their_svedding tour.
It was a pity . he could not hear
them, as he turned sadly away, snying
to each other : a true 'friend !
Don't read ! Don't think ! Don't
believe ! Now are you better? You
women who think that patent medi-
cines are a hustling, and Dr. Pierce's
every (lily world, his love had been
carefully guarded, so sacredly secret
that no word of it had ever escaped
his lips.
And now the delirious raving of hie
friend retie again in his vers.
Laura! Laura Lorimer, my own
lave 1 Otte word! one look of farewell!
Uy dueling 1 My Laura 1
Over and over the name came to
the fevered lips that has so long starv-
ed for its utterance, and 'Torn listened
and wondered gt}thering ttraud after
strand of the sad story together until
be had the whole tangled Asia in his
brain,
A voice, carefully lowered, roused
m to theconseiousness of the doctor's
entrance.
Sleeping ! That is well I Has be
been awake ?
Yes ! And fully conscious;.
Very weak, touching the sick utaai's
pulsewith light, practiced iluger, and
listeued to the faint breathing ; has lie
no relatives 1
I •know of none,
He will need great care now. It is
a pity he has no wife or mother.
Women are best in a sick room, and
you must be worn out.
Not quite that, but I may have a
nurse to help roe, if be is willing,
It would he best.
And the doctor tiptoed out of the
room, leaving `Corn to his troubled kw/mete, Prescription . the biggest
meditation. He rose at last, lave humbug of the whole (hecause•its hest
lcnnwn of all) --does your lack•of•faitlr
himself.a shake, and then, opening a ease you?
desk, said half aloud : It is very easy to "don't" in this
Stae could never care for lice ! sighs world. Suspicion always comes more '
ing heavily as the words passed his easily than confidence, But doubt--
lips little faith—never made a sick woman
. well—and the "Favorite !'rimed/ :ton"
A brief note was written, directed, has cured thousands of delteate, weak
and placedupon the table, and then, women, which makes Its think that
lowering the light, Tont stretched our "Prescription" is better than your
himself upon a lounge close beside the "don't believe," Wore both honest.
cot bed, and sleep reignedin the studio Let us come together. 'You try Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription„ If it
until a Imre houfnextsmoetting, nurse doesn't `do 'as represeitted, you get
and patient drawing in new strength your money again,
after the long, exhausted days they 1 Where proof's so easy,can you afford
had passed. It was Tom whe waken to doubt?
ed first, just as the woman who tidied
up and did fur gentlemen generally
entered the room and undertook to
Little but active.—are Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
Best Livor Pills made ; gentle, yet
watch the patient while `Coto went • to thorough. They regulate and invigor-
ate the liver, stomach and bowels.
his own rooms, on the other side of
the hallway, for, bath and breakfast. The Washington Negotiations.
It was not long before he returned, GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED BY DR, LAN-
having dispatched his note, refreshed • f i
hitnse.f, and prepared his heart and DrRtux,
brants for the trials of the day by a Dr. Landez'kiri, i<1: P. for South
prayer that was as simple a petition Grey, in addressing the House the
prevent any treaty being made, in
order to show the people that it seas•
impossible to get a treaty made. And,
so we are to be excluded from the:
American markets their•
cartoons of the publiobyireason men sadof the
President of the United fiatatoa, by r
.,reason of all the Motion that they eau,
create in order to disturb trade, so!
that the United States may possibly
be led to retaliate against the trade of
our people. I do not believe these is
a member of this Government who. de-
siresreciprooity with the United States,
1 belinvelhey know well that it woos
be fatal to their rule,and that it would
be the end of their rule. Reciprocity
with the United States would abolish
the red parlor and tate combines, and
they live by the means of the coms
bines and red parlor. This Govern
merit could not stand for one day
under a treaty of re,iprootty which
would give our people freer air and
better markets and contribute in. every
way to bui!dtng this country up as a
greatnation,"The doctor's description of
the interview at Washington prodneed
roars of laughter at the expense t f the
Ministers who conducted the negotia
Mom '.['hen he ,went on : "Just im.
agine Mr,Gladstone or Lord Salisbury
acting thus. Look at the dignified
bearing of Lord Salisbury at this time,
and of British statesmen when negoe
tiating with other nations; and look
at our Ministerial giauts who were to
meet Parliament this .`session, going
down to 'Mr. Blaine, the Yankee lead
er, and saying, 'Dear Ur. Blaine, we
implore you to help us, to show us
how we are going tb raise this revenue
when this arrangement has been made.
You have had great experience, We
have not been in Parliament very long..
We have been very friendly to you.
Our Premier was at one time in favor
of annexing our whole country to the
United States, Oer Minister of Jus-
tice was forrnerly your standing
counsel in law. As for ourselves, we
have other curds that bind us to your
great republic ; cannot you assist us
British subjects to .fr the a treaty.`?'
No plan was found. The difficulties
were insurmdunlable and the Minister
of 'War sounded the bugle and the
light brigade fell into, line and heat a
hasty retreat from sWVashington arid
c,tine hone. The treaty is nil The
wotk they did Was tt.eontelly after the
American style, the termination of it
wise a farce ; everybody knows it ;
there is no use attempting to disguise .
t. `,
That friendshir, will not continue
to the and. that is began for an end.
as ever passed the lips of a child • at other night, on the above subject, -
its mother's lined', said
Still the patient slept. Twice he 'AAs soon as iVlr. Blaine proposed
was tenderly lifted and nourisment this reciprocity in manufactured arti. t
•.i,•rc
Fagged Out!!
placed at his Iips, but he' drank, meg cies our Ministers showed their difficul.
chanically, murmured a very drowsy ties, the lions in the way. How was i C
re
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thanks, and Slept on. Noon came, a our tariff to be made to assimilate with e&ts
hot, breathless noon, such as the city theirs'? How were we to raise the os
often feels in early summer, and Tore revenue? And when they came down
sat farthing his patient, listening ever on their miirrow,bones before Mr.
for some coating footstep in the hall. Blaine and said, 'Ur. Blaine, we never
The doctor paid dais visit, shook Ins had much experience in these things,
head doubtfully and went away, and Of course we are the strongeut Cabinet
no one came above the shard floor tin. that ever met Parlia.naent in Canada
til the cloak tiraied half -past twelve, - sines Confederation, but we have not
when a soft rustle ewept across the had much experience in reciprocity
hall, and there at the open doer, stood ma€tern : neither do we know very
a tell figure in a dress of thin gray, well how to get otic of the difficulties
with a bonnet of black. lace upon the of the revec'ue. Now,rl<Ir, Blaine, we
wealth- of golden !lair, worn in waving are Britiskii, subjects, lout welds not
bands. thine it beneath us to eine to'yoa for
Tum rose at once, ne token of his information.. You know, Mr. Blaine,
thickly throbbing heart visible in his we are protectionists, just like you are,
quiet greetirig. and we are only Isere to hoodwink the
How can I ever thank you ! ; people, attd we want your assistance
So she grel-ted.itim, with outstretch. because you have had great experience.
e d hands, and a light in her eyes he Now, this ie about mite way they ap.
had never before seen there. pr'oached Mr, Blaine! These are the
'You know all 7 utterances of.tlte statesman (Mr, Fos,
All that f1'tank can tell me. ter) himself, although 1 am not able
1]e could not tell you how I carne to read theta here to -night, by reason
hack to 'seek Itim after my uaale died. of your ruling, in order to oonvfnce
I could not come before, for my uncle you of the soundness of the inference
was old and etck, and 1 obeyed him as which j, draw from them, But I think
I would my father. I thought Frank the people of this coantry can draw
would understand and trust tyre, tit t .own inferences and .can see
But he would never ask you to trhsg ''' "haat the Ministers went to
share's life blighted siert shadowed rat % o rington o'tily to see bow they stoup!
HAT tired, Worn -out feeling, of
w8iolt so many woinon complain after a
day's washing, is done away •
with by those who
use that great
Labor d .
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so
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'Which trickes the Birt drop out
Without Hand Rtst b1ng
Without boiling
Without 'Washing
13°U/dello
'lrry the easy, clean and oconomicnl tray -•the
fir* yyy. i wap of svaot bo dud
all you veli! not bo die.
appointed.
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