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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Times, 1896-07-10, Page 9MT Il natured feet, with redbr On heard ant thick hair matted over his strong, st.. )ern fotelwad, Always ho Invtrd the words: "Shot through the body," Who -was shot, and by whom? "Wife" "totaled gun" were the only words that lie .could anuko out in the farmer's hurried urgent .message. Stephen heard thin shot over and over again together with Annie's word', above the cob's foot -falls, the droning of chafers, voice of corn -crakes and chirp of grass- hclhpet's, and thou a Guist of blood would coma before his hot dazed eyes. Tho mowing was at last quite finished, the bay had been carted long before the Slows began to fall. The sun wits low whoa ice want into the Wide browns, or .outor kitchen to replace his gun in the Tnuuu was A REPORT. gaols after firing et rooks in the piece of wheat beyond the orchard.. He had fired ,both barrels, reloaded, and fired again more than once; ho had a young rabbit just shot is his hand, and threw it on the table when Annie eame in white and anxious. "Stephen, I must speak in private. It's serious; it's about—it's Willis Arley—" so far she bail panted. • He had always despised and disliked this Willis Arley, a fellow who never succeeded in anything, who read and wrote when lie should have been plowing :and sowing, who left his father's farm and sot up for a scribbler in London till he was nearly starved. IIo hail been ore of Annie's numerous sweethearts; Stephen had e, vague notion that she favored him at one time before her father stepped bo- tween thong and forbade .irloy.the house.. It was an old story, so old that it had not occurred to Stephen even to be jealous. Arley had not boon near the place for years; there was a rumor than he was gone for a soldier, or to Australia. He was no longer spoken of now, his brother had the farce, his mother lived in to vine - covered stone house -near the village. Church ; Stephen seemedto remember that 'she was very 111; to bo sure, Dr. Now - wen's dog -cart had been seen outside the vine•covered house that afternoon. Yet when Annie spoke the half-forgotten name, ho turned with one of his impatient ,jerks, the gun still. In his band—and how olid it happen ?—the plaid servant was standing by, the only witness—what did sho know?—tile gun must have bean cock- ed, he must have touched tho trigger— there riggedtthere was a report. a cry, Annie was down, there was blood on the stone-pavetl<, liner. Then followed orios of alarm and horror, people running in, the saddling sand bridling and marl galloping of the ;cob along the dusty, 'seven -mile road to Ithe town. • The night sparkled with pale stars,. the breath of honcysuoklo hung about mon- doW and garden, when he rode into his Town yard and looked anxiously at his house, dimly outlined in tho gray sum- mer dusk that would not ' deepen before the early dawn reddened the sky. A dins light showed in the rose-bowored window upstairs, another dial light in the kitchen below, neither window was curtained ; all was not yet over. His quick stop, Ifeavy with nailed boots, was on the uncarpeted oaken stairs, whore au eight- !lay clock ticked with steady patience on the landing and vaguely comforted him, !quieting tho fever of his blood with fami- liar, lone-liko voice. Outside tho bed - tie= door ho paused, sick at heart; then !softly turned the handle and entered. • Annie's face, white and sharp, was on pe white pillow, her dark hair, loosened and tangled, lay over pillow and sheet, the doctor was bending above her, doing (something to her wounded side, a woman wiped blood from the pale lips, lips softly Smiling in spite of the quick, gasping iiroath that parted then. Annie's beau- tiful dark eyes were wide and full of light ',,-such a light as he had never before seen an then, a light directed to the gaze of a tall man in a shock frock standing by the bed in the shadow of the curtains. Whet roan? His startled glance seareh- •Led in the shadow and discerned tho half- orgotton, thoughtful features of the liite-handed dreamer, the wastrel, the ate'er-do-weoi Willis Arley', Ho found himself narrowly observing the clean O bite smock, worn somehow with a difference; beneath the evidently untae- •Ieustomod garment ho detected tho narrow red stripe of • egimentaal trousers, above • Et the trim moustache and otherwise alean- lrnhaven face and close -Cropped hair that liespoko the soldier. • A faint shiver wont through Arley's rarame at Stephen's approach; Annie's •eer'es lost their light and turned to her Husband's face with a piteous pleading. "I tried hard, Stephen,'' sho panted, in . slow, strained voice that already seem - ',d far all. "If yen I1ac1 a Cared for me, if you had a spoke a kind Word! And 9.0 child and all coming—I could a boon a good wife—" The voice failed into i'narticulato mutterings, the dark oyes dosed, Stephen and Arley each hoard the •throbbing of their own hearts and .Annie's ;Sibilant breathing; a ",waft of flower -spiced Bair shook the feeble dandle flame, a moth 4ashecl madly through it; the doctor put niething to tho pato lips; the patient =edits sloop. Sonia Seconds passed; ley stood rigid and etoot; cold dew* rang on Stephbn'* strong equate brow; $ Mouth was pari•he'l. Annie stared :ami sat up. "li•o- ron !" she tried, ;Sti')" into her hus- 's face diatt l , ..d stretching otlt �h��and* to him.,, ' •• effort brought �Itio_ froom' the ie,... ,,.d lunge to the asseessaassasaaesseemeasse mouth and she Feil Weis, liar eyes turning to Arley (inti closing With .a faille forever. It maned not long after that Adalris fount himself in the kitchen, where a fire had been 1:indiction(' a candle burned drolly, but net so dimly tlin,t he dict, not see dark, wet stains on the stone fluor,. The doctor was holding his arnl. Armin Arley was standing before hint with a sullen, defiant gaze in Ids large, dreamy eyes, "'It's four years since I saw Annie Duke, Mr. Adams," ho Was saying, "till this afternoon. Mother died at Ave o'clock, I'd overstayed my leave for t day and they were after me. I slipped along the hedge in the ditch to your orchard, and so through the garden and wood -house, where your wife saw ano and took mo to the strong beer cellar, and Md no, and gave no the smock frock. 'Tore I should have stayed until I could have got off quiet in plata clothes. But I heard the shot and the cries and rani out and helped carry her up, That's all I have to say. a, "And that's enough," said a deep ve'• n front a dark corner whence issued two soldiers, while a third appeared a t the door. "Quito enough," rephad Arley, maul - Mg. "Good night, gentlemen," "C:iood night," replied Adams, aneohau" teeny, as Arley and the three soldier;, each with a "Good night, all," vanished intotho pale summer night, whore their. measured tread gradually (lied away into silence., "Her last look was for hien, and 1kill- ed her," Adnlus muttered to himself. "I was nevermore sorry for anybody in my life, Aiabel," tho doctor told his wito afterwards. "Tho pian was like a ,;tone: Tho woman told mo his wife had said she was glad to go, thankful for the shot." Tho tailor's son slept but brokenly; sometilues he was gladto hear solitary steps echoing along the silent streotsfoot and passing into the cool and pleasant night; his spirit seemed to pass into the freshness with the tanknown steps. He waked to -night to hear the belfry awls chine the four quarters and strike twice on the deep bell that sounded fuller and more solemn on the silent night. The air stole fresh and sweet through the open window. It was not unpleasant to lie awake in the restful stillness. A quarter chimed and the half hour. The bells were like the voice of a watching spirit, tolling that all is woll. Then fron). far WINGIIAM TIMES, JULY 10, 1896 LONDESBoltO. The Methodist Sunday School field their annual pie-nic in Air. Y. Brig - ham's grove on the first of July. Miss Mabel Wall is the guest of ►her cousin, Miss Mabel 13e11. Miss 1:. Johnston leaves for her home in Wingllttin this week. Miss Sado Johnston is home for her holidays frorhl London. The Rev, Mr.. Hall, of 13elgrave, preached in the Presbyterian church here last Sunday. Mr. Wilken, of llensnll, i'+ moving back to Londesboro. Rev, W. 1J, Milison has taken a very active part in looking after the spiritual welfare of the young men connected with the Londesboro church and the young men showed their appreciation of his labors on Saturday evening, June 21st, by presenting slim with a beautiful gold wateh and chain and a five dollar gold piece, the watch bearing a suitable inscription and accompanied by the following address; Rev. W, E. P, 11'i ihson. Dear 13ro. in Christ,—As you. are T a new field of o -shot 1 remove to n s shortly to reale labor for the Master, we as mem- hers of the Young Men's Alutual Protective Association of Londesboro, feel that we cannot allow you to de- part from amongst us without in some tangible way expressing our appreciation of of your labors on. this appointment and for the friendly interest shown by you on our behalf and we would ask you to accept the accompanying watch and chain not so much for its intrinsic value, but as a slight token of the love and esteem in which you are held by us and as we have (luring • the short stay of your term amongst us ever found in you an ever kind and faith- ful adviser, devoted not only to our interests, but to the interest of . the church of your choice. We trust and pray 'that although we must part that God's blessing may ever rest upon you and that His presence with you each day may cause your path- way to grow brighter and brighter until when called by our heavenly Father it will end in the perfect day ofhis favor and that our friendship began in time will continue through- out eternity is the desire of us all. Signed on behalf of the Y. M. M. P. A. IIP SOFTLY TURNED TRE ITA\DLT. off rose the faint roll of wheels and quick beat of hoofs, louder and louder, till the sound ceased at the opposite door, and the doctor drowsily dropped to the pavement. He was cheered by the rod light of the shaded candles on the table where the supper was still waiting, cheered still more by the sight of his wife opening the door, flushed with sleep, charming in a cambric dressing -gown with pink ribbons and pink slippers, her shining hair gather- ed into,a long thick phut that fell over ono shoulder, her eyes bright with wel- come arid kindness. He thought of poor Annie's words: "If I'd thought you'd a cared for me -- if you'd said a kind word." So, to keep himself from over softness, he roundly rated. firs. Newman for being up. But she only laughed anis stopped his month in the proper way. [TIia ran.] made the Sailers Swear. Several hundred eases of genuine sauer- kraut broke loose in the hold. of the Brit- ish steamship Svesthall while bound from Hamburg to Philadelphia, and the con- tents ran alit among the cargo, producing a smell that pervaded everything, and was almost intolerable. The English sailors swore like pirates over this new affliction forced upon thein, but there was no relief tmtil the steamship reached this port. The responsibility for the loss has been settled by putting it on the shippers, because of not having placedlthe sauerkraut in strong cases. Lock for as 8ioycle. An ingenious device is being brought out in Birmingham for locking the steer- ing gear of bicycles. By a turn of the key the front wheel or the machine can be lock- ed in any position. Thelocking apparatus is very small, it adds but a few ounces to the weiglit of the machine, and unless one looked for it specially it would quite escape notice. The construction is said to be simple and cannot get out of order, and it can be made and applied at a small cost. Thos. Millar, Vice. -Pres. Geo. E, Williams, Secy. Mr. Willson was completely taken by surprise, but expressed his hearty thanks for the gift. What• he had done was simply to promote the spiritual welfare of the young men and if he had succeeded in so doing, he felt amply repaid therefore. Best fora--maiti"" Wash Day makes clothes sweet, clean, white, with the least labor" Its remark- able lasting and cleansing, properties make SURPRISE economical and Best for...i f3very Day Spraying Fruit Trees. 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The caution of the Aberdonian in giving an answer to a direct ques- tion was well illustrated the other day, when I asked an eastern friend of mine whose family were not noted for very active habits. 'Was not your father's death very sudden? Slowly drawing one hand from his pocket and pulling down his beard, the interrogated one cautious- ly replied; 'Ay, it was unto' sudden for him, I neer kens o' ma fayther bein' in a hurry before.'—'Tit Bits.' A Pat Purse. The highwayman had followed her from town. 'Ile had observed the pocket -book which she held in her hand, It was fat, even as a plump partridge. She -'vas return- ing from the city, and he bided his opportunity. It was dust. A lone- ly part of the road was reached. He sprang forward, snatched the pocket book from her hand, and disappear- ed. He wended his way back to town. Gleefully - he sought his attic g room. 'I shall dine well to -night,' he said. And be opened the purse and swooned. 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