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CHAPTER III (Cont’d)
dear?” she asked, as
long gloves from her
and bent over him
refuse her kiss—how
“Have you nad a good or a disap
pointing day,
she drew the
slender hands
with a. kiss.
He did not
could he, since his quarrel was not
with her?-—but there’came no ans
wering smile to his 'lips,
“A rotten day,” he answered gruf-
. fly. “Sit down, Alice, and have some'
tea,”
I have had- mine with Constantia.
I have been at Hatherley, dear, and
enjoyed my afternoon very much,
I suppose ft was the horse that was
at fault?”
“No, it was not the horse,” he
grimly, replied, “though I will not
deny that he helped, for he was the
sorriest crock that I’ve ever rid,den
to hounds on, and I’ll let Howat
have the wrong side of my-'tongue
about it tomorrow, as I’m a living
man. He threw me at the Wood-end;-
and if I had not landed in the ditch
I might have got my neck broken.
He was determined not to take the
ditch, you see, and I was just as de
li e
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it
must
know
might
looks
f spoke of it before. I tell you I will
I not know the Carringtons. I hate
; them all—-both them and the tribe
i that they have about them. Lording
it over decent folk as they did today
flaunting their money in the faces
i of folk whose shoes they are not fit
to tie! I will have none of them here
Alice, I tell you, and if Harry will
persist in going to the Priory, then
he must make his choice between us’
“But Mark, we caipt afford not to
know them, and, as I said to Con
stantia, commerce is the thing now
adays, and even Weaver Laidlaw
himself told you, when he came from
London, 'the last time, that he was
astonished’ to find so many men of
good family engaged in business.
Don’t you see that if Harry
take up something—and you
he must—Bentley Carrington
help him, and I’m sure he
kind.”
“Alice, I will not have favors of_
that man,” he cried, bringing down
• his fist upon the table-
starve for want of them,
needs must that Harry go
iness he shall go in with
folks.”
“But Laidwal said that
rington was perfectly honorable in.
his dealings with Tom .Playfair,
Mark, and from all that T -can-h.eait?
he is a just man, and well liked.
Everyone speaks well of him, . and
I Mrs. Fleming was here from Kirk-
“That, I’m not tormenting myself , Yetton Manse yesterday, and she
cut. If he "was to - wander and j told me he is so kind to the poor
‘ that -now they are never at a - loss
when they want help of any kind in
the parish.” 1-
. ‘‘.Oh. they are flaunting their
money finely, ’and buying up,'the
folk as hard as they can. But ''they
and when I saw you and Harry ride t'might be taught that there are some
down the avenue, I said to myself things which money cannot buy. I that there were none among them [ tell you I wilLnot know these people
to beat you, in spite of the old crocks Alice, and I forbid you-to know them
She smiled bravely, but her wife-, [or even’to say ariother word'in their
ly eyes were full of apprehension, foi- favor.”
she knew that there was more to
come.
“I laid myself open to shame, and
I tell you, Alice, when I saw these
—these outsiders,” said the laird,
using, however, a strong adjective,
for which he immediately apologized,
“on mounts that were hardly paid
for’in three--figures, I felt myself
fit for any crime. And,as for Harry,
’ lie came to grief too,, and cast aside
liis mare like an old- bo’ot, and
swallowed his pride, and', took a
vor from Bentley Carrington.”
“What kind of a favor?”
“H|; second mount—the one
groom had in .-readiness,
aWay back to the Priory, cheek by
jowl with them.- That’s what’s at
the bottom of my vexation, Alice,
and I’ll give him such a talking to
when he gets back as he never got
in his life. He has laid us under fin
obligation to these people and—
what's more—he danced attendance
on thaf bold-faced1 chit of a girl the
whole day. All the field was talk
ing about it, and nudging one an
other. Oh, I tell you, Alice, I’ve had
a day!”
Alice was silent for a moment,
casting about in her mind for the
fitting word that would be like oil
on the troubled waters. But before
.she had found’it he went on again.
“So you have been to .Constantia’s,
have you? I wish she could have
seen Griselda and young Carrington!
I tell you these people have come to
lay seige to the. country, Alice,, and
the folks, bar a few old, stiff-backed
ones like ourselves and the Hathef-
leys. are going down >before them
like so many ni'.*pins. It’s a crying
shame, and I wish I hud been laid in
Essendon kirkyard before I had lived
to see it.”'
“Dear, you are making the worst
of it1’ she said, sitting, down and
leaning, across the table toward him.
*‘And', perhaps they, are not so bad
when you get to know them. I
thought that girl of Carrington’s a
Bonnie, sweet-faced thing; whenH
looked at her this morning she mind-
,ed me of our own Lilias in her
-sweet girlishness.”
• “Alice, are you to be among the
■ninepins, or have you something at
the back of your mind?” he. asked so
• threateningly that sh£ might well
i liave been alarmed,
so long' with
his bark to be
termined that he should'. But
... got the better, of me at the last
brute—and after I’d punished him
a bit, I 10ft him wandering’the Wood
end and' walked home.”
“But somebody will take him back
to Howat surely?”
'never come back . it would be no
great loss to anybody. .No—the meet
was a mistake, Alice,J-land I should
like to know what dejil tempted me
to make such a sorry show this day.”
“It was not, a- sorry show, Mark;
he
fa-
his
and he’s
•“ not if I
And if
into bus-’-
reputable
t
Mr. Car
gentleman,“But he looks like a
Mark----------”
“Umph Any dummy
by a Bond Street tailor
these days.” -
'“And .he has a kind-iface,” she
persisted
“The Almighty, for some inscrut
able ..purpose, of JHjs ..own 'hqs„ .given
him looks of a kind, and he has^ex
ploited them for .all he is wortht.Alj
the women were after, him today. I
tell.you I wag in .such a rage half
the time that I haven’t digested my
br.eakfast yet, let alone my lunch.”
. “Poor, old man!”
She laughed softly and patted his
hand again, much as she might have
tried to sooth down a grissly bear.
“Harry made himself conspicuous
with that girl today and everybody
was noticing it. But there was a
man „On the field, one of Carring
ton’s guests,, who didn’t like it, and
who -..evidently thought that Harry
w,as poaching on hisr preserves, a big
heavy-loOking chap/’'With a Jewish
cast®'of- face, looks like, some shady
city* financer, which* probably he is.
Oh, I tell .you, Alice, I was mighty
sick of it all, and J don’t know what
we’re coming to.” ‘
“If Harry could make a rich mar
riage, and get the girl he cared
about too, at-the same time,” she
said,’; greatly daring.
“Beginning, more likely. If it is
Bentley Carrington’s daughter that
you have at the back of your inind
as a wife for Harry, you may take
the notion clean out,- That will never
come to pass—not if I can help it.
I won’t have any of the tribe inside
Essendon either. What right have
they to come to the meet today.
Nobody asked them, and I came very
near breaking the traditions and
ordering them, off the field.”
“Everything is free on a hunting
morning, Mark, and you. must not
be so thrown,” she;said’, rising, with
a little sigh.” Wliy'-there’s the sound
of wheels on> the gravel!- Can - they
have' driven Harry over?”
“No—that will- be Lqidlaw.
hag been at Edinburgh today,”
the Laird, ahd. as he rose,* she ob
served his hand on the back of the
chair tremble.
“Laidlaw again! What for, Mark,
—any fresh trouble?”
“I don’t know. There may, and
there may not be. Anyhow I'll have
to See him. I’m sorry if I have been
q bear, Alice, but you know me of
old. Keep off the subject of the
Carringtons, and I’ll be all- right.”
He p'uslied- his fingers through his
short grey hair, and his Efife;.' a%, lie
walked with somewhat ’uncertain
step across, the hall to other, seem
ed to take on a greyish tinge. When
Weaver Laidlaw,1 who had managed
the legal affairs of Essendon since
he was eight-and-twenty, succeeding
at that age to the splendid traditions
of his father and grandfather
the Laird enter in hunting
could scarcely- believe the
of his own eyesight.
“Bless me, Laird!
that you have been
today?’” -c
“Yes, Laidlaw, and
I for my pains,
He
said
Only she had
him that she
worse that his
but there
my mind,
not a ninepin
at the back o
tell you some of them, i,
are
a nd
you
how
you
lived
Anew
bite.
I'm
things
I will
like.”
^Well, tell me, but- be careful
you rub it in, Alice, for I warn
I’m in my thrawnest mood ”
“Which I don’t cate a fig for,”
she answered almost merrily, reach
ing still further over, so that her
«oft
over
M’Ud
■face,
«d by the morning sun,
“When- I went out this afternoon,
I did not have Hatherley in
I
still further over,
fingers closed warm and fast
■ his, He did not withdraw them,
the harshness melted from his
even a's the clouds are- dissolv-
Mark
atty mfiid so much as tlie Priory
thought I
“But I
would call there.”
forbade you when you
saw
pink, lie
evidence
possiblets it
nt' , the hounds
the moro fool
I found myself as
stiff as a post, and* being mounted,
on one of Howat’s backs, I was laud
ed in the ditch .and. had to walk
home in the end. But we’ll let that
flee stick in the wax.
news have you for me?
gage to be renewed?”
“No, Laird—they are
to renew it. I was
hours In. that Castle Street office,
and it is impossible to raise another
penny; so what’s to be done?”
They faced one another in the
long, lofty room with its priceless
treasures of books and pictures, and
it might have been that Laidlaw’s
eyes took stock of these. The two
had been friends as well as business
acquaintances for the long period of
forty years, and ’’there never had
been- any serious differences between
them, Laidlaw was not only a keen
.man of business, bu£ he was a sing
ularly frank-spoken one, and he had
never beat about the bush or tried
to make light of difficulties. Rather
had he met them bravely and done
his best to overcome them. Riddell-
Kerr had the most profound confi
dence in him and believed every
word that he spoke. They understood
each other, and there were not many
who could b°ast of a perfect under
standing of the Laird of Essendon,
“That’s bad hearing, Laidlaw”
said the Laird, and the blood' mount
ed to ’his brow. “What’s to be done?”
.“I do not know what is to be done
this time, Laird, I was thinking of
the timber as I drove by the Wood
end.” x
“There’s none to speak of, Wea
ver, and very well.you know it. The
poor • old' place is impoverished
enough. Well, well. Can’t you do
something, man, to lift me "out of
this hole?”
WEEDS
Special Article written for the Times-
Advocate by Professor J, E- Ho-
Witt* Ontario Agricultural College
not inclined
three mortal
■vi : (To be continued)
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A quiet but pretty wedding
place at the home of Mr. anjd
Wm. J. Dowson, Goshen Line, Stan
ley, when- their daughter, Miss Vera
Marie was united .in marriage to Mr.
Leonard E. Taibot, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Talbot,. Stanley, Rev. J.
•Penrose, of Varna, officiating. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Ruby Erratt. Miss Fern Taylor, cou
sin of the bride, acted as bridesmaid
While the groom was attended by
Mr. Anson Coleman. The happy cou
ple left by motor for Hamilton, Kit
chener and Niagara Falls. On their
return they will reside on the grooms
fine farm on the Blue Water High
way.
A horseshoe contest was held rec
ently at the home of Mr. John Hey,
Sr.', the'bC'casion'"being his*-birthday.
Mr. Philip < Fassold,’ blacksmith, of
Dashwpoid. and Mr.- Sam. Hey,'black
smith, of Blake, were the champions
their record' being seven ‘games
straight in the contest.’
Mr. John Fuss, who recently un
derwent an operation at a .London
hospital, is able’to walk down town
again.
Mr, and -Mrs. Wm. .C- Calif as and daughter,,Miss Elida, wii'o have been
for some" months at London, liave
returned to their home in town and
will likely remain for the summer at
least.
iMr. W. B. Oliver has been appoint
ed constable at Grand Bend for a
period; of two months, beginning on
July 1st.
Miss Isabel Manson, R. N., of De
troit; is spending a few weeks at the
home of her father, -Mr. John A.
Manson, Goshen Line north.
Messrs. Herb. M'ousseau and Jacob
Haberer werb on a fishing trip to
Stokes Bay recently.
took
Mrs.
Nervous
Mrs." Geo. Mabee, Tillsonburg, Ont.,
writes:—-“After my first child was born
I was completely run down, and was cross
and irritable all the time.
“After my second was born I was
never without nervous headaches, and if
I did a hard day’s work I would be faint
and sick, ih fact, I got so bad we moved
in with my husband's people so I would
not be alone while he was at work.
“I was so nervous I was always afraid
something terrible would happen,
“My mother-in-law strongly advised
the to take
and I can’t express on paper the great
relief I got. The very first box relieved
me of those terrible, nervous headaches.
“I can now go. to Bed and sleep well,
and 'in the morning I am ready for an
other day’s work of any kind.
“I ,am the mother of four so you can
see my hands are never idle.”
Price, 50 cents a box at all druggists,
of dealers, or mailed direct on receipt
of price by The T. Milburn Co., Ltd.,
Toronto, Ont.
The weed menace in Ontario has
markedly increased during the past
few years. It is not an exaggera
tion to say that in certain parts of
the Province certain weeds like the
Perennial Sow Thistle are driving
men off their farms. The tax levied
by weeds on the agriculture of the
Province has been mounting yearly.
One of the chief reasons why the
weed menace has increased with
each' succeeding year is the unde
niable fact that in the past vast
quantities of weeds have been allow
ed to ripen seeds on the roadsides,
in the school-yards, on waste and
vacant lands, along our lanes and
headlands and in our fence corners,
and odd spots here and there on the
farm.
, The following are the number of
seeds produced' by single plants of.
average size in one season: Canada
Thistle 3,500;
Dock, 17,000;
Curled or Yellow
Common Ragweed
5,000; Chicory 3,000; Perennial Sow
Thistle 2,000; Wild Lettuce, 8,000;
Stinkweed 20,000. Every weeid' that
is1 allowed to mature produces 1,000
seeds and most of them ripen sever
al thousand seeds. In the past
weeds by the millions have been al
lowed to mature in this province and
scatter their billions of seeds far
and wide. Is it any wonder that the
weed menace has increased in On
tario?
Are we going to tolerate this state
of affairs, any longer in Ontario? No.
The farmers of the Province have
raised their voices ; in protest. . An
Ac.t has been passed by the Legisla
ture to enable them to meet the sit
uation. United .action is what is
required', now. Every . municipality,
every farmer, every land owner in
town or country must unite in the
war against the weeds and see that
they are cut early and ofteru enough
to prevent them from seeding.. When
the seed inspectors send1 out notice
that it is time to cut weeds let no
one lag 'behind, or neglect his duty.
'Promptness is necessary to pre
vent all weeds from seeding. Many
weeds, if cut after they have passed
full bloom, will mature their seeds.
In. order, therefore, to secure the
greatest results from the time and
labor expended, everyone concerned
should see that weeds are cut just
as soon as possible after tile inspect
or gives notice.
' United action -is required so that
no weeds be left uncut on roadsides,
vacant lands, railway tracks, school
yards or waste places. Every patch
of weeds that is left uncut is a men
ace to the farms and. gardens in the
■neighborhood, an eyesore and a cost
ly monument of neglect, signifying
that some one has failed to do his
duty to his municipality and to ’his
neighbors. ,
Community pride and regard for
the rights of others should1 serve as
incentives to prompt and united ac
tion on the part of all concerned.
When such is secured the weed men
ace will be much decreased, our
farms will be cleaner and more pro
fitable and our highways and by
ways will become attractive1 beauty
spots, indicating individual _ and
municipal pride and prosperity.
•. Mount Carmel
Mr. Joseph Mahony purchased a
Chevrolet coach last week.
Mrs. Win. Dillon and sons, of Dub
lin, spent Sunday with Mr. anfl Mrs.
Jeremiah Campbell.
(Miss- Ila Glavin, of Weston,
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr. and1 Mrs. Thomas Hall and
Messrs. James Hall and Frank Row-
cliffe, of Detroit, called on Mr. and
Mrs/'Ed’. Hall on Sunday.
•Mr. James Borland is visiting in
Detroit with friends this week. •
Miss- Evelyn Regan spent a few
days last week with friends at We*s-
ton. '' ■ • ' y ■
Mr. Thomas Rowland is' on the
sick list this. week. We hope for a
speedy recovery. : '
Mr. P. Reardon was ih Goderich
last week on the jury.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo McCann and
family spent the week-end with fri
ends at Detroit.
Mr. Ed. Borland and two children
of Detroit, spent the week-end at the
home of his brother, Jas. Borland.
mt
JUDGING COMPETITIONS
The third annual Huron County
Live Stock and Household' Science
heldJudging Competitions will be
at Clinton, Friday, Jne 21st,
mencing at 9:00 a.m.
The attendance at the two
ious competitions has been
good and “it is expected that this
year’s cmpetitlons will
well attended. >>.
The Judging Teams
Huron County in the
Competitions last year,
celledt showing. The
Judging team standing fourth at To
ronto and ninth at Guelph. The
standing of the girl’s team at Toron
to was equally good, being seventh
With forty-three other teams com
peting. The success of our judg
ing teams is largely dependent ub-
on well patronised1 competitions and
it is hoped that every one eligible
will' take advantage of this and be
present Friday, June 21st. i
prev-
very
be equally
representing
Inter-County
made an ex-
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A Call for United Action /
CITIZENS OF ONTARIO
have saved the province many millioris^of dollars
in the past few years in their efforts to rid both
town and country of WEEDS.
Millions of Dollars are’ still being lost, however.
The work is only -begun. Farmers, knowing their
personal loss through weeds, co-operate^to, end tire
.nuisance.. Municipal councils and. individuals in
villages, towns and cities are wholeheartedly joining
• in the fight against the'common enemy—WEEDS. . ■ : ‘ “'x X.NOW is the time to strike, to prevent most weeqE
from seeding. Cut the weeds down BEFORE they
flower and seed. .
Fight weeds as you would fire! You wisely protect
yourself from losses by fire . . . which are a
possibility.
Protect your property from heavy losses by weeds.
Neglect makes these losses a certainty.
Weeds spread like wildfire if neglected. Destroy
all noxious weeds on your lands. Notify -yolir
municipal council or weed inspector .of weed grpwths
found on roadways, vacant properties, cemeteries and
other public places.
WARNING Under the provieions of the Weed i
Control Act, every occupant of land 'and every owner of
unoccupied .land is required to destroy noxious weeds be
fore their seeds ripen. Road Authorities are required to ,
destroy all weeds growing upon the highways.
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Parliament Buildings, Toronto
Hon.' John S. Martin jlA;' Carroll
Minister ■ hDiwtor <3rpp$,
CoOperation and