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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Signal, 1889-2-15, Page 2t4. �4r gimmLseemeem MP TOE HURON SIGNAL FRIDAY, FEB. 15, 1809 I pretty, soft Yea Wei staring oat trot 1 the soh (rums st „I.e...., veli, •ud to 81i 1 111 L J a of • gptest .pseetlox,d pain u wog. mors as It she had beet some sun ons and unique specimen trader • mien. mooac than • living, breathing woman o JOJ01111G WDITE$ *..b and blood. who had been • child s '. _ _ Lai grown up to the full perfective of be: "Am I to spend the rest of my lite in beauty among them. Poor Polly! paw =i•�tory under Nancy's tbubr' he ik*d. hoarsely. m "len afraid that's about it," returucd elm, stolidly. "But 1 tell you it was an accident, a pure accident.' he persisted, miserably. "Oh! yes. of course. meet murdon are." replied Jim, quietly. ••It couldn't be your fault for pitching a seven pound dumb bell at Owen when his back was turned. but poor dear Owen's fault for getting in the way of it. 1 believe that's generally the way with murders. but. uu fortunately, jurymen ago such infernal bluckite ar that they can't often be got to look at the nutter in the right light. It's • devil of • nuisance, of course. but there the juries are, and their deciaiou is law." ••Lilo won't be worth having." Tommy groaned, abjectly. Neither would it at Portland, even if yon gut let off w easily as that." returned Jim, with what Tommy designated in his own mind as unfeeling brutality. "And you should have thought of that. you know. before you took to sbying dumb bells about." And then all at once,and without warn- ing. Tommy burst out crying. and sobbed convulsively for some minutes. "It's too ," he burst out, "that my' whole Tire aTott7d be ruined IBio "Ulla. 1 tell JJou I'd no ides, no notion. not the t►mallest, of killing the fellow. He always eras a contrary. crosagralned brute"— "Take care. take care," muttered Jim between his teeth. • • lie was -perhaps not to you. but to rue from the very Int and always," Tummy cried, passionately. And that day. after spying and busying himself about my prig vate affairs. which had and could have had nothing to do with him. he goaded ms almost -almost," fiercely -"nay, alto- gether to madness by his cold. icy. super. villous, damnable airs. I was mad when I did that, but mad as I was, 1 had never a; thought of killing him; I swear I never had.' "At the name time," said Jim. frigidly, "you would find It uncommonly difficult to persuade a jury to look at it in that light." I know it," Tommy rejoined, wretch- edly. "but'do you think I ever forget it? Night and day, alike, i have that horrible thud in my ears, and Owen's dead face, as, 1 saw it las the morning. before my eyes good beaveus, man! don't you think that I ' have suffered• sery' hell of regret .and that I don't suffer it atill every day,evcry hour, ay, every moment of my lifer "No, I don't," returned Jim. no more moved by this outburst of passion against a self wrought fate than be would have been by • blue bottle fly buzzing up and down a window pane. "I saw you in the Winter Garden an hour ago. and 'pun m soul, even knowing you an well as I do. I was astonished at y-uur powers of enjoy- inentr-1 was indeed." "Yon told me yourself," cried Tommy. fiercely. "that I was to look as usual. that I was not to go about looking hang dog and wretched." "So I did; but I never expected to see you take up your little flirtations again with quite the rest you displayed this af- ternoon. however, it's no use going over the old ground again and again in this way. 1 have given you your sister's mes- sage, and. for t be present. you appear to be safe. Wengb, of course, one can never tell what may or may not turn up, 1 don't think you need imagine that she is going to revise your life a burden to von, for really I don't believe she will ever want to see you, or be in any way mixed up with you agtln. I think what she means by 'your doing anything that she disapproves' is the c h•nte that you might want to marry -the girl at the Duck's Tail, for instance." "Ob! that is altogether out of the ques- tion." said Tommie in *relieved tone and with a "last of the Earles" air about him. ' "Yes. I'm sure it is. said Jim. "for Mise Meekin simply would not look at you now. All the same. 1 don't think your rater would stand you marrying any- body; nybody; elle wouldn't think it right to let any lady go blindly into such a mine as a marriage with you would be. Least of all would rhe allow your marrying nuc of the Leslie,. so you had better Ict your at- tentions cool off in that quarter " "lama see what differenao"-Tummy began. when Jim cut him short. ► '•I)o you think you are Et to marry any w•omau4' Le asked. '•Who, you now as well as 1 do. that if any one of the Leslie fat..ily had the levet idea of the truth, they would shun you as they would shun a leper. You know it; so be warned in time, and be sure that your si.ter would never allow a marriage with one of Mein to take place without full acgt:eint ing Mr. Leslie of your past. 1 dare say It is hard on you -we kedncss and crime do fall heavily on those who commit them, and very properly too. And 1'11 tell you. 'Earle, the ten first thing )',neve got to do to make your life better than it in now, and your mind easier -that i.. get rid of 1be [..lee Idea you ve cajoled yourself into believing of Owens death Bion an states dent; it was no more an accident than my! asking your sister to marry ice was an SO -1 cadent, so the sooner jou acknewl:•dge the. truth to yourself and try to remoter tact cnwi.rdly temper of yours, the better" - and with there words Jim gut up aud un - ea -sea the deer. as en i•:timation to, Tummy that ti.e interview was at au end. y i The last of Ail, .tatrebws, dear Polly! with that brace morn!na s an array. she passed away from the old cit which had known her as a pretty child as many and many a girl had done beton her, to be henteTorwird tarts more to 1 than a name -to be •'a personage" views by the general public through the some what uncertain sheen of her mother's oil descriptions. Poor Polly! She was ria the first nor yct the last pretty girl this i have seen married in Blankhampton i the same way. and, alas' I fear there ma be many another to come. It had just struck the quarter before 1 when she came, looking lovely It net hardly be said, dressed in white trot head to foot. plain, simple and seven from the hem of her long gown to ti blowy tulle which halt hid her golds head, her only ornaments • cluster t orange blossoms near ber throat and a emormons bouquet of delicate and ear white hloasos ms in her hand. "And not a single one of the super jewels we've heard so much about," whi: oared one in the crowd to her neighbor. 'Oh. I dare sav they're like To -To': grand marriage -all imagination!" war the reply. but it was not Po. The jewels were 6 existence sure enough. but Polly bad flat)• refused to wear them un her wedding morning. although her mother had coaxet and persuaded, and the bridegroom hat been evidently much disappointed Ula his brides world should tot see in wha boom he held her. Still Polly was ob dente. Wear them she would not ant did nut -not even the beautiful string o pearls. which, as Mrs. Antrobue plain [Italy said, would just have made all th difference between her wedding and al the other weddings that took place h Blankhampton. Ott t his point To -To had stood her friend and had backed her up vigorously in be resolve not to appear on her wedding morning blazing with jewels. ••Yoa're perfectly right, Polly." ale said, with her own delightful little ma tronly air. •'1 always think it such exe crab!, taste to wear jewels for• wedding simply execrable" and. woulyou belies. It. there were people among the relative: and intimate friends of the Antrobu: family ill natured enough to say that the young Mrs. Herrick Brentham did no: wish the differeuce between her wadding gifts and her sister's to appear in to startling contrast; but. of course, that only shows how inordinately ill nature: people can be in this world, and particu tarty in Blankhampton. CHAPTER XXiV. Tel: 1.APT 01, iol.LT \Tonere. But L'cautifnl .lir.[ soon found thst Tommy was iueorn^ible. 'l'nne. warrive by the threat e,onveyetl in his tister's nieerg e. that young gentku:au had al Meet catirety tassel his vi.,it, to thei Lesllcti li-.Hie and Lia attenth.nit to the blith , mei boring daughters tlir•rent; but apparel:thy Lis Lard L:.d quite IS/ et ir... Mutt rule. Iltnt I» to es 11!trown oR the CHAPTER XXV. NANCY A -ND ItO$E I:.ET. It ,nust not be supposed that during this time the police at lValmsbory wer Idle. Oa the contrary, they were put tin; forth their best efforts to find ont some thing. or, for the matter of that, ant thing about the mysterious cane, so as t. prove themselves better rip in their wort than the two Scot lama Yard men, who wen employed in the interests of the Owet family. and who, like their fellows a. Walntsbvey, seemed to be at a deadlock. But. puzzle their brains and peke ant pry as they would. it 'teemed intpussibl. to find out anything more titan had beet done already. They Lai both abandoned that clew which seemed to puiut to Mr. B.resfon as the guilty person. end toward young. Earle the finger of suapicion had never germed to mint at all it. with Lis crtnrtaadhie seleer. Le wt. out use of those who wereNogkd out 1. receive it. iD tr,:th, the lad was anything let cat taus to go to Earle. Hope. If his faibe r sad Waster had been in town. it 1s probable that hi. would have begged hard for lest, sad have orad* his farewell to them and other farewells at the same time. But being et Earles Hope, and alone. Tommy had no heart for begging a favor of his colonel, whom be knew disliked him, that be might go and face Nancy and all the airs and graces she would give herself on account t -t what she knew about him No; and besides tbst, the way out of the difficulty was so easy. leave was so difll cult to get -in fait, next door to imposes bit -and by not asking with much omelet, for it, be got passed over fur those that did, so tint it was an easymatter to write how that be was grievenot to be able to came end say gaud -by. Out that less, was an i::tpossi a favor to obtain with so little service as be had. Unfortunately for the suttees of thh• wise calculation. Beautiful Jim spent hf: few hours of leave in going to Earles hope arriving there bite in the evening aux leaving but two Lours to stay. And, in answer to the Old man's aux bus inquiries, ho replied that bo ma, afraid Earle had not the most remut• chance in the world of getting even se bours' leave out of Blankhampton, whit. to Nancy he confided the fact that he brother had not got leave because he had, to his knowledge, not asked fur it. you can gel' Did Le tell you so"' ahe asked. "Did '•No," she replied, steadily. "for I have be give you any especial message to my no lieu& i know cxact1 how far I can g*.fat r " and you else. 'You will sign that paper ' •Net he, mJ a:eateetihe never speaks to bofoto you leave this room," she e if le, can bel it; and yen can under added, •.w I strdght to my father -he ree:,cnt:ed. oddly; •'bet, all the same it it juut bur::usv yuo t:ra going to the Mout. and perhaps never may mate home teat I asked you to emus up here 1 want to know if you have meandered that, le the event of such happening. it it posaibk. even probable, that your guilt may fall eu the shoulders of another wbc is perfectly inwoceutr' Tommy looked at ber blankly. "What do you mean!" he asked. "I moan," said Nancy. steadily, "that. sappuslug you heppen to be kakd out there or to die, aud Mr. Serrature gets home safely, the charge against him might be raked up again, aud he might and it dimenit, or even tmpussible, to akar himself." • •1 never thought of It," said Tommy, with erideut sincerity. "I don't suppose you did -you don't think very much of any one but yourself. you know," said Nancy,very scornfully. 1 base thought of it, however, and 1 meso yon to secure him from any such risk." ••Ilowt" "By leaving a written account behind yea of Cape Owen's death." 1 shall do nothing of the kind! Do yon think I'm to incriminate my self in that wayy No. I'll be shot It 1 do," Ire cried, indignantly. Nancy eyed him coolly. '•Hanged, yogi mean," she arid, with extreme quietness. Tommy made a great start. "Nancy." he said, hoarsely, "are you trying how far A suggestion Lad been made thnt Rost Meeking perlupi knew more titan any one tine about the matter; but that astute young lady being forewarned was thu: forearmed, and. in spite of the many aux' extraordinary questions which were put to her, contrived to threw them off flu scent completely. .bowing plainly that she was ueither to he frightened nor trapped into admitting n single wont more concerting the interview with Owen uu the rfternueon of the murder than she had admitted at the tagnest. las her way she had been true enough bell to her promise W the dead man and ro Totnmy. She still w the fore" toy }ming T rimy h .,a seal of all that Owen had urged against • mar-{ riage between her and the lase of that Feeler; hitt, while alto was filled e,1 horror at the way in which Ise had corn by his death. and every spark of admi- ration for her gentleman /sweetheart lead diad out, *be was yet determined not t betray him into the handsel justice. Soo, out of Ke: r Mecking. neither tee Scotland Yawl dcteetivoa nor the Wslnt'.bery psi lire pit any information whatever. do the bright aummerdays t•lip�over. and the liar es, lath •r NA daughter. be. pet t.. U.it:k about mating • more t tl eir country lila " F.ar k t Ho pe. Audi mussel. were they aettkd there before' Bea.ttiini .lira sang -came without a word] Monts of the peat, hr was baving of gamin'; --carpe cit iy for • few boars-) are g unl a time deo Ito heel ever led. that ho ought Ixix' a passionate farmed. ilmly he wee eu'etnl, nukes L'esetifx Jia of lite w'x :n ho loved hast sir all the+, [rya safely cot of t::e seat•. to cvoiGp•r I i. World, std three .horrt wands wen. ct:oetghi �tfatkn,s t•. the married women, towhees of erfiamrihea: •'active Mrsico-Stay) ]kiasa•-&9': ; sl-ic1 a mere bey -a was • R1ways w'thc,.me. ` Jnet eh.,'.t this time Polly 1-atntb,t C-,.AP:TR XXVL wedding Mei. tiff. r• .I she vas., wait, starl•nrTv. troch ".m•,a^i err. . tr't:afortted The Tlnt,k-hare reinion wax nf1 to the pato ). ., titander:n. of itt,elu.n hut,ae.1e te, au.l.icnl that but little leave, Liverpool. mai sit-Shang:.mi fees of w few home,' length, could be 11 s'ttl a creel Pettedlee, ab,: indeed'granted t • it* Di -kers for tl... ,,.: ii:erse nt ?raw: • lee of It as such.'ti'h m farewray. . � ' every :mly In 'atilt sterno ft sed o been entre:,ally favored 1 • the coolonel. and artd m p yg° is my friend," Jim answered. "No; the mut.. with rtes! tasters, you would ire stand that I don't exactly seek him out with the who o story. If you wore a the fact was, I thought, not being mach only too glad to save a man who had of a favorite with the chief, that he might borne so much for you from such a risk; haves geed deal of dilarulty in getting that or any other pnvilege, so when I ge ► mine 1 put in a word for him. I though ;our father would certainly be very ant ons to see hint. However, the colon. ,ut my hint precious short. •If Earl wants leave, Jim,' he said. sharply, 'h en at east sale fur it,' and so, of cotes( [ hadn't any more to say, though {messed from that that the young begga traan't Leen to come home at all." Nancy understood her hsotber's feeling weIl enough; she knew that he lecke. •onrage, after what bad happened, t. some home and face his gallant Oct fa .her's honest eyes; she knew that he dit .tot due to face her at all. It was, therefore. with a pang of die may that within ten minutes of saying good -by W her Jim. Mr. Earle came to her and told her that be had given ber maid and his Iran orders to be ready to start for Blankha Upton by the earliest train in the merni:tg, -which passes Marcbte," (their nearest railway stations "at twenty minutes past 0," Le ended, briskly. Nancy stared at him for • moment, simply speechless with surprise. •'But father. ny dear,- she exclaimed. "It will, knock you :;it altugether, you are not 1t for it -j ou"— ••Nottsense--nonsense. My only so: does not go off to active service ever lay," Le answered. brusquely. "and tint• is precious; they leave Blankhamptou ui Thursday morning at 11) o'clock." So to Beautiful Jim's unspeakaL!e de light. and to Tommv's unutterebie die gust, on the following morning. before any one of the Blankshiro regiment hat so much as had time to think about any thing so comfortable as luncheon, Mr. nuc Miss Earle a. -riled at the infantry liar racks in a hotel carriage. And Tommy looked as be felt -done' However, he had no excuse but to g, tbrough with the day as beet he could -- although he teethed himself lemadv in Burrta.t over and over again, and fsirl hated Nancy for the part which she played, giving him a limp hand hr an 1n• *taut without • shake in it. Lx.kirg right over his head ,then she spoke to him. giving him the edge of her jaw to kiss if he wished to do so. Only once. indeed, did she look at or speak to him fair or straight. ••Stuart," she said, sharply. when they were just back to town again, "the colonel says you will be free at 3 o'clock to come and see us. I want to se, you sone. Do you understands' "Can you arrange it"" he asked. sulkily, n ot daring to refuse. "Yes. Mr. Deresford is coming at that time also. and I will take you into my bedroom while I my what I want to say to you. it will not take me more thou ten udnutea." -Very well," said he, curtly. Miss Earle loa.krl at him -and rhe tnew him pretty well, iso was able to teed what wca passing through his raised as easily as if he had been a book. "And don't attempt to shirk it." the said. sharply, ••because I've got tutr.:ething to say to you, and I mean to say it before you go. Do yon understand"" •'Oh, perfectly." returned Tommy. with a sneer. The sneer roused every feeling of evil that had any foothold in Nancy's gentle heart: they were not many. but they were enough to make Tommy thor- oughly uucumfurtable (or the rest of the; da ••11 yon fail to keep your tryst." she said. oddly, "our father knows every- thing before 7 O'clock to -night," and then t he turned from him withont another word and rejoined the othere, who were walking toward the carriage. almt.-t before the clock a little way up the ]high motet heti struck the hemi, young Tommy made 1.). appearance in the tatting room which was for i he time being that of Lia father and sister, and a trw minutes later was followed by his com- rade., Ike tut iful Jim. Then was Nancy's opportnnity, nor dill she neglect to take advantage of it. '•(►h, Stuart," she Paid. in a tette so •elmirefey eater and like her own that Meet iful Jim wan fairly startled and stoked rip quality, fully convinced that In the pain of part- ing Ida gentle •weer heart had ferpvretes! all the hast. "1 have something to ,bow You -cone into my room for • minute . yin. you will talk to my father till we come back. won t von•.. Jic, bowed and matte mini polite re joinder, and Nancy went briskly out of the room, followol by Tummy. They fut.nd iter rated busily arranging her gown ter tie evening. •• Ten . nit go down for half an Lou, finnan." maid t-Nettcy. read as the Mibi obeyed. et •meet the deer behind Ler and turned the key in the istrk. 't Len site went armee the Mom to _. Tommy's side, and surely. if Beautiful; Jim could hove seen her at that renewal, s• ars• tat/! /Act anl.t te" he world not here found much forgetln1. t .fy yo he news of the past in the sternly mm s*evrgltly. the old mea In ...Weldon Lis idea of return- ee -et BpsButt the shining a"ornful eyes Sentry teak it up and nod It caecfttlly iaq L•wie that dm. and to *bat lop Isis . 1 herr, not asked yon to torte here tr gtbn ngs, theft with the Paine erllbnrath n '!'tartere from tan (Mitten Swan to the h Stuart h brag 1 king put her n•.yn ram- et the Memel yes, snore Mennen* carte suit gnietude of the but you are the same Stuart you have been all along. bad, selfish awl reckless to the lowest depths of your wicked heart." "Remelted has not kept wileut fur bite!" mattered Tommy, sullenly. "No. but he has done so for me," she rejoined; "and therefore I am going to secure him from running any further risk through your sin than he bad done be- fore.' "Yam are going to do this and that; yon won't have the other," Tommy cried fnrionaly. "'Poe my soul, Madame Nancy. yon will carry thing:+ too far. it you don't mind. I shall not stand very much more of your high hand. I assure yon. By Jove' madame." he blurted out, is a vain attempt to bounce Nancy out of her stronghold, 'you forget yourself. Do you know who I am`" Nancy looked et him for MMU a minute before the spoke. ••1'es," she said, slowly. "1 am sorry to say I do know exactly what you are. You are Capt. Owens murderer." All Tomm.'s artificial indignation died out instantly. "No, I'm not that -it was an accident i. he stammered. Nancy smiled. ••it is not worth while to minae nutters between you slid 1.•' alta 7mswered. "It does not signify what you •tali it, you killed him; that was enough .or me. Now, we have no more time to waste over this kind of argument; sit down tbere and write out what I wish." Tommy sat down red rested his bead d-jeetedly on his band. "I-1 don't know what you want." be said. forlornly. "I knew you would nut," said Nancy, taking her keys oat of her pocket and un - lucking her desk. •'I have put down ex- actly what I want you to copy and sign - here it is." She handed a sheet of note paper to the wretcbel buy. os which was written the following;: "I. Stuart Ear'.e, lieutenant in the Blank. hire regiment, being on the eve of depart me for active service in Burmah, do testify that on the -th of May, ISO-. I caused the death of my brother officer. ('apt. Richard Owen. by thruwing a dnmb bell at hitt I swear teat no other person was in any way involved in his dame, or knew anything whatever about it." •'i tell yon it was an accident," said Tommy. fiercely. •'Then you can add it, if yon choose," said she. So Tommy seined a pen and passion- ately copied out the few words. adding at the end that the entire affair was an acci- dent. that although be bad thrown the dumb bell at Owen in a passion, he had never had the mealiest intention of kill- ing him, or even of doing him any injury whatever. "And bow do I know Ton won't let this get out of your hander he asked. raising • haggard and wretched face to look at her. "Yon may trust me." she said, quietly. "Under no ether cireumatattets tbau the imminent danger to am iunoe etit person would I disclose the truth, not on account of our family honor, whkh innat be poor indeed. sine*, it has not bad a better in- fluence en you -but solely because of the blow it would be to my father." And yon won't use It to work an in- flaenee against me with my father?" he asked. 'i'o gnat me cut out of my inher- itance, for instarxer• Naney looked at him in disgnated morn. , "Am 1 y'ou?" she spiked, contemptuensly. and so, stung to the depths of his lguoble soul, young Tommy seized the pen once more. dipped it into the ink. and signed his name at the foot of the page:"Stuart Earle, Lieutenant. Blanksbire Regiment." "There, will that satisfy your he asked, sea tir-c ly. every y Ie, B. ti h i( weak X r. -s i t i f. Jim led s it, end freely caactsew.d the hills-Ibsd been resale" prie i.sinat to Mare sot -sight at him yeth her wotxierful, c 1 ..There, dill is safe, I think. I dent want to keep you any lunger and with a little ware of her band ahs dismissed It would be hard to say bow bitter were young Tummy's thoughts as he made his way Lek to the sitting room. there to take up the weary burden of society with his old father Not that he went straightwa there. Oh, no. hu pealed the door when he came to it aud took his way down to the bar, where he called for • strong bramdv and soda. and thea, finding that it did not here the restorative effect that he desired. asked for green Chartreuse and drank three or four glasses of that before he felt himself his own man aisle. Aud with each one he drank to his dater Nancy's eternal cwlusiou and tribulation, with never a renes of tbankfuluess for the mercy that from one cuss or other had been shown to him. Well, well, Lord Chesterfield is looked upon as au old fashioned dowdy now. but, all the same, he knew • tiling or two, mud roman nature was very much las his time wjtat it is now. • ai he said: "The heart never grows better by ago; 1 fear, rather worms; always harder. A young knave will only grow a greater knave as he grows older CHAPTER XXVIL 01'1 TO Tni WAtta Quite a crowd was gathered at the stn tion the following morning to see the gal hint Blankshire regimeut go o1 to the wan. There was Mrs. Barnes with all her children; and bale Mn. :etun, as brisk and as bright as • bee, laughing as loudly as H parting with her riej ar was one of the best jokes in the world. though to more than one who knew ber best the laughter had an uncommonly suspicious ring about it. and had a quiver through its rippling thrill which told of teen not vet far sway. And there were tile Char terbouses and the Stanton, and the Mar- cus ar cus Orford.. all corns to do the last hon- ors to their friends, husbands and wives alike profoundly thankful that tbo for- tune or tune of war had not called upset them to leave home and all they loved Dshind and gas out to fight for queen and country in tile tropics. And there was the handsome dean, cheery and full of geed wishes. and lovely Aileen, holding fast by Natty Eagle's hand, as it she was afraid she should break down if alto did not hold it tight enough. Nancy understood so well what the pressure meant. and once or twice turned ter sweet dove's eves upon her friend just to show her that there were no tear's there, and that she used have no fears for her composure. And last of all there was Mr. Earle• tall and straight and command- ing in presence, with his handsome old face set like • mask and his white hair as well brushed and spruce as ever. Ale but it was a terrible wrench for him, parting with his only son on such an er- rand; and almost at the same moment a thought flashed into the minds of Nancy and Beautiful Jim alike, • thought which said. "Alas! he is so old, so testi, and his belief in his may son is so great. I am so glad we kept silence, for though it is a pang for us -knowledge would have held the bitterness of death for him." Almost nncouaeioualy Nancyslipped her hand within his arm and dung to it; but the old i^•n mistook Ler meaning ••Don t give wer, my dear," be whispered. "let them see the Fides can give up their beet for queen and country -even th. heir." He bad forgotten ber interest in Beau- tiful :rm. lac only trmembe.-td that his boy. his Lea, the last of Lis name, was off for the wan, and might never come back. Nancy dropped the arm' She forgot nothing! Not that the old man noticed anything. Ile was intently watching for the last glimpse of the handsome young face of his only son, and as the traiu moved ',low! out of the station amid cheers and the frantic waving of handkerchiefs to the gay and jolly strains of "The earl 1 Left Behind Mea he gave • great gasping sigh. which melted Nancy's momentary anger and made her clasp hie arm tighter than ever. And then little Mrs. Seton, who had joked and laughed and cheered and waved with the beat as l:eng as her faithful major's bead was thrust out of the car- rhtg;o wia,iow, soddenly crested a diver- tisetnent by breaking down altogether into such a passionate torrent of tears. that even the dullest of those who had wondered at what they called her espints" but • few moments befcre, wondered no longer. but said among themselves, as they wiped their own eyes. what a times little woman she was, and what a treas- ure the big major poaseesed in her. -Oh, I am going out at once," the little woman was saying brokenly at that mo- ment to the sympathetic woman on whose breast she had poured out all her long pent up feelings. "H. said i wasn't to, but I shall. Why. he might be wounded out [beer, or 111 and who would nurse him, i wonder? He never can boar any one but me about him, if he's only got a headache. But, all the same, when you're never done anything for yourself in all your 1Ifo. and never even gone a lona journey alone, It's no joke to Lace going out to India, or still emote to Burmah, witmout • soul to help you to du • thing." limey Earle, who was standing by, took her hand. "Aly dear," she whis- pered. hin perad. "believe toe, its tar harder when yon are so placed that you cannot gas oat whatever happens. when von know that, v.:n if you bear the worst and you feel you are wanted ever so badly, yon ate bmind sit home by ties and restrictions which you cannot break, Ott! it is noth- ing to let one's husband go, compared with the caro who is evert -ming and yet nothing to y uu. " Mrs. Seton dried her eves and looked up. "Yes, he told ere a good deal about it, dose," she said, kindly. and with p.carsely more than a faiut sob catching for teeth, "and be mucro if hats in need of my help he e. ill have it. I'd do sno- t Ling n]tLing for him for his own sake, but i'll do it fee your.: ss well now, 1 promise you." • Hott' good yon area h_ n whispered, rr t 1 "small woad. M is rep fond of fe ee y the neighborhood whom you know satire Of Imo well.'. But Mr Earle was obdurate! Mae more night, however. be did eon - sent to recalu at the Gulden liwan, sad De also promt.ed to dine at Mn. Ttaff rd's, to meet a select but hurriedly gathered together company .'and as emu as he aad Nancy bad finished their somewhat early lunch. he tuld her that lie was gut to keep bitusel( very quiet until dinner Mark and that Le did not wish to be disturbed. Saucy, therefore. put cat her hat and went to see ber trued. Aileen, who was tired too with the exertions of the atoru. lug; so the two girls dawdled away the love!] Se teutber afternoon un the terrace oftheI)eattery, in company. after w hour w au, with the girls from the residence and one or two men from the cavalry barracks, who had found their way' thither 1 don't quite know how. Theu Canto the •venieg .petit SIB brightly and gayly -for little _sprit Tnf. ford knew bow to make her parties go off well and her guests enjoy themselves, none better --as if the seine at the Ma- o( that tauruit.g had been the beginning of •bridal tour for some ea y fort- unate young couple. rather than a setting out of some of their nearest and dearest to uudorgo the horrors of war. And to more than one it was • welcome relief from the dreary process of sitting down to think. TO la CO•TII I; HD. a Mees mai a sire..aaa. A 1...st rind • Mertes l.. mankind as Hattlard's Veneer O.I. the gn-.t pain de - stetter and heating remedy f..r external and internal use. Yellow tail curet all 'thee and tains, rheumat,.us, lame trek, sore throat, croup. dealue s, cramps, mut racial cords and lameness. Procure it of your drugtgi.t, 2 B. Jarvis of Toronto, oommitred to the penitentiary •t Kingston on August 27th, 18116, for three years l or hithwsy rubbery. w. m'd have got out *.ext. month but for his blunder veeterday. By mean• .1 • false bottom in the swill sleigh he was struggling to ether con- victs nut of the proem when he was de- tected. Th• sentences of all limo titin be prolonged. T.. invigorate both the body and the brain, use the reliable tonic, M'Iburn's Aromatic Quinine Wine. lm A. A. Allan, ex-nshier of the Cen- tel Bank, is reported te. be • ruined man, living at Si Paul on • salary that a little more that • pittance. mese Teseete.Mr be C.t eesea. if you du not heed the warnings of na- ture and at ince pay attentte.ti to the maintainanoe of your health. How often we see s person put off from day to day the purchase ul • medicine which if pro- cured at the notatart t.f • disease would have remedied it almost immediately. ;How if Johnston'. Tonic Liver fills bad been taken when the firm uneasiness made its appearance the illness would have hien "Hipped i.t the Dud." John - eon's Tonic Bitters and Liver Pills are decidedly the best medicine on the mar- ket for general tunic and invigorating 'imparter. Pills 25e. ger bottle. Bitters :t0 cents acid $1 pet betel., wild by Goode the druggist, Alban block, eels agent. [DJ sieler& ane .iter Yeam4. Llewellyn, a prince who reigned ever North Wales at the b.gionn•g .d the Thirteenth Century had a famines grey- hound that bad heron given to him by his father -in law, King John, of log lend. The hound was Called Gelert, or "Kell barb," from its peeress in the chase, and was a great favorite with the prince, feeding from his hail and guard- ing hiacouch whet he slept. One day Llewellyn, went out with his men and dogs t.. hunt ; but denim the chane he missed delert, the strongest sad swiftest of all he, hosnds. arid, owing to to his favorite's absence, but little game was taken. The prince returned hose, angry and diappauted, when, just as he reached the gate of the castle, Gelert Dame bonding toward hist to re .ive his accustomed carresae. ; bot Llewellyn started back in sorpi•e, for the jaws of the hound were dapping with bleed. He rushed to his chamber, and saw to his horror that the cradle in which ba little son had been sleeping was over- turned, and the coverlet and floor apnekled with blood. Thinking that his favorite hound Led killed his child, he turned in his rage and plunged Lia sword Tutu ie aide ; but w poor Osier: 1e11, there mingled with his dying howl the cry of a child. Llewellyn nn to the overturned cradle, and, raising the blan.detained coverlet, he found his rosy bey beneath it, just •wakened from his sleep, and beside him there lay a hate wolf, torn and dead, that hod been killed by the brave greyhound. Ti. cradle had been overturned in the least struggle with the waif; Lot the little boy was unhurt, toed had fallen asleep ender the coverlet, only to be awakoesd be the death cry of his preserver. 1.'eweltyo'e j•ry at finding hie little won safe and unharmed was only 'toadied ty his grief wed remorse at having slain his faithful' 0 -Wert He mooed the noble annual to he honorably buried, and er- ected r ected a monomet,t over bis, and hung thereon his horn and hunting spear; and the place was called liendgelert, pro- nounced Bethgsiert, "the graft of del- ert, ' and from it the whale w.rrosodims neiirhhnrhood Mita. its present name And in gratitude to heaven for his child's steeps from the jaws of the wolf, and to terminate the memory of his paste greyhound,Liewellyn founded the abbey the rimer .,1 whish ms still le seen seed the wild and beautiful .eenery of Both you, Iles. !;tun. Some nay. perhaps, I tpbrt• shall 1m .!tie to do something for j uu, and it 1 ever este-oh, how i shell pump at tte chance of beim; aloe to d , it.' Ly t.ttis time the pimple were gradua:ly elearleg out of the e'atk,a, and as tlte batelsone dean heti given his needy u;•m to Mr Etrk, Nancy and Aileen followed in their wake with Mrs, Set ns. i h. .1'.n res•. to trying beet to pe•rsnads skived, MproC yon, nor . the .sit. eo ono pr lull" ( the festive i,riaegrnnm. Blankhi.ti ton may from 6 o *fort In the ata,. shining. hottest eyes. yy large !teach to the+ aqn^t, Oast fret ea which ntrwclttig nne foot to the other. "1 whould thitnk.e' [from t tabid spat r e the hack of his, eftetrun m until oflleers call the fallowing l ousts Tommy *lifted Inv.iirentel from t In ell 1 wanted. •be •tid. e�ntr/lc. and folding a the Hincased ft b► in rpaper, eavekape end t le?, it rarrf.i.y round with string Then Pee lightest a t,teter and his most. Gat. 11-!10 body Vas sessaa,rtr.l. Nat.tr., ;y enough. e11 no &Me•at% aNsl'eet be blurted exit ••that rim conk' h-ielly ijeaissaktd k in Fevers' plan-. finclly [.,kin" • end teem body dlscele ed pew olly. to have tine same. pre Uses. tout to, ,, mu mean when I'm jni.t off towr!;se arF pen end writing on tis 1.•.-. ' Pre ate iC.ce 4f Iiybrir slang gni amigos.", was sea among these who prwa*sd .tore, ami mosey never reins hen::r •gala." Jmem^rrndnm rr tlnz to Ecu: t Lamle, � N: so, as he was amythIag but • torah' ••i, very gwAli thing if yea 1641 or Aa,w'tbee Golden Sw'sn, khatapto:t." ltc*nery; for. as ha maid, •'it will M a cl:an;,r for y,.a, and if you go home at one* yon will mote mei get thinking of dant;^r to the b .r viten to ret no danger t•. and bee deee mei stn not know liI irkhr-nptcm at e11, though mere Is • I and c;ral that le wed worth seem,e here, eei th'tra nest be a great many pe4lie 1.1 To ga. ltedieri r reses.sea, era *11 wb.s+ et agar resew. Plinsphatine, nr Morro Newco, a Pbes- ph•te Klement hosed upon Scientific Facts, Formulated by Professor Austin. M. 1). of Boston, Maas., cures Nilsson cry Consumption, Nick Headache, Ner- vous Attacks, Vertig.. and Neursigis and all wasting diseases of the: human system. l'hnaphatine a not a M. deoine bus • N ul nmen t, bemuses it contains no Veget$hls or Mineral Poisons, Opiates Nu—colica. and no Stimulants, bet •imp' 1 the Plump/utile and Metric £ m hoe•!• found in our daily fowl. A eine)* h.411e is sufficient to ennvinee. All Denote" w ell it. 11 0) per bottle. 1, tor iv R I Co, .sole, •-rents for the Dominoes. t gid !'ewer L's.eet Rest T.ir.satn