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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1895-1-3, Page 6LiMt;t4.1-511kieK3 OPA GILBERT PAKKKE J .r �,{ • •-e ---wwe CMnRtitsT, ta33. tri J.8 I.ierea0T1 Ca CI APTE1t L no doubt consoled by the fact that for that Armour had made some time past .b.' hal eamplete cou- •est mistake of 11i, lite. Rhes trol of Leri Haldwell's emotions. At clime W ewer, they said that tt , the end ..1 the week her p+rceptiotlas weir nue it when *ober nail shows his' I justified by i.ord Haldwell's proposal, of $ kind of m:tlicioustnen we . which. with adrpirable tact and obvious tem simost pardonable, but to dr j demureness. was scoepted. Jt when tipsy proved him merely weak Now Frank sea, wandering much and fuoliah. But the fan is he was leer tipay at the, time than war lmaganed, and be cold have answered to more malice and cynicism than were credited to him. To those who know the world it is nor . singular that .if the two Armour wet thought to have made the mistake and Lad the misfortune or that people wast- ed Men Net any teem semi 3IIJ:.:-..� alone, Apparently they did not ser that toward it. el•,..•. :mem the wtomau was to M pitied He hal K. with a married her, and ase was care an indite, charming regret, that all was over, and girl from Fort Charles of the Rude:We that the last e.. ni hall tarn said betwee•u May company, with a little. honest white then*. vein.. Nobody, not even He was set ng in the trader'* mare .plc, felt that she had any- at Fort Charles when the carrier carne M .take or was in danger of on. with the mail. He had had Mome Mn.' - or was other than a penny cesaful dad, hunting buffalo with Eye - who had ludicrously come to bear the of -the -Won anal a little band of mei..., Slaws of Mn Francis Armour. If any had had a l.nng p,ww-ow in EP-of-ilk-- Me ye-of-thenee had said in justification that she Moon's lodge, had chatted gayly with loved the man, the answer would have Lali, the +laughter, and was now pre • lbeen that plenty of Indian women had pared to enjoy heartily the arrears .•f loved white mea, but had not married cerrsop ndenct. and news before him dew and yet the population of half He ran hi. hand through the letters ami 'bleeds went on increasing. papers, intending to classify them int - Frank Armour had been a popular mediately, accenting to each handwru- In Loudon. His club might be ing as he r•eognirsd and the date" en rbtfound in the vicinity of Pall Mall, hi- the envelopes. But as be did so he saw father's name was high d honored in a ncw.par from which the wrapper per the army list, one of his brothers had was partly to. He alao saw a note in screed with Wolseley in Africa. and the, margin directing hint to a certain Lm.elf, having no profession, but with Page. The note was lar Richard's hatlti- a tat. for business's and ineeetment, had • writing. bre opened the paler at t1+•• tote to 'meads with some such iuten. Page indicated anal law the account ..f tin:r as Lard Selkirk's in the . arly part the marriage. His teeth clinched us' .d the centnryie He owned large share.' his cigar: ha. Liee turned white: the pa- tty the Hudson's Bay company. anal Per fell trout his fingers. He gasped; his when he traveled through the north- hands spread out nervously, then caught west country prospecting he was reofv- ' the table and held it as though to steady ted most hospitably. ' himself. Of an inquiring and gregarious turn The. trader rase. "1-.0 are ill." he el mind, he went as mach among the , said. "Have you bad uews:•" He glace in the wild,, so that his letters and pa - pen+ went careering about after him, and sons. that caul.• tint w, re the' last to reach him. That was how he repay - ed e i te- ed a newspaper atiu•,uuciu,t the mar flaw of Laird Haldw, II and Julia Sher- wood herwood at the sante time that her lett.•r. written in estimable English and with admirable feeling, came, bogging for a celeste frons their engagement, and. se eat. • Hr 't Tin SIGNAL : OODKRICA, ONT., THIIRBDAV, JAN 3, 1111. dated He &Itermised ad M read It thea. to wait petit he had recovered himself. He laughed now painfully. It had been better for him—it had maybe averted what people used to term his tragedy—had he read his brother's let- ter at that moment, for Richard Ar moor was • stmeible utast. notwith- atanding his peculiarities', and perhaps the need sensible word. Lee ever wrote were in that letter thrust untrrensow- ously into Frank Armour's ps•ket. Armour had received a terribly blear. He rend his life backward He had no future. The liquor he had drunk had not fevered him. 1t had not wildly ex- cited hiw. It merely drew bum up to a point where be could put a sudden ins- puh+e into practice+ without flinching. Re war bitter against his people+. He credited them with more interference than war Aetnal. He felt that happi- ness had gone out of his life and left hint hopeless. As we said, he was a man of quick decisions He would have made s dashing but rerklres soldier. He was not without the elements of the gamester. It is passible that there was in hint also a .train .,f cruelty. ande- vel.:pcd, but radical. Life sot far hied developed the best in hint. He had been cheery and candid Now he traveled back into new avenues' of hi. wield and found strange aborigi- nal passions fully adapted to the present situation. Vulgar auger and reproaches were. not after hie nature.. Ho suddenly fuuud sources of refined retaliation. He drew upon them. He would du some- thing to humiliate bis people and the girl who had spoiled his life. Some este thing! It would be abae.lutemei lasting. It would *how bow low had fallen his opinion of women, of whom Julia Sher- wood had once been chiefest to him. In that ho would show his scorn of her. He would bring down the pride of his family, who, he believed, had helped out of mere aelt(*hne,.s to tumble his happiness into the shambles He was older by years than an hour ago. But he was not without the facul- ty of humor. That was why be olid not become very elicited; It was also why be determiner[ upon a comedy which sbnald have all the elements of tragedy. Perhaps', however, he had not tarried hie purposes to intaediate ooneluaions were it not that the very gods seemed to play his gamy with him, for while he stood there looking out into the yard of the fort a Prot.*tsnt missionary passed the window. The Protestant missionary, as he is found at peach place" as Fort t'harloa, is not a strictly superior person. A Jesuit might have been of advantage to Frank Armour at that moment. The Protestant whrionary is not above com- fortable assuraaet's of gold. So that when Armour twnni.nod this eel is If breeds—or mctia, as they are called I ed toward the paper. and told hint what was required of him indians as among the oMeers of Slowly Armour folded the paix•r le. and slipped a generous gift of the udaon's Bay company and tl:e! and then r....• unstealily. "eierdnn.- quern's coin into his hand he smiled settlers. He had ever been credit- ! he. said, "y;t ve mea glass of brands... vaguely and was willing to do what he was bidden. Had he been a Jesuit, who i. sworn to poverty and more often Oran not a moan .1 birth and .lneatieu, he- might have influenced Frank Ar- mour and prevented the notable mishtl� and scandal. As it teas, Armour tock more brandy. Then be went down to Eye -of -the - Moon's lodge A few hours afterward the niie.iouary met him there. The next morning Lali. the daughter of Eye -of - the -Matt and the chieftainetis of a por- tion of her father's tree., whose grand- father had been a white man, was in- troduced to the Hudson bay country at. Mrs Frank Armour. But that was not all. Indeed as it stood it was eery little. He had only mode his comedy possible as yet. Now the play itself was to came. He had carried his scheme through boldly so far. He would not flinch an carrying it out to the last letter. He brought his wife down to the great lakes immediately acareeely resting night of day. There l m engaged an ordinary but reliable woman, to whom he. gave iu- structi.ntt, and sent the pair to the coast. fie instructed his solicitor at Montreal to procure pae.ageet for Mrs. Francis Armour and maid for Liverpool. Then in lettere he instructed his solic• iter in L..ndou to meet Mrs. Francis Ar- mour and maid at Liv.rpol and take them to Ilreyhop.• in Hertfcrishire— that i., if 1.eneral Armco? and Mrs. Ar- mour or acme representative, of the fam- ily diel not meet them when they landed from the steam*hip. Presently fly sat down tend wrote to hi* father and mother and a.ktd them to nte•et leis wife and her maid when they arrived by the steamer Aphrodite. He did not explain to them in precise detail his feelings on Mime Julia Sher - wood's marriage, nor di+1 he go into. full particulars as to the personality of Mrs. Frank Armour, but he did Kay that because its knew they were anxious that lie should marry "acceptably" be bad niarried into arittucracy, the oldest aristocracy of America, and because he also knew they wirbed him to marry wealth he sent them a wife rich in vir- tues --native, nnapoiltd virtues He hoped that they would take her to their hearts and chrimh her. He knew their firm principles of honor, and that he eould trust them to be kind to his wife until he returned to share the affection which be was aero would be given to bar. It was not hie inten- Ilion to return to F.ngland for some time yet lie had work to do in c onnectton with his prophesied eolnny, and a wife, even a native wife, mold not well be a ennepanitw in the circumstances Be- sides Lali—his wife's name was Lali--=.w*e.te eetauead� �tr sm.Ssetere anew would !abetter occupied in learning the IMO a. t INa.441 ° p�,eNcu'liarities of the Mein which her fee 'o �' t a w 1 Hi t would be east. it was p ssaiblc they _- . _ - - Woeld find her an apt pupil. Of this they maid not rrutplain that she was untraveled. for elle had ridden a horse, . . �... y • bepehack. half aerate the continent. They e.teld not Posit at hey esteem fAILITS. TIMM ME plass CIPMEITI for she knew severe! 1 u,g. ages—abs• a1e°ag„ dM atead iLwy7 j►i resins' I: ngnngr.-of the nowt h. She had Oar ease le IS* U. m t t)F maerely to learn the dialect of Gn,Ilisher.sergn� Aless -ur s' Mr sdefy sod hew to carry with ac*pta• aped ItUI)LL R4 W1 O. We .r 'ole to in, the ecettineee of the rare N tins asks~Ipl�atw��(/ i p �� wl . weaseling Her owe ooetuaS ! tAIN r4 Esse. ens • orae. but it tided wpm w ill rih° e the whi ed u.d h having a philosophical tun'. I He turned toward the cupboard in the is was accompanied by a a•rtaie room. The trader opened it, took ot:" strain of impulsivene s or daring. He e . -- had been w'eustomecl all his hfe to utad up his mind quickly, and bs•eause he leas well enough oft to bear the can - sequences of momentary rashness in commercial investments be Was not counted among the transgremeer.. He had his own fortune. He was net draw- ing upon a common. purse. It was a different matter when he trafficked rash- ly in the family name, so far as to mar- ry the daughter of Eye -of -the -Moon, the Indian chief. H. was tolerably happy when he went to the Hudson bay country, for Miss Julia Sherwood was his promised wife•, and lie, if poor. was notably beautiful and of good family. His people had not looked quite kindly on this engagement. TbeV bad indeed tried in many ways to premed it, partly because of Miss Sher - wood's poverty, and also because they knew that Lady Agnes Martling had long oared for him and watt newt lian- pI1 endoweel with wealth and geed loads also. When he left for Canada, they were. invranily glad (they images. water. Armour poured shit a *till ed that something might occur to end draft, added a very little water and the Mgagemeut)—all except Richard, drank if. He drew a great sigh and the wiseacre of the family. the book. sed looking at the paper. mag, the drone. who preferred living at ''Is thea. anything I can do for you, Graybope, their Hertfordahire home. the Mr. Armour?" Urged the trader. year through to spending half the time "Nothing. thank you, nothing at all. in Cavendish square. Richard was very Just leave the brandy here. will you? 1 food of Frank, admiring him immense- feel bit..eke-d about. and I have to gar .1y for his bums) strength and clever. thrush the+ rest of these letters and not a little, too, for that very Be ran hi* fingers through the pile, which had brought him such timaing it over hastily. as if mean -bine at laat. Seer something. The trader timel.•rsto ed. hard was not. as Frank need to S• was a cool headed Sootamen. H.• ' perfectly sound on his pins"-- knew that there were MOO things best 1-. he was slightly lame—but he , acct inquired into, and that Inca moat itht at heart Hewes an immense have their bad flours alone. He glanced at the brandy debatiagly, but presently tanned and left the room to silent*. hi his ewe mind however. be wished he might have taken the brandy without being disc.,urte me. Armour had 4i. - covered Mies ISherw000d's letter. Before he .peered it he took a little more bran- dy. Then he sat down and read it de- liberately. The liquor had steadied him. The. lingerie of one hand even drum - be bad watched things. Be mrd oar the Able. But the fano was Frank war dear to Julie in drawn, the eyes were hard and the look ion to the Sit. -t. betweel belt of him was altogether pinched. After sang Land Haldwe'll, whom father he had finished this he looked for others me no a rethingrwrnarkabb+ in ghat from the same hand. He found none+. god was raw -arced with a Then h.. picked nut those from his ••ll.rre ?tet ?Mat a, err"• a bottle and put it on the tattle beside Armour. tog. -t her with a glass and antro' r, but made little use of what be He had an abundant humor and Inhered evert anecdote he ever .1. He was kfed to the poor, walked talked to himiolf as he walk..) known by the humble sort as e.' But he had a wise head, w danger to Frank's bappi he wed away. While otbery and staneurered and were and h. res wh had beet erg •4.d �ii are lordship and an uncommonly large for mother and father He email them ease. Ho also saw that after Frank left Windt tee d.stanee Demers Lord Haldwell and °nee he panned as he read his moth - Julia Meanie distiaety leas They were' w•" letter argil took agreat gall) 0( plain �eRh staying at (sWb3 5 Julia Few. brandy There was something vary like `ail was a rrmMiabiy clever girl. a "iter on his face when Ito hniebed it Tb•wgh h. felt it bol/ date to spesk to He read the hollowness of the 'sympathy her for his breber-••• difficult and deli- eteuded to bim. He nnderetewl the far tate nigger—h. thogOld 11 Weald Dorno front adroit referenrns to Lady Attica better bees bis mothd Martling. Ile was very hiller. He read Bet when bs took ems ton no more letters. but te..k up The Morn IoM. 1r1• "lrvtoodtH1;11: detlered fug Post again and read it slowly „ssy�d k.vt� bar own bawl through. Thelook of his fare wee net endHogg not pleasanh Thcr was a Metall looies�"'C glass opposite him. He caught sir; of himself art it. He drew him hand bit eyes and forehead, as though h. was in a miserable dream. H.• look, again. He could not rnngnire b1imeell /u then bnadled the lettere and ps pas into his dispatch bat. His atter Nen wad drawn tea ape latter H. pee k. • 11 tae. 1t was front Richard. He our ti Ile beak aha Small bet pawed. "IT dude e[ Ihe event wry too mIe` L tore- She WWI a if AP' irdly glad. t ten would amoral Preakomy was seethed who was knew the sed hagIM e 10I Sift sae al ire IMMO Mrs. J. 11. Hotu.N YBLit, tees Paciac Ave., Santa Cruz, Cal., writes: " When s girl at wheal, is Reading, Ohio, I hal a severe attack art brain fever. On my recovery, I found m)sel( perfectly bald, and, for s long time, I feared I should be pertuaurntly no. Friends urged me to use Ayer's Hair Vigor, and, on doing so, my hair Began to Grow, and I sow ham as flys a head of WE ss' one could wish for, being changed, how- ever, from bionic to dark brown." " After • tit of sick neve, my air rams out an c.mbfulla i used two bottles of Ayer's Hair Vigor and now my hair 1s over a yard long and very full anal heavy. 1 have recom- mended this preparation to others with like ,meed effect."—Mrs. Sidney Carr, 1tk10 Regina at., Harrisburg, Pe. "I have need %eer's Hair Vigor for several years an always obtain, -d satin. factory results. I know it is the hent preparation for the hair that is made." —C. T. Arnett, Mammoth Spring, Ark. J.C.Har A Ayers Co.Vigor Preleantdby Dr.erLowen, Issas Ore.. Plainly. S.aeose bas gives the foliowiaa reasses why people should dress plainly os' Suaday. Thaw are se void any other day in the week : It would lessen the burden of mast' who now find it hard to itsaint us their place an .oei.ty. 1t would learn the force of temptations had tions which often ad mea to barter honesty sod honor tor display. If there was lees strife in dress in church, people an moderate ureumetancea would be adore inclined to attend. Universal modera- tion in drew at church would improve tie worship by the removal of im ny wasd.riog thoughts. It would enable all classes of people to attend church to unfavorable weather. It would lessen ea the partot the ricb, tie temptation to vanity. It would leviers, on the pert of the poor. the tempta- Nos to vanity. It would levees, co the part of the rich, the temptation to vanity. It would Immo, on the part of the poor, the temptation to be euviou..nd maliciou.. It would eve valuable time on the Sabbath. It would relieve our names from • serous pressure, and thus enable to to do more for good eatet•prtaes. Leek tial ver ire. If you are troubled with a celd or couch, however light rite attack, look out for it : do not allow It t• settle os the lungs . break up the cough by toossnio th• tough phlegm with Hagyard's Pectoral Ralssm. 2w Me Rae .fence. Brake O'Day - - l eda't you ever week, Bill • Weary William -Yee, Dasa 1 swallowed a yeast cake wino 1 win a kid. tars. H. 111. Brown, 0.11, Ort_. says. - 31y children had croup, sad I dad that Ile. Lavo.lette'. Syrup of Turpentine giver speedy relief : therefore, 1 take pleasure In recommending it to the public. —OITY— cou AND W000 YBitD. . Special attention gives to SAWED AND SPLIT WOOD. Hesdquertrs for all grades of HARD, SOFT i BLACKSMITH COAL. Coal weighed as either marine are my Soaks. Get my Pease Were going etsewbere. =WW1 Calf. 7WaeaSm. cemmeeews. JOHN S. PLATT, Prop. tlNlt-lye Ilei —u Amami AVM fir PATENTS Utz e 11. prase h a ar.tb aloe a , cientific Aatrricau 1 it , nice re e•1My still Meg g, r amu judgment about se alr thrum to trios ,•, ss (tat%Ynavga►) tre ttv-ir THE CLOTHIER, has jam refereed tress the eines where be hoe wen aateNiag 111 SHOO GOODS. He has now on hand a Large Line of the Choicest Goods in the Market and is prepared to turn out work in the Best Style possible, and at Prices to suit the times. H. DUNLOP. OODERJOH Steam Boiler Works. RIrI'AHL1BHZD •lain) A. S. C H RY STA L, 8aaoess.rte CAsrwtal t! Me esj Manufacturers of all kinds of Station ary Marine, Upright & Tubular Balt Paid Smoke Stacks, Sheet bee Works, etc., etc. Ales dashers la Upright sad t(orlseataltrr valve g•gtaee. Aatoaafo Cet-oe sacra a peotntty, All star .f pl a .ad Alpe-anisa eoss4■11 ss crew. Pet/ -u« turat.b.a ea nears B.pslrta� promptly atteeded to. ty 1' O. 6nOrdertch. Oat. Works -Omelette O. T. R. Station. Ood rico PLANING MILL. 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NAIRNTHF , UNDERTAKERS. illitCoPHIrlr al .OSP Rave added M their presukt �eM el B. J. Wash's Last -- – of City Beans, ales *be tread ell tasaral tertti.Nmgs in the rare and are aew prepared to a, _oat t tsnst►la at prices reasonable This t will be ausedsd tte by his eon William, wit., wiso is the WWpM *he sise D. edge lor the et m years, has . Ihg Insewiedie of the ba, sad by prompt *amities het.. to share l� ar Pebar�{Mber 16.141111.—Wal"." Ph a Wsut ., es year wy to He IIs ellfo.. (Bea SIa v1 J. BROPHEY.i& SON.