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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1912-7-4, Page 7NLY A MONTII; OR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY IXPLAIN1I). CHAPTER Vfl1, (Cont'd.) "Tot at all. I shall take a walk before going to the office, I tell you what; Sigrid, you shall cone with me and get a, new English story at Beyer's, to cheer you in Frithiof's absence, What WAS the novel some one told you gavethe best descrip- tion of English home life?" " `Wives and Daughters,' " aid Signiel.. "Well, let us get it, then, and afterward we will take a turn above W alkendorfs Tower, andsee if there is any sign of our vessels from Iceland." "You herd good news of them last month, did you not?" asked Sigrid. "No definite, news, but r_;'e y - thing lens very hopeful. They sent word by the steamer to Grantee, and telegraphed from there to ow' station in Oifjord" "What did they say t*,. "That as yet there had been r,'tatela of herrings, but that every- thing was most promising, as plenty of whales were seen every q1; y .a,s the sleuth of the fjord. Oh, 1 em perfectly satisfied. I have had iso uixiety about the expedition ‘inc then," So father and daughter set +ant together. Beyer's shop had fas- cinatiurns for .tlienj bath; she linger- ed long in the neighborhood :,f the Taateliintz shelves, while herr Falek ediscitssed the news with .some one behind the counter, and admired the pictures temptingly digitated. "-Look hero, Sigridd a'a he exelainn- ed, "Did. you over .. see a prettier little water -color than that? Ben« gin in winter, from the barber. What is the ;price of it'? A hun- dred kroner? I must really have' it. It shall be as present to you in memory of bur walla." Sigrid was delighted with the dais- itarot, They walked away together, plaaataing where it Should hang at ltoaanet,, .ind sayinghow it was just the sunt of thing Frithjof would like, `It is quite as pity= -vet did not see it when ho WRS. away iia, Germany, atny, he t,ofialc, • t have liked to have it when he was stlfferinng` from heinaweb," said Sigrid. "Well, all that sort of thing is over for him, °I hope," said Herr 'I'salck,- "No need that he should be away front Bergen .any more; except now and then for a holiday. And if ever you marry a foreigner,. Sig- rid, you will be able to take Bergen -with you as a consolation," They made their way up to a lit- tle wooded hillabove the fortress, which commanded a wide and beau- • tiful view, "Ah?" cried Herr Falek. "Look there, Sigrid Look, look! there is surely a vessel coming." She gazed out seaward. "You have better eyes than I have; father, Whereabouts? Oh, yes, now I see, ever so far away. Do yeti think it is one'c,.f'yours?" ° I cant tell yet," said Herr Falck; and glancing at him she saw eiL that he was in an agony of impati- Irtaa ene".e, and that the old, troubled 71 ecl look hard come back to his face. - Again the nameless fear which had seized her in the summer took possession of her.. "Yes, yes," cried Herr I alee at length, "I am almost sue° it is ono of our Oifjord vessels. Yes; I Cam certain it is the `Solid.' Now the great question is this; is she loaded or only; • ballasted ?" "I, think she is rather low in the water, •father, don't you?" "I hope so ; I hope so," said Herr Feick. The ship was drawing nearer and nearer,- and every moment Sigrid realized more that it was not as the had first hoped. She glanced apprehensively at her father. a'I can't bear this any longer, Sigrid," he exclaimed. e;dye will do down to Tyrdskebryggen, and takea boat, and row out to her." They hurried away, speaking`nev- er a word. As they threaded ,their way through the busy harbor, she began to feel a little more cheerr•- €ttl, "`We must hope for the best," said Herr Falck Just as they neared the "Solid' the anchor dropped, "You had better wait here," said Herr Falck, "while I go on board. I'll not keep you long, dear." 'Nevertheless, anxious waiting al- ways does seem long, 'and Sigrid, spite of her sealskin Picket, shiver' ed as she sat in the little boat, When her father rejoined her, her worst fears Were realized, He nei- ther looked at her nor spoke to her, but, just giving a word of di= meth= to the boatman, sat down in his place, with fokhd arms and bent head She knew insanl1 that Mlle terrible diaster roust have happen- ed, but she did not dare to osk what it was, she just sat still liatenn ing to the monotonous stroke of the oars, and with a11 inneasr wonder van her mind as to what would haw next, They wore nearing the shore ancd at last her father spoke. "Tiny the anaatn, Sigrid.," he sasrl', and with au unsteady hand he ans•e her Isis purse. They walked asn',ay together in the direction of the oaf Ace, "Yon roust not be too 4,11N1 11 de ar Child,'' he said. "I will ex all to yytl this evening. F d a.heav loss." tit, little I'aatherr, you look so ftleaded Sigrid. "Iamb yon in go to the once? Why not canoe and restV' staid Herr Falek, dreanl- ily, :rilest'd Not, not antst yet-- not et --'not .just yet. Send the carriage for one this afternoon, and soy nothing about it to any one; I .II explain it to you later on." So the father and daughter liart. ed, and Sigrid went home to boa as best she could her day of s ns- pense•. Herr .Falck returned later ot, Wotan," n very ill and complain. ang of headache. She persuaded liizzn to he down in his study, and would not ask him the question which was trembling on: her lips. But in the evening ho spoke to her, "You are a good child, Sigrid, a good child," he said, caressing her hand. "and now yott must hear all,though I would give much to keep it from you. The lernland' ex- pedition has failed, dear; the 'ves- sels ha: e .coarse back empty." "Does it mean staeh a very great loss to you, father'?" she. asked. "I will explain to you," he said more eagerly ; "1 should like you to understand how it has come about. For some time trade has been very bad, and last year and the year be- fore I had some heavy losses con- nected with the Lofoten part of the business." He seemed to take almost a plea- sure in giving her all sorts of de- tails which she could not half un- derstand; she heard in a confused way of the three steamers sent to Nordlnnd in the summer with emp- ty barrels and salt for the herrings ; she heard ,about buying at the Bourse of Bergen large quantities, so that Herr Falck had ten thou- sand barrels at a, time, and had been obliged to realize ` them at ruinous prices. "You do not understand all this, my Sigrid," he said, smiling at her puzzled face, ".Well, I'll tell you the rest more simply. Things were looking as bad as possible, and when in the summer I heard that Hau- gesund had caught thousands of barrels of herrings in the fjords of Iceland, I made up my mind to try the same plan, and to stake all on g. • • W IIBitE. a'isitor- sinee the n Po e.wa Is s' s born o Willie, whom haven't seen, ut I'd.know you anywhere, that last throw. 1 chartered sail-. ink ves'sels, hired hands, bought nets, and the expedition set off ; I knew that if it carne back -with full barrels I should be a rich man, and that if it failed, there was no help for it; my bnasiness must go ie piec- es!' Sigrid gave a little cry. You will be bankrupt," she exclaimed, `°that!Oh, " surely not that, father -- not "There is yet one hope," said Herr Falck. "If the rumor 1 heard in the siunnier is false, and if I can, still keep the connection with ltl:or- gaps, that guarantees in 7,1200 kroner a year, in that case I have no doubt we could avoid open bank- ruptcy," "But howl" said Sigrid. "I don't understand." "The Morgans would never keep me as their agent if I were declared a bankrupt, and, to avoid that, I think my creditors s,•oiild accept as payment the outcome of all my pro- perty, and wouki give me what we call voluntary agreement ; it is a form of winding up a failing con- cern which is very often employed, They would be the gainers in the hang run, because of course they would not. allow me to keep nkny 4,- 290 kroner untouched, so in. any any child, 1 have brought' ~sari to poverty." 1Le covered his faee with his hand s. Sigrid put her area about ,,n, kissing his hair, his hands, his o ehend.. "1 do not mind poverty, little fa - I mind telly that you are so ; enee, if amyl: has any natural grace led," she said. "And surely, she had far better trust to that to ltey svill'not take the agency carry her sttecessftdly through the 2•e N S. SOCIETY LADY BESCBIBES: TIIE CEItEMOY. How It s C":oto+lneted ter flays of Queen V Reign. A visit to a relative who was bns-v with preparations for the forth- coming Court to which she iscern- nnantded, reminded me vividly of my early impressions of a Drawing Room. I first made nay bow to Royalty during the latter days of Queenia- feria', reign, when Courts were held at the unbecoming hour of three O'clock. Oa my first appearance at Court I dressed very simply in a white sa- tin gown and train, and wore no jewels. I had the advantage of the private entry. The fortunate few entitled to this privilege are mem- bers of the Corps Diplomatispie, foreignersof distinction and mem- bers of the Househoid, They have the right to tiri, tr ince reserved exclusively fo their" benefit, arid, once inside the Palace, the meet in e room ad- joining jotting the throne Room, where al! erush fz avonded, and pass Ii,i'st the Royal presence, while their less for, tunaate friends wait their turn be, hind a roped -off barrier, Afar FRIEND TBE PAGE. fudging from personal expert - n the Lit toriat's the courtyard by a separate eta- r"ke� " •� r ~'� +tr Ref sed to absolute nary—scaled tight all protected 11111111 rom any possible contaminatio,- i tt�M1 raraidated S11011 this new 5 -Pound Package is the cleanse purest sugar you can buy. Each Package contains 5 Mail pounds a sugar, from you after all these years ° Oh, poverty will be nothing, if einly we main keep from disgrace—if only s need not be dragged down la the de raking itbout wb egian Chit roots, ltMed by a to anhild stole tylittle courtesy lea well-bred tor- ttoaxs oz leaves a, "Mayn't 1 Come and say good- night to you, Tittle lather t''' thea asked. "1 got an aver so well a school, fast as you sand, atter of xaaerry breakfast." The sigllti,of the child's unconsc s happiness was more than he luld endure; he closed his eye t she might net see the =actin which filled them. sst dreadtully ill tether looks," ' SiIC S sn ild uneasily. "His bead is vary bad," said Sig- rid, "Kiss hill, dear, and then run. to bed» Batt Herr Feick roused himself, "I too will go up," he said. `'Bed is the best place, eh, Swan - did I wan-tld'i God bless you, »little one; good -night. What, are you going to bo my walking -stick?" And thus; steadying himself by the child, he went up to his room, At breakfast the next morning he was in his place as usual, but he Seemed very poorly. About eleven o'clock there was a ring at the door -bell; the servant brought in a -telegram for Herr Falek. A. sort of wild hope seized her that ;it might be from Frithjof. He rose from the, sofa. as she entered. "I am better:, Sigrid," he said. "I think I coanld go to the office. Ah! a telegram for me?" "It .has come this, minute," she said, watching him as he sat down before hie desk. "How extravagant that bay is!" she thought to herself. "Why, ib would have been enough if he had just put `.f111 right.' " Then a sudden cry broke from her, for her father had bowed his bead on his desk like a man who is overwhelmed. "Father, father !" she cried, "oh! what is the matter`!" For a minute or two he neither. spoke nor -moved. At last, with an effort, he raised himself. Ho looked up at her with a face of fixed de- spair, with eyes whose anguish wrung her heart. "Sigrid," he said, in a voice un- like his own, "they have taken the agency from me. I am bankrupt!" She pat her hand in his, too much stunned to speak. "Poor children !" he moaned. "Ala ! my God ! my God ! Why—" 'The sentence was never ended. He fell heavily forward; whether he was dead or only fainting she could not tell. She rustled to the door calling for help, and the servants .came hurry- ing to the study. They helped to move their master to the sofa, and Sigrid found a sort of comfort in the assurances of her old nurse that it was nothing but a paralytic seiz- ure, that he would. soon revive. I Will. send Olga for the doctor,'' shei said, breathlessly. "Ay, and for your uncle, too," said the nurse. "He's your own mother's brother, and ought to be' here.' "Perhaps,"- said Sigrid, hesitat- ingly. "Yes, Olga, go to Herr Gronvold's house and just tell them of my father's illness. But first for the doctor—as quick as you can.'' Thus they waited till the doctor carne.` He was an old friend, and Sigrid felt almost at rest when she had told him all he wanted to know as to the beginning of the attack and the cause (To 'be eontaniu'ed) ordeal of presentation • than to take lesions frorn one of the mane pro- fessors of deportment, who Rdver- Use. their ability to instruct in a aaat- teas of Court. etiquette. A little relative of mine, aged. fourteen, who was actingas Page' otnam to Queen. Victoria at thin standing erect- behind her t,1'.smiled eneauragingly at i I' •'curtseyed, and I' could. y refrains troll laughing. as had o often rehearsed this scene n private, iy littler friend the fuse f ully ap- eiatted the importanee .at his position, 43 his attendance at Court. for which he received --as do the four Pages-in-Waitinge-J230 a- ;ear, entitled him to a whole day's tvc from school on the State. occasions to which he was com- anded. +, I r upost� roz n e t4 • A of Hon. a,Page g meant a, nomination to one of the gaments of Guards, then a. costly flair. Inthe present day this dis- inetion is given to the sons of par,, ntk,persoually known to the Icing; td Queen, at a stipend of .4230 as yeatr, and no other privilege is'. granted. A boy's duty ends when he attains the age of sixteen and a half years, and he is free to choose; his own profession. Presentation at Court in the days of Queen Victoria generally con- cluded by five o'clock in the after- noon, when the debutante and her mother returned home to receive friends and show off their finery. WHAT A STATE BALL IS LIKE. A command to a State ball follow - cd my presentation at Court, and to this I looked forward with the greatest pleasure. When the great night arrived, I dressed myself with more than customary care, and, when my toilette was complete, left home to call for my mother, who was dining out, and accompany her to Buckingham Palace. The ball begins at eleven o'clock, but guests arrive before that hour Good Meals at Camp Comfort `T"he boys at CampComfort: are using the same st Dies fi,�at they had last year. htawas the best they could get. It was a QVC year they got a New Perfection Oven Also a New Perfection Toaster Also a New Perfection Broiler "Get, what a difference in the meal! a Loud atone melee' said one of the hays. So they salted their shack. "Camp Comfit," And they will tell their mothers and wives about the. &tote, too. For the New Perfection Oil Cook,gove is as convenient for the home as for the camp. It will hitt,, broil, roast and toast as well as a. rear coal range. The New Perfectlo; Stover ;. haaamtri:lr Slsii6ed ;a nickel, with c hiaet esp. drop s!ielrea. towel racks, etc. Loon chimolys, coon, clod turetsoise.hlue. Matte with I,ro barriers. .. or A it dcatcre. Fret Cook -Bask with e•cn' store.. Crook. SosTc also throe to &arras' seediot5 centsto rawer minion sort. THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY, Limited Winnipeg,. Montreal, St. John, Halifax anti Queen City .Division, Toronto and stand in line to wato la the Royal procession enter the :ball -room, pre- ceded by the Gold Stick, who walks backwards. To be invited and dance in &Royal' quadrille is considered a notch -cod*- eted honor, .. but to me it was a doubtful pleasure, as, although I did not'disgr'aee myself, my whole thoughts were so busily employed in remembering my steps, and in endeavoring to ,copy others, That I bad no time to enjoy myself or cen- ''erre With, any partner. The latter, I think, must have found me a dull companion, for, as soon as the dance was over he hur- Tied off to nay mother; in whose charge he left me. At one o'elocktupper'is served in one of the magnificent apartments adjoining the long corridor, Supper over, the Royal hosts re- tire in procession as they came, and the guests leisurely take their de- parture.—London e-parture. London Answers. /'1', may.•. MMyJ,r,' .-' ✓.✓.Ge' (L'�'�L:Y 6 ' --A ! *• :Y. " 'rda/.P. ' '• F..erafOfir OS. Mei" el Wi11you Iceoneofthe 108 frrners who°will receisre ourFrizeCond-est check? PTHERE will be twelve cash prizes in each of the nine provinces (108 in all). in the 1912 Prize, Contest for Canadian Farmers. The 1911 Contest was so successful in awak- ening interest in the use of Concrete on the 'farm, theta second contest, in which three times as many prizes are • <II 4 4 1 offered, was decided upon for this year. The Contest this year is divided into three classes, "A," "B" and "C," and there will be four prizes in each class. -(First prize, $50; Second prize,. $25; Third prize, $15; Fourth prize, $10.) Thus: there are three $SO Prizes, three $25 Prizes, three $15 prizes, and three $10 Prizes, /'reach firovcrce. DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES In Each Class there will be . First, Second, Third and Fourth Prizes ($50, $25, $15,' and $10)' for Each Province. CLASS "A"—Prizes to be amrded to tire. fear farmers in each province who use moat 'Canada" Cement on their tams inthe you 191:.. • CLASS �'A"--Prizes to he a•rarded to theJour fanners is each jrmince who send photo- . eraphs.,of the best rcnc, ettt soittii don, with- -Cannel" Cement on 'their finals 1.191.3. CLASS •'C't—Yrizca to be awarded to the foes 'starve 1, etch province who send In the hest descrij1ion , tics: o1 'concrete work . o, don: with ''Canada" Cement. (Entries for this .prize most be acconiyanicd by phots erapha of the work.) ilatt Y r OP SON 'OW OM 1110 COUPON CANADA ''CEMENT COMPANY `. iLMITED Herald Building,` Montreal Please, send the full particulars of the'1912.Farmers' Prize Contest, and a free copy of your book "'What the Fanner Can Do With Concrete," Name Don't think that you must use a large quantity of cement in order to 9 wina prize.` The quantity of cement used does not count in Classes :' B and C." 'Manu of last year's prize winners used very little cement, When you enter the Contest, you have a chanes to n -ns a cash s prize of $50 as well as the certainty that you. will, add ;a psrrt a ent „. improvement to your for:n. .f you haven't! cop!,-, he sure and ask for our book, ="S 'llat the Farmer Can Do With Concrete."' it will note only suggesttn •ny improvements that you c.m use isentering the Cont st, but will tcil_you .11about the use of concrete on the farm.. Just write your no,.e and adi,lct, on the attached coupon. ... err arc a postal card. and M will acrid fait particulars of rho Pri., Cowe,l. aria a copy of "What the nryra,r Can:. Do With Concrate" to •you Addz.ra. .. e 'Address pulalicitte fWetnage. an4da Cement. Company f aixnited . 3C-35 Herald Bldg, a ioratren l dA 4