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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1913-11-27, Page 6Seliatllil Type can be #filed instant]. , J. anywlieze Safety Type •k can be Carried in any position insures you a pen perfection, duarantt~,e and careful service lly The Best Local Dealers St, B. Waterman Conway, Limited, Montreal rk Shadow; Or, A Corning Vengeance CHAPTER XIS, -{Continued). But we are the: slavesof eirounmtance; and presently lie got interestedswell, scarcely interested in the full senee of the 'word -but iutere'ated enough to .concen- 'trate his attention ou the speech, and note the weak points in the speaker's armor. lie had not intended to address the House. but he caught the Speakers eye, and rose. His rising was greeted with, cheers, and he started. Clive (lake at first slowly, almost lan-, guidly; bat presently he woke up, his:. 'yoke grew louder, quicker, lie made point after point, and tore the former speaker's speech to rags` and tatters. The Opposi- tion Opposition were In ecstaoiea of delight, the House rang with their camera; and when Clive had finished and sat down, a shout of admiration and triumph broke from them. Mer. Devereux rose to reply -this again was Satteringhut though the Leader of the House smilingly strove to stultify •Clive'e points, he succeeded. only Martially, and the success remained with, Clive. He got up immediately atter Mr. De- vereux"e speech, and lift the House. He knew that he had, ars of old, made his mask, but the knowledge brought him no grati&oaticn. He strolled into Palace Yard, and looked ahout him aimlessly, after the manner of a man who has no- thing to do. nowhere to go. Lord Chester- leigh came out, and laid a hand upon hie ,shoulder. Splendid, my dear fellow, splendid!" he exclaimed. "That speech of yours rout- ed outed them comeeletely. If they pass. the. Rill at all, they will do so by only a narrow majority. Where .are you. going? Come home with me' I've heaps to talk about." Clive thonght, ' Ae well there as any- where else," and got into the carriage. All the way to Grosvenor Square. Chester - When through old age the bodily functions become sluggish, Na -Diu -Co Laxatives give gentle, timely and effective aid, 'without discomfort or distress. lac. a box at your Druggist's- •173 National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada. Limited. N4s4 THIS is a HO DYE that ANYONE The Guaranteed "ONE DYE. for All Kinds of Cloth. Clean, Simpie,No Chance of Mistakes TRY IT 1 Send for Free Color Card and Booklet TheJohaeoo-Richardson Co,Limited,Montreai leigh talked polities, and' expatiated ou the proei;ects or their party; and Olive listened with his new iudifferenoe and lietlessnesa again oroeping over him; for now that he had made his epeech, the re- action wvas setting in, the conviction that there wee nothing worth living for re- turned. • "Edith is In her room, I suppoae," said Lord Chesterleigh as he looked into the empty drawing -room: "We'll go up there. Sae will be glad to eee you." They went up the stairs to Lady Edith's room. She wvas-witting on a couch with a Week in her hand; and she replied list- leesly enough to her father; but as she saw Clive her manner changed, the book dropped from her hand, and she rose, 'leer face flushing. "Oh, you are back, Mr. Harvey!" ehe said, as she gave him her hand. "We thought you had diss,pt'eared for ever. Come and art down and tel me about your wanderings." Clive seated himeelf beside her, and look- ed at her. He could not be ignorant of the foot that she was glad to see him, He had been travelling for months, alone, solitary, roughdag it as men like to rough it naw and then -Pox a change. The beauteful room, with' its atmosphere of luxury, wealth, refinement, had its effect upon him. He noted. how cooed he avoid doing so ?'the coming and going of " the color in tier face, the sudden warmth in her eyese and her: eyidentnpleaeure in his presence moved hint more than suis re- ception by the House . had done. Lord ahesterleigh wandered about the room, ad. dressing a disjointed word or two 'to one or ,both -of them, then went cute, leaving them alone. "Now you must tell me all your adven turee," said, Lady Edith. "I was going to say that wo have missed you; but that would make .you vain. We thought you -ware never coming back. Where have you bee" Cliven?told her of some of the places he had visited; her eyes, while he was epeak- ing, dwelling 'Pen him as if she were ab seabed in his narrative. Every now and then she put in a word. which revealed. her interest in the smallest particulars, and led him , on 'to further detail, Pre- Gently, after a pauee, .she said: • 'Oh, I wanted to tell you about your fiddler protege -that flnaint little man, you know, /or whom we got pupils. When they went out of 'town they gave him the money you arranged for to keep hem go- ing until their 'return; and he seemed very grateful, so they said; but, strange- ly enough, they had a letter from him a few dare afterwards, returning the money and throwing up' the lessons. I forget 'what excuse he -made. He had gone into the country, I think' at any rate, we have heard no more of him." Clive's face grew hard; but lie was standing by the window, and she did not notice it.. "I euppoee he soma engagement somewhere, something better than teaching," she remarked. "Prebably," assented Olive, in a tone that closed the subject. While he had been with Lady Edith, if he had not forgotten Mina, the keennerc of his lees was for the moment blunted by the proximity, the friendliness, the evi- dent sympathy of this beautiful girl; but this reference to Elieha woke the old pain which was alwaye so ready to start gnawing at his heart. Mina'a face rose before him, he could hear her voice; Lady Edith ceased to interest him; -.and he knew that he was eager to get away, to be alone. "I hope we shall eee something of you evaporated by this time: but he felt Our!, one: he 'Week naturally, heft u little luau pressed by the feet that be should tome caress tho woman again, Rtaelle c at Lady l;dit1 'as, elle had arc''i at Lord Q eenee Leigh, He knew that he ought to apoln- size and go, away; but he felt strangely reluctant to do go, "leo; we do riot know each other," he (aids "tend yet we have suet before." I do alit remember. he said stiffly. "you bW a 'elle advantage of me.' "Let me ^rewall the oeasinu, madam," said Clive. "I met you onteide Palace Yard one night 'when Lewd C utiterleigli's carriage 'wee paseirtg." Her •fate flamed, and elle eyed lila $ores., lY; but shook tier beat. "I do atot know you, You have no right to stop ale, Thle i$ a free country; this la a public street.3 can look at whom l please:' , Quits so." aesented Olive, as quietly as file Choicest tea—green, black or mixed—from 'thee finest tea.before; "but !hero aro eo_znany ways of looking; and it seemed to'are that you growing country in the world—Ceylon, with its exquisite flavor Best Tea its Best « $ALADA" TEA is always the same, no it when or where you buy it. fter were rozeous, of slpeeaking to . the young oSo lady front whom I have .lust parted, Do and freshness protected by the sealed lead packages. you knew. 'liar? She le Lady Edith, Lord hestknew," a. dau aiter: r WILL IRRIGATE THE SAHARA. "I know," she Said swiftly; thea alto "You must give 'em .ap,' aald ribby tossed her -head aoornfuliy and laughed; artily. "41.11 the money lit the 'world e and it was soattpleasant a'. l eu . so u won A was un- ' ' a a fnrieua Will Well 'I 'itla Flow of B QO soar I , sob and slammed while her tea cup, the woman no astonishment. the Gallons Per Illinute. "You do not regard the lady with "Send that money book they gave you. 'friendly. feelingsP" he enid interrogative• Something flee will turn np; anyhaw 'We The Sahara according to Iona- ly. "B ave you any cause of 'complaint cant keep it," , against her?" "I. 5vouldtt't.have thought it of 'imp of mon a, inion 13 a land 811iire7 lir.Clive murmured Els she sorrowfully. p y that man, her father--- Do.yon think a "So he avis, admitted Tibiby, bola x trtith; in all parts of the region time of reckoning will ever cotne? ,I)o you think that the cry of the injured will never be heard, that a great wrong will always go, unpunished'! No! A time will come when the wronged will be righted, when the mighty will be pulled down tram their seat and Burled into the gutter, a time when the mask -will be torn from the. •face of tho hypocrite." She raised her blenched hand on high and struck her be. earn, glaring,' wildly at the Chesterleigh'e house; "1 am, waiting, waiting for the hour to'shrike, Oliva was, of course, much relieved be' this burst ` of melodrama; fol' it; now seemed to him quite evident that the wo- man was mad, a snonomaniao possessed by the delusion, not 'uncommon, that abe. had suffered same great wrong at the hand of eome one. ' That she had pitched upon 'Lord Cleeeterleigh was a mere mei- dent. He pitied the poor woman, and wen- dered'whether he could do.'iauytliing for her. On both ocoaeions he had seen her ehe had been alpne: had she no one to look atter her? I am sorry you are in auoh trouble,"" he said. "Is there anything I can do to help you?" "I want no hake." she replied eaoinfuily.. "I can *tend alone, I can do what I have to do alone -when the time comes. T do not invite aseietanee from strangers; and I de not accept it when it is offered. You are a friend of the great Lord' Cheater-• Leigh's? Tell .him -'but no; I will tell hdm when the hour strikes."' should like to sack frim. You're the very 'with a passionate gesture ehe dragged man! Thirty shillings a week and a bene her veil over her face and turned away, fit at the end of the season, What do' you Clive looked after her pityingly, and, had. .say P"' hall a mind to follow. But what. could he Biala closed at once, hurried back. to i h full 'wouldn't be worth while if Lina + Of n and contempt, that Clive eyed happy, if --She choked beak Open, 0 t "Iles? No: I've nothing against her. She is inuooen.t enough, I dare 022y; but "He avis 'aware so good and kind." o, without water. This is far from the now that you have Dome back:' she said, as he took up his hat. "Yon will want to talk to father now that great things are once more looming ahead of ue; and you 'could talk to him quietly here; besides,. I than feel as. if I had some share in the big business, and ae if I were aasdeting in the important occupation of Cabinet- making, Of course, you will be in it?", ashe said, with a nod and an entrancing smile. "Oh, I dare say not," Bald Olive. "There are too many snen to psouide for, and most of them, if not all, have stronger claims than T have." "I don't think, so," she declared; "and I am sure lather doesn't. But I must not intrude on the sancta sanctorum of poli- ties. You know I wish you well." She raided her beautiful eyes to his, and a faint sbluah stole ever her face, C'ive held her handfor a moment, then went oat. On his way down the stairs he met Sara coming up. She ntooel aside to let him pass, and ealaamed in Oriental fashion; and, for theltrat time, smiled graciously at him, ber lips drawn back, her dark eyes 'Smelting with a strange mix- ture of friendliness and defiance. Olive, rather surprised by the pleasant. nese of her manner, nodded and went on. As he reached the hall he saw that the carriage was waiting ,at ;the door. Lord C'heatarledgh heard him, and, coming ,out o4 the library, drew 'him into the roma. They talked -politica, of course -for near- ly half an hour; and at the end Clive so- cepted ail invitation to dinner atan early date. He was going out of the house when Lady Edith and •Sara, dressed for their drive, game down the stairs. Clive put them in the oarrdage, and stood for a mitre me or two talking to Lady Edith, i While be was doing soa woman eroeced the road 'from the other side of the square, and, as if attracted by the eight of the carriage, stopped short; then she walked along by the railings, •her eyes fixed on LadyEdith. 'Ci11ve'e, attcntaort was ate tracted be the woman's gaze, and he look. ad at her, a vague remembrance faintly stirring Within' his nnfnd, 11e had Wiest her Oiefore-•-whereP The carriage • drove away, and Olive gnddenly recollected; it was the woman he had seen threatening l Lord Chesterleigh sit the gate of Palace 'Ford. 'Moved by a sudden initpulee, he went over to her, and, raising his hat, in-' haired: Are your looking for a^,y one?" Sbe swung round on him with a am - tautly Pereign •geetere, and her dark oyes swept bine up and down, Clive saw tht she had banged a great deal since Jia: had last seen her; her face was thinner, and her eyed moresunken, hat bier greyer. "who n> ri you?" ehe deninndrd at last, with at accent ss foreign as her gesture, 1 don't know you," Oltva'd studdon i;ampulso had raotnewhat t hen, thee _ _ ro in love what a beautiful ,gel our -Mina is; en' of water. The only trouble 'is to quite a lady in her way6.. and manner of si?enlcin', He couldn't Help 1alling in lave fine it, its it lies tet an unknown with her. so I meant to stop it, de th below the surface. 'ave," she wound up, with a nod of her To discover and make available he" hat have you done, Tibiae?" Elisha this hixlden water supply is the mis- asked in a low yoice. TrTever you iniad," replied Tibby de- sion of a(501 hof artesian well clig iiantly. •' fire . oto,pped it,' an' BLit's gess whio1 is operating in the south enough. Ate now if you don't roan' mei ' of Algeria. ' more shrimps, father, : you can g ten to the band. Ill take a cup of tea wip In February one of these engin- to Mina, an' try an' coax 'er to come out. ears tpened a well fOT which i8 She'd stop an' moon in 'er room all by --,. mob mea 'w., don't blame 'im It's only natural: Look that are inhabited theles is plenty herself all day if T'd let her. Strangely, enough, something did turn up, Elisha, went sadly down to the 'ICur- sial, .hie heart aching for Mina and for his ehaken trust in Olive. The band 'Was playing, and Elisha, presently lifting hie bowed head, caw that the conductor was his .old friend, the old man who had given singing lessons to Mina. Elisha waited until the programme had. " been got through and the audience had dispersed, then ht• sought the conductor, whose name Wae Robinson; but who was known at Lea -on -Sands as Chevalier Sordelll. Rob- inson, alias Chevalier Sordelli, received him warmly. "By ':Jingo!" -he exclaimed; "the very man I' want! Are you staying here, and are yon disengaged? I want• a trot vie - lin --mine's gone on the buret, and I do with a woman possessed by an hallu- cination? . ., CHAPTER XX. Mina was ill for same days after her fainting fit; and the doctor declared that he would not answer for the consequences it she were not taken away into the country as soon ae she was strong enough 'to travel. He said that she had been overworking herself, that she had some- thing on her maid, and that a change tell Tibby and Mina of the good .fortune that had befallen biro, and next morning took his place in the band, in which his presence was promptly welcomed and. his talent promptly' appreciated. After a time Mina grew atrong enough to go down to the Kumasi and hear the band -that is, Elisha-playing; and one day the Chevalier said to Elisha: "Didn't I see you daughter, Mess Mina, amongst the audience? I thought 90. Looked rather pale . and lackadaisical.. She's got a voice; and I've taught her to was. absolutely necessary. use it; why shouldn't she use it here? I'll Tibby knew what was on Mina's mind; give her a trial on the 1rogramme if she bait she did not enlighten Elisha, and as- likes." cribed the trouble to- "too much praeti0- Elisha went home to their modest ladg- in' and too many lessons." No one could' lase, an old-fashioned cottage away from have been more devoted than Tibby was to the front, and informed Ulna of the Che - Mina; but she said nothing of the tele--alier's offer. Her pale face flushed, and gram and Clive's returned letter, and, ire a light stole into her eyes, of late so dim deed, ignored his existence, That Mina and listless, and she began to tremble; should be fascinatedby thie good-looking for 'though the heart may seem 'full ed "swell" was to Tibby natural enough; but love, thwarted love, there is still room for it seemed equally natural to her that art. Mina, if she sa.w and, heard nothing more "I'll try."Y she said in a low yoke; "ii of him, would recover from her infatua- tion, forget frim, and become the same Mina as oP old. - Ae soon as Mina wee strong enough she went to the seaside; but they did not go to Margate or .Southend; for at the rail- way office BIirha, had heard of a .new Wa- tering -place which appeared to hold out. all the attractions of the older 'ones, and high-falutin name -before a fairly lar to possess the advantage of being mach and, fortunately, •good-natured audience, cheaper. Sp they went down to Lea -on- Her heart throbbed, as it had never throb - Sande, as the new place 'was- called. It bed when she wart zinging in the streets, was new, indeed, painfully new; but the as she looked down upon what, in her un- sande were there. -right enough, and.' the eophietication, seemed like a: sea of faces. 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The Chevalier attached so mach import- ant* to her debut that he "billed" her all over the place in huge lettere; and on the night appointed Mina appeared -as 'Mies Veronica Vernon; the Chevalier chose this rove of houses," which the landlord -pro- prietor, with the asedstance of a speoulat- ing builder, had put up, looked straight over .them. There was also a parade, with a bandstand and a Kurseal which the inhabitants` and most of the visitors to Lea -on -Sande pronounced, with uncon- scious irony, "Curse all." The place was fairly full, and Elisha, who promenaded the parade and the in- fantile pier with a keen enjoyment and pride, derived much satisfaction from the foot that he was actually takins a holi- day by the sea, But Mina did not appear to .recover very Quickly, and Tabby die - played -in Mina's absence -some anxiety about her. "We shan't be able to go back to Lon- don ,for some time," she said. "She don't get much stronger." Elisha thank hia .head gravely. "No," he said. "I laughed at what the doctor said about her having something on her mind; but I begin to believe that he' was right, She seems to me toa,be frettin' about something; though what she could ave to fret about puzzles Inc." Tibby wee silent for a moment, then she Wet: I'll tell you, father, if you'll promise not to let out that I've done so. It's that Mr, Clive." Elisha started, and looked at her inare- dulously and somewhat indignantly, "what do you mean?" he demanded. "What I say. I see it a long time age, almost the area day, he came to the Rents. He was fair struck 'with Mina; and 'she -- well, it's only to be expected that she should be took with him. Oh, it weren't fancy on my part; I have praa�f-but tiever mind that. You take my word, there was' something at,ween 'em; that's why I was so sharp with lin and didn't want no planners, or .anything of the kind. Bor why? There couldn't beany good in it. i'ce's a swell; and it isn't to he supposed that 'e'd marry a girl so far below 'im as one of us. Now, father, keep your afr on, an' don't swell yourself' out like a turkey cock. .you leave 'er to rile, If we can stay -away from,London--an' wb meet, dyer understand? -shell soon forget all abbot 'gym, an' be 'er old self again." "My leaSons i" gee/led Elisha, Put to the Test. Little Willie's father' found his youthful son holding up one of his rabbits by the ears, and saying to him, "How much is seven and seven, now 7" "Bah !" the father heard the boy say, "I knew you couldn't. Here's another one--- six ne=six and six is how mush 7" "Why, Willie, what in the world are you doing with your rabbit 7" asked the:. father. Willie threw the rabbit down with disgust. "I knew our teacher was lying to us," was all he said. "Why, howl" asked- the father. 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