HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1915-7-22, Page 2THE FATE OF AZUMA;
Or, The South African Millionaire.
CHAPTER XVIII.—(Cont'd). 1 which blew louder and louder, roar-
It carried one miles away,this ed and fulminated and scattered
room, for all that it was in the eart' whirlwinds of sand, then fell again
of fashionable London. It aroused lower, lower, softer, softer, a weird
remembrances of pictures of the in- ; lullaby, then sleep, sleep, a sigh, ThThen
tenor of mosques, notwithstanding i srl"Ali!"Judith heaved a sigh and far
that it had no tessellated flooring, nor
barefooted Mohammedans and Be -1 an instant no one spoke.
douins standing in silent prayer on; For an instant, they all seemed
holy carpets. Inspiration seemed to caught hen A ed by the spell of the
be wafted backwards and forwards, • music, then Adolphe Lieb'e laugh, his
inspiration idyllic, yet mystic, as if healthy rood -natured laugh broke the
it were a casket of great thoughts, chrism that bad fallen upon them.
o unuttered suggestions. And the , He held out the bow and the violin
silent woman of bronze Iooked like to Azuma, and moved from where he
the linking image of a united past : had been standing near the fireplace
and future, reminding one of Ancient while he played, towards Lady Ju
Egyptology, of sphinxes and pyra- dith. "
muds and buried sarcophagi, the I have something to show you,
while she spoke from the heart of an-; he said, "which only you must see,
tiquity of the great dreams of the ., will you come a moment with me?"
future, the great dreams which while "Dear me, how very extraordin-
they seem so vast as to envelope the cry," remarked Lady Glaucourt,
world, in reality make it shrink to shat can it be?
the size of a crystal ball small ; "Perhaps she will tell you after-
enough to lie in the palm of one wards;' he laughed: back,' as they
man's hand, while the room seemed ,two disappeared,
full of delicious odors, the woOdful ; And it was in the conservatory, the
odors of great forests that have place he loved to read and write in,
been steadily exhaled for all time - with its flowers and plants and tanks
long before the sphinx and the pyre- ; of strange tropical flo er that
rads. And as they came in, Azuma ` Adolphe' Lieb in answer to her rather
greeted them in African fashion, and ; nervous question;
Adolphe said something to her in her ; "What on earth are you going to
own tongue which made her look; show me?" leaning towards her and
swiftly at Judith. Her look made Ju- covering her two hands with his, as
diith feel uncomfortable. she sat on the low seat beside him
"What did you say to her?" she and looking into her eyes, half whis-
asked. Something exciting, disturb-' Tiered:
ing, yet scintillating, seemed to come I have brought you here to show
to her in this room, something which you my heart,
resembled the nervors exciting rest-'
lessness the desert air brings with CHAPTER XIX.
it, the feeling of tingling flesh, and 6
nerves painted like needles which And now a year had elapsed since
the q Judith's' marriage to Adolphe Lieb, a
desert wind, laden with tiny grains
of sand, inspires. { year which sometimes seemed as if
(*Illy a few days had gone by, some-
times as if it was long year ago
"Ah, you must not ask questions. that Adolphe Lieb had said to her
Azuma, and I have many secrete', with so much of sincerity, with so
haven't we, Azuma?" much expression of feeling:
Tli girl gave him a swift look "I am going to show you my heart."
from under her dark lashes, which it It had been a quaint proposal yet
was impossible to read so much did . it had pleased her because it was so
it seem to contain, adoration, grati- in keeping with the man.
tude, wistfulness, doubt, and soma-' And now to -day they were both in
thing else, which Adolphe Lieb alone London, in the huge house in ' Park
could read there. Lane which since Judith had come to
"Oh, do make her tell us our for- . live there had lost much of its new-
tunes," Judith exclaimed, stirring her ness, its desolate appearance. Gay
cup of tea and looking around the striped awnings at each window
room, then at ' Adolphe, then at threw little glades of cool shade upon
Azuma, smiling with that wonderful the masses of pink and deep rose -col -
smile of hers which held in it at once ored geranium in each window. On
so much sadness and such arrogance. the air there seemed to hum the noise
"She doesn't tell fortunes, Lady' of busy pleasure which is like the
Judith, do you Azuma?" He said hum of bees, and which in great
something again to her in a language cities seems to give something of
they did not understand, but Azuma blitheness to labor and of labor to
shook her head. He had asked her blitheness, which joins with the sun -
if she would show them her pebbles, • shine and the chirp of sparrows, to
tell them something, but she wasn't carrol forth the tra la la of life. And
going to show off. Judith noticed this morning the con -
"She won't," he said, it's no trust between the interior of the beau -
good." Then he asked her if she tiful house and the exterior. Glare
would sing? and sparkle and stir outside, and
But the girl looked down shyly, her within cool darkness, and the con -
whole body seeming to writhe in pro- trast pleased her. It seemed the im-
test against having attention drawn age of her life, the contrast of her
to her. deeper inner feelings with the super -
"Not one little song,Azuma?" fluity of her daily environment, super -
Instead Azuma waled past them, fluity of wealth, of social occupation,
the rings on her feet tinkling faintly,, of va et vient and frou frou and
muffled on the thick Persian carpet, laughter and chatter and.,transient
and opened a cabinet. The eyes of emotion, and perhaps occasionally a
the three visitors followed her, fascin- flash of real amusement.
ated, while Judith noted how at home The inside—how cool it was, how
she seemed in the house of the mil- given over to breeze and shadow, yes,
lionaire. there was almost a solemnity, a gray -
But Adolphe Lieb only smiled, he ity of demeanor in the darkness which
knew what she was going to do as the shaded windows threw on the
Azuma took out his violin and brought marble staircase, on the panels of
it to him silently, putting it into his different woods in the different rooms,
hands and making a gesture which on the great tessellated hall floor, on
seemed to invite him to do his best the porphyry columns which sustain -
to entertain his guests. ed the staircase and the upper corn -
"Do you play the violin?" Judith dors, on the carpets which were thick
could not tell why it surprised her. and raised like moss and on the flow-
Then she remembered that Mrs. Gol- ers which bloomed everywhere, on
ling had told her that he did. the pictures on the walls, the lovely,
"How very interesting," Lady pictures in which the Iandscape seem-
Glaucourt remarked, taking another ed to have been suddenly steeped it.
cake from the table, in the semi- twilight, and . the eyelids of the men
ironical tone in which she always- and women in the portraits half clos-
ed by the all enveloping shadow
growing drowsy, while little canopies
over the bird -cages threw tiny
stripes of sunlight between the bars,
smiling sweetly at the girl. casting the shadow of the bars across
And without much protest Adolphe the flooring, and catching the rad -
took his violin and tuned it, screwing iant plumage in flashing gleams as it
two strings a little tighter, rapidly, did from here and there through cre-
with an accustomed hand. Then he vices between the blinds, on the soft
began to play a rhapsodie hongroise, pale yellow dress she wore.
while Azuma squatted on the floor, Cool like the inside of a grotto, in -
falling silently, noiselessly into a viting to repose of thought to intro -
graceful position, her eyes fixed on spection, to meditation, while outside,
her master, absorbed, enthralled. though muffled and dulled like a far -
Could it be that they were in Lon- away drum, came the faint roar of
don, in Park Lane ? The music, ex- a hundred different moving, " things,
quisite music which might have reminding of the boiling in a pot of a
brought the performer fame as an score of different herbs. She could
artist, seemed to deny that they imagine it all outside, at the back of
were, as the notes rose and fell, the house, in South Audley Street
seeming to seek an exit at the open narrow and congested, and in Oxford
window, or to feel with tender. an- Street, far away to the right; in Pic-
tennae of sound for breezes which cadilly not so far away to the left,
drew in and out, breezes which had and closer along Park Lane, on the
come from far away where flowers other side of the Park railings be-
grew and the sun fought duels, light hind the greenery a thinner stir, less
with light' on dancing waters. Now closely packed, lighter in kind, but
it seemed as if horses galloped, tear- still moving always, the panorama of
ing along mountain paths, downhills, vehicles and humans, heavy and light,
down, down; now little rivulets sang ponderous and maliciously diaphan-
and streams gurgled, and fountains ous, great heavily laden wagons, mo -
plashed, and birds sang, sang in lit- for cars, and electric cabs and han-
tie spurts with chirping, _twittering soros, open victories with their bur -
gladness, with spasmodic notes den of butterfly -apparelled women,
caught upwards to hide the dirge, the omnibuses and water carts, here and
dismal wailing dirge, which was the there an American spider looking like
theme of the music, which seemed as some insect, some monster mosquito
if somewhere hearts were breaking, darting hither and thither over the
'breaking in the sunshine, souls moan- surface of. a thickly weed -entangled
ing in inner hollow caves, hidden pond, and weaving through, in and.
away beneath stratas of shadow, out amongst the traffic the human
which- the sparkling sunshine and the ants, some . busily hurrying, some.
music could not reach, stopping to chat or gaze into shop
Now it seemed to Judith that pain windows, some leisurely sauntering
and joy galloped side by side, light along, unconcerned with the web and
and shadowdanced together, playing woof of life, watching it from_ a dis-
hide and seek, while the surroundings, Lance, or through spectacles of illu-
the whole presentment of the room sign, or with criticising, incredulous,.
seemed to make the music speak of scoffing wonder or. disdain.
Eastern scenes, of deserts, sand up- That in the streets, and yonder in
on Band, vaster and vaster like in- I the Park the throng of men and wo
cs. using uttermost thought, deserts
with waving palms reaching out gi-
gantic denunciating arms to the wind,
commented on what she didn't under-
stand.
"Yes, you must, you must. Azuma
was quite right, make him "-she said
men, the little children seeking to
imagine themselves in pastures of
green and gold, riding, driving, teuf
New Millinery Model From Paris.
An undyed satin toque trimmed with rabbit ear bows of black velvet.
Sorelli, of Paris, considers this one of the smartest creations of the season.
The lower hat is a straw turban with broad band of blue, taffeta trimmed
with large silk poppy on either side.—Designed by EIiane.
teufing, chatting, walking, laughing,
and the air seeming to condense emo-
tion and sound into one great roar of
life which rolled in subdued, re-
strained thunder over the great city
from one end to the other, giving the
impression that rolled it over the
whole world and under it, coming
back again in dense coagulated waves,
thick, heavy with smoke and dirt
and stench of decay as the sea is
laden with shell and weed, to roll
over it once more, again and again,
in a dless—flux and reflux of eternal
muffled sound.
And this morning she seemed giv-
en over to meditation because it was
her wedding day, and Adolphe had
insisted in German fashion that they
should have a family party. Her fa-
ther and mother and brother were
coming, and other relations who had
at one time been cold, but who had
become tremendously related, since
her marriage, a few intimate friends,
and of necessity the Goslings. What
she wondered this morning was why
Adolphe wanted to celebrate this
day, whether he was sincere in re-
joicing over it? It seemed to her as
if it were not possible that he should.
She went further and asked herself
whether she herself rejoiced or not.
A year, how quickly it had gone
yet how full.it had been. She had
behaved very well at first, insisted
on going during the honeymoon to
Frankfort to see his old mother and
sisters, and been very nice to them,
not giving herself airs, but taking
them by storm by her charm and
beauty and winning simplicity. Some-
times she had wondered since, what
had prompted her to do all this, it
was so unlike her, that she could not
herself discover whether she had done
it as in a dream, or because she was
herself, her real self, the while she
had been conscious of something mo-
therly and tender and protective in
old Frau Lieb which was missing in
her own mother.
Then they had spent the winter in
South Africa returning later by Cairo,
and Judith had felt the charm of the
Veldt and been delighted with the
house Adolphe had built there. ' She
had even taken an interest in the
Mines, andin his great schemes of
cornering the diamonds, and in Cairo
she had ; been an interested partici-
pator in the conversation and discus-
sions with high government officials,
with the Khedive, and expert engin-
eers on the feasibility of establishing.
a'Cape to Cairo railroad, and through-
out the whole ten months, for they.
hadbeen away ten months, stopping
at Paris on. their way home, linger-
ing everywhere' that pleased them,
Judith had. felt the allurement, the
strange satisfying content and ela-
tion which his gigantic , wealth
brought to her, and he had begun to
reap some of the benefits of her posi-
tion, while he wondered at her ready
acquiescence in many matters. Yet,
now it seemed to Judith that why she.
had enjoyed these months, why she
rejoiced in this first anniversary of
their wedding, was because she had
glided -with the stream and been satis-
fied to be happy.
(To be continued.)
WOMAN DOCTOR
DOING FINE WORK
ORGANIZES AND MANAGES MILI-
TARY HOSPITAL.
Dr. Louisa Garrett Anderson Has
Served Prison Term
as Suffragette.
Since September Miss Louisa Gar-
rett Anderson, an Englishwoman of
note as a suffragette, has been doing
great things for the wounded. Early
in the war she and the British Gov-
ernment felt mutally shy of one an-
other, and her first hospital was
opened under French authority. Her
next hospital was at Wimereux,
where she was among her own peo-
ple, and where the rations (most in-
contestable of all evidence of recog-
nition) supplied to her patients were
the official rations of the British sol-
dier.
The mutual shyness having been
dispelled, the War Office asked Miss
Garrett Anderson to return home and
make a hospital in London. Out of
her own resourcefulness, experience,
and initiative she makes her hospital.
It has five hundred beds; it is to be
in working order in record time; it
is to be wholly : self-sufficient—that
is to say, Miss Garratt Andersonher-
self is wholly self-sufficient. How
has, she come by the necessary abil-
ity? Not, certainly, by the fostering
foresight of a paternal Government,
No count was taken before" the war
of the possibility of a woman doing
the things she is doing, and even af-
ter the war was well in hand there
was still no effort made to secure
the services of the whole group of ex-
traordinary young Englishwomen; to
which she belongs. She now holds
authority equal to that of a Major
in the R.A.M.C., and the Press is
eager to give her the salute. She ra-
ther relishes the humor of the situa-
tion when she tries to persuade the
public, against its will, that she is
not a Major—that no woman can
hold a commission in his Majesty's
Army.
Once in Jail.
She remembers that the only time,
before the war when the authorities
showed any, special interest in get -
The Charm of Eastern Fragrance
is typified in every sealed packet of
Selected leaves from the finest plantations,
famous for teas of subtle deliciousness.
SALADA is fresh and free from dust.
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The Handy Barn.
Good barns cost money, but when
the farmer once knows that by the
proper construction of his barn and
other outbuildings, he can save the
work of a man, it will readily become
clear to him that the investment will
pay big interest in the long run.
There are a few things that are
absolutely necessary in the farm barn.
It must be well lighted, well ventilat-
ed, easy to keep clean, so arranged
as to economize space, so as much
stock as possible can be housed. It
should be easy of access, and its loca-
tion should be such as to insure a
well -drained barnyard. With the
above features incorporated into the
farm barn, the sort or style of the
building matters not,
A Well Braced. Long Ladder.
Farmers who have occasion to use
long ladders often find them weak
and dangerous when set up at the
proper angle. This can be overcome
by a wire brace. Get a blacksmith
to make two V-shaped irons, and fas-
ten them to the side sills with small
bolt. Bore small holes through sills
at each end. Take two pieces of No.
9 wire and fasten to the sills at one
end by passing through the holes and
forming a lock by turning the end
back through the holes over small iron
pins, then pass the wire over the V -
irons, drawing them tight with a lev-
er and fasten at the other ends in the
same way, This brace will more than
double the strength of the ladder and
add but little expense.
Making Good Butter.
The essentials in the making of
good butter can be secured by any-
one who will take a, little pains. There
has been so much discussion of the
subject of caring for milk and cream.
!through the columns of the farm pap-
ers that it really seems that a bet-
ter grade of butter could be made
now with modern equipment than at
any time in the past. And if a high-
grade article can be produced, and it
is sent to market packed in a dainty
manner that will appeal to the eyes
as well as to the tastes of the buyers,
it will sell at a price that will assure
the producer a good margin of profit.
Ten Good Poultry Rules.
i—Provide fine grit, charcoal, shell
andbone from the start.
2—Give grass range or plenty of
green food.
3—Have fresh, clean water always
available.
4—Feed only sweet, wholesome
foods.
5—Avoid damp and soiled litter.
6—Disinfect brooders frequently.
7—Test all beef scrap before feed-
ing.
8--I%eep chickens active by allowing
them to become hungry once daily.
9 --Feed moist mash sparingly.
10 --Keep dry mash always before
the chicks.
ting and keeping hold of her was
when a magistrate, not without com-
ments, sentenced her to six weeks'
imprisonment. For forty years her
mother and her aunt had worked
with all propriety, for the cause of
Women's Rights. After that space of
time, the ridicule of Parliament and
the booings of medical students—of
students beaten on their own ground
—palled on the younger generation,
and a window was broken. Sonic
good, as it happened, came of the in-
cident—and the sentence. Miss Gar-
rett Anderson's articles on the condi-
tions and management of women in.
prison make,, with Lady Constance
Lytton's papers on the same subject,
an invaluable basis for reform.
The family record is an extraor-
dinary one. Her mother, Dr. Eliza
beth Garrett Anderson, was one of
the first women doctors. She be-
gan her medical studies in 1860; and
though the College of Surgeons and
the College of Physicians refused to
admit her to their examinations, she
obtained a license to practise from
the Society of Apothecaries in 1865.
Paris had fewer prejudices than Lon-
don and, passing the medical examin-
ations of its University, she receiv-
ed her M.D. degree. Later on, when
England realized that she was not
to be denied, honors were not lack-
ing, and her daughter's degree is a.
London one.
.,h
H.M.S. Warrior, Iaunched in 1860,
was the first ironclad.
Bees suck over 200,000 flowers for
every ounce of honey.
During our wars with Napoleon our
Navy captured or destroyed 688
French ships.
When a young man. Sir Hiram
Maxim contemplated becoming a
prize-fighter.
A, cock -crowing competition was
held in Paris ten years ago, the utter-
er of the greatest number of cock a -
doodle -does in a quarter of an hour
being proclaimed champion chanti.-
d eer.
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