HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1909-12-09, Page 6All Unexpected Collfessioll;1
Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life.
CHAPTER XXXIL-((ultt'd)
He was very sure that she re-
ined his love, for her shy glance
d the tremulous, happy smiles
at bud illumined her face when
ey had ported, after his half -way
nfession of his own affection for
er, had given hits every reason to
ops for a favorable answer to his
wealth," sa'd Mrs. Lancaster, with
aa irritable sigh.
It was vetv annoying that this en-
counter sheu!d have happened just
now, when Marjorie and Donald
had seemed to become such good
friends during the voyage, and sho
lead begun to take lteart again that
her dearest hopes would yet be rea-
lize I
hit. True, a little cloud had risen I '•I)id you recognize her, Marjor-
etween them when he met her, is ?'' she inquired, after a moment,
at same evening, at the theatre; and turning to her companion, who
ut he had attributed it to uu,nten during the recent conversation, had
ry feeling Ofjealousy, upon find sat e ith downcast eyes and clinched
ng hien the es escort of Miss Dexter, j hands, trying to conceal the wild
nd believed that the explanation I
his letter would make everything i eagle that had taken possession of
fight between them Duce more. h( r in view of what had occurred.
But to find that she had disap- ( "1 did not at first, but after Dungy
eared, leaving no trace, was a nld spoke her name ] knew her,
low ho had not anticipated, and the girl forced herself to reply with
this had set him thinking that his outward calmness.
mother might be responsible for the \1''lls it seems unaccountable,
said Mrs. Lancaster, looking per-
pecuShe shad r tvow ed that she would plexed and uncomfortable. "Evi-
a
"nlove heaven and earth" to pre drawingiro ently shehadlfjustor shotlnttorecoe fronithe
vent such a mesalliance; and,
regular veil and three ostrich tips;
knowing her resolute character, he gp
feared that she had wasted no time and these people, with whom she
in putting her threat into exceu- was riding, looked like bluebloods.
Possibly, she added, with a quick
ti n.
A few clays later he made another glance at Donald, "some old man
trip to Esthar's lodging, determined ie: his dotage became enamored of
to see the landlady and Jennie, her pretty face, and that is how
when, he had not thought of upon she sprang to the top of the lad -
his previous call, and question
(ler so quickly. But I don'tbe
them. But the house was empty. Neve it. I'm sure it's only
"a case
Mrs. Field had changed her base of remarkable resemblance.
of operations; and, with a feeling Donald smiled slightly ; but a
of despair at his heart, he began to dagger plunged into his heart would
fear that the task of finding his not have hurt him more than those
loved one would be more difficult cruel words regarding Esther hay -
than ho at first imagined. ing married some old man in his
Ho kept up his search for weeks dotage. But he was game, and ob-
and months; but, all his efforts ob-
served, with forced composure,
proved fruitless, and his heart was though with suggestive emphasis:
bent v with hope deferred. If your surmise regarding a mar -
Meantime, Mrs. Lancaster had riage is correct, mother, she does
renewed the subject of his union not appear to have disgraced ei-
ttith Marjorie Dexter ; but he stern- titer her position or the family with
ly refused to consider the matter whom she is connected, and I ant- favorite flower and perfume.
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the name. "Your supposed Esther
Wellington is a titled lady of the
realm, whose face happens to
strangely resemble that wretched
little apron maker of New York.
The likeness is rather startling, I
admit ; but it is positively absurd
t ) believe that that friendless girl
could become a social Cinderella,
ang gain the entree of the }tomes
of the nobility of England. New
don't lie a foul, Donald. and go
about with such a face as that, fur
a fickle -minded little nobody who
tveuld have ruined your life,” site
irritably concluded, noting the
hopeless look in her son's eyes as
they rested upon the graceful fig-
ure that was saluting Sir William
and Lady A rnault.
••\'eu may say Khat you will, mo-
ther, but ] knew that Lady Irving-
ton -God help me if she is indeed
the wife of another :- --and lather
Wellington are one and the same,,,
the young loan replied, in a hoarse
whisper. '•1 cannot understand it
-it seems next to iutpossible that
we should tied her here; but I and
positive about her identity."
"Well, have your Fay, if you will
be so obstinate," his mother coldly
returned, while her keen eyes tuck
in every detail of Esther's rich and
faultless costume. "Whoever she
may be," she added, reflectively,
"she has exquisite taste• and evi-
dently plenty of money with which
to gratify it."
At that instant Esther turned
and, by some singular power of at-
traction, looked straight. into the
face of the haughty woman.
She knew her instantly, although
she gave no sign of recognition;
while Mrs. Lancaster caught her
breath sharply, for the girl wore
the same quiet, self-contained look
that had rested on her face three
years before. when she had tried
to browbeat and (.rush her, because
site had dared to appear in public
with her son.
Yes, she was convinced now -she
could never forget that look, but
she could not understand it --the
situatilon was utterly incomprehen-
sible to her.
Esther did not see Donald, how-
ever, for Mr. King made some light
remark to her, and she turned to
hint with a laughing reply; but her
dress swept her old-time lover's
hand as she passed him, and he
caught the faint odor of heliotrope,
which he had once told her was his
for a moment, and finally told her sure the lady was list ter.
that lie should leave the house al- Mrs. Lancaster tingled in every
together, and live at his club, if she individual nerve at this reference
ever broached it again. to certain remarks which she had
This threat effectually silence' made to hitt, three years previous,
the schemer, for the time, although
she by no gleans relinquished all
hope of ultimately winning the
game.
Marjorie also hoped against
hope, resolving that she would use
every art within her power to en-
trap the man she loved as long as
he remained single ; if he eventual-
ly turned the cold shoulder upon
her and inarried another, the bit-
ter-sweet morsel of revenge would
still be left to her.
And So she continued to visit the
Laneasters from time to time dur-
ing the last three years, and when
they finally contemplated a trip
abroad it was arranged that she
should accompany them, although
this fact was kept a secret from
Donald until within n clay or two of
sailing.
And this is how it happened that
Esther met them all together on her
way home from the queen's draw-
ing -roost.
Neither Mrs. Lancaster nor Miss
Dexter had recognized her, as was
evident front the question of the
former; but both had seen that it
was a very lovely woman to whom
Donald had bowed, and that, to all
appearance, she occupied a high po-
when they were discussing his in-
tentions regarding Esther. but
she wisely kept silence, and tho
subject was not again referred to
during the remainder of their drive.
Three evenings later Esther, ac-
companied by her friends, attended
a brilliant given by Sir William
and Lady Arnault at their elegant
residence in Manchester Square.
At one end of the magnificent
white and gold drawing -room, which
is paneled with glass and lighted
with dazzling chandeliers of crystal,
bung with rich draperies of satin
and lace, frescoed by one of the fin-
est of modern artists, and redolent
with the perfume of myriads of flow-
ers. stand the distinguished host
and hostess receiving their numer-
ous guests.
There are many notabilities pre-
sent --statesmen, consuls, musical,
literary and artistic celebrities, not,
to mention a liberal sprinkling of
the nobility of England. There are
the elderly, middle-aged and young
among the guests; dowagers rc-
splendent in velvet, satin, laces and
diamonds; matrons lavishly attired,
attended by their lords, and young
mcn and maidens in the first slush
of manhood and womanhood, who
taitien in the world. enliven and beautify the scone with
their musical voices and sparkling
"Donald:" his mother exclaimed, spirits.
in response to his information that
But among all that gay assemb-
it was Esther We llington whom he
had saluted, "what nonsense : That I ince there is not one more fair nnO
utng:nifirent looking girl, in her vel- lovely than Esther, Lady Ir\•ington,
vet and jewels, was never Esther of Irvington Manor.
Wellington l„ To -night she is clad in pale yel-
'•I beg your pardon, mother; but low silk garnished with chiffon of
she certainly was," the young manthe same color, heavily embroider-
' , ed in white.
affirmed.positively armed. Hcr ornaments are costly topazes
"And she dared to cut yon .' + set with diamonds, in Etruscan
ericaMrs. Lancaster, with blazing filigree gold, and are vastly becom-
eye.+. ' • I cannot believe it: 11'hy, ing to her clear complexion and
Ph( was only a poverty-stricken lit- brilliant dark eyes.
tle beggar in New York three years iter hair is very simply arrangedago, while this girl was arrayed is a graceful knot at the hack of
like a young princess. I(ow (10 cant lire small pend, and spanned with
t►r
ccetlt for such a remarkable a handl of dull gold set with preci
cl►ange 1'' she concluded, looking (,its stones.
askance at her son. Iter neck and arms semi almost
du not pretend to account for like molded wax, and her fat e like
it . the fact that she is here, in lily just tinted by the morning
London, and evidently living in the gun
tap of luxury. is as much of a mys- As at the queen's drawing -room.
tory to me as it appears to he to she is attended by Mr King, with
you," reliance' Donald, moodily=. Mrs. King as chaperon, and many
"Why did she cut you?" edu►iring eyes are fastened upon
"I am not prepared to say." the stately beauty ns she moves
"Maybe she did not know you." slowly down the apartment to greet
"011, yes, I am very sure she her host and hostess.
did,'' the heavy-hearted lover at- A group of four have just preeed-
firned. "And, mother," he added, eel her and passed to one side and
with more spirit, "Ksther was never
a 'poverty-stricken beggar' : she
sae always a brave. independent
and tire'ess little worker."
"Well, if she is the same girl. I
stele,. saw- .11(h a change in anyone,
and Ole must be just rolling in
His face was as colorless as his
shirt front, and almost convlused
with pain as he watched her pass
front the roots into the great hall
beyond and disappear.
A few minutes later he slipped
away from his mother and Mar-
jorie and followed her.
But he could not get near her.
She was already the center of a
group of gay young people, who
kept her to themselves for nearly
half an hour, when they went away
to the ballroom together, and, fol-
lowing them thither, Donald soon
espied Esther waltzing with the
young Duke of York.
"Heavens! what ups and downs
there are in this world!" he men-
tally murmured, as his yearning
eyes watched her every movement.
"Can it be possible that she is the
same girl who nursed me and that
cranky old maid back to health, in
that homely cottage at Oakland, do-
ing all kinds of drudgery for us, out
of the goedness of her heart' And
now she is here, dancing with n
duke, chatting freely with lords and
ladies of high degree, and the peer
of the most peerless.
"From hovel to palace," he mus-
ed, a queer little smile flitting over
his face; "it would be a taking ti-
tle, and what n story one could
make out of her life, although, of
coarse, I know nothing of the de-
tails of the most interesting part
of it.
"But I must speak with her - I
cannot endure this suspense," he
continued, with sadden energy,
though his under lip quivered from
repressed emotion. "I must learn
whom she has married; if she is
happy -though to see her now one
would think she never had a care;
and if she still entertains kindly
memories of one who owes her so
much."
(To be continued.)
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RULES FOR FEEDING.
Professor C. If. Eehles, of Wis-
consin Experimental Station, says : I 2. Thatit is profitable to feed
"It is possible to feed a hunch of barley to hogs if pork is selling at
cows economically only when they an average price.
are fed ns individuals and not as a I 3. That the cxireasses of the pigs
herd. .1 too common practice, fed barley and shorts showed a
even in the otherwise well conduct- greater distribution of lean and
ed herds. is for all animals to be firmer flesh than the carcass( 5 of
fed the same amount of grain re- I pigs fed corn and shorts.
stand regarding her with curious gardhas of 1110 period of lactation I 4. That pigs fed on corn and
interest as the usher presents her: Ior the gnantity of milk individual shorts will dress a higher per cent.
"Lady Irvington. my lord and cows are producing. Such feeding than pigs fed on bnrley and shorts
lady. I always lacks econoiny, as the high 5. That cross bred Yorkshire
'•There: 1 told you so:" trinm- I producing cow (loos not get enough, • • Berkshires made more gain than
pl,nntic ishisleered Mrs. Lnneaster nrld .bile she may hulk very well the other cross breds or pure breeds
io the ear of her son, as they cat. h1 for • ehert time, sho soon comes used in this trial.
The Story of the Dollars
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Make your dollar work where it will earn the most, by seeking
for the. investment that will pay the best.
The dollar that earns but 2 or 3 per cent. is almost as bad as the
idle dollar which earns nothing.
We advise Tae.xicab Stock at $6.00 per share, par value $5.00,
for beginning January, 1910, it can pay a dividendof 10 per cent.
per annum or 2 1-2 per cent. quarterly.
The Idle Dollar The Busy Dollar
The dollar that is tiad up in bad In-
va 3::nents-
-the dollar that is invested in (conser-
vative) low intarest bearing securitio3,
usually solei at a high prcm:um--
-tho dollar that is not Invested any-
where, reposing in the old stocking under
tit. mattress, or in the tin teapot on the
p ;atry s'itelf ---
- the dollar that buys the things that
you would be better without-
-this is the idle do'•Iar.
The idle dollar gives no man comfort in
h:;!dLtg, lie:ping, owning or wasting.
The dollar that is working for you all
the time --
-the dollar that brings you a blg per-
centage of returns --
-the dollar that is invested in good com-
mercial stocks or industrial enterprises
and earns away above the ordinary bank
intorest -
-the dollar that by quick turns and
clear foresight doubles, trebles and
quadruples itself-
--this is the busy dollar.
To keep your dollar busy make it
work for you and earn big returns.
An investment in Taxicab Stock will
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The Moat Investment
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down to a lower level, while the Another test at feeding other
lighter producing cow gets too food is given as follows •
ranch and accumulates fat. I. We ran conclude from the re -
"Tho following rules regarding sults of this trial that ground re -
the amount to feed cows covers the jected wheat is capable of produc-
case fairly eel': ing good gains when fed to swine in
"1. Feed all the roughness they connection with sho:•ts.
will cat ftp clean at all times. 2. In comparison with corn it re -
"2. Feed one pound of grain per quires 80 per cent. more rejected
day for each pound butter fat pro- wheat than cern to preduco the
diced per week, or ono pound swine gains.
grain daily for each three pounds 3. The quality rf pork produce is
of milk. even better than the produce by
"3. Feed all the cows will take corm
without gaining weight. 4. If pork is selling for reasonable
"The rule regarding the amount price. a fairly good price cony' be
of grain to feed per day for melt
cow applies best when bused upon
the amount of butter fat produced
each week, as this makes it ninth -
cable to enc breed. The se'ond
pnrt of the rile in regard to feed-
ing one pelmet of grain to three
pounds of milk would not work out
in all cases, since in a heavy-
milkingg Holstein cow this gives n
little too large a -quantity of grain,
and with a Jersey, giving very
rich milk, it is a little too low."
TEST FOR 110(1 RATIONS.
Tho results of a series of careful
tests in feeding hogs a: ..:e of the
experiment stitiens are summarized
as follows:
1. That it required is per cent.
more barley by eeig},t than corn
Lo produce the sante gain in feeding
pigs, when beth grains were fed in
the proportion of fear parts of
grain to one of shorts by weight.
expected from feeding the rejected
wheat to swine. -
FAIdM NOTES.
Farming is not considered a very
desirable occupation by many peo•
plc, but they are those who only
look at the surface. They do not
realize that one-half the peoples in
cities haven't enough to eat while
the other half are engaged in a
constant struggle to outshine their
ii0o
(ighb'eld strs.orage for eggs may be a
good thing for the consumers, ns it
enables them to get a fair, if not
first-rate, quality of eggs in the
winter much cheaper than the
limed eggs that used to be brought
out in the winter season. It also
helps the producer to find a mar-
ket at a fair rate for his eggs when
they are so plenty in the spring.
Success in creamery butter mak-
ing depends upon the business me-
thods observed both in the manu-
facture of the product and of dis-
posing of it when made, and upon
the quality of the herds which sup-
ply the milk and cream. Te make
fine creamery butter to -day all of
the conditions and qualities above
must be used intelligently. The
farmers who will not co-operate
wits the creamery managers by sup-
plying good cream and milk can kill
the business in a short time. Many
a creamers. has simply been crowd-
ed out of localities by the action of
the farmers who promised to supply
a certain grade of milk and cream,
but who failed to live up to their
agreements.
The hest testimony to the value
and profit of the faun telephone is
that when once a. farrier uses it,
he never willingly nba'idone it.
Time is money, and the telephone
saves time every day, enabling the
farmers to transact lnlsiness among
themselves and with the town with-
out losing hours in driving to the
neighbor's house or to town. Suc-
cess in farming depends en recog-
nizing that it is a business and con-
ducting it with approved business
methods, and tie use of the tele-
plione is clearly among these me-
thods.
WAS NO SPENDTHRIFT.
Among the prisoners brought be-
fore a police magistrate one Mon-
day morning was a beggar whose
face was by no means an unfamiliar
FOR FAITHFUL SERVICES
DOMESTIC s1:RtNTS ,til
LUCKY LEGATEES..
Nurses Have (leen Bequeathed F•ot' •
luues -- l'oachinea are Not
Forgotten.
The report that M. Chauchard,
the French millionaire, who died
recently, had left a fortune (•f no
less than 310,000,000 to a lady w ho
had nursed hint for many years re -'-
calls one or two other instances of
lucky nurses who have figured
prominently in the wills of grateful
patients.
In September last a London
nurse, Miss Hose Holliday, elle had
nursed, during a painful illness of
several years. a Brighton gentle-
man, found after his death, that he
had left her $110,030, us well ns the
residue of his property. Miss Hol-
liday was a member of the Regis-
tered Nurses' Society, and shortly
before a member of the same saaiety
had received a legacy of $3.i')) a
year for life from a patient to whom
she had given long attendance, says
London 'i it -Bits.
A ROMANTIC EPISODE.
Exceedingly romantic were the
circumstances under is M r. Alex
\Wynoss, of \Warwickshire, in 1903,
left his whole estate, which ran into
six figures, to his nurse, Miss Love.
Mr. Wyness was stricken with
smallpox, and the doctor secured
Miss Love, a former patient, as his
nurse. Miss Love tended her pati-
ent most assiduously, and, as she
was the same age as Mr. Wyness,
the professional connection ripened
into something else. As days pass-
ed, and Mr. Wyness realized the
futility of battling against the dis-
ease, he made his last will and tes-
tament, leaving his whole wealth
t ► Miss Love. Strangely enough he
stipulated that she was to receive
her fortune on her wedding morn.
Forty thousand dollars was the
amount bequeathed five years ago
to a femals bookkeeper of Milv.au-
kee by an old man -a stranger -
whont she had aided for a few min-
utes when he had been taken ill in
a train three years previously;
while in the same year Mr. Edward
Brick, a Baltimore banker, left his
nurse $10,000.
LUCKY COACIIMEN.
As a reward for her faithful ser-
vices, Miss Margaret Young, 501110
time ago, received a bequest of $43,-
000 from Mrs. Nevins, the widow of
Colonel Nevins, a wealthy cotton
manufacturer; while Mrs. Schley, a
wealthy American widow, left spe-
cial bequests of $5,000 each to her
coachmen and two cooks, and $10,-
000 to several other servants. Lily
Duchess of Marlborough left $5,000
to her butler, $2,500 to her garden -
and an annuity of $400 to her
Maid.
Coachmen, like nurses, however,
seem to find speeial favor with em-
ployers. Five years ago M r. I). S.
Carr, of Twerton-on-Avon, left his
coachman. Parsons, a legacy of
$10,000 and all the horses and poul-
try on the estate. while twelve
months previously Mr. William
Mills. brother of the well-known
Mr. 1). Ogden Mille. died and left
his coachman, Frank Smith, of Buf
falo, $10,000, and $5,000.to Itis wife.
82,500,000 FORA CHIi.D.
One of the Most nn•azing bequests
ever ,oxide to people of henible cir-
cumstances was that of Mr. John
Port, of Manchester, who died in
1903. He left practically the whole
of his fortune, amounting to over
82,500,000, to the nine-year-old
daughter, nailed Jane Loftus, of a
lady who for some reason had been
his housekeeper. In 1915 Miss Lof•
tus will possess something like $3,-
7i'0,000 if she survives.
SOLDIER'S ROMANTIC 1.1H1:1:R
Granted Both Free Pardon and a
Pension by War Oulec.
After an absent(' • f forty years
Tohn Peck, a Halit e f X ttinghnnl;
returned to I•:nglan l tc cntly and
discovered that he was still liable
t'e be arrested for having deserted
from his regiment in 1`;CJ. nix ca.
roer, however, has been so remark -
nide that when the fails were re-
lated the War Office not only grant-
s 1 him a free pardon but 11 pension
a., melt.
I'eck ran away from home at the
one to the court. i age of twenty and went to sea. He
"1 ani informed that you have subsequently joined the Army and
again Leen found begging in the. served in the C'rin►en. After
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sternly, "and yet you carried in another reg meat and was c red
your coat pocket over $10 in silver out to italin, where he Rent
and copper."
"Yes, your honor," proudly
turned the mendicant, "1 may
hr ns industrious as some, but,
I am no spendthrift."
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