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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1909-12-16, Page 2111 Ullexpeeted €oofessioo; Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life. (*HA PIER XXIII. How lovely she was, as she cir- cled round and round in her rich, shimmering robes, her jewels flash- ing hack in a thousand rays, the lights above, her fair face slightly flushed, her eyes dazzingly brilli- ant with the pleasurable excitement of the moment, keeping graceful step to the languorous rhythm of the music and evidently enjoying t3 the utmost this, almost her first, taste of social life and its triumphs. Donald Lancaster's heart was heavier than it had ever been be- fore, during his whole life, as, with fascinated gaze, he watched her every movement, for he believed her the happy wife of another -for no one could look upon that smiling, care -free face and not feel that she was happy. Then it suddenly occurred to him that it w•as somewhat singular that she should be there without her husband, and mingling so freely with young people. "If she is really my Lady Irving- ton, where is my Lord Irvington?' he mentally questioned. "Surely any man should bo proud of such a wife to wish to attend her in so- oioty, and participate in her social triumphs. Perhaps, however," he added, with curling lips, "that she bas sold her beauty to some old man in his dotage -as my mother suggested -for his money and a coronet, and that is why she is hero without him, so gay and light- hearted." Then he almost as quickly repu- diated the thought as utterly impro- bable. "No," he said, "I will not be- lieve it ; she was always too true, too conscientious, to be guilty of an act so mercenary. But 'solve this tantalizing mystery I must be- fore I leave this place," ho con- cluded, with an air of resolution. Presently he saw her leave the ballroom with her partner, and to- gether they bent their steps toward a marble court in the midst of which there played a beautiful fountain surrounded by paling, ferns and other potted plants. Tho young duke conducted Esther t) a seat beneath a great feathery palm, after consulting with 1 er for a few moments, he bowed ane) dis- appeared in the direction of the supper room. Now was Donald's opportunity With a quick, clastic step, he crossed the space between them and presented himself before the woman he loved. "Ani I mistaken, or are you real- ly my old friend, Esther?" he in- quired, in a low tone, that was tre- mulous from emotions which he could not wholly control as he bent down to look into her face. Esther started as the first sound of his voice fell upon her ears; a soft flush crept over her neck and arms and deepened the tint in her cheeks. The next moment she had risen and bowed courteously, though somewhat distantly, to the man whom she still loved mall all the purest affection of her true and loyal heart. "Yes, Mr. Lancaster, I am Es- lher," she gravely replied, yet without offering hint her band -it was trembling so she dare not. "slave I changed so much that you dict not know enc 1„ "No -oh, no; I should know you anywhere," he answered, with a quick indrawn breath; "but I could not understand i could not recon- cil. your being here, with—" "With what you know of my past," she supplemented. as he faltered, hardly knowing how to proceed. "Ah, yes, these has been a great change in my circumstances. Have you been long abroad, Mr. Lancaster?" she inquired, now hav- ing entirely recovered her self-pos- session. "And you n re really Lady 7 rving- ton-you aro married?" the young than eagerly queetiuned, and ig- nored her query, which, indeed. he hardly heard. "Yes," she responded, smiling slightly, "I am married- it is true that I am Lady Irvington." "How long is it since yon were nwrried, Esther?" demanded Don- ald, and utterly unable to repress the note of anguish that rang through his tones. And looking him steadily in the sec she slowly replied: "Three Ceara ago the twentieth ef last February, Mr. Lancaster." Her companion started as if some one hnd smitten him a terrific blow. "(food Heaven!" he exelnintwd. aghast, "that WAS tiie very day that 1 believed -the very dnv that I met roti uptown, in New York, and - "les," Esther quietly interpos- ed ; "it. was the very clay that I !veined of your engagement to Vies Dexter. Alt! you lent a returned, my lord, ' she continued, address - lag the young duke, who appeared at that moment, followed by a ser- vant bearing a tray of ices. "Allow me to introduce a countryman of mine : Mr. Lancaster --his grace, the Duke of York." Donald had been nearly paralyz- e.' by the astounding deelsrntion which Esther had made but a mo- ment before, but with a painful ef- fort. he recovered his equanimity and returned his lordship's saluta- tion with more composure than one would have supposed possible. But of course he could not con- tinue any conversation of a per- sonal nature, with Esther, in the presence of a third party ; there- fore, after exchanging a few courte- ous sentences with her and her posed. '`You will surely attract attention, and you are hurting my arm. I He instantly released his hold upon her; but his face was terrible in its sternness and pallor. "If I ever discover that you did make mischief between us I will • never forgive you," he whispered, bending his lips close to her car. ".Esther 11'cllington was all the world to ole, and in losing her 1 have lost all --henceforth life will he but a blank to ole." "Hush, Donald; here comes Mar- jorie. Have you asked her to dance yeti" questioned his mother, in an anxious tone. "No, and I do not intend to; I am going home," he curtly return- ed ; and, turning his back upon both uomen, he walked away. But Ire did not go home. Some magnetic influence drew hi►n back to the ballroom, where, hiding him- self in a cornier, he continued to watch the movements of the woman he loved. He was not hidden, however, for Esther saw hien. She seemed, in- tuitively, to know that he was there; but, woman-like, she made no sign to betray the fact, or that his. presence produced the slight- est effect upon her. Instead, she appeared 'only the more brilliant companion, he excused himself, and I and completely absorbed in Iter left them to enjoy their ices by i pleasure of the hour. themselves. I The sight of her beauty, her He was wretched, however, and, grace, her enjoyment, drove hint he hnd really learned nothing more!tt•ild, and finally, as she stopped to than he already knew, beyond the date of Esther's marriage. He was perplexed beyond expression. She had learned of his "engage- ment to Miss Dexter" on the very day when he had virtually declar- ed his love for herself 1 Who could have reported such a falsehood, and how could she have learned of it, on that day of all days ? How could she have believ- ed hien so base, so lost to honor and capable of such double dealing? He had been so sure that she re- turned his love at that time that had no misunderstanding arisen, she would havo become his wife, even though a prince of royal blood had sued for her hand. But how, when, where could she have met this lord whom she had married! How could the union have been consummated so sudden- ly -and who could have so turned her against him, and wrought up- on her proud, sensitive spirit in such a way as to drive her into de- ciding so vital a question upon the impulse of a moment, as it were? Some one must have wrought this mischief with willful and deliber- ate intent, and before she had given him the cut direct that night at the theatre when she had seen him with Miss Dexter. Good Heaven! she must have been married, oven then! and oh! it had never occur- red to him before -the man with whom he had seen her was perhaps her husband. These intensely perplexing and harassing thoughts flashed through his mind after he had left Esther while he her companion, and 1 e and c p , was slowly making his way from the marble court and trying to solve the problem which so troubled hint. Suddenly he stopped short, a light breaking in upon him, as he re- membered that his mother and Mar- jorie had passed him and Esther upon the street, that day, in New York. He remembered their rude stere and look of displeasure, and now, putting this, that and other together, he now felt sure that his mother had been the mischief mak- er "She surely lost no time in trying to carry out her wretched plot, and she has ruined my whole life," he muttered, with exceeding bitter- ness, as he paused beneath an arch- way and glanced back to see Es- ther gracefully entertaining her companion and apparently uncen scions of aught sate the present, and her immediate surroundings. She was so bright, so full of vi- vacity and apparently so care -free, he could not juidge her anything but happy, and he groaned in spirit over his irreparable loss and the belief that another possessed the treasure he so coveted. As he was crossing the spacious hall in search of his own party. he met his mother coring to fend him. "Donald'. what is it 1" she ex- claimed, in dismay, as she caught sight of his white. drown face. His heart was full of bitterness ---he was desperate and reckless, and he retorted, sharply : "I have seen her --Lady Irving- ton ; I have spoken with her, and rhe is Esther." "Well, yes. 1 supines' it is true.•' Mrs. Lancaster admitted, her eyes shifting restlessly beneath his sul- len. accusing gaze. "But liow did it happen? Who and what is this 'lord' that he could stoop so low-" "Stop!" commanded Donald, with angry authority ; "you shall not speak of her like that, for a lovelier. purer, or more innately refined girl than Esther 1Ccllingtoen does not live. I do not know how is happened, merely know that the only woman I ever loved, whom 1 ever shall love, is lost to me. 1fo- ther," he continued, in a fierce un- dert.ene, as lie caught her wrist in a viselike grasp, "did you meddle between her and me? You told me nnee that you would move heaven and earth to prevent my marrying her-----" "Donald, how wildly you arc talk- ing:" Mrs. Lancaster here inter - rest after an inspiring galop, he 1 made his way, in a fit of despera- tion, straight to her. "Lady Irvington," he said, bow- ing before her, "will you favor an old friend with one of the coming dances?" Something in his tone smote Es- ther's heart with sudden pain. She glanced searchingly into his cloud - el eyes and white, set face, and what she raw there well-nigh de- stroyed her presence of hind for the moment. She read there grief, regret, al- most despair, and knew that the man loved her still, in spite of ev- erything. Her heart bounded with a thrill of exultation at the knowledge; and then there came a terrible reaction as she remembered the bautiful wo- man whom she had seen driving with him only a few days previous. But, recovering herself aln:ost immediately, she responded, with a polite smile of regret: "Thanks, Mr. Lancaster; but, my tablet is full," and ahc held it up before hint, that ho might see for himself. Even in his pain he noticed what a beautiful little toy it was - com- posed of a couple of leaves of carv- ed ivory set in a frame of gold and suspended from her girdle by an exquisite chain. "It is a delightful ball, isn't it?" Esther continued, brightly, to con- ceal the rapid beating of her heart. "Is Mrs. Lancaster present with you, to -night?" "Ives," Donald unwittingly an- swered, without a suspicion that she referred to his supposed wife. rather than to his mother. Then, determined that he would have an interview with her at any cost, he began to frame a rcgnc: t that he might call upon her, when her partner for the next figure ap- peared, and interrupted him. "Excuse me. please," Esther said, with a smile and bow as she allowed the newcomer to lead her away. i eeaid could endure no more, and,• tiuietly leaving the house, he returned at once to his hotel, where he passed a sleepless, wretched night. The next morning he disappeared before breakfast, and was absorb- ed all day, much to the annoyance of his mother and the mortification of Mites Dexter, who began to have a suspicion of how matters stood. Her chagrin was, however, suc- ceeded by a sense of exultation in tine he lief that her rival could no longer interfere with her own schemes for the future. "Thank goodness that she is mnarried, Rud beyond Don's reach!" she muttered, while brooding over the situation. "He may be upset for a while, but he will get over it in time, and perhaps he will be so piqued that he will be ready to do the fair thing to Inc at last." This way of reasoning was ra- ther sorry comfort to her, but, like a drowning than. she was really to grasp at any strawof hope which she could find floating upon her troubled sCA. (To be continued.) •,. • Waiting for the Late male.- Life. Choosing ars !nvestmet If you have a few hundred saved and want your savings to grow faster than they will by compounding interest at 4 or 4 1-2 per cent., the selection of a medium for investment is a serious matter. Some of the accepted investments are these -- Municipal Debentures, paying 3% to 5 per cent. Corporation Bonds, paying froth gib to 6'i, per cent. Bank Shares, payirg from 4 to 51¢ per cent. Steam and Electric Railroad Shares, paying f 41: to 514 per rent. Manufacturing and Industrasl Stocks, paying front 7 per cent. up. Bonds vs. Industrial Stocks. Bonds bear only a stated low rate of interest, usually from 4 to 6 per cent., do not increase in value, and at the end of a stated number of years return you only the money in- vested. 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On an average, in 100 pounds of alfalfa hay the digestive protein amoants to 10.58 pounds; in cow - pea hay, 10.79 pounds; in alsike clover 7.33 pounds; in redtop hay, 4,80 pounds; and in timothy hay, 2.89 pounds. In 100 pounds of rcdtop hay the digestible carbohydrates amount to 47 pounds. in timothy hay, 93.72 pounds, in alsike clover hay, 41.70 pounds, in alfalfa hay, 37.33 pounds : in ccwpca hay, 39.40 pound? ; in red clover bay, 30.15 polnde. When fend for protein, timothy hay ranks last, but when fed for carbohydrates it stands next to rcdtop, which heads the list. If the total nutrients are considered there are a number of different kinds of hay which are equal. if not super- ier, to timeet!ly hay for feeding purposes. ---- - --'I'- -- Procrastination is the thief of many a good time. (live the etngster a dish of Kel;spi's Toasted ('ern flakes whenever lie wishes. It will put his litt t le Llnnlacb in prune conditiva fur other foods. The Lt) per cent. fond value in Kellogg's 'J'oasled f'orn i'lakea builds up the tissurs, in- creases the binod.power and general nutrition tit the body, and wonderfully aids digestion. Ti;elle 's Toasted ('ern !'lakes is a (1a?nt- ily crisp• delicious cereal. Ent Kellogg's for breakfast and supper every day -it's n• good for grown up fc•lks as it is for youngsters. Just add milk or cream and serve. AT ALL GROCERS. let, A PACKAGE. WEST INDIAN HURRICANE WHEN IT Itl•'.11.1. It%INS 111H:1 IN J.1‘1-t1t'.t. Traveller '{'ells of itis Experience in 1!i: Ilurrieanc of 1903.., Ape "Have you ever been through a 11.c! t Indian hurricane 1" said :s u►eutber of a party discusi ing the recent. storm in Jamaica. "Do you want to know what the experience is e't ".tliklnirricane will leap out of s deal sky, swoop doe n On a (•sly, blow everything pi its path flat ares pass on. Then follows the tail at t he hurricane, a steady breeze blowing in the same direction but at a hutch lower velocity. This is likely to continue for many hours, sometimes for many (Jaya, .and is always accompanied by a terl•cn- tial downpour of rain. `•I was in Kingston, J+.ruaica, at the time of the hurricane of 1303. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon 1 was ie my orrice on the top floor of a rickety wooden building. Am sud- denly as a clap of thunder THE ROOM WENT DARK. ''1 had a pretty good idea e4 what was about to happen, tired go ing to the window looked out acro the roofs. A black cloud was whirled .up out of Inc southwest, obscuring the sun, but still golden with light. 'In less than a quarter of an hour the wind reached us. The first structure that went was a wooden watch tower, about two hundred feet high, that ha'Ll,, used in the old days to locate s ups approaching the harbor. It had weathered all previous hurricanes, but this time it went down like a house of cards. Spar's of lumber from that tower were carried as far as twenty block before they came to the ground. "Then the spire of a church went, the roofs of a good many residences tverc torn off and some fine palm trees in the public gardena snapped off about half way from the ground. Buildings in Kingston. however, aro calculated to stand a pretty severe blow. They are built only a few stories high and the roofs pleeent a broad and comparatively fiat sur- face to the wind. _'onidering th velocity at which that hurrican was travelling the DAMAGE WAS NOT GREAT even my crazy office buildi ig - stood it; but the tail of t u. ing followed, with a heavier rain than I have ever seen before or °ince. '1'o say that it came down in bucketfuls would be mild. It was as if the clerk of the weather had taken t C )ping out of tome huge vat augpe ed above our heads and alio* the water to plump straight do ("1 ile. "ln three hours the macadam. the streets had been washed in the harbor. The street outside my window was a rushing river as much as four feet deep in platen. 1 PAW a cart try to cross it, but with the water above the axle of the vh and the horse's legs being was away fro;n under it is was an iin possible task and the driver turned back. Big casks and packing eases were dancing on the surface like corks. "As you can imagine, I (1:(i not get home to supper that evening. It was 8 o'clock before the rain stopped and the water in the streets had drained into the harbor. live then traffic had not begun to reor ganize itself. "The trolley car tracks had be washed out and no care were ru ning. Cabs, however, were dein A ROAIRING llUfiiNI(S`;, and eventually i got. a cabman drive me home for three tines customary charge. "The damage to property. Kingston mounted up t•e huntlr of thousands of dollars, beet the r destruction was wrougght in country districts. flood', will out many o negra village a the flimsy houses flouting down the rivers. The railroad!, were tic,l op for nearly a week. livery inmate' tree in the path of the hurricane was uprooted. Oh, yes. a West In- dian hurricane can do a lot ef dam- age ellen it gets busy. "Loss of life, (lid you A»v ? Of course there was. Nearly two I in- dred people were killed throughimt the island on that oe 'o cul 1, Fens• accustomed 16 t la \Celt Indies. 'We c ser i - cane every once in a while nil ve knew that it will take its toll of 1 n- tnan life when it cornea. If you 1 ad here telling the story yon oz probably hay( mentioned Iii:,t ,est of all, but eudd('n death i• r,( mon below the tropic , f 1 •ilea r we fC2t callous, 1 sn3 t•o•r•. :1 MEDICINAL MAItATI1 Irate Doctor (finding hot gnaek medicine) ' Why di'In tell me you were taking thio shed stuff?" Patient "Well, it aa: my tt.s. sirs She says, I'll ileac' v ill, this, and (loe:r,r he'll 1 stir' and we'll ere trhie>'t•ll you first " e•