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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExter Times, 1910-06-02, Page 6- The Diamond Crescent Or, A MODERN ROMANCE. 1 CHAPTER V.-- (Cont'd) 1.• Halide pointing to the crescent, Evelyn Derrick joined us as he ( that those diamonds aro of enc•rin- fi( isshcd speaking. She was a tall, art's salve? 1 have not see" u sch nee fill girl, gentle and dignified F4°"" 111 any shop in London. I fu manner, with a pale, relined dare not say what that one crescent face. Site was pretty in a wary, but alone is worth. or that emerald bracelet. Jewels of such value as not to compare to Aurelia. Evelyn bracelet' aro a grave responsibility." ' Ire stood, shaking'tis head a little, and turning the crescent in his hand. "Wonderful!" he said. "Wonderful! 1)o not tear up that piece of rice -paper, Miss Derrick." , Ito added, taking it from her. 'file crescent was wrapped in it, and I will put it round it again. All these stones want polishing, and duany of diem resetting. They had au anxious look about her t, t•. Now I do not approve of a Kiel looking grave ; she ought, to be bright and happy, with a smile for everyoee. It is all very well for us sten, who have the work of the world to do to look grave at times, but with women it is differ - eta. and a woman always looks her best when she smiles—at least, I think so. First, Aurelia came .down, per- fettly dazzling in white satin; then George, then Ralph, giving an arni to Lady Mary. who suffered from rheumatism in her foot. Then came the gong, and afterwards a rustle down of more people, young and old, friends of the family who bad come to act, or to see their tens and daughters; but as I never el u!d get even their names right I shall not attempt to give any ao• count of them, especially as they are not of importance in any way. After dinner, on entering the drawing -room, I found that great excitement prevailed among the Jaelies respecting Sir John's death. .About his sad fate and costly leg - a -y they all seemed well informed. 1 had myself almost forgotten the •reason of my taking any interest In my new surroundings, tusk hav- ing even as yet given up the jewels IN PAIN FOR YEARS net give up r:!I ht tae. though. of (•gorse, we let,•t II't count (.n your' "FRUIT -A -TIMES" BRINGS RELIEF fl•i(•nd being amble lar collie at such! MRs. FRANK EATON )lrankville, Out., Sept. 27, Igo9. "I suffered for years front headaches and pain in the back, and I consulted doctors and took every remedy obtain- able without any relief. Then I began taking "Fruit -a -litres", the famous fruit juice tablets, and this was the only medicine that ever did Inc any real gook, I took several boxes altogether, and now I ant entirely well of all my dread- ful headaches and backaches". (Signed t MRS. IRANK EATON. toe a box, 6 for $a.so or trial box, 25C. At dealers or from 1'ruit/a•tivej Limited, Ottawa. 1.1aort hart tare " 'J'.1"• telegram w•a8Y written and dospat.•lied, ('sur hating given WO an 114141r.•-- nitere letters would 111141 hi11,, i11.rtigh 11e 69141 ! •• •lid out lila up there, 1 sincerely hoped he would not be out of the wry 011 this occasion. and I was not a little phased when, a few hours later, I rcceiv.•41 a telegram in reply, say- ing That he could come, and should arrivu by the afternoon train which hair brought inc the dad• before. ('fu be cuutinuui.) sot 1' I:D 111. 111:11 'LIT. Eugli.hwomau Owes 11er Life Ilei Merry Widow • London is prepared to contend that the justification of the enam- ilu tit hat the "Merry \Widow" lid ---has been furthcwmiug. says a de- bpcicl► to The New Turk Herald. Practical experience has been in- voked 14, silence those querulous )CI U1is who complain that such fe- minine headgear blockades the rush of the public at, rude ay stations an 1 other places, gives women the to ought not to 1,e tumbled toget•hcr coming. A rush upstairs un the appearance of huge animated uw in this way in a bag, with nothing part of moat of tho young men h chars, disturbs the acoustic Pro- t. prevent !diem scratching each brought to light the awful fact ierties of churches, and obstructs other. See, Ralph. here is a clot, ► sae view of tourists who hanker to 1 that .\t r. Denis lead retired to pig broken, and here aro some loose , i,:goober, a pre' to rludden and Ke t glimpses of Niagara hulls, the 1'yram:dr, the Matterhorn and stones, and this star has no clasp re tie indisposition, 1 at all. Yon must take thein up to ',Dear ins !" said Charles to Lady eV (`tiuinster Abbey. Here is the some trustwu►thy jeweller, and M'iry' witty a distual shake of his. e„ idenee : have then thoroughly looked bead, "how preen s is life l l "Miss ------- met with a seriuns over." I (-}(-ling occident yesterday. ' runs : Here to -day, and in bed to more "I suppose the second sun was the thrilling recital that appears in I l �„ r, w Support your Aunt glary' an English pros newspaper. specially mentioned, Middleton , ,,,% dear Evelyn; she a ishes to re- „ B I l 1 said Charles, as I drew back to let tic to re•t. Indeed. we may as` Iter brake jammed when she was r,ding down ('rugby street, a steep the rest handle and admire. eel, all go to bed, for there will "Of course," said Lady Mary i)no moro acting to -night without hie, and the machine dashed along sharply, v, "and a very fur:uuate at n great pace. Swerving into 1 >` y poor Denis. 1 only trust he may Wood street, it ran into the 'front thing. to •" be spared to tis till to -morrow, and "Very—fot Ralph," he replied. that ho may be well enough to dio of the Sun Inn. and the rider was "1S is really providential Veit 1to-morrow„ thrown violently against and part- um what I am. Why,I might have Ls my hand evening. 1 ly through a nisi l w consisting of g We al! d s persed for the night, in • ruined the dear boy's prospects if owe anxiety. The play could not platy glass three quarters of an 1 had paid my tailor's bill, and it,t.ceed without Mr. Denis, who n ch thick. The impact scattered lived in the country among the lout- took an important part; and Sir and smashed the bottles displaye•l teicups and daisies. Ah: arty dear' George ruefully informed enc that in the window and the girl was s. Hunt, as I see you are about t(, s• reiv cut about the face and neck. to Sir George Danvers or Ralph; ;all the neighboring houses had Leen , g I remark, how all things here below t:' (d for these theatricals, and But for the fact that she was wear- b,a at the urgent request of all the 5'urk together fur gaud:” that great numbers of people were "'g a large 'Merry Widow' hat, ladies nt once, Ralph begged me t„which part y protected her head and bring thein down to be seen and 1 was not going to remark any- expected. There was to be dare face, she might have lost her life." admired then and there, before the thing of the kind, ' retorted Lady lag afterwards, but the principal. It is now �sagered by mere men rehearsal began. Mary, drawing herself up ; "but, . f, store of the entertainment was that. in the targe of this practical she added spitefully, "I do not t1i • allay. We all retired to rest "They will all be yours you demonstration. the mammoth fe- ' tee: the less rejoiced at Ralph's fervently hoping that the health know," Ralph said to Aurelia. p K mining hat will become strictly de "You shall wear them unyour wed- geed fortune and presperity, when of Mr. Denis might be restored by ri .ueur for bicycling and autuno- de I see, as I so often do, the ungodly the following rnorniu s' ding dray." K g' biting. For no woman knows the "You are always talking about flcurrshing like a green bay -tree. _ _ day or hour when she may be Acing married. "I wish you would Of course," said Charles, s}►ak CH:\ii'TER Vi• thrown through three-quarters of a little pout. ''I wig i you would irg his head. "if that is your own experience, f bow before it. But But far from being better the fol- inch of plate glass. try and think of something else to ______Se tiny 1 was quito looking forward for my own part, I must confess I I( wing morning, Denis was much to it -myself until I came here, and have not fun d it »o. Flourish worse. Charles, who had sat up His Majesty the King has ar How I am quite, quite tired of it like a green bay -tress! No, Aunt [Host of the night with hire. andranged to tP iew the Buy Scouts in r,, W .nds••r Park in June. beforehand." Ralph laughed delightedly, and Sir George reminding me that ev- eryone was dying of anxiety, him- self included, 1 ran upstairs to take tho brow bag from around pie neck, and in a few minutes re- turn d with it in my hand- They were all waiting for me—Lady Mary drawn up in an arm -chair beside an ebony table, on which a areal! space near her had been cleared, (ttsarie» alone holding ra- ther aloof, sipping Isis coffee with his back 'o the fire. "Don't jostle," ho said, as they a41 crowded round me. "Evelyn, let me beg of you n t to elbow forward In that unbecoming manner. Ob- serve hew Aunt Mary restrains herself. Take time, Middleton : only with a view to keeping up ap- 3cur coffee is getting cold. H'un't r4.arancos that he was ever invit- 3(11 drink it first?" cc' to the paternal roof at all, ile- As he finished speaking 1 turned twe(•n 1111 brothers, however, in the cuttenhs of the bag upon the table. The jewels, in the •bright lampligiht, seemed to blaze and burn inti, the ebony of the table. There was n general gasp, a silence and then a chorus of admiration. Charles canto up behind inc and io ked over my 'hiulder. "(iota! gra, iotis •' said Lady 'Nary, solemnly. "Ralph, you are x rich man. Why, mine are noth- 1.'g 'to therm :•' and she touched a diamond and enxrald necklace on ho• own neck• "I never knew poor fl:r John had sn intuit good in hien," "Oh, Ralph. Ralph "' cried Au- relia, elat:;ping her little hands with a d'.•p sigh, "And will they really be my very own 1•' Ralph assured her that they would and that she should net in than 'the following night if she like!. I think there was not it woman prig sitwho did not c 'y Aurelia ss Ralph took up a flashing ilia - mond crescent and helot it against L F 'fair hair, I saw Evelyn turn Away and begin to tear up a small I icer of paper in her hand. Women ore ‘,1y- jealous of each other, rsi et i:111y tho nice, by which I 51.1;11. the pretty, ones. 1 was sor- ry to -.•t• j. alousy so pini.•Iv mark- ed in snob a ollnrnling-looking girl fully a l ranged. the tout lights were "l►„ fou think he would come?" A• 1s cly n ; bu't. worsen are all the lighted. he pisco began, :Ill went, ls4' a -ked. Philie about jewf'ls• Aurelia plush- well till nearly the end of the first "1 nm almost sore he would." 1 cd and sparkled Hud pnlllr415'11(5 act, when thyro was a cry Lrhi11(I said; ''he is a great friend of Ih s clasp relight in her Lair. and the .0411. s of "Ai F. Denis 1"mine.,' "It would be an exceedingly re. d-nntured and ftiendly net.," said Sir George. -Charles --no, I Mean Ralph --bring a telegram fktm ; and if you will write a telr- l;ranl at once, aliddlclon, I will 1.41141 it to the station directly. We shall have an answer by twelve o'clock, and, until then, ss e will Mary, it is a fallacy. They dun t. who came down to bieakfatat tau i am sure I only wish they did. But cool an ' indifferent than e••er t• 1 see the rehearsal is beginning. (awe extinguished any hope that May I givo you an arra to tho .till remained that ho would be hall l" I able to take his part that night. The offer was entirely disregard-) Great was the consternation . f e 1 and it was with the help of Maine the whole party. A vague feclitai that Lady Mary retired from an • c.? reseistineet against Denis pr• unequal combat, which she never` sailed among the womankind, ss1 . seemed able to resist provoking' having all preserved their u' anew, and in which she was invar- litalths intact for the occasion (atai iably worsted, causing her, as I each by her own account WAS :a 04.4114 t" regard Charles with chronic invalid), felt it was c\ the tuna (1.1ratcd bitterness of trernely ineousiderate, not to Sit., which a severely good woman alone iI (lCIieate, of "a great roan like is capable. !loin" to spoil everything by being I sown perceived that ('hairiest laid up at the wrong moment. was on the same amicable terms But what was to he done 1 i)cnis with his father ; that they rarely) was ill, and without Denis the play spoke, and that it was evidently c.,lild not proceed. Must the whole: thing be given up 1 The re was s gereral chorus of lamentation. "I see no alternative," said Charles, "unless some Clirtius w'1; leap into the gulf, and go suite of s, nut h to estrange, them, a certain kindliness of feeling seem- through the piece, raiding the cod to exist, whit'► was hardly to pati; and that is always a failure have been expected under the sir- at the best of times." cumstanccs. At that moment I had an idea. The rehearsal now began. and It. broke upon me like a flash of Sir George Danvers. who had re- lightning- Valentino Carr! I had seen him net, the very port Denis was to have taken. in the theatri- cal.; on the steamer. Iiow wonder- fully fortunate that it, should have occurred to me. I told Charles that I had a friend who had acted that part only the week before. "You:" cried (1►arles, losing all Li 4 customary apathy. "You 41011't soy sari Great heavens, where is lie ! Out with him! Where is he nt this moment 1 England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales? Where is this treasure concealed !" ('.level Middleton! 011. Loa delightful!" cried a number of gentle voices; and I was instantly 5111ronndr4.1, end all manner of tit•cstions put to ane. Would he 'dun a•4 1Wn•t he tall i And 41h : had h' n beard 1 1le had not a heard, },a'. Ise ! because it weldel no (lo far the part. I)id lie net well, When eddholie acted? \Where had he net - 1 Illy fl. -urge interrupted the tor- rent of interreenti'ln, in -mined behind to put by the jewels and lock them up in his strong -box among his papers, canto and snt down hy me, again thanking me fur taking charge of them, though I as'nrecl hila i4 had been very lit- tle trouble. "Nut tnucli trouble, perhaps(, but a great responsibility," he said courteously. "A soldier. Sir George," 1 re- pl;etl, with a slight smile, "be - ton' -s early inured to the gravest respunsibil•ty. It is the air we breathe; •t is 'taken as a' matter of course•" Ile looked keenly nt enc. and way silent, ns if considering something -perhaps wlkit I had said. I was delighl(41 to find the play wa4 one .,f those which 1 had seen acted (luting ours passage home. There is nothing I like se much as knowing a ploy beforehand, be• cause 1111'11 one can nlways whis- lor to one's companion what 1s costlier next. The stnge, with all ;14 n(Iju.tinenls, h114 604:11 care- fL. ok her little head impatI nils. at,d stns altogether enchanting. After the firstlmrstof n(Inlira tion had subsided. (General Mars - II, nn 01.1 (feline eflicer, who had &wren sllu(•wllnt in the rear, came De1.i< s1,n1.1 have rustled en, but II, Deni- did not rush on. The play step,. d. Mr. Denis vac not in the library, the inaprutised green room; M r. 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