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Exeter Advocate, 1908-11-05, Page 2 (2)• " tette !•• 4,0 Hcais, Most Tale of'Love an' d DisapoInt 1, 10 1, okjain 14) . atii.:going,30 pft.00, your good' , aft tskr down,: won't 'pita b•*.YOu. will ftnd cigars ,on the ta,ble". the „Earl id IterVertralk, 'trot ititieltIntiVettupeCuri- iousty, as he noticed his unuireal -manner, "You know that anything I can do—" he bemire "Yee/ I know ; you've beet a good friend to me in the past, and I ant ateful, but—"' He hesitated for a moment. "What is it" "I've made t forl of myself. 'ittatiliOnlealgat at particular kind of ifoolti ihe species is large." "A financial idiot. I've been speculating." Joel looked at the Earl in sur- prise. "I thought that you consulted me upon your investments," he said slowly. t _Hew b t e re. J&y expensee are Jerome as you know, and I was not making money, • Arr.* Z. 4., Cti dettitaig Reel Vi wilt Vette?. e#0611410. 01'0(47'19 tite .tterelia Atte .111 C44, cf, TIIE llOMEGtMiN6 (if CECIL CLIVE time,"'g thundered Mr. he ' nkber 4 ithat s . . . tate, and titait ,yonr place, is on the eel the 'doer., .-1.$,O., Off! I Wtntt' . . ,4-0,11 nkt4-11,-: tX01. awai , r il yoi, 140 o "bgat. C. off! .. And , , #t3, erOsS ..t11 ' 11Oid 1,A1 '01i.,:turne t. e varts.. ghee' dkl not, sem to et him •ar s roue t. As; • e wen tow'ards the door with gas going, uncle," he said "don't lose your temper. Good- bye, all of you." Miss Ilohnes sat in a corner, cry- ing softly. .Re approached the girl, patted her gently on ttie shoulder, and then went from the room. "A good riddance," said George:, "He's positively hateful," com- tliSP,4 4 .4 and • inelnessi. That's queer!" ennuent t "Ile told me to be at the touse at the same hour." Onve*again the door opened," and father and on started up, ready to eke their obeicanees to thq golden if as represented by lfr. Capstan.. te teke,suprente niazement Of both. of.. ththinthey beheld Arthur atad gMabe!.m this.' see like a fitteity pertytti tplettered At"r. Irth,,i.von(krino *VA ,,,v14s.' the. Axing of (114,413,trA,ortillur tteerteaeked tei`e,41:4-t, oloz rOplied.;,Arthtir. ° btf,Olth ,Vion derties folio . - • . .seme141, that .Gt.01%ei had teerete written ,`,„',103-40.111tonaire. etikii)g foi. done, *Oleo' as seetetarry'that• Arthur trai ht ati begged .hieeto find 1 feet imenteetktioitietbiingtintictier 4ift There.followed eilence which,was very embarrassing to the Earl, 41447, he fidgetted nervously irt his eitair the bye, year son is condo down to day, 15 he noti" "Yes," the Earl replied listless. Iy. "I expect him this afternoon.: , "A fine fellow-Etareastle, a very line fellaw. He Must be uearly t irt " Joe "Lirfk, etee+fatitt +tee* About ilia.F +++ , Q.. vag Ibita, TR Tie Preeent ajt kr 0404nd 'At4d . 0014 ttitte gatedas by, iwny nieus I)11 't.) ,to Aik4t. ,Of sitb `'nWr future,. 0*(1 .1A4r!es „ft.re vo in oft-, WtO110, , • 0 - atilt loch Itor)te:!esh Is liable 41, carrYoff..theItseali to Qum foe-0014i-- pz and that Miter Mabel had actuall f rward to fill the depleted rank been bold enough to inquire wheat. On the other bend, toe opening er he desired a lady typist. Eachifoeriajoetuttialenaiinthe Dominion,tofnewlanoinuamattre had kept the application secret frora ct the ether'but now concealment was construction of new railweye an futile,, and they all looked remark. ether public works, will Constant ably foolish -all except Mr. Barth, who preserved his august manner ithubotuige.hhe felt decidedly uncom. "I wonder he does not marry," J6e1 eontinued quietly, but his eyes were fixed on the Earl's face. I "I- don't believe he has thought' of it." "It is time that he should con- sider it. There is the title, you know." "Harecastlels a 'little 'diffiedli 'to tteitlerstendit ,He ig exiseant. 1 AtietetttiefiteliVerttt meets thkeriglat woman. "He- ought to marry 'money, es - so I plunged. peciaily after what you have tol "Foolish man, but could you not me," Joel said pointedly. COTE. RFIEII Wititi 110-1A thrown him out," muttered' Arthur, who was always very pugnacious waen there was nobody to fight. Mr. Barth'however, was silent. Obviously 11e was considering a weighty matter, and the outcozne cd IAm compLETii rum his deliberations proved rather un. , 0 let uulittl ipleasant for Miss Hoinave C Mr. L lad' milli) ' rites; "it _suffered with catarrh for attend tc. met" , • "Miss Holmes, be good enough to about eightyears and have tried "lThe girl rose, and stood with her d many physicians or specialists fo agetahlibands clasped tightly to er. this' sickness and never ithtined - e • • 44 • -a ett. piunget s financial matters -even the gamh- "And if he could combine beaut ling side." With the money—" "To be frank, I was ashamed to The Earl euddenty recognized do ao. You have been so very good that there lay a meatong in the con to me." versation, and he drew himself up, Is tit sertious 1" , 'baying : "That depends upon the point of "Speak ceut, man; do you mea view. You would say that it is a your daughtet1" mere bagatelle, but to me—" Joel owed his head. Ile shrugged his shoulders ex- "And WOUld SOU rOliOVO me of xny pressively. •difficulties I" "Have you any accounts here?" "I will make no bargain, but-' Joel asked, but there was no sym- A smile broke over his face, an pathin his manner, for there was the Earl approached him with out. a. little personal feeling in the fact stretched hand. that-the Earl had -vent ured without "Nothing would give me greater consulting him. pleasure than this ruarriage,'!ho The Earl handed him some papers said effusively. "I admire your ' which he quickly mastered. daughter and I think Ilarecasde "It appears to me that you are would make her a good . husband." invelved • to the extent of tttenty- "That is the great thing. I am five thousand pounds," he said eteot -buying her a title," he said a gravely. little hastily. 11 # I G '74.0111 t , • • tereitzeiiteevatietientfetaiter-liaInftt----eltlinirtgitir------44-0111 „your-Pertmaedieitte-that-I began y_ to get better, ha,Yeeused ten bet- 1,1 "That is so, and I don't Eee my "No, I appreciate that Rebekah way out of it The estates, as you would adorn any position, even if are aware, are strictly entailed, she were doweriess. . There is no the Earl said nervously. need for the word 'bargain'. in con - "A fortunate thing for Lord neetion with your daughter." Harecastle." "With reference to your son, do "Yes'and I don't care to ask you think he cares for her V' e him to break the entail." "The have always 'been friends, i'l shikultithiiiknot, but he woul s ou t m t at it is very- pro- do it like a shot." bable. Ha,recastle is the kind of "Yes, Cyril is a good son, but taw who mig.ht jib at your vast there is a reason that prevents me wealth: Be is very- touchy" and from asking him, even if I cared would imagine that he would Ito to do so." open to the imputation that it was "And that is II" attraction" , the money that was the . "I cannot coiplain, but it exists," "I do not fear that, where Ile - the Earl said listletsly, hekah is concerned," Joel eaid an Ie meant the state of his health, grily, for his pride was touched. : which he knew • would weigh with "No, of coarse not." - Cyril to an enormous extent, and "I may take it than that this a surprising sense of delicacy made match would meeo With your sp- hinx look with repugnance upon the proval," idea of ming this as a lever. . "Of course,. my dear. fellow. I They were both silent. The Earl will do anything an my power to looked anxiously at Joel as though further it; I will speak to Hare. he was waiting for him, to speak, eisetts teiedateei ---litit7W-Tetirlireire'dirfuTliiii "You will.have to 114 — nar_itliirra-e.- ground. - - - licatelyi" ' tiers up till now, and ant glad to 043' that I am conipletely cured. I am ,glad to let the public know it A good thing is never too dear." We have on file many testimoni- like the one given here. Pro- bably no other physieian in the world has received such a volume of enthu,siaiticelett.ers•of thsvaks-aa Dr. Hartman for Peruna. "You will he glad to hear, Miss Rebekah, that Harecaside is com- ing this afternoon," the Earl said to her. Her face finished and for a mo- ment her lips trembled. Joel curs - ca the Earl beneath his breath, and hurriedly changed the converse. - on. Ile -looked round quickly, but none of,the guests appeared to have noticed Rebekah's confusion. The conversation 'became general, and Rebekah recovered her com- posure. She only wondered why the Earl had addressed the remark so pointedly to her. There seemed to he a /strange significance in his voice. -Wheo the meal was over, she took her father by the arm, -and led him out on to the terrace. "It is a long time since we had a stroll together, dad. Let us wan- der for an hour," she said eagerly. "Very well, dear. Run and fetch my cigar case," he said indulgent; ly. Joel Josephs had never been know to refuse a request of his daughter, even although his teem- plishmenteatised him some personal inconvenience. Per a, time they walked along in silence, for there was that relation- ship between them, when speech is essary_to companionship -----"How-old-aro-your-Rebekah t" he sked nuddenly, "Can you find any way out of mY "You may trust me. As far as difficulties I" the Earl blurted out we are concerned, the matter is at last, and his, breath came quick- settled. You. estn, /AUSWOr for Re- ly as he awaited the reply. beks,h 1" "At the, moment. I cs,nnot say "I think so, but it is Ilarecastle that, I 'do. I should' like to think- who must ascertain her feelings. it over. Twenty-five thousand "Cyril has always been a load pounds is a large sum of moneee son. I don't think he Will, bit•un. What: do your _lawyers say l" •aeasenablettl. tha..Earl_satattandehe "I haven't dared to tell': theni Of looked at the papers *tad were lee mv poeition. but their cry WM be ing beside Joel. *Security, Security,' and I have "Twenty-five thousand pounds none to offer them." . will put yoii streiglitl" Joel **W. , "Whit will your position he in the tent of your not finding this mon- ey 9" Joel tusked with .a/ keen look. 'There can only be one result - bankruptcy," the Earl said with despair, ”That ,would indeed be ft blew'. Your fetidly his held hp its head for generations. And then, too, some of the incooveniences are per- ' senal. You lose your chills, you know." Earl shrank' sai if. struck by blew, !tilt joel went 'on releltitl. mitt 1 caltrse there are many whe weather a Visit to the Courts. But utioally they are cif •the callous Itteed. A man of honor must feel it teenlie" - "Owl you i,:ee your way., to help i" the Earl booth. Ile seated hit:lac:elf beside Joel face tvaq erde with anxiety, and hi$ fleiteeii etorticil tatirveutily. "Me tdvice is tilways 0 your dis, rottal.'" Joel renticel. "Idan slivo. dota't mean Piet. Must I put' it into wird:, You aro not wear to detiso: WM evil teed th money t" be laid des. term*. ber benefit. succeeded itt .clt fig bring - a !aro stun. as / said bel it, a einile to her lips, and lirs, te c.c-4 absolutely. reforle (loltiberg gave a seenificant took at xt.T.4--,- r eyes asked nified voice, "yott have ee-cupied a position in my household, and I 41 r, 4..10; .41 were going o niktfce fools U., said George, in an undertone. "These Colonial chaps have no man- ners." "Shut up," growled his brother; "here he comes." As he spoke the footsteps on the thighltPli ere- 1.*Ir e , once again, atirs,zement-was imaged in the faces of them all, for there, ostianding _before them, clothed in perfect garb and looking the very picture of health and prosperity, stood the prodigal, Cecil Clive. oteet-t-Goottemeenimeiteleetesaitheitt,0hied ' • , tallso-punetuah" Atte_ Barth rose and faced him have no reason to disapprove of 1 nervitesly. you; but your conduct this morn- ing makes it impossible for inc to let you continue tis governess to my two eleuegest childme Your sym- pathy with a penniless and reckless ne'er-do-well proves that you are not fit to have the training of young minds, -and so, Miss Holmes, I will ask you to take a, month's notice." The girl did not seem to mind very much. "I will go this very day," she said bravely. "That is as you please," replied Mr. Barth, magnanimously, and feeling vaguely that he was doing a very noble action, "but perhaps it wilt be better:" * * * * ••• "It will 'be a splendid thing for the .neighborhood," observed Mr. Barth slew weeks later ; "though I wonder why he selected our part of the country for his home." He had been discussing with his 'family the news that bad lust reach- ed Ileadowhurst, to the effect that Constantine McIlwraith had pea - chased the Hall and intended -settl- ing down there for scene months. "The man is enormously rich,' went on Mr. Itarth. "And no doubt he will be correspondingly generous. If I can -interest him in that scheme of mine for adding new plant to the works, it will mean a difference of thousands per *mum to me." Now Mr. Bacilli did not believe in letting' itie grass grow under me feet, and that- very day he sat down and wrote to Mr. Mcilwraith, beg- ging for an ints,rview. "The fact that we are such near neighbote mate me told to address you," -he coricluded. "And I believe hutioo-se emvr-whieh 1desireth to lotttiveuld prOeiteetniutuele ti "What. a question," Shecried merrily'. "Surely you know." "Is it twenty-one or twenty- two l" "Tiverityetwo and a, half, if you require extreme accuracy." 4.1 wonder I heave not lost you before this," he remarked with his +tree .fixed -straight before him, "It is not for lack of opportunity, dad, but I atm content to remain with you. 1 must meet the man that I like better than yourself," she said 'nervously. kction dearest, I Shall not be jeis- gravely; "Yes, quite " the Earl repliell- - cheque book. now. Remember I trust yon ft as he watch .in take out his "They are different kirtds of stf- "I ana`going to give yoti.a, ette,q1te lout of the raan you love," he said eitly, and you must not PlAY inc "The man 1 love," she repeated false " Joel said quietly.' • nesehanically, • 1 "'feu ulft.Y rely uPoti Ulei Joel, 1 14,1 ilelioVe he exists, Rebekah," give yon my word of honor. YOU he said cannot realize what & relief...this shethoide no reply, but her ote cheque means to the. My worries was turned .away from him. ' were beginning to, tell fl0IL iflCkipos bel" Joel insieteitt no, thanks to'y0u, 1ca*tieve se that aunt been, speak ehsfy mind. tziptet lunch is jog to you. isOr the 1,141 riMasingps yi shall we go got what lte required, the Earl was. only too glad to tenthly, atts.ati interview that had been on. harrassing in the extreme. During the tneal-heeteetrin the biglicSt spir- its, and' loci could hardly reeogt- nize the half -broken man who had that morning appealed- to laint I.itifully. Rebekah had come downsklirs, zna An trice of her recent agita. tion hail disa eared 8/141;t for the dark rims nuder her eyes. that only added to her heenty. The teal paid mach attention to hot, and his rattiest sallies were reserved for, Vott shwt ',Ave decis.onl questi9a, TY-he4 d kia .. 11(,)til Vot the pre* Ili; ,alitest c nod - 04i „ am fith-er, She surprigerbite,‘-,o - 'secret wiuld still bemy own. • "The man ',$011 MVO -Almon) is- suitabic in every way1 have the greatest admiration:for him." ,"It hurts roe that we should dis- cuss it, father.' llemember that the affeetion may be only on one side." *14Thitt is ntn'en,c 1 !Oh sure that he loves you." ttPleasit ine, dad. 11 silent, but first tell me 0116 thing. Have ou t:sIoWpeke !It et:lie Roll" she asked in ".Tho Earl hes spoken to me." he said evasively. Y1, kno* it,'" she cried iudimiant. "I will not he discussed in this' k undieetified. It is as if ,u were throwing rat at their 4)#, ) it:spoke-lc; vile.' re- ""Ife thinks ft , 1:1111dyvarienttsurgne°ouft. pest he. received a communicalion,from the great 13211Z111 secretary, *Skins him to call- at the Hall onthe following Morning at eleven o'clock. - Delighted by this speedy reply, Mr. Bartlx, went his way in the che0,M'' at of II 104.001(1 on tbitet1P4, rniu°srumulogs-E't deignuifie°"andeaf'rhottolaituPsinldn sallied forth to the Hall. A resplendent raan-servant U141- °led birn into the great oaken lib- rary ' and asked him to sit down. A =omen; tater the door opened and another 'visitor entered.' Mr. Barth jumped up in amazement. "Il*lloa, George!" he exclaimed. What on earth _are you ' doing heAlw"as just g' g to:ask you the same question, dad," • replied George, sulkily. 64,2t6 11 matter, of t . I hve . an appointment with okl McIlwaith "bent it -eleven." tle married ;--an himselfhe suggested that you would make a suitable 'wife. I agreed with hiim That is all. Sorely you do not °Nett." "Is that all, father" She sighed' with relief. 3oe 'eyed her narrowly. He hated to havelo lie to her, but be knew right well that she Vould be no party to the bargain that he had made that morning. Yes. TO himself he own. ed that he had 'made * purchase - the possibility of happiness for his daughter, and Ito" did not repent having dont eo. Re wasglad that slit referred no wore to the subjeet. Ete 10014 they retratted their steps, and 'he* knew her thoughts. They re of liartzastle and the coming ,451. "Look here, my fine fellow 1" he exclaimed; "how you have wormed your way into this house I don't know, but I suppose, with your usual cunning, you have contrived to get around Mr. McIlwraith. Boit we have C01116 to see hinittand not you. Seehe kind, enough_ to go." Cecil laughed. "How long, uncle," he asked, "'have you been in the habit of turn- ing a man out of his own room V' Barth stared at him -wildly. . "What -what do you mean V' he gasped, whilst the others stood rigid, like graven images. "I mean this: that the Hall and everything that is, in the Ilan is mine, I mean that CecileOlive, the ,beggar, is dead, and 'that Constan- tine Mellwraith, the millionaire, has taken hie place. I mean that when Cecil Clive was adopted by old Mc- Ilwraith and took his name his luck changed, and- he won the gold for which be nought. I mean that he came back home dressed in rage to test you, to behold whether or not you would giveliiin tite cold should er-whetherteron were made of de- cent stuff or sordid material. mean all this, uncle, and I mean something else. I mean to give you all five minutes to quit this hawse, and if ever any of you, except Mabel -who, because* she is a woman must be tteated with some regard - show your faces here again, I'll have you turned out by my servants." "Great Jove, my own words!" gasped Mr. Barth. "You have a good memory." "Yes; I have atgood memory, sir, and I never forget. I invited the lot of you here this morning to that I might .risVal zoltt_the_truth, irirthen Re -went -to- the- door and - open. A slight, black -clothed figure came towards them. Lo, it Wile Mies Holmes- the little governese, and. when lir. berth beheld her he flush- ed crimson. "WM I can understand now why this person was ready to take your Pette"-Itaineered. _ Silence I" shouted Cecil. "If you -dare to insinuate one word against her, I Moly forget thet you are old enough trcr know better and -send you out quicker than, you came She knew, indeed! She knew nothing. She believed meto be the beggar that you aiso thought me to be, but she stood mo like the brick that she is. And when I beard that she had left your house I at wide sought her out, told her the truth, and asked her to come here each oity to aid me with my: epites. pondeneel Mr. earth /moiled. - "Your secretary, eh sir-, secretary my wife that is to he." ,Not *wither word- was en.' In grim silenee the little familet party descended the steps of the big house and turned their faces homewards. Mr. berth was the first to break the solemn husb, but his words lacked their usual dignity. "Well," he said; mournfully, trim hanged !"--London THE, END; mitt4r.. resent Kid the warder to tho It rger ho had just arrived at the o ell set you to work. .you best;" ive Inc ra, week's practice u gnaw, 1'11 si,ge your of. e in per* for * saki the (To be 4.:on o• • J -4 call for fresh supplies of horse power, while there i$ also a_more or less steady home and export de- mand for !forties of various classes, bsome for army purposes, some for '•• .J; ;, 1,!..,1;..p.,;"13:, • and others for ,beavy. raft an eral purposes. 'Cele farnrni others having a fancy. for the classes, and being fairly good mix, et of such types, and acquainted with the requirements of the mare kolt-to a d. ,e1.49-4 " gen and' r- ' tilirkit4464141Weee that class for first-class specimena of which highly -remunerative prices are generally available, farmere, as - a rule, are On safer ground in breeding and raising the heavier classes of work horses, for which there is a more extensive and atearVeVeisteanattOefeteite rttisedeancl-trained-fortheir woile with less expense, and are less like- ly to be depreciated in value or usefulness for their work by alight blemishes or partial unsoundness.. The heavy -draft class can, also, as a rule, with judicious handling, be, rut to work at an earlier age than the lighter sorts, and the mares rut to breeding younger, and ina,y do a fair share L f farm work while carryingor suckling. their foa and be no worse for such osa There is every probability that the Western Provinces will furnish a large dema,nd for work horses next spring, while saddle horses of de - suable type are, and are likely to, bei eagerly sought after, the supply et the latter biting notably short,. Those who have horses for sale will ' do well to give special attention to their care and fitting for sale dur. ing the winter months, ate flesh put or, a work horse "3 generally a pro. fitable investment when he is offer,. ed for sale, and fitting counts for much in the disposal of a saddle fit carriage horse.- And as uysna oats are nun& neifutt and likelyt , tc be less expensive this ear than, last, tne cost of preparing horst forsate-should- U comparative leas, less, so that those who have horses for sale, or who are disposed. to speculate judiciously in such pro, perty, would appear to have a rex, sonably good prospect for a profit- able business. Meantime, farmers, it would ap- pear, may safely ecnitinue to breed and raise a few colts each year, provided they pr )duce good epe mens of the'crieses most in derna remembering that it costs no mo to feed and raise a horse likely to tell for-atehigh-pricet-than one less desirable, that will class as cem. mon. IlitteSTOCIC-NOTItSte -found Mai- are --/lave- -you- 1111 OU W - $'our poorest cows 1- If yourelneve not, better do it now, and if they do not pay for feed and Care, don't winter them.. To avoid heaves, cold in the head and other similar troubles in your hone!, feed hay from a krw manger und not !rove an- overhead, rack. Feed only good timothy ,or beisht clover, and naver musty 14-4 tort. The best tow in 1850 was the big- gest "thief" in the dont,- re eat ber own hay and steal the h eaten -rock 'from her weaker lifiSOC,1 and the other Was skinned in April and her bide sold to .htly groeries with.Xow, the gal:def. the well. proportioned ration, the generous basket of ensilage, arid the, water distributed to each in the Maher* make the n1146'411* co* thepride of the dairy and the profitattle cow; while, by the othertnlari, the bully 6 the.lite- she lived and t cAmnei,now. be. hone_ ate. The one toughedit through, tit °tiler died. 4 .IC -At know just, what your ang for you Ten chance let tiletet ire eome robber our lird and you don't know euuse ,yoti have Lever kept any ord of their yield,' neither hsvc you tested their inilk tti butter fat content, It is lost Kites* ork with you. Whet would you think of the merchant in town that as content to bendier geode yeer In and year out witbotit kroysgcr whether it "00 at a profh or ltivf.. And stt that iS egAttly witAt. tte dairy termer is, doing' who do's not know each individuel tow and whet Atis doing for him .% Make tip mind te) begin at once to find out hat escli cow 'is doing and 'weed cut the unpro1it413 0*, I etteee 1Y -is the most