The Exeter Times, 1880-12-2, Page 2tlj
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AL1:QS'1' TOO STRANGE TO 13E
TRUE.
A DOCTOR'S STORY.
BY GAZELLE.
(From the Louisville Courier. Journal,)
PARI' 1.
'There is some oue looking very in•
tently at you, Fred, as if aux-tons to at-
tract your atteution.'
My frloud glanoed aroutrd in answer
to my remark, and an expression of
delighted surprise flashed to his face as
he caught silt of a couple, seated in a
handsome e'trrin.ge approaching us.
'1'11 nett for you at the next corner,'
,most agreeably, end it is late before we
imaging how timehas flown. We
walk home in the starlight; and after
the are comfortably seated to D. Lan.
no ,'foam, puffing 'away at our cigars,
I tell Fred how T 'have enjoyed it, and
rom41c1 him of the promised, story,
though it is near midnight. 'There is
silence for a little while, and then 1
listen eagerly to my friend, who begins
thus
1)E i as ii 2, i8i1O
voted to your happii.ess.'
'Strive ae 5 b would, Luoille could
not banish the memory of that nutlet).
py father her aunt had proved so tut•
Worthy. It was but a Blow recovery,
but a few, months later found them in
a quiet German totvii where Lucille
studied unremittingly. Several yenta
were spoilt here, and then both longed
to cross the Atlantic) ; so the summer
of 187– found them once more in the
"rL'weuty years ago Charles Chester Statoe ata fashionable resort.
was a substantial merchantin one of 'Mise Chester was attractive in per-
our large Eastern cities. 1 -le had alar- son, and was ,"'toted AS the adapted
tied a. lovely girl, and the couple baud d•t•ngllter and heiress," of her Rant- anti
apparently every 1)rospece for 'lapin -
nese. They had several children, brit
the little ones were aliened by death,
till all were takers but the youngest. a
bright little girl of three yeare. To
Luoille both parents clung with the
tenacity and fondness of those who
dill not hulk attenti.m. She was bare.
lv eighteen anti enjoyed this as her
first gllmpRe of society. Mere elle met
Hugh Davenant, and ere long they
wore engaged, it was a love match on
both Rides, thongh perhaps the aunt
In .y have had an eye to Davenantee
have been so often and sadly bereft. hawthorns fortune.
I said, 9.8 he left me, and, etrotltng on, Tho child did not seetn robust, tbo.tgh 'Staving abundant moans himself he
I had bet time to notice tlltat his ftp- she was threatened with no itnmediete dial not Rook to discover what fortune
pearauce at the door of the cartilage danger, so she was watched and tencled 11ie in`ended might, or might not have,
was greeted with great eagerness and with incessant care, Shortly after the Ho had Icnrnet that 11Ir. Chester had
p:eaenre by a lady and gentleman, who time at which my story opous Mrs. beers for several yeare an inmate of an
eraered his hands eilnnitaueonsly. Chester died. Before her death, bow- asylnm, owing to bneiness troubles,
1 had but a few minutes to wait whon ever, she had tiutnmoiled from a :lie- and it wee tales generally nnderstood
lay filaud'') active figure appeared, not taut city her only sister, a penniless that Licltle waw Mre; L-tcy's adopted
tar distant. Not a particularly hand- widow, untnecl airs. L•tcy. To the ,laughter and prospective bairnse.
some man was this yonnw doctor, nor, sister•t!ilten Chester ottuii.led her only 'There waw nn roaeon for dales ; ao
lserheps, remarkably brilliant ; but he child. Mr. Chester's business neoee- the wedding came off itt the fall. They
vette tact lacking either in plrysio,al or sitated his spending much time abroad, were a very happy (ample, end liven a
mental athibutes, and it would be hard
indeed to find a than more thoroughly
beloved, Solite people seem created to
act as confident and helper to the trent:-
so it wag arranged that Mrs. Lnoy bright, careless; life for a time, Mrs.
should make her home at his house, Leer, nrnttaded that her interests um -
fining,
m -filling, as far as possible, the pine° of a
mother to his child, upon whom was
led and uufortnu;tte, and more than settled a handsome income. .land- called etre lt. who swan got into the
me owed to him the sympathy and some prnvitinn wee also rn tae far the 1 baht of renting all bills.
courage, the help in many ways, that aunt. Ducille's tnem,try of her mother '`rho sprint; following lois marriage
had brought them over rough pieces soon became but a shadow, for elle was brought trouble for Davenent, end after
and through dark ways. The kind too young to atpreoiato her loas. At
brown eyes were comforting, and the She grew older hor health became more
fi m mouth, hidden by the dronrine, firmly estnbii:hed, and by the time slie
shark mustache, uttered words of hope lied attained her sev.')tli year it was
its well acs wise counsel. 1',ibtely thirty- considered safe that she sllnnld begin
four, he had already made his mark in to study. Able teachers wore provider'
the profession he bad chosen, and Pr, who instructed her at her own home,
Fred Lennox was universally respected and she 'v;ts permitted to mingle but
both as a loan and a physician, lit le with strangers. Ileranet watch -
We wallced on stem distance, but ed over her closely, and in her constant
at length he looked at me and said, compntit',nsllip the child's life was.
smiling:
'Well, Frailly, why don't yon ask
aloud re Of ace so yon are devoared by
cn' insity.'
'Yes,' I coolly admitted, 'I am ; se
proceed to pratify it. They were evi-
dently more than merely elate to see
yon ; the lady was young and rather
remarkable in appearance, and the
egnirage was very handsome. I can
recall none of the party.'
'No, you have been here but a year,
and during that time the Devonallts
have teen abroad. As yon say, the
lady's face i$ an uncr:mmen nne ; but
her history ie more to, thnugh 'she is
scarcely twenty-three years of age.
You need not becorne too serionsly in•
teresteci, old fellow, for she is married
to the gentleman yon saw with her. If
as agreeable to you as our former ar-
rangement for this evening, we will
spend it with thew insteticl. They beg.
Red me to come, and when f anoke of
being ple:hted to, they insisted upon
my bringing you, too.'
'1 shall be happy,' I replies., 'and
indeed, might feel flattered, were Inot
aware that it is but a means of secur-
ing your own gnod society, Frets. Ia
it another MOP itt which you have piny•
ed good angel ?'
'No, not 'good nngtl,' Frank,' he
said, with a kind look in hie brown
eyes, 'hut I was once so urlfortnnat•t aq
fin reader them a service that resulted
in happiness ft r them. After spending
a few hours in their Poewty. if von
still
consider them ;n intereetini{ nod
wish me to do so, tI will tell yon their
story.'
That evening found us awaiting Mr.
and Mrs. Davenant in one of those
charming, homelike enviers that tell of
cultivated taste coupled with the means
of gratifying it. In a few min'ttos the
gentleman enters, a tall, hardoonte M.
mew, of about thirty verve. ifs greets
Dr, Lennox with a warm hand-cleap
anti a g!ance that sli wg gratitude, as -
teem and deer affection. Ifo line
ectarct'ly cenolueled his onnrtenue and
kindly welcome to rnveelf when the
door (gain otter's to give eiltrattce to
his wife. As ehe advanesq sv jetty to.
ward ns I have only time for a hurried
survey. Ltrcilln D tyenant le rather
below than above medium heiszht, with
a gond figura, whose every movement
is grace. Bich Boils of Hitt -brown heir
ferm +e cor.neet for a well -shaped hratl.
Pretty ? No ; decidedly not what iR
eenorally termed a pretty woman.
t'inngh she is very far frown homely. I
see that she has a lovely sensitive
tnoutit, and her eves are large and
beautiful. She glide' swiftly to our
friend• holding ant both hands, which
he grttsi)s warmly, And as he Wino to
nt', saying a few grncoful words of pre•
sentation, I can see that ber bark eyee
are full of tears. The tremor le cheated
ft one her .itis by a most wlnuine emilr;
all era !neer we areall talking; merril",.
Atm, 1:•rsvenant's faee ie lti fascinating
slyly ; now blight onrl •lnyottg ; Again,
when in tepee°, t'laleid and sweet, vet
heat iri g 9 trees r. f past SO rr sv nr Eronble
rdnnhty risible to me after what t hove
Beard ee bee, The evening puttee Vet My life and f•)rtune shall be rye.,
tered in theta, RO she remained with
her niece and 'dear nephew,' as she
a inemill or two of anxiety and strew, -
nous efforts to avert the. blow he hal
to face the toes of his entire tertnnc.
Face it he dict, however, for be was
not lacking in °enrage or ability. His
wife bore the reverse bravely, and will-
tuetly consented to conte to this city,
where be wi hed test go into business.
'Mrs. LIcy made her mono, hut de•
cided to accompany then: ; so they all
carne, determined to make the best of
agent. Mr. Chester never recovered affairs. Hugh went into business,
from hit" wife's death, and. seemed to 1 workiug like a Trojan, and he made a
lave only in bis child arta in his busi- I living—not what they had been semis.nbewt, itlg abroad almost half the I tamed to, of course ; but theY livt'd
time. So the years pas•e,l quietly,
with no indication of the coming storm.
Lucille was ttteadily guarded by the
deeply the altered oirotimstanoes. Yet
th*s .fid not seem like Lucile, and, in
Note elle had repeatedly denied it.
'elle bad trier. in vaiu to win his
wrfe's rlonficlence ; sometimes ehe seem-
ed grieved with hint sometimes in-
dignant, but would never assign a
cause.
' 'Could Iter aunt have any reason
for wishing oto make trouble?' I inquir-
ed.'
< 'Not that 'I know of,' he replied,
'and yet I have sometimes been tempt-
ed to betie'Ve that site baro sotrietlliilg
to do with the ohisitge in my wife. Yet
she never raised any abjection to our
marriage; indeed, she. Watt more than
gracious in her reception of my pro-
posal. It is only within the hest year
that 1 con trues the least htlstility; in
deed, I olid not notice it so far back as
that, bet occnrrenoes of the last few
mouths have set m0 ti, thtt,Icittg, aria
recalled trivial events that I failed to
uotieo before.' Often we talked of it.
and still could renal' no satisfactory
solution of the rnat•tsr. oa.
'Affairs remained unchanged until
about the middle of September, 11Ire,
Uavonaut wrote that her anut wished
to s1end two months in St. Louis, but
abe wits anxious to return home, so we
might expect tho'n both in a few Hayes
Hugh bri„ htetl+'d perceptibly, and,
when the day eatuo hurried off to meet
them in high sliiritr, That wnR in the
moraine, and about nine o'elt'ek that
night he treated into my rootu explain: -
jug, breathlessly :
"Fred, for heaven's sake come with
inc, geld try to convince taw -Ade that I
tun not the greatestrcounilrel Irving.'
'Of (entree he wee terribly excited
and I !mew matters }tad, reached a
50, waiting t') aeli no gtUtall+tt)s,
we left that hones. 0,1 the way to their
home be tarule ole understand that his
wife hold been happy for several homes,
until in' left her at inidday to attend to
Reuse important business :natters. Ott
his retitle' at tltttli Sire was locked in
her atom and refn;ed to let. him ie.
'Ile welted an Jinni., and tried ninth':
comfortably, Lucille dressed neatly„
and in all they dill very well.
met them Hoon after they settled
widow, w11,160 cttlstnllt 'tint wag to int- hero, and the Dsvennuts and 1 soon
preee upon the girl how moth she owed became fast friends, which is more than
to the 'aunt who devoted her trine .and can be sa'cl of Mee. Leery taud tnyeelf—
fortune to her.' There wait no one to
coutradiet these tales so they were ex-
cepted as truth. The), iu one of her
father's long absenoes, strange stories
were whispered in her elft. At first
she could not credit them --she loved
hila too dourly ; but there was a word
here and there, a hint of insult to the
memory of the dear mother, and so—
slowly, but surely—:,he leoigou crept
iuto the heart of the young girl. more closely than oyer. I was with
llns it came abont that when Gna6, them a great deal about t this time both h
Chester returned to his home, anxians int a refaalonal capacity and socially,
and troubled over the cloud that hall 00 I saw how"tllinge were goiug, and
risen on the commercial horizon, he was not much surprised when Hugh
funnel not the tender heart so dear to cane to ole and said that Mrs, Lacy
she never seemed very fondly attached
to 111e.
•After a while a little cloud seemed
to rise, and I noticed Hugh had quiet
spells, artd ucoasluually looked aunuyed.
Lnmille, too, dill not laugh as joyously
las of old, though, womanlike, she bid
her trouble better, Presently she be-
gan to grow ont of health. Mean-
while, Mrs. Limy shadowed hor niece
hint, bat one in which rtige,l a tumult
of doubt, suspicion, love for the dead
'ilother, and affection for the father
she could not, yet mast, believe so felt
len. The months plashed on. fillet; with
e:u'o, doubt and suffering. lewdly Mrs.
Lary took the girl to her tether's room,
rand taking ono of his cnets slowed her
a packet of lettere its the pocket. 'Neese
proposed tekirig his wife to Canada for
two or three mouths (it was summer
again) honing thus to bentfit her
health.
"'My dear Hngh,' said I, 'yes, by
All met us,it will do her worlds of good.
tor, to ho frau k with you, she is not as
all well ; and you need it alrnost as
much.'"
she carried to her own room, and, first ' "I, dotter, oh I I could not possibly
ledging Lucille to abeelute secrecy, leave my business, and, betide, 1 really
she then read them to her. Alae I they could not afford such a trip. It has
coudernned him all too surely. It need-
ed not the cruel woman's exhortation
to recall her ditty to her mother's me-
mory, and so ou, to complete the girl's
nlieery,
''.['bat night the fttther entered his
hot>io wilt. with :anxiety and distress.
A crisis had come, and a few hours
woeld see hire a ruined men or past
danger. In answer to his summons
Lucille appeared wearing vieibls tract s
of tears and great agitation. Even
then they might have been reconciled
tend years of anguish saved both, but
ilrs. Lttcy did not leave them for an
instant, and every filial itnpulse or
Lacille'e was checked by a glance from
been a hard struggle to meet bills of
late. Mrs. Lacy proposes, however.
to take my wift, and as Lucille is al -
meet like a daughter to her, I do not
feel at Liberty to decline her offer, es-
pecially as the tater child needle the
ohanee.
'So it was soon arranged. I am
rather strict in my notions in regard
to married ,ouples, and have always
entertained an icloa that husband aud
rife belong together, and that it rs nut
particularly Loving for oue to leave the
other in order to frolic for a month or
Ito. Accordingly, when I saw Hugh
Deveuaut's white face the morning of
his wife's departure. 1 felt a little in-
1
her aunt. e. stormy scene ensued, and soused et her leaving him so willingly,
tit last, overcome by trouble and sor- It had not recurred toane before, but
row, the miserable men threw his now I said: 'Davenant,' you must not
hands to heaven, and crying 'illy God! go back to your rooms; corse and stay
have 1 no child ? .is thoro flouting left with me during your wife's absence.
Ino ?' be fell to the floor. His voice There it not much business at this
was so full of anguish that Lucille herrn n, and why ell tui i we both be
heard only .tor father's appeal, and lonely when we would be so tench
rnthetl forward to throw herself into better together ?' Mustily he agreed to
his nettle—bet he lay at her feet. The my proposal, noel that day hie traps
ctu}Japey girl tyles overwhelmed with were moved to my rooms. It was a
enr•row and remorse, anti suffered her- fortunate arrangement, for the poor
tlelf tre be led from the room, as aacis- fellow was really in need of olteet•tlit
tattoo came for her father. Illness fel- soeicty, being out of Hurts in mints and
lowed. nod it was many days b.,fnre body. Most of ones friends wore nit of
they dared tell her that, thongh lire town, there were no amusements of
told been restored,' his reasoci was special interest, so Hugh invariably
Impels s•.ly shattered. spent the evenings wit:lt me, I ecaroely
'He }las been r•e,noved to an ineane know how it eamo shout, but ere long
awlntn,' 11rs. Mercy said, ''atnd, as soon Hugh told in his trouble,
as yon cin travel, 1 shell taste you 'There was same (hang( in his wife's
abroad, wtlere there is nothing to re- feelings towards him, he said, and ito:
mind pit of the last yt art . Only get contest nob account for it, nulese it watt
melt, :dee", and no with shall be ttnful' that she missed some tuings to which
she Irad been accustomed, and felt
katei
again site ref't•ied, and
manded entt•ftnce so
site was forced to obey.
in a tempest of tears
when he tried to calm
he finally de -
positively that
He found her
end sobs, and
her and learn
the c:mse of her excitement, elle up-
braided hint with hypocrisy, double-
dealing and varietal other misdemean-
ors.
'I cannot make her tell upon what
she fbnnds suchideate,' be e. nolunlecd,
'and unless 'nu can Help me, Fred.
heaven knows what will become of us!'
'We were so'ti in Lncille's presence.
and after a %bile I prevailed unon Iter
to Helen to one. I tried to show her
that her fiat drily and trnet were due
her hnsatuul, ngstring her of the in-
jnRtice she did him in not even giving
hive it chance is exculpate himself, and
telling i1e1•, ton, what I knew of his
conduct, how ennsttant•ly wn bad,. 1/001)
t her) e .0, and
together 31 1st, a 1 r o f so
t.
on. She lookt'd at me doubtfully for a
moment tialii then asked:
' "Viten be did not spend his evenings
gambling end visiting girls, and—'
IJugh and I looked at each other, and
beret into humbler ter b"fare she could
finish. It Ives too much. Poor child!
Site threw:herself upon the safe atilt
eobleed ns though her heart would
break. In a moment he tied her in
his arms, (ctrl soon the whole story
was; out.
'I cnnlrl'not tell von half the stories
by whines that poor girl hail been tot'.
mented for months nest, and, as ,you
of her asseverations the widow did nob
look happy or gratified over the failaret
of her t lues. Neither of the Deveu-
ants could form any conjecture As to
what the widow's motive was, in sepa-
rating, them, and puzzle las we would
over it the whole thing remained w
mystery, But the mystery was soon
to be solved in a way we least oxpecttttla
('1'0 nn CONTINUED.)
LEGAL
W. HALL, AT'TTORNI+;Y-Ar-
e LAW Solicitor in Chancery Notary
1'ablia Conveyancer, dm. O111o,—over Chancery,
Bauk,Lxoter, Out.
MEDICAL.
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CONSUMPTION
have probably suspected, Mss. Lucy 1
wan at the bottnm of. all the tronble.'j.' rte
After biading her:niece to secrecy, she
heel revealed enough of Hugh's sins
(sthictt existed only on her tongue) to
ruin any man. She even prnfe• fed
to employ a private detective to watch
him, en el for some months bad impor-
tnnced Luoille to separate front her
husband, but to ,this the girl wonld not
consent. On her return from Canada
she determined to overlook all his mis•
doings, and starting anew, try to :vin 1 ro. , , . 1
Lu
hint back to paths of rectitude. Thug y
all had gone well mail Daverant left.
her at poen; theta her aunt arpeared
with 'the detective's story of itirn der•
ing her absence,' and his 'misdoinett'
were so outrageous that the crafty
widow worked on the girl's feelinge till
she was in tt pitiable state.
'Overoome with shame and entreeea
affection, Lucille congested to le'svc the
city that night, without seeing her
hneband, go East with her aunt and
seek a divotce.
'i?ortnnat•oly, nor timely interference
chocked the fulfillment of the; plan.
The couple were thoroughly res united,
Lticilie deepiv penitent. I never saw
two happier people, and they credited
me witJ3 mare than my share in the
peace. soaking.
'Of ennrne both trete very tndt „nant
with Mrs, Lacy, but she was equal to
the occasion-- declared elm lied done
all with Lttcitle's" happiness in view ;
and of course she hall been misinform•
ed (elle would not tell, who washer nu•
thin ity) and was 'so happy Oat an arts
derstantling lied taken` place,' So
sort of pence was patched ap, thongh
Oenf1deu4e teas never restored. in slitte
•aFee..
DETROIT
it N S T IG r 1J T E,
253 W'oodwai d Avenue,
DETROIT, tICII.,
WILTON WILLIAMS, 81. Da
(indite to of Victoria Collage, Toronto, nod Mem-
ber of the Collage et 1.1r),eiciave and surge ons nt'
Ontario.) Proprietor.
Pertnaneut'y e•tablisodsince 1870. Since which
time over ttti'OO eases h; ya baon.perotatto nay etn•o.1
of some of the various tTi. cases of then cool.Throe c
and Chest, viz: o atlirrtt,T hroat i) taoauoi, I tr cool t t -
tis.Aslhina,Consuruptinil,Catarril'i11)tthtitalmia,
(gore Eyes) and (,atarrhal Dearness. Also I)is-
Lases of t to heart,
rluraystetn of P; aottoo ann.'iets of th.o'most irtt-
pro,e,tere eietttetlluhalatioitsetent iltod tote pest,
pe11 0nstitut Treatment. Havt g aovotede11
our tilne,atier;ty and skiIlfm' itt pact twelve yours
to the treatment of the Various a1tsea.t08 or the
31 ,An, TIIII0 tT FfC CHEST.
We ere.euabled t,t offor tltoafn.ictrd tbti mnst,por•
Peet r 'hectics 5214) etpt line nos for the i ittoeaiut..
attro of it II thetco troublesome it Motions. Ity the
systeto of '
il1r^siDI(;ATiLlD INIJALA'i'IONS,
:Boort, 'rineett and Lung affectionifhavn,l, ncr+m 0 al
curable as anyelaes ofdisettset, that atrlicth++tntttu:,
ity, '1`1110 vary best of references-g;tyou ft'twt7,1
pottsoi Ott nod afrotntltase already oureli llo)n•
A 1 ice scut to auy part of Ontario, .Itttttata Woe.Ii intpos•ibte to (eel personally at the Iu,'stttut'.,.
wri to fctr"r.istofQttestione'' and "tlledleatl°,i'rea
W10." Address, -
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