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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-6-17, Page 21 Or, Leonora West's Lotze. 1 CHAPTER XXXII. "Lord Lancaster, I want to ask you something," said Lady Adele East- wood. It was in the evening after the gen- tlemen had •come infrom their wal- nuts and wine, LordLancaster had retired rather sulkily to a corner, and the earl's daughter had followed him and sat down near hint. She looked very handsome in her dinner -dress of rose -pink satin drap- ed with creamy lace. Her brilliant black eyea searched dais face, as she said: "Lady Lancaster has been telling us the strangest story before the gentlemen came in.. I am going to ask you if it is true." He trieeeto rouse himself to interest in her theme. "Yes," he said, "I know that Lady Lancaster can be very interesting," sarcastically, "What is it all about, Lady Adele?" She lowered her voice, and glanced across the room where Lieutenant De Vere sat with rather a bored look on his face, trying to become interested in the lively chatter of the pretty Miss Dean. "It is about that handsome Lieuten- ant De Vere," she said; "Lady Lan- caster has been telling us that he is infatuated with a ridiculous creature —a servant, I think she said, or some- thing like that, And he is going to propose to her, and it will most likely be a match. Now, you are his friend, Lord Lancaster. Please tell me if it is really so?" "No, it is not," he replied, pulling savagely at the innocent ends of his long mustache, "Then it is not true? Lady Lan- ca,ter aas only telling it to tease Emma Dean, I fancy. Enema has been setting her cap at the lieutenant, you know. She will be very glad to hear it was all a joke." "But it was not a joke, really," he said, embarrassed. "You know what Tennyson says about a lie that is half s truth,' Lady Adele. Well, that is how the case stands, Lady Lancaster has simply misrepresented the facts. There was a grain of truth in her bushel of falsehoods." "Oh, dear!" cried Lady Adele, in dismay, She nestled a little nearer him on the fauteuil where they were sitting. "Do tell me the right of it, Lord 'Lancaster; I am all curiosity." "Then I will tell you the right of it, ifyou care to hear," he replied; and there was so stern a look on his face that the earl's daughter was frighten- ed. She wondered if he was angry with her. "I hope you are not offended with me for repeating what Lady Lancas- ter said," she observed sweetly, giv- ing him a demure look out of her large black eyes. He looked at her gravely a minute without replying. She was very hand- some, certainly—a brilliant brunette, very vivacious when it pleased her to be so, and again with a languor and indolence amounting to laziness. She had been in society several sea- sons, and owned to twenty-three years old. She was beautiful, grace- ful, and dignified, and Lancaster felt that she would make a fitting mistress for Lancaster Park; but his pulse did not beat any faster at her bright glance, nor at her sweet, half -confiden- tial tones. But he looked back at her reassur- ingly as he replied: "I ani sorry I looked so black as to inspire you with such an idea, Lady Adele. Of course I am not offended with you. You are not answerable for Lady Lancaster's peccadilloes, I think, however, that she might have shown more respect to Lieutenant De Vere than to indulge herself in such gossip, more than half of it being false." "Oh, then 'he isn't going to commit suck a folly after all?" she exclaimed, relieved that it was not so, for her patrician pride had been somewhat hurt at the idea of one of her own order descending to a plebian. "You jump so quickly from one con- clusior} to another, Lady Adele, that you will not give me time to explain," he said, smiling. "Oh!" she cried, abashed, "Then I shall not say another word, only lis- ten to your story." "There is no story—only an ex- planation," he said. "I should not speak of it, only I think De Vere would thank me for getting him right. Yes, he is in love, Lady Adele, but not with a servant girl, as my auntin- sinuatcd. The young lady who has won his heart is a fair, refined young girl, cultured and accomplished, and of respectable although not noble birth. She is an American girl who came over with De Vere and myself from New York to her aunt, who is the housekeeper here. Teat is the long and the short of the servant -girl story." '"You know her?"- cried Lady Adele amazed. "Oh, how I would like to see this fascinating girl, admired both by Lieutenant De Vere and Lord Lan casters" "Yoe. have seen her,'! he 'replied, with that quick flush that showed so. clearly through his fine skin, "Where?" she cried, amazed, "You remember the young lady we jaw sketching among the ruins yes- ee'rday?" "Yes," she replied. "It was Miss West—De Vero's in- etmerata," he answered. Lady Adele did not speak for a mo- at, She Was surprised into silence. lien she eecovered her speech, she aide', faintly: ''You said she was staying in the eeighborhood for the sketching." "That Was a, small fib, Lady Adele, or Which I humbly crave your par - ore The truth is than Miss West's ther, lately dead, has left his dangle - to , Airs, 'Cv'est s rare. She is stay- ing at Lancaster beeause she has no other home." "Ali! Then she is the housekeep- er's niece. I presume that is the reas- on Lady Lancaster called her a serv- ant,," said the earl's daughter, in a tone that quite excused the dowager. He gave her a quick look which, not being an adept at reading expressions, • Lady Adele did not understand. "No, she is not Mrs. West's niece. Her father's brother was Mrs. West's husband. There is all the relation- ship there is," he said, almost curtly. Lady Adele gave him a glance that was rather haughty, yet half jealous, "I can see that Lieutenant De Vere has a zealous chamnpion in 'your" she said, with a tincture of bitterness in her vol "I do not think he needs or desires a champion," he answered. "No? And why not?" she asked. "Surely he must be aware that he will be censured by many for his course in marrying below his own station in life. He will need some one to make excuses for him," "His wife, if he wins her, will be an all -sufficient excuse for him," Lancas- ter said, calmly, "Why?" she asked, rather piqued at his words. "Because Miss West is quite fascin- ating enough to make any titan excus- able for lois folly, if folly it be," he replied. "You are very complimentary to her," Lady Adele said, with her head held high. "I can not see how she could be so fascinating. I did not think she was so very pretty, really. She had quite common, brown hair, and gray eyes, I think, and one of those baby faces that some people admire, but which I never did." "It is not at all a baby face," he said. "She has a great deal of charac- ter and decision in it, I think" "Indeed? But, of course, you have had a better chance of studying her face than I have, and may be a better judge. I think you are more than half -way in love with the housekeep- er's niece yourself," Lady Aclela ex- claimed, flashing a reproachful glance upon him, for, being well aware of Lady Lancaster's scheme, she felt that he belonged to her. "De Vere would not like that much," E he said, carelessly, without betraying his inward vexation. She fanned herself rapidly with her pink satin fan for a moment, then said, with a keen glance at him: "Lady Lancaster has formed a fine plan for showing him his folly and ' breaking off the affair." "Really?" he inquired, sarcastical- ly. "Yes; she is quite sure that if he could once see this girl in the com- pany of real ladies, he would see the difference and become disenchanted. "Yes?" "It seems as if the girl can play quite well," said Lady Adele, going on in her low, confidential tones. "And the ladies are all curious to see her. So Lady Lancaster is going to have her in to play for us, just for a pre- text, you know; and then Lieutenant De Vere can not heap seeing the dif- ference between her and the women of his own set. Perhaps it will cure him of his fancy." "Perhaps," said Lancaster, dryly; but his heart began to beat. Would Lady Lancaster really bring Leonora into the drawing -room? Something assured him that if she did it would only be to humiliate and snub her. He read this intuitively in Lady Adele's supercilious expression. His heart swelled with hot resentment. He rose hurriedly. "She shall not send for her," he said; but the earl's daughter answer- ed, evith ill -concealed malice: "She has already done so." "Then she shall not come. I will myself forbid it," he exclaimed; but even as the words left his lips, he paused and stood for a moment speechless. The drawing -room door had just opened then, and Leonora West stood just inside of it, hesitat- ing on the threshold. CHAPTER XXXIII... "Oh, Lord Lancaster, you are too late! She is come now!" cried Lady Adele, for her glance, too, had fallen on the graceful, hesitating figure. She saw with inexpressible chagrin that Leonora was in simple but faultless costume. Her dress, of some soft, shining, thin, black material, was of stylish and fashionable make, and her white shoulders and arms gleamed I marble-Iike through the thin folds. She had arranged all her rich tresses ' of chestnut hair in loose puffs and waves on the top of her head, and fas- tened a single spray of starry white jasmine flowers at the side. Some of the same sweet, fragrant blossoms fastened the full ruff of white crepe lisse at the round, white throat, and constituted her only adorning. Her white arms and dimpled wrist, left bare by the elbow -sleeves of her dress, were more beautiful in their shapely grace than Lady Adela's ten- button gloves and diamond bracelets. "She has had . the impertinence to get herself up in full evening dress, the minx!" the earl's daughter mutter- ed, almost audibly; and then she ut- tered a suppressed exclamation of an- noyance, for Lord Lancaster had start- ed for her side, and was making his way rapidly across the room to the door. "He has left me for her!" was her jealous, angry thought, and a sudden. hatred for Leonora entered her heart. Meanwhile, Lord Laneaster had reached the spot where the girl was standing, with a slightly heightened ooior on her face, but with that quiet air of self-possession she habitually wore. She was not at all overwhelm- ed by the honor Lady Lancaster had thrust upon her, but she was a little indignant at the dowager, who puny iposeiy left her standing there alone, takingcare that De Vere did net see her and go to her resew), But she forgot her nephew sitting in full view across the room, or site thought that he would not forsake the side of Lady Adelaide. What was her amazetneut when she saw hint stand- ing by the girl's side, saw the fair face lifted to his with a grateful smile. "Lady Lancaster has commanded your humble servant to appear before your highness and execute divers Pieces of music," she was saying, mis- chievously, when the dowager pounc- ed down upon them like a hawk, and, with an angry aside to her nephew, bore Leonora off to the piano. The next minute De Vere came for- ward gladly. By this time every one was looking, yet he was in nowise in- timidated, "Oh, Miss West, how glad I am to meet you, and looting as charming as ever, too!" its an audible aside, while his face beamed with delight. Leo- nora drew her hand rather hastily away, "I am not here on equal terms, please remember that," she said, turning around and sitting down on the piano -stool, "It is my lady's or- ders that I shall amuse the com- pany." "Then I shall turn your music—may I?" he entreated. She gave a careless assent, and looked at the great pile of music. "Perhaps you will select something to play," she said; and seeing, with- out turning her head, that Lancaster had gone back to his seat by the earl's daughter. "He is afraid she will be jealous of me," the girl said to herself, with the least little curl of her red lip. "Can you play this?" De Vere in- quired, placing a. simple little song before her. "Yes; but I do not want a song, please. Give me something by Mo- zart or Rossini—something brilliant. I am on exhibition, you see," saucily. "Can you really play Mozart?" he whispered to her as he searched for the music. "Oh, yes; and Beethoven, too. I am fond of music, so I have studied it a great deal, I can play almost any- thing," she said, carelessly, as she took the piece he handed Iter—an ex- ceedingly brilliant and difficult piece by Mozart, and ran her quick eyes over it, She placed the music before her, and struck the first notes. The hum of voices in the room grew instantly still. No one spoke while that grand torrent of music rose and fell on the charmed air, as those slim white fin- gers of Leonora swept the echoing keys. They forgot the performer for ' a little, even as she forgot them. Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sparkled. ' While she played she remembered no -1 thing but the harmonies that were shed from her subtle finger -touches. The art of the grand composer charm- ed her, and when she paused at last, it was with a low sigh of blended pain and pleasure. "Brava!" said De Fere, bending over her, and she smiled. "Have I done. well?" It is because I ha' e a passion for music, and have given my soul to it." • (To be continued.) GOLDEN SENTENCES. The only way to live in this age and get any pleasure out of life is always to take more time than you need for every job you tackle. You'll see strength enough in the people some day. The trouble with .all your big men at the top is that they're trying to do for the crowd what the crowd wants to do for itself. The age we live in is changing so much faster than any age before it that a man, if he's to be vital at all, must give up the idea of any fixed creed, in his office, his church or his home. If he holds himself open to change, and nows that change is his very life, then he can get a serenity which is as much better than that of the monk as living is better than dy- ing. Were we sent by our rulers to die only in order that they in their scram- ble might take more of the earth for themselves? The head, like the stomach, is most easily affected by poison when it is empty. "When my wife starts talking on an embarrassing subject I always change it." "I've tried that with my wife, but it was no go. She simply exhausted the new subject, and then took up the old one where she left off." Woolwich Arsenal possesses the largest steamhammer in the world. It is• capable of striking a blow of near- ly a thousand tons; and yet it is so; carefully- adjusted and accurately' timed that it is possible to place a nut under the huge hammer and to crack the shell without injuring the kernel. FRENCH INVENT A GRENADE. ALSO U 00 110M13 TJIItOW%Iltb AT$?tI .J :EXPENSE. Fumes- Front 'J'hese Missies Which are Charged With f hetitiefls Rave Overpowering Eteet. The widespread use of trenches in the present war, writes a. corres- pondent with the French army, has brought the opposing armies into closer proximity than ever had been considered possible since the development of firearms, and the resiult has been that new meth- ods have had to be devised to deal with unexpYe‘eted conditions, "At first," says the correspond- ent, "the Germans were probably better prepared for this kind of warfare. Their "ntinenwerfen' are exoellemt'ly made and well design- ed, as I have been able to assure myself by Mare examination of some of those captured on the Cham- pagne front. There is no sugges- tion of improvisation about them. On. the contrary, they are, if any- thing, over -complicated. Experi- ence has shown that they are fax too heavy. The largest of them., indeed, are oemented into the trenches, so that they cannot be remoi ed; and none of them is near- ly so effective as the .simple weap- ons that the proverbial ingenuity of the French has invented under the pressure of circumstances. "The German's have been scoring to a certain extent by the use of asphyxiating bombs in utter de- fiance of the obligations they had accepted under The Hague Con- vention. The French have not been long in finding a reply to these weapons. If the Germans mean to use poisonous gases in warfare, the French are ready to retaliate with a weapon that should prove very effective, though it in nu way con- travenes the regulations accepted by all civilized nations except Ger- many. "This weapon coneisbs of a hand grenade filled with •certain chemic- als which tsihe•n released produce gas- that has no deadly effects but is quite powerful enough to para- lyze a man for several minute's. As an experiment two of these gren- ades were thrown into a narrow lane between two walls that might fairly be taken to represent a trench. When ;the gases had been released a company of infantry was ordered to advance up the lane, and I accompanied them, "When the first ranks came with- in the zone of the fumes they stop- ped suddenly` and heat a. hasty re- treat, fighting their way through the men behind, absolutely blinded by the tears running down their cheeks. The smell of the fumes is not unpleasant. It is suggestive of pear drops combined with very strong ammonia, and it produces such violent smarting of the eyes and nose that it would be hopeless to try and use aweapon While un- der its influence. These bombs have not yet been used, and will only be employed if the Germans make any further use as asphyx- iating gas French ]land Grenades. "Besides the newly invented gas bomb tine French have various formas of bombs and bomb throwers for use in tih.e trenches. The hand grenades are of two kinds. The larger kind, which looks like a rocket with a .stick sawn off short and a very large head, contains more than a pound of explosives. These explosives .are contained in a black steel case closed by a wood- en cap, with a fuse at the bottom end. The man who is to throw the grenade breaks off the seal which covers this fuse and sets light to it with a match or cigarette. When the fuse begins to splutter he has five seconds before the ex- plosion, and with a good nwing•ean throw it twenty-five to thirty yards. Men of all arms are being trained to use this weapon, and the experi- ments which I have been permit- ted to witness were carried out by a number of infantrymen just back from time front, Its effects are very deadly, as it will sweep an area of fifteen yards, and though we were fifty yards away from the point where one of them ;eaaploded it was advisable to bake cover be- hind a tree, as •s.everal splinters reached us. "This Targe grenade is used fox defensive purposes. It is thrown Plowing the Sands; or, -]latex's Labor Lost. • e er • A clever cartoon by Walker "The LondonLondonBaily Gra,pdztc rt frwln the breaches when 'the enemy is ;attaching. For offensive work a lighter and more handy bomb is required. This ;grenade contains about half a pound of explosives, and a isoldier can ;vastly carry half a, dozen of tthent in a'ba•g when he leaves his trench for the charger. "When 'the te'n'ches are 250 to 300 yards apart the range is too great for hand grenades. For this work a bomb thrower called the 'crapauill•ot' +has be11n devised. Its name is derived from the crapaud, a toad. It is asquat, toadlike thing, painted gray and consisting of a wooden ,stand' mounted on it. The German shrapnel causes have only to be ,dhorteued and to have a touch hole bored in them. A Charge of powder is placed in. them, and above it a bomtnb containing three pounds of explosives. Inexpensive Bomb Throwers. "Two salvoes of six cerap•auil- lotes' were fired in one hour. Six sausage -like bombs were thrown into the air and eiploded with tre- mendous violence when they reach- ed the ground 250 yards away, hurling mitr'ail1e in every direc- tion. A piece of mitraille, like a, heavy, roughly made nail, came hurtling through bbs branches of the tree behind which I was shel- tering and fell at any feet, while another piece was driven deep into the trunk of the same tree. One bomb fell into a stream and threw up a •column ,of water some fifteen feet into the air. The Germans, when they capture a trench, have an ingenious way of describing these bomb -throwers, which cost about adollar each, as guns, to impress the readers of their com- muniques. "We also witnessed. the test of some smoke bombs from these en- gines. They produced a curtain of smoke which ,ti as quite sufficient to mask an advance, and their suc- cess was the more remarkable as there was a strong wind blowing. The output of these bombs and bomb -throwers is practically un- limited. The energy and method with which the men, who, of course, are mobilized under military law, were working was quite remark- able. The factory has been com- mandeered by the State, which pays a rent for its ,use to its. pro- prietol'.'' I+ MORE WARS TO FOLLOW. Prophecy of Vast Series of Struggles For Existence. Professor Ridgeway, speaking at a meeting of the Eugenic Society in London, said that the nation had been brought into the present struggle by a combination of millionaires who were frequently alien in origin, and their dupes the masses, while the same forces were exercising a bane- ful influence on the prosecution of the war. Far from this• being the last war, the hard facts pointed rather to its being the first of a vast series of struggles different from those yet known. The earth's waste spaces were now getting filled up and the struggle for existence, not merely kingly ambitions, was the great stake for which Germans and British were now fighting. Henceforward each new struggle would be more desper- ate. .14 Most of us who attempt to wear the mantle of greatness are dis- appointed in the fit. Siver€iloss LAUNDRY STARCH means perfect starching, whether used for sheer Laces, dainty Dimities, deli- cate fabrics, Lace Curtains. or Table Linens. "Silver ioss99 has been the favorite in the homeformore than 50 years ATOROCERS The Canada Starch Co. Limped iReeee' WIT AND WISDOM. Rankin: "Have you ever been to the Trosachs?" Phyle; "Yes; but I want to go again some day and see the scenery. The first time I went I was on my honeymoon." Hubby: "My dear, if all that I hear About you is true—" Wife: "I as- sure you it is. I started the scandal myself. You don't suppose I went into society to be buried alive, do you?" Madge (reading letter from bro- ther at the Front): "John says a bullet went right through his hat without touching him." Old Auntie: "What a blessing he had his hat on, dear." .A clumsy carver once sent a goose into a lady's lap. His apology was better than his carving. "Ah, ma- dam, how potent your charms are; they attract not only the living but also the dead." Mrs. Ryan: "They do be etcher sayin' that old man Kelly has got locomothor ataxy." Mrs. Murphy: "Well, he's got the money to run wan av thine if he wants ter, but I'd rayther have a good horse any day." Two Irishmen were philosophizing. Said Pat to Mike: 'Did you ever stop to think that wan half of the world don't know how the other half gets along?" "You're right," says Mike;. "and neither does the other half." "Many a damsel who is a kitten with men is a cat with women," says Mr. Gelett Burgess. "The custody of the child used to keep discordant married couples together, but now," says a cynic, "it is the automobile." 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But the very latest trick is as idea from the house of Premet, where the bottom of skirts are cut in four points. You can catch the scheme if you can imagine a circle cut in the centre of a square piece of •el h, This circle represents the line tai goes about the waist, The points may be faced with another color, Whether or not the skirt is worn with a lace drop skirt or something of the sort our informant does not say. If not, we fear that Premet's latest creation will be suitable only for the stage, where almost nothing is more "voguey” than something that is more. Rumors continue to the effect, that the return of the princess gown is in- evitable this coming winter. In fact, it may come during the summer. Cer- tainly it is being made up in the style shops of Paris where models for fall wear are well under way. Sixteen inches from the floor would convert a skirt into a mere frill, yet it is said that we are coming to such abbreviated raiment. With it will be worn the Russian' boots with crink- led tops of soft leather—that is, if women are willing to put themselves into such ugly things, which is doubt- ful. Some few women will follow the style, no matter where that mad impulse leads, but the great major- ity combine new ideas with their own good judgment of what is fitting and correct. The Russian boots catch into the hem of the frock and are al- together clumsy and awkward. Avoid as you would avoid trouble all the putty shades, the tan and the belge of early spring. They are out, out and yet more out. Bluish grey is an excellent color of the moment, and a gabardine of this shade trim- med with a strong marine blue makes a splendid gown. Fashion keeps us jumping these days. By the time one has decided upon a thing, whisk; it is passe! For that reason it is best to regard the extremely popular materials and styles as things to be feared. A touch of con- servatism is a great help toward "safety first” in shopping. Make haste slowly in your selections. At a recent wedding the brides- maids wore gowns of blue taffeta, with silver lace about the hems of the skirts and pantalettes of blue taf- feta trimmed with silver lace. The basques were embroidered with yel- low baskets of flowers, and,ne painted—a combination of of the decorative scheme was ' 'and - ting pain and embroidery. The necks were cut round, the sleeves scalloped and, with these unusual and striking costumes were worn Watteau hats of white Neapolitan braid, with long stream- ers of light blue taffeta, weighted at the ends with clusters of pink roses. Light blue hosiery and gold slippers completed these picturesque outfits. Adjustable collars for coats are seen, which means that one may have several collars for one's coat, which is decidedly handy for cleaning and refurbishing. The high coat collar that' rubs against the face and gath- ers powder often ruins the entire gar: met. Unless one has detachable >col- lars white plaited protectors of. or- gandie should be worn. Woman's Voice Is Never Heard. On Mount Athos, e.alle,d the Holy Mountain by Greeks and Slays, there exists a republic) of 6,000 or 7,000 soups, and every one of the inhabitants is a man. Nut one wo- man has ever been there, .and, even stranger still, not a female animal of any kind is permitted within itis boundaries. It is a republic of males. For hundreds of years soldiers have guarded the gates that no wo- man might stead through and pro- fane the .cloistered li olin, ess in which the good mnonk& live. Com- prising twenty ano'nasterie•, a doz- en villages and many selvesof lonely dw;edlings, this; monks' re- public governs' itself after the rules of testes Greek 'c'hurch as a true. the:u- cracy, K;aryas, reached by boat fro IV Salonica,, is the capital. It is a picturesque village on +the eastern slope of the holy mountain. Over- hanging rocks are studde•cl w'itih hermitages, and honeycombed with lonely cells. The council ctham.b,t+r is at one end, of the single istrest. To the. synod the monks send twenty-four delegates, who elect a president every four years. He, with a privy .coun•ci,l of four, rules e bier republic and adm:m iters itis force itrlo�fi irw. it '” toesta in thel,eart of the borf+i- tory so recently w+restrd by Greece from Turkey, the foreign relc.tiois of Athos have been completely in- terwoven whit t!Ile Balkan troubles, and Bulgaria and Serbit have contended wjitgi ea;oh. ctli r for nom- in al passe.ssion, Yet through all the strife of wax the .lemony hermits lid the silent neon 5los h}ay not br¢,.1' n, t1 l b1,�!;;- kuiane of pi"lLycl'S ice rift r16a, `u't4.1: rhes str"ang•e wornaniess theoeti,a,cy still persishs, a picturesque 'sand romantic relic of the middle ages, 4.. London's Monument zs' ' the loftiest isolated column in the world. eeeree