HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-7-1, Page 2An eloquent look from Lancaster's
dark -blue eyes was his oily answer..
"You would. Then you are far
gone indeed, I doo not think 1 ought
to countenance you in sueh egregious
folly: I think you will be cured of
your madness when I tell youher.
second reason for not loving mer
Lancaster looked at him imploring-
ly.
mploring-
ly"Say what you are going to say,
De Vere," he said, almost roughly in
the misery that filled his voice; "'but
don't chaff!" Think what I've endured
already. I love Leonora to madness.
CHAPTER .XXVI, so soon, I trust," he observes, eyeing If you think there's any hope for me,
Sitting in the quiet little room of Ms friend in turn with a close scru- stay so at once and put me out of
Mrs. West that morning, with the
golden sunlight of June shining in
through the sereen of flowers at the
window, the pretty American girl lis-
tened to the story of the grande pas-
sion told in as eloquent phrases as
the young soldier could command—a
story as old as the world, but ever
sweet and new.
Leonora listened with dewy eyes
and flushing cheeks. She knew the
tiny, De Vero has a worn air, too, as misery.
if dull and ennuye, "Lancaster I'm sorry for you, upon.
"Yes, I have finished my visit; I hence for
but ou oat all.Misssurest
did not care to remain after my host told me quite frankly that she was in
took such a cavalier flight"love withq another man."
"Ah, indeed!" sarcastically. "But Lancastergives a great start. He
I did not know that .I was the object says hurriedly:
of your visit." Who is the happy man?"
"You were not, particularly; but "She would not tell, but of course
T
carne away because I had no longer it cannot be you, because she says it
any excuse for staying." is quite a hopeless passion. He does
value of all that he was offering to The tone was so peculiar that Lan -1 not love her; she admitted that with
her—knew that he was wealthy, that caster looked at him more cjosely. the reddest blushes." •
he was heir to a title, that he had a He caught De Vere by the arm a lit- "No, of course, it can not be me,.
warm, true heart,and that tle nervously. ' for I am quite sure she knows my
,, manly "De !
in his affection for her he was run- `. De Vere, you don't mean to tell heart. I have shown her sny love un-
ning counter to the wishes and de- me that she has refused you?" 1 wittingly more than once, and been
sires of all his friends. It was.but "She is so indefinite, Whom do laughed at for my pains," Lancaster
natural that she should feel proud of you mean?" airily. admits, with bitter chagrin and de -
his homage. She wished that she "I thought there was but one she spair struggling in his voice.
might have loved him in return. A in the case. Miss West, of course." "Poor little girl! It is strange that
sense of shame and embarrassment "Oh!" . she should love in vain. It is a cold -
stole e O
Ol \* 1' herthought that a -
e at the the g°Has she refused you, I say, De'hearted man indeed that could be in
while he offered her so much she Vere?" imploringly. sensible to so much beauty and sweet -
could give him nothing save the calm "Yes." Iness," De Vere muses aloud. "I think
regard of a friend. "Really?", with something like in- it is some one she has left in New
She drew away the hand of which credulous joy in his voice, though he York, for she and Mrs, West are go
he had.possessed himself, and the tries hard to keep it out of it. He ing to sail for America next week, to
rich roses mantled her cheeks as she has been so jealously sure all the make their home there."
said gently ntly and sadly:while that Leonora would accept "the "Then that ends all," Lancaster
`0I thank you very much for the goods the gods provided," that he says, moodily.
honor you have done me, and I wish can scarcely take in the truth now. 1 `Yes," De Vere answers, rather
that I could love you, but—" j "Yes, Miss West has refused me, t gravely. "And there will'be one
"But what? Oh, Leonora you are really. You seem glad of my ill -luck, page folded down forever in both our
not goingto be cruel to me—you are Lancaster," in a tone of subdued bit- lives, eh, old fellow? We are in the
not going to refuse ine?" he cried, terness. ;same boat, you see. But take my ad -
anxiously, and he looked so handsome Lancaster is suddenly shocked at vice, Lancaster, don't let this episode
and so ardent that her heart ached himself. 1 spoil your prospects. Throw up the
for him, and she wished again that "Oh, no, no! I beg your pardon a India scheme, and go home and marry
shemight have loved him, and said hundred times, I did not mean it at the earl's daughter."
yes instead of no to his manly pro- all. I am sorry for you, old fellow,
posal. but I can not understand it, really." CHAPTER XXXVIII.
"I am very sorry," she said, and "Perhaps you are dull of compre- I Lady Lancaster was surprised and
the pretty face looked so shy and hension. Take a cigar to brighten angry and frightened all in one when
troubled, that he longed to gather her up your understanding." she heard that Leonora West had re-
in his arms and kiss the sweet lips They light their cigars and walk fused Lieutenant De Vere. She made
into smiles again. "I am very sorry, on together, and then De Vere con- him own the truth when he came to
and I' don't mean to be cruel, Lieu- tinues: make his hasty adieus, and she round -
"What is it about the affair that ! ly abused the "pert minx," as she
you can . not understand?" called her for her "impertinence and
"That she should refuse you. I ( presumption." P
thought she would be sure to accept."' "Whom does she think she will get?
"Ah!"said Lieutenant De Vere, Does she think she will capture an
dryly, and then he took several moody earl or a duke?" she sneered, and De
puffs at his cigar. Vere answered, coldly:
"Yes, I honestly thought so. Did ( "I do not believe that she has any
she give you any reason for refusing matrimonial designs on any one,
you? Lady Lancaster. She returns to
"Two reasons," De Vere replied, la- America in a very few days."
conically. Lady Lancaster was so surprised
"One ought to have been enough," that she gave vent to her relief by a
said his friend. hasty exclamation: '
`Yes, it ought to have ,been, I "Thank Heaven! And I devoutly
know," said De Vere, reddening wish that she had remained there."
warmly. "But, you see, I did not "There are more persons than one.
want to take no for an answer, so who will agree with 'your ladyship
when she said she couldn't marry me there," he said, betrayed into a laugh
because she didn't love me I wanted at her naivete.
her to take time. You see, I thought "Whom?" she exclaimed with
tenant De Vere—but I must refuse,
because I do not love you."
"Let me teach you," he cried, ar-
dently. "I know I have been too pre-
mature. I have asked you to love me
too soon; but I have been so afraid of
a rival, my darling."
Leonora smiled pensively and bit-
terly,
"A rival," she said, with a quickly
suppressed sigh. "Ah, you need not
have feared that! No. one would sac-
rifice anything for my sake but you."
He thought he understood the il-
lusion and his heart sunk: He gently
touched the small hand that lay on
her black dress.
"Do not judge any one hardly, Miss
West," he said. "There are many
who would love you and make sacri-
fices for you if they had the chance.
„And you know I should not have to
make any sacrifice at all. I am rich
in my own right. I could lift you at
once from the level you now occupy
to one more worthy of you—one you
would adorn, and where your beauty
and accomplishments would be rated
at their full value. Oh, Leonora! do
a
she might learn to love me. So, then, start.
to escape my importunities, she had "Myself for olie',"' he answered. "I
to put in another reason." am 'not at liberty to implicate any
"And that?" asked Lancaster. one else."
"I am not sure that I ought to tell. She gave him a savage glance.
I think she told me as a secret," he "Do you mean my nephew?" she
answered, thoughtfully. inquired.
And then when he saw Lancaster's "I said I was not at liberty to name
not say no just yet. Let me woo you grave, disappointed face, he said, any one else," he replied.
a little longer—a month, a year. In suddenly: Then he went away, and Lady Lan -
time you might learn to love me. Let "Tell me your secret, Lancaster, caster straightaway confided the fact
me still hope on. I love you so dear- and I will tell you hers. Why did you of his rejection to all,.. the ladies in
ly I can not give you up yet!" run away from Lancaster Park?" the house. They all agreed with her
She blushed deeply, and the long _*Because Iwas a coward, De Vere that Leonora West was an impertin-
1
ashes drooped over her cheeks, but
she answered, firmly:
"It would be very cruel for me to
let you keep on hoping like that, Lieu-
tenant De Vere. I could never be
yours if you waited months and
years. I will tell you the truth. There
1s —a gasp—"some one—some one
else that I love."
A moment's dead silence. The girl
drops her shamed face in her hands.
Presently he says huskily, yet with
manly courage:
"It is some fortunate suitor you
have left in America. Let me con-
gratulate you, Miss West."
is all, bitterly. ent minx to have refused such a
"But why? Were you afraid that splendid offer, but that it was a nap-
your aunt would marry you off Willy- row escape for Lieutenant De Vere,
nilly to the earl's daughter?" and that he had need to be very
"Not exactly, although there was thankful over it.
some danger of it," said Lancaster, In the meantime, Lady Lancaster's
smiling.
„ guests grew very curious over her;
There was some other reason,': nephew's absence. The earl and his
then? Come, old fellow, are you; daughter talked of going away. They
ashamed to confess the truth?" ' felt secretly 1 y a ggrieved and resentful
I should have been a week ago. I over Lord Lancaster's 'continued ab -
think I might own it now with the , sence. It was a palpable slight t
bribe you offered in view."
„ f them. They did not believe the story
What was it, then?" curiously. ! of important business in London.
"This: I' was madly in love with What -business could he have?
Leonora West, oo se s or
and t lfi h, too
Lady Lancaster wrote.her .nephew.
But she answers, in a sad, shamed jealous, or too great a coward, to! a sharp, imperative letter of recall.
voice: stay and witness your happiness as She was on thorns lest her long -
No, you need not congratulate me. her accepted lover." ' cherished scheme should fail. She
I am not any happier than you are. Hum! All the happiness you' intimated quite plainy that her pa-
He—he does not love me. o would hae witnessewouldn't have tience was exhausted and that if he
"Does not love you? ITh n he hurt you,"ruefully. "And so you ran did. not come to terms soon she would
must be•a stock or a stone, De Vere away like a coward! What have you,u
Y never forgive'. him, and worse still,
says, indignantly.- been doing all this while, truant?" she would cut him out of her will.
"He is neither,"'
the prettysays Leonora, with "All sorts of foolish � things, I m � Lancaster threw that letter angrily
pensive smile she has worn . afraid. For one thing, I've been try- into the'fire and swore to himself
throughout their interview. "But let ing to exchange out of. my own regi- , that he would not go near Lancaster.
us speak no more of it. I should not ment into one ordered to India." He would go off to India, and she
have confessed to you only to show Lieutenant De Vere was betrayed might buy another husband for her
you how futile it would be forou into a whistle of profound surprise: favorite with the money she prized
to go on loving me. I thought it cut "Whew!"so much. He would have nonof
justice to you. It may make it eas- "Yes," admitted the big, handsome it. .
ier for you to forget me." fellow, shamefacedly. (To be continued.)'
"I shall never do that," he answers "But do you mean to tell me that
• . 1 ..-...: a
with convreti.on, you were going to throw. over. the 1
"You think so but time will whole thin LadyLancaster,
. now, g, Lady Retreat. in Order.'
console you,"smiling. I shall be Adele, and all—just becauseou were
Y Even an extremely aggressive en-
weeks."
n-
gone out of your life forever in a few, disappointed in love?" queried De em can be conquered bystrata
week . Vere,in wonder: y q the
"Gone?" he echoes, blankly. "Ys, I believe I was—though I it is only a question of employing the
"Yes; I am going away in three didn't think much about it. You 'see, strategem fitted to the case.
weeks' time. Aunt West goes with
me to America."
He starts.
"Is it possible?"
"Yes, we. are going to seek a home
in ray own land. Bid me bon voyage,
Lieutenant De Vere. You are the
only friend I have made in England,
that is, if I may call you my friend,
wistfully.
He gulps down a great sigh of dis to throw away twenty thousand a No servant of the King• would get
appointment, regret, and pain, and year and an earl's daughter for the drunk and interrupt a peaceful ser -
holds out his hand, beaux yeaux of d'pretty little penniless vice."
"Yes, I am your friend, if I can girl. Such luck is not met with every
not be your lover," he said, manfully; day."
"Leonora is worth it all," said Lan -
I was just running away headlong An open-air preacher of East Lon -
from my own misery." don understood this, and his strate- 1
"I did not really believe you were gem fitted to a charm. He was ad- ,
so romantic," said De Vere, after a dressing a crowd when a soldier who
ion pause._ had been drinking came up and ridi-
" ou mean so foolish," said his
friend, eyeing him closet , cried the service. 'Finding it was
"Well, perhaps so," admitted the useless to ignore the man, the preach -
lieutenant. er"Ali!
"A man must be far gone, indeed, Ah! ni friend, you're no soldier.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Something like a week later Lieu-
tenant De Vere, strolling down a
street in London, conies suddenly face
to face with Clive, Lord Lancaster.
"What! not gone home yet?" says.
the former, in surprise, and Lan-
caster flushes guiltily.
"No; but when did you come to
London?" he inquire,
"Several clays ago,"De Vere re-
plies, carelessly, and scanning his
friend curiously. Lancaster does not
bear the scrutiny well. Ile is wan
and haggard looking. There is no
color in his usually florid face, and
his eyes are heavy and restless.
"You have not finished your visit
caster, warmly, Now, then. Attention!"
"Yes, if one could win her; but
but then you were throwing all away, This the soldier did as well as his
without anything in return. You condition would allow.
should have remembered that you "About—turn!"
would lose all and gain nothing. What This order was.: also obeyed, though
says the poet: with some trouble.' ' '
" 'What care I how fair she be, "Quick marcb!"
And off went the valiant soldier.,
marching down the road at a quick
pace, while the preacher resumed his
address,
The man said he was a soldier, and
asked the preacher tq test him.
"Vary well," was the reply, "I .will,
If she be not fair for me?'
Lancaster said nothing, only sighed
furiously.
"Look here, old fellow," said his
friend. "Tell me the truth. If you
could get Leonora, would you really
throw over alt the rest for her?
Would you do the 'an for love, and
the world `well lost, business?
3.0
Interested.
"Your name, please, Miss.
"Iona Carr"
"Oh, de you? What Make?"
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Starting a Dairy Herd.
With the average farmer the cheap-
est and most satisfactory way of
starting a dairy herd is to select as
foundation stock'good grade cows
and a pure 'bred bull of one of the
strictly dairy breeds. The grading
up will be most rapid when the pre-
dominant blood in the grades corre-
spond with the blood of the sire,
writes Mr. John Michels.
A foundation of this kind, of course,
does not produce stock that can be
registered, but by continuing the use
of good, pure-bred bulls of the same
blood, stock is soon obtained which,
so far as milk andbutter production
are concerned, very closely ap-
proaches in value that of pure breed-
ing.
To start with a pure-bred herd is
practically beyond the means of the
majority of farmers. Furthermore,
there is an objection to placing well -
cared -for, pure-bred cows under av-
erage conditions as to feed, care and
management, because under any such
change the attainnient of satisfactory
results would be practically impos-
sible. Where there is a gradual in-
fusion of pure blood, as in the case
of grading up a herd with pure-bred
sires, the new blood is gradually ac-
customed to the change of environ-
ment, the herdsman is given the ne-
cessary time to change his methods to
meet the requirements of pure-bred
cattle.
Where the dairyman understands
the management of the pure-bred
stock and has the means with which
to buy the right kind, a pure-bred
herd may be started to good advant-
age.
One of the chief clangers in start-
ing with a pure-bred herd is the lack
of funds to procure the right sort of
animals. Instead of buying a pure-
bred bull and a number of pure-bred
cows of common merit, it is better
policy to buy relatively cheap grade
cows, and to add the money thus sav-
ed to that originally 'set aside for the
buil. This extra money is likely to
be the means of securing a bull of
outstanding merit.
Whether the cows be grades or
pure-breds, it is of the highest im-
portance in building "up a dairy herd
to secure a pure-bred bull of real
merit. Unless the bull is descended
from good .milkers, it is folly to ex-
peat him to produce good milkers, no
matter how fine or ideal he may be
as an individual.
It is, furthermore, of importance to.
remember that a herd cannot be suc-
cessfully built up unless the bulls
that are successively used belong to
the same breed, If the grading up is
begun with a Jersey bull the process
must be continued uninterruptedly
by the use of ,jersey blood,
The importance of the dairy sire is
recognized in the expression: "The.
bull is half the herd." Usually, how-
ever, the bull is more than half the
herd, either for good or bad. In the
case of common or grade cows,, for
example, the pure-bred bull • may
•
count for three quarters or more, of
the herd by reason of his greater pre-
potency. To so great an extent does
the bull determine the improvement
or deterioration of the herd as to
call for the 'utmost caution in his
selection.
In the case of a dairy bull, espe-
cially a young bull, his chief value is
determined by the performances of
his ancestry. The points of greatest
importance to consider in his pedi-
gree are the following: (1) The merit
of his mother and his sire's mother;
(2) The merit of the daughters of
his sire and grandsire; (3) The value
of the daughters of his dam and his
grandam; (4) The value of his sisters,.
if he has any; and (5) the value of
his own progeny, if he has any. The
farther back consecutively good re-
cords can be traced the more valuable
the animal. It should always be re-
membered, however, that near an-
cestors count for a good deal more
than those more remotely related.
With a first-class bull at the head
of the herd, rapid improvement is ef-
fected by selecting and retaining
calves from only the best milkers, at
the same time culling out those cows
whose records have not been satisfac-
tory. - This word cannot be done to
best advantage unless records are
kept of the quantity and quality of
milk from each cow for whole lacta-
tion period.
Where all of the cows in the found-
ation stock are grades, none of the
calves, of course, can be registered.
It is desirable, therefore, to add to
the herd from time to time, as means
permit, some good pure-bred cows of
the same blood as the bulls that have
been used. This has the advantage
of enabling the owner to dispose of
his calves to better advantage.
The 'purchase of cows, however, is
always attended with the danger of
introducing contagious diseases into
the herd. For this reason, the buying
of the cows should be carried on in a
limited way only. It is, of course, al-
ways in order to buy cows when the
object is to add to the herd pure-bred
individuals of exceptional dairy merit.
But the practice of buying cows
should never be carried to the point
of making it the principal means, of
replenishing the herd, especially since
the latter can be accomplished much
more satisfactorily by raising the
calves from the best cows.
A Seasonable Hint:
The wise man moves next.daor to
a family whose income is less than
his.
RIGHTS OF WAR PRISONERS.
Crime Against Nations to Ill -Treat
Those Captured.
According to reliable reports, Ger-
many is violating the rules formed by
the leading nations at The Hague con-
vention, and shamefully ill-treating
British prisoners of war. This is a
crime against the law of nations,
which emphatically states that war-
ring forces treat their prisoners in a
humane fashion.
The object of internment is solely to
prevent prisoners from further par-
ticipation in the war, and unnecessary
limitation of liberty, unjustifiable se-
verity, ill-treatment and indignities
are forbidden. The rooms in which
prisoners of war are accommodated
must be as healthy and clean as possi-
ble, and they should not be situated in
prisons or convict establishments.
Captives niust be given the same scale
and quality of rations, quarters and
clothing as the troops of the govern-
ment which captures them, and pri-
soners must be paid wages for any
work they may do. The latter must
have no connection with the opera-
tions of war, but may be carried out
for municipal authorities or for pri-
vate persons at a reasonable rate of
pay.
In no way must a prisoner of war
be used for the purposes of aiding the
military activities of the nation which
captures him. A prisoner is not bound
to reply to any questions except those
which concern his name and rank,
and he is not expected to betray mili-
tary secrets. He cannot be punished
for giving fl'lse information about his
own army. All personal belongings of
prisoners of war, except arms, horses
and military papers, remain their pro-
perty. '
To safeguard prisoners of war from
being ill-treated, The Hague rules de-
cided some years ago that a bureau of
information relative to captives must
-be formed at the commencement of
hostilities in each of the warring
states. Each nations engaged in the
European struggle has such an insti-
tution, whose purpose is to reply to
all official inquiries concerning war
prisoners, in addition to keeping a
careful record of what happens to
every captive. Each prisoner has a
history sheet, which gives his name,
age, place of origin, rank, wounds and
place and date of capture. When
peace is signed, such records will be
exchanged among the belligerent na-
tions. While hostilities are in pro-
gress it is not obligatory for a nation
to furnish particulars of the number
of prisoners captured. It must, how-
ever, keep the enemy informed as to
the sick and wounded who have been
taken captive.
Never in Funds,.
"Blivins reminds me of the letter
'0'.
"Why so?"
"Because he's always . out of 'cash'
and invariably hi 'debt.' "
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Styles Notes.
Ostrich feather ruffs, short, round,
thick and in colors are seen in active
competition with the maline-made
styles.
Every one wears a neckpiece of
some sort. Summer furs, satin
throws, .maline niches and feather
ruffs, take your choice.
The black velvet hat is "in" again.
It .antedates its last year's debut by
two months, and is• likely to be super- --"'"
seded this year by the black satin hat
made in upturned sailor style, and
.faced with white. Hatter's plush, in
colors, is another motif in millinery
which appears in crown effects sup-
ported by straw brims in contrasting
color.
De Lange, in "Women's Wear,"
writes in her . Paris letter:—"Mlle.
Margot, the well known manikin, is
wearing a one piece dress which is
made to simulate a jacket and skirt.
The dress is made of fine navy serge
and buttons down the side front with
ball shaped buttons the size of a hazel
nut
to slightly below the waistline.
On either side there are simulated
pockets outlined with buttons placed
just below a belt of patent leather.
The skirt of this model measured at
least five yards around the hem and
escaped the floor by at least 16
inches."
One of the smart oddities in neck-
wear is the one, two or three inch
band of velvet, with an upstanding
frill of tulle attached to the upper
edge. This is worn around the neck
with low necked blouses and dresses
and
gives themthe ] iusion of being–all'"-
high
necked. One of the prettiest
seen was of cerise velvet ribbon about
an inch and a quarter in width fas-
tened at the back by a flat cravat
bow. The upstanding frill was about
three inches in width and was a flut-
ed ruffle of stiffened illusion. An-
other was of two-inch black velvet,
with a blacklace bock pleated frill.
It was wired in about five places, to
hold it in a sort of upstanding ruched
frill.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.
Anecdotes Which Show the Calibre of
British Generals.
A friend of mine, Mr. de F., :who
since the beginning of this war was
attached to the "Mission Francaise,"
near the British headquarters of Sir
John French, and who followed the
fortune of the British army, related to
me an anecdote showing the calmness
and self-control of Sir Douglas Haig
in the face of a very great danger,
writes Mr. Paul Balbaud,
This was during the retreat towards
Paris, when the British army- was
closely pressed by the German troops.
Sir Douglas Haig was with his offi-
cers in Landrecies. It was dinner
time, and all the staff was at the table
when the general was informed that
Germans had reached the place with
motor cars and the headquarters was
in a very critical position, risking be-
ing surrounded any minute.
Sir Douglas Haig quietly got up,
gave his orders for the .defence of the
place, ordered the barricade of the
streets, and probably knowing that
the forces the Germans had brought
hurriedly were not important enough
to prevent his passage, sat again at
the table and continued his meal as
quietly as if he were a hundred miles
away from a deadly danger, though .
the fight was going on and the bullets
whistling all through the streets of
the city. He was right since he pass-
ed and is now in command of his army.
in the north.
According to my friend, the bravery
of Sir Douglas' Haig has been very
often proved during this terrible war,.
where bravery becomes so difficult in
front of an enemy, who most of the
time remains invisible and under the
pouring rain of murderous shells. •
Once, not very long ago, some •
where around Ypres during the first
battle of the Yser, one of the roads
of communication between two towns
occupied by the British troops kvas
under the enemy's shells and it was
most dangerous to pass along it. Sir
Douglas Haig having to go to inspect
his advance troops, rode towards
them on horseback, and seemingly im-
mune from the terrible danger, went
on as quietly as if he had been on a
morning ride at Hyde Park. My
firencl, who was in his limousine with, a
the French mission, confessed that he
would have liked very much to pass
at full speed across the dangerous sec-
tor, but taken by the sight of such.
bravery, he followed the general with-
out increasing his speed. Men of that
sort in our days are real leaders of
troops, as men would go anywhere
when they have confidence in their
chiefs.
•
Colonel and Sergeant.
To the young recruits the sera*
is a much more awful person than
the colonel. And ,that is how this
story has been born. A sergeant in
one of the regiments of the new
army came along twice to enquire if
anyone had seen the colonel. Pre-
sently the colonel arrived, and on his
way had to reprimand a raw recruit
for not saluting:
"Do you know I'm the colonel ?" he
said,
"Oh, you'll cop it," said the re-
cruit. "The sergeant has been here
twice looking for you."
There are over 200,000 Boer Scouts
in the British Empire: