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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-9-30, Page 6Everybody.-: young and old --loves the rich, delicious flavor of. { It is a daily treat -the perfect sweet. Just what the Children should have on Bread—costs far less thaii butter or preserves. Delicious with !lot Biscuits, and Batter Cakes. Gives a new delight to Baked Apples, Blanc -Mange and Puddings. Makes the best Candy you ever tasted,. "LILY \VIIITi" is a pure white Corn Syrup, not as pronounced in flavor as "Crown Brand". Your Grocer has both Brands, in 2, 5, TO and 20 f5ound tins—or can easily ,het them jbr you. The Canada Starch CoA Limited,`>ontreal E GOLDEN KEY Cr 'The dvenlures of Lec 'd." By the Author of "What He Cost Her." had pulled through. I would, indeed," notes in her book, continued her work he repeated with nervous force. ; without the slightest appearance of 9 am quite sure of that," she an- having heard him. swored. "And now tell me something Da Souza snorted, but at that mo - about your career in the City after ment he felt a grip like iron upon his you came to England. Do .you know, shoulder, and deemed retreat ex - I have scarcely ever been in what you pedient, financiers call the City. In a way it . "If You don't go without another must be interesting. word,,' came a hot whisper in his ear "You wouldn't find it so," he said. "I'll throw you into the horse-pond.'f "It is not a place for such as you. It He went swiftly, ungracious, scowl - is a life of lies and gambling and de- big, Trent returned to the girl. She reit. 'There are times when II have looked up at him and closed her book. hated it. I hate it now," ( "You must change your friends,,' She was unaffectedly surprised, she said gravely. "What a horrible 'Mat a speech fora millionaire of . 41411," yesterday! ! He is a beast," Trent answered, "I "thin for and go he shall. I would to Heaven I thought," she said, those who took part in it, it possessed that I had never seen hinx, Fresh from the Gardens of the finest Tea -producing country in the world. ".3r aecite She rose, slipped her note -book into a fascfuation stronger than anything her pocket, and drew on Icer gloves Sealed Packets 1 else in the world." "I have taken up quite enough of T it --it's delicious. BLACK He shook his head • "It is an ugly fascination " he said..your time," she said, "1 am so much a 874 O�n1/., GRE.15:g4 ®,E� E.15:g4 or MIXED. "You are in the swim and, mulct obliged to You, Mr. Trent, for all you, 'seen— have ""— h told It in- hold your own. You gamble with ave o c ��xne. has been most other men, and when you winSyou tere a held e chuckle. All the time you're Whittling' touch of iltlsen his heaer rt cheating with your conscience away—if ever you had any. You're quite dishonest, and a most txithe idea emotion, imHminent wasn you're never quite honest. You come aghastdeprat the e iz her imminent out on top, and afterwards you hate she se He realized that, when yourself. It's a dirty little life!" she passed out of his gate, she passed she remarked after a mo- R into a world where she would be hope- "Well,"ment's pause, "you have surprised me lessly lost to him so he took his coup- .- very much. At any rate you are age into his hands, and was very bold rich enough now to have no more to .indeed. do with it." "You have not told me your name,"Requisites of a Good Horse. fir cone savagely away. he reminded her. He picked a g ' She laughed lightly. The first requisites of a good driver up "IfI could," oo d,"tohe said, "s woll uld shut t and "How very unprofessional of me! I are a cool head and a watchful eye, umypon officea farm. But' I've got a to ought to: have given you a card! For with ready fingers and the quick un - live e - keep what I've made. The more you induall lging an ou know Iu pardonabe ble n imposter, curiosity. mentsiof his horse.e neHe meds ust alsd obesucceed the more involved you be- "My name is Wendermott—Ernestine come. It's a sort of slavery." �Vendermott.,, ready to detect any object byel the "Have you no friends," she asked. He repeated it after her. roadside which would be likely to "I have never," he answered, "had "Thank you," he said. "I am be- annoy the horse and grasp at a glance a friend in my life." ! "You have guests at any rate!" ginning to think of some more things the character of the ' road that lies "I sent 'em away last night!" which I might have told you. ahead of him. "What, the young lady in blue?" `Why, I should have to write a no- No quick-tempered, loud -voiced man vel then to get them all in,"she said. she asked demurely. "I am sure you have giveme all the can expect to have a quiet, obedient "Yes,and the other one, too. Pack- ed theclean off, and they're slot material I need here. coming Back either!"I am going,"he said abruptly, "I am very pleased to hear it," she "to ask you something very strange and very presumptuous "There's a man and his wife and She looked at him in surprise, dangerous to drive. Much of this 1 remarked horse; and the undue haste of the quick-tempered driver to correct what seems to him misbehavior, is one of the reasons why so many horses are cartel understanding what he could ' daughter here I can't get rid of so man Y abuse, however, to which the horse easily," he went on gloomily, "but e, is subjected, arises more from sheer May I come and see you some CHAPTER XV. order to annex him. Besides, from a they've got to go." time ?" ignorance and carelessness than from Probably nothing else in the world journalistic point of view, the man "They would be less objectionable The earnestness of Itis gaze and the wanton cruelty. could so soon have transformed Scar- was more than interesting—he was a to the people round here who might intense anxiety of his tone almost dis- Before stenting on a long drive you lett the Gold Coast buc- veritable treasure. like to come and see you,"she re -Y should examine the horse, the harness caneerrtotthe law-abiding g t nant of a "You are going to ?alk to me about iiflda) ed, "than two unattached concerted her. He was obvious! very much in earnest, and she had and the vehicle—the bit should be as Surrey villa. Before her full, inquir- Africa, are you not . she reminded found him for from uninteresting. I ing eyes and calm salute he found him."Couldn't we sit in the shade "May be," be answered, "yet I'd "By all means," she answered pleas-! easy a one as possible,the harness himself at once abashed and confused, somewhere. I got quite hot walking give a lot to be rid of them."aptly, "if you care to. • I have a little must be comfortable and well fitting. He raised his hand to his head, only to :from the station." He had risen to his feet and was flat in Culpole Street—No. 81. You! Do not use a check rein if the road is find that he had come out without a : He led the way across the lawn, and standing with his back to the cedar- must come and have tea with me one long and hilly, but should one be hat, and he certainly appeared, as they sat under a cedar tree. He was tree, looking away with fixed eyes to afternoon. necessary then loosen the head of the lie stood there, to his worst possible awkward and ill at ease, but she had where the sunlight fell upon a distant "Thank you,,, he said simply, with horse before ascending a hill, when advantage.tact enough for both, hillside gorgeous with patches and a sigh of immense relief. (going over muddy roads, and also e; "I' dmorning, miss," he stammer- : "I can't understand," he inegan, heather. of Presently gorsellow she noticed his purple rab- He walked with her to the gatand' whenever you stop, as it is natural for ed; "I m afraid I startled you!' "how people are interested heathion and looked also through hh the they talked about rhododendrons.1 a horse to lower his head when he She winced a little at his address, stuff which gets into papers nowa-b Then he watched her till she became but otherwise her manner was not un- days. If you want horrors ors though, I gap in the trees. a speck in the dusty road—she had re - droop an extra exertion, and also to can supply you. For one man who You have a beautiful view here,"fused a carriage, and he had tact droop it when he is resting. gractous."Y "You did a little," she admitted.: succeeds over there, there are a dozen she said. "You are fond of the coun- enough not to press any hospitality A horse should not only be allowed "Do you usually stride out of your who find it a short cut down into try, are you not?" upon her. to walk slowly along steep and muddy windows Iike that, bareheaded and hell. I can tell you if you like of my "Very, he answered, "His little girl!" he murmured. parts of the road, but also occasion - muttering to yourself?" days of starvation." « , It is not everyone,"she remarked, " "Hiss tittle girl." allyg „ Gu on. who is able to appreciate it, especial- on level ground;the change rests him. When your horse begins I was in a beastly temper, he ad -(To be continued.) mined. "If I had known who was Like many men who talk but seldom ly when their lives have been spent es front one set of muscles to another outside—it would have been differ- he had the gift when he chose to speak as yours must have been."ALFONSO'S READY SILENCER. ant." of reproducing his experiences in vivid He looked at her curious!y. "I though unpolished language. He told wonder,"he said, "if you have anyto feel fatigued he will strike one of She looked into his face with e her o the days when he had worked idea homy life has been spent." his hoofs against the ankle opposite, interest.emrki' t odd thing!"ude on the banks of the Congo with the "You have given me," she said, "a often bruising and cutting it. remarked."Why, I should have As it is generally thought that to -clay you would have coolies, a slave in everything but very fair idea about some part of it g y one of the hind any rate." ankles, an ankle boot should be worn been amiability itself. I read at name,when the sun had burned the atHe drew a long breath and looked duringa longdrive,even if it is un - breakfast time that you had accom- brains of men to madness, and the pushed something more than ordin- ; Palm wine had turned them into howl- down at her. p h' twenty-ninth necessary on other occasions. ary wonderful in the City and had ing devils. He told her of the na- "I have given you no idea at all," made—I forget how many hundreds tives of Bekwando, of the days they he said firmly. "I have told you of a of thousands of pounds. When I show- had spent amongst them in that few incidents that is all. You have ed the sketch of your house to mp squalid hut when their fate hung in talked to me as though I were an chief, and told him that you were, the balance day by day, and every equal. Listen! you are probably the King of Montenegro and the Emperor going to Iet me interview you to -day, : shout that went up from the warriors first lady with whom I have ever of Austria. Alfonso was born a king, I really thought that he would have ; gathered round the house of the king spoken. I do not want to deceive you. and has reigned all the twenty-nine raised niy salary at once." was a cry of death. He spoke of their I never had a scrap of education. My years of his life. Pearsn's Weekly "It's more luck than anything," he said. "I've stood next door to ruin twice. I may again, though I'm a millionaire to -day." She looked at him curiously --at his ugly tweed suits, his yellow boots, and up into the strong, forceful face with eyes set in deep hollows under the protruding brows, at the heavy jaws giving a certain coarseness to his ex- pression, which his mouth and fore- « head, well -shaped though they were, It was only our revolvers which was drunk a few nights ago—I've done time a pompous anan stepped forward could not altogether dispel. At the kept them away,"he went on. I shot most of the things men who are with a roll of paper in hand, same time he looked at her, slim, tall, eight or nine of them at different beasts do. There! �� Now, don't you whichitlarge began to aper his a and elegant, daintily clothed from her times when they came too close, and want to run away? address, eeg and open. It a wasra shapely shoes to her sailor hat, her to hear them wailing over the bodies She shook her head, and smiled up 1 loyal brown hair, parted in the middle, was one of the most hideous things at him. She was immensely interest- long one. escaping a little from its confinement you can imagine. Why, for months ed. Now, King Alfonso loathes listening to ripple about her forehead, and and months afterwards I couldn't "If that is the worst," she said to addresses, so as the big man ad - show more clearly the delicacy of her sleep. I'd wake up in the night and gently, "I am not at all frightened. vanced, he handed round the box of complexion. Trent was an ignorant fancy that I heard that cursed yelling You know that it is my profession to candy among the deputation and made man on many subjects, on others, his outside my window—ay, even on the write about men and women. I belong the would-be reader take a particular - taste seemed always intuitively cor- steamer at night-time if I was on to a world of wornout types, and to ly large piece. Of course etiquette rect. He knew that this girl belong- deck before moonlight, I'd seem to meet anyone different is quite a lux- forbade to refuse. As he worked ed to a class from which his descent hear it rising up out of the water. ury."for jaws him and down,his teethhstuckr and education had left him far apart, LTghI" "The worst!" A sudden fear sent a class of which he knew nothing, and aha shuodei ed. inthe candy, and he could no more with whom he could claim no kinship. She, too, was realizing it—her inter- est in him was, however, none the less deep. He was a type of those pow- ers which to -day hold the world in Trent. The perspiration stood out on ation of his fortunes was a lie;, that their hands, make kingdoms tremble, his forehead in great beads, he breath- there lived a man who might bring all and change the fate of nations. Per- ed for a moment in little gasps as this great triumph of his shattered haps he was- all the more interesting though stifled. and crumbling about his ears. A pas - to her because by all the ordinary "No," he answered; "my partner sionate fear lest she might ever know standards of criticism, he would fail died within a mile or two of the coast. of these things was born in his heart to be ranked, in the jargon of her He was very ill when we started, and at that moment, never altogether to class, as a gentleman. He represent- I pretty well hacl to carry him the leave him. ed something in flesh and blood which whole of the last day. I did my best The sound of a. footstep close at had never seemed more than half real for him. I did, indeed, but it was no hand made then! both turn their heads. good. I had to leave him, There was Along the winding path came Da Souza, with an ugly smirk upon his white face, smoking a cigar whose odor seemed to poison the air. Trent turned upon him with a look of thun- der. "What do you want here, Da Souza?" ho asked fiercely. I expanse of salt.water is virtually Da Souza held up the palms of his , closed to peaceful pursuits,. the fish hands. ! have a chance to multiply undisturb- "I was strolling about," he said,'ed. That they are doing so is already "and I saw you through the trees. I : evident. The herring run has been of did not know that you were so pleas- unprecedented size. It was left antly engaged," he added, with a wave vir- of his hat to the girl, "or I would not tually unmolested, and so will the have intruded." mackerel' run he in its turn. Un - Trent kicked (pen the little iron cloubtedly the ground fish, such as the gate which led into the garden be- plaice and the sole, will also profit of the fishermen. An Amusing Story of a Visit the Spanish King Paid. Few of those who recently read i i the newspapers that King Alfonso of Spain hadcelebratedis birthday remembered that this young monarch has reigned longer than any other European sovereign except the ultimate success, of the granting of father was a carpenter who drank the concession which had laid the himself to death, and my mother was foundation of his fortunes, and then a factory girl. I was in the worlc- of that terrible journey back through house when I was a boy. I have never that is noted for a certain delicious the bush, followed by the natives who been to school. I don't know how to ,kind of candy that is as sticky as it is tells an amusing story of a visit he once paid, when he was little more than a boy, to a small Spanish town had already repented of their action, talk properly, but I should be worse and who dogged their footsteps hour even than I am, if I had not had to after hour, waiting for them only to mix up with a lot of men in the city sleep or rest to seize upon them, and who had been properly educated. I haul them back to Bekwando, prison- am utterly and miserably ignorant. ers for the sacrifice. I've got low tastes and lots of 'em. I palatable. When the young king arrived, a de- putation of the townsfolk waited on him and presented him with a huge box of the famous candy. At the same an icycoldness shivering through his "But you both escaped?" she said. veins. His heart seemed to stop beat - There was a moment's silence, The shade of the cedar tree was deep and cool, but it brought little relief to ing, his cheeks were blanched. The worst of him. He had not told her that he was a robber, that the found - to her -power without education. She liked to . consider herself—being a writer with ambitions who took her- self seriously—a student of human nature. Here was a specimen worth impaling, an original being, a creature of a new type such as had never come within the region of her experience. It was worth while ignoring small idio- syncrasies, which might offend, in no use sacrificing oneself for a dead man." She inclined her head sympathetic- ally. "Was he an Englishman?" she asked. He faced the question just as he had faced death years before leering at hint, a few feet from the muzzle of a revolver. "He was an Englishman. The only name we had ever heard bit called by was `Monty' Some said he was a broken down gentleman. I believe he was." She was unconscious of his passion- ate, breathless scrutiny, unconscious have read the address than he could have flown into the air! FISH AND THE WAR. The North Sea Will Be Richer Fishing Ground Than Ever. The great war will increase the sup- ply of fish in the North Sea. In re- cent years the decreased catch in the fishing grounds of northwestern Eu- rope has caused much concern. The great number of fishing vessels and the widespread use of the steam trawler' have so injured the fisheries that the fishermen have been compel- led to go farther and farther afield to make a profitable haul. Now that this utterly of the great wave of relief yend• through the idleness which swept into his face as he realiz- "Well. get out, and don't come here Should the war bo long, so that the ed that his words were without any again, he said shortly. "There's North Sea is a prohibited area for special meaning to her," plenty of room for you to wander two or three seasons, the fish will "It was very sad, indeed," she said, about and poison the air with those doubtless be restored to their usual "If he had lived, he would have shared abominable cigars of yonr:s wiihoiit iliimbers—indeed; some people believe coming Souza that at the end of the war� the North Da Souza replaced hi; het upon his Sea will be an even richer fishing ' head Two other indispensable articles on a long drive are a wooden scraper for removing foam and a hoof -pick for dislodging stones. For one who is often on the road it is also useful to have a few pieces of rope and some session anyone with ingenuity can quickly repair ordinary damages to the harness or carriage. Horses, when traveling, should water given to them frequents reasonable quantities—if you slowly for a while after watering • your horse, no injurious results will fol- low, and they may be refreshed by a few mouthfuls of grain, hay or grass. Should you chance to stop where there is a strong breeze blowing, put a light blanket on your orse, even if the weather ie warm. Do not, at any part of a long trip yield to the temptation of racing with passing vehicles, for the quickening of a horse's steady road pace to a racing gait heats him unnecessarily', and if done frequently is very fatiguing. Remember always that your mood communicates itself to your horse: Be gentle, cheerful and patient in your manner toward him and allow him to derive as much comfort as possible from the drive, as you yourself ex- pect. Nowadays farmers are beginning to awaken to the fact that it takes strong horses to do good work on the farm. The fact that almost any horse can be made to do something at farm work is no valid- excuse for men who profess to have their own interests at heart to persist in breeding horses that nobody wants, not even them- selves. In the fields a big team makes haste by the width of the furrow or swath they cut. There is pleasure and inspiration in the business of breeding and handling high class horses. Bear in mind in breeding horses that it is just as essential to breed good feet on to them as to get weight and blood in them. The pure-bred mare is a good investment to the small farm- er, and if he will allow her to share the work of the place she will do near- ly as much work as a gelding, and raise a good colt besides. A well-bred mare to a stallion of the best type will bring a colt worth as much at weaning -time as a grade colt would bring at maturity, some - brass wire, as with these in his pos- times a Iot more. One Thing. Willie Spoke. Officer—So, Mrs. Casey, ye wint to the aviation meet. An' did ye on- dershtand the aeroplanes? Mrs. Casey—Shure, an' I did; but there was wan thing I didn't git through me head, sir, and that was what holds thim up! Nelson's last words in the cockpit of the Victory were, "Thank God, I have done my duty!" Sister—"Come, Willie, and take your powder like a little man. You never hear me make any complaint about a trifle like that." Willie— "Neither would I if I could daub it on my face like you do. It's swallowing the stuff that I don't like." Sir Edward Carson once referred in Parliament to "the gentleman I see behind me." with you, I suppose, in the conces- sion?' Trent nodded. "Yes, we were equal partners. We died thesurvivor took the lot 1 Ivaco of a mill of rti� i e, ce n we, Miss ?" There were only 354 days in the "The cigars, my Mewl, ere excel- ground than it ever was before, had an arrangement rx angement by which if one lent We cermet .ail s. •ir ls•n the to - didn't want it, though, I'd rather he The girl, who was making some year 1752. • 2U7 - Compare the paper hag that tears and spills with the tidy, convenient augar These do more than keep the sugar clean and handy --they ensure your getting the genuine REDPATH -- Canada's favorite sugar for three generations. 2 and 5 Ib. Cartons— 10, 20, 50 and 100 ib. Cloth Bags. 144 "Let, Pr, Sweeten it" CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED, MONTREAL. MEM.1,'wvziF... %F.�11�:°At7r,�'., .1..:�".r <.: R: :ft'#.r ! w�' Jaz r' iCti.X., i YY $t A !LIF -ai °v a'r�i2. r Newest Millinery, flats of every dimension make their common debut in one great style company, where each design is a law unto itself. • Dividing the modes one may say both large cut small shapes will ' be warn, and let it'go at that. Still, one must particularize, and the classifications be made. Picture hats of the Gainsborough type are most modish. These lift themselves on high by Means .of their own flare or the addition of bandeaux, Right here let it be announced that bandeaux are most insistent upstarts. One sees them creeping in everywhere and worn with all styles of hats. _ Even the turban is being elevated � r - to a slanting, coiffure sliding position, with the point of the angle—if one may be pardoned for designating any portion of the curved brim ` of a hat an angle—perilously hear the right eye. The vogue for sailor shapes is be- ing usurped by the poke styles, which at this time have advanced into a be- wildering variety of styles. Hatters' plush is a great favorite for this season's hats and is combin- ed with velvet, taffets or fur. Taffetas -made hats shirred into toque and hat shapes, made of black or colors and trimmed with fur strips and cut -steel ornaments, are a Paris- derived style sponsored beeRoboux. Petal hats, made of conical shapes of silk, tinted in various colors and modeled along toque -styled shapes, are trimmed with cart=wheel shaped, whorled -styled bows of taffetas. Velvet hats are always to the fore. The average woman will choose a toque for wear this season nine times out of ten. Velvet ribbons and beau- tifully embroidered, plaided or novelty designed ribbons will trim these dainty confections in millinery, and which, by the way, never seem to fail to be- come every woman who wears one. Toques of modish design will be in good style position throughout the season. The winter garden hat is made of velvet and silk ribbons, in- terwoven in the same manner as one would plait straw. In solid or varied colors its appeal is quite charming. Fur -trimmed and fur -made hats will enjoy an equally popular vogue. The last named are being offered in Glengarry cap shapes. High -crowned silk beaver bats pertly clasped, with a silk ribbon band and a saucy buckle, will be worn by those who can afford to. Not that these hats are so expensive, but that the severity of line and style is so trying for the average woman. In fact, these may be said to be design- ed to please the youthful and to tan- talize the matron, for they are very smart and chic. Novelties in Autuinu Suits. Every day now fashion designs be- ti come more established. The question " of a winter suit is holding the minds of the feminine multitudes, and what is best and suitable must soon he settled. A suit of French blue kitten's ear cloth has the short jacket smocked around the entire waistline in a wide band, with a narrow shirred rufle. heading turned upward, the upper part of the coat being slightly bloused. The front of the coat is hound with gray fur with gray embroidery, con- sisting of horizontal lines, each end- ing with a square at each side from the neck to a point a little below the breastline. The sleeves are trimmed with smocking around the wrist, end- ing with a flaring ruffle. A white broadcloth skating suit is especially interesting for its sim- plicity. The hip length jacket hangs straight with perhaps the merest in- . dication of a nip at the waistline, and is buttoned down the front with poly- gonal buttons. VACANT LOT GARDENS. The Movement Regarded as a Distinct Success. Reports from various cities and towns in Canada as to the cultivation of vacant lots indicate that the cam- paign inaugurated last spring for greater production and more exten- sive use of vacant land has been a success. Several cities have handled the vacant lot problem in a systematic manner, and have secured results commensurate to the amount of ener- gy expended. Some, by allowing in- terest to lag, have been only partially successful. In others, also, circum- stances militated against success, in that unemployed men took up the cultivation of vacant lots, and, upon securing employment, neglected them. On the whole, however,' the movement can be regarded as a distinct success. No estimate of the value of the pro- duct is available, but, judging from the enthusiasm of some of the vacant lot gardeners, the total value is large. There is one danger from the va- cant lot gardens, However, to which at- tention must be drawn, namely; the growth cif noxious weeds in the newly .; cultivated land, Too often, on the re., movtl of the crop, the ground is given over to the weeds; Organiza- tions handling the vacant lot work should give the matter of weed de- struction early attention; otherwise, the lots will not onlyprove a menace to the land in the vicinity by the spread of weed seeds, but create an- ' tagonisni to the movement on the ' part of the occupiers of the neighbor - leg land.