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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1911-1-26, Page 7++++4++++-44.-h+++++++++0444:44-44144-4:44:0 FORTUN! FAVORS THE BRAVE: OR, A LOOK INTO THE PAST CHAPTER IV, (gont'd) have hada sister; Jong since ;dead, Derrick Darnleyhad been abroad and it was to the son of this sister over since March. Neither. Dorm,that Mrs. Crawshaw resolved to be queath all her fortune. She plae- thy, Lord M.. eiieid nor Sir Humph- ed the matter in the hands of a ruy hacl the smallest idea where, good, firm of solicitors;. her nephew but by Jong custom they were never was sought for, was found, ani! be- surprhsed at anything he did; and hold him now the temporary. owner when they were all out on the lawn of the manor, and the friend of that having tea in the afternoon, and most delightful being, Lady Lorri 'the omnibus from Ripstone die- mer,,, gorged the guests, no one -except There was a supreme, touch of Nancy—was at all astonished to see sarcasm in Mr, Darnley's voice at Mr. Darnley's tall, well-built form the last; but Lady Burton did not saunter across the lawn, chatting seem to notice it, lightly to Mrs. Fairfax, also newly "Ah!'•' she said, blandly; "brewaarrived. ere are quite the rage just now. orot y . as supremely delight at his coming, areshowed i Nancy, too; was strangely pleased though why, she hardly knew he ,• .self, but her face wore nothing b the ordinary smile and expressi of everyday greeting.. Lord Merefield looked rathe glum; lovers' senses are keen, an he knew that Dorothy .Leiceste thought far more of. Darnley th she did of himself. Sir Humphrey was loud in hi demonstrations of pleasure at wel coming his sister's son back to' th Hall. "Here is some one you know Derry," he said, turning to Nancy "How d'ye dol" . inquired Mr Darnley; leisurely. And after he had shaken Mis Hamilton's hand, he dropped int a chair and commenced talkin busily to Dorothy. "A clip of tea for Derry, Nancy darling,"eriedDolly. Nancy bent over the tray. She felt disappointed and angry Disappointed at Mr. Darnley' cold manner, and angry with her self for being disappointed. What did it matter to her what ? lie said or' how he looked Dorothy's eyes were glowing, her pretty cheeks were flushed with de- light, and she hung on her cousin's every word ; while he in his turn was feasting his eyes on that girl- ish form by the tea table. "She is magnificent," he said to himself ; "she eclipses Dorothy with all her dainty loveliness. I would far sooner look at that irregular face with those wonderful eyes, that colored hair, than at the most.per- fect feantres possible. How these few months have changed heal" His admiration was universally shared—snore, perhaps, by the men guests than the women. There was a dangerous attraction aborht this' protegee of Sir Humph- rey's, the fair sex declared at once, and with, great determination. As the conversation became gen- eral,'the name of Mr. Crawshaw, the new tenant of the manor, arose. "Can you tell us anything about 'rim, Mrs. Fairfax 7" asked Doro- thy, still' sitting by Darnley's side. "I met, him only the other day. the man is a boor." "But we must make allowances for him," interposed Lady Burton. 'ale had two unmarried daughters, who were to follow next day, and so she spoke diplomatically. "Dear Lady Lorrimer met him in Paris the other day and thought him most original." Darnley's Hp curled, and Doro- thy noticed this at once. "Do you know him, Derry 7" she asked. "Yes," he replied, quietly. "I know him. I, too, had the misfor- tune to meet him in Paris. The fellow is a low, vulgar brute. He tomes from the glitter. Even his thousands—and he has many thou sands, my pretty cousin—will never be able to gild him, or, make' his society palatable for an hour." "Be made his' money with isatont pills, didn't he?" This from Lord Minefield,. in a gloomy tone. "No; varnish.," from Capt. Fair- fax. "I heercl, from'' dear „Lady Lor- ..rimer{, that it was not in trade at all." "Quite right, Lady Burton ; trade ha.i nothing to do with it. Craw- th has ohly just come into his menet'. by the merest fluke; he has literally had no hand in amassing it." "Ohl tell us all about it, Darn- levl • a" Mr. Darnley smiled at Dorothy, but his eves still lingered on Nancy at the tea table. "Once upon a bine," he began, in the most approved fashion, "there was a publican in the East Encs of London, who married a wife ; in duo course of time iti our ished, bought another public .. house, still another, and then an - ed Look at Sir Mulberry Hopkins ! No t• doubt Mr. Crawshaw will be knighted before the year is out." r- Darnley's eyes met Nancy's, and it they both smiled; both, for soma on indefinite reason, ' felt pleased the next moment; but they had no ✓ chance of becoming more friendly d then, for the dressiaggong sound - r• ed, and there was a general dis- an persing of the party to the house. CHAPTER V. e On the following day the Hon. Ella and Maude Chester, daughters of the Lady Burton, arrived at the • Hall. • They were two good-natured plain girls, with any amount of s freckles, lung power and healthy o vigor. They had a.reckless habit of g "pouncing on their unwary friends, and submitting them to a rough and hearty embrace. Nancy was in the garden, culling flowers, when they arrived, so she • missed the sight of Dorothy being B enveloped in this bearlike hug. She was humming to herself a lit- tle French song she had just learn- ed, and was sauntering away from the house, when - she came upon Derrick Darnley, in a cool and com- fortable array, lying full length on a grass plot, smoking like' a fur-- nace. Nancy colored and h-sitated; but seeing that his eyes were .closed, she resolved to steal past and leave him undisturbed. As she put this resolve into ac- tion, however, the handsome gray eyes opened to, their fullest, "May I not have a rose, Miss Nancy 7" She turned. "Twenty, if you will." She threw him a cluster as she spoke. "Ahs" sighed Mr. Darnley, in- haling the sweet perfume. "Mow delicious 1 Oh, by Jove l", "What is it 9" asked Nancy. "Only a thorn !—a very spiteful one 1" "Let me look," .she said, drop- ping her basket, and kneeling down beside him. "Remember I am a nurse, and know all about these things." The youngman relinquished his well -shaped hand to her soft fin- gers, and -Nancy examined 1t, care- 11 fellY. "Where does it hurt you?" she asked.. "Nowhere, now," was his an- swer, given quietly. Nancy blushed, but still bent her head over the hand. "I don't see any scratch." "And I don't feel one," confess- ed Mr. Darnley, coolly. "It was an artifice to, lure you to sit here. I knew I had only to rouse your womanly sympathy, and I should 9r get my way." a Nancy - dropped' his hand, and would have risen , but his fingers closed on her wrist, and he drew her gently on to the grass again. "Don't go !" he said, pleadingly. "I want to tar to you. 1 want to know all about yourself, If you repent your promise to mel If you aro happy 1" "Happy 7 I never knew the real meaning of the word till .now; my life is so beautiful !" "I am. s0 glad I" Then there was a slight pause. "And you forgive me for those disgraceful words I said to Mere- field before I—". "I have forgotten all about them," she answered, truthfully. There was another pause, and a longer, this time. Mr, Darnley hacl thrown away his cigarette, and pushed himself onhis,elbow, so that he could see into the girl's face, "1. have thought about you, se often" he aid,, after',a'while. "Of me!' Raney exclaimed, jest liftiatj those blue eyes of hers, and then dropping them again. "How —how funny 1" "Wasn't it?" very dryly. .' "I wonder if you have„ever bestowed a single' tlrcugbt on mol” "Dorothy' is always talking of you," :Nancy replied, evasively; and, of comic, I The broken sentenee was most aloe/twat to the man, He looked as otherIIIIPP'- ; in fact, developed into' tG purveying publican, if I can use suoh a word ; then he died; 'leaving his widow childless, and worth at ! least twenty-five to thirty thousand a ,year. This- widow happeostf to if he would say more, and then ebeoked himself. "I met some relations of yo in Paris the other day," he saki, stead. you Nancy turned a puzzled fate ward him.. . "Sir John Hamilton and his fa Hy," She grew a shade paler. "You have made a mistake; th are not my relations, Mr.Darns nor do I desire to claim them such." "Are you so proud and unf giving, Nancy?" "I don't know, But I can forget that they disowned both m mother and myself. Yoga did toll them I—" "Do you think I—I mean' w are in such a hurry to' lose you She looked at him questionin 1y. "Of course they would want y to leave us." "Anel you think I would go 7" s asked, with .quiet reproach. Darnley drew a shade closer. "I don't know what I think. only know what I wish, Nancy." Here comes Dolly 1 Nan cried, hurriedly. ,With deeply flushed cheeks rose to her feat, accidentally kit ing her basket over as she did s "With. the two. cubs," Darn] observed, lazily, pulling himself 1 to a sitting position, so as to pi up the scattered roses, and washi vaguely that he could banish eve body and everything from the wor except this ,girl, with her wondro oyes and splendid face. It. was face to die for, he too himself - that moment, he had never met it equal. ' "Please don't bother, Mr. Dar ley," Nancy said, hurriedly, h cheeks still glowing, like the lune most heart of the exquisite Bowe she was engaged in. replacing their basket; "you look so comfo table, and I can manage q • easily ;" then, with a shy, nerve laugh, as if she were eager to g on to another topic; "Why do yo call them cubs? It is very rad they look.very nice from here:" "Yes, from here," Mr. ' Darnle agreed, languidly ;'then he shive ed with mock dismay. "Heaven do' listen to their voices. Wh lungs! what chest notes! Nan. are not going i" "I must set the flowers, and— But before she got any furthe Dorothy carie round the corne with a Miss Chester hanging a fectionateiy on either arm. Miss Leicester's lovely face flush ed as she beheld her cousin, a then she smiled in response to h comical glance. "Don't go, Nancy," she said, af and then, after Darn ey had greeted Lady Burton' aughters, Miss Leicester'introdue d her new friend and companio o them with an air of pride an he1!'T rlb ay!.,ra a t is aM urs in- Onthe Farin to- m' • 01►1►Nr14� �� 1M16 4a AMOUNTS TO FEED. Every cow has two limits with ye- eY gars to feeding: First, there is a eYi limit of capacity; that is the total as amount of feed' the cow can pos- sibly eat. Second, there is a lim;t or" to the amount of feed eaten that can be made use of in keeping up not the energies of the body, and in Y producing milk, All food supplies not between these two limits are worse than wasted; because they not only ce nve no return the ''stomacliwtatreeurestextra g" work for the cow to • rid herselfof the excess, thus using tirno when ou she could otherwise bo at rest. On the other hand when we eon. he aider that about sixty per cent, of the food eaten goes to carry on the workings of the different parts of the animal body, and that only the remaining forty per cent. is avail- cY able for milk production, we see how necessary it is, in order that she the cow should do' her best work, k that the food should be just enough O• to reaeh the limit where economical eY production stops. This limit varies with every cow; for no two cows fed ek the salve amount will' both give the ng most economical returns. a' Y- One of the cows, if fed a few Id more pounds a day, will give larger as returns, but this might not be the a case with -the other cow. Suppose in you are feeding each cow 25 a s pounds a day, one cow giving two and one-half gallons of . milk, and n- the others two. gallons; you may er find that if you give 30 pounds of r- feed to the first cow, she will then rs produce three_ and a' half gallons, in while if you increase. the amount of r- food given the other the flow of qui milk will not be increased. Hence, us there may be a considerable waste et in feeding for milk. u - This brings us to an important e; point, The dairyman should keep a complete record of'each cow in y his herd, including. both a feed re- r- cord and a milk record. Then only s! is he in position to find the stand - at ing of each cow and tell which cows Nano • are profitable and which are un- profitable. Then only can he. know. • how much feed he can afford to give. ✓ each cow to make the highest pro - r fit. There's a whole lot in know- f- ing what we're doing. an is f_ s d re the t - r 1 1 d t b c b w in p attired inteemsgarments, the le tura, in the prospects of an exciting eve. The Hon. Ella and Maude we y no means jealous girls, yet th ould not prevent a distinct feel ng of depression and disappoint- ment from stealing' into thei reasts as they realized the ful trength of Miss Hamilton's fascin sties. Dorothy Leicester, single-handed as a formidable rival enough, but these two ° faces together would akethings a hundredfold worse. However,. they shook.Nancy's mall hand in their vigorous mail- er; an- ver ; and as Lord Merefield came rgot their momentary discomfi COW .A BENEFACTOR. As population grows, more food is required to sustain it, of which a, considerable portion will always consist of animal products of some kind. These would include milk, butter and vegetables as a meat substitute. One pound of nutri- ment from -milk, can be produced' more cheaply than one pound of nutriment in meat. The pound of nutriment from milk, however, re- quires an expenditure of more la- bor. Somewhere in the history ofman there was formed a lasting friend- ship between man and the cow. She has ever since been his faithful friend and benefactor. That man was early impressed with the value of the cowis indicated by a dis 7ohs Grp y gqatcl Ie Mops coodhs. cares cold,.. hems -thy throat .nd !rods 23 coats. and immediate game. Nancy could not resist a hearty. fit of laughter at poor Merefield's miserable face, as he saw his dainty lady -love comfortably ensconced on the grass with Mr. Darnley, while he himself was forcibly carried away. to the tennis court by the Misses Chester. "Won't you come, Darnley 7" he ied, feebly, as he went; but his uattrition was drowned in a chorus of "Oh, Capt. Fairfax is going to. join us ; come along.," and so,like a lamb to the slaughter, he was borne away. (To bo continued.) A WONDERFUL . FLOOD. The French .country stationmas- ter was walking up and down the platform withthe air of a director. "Wonderful floods!" he exclaim- e,a, as he lifted his hat to an extra jaunty angle. "Beets the record in two ways." "In two (lays?" queried a drip- ping passenger. "Washed over the level crossing for the .first time in living mem- ory, for one, and inade the 5.21 late for another, came the expla- nation. "That is only one way," growled the passenger. Nobody ever re- members the 5.21 to have been prompt." "Very likely, very likely!" ser@ed the proud -official, resuming his strut, "but, this is the, first time we've been able to find a decent ex- cuse 1" It is useful to remember in cook- ing potatoes that, after the water has been strained off, the pot should be given three or four sharp jerks so as to toss the potatoes, This has the effeet of making them white :led flovxy., pYn Fever Influenza, pink eye, cpx000tlo, distemper and 011 pose ns* throat tli a. oases cured and all ettere, 00 matter ,ow "exposed," kepi trom baring say of these diseases with SPOHIY s 1.1QU10 DISIEMrEU clatL. '1'bree to MMS doeea ettanoure a 5000. One e0.0ent bottle guaranteed to 40 so. Beet talusfor proud- mape res, Acts on the blood, eco AO 5j_a ' bottle. 58 eel11 a -dozen bottles, Drn-glass and itarpese shops. tie.Q - Dletrlbntors..«,,amIk wieoLnsAr,lt nauGnis'vs, $PQ9IN MEAJCAL CO., Cbo,n1e0, Gosbea, Jpd5ew ,11, $, ♦, covert' of a recent date of a perfect- ly preserved shrine of the ancient Egyptian goddess !lather. This shrine dated probably 1500 or 2000 year 13. 0. History also tells us of ancient Egyptians placing gold leaf on the horns of their cows; and this agrees with the fact that the cow was a " great wealth -producer at that early date and has always been man's best friend, feeding, motherless children and rewarding her owner. Is this not a truthful representation of the modern cow in her relation to man? . Man has developed the cow by a system of selection, feeding and training for a special purpose. It is the law of nature for all animals to revert to their original type and characteristics, and as the cow is subject to this law, we can keep her up to the standard and stead- ily improve her : offspring only by the most carefulselection, feeding and training for higher develop- ment. No other animal known to man responds so quickly to his ef- forts as does the cow, and no ani- mal will record 'bad treatment like the tow, for she is naturally, and will always remain nervous, as she is never idle in trying to products. for her owner, • SACK FULL OF MONEY. An aged Ulster (Ireland) farmer staggered into a Belfast bank the other day under the weight of a burden contained in an old potato sack slung over his shoulders. He said that he wanted to lodge some money: in the bank. The amazed officials on opening the sack found that it contained 1,200 sovereigns which the oldman said were a por- tion of his life savings he had kept hidden under the floor of his cot- tage. He has been told by a law- yer when getting his will made, that the money would be far safer in the banks, and that he would get interest on 'it. The old man also said that he had $2,500 more which he would lodge later. LONDON'S MILK SHORTAGE. Owing to a shortage In the pro- duce of milk, English dairy farmers are finding it hard at present to meet London's huge daily consump- tion. As a. result, milk is coming each day from Ireland to help to satisfy the demand of the metro- polis. Every night from 250 to 300 churns, each containing about ser- enty.quarts, are being shipped from Ireland by the Fishguard route, and brought by the Great Western Raikvay to 'Paddington for distri- bution in London the following day, Mrs. Artless—"The Billoughbys have a grandfather clock that's been in the family for more than 130 years." Mr. Artless -"Humph! They didn't have it a. year age." Mrs. Artless—"Oh, no; but, you see, it was stolen nearly fifty years ago, and Mrs. Billoughby tells me it was by the merest chance they discovered it last week in a second- hand shop." VIA sy BnYsr1naE th..a,I� o es Ieman er Aanttiq dtasp cal a adelj sosssx"e0 0e • dib D t a elf ns &a le e# m 9 pa • o 1 Ina • e. .ot y�uldae Is said 6 ttle ail + fakes Seekb tyre sPaltet s..00.. 8a tlb s,1.,, WAS PRAYING ALWAYS. Ephesians 6 18, 19. Father, we come with one accord And breathe in faith our earnest plea, While we according to Thy word Commit Thy messengers to Thee We plead in .our Redeemer's name For all who do Thy truth proclaim. Through them* reveal that grace supreme, Which more than meets the law's demand May "Jesus only" be their theme Which they proclaim in every land: In His "most precious name we pray For all who preach Thy word this day. When dangers threaten make them bold; Discernment to their spirits give: And may Thy peace their lives en- fold While in. Thy cause they work and lfve With grace and strength and wis- dom gird All those who preach the living word. The heights and depths of truth di- vine Enable them to clearly see; If foes against their work combine Give them the strength to stand for Thee; And let Thy saving grace be shown Through those who make Thy mes- sage known. Coworkers with their risen Head May all Thy ransomed children be; May all Thy hosts on earth be led To join in one unceasing plea: Inspire in every heart a prayer For all who do Thy truth declare. Those who to cultured thousands preach, And those who for the needy care; Those who in distant regions teach The way of life in faith and prayer; For such may this request be heard :-- Bless -Bless all who preach Thy gracious Word. T. WATSON. Granthurst, Ont., 1910. FRUIT TREE BEARING. Some one has estimated from statistics that fruit trees and bus- es wail bear for the following ,per- iods; Apples, for 25 to 40 years; blackberry, for 6 to 14 years; cur- rant, for 20 years; gooseberry, for 8 to 12 years; pear, for 50 to 75 years ; plum, for 20 to 25 years; and raspberry, for 8 to 14 years. BRITISH MONEY APRAAD ItE11A,gr,;.AB1,ti FIG if as OV FOREIGN' INVBSTIONTS„ Capital Invested in Ceioniul and Foreign Securities Aggregates 515,060,000,000, Remarkable figures of British in- vestments abrosu, ogmplied by George Paish, joint editor of The Statist, wore embodied in a lecture at the Royal Statistical Society in London recently, BIG COLONIAL INBESTMENTS. According to available documen- tary evidence the amount of capi- tal invested lay. Great Britain in India, the colonies, and foreign countries at present aggregates 23,192,000,000 ($15,960,000,000), .of which £1,554,000,000 is invested in the colonies and India and Z1,638,- 000,000 in foreign countries. 01 the 21,554,000,000, 21,100,000,000 1.1 placed in Canada, Australia and South Africa;.. Outside the British Empire and the United States, the investments are largely confined to the greater nations of South America. British investments in Japan, in- cluding the war loan of £30,000.,000( amount to 254,000,000, with 27,- 000,000 to municipalities and near- ly £9,000,000 for railways, FOR RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION Of the foreign investments 21,- 638,000,000), 1,638,000,000), 43 per cent. is in the United States. Over 60 per cent. of that sum has been employed in the construction of railways either directly by British companies or in. directly by means of loans to coun- tries. Most of the remaining 40 per cent. has been directly employ- ed in developing hoards of supplier of national wealth. Of the total colonial and foreign investments, 53 per cent. is in Am. erica, 16 per cent. in Asia, 14 pea cent. in Africa, 12 per cent. in Au. stralia and 5 per cent. in Europe, Of the entire sum invested abroad, £455,000,000 has been pre - tided in the last three years. 'F THE SOLDIER'S CONSCIENCE,, Seldom Confesses That He Killed Man on the Battlefield. In reference to the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, in which he took part, Lord Tredegar has raised the question of the soldier's conscience. Speaking at the recent anniversary he said :—"I give myself the benefit of the doubt that I have no murder on my con- science," He was not certain, he said, whether he killed a man in that charge or not;. Every one knows that even if he ad killed a man in action he would not be guilty of murder. 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Thera we were gourg to avenge the mur- der of women and little ebildr•en. 1 was at Secunderabad when we used nothing but the bayonet. We get, them against a wall and killed all till we had to get coolies to pull away the dead so that we could get at the living. As we left I passed a man lying dead as 1, thought on the grass. 1 heard a noise and looking back saw that he was sit- ting up and covering me with his gun. I drove my bayonet so hard that. I had to put my foot en slim' to pull 'it out. -I am an old man, and I believe, it is wicked, but I still feel a thrill when I think of the way we avenged our eountry- women. Nor do I feel that 1 have a murder on my conscience." --Lon- don Daily Mail. Two men named Richard Etna/ell, thirty-four; and Thomas Atkins, thirty-one, who are alleged to have bccn found offering for sale bottles camel -sea to contain whiskey, but which heat water, were remanded at Bow: s.ts^eHt adiently.