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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1911-7-13, Page 7f++'4-1-+44p—t. +++++++++++++ 14+++++++++t+++++++++++ FORTIJNE FVO8 1�E BRk'IE OR, A LOOK INTO THE PAST • Y' +4«¢,,a..14.4,q4.9r#.o.4..o..r.o+o+o:#,..a+.4' OEAPTER XXII,—(Cont'cl) "I would do much to save myfa- If Mr. Crawahaw's household bad any pain, but this I cannot been differently arranged those vague fears would never have The man' beside hot gave. her an come; but the curious way in which 'mpatient•glance; it seemed to him he buried himself end les belong- ings she was strangely obstinate an in the 112anor Hem),wathis question, with the obstinacy of alarming to a heart so anxious as a spoiled' child, Darnley's,• "Whet is there against Mere- . It'waw altogether so unlike what field?" he asked, urged, he knelt one would have imagined Thomas not exactly by what feeling, to get Crawshaw would have done. People to the bottom of this matter; "he had expected a flare and :a fuss to is as 'good 4 man as ever walked be going an perpetually at the par- the earth, and -simply worships you, vent. s house; this extraordinary. Dorothy.", isolation of himself, with all his She made no reply, and her si- - pomp and glory, was altogether not 'lonee suddenly assumed a new as- to be. accounted for. peat in Darnley'.s eyes. For all the outside world knew He came to a standstill --a wave there might not have been a soul of sympathy. and affection swept at the Manor House,and yet over. him. Was ho wronging her? Darnley ores only the well corvine- "Dear little Dorothy, ' ho said,; tel, by careful watching ie his long taking. her hands in his, "forgive walks, from every one of which he me for probing the wound so close- scanned the manor grounds, that ly; I see, I understand there is Mr. " Crawshaw was still there. some one else who comes before e --.A hundred times he had gone Duncan, is that not so, dear?" forward, intending to jump the gate Dorothy's cheeks were glowing and search once again in the with a. lovely color, her eyes were gloomy woods for even one glimpse downcast, he could not readthe ex - of his •beloved;~but he had restrain -.pression in them, but he had no ed himself. His vague fears might need to do that, for she answered be, after all, myths, and ware he him very softly, and he knew that caught trespassing on the 'manor he had guessed right the very first. property, theposition would nei- time. Cher bo beneficial to Nancy, nor dig "Yes," she said, slowly, "there nified for himself. Once again his is some one else who—who comes mind was forced back to the old before Duncan." point; there was nothing to be Darnley gripped her hands still done nothing I nothing 1 closer. All this old, weary turmoil of "Dear little cousin," his voice thought came to him as he walked was as tender as a woman's, "how on by his cousin's side, blend I have been not to see this! Few men would have resisted the Won't you confide in me, Dolly, pleasure of glancing now and then trust in reel Perhaps I might help at the lovely girl so close at hand; you, dear, and ii there is any cliff- ' but Darnley oven forgot her very ficulty smooth it away." ' existence, . to say nothing of her The girl looked up at him start- preseneo. led and pale. It was a cold, raw morning, and "Don't you understand?" she the empty branches of the trees whispered, with a blush of modesty waved and moaned in the bleak coming and going on her face, her wind, snaking a sort of sad harmony heart thrilling at . his Oran clasp. to his thoughts. "Don't you understand that it "You aro'not very lively to -clay," is-----" Dorothy laughed, alightly, after a Dorothy stopped, it was not easy while, breaking the long pause. to go on. Tho man started. "Do not be frightened; speak I beg your pardon, Dolly," he out, dear." said, hurriedly, "I ---I did not sleep Once more she glanced up at very well last night, and I am not him, there was nothing to help her up to much this morning." in his face, nothing but kindly Dorothy loked at him anxiously.. sympathy and brotherly affection. "I wish you would sea Dr. Bob -"There is nothing to say," she erts when ho comes to -clay," `she mtrmured ,almost with a sob. "Let said, slowly. us go on." Darnley laughed outright at that; "Wait!" it was not a very merry laugh, Like a flash of lightning across a however. dark sky the truth had suddenly "Dear little ooz, I am all right, come to Derrick Darnley. He loos nothing the matter with me except ened his hold, and almost stagger laziness. I have been idle too long; ed back in the sudden amazement I most get back to work as soon as and pain that the knowledge Uncle Humphrey is a bit stronger." brought. It was an impossibility to "I -we 'honed you would have speak at first; but ho roused him stayed over Christmas, Derry." self—this matter must be put right "Why, that is weeks on yet, and, without an instant's delay. to tell you the truth, Dolly, I have "Wait, dear," he said, gently, afangy I shall go abroad at Christ- "there is no need to put your tree this year.' thoughts into words. I have.guess- Dorothy made no • answer at ed your secret, child, and I am ser - first; the bright. happy look had ry. How sorry you can never -- gone out of her face as quickly ae never know, my dear little cousin. the atm hides 'behind a cloud. My sister Dorothy, whom I have "You will join Aunt Anne?" she loved ever since she was a golden - questioned, after a pause. haired baby, listen to me now." Ile shook his head. He came, nearer again, and took "No, I shall go East, if 1 go at her hands in his once more. "You all." must root out this folly from your "And meet Meref'eld," Dorothy young life --root it out now, at added, her manner grown very once. I know this man for whom quiet all of a sudden. you have, perhaps, broken poor -fAnd meet Merefield, as you say. Merefield s loyal, loving heart. We By the way, Dolly, what took Mere- will not utter his name, it is enough field away?—It was quite a new I know him well—none better—and idea of his. I alweya look upon knowing him, I tell you, dear, that our dear old Iliarefield as the most if you refuse to believe me you will conservative man I know, and the bring nothing but ,blight and dis- least adventurous. Travelling appointment on your future. He seems quite out of his line." can bo nothing to you, for he is not Dorothy had grown very red. for free; it is best so tell you this, a moment, but the color was dying dear," as poor Dorothy flinched away again quickly, and tried to draw her hands away. "Merefisld went because -'well, "Yes, bust,cruel as I may seem because he is a stupid 'bot:" now, for his life, his heart, his very Derrick Darnley looked at her soul has passed out of his keeping, confused faoa and hebelongs^absolutely to an - "Which, being translated, other woman, He can't help shim - means," he said, gently, "that Miss self; it is fate—blame fate, not Dorothy Loicoseer is at the bottom him; bat you, are so young; a mere of this sudden and wild visit to the child. Yon have drifted into the East. Am I not right?" madness of loving this man as a Dorothy nodded her head. • leaf drifts down the stream. Then, "Oifite right," she repeated, dear cousin, be warned, bo guided briefly. by me—cast him out of your heart Darnley n.eused for an instant, es worthless and dead,, for such he. then he said, with almost a, tonal) wild'elnays be to you. Dear—dear tenderness in his voice; Dorothy, forgive me" --.for the girl "Poor old .Merefleld; T are :more had wre,nchcd her !hands from his for hint : ho is such a good chap," and buried her fact in them—"don't Dolly. I wonder vntt have the heart melte my unhappiness still greater to treat hint' badly." • by the reflection that I have hurt "Is being honest and true to mv- your gentle, loving self. Onl;v tell sell IrestInc him badly?" asked the me that you will forgive me, dear, girl, suddenly ; her lips were trnmb- nnrl I shall bo satisfied." ling, and her breath mine quick anal I)oretlty hesitated a moment, short. "1 could not do as he want- then lifted her face from her !hands; qd, Derrv, so there was an end of there were tears on hor dark lash - the niatitter," es, but a wan, faint smile was round "I Tann sorrv," was all 'Darnley her beetle lips, could sat, as, he oea0erl„ "not only "Forgive ;von, Dorrv." sht% to - his ;account -vhf NFnI,;Ky lied' set Makes Tasty Dishes Soups, hashes and chow - dors of all kinds ore made more appetising and more nutritious by etirring in a lit- tle Bovril, FOR BOVRIL is the ooncen- trated flavor and strength of prime beef. Mix a little Bovril with your favorite salad dress• forgiveeeit--it has all been one fool- ish mistake, and the sooner I for- get it the better." She drew her cloak round her with a trembling touch, "I ---I think we have been out so long papa may want me," she said, uncertainly. .She turned to go beck, but she had only taken one step before she was beside him- again. "Derry." she whispered, her face dyed with a deep red flush, "pro- mise me—promise me that you will notdespise. me:for—for—my—" The man bowed his head and pressed his lips to her small, tremb- ling fingers. "Dear Dorothy, dear, sweet Dorothy, what brother ever despises this sister?—and you are my sister,: you know." Dorothy gave him one glance of thanks from her moist eyes, then. turning, ran" swiftly away, leaving Darnley almost overwhelmed with regret and vexation that he should have been so blind. "Poor child," be muttered, sor- rowfully, "but, thank God! she is only a child, and will grow out of this strange fancy. Ali 1 if my path could only be as straight and happy in the future as Merefieid's will be! I mush bring him home -Dolly is really fond of him, and all will go well yet." His eyes went across the wintry landscape to the corner which held his veru life, and the old troubled. shade fell over his face again. OHA1PTER XVIII. To' Lady Merefield's inexpressib delight, at the end of a fortnight stay, Derrick Darnley suddenly de Glared his intention of returning London. Sir Humphrey was now so we on the road to convalescence tit there was no excuse ready to u the young mean to reconsider h proposal, and to the .countess' su prise, Dorothy seemed to offer ne they remonstrance nor objection her cousin's departure. "You are quite right to go," ah said briskly, as they sat at lunch eon. "It must be very dull dow here, Derry; and you can do heap of things for me in town." No ane, seeing her bright face, with its pretty smile, could have grossed how much it cost Dorot to utter these commonplace word Darnley himself felt a sense o complete satisfaction as he hes them. "It was only a' fancy—a child's fancy," he told himself. "She has. forgotten all about it," and he dis- missed the matter from his mind .henoefort a forever, which was just what 'Dorothy wished him to do. Now that the scales were fallen from her eyes the girl had time and comprehension to see the change in this man. She noticed his deep, troubled silences, his worst, anxious face, and the pain that never left his mouth. It scattered at once the sensation of shamed modesty, that had followed on that brief conver- sation in the avenue, and it went very far to help to cure Dorothy of her hopeless love for him. Very far, but not far enough; for, de- spite her brave, calm bearing, the proud, spoiled child of. fortune was suffering almost more than ha had done.in the first days of her father's illness. But Dorothy had more than thought for herself in her heart, and when she had got over the first sharp pangs her o.ie desire was an earnest ono to help him in some way; she did not care how. She was musing over this while Darnley assured her that Ripstone WAS never dull, and "chatted away to Lady, Merofield-suddenly grown most gracious towards him—about his pians and projects for the fix- ture. Lade Merefield was pleased to be much interested in these. "You must. be a very clever young man." she declared, "to get so much ,'. n e a money For a few designs. Derry laughed sbortly in retilv'. We hones and ombieloais hail all :one to the wall of late. The lied bust many a good thing while he had hoer away on his An:Grimn tri». Forst, time he had loathed his niefeesion, and all belonging to it. but all at once a ourions ihatrocl r,f inactivity. and 0 longing to be back at work, bed come to him; and so he was going. If he staved nn here. so near to fanny, he should end 'bv'losing all mated, rather weakly. "Why, of coif-eontrryl, aha eating in Rome `," oouree, dear -•-there ys nothing to desperate way that would be 'brit le 'a. to 11 at rge is g_ made. At the Suffolk works in to Sheffield, for instance, they have 10,000 different patterns on the o books. They make sometimes 3,000 _ patterns to order at one time, says Cassier's Magazine. The same thing is true of the large cutlery works at Solingen, in Germany. One firm has 9,000 pat- terns for Germany alone. New ones l,v are constantly coming out. s. The Suffolk works have averaged f ten newpatterns a week for two pp heal years. This is a trade that will not be standardized, which is one reason why America has failed hith- erto to compete. adher 3'dlug,Qt perhaps, fresh sorrow to. 'rtes, he must go, and go quickly. Yet he dreaded to leave her alone, without even a friendly hand to comfort a„ 1 cegsole her. Once or twice he had longed to break the silence, and utter bey name to Dorothy; but something -- he scarcely /ellew what --+had check- ed him, Perhaps it was a eonvie- tion that Dorothy had made over - al overtures of friendship to the Manor House, and hadhad to sub mit • to insolence and vulgarity which her love for Nancy alone proveeeed" her from resexiting, (To bo continued.) IEXPEO',t' AND ATTEMPT. Almighty One, from Thee we draw Each breath by which we live We thank The for the man who saw This light which Thou dost give. He said, while he so bravely trod Where otherlights were dim, "Those om whoGoexpectd great things fr Attempt great things for Him." And we who in Thy name believe Shall find it even so; We shall all needful strength re- ceive As forth for Thee we go. With this in visor our feet are shod, While all our lamps we trim;— "Those who expect great things from God Attempt great things for Him?" "Increase our faith," 0 Lord, we pray; With power our lives enfold: Take all our doubts and fears away And make us brave and bold. henceforth in Thee we put our trust, Our all Thine own than be: Since we "expect great things," we must "Attempt great things" for Thee. • Until each soul that yet survives Is taught Thy name to Own, Our gifts our treasures and our lives We yield to Thee alone. That which . of old Thy servants heard We now expect to see: Let us according to Thy word "Attempt great things" for Thee. • T. W"ATSON. Iona Station, Ont., 1911. MANY KINDS OF KNIVES. One Firm Has 9,000 Patterns on Its Books for Germany Alone. An extraordinary thing about the cutlery trade is the variety of knives n a POOR BABY. "Nurse, has the baby had a pow- der 7" "Yes, ma'am." "Anti those hypophosphites 7" "Yes, ma'am7" "And the magnesia?" "Yes, ma'am." "Did you put a poultice on his back? "Yes, ma'am." "And a cold acmpress on his chest?" "Yes, ma'am." "And he's no hotter?" "No, ma'am." "How etrenge 1 I think we had better send for the doctor." Mother—"Don't you think you've had enough pudding?" Freddie — "No, ma; I don't feel ill yet!" PRIMED HIS BLOOD Dr, 'derao'o Ivorian Root Pills Howled Mr. WUaor,'s Gores When the sowers of the body—bowels, kidneys and akin duets—get clogged up the blood quihlfiy becomes impute and frequently sores break outover the body. The way to heal them, as 1klr. Richard Wilson, who lives near London, Ont,; found, is to purify the blood, He writes: "tor some time I had been in a low, dcprfssod coixditfott, My, site lett sue add F sop began to situ r ind . cation, o e nu o ` 1IJ u raUdt t�' 1 so g Q f s e.3 trs and bl ch t Dewed 11 es o m d a over my skin, cried medicine for the bibod sad used many kinds of ointments, brit without satisfactory results. Whet wee 'ranted was a thorough cleansi •o3 the blood, and l: looked bout ip yid fv'.eame meds• eine that W outd nccoltfp 1 ! tet At lest r, gorse's !halal;,oot pills were 'lu' tlV lit tb M lee t stet h Q one of shag =nee1 to lforflri thee have ever knavrn. lay blood was puri- fied to a very short thio, saxes heated up, my indigestion vanished. Tiley always have a place in my home and ere looked Upon 03 the family reitmdy." De, Monet Sndian Mot Ails cleanse the system thorotighly. Sold by' aid dealers nt eae a box, is a favorite in distant countries as well as being the mosct popular Polish in Canadaand d the United States. Australia alone'takes over half a million boxes per . earSuperior Y porter merit the reason. It contains no Turpentine. Try it with a snatch. It is good for your shoes. THE F. F. DALLEY CO., Limited, HAMILTON, Ont„ BUFFALO, N. Y. and LONDON, Eng. t Fruit Prose vi Two important rules to follow if best results are wanted: ];lest Fruit, Best Sugar, For over fifty years Extra Granulated Sugar has maintained the highest quality standard. Best to -day. Always say i2EDPATIi s Extra Granulated to your grocer THE Cil4i0A SUGAR BllvMMI N. LIMITED, MONTREAL natebiithoA In 1861 by John Redpath THE FARM Useful Hints for the Tiller of thn Soil J'1x1G1 SQU%If3EL'S Storing Its Winter.' fduppi ^Wry 1* is a Game 13irer Gitax'd, Although the eomnoq red squire rel is one of the loveliest and most; attractive of op- wili"l Mures knowledge of its habits is mord casual than intimate, says the Scotsman, The past winter gave forest lov- ers an opportunity for studying'` squirrels to an extent seldom pee. Bible, as the wildness of the wear tiler made neither for long noir deep hibernation. I was surprised at the number and variety of plac- es where the little animal had stored . its winter horde. The smallness of these too was nolo- worthy as they seldom contained more than a handful of foodstuff. The larders were in hollow trees, old birds' nests and deserted squir- rels' nests, butmost often 'in the ground a little below the surface, and although many of the hoards' were at the foot of trees the fay- orite place was in a field bordering a wood and about twenty or thir- ty yards from the edge. The latter is probably the safest larder of all, as marauding rats and mice do no$ venture so far outside the wood in winter. After watching the squirrel go- ing from one hoard to another I have little doubt that its ability to find these is nota matter of moss cry or of instinct, but of smell. It is the same highly developed sense too that makes the squirrel an ac- complished truffle hunter '(for truffles are a great squirrel dainty), and I thinly that it must have beets their smelling abilities that brought squirrels to a peach house in which they did a lot of damage. Squirrel cunning defeated the most cleverly laid traps and other attempts at capture and to save the fruit the unwelcome • visitors had ultimately to be shot. The nirxel is one of the best game bird guards and its winter stores have fed many a famished pheasant. Beyond an occasional "chuck!" the squirrel does not pay much at- tention to a mere man, but imme- diately it espies a fox or stoat on the prowl it ehatters loudly in the greatest excitement and game birde never fail to profit by their sentin- el's warnings, apparently knowing that the squirrel is no idle alarm- ist. and devour e4�roc`hePheasants scratch squirrel'swinterptoes when �0b�other food is scarce and as "pug" ' i always wastes ten times the quan- 1 tity of food it consumes and scat- • tors nuts, acorns, wild fruits and hedge berries which the game birds would not otherwise get and which they thoroughly enjoy it thus bene- fits them all the year round. One of the prettiest sights is that of young squirrels taking their first lessons in climbing and jumping, Like most wild animals the squirrel. can swim well when the occasion demands, but it does not love damp and when passing through wet grass its tail is carried high and not fexwise, as it usually is when the squirrel is in motion. THICK VS. THIN FARMING. "Thick" and "thin" farming sounds like very awkward terms, but after all are not such a bad way of putting it. When we spread out our work becomes thin and our crop thinner. It we concentrate our work on a small crop the crop is heavier. It is hard to say just how much crop one man and team can tend, as conditions vary with the local - i ty. In one locality one man may yhandle twice as much crop as in another, owing to difference in soil condition, length of season, rank- ness of weeds, climate, length of drouths, length of days. It is safe, however, to say that when a man is planning his work for the season and is planning for the full capa- city of his team, if he will reduce his Drop a generous third he will find that the crop is still beyond the capacity of his team and many things must bo neglected. If the seasou is favorable, the thin farmer door well. if the sea- son is a bad one he cannot save his crop and may have a complete fail- ure. If crops are well put in, well tended and well drained they may be cut short by extremes of drouth and moisture, but failures are al- most impossible. NEWLY HATCHED CHICKS Remember that when the chick is hatched it has enough food sup- plied by nature in the yolk of the egg to last it for several days. It is, therefore, not necessary to crowd a lot of food into the chick for fear that it will die from hun- ger. There seems to be an inclina- tion on the part of beginners to force the little chick to eat. They are .overloaded. It has been de- monstrated that a chick will live without food for live days, but on the sixth willbegin to droop and finally die from starvation, it simply moans that it is not neees- sary for chicks to be forced to eiit before the third or fourth day. At the end of 94 hours or even 30, 11 may bewell to $xva them a little water or milk slightly warmed, and then a little egg and bread crumbs mixed together and placed where they Dan get it if they want it. If they do not cafe ells pp do lot Jseetn to knew as �1 e t ice,, theirs 11Q. Dettei lis eY?tL fi7 out and keep putting them back where the food is when they want to take a rest and sleep, They are little and look as though they did ---&— not know what to do, but nature has provided some intuitive power that makes them want to eat a little and rest and doze for a time. They are Iike a baby who eats a little and then sleeps only to awaken to eat a little more. Little and often is the rule for feeding the baby chicks. Cleanliness is an essential factor in having success with baby chicks. The brooder house must be kept clean and free from litter that has been soiled and droppings that have not been absorbed. Many diseases will crop out through foul condi- tions. The runways should be well spaded daily to insure fresh ground and pure conditions. The best lit- ter for the young chicks to work in is cut clover and later when they get a little older barn sweepingseashore y s. oro to fl their enormous hum- ming The cut clover is a good absorbent and will keep dry a long time if ming kites, from which the parents the coop is properly ventilated. There should net be too much lit- ter on the floor of the brooder house while the chicks are a few days old, but as thoy 'row tho amount should be increased in order to make them scratch hard- er for their food. This exercise makes for strong legs and good ap- petites. JAPANESE KITE FIGHTS. Clever Manoeuvres That Tiring Rival Fliers to Grief. In Japan there is an annual feast day far boys, when each house having male children hangs out strings of paper oarp, which inflat- ed by the breeze become lifelike monster fish, "It was on this feast day," says a writer in the Wide World, "that v11 ollett Yokohama for Kamakura, once the eastern capital of Japan, now merely a quiet little seaside vilage. "As it was such an important oc- casion, the whole world made holi- day, some families hurried to the ' WASTED HINTS. A sea captain's wife tells this story of a maiden lady, sister of one of the owners of the ship on which she once made a long voyage. She had very decided opinions on meet matters, and she and the captain had many spirited arguments at the din er table, Tho eaptain's wife a- missive little soul,fearing thatulu b the hone of arguent her husband might say something to offend their august passenger, was in the habit of kicking him on the shins to hint at ttoderation. Nevertheless, all these reminders passed unheeded. Ono day the administered a more vigorous kick than usual, and no-. titled an cit rcaeiou t;2pain flit across the face of the mate, ho sat Opposite her. "0 Mr. Brown,. was that your shin 1" she asked. "Yes, Mrs. I3laikie," said the m moors;!„.. 'hit' been my shin h lea vo7.6ge, ma'ittn.'". appeared to derive quite as much enjoyment as the children. The loud hum emitted by the soaring kite is caused by a piece of thin bamboo, which is stretched tightly aoress from shoulder to shoulder. "This taut bamboo filament not only acts as an aeolian harp but bends the whole kite, so that its, surface is concave instead of being) as in our kites, a plane. The noise when some threescore or so of these monsters are in the air at the same time is deafening. "The Japanese kite has no tail, but is furnished with numerous long streamers. Great competitions aro held by the owners of the kites and oocaeionally a mimic battle will be fought in the air, the rival factions endeavo i r ng by moxas of powdered glass, which has Ilea previously Worked { nto a del n ite length of the ]ie ,. kite strings to sew a through $ 1 rivers string and so bring the vanec_�uith• ed kite, tumbling ignominously to the ground." vr— A little cold water dashed night and morning over the closed nye- lids will lxolp to strengthen and keep the eyes in health, Bobbie --"May Johnny Shocker come in and play 10612 ire ?"' M,o- tlhor—"1`io=yott make too much noise. Yoe tee g0 and isisy in his house indeed.",