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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-7-17, Page 77 Jrty 17, 1RRra. TL'•'E BRU novo boon nava). an ago." tho Limas under your oyes. - 'A la 1' ria •. ) 0 x1)11 t 3', ' 11( u ,lour n„'. t4 ( al rl "rt ban t a boon ) •, tad. 111 night, auto iucl((,utod that cit Lava durvlvvdc, tt, Graydon, aclnlirahly „ now y yet I ro 01110 {110111 1 cm113c, still you havo "Tho Moon is so bright that we could sleeping, and 1 eon slitI, Tho away."r Bari is drivo fad1, and I'm always happy When 111. anti Mrs, \Vondall partad from her 11( )'spill motion," feelingly and gratefully. Madge pro. "Yon havo had the advantage of ino n(isu(1 In 00010 again.soon. thou; yet Pro beon in rapid motion a for a row moments they drove in good part of tho clay on oxpre,lq trains," silence, cud thou Madge sighed: "How "1 feared you worn nob going to return young, lre.sh. mill full of beautiful life to.dcy," mho said, Ilii '4110 Btrull,od out alto world a stns this morning I The with him on tho paazra, contrast with that poor, suffering, dying "Formal 1" girt is too 41001. Nature often arppoars 'Yos, why not?' strangely indifferent.,, "It strikes nlethat1rniglita:sk,�llvv1"" "10'1111 it inliffurout,Madge. .1 9.,' al1"Surely oli,r,11000ld 11'tt I1n,1•e 211.1 loi0 a, a ,;t of watJl with you for an hour 9(t this, lir. Muir sho t'.v t las'.;night in the 1000 s•n,�' 11 ' said, a little reproachfully. 00,1 tried to imagine you slain;; i!: I would have yon follow your own 82).:1.2 1i) open window as 1 s'•.2' Ca.,7.0. heart." 1vit11 the moonlight on your fa.,..; and I "I shall follow it as 80011 as 1'Ov.,iIlo," 1huag111 that the 111(2- 1011 1.1.1.1 un ,,,1 8 Ito replied so earnestly that lin was dig. ungol watohin'; over her. You know I ttrmed,—es'rTci:tlly as 1111: glance which am a elan of the world, but an act of n?Conpaui.^d the 1v0edd was full of soft Ministry like this touches me 0101 l •," allurmeent au 1 ;appeal. Of her oern ac. "No, (iray,luti ; not a guud 04401, (4111 or(1 she put ]ler hand on his aril, owl a vary Bata 1 0:,:11(20(2 was t!10 poke i1( low eontenthd tonos, ".3 if s1t wat'.h.r.'' l t os stn rea11.1. , Itm at 104 tumid r E l f „ lla moon poured around Lor a hood of radianoo, which gave her an ethereal aspect. Her white drapery enhanced and splritualizwl bar rolnarkable beauty, making 1ur appear all that lover or poet could ask. His own words grow kinder and gentler ; bis heart went out to her as never before : sho scorned s0 fair, delicate, and prom in that witching light that he longed to mettle hor at once from her surroundings, Why should ]to net ^ She had never manifested a mo'•,r )rent' ' and yielding mood. IIe 1lirec10(1 I,, r ,tops troll]. the piazza to a some - 11.1: disliaat summer-(lous0, and 1200 re. ht. ' 11110 was a shy half revolt, which 1 + emphasised the natural men Mug unspoken consent. ':3. Muir mob still keeping her eyes and from 1)af window sats them 1 :. ..,lel' the shadow 9(E the trees. At last they wore sitting alone i0 tiiu :summer nits, ill y91011 felt that 19,00.11 11(00 :; •21)1(14. 9('13ded,-111st (lay mount) hal dpo.: 9((r e•gnirn(ally, ami that hors 1(41(1 gr.,•:•e 11,.i:: but hu took her ha!, I and leo;:o,l ,(Lill: ,Cly into bar downcast face. "1) : Lelia—" 1(0 began. A twig saappe l 121 the, 0(1301=1(t grove. She sprung 9(p. 'l1 ash, Graydon," 4110 whisptrod i "9(.,t vet. Please trust nm. Oh, "'hat 0m I thiu::ing of in be out so late !—1,ut I could net resist. Como:" and else started for tho house. As they pass 11 ill at 1110 door he sail, in a 1011, deep tonne, "You cannot pat nnC 0:f mu0h longer, Stella." "So Graydon," sho whispered, bur. 010011,{', al1(1 hastened to her room, 11n his deep fooling ho had not heard the suspicious sound in tho glove, and Miss w'ildnioro's nla0u0r was o.uj,• e,n• other expression of the strong constraint which he believed to be imposed upon her by her father's financial peril. Ito felt bitterly disappointed, however. Al. though irritated, ho was yet 001111.1401 more than forgiving by th0 ailparout truth 11111 she had almost yielded to the impulses of (ler heart, in spate of grave co11sideration:3—mnd promises 1',:r. baps—te tlto contrary. The thought of again appealing to the father occurredtolnul, but WAS spe0.1iiy disu,issed with unconquerable repug- nane0. Tho very fact that this Ina') coni olla,I his daughter to take such 11 course made Graydon wird' naver to spool. to ltim again, "No," lie muttered: "the girl must yiuld to nae, and 0111 loose front all her father's shifty ways and associations." :l1( I. •;t vias 9414 bcaluti(ul, 8.0.11... thoug 11s 101)1 hint so w,tlteflil, that 1: 1ie:( 0 J, (.1,; ;,. , Calve 010:(1 112:, tll 9 01 1.114.1 .L •.411 151,I('al 1yt18 11e rose 11(0 1 mincer•l,,,t:.e. Aa ho passed in, Graydon m1w that it Wad A1101011, '1'h„ Wild: suspicion came into his mild, "Could 110 have boon watch. ing,p '1'lieu Lashed another thought, "Could she have beeouo aware of his presence, au11 was this the cause of her abrupt Hight 1" Thu latter supposition wad dismissed indignantly and at once. Tho affair leas taking on an aspect, however, so i)1. teusoly disagrocablo that he resoh'cd to writo to Miss R'ild)noro that lie would absent 11inlsolf until Arnault should dis- appear below tho horizon. loo would thou go wonting or ta1(0 a trip to sono 011100 resort. This course, ho believed, would bring 11or to a decision, and arbor 111011• recent interview he 00u1(1 81aroely dou11 its na1ur0. Baforo 110 was aware of it, his thoughts returned to \ladgo, "Poor, poor child!" 110 thought, reverting to the 1)01)0111, "Well, for ot1c0, at least, sho had had a good angel watching eve r her. f would laito to soo .1radge') 1'ctcu framed by tho open window in this witching light. Would to Ilcaven tbac Stops was more like hor 1 Yet St..lis wasboautifnl 11 dream toanight. a,•-1 i1 seemed that my' vision 111 12,11 was on tlio very 0990 of tulidn,en(.)' CHAPTER :1,11101. 'a 110110, Burly in tho beautiful morning of the following day Graydon was out waning a light carriago, for he roasuuc(1 that after watching all night Aladgo would bo too weary co enjoy horse -back 000x. cise. .110 first called o0 thio elector, and obtained oaroful directions ON 1.0 1110 locality of Madgo's x0101111, "The best I owl do is to go with you as guido to the trout -stream, and then drivo back by moonlight," the doctor adclo(1. Withal an hour Graydon reached tho cottage, and Madge ran out to woloomo him. "Now, this is kind and thought. fel of you," sho said, and thoro was no. mistakable laclnosd i1( hot fano, "Dear Adage, you havo had long, dismal night, I foal,. 5 can deo it from ' TL::..-. „Le it 11,—tlutt is, 001111ntt0 no story from t1() point whero Mary lift oaf;" and ho 0x!„111(119)1 about 'Mrs. linir'a aeenaut of the previous evening. "45'3(1, yen know w•.t1t a 'wilful crea. 1 ire I ate ?" she be' w, with the 41im• Mel' of a smile. "011, yes : I've learned to uudur4taud that feature of your royal womanhood. You aro .trying to bo a woman, lia:lge, Kell, you aro one,—the hind I hole 1.0 111. Sou 11010 mn011 bah 11111((1;8-1 bc• !love, y0t don't understand." ":,�o justiug or eoulpla nent; this morning, please; I'm do heavy•lleartO( for then( 11 ,w." "You ought to I,-) s"rano and happy after do kind 11.tl,uwt a deed.," 1(\o," 511•, salt, decisively; "111111 sympathy must be superficial which can (tads almost a:::nu;.11ately into self-com• placeucy. (J Graydon, itis all HO sail, yet not sad; so passing dtrango, yet as natural and true. as life and (loath ! I did sit for hour's just as you imagined, !oohing out on the great, still mountains. 1`I-Ivur did they 5114 11 so vast 11111 stable, '::1(1 our life so vapor•like, 1(8 10.11011 I hoard that pour futteriut,, bre(1t1, 00nlo and ;;o at my s111o. lfut.l am a12911pat- ing. As soot as Mary departed ( in. c�1.)10 as imperious as .1. d1(1(911 to bo. .I 1410 that the Luer 11,(2,1(2':• had ((240124111 about the limit 0: 1(9' 3uduranc4, (ur1I arranged the 101(21 i1( the dit;ingaoom, ee that she could 41.' .•(1wn at encu, say- ing : "I nm a strau •t„r, and young, and its not natural that ''u 4 should he will - giro :o giv0 up to me leo much, DM 110 I SSELS POST, TO THE FRONT A . ti; shrinking child that crept down 1e, tete linin ;•1(2(210 1(111111 we ((1591 (10'1, (221)1 frot, that day to this you halo boon 1'and 023,1 111110111 to ino, 1 said that 1 r)gluvled you ad (1110 of the host 1', ' nils 1 had au tho vtii'Id. 11(2(2 you (1.1,14 1 forget low Kind you Ivory when du 1011 would not 1011-, tolerated the 1999(03? J 111(2 Lor Ont who for. tart, and agmutes the past, who ran 1,0 011 to nett' 11.1411,!,4 w:d i (t lri„i)1 :shoulder for o:d ones. 'Lot ns end these yds. tuel('rstan,liu; s. 1)rfure the ,year is 1(u 3o t will probably be ru;:r.gccl, (('11,11 married. Our lues will -bo 1r.'dt.1 separated, That is inevitable from (11 a, .'1;1 a r. St fe belie%e. 1 ea certainly glee me the im- pression that if I marry Stella Whit- more our li:;r> w•:11 lto separated," "Yon dent t„1,e nature, 0.4 t.1ally (TO 13E CONTINUED.) u of tlneg.>. pa distatem 011' l sta:t:. t4,(1 ((0(.0 (30 Buell a,, parallel 8 10(1tlly from misunderstanding, I 00 should not I11eo1 again in twenty 'ars 1 :-::21(21111 be the sauna loyal frith 1. cw 1'13 said it, 111(1 don't 1'011 1110 gain by sp,:':'11g 11d if I had 001 saki nil meant 't,” "I can 5carculy toll whether your .erns 1(10110 me glad or sad. "ling is deeper than 'o1( will 0vel' EAT \tA13KI;T, MAIN firlitEET, 1/1t('8Rkl.a ANDREW CURRIE, Prop'r, FRESH AND SALT MEATS Of crutainanyyiar1it1Ot 1havis ot.herm and dmir 1tagefrue 01 charge 00111,(B Vary 7800rab(94, PAT CATTLE WANTED, o11vh1ch 19194 highest market price w11,b o Wen make 8pociNtyofbuy,ndhldeFand Skins. I,"rl' Crarge ( the Piave, ,lex4,4 04 r t llle4(1her'e.0elvellr3.4 tore. ASD1111.1 OPRIt01 wish 700 to bo far away ; yet I cru sou - - - jest how soroly in need of rest 70') aro , 5',:11 Hurst finish your supper, 09.0 100 your (iirectious, and then lie 1101112 and get every bit of rest you can. I can easily beep awake, and premise to call you wilt:W sur you are 1194)..311.' "'Nancy,' her husband a l led, ‘Miss Aldan is right. I se0 by t1(., way 11.111 she takes hold that she'll do (0(13', i,is •, and you'ro jest boat out,' So bet,su(.1 tis we had 00r way. „'Bless you, miss,' said the nom, t'• ink; to amino in a way that almost 4.14,94' me cry, 'I'ut as handy as a 0(2(21'11 'bout a kitelteu' ; and he soon l'1','. 1 that he was haudior than I (0111.1 ll.,ve 1, 'ii, for le a few minutes he pr, ' i 1 011 the well a 1miI, took ottt a cit, ,., ,i elii''I('n, and broiled it to perfection:. mr..1ehis wifooat soma ofit, and hi•••1 a little of the breast for poor Tilly, 1.:, they call her." "1>id you take any yourself?" aider. 1 t1 fu1 (;,,u :1021. 11 su4, Leit:a 1 nil 0110 01 those prosaic o'cature,9 whose appetite nes..; fail:;. If the world wore coming to 110 011.1 (0.11113'1 s11o111,1 11150,1 on having my breakfast." "Madge," said Graydon, ruefully, "I might as well tell you. ;or I'10 sur0 to bo found out : I (loco colied you ' lacka- daisical.'" "0/1,1 knew that over two years ago ! What's 1(1)11.3, you 10,190 ri;ht," "No; I Wad 9(0:; ri,;nr." fro m,.,'orod, positively "1 ),(1021.. have rern,nawu i the possibilities 0. (oar nature tarn. I did 111 regard to 11(:(2' beauty, um' 1 „ 11(0x0 higher rlual.t., s w i,;:'ll Ir'a t.t,l• o • m1(1(4' von int• 1:,• ,1." ''01(` Lu;li, (2 ay son. Such tear• Only paint due. 1 don't leant your cote. phloents, and if any mon limb, a patron saint of 1110 I should 1,e so exaspertlt0d that I should probably box his ears. Let lis stick to what is simple, natural, and true, in all our tall:." "Yon may say what you please, Madge, I Boo it n4oro clearly 01'ery day, and reproach myself that I (Sic( not imam:stand you. I was content to amuse and pet you, aucl you naturally did not think 100 0apa11l0 of doing any. thing more. Yon wont away alone to nlako as bravo a fight as was over battled ontiu this world, and 5 ba(1 (10 part in helping you, Mr. and Mrs. 1lraylancl 04'000 worth a wilderuoss of superficial society -fellows like) me. I now know why you diel not caro to oar - respond with due 1v11110 making your noblo effort," 'Truly, Graydon, your memory and ponetratiou arophonotnonal." "Yon may disclaim out of 1,111dn/ma now, but I know I am right. You make my life appear shallow and trivial, What havo I coup 10 that ast two years but attoud carefully, from habit, to tho (details of business, and 111011 amuse my - golf? And 1v110n I wrote I merely sought to amuse you. What 10010 any tlipl,ant letters worth to one who was in earnest 1" "Graydon," said \Iadgol looking into his oyes with gontlo diginty, "you may do yonrscif injustice if 700 will, but you shall slob misjudge itis I have acquired a little of tho art of taking caro of myself, and you aro doing mo tt wrong which I cannot permit. I to. mombor everything, from the timo that vane Kind oyes rostod on the pallid,. Scott Act Association, ALL ALIT ! iesce to tePublc)gnerallythatned begs he hitpurrchased the Entire Stock of D. Frain, harness maker, and hnyin brought a Large Stock of his Own Male( ,he is prepared to Com- pete with the Chenpest,aslie Buys Strictly for 00811 A Complete Stook of LTGH7 AND HEAVY HARNESS, COLLARS, WHIPS, BRUSHES COMBS TRUNKS HOR5E BLANKETS AND VALUE S , And Everything in the )1012111x'4 Lin l IIarness made to Order f ruin bust ma, tenni 011 Shortest Notice, Attended to. ws-' SATISFACTION r•"-, A (:a 01111tecl before Purchasing Elsewhere r(" DOfl'tfoi'gettlic,pIace lo Dr Graham s Block, D. Train's 01x1 Stand, (Iain Street, Brussels, R. STEVENSON. TAILORING. 0, H. NMaddaugh begs leavo to notify the people of Brussels and surrounding country that 1940 has open- ed n shop in (ARAN+Z'S 13L0c(K, formerly occupied by W. fI, Morris, whore ho will he pleaded to attend to the wants of all favor- ing hint with their orders, Tho best of satisfaction guaranteed. $:15 REWARD. —UI— Tho above reword will bo paid any person who furnishes such in. formation as will lead to the con. viction of persons violating the CANADA TEIIIP1:RAN(.II ACT 11). this municipality. The strictest sec• recy i11 keeping tho Mune of tho• person giving the information. llY OBD131r 05 1101 The undersigned 111 rutur)ting thanks to t1((. 1'): 1,11 C1•aillb4o011 and Surrotlndil(g Country' for tui hLih:ra1 :l'allullupt flit; l!:') The paSt li years would 1'aspecti'lllly, illti0iat" that h(' 11nh again 1., :Mined 1'L9Ei' 'fess 011(1 will 1)e found ttt the (/ici Stand, r(1td7 10 1111, 1.1'. 1, t1(( It 1t1,t4- of his Customers. Tfid•IDS O ' --IN THE BLAC11;SMIITH LINE— PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. TK= 7,ATA.0-0•01\T ST -1 0±--) will be Linder the Management of I'irat•C'11ts., _lleallallic. Repairing of ..111 Ii'inds ,.Ittc'rlitec7 to. ITre aso )Waite a Spec -icily of .A:eze' (t oz•7r rot z7-. _7n First -Gass Stye and Gzu//'anteet/ to Gine ,Sutzsfaction, 0 We are the Only Firm in the Dominion of' Canada Alanufac•lu('i99 ( the Victoria:Road Gaz t, allowed by Competent Judges to be the Best cif All two'',hrtl l•e511i01c.. Intending Purchasers Should Call and Examine. NATI AL ROLLER MILLS. Wm. Vanotone & Sow, , We have much pleasure in announcing t,, the public that our Ne -w Roller Mi11 is in Complete Punning Orden' and i'. giving ih3 Demi Bath. - faction. SHORTS, MEAL, SCAPI & CHOP CONSTANTLY TLY O.stJ HANG. we also make the following Brands (4t' Flour Patent, Jersey Lily, Canadian's Pride and Snow Storm. Gristing Attended to with Promptness. ALL BINDS 0)? LUMBER CUT TO ORDER. B-&.sT xuR, - CARRIAG E II'ORI11S. JAMES BUYERS .ILANI.'FACTL'lallil I3I1GGIES, CAIIRIAGES, DEMOCRATS WAGONS, EXPRESS 'WAGONS,' c\e,, &rC., all made of the Best Material and finished in :1 worlcman-like manner Repairing and Painting Promptly Attended to. Parties intending to buy should call before purchasing. R1;.FI:RTNens.—Ma1'sden Smith, D. Laing, ,Tonic's (iitt and William'" 1lieKelvoy, Grey township ; Wm. Cameron, 1,Vm. Little, Ciro. Brew r, and Davi(' 13reckonl'idgo, Morris township ;'Thos. Town and Willi 1, B'lashill, Brussels ; Rev. E. A. Fear, I<1rkton, and T. 0211 berry township. 'Wright,g Turn REMEi1113E1t THE STAND—SOUTH OF BRIDGE. tTAns 1 1.- 1(,7.