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CHAPTER XIV (Oont'd). The thoughtm! had no eda' crossed ' closed,
The dog -cart sprang along the read his Mind plan the thing which ho on *Yea nerve ---limed my Mel" she
and Jack, as he drove the good horse, '•emphatic! happened. The strath • of said,
draw a long breath and Pelt how
pleasant It was to be bails, As they
were passing the principal gate of
the Towers, who should come out but
'Miss Esther � 7
ancourt herself, At
sight of her, Jack's herat gave a cur-
ious little bound; he thought it was
one of admiration; for she was a
beautiful picture, standing there in
her white frock, with the sunlight
dancing in her grey eyes, Close less
aide her was :Rob—Bob apparently
iluite happy and contented. 'Tack
raised his hat and was going to drive
cm; but she held up her hand with a
little imperious gesture which struck
jack as delicious, an,; so he pullod
up.
"You have conte back, Mt, Gor-
don?" she said, with a faint smile,
and as faint a blush in the clear pal-
lor of her cheek.
"Yea, :Miss Vaneourt," he said,
"I've got the machines all right;
they'll be down directly,"
10 lovely morning? Did you ever see
o j the slcy so blue, the flowers so ger-
) genus? Oh, it's flare to be ,rich and
Ito live in a beautiful house; to look
out upon one's own park and woods
. end fields, and to know that one 1a
mistress of Vaneourt Towers, Think
of it, aunt! But for Sir Richard'.
will She stopped a moment as
i if struck by a sudden thought—"and
the death of that poor young fellow,
h!:, eelihese," she added, gravely,
gravely, "this morning 1 should be
just starting out o
n the daily d • .r
t. 1 Iu -
• J „
cry of the piano teethed of sitting
here at Chia dainty breakfast, nay owls
ialistress, with all, the day before me
to do what 1 like in. Aunt, I ant
firmly convinced that this is the bust •
of all possible world's!" :he .round up
with a laugh,'
"You are notuite free "to to
q i
what you like to -day, my dear," said
I Miss Worcester, with a entire: "We
!have to lunch with the Fanworths�
i
.:,
th�, morning, you know,"
Esther made a little grimace; then,
as if °shame dof it, said quickly: ,
"I like Lord'Fanworth; he is so
pleasant and good-natured; and
though Lady Tanworth is rather still'
OIICI formal, not to say awesome, I
think she is kind at heart. .011, yes,
I shall enjoy it; I feel as if l could
enjoy anything to -day. What a pile
of letters! I. wish 1 could send a
thotlsand pounds to each of them, and
f don't like to believe 14Ir. Floss when
he Says that nineetenthsof the letters
come from impostors,"
"Charity begins at ]tome, my dear
Nether." ,remarked .Miss Worcester.
as if she were sayings something des.
p 'irately original. "I am sure there
are plenty of poor in Vaneourt,"
"I ane afraid there are," said Es. ,
thee, "1 ought to know them all; but
I em -still sonew to the business that
11 ant rather' shy, I always feel that
' if I were very poor I shouldn't like
the rich person of the place to cone
poking Into flay cottage and °skin;;
1111' ilapc • nt r.:c;tiore; I ••1 ^ 1
i be proud and disagreeable. But I
must do my duty, as Mr. Gordon
says."
Miss Worcester sniffed.
"Very .impertinent of Mr. Gordon
to make such a remark, I think, my
dear."
"Olt, no; Iles Gordon is sometimes;
rough, but 1i' is never impertinent,"
Esther said es she turned over her !
letters hus4y, "I was in -regard to l
the farm and the game that he macre i
that remark."
"I hear he is back," said Miss Wor-
raster; "but I don't suppose it is true
for that dog of his was lying on the
soil overhanging the hollowed farms •Intik laughed.
yielded beneath the pressure of her "Nonstnee1" he said, "I happen
.0 —
foot, and she fell almost at Jack's e( i to he near when you f 11 that's
feet. In falling, she, struck' her head all. hold on 11 ntllltltit! I'll give you
againstr some tea. the trunk of an overhanging, We Australians always
tree, and she lay motionless and life. thin]( tea a sovereign remedy for ov
less. try ill that man is heir to."
Jack knelt beside her and raised "Do you come from Australia?"'
her head to his knee, She had ,faint: elle asked, faintly. "Father has just
e(1 from the blow a11.(1 the shock, and come back from there,"
Jack bit his ilp and in silence made
she looked like one already dead,
the tea, She drank a little of it, then
false and looked found the` tiny room
as if she were embarrassed.
"I will go now," site said. "1 Ain
no water et hand wiht which he could quite well, But 1 want to thank you,
restore her to her senses. She was in and --1 can't!" `
a dead faint and there was no means She stood, her eyes, dark and lus-
at hand to recover her, 'There was ' tame, fixed on his, then .veiled by
nothing to be done'but to carry her, their lids. There was sbnlething in
to the nearest house; such'the. 'nearest her gaze, in her very raceme, which
house happened to be his .own cot- made Jack uncomfortable, . if it
tage. It was the most natural thing were not inhuman, he almost wished
in the world that he should carry her site week] go.
, there. Though she was tall, she was "Sure you're all right?" 11" asked.
"I hoe slim and light, and raising her in his "Shall i go with you? 1 know whore
p You've had n e e I have arms, heput her over his shoulder you live,
time,"said Esther. "You see I have you know."
Bob hexa.. I.1e fretted after you had and slowly carried her to the cottage. "No, no! she said; "I am (Mt.
none and I brought hila up to the
house. He seems to have taken to
me, and he appearsw. meto babout pretty pry- full length; then. he got some water by labour, but shapely ac a lady's.
py. Y• � He follows. every -y �
where; but of course he'll desert me and, awkwardly enough, 110 doubt, She raised his hands to ler lips, and
now," she added, as Bob, having dabbed her face with it. (Cate was. kissed it.
If' the accident'. had incurred in
Australia, Jack would have had his
brandy flask ready; but he had no
flask with him now; and there: was
The door was open, and he placed .well, quite able to walk now."
her in the old-fashioned chair ill Jack held out his hand and ' she
which she could recline ,almost at took i't in hers; a long hand, browned
beard his master's voice, made 'futile a particularly handsome girl and "You have saved my life," she said.
atttmpts to climb into t110 dog -cart.
"Thank you very much," said Jack.
"Go back, Bob! Go back at once!".
most men would have been struck by "l shall never forget! Some day --
her regular features, by the rich mass some time—I may be able to tell you
of hair which framed her white face
Bob, with drooping tail and a re- but Jack was so intent upon restorins can't speak now! ,G'`rebd-bye!"
loachful lance, sidled back to Es- her to consciousness, that he had no
then
gmind left for her personal beauties. CHAPTER XV.
"Oh, let him go with you!" sir She opened her 04e5 at last and Thu morning after Jack's .return
said. "He will be heart -broken." sighed. I•sther woke with a strange sense of
N • no "said. Tack. ''Bob mustn't "It was not my fault, father," she happiness, so strange that it half puz-
be ungrateful, and he must learn to murmured. "I aura know 1 was Medher, because the last two or
obey." so near the edge. I'm sorry!" three days she had felt dull and out
R1. sfng his hat, he drove on, and "It's all right," said Jack. "You of spirits and restless. She sang
was in due course deposited atthe didn't know that the ground was bol- while she was dressing, and she was
pomp farm; and there he found Bob lowed out there. Do you feel better singing as she came down with a.ligllt
awaiting him; obedience and loving naw?" step into the breakfast room where
She at up and looked round her Miss Worcester was awaiting her.
devotion had bean in conflict, and the
latter had won. confusedly; then; as her eyes rested "You seem ]sappy this morning,
Jack went up to Martin, and on Jack's face, the color dyed her my dear," saki that lady, as Esther
found him despondent and rebellious. face a deep crimson.
how grateful—to repay you—But 1
kissed her; and she looked fondly
"You were an ass to get out of "Where am I?" she asked. "Did end admiringly at the beautiful face
bed," said Jack, "though I can quite I fall. with its sparkling grey eyes and lips.
understand it; I should have been `You are in my cottage," said which the sun had kissed to mem-
just as great an ass myself. And now 'Tack'
"The edge of the plantation son."
you'll have to lie here' a few weeks .gave way with you. But I hope your "Do I? said Esther. "I think 1
Inn rt. But don't yon worry! not hurt? You fell and struck your aur. Who wouldn't be happy on such
Things are going on all right; I've
bought the machinery you've wanted
all these years, and we'll get in the
,rops ns they should be got in; and
by the time your right again I shall
he able to sheer off with a clear eon-,
science.'
It was not so easy to escape from
Nettie, who welcomed hint Its 11 h
had been away for years, and who
insisted upon sitting upon his knee
while he had his tea,
"Miss Vancourt's been very find
to me 5(11110 you have been away,
.Tack," she said. "I've been ever so
many rides in the jingle with her.
And we talk about you most of the ,
time. She said'I must be good and
do as you tell me. But I do, don't
1, Jack?"
at would be very bad for you if
1 ., you didn't," said Jack, with mock
severity, "Now I've come back, I'lit
going to keep you in order. This
nlertsles business is about played out
and you'll have to carry me instead
of me car'ryi'ng you. So Miss Van -
court has been 'find' to you, has
After he had had hi: tea ise went
to the cottage and changed his
ulotht's. With his wages be had I
bought a new suit to replace his torn 1
and weather -stained one, and he put
this o1 before starting at once on his 1
round of inspection; for the fore-
man of the farm, such as that'of
Vaneourt, needed to be always on
the alert. He went round the fields, i
gave sone directions to the men and
Georgie—the latter still regarded frim
with saucer -line eyes and gaping
mouth --turd tlirn wanted towards the
plantation. It was called so because
Sir Richard, in a sudden spasm of
duty, sad planted some larch and
firs en the edge of a steep declivity.
to the \vest of the home fainn; brut
although he had planted le, he had
neglected it after planting; a11d Jack
had resolved to thin out some of the
young; trees.
While he was looking at them
meditatively, a girl came from
amongst them anti stood, on the edge
of the little precipice which was
made by the sudden drop of the land.
She was tall and graceful and
wore a thin shawl:over her head, and
Jack saw that she was Kate Tram.
1otsl,;the daughter of the man 110 had
caught poaching in the wood. She
was gathering the broken branches
width the 'wind had torn from the
tree:, and Jack watched her Absent-
ly enough. The laborers on the PS.
tate enjoyed the privilege of gather-
ing the dead wood; she was, there -
.fore, not trespassing; but Jack, (1s
the watched, could not help thinking
that it was it poor kind of occupation
for so beautiful and so strong n girl.
Quito unconscious of his presence 1
• G
Kate vrctlt on with her task and pros- 1
ontly stood on the extreme edge of
the small precipice,
"If that bit of ground wore to give
WAY, she'd fail and hurt herself," !
thought Jack,
101.1•ace yesterday afternoon."
Esther colored slightly.
"Mr•. Gordon told him to stay with
me, and he would have done so, but
that I saw that he Wt18 breaking his
heart for his master ---poor Doh, he
looped tit me so piteously—so 1 sent
him home; and he's happy 01100411
now, 1'il be bound,"
Amongst ler letters was ore from
Mr, Selby l
`� U Layton, C n c ,i
I and she � 1 1 opened
Y ia.
0 3 1
p
and read it. It was a 'charming 'si-
tu*, fall of'1(i rets that 1u• W11:4 in
t1 London rd1 1) sy J, al fun instead of at delights
fel Vua(ourt but it was also It bu,,i-
liess • letter. IIP had been making In -
(0141,11 and had. discovered some of
Ise poor moms"1's ei' the family; and
he tl'oufeht that if Esther could send
him t'ivo hundred' and fifty pounds he
'could distribute it judiciously, and of
coin's,;:, .nionymously, lie would fur-
nish 1'1sU1er with the names of the re-
t;!," its when ha had, cot li slot ad his
t1;ls.
l: thrr elle very ;crateful to hint,
And after breakfast she, want to' the
lil,raty and unlocking the drawer, hi
which, she kept her deliciously new
cheqe-book, carefully wrote II
elieg04 for the amount named and en-
closed it in a pretty letter of thanks.
Ile was not to bother about giving
hese the names, and she would be glii,l
to send is much larger sum if he
could dispose of it.
She felt that morning as if she
would like to make everybody in the
world. happy.
Siur. went out on the terrace, and
leaning on the stone balustrade, look-
ed about 11e1 singing softly; but
presently her eyes were fixed on the
blue wreath of smoke which rose
from the farm lodge, and, perhaps it
was only natural, her thoughts wan-
dered to Jack Gordon,
She did not realize how often she
thought of him, and certainly died not
leill130 how much she 11ac1 missed him
while• he had been away; :lad all her ,
thoughts this morning were favnrah1•,'
t', '' i1:1, -\'.'07 1an 1.' smirk t0l'teugnise
a stromr nature, and she cannot come
in contact with one without feeling
its influence. There was something
about Tack's independence and self-
reliance, his prompt and masterful
way of getting what he wanted, of
doing what he wished, which fascinat-
ed her. And yet with all his master-
fulness and dominance there was
combined a gentleness and tenderness
towards all things weaker than him-
self which impressed her more t11.1n
all else in his chareter.. He was like
a woman in his care and affection for
Nettie and Bob; and even to herself
he had at times been gentle and al
•
•
most tender.
Since he had .come to the farm she
had been conscious of a sense, of
security, of encouragement, whish
scotn;uid strange and. Inexplicable, see-
ing that she was the lulstress:of Van.
court Towers and the man was only
here servant. She felt that sense 01'
soeutity vary strongly this morning
as she reflected Haat he was back and
was near her, almost within call,
As the thought .occurred to her, 8111'
was eonscloue of a (resile to see him,
to call to him, and it startled her,
1111'1 after a moment annoyed 1101';
11)1y should she be thinking so tav-
ola ntly of this young man, this stl•11n-
}r?1' x110 11a(1 00111e from no One knew
where, who had to be off again no
one knew whither as soon as Martin
could get about again? .51he shrug
ged her shoulders with a little gesture
0f' impatience.
"All this wealth and luxury is mak- (
ilig 1110 slothful and fanciful," she
said, with self -rebuke,. "I must find
something to do, something to occupy
what I call my mind,"
Her aunt's speech about the Van -
court poor occurred to her. There
were several vacant hours before
they need start for the Fanworths;
she would fill in the time by visiting
some of the poor cottagers; she had
to make a start with the thing, and
the soonershe did so the better. She
got her broad -brimmed hat from the
hall, and with. a strange feeling of
lumpiness singing about her lheart,
went out forthwith. Now, the near-
est way to the village was through
the home farm; but just because of
lier vague desire to. see .Mr. Gordon,
she spade a detour round the parrs
and calve on the village by the west
lodge. There were very few people
about, but those who were greeted
1te1' as if she were a kind of vneon;
as, indeed, she was to those simple
folk; with whom the Towers was
quite as grand and important as
Windsor Castle or Buckingham Pal-
ace,
The men touched their hats, the
women curtseyed. and Some gave -
"Good -morning, miss," with that
mixture of feudal respect and affec-
tion wh:mh still flourishes in aurl
England.
Esther stopped and spoke to some
of the children, and asked questions
of a woman respecting a sick child
which she held closely wrapped in a
blanket. The woman was nervous
and overwhelmed by Mliss Vancourt's
kindness, and Esther was a little shy
at first; but her shyness wore off
after a while, She promised to send
down some dainties for the child
from the "lowers, then went on Mer
lyse. She had often noticed the did.
apldated 201111ges at the end of the
hate or street, and as she clone to
1 then now she thought it would bo us
I Well to visit one of them,
t The Transoms' door happened to
i h0 open, and she went up to it and
knocked gently; then, seeing a girl
bonding over the+ fire, she stepped in
with fa pleasant ""Clood'mornipgl"
(Continued Next weak.)
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Also
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DR. WAROLAW
Honor graduate of the Ontario Veterinnrr
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!'lour Mill, Ethel.,
Tr. N. Szxccrl:':?lf it
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR,
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LECKIE BLOCK - BRUSSELS
naw would
it feel to get
a nose like
tilts frost bit-
ten? The p...
gess" Is a
Spoonbill at
the Zoological
Gardens, Lon-
don, England.
Some bird! A
Curessew at the
London Zoe.
• The road to: fortune. Sk George McLaren Brown,
K.B,6., European General Manager: C. E. S. Dasher
Genera! Passenger Traffic Manager, Montreal, and
Wm. Stewart, Glasgow Passenger Agent .f the Cana-
daaa- Paotfie Railway go Intothe matter of routing for
'Oa first large contingent of 'the Moo families whe
wilt .11 for farm homes in all parts of Canada in
the spring. •
J. - C.- Illnteh.11,
of Behinds, Sask..
thrice deelered
World's Champion
wheat grower at
the Chicago In-
ternational Live
Stock 'Show.
Armoured care with the British Arnty in Calro.
In the background Is seen the Egyptian House of
Perliement
The "n.orangi,"
20,000 tens, the
world's - biggest
motor .hip. She
has. been built for
the Canadian
Auotral..tenline
service between
Vancouver, VI,.
torte. 110%10101,.
Suva, New Zee.
'land and Amara..
Ha. The finest
vessel of par kind
nfleat, the will
form another link
In the All -tiled
route of rho C.
ondian Pacific.
Gerd Robert
Coe! 1, recently
awarded the 025.-
000
25.000 Woodrow Wil-
son.Peate Award.
Smithfield Club
Cattle 'Show at the
Royal Agricultural
• Hall, lolington, Eng.
land, The King's
let prise Highland
steer.
A striking action phelairrayh Of
on Incident in the Pira( Intense -
Mina ndghy match, Inland ♦a.
Now Zealand (All Macke), at
Dublin. The A,11 Bl.eko hart ann.
plated arrangements will( the flu.
neaten Pulite Beltway for * lour
of Conaria ea roma to Now Loa"
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