HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1914-1-29, Page 2A Dark Shadow.
Or, A Coming Vengeance
CHAPTER LCVIXI,-(Continued).
Clive wont down to Eatborough, and. as
in the ogee of ]tis father's death, bed to
Make all the necessary arrangements -
he could not even communicate with Ber-
•tio, the present Lord Rafbotongh-and
he VAS not able -to return to town until
ten .days had elapsed. He had wired to
Edithtosay that 11e woe Coming, and Elbe
N'aa waiting for him, looking very tall
and queenly in her black frock; and
Clive noticed a certain change in her fate.
She was pale and there were dark shad -
owe under hor eyes, which were nnnatur-
allgg brilliant, as if ehe were feverish;
and, there was a certain restlessness about
her movements which was unusual with
Iter- at times, as they talked, a hectic
finish rose to her face, and her voice hound.
ed hard and strained. Clive asked 11 she
were unwell;but elle answered in the ne-
gative, and with a laugh as strained and
hard as her voice.
Of course. they spoke of the wedding;
A.nd Clive was anxious to fix an early
date; but they knew that it would be im-
possible for him to leave London until
some of the affair's of the Hafborou h es -
As sbe turned to go Clive laid hie hand
on her shoulder.
"Are you treating me fairly, Tibby?" he
said. ',Have' you treated me fairly iu the
past?"
She looked up at him sideways. Per-
haps his haggard face, his mourning suit
of black serge, appealed to her; for her
oyes softened; but she said nothing. They
walked side by side towards the !tents.
You euppreesed my telegram you sent
back my letter, eaid Clive. "Thee woo
very wrong, Tibby;. and it worked a for us to come back here. We had to wait and spirit. Lady Edith met the gaze and
wrong, a very great one, But for you. soma weeks until the rooms were vacant shuddered:
Mina" -.Itis voice shook --"and I should ---" She stepped. "Is it true?" she demanded inaudibly.
have been married long ago it all seemed eo commonplace, so banal; "Speak, Saran Tell me the troth, the
She stopped short, and looked at him. but tragedy fa always hedged round by truth.!' -
"Married!' she echoed. "D'you mean—mm
P" the commonplace, the banal. here were ' IL is true." snid Sara.
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Clive" reared at her in amazement; and three two with their love for each other! Lady Edith sprang to her feet, as Valle
there was something in the expression of burning like a. devouring flamein their
his face which ;truck her with °envie• hearts; and they could say nothing, sp:ak
tion and something like remorse. of nothing relating to tbo tragedy of
"I -I didn't know that," she faltered. their lives, though one of them knew that
"I tbought you was only . fooling with he had but a few minutes for this lest
Mina, specially when I found out what, a --'
swell you were. Married! -But you're go-
ing to marry samebody else?" she said
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tato were settled; and he left her without "That is true," beet yon, "int -it 1e
any date having been decided en. Mechani- long O ;tory eo roll you, Tibby. Mir
O-
rally Clive walked towards the House; !trio are sealed. Never mind me or my af-
but he stopped ehort at the gates; for he
felt that ha could not bear the condol-
ences which would be poured upon him;
andhe went to his rooms; but he did not
feel equal to tackling the pile of lettere
that stood on Ins table, and, weary as he
was, he could not rest; eo he went out.
again, andwandered about.
Hie brother's death, his own approach-
ing mariege, the arrears of bnsittoes,
should have fully occupied hie mind to
the exclusion of any other subject; but
he knew that he was trying to thrust
Mina from hie mind and heart. In this
condition he wandered through the streets,
and presently came to the large and buoy
ono from which led Benson'; Rents. As
usual, theherbs were lined with cooter -
Raft's. I want to know why you ere bac
here in London, as if no good fortune bad
come to you. I want to know how Mina
ie -what has happened to send you back
here, And you will tell me, Tibby? Come,
You owe me eomething, you know. -Let
me carry your betakes"
Rbc resigned it mechanically, and he
took it. She was evidently much distress-
ed and embarrassed; but the old ettirit
showed itself.
wotever I did, I did for the beet." she
said. 'Mina's everything to me, and w: s
I t0 stand by, aa' see her made a fool of.
an' do nothin'? Wouldn't y'ou have d n0
the same if you had been in. my place?
But 'toot's 1t matter! You're going to be
married. An' that being' co' --she broke
oft.' ehrarply-"wet are yon mooching about
mongers' barrows, at which the people 'ere for; an' wot business of yours is
were: bargaining and haggling;. and the Mina's affairs?"
noise sand thq bustle distracted and Booth• If you could read my heart, Tibby"
eel }ilio .� said (Nye,you would have no need to
But giresen'tly, as he was making Tile Ob., 1 have lost her for ever -;haunts to
way through the crowd, he stopped dead you and Fate. But do you think I don't
short, and the blood rushed to tie face. care what becomes of her? I have hard
At a fruit stall stood Tibby. Tibby, not, that she has been ill. I want to see her
dressed in fine apparel accentuated by an -if for the last time."
ostrich retailer, as he !tad seen her at the ( For the last time/ she caught hila up
door of the concent hall, but Tibby with sharply. "D ye mean that? 11 Ire been
a basket en her arm,and with a peculiar hard on you. as you say -and perhaps 1
headgear surmounting her elfish face ne , have -I'll let you see her just once, for
In the days before Minae 0nc0een. 1 the last time, mind! Then we ere quits.
Consumed by emprise and anxiety. Clive . I don't mind owning that I've always 1:1O
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made his way to her side, and spoke her ed you; and' if I'd thought your meant
name. Sh0 turned sharply, and, with honest and strito by Mina --You will
reddened face, regarded him with a half- I find her at home. 1'11 give you a quarter
guilty half -defiant air. of an hoer." She caught his arm us he
Oh, it's you, is it?" she said. Then ehe • turned without a word. You'll be gentle
turned to the man at the barrow, and' with her? She's been ill?'
went an with her haggling. 'Threepence' Clive waited for no more, but walked
a -Pound is too muck,' she said in a de- I quickly to the Rents. As he turned un -
Unlined voice. "It would be too much der the archway he alma. ran against
if they was quite fresh; and they ain't., a man; and, as ho murmured an apology
Them plume look to me as if you'd had something about the man struck 1111n as
em under the bed for a week; and I familiar; but lie was too agitated, ab'
ehoulels't be surprised if you ad. I sup -sorbed, to pause; and, finding the door
P000 ,you take me for a lady of title or a, he went up the rickety stairs, and
softy.' 1 knocked at the sitting -xoom door. His
"No, I'm blessed if I do!" retorted the heart beat so painfully at the count of
man.. "The..ohap as took you for a softy Mina's "Come in" that he had. to Pauee
would find he 'ad a 'order nut to erack a moment.
than his grinders could manage. Thiel She must have recognized his step; for
pence 1e my price,'telte. 'em or leave 'em:' she had started front her chair, and was
"Well, throw in a oabhage," said Tib- standing, looking towards the door, one
by, an' I'll' take a pound." 4 hand gripping the chair, the other pressed
"Wot, the whole of a pound!" be ex- against her bosom. For a moment there
claimed satirically. "Sure you don't mean' uas.silence, ae he gazed at her, and not.
the barrow load?" ted the pallor of her face, the profound
'I'm not buying. saws, wheleeile or re.' melancholy in her eyes. Then he went to
tail," retorted Tibby. "If you c'oo't care her, and took her hand.
to serve mm, I'll go to the next barror, I Mina!" be said. Yen have been 111,
which ie kept by a man who knows how, you are here, back hero: I have just seen
to be civil, at any' rate!" ,Tibby; she has told. me nothing; but she
' Ere's the pound, and 'ere'; the cab-, has let m
o come to you -for the kit time "
bage," said the man, ,tabbing them into I "I-0 am glad it is the last time,' she
a basket • ani' my gratitude to a muted.said.
fel Providence that I don't orfteu 'ave She sank into the chair, and he leant
such customers n0 you.' i against the mantelshelf, looking down at
With a grin of satisfaction, Tibby Haid her with. all his love and all his despaln'
her threepence, and then turned to Clive.. in kis eyes. 'Yes, I have been ill," alto
0011, you're 'ere still," she said. "Wot • said in a low voice. "I lost my voice. The
• doyou want?"
'ire carry your basket, Tibby," said
Olive.
Not for me," said Tibby. "I am quite
equal to carrying it. I'm not, used to 'ax- _ _
ing gentlemen, specially high Parliament. saved a little money, not much; said
• levels!, se10, waitin' on me. Good night, Mr. Tibby-you know hots careful ehe is?"-
IIarveY." she smiled -"thought it would be bettor
doctor said I must roe;--eoinetimee I
think it will never coma hack. There woe
a clause in my agreement which protect-
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there Bashed the remembrance of the1 1 H is n t worth n th ght, Yang.
fact that time girl who sat before him in
had been struck and every fibre of her
being were in fierce revolt and resent-
ment against the blow. Sara flung her-
self on hor knees, and wound her thin
arms round her mistreas's waist.
It is true, it is true, deariol" ahe cried
in a kind of wail. "Light of my life, be
ca
this p00r little lodging room was not a
London waif and stray, but the daughter.
of one ,of the wealthiest of our peers.
CHAPTER XXIL.
"Mina," said Clive, moved by a sudden
impulse, "there is eometh.ng 1 must tell
you, something you ought to know. It is
not'right that you eho,tld be living here,
in something like poverty, while---"
She raised her eyee Lu hie, and he saw
that she knew.
Mr. Quilton has told mei she said.
"He has been very kind, k,nder then any
one would think it possible for him to bo.
Yes; he has told me. It ie a secret be-
tween us, and I should not have told 7011
of my knowledge if yqu load not epolten.
It must be 0 eeevet still:"
'Then you have dec,ded, Mina?" said
Clive gravely.
"0h, yes, yes, indeed!" eho responded
eaene011y, the color ricins* te bee hove, her
eyes dewy with toilet Why ehoutd i
rob that poor girl of her rather; why
should I wound him? They have learnt
to love each other as father and daugh-
ter. To me ho would be a stranger, I
should be a stranger to item."
"You are a peer's daughter all the
same," said Clive.
"You are thinking of the title, the
money?" she said. She shook her head.
"They are nothing to me. 1 ahoalu not
nw what to do wilhthem. No; if Ood
will only giro. me back my voice----" Het'
words failed her, and she turned her head
k
awoay.
Clive did not speak for minute or two.
"Pate has beeu'very hard on us, Mina."
ho said hoarsely. It has senteucod one
of tie at leuet So a living death; there to
no notice], no escape. When i parted
from you that morning at Brimileld I eaw
the folly, the wickedness of this loveless
marriage of mine -yes; I must speak
plainly; it is due to you You know that
love you, Mina, and shall love you while
life lasts. I had resolved to go to Lady
Edith, and tell her the whole truth; but
atmhet on my way I discovered that she
held the place in the world which belongs
to you.
She looked up at him with the teats al-
most blinding her, and held out her hand.
I know, I know!" she broke in. 'You
could not -•desert her. You would not
have deeertod me in such a case. Do 7011
think I don't underetaad? It is hard for
me. -Alt, no, non" for naturally enough he
made to draw her to him. "You must not,
Olive, I should never forgive myself if I
were to lead you to forget your duty to
her. It !s Duly the thought that you
must de the right thing that helps me to
bear my trouble. And I could not bear
it if I saw you ;von only now and again.
You said when you came in that we were
meeting for the last time; and it must be
so. I won't net you to forgot me -X know
that it would he imposeiblo for me to for-
get you; but I will try to remember you
as a very good, very great friend. Don't
bo anxiouo about me. My voice will come
back again; and if it should not, there
are other ways of earning a living, and
I shall learn to be content, if net happy."
Clive turned away, for he could not
look on her face and retain command of
himself.
1s good-bye?" he said hoarsely at
}set. •
"It is good-bye," she echoed" holding out
both her hando, and trying to smile
He toots the trembling hande, and bent
over her; but ho felt thatto kiss her
would be to outrage her sense 04 purity,
to insult her grief. He lookedlong into
her eyes, then lingeringly dropped her
hand, and quickly went one
Tibby was waiting for him in the street.
She opened her lips to speak to him; but
the agoey in lain face etrnek' her dumb;
and with scarcely a glance at her he 0000 -
ed on. As he emerged from the Bente, a
man stopped from an open doorway, end
looked after him with an evil glitter in
his eyes. It wee Iicehlti.
That Sano night Sara stole into the
Cheeter]eighe' house by the side entrance.
Iler dark taco was hard and set, and h01
lips writhed as If she were muttering to
herself. As she put aside the dark cloak
which almost concealed her Oriental
dress, her deshless halide opened and shut
epnemodfeally, ae if elle were in a state of
suppressed fury and excitement; and for
some minutes allo paned up and down her
1.00111 with •the gait and manner of a tig-
ress, Then, as if with an effort, sho re-
gained her usual composnre,-and smooth-
ing her white hair ehe went to her role -
tress's room, and knocked softly at the
door. There was no answer, earl she open -
en the door as softly; but at the thresh•
old she st0pped0wilh n startled exclenue
tion;. for Lady Edith was lying face
downwards en the couch,. one menet Premed
across het' eyed, the othdr hanging -lithely l
down with a letter crushed in her hand.
Sara locked the doer swiftly, and ran
to her mistress. "Dearie, doariel" she
cried. "what ie it, sun of my scut, what
has happened? Speak to me, speak to
your own Sara!"
Lady Edith raised her head; her face was
white save for patches of crimson; her
eves warn glowing, 'bernblg, as if with
fever.
"1Vhere have you been?" sho demanded
hoarsely, her hand going to her throat
as it she were' choking. 'I wont you, I
want yon to hnge' with me," oho laughed
hysterically Thio letter --look et 10-I
rend 41 The vile thing! Et is the wand
I hate received. It is some enemy of his.
I know that, and yet I am fool enough to
be distressed, upset. Read it,. Sara, and
tell me that I am a fool to tanto any 110-
tieo of nn anonymoue letter!"
She still hold the letter cruahocl in her
hand; and Sara drew it away with 8800116
fordo, and road it. Lathy Edith was!
watching her with a greedy devouringglance, eepeating, .hoping. to jean Sarna
derisive laua11; but as oboe nave the wo-'
Inane' faaa grow white, her erre clash, and
her lies twist with nhnte that Could not
comical itself, Lady Edithuttered a faint
Mr, and shrank beck.
"Rend 1t out aloud," 60 commanded, al-
most 'leaudibly.
Snr& even seed her notched lips, and 1n
a strained voles' road:
'-'his In from one who knawe kb', O1fve
1'{nr'veYq to hs a hynoorite and a traitor,
awl who thanks 1t right that the la,}v, be
has devolved cbouid know It aloe. Let for
ask hint wily he aoew to apiece called
11000oe's Rants, and what businpea b,e kna
with a seems' Circ there. Ito lute been
seem'inted with her fey A01110 tame, fa•
tlpatoly and elnedeatinelvnu inttM,
and visite bar fronneralv. but a ut
Ile wee theta toelna. Int Lady VIM
ftb,kierinich matte fug111r100, aeorat in'
nnlrfea.' and Are may escape 'the folia of
this hrdd1' alcor''
Nara reed to the and: thea cal ad liar
eyes, and ,looleed with no eOafy *1 8110th -
potion nit the • white idetelipd thee. 0a 1!
slre wars appealing to liar mlatretara pride
m c o vort- t ou a an
of yours, Hods a liar, a hypocrite, and a
traitor, as the wretch 'who 'wrote this
says. It is -the man Koshki. He and I
have been watching, dogging Iiarvey Sa-
hib. There is a.. girl. I have seen. her. I
went to her months ago, and warned her,
bade her oast him oft."
Lady Edith writhed with humiliation;
then grew rigid with impotent rage.
"You went to her bow dared you]
"Dared!" Sara laughed. "Is there any-
thing I wouldn't <bare to win happineeo
for my souls love. my child? I thought
it was all over between them. But no! he
still caret; for her; he meote her, goes to
her."
Who -who is she?" demanded Lady
Edith, her bosom heaving.
"She 1s called Mina," said Sara, "She
1s the singer girl -the girl at the consort
who woe struck dumb when she saw him
amongst the people. As this man sayd,
the ea./alb-the fool -beast -wee with her
to -day; I saw him." Her voice broke, and
she clung more tightly to the tense fig-
ure. "Dearie, you will cast him off, you
will have done with him! He is not
worthy that you should touch him with
your finger tips, not worthy that the
glory of your eyes should rest upon him.
Think no more of him, light of 1111 Saul,
but spurn him from you. Lot him go, let
him go. He shall not go unpunished."
Unpunished!" broke from Lady Edith's
white lips, and she laughed discordantly.
"Who ;ball punish hint? He will not suf-
fer. It is 1. T only, who will suffer. He
will marry this girl, thio .girl of the gut-
ter, in which he is eo fond of dabbling.
Phe is one of his 'People.' Pretty, I sup-
pose?"
Sora'•s eyes fell, and she ground her
teeth. Lady Edith laughed again.
Fee; I know the type! And he 000
leave me for her! Leave me who loves
him! Punished! Is there any punishment
too bitter, too cruel for so vile a traitor?
Yes; the word lite him. 0h, if I could
only think of same way to atriko him, to
make him suffer n hundredth Part of the
agony he is causing mel"
Her voice choked, and she became in-
articulate; and she toreat the lace at hor
bosom as if she were stilling, as, if her
heart were bursting. Sara glided. to her
fent. and drew the quivering form to the
grouch; her eyes were glittering, her thin
lips twisting, hor teeth clenched.
"Hush, dearie, hush!" oho whispered,
hissed rather. "Be at real, my angel)
Keep your soul calm. He shill not go un.
Durashod, 0, Sara, smear Ile"
Lady Edith tried do. throw bot off.
"What can you dor' eho demanded
0000510lly, "We are both h01p1o0e women,
and can do nothing but look on and smile
at their happiness,'
!'No, non" crooned. Sara, "Sara le not
helpless. Site conies of a different race
from the mem eabih's. They endure and
bear and do nothing; bub Sara's p0 1)10
take not a blow in mesh feebler'. 'we
strikeback, and etrilse qull0kly, if the
blow le for ourselves; how much more
surely and ouiekly, if it is given to the
child or our bosom. trepui,isltedi We
shall seen You shall she, dsarial And
when tile hour coleus, you shall say that
the pnnielrmont ie worthy of the evil he
wrougltt What! Sara stand with folded
hands and meekly •bellb hand while her
child, the life of her soul, is torn and 1a
aerated!" Her oyes dilated. her white
teeth gleamed, her wholeaspect was that
of a tiger thirsting for blood and already
scooting it.
(To be continued.)
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Bltla]loed Ration for hogs.
If hogs are to make the most pro-
fitable gains, the rations must bo
properly balanced. There is, en the
average farm, too ranch of a tend-
ency to make the ration unbalanced
by feeding too much corn in pro-
portion to the protein feeds. Corn,
while one of the moat important hog
feeds, is unbalanced. There is too
high a proportion of carbohydrates
to the protein present, A pig feed
on a ration of corn and water gain-
ed just eleven pounds in 180 days.
The ration must build the hog in
flesh and size at the same time, for
ib must have a good framework to
carry the load of meat that: is ne-
cessary to pay a profit at selling
time. To buikl this framework, an
abundance of protein feeds is re-
quired, and one of the cheapest and
best of these is alfalfa. Glover is
a close second, and cowpeas take a
high rank.
Hogs can be fed alfalfa just as
profitably in winter as in summer.
Experiments seem to indicate that
the proportion should bo about
nine parts of corn to one of alfalfa.
This .proportion of protein feed is
enough to keep the animals grow-
ing well, and forming the frame-
work that is essential for profitable
pork production. Ash is a material
which enters largely into bone, and
corn is deficient in this material;.
and the ash corn does contain is
not especially available for the use
of the hogs. About 40 per cent. of
the dry matter in the bone is lime,
and corn is very deficient in this
material. The grain contains .15•
of a pound of lime in every 1,000
pounds.
Reasons for Value. of Silage.
First -More feed can be stored in
a given apace in the form of silage
than in the form of fodder or hay.
Second'l`here is a smaller lose
of food material when a crop is.
made into silage than when cured.
as fodder or hay.
Third -Corn silage is a more ef-
ficient feed than corn fodder.
Fourth -An acre of corn can be
placed in the silo at less cost than
the same area can be husked and
shredded.
Fifth -'Crops can .be put i the
MTh during weather that could not
befodutilized in making hay or curing'
der.
Sixth -More stool: can be kept on.
a given area of land when silage is.
the basis of the ration.
Seventh There is less waste in.
feeding silage than in feeding fod-
der. Good silage properly fed is all
consumed.
Eighth -Silage, like other mien
lent feeds, has a beneficial effect
upon the digestive organs,
Tenth -Silage is the cheapest and
best form in which a succulent feed
can be provided for winter use. -
Eleventh -Silage can be used for
supplementing pastures more econ-
omically than can soiling crops, be-
cause it requires less labor, and sil-
age is metro palatable.
Twelfth -Converting the corn
crop into silage clears the land and
Leaves it ready for another crop.
Poultry Notes.
When fowls crowd at night,
which is the case when the number
quartered is greater than the capa-
city of the house, they sweat. This
sweating causes the Jubilare to rob
at the base giving them the very
appearance of molting.
It is a noted fact that where roup
has become epidemic among fowls
they were crowded in tightly built
houses' when the weather was very
cold .011(1 these houses allowed to
remain closed all the next day. This
creates a moisture which generates
dampness and the house becomes a
vault,
The poultryman who follows a
practical system does not complain
of the worn:, System is a great lab-
or -saver in all occupations, and
especially so in raising poultry.
1
Wintering Brood Sows.
In winter the sow should be com-
fortably housed, preferably. in - a
cot well. supplied with straw and
placed somedistance from hor feed.
ing place, so that she will get the
necessary ,o4eroise in running to
and fro. Tier feed should consist
largely of bulky foods, such as milk,
roots and clover hay and enough
grain to leo"op lie). in good condition
without fattening,
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.Sun(iay observance.
The late Dr. Macadam used to tell
of a tipsy, Scotchman making his
way !tome on a bright'Sunday morn.
ing, while the good folk were wend-
ing their way, to the kirk. A Little
ed a ribbon from w
dog pull ma! b a woman
lvho was leading it, and as it ran
from her she appealed to the first
passerby who Happened to bo the
inebriate, asking him to whistle
for her poodle,
"Woman," he retorted, with Oh
utmost solemnity of visage,, "w''
roan this is no day for whustlin.,
Of the two kinds 0i b'towel'a oho.
crld-faslh.ionese hallo'w's iw less tin
'f'oyina.