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Home My WebLink AboutThe Herald, 1912-10-11, Page 6Or, The Changed Plans. CHAPTER, I, "Is it very bad? Do you think it will ark her? How unfortunate I. ami "Oh, it won't signify—much," says the near, making a feeble attempt at con- flation. The groom is on his knees, washing own the mare's legs. As he washes, the d raw peteh shows out with ominous istieetness from the glossy dark -brown kin that surrounds it and Cissy, stand- egudingin sr thea operation, begins;n to loohand, he very picture of ill -concealed misery. "How dreadfully bad it looks now!" she ays fearfully. "Not at all," replies the major. 'I minuet imagine how it happened; she is usually such a clean jumper," goes 00 Cissa, diligently searching for excuses. "I never in my life injured a mount .before, and I would not have harmed this one for all the world. Captaiu HaIket will bo so dreadfully angry." "Nonsense! You don't suppose he will bite you, do you? Think of his angelic temper and your privileges as a woman. He daren't blow you up, you know." It is not so much that,"—with hesita- tion. "Of Bourse I know he will say no- thing, but he will think the more; and—" "Like the parrot," interrupts the major, "And he will look so annoyed,goes on Cissa, torturing herself with immense sue - cess. I would not for anything it had occurred. I do think I am the unluckiest girl on earth." "Are you in love with him?" suddenly asks the major sharply. "In love with him? What an absurd question! Of course I am not, says CissY, angrily, while blushing in the inose furi- ous and uncalled-for manner, "What can have nut such a ridiculous idea into your head?" Well,—sulkily—"you are so afraid of vexing him, for one thing." "Not a bit more afraid of him than I would be of you or any other man, under. the circumstances," declares Cissa wi.h exemplary candor. "But it is not a plea- sant thing az any time to injure a favor- ite hunter; and the mare, for some rea- son or other, is a special darling with Captain Halkett. Indeed, it was only yes- terday I heard him saying he valued her more than any animal he had ever had." "Given him by one of the fair sex, most likely," says the major, with vicious in- tent. "Very probably," returns Cissy, quietly, who carries a very game little heart be- neath her pretty Irish skin, and would have died rather than betray any undue emotion. Nevertheless, it must be con- fessed, her color faintly wavers and fades away • a little, only to return with ten- fold brilliance as she sees Captain ten- fold pass the stable window. "Here he ire!" she cries, hurriedly. "Now what shall I do?" "Nothing, if my advice is worth any- thing." says the major, sententiously. Captain Halkett, coming slowly up the yard, cigar in mouth as usual, and hands trust •deep in the pockets of his .shoot- neecoat, sees Oiesy, Major Blake, and. the room nn his knees beside the mare. Ile i the' whole scituatien et 'tulglance ;,way hie ' ci x;., iceasautly„ • `tax xioxi _lff s Ha.lunt. Had a geed day,' I Yes;; thanks—very, that is no, not at says Cissy, nervously. I am 'afraid on will be horribly angry,. But thefact is, Major Blake and I were coming quietly ome—cantering through the Park fields; t the 'last gap some sharp stone caught the Baby's leg, and has hurt her,. as you ee. I --I am very sorry about it," can. Iudee Miss Mordaunt, genuinely vexed for he mishap. Don't say that," entreats Halkett, gent - v; "and don't vex yourself. I would ra- ther the mare was dead than that you tormented yourself about her. Besides"— stooping to examine the injury --"from what I can see it is only skin-deep, and won't matter in a day or two; eh, Con- nor?" Yes, sir; only a scratch, sir. Right as over in a week, sir " ' These words carry balm to Miss Mor- da:unt's breast, and presently, the band- ages being finally adjusted and the Baby consoled by an additinnal feed, the`- leave the stables, and Blake diverging to the right, Miss Mordaunt and Halkett go lei- surely toward the house. As they reach the stone steps leading to the hall door, Oiesy pauses. 'You are nre you forgive me?" she asks, sweetly. "How can you speak to me like that?" ays Halkett, almost angry. "Did you hink I should out up rough with you? hat an ill-tempered brute you must eon- ider me! You ought to know me better y this time. "I have not known you for so very ng,"says Obey, smiling then fmpul- vel. while her color once more deep- s. "Why is that horse such a favorite ith you?—beyond all others, I mean. Was a present?" "Yes," says Halkett in a low voice. "From a very dear friend?" "Very dear; more than a friend." 'From a gentleman?" "No. From a lady," says Halkett short - and turns away his head. On the instant, the words the major d uttered in the stables come back to IRS Mordaunt's mind, and without fur- or comment she sweeps pant Halkett in - the house, and he seed her no more til dinner -time. hen hall past seven chimes out, and e solemn retainer of the House of Mor- unt announces dinner as being served, th Major Blake and. Captain Halkett ke a hard fight of it to take Miss Oissy wn, but. Fate, in the person of Sir Icmas Tobin, interferes, and balks them: their prey. Halkett, however, may be d to have the best of it, as he succeeds seating himself directly opposite his Specially Selected ASKATCIIEWAN VALLEY FARM LANDS From the Land Grant of the Canadian Northern Railway lean, open land, good nd arable by traction Sale .subject to in - of property, with ia1 rats of tr.an,sporta- Price and terms rea- able, NADIAN CONSOLIDATED LANDS, LIMITED Irish divinity, and so Gan watch the obanges of her beloved face, and perhaps edge in' a word or two, addressed Parti• cularly to her, during the repast. All this eau be the more readily accomplished. as he has been told off to a young lady who, if not actually insane, is at all events three parts silly, and so does not feel it incumbent upon him to supply her with the orthodox amount of small talk, Major Blakefalling into line, finds himself presently situated eomewhat low down, with Mrs. Fairfax on one side of him, and Grace Elton, a cousin of Oissy's, on the other. If it were not that his thoughts are altogether centered on Miss Mordaunt, he might have considered him- self in luck, as he is undoubtedly in very ;Peed quarters. .Grace Elton is as unaf- fected as she is charming, and extremely pretty into the bargain. But the major will neither acknowledge nor see anything beyond the tip of Cissv's nose, as it shows itself provokingly every now and then from behind the epergne. On a line with Sir Thomas, and the third from him, sits Mrs. Leyton, the Indian widow, in a ravishing costume of Pearl and bine that sneaks of Worth. She is looking wonderfully handsome to -night, and has a bright, adorable spot on each cheek that is not born of rouge. She is keeping her hand in by trying a little mild flirtation with the vicar, who ooeu- pies her right, and is snaking ver^ pretty Play; while his daughter—who is almost toe young for society—watching them from the opposite side, finds her mind much exercised. and wonders in her heart if :firs. Leyton is really very fond of papa. Surely she must be; else why. does she raise her large, soft, dark eyes so ten- derly to his once in every three minutes precisely by the marble clock on the chimney -piece? Aunt Isabel, at the head of the table, is radiant as usual. and dispenses roast turkey and smiles with equal alacrity. She is carving with even mare than her cus- tomary vigor and well known proficiency, while at the same time she is listening- to isteningto and adding a word here and there to every topie under discussion. She is, how- ever, particularly attentive to Miss lee bin, 'who sits beside her, and who is as deaf as a poet. though no trouble to any one except herself, poor lady. as she seeks not for conversation, and, as long as she gets a bit of everything mentioned in the menu, is perfectly content. There are two or three stray men from the neighboring barracks scattered up and down; and these. with :he three. Mieses Brighten—who, being evidently not cut ont by Mother Nature for the civil ser- viec, have been considered suitable to ask to meet them—make un the narty. "Well, Cis, von hnd a pleasant day, I hope?" save Thiele ChnTlie, presently ad- dressine- his favorite niece. "A delicious day, dear uncle; onlywe wound. tip with a misfortune. I was stu- pid enough to hurt Captain Halkett's• horse on my way home through the Park; though indeed I scarcely think itwas my fault. However,. as it was to happen, we were lucky in having it occur at the end instead of the beginning of our day, ate, }re, ll,?dlr;i .0 e fits of it .,•, t ' ' Alio. mal a; his llt)C�h iepetti, . sl'ie enc t ken,IeW.efeiteW or elm since the corn- m'encemeet of dinner), and purposely treats the ,.hole thing as worthy of re- gret. Halkett, contrasting her pretty con- trition of the morning with this off -hand dismissal of the matter, is, man like, thor- oualy mystified. "I am sorry to hear of an accident," save Uncle Charlie, who holds all good animals to his heart. Nothing serious, I hope, Frank?' A mere scratch," returns Iialkett, care- lessly. "That is right. It could not have hap- pened through any great dceire on the rider's part to reach her home, as she delayed her return so long we all im- agined an elopement had taken place. But there was no such excitement in store for us. I do think, as your guardian and uncle, Cis, I have every right to know what you and the major were talking of all that time." "Politics," says the major, lightly; "we never talk anything but potties, do we, Miss Mordaunt?" Here Blake dodges to one side of the epergne, that he may the more surely get a full view of Miss Mordaunt's face. Never," replies Cisey, emphatically, dodging the epergne in her turn; and then they both laugh. Here Halkett mutters somethin•- ander his breath that- is so far audible as to rouse the silly young lady by his side into some kind of life. She sighs and up- lifts her head, "Were you speaking to me?" she asks, in a somewhat startled tone. "No—yes--was I?" stammers Halkett, rather shocked. "I ought to have been, of course; but I have fallen so low as to allow dinner to engross all my, attention. Pray forgive me. It comes entirely of go- ing down to dinner with a middle-aged gourmet. "Dear me! I fancied you quite cone," responds his companion, with a simper and lapses again into silence after the effort. "Politics!" says• Uncle Charlie, going back to the subject, after he had desired the butler to take several different dishes to Miss Lobin, 'How you muse have en- joyed yourself; --especially Lissy. I never met any woman with such keen and eom- prehensive views on all matters connect- ed with the State. It was only yesterday I asked her opinion of Asquith, and she told me she always thought he was—" "Now, Uncle Charlie!" interrupts Miss Mordaunt, with such indignation that the old gentleman, though chuckling to him- self audibly, refuses all further informa- tion. "May we not hear your opinion of &s- quill?" demands Sir Thomas, who is an old bean, and much addicted to Miss Mor - daunt. "Certainly not. And, remember, I dis- tinctly forbid you to ask Uncle Charlie any questions when my back is turned, as he is capable of saying anything once meye is off him," "Your will is my law," says the old beau, with a bow that would have reflect, ed credit on a Chesterfield; and shortly afterward, at a signal from Aunt Isabel, the ladies, rising, leave the gentlemen to their own devices. On entering the drawing -room, Mrs. Leyton, walking with the undulating, graceful motion that belongs to her, and that cannot be acquired, goes straight to the fireplace, where she sinks into a loung- ing chair, leaving the opposite one for Aunt Isabel, who almost instantly falls into a gentle doze. Little Miss Millar, the vicar's daughter, losing eight of her shy- ness hyness in her desire to obtain her object, seeks a resting -place that will enable her Mrs.fill to keep a fasoated watch over n Leyton, the widow' having cast a glamour over the timid country maiden,: The atlases Byight ri and GraceeElton keep up a continual chatter, and areevident- ly enjoying themselves immense v- while Miss robin, taking the cozy corner of the sofa, emulates her beaten, and. letting her face lengthen until it reaobea a state of atter imbecility, sweetly 51100808. Lissy is standing in one of the window, ,ewhat a art; shd:gases but upon. the She to divest h: Haillssett was 1 time, But all peering injured w' position, and of .scums her : ero$s-examination o Zet, again, why should he r seats from women? What r to question act or wordof h ter what thoughts and hop have encouraged in the seer'. her heart, she feels now she tain data to go upon to prove kett cares for her beyond Somebody --who was MP—had said a dirt.' Well, one thing was posi should not flirt with her. Mere Aunt I,sahel, slowly sousing, `a es ,and aamine audibly, to let' her fri know she has' hot been sleeping," Lissy, child," she says, you wil Perished over, there. Come to the flint warm yourself." You cannot afford brain -befogging headaches, NA- rl''RU-C Headache Waters stop thein In quick time and clear your head. They do riot contain either phenacetin, acetanilid, morphine, opium or any other dangerous drug. 25c. a bole at your Druggist's. 121 NATIONAL DRUG ANP sewn e, ea. er OASADA, UM)TCO, "I am warm, thank you, and quite' Portable." "My love,I don't believe it,"—wit]; trema milness; "it is freezing as as sero ityou." can, and there is'always a d near a window. Come here, when 1 "Oh, I shall die near that blazing to "And I shall die if you remain e ';here," says Aunt Isabel; and carries' point. Better I than you, auntie," says. Cis and, comiug over good-humoredly, kne down beside her kinswoman, "Cold hands—warm heart," murmurs old lad.. caressing the soft white' fie; that lie upon her lap. • "A troublesome possession," Tema Mrs. Leyton, with a lazy smile. "Nee.? is really happy in this world ei:ceepe or she carries an empty bosom." "Arenocently. you happy?" asks Hiss Lissy,.; Almost. The little worn-out art).t that beatshere"—laying her hand o, the region of the heart—"has pulsatideee_ hardly strong enough to cause me any uneasiness. Now and then I feel a. it -n t pang; not often." T would rather keen my heart, even t the expense of .my suffering," says Ciesee warmly. ,,She who cannot feel anru)' - can know no perfect joy. Without lose, life is a mistake, an unutterable Btu_ k1 d - gift. That is how T think; but .theipi '-I'. am Irish, and therefore of course aureus; seeable." "Oh, no!" says Mrs. Leyton, grad lv. The Irish are the most charms people in the world—so light-hearted , quick to sympathize. Though have been. here only two days, and have asked, questions, I knew you to be Irish leef You told Inc. Most of my friends Pon from your land; even Captain Halkett, s' half Irish, his mother being from air way." Yes?" says Lissy. She rather shrtks from mention of Ealkett's name, wide -re- members with a slight pang how friexfiily have seemed hie relations wish bfrea `v ton since her arrival. "Have you kno-rp Captain Halkett low,?" site cannot` help asking. All my life. His father and mine were fast friends; our . childhood was spent) together. Then we separated,"—with a sigh that sounds ominous. to Oise' in reality is only born of pact sorrow, utterly unconnected with him In any, write —"to meet again after many years—in" India, and now—here. One way or an- other, all through, Frank's life has been mixed up with mine." Cisey bites her lip, and asks no:':rttlra questions; but Mrs. Leyton noteee action of the white teeth, and 'eon "There is a groat charm in li'rr manner, I think?" she says inters tively. • "Is there? • Mot,:, ad •s Take A CangaR Of "St. Lawrence" Sugar Ong '9'o The Store Door --out where the light can fall on it --and see the brilliant, diamond -like sparkle the pure white color, of every grain. That's the way to test any sugar — that's the way we hope you will test q Vo be a charming to one." "Poor Frank!" laughs the widow; ly. He is unfortunate, orat lea,.., found some one who cannot app, ,, a+ him- Then you mean to say rel find it impossible to care for awry who liked some other woman besieett self?" 1it'eIl, as you ask me the confess I would," says Lissy, ing irritated, she scarcely knot. "I would divide honors with no d 1 would be winner—,or nothing" 1;. "Then the man you love must bee civ! to no one else?"—with arched eyebeew indicative of surprise, r, "Oh, 'civil!' Let him be as civil'4e pleases, If you are talking merely :of vility, I altogether misunderstood volt t only meant if I had, a lover—whieh -, the present moment I certainly have nij —I would wish to be first in his eyeaeLee him be civil to all the Amid, but let Bejel. love me." "Quite so; that is only fair, I thisll Sucre' Ceettemmeme fl, with any other sugar—compare its pure, white C� sparkle—its even grain—its matchless sweetness. Better still, get a 20 pound or Tao pound bag at your grocer's and test "St. Lawrence Sugar" in your home. ST. LAWRENCE EUGAR REFINERIES LIMITED. r,,.,x,•7s Teethe widow, but she looks immensely *msod; and Lissy, seeing here express:on, ieeriier wrath rising. ." I quite thought— juds ng from appearances—that you and UssiiiCain Halkett were very good friends," a"ocs,on Mrs. Leyton, unwisely, and regrets her speech a moment later. I I -beg you will not judge me from ap- • ?earanees," says Miss Mordaunt, haught- le.', "A. woman of the world as you are, s:: Leyton, ought surely r y a su e y to know that �iepple for the. most part do not feel ev- erything, they may look. • And besides, roti must forgive me, but if there f» one thing 'I .have a particular objection to, ' 'xis being watched and commented up- onl" You are right," returns Mrs, Leyton, with suspicious sweetness. "I fear I have .been . very indiscreet. For the future I not watch you and Captain Hal- lo - . (To be. continued.) 1. '81'A S:rfl]' G HANDS TO TAME. •--- ie,ema,a surgeon staff to tions the sand glass stands as seiflll" .Cl:l�e.' arbiter to decide when each has j clock. Others pleaded the diffi- culty of keeping count of when they began and then reckoning minute by minute with only a small watch to- go by. The sand glasses, how- ever, are to put an end to this. Each washstand basin is to have its sand glass. For five minute • the surgeon washes. his hands with soap and warm water, and t his finger nails. Another the .sand- glass; anel five m more of hand -washing with and warm water is to follow. The third turn keeps time for a third wash, this time in alcohol, and the fourth is for the process of steri- lization with a wash of corrosive - sublimate. Over all these opera - C�eJ e il!T..t,, a' CrtidSa. `'isei;pliiia itnn�" Iasiii.tbaild a new use for the sand a , axi�t miler his directions one of the larger Berlin hospitals has just placed an orderfor a score of sand, g1as•ses, which, however, are ,not timed for the boiling of an egg, Blit rather longer—for five minutes. E. was; discovered that some of the Unger surgeons were rather easy- blzrg in the matter of cleansing ,,sir hands before' operations. The egulations prescribe four processes ',five minutes each, but rarely _etre the times kept with any ap- roach to accuracy. The excuse was that it was diffi- tilt to .estimate the time without a been thoroughly carried out. HOW TO BE PPY. Don't try to get something for nothing. About the only thing you can get for nothing is a contagious disease. Find your pleasure in work and be sure that somebody else does it. Start your son to taking lessons on the slide trombone, and then you will get even with all the nein. bors. No matter how much other peo- ple may run down the theatre the billposter always sticks up for it. Among Canada PACKING hold the premie Excellent security of an investment 2n fE $1�'. P.'BU.Ii2 Provisioners.; issued in YJ interest 6% First a 100 and' inte wM. DAI_, of Toronto);, and intere''t GORDON (Iiancherst Ponds, due. We have special :. well as a complete' For the distri Public ZT slit dustrial Bonds SE SECURITIES oItion markets.;and satisfactory income are the outstanding features Aeof these bonds. 00 and 81,000 denominations are available. COMPANY, LIMITED (Ranchers, Packers and lgary, Alberta) 6% First. Mortgage Bonds, due 1914, ,-100 andinterest, are now selling at 103-104 and - yielding 5.55% unding Mortgage Bonds, due 1931, issued in 1911 at e nowselling at 102 and interest - yielding 5.83% OMPANY, LIMITED (Packers and Provisioners et Mortgage Bonds, due 1926, issued in 1911 at 100 citing at 103 and interest - yielding 6.68% & PARES COMPANY, LIMITED nd Provisioners of Winnipeg) 6% First Mortgage .40ntlii issued at 100 and interest - yielding 6% ,ich cover fully the assets and histories of these concerns as ion of the bonds. $ use could, suggest a list of bonds—Municipal, Railroad, , including some of these packing house securities. FOR THIS INPORMATION URMES 01121 IO 1001 n the Farin HAY RACR. A practical and eheap hay rack may be made very sirnply. The bed frame is fifteen feet long, the rear end is three feet six iiiches. wide, and the front one foot eight inches wide. Being narrow in front permits of the wagon being turned in a snialler place. There is a bolster made on the frame. When the rack is to be used on the wagon, remove the bolster from the wagon and let the one made on the frame take its place. The side rails are made of VA by. six-inch stuff The cross -pieces are two by six inches and six feet sin - inches long. The two boards that form the bows that protect the wheels are made of one by eight, - inch elm or some wood that is. tough and will not break in bend- ing. The frame is put together with three eight -inch bolts, assorted lengths to suit the different thick- nesses of material. The knees that support the front cross -piece are one foot tall, with- out the tenons; these are six inches on the lower end and three on the - upper. If well put together out of good materials, and painted, and well taken care of, this frame will last for 30 years. WATCH THE HORSE'S TEETH. If your horse showi difficulty in eating or loses flesh without appar- ent cause, it is time to examine the teeth. Very often elongated teeth prevent a horse from properly mas- icating its food, thereby rendering possible to obtain much belie - em it. cerated teeth also are -a source of great trouble and prevent a horse from eating well, Sometimes broken teeth cut the sides of the horse's mouth. and form painful sores which, of course, interfere with mastication. It is a good plan to eaamine the teeth of all horses two or three times a year, and in case of broken e`r elongated teeth, treat them with a file. If the teeth of a valuable aniraal are badly affected it should be treated by a veterinary surgeon. ORCHARD SUGGESTIONS. Midsummer pruning heals quickly. and is being practised extensively - by good orchardists. Better ship fruit a little green than overripe because it deterior- ates quickly after being packed and placed in hot cars and warehouses. If you have a poor seedling pear or apple tree it may be entirely made over by top grafting. Peach trees make kood stock for plum grafting, as they Usually have large vigorous roots. It costs but a trifle for stock for marketing fruit packages and if they are stenciled with your name, or the name of your farm, they will prove of a great benefit, provided the fruit is of the best quality. THE DAIRY. The separator should never be allowed in the barn or near it. A half dozen window sash glazed will make a rust -proof box in which the dairy vessels can be sunned and kept absolutely clean. An enterprising farmer living near a town of 5,000 or more ean sell every pound of his butter a full retail prices, or little above the year round. For several years we have bong farm butter from the same farm at two cents above retail mark price every month in the year a glad to get it. Never attempt to keep sum butter for early fall prices, beca FARM NOTES. Turn the scrub bull into bol and fill his place with a sire will add dollars to the value o herd through his progeny. Eggs that cost 25 cents per will brink $7 or $8 when and sold as broilers. Cattle on fame do horn*. Dehorn srour yo Coat you tell just how costs to feed a cow a year Ever see the man wlui we a bee every place but at ho A 'storage place for eggs be free from any bad odors. Sour slops have no place well regulated farm. Dipping hogs is cheaper feeding lice, Cheap meat can be tea CANADA LIFE BLDG. MONTREAL