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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-02-26, Page 3;'" ,gw,atitktS e4Java;.-e `sail 7 "1)o the Lynnes go out midi into so- cioty?" asked Julia. "Not at present," replied Mrs. God- win. "Lady Lynne is in delicate health; bessdes, you i;now, they are so very e elusave; they mixed in the highest cir- aSlee in London. There are very few Eng- lish in Rome they would know. They are the ere de la creme, you under- stated." "Oh ,yes; certainly," said poor Mrs. Card -well,. with the most amiable of smiles, and without the least notion of what Mrs. -Godwin meant. "Really, that is strange!" said Mrs. Godwin, with a smile. "Speak of — you remember the old proverb. There are the Lynnes! over there, near tht Large arch, where that fine shrub greens. J.s Kilt not lovely? Why, see, Mrs. Cadwell, they are crossing this way!—and he looks quite smiling and excited. Do you know them?" "No," eried the three ladies, with something like a pang at the denial. "They are coming to use!" cried Mrs. Godwin, in great excitement. "What can it mean?" Words are feegle to depict the sur- prise, the mingled exultation and mor- tification of the assembled party, when they eaw Lord Lynne, with a beaming ipee and excited manner, hasten to the oompanion and clasp her hand in his own, saying, as he did so, "Lady 'lor- ernee, I cannot express my delight at seeing you Lady Lynne and myself have searched Rome to find you." "Lady Florence!" cried the Misses 'J dwell and Mrs. Godwin in one breath and in one key, while Mrs. Cadwell sat ton dismayed to speak. Then •a handsome lady, with an air of dignity, stepped forward, and clasping the young girl in her arras, kissed lied warmly, uttering, in a sweet, musical voice, the kindest of greetings. After that a younger lady, with a sweet, fair face and golden hair, whore Lord. Lynne introduced as his sister,, as Miss Lynne, welcomed her just as kind- ly, while the lookers-on were petrified with amazement. The Lynnes—the best and most exclusive people in Rome — were positively in raptures at meeting with their companion!—calling her Lady " Florence, too! What' could it mean? Like. a flash of lightning the recollection of the magnificent dress ran through Maria's mind. What if, after all, she were mistaken, and the despised compan- ion proved to be a "lady" instead of an adventuress! They heard. every wordof the dialogue: . 'Where 'are you etaying?" asked Lord Lynne. • "I am travelling companion to three ladies," answered Florence, with a smile. "We are staying in the Via Gregoriana." "Yon must go home with us," cried Lady Lynne. "If you only knew how we have searched for you! We will not luso Eight of you again." "Why did you not write to me?" said Lord Lynne, reproachfully. "leas I not your father's friend? 1 can hardly for- give you." "('.once with us for the day, at least," erirl Lady Lynne, watching the sweet face as it alternately paled and plushed. "We can arrange for the future. I am not willing to part with you." "You are very kind, Lady Lynne," re- plied Florence? "but I am engaged.; my time is no longer my own. I will ask for the day. but I am not quite sure if 1 cam be spared." "Do not speak so, Lady Florence—you horrify mo," cried Lord. Lynne. "Intro- duce me to your friends, and I will ar- range that." He noted the half -reluctant expression that came "ver her face, and smiled as he did so. "Am I to take the law into my own hands, and introduce myself?" he asked, with a smile, "No," she cried, hastily. "But, Lord 'I.rfnr;e, I call myself Miss Wyverne—to to these people. It seemed so absurd for a Lady Florence to go out as compan- ion'" "It is absurd, indeed," he replied, dry- ly. "We must alter that. I will make it straight for you at once," 'Then Lady Florence brought Lord sad 'Tandy Lynne up to the fluttered and agi- tated group, and introduced them to each individual composing it. Mrs. God- win went through the ceremony like a lady; the Cadwells were nervous. They • had attained the end and airs of their existence at last: they were introduced to a real lord and his lady. Lady Lynne was most. gracious, and her smiles bewildered them. Lord. Lynne spoke very 'piensantly for a few minutes abrmt Rome, and then turned to Mrs. Cadwell with a .polite bow. "'Wm, Cadwell, said. he, "this young lady, I find, hes been masquerading. You utast allow the to -introduce her as Lady Florence Wyverne. Lady Lynne and myself," he continued, "have been seek- .all eek- .all over Rome for her. We heard she was here, and prow that we have found her, I am sure you will allow us to monopolize her for the day." "Certainly, my lord," replied the poor lady, whose ideas were all disarranged. "1 .hope Lady Florence will make no stranger of nie, but do just as she likes." "You are very kind," said Lady Lynne, replying Per her husband. "If Lady-Flereuce goes with us now, she will return this evening, and to -morrow ---if you, will allow us ---we will call upon you and arrange for the future." lb was with feelings of envy and won. der that they saw the Lynnes disappear, taking with them the very companion whose respectability they had that morn - hit; doubted. ""An earl's daughter!" said Maria, as she watehed •them ,disappear, "Well, • I '(CaraUy?;(•:r,!,7i ihs.A4V,,e', always thought there was sweet ting very distinguished about her," "I knew she was an Aristocrat the first moment I saw iter," said Mrs. God- win; "anybody accustomed to good soci- ety would know that at once." "I am sol'ry to lose her," 'sighed Mrs. Cadwell; "she is the Most amiable girl I ever knew." "It is a grand thing. for you," said Mrs. Godwell; "you will be quite sought after when it becomes known that the Lynnes' friend, Lady Florence Wyverne, has visited you." "Has been our companion, you mean," interrupted Maria. •"If you ale wise, you will not allude to that," replied the woman of the world ,"ox people will know at once she was ineog. 11 you have treated her kind- ly, she will repay you, and you will so gain a footing in the very beat society. A more fortunate thing could not have happened." Something like a pang of remorse went through the hearts of the Misses Cadwell as they .remembered how they had treated their companion. What must she think of them after all they had said of her "class" and hor "position?" Each red faeo became still more red as the remembrance of many such words flash- ed across them. CHAPTER. XXIX. Lord and Lady Lynne had been near- ly two weeks in (tome. lilts herself de- cided upon the place as being at once beautiful, i teresting• and quiet. it was, too, she thought, the last spot where Count Rinaldo would think of looking or them. Not one word. had Lord Lynne saki. of their journey; no one knew where he had gone. At Paris he told Agatha he thought Rome would be the best place for Inez to best in, and she acquiesced cheerfully in his decision. Quiet had a great charm. for Agatha Lynne. The day before he started, Lord Lynne, who made constant inquiries about Lady Florence, heard that she had gone with eeo•rne family as compan- ion to home. Inez and _Agatha were as rauoh inter- ested in finding her as the young lord himself. As soon as Lady Lynne had somewhat recovered from the excessive weakness that prostrated her, they went out' every day visiting the differ - eat' places of interest in home, hoping to meet her, but day after day they were, dirappointed. One morning Agatha suggested a visit to the Colosseum. She waslonging to see it, They went, and were gazing in speechlees adaniration at the (*de -of shattered arches and Corridor's over- grown with shrubs and green grass, when Lady Lynne cried, ".Philip, look! there is a picture! Do you see that beau- tiful, sorrowful young ' girl leaning against those old stones? if I had but my pencil. What a sketch that would make. I never saw a more exquisite face." Lord. Lynne looked; and then, to his wife's surprise, cried out, "Inez, that is Lady Florence Wyverne. 1 ani truly thankful, Let us go over to her at once." All that clay they lavished upon the friendless, solitary girl the most lov- ing care and attention, Not one word did she say to them of the unpleasant. ries of her present life. She spoke of the constant kindness of Mrs. Cadwell, and said but • little of her daughters. They would not hear of any return to what they called her slavery. Lady Lynne had promised she should go back that s,ering; but she repented having said so, and was glad to hear her hus• band and sister strongly prohibit any such measure, A. polite note was there- fore written and deapatohed to Mrs.. Cadwell, who had not expected to see the late companion again. It was wonderful how much Julia and Maria found to praise and admire in the young girl they had previously disliked, The whole evening was spent iu dis• cussing the morning's adventure. The arrival of the pretty scented billet, with a coronet upon the envelope, ~vets but another charm. The day fallowing Lord and Lady Lynne called upon Mrs. Cadwell.., They little knew the'preparations that had been made for that evont—how many dresses the girls had tried on; how the salon had been arranged; how the card-baateb was weeded of all obnoxi- ous and commonplace names, and the Hon. Mrs. Clodtvine card placed where it was sure to attract attention, Mrs. Godwin gave some very plain hints that she considered she ought to be present at the interview; but firs, Cadwell discreetly refused to understand thein. Lard Lynne explained as meth as be thought proper of the circumstances that bad carred Lady 1'lorenoe to act as she had done. "I consider ruyself her guardian," he continued. "I was her father's intimate friend; and Lady Lynne wishes her to make her home with us at present. Some arrangements will be entered into with the prmcnt Earl of Wyverne, who is bound to allow Lady Florence an in• oome fnnu the estate. If you can find some one as substitute for her, Ivtrs. Oad'wetl, you will confer a great favor upon Lady Lynne and myself" "You Hurst not think," said Lord Lynne, with the kind courtesy that ever 'distinguished ltim, "that we intend 'to deprive you altogether of Lady Flor- ence's society. I hope you will some- times call at the Palazzo Giorni. We shall be happy to see you," - It was a triumph to be able to tell Mrs. Godwin that they were 'invited :to visit Lady Lynne. - "I tell you," returned the lady, "a �.. CURED 1N 241iOt3139 You can painlessly remove anycorn, either hard, soft or bleeding, by applyng i'utnam's Corn Extractor.. 1 t never burns, leaves no soar, contains no acids; is harmless becausecomposed only of healing grans and balms. fifty years In use. Cure guaranteed. Sold by all druggists 28e. bottles. Refuse substitutes. PUTNAM'S PAINLESS CORN EXTRAC=TOR more fortunate thing Bever happened to anyone:' Both Agatha and Lady Lynne had the kindest affection for the beautiful young girl who seemed to have no friends. She was -happy with them; but she never felt quite at home with Lord Lynne. She had not forgotten those few days at Severnoke Castle, when he had seemed to care so much about her. Lady' 1'lorence admired • the superb beauty of Lady Lynne. She understood row much the graceful, dignified Anda- lusian loved her husband. Lord Lynne was kind and courteous to her, as to every one, and sire was wonderfully happy in that new Ironte where every loving care and attention was lavished upon her. A correspondence was opened with the Earl of Wyverne. Lord Lynne refused to listen to any ar•gurhent Flor- ence brought forward, and declared she must be guided by common sense, not pride, and that her father's daughter should receive- a suitable provision front her father's estate. They had now been three weeks in Ronne, and Lady Lynne was beginning to recover her spirits, nothing having been heard of Rinaldo. "Ile will see," she said to herself. "that there is no chance for (tint, and he will be satisfied to leave us alone." Alas! alte vas too sanguine; as well hone to divert a tiger free). its helpless prey, as expect Count Rinaldo to re- linquish elinquish any plans he had ones formed. She bad not quite regained her old spirits and brilliancy; and there were times when her cheek was pale and her eyes were dim; but as days passed un and no news came of the man who tor- tured her, she began to take courage. The danger was not present, and she feared it less. Lord Lyuue could not quite under- stand his wife. He wee proud of her, and fond of her; but he wondered why she so frequently seemed to lose all health and strength, why those sudden and mysterious fits of illness eeleed her, why at times she was her own brilliant, bright sell, and again so sal nail spir!1- less that he hardly knew her. lir ryas never certain of her; if he saw her in the morning and felt leased bemuse Che eeerued bright and Happy, in a few hours afterward she would be pale and silent. Yet no woman ever strove to bear her pain so bravely as did Inez Lyme. Her husband was never sure of her. He found relief in the unvarying sweet- ness of Agatha Lyrme, and the bright, cheerful spirits of Lady Florence. The two young giris'were:,warmly attached to Inez. Florence res` e, b etc Ahiu many;.µ tiur;ga'-r h butgata face was lirighte>, ter :Barr of a deeper and. more golden hue. 111 place of the sweet repose that characteriized Miss Lynne, she eharnred by the varying expression of her bright face. She was of a more decided charaeter than Agatha. She had more pride; more genius, deeper capability of loving; she teas less patient and andabie. "Goad news," said Lurd Lynne, as he perused a long suet t'loeely.writton letter from his another; "the 1 c ighs etre Cont. ing to Route, They have our address, mut will cull fust upon its." With a rapid glance Inez noticed the flush that overspread her sister's face when she heard the Hanle. She did love Allan, thein, and that was the reason she eared nothing either for Lord. Hirt- ington or Count Rinaldo. "If that only happens," said Lady Lynne to herself, "I am saved. if Allan comes, and they are engaged, Rinaldo would see it was of no use to torture ate, and I should be left in peace." IIer spirits rose again—she would be happy. 'There was freest= in the pre- sent, and a prospect of relief in the future. Lord Lynne proposed that they should visit that day the be ;ut'iful gardens of the Painfili Darla Villa. "'They are like fairyland, Irlez," he amid; "you will be eharmed with thenl. The oaks and bay trees meet overhead, and form beautiful green aisles, down which you may walk, ]oat in dreams. The rippling fountains and the magnifi- cent statues and vases are half hidden in the luxuriant foliage. Would you like to go there?" "Above all things," replied Lady Lynne. "But when are the Leighs coming?" "There k no c•Prtain briar fixed," said Lord. Lynne. "Whenever we go nut we niust leave word as to our whereabouts, and they will follow us." So Lord .Lynne left orders with. his servants that if any frielids ratme from England, they were to be told Lord and Lady Lynne were at the Pautlifi Doris Villa, and asked to follow them There. It was a bright, elotidlrss day, such as one only sees in Italy: the sky was blue, the ntn bright. and the gardens were perfection. Lady Floreeee lingered, like one faseinated. by the sine of Inez, She had never seen her look so handsome and so bright. There were numerous strangers in the garden=,, and many were the admiring g!atees that followed the beautiful indaluian, tihe had thrown off her troubles ami Cosy-, and given herself up to the charm of the day. .filer ittrsbend looked at her in admiration, her glowing, lemma gay spirits, am! musical laugh, alt seen n1;; to have a new and more potent i.n(inns inn for him. They were as happy as ehiblren. No one could have guessed that over one among theta there hung the blacaws! etnucl and the utast hitter sorrow. All Clay they 1insrnrvl in the gardens, admiring the rt•i10 o1 antiquity that greeted the eye at every turn; the long terraces ar,d, the beautiful views seen front thtu. "•I taut tired," said T ;ld,r Lynne, with a smile. "If you will persist in going over those len-twee again, Agatha, take: Philip with you. 1 will rad. here, at the foot of this statue. You will know where to find nre." The;• laughed at what they called her indtlem!oe, surel them: went ,away, ..Lady Florence begged thait she might remain with Lady 'Lynne.. Inez sat at the feet cif the statue, and Florence gazed ndmiringiy at her beauti- ful. thee. "1 -low happy sun ere. T.ady Lynne! I think no Li0c in the world is sn happy as you:" saki Flc•enee. Floreme (lid net detect the ldtterness of the laugh in whirls Iter' eauipauioa in- dulged. "My best wieli for vert, h!orence," site said. "is that -:.0 may be happier than 1 art." at wcula be i mip eeilde." shy re• plied; and tie n she sputag to her feet in terrified e sienishruenl. A vhange. ,taiga gh:c.tlr, had wine over the face of Lady Lynne. ller eyes grew din, and full of horror; her white lips parted asci quivered. "Dear Lady .Lynne," cried the young girl, "are you ill? 'What is it? Shall I. Bill e ny 'With a desperate et',-•Ot Inez recce aced herself. ' 1 ata fahlt and tired," elle; replied; "do not say anything Florence, not one ward. 11 distresses lord Lynne and Agatha. See," she continued, carelessly, as a gentleman wintered slowly down, the path, `:here is one of my husband's friends, the Count, Rinaldo iiontalti," '1.'here was a d:u'k frown upon the count h Incc, but it ramiahcnl when he saw that Inez was nut alone. Ile bowed most courteously. "1. ant happy to find yon, Lady Lynne," lie said. "Your eervunea When 1 called, directed nre to the villa." "Dow long have you been in Rome?" sire naked. "I only arrived 1lmts morning.," he re- plied, "f left London hurriedly and on important business;. I found that a friend, in whom 1 had placed great re- 1ineee, had det-rived sac, roti played me false." "How unpleasant !" hitt 1.ady 'Lynne, coldly, seeing that by atepp d and await• cel lu•r rt. "It will be so for my friend," he said, sneeringly: -Ina l arms forgetting, Toady Lynne. 1 must. tt.,c fin' on introduction to your vntIpati(nl, ehna,e face seems strtintely familiar in me," Ludy Lynne complied with his wish with a very ill grave," "Florence," site t.lwn eontitund, gently, "Lord Lynne and Ago the ere over there on that largo t orrave. \\ill you be kind enough to !el] them that the Count Montalti is her,'. •1 am so tired, T ran go no further," Lady :Pierrette hastened to comply with her wish, and 'then Inez fount herself alone with her enemy. CITAP'llai; XXX "You thought yvtt had eecnped me," said the count, as soon as they were alone. "(low foolish and blind you are, my lady! You cannot fly iron your fate " "So I begin to perceive," she replied coldly. She might dread the danger, but face to face with it, Lady Lynne was ria coward. "I shall not repeat all I said before,•' he continued. "I never elringe--my par. T t TRUE CAUSE Oif RHEUMATISM Caused by Uric Acid in Blood and Can Only be Cured Through the Blood. Net many years ago doctors thought rheumatism was only a local pain caus- ed by exposure to cold and wet. Now they know that rheumatism is mused by the blood becoming tainted with uric acid, This acid contracts the mus- cles, stiffens the joints, and irritates the nerves, Then the cold ans wet make the joints and muscles groan with aching rheunnatsem, You blame the weather, but the real anise is avid in the blood. If not promptly treated the stiffness spreads and the pain grows worse each year until you are a helpless cripple, tortured tiny and night, 11 the disease touches the heart it means sud- den death. You eaau t cure rheum toren with liniments, plasters or 'hot cloths, You must go. to the root of the trouble in the blood. The one sure, scicutifie way. to clue rheumatiam:is 1)r, Williams' Pink Pills, because they actually 'make new blood. They sop +rut the poleonr- ous acid, loosen the joints and. muscles and bring ease and freedom where be- fore had been pain and misery, Mrs. Fred Swbean, Canada Creek, X. S., says: "Three years ago I was taken with a severe pain in my right hip. It grew gradually Worse 114111 it finally settled in both my hips and legs. The pain was really almost unbearable. At first I tried foot thefts and liniments, but this gave rue only the most tem- porary relief, and I felt as if I was to go through the rest of my life as a suf- fering cripple. A neighbor whose daugh- ter had been -cured i f rheumatism by Dr. 'Williams' Pink Phis advised me to try this medicine, and I purehased three. boxes. Before they were all gone 1 was able to get my foot up on my knee and untie my shoe, something I had not been able to do for two years, and I be- gan to feel I had at last found a medi- cine to cure the trouble. I kept on tak- ing the Pills until I had. used, I think, o: dozen boxes, when I was completely cured, and I am as well and strong to- day as ever I was in my life. I want every sufferer to know that Dr, Hama' Pink Pink Pills is a sure euro for rheu- matism, 'and Hutt if they will give this medieins a fair trial, their pains and aches will disappear as urine did." Sold by 'all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from the Dr, Williarus' Medicine Co., Brockville, (bit. • ECZEMA OF THE SCALP Zam-Buk Cures a Boy Who Suffered For Three Years. Now and again mothers find that sores oe ulcera on the heads of children,' re(wee to heal. despite all ordinary treatment. Thew is the time to prove Zam-Bvk's healing power. For three long years the son oS Mrs. Crunimitt, of 114 Marco street, Toronto, had eczema of the scalp. She says:—"It broke out behind his ears, and was so painful the was unable to sleep at night. I used aliment every ointment known, and caned in the doe - tor, but all of no avail. A friend recommend-' ed me to try. Zam-Buie, and I procured m, supply. Atter using three boxes, any little boy was eoanpletely cured." Another caee which inothers'will read with laterest occurred recently In Winnipeg. 1'tra. C. Keep, of 192 Alexander Avenue, Winnipeg, says:—"A year ago my little girl contract- ed eezema of the scalp, and nothwithstanding all I did the sores spread until the child's scalp was completely covered. I took her to hospital, but none of the ionone and oint- ments aoplted had any effect on the disease. By degrees the child's hair came out, until. she was quite bald. We were at this stags, strongly advised to try Zara -auk, and did so., Peront first eonneecing with this wondefut balm the child got relief tram the itebing and train. The sores ware quickly banished, and in a remarkable abort time the child was cured. The hair soon gnaw agate, and is now quite lona and in a healthy condition." All who have care of chlldren,should know that %aur -Sate is partienlar•1y,aadapted, be- cause of its purity, to the tender skin of children. it cures vitt equal dispatch ring- worm. blood -poisoning, ulcers, cold-craoirs, chapped (rands, frost-bito, plies, bad leg, etc. Lied as an embrocation it eases the pain of neuralgia, Alltad uggistsend storestisellaat 60e a box; or post free from Za.m-auk Co., Torouto. for price. pose is inflexible. l' am here to marry your sister, by your help and aid. Unless you give that to ine, and use your influ- ence to such good purpose as to persuader her 1.0 accept me, 1 shall tell all I knovr to Lord Lynne, and claim you and your fortune Iron: kirn." -Then, 1n reality, my fate ties in my sister's words, not yours," she replied. "If she accepts you, i aro saved; if she refuses you, I ant lost. (-o be it. I would rather take death from her kande than life hum yours." There was a dreary pathos in her tone that might have moved a heart of iron. "Be reasonable, Inez," he said, more gently, "and you will have nothing to fear, f shall mit wait long in suspense. This very evening you must begin the work I have given you to do." "If i tell you it is all in vain," she replied, "that Agatha loves some one, else, and that her lover is here in Rome, what shall you say or do?" (To be contfnued9' Just in Time. She—d'.uhn, dear, the doctor says It need a change of climate. Hubby—All right, the weather mals says it will be colder to -morrow, -o-e-rn— JUST CURED iEi THAT WAS ALL What Dodo's Kidney Pills Died for Thomas Moon. Doctors Could Not Cure His Dropsy but Dodd's Kidney Pills Cleared it Out Completely. Maidstone, Saek., Feb. ]ti. --(Special.)'• ----"Cured inc. completely, That's what 1)add.'s Kidney Pills did for rue," Suck is the atateinent made by Thomas Moon, a `veil -known resident of this place, who for two year's suffered with Dropsical Swelliugs brought on by Diseased Kid- neys, 1 had pains in the small of my baelc," Sir. Moon continues, and across the loins. The swelling eontrneneed first in. • my legs, and gradually got to my body, I tried different dootoru, hut kept getting worse every bay' until I was swollen up to lin awful size. "Gee doctor sent me in the •hospital, where. I got a little benefit, but. the swelling soon all sante hack, "Then I meed Dodd's Kidney Pills and as T said before they cured. me - com- pletely." Dropsical swelling% are Caused bydis- eased kidneys failing to take the surplus water out of the bloc~:... Cure the Kid-.. neys with Dodd's Kidney Pills and the , Dropsy naturally cures itself, The race is not always to the swift, but that is • 11n r^^ - e wlhy it man should emulate the tortoise. a e,. 1'.g''+ul