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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-05-21, Page 7"Yes, I will," slle replied. indignantly. "Oh!" shu e.eiaimed, miserable, "you "I was trying to Have n little fun; and mean that yea discharged Jird u. .1-ai did y best to turn it into a "I b 1 i w•a:s Jian he CORS ,E• !'ett can peiniessiy ren Ivo any coin e!t. e.1 turd, soft or bleeding, 1:Y eep113n;, lmaaanr`R Corn.F.xtraoto)F )t m:yer burgs, leases nn scrip onlyl+oliheai Items g pnsaa dib ilm•.e, agar eumpos in arm year:. in ilsCure gl ranteeci, •Sold lsy alt rirrggists ter„ bottles, Refuse substitutes, PLJTN ;z, + aS PAINLESS CORN EXTRACTOR ACTOR rhe did not in the 'least suspect that the tppremelling. etraugc•t• was he. It was quite enough for her to see the attitude' of Entre She pulled off her gardening gloves and waited in majesty. goat l our s e rove us risme "Oh, Aunt Augusta,' exclaimed Erna, tragedy." •." carelessly replied. with an air of mock caud,Ir that :airs. fieldstone penetrated ver,' easily, let "Oh!" he said, sarcastically; `at was "But you must talc him back,"she lamep resent Lord Aubrey. Lord Aubrey, troll > admit that. 1Mint cried, her toilful, imperious way, quite this is Aunt Augusta, of whom you have heard me speak," "Lard Aubrey," said M. Hailstone, It y t m 1 tuft t eel! on a perilous ledge of roek and ma- - In Jim. m bl I pi,otsetl Lim 1 would tab has that to do with your perching your. forgetting her cite aga.rn in her Inteaese Int out for help?" call the cane. "this is an honor. Erna, I "I'm not a bird, and I don't perch anti- "Yes, but 1 don't rare for men wbo y, where," she retorted, saucily, not ler risk the lives of girls by letting them ileg that you will retire, to dress for the austerel atlous horses, afternoon." any means freed of awe of her griva;irious! 1'shaw! I can ride anyt}ring. kinsman, but too angry to stop for any- Selim was like a lamb when I brought thing. "I sato you going along, and hire back. Besides," she went on, coax - g! went down there and called out becausee inter', "I did have such a time to let 1 wanted you to come up here. 1 didn't y, suppose you evoeld be so silly as to • Ii itbto do d iht. How o could he refuseh In her secret heart she admiredee when climb ter she face of the cliff." him gway all gut he the t the Castle of doing- immensel for his daringfeat. He heard just what I wish." her Without t any show of resentment, I "Oh!" he ejaculated, looking down at exon in his and then said, quietly, giving a sting to blue ey els. a"\Vellsing,tloi'don't ressee that you hip words that made her wince: have made out a very good ease for Jim, "Is it your habit to use this method but 1 will take him back, if I can find of attracting the attention of strangers. hfm" It would seem to me a most undesirable •Olt, I can find him!" she joyously habit." , . said. "1 know his sweetheart. ashould "It is not a, habit. You hare no ig.lt have felt so badly, if you bad not taken a to say so. You are not a stranger. You him back," she added, with a sigh of con - are my cousin, and you know it. or you ; tentalient. "But it was a splendid jump, would never dare to sa,tr such things to wasn't it?" me. What if you have spent your money • to educate me! 1 didn't ask for your Some time,- '' she ventured, studying old money, and 'I would not touch a his face as sae spoke, "1 would like to penny of it now." '' take it again:' 3ier brown eyes were b}aci: with wr thlhanlc .you," he anewered, dryly. and they seemed to emit sparks as she ••Oirce is enough" hurled defiance and seorn at tike y outer f3ut it world be nine to know that he nobleman, who dared to accuse her of could do it at any time,' s -he suggested. such an impropriety. Be felt that be had if I thought that view of it very im- dene wrong, but to himit seemed rd a portant," he said, "I could hire some - tempest in a ten -pot. body. whose neck was not valuable, to "Very well," he said, carelessly. 'ac- cept my apology. You knew it was 1, your cousin, and you chose this way in- stead of a rational one of seeing and talking with me. I remember now that; you and your aunt live at Vinehurst. Why, if you had anything to say to me did you not come to the Castle?" "Why!" repeated Erna. angry enough new to say anything; "because I was forbidden to go to the castle. You. who are so ready to impute wrong motives, may know why it was considered impro- per for even your cousin to go to the Castle while you were there." Her head was up, her eves flashing, and her voice tremulous with auger; but when she saw the change that came over the young nobleman, she would have giv- en worlds to have unsaid that speeen. His blue eyes dilated as he listened, and then his face became livid. under the tar, of a tropic sun. and a look of mor- tal ortal anguish passed over his handsome face. Was it possible? Oh, was it pos- sible? Did they teach youth and inno- cence to avoid hint? He turned his head, that she might not see the misery that was in his faee. She stood contritely wringing her hands. When he turned again his face was calm and stern. Erna stared. Could she have been mistaken? leo—oh, no! And she would never forget that look as long as she lived. "Was there anything in especial you *wished to say to me?" he calmly asked. "Nothing,she meekly answered. "It was only mischief, and because I was told—told—because T lead been forbid- den—you know. Indeed, Lord Aubrey," she said, impetuously, "I am awfully sor- ry I was so saucy. Won't you forgive me?" She looked very wistful, very winsome and the moisture in her upturned eyes only made them gentler and softer—not less beautiful. Be smiled down at her; the only look she had yet seen on his face that showed he had human sympa- thies. And she thought she had never seen anything so wonderful as the change that smile made in his face. "Supose we forgive each other,' he L� gently said. "et would be very kind of you," she humbly answered. "I will walk hone with you, if I may," he said. :She flashed a quick look up to see if he were being ironical again. Be was not, and she answered, in a low tone: "I shall be very glad, but there is .Aunt Augusta, you know." His lip curled slightly. "I fancy I shall come to no great harm at her hands," he said; but the mention of her brought the hard look into his face. "Do you walk as well as you ride? But I need not ask after seeing you climb." Erna flushed. Somehow she was not very much ill love with what she had done. "I am very fond of walking," she said. "Did you know I saw your famous leap over the wall, the other day?" he asked. She felt that he was only talk- ing to her as he would to a'child, and that he was not in the least interested. She. pouted a little, but showed no re- sentment to him. • "I did not know it then, but 1 did af- terward," she replied. "I am glad I did not injure Selim." "Yes," he said, dryly, "it is very for— tunate that Seiko came through it safe- ly. I don't kltoty what they were about at the Castle to let you take that ani- mal." "It was my fault." she eagerly cried, thinking for the first time of Jim. "Did you—did you scold about it?" I don't knots that I scolded. T don't thistle 1 ever do that. I made a slight change hi the personnel of the stable, no to apeale." CHAPTER XII. Erna was not disposed to make any useless opposition before the earl. She knew that Aunt Augusta would insist; and she made a merit of necessity, by retiring gracefully. "I hope you will. excuse me, • Cousin Aubrey," she said, with saucy familiar- ity. "I wilt leave Aunt Augusta to en- tertain you until I return: "Certainly," he gravely replied, either unconscious of her anueiness, or deter- mined to ignore it, Mfrs. Iiudstone compresecd her lips at this exhibition, but led the way with formal politeness to the little parlor. Mrs. Hudstone was riot the Woman to flinch from any act of duty. Let her be satisfied of the correctness of Per course—and she was easily satisfied— nothing eould move her. "Lord. Aubrey," she said. as they took their seats, "if you bud not done me this honor, 1 should have presumed on our relations toward each other to call upon you. Perhaps I may say that •1 should have preferred to tali upon- you." The earl sat with a grist, inexpressive face, though he comprehended full well what her meaning was. But that blow had already been dealt him, and he was and, momite i on lapin. tend quite unat- r `� "fid i ing, the wiriest dfl..I s and the 111011est tended, to j t scouring t he country, tak- fentcs; and you have remained an ignur tutor of what 1 dae'at eget within a l tt SUFFER IN AMU eel." ifas, lludstona was scarlet. I When the ,j "1 cannot believe it," she said. "I will t3(?i is Weak or Out Q send for Erna, and al•e will contradict every -word of this in fnuaous--" "Pardon ate," interrupted the earl, "if I remind You,, before you use the word inf,t)nous, that - I have vouched for a portion of this story myself." "I will send for Erna," repeated Mrs. Hndstonc, "Ogre moment, ,please," said the earl, without departing from his grin tone. "I have one more question to ark: Would you still consider your guardian- ship perfect and wholesome if I were to tell you that your niece has been known by me to put herself in a place of danger —on a ledge of roek down the side of the cliff, in fact—and from there to preteud a fright which did not exist, for the express purpose of calling to her a strange man, nalkllig on the sands be- low 1" "Impossible! It is a calumny!!" eried i Dundee., •tint., say: "'I am wnieing thm Mrs. Budstone, in a tone- of horror that letter out of gratiturie t( let you know left no doubt as to her sensations on the great benefit Dr. Williams' Pink hearing of the thing. III Pills have been to me. Prom the time "I was the man," said the earl; "and I was a Girl I suffered from weakness that is hoiv I cane to know your niece." "•I will send for Erna," said Mrs. Hud - stone. "Please do so," said the earl. A servant was summoned, and sent for Erna. The earl sat looking calmly out of the window while waiting, but Mrs. Hudstane sat fuming and tapping her foot on the floor. It was monstrous that this young loan with the await reputa- tion and ao shameless about it, too. ride Selirn:' re ared for it in the future. "Are you always sarcastic in this P le way:" rhe abruptly demanded. "To what relations do you refer?" "Am I sarcastic?" "You. are; very. And it is not nice. t don't mean to criticise you, you know," she hastily added. "Ohl 1 wasn't sure. But it wasn't exactly a compliment, either; was it's" ' No, I don't pay compliments. .But I'll tell yon something,'' she said, shak- ing her stead emphatically; "that was an awful climb you had just now. Ohl I was so frightened when 1 sttw you start that way. I was sure you would be kill- ed. And it would have been my fault. You don't know bow I held my breath." Most of the talking was done by her as they walked along; though even she might have desisted in pique at his brief, inattentive answers, but for the burning desire to have Aunt Augusta horrified by seeing her walking and in familiar converse with the forbidden earl. Aunt Augusta did not in fact see the couple until they entered the garden, and came side by side up the path. She was standing on the terrace, trimming some of the vines. an office she would not leave to the gardener. She turned in time to see Erna looking up in a most rapt way into the face of a tail and handsome stra.a; er. She did not know the earl, except through a very brief corrceipondence, and dia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound Cured Her. Toronto, Canada.—"I shall endeavor to describe to you how I felt before I began taking Lydia E. Pinitbam's Veg- etable Compound. I scarcely knew what it was to be well. I had awful bearing-downpains and usually before my mon Oily peri ods I suffered terribly and had to go to bed. I was not able to walk across the floor the pain was so bad. I doctored for a long time, but the doctor's treat- ment did not do me any good. I gave up all hopes of ever being well again until one day myhusband saw the Com- pound advertised in the paper. He decided to get me a bottle, and I am thankful he did. I had not taken one bottle before I began to feel better, and I kept on taking it until now I am a different woman. It also helped ine during maternity and childbirth. I can thoroughly recommend your Veg- etable Compound to any woman who is afflicted with female troubles."-- lairs. J. M. rr'w)f DAL , 188 Nassau St, Toronto, Canada. The success of Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made Tram roots and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be used with perfect confidence bywomen who suffer from displacements, intlanx- oration, ulceration, fibroid tumors, ir- regularities, periodic pains backache, bearing -down feeling, flatulency, inch - he curtly asked. "1 refer to our joint responsibility," she loftily replied. "And that responsibility goes how far?" said the earl, grimly. 'It extends into her future," said 'Ire. Hndtone, with icy meaning. "1t should prevent our doing now anything that will. mar that future. It involves a, high and holy care, which 1 shall not, on my part, shirk, no matter what the conse- quences to me, or to het." "Will you please to be explicit, :errs. Iiudstone? I won't deny that I catch your meaning.in, part, but not in whole. Please use plaan.terme, ":(, will," atlsrvered t to eetere lady, sI ttting her thin lies` in manner to indicate that her terms tamed td be pain- fully plain. "You, my Iord', we`re arpea]ed to to supply the fund for the mainten- ance of your cousin. You `generously furnished them. and, in addition, render- ed it possible for me to remain with nay niece in a sort of luxury that_ would have been inapo'-ible without your as- sistance. "I make no apology of accepting of your assistance on her behalf, since you were bound by ties of bhsod; but I will say that had 1 supposed Haat you would ever return to this country, I never would base appealed to you. Morally, yeti are now responsible with tie, who also am legally. responsible, for the up- bringing and the future of rely brother'e child. "You hate been generous, but that generosity does not entitle you to any intimacy with my niece; and, as her legal guardian, I distinctly forbid such intimacy, even at the cost of forfeiting' all your bounty. l have told her that she should no longer go to the Uastie, and I now ask of you to make this the last time that you have any intercourse with my niece and ward. I trust you will not compel tele to be more plain.'' Mrs. Hudstone delivered herself of this •discourse with the air of a Roman mother, prepared, on the instant, to sacrifice her ouly eltild on the altar of duty. A faint curl of the earl's Hp was his immediate answer, but that she did not notice. - "Ab," he calmly said, "you wish me, as a libertine and en unprincipled scoun- drel, to avoid your niece and eny cou- sin. I think that is what yon mean, put into few words.' • "I will not quarrel with your defini- tion of my language, she said, with lofty virtue. "I think it my duty to protect my niece, and 1 do so in the best manner known to rite.' "I suppose," he coldly said, "that I have tome right to inquire of you how you have maintained your office of guardian." "It is frilly open to your criticism. I trust it will bear it.' "I trust so," he curtly said. "13ut tell me if you would consider the result of your guardianship excellent if your ward were to be permitted to go riding madly about the country on fiery ani- mals unfit for : Man to ride, jumping stony walls so high as to make her fam- ous over the country?" "Whoever has told 'you such a story, has told what is not true," said Mrs. Tludstone, drawing herself up proudly with consciousness "of duty well done. "She has ridden .a horse from your stables, but it has always been a steady old animal, and 'she has never ridden • Order Disease is Inevitable, pansy women go through life sufferin itt silence—•weal;, ailing and unhappy The languor and bloodlessness of sigh tine} young women, with headaches, die 7.Inees and faitfting Spells; the nervous ailments, back pains and failure o strength of wives and mothers; th trials that came to all women at th turn of life, are caused usually by ins. poverished watery blood. Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People have helped more women to the joy of good health and robust strength than any other nye lleine in the worid. hese pills acts) ally make new, rich, rely blood, which rcacles every part of the body, feeds the starved nerves, strengthens every organ, and makes weak girls and wo- men bright and well. Mrs. A. Eagles, and fainting spells• -was always doctor- ing, bet it did not heipi viae. As I grew older I seemed to grow worse, My bleod seemed literally turned to water. Some- times I would faint az often as twice in a day. I suffered from indigestion. I could not walk upstairs without stop- ping to rest on the way.. and my heart would palpitate se violently as to pro- duce a smothering sensation. 1 grew 50 weak that people thought I was in con- sumption. I was in this dreadful should dare dare to arraign her, -who had been •citron n'hrat Dr. \Villian1s' Pink Pills so careful in her treatment of Iter toilful , were brought to my attention and I be - ward. gan taking them. The first sign of ben - Put suppose vent be said should be k efit I noticed was an improvement in true! It was really that thought that gave Mee. hludstone the worst pang. But, then, how could it be true? How could. anyone be so indifferent to the high and lofty virtue which she exemplified tet my appetite. Then I began to grow stronger, the color 'vegan to return. to nay faee; the fainting :palls disappeared and gradually I was bro;rght to •a con- dition of more perfect health than I hail ore than any other woman she knew? ever enjoyed before. This is what lir. Erna entered the room, clad in a Williams?' Pink Pill., ;owe done for Inc, simple robe of white trimmed with pink and that they have b(en of lasting ben - ribbon, but looking- more lovely than efit is proved by the fact that it is eev- ever before in her life. Even the earl almost started at sight of her loveliness. She laad seemed beautiful before, but now she was entranein;, and beyond be- lief. She smiled with friendliness at frim. and looked inquiringly at her aunt. "Did you send for me, Anut Augusta?" she asked. "I sent for you" replied her aunt., add by me,9ieine dea}ole or by maul a in snt•h tragic tunes that Erna glanced ,ta rents tt box or six boxes for VieMi with sudden suspicion from her to the 1rom the 1)r. \l'illium,e" Medicine CO, earl. Ile was crsnfidcut that her brown ]3ruckville, t}nt. _ eyes were full of reproachful inquiry. d "Lord Aubrey has made certain aecusa- J):�.\' ASA 1b1(w}1F}t tk11T1( tions against you-----" ('Lurot to 1t r,rld.i "Pardon tele if I interrupt," said the , Mr. Dan D. Mlana, t�•i,c. to the mein - certain coldly; "but I have made against t 7sne ons duties of a rail,sal- magnate, las tions against Erna—only a ainst our added that of itirower•o1f of artiele5 m guardianship. 1 said that Erna had done leading European and American reviews, eertni things. You may repeat them if !lead C you wish." tis now completing a rritieal examivattols "Erna," said Mrs, Iiudstone, "have you f of the first 0101.0.8 chapters of Gevesnn. ever ridden am 110180 but the one I Ile is not at all in o'cord with the Hon. brought to this door for tour toe ---the S.tutuei Blake. la babcly he has en one selected byme after careful in- view a D. D. at the em'. of his name 08 quire:" well. The University of Bobeaygean. of "Have you told herr" flashed out' which he ie ei•,itor, ar,unld flee that he Erna, her softness disappearing magic- gr is it. ally. "Oh. I did not think len would be 50 mean. Yes, I have ridden every '�"� MURINEEYE REMEDY other horse in the castle stables," she said, defiantly. For Tied, Weak. %\'eitTv, Watery Jfyee, "You have ridden unattended over the (i'ttuulation, Pink Eye and Eye Strain. miltntry, jumping ditches and fences:" Mlt,riaae doesn't snl.tltt suotlaes eye pain- dcmanded her aunt, faintly. 1, eompnuuded by eslserienced pthrti- "J.tery day,"' replied Erna. "And I chin'; contains no injurious or prohutiemi: hare made the highest jump on record ea drugs. Try Miurine for your eye in the eounty. I suppose that i' one troubles, Yon tc,'.1 life Murine. Try it of the thing. Ile saw it done, and has , 1,c baby's eyes far scr,iv eyelids. Drrtp;- 1old of it, n0 doubt," ally site looked ,t, sell \luring at SQc. Murine Eye ts'ith scorn and rontetnpt at tyle ituper- I wince ('o„ Chi.aro, nils send you •iit.- turbable man, torr Ming I:yr Iiuvk� frrre. .And you inveigled--- decoyed --how shall I say ii? ---entrapped the earl into Another Failt+re. joining you on--• --" Mrs. Ilndstone choked. Tempted by than warm rain the angle - "And yon told flit, too!" cried warm wriggled out c•3 the ground az *} Erna, turning and facing the earl. You are the most horrid man 1 ever started aeroas the cement sidewalk. knew. I am sorry I ever spoke to \Vhen it was about half way over you. I wish --I wish -1 think a tell-tale it there came a sudden Change in the Is the meanest thing on earth. Well." wtather toad the world froze fast to the turned to her aunt defiantly, "yes, tae wall:. 1 did the things you speak of. Why This thing of being a harbinger of don't you faint? Cah, I'm tired of being spring is all right in poetry, but in real - made a puppet of. You can't make an its it is rowel' on the lilnrbinger. erel years eines; they reamed my health, and 1 have remaintri strong and well ever since.' Dr. \Villiams' Pink rills are a eure Inc all troubles due to impure or watery blood. su+•11 as arta &' em. rheumat emu, neuralgia, headaches ;At; backaches, in- dimest St. Vitus thine*, paralysis, etc'. icicle of me, Aunt Augusta, and you might as well give it up. A pretty pair of guardian=, I have," and she looked wrathfully at the earl. "One is loo saintly for ane, and the other is too wicked. 1 don't etre! I don't care!" and, stamping her foot in 0 paroxysm of anger, she burst into tears and rushed iron the room. "Js she a credit to you, sirs. Ilud- stone?" inquired the earl, grimly. "I wash my.hands of her," said Mrs. 13adstone. "1 shall apply to the proper authority to have a new guardian ap- pointed." "I think it would be wise, unless you are willing to spare yourself the mortifi- cation of a public knowledge of your Mental failure, and do as many other parents as well as guardians do." "To what do you refer?" demanded :Mrs. lludstone, whose pride had .had a mighty fall. There aro finishing schools. Send her 1 o one. Iler manglers will receive careful nttc'ntion, and ]ler mind will be no wore off. Of course, I will supply the proper means." "It may be best," said the humbled paragon. "And now let me say a word of my- self. I did not seek to know your niece and T shall not seek to know her. Her path and tenure lie apart. I will further than from here to the castle ex- give you the address of the 'Marquis of rept in company with a groom. Romsey, ti. kinsman of mine and of Erna, "I„ myself," said the .earl, in (via, cutting tones, "have seen your niece rid- You may refer to him, in placing Erna in the whoop. I am afraid mg name ing Selim a• fiery,Arab, which .but one would not be an open sesame to a young lady's sch000l. f!To .be eontinued.l of the stablentett Would ride. I have seen her leaping the wall surrounding ridden from bete to the eastle, there. to . _,>, r. gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra- the castle' grounds. ' I ahitually she has ' tion. chance her old buoy. for a route. hunter, The ioy of life is in tate Heine of it. Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes Relieved by Morino Eve Remedy. Com- pounded by experieneed physicians. Ma- rine doesn't smart; soothes eye pair:. Write Murine Eye Remedy (lo„ Chicago,/ for illustrated Eye Book. At druggists. 4 —4 Still Held the Grudge. 'Tedium (at seduce)—Is there a Mrs Isersmith in the audience? Her first hnshand wishes to converse with her. ;firs, Ihersmith—There is, but you ear tell item. I don't care io have any eon• fabulatious with bins. Tell him that when I went to eolleet lair life instar :nee I found herd let it lapse.