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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-12-17, Page 3•CHAPTER IV. When Clifford Carlisle left the black/ smith shop he rode along in utter ,silence for some little distauee, then falling into en old habit, he gave .vent to his thoughts in low, muttered words, quite forgetful of Sambo, who trudged. angrily on be'nind. "By Jove! sate was indeed a magnifi- cent little Amazon," mused Carlisle. "If I should tell the Boys at the club', . in New York of to -day's atitusing"'adven- ture, they would scarcely credit it; and there's not one of them who •Would not have fallen desperately in love with the glorious Norine on the spot, and 1 leaf imagine that I am somewhat. in that condition myself. If I had plenty .% , • of money, I could afford to marry that girl. By George, wotuldn't?,sale create a, stunning sensation •in New Yerk •'if rhe were dressed like other youngwomen. ;Well, I rather guess yes; • Then suddenly his thoughts drifted into another channel; his datrk brows contracted into a deep neva aegly frown as he excla-imed fiercely:- -_ •.• •. "I wonder how much longer the old woman will last? These invalids Whose-', death you are looking forward to, to come. into a fortune, seem. to last for- ever; they 'have a dozen lives. Now the question is, will she part with any more. money on that gold mine... scheme; or• not? If ' she should take it into her head to write to' that Arizona address to inquire into it, my cake 'would be all dough when: she learned that the brilliant gold mine. was ,oitly.a•. myth. . "She's put up more liberally than .I thought she would, so far. How gullible these women are! - "But pshaw. She might as . well spend her money on rite as on. anybody else. I don't know of anybody who:cowld use it up for her more sumptuously,"' and then he threw back his head wit1 a cy- nical laugh., "She says in her last letter that she• has picked out a wife for me, and that she hopes it will be a case of mutual love at first sight, ending with the ter- rifying announcement that if it had not been for me she would have made this girl tier heiress. That alarming sentence WAS the cause of bringing me on Here posthaste, to put a veto on anything of that sort. "P11 flatter the young woman right up o a%4 iavidaL bee feet" and murmuring =ether- -the existence the .^ _ 1 • - bidet x—eyle, 'the sulpha, and omega of axi he o d lady may eho`use to pro his futare; all that he was, or ever pose dna thing is eminently avcertain t » , he owl to her, and much I must have leer moaaey, and have it soon, by fair means or foul. Ifis ruminations were suddenly cut short by Sambo, who called lustily to him from behind, and ire an excited voice: "You'se passin by the place, I'm pretty nigh shu', Marse Carlisle. See dem windows all lighted. They'se 'spee- tin' somebody, fer sartin." "Likely enough," returned Carlisle, im- hipatiently. "Most every one expects s friends on Christmas Eve. This storm is so terific, we maty as well stop here"and inquire the any, taking time to warm up a little." Seethe was thankful enough to hear this order, for the mile he had travers- ed on foot hard told wonderfully upon his strength. Even Ladybird seemed pleased. to be turned toward a plaice of ehelterr. "I guess you are quite right, Sambbo," Carlisle said, briefly, as he reined his horse close u.» to the• porch. "This is the place described. We are at our journey's end." The words were scarcely uttered ere the door was thrown quickly open and air old eerve.nt appeared upon the thres- hold, holding a flaring lamp above Me head,. as though to view the coming guest • better. "I welcome you in Mistress Barrison's name, Master Carlisle," he said, with a law, obsequious bow. 'Then his eyes fell upon Sambo, art whom he gazed with bless amazement. M.T. Clifford ()ax- e had been expected to arrive alone. "You are old Ned, 1 presume?" said Carlisle, flinging him the reins, adding: "I have brought along• my valet—my servant." "Please walk right in, sir," responded old Ned, but he looked helplessly at Sabo, as if in st quandary as to how be was to dispose of him. But, nothing' daunted, Srambo followed his master in- to the warm hallway. Clifford Carlisle had scarcely divested himself of his short top coat, hat and 'cloves, ere his quick ear caught the a oiusd of the swish 'of • silken. skirts ,frena • the •stairway toward the right. "It's either the • old lady or the girl I're eicpeeted to fall in love with at first sight," was- his mental oaman�ent, as he wheeled suddenly about; to behold a tall, slim, young woman, in deep, histre: less black --all save the •cluster of yete low rases tucked in et her belt, wihich • matched perfeotiy. in Dolor the .; yellow, hair waved bank Prot& a flawless faee iii a way wdtdgh suggested.a very thoxo.ugh- knowle of up -to. -date styles, : • - •. • All this Clifford, Oterliele took .in -at a single, rapid gleam, as. Ivo stood hest.. tartinglaefeeh g tlepeaeau�triful apparition. • "1*.' echo old nate, words to you;• Mr,'. ,Ce li�le, I •ti^eleonie Yea in'Mrs ,'Barri- son's sante; 'sae' is faiily beside herself with amlratienoe to, see ,' you, mixt"; baa tie elevate oak -you to.. Dome 'to her at once ". • He, stoped • eelibtt,; murmuring inquir.: ingly: "And y'o'u"'ar`e" ' ' • • "Mrs. Barrison's companion - ;Miss Austin,"' she, replied.; Slee :.heard• i hi n;'. a:ratter something under his breath, but jlist w'h�at•it was She could tint -tell:' She halt said to her= sal:fe "al ;hell know at once:w etilier the h endel: he heir admires are .or iiot?' ' There Was certainly admiration' in' the i~een gaze of the brilliant bleak 'tate fix- •ed'` apen her so pierciaigly; there was 'something else in that • glance : Just. whet "it eras she could net quite fatllhom. Mass Austin led the way up the broad Staircase, and by the tiro they retched the'end pf the corlidor•,of the door above they —awe ;chatting •cava y as though• they . were the• a'ld f an>d beet of fiend§, in- stead 'of ,total strangers but a few min- t-tale in hear before, Miss Austin painted to the open door. "She• is, in there,", ' •she,.saids turning away and .gliding swiftly back. in ; .the direction, tfrcim whence they had come, to hurry urthe dinner. . Clifford Carlisle had prepared himself to make a oonq'�luest of the heart of airs. Barrison, to Whom he owed. so 'much, and from whom be had such high expee- tations. He had rehearsed to himself what he should do at tibis meeting soores of times oar more, so now it came easy enough to him to spring peer- a,'„n th.resboid, laugh- ing and crya*, apparently, in one and the same breath, seize the figure of the woiataat whose hands were held out to •and cover leer face and hands and hair' with most passionate kisses, ktreel- to;,thelueem's taste; I've„ the M end-la'=� a ON COR. s, CIIR A4HOUIes You can painlessly remote any corn, sittemt hard, soft or bleeding, by seelirwe Putnanee Corn Extractor. It never ournsrleages nosier, contains no.aoids ; is harmless beoauseeomposec only of healing gums and bairns. Flay years h, seotls 'efussutttsartggstse.be. Rebsiue. PUTNAM'S PAINLESS CORN EXTRACTOR was tlie+aittle Amazrin in tire blael:sniith shop a.t•the ot11er eaid of the vin:tee?" He saw .at one!e• that , he tthe made some kind of It mistake by - chance that Game over Mrs. Bar isoat's face. -The small greenieb blue eyes shot a lurid fire, the "thin, straight lips con - treated alightly together, and her face bore an unmistakable expression of the most intense hatred. 'We will not discuss this girl, who, I ans. told, goes' into tteelelae�n'itlr shop' and shoes" a horse 'curial to her father in titihe—ata, and the'••old grandfather before hizn: Faugh! . my Mood runs• cold with horror' at the.bare'mention of it,"' she cried' l o lrsely,'end wit.',: bitter, ta,0 4i r 'tai go, ad, angel eahis iihe s1Yw;?r4ne of , sarcasm • "Clifford" she -added oendin forward.breathlesslp "never ri s ,tifst' ytaung pe:aanas' path hgaiia tf•• ern: value ElY good 0Piaion, and,myc. jatsi:.`"7''P.y commanfll" :: - 1. �'• ;She cuiticl abf `hates aiken a mere un tdise' camaii'e than to command • tiffs 'wife ...Willed young•Chan •not to"'see the lovely maid.' again.. Thi very opposition which: she threw in• his, way : ran :al •'rim to Make ' up has mind that he, would; • see.tb,e bright, vivaeious little Norine again, in spite of anything 'and 'eveything on earth. ' • Mrs. Barrison was •Del tb`e point of tell- na him who the girl' was, when • `• she 'reconsidered the matter. No, she .haa' kept from him the knowledge that she had any living relative -so long riow that. she might as well..keep at a secret to the very end ,: •Beeides; he might refuse• to accept 'liar' fpitune if< he knew ef„ d granddaughter',s existence,. and .slie, teal herself 'she would rather burn her money; than leave one penny of it tiallor'ine, the 'daughter=ay,- aril the granddaughter of the village blacksmith. • a harshness in his voice whiolt he could illy conceal, adding, cynically: "Perhaps her withes may go in quite a different direction, what then?" "My will is law to Norine," replied the old fnaii, slowly: "'She knows no other. 1 know what is best for my little gal. Joe is honest, as true as steel and as good As gold. What mare can any young woman want in a•husband? "The Winn whoiu,.she chooses to fall in love with of her awn .accord," returiaecl Clifford "Carlisle, boldly. The keen eye of the blacksmith met; and held the dark, glittering eye of the handsome stranger for a moment, Then the old man answered, slowly: "'She young cio not--cannot—knew talus what is wisest and best for 'em, as. we old uns do. I cft.tonheraelf, with her romantic nature,: she. might fell in love with. a• scamp,, a White -handed villain, an'' 1.'d ,.rather: see. Norine dead an' in her grave, lyin' in the same mound that holds her father an'. her poor young mother., than wedded to, one like that'= ;ay, a thousand tm}eu iatIlei.";• Clifford Cala ialh bit "gill; ;lip . in veeek; aliarai.:ls thougl't ilea Mamas, scautfi• alai :wl;itehanded viilatrt, lied' -struck unp1eas- antly near .h•onie —He' said no more 'oo. ,.the• subject. to :old • blacksmith; but he lnad'e up ;his • mind• to -surmount all, and evei S obsts,l le that they might Tut • tn, has..liatl ta, see. the beautiful Norine �Slotyly* rile"uiitang his horse, and nod- -.ding to the' old blacksmith; CIMli le, ••plunged Man' :snow -beaten road in melte iritic :Isplsosite :'dieeeti©:fi :•Prean the Barrison home. He wanted quiet, but an opportunity. to: think.. Although Mrs Benison, had received him warmly,:�not to say enthusiasttcally,' she. lied not 'fallen in, with his plan slf. adyaneing...raore.•money .at once for the ,gold mine:; • ~ ' • "My Money ls, so invested that I shall not'lie'able to lay my hands;'oix a single • dollar in ready' basin.:for et,'least•. sic .wveeks;;',.. she explained. • `Izbur iilctnn must be put .off fcli• that length of :time;; Clifford'' ` ,Six' weeks! 'Before half' that' time he would be a ruined man, unless he could raise "money .Fie :scaac.ely dared think of it. Before leaving Nev York he; lead been living a ver fast life. The large. remittances, Mrs.. Garrison sent hint for the gold mine were swallowed up almost. as soon as they were received. A pair Of fast horses, life at• theeWaldorf-As- toria; champagne suppers and a bevy of beauties of stage fame, had helped him to squander it; and in a reckless hour, when funds had run low, he had fallen into a terrible temptation, just such a pitfall as the end of such a path is usu- ally filled with—he had forged a note for a large amount. That note would fall due in exactly three weeks, and then there would be a frightful expose. The officers of the law would be placed upon his track, and he would be hunted down. To ]et Mrs. Barrison know of his dilem- ma, the terrible crime which he hail -de• name in. the same strain. He did not pewee an instant in his well•traincd les- son to observe her. Indeed, it mattered little enough to him whet she looked like; he would. have the same perform- ance to go through that he bad ntaaked. out for 4dmself. • No wonder Mrs. Barison was charmed by him. He always exerted that influ- enoe upon every woman with whom he acu:+t in contact, and by the time he had talked with her half an hour, there was little hope for any one else who might have striven to come between ban and her fortune. "By the way, my dear Clifford," ;lie sad, "how do you like Miss Austin?" "She is a most adorable girl," he mur- mured, addling, curiously: "Where in the world did you ever find her, Aunt Prances?" and he listened intently as she informed him ttnatt it had come about tbrrough an advertisement which she had caused to be inserted in a San Francisco paper. "Do you know, it struck me when I first looked at her tlh,at I had seen that face before in New York, but of course I was mistaken." "You were, indeed," she replied. "Plor- ice was a farmer's daughter, and lost both parents within a few days of each other, and came directly from the farm to me. She is, as yo utherefore see, a simple, guileless child of naature, unused to the World's wiles and its arts " Carlisio looked down at its boot heel thoughtfully. Miss Austin did not ap- pear to him like such an unsophisticat- ed girl. Indeed, elle struck him as being an exceedingly clever, not to say shrewd, young woman, not at all abash- ed at meeting a strange young man, and holding her own in conversation, which certainly betokened anything but a novice. The vary notion of her being a farmer's daughter somewhat amused. him. By degrees he got around the' question nearest his heart. "Who was The ,chances were,. if -24-:ss Tionee Aus- tin had not been thrown so deliberately, at: his head, as it .were, he might have falien desperately in love with Ler. She. Wes just the sort of person to (aptivate aman like Clifford Carlisle. 'He was not what might2e termed exactly •feney free. Noriatei lovely, 'piquant face haunted hire, do what he would, and he resolied, let lae price be what it may, to see her agaai—ay, and as often as he could while he mmained iu Hadley. He took the first °coast& resolve into practice by ridin blaeksraith shop again. But instead of the bea he encountered the grin standing in the doonry.. Soar Risings From Stomach. Those ose Who Experience: Fullness and Pain After Meals, Stomach Dis- orders and, indigestion, Should Read Below. "When I was 'working around the learn last winter I had as attack of,in= flammation," writes Mr. E. 1'. Dawkins, , of Port 1tiehmoatd. "1 was'weak for a long time, but Well enough to work un- til ntil spring, But something went wrong with my bowels, for I had to tine salts or, physic all .tile time, My stomach kept 'seer,'• and •always`•a'fter eating there was pain anti fullness, and all the symptoms of intestinal indigestion. Nothing help-. •: dei me until I used Dr flamiltan a i tills. Instead 'of Muting,: ,. like other; piIts,':thrat• acted very mildly, •and seemed to heat the ->bowels. '1 did iidt• req,ine,' large' '. ' doses to get reeuits with.. Dr. ilemiltnn'a Pilloaii id feel so Mia that 1 grove found' a mild yet ceitatn remedy. To hey •1 arlt ivcll• etro.'pain; eye eteare,tonte h,.a good alipetite, able• to digest' anything.- Ode is a ivhole-ltit of good los one inedicina, :to, do, . and .1. ,can say 1)r..; liainilton's to put this over to the Norine Id smith "Good 41eitive..Car- lisle, springing lightly froin the saddle and leading Ladybird into the ship. "1 thought I'd stop and have you look at the mare's other feet, and tiughten up the shoes on her a bit." "Excuse me, sir,". said. old- Daniel Gordon, gravely, "tut are you the young man who had your horse shod here two days ago by my Nor—by my little "I am so fortunate as to be the man," returned Clifford Carlisle, with a very low and ceremonious bow. adding, eager- ly, "and it was the finest sight evee. witnessed, being—well, a decided novelty, you see." "I have something fnr you sir," re- turned. the old. blacksmith, quite ignoring the last portion of his visitor& enthus- iastic remark. "I would. have hunted you up before, but I didn't know where you might be stopping, and the roads were too bad to start out to look." As he spoke he took a small package from his,, breast pocket, which was care- fully done up in a bit of tissue paper, unwinding it slowly. The brand-new crisp fifty -dollar bill which he had hand- ed' Norine was soon disclosed to Carlisle's curious eyes. "You xnust take it back. siraa said the old blacksmith, handing it to his sur- prised visitor. "I wouldn't let my little gal keep it. Honest pay for honest work is my motto, and 110 man has a right to accept more; nor has woman or child, for that matter. Here is your fifty -dollar note. I'll take for Norme's work a dollar and a half, please." "As you like, of course," returned Car- lisle, nonchalantly, as he pocketed the bill and handed out the lesser sum named. "But let me say that every man is en- titled to his own opinion as to what anything is worth to him, and should have the right to pay accordingly. Your granddaughter was welcome te the money; it wee not too high a price to witness such a novel sight.' "My gal, Norine, oughtn't to hev done it," exclaimed the aged blacksmith, irri- tably. "She didn't know that there was anything uncommon in it, beina that I've humored. her in lettin'. her shoe her little Shetland pony." "I hope the young lady dia not suffer night," readaaeoriisie, anxious to talk of the girl. The old blacksmith laid down his ham- mer and case, and turned to leok at the handsome steanger. "My gal isn't a young lady yet, by any manner of means. Norine is only a child, grown up putty tall," he an- swered. Then recollecting the question that had prompted. the remark, he edded. "Yes, she got home, thanks to Joe, all right, tho' a terrible night it wets," Carlisle's curiosity was at such a pitch that he ventured the question broadcast, "He's the chap that ray Lorin° , will Marry some day, when she is older and more of a woman. Joe's 'the schoohnister—runs the village express effieta and he's postmaster now, too, and a 'likelier Ind never lived, I reckon." "You mean that it is your desire that your granddaughter shall marry this man?" eielahned Clifford Carlisle, with mansminfinis telF 11101 ea Used by the best Bakers "1 arid Caterers everywhere also by Chefs in. the large hotels and ,on Dining Cars, Steamships, Steamboats, etc. II 1sio:ntiiis wise to use food producis that are produced in clean factories. iliti4illi111111111I 110111111" 011111j11 11101110Y 1 111„, 11 11 always beware of strangers, and chat- tered thoughtlessly enough to him of -the, oia felas at .acuee, and how lonely *it Waal& be Of am eaenieg if Joe did not happen in 'acteread the, daily paper to het grandfather, or to have a little talk with her grandmother aboat the Way "Oh; no,?:'.1inighe'd Kim girl. "Joe does lisle,. freweina el little. !'You May ele- amide upon itayou. alaa the magnet :that draws. himathete so constantly." ' Eardid not 'tell her of the convene - Uwe he had had wIth her grandfather concerning this Joe. Ile would leave that until later on. At the bend in the road they parted, but he would not release Norine's little hand until she had promised to meet him at the 5anae place the following day., Clifford Carlisle stood quite still in the road, watching the girl until she dis- appeared from sight. "A rare little beauty," he muttered. "But what a fool I am to be lingering here, for her sake, when I can never marry her. Marry her? Pshavr! What an absurd idea. When Clifford Carlisle marries, it must be for the glittering gold, and heaps of liberatel4co,nunitted, would be to lost a kept from her at all hazards. The question which confronted him was, how was he to raise the money? So deeply engrossed was he in this subject, he did not see a small, dark fig- ure. approaching up the white road until bis horse suddenly stopped short with a little whinny, of apparent welcome, and suddenly raising his eyes, he beheld In an instant he was standing kuee deer, in the snow beside her, hat in hand. "Fate is kind to me, Norine—Miss Gordon, I mean. My ardent wish has been granted. I have met you once more. Have aou thought, since lest we met, whether or not you should ever see me again?" The ardent glance in those brilliant, flashing eyes caused the blood to mount to the pretty Norinee red cheeks, mak- ing them more really red. than before, and seemed to compel the word. "Yes" to fall shyly from her ruby lips. - "I imagine you are going to the shop, to escort your old grandfather home. I remember you told me that was your daily custom. You see how I recollect every word that fell from your Bps. May I be permitted to walk as far as the turn in the road with you? Lady- bird will follow." "Certainly, if you like," murmured Norine, feeling a strange, new, delicious spell stealing over her. "Like? Ah, that is a poor word for it, Norine," he whisphered. "Pray, let me call you that. 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