Loading...
The Herald, 1910-11-04, Page 7kee Vea'F,+F1S;igresee• simeA!Pe essaiee."at, r eeeasseierSed,€ae ANA i4 `a.;k7,?!'anr0'ar-sYa ll.idnight grew into the small hours, sone Of the men took their departure, but the four at the card table continued playing as if tithe had no existence. At last Lord Pontclerc rose and threw down his cards with an accompanying oath. "You've the luck of the devil, Royce,' he said. •'1 have not had a card for the last hour and a half. There—" and he ]Wished the pile across the table; "how much more do you want?" Royce made a calculation, and Lord. Pontclerc scribbled an 1 0 13 on a leaf of his betting book and threw it down; his partner did the sante, and the two winners, Bertie and itoyce. put the gold into their pockets, Lord J!untelerc watch- ing theist moodily. "I've had a beastly run of bad luck for tete hast two months; lost at everything. 1 ant nearly stumped, 'What's the name of that old Jew you got some coin from the other day, Ber- tie?" "Ile isn't a Jett', lie's a Christian, and a very nice old man. His name is Crad- dock, isn't it, Royce?" "I forget," said Royce. "Yes, I think so." "I thought you knew him!" said Lord Dewsbury, with a yawn. Royce shook his head. "No; 1 only remember his name be - entree someone --1 forget who—told me they had borrowed some money of him. If you remember, 1 advised you not to go to hien." Lord Bertie laughed. "Yes, I know you did; but what was the use of that unless you told nae where else to go?" "Craddock?" said "Well, I'll have to go to he hang out?" "Here's the address," said Lord Dews- bury. "Chain Court, 1'euelntreh street." "Sounds ominous," ssid Royce, with his faint laugh. -You'll find that be will Want a hundred per cent.. Pontclerc; they all do! Better let me be your banker?" Lord Pontclerc declined sullenly, and he and his partner went out. One by one the rest took their departure, and Royce and Lord. Bertie were Left alone. "1've been lucky to -night, Royce," he said, pleasantly, his fair boyish face smiling up at the dark one beside him. "That is because t played. with you. 1 wish I always did! How quiet you are tonight! 'What's the natter—thinking of the mysterious adventure you left us to pursue?" Royce smiled, then he said, gravely: "No. The fact is 1 went money -hunt- ing myself, Bertin." "No! Really!" said the young follow. "You?" Royce laughed grimly. "\Vhy not?" he said. "Do I have come into money and want money badly—" "And you offered to lend it to Pont - dere," said Berth', open-eyed. Royce smiled again. "Because 1 knew he wouldn't take it," he said, quietly. "Pontclerc would rath- er be taken in by the Jews than borrow of me. Besides I wanted to raise that charming scowl on his face. It always amuses nae! I wonder whether 1?ont- .clerc hates me more than I hate him! I think not!" I!ertie laughed. "But about the money, Royce! • If yon Lord Pontclerk. hint. Where does you think estates? 1 FOOT -BALL W'S. BAD KNEE HEELED. Zam-Buk Once Again the Only Cure ! Mr. H. Allinson, of 457 King street, London, Ont., says: "While a member of the East Kent Division Football Team, and during a rough and exciting game of football, I fell ou the hard gro- vel, sustaining a badly lacerated knee. This required prompt medical attend- ance, as sand and gravel filled the' open wound, which was very painful and sore. "For several weeks the doctor treat- ed my injury, and it was thought to be "Why? Because popple will tall(. and well healed over; but no sooner had i naturally. when it girl—at young girl at begun to move about than the skin her first. hall--nnalces herself conspicuous broke, and I suffered more than at by hanging on to thr, best parte in the at first. For seven long weeks I was ae- scoot, and making each a clean set at tunny laid up. It then developed into a „ hien that he cannot possibly escape. running sore and I was alarmed for fear Toan's face nailed, then crimsoned, not the result might be a permanently stiff knee. The doctor's treatment failed to heal the wound, so 1 procured a supply of Zam-Buk. panted. "It was almost magical in its effect «l)o I mean Lord Villiersl" echoed on the sore. The discharging soon ,Tulin, semi:fully. "Charming innocence, isn't it. Ent?" turning to her sister. "Quite n. pattern of rustic nnsophistica- t.icn.. How amused Lord Villiars must have been! 1 saw hint laughing with Mr. Fitz --Simon and looking loan's way; of ,'oi'rse he ryas talking of the girl who heti pushed herself on to hint and would- n't; be shaken off." White itnw to the lips. o.7an stood and, eyed her, yet not seeing her, "It is false'!" she said at last, the words clropning slowly from her lips. - 'Rulse 1 It is true, nnfortuun ttely, I say unfortunately," said ,Julia,, with the air of on imp'nrtial iudg',,"bccanse you happen in • it, kind of wny to belong to us, To 'delve: the • fist dance with him, when there were dozens of others, old friends, who avert+ ent'tied to do so; wits bad ettouah r but to entire hint out into are hard up, you know, 11 can lend you so.me!" "You lent me some last night," said Royce. "Never mind, I've won to -night! flow much ?" Boyce thought a moment, his eyes on the hearthrug. "Five hundred," he said. "I'll give you niy note of hand. You can pass it on to your friend in the city, if you like, when you Want some more, that is, if I don't pay you in a day or"two." The young viscount pulled out some bank -notes and gold, and counted the sum. "There you are, old fellow," he said, carelessly, "and never mind the note, and don't be in a hurry to pay up! I'm flush at present, and, as you say., I can go to old Craddock when I am short again! He is not half a bad old fellow." Royce shook his head gravely. "They are all alike, Bertie; better keep out of their clutches." "Let's live while we've life, Royce! Shall we play again, a quiet little ecarte?" "Not to -night," said Royce. "I'll smoke a cigar and then go." Lord Bertie got the cigars and the two nen sat down before the fire talk- ing for a little while. Then Royce. watching him. saw the young fellow's head droop, and presently he fell asleep. Mordaunt Royce got np and stood looking at him for n moment with a strange expression. Not pity. nor hate. but a calm, set expression such as the executioner might wear beneath his itraslc as he stood looking at the con- demned sleeping before the last morning. Then with pursed lips and lowered lids. he picked up the cigar which had fallen from the boy's fingers, and flung it into the fire, took his hat and invernese which the footman had laid on a chair for him, and went quietly out. Ile had accomplished itis night's work and driven his two flies into hie master's web'at Chain Court. Fenehurc'h street! Quietly and unconcernedly he walked through the now silent streets to his own rooms, and Levater himself would have been unable to read in the serene, dreamy eyes- and- pale, set pace the thoughts of the man who had been snatched from the gutter,, when a boy and trained by Elijah Craddock. CHAPTER VIII. It had been a happy evening for Joan; the one white night in her dull gray life: her cheeks were still flushed. her heart still echoing to his "Say 'yes!'" as he put her cloak round her. It was all so new, the sensation that filled her heart so novel and startling, that she felt bewildered and confused. as one feels when awakening suddenly from it dreamt. But site was to be awak- ened in a very realistic and unmistak- able fashion. The two girls had maintained an om- inous and solemn silence during the ride home. and until the colonel had gone off to bed, yawning and slightly unsteady; then as Joan standing before the fire un- clasped her cloak, Emmeline spoke. " Tonn," she said. coldly. icily, but with a spiteful fire in her eyes. "Yes!" said Joan. starting from her dream. "Shall I help you off with your cloaks ' " "No, thanks," said Emmeline, icily, and putting up her hand to keep ler off. "Tt is all vers well to assume ignorance and innocence, but though you do it very well --oh. very well indeed!—I don't fan- cy you will impose on us, certainly you will not on me!" "What is the matter? What have I done?" exclaimed Joan with dismay. Julia Migrated with incredulou st'c rm. id "Craddock will be herr directly;I "I supnose you are not aware that you d his fly.Ah, here he is," he have made yourself the talk of the pause place! But perhaps you enjoy that kind said, as the fly drove up, and the bent figure of the old man crawled out end of "I notthe eta k'of the place! of llcdstanle. ho hobbled forward, hat in hand. "Good cin you mean?" asked Joan, mystiFiect morning, Craddock. Pity -to give you so and troubled, much trouble." "Yes, the talk of the place. I could 'No, no, my lord," eaid Craddoek, hear thein talking abort you in every wheezing, his small, twinkling eyes part of the room." tering towards the others. "Colonel Oli- ".About me!" echoed Joan. aghast. ver. I think. How do you do, colonel? "But why?" flow do you do, young ladies?" Then he stopped, for Lord Villiars was standing :corm;; -.about the ter- race With a sweeping glance. "Where is Miss"—he paused a sec- ond—"Miss Ormsby " he said, `Couldn't put in an appearance," said the colonel, lightly. "Hnocked out by the ball. Only a headache, What a, love- ly morning, isn't it? How I envy you your drive from Itedstaple! Such beau- tiful horses, too—" "Only a headache!" he said, his eves fixed on Julia absently, and a, faint frown rnak:ng itself perceptible on his brow. "The air would have done her good." WHOLE COUNTY IS RINGING NH IT Wonderful Cure of Rheuma- tism byDodd's Kidney Pills. Michael Anderson Joins the Throng Who Are Shouting Their Praises -- They Cured His. Gravel and Rheu- matism. Durham, Quebec, Oct. 31. --•(Special) — Miseisquoi County is ringing with the story of Mrs. G. M. Hutchins, who, after suffering from Rheumatism, Lumbago and Neuralgia, is again a strong, hearty woman. In an interview, Mrs. Hutchins says: "I was affected with Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Lumbago. My limbs would swell; my muscles would cramp; I was nervous and had a heavy dragging sensation across the loins. "I could not even walk across the room. Then I started to take Dodd's Kidney Pills and after taking six boxes found myself in the best of health—as well as ever I was in my life." Mrs. Ilutchins' troubles were all caus- ed by Kidney Disease. That's why Dodd's Kidney Pills cured them so eoni- pletely and quickly.. Dodd's Kidney Pills cure only Kidney Disease, but they are a sure cure for •any form of it from Backache to Bright's Disease. the corridor, and keep hint there for half an hour, and set all the room talking about you, was simply—unwo- manly:" Joan's lips parted, but no words would come for a moment, "For heaven's sake." said Julia, infuriated by her silence: "don't re- peat the tactics to -morrow, or you'll drive him clean out of the place: that is, if You intend going—and I suppose you do?" and she fixed her eyes eagerly on Joan's pale, flower-like. face. "Not" said Joan at last, and her voice came faint and tremulous; "no, I shall not go. I—I have done nothing wrong. it is not true—this that you say. It was not my fault; he—" She for justice. "I will not go to -morrow; I will never speak to . Lord Villiars again," and she took her candle and glided from the room, her head bowed, and her eyes full of a vague fear and trouble. The two girls were on the quivive of excitement the next morning. Joan stopped; not to them would she plead had, for the first time in her life, fail- ed to put in an appearance at break- fast, and had sen, word down that she had a headafai.ti ` and would not be able to go to tit'ts3Vold." sed iinntensely re- lieved, the two grr7 mete revelling in anticipatory joy. The mid-day lunch was scrambled through, Joan still not putting in an appearance, and then the colonel, rather shaky and glass -eyed after last night's ehampagne and brandy and soda, was ready to escort them. "Ml depends upon how Villiars likee thelace," said the colonel, as they mounted to the terrace; "we must do all we can to persuade him to settle. He'd be a perfect Godsend to the place!. Two millions of money! George! it makes my mouth water: Ballo! here he conies 1 He's got some notion of style, anyhow 1" he added, as a dog -cart, with a pair of horses driven tandem, camp wheeling down the drive. The tandem swung around the curve, and the grooms sprang to the horse's' heads, as the colonel, with his most ef- fective smile. came forward. "How, aro you, Villiars? Yon look as bright as a star' Ile;, what a thing youth is! here we are, the girls all anx- ious to be useful!" Lord Villiars got down and shoos hands all around. the eves of the girls taking in every detail of his dress, the shapely coat and the sportsmanlike hat Ile looked "a lord," every inch of him, they thought. "It's very kind of von to come." be only her face, but her white, palpitating throat. "Do—do yon mean Lord Villiars?" she ceased. The soreness and pains were banished and perseverance with Zona Buk made the badly -lacerated ](nee as good and firm as ever.lam-I3nk has no equn.l in clearing and healing open wounds, and I recommend it to all ath- letes and sportsmen." Zam-Buk will also be found it sure cure for cold sores, chapped Bands, frost bite, ulcers. eczema, blood•poison, varicose sores, piles, scalp . sores, ring- worm, inflamed patches, babies' erup- tions and chapped places, cuts, burns, bruises and skin injuries generally, All druggists and stores sell at 50c a box. nr post free from 7 m-T3nk Cao., Toronto: Upon reeeipt of price. You are warned Against harmful imitations and snbstit- tuten. See the registered name "Zeno Oaak" nn e.very n•tol::a:.Ye before baying. "So I told her," said jells, "but she seemed quite determined not to came. Joann is a strange girl, Lord Villiars." He turned to Craddock moodily. "Where aro the keys'?" he said, listless- ly. " }Xere, my lord, here," said Mi'.. Craddock, shaking them; and he went and opened the great door. Lord Villiers stood for' a moment out- side, pulling his mustache, then sod - i0 r� �m 9 8 1.7 0 IPYY:' euict:ly ,top.+ inu410, c the th:oci and 3a,. a. its colds, hind 25 cents. denly he turned to the colonel. "Go in- side with the ladies, Oliver: I'll join you presently,' and he strode off. "Bnquire which is the Blms," lee said curtly to one of the grooms. • The span touched his hat and sprang up, and to the amazement of the party who were watching through the hall. window, the dog cart whirled up the drive and disappeared, Joan had waited until the others had set off for the Wold before she left her room and came down.' She was as pale as a lily and her eyes loomed large dreamily in her sad face. The lunch was still on • the table, but she passed through the room, and tak- ing her Cloak went into the garden. There was a seat at the farther end from which she could see the sea, and she was sitting looking at it, and listening to the distant roar which min- gled with the voice of Lord Villiars, when she heard the sound of wheels, and the next moment the dog -cart stop- pedat the gate. With a sudden flash of the eyes, Lord Villiars saw her in her bower, and, leap- ing to the ground, he opened the gate and went towards her. Site remained motionless, her head turned away from him, and his first words were addressed to the back of her head. "Miss Joan," he said, quietly, but with the masterful tone in his voice site knew so well, "1 have come for you." She looked up, meeting his gaze for a moment, then looked back at the sea in silence. "Are you better?" he said, bending over her. "1 am quite well," elle said, trying to smile carelessly. "Come, then!" he said quietly. She shook her head. "No—I cannot come,' "No! A promise is ,loan! ---1 hold you Lo (cine fur you, and the ing!" "Oh, why did you?" she exclaimed, in a troubled yoke. "Why? Because yuu ,•r"mised. You will not break that hronase. Do so at your peril! 11 you do, 1 •-hail drive bac;: to itcdstaple, and leave tit. \\'old for ever! See how momentous is your de. eision, _Miss 'loan, and you will conn!". Then he took her haud and led her to the dogcart. "Are you afraid of the height?" h., said. `_Allow Cue!" Wad, bending, he took her in his arms and iiftcd her ou to the etep. The next moment he was driving her full pelt down to the \Vuld, and all un- consciously they were a eta') nearer th' fatal issue! And Julia and Eimne!hu'. watching at the hall window, saw ,roan—the deepised, deserted Joan—sitting beside hint; saw them with feelings which may be imag- ined, but which no pen of twine is fluent enough to sat down) she answered. a promise, Miss yours: 1 have others are wait- CI:IAPTER IX. As the tanuem drove up to the steps, and Lo.d Villiers lifted Joan from the dog -cart, Julia's and Eiatneliue's faces turned pale with. envy :cnu mortification, and the colonel muttered eo'nethiug in- audible tinder his mustache; but there wes nothing to be done but to '•grin and look pleasant." and Julia w•eleotn<'d his lcrd,-lip and .loan with effusive smile.; on her face. -Oh, how kind of you, Lae), \-il,i.tr.! And are 'ou better, .loan. dear: I am -,r. glad you have come! The party wouldn't have been co:npl,te whintut you!" '•1 had to bring Miss .Tuan by main force," said Lord ViJiare. "Bat c,a:ne shoo,- you are gong to give your ad- vice you know: Where's Mr. Ct:.ei- doek t" "Here, my bard," said the old uns, who had been we tolling the group from under lis shaggy, bn.tt brow "Lend on 1h•'n," .saki Lod \'illiar... Mr. C'r ddaek shuffled! :loco_, the hall, ids keys rattling as 1 moved. and open- ed the doer of the dining -roam, or ban. quetin.g hal: the caretaker, who had hronght up the rear. timidly npeti'd the abutters and let in a her of light. which gleamed tt•itttcf!y upon tit.• faded hang- ings and misty furttitnre. It was a magnificent room. but at slr,ul- der ran through .Joan'e front" at it.s eels}. rvgloeted aspect. and LarI Villiers. Who stood near her. wl:h hi.- cy s en lie; fade. sloughed his 'dtnnlders. "What hat a depressing moue;' he said "Fang dieing here alone, wi 11 ?w -o fam- ily portrait; frowning down at you and we.tching every ntuttt1fill Thank-, .Mr. Craddock, hut i think we'll leave thio ghostly apartment unel;-tuth'd for the present." The oki mien patseed thrmtgh the dratty- ivg-room into tt sum Tier tuttetoom. hung round with amber tlr.:pery; there were card table, et!]l open in tiro centre of the moot, and the Ilght from the rantl- c•d ceiling fell in a w e i rl kind of fashion upon the quaint furniture. "'rhe ce.t'el goo:n, my lord. A Villiars --Edward. I think ---lost. two thousand acree in one night in this room," and the old man grinned. "Beyond here is the housekeeper's room, and this," he opened a door leading into a long cor- ridor, "leads to the staircase. by a back • - way, and the picture gallery and bad chambers." "All right;" said Lord Villiers, cheer- fully; "we'll see them all;, that is, if you are not tired of the business al• ready" and he t.nrned, not to the colonel' or the two Mise Olivers, but to Joan, who started slightly. "Oh, no," she said. Mr. Craddock led the way np the stairs into the picture gallery. Isere a long string of Villiers end Ar- t'owficicls stretched round the walls, rows of stately and sweet -eyed, beautiful wo- men and knightly men. "Portrait of the late Earl of Arrow. field!" said Mr, Craddock, stopping be, fore the last portrait on the wall, and leering np at it. "Painted by (lregsont IMPOVERISHED BLOOD A Common and a Dangerous Trouble—You Must Enrich the Blood to Escape Danger. Anaemia is simply a lack of blood. It is one of the most common and ate the same time most dangerous diseases with which growing girls suffer. It is' common because the blood so often be- comes impoverished during development, when girls are too frequently allowed to over -study, overwork and suffer from a lack of exercise. It is dangerous because of the stealthiness of its approach, of- ten being well developed, before its pres- ence is recognized, and because of its tendency to grow so steadily worse, if not promptly checked, that it may run into consumption. The value of the tonic treatment with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills should be known to every mother in the land. These Pills make new, rich blood, tone the organs and nerves, being a glow of health to pale, sallow cheeks, and drive away the weakness, headaches, faintness, heart palpitation and loss of energy so noticeable in young girls who are suffer- ing from Anaemia. To all such Dr. Wil- liams' fink Pills are an actual life sav- er. Miss Mabel McTavish,- Prince Albeit, Sask., says: "In my ease I can only say that life had lost its magic; all work was a trial, and even pleasure only a task. When I went up a flight of stairs I was ready to drop from sheer weak-, ness, and I had begun to think life would be a continued burden. But alt this is now changed, thanks to Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, These were tie. commended to me, and after tektite them for about a month I found my Health renewed. I could sleep bet- ter, my appetite returned, and I was so strong and well that housework was no longer a burden to me. My sister seemed to be going the same way last summer and Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were at once sent for and two boxes made her as well as ever. Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills are now the prized med- icine in our lunne. and doctor bills have been fewer since we discovered the vir- tues of this great medicine." Sold by all medicine dealers or sent by mail at 50 cents it box br six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil- iam: 'Medicine Co.. Brockville. Sint. cost four hundred gnineas; paid tate bill myself, my lord." They all stood and stared at is as in duty bound, with their heads on one side, and the old man was passing on when Lord. Villiars said, thoughtfully: "There used to be a picture here, Mr. Craddock, used there not?" and he point- ed to an empty space next the portrait of the late earl. Mr. Craddock nodded and coughed. "Yes, my lord. The countess' picture used to hang there, until she and the earl parted; he had it taken down then." -It was, a pity," said Lord Villiars, musingly, "If I remember rightly, it was the most beautiful facie in the gal- lery." "It was, my lord, it was," assented the old man, "The earl took it down him- self and carried it no one knows where," and Ile shuffled out into the upper cor- ridor. "Ali bedrooms, my lord, sixty-four of then. Here's one; the best]" and he unlocked the door and showed them- a handsome room furnished in carved san- dalwood. with plods hangings. "Yon can now see the hall," he added, pointing over the balustrade, and they went and looked over into the vast space beneath, with its carved oak and mosaic floor. its knights in armor and time eaten flags. Joan lingered a little behind the oth- ers. looking down into the empty Space. All the poetry of her nature was aroused by the antique and faded glories of the plane. and at swift, sudden longing carne over her to awn it all. (To be Continued.) �c • ht" .wi✓ 0 i 111 tiutckiy stops couahs. cures coir°:;, heels the throat andlm:1gs. • • • e.3 coats. NEW GAM E (Cleveland Leader.) "llnw, haw. I gotta gocd joke nn you!" "What is "'Slily. the fellers tell me you lost a bit~ roll playin' poker last night." 1'h<y'rc liars! I won all their mon- ey, look tit this wad of easy coin---" I +ice. Say, eouid you slip me $25 for a few <l ys. ell man?" it is verb mare that a, challeng r is hurl- ed into the teeth of n person who keeps hit nineth shut•.tietrs. z•• FREE/ This elegant watch, stem wind mid set, fancy engraved soul) SiLvan am,?' eaaees, rt•LLY Yiti:AtthN- t Rtan will bo sent you FltEli if you sell only :3.00 werth of our beiutll-- fully teamed and emboss- ed post cards at 0 for lOe. These aro the very lastest do signsin Views, Floral, Holiday, Comics, &c, The swiftest.setlerct. Oust show them and take in the money. Send your mine rout address plainly written, and we will forward you a package of cards and our big premium list. Don't delay, for we give this extra present for prompt- ness, COBALT COLD P1111 CO„ Dept. 301 Toronto, Ont.