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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1911-07-07, Page 7so* 'Hurstley to me is the most beautiful.. dl! co in .the whole world," Stuart said frlvoiuntarily, '•I love it." • .ir Men do I!" cried the girl. "But wn 'i'•r different."• Thema . was tt slight pa ase, and she went on thinking of whet 'es. mai suet told her. "Then I was 'Wrong wl en 1 said you had not wonted— why, yo r helped to save the ship that stormy night,- Mr. Stuart!" Stuart smiled as Ste moved nearer and held out his hand. "There is the mark of the cut from one of the ropes. Now you will give rue credit for some good, Margery?" The girl .took the hand between her own two small brown ones, She bent her head to hook at the scar, while, at the touch of her fingers, Stuart felt ids whole being thrill and the last barrier that stood between himself and his love melt away, "Yes—yes, I see, Margery said, gent- ly" "Oh, :Sir. ,Stuart, what pain you must have suffered!" She rafsed her luminous eyes to him, 's their blue depths darkened almost to blsc'knees at the thought of ttha.t terrible night at sea, and met the steady passion- ate grate bent on her. Some new sense flooded her mind; in one second all her girlish innocence vanished; she knew that she was on the brink of a great wondrd•31s event, though she could not guess what it was, She dropped Stuart's land,. and rose hurriedly. "It is getting late; we must go," she Oared.:`Mother will want Ines„ Stuart at once moved to her side. Re took the sun -bonnet from her hand, and Ilnl risoned the small fingers within his ower. "Margery," he said softly, "is mother the only one who wants you? Will. you not Ftav with me? Ab, my darling." he erie(1, Bending to catch - her' other Shand and seeing the trembling bps and great evoneroos startled eyes. "I have frighten- ed yeel You do not know—flow enul l - you? Low much you have become to me. Mergers-, I did not mean to speak yet - 1 meant to wait, and ]et your love grow. but year sweet face has urged me, and 1 east wait no longer. Margere my own darling, I love yon! bo yon love me?" Margery felt herself drawn into Itis etro g arms. She looked up at him for one instant, then said softly— "Love! What is love?" "Love," cried Stuart. "is the greatest, joy or the greatest pain. To love is to think, dream, live only for one person, to he happy when near them, lonely 'When away. ever longing to elasp 11heir hand, listen to their voice, as I have done these past weeks,. my own sweet dear ".`hen" --•the color Dante vividly into the eream-white cheeks, the eyelids drooped ,and the graceful head was bent '--"then I do love you, Mr. Stuart; but - `'Put-" interrupted Stuart, gathering her to anus. "There is no 'but; Inv ladling, my very own! (lit, Margery if • hurriedly, involuntarily drawing the slender form closer, to him as he thought of his mother's anger—"there niay be trials, battles to fight; but we will be firm and trust in each other. If we have love, we shall be satisfied" ":br7 love will never, never die," Mar- gery murmured slowly, drawing herself out of his arms, `Brit it is all. so strange — you to love me! And -- ah, what will madame say, Mr. Stuart? I don't know why, but I am sure she does not like ane." "Margery"—and Stuart drew her back to him again and kissed the sweet lips —"we are pledged to each other, and none shall part us. Leave all to me, and it will come. right. And now I have a lesson to teach you—henceforth I ant Stuart, and Stuart only; don't forget." "I will not," she promised. She was silent for an instant, then said softly: "How good you are! I will try to be worthy of you. Something tells mc, Stuart, that I am not a common village girl. You will know the truth perhaps scene day, and then you will lee proud of me." "1 shall never be prouder of you than I ant now." cried the young man fer- vently. "I care not what you are—I love you; you shall be my wife!" Margery raised her lovclit eyes, elo- quent in tenderness, to his ,and then smiled. "Our picnic is ended," she said, loos- ing herself. from his hold and picking up her sun -bonnet; "the dogs are tired of waiting; we mustgo." Stuart watched her pack her basket and tie on the simple• 'headgear, his heart throbbing with pure .passionate love. Henceforth, let tome what might, this girl belonged to hitt—she was his very own. ''Margery," he said, as they Stood to- gether before starting, "this is the birth of our hapiliness. I:emember, my darling. that you are now nay life, my very soul. If clouds should gather, turn to nee and I will sweep them away." Margery rested her hand for a mo- ment on his shoulder. "Stuart," she said steadily, "I was a girl an hour ago—I am a woman now. As you love me. dear, so 1 love you, and ever shall,* though a world should ,stretch between me" CHA1'1'iIE -cm The sun was growing ruddy in ite glory, filling the heavens with a rad- iant beautiful light, Margery patted with Stuart at the Weald gate, and, urged by the wonder and fullness of her happiness, she turned back again to the spot henceforth engraved on her mem- ory with a golden touch, She stood be - math the tree that had reared its branches over her unconscious head through the past hours, and her heart thrilled again and again at the thought of the marvellous treasure that had come to her. Stuart Crosbie loved her you enuld know what happiness Ifeet! -`loved her—Margery Daw---a girl with - 1t tend you when is each peace after doubt and.perplex out even a name to call her own! She114'. e ---just now you threw my hand covered her eyes with her hands, as if n•.y: I give it to you again, my clavi to shield then. from the .memory of his in;, scares too defend and Passionate glances. What had she ever ,you are my wife." alone to deserve this happiness? Had and o i murmured often, fretted "3 our tt"ife!" fat#ered 1largrz;y; not her F t 1 (l Fh'z trclndsled -the, ltei-ennass. the beneath the eland of mvstety that hung 31 (:Ue 1f this news seemed to have taken over her? Ala how wrong site had bee! Even while she murmured a gift was meting to her, a gift beside which all else faded away and vanished. A•sud- den impulse moved the girl. She was alone; save for the oecasioual notes of the birds, the faint flutter of the leav- es, there was not a 5nund to ,break the eiienee. On the very spot where she had stood when Stuart uttered his earn- est, fervent vows sho knelt and scut up words of thankfulness. Then site sunk upon the ground, arid, nestling close to the tree, let her fancy wander to the fntnre. She felt at times as if she eould tot be the 3fargery of the morn- ing—.so far away now --and elle. almost doubted whether it was not all a dream, till a surlen recollection of her lover's voice- •the memory of his words—re- tnrne<1 ,and site Ithew it was a blissful reality. The minutes slipped sway. and it was not till the chiming of a dietent cloeic fell on her ear that Margery began to realize how long she had sat and how Tate it was. She rose hurriedly and made her way through the wood to the path. She had her ,secret to whisper to the. poor sick mother at home, and the thought lent speed to her feet. What joy she would' bring to that tender heart! What ]sappiness to share her new delights with such n one! She ran down the hill, the ripple of the efream sounading in her ears like music, and apprnneherl lire garden -gate. A lady was seated in the cottage door way; and, as :Margery was hurrying u etre. gth from her. She lived zit a.n irdese ibable dream of happiness; titne,rt's sane were round her, his eyes *,.red into hers, his voice was whisper- ing tenderly in her ear. She could not then grasp the full extent of her joy, she wale dazed by the passion and depths of Itis love, lies, my wife, thank Heaven!" said `f tart. reverently raising one srna.il lmeed to tree lipe. "Margery. each day that has gone bas linl,eel me closer to yon, try es I would, my love would turn to you. There may be storms in lite before 0s," he went on A oder Plant In the big conflagration which oc- curred ,tn Toronto in April, 1004, several 'hundred d:enceens, some of them •large, some medium and some small in size, were practieally put out of business. l:r the •former class E. W. Gillett Co. was numbered. A few niontlts after the fire t•he mored into their fine up-to- date factory, which, at that time, look- ed to be sufficiently large for a good many years. The demand, however, for tills e;ompany's goods has been so great that tfay are now forced to either erect A new plant or enlarge their present one. The latter could .have been done, as they owned adjoining vacant -proper, ty, 00 feet frontage by 180 feet in depth, dent even the additional space gritted in this way would only lihioiy be sufficient for the next four or .five yearse, .The menage/newt of the com- pany decided to deal with the question Its a large way, and placed their proper- ty on the market. 'Within a few days a aa'e laid been made to 'the old reli- able W. R, Brock concern, The ezi]lett Company are now dealing with plans fora large, new plant, which will be located somewhere on a railway, and Wm plant will likely epeeist of sev- er•al lrildings. ' Besides tnanufacturing Magic ahkfng Pa.tvder and their other well known specialties, it is the inten- t.ion to-rannfa.etnre boxes, tin cans, reser •sexes and everything of this kind, ass well as to grind corn and other raw materials used in the llusineeie The eornpnny ealonlate it •will take about fifteenmonths to get their new plant into running order. A lifetime of disfigui'e- ment and. ;suffering often results . from 'improper treatment ; .,'th , skin or neglect of d,-nple skin af- -sections. C tinrur , Scap, assisted 1 r Outicura, Ointment,1`affords the purest, sweetest and s' lllo,�i, economical method of caring for the complexion, preventing minor erup- tions from becoming chronic, and speedily dis- pelling severe eczemas and other torturin.:, hulloes, itchirigs and drritatious, from infancy to age. Cutioura Snap and Cintnme: ere sol(! i.Y drur,glsts everywearl Lotter I)ru;; u U,er (or)., sole 5ro:,a.. 0e,etpa, alum. ',ailed ;ren, Cancans rt.,,z JAI rnu t:.3ro U: JKt(1 and eeei . a; VitrFos; lI has left her very weak, ou ran do nothing just now, Margery; and 1 carie purposely to talk to you," Miss Lawson was a entail thin woman Willa _a quiet deteraaizs; d. face,. st-hfeh front long contact tvrtli -the world had grown almost genii bet there were gleams of warmth end land]ineee from the clear gray eyes ,and a touch evert of tenderness about tlls lnoti.th sometimes. Now, though site spoke :.% her keen dry way, there was en d xpressiort of kind- ness, almost aff•n?iion, ttu here features ae she looked at Margery. The girl turned back from the door at once, "'Shat[ I bring you a chair here, Mies Lawson?" elle asked quietly -_this news of her mother', illness hail fallen as a dotal on the brilliancy other ',joy. "No. Coyne (ltsido and stroll part of the way home with Med' Reid Miss Law- son. "1 have something of importance to sag to ,you --indents. I have.' wanted to speak to you for several days pest; but 1 had nothing very .definite in my mind at the time, To -day .1 have." 3fargery followed the r.ertor;y gover- ness down the path in silence. "Margery," began Miss Telwson, abruptly, "have you ever "though about your fixture? have you. over thought what will neer ne of you :�vite,i Mary 1, Morrie dies?" pr The flush called no by the first aen- 11, tence died away quiekly, end 31argdet;v's t1) face paled. She put her hand seddl'nly to. 10• iter ]ieart. "Is she going to die so soon?" 8110 murmured, involuntarily,''t)h, ;.lids LAW - WO, you do not think she will soon?" "It is impossible to sly" returned the older woman, quietly. airs. Morrie has been gradus,Ji-y winking• ail this Ammeter; she may linger ter menthe. or she may fat pass aw"•y at any anon ent It 1.;1 not her er, present illness that tem aneed ale to speak; as. I' tell y:,n, 1 ;leve Wended do- ing so for cissa part. I have considered it arse duty to put nutters clearly before you." She paused for as le tarn. 'S(ttrg•ery'S face was pained! and sad; her heart was heavy with sorrow trod dread; all sun- shine seemed soddenly to have gone from her life, and for the moment, Stuart, her lover, was forgetter. "Perhaps you will .Ilii(. me harsh," Miss Lawson went 00, "wieen 1. say that I. consider it time you be til. to plan for !Eke your future life. lie mo:llod ; seal iu'e now it w about seventeen, and in ase+.they year-- all, indeed,now--should .list{ae i' •a I n � • open yont..elf wive the responsibilitl 1 of it Titherto you 11, a the nater. she rest' and enure to meether.stave been tended and cared for by two + eoul "Miss Le ween:" evelaimed Margery, in women. Lady Coninghem tette onenea her tel t long to he fr0e Doe's think me unkind; child," eflntinued hiss laaw,on, putting; a hand on the ;girl's slender shoulder. "If l dirt 001 like you ee muni; if �1"dirt not know the good in your nature--• I shauld not speak so pi:diniy. !tut you int) rd'3'iew g'(sir poeitioct, You are grown slew 5101041 10 wnmenhond; you ore Minuted above the levet of nntny a. girl of ;'ealthier station; yon have nat- ural gifts 'thtrt will aide you; and. I • say distinctly, you 81)1,11,1 shake yourself free, mit with. ingratitude, hilt with a sense of duty and independence- Believe OW, Margery, in the long run you will be far hapyfer,? (Yes, you are right," the girl assent- ed. Site had follow d 11 eaeh word and had ,(,naspel the meaning instantly, Her na't- in-al pride was roused in one moment, and she felt a thrill of desire to add no more to her .heavy debt of kindness — to be indeed free "t niler.stand me -.von must notturn 50ddonly and be selfishly murznuring over the past," urged Mins T awl n, who hind lx•eu closely wa.tehi'ng the girl. Wbstever• happens, be grateful, Mar- gery." „ • n i n d 0 "I ant—T lira," cried Margery, "`thank- ful to alt, and to you, for you iieve done so emelt for me, and now you tonne to help me again1" "As I shall always help you, I hope," returned -the governess. '7 knew you would underst.a.n(l .nee, Margery—I felt you would be tre10 to your nature. I wai'tetl only tiff I had some- thing definite to propose before 7 spoke to ,you." Site drew out sa letter front her pocket as she finished. "Yoe het heard me speak of Baty sis- ts , Mre. i otlleegill. Thie is front her. She has mai•rie;t a doctor in London, a man ;who is feet becoming celebrated 115 a speciatliet. 7 hate'ivritlen uteny tines about you, and, when we have met, I Gare.,enittted to her, till. she, thoroughly 11'lallees whet -lou are. This letter came` only .tile morning-, and it /entttitl-, some- thing tits. I thought would just suit you" les?" staid Margery elmp!y. 1'1,a Laweon unfolded the letter. "`Yon have often heard n' mention reedy 1•lnid Walsh; " she read, "9'•he poor young createre whom John 1)58 been attending. 'luring; the past year. I was sitting with her yeetatrcbay. She .5501115 to have taken a faury to me, torri Outing our eons-me:ttdon she asked me t(3 help her to final ts. companion. She ha, a lady with her nor^, an officer's widow; but site is not a pleasant wo- man, and they sire' going to part. I feel so sorry for Ledyv Enitle-yoiulg, with beauty anti reek, and a cripple for life! She l07ule such rut ieolat0d exisfenre!— for her aunt, Ladle, lierivult'„at whose house elle reeidee,' i5 very old, and al- innwt always ellen:ledd to her room, and' Lady horid's only bristlier, the. Earl of Court, is never in England. She wel- comes •10 eo wermi.y, and opens her heart.. to<, met: .:-She toldeeme :that • she' wotllit iii:' n bright ;:hung girl .for com- pation - -if • paseible front the country. Lad;, 3(11111 adores the country; but she is dompelled to live -in London to be near the doctors and under the leo-called esus. of her strut, Immediately she Spoke of a courts; nit•! inv thoughts flow to your 'nipil Margery ])aw. From sour' aeeounll•3 I feel sure elle is the very person to Suit the poor „;Hint,; invalid. Do you think title could he menaged? She would have a luxurious home, a really ninguifirent salary, Hint I feel Ntire' trotted so011 grew tit love Lady l?:usd--no one meld help doing eu. I half said 1 knew of some. one, and elle ssdopls'd the idea eagerly; so l harsten to writes to yen, ” •'1'hc question ft whether Margery would like the life. It would be 31011, vi'.ry dull; but Lady Enid is a most rhnr;niug andl intelle,etna1 companion, and. very untelfieb. 1 knew you leave been atlsions ahtnit your 111pil; and this 31010119 welt tt ,v°nderfUl chance that I earl 1101 11eln slaving• I shalt be diettp- ilointed if it falls tiu•onch. 1 suppose ads• l'onin gltam would not object to her otegc's hemming independent? '\Vrite d• return, and 1(•t me know what you fuk of my proposal; ancd, if you ap- ove, try tH• arrange it ea gniekly as no re an essrhle, es; the widow Indy leaves in a a•t .nigh t." Miss Lnwson folded the leiter slowly. d put it beck into her pnekea `'Thal 18 all" elle said quietly. "Note, Mer;eserv, it rennins for you to express Y01.1111* feeling din "11 It eu ss dcli'i1." reeponalnd Margery nils ler 1441514)5 were ('111ipcd togeth- her lace, 11!dde;, belr]rsi the flopping sun -bonnet, wag perplexed. pained and troubled. - What meet she do? dfosv could she leave llnratlrl-, svirere every tree and :Awn, Was int (•idllie to her, and where her iu'are wag holtnd? S11o11hl she speak openly of ]ler love at once, liar future marriage with the ynnni* eenire of e;rre- 1'ie Castle?• The worde were on bur lips --and then she - hes]tstted. In.stinetively she felt that Mist Lawsnn would not approve of the - f•ngagerent anti she sir -idly 1•ei:alled mademe'9 ane„ailing dies . No, she. c0alfd not speak ot• it yet; as so new, .o etrtn;e; perhaps, after it ,.night not ie' • arnd her 101018 sett her henrt closely. Site would 0 ell to 11101- he menet Speak out, she d: not. Arel abet then meat she say 1113 nt nr p . i l ' Coral she 10..0 4' Hurst. -go i,7,;, the ,son, whielt gave her g life, 11150 e ton^?iy, strange 6Vn2'hl--. c Crit Shat .ilie kncu' end loved so --the tiny ,•Htt'llr the eweetennela wonds and lanes, and the none Sick an, a.mnt1wr in nil but truth.? That thought ce ,;r ;se a)0t(1en gh'sun. Iather:” ' said Imrrledly, "1 •ran leave her." surprise. pdu•so generously, poor May :..crisis 1103 lf.y at baee been waiting here nearly an lavished the wealth of'herywhole hs;trt) heir hour," the governess returned; "your 011 yon; but now, when 9110 ill taken ]eat• mother has been extremely' unwell, from you, you will have bent Lu11',.Con. wall and— inpllam to fail back noon and, units. Mg "?.Mother i11'" exela.inwd tlfargery, with 1 judge sod wrov1ly, 1' 110111 you 8.111 ss 00 a 8ndden P13110. "011, let me gn to her!» grow weary of your ctependenee, and last Miss Lasysnn put a detaining hand '" """" " upon isle nit 'a at es.e'hatched not "3 "Yon must not disturb her. sh.o hal manure flies' are in lust dropped off to sleep. Iieubeti line `t in"dyi j filth,Bolen- gene to fetch Doctor Metcalf, and Mrs. tuts have discovered tlza.t they Fere Carter is sitting in -doors to see to her" Margery's filed had grown very sad. "What is it?" she asked, in a low voieo, "She was weak when I left her t o - largely responsible for the spread of Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Diph- theria, Dysentery, Infantile )i - day, but not more than usual. stases of the Bowels; ettl, 4'1'o,c r . "She had a severe tit of eonghing, and packet of ,, ..sire$ Pk/ Pads will it brought on en attack of the hernorr- IP" .1gfil:nnore ilie"1 than 300_ r har;c again it has sto "Then you r n "ee ail thought of in, clependen05." s1) s :cured coldly, watch. ieg the g;ill'e 1800 n:tit something dike a frown on her own. "I do not," eepli,:d Ifergery find:e- "I have 1„tnne L to your Advice*, and 1' will take it; bat. 7 moat first think of her. 5111 will 1niae me, Mies i awso;a—I know she will." WEAK STOMACHS MADE STRONG Through Tonic Treatment With Dr. Williams' Pink Pilin. After all has been said about indiges- Lion and stomach trouble, there is only one way to get a real cure. The stonnacitt must be matte strong enough to do its owns work. Indigestioar disappears when the. stone:tell has been'made• strong en- ough to digest ordinary plaint food,. This strength ell11 only be given the stomach. through the tonic treaturent supplied by Dr. Williams' 1'irtk Pills; which enrich the blood, strengthen the nerves and thus enables the stomach to perform the duliet which nature intended it should. In every neighborhood you can fled peo- ple who have been cured of indigestion or other stomach troubles after a fair 11340 of Dr." -Williams' Pink rills, and this hi the best proof that they are the one remedy to successfully do this. Mr. .)..B. Mo1ean, Sterling N. S., s5.ye: "For a couple of years 1 suffered very much front indigestion with most of the ac- companying painful symptoms. As a re- sult 1 become very ranch run down, and as the medicine I tried did not give me any relief I grew meleneholy and- unhap- py, and felt as though my constitution was In'eeking down. Quite aeeidcn,tadly myattention was called to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I decided to try them, and I am happy to say that they effect - eel a complete cure, and made Say stom- ach as strong as ct•er i1 had been. 1 am glad to say a few words in praise of the medicine that cured me, and I hope my experience will benefit some other suf- ferer,' Emrich the blood and von banish most of the every day ailments of hu- manity, and you can enrich it quickest mid best by the use of Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills. Sohl by all medicine dealers or by mail set 50 cents a bow or six boxes for $2.110, frern The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. sister and thank her in your name, and explain why you refuse.' " on are not seals with me?" Mar- gery murmured, putting out her hand suddenly. 'Cross? 3.o, my child. L wish it might have' been arranged; but you are night; it is your duty to stay with Mary Morris, anal help to cheer her sad life. In the future, if ever you want help, come to me, and what I can do 1 will,•, "1 will conte to you." she said, simp- ly; and :the two women separated. Margry hurried down the hill toward Mahe- She felt weary, almost exhaust- ed; it had been a day of extreme men- tal excitement. As she passed the woods. and the stream, her thoughts went back to Stuart, and she felt again the power of Itis love. Why should she have doubted him? Why not have spok- en bravely of their love? Had he not said himself that storms might come, but he would face them all? To -morrow she would seek Miss Lawson, and, strong in the knowledge of Stuart's great, honest heart, tell her all. Now she must hasten to the siek woman, and watch beside her with tender care and hope. Stuart Crosbie strode home to the enetie, feeling that he 1ftt'f left behind him everything that made life happy. Liie love for tilargery had been growing slowly but surely during the past three months that had. elapsed since ]tie re- turn home. Her beauty bewitched and enthralled hien, her fretllness and sweet- ness linked hint still more strongly, her daintiness and natural refinement ap- pealed to him through all. IIe knew there would be trouble, that his mother would denounce his choice; but his mind was made up, his will,. the will of which she was so proud herself, would be firm as iron. Let all the world rage, Mar- gery should be his wife. Though she was namele,3s, a waif, a nobody, was she not a pure, sweet girl? Were these worldly cansiderutione :Mains on her fair charac- ter? No; his heart was given, his mind made up, and nothing should move him. lie raised his head proudly at this thought. n look of determination on his face. Ile was termed for the fray; but while he gloried in his own strength, them cerate the thought of \Iargery's weakness. Would she brave the storm as he could? Would not the bitterness of his mother's anger wound and humili- ate her? His face softened. 13.e must shield his street love front the fierceness nt the battle, tenderly protest her from the cruel wind of harshness and coldness that would meet assuredly greet her at Croslnr. C'aette. (To be eentio,,4,a i The female house fly lays from 120 to 150 eggs at a time, and these :'nature in two weeks. Un- der favorable conditions the de- scendants of a single pair will number millions in three months. therefore all housekeepers should commence using Wilson's Fly Pads ee,;rly in the season, and thus cut off a large proportion of the summer crop. REVOLVING SUN•PARLOR. A revolving sun -parlor mounted on ball bearings and operated at the touch o1 a button by electric motors, is being built t„ carry out the inventive ideas .f Mrs. 1,. Z. leiter at lir summer tonne at ljeperl•t, elites