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The Herald, 1911-09-29, Page 2OR, THE END CROWNS ALL. CHAPTER XX. ",Then you mean to tell me I'm not Violet Martindale at all? All this doesn't belong to me'? I'm not an heiress—nor anything of. that? It's all been a mistake ? I'm just—what am I?—an impostor !" Violet spoke breathlessly, and ended with an uncertain laugh, looking from one to the other of the three people before her with very bright eyes and very flushed face. They were in the library at Standen Towers—she, Lady Mar- ' tindale, Mr. Strachey, and Joy — who stood beside the other girl, her hand on Violet's arm, her soft eyes full of tenderness. "There has been, as you say, a mistake," Mr. Strachey answered —"a mistake for which you are in no way to blame. You have simply been the victim of another person's gra or!' Fie used the last word after a second hesitation. Being a man of kindly instincts, he had no desire to hurt the girl's already wounded feelings, by speaking harshly of her mother—more particularly as that mother was dead. For Mrs. Daw- son had.not lived to see her daugh- ter again. On the very night after her confession to Gertrude, she had sunk rapidly, and had died before anyone beyond the hospital could be summoned to her bedside. Now had come the difficult task of tell- ing her daughter the truth, and Violet was receiving the news in a way that was both unexpected, yet characteristic of her. "An error, you call it !'' she said, flushing yet more deeply, "well, it's kind of you to say it that way, when I suppose you've every right to call it something else. But there I all your smiling ways and your pre - wasn't much error about it, to my tendingto be fond of me and all, way of thinking." . She lapsed more that you're only sneering at me and more into her former modes of the whole time, and thinking how speech, as her temper rose, and as Joy pressed her arm with a restrain- ing touch she .flung herself away from the gni le l and, „nd said to be looked down upon, and treat- ed like dirt under your feet, T haven't never felt like one of you, and I never should, and I'm sick to death of mincing my words and trying to behave the way you all think right. I'ni sick of the whole thing, and jolly glad to get shot of it. There !" "Violet!" Joy began,, but Violet, launched on a torrent of words, re- fused to be arrested in her vehe- ment flow of speech. "You all laugh at me up your sleeves 3 pit needn't tell me you don't. You all despise me : I sup- pose you wouldn't deign to know me at all, not if you hadn't thought I'd got this bit of money. T don't want your hateful money ; I'm tired - of the whole blooming show. So now you know." Lack of breath brought the ti- rade to an end; but there was nei- ther shame nor compunction in Vio- let's face, when at last she paused. a sort of indignant triumph at hav ing spoken her mind, and spoken it with freedom, was her predoen- inant expression. "Violet, I don't think it is quite fair of you to speak like that," Lady Martindale said gravely, but very gently, "we have done our best to make you happy here, and I know Joy still wants, as well as we all do, to consider your happi- ness!' "Yes, please, I want you," Joy began eagerly touching Violet's arm again. But the other tore it away from the kindly touch, and exclaimed with renewed energy : "I don't know, and I don't care, what you want me to do. I shan't do it anyhow. Oh, you needn't look at me like that. I know, for I• wad - a, fiaud-4nothing more or less—a, !tend?. But, mind yott, I never knew a thing about it. I never fade any doubt it was all right, and that I was Violet Martindale fast enough. My mother made me believe it, the same as she made the rest of you believe it." Her eyes glared at Lady Martin- dale and the lawyer, as though de- fying them to do their worst. "Yes, Violet, dear"—Gertrude spoke soothingly, "we quite under- -stand and know that you were as ignorant of the truth as we all were. We are all so sorry that-" "You needn't be sorry," Violet tossed her head angrily, "I'in sure I don't want anybody's pity, nor Soap .OiatIllent No other emollients do so much for pimples, blackheads, red, skin. tS nr = Mop asin sea".... 'sews" scaly sunka en, -.in and falling hair, chapped hands and shapeless nails. They do even more for skin- tortured and disfigured infants. Although Outiemra Soap and Ointment err; Bold by senates and dealers everStwhore, a llbrrSi sample of each, wi+b 32 -page booklet on the skin and hair, will be sons, 'poet,trtr, on application til 'Cut[otuu," Dryt, &°•;.n toitou, U. • . A. Joy bent her head in assent, then said reluctantly, "I found it ,out quite by chance. It was like know- ing it in confidence, and Violet promised to tell—" "Oh, yes! Violet promised ' to tell," the other girl broke in, mock- ery again in her accents. . "Well,' now she's told, and I'm sure—I'm sure—I'm glad I married Jem," A sudden tremulousness came into her defiant accents. "Jem won't always be wanting me to be sone- thing different. Jem won't barn er me to talk nicely and to behave ,` teelly. He—likes—me-as—I atv -- he fairly worships . me—he alis c .'s did. He thinks there's nobody li e me, and I'd sooner—go-to hire -. than stop—here — where Hobe. 7 wants me." She spoke more a, I more tremulously, with long pau: ;s between' her words, and as the R . max, she dropped into the near chair and broke into stormy sobs, the unrestrained, hysterical - bing of her class. "Come upstairs with me," J whispered, putting her arm rout. the trembling girl. "We mnsin talk any more business now, Don,. ery, Violet, dear, just cometnei.l upstairs and rest,." "I've been a beast," Violet brm`; out, sobbing More 'hysterically-'" perfect beast to you, when you..'s; been as good as ever you could ,l to me. I'ni sure I never meant half of what I said." "I'm sure you did 'x, ov smiled downupon the-thannessarenett face, "but come upstairs 111.7w don't worry about t ,` any a', "I don't know t+.r-hatevei ca e over me," Violet 's,l<id, her !nest -le still coming in brsoketi soh .l~ breaths; "I have gots a iaeast e?' .• temper, and no mistake, and so patient with me, tool :tut.. tongue gets the better of me, s. I do say awful things 4,40 mean." "Never mind about it all- Joy's ll Joy's tones were as soothing though she spoke to a petu; child, whilst she helped Violet the chair into which, she lead di ped and led her fief res hed their elders s31e'ntly watchiene two girls, .+ ertrude's eyes very. as they. •tested on Joy. "Mss Joy .is a very sweet lady," Mr. Strachey- said elks c -illy, when the door had close superior you are. I've had enough hind her and Violet of your --preaching and jawing, I young people of her age, don't care what you want. I treated a ,cult, sit shan't do. it." . un' The ' engin. girl to i1'cd Iter 'tag' on Joy's pprotestingform, and Mrs Strachey ooked at ady Martindale with a little shrug of the shoulders. She had been seated in the arm- chair by the fireplace, whilst Mr. Strachey sat at the table, papers strewed before him; but now Lady Martindale rose and went to Vio- let's side. "Try to understand us a little bit," she said, refraining from sharpness of speech, because of the pity and tenderness in Joy's sweet eyes; "we are all sorry, so very sorry, for what must be a great shock to you, and Joy is only anxi- ous that you should have as little suffering and discomfort as pos- sible." "Oh, Joy needn't trouble her head aboutme!" Violet turned and Iooked at the other girl again, with flashing, eyes. "I'm sure she has no cause to go bothering her- self over my affairs. I'm very well able to see after myself, and if I wasn't—I've got a husband to see after them for me ! There—are you satisfied now ?" she added, her eyes still fixed on Joy's face. "You've worried me to tell, now are you satisfied 1" "A husband? Oh, Violet! what do you mean ?" Lady Martindale looked, as she felt, thunderstruck and bewildered. "Yes, a husband. Oh; you needn't be afraid !" slio laughed mockingly, "I haven't interfered with anybody any of you are in- terested in," Gertrude's color mounted sldwly. "I've married somebody who's good enough for me, if he isn't one of your fine gentlemen. I've married somebody who doesn't think inc dirt. If `you don't believe me, _there's my wed- ding -ring, and I shall go away to my husband to -day." With a dra- matic action, which, being by na- ture a poseuse, she thoroughly en- joyed, Violet drew from within her dress a long chain on . which hung a wedding -ring, and this she flung down upon -the table before the astounded lawyer, saying: "You needn't trouble to call me Mass Dawson of Miss alt�th? wtiy /nuts. More,- my name's •Stibbard—Mrs. "The fact of Miss Violet's marri- ON DS For a trustee investment in Ontario .a most Satisfactory selection could be made from these high-grade offerings: City of Toronto 4's, due 1944. City of London 41/2's, due 1913. Township of York 5's, due 1.912-31•. County of Simcoe .(guaranteeing Town of Midland) 5's, due 1911-40. City of Fort William 41/2's, due 1927. City of Si. Thomas, Ont., 412's, due 1912-41. 'City of Niagara Falls 5's, 'due 1911- 30, 'Town of Port Hope 41's, due 1913 50. Town of Petrolea.4%z's, due 1911-34. Town of. Wallferville 41/2's, due 1911- 30. Town of Welland 41/2's, due 1940. The income yield ranges from 4 per cent. to 43/4 per cent. A wider range of debentures of this character furnished on request.. 1 IES TORONTO . d4IOPITR!EAL . L ONDON.E11G. some. help from Miss Martindale, if, as seems probable,she should wish to offer it to him and his wife." The lawyer was not wrong in his surmises. Mr. Jem Stibbard, as later events proved, did not show Himself in the least averse to ac- ting anything that Joy was pre ed to give to him and his wife er what he 'termed "a start" in it married life. Nor did Violet any sign of pride, either wise ish, when Joy diffidently and itating words, ashen to he to settle upon her a defi- xu of money. gheuld like it to be a wedding tin if you will look on it in ay " she said with a little 1 tip! you what Joy has nb house;" Gertrude reverie ly; "she carried about a such an atmosphere of 'suns sweetness that sl1e, makes the better by her very What she is, more than nt does or says, gives her her She has such a sunny, softe fluence on every • one sl across. She is; the very went of her name." "You will he. glad :to keep bel,;:�sncl • deflnitetaess that made them isningy in her voi.ee: "If d 1 lid.. Sti bald w'ottld ningrnilseestet ,ou—iia-that-sway, I should to settle fifteen thousand ids of Uncle,Toin's money upon 'e Jem Stibbard, an assistant in aall grocerystore, fifteen thou - 1 pounds seemed, what indeed s, a most magnificent fortune; g 'cherished visions of a `flour- ahing business of his own, of"e, de- taehed house, and trim garden in a 'iburb, began to assume a solidity here as the laughter of the.. house ?" "Glad is too small's• word," Goys trade smiled; "but I to not kno:w , whether I am going to 'have that gladness—at any rate, for the pre•t sent. You know she: has set her heart upon getting back the ;Manor House at Mottesley for her adtpted aunt, old Miss Sterne; 'Arid if Joy succeeds in getting her'•chiht'.,.4, home again, she will certaina3, want to live there for part of the year, with Miss Sterne." "There are -a. great many things to be discussed." Mr. Strachey tapped his pencil on the table, and looked thoughtfully out of the win- dow at a budding beech -tree. "This big fortune that has come to Miss Martindale from Mr. Falkner, makes her a very important lady indeed. In a, shall -way, she is a millionairess !" "And if anyone ever made good use of a fortune, she will make good use of hers. Her one thought is, 'What can I do for other people with all this money ?' First she set - her heart on buying back the Ma- nor House; next she is devising plans for helping Violet without hurting Violet's pride, though, be- tween ourselves, I fancy 'Violet's pride is a negligeable quantity; and, lastly, she has endless schemes for every poor friend she po.tseeees, every charity in which she is inter- ested. r I:-ive never ;vet heard her propose doing anything to, please herself or buying anything for her awn pleasure. She is the most love 1 ing little soul, absorbed • in other people's interests—other people's James Stibbard—and I shall go to him to -day. I'm sure I'm glad to drake the dust of this blessed place off my feet." "Did you know this,. Joy?" Ger- trude said in a low voice, her ears having caught the angry words, "you've worried me,,to tell." age relieves us of some difficulties," Mr, Strachey said after a pause. "There can, at any rate, be no question of her staying here, wh.ioh in the kindness of her heart, 'Miss Martindale might have suggested; No doubt the young manw-Mr. Stib bard --will not be above accepting no longer -mere castles in the air. And before his dazzled eyes, there began to 'float dreams of still great- er gk1x'y in: a, dim and distant fu- ture; of a carriage and pair, or even a motor -car ; of a little house in the country which he would call "our place," of delights to which his flights of imagination had never before dared to soar. By Joy's `sunt urgently seconded by Lady 'Martindale, Jem Stibbard was in- vited to come and spend a day or two at Stan.don Towers, in order to make their acquaintance,. and to claim and take away his wife. And if those two days were the most uncomfortable aiid most , embar- rassing that Mr. Stibbard had ever known in his life, they gave him food for conversation, and for de- licious boasting, during the rest of his existence. "As ,I said to her ladyship," or "as Lady Martindale and I were saying," became stock- phrases on • his lips, and he never ceased to expatiate on the vastness, the beauty, and the elegance of Stan - don Towers, "where," as he was: wont to say, "my wife spent a great deal of her youth." The suburban villa to which he took Violet, was the consummation of all a suburban villa. can be. Tem's heart swelled with pride over the colored glass in the front door, the terrible tiles in the fireplaces, the wildly artistic wall -papers, the con- ventional garden, and, above all, over the elegant suite, upholstered in yellow plush, which graced the drawing -room. Joy's generosity supplied the wherewithal for the furniture of the villa, and its gen- erosity- found.its one reward in the pride and delight with w hien Violet and -hese lie Shand showed her ,every • ('o nesemitiatnted4 . . esennases IONARC}IS' MTLr AGS, The weightiest correspondence of private individuals is trifling when compared with that of some of the rulers of the world. For example, think what it would mean to have a daily mailbag of twenty-five thous- and 1 This is about the average number of postal communications which reach the Pope each day. The Kaiser comes next to his Holi- ness. The ruler of Germany re- ceives about seven thousand five hundred postal communications daily. This, of course, does not in- clude purely private diplomatic despatches. Closely following him is the American President, with a daily mailbag of five thousand, Our own. King George is next to he counted. In eomparison with the previous rulers, his is a trifling daily correspondence ; it rarely ex- ceeds tweney-five hundred. The Tsar of the Messina only gets .some five hundred postal communications every day. The average daily num- ber received by Alfonso of Spain is three hun.derd. The King of Italy is -exceptionally blessed. Save on special occasions, his daily mail- bag keeps within the two hundred. Two things operate to rid us of a, friend—pleasure in- which -we do not need them and trouble in which we do need them. mensearsszetensansennamannsen "THE BEST HOME PRESERVES" COVAMISIM These are made by rightly combining luscious fresh fruits with EXTRA GRANULATED SUGAR The best results are then assured. Ask your grocer for Redpath Extra Granulated Sugar. He knows then that you want the .begat. The Canada Sugar its.fining Co., Limited, Montreal Established in 1854 by John Redpath. On the F �!1 THE FORMATION OF THE SOIL. 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The roots penetrate the soil sometimes to great ;depths, and as they decay after the; death of the plant',• they leave little channels', in ate'soil which serve to carry down water laden with carbonic acid, as Buell as to introduce the oxygen of the air, that, in its turn, is a. factor in bringing about chemical changes in the soil, which assist in inaking plant' food available. Sooner or later in the process; of soil forination,. plants of the pulse family, (legumin•ous plants). such as clover, vetches, lupines, etc., are introduced If you dig up some of these plants you will find Iittle nodules •or tu- bercles on their roots. These nodules are the homes of numer- ous bacteria, which enable the plaints to derive part of their food from the nitrogen of the atmos- phere. This peculiar property of legume inous plants is of great importance, for it is undoubtedly nature's prin- cipal method of increasing the sup- ply of nitrogen in the ground. 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