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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1906-07-20, Page 7IT IS PU o'.e' teet This is the paramount feature of C Y9.I RI GREEN TEA Fres from dust, and gore ag. n StDbstartees. Lead packets only. 40c. 50c and 6Oc per lb. By all grocers. . 1;,IGUEST AWARD ST. LCUJS, 1904 groma.anuman.sia21 1 It 'MS vez;y amusing to her to se profotmcliy gratified that stern re can Uncle Sandy was by being asso as a family connection with the great grandees of the season. Sneer as he might at "yon puir, feckless bit of a lord" in his absence, he was alwayspla- cidly content to hobble along with Mona. between himself and the elderly youn man in public places. To Everard he was more defere That gentleman's good-humored, flinching indifference to the feelin his fellow -creatures filled him with awe. There was no knowing what he might say next, while the fearlessness with which Mona crossed rapiers with him excited his admiration. Yet L+'verard e how very pretty stones peculiar to the coun- publi- j tz'Y, I believe, at that rubbish shop just outside the park." elated i "Na! I will not let m • . y niece throw away ony siller on such rubbish." "Well, may she not come and give me the benefit of her taste?" "Na! Why should you waste your sil- ler either?" g 1 "I am sure you haven't too much . to spare?" cried Everard. ntial. "That's any affair," rejoined Lord Fitz- . un- alien. "So I shat. no by m t " Y ref as of Here the elder Mr. Clapton—Upper Clapton, as Everard called hien, Uncle Sandy's friendly adversary—joined them. "Come, have a stroll with me, Mona," said Everard. "I had a letter from Ev- elyn to -day, and I will tell you all about and + it•" was always ready to talk with her even tried, with the obstinacy for he was remarkable, to get her away from her uncle to talk with him. This degree of attention woke Uncle Sandy's suspicions, for, as is not unusual in Seotchmen, he was disposed to attri- bute all such indications to the master passion of humanity. "Tell me, noo,' he said one exeeedi warns afternoon, as they sat in his r —the coolest spot in the establishment, where -Iona had been readnig aloud till her throat ached, and ho dozed at inter- vials. "Tell me, was it beoause o' one cousin ye refused the other?" "How do you mean, Uncle Sandy?" "Eh, you understan' well enough. Is it because ye luve young Everard you re- fused Kenneth?" 'Love Bertie Everard! Do you think any human being loves him except, per- haps, his mother?" ' "How can I ken? He is a brave, out- spoken cahlant." "He .its brutally indifferent to every-. one's feelings. Were I obliged to marry either, I should 'certainly prefer Ken- neth." "Then what for should you refuse him?" `Because I do not intend to marry him." "`Do you know that it will go hard wi' me before I ever consent to your marry- ing ony ither mon?" "Well, I shall not trouble you, uncle." "Why? Have you sworn against mat- rimony ?" 'No; but I am not strongly inclined for marriage." "That's wrang. Every woman is the better of a ruler." "I am conceited enough to be conte with my own guidance. Do not think me unkind or obstinate, Uncle Sandy, but I never shall be able to marry Kenneth." `Then, Mona, I am sair at heart to say it, but I'll no count you as my daugh- ter," "Oh, yes, you will, uncle; you eoul not do without me," "Not weel. Yet I'd try, if you'd set your face against doing what I want you to do. Has Kenneth written to yep" "No; then 1 have not written to him." "Well, do, like a good lassie." "Oh, yes, uncle, 1 will write to him." "Have you been to the theatre?" asked Lord .Titzallan, in the evening, as they eat together in the park. "No," she replied. "It's „ It s not bad—not bad >a d at all said Everard. "There's a woman who sings very well, and they all have the national dramatic gift." "Coarse with us to -morrow, Miss Craig," cried Lord Fitzallan. "They give Boc- +raoio, and it is quite worth going to see." "1 dinna approve play-acting," said Uncle Sandy. 'It's just a sinfu' travestie on human nature; .and I am told these French plays .are no fit for a decent -like woman to sit and look at." "Some of them are rather strong; but this is really quite correct. Come your- self, Mr. Craig.' "Wha? Mel Na, na. I have never been in a play -house, and I never will be." "ram very fond of the theatre," said Mona, "but, as my uncle does not ap- prove I will not go." "1 dinna forbid you. You are free to go; only T hope you would na tak' a young lassie to see what isn't fit for her eyes." "Oh, certainly not!" cried both gentle- men, in chorus. "Then to -morrow evening," resumed Lord Fitzallan; "I'll go and see about places, By the way, Miss Craig, let us have a game at tennis to -morrow. I am feeling all the stronger for my treatment, and . T feel 1 can do wonders. There is that nice little rolypoly English girl - 1 forget her name—and Bertie.r, "No, no! No tennis for mo. How can you exhaust yourself - .with such non- sense?" "It is an a'dmirabl'e game, and I' am which i "Very well. Uncle, ere are going a Iit- tle way, and will be back sown." They walked along the path leading into the woods in silence for a few min- utes. At length Mona asked— "And what does Evelyn say?" "Oh, nothing particular. She is still in a fool's paradise. They are not going ngly 1 to Strathairlie, because they want to Dom ! show off the son and heir in. Cumber- land. They are to have a large party, and vivant me to go; but that is impossi- ble. I must look after Fitzallan; and that brin®s me to what I want to al.y. Don't run away worth the notion you can marry Fitzallan." "Marry Fitzallan!" repeated Mona, amazed. "What an extraordinary idea!" "Well, he is always running after you, and talking bosh about you, and giving you flowers; but it's not to be done!" "Why, Bertie, you must he out of your mind..' "Not at all. Don't fly off at a tan- gent. Of course, it is perfectly natural It would heou should' t ayfam to us maet a tl ch; but casetn't allow it." Mona paused, leaned against a tree,. and laughed heartily. "If I could keep my countenance, I should be angry with you, Bertie! The determination people seem ro have that 1 shall marry some one or. other is ab- surd." "But I am determined you shall not marry Fitzallan. Don't you know that, after him, nay father is heir to the earl- dom, and after him your humble serv- ant? Now Fitz was born an idiot, and hasn't improved his brains by hard drink- ing. His father, Lord Lynebridge, won't a." about about withh mo r he would destroy hi Some one h.as to m. self in a few months. Ile proposes for every woman he meets. We had an aw- ful row last April with a girl at a lun- cheon bar at Willesden or Ealing or some such place. Ile is a harmless creature, but his father will not give him a sou, d and he does not want him to marry It would be a splendid match for you, but you see he has been so queer, I believe we could break it, so it will not do to attempt such a hazard." "Listen, Bertie. What have you ever seen in me to induce you to think of warning me in this insulting manner? Marry Lord Titzailan! Why, I would al- most rather," she helooked ad to foot, "I would almost rather marry you." Oh yon would, you are he coolest would thand I euver meBy t! 7 don't think there's a possibility of turn- ing your flank, and 1 can't understand you. Are you really indifferent to every one? Don't you care for wealth or lux- ury, or— You have an uncommon fine pair of eyes, Mona, and there's heaps of deviltry sleeping in them." "No; you cannot understand me, but I understand you, Bertie, and my knowl- edge of your character does not improve my opinion of human nature; yet I do not believe you are quite as utterly sel- fish as you affect to be." "Affect! I never affect anything. You put me out of patience with your affec- tation of dsinterestedness, and yet how inconsistent you are. You fly out at me for suspecting you of the very nat- ural and, from your point of view, 'ami- able project of marrying a 111011 of rank, while you ling on like grim death to a low -born, low -bred, rich old duffer, hop- ing to get his money." "If my uncle is low -born, so am i. But I shall not waste my breath explaining anything. 7 do not care if you under- stand me or not; Bertie. I have not the slightest value for your opinion. .1 should dislike you, but for your relation- ship to Lady Mary and the girls, and the sort of amifsem•ent your oddities afford. You are a curious creature! I wonder if you were changed in your babyhood, you are so unlike the rest of youreople." "Wel, yon speak plain enough." "Yes, .I will always epeak to you in your own style. What are you—any of you --to me? I want nothing from you. iss raig? Come along; they have some not the smallest ambition to belong to y me. ere. cllester, ettmg quite scientific about it—ain't 1 I can supply my ow t d you in any way. 1 never seek you, and if you ceased to recognize me it would hot cause me the slightest annoyance." "Oh, but I like to talk to you, If I ever could make such an ass of myself as to fall in love, 1 should .fall -in lova with you." Mona laughed Merrily at this avowal. "Comm, let us go baelcr she said. "You aro by i,o means agreeable. I really re- gret not having a sympathetic compan- ion this beautiful evening," "A.y, I dare say you would prefer Lisle nowv?" . "Yes, a good deal More. He knew how to mask his selfishness, which is all one expects from an everyday acquaintance." "I think, 1Vlona, I shall cut, you in fu- ture." "As you please. ram quite ready to second your efforts,. hero is young Mr. Clapton, he will walk back with me: Well, Mr Clapton, 1 think we are going to have another elo3dless day tomor- row. Is your sister.fnclined to make a set at tennis? I think my uncle will not want me in the afternoon." And the hobbledehoy, well pleased to be in attendance on Miss Craig, who was now considered "the ;lass of fashion, and the mould of form,". walked back to the park on one side of Mona, while Everard sulked at the other. • The following day was dry and fine, and the projected tennis match came off very successfully, the players being Mona, -Liss Clapton and her brother. and an Anglomaniae French. count, short, I stout, and extremely puffy. a Lord Fitzallan appeared in an elegant suit, of flannels, and picturesque cap; e but he served so badly and so constant,- 0 ly missed his balls, that he soon declared e the heat was too much for him, and he a subsided on a bench beside Uncle Sandy, 1 ' who had no improved in health and spir- It its that he even confesesd to a certain a interest in the a wh game, and confided to Lord Fitzallan his conviction that, had s he not been such a "frail body," he could have played "fine." Mona observed that her uncle and tr Fitzallan gradually got into evi- dently deep conversation: but she did not take much notice of them. as the game was interesting, and the irenehinan played better than usual, "Why should I, Mona, and why do :�..4-4-4+44 deli. I and get he turn- wi' bis 's voice you listen to yon double-faced wish he'd just fall in the rive drowncied oot o' the way, before ed. fauseou hava s,"sandwhat the oldmangrew unsteady with eagerness. Mona was ,greatly distressed that her uncle should be so possessed with this impossible scheme. and disappointed to find hint so faithless to his own prin- oiples. The talked IengthyMr. Craig the an toaseestl at his splendid air-eastic was baseless; his good humor vanished; and with it Mona's powers of pleasing. He complained of headache, and rheumatism, pain in the heart, appressed breathing, faintenss and many other painful. sympto insisted on sanding for M. le D and the doctor and dined in Ii' xoom. Mona did not appear in public and Everard confiscated a ehal-min quet of roses Lord Fitzallan wa patching to her, and bestowed it own name on the delighted Miss ton. In the course of the evening, ious, wildly •written and ill -spell ter reached Mona from his for pen, in which he professed the mo dent admiration for her beauty, noble character, her generous charms, and declaimed against the cruel plots of heartless relatives against his liberty nd happiness. This Mona tore up, and left unanswcr- d. She took an opportunity, however, f informing Bertie Everard of the oc- urrence. Finally the evening before she nd Mr. Craig left Contrexeville, Lord Fitzallan in the absence of his valet and is cousin, got ]sold of a bottle of brandy nd was guilty of some wild antics, hi eh cont -laced, but by no moans con- oled—Uncle Sandy. CHAPTER XVI. On the whole, Alexander Craig's re- eatrfrom Contrexeviile was sudden, and barely in good order. He was not a little crest -fallen by the complete col- Iapse of the brilliant hopes which had dawned upon him for a moment. The excellent effect of the treatment and waters, however, had restored his elas- ticity, so that his sullenness and irri- table depression did not last very long. 13y the time they reached Strasbourg and were comfortably settled in a good hotel, he began to talk of snaking ens, maps, and guide -books were ought out, and the old man brighten - up when he found Mona was highly eased at the idea of seeing Switzer- nd. She was a very efficient assistant, oking up the railway fares, counting Fruit Crop 0 5• epor s Department of Agriculture, Dairy Commissioner's Branch, Fruit Division. Ottawa, .Apples.—As was to be expected, the reports for the month of June on apples are not quite so favorable, There are many reports of serious dropping, and ms. He the general tone of the report swould iroeteur place the crop at not more than medium. is owvn In forming an estimate of the crop, the Dither; classification of apples into early, fall g boa- and winter should be kept in mind, inas- s des- much as the three classes may have on in his entirely different value. Clap In district 1 early apples are reported almost a full crop, the fall and winter a cur apples a medium crop, Baldwins and ed let - se Hyde. ae should prove a warm DUO the whole of her bh•e apples in District 1 will be classed by apple buyers. no early shipping stock. In District 2 early apples aro almost a full crop, the fall apples less, and the winter apples only a medium crap. In District 3 21 per cent. of the corre- spondents reported the crap light, 53 per cent. medium, and 27 per cent, a full chop. Reports from the Annapolis and Corn- wallis 'Valleys, District 6, indicate a crop above medium, but not quite a full crop. The tent caterpillar, the bud moth andi canker worn have all been partieu1arly severe, as well as several minor poets in • different parts of the valleys, and it is not improbable that the codling moth. will appear later. Wand storms and • other eantingencies will probably reduce the crop of winter apples to medium or less. Summer and Sall apples will ba slightly above a medium crop. Graven - stein. has set very heavily, and where they are Sprayed thoroughly will doubt- less yield a large crop. Nova Scotia Kings• and Itussets have also set well. The B•althvins in Nona .?,cotia will be light. The British Columbia erop of Ripples will be about the same as last year. Pears—The prospects for pears have deteriorated during the month. In Dis- tricts 1 and 2, producing the largest com- mercial crop, Kieffers are reported a full crop. Bartletts, a medium crop, with many failures. Clapp's Favorite, Anjou, Bosc and similar varieties, less than med- ium. This condition wil also hold good for British Columbia. Plums—Plums are almost a failure, no large section reporting even amedium crop. The American varieties are pro- ducing best. The Japanese varieties are almost a total failure. y Peaches—Correspondents repot 17 per cent. of the crop of early peaches a fail - d ure, 17 per cent. light, 35 per cent. med- ium and 31 per cent. a full crop; late I peaches, 12 per cent. of the crop is a failure, 21 per cent. light, 43 per cent, d medium and 24 per cent. a full crop. Early peaches will probably be sufficient to supply the demands of the markets tont there wil probably be some shortages,a .of good canning peaches. ees r Cherries--Cheries are everywhere bee er- mg marketed, a large crop, of good quat ity, and freer from insects than usual. Grapes --Grapes are reported in goo& condition, almost equal to last year, with some complaints of winter -killing especialy north of Lake Ontario. Small fruits—The strawberry crop is maintaining the conditions reported last month. The principal markets report fair receipts, of good quality; prices are 10 per cent. higher than last year. ng T1ie estimate for raspberries, black ami L red, is about the same as for strawbers ig- ries. Foreign countries --The continental ape w° pie and pear crop is reported medium to good. The prespects for the English ap. pie and plum and pear crop have fele* off seriously, and if this is -confirmed by. next month's reports, market conditions evil be materially changed for early an4 fall apples. ,A A. McN EILL, Chief, Fruit Divisioril, HOT WEATHER AILMENTS. At the first sign of illness during the hot weather, give the little ones Baby's Own Tablets, or in a few hones the trou- ble may be beyond. cure. Baby's Own Tab Its is the best medicine in the world to grevent summer complaints if given occasionally to well children. The pru- dent mother will not wait till trouble comes—she will keep her children well through an occasional dose of this medi- cine. Mrs. Edward Clark, McGregor Ont., says: "My little girl suffered from colic and bowel troubles, IAA Baby's Own Tablets speedily cud ." .And; the mother has the guarantee ofhera Gay. ernment analyst that these Tablets con- tain no opiate or harmful drug. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams Medi - eine Co., Brookville, Ont. Keep the Tab- lets in the house. Mr. Craig was rather silent all the evening, and retired to rest even earlier than usual; but he was more gracious than his wont, and there was a tone of veiled superiority in his voice when he spoke to Everard. `Mona," said her uncle, when, after the I p1 matutinal water -drinking and douche, br etc., etc., next day, she went at noon to ed administer a biscuit •and a glass of ;vine pl —"I have something to say to you, my la dearie. Sit ye doom' "Very well, uncle," taking her ,lace lo beside him ori the sofa. "What is it "A varra serious matter, which I youn'il tak' in a serious spirit." "This sounds serious." "It's just extremely gratifying, think you'll say. That young nobl has been talking very seriously t He is an honest -like chief, and he me he is varra deep in love wi' Mona, and he asketmy consent in proper language. I sok! r would to you, and lay the Matter fair b ?you; but that I begged him not t dress you till I had explained a bi I am no 'that sure how yuu would it. But 1 hope you will hear reason, for U 1 should like to see you a countess, my • be bonnie bird, before I died, in 'spite o• that conceited ape Everard and his A 'schemes: piles "And Lord Fitzallan actually proposed the for me!" exclaimed Mona, much amused. las "Why, uncle, you would not care to see IS me enrolled among the aristocrats for foil whom you have so much' contempt—and tori then there is Kenneth! What is to be- bool come of him?" "Aweol, you see, I canna • turn things upside door. whatever my convictions may be; so while these redeec'lons dis- H tinctions cintinue, it s'no so bad to have 1 a share o' them. :1s to Kenneth," 1te " «1 waved his hand, "you say yourself he clerl doesna care for ye. We could find him want another wife; and as my lord doesna ger want ony portion wi' you,1 could give a' ereig to Kenneth." I tlli "I am sure you and Lord Fitzallan are for 1 very good in arranging for my future; but do you knowv that Lord Fitzallan is adve in the habit of proposing ler every worn- IIq,- an he meets, whether in a ball -room or of m behind a counter?—that lie is a half- I,C witted drunkard, only kept within de- lost cent bounds by the watchful Dare of his family? — that he has not I ha a farthing that he can call his own, and ,.j,V his father will not continue his allow- "lieu ane: if he marriet. Do you know all lost a this." „ re" "Naw, exclaimed Uncle Sandy, "and "Ce 1 will not believe it. He told are he was turns ready to mak' handsome settlements; to to g have the family diamonds reset for you; 1 to have a couple o' rooms always ready for me at Fitzallan Towers; for he was sure Lord Lynebridge—that's the earl— his father, would enjoy a crack wi' me, as he is an advanced 'Liberal. Wha has been filling your mind wi' lees." • "No one, Uncle, Bertin Everard told me what I believe is perfectly true about poor Lord Fitzallan. Ile is really half-witted, and you must -lot seem to mind what he says, or you will make yourself and me ridiculous." "Bertie Everard," repeated. Uncle Sandy, wagging his head knowingly. "I know a' aboot him—a scheming, double- faced loon. You see, Mona, the crafty cleil, lea's next heir, and nat'rally he don't want my lord to marry, teethe; and he goes and tells you a bushel of lees. Half witted indeed, weel he is whole hearted, and knows a braw lassie when . he sees her. Don't you listen to thein havers, Mona— be guided by me, and then that ill-natured elan of Everarcls twill just be crazy when you are lifted far above them." "I am dreadfully annoyed, unele, that you hsould be worried by this kind of false start; and you were so much bet- ter—looking so well too. We were quite quiet and happy before they came. Thank goodness your euro Is nearly over. We will have been here •three Un CO xt ee Y, n - a e get a snla Oh, no doubt." nd so uncle and niece se "riznagc, visiting by very slow degr most interesting places in Switz rd and on the Rhine. 1 this tour we will pt to ow; are not these places, their his - es and attractions, written in the es' of Murray and Baedecker? (To be continued.) KNEW WHAT TO ADVERTISE. e carne into the office looking great- vorried. wvish," said he to the advertise c "to advertise a lost dog and you to put it in big type—the b the better—and say 111 give a so n for the return of the aminal. No nk of it you can double the reward, 've got to have that dog back." tiVben was he lost ?" inquired the rtising clerk. esterday, He went away with one y boys and failed to return." ouldn't the boy tell you where he the dog ?" o; he was lost with the dog and vent found him yet." hat!" exclaimed the newspaper lean don't meanto 1L say that the boy is nd you are only advertising for the rn of the dog?" rtainly I do. The boy will be re- d free of cost, but it takes money t a dog back. I know all about it. 'vo lost them both before." And the newspaper man had accumul- ated soma more knowledge.—London Tit - Bits. England Sets the Example. England objects to political ccorrup- tionand takes stern measures to ex- press it, A member of parliament has just been unseated for using unlawful methods of securing votes, the princi- pal of which was a garden party. Gar- den parties are not very wicked, but nee- ther are $2 bills, Yet when the bills are amongdistributed among voters "in blacks of five" they become the agents of a poli- tical crime, When Americans get ready to suppress political cnrrnptiore they) will not stop with legislation about eon- tributions from corporations but will adopt something as thoroughgoing as the English corrupt practice law, -- Philadelphia Record, -v Editor Doing Bucolic Duty, We go to press a few hours early this week in order to let the -lead push of the paper into the harvest field at noon Thursday to oversee the cutting of forty- two acres of very fine wheat on the Journal farm. We hope to have it in the shock Saturday night if the weather remains fine, Frank Simmons will do the cutting. The wheat is of the soft beard- ed variety and looks like it might snake ushels or more per acre.—Man- Oke Journal, an s,. an I have weeks next Wednesday and :let us go thirty b - awa so wi. ,, ' 04 Missouri prison Made Goods. It is said that Missouri manufactures more prison made goods of two or three classes than any other State in the ton; These aro shoos, saddletrees and cheap clouting. Nearly 1,500 convicts are employed in these ah ops. The .manmfaetere of saddletrees . by con+viet labor flats been going on for the last .thirty years. It is statedthat fent* Of these saddletrees have ever been sold in Missouri. The greatest sales have been in Teens, the southwest, the ewvee and northwestern cattle ranges, the Ite- publio of Mexico and South America, The patterns of saddletrees ma,nufactur- ed at the prison shape have long catered' to the largo scope of country anened.--, Kansas Chty.Journal.