Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-11-13, Page 7i (,I 1fi11 II6ir,,�tmm{:I����� A Connoisseur's Tea The tender top shoots of the tea plant, known as " Orange Pekoe," are mainly used in Blue Ribbon Tea. The "creme de la creme" of tea growths! The most delicious and tasty tea in the world. People who know,recognize this quality in Blue Ribbon Ceylon Tea. The delicious taste and fragrant aroma mean inner excel- lence to them. Black, Minced Coyll.oaza Greeny 40c. c SFifftylao'uld be Agee roe the Rea Label ...tom... „'cAr'°V` d"as""+,....".,d'"„ :' .........._,...................,...d.....,,,_ The Rose aid Lily IP1 A TALE OF WOMAN'S LOVE AND ..........,.......... WOMAN'S PERFIDY .,1 .4 ,g1 ,s{ L The doctor held up his hand warn - 'Stand back," he whispered. "All of you, except the marquis." ' Fanny Inchley's eyes opened slowly, and fixed themselves, at first va- cantly, upon the marquis ; then a look of Intelligence struggled into her face, and she sighed, "It is Lord iVairne ?" she said, so feebly that the marquis was obliged to kneel beside the doctor to catch the words. "Yes, it's the marquis," said the doctor, gravely. "You have some- thing to tell him, have you not ? He has come because you have sent for him because he wishes to hear all you can tell him, Fanny." She drew a long breath, painfully. "He knows already," she panted. "I caw that by the way he looked at me In court, when—when I let out about the letter, when I—I accused her ! If—if all the rest had believed me he wouldn't. He knew it wasn't true i You knew I did it, my lord ?" "Yes," lie said Brae els "Yens," she echoed. '•lt was I who who killed him. And he deserved it. Do you hear--" And ,sbe struggled feebly to raise her head. The doctor held her a lit - tie higher. "He deserved it. He was fa.lese, utterly false. He was not fit to live. No. If—if it were all to come over again, I—I would do it again." A shudder ran through her, and her eye.' closed, but, as if she were etruggting for strength she fought the air with her feeble (rands, and opened her eyes again. He—he is -wore that I should be his wife --a lady. He saki that—he loved me, that there had never been any- one else. And —,all the time—he loved and wanted to marry her. And I did not know it. I never guessed it. No, Dat even when I ,gave him the let- ter. He was -cunning, and deceived me. It was Misys Deiaine he loved, not me—not me." She was silent a moment ; then, as if she were communing with herself, and going over the ,seene, as doubt - teas she had gone over it a thousand timers, till the constant brooding had destroyed her reason, she con- tinued : "The spoke of me to her as if—as if I wee the dirt under his feet, just something he could amuse himself with, and cast aside and laugh at. It—it drove me mad. I canal have :borne anything but that. Anything ;but that. And he had only that even- ing promised to marry me." She gasped, as if for air, and clung to the doctor's arm. "I—I could scarce- ly wait until .she had gone. I had the dagger in my pocket. lel Lound it on—on the ease, and—and meant to put It tack when I'd looked at it. It —it ,sieemed to fly into my hand of its own accord as I stood and lis - Tale FIRST BABY. What joy there is in the home when tee first baby comes, and yet to the young and inexperienced mother who bas to caro for it there is no other period of Ler life so trying. In the little ills that are certain to come the inexperienced mother scarcely knows what to do. To the young mother—to all mothers—Baby's Own Tablets are a real blessing. They promptly eure such troubles as con- stipation, colic, sour stomach, diar- rhoea and simple fevers. They break up colds, destroy worms, allay the irritation accompanying the Rutting of teeth, and prevent more serious; ills. Meese Tablets are sold under a guarantee to contain no opiate, nor any otter of the harmful drugs al- ways found inthe so-called "soothe !ng" medicines. They are Hood for all children, from the new-born babe to the well growb child. If you do not find the Tablets at your meal- ' gine dealers, send i; cents to The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, `Ort., aril a bole will biz mailed 7rou poet paid. toned to him. He only ranee out once," she moaned. "I struck (vim with my hand as well as the dagger, and he flel1. I patio him fall. (He looked at me —" a shudder shook her from head to foot— "he looked at me--" She raised her head, and stared beyond the marquis toward that part of the bridge over which Sherwin had fallen. "See 1 There 1 He es standing there still. Hush! Don't more, don't move or he'll hear us! No, he'll never marry me ! And he shall not marry her. Never, never. Hush 1" She raised her hand as if In the attitude to strike, and then with a choking cry fell back. The doctor laid her down gently. " It is all over," he said, his voice shaking In his agitation. " Thank God the truth is known at last. But ....but who would have believed it !" Saunders looked up. "I've as good as known it for days past," he said in a low voice. "But what could Ido ? There was not a scrap of evidence against her till she went into the witness -box. She was the most perfect actress I ever saw! Whore she'd hid this dress I can't guess even nom. I searched her room inch by Inch a week ago! Searched every place I could think of ! Well," and he drew* a long breath of relief, "thank Ileaven it's cleared up. Doc- tor, you'll make a note of what she said ?" • "I've got it down," said Brown, tap- ping his pocketbook. "It shall be in the papers to -mor- row night," said Saunders, glancing humbly and pleadingly at the mar- quis. Luigi touched the marquis' arm. "Come away, Nairne,"'be murmured. The marquis started as if from a dream, and rose to his feet. "Send someone to—Major Delaine," he said hoarsely. 1" - Luigi laid his hand on the doctor's ELM. "Come," he said, solemnly. "You and I will go,, doctor." The doctor underittood. "les, yes 1" he said. "The major— Elaine, should be the first to be told." The marquis walked away from the group without another word; and the doctor, after waiting till the two men nal carried the dead woman out of sight, took Luigi's arm, and hur- ried up thet hill. Bridget, red eyed and still weeping, opened the door to them, and uttered a cry of alarm at sight of them. " Oh, is it ,more bad news ?" she exclaimed. The doctor silenced her, and he and Luigi passed into the sitting -room. Elaine was lying back in a chair, and the major sitting beside her holding her hand. " I—I brought her home," he fal- tered, showing no surprise at their appearance. "She wished to come, and alone with me. Look at my poor girl I" Elaine sat up, and held out her hand. " It is very kind of you to come," sire said tremulously, and trying to smile. "But I am not i11. Tell him that lam not ill, doctor. Ho thinks," and she put her arm around her father's neck, "that I am going to die. As if one could have lived through— through all that, and then die !" " I don't think you aro in such dan- ger, my dear," said the old doctor, pattinee her hand. " And I've come as a friend, not a physician, and I've brought anotrler )rriend with me." She stretched out her, other" hand to Luigi, and took his, and held it. "A friend ! Yes!" she breathed. "Is it more bad news, as Bridget said?" and her lips quivered. "No, no. Good news this time—at least, that is," stammered the doctor, remembering the scene 'that had just closed. "the mystery is solved ; the truth has come out." The major started, but Elaine gave no sign of surprise. "That poor wretched girl did it 1;s said the doctor. 1 CURED OE .MMUliA TILE REMARISLAB1,J1 EXPERIENCE OF A NOVA SCOTIA MAN. Ele Had Suffered for Years and Often had to Sit Night After Night at an Open Window Gasping for Breath. Mr. 7lhlos. Johnson is well known in the vicinity of Hemford, N. S. He bras taught school in Lunenburg county for mors than 'thirteen years, and his reputation as a teaedter is deservedly high. it is knaw,n that Mr. Johnson has ,been a severe sufferer from asthma, and as hle has found a pure for the trou- ble, a reporter thought the facts of Ms case would preen interesting to similar sufferers. "One even- ing," said Mr. Johnson, " while lighting my pipe I inhaled ;the sul- phur from the match. The fumes appeared to penetrate every portio¢. mo. It was more thu+.n au hour be- fore I recovered from tike effects of the mishap, and I believe ghat that was the starting point of tile trouble that has matte my lite so frequently miserable since. At all events, a few days later .I glad my first attack of asthma. Following this the attacks became more and more frequent, sometimes continu- ing for a week or more at a time. When these attacks came on I dare not lie dreten, and . many a long, cold winter night I have passed at an open wendolw, gasping for breath. I was treated by two of the best doctors in the coun- try, but derived no benefit. Then Ibegan trying the remedies usually advertised as a cure for this trouble, but with no better results. I was continually growing worse and life was becom- ing a burden. About a gear ago my, wife was using Dr. Williams' Pink ,Pills, and was deriving so much ben- efit from them that one day she said to me, "Why don't you try these pills, they might do you good, and they certainly can't do you any harm.' 7;o please my wife I began taking the pills, but only occasion- ally at first, but inside of a few weeks I felt that I was improving in many. ways. Then I began to use the pills in earnest, ,and soon found that breathing was becoming eas- ier, the spasms came less frequent- ly; and 1 ,could go about out of doors without danger of bringing the trouble on as, was formerly the case, I took twelve boxes of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in all, and after the im- provement began, every box added to it until all signs of the trouble bad disn.ppeaned ,and I pave not since had any recurrence of it. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have saved me from a life of misery, and I am glad to make this public acknow.- ledgment." The above strong evidence proves that 'Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are not an ;clearway medicine and that they, cure when other medicines fail. Eve ery pill makes new, retch, red blood, and thus enable the system to re- sist the inroads of disease and works a cure. Only the genuine pills can do this, however, and the purchaser should see that the full name, "Dr. Willie ins' Pinlc Pills for Palo People," is printed on 'the wrapper around the box. Sold by all medI- cine dealers, or sent post paid at 50 cents a 'box or six boxes for $2.50, by writing direct to the; Dr..Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. "I knew that," murmured Elaine. Lurgi pressed her hand. , c "You did ? Well, wo all know it now. She has confessed," said the doctor. He and Luigi had agreed that it would be best to tell Elaine alt that had. happened. She had suffered eo much to ue prepared for this last scene in the tragedy. She listened without a word, her hands clasped on her lap, her eyes downcast ; but the major was not so patient. `"It's—it's Infamous F' he exclaimed. "Simply infamous that Elaine and— and others—" he was afraid to men- tion the marquis' name before her yet—"should have to endure so much misery in consequence of the idiotic stupidity of a set of policemen 1 Wiry didn't they find out the guilty person at the beginning :' What's the use of a detective if he drags off innocent persons to prison, and allows them to be tried and almost con- demned 1 I suppose there Is' no law that will touch drat wooden. - beaded fool, Sauuciea-s? If there were I'd—I'd ;spend every penny I'd got if I were the marquee" Elaine started slightly, and laid her hand on hiss arm to silence him. "It is Elaine of wlromi we are think- ing, for whom all our sympathy is needed," murmured Luigi. "Nairne ie a man, and can endure." "And do you think women cannot suffer and be strong, then?'' she said, looking up at him: "By George, yes; I'd 1.}acs any ordi- nary woman for suffering against the best man that ever lived," broke in the doctor. "And our Elaine here is not an ordinary woman. She be- haved like—like-ea brick. And now she is going to set to work and get strong again. Ofcourse you'll go away again, major'?' The ..year nodded, but uncertainly. "Where ?" he aaiked, vaguely. Elaine let her head fall on his shoulder. "Let us go back to Lucerne, dear." The doctor drew the major away after a minute or two. "I feel that a pipe and a. brandy - and -soda, major, would save me from utter collapse," lie said, and Luigi took the major's vacant chair beside Elaine. Stilt holding her hand, he said In a low voice: "'lettere' is something else I want to tell you, Elaine. Are you strong enough—not too tired to hear it?" 'Tea," she .sail almost inaudi- bly. .'Then lrc told her what the nraryula bad told him respecting the mare tails' marriage. Ee pleaded for him the only so bless and devotee a friend could plead. "He ishouid have told you; yea, ho was wrong to keep it front you; but he meant to tell you that night. It was wrong to keep you in ignor- ance of that miserable marriage even for a day—an hoer after you had promised to become his wife; but if he sinned he has suffered. Elaine, you will forgive him ! Think, Clear, Be would have died to save you an `roar's pain and hour's anxiety 1" Her head dropped, and the tears gathered and rolled down her cheek: but she slid not speak, and Luigi, seeming it wiser to let hie words sink into her heart, got up and left her. When he returned to the Castle be was informed that trio margsis virus in his room. The valet had just finished pack. ing a portmanteau.. "His lordship leaves by the first train, signor,"' he told Luigi. "We are going then, Nairne?" said Luigi. "Yes," replied the marquis with a ,sigh. "I have told Field to get your things ready." He paused a moment. "Have you seen her a' he arcked in a low voles. "Yens," said Luigi. "I have just left her. She is the noblest, the fairest of women." "Aye !" breathed the marquis. "Did she—did she speak of me—send me a word, one word ?" Luigi laid his hand on his arm. "Give her time, Nairne," he said gently. "She is stunned by all she has gone through this terrible day. Time--" "Yee," said the marquis sadly. "Tune work,s wonders, but there are some 'wonders even he cannot work. He cannot teach her to forget or to forgive, and I cannot expect it. We -will go, Luigi. She shall not be harassed and tortured by the fear of meeting me,of hearing of me. Why, the eight of ruy face must be hateful to her—" "Nairne." "How •could it be otherwise? My poor darling. Luigi, this was my last chance of happiness in this life, and —I have lost it, flung it away." Tire next morning, while the news of Fanny Inchley's confession and suicide was thrilling along the elec- tric; wires, and causing the wildest excitement far and near, the two men left the Castle. Everybody iu Barefield was sadly dlsappointed by the sudden departure, for it had been resolved to make surae kind of a fuss over the nein who had etood his trial for murder and run the rick of a conviction to save the wo- man he loved. But 'the marquis had escaped ovations and deputations, and no one could tell where he and the faithful Luigi had gone. Ten days later the major and E1' - nine left also. She had seen no one since tee trial but May, and it was arranged that May should join them at Lucerne about the middle of Oc- tober. And May was not to come alone! Between the brieflese young barrister and the Mc. Gerald Locke, the counsel for the defence in the famous Barefield case, was a very wide difference. So wide that even the gri;Iirr recognized the fact West the young fellow had a brilliant car- eer before Trim and withdrew her op- position to his and May's engage- ment. Sir William, Gerald's fath- er, had also given his consent. "I' understand," he said, "that you distinguished .yourself, Gerald, and that the marquis is not likely to forget what you have done. Of course that alters your position very con$i:iern bly. You will have plenty of work now, I presume?" Yes, Gerald said, tine brief,' were tumbling hi merrily. "And the marquis fir in favor of this engagement of yours?" Gerald assented. "Well, then, as you will soon be Independent of me anti won't want my con tient, I'd better give it while It's asked for !" said ills father, anti Gerald posted back to get May to name an early day. "And—and couldn't we be at Lu- cerne some time in October, Ger- aicl7" faltered that wily young lady, as she laid her face on his sivou lder. If she had said Jericho instead of Lucerne, Gerald would have ,yield- ed ready consent, and so it was arrangal that the last two weeks of the blessed honeymoon shouldbe spent with Elaine beside the lake whose beauty never falls, familiar though it be, CHAPTER XL, Everybody who kaone Lucerne knows the little terrace just above the cathedral, the little terrace where, seated on the broad .wooden eeats, yea may gaze upon the glue waters of the lake, and at old Pil- atus rising skywards opposite you. You go up the cathedral steps, past the quaint little burial ground', through which the school children scamper noisily, and climbing an easy hill, dome full upou a view; which you will find it hard to beaet. even in beauteous Switzerland: On an afternoon in October, three young persons were seated on the wooden bench, looking at the lake and the mountains, now bathed in a purple which mocked the robes of an emperor. One was May—we beg pardon !—Mrs. Gerald Locke, the sec- ond was, of course, her husband, aid the third was Elaine. May was tniking—tlerald declared she was always tacking — and Gerald and Elaine were listen- ing; the first with the faint smile of admiration, not to say adoration, proper to the newly -married buss band, and the latter with a smile, too, but a smile that -vas more dreamy and abstracted. Lucrene Is a wonderful place for all kinds of aches and pains, and there Is no better for even that worst of maladies, the heartache. Thelong weeks of absolute quiet and rest had restored her to health. The faint color had comp back to the pale cheeks, and she cold walk, and even run, up the Bills as well as she could in the old days before—well, before she met the Marquis of Nairne on the Castle bridge! If hor voice was less bright, and her smile less blithe and happy than of old, tho change in them was the only indication of the results of the terrible ordeal through which she had gone. Sho made no moan and wore no willow and a stranger meeting her casually would never have guessed that she wa.s the Elaine Delaine who had been the central figure in the awful Barefield murder case. But though she Joined in every ex- cursion planned by Gerald and May, and was always ready to smile and laugh at May's verbal absurdities, and Gerald's attempts to amuse her, May knew well enough that her friend was, so to speak, lead- ing two lives: the life lived openly before her father and tee rest of the word, and the lite lived secret- ly, during which she dwelt upon her lost happiness, and the man she had ]loved with. all the strength of a pure woman's first passion. "Do you think because she says nothing, and is always ready to smile and join in our nonsense, and doesn't keep to her room and neg- lect her dross and let her hair go untidy, that Elaine doesmt remem- ber !" she said to Gerald when they were discussing Elaine one night soon after their arrival at Lu. cerne, "Why, I can see that sire is thinking of him all day long: I and while you flatter yourself that she is vastly amused by your absurd stories and ridiculous jokes, she is only half listening, and is thinking tinct brooding. behind those lovely far -away eyes of hers. Why, if nothing else had let me into the secret, the fact of her not men- tioning his name would have done' sea. If she had ceased to care for him, had forgotten him, or want- ed to forget him, she would have spoken to me about him the 'very first night, `"That doesn't sound logical, some- how.,, "Not to a male, perhaps. Men are so stupid, especially when they are lawyers. But a woman would un- derstand what I mean." "Sometimes I'm inclined to think that it would have been better if, you'd married a. woman," he re- torted with a smile. "But if she still thinks of him and wants him—" (To bo Continued.) (Hawaiian sugar planters threaten to flood the islands with 10,000 Ko- rean laborers, and tire union labor element in the island will petition Congress to pass an act excluding Asiatic labor. Is Th ear re L.1son in Your Boo mins azionamoomensasusenmsearatereameasatia.....nociecoltssi Then the Liver and Kidneys Have Failed to Perform Their ss ion and You Need Chas 's # :1dney m Liver Polls If you are not well there must be a reason for it. Mast of ,the common Ills of life arise from poison in the system. If yon would be well you must remove this cause of disease. The work of the blood is two -fold. It supplies nourlslrment to the body and collects the impure and poison- ous waste matter. This poisonous material is removed from the blood by the action of the liver and kid- neys. When these organs fail the poison is carried back through the system in the circulation of the bliooct and causes disease. Where Is your weak spot ? Just there you may first expect to feel the effects of poison In the system. tt may be stomach trouble or lung trouble, kidney disease or heart dis- ease, but the beginning is with the inaction of the great filtering or- Bans -+the liver and kidneys. , Nine -tenths of the ills of everyday life may be mired by Dr. Chase's l:{idney-Liver Fills, because they set the livor, kidneys and bowels right and so cleanse and invigorate the system. Have you come to realize the im- portance of keeping the bowels re- gular and the liver and kic]neers ac- tive ? You will appreciate Dr. Chase's Keltey-Liver Pills not only on ao- count of their wonderful promptness, but also for their lasting effect on the system, They get at the very foundation of ill -health, and by re- moving the cause bring cure. Dr: Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, the comfort of old age, one pill a dose, $5 Bents a blot at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co„ Toronto. To protect you against imltatron the portrait and signature of Dr. A. V. Chases the famous receipt book as. thOr, ale on every box.