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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-12-04, Page 3as- (rl,.e et,ebe,,, { ase 0`- !1 SIJ rh1t34S a1tttk79w9H;r,1CilKidr• ;;.'442.90414sq Stands any Test The most severe judgment of the expert tea taster pronounces Blue Ribbon Tea absolutely the best. Why? it is free from tannin and other bitter substances—no coarse fibrous leaves employed in its making. The taste is pure, rich and creamy—that nameless quality that signifies to the expert and lovers of true tea that it is the best leaves and shoots of the tea plant properly cured. leareelx, Mewed ceareesete tlatesees,Fitater e 4, eaa bo Risk for tate Rod Label CHAPTER I. "li; les trove, Kate -every word of Lt. I !vas, like you, Incredulous at Hog, titre I heard the twill read, and I assure you that Mrs. Hardman bias Ieft me st1 thon,utnd pounds." "I cannot believe it, Darcy. See how my beadle Itrme(b1e. I hate hardly tutor strength to speak. It is impos- sible. Six thousand . pounds. Oh, '13uaa ^ if there .,should be any mis- take, let me. know it at once, before Ileseitee to found my hopes! upon such good, fortune -before I take it into Frill' begat od hearts as a truth." "My dear Kate, there is no mis- take-ellerdo can be no mistake. I sleeved not have told you had there beat the least probability of each a t•'lriug. The money is our own, and well be paid to sus when t1,e estate is wattled:' "Sts tise,nesand pounds! Why, Darcy, brat mcants three hundred a year, diose it atot ?" "Certainly," replied Darcy Lons- dale -"properly tnveeteted." "Anal three hundred a year means freedom from anxiety, from the con- Bta.nt toil of trying to make both Nate meet. Ic means a larger and better lionise, a governess for the ebi]da•en. Oh, Darcy, how can we be thankful enough '?' "My <tear Kate,• said the lawyer, a..mpey, "5 assure you that for some time afltetr•f I bad, hearse it I (dict not( know how, I de -t. The most pleas- ant ,part of It was coming home to toll vote I knew hoar del..ghtedi you wohtid be." Have you told Felix?'' asked the aex.xlenies wife. "No. I havo not ,seen him yet. He le go¢ee, over to Nuncomfbe. He will bel plc:ass:0e I can (take h;.m into part- aareillei now, which is a thing that I have long wished to do. We havo had a hard struggle together, Kate, but tat is reinvest over now(. I sbouldl neat bay() believed that money could Make each a dtfferenee in anyone's segue/iterate, Yesterday I felt that the svoral was my master, today I feel Meet I have mastered the world." "Wo ,ohne' be able to go to the S''e.`a-side Now, and you .Can take a raat aa+ccas.ona.11y, and we can eel; (some good port wino for little Nel- lie:" X!h la wy er s tn!.ld d1.• ":fend my bonny Kate shall have a super ibe Gta•e'ss," he saki -"one that esbaatd make her look young and beau- I tidal to otheris, as she does to me. 1 Ian t^ath, Kate, I see no end to the reeler, the ease, the happiness, that ties eniiookedr-tor legacy gives us." "We meet take Vele lionise; it is 0 to be let," remarked Mre. Lonsdale. 'Its ie J'net said, a. house as I have al- aleeiltIDI,ttS OIe CHILDHOOD. ways longed far; it is so large, so convenient, and has a much better drawing room than that of the Mee - tone. What do you think, Darcy?" "Yes, I think we might! take Vale House. I will go out to -day and in- quire about the rent, rates and taxes." What will Mae. Morton say '?" mused Mrs. Lonsdale. "Never mind about that," replied the lawyer. "All that we have to do is to enjoy our good fortune. I really do not know, but I think that suc]i a sorer of money never made people so happy before. K'.ss me, Kate, and Delco, we will Hart forget to thank Hea- ven together." The speakers were Darcy Lans- dale and his wife. Darcy Lonsdale was the principal lawyer in the clean and wee -be -It town of Lilfard in Loouns'hire-moi, man who' bad had a hard hand-to-hand struggle with th workl. He had baen twice married, IIs first wife died in her twentieth year, leaving an only eon, Felix ; and ton years afterwards the lawyer married again. His second wife tear a eblitle, bonny, rosy girl who loved him with all her heart, and thought no 0110 in the wide world so clever, so great or so good. Fo, lri<Sd sake she took little Felix to her Heart, and loved the dark-haired, handsome boy as much, as she dlidl her own eliedren. The lawyer's one drawback teas hes largo family ; nearly every year a pretty, rosy, esm!ling baby appeared, until, as lie pleasantly declared, he had ceased to count then, for their number frightened him. The "small army" he called thorn ; and, though he was proud of them and fond of then, though he would not have m?ssedl one fair head from, the circle for the whole world, yet the number told upon him. -he could; not save money, he could not even 'buy a house, his' ingenuity was taxed to make both ends aneet. The bills were so numerous -little feet mast be shod, little fair heads must be covered, little minds trained; and nothing could be done witherut money. Still Darcy Lonsdale was a eery happy man ; he had a charm- ing, beautiful wife, beautiful child- ren, a good practice, and he liked work. The one pride of his life was his tall, handsome son, Felix, in whom the honest, simple -hearted awyer had concentrated all his lopes and ambitions. The "small army" were all under 12, so that ie could not build any hopes on diem at present. Itis an undoubted fact that near- ly a7! the disorders Tram which in - f antsd an young ohildren surfer are causes] by derangements of the stens- act ler bowels. As a cure for these troubles Baby's Own Tablets is gen- tle, effective, and above all absolute- i'y 'sate. Mraa. ti los. Cain, Loring, Qat., gives her experience with this medicine In 'the following words; "1 never had anything do my little one as much .good as i3aby's Own r1lttlelets. She was troubled with her stomaeb., used leas teething, and was veryy coma iI freliful. A few doses of -the Tee Cf i complei:ely cured her,' a and 1 can q'nc+rsrely rd o>,'mmcnd the Tablets t•t ,sill mothers." rr Tale medicine promptly envie all rste.maali and bowel troubles, breaks h up'male, prevents troupe destroys 1 warms, and allays thee irritation ttc _ eampanying tee outt'ng of teeth. Said by all tnedic'nc dealers or sent s be. men at '25 ciente a box by Writ- ing lee) 1)r 'st' ]]'•erns' Molleine Co., latnel.ville, Ont. tis life had on the whole been a pleasant one; but he slid wish at times that Ire had a little more money. His practice was a one; still it could hardly be called lucrative in the small, pleasant tow,i of Lilford. There was not much to occupy a lawyer; the set- ting forth and renewal of leases, the drawing up of title -deeds, the making of wills, the framing of agreements, composed almost the whole of his business, Among his clients was an eccen- tric widow named .Martha Hard- ma,n, and Darcy Lonsdale had tor twenty years been her faithful friend, adviser and guide. She said to him iaugh'ingjy one day "You will havo something to thank me for when I am dead." Ilow ca•n I thank you when you re dead 2" be asked. She nodded er head gravely. "Voir will see," she replied,' "You axe done everything for me sleet?, on began to practice; but I shall ot let you make my will. me whom yeti would advise me to end for to do sa." Thinking thUat she was in 8. caprl• clean mood, he answered; "Send for George Malcolm; he Is AN ACki,lete vSleleak. The Trouble Usually tare to Impure Bk od and t)logeed Cidlnd^yr,. That weary, dragging 'b'ackaclte is more dangerous than you think. It points straight to deadly l:iduey trouble. Your kidneys ache bueause your blood is bad, and filtering through has clogged thein wail filthy inflammatory poisons. Cont - mon purging backache pills 00.0 never euro you. 'fltvey only excite _•. they kidneys; can't posriibly touch the cause of Lite trouble !n tine blood. Dr. Williams' Pink ]'ills are the only positive cure for ach- ing kidneys, They make new, rich, red blood. They conquer the Inflam- mation and drive out the poison. They cleanse the kidneys and stim- ulate them to healthy action. Then your backaches vanisb• Hero le positive proof ,given by Mr. Geargo ,7ohinson, of Ohio. N. let, wile says; "My son. now, 18 years old, suffer- ed with! kidney trouble, from severe pains in bile back, and passed sleepless nights. We tried several medicines, but they did not help him. In fact, he was growing weaker; hie appetite failed, and he could hlardly do the usual work that falls to the lot of every box on a farm. Finally, a friend recommended Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and this was the first medicine that reached the cause of the trouble. He con- tinued to me the pilin for a couple of months and I am 'clow happy to say that every symptom of the trou- ble has disappeared and he is now as ,strong and healthy as any boy of his age. There can belie doubt that Dr. Williams' fink Pills will dire kidney trouble, even in its most severe forms." Tiese trills cue not only kidney: trouble but all blood and 'nerve troubles such as rheumatism, scia- tica, partial paralysis, St. Vitus dance, indigestion anaemia, heart trouble, and the many ailmenta'tirat snake woman's life miserable. You, can got these pills from any) dealer in medicine, or they will be ;sent by mail at 50 tante a box or six boxes for °jam 50 by writing. Tile Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brock- ville. Ont. an honest lawyer and an honest man. But why not let me make your will, Mrs. Tlardman ?" "Because I am going to leave you something in !'t ; and I have not read of the glorious u,icurtainties of the English' law foe ea many years wtihout wishing la be on the safe side. 1 may fail, but 1 well take all reasonable precaution." He laughed at the time, giving lit- tle ltee(l . to what . she said, and soon afterward he forger. all about tee incident. Three years later Mrs. Hardman died, and her nepi ow. iter heir at law, came upon the seem. Darcy Lonsdale had a!1 t''er papers, an exact .list of all her moneys, her deeds, leases, docuuregl;s of various kinds -but be had no will. "Did she snake a will ?" asked the heir-at-law. "I can not tell," replied Darcy Lonsdale. "I have certainly drawn up no will for iter." "Inas she ever mentioned a will 2" pursues] James Ilarclntan, Suddenly the lawyer remembered that situ had mentioned a will, and his face flushed as he thought of the conversation. James Hardman looked at him suspiciously. "She did of her once, see old��me that sv1 should net draw it .up for her, and asked the to 'name Keno lawyer. I told her that George Malcolm was an honest lawyer and 4)11 i•snest man, but I never heard whe'ertet• site sent for him or not." "You knew, of course ,of what her property consists, and that I alp !tor beir-at-law" "Yes," was the cheerful reply ; "we havo often talked about you. T can give you the particulars of the late Mrs. Iiardinan's property. She owned the estato called Wood- burn, consisting of a large farm and a good substantial house; and she read, besides this, twelve thou- sand pounds in the Funds." "Arid that is, of course, mine ?" said James Hardman. "I kcow nothing as to that," re- plied Darcy Lonsdale. "I did not snake her will, nor did she ever ask my advice about it," After the funeral George Malcolm came with the will, and the instruc- tions thee he had received from Mrs. I'Iardman. It was react aloud; and then it was discovered that the lady had left Woodburn and six thousand pounds to her nephew, James Hardman, while to her true friend anti advisor, Darcy Lonsdale, In acknowledgment of his long friendship and faitthful services, she had bequeathed) the sum of six thousand pounds. On hearing teat, the lawyer, de- ligJtted with. the iinteltigence, liur- ried home to his were. What a vis • - ta of comfort this legacy opened out to teem 1 For the first tiuie ran lie long honorable career the law- yer fele some relief -he could meet Iris expenses now, and when he died there would be something for his wife and children. Nor was hie wife Less delighted. In her Heart she has longed far the same luxuries that the wives of other adrawing-roompit like a Mrs. !Merton's, fora nursery governors such as the doctor's wife, Mrs. Dalverley, had had engaged ; for a silk dross like the one that the rector"s wife wore. But •of these desires she had never spoken. She know that her husband did his bust in every poi;siblo way, and gave her all filo money that he Could, But now the ventured for the first time to Indulge In such b'.issful reveries. They were no longer idle dreams:.they would be realized. She would 1t:'s In Vale House, that de- lighter' reticlence-she Would have a charming teeming -room, a nursery governess, and a costly etik dress. .While sial: sat dreaming with a smile en her face, her step -son Felix entered the room. There was the Wannest at'tae.hineet between these two -kindly liking; and respset for his. step -mother an hie part, the hese- est ac 1uiratioe and the trueetit. love for ,her step -son ou here. She was so young when Darcy Lonsdale br•o.ueht her to the great white square ]roue;: in Castle street, 1,11 - feed, that it seemed absu: d for•1e ells to call her mother. As he grew older 1t appeased to lean that, •with her aft Italian beauty,.the most suit- able titin for her svab nradre. He Looked at her now. Isiad.re," he said, 'you are looking bveryoob news ?" pleased and bright ; what is the Mrs. Lansdale went rip to him, and clasper her arms round his neck. She. drew the handsome face down to here. - Iiiss me, Felix," she said; " have wive to tell you -the best you have ever heard(. I know you will be rammed -indeed, the very thought e•f the news makes me tremble with joy. You could never guess it, Felix." " I suppose I never could. Have any othf ilia 'small army' distinguished emselves ?" " No, it is nothing of that kind. It is this. leer remember Mrs. Hard- man, of Woodburn ?" " I k hauld remember her, nradre ; some of the dreariest hours of my life have been spent in copying deeds bearing her name," " My dear Felix, her came must be held bid:ssecl among us for evermore. She has left your father a legacy of six thousand pounds-anci to es, my dear, that means so'much. It means forValeyou." house to live in, 0. governess for the children, anda partnership His fandsome face flushed hotly. " And that, madre-that means far pie Violet Kaye." A tender light came into Kate Lonsd.aie's clear eyes.. " I hope so," she said, gently ; "I i:,hail be so pleased if it Is so. Now, Felix, people call money dross. Could you or I estimate the amount of happiness that Iles in six thousand pounds?" I volae It ]reectiate it will give ore Violet," declared the ardent young lover. " And I believe it will give me every desire of my heart," said lobs. Lons- dale. "And, above all, it will give your dear father a little rest." CHAPTER II. Violet liaye ! There is something in a 110 MC. More than one man mur- mured this one oven' and over again, wandering to himself what sweet magic, what wonuerful sorcery lay in it. Violet Hayti -the very sound evoked a vision so beautiful, so full of witching grace, so dainty, so de- lightful, that dwelling on it proved too touch for minis and brains not aver strong. Whet had not Violet Ilaye to answer for ? How many prosperous young farmers !tad wasted the best hours of tho sum- aner days, while the liay spoiled iu ,he mseadows and the corn grew over- ripe in the fields, watching in Cas- tle street, or waiting 10 the green lanes, for one glance at the peer- less face of Violet Hay e ? The young doctor who had bought the old phy- eician's practice had almcse gone mad for love of her ; and, when she told him, with a sweet, bright smile, that she disliked medicine and every- thing connected with it, in pique and despair he married a prim little eta maid, who had ceased for fifteen years to dream of a wedding ring. 'eating curates came, sass, and were conquered; but beautiful Violet resolutely refused to help in any par'Lh tl-ark--sl.ie woutl have nothing to do with the schools. One after another the curates went away, with a bitter memory of one of the love- liest girls in Loranshire. The young tradesmen of the !place had never to Lift their eyes to her, for she be - Waged to tits class known Ln { Lilford as the ,gentry; but when ltv chance Violet Ifayes did enter a shop the master of It had need of patience during the next twenty-four hours, for Violet Hayti was a most beautiful girl, and reigned queen of the country round Lilford. There Was a wonderful charm about the girl. It was not simply for the sheen of her golden hair, for the wonderful light of her ' violet eyes, the exquisite tints of her face, tlto beauty of her rosebud mouth, the mere loved her so ; it was not c that .Filo was tall aacid slender, with a perfect figure; if was not that olio hard white hands that wove w'ott- shoat"e spells, that she movest with grace that was all harmony, that spelto wit!, u voice i,weetee than street music, that, when. she Laughed, the silvery chime stirred ,a man's heart like the sound of silver belts;. it orae not for this that men loved Mr. She was not a feet, not a ea- quette--site raver, by word or look, made any man believe that she loved him • but she could no moro of helped the way she had of charming men than she could havo helped living. She wag the only child of Francis and Margaret H'aye, who lived in a" pretty eilla called tiie Limes, or. the outekdi•t,. of Lilford. 33y kind • ln- dtlgerec• the Hayes were permitted to rank with the gentry. They were not poor; they were not "proles- sionals;" they wore not in trade. Francis Hayti hall an income that kept his family in, comfort, but it would cease of his death. He had levered his life for the benefit of his wife and child, and the money that would conte to them from the insur- ance war all that .he had to leave them ;. still they belonged to the gentry. It was not a numerous class in Lilford, and was by no means to be idlentifie(' with county society; that was a far-off and greater glory -a world that even. beautiful Violet with her Greuze-like face had never hoped to enter. The gentry composed old Colonel Maddox and his lady. Mrs. Brownson, a widow with a daughter of uncertain age; the late rector's widow, Mrs. Baulders; a maiden lady , Miss Stanley, the pride of whose life was that her sec- ond cousin had married a baronet, and who, in consequence, piqued her- eelf or 11131' high connections, and talked in a familiar way of the ar- istocracy; amid a few others of the sn'ne caliber. It was not a bril- liant circle, but to Violet Haye it was a world!. If of her numerous lovers she pre- ferred one. it was Felix Lonsdale. It wa.3 an old story. He had certain- ly been her lover from the early age of seven. He had never thought of any one else ; to him and for him the world was all "Violet. In tate star's rayl; shone Violet; the birds sung "Violet ;" no sweeter flower bloomed that was as sweet as she. Ho had lived with) this one thought; he had studied, worked, toiled -all for Violet, hoping that the day would come when he would be able to marry her. He had devoted hie life to this o'ed, object. (Tet be Contlnued.e iiOWW A PULLMAN IS CLEANED Sanitary PZ'eeanlions Observed in the Care ofSleeping Cars. Criticisms as to the sanitary con- i dltien:; of Pullman cars are answered } by ihts staten;ent, which has been ! issued by the company : "As soon as a .Pullman car arrive. at its destination it is entirely i•tripped, the tarpets are beaten and) a_irecd. and the interior of the car Is thoroughly scrubbed with soap and water. The blankets are taken out of 'the car and aro thoroughly blown out .with compressed air at a ninety pound' pressure. It is impracticable to wash them after every trip, but they go to the laundry several times a year, which ie. oftener than is the vaso with hotel blankets. All linen is renewed each trip. "Every case of sickness in a car, However, trivial, is followed by the antiseptic cleansing of the section occupied by the sick Iverson, and the entire ear is sprayer]. with formalde- hyde. "Ae a further sanitary precaution, in the newer ears of the company palely decorative draperies are tbeing omitted], and the necessary ones, such as berth curtains, are being made of the lighter material, which does not !told dust or odors." (Jamie Desorineau, who attempted to murder his heather by shooting, made a long• and earnest ,plea for clemency, at Montreal. The judge said there were rio alleviating cir- e..•umstances, and be sent Desorineau to the eeenitentlaryl for 15 years. CS'"? rs ,� r,�� AJ t__:C'° — o m 6�1.1re Alike Relieved and Cured by the Soothi, gq a + 0 ' U Healing Influence of 0,' .,,0„. to °i °: e �n a� e: O 176,"",, �f''d a 1 Or. Chase's Syrup ofL nseed and Tllr �� l v1� ,° '�, o -� w ` Vie' veil a �F � r • l� [.lYt •' b G Thousands of mothers fuel grate- and Turpentine. I c fun• to Dr. Chase because thin great the first bottle, I l y< medicine has been the means of say mend It to all . $yHst�f' n frantically f c ild vherola tl r in h � uottt o i • dai lu ' n a 1 g g struggling for breath -a violin of you aro at liberty � m croup. t:imony as your sed�,f' It also frees the asthma eutferer Mee. A. A.��,Vanbu - k. to from the dreadful paroxysms which street, Manct n, N. . cause him each keen agony and cured "%'or y�e a.rn! have tlfseait �m� asthma, as has been proven in a Syrup aetrLin d and . t itt q1i hundred cases.of Linseed and Turpentine are both my c1� E}+en lnenevp f sit e(�' Pip:.,.. d+ 7`he effects of Dr. Clia,sc's gyre cold. s"' weed i� first ataed .•-,0 great treatment for ailinents of 1 Into pneumonia and consunteelont, cures when ordinary e u ,h medicines bave little or no effect. theoat end lunge ethane as ri glee reaceing the lunge tied devalete of. quite. . ry�ve epeT tenl� �; K 5 n jp FFA,,' 1 10 1 ' -•, V.4 63d 011' oYtta-rscailicsbd� „, �: �t-ot• •��IGs�t�ar,�i6i't�tit)it .t 3x1 trriJ ��ViF `[m° J' , ,✓r er, c+ a.ties • tee.•zi-W'e U) .. dei � ice+ s •d ie �) , 1h : , .:. der .ttcio"�,•-• in O ,. ;. w ce, nrte to rr e3 iii. W c t e I ..' therough and far-reaching, and it From childhood to old age th �,�j a ., 1, ' �tle o'Ai?i? 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