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On that same night Lady Chevenix
sat with her husband in a first-class
railway Carriage on the road to
Paris. They were to spend their
'honeymoon there, and they had left
Dover by that night's steamer. As
the night grew barker and the red
lights of the signals passed more
quickly she fell into a deep, trou-
bled slumber. Her husband looked
with exultant pride at the marvel-
lous face with its exquisite beauty.
He was glad that she slept ; it would
rest her, and would help to while
the hours away. He tried to sleep,
but it was impossible. He was ex-
ultant, triumphant ; he had won the
•only thing wanting to complete the
happiness of his life. Iiis-beart hun-
gered as he looked at the graceful
figure of Itis wife. Fre noted with
pride and pleasure Ito- the hand-
some travelling dress became her
sibeet loveliness.
"The folly of tkat lawyer to im-
agine that such a woman as this was
born to live in a place like Lilford.
Hie year's Income would not find
her a decent dress. He will recognize
Itis mistake when he sees Lady,Cheve-
nix."
It was strange that no feeling of
,pity for his rival or remorse for
his oywn behavior crossed his mind.
He did not seem even to under-
stand that he had done a dishon-
orable thing. He had outwitted
another man, and he was delighted.
Then he sawthe face that he was
watching grow paler in sleep. Sud-
denly his young wife awoke, with
e. loud cry. He saw her look at
both her hands, While her white
lips trembled.
"What is. it, Violet ?" he asked.
"A dream,' she replied, shudder-
ing. "Only a dream."
"Very horrid things they are, too,
sometimes," he said. "What did
you dream a"
She was still looking at her hand,
rubbing the softly tinted gloves as
though she would fain rub some-
thing from them. She was too con-
fused to be quick at intention.
"What did you dream ?" he re-
peated—and there was a certain
sharpness in .his voice.
"I thought that I held a human
heart in my hand, and that It was
bleeding," she replied.
" That would do for a sensation
ovel, Violet," he said, laughing.
41You have something better than a
heart in your hand—you have a
diamond ring on your finger worth
two hundred pounds, and you have
a wedding ring that makes you
Lady Chevenix, Go to sleep again,
but dream of diamonds, my dear,
not hearts—as whist players say,
diamonds are trumps."
But sleep haul gone from Violet ;
she watched the skies until morn-
ing dawned, and more than once, al-
though she was Lady Chevenix of
Garswood, one of the wealthiest wo-
men of England, she wished that it
were all undone, and that she was
Violet Haye again.
On that same night Lally Maucle
and Lord Arlington to llc: (l long and
earnestly. She told hint the story
that she had heard, and asked him
for help. He thought long over it.
"I know of one way in which I
Can Help him, Mande," he said; "but
that will require. consideration."
Then he said a few words in a low-
voice.
owvoice. .
qhs• clasped her hands.
"Will you do that, papa?" she in-
terrogated. "That would be one of
the grandest things in the world. I
shall be so pleased—far more pleased
than at any •good fortune which
could happen to myself."
"I will think of it," replied Lord
'Arlington.; and when he spoke in
tho tone that he .,did then his
daughter knew that he was deter-
mined to accomplish what he had
In view.
CHAPTER XXVII.'
There was great excitement in
the town of Lilford, As one man
said to another, they might always
expect something strange when'the
earl 'came home; but this was
stranger than all. The earl's ten-
ants, anct every man In Lilford
with whom he did business of any
kind, received an invitation to dine
'with tho earl at the Bramber Arms.
ver I�
my right lifted;a•- - ( Cheers again arose. Never had the
' The lawyer yokel at him In amaze- Bramber Arms !!eurd b'ueh curers.
Inen't. Darcy Lonedale's face • had grown
Lord Arlington' stalled. t deathly, pale; but for the strong
"Yes, at my Might hand," he said; aria of his son thrown around him
"and after (limner you will know the he would boyo fallen.
reason why,:" "I have One word more to -say, gen-
- \\"onlelorrrit; at tltirs, Dnrey Lon'atltale wb," continued the earl, "and it,
took Ills seat, •is this.' My agent, Mr. John Slenenan,
Yoa1r son will cit nest to you," •t gentleman whom you all
saiet Lord nioingtort. "1 shall want know and zeeper,C, Is leaving
Me. 1 am glad to say that a for
-
to
Lonsdale saw the looks of tune has fallen to lam, and that he
wonder from all the gentlemen as- Is• going to enjoy it. 1 propose. now
sombled. to ask Mr. Darcy .Lonsdale to take
„
his post. The emoluments are good
-one tltoneand per annum and a
house to live in. If heawvili accept
the office, I shall be proud to place
my interests, my welfare, my pro-
perty, in the hands of a worthy,
honest. and honorable gentleman.
Yet one word more. 111'x. Lonsdale
Is no longer young; but he has a
son—I wish we' all had such a son—
and I propose that he acts, i1 ne-
eeesary, in his father's place, al-
ways Of course with his authority ;
if he does, I shall secure two good
agents instead of one. Gentlemen,
join me in drinking the'health of a
valued, trusted townsman, of an hon-
est, honorable man, my agent,
Darcy Lansdale."
It was drunk with such- honors as
a man's name seldom receives. Then
Darcy Lonsdale rose and turnecl his
white face to them-. But he could
make no speech ; the only words bis
trembling lips could utter were :
"Heaven bless you, my lord ! I can
not thank you, though you've made a
man of Inc again. My cleat• old
friends and neighbors. how could
!saws, just because they. are ]human you have misjudged me ? But you
and not divine, most at times carr•; and see now that it 1s all a mistake. I
Iraq they erred when they ioneune- tr0 g,lacl of it. In future we will deal
ed a man honest, industrious, and gently with each other—we will
honorable as my friend Darcy tons- judge each other mercifully. Lord
dale as capable of influencing a w-vo_ Arlington, you have saved my honor ;
henceforward, command me as you
man to leave flim her money.. Gentle- will." Then, unable to say any more,
men, the judge who gave sentence ee sat down.
against himm was a stranger to Dr. Hurter was the first to leave
him, and the jury who decided in his place and shake hands with him.
favor or the heir at law did not ""I never believed one word of the
know itim. But you know him; 110 story, Mr. Lonsdale," he said, "al-
lies lived among you all his life, he though I confess that 1 have avoid -
has served you to the best of his ed you, 'Will you shake hands and
knowledge, and not one among you, let the past be past ?"
man, woman, or child, can say that After that the guests went up to
he has ever spoken a false word or the lawyer one by one and shook his
done a mean or underhand deed. He hand. Some frankly avowed that
has always been an industrious, lion- they had misjudged him, some beg -
est and generous—one of those men god his pardon. Some said that they
who make the very backbone of old had gone With the many; but every
England—a loyal subject, a spirit- man present wished hint well and
ed townsman, a true friend, a devoted tlodspeed in his new Life.
husband, a kind father. He has The speech worth hearing when
spent hts life among you, and not that scene had passed—when justice
one of you can say that you have had been done to an injured mac,
ever known him to do wrong. Ir when peace had been made — was
you can, speak:" when Dr. Hunter stood up to pro -
There was a dead silence which pose Lord Arlington's health. Never
lasted for some moments, and then was 0 toast so received; for 'there
a -voice said; is nothing, after all, which touches
" You are right, my lord. Not one an Englishman's heart sooner than
among us has ever iceman him to do defence of the weak, love of justice,
wrong." and generosity.
" I anti' sure not," declared the earl. It was tliu most suceessful evening
" Now, mind what I say. With the ever known, and IL did an immense
,fury and the judge who. thought deal of good. There was not a man
.Iniltes Hardman entitled to Elizabeth pro+sent who did not learn rt, lesson
from tate earl—who did not resolve
in his heart to be more merciful,
mere pitiful, more charitable—who
dill not r•ay to Amara!' that he would
be more careful in judging another
time. And it wva,s a, strange thing
thatt, when they cam, to compare
notes, there was not a. elan among
thrm who had really b" lievecl the
lawyer guilty ; they had gone only
with what they tho Beit was public
cpinioli. Once had removed his bm i-
nziss from the offi_+e bornuse another
one 41111, one had avoid(•(! Darcy Lon.:-
,atle beetteso another did. But the
caul had tntrgltt titer a lesion which
him as well.
They .are not accustomed to see
Felix. heard of the grand banquet,
the rent -dinner, as it was Called,, and'
went home one evening pleased to
alive some new,s that would interest
his father, When he reached 'Vale
House he was astonished to lied that
two letters of invitation were there
before Trim—one for his father and
one for himself.
'That Is wonderful !" he said, "Why
has the earl invited us ?''
Nor was his weeaser much decreas-
ed when in his father's letter he read
a few seprds written in the earl's
own handwriting and signed "•1r -
ale so 'legend," lir said to himself,
bitterly.
Then the grand banquet began, and
it was one long remembered in Lib -
farce because of its grandeur and
costliness ; those who partook of it
described it In few words—it was
worthy of the earl. who gave it. It
came to a close at last, and the
earl ordered some snore wine,-
" I shall have a toast to propose
presently, gentlemen,' h^ said, for
which I shall want brimuting glasset�.
Before giving it, however, I have a
few words to say to you."
iloncr•, creep anal lillpr'essivc, fell
aver them ; when the earl spoke In
lington"—a few kindly words, beg- the tone that he did he meant same -
ging Mr. Lonsdale, if possible, to be thing. There was not the faintest
present, as be very much wished to sound when he began.
500 him. , ...tieutit�
Ginen, ate r,ads and neigh -
"That it'eans goon news for y-oa, bors, I may say, there has been an
rather," he said. He had never men- I injustice done among you which I
Oohed hie. interview with Lady bare asked you beta to -clay to set
Mande, neither brad he forgotten it.
straight. Cnderstn.�id MP plainly, ne
grMavr.ely, Lonsdale shook his head an Engllshman, I uphold the legal
institutions o> my, t•ountry. I bow
"There will be no more good newts my head tot a decision of a judge.
for mo int this world, my dear boy— I listen with respect to the verdict
no :second will-o'-the:-wis,p will ever of a jury. But, gentlemen, human
!bald me astray. For the future - I
eLall believe In nothing but what I
case." ,
'3ou will find T am right," said
Felix. "You will go, father, will you
'riot 2"
"Yes„ I will go, just to show •my
fellow -townsmen that witilo they
treat me as a thief or a swindier•,
the Earl of Arlington treats me .as
a gentleman. I will go, if only to
slow them that. Yet I have some
trisgivii,gs, Felix. If they avoid me
as they have done, it will kill (re.
Felix, what if his lordsilipp has heard
nothing of this story, and has in-
vited me he ie. loranee ? What if,
when he finds it out, be avoids axe.
toe> 2'
"My dear father, why dwell on
trifles? Lord Aritngton says ex-
trressly that he wishes to see you.
Strely yon do not doubt his word?
Hie has beers so r>;:moll in Lilford
lately ti.at you may be unite sure
he has heard the whole history."
In his heart Felix felt certain that
Lady Maude had told her father all
about it, and 'that this invitation of
the earl's had something to do with
nee oommunication. Iltw placed his
arm caressingly round his father's
neck.
"Yon must got better, father," he
said, "and 00019 with me."
"I will, Fielix ; I will do my best,"
he replied.
Eve Laster came and talked to him; Hardman's !money., and who really
Kate cheered him ; and between them believed thaw Daley y 7.onsdal9 had
the sorrow -stricken man took cool.- wrongfully t used his great ,ale had
ago and resolved to go among his with her,1 have nothing t to cin.
fricilds again. friends nr 1'oea, na They dill their duty honestly, even If
matter wattle be nvonl i go among mistakenly. To you who constituted
diem. yourselves; judge and jury—to you
.pElate will never , howost how tele wvho, ktlowin^' The math aua! Itis eh:tr-
h 1.1. t unhb itdress, she quieted actor, judged bird ourselves as gut ty
lh: trembling nerves, while Eva a�"
chrorol Itinl with brave wends. —to ;;on I wish to speak. I believe
"1 ~:hall remain hero until you re- him to be innocent. I have read care -
turn," !.,he said, "for I am quite ccr- fully since my return every word of
Lain. yo -.i. will bring good news with the trial ; and I say before you all,
you, though I cannot think what the 10 the most emphatic words that; 1
good hears will be." can use, that I believe him to be limo -
"I and, what is more, to be a
1 both gEva at a lo, Felix, ehouId dee / y injured man."
why o.fo ttnd you, inshould Hewasoblegell to stop, for there
think good fortuu(;. lion in store far
me," observed Darcy Lonsdale. ex rose from the Ups of the men who
have been under a islradow too lenge, had misjudged Darcy Momel:11. , who
But Felix would not listen to one 11ac1 shunned him, who had withdrawn
desponding word. .their business from him, who had
They had engaged a fly to carry clever been heard in Lilford. Per-
th= to the Bramber Arms, and both half broken Ins honest heart by
father and son were surprised at rite their conduct, a cheer such as had
decorations, the flags, the ever- haps in tlioir hearts they had
greens, the arches of welcome. never quite believed him guilty.
"People show great respect to Perhaps the earl's noble words touch --
Lord Arlington," said Darcy Lens- eel then; with compunction and re-
it,
`'and well they may, for he is gret, Something a.ppealed to them,
dale,
jest man." and they cheered lentil the walls of
Then,' together, father and son en_ the Bramber Arms shook again.
tercel the assembly room where the "We are agreed then, gentlemen,
grand banquet was Laid. They saw said the earl. "Our old friend and
the earl at the top of the moue sur- fellow -townsman is an honest, hon-
orcrnded by a group of gentlemen. orablte gentleman."
"I shall go ,right to hint, Felix; They cheered again and again. It
said the lawyer; "there shall be ea was with some difficulty that the
mistake about it. I will not sit at earl could make himself heard. At
his table under false pretences," Iasi silence was restored, and then
"You shall do as you will, father. he continued:
where you lead, I will follow," was ."We can never make up to Ilam for
Felix's reply. all that he has suffered; we can not
Daery Lonsdale walked up to the give him back the strength, the hope,
earl, but before lie had time to speak the happiness lie has lost.; we can
to fiat•, Lord Arlington held out his not atono for the wretched hours,
hand and shook his with a hearty the sleepless nights and the weary
grasp• days—all that is beyond us. But I
have thought of a path by which we
may aid him, and I -want the close
attention of every gentleman pre-
sent while -I propose it."
The earl paused Tor one moment,
and those seated at his hospitable
table looked earnestly at him;
there wias still deeper silence when
be began to speak again.
"There is no secrecy in England.
Everything done in the country is
as open as the sea that surrounds
it. Our newspapers ventilate every-
thing, and in one sense that is unite
right; but 10 a case like this it is
hard. Throughout the length and
breadth of England men Have read
how Darcy Lonsdale's case went
against hint, and how be lost the
money left to him. I want something
else to go through the length and
broadth of the land; I 'vont people
to react how Darcy Lorisdale's friends
and townsmen—myself at the head—
met and expressed their sympathy
With lain, and .that they presented
him with a handsome testimonial to
show their full confidence in him
and to make up for leis loss. That tes-
timonial I propose, to head myself
With five hundred pounds, and I ven-
ture to say there will 110t- be a no-
bieman or gentleman in the coun-
try wile will not add his• nacre to
the l le t." i . .
The Brambor Arias was the chief ""I am delighted to see you, 1L;Cr.
hotel in Ltlford. It boasted of a Lonsdale, he said, warn dy.
large assembly room, where the
County balls and the hunt balls
were all given. It was the very
stronghold and fortress or the ar-
istocracy of the neighborhood, and
Its resources were wonderful. The
dinner to the tenants was to be
served in tate assembly room. Peo-
ple called it a rent -dinner, such as
the earl generally gave to his ten -
ants once a year; but they agreed
that there was something more in
it than that, •o: why wove so urany
bidden' who were -not tenants ? Why
were the doctore, the vicar, and
every other person with whom the
earl `:ad any business relations
;ticked, and. many, more besides ?
The earl, it was remarked, rode or
drove through' Lilloril almost every
day, and he was sure each' day
to givo 'three or fcleir invita-
tions. Public expectation and excite-
ment inerea.se:i, What could the cars
meson try ouch unlimited hoepltality ?
The proprietor of the Bramber
Arme gave glowing accounts of the
• dinner that was to be prepared. No
expense was to be spared. He was to
provide the most costly* wines, the
nho•!ccist ditiles. Ile elet"il.red that dur-
ing hie beteiness euveer he had ktlown
nothing like it, ,
But -Darcy Lonetlale, looking into
the earl's faeo, saki:,
" My lord, before I take'
advantage of your kindness, let
me abk you if you have heard my
story—if you have heard that I have
have been charged with influencing
one of my,: clients to leave me
money?"
"Yes, I have heard it," replied the
earl
"Have volt Beard that a jury of ray
own cottrttrymen found me guilty, and
that my fellow-townsman—the old
friends and neighbors whole I have
spent all my, life among—in their own
minds they found me guilty too, and
have shown their opinion, most of
them, by withdrawing their business
business from "me—tile old friends I
loved and served, my" lord?"
• The earl took his hand again.
"I have heard it, IsIr. Lansdale, and
regret it. I ala glad to have this
chance of saying publicly that I dis-
believe all that has been- said about
•pour guilt, and am proud to take
the hand of an honest, .lejured mart,"
"I thank you, my, lord," returned
Darcy Lonsdale.
His wonder increased when- the
earl, turtling to him, said;
"Your place, Mr. Lonsdale, : is at
went home to each heart.
(To be Continued.) f
A SPRING NEER.
Indoor Confinement in Winter Hard
on the health,
Ninety-nine people out of every hun-
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spring months, and the hundredth per-
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into his blood. The reason for this con-
dition is quite apparent. In the desire
to make Canadian !louses warn). during
the winter months, ventilation is sac-
rificed, and the health is impaired. There
may be nothing seriously wrong —
notlriug more titan a variable appetite;
little pimples or eruptions of the skin;
a feeling of weariness and a desire to
avoid exertion; perhaps en occasional
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MOULD ON BUTTER.
How to Prevent and How to
Remove it.
Department of :Agriculture, 1
Commissioner,'s Branch,
Complaints are received from time
to time, at the Dairy! Division, at-
taaya, regarding the appearance of
mould on the parchment paper lin-
ings of butter packages. In some
eases it is said to have penetrated
the batter, for some distance. Mould
is a minute and low, form. of plant
life. It grows from, seede, which are.
called spores, and which develop only!+
in the presence of moisture ands
where they'eawe a supply, of suitable
food. Mould -rill grow readilyi one
damp wood; hence the necessity! for,,
keeping the interior of a creamery.
and espectaliy the refrigerating
room, as ,dry; as possible.
Poorly, constructed refrigerators
are apt to be damp, because the
warm air, which gets in from outside.
carries moisture with it, which is
deposited on the cooler surfaces of,
the walls, floors and packages. Fre-
quent and prolonged opening of the
doors also causes dampness. a.
The prevention of mould in the.
factory. It -would be a good thing �
for the creamery owners as well as
for the trade generally, if It were
compulsory_ to have all creameries
thoroughly; disinfe.ted every springs
before operations began. The spores
of mould, and other germs which,
cause bad flavors, are destroyed if,
the work is properly: done. It is a
comparatively simple and in ex.*,
pensive operation, if the following
plan is adopted.
Method of 1))i,sinfectiatl, - Wash
tl.e whole interior of the cream-
ery, including walls, ceilings, floors,
Costs, shelving, etc., with a solution
of one part of bi-Chloride of mer-
cury to one thousand parts of
Water. Apply with a brush and
scrub well whenever applied. The
iil-ciuloricle of mercury (corrosive
sublimate) may be procured in tab-
let form, of the right strength to
make the .above solution by adding
one tablet to every pint of water
used. This substance is a deadly!
poison and must be handled with ev-
erq care and precaution. Formalin
may also be used, either as 0spray
or by being allowed to evaporate'.
from a :sleet of 9otton suspended
in. the (room, when the doors, win.
dow•s and other openings are tight-
ly closed. It requires about five
ounces of pure formalin to disinfect
1,000 cubic feet.
Prevention of Mould on Butter.—,
As a preventive of mould on butte e
the following practice is highly roc.
commended; Soak the parchment
paper lining,, immediately before
using in a saturated brine to which
1.0,,s 'been added one ounce of Lure
formalin to three gallons of brine;
place the paper in the boxos with-
out drying, Keep. the 'brine in a
special covered vessel. Boll the brine
every week and add fresh formalin
in' tied ammo proportion as at first, •
This treatment has been found ef-
fective he the Government creamer -
'vee irn the \lortl.twest Territories,
where there was a great deal of
trouble with/mould at one time,and
leas 'given, good satisfaction where •
-
aver et las been properly carried
out.
Probably much of the mould on bi-
ter is due eo the infection of the
parchment paper as it lies about
the creamery without any protec=
tion and not always In a dry place.
The spores do not develop on the
the dry paper, but a,s soon as it
comes In contact with the butter,
there is sufficient moisture to en-
courage the growth of the mould.
The parchment paper and empty,
packages should be kept in a thor-
oughly dry, clean place.
Only the very best pure vegetable
parchment paper should be used. In.,
forior paper onnourages tate growth,
of nionld and does not protect the
butter. ,Mitch of the paper used is
too light in weight. A roam of f:00!
shears 111011sttrin;4 110el2j inches
shoultl wet.glt n,t least'40 pounds,:; and
the same number of sheet( :1;3x121;;
inchee should weigh not less 111011 ;1O
portn•1s, with otliel• :.es propor-
ta• Ycsursls veryin
lotruly,
;\V'. A. Clemons Pnblteation Clerk;
MORE FREEDOM FOR SOLDIERS.
.among the nxany novel sugestions
made for the rlwnal of r0crttii.ing for
t.hc ]lrit.i In army is 0110. that the soldier
stay in b In racks 0nl,y :t part OF the
year.- say 100 mouth, and the rest of
the time he resides where be might
,hoose, "going to his work' every dare
like any ordinary mechanic or laborer;
also that 'when he had dole hie work for
the day he be allowed to wear civilian
clothes, just as polite, (10,