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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-05-13, Page 3Violet' y Sir Owen, awed by the presence ; and school. The houee had been of his distinguished guests, behaved beautifully furnished; there was a gereral air of prosperity about it that was pleasant. Darcy Lonsdale seemed to have re- covered more than hie usual health and strength; he had never been so happy, so prosperous and contented. Over and over again he said to himself that his misfortune had been a blessing. He at- tended almost entirely to Sir Ow- en's business—Felix seldom inter- fered with. it ; but he in his ;turn attended entirely to Lord Arling- ton's, The firm was eminently prosperous, and it was fast taking the place of one of the most em- inent in the county, A great change had come to'Feltx. These five years lead wonderfully unproved flim. He was looked upon as the rising anon of the day; 11is society was courted; his opinion was sought upon every leading question. Ile had not risen, how- ever, without effort on his own part. No one but himself knew ho wile had worked, how he had studied far into the silent hours of the night, ho -wife had spent in reading the flours that other men give to amusement and recreation. He was like a king among his fel- low -town mmen • he made fnr him- self a reputation far beyond Lil- ford ; he was known as a clever writer, as the author of some of the most brilliant essays and arti- cles published. He retained all the simple habits of his boyhood; he reverenced and loved his father, be loved Kate and the little ones. He alight have set up a separate es- tablishment for himself, but lie was gttite content with the old home at Vale House. The only luxury in which he had indulged was the pur- chase of a spirited thoroughbred. When he had worked until eye and brain and nerve were exhausted, he would ride through the green lanes, gallop over the breezy commons, and roturn with renewed vigor. They asked themselves, those who loved lane beet, if he had forgotten his unhappy love• affair. It was im- passible to say; those who watched him most kindly and most keenly— Eve and Kate—could not tell. They could sae that lie devoted himself to business and to study, to kindly in- terest in his home; he seemed to care nothing else. Had he forgotten the past? He never mentioned Lady Chevnix; he never made any of thane half -bit- ter, half -cynical remarks in which disappointed men so often indulge. If any one tpoko of her in his pres- ence, he listened, and replied if emcee - eery ; but there was nothing reveal- ed in his manner. Date said to her- self proudly that he had forgotten her, that leis heart was too noble to keep alive the memory of a wo- man ao 'false. .Eve knew, him bet- " Bemuse Ihappen to be a man, ter. There were times when even not a statue—because I have a a gallop over the bfeezy uplands did human heart, and am not made of not set him straight, then lie would marble. Our lives lie apart, Lady go over to Outlands. Chevenix." "I have come to chat with you„ " Yu•u might be kinder," she said; lave;' he would say. "Have you an hour to spare ?" Then one look at his face, at 'the shadowed eyes, would tell her that he was doing fierce battle with his foe. She would go in to the pretty old-fashioned sitting -room, and 'making him sit in a comfort- able arm -chair, would talk to him. To herself she said often that it was like the laying of an evil spirit. She would read to hem, converse with him, give him all the voice near them ; and, looking up, news she could. She knew, and he Lada- Chevenix saw the anxious face knew,, why tae was there, what ail - of her mother. Mrs. Haye bent over the music - books. "I will assist my (laughter, Mr. with great propriety, and altogether the dinner was a great success. Lady Chevenix gave the signal to the Countess of Arlington, and the ladies rose. Felix sprung up to open the door for them. His eyes met Vio- let's, and he saw, a red flush cover 'he rface, and rise even to the roots of her hair. Was she ashamed of the price of her faithlessness? he wondered. Was she ashamed to parade before him her wealth, her grandeur, her jewels? rho more shame she felt the better .ar her—it was a good sign. The eenttomen had a pleasant half hour and then they rejoined the ladies. ° "Surely," thought Lady Chevenix, "I shall be able to see him, to say a few wards to him. I must know if he always intends to be as he is now, so cold, so proud, so unforpiv- ing." But it was a far more difficult matter than she had thought. She email. not speak to him without at- tracting observation, unless he either purposely or accidentally found him - himself near her. Perhaps he would Make the opportunity, she thought .-but be did not. He talked a great cleat to Lord and Lady Arlington, and at times to Lady Afaudo; but at last came an opportunity. Some o•ne asked for the old-fashioned glee, "When Shall We Three Meet Again 7" and Lady Chevenix remembered that the had the music. Felix was to take the tenor part—he had a glorious tenor voice, rich, clear and ringing. She turned to. lam with a charuttng smile. "Tile music is with some old books of mine in the canterbury—will you help me to find it ?" So, while the room was filed with laughter and song, Lady Chevenix and Felix bent over the aid music -books to look for the glee. Shc. turned her head, and said, in a low voice: "I want to speak to you, Felix— will you listen to me for a few min- utes?' "If you wish it," he replied, coldly. "I do wish it. 'I want to know if all our lives we are to be like this." '•Like what, Lady Chevenix ?' he asked. "l'ou know what I mean—if our lives are to be so entirely apart, if you will always be cold and distant and proud to me—if you will always avoid me and ignore my presence.' He looked at her in mute wonder. "eluet I remind you of one thing, Lady Uhevenix ?" he asked. "What is that ?' site said. " That it was your hand that separated us—that brake all ties." " Yes, I know that ; but could wo cot be filends? Could you not como to see us sometimes—talk to me, Share cur amusements, and be really a friend—could you not do this, Felix 7' "ace' he said, "I could not.' " Why?" asked the sweet, soft Felix went away laughing, but he' thought of Evelyn that evening more than ever he had thought. Ile won- dared why she would not harry; and then he Sala to himself that after all he was not sorry. His Irlendshlp for her was the most pleasant pant Of bis life, and he could hardly im- entirel t a an- erdevotedy �e 1 agin l other. She was not beautiful; but there was times when he saw on ber face loveliness brighter than any physical beauty ; she was so tender, so earnest, so pure, so noble and high-minded. " W'iloave. marries bee," he thought, will certainly have a treasure of a wife. Eve deserves the truest love that a man can give her." Yet it never once occurred to him to love her himself. In his bonest ;heart he believed that love was all ended for him ; he could not realize that a man could love twice in a life -time. His love, be told himself, had been slain. He never thought now of any future for himself ; ]te never pictured himself with fair wife or loving children. He never dreamed again of a home. He filled las mind with work and study—love had ceased to be for him. While he steadily rose in the world Sir Owen just as steadily went down. Fire years had served to injure both the baronet's character and estate; but for the straining hand of Darcy Lonsdale, he would have been ruined. The clever, honest lawyer had acquired a kind of influ- ence over him; he would not allow hint to live above his income; when air Owen made most extraordinary demands for money, his answer was, always; `'If you persist in spending more than your income, Sir Owen, I must resign my office' ; and that threat invariably brought the bar- onet t0 reason. are knew, that. he was about as capable of managing his estate as of translating Greek. Sir Owen had one great disappoint- ment—heaven had not blessed him witile a son and heir. One good qual- ity among a host of bad ones was his love of children. While he was cruel to animals, almost furious at times with his wife and servants, he loved little eh'llren ; ani tit chances were that if he had had eitdren around him lie would have been a bet- ter man. As it was„ the .lisa.ppoint- ment made him gout' and moro. e ; he could not bear it; he was sullen and fierce by turns. "No son to succeed me," he would say. "Why should T care about my fame or my name? I want a son. 1 Should have something to live for 11 and a son. Why, some of the Laborers on my estate have half a dozen strong, sturdy sons; why should not one at least have been given to me ?" "You may depend upon it, Sir Owen, Heaven knows best where to place the little ones," Darcy Lons- dale would say; and then Sir Owen, knowing how far he was from 'being force Ir Owen to keep sober. He able to train a child, would say no drank before he knew you." mile would have loved his wife bet- "Yes, that he did. I can not ex - ter if little children had been there itect any one to understand me; but to solten lam; as 1.. was. he now that i.+ really my feeding„ that I spent half his time in •germane; with Ware in the disgrace. Still that is her and tyrannizing over her. and the other half in fierce love -making. That to her was the worst mood of the two. He was not loved, the rich bar- onet; the simple townspeople told strange tales when gathered roen'l their fire at night — strange evil stories that never came to life, wife's ears, or she would have left hint. "I would not have let him marry my daughter," the poor woman would say, "no, not if be had been twice as rich." There was no mistake about the fact that bis name was in very evil odor among both rich and poor. Francis Haye talked over the mat- ter with his wife sometimes. Mrs. Hcaltayy.e look -ed at it quite philosopbi- "I am told," she said, "that be drinks over a bottle of brandy; each day ; if that is really the case, Ise cannot live long." "I do not see how that improves matters," rejoined iter' husband. "I do ; she is sure to have all hie money, and then in a short time she can marry again." Francis Haye was not particular- ly sagacious ; but this view of the matter struck him at once. CHAPTER XXXV. Lady, Chevenix was standing in her superb drawing room alone ; she held a folded paper in her hand which she was reading attentively ; then she meditated for a few minutes, and afterward rung the bell. To the ser - 'rant who answered it she said : "Will you ask Mrs. Haye if she can come to me ? I wish particular- ly; to speak to her." Mrs. Haye was spending a few days at Garswood—that was what the world was told; in reality the was there because Lady Chevenix feared for ner life. Sir Owen had been drinking heavily, and he had grown dangerous, as she believed. She had lost all control over him, and the terrified (servants told each other of sobs and cries that sounded at night when all the house was still. She grow alarmed at last, and sent for Mrs. flays. That philosophical lady said meth- ing to the fierce, angry man, who was beyond reasoning with; but she sent for a pleveiiian, and the appear- ance of a doctor frightened him into better behavior. Lady Chevenix would not •part with her mother. "You must stay with me, mamma," she said. "I have been through scenes that would make you shudder, and I have lost all Heart—quite lost all heart. You must stay with Inc." Mrs. IHoye was one of those women w,ho, even hen alone, never tinder - value appearancews, tend` she always moved and spoke as though people were looking at her. She merely an- swered : "I shall be very pleased indeed to stay with you until your husband is stronger and batter, ray dear." And it was arranged that she should do so. Lady Chevenix stood wa]ting for znd the beautiful woman shrunk from hint :ts though he had struck her a blow. " No," he rejoined, "it. would not be possible. As the wife of another man, you are nothing to me ; to enter into a compact of friendship with you would be to endanger what I hope to keep stainless until I die —my honor before men and Heaven. Our Lives lie apart, and nothing can being them into contact," Can I help you, Violet ?" said a ed Trim, trivet old sorrow was cry- ing aloud, ye,hat wail wild passion, what vain deep regret, was in his heart; brit it was not discussed. Lonsdale,'' sae said, coldly. She knew when her wise, sweet, Felix bowed and left them. tender words took effect ; the sha- "My dear iVolet," said 'Mrs. Haye, ll clown would fall from his face, and "how can you be so imprudent ?\'hy f lie would listen in silence. At times do you tak to him ? You will cause he would sit for an hour listening, rearks that will not please you." never speaking, and then, rising "Mamma," replied Violet, raising with brightened look that did her her white face, "he says that lie will heart good, lie would clash her not even be friends with me." hand warmly' to his own. "So much the butter, my dear. Lady "Thank you, r.vBe," he wo'uld say Chevenix of Garswood will choose her to her; ''I lanes,, bast what you friends from among the highest in have done for me," the land, not from her old playfel- Miss Lester woe not very well lows. Try to look like yourself, Vio- pleased just then with her let." niece. She had received two "1 will ; but I wish I were dead, good offers of marriage, and mamma." had refused them both; and, though "Nonsense, child. See, Lady :Maude Miss Lester disliked men, she had il- ls waiting for you. Come, "ow, my ways a keen eye to the math chance, darling Violet—courage ; this is but and said that if Eve refused one site childish nonsense." ought to have taken the other. ' So with inspiring words she brought She confided her grievance to Feiix.l Ute smiles back to the sweet face; "1 wvislr," she said, "that you would but in her heart she resolved that talk to her; you.have known her so, Lady Chevenix should see but little long—you are an old friend. Talk of Felix Lonsdale .while elle was to her, Felix ; tell her how foothill there, and she kept her resolve. It le to refuse every good offer." , CHAPTER. >XXLIV. `But I thought yon di„approved oft iFve years had passed since the marriage, Miss Lester, and disliked peal of Violet II•aye's wedding -bells men 1” had driven her lover Felix almost ro I do—so I da' ;,,but I shall not read, since the wonderful turn of good live forever, and Eve must h'aev some fortune had come to the Lonsdales One to take care of her. Squire Neth. and made them famous—five ,gears, way would have Made her a good husband. Talk to her, Felix. and they had brought wwtitll them "1 ,really do not like to steak to many changes. The business and Eve on such' .a matter," said Felix:, tete fair fame of Lonsdale az Son had ;7stile might not like it. She must wonderfully increased; they were gave had her own reasons for say-. compelled to engage more clerks, toing ` No.' ,3 enlarge their offices. Times had *Reasons!" tluoth Miss Lester. marvelously changed. hrs. Loos- "S11e hasn't any. She is waiting un - dale had a pretty carriage now and til the man in the moon proposes to no stint of silk dresses; the children marry her, and I hope it will be bee now. As she stood there, so tall had most of them gone to college soon." , , , , . , , , , And stately; with such Ineffable beauty, and grace in £ace and figure, elle did not look like oris who bad lost heart, Her girlish loveliness had developed into womanly,' magnifi- cenoo; but there was little trace in her of Violet Haye, the sweet girl coquette --little trace of the girl who had loved Felix Lonsdale, or even of the woman who had asked him so piteously,, to be "friends" with her. ,p darker sheen lay, on the gold- en hair, a deeper light lay in the lovely eyes, the redmouth had not its wonted smile. One could see at a glance that the years lead imbitter- ed her. She had not grown soft and tender, but stern, proud and cold. She had hardened her heart, and tried to care for ng ling but the wealth and luxury' she now possessed. Sho looked exquisitely beautiful her morning ,dress fell in artistic folds, a tiny cap of white lace and blue ribbon lay lightly, on tier gold- en head. Yet, though she was so won- derfully lovely,, and was surrounded by all that was most desirable, she did not look like a ,11appy' woman. t She raised her eyes as her mother came into the room. "Mamma," she said, holding out the paper, "1 wish you would read this and tell me what to do." Mrs. Haye took the paper from her daughter's hand and read it. "The Loomshire Hunt Ball," she said. "Of course you are going?" "That is what I want to know, mamma. Yon see, Sir Owen is one of the stewards. If I show it to him, and he goes, you can guess what is almost sure to happen—he will not keep sober. If I do not show it, and he finds oat that I have received it" — A shrug of the beautiful shoul- ders eonveyod the rest. "What do you advise me to do ?" "You mast show it to him, my dear; there is no alternative. As steward and patron he must attend—that is, if he is well." "He ought not to go, mamma. You know what will happen. Dr. Bell ad- vised isle to keep hila at home and quite ;uial ; but if he finds out that this has been withheld from him, I can imagine what will follow." There was no sorrow, no despair,, in her vob-v. She merely gave hard, cold utterance to what she knew to bo eerttun. Slie looked musingly at her mother ; Mrs. Hoye gazed at her. "You can not shut yourself away from all tociely, Violet, because you are afraid that your husband wilt not behave himself. You might as well be out of the world." "Well, as matters stance, that is quite true," she replied. "You do not know, mother, what I suffer when he behaves in that way. I think sometimes that if I had been born an aristocrat I should not feel it so much ; then I could have stood aloof from the disgrace; now it fails upon me." "Nay, that it doe' not, Violet,' said Mrs. H:.i ye, warmly. ' Yo.1 ran not not tl,:' point :n gae;,tlou. 17o you advises to show him this or not ?" `II think you must ebow it to him," said Airs, Ilaye—' IL would not be safe to keep him in ignorance„ I am Furr--:t a .1 1w e must Co our beet after- ward with hint. Yoe need not remain very long- at the hail„ you know." "I will de 05 ,vuu Fay, mamma," she replied; and Mrs. llnye could read neither p4>asnre' nor pain in her face. Left :aerie again, Violet walked to the wit:+law, and stood looking out on the brilliant flowers and the stately tree,. "Of all strange turns," she said to herself, "to think that my life should have taken this—that the brightest part of it is to be spent in keeping it fierce, coarse, violent 11100 sober 1" Cite fYct Continueu.), 1 BLOTCHY SKINS. BABY'S BOLD ON Ur E. The little ones are frail --their bold upon life is slight. 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Department of Agriculture, Cotimissioner's Branch, las a. fodder crop the corn plant; Ls an important one. For bnsilagei purposes a proper combination off stalk, leaves and ears is desired.; Varieties that are suitable for en-! silage are not, as a rule, the most profitable to grow, for husking on the same farm or in the immed- iate locality. The largest ,yields of focicler are Obtained from the later. ripening varieties, and for ensil- age the best returns are obtained from sorts that will just reach the glazed stage of ripeness 'before the time for early frost. Varietie that give the largest yield of good en silage in Eastern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces are, the best varieties 'for husking in, Southwestern Ontario, and the best varieties for enbllage in the latter district are grown for husking in, the great corn belt. it is not to bo recommended, then, that farmers; along the northern corn belt grow:; their own seed for ensilage corn.' In securing their supplies 'id seed' they become accustomed to depend, entirely on their seedsmen. 'A' great deal, therefore, depends on. the care exercised by seed mer- chants in securing their supplies of seed corn. Owing to the male and female or- gans of reproduction being borne on different Tarts of the same plant it ie difficult to keep varieties pure. The pollen is borne on the 'tassel and 'must come in contact with the silk before seed formation can take place. The pollen is carried chiefly. by the wind. Even when planted two or three hundred yards apart, two distinct varieties become cross fertilized, and in consequence, es tablished types 'become broken" down. The characters of a variety, of corn cannot be preserved unless a system of continued selection of seed be followed and 'the crop for seed 'be grower at least a quarter of a. mile distant from any other type or variety. Var.ety names have become very, much confused, and arc not a safe guide unless the seed be obtained from. a sk:l:ed grower of seed corn. Cross -bred seed corns should under the names of favorably known stan- dard varieties been the cause of muo.:t disappointment and loss in crop. There are, in many cases, ex- ceedingly wide differences between two strains of seed which 'bear the some variety names. Under existing conditions Canadian corn growers cannot do better than endeavor to get seed of the best-known stand- ard var;eties from saurces that have been proved to be the most relia- ble. T,he Steed Growers' Association, re- cently organized by Prof. Robert- , son, ,has a wide field for useful work in encouraging the production of h'gh-clars,port-bred seed corn. There le no line of work that the growers at pedigreed seed may take up that is 1 kely to prove more remunerative than the growing of seed corn of varieties that are suitable for en- silage purposes in the northern dairy d'striets. Although there are 75 farmers in Ontario who are giv- ing special attention to growing high-class seed grain as members of the association, only nine of them are growing seed corn. It is boped that others may be induced to take up the work. According to the rules of the association seed corn grow- ers Are required to grow but one variety on the same farm and keep it pure by following a system: of selection similar to the plan adopt- ed by the Illinois Seect Corn Breed- ers' Association. Arrangements are being made by Prof. Robertson for issuing an annual association cata- logue for the purpose of advertising pedigreed aced \produced by mem- bers. Herein is provided an oppor- tunity for seed growers to build up a reputation as producers of high-- Masa ighclasls pedigreed seed of corn and other cereals. Pecars:' of the increas- ing demand and limited supply of rel!aible seed corn the production of pure-bred seed of this important cereal o'fers sp-c'al,inclucements. W. A. Clemons, Publication Clerk, Her Solicitude. They had just telephoned from amino toevn that hubby was seriously injured and was fast losing consciousness. The pool' wife was distracted. Grief, perplexity, exasperation, were on her face. ,At last she gasped into the mouth- piece of the 'phone: `I suspect I carrot get down there in time, for my new hat hasn't come from the ntillince's yet, but if I can't, please ask hint, before he loses consciousness, what he did with the theatre tickets for to -night. And then," her grief obtaining mastery, she fell in a dead faint.