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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-06-17, Page 7Moreover, he believed it to be quite 1mposeible that after the -fracas Sir Owen could continue his business re- lations with himself and his father ; .a man might forgive muoh, but knocking a person down Vas a ser- ious matter. So, when the sunshine eame peeping into his room, Felix bad quite made up his mind that that Would be his last day at the Hall. His ideas were confirmed when e. servant, tapping at his door, said that Sir Owen would be glad to see Mr. Lonsdale in his own room. That, he believed, was a prelude to his dis- missal. "Never mind," said Felix to himself, "if I were placed in such circum- stances again, I should do. just the same, and perhaps more." He went immediately to the bar- onet's room. As he passed from one room to another, he could not help admirin; the magnificence and lux- ury of ttie house ;' it was simply su- perb, and the morning sun shining through the windows made it more beautiful still. He little guessed what that same sun would see before it sett. He entered Sir Owen's room quite anticipating, and indeed, half hop- ing for, his dismissal ; but his heart Was touched when he saw the trem- ibling figure before him. Sir Owen, flushed and excited with drink, was bad enough ; Sir Owen in the morn- ing light, trembling, weak and hag- gard, was worse. Felix quietly await- ed the beginning of the storm ; but, to his surprise, Sir Owen held out his hand. The young lawyer would not see it ; he felt that he could never touch a hand that had been raised against a woman. "I am really very sorry, Lonsdale," Sir Owen began. "I am afraid I was too much excited over the tenants' .dinner, and forgot myself. I am very solrry. I hope that I was not offen- sive to you. " "He has forgotten what happen- ed," thought Felxi to himself. "I must tell him." "You were not offensive to me, Sir Owen," he said, "but you behaved With the greatest brutality to Lady Chevenix. You struck her with such Violence that I was compelled to Interfere." There was something ruefully comic about the baronet's face. "I ought to be much obliged to you, I am sure," he said. "I 'love my wife very much, and cannot understand how' I could have so for- gotten myself. But I am very unfor- tunate when I exceed my usual al- lowance of wine, Lonsdale. You will shake hands and be friends ?" "1 am willing to forget my share in the bu>:fi:ess, Sir Owen ; but excuse my shaking hands with you." The baronet laumtlett uneasily. "You are very particular," he said, and then turned the conversation. Felix, despite his disgust, felt a great pity for him ; it was not le'=s- ened when he eaw his valet come to him with a bottle and a glees. "Take less of that, Sir Owen," he Enid, "or you will kill yourself." "Well, I have to die, and 1 mny just as well die taking what I like as taking medicine. Some men have more to Iive for than I have..I am very fond of my wife, but she does not care much about me ; and I have no child. I really believe, Lonsdale, that I should be quite a different man if I .had a child." "You stave plenty to lire for, Sir Owen. Sou have your duty to do on earth ; yet more, you must think of a future life," said Felix. el can pay other men to do my duty ;and, as to a future life—well, Y have not been able to decide about time yet." It is high time you did so," said Felix, ;gravely ; and Sir Owen banshee - I have not thought of dying yet, Lansdale ; indeed, I dare not die if all that the parsons say is ,true. Let us talk about sameihing more sense. ble. Are you going to work again to -day ?" " The work has to bo done and I suppose I must do it. The leases have to be signed this morning." " I will sign them before I go," said Sir Owen. "I am going out this morning, ;because I do not feel like myself. I am out of spirits ; a cloud Is hanging aver me. I shall have a good :gallop, and see if I cannot clear away the heaviness." Felix went to .his work, which on this morning was in the library ; and before ho had been there very long Gaddy 'Chevenix entered. "I diel not enolwa tlt'a.t ,you' were here," she said. "Shall I be in the tray ? I have some letters to write.' He placed a chair for her, and then looked at her face. Across the soft cheek 'was the mark of a Violent blow. "It is not eery painful," she said. Presently Sir Owen came in to sign the papers. PIo seemed very much ashamed of himself when ire saw, the bruise on his wife's face. He took her to the great oriel wttndow, and they stood there for some time talking; teen Lady Chevenix came back to her .place, and Sir Owen went out of the room. 'Violet and Felix went on writing In silence, when there came a tap at the door, Sir Owen's gro.okn wanted to know if he might speak to her ladyship for a few minutes. Lady Chevenix bade him come .in. Tlhre man stood before her, cap in Mandy "Mt? lady," he said, "I beg your pardon ; I must make bold enough to ask you to Interfere. Sir , Owen —Ile will go out riding this morn- ing. That is all good and fair, my lady; but he swill ride the new hunt- er, Plantagenet, and the is nd mare fit for it than a child.;' You had ,better telt him so, Mar- tin," returned Lady Chevenix. " My lady, I have told him aver and over again. The. more IteLl him, the more he will go." Lady Chevenix looked helplessly at Felix. " Mr. Lonsdale," she said, "will you go and try to persuade Sir Owen not to ride that horse ? It is a highly mottled animal, and he has never ridden it yet." • efartin touched his forehead to Felix. • , 1 ' If you could persuade the masrt'er to stay at home this morning, you would do him a service, sir," he said. "Indeed, my lady," he continued, turn- ing to Lady Chevenix,, " Sir Owen could hardly manage Bonnie Bess this morning, lets hands are so shaky." " Thank you, Martin," she respond- ed ; "it was very thoughtful of you to come to me. Mr. Lonsdale will follow you." When the groom had retired she went upto Felix and laid her hand upon his arm, I know that you will do your best for me," she said, pleadingly. "You may be sure that I will," returned Felix; and then he went away. Ila might as well have appealed to a rock. All that he said Sir Owen lqugh'ed to scorn. "Something happen to me ?" he cried. "Yes, I know; what It will be. 1 shell come home cured of the 'blues i' I am going to gallop dull caro away, and Plantagenet shall help mel' Felix looked attentively at the horse. "I was never afraid of a horse set," he said; "but I would not ride that one" Lada* Chevenix, finding that Felix did not return, came to see how matters wore progressing. She gave a little cry of alarm when she saw the great powerful hunter and hler husband preparing to mount him. "'Owen," she cried, "my dear,do not attempt it!! Pray, pray do not"1 He felt rather flattered by her evident anxiety, and touched her face with; his lips. "Good-bye, Violet. Do not make a scene. I have said that I will ride Plantagenet, and • I mean to do so; nothing on earth shall prevent mar' She cried aloud in her distress. Fel- ix' interposed. "I should enjoy a gallop this fine morning, Sir Owen," he said. "Shall 1 go with you 2" "As my head -nurse, eh, Lonsdaleip No, thank you. I cart take care of myself very well indeed." For more than half an hour the three --the true fricnd, the auxiou' wife, and the faithful servant reas1 oned in vain. Phoy could never IT - 1/.:13:101 themselves in after-day:3 that they had not done 'their beet; but their words were as vain as 'the beat- ing of tiny wavelets against a sturdy rock. Sir Owen would ride Plantagenet, and there wars an end of It. The only compromise that Lady Chevenix could effect was that he a'hould take the groom with him. "IIs' it will please you, Violet," he said, ' I will do so." He thougbt him- self very good-natured in giving way so far. She liked to remember afterward that she went .up to hies and said ; 'Owen, I wouid do anything in the world for you if you would give up this mad idea -anything. Do please me this once." He kissed her, and then got Into the saddle. "I shall be back to dinner all right," he told her. "I may he rather late, for I shall ride round by Park- erly Copse." "Marten," said Lady Chevenix to the groom, "do not leave your mas- ter for one moment. Do what you can." "I will, my lady," he replied ; "but 1 rr.isdoubt me it will end badly." With a bera,.vy heart Lady Chevenix re-entered the house, and Felix went back to his writing. Violet retired to her own mom, to while tee' time ikway with a book. The sunny hours of the beemtiful day worn on ; no cloud came over the smiling heavens; yet there was a faint wail in the summer wind which to the weather-wise heralded. a storm. The shadows lengthened, and Felix had not left the library; he bac' partaken of a biscuit and a glace of sherry there, itis he was anx- ious to get his work done. ole had completely finished by six o'clock, and on going in search of Sir Owen w,as told that he had not Yet re- turned. Lady Chevenix was In her room. Ho would ''have been glad if he could have :gone home then; he did not care to remain for the long formai dinner and long formal even- ing. Still he was unwilling to leave Lady Chevenix until her husbands returned. The first bell rang, and he went to his room. Sir Owen, be was told, head not returned, and her ladyship merited anxious about 'elm. After a little while Felix went lett) the drawing -room, where Lady Cheven'x( sat, dressed for dinner, looking en- perby beautiful ip a dinner -dregs or blue velvet and a, suite of pearls. She returned to stun' anxideely. "'Sir Owen ban not returned," she said. "I have told theta to keep back the dinner until he comes." He saw that she wee terribly anx- ious, and did his beet to cheer her. He went to the balcony, where roses and jasmine grew in wild profuse:eel " Come and look at these flow..' ers, Lady Chevenix,'' lie said, "I read a beautiful •legend about the pas, mine the other day." And while she stood by his side be related it to her. Tate anxious look fell from her faee, and h'er eyes lost their strained, in- tent expression. ole thought, 1f he could keep her attention engaged un., til Sir Owen returned, how .well would be -show much pain it would spare her. She turned to hint sud- denly. 1 "Do you think anything can have happened?" she asked. "Ought 1 to send servants out to look for Sir Owen ?" "Martin is with him," said Felix, Ile left her for afeta minutes, under the pretext 'of finding some- thing that he .had missed. In reality he gave direction's for four of the menaservants to mount at once, and ride off in search of their master; and then he returned to Lady Che- venix." "I am growing terribly frightened, Felix," she said. t . In this hour of euhreme anxiety all barriers seemed to have fallen between them. She forgot that he was the man she had forsaken and deceived. She thought of him only res one in awhom she put infinite trust—in whom she had infinite faith. He Was once more the Felix on whom she had, relied from 'ler childhood upiw,ard. "I do not think you need be alarm- ed, Lady Chovenix, and for this rea- son—Martin is with him. If anything had happened to Sir Owen the groom wduid have' hastened back; of that you may be quite sure." ' The thought,was reassuring, and Lady Chevenix was xelieved. CHAPTER Seven o'ciocs struck and then half - past, and Felix persuaded Lady Chevenix to take some dinner. Ii anything had happened, he thought to himself, she would be better able to meet it after dining. She was very unwilling at first, but after a time she consented, and dinner was served. "I know what I think myself," said Felix. "Sir Owen has called In some- where, and they have persuaded lum to stay. Tiry to Imagine that; itj esems to me not unreasonable." They sat alone at the stately din- ing -table. where the silver plate and the richly -cut glass looked so brite, tiant—the table where Lady Cheve-t nix had undergone so many humil- iations. It was but a farce; neither of them could eat. Eight o'clock chimed, and no oth- er sound broke the sutumer silence. "I can not sit here any longer do- ing nothing," said Lady Chevenix. "I, am quite euro now thee something leas happened ; I must send out a. few of the servants." "I leave done that, Felix told hr "All that is possible has been don they will return together soon." His words were prophetically' tri Even as he spoke they heard a co fused noise at the grand entran hail—the rush of many feet, t Dries of Women., and the deep vote of men. Felix never forgot Violet. She ro from her seat, and stood hesitatit far one moment, pale as death. Th she turned to the door. But Felix w before her. Tliat which was happe ing in the hall was mast assured something which she must not see "Sit down, Lady Chevenix," he sat "You must not go nut theta. Let i eel what is wrong." She did not seem to understa: him ; but he placed her in a cha and then opened the door. There w a rusb of terrified servants, and men's voices cried, "Ob, my, lady, oh, my' lady I" He (field up his hand with an im said, " alive gesture. "You will kill Lady Chevenix," with thio noise. Let no go near her." He took one step forward, and at once taw the cause of the commotion. A crowd of men stood round a litter, and on the litter lay Sir Owen. Felix pushed them aside , "Is Ito dead I" ne asked; and the answer Was "No." "Thank heaven for that !"` he cried. Then he uttered a. little cry of die- Mee. for Lady Clievenix steed by his side. "What bas happened?" she said. "Tell me the word." "Sir Owen h,as' been thrown front his horse : and Martin says the horse fell on him :" cried a dozens voices. And then, his eyes dim with tears, his 'whole frame trembling with ex- ritement, Martin forced bis way through the group, and stood be- fore Lady Chevenix and Felix. . "My lady," he said, "I wish 1 had been dead before this day came round You sent me to take care of him, and he is brought home so." '%Tell Lady Chevenix how It hare rened," directed Felix, hastily, ':Sir Owen rode nearly all the tintaa my lady, and I rode by his side. 'We went all round Telford, Raberiy and Rip'dalo. He stopped at Ripdale, and took some refreshment. Then he came' home by the woods, and she horse - was nil right until Sir Owen came to the ring fence. The church clock at Lil'ord had chime 1 hall -past Haven. Ha turners to me reel said, *Mar- tin, I shall tale that fence in fine style.'. I begged him, not; I prayed lilm not. I told him the fence was too high for any horse, even the best in the kingdom, to take, But be .would not listen—you know, me' lady, he never would listen. Ilse put the horse at the fence, and it retested. 93.e whipped It and spurred it until nays blood ran cold,; aiid.then bo put it at the fence again. But Plrtntagenet • would not take It. A third time he used the whip and agar, ntll 'rho horse was almost mad. { %RJR ' CURE (� third tbne hoz W.I.nt at the fence. The horse tried hie best,' bet his fore- ��� �� �. feat oaught the top, and hrefell over, master beim undernea,ttt swim, to lady, ;When I went to raise him, f Soothingniedicincs opiates and siren was :afraid lie 'tad been crushed in- drugs m neveru, o igivenstlittle to a shapeless mass, but he was not ; g nor was he killed, far 1 felt hie heart children. .A.ny doctor will tell you: this. beating. I had .a flask of brandy '.n Baby's 'Own. 'tablets should be used, be - my' pocket and I put it to his lips— cause. they cannot harm the smallest, he could not .swallow it. I :read to wealtest ,infant. These tablets instantly leave him there while 1 ,galloped off relieve and promptly cure all stomach to the nearest cottage and gave the , and bowel troubles, break up colds, de. alarm. Then we made a litter, and stroy worms, and allay the irritation ace carried him home." companying the cutting of teeth. Thou- sands of mothers say they are the best "How long will it take you," he medicine in the world; one of these, Mr's. said, "to ride to Lilford, and bring R. Sculland, Calabogie, Ont., writes: "1 back two doctors',?� have tried many remedies for children "I can do. it in two hours and a 'but Baby's Own Tablets is the best I half," /replied Martin. I have ever used. I have been giving them "Go at onoe,'t said: b'elix, "and lose occasionally to my child since he was the no time .You, John;,. go to Oldstone-'months old. They have always kept him station, and send a telegram to Sir well, and ho is a big, healthy baby." 9.11 William Daly, the great London pity- medicine dealers sell these tablets, or sician. The address is Hyde Park you can get them post paid at 25 cents Gardens. Say what has happened, a box by writing to The Dr. Williams. and ask him to coma at once. You, Medicine Co,., Brockville, Ont. Stephen, go for Mrs. Haye. Take the carriage, so that she can return at once. Horton, if you will help me, We will carry Sir Owen to his room." Felix sent for Mrs, Wardley, the boueekeepe,r and when site appeared he' beggeri of Lady Chevenix to leave them for a time, She was very unwell - "I do so. "I ought to be with; him, Felix," she said ; "I ought, indeed." "So you shall be when I think it is right to send for you," he an- swered ; and she went away. g y They carried the baronet into a spacious, handsomely furnished bed- room. The curtains were drawn and the lamps lighted. They laid him on the bed of down, and the fel•thtui servants wept over him. "I always knew that it would be so," said Mrs. Wardley. "I have always expected, this eve day. I was his mother's nurse, sir," she added, speaking to Felix, "and I nursed him until he was three years old. He never would listen—never— and it has come' at last." The men took off his clothes, and placed him between the fine linen sheets. Felix examined him atten- tively ; he could discover no bruise, deep twlelis, springs, 'ereeks and rive no wound. But for the pallor of his ers. Goold wlwter Cyan be •secueed faoo be might have been asleep. from+ ishalloev, or surface wells, yet "I begin to hope, Horton," he said sulch iw;ater is always classified as suispicious iby sanitarians when lir is rimed far drinking purposes. The reason ;foe' this simply is that sulch water is ground, water, derived be seepage through, .su'il .of the rain or MOW' water. Shallow wells are us- +e tt just on as wa 'c a. tally pieced quite close 'to' the houses "It is just a quarter past nine," or faaceaxieas which they are to sup - las replied. ply, and thuus the asoil in their neigh- might eigh'- It will take two hours and la, half ;) ;rhaod 3,s apt to become contam- to faring the doctors hero ; that will mated, and this cantamuuation ie make it a quarter to twelve. 'My lady sootier or later tarried by seepage I I t Tl nothing THE WATER SUPPLY. The Farm VVell-The Cheese Factory and Creamery, So/nee rather startling facts in • re- gard to the :seater (steeply of our farm's, aelrease factories and creams eries, evlere brought oiit at the cons fe,ren'cs o dairy instreector,s and experts head in Ottasvja. last fall, the ()glacial frepiolrt of wlhich is now be- ing distributed by1 Mr. T. A.., Rud- dick, ,chief of (the dairy; divisioln', Ot- tawla, In discussing the sanitation of amass factories and creameries, Dr. Connell, bacteriologist at the Kingston Dairy Sohool, pointed out that one great sanitary requisite Ls good waxer. Most of oar factor - lee obtain their ,mister frolml .shallow; wells, only a dew using water from to the butler, "that there is not much the matter. I cannot see a wound. He is stunned with the fall." But Horton shook his white head. "I am afraid, sir, that it is more than' that. What. time is it now?" P 1' t k t h' t I mgt• come in, ear, sere is no ing into the well. Fotrtunately, the soil to frighten her." Ls an excellent filtering and cleans- Then Lady Chevenix did come iu' fn's agent, eon - bat it its hardly able to Felix looked hopefully at her. dispose of a certain amiount of ron- I begin to have every tape,'' het;tam'inating material. 'Slone disposal said; there isnot much the mat- I takes time„ed that if there is a ter, I think. Certainly there are 1 I neither broken limbs nor bruises. I j p rte uti l mattheae rairain, be he cre- am of opinion that Sir Owefi 1 far into the earth bo1ov I the purify- ' has been stunned by the fall. 'We will; ing lay ex, and thus .soak unchanged I bathe his head, and try to get game t i into the wicks. If a large amount of _I this contaminating material finds its way into the %soil, ,the earth becomes 1 "ts,o'ulred," and can nor longer des- ' peso of or omtrbfy tle. wvl este, which r ' tends to ,soak into and mix with the - ground water. 11 Some 'Ilests.—Prof. Shutt's chemi o cal analyses of farm well water have shown the majority of the wells to be little better than cesspools. From o 100 to 200 samples a year are an- alyzed at the chemical laboratory of 'e the Central Experimental Farm, and :d not one-fifth of these can be passed e as safe and wholesome. By far the .t. greater number are utterly con- cieanned, while others are reported as suspicious, putting them in the category of those that are unsafe to use. ellt1 bacteriological examina- tions of Dr. Connell and Prof. Harri- son, of the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, show similar results. Dr. Con- nell mentioned that out of a dozen factory waters sent him last sum- mer not one was found fit for use. All were badly contaminated, and for drinking purposes would be imme- diately condemned. , ImProvement Necessary. --A factory well cannot be kept uncontaminated so long as tee drainage and wheel disposal syystem of the factory is not carefully looked after, so that the first essential for a pure water supply from the ordinary well is good drainage. Next is the proper oon- struction of the well, including its covering, so as not to permit sur- face washings flowing in. As Prof. Shutt pointed out, this drainage matter, apart from its actually poi- sonous character, is the very 'ma- terial upon which! microbes and; germd live, and water polluted from the barnyard, privy, etc., is always load- ed with countless millions of bac- teria. It is impossible to turn out first-class dairy products where such water is used, so even from the dol- lars -and -cents standp'oiuut, improvee went in this respect is imperative. It is not the smell or appearance of water that denotes its condition. Many samples of water, welch fa the sense of smell- or sight or taste are perfect, yet simply reek \wittl filth'. 'Tice bacteria which we ileac - not detect by our senses are far more dangerous than those which' we can detect. Yours very truly, V. A. Clemons, Publication Clerk. a le it lie lt. aortae, glue., lately nuuresseu at, the editor of L'Avenir .du Nord, when re- sating the story of his cure. Mr. La.;, vote is well known in St. Jerome, an; what he says carries weight among those who know hint. For a consider- able time he was a great sufferer from dyspepsia, which caused severe head- aches, pains in the stomach and some- times nausea, Sometimes he felt as though he would suffocate, he would be- come dizzy, and experienced ringing noises in the ears. His appetite became poor, and his general health so bad that he found it almost impossible to work, and when the headaches attacked him he had to quit work. For six malls, he says, he suffered both physically and mentally more than can be imagined. During this time he took medicine from several doctors, but found no help. Then one day he rend of the cure of a similar case through the use of Dr. William's Pink Pills, and. decided to try them. He used the pills for a couple of months and they have made him feel like a new person. Ito is no longer troubled with any of the old symptoms, and says he eau now tro n.bnut hie work as though he never Intl dyspepsia. The difestive organs—like nil the oth• er organs of the body—get their strength and nourishment from the blood. 1)r. Williams' }'ink. Pills actually make new blood. This new blood strengthens the stomach, stimulates the liver, regulates (Chicago Post.) the bowvele and sets the whole digestive system in a healthy. vigorous state. flood blood is the tree secret of leered health. That is why Dr. William's link Pills always bring good health to those who use thein. Von can get these pills from your medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents n, box, or six boxes for 9i2.50, by writing The Dr. 'Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. An hobo will tell you that . being pinched , y nohed by poverty isn't in it with being pinched bb' a cop. The Chicago Way. "I understand," he said, "that we are reported to be engaged." 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