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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-07-08, Page 5+--eesi`N eser"asewaw"Srjerea vU ^ 4 awes e"aseee` w+^ssanaonassalesar-d "You can thank me best," she re- plied, "by being, as the story -books say, good and happy now and hence- forward "I will try," be said ; "and no one, Lady Maude, says 'Haven bless trou !' more fervently than I do —I, whom you saved from ruin." As they drove down the long ave- nue, amid cheers and shouts and good wishes that were enougb to deafen them, Major Rawson turned with a smile on his lips to his wife. "I did not know, thlat you had such a royal do(vvey, Maude." "Wbat dowry do you mean?" she aasked. "The dowry of blessings from young and old, rich) and poor. What have you done to make all these people lave you do;?" Siiie raised her eyes to his. "I have done nothing but my duty," she replied. "Then you have done it with grace and sweetness," he said. "Tach me to do mine . as well. If I could blear as many blessings folio'av me as follow you, I should be happy " "Are you not happy now ?" s he asked, wtthn a charming smile. His, answer was prompt and de- cisis^)n •x a * *• * .wing Miss Lester's secret pre- dilection for hearing news that she was too proud to seek, Felix went over to Outlands a few days aftt°rward. lee had not seen Eve lately, and was anxious about her. Ile had heard iiate say that she was not looking well —that she ha 1 grown thin and pale, and seemett to have lost some of her old bright spirit ; and those few words had made Felix anxious. Finding one evening that he bad an flour's leisure, he thought that be could not do better than devote it to her. lilies Lester was looking a little more cross and impatient than us- ual when the young lawyer greeted her, and lie asked what was the mat- ter. "I am not pleased about the corm, OD replied, briefly. "I am sorry to hear it.. What is the matter with it 2" "It does not ripen as it should," she replied. • "That must be the fa.uit of the sun;' said Felix. "No matter what is to blame, the, misfortune is just the same," re- turned Miss Lester. "What •has brought you hers to -night, Air. Felix? I saw your name in the 'Loomshire Gazette.' You were present at ail the gay doings at Bramber Towers." "Yes," he replied, "I was there.' "Then tell me all about Lady Maude's marriage, It is not often that one has the opportunity of hearing about such grand affairs ; tell me every'ything that you remem- ber." "I came on purpose to do so," said Felix. "I thought you would' be pleased to hoar abo'tt it. But shall we not wait tor Eve? Perhaps site would be interested too." "No," reviled Miss Lester, s` she would not—unless it were abeet a to trria ge in the moon. I X11 her always that slie is . waiting to marry the pian in the moon. Spit dawn here by these bee -hives. Never mind the bees; they will not sting you unless you interfere with them. iMs I sit here I can see what is going on around me ; and nd man is idle while my eyes are on bine Tell me about Lady Maude first. Do yore know, I heard a foolish' rumor once, Pelix Lone - dale ?" "`I am afraid you have heard a great many false rumors in your time, Miss Lester," he remarked. "It seems to me that the world is full of ^thein, What was the ono you refer 'to ?" "I heard that you were in Iove wtthr Lady Maude, and that she liked you," said Miss Jane, sol- emnly. He laughed so heartily that she felt at once there was no truth in it. Her grim tate relaxed at thio sound of 'his inirtl.. "How absurd 1" he said. "There Is no lady in England whom I hold Ln higher reverence and esteem than Lady Maude. As for being in love with her, it is sufficient to say that she is an earl's daughter ; and in my own fashion I am as proud as a king. I would no more marry a rich woman, and live on her money, than f would cheat or steal." He marvelled why Miss Jane looked so intently at Mtn. "1 wonder if you will always think so?'' she said, earnestly. "1 am quite sure that I shall. I . think independence a noble quality, and one to which Englishmen espe- cially may lay claim. I have a great respect for It, and shall ever exer- cise it." "Now tell me about the wedding," said Miss Lester. And Felin gave her a most animated account of it. She was delighted, incl would have listened to him for another hour, but that her keen eyes detected a dairy- maid enjoying the homage paid by one of the reapers. , "Go into the house and find Eve,01 she said. "I shall be with you di- rectly." Felix found Eve in the garden, and so Intently was the girl thinking that she never heard his footsteps until he Mood by her side. "Eve!" he said, gently ; and he gegen startled by the sudden change her face when she eaw him. It ivas dyed crimson, and the sweet, earnest eyes fell before his. She could not speak to him at once; and a sudden conviction flashed across his . mind that the moment he had accosted her she was thinking of him. "My dear Eve," he said, "are we such strangers that you should be so startled by my presence? The tante told me you were not looking so 'well- and I am come to see," , "I am quite well," site answered in her sweet, low voice, "and very pleased to see yon."' "You look well enough just now. You have the color. of a rose in your face," lie told her. "May I find a seat here ? I have an hour to spare, and am come to spend it with you." He sat down on a little garden= chair, under the luxuriant jas- mine, and began to talk to ber, A sense or peace and repose always came over him when he was with Eve —a sense so sweet that he never cared to disturb it ; and the same magical feeling was stealing over him now. When they had been talking for some time he looked at her ; and then he saw how true Mrs. Lons- dale's words were. The 'sweet face had grown very thin and pale; there was a dull look in the tender eyes, as though. she had wept bitter tears. Site was much changed, and Felix `" -as pained to see it. Ile marveled as to the cause, and then decided to question her. "Eve;' he said, gently, "you are not well. Why do you not go to the sea- side for change of air ?" "I am happier here than I should be anywhere else," she replied. His ears detected a tone of patient weariness in ber voice. "Eve," he said, impulsively, ''I do not believe you are happy. Have you any trouble or sorrow ? Trust me, as I trust you." • The sweet eyes lookecl up at him. "I have no trouble," she answered —"and Heaven has been very good to me, But long after Felix bad gone away elle sat under the luxuriant jasmine, and once she cried: "Oh, my love, you will never know In this world how I love you I" CHAPTER ' One fine morning in September a letter came to the office of Lonsdale which pres-nted very familiar features to those who received it. The creamy color of the envelope, the delicate handwriting, the faint per- fume of violets, the crest on the seal—each and all were familiar. "It is from Lady Chevenix," said Felix, as he placed it before his fattier—of all the letters that had been received from her he had never opened one. Mr. Lonsdale read It and then look- od at his son. ",she is coming home," he announc- ed. "She will be at elarawood at the end of the week, and wants ins to see that everything is ready for her. I had better go ver t the Hall at once. ah, here is the postscript— there is sure to be one in a lady's Tetter—"remember me kindly to Mrs. Lonsdale—and Felix.' " "She is very kin.cl," said 1'elix, as he sorted his papers. 'I suppose you told her what an accumulation of business awaits her ?" "Yes. I thought it time she either returned or gave me full powers of acting," relined '!#r. Lonsdale, "I am glad she is coming home, 1 do not like the Hall to be closed; it makes the whole neighborhood dull." Darcy Lonsdale 'rode off at once with his good news ; and very pleased the household at Garswood was. Their young mistress had been wor- shiped among them, and they were delighted at the thought of her re- turn. Mr. Lonsdale gave all neces- sary orders, so that Lady Chevenix should find everything ready on her return, and should not miss any com- fort or luxury. He called on Mrs. Kaye, and found that She also had heard from her daughter, and that she was going to Garswood to be in readiness to re- ceive ber. Mrs, Haye had very ambi- tious views for her daughter ; she bad plenty of gond advice to give her. Now that she had secured wealth acid a title, she must look for something higher still. "Sebe ought to marry 'the duke next," she said to her husband; but Francis Hays answered: "It le just possible that she may not care to marry again." His wife laughed at this. "After proving herself so sensible, do you think she Intends to retire upon her laurels? 'You may depend upon it. Francis, her second marriage will be far more brilliant than her first.'p "You knolvv best, of course, :my dear," said Francis Haye, meekly. "'Violet awes a great deal to your tratrang." "I flatter myself," remarked Mrs. Haye, "that I brave made her what she is.• My pxntdenee and diplom- acy, during her first foolish en- gagement to Felix Lansdale, made her Lady Chevenix.' "That I 'believe ; but I doubt if she has ever been really happy since. Do yeti remember howshe used to smile and blush) when Felix eame ?" "It was childish nonsense; she has something better to do than smile and blush now," replied Mrs. Haye, severely. "I hope when she dols comp you, will not encourage her in any nonsense: Only Imagthe —11 we should live tp see her a. duchess ! I always knew that she, would be fad'tunaute in We. ;i'h;tt a .cruel thing it would have been if sae. had married Felix Lansdale!" ! At the end of- the weak another letter came to the office et I,Slford, asking Darcy fons- dale to go' over to) Lady Cbevenix at o„co. He went, and on his return he said to Pelix c "Tihere is a terrible accumulation of.work at Garswood Lady C'ievenris 'wishes me t'o refrain at the Hall ror a week, and clear up all arrears. It %Oxil occupy a week—the Michaelmas accaalw Felix, Tcountsauna'.ro spare..ays heavy—but, a week. Lord Arlington's. rent -dinner and many other things are close at hand. I do not think 1 can spare, a week. I made a suggestion to Lady C: evenix, which she seemed very pleased with; it was that, instead of my going to the Hall for six days, we should both go for throe—that is, of course, if you are willing.” "It is a matter of indifference to me, father," he replied. "Whichever plan suits you best, or pleases you beast, I will follow." "lase we vein both tee It is far easier to go to Gan:wood and take a clerk NOW us than to have all that mass of documents brought to 'the office." c So it was settled that they were to go to tee Hall, and do all tlie 'busi nese as quickly as possible there. "I shall prefer sitting up at.night," said Pelix. 'I can always work bet- ter when there is perfect silence. A few hours' extra work each night, and we shall soon have finished." die little dreamed to what that sitting up would lead: They went on the Monday even- ing—a, beautiful autumn evening, when the sunbeams fell on the gray walls and lighted up the picturesque mass of buildings. Several visitors were at the Hall. Captain Hal, Mrs. Haye, Miss Hethcote—who seemed as thbugh she would never leave Lady Chletenig again—Lady Sare wn- son, and Miss Fern—all,uests whom Lady Chevenix hats invited. Father and son were taken at once to her boudoir, where 'she sat alone ; and never in h:>r whole life had Violet looked so charming. The year of ,quietness and repose in th'e climate of Normandy had been mar- velously beneficial to her. While there she had not a shadow of care; she had studied nothing ex- cept to forget the past, to realize her good fortune, and to recruit her health. The consequence was that she returned with a lovely and dainty bloom. There was no longer the faintest shadow on her face ; it was full of radiant, laugh- .ing light; . the violet eyes were clear and bright as stars, the scar- let lips untroubled. Felix looked at her as she stood in the light of the setting sun, and eyes were dazzled by her beauty and loveliness. See wore a dress of riche black velvet cut square, so as to show the svelte neck, on which a diamond cross gleai,ed like fire. She wore diamond bra.cr eia on her arm` diamond scare alione in the coils of golden hair. Iu kindliest greeting she held gut her white jeweled hands to Mr. Lonsdale and her son ; but her marc velour beauty had for a few miuutee stricken thein dumb. • "I am so etelahted !" she said, and truth shone in hor beautiful eyes. "1 thought I would tree you here first, away from the other guests, because I wanted to titlie to you. Mr. Lons- dale, take the,; easy chair. Felix"— she hail quite fallen into the old Nation of calling Ieien Felix— "sill here. • I did not see you"—to Felix— ' to bid you good-bye ; but I pun well pleased to see you on my return: 'Chore is no place like home, after all, is there l Normandy was very, beau-. tifnl, but Garswood is home. Now tell me all that has been done in Lil- forcl slnee I left. You were at Lady MMaude's wedding—toll me about it, Felix. I am glad she married her hero after al}." They spent one of the pleasantest hours that could bel magieed. The same idea struck both father and son. Lady Chevenix seemed to have grdwn young again ; her sunny, smiles, tier unusual laughter, her quick, clever repartee, her keen en- joyment of their society -all were noticeable. She had indeed altered; she was like beautiful Violet Haye; all trace of the quiet, cold Lady, Che- venix had vanished. Then her smiles died away; for a few minutes as they talked of the terrible trial they,' had gone through together. She looked with soft, lum- inous . eyes into Darcy, Lonsdale's face, "What old friends we are!" she said, thoughtfully. "And how strange it seems that you should have been with me when he , dred — that Felix. should have been my chief comfort 1 1What a riddle life is to read!" After a few minutes Mr. Lonsdale remarked: "You must not:cbarm us into for- getting our work, Lady Chevenix; there is so very txiueh to be done" "'fou can begin as early,1 as you like in the morning," she said, "but this one evening you must give to me. Think what a pleasure it is to me to talk to such old Mende. T shall get 'up early, too,. and see that you have breakfast be-, fore you begin. I shall make your teal; I em sure that no one else could] Make it nicely enough." Darcy Lonsdale told her laughing- ly that she would spoil him; and both gentlemen were surprised to find that they had been talking for !uI hour instead of a few minutes, Thee rose when the fhrseboll rang for din- ner. and Lads' Chevenix., looking at Felix, azsked hien; "Haw is Evelyn Lester 1" ifle told her that slip was not look. Ing either 'bright or well lately; and then they separated. Long atter retiree anti son had left her, the beautiful woman eat with.: a happy, brooding light in ilea dyes, and a smile like summer sunshine ori( her lips. And when she rose to re- turn to her visitors, she murmured to herself ; 1 i liar',, my love, tt •,last l" It ori a�l,leasztzit o'cizin r; tive Me- yer parte; wars breglit tr,nd eloitrful, aim after i1'b nor the gucmte had muse cards and conversation. More than QIace Lady. Lila enix made roam for Felix neer her anti talked to bile: Fut, if Indy Clreveuix was uxttrsually kind, Axis. Have wvas unusually, cold to bin; waenever she easy her daughter talking to hini, under some pretext or other, she interrupted the conversation. Ste tried to patronize Win ; but all efforts et patronage recoiled upon herself. 'There are some men'who never will be patronlz- ed, and lie was .one ; bis natural pride'' and dignity of character quite pre, vented it. • The evening was a very pleasant one. Lady Chevenix was a charming hostess; she neglected no one. She had the rare gift or making evergl ane feel perfectly at home,. and each one separately seemed to be iter most favored guest. Felix could not help contrasting that visit with his last, when she had r;uffered such tortures of anxiety and humiliation. He could not help thinking of the pn- happy man who had died so young, a victim to his own folly,' —the man who had once been master of all this wealth and had made bad use of it. It was 'a pleasant evening,, If Felix had been more vale, he must have seen with what great respect and consideration he was treated --how Lady Chevenix .deferred . to him on every point — how she consulted bis tastes, his wishes, kis convenience. If he bad been more vain, he would have been more flattered by a— lio would have seen it. .But be did not. The chief thing that struck him was the coldness and reserve of >ltrs. Haye. During the next Yew days father and son worked hard; they rose early anti dict not leave work until it was time to prepare for dinner. Darcy Lonsdale declared that Lady Chevenix would spoil hind. She de. noted herself almost entirely to their comfort ; she studied them. At the end of the third day there yet Bard reainedwork.mthree or four hours' "We must go to -morrow,"" said Darcy; "we must leave the first thing in the morning, let what will happen," Felix decided to go back to his 'writing immaliately after dinner, and not to pause again until he had finished. That was the only plan. Lady Chevenix smiled thoughtfully wizen she heard it. s "It will be best," she agreed. "I will see that Felix has a cheerful are and refreshments. How good you both are to work so hard for my affairs P' So, when the dinner was ended, Fe- lix wont back to the 'library and began to write. Lady Chevenix sent him a cup of her favorite cafe noir. Later on a servant carried In a refreshment -tray, which was placed on a table near him. He heard the sound of musio and laughter, which, as night grew on, ceased. His rather came in and said "Good -night" to him, and then 'silence fell over the house. CHAPTER XLVI. As Felix Lonsdale wrote busily, there clime to him the memory of a ':tory he had read, in which a lawyer like himself sat alone ii the library of a country -house, and tho spirit of Its dead owner came to tell him of somo wrong Ito had done in Life. " It is a pleasant thought!" smiled Felix to himself ; andthen lie was startled for a moment. A faint odor of violets floated near him, and, looking up, be saw Lady Clieveitix, (7Cvo use dontinead.D GATHERING CASCARA BARK. Dr. fiiuseppe La Ip PHYSICIAN TO TI.11 POPE PRAIS DR, nVILLIAI1S PINK PILLS. In Pour Oases of Aaaaeainla Th Ef1eets'Were so Satisfactory That Will go on Using ahem. `• Dr. Lspfio.pni, whose skill served the life of the late Pope I III. to the great age of 92, a to whose cels the healtb of the sent Pope, Ells Holiness, Pius X., confided, bus weitten the follows confided, has rw,ritten the rema ableletter, or what the following a translation "I• certify that I have tried (Wflllana,s' Pink Pills In four cases the ,simple Anaemia of developme After a fewi weeks of treatment, t result came fully up to my expect tion,s.. For that reason I shall n fail in the future to extend the of this laudable preparation not onl in the treatment of other mor'bi forms of the category of Anaemia div Cr:tarosds, but also in cases of Neur- !s,etbenia and the like." D,R, GIUSEPPE L•APPONI. 1 New Industry Recently Developed in Washington. Cascara bark peeling has become an active industry in the forests of West- ers Washington. The bark is taken from the barberry of Chittimwood trees that grow profusely in the Grays Har- bor district. It has a commercial value of eight cents a pound. An ordinary tree yields from 50 to 100 pounds of the dried bark. 'Whole families are engaged in collecting the bark and selling to deal- ers. Some men make $5 a day at the work. Entire sections are contracted by eastern buyers, and peelers engaged to supply the bark. There is talk of peti- tioning.the Legislature to enact laws for preserving the trees, which are more valuable than any timber grown in the native forest, The bark is used for medicinal purposes. It is estimated that one pound of dry bark will snake enough liquid extract to sell for $2 at whole- sale. SAVE BABY'S LIFE. You cannot watch your little ones too carefully during the hot wea- ther. At this time sieknees comes swiftly and the sands of he little liter are apt to glide away a.,.iost be- fore you know it, Dysentry, diarr- ltoon, cholera infactuna and stomach troubles are alarmingly frequent during the hot weather. At the first sign of any of these troubles Baby's Owvn 'Ilablets should be . gives—better still an occasional dose will prevent these troubles coming, and the Tab- lets should therefore be kept in every home. Promptness may save your child's life. Mrs. J. R. Standen, Woyburn, N,W.Is., says; "Baby's Owb Tablets are valuable in cases of diarrhoea, conetipation, hives, and when teething, I have never used a medicine that gives suck good satis- faction." ']his Is the experience of all mothers who have used the Tab- lets. If you do riot find the 'll:tbdets at your druggists send 25• cants to The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont., and a box will be sant you by tn,a.Sl pest paid. , , • :farrowed ideas, like umbrellas, are Often taken without so Winch as by your • • leave. Dr. Giuseppe Lapponi, Physician to the Pope, who has written a , Letter in praise of Dr. Williams' , Pink Pills for Pale People. 1 , It would Ciao impossible to exagger-, ate the impartanee of this opinion., Dr. Lapponi's High article' positon, places hie professional competence above question, and it is certain be did ear write as above without weighing his words or without a. full. Sensre of 'the effect his opinion would have. TJie asemple anaemia od ,leve}op- Ment"referred to by Dr. Lapponi is of counso, that tired, languid dondltion of young girls wahose development to w,omiaanliood is tardy!, whose heal:the at the period of that development is ea often imiperilled.A girl, bright and; merry! enough in childhood, wilT"in! her teens :grow by degrees pa a and languid. Frequent 'headaches, and en sense of uneasiness wizicb ,she cannot understand, make bier miserable. Just, when it is time for her to leave oft being a, girl and, become a woman a change wbieh coolies to different!. individuals at different ages+ •- Ener. development lingers—wJe:1? Because she has too little blood. That is what Dr. Lapponi means when he speaks, in: the scientific language natural to hint of "tbo anaemia of develop- ment." Dr. Williams' Pin}+: Pills for. Palo People have the power of mak, ing new 'blood. ;.then cure anaemia just as food cures hunger. That is how they help .growing girls, who, for want of this new blood, often drift into chronic ill -health, or "go into a decline"—which means eon- sumption—o.nd died. Dr. Williantis' Pills could ,slava 'tli,onr. . The value of Dr. Williams' Pink' Pills as a nerve tonic, referred to ibyf Dr. Lapponi, makes them, valuable to men as well ars women. Tiety act on• the 'nerves through the blood and thus cure diseases like pt. Vitus danee, neuralgia, paralysis and loco, meter Ataxia. WWhon buying these pills it is important to see that the, full name Dr. Williamis' Pink Pills for• Pale People" is printed on the wrap- per around each box. Never take a aswblsti,'tute, as it is worse tban a waste of money) --St is a menace to health. If ybi1 cannot get the gene nine pills from yriur dealer write'the Dr. Williams' Aledicine Co., Brockville,. Ont., and the pills will be sent, ascris post paid at 50 cants abox or rdIS homes for $2.S0. . ; a . ;a The size and Movements of Glaciers.' Think of sections bigger than Rhode Island being torn from a glacier and swept off in the ocean to be ferried three thousand miles on the bosom of, the Labrador current until th'e heated waters of the Gulf Stream cause them to vanish from human ken!Then can. one form some idea of the immensity of the ice area discharged from the Green- land seas each year. Thousands of miles of valley are constantly emptying their contents into the .bays and fords of the north waters whence the tides hurry the detachments southward to cumber the wide Atlantic. The disposition of ice -bergs to turn turtle is one of their most dangerous propensities. It arises from sevora causes. 'Men they start out front Gree land their bottoms are heavy wish detritus gathered in their glacial and this drops off at intervals move south, causing their e gravity to change and the be sumo neve positions. The scie, ory of the formation of the marine plateaus which exten. radar to Fundy and are coin as the Grand Banks of is that they are the prod pee/Ss of burgs during From . Leslie's Monthl. .fuly.