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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-10-21, Page 7Gilra�r/a.dr °"ID9"oia .19v ��.>os sow m,dr'91�a%"'1i mn14 "Hee will not," the girl flashed ou passionately. "]3•e goes to rejoin a old flame.. I might have known tha be w,as •,an English aristocrat, an must, perforce, have an arlstocrat fox' a wife. He has simply been amus Eng himself at my expense ; but— have never yet been balked in any thing 'th;at I have undertaken, and mill not he in this,. Mrs. Clairemont wealso leave fer Remo the last o next week„ I am going mow to bar August telegraph: for the finest suit afa of a,rtments that can be obtalne in the Sterne City.' " .CHARTER- XIV, Miss King left the room withou waiting for her companion to reply and was absent for nearly half an hour,. She looked somewhat brighter when she returned, although there was still a malignant gleam in her midnight eyes,, "When Sir Walter calls again, a he doubtless? will, to make his fine adieus, you can contrive to men tion, incidentally, that we hay room's engaged at the Costanzi. I was very fortunate," she added °the Courtneys intended to leave for Romenext week, but Mrs. Court- ney is 7I1, and cannot go at pre - seat, so, I have secured their rooms." "Very \melt, I will rid as; you wish; butt how you do rush things, Inez," Mrs. Clairemont observed, with a shrug of her shoulders„ "Well, hustling its essential, if one is bound to wen success inlife," re- turned the girl, meth a dogged look, as she threw, herself into a luxurious chair, took up a book, and began ttd read.' Miss Inez Ding had been in• Paris for many months, and had created something of a sensation there, :with her brilliant beauty, her vi- vaciousmanner, and her apparently unlimited wealth, which she scatter- ed with a laelish hand., u u She had many ardent admirers, but not one of them' made any; Impres- sion upon her until SIr Walter Leighton appeared upon the scene, when, from the hour of their in-. troxiuction to each other, she had managed to chain him to her side, After learning all that there was to know about him—that is, regard- ing his position in England — her private secretary having been in- structed to "look him up"—she had secretly resolved that she would be- come Lady Leighton •,that her Wealth and beauty should become the stepping -stones to secure her a husband and a position in Eng- lish high fife. She had fondly hoped to achieve her object long ere this, but for some reason, the young baronet, although he was the very Jolliest of companions, and apparently de- voted to her heart and soul, never alloweecl himself to go beyond a cer- tain limit. Several .times she had thought him just on the point of formal declaration when she, hav- ing 'recklessly lavished the passion- ate affection of her fiery heart upon him, would have instantly ac- cepted him.. But he always managed to evade the climax, and adroitly changed the subject. Still she had contin- ued to hope that she would win the coveted prize, until to-ciay,when he had startled and appalled her bye telling her of his intended vis- it to Rome, and its object. a daughter of the house and to con duet herself accordingly. Shewaer very quick to learn—ver observant and. despite her lamen able ignorance on leaving her os home', it wiae not long before sh e caught up' with the carefully taugl Tdbniea both in her studies and a compii.ehments. Mean time, Carl King had seemed to become imbued with an unac- customed energy and ambition. Ile began to take a keen interest in he work and to manifest a vigil- ance regarding his employer's inter- ests that seemed to shote; that he was deeply .grateful to him, and ap- preciative of the great kindness 1 had ehown him. Gradually, as time went en, and he continued to make himself use- ful and trustworthy, Mr. Bing came to repose more and more confidence in him, promoting him from time to time, until at last• he had risen, to the position of foreman of the mine, and his employer, finding him so competent, would sometimes take a trip East, leaving him in sole charge for a month or even six weeks. Thus seven years passed, and Inez DLo0 andIea lead reached the age of nineteen and seventeen years, re- spectively. and Mr. King began to think that they ought to have a little polishing off at some good school. During a business trip to Los An- geles, he visited a noted seminary for young ladies, and after eonvers- ineg a while with the principal he made arrangements to send his two daughters, as be called them ,to her to complete their education. Fie had no doubt that hie foreman would consent to the arrangement, since he would not be called upon to defray any of the expenses, and so he had felt perfectly free to set- tle the matter without consulting slim. On telling him what he had done after his return, Carl tacitly con scented. fle was glad ea>'ough to hay his daughter become learned and ac camplished, but a feeling of bitter noes lied low since begun to rankl in hie heart as he realized that eh was 'being lieled far above him, bot: socially and, intellectually, and that when her education should be corn pleted, and elle came back to lie with him, the luxuries to which sh had become accustomed, and wide(it venule: be beyond his power t give her. Then, too, the burden of obliga- tion to his cousin irritated and op- pressed him, and he felt that fate had been very partial and unjust in showering so much upon his rola- live, while, during most of his life, he had been ground down beneath the iron heel of poverty. And thus Constantly brooding over these imaginary ills, the old jealousy of his boyhood began to develop, nn - til a fierce and eecret hatred took possession of him, and he began to develop, until a fierce and eecret hatred took possession of him and he began ea „Net the destruction of his employer and the benefactor of his child with a view to building a future and a fortune for Inez, such D5 i:eveever dn reahermed ambitiWf.ous mother had dbnica and Inez King both became favorites, each in her ower special way, in the educational inetitu- then which they had entered. Maraca. was lilted, by those con- genial to her, for her invariable sweetness and gentleness, for her aaiaeeumin:g ways, her unfailing sym- pathytrouble. and readiness to help any .one in Inez was lionized, by a certain other set, for her dash and spirit— because she was always ready to lead in every form of amusement, and spent money lavishly to tickle the palates of her devotees. Although she always treated Mbn- ioa with outward kindness, neverthe- less she inherited her father's trait- orous disposition, and secretly despi.sed and hated the fair girl, because Dame Fortune had smiled so auspiciously: upon her ; she was bitterly jealous of her brilliant ;ex- pectations, and chafed sorely' on ao- co'unt of her own dc -pendent position. Vet every one In tithe institution believed them to be sisters, for Mr. King would not allow it to be known that the girl was dependent upon his bounty,; indeed, one, to see .the two together, would have supposed Enez to be the fax orite, for she wasalcw,ays mole showily and richly clad than Monica, for, although • their allowance wee the same, the taste of the latter was far more simple. Thus every' one supposed them to be equal heiresses to the large for- tune which 1r. King would leave, and they were treated accordingly. In Mr. King's onnpioey—as a sort of private clerk in his household—there was a young Mexican, whose grand- father had once been a dictinganished hidar�go of Spain ; but repeated mis- fortuones haat gradually' reduced the fatally, to almost abject poverty. After Wandering from place to place in the vain hope of bettering their condition, they: finally strayed in- to the milling camp, to which we have previously- referred. here misfor- tune still beset them, and soon the father died. Then ilia King ,finally stumbled upon the youth and' his mother, and found them in an al- most starvieng Condition. Hee had taken then booth Into his family, where the mother had, af- ter being restored to health, held the position of housekeeper, and vvheere the sen gradually' became a. Confidential clerk for the man who, had been so kind to him. and: whom, next to. hoes mother, he honored and reverenced above every: other hum- an being. Ar.gustlino Qastaldi was the name f this young neve who, at the me of which we write, was some wenty-three years of age, and had be .i1,11 inmate or Mer, King's home m s'o'me eight (years, Ile was ,a. brilliant relieve, keen and sharer -witted. an innate ewe. - tiexnaa, show'in'g his good blood in every feature and act. Although he y had been deprived Or educatlo'nal ad- t- vantages during his eolith, his mo - vu) thee had done what she could for e it e- t, home when they reached man's es - n tate and nover meeting again until t Carl, in his wanderings, stumbled a upon his cousin and sought eom- ployment in his mine. Meantime both had married. Wil- - liam King had won a lovely, refined - girl, who, in spite of her gentle I breeding and love for cultivated sa- cfety, had not demurred when it f was found necessary to make their e home in the far southwest, where e they would have few social advan- d t'ager. Here one child was born to them, a beautiful little girl, whom they namcd Monica, and in whom all t their hopes were centred. Carl King had also married ; a handsome girl, who was half f. -:pan - WI, pan- Ieh, half American, and they, too, had one child—a. daughter, whom they named Inez. The mother, in spite of her ignorance, and low an- tecedents, was far more ambitious • than her vacillating, unprincipled 1 husband, and had made an effort to - better their condition by doing e washing and Ironing and putting by the, money she earned, to educate , hen: child when she shoull become older. But when Inez was nye years of age, her mother was suddenly strick- en with a fatal disease, and when she was told that• her hours were numbered, sibs made her husband swear that Inez should b ecuca'�ed —that, eventually, he would take her away to a more civilized place and give her a chance. to become some- thing batter than a coarse, unlet- tered girl, such as she must be if doomed to live all her days if she continued to remain in a mining town. She was 'teen enough to under- stand, the moment he began to talk of Florence Richardson, that his recent intentions to her had been merely pastime : that he had simply sought her as a companion with whom to enjoy his holiday, and. having found her congenial, had made the most of his opportun- ity for pleasure, The conviction aroused all the de- mon iu the girl's nature, and she had at once resolved that she, too, mould go to 'home, meet this pale - faced beauty, and measure lances with. here, But who is Inez King ?—Whence did she spring, and home did she come to be the possessor of such vast wealth ? The answer to these questions in- volves another romance and other mysteries, which must be unravel- ed ere 'our story is complete... Fifteen years previous the girl had been a swarthy, barefooted, half-clad, neglected, yet beautiful child, playing in the streets of a mining town on the Mexican bor- der, With ;other ciiiedren of the same ilk, Her father, :who was known as Carl King, 'svgs a, coarse, uneducated adventurer, who had drifted from One mining district to another,un- til chance had sent helm into the employ of his one cousin, Wm. Ding, who', hrough some streak oat luck, had become the owner of a, Valuable mine, 'The two had known each other as boys, hut they had never been upon friendly terms, for the par- ents of Carl had been poor and thriftless, !content to live from hand to enouth, and having no; am- bitiedn to rise in the world, our lei educate ttheir children. The other family, hdwever,was just the reverse, having pleasant hosiaae, cultivating refined society, and ambitious for learning and to make a name and a Aide In the world. • Consequently Carl always harbored t feeling of jealouey toward hisCousin Will, and they. drifted farther '.),ad farther apart, both leaving The man really meant to live up to his promise, but he was hamper- ed by his environments—he lacked energy and stability, and there seemed no possibility of his ever being able to redeem it, until he ran across his cousin, who, simply be- cause "blood is thicker than wa- ter" gave ilial employment. There was a cahoot in the town, and Carl King sent his child there; but the woman whom be hired to keep his house was a lazy slattern, and the little Inez was sadly neglected, anti lived a wretched lire,. until she was ten years old. One day W1.liam King, weile call- ing at tixe hones of Carl on a mat- ter of business, saw the neglected child, and his heart was touched with deepest pity for her; tor, in spite of ger circumstanc.:s, sh: was rery beautiful. "How- old is elle, Carl :" he inquir- ed, as he studied the brilliant lit- tle face, with ite great, Slashing black oyes and perfect features. "Twelve," returned the man, with a frown of annoyance, that his rich cousin should see his chill so rag- ged and dirty; for the little Mon- i43.,his cousin's elau hlcr, even though her mother had ,1j (1 about a year previous, was always tastefully dressed, and in the clean tiest fabric. "Ah, then she is a couple of years older than my own girl. Does rhe go to school'?" que,t:oneed Mr. Icing. "Some of the time ; the woman in there"—with a backward nod of his head toward the kitchen—" don't keep her half decent, and I'm asham- ed to let her go ; so she runs about the streets a good deal." "That is a pity, Carl ; she seems too bright a child to be kept from getting some knowledge into her head," said his employer. Then, af- ter thinking a moment, he contin- tinued: "I am going to have a gov- erness for Monica for the next few years; what do you say to letting Inez come to us and be taught with her ?" Carl scowled. Ile loved Ole child better than he head ever loved anything in the world, and he had long been un- easy because he had never taken any steps toward the fulfilment of las pledge to his wife ; but now that the opportunity was o:fered him, lie disliked to part with her. "Governesses cost a heap of money—I can't afford it," he mut- tered, sullenly. "It shall not cost you a dollar, Carl," Mr. King observed, in a friend- ly tope, "My little girl has been very lonely sineo her mother died, and I would Ike nothing better than, to have a companion for her. Inez shall share with her in everything, and be taught just as carefully, and you shall come to see her when- ever you like." e "Thank ye, Will; I'll think of it for a day or two, and let you know," the roan re- plied, as he drew the girl toward him and Looked searchingly into the earnest face, for Inez 'had listened intently to the conversation, and suddenly she experienced a mild longing 'to esoape from the wretched life ehe was leading.The result was that she went to the great, beautiful house down in the valley to live, and 'became a sort of second daughter to William Xing, the fortunate mine owner, who, growing richer and richer every day, bade fair to become ere long a financial king. Ilere the child shared equallywith her fair-haired and gentle compan-, ion, Monica, a dainty, refined little girl—a veritable lily of the valley— Who, .generously divided her toys with the loos fortunate stranger, and in- cluded her in all her pleasures. She him, gr'o'unding him well in certain studies ; but, after receiving per- mission to make free with Mr. Kingrs library; he had beware an ass.da- ou,s reader and student of good lit- erature, and this head done much for Monica was about pine years of family; when he entered the and from the first lie ha.d'been very fond of the lovely ehild, and this affec- tionhad graduafily increased un- til when she was about to leave home for the sohoo1 In Los Angeles, he suddenly! discovered that he idoliz- 1•zed her with all the passion and fire of his ,Spanish nature. But a sense oe chivalry: and of loy- alty to the man who had 'befriended him, caused him to conceal the fact In his own bosom ; and no one, not even the abject of this fervent af- fection, dreamed of its existence. With Inez he was upon friendly terms, for she was always pleasant and chatty, and ready 1'0x' a good tiiiewherever she could find it; and she was net above coquetting with her bene'factor's clerk, although she wsoutd have scorned any serious attentions from him. Thus time passed, the mine owner continuing to prosper, while his trusted foreman and cousin never ceased to plot against him, laying trap after trap.for tele unwary' feet, lentil finally, one fatal day, the un- suspicious man walked straight into one, and his fate was -sealed. CHAPTER. XV. One morning, some three Years and a half having passed since Monica and Inez entered the school at Los Angeles, August, as he was fam- iliarly called, drove Mr. King to the station to take a train for another. town. I shall be back at noon, A.ugusti o and go directly to the mine, and _ you can Come for me there as us- _ Lead," said that gentleman, as they; e, drew near the station. e e e 0 a ti t was also clad as richly and becom- inglyas the child 01 the rich man, a,ncl soon green to regard herself as The young man often drove his employer to and from the mine, oe wherever be wished to go, receiv- ing his instructions for the day and talking over important matters dur- ing these drives, and thus preclud- ing the poessibility oe being over- heard by any one, for often their conferences were of a momentous character. "Si, senor," August replied, and, touching his hat respectfully to his oompa.neei tie be leaped from the car- riage just in time to catch Iris train, Teen he wheeled his spirited horses around and returned 'to the mansion and his werk. At theusual Ilene late in the after- noon, he drove to the mine, hitching his horses before the office, which was located only a few rods from the entrance to the tunnels. Faltering the offine, he inquired of than rlerk where Mr. Xing cared be found. Tele man said the did not know—he had been in and out of the office several times during the afternoon, although it was an hour or more since lie last saw him, Feeling strangely restless, August went outside and walked book and .forth upon the rude piazza for sev- eral m;nutes. Tete ct:lys were getting short, and it wee last growing dark ; besides, gathering clouds indicated rain, and he telt anxious to get home before it should be too dark to see the road. Ile looked at his watch. It was five minutes of six, and presently he saw the melt emerge from the mine, their foreman; Carl Xing, at their head. "Have you seen Mr. Xing ?" August inquired of him. g (To be continued.) Pencils Spread Diphtheria. During a recent epidemic of diphthe- ria which a raged in one of the public schools in Paris the medical inspectors decided that the disease was transmitted from one child to another by the pen- cils. The pencils used were municipal property and were distributed each morning and collected at the close of the session. When one remembers how uni- versal is the habit among children of putting the pencil in their mouths it is easy to sec how any disease of the throat could be rapidly spread. The in- spector advised each scholar hereafter be allowed a pencil as his individual pro- perty.. A THOUGHTFUL PRIEST. Points Out to mothers theWay toKeep Their Children Welt and Happy. Rev. J. L. Francoeur, Casselman, Ont., is a kind-hearted priest 'who has done ouch to alleviate suffering among the little ones in the homes of his parislxh- loners. Writing under a recent date he says: "I must say that Dr. Williams' Baby's Own Tablet% are deserving of the high praise they have had as a cure for the ailments of children. For the past eight months I have been introduc- ing thein in many Iexmilies, and always, the mothers tell me, with perfect re- sults. Their action is always effective, wien.out any sickly reaction, and they are especially valuable in allaying pains in the head, fever in teething, nervous- ness, sleeplessness, cramps in the stom- ach and bowels, colic and other trou- bles. Their regulating action gives al- most instant relief, and gives speedy care. This is the comforting experience that has cone to my knowledge out of their pndirious use. I am glad to give you my sincere testimony, and I will reeorninend the Tablets to all mothers and nurses of sick children, as I have done heretofore." These Tablets are sold by all medi cine dealers, or mothers • can obtain them by nail et 25 cents a box by writ - in gto The Dr. Williams' Medieino Co., Brockville, Ont, Joy Succeeds Despair IN THE HOMO Ole' Mut, JOSEPH HILTON, THOIID aD, UNC'. His Daughter, Lelorenoe, Was All But Deal i''rom Dropsy—IIer Doctor Had. Given Ilex'11.1p—Dr. Williams Pink rills Were Then Used and TCT pay She is Well and Strong. From the Post, Thoraid, Ont. Everybody believes he a dreamy sort of way of the efficacy of a well and wise- ly advertised medicine, when the record- ed cases of restored health are at a dis- tance; but when a case comes up in the home town, when the patient is known to everyone, and when the cure is not only positive but marvellous, the efficacy of the medicine becomes a fact --a decided thing. For many years the Post has advertised Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo People; large quantities of them have been sold by the local drug stores, and many remarkable cures have been effected. One of these attracted the at- tention of our reporter and he investi- gated. Miss Florence Hilton, the 18 - year -old daughter of Joseph and Mrs. Hilton, living in the west part of the town, was taken ill early last summer, with dropsy, coupled with heart trou- ble. She was compelled to give up one duty after another, and finally became unable to walk or to lie down. Her suf- fering was intense and medical skill did all that could be done. Florence, how- ever, grew worse, sitting in her chair day and night for five long months to get her breath, and the parents despaired. At last the doctor gave her up, and said further visits were futile. The poor girl's limbs were pitifully swollen and finally burst below the knees. She sat helpless and weak, gasping for breath, and at times could breathe at all only with the greatest difficulty. One night the neighbors came in and said she could not live till morning. But to -day she is alive and well, moving about among her young companions a remarkable and mir- aculous contrast to what she then was. The reporter called one evening at the Hilton ]some, but Miss Florence was not visiting. The father and mother were in, however, and freely told him of the cure, which they attribute entirely to Dr. William's Pink Pills. The first box was brought to her by her grandmother, who urged their use. Then Mrs. Hilton :herself remembered that she had the previous winter been cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills of a slight at- tack of dropsy, and also remembered the many cures advertised in the Post. She bought tu-o boxes and Florence '.•ook them, three pills at a dose. In two weeks she felt a slight decrease in the pain in her limbs, and more pills were procured. For five months—five long pain -laden months—the weary girl had sat day- and night in her chair, but now she began to fool the pain leas;ing her and to see her limbs resume their nat- ural size. Fourteen boxes of the pills were taken and at last her perseverance was rewarded. She rose from her chair; her former strength gradually came back: one by one her household du- ties were taken up again, and when The Post representative called he was met by beaming faces and thankful hearts, and a grateful readinesto give to the world the facts that had saved a bright young life and hacl brought joy instead. of grief to a Thorold home." In thousands of other homes scatter- ed over the length and breadth of Can- ada, Dr. Wililams' Pink Pills have brought health and joy and gladness, and in every- home in the land where sickness and suffering enters neve health and strength can be had through a fair use of the; medicine. Remember that substi- tutes can't cure—they make the patient worse, and when you ask for this medi- cine see that the full name "Dr. Wil. liams' Pink Pills for Pale People" is printed on the wrapper around the box —then you are clime you have the genu- ine pills. Sold by all medicine dealees, or by mail post paid for 50 cents a box, or six boxes for .$2.50, by writing The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. TOUR GLOVES. They must be clean. They are worn laree. Try on very carefully at first. Choose a soft, pliable leather. Too often, cheap gloves are cheap. Be sure the fingers go in straight. Benzine is as Good. as any cleaner. Gloves are cleaned on the hand or a form. Gloves to keep should be wrapped it^ tissue paper. An expert •says the cleaned ging,, should dry thhand. It is a non istaleie to let white glove n become really dirty. The new gloves offer a great selection for wear with brown, T.he careful woman tries them on be- fore the time she is to wear then. Tan shades of the warmest possible sorts appear hi mannish headgear. Oignon brule, as the new light reddish - brown is called, is good in street gloves. White gloves are elegant, if perfectly clear, for all dress wear. If dirty, they are horrible. With a pink evening dress a dead white glove is nothing so pretty as one faintly tinted with pink. Pastel fawn gloves are attractive with dresses of brown, castor or tan color, or with dark green. Black gloves are worn with all blact , though with a white rig black gloves, het and shoes are modish. Some women will wear fabric gloves John Roberts, a noted London billiard player, now in this country, having near- ly circled the globe, says that in Indio and China, particularly the English game is played. In Java he found the Ameri- can, or French game, mostly in vogue, English tables are different from the .American, and the game differs front that played here, being, he says, mere scientific than three -ball billiards.