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The Herald, 1904-10-28, Page 7he lin Bridegrooin 1411"0tt aE ises Rsell' 7f rP'l "Yes, lad; he was inside three-quarters of an hour ago gave omc'tere for the men to be the south vein to -morrow mor cheerily responded the foreman "Where did he g••o after that ? ,young man questioned, wbi1 • gravely studied the man's face en spite of ;nig frank manner, was a peculiar paleness about it attracted his attention. He had never shared his emp confidence in the man ; he h. ways been impressed that he 'treacherous, and no instinotivel trusted bine! ""I couldn't say, lad ; the 1 saw of him he was talking with Jenkins," Was the indifferent 4/pollee, as the man passed brisk toward his cottage. August turned to intercept Jenkins, whom• he saw not far and just about to cross the etre The man ,sald that he had onl changed a few; words with the owner, who had Simply inquired his boy, who had been sick for than a month ; then he saw, him toward the south vein, where andegoing to work in thata. was the last of himie r August went back to the o porch, where he sat down and wa some fifteen. minutes loner, but s feeiing of great impatience an creasing uneasiness. Almost everybody bad disappe front the, street, for it w,fie the erg' eupper hour, and all had eager to get home to the eve meal awaiting them. Suddenly the young man spree his feet with a muttered expres or Warm. , Zjhe Routh vein 1" he breat with whitenie f lips. "Santa M preserve him l" He knew there were two •[nays tunnels leading to this vein ; that had been utterly abandoned unsa,te and a new one that had b recently opened. If Dir. Icing had gone thither examine for [himself the point wh work wap' to be begun on the m row, and had taken a short through the old tunnel, some a dent 'might have befallen him, that was the reason of his photrae absence. It was verydarknow, but Aug knew elle way well, and, loap:ng t the porch„ he hastened toward amine to ascertain if anything he,ppenecj to his friend. He would not ask 'anyone to with him, for he did no't wish to c ate excitement among the men ; so sped on ins way alone, a terrl fear oppressing ,him. At the entrance -co the mine looked 'around for a torch, found o and lighted it,-ttougb with trembli bands, and then, turning toward opaning on his left, sped onward. Some twenty or thirty yards b gond lie came to where two tunn hran,eiled err from the main e which he had been traversing. One plainly showed that it h been reocintly excavated and w strongly supported ; the other e evidently an old one, the timbe were rotten ,and discolored, some them had even become loosened, a the earth and rocks had begun tumble about. Ra,rk 1 •What was that ? : August stopped short, every ter in hie body vlbrating with pain. Bo was sure he bad caught a spun as of some one in distress. • He pushed forward under tho loosened timbers, regardless of h «w.in eafety, and two moments lat sight mot his eyes which taus a groan of agony to buret from h His way was suddenly blocked b a great mase of earth and rock an fallen timbers, while Troth the Mid of the debris he caught sight of protruding hand and foot. "Slater, senor," he gasped in that were shrill with distress. A hoarse groan responded, and h knew that his friend and benefactor Lay crushed and probably dying b nea`t'ly that mass of debris. Zile crept Over the stones and eartl and peered between the timbers tha in falling, interlaced them selves and sa prevented the man from being literally buried alive. Bete he could see the ghastly Inc of the mine owner. "Oh, senor," nee faltered, fearing tb 'man wee past . recaoignizing him, whb to his great joy he'spoke. "Yes', August," he panted weakly "I am glad it Is you who have come no, .me." "Are you badly hurt, senor ?" In - ennead the young man breathlessly. "Yen, ' my boy, I'm done for—I am very sure that my batik is broken." "Nit, no. Oh let me go for help. I w(an't be long," mild the young man La an agonized tone. "No, August, I should be dead be - gore they could get me out" Mlr. #Cthg returned, new speaking entire naturally. "I do not suffer so very much, except from this load that presses upon my chest ;. but I know( that it would be useless to attempt to, get me out of here alive" ".Oh, let me try, sir," pleaded Aug- ust," he eo'ntinuded, imperatively,""and do not waste precious moments, for have, siotnethinlg very Important to tell •you, -i know; that I can trust "Indeteel''yen may, -.senor,", almost,: webbed the young "Oh, man. n a that I ean• trust yon-- "Indeed o'u " "and d pen may, senor, • almost Stabbed ,the young man.. ""Oh, that about I could eave you even' by the saeri- „ and flee df my even; Mite." 'ing in n "That is a nein wish, my boy. No, you must live to avenge me." f° the "Tlo eavorige you," interposed Aug..ust amazed. efor, "1-'es•—y'o'u remember you warned there Carl, me oece to be on my guard against that „, Carl Kin " gasp. King—your ooustn, loyer's ed August, as lye; recalled the unusual ad al- pallor of the man's face half an hour was previous. y dip- "Yes, .I did not heed you, for I did not think he could be false to me ast I while I was caring Tor his daugh- Tom ter," Mr. King rejoined; "but little re- by little it has been forced upon ly on me, that your warning was not un- timely, and I have been watching him Tom daring the last year. To -day I be - off, came satisfied that he is a scheming, et. trea.eherous knave. He thought I y ex- w;as going to lbs away all day, but. I mine returned at noon as I told after ebould, you I, more and, came directly here and turn met him face to Pace coming out of theyrthis passage. He was startled and ping, Plainly showed his embarrassment; and when I asked him if it wasn't awe rather risky, he nervously observed [ted that he didn't believe it was as with daanigeroue as it had been said to be. din- was sure then that he was up to mischief, although I appeared not to teed think it strange his being here. I min- was about the mine as usual during been the afternoon, but just before it wsa 'ing time to leave I s;ylipped down here n13 self, to see what he had been up g to to. And now August, I will tell sion you his secret. Down at the end of • this tunnel there is a bag of gold bed, nuggets--_" aria "Gold nuggets," exclaimed August, or astonished. one "Yes; I have long known of a as very rich vein Of gold here, the ex- een (stento •of which I did not suppose any one elee suspected; I found al- to moet a •solid mass ono day, while ere p'ros'pecting at the end down there; or- but it tune abruptly, and rune cut etraight out into another...,, claim, eel- which, by the end of another week and I should have owned, ted "It eeems that Carl has also dis- covered this vein, and had been se- ust cretly working at it. Ile had bur- h row led his bag of nuggets in a the heap of Feted; they are there now. I had had just discovered this, and was on s my way out—had almost reached the gal spot --when I thought II heard a a re- step near me. I sprang forward, lila from an lie when a ttnsseendhandous , was deallow of a t[ on + one of these rotten timbers. In an ni be Instant the whole framework tot- ig ane rock withit.ythe of et m1 t an bets struck me ileitis's the back ; the shock was terrible, and I fainted, g e- I think, for a few minutes, When I r"e els came to myself I was paralyzed— ne I could move neither hand nor foot, h and I new my back was broken. ad Now, August, do you think you can f g flet - to telegrape. to lh•m, 1.0Wevor, and if lie will come Immo to ictus af- fairs for me, it will be he mhhci the better for nionica. But until he ar- rives, August, Sou ..re to have the oversight of tlieee papers I have told ,you abbut, and retain the key to the eafety vault In your poe.- se:is,'on, If anything happ.ns to Ap- pleby, tell ell •Y. Monica' ica to chaise c sc, for her- self someone else to settle my base- ness; bat warn her, under no cir- cumstances, to allow Cale Ring to have any part or lot in it. Too late ham I learned of his treachery; had I lived but a week longer I would have exposed, him, and ,he would have got his just desserts, "Senor, my good friend, let me go to some 'ether lawyer ; give ll thee° matters into his hands, tell him, or this man's treachery, and 'ow deed he has dome this night, and have hint suffer for his crime," sant Augus't, earnestly, as Mr. King paused. "No, August, such a curse would do no good, for you could prove nothing—you did not see the deed done; you have only my word and you could make out no case against (him. Besides, I do not want the girls selvool life disturbed. Inez is a bright girl, and I have promised that she shall have her course at my expexise, and I will not go back on my' word. When she graduates she will be able to teach and look out for herself, and my pledge will have been' fulfilled. I have a fear, however, that, having been so treaeh- cdroue toward me, Carl King will not hesitate to w: oiag my child alio af- ter I am gone. But do you watch him closely, August ; b' sly and faith- ful secret o Monica's about interests; aand if you catch him in any trap do not hesitate to pinch him hard. Bring ham to justice—avenge me ; and when yyeu Lave him, safe before a judge and jury then tell the story of this night's crime. It will bave weight then that it would not have now, and he will get This just des- serts. August, swear that e u will watch over my child, and that you w•dll never see her wronged If you can prevent It." "Senor, I swear it," solemnly re- plied the young man, and bending forward he sealed to vow be touch- ing his lips to the cold, limp hand that lay near hits. "That is well, my boy, and —and ylou will ((Ind that I have not forgot- ten you," faintly 'breathed the fast sinking man. "It is growing dark, August ; I think the end—is hear. Tell mly darling—my last thought was four—her, cod bless her : August, she will be the richest little heiress io the State—if she gets her rights Hie ceased suddenly', gave a gasp or two, and all was still. "Wililiani King, the wealthy, mine owner, was dead. Realizing this, August sprang to to feet, and seizing his torch, made h1s ways Prean the mine witb all Isos- tble speed. IIe sprang into the- first bouse he cams; to, and told his story with ellen lips and panting 'chest ; ho,w. tiIr. Ring, failing to put in an ap- pearanco, he had gone alone to the tine to seek him, and had found him dying under earth thethelloldti timbers, rocks he south vein. An alarm was instantly( given, and reat excitement prevailed at this sport became generally! circulated. It was with sorrowful faces and eacvy'! hearts that the Misterswen-t o relnovo the body of their waste er to me. without danger vas to yourself ? There is an Important ris paper in the inside pocket of my of 'coat that I want you to take nd of." o charge to "I will try," veldrthe young man. He in the sand, gth n hcrept cautiously is torch to ve the side of his .friend. It was a dangerous exploit, but d he would have risked Inc more ra- ther than have denied the Iran's re - se quest, es Very carefully he removed the er stones and earth sufficiently to en - ed able 'him to find the pocket, and the hi next moment he had the paper in his hands. d"Now, back, Anrii,*, quick i" punted st the dying man ; ""get out of danger, a and then I will tell you what to do," s August obeyed, but only went just beyond the range of the loosened timbers. "First of all," said Mr. King, "con- ceal that paper about your person e- and tell no one that you have it. It "is a certificate for a hundred 1 shares in the Mexican National at Railroad, made out in Monica's name. When:--all—is, over, I want you to go secretly to my 'den' some night, when you are sure that no one is e around, lift the centro tile In the (hearth, and you will fi,pd there e other valuable papors. Tliese with n the certificate, I want you to take to Los Angeles, and deposit them In a safety vault in Monica's name. ' Among those papers. there Is a plan of the claim it was my intention to purchase—1 am sure the vein ru fs around to the rear .of the Hodkins' claim, which has been abandoned, and which I think can be bought for a !song. Of bourse, I cannot say certainly- that the vein extends very far, but if It does it Is tlao richest one I ever saw, and tate man who gets and works it will eoon make his pile. The plan, of course, will be of no use to Monica ; but, August,' if you can do ,anything • with it for yourself you are wel- come to it," "Thanks, senor," said the young man infiffe�rently. He eras se ab- sorbed in his grief over losing his friend, matters of self-interest had little attraction for him just then, "My will," the man went on, but now speaking" with more difil^wily 11 ram the place which he bad forbid - en them to enter, but where, un mindful of his cnvn caution, he liad met his otvn doom. to hour later all that was mortal OS William King was borne to bis 'home in the valleys below. CHIA.PlrpR Monica and Ines were immediate- ly( notified by telegraph or the frightful tragedy, while Carl King started by the next train for Ito Angeles to bring them home. 'This arch -schemer had a cunning pilot in mind which he intended to spring upon the unwary,; young heir- ess before any one else could find amt opportunity to interfere, 130 feigned great grief over the unti:melly death of has cousin„ To whom both he and Inez owed so much, and was sea tenderly; ,symspa- thetie in his manner and attentions to the bereaved orphan that site laced the utmost oonfidehco in him and felt that now she had no one else to lean upon. •'Dhn's, when the mean informal her that her father had lead ilo tine to make amilyI-widll, and it would be necessary) for her to altrotnt some One as her guardian and attorney( to. settle the property( that was oomnItng to her, it was no wonder that, in the midst of her terrible grief, and the weakness that fol- lowed the shock she had received, she shsould look to him for advice and al- low herself to bo guided byi him, • "You were papa's foreman; anU I su'ppase you know more about his business than anybody a1 " sh ob- served wearily! when lie forced the s'u'bject upon her. • "Yes, my girl; 1 suppose I ,iio," the margo said, with ,a sigh. • • • "Well, then, Cousin Carl, I 'don't see. but ,that yen are the. one, best calculated to help me at this tine," returned the unsnsspicious girl; "I do not know anything about busi- ness matters end must have some cine to Manage for me, If Mr. Ap- pCeby:, papa's lawyer, were here, I sulpposo be world be the one for ane a to, appeal to, but he IR in Europe." ."Yes, and he isn't coaling home Tor another year," hastily Interposed the villain, "and it won't do to npg- loot business. matter until that•;tinie." 'Then Whrst moist I do 8" Monica inqui.rod, with a sigh of perplexity. ell, if you think you can trust I will ' do the best I Clan for " said the men, warily, "and I bring a lawyer here this after to make omit the eecessar r s. y »ic it,ssented. She was 'too ped- b ted tar )ter grief to be able Ito think clearly for (herself, and t'3e hours latex' she had signed papers that made Carl Ring her guard- ian and that gave llimkpower' of at- torney to act for her in all (mut- ters of business.. That same evening found them all on the way home, where,• they ar- rived late the next day, and the following morning William King was buried beside the wife. Within belied loved so Well, anti whom he had laid to rest in a quiet nook 'upon his own estate. These events occurred In• Novem- ber, near the end of tiie school quarter, and Monica and Inez de- ckled to remaiut at Memel until the beginning of the next term. In the afternoon after the fun- eral Carl Ring demanded of August the keys 'to Mr. Ring's safe,. re- marking that lie widslied to examine its contents. "Pardon, i;enor," said the young man, • with the utmost politeness, "but would It not bet well to (await Mr. Aepieby's return. He was Mr. Ring's man of business, 'aacb I .have telegraphed to him to inquire if he will come immediately," ,.. "You have telegraphed to Apple- by 1" exclaimed Carl Ring, growing almost purple in the face at this unexpected intelligence." " Who in thunder ordered you to do that 1" • August .smiled genially. He did not wish to offend this man ; lie wished to appear to be upon friend- ly terms with him, so that he might have a better opportunity, to carry out' his master's instruc- tion s. "Mr. Ring has often told me that if anything were to happen totem, to send at once for Mr. Appleby, consequently I felt obliged to obey his orders," he explained. "Well, I suppose- you were right to do so," his colhnpanc(n returned, more calmly, after a moment of thought ; for he, our his part, tiled not wish to make an enemy! of August, whom he knew to bq a remarkably clever accountant, nem] who he realized might be very useful to him. "At the same time," he went on, shifting uneasily beneath the young man's clear, direct gaze, "I may as well tell you that Monica has decided that she wdants me to act as her guaralan, and so I want- ed to see if there was a hvi11 and. what shape the estate is in." August's heart had leaped into his throat at his words, but he con- cealed his agitation =it forced hiansulf to oberve with outward calmness ; 'But you will have to act under legal authority, you know:, Mr. Iain g," Oh, that is all right, my boy," the man glibly returned; "we've.at- tended to that matter before we left Los Angeles. Here is the docu- ment, and if you know anything about lath, you will see that it is alt ship-shape." Ile drew the paper from[ a pocket as ho spoke and passed it to his companion. August was almost paralyzed by this unlooked-for disclosure, but he took tho document and read it through carefully, wliile he tried to think what he could do to check- mate this unexpected move. He saw thee he could do almost nothing—the deed was done past recall, unless the man could be caught misusing this ]sower; so he preserved :1, discreet silence and fin- ally passed the paper back without questioning his • authority or his method of obtaining it. (Tc' li continued.) A WEAK HEART,, THE INTERESTING EXPERIENCE OF A ST. CATHARINES MAN. se�3ad Suffered for Twelve Years and was Ultimately Cured Through the Advice ofa Friend. "Twelve years ago," says Mr. Wm. Emery, of Welland avenue, St. Cathar- ines, "1 was living in the town of Gananoque, and the physicians there told •me I had heart disease. From that time and up to four years ago I often had severe spells of the trouble. The least exertion would bring on violent palpitation, and at other times I would become dizzy, nervous and frightened, and my heart would almost cease' to beat. .1• became reduced in flesh and insomnia followed. I was hopeless of finding a cure, for I had been treated by an experienced, doctor, and had taken many advertised remedies with- out getting any benefit, One day a neighbor strongly advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink fills, and acting on his advice I got half a dozen oxes: I soon • found. much relief the igh the use of the pills, and after continuing the treatment for a couple of months I was again enjoying perfect health. I have not since had any return of the trouble, and I feel safe in saying that the cure is a permanent one, and I can strongly advise the use of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills to all who suffer from similar trouble." The reporter can only add that Mr. Emery is well known in St. Catharines, is a promin- ent worker in Methodist circles; and. has the highest respect o£' all who know him. If you have any symptoms of heart trouble, neuralgia, indigestion, rheuma- tism, anaemia, or any of the numerous troubles caused' by poor or watery blood, .,you will find new health and strength 111 a fair use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Do . not waste money or further endanger your heitltlh by the use of substitutese- get the genuine pills with the fall name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," oh the T wrapper around' ever box. Sold P p - Yss by sys medicine dealers or sent by mail at Era 50 cents a boss: or stat boxes for x2.50 wh y Writing The Dr, Williams Medicine in the Brockville Ont • net will be Sound in the safe in the me library at home. 01' course, I have you, left everything 1 Io�s::si to my dear will girl, andA g 1 have nacde Appleby, Los Angelina mypp y' Of noon is in Eu -executor. But he p'a , k+spe just now, and will not No return for some- time. 1 want Yen .str a DON'TS FQR YOUNtr MOTi1ERS Don't give baby a sieeping draught, soothing mixture or opiate of- any kind except by the, o�'der of a compet- ent doctor roeho has seen the> child. Re- member tha- all 11 so-calledsoothing h' cline mix- tures contain dangerous opiates. I your child is restless give it Baby's Own Tablets, as they are absolutely harm- less anal in a natural way promote health -giving sleep, Don't give medicine to check the move - 'tient of • baby's bowels in diarrhoea ex- , cept on the advice of a . doctor. Feed the child sparingly and give'Baby's Own Tablets to cleanse the bowels' of irritat- ing secretions. Keep the abdomen warm. This treatment will cure diarrhoea, Don't give a young child harsh cath- artics, such as castor oil, • which gripe and torture. Baby's Own Tablets have a gentle laxative action and never fail to cure constipation, Mrs. J. D. ()illy, Heatherton, Quebec, says : ""I have used Baby's Own Tab- lets for stomach and bowel troubles' and have always found them a most sat- isfactory medicine.' Don't fail to keep Baby's Own Tale lets in the (house. Sold by medicine. dealers or by mail at 25. cents a box Ian writing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co4 Brocl ville. Ont. SEED CORN. Department of Agriculture, Commissioner's Branch, The present season has been a very disappointing one to the great majority of the growers 9f corn in Ontario. The characteristic lack of care in selecting and testing seed has this wear, more clearly than ever, proved the truth of the old adage that "experience is a dear teacher." We have had no more glar- ing example of misapplication of energy and waste of labor than in this connec- tion. This condition of things in doubly injurious; first, it causes disappoint- ment in expected results, and, secondly, it discourages further efforts. The task of the farmer is arduous enough even when he works in conjunction with nature. How much more difficult must it therefore be when her co-operation is not forthcoming. On the other hand, we' find our corn . growers in this province who have this year, and who always have, good crops of corn. These men have learned to Bis - criminate between the good and the bad, and to sow only the best seed. The method of producing this seed is very simple, yet withal so scientific that it becomes extremely interesting, and we would refer those who desire to take up systematic work in the improvement of seed corn to the Canadian Seed Growers' Association, Ottawa. in the northern parts of the province, where so-called silage corn is grown, the seed is secured in most cases through the medium of the seed merchant. A grower will order t certain quantity of seed asking to lie supplied with nothing but the best; he receives the seed, and in the great majority of cases sows it with- out testing its vitality, and if it fails to ,grow lays the n"?.ile blame on the seeds - man. The farmer should test his seed for himself, and if it be good give the seedsmau his due; if, on the other hand, it be bad, let him dispose of it as best he can. A failing that many growers have is to delay securing their seed until too little time is left to obtain .• an adequate knowledge of its real value, Hence the seed is sown in a haphazard manner, and the results anxiously await- ed. There is little cause to wonder at the numerous fields of Hungarian grass end millet to be seen throughout the country, and which, though poor substi• tutes for corn, are once more occupying that .position during the present season; We would therefore strongly urge the corn growers of this country to see to it now that well matured ears of a de. sirable type and the product of .a variety noted for successive large yields be se. cured for next year's seed. These should be suspended in dry places' until a couple of weeks before sowing time, when a few kernels from • each ear should be tested to ascertain the all-importnai percentage of vitality of the seed in gen era(. The time of the year is now at hand, therefore when those who gross their own seed, or aim to supply others, should do their utmost to secure •f,3u best possible seed ears, and then store those selected ears in "such a manner that their vitality will be in no way im• paired. - THE un'tn r HOUSEWIFE. Ce•usin Madge Protests Against Her B. ing English. :Mrs. Crnigie, writes Cousin Madge In London Truth, has discovered a bit of social custom in England wnieh is quite unknown to filae .Gllglish. I find it in hep new book, "The Vineyard." Writing of an Englisch village, she says. In that part of the world no lady was ever expected to be quite prepared so far as her own raiment' was in question, to receive' sudden callers, Rooms were supposed to be swept and garnished— that was the infallible sign of good management—but a housewife who was always found spick and span in her best gown, and did not have to keep visitors waiting while she dressed in order to receive them, would have made a bad impression. in the first place she would have 'the air of one who looked to find the whole' neighborhood on her doorstep ---an arrogant assumption, secondly, it would point to extravagance, vanity* or wilful ride.. his is deseribod as part of the social tern in 1 a Pr m slyire.Surely p this ampshire must -be in New ngland, ere decent people are neatly' attired afternoon, even though.thtey [nay have . their "best ,gown" on.