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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-12-02, Page 3cCiLC+-M. COY tdo-A ' i' av-a4 /°:n/ de/ 4seez,f, y�• ��n/ert, erae/t- ie49#e-eit et, clear.04,1 At-evIt rees,PWessesheaseeeetteevesseasseesersessamemettuereesseseete a es,.edQd"°e�r+M1er-Kta,„[r 711,,,o[a"Ns.,✓cr,-46,torWc(1646 •A..s km.ab" .,after a while he wandered out upon a balcony that .overlooked the extensive grounds that belonged to palace, and where he soon became absorbed in gloomy reflections. Stere was Monica ? he asked him- self. He did not believe it possible that she was there -in Rome, in spite of what Inez had said about having met and talked with her. Presently he was aroused by the sound of voices, just below'( him, in the shadow of the balcony, con- versing in subdued tones. Whoever was there had evident- ly coma very sstealthily, and now; a word or two that their listener caught caused a thrill of apprehen- sion to agitate him and made him bend nearer to learn mare. Being just beneath hien, 'he could not see them, nor they, him, but the could make out enough of their conversation 'to assure hon that a great wrong was about to be per- petrated unless it could be balked. Yes, at last he comprehended thie plot ; the lily queen was to be de- coyed out into the grounds, upon some jretext or other, and to a certain gate, wihere she would be kidnapped and borne away from the place—the carriage being al- ready in wafting.. What could it mean'? Who was at the bottom of this foug oonspir- acy ? Then, like a flash of light, August recalled those words of Inez ; "I'll seek an interview,, with her later," "Se 'has done this ! It is mon- strous She is a serpent, and she will stop at nothing that will en- able her to retain her ill-gotten gold," he reasoned. "Bait I will ;ev;atch—I will, defeat the wretched ;lot 1" the young man mused, as ho quietly .slipped back inside the pat- ience and went to search for the fair young stranger, who so strangely resembled the .girl he 'loved.• He found her pacing the grand hall and leaning upon the arm of tt noted author who, had recently come to Rome. She was bright and animated,and the light laugh that rippled over Iter scarlet lips, every now and then, told of a heart free from care and of ahappy disposition.. "Oh, how like to Monica elle is 1" August breathed, and barely sup- pressing a groan of palm ; one would feel almost sure that they are twin sisters—one could hardly tell them apart, and yet my heart could never mistake." Presently Mr. rea.vor appeared upon the ,scone, and August heard him ad- dress the young lady as Florence, and ask if she had yet seen the elec- trical fountain In the grounds adjoin- ing the palace. "No," see replied, "but I have heard others talking about it, and my cur- iosity lane become quite excited." "Well, it is a sight you should not miss," her guardian returned ; "and if ;Mfr. Ile.nshaw will excuse you, I, will take you out now." Mr. Ilensha,w, however, had no in- tention of haying their tete-a-tete broken, in upon thus unceremoniously, and laughingly observed that lie would go with them if they would allow. .hugs. And, conversing brightly, the trio passed Cut of the palace by the exit at the rear, and down th.e hall -dozen steps that led into the grounds,Au g- ust following them at a little dis- tance. . Ile knew that the beautiful girl would be perfectly safe as long as ehe wan under the protection of the two gentlemen, even though. he was sure that Ler every movement was ; being observed; but bo l,a,cd set him- self the task of 'wa.teei.ng over hor, and lie was d'heenined not to lose eight of Tier, at least until slhe was sorely inside the palace again. And' so hie paced elowly behind diem, around the electrical fountain, and through Nome of the brilliantly illuminated avenues, wdi,on Mr. Ren- shaw, remembering ho had an en- gagement, excused himself and re- turned to the ballroom. "How perfoetly lovely it is out here, Uncle Riobcrt," Florence observ- ed, as tlii`y passed into a walk that we.s densely e!Sadcd by acacias ; "the air is like that of. a soft .Pune eventn.g at home. but the scene Is like fairyland. Let us sit upon this rustic seat for a while," she concluded, as siva paused before a curious seat. "But the dampness may be Whir - thus, my child, and you have no w:r'an.'' s,lr. Seriever.' objeoted.. "O..'.r, I ve not u nci the dampness— I never hake cold," Florence care - tem rr',,:.,ra ,r hwvnat . "You norget there is danger of Rioman tee-er to the unacelimatcd," persieted;the gentleman. "If, however. you really wsant to remain out a while, longer, I will go in torn wrap." "No—no; I will not 'put you to that trouble," the girl began ; but her e,ampanion had turned away, ©ager to gratify her, and she was alone. She gathered her delicate and cost- ly dress around her, turning the skirt up1 to protect her, and sat down upon the beneh of gnarled and twisted roots, tend without a suspicion of dan- ger. A. couple of rode away, in the slia- dbw,o'f a heavy yew, August Castaldi kept w, i tcih and ward over her. Five minutes passed, and not a sound in that locality disturbed the stillness, although; the music in the palace came faintly to the ear, and people could be seen, passing and re- passing, in the brilliantly lighted mantes near the building. Florence enjoyed it all hugely, after the confusion, glare and Beat of the crowded ballroom, and, lean- ing restfully back in her seat, gave herself up to the pleassure of watch- ing ,unseen, the brilliant panorama In te distance: But, creeping up behind her in the dense shadows that lay all about her, came two stealthy figures, with step so light and soft that not even a twig crackled beneath them, to warn: other her or the watcher, who, closely hugging the trunk of the yew, did not wish his presence known en - less necessity required. ¶the trunk of the tree hid the fig- ures from him, and him from them, a,ncl it was only when a startled cry oaueecl him to leap forward, that he beano aware that the white -robed figure so near Flim was struggling to escape two dimly -outlined ruffians, who had thrown a huge black mantle over the girl's head and shoulders.. CEIAATIERI XXI. After that first startled cry there wan ne s.:und, from Fl r. n: e. except a stifled moon, that could riot be heard aired away, although she still fought valiantly to release herself from her captors' grasp. With a leap, and a bound, and a powerful blow strn.igiit from the shouluer, august sent one of the ruf- fians sprawling upon the ground. Then he turned to grapple with the other, and 'for a minute it seemed doubtful who would be the victor, but. swinging out his right foot, when his antagonist was not looking for each a movement, he deftly trip- ped (Sim, wthilo al: the same instant a, sledge -hammer blow behind liis ear finished him and laid him out beside his companion in iniquity. Then the young Mexican turned his attention to the half -fainting girl upon the rustle scat. Ti:Se upper portion of her body was compeltely enveloped in the dark mantle that had been used to smo- ther her erica, and which had been so twisted about her as to render her utterly helpless. Quickly stripping it from her, the young man released; her arms, while the air almost instantly revived. her, and ,she sat upright with a long breath of relief. Then, seeing the strange form bending over her, elle threw out her hands to repel him, another fright- oned cry breaking from her. "Do not bo alarmed, senora.," said August, 1n his rich, musical tones ; "I am a friend, and, happening to be near, have rendered your miser- able .assailants powerless to do you further injury. NOw, if yon are able to walk, I will conduct you back to the puisne, and then look for some officer to take the wretches in cus- tody." Florence sprang to her feet, still terribly frightened, yet gren.ily re- assured; by hearing her own ltaguage spode,, "Oe, yes—yes—lot us get away fro'ru here at once ; it was folly in me to reg -fain alone a moment so 'tar from the palace," sloe cried, nervous- ly, ae she, beaten ed from the spot and tosee,x if the illuminated portion of the grounds, August walking close be- side her, and bearing upon his arm the mantle in Web elle had been en- veloped. Wben they came Into the light, Florence turned and looked up into her companion's face. "Al 1" she exclaimed, in a tone of relief, "I saw you 'in the grand hall a, little while ago." "Yes, senora ; I passed you there while you were • promenading with Renshaw, the author." "Do you know; him ?" she ques- tioned. "1 bane meet him," Aegust briefly ressponded; then, tie his glance fell seven the mantle he was casrviuir, e. • 1 terrible shook went thrllldr. throe i I children couil atteed to the removal him, for he instantly ap-'oun,,.cd It as oil her rem:a.ine to England. the; velvet .train w,'(ioh ,leen Laing had S She made her will, forgetting no worn earlier in the evenin , and ; once in her bequest%, and settled a welch had been borne by eat after- I handsome sum upon Monica that! she weed given into the care of her two might have meanie to hell; her win I pages. Were these two pages the ruffians won he had ,just laid low in sae dust ? back her fortune., She wished nor, attendedby the maid, to return immediately to Ing - Just• then they mot Air. Seaver bur I directly iaineendpona here ' aril son and ,gval Justhis tes, s- rying toward them, with a while sink opera cloak in his hands., "Oh, Uncle Albert !" Florence ex- claimed, as she seized and clung td his arm ; "I have Just had a fearful experience—al narrow esca.p3." "My child, what Is it ?" the gentle- man; inquired, and alarmed to see her ea white and trembling. while he eistance in bringing her treacherous eousing to speedy) justice. Monica, assisted by the private secretary do the English Consul,who had been very kind to her during this time of trouble, carried out the washes ot( her friend regarding her burial, and then, upon the after - Shot a gla.ne,e of suspicion at hear noon following this sad event, with cram Pan ion . as heavy heart than she had ever "';lead dreadful men attacked me, known, turned her face toward Eng- neia,rly smotbering me to death, and land, little dreaming of the wonder - fel revelations that were awaiting her on the away thither. I CRAFTIER xxlI. ''• - this gentleman saved; me tram them; but for him -I might have been ab- ducted and doomed 'to some horrible fate," Florence tremulously ex- plained: r ► t August explained still further, men- tioning that he had been within hearing distance when Mr. Seaver left his ware, ane so had stepped un- der the eliadow, of a tree to remain near her during "his absence, and so was nj: heed when she was assaulted, ale made very light, however, of the fagot that lee has mastered, unaided, two dseepernte eheiraelers. Mr ,Seaver assorted that the wretches must have been attracted by the jewels that Florence wore. and their <Select was to rob her of them. August felt sure that there was more than robbery behind the as- sault, .but he did hot say so, and, after giviag Mr. Seaver his name and address, he excused himself. * a a +s e "Uncle Delbert, I want to leave Rome at once—I shall never know a,notner moment of peace until I get away from this dreadful place." 'illus spoke Florence RJchardson, as she sa,t, pale and heavy -eyed, at the breakfast table in the private dining -room of the Seavers at the Quirinal, on the morning following her welting experience at the mask- ed ball. "Well, well, yon shall do just as yon like, my dear," her guardian re- turned, indulgently. "When would you fore auntie awakes, and then she like to start 7" can have the toilet room to herself." "To -day, if pox;sable—the sooner the Suiting her action to her words, bettor," said Florence, with a shiver. she gathered together her toilet Lair. Seaver flew around all day, articles, and slipping quietly:, out of making ready for their sudden do- her berth, made her way to 'the pa,rturo, settled all bills, and made dressing room. ,She found it locked—some one had secured it before her. Snhe stepped back to a 'window, and ly engaged a couple of sections tar while she waited, stood watching tho following afternoon, In a sleep- the sea, wliicli seemed hke a sheet er going direct to Genoa, whence he of azure velvet spread out before intc,nded to proceed to ParLe. her, and tipped here and there with Or, the morning of the day of their a silvery, sheen where the sunlight departure, Mr. Seaver met Sir Walter Leighton on the Coreo, and informed him of the unexpected change in their pin.ns. The two had become very friendly -Mian air which she had recently: of late, and on one occasion, when learned. tho,youag mann opened his heart to Then she heard the key turn in the lawyer, and pleaded his love for the lock behind her, the doer of the his ward, the man had promised to toilot-room opened, and she -swung use his influence with Florence to around to be ready' to pains in a:, persuade her to become Lady Leigh- soon as the present occupant should ton. come out. The baronet Iook'a:1 slir:ma:fee upon But a look of blank astonishment learning that they were to leave suddenly overspread her feature,,, Roane eo soon, 1L00, LIIo cans::: of emir and, Lor a moment, she was 'stricken sudden departure. dumb with wonder. After questiomsin • him, to gain the she breathed, in a scarce - The Beavers left home on Thurs- day afternoon, and it was with a long breath of relief and a much lighter heart than she had known since the bal masque that Florence heard the last signal given and felt the train moving out of the station. (Every mile traversed served talife more and more the cloud that bad settled upon her, and when, as they neared Ceiita Vecchia, their train ran along the shore of the beautiful Mediterranean, 'where the scenery; is charming, her color returned, her eyes sparkled with delight an their old brilliancy,—and her merr ylaugh frequently rippled over her lips, her friends congratulated themselves that they had acceded to her frequent to leave Rome. They all retired early, for they were weary, atter their hurried ef- forts to get away that day, and Florence slept soundly and sweetly the 'whole night through. She awoke long before the sun was up, and lifting the curtain to the window of her section, lay for a long time watching the lovely scen- ery, along the enure of that deep, deep (blue sea. "We must be getting near to Genua,' she said to IIrr301e when nearly an hour had passed time. "I (believe I will get up and dress be - some hurried pu.rehases of pn.inti: ge, brie -a -brae, etc., that he had heal his eye upon for sometime, n nd final - glinted on it. She stood thus for, perhaps, ten minutes, feeling very peaceful and happy, and soitly humming an It - details, he inquired ; ",Where do you go from here 7" "To Paris," arr. Seaver replied. "How long will eon remain there?" "A couple of mon:th,.s, I think ; of course, we ,,]Sall run about a good deal, but Paris will be our hone - quarters. We oad-quarters..We shall have to get back to England about the first of June, as I must be homeward bound by the middle or last of July." Sir (Walter then insisted that the party would visit him at Worthing Toes -ors, and remain his guests for some time. • That afternoon the Seavers and their ward left for Paris. ( Sir 'Walter met thong at the sta- tion to see them ore; ail took a ten - dor leave of ,Florence, murmuring <;om,c words in her ear at the last ly' nlulible tone. "Wits'!" was echoed, with no less am:le- ennt, 1)f the lovely girl who eon frontoe her. BAiP'S WELFARE. Every mother is naturally anxious that he r Little ones shell be bright, goad natured and healthy. Every mother eau keep her children in this condition if she will give them an occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets. These Tablets euro indigestion and stomach troubles, pre- vent diarrhnes, cure constipation. alley simple fevers, break up colds, destroy worms and stake teething easy. Ana the Tablets are guaranteed to contain no opiate or harmful drug, Mrs. R. E. moment which told her that he still Iona' i mehland, B. C'., says : "I have etortatned the hope that he ;should;shouldfauna, l 7;nlsy's Owe 'J.oi)1ats unsnrpasscd yet win her melee wire. „ „ for teething troublee, breaking; up colds i. Let us now go back to the day and reducing' fever, and they make a when lionic:a and Inez mat in the child sleep naturall they have done shop on the Vit Bn,huico, my little one so much .esical I would not We know how the former eluded like to 1•.e without them." Iiru ;gists everywhere sill these Tablets, or you can get them by mail at 25 cents a box by writing The Dr. 'Williams 'Medicine Co., Brockville, Cent. her cousin and wee rolling iapidl.y toward the Pinelan I1111 ,in Mrs. Sid- ne,yee carriage, ,wircvl her cousin reached the street in shot pursuit of her. She was so ap itated when she sank upon the seat beside the real that the woman r.g;rdod her with a..ttu- i,sllmont. eWhat is the matter, miss ?" she (mire d. "Nothing serious, onl:r' I have had quite n, fright," elonlea responded, and no more was said about the matter. But, upon reaching home, Monica confided in hire5 Ino1'. and eepress- od the fear that Ino: and her father, having learned of her p'reeence in Rome, would leave no ..tone un lure - (el to recapture her, and perhaps doom her to even a worse fate than con•finenment in a sn•nwtn.rinnl. "Then, we will go away at once, my dear," said her kind friend, "but I do wish yon could hear Iroin that young ma.n to whom you wrote." "August? Yes, it is very strange thait I have no reply to my letter," replied Monica, with a 'blush and a look of keen pain leaping into her oyes. airy. Sidney began that very day to arrange for their return to Na- ples, but she was taken suddenly ill toe following day, and In Less ;than a wook had closed her oyes forever on all things earthly. She seemed to know, from' the first, that ,she could not regover, and calmly made all ni•rangemeets for herself, for Montca„ and her maid, She desired to be gnictly burled In the Protectant Demeter', until tier WINTER FEEDlNU OF .TATTLE The Type to Selcot—Sh;ne+ Hints on Managen)d•nt. Comnnis,siouer's Branch, Ott:pva, Nov. 17, 1904. fattening of catie is carried an .; meth widely different eircumstan- caa that it is nh poseibic to ley down any hard and fast and say that these are right and all others wrong. There ,are., however, three cenditiene emcee/al to success in the etatll frediug of cattle, via, fed. cattle, an abundhinee of.,heap hinter feed and good management. To -day we find that compact, well - finished two and three-year-old animals weighing from 1,250 pounds up will sem- mend the highest prices. Of course, of weight car. be combined with quality SO much the better, but quality is of first importance. From the butcher's point of view the steer of best quality is the one which carries the greatest per- centage of its weight in those parts of the carcase which give the highest pric- ed cuts. In the Chicago and New York markets, the most discrirninntin; in the world. time rib and loin cuts conima'rd over four times the average price paid for the remainder of the enreas, and. it is apparent that the prime beef animal must be good in these parts. They must be thickly and evenly covered with firms yet mellow flesh of uniform good qu.iI- itr and free alike from hard rolls and KEEP THE BLOOD PURE. Nearly All the Common ills of Life are Caused by Weak, Watery and r Impure Calcott. Bad blood means bad health. That is why Dr, Williams' Pink Fills mean good health—they actually make new, rich blood. Bad blood poisons the whole .system. The nerves break down, , the' liver goes wrong, the kidneys get clog- ged and inflamed, the heart flutters and jumps at the least excitement, thel •stomach loses its power to digest foo&, the lingering colds, in fact the whole. baby 'gets out of order. Then you have. headaches and backaches, can't sleep and can't eat and feel utterly miserable. And all comes from bad blood and can be cured by the rich, red blood Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills sends coursing to ev- ery part of the body. Mr. Daniel Me - Kinnon, of North Pelham, Ont., suffer- ed from bad blood, but has been made well and strong by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, after all other treatment had failed. Mr. McKinnon says: "Until last spring I had been afflicted with a weak stomach, headaches and kidney trou- bles. At times I was completely pros- trated and my sufferings were of a most severe nature, At different times I was treated by no less than seven doctors, but from none of them did I get morn than temporary relief. As time went on I became hopeless of ever being well again, Last spring a friend drew my attention to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, had only taken four boxes when I and I decided to try this medicine. I found a decided improvement in my condition, and I continued using the pills until I had taken a dozen boxes when I was a cured man and the sufferings I had formerly endured were but a disagreeable memory. I admit be- ing au enthusiastic admirer of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, but I think I have just cause for my enthusiasm and will al - wee s recommend them to may ailing friends." Just as surely as Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cured Mr. McKinnon they can cure anaemia. indigestion, headaches, back- aches, kidney trouble, rheumatism, lum- bago, sciatica. neuralgia, nervousness, general weakness and the special ail- ments of growing girls and women. All thee ailments come from bad blood, and Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can cure then by filling the veins with new, rich, red blood. But you must be sure to have the genuine pills with the full none, Dr. 'Williams' Pink PiIis for Pale People on the wrapper around every box. Sold by medicine dealers every- where or by mail at 50e a box or six boxes for 12.50 by writing the Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. blubbery patches. Coarse, patchy Ani- mals will no longer be tolerated, much less those that are bony and bare of flesh on the back and ribs. With the proper beef type in mind, it will not be difficult to recognize a suit- able stocker. To find him is a more dif- ficult matter. Owing largely to the great expansion of the dairy business during the past fifteen or twenty years it is becoming more and more difficult to procure g eed stockers for feeding. To get satisfactory animals a farrier is almost compelledtobreed. his own. In case he does F0, too nmrh importance cannot be attached to the selection of the sire. 1t elmeld never be forgotten that he is half the herd. Good grade cows are all right to breed from, Lut the bull should always be pure bred. It is poor economy to have fifty cents or adollar in the fist ensu of the calf, and . lose from ten to fifteen dollars when the finished animal ie placed on the mar- ket. Besides this, the price at which pure bred bulls can be obtained in these days leaves no excuse for the use of an inferior animal. An abundant supply of cheap feed is essential to success in winter feeding. We can no longer finish our cattle on a ration of hay and grain with any margin of profit, Ile must have some- thing that can be grown in larger quan- tities and at a. very small cost, and corn ensilage fills the hill. It is beyond doubt the best and cheapest winter feed at our disposal, The chief advantages of ensilage are its great palatibility, the saying of labor which it effects, and the fact that it can be fed at any time of the year with equal satisfaction. While corn holds first place as a cheap winter feed, it has no monopoly of the field. The farmer who grows a largo quantity of grain, and has consequent- ly an abundant supply of straw, will find that by growing it quan- tity of roots to feed with it, he can fatten cattle at a very reasonable cost. Field roots have a feeding value .part from the digestible nutrients, which they contain, in that they exer- cise a beneficial effect upon the diges- tion and general health. Cattle that re- ceive liberal rations of sufficient feed, such no roots and ensilage will have the sleek, thrifty appearance of grass fed cattle,'ard these will be little trou- ble with indigestion or having them go off their feed as is often the case with mettle that are fed exclusively on dry fodder and grain. The grain ration depends so largely 00 circumstances that it will not be clip u. sed here, It is always well, hove - ever, to commence with a comparative- ly light ration and finish with the more concentrated grains. Water and salt should always be within easy reach, and the cattle should be kept free from ]ice by the use of some of the proprie- tary dips, or even ordinary black nil, which is perhaps, as cheap and effective as anything case. Yours very truly, • W. A. Clemons, Publication Clerk. Marcus .ilntonius had just finished his address to the Romans. "Your speech was all ee the good," remarked one of the admiring populace; "but wasn't it a little over -imaginative having Caesar's welled) cry out against his murderers 7" "Oh, no." rerllied Marc. "Blood will tell,"