HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1901-09-27, Page 7I I " O Wonsan' ; in our hours of ease,
• Uncertain, coy, a nd hard to please,"
There is one thing that certainly will please you if you get it,.
and that is MONSOON CEYLON TEA.
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A Pretty Irish Romance.
A11 this George Archer had seen be-
fore, for this is not his first visit to
Anne's parlor by a great many
times; and the pretty chintz -cover-
ed furniture, and the dainty woman-
ly ornaments, the leather -framed
engravings, and quaint old articles
of vertu, the carved brackets and
Little statuettes, and the harp cov-
ered with green velvet standing in
a recess, he has often looked at and
admired. But his heart leaps up in
a sudden burst of anger, surprise
and pleasure, strangely commingled,
at the sight of that which is unfa-
miliar, but fairest of all. Gillian
Deane, in a gown of soft ereamy
white, with knots of rich black rib-
bon here and there, sitting on the
little red -cushioned sofa just beneath
the high window.
And the golden light through the
leaves and flowers falls on the gentle
head, with its silken locks of silken
brown—on the pure white brow,
the dark -fringed, soulful eyes, like a
glory crowning the saintly young
novice of same mediaeval picture.
In an instant, even while he is
struggling with cold thnnghte of sue-
pielon, bitterness, uutl proud re-
solve, Iola heart softens with a. sud-
den memory of the ten^lerly-witty
rttproach of the song "Love and the
Novice."
"Here we dwell in holiest bowers,
Where angels of dight o'er our ori-
sons bend,
Where sights of devotion and breath -
logs of flowers
To h'ave'n in nttngled odors as -
rend 1
I1da ant disturb our entire ()Love!
Ser 1.k' is tlty form to that cherubs
al ore, •
1't tatil;ht Rs'll disturb such henrte
aur cure;"
1rt.1 whilst he paused and genes at
her, her t,,'1.3 Met hiy :and he e•et'e+
the ;slat! w, Lennie the Aurpri e mmt
tlh'light that Melt into them with
a raeliaruee nn l fire of Ii:alf,ri s'ealt' 1
mro14.
'MI MIAs' Ira*trayetl her lnnorent
soul for one auem nt. let the next
they are ntes'ECstd.Y veil ' 1, anti the
t;evuit ttnnr;it of tiurt con,' co,it)r 881
elry cavi ion' e1''i1o1►, in the Inure, pale
rave, 1.. forslisle toeIQeYi. °tall i,iD,0:an's
alai•',-, ¢a'1 r.Y 45tcli:t2 1•e el en
to laSti' edit In Ds; seentle, niatdelr•nty
Ct'*.13'vti=a 11t13 roll in 1t:: very
grass ic►nt�n+: rt'::.
''Outer:; have 11'hotel tiaigi meet -
lug for use t iae^ i,a cat, late: coot ans 1
talon of €eons fr t, not to swing it;
albout,Ye lei toles himself. LthW lyzaltaeAz4
+Ural
Isetelia. his Ilav uyt-9 tdart:41n40i
In ,a [„ ei t t, 4ntard'aas41,itn':; zr0;adine,• 9, aaza
h < Iont._d,s;a lase luttler inaan.l with his
Jnas 1➢rn t'1' 'QD, e'•trot g futat;^�'rl
nt1 tie -=r° vianu °tt acv the te?alat of
t het 'Ibra'ttG DJiti lnsani"l, %it FA 11%4
fi a1rity ring iL'> tG !erne pit=°leant
y9a rani,
one of 11 1l•D o that raal'OF--eta
t0ae dt ii !tate, wan -.44t T 'tiro
to 1041 Di lu ti iv:arit with as F,e 03 pang
Q'Jr ,-Daatrao Fold r, g r a Irse s occas 10
j elnt 'to a ti t'e'pna Batu_? ghat'° en the
Ilm nor a➢f Das nu.anti ys,0.
"What li:ttv(y II to do with Et eaintd,
zatcde [Fora thing ltDtis ,• Dae says
aorta melt' to hats 11; turning away
ai_Yd iAttDeit; down of the far alai,:➢ Y'rf
the event. " essean.t rrig7nt Lave L Dan
+Genn:anon tastice, tea QLom yty. to try
and steal a testi:: 4:Ne;ie iLrdsivdsa4a
Crean a rich ,unstnhome. mood tipau
try and eo napr:: l t Ot _ I as"a mina tee ;;ive
mo in addition On ranNana' 193 de isle nee
fee the. stolen d=Sayiie•, w4 .11- knowing
that if he s D not it weeill ! semi
winces. away ease d1 rtal :rr•tl,9y in
the &J. '.: lair ry' ave.-4"It is not 064E4- AlleittIOtag
but con:meet. vulgate line x.•eiy and
honesty.' lt,ed➢r::', tont tf nit to him -
'ANT nitr'e's Let., inonsdae'ke. px-trio
f)diSly sta?.rii:.: int Fact pattern of tine
crimson Ifi iermii ter e:Izrpaet en the
ikon'—aa carpet a.O:eY.CM+ :l by those
clever hands of Anne it'll eat of
pieces of carpet tee mucin worn for
eve3 any of the Otf`:;dre5:zc9 of the
tense.
Tea is itt•e➢sgirt in pv~e•=;aeatt'y, E,trayeag.
'tot, and excellent in o"atvor. n' Ds n-
Mast ar::ivonianl in an itiset isteissenne
entad It is a'_een?raenie:I b; vielteaje:
trla rig,lee of Et'sitat'FB-Qaake a e a g-
liot. cr-rspro, leetteree. and daintily
spa 'klea3 with naarraway esseess—alp
that an I;tish petatoesarso cnagbnt to
be.
But George Arctaen, thong!" he
tir'inke the tea a.nd eats the crake,
Whileit use herself kande Lim, with
ono of her ke•^n, inquiring forks. sits
apart from the, rest of the iittne
group, with ac stern, set
look on his firm lip„ and n. cold,
determined light in his blue eyes
when he lo.ke either 3+fr. Darner
or Gillian, which is very seleltrm.
SIS voice 1.4 cold and curt also when
he speak,wlrch is nacre seldom still,
and that only to fir. Darner or Anne.
Gillian he neves erre adafcires,e-. ani
ansevere her few trod' questions in
the briefest posisibTe way.
"I base brought it on myself.
know," he thinks re's'rutfetly ; "but
atter what I told air. Darner he
roust think m > a bigger fool or a
greater knave than I am. 11 11u thinks
I am going to fall in With his! suge
gestion after all. I dare` say I had
had a couple of extra glaeses of
Whiskey anti soda that night."
"George thinks, with so much 'extra
Color tingeing his face that he shifts
his chair Impatiently rather hearer
to the covered harp. anti more out
of the light of the window, "warn I
tell in ISO readily with Mr. Dartter':3
suggestion that I should `go in for
the heiress!' 3 must have been
half screwed or I Souk' not have
'made such an ass of mysrlf 1" George
'thinks- again, +rtrtth a. bitter self -
Contempt that makes him avoid even
an accidental glance at the pale,
girlish face with the big, dark eyes,
timid and innocent as a young
falwn's,
"I even hinted boastfully to Lacy
of my intentions, and he took it as
a matter of course—the fellow; al-
ways does take everything as a mat-
ter of course—and coolly told
me to remember that the race was
open to others, and that it was to
bo a fair field and no favor, and I
agreed, and told him mine was Just
as well-worn a motto, 'All's fair in '
love and war.' I daresay he went
away laughing heartily at my
empty braggadocio," George says,
nearly talking aloud in his pertur-
bation, and imperiling the existence
of ono of the Chelsea china cups —
among poor Anne O'Neil's few private
treasures—by placing it half over
the edge of the table.
"Bingham Lacy knew well enough
how very likely I was to find 'a
fair field' for winning a wealthy
heiress, with anything like honorable
dealing i"
Ile looks up suddenly at this mom-
ent, under the magnetic attraction
01 Annes fixed gaze.
"Will you have a;tother cup of tea?"
she asks, in her clear voice, with its I
Flight, possum:lye accent. "Do 1 And
past Miss Ueane's cup also, please."
"No more tea for me, thank you."
he says, curtly, as he takes t=illiaan's
eu►pts cup, without a. look or a
word, and s1;entiy pushes it on the
tea-tray.
Both the action and manner are
almost dLseourtt>r)u r. n.wl Gillian for
the first time leak; steadfastly, with
an bemiring expression, at the cold.
prtm,l, lnteltl!'a)1Ito feee>, and. the
straight. thick. brown eyebrow's low- e
erod. ov'r time alerted eyes.
And than th.• ';rave. wondering
glance I►aei's from t1: orge's face oto
Alleles. Rus it rr,et Ices uo etilight•
ettinent there.
'Now, this izt the very first time ,
Yon have ever eaten real In'ieh ptr>
tato ea kis, Alessi I .vane'," lnnee ► ees,
with is iII hila: ensile. "Yon mast wishe
lnl it your svieh tennis.; tot pas°. you„
will either see ite irnlfiizn,nt, or a
lr:eemee r►f its fulfilment in nine
ul aye, pro11e1icig yet keep isar trial
tl
seeret."
"Indeed," k:1lD1 tr, eay s, smiling, but
later eniLle le randier tinct, treinetd;•:turd
after a paur;1 e,t t•;ayt9 to t.,•nt; edot,:n
and cpe.ah n in as i:r,avt'. 1'4rts•►1 ton"",
have ewieliel now. enI 1 htap a it
will ed+rne trite. 1 teataanot 8rt why
It wE.0 rl'l not."
M`gletta't we ,ettne"r) the v► i h.
Anne t3'tranE"d t]_ tt 4.4 1,4 'L tilt
t hrnro•;n ? !ttr. roamer aae.E w 1 e b ara4—
gi lair. -Viten t7nc w,vt•rl, ti7F-t t' tenl.u'rr
4.4 pours Etre the it st i overt eat,
1I ?riiven none. Anne. Yon well ° Tan
yorwso-lf. I fstt•+'w," itatitv2r
t"e.e tu.S Psi ?oea etIt tvi oma::, .. 1snn. •
Atone it hi a.lutve"t tee" t.Wej.e.:t ein9ll.an's
Vr t'a? 1 VVII.D. aril that a tIt's II
nt , Eoty lit. Dw' �>' +tt't t: to u,•,
1
Vb,'UO. p'*tars. 9t, IT C+i a tr.an, Mr. �;
'reale t',e tr allk:leo L�Cu� 4tt7a1ina.
?+frr. Pawn' lInntv,ItN, an 11 h.9 1iu' mean
r F cit topro., an.i hi4 Oe^i tr t scu'Dte DR fiat➢
0 ,t,I gsih antr - and admiration es he 11
l,+ows to EN gi li-Eo Q'4.qus.ilett with aril
ttDe e:nee trestateess ntr t"n Ies%
• J ”..."D;°enct at R EaaJ fast now. Milling !I,
u'.. ii ra trail. t AIL Y at clan .' saav r.➢; I'�+ , Dec r
m„,,n,„,r. '-to+!�'_r'' I +NIi him in poi° gay
ark us; nix clot ^o Q a9 sereery'
learner.' its %n'' Way p) 991 aarly known
t?rrnuy:b the country silo.
puss the 1111,-1id-vt wish to e•m•ne
tr@uie, ray e'ea r," E9' F:-ty:S ':tan^Dieu. °'that
yon leen every h-anrt y'oa ttv'e_et (➢'".
11;r o s997. a n'i t'ait y i neo ➢;c m:4 t
e n _. worth t°."' CL .rn 0avez. to win your
own 04a trt. in ra ta,c a.'
Cre•ort;e Fa27�rta s.ai•,'' A. l`ee'k.
° 5e'0i'eh tet °an Dr 1-a int •-'nretce•1"
—one says 'that IlI.i- : III' an.- mast
Make a great many cryo nt se•ra ble.
before ch„ relents an E vat ipyr=;a one man
luaairh➢c''
"ronl.in't Vilss ll°2^nrt'e win weh-
nt?e'n Fte 1i t.. os uc- 1t as tu''?i'e. 1
iIu'y^nn.,d l cv t'N ;:-J!i+^lou• :%f4".
says, dryly. end t=.armor.: ar? lrIc "roe,
arp➢?y. "Yen -re tn.aakc• sp bollen Ltw,;r
G't)'atrs1f cul yi."Pan' v- ; n s'3;. ' r.7;; nii.T•a'ar
ars Cs -3.' ai ry t Jos''' ?rat." George
talcum-. rath:--r a.L .V'�^'a 1! ➢lam.
..
r„''
x,. gq:n it LL 1R4'cm `L rf�aa.. wish. et
ail evi•tatrs. '!4ff`.Ns Th :'! ' "' AMP stays,
with as clarions. intent Oso -,k. ''Why
y u have ev •r:•t Lt of gpv 'n
yon. when others h:avr--so Little 3''
Gillian crimsons Ig.vt1v, and a little
flash of temper is in the glance she
gives Air. Ramer. inlet she answers
Ines question with as certain garyi-h
diignity.
'It u -as not my wish. certainly,"
she says. with a brief little ';r hiie,
looking e?own that she may not ser
the faces of those two who have re -
Rebuked her for a pro -slide vanity
of Width she le in no wise rn.iIty,
save it be In the passi:rnnte yearning
to be loved. which is at the core of
the woman's nature blossoming, into
life* in her girlish breast.
Why should they rebuke her and be
displeased with her even for lir.
Denier's foolish flattery ? ,Why should
Anne O'Neil and her lover find fault
with her who has only wished to be
their friend Tn the best way she '
knew how?
She can dimly understand Anne's
reproof as prompted by a woman's
morbid jealousy, by the restless mil -
tering, of an unproeperous, unsettled
lave -affair. But she cannot under-
stand George Archer, beyond the
fact that she has perceived, almost
from the moment of his entranee into I
the room, that her unexpected pros-
ence has been an unexpected eause of
embarrassment and displeasure CO
And yet—and yet poor Gillian re-
members the parting et the whit°
gate in the shrubbery, yesterday
morning;. and for a few foolish trier,
ments of self delnsian has the faneled
there was nothing but -gladness and
friendship for her in the light of
George's blue eyes, .when he mei.
her again this afternoon. •111
She is anxious to forget that plea
ant delusion as quickly as may be ;
and, as soon as tea- is over, Gillian
begs Anne to play Irish melodies on
her harp.
As you know,, you promised m
yesterday morning," she adds; witi
her winning smile, and a coaxing
touch of her little hand on Anne'e
For short as the time has been
Gillian has discovered already tha
neither chatelaine nor guest in 'bout
Ossory can lay claim to half th
talents and aecompli.sh)nents of th
lady who styles herself in her prou
humility "One of Lady Denier's
waiting -women;." Anne ;.plays and
-sings in three foreign languages,. She
is a good pianiste, and a brilliant per-,
former on both harp and guitar. She'.
sketches from nature, and paints in
oils and water -colors: She makes
exquisite lace for Lady Damer's
adornment, she , makes and alters
Lady Damer's dresses, she is an at
terelant at her ladyship's toilet, her
amanuensis and deputy in a hundred
ways ;• bears the 'brunt of lier tem-
pers and her tyrannies as other
female martyrs of her class bear
from female tyrants, and is rewarded
In full by five -and -twenty pounds a
year.
"I will play for you with pleasure,'
Anne says, with the natural cordia
grace which is generally repressed
and utterly hidden by her, "if you
will ask Mr. Archer to sing."
"Now, Anne! Are you utterly
merciless ?" George exclaims, with an
embarrassed laugln. "To Fang after
hot potato -cake !"
"Will you not ?" Gillian asks,
coldly, but her eyes have deepened
and darkened with eager longing
and anxiety, and there is an involun-
tary reproach in the 'cold voice with
those wistful eyes.
George moots the wietful look, and
answers it with a smile. •
"I will sing if you wish. At least,
I will try to sink" he adds.
"Very goo() of you," Gillian says,
with chill politeness, for she knows
well that even t1t'e slight compliment
Is false.
1IQ', is going to sing beeause'of that
swift touch of Anne's hand on, his
shoulder, and her low -mutter;','
words as she stoops to uncover her
harp.
The bare Is attuned presently. and
Anne strikes the opening chords of
the grand air, "The Lamentation
of Auglu'lin." She plays like one
Spired,. her Pyf:Y fl;hciltir►g, iter the
pale. her Iipe3 crimson. and her st
white. wed!-e+haput1 han•is seen,-
here
lenhere stall tltero over the quiv
strings.
With scarcely a pause. and w
waiting tt) be askrvl, site play
'elinstrel Boy," awl then the 1
aI tte, warlike Sf ratins, "1'.tt
menthe's the Days; of Ohl."
"I never 1►ear i you play
!Mite," of r. I ra tat R'r says.
"I never heard atnY,rne 1
well" t;llIan ::anxe, 14h81idy,t11,
t'oleo Is quivering with court
"Olt 1 I lrrre it," Anne r•:nc
IerAly., atlnt"ert lit torb*. "War
heart awl Iota,: are given t<v
it Lt rare bat •,n,• szteear:.i5 11
tinea sara'. 1', $w. t;e orgr," el'
i9rfi, fit tnra,len t over the nrn-i
for `•l.•r stt . tiumnit yeven •
the rr':;t ,,f no. vitt; 'Take I;tt
Viral I9aaf're.' "
Gil",hart brt,o not ad 1 a wore t
quest Sees Fite. In heel, with h
averted, �'a►; Qn•.; oat of the t
at the roll l alt i eri!an ', n rf Ib'
ere sls ; het not n cpc1Qlahi '. n
ItaflrAf-eta of the fine 1n•arct,•,tn,e
with itta peril rr oaf iano:lzalaatdejaa a
furs' - rt. p . D :t t,.4 her.
"Terse te:te:s the aural° gra
"%011t.,;Jr 0 nn riliton wt _
Saetna. Duna I. Enure rue oahta and zr
l .af rove, 1111,
Tho, nt_°Ihtts e'uuuno° n9 Imre ;
intro as a teat yi- i re'igr*'
But. 04111 C3aoia tr,,ii'rd 1
tmrsg to tire*.
'Vet Do=t laid' k•s:etp➢ 11
Oit 4110 taxa henr't
When en Its leaves
it'i ut "ata of you.
Lite ;rc ", it's fair.
;von. ttr9 bele
To Cot sell<l b➢vs. io a
tv,,,rd there.
"And as e'er o:
^'eiii8e.'iz aluo'Nr fid:
Led by souse kW
the cold deet
9 may the tit
'!Cell through tt
Tot still, >Fa?''• "nnz
matt way :"
Site ornirrhi veil, t!
meats up a e•oe
sp)e oh of t°z ei k .•
heard any P),t:7'9 :ii
sk,,ing Dns ever
dsntits of the pct
thrilled Fat r pals
er.- t with t.�:2r's.
"Thank yen.
a heautiftal song
though her ie ce.
ns her fingers
luxuriaat;t vethes
teem le filled ss-
tense -like frac'
"I think ,en
cake. U i nrg,o.•>,"
"And new, esa;r
clown that big r
from my ra3;s, nr
book through—co
And she is ha
Blamer starts up.
'"Upon env word
excuse me,, I nintst
coat for a. thinner
seriously. "This r
warm. Terribly ! I
No 7 Weli, you
prctty white g
George ?"
"VQty," answers
repressibly, trials
with vexation, si
ries out of the rat
"Weil, upon my
see anything se b
mutters with a -
tion after the retreat
as absolute outrage
tie girl's feelings."
' For lie gees 'Gillian.
very- straight on the
the Took of apprehe
Darner as he goes. a
quite alone with Geo
tte sees the ne€vou
lace as he crosses the
her, .and leans on t
whilst be talks to he
know hos* Giilints ashy
of dread lest site be
She 19 too young, to
unversed in even won'
able to hide her feeiln•
is conscious of a keel
that warns her she Is trembling at
the solutl of the pleasant,frank voles,
at the sight of the handsome face,
the glint of the goldenchestnut
hair and blue eyes, at the mere fact
of his presence—the presence of
Anne's lover.
CHAPTER XI.
The 'moments slip on into minutes
and George stands there, loaning
against the high window -sill talking
irrelevantly to Gillian across the
greenish -white blossoms of mignon -
e l etre, .
weather, the flow-
ything' and every-
. thing ; talking at random ; talking
with only a vague idea of what he
t is saying, or what she is answering,
until the halting conversation lapses
e into dead silence.
e Gillian almost imagines she can
d, hear the rapid beating of her heart
In the summer stillness, in the silent
breath of flowers, in the flitting
lights and shadows of the clematis
sprays and the waving muslin cur-
tains, in the presence of George Ar-
oh''r's big, symmetrical form, the
bald, bright face, the ardent blue
eyes, 'which seem to gaze into the
_ fragrant verbena leaves, and the
depths of her girlish soul.
For she is silently nerving herself
to venture a little further on the
unstable ground of their acquaint-
ance. Having gone so far as she did
. .yesterday morning she awes it to
herself—in dignity and consistency,
she think^, poor • Little sell' -deceived
Cillian—not to Ile under any mis-
1 prehension in his regard.
The moment of her awakening had
not; come yet. The girlish heart does
not knew, as yet, of the woman's
passionate yearning for his ap-
proval, and the natural sexual
adoration of each true daughter of
Eve when the angel of her fate
brings her Adam to her side.
And George is nerving him
standing there in tate golden
seat light, looking at the i
fair young creature, in
white robe, with the
like head, the pure J
the timil bosom h
smith the snowy
wdnitcrepe; which mod
e throat
the s'luar:•-eu
himself der,
edly to s1)e
to her w
brul;e
and
hu
Good
NotBei(
Sozodont
Sozadozat r ootl t
arae , Liquid an
All stores or 1 v n+• e1 ter the
would be!" poor George
a •swelling heart and pat
less jealousy. Heaven
from him, at all events
love his cold, caleulatie
Iess nature can feel is
long ago. It is a very di
man to this poor little
who could keep any hold
selfish, worldly heart.
"Poor little lamb," Geo
to himself, folding his
and repel the fierce t
begins to assail ,
you have fallen a
wonder if—to e
to drink of
my bosom,
lamb` i
be t
yo