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the Belle oftheS-lson
• CHAPTER
The ball which Lady Clensford alivays
gave aboet the middle of the seaeon was
generally a, very beillia,nt affair; but thia
Year it was more brilliant and. alas. 1110,111
exceeded th an us eat ; f or Lard Clanefoed
we:3 connected as everybody knows, with
the greet Trees-Aisle:an Compeny, ead, •as
Mo everybody knowe, that company had
recovered from tem blow dealt it by. this
rieieg of the nativee, and was now flour.
ishing beyond the eutret eangeine, exlece
atione of its owners; therefoie, the M14 -
offer, not to mention theee of
233any other person, were, overflowing,
and Lord Clanefore coned, agerd A some-
what magnificent hospita1ii3e
; Howard, ais he made hiss way up the
lettere, smiled cynteally , to himeell as he
eaught eight of a little knot of financiere
• . who steed Just oatsele the 'rent doors of
the 6A10A ' They were all there -Griffon -
berg, Wirsch. the Beltons, Eger& and
Fitzharferd; and they were all emiling
and in the beet of humore, presenting by
•-their appeartince a eteiking contrast to
that whice they had wore when he had
eeen them on the eight when the ruin of
the company had. been conveyed in thet
fatal cableeram. Having sueeeeded
'hest le foroing an entrance, and bowing
over the hand of his noble hostess, walla
must have :sadly ached, and returned her
meolutnical words of welcome, with a
smile as galvanic as her own, How.ard .sid-
led hie way along the wall -a waltz was
in progress -and collided again4st the
"beautiful and bounteous" Beetle, who
was naepeing his brow and looking round
despairingly tor his partner
':Halloo, Howard!" he exclaimede"Pretty
61d serimmage, isn't it? Should have
thought your lauguid grace would have
kept it of this sight I've given a dance
• to a girl, but dash my neektie if 1 oan
find ).er; might se well look for a needle
in a bottle of hey -a6 if any fellow would
be such a fool as to put a needle in such
place! I'm jolly mad at toeing her.,
can tell you, for she's the prettiest girl
• in the room, and I had to fight like a
ootiehearer to get a dance from her. And
Z ow I can't find her; just my luck!"
"What is the name of the prettieet girl
in the room?' asked Howard, laeguidly.
"Oh it's the new beauty, of coulee," re.
plied Bettie, with a superior little shrug
at Hevrard's ignorance. "It's Mise Heron,
of Herondale, the great heiress
Howard pricked up his ears, but main-
tained his languid and half -indifferent
manner.
"Miss Heron of Herondale," •he saki ill
his slow eoice. "Don't think I've ;net her.'
'No? Dessay not. She doesn't gc out
anuola, and Lady Clansi-ord thinks it's ra-
• ther a feather in lies rap getting here to-
• night. , 'When you see ear you won't seY
• I've ;Ter -praised her. She's mere than
• pretty, and she'd be the bright and par.
tioular star of the, season if she didn't'
• keep in Ler shell /So ,much." • •• • '
"Herondele." said Howard, musingly.
"That's the place near the Ville at BrY11-
• dermere, isn't it? I don't reanember any-
• one of her name as having been amongst
the corpany there."
"No,' said the omniecient Bettie. "She
was living in retirement witk hex father
then; but Stalfordemust ha-ve known her
--made Ler acquaintance. Dont yen re-
member that she was present -when -peer
bolt off to.A.ustralles again •directly after
the funerae? And why is it that she keeps
as all at arm's, length, even that con.
feud-de:I Glare?" •
Howaede eyes grew sharp; but he smil-
ed languidly. re he, said;
"Yeti ought to edit 0. riddle book, Bertle,
my SOIL I think we oould get, across the
room now, I :should be greatly obliged if
you would introdnce me to Miss Heron."
"All right," said 13ertie. "'come along!
But I warn you, you'll only meet with a
sold reception; just a snails and a word
and then she'll look away as it oho's' for-
gotten your existence, and had not tha
leaet deisire to remember it."
"Oh, I'm used to that," estid Howard,
"Lead en."
As they excesed the room. Haivard'S•
acute brain was hard at work. There was
something in Stafford's conduet, a tone
In hie letters which Howard could never
undsgstand; but now, in the light of Bei: -
tie's mysterious communication, he
thought be discerned a :solution of the
Problem ovex which he had pondered for
many an hour. Stafford had been un.
happy during the whole of his engage-
ment to poor Maude; he had exiled him-
self again immediately after her death,
tlaough as Howard knew, he was well
enough' off uow to return to England and
to live at any rate, in a quiet way. If
there was anything in Bertie's sugge:stion
Howeed pureed his line with an air
of detemnination. If there was anything,
the he would find it out and.act accord-
ingly. Stafford'e happinees was very ,pre.
clone to Howard, and in,the quiet, reso-
lute, cynical way oharaeterietic of him,
he resolved that if that hap'piness lay in
the heeds of this beautifal girl. with the
sad eyes and lips, he. Howard, would do
his beet to persuade her to yield it UP.
Hes reception was certainly not encour-
aging Ida glanced at him, and return-
ed his bow with a slight inclination of Iter
head, and then looked away as if she herr
done ell that could be demanded of her;
and it was with faint surprise, perceptible
in her face, that she heard Howard say,.
in hie slow.: and rather drawling yoice:
"There is a conservatory behind that.
glass door, Miro Heron; it is not very fax
from the madding orowd,• but it must be
cooler than here. Will you let Me take
you to it?"
She hesitated for a moment, but some-
thing in the steadessegerd of Howard's
oalm and sleepy eyes im,preesed her.
"Very well,' she eaddi "but I think I'm
engaged for this next dance, and I must
not go fax away. I have already broken
two or three ertgagemente." '
"In that case you can come without
hesitation," he said. "It is the first crime
that coets a pang'; bit -ring passed that,
the downward dourse is eaay And pain-
less."
.leeded her to a seat, and with the 000l
determination waijch Stafford always ad-
mired in him, began at once; felehe. did:
not wish to give her time to slip on her
woman's armor; he intended -th :Bailee"
quickly, unexpectedly, so that She eimeed.
not be able t,o conceal the effect •Sil the'
!blew.
• S'Alesost ae.leat. as in Austriefia" he said,
langseidly, but -Watching her out oS the
Itai5l. of his eye; 1, suppose you everenever
here, Mise Heron? Nor have .1. -been; but
113.50 Felamer met with her fatal twee Isa. got a lettar in my,. p.oc e , 'Seam a
dent? , rst triertd.tet niitae.'Aville leer tmeherig
-, • . How ;lad- remembered very wale but he 11,iiott.attls-rtnrrafid ho.'llad'so;often dei
ealst "Ale yeet" 'as if the fact had just sorthedetheosetteere to 1110, thilit 1 20142105.4
been lc -Relied, to him.
feel.,,a0;ef L. know Its, He ie mg- dearest'
Her •father died and left her a heeled and ealoeset friend -Stafford Orme, as
of ationey--that's ever so many nionthis alwaye call him and think of him; of
age -,end now. she's come up to London,- emarse 1 am epeaking '<i:r Lord Higholiffe.
sad I tell you. Howard, that it ie with -Mc problem was, :solved; • he saw her
her as it was with the friend of our pale face suddenly flash, and then as eud-
echoolboy days: 'I came, "I was seen." I denlei grow. pale. So sharp,,leed been the
,00nquered!' EverYbeder is mad about hex, bloev, its effect so oemserhelining, that her
She is staying with some country people fan fell from her hand. Howard, 'as he
called the Vaynes, people who would have restore:1,1e ti her, seized the eepertheity
Passed, like a third entree, unnotieed; 'of looking her 111/1 in ,the And see -
but they are deluged with invitation, .,sera.nee was made doubly sure. Thie
and 'All on accountbold hie friend Stafford'i ;happiness
"Do not be 'vulgar, Beetle," said How- in her hand. Ida was silent feeet Moment
ard, rebuicingly,because she know she cortlel net control
Well, it was vulgar " admitted 13ertio, her voiceecmild -eat-Skeet .it' sceedy; then,
"especially applied to such an exquisite with a realeiteeed breath, She "JAM:
oreature eie Mis:s Rexene-- Ole there sho
"
is with young GlerneeThesy say that Ire Yes, I knee' Mr. Orane-tebeed „High -
;is more than ready to 'lee his ducal eor.•
t h"I in'itr be .seide
onet at feet-confThen,lipped -sou liked h
feet -confound the .young beg- eleeeeeeety; tosx tee" wee see thee -, fee
gaxl-but she doesn't give him the least mercy; soine idiot of a difuaing-man
enceuragement to do so. Look! ehe would C,01110 toad take ,her from him the
doeen't appear to be listening to him,' next Minute,
texpress the loilpe, bet:rinse'
hough hes talking for all he's worth; I myself like and adinire hine very: Much
Avd Ws the sante with all of us; w,e're indeed,. He is A, splendid fellose, and Mee
all deing -with here for her; and for ell . of those instatees. of a good -anan istrug-
she cares, we anay jolly well diel"
Howard looked .across the nerd one piing with advereity. Are net: fend of
caught a glimpse of a tall, slim figura a poetry, Miss Heron?" i! -
Pale, ivory -tinted face -with soft and silkyIdeSe bosom was heassing, remoras' fight -
black hair, dressed in the simplest silky-
gor ealan.. ,Sho-knew new who it was
. fashion, and dark, violeteeyee. halt hidden With Whom she .avars Speaking, it was the
by -their long-111611es, /t Wael a lorely face friend; the oynical Mr. Howard, of whom
and something more -an impre.ssive one; Stafford had.teld her; she bad, eot oa.ught
it was a face, once seen, not; easily for- his mono' ;at the 'ntrocluotion. he re -
gotten Perhaps it was not jt e beauty, garded him with intenee interest, and lie
but a certain preoccupied expression, a alined her head by way of assent.
eaeoe,se in the eyes end el the curve of "I never think of my- friend Lord High.
the expressive lips, which made it 150
haunting a, one. She -was exquisitelY
dressed. with a suggestion of mourning in
the absence of dia.mends and e touch ot
pale violet in the black lace /rook.
"She is tray beautiful," -said HoWated;
"and I can condole with. you sineeeely on
the loss of your dance."
"Yes. nearly over now," said Bettie,
with a sigh. "Talking of Stafford," be
Heel, after a minute, "when did yee hear
Iran; hini,last?" " 'One boon of fortune I implore,
With one petition kneel:
"To -day," replied ward, "I lieve his
At least careee rae not before
letter in any. pocket"
"Still out in the etrkwoodeP" aeked Thou break me on thy -wheel]. "
Bertie. "Poor old chap! awful piece of
luck tor him! If his father had only gone Hee. lip quiveacd and her long lashes
on living and waited until that blessed concealed her eyes.
company had come right :side uppermost, "They are flee lilies,' she said,
lied have been a :millionaire. Look at "They fit my friend, Lord Higholiffe's
Origenberg and the rest of 'em!" he node *nee to a T. He Ivas for a time the alien-
ded towards the group at financiexe; ed darling of fortune; elie caxessed
eteovee sonply rolliug money, rolling a6 she eaTesses few men -and. now :she 'is
breaking him on her wheel; and the early
'erce, Imes still. in the letchwoode, as cereeses, of course, make the limiting all
pee call it," reeperteled Homed; -and , tee harder to bear. He writes anost Inter -
from what he says T :should think hoe; I esting letters -I don't know whether you
having a pretty baTil time of it; though, taro abolit !peening wed cattlareising and
of' (curse, he doesn't eomplain- there are that kind of thing; for any own part I nen
settio men still left who don't complain."
Thpvl wee a. Deism- during which he had
broil Illieking deeply, than he said: "So
Seafront knew Heron, del he?"
Bertie iodised Mersteriotes and lowered
le edeo.
"Yes: Tools here, old elia.p, I elionlibet
ay the to anyone but you; but you are
tallerd'e great and only *ham, and I
lame I eau eevalt stefelY; to tell you the
.,•
ere ei4
Wall of YOres llittseum,
The Museum of Ypres has hoen entirely destroyed. One of the *walls of the famous , structure shows
' what the bombardinent did.
"Did you say that Mr. Orme - •Lord Higle
•
eliffe its well?" ,
"Oh, Yes; is all right now," eeplied
Howard; "he hae been . fever of'
some kind or other, I believe -but he has
recovered; he is a, moneter, of, strength.'
as you may have heave, But I am afraid
hhee ieseavieeryhieunmhainedleeY'h.esoimseenhoitng4-eornyeiehylitealt; mrtstee-. se:H. ethwearxecipitaeegyothhinegehymtgivlon;;et ,kynooz:
lectual, you know-" Ida. shot. an: fudie- wini°111'
neint glance at him which made Hoivietrci "With the greateat pleasure, nry dear
chteekle inevarelly.-"But the beet, the no. lady," responded Howard; "but on two
blest, of good fellow6, I tternere iron. Mies conditions.; one, that you don't .take mY
Heron, rd give 'anything to see hina opinion: the other, that, you leave me
happy. Ah, here comes a geuelenaan -with alone with Mi eiS Heron, directly elle. comes
hurried geit. and distsaoted countenance; for a quarter of All hour."
bit Id looking .for Lis partner; alasl it is Lady Fitzha.rford etaTed at him.
• you! We meet, then, at Lady Fitzhar- pc'hseeringe..y, ou going to propose to her?" she
leeter: but I do sincexele- hope .it won't "No," he replied; "1 nen tired of pro -
bore you I"
ford's to -morrow. I 'will bring nay friend's asked, with a smile.
He bowed his adieux and Ieft, her, and "Well, I don'e think she would a,eeopt
lat. the house; for eth,e haill had, no ' fur. you," saki Lady Fitahaalord, "ehe has .had
ther extereet for' him. All the Weeehome the most wonderful offers; she bee refus-
he pondered over the ease. -That she joy- ed. Lord Edwin the Bannerealese son and
ed Stafford, he had ...not. the, very least heir, and, I believe, the Duke of Gleen-"
doubt; her eyes, 'her sudden blushes and "I know, I know!" said Howard, more
color, 'her .voicee had be tray.ed her.,, quickly than usual. "I can hear her on
, "He has loved her all the, timerend I the statis. Oh, vanish, my deer lady. an
ana 21% grablatla ' 'IVA to h4v016eF1,1.; 111" 701.1. 10178 Ole 1';
he seeidetoshianself, with. esmieel ;self- Lady Fitzlhaeford hed starcely left the.
conterrape 'a's he clinebed"riPto.,etislebeines. 'roctiesileughifig and not a -little puzzled,.
modest ' hut!' .00niftletaible . before the sermet ,ecianitted Ida. She was
.rooms stiteak a Pale and the look of; eadnete, in her eyes.
Malta before he epened'the'doere it was even morefealamble thapeon the Free
-1V1t11$.11.0t necessary:. foiehim ,to have got a ceding night. She blushed Inc aneinstant
ligee, for these was ode in the irotx/a. ad- as she, gave her hand. t� ilesetard.IS '
ready, and..bY itshe same, leng-linthed.fig "Lady Pita:milord has gene to Set: her
.nre which had bean sitting ein etea. ey, tMiets .3Yerotee. ;Le •areitd; 'labs bade
eheirebut xieee and eisOlarMerd,
"114viierdie,' ; 'memattke, her exeeesese ehe will be hexe:
eo..E.,yerae-e-.hele bluer& fOrr a Moment .nPliene4e.bietareYeiirrItapipgo.' i8n0tant°ezoiciti (gEWhye6n11 itoe-asn- re
•witla exaggerated ealin: tOthink,it over, was quite ashamed; elo
"Ien • glad. you ,found, the cigar's, ater the you know, ett the ebtrusrve way in which
-whisky, Stafferd, lea:Ve you 'been waiting loaxeseed the subJect of my tiord
very long: Seery. to:keep you." • Righelege'e contlit,ion upon 11.7onud.'But
Howard laughed es, he. nfrinig though I do think you would feel
friende: hand ' , • interested in hie lettek. Be 'has a. knack,
.thought elioeld ,surprise: you, old. unintelleotual as he is"--Idit rose read -
Min; but I flattered 'Myself," seed stee. -ily to the; ily again and „flashed '''a nece
ford, '• on'eneary glance of indignation, At him
'Nothing suoprises me; but I'll admit . at. her- violet . eyes -"a Wel ef
to.'heing rather 'pleased et'ideeing you" . describing scenes and iucedents idea kind
drerwled lloyeare. peehing him:gently back of graphic style whichWhatan .$4,10t
ill the &lair. "Have you--exe-wallked fee& ,I sante emelarolee -off teeeeelttem, be had
Australia,' or 110110,1?' I bee.n feeling iniris pocket; "Y have actee
Stafford attired. ' , left the-detter et homer Please for,
•"01. r see! "You ineane Seine- ,quick- give ane. But. perhaps you voill xegard my
ly on my leeter? P started clirectly atteis iodise of meniory as affording. you a 4ap•
I potted it, bite Idet the Mill at South. pe escape." •
timpeen, yeetlese fit, and was Idaes lips tresiabled and her 'eyes.,became
obliged' toe'cosee''' ' . .deyneast. Desappeintanent, ,Was elognehtly
"Got it acee?''' drawled- Howard. ef.)r elep,ioted on her face. • ' '
'perhape the ideate -ley has cooled you down.. .- "No, I erm'edrey," She said, , "P-T,setoula
-Have' you oaten? '1 .ean get edmething-", lia,ye liked to lia.ye seen ties,,le. htee.' ,
"Vas -yee," said Stafford, rather imps, "Would yon r6141Y?" he Purred, Peim
.tiently. "Got dinner at the hotel. I cued tently, as she turned away to tihe wee
on here at once; heard you'd gone to a dorm "Then, I 'will go and get it; my
dance. and thought I'd wait. I went you rooms are only a short distance"
to do something for me. Howerd-I'll "Oh, Pray, don't trou;ble," she said, so
you all my news same other time -not fitintly that Howard found, ie diffieult net
that there's much fo, tell: I'an and to emilee
iiOnrithillg, as - you ;Gee. I want you to "Ncrt at all, he said, p,olitely, and Tait
go down to Ba..yudermore, I dare not go the room.
mysel f --not yet. I want you to get alb' 'As . he wene down the. stairs he glanced
the information you can about -about a -at h s wats m
lady; MOB' Heron of Ilerondale—" :eget w, 116,Atn1+011Ailit idiot ien't up to
"How very steaege!" said llowaed .511110- einue—"
cent:1y. "Do ,you know-, I have just had' At that moment there was knock at.
the pleasate of meeting Miss Heron of the hell -door, the servant opened it, end
Herondate---"
cleft% without recalling these signifloa.nt Stafford :sprang to hie feet. Gtafford entered *with a gloomy counten-
her, and be le.seitl teat his eyes were fine ' "At Dada' Cla,nsford'ehall
liner; of William Watson's," ITe leeked at I "'Where?" be deinanded how.t1hylch 1 hexe,. ,n:lt;IhSTee'leheaghTledoImadeo,Y'h.'61,thaecktnaseenalvd,gwIrilat'ytheryealth
wiscAshi:ullYld;
and impeessive onee when he showed thean Just left. May tiek you why you are so -heve insieted up.on my cloieg so -or what
plainly "These.. are the lines:
. . Interested in Mies XTeron as to . send me good it, will do me to hese about etiiey teeitiow," he
' 'I do notsesk to have my fill "I love her," eatil Stafford bile:fly. "1 the seTviannt ulio)wthle'°i:t4iarr.
on suoh a ralersioe?' added,
Of wine, of love, or fame,
I cannot live without heer-dve tried., and, dot:sr:town% st4),alislh:ed the hendle of the
T do net for le little ill cannot live without her -I've 'tried, end
Ageinet ,the gods exclaim. Inc failed. Inc loved her sinte-ole "GO In, my dear, fellow; I've left my
can't tell you! I Want to knoev .wha,t sbe pockethandkerchief in my avevoeat 50
is doing. event to know if she has for. ' ihe hall: 'emelt in a moment."
'011• , I'm se glad you've come,' ehe "I -T did not know whether you would
seed: everybody was pleased to see How- :some, But I have been waiting; I should
ard; you are juot the man I want Mat: have vraited all my life. But the tone has
sweet creature, Mies Heron, is coming been very long, Stafford!"
here directly to try over some songs with
me -In, going to sieg at that bazaar, you
Ignow-and as you know something of mil- for
t wthhieehenHiliewofertdheh aciduahreterry noire wan, Lady
Fitzharford opened the doer of the inner
room softly, eo zoftly, that seeing Mise
Heron in the arms of a, stalwart young
m '
en and apparently quite oontent there,
her ladyship discreetly closed th.e door
again, a•nd going round by the inner room
found Mr. Howard .seated on the etadre.
She looked at him with aanazement, well.
nigh bewilder.meut.
"Now e -ea are freirlg to tell me anything
tt the teethe tiflirrnered Howard, with
sigh of rPOIrturiteort.
TOrt note' retorted Bettie,
'What there 3t, of it la the truth A.Ild AO,
ning hot ihe trettle It isn't muole Brit
Idlld of Idea. that Slagetel knew
eener; beauty better than wo
yntl rm”arolboa llow 110 USAd LO loam)
to eerier nue set off by hinhielt? Not
frowd. that,' WAti it? Arid PAO Ott'
IF'llo,NS remarked to rep Owl, one day
reafford riding with it iftay. Ile
swear to hira, but,-welL statc;
1r1 to Mistake. Then again, hoW
1;4, nd Mire Iferofi were in at
death; and why did he
eviblianely ignorant of such matters. I can
lay any hand upon my heart and say I
know a cow from it horse, but nothing
ellen induce me to go feather. If yon
are interested. I would ventute to offer
to how you orte of hie letters; there le
nettling in teem of a private eleeracter."
llor heart, beat still more quickly; he
saw the eageflight flash in her eyes; end
hie band went to his breast coatepocket;
then lie seld, blandly;
"I v ill bring one taext time we meet.
Are you gotng—arkere are you going to.
tnotiroarr Mies Heron? I too, shall be go-
ing there probably?"
She put her heed to her lips with a. lit,
tie nervotis gestures; slid was eiesepoiet.
ed, she thought he 'was going to 61104V her
it letter, titan and there.
"I sin going. to Lady ritzharterd's to.
morrolt afternoon to try over :some netelie
With ehe said, hesitatingly.
"Ali. yes; Lady Pitzharford is A good
friend of mine." he field, "Shall you be
there et, say, four?"
said Ma, in it low vrie.
Ilie color Tose to her face, and she N.C.
toyed.:
I gotten nae; if there is any hope for inel"
Howard looked at him compuesionately,
and wheeled softly.
"My dear old man," he fetid, with an a•lr
of reluctance, "yen ily rather highl T.ho
lady you spotlit of is the belle lee the pre
sent iseaeon; she is the admired of all ad.
mirers; belted etials, to say nothing or
noble dukes,are at her feet She wae the
star or the ball which I home just left. If
I may say so, I think you were very ute
• With it frown of annoyance, Stafford
hesitated and looked atter him; then, with
a shrug of his ehouldere, theyed ate
entered the roora.
They uttered no exy or surprise, of joy.
They stood for a moment looking at each
other with t eir hearts in their eyes. It
was the moment that bridged over till the
weary months of waiting, of lett:lege of
doubts and fears, of hope thee seemed too
wise to leave eueli it peerierse Peaxi to be sp,tir.
faint for bope 'and but a mockery' of da
. ,
enapped -up-- - her it she loved
Stafford turned away Nom him end I 'line. hba'aer nfa%onewealsthl "k
stifled a groan. • ex glien i of the truth,
belle of the eeason I Well, why not? 1 ilfoilele hle
it I. ,
iheeliehwaditgoitialadoinadraowthheirielfe. ailed
"I might have known it," he said. "The end her eyes reflected the love that glow.
Mere is 110 one more beautiful, eo one 1 hoz end, utterly regardlees of the fact
more sweets Who ern I that elle ebthat lie in strange house, ould that they
malemb" ' ale? What 15111I----' might be interrupted arty moment, he
"Rather a ' foolish young man, if eon el oa 1,v,'patssiotately with all the pas -
was a
ask me' esed Howard 11 I'd been in
love with such a, peerlese ereature, I
shouldn'thave left her to go tramping tie
ter mettle in Australia,"
Iii011 that ead been reeved. up for so long
ewes:: ]e seed, as he bent over' her and
weesed her to him, "I limo come baeli-
"Are you mad?" site exe.laimed. in a
whisper.
Howard smiled at her blandly.
"No," he said, -with a bier:lc:ward jerk of
his hea,c1, "but they are. Ten told it's a
delicious kind of anatinese worth all your
sanity. Do not let us disturb them. Come
a.nd sit down beside me until the time is
up," lit glanced at hc3 watch: "they have
stil ealreenwiinn.lieteseee.d"
Witis laugh she at down
b'e"afidoeuloitaraght to be ashaaned of yourself,"
she said, "10elay ant such a trick. But,
oh, .how happy they look!"
"f aan !aal4arnaa of nayrielf, any. deer
lady," he said; 'emit I should have been
more ,aelhaaneel of mysellf if 'I hadn't. -Do
they look happy? We will go in and Agee'
presently. It will be Mg,
Y.. ,reat arewaed.
eaut ,should like to give them another
five minutes, dear lady, for I assuTe you,
on my -maid 0± honey, 'that I was onee
young...my., eye.
".7SIOTHER" ON FIRING LINE.
She's a. [fig British Howitzer Who
• Pounds "Black Dlaria."
A British -officer sends from the
. front -a 'grimly humorpus descrip-
tion of the recent additions to the
'artillery' arm of the expeditionary
force. '•. .
.."Our artillery," he writes,
being gradually reinforced and we
are able now to reply to the Ger-
man heavy howitzers with shell that
is 'eve -ii weightier than their 'mach -
vaunted `Bleck Marias.' The how-
itzers I refer to is `Mother.' She
has been so christened by the r.Dom-
pales, and the name is not inappro-
priate. She is of matronly dimen-
sions, but comely withal, .and has
done e.w
xcellent ork-'While he has
been -with nis' and more than one of
her family offield hatterie,s scatter-
ed round the front owes its exis-
tence to the attention `Mother' has
devoted to the German eight -inch
heavy howitzers. 'Mother s' shell
weighs 300 pounds. She ranges most
u
accrately, and, indeed, she has
had four direct hits on • German
guns in the past fortnight. A
direct bit is only- recorded ,by the
airman' when the shell actually
strikes the enemy's gun. 'Mother'
is usually accompanied by 'Archi-
bald,' which is one of the new anti -
aeroplane guns. 'Archie' is mount-
ed on a motor lorry , and yesterday
brought down a Taube aeroplane,
much to our delight,. He firee a
thirteen pound shrapnel shell and
is daily becoming more expert in
his attention to hostile aircraft. Our
five -inch batteryis still doing it
.good 'work and s ,constantly keep-
ing hostile' i
batterios quiet.
After a, hostile battery had been
shelled o. short time -ago our air-
man reported nekt cloy that only
four of the six 'German guns Lad
been moved to a new position, so
ntletowittibyereiViit labollrteesp that it appeared that the other two
"What else could I do?" exelaimed Staf- iltneeiawnrthtati,iyvconwlic Which had been left behind were of.
ford, sternly. "Have you forgotten thet
I wee not free, that when -when death - "No; It is not too Itite, she
It Is 'not too late?"
whespet ed. no further use.''
hie voice drormed-"eet, Me free, it WitO 110
time to speolt of love to a 'notes r woman? =tee
eerie obliged to go; but rye come back
--too late, suppose! Don't say any '"n iliSTEIVIPER SHIPPING FEVER)
PINK EYEv EPIZOOTIC
mere; let us talk of sotneehing else: you and OATAPIeliel. FEVEill
axe looking well, ltowarae
"Yee, it's: no Use crying over spilt
nape Seid Howard, With. it sigh, 'Oh,
I'm all righ. Leek here, rn out you on
to-nightt we've got it, spare room, Now,
mix yourself another drink and light tie
another cigar -not bad, are they -end 0
told trie yoreve been doing,"
* *
At a quarter to four the following day
uolvard put in his appeaxanee at Lady
Yitzhertord'a house le Eaton Square.
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• Blein ish .04 ,Pleasare „Horses.
There are • Many blenixishes itt
horses that do ‘nob theY:
ueefulness, but practically render
thorn unfit for the pleasure vehicle
A horse with. sprung knee ean do
honest label. on the farm; and he
will do many sorts of work in the
city, but he earl never add to -the
appearance of the pleasure equip,
age.
There are blemishes to numerous
to mention that procticallY unfit a
horse for the purposes above men-
tioned.
'Cocked paSterns,..capped hocks,
seraggy manes and tails, sprun
knees, spavin -S, bog Or bone, loss o
one.eye scarred ,koees (a uresigx
of the stuinbler);• splints, ringbone
sweeney or atrophy of the shoulde
Muscles,- the natural carriage of a
low head and interfering,
These are some of the apparently
insignificant blemishes , that too
many horses suffer from and any
one of them will render him unfit
for the plea,sure vehicle. -
• Do net listen to_ dealers, or even
to your best . friend -and::: buy a
hose that has blemishes On him if
you :want • him for' pleasure pur-
poses. ••
Notes of the Sh• eepfold.
Sheep feeding is a business in
which the hope of profit and the cer-
tainty of making the land more fer-
tile should add zest ter the venture.
Sheep respond to good care. The
better the care the more they re-
spond.
• Ws need more small flocks on
'well -tilled farms. Such a Combina-
tion rarely disappoints its owner.
The fairs supply a, splendid op-
portunity for beginners to find out
for themselves what constitutes
mutton form aiad excellence.
The lamb that cashes in the roost
money in the fall is nottheproduct
of poverty he is a. delicately mod-
eled and inished creattfre:- of af-
fluence.
• Dairy Suggestiou• m.
Cream left on the miik'rtoo long
get bitter and rancicl."2',
• As a rale, Churning is Pitt off to
long in tlie !winter ;time.
. perfeet 'creamery; the am,
inal neat and odor are gotten rid o
as soOn as possible.
Milk pans arid pails are all to
better for a good sun bath in
sweet, airy place after having bee
washed, scalded and dried.
The sooner 'milk is set in a, eoo
place, reaiiy for the crea5n to vise
the Mere eam .there will be. .
tTso only salt that is gni!
IV and :grain •for butter
•The Beal Farmer;
,
•
Whet ie a real farmert We as
this e-mpreasion, • a real], farmei
often, anddesire to define' what w
mean. A real farmer perso
who .makes his living by th
land and who lives on the land h
works. Men who own Saran land
and live in towns or cities, rend
their property, or leasing it on
Shares, are not larmer,s, even when
they claim to be ;farmers. The test
is not.a.sentimental one, but econo-
mic. Real 'farmers live by work
alone on the land!.
The Ring's Record.
It is characteristic of the keen
interest that King George is taking
in the men who are fighting for Bri-
tain. against the Kaissr and hiS
Huns that he has ordered ,a record
to be kept at Buckingham Palace ott
the names of all those serving in
any capacity who have been killed
during the war. When the proper
time arrives, it is his Majesty's in-
tention to place a suitable tablet to
their memory, either in the private
chapel at his Lonckm residence or
in the Chapel Royal, St. James.
When the sad list is completed, it
will be handsomely bound and
placed iii the royal archives at
Windsor Castle; close to where a
similar list of the African War is
kept.'
. • ---------
.Tieeping 'Her 4if tionie.
,
Wife—"Don't you think you
might manage to keep house alone
for a week, while I go on a visit?"
Husband—"I guess so; yes, of
tongue, mote oti the Illood and Glands, era" a t o poisoneul COUrse,"
But you won't, be lonely and
sum ouro mna positive preyontivo, Uo matter 310Air honied mIserarble V
gollros 'ram tho body. a.tres Distompor ill Doge and Sheep. "Huh! Then I won , ,
and Choke:), in Pettitree Largeet gelling liVe stook remedy, _ t go "
cam In, Creme among human beings and is Define kidooy,
remedy, Cot. thts out, 1Coskp ft, Mow it to your druggist,
who will eget lb for yOlt. FrOO Booklet, "Destemeer. Cmino4 •And you say you ate horse steak
rand ourpo,4 - during the siege of Paris? How was
1
at any ago axe infeeted or "expeeed." Liq4d, given on the "(Noe a bit."
oiSlItioUTOPS-ALL WHOLESALE DRUOGISTS_ it served?" "A fa carte, of
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