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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1915-01-29, Page 2Or, Felicity's inheritance. CHAPTER III made while tbe young mistress slept, so It was an intensely hot afternoon -•• leo elle had, for the lest fie'w mornings, been riot that the. two girls thought it little 'working in the hewer -beds, trying to re- ehort c}f heraie of Robert Stone to keep on store. poor uncle George's troaaured toiling in elle hayfield. Ile had set 'ea two blossesee to sontething like order, There extra men—strong, taciturn fellows, sae Itobert Stone bad found her, and heed lin- were strangers to the place, and who gered awhile to give her a little advice looked .like tramps. and with their help, anti, help.. Joyce, who had never done ally in addition to old Ike's and Joe's. the gardening in her life. was grateful for fields -were cleared and the stack -yard both, and found herself looking forward ,to that friendly chat among the roses, She would not have been a girl if a mis- chiovonethenght as to what Felicity would say it she knew had not added to her enjoyment. Those few .nieutes spent in Robert Stone's company had made Joyce very tolerant of what she had oonsidered Fe- licity's "tool!shneee,' She wandered no longer that the girl seemed to have for- gotten her many admirers, that she never ,spoke of the gaieties she was mis>u1g, or grumbled let the dullneee of the Valley Farm, Felicity's confidences about her lovers had often jarred on ber, but ehe found hereelf listening without any im- patienee to s list of Robert Stoner; per- fections, Stveng yet gentle and consider- ate, hardworking as any laborer, but a gentleman hi every senee of the, word, ap- earen'ly content to fill a menial and de- pendent position while showing Mineolf to be a well-read man of the world — all this was a revelation to the two girls. Fe- ful look hat come back to her eyes. licity accounted for it by his admission A fortnight had passed since the two that he had spent the greater part of his girls had arrived at the Valley Farm, .but life abroad, aid by his close friendship to Joyce it had not proved the time of with her uncle. unclouded happiness she had expected. In There was a strong vein of romance in vain elm took herself severely to task, call- Joyce thou;;h she would not have owned ing herself an ungrateful discontented to it for the world, and, soothed by the girl; in vain ehe told herself this was a peace of her sylvan retreat, the thought thousand times better than teaching, that came to her that peretape it had.been or - she was used te being lonely, and ought dalned that Felicity should find her true not to mina it; shesoould neither scold mate, should come into her wnmane hertt- nor coax herself int( being happy. A age; in this quiet out -of -the -world place. silica. If riot cool, It was pleasant, quiet, and shady in the little dell that Joyce. liad discoveredbehind the house a week ago. and where she had spent several after- noons eince. The interlacing bougrs of the tall trees shut out all but stray shafts of sunlight; 'ush grasses and giant ferns carpeted the gentle elopes, and the betake of the stream that lisped and gurgled at her feet were blue with forget -me -note and pink with ragged -robin and cuckoo - flowers. She had . found a eoaurfortable seat amonget the mosey roots of an old elm, and with her back against its ivied trunk wee busy with the delicate crotchet, at , which ehe was aa adept, .A magazine laY • open on her knee, and a box of chocolates —a gift from Felicity because they were not the kind she liked --was within easy reach, but in epite of her unwonted leis- ure and ideal surroundings there wasa shadow on the girlie face, and the wise -vague feeling of trouble, of unrest, of dis- illusion, had her in its grip, and though she hated hershelf for it she had to ad- mit that Robert Stone was at the bottom of it, Ilie coming had spoilt her holiday. Felicity, on the contrary, was having the time of her life. She said so frankly, and no one could doubt it who saw the miles on the bewitching little face, or heard her gay laugh and merry, ringing voice. She ran about the farm like a child and when Robert Stone was she was never very Ear away Joyce -ivondered many a time what he thought of the girl who wheedled him one moment like a spoilt baby and the next commanded him like an imperious mistress, but ehe could gather noth'ng from his impassive face, nor from Itis words,, for he was on the whole a silent man. He seemed to regard her with good-humored tolerance, and generally let ber have her way—unless it interfered with his work. So Felicity bunt- ed for eggs and fed the poultry, and even fetched hnme the milking cows, and when Robert Stone might be poor and alone in the world, and 'they had -only known him a fortnight, but she felt instructively that he -was a man to be trusted, to be looked up to; and Felicity would be hard to please if she did not consider him an ideal lover in looks and bearing. Well, she would not be selfish any more! What matter if she felt lone and "out of it?" ",he would not begrudge them their happiness! Having made this praise- worthy resolve, Joyce had a refreshing little ere, then resolutely put Felicity and her affairs out of her mind, and read all the short stories in the magazine, till the birde beginning to fly about in the wood warned her that the afternoon was at an end. She did not expect to find any one in the house but Eliza, and was surprised as she entered the porch to hear Felicity s voice coming from the sitting -room in raised and excited tones. She was about to retreat, and go round to the back when Felicity called her hi. She expeot- she went a step farther and insisted on ed to flud her and Eliza having a heats driving tha hoses in the mowing ma- argument—a by no means rare oeourreuoe chine he let her try, and lifted ber in and --but to her surprise Robert Stone stood out of the empty hay -carte at her bidding. in the doorway leading into the kitchen. Joyce came to the conclusion that either apparently listening in silence to Fe• be wag a man who treated all women with lioity s v]goroue remarks. deference or rise he considered it part of She had put the length of the room be - his duty to do as he was told. She had to tweeu them, and stood near the window, a lovely picture of indignation, with her cheeks crimson, her blue eyes blazing. Stone glanced at Joyce as she entered and stood by her friend --a look half vexed, half amused; but there was a grimnees about hie mouth that warned her thae Whatever the argument, Felicity w'as not likely to get the best of it. "Oh, Joyee, do come and hack me up! Mr. Robert ie horrid—lie won't give in, Do tell him he must. 1 can't bear it—indeed I can't!" w'bet !e it ail about?" Joyce question- ed, feeling rather bewildered. "Why by whoa I went into the sheds just now I found they bad taken that calf I'ln FO fond of—Curly you know—an ay from its mother. Ii's all by itself in another place. The cow is going to the sale to- morrow, so they won't let the calf have all tae milk it wart te, if you please! Mr. Robert says it will spoil the look of the cow—it will fe.teb less. Ae if I cared about that!" "And what is to become of Curly?" "She's goirg ton. She's ready for the butcher, he says,' with withering etuplit- s!e. 'I won't have her killed! She's done nothing to deserve it, Why ehn•uldu't she grow up into n cow a.nd enjoy herself in the fields?" "For the very good reason that 'tate' 'isn't ' Robert Stone said quietly. "The calf i, a 'he,' and it's time he was turned o'tvn that his manner wag perfect, and she 'lied ceased to remonstrate with Fe- l.ieity—it -was only mete of breath. "Don't worry about me, you dear old print maid," elle had aaect, laughing, when Joyeee: had liken her to task for riding ono of the cart-horeet home, Robert Stone's coat acting as a saddle while he led her unconventional mount. "It does not matter what I do here—this is the Garden of Eden, and erre. Grundy is miles away. If I like to run wild for a bit there's no one to misjudge me or say spiteful things." Joyce's face had burned as ehe made one more attempt, "What about Mr. Stone? You would Like him to think well of you; you wouldn't like—" "Oh, Mr. Robert's a deer!" Felicity had interrupted. She had chosen to call him that ae being less formal, and haat insist- ed on 'like Felicity" frim him. "Ile will think just what 1 choose him to think— they all do. Don't be a stupid spoil -sport, Joyce—and don't interfere with what doesn't conhen' you." It had been said with a laugh, but it had hurt Joyce, and she gave up trying to "chaperon" her friend, or to lead her. in the way she ehould go As a consequence ehe was left more and more alone. lih'za had taken her offer of help very literally, and Jaycee morning,: were filly occupied. It _truck her some- into veal. these that the woman purposely kept her Felicity looked taken aback, but relleW- atvay from Felicity. Joyce knew that tile ed the at.ta+tk from another point of view. wee jealous of her, that ehe had never "Th;' poor mother will fret—you admit- approved of her joining them—Felicity tM rho would, and I won't have it, You had told hes. so; but it went deeper than said ehe will ery after it all night." that. 1 lan crooned like a foolish old mo- "I don't think I said 'cry,' but you will tiler who ware determined her child should certainly hear her, I'm a•fra.id. however, !lave a good time whatever any one ease as 612-'9 going in the morning eche will had! Joyce's Up curled. See need not be only melte you miserable for one night," afraid. She had no wiell to share Robert Felieity clasped hor bonds entreatingly. Stone.? e'r••iety or make a third in their "01), do let her stop here, Mr. Robert! plans, Wiry do you want to Bell herr" Tliie was an admira).`le meanie -lit alert ellecau a then a good milker, and will eery consoling to her pride, but it did not fetch twenty-two rounds.' prevent her feeling rather forlorn at "Don't we want the milk?" Joyce von - times. She was thinking of it now as she tared to ask Gat in the wood, her work unheeded on "No. There is a lot Wasted as it. is. ber '.a.p, ber bands clasped behind her neck, as ohs listened dreamily to the song of a white -throat perched on a hazel spray. She had not seen Felicity since 'morning, for, as they had had a cold din- ner, she had instructed Eliza to send here to the field, and had presumably eaten it when Robert Stone had his. lie always brought bis midday meal with him, for the cottage where he lodged wits mel'o than a mile away. Felicity hid begged him from the first to share their dinner, but he had remained firm in ]lie refusal, though he often joined them at tea in the garden. Jovee had enjoyed the in- formal little ileal under the horse -chest- nut, though here had been the role of lis- tener and looker-on; hut for the lase few days Felioity had ordered tea in the hay- field and'though sale had invited Joyee carei.essly to "Calve to the Remise" she had preferred to, stay with Eliza, feeling strangelay shy anal convinced that she was not wanted. "I would go borne to mother if I could afford the fere," she murmured half -aloud the tears filling iter eyes. "I'm not really wanted here. Eliza could do without my baip, and Felicity has forgotten rho ask- ed me, for company. As for lir. !atone-" ner musings ended abruptly, and a wairmeieal little smile brightened her face as she . took tip her, work again. IN thoughtson the subject, were eertalnly past finding out, He was alwa,ye kind and 'courteous, and though be seldom address- -ler site had realised more than 'once that his gray eyes had triols of follove ing her, of resting on,lner with a coolness, a speoulation in their depths that gave her a queer little eliock. It struck her sometumes that it was not his rant that she was so persistently 'shelved," Per- ham they might have been good friends had the not been so foolishly.tongttedled-- or had Felicity perinitded lt. Not all Felicity's nerty born love of fresh air and countrypursuite could make her rico early;. she ]lad her breakfast taken up to her as at horde, and never appear- ed before ten, Jcayre, 011 the contrary, al- ways got up when Mina. old, and revelled in the root morning air, the dewy frog - There is no one to make butter or cheese hero now; and if we fatten the calves with it what's the good if Mies Felicity won't let theme be sold?" Slee he laughing at them? Joyce, won- dered. Felicity seemed to think so, for she turned on him like a little fury. "Don't sneer at us because we can't do the horrid work! A farm's a gruesome, ghadtly place. You feed the animals u1), and then go looking about to gee which ono is ready to Ile—ehe poor, poor things!" "Why should you pity them? Wo have to die ourselves?, for 'that matter." "We don't have to be killed and oaten. How you can go amongst the lambs end pick out which axe ready for the butcher, like you slid on '6londay, passes my com- prehension: You must be a cruel, heed ilearted ivr•rtoh.!" "Some one has to do it, The w•. lid must he fed. You like roast lamb and mint sauce yourself. Miss Felicity." "How dare you remind me of that? la will never touch it again as long Ss 1 live! Besides, if we didn't eat the animals they might eat us. They would certainly, over -run 'the face of the globe, and prove too numerous for us to cope with." Felicity clapped her kande over her ears, "Oh, go a va.y 1 Don't -try 'to excuse your- self—to argue it out. I'm too miserable to listen. And I was so happy! Joyce, tell him he must let the things -live --you feel wretcher about it, too, dorm yon?" the Joyce looked at the tall dgure in doerway, at the tiara, Unyielding face, and though her cheeks had lost come of their color and her voice trembled, . alio knew there was only one answer possible, with those truth compelling eyes on her. 'Yee Felicity, but X don't think we ought to interfere in these matters. lvir. Stond.knows:'±hitt is. beet --rte will do what is right. I'erh ops-----" tint Felicity interrupted' her passion- ately. I night have known you would agree 'tvi:th .Merl, and go against sue, But I' won't be made miserable 1 will have .my awls weal Do you hear?' turning agaiin *o mance of the garden, avo• noise meet be "the silent fisure In the doorway, "Curly shall not be killed -her mother shall not be sent away, Im mistress herd, arta 1 pee you to entry cut any orders, not to do us you She faltered and broke down, Robert Saone Ito longer retried end lis' toned patiently,. Fre etogd upright, and looked every lied of his six sees, kris eyes blazed with indignation, and such a look of hauteur had come into his tette that erven Joyce quailed; and oast a, frighten - 'ed glance a* Feliei•ty-. She -Stood •ae tf transfixed. her eyes wide, her mouth a tle open, mesmerised for the, moment, as it 'were, by the man's intent look -a look of unspeakablis scam. ti' Then .ehe gave a little wail,. and pat both hands ' to her bead0. 11, what fan 1. saying? But it's all your fault for making me so unhappy. I 'wilt leave this htllteful place where,everything has got to die," She burst into tease, set 'dowti'suddenly on the couch under the window, and : hid heroyce face sarw in her Robehartnds. JStone's face ebange as if by magic, saw him crass the room in three strides and kneel beside the couch, then she fled. Out by the way ehe had come, through the porch and down the long garden she sped, with flaming cheeks and but one desire—to get away. For what seemed like hours she worked feverishly among the flower -beds or sat listlessly on the rough bench. That old feeling of depression and loneliness that she had conquered in the wood hadcome back again, and with it a new pain, a• queer, dull ache that she could not under- stand. She forgot • she had had -no tea; she shrank from going back to the house; and she would have given all sbe posi'ess- ed to be able to run away. But as the shadows lengthened and the'garden turn- ed cold, and gray. she pulled herself to• gether, and walked bravely retold to the back door. Eliza wars in the lttt,ehen, getting a dainty supper -tray ready. She told Joyce, somewhat sourly, that Felicity had a headache, end had gone to bed; that she did not want to be disturbed. Joyce meekly got same supper, and .ate It in si- lence, +•hen stole softly upstairs. She could well believe in that headache;. Felicity was too sweet -tempered and easy-going, as a rule, not to pay for her outburst of temper. Her bedroom was opposite Felicity's; they had given her uncle George's room, and she had raised no objection, though she shrank from the thought of sleeping where the old man had died. Felicity had declared nothing would induce her to do it, so there lead been no more to be said. As she was•entering it Felicity's: soft yoke called to her, and after a. moments hesi- tation ehe obeyed the summons. No l.icture of a suffering, dejected maid- en met her eye. Felicity had never look- ed more radiant. Her sunny hair -gleam- ed like spun silk on the pillow, framing a face as rosy and smiling as a child's. De - heath laces, threaded with pink ribbon, frothed round her neck and fell back from her soft, white cams. All the old love, the school"irl worship, rushed book to Joyce's heart like a flood, and she bent and kissed her with almost motherly ten- derness. Felicity put ber arms round her neck and, clung to her. "Inc'found my master, Joyce—at lest," she whispered. "Yes, dear. Amd you are happy?" "So happy!" Then she added, with s, lit- tle joyous laugh—"What sort of a farm- er's wife shall I make?" "A pretty one. Good night, dear;' I hcpe you'll sleep well." "Good night, Joy dear. I cha'n't sleep a wink." If that had proved true there would have been ewe very sleepless people in the house that night, for Joyce lay awake till the dawn. (To bo continued.) BELGIAN'S GREAT S1LO.1 ERS, Consume' More Tolrtieeo Pea fisead • Than ,'Oilier' People. That the Belgians, in their times of happy. peace and prosperity,- eon- sum.ed more tobacco per head than any other •country in the world 'will probably come as a surprise to many people. Their army of smok- ers, however, formed no less 'than one-third of the entire population of the country, their annual con- sumption of tobacco being iI 1.4 lb. per head -more- than three times the amount consumed in the United Kingdom, and six times as much as in Italy. And it was his love kir a good pipe which led the 'Belgian to inaug- urate 'nloking in iiipet•itiuns, when enthusiastic devotees of .''My Lady. Nicotine" competed for various! prizes. Nearly every. village, no matter how shall, could boast its "ILookersniaat.scbappij," which al- most unpronounaceable word is equivalent for what we term "Smokers' Club." At these compe- titions it was the custom to compete for money prizes, the winner being decorated with some floral' adorn- ment pinned on their breasts, as visible proof of the honor ,achieved. The premier smoking club of Bel- gium was the Bruges Smoking Club, which held its meetings at a certain cafe in the Grande Place. The room. in which the members met was de- corated with a gorgeous , banner, While on the walls was to be seen an assortment of curious pipes,-'ree. presenting all corners of the globe.. In fact, the place was a veritable. museum of. pipes. Members were only permitted to enter the Bruges Smoking Club af- ter reaching the age of eighteen: Cigars and cigarettes were tabooed, the pipe being looked upon as the only justifiable means of satisfying that craving which makes us slaves to the weed, The chief object of the club was not to break records in regard to the amount of tobacco consulted, bat to teach its members the use Of. tobacco by organizing competitions and offering prizes to those who could make a pipeful of tobacco last the longest. On the ,light of the - competition members gathered round the tables, , while the tobacco Was taken out of a jar and each. competitor's allowaliea carefully weighed oil..a serail pair of scales. This alllowance consisted of exactly forty-five grains. The pipes were then care'fn11y filled, and at zz signal the competitors struck matches and • lit their pipes. 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The most ,prominent symptoms are A high fever.., loss of appetite, and the formation of vesicles (blis- ters) in the mouth, on the tongue and lips, and sometimes on the ud- der. Similar eruptions take place between the toes, at the coronary band, and cause extreme lameness. Animals with marked foot lesions oiften lie down, and refuse to get up, on account of .the pain of stand- ing., Affected animals frequently staud with the head down, and :with streams' of saliva. flowing from the corners of the mouth. Marked dis- ,turlbane'eB of the dig-estive organs are often observed. The United S'bates has demon- strated its ability to eradicate the disease. In general the plan is to slaughter all infected and exposed animals, bury them in deep trenches and cover the carcasses with quicklime. Infected premises are thoroughly disinfected, and quarantined. "No live stock oat be brought to ;the premises for fear months. Wtblic liighnvay-s in infect- ed terilito `y axe closed to traffic. Persons pre not,allowed to visit or leave init'ecled farms. Feed and bed ding eoflo•sed to the infection are burned Owliei's of 'slaughtered. anima''s .are reimibursed on the ba sis of utility valtie, appraisement being made by a practical stock- man and an offirial of the Federal Bureau of -anima! industry. One half i- paid by th.- Federal govern- ments and one half by the state ii.- tere steed. • l! ariti Notes, s;, S.e,i. ,,11,1; fruit trees whereThey ti'l!1 add to the bea:lty of the grounds; It coa`.l5 very little to maintain order and system about ol.ir homes and yet nothing pay' better. • Are we leaIning- that there is a good dela more profit, with less n e1'?c to be in edo raising ,:i bushels corn on i.e'+1 atres than 3:i bushel, en 100 acre e ' We need t,.1 give- the daily "b':1;l nienty 'ifs exec istr and the beet :t 'treatme n;. that we arra-- keep eep hint un- lit he hells had a'1 ,;how hi n't•orth In in 'rcltrr,a,. tI,1 the young chard, -trine low ,n'uwing ol'up Whitit alines;=)ff the land ea* and which clenlav„'ds good tillage is best. Noetl)ig has eve) fattened.with less teed> because 1t . sty was .laced nil t11C=In.OSt iconspienoue place on home grounds. Vew town people realize the im- portance of the dairy cow from i.he Viewpoint of human life and. busi- ness economy. Decayed apples on the ground in an orchard are a means of ca,rrying over the winter the fungous dis- eases which cause rote, . • A Combination Name. A. new teacher found that a little negro girl was named Fertilizer Johnson. "Are you sure that Fertilizer is your right flamer sale asked. Yes, ma'am," replied the little girl. "Well, tell your mother to come here," said the tea:cher.. The mother same the next day. "Yes, Fertilizer is right," she said, "You sea', I named her after her ,father and nmother. both. Her father's name is Ferdinved and my name is Liza, so we ea1i d her Fer- tilise r." A woman's volunteer reserve composed of expert riflewomen o Landon, has organized and asked the war office for an allotment. of duties in cane England is invaded.