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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-04-27, Page 6...m"•••••• The Bri Or, The Adventures me; of Captain Fraser CHAPTER XX,—(Cont'd.) Mr, Fraser!" said a surprised Voice,. which tried to be severe. Mr. Fraser bounded from his chair, and stood regarding the intruder with a countenance in which every feature was outvylnes the other in amazement. thought—you—Were on the Golden Cloud," he stammeeed. Miss Tyrell shook her head and looked down. "I missed the ship," she eaid, pen- sively. "Missed the ship?" shouted the oth- er; "missed the ship? Did Flower miss it, too?" "I'm afraid not," said Miss Tyrell, even more pensively than before, "Good Heavens, I - never heard of such a thing," said Fraser; "how ever did you manage to do it?" "I went to lie down a little while on Saturday afterneon," said Poppy, re flectively; "I'd got my box packed al d everything ready; when I got up it was past seven o'clock, and then I knew it was no use. Ships won't wait, you know." Fraeer gazed a her in amaze. In his mind's eye he still saw the deck of the Golden Cloud; but Poppy's deck - chair was empty, and Flower, in place of exchanging glancewith her, was walking about in a state equally com- pounded of wrath and bewilderment. "And you had given up your berth in the City?" said Fraser, at length, in concern. The consciousness of a little color in her cheek which she could not repress affected Miss Tyrell's temper. "No," she said, sharply. "Didn't you intend to go, then?" asked the bewildered Fraser. FFS:ert,12177131Lreg. r-3 o makeYOff I lit more profitable There is money to be mads by using Concrete. Many hundreds of L.rmers have proved it. We will gladly send our book "What the Farmer Can do with Concre e" to any farmer who writes for it. 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I It was Fraser's turn to color, and he burnt a rich crimson as he fished !the,,i.En going to take care of them for you," he said, awkwardly, "I came to look after a, pipe I thought I'd left here." rIserly. you taking care of them," was the There was a pause, during which Miss Tyrell took a seat and, folding her hands in her lap, gazed at him with the cairn gaze which comes. of perfect misdoing and the feminine determination not to own up to it, The room was no longer shabby, and Fraser was conscious of a strange exaltation. "I understood that you had given notice in the City," he said, • slowly; "but I'm very glad that you didn't." Miss Tyrell shook her head, and stooping down adjusted the fire -stove ornament. "Didn't you intend to go?" repeat- ed the tactful seaman. "I'd left it open," said Miss Tyrell, j thoughtfully; "I hadn't definitely ac- cepted Captain Martin's invitation. :You jump at conclusion, so; but,of course, when I found that Captain Flower had shipped before the mast for my sake, why, I had to go." "So you had," said Fraser, staring. "There was no help for it," con- tinued Miss Tyrell. "Dide't seem like it," said the more accurate Fraser. His head was in a whirl, and he tried vainly to thing of the exact terms in which she had announced her intention to emigrate, and combated the objections which he thought him- self justified in advancing. He began to remember in a misty, uncertain fashion that they were somewhat vague and disjointed, and for one brief moment he wondered whether she had ever had any idea of going at all. One glance at the small figure of probity opposite was enough, and he repelled the idea as unworthy. "I believe that you are sorry I didn't go," said Poppy, suddenly. "I'm sorry for Flower," said the other. "He will be back in six or seven months," said Poppy, gently; "that will soon pass away. I shall not be very old to marry even then. Per- haps it is all for the best—I don't like _am "Don't like?" prompted Fraser. "Don't like to be hurried," continu- ed Miss Tyrell, looking down. There was another pause. The girl got up, and, walking to the window, gazed out upon the street. "There is a nice air in the streets nowt" she said at length, without turning round. Fraser started. Politeness and in- clination fought with conscience. The Allies won, but inclination got none of the credit. • 2 and 5 lb. Cartons - 10, 20, 50 and 100 Bags. H better sugar is ever produced than the present REDPATH Extra Granulated, you may be sure it will be made in the same Refinery that has led for over half a century—and sold under the same name—REDPATH. 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For Black Shoes„ "2 in 1 Black" (paste) and "2 in 1 Black Combination" (paste and liquid); for White Shoes, "2 in 1 'White Cake" (cake) and "2 in 1 White Liquid" (liquid); for Tan Shoes, "2 in 1 Tan' (paste) and "2 in 1 Tan Combination" (paste and liquid). 2.0c Black—White—Tan 1O F. F. DALLEY CO. OF CANADA LTD., Hamilton, Can. 4 • 4 a ' ." s lee e aale aalee e • -r e , ee-ta Cakes -Puddings -Pastries JOUR puddings are palat- I able, why use Five Roses ? Simply because you want them more daintily porous, more digestible. Five Roses puddings digest unconsciously -- every spoonful is a tasty • source of vitality. "Would.you cafe.to go for a walk?" he asked. Miss Tyrell turned and regarded him with an unmistakable air of sur- prise. "No, thank you," she said, in a manner which indicated reproof. Fraser shifted restlessly. a/ thought that was what you meant," he said, indignantly. "You jump at conclusions, as I said before," remarked Miss Tyrell. "It wouldn't be right." "I don't see any harm in it," said Fraser, stoutly; "we've been before, and Flower knows it." The girl shook her head. "No," she said firmly. To her surprise, that ended the mat- ter.The rattle of traffic and the hum of voices came in at the open window; the room seemed unwonted- ly quiet by contrast. Miss Tyrell sat reaping the empty reward of vir- tue, and bestowing occasional glances on the fine specimen of marine obtuse- ness in the arm -chair. "I hope I am not keeping you from a walk," she obserVed, at length. "No," said Fraser. He rose in confusion, wondering whether this was a hint for him to go, and after a supreme mental ef- fort decided that it was, and murmur- ed something about getting back to the ship. Poppy shook hands with him patiently. It is always a sad thing to see a fine young man lacking in intelligence. Some of her pity perhaps showed in her eyes. "Are you going?" she asked, with a shade -of surprise in her voice. Fraser gazed at her in perplexity. "I suppose so," he murmured. She left him far a moment in search ofher hat, and then, putting aside the gloves she was about to don in favor of those he had endeavored to secrete, led the way do,wnstairs. Her composure was suffcient for two, which was just the quantity required at that moment. CHAPTER XXI. The summer passed quickly. All tato quickly for Captain Barber, who said that it was the shortest he ever remembered. But then, his minor', although greatly improved was still none of the best, many things which Mrs. Church fondly and frequently re- ferred to having escaped it altogether. He even forgot that he was to be married in October, and in these cir- cumstances Mr. Gibson and :Mrs. Church put the banns up. This act- ed as a specific, and Captain Barber, putting the best face he could on the matter, accepted the inevitable. • The wedding -day found him resign- ed, but dazed. The morning air was crisp and chill, with a faint odour of dead leaves and the aromatic smell of chrysanthemums which decked the front garden. The house was as clean as a new pin, or the deck of the Foam, -which, having beeri thoroughly scrubbed down in honor of the occa- sion, was now slowly drying in the sun. Down below, the crew, having finished their labors for the day, were anxiously attiring themselves in their Sunday -.Jest. The grizzled head of Ben popped out at the companion and sniffed heartily at the smell of wet deck. . His coat was of black, and his new boots creaked deliciously as he slowly paced the deck and affected ignorance of the little cluster of heads at the forecastle hatch. He went below again, and a murmur, gentle, but threatening, rose against Tim. (To be continued.) ww,..p,m,.....comeamone•mose MOTHER 3 SYRUP The proof of Mother Seigel's Syrup is in the irking. That is why former sufferers, whose vitality was being sapped by Indigestion, say it is just ex- cellent for stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Thanks to Mother Seigel's Syrup, they are now strong and well. iS EXCELLENT R111 If you are afflicted by Indi- gestion or other disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels take Mother Seigel's Syrup regularly for a few days; long enough to give it a fair chance to make i t s beneficial influence f el t. Then note the improvement in your appetite, your strength, your general condition, 3015 IlEAOACIIESI BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION 14SM ther.octhottle of Syrt4i, corsidits three times as muck as the 5�C sum. 41, rilOW WE ENTERED ANCIENT BAGDAD SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR VALIANT TROOPS. Historic City of the Orient Was An Easter Present to the British People. "General Sherman in a telegram to President Lincoln used , the proud words: 'I send you the city of Savan- nah as a New Year's gift.' "General Maude has done even bet, ter than that," says an English writer "He has sent the Britis'n people the great and historic city of Bagdad as an Easter present. Every circum- stance of time, place, and memory is combined to warm the heart and fire the imagination in General Maude's great achievement. It is as character- istic a British victory as one could possibly desire. "After all the talk, it will be a British and not a Gernian-made en- gine that will be the first io enter the city of Mermen Al-Raschid from a Per- sian Gulf terminus. Sinbad the Sail- or, not Fritz the Frightful, will have told the last and hest story in 'The Arabian Nights.' "The occupation of Bagdad is an event in a unique setting. Historic cities have sprung into importance again in the vicissitudes of the war, and tiny hamlets emerged frame shel-, tered retirement into a light that will not soon fade. An Ancient City. "Bagdad is a city which can look to a civilization when the great centres of Europe were unconsidered settle- ments. Its story is so old that its chief home is in the imagination, where it rivals the appeal of Babylon and Nineveh, of Darius and Alexan- der. "It has fallen to an Irish General in command of British and Indian troops armed with the fruits of the specula- tions of the last quarter of a cen- tury." Mr. Edmund. Candler vividly de- scribes how the British and Indian troops entered into this famous city— the neighbor of the great Babylon. "Our vanguard entered Bagdad es soon after nine o'clock this morning," he writes from Bagdad on March 11. "The city is approached by an unmet; '• -atee'sl orange gardens:. tailed road betwfrn palm, groves 'encl. The British Entry. "Crowds of Bagdadis came out to meet us, Persians, Arabs, Jews, Ar- menians, Chaldeans, and Christians of divers sects and races. They lined the streets, balconies, and roofs, hurrah- ing and clapping their hands. Groups of school children danced in front of 'us, shouting and cheering, and the women of the city turned out in their holiday dresses. "As soon as the Gendarmerie left at two o'clock this morning Kurds and others began looting. As we entered from the East this morning they were rifling the bazaar at the other end of the city, and among the first citizens we met were merchants who had run out to crave our protection. "Regiments were detailed to police the bazaar and houses, and pickets and patrols were allotted, but there was much that it was too late to save. Many shops had been gutted, and the , valuables had all been cleared. A rale- ; ble were found busily engaged in dismantling the interiors, tearing down bits of wood and iron, and car- rying off bedsteads. They had even looted the seats from the public gar- dens. Law and Order Restored. ur entry was very easy and Ounof- ficial, and it was clear that the joy of the people was genuine. No function- aries came out to meet us; there was still fear of reprisals. Our own atti- tude was characteristic; there was no display or attempt at creating an im- pression. The troops entered dusty and unshaven after several days' hard fighting and bivouacking. "The people of the city have been robbed to supply the Turkish army. "Tlie bridge of boats, the Turkish army clothing factory, and Messrs. Lynch's offices were blown kip or other- wise destroyed last night, and the railway station, the civil hospital, and most British property, except the Residency, which has been used as a Turkish hospital, were either gutted o damaged." "ENGLAND, MY OWN!" Not what we have, but what, we are, shall mead The name of England to the world's far end. Not what we are, but what we pray toshalib writeeher glorious over land and sea. Not our unworthy prayers, but God alone Can make us and His untold purpose one. —Jane Prothero Nott. wt.