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The Huron Expositor, 1893-02-24, Page 6- THE HURON EXPOSITOR. FEBRUARY 24, 1_893. V ETERINARY. TORN GRIEVE, V. S., honor graduate of Ontario ej Veterinary College. All dieeases of Domestic Animels treated. Calls promptly attended to and cherges moderate. Vete rinary Dentietry a spezialty Office and residence over W. N. Wateon' Sewing Machine Shop, Seaforth. 1112t1 EIRANK S. Beattie, V. S., graduate of Outman, Vet erinary College, Toronto, Merr.ber of Wet Vet °riflery Medical Society, etc., treats all dieeases of the Domesticated Animals. All call, promptly at- tended to either by day or night. Charges moan ate. Special atteution given se veterinary dentis- try, Office on Main Street, Seaforth, one door aouth of Kidd' e Ilardware store. 1112 — EAFORTH HORSE INFIRMARY.—Corner et Jar. sa vie and Goderieh &recta, next door to tbe Pres- byterian Churoh, Seaforth, Ont. All der see of Horace, Cattle, Sheep, or any of the do etfeated animals, suoceeefully treated al to. inermary or elsewhere, on the shortest notice. _barges m ate,. JAMES W. ELDER, Vette Mary Surgeen. P S.—A large stock of Velem ary Medicineept eon stantly on hand LEGAL 'D IS, HAYS, 3 ucces8or to the late firm of Dickson & Hive, Barrieter, Solicitor, Notary public, &c. Money to loan. Office—Cardno's book, Mffin Street Seaforth, 1286 HIGGINS & LENNOIY, Baeristers, Solicitore, Notaries Public, &c. Offices - 120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, and Seaforth Ontario. Seaforth Office—Whitney's Block, Main Street. Money to loan. THOMAS MILTON HIGOINS. JAW* LUNNON. 1291 '/f tATTHEW MORRISON, Walton, Insurance IV" Agent, Commissioner for taking affidavit., Conveyancee, iko. Money to loan at the it/Weell rates. M. Moattutos, Walton. T M. BEST, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, &c. , Oftloe--Rooms, five doors north ofCommercial :dotal, ground floor, next door to C. L. Papst's jewelry store, Main etreet, Seaforth. Goderich agente—Cameron, Holt and Cameron, 1216 ei ARROW & PROUDFOOT, Barristers, Solicitors, IX Goderich, Ontario. J. T. Gskaoir, Q. C.; Wm. PROUDFOOT. 68$ CAltERON, HOLT & HOLMES, Barristers So - Rasters in Chancery, &o.,Goderich, Om M. C. CAMERON, Q. 0., PHEW HOLY, DUDLEY HOLMES ANNDIG k SCOTT, Barristers, Solioltore, Coo IVI veyaneen, &o. Solicitor, for the 'Bans o• Johnston. Tisdale k Gale. Iiiiney to loan Office— Elliott Block, Clinton, Ontario. ite. H. HAWES JAMS &arr. 761 HOLMESTED, rnicoessor to the late firm . MeCaughey k Hohneeted, Barrister, So • liciitor, Conveyaneer and Notary. Solicitor for the Canadian Bank of Commeroe. Money to lend Farms for sale. Office in Scott's Blooki Male Street, Seaforth. W. CAMERON SMITH, BARRISTER. Solicitor of Superior Court, Commieeioner for taking Affidavits in the High Court of Justice, Conveyancer, Money to Lend Can be consulted after office hours at the Gemmel - dal Hotel. HENSALL, ONTARIO. DENTISTRY. W. TWEDDLE, Dentist, Offiee over Hamilton Melnnes' Shoe Store, corner Main and John Streets, Seaforth, Ontario. Nitrous Oxide Gas ad. ministered for the painless extraction of teeth. 1169 T"),R. G. FRANKLIN BELDEN, Dentist, Gas ad- ministrated for painless extraction of teeth. Office over Johnson's Hardware Storei Seaforth. 1226 RAGNEW, Dentist, Clinton, will . visit Hensall at Hedgente Hotel every Monday. 1288 -• sss,s4, Tx KINSMAN, Dentid, L. D. S., ..,,e,„kie-'' sy. fl, Exeter, Ont. Will be a, Zuriche 1 i •I' at the Huron Hotel, en the 'net THURSDAY DI BACH MONTH, and at Murdock's Hotel, Hensall, on the maw AND TEHRD FELBAY in each month. Teeth extracted with the least pain poiorible. All work ret -class at liberal - rates. 071 -FIR, 0. H. INGRAM, Dentist) (successor to H. L Billinge), member of the Royal C011ege of Den tal Surgeoes, Ontario Teeth inserted with or with. out a plate in gold celluloid or rubber. A safe anaw. thetic given tor the painleee extractieln of teeth. Offioe----over O'Neil's bank, Exeter, Ontario. 1204 N. B.—Plates secured firmly in the mouth by Yemeni' Patent Valve. MONEY TO LOAN. -sus ON1CY TO LOAN.—Straight loans at 6 pep 1,11 cent., with the privilege to' borrower 01 repaying part of the principal money at any time. Apply to F. HOLIIESTED, Barrister, Seaforth. MEDICAL. DR. C. SHEPPARD, Physician and Surgeon, Bay. field, Ontario, successor to Dr., W. IL Wright. 1226-62 DRS. SCOTT & MACKAY, , OFFICE, Goderich Street, opposite Methodist Church, Seaforth. RESIDENCE, next Agricultural Grounds. J.. G. SCOTT, M. D. C. M., (Ann lArbot and Vic. toria,) M. C. P. S. 0. C. MACKAY, M. D. C. M., (Trinity, F. T. M. C., M. C. P. S. O. E. COOPER, M. D., M. B., L. F. P. and S., Glasgow, &c., Physician, Surgeoe and Ac. couclaer, Const„stnoe, Ont. 1127 -TAR. ELLIOTT, Brueefield, Lioentiate Royal College of Phyeicians and Surgeon., Edin- burgh. Brucetleld, Ont, 930 1110 W. BRUCE SMITH, M. D C. M., Member of _11,) the College of Phyeiolans and Surgeons,• &o., S-eaforth, Ontario. Oftlee and residenos same as oeoupied by Dr. Verooe. 848 itLEX. BETHUNE, M. D., Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon', Kingston. Successor to Dr. Mackid. Ofilcn lately 000upied by Dr. Mackid, 'Main Street Seaforth. Residence —Corner of Victetria Square, in house lately occupied by L. E. Daneey. 1127 AUCTIONEERS. T P. BRINE, Licensed Auotioneer for tht Coun eJ ty of Huron. Salm attended in *,1 parte of the County. • All orders left at 'Ins ,EMPOSPTOR Office will leo promptly attended to. WM. M'CLOY. ' g Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron andz Perth. Sales promptly attended to, charges moderate and sathgaction guaranteed. Orders )by mail addressed to Chiselhurst Post Office, or left at his residence, Lot 2, Concession 11, Tuckersmith, will receive prompt attention. • 129641 _ W. G.. DUFF, AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTY, Conveyancer, Collector, Book-keeper and Accountant Real Estate, Lite, Accident and Fire Insurance Agent; Money to Loan, Correspondence, ttc. Parties irequiring his aerviees in any of these branchesl will receive prompt attention. OFPHEI ir HALEY'S BLOCH, (UP STAIRS), MAIN STREET, STLIFORTIL McKillop Directory for 1893. JOHN BENNEWIES, Reeve, Dublin P. 0. JAMES EVANS, Deputy Reeve, Beechwood. DANIEL MANLEY, Councillor, Beeohwood. WM. McGAVIN, Councillor, Leadbury. WILLIAM ABCHIBALD, 'Councillor, Leadbtiry. JOHN C. MORRISON, Clerk, Winthrop. SOLOMON J. SHANNON, Treasurer, Winthrop. WM, EVANS, Assessor, Beechwood. CHARLES DODDS, Colleettw, Seaforth, R. W. B. SMITH, M. D., Medical Health Officer, Seaforth. RICHARD POLLARD, Sanitary Inspe6tor, Lead- 1,ary. HITRON AND BRUCE Loan and Investment' 3S/13E)...A NY. This Company is Loaning Money ot Farm Security at lowest Rates of Interest. Mortgagf)s Purchased. SAVINGS BANK 'BRANCH. 3, 4 and 5 per Cent.Latereet Allowed or Deposits, aceording to 10,mount and time left. OFFICE.—Corner of Market Square and North Street, Goderich, HORACE HORTON, Mareanns, noderioh, augvet 5te,1886. DONALD ROSS OF HEIMRA, "BY WILLIAM BLACK. CHAPTER XVI.—CONTINUED. And yet the steersman seemed to be suf- ficiently sure of his course. There -was no calling a halt for couvultation, nor any other sign of uucertainty. Noiselessly the four oars kept measured time ; there were sim- ultaneously the four sudden clownwerd flashes of white, followed by a kind of seeth- ing of silver radiance deep in the dark water; then, here and there, on the surface a large and lambent jewel would shine keen- ly for a second or two floating away on the ripples as the boat left it behind. Not one of the men smoked; that of itself showed that something unusual was happening. They kept their eyes on the sOrnbre features of the adjacent shore, of which a landsman could have made, next to nothing ; or they turned to the dimly discerned outline of the low range of hills, where that could be made out against, the sky. It was a long and monotonous pull, with absolute silence reign- ing. But at length a whispered, "Easy, boys, easy !" told them that this part of their labor was about over, and now they proceeded with greater cautioa —merely dipping the tips of their oars in the water, while ail their attention was concentrated on the blurred and vague shadows of the land. They were now in a small and sheltered bay, the stillness of which was 3o intense that they could distinctly, near the murmur of eome mountain burn. On the face of the hills rising from the sea there were certain darker patches—perhaps these were birch woods; also, down by the:shore there were spaces of deeper gloom—these might be clumps of tree,. No light was visible any- where ; thie part of the west was olearly uninhabited, or 'else the people were asleep. And yet, before venturing nearer, they ceased rowing altogether and watched and listened. Not a sound save for that cotatinuous murmur of the stream, that at times became remote and then grew more distinct again, ,as some wandering breath of wind passed across the face of the hill. The world around them lay in a trauce as deep as death, tbe bark of atdog, the call of a heron would have been a startling thing. Men - while two of the oars had heeu stealthily shipped, the remaining two were sufficient to paddle the boat nearer to the rocks, when that might be deemed safe. And at last the steersman, who appeared to be in command, gave the word. AS gent- ly as might be the boat was headed in for the shore, until Coinneach, who was up at the bow, whispered, " That'll do now." The rowing ceased, there was a pause and sode further anxious scrutinizing of that amorph- ous gloom ; then two black figures stepped over the side into the water, taking with thenthe lug -line of the net that was care- fully arranged in the stern. They were in- most immediately lost sight of, for the boat was again noiselessly paddled away, until the full length of the line was exhausted, while he in the stern began to pay out the not, each cork float that dropped into tha water sending a shower of tremendous white stars spreading from it, and all the meshes shivering in silver as they were straightened out. A wonderful sight it was, but not the most likely to procure a good( fishing, for, of course, that quivering, lustrous, far extend• ed web would be visible at some little dis- tance. However, Out went the net easily and ateadily, with just the faintest possible "swish" as each itueceasive armful soused into the sea, and then, as quickly es was consistent with silence, the boat was pulled ashore and two of the men jumped out with the other lug -line. They, too, vanished in the impenetrable dusk. The solitary occu- pant of the mysterious craft, standing up as the bow, was now left to watch the result of these operetione, and to direct, in low and eager whispers, his unseen comrades. Slow- ly, slowly the semi -circular net was being hauledin. As it 10t nearer and nearer the men at the lug -lines plashed the water with them, so as to frighten the fish into the meshes ; the sea glimmered nebulous in white fire; here and there a larger star burned clear on the black eurface for a mo,- ment and then faded away. The commotion increased in the water and out of it; it was evident from the fluttering and seething that there was a good haul ; and in their excitement the scringers who were ashore forgot the danger of their situation—there were muttered exclametions in Gaelic as the net vvas narrowed in and in, And then, be- hold !—in the dark meshes those shining sil- ver things—each entangled fish a gleaming, scintillating wonder—a radiant prize, here in the deep night. .. If this was Kain for Donald Ross of Heiipia, it was Kain fit to be paid to a King. ; It was at this moment that three men came acroes the rooky headland guarding the bay on ite northern side. They had just completed a careful inspection of the neigh- boring creek; as careful as tne darkness would allow they had followed the windings of the coast, eearching every inlet, and so far their quest had been in vain. Now they etood on this promontory, peering and lia- tening. "No, sir ; I do not see or hear any- thing," said Hector, the tall keeper, who had a gun over his shoulder, and he seemed inclined to give up further pursuit. "But, I tell you, they must be some- where," said Fred Sta,nley, in an excited fashion. "There was no mistake about what they were after. What would they be going out in a boat for at this time of the the night, if it wasnt for scringing ?" "Maybe they would be for setting night lines," said the keeper, evaeively. "Not a bit of it," the young man retort- ed, with impatience. "1 know better than that. And I know who is in that boat—I know pernectly well. It isn't for nothing that the Sirene is lying in Camas Bheag ; I know who is out with these poaching nets— and I'm going to catch him if I can. I want to have certain things made public; I went an explanation; I want to have the Sheriff at Dingwall called in to settle this matter." "Are you quite sure you saw the boat, air ?" said the keeper—all this conversation taking place in lowered tones, except when Fred Stanley grew angry and indig- nant. "Why," said he, turning to hie friend Meredyth, "how 'far was she from the steam -launch when ahe passed—not half a dozen yards I'll swear ! it was a marvel- ous stroke of luck we thought of going out for that draught -board. They little thought there would be ariy one on the launch at that hour, and I tell you, if the punt had been a bit bigger, I would have given chase to them there and then, Never _mind, we ought to be able to catch them yet— catch them in the act—and I mean to Bee it out—" "Yes, but we haven:it caught them," said Frank Meredyth, discontentedly, for he had stumbled again and again, and knocked his ankles against the rocks, and he would have far rather have been at home talking to Mary Stanley. . "And it's beastly dark. We shall be slipping down into the water sooner or later. What's the use of going on,' Fred? What, about, a few sea -trout? Everyl body does it—" "But it'e againet tne law all the same, and I mean to catch this poaching scoundrel red-handed, if I can," was the young man's answer. " Come, Hector, you must aaow perfectly well where they put out the scringe-nets. What's this place before us now?" It's the Camus hor, sir," said Hector, "in there towards the land." "Well, is it any use acringing in this bay ?" the young man demanded. — "There's the mouth of the burn that , comes down by the plantation," was the reply. "Very well, take us there," said Fred Stanley, impatiently. ' Those fellows muet be eotnewhere, and I'll bet you they're not far off. I must say, Hector, you don't seem pirtioularly anxious to get hold of them. Ase there any of them friends of yours ?" Elector did not anesner this taunt. He merely said "It is a dark night, sir, to make any one : out." And then they went on again, but with caution, for, besides the danger of breaking a leg among the rocks, they knew that the yewning gulfe of the seeewere by their side., Hector led the way, Fred Stanley coming next, Meredyth—with Muttered grumbling. —bringing up the rear. In this wise they followed the inward bend of the bay, until the keeper leaped from the rooks into a drift- ed mass of sea -weed. They were at tbe end of the semicircular bench. Suddenly Fred Stanley caught Hector's arm and held him for a second. "Do you hear that?" he said, in an eager whisper. "They are there—right ahead of us—fire ei shot at them Hector l—give them a peppering ?—give theirecoats a dust- ing !" "Oh, no, sir," said the snaious-ma,nnered keeper, "I cannot do that. But I , will go forward and ohallengn them, When you get to know who they are, then you will ap- ply -for a summons afterwards." " Come on then—come along !" the young man said, and he began to run—stumbling over seaweed, stones and shingle—but guided by the subdued commotion in front of him. All at once that scuffle ceased. There was another sound—slight and yet distinct; it was the hurried dip of oars. Nay, was not that the "loom" of a boat, not twenty yards away from them—the dark hull re- ceding from the land ? , "Here, Hector !" the young man cried— furious that his prey had just escaped him. "Fire, an ?—give them a charge a—give the thieving scoundrels a dose of shot among them !" ile-oton made DO answer to this appeal. He azalea aloud : "Who are you? Who is in that boat?" There was no word in reply—only the slight sound of the dipping oars. Fred Stanley caught at the gun, but the keeper held it away from him. I "No, sir, no," he said, gravely. "We must keepwithin the ' law, whatever they do." " Yes—and now theyre off—and laughing at us !" the young man angrily exclaimed. And then he said, "Do' you mean to tell me you- don't know who these men are? Do you mean to tell me you don't know quite well that it is Ross of Heimra who is in that boat ?" • "I am not thinking tiat, air," Hector an- swered elowly. r " You took precious good care not to find out !" Fred Stanley silica for he was griev- ously diiappointed. "If you had come up with me you might have compelled them to etop and declare themselves ; even if you had fired in the air that would have brought them to reason fast enough. When. shall we get such another chance? I knew things like thie were going one -knew it quite well. t And it's your place o stop it—it's your business. It is a mons rous thing that , the fishing in the rivers shold be destroyed by those thieves." He continued lookin out to sea, but the boat had disappeared in the dark. " No, we shall not g t another chance like that," said he, turning to his friend Mere- dyth. 'And it is a t ousand pities, for I would have given anyt ing to have caught that fellow red-handedj; I hate to think of my sister being impose upon." Well, I suppose w'd better be getting back," said Frank Me edyth, who had I dis- played no great interer in this expedition. "And I dare say Hect r can show us some inland way ---1 don't want to go round those infernal rocke again. " Hector ?" said Fr d Stanley, in a savage undertone, "I'm pre ty sure of this—that when Hector took us 11 round those rocks he knew precious we 1 where the scringere were !" And very indignan was he and sullenly resentful when he car ied this story home to Lochgarra House a d to hie sister. Ile roundly accused the eepers of connivance. They could put dow the scringing If they chose but it was all art and parcel of the poaching system that existed for the benefit of Donald Rose. 11 it was who had the fishing and ehooting of this estate. A fine condition of affairs, t ulye "1• am afraid," Bei Mary Stanley, who seemed to take this stormy complaint with much composure, " tnat Mr. Roes has not quite enough skill to rna,ke much of a poach- er, even if be were inclined that way. If you had been her yesterday you would have heard himself sy that he was a very indifferent ehot ahd aid a very poor fisher- man also—" "And you believe him, of courae," her brother land, with contempt. "01 comae hat is the very thing he would say that. he would profess—" "But you see, Fre," she continued,with- out taking any offenc "he gave us a very ^good reason why he should be but a poor sportsman. There i neither fishing nor shooting on Heimra I land." He laughed scorntu ly. " Fiehing and shootteg on Heinara Island?" he repeated. "What need has he of them when he has the fishing and shooting of Lochgarra ?" "Yon may be mistaken, Fred," Frank Meredyth interrupted; careful to be on Miss Stanley's side'as usual. "Von may be go- ing too much by what Purdie said that even- ing atInvernese. At the same time I quite knowthis, that when once you suspect any one of poaching, it is desperately difficult to get the idea out of yen!. head. All kinds of small things are conetslntly happening that seem to offer confirmation—" "1 will bet you twenty pounds to five shillings," said the young man, hotly, "that if we go out to Heimroi to -morrow and stay to luncheon, we shall nee fine sea -trout on the table. There may be no fishing on the Ialand—that is quite; poseible ; but I tell you there will be sea-ti'mut in Rose's house. I dare you all to put itl,to the proof. It is a fair offer. We can run! out in the steam - launch if the sea is as -calm as it is now— Mamie, you can come too, and Miss Glen- dinning ; and my bet is twenty pounds to five shillings that you will find sea -trout pro- duced." "Surely it would be rather shabby to go and ask a man to give you lunch in order to prove something against him," ahe made an- swer. "And even then that would not show he had been himself in the boat. As for any of the people about here using a scringe-net now and agein to pick up a few fish—well, that is not a very heinous of- fence." " If it is," said Meredyth, (still siding with her)," it is committed every summer by a large number of highly respectable per- sons. Why, only the other day the Fishery Board had to issue a circular reminding owners of yachts that netting in territorial seas wasn't allowed." "Oh, very well," said Fred Stanley, with a sort of affected resignation. " Very well, It is no concern of mine. The place does not belong to me. And of course, Mamie, you are only following out the programme which will be laid before the free and inde- pendeat—the very free and independent— natives of this parish on Monday. No doubt they will be told they have the right to take salmon and sea -trout wherever they can find them, either in the rivers, or round the mouths of rivers, or in the sea. They have -that right, you understand, but you haven't; if you try to catch a salmon you will have a stone hurled into the pool in front of you. And what will be the rest of the programme when the English demagogue, and the French anarchist, and the Yankeie platform woman come to set the heather on fire? How much mere are you going to surrender, Mambo? You've out down the rents every- where, given up more pasture, given up more pest land. What next? Don't you think its an awful shame you should be liv- ing in a great big house like this, when those poor people are living in thatohed hovels ?—" " Well," said Mary,with an honest laugh, " if I must tell you the truth, I do eome- times think so. Sometimes, when I go out- side and look at the contrast, it does seem to me too great—" "Oh, very well," he send, ironically. n' When theme are your sentiments, I don't wonder that the place is considered ripe for a general riot, But whatever your theories may be, I'm going to draw the line at per- sonal violencs and deseruation of property. I shall have my six -chambered Colt loaded on Monday, and if any impudent blackguard dares to come near thin place—" "Von are going up the hill on Monday," said she briefly. "Both you and Mr. Mere- dythe I want some grouse for the kitchen, and as many more to send away as you can get for me. "Pardon me, Miss Stanley," Meredyth said, and he spoke with a certain quiet de- cision, "you are asking a little too much. It is impossible for us to go away shooting and leave you at the mercy of what may turn out to be a riotous mob. It is quite impossible; you have r.9 right to Ask it." "Yea, but I do ask it !" she said, some- what petulantly, for she wished to be left free to follow her own designs on that fate- ful Monday. "Von are my guest • you are here for the 12th, and I particularly want you—both you and Fred—to go away after grouse, and nevcr mind about this—this lecture, tir whatever it is—" "1, for one, cannot," he said firmly, "and I know Fred will not." Mary glanced half imploringly at Kath- ohen. But Kathohen sat mute. Perhaps she was considering that, whether Mary went to the meeting or not, it was just as well the two gentlemen were to be within hail. Besides, before then it was just possi- ble Mary might be induced to confess to them her tnad resolve,in which case it would become their duty to reason and remonstrate —eeeiog that Kathchen's protests had been of no avail. Or would they iusist on &coon). panying her to the meeting if she was de- termined co go.? For one thing, Ksthchen did not at all like Fred Stanley's reference to his Colt's revolver; if there was going to be any serious dieturbanoe, that was not likely to prove a satisfactory means of quell- ing it. CHAPTER X VII. - A REVOLUTION MANQUE. But at first the two young num—especially when they were in the society of the young women—professed to make light of the threatened invasion. What harm could come of allowing a parcel of notoriety -hunt- ing adventurers to air their eloquence—and their ignorance? The crofters would at once perceive that Ogden, M. P., knew no more about them and their ways of life than he knew about the inhabitants of the moon. As for Mlle. Ernestine—the fiery Ernestine would find it difficult to eet the Highland peat -bogs in a blaze with her little can of paraffin°. And as for Mrs, Jackson Noyes of Connecticut—but here the young men had to confess that they knew nothing of Mrs. Jackson Noyes, and so,to amuse themselves, at dinner they set to work to cbustruot an imaginary Mrs. Noyes out of a series of guesses, "She is a parationate sympathizer with all suffering races—especially married women," mid Mr. Meredyth, confidentially. "Men are brutes," observed Fred Stan- ley. "She will denounce the hideous cruelty of landlords stalking grouse with express riflee," said Meredyth, keeping the ball rolling, " She will call on the crofters to arise in their wrath and demand that of every stag killed two haunches must be delivered over to them, the remaining two to be retained by the landlord." "But does'nt that sound reasonable ?" said Kathchen, innocently—whereat there was a roar. " Mist! •Glendinning," said Meredyth, apologetically, "you forget the haunches of a stag are limited in number. It was Mrs. Jackson Noyes' idea of a stag we were dealing with. Well, Fred, what next ?" "Any landlord or farmer," continued the young man, with a matter-of-fact air, "found guilty of killing a sheep without the aid of chloroform to be sent to jail for twenty-five yeare. No lamb to be taken away from it's mother without the mother's consent in writing, stamped, sealed and de- livered before the Sheriff of Dingw&11." "A cumpulsory rate," suggested Frank Meredyth, "levied on landlords, of course, —for the relief of bed -ridden peat -hags.--" "Ob, stop that nonsenee," Mary inter- posed, laughing in a shamefaced kind of way. "They can't be as ignorant as all that." "Oh, can't they ?" said he coolly. " I've eeen lots of worse things—accompanied by eloquent, if occasionally ungrammatical, de- nunciations of the brutal landlords. ,You are a landlord, Miss Stanley, and you have taken the wagea of blood and sin. If I were you I should feel inolined to throw down the thirty pieces of ailver and depart and go and hang myself" "She won't do that," eaid her brother. "But what she is more likely to do is to give up the pasture of Meall-na-Fearn that those people demand. And then Mrs, Jack- son Noyes will telegraph to the Connecticut Radiator that a great triumph has been achieved, and that the American banner has begun to wave over the benighted High- lands. "I wish the American banner did'nt Wave over BO many Highland deer forests," said Meredyth, briefly, and there was an end for a moment. But the talk of the two young men when they were by themselves was very different. "What ought to be done, and done at once," said Fred Stanley, "is to send over to Dingwall for a body of police. Indeed, the meeting should be suppressed altogether; it is a clear instigation to riot. I don't see how a riot can be avoided if those howlers are allowed to rave. But my sieter won't hear of it. Oh no! Everything is to be amiable and friendly and pleasant. She is quite sure that the crofters are grateful to her for their lowered 'rents and all that. Grateful !—they don't know what grati- tude is !" "But at all events you must remember this," said Meredyth, " that your sister has been here a much longer time than you ; and she has been doing her beat to get to underetand these people and their wants and their habits of thinking. She may be a little too confident ; in that ease it ie for you and me to see that she is kept out of harm's way, and as far ari I can judge, the main event of the day is to be a raid into Glen Orme forest—" " By the Lord, they'll get a warm recep- tion if they try that!' young Stanley broke in. "1 can tell you, from what I've heard of him, Colonel Tomlins isn't the sort of a man to let a lot of vagabonds march past Glen Orme Lodge and take possession of the forest—I should think not—the ragged army will find a sufficient force awaiting them— keepers, foresters, gillies, and the guns of the house party ; there matinee driving, but it won't be the deer that will be driven off." " That as it may be," said Meredyth, with much calmness. "But even if there is a scrimmage up there what has that got to do with us? I don't care a brass farthing about the Glen Orme deer ; I want to see your sister safe. And if the torrent of revolution flows peacefully past this house, it, dgoteeltocoemxpe7d iu Glen Orme—let t,andw " Yes, but that is too much to expect," Fred Stanley said gloomily. "It is my taster who will be preached against by time° fanatics. It is she who is the represent- ative here of the landlord interest. Grati- tude ?—it's precious little gratitude they'll Dhow, when they have this fellow Donald Ross secretly egging them on. Of course,he is annoyed that you and I should cornemp to interfere with him ; he thought he would only have a woman to deal with; and that the keepers could make all kinds of excuses to her, But now he finds it differ- ent, I imagine he knows very well that he is euspected and watched, and that there is a chance of his being caught at any moment— s ohanoe thst I mean to make a certainty of before I leave this piece !" " My young friend," said Meredyth, dis- passionately, "I'm afraid you are becom- ing entete about this Donald Roes. And yet I don't wonder at it. I've seen a similar etate of affairs many a time before now. The fact is, when once you suspect poaching the suspicion becomes a sort of mania, and all your comfort in the shooting is gone. It is precisely the same on board a yacht. If you once suspect your skipper or your stew- ard of drinking, it is all over with you; you are always laoking out—mistrusting—im- agining; you may as well go ashore at once or get another skipper or steward. 0f course, the poaohing is still more vexatious; for you feel you are being defied and cheated at the fame time; and you want revenge; and the poacher is generally it devil of a clever fellow. But, after all, Fred, your sister is right; even if you are convinced that there is poaching going on—as there has certainty been some little ill -will shown against us Low and then—still you have nothing to prove that Donald Ross is the culprit—nothing." "1 will catch him yet," said Fred Stan- ley, under his breath. Next morning being Sunday morning they all went to church. In going down through the village they conld perceive no sign of excitement anticipatory of the next day ; on the contrary all was decoroue, quiet. Shutters were shut; in aome cases the blinds were drawn down; the few people they saw were dressed in black and were certainly not breaking the Lord's Day by idle or frivolous conversation. But here was John the policeman. " Well, John," said Mary, to the plump and roseate lain, whe smiled good-naturedly when she addressed hini, "ase we to have civil war to -morrow ?" " Mem ?" said John, not understanding. "Is there going to be a riot to -morrow ?" she repeated. no ern," said John, then The meeting wiil be in the church, minikldinlyg deprecating way. "1 am point ath and there is the minister." "And what are you going to do ?" said she. " I suppose you know they threaten to drive tbe sheep off Meall-na-Fearn, and there is a propoeal to go into Glen Orme forest. Well, what are you going to do ?" " I am not ante," said Lein, with a vague propitiatory grin. " You have taken no steps to preserve the peace, then ?" she demanded. But, in deed she was well aware of John's comfort able, easy-going optimiem. " Aw, well," said the round cheeked re- presentative of the law, " mebbe the lade will no do anything at ahl ; and if they go into the forest mebbe they will 130 do mich harm." "But I suppose you have heard that Col- onel Tomlin's keepers and foresters mean to stop them if they ehould attempt any such thing ; and it isn't at all likely that Mr. Watson's ehermerde will let them drive the sheep of Meall-na-Fearn without some kind of resistance. What then? What are you going to do ?" " Aw, well," said John, letting his eyes rove aimleesly away towards Heimra and then to the little white Free Church be- yond the bay, and then back to the ground in front of Miss Stanley's feet, " mebbe there will be no mich harm : and the minis- ter will be in charge whatever—" ." Look here, John," Fred- Stanley broke in peremptorily, "it is quite clear to me that you moan to stand by and let anything happen that is likely to happen. Very well; I wish to give you notice—and I wish the people about here to understand—that if there's any demonstration made against Lochgarra House we've got a gun or two there—half a dozen of them—and we don't mean to stand any nonsense." "Fred !" said she, and she drew herself up. He was put to silence in a moment. Than she turned to the phlegmatic lain. "You must do what you can to give good advice to any of the young men you may hear talking. These strangers that are coming—what do they know about Loch' garnet They only wish to stir up strife', for their own purposes. And it would be a very bad thing for any of the men about here to be sent for trial to Edinburgh, mere- ly because these strangers were bent on making mischief." "Yes, mem," answered Iedn'obediently, but in a vague way. Perhaps he did not quite comprehend. "John," said Fred Stanley, coming to the front again, "do you know anything about the scriuging that goeu on about here ?" This time John did understand. "Me, sir ?" he replied, as if such a ques- tion were an insult to the dignity of his po- sition. And perhaps he would have gone on to protest as earnestly as his good-humored laziness would allow, that he had no know- ledge of any such illegal practices, but that Mary Stanley intervened and carried her party off with her to church. Of course it was the Euglish portion of the services that they attended, in the lit- tle, plain, illsventilated building. The ser- mon was so severely doctrinal that they could not follow it very well; while the oc- casional appeals to the heart, uttered in that high falsetto sing -song, fell with a aotnewhat unnatural note on the ear. Yet the small congregation listened devoutly— evith an occasional sigh. Mary Stanley's attention was not occupied much with the pulpit; she was looking rather at the sad, withered, weather -worn facies of eertain of the older people—and thinking what their lot in life had been. She recalled a saying she had heard somewhere in the Black Foreet "The world grows every day harder for us poor folk that are so old ;" and she was wondering when her modest, but at least assiduous and sincere, efforts to tiomewhat better their condition and introduce a measure of cheerfulness into their surround- ings would be accepted with a little good- will. As for the middle-aged ;and younger men, she was less concerned about them. If they meant to break the windows of Loch- garra House next day,or pillage the garden, or set fire to the kennels, she wouid stand by and let them do their worst. But she did not think she had deserved such treat- ment at their betide. When they came out of the church again Mies Stanley and her friends lingered a while, for she wished to intercept the min - biter ; and eventually Mr. Pettigrew made his appearance. As he approached them Mr, Pettigrew's gaunt and gray -hued face wore a 'certain look of apprehension, and he was nervously stroking his long and straggling beard. But Mary received him pleasantly enough. , "How do you do, Mr, Pettigrew ?" said she. I thought I should like to know whether you are going to the gathering to- morrow. If these placards that are scat- tered about mean anything, it may be nec- essary for some one who is well acquainted with the people to be present—to speak a quieting word; and as you have lent the church for the purpose of the meeting, I (Continued on page 7. corroase is the best Shortenisie for ait urpcoms• RUE iEqrogy, oft° Lege. ;Th. otly &Attila,/ sliatintto ins e fkysigicuga eggilmselit Art CA° oft: unc onfortable footem of "too inch riefirassiglo from bod cooka -Iraq :•041 cooked in, Ccerr Lim at tt's d• ate, citliciotas, heaKful, Conifer/its, ji *YOU use amt.' oat kade only by - N. K. FAIRBANK & CO., Weelington and Ann Streets, MONTREAL AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF FARM STOCK AND IM PLEMENTS.—Mr. William MoCloy has been in- structed by Mr. Angus Gordon to eell by public auction on Lot 25, Concession 4, L. R. 8., Tucker - smith, on Tuesday, February 28, at 1 o'clock p. m. the following property, viz. : Horses. -1 general purpose mare coming four years old,1 superior young oarriage team 16 hands, the one coining four and the other coming three, sired by Fearnaught Chief; 1 carriage filly coming two and 1 carriage foal six months old, both sired by Edinburg. Cattle. -3 mill% cows in calf tea thoroughbred bul1,1 farrow eow 6 steere c,oraing three, suitable for May shipping; 2 steers coming .two, 4 spring calves, 2 etore hoge. Implements, etc. -1 covered buggy, 1 three furrow gang plow, i horse power, also it lot of good hay. The whole will positively be sold as the proprietor has rented his farm and is going to Manitoba. Terms. —Nine months' credit will be given on furnishing approved joint notes. A discount of 5 cents on the dollar will be allowed for cash on credit amounts. ANGUS GORDON, Proprietor; Wm. McCloy, Auc- tioneer. • 1313 MORTGAGE SALE OF A HOUSE AND LOT IN THE TOWN OF SEAFORTH, COUNTY OF HURON.—Under and by virtue of a poOrer of sale contained in it certain mortgage bearing date the seventh day of January, 1888, which will be produced at the time of sale, there will be offered for sale by public auction by %V. G. Duff, auctioneer, at the Com- mercial Hotel, in the town of Seaforth, on Saturday, the fourth day of March, 1893, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the following House road Lot, viz. : Town lot number four in block F, Jarvis' Survey, on the north side of Elizabeth Street, in the town of SCA - forth, in the oounty of Huron. There is it comfort. able frame dwelling house ou said lot, and a good well, Terms and Conditions.—Ten per cent. of the epurchase money to be paid on the day of the sale, the balance to be paid witain one month thereafter with- out interest, or, at the option of the purchaser, such balance may remain on mertgege at 'the rate of six per oent. per annum. There will be a reserve bid. Further particulars will be made known on day of sale or may be ascertained on applieaticrn to J. M. BEST, Vendor's Solicitor, Seaforth, Ontario; W. G. Duff, Auctioneer. Seaforth, February 9th, 1893. 1313.4 ikUCTION SALE OF FARM STOCK AND IMPLE- MENTS.—Mr. T. Brown haft been instructed by Mr. J. Crieh to sell by public auction on Lot 31, Con- cession 2, H. R. S., Tuckersmith. on Wednesday March lst at one o'cicok p. in. The following pro- perty, viz: Horses—One brood mare in foal to C. Mason's horse; One mare coming five; One gelding coming four sired by Hazlewood; One gelding coming three sired by- tdcGregorts horse; Two geld- tngs coming two sired by C. Mason's horse. Cattle— Three cows in calf to a thoroughbred bull; Two farrow cows; Three heifers coming three; One steer coming three; One heifer coming two; Three steers coming two; Four epring calves. Imple- ments—One seed drill combined, one sulky hay rake, 1 wagon, 1 hay rack, 1 set iron harrows, 1 set bob- sleighs, 1 fanning mill, whiffietrees, neekyoke and other articles too numerous to mention. The whole will positively be sold, as the proprietor has rented his farm and is retiring from business. TERMS—All mums of $5 and under, malt; over that amount 12 months' credit will be given on furnishing approved joint notes. A discount of 6 per (tent will be allowed for cash on credit amounts. , JOHN CRICH, pro- prietor; THOMAS BROWN, auctioneer. 1313 AUCTION SALE OF FARM STOCK, IMPLE- MENTS AND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.— Mr. William McCloy has been instructed by Mr. John Taylor to sell by public auction on Lot 26, Conces- sion 10, Hibbert, on Friday, March 3, at 12 o'olook noon, the following property, viz. : Horees.—One breeding mare in foal to it coach horse, 1 team of working horses, 1 filly coming three, 1 gelding com- ing two. Cattle.—Fourmilch cows, two in calf to a thoroughbred bull; 2 fat steers coming three, 2 heifers coming three, 1 in calf; 3 steers and 1 heifer coming two, 4 spring catves, 5 well bred ewes, 1 ewe Iamb, 1 ram, 2 hogs reevele months old. Implements &o.-2 lumber wagons, I nearly new ; 1 pair bob- sleighs, 1 long sleigh, 1 binder, 1 reaper, 1 mower, 1 combined seed drill, 1 hay rack, 1 sulky hay rake, 1 fanning mill,'1 three furrow gang plow, 1 cultivator, 1 land roller, 1 hay fork with ear, pulley, and ropes complete; 1 stone boat, 1 pair iron harfotws, 2 no. 13 thistle cutter pietas, 1 sod plow. 1 South Bend plow, 1 iron plow, 1 set plow harneete, 2 collars nearly new, 1 gravel box, 2 soap kettles, 1 pair of whiffietrees and one neck yoke, 4 milk cans and boxes, 2 cook stoves, 1 nearly new ; 1 grain cradle, scythes, forks, rake', and other articles too nurnerons to mention, together with it lot of good hay. The whole will positively be sold without reserve as the proprietor haw rented hie farm. Terms.—All sums of 85 and under, cull ; over that amount 9 months' credit will be given on fur- nishing approved joint notes. A discount at the rate of 6 percent. per annunt will be allowed for mall on credit amounts. JOHN TAYLOR, Proprietor; Wm. McCley, Auctioneer. 1313 Barr's Dye Works, SEAFORTH. All kinds of Woollen and Cotton garments cleaned, dyed and pressed. Mixed goods a specialty, and we hope by strict attention to business and first-class work to merit your patron - .age, Orders taken for cleaning and dyeing Furs, Feathers, Silks, Satins, Kid Gloves, &c. Repairing done at reasonable rates. Dye Works, first door NORTH of D. D. Wilson's Egg Emporium. 1309 R. H. BARR. THE FARMERS' Banking House, (In connection with the Bank of Montreal.) LOGAN ik GO., BANKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENT REMOVED To the Commercial Hotel Building, Main Street A General Banking Busmen done, drafts Wells and oaehed. Interest allowed on deposits. MONEY TO LEND Oa good notes or mortgagee. ROBERT LOGAN*, MANAGER 108 FARMERS, ATTENTION'. All patties requiring Farm Machin- ery, Implements and Repairs, would do well to call at Hugh Grieve's Warerootn - —OPPOSITE_ John Dorsey's Blacksmith Shop Before purchasing elsewhere, as lie keeps repairs for the Massey-Harriat Patterson, Wisner, Goudy, Mason and Coleman machinery and implements, and he is also agent for the Bain wagon, Massey -Harris binder and mower, drills, rakes, &c; the Coleman roller and a full stock of Plows con- stantly on hand. HUGH GRIEVE, Seafortb, SIV -Homo NIVW 3018 1S1/3 STa�Hfia The Old Established. BROADFOOT'S Planing Mill and Sash and Door Factory, sM.A.PIO1R.TIEE- This old and well-known eirtablishment ie still running at full blast, and now has better *facilitiee than ever before to turn out a good article for a moderate price. Sash and doors of all patternr al- ways on hand or made to order. Lumber dressed es ehort notice and in any way desired. All kinds of lumber for sale on reasonable terms. Shingles kept - constantly on hand. Estimates for the furnishing of buildings in whole or in part given on applioatios.. None but the best of material used and workmen - ship guaranteed. Patronage solicited. 1260 J. H. BROADFOOT, &Worth. J. C. SMITH & CO., A. General Banking business transacted,. Farmers' notes discounted. Drafts bought and sold. Interest allowed on deposits. SALE NOTES discounted, or taken for collection OFFICE--Firitt door north of Reid tc„ Wilson's Hardware Store, SEAFORTH. John S. Porter's Undertaking and Fun' tura Emporium, SEAFORTH, - ONTARIO. OUTSIDE OF THE COMBINATION. — Funerals furnished on the shortest notice ,and satisfaction gut anteed. A large assort- ment of CeaketsCoffins , and Shroudit, &o. always on hand et the best quality. The besi 1 Embalming Fluid ased free of charge sad : prices the loweet. Fine Hearse. S. T. HOLMES, Funeral Director. Reel - enc. — GODERICH STREET, directly on - polite the Methodist church in She house formerly occupied by Dr. Scott. PUBLIC NOTICE. The undersigned hereby begs to notify the citizen, of Seaforth and vicinity that he has opened out a Renovating Establisliment. , ANY ONE IN NEED OF Clothes Cleaned and Pressed, Repaired or Dyed Will do well to give him a trial. Stains from Oil, Pitch, Tar, Paint or Grease will be thoroughly removed and nieely pressed tip agent making them look as clean and fresh as when new. Satisfaction guaranteed. Charges moderate. Shope and residence first door north of Thos. Kiddtt residence, and,epposite S. Dicksons, 1266 tf. 3. W,SNELL. _ . MARRIAGE LICENSES rISSUED AT THE HURON EXPOSITOR MICE ESSAFORTH, ONTARI OP NO WITNESSES RaouiRzo FzB,B Wher Cure Lumi easel other T-oul by ti who THE By on so oontS. Steam A. . So 14$121efieCtur Affil B Salt Pans, Moo dealers Engines. Ant sizes of pipe f ft'enates fur Wier The _ Ins FARM PROP D. Boils, Pi Shannon, Secyl Manager, Saaicl anbsoeeu.Thro:syp.os;b:O.atzvochatiNsbbearillutral Jae. 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