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SEAFORJ'H.I1�TC
DR. E. A. alcMASTER, M B:
Graduate-
M rc, y , itf ,Torbitito'
The, Clinic is fully equipped with•
Cogtplete. and modern. X-ray and other
tsp- tsualiagn. ostic. and therapeutics
-Dr. F,- J. R,, Forster, Specialist in
diiae}}ees of the ear, eye, noise and
throat, will be 'at. the Clinic the drat,
Tuesday In every month from 3 to 5
"gree. Well -Baby Clinic will be held
on the second and last Thursday in
.eery month from 1 to 2 p.m.
JOHN A. GORWILL, B,A., M.P.'
Physician and Surgeon
IN Da $ H. ROSS' OFFICE
Phones: dates 5-W Rea. 6-3
Seaforth
MARTIN W. STAPLETON,
Physician ,and Surgeon
Snecesedr to Dr.' W. 0, Sproat
Picone 90-W - . Seaforth
DR: F. ' J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and. Throat
Graduate in Medicine, Vniveraity of
Toronto.'.
Late assistant New York Opthal-
mei' aid Aural Instittite, Moorefeld's
Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos-
Vital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL
HOTEL, SEAFORTH, .THIRD WED-
BIESDAY in each 'month, from 2 p.m.
to 4:80 p.m.; alio at Seaforth Clinic
drat Tuesday •et ' each month. 13
Waterloo Street South, Stratford.-'
AUCTIONEERS
HAROLD- JACKSON
Specialist in Farm and Household
edict. .
Licenced in Huron and, Perth Coun-
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89794f
LONDON and CLINTON
NORTH
A.M.
London, Ix. 9.00
Exeter 10.17
Henan - 10.34
Sippen 10.43
10.55
1.1.20
Brucefield
Clinton, Ar.
SOUTH
Clinton, Lv.
Brucefeld
Kippen
Henaall
Exeter
London, Ar.
SUNDAYS ONLY -
Toronto to Goderich
(Via London and Clinton)
Toronto, Lv.
London
Clinton
Godericb, Ar.
P.M.
3.10
3.32
8.44'
3.53
4.10
5.25
(Ctptinued from Inst
"Pout!"' i ohOhld Ye
e"sur ' ie ould:
scarecrow, after ye)saved hi augh-
ter on. •him, tog, AO'twas o made
Ye soeuriottgr,
-Caa! tai`res la'ug'hed,: ;
"lie and ntyselt, • YOU see-he's-Iecr
{tared e -oh! quite kindly n the
'~tact•,;Cif"'my ways, d-='itcliurt"'
well ,xe ,,p''re • set ting;;.to me
then, the way things are wil•-ye, at.
Present."
• ''My lord opened; his mouth to,'•speak,
encountered a Miry glance and shut it
again.
"Anything?"
. to. Say?' i nquire
tt°:Cl"tiaaa
with a threatening gleam in his; 'ey'e:'
"No, sir," replied' Jack meekly.
"Ye will coriie?"
6 Please:"
O'Hara sprang up`'7oyfuy
it .
" "Good lad! Lud! but I was.;afraid'
at. -,one time- B,ut• on',your' other
`•boot while I go and look for that ras-
cal, of yours!" He hurried out of
the room to find Atilt who, 'having
foreseen' the result/`'of the contest,
was already. stowing -the Luggage
away on the chaise -
Half an hour later, his adieux made,
Jim and. the. 'baggage following, my
lord rode out with O'Hara on his way
to Thurze House.
For some time there was silence be-
tween .the two men, with • only a per-
functory remark or two on the fine-
ness' of : the day and the freshness of
the mare to break it. Carstares'
mind was, as his friend Well knew,.
dwelling on all that he had °Ieft be-
hind him. His parting with Diana
bad been quite ordinary, she at least
making no signthat he was anything
beyond a chance acquaintance; indeed.
it had almost.seemed to him -that her.
attitude was' slightly aloof, as if she.
had drawn a little into 'herself. Her
hand when he,liad kissed it had been
lifeless and cold, her smile sweetly
remote, He . knew that 'he had held
the hand a fraction of a minute hang-
ar than was strictly in accordance
with the rules of good manners, and
he feared that he had clasped it in
most unseenly wise, pressing it hard
against his lips. He wondered whe•
ther she had remarked it: Ile little
guessed that long after he had ,rid -
Oen out of sight, she continued to feel
that pressure. If he could have seen
her. passionately kissing each finger
separately for fear her lips Might feat*
over the exact spot his hand touched,
his heart might have been lighter.
P.M.
6.00
9.40
11.55
12.20
TIME TABLE
EAST'
Goderich
Holmesville •
Clinton
,Seaforth •
St. Columban .......
Dublin
Mitchell
. WEST
Mitchell.: !
Dublin
St. Columban
2ealerth
Clinton
Goderich
A.M.
6.15
6.31
6.43
6.59
7.05
7.12
7.25
11.27
1,1.37
11.40
11.51
12.04
12.35
P.M.
2:30
2.50
3.13
3.21
3.271
3.35
3,47
10.33
10.44
10.56
11.10
11.35
C.P.R. TIME TABLE
EAST
Goderich
Meneset
McGaw -
Aubtirli
BlYth
Wiltton
McNaught
Toronto
• WEST
Vtirontls , • • ±;
McNaught
W titOtt, •
Blyth
Anbliftl
Meta*,
lriten(�aei. �>i.,p+v. .y,.,...•.�a.
. rLl 604,14 #004,8.4* ss
440044. 00000000
It• was true that she had retired in-
to her shell, a little hurt at what she
termed his man's blind obstinacy.. She
had laid her heart bare for him to
read; she had offered herself,to him
as plainly as if she had 'spoken in
terms less general than in the plea-
•saunce; she had fought desperately
for her happiness, thrusting aside all
thought of--maidert-modesty, and -when
she afterwards had realized what she.
had done, and tried to imagine what
he must think of her, she had blush-
ed dark, and mentally flayed herself
for her lack of proper pride and man-
ners... Terrified that he -might think
her•immodest, overwhelmed with sud-
den shyness, she had been colder in
herattitude towards him than she
had intended, even in her anxiety not
to appear forward. But in spite of
her coldness, bow intensely had. she
hoped that he would sense her love
and all that she wanted him to know!
Incomprehensible the ways of women!
Not endowed with feminine per-
spicacity or intuition, how could John'
hope to understand her dual feelings?
He. only knew that he had hurt her,
and that • she had. drawn back that
she might not' lay herself open l0:
more. He could not hope to under-
stand •her when she did not fully un-
derstand herself.
Reflecting on the swiftness, with
which love had come to them, he be-
lieved that with a like' swiftaaess it
might fade, at least from Diana's
memory. He told .himself that ,he
hoped for that end, but he was 'hon-
est enough to ,know that it was the
last thing in the world he wanted.
The mere thought of Diana indiffer-
ent to him, or worse, another' man's
bride, made him bite on his underlip
and tighten his, hold on the rein. •
O'Hara cast -many a surreptitious
glance at the stern young profile be-
side"him, wondering whether 'his lord-
ship would last out the tedious ride
or not. He knew enough of Car-
stares'
arstares' indomitable courage to believe
that he wo' ld, but he feared that It
would prove too great a strain on him
in- his present weakened condition,
Very wisely he made no attempt
to draw Carstares out of his abstrac-
tion, but continued to push on in sil-
ence, past fields knee-deep in grass,
soon to be hay, with sorrel and pop-
pies, growing apace, along lands with
hedges high above their heads on
either side, over hill and down -dale -
always in silence.
Presently O'Hara fell .a little to the
rear that he might study his friend
Without palpably turning to do so. He
thought he had never seen leek's face
wear such 'a black look. The fine
P.M.
4.35
4.40
4.49
4.58
5.09
5.21
5.82
9.45
A.M.
8.20
P.M.
12.04
12.15
12.28
12.89
12.47
12.54
1.69
brows alm¢st Abet ove Isnos to re
only:•.two :aliarpfurrow's• •to'':separrate
them',• themouth -was' empressed', the rat 'h *Jr
chin, .a� little • prominent, and't'he eyes could,. 'wi$h
ntarlo aad w.eeo. Jenny's rad"r- tlietti_`de7 t
vous{'ears, seemed to'see a''without `tiev.l`ta
absorbing. anything. "One hand at h'le «Heaven.
hip ,was''cleuohedq on,°.his riding whip; is insists
the other =mechanically 'guided the
O'I1ara found himself admiring the
)lithe gittee of the man, with his a
Pr
Ogle, h�
oa ia e and splendid id scat.
Sudc,enly, as if aware that he was
'being'etudied; my lord., half turned' his
ad and •'e
head m t O'Hara's, eyes. , He gave
'a tiny shrug and with it seemed -to
throw'' off :his oppression. The frown
vanished, and he 'smiled,
"I. beg-`y..our. pardon, Miles. I am a
Mutt fellow."
"Mayhap • your shoulder troubles
you,". sug"gested O'Hara tactfully.
"N-410, I am barely conscious of it:
I've no excuse beyond bad manners
;and a worse.' temper."
From thence onward he set himself
to entertain his • friend, and if his
laugh was sometimes rather forced, at
least his wit wasenough to keep
O'Hara in a pleasurable state of am-
usement for some miles.
By the time theyarrived at Thurze
House, Carstares was auspiciously
white about the mouth, and there was
once more a furrow -this time of pain
-between his brows: But he was able
to greet my Lady O'Hara with fitting
elegance and to pay her at .least
three neat, 'laughing compliments be-
fore O'Hara took him firmly by -the
arm and marched hint to his room,
there to, rest and recover before the
dinner 'hour.
Shortly after, Jim arrived, highly
contented with his new surroundings,
and able to give satisfactory ver-
dict on Jenny's stalling. He had quite
accepted O'Hara as a friend, after
soine jealous qualms, and was now
well pleased that his master should
be in his house instead of roaming
the countryside: .
At five o'clock, as 'the• gong rang,
my lord descended 'the„stairs resplend-
ent in oldd gold and silver trimmings,
determined to 'be as gay and light-
hearted as the occasion demanded, as
though there had never. .been a Diana
to•upset the whole course of a man's
life -
''.Not for nothing had he fought
against theaworld for six long years.
Their teaching had been to hide all
feeling beneath a. perpetual mask of
nonchalance and wit; never for an in-
stance to betray a hurt, and never to
allow it to appear that he was. any-
thing but the most„care-free of men.
,The training stood him in good stead
now, and even O'Hara wondered .to
see him in such spirits after all that
bad passed. Lady .Molly was delight-
ed with her guest,' admiring his ap-
pearance, his fine, courtly manners,.
and falling an easy victim to his
charm.
O'Hara, watching them, saw with
content that his capricious little wife
was really attracted to. my- lord. It
was a high honour, for she was' hard
to please, and many of O'Hara's ac-
quaintances' had been received, if' not
with actual coldness, at least not with
any degree of warmth.
At the end of the meal�she with-
drew- with the warning that they were
not to sit -too leng otter their wine,
and that Miles was not to fatigue his
lordship.
O'Hara pushed the decanter to-
wards ',his friend..
"I've a piece of news I daresay +will
interest ye!" he remarked,/
Carstares looked at him inquiringly..
"Aye. 'Tis that his Grace of And-
over has withdrawn his precious per-
son to Paa'la."
.Carstares raised one eyebroW.
"I sulppose he would naturally wish
to • remain in the background after our
little fracas."
"Does , he ever wish to be in the
background?"
"You probably know him better
than I d'o. Does he?"
"He does net. 'Tis always in • front
he is, mighty prominent. Damn him!"
My lord *as faintly surprised.
"Why that? Has he ever interfer-
ed with you?"
"He has interfered with my best
friend to some purpose."
"I fear the boot boas on the other
leg!"
"Well, I know something of how
be interferes with Dick." ,
Carstares put down his glass, all
attention now.
"With Melt? How?"
O'Hara seemed to regret having
spoken.
"Oh, well --I've no sympathy with
him."
"What has Tracy done to him?"
"'Tis nothing of great moment.
Merely that he and that worthless
b'ro'ther of his ..seek to squeeze hint
dry."
"Robert?"
"Andrew. 1- knew very little of
Rehert."'
wasahtci,
up no'w, ancd s
„sltendtlujf!t as: :
:''DIck seems"
nf! Why?h
a'
,t I suppose Lavin ,
al:I knew that 'ts
for that reason racy flung you bath
iA hgr
"Nonsense! Mre went of our own
accord, She ' had but returned from
-
schoo1.,s ,.
•
"Exactly. And Whose doing was
that .'but 'T•rayi `�s?,"
Carstares' opered his eyes rather
.wideaxed leant'h'oth arms on the table
crooking, this fingers round the stela
`o f his wine ° glass:. '
"Do the debts • amount to much?".
• "I can't tell„ ye that." 'Tomas but b
chance I found it out at all. The 'B.el-
manoirs were never moderate in their
manner of living::
"Nor:were' any. 'of us. Don't be so
hard on them, Miles! , .. I knew, of
course, that the -lelmanoir estate•was`
niort'gaged, but I iiid not guess to what
extent." -
"I, don't know that either, but
Dick's money does .not go 'to. pay it
oft 'Tis all 'frittered away on gam-
bling, and pretty women."
,My lord's brow darkened ominous-
ly.
"Ye -s. 1 think I 'shall have a little
'score tosettle with. Tracy on that sub-
ject -some day." -
Miles said nothing. •
"But how does Dick managed with-
out touching my money?"
"I do not know."" O'Hara's ton im-
plied that he cared less.
"I hope he is not in debt hi self,"
mused Carstares. "'Tis like a ough
he is insome muddle. I wish I might
persuade himto accept the revenue."
He frowned and! drummed his fingers
on the table.
O'Hara exploded.
"Sure, 'twould'he like you to be do-
ing the same. Let the man alone for
the Lord'aThake,, and don't be after
worrying your head over a miserable
spalpeen . that did ye more harm
than-"
"Miles, I cannot allow you to speak
so of Dick! You do not understand."
"I u'nders.tapd well enough. 'Tis too
Christian ye are entirely. And let us
have an end of this farce of yours!
I know that Dick, cheated as well as
you do, and. I say 'tis• -unnatural --for
you to be wanting him to take your.
money after Ire's done you out of
honour and all else!"
Carstarest sipped his wine quietly,
waiting for Miles' anger to evapor-
ate as 'it presently •.did, leaving him
to glower balefully. Then he start-
ed to laugh.
"Oh Miles, let me go my own road!
l'in a sore trial to you, I know," Then
suddenly sobering: "But I want you
not to think so hardly of Dick. You
know enough 'of him to understand
a little how it all came about. You,
know how extravagant, he was and
how often in debt -can You not par-
dQn the impulse of a mad moment?"
"That I could pardon. What I can-
not forgive is bis -unutterable mean-
ness in letting you bear the blame."
"O'Hara, he was in love with Lav -
i iia----- "
"So were you."
"Not so deeply. With me 'twas a
boy's passion, but with him 'twas ser-
ious."
O'Hara remained silent, his mouth,
unusually hard.
":Put yourself in his place," plead-
ed Jack. "If you-"
• "Thank you!" O'Hara laughed un-
pleasantly. "No, Jack, we- shall not
agree on this subject, and we had"
best "leave it alone. I do not think
,you need worry about him, though. I.
believe he is not in- debt." -
"Does he have fair luck with his
racing and his-"
O'Hara smiled grimly.
"Dick is a very changed Man,. John.
He does not keep racehorses, neither
does he play cards, save for appear-
ance's sake." -
• "Dick . not play! hat then does
he do?"
"Manages your a ates and conducts
his wife to 'routs. When in town,"
bitterly, "he inhabits your house."
"Well, there is none else to use it.
But I cannot imagine Dick turned
sober!"
"'Tis easy to be righteous after
the evil is done, I'm thinking!"
My lord lgnored this remark. - A
curious smile played about his mouth.
- "Egad, Miles, 'tis very entertaining!
I, the,erstwhile erstwhile sober neither -what
is ethe matter? -am now the profit-,
gate:' I dice, I gamble, I rob,. 'Dick
the ' neer-do•weel is a' saint. He-er
-lives a godly and righteous life, and
er--is robbed by 'his ' „ wife's rela-
tfons, After all, t do not think I en-
„V'y him •ov'ermuch,"
'"At 1eh,5t, you enjoy life more than
he does,'Y said O'Hara, grit ling. "For
ye have .no ctji1eoence to reckon
with."
darstares' face "1;ai it inserittable, lie
9 ahlL o, 's Vanished
tell ';you the'iriat11t'.;'*,IIes " 'F4'
not,,,yet .nett M'that point•,_ 11 ate_
decide -lot t," .
CHAPTER VI
Mr--Seltltaaf proposes
Mr Bettison 'could. nnalke ,nothing of
Dia, of late: Her demeanour, at
"first° so c
; •`
tatting
and sa chee
ful,.:.
h
ad
,beccna 1ile s and even,ch Iili.
She tie sardly
to listen 'to ;sonµe
Cif his best tales, and itwiee she
`initi-
ally forgot to ou ti at what was
sore•.
ly a most witty pleasantry. Itstruck
him that she regarded-'hiim with' a
resentful eye, as if she objected to
his presence at Horton House, and
!had no desire to be courted. But Mr.
Bettison was far too egostic to 'be;
lieve such a thing, and -he brushed'
the incredible suspicion 'away, decid-
ing . that her coldness was due' to a
very- proper shyness. He continued
lila, visits uni1 they became so fre
went that scarce a day passed with-
out his strutting step being heard,ap-
proachi:ngthe house and his voice in-
quiring for the Miss Beauleighs. Ur.
Beauleigh; who secretly hoped for Mr.
Bettison as a son-in-law, would .,not
permit the ladiesto deny themselves,
and he further counselled Miss Betty
to absent . herself after the first few
moments, leaving the: young couple -to-
gether. Thus it was that it" so con-
tinually fell to Diana's lot, to 'receive
the Squire''and to listen to his never-
ending monologues. She persistently
snubbed: him, hoping to ward off the
impending proposal, - but either her
snubs were not severe enough, or Mr.
Bettison's skin was too thick tb feel
them; for not a fortnight after my
lord's departure, he begged her hand
in marriage. It was refused him with
great firmness, but, taking the refusal
for coquettishness, he pressed his suit
still more amorously, and with such a
sa!f-assured air that Mistress' Di be-
came indignant.. _ .
"Sir," she cried, "it seems you have
indeed misread my attitude to' -ards
you!"
Mr. Bettison was struck dumb with
amazement. It had never entered•his
brain that Diana could seriously re-
fuse' him. He could hardly believe
his ears at this quite unmistable tone
of, voice, and sat gaping.
"I must 'beg," continued ."Diana, "I
must, beg that you will -discontinue
your -all-too-frequent visits here.
Please do not deem me unkind but
your persecution of me --I cancall it
nothing else -is wearying -and -you
will forgive the word -tiresome. I
confess I am•surprised that you had
not perceived'your attentions to he
distasteful to me."
"Distasteful!" cried Mr. Bettieseon,
recovering after two or three unsuc-
cessful attempts from his speechless-
ness.. "Do you mean what you say,
Miss Diana? That you will not wed
me?" - '
She nodded.
"Yes, Mr. Bettison, I do."
"And that my attentions are dis-
erwa,r•d`s.
[e disre
"-You a
Carl, w
�ssha.dy Mellow add who
With a ' sweeping.inoyier
had risen, and ;yvallted to t
rope; - She 'itaw; pu1'1ed' .it ' i-?'' ._
vigour o t
g r •tha a great .peal 9r%r}zY
-throughout the chow. r
She •stood "perfectly still,
of Disdains tali :b'eautifitl arid, orioles
with compressed' lips and ite4d held
high.' Mr, •Bettison 'brake - •',otff and`
mopped "his brew, glaring at be..
Startled Thomas ati feared 'at 'the'
door.
"Did you ring, madam?"
"Show Mr. Bettison out," was the
proud answer.
The Squire got up awkwardly.
"I am •sure'I `apologize if I said
aught that was untrue," h'e, .mumbled-
"I hopeyou will not take my words
amiss-"
"I shall try . to forget your insults,
sir," she replied. "The door, Thom-
as!" ,
Mr. Bettison went out, and his step
had lost some of its self-confident
swagger.
For a full minute after the great
front door had .shut behind him,
Diana stood where she was, and then
the colour suddenly flamed in her
cheeks, and she turned and ran out
of the room, up the stairs, to her
'own chamber; where she indulged in
a luxurious fit of crying. From this
enjoyable occupation she was. inter-
rupted by a rap on the door, and Miss
Betty's voice desiring to know if she
waswithin. '..
She instantly started up and with
hasty fingers straightened„.her ttfmb1=
ed curls.
"Pray enter!" she called, trying to
sound jaunty. To complete the illu-
sion, she started to hunt. Her aunt en-
tered.
"I came tosee if you had my brqid-
ery. i cannot find it, and I am sure
'twas you brought it in' from the gar-
den this morning." • a
"Yes -oh, Yes -I am so sorry! 'Tis
in that corner en_the chair, I think,"
replied Diana, keeping her face avert-
ed.
Miss Betty cast a shrewd glance et-
her, and sat down on the sofa with
the air of one who means to stay.
"What is it, my love?" she demand-
ed.
Diana pretended to search for
something in a cupboard.
"Nothing, aunt! What should there
be?"
"I do not know. • 'Tis what I want
to find out,"'answered Miss Betty
.placidly.
"There is nought amiss, I assure
you!" To prove the truth of this
statement, Diana essayed a laugh.
was a poor attempt, and wavered piti-
fully into a sob. '
"My pet,' don't tell me! You are
crying!"
7..
rjg
u..
si
to ;*e
ri1
sweet! :4b9
„'Tis tsobbed aeit'y tosaothoughtsent him about-ht."N-not before,.heinmel,,
`.:Insult you?� Dir"
Ilhe dared to ins nu'ate-- hhe:accusednieoutright of beeatuatedy Mr. Carr}, _.Infatuateyd,
- Over her head 'Mise Betty'oi
her eyesat her 'own reflection"i-1:
glass. •
"The : brute! "But, of coil?
true?"
No answer.
"Is it not?" '
'The cobs came faster. -••
"Of -of course 'tis: true: but h how•
dared he say so?"
"Di, my love, you really are laic
with that boy?"
"I -I-1 asked him to marry me
and he wouldn't!"
"Good gr;l ious''heavens!" Miss Bet
ty was genuinely horrified "My dear
Diana!„
"N -not outright - 'b but he- under,
stood -and he -loves me! And I'd'
do it again tomorrow, if could im
modest or nit! "So there!"
"Yes, yes," soothed Miss .Betty
hastily. "Tell me •alUabout
Diana lifted her -head.
"That's all. And he' Hives me -'he:;
does-hedoes!"
".Did .he say
"N -no -but I could tell. And I love;';`
him" -sob -"and I'd sooner die thin,,;
live without 'him, and he wont ask.
me b-bcause he .has not got a spot;
less--p-Pasti and:43.eal -te-tt and
horrid things, and my husband must.
not be an -an --outcast, and -and
and I don't' care!"
Her bewildered aunt unravelled this
with difficulty.
"He'd be a cur if he asked. you to
fnarry him?" she asked ith knitted
brows.
"Yes. Because he' aiighwayman;"
"A highwayman! Then 'twas true
what he said? We , well! I should
never have thou t it! That nice
boy!"
Diana disen ged herself; in ,her
eyes was a threatening gleam..
"Don't dare say, a word against
hien ls' -
(Continued' Next Week)
"ALL SAME. ONTARIO"
This picture tells its own story. 'Par ,away i'r snow-tio0iid Holland ;appal 1 etr ,
Hendrick Avenue, Toren*writes across the wi`nd4hreld of, his, jeep a, comparison 'o
Dutch "Wlnt'cr:'
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