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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1896-03-18, Page 7BY MUTUAL CONSENT, She was seated on the grass, with her shtulders propped up against a ca.rnp stood; there were twu or three gardeu benches staeiding about, but she said she preferred to sit on the grass--tt made her feel more "country." To intensify this feeling ehe had clothed her fresh young beauty In a marvelous organdy, so shear that her arms gleamed through it like alabast- er, and had pinned on her bright head a great hat drooping with ruses. By her side leaned a white parasol edged Noahlace. ce. Her cu last m S un anun 6 • Ino n tell- tale man t - r tale fla nn L es who writsretch t r i at her tett, had ooulmevtted sarcaatit telly up- on her •' rusUce attire," and a Flat ins cursion had ensued, a discussion hap- pily interrupted by the emit al of a s• vent with a tray of iced lemuna,.lp "Ah," Bald Miss Gresham, helping herself to one of the frosted glassed. "it there is one person fur whom 1 e tertaln an undying arfeetien it is Betty. I krov we are indebted to lt. r far this. Site is one of those rare peopit• who always do the correct thing." "Betty," repeated Markland, lazily, Miming his lemonade, "and who is Betty ?" "He has forgotten Betty !" cried t girl, "and has no more shame than cor.fess it ! Betty, who was always h aworn companion and whit has help him out of I do not know how mar Scrapes. This is the effect, 1 suppos of college aria travel and seelety." "Bettligain repeated Marklan "Ah '" den light springir>g to h or eyes—"i• old nurse, of course, Wh certainly I remember her—dear con par,ion of my youth ! But I did not r cognize her by so common a title. To me she has always seemed a beneficent genius, a good angel, rather than an Ordinary mortal." He lifted hts glass —"To Betty," he said; "may la r shadow never grow less." "Betty was asking me about you the other day," said the girl; "she wanted to know if you still road and boated and swam like you used to. I told her you had given up dancing because of the exertion," She looked at him innocently, "Did she ask you anything about your own life ?" said Markland sit - ling up—a resume of how you put in you time during the winter season In town might be interesting to her, and certainly profitable." "Anything I do is interesting to her," She responded, coldly. "Do you know," he said, "I have been marveling over you ever since I carne. I cannot quite realize that you have been ten days in the country without being bored. How have you accomplished it ? I thought that the day of miracles was past." "My good Tony," remarked Miss Gresham, patronizingly, "you must not judge other people by yourself; it is a very foolish and narrow-minded way of doing. Because you cannot ex - let happily without yourcitubs and thea - tree is no reason why I can't." "I never knew you helonge' to a club," observed Markland, mildly. "Have you developed into the won- der, a new woman ?" "Oh, onsense ! You know I was areakl4 figuratively ! I mean that I am not, edded to ally particular state of things—that I can adopt myself to circumstances and enjoy whatever comers.," "Can you ? How delightful ! But, jesting aside, has it not been rather slow for you here, without any girls for you to see through and scorn and b? amused by—nor men to analyze and draw you out and get interested in ?" "How do you knew there have been no men ?" "I have your own word for 1t. I heard you refuse four of your best friends permission to visit yon dawn here, and I inferred that the rnmmon sherd had been no better treated.' "Yes," she said, "you were right My solitude has been unlnvaded. I have been resting and enjoying my- self thoroughly. I:y the way' (sud- denly), "who told you that you could come ?" "No one, but I had to run down to my place of business, and I thought it would look unnetghbnrly not to drop in and find out how you Were getting ',‘ on." Acme one you nave Known a ton time ?" "Oh, yes, wince 1 was quite a boy. "Ie she pretty ?" tha"Ot.f" course, you ought to know "And clever ?" "J suppose"- SIow'ly "site never says unklnu things ur sees through other People as as --some of your uthe frit tie.; du." "Unkind things ? No Slu▪ t as to see Ing through people"- total, ilig Into a laugh --"I ant obliged to admit that sh dors. Yuu see, she has been out a lot and the rosy bondage is a bit out o place: natural tnuugh, don't yet think ?" "1 au us . ., , t do u , t tfttlI\ '•u - "tine ran no t go through life With ant's ryes taut; that Is, if anyone has any brains, aid yet, sunt •hn e tv or other. I don't quite like the dt'scrl(itl„u. You are •r- ei.eh a ,good P,'fi,? ', Tony', for ail yuur nlTiett:n, that you ought to marry sontt•budy very tnu,•h ui' ve the aver- age” "And so I shall." "You always said," she went on, "that 1 slight (•hoose a wife for you. 1 tun's you remember just before you went to college that last ride we tuolt O" "Assuredly," "Hew we agreed to ask each other's he advice about the people we should to starry, and how we promised that la neither of us would get engaged tvith- ed out the other's consent ?" ty "Of course I remember. 1 am quite e willing to abide by the old contract. I shall never marry without your per- i mission." Is "Oh, any, really ?" Y, "Really," She gazed at him with parted lips and shining eyes. e_ g err eras togerner, out 11Q'SS Eimer stf11 stood by the door. Mrs. Angell," she said,' :1t1 4 low, hurried tone, "I am afraid I must beg Yuu to excuse me to -day, for—" "lanced, Miss Elmer, 1 shall do nu suets thing." sharply interrupted Mrs. Ai.grc•.11. "If yuu wish to be relieved Yrt fit tttr duties of your situation, 1 beg ✓ Sou wdl' say so at once. 1 knew see- ' prat rl,•tcrving young people who would be but too glad to take the position." "1 do not, tnadatn; 1 du not Indeed," e faltered Juliet, growing scarlet In heir , ' embarrassment. "But 1 should esteem f it a great favor to be excused to -day. \ 1 14• another 1. Y very much u t eros e ' s .and have no use to leave with her.' "Of course, 1 ant very Burr • Y for that at tvurthy person, your mother, but l'nt t>t't In any way responsible for her ltit.ess, nus du 1 see why it should in- 4crtrt'e w1111 Illy C}lil,lr.•n'a Iessolt They lest twu days last w .'ek for the sante reason. It is quite out ut the question, Hiss Elmer. Juliet aloud pale and Irresolute. "But my ntuthrr is dangerously 111, in/leant." Idi'tt. Angell turned a new page 1n her book, and went on reading with a face of placid interest. Juliet came a stele or two shawl. "Mrs. Angell, 1 must go." "Just as yuu please, altss Elmer; only of course yuu understood that 11 you go, yuu furfeit yuur quarter's salary," The blood rushed in a hot tide to Juliet Elmer's brow at this cruel stab. "Mr•s. Angell 1" she pleaded. But the lady heed up her jeweled hand deprecatingly. Juliet was silent. For an instant she vets half rc•solt ed to rush from the hutse, never again to set eyes on this hard -parted• elegantly attired tyrant. But then she remembered the quarter t'•hlch expired that week, and thought of the many comforts and necessities that the fifty dollars were to purchase for her mother, Shp threw up her hands with a des- pairing gesture, and then her face set- tler' into white, uncomplaining pallor, "Mrs. Angell, you are very cruel to me ! but Gcd is over us all." Then she went slowly away towards the school -room. How long the short December day Fcemed, flow slowly the tiny hands of the tittle school -room clock moved over their dial. Juliet could almost have de- clared that they stood absolutely still, as from time to time she glanced at them with feverish eagerness, "Are you sick, Miss Elmer ?" ques- tioned little Nina, looking up, as the governess stooped over the French ex- ercise book; " your hands are so hot." " Sick ; yes, heart -sick 1" sald Juliet, almost involuntarily. Then recollect- ing herself she murmured : "Dear little Nina, may this trial neve?' come to you 1" It was quite dark at five, the hour at which Miss Elmer was released from her bondage. Nor was the weather out-of-doors at all reassuring to her state of mind. The snow had turned t,t a dull. driving sleet, the pavements were as slippery as glass. But Juliet war in too great haste even to think of herself as she sped along. Just as she came opposite a brilliant n• "Very thoughtful, indeed ! So you have rcmefhbered your old home at last 1 How long has It Leen Einer you were here ?" "Five years"—pondering—"five years this June." "Is It much changed ?" "A good deal; the old willow by the pond down; fell in the August storm, aston tells me,' "Oh. I am so sorry ! we user! art--" ehe paused, blushing, "Yes,' he responded, "so we did." • 'And he glanced at her laughingly. "And the house ?' she hurried on; "how does it look ?" ( "Awfully—everything gone to l:Irees; deet, cobwebs, and mold everywhere; the family portraits white with mil- dew ` "Oh, Tony," she creel.. "haw• drend- iful ! You really ought to do something abut them." 4:. "I shall," he said. "J was fond of i the place as a lad, anti the Trip d•,wn ': her( hes awakened all the nirl feeling. pal am tired to death of Snrlrty, the ex- ?.: ' ertlon of dancing"—emlling-- "and the eat bather of being agreeable to porrple fa 'that one doesn't earn to rap about; an L:, I'have half made up my mind to marry and settle down In the rotntry, that is"—slowly---"If I rah persuade the .girl I love to consent M bury herself 1 for my sake." • Miss Gresham looked down; her face . , had lost a little of Its bright rotor, but a, rho pallor was In no way unhecom- ,•'Ing. "1 thought the best thing to do w•n' ,to Come and talk Deer the matter with :sou," he said, after a enmewhat awk- 1 Ward pause; "you always help a fel- ' • low so with your ads lee" "t imagine," She replied, "that If a , Wtt!mlan cared for a man she wn llel go '' Ivith hlm anywhere." i "Vixaotly, but that 1, the qui stlon • • if4rres she care for me ? You ere"- one.- :Fbtig at her steadily—"she Is a ere—trey ° girl, used to a good drat of galety and llnovement.ah(�<exciteme•nt, and it dare �ot seem daft$ iiilr to Iliac her to come ^'n;deem here, fides it 7 It looks crmcoited !` .at►d selfish, ag if one thought a grind dei of one'g self, don't you know 1" She looked at him gravely. 'ow,0 I know her ?" she asked. "Is she "You are very trusting—how do you know that I shall not take a base ad- vantage of your implicit confidenctf and refuse my consent altogether ? You don't know how lonely it will be go- ing out next winter without you. I have got so used to having you arr,und that I don't believe I'll enjoy myself in the least unless you are there." She pondered a moment. "Come," she said, "I will compro- mise. I won't forbid the banns alto- gether, but you must not think of merrylng until I am tired of society and ready to take the fatal step my- self how will that suit you ?" "Perfectly, if you don't put it off too long." "Oh, well, that I don't know. I have about decided to become a spinster," "Come, now, that isn't fair. Suppose we agreed to be married the same day? That meets with your approval ? Well, to keep that promise fresh in your memory"—reaching over and taking her hand—"wear this for my sake." He drew her glove off very gently and slipped a loop of diamonds on her fir ger. The blood flashed to her cheeks. "Tony 1" she cried, the full meaning of his action breaking over her, "Tony, I don't understand. I—" "Oh, yes, you do," he aneavered, drawing a reassuring arm about her, "but for fear you might make a mis- take and go off and marry another ft flow, I will make my meaning clearer,. I love you 7 have always loved you. I have never dreamed of asking anyone else to marry me. I would have told you before, but you are such a dreadful little flirt that I wag afraid to test my fate. What say You, sweetheart ? Shall we marry and settle down at the old place ?" "And it was I all the time," she murmured, "and I thought you mea n t—" "Who ?" asked Markland, rurinusly, "Oh, never mind"—hasttle—"i" see new What an absurd idea It w'is. So you alwave loved me, ever since I was a rhilri ? Well. really, Tony, It was only falx, for I never oared for anyone as T rarest for you, Come, let us go in and toll F3etty " RETRIBUTION. It was one of the bitterest of De- cember's bleak and bitter days. The white ringers of the driving snow wore tapping sharp and furiously at the crystal surface of the plate -glass win- d( errs, and the marble -mount -al ther- m emr•te' In the vratibulo Was rapidly Iowa ring Its rrirnson vein tnw'ar,l zero. "We dreadfully cold !" mused Mrs. At gel]. as she sat with one slipper'd foot nn the fonder. "I'm glad I am not compelled to be out of deers on such a day as this," And she looked eomplaren11y rrntnil at the elegantly furnished little bou- doir whore she sat. A handt:ome octa- gi nal room, its wall panelled in oak to,levt and gold, with a heavy tracery of gold vineleaves around the ceiling by way of cornice, it had all the charts of novelty. Mrs, Angell herself was a pretty brunette of about 30, with hard, brll- Ii. nt Il irk py"s, hair brushed in the fnihlnnabte style, away from a square, low forehead; and lips that, although rather thin, were of the brightest ver- million. "Mamma la She, Inokrel up quickly, and held out her erns fie n rney Bale girl elf nine, the fee -simile nn it small Beate of her- ••n'ling Into the room. "What Is it, Nina, cara " "It's Misr) Filmer, mamma. She says, could she s'r' you jest for a moment ?" Mrs. Angell consulted a small vet !eh. "it Is 10 o'rloek, my child, your fes - sons should have been begun long age," 'But altetS Elmer has just eome,mam- mn ' The handsome prow contracted omfn- Mt sl v - "Tell Miss Elmer that I will srp her,—," Little Nina tripped away to deliver her message. A minute afterwards there was a low tap at the door, and Juliet Elmer's tha dally governess entered. "I am nuprlsed, Mase Elmer," began Mrs. Angell, after she had recognized the governess presence by a stiff in- rllr,atinn of her hea.d, "Nlne Is your itrnr. and It 1s after 10, Nina, call your little brothers and sisters im- mediately and tell them to proceed directly to the school roo. Sufficient time has already been lost," She opened her book once more, as If to dismiss the subject and the gov- gas light, however, the roll of music sill ped from her hand. She stooped to recover it. "Juliet ! Miss Elmer !" She gazed at the tall young man who had seized both her hands in his. "Mr. Clay!" "My dear little school -mato, who on earth would have thought of meeting you 1n the streets this dismal even- ing ? Where did you come from ? and where are you going ?" leer an instant Juliet hail been back in the bright scenes of the past; this question brought her back into the for- lurn present. Things had changed, sadly changed, since people were wont to laugh at the pretty, prosperous Lr Ileabout Paul Clay's manifest ad- miration. The two years that he had alt' fit among the palm groves of Asia hat! changed the rich merchant's daughter into a fa there. ss orphan, who earned her bread by going out as a "visiting governess ,•, eh,. tett Paul those things with qu!pt dignity, as hp walked by her side, c:tttying the little roll of music as dif- fr r•tntielly as If it had leen a queen's sceptre. ''Why did I not know this ? Why del you not writs' to me ?" he asked, "`'4'e slid not know where you were," eht. said simply; "and besides—" "Besides what ?" "1 had no right to ask aid or sym- pathy," "Juliet, you knew better," he ex- claimed. passionately- "Juliet, If I tail " Shp put her hand on his arm. 'Wo lite hi re. Will you come up ?" He renewed her ellr'ntly up the dark fid narrow stairway. She slopped on he third floor, "Juiiet, have you roma to this 7' Shp opened the door and motioned int In without replying. "Mother— mother 1" There was no voice, no sign of re- cgn!tion hem the quiet figure seeeteh- d on the little boil. Juliet hurriedly lghted the gas with fingers that rpmliic,l, she knew not why. in the 0 m Instant Paul sprang forward, as P to Interns -pt her sight. "Juliet my poor Juliet !" And she knew that the quiet repose fh t r rn•t •F rt,I, re ra , was t sal he p of ,path i.ike a statute ,Juliet stood gazing own at her mother's serene dead fare gazing with dilated eyes and white ulvering lips. "Juliet, my dearest," Paul murmur - in a voter half choked with emo- lon, "this Is no time to speak to you 1 the Wlsh of my heart; but you are r t alone—r am with you 1" Juliet seemed ROA Tee ly to hear him; dried, she appeared quite unconscious f his presence, "Mother 1" she moaned, "mother nd 1 was not beside you ! Oh, that Tile', cruel woman, If I live for a ousand years, 1 never, never will rgtve her for what she has this night rought upon me !" a h e 1 n d q p 0 11 It 0 a tr, fo b It was a brilliant March day, just 10 ye'ar's after the dreary night when Mrs. Elmer died, alone In the tenement house and Juliet wan Sitting—a falr matron—In the superbly furnished drawing -room of her home on Madison - avenue, with three golden -haired children playing around her. The eld- est, leaning against her shoulder, wlt'R one hand playing with the diamond • urruw Mat. sparKtea In her dark treebes, h,a,d tykue, wistful ,'eyes like Paul Clay's; ' . e �'l'r� 4.1z1t r4 were l idle her. "Mamma., I don't Want agoverness," pouted little Paul. "I had rather study with you 1' "Hut ntalnnsa has not time to hair your lessons,"'said Juliet, smiling, "And Aunt Rosa thinks yuu will like this lady very much." "What is her natne 7" "1 don't know, ray sun; site will be Isere in a minute." As she spoke the door was thrown open, and Mrs. Clay rose with a gentle te•,tssur<tig smile to greet the !seen - cunt fur the situation, Who advanced slows '-- y a dark-ryrd, h>rkF;ut•}1 Newnan, with hu t } l(uw chttk• ." s and tr` dress ss ,tf worn black. She started back as her eyes met Mrs, e Clay's t• yes. y 9. "(lead heavens ! Juliet Ebner," And Julkt knew that she tvas atand lug face to face tt ith the e tdow ,,f John Angell, the bankrupt Maker, whose suicide had been a nine days' Wut:der but a few months sitter, The moent for ht r r:•venge had conte. As the stood looking at the haggard w iduw, the past s ,•ntrd to rise up be- fore her, as 1f It had been but yester- day, .Ah ! times were different with her now, hirs. Angell cowered before Juliet's calm eye, as if she had expected a scathing rebuke. Juliet saw her white cheeks and worn features, and a heavenly pity came into her heart, "Sit down,' she said. "You must be very weary." "You—you will engage me for your governess," faltered Mrs- Angell, tast- ing, in all its bitterness, the cup she had once held to Juliet's lips, "Why should I not ?"asked Juliet, calmly. "The children are quite ready for their first lesson, Mrs. Angell 1" And she never alluded by word of glance then or at any other time, to the melancholy past. Itut when Mrs. Angell took her leave that night, she 1 ent and pressed her lips almost pas- sionately to Juliet's hand, "If you had turned me away, I must have starved,' she murmured inco- herently. When little Paul came to his mother's side that night to learn his daily Bible verse she turned the leaves over with a grave. absent face, "Mamma," said the little fellow, checking her hand, "you have lost the place. My last verse was in Psalms," "1 know it, Paul; but here is an- other verse that I wish you to learn to -night. And the boy, bending towards the words indicated by his mother's Wend- er flnger, read In tow, reverent tones "Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven." --New York Tintes. LA GRIPPE'S VICTIMS. A SCOURGE MORE To RE DREADED THAN PESTILENCE. THE STORY OF A NOVA SCOTIAN LADY WHO ALMOfi'.0 LOST HER LIFE THROUGH THE RAVAGES OF THIS TROUBLE -- UNABLE TO PEED HERSELF AND HAD TO BE CARRIED TO AND FROM BED. From the Acadian, Wolfville, N. S. In the __spring of IS91 the many friends of Mrs, Mary Freeman, in Wolfville, N. S„ very gladly welcomed her re- turn home after a long absence from her native town, but it was with the deepest grief that, they beheld in her the prey of a disease of almost incred- ible severity. It appeared to all that the brightest future in store for her was but a few months of suffering ex- istence. Not long after her return, however, the people of Wolfville were surprised to hear that after using a few boxes of Dr, \Villiarns' Pink Pills she had become almost completely well. Auxit'us to hear the truth of this sur- prising report, our reporter waited on 11178. F144..11111 at the earliest opput tum- i(y. Front her he received a full ac- count of her painful illness and re- markable recovery. In January of IS,S9, Mrs. Freeman, who was then liv- ing in i''oxhnry, Mass., wits severely attacked by la grippe. She had partly recovered w'I1et1 a relapse followed, and while recovering from its effects, she was seized by acute rheumatism and neuralgia. The combined sieknet re- sulted in completely break irigdown her constitution. Upon recovering front neuralgia., she one Clay noticed a little pimple on her lt'ft ankle which became exceedingly painful. It grew rapidly, soon becoming as large as a gold dollar and breaking into a cunning sore. Others immediately followed and soon the whole body was covered, the lirnbs becoming terribly swollen. The most eminent physicians of Boston were ap- pealed to, but beyond informing her that the ailment was due to a courplote Iy run-down system, they rendered her no assistance. In the spring of 1894, she came to Nova Scotia, hoping that charge of climate would effect a eure, but to no purpose. Bone ulcer's, great- ly exceeding in painfulness the sores which first appeared, manifested themselves. She soon lost the 7180 of her limbs, became unable to feed herself, and w'ns compelled to be carried to and from her bed. tier eyes became weak and she was thus denied the enjoyment of rending, After many remedies had been tried rtnt1 proved useless, Dr. Wil- liams' Pint( Pills were finally appealed to. Scarcely six boxes had been con- sumed when the ulecra showed symp- toms of healing, the appetite grew bet- ter and her general health greatly im- hproved. Mince that time her condition >as steadily improved, anti her health is now far hotter than it WAS previous to heti serious illness. Siwe a slight, stiffness of the limbs, she shows no signs of the terrible scourge she has passed through. Mrs. Freeman is not, utinind1ul of the great obligai,ion she is under to this remarkable medicine, and she is anxious that the wonderful core which it has effected should be generally known. The experience of years has proved that, there in absolutely no disease dne to a vitiated condition of the blood or shattered nerves, that Dr, Williams' Pink Pills will not promptly cure, and those who are suffering from such trou- bles would avoid much misery and save money by promptly resorting to this treatment. Get the genuine Pink Pills every time and do not he persuaded to take an imitation or some other remedy from a dealer, who, for the sake of the extra proflt to himself, may, say is "just as good." Dr, Williams' Pink Pills make rich, red blond, and (Tire when other medicines fail. 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